The Church of Englands Antithesis to Arminianism, Part 9 · Floating text

The Church of Englands Antithesis to Arminianism · Part 9 · Floating text

p. 49Anti-Arminianisme.

THe Anti-Arminian orthodox Assertions, now incontrouersie (which I shall proue to be the ancient and vndoubted Doctrine of the Church of England) contracte themselues into these 7. dogmaticall conclusions.

1 That God from allaaEphes. 1. 4. 2. Tim. 1. 9. ler. 1. 5. c. 31. 3Eph 1:42 Tim 1:9 eternity, hath by hisbbPsal. 33. 11. Psa. …9. 28, 33, 34. Esa. 14. 24. 27. Mal. 3. 6. Rom. 9. 11. 2. Tim. 1. 9. c. 2. 19. Ephe. 1. 9. 11.Ps 33:11Ps 9:28Ps 9:33Ps 9:34Isa 14:24Isa 14:27Mal 3:6Rom 9:112 Tim 1:9Eph 1:9Eph 1:11 immutable purpose and Decree, praedestinated vntounto life;ccMat. 20. 16. c. 24, 40, 41. Luke. 17. 36. Ro. 9. 27. c. 11. 5Matt 20:16Luke 17:36Rom 9:27 not all, but onelyonly a selected number of particular men, which ddEphe. 4. 13. Rom. 8. 30. 2. Tim. 2. 19. Iohn …. 19. Reu. 21. 27.Eph 4:13Rom 8:302 Tim 2:19Rev 21:27can be neither augmented nor diminished (commonly called theeeHeb. 11. 23. and all Protestant … that write of the Church.Heb 11:23 elect, inuisible, & true Church of Christ) others hath heffRo… 9. 11, 17. Iude 4. Mat. 24. 40. 41.Rom 9:11Rom 9:17Jude 1:4Matt 24:40Matt 24:41 eternally reprobated vntounto death.

2 That the only mo… uing and efficient cause of Election and Praedestination vntounto life is,ggExod 33. 19. Iohn 5. 11. Mat. 8. 2, 3. c. 11. 27. Luk. 10. 21. Deut 7. 8. Hosea. 14. 4. 1. Sam 12. 22. Iames 1. 18. Ro 9 11 to 27. c. 1…. 5. Eph 1 5, 9, 11. c. 2. 5, 8. 2. Tim 1 9.Exod 33:19John 5:11Matt 8:2Matt 8:3Luke 10:21Deut 7:8Hos 14:41 Sam 12:22Jas 1:18Rom 9:11–27Eph 1:5Eph 1:9Eph 1:112 Tim 1:9 the meere good pleasure and grace of God, not the cōsideration of anyhhDeu. 7. 6, 7, 8 Eze. 16 6. Ro. 9. 11. 16. Mat. 24. 40. 41. Mal. 1. 2, 3.Deut 7:6Deut 7:7Deut 7:8Ezek 16:6Rom 9:11Rom 9:16Matt 24:40Matt 24:41Mal 1:2Mal 1:3 …oreseene faith, perseuerance, good wor…s, good will, good endeauours, or any other quality or condition whatsoeuer in the persons elected.

p. 503 That though sinne be the iiCor 1. 26. 27 28. Ro. 11. 5, 6, Mat. 25. 41 42. Rom. 2. 9.Rom 11:5Rom 11:6Matt 25:41Rom 2:9only cause of damnation, yet the sole and primarie cause of Reprobation or Nonelection (that is, why God doth passe by this man rather then another, why hee reiected Esau, when he elected Iacob:) iskkMat. 11. 25. c. 24. 40. 41. Luke. 17. 38. Ro. 9. 11. 13. 17. to 33. Mal 1, 2, 3.Matt 11:25Luke 17:38Rom 9:11Rom 9:13Rom 9:17–33Mal 1:2Mal 1:3 the meere freewill and pleasure of God: not the confideration or fore-sight of any actuall sin, infidelity, or finall impenitency in the persons reiected.

4 That there is not any suchllIer 10. 2…. Pro. 16. 1. 9. Isay. 26. 12. Iohn 1…5. 5. 2. Cor. 3. 5. Psal. 2. 1…. Iohn 6. 44Jer 10:2Prov 16:1Prov 16:9Isa 26:12John 1:52 Cor 3:5Ps 2:1John 6:44 Free-will, or vniuersall, or sufficient grace communicated vntounto all men, whereby they may repent, beleeue, or be saued if they wil themselues.

5 That Christ Iesus died mm1. Ioh. 2, 1, 21 John 2:11 John 2:2sufficiently for all men: (his death being of sufficient merit to redeeme & saue them) but primarily, &nnMat 1. 21. Ioh, 10… 11, 15 17. Eph. 1. 4, 7, c. 5. 25, 26. 27. Reu. 5. 1. c 5. 9. 10 see my Perpetuity. … p. 29.Matt 1:21Eph 1:4Eph 1:7Rev 5:1 effectually for the Elect alone, for whome alone hee hath actually and effectually obtained remission of sinnes, and life aeternall.

6 That the Elect doeooCant. 1. 4. Ro 8. 30. c. 9. 19 Rom 3. 7 Acts 16. 1. c, …6. 1. 9 Eph 1. 10, 19 Iohn 6. 37, 1. Thes. 1. 4, 5, 6, 9. Iob 9. 4, 12. Psal… 115. 3. Psal. 135 6. Pro. 21. 1. 30. …say 54. 21. c. 43. 13 see God no Imposter.Song 1:4Rom 8:30Rom 3:7Acts 16:1Eph 1:10Eph 1:19John 6:371 Thess 1:41 Thess 1:51 Thess 1:61 Thess 1:9Job 9:4Job 9:12Ps 115:3Ps 135:6Prov 21:1Prov 21:30 alwayes constantly obey, neither pp7.can they finally or totally resist the powerfull and effectuall call and working of Gods Spirit in the p. 51very act of their Conuersion: neither is it in their owne power, to conuert, or not conuert themselues, at that very time and instant when they are conuerted.

7 That the Elect and truely regenerate (whoqqTitus 1. …, Acts 13. 48. Rom. 11, 7.Titus 1Acts 13:48Rom 11:7 alone are i…ued with true iustifying and sauing faith) doe constantly perseuere vntounto the end; and though they sometimes fall into grieuous sinnes, yet they rrPsal. 37, 24, Psal. 145, 14, see my Perpetuity of a Regenerate mans estate.Ps 37:24Ps 145:14neuer fall finally nor totally from the habits, seeds, and state of grace.

Arminianisme.

THe whole erronious doctrine of Arminianisme, (which hath alwayes beene oppugned by the Church of England from the beginning of reformation to this present) may be reduced to these, 7. generall Propositions.

1 That there is no absolute, nor irreuocable, but only a conditiona… and mutable Decree of Praedestination vntounto life & death: and that, not of particular persons, but generally of all beleeuers, and vnbeleeuers; so that the number of the Elect and Reprobate is not so certaine, but that it may be diminished or augmented.

2 That the consideration and foresight of faith, perseuerance, good works, and the right vse of grace receiued, are praerequited conditions, and efficient causes of Election or Praedestination vntounto life: not Gods free-grace, and mercy p. 50onelyonly without respect to these, as to a cause.

3 That the originall, and proper cause of Reprobation (that is of its Decree, not of its execution) is the consideration and foresight of infidelitie, sin, & finall impenitency in the persons reiected; not the meere Free-will and pleasure of God.

4 That there is …an vniuersal or sufficient grace deriued vponupon all m…n since the fall of Adam, by vertue of which they may repent, beleeue, and be saued if they will themselues.

5 That Christ Iesus died alike primarily and effectually for all men whatsoeuer, without any intent to saue any particular persons more then others, be they reprobates or elect: with a purpose to saue all men alike, vponupon condition of beleeuing, which is suspended on their owne actuall power, not on Christs actuall application of it to them by his Spirit.

6 Th…t it is in the power of men, either finally or totally to resist the inward call, and effectuall working p. 51of Gods Spirit in their hearts, in the very acte of their cōuersion, so that they may either withstand o… imbrace their conuersion at their pleasure.

7 That true iustifying faith is neither a fruit of election, nor yet proper vntounto the Elect alone, it being oft-times found in reprobates: and that the very Elect by falling into sinne, both may, and doe fall finally and totally from the habits, seeds, and state of Grace.

These are the fundamentall, and maine points of difference that are now in question and dispute among vsus: whether of these hauehave best right and title to the Church of England; which of them are her anciently receiued, approued, established, professed, and vndoubted Doctrine, is the onelyonly issue that we are now to trie, For the full and finall resolution of which grand, yet doubtlesse Quaere; I shall lay downe these three Conclusions which eueryevery man must subscribe to.

First, That those of these contradictorie Arminian and Anti-Arminian Assertions, which are most consonant to, least variant from, and best warranted, or confirmed by, the Articles of England, Lambheht, and Ireland; the Common-Prayer Booke, and Homelies, of our Church: and the Cathechismes, and-Recantation fote-recited; must needs be the receiued, established, and professed Doctrine of our English Church.

