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A86329	The order of causes. Of [brace] Gods fore-knowledge, election, and predestination. And of mans salvation or damnation. Laid down so clearly, and proved so plainly by the scriptures, that even the meanest capacity amongst rational men may understand it, to their great satisfaction. As also, whether Christ died for all, or not for all: with the causes and effects that may follow or not follow, seriously considered, meekly controverted, and plainly proved by the scriptures of truth; to the great satisfaction of all rational people fearing God. By Henry Haggar, a servant of Christ, and of the congregations of his saints.	Haggar, Henry.	1654 (1654)	Wing H188; Thomason E735_20; ESTC R206976	22,700	32

justified from all things c. To declare his righteousness that he might be just and the justifier of all that believe in Jesus Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the Law For what saith the Scripture Abraham believed God and it was imputed to him for righteousness Now it was not written for his sake alone that it was imputed to him for righteousness but for us also to whom it shall be imputed if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead who was delivered for our sins and raised for our justification 5 Cause Our knowing our selves justified from our sins by faith in the blood of Christ is the cause of our love to Christ according to these Scriptures Joh. 4.10 19. Herein is love not that we loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins Therefore we love him because he loved us first 6 Cause Our love to Christ is the cause of our obeying of Christ according to these Scriptures 1 John 5.3 John 14.15 21 23. If ye love me keep my Commandments And he that hath my Commandments and keepeth them he it is that loveth me And if any man love me he will keep my words For this is the love of God that we keep his Commandments and his Commandments are not grievous 7 Cause Our obeying of Christ is the cause of his giving us eternal life as it is written Mark 16.16 Rev. 22.14 Heb. 5.9 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved And blessed are they that do his Commandments that they may have right to the tree of life and may enter in thorow the gates into the City And Christ being made perfect through sufferings he became the Author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him Thus are the causes of Gods Election and mans Salvation laid down in order so clearly that the meanest capacity may understand them which more briefly are thus 1. Gods love was the cause of his sending his Son to die for sinners 2. Christs dying for sinners and rising again for their justification is the cause of the Gospels preaching 3. The preaching of the Gospel is the cause of our believing 4. Our believing is the cause of our justification from sin 5. The knowing our selves justified from sin by the blood of Christ is the cause of our love to Christ 6. Our love to Christ is the cause of our obeying of Christ 7. Our obeying of Christ is the cause of his becoming the author of eternal Salvation to us and all them that obey him Now if we consider the causes in order from us to God it is as clear beginning at the last 7. Our obedience is the cause of our salvation 6. Our love is the cause of our obedience 5. The knowing of our selves justified from sin by the blood of Christ is the cause of our love to him 4. Our believing is the cause our justification 3. The preaching of the Gospel is the cause of our faith 2. Christs death and resurrection is the cause of the Gospels preaching 1. Gods love is the cause of sending his Son to die for us Thus it appears that it is not for any works of righteousness that we have done but of his love and mercy he saved us by sending a Saviour Titus 3.4 5. From all which these following things are considerable and ought to be considered of all that desire to fear God a right 1. There was a necessity of Gods love in sending his Son to die for us without which he had not come to die 1 John 4.10 2. There was a necessity of Christs love in dying for us without which the Gospel could not be preached 1 Cor. 15.3 4. 3. There was a necessity of the Gospels being preached without which there could have been no believing Rom. 10 14 15 17. 4. There is a necessity of our believing the Gospel without which we cannot be justified from our sins by faith in the blood of Christ Rom. 3.25 5. There is a necessity of our being justified by faith in the blood of Christ without which we cannot come to know that he loved us and washed us from our sins in his own blood Rev. 1.5 6. There is a necessity of our knowing his love wherewith he first loved us without which we cannot love him again For we love him because he loved us first 1 John 4.19 7. There is a necessity of our loving Christ who loved us first without which we cannot keep his Commandments For this is love that we keep his commandments and his Commandments are not grievous 1 John 5.3 8. There is a necessity of our keeping his comandments and obeying his voice without which we cannot inherit the promises nor be heirs of eternal life For Christ is become the Author of eternal salvation to all those that obey him Heb 5.9 And blessed