on Ephesians 1. page 20. 118. Of Master Thomas Dâ—axe in hiâ— Worlds Resurrection page 3. 78. Of Master Downame in his Summe of Diuinitie Booke 〈◊〉 cap. 1. page 283. to 311. Of Master Christopher Sybthorpâ— his Friendly Admonition to the praetended Catholikes of Ireland cap. 7. 8. where this point is excellently handled Of Doctor Griffith VVillams his delights of the Saints page 7. 8. 9. 92. 93. Of Master Humfrey Sydenham in his Iacob and Esau or Election and Reprobationâ— preached at Pauls Crosse and of our eminent Dort Diuines Synod of Dort Article 1. and 2. in the dayes of our late King Iames. Of Doctor William Sclater his Exposition vpon the first Epistle to the Thessalonians cap. 5. ver 9. 10. page 447. 448. on Epistle 2. cap. 1. ver 11. page 68. 69. cap. 2. ver 13. page 183. Of Master Henry Scudder in his Christians daily Walke cap. 15. sect 3. page 432. to 438. Of Doctor Iohn Bastwicke Elenchus Religionis Papisticae cap. 9. page 194. to 198. Of Reuerend Bishop Carlton Examination of Master Mountagues Appeale cap. 2. 3. Of Master Henry Burton his Plea to an Appeale page 46. to 65. and his Truth triumphing ouer Trent cap. 17. Of Bishop Dauenate Expositio in Epist. Pauli ad Coloss. page 171. Of Master Francis Rouse his Doctrine of King Iames. p. 1. to 20 Of Doctor Ward in his Concio ad Clerum page 37. 38. Of Master Iohn Yates Ihis ad Caesarem cap. 1. 2. 7. In the Raigne of our now Soueraigne King Charles All these I say doe fully suffragate to this our third Anti-Arminian Conclusion not one authorized or approued writer of our Church that euer I could meete with so much as once oppugning or contradicting any of them therefore wee may embrace it as the vndoubted truth and doctrine of our Church Hee that desires to see more of this point let him reflect vpon all the Bookes and Authors fore-quoted in the first and second praecedent Positions which will plentifully instruct and satisfie him in it For the fourth of the recited Anti-Arminian dogmaticall Propositions against Vniuersall and sufficient grace or in plaine tearines against naturall Free-will it selfe for this praeâ—ented grace in truth and substance is no other since grace is proper and peculiar vnto some and nature onely alike indifferent common vnto all men as this vniuersall grace is It is directly iustified and backed by our 9. 10. 13. 17. Articles by the expresse words of the 7. 8. and 9. Articles of Lambheth by the 15. 25. 26. and 32. Articles of Ireland by our Common Prayer Booke passages here recited p. 18. 19. 20. Position 2. which are full and punctuall to this purpose by our fore-registred Homelies and Cathechismes figures 4 By the Synod of Dort Article 3. 4. Adde wee to these Master William Tyndal Prologue on Numbers page 16. Prologue on the Romans p. 41. Parable of the wicked Mammon page 65. 70. 74. 90. The Obedience of a Christian man page 162. An Answere to Master Moores third Booke page 306. Answere to his fourth Booke cap. 2. page 321. cap. 10. page 328. 329. 337. A Pathway into the holy Scriptures page 380. 381. 382. 384. Exposition on the first Epistle of Iohn cap. 2. page 401. cap. 4. page 416. 417. Master Iohn Prith A Mirror to know thy selfe page 83. 84. 45. Doctor Barnes That Free-will of her owne strength can doe nothing but sinne page 266. to 280. Master Iohn Harrison Yet a cause at the Romish Fox fol. 61. 62. 63. In King Henry the VIII his Raigne Stephen Garret The summe of the Scripture cap. 7. Printed 1547. Peter Martyr Loci Communes Classis 3. cap. 1. sect 29. 38. to 48. Commentarius in Romanos 5. p. 323. 328. 329. 330. in cap. 9. page 720. to 730. in cap. 11. page 797. 965. 966. Martin Bâ—â—er Commentarie vpon Iohn 5. ver 44. On Rom. 5. the latter end of the Chapter and on Rom. 9. Master Hugh Latimer Bishop of Worcester Sermon 3. on the Lords Prayer fol. 134. b. Master Iohn Bradford Treatise of Election and Free-will Bishop Hooper a Martyr Epistle to the Reader before his Declaration of the tenne Commandements which place makes wholy for vs if rightly vnderstood Master Beacon his sicke mans salue page 290. Master Richard Caundish his Image of Nature and Grace cap. 1. 5. 8. 10. where this point is largely handled Master Nowels Catechisme on the Creed part 1. Master Iohn Veron his Fruitfull Treatise of Praedestination fol. 66. to 85. 110. 111. 112. his Apologie for the same fol. 25. to the end Master Thomas Palfryman Treatise of heauenly Philosophie cap. 7. 8. Master Iames Price his Fanne of the Faithfull Epistle to the Reader and cap. 1. 3. Master Edward Deering on the Hebrewes Lecture 10. 14. Master Robert Hutton his Summe of Diuinitie of Free-will Master Iohn North-brooke his Poore mans Garden cap. 1. 4. 5. 6. Doctor Sparkes against Albines cap. 17. page 165. and his Comfortable Treatise for a troubled Conscience the 4. first leaues Bartimeus Andreas Sermon 2. on the Canticles page 64. to 70. Master Iohn Daniel his Excellent comfort to all Christians cap. 2. 3. 4. 5. 7. Master Iohn Anwicke his Meditations vpon Gods Monarchie and the Deuils Kingdome cap. 6. 7. 10. 11. Master Arthur Gurney his fruitfull Dialogue betweene Reason and Religion fol. 13. to 45. Learned Doctor William Whitakers Aduersus Vniuersalis Gratia assertores praelectio habitae Februarij 27. Anno Domini 1594. câ—ram honoratissimis Comitibus Essexio Salopiensi Rutlandiensi illustrissimis Baronibus DD. Montioy Burrowes Compton Sheafield Riche ornatissimis Equitibus Guil. Bowes Carolus Candish Robertus Sydney Georgio Sauil multos generosos on 2. Tim. 2. 4. Hardouicâ— per Thysium 1613. Reuetend Bishop Babingtons Sermon at Pauls Crosse 1591. on Iohn 6. 37. part 1. Doctor Fulke and Master Cartwright Answere to the Rhemish Testament Notes on 1. Tim. 2. sect 3. on Rom. 7. sect 7. 8. on Rom. 9. sect 3. 7. and sundrie other places Doctor Fulkes Defence of the English Translations against Martin cap. 10. Mathew Hutton Arch-Bishop of Yorke De Electione Reprobatione Commentatio Doctor Some Tractatus de Tribus Quaestionibus Quaest. 1. 2. Master Greenham his 14. Sermon page 355. Godly Instructions cap. 50. sect 16. page 757. Master William Burton his Dauids Euidence Sermon 4. on Psal. 4. 12. London 1596. page 83. to 88. Master Iohn Smith his Doctrine of generall prayer for all men Master William Perkins Of the Order of causes of saluation and damnation cap. 54. Tom. 1. page 107. 112. An Exposition on the Creed page 293. to 299. Of Gods Free grace and mans Free-will page 728. to 743. Babylon the praesent Church of Rome point 1. page 558. to 561. Commentarie on Galathians 3. Tom. 2. page 249. 250. cap. 5. page 327. 338. A Treatise of Praedestination page 621. to 642. Exposition of Christs Sermon on the Mount Tom. 3.
