CHhr,S, Epiftleto the The/falonians. V a.9,10. liter: how many (hall be faued, is determined ; more or 1 fewer (hall not be laued ; but of the perlons, who (hall , be fame!, nothing certaine is refolued. Firll, How then is it laid, Their name: are written in the Boo1Ze of life ? r Phi1.4.3.' The Lord, I thin`t e would teach by that Metaphor, the very perlons to be refolued of, as well as the number. Secondly, m Thole whom he predeflinated, thole and no m nom. 2.30. other,he called, &e, he faith not, As many, but limits out theperfons. They make the ordinance all out as vncertaine, that 06=eFl. hang the execution an the variable will ofrnan. Thus is the opinion . God hath generally and at large oncly, de- termined to face all belecuers, to damne all vnbelecuers; but hath determined nothing certaine, of bringing any I particular to faith, or letting him in polref;ïon of faluati- E on, faue oncly vnder the generali notion of faith, and upon the vncertaineHypothe(is of his faith. Belike then,: God hath left xct all in the hands of our owne counfe'l ; made vs framers of our owne fortune. ludgeof the likelihood by theft reafons ; firf , Sorts it with the wifdome of the Creator, to make man, and to determine nothing certaine of his final! efl:ate ? Mans wifdome deales on better certainties; firf +, determining of the end of his worke,and accordingly difpofing of his workemanfhip. Secondly, Suites it in any fort with his loue to hisSonne, to refo;ae from euerlafiing to fend his Sonne into the world, to fubief} him to the curie of the . Law ; and to determine nothing certaine of the ilfues, andfrwittof his humiliation ? Thirdly, how are we nor, by this fuppolition,tnore- beholding to our felues,than to Gods Grace for our faluation ? Sith he prouided meanes onely to be faued ; inclines not our hearts to make vfe of them to our comfort. That I may be faued,I muff thanke God, that I am faced, I may thanke my felfe, that by good vfeofrrryfree-will, made that poffibilitie benefici- al! to my felfe. The fumme is this : That ordinance is certaine,
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