2 Secondly, that those, and those onelyonly, of the here-recorded iarring Positions, which were are at first commended p. 52and transmitted to our infant Church,**Quicquid vel omnes, vel plures v…o …odemque sensu, manifeste, frequenter, perseueranter velut quodam sibi con … Magistrorum Concilio, acci…ndo, tenēd… tradēdo firmauerint; id pr… indubitato, certo, rato que habeatur. Quicquid …ero quāuis ille sanctus & doctus, qua…uis Episcopus, quarauis Confessor & Martyr, praeter omnes, autetiam contra omnes senserit, id inter propri…s, & occultas, & priuatas op…culas, a communis, publicae, & generalis sententiae autheritate secretū sit, ne cum …umo salutis aeternae-pericu…o iuxta sacrilegā haereticorum & scismaticorū cō …uetudinem vniuersalis dogmatis veritate di…issa, vnius hōinis no…itium sectemur errorem: Vin…ētius Lerinē …is, Cōtra hereses, cap. 39. by our religious and learned Martyrs in the dayes of Henry the VIII who then subscribed them with their hands, and Sealed them with their owne blood: which were afterward taught and planted in the grouth and reformation of our Church, by our learned and eminent Diuinity Professors in the flourishing and religious Raigne of King Edward the VI. which were watered with the fruitfull showers of our blessed Martyrs blood in the fire and fagot-regiment of Queene… Mary, through the malice and cruelty of blood-sucking, soule-staruing, and non-preaching Prelates: and hauehave euer since growne vp and flourished in our spredding Church, in the peaceable and happy Raignes of Queene Elizabeth, and King Iames of blessed memorie; being alwayes publikely, constantly, vnanimously, professedly, and vncontrolablie entertained in both our famous Vniuersittes; taught in our Diuinitie Schooles; iustified in our Academicall Disputes: preached in our Pulpits; maintained, propagated, and recorded to posteritie, as the vndoubted Doctrine of our Church (not by some one or two vnorthodox ambitious, time-seruing, nouellizing, Sycophanticall, or romanized Diuines, who know no other passage to their owne secure vp-rising but by religions downefall, which they enterprise) but by the streame & current, of all our Classicall, orthodox, eminent & approued Writers from the beginning of Reformation to this present; must needs be the hereditarie, legitimate, authorized, established, and professed Doctrine of the Church of England, and the vndoubted truth.

3 Thirdly, that such of those Tenents now in issue, which hauehave beene constantly oppugned, refelled, and disclaimed, yea, positiuely condemned… by all the fore-alledged Articles; Common-prayer Booke, Homelies, Cathechismes, Recantation: and by all the learned and approued orthodox Authors which our Church hath nourished and produced from her first reformation to this instant: cannot bee deemed or adiudged the ancient, embraced, p. 53resolued, or vndoubted Doctrine of our English Church.

These three infallible rules of tryall being thus praemised; if I can now but proue, that the Articles of England, Lambheth, and Ireland: the Common-prayer Booke and Homelie of our Church: the authorized Cathechisme of Edward the VI. the recantation of Barret, &c. together with our renowned Martyrs, Vniuersities, Diuinitie Schooles, and Professors, and the whole succession and series of all our orthodox and approued Writers from the inchoation of reformation to this present; hauehave alwayes constantly, professedly, and in direct and positiue tearmes, maintained, iustified, and patronized these seuen Anti-Arminian Positions here recorded; oppugning, reiecting, and manifestly condemning the seuen opposite Arminian Tenents as Pelagian, Popish, erronious, and euidently repugnant to the Scriptures and dogmaticall Resolutions of out Church; it m…st then be forthwith yeelded to me, and adiudged fo… me: That these Anti-Arminian, (not their ad, uerse Arminian) Assertions, are the ancient, approued, resolued, established, and professed Doctrine of the Church of England. And this by the helpe of God I come now to proue.The probate of the first Anti-Arminian position to bee the vndoubted doctrine of the Church of England.

For the first of these Anti-Arminian Positions concerning the aeternity and immutability of Election and Reprobation; the vnalterable, praecise & certaine number both of the Elect (the only true Church of Christ) and Reprobate, in regard of Gods fore-knowledge and Decree: and the Election of certaine particular persons; not of all beleeuers, nor yet generally of all men, in the grosse: It is directly, positiuely, and plainely taught, confirmed, and warranted; by the fore-aledged 17. Article of our Church: by the Articles of Lambheth Article 1. 3. by the Articles of Ireland, Articles 12. 13. 14. 15. by the Booke of Common prayer, established byaa2. & 3. Edw. 6 cap 1. 19. 3. & 4. Ed. 6. cap. 10. 5. & 6. Edw. 6. cap. 1. 1. Eliza. c. 1. 13. Eliz. cap. 12. Act of Parliament in our Church: Proposition first; figure (1.) (signifying the first of these Anti-Arminian Propositions to which it hath p. 54relation) by the approued andbbSee Article. 35. setled Homelies of our Church, figures (1.) throughout their seuerall passages here recorded: by the Cathechismes of King Edward the VI. figures (1.) by Barrets Recantation, and the synod of Dort. Arti. 1. 2. which are punctuall in it.

Adde wee to these publicke irrefragable and binding Records,Henry the 8. the expresse concurrent suffrages of three of our eminent and learned Martyrs, (whom laborious and studious Master Fox in his Praeface to their workes, printed together at London 1563. by Iohn Day, which Edition I here follow: hath truely stiled; the cheife Ring-leaders of the Church of England: to wit, Master William Tyndale, in his Paraeble of the wicked Mommon, page 70. 77. 80. In his Answere to Master Moores Dialogue: page 250. 257. 268. 290. 292. In his Answere to Master Moores second Booke, cap. 3. 4. pa. 293. 294. Answere to his third Booke page 306. 307. Answere to his fourth Booke, cap. 10. page 329. and in his Pathway into the holy Scriptures page 380. Master Iohn Frith, in his Answere vntounto Rastals Dialogue, page 10. in his Declaration of Baptisme, page 92. 93. and Master Doctor Barnes, what the Church is, page 248. That Freewill of her owne strength can doe nothing but sinne, page 227. 278. 279. Who maintained this Assertion in these workes of theirs, and confirmed it with their blood in the dayes of Henry the VIII. oppugning and condemning the contrary.

Descend wee vntounto Edward the VI.Edward the 6. his pious Raig…e, here wee shall finde,ccSee the Oration of his life and death before his Loci communes. that learned Doctor Peter Martyr, a man so eminent and famous in his age, that hee was chosen and setled Diuinity P…ofessor in the famous Vniuersity of Oxford, my much honored, Mother: both by the King and State, who sent for him from beyond the seas to this very purpose) abundantly confirming this truth, and for all its fellow Positions, and copiously refuting the opposite Assertions, in his laborious and learned Commentarie on the Romanes, cap. 9. (being nothing, else as himselfe professeth in his Epistle Dedicatorie, but the p…blicke Lectures p. 55which he read in the Vniuersitie of Oxford, whiles hee was there Professor) Tiguri 1559. pag, 682. to 740. and in his Loci Communes Classis 3. cap. 1. sect. 10. to 40.ddPeter Mart… Epistola nuncū patoria in Romanos, & Oratio de …ita & morte Petri Martiris: prefixed to his Loci Commune… accordingly. Here we may meete with his learned and intire Friend and fellow-Professor of Diuinitie in the Vniuersitie of Cambridge, by the States especiall appointment, Master Martin Bucer (who concurred in all points of Doctrine with him without the least dissent) maintaining this, and …ts associated Positions; repugning all the contrary, in his Commentarie on Rom. 8. 30. cap. 9. 11. to 23. cap. 11. 2. to 6. Dedicated to our Religious Martyr Archbishop Cranmer; and in sundry other of his workes: both of them planting this first, and all its subsequent Anti-Arminian Conclusions in both our famous Vniuersities; who together with the whole Church of England, (as our learned aaCignea Cantio Cantabrigiar Octo. 9. 1595. p. 15. 16.Doctor Whitakers heretofore, and our iudicious Doctor Ward of late, hauehave ioyntly testified) hauehave euer since, from the very first restitution of the Gospell to this praesent, euen constantly embraced, and defended them as the vndoubted truth and Doctrine of our Church. bbConcio ad Clerum, Cantabrigiae. Ianu. 12. 1625. p. 45.Here we may meete with the constant and godly Martyr Master Hugh Latimer. Bishop of Worcester, (who so admired Peter Martyrs worth and labours, ccFirst sermon before King Edward. Fol. 58.that he openly requested King Edward the VI. to giuegive him a thousand pounds, insteed of his hundred markes by the yeere) concurring with him, and vsus, in this our Anti-Arminian Conclusion in his Sermons. London 1584. fol. 311. 312. 325. 326. 327. Here learned and pious Master Thomas Beacon, Diuinity Professor in the Vniuersitie, in his Sicke Mans salue, London 1680. page 271. to 275. 424. to 430. Here godly and learned Cranmer Arch-Bishop of Canterburie, in our fore-mentioned. Homelies, which were most of them penned and composed by him. Here Master Iohn Bradford, in his Defence of Praedestination; in his Treatise of Praedestination and Freewill: and in his Briefe summe of the doctrine of Praedestination and Election, Printed by Rowland Hall 1562. (being the selfe-same yeere wherein our Articles were p. 56cōposed: together with Stephen Garret, in his Summe of the holy Scripture, London 1547. cap. 4. 6. and 7. doe fully iumpe with vsus in this Conclusion, which most of them confirmed with their blood.

