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A01637	The summe of Christian doctrine written originally in Latine by John Gerhard ... and translated by Ralph Winterton ...; Aphorismi succinct et selecti. English	Gerhard, Johann, 1582-1637.; Winterton, Ralph, 1600-1636.	1640 (1640)	STC 11769.5; ESTC S4062	111,557	338

by ordering and directing the induration or hardnes to a good end 65 Hereupon saith Suidas out of the Ancients God doth administer all things according to his Dispensation his good will and pleasure in that which is Good and by way of Permission onely in that which is Evil. 66 This Permission is not as of one imprudent or simply unwilling or not caring or idly looking on or opening a wide field to the Plots and machinations of men and Satan but it is the Permission of a most just judge and avenger and also a most wise ruler and governour 67 God doth in such manner punish sinnes with sinnes that yet he is not the cause of sinne 68 And seeing that the divine Providence doth not exclude the Second causes neither change their qualitie according to the ordinarie manner Hence ●t is that in respect of the Particular ●auses some things may be said to be ●ortuitous and casuall which yet come under the order of the Vniversall cause 69 Chance and Fortune are the voice and words of Humane ignorance August 5. de Civit. Dei cap. 9. 70 The holy Meditation upon the divine Providence may effect thus much ●n us That we be neither lift up in ●rosperitie nor cast down with despair in adversitie 71 Let vs wholly commit our selves ●nd all that is ours unto his care who hath such a care of every one of us as if he had but one to take care of and such a care of all that he forgets not to take care of every one CHAP. VII Wherein are contained Theologicall Aphorismes concerning Election and Reprobation 1 PRedestination is a certain peculiar act of the divine Providence about the salvation of men 2 By it the reasonable creature is directed to an end which exceedeth in proportion to wit unto eternall life 3 In which sense Predestination is made part of the divine Providence Thom. p. 1. qu. 23. art 1. 2 The doctrine of Predestination is not to be involved or concealed in the cloud of silence seeing that it is in Scripture evolved or revealed by the Holy Ghost 5 But we must handle it soberly reverently and prudently 6 Let us speak not what and as much as the curiositie of mans heart desireth but what and asmuch as the Holy Ghost teacheth 7 Predestination or Election is called The Enrolling Registring or writing of our names into the Book of life 8 But yet this Book of life serveth not to put God in mind of some lest he forget them but it signifies the Predestination of those which shall inherit everlasting life Aug. 20. de Civ Dei cap. 15. 9 As therefore none of those that are elected do perish So of those that have their names written in the Book of life none are ever blotted out 10 But they are Properly and according to the phrase of Scripture said to be written in the Book of life who cleave unto Christ by Faith and Perseverance 11 Election as well as Creation is the immediate action of one and the onely true God alone 12 Which belongeth also to the Sonne of God not onely as he is one with the Father and the Holy Ghost but also as he is appointed to be the Mediatour 13 In which sense we are said to b● elected not onely by Christ but also i● Christ Ephes 1.4 14 And it is an Action not Em●nant but Immanent 15 And it is also Ordinate whenc● it is that the elect are said to be ordained to eternall Life Act. 13.48 16 The reason and manner of th● order is made manifest unto us by th● Gospel by which the Mystery of o●● salvation which was kept secret since the world began is now made manifest Rom. 16.26 27. 17 In which sense we are said to b● elected according to the Purpose and Foreknowledge of God Ephes 1.11 and 1. Pet. 1.2 18 That Purpose is the counsel and good pleasure of God concerning the salvation of men by faith on Christ 19 Gods Election is merely of his grace not according to any merits of works foreseen 20 The onely cause and foundation of this grace is Christ In him the beloved we are freely beloved Ephes 1.6 21 But inasmuch as Christ profits no man without Faith Therefore the mention of Christ in this businesse doth include the action of Faith 22 In which sense we are said to be elected not onely in Christ but also through Faith 2. Thess 2.13 23 Again Because the end of Faith I do not mean such Faith as is tem●orarie and endureth but for a time ●ut that which persevereth and continueth unto the end is Eternall Life Therefore when we name Faith we understand Perseverance also 24 The end of Election in respect of our selves is sanctification in the kingdome of Grace and glorification in the kingdome of Glory 25 The end of our Election in respect of God is the glory of God and the clear manifestation of his mercy 26 God willeth and earnestly willeth the life of a sinner but he willeth also his conversion by the word and the Holy Spirit 27 If the sinner refuseth and rejecteth the word and resisteth the Holy Spirit and so is not converted then God willeth the death of the sinner and that most justly 28 These things are not repugnant the one to the other but do manifest unto us the wonderfull temper of God● mercie and justice 29 What some produce concerning the hidden will of God contrary to hi● will revealed in his word That inasmuch as it is not revealed is not without just cause hidden from the godly 30 Neither doth God in word onel● testifie unto us that he earnestly desired the salvation of all men but also i● deed and in truth 31 The first Adam was created after the Image of God whereof immo●tality was a part 32 All men were in the loins o● their first Father Adam Therefore i● him they may be all said to have bee● created after the Image of God unt● immortalitie 33 What Christ by his preciou● bloudshedding purchased for all th● the Holy Ghost in the precious treasur● of the word offereth unto all 34 The Gospel is offered unto all in the Gospel the benefits of Christ and in them the grace of God and i● that eternall life 35 And thus the love of the Father the satisfaction of the Sonne and the calling of the Holy Ghost are alvvaies ●oyned together 36 That calling in it self and of it self in respect of God which calleth is Universall For it is his good will and pleasure that the Gospel should be preached unto all 37 But it is made Particular by the ●ault of men who by their detestable contempt of the word rob themselves ●nd their posteritie of so great a treasure 38 In which sense such are said to ●udge themselves unworthy of everlast●ng Life Acts 13.46 39 If we descend unto particulars we confesse that there are many things ●et obscure which hereafter shall be made manifest unto all in the light of

