rU1nExpojitionofChrifh 1 M.;,i,·7· \ be rcbclls, he is of another nnndt, and will~' A by his knowledge choofeth vs to be hispecuI~ thc1r dc:lth. Anfiv. But tl11s opnuon ISa mcere I ltar people: and hence comes our choofinr of ,· inucmion ofmans braine;for whereas they fay, God to be our God: for.J-oqkc as th.c.f.cale!Cts \ th'lt God bya fccond ael:c ofhis vvil! acknowa prim in· the waxc like ·vmo it fdfc ( 0 the · ledg~ch rofnc for his ownc, and not othcrs,vpknowlcdgcofGod bringcth forth fuel~ fruits on the lordi.gf1r of their faith and vnbclccfc; in vs to God-1.vard, a:. therewithGQd bearcrh v.•hcrc-:1s by hts fidl will,hc 'Nould h:u'•c all ;ncn~ and manifcfkth towards H. to be f:lUcd J it is not true; for the firH will of On th'c dther llde,there be fotnc whomCod Gdd,is to knOY\' fom~, & not to know others ~ neucr knew, and the fi-uits hereof in them be. the grou11d ";·hc:rcofis h'is_gooJ p!c:a(urc alone, the ft:uits o( iuflicc; God not knowinirh~m, ; and-no forcfccnc workcs 111 thtt'll. 1\11d chcr(t.:.. I they knowc not God: :md the fruits of rhis · fore it Cllll10t ~)eJtil~t _he 010Uid \>\"_iJl all mCn to' knowle.dpc!3S Jouc,and .giuing their hearts \'l1e be faucd tquaJly, Cu11 :.s \\ ell<ti Ab~!, ludM to God, they hluc not. ]ndeedc th<: finnes l 3.S-\"\'ell as Pel~r.Againe, rheir OP.inion confutes v.·h1ch mCn com:nit come not from this, that ;it fclfe, for God forcftcs mens faith and vnbcI God k.J1owcth themHOt but from rhccorrupt ; lecfc, bccaufc he l1:1th ~ccrecd rh~ fame, & his B 1 wil ofm~n:an~ycr rhcfc~vants of kno•Nledge, 1 decree depcnr~s vpon h1s ovYne- vnll alone; and oflouc, :tnd fatth to God, as they are puniih- , 1 t~trforc vnldle we make rhe fame thing in the mcms, come: fi-om rh is, that God doth not I I fame rcfpcCt, both the caufe t~nd the cft""ea, we know, nor acknowlcdoc men for his. c~Pnor m:~kc tOrcfc:cnc worlw~ the ground <_>f Now \\"hereas this::okno•:dcdge of God is A motiueto difference bcnvcencm:m :md man. Tbcn th<:tr powcrfi11J in his ElcCl:: to produce from them I know and cump::~.rifons ate not fit: :1 f!l.thcr would haue all true knowledge, nfli:mcc, and loue of God·a- lltme God. his·childrcrt to doe \\ell, anJ tO enioy his porgainc; we arc to be admonifhcd to-labour to tion: true; :md mOre then char, he would make fCelc in our hearts thcfc.graces which arc the all his children to doe vvdl; ific lay in his pow... imprdftons nnd fruits of Cods knov·:iedge ef er; n~ithcr wOuld he difinhcrit any, ifit lay in vs, rhnr by them we may be·able to fay.,I kno\1" his power to make them good: the change of God to be my God, ~nd Chrifi my Rcdccmcf. his purpofc iri diiinhcriting his forme, arifcth let vs therefore labour _ro-kuowe God aright., vpon the·imputcncic ofhis wil 1, that cannot do and to loue God in Chr!Jl,and in his members, thot he would.And the fame mull be faidofth~ by truo lone; and to choofc the true God to be will of Ptinccs toward their fubicCl-s: but if our Cod, bcftowing our hearts :1nd atfcCHous ! there 010u!dbcfuch a will in God to haue all on him: for bythde graces we fl>all krrpwcer~ men faued, ifhe could