Verf. 2 4. the Epiftle to the Romans. 3 6 t Interpre- tation. 5 Doti. Reafon. Yl fe. Thus farce of the firft end. T I mil/bat is the fecond end of EleWon? S r L. The glory of the ele& : by glo- ry here is not only meant the glorious and bleffedeftate of the Saints in hea- ven, but all the means alto which brings them thither, as Calling, Faith, Righ- teoufneffe,San&ification, &c.And final- ly, the whole work of their Redem- ption. T I M. In whatfenfe is it féid [That God prepareth unto glory ?] S i L. That is to fay : he bath made them fit and meet beforehand, to be partakers of this glory : and this God doth three waits. Firff, by eternal pre- deflination. Secondly, by an innocent creation.Thirdly,by an effe &ual refau- ration, refloring them by Chrift unto their loft image. T I M. Speaking of the reprobate he faith of them pa jfively [pre, ared ;] but of the vefels of mercy [heprepared,] what are we to learn freni this difference of the phrife? S I L. That the reprobates bring fomething of their own to further their deflruaion (to wit, corruption ofna- ture, and the fruits thereof:) whereas the ele& having from God alone,what- foever good belongs to their falvation, they alt.() have from God both theend, and all the means, both grace, juftice, and glory. The reprobate in refpe& of nature and end, are prepared of God ; but pravity and naughtineffe,they have from Satan and themfelves. T I M. What is the Doctrine fromtheft latter words ? S I L. That God bath unfeparably joyned the falvation of the ele &, with the praife of his own glory. The rea- fon hereof is, to make his own good - neffe more renowned,andthe ele& more grateful and obedient ;for all men be- ing alike finful by nature, if he would have condemned all,it had been but juft, therefore the more was his mercy, that he would fave Tome, whom he might have worthily refu fed. TIM. What ufe hereof? S r L. To affure the ele& of their own falvation,which they cannot miffe of, lince God will not lofe the glory of his grace. Secondly,to fir up them - felves to more joyfulneffe, by confide - ring the gracious end of his counfel to- ward them, compared with the fearful end of others ; this is more effe&ual to move the godly to laud God, t hen if all men had been ordained toglory. T r M.What other thing are we to learn from thefe loft words ? S I L. That the ele& in themfelves are no whit better then others ; for in that they muff be prepared, it fhewes that of themfelves they are mot apt, Again, this overthrowes the Do&rine of free will and merit; for if God muff needs prepare us, where is our power to do any good ? or What place for our own defervings, feeing we have no- thing but what we do receive ? Latîly, this doth greatly extol! Gods good- nefle towards the chofen, in that not only God gives them eternall glory, but prepareth them for it to make them meet inheritors. He prepareth heaven for the ele&, and the cleft for heaven ; yea,and preferves them to italfo by his power through faith. To him be praife and glory, for ever. DIALOGUE XVI. Verf. 29,. Even as whom he loath called, not of the Jew es only, but of the Gentiles alfo. TI MOTH E U S. WHat is it that the Apofile performer in this Text? S r L. After the Do&rine ofpredefli- nation, he now paffeth on to the do- &rine of calling ; and that which he hath fpoken in Theft and generally, he doth now make application of in Hypo - theftsto the Jews and Gentiles,tcaching that in both thefe Nations filch as were predeftinated to life, are called to Chrift, yet more Gentiles then Jewes, the refi remaining in theirhardneffe : all which he proveth by Oracles out of the Prophets in the ref} ofthe Chapter, to the end thereof. T I M. How doth this treatife of calling fitly 6 Doti. Reafon. Vfe.
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