The riches of Gods love unto the vessels of mercy, consistent with his absolute…The riches of Gods love unto the vessells of mercy, consistent with his absolute…

if he doth obey it, then Christ is a precious stone to him, but if it disobey it, then he is given up to the lusts of his heart, and permitted to dash against Christ, and other means of eternal life. Here we have a phrase, but we are to seek of the meaning thereof; what is it to dash against Christ? It must needs be to commit some sin or other, for that is the object of Gods permission, for of all other things God is accounted the Author, not the permitter, the object of permission is nothing but sin, now what sin can that be, whereby we are said to dash against Christ, and other means of salvation, but disobedience to Christ and to the means of grace: so that from the first to the last, the sense comes to this, as many as disobey Christ and the means of grace, they are given over to the lusts of their hearts, and permitted to dash against Christ and other means of eternal life, that is, are permitted to disobey Christ and to resist other means of eternal life. So that their disobedience to Christ and the Gospel is very punctually and judiciously set down to precede by two degrees their disobedience to Christ, and his Gospel. Some may think that this Arminian proselyte doth not carry himself well in his business and for betraying the nakedness of his cause may be in danger to be excommunicated out of their Synagogue. But Sir you must believe it, this is the very leprosy of their Doctrine that over spreads it from the crown of the head to the sole of the foot, and they are in love with it, accounting it not only sanity, but perfect beauty. God indeed is said in Scripture, to give men over to their lusts, when he forbears either courses of admonition and reproof by his word, or by his judgements in his works, or when he forbears to restrain Satan, as formerly he did: but disobedience to the Gospel undoubtedly is, hoc ipso, a dashing against Christ, although God may continue to admonish and exhort even to the end; as to profane and hypocritical persons in the Church, he gives not over this course of his until the end. I have often represented the absurdity of this Authors conceit, of a gracious intent in God, of promoting the eternal good of Reprobates; whereas it cannot be denied, that God hath from everlasting intended their damnation:

if he doth obey it, then Christ is a precious stone to him, but if it disobey it, then he is given up to the lusts of his heart, and permitted to dash against Christ, and other meanes of eternall life. Here we have a phrase, but we are to seeke of the meaning thereof; what is it to dash against Christ? It must needs be to commit some sinne or other, for that is the object of Gods permition, for of all other things God is acounted the Author, not the permitter, the object of permition is nothing but sinne, now what sinne can that be, whereby we are said to dash against Christ, and other meanes of salvation, but disobedience to Christ and to the meanes of grace: so that from the first to the last, the sence comes to this, as many as disobey Christ and the meanes of grace, they are given over to the lusts of their hearts, and permitted to dash against Christ and other means of eternall life, that is, are permitted to disobey Christ and to resist other means of eternal life. So that their disobedience to Christ and the Gospell is very punctually and juditiously set downe to precede by two degrees their disobedience to Christ, and his Gospell. Some may thinke that this Arminian prosilite doth not carry himselfe well in his businesse and for betraying the nakednesse of his cause may be in dainger to be excommunicated out of their Synagogue. But Sir you must believe it, this is the very leprosy of their Doctrine that over spreds it from the crowne of the head to the sole of the foot, and they are in love with it, accounting it not only sanity, but perfect beauty. God indeed is said in Scripture, to give men over to their lusts, when he forbears either courses of admonition and reproofe by his word, or by his judgements in his workes, or when he forbears to restraine Satan, as formerly he did: but disobedience to the Gospell undoubtedly is, hoc ipso, a dashing against Christ, although God may continue to admonish and exhort even to the end; as to prophane and hypocriticall persons in the Church, he gives not over this course of his untill the end. I have often represented the absurdity of this Authors conceit, of a gracious intent in God, of promoting the eternall good of Reprobates; whereas it cannot be denied, that God hath from everlasting intended their damnation: