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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

wicked are an abomination to the Lord but it is because of works of righteousness that Christ himself hath wrought for us in his own person and doth work by us and in us by his Spirit when we are believers And though boasting in the works of the Law and boasting of works before believing be reproved yet Paul saith As the truth of Christ is in me no man shall stop me of that boasting 2 Cor. 11.10 and although be cryed down works before faith in so many places yet he preacheth up works after believing loud enough in these words Tit. 3.8 This is a faithful saying and these things I will that thou constantly affirm That they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works for they are good and profitable c. and Phil. 2.12 13. Work out your salvation with fear trembling for it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure Thus we may see that although it be not for our workings without Christ that we are chosen or predestinated to life and glory yet it is by our workings with Christ when he by his Spirit dwelleth in our hearts by believing and is in us the hope of glory for then he worketh in us and our works are acceptable because he works them by us and we work them in him Therefore Paul saith We therefore as workers together with him beseech you c. Therefore if men would but open their eyes they might easily see what works the Apostle speaks of when he saith Election is not of works But of this more plainly anon Secondly I answer Although God saw Adam would fall yet he saw him a creature first or else he could not have foreseen he would fall when he was a creature therefore God is the God of order and not of confusion 1 Cor. 14.33 and fore-seeth all things orderly and not confusedly So then I conclude that first he saw Adam created Secondly He saw him fallen and all his postery in his loynes Thirdly He saw Christ crucified for them Fourthly He foresaw the Gospel preached to all men in their generations Fifthly He foresaw all mens receiving or refusing believing or not believing obeying or disobeying his Gospel in their several generations as it was is or shall be communicated to the end of all ages in order at once And seeing as well then what men would do in their ages and generations to come as they do know themselves when their lives and actions are finished God could thereupon make up his Election and Reprobation chusing or electing obedient believers according to his foreknowledge to Life and Salvation and refusing and reprobating disobedient unbelievers to eternal death and damnation And thus is Election and Reprobation to be considered according to the sorekowledge of God in Christ or out of Christ from the foundation of the World according to the Scriptures Which if well considered it would put an end to all the confused and distracted thoughts in men about these things But it may be that some will yet object that I hold faith and obedience in us to be the cause of Gods electing or chusing us to life and glory Answ That faith in Christ and obedience to Christ is a cause without which God chuseth none to Life and Salvation I affirm because we never read that God chose any disobedient unbeliever to life and glory which lived and dyed so but that it is the cause for which he doth chuse any I shall utterly deny and shew the contrary in the Order of Causes thus Suppose I should affirm my obedience to be the cause of my Election to Salvation then what is the cause of my obedience Answ My love to Christ But what is the cause of my love to Christ Answ The preaching of the Gospel of Christ viz. that he died for my sins and rose again for my justification without which there could be no believers for take away Christ and take away faith and then believe who can But what is the cause of the preaching of the Gospel to us Answ Christs dying for us But what is the cause of Christs dying for us Answ Even Gods great love of pity wherewith he loved us even when we were dead in trespasses and sins Eph. 2.4 at that time he commended his love towards us in that while we were yet sinners Christs died for us Rom. 5.8 Thus all men may see that I do not hold that God chose any to Life and Salvation for any good in them before he put it in them as I shall now make appear more at large by the Scriptures considering the causes in order descending from God to us or ascending from us to God 1 Cause Gods love to the sons of men as they were sinners against him and enemies to him was the cause of his sending his Son to die for sinners for his enemies for the ungodly for the unjust as appeareth by these following Scriptures John 3.16 Rom. 5.6 8 10. 1 Pet. 3.18 God so loved the world that he gave his onely begotten Son that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life For when we were yet without strength in due time Christ died for the ungodly And God commendeth his love to us in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us 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 For Christ also hath suffered for sins the just for the unjust that he might bring us to God 2 Cause Christs dying for our sins and rising again from the dead is the cause of the Gospels being preached to sinners as appeareth by these Scriptures Mat. 28.18 19. Mark 16.15 16. 1 Cor. 15.13 14. And Jesus came and spake unto them saying All power is mine both in Heaven and in Earth Go ye therefore and teach all Nations c. And again he said unto them Go ye into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature c. But if Christ be not risen then is our preaching vain and your faith is vain and ye are yet in your sins c. 3 Cause The Gospels being preached to sinners is the cause of their believing as appeareth by these Scriptures Rom. 10.14 15 17. How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard and how shall they hear without a preacher and how shall they preach except they be sent As it is written So then faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the word of God 4 Cause Mens believing is the cause of their justification from sin as appeareth by these Scriptures Act. 13.38 39. Rom. 3.26 28. chap. 4.3 23 24 25. Be it known unto you therefore that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins c. By him all that believe are

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