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…

Still he keeps his course in impugning an absolute decree determining mens ends precisely: What secret mysteries he conceals in the Word, precisely. I know not; but it is apparent, we maintain no such determining the Salvation of any man, so as to exclude a Godly life. We both know and teach that without Holiness (as much as to say without a Godly life) no man shall see God. But we further say, that this is not wholly the decree of predestination, though this Author with his Remonstrants would fain rest here: but we farther say, that a Godly life is the gift of Gods grace, and that God bestows this gift on whom he will; but this Author hath no great lust to oppose us here. The more Equivocal a phrase is, the fitter it is to serve his turn, that lies upon advantages, to promote error and obscure truth. And therefore keeps himself to the absolute decree and precise determinations; either not understanding or not considering, that an absolute decree may be taken divers ways, either quoad actum volentis as touching the act of God willing, or quoad res volitas, as touching the things willed, the decree properly signifies the act of God willing; but this Author in considerately takes it quoad res volitas as touching the things willed all along, as appears by his opposing it to decree or will conditional; And will conditional with him is such, as when the thing willed is not effected because the condition is not performed. They are his own words in the last Section save one of his former sorts of reasons, the very last words. As for example, the will of Saving men is not accomplished, because men do not believe. Then as touching the things willed Gods decrees being considered, here also arise different considerations; for as much as the things willed are different Grace and Glory; As for Glory and Salvation we do not say that God hath decreed to confer that absolutely, but only conditionally; yet thereupon he sticks throughout. supposing his adversaries to maintain an absolute decree concerning the conferring of Salvation absolutely, which is most untrue, wherein he fights without any adversary; yet there he dischargeth himself very strenuously, and lays about him like a mad man. But as for grace, to wit, the grace of regeneration, the grace of faith and repentance;

Still he keepes his course in impugning an absolute decree determining mens ends precisely: What secret misteries he conceales in the Word, precisely. I know not; but it is aparent, we maintaine no such determining the Salvation of any man, so as to exclude a Godly life. We both know and teach that without Holinesse (as much as to say without a Godly life) no man shall see God. But we further say, that this is not wholy the decree of predestination, though this Author with his Remonstrants would faine rest here: but we farther say, that a Godly life is the gift of Gods grace, and that God bestowes this gift on whom he will; but this Author hath no great lust to oppose us here. The more Equivocall a phraise is, the fitter it is to serve his turne, that lyes upon advantages, to promote error and obscure truth. And therefore keepes himselfe to the absolute decree and precise determinations; either not understanding or not considering, that an absolute decree may be takendivers waies, either quoad actum volentis as touching the act of God willing, or quoad res volitas, as touching the things willed, the decree properly signifies the act of God willing; but this Author in consideratly takes it quoad res volitas as touching the things willed all along, as appeares by his oppossing it to decree or will conditionall; And will conditionall with him is such, as when the thing willed is not effected because the condition is not performed. They are his owne words in the last Section save one of his former sorts of reasons, the very last words. As for example, the will of Saving men is not accomplished, because men doe not believe. Then as touching the things willed Gods decrees being considered, here also arise different considerations; for as much as the things willed are different Grace and Glory; As for Glory and Salvation we doe not say that God hath decreed to confer that absolutly, but only conditionally; yet thereupon he stiks throughout. supposing his adversaries to maintaine an absolute decree concerning the conferring of Salvation abolutely, which is most untrue, wherein he fights without any adversary; yet there he dischargeth himselfe very strenuously, and layes about him like a mad man. But as for grace, to wit, the grace of regeneration, the grace of faith and repentance;