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…

Lastly, when you say, these helps or this power is offered them in Christ, it implies that upon some condition performable on their parts it is offered unto them. Now it were very requisite you should deal plainly, and express this condition, which you do not. I confess I see no danger in acknowledging that God purposeth to deal with mankind according to their works; nay I wonder you should exclude the elect from the number of those with whom God deals in this manner, when the Apostle professeth so directly, we must all appear before the judgement seat of God, that every man may receive the things which are done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether good or evil, 2 Cor. 5. 10. Only for Christs sake God giveth faith and repentance to some, working in them that which is pleasing in his sight through Jesus Christ; and doth not deal in the like mercy with others.

Lastly, when you say, these helps or this power is offered them in Christ, it implies that upon some condition performable on their parts it is offered unto them. Now it were very requisite you should deale plainly, and expresse this condition, which you doe not. I confesse I see no danger in acknowledging that God purposeth to deale with mankinde according to their works; nay I wonder you should exclude the elect from the number of those with whom God deales in this manner, when the Apostle professeth so directly, wee must all appeare before the judgement seat of God, that every man may receive the things which are done in his body, according to that hee hath done, whether good or evill, 2 Cor. 5. 10. Onely for Christs sake God giveth faith and repentance to some, working in them that which is pleasing in his sight through Jesus Christ; and doth not deale in the like mercy with others.

The rest of this Section I dislike not.