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A96833	The examination of Tilenus before the triers; in order to his intended settlement in the office of a publick preacher in the Common-wealth of Utopia. Whereunto are annexed the tenents of the remonstrants touching those five articles voted, stated and imposed, but not disputed, at the synod of Dort. Together with a short essay (by way of annotations) upon the fundamental theses of Mr. Thomas Parker.	Womock, Laurence, 1612-1685.	1657 (1657)	Wing W3343; Thomason E1625_1; ESTC R204120	128,806	312

times deceived in his present condition Rev. 3. 17. Thou sayest I am rich and increased in goods and have need of nothing and knowest not that thou art wretched and miserable and poor and blinde and naked Gal. 6. 3. 2. Mans heart is deceitful above all things Ier. 17. 9. See Iohn 16. 2. 3. 'T is Gods prerogative to know future contingencies Isa 41. 22 23. and Eccles. 9. 1. The righteous and the wise and their works are in the hand of God no man knoweth either love or hatred by all that is before him 4. A man may resolve well for the present and be confident he shall stick to such principles and resolutions as he hath once made and espoused and yet fall quite off from them 2 King 18. 13. Hazael practised afterward what he then abhorred Mar. 14. 31. Matth. 26. 33 35. Peter said unto him though I should die with thee yet will I not deny thee Likewise also said all the disciples But he denied before them all saying I doe not know the man ver 70. 72. and again he denied with an oath and ver 74. Then began he to curse and to swear Mar. 14. 50. And they all forsook him and fled So Hezekiah 2 Chron. 31. 20 21. He wrought that which was good and right and truth before the Lord his God And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God and in the law and in the Commandements to seek his God he did it with all his heart and prospered But Chap. 32. 25. Hezekiah rendred not again according to the benefit done unto him for his heart was lifted up therefore there was wrath upon him and upon Judah and Jerusalem See Davids fall 2 Sam. 11. 5. Hence Rom. 12. 16. Isa 5. 21. Woe to him that is wise in his own eyes 6. Our life is a warfare Iob 7. 1. and only death dischargeth us from that service Rev. 14. 13. Happy is the man that feareth alwayes Prov. 28. 14. For thou knowest not what a day may bring forth Prov. 27. 1. 7. Therefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall 1 Cor. 10. 12. See Rom. 11. 20 Watch and pray Matth. 26. 41. Take heed lest at any time Luke 21. 34 36. and work out your salvation with fear and trembling Phil. 2. 13. What the Remonstrants hold not touching Perseverance I. They hold not that a Believers Perseverance in faith is an effect of that absolute decree wherein God is said to have chosen some particular persons without all respect to any condition of obedience The Reason Psal 125. 1. They that trust in the Lord shall be as mount Zion which cannot be removed but abideth for ever Rom. 11. 20. Thou standest by faith 1 Pet. 1. 5. Kept through faith unto salvation Ioh. 15. 4. As the branch cannot bear fruit of it selfe except it abide in the vine no more can ye except ye abide in me ver 7. If ye abide in me c. Iohn 14. 15 16. If ye love me keep my Commandements and I will pray the Father and he shall give you another Comforter that may abide with you for ever 1 Thess 4. 3 4. This is the will of God even your sanctification 1 Cor. 9. 27. I keep under my body and bring it into subjection lest that by any means when I have preached to others I my selfe should be a Cast away Rom. 8. 13 16. If ye mortifie the deeds of the body ye shall live 2 Pet. 3. 18. But grow in grace 1 Pet. 2. 19. This is thank-worthy if a man for conscience towards God not of necessity endure grief Psal 15. 5. 2 Pet. 1. 10. If ye doe these things ye shall never fall Eph. 6. 10. to 19. Take unto you and put on the whole armour of God c. 2 Pet. 1. 5. Give diligence to make your Calling and Election sure 1 Tim. 6. 12. Fight the good fight of faith lay hold on eternal life Phil. 3. 12. I pursue hard after ●f that I may apprehend c. II. They do utterly deny that true Believers cannot sin of deliberation but onely of ignorance or infirmity The Reason 1. From exhortations 2 Cor. 6. 1. Receive not the grace of God in vain 1 Thess 5. 19. Quench not the spirit Eph. 4. 30. grieve not the holy spirit Hebr. 10. 35. 37 38. Cast not away your Confidence if any man draw back my soul shall have no pleasure in him 2. From expostulations and admiration c. Iohn 6. 67. will ye also goe away Isa 1. 21. How is the faithful city become an harlot Ier. 2. 