Descend we lower to Queene Elizabeths Queene Eliz.Raigne: here we shall not onelyonly meete with our 17. Article, (composed by Peter Martyr, and Martin Bucer their Schollers, as ddCignea Cantio. p. 16.Doctor Whitakers informes vsus: and therefore more likely to concurre with vsus in all things, as their Tutors did:) but likewise with learned Iohn Veron his Bookes, dedicated to Queene Elizabeth about the beginning of her Raigne; intituled, A sru…full Treatise of Praedestination, with An Apologie or defence of the doctrine of Praedestination, Printed by Iohn Tisdale, London: where all our seuerall Anti-Arminian points are largely, learnedly, and punctually discussed and defended: with Reuerend Master Nowell his authorized Cathechisme, Creed, third part, The holy Catholike Church, The Communion of Saints, and the Forgiuenesse of sinnes: with the quaestions and answers vponupon it: with laborious and charitable Master Iohn Fox, in his renowned Booke of Martyrs Edition 7. London 1596. page 1505. 1506. With Robert Hutton in his Summe of Diuinitie, London 1565. cap of Praedestination, and of the Church: with Iohn Daniel his Excellent Comfort to all Christians, against all kinde of Calamities, London 1576. cap. 27. of Praedestination, and of glorification thereby: with Master Thomas Palfryman one of her Maiesties Chapell, in his Treatise of heauenly Philosophie, London 1578. lib. 1. cap. 7. of the Free Election of God &c. page 74 to 103. With Master Iames Price, his Fanne of the Faithfull, London 1578. Epistle to the Reader, cap. 1. That Election is not generall, but particular and seuerall, cap. 2. That the Elect were elected before the foundation of the world, and cannot finally perish, cap. 3. and 4. that the Kingdome of heauen is not prepared, generally for all: That Christ profitteth not the Reprobate and vnbeleeuing for which his Kingdome is not p. 57praepared… all punctuall to our purpose: with Master Edward Dering Lecture 9. on the Hebrewes 2. ver. 9. Lecture 10. on ver. 13. and Lecture 27. Master Iohn Northbrooke, in his Poore mans Garden, cap. 1. of Praedestination, and Reprobation: with Master Sparke, in his Comfortable Treatise for a troubled Conscience, London 1580. Master Keilway, in his Sermon of Sure Comfort, London 1581. page 23. to 27. With Master Gurney in his Fruitfull Treatise, betweene Reason and Religion, London 1581. page 38. to 47. With Master Iohn Anwicke his Meditations vponupon Gods Monarchie, and the Deuils Kingdome, London 1587. cap. 6. 7. 10. 11. With Bartimeus Andreas, Sermon 2. on Canticles 5. London 1595 page 64. 65. 66. With Master Iohn Smith, in the Doctrine of Prayer in generall for all men, London 1595. page 79. to 91. Learned and ready Doctor Fulke, together with Master Cartwright: Notes on the Rhemish Testament, on Acts 27. sect. 3. on Rom. 8. sect. 8. and 9. sect. 2. 3. 4. 5. on Math. 3. sect. 7. cap. 13. sect. 3. cap. 22. sect. 2. and on Iohn 15. sect. 3. Learned Master Doctor William Whitakers De Ecclesia Controuersia 2. Quaest. 1. and Cygnea Cantio, Cantabrigiae Octobris 9. 1595. page 6. to 20. Reuerend and learned Doctor Matthew Hutton, Archbishop of Yorke, and formerly Professor of Diuinitie in Cambridge, De Electione & Reprobatione Commentatio, Hardrouici 1613. To whom I might adde Doctor Whitgift Arch-Bishop of Canterbury, with the rest of our Diuines, who composed the Articles of Lambheth, and Barrets Recantation formerly mentioned. Robertus Somus De Tribus Quaestionibus, Quaest. 1. and 3. Doctor Esteius Oratio, De certitudine salutis, Hardrouici per Thysium 1613. Doctor Chaderton De iustificationis & fider perseuerantia non in…erscisa. Doctor Willet De Praedestinatione, Quaest. 1. 2. Synopsis Papism…, page 904. to 922. Commentary on Rom. 8. Controuersie 16. to 21. cap. 9. Contr. 7. to 12. cap. 11. contr. 1. 2. 3. Master Greenham Graue Councell and godly obseruations, in his workes, p. 58London 1612. page 36. 45. 122. Treatlse of Blessednesse, page 207. his 14. Sermon page 255. Godly Instructions, cap. 53. page 764. A Letter consolatorie page 878. 879. Master William Perkins his Order of causes of Saluation and Damnation, in his workes, London 1612. Tom. 1. page 76. to 114. An Exposition on the Creed, page 276. to 297. Of Gods Free grace and mans Free-will, page 723. A Treatise of Praedestination, Tom. 2. page 606. to 641. An Exposition on Iude, Tom. 3. page 316. Master Iohn Hill, in his Life euerlasting, Cambridge 1601. Booke 5. page 522. to 653. Where all our Arminians Tenents are in terminis confuted. Reuerend Bishop Babington, in his Sermon at Pauls Crosse on Iohn 6. 37. the 2. Sunday on Michaelmas Terme, 1590. part 1. and 3.

All these religious, eminent, authorized and learned wri…ers of our Church hauehave vnanimously, successiuely, and vninterruptedly (yea, most of them professedly, and in terminis,) maintained and iustified this our first Anti-Arminian Thesis, with all its following Conclusions, as the orthodox truth and vndoubted doctrine of our Church; oppugning and copiously refelling its contrary Arminian Tenent as Popish, Romish, and Pelagian; during the whole Raigne of Queene Elizabeth, not one authorized writer of our Church so much as once dissenting from them for ought that I can finde: and shall wee now begin to quaestion, whether it be the doctrine of our Church, or no?

