Ans. In that the vein of Election, doth […] though the Joins of godly Parents for the most part. Though it be not Wholly, and only so, that elect Parents have none but elect Children, or that elect Children are always born of elect parents [a]yet God hath seen meet to […] the line of Election so, as that generally elect Children are […] upon elect Parents, John, directs one of his […], To the elect Lady and her Children, whom he also found walking, in the Truth. Not only the Mother, but the Children did belong to God, […] that if the mother be elect, at ⟨p. 6⟩least wise some of the Children are so too. There are many Scriptures which do intimate this truth, Psal. 105. 8. He hath remembered his Covenant for ever the word which be commanded to a thousand generations. Intimating both that the longer a generation doth continue godly, the more gracious will the Lord be to the Seed and posterity, and that there are some that in a continued Succession for many generations the Lord hath chosen. Hence Psal. 103. 17. The mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his Righteousness unto Children's Children. Showing that God from Eternity hath designed mercy to some Parents and to their Children, and their Children's Children, Isai. 69. 20. my Spirit which is upon thee, & my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seeds seed saith the Lord, from hence […] & for ever. To the same purpose is that, Ezek. 37. 25. what more plain can be spoken, to show that God doth many times cast elect Children upon elect Parents in a continued Succession from generation to generation? See also Isai. 65. 22, 23, Mine Elect and their off-spring with them are the blessed of the Lord. So that when Parents are Elect, usually their Children are so too. Hence it was said to Zacheus, Salvation is come to thy house, Luk. 19. 9. Not only to his Soul. but to his house. Usually if God intends to save a man, there are some of his house, i. e. posterity, that are heirs of salvation also. And therefore the Apostle said to the Jailer▪ believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved and thy house, Acts 16. 31. How did Paul know that if the Jailer believed his Children should be saved? was it from any special Revelation concerning those Children more then with respect unto others? no;
Ans. In that the vein of Election, doth 〈…〉 though the Joyns of godly Parents for the most part. Though it be not Wholly, and only so, that •lect Parents have none but elect Children, or that elect Children are alwayes born of elect parents [a]yet God hath seen meet to 〈…〉 the line of Election so, as that generally elect Children are 〈…〉 upon elect Parents, John, directs one of his 〈…〉, To the elect Lady and her Children, whom he also found walking, in the Truth. Not only the Mother, but the Children did belong to God, 〈…〉 that if the mother be elect, at ⟨p. 6⟩least wise some of the Children are so too. There are many Scriptures which do intimate this truth, Psal. 105. 8. He hath remembred his Covenant for ever the word which be commanded to a thousand generations. Intimating both that the longer a generation doth continue godly, the more gracious will the Lord be to the Seed and posterity, and that there are some that in a continued Succession for many generations the Lord hath chosen. Hence Psal. 103. 17. The mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his Righteousness unto Childrens Children. Shewing that God from Eternity hath designed mercy to some Parents and to their Children, and their Childrens Children, Isai. 69. 20. my Spirit which is upon thee, & my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seeds seed saith the Lord, from hence 〈…〉 & for ever. To the same purpose is that, Ezek. 37. 25. what more plain can be spoken, to shew that God doth many times cast elect Children upon elect Parents in a continued Succession from generation to generation? See also Isai. 65. 22, 23, Mine Elect and their off-spring with them are the blessed of the Lord. So that when Parents are Elect, usually their Chileren are so too. Hence it was said to Zacheus, Salvation is come to thy house,
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