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A20668	The collegiat suffrage of the divines of Great Britaine, concerning the five articles controverted in the Low Countries VVhich suffrage was by them delivered in the synod of Dort, March 6. anno 1619. Being their vote or voice foregoing the joint and publique judgment of that Synod.; Suffragium collegiale theologorum Magnae Britanniae de quinque controversis remonstrantium articulis. English.	Carleton, George, 1559-1628.; Synod of Dort (1618-1619)	1629 (1629)	STC 7070; ESTC S110099	65,063	183

sinnes by his name as many as beleeve in him c. Rom. 3.24.25 Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood Therefore although this promise bee not divulged unto all in every time and place yet it is of that nature that it may be truly published to all and every one For the nature of the promise extends it selfe perpetually to mankinde although the knowledge of the promise according to the speciall providence of God is published sometimes to these sometimes to other Nations Marke 16.15 Goe into all the world and preach the Gospell to every creature He that beleeveth c. THE FIFTH POSITION IN the Church wherein according to the promise of the Gospel salvation is offered to all there is such an administration of grace as is sufficient to convince all impenitents and unbeleevers that by their owne voluntary default either through neglect or contempt of the Gospell they perish and come short of the benefit offered unto them CHrist by his death not onely established the euangelicall covenant but moreover obtained of his Father that wheresoever this Covenant should bee published there also together with it ordinarily such a measure of supernaturall grace should bee dispensed as may suffice to convince all impenitents and unbeleevers of contempt or at least of neglect in that the condition was not fulfilled by them Here two things are briefly to bee explained Whereof the first we put downe for a supposition That some measure of grace is ordinarily offered by the Ministerie of the Gospell The second for a position That that grace is sufficient to convince all impenitents and incredulous persons either of contempt or at least of neglect The first is plaine out of the Scriptures Esay 59. and the last verse This is my covenant with them saith the Lord My Spirit that is upon thee and my word which I have put in thy mouth shall not depart out of thy mouth from henceforth and for ever Hence it is evident that the word and the Spirit are inseparably joyned together by the promise of God in the Ministery of the word Hence the Ministers of the new Testament are called the Ministers not of the letter but of the spirit not of the killing letter but of the spirit that giveth life 2 Cor. 3.6 The ministery of the Gospell v. 8. is called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The ministration of the Spirit Hence is the Gospell styled Tit. 2.11 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 saving grace or the grace that bringeth salvation and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 2 Cor. 5.19 The word of reconciliation And our Saviour Luke 10.9.11 when he sent the 70. Disciples to preach the Gospell commanded them that they should say to the people to whom they preached it The kingdome of Heaven is come neare unto them Because that some supernaturall grace is offered unto them to whom the Gospell is preached It is not well said that all those are not called to grace to all whom the Gospell is preached although there may be some who obey not the Gospell The second is proved out of the 15 of Iohn 22. If I had not come and spoken unto them they had not had sinne but now have they no cloake for their sinne Out of this place it is certaine that Christ in propounding the Gospell did withall dispence that internall grace which so far forth sufficed that in that they accepted not or rejected the Gospell they might bee justly taxed of positive infidelity Iohn 3.19 This is condemnation that light is come into the world and men loved darknesse rather then light So are men justly damned because they turne away from the light of the Gospell Heb. 2.3 How shall we escape if we neglect so great salvation For the neglect of salvation offered in the Gospell we are subject to just punishment therefore salvation is offered in the Gospell Heb. 4.12 The Word of God is quicke and powerfull and sharper then any two edged sword piercing even to dividing asunder of soule and spirit and of the joynts and marrow and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart Hence it comes to be manifest that there is such power and efficacie of the word that it insinuates it selfe even into the secretest closets of the soule and as it doth without faile quicken those which truely beleeve so it doth truely inflict a deadly wound upon the stubborne Lastly the Scripture threatneth most bitter punishments to those who doe not receive who neglect who despise the preaching of the Gospell Mat. 10.14 Whosoever shall not heare your words It shall be easier for Sodom Heb. 6.4 It is impossible for those who were once enlightened and have tasted of the good gift of God c. For the earth which drinketh in the raine and yet beareth thornes and bryars is nigh unto cursing THE SIXT POSITION NOtwithstanding this generall Covenant of saving those that beleeve God is not tyed by any covenant or promise to afford the Gospel or saving grace to all and every one But the reason why hee affords it to some and passeth by others is his owne mercie and absolute freedome 1 CHrist hath no otherwise established this covenant then that the communicatiō of this covenant shold remaine in the free full power of the Father But God in giving one grace is not tyed to the giving of another Matt. 10.15 Is it not lawfull for me to doe with my owne what I will No such covenant or promise is to be found in the Scriptures God promiseth in the old Testament that the preaching of the Gospell should be communicated to the Gentiles In the new Testament the partition wall is broken downe and it is given in charge to the Apostles Marke 16.15 Goe into all the world and preach the Gospell unto every creature but God no where promised that universally in the world at one and the same time it should be preached Nay rather as is well noted by Prosper Even at that very time in which the preaching of the Gospell was sent to all Nations hee who would have all men to be saved and come unto the knowledge of the truth yet forbad the Apostles to goe to some places And so by this stopping or delaying of the Gospel many were so foreslowen or hindred that they dyed without the knowledge of the truth and without sanctifying regeneration Let the Scripture speak what was done But passing through Phrygia and the Region of Galatia they are forbidden by the holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia but after they were come to Mysia they assayed to goe into Bithynia but the spirit suffered them not Thus farre Prosper 2 Moreover it is plainly evident notwithstanding this universal Covenant which was of force even in the old Testament that God revealed not the knowledge hereof unto the Gentiles Psal. 147.8.19.20 Hee sheweth his word unto Iacob he hath not dealt so with any Nation and therefore they knew not these

