Lib. t. int.. (3,cap .1. C.ib.i.con• temi),lrt Hl!x.'lln,i 1 Jo Inioh.Eiu· cid,tj. d treati(e of Predeflir~ation. hoiJ Gh•fl. Th'} <hmfom>hicb ''"""pr<dtj/i-' A Thirdly, becauf< he wby •wurc gc!ltlc and nAud, wh~th~rtheJ hMreth~ word1oj tb~ prea~ gooJ, ht.: dorh fcr1oufly wd tnat all rncn after chtri,Dr whcth~rthq J~oHt he4reth~nJ, canrtor rbe fa/J (hould be faueJ,&cumcco theknow~ be c~!J~d unto G~drT-4btr»:~de. And ag<t1ne ~ leJgeofthe trUth: and cheretorewJfs ro glUe s,,~ tim:J theprea,hti"/4Y~ ji!e'J.;t 6y G'ldt J,(. .tll the furtherancas both of namre & grace, pm{atim,th4t thqhtJiding theirpe:~r:e,th~J :vhich chat chcy may be faued 1 buc yet mdetitmely) 14Ye f~Q/th: L1Jrdt,111.1J Ge dter.itud .fms/( ;pirits. Jfchey tbemfelucs null b:lceue. This Will of B•dafa~th: Ht gotth tovifit ••• ..tightm thtir Go~ (they fay) is preddl1na<ion, & the fam e he~trtt, rvhai1J~ huh~zth p,.ed~ffm:ttd to eter~t~!/ ~Virh rhe wrmen Gofpcl: The role ofthls\VIII life, for(ai::J.ng tho(e whom! he b.._~J'JW!!th to be 11'JI1! rs;Wh(}{oeud· P,ali 6duue~fb(•! befaued jliC thr11 •(hi1 owne. An1lhflus fa1th: The Gh:trcb in will""bdctuo,fh•Ube damnd. the fomt!r {Jauof t1'ror,b:eing without :yes,4nd LaUiy, Efed"!OO is according to the fNe· U!mde,~idneither(6eftrJmthebegin,i''l·neithec knowledge of (urure f:~.irh, wh1ch nonv1th· was it Leene at all by GoJ. And agame; A ll aanding lD>Y bee Joa v<terly f'or a time, •• other kj11dt1 off~uh w{Jicb are'" the woriJ. -.ere fo ,n!: fay J or finally and tOrcuer, as (onlc o· Je4d, tU a/(9 th: m1ti1Jns cf tlnfe p!!J~!e atJd Genrhers wil: and reproba:rioo is accordtng to che tilet which are d~ad, as the} 1v~icb h.;d not irJ B forc.koowlcdgeofinfideliry~orcheconrcrnpt tbemhim~>h•faid, lam<helife. N either doe oftheGofpel. tbqr:generat! a~dq;rsc~cn theirpeopleand ch1/. This piarfOrme is in very troth(fo farr::: as dren,hythewom~eofware,. Md tlu fPmt; but I caoiiJdge of it by the Scriptures (a meere A~ej7'JJit!effe,andbertft flf thewe!loflife,and not 1nueotiou ofmans wir: IYhich will appeare by :nioyiJJgth: waterwht~h Hbu~/,, 4nd flream#h the mamfoJdc errors therein conraincd. tJnloeurnAII !tfe. Therefor~tb>~t Clmrcb which F1r:l, by thb plarFormc.or ground-tVorke ts bit, is one!1 teiCrm~d tlub{t: ""d m1th:,. of 411 there followcs 'l certaine vniu~rfaiI reproba· tluli:timr. H1111od· Sana. V ill.faith: Som! of rion, and that averyabli.Jrd and flraoge·one, tho{t, wtowe,.~ 6 fore th~camwit~gof Chri.ft, if For if therebee (as they doe at1irmt) an vni· thq h•dnothad (omwh<r jin.-, thq (hould not oerfall clection,whcrebyGodwlllcth that all h••'"""' dJm«d,forth4t <h'J did not 6duut men Oull befaued indefinitely, if they do be- ;. Chriff, 6cca"(ethtJ hJue ""'xcu(c f" th•t leeue; he wdlcth alfoby thelike reafon, that ~""'· A.Jd againe: Wh•t i( <h'" (b,,,IJ,jl '""' all and each one lbould ·bee damned 1f they i1ltfJCQ~Ii.:ler411111h'J';l1 llJj~nf, IC.~Jd haWt.