12 21. Be astonished O ye heavens at this For my people have committed two evils Yet I had planted thee a noble vine wholly a right seed how then art thou turned into the degenerate plant of a strange vine unto me Mat. 12. 43 44 45. Luk. 11. 24. 3. He taketh to him seven other spirits more wicked then himself 4. Davids example 2 Sam. 11. 4. He sent Messengers for Bathsheba and lay with her ver 6. He sends for Uriah to cover the fact and tempts him to that purpose ver 8. He made him drunk ver 13. Plotted and Contrived his death ver 14 15. III. They do utterly deny that true believers can by no sins fall from the favour of God The Reason Rom. 11. 22. If thou continue in his goodness otherwise thou shalt be cut off 2 Sam. 11. 27. The thing that David had done displeased the Lord. See Chap. 12. 10 11 12. 1 King 11. 9. And the Lord was angry with Solomon because his heart was turned from the Lord. See 1 Chron. 28. 9. Cant. 5. 2. to 6. Isa 64. 5 7 9. Be not wroth very sore O Lord neither remember iniquitie for ever behold see we beseech thee we are all thy people Hos 9. 15 17. All their wickedness is in Gilgal for there I hated them for the wickedness of their doings I will drive them out of mine house I will love them no more Isa 63. 7 8 9 10. He said surely they are my people children that will not lie So he was their Saviour But they rebelled and vexed his holy spirit therefore he was turned to be their enemie and he fought against them 2 Chron. 32. 25. There was wrath upon Hezekiah Deut. 32. 19. When the Lord saw it he abhorred them because of the provoking of his sons and of his daughters Rev. 3. 16. I will spue thee out of my mouth Jer. 2. 19. Thine own wickedness shall correct thee know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and bitter that thou hast forsaken the Lord. Heb. 10. 39. See verse 38. Of them who draw back unto perdition IV. They do utterly denie that every man is bound to believe that he is elected and consequently that he cannot fall from that Election or that a 1000. sins yea the sins of the whole world cannot make his Election void The Reason See

Rev 22. 15. See the place Ephes 5. 5 6. Because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience 1 Cor. 6. 9 10. Be not deceived the unrighteous shall not inherit the Kingdome of God See Gal. 5. 19 20 21. Luke 13. 3 5. Except ye repent ye shall all likewise perish Iohn 3. 19. This is the condemnation that light is come into the world and men love darkness rather then light 2 Thes 1. 7 8. The Lord shall be revealed from Heaven in flaming fire taking vengeance of them that know not God and that obey not the Gospel of our Lord Iesus Christ See Mat. 13. 41 42 49 50. Chap. 25. 41 43. Wherefore if thine eye offend thee c. Mark 9. 43. to 49. See Heb. 11. 6. Ch. 12. 14. Rev. 21. the last Ezek. 18. 26. Mat. 3. 10 12. Chap. 5. 20. III. And because sinful man could not possibly of himself by his natural abilitie believe in this Redeemer and persevere in such faith he decreed to afford man means sufficient and necessary as he saw befitting his own wisdome and justice for the working of faith and repentance whereby man might be inabled to believe or more and more prepared and in certain steps or degrees brought on at length to true faith Proofes out of Scripture Not of himself c. Mat 6. 27. Which of you by taking thought can adde one Cubit unto his stature Iob 9. 19 20. If I speak of strength loe he is strong Hos 13. 9. Thou hast destroyed thy self but in me is thy help Isa 43. 1. c. 45. 21. I even I am the Lord and besides me there is no Saviour Prov. 3. 5. Trust in the Lord with all thy heart and lean not to thine own understanding Isa 5. 21. ch 31. 1. Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes but look not unto the holy one of Israel neither seek the Lord. Not believe by his natural ability c. Rom. 5. 6. ch 8. 3. Without strength See a Cor. 4. 6. 2 Cor. 3. 5. Not that we are sufficient of our selves See Rom. 11. 32. Gal. 3. 22. Ioh. 3. 3 5. Mat. 12. 33 35. Make the tree good and then the fruit good 1 Cor. 3. 4. God giveth the increase Phil. 1. 29. Vnto you it is given Act. 16. 14. Whose heart the Lord opened Phil. 2. 13. It is God which worketh in you both to will and to doe See Ezek. 36. 22. Mat. 16. 17. Flesh and blood hath not revealed this unto thee Lam. 1. 17. Every good gift is from above c. Joh. 6. 44 65. Except the father draw him Mat. 11. 27. Neither knoweth any man the Father save the Son and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him John 15. 5. Without me ye can doe nothing 1 Cor. 12. 3. No man can say that Jesus is the Lord but by the holy Ghost Eph. 2. 8. For by grace are ye saved through faith and that not of your selves it is the gift of God See Rom. 4. 16. ch 5. 15. c. ch 6. 23. 1 Cor. 15. 10. By the grace of God I am what I am Gal. 2. 20. 2 Pet. 1. 