f!..lltreati(e of Predeflination. 61.5 / fatncd. Slltlly,theground of this opinion, is·A ding to the cuent. The alfitmprion alfo tnun thatfore-faid place of PaN/, which I haue a!- be dtllingUJOrcd, Eucry one m rhe Churchi ready fltcwed to be mifunderUood. And yet, by Godscommandemem (Belceue the Gof. that placelaicth not downe vmo vsany conpell)ts bound ro bcleeue rhat he is redeemed dirionall,butanabfolurewill, Forrhero it is by ChriU 1 yea eucn rhereprobare as well u fir(! aflirmed,tharqodwiUh<utalmtntob!(arhedcct! bur ycr norwirh!landinginadiuers 1 ud:afrcrwardJ,that hmilhaut al/metocom•t• and different rcfpect. The elect is bound ro •h•k..nowltdgtoftbt truth,tharis,vnrofairh,bebcleeue,that by bclecuingheelhall bee made caufeby applying faith to the wotd of God, partaker of elechon: the roprobare, ihai by wee acknowledge the truth, Where is now ootbdeeuing,he maybe made vnexcufable, rhen that condition of faith 1 Laflly,againU euen by themrenrion ofGod.For Godfome• Hypog.lib. Dama(cmtl oppofc Auguffine: who tO the umes giuerh a commaundcmenr nor that ii 6,cap.g, Pclagians vrging this place of[criprure;God fhould bee a8ually done, bur that men may willeth that an men be[aued, maketh adoubee tried, thatchcy pcrformeourward di[cible anfwer: fir(! he denierh that it is notgene· pline,and that they may be conuicted oftheir rally to be vndrrfioodof rhevniuerfahry !Jf narurall mfidelny, and be madcvnexcnfable men,and that by this argument: That '"hich B ofal their linnesbefore God in thebH iudgeGodwillerhhedfecteth: butbedothnorgemenr. Fortbus I di!linguifh of Gods corn· ncrally fauc aiJ men;tbereforc he willeth nor. maundemcnt: there is a ccrraine comrnaun· Secondly, he[aith, thatthe place is to bevn· dernenrof obedience,rheperformancewlt<t· dcrnood of them which are actually faued : of God willerh in all: hither arcreferred the becaufeall men which arefaued,arefaued by commaunderncnts of rhe morall!aw. There rhe will of God. Againe, I oppofe again[! i.al{o acerrainccommaundemenr ofrriall,as Refpon. him Proffuralfo, whofairh: lftht r<iUof qod rhe commaundcment of facri6cing 1/••ck: Gcn,u.7, f.'o.~ugun. conmning rhevnrutr(att fauint.ofmank;nde,and whereas God will<th nor the act it fc!fe, bur .~oobr<I!,S thr calling ofthemtotb• k.no..,/tdt.•if tlu truth, onely the maoif<llarion of obedience. And ;. ,,btt affirmed fo indiJfmnt throughout .u arhercfore God mufl not bee faid to mocke ges,"' that 1t foal/ btt[aid r.outrpafJt no man mcn,if by rheword preached hedoourwardinwh•t plar;t fotHtr, Godmnpmetrablunddup ly callrhofe,whome he MJI nor haue tobefait~dgements receiuca greAt"''"'· And againe: ued: for by this mcanes he 0Jewesvnro them w" cannot (•J 1har thm i& tht caOing of rhcrichcsofhisgrace,anddeclarcuharrhey grace, whrrea.~ M Jtl tbde U r~o regmtr.Atic" perifl1 bythcirowncfaulr, becau(e they will of tht morbtr tbr Church. And ag•inc: C notrccciue faluarion offered.Bur you will (ay Hu forbad tht .Apof/les to prt.ch tht GofPdlvn· they cannot: I contcilc as much, but that into fom6 people;andnowMJtl hee[H/fertlb (ome abilHy whereby thiZy cannor, is voluntary, p:opletolu~t •m•fhugract.Aifo I oppofeTho· and borne rogerher with vs, not infofed into :;r,zn·'l· "'"' Aqm•"' again(! him,wholaith: But(aith vs by God: and rhercforelt cannot bee exm um,an.J fornem:tH, G•dlourthAOMm:'ll'herer~!An[wer, cufcd. Very "'ell therefore faith Betn4td. Serm. 4 o that it Utrue fo [Arrt ft~tth tU het Wllleth fome The m11Htr k.!1ew well, rhAt the wtightinejfo qj inCane. • goodtoaB:•ndya hecwlllcth noreuerytbiog tht c•mmatmdtmmt txcudtd th• flrengtb of that iagood to all, that i1; ctcraalllife: aJtd man:~~~~ he tht~llgh: it expedient eut~huhiJ,tb 11 t thereinhei4[4ulto h~tUA11direit!1 tlmtf.Tocona it put them ;11rcmembrllnceofthlir owneinfujfi.. Annot.in r, clude,IoppofeagainR him f!Mg•dtSAN11.Pi· cimcie,--7hmfort by commaunding things Tun.C:lP•'• ElDre, Wht will {fatth hee) thAt Allmenb~{•tied, tmpD/Jibh, h~emtik!snotmm jwlltllers /fom tht · According to Ambr~(e-,i( they them(tlunwiU.BHt rrHih, lmt humbleth them, thnl euer1 molllh <rethmnot ma"l whowouldb•fagcJ,andJtl Art nt•J. bu f/opptd, So faith Augufline, dt grat, nt1t_{ttucd la~•Dr tbrtJ, Huoffertthgr~tce vnto 4/J, & bb.arbit,cap.43. Secondly, I anfwer: that by which, iftb'J"ill, tbq ma]h« (4oed. Bm thatwhichcueryoneis bound tobcleeue, is howUrhi; (olution true, artth~rent1t, a,dha11e D uue, vnl~lfe any one thall by hisownevnbe. thtrt notbunt manp•hicb otutr btard(- m•cb lecfe hinder himfclfe;this dorh the reprobare ,uawordofprt•ching? by his owneinborneinfidelity. Thirdly,IanObiel1, IJ I. That which euery one is [wer,thallhcargomenrdothfollowtwiccat: bound to belccoe, is true : bur euery one is firmariuely in borh propoiitiono. For thet•rbound ro belecoe rhat he is effeaually redccmini or parrsofthe propofirion arc thusto be med by Chri (I: therefore it is manifdl,rbar turned : That isrrue,thar euery one is bound euery one, euen the reprobate is effectually to bcleeue; bur euery one is bound to bcleeuc redeemed by the death of Chri!l. Whemo rhat hor is redeemed by Chtifl, Therefore I anfwer ;that the termini orparuofthepro~ rhat is true. poGtion are to bee di(\inguiOte~; thatwhich Obitl1, IJI. The Fathers which bdecued eocry one is bound to belecue, IS rrueaecorjatJghr, doe affirme that Chri(J redeemed all ding rothe intention of God that binderh; and the whole world. A•fw, Whereasthcy bum is not ahvaics true accordi~g to the C· wruc, that Chri!lrcdeemed all meo,aod rhe uenr. lon.u preaclted, and therefore heewa. world,rh<tt meanmg ts,rhat bee did it accor· bound tobeleeue, Yet fort} daia, and Niniue dingvmofi.Jfficiency,aod thecommon caufe, {l,aabtile(/royed; but rhiswa• nottrueaccor· andcommon nature of all, which Chrr!l did Ggg rake
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