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Ex veris possit nil nisi vera sequi . PSAL. 64. 8.
So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves .
William
Leake
Not
practicable
Not
serviceable
not
according
to
Godlinesse
The
horrible
Decree
of
Reprobation
1 Thess. 5. 21. Prove all things : hold fast that which is good .
William
Leake
in
Sva
.
Conc.
them
to
such
not
serviceable
,
not
practicable
efficacy
,
p.
not
serviceable
,
not
pructicable
rigid
Supra-L●psarians
if
they
be
should
not
lie
saving
(
p.
Common
Grace
Luke
7.
30.
Acts
13.
46.
Jude
verse
4.
2
Cor.
6.
1.
H●br
.
THat
the
may
not
take
offence
at
the
running
over
the
head
of
the
following
Papers
,
He
is
desired
to
take
notice
that
by
We
understand
that
of
Gods
with
the
Articles
depending
thereupon
)
which
was
Calculated
and
drawn
up
by
the
devise
of
Mr.
Wherein
,
(
notwithstanding
the
exactnesse
of
his
method
,
and
clearnesse
of
his
expressions
in
other
matters
)
He
carries
himself
so
that
a
H.
Ham.
of
great
learning
and
judgment
hath
professed
of
his
is
the
that
hath
been
How
advisedly
,
and
with
what
successe
this
hath
been
done
(
as
to
the
influence
it
hath
had
upon
this
Church
of
I
shall
not
determine
.
I
will
not
say
of
this
saith
of
his
Writings
in
general
,
that
it
is
a
question
,
But
I
must
subscribe
to
the
judgment
of
that
excellent
person*
even
now
mentioned
,
That
For
what
saith
(
as
I
remember
▪
)
of
That
they
were
I
may
not
without
reason
,
affirm
of
him
;
And
such
is
the
temper
and
complexion
of
th●se
his
They
require
to
be
read
with
to
use
the
same
Bishops
words
,
)
such
as
he
found
to
have
been
unto
himself
There
are
not
onely
amongst
the
but
amongst
such
also
as
pretend
to
which
,
though
they
do
not
the
very
are
yet
very
apt
to
the
wisest
that
can
be
prescrib'd
for
the
improvement
of
apt
to
or
intercept
the
cordial
life
,
or
where
the
is
duly
laid
;
as
is
observed
and
evinced
by
that
and
most
learned
He
doth
instance
in
of
the
and
the
which
I
shall
not
here
insist
upon
.
For
dying
for
but
the
He
makes
it
evident
,
That
the
use
of
the
Ministery
is
made
void
and
of
none
effect
where
this
is
espoused
,
That
all
attempts
,
whether
for
the
of
the
or
the
of
the
if
he
hath
once
gotten
into
this
and
remains
fortified
in
the
of
it
That
the
Doctrine
of
with
that
of
the
of
all
is
of
as
ill
H●
makes
appear
too
by
solid
argumentations
;
Proving
how
they
those
three
to
obédience
)
That
they
offer
us
a
very
temptation
,
to
to
give
a
to
all
in
working
out
our
salvation
For
,
(
to
produce
the
judgment
of
another
very
worthy
and
learned
Person
,
whose
writings
would
be
more
highly
Herbert
Thorndike
valued
,
and
more
eminently
useful
,
could
they
meet
with
more
studious
Readers
;
)
They
(
against
whose
Opinions
we
contest
)
saith
he
as
he
goes
on
so
that
it
will
undeniably
follow
from
Having
back'd
reason
with
some
examples
according
to
this
Doctrine
That
Reverend
Author
proceeds
thus
[
The
same
is
the
of
a
I
will
not
say
by
any
but
notoriously
among
us
;
That
consisteth
in
that
a
man
is
one
of
them
that
are
whom
God
sent
our
Lord
Christ
to
else
.
For
,
how
can
he
think
himself
obliged
to
make
good
the
of
a
who
thinks
himself
that
he
can
attain
to
,
by
so
not
supposing
it
Indeed
it
may
be
said
,
that
our
and
other
among
us
(
whom
no
conceit
without
this
could
have
seduced
to
their
several
do
think
themselves
justified
from
by
Gods
to
send
Christ
for
that
purpose
;
wheras
justification
from
the
that
God
the
said
by
his
in
which
they
think
that
consisteth
.
And
certainly
there
can
be
no
reason
why
God
,
men
into
only
in
consideration
of
upon
that
of
his
which
he
them
by
For
what
can
be
more
than
that
God
should
a
man
,
by
to
him
that
he
But
the
opinion
is
not
the
lesse
because
it
is
the
more
Now
it
is
possible
that
the
of
this
position
may
be
and
become
in
some
,
by
reason
of
other
the
same
indeed
,
and
yet
)
are
by
them
,
not
of
their
own
perswasion
.
But
those
,
who
,
besides
this
those
I
maintaine
are
in
an
error
that
is
,
in
an
And
therefore
this
being
such
,
it
is
no
way
enough
,
that
it
is
no
way
to
be
but
it
is
requisite
that
it
be
by
those
that
pretend
to
recover
the
of
a
Church
.
For
there
can
be
no
where
any
thing
which
the
of
the
supposeth
)
is
allowed
to
be
This
is
the
judgment
of
Master
If
you
would
enquire
into
the
judgment
of
that
of
learning
,
(
the
present
Bishop
of
you
have
the
of
his
thoughts
and
studies
about
controversies
,
delivered
in
his
own
letters
,
printed
by
Doctor
with
his
own
approbation
(
saith
he
,
the
ordering
Thus
that
most
learned
and
Reverend
Prelate
.
Had
other
men
the
like
they
must
needs
see
the
like
and
would
then
,
I
hope
,
acknowledge
(
with
that
worthy
Bishop
)
a
like
necessity
of
quitting
those
so
Opinions
.
Which
how
much
they
may
contribute
to
the
and
the
of
sinne
,
and
the
the
power
of
persons
may
easily
discern
,
if
they
will
not
shut
their
eyes
,
but
give
themselves
the
liberty
impartially
to
consider
these
ensuing
Wherein
I
have
endeavoured
,
with
all
possible
perspicuity
,
to
discover
their
with
those
grosse
and
which
attend
them
For
in
the
first
(
wherein
many
of
the
Controversies
of
are
cloven
asunder
,
and
made
that
will
serve
as
well
to
as
to
the
most
weak
and
feeble
minds
)
I
have
shewed
,
how
,
according
to
those
opinions
,
it
will
be
neither
matter
of
to
an
to
embrace
the
Profession
of
In
the
second
,
I
have
demonstrated
,
how
impossible
it
is
,
for
a
man
that
how
to
manage
these
(
by
reducing
them
to
practice
)
to
be
convinced
of
a
to
become
And
this
follows
with
so
great
evidence
,
that
,
I
remember
,
that
profoundly
learned
and
judicious
Doctor
desired
only
these
two
Concessions
For
the
confutation
of
his
who
frame
such
an
Decree
as
deprives
God
as
well
as
of
all
to
do
any
thing
otherwise
,
than
it
is
now
From
hence
it
follows
that
all
and
consequently
,
the
third
doth
evince
this
Doctrine
to
be
a
for
the
and
a
unto
Duty
;
for
if
all
things
come
to
passe
as
the
and
learned
Dr.
And
this
is
of
so
strange
a
force
(
as
is
declared
in
the
fourth
That
though
it
a
man
asleep
in
a
course
of
sinning
,
yet
it
preserves
his
immovable
.
Mr.
hath
given
us
some
remarkable
examples
to
this
purpose
.
saith
he
And
he
quotes
a
(
written
to
satisfie
the
party
in
being
offended
at
the
late
proceedings
)
which
alledgeth
everlasting
purpose
this
,
that
execrable
and
Usurper
caused
to
be
published
Nay
,
such
is
the
power
of
this
it
provides
the
Miscreant
of
a
to
secure
him
even
against
it self
;
For
saith
And
he
abuses
the
holy
Text
(
as
if
it
were
an
promise
,
)
to
make
it
good
.
What
needs
he
take
,
that
't
is
as
possible
for
to
lye
,
as
for
to
fall
into
By
the
fifth
it
appears
impossible
to
improve
the
use
of
the
for
the
of
a
poor
soul
,
that
hath
these
Doctrines
.
And
this
we
may
observe
to
be
in
the
And
now
I
must
assure
the
I
have
managed
the
of
our
with
all
the
I
could
,
to
make
them
serve
those
for
which
they
have
design'd
them
;
And
if
I
have
left
out
any
thing
that
might
be
said
to
their
it
was
not
want
of
I
am
sure
,
they
cannot
accuse
me
of
a
to
render
their
Opinions
them
;
For
I
produce
nothing
but
what
they
have
delivered
in
their
writings
;
And
in
favour
,
I
think
,
I
have
said
somethings
,
which
they
have
not
said
,
with
so
much
advantage
,
for
themselves
.
What
the
of
this
undertaking
will
prove
,
let
the
Reader
judge
.
But
if
I
be
not
mistaken
,
he
will
find
that
the
is
fallen
prostrate
before
the
and
hath
done
deserved
execution
upon
it self
,
while
the
thereof
,
have
,
by
a
kind
of
been
imployed
to
co-operate
to
their
mutual
and
irrecoverable
destruction
.
which
I
have
most
made
use
of
,
are
those
of
Mr.
and
Dr.
for
[
That
reduced
to
practice
]
(
though
he
hath
not
put
his
name
to
it
,
and
hath
mistaken
writ
it
)
is
undoubtedly
his
,
as
appears
by
sundry
Indications
in
the
work
it self
)
These
I
say
,
I
have
most
made
use
of
,
to
make
it
appear
That
the
sharpest
pens
are
not
able
to
by
an
when
they
follow
either
the
or
the
I
have
therefore
added
a
sixth
wherein
I
have
made
use
of
a
of
more
principles
,
to
satisfie
the
of
the
represented
under
the
person
of
and
to
him
from
those
sad
wherewith
Mr.
s
Scheme
of
the
had
astonisht
him
To
this
end
,
the
most
considerable
Texts
of
holy
Scripture
,
that
afford
matter
of
are
likewise
explain'd
and
cleared
.
And
all
this
is
performed
,
I
trust
,
in
a
way
of
Discourse
so
and
conteins
so
great
a
of
matter
,
that
it
will
the
Readers
▪
and
give
him
in
the
and
make
a
greater
upon
his
judgment
I
have
but
onething
more
to
do
,
to
end
the
trouble
,
and
that
is
to
enter
my
to
the
of
Heaven
,
against
all
possible
clamours
of
any
prejudiced
and
engaged
party
,
and
with
it
my
Protestation
,
That
I
have
no
design
to
continue
the
of
the
much
lesse
to
make
them
wider
.
God
knows
't
is
my
grief
to
see
them
so
wide
as
they
are
,
and
mens
spirits
generally
so
averse
and
obstinate
to
all
probable
for
the
healing
of
them
My
only
aime
is
to
The
honour
of
the
Divine
which
are
so
much
eclipsed
;
and
2.
The
of
the
sacred
which
are
so
much
made
of
our
Duty
,
which
is
so
much
by
the
of
these
Doctrines
And
though
conveigh'd
in
such
a
way
of
comes
like
a
with
a
stampt
upon
it
;
yet
because
some
men
may
be
so
confidently
as
to
imagine
themselves
in
a
to
wipe
off
that
that
hath
falled
upon
those
and
to
remove
that
that
lies
upon
these
and
to
recover
and
reinforce
the
and
to
performe
all
this
upon
the
account
of
those
we
contest
against
;
He
is
therefore
earnestly
invited
(
whoever
he
be
)
to
apply
himself
to
this
great
affair
,
and
to
lay
aside
all
and
to
pretermit
all
unhansome
that
it
may
appear
he
consults
nothing
in
this
enterprize
,
but
the
of
the
ever
blessed
of
Christs
and
the
of
immortal
And
he
that
gives
not
a
fair
to
such
a
if
it
brings
any
degree
of
with
it
,
I
shall
,
for
my
part
,
look
upon
him
,
as
one
that
and
therefore
let
him
be
correction
,
for
instruction
in
righteousnesse
,
not
practicable
Ministerial
Function
,
not
serviceable
not
according
to
godliness
not
practicable
not
serviceable
not
according
to
goodlinesse
the
Way
,
the
Truth
,
and
the
Life
;
for
so
God
loved
the
World
,
that
he
gave
his
only
begotten
Son
,
that
whosoever
believeth
in
him
,
should
not
perish
,
but
have
life
everlasting
.
he
humbled
himself
to
the
death
of
the
Cross
,
Without
controversie
great
is
the
Mystery
of
godliness
;
God
was
manifested
in
the
flesh
,
justified
in
the
Spirit
,
seen
of
Angels
,
preached
unto
the
Gentiles
,
believed
on
in
the
World
,
received
into
glory
World
of
Miracles
he
rose
again
from
the
dead
the
third
day
ascending
into
heaven
Holy
Ghost
to
come
How
shall
we
escape
,
if
we
neglect
so
great
salvation
,
which
at
the
first
began
to
be
spoken
by
the
Lord
,
and
was
confirmed
unto
us
by
them
that
heard
him
,
God
also
bearing
them
witness
,
both
with
signs
and
wonders
,
and
with
divers
miracles
,
and
gifts
of
the
Holy
Ghost
,
according
to
his
own
will
!
Simon
Magus
Holy
Ghost
for
it
is
better
not
to
know
the
way
of
Truth
,
than
to
turn
from
the
holy
Commandment
delivered
to
you
the
last
state
of
such
persons
is
worse
than
the
first
.
Go
ye
into
all
Twisse
ibid.
the
World
,
and
preach
the
Gosp●l
to
every
Creature
.
He
that
believeth
,
and
is
baptized
,
shall
be
saved
;
but
he
that
believeth
not
,
shall
be
damned
.
The
Fath●r
loveth
the
Son
,
and
hath
given
all
things
into
his
hands
.
He
that
believeth
on
the
Son
,
hath
everlasting
life
;
A●d
he
that
believ●th
not
the
Son
,
shall
not
see
life
;
but
the
wrath
of
God
abideth
on
him
.
it
pleased
God
to
give
unto
Christ
his
Son
from
all
Eternity
,
a
people
to
be
his
seed
,
and
to
be
by
him
in
time
redeemed
,
called
,
justified
,
sanctified
and
glorified
;
neither
are
any
other
redeemed
by
Christ
not
believing
sufficient
and
necessary
Holy
Ghost
To
day
if
ye
will
hear
his
voyce
,
harden
not
your
heart
To
day
,
while
it
is
called
to
day
;
lest
your
heart
be
hardned
through
the
deceitfulness
of
sin
I
have
heard
thee
in
an
accepted
time
,
and
in
the
day
of
salvation
have
I
succoured
thee
!
Behold
,
now
is
the
accepted
time
!
behold
,
now
is
the
day
of
salvation
!
disputations
of
right
to
Sacraments
saving-faith
is
a
sinners
assent
to
the
truth
of
the
Gospel
in
the
Essentials
,
and
a
sincere
consent
that
God
be
our
only
God
,
and
Christ
our
only
Saviour
,
and
the
Holy
Ghost
our
only
sanctifier
,
and
we
his
people
in
these
Relations
.
Isay
that
is
because
if
it
be
only
a
consent
to
be
such
it
is
not
saving
directions
to
prevent
miscarrying
in
conversion
If
you
would
not
have
this
saving-work
miscarry
,
Turn
then
this
present
day
and
houre
,
without
any
more
delay
.
fifty
such
moving
Considerations
and
Reasons
as
will
certainly
convi●ce
you
,
if
you
be
not
unreasonable
,
of
the
folly
of
delay
,
and
shew
you
that
it
concerneth
you
presently
to
return
and
believe
.
the
present
the
day
of
salvation
the
natural
man
receiveth
not
the
things
of
the
Spirit
of
God
;
for
they
are
foolishness
unto
him
;
neither
can
he
know
them
,
because
they
are
spiritually
discerned
:
the
carnal
mind
is
enmity
against
God
.
it
is
the
gift
of
God
worketh
it
in
us
without
us
,
by
an
op●ration
for
mightiness
not
inferiour
to
that
whereby
he
created
the
World
,
and
raise●h
up
the
dead
.
day
of
salvation
those
who
as
yet
do
not
effectually
perceive
in
themselves
a
lively
faith
,
or
a
sure
confidence
of
heart
in
Christ
,
the
peace
of
conscience
,
an
endeavour
of
filial
obedience
,
a
glorying
in
God
through
Christ
:
and
nevertheless
use
the
means
b●
which
God
hath
that
he
will
work
these
things
in
us
,
such
as
these
ought
not
to
be
cast
down
at
the
mention
of
R●probation
,
nor
reckon
themselves
amongst
the
Reprobate
;
but
must
diligently
go
forward
in
the
use
of
those
means
,
and
ardently
desire
,
and
humbly
and
rev●rehtly
expect
the
of
more
plentiful
grace
good
houre
the
accepted
time
,
and
the
day
of
salvation
.
fifty
moving
Considerations
to
convince
men
of
the
folly
of
delay
?
not
inferiour
in
mightiness
,
to
that
whereby
he
did
create
the
World
,
and
raiseth
up
the
dead
,
Mat.
25.
24.
Hebr.
6.
10.
1
John
1.
9.
in
many
things
we
offend
all
.
holy
,
just
in
righteousness
and
true
holiness
laid
upon
him
the
iniquity
of
us
all
,
and
he
was
wounded
for
our
than
gressions
,
he
was
●ruised
for
our
iniquities
;
the
chastisem●nt
of
our
peace
was
upon
him
,
and
by
his
stripes
we
are
A
laying
hold
upon
Christ
the
Mediatour
,
as
the
means
to
help
us
out
of
sin
and
misery
Covenant
of
Grace
Is
it
not
lawful
for
me
do
what
I
will
with
my
own
?
Therefore
hath
he
mercy
on
whom
he
will
have
mercy
,
and
whom
he
will
he
hardneth
:
Hath
not
the
Potter
power
over
the
Clay
,
of
the
sam
lump
to
make
one
Vessel
unto
honour
,
and
another
unto
dishonour
;
what
if
God
willing
to
shew
his
wrath
,
&c.
unfathomable
Abysse
Vessel
of
Election
Rom.
11.
33.
O
the
depth
of
the
riches
,
both
of
the
wisdom
and
knowledge
of
God!
how
unsearchable
are
his
judgments
,
and
his
wayes
past
finding
out
?
God
hath
shut
them
Gentiles
)
all
up
together
in
unbelief
,
that
he
might
have
mercy
upon
all
O
the
depth
,
&c.
He
will
have
mercy
on
whom
he
will
have
mercy
;
and
whom
he
will
,
he
The
mercy
of
the
Lord
is
from
everlasting
to
everlasting
upon
them
that
fear
him
,
and
think
upon
his
Commandments
to
do
them
,
have
mercy
Because
when
they
knew
God
,
they
did
not
glorifie
him
as
God
,
for
this
cause
God
gave
them
up
,
But
my
people
would
not
hear
my
voyce
,
and
Israel
would
not
obey
me
,
so
I
gave
them
up
to
their
own
hearts
lusts
.
Exod.
8.
29.
I
will
intreat
the
Lord
;
but
let
not
Pharaoh
deal
deceitfully
any
more
:
the
Lord
hardned
the
heart
of
Pharaoh
I
will
at
this
time
send
all
my
plagues
upon
thine
heart
:
power
,
will
What
if
God
willing
to
shew
his
wrath
,
&
c
?
own
v●luntary
this
Mass
Matth.
20.
15.
Is
it
not
lawful
for
me
to
do
what
I
will
with
my
own
?
Elect
:
These
God
Almighty
,
before
the
foundation
of
the
World
was
laid
,
according
to
his
eternal
and
immutable
purpose
,
and
the
secret
counsel
and
good
pleasure
of
his
will
,
hath
chosen
in
Christ
unto
everlasting
glory
,
out
of
his
meer
free
grace
and
love
,
without
any
foresight
of
faith
,
or
good
works
,
or
perseverance
in
either
of
them
,
or
any
other
thing
in
the
Creature
,
as
conditions
or
causes
moving
him
thereunto
,
and
all
to
the
praise
of
his
glorious
grace
.
as
God
hath
appointed
these
Elect
unto
glory
,
so
hath
he
by
the
eternal
and
most
free
purpose
of
his
will
fore-ordained
all
the
means
th●●
unto
;
wherefore
they
who
are
elected
,
being
faln
in
Adam
,
are
redeemed
by
Christ
,
are
effectually
called
unto
faith
in
Christ
,
by
his
Spirit
working
in
due
season
,
are
justified
,
adopted
,
sanctified
,
and
kept
by
his
power
through
faith
unto
salvation
.
PUBLICK
FAITH
not
any
other
are
redeemed
by
Christ
,
or
effectually
called
,
justified
,
adopted
,
sanctified
and
saved
,
but
these
Elect
only
.
Before
the
children
were
born
,
and
when
they
had
neither
done
good
nor
evil
,
that
the
purpose
of
God
according
to
Election
might
stand
,
not
of
works
,
but
of
him
that
calleth
,
it
was
said
,
The
elder
shall
serve
the
younger
;
as
it
is
written
,
I
have
loved
Jacob
,
and
have
hated
Esau
.
Gods
ordaining
men
unto
salvation
,
proceeds
meerly
according
to
the
good
pleasure
of
God
,
and
not
upon
consideration
either
of
works
or
faith
:
As
touching
Reprobation
,
that
it
is
no
more
of
evil
works
,
than
Election
is
of
good
works
;
forasmuch
as
before
they
were
born
,
they
were
equally
uncapable
of
the
one
,
as
well
as
of
the
other
;
and
the
doing
of
evil
is
expresly
excluded
as
well
as
the
doing
of
good
;
whence
it
followeth
manifestly
,
that
Gods
ordaining
men
unto
damnation
,
proceeds
as
much
of
the
meer
pleasure
of
God
,
and
with
as
little
consideration
of
sin
;
as
Gods
ordaining
men
unto
salvation
,
proceeds
of
the
meer
pleasure
of
God
,
and
without
consideration
of
any
righteousness
in
man
.
meer
pleasure
Whosoever
believeth
not
,
shall
be
damned
:
chap.
3.
n.
the
rest
of
Mankind
meer
pleasure
,
to
shew
his
Soveraign
power
meer
pleasure
meer
pleasure
meer
pleasure
the
Reprobates
are
first
destinated
unto
punishment
as
the
end
;
afterwards
to
sin
,
as
the
means
:
We
know
God
hath
given
us
means
of
grace
;
as
for
means
of
damnation
,
we
know
none
Vid
Thom.
12●
.
q.
79.
a.
2.
ad
2m
.
Ibid.
pag.
de
Auxil
.
cap.
7.
&
ad
censur
.
C●rvini
pag.
Congregational
Churches
Gods
Providence
is
extended
even
to
the
first
fall
,
and
all
other
sins
of
Angels
and
men
3
▪
and
that
not
by
a
brings
forth
By
the
effective
D●cr●e
,
man
determinately
and
certainly
was
to
be
●ntire
,
to
be
endued
with
free-w●ll
,
and
pe●cable
;
and
by
his
pe●missive
Decree
,
that
p●ccable
man
was
to
sin
,
of
his
own
ac●o●d
,
and
freely
;
but
yet
determinately
,
certainly
,
and
infallibly
.
permittendi
p●c●ata
,
necessit
at
pecc●●a
,
quia
se
us
frustra
●sset
:
The
Decree
of
p●rmitting
sin
doth
necessitate
sin
;
for
otherwise
it
were
to
no
purpose
:
Decretum
permissivum
etiam
est
cau
a
●fficiens
su●●ob●ect●
,
peccati
.
The
permissive
Decree
is
also
the
effici●nt
cause
of
its
object
;
that
is
,
of
sin
:
De
Artic.