1 3. Who have obtained like precious faith with us according as his divine power hath given us all things that pertain unto life and godliness Eph. 3. 14. c. ch 6. 23. Rev. 1. 4. Grace and peace from God the Father c. 1 Cor. 1. 3. He that glorieth let him glory in the Lord. See Rom. 1. 8. 1 Pet. 1. 3. Nor persevere in such c. Ioh. 15. 5. He that abideth in me and I in him the same bringeth forth much fruit for without me ye can do nothing Heb. 12. 2. Jesus the author and finisher of our faith 2 Thess 2. 16 17. Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God even our Father which hath loved us and given us everlasting Consolation and good hope through grace comfort your hearts and stablish you in every good word and worke 1 Pet. 5. 10. The God of all grace make you perfect stablish strengthen settle you See Ephesians 3. 14. c. Phil. 1. 6. Hebr. 13. 20. Means sufficient and necessary c. Rom. 8. 32. He that spared not his own Son See Rom. 10. 14. c. 2 Tim. 1. 9 10. Isa 59. last How shall he not with him also freely give us all things Eph. 1. 3. He hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in Christ Isa 49 6 8 9. ch 42. 7. That thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth To open the blinde eyes to bring out the prisoners from the prison and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house I will give thee for a Covenant to the people To perform the promise that he would grant unto us a Power that we might serve him in holinesse and righteousnesse all the dayes of our life S. Luke 1 72 to 76. 2 Pet. 1. 3. His Divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain to life and godlinesse Mat. 25. 14 15 27 29. He gave unto them his talents Mat. 13. 11 12. To you it is given to know Act. 2. 4 5 39 41. The promise is to you and your children Luke 10. 9. The kingdome of God is come nigh unto you Isa 65. 1. Rom. 10. 20. I was made manifest to them that enquired not after me Tit. 2. 11 12. ch 3. 5 6. For the grace of God that bringeth salvation unto all men hath appeared the renewing of the holy Ghost which is shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour See Hebr. 4. 12. 1 Cor. 14. 24 25. Iam. 1. 18. 1 Cor. 4. 15. Rom. 6. 14. Sin shall not have dominion over you for ye are not under the law but under grace Mar. 4. 23 24 25. Luke 8. 18. To him that hath shall be given Iohn 7. 17. If any man will do his will he shall know of the doctrine Luke 11. 13. Act. 5. 32. He will give the holy Spirit to them that aske and obey him Isa 5. 4. What could have been done more to my Vineyard that I have not done in it Heb. 12. 28. wherefore let us have grace whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear IIII. Whence ariseth the last decree concerning the salvation of this or that man in particular who by these means should be brought unto faith and persevere therein this being the condition required in every one that is to be elected unto eternal life and the consideration of this or that man in particular who should die in unbelief Proofes out of Scripture The condition required in every one that is to be elected c. Iam. 2. 5. Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith 2 Thess 2. 13 14. God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the spirit and belief of the truth c. 1 Pet. 1. 2. Mark 13. 20 Elect according to

the foreknowledge of God the Father through sanctification of the spirit unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ Rom. 8. 29. Whom he did foreknow he also did predestinate Rom. 9. 23. with 2 Tim. 2. 21. If a man therefore purge himself from these he shall be a vessel of mercy unto honour c. See Psal 4. 3 103. 17 18. Rom. 10. 10 11. and all those texts cited above under these heads Who should believe and persevere See Rom. 11. 4 5. not bowed And the consideration of this or that man who should die in unbelief c. Exod. 32. 33. Whosoever hath sinned against me him will I blot out of my book Numb 14. 21 to 35. As truly as I live saith the Lord † The very form of actual Reprobation because all those men which have seen my glory and my miracles and have tempted me now these ten times and have not hearkned to my voice surely they shall not see the land which I sware unto their fathers neither shall any of them that provoked me see it And ye shall know my breach of promise Heb. 3. 18 19. And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest but to them that believed not So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief Now these things happened unto them for types see the application Heb. 4. 11. or ensamples unto us 1 Cor. 10. 6 11. Rom. 11. 