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A96833	The examination of Tilenus before the triers; in order to his intended settlement in the office of a publick preacher in the Common-wealth of Utopia. Whereunto are annexed the tenents of the remonstrants touching those five articles voted, stated and imposed, but not disputed, at the synod of Dort. Together with a short essay (by way of annotations) upon the fundamental theses of Mr. Thomas Parker.	Womock, Laurence, 1612-1685.	1657 (1657)	Wing W3343; Thomason E1625_1; ESTC R204120	128,806	312

whereby he would bring some unto life and disappoint others of the benefit thereof according to such decree The reason hereof in the several branches is to be collected from the proof of the foregoing and following articles yet that it may further appear 1. That God did not create c. Consider that He made man after his own image Gen. 1. 27. 2. Gave him the tree of life Gen. 2. 9. 3. That he hates sin Psalm 5. 4 5. Hab. 1. 13. 4. And cannot be tempted with evil James 1. 13 14 15 17. 5. And desireth not the death of a sinner Ezek. 18. 31. c. 33. 11. 6. That sin was from the suggestion of the Devil Gen. 3. 1. 7. And mans voluntary compliance with him Eccles 7. 29. 2. That he procureth not the Gospel c. Consider 1. He is merciful to all Psalm 145. 8 9. Acts 14. 16 17. Chapter 17. 26 27. Would not that any should perish Ezek. 18. 23 31. Cha. 33. 11. See John 3. 17. 2 Chron. 24. 19. But that all should come to faith and repentance 1 Tim. 2. 4. 2 Pet. 3. 9. And 2. Christ having died for all 2 Cor. 5. 19 20. Heb. 2. 9. He invites all Mat. 11. 28. And upbraids such as wilfully refuse to embrace his offered grace and salvation Iohn 5. 34 40. IV. They do utterly denie that Christ the Mediator is only the executor of the decree of Election and not the foundation thereof The places cited above in proof of the affirmative is sufficient reason hereof And note here once for all that whensoever the Affirmative is sufficiently proved the Negative is thereby utterly overthrown because both parts of a contradiction can never be true V. They do utterly deny that the cause why some are effectually called justified persevere in faith and are glorified is because they are absolutely elected to eternal life The Reason Acts 10. 34 35. See Gen. 4. 6 7. God is no respecter of persons but in every nation he that feareth him and worketh righteousness is accepted with him Rom. 10. 11 12. For the Scripture saith Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him See Jam. 2. 5. 2 Thes 2. 13. and all the rest of those places cited above for the affirmative conditional Election VI. They do utterly deny that the cause why others are left in the lapse and Christ not given to them and that they are not at all or uneffectually called and so hardened and damned is because they are reprobated from eternal life by an antecedent decree The Reason Prov. 5. 22. See Mic. 7. 18. His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself and he shall be holden with the cords of his sin Isa 59. 2. But your iniquities have separated between you and your God and your sins have hid his face from you See the places cited above for the affirmative viz. for respective reprobation Also the Texts cited for Christs satisfaction and the administration of necessary and sufficient means unto salvation VII They do utterly deny that God did decree without respect unto actual sins coming between to leave in the fall of Adam the far greater part of mankinde shut out of all hope of salvation The Reason Gen. 3. 15. ch 9. 8 9. Isa 49. 8. Christ is promised and given for a Covenant and means of restauration Gen. 22. 16 18. See Rom. 1. 18. chap. 2. 8. Deut. 24. 16. 2 King 14. 6. Eph. 5. 7 11. See the Texts cited for his satisfaction Ezek. 18. 2 3 4. What mean ye that ye use this proverb The Fathers have eaten sowr grapes and the childrens teeth are set on edge As I live saith the Lord God ye shall not ha●e occasion any more to use this Proverb Behold all souls are mine as the soul of the father so also the soul of the son is mine the soul that sinneth it shall die Ier. 31. 29 30. They shall say no more The fathers have eaten a sowr grape and the childrens teeth are set on edge But every one shall die for his own iniquity every man that eateth the sowr grape his teeth shall be set on edge See Isa 27. 11. It is a people without understanding therefore he that made them will have no pity on them Gen. 4. 6 7. Eph. 5. 5 6. The wrath of God cometh upon the children of disobedience Prov. 1. 24. c. Because I have called and ye refused c. 1 Cor. 9. 27. I keep under my body and bring it into subjection lest that by any means when I have preached to others I my selfe should be a cast-away See Prov. 5. 22. Isa 59. 