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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
But upon this their opposition unto Christ, God did proceed to blind them more and more, but how? Not by denying saving illumination, for this they never enjoyed, it was denied them, from the first to the last.
But upon this their opposition unto Christ, God did proceed to blinde them more and more, but how? Not by denying saving illumination, for this they never injoyed, it was denyed them, from the first to the last.
But by withdrawing from them the means of illumination ⟨p. 197⟩more and more, as namely the preaching of Gospel, and the working of miracles, and the giving them over unto the power of Satan. This also is to give them over to their own hearts lust, Psal. 81. 11, 12. by ceasing to admonish them of the error of their ways, either by his word, or by his judgements and chastisements in his works. That God doth harden out of his absolute will, and yet hardens none but for sin, cannot be avouched in my judgment without manifest contradiction. If they are not contradictions; Then those also are not, God hath mercy on whom he will, yet God hath mercy on none, but in respect of their good works going before.
But by withdrawing from them the meanes of illumination ⟨p. 197⟩more and more, as namely the preaching of Gospel, and the working of miracles, and the giving them over unto the power of Satan. This also is to give them over to their own hearts lust, Psal. 81. 11, 12. by ceasing to admonish them of the error of their waies, either by his word, or by his judgements and chastisements in his works. That God doth harden out of his absolute will, and yet hardens none but for sin, cannot bee avouched in my judgment without manifest contradiction. If they are not contradictions; Then those also are not, God hath mercy on whom hee will, yet God hath mercy on none, but in respect of their good works going before.