Descend we lower to king Iames King Iames.his Raigne. And here with whom may we more fitly begin then with this our learned King himselfe, who in the first yeere of his Raigne, in the praesence of sundry Nobles Praelates and Deanes,**See his Meditation on the Lords Prayer, & his Paraphrase on the Reuelation. c. 13. 8. c. 17. 8.Rev 13:8 in the Conference at Hampton Court, pag. 30. and 43. makes mention both of aeternall Praedestination and Reprobation: expresly aucrring, That Praedestination and El…ction depend not vponupon any qualities, actions, or workes of man which be mutable, but vponupon God his aeternall and immutable p. 59Decree and purpose: then which determination of his (approued and applauded by all there present) nothing can be more full and punctuall to our present Conclusion: Moreouer, hee likewise brands Arminianisme, with the name of (HERESIE) Arminians with the stile of Atheisticall sestaries, and (PESTILENT HERETICKES) who dare take vponupon them that licentious libertie to fetch againe from hell the **Meaning Pelagianisme.ancient haeresies long since condemned: or else to inuent new of their owne braine, contrary to the beliefe of the true Catholicke Church: (a stigmaticall Impresse which our Arminians shall neuer be able to claw off againe,) in his Declaration against Vorstius, London 1612. page 15. 19. 22. neere the middest of his peaceable Raigne: And as if all this were not sufficient, in a priuate Conference with two learned Diuines not long before his death, now published by his speciall command, hee christened our Armini…ans, with the name of**See Pelagi… Rediuitius. Epistle to the Reader, and King Iames his Cygnea Cantio, newly printed. L…n 1619. p. 32. new Pelagians: being thus, as you see, a professed enemie to them, and their Opinions, both in the beginning, middle, and end of his most peaceable Raigne: as his speciall care in conuenting the famous Synod of Dort, and his approbation of all their dogmaticall Resolutions, super-added to these three former euidences, will at large declare. As this our learned King, and King of learning, thus constantly displayed himselfe against Arminianisme in generall, & this our Arminian Error in particular: so all our learned Writers of his age,aaQuicquid ciuitatis princept in honore habucrit, necesse est i…sdem rebu… consentaneam reliquorum ciuium sententiam esse. Aristotle. Polit. l. 2. c. 9. p. 140. Nemo suos (haet est aulae natura potentis) sed Domini mores Caesaria nus hab…t Martial Epigram. l. 9. Epigr. 61. (as men doe commonly conforme their iudgements to their Princes Tenents) didbbHonestissimum …st maiorum v… stigiasequi recte si praecesserim. Plinie, Epist. lib. 5. Epist 8. worth…ly suffragate to his, and these our Anti-Arminian Conclusions: witnesse… our famous Doctor Reinolds: who alone was a well furnisht Librarie full of all faculties, of all studies, of all learning: whose memorie, whose reading were neere to a miracle, as ccBishop Hall. Epist. Decad 1. Epist ….one well obserues: in his Thesis 4. in Schola Theologica tractata: Nouember 2. 1579. sect. 23. to 27. and Apologia Thesium: sect. 12. to 23. Londini 1602. being the first yeere of King lames his Raigne: witnesse learned and scolasticall Doctor Field: of the Church, Booke 1, cap. 3. p. 604. 7. 8. 10. Booke 3. Appendix, cap. 14. Edit. 2. Oxford. 1628. p. 33. Master Thomas Draxe in his Worlds Resurrection, London 1609. pag. 2. 3. 23. 78. Master Trendall his Arke against the Dragons flood, London 1608. page 4. 6. Master Thomas Rogers Chaplein to Archbishop Bancroft in his Analysis on the 39. Articles, intituled, The faith, doctrine, and religion, professed and protected in the Realme of England and Dominions of the same: perused, and by the lawfull Authoritie of the Church of England, allowed to be publicke: Proposition, 1. 2. 3. 4. on Article 17. Master Turnball, Sermon 1. on Iude 1. 2. Godly and painefull Master Samuel Heiron in his Spirituall Sonneship 1. part of his workes, London 1620. page 365. to 372. Learned Doctor Iohn White, in his Way to the true Church, London 1610, Digression 40. sect. 49. page 270. in his Defence of the way, cap. 25. sect. 10. to the end, London 1624. page 128. to 138. Sermon at Pauls Crosse, March 20. 1615. sect. 8. Learned Doctor Robert Abbot Bishop of Salisbury, and Regius Professor of Diuinitie in the Vniuersitie of Oxford: in his Diuinitie Lecture in the Vniuersitie Schooles Oxoniae, Iuly 10. 1613. sect. 1. 2. 3. 4. in his other three Lectures, 1614. and 1615. London 1618. Animaduersio in Thompsoni Diatribam, cap. 5. Master Brightman on the Reuelation, cap. 3. ve. 8. cap. 17. ver. 8. cap. 21. 27. Master Richard Stocke: in his Doctrine and vse of Repentance, London, 1610. page 167. to 172. Learned Doctor Benefield, late Lady Margarets Professor in the Vniuersitie of Oxford, De Sanctorum perseuerantia, lib. 2. cap. 18. 20. Francofurti, 1618. page. 260. 261. Learned Doctor Crackenthorpe, in his Sermon of Praedestination, preached at Saint Maries in Oxford, London 1620. Master Thomas Wilson, in his Exposition vponupon the Romanes, cap. 9. ver. 11. 12. to 29. and cap. 11. ver. 5. 6. 7. 8. Edition 2. London 1627. page 348. 380. 444. to 460. Doctor Iohn Boyes, late Deane of Canterburie, in his Exposition of the Epistle on Innocents day, and on Psalme, 104. on p. 61Whitsunday Euening, in his workes; London 1622. page 613. 614. 625. 941. Master Samuel Crooke in his Guide, Edition 4. London 1625. section 4. 9. and 17. Learned Doctor Ames in his Coronis ad collationem Hagiensem, Lugduni Batauorum, 1618. Articulus 1. and 2. Eminent and renowned Doctor Prideaux in his Lecture, 1. Iuly 6. in the Vniuersity Schooles at Oxford, where hee then was, and now is, Regius Professor of Diuinity: Learned Sir Christopher Sybthorpe in his Friendly Aduertisement, to the Catholickes of Ireland, Dublin 1623. cap. 7. 8. page 153. to 214. Master Adams in his Churches Glorie, on Hebr. 12. 23. page 65. to 90. Master Elnathan Parre in his Grounds of Diuinitie, Edit. 4. London 1622. page 281. to 309. Master Robert Yarrow; in his Soueraigne comfort for a troubled conscience, London 1619 cap. 38. 29. page 352. &c. Godly and learned Master Paul Bayne, in his Commentarie on Ephesians 1. London 1618. page 64. to 256. Doctor Griffith Williams, in his Delights of the Saints, London 1622. page 7. to 70. Master Iohn Downame, in his Summe of sacred Diuinitie, lib. 2. cap. 1. page 283. to 310. cap. 6. page 399. Master Humphery Sydenham, in his Iacob and Esau, or Election and Reprobation, preached at Pauls Crosse, March 4. 1622. London 1627. Master Iohn Frewen, in his Grounds of Religion, London 1621. Quaest. 13. page 278. 279. 280. Learned Doctor Francis White, now Bishop of Norwitch, in his Orthodox, London 1624. page 105. 108. and in his Conference with Fisher, page 49. to 55. Godly and painefull Master Byfield, in his Treatise of the Pr…mises, cap. 13. page 386. 387. and in his Exposition on the Collossians cap. 3. ver. 12. page 75. Doctor Sclater Sermon at Pauls Crosse, 1609. on Hebr. 6. 4. 5. Exposition on I. Epistle of the Thessalonians, cap. 1. ver. 5. page 39. 40. cap. 5. ver. 9. 10. page 438. to 455. ver. 24. page 556. 557. Exposition on Epistle 2. cap. 1. ver. 10. p. 53. 54. Adde we as a Corrollarie and Conclusion to all these, the Resolution of our eminent Dort Diuines: p. 62to wit, Doctor Carlton late Bishop of Chichester: Doctor Dauenat, now Bshop of Salisbury, Doctor Goade, Doctor Ward, Lady Margarets Professor in Cambridge, & Doctor Belcankwell Deane of Rochester, which concurres with this our Position in terminis, condemning the contrary as crronious and haereticall, as the English Synod of Dort approued of by King Iames, Article 1. and 2. throughout. Doctor Wards Suffragium Brittanorum, London 1627. Articulus 1. and 2. together with the Synod it selfe, Printed in folio, Article 1. 2. Theologorum magnae Brittanniae Sententia, doe at large declare. Thus hath this our present Position beene constantly maintained as the vndoubted truth and doctrine of our Church, by all the fore-quoted Authors, from the beginning of Reformation to the present Raigne of our gracious King Charles, not one approued Author of our Church (to my knowledge) so much as once oppugning it.**King Charles. How this Assertion hath beene iustified as the receiued Doctrine of out Church since his Maiesties happy Raigne: the Examination of Master Montagues Appeale by Reuerend Bishop Carlton, cap. 3. 4. with the ioint Attestation of him and all our fore-named Dort Diuines, thereto annexed vnderunder all their hands, page 26. Doctor Ward his S…ffragium Brittanorum, & Concio ad Clerum London 1627. Bishop Dauenate his Expositio Epistolae Pauli ad Collossenses, Cantabrigiae, 1627. page 117. 118. 119. 171. 173. 390. 391. Doctor Goade, and Doctor Daniel Featly, in their Pelagius Rediuiuus parallel. 1. sect. 3. 5. Parallel 2. sect. cap. 2. 1. Doctor Featly in his 2. Parallel, London 1626. page 1. to 20. Master Henry Burton, in his Plen to an Appeale, page 39. to 60. and in his Truth triumphing ouer Trent. London 1629. cap. 17. Master Yates, in his Ibicad Caesarem, cap. 8. 9. 10. Master Wotton in his Dangerous Plot Discouered, cap. 20. Master Francis Rouse, in his Doctrine of King Iames. page 1. to 25. And my owne Perpetuitie of a Regenerate mans estate, Edit. 2. page 6. to 23. can**See the Authors quoted in the 2. & 3. Thesis next ensuing, as punctuall to this purpose. abundantly testifie since therefore this p. 63first Anti-Arminian Position hath beene alwayes thus constantly, vnanimously, and vncontrolably maintained by all those seuerall Martyrs, Praelates, Doctors, and approued Writers; in all the successiue Raignes of these 6. English Monarches, from the beginning of Reformation to this present, oppugning its opposite Arminian Thesis, as erronious, and repugnant to the receiued Doctrine of our English Church, we may safely embrace it, yeaestablish it as the vndoubted Doctrine of the Church of England.

For the second of these Anti-Arminian Positions, touching the freenesse of Gods Election, and its in-dependancy on faith, or will, or workes, or perseuerance, or endeauors, or any other condition, or praeuious disposition in the persons elected: it is vndoubtedly and manifestly warranted, by the expresse words of our 13. and 17. Articles. Of the 2. Article of Lambheth: of the 14. Article of Ireland: of our Common-prayer Booke, and Homelies: of the fore-cited Cathechisme and Quaestions, figures 22Anti-Arminian Assertion, 2. the constant proued to bee and received Doctrine of the Church of England.which hauehave all relation to it: of the Synod of Dort. Article 1. and of Barrets Recantation in the Latine coppie, section 6. where our 17. Article is verbatim recited.

