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…

But these discourses, if I be not deceived, have taken their original from a saying of Austin, namely that Christus est praedestinatorum caput, Christ is the head of the predestinate. Therefore I have taken paints to consider the doctrine of Arminius hereabouts, consisting of three members. First, Christ ⟨p. 11⟩is the head of the elect or predestinate. Secondly, our election made in Christ, is made in him as in our head. Thirdly, Christ is not our head but as he is dead, and raised; which, because it is much pertinent to the present purpose, I will not spare to set down, though in another dialect: Ratio illa altera de Christo considerato ut capite his membris, niti videtur &c. See my vindicia gratiae Dei, lib. 2. crim. 24. digress. 10. Pag. 74. col. 2. lin. 50. which was not set forth when I wrote this, but since it is.

But these discourses, if I be not deceived, have taken their originall from a saying of Austin, namely that Christus est praedestinatorum caput, Christ is the head of the predestinate. Therefore I have taken paints to consider the doctrine of Arminius hereabouts, consisting of three members. First, Christ ⟨p. 11⟩is the head of the elect or predestinate. Secondly, our election made in Christ, is made in him as in our head. Thirdly, Christ is not our head but as he is dead, and raised; which, because it is much pertinent to the present purpose, I will not spare to set downe, though in another dialect: Ratio illa altera de Christo considerato ut capite his membris, niti videtur &c. See my vindicia gratiae Dei, lib. 2. crim. 24. digress. 10. Pag. 74. col. 2. lin. 50. which was not set forth when I wrote this, but since it is.

2. But be it granted that we are chosen in Christ as our head; it follows not here-hence, that Christ Jesus was chosen in order before us. He was ordained to be a Lamb for a burnt offering to save us, and we were ordained to obtain salvation through him. What colour is here, why the former ordination should be conceived to go before the latter, and not rather the contrary; seeing our salvation is plainly intimated to be rather the end of his mission, incarnation and passion, then his mission, incarnation and passion to be the end of our salvation? So