are they which do his Commandments that they may have right to the tree of life and enter it through the gates into the City Rev. 22.14 And we have need of patience that after we have done the will of God we might inherit the promises Heb. 10.36 for the doers of the Lords work are blessed in their deeds James 1.25 But those that are contentious and do not obey the truth but obey unrighteoussness he will render indignation and wrath tribulation and anguish upon every soul of man that doth evil And Those which will not hear him even Christ that great Prophet in all things whatsoever he shall say unto them shall be destroyed from among his people with an everlasting destruction from the presence of God and from the glory of his power when he shall come in flaming fire to render vengeance on them that know not God and obey not the Gospel of our Lord jesus Christ See Rom. 2.8 9. Act. 3.22.23.2 Thess 1.7 8.9 By all which we see that there is as great a necessity of our keeping the Commandments and Ordinances of Christ as there was of Gods sending his son to die for us and as there was of Christs dying for our sins and rising again for our justification for without faith in Christ and obedience to Christ there is no promise of life and salvation by Christ All which may serve sharply to reprove three sorts of people First Those which are ignorant and know not Christ nor his commands what they are and are contented with their ignorance and think to make that a cloak for their sins Secondly Those which are careless and when they know God and Christ and his Commandments will not do them but presume upon mercy and salvation without obeying of Christ These are those which think to be saved by faith onely without doing the will and work of God in their generation the which James calleth vain men James 2.14 17 20. saying What doth it profit if they have faith and not works Can faith save them But

wilt thou know O vain man that faith without works is dead was not Abraham our father justified by works when he had offered up his son Isaac Seest thou not how faith wrought with his works and by works was his faith made perfect Thirdly It serves to reprove those most sharply who after they have known the truth and walked therein having tasted the good word of God and found it sweet and pleasant to their souls and have had their hearts ravished with the powers and consolations of the world to come if they fall away and turn from the holy Commandment once delivered to them their latter end will be worse then their beginning And it had been better for them they had never known the way of truth for they chiefly shall be punished 2 Pet. 2.9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21. For in them is fulfilled the true proverb The dog is turned to his own vomit again and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire vers 22. But it may be some will yet say All this is nothing to many thousands in the world that never hear of God nor Christ To which I answer with the words of Paul Rom. 10.18 But have they not heard yes verily their sound went into all the earth and their words unto the ends of the world And again Act. 26.26 Paul saith He was perswaded that none of those things were hidden for it was not done in a corner And certain it is that the knowledge of God is manifest throughout the world For Psa 19. The heavens declare the glory of God and the firmament sheweth his handy-work day unto day uttereth speech and night unto night sheweth knowledge And There is no language nor speech where their voice is not heard Obj. But it may be some will say But what knowledge is this Answ I answer with Paul Rom. 1.19 20. That which may be known of God is manifest in them for God hath shewed it unto them For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen being understood by the things that are made even his eternal power and Godhead so that they are without excuse Now if all know enough to leave them without excuse then the dispute is at an end Notwithstanding it is yet further remarkable That as we hear there is a people in the other parts of the world which worship Idols or the Sun Moon and Stars yea that worship the devil so also those people do as well hear that there is a people in this part of the world which worship God and Christ and do as familiarly call us Christians as we call them Heathens Again all that worship any thing for a God do by that acknowledge that there is a God and all that offer sacrifice to a God do by that confess there is a God offended or may be offended and is reconcilable by sacrifice and it is apparent that those which have not the Law are a Law to themselves as Paul saith Rom. 2.14 15. which shew the work of the Law written in their hearts their conscience also hearing them witness and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another In the day when God shall judge the secrets of all men by Christ Jesus according to my Gospel saith Paul vers 16. And thus are all cavils of this nature easily answered and all men left without excuse Having thus briefly gone thorow Predestination and Election according to the foreknowledge of God I shall now speak a word or two about Christs death and the offer of grace by his death to the sons of