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A10966	A treatise vpon sundry matters contained in the Thiry nine Articles of religion, which are professed in the Church of England long since written and published by Thomas Rogers.	Rogers, Thomas, d. 1616.; Rogers, Thomas, d. 1616. Faith, doctrine and religion professed in England.	1639 (1639)	STC 21233; ESTC S1674	207,708	274

cont Catabap lib. 1. All men be elected unto life everlasting There is no hell nor future and eternall misery at all but onely either in mans opinion as hold the Atheists c Nash●n Chr. his teares p. 58 or in the heart and conscience of man in this life as the Familists maintaine d Ramose is and Allens confess No certaine company be foredestined unto eternall condemnation None more then others be predestinate unto salvation which was an error of Henry Bolseck e Calvin epist munistr Basil f l. 105. In like sort wee condemne such as either curiously enquire who and how many shall be saved or damned or give the sentence of reprobation upon any man whosoever as doe the Papists upon Calvine Beza and Verone when they call them reprobates f Test Rhem. ar Rom. 11.23 5. Proposition Of the meere will and purpose of God some men in Christ Iesus are elected and not others unto salvation The proofe from Gods Word IN the Scripture we reade of mans predestination the cause efficient to be the everlasting purpose of God a That the pupose of God might remaine according to election Rom 9.11 Who doth predestinate us c. according to the good pleasure of his will Eph. 1.5 Not according to our works but according to his own purpose and grace 2 Tim. 1.9 the cause formall God his infinite mercy and goodnesse b I will shew mercy to whom I will shew mercy Exod. 33.19 Rom. 9.15 He hath chosen us in Christ c and hath predestinate us through Christ unto himselfe Eph. 1.4 5. Ye were not redeemed with corruptible things c. but with the pretious bloud of Christ as of a lambe undefiled and without spot which was ordained before the foundation of the world but was declared in the last times for your sakes 1 Tim. 1.18 19 20. the cause materiall the blood of Christ c the cause finall or end why both God the Father hath loved and Christ for his elect hath suffered is the glory of God d Who doth predestinate us c. to the praise of the glory of his grace Eph. 16. The Lord hath made all things for his own sake yea even the wicked for the day of evill Prov. 16.4 and the salvation of man e Rom. 8.29 Those whom he knew before he did also predestinate to be made like to the image of his Son that he might be the first borne among many brethren Hath not the potter power of the clay to make of the same lumpe one vessell to honour and another to dishonour Rom. 9.21 And this doe all the Churches militant and reformed with a sweet consen● testifie and acknowledge Adversaries unto this truth Hereby is discovered the impiety of those men which think that 1. Man doth make himselfe eligible for the kingdome of heaven by his owne good workes and merits so teach the Papists The kingdome of heaven say they is prepared for them that are worthy of it and deserve it by their well doing a Test Rhem. an Matth. 20.23 Licet electis gloria ex aeterna Dei praedestinatione dimanet non tamen provenit nisi ex corum operibus c. Sine nebis non glorificamur 1. Although from Gods eternall predestination glory floweth to the elect yet for all that it springeth not but from their owne workes c. Without our selves we are not glorified b Stella in Luc. c. 10. fol. 35. 2. God beheld in every man whether hee would use his grace well and beleeve the Gospell or no and as hee saw a man affected so did he predestinate chuse or refuse him 3. Besides his will there was some other cause in God why he chose one and cast off another man but this cause is hidden from us 4. Men by nature be elected and saved an error of the Basilidians and Valentinians c Clem. strom lib 2.4 5. It is in mans power to be elected the error of Theophylact d Theoph in Matth. 22. and of Bolseck e Calvin epis m●● i st Helv. fol. 104. 6. God is partiall and unjust for chusing some and refusing others calling many and electing but few 6. Proposition They who are elected unto salvation if they come unto yeeres of discretion are called both outwardly by the Word and inwardly by the Spirit of God The proofe from Gods Word THough true it be the Lord knoweth all and every of his elect yet hath he revealed unto us certaine notes and tokens whereby we may see and certainly know whether we be of that number or not For such as be ordained unto everlasting life if they live long in this world they one time or other bee called unto the knowledge of salvation by the preaching of Gods Word they obey that calling through the operation of the holy Ghost working within them they feele in their soule the same spirit bearing witnesse vnto their spirits how they are the children of God and finally they walke religiously in all good workes These things are most euident and cleare in the holy Scripture where is set downe both the calling of the predestinate a Whom he predestinate them also hee called Rom. 8.30 God separated me from my mothers wombe and called me by his grace Gal. 1.15 He hath called you to his Kingdome glory 1 Thess 2.12 He hath saved vs called vs with an holy calling 2 Tim. 1.9 They that are on his side called chosen and faithfull Reu. 17.14 and their obedience to the Word being called b Your obedience is come abroad amōg all Rom. 16.19 in Christ also ye trusted after ye heard the Word of truth Ephe. 1.13 Iesus Christ is in you except ye be reprobates 2 Cor. 13.5 Ye receiued the Spirit of adoption whereby we cry Abba Father the same Spirit bearing witnesse with our spirit that we are the children of God Rom. 8.15 16. After this manner pray ye Our Father c. Matt. 6.9 And because ye are sonnes God hath sent forth the spirit of his Son into your hearts which cryeth Abba Father Gal 4.6 He hath chosen vs in him and their adoption by the Spirit to be the children of God c c. that we should be holy without blame befo●e him in loue Eph. 1.4 we are his workemanship created in Christ Iesus vnto good workes which God hath ordained that we should walke in them Eph. 2.10 and last of all their holinesse of life and vertuous conuersation d For the grace of God c. hath appeared teacheth vs that we should deny all vngodlinesse and worldly lusts and that we should liue soberly and righteously and godly in this present world Tit. 2.11 16. All Churches reformed consent hereunto Errors and aduersaries unto this truth Sundry aduersaries hath this truth and First the Papists who teach that none are to thinke or perswade themselues that they are of the number of the Predestinate vnto