PrcddHn:t~ tionthcni' aotonclyro ~!'Et~~. Ohi«l. An Expojition 1Jpol1 : --- --·-- -- -- ----~ 1- -:-:.." perfons, ?chauiours, and crcrn<lll dla:c of all \ A I An[. We omO knovr, 4\l,~we :1rc ncamres, 1 Aulil·cr. men; wh1ch bookcs :uc ofthree forts: hJil, the & m:1y not prefi.unc tO p~cf,tibc?tlaw ofiuffice bookcs of his Prouidcnce, containing all parti. to the <;:rcacor-:.. .,.,.h~lL,~·jJ.l ·is iuHicc it fclfc cu}~rs of rhit1gs paH,prcfcnr, '3nd tO come, i.n (~·hatfo.cu{r' ~vc nuy ·,o,~rJ:.iu~)and mak~d\ t.,hc ·'' IH.ch the Lord faw the members of Dtrtttd I th_mg wtllci:t [!Ood, b.c. C:i:ufe;it is •villed:and not when bee was ycr vnfonncd, Pfal. I ~9· t 6. In \\'Jllcd bccaulc ir is good, Secondlv thouoh the tame bookc, the number of rh~ haires ofour God rcfu(c:.& fcic6t iUc,.;.,yer.be dot!; i~ in m~H ~rc recorded. The fccond bookc, is of the: la(l grCcs: 6rfl, hc;voucbt3fdb t6 fomc men the rihead, and thefidling offparroJP:.t to the ground, I wife or~icr 9£ ~uH procccdino, in th.cfe two dcj iudgcment; in which the perIons and finnes of chcs•of, hi~\gncc ten~irm\to iifc cucrlaftinu· i all men :1rc enrolled. Dan, 7.9.10, Th~ rhroncJ I vvhich tp~C!alll abunda~n grace l1ee denicth ~~ 1were Jet vp, theatencimt ofd"i" didfit.- thoufand fO!]l< OJhcq>;rfliog by tjl<;nth~'YhQ, l~fc of him 1thoufond! miniflrcd vnto hir;~, and te~n~ thouv·nro rhcmfclues, ?1~ into fi1~m'. ~ccondly, for Hw~nan r~ndthoH{andsJfoode b~for~ hnn .. the tUdg~ment finne God dccrec~tlmdaen:~ent ~nd condemnaJ.,c,;,n..rw- )J',U ftt, llnd tl1~ book;s opcH~d. Rev. 20 I 2. f. ti~n, fo~as h~dothll)o,dr;Uply ~ abJOlmely or- ~;;~~:.J;d fnv~allgrc:'l.f and [mall jlandbefore God; o~tnd the B da1ne his cr~ature to hcJ,but in regard of finne: prfiJI:n·pe,. ~ook!s were .ope~cd, and another b~ok._c w~ op~- n?t tflat ~nnc is acaufcofthe decree moouing ncd_ The thud IS tbe book! oflrfe, Ill wh1ch arc hun vnto n, but that he clccrceth not condem- ; written the namcsofth~fe who are to be [3ucd, nation '-\'ithout rcfpcCt of finne & relation vn- ' Phil. 4•l· Pa~tlfaichot Cl•m•Ht and ochtthis toic;,whichfpcech we need notfcarctofpcakc l fcllowc.Iahollrers,that their 11amesweYewritten bccaufc the holy Ghoft fo fpeakech. I in th,boof(,oflife.Now by chcfc bookcs we may Vfe. Fir!l,if fomc men be paflcd by ofGod, not gro!fcly concetuc maccnall bookes, !i1ch as we mull humble our {dues vndcr his michtic l mcnlnote \vhat they wOuld remember in: but hand,andwith fcare and tremblina work~ our 1 the t;:ounfc::ll,deCtion,proui<.~encc,plcafure~and faluati·on. Rom. I I. :10. Some are"::Jcmoff, thou kno!l>')cdgc of God, whcre~n all chcfc rhmgs ftand4f 6y faith, b" not h;gh minded, bur' foa 1 ·e. ar~ f.q certainly fee dovvne,as ifany manfhould Sccondly,wc maynot beoffendedwhen we fee w~:tce them in a booke. the Gofpd not recciucd,yea hated of men,and ; ,;:.Out of which we note two things: firft, that the profdfors of itperfecuted: fpr many arc of ift regard ofgod there isno chance, neither -any olde ordained ro bc-vndrrmincrs of the truth, .cuemby it;in rc~ard ofmen indeed who know cucn to this condemnation_, 'Nhich by difobenot