our learned Doctor Whitakers heretofore and our iudicious Doctor Ward of late haue ioyntly testified haue euer since from the very first restitution of the Gospell to this praesent euen constantly embraced and defended them as the vndoubted truth and Doctrine of our Church Here we may meete with the constant and godly Martyr Master Hugh Latimer Bishop of Worcester who so admired Peter Martyrs worth and labours that he openly requested King Edward the VI. to giue him a thousand pounds insteed of his hundred markes by the yeere concurring with him and vs in this our Anti-Arminian Conclusion in his Sermons London 1584. fol. 311. 312. 325. 326. 327. Here learned and pious Master Thomas Beacon Diuinity Professor in the Vniuersitie in his Sicke Mans salue London 1680. page 271. to 275. 424. to 430. Here godly and learned Cranmer Arch-Bishop of Canterburie in our fore-mentioned Homelies which were most of them penned and composed by him Here Master Iohn Bradford in his Defence of Praedestination in his Treatise of Praedestination and Freewill and in his Briefe summe of the doctrine of Praedestination and Election Printed by Rowland Hall 1562. being the selfe-same yeere wherein our Articles were coÌ„posed together with Stephen Garret in his Summe of the holy Scripture London 1547. cap. 4. 6. and 7. doe fully iumpe with vs in this Conclusion which most of them confirmed with their blood Descend we lower to Queene Elizabeths Raigne here we shall not onely meete with our 17. Article composed by Peter Martyr and Martin Bucer their Schollers as Doctor Whitakers informes vs and therefore more likely to concurre with vs in all things as their Tutors did but likewise with learned Iohn Veron his Bookes dedicated to Queene Elizabeth about the beginning of her Raigne intituled A sruâ—full Treatise of Praedestination with An Apologie or defence of the doctrine of Praedestination Printed by Iohn Tisdale London where all our seuerall Anti-Arminian points are largely learnedly and punctually discussed and defended with Reuerend Master Nowell his authorized Cathechisme Creed third part The holy Catholike Church The Communion of Saints and the Forgiuenesse of sinnes with the quaestions and answers vpon it with laborious and charitable Master Iohn Fox in his renowned Booke of Martyrs Edition 7. London 1596. page 1505. 1506. With Robert Hutton in his Summe of Diuinitie London 1565. cap of Praedestination and of the Church with Iohn Daniel his Excellent Comfort to all Christians against all kinde of Calamities London 1576. cap. 27. of Praedestination and of glorification thereby with Master Thomas Palfryman one of her Maiesties Chapell in his Treatise of heauenly Philosophie London 1578. lib. 1. cap. 7. of the Free Election of God c. page 74 to 103. With Master Iames Price his Fanne of the Faithfull London 1578. Epistle to the Reader cap. 1. That Election is not generall but particular and seuerall cap. 2. That the Elect were elected before the foundation of the world and cannot finally perish cap. 3. and 4. that the Kingdome of heauen is not prepared generally for all That Christ profitteth not the Reprobate and vnbeleeuing for which his Kingdome is not praeparedâ— all punctuall to our purpose with Master Edward Dering Lecture 9. on the Hebrewes 2. ver 9. Lecture 10. on ver 13. and Lecture 27. Master Iohn Northbrooke in his Poore mans Garden cap. 1. of Praedestination and Reprobation with Master Sparke in his Comfortable Treatise for a troubled Conscience London 1580. Master Keilway in his Sermon of Sure Comfort London 1581. page 23. to 27. With Master Gurney in his Fruitfull Treatise betweene Reason and Religion London 1581. page 38. to 47. With Master Iohn Anwicke his Meditations vpon Gods Monarchie and the Deuils Kingdome London 1587. cap. 6. 7. 10. 11. With Bartimeus Andreas Sermon 2. on Canticles 5. London 1595 page 64. 65. 66. With Master Iohn Smith in the Doctrine of Prayer in generall for all men London 1595. page 79. to 91. Learned and ready Doctor Fulke together with Master Cartwright Notes on the Rhemish Testament on Acts 27. sect 3. on Rom. 8. sect 8. and 9. sect 2. 3. 4. 5. on Math. 3. sect 7. cap. 13. sect 3. cap. 22. sect 2. and on Iohn 15. sect 3. Learned Master Doctor William Whitakers De Ecclesia Controuersia 2. Quaest. 1. and Cygnea Cantio Cantabrigiae Octobris 9. 1595. page 6. to 20. Reuerend and learned Doctor Matthew Hutton Archbishop of Yorke and formerly Professor of Diuinitie in Cambridge De Electione Reprobatione Commentatio Hardrouici 1613. To whom I might adde Doctor Whitgift Arch-Bishop of Canterbury with the rest of our Diuines who composed the Articles of Lambheth and Barrets Recantation formerly mentioned Robertus Somus De Tribus Quaestionibus Quaest. 1. and 3. Doctor Esteius Oratio De certitudine salutis Hardrouici per Thysium 1613. Doctor Chaderton De iustificationis fider perseuerantia non inâ—erscisa Doctor Willet De Praedestinatione Quaest. 1. 2. Synopsis Papismâ— page 904. to 922. Commentary on Rom. 8. Controuersie 16. to 21. cap. 9. Contr. 7. to 12. cap. 11. contr 1. 2. 