20 21 22 23. Because of unbelief they were broken off and thou standest by faith Be not high minded but fear for if God spared not the natural branches take heed lest he alse spare not thee Behold therefore the goodnesse and severity of God on them which fell severity but towards thee goodnesse if thou continue in his goodnesse otherwise thou also shalt be cut off 1 Chron. 28. 9. If thou seek him he will be found of thee but if thou forsake him he will cast thee off for ever 2 Tim. 2. 12. If we deny him he will deny us Ioh. 12. 46 47 48. He that rejecteth me hath one that judgeth him Iude v. 6 7. 2 Pet. 2. 4. 2 Thess 2. 12. The Angels which kept not their first estate and Sodom giving themselves over to fornication are set forth for an ensample Vngodly men turning the grace ef our God into lasciviousnesse Were before of old ordained to this condemnation to whom is reserved the blacknesse of darknesse for ever verse 4 13. See 1 Pet. 2. 7 8. 2 Pet. 2. 7. c. See also the texts cited above under this head Such as would not believe c. V. Christ is not only the executor of election but the foundation of the decree it self Proofs out of Scripture The executor c. Iohn 3. 16. So God loved the world that he gave his only begotten son Acts 4. 12. Neither is there salvation in any other Iohn 17. 3. This is life eternal to know thee and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent Iohn 14. 6. I am the way the truth and the life Iohn 15. 4. Abide in me and I in you as the branch cannot bear fruit of it self except it abide in the Vine no more can ye except ye abide in mee Col. 1. 27. Christ in you the hope of glory See 1 Cor. 2. 2. But the foundation c. Ephes 3. 11 12. According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord 2 Tim. 1. 9 10. According to his own purpose and grace which was given us in Christ Iesus before the world began Iohn 1. 16 17. Grace and truth came by Iesus Christ and of his fulness See Col. 1. 19 20. 2 Cor. 5. 19. God was in Christ reconciling the world unto himself Rom. 5. 2. By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand See Ephes 3. 11. 12. and Ephes 1. 3 4 5 6 7 11. Blessed with all spiritual blessings in Christ chosen in him predestinated us by him made us accepted in him In whom we have redemption forgiveness and an inheritance Ephes 2. 20 21 22. Jesus Christ being the Corner stone 1 Cor. 3. 11. Other foundation can no man lay See the Text cited above under this head made a sacrifice and suffered death What the Remonstrants do utterly denie Concerning Predestination I. They do utterly denie that God decreed to elect some to eternal life and to reprobate others from the same before he decreed to create them The Reason of this Not to elect some c. For he hath chosen us in Christ Ephes 1. 4. But in Christ we cannot be unless we be considered 1. As sinners 2. As believers and therefore Creatures 1. As sinners For 1 Tim. 1. 15. Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners See Mat. 1. 21. Iohn 1. 29. Mat. 18. 11. Luke 19. 10. John 6. 51. Heb. 2. 14. c. 2 Cor. 5. 19. c. See all the places cited for salvation by faith 2. As believers For John 1. 12. They that receive him are they that believe in his name See Ephes 3. 17. Not to reprobate others c. For reprobation is an act of Gods hatred who hateth nothing but sin and for sin which the creature could not be guilty of before it had a being Exod. 32. 33. See Ezek. 18. 23. Chap. 33. 11. Whosoever hath sinned him will I blot out Ezek. 18. 4 20. The soul that sinneth it shall die See all those places where damnation is said to be for sin especially for infidelitie See also those places cited to shew Gods hatred of sin and his inclination to mercy as Exod. 33. 18 19. Chap. 34. 6 7. Lam. 3. 33. Psal 145. 8 9. Ezek. 33. 11. 2 Pet. 3. 9. Ezek. 18. 23 32. Mat. 25. 41. Hell made for Devils II. They do not hold that any such decree in order before the decree of Creation was made for the demonstration of the glory of Gods mercy and justice or power and absolute dominion The Reason of this 1. Ier. 18. 4. The vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter so he made it again another vessel as seemed good to the potter to make it See to the 10 1● vers See Isa 27. 11. last part Hos 9. 15. 2. Isa 49. 8 6. verses I will give thee for a Covenant of the people to restore Israel and inlighten the Gentiles And verse 〈◊〉 Thou art my servant O Israel Christ in whom I will be glorified See Iohn 15. v. 8 Proverbs 14. 28. Consider what is noted before and what followeth for further evidence of this III. They do utterly denie that God did with this intent create all men in Adam ordain the fall and permission thereof withdraw from Adam grace necessary and sufficient or procureth the Gospel to be preached and men to be externally called and bestoweth certain gifts of the Holy Ghost upon them and all this with this intent that these should be means