the cauff;S ot things,m:uly chances may be: C ence they haflcn vpon themfelues, If the Gofpel but Gods prouidcncc,and chilnce arc comnry; . hce hidro a"J, it iJ to them that pt7ifh. Thirdly, he hauingall things written before hiQl with 01anyDiuincs oucrfhoot rhemfelucs,that fcckc thc:i_r caufcs. Secondly, that·nothing comes to to obfcurc or ouerthrow this doChin ofrepropaflc without the decree o.f Gqs:J, no not'thc bation, teaching that God for his part electcth wicked actions Of men. WhkhtGod not onely all, and that m:mhimfclfc is the caufc ofrrpro- . forcfccth,but decrccth: for this l tldeinfinuateth bation; fo as man is either the fauiour or dam- {aying, they w;r_e. ordained to this iHdgemtHt; ncr of himfclfe, by rcceilling or refiding grace and euen th3twhich is again(bhe will ofGod, Qffcrcd; whcrcaschc Sc1ipmcc fpeakcrh ochcr- <OitJqlcth not topaffc V.Jithout _hfs will, God wife ; and here teacbcth vs, that fome men willing the bccingofthat whichhe willcrh not were enrolled to ccrtcn iudgC'mcnt byG.od be.. t.oetfccr; and though he dlccme noceuill to be fore all worlds.The darkning of ehis doC\rinc go~9_,ycthc ac,oU~cth it good that cui! !hould brecdcrh (ccuritic of fpirir, ."'·herein g~acc is ·pe. . tnadc fo large,and faluation !o eafic,that ifmen .· J'.or hc·r, \Vhcr,c he faith[ ordAind of.!de t. will they may be faucd: whereas our docrrine tbU:condemnat!on J we leafne, that as God bath leadc-th to the fcarc ofGod,o.nd acare to walkc before all 'Worlds decreed the electing of fomc D as in his prcfcncc concinually. : 10 falusti<~n: fohe bath decreed thcrcfufall and La!Hy, in that it is added, chey were pmrreic8:ing of othcu to condcmnat_i'Oll. I: Pet.:. e:!ainedof oide, note firfi the time of the rcic4fi8. Ma'l)' wne difob,Ji,nt: vnto th• which they on of fomcmcn: namcly;~cfoccaH worlds.Scwereeumor-daiued. z. The{f. 5. 6• .God bath ~~~ · condly, rhc proper caufe ofthe decree ofGod, ordaiJteJyou to w1·ath, !mt to o6tain~ folwation which 111ufi needs be in himfelfe becaufe it tbruugh Chrifl: !hewing that fomc arc ordained was before the creature was. Rom. ~-It. B~- towuth who arc not to obtaine faluation fore th~haddonegoodo1· euill: that 1s, before through Chrill.Rom, 9· :12, God is compared he confidcred oftheir good or cuill in his dr- ,o. a potter, framitig vc{(ds qf honom· and di(bocree,hc cfccrced tO /ofle the one and hate the 0nour,veffc)s ofmcrcic,& vdfcls ofwrath.In the ther.Sg Ephcf.I. 9· ~horn h_e~ch~fc~b., hec chllfan1e place, l haucloueJ. laco!?, and hated E{au; feth in hi~11fclf~. Not mfonmng hts m~gemenr, that i~ I hauc decreed fo to doe. For the "'t\'holc nor frammg h1s counfcls as man dothfrom outCh.fp;akcrh 0fGods counfdl &vnchangcablc ward rclpcets,hc ~octh noc out of himfdfefor 4ccrec. Obic£f,lfthis be fo( will fomc fay)1hcn any mot1uc to chufc or rcfufe>but as ~at. I 1.25 God dcalcth vniufi!y, that abfolutcly ordaibecnu{cbis goodp!enfurc rvMfuch. Tlm confilncth fome men to condemnation & perdition. tcth the popiih error,\\"h1ch affirmeth thatG~d md •__.J___________________ ,-.----
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