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…

What remains then, but that all these, to wit, the incarnation of the Son of God, his humiliation in the flesh, together with his succeeding advancement, are not sub-ordinanda, to be subordinated in Gods intention, (as if one were the end, and the other means tending to that end) but rather Co-ordinanda, to be co-ordinated; if not as joint means tending to one and the same end throughout, yet as different means tending to different ends; or partly the one, partly the other: Still holding up this truth, that no order is to be found in intention between any but such as have the reference of end and means amongst themselves. As for example, The incarnation of the Son of God is a sole and single means tending to the manifestation of the greatest free grace of God that ever was or can be showed to the world; his humiliation respects both our good and his own. As it respects ours; together with his incarnation, it is a means to manifest the glory of God in saving us in despite of sin, and that in the way of justice. In respect of his own good, together with his advancement, ⟨p. 5⟩it is a joint means for manifesting the remunerative justice of God, in rewarding him according to his deserts: in conformity to that of the Apostle, Therefore hath God exalted him. But neither ¹this advancement of his, is the end of his humiliation, nor either of these the end of his assumption into an hypostatical union with the Son of God: Nor his hypostatical union with the second person in Trinity the end of any of these; and therefore they are to be accounted rather co-ordinate then subordinate in the intention of God.

What remaines then, but that all these, to wit, the incarnation of the Sonne of God, his humiliation in the flesh, together with his succeeding advancement, are not sub-ordinanda, to bee subordinated in Gods intention, (as if onewere the end, and the other meanes tending to that end) but rather Co-ordinanda, to be co-ordinated; if not as joynt meanes tending to one and the same end throughout, yet as different meanes tending to different ends; or partly the one, partly the other: Still holding up this truth, that no order is to be found in intention between any but such as have the reference of end and meanes amongst themselves. As for example, The incarnation of the Son of God is a sole and single means tending to the manifestation of the greatest free grace of God that ever was or can be shewed to the world; his humiliation respects both our good and his owne. As it respects ours; together with his incarnation, it is a meanes to manifest the glory of God in saving us in despight of sinne, and that in the way of justice. In respect of his owne good, together with his advancement,