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…

And it is well known that Mr. Moulin doth as eagerly oppose this absolute reprobation negative, as absolute reprobation positive: For he manifestly perceives, that damnation follows as infallibly, and unavoidably upon that doctrine of reprobation negative, as upon this of reprobation positive.

And it is well knowne that Mr. Moulin doth as eagerly oppose this absolute reprobation negative, as absolute reprobation positive: For he manifestly perceives, that damnation follows as infallibly, and unavoidably upon that doctrine of reprobation negative, as upon this of reprobation positive.

If you conceive, that God did give the world to Christ, by him of grace to be bought to some kind of grace, though not to salvation, as he did the elect; I doubt you are not able to bring any sufficient reason to justify this; wherehence it will follow, that Christs death was meritorious unto them, but not satisfactory; or if satisfactory, yet only for some sins of theirs, but not for all.

If you conceive, that God did give the world to Christ, by him of grace to be bought to some kind of grace, though not to salvation, as he did the elect; I doubt you are not able to bring any sufficient reason to justifie this; wherehence it will follow, that Christs death was meritorius unto them, but not satisfactorie; or if satisfactorie, yet onely for some sinnes of theirs, but not for all.

As touching the act positive of reprobation, I trust, when all things are rightly stated, there will appear to be as little reason, why there should be any difference between us in this act, as in the former. For what, I pray, is the meaning of this, God ordains none to condemnation, but upon sin presupposed? Is there any other meaning of the words then this; God hath ordained that no man shall be condemned, but for sin? who ever denied this? What one of our Divines, or Papists, or of any Sect, ever called this into question? But herehence it only follows, that sin is the cause of condemnation, and that by the ordination of God: it follows not, that sin is the cause of Gods ordination; although I confess the confusion of these is most frequent amongst our Divines, amongst Papists, though otherwise very learned, and chiefly among the Arminians, for the advantage of their cause;