2. VIII They do utterly deny that God did destin by an absolute decree to give Christ a Mediator only to the Elect and to give faith to them alone by an effectual calling to justifie and continue them in the faith and glorifie them alone The reason of this appears in the Texts cited above for Christs satisfaction and those which follow for the universality of his merit in the Second Article or Question To which nothing is needful to be added IX They do utterly deny that many even all the reprobates are rejected from eternal life and means lufficient thereunto by an absolute and antecedent decree so as neither the merit of Christ nor vocation nor any gift of the spirit can or do avail unto their Salvation The Reason Because God created man after his own image and approved him to be very good Gen. 1. 27 31. and to the judge of all the earth the righteous are not dealt with as the wicked Gen. 18. 25. For he is good to all and his tender mercy is over all his works Psal 145. 8 9. He will not the death of a sinner Ezek. 18. ch 33. almost throughout See Iob 34. 23. 1 Tim. 2. 4. 2 Pet. 3. 9. Mans destruction is of himself Hos 13. 9. Rom 6. 23. ch 1. 32. for he despiseth mercy Rom. 2. 4 5. Luk. 7. 30. Acts 13. 46. See Mat. 22. 2. to the 15. Luke 14. 24. Hebr 10. 26. c. Iohn 3. 19. See 2 Chron. 24. 19. and 36. 15 16. This is the condemnation that light is come into the world and men love darkness rather then light because their deeds are evill Ezek. 24. 13. In filthiness is lewdness because I have purged thee and thou wast not purged thou shalt not be purged from thy filthiness any more till I have caused my fury to rest upon thee 2 Thess 2. 10 11 12. See Prov. 1. 29 30 31. Rom. 2. 8. c. 1. 18. Because they received not the love of the truth that they might be saved For this cause God shall send them strong delusions that they should believe a lye That they all might be damned who believed not the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness See likewise all the places cited for the affirmative viz. respective reprobation X. They do utterly

God Rom. 5. 1. Tilenus Tentatus Sir I know these are excellent Cordialls to the soul that is perswaded she hath a reall interest in them but they are designed onely for a very small number as the doctrine of the Synod hath determined For those Divines tell us that Almighty God did by an absolute decree elect certain particular persons to salvation neither considering the death of his Son nor the faith of those elect in that decree but then decreed to give his Son to die for them and irresistibly to work in them a saving faith to lay hold upon that his Son and actually to apply all the said benefits to themselves for whose salvation only they were all prepared and designed Now all the promises of salvation in Christ how universally soever propounded being by your Doctrine restrained onely to these Elect amongst whom that I should reckon my self neither any particular mention of me in Scripture nor any revelation by Angel or Prophet out of it doth assure me and the number of them according to your computation being so small in proportion to the Reprobates there is so much odds against me that I have reason to be afraid that I am inlisted under the greater multitude When Christ said to his Apostles One of you shall betray me though the odds were eleven to one on the Innocent parties side yet it raised so much scruple and suspition in all their bosomes as made them very anxious and inquisitive Matth. 26. 22. Master is it I Were the number of the Reprobates for whom you say Christ died not far more disproportionable to the elect yet the sad apprehension of those eternal torments fatally link'd to the end of that horrible decree would prompt me to entertain fears jealousies more than enough lest I should be filed upon that chain having no assurance to the Contrary How much more should fearfullness and trembing surprize me when I consider how few the Elect are even amongst the vast multitudes of such as are called Mr. Simulans Seeing it hath pleased the wisdom of Almighty God to keep his immutable Decrees as well that of Reprobation as that of Election locked up in the secret Cabinet of his own unsearchable Counsell we are to govern our judgment by the rule of Charity which beleeveth all things and hopeth all things 1 Cor. 13 Tilenus Tentatus I confesse the judgement of Charitie is a try'd and equall beame in many Cases but if you extend it generally and apply it unto all particulars it must needs be very false and I am confident you dare not avouch the trueth of it in such a latitude or if you dare you are no more able to maintaine it than I can beleeve these two contrary propositions at once that Jesus Christ died for all and yet that he died for a very small number 2. It is not the judgement of my Charity but the certaintie of my faith that must give me assurance and comfort in this particular 3. Charitable judgement is a fair standard to measure the doubtfull actions of our neighbour by and commands us to cover his infirmities and stifle the too light conception of suspitions and sinister