look as in Election, God hath declared to bestow first, grace, and then glory, to the Decree of giving grace preterition is opposed, to the Decree of giving glory, ordination unto judgement: now Gods Preterition or passing by, is merely and barely from the good pleasure of God: But Praedamnation, presupposeth consideration of the creatures sin; both these parts of the Decree, are clearly set down in the word: Preterition, or passing by, Rev. 17. 8. Whose names were not written in the Book •f life, from the foundation of the world, so again, Rev. 13. 11. In other places you have Predamnation expressed, as 1 •hes. 5. 8. appointed unto wrath, and here ordained to this judgement. 5. Those who are passed by, or not written in Gods Book, never attain to saving grace; 'tis not given to them, Mat. 13 11. To them it is given to know the mysteries of the Kingdom, but to you it is not given: Yea it is said to ⟨p. 181⟩be hidden from them, Mat. 11. 26. they may have common gifts, or be under such a common work of the Spirit, as leaveth them without excuse; but because the Lord hath passed them by, effectual grace is not given to them without which they cannot believe and be saved, John 10. 26. Ye believe not because ye are not of my sheep, that is, not elected of my Father, saving grace runneth in the Channel of Election, so Acts 13. 48. as many as were ordained to eternal life believed Gods special gifts are dispensed according to his Decrees. 6. Men being left of God and destitute of saving grace, freely, and of their own accord fall into such sins as render them obnoxious to the just wrath and vengeance of God, Rom. 11. 7. The Election hath obtained, and the rest were hardened, freely and of their own accord, they turned all things to their own judgement and ruin: so Rev. 13. 11. The dwellers on earth did worship the whore, whose names were not written in the Book of life, that is, they turned aside to Antichristian defilements, and pollutions. 7. Gods Decree concerning such persons is immutable, it is not rescinded and disannulled, but is fully executed and accomplished in the damnation of the sinner; the Lords Counsels are all unchangeable, both as to Election, 2 Tim. 2. 18. Heb. 6. 17. and as to Reprobation, no Reprobate can be an Elect person, nor an Elect person a Reprobate, Job. 12. 14. He shutteth up a man and there can be no opening, and Job. 22. 13.
look as in Election, God hath declared to bestow first, grace, and then glory, to the Decree of giving grace preterition is opposed, to the Decree of giving glory, •rdination unto judgement: now Gods Preterition or passing by, is meerly and barely from the good pleasure of God: But Praedamnation, presupposeth consideration of the creatures sin; both these parts of the Decree, are clearly set down in the word: Preterition, or passing by, Rev. 17. 8. Whose names were not written in the Book •f life, from the foundation of the world, so again, Rev. 13. 11. In other places you have Predamnation expressed, as 1 •hes. 5. 8. appointed unto wrath, and here ordained to this judgement. 5. Those who are passed by, or not written in Gods Book, never attain to saving grace; 'tis not given to them, Mat. 13 11. To them it is given to know the mysteries of the Kingdom, but to you it is not given: Yea it is said to ⟨p. 181⟩be hidden from them, Mat. 11. 26. they may have common gifts, or be under such a common work of the Spirit, as leaveth them without excuse; but because the Lord hath passed them by, effectual grace is not given to them without which they cannot beleeve and be saved, John 10. 26. Ye beleeve not because ye are not of my sheep, that is, not elected of my Father, saving grace runneth in the Channel of Election, so Acts 13. 48. as many as were ordained to eternal life beleeved Gods special gifts are dispensed according to his Decrees. 6. Men being left of God and destitute of saving grace, freely, and of their own accord fall into such sins as render them obnoxious to the just wrath and vengeance of God, Rom. 11. 7. The Election hath obtained, and the rest were hardened, freely and of their own accord, they turned all things to their own judgement and ruine: so Rev. 13. 11. The dwellers on earth did worship the whore, whose names were not written in the Book of life, that is, they turned aside to Antichristian defilements, and pollutions. 7. Gods Decree concerning such persons is immutable, it is not rescinded and disannuled, but is fully executed and accomplished in the damnation of the sinner; the Lords Counsels are all unchangeable, both as to Election,