3. Master Greenham Graue Councell and godly obseruations in his workes London 1612. page 36. 45. 122. Treatlse of Blessednesse page 207. his 14. Sermon page 255. Godly Instructions cap. 53. page 764. A Letter consolatorie page 878. 879. Master William Perkins his Order of causes of Saluation and Damnation in his workes London 1612. Tom. 1. page 76. to 114. An Exposition on the Creed page 276. to 297. Of Gods Free grace and mans Free-will page 723. A Treatise of Praedestination Tom. 2. page 606. to 641. An Exposition on Iude Tom. 3. page 316. Master Iohn Hill in his Life euerlasting Cambridge 1601. Booke 5. page 522. to 653. Where all our Arminians Tenents are in terminis confuted Reuerend Bishop Babington in his Sermon at Pauls Crosse on Iohn 6. 37. the 2. Sunday on Michaelmas Terme 1590. part 1. and 3. All these religious eminent authorized and learned wriâ—ers of our Church haue vnanimously successiuely and vninterruptedly yea most of them professedly and in terminis maintained and iustified this our first Anti-Arminian Thesis with all its following Conclusions as the orthodox truth and vndoubted doctrine of our Church oppugning and copiously refelling its contrary Arminian Tenent as Popish Romish and Pelagian during the whole Raigne of Queene Elizabeth not one authorized writer of our Church so much as once dissenting from them for ought that I can finde and shall wee now begin to quaestion whether it be the doctrine of our Church or no Descend we lower to king Iames his Raigne And here with whom may we more fitly begin then with this our learned King himselfe who in the first yeere of his Raigne in the praesence of sundry Nobles Praelates and Deanes in the Conference at Hampton Court pag. 30. and 43. makes mention both of aeternall Praedestination and Reprobation expresly aucrring That Praedestination and Elâ—ction depend
Authors from the beginning of Reformation to the present Raigne of our gracious King Charles not one approued Author of our Church to my knowledge so much as once oppugning it How this Assertion hath beene iustified as the receiued Doctrine of out Church since his Maiesties happy Raigne the Examination of Master Montagues Appeale by Reuerend Bishop Carlton cap. 3. 4. with the ioint Attestation of him and all our fore-named Dort Diuines thereto annexed vnder all their hands page 26. Doctor Ward his Sâ—ffragium Brittanorum Concio ad Clerum London 1627. Bishop Dauenate his Expositio Epistolae Pauli ad Collossenses Cantabrigiae 1627. page 117. 118. 119. 171. 173. 390. 391. Doctor Goade and Doctor Daniel Featly in their Pelagius Rediuiuus parallel 1. sect 3. 5. Parallel 2. sect cap. 2. 1. Doctor Featly in his 2. Parallel London 1626. page 1. to 20. Master Henry Burton in his Plen to an Appeale page 39. to 60. and in his Truth triumphing ouer Trent London 1629. cap. 17. Master Yates in his Ibicad Caesarem cap. 8. 9. 10. Master Wotton in his Dangerous Plot Discouered cap. 20. Master Francis Rouse in his Doctrine of King Iames. page 1. to 25. And my owne Perpetuitie of a Regenerate mans estate Edit 2. page 6. to 23. can abundantly testifie since therefore this first Anti-Arminian Position hath beene alwayes thus constantly vnanimously and vncontrolably maintained by all those seuerall Martyrs Praelates Doctors and approued Writers in all the successiue Raignes of these 6. English Monarches from the beginning of Reformation to this present oppugning its opposite Arminian Thesis as erronious and repugnant to the receiued Doctrine of our English Church we may safely embrace it yeaestablish it as the vndoubted Doctrine of the Church of England For the second of these Anti-Arminian Positions touching the freenesse of Gods Election and its in-dependancy on faith or will or workes or perseuerance or endeauors or any other condition or praeuious disposition in the persons elected it is vndoubtedly and manifestly warranted by the expresse words of our 13. and 17. Articles Of the 2. Article of Lambheth of the 14. Article of Ireland of our Common-prayer Booke and Homelies of the fore-cited Cathechisme and Quaestions figures which haue all relation to it of the Synod of Dort Article 1. and of Barrets Recantation in the Latine coppie section 6. where our 17. Article is verbatim recited To these I shall adde the concurrent plenary and copious attestation of Master William Tyndall Martyr in his Parable of the wicked Mammon page 70. 75. 78. 80. 88. 90. in his Answere to Master Moores Dialogue p. 259. Answere to his 2. Booke cap. 3. page 293. Answere to his 4. Booke cap. 10. page 329. cap. 11. page 331. 332. 337 in his Pathway into the holy Scriptures page 380. and in his Exposition on the first Epistle of Iohn cap. 3. page 410. 412. cap. 4. page 416. 417. 419. Of Master Iohn Frith Martyr in his Mirrour to know thy selfe page 84. 85. in his Declaration of Baptisme page 92. 93. Of Doctor Barnes a learned Martyr in his Treatise What the Church is page 246. and that Free-will of her owne strength can doe nothing but sinne page 274. 277. 278. 279. Of Master Iohn Harrison in his Yet about at the Romish Fox Zuricke 1543. In the dayes of King Henry the VIII Of learned Peter Martyr once Professor of Diuinitie in the Vniuersitie of Oxford Commentarie on the Romans 8. page 532. 533. 534. c. 9. page 700. to 714. in cap. 11. page 869. and Loci Communes Classis 3. cap. 1. sect 11. and 16. to 27. Of famous Martin Bucer once Diuinitie Reader in the Vniuersitie of Cambridge Commentarie on Romans 9. ver 11. to 27. and on Rom. 11. 4. 5. 6. Of Master Hugh Latimer Martyr Bishop of Worcester in his Sermon on the third Sunday after Epiphanie fol. 312. and on the Sunday called Septuagesima fol. 325. 326. 327. Of a Booke intituled the Summe of holy Scriptures by Stephen Garret as most suppose Printed 1547. in the 2. yeere of King Edward the VI. cap. 6. Of Thomas Beacon a Diuinitie Professor afterward a Martyr in his Sickmans Salue London 1580. page 412. 