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Soled comfort for sound Christians, or, A treatise of Gods absolute (and most certaine) performance of his conditionall promises in regard of the elect being a parcell of a larger discourse on John 13.17 / by Robert Jenison.
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Jenison, Robert, 1584?-1652.
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whosoever they are that at any time enjoy the Gospell and outward Meanes they have them from the free mercies and goodnes of God they were not more worthy then others Neither is it because God did foresee they would profit by the Gospell more then others Why was it then sent and preached first to Israel again saying people otherwise then for their further conviction and not to Tyrians and Sydonians who if like mighty workes which were wrought to confirme the Gospell had beene done among them which were done in Corazin Bethsaida would have repented long agoe Math. 11 21. Which yet Israel did not But this is from Gods free choyce who according to his wise and just Counsell sendeth it to this or that place where he hath much people Act. 18 9 10. at least some to call and gather by iâ— and purposely as he pleaseth will not or wil not as yet have it come to some other people Thus when Pâ—ul Sylas had gone throughout Phrigia Act. 16 6 7. and the region of Gallatia preaching the Gospell they were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the Word in Asia after they were come to Misia they assayed to goe into Bithinia but the Spirit suffred them not 3. Amongst those And for th' inward power of it whether the Gospell is sent God giveth grace effectually to receive and with meeke humble and good hearts to entertaine it not to all but to whom he pleaseth Thus among those that heard Paul preach at Philippi it s noted onely of Lydia that the Lord opened her heart that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul Act. 16 14. And who are called effectually as being vessels of mercy which God had afore prepared unto glory not all Jewes not all Gentiles but us saith Paul whom he hath called of the Jewes and of the Gentiles and not of the Jewes onely but also of the Gentiles Therefore the Light of the Gospell Rom â— 23 24. and saving revelation of the mistery of it and the giving of wildome by it is made to be the guift of Gods free grace by Christ In whom we have Redemption through his blood the forgivenesse of sinnes according the riches of his grace Eph. 1 7 8 9. wherin be hath abounded towards us in all wisdom and prudence having made knowne to us the mistery of his will according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself c. So Mat. 11 25.26 I thanke thee Oh Father saith Christ because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent and hast revealed them to Babes Even so Father for so it seemed good in thy sight Now if Gods Word prove fruitfull and the effect of it shew it selfe onely in those who receive and heare it in an honest and good heart Lâ—â—k 8 15. Iam 1 17 I would aske from whom is this good heart Is it not from him from whom is every good guift every perfect guift c Wee conclude then this digression occasioned by an unjust â—avill and say that though Gods promise of Salvation What god requires as a Condition he also workâ— in the Elect. yea and of Faith and other graces wrought ordinarily by the ministery be propounded with Condition yet the Conditions themselves and the Meanes of Salvation whether more immediate as our effectuall calling Repentance Faith regeneration justification c. or mediate and remote are both promised and effected in us without Condition Media salutis immediata media mediorum as being not made to depend upon man either for the giving or the working and effecting in him and so for other like particulars God promiseth forgivenes of sinne to such as doe confesse forsake and repent thereof but who giveth repentance c. doth not God Ezek. 36.26.31 and Zach. 12.10 God requires our prayers and will scarce give us any good thing unlesse we aske it Mat. 7.7 As Confession 1 Ioh. 1.9 Aske and it shal be given you And Ezek. 36. after a most free and gracious promise made by God of working all grace in our hearts and giving both Spirituall and Temporall Blessings Vers 25.26 and 27 c. Yet thus saith the Lord Prayer I will for this be enquired of by the house of Israell to doe it for them But who gives this guift of prayer onely he that gives Faith out of which prayer follows Rom. 10.14 8.26 onely God by his Spirit Zach. 12.10 Rom. 8.26 We know not what we shâ—uld pray for as we ought but thâ— spirit it selfe maketh intercession for us c. Lastly God gives grace to the humble that is more grace Humility James 4.6 But who gives the grace of Humility Doth not the Spirit Gal. 5.22 Of which more afterwards I say then of all these though God promise not good things to his Church but upon Conditions and in the use of Meanes which to neglect and yet to expect the end were presumption and to tempt Gâ—d Heb. 4.12 yea to come short of it yet God freely and absolutely promiseth to give and make effectuall the Condition and Meanes themselves Let this suffice for the present till we make it more evident anon To proceed These promises câ—cerning the means depend on Gods election Which his electioÌ„ is not conditionall these promises of the meanes and of fulfilling the Conditions in us depend upon Gods decree and Election which is not conditionall though his word bee His order in electing us to life is not the same which he observeth in promising and giving life He promiseth it upon condition and gives it not but upon performance of such Condition But hee must not therefore be thought to elect us conditionally or upon the foresight of such conditions wrought in us or by us To teach which yet some teach that God is so to be conceived to decree as he doth execute his decree were to invent the order of things Indeed in the execution Armin. contra lun proposit 19. and in the Gospell he will have no man to attaine the end without the meanes and without such conditions as he requireth yea as he may and doth require of all which is one reason why the promises are as they should be Though his Word bee propounded in Scripture and by the Gospell preached gonerally and promiscuously to all in the Church and God hath also so decreed to bring men to Salvation by such meanes But yet this is not the whole and entyre decree of God which implies his praedestination of certaine singular and definite persons who are knowne to God and severed from others by the decree of his election whereby hee hath absolutely and onely according to his owne counsell chosen them to Salvation unto which yet hee for the execution of his Decree will bring them by meanes and by the observation of such Conditions as he will propound and require in the Gospell