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A10194	The perpetuitie of a regenerate mans estate VVherein it is manifestly proued by sundry arguments, reasons and authorities. That such as are once truly regenerated and ingrafted into Christ by a liuely faith, can neither finally nor totally fall from grace. It is also proued, that this hath beene the receiued and resolued doctrine, of all the ancient fathers, of all the Protestant churches and writers beyond the seas, and of the Church of England. All the principall arguments that are, or may be obiected against it, either from Scripture, or from reason, are here likewise cleared and answered. By William Prynne Gent: Lincolniensis.	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1626 (1626)	STC 20471; ESTC S115319	355,787	462

and disalowes of whom and what he will without controll Sure I am these Articles and the doctrine in them were approued and agreed vpon on all hands at the conference at Hampton Court though Mr. Mountague records the contrary The booke is y●…t extant which will auerre all that I say for truth and proue Mr. Mountagu●… a lyer and Impostor if not worse so that if Mr. Mountague had not had his face euen crusted and steeled ouer with more the●… audatious impudencie hee would not haue thus incouraged his readers See the booke Againe the Articles of Ireland Nomber 33. 38. confirmed by King Ia●…es vnder his broad Seale they are the very same with the Articles of Lambeth and contradictory to Mr. Mountagues collection from the 16. Article which proues that the Articles of Lambeth were neuer repealed by publike authoritie and that the 16. Article was neuer expound●… in Mr. Mountagues sense by any publike authoritie for then King Iames would neuer haue confirmed these Articles vnder his broad Seale hee being such a King as did desire vnitie and peace as much or more in Church as in the Common-wealth The words of the Article of Ireland are these A true liuely iustifying faith and the sanctifying Spirit of God is not extinguished nor vanished away in the regenerate either finally or totally And againe All Gods Elect are in their time inseparablie vnited vnto Christ by the effectuall and vitall influence of the holy Ghost derived from him as from the head into euery true member of his mysticall body So that if you will interpret our 16. Article either by the Articles of Lambeth or Ireland Mr. Mountagues exposition must be false and strained But the best expo●…ition of the 16. Article will bee taken from the 17. Article which was composed by the same men at the same time and if you will expound it by this Article then farewell Mr. Mountagues false glosse vpon it For our 17. Article certifieth vs That they which be indued wi●…h so excellent a benefit as Predestination is are called according to Gods purpose by his Spirit working in due season and that they through grace obey the calling that they are iustified freely that they are made the sonnes of God by adoption that they are made like the Image of his only begotten Sonne Iesus Christ that they walke religiously in good workes and at length by Gods mercy obtaine euerlasting felicitie From which article Mr. Rogers Chaplaine to Archbishop Bancroft in his Analys●… on the 39. Articles allowed to be publike by the lawfull authoritie of the Church of England and not hitherto disallowed or called in hath raised this third proposition They which are predestinated vnto saluation cannot perish and from thence he inferres this Consectarie Wander then doe they from the truth which thinke that the very Elect totally and finally may fall from grace and be damned that the regenerate may fall from the grace of God may destroy the Temple of God and be broken off from the vine Christ Iesus which was one of Glouers errors of which exposition allowed by publike and lawfull authority Mr. Mountague cannot bee ignorant because the more is the pitty hee hath subscribed and read them often as himselfe informes vs. And therefore if you will beleeue the 17. Article or Mr. Rogers his Collection from it allowed by the lawfull authority of the Church of England as the doctrine maintained professed and protected in the Church of England Mr. Mountagues collection from the 16. Article must be false and contrary to the Articles and Doctrine of the Church of England and hee himselfe must in the meane time bee a scismaticall factious and seditious person and one that doth oppose the Articles and Doctrine of our Church in an audatious peremptorie impudent and dangerous manner All now that Mr. Mountague can say for himselfe is this That this exposition and Collection of his from the 16. Article and this doctrine of a totall and finall fall from grace was resolued of and auowed for true Catholicke ancient and orthodoxe by that royall reuerend honourable and learned Synode at Hampton Court and for proofe of it he sendeth vs to the Conference at Hampton Court published by warrant and republished by command But sure Mr. Mountague did neuer reade the booke or else he was purblinde when hee read it for there is no such thing within the booke All that is mentioned and recorded there