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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 1: QUESTION. 1.
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He proceeds to remove some other rubs out of the way, but in such a vain manner, that it were the wasting of time to make relation thereof; neither can I well give account for proceeding so far as I have done, only I desired to show the Authors of this opinion, which here I confute: And I have entertained sometimes a thought of taking occasion to discuss this whole dissertation of Alphonsus; but more necessary businesses have hitherunto taken up my meditations.
Hee proceeds to remove some other rubs out of the way, but in such a vaine manner, that it were the wasting of time to make relation thereof; neither can I well give account for proceeding so fatre as I have done, onely I desired to shew the Authours of this opinion, which here I confute: And I have entertained sometimes a thought of taking occasion to discusse this whole dissertation of Alphonsus; but more necessary businesses have hitherunto taken up my meditations.
And I hope that which I have here delivered may suffice to the cutting off of the very sinews of that discourse: if not, I shall not be averse from taking further pains, as I shall see cause, and opportunity, and God shall enable me.
And I hope that which I have here delivered may suffice to the cutting off of the very sinewes of that discourse: if not, I shall not be averse from taking further paines, as I shall see cause, and opportunity, and God shall inable me.
Much less is it my meaning to disparage, or under-value the 1love of God toward the elect, in that I set forth Christ as not first thought upon by God for the elect sake; for though I do not prefer his love to us before the love of Christ, yet is the love of God to us unspeakable and glorious; not only in preferring us before the world of other men, and the rest of the creatures, but also in thinking upon us in Christ, upon whom Christ should show forth the riches of his gracious love and tender mercy.