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A29419 A Brief and plain discourse upon the decrees of God wherein Mr. Grantham's query is considered and answered with some short reflections upon a few expressions in his book &c. 1692 (1692) Wing B4530; ESTC R35786 10,137 16

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which argues that God hath decreed all things whatsoever see and read these following Scriptures for the proof of this third Argument viz. Matt. 22 from the 10 to the 16. and the 20.15 16. Act. 13.48 Job 14.5 Act. 17.26 Psal 139.15 16. 1. Thes 3.3 4. and 5.9 all which places shew that all things concerning men as to their Temporal Spiritual and Eternal Estate are Determined and Decreed by God Heb. 9.29 But to proceed Secondly God's Decree is most wise and therefore it is called the Counsel of his Will and that because his Will doth determine all things according to that Counsel see Eph. 1.11 12. 1 Tim. 1.17 Rom. 11.33 In decretis sapientum nulla litura Thirdly It is most Just for God is Just and Righteous in all he doth and there is no unrighteousness in God at all Rom. 9.13 14 15 16. Shall not the Judge of all the Earth do right Yes surely for he can do no otherwise Genesis 18.25 Fourthly Free because nothing moved the Decrees of God without or beyond himself his Grace and Mercy saith Christ Matt. 11.26 Even so oh Father For it seemeth Good in thy fight or it pleaseth thee Fifthly It is certain firm and unchangeable as appears Matt. 18.14 Jo. 23.13 Psal 33.10 11 12. 2 Tim. 19.6 Heb. 17. not but that men ought to repent mortifie sin believe and be holy for he who hath appointed to the end viz. Eternal Life hath also appointed to the means which tend to the end viz. Hearing and Reading the Word Praying Repenting and Believing in Christ and the like Eph. 1.4 2 Thes 2.12 13. Sixthly Gods Decree is Eternal or else he would be changeable contrary to that of Mal. 3.6 7. Jam. 1.17 That it is Eternal I mean Gods Decree see and read Act. 1.15 18. Eph. 1.4 2 Tim. 1.9 10. Zech. 6.1 2. Mountains of Brass i. e. Stable and Eternal Decrees c. So much for the Properties of Gods Decrees 3. I shall now speak a word or two in the third place to the Execution of Gods Decrees and so shall answer directly to your Question that you propounded as the Lord by his Spirit shall help and assist me Now as to the Execution of Gods * Note that Gods Decrees what he would do in the disposing of things for his own Glory were from all Eternity But the Execution of them are in time Decree it is twofold as first more General secondly more Special It is more Common or General viz. In his works of Creation and Providence for as Gods Decree is General which concerns all his Creatures so the Execution of it is the same as I might largely shew so that nothing comes to pass unawares but what was ordered by the Eternal Decree c. and this Execution of Gods Decree is an action of God effectually working all things in their time according to his Decree Act. 4. Act. 28. and the parts of it as I said before are Creation and Providence see Psal 33.6 to the 11. Jer. 10.11 12. Psal 146.6 7 8 9. 2. It is more Special which belongs to the reasonable Creatures viz. Angels and Men and so the Execution is in Angels and Men which I might have shewn largely had I handled the Special Decree of Election and Reprobation which I design not now to meddle with only set down a few Scriptures to prove that there is an Election and Reprobation That there is an Election see these places viz. Matt. 20.15 16. John 15.16 and 10.16 Act. 18.10 and 13.44 Eph. 4.5 Rom. 2.30 and 11.5 6. 1 Pet. 1.1 2. Eph. 1● 4 5 6. 2 Tim. 1.9 Rom. 9.16 18. Titus 3.5 and Reprobation see also Matt. 13.11 Rom. 9.22 23. Matt. 11.25 26. Luke 8.10 11. Prov. 16 4 5. 1 Pet. 2.8 9 10. John 10.26 Jude 4. Now in as much as these Scriptures do plainly prove an Election and Reprobation we ought to believe it and to set to it our Seal that it is true because the Scripture says it And the Lord of his Mercy grant that we may believe his Word which is Pure and Holy and an unerring rule for us to walk by Gal. 6.16 Thus I have run over the three things that I propounded for to do I shall now say something through the Lords help to your Question which is this viz. Quest Whether our Gracious God did from all Eternity freely and unchangeably Decree that Mr. Toathby and Mr. Willet should cone to the City of Norwich and slander me and other 's by such horrid Lies and Forgeries Answ 1. That God hath freely and unchangeably decreed all things that have do or shall come to pass has already been proved and deny it if you can If you do you must deny the Scriptures to be true and so not to be the Word of God who is Truth it self and cannot Lye therefore his Word must be true and so not to be contradicted nor objected against by you Mr. Grantham Object But may be you will say that hereby we do make God to be the Author of all the sins of Men and Devils as you have already Branded us in Print because we say as the Scriptures affirm that God has unchangeably decreed before time what does or shall come to pass in time c. Answ For the Answer to this Objection or Cavil I have set down before you here what the reverend Bishop Vsher in his Body of Divinity pag. 93. saith in answer to the same thing that is here objected by you and others of your Judgment pray mind it well and judge rightly for he spake solidly his words are these viz. God says he is not the cause of sin and evil which he forbiddeth and condemneth but Satan and Men yet God in his secret will hath justly Decreed the evil works of the wicked for if it had not pleased him they had never been at all for most holy ends both for his Glory and their punishment as may be seen in the Jews Crucifying of Christ Act. 2.23 and Joseph's selling into Egypt Gen. 45.7 and the 50.20 for the thing that in its self by reason of Gods prohibiting of it is sin in respect of Gods decreeing of it for a Holy end comes in the place of a good thing as being some occasion or way to manifest the Glory of God in his Justice and Mercy for there is nothing sin as God decreeth it or commandeth it neither is there any thing of it self absolutely evil 1 Pet. 3.17 but because God hath forbidden it therefore is it evil and only unto them unto whom God hath forbidden it as Abraham killing of Isaac being commanded of God was to be obeyed and sin it were to have disobeyed it which otherwise by Gods Commandment forbidding to Kill was a sin for God forbiddeth not things because they are of themselves at first Evil. but therefore are they to man evil because God hath forbidden them for all sin is a transgression of the Law and God doth in Heaven