raucrhcm;thcn vndoub.o. taincly that God kllO\oVCth vs ,loouech &..cho- . redly all men fl10uld be faued' ,forwho hathre/i- C feth vs for his fonncsond.daughtcts·io Chriil; fl~tihiswili! nay_, v.:hatfocu~r the iord wille~, b~cauie rhclc graces in vs ~:c _the Jropci fruits I rh:1t dotth hcc 10 hcaucn, m earth, anrl euCr1e of the knowlcd.geandloucofGo to\1\'ards vs; where, Dan.4. ~ z. Cuen as we may know the Princes broad fealc 0 r . A fecond point to be confidcred in the di.... by the forme ofit in wax, thou-gh we ncucr.fec ~ ... d:i~o;· Ain6tion of men, whcrby God knoweth fOmc the fcalc it fclfe. And ·on the contrary,we mu"ft ~edge ofb to be his, and doth not Jcknowlcdgc fomc orake hccdc of that hcauic· iudgcmcm of Go·d_, h'i;:'"'to e thers for his, is the fi·uitc of this kno\\'lcdgc 9f whereby men go on·wirhouc knowlcdge,louc, God. It is an c!fectuall and powcdllll knowand afliancc in God: fOr thcfe arc fcarefull toletlgc, working ti'iuruall and fhangc dfcCts·in kcns ofhis wrJth, bc:fallmg thofe wliome hee tnans heart, towards God; tOr from this, that ncucr kncM·e. C od knoweth fomc to be his, thercfollowcfh TheY [e. 1. Whereas God kno\tcth [omc ,, another knowledge in mans hcarr,whcn·by he men for his owne, and ..,.,·ill nor ackoo.\vlcdgc knoweth God to be his God. So Chri!l faith, the fame of others, and that·onc!y vpon his Ioh.ro.14. I l.:.._nolVt: m.!ftJccpe, and am k....nown~of will'and plcafurc,wc m'ay fee here awonderfUil mine. Look as the Sunne cafts down his beams , and vnfcarchablc myflcrie; v.:hich firft of all -vpon vs, by mc:mcs whereof \o\'eagainc fc:e the D ought ro Clirrc vs vp, nOt to plead \1\'ith God, .bodic ofthe fimnc; eucn fo the knov\•kdoc of but·in :\h holy rcucrcncc to wondct at, and to God, whereby he kno\.'Vcth vs for his,wo~keth ~dmirc his vnfpcakeable power and fOuer:tign~ in our hearts a kt1owlcdge ofGod in vs,vvhcrty oul·this crcatme: Rom. 1 r ·3 z. Godhmh)hut _by we know him for our God. So Gal.4.9· Sevp alli·ndervnhe!eefe ;t!Mthl'might h11.11tmtrci~ il1gyc ~'!owe God, orrarhrrare /z.nowneof Got:i: fo Onllll, faith th_e Apofllc. Now he d?t.lrnot rcai 1 tll;lt the knowledge ofGod,whcrhy he know..., fon the cafe further, bur there fhues:·hitJ?fclfe eth vs to be hi~, is the ground of our knoVo.•-· with an :tdmiration of Go·ds wonderfuH powlrd..,c of him to be oUI·God. .Ag:1ine in rhis er and wifrclotnc, Gryfng out, 0 th~ deepenr.lfo l:t~;'wlcdgc of God, whereby he kno~·cth !ii, 1 ~frbe riche.r,6othofthe"... Wiftdo~e.mr1k.!to:v!edg(of ~. EleCt) is COilt:lincd his louc cowards them) for God, h(!'J'l '',mfcarcheab!eaJ'ehu tHdgemenu :r mrd -he knowcth :t!id accrptcth of man,and there-· hu_ ~att:J f~tj!fi1r'tb11-:'(bl!~ ?· ver. 3"3· :... T~is_mufl.:: l z fbt-r loucth hir11: :1nd this bri.ngs fOrth in 111:1n i1nkc·o~~r hc~rts \o\lth t~ar~ at~d trcmblmg to-~ 1 lout to Gocl ;1gainc. w~ loue God, becat~ft h~ I \\':ud's.Cod 111 rrga.rd of.tts wdg~_mcm~: thc 1, ~~ lwh lo«edv1 frjl, l.loh-4-19. So Iikcwifc God Apoflk P-.uifpc>kHlgto thcGcnttles of Gods I aun- - --------------·- ----'--
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