To these I shall adde the concurrent, plenary and copious attestation**Henry the 8. of Master William Tyndall Martyr, in his Parable of the wicked Mammon, page 70. 75. 78. 80. 88. 90. in his Answere to Master Moores Dialogue p. 259. Answere to his 2. Booke, cap. 3. page 293. Answere to his 4. Booke, cap. 10. page 329. cap. 11. page 331. 332. 337, in his Pathway into the holy Scriptures, page 380. and in his Exposition on the first Epistle of Iohn, cap. 3. page 410. 412. cap. 4. page 416. 417. 419. Of Master Iohn Frith Martyr, in his Mirrour to know thy selfe, page 84. 85. in his Declaration of Baptisme, page 92. 93. Of Doctor Barnes a learned Martyr, in his Treatise, What the Church is, page 246. and that Free-will of her owne strength can doe nothing but sinne, page 274. 277. 278. 279. Of Master Iohn Harrison in his Yet about at the Romish Fox, Zuricke 1543. In the dayes of p. 64King Henry the VIII.**Edwa. the 6. Of learned Peter Martyr once Professor of Diuinitie in the Vniuersitie of Oxford, Commentarie on the Romans 8. page 532. 533. 534. c. 9. page 700. to 714. in cap. 11. page 869. and Loci Communes Classis 3. cap. 1. sect. 11. and 16. to 27. Of famous Martin Bucer once Diuinitie Reader in the Vniuersitie of Cambridge, Commentarie on Romans 9. ver. 11. to 27. and on Rom. 11. 4. 5. 6. Of Master Hugh Latimer Martyr, Bishop of Worcester, in his Sermon on the third Sunday after Epiphanie, fol. 312. and on the Sunday called Septuagesima fol. 325. 326. 327. Of a Booke intituled the Summe of holy Scriptures, by Stephen Garret (as most suppose) Printed 1547. in the 2. yeere of King Edward the VI. cap. 6. Of Thomas Beacon a Diuinitie Professor, afterward a Martyr, in his Sickmans Salue, London 1580. page 412. 413. 414. Of learned Master Iohn Hooper Bishop and Martyr, in his Declaration of the 10. Commandements, Epistle to the Reader, written Nouember 5. 1549. London 1588. Of Master Iohn Bradford Martyr, in his Briefe Summe of the doctrine of Election and Praedestination, a punctuall Treatise to our praesent purpose, and in this Letter recorded by Master Iohn Fox in his Booke of Martyrs, page 1505. Col. 1.**Queene Mary Of Iohn Carelesse, and Master Woodman godly Martyrs, Master Fox in his Martyriologe, London 1596. page 1742. Col. 2. l. 40. 60. and page 1809. 1810. Col. 1. in the dayes of persecuting Queene Mary. **Queene Elizabeth.Of Master Iohn Veron, in his Fruitfull Treatise of Praedestination, and his Apologie for the same, dedicated to Queene Elizabeth. Of Master Iohn Fox in his Martyriologe, page 1505. 1506. Of Reuerend Deane Nowel, in his Cathechisme on the Creed, Why we call God Father, and of the holy Catholicke Church. Of Master Thomas Palfryman Treatise of heauenly Philosophy, lib. 1. cap. 7. Of Master Robert Caundish, in The Image of Nature, and Grace, fol. 8. fol. 45. to 57. cap. 9. fol. 100. to 110. Of Master Iames Price his Fanne of the Faithfull, Epistle to the Reader, and cap. 1. p. 652. 14. Of Master Robert Hutton Summe of Diuinitie, Lond…n 1565. cap. Of Grace and of Praedestination. Of godly Master Edward Deering Lecture 9. and 27. on the Hebrewes. Of Master Iohn North-brooke, The …ore mans Garden, cap. 1. and 18. Of Master Arthur G…rney, A fruitfull Dialogue betweene Reason and Religion, fol. 39. to 47. Of Master A…wicke his Meditations vponupon Gods Monarchie, and the Deuils Kingdome, cap. 6. 7. of incomparable M Hooker Discourse of Iustification. sect 29… Of Master Anthonie Anderson. A goldly Seemon of Sure Comfort, page 23. to 27. Of Master Thomas Sparkes, his Confortable Treatise, How a man may be assured in his owne Conscience of his …lection. Of Reuerend Bishop Babington Sermon at Pauls Crosse 1590. part 1. and 3. Of profound and rea… Doctor Fulke, **So is he stiled by …. Hall. Epist. decad… 1. Epist. 7.that Hammer of Haer tickes and Ch…mpion of truth: Together with Master Thomas Carth w…ght Notes on Rom. 9. sect. 2. 3. 5. and on 2. Peter …. sect. 2. Of Bartim us Andreas Sermon 2. on … 5. page 64. 65. 66. Of learned Doctor Mathew Ha…on … …shop of Yorke, De Electione & Rep…obatione Commentatio: to whom I might adde Reuerend Doctor Whitgift Arch-Bishop of Canterburie, and all those other learned Praelates, Doctors, and graue Dr…ines, who composed the Articles of Lambet…, an… Barrets Recantation, fore-ci…ed. O solid Doctor Whitakers **B. B. Hall Epist Decad 1. Epist. 7.whom no man euer … rence, or heard without wonder. C…gnea Cantio page 2 to 18. Of profound Master William Perkins. Of the Order and causes of Election and Reprobati…n… cap. … … 51. Tom 1. page 16. 95. to 114. …xpositio… … Creed, page 277. to 299. A Treatise of … Tom. 2. page 606. to 641. Exposition on lude, … page 516. 517. Of Master Greenham. A Treatise of … sednesse, page 207. Of Doctor Robert Some … of Praedestination, and Tractatus De Tribus Qua…t…on…bu… Quaest. 1. and 3. Of Master Iohn Hill Life euerla… … page 526. 527. 528. in the Raigne of blessed Elizabeth … p. 66our late learned Soueraigne K. Iames. Conferēce at Hāto… Court, page 43. Where his Maiestie expresly deliuereth his Royall Resolution of this point in these puctuall …earmes: Praedestination and Election, depends not vponupon any qualities, actions, or workes of man, which be mutable, but of Gods eternall and immutable Decree and purpose: in which Resolution hee constantly continued till his death; as his Commentary on the Lords Prayer, and the Reuelation: his Declaration against Vorstius, his Approbation of the Synodicall Resolutions, and Conclusions at Dort, and his Conference with two of our English Diuines, about a month before his death, newly published by Doctor Daniel Featly, page 31. 32. will fully euidence. Of laborious and learned Doctor Willet Commentarie on Rom. 8. Controuersie, 16. 17. 18. cap. 9. Controuersie 7. 8. 10. cap. 11. Controuersie 3. Synopsis papismi, page 881. 904. to 908. 918. to 922. Of eminent and incomparable Doctor Reinolds Thesis, 4. and Apologia Thesium, sect. 14. to 23. of Master Thomas Bell in his Downefall of Poperie, London 1608. Article 5. page 61. in his Catholicke Triumphe, London 1610. cap. 9. page 244. to 448. Of learned Doctor Robert Abbos, late Bishop of Salisburie, Lectura 1. De Gratia & Perseuerantia Sanctorum, sect. 3. De Veritate Gratia Christi, Iuly 8. 1615. sect. 12. to the end. Octobris, 15. 1615. sect. 5. 6. 7. 8. Oratio 4. eodem Anno Octobris 29. sect. 6. Animaduersio in Thampsoni Diatribam, cap. 4. 5. Of Master Thomas Rogers Analysis on the 17. Article Proposition 5. Of Doctor Field, Of the the Church, lib 1. cap. 1. to 7. Of Master Samuel Hieron Abridgement of the Gospell in his workes, part 1. page 104. 105. The worth of the water of life, page 203. 204. The spirituall Son-ship, page 370 371. Of Doctor Iohn White Way to the true Church Digressio 41. sect. 43. 44. 45. 49 Defence of the way, cap. 21. 25. 38. sect. 6. 10. to 16. Sermon at Pauls Crosse, sect. 8. Of Doctor Francis White, now Bishop of Norwitch in his Orthodox, cap. 8. Of Doctor p. 67Crakenthorpe in his Sermon of Praedestination. Of Doctor Ames Coronis ad Collationem Hagiensem Artic. 1. and 2. Of Doctor Griffith Williams Delights of the Saints, part 1. page 68. 69. 70. 93. Or Doctor Sclater Sermon at Pauls Crosse 1…09. An Exposition on the Thessalonians lately published, cap. 5. v. 9. 10. page 438. to 455. on Epistle 2. cap. 1. ver. 11. page 67 cap. 2. verse 13. page 178. to 190. Of Master Elnathan Parre Grounds of Diuinitie, Edit. 4. page 285. to 341. Of Master Draxe, in his Wolds Resurrection, page 3. 78. 110. Of Master Samuel Crooke Guide to Godlinesse, sect. 4. and 17. Of Mast 1 Iohn Downame Summe of Diuinitie lib. 2. cap 1. and 6. Of Master Paul Baine Commentarie on Ephesians 1. page 71. to 150. where this point is largely handled. Of Master Elton and Master Randall in their Sermons on Romans 8. 29. 30. Of Doctor Boyes Whit…unday Euening prayer page 940. to 944. in his workes. Of Master Robert Yarrow Soueraigne Comfort for a troubled Conscience, cap. 28. to the end of cap. 36. Of Doctor Benefield De Sanctorum perseuerantia, lib. 2. cap. 18. 20. Of Master Humfry Sydenham, his Iacob and Esan… preached at Pauls Crosse 1622. part 1. Of Sir Christopher Sybthorpe, in his friendly Aduertisement to the praetended Catholi…kes of Ireland, cap. 7. 8. Of eminent and acute Doctor Prideaux Lecture Oxontae in Comitijs, Anno 1616. De absoluto Decreto. Of Master Nathaniel Bifield in his Treatise of the Promises, cap. 11. 13. Exposition on the Colossians, cap. 3. ver. 12. page 74. 75. Of Master Thomas Wilson Exposition on Romans 9. ver. 11. 12. Of incomparable Doctor**See his Religion professed by the ancient luth, p. 8. 9. accordingly. Vsher, now Arch-Bishop of Armagh, and Primate of Ireland, his Answere to the Iesuites Challenge of Free-will, page 464. to 492. With all our famous Dort Diuines, Synod of Dort Arcicle 1. i… the Raigne of famous King Iames. … O… Reuerend and learned Bishop Carlton Examination of Master Mountagues Appeale, cap. 3. 4. Of learned Doctor Dauenat Bishop of Salisburie, Expositie Epistolae …aul… ad Colossenses, p. 68cap. 3. ver. 12. page 390. 391. Of solid Doctor Ward, Concio ad Clerum Cantabrigiae, Ian. 12. 1625. page 30. to 33. Of acute Doctor Featly, his 2. Parallel, page 1. to 14. and in his and Doctor Thomas Goads ioint Pelaguos Rediuiuu…. Of Master Henry Burton Plea to an Appeale, page 39. to 71. Truth triumphing ouer Trent, cap. 17. Of Doctor Iohn Bastwicke, Elenchus Religionis Papisticae, cap. 8. 9. and 11. Of Master Yates Ibis ad Caesarem, part 1. cap. 6. 7. 8. 10. 18. part 2. cap. 1. 2. 3. Of Master Wotton, A Dangerous plot Discouered, cap. 19. 20. Of Master Francis Rouse. The Doctrine of King Iames, page 1. to 25. Of Master Richard Scudder The Christians daily walke, Edit. 2. London 1628. page 431. 439. 613. 615. Master William Pemble in his Vindiciae gratiae, page 38. to 44. Of Master Thomas Vicars in his Pusillus Grex, Oxoniae 1627. Of M. Richard Bernard Rheemes against Rome, p. 311. 312. Of Master Iohn Barlow Exposition on the 2. Tim. 1. 9. and cap. 2. 19. 20. 21. Of Doctor Sclater Exposition on the Epistles to the Thessalonians sore-cited. All these most Reuerend, eminent and learned Martyrs, Praelates, Doctors, Diuines, and Writers of our Church, in these their seuerall workes and ages, hauehave punctually and copiously concurred in the vnanimous defence and confirmation of this our second Anti-Arminian Conclusion, oppugni…g, refuting, the contrarie Arminian Position, as Pelagian, Semi-Pelagian, Popish, Arminian, erronious, and opposite to the receiued Doctrine of our Church, not one authorized Author, or Orthodox Writer of our Church, so much as one dissenting from them: therefore we may vndoubtedly receiue it, declare it, and adiudge it, as the established; resolued, and professed Doctrine of our English Church.