men The main question is Whether Christ died for all or but for some To which I shall answer by the Scriptures shewing I. the testimony of all the Prophets 2. of the Angel of God 3. of Christ himself 4. of the holy Apostles of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ 1. The Prophet Isaiah chap. 53.4 5 6. saith thus Surely he hath born our griefs and carried our sorrows yet we did esteem him stricken smitten of God and afflicted But he was wounded for our transgressions he was bruised for our iniquities and the chastisements of our peace was upon him and with his stripes we are healed All we like sheep have gone astray we have every one turned to his own way and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquities of us all Thus Isaiah sheweth plainly that the iniquities of all those that went astray were laid upon Christ And to him the testimony of all the other Prophets agreeth Acts 10. 43. To him give all the Prophets witness that through his name who soever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins The same saith that great Prophet John Baptist John 1.7 who came to bear witness of the light that all men through him might believe And again vers 29. Behold the Lamb of God which taketh away the sins of the world Thus have all the Prophets with one consent testified that God laid upon Christ the iniquities of all that are gone astray that he was the Lamb of God that taketh away the sin of the world that all men through him might believe and that through his name whosoever believeth in him should receive remission of sins Likewise the Angel of God testifieth Luke 2.10 the same things in effect saying Fear not for I bring you glad tidings of great joy which shall be to all people which was that there was born unto them that day in the City of David a Saviour which was Christ the Lord. By all which it still appeareth that Christ died for all men or else it could not be glad tidings of great joy to all people but rather sad tidings to all those for whom he died not if there were any such And now we come to the words of Christ himself who knew his own business better then any man else and therefore if his testimony agreeth with those that have gone before we must needs be convinced that it is a truth For which see John 3.14 15 16. in these words As Moses lifted up the serpent in the Wilderness even so must the Son of man be lifted up that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life For God so loved the world that he gave his onely begotten Son that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life c. For God sent not his Son to condemn the world but that the world through him might be saved Thus we see the words of Christ agree with the words of the Prophets therefore it must needs be owned for a truth that Christ died for all as aforesaid And now we will hear what the Apostles speak concerning this thing 2 Cor. 5.14 15. The love of Christ constraineth us because we thus judge that if one died for all then were all once dead and that he died for all that they which live should not

henceforth live to themselves but to him that died for them and rose agin And Paul saith 1 Tim. 2.5 6 that there is one God and one Mediator between God and man the Man Christ Jesus who gave himself a ransome for all to be testified in due time From whence the Reader may do well to consider that if we may understand the Scripture as it is written that there is one God and one Mediator so also we may understand from the same scripture that the same Mediator gave himself in due time a ransome for all Again Paul saith in the same Epistle ch 1.15 that it is a faithful saying worthy of all acceptation that Christ came into the world to save sinners of whom Paul was the chief Whence I conclude If he came to save the chief of sinners then surely he left none without a Saviour and means of salvation Again he saith to Titus ch 2.11 that the grace of God that bringeth salvation to all men hath appeared And Heb. 2.9 That he by the grace of God should taste death for every man And 1 John 2.2 that he is the propitiation for our sins and not for ours onely but also for the sins of the whole world And chap. 4 14. he saith speaking of himself and the rest of the Apostles We have seen and do testifie that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world Thus we have the testimony of all the Prophets the Angel of God Christ the Lord himself all his holy Apostles agreeing together in one to prove that Christ died for all mankinde and by him grace mercy and eternal life is offered to all and the worst of sinners The substance of which I shall in order once more put down that you may take notice of the sweet harmony of Scriptures in the proof of this pretious truth which is thus That the Lord laid upon him the iniquities of all that went astray Isa 53.6 that he gave himself as ransome in due time for all men yea the chief of sinners 1 Tim. 2.6 chap. 1.1 5. that he by the grace of God tasted death for every man Heb. 2.9 that he is the propitiation for our sins and not for ours onely but also for the sins of the whole world I John 2.2 that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world 1 John 4.14 that he is the Lamb of God which taketh away the