Chap, g, 3 36 An Expoplon upon thine(fe of men. Secondly, it ntoveth be taught diftin &ly, and well under - the beleevers to thank God for their flood : for it is a fundamental doEtrine, free ele&ion,and to ascribe all to grace: revealed in the Scripture. becaufe tree ele &ion is not only in it T z M. From whence is this word Ele5di- (elf a great mercy,but it is the fpringof on taken? all other mercies,both earthly and hea- Sit. From the manners and af- venly whatloever. For tanners beleeve, fairs ofinen,who will have that to be and receive the holy Ghoft, and are firm, and to continue,which they have born anew,and bleffed with repentance by ele &ion chofen, and upon good ad- and good works)becaufetheyareGOdS vice decreed. Whereas they are wont chofen and ele& ones. to alter fuch things which they rafhly appointed, but hold fait what by good D I A L O G U s. VI. ele &ion they have purpofed : fo are we to think ofGod,ofwhom the Scrip. Verf. z t. ture fpeaks after the manner of men, For ere the children were born, and when for our infirmity fake, noting to us in they had neither done good nor evil,(tbat this word, the ftablenefíe of his decree. the purpofe of God might remain according S t T M.Hen'nuznift hum le,where- to elation, not by works, but by him that by men chafe whom and Ni hat they like calleth.) above others. And another divine, whereby Godchufeth what and whom Ti MOTH sus. heloveth. W Hat is the drift ofthefewords ? T t M. How manifold is Gods Elellion ? S t I.To prove, that God can- Pr S z L. Two -fold alfo. One is to an not be charged with failing of his word, Office, as Judas was ele &ed to a Apo - fo long as he keeps it with the ele&. ftlefhip.The fecond is to grace and glo- T t M. What is the meaning and fubfiance ryas Peter and Paul were eleaed. I have of thefe words. not chofen you all, one is aDevill, yet Judas S t L. That the falvation of belee- was chofen one of the twelve. vers,depends not at all on our felves, T z M. But is there any fuch thing as ele- but it is all wholly to be tafcribed to ílion,or be there any fueh per fons as be eletì ? theele &ion ofGod. Whereas all men S z L. Yea there be, becaufe holy are alike by creation and nature, and Scripture mentioneth both in this and yet Come beleeve, do good works, and fundry other places, as ?it. 1. z. Ephef. are Caved ; others beleeve not, but live 1. 4. Rom. 11.5. 2 Job. z. i 7hef. 1.4. wickedly, and do perifh : the caufe of 2 lhef. 3.13. and elfewhere mention is this difference is not in nobility of madeofele&Angels and men. birth and blond, or dignity of works T 1 M. Seeingthere is an eletlion, tellus (as the example ofEfeu and Jacob (hew - what it is ? eth) but in the ele &ion of God,chufing S 1 L ¡lt is an eternall decree ofGod, Ionic to lité,'according to his will,and purpofìng out of loft mankinde, fome refuting others becaufe he would not perfòns to be faved by faith in Chrift, chu(e them. Summarily, that which to the graue of God; and not chafing putteth the difference between one others but refuting them and appoint - man and another, all men being alike, ing them to wrath. Herewith agreeth is Gods eternall ele &ion before all Auguffine, laying ; Predeftination is a worlds .Whence itis,that fome are not purpofe in God to have mercy on called to Ch rift, and fome be, and of fome for Chrift; and reprobation is the thole which be called,fome beleeve be- purpofe not to have mercy. ing cleft and fome do not beleeve, be- i T 1 M. How do yeprove that Eletlion is ing not cleft. Ele &ion being the foun- eternall? tain of all our weal,therefore it would' S z L. Becaufe it is written,God lo- ved Scope. Summe. Notation of the word. Diriion or the thing, Deinitica. What tie- aim it. t. ElcBion eternal'.
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