liberty is If the Remonstrants had more diligently weighed these things they might have foreborne their argument taken from infants baptized to avow the Apostasie of the justified especially those who deny that there is any donation of reall grace in the baptisme of Infants Because in this Article two things there are which are usually questioned the one whether they who are not Elect may ever come to the state of sanctification and justification wherby they may be reckoned among the number of the Saints the other whether the Elect who are justified and sanctified doe at any time wholly fall off frō this estate Therfore in the first place wee set downe those Positions by which we shew how farre they who are not Elect may goe on in the way Touching those who are not Elect. THE FIRST POSITION THere is a certaine supernaturall enlightening granted to some of them who are not elect by the power whereof they understand those things to be true which are revealed in the Word of God and yeeld an unfaigned assent unto them THe truth of the position concerning the first part namely the enlightening of their minds is plainely collected out of the Scriptures Heb. 6.4 Where the Apostle maketh mention of such as sinned against the holy Ghost affirming that they were enlightened and in the 10. Chap. and 26. Vers. hee intimateth that they might wilfully sinne after they had received the knowledge of the truth The Apostle Peter also 2 Pet. 2.22 makes mention of some who when they knew the way of righteousness neverthelesse turned from the holy commandement which was given unto them Iudas was the sonne of perdition Ioh. 17.12 yet he was furnished with the knowledge of the Gospell and thereupon was sent by Christ with the other Apostles to preach the Gospell to the house of Israel Mat. 10.7 And Christ threatneth the like punishments to them that despise the preaching of Iudas as of 〈…〉 9. All those were enlightened with a supernaturall knowledge of the truth of the Gospell Which illumination proceeding from the holy Ghost did beget a true knowledge in the mindes of these men out of which knowledge they as occasion required brought forth actions sutable to the same Yea it may come to passe that an heathen Philosopher may apprehend more accurately and distinctly the mysteries of Christs Incarnation and in his understanding more subtilly discern the unity of the person and distinction of natures then an unlearned Christian Concerning the unfained assent which may be and often is yeelded to the Gospel by some who are not elected there is the like evidence Luk. 8.13 The seed which fell upon the stony ground noteth to us such hearers as for a while beleeve that is those which give assent to things revealed from above and especially to the covenant of the Gospell And thereby it is plaine that this their assent was no way fained because they received the word with joy Acts 8.30 Even Symon Magus himselfe beleeved Philip preaching concerning the Kingdome of God and was baptized for testimony of his faith Hymenaeus and Alexander made shipwracke of their faith which was not dissembled or fained but true For it is not to be imputed for a fault to any man that hee is falne from an hypocriticall faith neither can shipwracke be made of a fained faith but onely a detection and manifestation of it Nor indeed can hee suffer shipwracke who never was in the ship 2 Pet. 2.20 Some are said to have escaped from the filthines of the world through the knowledge of the Lord whose latter end is worse then their beginning This knowledge doth intimate not a bare apprehension but withall an assent yeelded unto the things knowne whence came that escape from the filthinesse of the world Iohn 12.42 It is recorded that among the chiefe Rulers many beleeved on him but because of the Pharisies they did not confesse him least they should bee cast out of the Synagogue for they loved the praise of men more then the praise of God They beleeved with an unfained dogmaticall faith which then lay secretly hid in their hearts but never shewed it selfe in any outward profession for feare of danger ensuing Who as St. Augustine speakes if they should goe on forward upon their entrance into faith would also overcome the love of humane glory by their farther progresse in faith All backsliders of this kinde are justly reproved and punished not because they fained that faith they never had but because they forsooke the faith they had and they sin in a far greater measure which depart from the grace of faith conferred upon them then they who never tasted of the glad tidings of the Gospel as our Saviour teacheth us Iohn 15.22 THE SECOND POSITION IN these fore-mentioned there doth arise out of this knowledge and faith a certaine change of their affections and some kinde of amendment of their manners OVt of this said illumination and assent of faith there doth arise in such as are not elect some kinde of mutation of their affections as also amendment of their lives The first is plainely set downe Mat. 13.20 They heard the word and received it with joy As also 1 Reg. 21 27. And it came to passe when Ahab heard those words that he rent his cloathes and put sackcloath upon his flesh and fasted and lay in sackcloth and went softly These behaviours were evidences of his true sorrow conceived through the Prophets words as appeares in that God rewarded this his humiliation by removing temporall punishments as it is v. 19. because he hath humbled himselfe before me I will not bring the evill in his dayes Heb. 6.4 The Apostates there described were not only enlightened but had tasted of the heavenly gift the good Word of God and the power of the world to come And in the 6 vers it is intimated that they were after a sort renewed and in the 10. Chap. and 16. verse They who had received the knowledge of the truth vers 24. are said to tread under foot the blood of the Covenant by which they are sanctified Mat. 6.20 Herod heard Iohn the Baptist gladly Concerning some amendment of their conditions the same is testified by the example of the same Herod who received Iohn the Baptist and when he had heard him did many things likewise 2 Pet. 2.20 Some had escaped from the filthinesse of the world through the knowledge of their Lord and Saviour Iesus Christ. These had eschewed the pollutions of the world by the operation and knowledge of this faith some also chap. 1. vers 9. forget that they were purged from their old sinnes and out of such the uncleane spirit is said to have departed Mat. 12.43 In these as the enlightning and assent yeelded to the truth revealed from above was not fained but trve in its owne kind and degree so likewise was the change of their affections and manners namely these beginnings or entrances were not fained or