413. 414. Of learned Master Iohn Hooper Bishop and Martyr in his Declaration of the 10. Commandements Epistle to the Reader written Nouember 5. 1549. London 1588. Of Master Iohn Bradford Martyr in his Briefe Summe of the doctrine of Election and Praedestination a punctuall Treatise to our praesent purpose and in this Letter recorded by Master Iohn Fox in his Booke of Martyrs page 1505. Col. 1. Of Iohn Carelesse and Master Woodman godly Martyrs Master Fox in his Martyriologe London 1596. page 1742. Col. 2. l. 40. 60. and page 1809. 1810. Col. 1. in the dayes of persecuting Queene Mary Of Master Iohn Veron in his Fruitfull Treatise of Praedestination and his Apologie for the same dedicated to Queene Elizabeth Of Master Iohn Fox in his Martyriologe page 1505. 1506. Of Reuerend Deane Nowel in his Cathechisme on the Creed Why we call God Father and of the holy Catholicke Church Of Master Thomas Palfryman Treatise of heauenly Philosophy lib. 1. cap. 7. Of Master Robert Caundish in The Image of Nature and Grace fol. 8. fol. 45. to 57. cap. 9. fol. 100. to 110. Of Master Iames Price his Fanne of the Faithfull Epistle to the Reader and cap. 1. 2. 14. Of Master Robert Hutton Summe of Diuinitie Londâ—n 1565. cap. Of Grace and of Praedestination Of godly Master Edward Deering Lecture 9. and 27. on the Hebrewes Of Master Iohn North-brooke The â—â—ore mans Garden cap. 1. and 18. Of Master Arthur Gâ—rney A fruitfull Dialogue betweene Reason and Religion fol. 39. to 47. Of Master Aâ—wicke his Meditations vpon Gods Monarchie and the Deuils Kingdome cap. 6. 7. of incomparable M Hooker Discourse of Iustification sect 29â— Of Master Anthonie Anderson A goldly Seemon of Sure Comfort page 23. to 27. Of Master Thomas Sparkes his Confortable Treatise How a man may be assured in his owne Conscience of his â—lection Of Reuerend Bishop Babington Sermon at Pauls Crosse 1590. part 1. and 3. Of profound and reaâ—â— Doctor Fulke that Hammer of Haer tickes and Châ—mpion of truth Together with Master Thomas Carth wâ—â—ght Notes on Rom. 9. sect 2. 3. 5. and on 2. Peterâ— sect 2. Of Bartim us Andreas Sermon 2. on 〈◊〉 5. page 64. 65. 66. Of learned Doctor Mathew Haâ—â—on 〈◊〉 â—â—shop of Yorke De Electione Repâ—obatione Commentatio to whom I might adde Reuerend Doctor Whitgift Arch-Bishop of Canterburie and all those other learned Praelates Doctors and graue Drâ—ines who composed the Articles of Lambetâ— anâ— Barrets Recantation fore-ciâ—ed O solid Doctor Whitakers whom no man euer 〈…〉 rence or heard without wonder Câ—gnea Cantio page 2 to 18. Of profound Master William Perkins Of the Order and causes of Election and Reprobatiâ—nâ— cap. ◠〈◊〉 51. Tom 1. page 16. 95. to
of Cambridge section 6. where our 17. Article is likewise quoted for to warrant it Our learned godly Martyrs in the Regiment of King Henry the VIII haue suffraged to this Tenent witnesse Master VVilliam Tyndalls Parable of the Wicked Mammon page 80. Col. 2. Answere to Master Moores fourth Booke cap. 10. page 329. Master Iohn Frith A Mirrour to know thy selfe page 84. and learned Doctor Barnes That Freewill of her owne strenth can doe nothing else but sin page 270. 271. 274. 276. to 283. where this point is largely handled Our learned Diuinitie Professors in King Edwards dayes are full and copious in this point witnesse Peter Martyr in his Comment in Epist. ad Romanos cap. 9. Tiguri 1559. page 697. 718. and Locorum communiuns Classis 3. cap. 1. sect 15. 28. to 32. 36. being Lectures read in the Uniuersitie of Oxford by King Edwards appointment and earnestly desired by diuers of the Vniuersitie for the presse as himselfe records in his Epistle Dedicatorie together with Master Martin Bucer in his Commentarie on the selfesame Chapter ver 11 to 24. Whence eminent Doctor VVhitakers in his Cygnea Cantio pa. 15. informes vs That Peter Martyr and Martin Bucer of honourable memorie did professe this Doctrine of absolute and irrespâ—ctiue Reprobation in both our famous Vniuersities and that our Church which was most abundantly watered with the fountaines of these two eminent Diuines in the dayes of King Edward the VI â—â—d alwayes hold it since the restitution of the Ghospell to her This then was the receiued Doctrine of our Church in King Edwards dayes as our 17. Article which was then composed together with our Homelies forequoted will euince there being no approued Writer of our Church now extant that did oppugne it in that age and should we begin to doubt it now If any obiect that Master Iohn Bradford in his Summe of the Doctrine of Praedestination and Reprobation affirmes that our owne wilfulnesse sinne and contemning of Christ are the cause of Reprobation therefore this doctrine was not then so generally receiued I answere First that Master Bradfords explanation of himselfe in the subsequent liâ—es will take off this obiection For he informes vs that he speakes only of the second cause of Reprobation that is of the execution not of the Decree of Reprobation which is onely sinne not of the first cause of it the thing we haue now in quaestion which we cannot comprehend it being the vnsearchable will of God which we should not search into further then God doth giue vs leaue in his VVord Secondly that Master Bradford speakes this onely to silence Reprobates and damned men aduising them to looke first vpon their owne sinnes which bring damnation and Gods hatred on them not vpon Gods secret Decree of Reprobation which as it doth not impose a necessitie of sining vpon men so it neuer brings daâ—â—ation on them but for sinne M. Bradford then speaking only of the actuall execution of Reprobation not of the Decree it selfe of the secondary cause of it not of the first which is onely the vnsearcheable will of God makes wholy for our present Tenent not against it The selfe-same answere may be giuen to that of Bishop Hooper in his Epistle to the