sin of the world that all men through him might believe Joh. 1.7 29. and to him give all the Prophets witness that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins Acts 10.43 and Christ testifieth of himself that God so loved the world that he gave his onely begotten Son that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life John 3.16 and this is glad tidings of great joy to all people Luke 2.10 And thus the pleasant harmony of Scriptures out of the mouths of so many faithful witnesses which none dare deny must needs make sweet melody in the hearts of all true believers But now it remaineth for me to speak to those Objections which are usually brought against these Scriptures To which I shall give a brief yet through the help of the Lord I hope a satisfactory Answer And to that end I shall summe them all up into four heads thus The common Objections are raised against the word all men and the word every man the word world and the word whole world Which are managed thus that Christ died for all the Elect for every one of die Elect for the world of believers or the whole world of the Elect. To which I answer That Christ died for the Elect I freely grant because he died for all men every man and the whole world as aforesaid that but he died for the Elect as they were Elect or because they were Elect I utterly deny and will shew the contrary by the Scriptures anon But first I will consider the Objections whether they arise naturally from the Scriptures or no which will appear thus If the Scripture nowhere speaks of a world of believers and Elect persons then we have no ground to believe that Christ died for a world of believers and Elect persons But the Scripture nowhere speaks of such a world Therefore we have no ground to believe Christ died for such a world Nay the Scriptures are so far from calling believers and Elect persons a world that they are opposed against the world as appeareth by the words of Christ John 15.19 If ye were of the world the world would love his own but because ye are not of the world but I have chosen you out of the world therefore the world hateth you But now if we should grant these men their Argument it would destroy their own principle which is That none of the Elect can perish But that some that Christ died for may perish is evident in these words of Paul And so shall thy weake brother perish for whom Christ died 1 Cor. 8.11 But if Christ died for none but the world of Elect as they say then some of the Elect may perish And thus their folly is manifest Therefore I shall now shew by the Scriptures what world Christ died for Rom. 5.6 When we were yet without strength in due time Christ died for the ungodly vers 8 But God commendeth his love towards us in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us vers 10 For if when we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son much more being reconciled we shall be saved by his life From all which we clearly see that Christ died for the world of ungodly and for the world of sinners and for the world of his enemies yea for the world of unjust 1 Pet. 3.18 For Christ also hath once suffered for sins the just for the unjust that he might bring us to God But the Elect as Elect are not unjust for who shall lay any thing to the charge of Gods Elect It is God that justifieth who is he that condemneth c. See Rom. 8 33 34. Therefore he died not for the Elect as or because they were Elect but even for the world that John speaks of when he saith We know we are of God and the whole world lyeth in wickedness 1 John 5.19 Obj. But the Saints and those that shall be saved were once sinners as well as others Eph. 2. Answ But that was not as they were Elect in Christ but as they were reprobates or void of judgement concerning the faith out of Christ without God without hope yea enemies in their mindes by evil works See vers 1 2 3 11 12 13 c. all which hath been the condition of the best of Gods people until they be justified by faith and made nigh by the blood of Christ for Jews and Gentiles are all under sin and every mouth stopped and all the world guilty

before God until they be set free by believing in the blood of Christ See Rom. 3.19 20 21 23 23 24 25. Therefore to affirm that Christ died for the Elect or believers as they were and because they were Elect and believers is absolute nonsence as I shall now prove thus They which hold that God intended to send his Son to die onely for the world of believers most also of necessity hold that there was a world of believers before God intended to send his Son to die and they were the cause of Gods sending his Son Answ If there was a world of believers before God intended to send his Son to die then I pray tell me I. what they believed and 2. whom they believed in before there was a Christ intended for them and I am satisfied but till then I must needs conclude it is absolute nonsence and confusion Again they which believe that Christ was sent to die onely for a world of Elect must also needs conclude that there were a world of Elect before God intended to send his Son to die To which I answer Those which are Elect are chosen in Christ Eph. 1 .4 and out of him there is no Election therefore if there was a world of Elect before God intended a