3
,
&
4.
mihi
.
page
154.
part
〈◊〉
as
permissiva
effic●●
est
;
non
quoad
product●●nem
,
sed
quoad
illationem
.
So
Ye
men
of
Twiss
.
ub●
supra
.
p.
Israe●
,
hear
these
words
,
Jesus
of
Nazareth
,
a
man
approved
of
God
among
you
,
by
miracles
,
wonders
and
signs
;
—
Him
being
delivered
by
the
determinate
counsel
,
and
fore-knowledge
of
God
,
ye
have
taken
,
and
by
wicked
hands
have
cr●cified
and
stain
.
delivered
by
the
determinate
counsel
,
and
fore-knowledge
of
God
f●e●ly
apply
and
determine
it self
Author
of
Nature
the
office
of
the
first
cause
,
natur●l
l●berty
middle
knowledge
Bel.
Enerv.
Tom.
4.
l.
3.
c.
3.
n.
4.
ex
Synopsis
Pur
Th●ol
.
Disp.
11.
Thes.
Belgick
professors
unum
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
Ibid.
Thes.
first
Cause
Author
of
Nature
Author
of
nature
first
determiner
R.
B.
P.
A.
Wallaei
Co●vini
.
pag.
Synops.
Pur.
T●col
Bagshaw
.
Pract.
D●sc
.
pag.
Our
wills
are
tyed
up
so
close
to
the
will
of
God
,
that
like
lesser
w●e●ls
they
move
only
as
that
great
mover
doth
guide
them
.
Deum
vocari
cor●m
omnium
Authorem
,
quae
i●ti
c●nsores
volunt
otioso
tantùm
ejus
permissu
contingere
:
I
have
clea●ly
sh●wed
that
God
is
called
the
Author
of
all
those
which
these
censurers
would
have
come
to
pass
only
by
his
idle
permission
:
permissive
Decree
actual
permission
bare
negation
permission
of
sin
pred
terminating
previous
reality
Ubi
supra
.
n.
●5
.
〈◊〉
etiam
lib.
3.
cap.
3.
〈◊〉
.
Ex
God
doth
by
a
previous
m●tion
eff●ctually
apply
the
cre●t●d
will
,
to
work
free●y
and
inf●ll●bl●
,
as
he
also
applies
oth●r
se●ond
caus●s
to
w●rk
natur●lly
.
That
G●d
is
conv●rsant
about
the
existenc●
of
sin
,
not
by
an
idle
and
meer
negative
permissi●n
permissione
v●luntatis
,
eventum
ipsum
praesinientis
;
by
such
a
p●●m●ssion
of
will
,
as
〈◊〉
fore-determine
the
very
event
it
s●lf
.
Evan.
Concord
Nisi●a●can●
Dein●tus
—
ar●ar●â
uâ
directione
;
but
by
the
secret
direction
and
motion
●f
Almighty
God
actual
permission
Sodomy
,
Bestiality
,
Murder
,
Treason
,
Blasphemy
,
the
hating
of
God
very
good
Pervigil
.
Metaphys
.
in
Perv
.
give
thanks
lib.
1.
ad
unjust
,
irrational
own
nature
divine
constitution
hatred
of
God
real
entity
absolute
power
formal
malice
absolutely
and
effectually
fo●e-●rdain
intrinsecally
predetermine
real
entity
Hickm
.
p.
Adultery
,
Blasphemy
,
hating
of
God
Thom.
in
1.
d.
47.
q.
1.
ar.
absolute
Decree
intrinsecal
predetermination
simultaneous
concourse
real
entity
moral
pravi●y
blasphemy
,
and
the
hating
of
good
,
moral
vitiosi●y
Adultery
,
Blasphemy
,
hating
of
God
:
He
that
is
the
Cause
of
the
Cause
,
is
Cause
also
of
the
eff●ct
,
or
that
which
is
caused
.
Thou
shalt
not
commit
Adultery
Take
heed
,
lest
while
you
produce
the
free
act
of
Adultery
,
any
moral
pravity
or
sinfulness
should
attend
it
.
Ab●ain
altogether
from
the
free
act
of
Adultery
,
because
the
malice
or
pravity
that
deforms
it
,
is
inseparable
.
Adultery
,
Murder
,
Blasphemy
,
hating
of
God
,
Adultery
▪
Blasphemy
,
hating
of
God
principal
,
immediate
and
predeterming
ub●
supra
.
〈◊〉
6.
p.
Inst.
Logic.
Lib.
1.
cap.
17.
De
causa
efficiente
.
Theorem
.
m●ral
pravity
If
no
free
Agent
can
act
without
the
predetermination
of
God
,
as
the
first
immediate
physical
cause
,
I
cannot
see
why
all
our
acts
good
or
bad
are
not
equally
by
infusion
naturally
good
single
influence
Twiss
.
ub●
.
supra
.
p.
spiritually
good
double
influence
Justif
.
of
the
Fathers
Every
good
work
n●eds
a
twofold
help
;
one
of
general
influence
,
as
it
is
a
work
;
another
of
special
grace
,
as
good
;
but
an
evil
work
requires
only
the
concourse
of
general
influence
,
as
it
is
a
work
;
but
that
it
be
evil
,
no
more
is
required
than
the
denial
of
special
grace
.
to
work
to
work
Adultery
,
Blasph
my
,
hating
of
God
because
they
want
some
perfection
which
they
ought
to
have
?
and
will
they
cease
to
be
sinful
,
when
they
have
all
the
perfection
which
they
ought
to
have
,
Ibid.
pag.
special
influence
special
grace
moral
pravity
real
entity
Prof.
to
his
Relig.
Sect.
Adulierers
,
Blasphemers
,
haters
of
God
,
Adultery
or
Murder
moral
motion
That
he
predetermines
man
to
produce
the
whole
entity
of
it
,
and
the
whole
reality
also
of
every
other
act
prerequired
unto
it
;
that
besides
,
he
predetermines
and
applies
the
Divel
,
Com.
ad
Disp.
22.
19.
C●tance
&
approbante
Tom
,
4.
lib.
2.
cap.
2.
n.
12.
p.
27.
and
every
other
cause
con●urring
to
propound
the
unlawful
object
,
and
allure
to
it
all
other
circumstances
R.
B.
ad
12.
Gal.
Object
Col.
Disp.
Col.
2.
Disp.
9.
&
ult.
Not
to
do
evil
,
that
good
may
come
of
it
Huld.
Zuing.
In
Ser.
They
bind
heavy
burdens
and
grievous
to
be
born
,
and
lay
them
on
mens
shoulders
,
but
they
themselves
will
not
touch
them
with
one
of
their
fingers
.
God
is
not
obliged
to
his
Creature
,
he
acts
all
things
both
in
mercy
,
or
otherwise
,
according
Bagsh
.
Prac.
Disc.
p.
to
the
dictates
of
his
absolute
,
Soveraign
,
and
uncontroulable
will
.
See
Lactant.
chief
good
if
he
be
unrighteous
,
how
then
shall
he
judge
the
world
?
shall
not
the
Judge
of
all
the
Earth
do
right
New
Covenant
Covenant
of
Grace
Vbi
supra
.
〈◊〉
.
23
Mr.
Rel.
Sect.
a
Covenant
of
Grace
In
Respon.
ad
Disput.
1.
Taufreri
.
ad
Syllog
.
5.
p.
mihi
.
Jo.
Piscator
Disp.
of
R.
to
S●●ram
.
Disput.
4.
p.
422.
M.
Attr
butes
Bel.
Ener
.
Tom.
4
,
l.
3.
cap.
2.
n.
7.
mihi
.
p.
Tilen
p.
189.
&
horrible
Decree
lib.
1.
c.
22.
Dr.
ubi
supra
.
p.
43
,
44.
&
hard
saying
ib.
a.
Lord
merciful
and
gracious
new
immanent
acts
gift
of
Gods
immediate
The Major is evident of it self ; the Minor is proved by the former Dialogue .
The Name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you .
in
Trip.
Rese
.
ad
Amic
.
C.
V.
Duplic
.
e.
4.
page
Unum
Necessarium
Give
diligence
to
make
your
Calling
and
Election
●ure
.
What
shall
I
do
to
be
saved
?
reconciled
unto
God!
im●u
ability
the
carnal
mind
is
enmity
against
God
,
All
the
Counsel
of
God
whosoever
believeth
in
him
,
shall
not
perish
but
have
life
ev●rlasting
.
He
that
believeth
shall
be
saved
en
ouragement
He
that
shall
be
saved
,
shall
believe
.
will
;
This
Physical
Power
you
have
,
and
the
worst
of
sinners
have
,
while
they
are
Men
on
Earth
.
Serm.
of
Judgement
.
Answ.
to
Exc.
22.
mihi
power
to
his
will
this
liberty
New
Method
to
will
I
pray
let
us
not
befool
our selves
with
opinions
.
Let
the
case
be
your
own
.
If
you
have
an
Enemy
so
malicious
,
that
he
fals
upon
you
,
and
beats
you
every
time
he
meets
you
,
and
takes
away
the
lives
of
your
children
,
will
you
excuse
him
,
because
he
saith
,
If
you
have
a
servant
that
robbeth
you
,
will
you
take
such
an
answer
from
him
?
Might
not
every
Thief
and
Murderer
that
is
hanged
at
the
Assize
,
give
such
an
Answer
?
and
shall
they
therefore
be
acquit
?
to
turn
from
the
power
of
darkness
,
to
serve
the
living
God
,
to
believe
in
Christ
,
and
perform
other
Evangelical
duties
,
irresistible
operation
not
inferior
for
mightiness
,
to
that
power
whereby
he
created
the
world
,
or
raiseth
up
the
dead
A
Call
to
the
Vnconverted
actually
willing
insuperable
impotency
Sermon
of
Judgement
effectual
work
Directions
to
prevent
Miscar
▪
in
Convers.
duty
with
your
Family
God
hath
Treatise
of
Convers
bunch
,
Prayer
second
,
one
Tilenus
,
ubi
supra
,
pag.
This
Author
seems
by
his
discoursing
here
of
prayers
,
either
to
be
poorly
exercised
in
antiquity
,
or
richly
exercised
in
the
contemning
of
it
;
for
he
would
have
men
to
be
effectually
called
by
virtue
of
their
prayers
.
The
Apostle
saith
,
But
this
Author
is
able
by
his
prayers
to
obtain
faith
:
Direct
.
●●
Prev
.
Miscar
.
in
convers
.
pag.
the
first
special
work
of
Conversion
,
God
hath
not
promised
conditionary
or
absolutely
to
any
individual
person
that
hath
it
not
;
he
hath
bound
all
to
repent
and
believe
,
but
hath
not
promised
to
make
them
do
it
;
(
only
)
he
hath
revealed
,
that
there
are
certain
persons
so
given
to
Christ
,
as
that
they
shall
be
infallibly
drawn
to
believe
.
Oratio
formalis
actus
est
fidei
&
spei
.
Ames-Medulib
.
2.
c.
9.
th
.
62.
p.
308.
Et
Spes
est
virtua
qua
inclinamur
ad
expectationem
eorum
,
quae
Deus
nobis
promisit
.
ib.
6.
6.
th
.
1.
p.
pag.
269.
)
When
men
say
they
believe
that
which
never
was
promised
,
—
this
is
presuming
,
and
not
true
believing
:
Tim.
2.
4.
2
Pet.
Gods
will
is
sufficient
to
cause
the
thing
willed
Preface
to
the
Gro.
Rel.
Sect.
sufficient
to
cause
the
thing
willed
,
the
execution
of
Gods
goodness
towards
a
man
is
not
hastned
by
his
hearkning
to
Gods
Word
;
for
though
men
do
hear
it
daily
,
yet
are
they
not
forthwith
brought
to
faith
.
wilfulness
and
blindness
natural
life
Of
saving
faith
habitually
blind
habitual
wilfulness
natural
impotency
moral
impotency
Direct
.
to
Prev
.
Miscar
.
meritorious
Sacrifice
Soveraign
power
seasonable
afflictions
Holy
Ghost
knocking
▪
Ibid.
p.
243
,
&c.
Holy
Ghost
A
Call
to
the
Unconverted
.
p.
Ezek.
33.
11.
Say
unto
them
,
As
I
live
,
saith
the
Lord
God
,
I
have
no
pleasure
in
the
death
of
the
wicked
,
but
that
the
wicked
turn
from
his
way
,
and
live
.
Turn
ye
,
turn
ye
,
from
your
evil
wayes
;
for
why
will
ye
dye
,
O
house
of
Israel
?
If
any
man
be
in
Christ
,
he
is
a
new
creature
;
old
things
are
past
away
,
behold
all
things
are
become
new
;
and
all
things
are
of
God
,
who
hath
reconciled
us
to
himself
by
Jesus
Christ
,
and
hath
given
to
us
the
Ministry
of
Reconciliation
,
to
wit
,
that
God
was
in
Christ
reconciling
the
World
unto
himself
,
not
imputing
their
trespasses
to
them
,
and
hath
committed
to
us
the
Word
of
Reconciliation
:
Now
then
we
are
Ambassadors
for
Christ
,
as
though
God
did
beseech
you
by
us
;
we
pray
you
in
Christs
stead
,
be
ye
reconciled
unto
God
;
for
he
hath
made
him
to
be
sin
for
us
,
who
knew
no
sin
,
that
we
might
be
made
the
righteousness
of
God
in
him
,
from
God
safely
trust
your
souls
Baxter
,
ubi
supra
.
pag.
75.
to
glad
tydings
serious
,
congruous
Treat
.
of
Convers.
pag.
Isa.
5.
4.
What
could
have
been
done
more
to
my
Vineyard
,
that
I
have
not
done
in
it
?
worst
that
perish
Preface
to
the
Grot.
Religion
.
Sect.
in
his
Directions
to
prevent
Miscar
.
in
Convers.
pag.
with
this
means
God
doth
set
in
,
and
infallibly
cause
it
to
be
effectual
to
his
chosen
That
God
,
unto
the
outward
Ministry
of
the
Word
,
doth
not
,
for
the
most
part
,
add
the
efficacy
of
his
Sp●rit
,
to
work
m●n
unto
Faith
and
Repentance
,
insuperable
stat
of
death
moral
impotency
Holy
Ghost
diligently
go
forward
in
the
use
of
those
means
,
and
ardently
desire
,
and
humbly
and
reverently
expect
the
good
houre
of
more
plentiful
grace
Synod
.
of
Dort
.
Cap.
1.
Art
.
dead
in
your
trespasses
and
sins
,
a
condemned
Traytor
Of
saving
faith
.
p.
properly
and
to●●lly
dead
in
sins
,
and
destitute
of
all
strength
tending
to
spiritual
good
;
that
he
is
not
able
to
hunger
and
thirst
after
righteousness
,
or
everlasting
life
;
or
to
offer
the
sacrifice
of
an
humble
and
contrite
heart
,
such
as
is
acceptable
to
God
.
and
4.
Reject.
in
hearty
prayer
;
b●seeching
him
to
open
your
eyes
,
and
shew
you
the
greatness
of
your
sin
and
misery
,
till
you
be
unseignedly
humbled
and
that
he
would
shew
you
the
need
of
his
grace
in
Christ
,
till
you
can
thirst
after
him
and
his
righteousness
;
and
that
he
would
shew
you
the
certainty
and
excellency
of
his
glory
,
till
your
hearts
be
s●t
upon
it
above
all
.
Cap.
16.
n.
works
done
by
unregen●rate
men
,
although
for
the
matter
of
them
they
may
be
things
which
God
commands
,
and
of
good
use
both
to
themselves
,
and
for
others
;
y●t
because
they
proceed
not
from
a
heart
purified
by
faith
,
nor
are
done
in
a
right
manner
,
according
to
the
Word
;
nor
to
a
right
end
,
the
glory
of
God
;
they
are
therefore
sinful
,
and
cannot
please
God
,
nor
make
a
man
m●et
to
receive
grace
from
God
;
and
yet
their
neglect
of
them
is
more
sinful
and
displeasing
unto
God
.
a
natural
man
being
altogether
averse
from
that
(
spiritual
)
good
(
accompanying
salvation
)
and
dead
in
sin
,
is
not
able
by
his
own
strength
to
convert
himself
,
or
to
prepare
himself
thereunto
.
own
strength
own
strength
He
that
●
eth
Gods
appointed
means
as
well
as
he
can
,
is
more
disposed
f●r
the
blessing
of
those
means
,
than
the
wilful
despiser
,
or
neglecter
of
them
.
He
that
is
Christ
,
is
more
disposed
to
come
to
him
by
faith
,
than
he
that
is
at
a
further
distance
.
He
that
doth
not
so
much
resist
the
Spirit
,
but
with
some
seriousness
beggeth
for
the
Spirit
,
and
for
grace
,
is
better
disposed
for
it
,
▪
than
such
as
obstinately
resist
and
sc●●n
it
.
pag.
39.
own
strength
because
they
proceed
not
from
a
heart
purified
by
faith
.
All
men
are
untoward
to
all
good
tending
to
salvation
,
forward
to
evil
;
and
neither
(
without
the
Holy
Ghost
regenerating
them
)
set
strait
their
own
crooked
nature
;
no
nor
so
much
as
themselves
to
the
mending
of
it
Holy
Ghost
regenerating
[
As
by
the
fall
,
man
ceased
not
to
be
man
,
end●ed
with
understanding
and
will
;
nor
did
sin
,
spreading
it self
through
all
mankind
,
abolish
nature
with
us
,
but
corrupted
and
spiritually
slew
it
;
in
like
manner
this
regenerating
grace
of
God
worketh
not
upon
men
as
if
they
were
stocks
and
stones
.
]
whereby
he
giveth
being
to
this
our
natural
life
;
(
ib.
Article
17.
)
Marriages
are
made
in
heaven
natural
birth
El●ct
,
He
provideth
that
the
Gospel
may
be
outwardly
preacked
to
them
,
and
powerfully
inlightneth
their
minds
by
the
Holy
Ghost
,
that
they
may
understand
aright
,
and
judge
of
the
things
of
the
Spirit
of
God
by
the
effica●y
of
the
same
regenerating
Spirit
,
he
also
pier●●th
into
the
most
inward
parts
of
man
;
wh●se
heart
being
close
shut
up
,
he
open●th
it
;
being
hard
,
●e
●oftneth
it
;
being
uncircumcised
,
he
circumciseth
it
;
and
as
for
the
will
,
he
i●f●seth
new
qualities
into
it
,
and
maketh
it
of
a
dead
heart
lively
,
of
an
evil
good
.
a
power
of
believing
consent
or
act
of
believing
works
the
willingness
and
act
it self
of
belief
[
Art
.
Irresistibly
by
his
Omnipotent
strength
this
operation
,
for
the
mightiness
thereof
,
is
not
inf●riour
to
the
Creation
of
the
World
,
or
raising
up
the
dead
.
actual
resistance
to
the
defeating
of
his
own
Regeneration
:
regenerating
grace
Hely
Ghost
truly
preparative
and
dispositive
in
tantum
[
Of
saving
faith
Pref.
Sect.
11.
I
remember
Christ
hath
assured
me
,
that
of
the
many
that
are
called
,
few
are
chosen
;
and
that
most
men
perish
,
Baxter
▪
for
all
the
mercy
that
is
in
God
,
and
for
all
that
Christ
hath
done
and
suffered
,
and
f●r
all
the
grace
that
is
offered
them
in
th●
Gospel
;
and
I
consider
the
Rea●on
,
even
becau●e
they
will
not
receive
this
grace
,
nor
entertain
Christ
and
the
mercy
of
God
,
as
it
is
offered
to
them
.
in
x●●●able
receive
the
grace
of
God
in
vain
.
That
God
is
pleased
by
effectual
grace
to
draw
the
Elect
to
his
Son
,
and
make
the
Gospel
successful
to
their
Conversion
,
insup●r●bly
teaching
and
charging
them
by
his
Spirit
,
and
causing
them
to
repent
,
and
believe
in
Christ
,
and
to
perform
the
conditions
of
his
promises
;
that
love
that
brought
the
Lord
on
Earth
,
that
cloathed
him
with
flesh
,
that
lifted
him
up
upon
the
Cross
,
doth
stream
forth
in
his
season
into
the
hearts
of
his
Elect
,
and
toucheth
them
with
a
changing
power
,
and
winneth
them
to
his
Father
and
himself
,
and
droppeth
into
them
those
heavenly
principles
,
which
will
grow
up
in
them
to
everlasting
life
.
to
prevent
Miscar
.
in
Convers.
good
houre
Synod
.
Drodr
.
Cap.
1.
Ar.
his
season
good
houre
in
vain
special
saving
in
vain
nature
,
measure
God
will
justly
require
more
than
he
gives
;
that
is
,
the
improvement
of
his
gifts
,
He
gave
but
a
to
persevere
,
and
not
yet
did
he
justly
punish
him
for
want
of
the
act
;
even
for
not
using
by
his
own
will
,
the
which
he
had
given
him
talents
.
Common
Dort
,
par.
3.
pag.
154.
th●s
.
4.
]
Quanquam
Although
to
him
that
hath
shall
be
given
;
an
increase
of
the
same
gifts
shall
be
administred
to
him
that
makes
a
right
use
of
them
;
yet
notwithstanding
after
the
fall
,
God
will
not
bestow
supernatural
and
saving
grace
upon
those
that
use
the
natural
reliques
of
Gods
Image
a●ight
;
because
this
grace
is
not
confer'd
according
to
works
,
but
according
to
the
meer
and
free
beneplaciture
of
God
.
Of
saving
faith
Imperfection
is
not
turn'd
materially
into
perfection
;
the
dawning
of
the
day
is
not
materially
turn'd
into
the
greater
light
at
Noon
;
but
a
greater
light
superveneth
,
and
is
added
to
the
less
.
It
is
long
of
your self
,
if
God
did
not
give
you
grace
to
believe
;
it
was
,
because
you
wilfully
refused
some
preparatory
grace
!
Christ
found
you
at
a
great
distance
from
him
,
and
he
gave
you
grace
sufficient
to
have
brought
you
nearer
to
him
than
you
were
;
you
had
grace
sufficient
to
have
made
you
better
than
you
were
,
and
restrain'd
many
sins
,
and
brought
you
to
the
means
,
when
you
turn'd
your
back
upon
them
:
Though
this
were
not
to
cause
you
to
it
was
to
have
brought
you
and
through
your
own
wilfulness
became
even
as
had
sufficient
grace
to
have
stood
,
which
was
so
that
you
had
not
only
Christ
offer'd
to
you
,
if
you
would
accept
him
;
but
you
had
daily
and
precious
helps
and
means
to
have
cured
your
will
,
and
caused
you
to
accept
him
;
for
neglect
of
which
,
and
so
for
not
believing
,
and
for
all
your
other
sins
,
you
justly
perish
.
A●s
.
to
30.
Exc.
mihi
.
th●se
daily
and
precious
helps
and
means
good
houre
That
God
hath
not
entred
into
Covenant
or
promise
with
any
unregenerate
man
to
give
him
saving
grace
,
upon
any
condition
to
be
perform'd
without
it
.
preparatory
dispositions
infallible
connexion
denieth
the
power
of
the
Potter
over
a
Non-believer
thus
qualified
,
and
so
sins
against
the
freedom
of
the
Soveraignty
of
God
and
Christ
,
in
making
God
a
debtor
of
mercy
before
his
time
.
Orthodox
.
Evangelist
.
pag.
Goodness
,
Mercy
commanded
him
to
use
certain
means
a
very
command
to
use
such
means
as
means
,
is
a
strongly
encouraging
intima
im
,
that
God
will
not
deny
men
the
end
and
blessing
,
that
use
the
means
as
well
as
they
can
;
for
it
is
certain
that
he
appointeth
no
means
in
vain
.
Dort
.
[
De
Morte
Christi
pro
soli●
Electis
.
Thes.
Act.
Syn.
Dord
.
par.
2.
p.
daily
and
precious
helps
and
means
Mr.
