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A41319 An answer to Mr. Thomas Grantham's book, called, A dialogue between the Baptist and the Presbyterian by Martin Finch. Finch, Martin, 1628?-1698. 1691 (1691) Wing F942; ESTC R7436 100,803 186

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'T is a Prophecy of Christ and he shall be for Sanctuary to the Elect amongst them but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel to the generality and Body of the Jews for a gin and for a snare to the Inhabitants of Jerusalem and many amongst them shall fall and be broken and be snared and taken And the Apostle Peter 1 Epist 2.8 after he had said that Christ was precious to those that believe he adds and a stone of stumbling and rock of offence to them that stumble at the Word being disobedient whereunto also they were appointed And Simeon spake by the Holy Ghost Luke 2.34 Behold this Child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel and for a sign that shall be spoken against And when the Disciples said unto Jesus why speakest thou to them in Parables he answered and said unto them Because it is given unto you to know the Mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven but to them it is not given Matt. 13.10.11 and Luke 8.10 Vnto you it is given to know the Mysteries of the Kingdom but to others in Parables that seeing they might not see and hearing they might not understand 'T is said too in another place when they were alone he expounded all things to his Disciples yea tho' others are ready to dispute and quarrel with God about it when Chorazin Bethsaida and Capernaum repented not At that time Jesus answered and said I thank thee O Father Lord of Heaven and Earth because thou hast bid these things from the wise and prudent and hast revealed them unto babes even so Father for so it seemed good in thy sight Matth. 11.25 26. These Scriptures make it plain that God never purposed nor intended to convert and save the generality of the Jews but only them whom he had ordained unto Life Eternal 4. You say as to the Pharisees God did by his Servant John seriously call them to Repentance yea his Counsel was of God Luk. 7.29 who never said to the House of Jacob seek ye my Face in vain I answer as to that place Luk. 7.29.30 the words are And all the people that heard him and the Publicans justified God being Baptised with the Baptism of John but the Parisees and Lawyers rejected the Counsel of God against themselves being not Baptised of him For the understanding of this Scripture observe 1. What is meant by this That the generality of the Jews that were Baptized of John they justified God the meaning is that they acknowledged that God had sent them a great Prophet to call them to Repentance and they submitted to the Ordinance of Baptism that he was sent to administer not that the generality of the people that were Baptized of John were truly converted for John's Preaching and Baptism came to little for when he carried them further in his Preaching to set forth that Jesus was the Messiah the Saviour that was to come into the World they would not own him to be the Christ Indeed John was a burning and shining light and for a season the people rejoiced in his light but the generality of the Jews did not believe that Jesus was the Christ But tho' some of them did admire him for his Miracles and Preaching for a while yet the Pharisees at the last did carry it with the generality of the people of Jerusalem and they cryed out Let him be Crucified and said His Blood be upon us and on our Children 2. Consider what is meant by the Pharisees and Lawyers rejecting the Counsel of God against themselves not being Baptized of him The meaning is that they wholly rejected the Command of God by his Servant John they did not so much as make a shew of Repentance nor were Baptized of him as many of the common people were nor would own at all that Jesus was the Christ as John preached he was What is all this to prove that God purposed and intended to convert these Pharisees and yet they were not converted As for those words you mention Isai 45.19 He hath not said to the House of Jacob seek ye me in vain 'T is certain that never any Jew or Gentile that ever did seek God with all their Heart diligently and sincerely in Christ the Mediator that ever it was in vain But you are quite off from the business in hand which is to prove that God doth purpose and intend to give any persons Hearts to seek him aright in Christ and that God fails in the effecting and doing of it Then you conclude your Letter to the Dr. that Ministers may boldly assure poor Souls that God wills not their death but that they turn and live yea he hath sworn that he hath no pleasure in the death of the wicked To speak a little of this Preachers had need have a care that they speak right things of God 1. As to assuring men that God wills not their death take it as to particular persons take any man that is yet in his Sins how can you tell him and assure him that God wills not his death Hath not the Lord said The Soul that sinneth it shall die and cursed is every one that continueth not in every thing that is written in the Book of the Law Gal. 3.10 so that all men are condemned by the Law Well come to the Gospel He that believeth not shall be damned Surely according to the way of the Gospel if God do not give them Faith and Repentance God wills their death and damnation for none can be damned but those whose Damnation God wills to glorifie his Justice God wills the Salvation of all that are saved and he wills the Death and Damnation of all that are damned Surely you hold that God wills the death of those that are never converted 2. As to assuring men that God wills that they turn and live take it in this sense that where the Gospel is preached God commands men to turn unto him and live and that all that do turn unto him all to whom God giveth Grace to turn to him shall live But canyou tell a company of People that are yet in their sins that you can assure them that God will give them Grace to turn unto him that they may live That man that could indeed assure all people that come to hear him that God will certainly and infallibly give them a new Heart to turn unto him and live this were a rare Preacher indeed but this no mortal man can assure all people of The way that Preachers are to go is first to shew men how all have sinned and come short of the Glory of God and that God is Righteous tho' he should take vengeance upon them for ever To shew them that there is no help and hope in their own Righteousness or Strength and to shew Christ is an Alsufficient Saviour to all Believers that whosoever believeth on him shall not perish but have