Christian Reader praefixed before his Declaration of the Commandements where he writes thus The cause of reiection or damnation is sinne in man which will neither receiue the promise of the Gospell c. Where reiection is put for the execution of Reprobation or actuall damnation as this disiunctiue or explanatorie coniunction or the cause of reiection or damnation and this marginall note The cause of damnation in man annexed to it due infalliblie demonstrate of which euery man doth readily acknowledge sinne to be the onely cause not for the Decree of Reprobation which hath no other primarie moouing or impulsiue cause but Gods meere will and pleasure these writers then make wholy for vs not against vs if rightly vnderstood This was the constant Tenent and resolution of our eminent Diuines in Queene Elizabeths dayes witnesse Iohn Veron his Fruitfull Treatise of Praedestination and the Apologie for the same where it is largely proued all obiections and cauils against it being there fully answered witnesse Master Iohn Fox his Martiriologe page 1506. line 50. Master Thomas Palfryman Treatise of heauenly Philosophy cap. 7. Master Iames Price his Fanne of the Faithfull cap. 1. 3. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Master Iohn North-brooke his Poore mans Garden cap. 1. Master Arthur Gurney his Fruitfull Dialogue betweene Reason and Religion fol. 38. to 42. Master Anwicke his Meditations of Gods Monarchie and the Deuils Kingdome cap. 6. 7. Learned Doctor Fulke and Master Cartwright Answere to the Rhemish Testament Notes on Rom. 9. sect 2. 3. 5. Master Edward Deering on the Hebrewes Lecture 9. Reuerend and godly Bishop Babington Sermon at Pauls Crosse 1590. part 1. and learned Matthew Hutton Arch-Bishop of Yorke De Electione Reprobatione Commentatio together with Arch-Bishop Whitguift and all those learned Praelates Doctors and Diuines who composed the Assertions of Lambheth and Barrets Recantation Iudicious and solid Doctor VVhitakers in his Cygnea Cantio page 3. to 18. Master VVilliam Perkins his Treatise of the Order of causes of Election and Reprobation cap. 7. 50. 51. Tom. 1. page 16. 95. 114. his Exposition on the Creedâ— p. 277. to 299. and Treatise of Predestination Tom. 2. page 608. to 641. his Exposition on the Epistle of Iude ver 4. Tom. 3. page 516. 517. and Master Iohn Hills Life euerlasting lib. 5. p. 599. to 612. where this our praesent Assertion is punctually maintained Of learned King Iames himselfe Meditation on the Lords Prayer and Conference at Hamptâ—n Court page 30. 43. Of Doctor Robert Abbot late Bishop of Salisbury and Diuinity Professor in Oxford Oratio quarta De Veritate gratiae Christi October 1615. sect 6. Of Doctor Iohn VVhites Way to the Church Digression 41. sect 44. 45. 49. and Defence of the way cap. 25. sect 10. to the end where this point is learnedly handled Of Doctor Francis VVhite now Bishop of Norwitch in his Orthodox cap. 8. paragraph 1. 2. Of Doctor Crackenthorpe in his Sermon of Praedestination Of Doctor VVillet in his Commentary on Romans 8. Controuersie 16. cap. 9. Controuersie 7. 9. 10. 11. and Synosis Papismi page 881. 882. 913. 920. Of Doctor Field Of the Church-Booke 1. cap. 4. Of Doctor Ames Coronis ad Collationem Hagiensem Articulus 1. and 2. Of Doctor Benefield De Perseuerantia Sanctorum lib. 2. cap. 18. 20. Of Doctor Prideaux De Absolut Decreto Lectura 1. Of Master Thomas VVilson Exposition on Romans cap. 9. v. 11. 12. to 27. and cap. 11. ver 7. Of Master Thomas Rogers Analysis on the 17. Article Proposition 4. and 5. Of master Samuel Crooke in his Guide â—ect 4. and 9 Of Master Elnathan Parre Groâ—â—ds of Diuiniâ—â— page 211. to 309. Of Master Paule â—ayne Commentarie
The Obedience of a Christian man page 130. 131. Prologue to the Exposition vpon the 5. 6. and 7. of Mathew page 185. Col. 1. An Answer to sir Thomas Moores Dialogue page 257. 292. An Answere to Master Moores 3. booke page 307. Answere to his 4. booke cap. 11. page 333. A Pathway into the holy Scriptures page 380. 382. Exposition on the first Epistle of Iohn cap. 2. page 394. 401. A Treatise vpon Signes and Sacraments page 443. Master Iohn Friths Answere vnto Rastals Dialogue page 10. 14. 22. An Answere vnto sir Thomas Moore page 48. 49. Answere to Rastals 3. chapter page 71. A Declaration of Baptisme page 93. The mind of Saint Paul on the 10. chapter of the 1. of the Corinthians page 161. Doctor Barnos What the Church is page 243. to 247. That Free-will of her owne strength can doe nothing but sinne page 278. in the dayes of King Henry the VIII Master Hugh Latimer Bishop of Worcester in his Sermons fol. 125. 126. 164. 165. 178. 208. 215. 224. 270. 288. 295. 297. b. a pertinent and full place 299. 308. 323. 326. 327. Stephen Garret The Summe of the holy Scripture cap. 7. Peter Matyr Locorum Communium Classis 3. cap. 1. sect 44. 45. 46. 47. Commentar in Romanos cap. 5. page 266. to 274. 328. 329. cap. 9. page 708. 726. to 730. cap. 11. page 866. Master Martin Bucer Comment on Rom. 5. and 11. and on Iohn 10. page 17. Bishop Hooper Epistle to the Reader before this Declaration on the 10. Cōmandements a place which some doe wrest to the contrary conclusion but let all Episcopall mistakers of this godly Bishop reade his Declaration on the 8. Commandement fol. 75. 76. and then they must either disclaime this Author or subscribe to our Conclusion Master Thomas Beacon his Sicke mans salue page 235. to 259. 273. 274. to 279. 413. 414. 425. 426. Iohn Carelesse Martyr a deare friend of Bishop Latimers Booke of Marryrs page 1742. Col. 2. number 50. Master Iohn Fox his first Sermon at Pauls Crosse fol. 12. Master Richard Caundish his Image of Nature and grace cap. 7. 8. 10. Reuerend Deane Nowels Cathechisme on the Creed part 1. 2. 3. Master Iohn Veron his Treatise of Praedestination fol. 60. to 112. and his Apologie for the same fol. 25. to the end Master Palfryman Treatise of heauenly Philophie Epistle Dedicatorie and lib. 1. cap. 7. 