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cause_n act_n effect_n will_n 1,670 5 6.6468 4 false
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A60717 A sober letter, touching predestination and obduration Sent to a minister in the city of Bristol. 1679 (1679) Wing S4411; ESTC R219110 8,859 14

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a_o sober_a letter_n touch_v predestination_n and_o obduration_n send_v to_o a_o minister_n in_o the_o city_n of_o bristol_n london_n print_v for_o jonathan_n robinson_n at_o the_o golden_a lion_n in_o st._n paul_n churchyard_n 1679._o a_o sober_a letter_n touch_v predestination_n and_o obduration_n sect._n 1_o sir_n although_o the_o doctrine_n of_o god_n eternal_a predestination_n be_v a_o offence_n to_o many_o some_o abuse_v it_o to_o carnal_a liberty_n and_o other_o to_o despair_v yet_o it_o be_v a_o necessary_a and_o useful_a doctrine_n which_o upon_o all_o occasion_n ought_v to_o be_v utter_v with_o much_o reverence_n and_o circumspection_n to_o the_o praise_n and_o glory_n of_o god_n as_o the_o same_o be_v hold_v forth_o in_o the_o sacred_a scripture_n without_o some_o taste_n of_o this_o divine_a doctrine_n of_o predestination_n there_o can_v be_v no_o true_a faith_n but_o either_o a_o doubtful_a and_o waver_a opinion_n lead_v to_o despair_n or_o else_o a_o vain_a presumption_n 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and_o decree_n which_o be_v in_o god_n himself_o before_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o world_n ephes_n 1.4_o 5._o matth._n 11.25_o 26._o rom._n 8.29_o 30._o rom._n 9.11_o 16_o 18_o 23.2_o tim._n 1.9.2_o tim._n 2.19.1_o pet._n 1.20_o sect._n 2._o as_o in_o other_o point_n of_o divinity_n so_o more_o especial_o in_o this_o great_a mystery_n of_o predestination_n we_o shall_v avoid_v vain_a and_o curious_a question_n and_o speculation_n use_v such_o word_n and_o expression_n concern_v the_o same_o as_o be_v most_o agreeable_a to_o the_o holy_a scripture_n for_o who_o so_o fit_a to_o reveal_v the_o mind_n of_o god_n in_o this_o great_a mystery_n as_o god_n himself_o and_o not_o according_a to_o our_o corrupt_a fancy_n and_o imagination_n in_o this_o case_n it_o be_v best_a and_o safe_a for_o we_o to_o ascend_v from_o the_o low_a degree_n to_o the_o high_a as_o st._n paul_n do_v in_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o roman_n speak_v first_o of_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o the_o corruption_n of_o man_n nature_n and_o so_o proceed_v on_o to_o the_o remission_n of_o sin_n and_o justification_n by_o christ_n and_o from_o thence_o to_o the_o sublime_a mystery_n of_o god_n eternal_a predestination_n whether_o we_o go_v up_o from_o the_o low_a step_n to_o the_o high_a or_o descend_v from_o the_o high_a to_o the_o low_a we_o must_v take_v heed_n that_o we_o run_v not_o from_o one_o extreme_a to_o another_o omit_v and_o pass_v by_o the_o middle_a cause_n or_o mean_n of_o salvation_n and_o damnation_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v due_o consider_v and_o place_v between_o god_n eternal_a decree_n and_o the_o final_a execution_n thereof_o nor_o shall_v the_o decree_n of_o preterition_n or_o reprobation_n be_v apply_v to_o any_o sinner_n in_o particular_a so_o long_o as_o he_o live_v without_o special_a extraordinary_a revelation_n see_v god_n who_o grace_n and_o mercy_n be_v infinite_a and_o boundless_a may_v call_v and_o convert_v he_o even_o at_o the_o eleven_o hour_n though_o his_o sin_n be_v never_o so_o great_a and_o heinous_a it_o be_v observable_a that_o all_o those_o act_n in_o god_n which_o in_o the_o matter_n of_o reprobation_n go_v before_o sin_n be_v describe_v rather_o after_o a_o negative_a than_o positive_a manner_n in_o the_o scripture_n as_o the_o not_o write_v their_o name_n in_o the_o book_n of_o life_n rev._n 13.8_o they_o be_v not_o find_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o life_n rev._n 20.15_o you_o be_v not_o of_o my_o sheep_n joh._n 10.26_o i_o never_o know_v you_o matth._n 7.23_o the_o election_n have_v obtain_v it_o the_o rest_n i_o e._n those_o who_o be_v not_o elect_v be_v blind_v rom._n 11.7_o sect._n 3_o god_n decree_n of_o reprobation_n be_v not_o the_o cause_n of_o sin_n but_o man_n himself_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o sin_n eccles_n 7.29_o ezek._n 36.31_o 32._o jam._n 1.14_o reprobation_n be_v part_n of_o the_o decree_n and_o the_o decree_n nothing_o else_o but_o god_n himself_o decree_a can_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o sin_n which_o be_v so_o contrary_a to_o god_n who_o be_v holiness_n itself_o his_o decree_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o antecedent_n of_o sin_n and_o sin_n to_o be_v the_o consequent_a of_o the_o decree_n not_o the_o effect_n of_o the_o decree_n upon_o this_o occasion_n we_o shall_v always_o remember_v that_o approve_a distinction_n between_o a_o proper_a cause_n and_o a_o antecedent_n life_n be_v the_o antecedent_n of_o death_n and_o sight_n of_o blindness_n and_o as_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o there_o shall_v be_v death_n where_o there_o have_v not_o be_v life_n or_o blindness_n where_o there_o have_v not_o be_v sight_n forego_v so_o it_o be_v as_o impossible_a that_o either_o life_n shall_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o death_n or_o sight_n the_o cause_n of_o blindness_n follow_v god_n will_v not_o sin_n as_o sin_n therefore_o reprobation_n be_v not_o the_o cause_n of_o sin_n god_n will_v the_o permission_n of_o sin_n therefore_o reprobation_n be_v the_o antecedent_n thereof_o for_o the_o better_a guide_n and_o regulate_v our_o judgement_n in_o this_o great_a point_n we_o must_v consider_v three_o distinction_n 1._o between_o god_n willing_a sin_n as_o sin_n and_o his_o will_v the_o be_v or_o permission_n or_o the_o order_n of_o sin_n for_o the_o glory_n of_o divine_a justice_n and_o mercy_n 2._o between_o a_o cause_n and_o a_o antecedent_n 3._o between_o a_o consequent_a and_o a_o effect_n sect._n 4._o sin_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o punishment_n and_o damnation_n god_n punish_v no_o man_n condemn_v no_o man_n but_o for_o sin_n original_a or_o actual_a or_o both_o gen._n 2.17_o rom._n 5.12_o ezek._n 18.20_o 25_o 28._o though_o sin_n be_v not_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o decree_n of_o god_n for_o that_o which_o be_v temporal_a can_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o that_o which_o be_v eternal_a yet_o it_o be_v the_o only_a proper_a cause_n of_o punishment_n and_o damnation_n we_o must_v distinguish_v between_o god_n decree_n of_o nonelection_n or_o reprobation_n and_o his_o destinate_v man_n 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