'1.11. I · AnExpojition vpon ~~ 1 religion, and doCtrine of(aluation: ao;; elfwhere A_ ofmembers; dead, decaitd, and liuing mem- \ I is v~Uall by the narne ..of Faith, 1. Timqth, r. bcrs: a dead member is that which is oncly in l 19. ~lCW a member: as alegge of wood, or braffc 1\ I Their {ccond kind of ar·guments are Exnmm a mans bodac. A dccaicd merubcr is a uuc pltJ: which arc chicflytwo:onc ofAdam,theomember ,though wc~ke, as is·akm•cora 1 me ther of Dauid. For A~am; they fay he was that is taken w~ith a'paHie, or for:~·oundcd. crc3.ccd righteous, and yet he fell whOlly from Buraliucly member is that which dothn 1 oouc gracC: anJ therefore any bclccuct nowe ·, may and doe all i' funCH6'ns, perfeCtly. So in the mudltltore f:1l away, who hauc farre ldfe gr,.c~: Church there be forneme{tlber~dead andonthCI'I. he had. An{. This argument iS not good: ly in fbewe_; othcr~&cble :.md-weakc: rhat by for though Adam had a greater mdfure of reafon of fome gr.icuous finncs arc not able to grace then we now hauc, yet our grace hath a doe their duties. And there bdiucly members grcatcrpriuiiedgC then his h<td: his grace ~amc which feruc God with ~m vpright and perfect ' by creation;ours is by redemption and re_geneheart. Now, though a member of an harlot dration. Adamhad the fir(\ grace, to be ableto not be a li'!.ely member of Chtill, becaufe by obe.y; but he wa1.1ted the fccond , to be fure to his finncs he wcakncthand woandcth the grapcri€ucrc :·becaufc God would permithis fall, B cesof God (for cueric adulterer and fornica- \ to make a way both to maoifetl: his iu{licc and tordothas much as in himlyech cut hirnfclfoff mcrc·te in our redemption by Chrifl. Bur the from ChrHl)ye'C he may bC a decayed member child of God after his conucrfion , wherein he ofChrill. And this nuy the rather !land, beh:lth thcfirfi grace to t(:ptnt and bclccuc, hath caufc a man is. made the member of ChrHl one alfo an infallible promife, That he !hail ree<iue way,namely, fpiritually; and the member of the fccond groce to abide in that faith. And an harlot anotherwoy, namely, bodily. 'iPhil. M'. thereforePaul faith: 3 I ampn-fwaded, that hu ~I. &afo"· Ifa man c<tnnotfall from grace, which bath hegHH thMgood work.; inyoM, w~llper.. thc11 prcaching,~raycr, the Sacratn.cnts,.and·au form< it vntillth< daJofthe Lord i<jiM Chrift. me•nesofperfcuerance ar~nced<lclfe. Anfw. And againe, b.Th< Lord u faithjHII, who wtllftaNothing lclfe: for they haue all theii good and lit. 'thch3. bt;jhyou, 4tt'4k!rpt~you.from e11'ill. nc~clfaric vfc vnto them which hauc gr.acc; cl· SeconJiy, Dauid (fay they) by his two grieUCA to make thcmconllant in gracc.Forwhere uouS ftnnc·s fell Whol!y frOm grace. .Anf.I:Jcc the Scripture tcache.th the ccrtainttc offiluatifcll indeed~ grieuouOy, but not wholly: for alon, ir implyerh the vfe ofthe means ofperfeuet~r his fall he contcnJOed notGbds wOrd, bee unce. PnHl in hi~ iourney w Rome was ccr... hated not God,nor deipair~d ofmerci'c:;which ·C tainc they lhould come all fafeto Land • by rhe •AA>,,. hce mull{>aue done, if he bad fallen wholly. promife ofGod: yet when the marincrs.would ~udther~foJ;C he had remorfe for his tinne, fo haue gone outof the lbip, Hu r.lleth th< Capb,,n,31• fooncasthcPrpphet Nath~tn dlmevnto him. tane,'tml4Jeb thefoftayin, 'll'ttCfl1mo_rke[aued: !;I ut (Fay they) he prayeth God to create a new bec>ufe they were the meanes tobritrg them to beart in him, theroforc he had then no grace: land. So whenlfa; h•d toldE~<ehwfrom the For creation is amakingof that which bath n·o Lord that he fl1ould liuc·fiftccncy:earCslonger, beeing. Anfw. Dauidtheu fpeaketh not as bee he was thereby a!furcd ofrccoueric, and yet he y:Jas before God, but as hec-was in his ownc vfcd cabHnch offiggu as a meanes thercof 1 ils cir-lt.u. fonfe and fcding: for by his finnes Gods graces alto food and raiment to preferue hi• life afterwere f6re.decayed. But ( 13y they)he repented. ward. · ·· · : · not for the fpacc of one whole ycare: Nowe; 1fl. R.afon. This doC\rine of cmaine perwhere'thcre is no.repcnta.n·cc, there is no faith, feuerancc maintaineth men in fccuriri"c• .An{W. and confequt:ntly no grace.oor!pardon• ..An[w. Sccuritie is twofold,carnall, an4 tj>irit.uaiJ:caTIn repentance there be t\VQ things: the 'gift of Dll,when a man rcgardeth not at-all the means repentance , and theac~ and praCtife thereof. D ofhis falyation, but giueth himfelfi: wholly to The·gift of repcmancc was in the h~anofDathe'pro6ts &plcafures of this world; Spiricuall, u;dwhen bee yet'!ay in his liimes: but the acl when a man relieth on God fqr hisfduarion.,by lay hid, and he wanted the rentwing thcrofall bclccuing hi; promifcs : and this f~cudtie it ,hat time. Againe, Dauidhad thC p~rdon of roaimainct.h,but'not the carnallfec.urhie ! For his finncs pall, though he had notthefordon it teachctb the vfe of the mcanes of perfeueof rhpfe two finncs, till he repentcd·o th~m. ranee, 3spraycr, hearing, :mdr~ading .of the Neither was his rcpentancel6fi-, but decayed word, and recciuing the: Sacrarnems..And thus ..ncly, he wanted notthc power of it fimply, 1 concludethis quellron, Tharrhe true child of Qtitthe praC\ife ofitonely in the aC\, God, who trucly bclceuerh when he finneth, Their third kind of arguments are drawne doth neither wholly nor finally fall away; n<ifrorn rquiric'and rea[on. ~her can doe. I ·1. He tbat is a mcmbcr•of an harlot and of LafH}', if this were true of tl1is famous th,e deuill, ce.Ucrh wholly ro bee a member of Church ofEphefus, which \vas founded and Chrill: but a child of God crucly bcleeuing, prcferued by the Apollles,that !he fuffered her may become the t'Rembcr of an harlot and of firfiloue to decay; t\lcn how can i~ bee orhcrS~_~an,as DaHiddid. AnfThere be three kinds wife with \'S but that we fhould fuffer our fidl I ' louc \ l---.L---------~------------~------
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