3a2 An Expofitaon upon Chap,$, by faith in Chrift,fròm this verfe to the Elation not yerfall. Prede lins: tien fret. tiler to leant in general!, from this whole verfe ? S t 1.. Firft, what the holy Catho- lick Church is; to wit, a company of inertgathered together, not by fortune, or humane reafon and policy, or any ttsorthineffe of their own but by the inter mercy and goodneffe of God, fore - knowing, loving, predeftinating, and calling them, that he may juftifie and glorifie them through his Sonne Chrift. Secondly, thatpredeftination is not common to all, becaufe all are not called nor juftifyed; and therefore we further learn, that all (hall not be fa- yeti Thirdly, that the ele& cannot fall from grace and glory, becaufe Gods purpofe in bringing them through all the means to glory, is immutable and infallible. Fottrthly,that predeftination is moft free, and not depending upon forefeen works and faith : but upon Gods eternal fore- knowledge and love, upon which faith and good works do depend. Laflly, that it proceeds either from ignorance or malice, to fay, that men predeftinated may live as they lift, or that they need not care for the word or prayer; for God 'ordains them to the means as well as to the end : nay, there is noattaining to their end,but by palling through inch means as be ap- pointed for the effeéting of the righte- ous counfel of God.Touching the pre- deftination ofreprobates:no caufe why Chrifiians fhould trouble themfelves therewith,both becaufe Paul paffeth by it here,and it doth no whit pertain to our comforts. Die Looua XXVIII. Verte 3 r.' Whatfhall we fay to thefe things? if God be on our fide, who can be againft us? Ti MOTR flus. WHat Both this Text contain? S t t. A molt magnificai and honourable.concluuon, of the whole difputation,touching free juftification end of the chapter. The funinie of this conclufion is the viEtory and triumph of a ¡unified perfon, over all the affaults and encounters of all enemies, 'overall temptations whatfoever ; there being none now which ought to be feared of a beleeving perfon,who is juflified and reconciled by Chrift: , T t M. How dorh the Apof}le proceed in defcribinfthis glorious trium ¡h offaith ? S i L. He doth fet down the,tempta- dons which affault faith, both general- ly in verfe 31. andefpecially in the refi;' and then he doth oppofe or fet ágainf them the contrary caufes of comfort re- moving every affault with a ftronger reafon to the contrary part. T t M. What h the generaU temptation, and how doh the Apofile deal in repelling it? S r t. The temptation is in ,this : that all things on all fides arc againft godly Chriftians which beleeve in. Chrift; the Apofile in repelling this temptation : fief, preparetil way for comfort,by aqueftion orinterrogation, [What fbállwe we fay to tlirfe things ? ] Se- conly, he bears back the affault with a thong remedy ; to wit, that God the Creator being with beleevers, they need' fear nothing from any creature. T t M. Now expound the words, and t ill no what it meant by [7he fe things ?] S i L. By thefe words our minds are carryed back to thematter 'formerly fet down ; namely,in the 3o.verf. as that there is, no condemnation to faithful ones,which be in Chri-ft, that they have the Spirit of adoption, are fops, heirs, fellow-heirs : but chiefly, that out of Gods moft free and eternal fore-know- ledge and love they were chofen and predeftinated, and had that everlatling good will of God made known unto them, in their effatual calling to faith, in their ¡unifying by faith, in fai &ifi - cation begun,and in hope ofglorificati- on to come. Thefe are the things here pointed at, T t M. What is his meaning in wri- ting this by way of a gut /lion, [What Pall we fay ?] S I t. To provoke unto a ferious medi-
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