A33361:98
A discourse of the saving grace of God
A discourse of the saving grace of God by ... David Clarkson ...
London: printed by J. Astwood for Tho. Parkhurst, 1688
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
And how exceedingly does this endear Free Grace, that any of us should be separated from the rest of perishing Sinners; that we should be Vessels of Mercy, when others are Vessels of Wrath! Lord, what are we, or what are our Fathers? Why hast thou revealed thy self to us, and not to the World? Even so, Lord, because it pleased thee? No other Reason can be assigned, but mere Grace. There needs no more, to demonstrate that Salvation is to be ascribed to Grace only.
And how exceedingly does this endear Free Grace, that any of us should be separated from the rest of perishing Sinners; that we should be Vessels of Mercy, when others are Vessels of Wrath! Lord, what are we, or what are our Fathers? Why hast thou revealed thy self to us, and not to the World? Even so, Lord, because it pleased thee? No other Reason can be assigned, but meer Grace. There needs no more, to demonstrate that Salvation is to be ascribed to Grace only.
1 Use. This condemns their Doctrine, who will have us saved rather by Free-Will, than by Grace; which will have the Text inverted, and read thus: By Free-will are ye saved, not by Grace, but of your selves.
1 Ʋse. This condemns their Doctrine, who will have us saved rather by Free-Will, than by Grace; which will have the Text inverted, and read thus: By Free-will are ye saved, not by Grace, but of your selves.
This has too many Patrons, and those of greatest Name and Ability amongst the Opposers of Truth. It's the capital Error of the Remonstrants, the Foundation of their other Opinions that concern Grace, and with which they all stand or fall. ⟨p. 26⟩[…] ⟨p. 27⟩