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A brief declaration of the chief points of Christian religion set forth in a…A briefe declaration of the chiefe points of Christian religion set forth in a…
A brief declaration of the chief points of Christian religion set forth in a table. Made by Theodore Beze.A briefe declaration of the chiefe points of Christian religion set forth in a table. Made by Theodore Beze.
London: printed for Tho, 1613
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How God putteth in execution his eternal counsel, aswell towards the elect, as the reprobate.
How God putteth in execution his eternall counsell, aswell towards the elect, as the reprobate.
The Lord God, that he might put in execution 1this eternal counsel to his glory, prepared away according to his infinite wisdom, indifferent both to those that he would choose, and those also which he would refuse. For when he determined to show his infinite mercy in the salvation of the elect, and also his just judgement in the condemnation of the reprobate; it was necessary that he should shut up both under disobedience & sin, to show his mercy to all 1 ⟨p. 16⟩those that believe 2. that is to say, to the elect: because faith is a gift of god which properly belongeth unto them 3: and contrariwise to have just cause to condemn them, to whom it is not given to believe 4. nor to know Gods mysteries 5. Therefore GOD did this in such sort, and with such wisdom, that the whole fault of the reprobates damnation lieth in themselves: and on the other side, all the glory and praise of the elects salvation belongeth wholly to his only mercy.
THe Lord God, that hee might put in execution 1this eternall counsell to his glory, prepared away according to his infinite wisedom, indifferēt both to those that hee would chuse, and those also which hee would refuse. For when he determined to shevv his infinite mercie in the saluation of the elect, and also his iust iudgement in the condemnation of the reprobate; it was necessary that hee should shut vp both vnder disobedience & sinne, to shew his mercy to all 1 ⟨p. 16⟩those that belieue 2. that is to say, to the elect: because faith is a gift of god which properly belongeth vnto thē 3: and cōtrariwise to haue iust cause to condemne them, to whom it is not giuē to belieue 4. nor to know Gods mysteries 5. Therefore GOD did this in such sort, and with such wisdome, that the whole fault of the reprobates damnation lyeth in themselues: and on the other side, all the glory and praise of the elects saluation belongeth wholly to his onely mercy.