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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 5: The Fifth Doubt.
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The fourth is taken out of Rom. 2. 14, 15. When the Gentiles which have not the Law, do by nature the things contained in the Law, they having not the Law, are a law unto themselves, which show the effect of the Law written in their heart, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts accusing one another, or excusing. I wish things were carried with less ostentation, and with more judgement, then to allege Scriptures, and put the Reader upon making Arguments for them thence. For my part I see no colour in all this, to justify any power and sufficiency in a Reprobate to seek the Lord, and to find mercy from him: though I make no question, but they have power to abstain from many things prohibited in the Law of God, and to do things commanded, as touching the substance of the duty commanded, or the action forbidden: though they are far enough off from doing it for Gods sake, and out of the love of God, with all their heart, and with all their soul, as whom they knew not even the very best of them, 1 Cor. 1. 21. 1 Thess. 4. 5.
The fourth is taken out of Rom. 2. 14, 15. When the Gentiles which have not the Law, doe by nature the things contained in the Law, they having not the Law, are a law unto themselves, which shew the effect of the Law written in their heart, their conscience also bearing witnesse, and their thoughts accusing one another, or excusing. I wish things were carryed with lesse ostentation, and with more judgement, then to alledge Scriptures, and put the Reader upon making Arguments for them thence. For my part I see no colour in all this, to justifie any power and sufficiency in a Reprobate to seek the Lord, and to finde mercy from him: though I make no question, but they have power to abstain from many things prohibited in the Law of God, and to doe things commanded, as touching the substance of the duty commanded, or the action forbidden: though they are farre enough off from doing it for Gods sake, and out of the love of God, with all their heart, and with all their soule, as whom they knew not even the very best of them, 1 Cor. 1. 21.