touching the 16. Article is this Dr. Reynolds moued his Maiestie that the 16. Article the meaning of which was sound might be inlarged and explained with this or the like addition yet neither totally nor finally and that the 9. assertions Orthodoxall might bee inserted into the booke of Articles to which his Maiestie replyed that it was best not to stuffe the booke with all conclusions theologicall Vpon this Dr. Ouerall Deane of Pauls informed the King of what had passed betweene him and some other in Cambridge t●…ching our present question and concludes that notwithstanding those who were instified and called according to the purpose of Gods election might and did sometimes fall into grienous sinnes and thereby into the present state of wrath and damnation yet did they neuer fall either totally from all the graces of God to bee vtterly destitute of all the parts and seeds thereof nor finally from instification to which King Iames replyed that repentance in the elect of God after knowne sinnes committed is so necessary as without it there could not bee remission of these sinnes nor reconciliation vnto God This was all that was spoken either of this point or of the 16 Article and whether Mr. Mountagues glosse and exposition were not here condemned in expresse tearmes let all men judge But will you now know what was the true cause why Mr. Mountague did so grossely mistake I will informe you in a word and it worth your knowledge Mr. Mountague as he hath beene deceiued by that varlet Bertius in other things euen so he hath beene in this For hee transcribed this argument from our 16. Article out of Bertius in his Apostatia Sauctorum pag. 107. and for his Exposition of it and that it was so resolued on at the conference at Hampton Court he had it Verbatim from the Rhemists in their second Conference at Hage recorded by Brandius pag. 364. Alas good Mr. Mountague that you should be ouertaken thus that you should be driuen to such narrow shifts as to flie to Bertius and the Rhemists the very dregges and seumme of all Arminians for corrupt glosses expositions and collections vpon our Articles as if the Church of England did not vnderstand but quite mistake the genuine true and proper sense of her owne Articles or as if that Bertius and the Rhemists who are strangers to them vnderstood them better then the Church yea then the learnedest of the Church of England who composed them What doth this betoken but that Master Mountague like

translated and taken out of the world being made men of another world those who are translated from death to life and shall not come into condemnation it is impossible for them either totally or finally to fall from grace But all those who are once t●…uly r●…generated and ingrafted into Christ they haue ouercome the world 1 Ioh. 4. 4. Yee are of God little children and haue ouercome them because greater is hee that is in you then hee that is in the world cap. 5. 4 5. Whosoeuer is borne of God ouercommeth the world and this is the victory that ouercommeth the world euen our faith Christ hath ouercome the world for them Io. 16. 33. And God hee giueth them victory through the Lord Iesus Christ 1 Cor. 15. 57. They are quite translated and taken out of the World They are redeemed from the earth and from this present euill world and made men of another world their hearts and soules their thoughts their affections desires and conuersation●… are in heaue●… Io. 15 19. cap. 17. 11. 16. Reu 14. 3. 4. Phil. 3. 20. They are translated from death to life and shall not come into condemnation Io. 5. 24. Verily verily I say vnto you hee that heareth my word a●…d bel●…eueth on him that sent me hath euerlasting life and shall not come into condemnation but is past from death vnto life Rom. 8. 1. There is no condemnation to those that are in Christ Iesus who walke not after the flesh but after the spirit Col. 1. 13. who hath deliuered vs from the power of darknesse and hath translated vs into the Kingdome of his deare So●…ne and 1 Io. 3. 14. Wee know that wee haue passed from death vnto life because wee loue the brethren Therefore it is impossible for them either finally or totally to fall from grace Sixtly those who are partakers of the first resurrection those who are dead to sinne those who haue put off the old man called vs with an holy calling Tit. 3. 5. According to his mercy hee saued vs by the washing of regeneration and renewing of the holy Ghost Yea they are saued to the vttermost Heb. 7. 25. they are saued in the Lord with an euerlasting saluation they shall not bee ashamed nor confounded world without end Isai. 45. 17. they are passed from death to life and shall not come into condemnation Iohn 5. 24 And they haue euerlasting life in present possession hee that beleeueth on me he that eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood h●…h euerlasting life Christ doth not say he shall haue it but hee hath euerlasting life Iohn 3. 16. 18. 36. ca. 5. 24. c. 6. 27. 39 49 47 50 51 54 57 58. Christ hath giuen euerlasting life to all those that are his sheepe Iohn 10. 