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A77484	A Scotch antidote against the English infection of Arminianism Which little book may be (through Gods blessing) very useful to preserve those that are yet found in the faith, from the infection of Mr John Goodwin's great book. By Robert Bailie, minister of the Gospel at Glasgow.	Baillie, Robert, 1599-1662.	1652 (1652)	Wing B469; Thomason E1401_2; ESTC R209483	23,195	121

for the weaknesse of mans will that it should be led indeclinably and irresistably so that how weake soever it is it should not fall nor by any opposition be broken The fifth Article stated THe question of perseverance is stated diversly The fift Article stated the Arminians now and many Jesuits do maintain a possibility to fall away from grace totally and finally in all persons so long as they live the most of the Papists grant that those who are elected cannot fall away finally but after all interruptions there must bee a returne to grace and that in them there is a necessity of salvation yet they say that many of the regenerate and truly faithfull may fall away even finally There is a kinde of Arminians who follow Joannes Gerhardus Vossius who put a degree of faith and grace from which there is no deficiency albeit from the estate of faith essentially true and from regeneration they teach falling totally and finally against all these wee teach that God makes to persevere and goe on to the end not only the elect but all the faithful and that not only those who are rooted in a high and excellent degree of faith but all whosoever have the least measure of true saving faith who are regenerate justified sanctified in all these God keeps in some heat in the smoaking flax puts under his hand when they fall raises them ever up again and leaves not the building he hath once grounded till hee hath crowned it with the Capstone That thus it is The necessity of perseverance proved from Mat. 24.29 many Scriptures make evident Matth. 24.29 Hee shall shew great signes and wonders that they shall seduce if it were possible the very elect here the Elect cannot possibly be seduced all the wonders of Antichrist the most pregnant meanes that men and Devils can use to make the elect fall away doe not prevail for it is not possible that such should be so seduced as to fal clean away from Christ Jer. 32.39 The second from Ier. 32.39 I will give them one heart and one way that they may feare me for ever and I will make an everlasting covenant with them that I will not turne away from them to do them good but I will put my feare in their heart that they shall not depart from me Here God promises to all the faithfull to all those with whom the new Covenant is made that they shall get an heart from God to feare him not for a time but for ever that hee will make with them an everlasting Covenant that shall never be broken on either side he assureth not only for himselfe that hee shall never change but for them that hee will plant his feare in their heart in such a measure that they shall stick to God not for a time but so that they shall never depart from him John 10. The third from John 10. But ye believe not because yee are not of my sheep my sheep heare my voice and J give to them eternall Life and they shall never perish neither shall any plucke them out of my Fathers hand Behold Christs sheepe are those who believe Christ assureth them all of Life eternall assuredly they shall never perish because they are kept by his strong hand the Father hath put them into the hand of his Son to be kept yea the Fathers own hand is about them so that they cannot perish except there arise some enemy stronger then God the Father to spoyl him of his goods 1 John 2.19 The fourth from 1 Joh. 2.19 They went out from us but they were not of us for if they had been of us without doubt they had continued with us but they went out that it might be manifest that they were not of us Who are they that doe not persevere who fall away from Truth and Grace these who were never gracious even before their Apostasie for if ever they had beene in the number of Christs faithfull members no doubt they would have continued so for ever But God let them goe and depart that hee might make manifest to the World that Apostates even before the appearing of their Apostacie were never sound never rooted nor builded by faith on the rock for if they had beene such when all stormes of temptations had blown they would have stood firme and the Ports of hell should not have prevailed against them they should have been as Mount Sion which never is removed but abideth for ever Ephes The fift from Ephes 1.13 1.13 In whom after that yee believed yee were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise which is that earnest of your inheritance Here al the faithful get the Spirit of Christ as himselfe sayes to be their Comforter and to abide with them for ever to be a seale and to assure them that they are Gods that makes them call God Abba Father that witnesseth to them that they are the children of God yea Gods heires and Coheirs with Christ which is their earnest and first fruits of life eternall which gives them full assurance of hope anchors their soule within the vail and fils them with joy unspeakable and glorious Among the infinite passages of St. Augustine for our tenet take but one de corrept gratia cap. 12. n Primo itaque homini qui in eo bono in quo factus erat rectus acceperat posse non peccare posse non mori posse ipsum bonum non deserere datum est adjutorium perseverantiae sine quo per liberum arbitrium perseverare non posset Nunc vero sanctis in regnum Dei per gratiam praedestinatis non tantum tale adjutorium perseverantiae datur sed tale ut ipsis perseverantia donetur non solum ut sine isto dono perseverantes esse non possint verum etiam ut per hoc donum non nisi perseverances sint non solum enim dixit sine me nihil potestis facere verum etiam dixit non vos me elegistis sed ego vos elegi posui vos ut eatis fructum feratis fructus vester maneat quibi● verbis non solum justitiam sed in ea perseverantiam se dedisse monstravit Christo enim sic cos ponente ut eant fructum ferant fructus corum maneat quis audeat dicere forsitan non manebunt ●ne poenitentia enim sunt donum vocatio Dei pro his interpellant● Christo ne deficiat fides eorum sine dubio non deficie● usquein finem ac per hoc perseverabit usque in finem nec nisi manentem vitae hujus inveniet finis Major quippe libertas necessaria adversus tot tantas tentationes quae in Paradiso non fuerunt dono perseverantiae munita atque firmata ut cum omnibus amoribus terroribus erroribus suis vincatur hic mundus q●● sancti cuncta minantia cuncta invitantia cuncta 〈◊〉 ruentia superarent Unto the first man who