▪
in
his
account
of
persever
.
pag.
ch.
10.
n.
4.
p.
8
,
9.
Dr.
ubi
supra
.
pag.
122
,
&c.
who
are
not
e●ected
,
although
they
may
be
called
by
the
Ministry
of
the
Word
,
and
may
have
some
common
op●rations
of
the
Spirit
,
yet
not
being
●ffectu●lly
drawn
by
the
Father
,
they
neither
do
,
nor
can
come
unto
Christ
,
and
therefore
cannot
be
saved
.
and
come
to
Christ
J●r.
6.
10.
Their
ears
are
uncircumcised
ears
,
and
they
cannot
hearken
;
behold
the
Word
of
God
is
as
a
reproach
unto
them
.
of
sav
.
saith
.
pag.
What
shall
we
do
to
be
saved
?
Baxter
.
〈◊〉
.
pag.
They
go
without
saving
grace
,
because
God
would
not
give
it
them
?
negative
reprobation
,
or
preterition
voluntas
de
non
concedend●
poenitentiâ
&
side
?
Cap.
1.
Reject.
could
not
immutable
Decree
Praedestinatio
nihil
ponit
in
praedestinato
his
Orthod.
Evang.
pag.
Gods
Decree
is
the
Rule
of
his
efficiency
In
e●t
immanent
work
Defic●ens
in
necessariis
though
a
man
would
,
he
cannot
shun
his
damnation
We
do
not
like
this
comparison
,
that
a
man
can
no
more
abstain
from
sin
than
shun
his
damnation
.
Ib.
p.
those
certain
persons
so
given
to
Christ
,
as
that
they
shall
be
infall●bly
drawn
to
believe
if
they
will
use
the
means
appointed
faith
and
repen●ance
)
They
have
v●ry
much
encouragement
from
God
;
both
1.
In
the
nature
of
the
means
which
are
fitted
to
their
ends
,
and
are
mighty
to
bring
down
all
oppositions
;
and
2.
In
the
commands
and
institution
of
God
;
whose
wisdom
and
goodness
may
easily
r●solve
us
,
that
he
will
not
appoint
us
means
in
vain
,
nor
set
his
Creatures
on
fruitless
labours
;
and
3.
Also
from
the
issue
;
for
no
man
can
stand
●orth
and
say
,
Such
a
one
did
his
best
in
the
use
of
means
,
and
yet
could
not
attain
the
end
,
but
fell
short
of
the
grace
and
glory
of
God
.
Cujus
contrarium
verum
est
irresistible
,
supernatural
stand
forth
to
come
short
of
glory
●ul●'d-out
number
were
a
man
so
exact
both
in
natural
morality
,
and
in
an
outward
conformity
to
the
means
of
grace
,
as
not
to
fail
in
any
particular
,
as
he
hath
power
to
perform
any
particular
h●reof
naturally
;
in
this
case
if
there
were
any
such
,
he
should
be
in
the
same
case
with
those
that
are
guilty
of
no
sin
,
but
sin
Original
,
which
yet
the
Word
of
God
teacheth
us
to
be
sufficient
to
make
all
men
to
be
born
children
of
wrath
.
impenitency
and
non-conversior
▪
new
birth
in
me
,
without
me
good
houre
common
grace
saving
grace
that
grace
that
doth
accompany
salvation
.
will
and
intention
Inter
Acta
Syn.
Nat.
Dordr
Matth. 23. 13. Luk. 11. 52. Ye shut up the Kingdom of heaven against men , and have taken away the key of knowledge ; and them that were entring in , ye hindred .
Piscator . Trip. Resp. ad Amic . C. U. Duplic . cap. 7. Other proofs of the Minor .
Non procurat Deus illis omnibus media salutis sufficientèr , quorum Conversionem in S. literis expectare dicitur . Item .
Deus omnibus quidem vocatis gratiam & salutem foris in verbo offert ; non tamen animo ipsos omnes convertendi . Cap. 4. Item .
Per Deum stat , quo minùs omnes vocati credant & resipiscant , h. e. per defectum gratiae sufficientis . ibid.
Marlorat . in Joan. 15. 2. Stat igitur firma sententia , quemcunque Deus ante conditum orbem elegerit , eum non posse p●rire : quem verò rejecerit , eum non posse salvari , etiamsi omnia sanctorum opera fecerit ; usque ad●ò irretractablis est sententia .
Jacob. Triglandius . ( A Synodist . ) In Defens . Doctrinae & Honoris Eccles. Ref●r . & Doctor . Haec Dei sententia adeò firma est & immutabilis , qua rejicit reprobos , ut impossibile sit eos salvari , etiamsi omnia sanctorum opera fecerint : Ideóque verum non est , eos qui culpâ suâ pereunt , per gratiam potuisse salvari , si laborem obedientiae salutari gratiae non subtraxissent . Haec ille .
more
haste
good
speed
early
up
,
and
ne're
the
near
The
time
will
come
when
they
that
kill
you
,
will
think
they
do
God
service
.
miscarries
;
the
child
is
come
to
the
Birth
,
and
there
is
no
strength
to
bring
forth
Be
not
righteous
over-much
,
neither
make
thy self
over-wise
,
why
shouldst
thou
destroy
thy self
?
't
is
good
to
be
zealously
affected
alwayes
in
a
good
matter
Romans
,
to
be
fervent
in
Spirit
,
serving
the
Lord
.
serving
the
Lord
serving
the
time
fervency
of
Spirit
hatred
,
variance
,
emulations
,
wrath
,
strife
,
seditions
,
heresies
,
envyings
,
murders
,
't
is
good
to
be
zealously
affected
in
a
good
matter
:
Hast
thou
faith
?
have
it
to
thy self
before
God
:
Laodicea
;
I
know
thy
works
,
that
thou
art
neither
cold
nor
hot
,
I
would
thou
wert
cold
or
hot
;
so
then
because
thou
art
luke-warm
,
and
neither
cold
nor
hot
,
I
will
spue
thee
out
of
my
mouth
.
cold
in
the
mouth
spue
them
out
of
his
mouth
As
for
those
persons
whom
God
hath
chosen
out
to
be
Vessels
of
mercy
,
Saints
rest
and
hath
given
them
the
cream
and
quintessence
of
his
blessings
,
when
the
rest
of
the
World
are
passed
by
,
and
put
off
with
common
and
temporary
,
and
left-hand
mercies
;
they
have
the
blood
of
Christ
given
them
,
and
the
Spirit
for
Sanctification
,
Consolation
,
and
Preservation
;
and
the
pardon
of
sins
,
and
the
adoption
to
sonship
,
and
the
guard
of
Angels
,
and
the
mediation
of
the
Son
of
God
,
and
the
special
love
of
the
Father
,
and
the
promise
and
seal
of
The
foundation
of
God
standeth
sure
,
having
this
seal
,
the
Lord
knoweth
them
that
are
his
.
fall
away
fall
from
grace
shew
them
why
they
above
all
men
should
be
laborious
for
heaven
;
and
that
there
is
a
great
deal
of
reason
,
that
though
all
the
World
besides
do
sit
still
,
and
be
careless
,
yet
they
should
abhor
that
laziness
and
negligence
,
and
should
lay
out
all
their
strength
on
the
work
of
God
:
Saints
Rest
.
Par.
Baxter
.
in
his
Directions
to
prevent
Miscar
.
in
Convers.
pag.
374
,
&c.
Feast
be
prepared
and
spread
before
them
,
a
good
stomack
will
not
stand
to
ask
;
How
can
you
prove
it
my
duty
to
eat
?
but
perhaps
the
sick
that
loath
it
,
may
do
so
:
If
the
Cup
be
before
the
Drunkard
,
he
doth
not
stand
on
those
terms
[
How
do
you
prove
it
my
duty
now
to
drink
this
Cup
,
and
the
other
Cup
?
]
No
,
if
he
might
have
but
leave
,
he
would
drink
on
,
without
any
questioning
whether
it
be
a
duty
:
If
the
Gamester
,
or
the
Whoremonger
,
might
be
but
sure
that
he
should
'scape
the
punishment
,
he
would
never
stick
at
the
want
of
a
precept
;
and
ask
,
Is
it
my
duty
?
If
there
were
but
a
gift
of
twenty
pound
a
man
,
to
be
given
to
all
the
poor
of
the
Town
;
yea
,
and
to
all
the
people
in
general
,
I
do
not
think
I
should
meet
with
many
people
in
the
Town
that
would
draw
back
and
say
,
What
Word
of
God
commandeth
me
to
take
it
?
Or
how
can
you
prove
that
it
is
my
duty
?
And
why
is
all
this
?
but
because
they
have
an
inward
love
to
the
thing
;
and
love
will
carry
a
man
to
that
which
seemeth
good
for
him
without
any
command
or
threatning
.
implicite
faith
blind
obedience
good
works
are
only
such
as
God
hath
commanded
in
his
holy
Word
,
and
not
such
as
without
the
warrant
thereof
are
devised
by
men
out
of
blind
zeal
,
or
any
pretence
of
good
intention
:
Diatribe
Triplex
.
pag.
the
sum
and
scope
of
the
second
Commandment
in
the
part
,
being
this
and
in
the
the
very
name
of
man
)
put
to
of
God
,
as
opposed
to
the
will
of
God
,
the
only
of
worship
,
is
as
a
in
the
forehead
of
it
,
to
it
,
as
condemnable
in
all
.
Who
hath
required
these
things
at
your
hands
?
not
of
faith
,
they
are
sin
,
private
spirit
Cap.
1.
de
Divina
praedest
,
Reject
.
pernicious
Errour
the
good
pleasure
and
purpose
of
God
from
among
all
possible
conditions
,
or
out
of
the
(
order
,
rank
of
all
things
did
choose
as
a
condition
unto
salvation
,
the
act
of
faith
in
it self
ignoble
,
and
the
imperfect
obedience
of
faith
,
and
was
graciously
pleased
to
repute
it
for
perfect
obedience
,
and
account
it
worthy
of
the
reward
of
everlasting
life
.
no
election
of
persons
the
good
pleasure
and
purpose
of
God
,
whereof
the
Scripture
makes
mention
in
the
Doctrine
of
Election
,
doth
not
consist
herein
,
that
God
did
elect
some
certain
men
rather
than
others
,
but
in
this
,
viz.
that
among
all
possible
conditions
,
God
did
choose
the
act
and
obedience
of
faith
as
a
condition
unto
salvation
,
&c.
that
taught
there
was
no
Election
of
persons
,
but
of
things
faith
,
and
the
obedience
of
faith
For
by
this
pernicious
Errour
the
good
pleasure
of
God
,
and
merit
of
Christ
is
weakned
;
and
that
of
the
Ap●stle
is
out-faced
as
untrue
,
God
hath
call●d
us
with
a
holy
calling
,
not
according
to
our
works
,
but
according
to
his
purpose
and
grace
,
which
was
given
to
us
through
Christ
Jesus
before
the
World
began
.
this
is
the
plain
truth
in
few
and
easie
words
Faith
,
which
is
an
effectual
acceptance
of
,
and
affiance
in
Christ
,
as
Christ
,
By
this
faith
as
't
is
the
performed
condition
of
Gods
promise
.
such
a
good
pleasure
of
God
to
be
revealed
in
the
Gospel
,
whereby
he
determin'd
to
choose
faith
for
the
condition
of
conferring
salvation
;
that
is
,
whereby
he
would
have
the
actual
obtaining
of
salvation
,
at
least
in
respect
of
the
Adult
,
suspended
upon
the
condition
of
fore-going
faith
;
and
this
is
that
joyful
and
salutary
tydings
that
is
to
be
promulgated
in
the
Name
of
Christ
among
all
Nations
.
So
then
,
it
is
not
of
him
that
willeth
,
nor
of
him
that
runneth
,
but
of
God
that
sh●weth
mercy
.
Si
divinae
misericordiae
exerendae
,
seu
exertae
causa
sola
sit
liberrima
Dei
voluntas
,
David
Dicson
.
)
If
the
sole
cause
of
the
exertion
or
egression
of
the
divine
mercy
,
be
the
most
free
will
of
God
,
then
the
cause
thereof
is
not
in
the
will
of
man
,
nor
in
his
good
works
or
actions
,
but
in
God
alone
.
saith
he
;
therefore
it
is
not
of
the
free-will
of
man
:
saith
he
;
therefore
it
is
not
from
the
actions
or
endeavours
of
man
,
that
any
man
is
beloved
,
elected
,
or
that
he
obtains
mercy
and
the
blessing
;
and
consequently
it
depends
upon
God
alone
,
who
sheweth
mercy
.
Seeing
that
the
Election
is
of
pure
mercy
,
it
cannot
be
attributed
to
any
will
or
endeavour
of
man
.
Treat
.
of
Convers.
pag.
the
meaning
is
not
,
that
our
is
not
in
him
that
willeth
,
or
in
him
that
runneth
,
the
Apostle
talketh
of
no
such
thing
;
but
it
is
about
Baxter
.
ib.
pag.
if
you
ask
the
reason
of
mens
is
not
given
in
Scripture
barely
from
the
will
of
God
,
but
from
the
faith
and
obedience
of
men
;
for
it
is
an
act
of
rewarding
justice
,
as
well
as
of
paternal
love
and
mercy
.
unbelievers
,
disobedient
De
persev●r
.
Aph.
5.
p.
215
,
par.
Decree
of
saving
good
pleasure
us
in
Christ
he
that
is
in
Christ
,
is
a
new
Crea●ure
.
That
the
purp●se
of
God
according
to
the
Election
stand
,
not
of
works
,
but
of
him
that
calleth
?
in
Christ
new
Creature
hath
chosen
us
in
Christ
He
that
is
in
Christ
,
is
a
new
Creature
pernicious
Erro●r
●●tic
.
Lamb.
p.
sole
will
of
Gods
〈◊〉
.
pag.
good
pleasure
his
Son
without
re●●ect
to
,
or
intuition
of
Christ
:
P.
t.
we
in
him
Christ
predestinated
we
by
him
for
us
unto
the
Adoption
of
sons
,
but
in
the
natural
son
the
good
pleasure
of
G●d
in
Christ
.
à
mal●dicto
&
exitio
liberare
In
Christo
He
hath
constantly
decreed
to
deliver
from
curse
and
damnation
,
those
whom
he
hath
chosen
out
of
mankind
absolute
election
good
pleasure
on
this
side
Act.
Sys
.
〈◊〉
cap.
1.
de
pr●d
.
Art.
7.
&
9.
Christum
pro
i●●
quos
Deus
summè
dilexit
&
ad
vitam
aeternam
elegit
,
Mortuum
esse
dicun●
.
Consess
.
inter
Act.
Syn.
Dord
.
par.
1.
p.
things
decreed
embrac'd
us
unto
salvation
they
might
be
elected
by
him
they
were
elected
Disput.
Ina●gur
.
Thes.
That
God
might
bring
us
unto
glory
,
without
any
detriment
unto
his
justice
.
good
works
were
hely
should
be
holy
This
said
Election
was
made
not
upon
fore-sight
of
faith
,
and
the
obedience
of
faith
,
holiness
,
or
of
any
other
good
quality
,
or
disposition
(
as
a
cause
Cap.
1.
Art
.
or
condition
before
required
in
man
to
be
chosen
)
but
faith
,
and
the
obedience
of
faith
,
holiness
,
&c.
And
therefore
Election
is
the
fountain
of
all
saving
good
;
from
whence
faith
,
holiness
,
and
the
residue
of
saving
gifts
,
lastly
everlasting
life
it
self
do
flow
,
as
the
fruits
and
effects
thereof
,
according
to
tha●
of
the
Apostle
,
(
not
b●cause
we
were
,
but
)
hath
chosen
us
in
Christ
that
we
should
be
holy
Th●t
we
should
be
separated
from
the
danger
of
eternal
destruct
o●
,
have
〈◊〉
blame
laid
upon
us
for
cur
sins
Col.
1.
14.
In
whom
we
have
redemption
through
his
blood
,
the
forgiveness
of
sins
delighteth
in
mercy
holy
in
all
manner
of
Conversation
,
rich
in
good
works
Thou
art
of
purer
eyes
than
to
behold
evil
,
and
canst
●ot
look
on
iniquity
For
thou
art
not
a
God
that
hath
pleasure
in
wickedness
,
neither
shall
evil
dwell
with
thee
;
the
foolish
shall
not
stand
in
thy
sight
,
thou
hatest
all
workers
of
iniquity
.
eternal
life
Eternal
life
Eternal
life
Loc.
Com.
de
praedest
.
qnaest
.
wicked
in
the
sight
of
God
is
not
the
cause
of
that
love
where
with
God
embraceth
us
unto
●●ernal
salvation
.
holy
Nature
holy
Nature
holy
Will
Sentent
.
de
prim●
Artic.
Thes.
Ortho.
4
Inter
Acta
Syn.
Dor.
pag
5.
par.
2.
purpose
according
to
the
Election
can
stand
final
execution
immutability
and
constancy
Synops.
Pur.
Theol.
Disp.
24.
Thes.
one
only
and
simple
act
one
only
and
simple
act
I
do
not
affirm
,
That
in
any
moment
of
nature
the
Decree
of
salvation
doth
go
before
the
consideration
of
faith
and
obedience
.
The
Decrees
of
giving
faith
,
and
crowning
it
with
salvation
,
I
make
to
be
not
subordinate
one
to
another
,
but
simultaneous
and
co-ordinate
o●e
with
another
.
Dr.
one
act
of
electing
same
simple
will
to
save
Peter
unbeliever
,
unclean
,
ungodly
not
to
save
him
believer
,
holy
and
obedient
same
simple
wisdom
and
justice
wisdom
,
justice
grace
freely
As
we
are
made
sons
,
and
obtain
the
right
of
the
inheritance
freely
;
so
are
we
also
most
mercif●lly
and
freely
put
into
the
possession
of
that
inheritance
;
therefore
it
is
ill
said
,
that
Eternal
life
,
as
a
reward
,
is
decreed
and
given
by
God
to
those
that
fulfill
the
conditions
which
he
hath
pres●ribed
;
for
to
give
life
as
a
reward
upon
the
performance
of
a
condition
,
upon
which
that
life
was
decreed
as
a
reward
is
to
give
life
not
altogether
freely
,
and
of
good
pleasure
,
but
of
debt
.
absolutely
elected
Aph●risme
of
Justif
.
in
Append.
pag.
s●parate
us
from
this
love
of
God
For
if
when
we
were
reconciled
to
God
by
the
death
of
his
Son
much
more
much
less
much
more
)
being
reconciled
,
we
shall
be
saved
by
his
l●fe
,
Election
,
Justification
,
and
Glorification
.
Election
faith
,
through
the
redemption
that
is
in
Christ
Jesus
sanctification
unto
obedience
good
works
Christ
.
Theol.
lib.
1.
cap.
25.
Exp.
Thes.
6.
(
mihi
)
pag.
Aphor.
pag.
of
our selves
justifying
faith
ant
cedeth
sed
quod
justificatis
conferatur
God
cr●ates
faith
in
the
hearts
of
his
El●ct
,
after
he
hath
justified
them
.
testimony
▪
A
man
is
not
justified
but
by
the
sa●th
of
Jesus
Christ
;
we
have
believed
in
Christ
,
that
we
might
be
justified
,
That
we
might
be
justified
by
faith
.
Fide
cognosein●u●
&
sentimus
nos
esse
jus●os
coram
Dco
;
by
faith
we
know
and
perceive
that
we
are
justified
before
God
,
who
hath
forgiven
our
sins
,
and
given
us
a
right
to
eternal
life
,
for
the
satisfaction
sake
of
Christ
,
and
his
righteousness
imputed
to
us
.
performed
condition
Faith
is
an
effectual
acceptance
of
,
and
affiance
in
Christ
as
Christ
.
effectually
accept
obedience
of
good
works
by
the
faith
that
is
in
Christ
Jesus
!
knowingly
that
a
man
is
not
justified
by
works
Being
justifi●d
freely
by
his
grace
,
through
the
redemption
that
is
in
Jesus
Chri●●
F●r
by
grace
are
ye
saved
,
through
faith
,
and
that
not
of
your selves
;
it
is
the
gift
of
God
;
not
of
works
,
l●st
any
man
should
boast
.
sound
having
on
your
own
righteousness
Ad
Phil.
3.
9.
See
the
Notes
of
and
others
,
on
Phil.
active
obedience
purpose
and
good
will
of
him
that
calleth
not
of
works
,
but
by
grace
Syn.
Dordr
.
cap.
2.
Reject
.
Being
justified
,
not
by
the
works
of
the
Law
,
freely
by
his
grace
,
through
the
redemption
that
is
in
Christ
Jesus
.
For
by
grace
y●
a●c
saved
Net
by
works
of
righteousness
which
we
have
done
,
but
acc●rding
to
his
mercy
he
saved
us
:
Eternal
l●fe
is
the
g●ft
of
God
Wells
of
Salvation
opened
Were
the
way
which
leads
to
Heaven
,
I
could
not
but
fear
,
that
the
higher
I
climb
,
the
gr●ater
would
my
fall
prove
to
be
;
every
servi●e
being
like
a
br●ttle
round
that
can
bear
no
weight
;
and
the
whole
fr●me
of
duties
at
the
best
,
f●r
short
of
the
L●dde●
vision
,
which
had
its
foot
standing
upon
the
E●r●●
,
an●
its
●op
reaching
to
Heaven
;
bu●
the
whole
way
of
salvation
from
first
to
last
,
is
all
of
meer
grace
,
Every
l●nk
o●
the
golden
Chain
is
made
up
of
fr●e
mer●y
;
Election
is
free
,
Vocat●on
free
Justification
free
Sanctification
free
Gl●●ification
free
Ezek.
36.
26.
A
new
heart
will
I
give
you
:
To
you
it
is
given
to
know
the
mysteries
of
the
Kingdom
of
Heaven
,
to
give
Repentance
Phil.
1.
29
,
Acts
11.
18.
1
Tim.
free
,
inconditionate
in
nobis
,
sine
nobis
special
gift
the
new
heart
,
faith
,
repentance
,
&c.
good
works
common
grace
gener●l
g●f●s
they
which
have
believed
in
God
,
might
be
careful
to
maintain
good
works
th●se
things
are
good
and
profitable
unto
men
:
good
works
to
be
rich
in
good
works
,
Pet.
1.
5
,
10.
Give
diligence
,
add
to
your
faith
,
vertue
,
Wheref●re
the
rather
give
diligence
to
make
your
Calling
and
Election
〈◊〉
.
Justification
before
Faith
The
more
our
Faith
increaseth
,
the
more
sweet
and
plentiful
will
be
the
sense
and
fruit
of
Justification
that
springs
up
to
us
.
those
who
were
once
enlightned
,
and
have
tasted
of
the
heavenly
gift
,
and
w●re
made
partakers
of
the
Holy
Ghost
,
and
have
tasted
the
good
Word
of
God
,
and
the
powers
of
the
World
to
come
Calling
and
Election
sure
The
will
of
the
Lord
be
done
.
Cap.
1.
Art
.
out
your
salvation
out
of
sense
and
certainty
of
this
Election
,
the
children
of
God
daily
draw
more
and
more
matter
of
humbling
themselves
before
God
,
of
ad●●ing
the
depth
of
his
merci●s
,
of
purifying
themselves
,
and
of
loving
him
fervemly
,
who
first
loved
them
so
much
.
ease
,
carelessness
Scripture
,
Practice
his
faith
should
not
fail
at
what
instant
God
speaks
concerning
a
Nation
,
and
concerning
a
Kingdom
,
to
build
,
and
to
plant
it
;
if
it
doth
evil
,
and
obey
not
his
voyce
,
then
he
will
repent
of
the
good
wherewith
he
said
he
would
benefit
them
,
Numbers
,
Ye
shall
not
come
into
the
Land
concerning
which
I
sware
to
make
you
dwell
therein
,
save
Caleb
the
son
of
Jephunneh
,
and
Joshua
the
son
of
Nun
ye
shall
know
my
breach
of
promise
,
That
his
f●i●h
should
not
fail
that
he
would
keep
him
from
the
evil
And
thou
,
when
thou
art
converted
,
strengthen
thy
Brethren
,
His
preservation
to
the
last
period
out
off
whom
he
predestinated
,
them
he
also
called
;
whom
he
called
,
them
he
also
justified
;
whom
he
justified
,
them
he
also
glorified
,
when
it
is
objected
to
us
that
the
ordination
of
means
is
sup●rfl●cus
,
Synops.