opinions touching him but bindes us not to preach falshood to him to induce him against his own reason to foster too good an opinion of himself When I see a man present himself to the Holy Sacrament the judgement of Charity perswades mee knowing nothing to the contrary that he addresses himself to it with that preparation of heart that becomes a good Christian But that such as are rightly prepared and qualified do partake thereof to their salvation this I beleeve by the judgement of faith which adm●tteth nothing that is or can be false So when I see a sick man render his soul up with much devotion and resignation into the hands of Christ I beleeve charitably that he dies as becomes a faithfull Christian But that God communicateth his salvation to such as die in the profession and obedience of the right faith this I beleeve by the certainty of faith wherein it is impossible I should be deceived though the judgment of Charity deceives us very often In a word the judgment of charity is a good standing measure betwixt man and man but it is not current betwixt man and his own Conscience much lesse betwixt him and God I know I am not to be relieved but by such succours as are levied upon the divine promises and those promises having their foundation and infallibilitie in the undeceivable truth of God they require such a certaintie of faith as will admit no mixture of any thing false or doubtfull Besides when I do inquire which act of faith hath the prioritie viz. to beleeve in Christ or to beleeve Christ to be my Saviour in particular I am taught by some of your Divines Maccovius by name that I must in the first place beleeve that Christ is my Saviour and that is the cause of the other act or the reason why I place my faith in him Now if Christ died only for a few particular persons and all the promises made in him belong to those few onely unlesse I could find some mention of my name amongst them or receive some revelation from heaven to that effect how can I with any certainty or assurance build my faith upon it that I am one of them Mr. Tako'trust We are bound to think every one is of the number of the Elect till it appears to the contary Tilen Tentatus This is but singing the old note ever again This is still your judgement of Charity which though it suppresseth all suspicion in you towards me yet can it not cure those feares and jealousies which I have but with too great reason conceived of my self As for your appearances to the contrary I cannot understand them much lesse set any value upon them for by such outward things the Synod is ready to tell us we can never perceive any thing of what belongs to the state of Election or Reprobation I am beholding to you that waving the severity of your reason you will make use of a charitable supposition to flatter me into an opinion that I am one of that little Flock for which Christ dyed But there is nothing can secure and comfort me but a full and certain perswasion that I am one of them which you will never be able to work in me denying that Christ died for all unlesse you can find some particular and undeniable evidence of my interest in him Mr. Indefectible You should reflect upon your former experience of God's gratious work in you That spirit of adoption sent out into the hearts of Gods Elect to bear witness to their spirits though he may become silent and not speak peace to them in such an audible language of comfort as is alwayes apprehended by them yet he abides with them for ever Spiritual injoyments are different from these outward and carnal ones we

in Christ reconciling the world unto himselfe Isa 53. 6. He laid upon him the iniquity of us all And Christ died for all for every man for the world for the whole world for the unjust and disobedient finally such 1 Pet. 3. 18 with the 20. for the ungodly for sinners for his enemies as was said above 2. Also for as many as died in Adam Rom. 5. 12 18. 1 Cor. 15. 22. As by the offence of one man c. 2 Cor. 5. 14. 3. For as many as are bound to believe in him as was declared above 4. For as many as are bound to adore and serve him 1 Cor. 6. 20. Ye are bought with a price therefore glorifie God in your c. 2 Cor. 5. 14 15. with Rom. 14. 9. We thus judge that if one died for all then were all dead and that he died for all that he might be Lord of all that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves but unto him which died for them See Eph. 1. 12. 5. For as many as we are bound to pray for in Christs name 1 Tim. 2. 1 5 6. I exhort that supplications be made for all men For there is one Mediator who gave himselfe a ransome for all 6. For such as crucifie him a fresh to themselves Hebr. 6. 4 5 6. c. 10. 29. For such as deny him and finally do perish 2 Pet. 2. 1. See Rom. 14. 15. 1 Cor. 8. 11. II. They do utterly deny that the immediate fruit of the death of Christ is the actual pardon of sins or which is the same in effect that sins are pardoned unto sinners before they do actually believe in Christ The Reason Rom. 10. 10. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness See Gal. 3. 22. Heb. 11. 6. But without faith it is impossible to please God Marke 16. 16. He that believeth not shall be damned Iohn 3. 18 36. He is condemn●d already the wrath of God abideth on him See proofes for the affirm III. They do utterly deny that Reprobates as some call them for whom Christ died not if there were any such are bound notwithstanding to believe in him and to believe that they are elected unto glory and that therefore those that believe not shall be condemned justly yea shall therefore be punished with more grievous torments by Almighty God The Reason 1. Iob 13. 7. Will ye speak wickedly for God And talk deceitfully for him Ier. 10. 1● He is the God of truth Tit. 1. 2. Heb. 6. 18. that cannot lye All his Commandements are truth righteousness and faithfulnesse Psal 119. 86 151 172. And Rom. 15. 8. Christ was a Minister for the truth of God and no lie is of the truth 1 Iohn 2. 21. 2. If we meet with false Prophets and dissemblers for all their fair speeches he bid us Believe them not Ier. 12. 6. Mat. 24. 23. Prov. 26. 25. 3. He denounceth grievous judgments against such Prophets as go about to induce the people to trust in a lye Ier. 28. 25. chap. 29. 31. 4. It is a sore judgement inflicted only upon the obstinate and refractory and therefore certainly no duty of them that are not such to be given up to such Errours 2 Thess 2. 10 11 12. Because they received not the love of the truth that they might be saved for this cause God shall send them strong delusion that they should believe a lye that they all might be damned who believed not the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness So that the God of truth and righteousness doth not binde men as a part of their duty to believe falshood much less punish them with more grievous torments for not believing it 5. Iob 8. 3. Doeth God pervert judgement or doth the Almighty pervert justice Io● 34. 10 12. Yea surely God will not doe wickedly neither will the Almighty pervert judgement and ver 23. He will not lay upon man more then is right that he should enter into judgment with God The state of the Controversie touching the Universality of Christs death Whether Christ Jesus out of a serious and gratious purpose and decree of God the Father suffered that most bitter and shameful death that he might bring into favour with God onely some few and those formerly and in particular chosen to eternal life by an absolute decree or that he might merit and obtain reconciliation with God for all and every sinner without difference by doing and suffering those things which divine justice by sin offended did require to be done and suffered before he would enter a new gracious Covenant with sinners and open the door of salvation to them The decision is conteined in the former Assertions and Negations The Third and Fourth Articles Controverted which are touching the grace of God in the Conversion of Man What the Remonstrants hold I. THey hold that a man hath not saving faith of himselfe nor from the power of his own free will seeing while he is in the state of sin he cannot of himselfe nor by himselfe think or will or do any saving good in which kinde faith in Christ is eminent but must needs by God in Christ through the power of the Holy Ghost be regenerated and renewed in his minde affections will and all his powers that he may aright understand will and meditate and do that which is savingly good Proofs out of Holy Scripture Not faith or any saving good of himself c. Ephes 5. 8. Ye were sometimes darkness Rom. 7. 5. When we were in the flesh the motions of sins which were by the law did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death Rom. 11. 32. God hath concluded all in unbelief Ephes 2. 8. For by grace are ye saved through faith and that not of your selves it is the gift of God Phil. 1. 8 9. To you it is given to believe 1 Cor. 12. 3. None can say that Jesus is the Lord but by the Holy Ghost who is therefore called the spirit of faith 2 Cor. 4. 13. 2 Cor. 3. 5. Not that we are sufficient of our selves to think any thing as of our selves but our sufficiencie is of God Rom. 5. 6. For when we were yet without strength in due time Christ died for the ungodly Iohn 15. 5. Without me ye can do nothing Iohn 6. 44 45 65. No man can come to me except the Father draw him Every man therefore that hath heard and hath learned of the Father cometh unto me Must needs be regenerated c. John 3. 6. That which is born of the flesh is flesh and this I say brethren that flesh and blood cannot inherit the Kingdome of God 1 Cor. 15. Iohn 3. 3 5. Except a man be born of water and of the spirit he cannot enter into the Kingdom of God 1 Cor. 6. 11. But ye are washed but ye are sanctified but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the spirit of our God Tit. 3. 4 5 6. Not