8. Master Iames Price his Fanne of the faithfull cap. 1. to 10. where this point is largely debated Master Edward Deering Lecture 9. and 27. on the Hebrewes Master Robert Hutton his Summe of Diuinitie of the Church and of life euerlasting Master Thomas Sparkes his Comfortable Treatise for a troubled Conscience the 4. first leaues Master Iohn Daniel his Excellent Comfort against Calamitie cap. 5. 6. 7. 8. Doctor Fulke and Master Cartwright Notes on the Rhemish Testament on 1. Tim. 2. 4. sect 3. 4. on cap. 3. sect 10. and in the places fore-quoted in the former Conclusion Master Iohn Anwicke Meditation on Gods Monarchie and the Deuils Kingdome cap. 6. 7. 10. 11. Master William Burton in his Sermon of of the Churches loue Master Arthur Gurney his Fruitfull Dialogue betweene Reason and Religion page 40. 45. Godly Bishop Babington An Exposition of the Catholicke Faith page 232. 239. Sermon at Pauls Crosse 1591. on Iohn 6. 37. D. Whitakers Aduersus Gratiam vniuersalem Lectura 1594. and Cygnea Cantio page 14. Doctor Robert Some Tractatus De tribus Quaest. Quae. 1. Master William Perkins Of the Order of causes of saluation and damnation cap. 54. Tom. 1. page 108. to 112. An Exposition on the Creed page 293. to 299. A declaration of spirituall Disertions page 415. Commentary on Galathians 3. 8. 22. Tom. 2. page 249. 250. A Treatise of Praedestination page 621. to 642. with all the places quoted in the former point of vniuersall and sufficient grace where this point is largely handled Master Iohn Hills Life euerlasting lib. 4. Quaest. 3. 4. 5. of the Grace of God p. 347. to 352. Quaest. 3. 4. 5. of the loue God page 365. to 382. Master Greenham in his Treatise of Blessednesse page 207. his 14. Sermon page 355. his 17. Sermon page 377. Doctor Reinolds Apologia Thesium sect 12. to 23. Doctor Willet in his Excellent Treatise De gratia vniuersali in his Synopsis Papismi page 881. to 918. Commentarie on Rom. 5. Quaest. 38. 39. and Controuersie 26. Doctor Abbot Bishop of Salisbury in his seuerall Lectures De veritate gratiae Christi page 15. to 82. Master Draxe his Worlds Resurrection page 110. 111. Master Brightman on Apocalipse 1. 5. and cap. 5. 9. 10. Doctor Iohn Whites Way to the true Church sect 3. Number 3. page 6. Number 6. Page 50. 51. Defence of the Way cap. 25. sect 1. to the end Sermon at Pauls Crosse sect 8. Doctor Francis White Bishop of Norwitch his Orthodox cap. 8. Paragraph 2. Doctor Field of the Church Booke 1. cap. 4. Master Samuel Hieron Abridgement of the Gospell page 100. to 110. 121. 123. 124. Doctor Doue Bishop of Peter-burrow in his Sermon on 1. Tim. 2. 4. where he discusseth this point largely and confutes Huberus Master Thomas Rogers Analysis on Article 17. Proposition 4. 5. 9. Master Stokes Doctrine of Repentance page 167. to 173. Master Yarrow Soueraigne Comfort for a troubled conscience cap. 36. Doctor Crakentborpe Sermon of Praedestination page 14. to 20. Master Elton on Rom. 8. 30. and on Colossians 1. page 87. 88. Doctor Ames Coronis ad Collationem Hagiensem Articulus 2. Master Wilson Exposition on Romans 5. ver 18. 19. on Rom. 6. ver 3. 4. on cap. 9. ver 29. 33. Doctor Iohn Boyes Postils on Christmas day page 800. Exposition on the Creed page 23. 24. 25. Postil on the fourth Sunday in Lent page 268. 269. 270. On Innocents day page 614. to 618. Master Bifields Exposition on the Coloss. cap. 1. ver 6. page 55. ver 12. page 98. 99. ver 14. page 108. 109. Master Samuel Crooke in his Guide sect 4. 9. 10. 12. 18. 19. Doctor Prideaux Lectura 3. De gratia vniuersali Oxoniae in Comitijs Iulij 11. 1618. Doctor Benefield De Sanctorum perseuenantia lib 2. cap. 18. 20. Master Sweeper in his Sermon on Prouerbs 12. 16. 1622. Master Humphrey Sidenham in his Iacob and Esau. Master Iohn Downames Summe of Diuinitie lib. 2. cap. 1. 2. 6. Master Elnathan Parre Grounds of Diuinitie page 275. to 280. Sir Christopher Sibthorpe his Friendly admonition to the Catholickes of Ireland cap. 7. 8. Doctor Thomas Taylors Praeface to the Reader in his Treatise on Psal. 32. Master Paul Baines Commentarie on Ephesians 1. page 114. 115. Doctor Griffith Willams his Delights of the Saints page 30. to 42. to whom I might adde all our Dort Diuines in the Raigne of our learned King Iames. Reuerēd Bishop Carltons Examination of Master Mountagues Appeale cap. 3. 4. 9. Learned Doctor Dauenate Bishop
giuen vs by Christ. The wise man saith that in the power and vertue of the holy Ghost resteth all wisedome and all abilitie to know God and to please him We must beware and take heed that we doe in no wise thinke in our hearts imagine or beleeue that wee are able to repent aright or to turne effectually vnto the Lord by our owne might and strength For this must be verified in all men Without mee yee can doe nothing Againe Of our selues wee are not able as much as to thinke a good thought And in another place It is God that worketh in vs both the will and the deede For this cause although Hieremie had said before If thou returne O Israel returne vnto me saith the Lord Yet afterwards he saith Turne thou mee O Lord and I shall be turned for thou art the Lord my God And therefore that holy writer and ancient father Ambrose doeth plainely affirme that the turning of the heart vnto God is of God as the Lord himselfe doeth testifie by his Prophet saying And I will giue thee an heart to knowe mee that I am the Lord and they shall bee my people and I will bee their God for they shall returne vnto mee with their whole heart Both the Priesthood and the Law being changed wee ought to acknowledge none other Priest for deliuerance from our sinnes but our Sauiour Iesus Christ who being soueraigne Bishoppe doeth with the Sacrifice of his Body and Blood offered once for euer vpon the Altar of the Crosse most effectually cleanse the spirituall leprosie and wash away the sinnes