3The third of these fore mentioned Anti-Arminian Conclusions;The third Anti-Arminian position proued. touching the absolutenesse, immutabili…ie, and impulsiue or primarie cause of the Decr…e (not of the Act or execution) of Reprobation or Non-election, is p. 69necessarily implied and raised from our 17. Article, as **See page 8. 9.Doctor Whitakers and others hauehave obserued: it is fully warranted and proued by the 1. and 4. Articles of Lambeth, which well explaine our 17. Article in this point, as learned**Lect…ra. 1. De Absoluto Decreto. sect. 10 p. 25. Doctor Prideaux hath obserued; by the 11. 12. and 14. Articles of Ireland: by our fore-named Homelies, figures (3) by the Cathechisme of Praedestination figures (3) by the Synod of Dort, Articles 1. 2. and by the expresse wor…s of Barrets Recantation, composed by the Vniuersitie He…ds of Cambridge, section 6. where our 17. Article is likewise quoted for to warrant it.**Henry the 8. Our learned godly Martyrs in the Regiment of King Henry the VIII. hauehave suffraged to this Tenent, witnesse Master VVilliam Tyndalls Parable of the Wicked Mammon, page 80. Col. 2. Answere to Master Moores fourth Booke, cap. 10. page 329. Master Iohn Frith, A Mirrour to know thy selfe, page 84. and learned Doctor Barnes, That Freewill of her owne strenth can doe nothing else but sin, page 270. 271. 274. 276. to 283. where this point is largely handled.

**Edw, the 6….Our learned Diuinitie Professors in King Edwards dayes are full and copious in this point, witnesse Peter Martyr in his Comment. in Epist. ad Romanos, cap. 9. Tiguri 1559. page 697. 718. and Locorum communiuns Classis, 3. cap. 1. sect. 15. 28. to 32. 36. (**Certe Regis auspicijs… a quae hic …eges, O…onij postremoeius tempore docui… cum que a menon peteretur tantum, …edessagita…tur, vtopu… extar…t, acquie. i. being Lectures read in the Uniuersitie of Oxford by King Edwards appointment, and earnestly desired by diuers of the Vniuersitie for the presse, as himselfe records in his Epistle Dedicatorie) together with Master Martin Bucer in his Commentarie on the selfesame Chapter, ver. 11 to 24. Whence eminent Doctor VVhitakers in his Cygnea Cantio, pa. 15. informes vsus: That Peter Martyr, and Martin Bucer, of honourable memorie, did professe this Doctrine of absolute and irresp… ctiue Reprobation, in both our famous Vniuersities, and that our Church, which was most abundantly watered with the fountaines of these two eminent Diuines, in the dayes of King Edward the VI …d alwayes hold it since the restitution of the p. 70Ghospell to her. This then was the receiued Doctrine of our Church in King Edwards dayes; as our 17. Article which was then composed; together with our Homelies forequoted will euince; there being no approued Writer of our Church now extant, that did oppugne it in that age: and should we begin to doubt it now? If any obiect that Master Iohn Bradford in his Summe of the Doctrine of Praedestination and Reprobation; affirmes, that our owne wilfulnesse, sinne, and contemning of Christ, are the cause of Reprobation, therefore this doctrine was not then so generally receiued: I answere, First, that Master Bradfords explanation of himselfe in the subsequent li…es will take off this obiection: For he informes vsus, that he speakes only of the second cause of Reprobation (that is of the execution, not of the Decree of Reprobation) which is onelyonly sinne, not of the first cause of it, (the thing we hauehave now in quaestion) which we cannot comprehend, it being the vnsearchable will of God, which we should not search into, further then God doth giuegive vsus leaue in his VVord. Secondly, that Master Bradford speakes this onelyonly to silence Reprobates and damned men, aduising them to looke first vponupon their owne sinnes which bring damnation and Gods hatred on them, not vponupon Gods secret Decree of Reprobation, which as it doth not impose a necessitie of sining vponupon men, so it neuer brings da…ation on them but for sinne: M. Bradford then speaking only of the actuall execution of Reprobation, not of the Decree it selfe: of the secondary cause of it, not of the first, which is onelyonly the vnsearcheable will of God, makes wholy for our present Tenent, not against it. The selfe-same answere may be giuen to that of Bishop Hooper in his Epistle to the Christian Reader. praefixed before his Declaration of the Commandements, where he writes thus: The cause of reiection or damnation is sinne in man, which will neither receiue the promise of the Gospell, &c. Where reiection, is put, for the execution of Reprobation, or actuall damnation, (as this disiunctiue or explanatorie coniunction or the cause of reiection or damnation) p. 71and this marginall note: The cause of damnation in man; annexed to it, due infalliblie demonstrate: of which eueryevery man doth readily acknowledge sinne to be the onelyonly cause: not for the Decree of Reprobation, which hath no other primarie moouing or impulsiue cause, but Gods meere will and pleasure: these writers then make wholy for vsus, not against vsus, if rightly vnderstood.

This was the constant Tenent and resolution of our eminent Diuines in Queene Elizabeths Queene Eliz.dayes, witnesse Iohn Veron his Fruitfull Treatise of Praedestination, and the Apologie for the same: where it is largely proued, all obiections and cauils against it, being there fully answered: witnesse Master Iohn Fox his Martiriologe, page 1506. line 50. Master Thomas Palfryman Treatise of heauenly Philosophy, cap. 7. Master Iames Price his Fanne of the Faithfull, cap. 1. 3. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Master Iohn North-brooke his Poore mans Garden, cap. 1. Master Arthur Gurney his Fruitfull Dialogue betweene Reason and Religion, fol. 38. to 42. Master Anwicke his Meditations of Gods Monarchie and the Deuils Kingdome, cap. 6. 7. Learned Doctor Fulke, and Master Cartwright Answere to the Rhemish Testament Notes, on Rom. 9. sect. 2. 3. 5. Master Edward Deering on the Hebrewes, Lecture 9. Reuerend and godly Bishop Babington Sermon at Pauls Crosse 1590. part 1. and learned Matthew Hutton Arch-Bishop of Yorke, De Electione & Reprobatione Commentatio: together with Arch-Bishop Whitguift, and all those learned Praelates, Doctors, and Diuines, who composed the Assertions of Lambheth and Barrets Recantation. Iudicious and solid Doctor VVhitakers, in his Cygnea Cantio, page 3. to 18. Master VVilliam Perkins his Treatise of the Order of causes of Election and Reprobation, cap. 7. 50. 51. Tom. 1. page 16. 95. 114. his Exposition on the Creed… p. 277. to 299. and Treatise of Predestination. Tom. 2. page 608. to 641. his Exposition on the Epistle of Iude, ver. 4. Tom. 3. page 516. 517. and Master Iohn Hills Life euerlasting, lib. 5. p. 599. to 612. where this our praesent p. 72Assertion is punctually maintained.

