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A treatise of Mr. Cottons clearing certain doubts concerning predestination together with an examination…A treatise of Mr. Cottons clearing certaine doubts concerning predestination together with an examination…
A treatise of Mr. Cottons clearing certain doubts concerning predestination together with an examination thereof / written by William Twice ...A treatise of Mr. Cottons clearing certaine doubts concerning predestination together with an examination thereof / written by William Twisse ...
London: printed by J.D. for Andrew Crook, 1646
AN EXAMINATION of a Treatise written by Master Cotton, for the clea… › Question 2: The second DOUBT.
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1. That God doth manifest the glory of his grace to the elect, and the glory of his justice upon the world, both in this life, and 1at the day of judgement, I grant; But that he doth chiefly manifest this, is not proved: save only there is a propension in the phrase, to signify as much, as properly, and then it is true indeed. His grace properly on the one, his justice properly on the other; whereas the glory of his power, and sovereignty, and wisdom, is promiscuously showed on both, yet there is not taken so distinct a consideration of justice, as seems fit: For whereas justice is as well remunerative, as vindicative; as this hath place only on the wicked, so the other on the good; I mean those, that departed the world after they came to years of discretion: yet consider, I pray you, what think you of them that perish in no other sin but original, derived unto them by the fall of Adam, which Adam we believe to be saved? In the condemnation of these what glory of God doth appear more, either of his justice, or of his sovereignty?
1. That God doth manifest the glory of his grace to the elect, and the glory of his justice upon the world, both in this life, and 1at the day of judgement, I grant; But that he doth chiefly manifest this, is not proved: save only there is a propension in the phrase, to signifie as much, as properly, and then it is true indeed. His grace properly on the one, his justice properly on the other; whereas the glory of his power, and soveraignty, and wisdome, is promiseuously shewed on both, yet there is not taken so distinct a consideration of justice, as seems fit: For whereas justice is as well remunerative, as vindicative; as this hath place only on the wicked, so the other on the good; I meane those, that departed the world after they came to yeares of discretion: yet consider, I pray you, what thinke you of them that perish in no other sinne but originall, derived unto them by the fall of Adam, which Adam we beleeve to be saved? In the condemnation of these what glory of God doth appeare more, either of his justice, or of his soveraignty?
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