of all those that with true confession of the same doe flee vnto him These seuerall passages quoted out of our Homilies do aboundanty testifie that ther is an eternal and immutable Praedestination of certaine men vnto eternall life out of meere grace and mercy and likewise a praetermission or reprobation of others to eternall death out of Gods meere pleasure That there is no Free-will or sufficient grace communicated vnto all men whereby they may conuert and saue themselues if they will And that man without the speciall assistance of Gods grace and Spirit is so weake and impotent that hee can neither doe nor thinke any thing that is good or prepare his heart to seeke for grace That Christ Iesus hath dyed sufficiently for all men but effectually for none but the Elect and such who are enabled through faith to apply his merits to their soules That Gods grace and Spirit doe alwayes worke effectually in the hearts of his Elect in the act of their conuersion which they can neuer finally nor totally resist And that the Elect and truely regenerate can neither fall finally nor totally from the state of grace which is firme and stable If any man desire to know more of mans imbecillity and misery since the fall which is such that he can neither will nor doe any thing that is good without Gods speciall preuenting and assisting grace a point which ouerthrowes the whole Fabricke of Arminianisme which is founded vpon mans Free-will Let him read the first and second part of the Homily of the Misery of man The Homilies of Christs Natiuitie Passion and Resurrection The first Homily on Whitsonday The first second and third part of the Homily on Rogation weeke And the first part of the Homily of Repentance where this point is so copiously handled and aboundantly confirmed that it needes no more dispute Hee that would further satisfie himselfe in the freenesse of our Election Vocation Iustification Sanctification and Saluation out of meere grace and mercy without any desire merits will or workes of our owne or any thing foreseene in vs Let him reade the foresaid Homilies together with the first second and third parts of the Homilies of Saluation and Faith Hee that would bee further and more fully instructed in the point of the sufficiency value worth and merit of Christs death which was able and sufficient of it selfe to redeeme not some but all mankinde though the effect and application of it belong not to all but onely to the Elect who alone haue Faith for to apply it let him reade all these forementioned Homilies For the point of Perseuerance if any desire more copious euidences for to cleare it let him peruse the second part of those Homilies Pag. 148. 209. 261. 262. 263. and there hee shall finde it prooued That the Spirit of God doth alwaies dwell in the hearts of the Regenerate and that Dauid Solomon Noah Lot and Peter though they fell into grosse and 〈◊〉 sinnâ—â— yet they did not fall finally nor totally from the state of Grace The cauils which haue bene raised against this point vpon some passages in the Homilies of falling from God I my selfe with others haue formerly answered them in other books I therfore spare for to repeate them since the now recited passages are sufficient for to cleere this point to euidence it to the world that the Arminian Tenents are manifestly oppugned yea condemned not warranted by our Homilies These Homilies were most of them penned and composed by the Learned Archbishop of Canterbury Doctor Cranmer afterwards a Martyr A short Catechisme set foorth by King Edward the 6. his Authority for all Schoolemasters to teach Printed at London in Latine per Reginaldum Woolfium 1553. and the same yeere in English Cum Priuilegio by Iohn Day out of which I haue transcribed it verbatim from Folio 37. to 41. Scholer AFter that the Lord God had made the Heauen and Earth hee determined to haue for himselfe a most beautifull Kingdome and holy Common-wealth The Apostles and Ancient Fathers that wrote in Greeke called it Ecclesia in English a Congregation or Assembly into the which he hath admitted an infinite number of men that should be subiect to one King as their Soueraigne and onely Head him wee call Christ which is as much as to say Anointed c. To the furnishing of this Common-weale belong all they as many as doe truely feare honour and call vpon God dayly applying their mindes to holy and godly liuing and all those that putting all their hope and trust in him doe assuredly looke for the blisse of euerlasting life But as many as are in this Faith stedfast were fore-chosen Praedestinat and appointed to euerlasting life before the world was made Witnesse heereof they haue within their hearts the spirit of Christ the Author earnest and vnfailable pledge of their faith Which faith onely is able to perceiue the mysteries of God onely brings peace vnto the heart onely taketh hold on the righteousnesse that is in Christ Iesus Master Doth then the Spirit alone and faith sleepe we neuer so securely or stand wee neuer so rechlesse or slothfull so worke all things for vs as without any helpe of our owne to carry vs idle up heauen Schol I vse Master as you haue taught me to make a