Christ to die for the Elect I pray tell me I. who were they Elected in 2. and what they were Elected unto otherwise I must needs conclude as aforesaid namely that such reasoning is without sence and without Scripture But to end the controversie I shall commit these following things to the consideration of all rational men fearing God 1. The Scripture saith that Christ came to seek and to save that which was lost Luke 19.10 But the Elect as they bear the name of Elect are not lost but a found and saved people 1 Cor. 1.18 2 Tim. 1.9 Isai 64.5 Therefore he died not for the Elect as or because they were Elect for that had been to seek and save that which was found and saved before 2. The Scripture saith that he came not to call the righteous but sinners to repentance Mat. 9 13. But the Elect are all righteous Isa 60. 2l chap. 26. l 2. Luke 1.6 Zacharias and Elizabeth were both righteous before God and he that doth righteoussness is righteous 1 John 3 7. Therefore Christ died not for the Elect as they were and because they were Elect and righteous neither could he for there is none righteous no not one until they be made righteous by faith in Christ See Rom. 3.10 with chap. 4.5 for then he had come to call them to repentance and righteousnese that had repented and were righteous before 3. The Scripture saith that in due time Christ died for the ungodly Rom. 5.6 But the Elect are not ungodly for God hath chosen to himself the man that is godly Psal 4.3 Therefore Christ died not for the Elect as or because they were Elect for that had been to redeem them by his blood that were redeemed before 4. The Scripture saith that Christ died for the unjust that he might bring them to God 1 Pet. 3.18 But the Elect are not unjust but a justified people and who shall lay any thing to the charge of Gods Elect for it is God that justifieth who then shall condemn Rom. 8.33 34. Therefore Christ died not for the Elect as Elect for that had been to justifie them that were just before and to bring them neer to God that were neer before 5. The Scriptute saith that he came to preach deliverance to the captives But the Elect are not captives and prisoners under Satan but set at liberty by Christ and are his Souldiers do fight the Lords battels against sin the world and the devil standing fast in that liberty wherewith Christ hath made them free See Eph. 6.11 12. with 2 Tim. 2.3 4. Gal. 5.1 Therefore Christ died not for the Elect as or because they were Elect that had been to set them at liberty that were at liberty before 6. The Scripture saith that he came to give sight to the blinde and light to them that sit in darkness Luke 4.18 with Mat. 4.16 But the Elect are not in darkness nor yet blinde but blessed are their eyes for they see Mat. 13.16 and they are all the children of the light and of the day 1 Thess 5.4 5. Therefore Christ died not for the Elect as or because they were elect for that had been to give light to them which had light before and to open the eyes of them which saw before 7. The Scripture saith Eph. 2.5 12. that he quickned them that were dead intrespasses and sins such as in times past were without Christ aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the covenant of promise having no hope without God in the world But the Elect are not dead in trespasses and sins but alive in Christ and their life is had with Christ in God neither are they without Christ for they are chosen in him nor strangers and forraigners to the Commonwealth of Israel and coverant of promises but they are fellow-citizens with the Saints and of the houshold of God Eph. 2. 19. and are made nigh by the blood of Christ vers 13. neither are they without hope for their faith and hope is in God and they have put on hope as an helmet of salvation 1 Thes 5.8 Therefore Christ died not for the Elect as they were elect nor because they were elect for that had been to quicken them that were alive before to bring them into covenant that were in covenant before to make them neer to God by his blood that were neer before And thus by these mens account the Lord Christ lost his labour of love and accomplished a solemn nothing And thus have I shewed plainly by the Scripture and found Reason that it is absolute Non-sence for any to say that Christ died for the Elect as they were or because they were elect Because 1. That had been to seek and save them that were found and saved before 2. To call them to Repentance that had repented before 3. To preach deliverance to them that were delivered before and to set them at liberty that were at liberty before 4. To give light to them that were out of darkness and had light before and to open the eyes of them which had their eyes opened and saw before 5. To make them neer by his blood that were neer before 6. To justifie them that were just before 7. To bring them into covenant and make them fellow-citizens with the Saints and of the houshold of God that were in covenant and had those priviledges before 8. To make them members of his own body that were members before 9. To quicken them that were alive before 10. To make them children of God that were so before and to preach glad tidings to them that were in a happie condition before and had no need of it Thus having shewed the