28. Euery true beleeuer hee hath the Sonne of God dwelling in him and therefore he cannot choose but haue euerlasting life Hee that hath the Son hath euerlasting life within him 1 Iohn 5. 11 12 13. Yea this is life eternall to know God to bee the only true God and Iesus Christ whom he hath sent Iohn 17. 3. and 1 Iohn 5. 13. 20. Therefore it is impossible for them to fall finally or totally from grace This is an argument which in my iudgement cannot be answered or euaded Ninthly all those who are once truly regenerated and ingrafted into Christ are called iustified and sanctified they are made the members of Iesus Christ and they are made Kings and Priests for euer vnto God the Father which yeelds vnto vs this ninth argument Those that are once truly called iustified and sanctified those that are once become the true and liuing members of Iesus Christ and are made Kings and Priests for euer vnto God the Father it is impossible for them to fall finally or totally from grace For first those that are called effectually by God they are called to saluation and to the obtaining of the glory of the Lord Iesus Christ 2 Thes. 2. 13 14. They are called vnto Gods kingdome and glory 1 Thes. 2. 12. They are called to lay hold of eternall life 1 Tim. 6. 12. therefore they cannot fall from grace for then they should loose the end of their calling Secondly all those that are iustified they are freed from condemnation and they are iustified only to this end and purpose th●…t they might not bee condemned Rom. 8. 1. 33. 34. and Iohn 5. 24. Therefore they cannot fall from grace for then they should loose the benefit and fruite of their iustification Thirdly all those who are sanctified they are therefore sanctified that they might bee glorified and saued Rom. 8. 30. 2 Thes. 2. 13. Tit. 3. 5. 1 Pet. 1. 3 4 5. Fourthly all such as are the true and liuing members of Iesus Christ Christ gi●…es vnto them eternall life Iohn 10. 28. and 1 Ioh. 5. 11 12 13. Though they were dead before yet they shall liue in him and when they doe liue once in him they shall so liue that they shall neuer die death shall haue no more dominion and power ouer them John 11. 25 26. and Rom. 6. 9 10 11. Christ Iesus who is the head will neuer suffer any of his liuing true and faithfull members for to perish he will keepe them and preserue them so that none of them shall be euer lost or broken or cut off from him Psal. 34. 20. and Iohn 17. 12. Where Christ himselfe is there they shall alwayes be they in him and hee in them Iohn 17. 23 24. Fiftly all such as are Kings and Priests vnto God for euer they cannot fall finally nor totally from grace for then they should cease to be Kings and Priests and could not be such for euer But all those who are once truly regenerated and ingrafted into Christ they are truly called iustified and sanctified Rom. 8. 29 30 1 Cor. 6. 11. Ephes. 1. 18. cap. 5. 26. 27 2 Thess. 2. 13. Christ Iesus is made vnto them of God righteousnesse iustification sanctification and redemption 1 Cor 1. 30. They are the true and liuing members of Iesus Christ Ephes. 5. 30. Wee are members of his body of his flesh and of his bone Christ is the Vine they are the branches Iohn 15. 5. Hee is the head and body they are the members 1 Cor. 6. 15. Ephes. 4 16. and Col. 2. 19. And they are made Kings and Priests for euer vnto God the Father to offer vp spirituall sacrifices vnto ●…im 1 Pet. 2. 5. Reu. 15. 6. and cap. 5. 10. Therefore it is impossible for them to fall finally or totally from grace Tenthly the true regenerate Saints of God they haue their names written in heauen and in the Booke of li●…e which doth suggest vnto vs this tenth Argument They whose names are written in heauen and ingrauen in the Booke of life it is impossible for them to fall quite away from grace First because that God himselfe hath promised that hee will neuer blot out the names of those who are

receiue the end and fruite of it euen the saluation of our soules This opposition therfore betweene those that hold out and those that draw backe this distinguishing and seuering of them doth euidently proue that such which draw backe from God are onely hypocrites and not true beleeuers so that your Antecedent is false and no waies warranted by this text of Scripture which comes not home vnto our purpose and doth no waies make against me Secondly admit that these words are spoken of such as haue true faith in them yet they are but conditionall If they draw backe not absolute and positiue or they do draw backe and therefore they proue not any thing against me The twelfth obiection that may bee made against mee is that of Dan. 11. 35. Some of those of vnderstanding that is some of the true and chosen Saints of God shall fall to try them to purge them and to make them white From which words this argument may be framed The true Saints of God may fall therefore they may fall from the state of grace I answer that the argument is false and followes not because this fall which the Prophet meanes in this place is not a fall from the state of grace but a fall into afflictions and temptations which appeares euidently by these vnanswerable reasons First because it is said that they shall fall to purge them to try them and to make them white now this a totall and a finall fall from grace or a fall into the mire and puddle of sin can neuer do for these falls doe wholly contaminate and defile men they neuer purge or purifie them that fall which purgeth trieth and makes men white is a fall into the fire of afflictions and temptations and no fall else 1 Pet. 1. 