difference between the cause and the effect The first principall and most proper cause of our Iustification and Saluation is the goodnesse and loue of God whereby he chose vs for his before he made the world After that God granteth vs to bee called by the Preaching of the Gospell of Iesus Christ when the spirit of the Lord is powred into vs by whose garding and gouernance wee bee led to settle our trust in God and hope for the performance of his promise With this choyce is ioyned as companion the mortifying of the olde man that is of our affection and last From the same spirit also commeth our Sanctification the loue of God and of our neighbour iustice and vprightnesse of life Finally to say all in summe Whateuer is in vs or may be done of vs honest pure true and good that altogether springeth out of this most pleasant Rocke from this most plentifull Fountaine the goodnesse loue choise and vnchangeable purpose of God he is the cause the rest are the fruits and effects Yet are also the goodnesse choise and spirit of God and Christ himselfe causes conioyned and coupled each with other which may bee reckoned among the principall causes of saluation As oft therefore as we vse to say that wee are made righteous and saued by saith onely it is meant thereby that faith or rather trust alone doth lay hand vpon vnderstand and perceiue our righteous making to bee giuen vs of God freely that is to say by no deserts of our own but by the free grace of the Almighty Father Moreouer Faith doth ingender in vs loue of our neighbour and such workes as God is pleased withall For if it bee a liuely and true faith quickned by the holy Ghost shee is the mother of all good saying and doing By this short tale it is euident whence and by what meanes wee attaine to bee righteous For not by the worthinesse of our deseruings were wee either heretofore chosen or long agoe saued but by the onely mercy of God and pure grace of Christ our Lord whereby we were in him made to doe these good workes that God had appointed for vs to walke in And although good workes cannot deserue to make vs righteous before God yet doe they so cleane vnto Faith that neither Faith can be found without them nor good Workes bee any where found without Faith And Fol. 68. Immortality and blessed life God hath prouided for his chosen before the foundations of the World were laid This Catechisme was published by King Edward the 6. his Authority in the yeere 1553. being the next yeere after the composure and publishing of the Articles of our Church which were first of all concluded vpon in the yeare 1552. being onely reuiâ—ed not framed or new composed in the yeare 1562. From whence I collect that this Catechisme is fully agreable to the true sence and meaning of our Articles and may well bee taken as a Comment or Explanation on our 16. and 17. Articles so that whatsoeuer is affirmed in this Catechisme is likewise affirmed by those Articles And if so then it is more then euident that our Articles doe point-blanke oppugne the Arminian mutabilitie of Predestination Election from Faith or Workes or any thing else foreseene in vs Free-will and vniuersall or sufficient grace the totall and finall resisting of the worke of grace and Apostasie from the state of grace together with the truth of grace in reprobates or castawayes all which are euidently refuted and condemned by this Catechisme as the figured passages will demonstrate Certaine questions and answeres touching the doctrine of Predestination Printed by ROBERT BARKER Anno 1607. and bound vp and sold with our English Bibles Question WHy doe men so much vary in matters of Religion Answere Because all haue not the like measure of knowledge neither doe all beleeue the Gospell of Christ. Qu. What is the reason thereof An. Because they only beleeue the Gospel and doctrine of Christ which are ordained vnto eternall life Qu. Are not all ordained to eternall life An. Some are vessels of wrath ordained vnto destruction as others are vessels of mercy prepared to glory Qu. How standeth it with Gods Iustice that some are appointed to damnation An. Very wel because all men haue in themselues sinne which deserueth no lesse and therfore the mercy of God is wonderfull in that he vouchsafeth to saue some of that sinnefull race and to bring them to the knowledge of the truth Qu. If Gods ordinance and determination must of necessitie take effect then what neede any man to care for hee that liueth well must needs be damned if hee be thereunto ordained and he that liueth ill must needes bee saued if hee bee thereunto appointed Ans. Not so for it is not possible that either the elect should alwaies be without care to do wel or that the reprobate should haue any will thereunto For to haue either good will or good worke is a testimony of the Spirit of God which is giuen to the Elect onely whereby faith is so wrought in them that being graft into Christ they grow in holinesse to that glory whereunto they are appointed Neither are they so vaine as once to thinke that they may doe as they list themselues because they are predestinate vnto saluation but rather they endeauour to walke in such good workes as God in Christ Iesus hath ordained them vnto and prepared for them to be occupied in to their owne comfort stay and assurance and to his glory Qu. But how shall I knowe my selfe to bee one of those whom God hath ordained to life aeternall Ans. By the motions of spirituall life which belongeth onely to the children of God by the which that life is perceiued euen as the life of this body is discerned by the sense and motions thereof Qu. What meane you by the motions of spirituall life Ans. I meane remorse of conscience ioyned with the loathing of sinne and loue of righteousnesse the hand of Faith reaching vnto life eternall in Christ the Conscience comforted in distresse and raised vp to confidence in God by the worke of his Spirit a thankefull remembrance of Gods benefits receiued and the vsing of all aduersities as occasion of amendment sent from GOD. Qu. Cannot such perish as at some time or other feele these motions within themselues Ans. It is not possible that they should for as Gods purpose is not changeable so hee repenteth not of the gifts and graces of his adoption neither doeth hee cast off those whom he hath once receiued Qu. Why then should we pray by the example of Dauid that he cast vs not from his Face and that he take not his holy Spirit from vs Ans. In so praying wee make protestation of the weakenesse of flesh which mooueth vs to doubt yet should not wee haue courage to aske if we were not assured that God