A discourse of the saving grace of God

Let them believe it who can, I can never believe that the Doctrine is of God, which offers such an intolerable Indignity to him: If there were no other Argument against it, this seems enough to me. The

IV. Fourth Head I propounded, was to give an account of the Objections they make, and the Prejudices they have against the Doctrine of Grace; and to show, the worst they can Object against it is as chargeable upon the Doctrine of Freewill. So that their embracing it seems to proceed from neglect of Impartial Consideration, and some want of the Exercise of that Reason which they so much magnify. That uses not to be counted a rational and considerate Invention, which serves not the turn for which it was devised, but runs them into the same difficulties which they seek to avoid. Let us see briefly in two or three of the chief Instances, whether this be not the Case here.

IV. Fourth Head I propounded, was to give an account of the Objections they make, and the Prejudices they have against the Doctrine of Grace; and to shew, the worst they can Object against it is as chargeable upon the Doctrine of Freewill. So that their imbracing it seems to proceed from neglect of Impartial Consideration, and some want of the Exercise of that Reason which they so much magnifie. That uses not to be counted a rational and considerate Invention, which serves not the turn for which it was devised, but runs them into the same difficulties which they seek to avoid. Let us see briefly in two or three of the chief Instances, whether this be not the Case here.

1. They Charge us with making God the Author of Sin: (Tilenus says this was the Reason that turned him off to the Remonstrants.) We disclaim and abhor it, and Condemn those who assert any such thing. They say, it is the Consequence of our Doctrine, which will have things so ordered by the Decrees and Providence of God, that Sin is thereby unavoidable. We say, if God be made the Author of Sin on this account, their own