<t:cd/:nt il) doe not bel~eu(', But this reprobation iR- no CDmpar~(onojth~etJr~ctlffl·o~r;P.ti!s, wbac4Hidnot wh~rew bee found in the Scriptures. Yea llt~Cine vnto rhiJgrace whtch u giuMvm~thu? C hence it followcrh,rhat God beingalrke atfcSu..dJtboH haP heard h'lw nun1g:11er~.Jtio11J of cted to alf,and feriouOyw1lling rhe conuerfi. mm from the b:ginamg eu~nvnto thiotl>~y, h4ut on and faluation of all, doth ne1ther cliufe p.e(['ed 4W111f, who arc all without rh.: know~ norrefufcanyman. ledgeof GoJ,anJ the price of h•srcdempti. From honce alfo it follnwe<h, rha.t God on, tumbleddownr mto the gulfeoj cr-urlttPmg harh in vame propounded wich himfcl(e the deflru<tion.:thy Rcd"mtrandlou.rhathprc. fupreme and abfolute ende of hl9coun(ds, ferred rheehtfo;eAUthoft,ina& muchiiU h: hath which !sto commumcare hrs goodncs in true giuen tbcttb14graa,which11onec[thcm Wlfd wor.. _t'ehcJty eueiJ tocuery man. ForJfweconfider th]to t-eceiue. Andwbittwiltthor,Jiq! where· rhc euent> hee dorh nor communicate his ftJredoe/1thouthink! th.Jt tbou an pr(ferrcdYe. goodnelTc and errmall J1fe vnto very many, fire them 11/1? hajlthot~ Vecn(mornNiiAnt?haft wluch is orherwile rhen hepurpo(ed,na1nely, tho~ /;une more wife l hall thou ln>e1u mare vnm rbofc that are damned. Butwee are m ncb/e! IJA/1 thou beene more Yich then th:J 4/lt noca(eto.fay, rb~t the (l.Jprcmc end ofGodt becau[ethou h.ifl ohtam:d this fP:ct41! {t~llour counfels, eirherbaueanvnccrtaine euent,or ahom tbem all? how man'r valtanl mrn f how arc: in vaillepropoundcdo 111an] wife mm! howmA"JnoUc,,w4 ! h!Jwma- D Thirdly, this pla.tforme arrribureth vnto "]ricbmmhaue therebeml',:t,dyn tluy are 111l God accrramc ordered and fiucdwill, which for(ak,pl, 11nd hatu peripud b'<t Cti{/-o-~lr-trirs, dorh wholly depend on mans will. Thou Tb(}uonriJ~rtr~cdtJdbcfrJtethmu./1. Ar.d yer fatfl char God wdkth that all mcnwharfoethou cananot ftndcoutanycm•fewhy<hou/lmt/. uerfhould beefau·cd by Chnfl. Very well: drfl th;u bee dct:~ltiPith~l/, bclides rhe free fa. Tell met; therefore why they are not faued: uourof thy S•uiour, They thcmfelucs will nor,thou fatlh Yeawis. Hitherto I haue opened and de(cnded our What is this but to fct the creature in the opmion ofprodel!inat10n.lwill now brcclly throne ofAlmighty God the Creatour, a· examineanother, ditfc:nringwiththis 111 ma· g,;inll rheordcr of nature, and ofail cau(esr ny rhings, lu.uingtak~n it with as much d1For rbe firfi caufe, wl1ich indeed is Gods wiJJ, ofmany men:and to rh" end! do thus brief. cond cou(c, And therefore wemull not grue ligcceas I could, out of the publ•ke" ritings J?ught word<rand difpo(eche act of the (clypropound ir. voro God a will that is ordered by the wdlof I F~rll,God createdall and euery man in d· tile creatutc; efpecially conlidering thu all dAmtoctcrnaiJ hfc. order 10 !-:eaum and in curh uhatloeucr.proSccondly,he torc-faw the fall. aodeth from l1im. Th•t which ordereth !____ ----'.:.....:.....:..._..;.______.....,;._ ----G g g • all Errort.
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