7 1 Cor. 3. 15. Iames 1. 12. Ezech. 22. 18. to 23. and cap. 24. 13. therefore this fall here must needes bee a fall into affliction and temptation and no other fall Secondly it must needes be so by reason of the connexion with the two former verfes where it is saide that those of vnderstanding among the people shall fall by the sword by the famine by captiuity and by the spoile for many daies which is onely a fall into afflictions and is the same fall which is meant in the 35. verse Lastly this must needes bee intended of a fall into affliction and not of a fall from grace because verse 32. it is saide that those onely that doe wickedly against the couenant shall bee corrupted with flatteries but the people which doe know their God shall doe exploites they shall not fall from God they shall not be corrupted from the Lord. This place then being onely intended of a fall into affliction and not of a fall from grace your argument followes not for it is no more in sub●…tance but this The true regenerate Saints of God may fall into afflictions and temptations therefore they may fall from grace So this text and argument doth not hurt vs The thirteenth obiection that may bee brought against mee is that of Prou 24. 16. A iust man falleth seuen times therfore a regenerate man may fall from the state of grace For answer I shall deny the argument For this fall here spoken of is onely a fall into affliction and not a fall from grace This is euident both by the precedent and subsequent verses Lay not waight ô wicked man against the dwelling of the righteous spoile not his resting place for the righteous falleth seuen times and riseth vp againe but the wicked fall into mischiefe Reioyce not when thine enemie falleth and let not thine heart bee glad when he●… stumbleth least the Lord see it c which words doe fully euidence this to be nothing else but a fall into outward crosses and afflictions Secondly if this bee not meant of a ●…all into afflictions which I grant not yet make the most you can of it it can bee but intended of a fall into the acts of sinne and not of a totall and finall fall from grace Lastly when the righteous man falleth hee neither falls totally nor finally For the text tells vs that hee neuer falls into mischiefe as the wicked man doth and that hee neuer falls but presently hee riseth vp againe Wherefore take this place which way soeuer you will yet it proues nothing at all either for a finall or a totall fall from the state of grace The fourteenth obiection which may bee pressed against mee is that of Paul in the 1 Cor. 8. 11. Through thy knowledge shall a weake brother perish for whom Christ dyed A weake brother for whom Christ died may perish by reason of scandall therefore a regenerate man may fall from grace For answer to this argument I shall distinguish of this word brother and of this word perish There is a double fraternity and brotherhood among Christians the one internall and reall when as two or more are really and truly ingrafted into Christ and vnited and knit together in him the other externall when as two or more are incorporated into one visible Church but yet not really incorporated and ingrafted into Christ him●…lfe Againe there is a double kinde of perishing the one spirituall when as the soule and inward man the other corporall when as the body and the outward man doe perish and decay either of these may be sub-deuided into these two heads into a partiall perishing when as soule and body perish and decay in part to a totall perishing when as they perish wholly in euery part and not in some particular part alone and that either for a time or for euer If you take a brother in this case for one that is a brother onely in the Church but not in Christ I grant that such a brother as this may perish both in the inward and outward man in part or in the whole either for a time of for euer But if you take a brother in this place for one that is a brother in Christ as well as in the Church I grant then that such a brother as this may by reason of some scandalls perish in part euen in the inward man that is his conscience may be greiued and offended hee may bee prouoked thereby to commit sin to violate the law of charity to haue vn charitable thoughts of religious men and to distast them for a time it may somewhat abate his zeale and feruencie in the practise of religion and coole his affection and loue to God and so may be destroyed in part But yet hee cannot be totally destroyed that seede and habit of grace which is planted in his soule cannot bee vtterly abolished and rooted out by reason of any scandalls whatsoeuer though the acts and fruites of it may bee suppressed by them for a time So that the meaning of this place of Paul if we compare it with the precedent and subsequent words and with that place of Math. 18. 6. 7. and