Pur.
Theol.
Disp.
24.
Thes.
if
the
Elect
,
by
some
Antecedent
act
,
be
absolutely
destinated
to
salvation
,
this
ariseth
from
the
meer
ignorance
of
the
Orthodox
Doctrine
;
for
God
did
never
choose
any
man
absolutely
unto
salvation
,
if
by
we
exclude
the
means
which
God
hath
ordained
for
the
obtaining
of
salvation
;
but
that
ordination
unto
salvation
in
the
purpose
of
God
,
hath
alwayes
from
Eternity
in
the
very
same
act
,
con●oyned
with
it
a
consideration
of
those
means
which
are
necessary
unto
salvation
.
Whereupon
Saint
also
saith
God
hath
from
the
beginning
chosen
you
unto
salvation
through
sanctif●cation
of
the
Spirit
,
and
belief
of
the
truth
To
the
El●ct
according
to
the
fore-knowledge
of
God
the
Father
,
through
sanctification
of
the
Spirit
,
unto
obedience
,
and
the
sprinkling
of
the
blood
of
Christ
.
a
work
,
to
the
production
whereof
,
God
employeth
his
omnipotent
strength
for
the
mightiness
thereof
not
inferiour
to
the
Creation
of
the
World
,
or
raising
up
the
dead
which
God
worketh
in
us
;
but
without
us
;
an
operation
so
carried
on
,
that
when
God
hath
done
his
part
,
it
remains
not
in
mans
choice
to
be
,
or
not
to
be
regenerated
;
to
be
,
or
not
to
be
converted
Orthodox
Evangelist
Though
the
Decree
be
absolute
,
yet
the
〈◊〉
of
the
Decree
in
the
Gospel
is
conditional
.
yet
here
carefully
observe
,
That
by
a
condition
we
are
alwayes
to
understand
not
a
condition
properly
so
called
,
but
a
consequent
condition
such
a
condition
,
the
performance
whereof
is
not
left
unto
the
but
is
undertaken
for
by
the
and
therefore
is
not
only
not
opposite
unto
,
but
is
both
an
effect
and
argument
of
an
D●cree
,
and
also
of
an
Covenant
of
Grace
infusion
of
faith
first
conversion
absolutely
,
immediatly
Cornelius
Dungan
Pacific
.
p.
Such
as
the
operation
of
grace
is
in
the
beginning
,
such
it
is
also
in
the
progress
:
immediatly
and
irresistibly
Thes.
Heterod
.
quas
rejicim
.
3.
pag.
200.
par.
(
of
perseverance
Persevera●tiam
esse
donum
sub
conditione
oblatum
.
'T
is
false
,
that
perseverance
is
a
gift
offered
upon
condition
;
for
it
is
a
gift
absolutely
promised
of
God
without
any
respect
of
condition
.
The
Reason
is
this
,
the
promises
of
God
,
some
are
concerning
the
end
,
others
concerning
the
means
to
that
end
.
The
promises
concerning
the
end
;
for
example
●ak●
,
concerning
salvation
are
conditional
(
or
persevere
But
seeing
no
man
is
able
to
perform
the
conditions
,
God
hath
also
made
most
free
and
absolute
promises
for
bestowing
the
v●ry
conditions
themselves
;
which
he
eff●c●eth
in
us
,
that
by
them
,
as
the
means
,
we
might
attain
unto
the
end
.
The
Lord
thy
God
will
circumcise
thine
heart
,
to
love
the
Lord
thy
God
with
all
thine
heart
;
and
with
all
thy
soul
,
that
thou
mayst
live
.
The
end
here
promised
,
is
life
;
which
the
Israeliees
could
never
attain
,
but
by
the
performance
of
this
condition
,
namely
,
the
loving
of
God
;
but
here
God
absolutely
promiseth
,
that
he
would
give
them
that
very
condition
.
Seeing
therefore
the
promises
of
faith
,
and
perseverance
in
the
faith
,
are
promises
concerning
the
means
,
they
are
of
absolute
gifts
,
whereby
God
,
considering
mens
inability
as
well
to
attain
the
end
without
means
,
as
to
perform
those
means
or
c●nditions
of
themselves
,
hath
promised
he
would
effect
it
,
that
they
should
perform
those
condi●ions
.
God
promiseth
life
to
those
that
constantly
fear
him
!
the
promise
concerning
life
is
conditionate
;
but
concerning
the
constant
fear
is
absolute
that
they
shall
not
depart
from
me
.
'T
is
altogether
needless
for
any
man
to
take
care
to
do
any
thing
for
his
salvation
?
believers
and
Converts
(
effectual
good
pleasure
,
Soveraign
power
,
mercy
Book
of
remembrance
that
was
written
before
the
Lord
for
them
that
feared
the
Lord
,
and
that
thought
upon
his
Name
;
and
they
shall
be
mine
,
saith
the
Lord
of
Hosts
,
in
that
day
when
I
make
up
my
Jewels
;
and
I
will
spare
them
,
as
a
man
spareth
his
own
son
that
serveth
▪
him
.
for
who
maketh
thee
to
differ
from
another
;
and
what
hast
thou
that
thou
didst
not
receive
,
&
c
?
Art.
4.
mihi
.
pag.
Peter
Martyr
(
not
Study
,
Learning
or
Industry
)
Cur
ergo
,
teste
Apostolo
Ibid.
p.
Repentance
absolutely
in
infinitum
Grotian
Religion
.
Sect.
Vbi
supra
.
p.
161.
&
if
it
were
so
,
then
these
graces
should
be
conferr'd
according
to
mens
works
,
which
is
clearly
and
undeniably
stark
Pelagianism
.
Faith
,
Repentance
,
and
good
Works
eternal
life
moment
of
nature
Faith
,
Repentance
,
and
good
Works
[
That
God
is
ready
to
work
Faith
in
man
upon
a
condition
;
]
Now
,
what
is
that
condition
!
can
it
be
any
other
thing
,
than
some
work
of
man
?
And
what
follows
here
hence
,
but
that
God
gives
faith
according
to
mens
works
?
which
is
pure
condemned
for
heresie
in
the
Church
of
God
from
time
to
time
.
Ibid.
p.
This
Authour
would
have
men
effectually
called
by
vertue
of
their
prayers
.
W.
Spurstowe
Cap.
7.
Sect.
1.
Rule
2.
pag.
67.
grace
.
The
one
are
so
as
that
they
do
not
depend
upon
any
grace
in
us
fore-going
,
or
suppose
any
good
qualifications
in
us
to
be
partakers
of
them
;
such
are
the
promises
of
Conversion
and
Regeneration
,
in
which
grace
makes
way
for
it self
,
and
works
all
the
initial
preparations
,
we
being
as
in
our
birth
,
as
we
are
in
our
birth
,
in
our
as
in
our
promise
of
Conversion
,
and
giving
of
spiritual
life
,
though
it
have
a
kind
of
in
not
requiring
that
aptitude
and
qualification
of
the
subject
by
grace
for
the
fulfilling
of
it
,
as
the
other
do
for
the
performance
of
them
;
yet
is
it
not
in
opposition
to
the
use
of
external
means
,
which
God
hath
appointed
us
a
necessary
way
to
obtain
converting
grace
;
for
as
the
Decrees
of
God
,
though
do
not
exclude
the
endeavours
of
the
Creature
,
and
the
working
of
second
causes
;
no
more
doth
the
of
Gods
in
Conversion
but
rather
the
u●e
and
exercise
of
all
means
that
lead
to
the
end
.
Twiss
;
I
know
no
industry
of
man
required
to
his
effectual
Vocation
but
the
hearing
of
Gods
without
faith
obtaining
grace
Whohath
reqisired
this
at
your
hand
,
to
tread
my
Courts
?
wicked
mind
Never
man
spake
as
this
man
speaketh
.
averse
from
it
a
wicked
mind
laying
aside
all
malice
,
and
all
guile
,
and
hypocrisies
,
and
envie
,
and
all
filthiness
,
and
superstuity
of
naughtiness
,
and
to
receive
with
meekness
the
engrafted
Word
,
which
is
able
to
save
the
soul
.
Faith
,
Repentance
,
and
good
the
execution
of
Gods
goodnesse
towards
him
is
not
hastened
by
a
mans
hearkning
to
Gods
word
carefull
attendance
upon
the
Ordinances
immediate
influence
promise
unto
himself
promise
himself
promise
himself
with
it
immediate
influence
wholly
and
only
Spurstowe
ubi
supra
p.
Canales
gratiae
weak
and
impious
acts
rational
not
to
bestow
Twiss
ubi
supra
p.
the
exhortation
of
the
Word
no
provocation
at
all
ordinary
means
Treatise
of
Conversion
,
pag.
an
averse
and
wicked
mind
our
President
and
Direction
from
the
Apostles
Admonition
to
Twiss
.
ubi
supra
.
pag.
Therefore
it
becomes
us
continually
to
wait
for
this
time
,
and
not
to
prescribe
unto
God
.
And
why
may
not
this
present
be
the
time
?
the
hearing
of
Gods
Word
,
whereby
alone
is
our
Calling
a
man
hears
it
with
a
purpose
to
oppose
it
either
in
general
,
or
in
some
particular
truth
thereof
;
yet
this
humour
of
opposition
cannot
hinder
Gods
Word
,
and
the
operation
of
his
Spirit
where
he
will
,
in
spight
of
their
conceits
,
who
thought
the
Apostles
were
filled
with
new
wine
,
when
three
thousand
were
converted
that
day
.
how
is
it
possible
that
God
should
bring
a
man
to
a
Sermon
,
while
he
lies
lazy
in
his
Bed
?
out
of
the
way
of
Grace
Whether
God
hath
not
exactly
prefixed
the
punctual
time
for
the
Conversion
of
every
one
to
whom
he
intends
his
effectual
grace
?
I.
R.
Christian
Subject
Edm.
Calamy
Hora
Uberioris
Gratia
Cap.
1.
Art
.
Dort
,
The
Houre
of
more
plentiful
Grace
time
appointed
Whether
God
hath
not
also
precisely
appointed
the
means
,
for
the
conversion
of
such
persons
to
whom
his
effectual
Grace
is
designed
?
When
God
executes
his
good
pleasure
in
the
Elect
,
or
works
true
Conversion
in
them
,
he
doth
not
only
procure
the
outward
means
,
but
also
applies
the
inward
efficacy
of
the
regenerating
Spirit
Cap.
3.
&
4.
Artic.
Whether
God
can
fail
in
his
time
prefixed
,
to
accomplish
that
work
of
Conversion
in
such
persons
?
If
the
wisdom
of
God
hath
to
common
mercies
wherein
his
enemies
have
a
share
,
set
such
appointed
times
,
as
may
make
them
more
useful
and
beneficial
to
his
Creatures
:
Certainly
he
will
not
fail
to
perform
to
his
people
the
promises
of
his
free-grace
which
may
best
suit
with
their
welfare
,
and
his
glory
.
ibid.
pag.
Whether
God
can
be
disappointed
of
his
means
or
no
?
Gods
Omnipotency
no
creature
is
able
to
resist
;
and
therefore
if
God
will
have
any
man
to
believe
,
to
repent
,
to
do
this
or
that
good
work
,
it
is
impossible
it
should
be
otherwise
.
—
And
that
God
is
he
who
works
in
us
that
which
is
pleasing
in
his
sight
through
Jesus
Christ
,
is
as
true
,
as
the
Epistle
to
the
is
a
part
of
the
New
Testament
.
Whether
any
of
them
,
]
for
whom
effectual
grace
is
designed
,
be
able
to
resist
that
grace
,
when
the
is
come
;
or
to
receive
it
if
they
should
endeavour
after
it
?
We
willingly
confess
that
as
often
as
men
are
found
to
resist
these
Exhortations
Divine
,
though
delivered
by
Gods
Minister
,
they
may
justly
be
said
to
resist
God
working
and
beseeching
them
,
as
the
Apostle
speaketh
,
As
though
God
through
us
did
beseech
you
.
So
the
Jewes
with
their
Fathers
resisted
the
Holy
Ghost
,
Forasmuch
as
the
words
delivered
unto
them
,
and
which
they
resisted
,
were
sent
by
the
Lord
of
Hosts
in
his
Spirit
,
by
the
Ministry
of
his
Prophets
,
And
accordingly
God
is
said
to
have
protested
among
them
by
his
Spirit
,
by
the
hands
of
the
Prophets
;
but
they
would
not
hear
,
But
they
do
not
the
Holy
Ghost
,
working
upon
their
wills
the
Act
of
or
rath●r
transmuta●ion
.
We
willingly
confess
that
the
Elect
resist
neither
,
tending
to
their
first
Conversion
,
which
God
hath
for
their
Conversion
;
till
then
they
resist
all
Exhortations
tending
thereunto
,
as
well
as
others
;
but
as
for
any
for
a
of
their
wills
,
they
are
not
made
partakere
thereof
,
the
time
of
their
Whether
in
the
designation
either
of
time
or
means
,
God
had
any
consideration
of
any
as
wrought
,
or
to
be
wrought
in
man
,
or
of
any
in
him
,
that
at
such
might
be
the
more
applied
for
his
Conversion
We
willingly
profess
Twiss
)
that
God
carrieth
himself
throughout
;
not
only
declaring
according
to
the
meer
pleasure
of
his
will
,
without
all
consideration
of
ought
in
man
;
but
giving
them
also
unto
some
,
and
denying
them
unto
others
,
according
to
the
m●er
pleasure
of
his
will
,
without
the
consideration
of
in
man
.
Is
it
possible
for
any
man
,
by
any
means
,
or
any
diligence
in
the
use
of
that
means
,
to
attain
unto
these
graces
,
when
God
hath
decreed
to
deny
them
to
him
;
o●
is
it
possible
for
any
man
,
through
any
perverse
opposition
to
fail
of
them
,
when
God
hath
decreed
to
bestow
them
upon
him
?
Mystery
of
self-deceiving
.
p.
That
it
is
vain
and
bootless
to
take
any
pains
in
godliness
they
must
needs
come
to
their
appointed
end
.
But
these
must
know
,
that
it
is
either
for
a
Reprobate
to
live
godly
,
or
an
Elect
alwayes
to
live
lendly
and
loosely
;
for
the
same
God
that
ordains
the
ordains
the
it
is
for
them
to
shun
damnation
Ibid.
p.
it
is
for
them
to
disobey
,
or
not
to
be
when
God
will
have
them
to
be
That
all
endeavours
,
whether
to
obtain
life
,
or
avoid
are
utterly
impertinent
and
needless
special
revelation
effectual
calling
effectual
calling
the
voyce
of
Gods
Rod
the
voyce
of
his
Word
immutable
Decrees
good
houre
Elect
V●ssel
of
perseverance
It
is
impossible
that
should
perish
;
it
is
impossible
also
that
a
blasphemer
of
Christ
,
and
an
unbeliever
,
if
he
dies
in
this
state
,
should
not
perish
;
so
it
is
impossible
that
should
perish
;
it
is
also
impossible
that
Murderer
,
if
death
arrests
him
in
his
impenitency
,
should
not
perish
.
They
say
the
Divine
Providence
and
Mercy
doth
easily
unty
this
knot
;
by
taking
care
that
none
of
the
Elect
shall
dye
in
that
state
,
wh●rein
according
to
any
ordination
of
the
Divine
Will
,
he
should
be
excluded
from
eternal
life
.
Nobles
,
Rulers
Be
not
ye
afraid
,
remember
the
Lord
which
is
great
and
terrible
,
and
fight
for
your
Brethren
,
your
sons
and
your
daughters
,
your
wives
and
your
houses
our
God
shall
fight
for
us
,
eternal
life
conditionally
[
if
we
do
believe
means
[
Faith
irresistible
application
sinful
distrust
Quietus
est
The
Sword
of
the
Lord
,
and
of
Be
not
dismayed
fight
;
for
the
Lord
fighteth
for
you
:
Rams
Horns
Ye
need
not
fight
in
this
Battel
;
Fear
not
,
stand
still
,
and
see
the
salvation
of
the
Lord
which
he
will
shew
to
you
the
Lord
shall
fight
for
you
,
and
ye
shall
hold
your
peace
.
tempest
)
Why
are
ye
fearful
or
doubtful
,
O
ye
of
little
faith
?
sick
unto
death
Behold
,
I
will
add
unto
thy
dayes
fifteen
years
,
Let
them
take
a
lump
of
figs
,
and
lay
it
for
a
plaister
upon
the
Bile
,
and
he
shall
recover
.
Fear
not
,
God
hath
given
thee
all
them
that
sail
with
thee
,
said
to
the
Centurion
,
and
to
the
Souldiers
,
Except
these
abide
in
the
Ship
,
ye
cannot
be
saved
,
playster
of
figs
Exod.
34.
23
,
24.
Thrice
in
the
year
shall
all
your
men-children
appear
before
the
Lord
:
I
will
cast
out
the
Nations
before
thee
,
and
enlarge
thy
Borders
;
neither
shall
any
man
desire
thy
Land
,
when
thou
shalt
go
up
to
appear
before
the
Lord
thy
God
thrice
in
the
year
.
Why
do
you
not
consider
what
madness
it
would
be
to
argue
about
bodies
,
as
you
do
about
souls
?
It
is
as
true
that
God
hath
decreed
how
many
years
and
dayes
you
shall
live
,
as
that
he
hath
decreed
whether
you
shall
be
saved
;
and
I
will
refer
it
to
your
own
Reason
,
what
you
would
think
of
the
wit
of
that
man
,
that
would
give
over
eating
and
drinking
,
and
say
,
What
would
you
say
to
such
a
man
but
this
?
That
God
decreeth
no
man
to
live
,
but
by
the
ordinary
means
of
living
;
and
therefore
ordinarily
if
you
will
give
over
ea●ing
and
drinking
,
it
is
certain
that
you
will
give
over
living
;
and
that
God
hath
made
no
Decree
to
save
you
alive
,
whether
you
eat
and
drink
or
not
!
So
if
a
man
should
have
a
journey
to
go
on
life
or
death
,
What
would
you
think
of
that
man
that
will
say
,
If
God
have
decreed
that
I
shall
come
to
my
journeys
end
,
I
shall
do
it
,
whether
I
go
or
not
;
and
if
he
have
not
decreed
it
,
I
shall
never
come
thither
,
though
I
travel
never
so
hard
?
This
is
true
;
but
if
you
hence
infer
,
that
therefore
it
is
as
good
sit
still
as
go
,
you
will
shew
your
own
folly
,
and
not
p●ocure
an
excuse
for
your
neglect
:
Why
even
so
it
is
in
our
present
case
;
if
you
will
say
,
if
God
have
elected
me
,
I
shall
be
saved
;
and
if
he
have
not
,
I
shall
not
,
whatsoever
I
do
,
and
therefore
I
may
spare
my
pains
;
it
is
no
wiser
,
than
to
give
over
eating
and
drinking
,
because
God
hath
decreed
how
long
you
shall
live
;
or
to
give
over
travelling
,
because
God
hath
decreed
whether
you
shall
come
to
your
journies
end
;
will
you
be
thus
mad
about
the
matters
of
your
Trades
and
Callings
in
the
World
?
why
do
not
all
the
Weavers
in
this
Town
,
th●n
give
over
their
Trades
,
and
say
,
Why
do
you
not
give
over
plowing
and
sowing
,
and
say
,
If
God
have
decreed
that
I
shall
have
a
Crop
,
I
shall
have
one
,
whether
I
plow
and
sow
or
not
;
and
if
he
have
not
,
I
shall
not
,
whatsoever
I
do
?
If
you
will
needs
be
Fools
,
let
it
be
about
these
worldly
things
,
which
you
may
better
spare
:
Try
your
own
opinion
awhile
,
and
give
over
eating
and
drinking
,
and
working
;
but
do
not
befool
your selves
about
th●
One
Thing
Necessary
;
and
play
n●t
the
mad
men
about
the
flames
of
hell
,
and
do
not
in
such
jest
threw
away
your
salvation
;
it
were
an
hundred
times
a
wiser
course
for
a
man
to
set
his
house
on
fire
,
and
say
,
I
tell
you
again
,
God
hath
not
ordinarily
decreed
the
end
without
the
means
;
and
if
you
will
neglect
the
means
of
salvation
,
it
is
a
certain
mark
that
God
hath
not
decreed
you
to
salvation
:
But
you
shall
find
that
he
hath
left
you
no
excuse
,
because
he
hath
no
thus
predessti●a●ed
you
.
God
hath
not
ordinarily
decreed
the
end
without
the
means
:
If
you
neglect
the
means
of
salvati●r
,
it
is
a
certain
mark
that
God
hath
not
decreed
you
to
salvation
.
De
primo
Artic.
In
Explicat
.
Orth.
Thes.
4.
Inter
Acta
.
Synod
.
Par.
2.
pag.
Embden
,
D.
Gratiae
&
Meriti
Christi
Un●vs
sal
.
left
in
the
common
state
of
misery
,
play
the
mad
men
about
the
flames
of
hell
in
jest
to
throw
away
salvation
hath
not
ordinarily
decreed
the
end
without
the
means
●f
you
neglect
this
means
]
[
you
shallfind
that
he
hath
left
you
without
excuse
because
he
hath
not
thus
predestinated
you
.
left
without
excuse
neglect
the
means
of
salvation
predestinated
thus
find
that
he
hath
left
no
excuse
,
because
he
hath
not
thus
predestinated
bodies
,
states
they
would
soon
perceive
the
folly
and
mad●e
●s
of
it
.
of
making
light
of
Christ
fatal
period
to
his
end
at
the
Gallows
?
Meat
and
Drink
good
houre
by
the
strength
of
his
Omnipotency
,
take
no
thought
,
saying
,
What
shall
we
eat
,
or
what
shall
we
drink
?
seek
his
bread
with
the
peril
of
his
life
,
the
Barrel
of
meal
should
not
waste
,
nor
the
Cruse
of
oyle
fail
he
would
command
an
Angel
or
a
R●aven
to
feed
him
,
Can
God
prepare
a
Table
in
the
Wilderness
A
rise
,
and
go
towards
the
South
go
near
,
and
joyn
thy self
to
this
Chariot
,
plowing
and
sowing
Ye
shall
eat
this
year
such
things
as
grow
of
themselves
,
and
the
second
year
that
which
springeth
of
the
same
.
Phil.
2.
12.
Work
out
your
salvation
with
fear
and
trembling
;
for
it
is
God
that
worketh
in
you
to
will
and
to
do
,
of
his
good
pleasure
.
de
modo
cast
all
their
care
upon
Gods
good
pleasure
,
worketh
to
will
and
to
do
in
them
:
the
will
of
the
Lord
be
done
:
Luke
21.
14
,
15.
Settle
it
therefore
in
your
hearts
,
not
to
meditate
before
what
ye
shall
answer
,
for
I
will
give
you
a
mouth
and
wisdom
,
which
all
your
Adversaries
shall
not
be
able
to
gain-say
,
nor
resist
.
to
settle
it
in
our
hearts
,
in
fear
,
where
no
fear
is
,
let
him
that
thinketh
he
standeth
,
take
heed
lest
he
fall
,
Be
not
high-minded
,
but
fear
.
not
according
to
godliness
not
according
to
godliness
Thus have ye made the Commandment of God of none effect .
