C A $.2. Epijile to theTheffa owns. E R.13. vailes more then charitie, hope, penitence, any other holy 'qualitie or ad`Iion: Accordingly its fitted to doe, what its appointed veto, More then any other part of fan&itie; that is, to r racism the gilt of righteoufneffe, for, and by which we (land iuflciin Gods fight. But that the Lord bath alligned it caufalitie, in refpecl of ele &ion, where finde wée? Rather an effeó and fruit of elehion, therefore n o caiife, or reafon, or condition of it. Take them therefore here mentioned, and ment meanes of faluation,not merites,or fo much as conditions ofeleEi. on. And thence learne, that howfoeuer the decree of e- lec &íon flow not from nneanes, yet implies it meanes con- gruent, and bath execution thereby. See Rom. $.30. Eph. 1.3,4,5, &0 t Wherefore obferue necefíitie of them abfolute to the of taining faluation. Hehr. 3 2. t q.. c iu rke. t 6.16. Luke 13.3. S. a The decree is not onely of the end , but allo the meanes ; ele& to bce holy, predeflii.ated to the adoption: Eph. t.4,5. and not onely to the inheritance. 3 Knowledze of the decree fufpended on the t lanes. 2. `Pet. l .10 2. ir: 2..2 I. 4 Veil :cis of mercic though for the time aliens from the life of God, yet in the day of vifltation, Called with a holy calling, z. Tim. T. 9. and fo made meet to partake in the inheritance of the Saints iz:light.Col. r. It wònd-ers me to here the defperae ,inference ; if I bee Ú predeflinate, I fhallbee fatted, though I neglea, fcoffe at fanecitie. Reduce it, thou (halt cafily fee a contradiaion in the termes; the predeftinate.vnfanáified, or the vnfanti fled of the ele& (hall be fatted. There are none fttcb, ftna- liter tales, it implies' to fay it. god eleEts to holineffe, and not onely to faluation; to falwiosi, but by fanetification of the f iirit. More, to fee men profeffing knowledge of the decree and order of it, aífurance of their owne perfonall ele &i- on,' ?et to walke after the flea By our fludie of fanftitie we knot our elellion. a. i im. 2.2 x . 2.Pet. i'. i o. They lie to God , Rom.417.
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