**King Iames.Of learned King Iames himselfe, Meditation on the Lords Prayer, and Conference at Hampt…n Court, page 30. 43. Of Doctor Robert Abbot late Bishop of Salisbury, and Diuinity Professor in Oxford, Oratio quarta, De Veritate gratiae Christi, October 1615. sect. 6. Of Doctor Iohn VVhites Way to the Church, Digression 41. sect. 44. 45. 49. and Defence of the way, cap. 25. sect. 10. to the end, where this point is learnedly handled. Of Doctor Francis VVhite, now Bishop of Norwitch, in his Orthodox, cap. 8. paragraph, 1. 2. Of Doctor Crackenthorpe, in his Sermon of Praedestination. Of Doctor VVillet in his Commentary on Romans 8. Controuersie, 16. cap. 9. Controuersie, 7. 9. 10. 11. and Synosis Papismi page 881. 882. 913. 920. Of Doctor Field Of the Church-Booke 1. cap. 4. Of Doctor Ames Coronis ad Collationem Hagiensem, Articulus 1. and 2. Of Doctor Benefield De Perseuerantia Sanctorum, lib. 2. cap. 18. 20. Of Doctor Prideaux De Absolut, Decreto Lectura 1. Of Master Thomas VVilson Exposition on Romans cap. 9. v. 11. 12. to 27. and cap. 11. ver. 7. Of Master Thomas Rogers Analysis on the 17. Article, Proposition 4. and 5. Of master Samuel Crooke in his Guide …ect. 4. and 9 Of Master Elnathan. Parre Gro…ds of Diuini… page 211. to 309. Of Master Paule …ayne Commentarie on Ephesians 1. page 20. 118. Of Master Thomas D…axe in hi… Worlds Resurrection page 3. 78. Of Master Downame in his Summe of Diuinitie, Booke … cap. 1. page 283. to 311. Of Master Christopher Sybthorp… his Friendly Admonition to the praetended Catholikes of Ireland, cap. 7. 8. where this point is excellently handled. Of Doctor Griffith VVillams his delights of the Saints page 7. 8. 9. 92. 93. Of Master Humfrey Sydenham in his Iacob and Esau, or Election and Reprobation… preached at Pauls Crosse: and of our eminent Dort Diuines Synod of Dort. Article 1. and 2. in the dayes of our late King Iames. **King Charles.Of Doctor William Sclater his Exposition vponupon the first Epistle to p. 73the Thessalonians, cap. 5. ver. 9. 10. page 447. 448. on Epistle 2. cap. 1. ver. 11. page 68. 69. cap. 2. ver. 13. page 183. Of Master Henry Scudder in his Christians daily Walke, cap. 15. sect. 3. page 432. to 438. Of Doctor Iohn Bastwicke, Elenchus Religionis Papisticae, cap. 9. page 194. to 198. Of Reuerend Bishop Carlton Examination of Master Mountagues Appeale, cap. 2. 3. Of Master Henry Burton his Plea to an Appeale, page 46. to 65. and his Truth triumphing ouer Trent, cap. 17. Of Bishop Dauenate, Expositio in Epist. Pauli ad Coloss. page 171. Of Master Francis Rouse, his Doctrine of King Iames. p. 1. to 20 Of Doctor Ward, in his Concio ad Clerum, page 37. 38. Of Master Iohn Yates Ihis ad Caesarem. cap. 1. 2. 7. In the Raigne of our now Soueraigne King Charles. The 4^th. Ant… Arminian Conclusion ratified.All these I say, doe fully suffragate to this our 4third Anti-Arminian Conclusion, not one authorized or approued writer of our Church (that euer I could meete with) so much as once oppugning or contradicting any of them:Peter Martyr Coment in Ro. 11. p. 96…. &c. 5. p. 321.Rom 11 therefore wee may embrace it, as the vndoubted truth and doctrine of our Church. Hee that desires to see more of this point; let him reflect vponupon all the Bookes and Authors fore-quoted in the first and second praecedent Positions,aaRom. 11. 5…. 7. c 9. 11. 13 1. 21. 23. 27 29. Mat. 11. 13 15. 16. Deut. 10. 15. c. 26. 18. Psal. 147. 19. 20.Rom 11:5Rom 11:7Matt 11:13Deut 10:15Ps 147:19Ps 147:20 which will plentifully instruct and satisfie him in it.