Supponere antecedenter ad fidem , ipsamque Conversionem salutarem aliquid discrimen inter probitatis studiosos , & alios , est valdè Other proofs of the Minor . absurdum : Cùm m●e di crimenfaciat gratia Convertens , 1 Cor. 4. 7. Mares . in Hydr● Socin . Tom. 2. pag. 264.
Tantum ab●st , ut Deus in inchoand â regeneratione ad praevias disposition s respiciat , ut contra alienissimi quique à regno Coelorum vo●entur , & quisunt altioribus tenebris dem rsi . Maccov . in Colleg. M●s●el . Q●●st . Disput. 1. pag. 394.
Non efficit Deus fid min assentientibus , & gratiae cooperantibus , s●d in rel ●tantibus , &c. Piscat . in Trip. Resp. ad Amic . C. V. Dupl● . ca● 4. pag. 156.
D●us nabis r●luct●nt , bus ( ut olim reluctanti Paulo ) fidem infandit . ib●d. p●g. 1●0 .
Non est opus nostr●n● quod credimus , sed solius Dei . pag. 157.
D●●iq●● valdè absurdè sides , sanctificatio , perseverantia , ad conditiones potestativas re ●rrentur quoad eos qui servantur , cùm non s●ipsos discernant teste Paulo , 1 Cor. 4. 7. & eximia sint ac singularia Dei beneficia , in eos demùm per gratiam efficacem collata , ex eodem illo decreto quo Deus determinatè & absolutè decrevit illis salutem conferre . Mares . in Hydra Socin . Tom. 1. pag. 617.
Non vult Deus ut homines plus boni faciant , quàm reipsa faciunt ; aut plus mali omittant , quàm omittunt . Piscat . ubi supra . cap. 1. pag. 177. Item Maccov . ubi supra . Disput. 2. per totam Disp.
Omnia fiunt ex Decreto Dei irresistibili , etiam impia quaeque scelera , eóque necessariò omnia fiunt . Piscat . ibid. pag. 168.
Omnia quae fiunt , necessariò fiunt , quoad Dei voluntatem , tanquam primam causam . ib. pag. 191.
Et bona & mala opera omnia , ex decreto Dei fiunt necessariò . ibid. 212.
De his quae eveniunt necessariò stulta ( est ) planè omnis consultatio * * Vide Aristot . in 3. Ethic. D. Burleigh . Histor. Artic. Lambeth . pag. 6.
Haec sententia & lapsis curam resurgendi adimit , & sanctis occasionem torporis adfert , eo quod in utramque partem supersluus labor sit , si neque rejectus ulla industria possit intrare , neque electus ulla negligentia possit excidere : Quoquo enim modo se egerint , non posse aliud erga eos quam Deus definivit accidere , & sub incerta spec●rsum non posse esse constantem , cùm si aliud habeat praedestinantis electio , cassa sit annitentis intentio . Removeri itaque omn●m industriam , tollique virtutes , si Dei constitutio humanas praeveniat voluntates , & sub hoc praedestinationis nomine fatalem quandam induci necessitatem , aut diversarum naturarum dici Dominum conditorem , si nemo possit aliud esse quam factus est . Prosper in Epist. ad Augustinum .
the
Right
of
the
Infant
to
Baptism
is
meerly
on
the
Parents
account
,
and
on
supposition
of
his
Right
to
Membership
of
the
universal
Church
;
if
the
efore
the
Parents
Right
be
justly
questioned
,
and
he
susp●nded
,
then
the
Infants
Right
must
be
questioned
,
and
it
suspended
on
the
same
ground
.
That
a
Dogmatical
Faith
gives
Right
to
Baptisme
.
We
have
abundance
of
people
that
have
not
so
much
as
a
Dogmatical
Faith
;
that
know
not
who
Christ
is
,
nor
what
he
hath
done
;
nor
are
they
in
most
places
(
since
the
Directory
was
in
use
)
called
to
profess
their
Faith
when
they
offer
their
Children
to
Baptism
.
that
Faith
in
the
Name
of
the
Father
,
and
●f
the
Son
,
and
of
the
Holy
Ghost
.
Ministers
may
not
baptize
their
Children
upon
the
profession
of
any
other
Faith
that
comes
short
of
Saving
Faith
.
Saving
Faith
seriously
profess
to
believe
all
the
essential
Articles
of
Christian
Religion
,
and
to
consent
to
take
God
for
his
only
God
and
Portion
,
Christ
for
his
only
Red
emer
,
and
the
Holy
Ghost
for
his
Sanctifier
,
renouncing
the
World
,
Flesh
and
Divel
.
Godfathers
and
Godmothers
Liturgy
[
What
did
your
Godfathers
and
Godmothers
then
promise
for
you
They
did
promise
and
Vow
three
things
in
my
name
.
1.
That
I
should
forsake
the
Divel
and
all
his
Works
,
the
Pomps
and
Vanities
of
the
wicked
World
,
and
all
the
sinful
lusts
of
the
flesh
.
2.
That
I
should
believe
all
the
Articles
of
the
Christian
Faith
.
And
3.
That
I
should
keep
Gods
holy
Will
and
Commandments
,
and
walk
in
the
same
all
the
dayes
of
my
life
To
believe
in
God
the
Father
,
who
hath
made
me
,
and
all
the
World
.
2.
In
God
the
Son
,
who
hath
redeemed
me
,
and
all
Mankind
.
3.
In
God
the
Holy
Ghost
,
who
sanctifieth
me
,
and
all
the
Elect
people
of
God
.
Saving
Faith
If
a
man
have
made
the
same
profession
and
after
long
continuance
in
the
Church
doth
offer
his
Child
to
Christ
in
Baptism
,
and
offer
to
renew
that
profession
,
and
enter
his
Child
into
the
same
Covenant
,
I
shall
suppose
his
claim
just
,
till
some
sufficient
Reason
be
brought
to
prove
it
unjust
.
Saving
Faith
Saving
Faith
When
I
asser
:
the
unlawfulness
Saving
Faith
)
I
do
not
intend
thereby
to
assert
the
Nullity
of
all
such
Baptism
,
when
performed
,
though
unlawfully
;
for
though
it
may
be
yet
it
followeth
not
that
therefore
it
is
Null
,
as
to
the
true
Form
and
Being
of
the
external
Ordinances
;
nor
that
this
is
to
be
reiterated
.
If
the
Parents
do
either
produce
no
Title
to
the
baptizing
of
their
Child
;
that
is
do
not
seem
Christians
or
godly
;
or
if
they
give
us
grounds
of
a
violent
presumption
,
that
their
profession
is
false
and
counterfeit
;
in
either
of
these
cases
,
as
we
are
to
exclude
them
from
Christian
Communion
,
so
are
we
to
refuse
the
baptizing
of
their
Children
;
that
is
to
supsend
both
,
till
such
a
Title
be
shewed
,
or
till
the
grounds
of
that
strong
presumption
be
removed
.
Disput.
3.
pag.
Baxter
of
Right
to
Sacram.
They
that
live
constantly
in
the
Commission
of
gross
sins
,
though
they
profess
Repentance
,
and
promise
Reformation
;
yet
have
over
and
over
broke
their
pro●ise
,
and
still
continue
in
the
sin
;
such
mens
words
are
not
any
more
to
be
credited
(
else
all
Discipline
may
be
●luded
)
●ill
they
actually
reform
.
Disput.
3.
pag.
We
know
many
that
we
s●e
great
signs
of
grace
in
,
and
that
are
well
reputed
of
as
eminent
for
godliness
,
that
do
frequently
com●it
as
great
sins
,
as
some
kind
of
rash
swearing
seems
to
be
:
For
example
;
It
is
too
rare
to
m●et
with
a
person
so
conscionable
,
that
will
not
frequently
ba●kbite
,
and
with
s●me
malice
or
e●vy
speak
evil
of
tho●e
that
differ
from
them
in
judgment
;
or
that
they
take
to
be
against
them
,
or
that
they
are
fal●n
out
with
;
they
will
ordinarily
censure
them
unjustly
,
and
secretly
endeavour
to
disgrace
them
,
and
take
away
their
good
names
,
and
love
those
that
●oyn
with
t●em
in
i●
:
So
how
many
Professours
will
rashly
rail
and
lye
in
their
passions
?
How
few
will
take
well
a
Reproof
,
but
rather
de●end
their
sin
?
How
many
in
these
times
,
that
we
doubt
not
to
be
godly
,
have
been
guilty
of
disobedience
to
their
Guides
,
and
of
Schi●m
,
and
doing
much
to
the
hurt
of
the
Church
?
A
very
great
sin
!
That
a
man
may
be
o●t
drunk
,
and
oft
commit
fornication
,
he
knows
not
justly
how
oft
,
and
yet
have
true
grace
Drunkenness
,
For●ication
,
yea
,
or
Murder
it self
true
grace
in
other
things
contin●e
his
worship
of
the
true
God
.
Had
we
such
a
man
as
in
his
sin
to
d●al
with
,
we
ought
to
use
him
as
an
ungodly
man
.
I
think
Baxter
.
ib.
pag.
So
those
that
have
lately
committed
scandalous
notorious
sin
,
and
will
not
on
sufficient
perswasion
manifest
any
satisfactory
Repentance
for
it
;
we
must
presume
them
ungodly
,
till
they
will
manifest
Repentance
;
for
we
know
,
except
they
repent
,
they
shall
perish
;
and
an
undiscovered
Repentan●e
is
to
us
as
none
:
And
our
Divines
at
conclude
,
That
though
a
godly
man
lose
not
his
Justification
by
gross
sinning
,
yet
he
contracts
such
an
incapacity
of
coming
to
heaven
in
that
state
,
that
that
must
be
removed
,
or
else
he
could
not
be
saved
.
Rom.
8.
30.
Whom
he
justified
,
them
he
also
glorified
?
Twiss
.
ubi
supra
.
p.
putting
his
fear
into
their
●earts
,
Jer.
32.
40.
I
will
put
my
fear
in
their
hearts
,
that
they
shall
never
depart
away
from
me
:
secret
faults
keep
him
from
them
innocent
from
the
great
offence
He
will
deliver
me
from
every
evil
and
preserve
me
to
his
heavenly
Kingdom
.
called
ones
,
his
sanctified
ones
,
reserved
ones
De
Artic.
secundo
.
pag.
100.
par.
Repenta●ce
is
not
alwayes
prescribed
with
an
intention
of
salvation
;
that
it
hath
not
C●r●st
for
its
foundation
to
be
called
unto
Repentance
,
is
not
the
grace
of
the
Gospel
.
for
this
is
offe●ed
in
Christ
alone
,
and
for
Christ
a●on●
,
and
alway●s
with
intention
of
eternal
salvation
.
pag.
119
,
Edit.
In
the
Covenant
betwixt
Christ
and
his
,
there
is
no
more
for
man
to
do
,
but
only
to
know
and
believe
that
Christ
hath
done
all
for
them
.
worketh
by
love
as
a
new
Creature
whosoever
is
in
Christ
,
is
a
new
Creature
,
they
that
are
Christs
,
have
crucified
the
flesh
with
the
affections
and
lusts
,
it
is
false
doth
oftentimes
remain
even
then
when
a
man
sins
.
believe
unto
salvati●r
gross
sinning
incapacity
of
coming
to
Heaven
,
that
if
it
be
not
removed
by
Repentance
,
they
cannot
be
saved
cannot
be
saved
Gods
immutable
Counsel
to
preserve
his
Elect
in
the
true
Faith
,
even
unto
the
end
;
and
through
that
to
bring
them
infallibly
and
necessarily
to
eternal
salvation
;
which
Counsel
of
God
cannot
be
made
void
by
any
Creature
no
nor
ever
be
revoked
,
in
regard
of
his
immutability
,
by
God
himself
.
Decree
of
Election
layeth
a
certain
ground
of
perseverance
the
faithfulness
of
God
is
by
his
promise
engaged
for
it
pag.
3
3
,
&
Let
him
that
thinketh
he
standeth
,
take
heed
lest
he
fall
.
fall
totally
and
finally
that
is
an
Errour
of
dangerous
consequence
,
against
the
grace
and
fidelity
of
God
;
if
not
against
his
wisdom
and
his
power
,
and
against
the
peace
of
the
Saints
;
and
therefore
is
to
be
carefully
avoided
and
resisted
,
by
those
that
would
not
wound
their
faith
.
immediate
Revelation
and
Testimony
of
the
Spirit
,
men
attending
the
Will
of
God
revealed
in
his
Word
,
and
yielding
obedience
thereunto
,
may
from
the
certainty
of
their
effectual
vocation
,
be
assured
of
their
eternal
election
.
Westminster
Assemblers
Give
diligence
to
make
your
Calling
and
Election
sure
.
effectually
called
Elect
only
Congregational
Churches
loose
corns
blown
off
N.
N.
Solemn
League
and
Covenant
Good
Old
Cause
Ezek.
18.
24.
When
the
righteous
turneth
away
from
his
righteousness
,
and
committeth
iniquity
,
and
doth
according
to
all
the
abominations
that
the
wicked
man
doth
,
shall
he
live
?
All
his
righteousness
that
he
hath
done
,
shall
not
be
mentioned
;
in
his
trespass
that
he
hath
trespassed
,
and
in
his
sin
that
he
hath
sinned
,
in
them
shall
he
dye
.
Syn.
Dor.
cap
:
1.
art.
Spurst
.
ubi
supra
.
p.
Twiss
.
ibid.
pag.
I
will
put
my
fear
in
their
hearts
,
that
they
shall
never
depart
away
from
me
.
Censura
in
Confess
.
cap.
it
is
not
absolutely
affirmed
in
that
place
,
that
one
truly
justified
may
fall
away
;
but
what
will
become
of
him
if
he
does
;
that
so
by
this
commination
,
the
Prophet
may
make
those
cautious
,
who
are
running
the
Race
of
Righteousness
,
and
fright
them
from
defection
:
the
gifts
and
calling
of
God
are
without
Repentance
,
Account
of
persever
.
p.
the
heart
of
man
is
deceitful
above
all
things
;
who
can
know
it
effectual
calling
ut
pleno
ore
clament
Just.
l.
3.
c.
2.
Sect.
De
Art.
5.
pag.
192.
par.
See
the
Apol.
for
Tilen.
p.
Ibid
p.
That
the
Regenerate
cannot
omit
the
performance
of
what
is
required
of
them
,
if
God
p●forms
what
he
hath
pr●mised
to
them
when
God
doth
his
part
,
we
cannot
omit
ours
.
Cor.
6.
9
,
10.
Know
ye
not
that
the
unrighteous
shall
not
inherit
the
Kingdom
of
God!
Be
not
deceived
;
neither
For●icators
nor
Idolaters
,
nor
Adulterers
,
nor
Effeminate
,
nor
alusers
of
themselves
with
Mankind
,
nor
Thieves
,
nor
Cov●tous
,
nor
Drunkards
,
nor
Revilers
,
nor
Exto●io●ers
,
shall
inherit
the
Kingdom
of
God
.
Gal.
5.
19
,
20
,
21.
Now
the
works
of
the
flesh
are
manifest
,
which
are
these
,
Adultery
,
Fornication
,
Uncleanness
,
Lasciviousness
,
Idolatry
,
Witch-craft
,
Hatred
,
Variance
,
Emulation
,
Wrath
,
Strife
,
Seditions
,
Heresies
,
Envyings
,
Murders
,
Drunkenness
,
Revellings
,
and
such
like
;
of
which
I
tell
you
before
,
as
I
have
also
told
you
in
time
past
,
that
they
which
do
such
things
,
shall
not
inherit
the
Kingdom
of
God
.
Twiss
.
ib.
p.
Variance
,
Emulations
,
Wrath
,
Strife
,
Seditions
,
Heresies
,
Envyings
many
in
these
times
,
whom
we
doubt
not
to
be
godly
,
a
man
may
be
oft
drunk
,
and
oft
commit
Fornication
,
he
knows
not
justly
how
oft
,
and
yet
have
true
grace
:
de
persev
.
Elect.
Th.
pag.
194.
par.
habituated
state
Ephes.
5.
6.
Let
no
man
deceive
you
with
vain
words
;
for
because
of
these
things
cometh
the
wrath
of
God
upon
the
Children
of
disobedience
.
Because
of
the●e
things
,
the
wrath
of
God
comith
upon
the
Children
of
disobedience
Nec
reatus
cujuscunque
personae
because
of
these
things
accepted
in
the
Beloved
Theol.
M.
Britt
de
5.
Articulo
.
ib.
pag.
192.
par.
Dort
(
de
Artculo
quinto
)
There
is
no
sin
,
whither
against
the
first
or
second
Table
,
except
that
one
sin
against
the
Holy
Ghost
,
but
the
Elect
may
,
and
oftentimes
do
fall
into
it
;
but
there
is
a
great
difference
betwixt
the
regenerate
and
unregenerate
;
for
though
they
commit
the
same
sins
,
yet
the
reason
,
mode
and
exit
hereof
is
far
different
.
Grotian
Religion
that
the
sin
of
was
exceelingly
in
regard
of
manner
,
ends
,
concomitants
,
different
from
the
like
fact
in
a
graceless
man
Mr.
B's
Doctrine
uncharitable
passages
very
learned
Book
other
failings
more
heinous
sins
There
is
no
respect
of
persons
with
God
.
cap.
15.
n.
if
you
live
after
the
flesh
,
you
shall
dye
,
Preface
to
the
Grot.
Relig.
Sect.
safe
and
sound
saving
faith
Holy
Spirit
special
favour
universal
Justification
,
state
of
Adoption
,
and
right
to
the
Kingdom
of
heaven
,
do
yet
remain
uncancel'd
,
unviolated
,
and
immoveable
.
the
sin
unto
death
,
or
against
the
Holy
Ghost
;
so
as
to
be
altogether
forsaken
of
God
,
and
throw
themselves
into
everlasting
destruction
.
Tilenus
.
p.
their
most
grievous
sins
are
so
far
from
disturbing
the
Justification
and
Adoption
of
the
faithful
,
that
practical
Divines
especially
,
do
resolve
,
that
God
doth
often
permit
such
sins
in
them
,
that
their
Justification
and
Adoption
may
be
the
more
confirmed
to
them
:
Norton
.
Orth.
Evang.
pag.
56.
f.
What
I
do
,
I
allow
not
pag.
464.
Edit.
sin
shall
not
have
dominion
over
them
.
Kingdom
,
the
dwelling
,
and
the
opposition
of
sin
;
the
first
is
annihilated
,
and
brought
to
nothing
in
believers
;
the
other
two
remain
for
their
exercise
and
humiliation
O
wretched
man
that
I
am
,
It
is
an
exclamation
for
his
misery
of
being
under
the
bondage
of
sin
.
Sin
shall
not
have
dominion
over
you
,
Let
not
sin
reign
in
your
mortal
bodies
,
that
you
should
obey
it
in
the
lusts
thereof
is
the
servant
of
sin
at
that
time
A
man
cannot
serve
two
Masters
,
David
Dicson
Rom.
7.
25.
So
then
,
with
the
mind
,
I
my self
serve
the
Law
of
God
;
but
with
the
flesh
,
the
Law
of
sin
.
Now
(
that
for
the
consolation
of
those
who
bewail
their
sins
,
I
may
summarily
recollect
,
what
I
have
said
concerning
my self
)
I
profess
I
have
not
attained
unto
that
measure
of
holiness
to
which
I
aspire
;
but
together
with
the
rest
of
the
Saints
,
I
go
on
bewailing
and
striving
,
under
hope
of
deliverance
;
and
as
it
were
divided
from
my self
,
the
Spirit
and
the
flesh
striving
between
themselves
in
me
,
indeed
,
or
that
part
of
me
which
is
spiritual
,
and
renewed
,
I
do
with
serve
the
Law
of
God
;
but
with
the
flesh
,
or
that
part
of
me
,
which
is
not
renewed
,
as
it
were
a
brought
under
the
yoke
the
Law
of
sin
,
or
the
prevailing
inclination
of
corrupt
nature
.
free
election
officaci
us
permission
de
erminate
Counsel
extendeth
it self
,
even
to
the
first
Fall
,
and
all
other
sins
of
Angels
and
men
,
and
that
not
by
a
bare
permission
:
ordained
whatsoever
comes
to
pass
the
fore-determiner
of
the
sinfulness
of
the
action
to
his
own
glorious
and
blessed
end
when
God
doth
perform
his
part
,
we
cannot
omit
ours
.
do
more
good
pag.
201
Edit.
chose
me
to
salvation
without
Christ
accepted
in
the
Beloved
determinate
Counsel
not
by
a
bare
permission
only
to
his
charge
of
He
is
the
Authour
of
the
Act
wholly
.
2.
He
is
the
fore-determiner
,
order●r
and
governour
of
the
sinfulness
of
the
action
to
his
own
glorious
and
blessed
end
,
good
pleasure
his
own
glorious
and
blessed
end
sinful
Act
omit
no
mo
e
evil
than
I
do
omit
any
more
good
than
I
do
Twiss
.
ubi
supra
.
p.
every
good
act
is
immediatly
from
God
,
of
his
irresistible
production
not
immediatly
from
God
not
be
Congregational
Churches
their
ability
to
do
good
works
,
is
not
of
themselves
,
〈◊〉
wholly
from
the
Spirit
of
Christ
;
and
that
they
may
be
enabled
thereunto
,
besides
the
graces
they
have
already
received
,
there
is
required
of
the
same
holy
Spirit
,
to
work
in
them
to
of
his
good
pleasure
Yet
are
they
not
hereupon
to
grow
negligent
,
as
if
they
were
not
bound
to
perform
any
duty
,
unless
upon
a
special
motion
of
the
Spirit
;
but
they
ought
to
be
diligent
in
stirring
up
the
grace
of
God
that
is
in
them
.
diligence
in
stirring
up
the
grace
of
God
in
them
to
will
to
do
an
actual
influence
of
the
same
holy
Spirit
a
special
motion
of
the
Spirit
.
a
duty
a
special
motion
of
the
Spirit
enabled
thereunto
an
actual
influence
of
the
same
holy
Spirit
Covenant
of
Grace
ought
they
to
be
diligent
an
actual
influence
of
the
Spirit
be
required
hereunto
,
actual
influence
of
the
Spirit
be
negligent
good
work
an
actual
influence
actual
influence
if
you
speak
of
power
in
them
,
the
Regenerate
cannot
stand
.
they
are
not
alwayes
so
led
and
moved
by
God
,
as
to
be
preserved
from
the
seducements
of
concupiscence
,
but
by
his
just
permission
are
carried
away
into
grievous
and
heinous
Chap.
5.
Art
.
their
ability
is
not
at
all
of
themselves
besides
the
grnces
they
have
already
received
,
there
is
required
an
actual
influence
of
the
Spirit
,
when
God
doth
his
part
,
we
cannot
omit
ours
.
meer
pleasure
Tilenus
.
pag.
Justification
and
Adoption
those
sins
which
in
the
wicked
have
the
nature
of
punishment
,
have
in
the
faithful
the
nature
of
fatherly
castigation
.
bitterness
in
the
latter
end
In
Armilla
Aurea
,
cap.
sin
doth
not
take
away
grace
,
but
illustrate
,
and
make
it
brighter
.
Ibid.
cap.
a
special
favour
My
son
,
despise
not
thou
the
chastning
of
the
Lord
,
nor
faint
when
thou
art
rebuked
of
him
;
for
whom
the
Lord
loveth
,
he
chastneth
;
and
scourgeth
every
son
whom
he
receiveth
:
If
ye
endure
chastning
,
God
dealeth
with
you
as
with
sons
;
for
what
son
is
he
whom
the
father
chastneth
not
;
but
if
ye
be
without
chastisement
,
whereof
all
are
partakers
,
then
are
ye
bastards
,
and
not
sons
.
