The Doctrine of the Saints' Perseverance

3. This being established that here is a firm Promise of Perseverance, against which M. G. opposeth scarce any thing at all, & nothing at all to the purpose, his whole ensuing Discourse falls of it self; for from the caveat used at the entrance of this Promise, and the Exhortation at the close, both tending to stir up the Saints, to whom the Promise is, made (many of whom have no distinct Assurance of their interest in this, or any other Promise) to be heedfully careful in using the means of Perseverance, and avoiding the sins that in their own Nature tend to the interruption of it; no other possibility of falling away can be concluded, but such as may have a Consistency with the Faithfulness of God in the Promise he hath given: that is, a possibility as they say in sensu diviso, without respect had to the infallibly preventing Causes of it; not in sensu composvo. A possibility in reference to the nature of the things themselves, which is a sufficient bottom for caveats to be given, and Exhortations to be made to them concerned in them; not at all in respect of the purposes and Promises of God, infallibly preventing the reducing into Act, of that possibility; These exceptions then notwithstanding it appears in the 1 Cor. 10, 11, 12, 13, & 14. verses, there is a Conjunction of a gracious Promise of Perseverance, with effectual Exhortations to the use of means whereby we may persevere; and consequently they who deny a due consistency between them, do impute folly or weakness to the Holy Ghost; [Greek or Hebrew].

3. This being established that here is a firm Promise of Perseverance, against which M. G. opposeth scarce any thing at al, & nothing at all to the purpose, his whole insuing Discourse falls of it selfe; for frō the caveat used at the entrance of this Promise, and the Exhortation at the close, both tending to stirre up the Saints, to whom the Promise is, made (many of whom have no distinct Assurance of their interest in this, or any other Promise) to be heedfully carefull in using the meanes of Perseverance, and avoiding the sinnes that in their owne Nature tend to the interruption of it; no other possibility of falling away can be concluded, but such as may have a Consistency with the Faithfulnesse of God in the Promise he hath given: that is, a possibility as they say in sensu diviso, without respect had to the infallibly preventing Causes of it; not in sensu composvo. A possibility in reference to the nature of the things themlelves, which is a sufficient bottome for caveats to be given, and Exhortations to be made to them concerned in them; not at all in respect of the purposes and Promises of God, infallibly preventing the reducing into Act, of that possibility; These exceptions then notwithstanding it appeares in the