CHAr.5. Epiflleto the Theffalonians. VnR.9,TO. fiant endeuour to grow vp to full balinefe, in the feare of God. The end of the Ordinance followeth, amplified by Antithcfs ; Not vnto wrath, bait to obtaisse fvluation. Not vnto wrath. It /hoaild feeme then, therearefome that are ordained to wrath. The Collection is ancient, and hall allowance euen from loose Papifls. Negando guàd nos papist Deus in iram, afftrmationenm infinuat, quád reprobos pofuit Drus ad irans,Caietane. As there are veldt of LA/tercie ordai. ned toglart,fo veffel. of Wrath a prepared to defiruc íon. That is true, fay Tome ; but prepared theyare by them. felues, not by God. Ertl, What meanes the Apof}le then, for clearing of Gods Iuliice in this point of Reprobation, to ilk to the Lords abfolute "Zmü, and power ouer his Clay e The Anfwer had Beene at hand, to fatis fie any mans reafon, They prepared therfeluet to de ir,ilion, God ordained them not to wrath. Secondly, how apparent is it, that the A. poftie there fpeakes of Gods aftionsonely ?His A& it is, to louse I Ac o a, and hate E s n v ; to have mercie, and to heardenwho»i he will. If that be not plaine enough, what fay wee to that of SALo M o x e He hath 6 made the wic- ked for the day of eusfl ; and that of I IT n s, C Defcripti ad hoc Iudicium,T ouching the caufe mouing the Lord,whe- ther there be any other than thewill of God, as the fore - fight of Infidelicie, &c.is a quefiion,on thisoccalion, not fo pertinently difputed. TheText leades vs to acknow- ledge, fuch an Ordinance, points not at thecaufe. And it ( heaves vs the riches of the loue and grace of God to vs, whom he hath pleated to exempt from that Ordinance vnto wrath, and to include within his Decree of eleCtion to life. S. Tarel feemes to make it one chiefe ayme of the Lord,in his Decree ofReprobarion, to d[hew the riches of his nsercie towards the ve f fells of fercie..And weigh it well, we (hall fee it addes maruellous amplifica. E e 60'11 447 abjèr. ' Rom. 9 as. Mieft. An,fw. b Prou. r6. 4. c Ibde 4: a Rom.9.23.
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