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SECT. V. The Counsel.

OF the Counsels of God concerning Man, before all Worlds, we read in several Texts. Christ was delivered by the determinate Counsel of God.—For of a truth, ¹against thy Holy Child Jesus, whom Thou hast anointed, both Herod & Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles,² & the People of Israel, were gathered together, for to do whatsoever thy Hand, & thy Counsel determined before to be done. ³And thus the Members of Christ are said to Obtain an Inheritance, being Predestinated according to the Purpose of Him, who worketh all Things after the Counsel of His own Will. Of this Counsel of God's Will, we know but little now; yet this will be made known, when we come to Glory; yea, it will be a great Part of the Glory of Heaven, for the Lord to make known the Counsel of His Will; we now know his Will, but we shall then know the Counsel of His Will, & praise Him to all Eternity for it. This shall be the Glory of the Saints, that they shall see into the Counsel of God's Will, in choosing them, and calling them; and passing by others, and letting others go. In the mean-while, thus far we may know; for thus far He hath revealed Himself, concerning His Counsels, about Man from Everlasting.

OF the Counsels of God concerning Man, before all Worlds, we read in several Texts. Christ was delivered by the determinate Counsel of God.—For of a truth, ¹against thy Holy Child Jesus, whom Thou hast anointed, both Herod & Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles,² & the People of Israel, were gathered together, for to do whatsoever thy Hand, & thy Counsel determined before to be done. ³