Wherefore
lift
up
the
hands
which
hang
down
,
and
the
feeble
knees
.
paternal
castigations
paternal
castigations
no
chastning
for
the
present
seemeth
to
be
joyous
,
but
grievous
't
is
true
indeed
that
there
is
in
all
affliction
,
that
which
is
ungrateeul
to
fl●sh
and
blood
:
glory
in
Tribulations
being
beaten
re●oyce
,
that
they
were
counted
worthy
to
suffer
shame
,
paternal
castigations
without
holiness
no
man
shall
see
the
Lord
,
following
peace
with
all
men
following
holiness
paternal
castigations
ibid.
p
the
very
Children
of
God
have
savage
lusts
,
and
wild
affections
in
t●em
the
curing
and
mastering
whereof
,
is
no
l●ss
work
,
then
was
the
work
of
Creation
,
or
ma
king
of
the
World
.
They
have
cause
sometimes
to
expostulat
with
God
,
for
hardning
their
hearts
against
his
f●ar
.
Of
Right
●●
Sacram.
Disp.
3
pag.
a
free
adoption
If
sons
,
then
heirs
;
heirs
of
God
,
and
co-heirs
with
Christ
,
Therefore
the
faithful
,
his
adoption
and
engrafting
into
Christ
remaining
,
may
wander
out
of
the
way
of
the
Kingdom
,
but
he
cannot
loose
or
fall
from
his
hereditary
right
to
it
O.
C.
Whatsoever
sins
thou
hast
,
dost
,
or
shalt
commit
;
if
thou
lay
held
upon
free-grace
,
you
are
safe
;
but
if
you
put
your self
under
a
Covenant
of
Works
,
you
bring
your self
under
the
Law
,
and
so
under
the
Curse
,
then
you
are
gone
:
to
be
found
in
Christ
,
not
having
in
their
own
ad
Phil.
but
that
which
is
through
the
faith
of
Christ
,
the
righeeousness
which
is
of
God
by
faith
,
Account
of
persever
Rom.
7.
14.
I
am
carnal
,
sold
under
sin
altogether
subjected
as
a
slave
,
bought
for
a
certain
price
of
money
sold
thy self
to
work
wickedness
in
the
sight
of
the
Lord
.
Cogor
meipsum
carnalem
agnoscere
—
I
am
constrained
to
acknowledge
my self
carnal
,
and
as
a
slave
sold
,
that
I
might
be
subject
to
sin
,
out
of
whose
Fetters
I
cannot
free
my self
,
but
am
often
carried
whether
I
would
not
.
dominion
of
sin
to
go
in
to
her
Act.
Syn.
Nat.
Dort.
p.
194.
par.
they
are
not
under
the
Law
but
under
grace
new
birth
,
abides
with
them
for
ever
where
the
Spirit
of
the
Lord
is
,
there
is
liberty
,
He
that
hath
not
more
hatred
,
than
love
to
any
sin
;
and
that
had
not
rather
be
rid
of
it
,
even
in
the
use
of
Gods
means
,
then
keep
it
,
in
regard
of
the
habituated
state
of
his
will
is
under
the
dominion
of
sin
,
and
in
a
state
of
damnation
.
which
they
only
do
understand
,
who
feel
it
in
themselves
,
and
have
experience
of
the
power
of
sin
polluting
in
some
measure
,
their
most
holy
actions
,
and
spreading
over
the
whole
course
of
their
lives
,
Ad
Rom.
Gods
means
,
&c.
Pref.
to
the
Grot.
Relig.
sect.
fatherly
chastisements
That
all
things
work
together
for
the
good
of
them
that
love
God
,
for
a
mans
good
I
take
notice
of
Gods
hand
sometimes
yet
God
knows
take
no
in
it
,
but
rather
that
God
knowes
how
according
to
that
of
nothing
shall
be
able
to
separate
me
from
the
love
of
God
in
Christ
Jesus
our
Lord
take
comfort
in
this
dominion
of
sin
state
of
damnation
Of
saving
faith
inward
man
I
am
carnal
sold
under
sin
;
for
that
which
I
do
,
I
allow
not
;
for
what
I
would
,
that
do
I
no
;
but
what
I
hate
,
that
do
I
If
then
I
do
that
which
I
would
not
,
I
consent
unto
the
Law
that
it
is
good
.
Now
then
it
is
no
more
I
that
do
it
;
but
sin
that
dwelleth
in
me
;
for
I
know
that
in
me
,
(
that
is
,
in
my
flesh
)
dwelleth
no
good
thing
:
For
to
will
is
present
with
me
;
but
how
to
perform
that
which
is
good
,
I
find
not
;
for
the
good
that
I
would
,
I
do
not
;
but
the
e●il
which
I
would
not
,
that
I
do
.
Now
if
I
do
that
I
would
not
,
it
is
no
more
I
that
do
it
,
but
sin
that
dwelleth
in
me
.
I
my self
an
Apostle
,
am
in
the
number
of
th●se
who
bewail
the
imperfection
of
their
holiness
,
and
feel
in
my self
the
same
combate
and
trouble
with
th●m
,
from
the
imperfection
of
my
obedience
;
therefore
such
as
b●wail
the
imperfection
of
their
holiness
,
have
consolation
,
seeing
they
suff●r
nothing
but
what
other
Saints
,
yea
,
and
the
Apostles
themselves
are
subject
unto
.
That
out
of
this
conflict
there
ariseth
a
sign
of
Sanctification
begun
in
such
a
Combatant
;
and
a
consent
to
the
Law
of
God
,
that
it
is
good
and
holy
:
And
all
that
bewail
the
imperfection
of
their
obedience
,
have
the
same
sign
of
their
Sanctification
.
shall
not
be
imputed
unto
them
,
but
to
the
corruption
of
their
nature
,
and
to
that
habitual
sin
that
dwells
in
them
,
&c.
It
is
not
imaginable
th●t
this
sudden
prevalency
of
sensuality
did
so
far
change
the
judgment
of
that
hereupon
they
habituall●
esteem●d
the
Crea●ure
above
God
,
and
valued
the
pleasures
of
sin
before
the
pleasing
and
the
favour
of
G●d
.
It
's
true
,
that
actually
in
the
time
of
sinning
,
the
power
of
sensuality
prev●iled
against
the
act
of
charity
;
and
so
it
doth
in
every
sin
that
m●n
commi●
,
acc●rding
to
the
measure
of
the
sin
:
But
that
hab●tually
God
was
afterwa●d
s●t
l●ss
by
than
the
sensual
pleasure
by
the●e
●oly
men
,
is
n●terl●
improbable
.
He
that
is
thus
resolved
and
affected
against
a
gross
sin
,
or
any
known
sin
,
that
is
under
the
power
of
his
will
,
is
not
like
to
live
in
,
or
give
up
himself
to
it
.
sin
,
that
is
under
the
power
of
his
will
〈◊〉
.
e.
of
being
y●t
under
the
bondage
of
s●●
.
r●solved
and
aff●ct●d
against
it
live
in
it
to
give
himself
up
carried
cap●ive
K●ngs
21.
20.
Diodati
sold
under
it
Vessel
of
Election
Rom.
7.
22
,
23.
For
I
delight
in
the
Law
of
God
after
the
inward
man
;
but
I
see
another
Law
in
my
Members
,
warring
against
the
Law
of
my
mind
,
and
bringing
ad
〈◊〉
me
into
captivity
to
the
Law
of
sin
which
is
in
my
Members
I
am
carnal
,
sold
under
sin
deliverance
through
Jesus
Christ
cannot
commit
it
without
renewed
resolutions
against
it
,
and
a
restless
importunity
of
soul
to
be
delivered
,
which
will
prevail
.
a
restless
importunity
of
soul
a
restless
importunity
of
soul
that
Thorn
in
the
●le●h
a
Messenger
of
Satan
,
sent
to
buffet
him
:
fa●herly
chastis
me●t
for
their
good
My
Grace
is
s●ff●cient
for
t●e
cleanse
thee
from
all
such
poll●●ions
as
thou
d●st
contract
in
it
,
renewed
resolutions
cap●●vity
of
sin
how
long
Nor
can
any
m●n
possibly
determine
just
how
long
a
man
may
live
in
the
pr●ct●ce
of
such
a
sin
,
and
yet
have
true
special
grace
,
and
a
s●ate
of
Justification
Disput.
of
Right
to
Sacraments
,
Disp.
3.
pag.
exceeding
hard
to
determine
how
great
,
many
,
or
long
,
the
sins
of
a
true
Believer
may
be
.
is
faithful
will
not
suffer
to
be
tempted
Rev.
6.
9.
They
were
slain
for
the
Word
of
God
,
and
for
the
testim●ny
which
they
held
.
paternal
castigations
Cor.
11.
30
,
31.
For
this
cause
many
are
sick
and
weak
am●ngst
you
,
and
many
f●ll
asleep
.
—
But
when
we
are
judged
,
we
are
chastned
of
the
Lord
,
that
we
should
not
be
condemned
with
the
Wo●ld
.
fatherly
chastisen
e●ts
Rgnum
coeleste
,
perduci
possit
Authour
of
those
D●spu●ations
of
Right
to
Sacrame●ts
though
a
godly
man
lose
not
his
Justification
by
gross
sinning
,
yet
he
contracts
such
an
incapacity
of
coming
to
Heaven
in
that
s●ate
,
that
must
be
r●moved
by
Rep●ntance
,
or
else
he
could
not
be
s●v●d
.
Cap.
5.
Arti●
in
these
s●●ps
preserveth
in
them
that
his
immortal
seed
(
by
which
they
were
once
born
again
)
that
it
die
no●
,
nor
be
lost
by
them
;
afterward
by
his
Word
and
Spirit
,
●e
effectually
and
certainly
reneweth
them
again
unto
Repentance
.
immortal
seed
●ffectually
and
certainly
fall
into
grievous
sins
impair
their
graces
harden
their
hea●ts
wound
their
consciences
,
hurt
and
scandalize
others
,
and
bring
temporal
judgments
upon
themselves
;
yet
they
are
,
and
shall
be
kept
by
the
power
of
God
through
faith
unto
salvation
.
Congregational
Churches
D●clar
.
c.
Temporal
Judgments
Judgment
of
Death
Au●hour
;
If
you
can
prove
it
profitable
for
such
a
man
to
be
su●denly
●ut
off
before
Repentance
,
and
that
such
a
thing
will
be
;
I
should
incline
to
think
that
he
would
be
fully
pardoned
at
the
instant
of
death
,
and
so
saved
.
doubt
not
to
be
godly
who
are
guilty
of
disobedience
to
their
Guides
,
and
of
Schisme
,
and
doing
much
to
the
hurt
of
the
Church
?
A
very
great
sin
of
Right
to
Sacraments
.
Disput.
3.
pag.
They
are
in
no
danger
for
want
of
Repentance
.
For
I
am
perswaded
,
that
neither
de●th
,
nor
lif●
,
nor
Angels
,
nor
princ●palities
,
nor
powers
,
no●
things
present
,
nor
things
to
com●
,
nor
height
,
nor
depth
,
nor
any
other
creat●re
,
shall
be
able
to
separate
us
from
the
love
of
God
,
which
is
Christ
J●●us
our
Lord
.
for
I
know
whom
I
have
believed
,
and
h●
is
able
to
ke●p
that
which
I
have
committed
to
him
,
against
the
great
day
.
Jer. 23. 14.
I have seen in the Prophets an horrible thing ; they strengthen the hands of evil doers , that none doth return from his wickedness .
Fideles saepenumerò & horribilit●r se p●ccatis c●ntra Deum & legem ipsius pollaunt ; quinimò in Ido●ola●riam superstitionem , falsam Other proofs of the Minor . doctrinam , haeresin , altercationes , Christi a●negation●m , securitatem , diffidentiam , licen●iam viven●● , s●perbiam , rebell onem , homicidium , adulterium , proditionem , ali●que similia p●o●●●untur : & nihilominùs tamen credimus , & hisce non obstantibus persuasum habemus , eos nec totali●●r excidere , nec excidere po●●● ex paterno amore & gratia Dei. Smoutius in suo Pater noster .
Nulli viri fideles possunt per ulla p●ccata relab● ex Dei Gratiâ . Sebast . Damman ( Scriba Syn. Dordrac . ) in suo consensu .
Fide●es à carne , mundo , & Satana , in p●ccata etiam gravia & a●rocia interdum abripiuntur : Quibus Deum valde ●●fendu●t , reatum m●rtis incurrunt , Spir●tum S. contristant , fidei exercitum interrumpunt , c●ns●i●ntiam gravissimè v●lnerant . Deus tamen Spiritum S. ( ab iis ) non prorsus aufert ; nec ●ousque ●os prol●bi sinit , ut gratiâ Adoptionis , ac Justificationis statu excidant , aut p●ccatum aà mortem committan● . Syn. Dord . De persever . Sanct. Art. 4. 5 , 6.
The
whole
h●ve
no
need
of
the
Phys●●ian
,
but
the
sick
;
and
I
came
not
to
call
the
right●o●s
,
but
sinn●rs
to
Repen●ance
.
weary
and
heavy
laden
〈◊〉
Son
of
m●n
came
t●
see●●n●
to
save
that
which
was
lo●●
humble
and
broken
heart
A
broken
and
contrite
heart
,
O
God
,
thou
wi●t
not
d●spis●
certain
perseverance
Well
of
water
springing
up
to
everlasting
life
if
I
could
have
any
assuran●e
that
I
am
truly
sanctified
,
the
Doctrine
of
certain
perseverance
of
all
such
would
be
comfortable
to
me
;
but
I
am
brought
now
into
such
doubts
of
it
,
that
I
fear
I
shall
never
attain
to
such
assurance
,
being
rather
induced
to
conclude
myself
certainly
unsanctified
:
For
I
never
reached
so
high
,
as
some
that
I
have
known
that
have
fallen
away
;
I
have
known
divers
that
have
been
judicious
and
effectionate
,
and
constant
,
and
lively
in
duty
,
and
of
very
up
ight
careful
lives
,
and
so
great
contemners
of
the
World
,
that
they
would
not
have
omitted
an
opportunity
for
their
souls
,
for
wordly
gain
;
yea
,
theywere
persecuted
,
and
suffered
very
much
for
godliness
in
evil
times
,
and
in
the
sharpest
tryals
,
never
sh●u●k
,
when
others
did
;
and
laid
out
themselves
almost
altogether
in
doing
good
.
Their
prayers
and
conferences
were
very
holy
and
heavenly
,
and
affectionate
,
and
their
lives
agreeable
;
so
that
they
were
incomparably
beyond
me
in
all
these
qualifications
for
peace
of
Conscience
to
the
poor
in
spirit
and
yet
some
of
them
now
do
deny
the
Godhead
of
Christ
,
and
the
Holy
Ghost
;
some
deny
the
Scripture
,
and
that
there
is
any
Church
or
Ministry
;
some
are
turned
Quakers
,
and
some
Licentious
,
if
not
Infidels
;
and
therefore
certainly
have
now
no
saving
grace
.
Now
before
I
can
ever
be
sure
that
I
am
justified
,
I
must
be
sure
that
I
go
further
than
any
of
these
did
,
or
any
other
that
ever
fell
away
,
whereas
I
find
my self
far
short
of
many
of
them
.
And
I
am
in
a
manner
certain
,
that
some
of
them
did
not
dissemble
;
both
by
my
observation
of
their
whole
course
,
being
intimately
acquainted
with
them
,
and
by
the
plainness
and
openness
of
some
of
their
hearts
,
which
they
manifest
even
to
this
day
in
the
way
that
they
are
in
,
being
unapt
for
dissimulation
.
To
be
wise
unto
sobriety
not
to
lean
too
much
to
his
own
understanding
.
John
,
Beloved
,
believe
not
every
spirit
,
but
try
the
spirits
,
whether
they
are
of
God
,
because
many
false
Prophets
are
gone
out
into
the
World
.
Peter
,
Ye
therefore
Beloved
,
seeing
ye
know
these
things
before
,
beware
lest
ye
also
being
led
away
with
the
●r●our
of
the
wisked
,
fall
from
your
own
stedfasiness
:
But
grow
in
grace
,
and
in
the
knowledge
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
.
Paul
,
Now
I
bes●ech
you
Brethren
,
Mark
them
which
cause
divisions
and
offences
,
contrary
to
the
Doctrine
which
ye
have
lea●ned
,
and
avoid
th●m
;
for
they
that
are
such
,
serve
not
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ
,
but
their
own
belly
;
and
by
good
words
,
and
fairspeeches
,
deceive
the
hearts
of
the
simple
.
As
ye
have
therefore
received
Christ
Jesus
the
Lord
,
so
walk
ye
in
him
;
rooted
and
built
up
in
him
,
and
established
in
the
faith
,
as
ye
have
been
taught
.
Hebrewes
,
Remember
them
which
are
the
Guides
,
that
have
the
Rule
over
you
,
who
have
spoken
to
you
the
Word
of
God
,
whose
faith
follow
,
considering
the
end
of
their
Conversation
.
Obey
them
,
and
submit
your selves
;
for
they
watch
for
your
souls
,
as
they
th●t
must
give
account
.
let
us
hold
fast
the
profession
of
our
faith
without
wavering
,
not
forsaking
the
assembling
of
our selves
together
:
building
up
our selves
on
our
most
holy
faith
[
which
was
once
delivered
unto
the
Saints
]
praying
in
the
Holy
Ghost
keep
our selves
in
the
love
of
God
,
looking
for
the
mercy
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
unto
eternal
life
.
false
Prophets
factious
Teachers
draw
many
Lis●●ples
after
them
deceive
,
if
it
were
possible
,
the
very
Elect.
We
are
not
of
them
who
draw
back
unto
p●r●ition
,
but
of
them
that
believe
to
the
saving
of
the
soul
.
They
should
deceive
[
of
it
were
possible
,
the
very
Elect.
]
Ai
,
aiffer
●oing
Directions
for
peace
of
conscience
,
in
the
Epistle
to
the
poor
in
spirit
.
o●er
all
his
works
He
hath
mercy
on
whom
he
will
have
mercy
meer
pleasure
James
,
If
any
of
you
do
lack
wisdom
,
le●
him
ask
it
of
God
,
who
giveth
to
all
men
liberally
and
●phra●deth
not
and
it
shall
be
given
him
,
If
you
that
are
ev●l
,
can
give
good
gifts
to
your
Children
,
how
much
more
shall
your
heavenly
Father
give
his
Holy
Spirit
to
them
that
ask
i●
?
Do
ye
thus
requite
the
Lord
,
O
foolish
people
,
and
unwise
?
Is
not
he
thy
Father
that
bought
thee
?
Hath
he
not
made
thee
,
and
establish't
thee
?
dealing
of
God
is
with
his
Children
only
Father-like
,
not
with
others
.
this
disquietness
doth
manifes●ly
argu●
a
desire
to
believe
Ibid.
p.
to
fulfill
the
desire
of
them
that
fear
him
.
Ibid.
p.
common
grace
Baxter
,
of
saving
saith
.
p.
What
shall
I
do
to
be
saved
?
common
grace
Twiss
.
p.
Ib.
p.
Ibid.
pag.
proficere
ad
exteriorem
vitae
emendationem
Twiss
.
ib.
Baxte●'s
Directions
for
peaee
of
Conscience
.
pag.
natural
conscience
b●seech
him
to
be
reconciled
compell
him
to
come
in
irresistible
working
immediate
infusing
Christ
and
Salvation
is
none
of
th●ne
O
take
Christ
Baxter
,
●bi
supra
.
pag.
and
life
in
him
,
that
tho●
m●●st
be
saved
.
take
Jesus
Christ
Lord
,
I
am
will●ng
,
I
will
accept
of
Christ
,
and
be
thankful
:
Norton
.
Orthod.
Evang.
p.
206
,
&c.
Baxter's
Direct
.
for
peace
of
consc
.
in
the
Epist.
Dedicat.
saving
faith
Baxter
.
ib.
pag.
Rev.
22.
17.
Whoso●ver
will
,
l●t
●im
take
of
the
water
of
life
freely
.
for
all
Twiss
.
ubi
.
supra
.
pag.
Baxter
.
ib.
p.
John
3.
16.
God
so
loved
the
World
,
that
he
gave
his
only
begotten
Son
,
that
whosoever
believeth
●n
him
,
should
not
per●sts
,
but
have
everlasting
l●f●
.
whosoever
believeth
in
him
,
shall
not
perish
,
but
have
everlasting
Twiss
.
ib.
p.
164.
get
clear
apprehensions
of
the
freeness
,
fulness
,
and
universality
of
the
New
Covenant
,
or
Law
of
Covenant
of
Grace
pass
them
by
grace
sufficient
and
nec●ssary
would
have
all
to
be
saved
,
and
none
to
perish
,
Mercy
or
Grace
Divine
Nature
assumption
of
our
humane
nature
Christs
yoke
yoke
is
easie
,
his
burden
light
,
and
his
commands
are
not
grievous
.
conditionally
certain
Desola
us
a
cruel
destroyer
grace
sufficient
Distinctio
qua
Christus
dicitur
mortuus
in
Th●ol
.
polem
.
cap.
14.
Qust
.
15.
(
mihi
.
)
pag.
Baxter
.
ib.
pag.
Ibid.
pag.
The
Lord
God
,
merciful
and
gracious
,
long-suffering
,
and
abundant
in
goodness
and
truth
,
keeping
mercy
for
thousands
,
forgiving
iniquity
,
transgression
and
sin
:
that
he
hath
no
pleasure
in
the
death
of
a
sinne
,
but
rather
that
he
return
and
live
.
he
wi●
not
the
death
of
a
sinner
I
have
no
pleasure
in
the
death
of
a
sinner
.
God
works
all
things
according
to
the
counsel
of
his
will
?
I
am
the
Lord
which
sheweth
mercy
,
judgment
and
righteousness
in
the
Earth
;
for
in
these
things
I
delight
,
saith
the
Lord
,
the
God
of
hope
would
fill
you
with
all
joy
and
peace
in
believing
,
that
you
may
abound
in
hope
through
the
power
of
the
Holy
Ghost
.
He
healeth
the
broken
in
heart
,
and
giveth
medicine
to
heal
their
sickness
he
lifteth
up
them
that
be
bowed
down
:
helpers
towards
the
joy
overshadowed
,
and
fear
as
you
enter
into
the
Cloud
This
is
my
Beloved
Son
I
am
thy
salvation
dismal
Cloud
This
was
my
comfort
in
my
affiction
,
that
thy
Word
hath
quickned
peace
and
assurance
for
ever
Winter
;
Summer
he
will
give
them
eternal
life
,
and
they
shall
rever
perish
,
neither
shall
any
pluck
them
out
of
his
hand
.
hear
his
voyce
,
and
follow
him
fellow
him
draw
back
at
last
unto
perdition
That
whosoever
believes
in
Christ
crucified
,
should
not
perish
,
but
have
life
without
distinction
In
the
Chapter
of
Redempt.
Art
.
Act.
Syn.
Dord
.
2.
par.
pag.
104
,
105.
De
morte
Christi
pro
omnibus
.
original
,
actual
Eternal
life
in
truth
let
them
say
they
and
they
declare
to
be
Gospel
,
That
if
they
believe
Preface
to
the
Grot.
Relig.
sect.
9.
Syn.
Dord
.
ib.
A
t.
But
did
God
purpose*
to
cause
in
men
this
condition
or
not
?
They
that
have
not
the
Spirit
of
Christ
,
are
none
of
his
could
not
say
,
That
Jesus
Christ
is
the
Lord
,
but
by
the
Holy
Ghost
because
ye
are
sons
,
God
hath
sent
the
Spirit
of
his
Son
into
your
hearts
,
crying
,
Abba
,
Father
.
Holy
Ghost
every
one
that
saith
Lord
,
Lord
shall
enter
into
the
Kingd●m
of
he●ven
;
but
he
that
doth
the
will
of
the
Father
which
is
in
he●ven
,
for
the
L●rd
loveth
judgment
,
and
forsak●th
not
●is
Saints
they
are
pr●served
for
ever
Gods
will
Twiss
.
ib.
p.
