Vert i 8. the Epiffle to the Romans. continued in his natural blindneffeand T i M. What is meant by [Mercy ?] corruption; but mutt have had hisjheart S I L. Both his decreed mercy,and his mollified and changed,asJacob and Paul a &ive mercy, even the whole work of had. God, touching his ele &ion,calling, ju- T r M. What is the end of Gods decree of flifying, íán&ify ing them ; their pert- reprobation in Pharaoh and others ? verance in grace and glorifying : And S t L.The manifeftation of his pow- all this is accor'ding-to his free and ab- er in their juft deftru&ion to the praife folute will. and honor of his name, that fierce and T i M. What is the Dollrine of this fir/i mighty Kings could not Rand, but fell part ? before him, rebelling again ft him. S i L. That the caufe of Gods mercy, T I M. What ufe ofthis ? touching the Paving of the elect, refts. S 2 L.It fervcs to move us to honour wholly in himfelf, even in his own a: Ph""h God in all his judgements and works good will and pleafure. This appeareth Reafon. omitted no by lain teítimon thingwhioh whatfoever: withal,we may learn from l' y of Scripture : and might be this example, that Gods invitation of firft concerning ele&ion,we have Eph.t. for his own deOrn &ion, finners to repentance,by benefits or cor. 4e 5. where it is written,He predcflinated r. Goa left re &ions is not of efficacy, laving in the usaccordingto the good pleafure of his will. nothing on- aonewhich ele& alone.For there lacked not born. And lecondly touching calling,Matr i. :igat be ty in biding, and lenity in forbearing 25,26. Even fo (OFather) becaufe it plea- t his tor_ fed thee.2 Tim. 1. Who bath called us ac- for bi, and deferring puni(,ment, yet they be- Í 9 Ghryfoft. ing not ele &,it no whit availed them cording to hispurpofe and grace. Thirdly,of to amendment, juftification, Rom.3.2I. We are freely ju- ffified by his grace. Fourthly, of fan&ifi- cation,jam. s.18.Ofhis own will begat he Di A L,0 0 u E X. 1. us. And laftly,of glorification, Rom. 6. 23. Eternalllife is the gift of God. Finally, Vtri. iS. the whole work of mans falvation,de- Thereforehebath mercy on ;hem hewill,and pends wholly upon the good will of whom he will, be hardeneth. God,as appeareth by Eph. s . t s .He work- _ eth all things after thecounfell of hiswill. T I MOT H !HIS. T i M. What ufe of this Dotlrine ? S s L. Firft, it inftru ð us, that the WHatis thefumme of this Text ? mercy ofGod is arbitrary, fo as he may S t L.A concluhon of theApo - thew it or not Phew it, as he pleafeth. files anfwer,unto the obje&ion of Gods Alfo it teacheth,that the right that God unrighteoufneffe. He had proved by hath over men,is abfolute and indepen -. teftimony of Scripture, that though of dent : fo as he will (hew mercy to ele&, loft mankind God chofe whom he will, and call fome which are as corrupt (as yet he is not unjuft ; upon this reafon, thofe which he giveth over to be bar - that in his ele &ion and reprobation, he dened in fin:) as it may and doth great- ufeth his abfolute right over his crea- ly commend his goodneffe, fo it Both ture, which is,to (hew or not to (hew in no wife prove him to be unjuft, be- mercy as he will : this he had proved caufe in mercy whichis undue there can by two -fold Scripture : and the former be no injuftiçe. Laftly, it teacheth that reafon he now includes in this Text. our mercy which is exercifed towards T I M. What be the parts of this Text? men,muft not refpe& their own defer- S i L. Two : the firft concerns the vings and merits, but be free, after the elect, the latter concerns the reprobate. example ofthe Samaritan, Luk; it. The T s M. What is meant by [He ?] reafon hereof is, becaufe we are com- S t L. God himfelf : of whom in mantled to be merciful,as God is merci- verf. 16. Godfhecreth mercy, and verf. t 7. ful, Luk. 6.36. Allo the man Chrift That my pòteèr maybe (hewed, &v. (hewed mercy freely, for he prayed for H his 351 Interpre- tation. Dolrine.
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