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purpose of his Will fore-ordained all the means thereunto: Wherefore they who are elected, being fallen in Adam, are redeemed by Chrift,# are effectually called unto Faith in Chrift by his Spirit working in due feason, are juftified, adopted, fanctified, and kept by his power, through Faith unto Salvation. Neither are any other redeemed by Chrift, or effectually called, juftified, adopted, fanctified and faved, but the Elect only.q m 1Pet.1.2. Epb. 1,4,5, & 2.10. 2 Thef. 2. 13. n 1 Thef. 5.9,10. Tit. 2.14 o Rom. 8. 30. Eph. 1. 5. 2 Thef. 2. 13. PI Pet. 1.5. 9 Fobn 7. 9. & 6. 64, 65. & 8. 10.26.Rom. 8.28. to the end. 1 Job.2.19.

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The rest of mankind God was pleased, according to the unfearchable Counsel of his own Will, whereby he extended or withholdeth mercy, as he pleaseth, for the glory of his foveraign power over his Creatures, to pass by, and to ordain them to difhonour and Wrath for their Sin, to the praife of his glorious Juftice. r Mat. 11. 25, 26. Rem. 9. 17, 18, 21, 22. 2Tim.2.19,20. Jude 4. 1 Pet.2.8.

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The Doctrine of this high Mystery of Predestination, is to be handled with special pru dence & care, that men attending the Will of

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God Revealed in his Word, and yielding obe dience thereunto, may from the certainty of their effectual Vocation, be affured of their eternal Election. So fhall this Do&rine afford matter of praise, reverence and admiration of God, and of humility, diligence, & abundant confolation to all that fincerely obey the Gofpel.. 5 Rom. 9. 20. 11, 33. Deus. 29. 29. 2 Pet. 1. 10. Epb. 1. 6. Rom. 11.33 W Rom. 11. 5&6,20. 2 Pet.1.10.Rom. 8.33. Luk. 10. 207,

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T pleafed God the Father, Son and holy Ghost, for the manifeftation of the glory of his eternal Power, Wisdom and Goodness, in the beginning to create or make of nothing the World & all things therein, whether vifible or invifible, in the fpace of fix days and all very good. * Heb. 1. 2. Job. 1.2,3. Gen. 1. 2. Job. 26. 13. & 32. 4. Rom. 1.20. Jer. 10. 12. Pfal. 104. 24.& 33. 5,6. ©Gen.. 1. Chap. Heb. 11. 3. Col. 1. 16. Als 17. 24.

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: After God had made all other creatures, he Created Man, Male and Female, fonable and Immortal Souls,

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with reaendued with knowledge

knowledge, Righteousness and true Holiness, after his own Image, having the Law of God written in their Hearts, and power to fulfil it; and yet under a poffibility of tranfgreffing, being left to the liberty of their own Will, which was fubject to change. Besides this Law written in their hearts, they received a command not to eat of the Tree of Knowledge of good and evil; which whiles they kept, they were happy in their Communion with God, and had dominion over the Crea

tures. Gen. 1. 27. • Gen. 2. 7. Eccl. 12.7. Luke 23. 43. Mat. 10. 28. Gen. 1. 26 Col. 3: 10. Epb. 4. 24. • Rom. 2. 14, 15. Eccl. Gen. 3 8,

Gen. 6. Eccl. 7.19
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9, 10, 11, 23.

Gen. 1. 26, 28. & 2. 17.

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Of Providence.

OD the great Creator of all things,doth

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all Creatures, actions, and things

from the greatest even to the leaft by his most wife and holy Providence, according to his infallible fore knowledge, and the free and immutable counfel of his own Will, to the praise of the glory of his Wifdom, Power, Juf tice, Goodness & Mercy. Heb. 1.3. Dan.

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4.34 35. Pfal. 135. 6. Als 17. 25,26,28, 29. Job. 38, 39, 40, 41. chapters. Mat. 10. 29, 30, 31. Pfal. 104. 24. Pfal. 104. 24. & 15.3. & 145.

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• Alts 15. 18. Pfal. 94. 8,9,10,11. Epb. 1. 11. Pfal 33. 10, 11. Ifa. 63. 14. Epb 3 10. Rom. 9. 17. Gen. 45. 17. Pfal. 145. 17. II.

Although in relation to the fore-knowledge and decree of God, the first Cause, all things come to pass immutably, and infallibly; * yet by the fame Providence he ordereth them to fall out, according to the nature of fecond Caufes, either neceffarily, freely or contingently. * Ads 2 23. Jer 31 35 Exod 21 13 Gen 8 22 Deut 195. 1 Kings 22 28 34 Ifa. 10 6, 7.

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God in his ordinary Providence maketh use of means, yet is free to work without, "above, and againft them at his Pleasure, * Als 27 31, 44 Ifa 55 11 Hof 2 21 22 • Hof 1 7 Mat 44 Job 34 10 • Rom 19, 20, 21 12 Kings 6 6 Dan 3 27.

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The almighty Power, unfearchable Wisdom and the infinite Goodness of God,fo far manifeft themselves in his Providence, in that his determinate Counfel extendeth it felf even

the firft. Fall, and all other fins of Angels and Men, (and that not by a bare permiffion)

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which alfo he most wifely and powerfully bound eth, & otherwife ordereth & governeth in a manifold Difpenfation, to his own moft holy ends, yet fo as the finfulness thereof proceedeth only from the Creature, and not from God, who being moft holy and righteous, neither is,nor can be the Author or approver of fia. Rom. 11. • Rom. 11. 32,33,34. 2 Sam. 24. 1. with 1 Chron.21. 1. 1Kings 2. 2,22,23.1Cbr 10.4, 13. 14. 2 Sam. 6. 10. A&t. 2. 23. & 4. 27,28. As 14.16. Pfal. 76. 10. 2 Kings 19 28. Gen. 50.20. Ifa. 10. 6, 7, 12. 5 Jam. 1. 13, 14, 17. 1 John 2. 16. Pfal. so 21:

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The most wife, righteous and gracious God doth oftentimes leave for a feafon his own Children to manifold temptations, & the corruption of their own hearts, to chastite them for their former fins, or to discover unto them the hidden ftrength of Corruption, and deceitfulnefs of their hearts, that they may be humbled, * and to raise them to a more close and conftant dependance for their fupport upon himfelf and to make them more watchful againft all future occafions of fin, & for fundry other just and holy ends. 2 Chroй 32. 25, 26. 31. 2 Sam. 24. 1. 2 Cor.12.7,8,9. Pfa. 73 per

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