Of
a
truth
I
perceive
that
God
is
no
respecter
of
persons
;
but
in
●very
Nation
he
that
feareth
him
,
and
worketh
righteousness
,
is
accepted
with
him
.
Rom.
9.
11.
1
Cor.
maintain
,
increase
make
it
up
That
he
which
hath
begun
a
good
work
in
you
,
will
perform
(
or
finish
it
)
untill
the
day
of
●esus
draw
b●ck
sealed
up
with
the
Holy
Spirit
unto
the
day
of
Redemption
.
the
foundation
of
the
Lord
standeth
sure
,
having
this
seal
;
the
Lord
knoweth
them
that
are
his
.
See
Mr.
of
saving
faith
.
pag.
Account
of
persever
.
pag.
To
him
that
overcometh
will
I
give
to
eat
of
the
hidden
Manna
,
and
will
give
him
a
white
stone
,
and
in
that
stone
a
new
Name
written
,
which
no
man
knoweth
,
saving
he
that
receiveth
it
.
white
stone
with
joy
unspeakable
and
glorious
hath
chosen
us
from
eternity
both
unto
grace
and
glory
,
both
unto
salvation
and
the
way
of
salvation
,
which
he
hath
prepared
,
that
we
should
walk
therein
.
Conversion
,
Sanctification
mine
,
conflicting
plucking
off
red
Sea
They
shall
be
bound
up
in
bundles
,
and
be
cast
into
the
fire
.
God
hath
his
chosen
,
whom
he
will
compel
to
come
in
the
good
houre
an
effectual
irresistible
work
of
the
Holy
Ghost
upon
their
whole
soul
,
for
the
producing
in
them
a
new
spiritual
life
regenerated
,
their
new
Birth
effectual
Calling
Holy
Ghost
Austin
:
the
Act
of
Love
or
Faith
are
considerable
.
In
general
,
as
Faith
and
Love
.
2.
In
special
,
as
this
Faith
and
Love
about
this
object
,
the
Father
and
the
Son
.
And
thus
by
grace
men
may
have
Faith
and
Love
;
that
is
,
such
as
is
or
real
Act.
2.
They
are
considerable
and
that
1.
Either
as
answering
a
precept
and
thus
they
have
an
in
them
,
and
so
are
thus
far
,
sincere
or
true
;
but
not
that
true
Love
or
Faith
which
the
command
requireth
;
for
it
commandeth
us
to
love
God
above
all
,
They
are
considerable
as
conditions
of
the
promises
,
and
evidences
of
spiritual
life
in
the
soul
,
and
thus
wicked
men
by
common
grace
are
never
made
partakers
of
them
.
They
have
not
the
things
themselves
;
their
faith
and
love
is
not
the
same
thing
which
hath
the
promises
made
to
them
in
the
Gospel
;
and
so
are
not
true
or
sincere
.
a
being
prevalent
ultimate
end
Baxter
.
is
.
Propos.
10.
&
chief
ultimate
end
habitual
predominant
inclination
all
that
he
hath
unto
the
poor
,
and
his
body
to
be
burned
,
and
yet
want
charity
.
Of
saving
faith
.
pag.
I
know
nothing
by
my self
,
yet
hereby
am
I
not
justified
;
but
he
that
justifieth
m●
,
is
the
Lord
,
in
all
good
conscience
to
rejoyce
in
hope
of
the
glory
of
God
if
they
shew
not
the
same
diligence
to
the
full
assurance
of
hope
unto
the
end
their
first
who
were
once
inlight●ed
,
and
have
tasted
of
the
heavenly
gift
,
and
were
made
partakers
of
the
Holy
Ghost
,
and
have
tasted
the
good
Word
of
God
,
and
the
powers
of
the
World
to
come
;
if
they
fall
away
be
high-minded
,
but
fear
Disput.
of
Right
to
Sacram
.
pag.
exceeding
hard
to
determine
how
great
,
many
or
long
,
the
sins
of
a
true
Believer
may
be
.
Adultery
,
Murder
a
new
heart
created
a
right
spirit
renewed
Baxter
of
saving
faith
.
pag.
Let
him
that
thinketh
he
standeth
,
take
heed
lest
he
fall
.
special
irresistible
quench
the
smoaking
flax
break
the
shaken
reed
smoking
●flax
High
Priest
Simon
,
Simon
,
behold
Satan
hath
desired
to
have
you
,
that
he
may
●●ft
you
as
wheat
;
but
I
have
prayed
for
thee
,
that
thy
faith
fail
not
.
Twiss
.
ibid.
pag.
High
Priest
God
was
pleased
to
give
the
promise
of
Christ
,
the
seed
of
the
woman
to
the
Elect
If
I
repent
and
believe
Ludovicus
Crocius
ordinary
means
good
houre
to
seek
and
to
save
that
which
was
lost
.
Christ
came
not
to
call
the
righteous
,
sinners
to
Repentance
Christ
,
Pardon
Soveraign
Power
Congregational
Churches
sincerity
,
equity
call
,
command
common
grace
special
grace
good
quality
new
Hierusalem
drawn
out
of
heaven
by
the
tayle
of
the
Red
Dragon
,
and
cast
down
to
the
Earth
saving
grace
the
foundation
of
Christianity
and
salvation
,
the
Root
ibid.
pag.
57.
par.
2.
or
Fountain
of
solid
consolation
in
this
miserable
life
,
miserable
comforters
Physitians
of
no
value
For these things I weep ; mine eye , mine eye runneth down with water ; because the Comforter that should relieve ( or bring back ) my soul , is far from me .
THE
SYLLOGISM
filled
with
all
joy
and
peace
in
believing
,
to
rejoyce
in
hope
of
the
glory
of
God
helpers
of
the
peoples
joy
serve
God
with
gladness
of
heart
,
Francis
Spi●a
Ezek. 13. 22 , 23.
Ye have made the heart of the righteous sad , whom I have not made sad ; and strengthned the hands of the wicked , that he should not return from his wicked way . — Therefore ye shall see no more vanity .
Etsi in fidem non illuminantur , nec Evangeli● essi aciam verè Other proof● of the Minor . sentiunt nisi qui praeordinati sunt ad salutem ; 〈◊〉 tamen ostendit reprobos interdum simili ferè sensu a●que ●●ectos ●ffici , ut ne suo quidem judici quicquam ab electis differa● . Q●a●e ●●●il absurdi quod caelestium donorum gustus ab Apostol , & temporalis fides Hebr. 6. 4. Luk. 8. 7. à Christo ill●s adscribitur ; non quod vim spiritualis gratiae solidè percipiant ac certumfidei lumen : sed quia Dominus , ut magis convictos & inexcusabiles reddat , se insinuat in horum mentes , quatenus sine adoptionis Spiritu gustari potest ejus bonitas . Calvin . Instit. lib. 3. cap. 2. sect. 11.
Form
of
Godliness
James
Melvin
work
of
God
doing
God
service
Holiness
,
Truth
Necessity
,
Vse
Vincentius
Lirinensis
JER. 8. 22. Is there no Balm in Gilead ?
ISA. 35. 3. Strengthen ye the weak hands , and confirm the feeble knees .
1 THES. 5. 14. Comfort the feeble-minded , support the weak .
E.
M.
William
Leak
Father
of
Mercies
To
this
man
will
I
look
,
even
to
him
that
is
poor
,
and
of
a
contrite
spirit
,
and
trembleth
at
my
Word
.
to
revive
the
spirit
of
the
humble
,
and
to
revive
the
heart
of
the
contrite
ones
?
John
4.
16.
God
is
love
.
meer
pleasure
God
is
no
Respecter
of
persons
,
Our
Father
which
art
in
Heaven
,
Let
every
soul
be
subject
to
the
Higher
Powers
their
persons
He
that
feareth
him
,
and
worketh
righteousness
,
is
accepted
with
him
:
To
this
man
will
I
look
,
Lofty
One
If
thou
dost
well
,
shalt
thou
not
be
accepted
?
God
loveth
first
the
God
of
our
mercy
doth
prevent
us
,
general
good-will
God
commendeth
his
love
towards
us
,
in
that
while
we
were
yet
sinners
,
Christ
died
for
us
.
the
bowels
of
the
mercy
of
our
God
this
day-spring
from
on
High
did
visit
us
John
14.
23.
If
a
man
love
me
,
he
will
keep
my
words
,
and
my
Father
will
love
him
;
and
we
will
come
unto
him
,
and
make
our
aboad
with
him
.
Rom.
9.
21.
Hath
not
the
Potter
power
over
the
Clay
,
of
the
same
lump
,
to
make
one
vessel
unto
honour
,
and
another
unto
dishonour
?
employing
his
labours
lewdly
,
he
maketh
a
vain
god
of
the
same
Clay
.
a
good
man
regards
the
life
of
his
B●●st
▪
a
faithful
Creatour
Who
will
have
all
men
to
be
saved
,
and
come
to
the
knowledge
of
the
Truth
.
Not
willing
that
any
should
perish
,
but
that
all
should
come
to
Repentance
the
riches
of
his
goodness
and
forbearance
,
and
long-suffering
to
lead
them
to
it
:
that
by
two
immutable
things
,
in
which
it
is
impossible
for
God
to
lie
,
we
may
have
a
strong
consolation
,
in
flying
for
refuge
to
lay
hold
upon
the
hope
set
before
us
:
As
I
live
,
saith
the
Lord
God
,
I
have
no
pleasure
in
the
death
of
the
wicked
;
but
that
the
wicked
turn
from
his
way
,
and
live
:
Turn
ye
,
turn
ye
from
your
evil
wayes
;
for
why
will
ye
die
,
O
House
of
Israel
?
have
a
desire
to
the
work
i●
his
own
hands
.
Isaiah
27.
11.
For
it
is
a
people
of
no
understanding
;
therefore
he
that
made
them
will
not
have
mercy
on
them
;
and
he
that
formed
them
,
will
shew
them
no
favour
.
cast
off
d●spise
his
goodness
●●
3.
&
4.
Artic.
Thes
4.
vide
sequent
.
inter
Prov.
1.
24.
to
31.
Because
I
have
called
,
and
ye●r
f●●s●d
;
I
have
stretched
out
my
hand
,
and
no
man
regarded
;
but
ye
have
set
at
naught
all
my
counsel
,
and
would
none
of
my
reproof
;
I
also
will
laugh
at
your
calamity
,
&c.
Ezek.
24.
13.
In
thy
filthiness
is
〈◊〉
,
because
I
have
purged
thee
,
and
thou
w●st
not
purged
;
thou
shalt
not
be
purged
from
thy
filthiness
any
more
,
till
I
have
caused
my
fury
to
rest
upon
the●
.
Heb.
10.
38.
1
Cor.
10.
5.
Heb.
Men
and
Brethren
,
Children
of
the
stock
of
Abraham
,
and
whosoever
among
you
feareth
God
,
to
you
is
the
Word
of
this
salvation
sent
.
Ver.
40
,
41.
Beware
therefore
,
lest
that
come
upon
you
,
which
is
spoken
of
is
the
Prophets
;
Behold
ye
despisers
,
and
wonder
,
and
perish
despise
,
contradict
the
Counsel
of
God
against
themselves
Ver.
46.
It
was
necessary
that
the
Word
of
God
should
first
have
been
spoken
to
you
;
but
seeing
ye
put
it
from
you
,
and
judge
your selves
unworhly
of
everlasting
life
,
●●
we
turn
to
the
Gentiles
.
ibid.
vide
Hebr.
2.
3.
How
shell
we
escape
,
if
we
neglect
so
great
salvation
?
whereby
he
hath
determined
to
leave
them
under
wrath
,
for
their
sin
and
unbelief
;
and
to
damn
them
eternally
,
who
will
not
repent
,
and
believe
in
Christ
.
John
3.
18
,
19.
He
that
believeth
not
,
is
condemned
already
he
hath
not
believed
in
the
Name
of
the
only
begotten
Son
of
God
.
And
his
is
the
condemnation
,
that
light
is
come
into
the
World
,
and
men
loved
darkness
rather
than
light
,
because
their
deeds
are
evil
.
viz.
unbelief
love
of
darkness
Decree
;
this
all
have
sinned
,
and
come
short
of
the
glory
of
God
:
They
are
all
gone
out
of
the
way
,
they
are
together
become
unprofitable
,
there
is
none
that
doth
good
,
no
not
one
.
it
pleased
God
to
save
them
that
believe
,
the
Election
of
grace
others
,
viz.
broken
off
because
of
unbelief
John
3
35.
36.
The
Father
loveth
the
Son
,
and
hath
given
all
things
into
his
hand
;
he
that
believeth
on
the
Son
,
hath
everlasting
lif●
;
and
he
that
believeth
not
the
Son
,
shall
not
see
life
;
but
the
wrath
of
God
abideth
on
him
:
What
shall
we
say
then
That
the
Gentiles
which
followed
not
after
righteousness
,
have
●ttained
to
righteousness
,
even
the
righteousness
which
is
o●
faith
;
but
Israel
which
follow●d
after
the
Law
of
righteousness
,
hath
not
attained
to
the
Law
of
righteousness
;
wheref●re
?
because
they
sought
it
not
by
Faith
,
predestinated
them
unto
the
Adoption
of
Children
by
Jesus
Christ
,
according
to
the
purpose
good
pleasure
who
worketh
all
things
after
the
counsel
of
his
own
will
,
pleasure
,
purpose
good
pleasure
,
purpose
Satan
,
sin
King
,
Priest
Prophet
)
had
Commission
Isa.
42.
1
,
2
,
3
,
4
,
6
,
7.
&
chap.
49.
1.
to
10.
&
chap.
61.
1
,
2
,
3.
&
Zach.
6.
12
,
13.
There
is
no
condemnation
to
them
that
are
in
Christ
Jesus
,
Christ
in
you
the
hope
of
glory
:
Ye
are
all
the
Children
of
God
by
faith
in
Christ
Jesus
,
as
many
as
received
him
,
to
them
gave
he
power
to
become
the
Sons
of
God
,
even
to
them
that
believe
on
his
name
,
to
be
chosen
in
him
will
not
have
Christ
to
reign
over
them
:
Exodus
21.
5
,
6.
Rom.
6.
16.
2
Pet.
2.
19.
Luke
pleasure
,
purpose
If
an
Angel
from
Heaven
preacheth
any
other
,
l●t
him
be
accursed
.
Rom.
9.
18.
Therefore
hath
he
mercy
,
on
whom
he
will
have
mercy
,
and
whom
he
will
,
he
hardneth
?
shewing
mercy
Rom.
11.
7.
What
then
?
Israel
hath
not
obtained
that
which
he
seeketh
for
,
but
the
election
who
had
not
bowed
the
knee
to
Baal
,
hath
obtained
it
and
the
rest
(
unbelievers
who
going
about
to
establish
their
own
righteousness
,
did
not
submit
themselves
to
the
righteousness
of
God
,
The
righteousness
which
is
of
God
,
through
the
faith
of
Christ
were
blinded
,
or
hardned
Election
of
Grace
Rom.
11.
6.
If
by
grace
,
then
is
it
no
more
of
works
:
otherwise
Grace
is
no
more
Grace
.
But
if
it
be
of
Works
,
then
is
it
no
more
Grace
;
otherwise
work
is
no
more
work
.
Eph.
2.
8
,
9.
For
by
grace
are
ye
saved
,
through
Faith
,
and
that
not
of
your selves
;
it
is
the
gift
of
God
:
Not
of
works
,
l●st
any
man
should
boast
.
Cor.
15.
27.
When
he
saith
,
All
things
are
put
under
him
,
it
is
manifest
that
he
is
excepted
,
which
did
put
all
things
under
him
.
saved
by
Faith
justified
by
Faith
by
Faith
chosen
in
Christ
by
Faith
To
the
faithful
in
Christ
Jesus
,
we
are
made
partakers
of
Christ
,
if
we
hold
the
beginning
of
our
confidence
stedf●st
unto
the
end
,
Tim.
2.
15.
&
Rom.
Rom.
9.
16.
It
is
not
of
him
that
willeth
,
nor
of
him
that
runneth
,
but
of
God
that
sheweth
mercy
.
Even
for
the
same
purpose
have
I
raised
thee
up
,
that
I
might
shew
my
power
in
thee
,
and
that
my
Name
might
be
declared
throughout
all
the
earth
.
Exod.
9.
16.
)
And
in
very
deed
,
for
this
cause
have
I
made
thee
to
stand
for
to
shew
in
thee
my
power
,
and
that
my
Name
may
be
declared
throughout
all
the
earth
it
is
not
of
him
that
willeth
,
nor
of
him
that
runneth
that
the
meaning
is
〈◊〉
,
that
our
is
not
in
him
that
willeth
,
or
in
him
that
runneth
:
the
Apostle
talketh
of
no
such
thing
:
but
it
is
about
the
giving
of
the
Gospel
to
them
that
had
it
not
,
and
taking
it
from
them
that
had
forfeited
it
by
their
sin
Rom.
10.
20.
But
is
very
bold
,
and
saith
,
I
was
found
of
them
that
sought
me
not
:
I
was
made
manifest
unto
them
that
asked
not
after
Me.
these
things
at
their
hands
shews
mercy
Hebr.
12.
1.
[
Run
with
patience
the
race
that
is
set
before
you
.
So
run
that
ye
may
obtain
.
Gal.
5.
7.
Ye
did
run
well
;
who
did
drive
you
back
,
that
ye
should
not
obey
the
truth
?
let
him
take
of
the
water
of
life
freely
If
any
man
do
his
Will
,
he
shall
know
to
shew
mercy
to
walk
worthy
of
our
calling
;
To
give
diligence
to
make
our
Calling
and
Election
sure
:
To
work
out
our
own
salvation
with
fear
and
trembling
?
O
h●mo
,
tu
quis
es
?
]
Nay
,
but
O
man
,
who
art
thou
,
that
replyest
against
God
?
Why
doth
he
yet
find
fault
?
For
who
hath
resisted
his
will
?
were
broken
off
,
because
of
their
unbelief
did
stand
by
faith
That
whosoever
believeth
sh●uld
have
eternal
life
,
He
that
believeth
not
,
should
be
c●ndemned
,
as
holy
made
such
Eph.
1.
4.
He
hath
chosen
us
in
Christ
,
before
the
foundation
of
the
world
,
that
we
should
be
holy
and
without
blame
before
him
in
love
.
all
men
have
not
faith
the
faith
of
God's
elect
Chosen
unto
glory
God
hath
chosen
us
in
Christ
,
that
we
should
be
holy
choosing
us
,
through
Christ
,
unto
the
state
of
grace
,
to
the
end
,
we
may
lead
a
holy
life
,
to
his
praise
and
glory
,
Praeterperfect
tense
)
He
hath
chosen
us
,
before
the
foundation
of
the
world
decree
of
election
Tim.
1.
9.
Titus
1.
2.
Ephesians
Jude
ver.
3.
Act.
6.
7.
Rom.
v.
g.
elect
the
elect
of
God
Matth.
24.
31.
Mark
13.
27.
Luk
18.
7.
2
Tim.
2.
10.
Rom.
8.
33.
Col.
3.
12.
Apoc.
elect
to
glory
Apoc.
13.
10.
Here
is
the
patience
and
faith
of
the
Saints
Contend
for
the
faith
that
was
once
delivered
unto
the
Saints
.
called
,
and
chosen
elect
to
grace
the
faith
of
God's
elect
Doctrine
of
faith
fearing
God
perverse
,
absurd
not
to
have
reject
the
counsel
of
God
against
themselves
,
receive
the
grace
of
God
in
vain
,
and
turn
it
into
lasciviousness
.
purpose
to
oppose
it
where
he
will
were
filled
with
new
wine
three
thousand
aversas
à
vera
fide
adversas
verae
fidei
voluntates
to
take
Christ
interest
,
prejudice
false
principles
less
scandalous
can
ye
believe
who
seek
honour
one
of
another
?
the
Publicanes
and
Harlots
entred
into
the
Kingdom
of
heaven
before
them
.
S●est
thou
a
man
that
is
wise
in
his
own
eyes
,
there
is
more
hope
of
a
fool
than
of
him
the
Ministration
of
the
Spirit
Paul
,
Austin
the
honest
and
good
heart
the
humble
,
and
meek
the
p●or
in
spirit
do
the
truth
the
Will
of
God
the
weary
and
heavy
lad●n
of
God
learned
of
the
Father
to
know
him
eternal
life
not
farre
from
the
Kingdom
of
God
common
grace
saving
grace
Of
Saving
Faith
.
p.
causolity
,
force
natural
connexion
holy
and
irresistible
Habenti
dabitur
,
To
him
that
hath
,
shall
be
given
he
shall
have
more
common
grace
common
grrce
saving
grace
saving
grace
Thou
hast
been
faithful
in
a
little
,
I
will
make
thee
ruler
over
much
.
common
grace
saving
grace
Be
thou
Ruler
over
liberty
of
the
will
Lib.
12.
de
civit
.
cap.
6.
apud
would
not
De
vocat
.
Gent.
l.
2.
c.
good
use
good
use
moral
actions
Examen
censuraep
Who
maketh
thee
to
differ
from
another
?
And
what
hast
thou
,
that
thou
hast
not
received
?
Now
if
thou
didst
receive
it
,
why
dost
thou
glory
,
as
if
thou
hadst
not
received
it
?
saving
faith
and
holiness
free
choice
Deut.
30.
19.
Luke
10.
42.
Prov.
sole
irresistible
the
will
to
believe
What
hast
thou
that
thou
hast
not
received
?
quippe
&
de
quibus
hoc
audit
,
nisi
autem
&
They
are
worthy
rejecting
the
counsel
of
God
against
themselves
,
judging
themselves
unworthy
of
eternal
life
shame
,
confusion
de
du●b
.
quaest.
inter
We
will
not
have
this
man
to
reign
over
us
?
f●r
glory
and
honor
immortality
,
Rom.
own
strength
own
merits
to
glory
in
the
Lord
we
are
able
to
do
all
things
through
Christ
that
strengthens
us
For
th●
children
being
not
yet
born
,
neither
having
done
any
good
or
evil
,
that
the
purpose
of
God
according
to
the
election
might
stand
,
not
of
works
,
but
of
him
that
calleth
,
It
was
said
unto
Rebecca
The
elder
shall
serve
the
younger
;
As
it
is
writte●
,
Jacob
have
I
l●ved
,
but
Esau
have
I
hated
.
Ad
Simpl.
That
God
hath
chosen
us
before
the
foundation
of
the
world
Jacob
have
I
loved
,
but
Esau
have
I
hated
R●becca
,
[
the
elder
shal
serve
the
younger
In
E●chirid
His
wrath
comes
upon
the
children
of
disobedience
children
of
wrath
by
nature
,
Ephes.
trespasses
and
sins
Reb●cca
,
Gen.
eternal
Reprobation
Absolute
,
The
Lord
saw
that
Leah
was
hated
If
any
man
come
to
me
,
and
hate
not
his
father
and
mother
,
&c.
lov●
them
le●s
Mat.
●
Dut.
21.
15.
Prov.
13.
24.
Joh.
t●mpo●al
servitude
Torm
●tor
to
the
end
I
have
seen
thy
face
as
tho●gh
I
had
seen
the
face
of
God
,
and
thou
wast
pleased
with
me
.
God
knows
how
long
when
he
saw
the
daughters
of
Canaan
pleased
not
his
father
,
then
went
Esau
unto
Ishmael
,
Abrahams
son
Rebecca
)
and
took
his
daughter
to
be
his
wife
propter
hoc
dictum
d●cere
Reprobrum
Canaan
fuisse
Typum
Coelestis
Patriae
requiem
negavit
introitum
.
Nam
ita
Ten
Tribes
Calvin
.
Institut
Hos:
8.
4.
