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A85704	A treatise touching falling from grace. Or Thirteen arguments tending to prove that believers cannot fall from grace, as they were laid down at a conference at Yalding in Kent, examined and answered, with many absurdities of that doctrine shewed. Whereunto is added thirteen reasons to prove that believers may fall totally and finally from grace, and many profitable uses flowing from that doctrine. By John Griffith.	Griffith, John, 1622?-1700.	1653 (1653)	Wing G2006; Thomason E690_17; ESTC R202323	40,736	75

if thou find it give God the glory in obeying his voice doing his will and loving his righteous law and testimonies which he hath ratified with the bloud of his deer Son who died for thee Thine JOHN GRIFFITH REader these few faults have escaped the Presse and the Author desireth thee to mend them with thy pen ERRATA PAge 7. line 11. read I will give thee a Crown of life p. 21. l. 11. r. comforts of the spirit in Epist. Dedic. p. 4. l. 10. r. through the blood of the Everlasting Covenant A TREATISE TOUCHING Falling from Grace OR Thirteen Arguments tending to prove that Believers cannot fall from Grace Examined and Answered THe Position That Justified persons cannot totally nor finally fall from the grace of Vnion with the Lord Jesus The first Argument is drawn from Matthew 24.24 thus If any could prevail upon the Elect it is like they might be false Prophets that might do it But they cannot seduce them Therefore muchlesse can any totally draw them Answer First consider that the Lord Jesus doth speak in the former part of this chapter Matthew 24.24 touching the signs of his coming it being desired of him by his Disciples verse 3. our Lord in his answer the beginning thereof gives them as an introduction unto his answer this charge viz. that they take heed that none deceive them verse 4. it seems then his Disciples might be deceived and that by men to or else needless was this caveat take heed the reasons why they must is because many false Prophets shall arise and deceive many v. 11. therfore take you heed what Disciples of Christ must they take heed they that are justified persons or else lyable to be deceived yea they must for they onely that endure to the end the same shall be saved v. 13. it seems it is not impossible for false prophets to deceive justified persons as appears in this chapter and also in 2 Pet. 2.1 2. But there were false Prophets also among the people even as there shall be false Teachers among you who privily shall bring in damnable heresies even denying the Lord that bought them and bring upon themselves swift destruction and many shall follow their pernicious waies by whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of and through covetousnesse shall they with fained words make merchandize of you of who why of justified persons such as had obtained like precious faith through the righteousnesse of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ 2 Pet. 1.1 Again Paul in the 20. of Acts calleth the Elders of the Church at Ephesus together v. 17. and in the 28. v. he exhorteth them to take heed unto themselves and to all the Flock c. here the chosen or Elect Elders chosen of God and purchased by his blood Eph. 1.4 are commanded to take heed to themselves and to the Flock why what is the matter why after Pauls departure shall grievious wolves enter in not sparing the Flock and of their own selves men shall arise speaking perverse things to draw away Disciples after them therefore they must watch v. 29 30 31. or else they may be deceived or drawn away therefore Christ saith beware of false Prophets c. Mat. 7 15. yea and Peter in his second Epistle 3.17 exhorteth them that have like precious faith chap. 1.1 to beware saying least ye also being led away with the errour of the wicked fall from your own stedfastnesse Justified persons may fall and be deceived by false Prophets else how uselesse were these sayings of Christ and his servants unto us in these and many more places of Scripture this premised Now to the Argument and first let me inquire whether by the Elect is intended such as Paul who had fought a good fight who had finished his course who kept the faith it such I grant an impossibility of being seduced by false Prophets But if by Elect be meant such as Paul in his warfare The Minor proposition is denied viz. that they cannot fall away nor be seduced for Paul having kept the faith could say henceforth is laid up for me a Crown of righteousnesse c. 2 Tim. 4.8 But in his warfare he saith otherwise I therefore so run not as uncertainly so fight I not as one that beateth the air but I keep under my body and bring it into subjection least that by any means when I have preached to others I my self should be a castaway 1 Cor. 26 27. thus much to the Argument now to the text from whence the argument is drawn I answer First such as keep the faith are the Elect that shall not be deceived by false Prophets and false Christs although they should come with all deceiveablenesse of unrighteousnesse in them that perish 2 Thes. 2.10 those that doe wickedly against the Covenant shall be corrupt by flatteries but the people that know their God shall be strong and do exploits Dan. 1● 32 They that give diligence to make their calling and election sure in so doing shall never fall 2 Pet. 1.10 Secondly by the word Elect is sometimes meant Israel after the flesh for they are called the chosen of God Deut. 7.6 chap. 14.2 Exod. 19.5 6. yet notwithstanding because of unbelief they were cut off Rom. 11.20 yet not for ever for he is able to graffe them in again v. 23. compared with v. 24. God will not forget the Covenant made with them Jer. 31. v. 31. to 34. There shall come a deliverer out of Syon that shal turn ungodlinesse from Jacob c. Rom. 11.26 though as concerning the Gospel they are enemies for your sakes yet as touching the election they are beloved for the Fathers sake v. 28. although they are now deceived yet then it shall be impossible to deceive them for they shal see him whom they have pierced and mourn c. Zach. 12.10 Rev. 1.7 Mat. 24.30 Thirdly by Elect sometimes is meant Jesus Christ for he is the very Elect behold saith God my servant mine elect in whom my soul delighteth Is 42.1 he is the chief corner stone Elect precious c. 1 Pet 2.6 Mat. 21.42 he saith the Lord shall not fail nor be discouraged Isaiah 42.4 he is the beloved Ephes. 1.6 neither false Prophets nor false Christs shall deceive him it is impossible for the Lord hath said he shall not fail nor be discouraged Now if by the Elect be meant either such as keep the faith or Israel as to their future condion or Christ I grant an impossibility of their being deceived but if by elect it be the sence of the Opponent that believers in their warfaring estate cannot fall and that to be the sence of this text it is a thing I want proof of which till I have I must deny as beforesaid The second Argument is taken from the unchangeable love of God towards his people Isa. 54.17 Psa. 1. Jer. 31.1 2. Arg. Though there is unconstancy in the creature yet in the first of Pet. 1.5 We are