upon them any absolute necessitie For then should they not be free and contingent Agents 20 It is a most grievous and hainous sinne to make the Providence of God to be the authour and cause necessitating man to sinne 21 If Gods foreknowing a man will sinne be the cause why man sinneth then Gods foreknowledge is not of mans sinne but of his own which is impious once to imagine 22 God doth not onely foresee the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 things to be done but also the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the cause and manner of doing 23 He foreseeth things he foreseeth the causes of things What things therefore are from their causes voluntarie or contingent notwithstanding Gods Providence cease not to be such as they are of their own Nature 24 How should the Order of causes which is certain in the Foreknowledge of God be the cause that nothing should be in our will when as even our wills have place in the Order of causes Aug. 5. De civit Dei cap. 9. 25 Neither is the Providence of God a bare Foreknowledge seeing that God is not an idle spectatour of things But also a 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Predestination or Purpose a will decree to use Providence and take care for all things 26 It is the part of him that is provident not onely to have knowledge but also a will to provide for and to do good 27 That Eternall Purpose after a most exact manner hath respect unto the Actuall Administration and governing things in time 28 For whatsoever God doeth and after what manner soever he doeth In time by way of this Administration That by his Purpose he decreed to do and in the same manner From all Eternitie 29 Gods Administration is his Actuall and Temporall supporting and governing all things by which he guideth directeth all things well wisely freely and powerfully 30 This Administration extendeth it self to all things at all times and in all places it reacheth from one end to another mightily and sweetly doth it order all things Wisdome 8.1 41 For if it be no injurie or shame to God to have made the least and meanest things that are then certainly it is not unbeseeming Gods majestie to govern them being made Ambros 1. de Offic. cap. 13. 32 All things were made of nothing All things again would return to nothing did not that Chief and True Being sustain and uphold all things Which Conservation is nothing else but the continuation of their Existence and Being Scal. Exerc. 135. sect 1. 33 As the Being of the sunne-beams dependeth on the Sunne and the Being of the shadow on the Body So the Being of all Creatures dependeth on the Providence of God conserving them Raim de Sabaud in Theolog. Natur. cap. 16. 34 Neither doth God onely conserve things created but also he doth guide govern and direct them 35 And although all things are under Gods guidance and governance yet he hath a care of mankind after a more speciall and peculiar manner and yet after a more speciall and peculiar manner he hath a care of his Church which he gathereth out of mankind 36 According to this his Providence God ordinarily conserveth the appointed course of Nature 37 For God so administreth and governeth all things that he suffers them to exercise their own proper motions Aug. 7. de Civit. Dei cap. 30. 28 Gods Providence ordinarily worketh by means but yet our trust and confidence must not relie upon them 39 For there is no efficacie of the Second causes which descendeth not from the First 40 And yet the Providence of God is not so tied to means but that he can work without means 41 The vertue of all Second causes is Eminently and Causally in the First 42 Therefore the defect of Second causes may be easily supplied by the vertue of the First 43 Suppose the Second causes were in Act yet notwithstanding the divine Providence can change and hinder their Effect 44 But the Second causes cannot work without the influence of the First 45 Moreover the divine Providence can by the Second causes produce another manner of Effect then that which is agreeable to their naturall properties 46 He which gave the Laws and order of Nature is not bound to the Laws and order of Nature 47 The very brute beasts themselve● by a kind of Naturall instinct have a sense of this Providence by which they are sustained and directed 48 God hath a peculiar and special● care of Man in the whole course of hi● life in his Ingresse Progresse and Egresse 49 Thine hands have made me and fashioned me together round about Job 10.8 And again Thou art he that took me out of the wombe Psal 22.9 50 God doth so govern our whole life that not so much as one hair of our head doth at any time fall without his will and providence Matth. 10.30 Luke 21.18 Act. 27.34 51 He hath appointed Man his bounds that he cannot passe Job 14.5 52 Yet the divine Providence doth so guide and govern man in the whole course and end of his life that it doth neither exclude the second causes neither yet is tied unto them 53 Hence we may learn That Marriages are in such manner Fatall that notwithstanding they prove sometimes Fatuall 54 And That the bounds of mans life are appointed which he cannot passe but yet not by any Law or decree of the Parcae or Fatall sisters nor by any Stoicall necessitie 55 As the divine Providence governeth mans Life so all his Actions 56 But yet God concurreth to good and bad actions after a farre different manner 57 Actions civilly good he doth govern in such manner that he doth not onely conserve the Naturall Agent and furnish him with abilitie and power for action but doth also approve and set forward the actions themselves and in a speciall manner sometimes moveth men unto them 58 Actions spiritually good he doth both command approve in such manner that he effecteth them in us and by us by his Holy Spirit 59 As for evil Actions he neither commandeth nor willeth nor furthereth nor inciteth or moveth unto them 60 For in Evil we are not to seek so much the Efficient cause as the Deficient August 14. de Civit. Dei cap. 7. 61 Because it is rather a defect from Gods work then any work it self August 14. De Civit. Dei cap. 11. 62 God who is a most perfect an● pure Act cannot be deficient Therefore he cannot be the cause of evil 63 Gods Providence concurreth in Evil actions by foreknowing them sustaining and upholding the Nature of th● Agent permitting forsaking delivering to Satan setting bounds and drawing good out of them 46 He hardneth Negatively that is by not softning Privatively that is by taking away such softnes as there is Traditively that is by delivering a man unto himself and unto Satan to be hardned Materially that is by showing signes and wonders and Dispositively that is