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…

For the same reason I deny that God hath any intention or purpose to save them: how can he? considering that from everlasting he hath ordained them to condemnation.

For the same reason I deny that God hath any intention or purpose to save them: how can hee? considering that from everlasting hee hath ordained them to condemnation.

And of this also you take no notice, much less go about to shape any convenient answer thereunto; carrying the matter all along in such manner, as if Gods decree of their condemnation were not conceived, until the means of Grace offered are found to be finally despised.

And of this also you take no notice, much lesse goe about to shape any convenient answer thereunto; carrying the matter all along in such manner, as if Gods decree of their condemnation were not conceived, untill the means of Grace offered are found to bee finally despised.

Neither do the places alleged by you, give any testimony to these your uncouth assertions, much less evident testimony. Indeed I blame you not for desiring your Reader would take them so, to save your pains of proving it. For you take no pains at all to enforce any place, by Logical argumentation to give evidence to such a sense you put upon them, though it stand in manifest opposition to the nature of God even to the bereaving him both of his omnipotency and immutability, to make him to contradict himself, and strangely to go about to persuade the world that God intends the repentance of those men, to whom he denies those helps, without which none can repent, as your self also acknowledge.

Neither doe the places alledged by you, give any testimony to these your uncouth assertions, much lesse evident testimony. Indeed I blame you not for desiring your Reader would take them so, to save your paines of proving it. For you take no pains at all to inforce any place, by Logicall argumentation to give evidence to such a sense you put upon them, though it stand in manifest opposition to the nature of God even to the bereaving him both of his omnipotency and immutability, to make him to contradict himself, and strangely to go about to perswade the world that God intends the repentance of those men, to whom hee denies those helps, without which none can repent, as your self also acknowledge.