They
have
set
up
Kings
,
but
not
by
me
;
they
have
made
Princes
,
and
I
knew
it
not
The
people
of
their
own
proper
motion
,
without
enquiring
after
my
will
,
or
staying
for
my
command
or
permission
,
have
chosen
and
made
Kings
of
their
own
heads
,
separating
themselves
from
the
lawful
rule
of
David's
Posteri●y
.
Though
this
came
to
passe
by
a
secret
providence
of
God
,
and
according
as
it
was
foretold
,
yet
was
it
condemned
,
because
the
peo●le
was
induced
to
do
it
by
evill
and
illegal
motives
,
and
staid
not
for
Gods
declaration
concerning
the
time
and
means
,
as
had
done
in
succeeding
Lord
,
presents
Malachi
,
[
I
have
loved
you
,
saith
the
Lord
;
yet
ye
say
,
Wherein
hast
thou
loved
us
?
Was
not
Esau
Jacobs
brother
,
saith
the
Lord
?
yet
I
loved
Jacob
,
and
hated
Esau
,
and
laid
his
mountains
and
his
heritage
waste
for
the
Dragons
of
the
wildernesse
,
Mal.
he
Lord
said
unto
Two
nations
are
in
thy
womb
,
and
two
manner
of
people
shall
be
separated
from
thy
bowels
,
and
the
one
people
shall
be
stronger
then
the
other
people
;
and
the
elder
shall
serve
the
younger
.
The
Examination
of
Tilenus
The
children
being
not
yet
born
,
neither
having
done
any
good
or
evil
,
that
the
purpose
of
God
according
to
the
election
might
stand
,
not
of
works
,
but
of
him
that
calleth
,
it
was
s●id
,
The
elder
shall
serve
the
younger
.
not
of
works
,
but
of
●im
that
call●th
Election
of
Grace
To
them
pertained
the
Adoption
,
and
the
Glory
,
and
the
Covenants
,
and
the
giving
of
the
Law
,
and
the
Service
of
God
,
and
the
Promises
:
Theirs
were
the
Fathers
,
and
of
them
,
as
concerning
the
flesh
,
Christ
came
,
who
is
over
all
,
God
blessed
for
ever
.
cast
away
his
own
people
of
none
effect
should
adopt
Faith
,
Rom.
4.
3.
&c.
Gentile
,
uncircumcised
Justification
unto
life
Gentiles
,
Rom.
Calv.
Instit.
lib.
4.
c.
16.
sect.
cast
off
Supream
Right
elder
,
(
vers.
in
accepting
the
Gentiles
upon
their
submission
to
●he
F●ith
,
and
rejecting
●ou
for
your
unbelief
I
will
have
mercy
on
whom
I
will
have
m●r●y
.
unbelief
,
Rom.
Faith
,
Rom.
counsel
determined
before
to
be
done
,
Saul
,
Saul
,
why
persecutest
thou
me
?
To
do
those
things
which
thou
didst
determine
that
they
should
do
:
to
be
done
his
own
will
both
Herod
,
&c.
were
gathered
together
For
of
a
truth
both
Herod
,
&c.
were
gathered
together
against
the
holy
child
Jesus
,
whom
thou
hast
annointed
,
for
to
do
whatsoever
thy
hand
and
thy
counsel
,
&c.
grant
unto
thy
servants
,
&c.
Luk.
2.
34
,
35.
Act.
There
are
certain
men
crept
in
unawares
,
who
were
before
of
old
ordained
to
this
condemnation
.
that
turn
the
grace
of
God
into
lasciviousnesse
,
and
deny
the
onely
Lord
God
,
and
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
general
D●●ree
general
Decree
according
to
his
works
,
Rom.
o●ntinue
patient
in
well
doing
,
ibid.
workers
of
iniquity
Eternal
Law
Decree
immutably
Judicium
transit
in
rem
judicatam
Eternal
Sentence
dead
man
Law
,
dead
Eternal
Law
is
condemned
already
In
praedictione
vers.
17
,
18.
Remember
ye
the
words
which
were
spoken
before
of
the
Apostles
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
,
how
that
they
told
you
there
should
be
mockers
,
&c.
)
Luk.
Thess.
2.
8.
&c.
verse
,
And
Enoch
also
the
seventh
from
Adam
prophesied
of
these
,
saying
,
Behold
the
Lord
commeth
,
&c.
set
forth
afore
in
effigie
Exemplar
Type
set
forth
for
an
example
,
suffering
the
vengeance
of
eternal
fire
,
vers.
an
ensample
unto
those
that
after
should
live
ungodly
,
land
of
Canaan
cut
off
Types
,
Figures
covetous
,
seditious
in
the
way
of
and
ran
greedily
after
the
error
of
for
reward
They
perished
in
the
gain-saying
of
Corah
.
in
effigie
Types
,
Patterns
set
forth
afore-hand
Eternal
Law
Absolute
decree
Antecedent
,
Casual
Inevitable
Necessity
looker
on
use
the
means
He
that
shall
endure
to
the
end
the
same
shall
be
saved
.
If
ye
continue
in
his
goodness
—
Rom.
11.
22.
Ye
shall
not
be
cut
off
shipwrack
of
faith
and
a
good
conscience
,
1
Tim.
To
deliver
for
the
destruction
of
the
flesh
,
that
the
spirit
might
be
saved
in
the
day
of
the
Lord
Jesus
?
first
Parents
David
,
Peter
,
Solomon
if
they
fall
away
,
it
is
impossible
to
renew
them
again
unto
repentance
,
fall
away
For
they
tread
under
foot
the
Son
of
God
,
and
count
the
blood
of
the
covenant
wherewith
they
were
sanctified
an
unholy
thing
,
and
do
despite
to
the
Spirit
of
Grace
.
give
that
which
is
holy
unto
dogs
nor
cast
our
pearls
before
swine
,
rample
them
under
their
feet
,
and
return
and
rent
us
the
fatted
Calf
is
killed
returning
Prodigal
heal
their
back
slidings
,
Hos.
Secunda
Tabula
post
naufragium
all
that
act
heavy
laden
to
come
unto
him
,
M●tth
.
He
will
in
no
wise
cast
them
out
,
Joh.
He
gave
his
life
a
Ransome
for
many
All
Sorts
All
Individuals
there
is
salvation
in
no
other
if
we
receive
the
testimony
of
men
,
the
testimony
of
God
is
greater
:
and
this
is
the
testimony
of
God
which
he
hath
given
of
his
Son
.
He
came
to
seek
and
to
save
that
which
was
lost
God
laid
upon
him
the
iniquity
of
us
all
He
died
for
the
ungodly
for
sinners
for
his
enemies
for
All
for
every
man
for
the
world
for
the
whole
world
for
the
unjust
and
finally
disobedient
he
died
for
as
many
as
are
dead
in
he
died
for
as
many
as
are
bound
to
believe
in
him
.
The
Examin
.
of
he
died
for
as
many
as
are
bound
to
adore
and
serve
him
.
He
died
for
as
many
as
we
are
obliged
to
pray
for
in
Christs
Name
.
He
died
for
such
as
do
deny
him
,
and
crucifie
him
to
themselves
afresh
,
and
finally
perish
.
general
Ransom
Direct
.
for
peace
of
Consc.
for
All.
Priestly
Office
ibid.
at
29.
Certainly
,
&
quod
preced
,
&
seq.
Grace
necessary
Father
forgive
them
,
for
they
know
not
what
they
do
.
S.
Joh.
I
pray
for
them
,
I
pray
not
for
the
world
,
but
for
them
which
thou
hast
given
me
,
for
they
are
thine
.
unity
,
vers.
I
pray
for
them
,
I
pray
not
for
the
world
.
All
that
should
believe
Ministry
,
●ers
Neither
pray
I
for
these
alone
,
but
for
them
also
which
shall
believe
on
me
through
their
word
:
that
they
also
may
be
one
,
as
thou
Father
art
in
me
,
and
I
in
thee
,
that
they
also
may
be
one
in
us
.
That
the
wo●ld
may
believe
that
thou
hast
sent
me
.
Pride
,
Covetousness
to
keep
the
unity
of
the
spirit
in
the
bond
of
peace
blesed
b●
the
God
and
father
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
,
which
according
to
his
abundant
mercy
hath
begot●en
again
unto
a
lovely
hope
,
through
the
Redemption
that
is
in
Christ
Jesus
to
rejoyce
with
joy
unspeakable
and
full
of
glory
Blessed
be
God
,
even
the
Father
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
,
the
Father
of
mercies
,
and
the
God
of
all
comfort
,
who
comforteth
us
in
all
our
tribulation
,
that
we
may
be
able
to
comfort
them
which
are
in
any
trouble
,
by
the
comfort
wherewith
we
our selves
are
comforted
of
God
.
Peter
,
[
And
thou
when
thou
art
converted
,
strengthen
thy
brethren
.
that
you
walk
worthy
of
the
Lord
unto
all
pleasing
,
as
be●omes
the
Gospel
of
the
price
of
your
high
calling
:
Building
up
your
on
your
most
holy
faith
,
praying
in
the
holy
Ghost
,
keep
your
in
the
love
of
God
,
looking
for
the
mercy
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
unto
eternal
life
:
And
be
not
weary
in
well-doing
,
for
in
due
season
shall
reap
if
faint
not
Desolatus
,
be
stedfast
,
unmovable
,
always
abounding
in
the
work
of
the
Lord
,
forasmuch
as
know
that
labour
is
not
in
vain
in
the
Lord
.
And
the
very
God
of
peace
sanctifie
you
wholly
:
and
I
pray
God
your
whole
spirit
,
and
soul
,
and
body
,
be
preserved
blameless
unto
the
comming
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
.
Faithful
is
he
that
calleth
you
,
who
also
will
do
it
.
Now
unto
him
that
is
able
to
keep
you
from
falling
,
and
to
present
you
faultlesse
before
the
presence
of
his
glory
with
exceeding
joy
,
to
the
onely
wise
God
our
Saviour
be
glory
and
majesty
,
dominion
and
power
,
now
and
ever
,
Amen
.
S. Luk. 10. 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34.
A certain man fell among theeves , which wounded him , and departed , leaving him half dead .
But a certain Samaritan had compassion on him , and went to him , and bound up his wounds , pouring in oyl and wine .
1 Tim. 4. 8. Godliness is profitable unto all things .
2 Cor. 4. 1 , 2. Therefore seeing we have this Ministry , as we have received mercy we faint not : But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty , not walking in craftiness , nor handling the word of God deceitfully , but by manifestation of the truth , commending our selves to every mans conscience in the sight of God .
Prosper ad objectionem Vincentii septimam , quae sic habet : Quod haec sit voluntas Dei ut magna pars Christianorum salva esse nec velit , nec possit . Respondit : Si de his hoc dicitur qui pictatem Christianae conversa●ionis & fidei deserentes in profanos errores , aut in damnabiles mores irrevocabilitèr transierunt , non dub●●m est quod talem voluntatem habentes , salvi esse nolunt , & quamdiu salvi esse nolunt ; salvi esse non possunt . Sed nullo modo credendum est hujusmodi homines in hanc desperationem ex Dei voluntate cecidisse ; cum potiùs allevet Dominus omnes qui corruunt ; & erigat omnes elisos : Nemo enim nisi illius Gratiâ erigitur ; Nemo nisi illius Gratiâ stabilitur . Dei ergo voluntas est ut in bonâ voluntate maneatur , qui & priùs quam deseratur , neminem deserit ; & multos desertores saepe convertit .
Certissimè noverimus nullum fidelium à Deo non discedentem relinqui , neque cujusquam ruinam ex divinâ esse constitutione dispositam : sed multis qui jam iudicio rationis utuntur , ideo Liberum esse discedere , ut non decessisse sit proemium , & ut quod non potest nisi cooperante spiritu Deifieri , eorum meritis deputetur , quorum id potuit voluntate non fieri : quae voluntas in malis actionibus sola esse potest , in bonis autem sola esse non potest . Scriptor . de vocat . Gentium , lib. 2. cap. 12.
Pretend
you
what
you
will
,
the
true
cause
of
this
your
indisposition
is
this
,
That
you
take
the
Synod
for
the
adverse
part
,
and
account
your selves
in
equal
place
with
them
;
this
conceit
hath
manifested
it self
in
all
your
actions
.
Jan.
pag.
to
exhort
them
to
stand
to
the
former
determinations
,
which
had
hitherto
most
generally
past
in
the
reformed
Churches
in
these
points
;
and
told
them
it
was
a
special
part
of
his
Majesties
Commission
to
exhort
them
to
keep
unalter'd
the
former
Confessions
.
How
fit
it
was
to
open
so
much
of
their
Commission
,
and
thus
to
exp●ess
themselves
for
a
party
against
the
Remonstrants
,
your
Honour
can
best
judge
.
Scriptum
Didacticum
the
doctrine
of
the
five
Articles
,
according
to
the
intent
and
meaning
of
the
Synod
,
should
be
per●picuously
exprest
for
the
capacity
of
the
common
sort
.
Because
it
seemed
in●ongruous
that
any
writing
concerning
the
Doctrine
of
the
Articles
should
be
set
forth
,
before
the
Synod
had
given
sentence
.
And
indeed
I
must
confesse
Mr.
Hales
)
I
see
no
great
congruity
in
the
proposal
;
whilst
matters
are
in
controversie
,
Judges
walk
suspensly
,
and
are
indifferent
for
either
party
;
and
whatsoever
their
intent
be
,
yet
they
make
no
overture
of
it
till
time
of
Sentence
come
.
All
this
businesse
of
must
needs
seem
onely
as
acted
on
a
stage
,
if
the
Synod
intempestively
before-hand
bewray
a
resolution
.
But
notwithstanding
any
reason
allegible
against
it
,
the
thing
is
concluded
.
That
they
should
have
an
eye
to
the
inclination
of
the
Synod
,
and
beware
,
as
much
as
might
be
,
that
they
toucht
not
there
where
any
man
was
sore
.
Whatsoever
the
pretence
is
Mr.
Hales
)
the
mentioning
of
these
Books
,
before
the
determination
of
the
Synod
be
formally
set
down
,
must
needs
be
very
unseasonable
.
Mr.
Belcanqual
Febr.
23.
)
Sess.
89.
Febr.
22.
There
were
read
57
pages
of
the
R.
monstrants
Book
,
which
concerned
their
opinion
of
Reprobation
,
in
which
they
did
lay
open
the
harsh
opinions
of
many
of
our
men
,
which
unless
the
Synod
do
condemn
,
as
well
as
the
opinion
of
the
Remonstrants
,
I
see
not
how
they
can
give
the
world
satisfaction
touching
their
indifferency
.
Mr.
B●ll
Goma
us
Mr.
Hales
Jan.
15/25
1618.
pag.
Bel●anqu●l
'
▪
Febr.
18.
pag.
Though
one
be
against
the
R●monstr●nts
in
all
the
five
Articles
in
S●bsta●ce
,
yet
if
h●●ffer
from
them
but
in
manner
of
●●eaki●g
,
they
hold
him
as
not
sound
.
F●●r
.
23.
pag.
March
25.
pag.
bitternesse
against
our
Colledge
if
they
had
come
from
a
wise
mans
lips
,
had
been
above
the
strength
of
patience
.
Hales's
,
pag.
Exteri
Theo●ogi
For
the
Delegates
had
their
Decree
of
Dismission
written
,
before
they
came
into
the
Synod
they
published
a
Decree
which
they
brought
written
with
them
into
the
Synod
.
Lud.
Crosius
verba
quaeda
ac
rba
Factious
Provincial
Provincials
were
not
at
all
required
to
speak
,
So
that
there
is
little
regard
given
to
the
judgment
of
the
Forreigners
,
except
they
speak
as
the
Provincials
would
have
them
.
viz.
How
matters
were
carried
by
them
March
17.
pag.
In
good
faith
some
of
the
Provincials
,
I
had
rather
lose
mine
hand
,
than
subscribe
them
.
on
the
President
his
part
it
is
toopalpable
the
very
instant
in
which
it
came
to
be
read
Febr.
9.
pag.
Febr.
15.
pag.
I
must
needs
say
,
the
Remonstrants
had
no
favour
;
for
I
will
assure
your
Lordsh●p
,
that
the
President
picked
out
the
worst
part
of
it
:
There
were
some
five
leaves
read
,
which
contained
nothing
but
a
bitter
Satyr
against
and
twenty
more
though
unhappily
finely
penned
make
their
words
Grammar
can
find
in
them
that
hour
The
last
was
such
,
as
I
think
no
man
of
understanding
would
ever
assent
to
.
contrary
,
of
that
they
would
father
upon
them
in
their
writings
.
That
God
moves
the
tongues
of
men
to
blaspheme
That
a
man
can
do
no
more
good
than
he
doth
.
B.
Let.
p.
no
more
March
9.
pag.
Jan.
15
25
pag.
March
25.
pag.
32
,
33.
&
pag.
37.
a.
f.
If
your
Lordships
care
do
not
now
most
of
all
shew
it self
for
procuring
of
good
counsel
to
be
sent
hither
for
the
constitution
of
the
Canons
,
we
are
like
to
make
the
Synod
a
thing
to
be
laughed
at
in
after
ages
?
March
25.
pag.
Dort
,
pag.
Acta
&
Scripta
Synodalia
Remonstr.
in
Script
.
Histor.
Anditotum
in
Prafat
D.
Toleni
.
Not.
in
Can.
Synod
.
Dordrac
.
in
Epist.
ad
Lectorem
.
Ex●o
ex
Ecclesia
Malignantium
a
third
art
Ex
quibus
sent●ntia
ferri
nequit
After
Mr.
Belcanquals
Letters
That
Christ
died
for
the
sins
of
all
manki●d
;
or
,
for
the
sins
of
the
whole
world
Whether
th●se
words
were
to
be
understood
of
all
particular
men
,
or
onely
of
the
Elect
,
who
consist
of
all
sorts
of
men
.
Febr.
9.
pag.
That
the
Directions
which
your
Lordship
hath
sent
from
Secretary
do
seem
to
will
us
to
be
as
favourable
to
the
general
Propositions
as
may
be
,
giving
as
little
offence
to
the
as
we
can
Their
Synodical
Articles
were
according
to
the
judgment
of
all
the
Re●ormed
Churches
Acta
Syn.
Nat.
Dor.
that
hour
John
Calvin
〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 , &c. Lucianus in Jove Confutato .
Quod Latine redditum sic sonat . Quae versio est Vincentii Obsopaei .
Q●oniam nos homines nihil voluntarii facimus , sed quadam necessitate ineluctabili compulsi . Quod si vera sint illa , quae priùs admisisti , quod Parca sit omnium causa ; si quis occiderit aliquem , ea ( i. e. Parca ) est Homicida . Si quis sacrilegium admiserit , impositum sibi perpetrat . Quare , si Minos justum judicaverit puniet Fatum pro Sisypho , & Parcam pro Tantalo . Quid enim injustè fecerunt illi obedientes mandatis ? &c.
Eternal
Decree
THOMAS
GOAD
IN DEFENCE
William
Leak
THIS
Piece
which
I
here
propose
to
thy
view
,
was
the
that
I
know
of
)
of
that
whose
name
is
prefixed
to
it
.
A
Work
certainly
worth
two
or
three
hours
time
to
peruse
.
It
came
to
my
hands
by
buying
some
of
the
Books
of
his
deceased
I
need
to
make
no
either
of
the
or
the
was
very
well
known
to
,
and
is
still
remembred
by
and
the
of
the
needs
not
beg
our
Commendation
.
This
our
Author
was
one
of
the
most
eminent
Divines
at
the
Synod
of
when
the
subject
matter
of
this
ensuing
Disputation
,
and
matters
of
the
like
nature
,
amongst
other
controverted
Points
,
were
incontest
.
Whether
our
Author
was
of
that
judgment
,
which
he
declares
in
I
am
not
certain
.
However
,
if
his
thoughts
(
which
are
the
inclined
him
to
the
truth
,
and
swayed
his
belief
,
we
have
reason
to
bless
the
for
the
discovery
.
And
I
heartily
wish
,
that
all
men
,
who
are
intangled
in
the
briars
of
these
prickly
Disputations
,
(
as
our
Reverend
Author
calls
them
)
would
lay
aside
all
and
suffer
their
judgments
to
be
to
the
embracing
of
by
the
argumentative
of
Scripture
and
Reason
.
Tho●
wilt
find
the
in
affording
thee
l●ght
and
carrying
thee
those
obscure
intricacies
controverted
betwixt
the
And
that
it
may
be
of
this
singular
use
〈◊〉
benefit
,
is
the
hearty
prayer
of
irresistable
Decree
Predestination
,
Free-will
Cause
of
sin
Protestants
,
Papists
,
Lutherans
,
Armi●ians
,
Puritans
,
Beast
,
Plants
sine
speciali
Dei
jussu
Poet
▪
s
Gods
pleasure
Anathema
Maranatha
Fatorum
Decreta
,
Parcarum
Leges
,
&c.
fatal
necessity
cause
of
sin
lusty
Nag
Author
of
all
sin
out
wardly
descend
,
fire
free
appetite
sensitive
will
voluntary
voluntarily
Du
Vain
finite
.
Ergo.
large
memory
infinite
knowledge
liberty
of
contradiction
liberty
of
contrariety
free
liberty
Oracles
,
vers
tell
,
if
they
can
,
what
shall
happen
in
the
times
to
come
.
Devils
,
Witches
,
Gypsies
future
contingents
Deifie
Chance
Fortune
a
goddess
Casuality
.
Contingency
inevitable
necessity
free
choice
voluntary
Agents
good
of
His
creatures
La
Vosino
Tract
,
De
particulari
Providentiâ
contingent
concourse
Religion
,
Common-wealths
are
made
in
heaven
secret
guide
infinite
knowledge
active
wisdom
certain
platforms
Ep
curus
natural
and
eternal
customs
Quae
Deus
decrevit
sponte
flunnt
the
hairs
of
their
head
were
Sparrow
falleth
without
his
Father
Yet
not
one
of
them
falleth
to
the
ground
without
your
Father
Che
nou'intra
venga
it
decreto
ela
volenta
sua
,
&c.
]
i.
e.
as
sheep
among
wolves
the
hairs
of
their
headwere
numbred
,
&c.
i.
e.
speciall
decree
Doth
God
take
care
for
Oxen
?
Aut
nihil
concludunt
,
aut
nimium
,
Israelites
Quails
Author
of
sin
which
we
do
contingently
I●
the
Son
make
you
free
,
then
are
you
free
indeed
.
Where
the
Spirit
of
the
Lord
is
,
there
is
liberty
.
eating
,
walking
Aristides
,
Socrates
,
Cato
,
Fabritius
in
us
(
being
dead
in
sins
and
trespasses
)
dwelleth
no
good
both
to
will
and
to
do
Adam
Free
will
left
to
our selves
in
him
we
live
,
move
,
and
have
our
being
moral
,
vital
the
Author
of
sin
cause
of
sins
essentially
and
districtly
eat
the
forbidden
fruit
essentially
subordinate
Causa
causae
est
causa
causati
The
cause
of
any
effect
,
is
the
cause
of
all
such
events
as
necessarily
follow
that
effect
.
forbidden
fruit
.
Ergo.
Minor
prob
individual
.
Ergo.
sinful
actions
.
When
I
have
drunk
sufficiently
both
for
the
necessity
and
comfort
of
nature
,
to
drink
a
cup
more
is
sin
.
cause
of
all
things
second
causes
first
cause
necessary
cause
necessary
effects
free
choice
necessary
effects
ability
to
choose
principal
cause
in
Him
we
live
,
and
move
,
and
have
our
being
,
Men
,
Weapons
,
Mony
Warlike
provision
Conditio
sine
qui
non
life
and
death
voluntary
Agents
necessary
:
Ergo
necessarily
be
done
know
necessarily
necessarily
and
certainly
foreknow
certain
effects
having
the
faces
laid
upwards