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An exposition on the whole fifth chapter of S. Johns Gospel also notes on…An exposition on the vvhole fifth chapter of S. Iohns Gospell also notes on…
An exposition on the whole fifth chapter of S. Johns Gospel also notes on other choice places of Scripture, taken by a reverend divine, now with God, and found in his study after his death, written with his own hand ...An exposition on the vvhole fifth chapter of S. Iohns Gospell also notes on other choice places of Scripture, taken by a reuerend diuine, now with God, and found in his study after his death, written with his owne hand ...
London: printed by H. Lownes and R. Young for John Bartlett, 1630London: printed by H. Lownes and R. Young for Iohn Bartlett, 1630
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This overthrows that gross error of the Lutherans, who say, that those who are Elect, may not only wholly, but finally fall away; an opinion strange, contradictory in it self, to be a chosen vessel, and to be damned, and contrary to the Scripture: it breaks in sunder that golden chain, Rom. 8.30. Math. 24.24. Yea, the Papists confess the absurdity of it, Bellar. de grat. & libero arbitrio, lib. 2. cap. 10.
This ouerthrowes that grosse errour of the Lutheranes, who say, that those who are Elect, may not onely wholy, but finally fall away; an opinion strange, contradictory in it selfe, to be a chos•n vessell, and to bee damned, and contrary to the Scripture: it breakes in sunder that golden chaine, Rom. 8.30. Math. 24.24. Yea, the Papists confesse the absurdity of it, Bellar. de grat. & libero arbitrio, lib. 2. cap. 10.
The ground of this opinion is, that they hold, that election is conditional: which Tenet is derogatory to glory, making his will and decree changeable, whereas he is immutable in both, and also deprives every faithful soul of a ground of main comfort: which otherwise doth rest in an holy security (opposed to fear and distrust) when once it perceives in it self the certain signs of Election.
The ground of this opinion is, that they hold, that election is conditionall: which Tenent is derogatory to glory, making his will and decree changeable, whereas he is immutable in both, and also depriues euery faithfull soule of a ground of maine comfort: which otherwise doth rest in an holy security (opposed to feare and distrust) when once it perceiues in it selfe the certaine signes of Election.