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…

Answ. God forbid, which denial the Apostle proveth by a double testimony of Moses, both of them declaring the absolute Sovereignty of God over the creatures, and thereby his liberty to deal diversly or unequally with persons equal.

Answ. God forbid, which denyall the Apostle proveth by a double testimony of Moses, both of them declaring the absolute Soveraignty of God over the creatures, and thereby his liberty to deale diversly or unequally with persons equall.

First, the one by showing the independency of his mercy, ver. 15. wherein he inferreth a Corollary denying the obtaining of mercy to the means which the creature useth who findeth mercy, ver. 16.

First, the one by shewing the independency of his mercy, ver. 15. wherein hee inferreth a Corollary denying the obtaining of mercy to the means which the creature useth who findeth mercy, ver. 16.

Secondly, by declaring and setting forth the right God challengeth to himself, to stir up a sinful Creature to this purpose, to show his power on him, though it be in his just hardening and overthrow, ver. 17. Where he inferreth another Corollary arising from both these places, ascribing as well the hardening of the creature that is hardened, as the showing mercy to him that obtaineth mercy, both to the absolute Sovereignty of Gods will, ver. 18.

Secondly, by declaring and setting forth the right God challengeth to himself, to stirre up a sinfull Creature to this purpose, to shew his power on him, though it bee in his just hardning and overthrow, ver. 17. Where hee inferreth another Corollary arising from both these places, ascribing as well the hardning of the creature that is hardned, as the shewing mercy to him that obtaineth mercy, both to the absolute Soveraignty of Gods will, ver. 18.