2. Our Divines on strong grounds, teach that the sinner is a mere patient habet see passivè in the formal moment of the Lords infusing of a new heart, as the wildness is a ⟨p. 428⟩patient in receiving rain, Isa. 44. 4, 5. the dead man a patient in receiving influences of life, Eph. 2. 1. And you hath be quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins. John 5. 25. The man is a passive subject under a creating power, 2 Cor. 4. 6. Eph. 2. 10. So Ezek. 36. 26. Ezek. 11. 19. Zech. 12. 10. Yea if adversaries of grace yield an infusion of a new grace, and natural and supernatural power to believe (be that a remote or farther-off power) in all and every man, member of the Visible Church, or Indian, or Brazilian. 1. They must prove it by Scripture. 2. They must show some covenant and promise like to that Jer. 31. 33. Ezek. 11. 19, 20. betwixt Christ and the Americans, and show whether the offer be moral or not, as well as we. Or 3. they must say with Pelagians, the power of believing was neither broken, nor hurt, nor taken away by the fall. But we may see and read free grace here: Christ leaves no room to our fencing and digladiation. He said not to the foundling, Wilt thou live? or wilt thou not live? but I said positively unto thee, when thou wast in thy blood, live. And to make it sure, Yea I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, live. Ezek. 16. 6. Nor said he to the dry bone•, Shall I open your graves, and bring you out loving and believing? John 5. 25. Send me your hand-writ and consent out of the graves, else Isle not enlive you. Nay he did the work first, and first gave us life, and then sought and obtained our after-consent. As a Prince, who by strong hand conquers a people, never treats with them whether he shall be their King or not, till he first subdue them, take their forts and castles, disarm the inhabitants, and then he offers them good conditions, and gains their after-good will that he rule over them. And we are translated and in Christ's bounds, and have laid down arms, before ever we yield a spiritual, vital, lively, and sincere amen and closing with Christ, that he, and none but he only shall reign over us. And it's admirable what branches of freedom are here. As
2. Our Divines on strong grounds, teach that the sinner is a meer patient habet se passivè in the formal moment of the Lords infusing of a new herat, as the wildeness is a ⟨p. 428⟩patient in receiving rain, Isa. 44. 4, 5. the dead man a patient in receiving influences of life, Eph. 2. 1. And you hath be quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins. John 5. 25. The man is a passive subject under a creating power, 2 Cor. 4. 6. Eph. 2. 10. So Ezek. 36. 26. Ezek. 11. 19. Zech. 12. 10. Yea if adversaries of grace yield an infusion of a new grace, and natural and supernatural power to believe (be that a remote or farther-off power) in all and every man, member of the Visible Church, or Indian, or Brasilian. 1. They must prove it by Scripture. 2. They must shew some covenant and promise like to that Jer. 31. 33. Ezek. 11. 19, 20. betwixt Christ and the Americans, and shew whether the offer be moral or not, as well as we. Or 3. they must say with Pelagians, the power of believing was neither broken, nor hurt, nor taken away by the fall. But we may see and read free grace here: Christ leaves no room to our fencing and digladiation. He said not to the foundling, Wilt thou live? or wilt thou not live? but I said positively unto thee, when thou wast in thy blood, live. And to make it sure, Yea I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, live. Ezek. 16. 6. Nor said he to the dry bone•, Shall I open your graves, and bring you out loving and believing? John 5. 25. Send me your hand-writ and consent out of the graves, else Ile not enlive you. Nay he did the work first, and first gave us life, and then sought and obtained our after-consent. As a Prince, who by strong hand conquers a people, never treats with them whether he shall be their King or not, till he first subdue them, take their forts and castles, disarm the inhabitants, and then he offers them good conditions, and gains their after-good will that he rule over them. And we are translated and in Christ's bounds, and have laid down arms, before ever we yield a spiritual, vital, lively, and sincere amen and closing with Christ, that he, and none but he onely shall reign over us. And it's admirable what branches of freedome are here. As
