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…

2 The fore-knowledge of no future thing is in the mind of God supposed to go before predestination, but all things follow from it: and so far forth, that God decreed nothing at all from eternity to do, nor in time doth, he permits nothing, or intends, whether natural or supernatural, whether it be of great weight, or of least weight, or of no weight, which proceeds not there-hence, and is the effect and means of the predestination of the elect and of Christ. So that all things fall under the order of the divine predestination, as means ordained to the glory of Christ and of his Saints.

2 The fore-knowledge of no future thing is in the mind of God supposed to goe before predestination, but all things follow from it: and so farforth, that God decreed nothing at all from eternity to doe, nor in time doth, he permits nothing, or intends, whether naturall or supernaturall, whether it be of great weight, or of least weight, or of no weight, which proceeds not there-hence, and is the effect and means of the predestination of the elect and of Christ. So that all things fall under the order of the divine predestination, as means ordained to the glory of Christ and of his Saints.

Pag. 28. 3. There is no other providence in God preceding predestination, to wit, from which providence proceed things natural, and some other effects supernatural; but there is one only providence, and that is predestination, from which all things throughout proceed, without all exception. So that according to this conclusion, the whole universe, as it comprehends things natural and supernatural, things good and evil, substances and accidents, and all ways throughout of being and working, not only in general, but in special and individual, are to be considered as the only total object of divine predestination; so that not any one thing is without the breadth of its object, and which falls not under that act of predestination.

Pag. 28. 3. There is no other providence in God preceding predestination, to wit, from which providence proceed things naturall, and some other effects supernaturall; but there is one onely providence, and that is predestination, from which all things throughout proceed, without all exception. So that according to this conclusion, the whole universe, as it comprehends things naturall and supernaturall, things good and evill, substances and accidents, and all wayes throughout of being and working, not onely in generall, but in speciall and individuall, are to be considered as the onely totall object of divine predestination; so that not any one thing is without the breadth of its object, and which falls not under that act of predestination.