That God is willing to save even those that perish for ever, is apparent, both from the consideration of the goodness of his Nature, of Mans being his Creature, and indeed in a miserable state. But I say, as I have also said already, there is a great difference between his being willing to save them, through their complying with these his reasonable terms, and his being resolved to save them, whether they, as men, will close therewith, or no: So only he saveth the Elect themselves, even according to the riches of his G[…] e•en according to his riches in glory, by Christ Jesus; working effectua••• […] them, what the Gospel, as a condition, calleth for from them. A[…]nce it is that he is said to give Faith, (yea the most holy Faith, for th•• is the Faith of Gods Elect) to give Repentance, to give a new Heart, to give his Fear, even that Fear that may keep them for ever from everlasting Ruin; still engaging his Mercy and Goodness to follow them all the days of their lives, that they may dwell in the House of the Lord for ever: And as another Scripture saith, Now he that hath wrought […] the self-same thing, is God. Psal. 145.9. Job 14.15. Joh. 3.16. Ephes. 1.4, 7. Phil. 1.29. & 4.19. Act. 5.30, 31. Ezek. 36.26, 27, Jer. 32, 40. Psal. 23.6. Rom. 8.26, &c. 2 Cor. 5.5, &c.
That God is willing to save even those that perish for ever, is apparent, both from the consideration of the goodness of his Nature, of Mans being his Creature, and indeed in a miserable state. But I say, as I have also said already, there is a great difference between his being willing to save them, through their complying with these his reasonable terms, and his being resolved to save them, whether they, as men, will close therewith, or no: So onely he saveth the Elect themselves, even according to the riches of his G〈…〉 e•en according to his riches in glory, by Christ Jesus; working effectua••• 〈…〉 them, what the Gospel, as a condition, calleth for from them. A〈…〉nce it is that he is said to give Faith, (yea the most holy Faith, for th•• is the Faith of Gods Elect) to give Repentance, to give a new Heart, to give his Fear, even that Fear that may keep them for ever from everlasting Ruine; still ingaging his Mercy and Goodness to follow them all the days of their lives, that they may dwell in the House of the Lord for ever: And as another Scripture saith, Now he that hath wrought 〈…〉 the self-same thing, is God. Psal. 145.9. Job 14.15. Joh. 3.16. Ephes. 1.4, 7. Phil. 1.29. & 4.19. Act. 5.30, 31. Ezek. 36.26, 27, Jer. 32, 40. Psal. 23.6. Rom. 8.26, &c. 2 Cor. 5.5, &c.