the Arminian Questions were handled at leisure from November to May and all that was needfull was cleerly decided That labour was so blessed by God that the Land which through the Arminian Schisme and Errours was at the point of ruine since that time hath had peace from these turbulent Schismaticks When Arminianisme did take root in Britain But here the pity Britain whose waters mainly had slakened that fire abroad began at once to be scorched at home by some sparks of that flame The hopes of the Arminians in England were but small so long as K. James did live for that good Prince both in word and writing did threaten to burne these Hereticks if any of them should appeare in his Dominions see his Declaration against Vorstius yea so long as Abbot was in grace at Court the Arminians kept a low sayle but after that his Successor even in his owne time had come in favour that unhappy Sect under the patronage of Mountagu and White 's learning began to spread far and neare yea at last silence in a publike Edict was enjoyned to their opposers and all favours conferred on those who had skill and will to promote that Cause many evident disgraces poured on well deserving men for no other reason but their Anti-Arminian spirit All this time our Church was free of these evils but so soon as the advancers of Arminianisme at the English Court began to intermeddle with the affaires of our Kingdome at once these men were eyed who inclined that way prime places were put into their hands for no other vertue the World could discern in them but their boldness to let out their inclination towards the Arminian Errour This way of advancement being perceived incōtinent many among us set their hearts towards that art which was likeliest in haste to promote their fortunes It is to be remarked that the Arminian spirit in Holland leads men to hell another way then here in Britaine The British Arminians decline to Popery but the Belgick to Socinianisme there the Arminians with great boldnesse running after Vorstius Socinus with a marvellous petulancy fell to brangle the Trinitie of the Divine persons yea the simplicity of the Divine nature it self But that Devill finding this his rashnesse to revive openly Manes Arrius did make people abhorre him and flee away hee became more wary so that among us hee lets these old condemned Heresies alone and goes another way to work Hee leads by a new method to the errours of Antichrist A Netherlandish Arminian will scorn the superstitions the Idolatries the Tyrannies of the Romish Church but is much inclined after Vorstius and Socinus under the pretext of Liberty to run licentiously into Heresies condemned in the first Oecumenick Coun cels On the contrary a British Arminian with the Ancients will abhor the Extravagancies of Vorstius and Socinus yet their heart is hot and inflamed after the abominations of Rome God who put Confusion in Babel hath divided Satans Kingdome against it selfe else this subtill Devill might have indangered the safety of the whole Reformed Church But while in Holland the horn of Arminianism is now brokē out in his front long and great and in England the horne of Popery wee trust these two long black ugly hornes shall make that evill spirit both here and there so well knowne that hee shall not be able to doe so much harme any where as once was feared from him however the great Hammer that brake the necke of the beast over Sea was that Nationall Synod and the mayn hope we have to get it mastered here at this time is by the hand of our God in this present Assembly For the story I will say no more but come to the Doctrines The five Arminian Articles The multitude of their singularities was reduced at their own desire both in the Conference at Hage and Synod of Dort to five Articles or rather foure for Grace and Freewill are commonly disputed together The first Article concerns Predestination The state of the question in the first Article the next the Death of Christ the third and fourth Grace and Free-will the fifth Perseverance wee may adde Justification as a sixth whereon both these over Sea and their followers among us run as mad as on any of the former Concerning Election the first and chiefe part of Predestination they teach that it is posterior to Faith Works and Perseverance Arminius at the beginning made faith alone previous to Election but long since his followers and our men also joyne works yea perseverance to the end in faith and works as if God first did foresee by his eternal Prescience some men of their own Free-will assenting to his Cal in time believing and going on to the end in faith and good works and after this foresight did passe his Decree of Election to glory upon these men clothed with the named qualities But wee teach that Faith Works and Perseverance are posterior to Election that this is the cause root fountain whence all grace in us does flow that our Election hath no Antecedent cause condition or good quality on our part but flows meerly from Gods good pleasure and mercy looking upon us lying in our bloud corrupted with originall sin and in that case choosing us of his free mercy to be members of his Son to whō hee will give grace and glory though others as good and nothing worse then wee are permitted to lie still in the masse of corruption for the glory of his mercy to us and justice towards them without any ground of gloriation to the one or complaint to the other as if any wrong were done them when they are past by This our Doctrine of Election it is cleer from Scripture Our first argument for absolute election is from Eph. 1.3 1. see Ephes 1.3 Blessed be God who hath blessed us with all spirituall blessings in Christ according as hee hath chosen us in him that we should be holy and blamelesse before him in love having predestinated us to the adoption of children according to the good pleasure of his will Here wee are chosen to be holy and blamelesse not because wee were holy therefore we were chosen Holinesse is made posteriour to our Election Now Faith Perseverance Charity and such graces are all parts of holinesse are all fruits of the holy Spirit Here also all spirituall blessings for which God is to bee praised flows from this originall Election is the rule according to which God distributes these graces Adoption also is made a fruit of Election yea the only reason of this Election is made Gods good pleasure By this place of Scripture Augustine beat downe the Pelagians who taught an Election of foreseene works a Praedest c. 8. Praesciebat ergo ait Pelagianus qui futuri erant sancti immaculati per liberum voluntatis arbitrium ideo eos ante mundi Constitutionem elegit quia tales futuros praescivit