For the fourth of the recited Anti-Arminian dogmaticall Propositions, against Vniuersall and sufficient grace; or in plaine tearines, against naturall Free-will it selfe (for this prae…ented grace in truth and substance, is no other since grace is proper and peculiar vntounto some, and nature onelyonly alike indifferent & common vntounto all men, bbQuicquid natura tradit, & aequale est omnibus, & statim. Incertum est & inequale quicquid ars tradit, ex aequo venit quod natura distribuit. Seneca. Epist.as this vniuersall grace is) It is directly iustified and backed by our 9. 10. 13. & 17. Articles, by the expresse words of the 7. 8. and 9. Articles of Lambheth, by the 15. 25. 26. and 32. Articles of Ireland: by our Common Prayer Booke passages here recited p. 18. 19. 20. Position 2. which are full and punctuall to this purpose, by our fore-registred Homelies, and Cathechismes figures (4) By the Synod of Dort Article 3. 4. Adde wee to these Master William Tyndal p. 74Prologue on Numbers page 16. Prologue on the Romans, p. 41. Parable of the wicked Mammon, page 65. 70. 74. 90. The Obedience of a Christian man, page 162. An Answere to Master Moores third Booke, page 306. Answere to his fourth Booke, cap. 2. page 321. cap. 10. page 328. 329. 337. A Pathway into the holy Scriptures page 380. 381. 382. 384. Exposition on the first Epistle of Iohn. cap. 2. page 401. cap. 4. page 416. 417. Master Iohn Prith, A Mirror to know thy selfe, page 83. 84. 45. Doctor Barnes, That Free-will of her owne strength can doe nothing but sinne, page 266. to 280. Master Iohn Harrison, Yet a cause at the Romish Fox, fol. 61. 62. 63. In King Henry the VIII. his Raigne**Edward 6. Stephen Garret, The summe of the Scripture, cap. 7. Printed 1547. Peter Martyr, Loci Communes, Classis 3. cap. 1. sect. 29. 38. to 48. Commentarius in Romanos, 5. p. 323. 328. 329. 330. in cap. 9. page 720. to 730. in cap. 11. page 797. 965. 966. Martin B…er Commentarie vponupon Iohn 5. ver. 44. On Rom. 5. the latter end of the Chapter, and on Rom. 9. Master Hugh Latimer Bishop of Worcester, Sermon 3. on the Lords Prayer, fol. 134. b. Master Iohn Bradford Treatise of Election and Free-will: Bishop Hooper a Martyr, Epistle to the Reader before his Declaration of the tenne Commandements, which place makes wholy for vsus if rightly vnderstood. Master Beacon his sicke mans salue, page 290. Master Richard Caundish his Image of Nature and Grace, cap. 1. 5. 8. 10. where this point is largely handled. Master Nowels Catechisme on the Creed, part 1. Master Iohn Veron his Fruitfull Treatise of Praedestination, fol. 66. to 85. 110. 111. 112. his Apologie for the same, fol. 25. to the end. Master Thomas Palfryman Treatise of heauenly Philosophie, cap. 7. 8. Master Iames Price his Fanne of the Faithfull, Epistle to the Reader, and cap. 1. 3. Master Edward Deering on the Hebrewes Lecture 10. 14. Master Robert Hutton his Summe of Diuinitie, of Free-will. Master Iohn North-brooke his Poore mans Garden, cap. 1. 4. 5. 6. Doctor Sparkes against p. 75Albines, cap. 17. page 165. and his Comfortable Treatise for a troubled Conscience the 4. first leaues. Bartimeus Andreas Sermon 2. on the Canticles, page 64. to 70. Master Iohn Daniel his Excellent comfort to all Christians, cap. 2. 3. 4. 5. 7. Master Iohn Anwicke his Meditations vponupon Gods Monarchie, and the Deuils Kingdome, cap. 6. 7. 10. 11. Master Arthur Gurney his fruitfull Dialogue betweene Reason and Religion, fol. 13. to 45. Learned Doctor William Whitakers, Aduersus Vniuersalis Gratia assertores praelectio habitae, Februarij 27. Anno Domini 1594. c…ram honoratissimis Comitibus Essexio, Salopiensi, Rutlandiensi: illustrissimis Baronibus DD. Montioy, Burrowes, Compton, Sheafield, Riche: ornatissimis Equitibus Guil. Bowes, Carolus Candish, Robertus Sydney, Georgio Sauil, & multos generosos, on 2. Tim. 2. 4. Hardouic… per Thysium 1613. Reuetend Bishop Babingtons Sermon at Pauls Crosse 1591. on Iohn 6. 37. part 1. Doctor Fulke and Master Cartwright, Answere to the Rhemish Testament, Notes on 1. Tim. 2. sect. 3. on Rom. 7. sect. 7. 8. on Rom. 9. sect. 3. 7. and sundrie other places: Doctor Fulkes Defence of the English Translations against Martin, cap. 10. Mathew Hutton Arch-Bishop of Yorke, De Electione & Reprobatione Commentatio. Doctor Some Tractatus de Tribus Quaestionibus, Quaest. 1. 2. Master Greenham his 14. Sermon page 355. Godly Instructions, cap. 50. sect. 16. page 757. Master William Burton his Dauids Euidence Sermon 4. on Psal. 4. 12. London 1596. page 83. to 88. Master Iohn Smith his Doctrine of generall prayer for all men. Master William Perkins Of the Order of causes of saluation and damnation, cap. 54. Tom. 1. page 107. 112. An Exposition on the Creed, page 293. to 299. Of Gods Free grace, and mans Free-will, page 728. to 743. Babylon the praesent Church of Rome, point 1. page 558. to 561. Commentarie on Galathians 3. Tom. 2. page 249. 250.Tom 2. 3. p. 249. 250. cap. 5. page 327. 338. A Treatise of Praedestination, page 621. to 642. Exposition of Christs Sermon on the Mount, Tom. 3. page 117. 118. p. 76187. 219. 230. 242. 243. Commentarie on Hebr. 11. Tom. 2. 3. page 165. 166. Exposition on the Reuelation, c. 2. ver. 7. page 280. 281. on cap. 3. ver. 4. page 333. 334. where this point is fully and excellently discussed. Doctor Iohn Hill Life euerlasting, Booke 4. Quaest. 4. 5. page 348. 349. 350. In the Raigne of Queene Elizabeth. **King Iemes.Doctor Reinolds Apologia Thesium, sect. 12. to 23. Doctor Andrew Willet in his Excellent Treatise De gratia Vniuersali, where this point is purposely debated: in his Synosis papismi page 881. to 918. Commentary on Rom. 5. Quaest. 38. 39. and Controuersie 23. Master Francis Trigge his true Catholicke, cap. 1. page 27. to 44. Doctor Abbot Bishop of Salisbury in his seuerall Lectures De veritate gratia Christ…, against Arminius and his followers, read in the Diuinitie Schooles of Oxford, whiles hee was there Regius Professor, London 1618. page 15. to 82. Master Thomas Rogers Analysis on Article 10. Proposition 1. 2. 3. Master Samuel Heirons Abridgement of the Gospell page 157. 158. Master Stocke, The Doctrine and vse of Repentance, page 169. to 171. Master Paul Baynes Commentary on Ephes. 1. page 352. to 380. Doctor Iohn Whites Way to the Church, Digressio 41. 42. Defence of his way, cap. 25. sect. 10. 15. 16. 17. Sermon at Pauls Crosse, section 8. Doctor Francis White Bishop of Norwitch in his Orthodox, cap. 9. page 106. 107. 108. Doctor Field of the Church, Booke 1. cap. 4. Doctor Ames Coronis ad Collationem Hagiensem Article 2. 3. Doctor Crakenthorpe in his Sermon of Praedestination. Doctor Doue Bishop of Peterburrow in his Sermon against Vniuersall grace, on 1. Tim. 2. 4. where he confutes Huberus. Doctor Prideaux Lectura 3. & 4. De gratia Vniuersali. Doctor Benefield De Sanctorum Perseuerantia, cap. 18. 20. Doctor Griffith Williams, his Delights of the Saints page 30. to 42. Master Elton, on Colossians 1. Edit. 2. p. 87. 88. & on Ro 8. v. 30. M. Samuel Crooke, his Guide, sect, 8. 9. 10. 12. 18. 19. Doctor Thomas Taylor, on the 32. Psalme, Epistle to the Reader. M. El…atha… p. 77Parre Grounds of Diuinity, page 240. 241. Master Thomas Wilson, on Rom. 3. ver. 10. on cap. 5. ver. 15. 16. 17. on cap. 8. ver. 33. on cap. 9. ver. 16. Master Thomas Draxe, in his Worlds Resurrection, page 110. 111. Master Sweeper, in his Sermon against Vniuersall grace. Master Humphrie Sydenham his Iacob and Esau, part 1. 2. 3. Doctor Boyes his Postills 4. Sunday after Easter, pag. 317. to 320. on Saint Markes Day, page 685. 686. Master Iohn D…wnams Summe of Diuinitie, lib 1. cap. 17. lib. 2. cap. 1. 2. 3. Sir Christopher Syhthorpe, his Friendly Aduertisement, &c. cap. 7. 8. together with all our Dort Diuines, Article 2. 3. 4. of that Synod, in the Raigne of King Iames. **King Charles.D. Dauenat Bishop of Salisbury his Expositio ad Epist. Coloss. cap. 1. ver. 5. page 45. verse 12. page 78. 80. ver. 27. page 171. 172. 173. cap. 2. ver. 3. page 266. 267. Bishop Carltons Examination of Master Montagues Appeale, cap. 2. 3. 4. Doctor Goade his Pelagius Rediuinus. Doctor Warde, his Concio ad Clerum. Doctor Featly his 2. Parallel, page 14. to 20. Learned Bishop Vsh…rs Answere to the Iesuites Challenge, page 464. to 492. Of the Religion professed by the ancient Irish, page 7. 8. Master Richard Bernard, his Rheemes against Rome, Proposition 29. page 247. 248. Master Francis Rouse, his Doctrine of King Iames, page 25. to 39. Doctor Sclaters Exposition on the first of the Thessa-Ionians page 300. 301. 438. to 455. on Epistle 2. cap. 1. ver. 3. page 5. 6. ver. 10. page 53. 54. cap. 2. ver. 13. page 180. to 191. Master Anthony Woottons Defence of Master Perkins, cap. of Free-will, and A Dangerous plot discouered, &c. cap. 7. 8. 20. Master Vicars, in his Pusillus Grex. Master Yates in his Ibis ad Caesarem, part. 2. cap. 7 page 157, &c. Master William Pemble, in his Vinditiae Gratiae. page 54. to 112. where this point is largely and excellently discussed. Master Henry Burton his Plea to an Appeale, page 65. to 90. and Truth triumphing ouer Trent, cap. 17. to which I might adde all those learned Authors of our Church, who hauehave copiously discussed p. 78the point of Free-will, with all the Authors in the three former Positions, and my owne Perpetuitie of a Regenerate mans estate, page 9. to 38. All these, I say, doe fully testifie, that there is no such Free-will, or vniuersall and sufficient grace deriued vntounto all men, by which they may repent, belieue, and be saued if they will themselues.

Now because this vniuersall Grace, or Free-will in man, is the onelyonly center vponupon which the whole fabricke of Arminianisme is erected; by the vndermining of which alone, the whole superstruction, both of Pelagianisme, Popery, Arminianisme, and Libertinisme, are vtterly subuerted, I will briefely oppugne it with these seuerall atheisticall, blasphemous, absurd, and dangerous consequences, which will necessarily result and issue from it; and those conditionall and secondary Decrees of Praedestination which are built vponupon it.

1First, it ouerturnes the euerlasting and irreuersible Decrees of Election and Reprobation: for if eueryevery man may beleeue, repent, and be saued if he will himselfe, then it ineuitably followes, that there is no aeternall nor immutable Decree of Praedestination either way: whence our Arminians to support this rotten Idoll of Free-will, are forced to maintaine a conditionall, mutable, generall, and confused Decree of Praedestination onelyonly; which in truth is no Decree: not absolute, immutable, and particular: by which they vtterly abolish the whole Decree, and Doctrine of Praedestination; and then marke the consequence: If no Praedestination,aaSee Rom. 8. 29. 30. c. 11. 5. 6. 7. Eph. 1. 3. to 13. 2. Tim. 1. 9. c. 2. 19. 1. Thes. 5. 9. 2 Thes. 2. 13. 14.Rom 8:29Rom 8:30Eph 1:3–132 Tim 1:91 Thess 5:92 Thess 2:132 Thess 2:14 no vocation, no iustification, no faith, no saluation; Praedestination being the originall fountaine of all these, and the maine foundation both of grace and glory, as the Scriptures, and all Writers teach vsus.

2Secondly, it makes the fickle, wauering, and vnconstant will of man, the very basis and groundworke of all Gods immutable, and aeternall Decrees concerning man: where as God onelyonlybbEph 1. 9. 11.Eph 1:9Eph 1:11 workes and orders all things, (as the Scriptures certifie vsus) according to the counsell of his owne will, not according to the bent and p. 79inclination of our wills: by which it subordinates God to man, and subiects his aeternall purposes and vnalterable Decrees, to sundry mutabilities, to his dishonour and our great discomfort.

Thirdly, it makes man an independent creature, and 3exempts him wholy from the disposing and ouer-ruling prouidence of his great Creator: it makes the great controwler of the world, a bare spectator, not an orderer or disposer of humane actions: it causeth God with all his counsels and designes, to daunce attendance vponupon the will of man, not man to depend vponupon the soueraigne will and pleasure of his God, (forccRom 11. 36. Col. 1. 16. Reu. 4. 11. Pro. 16 4. 4.Rom 11:36Col 1:16Rev 4:11Prov 16:4 whose onelyonly will and pleasure he was at first created,) as if God were made for man, not man for God.

Fourthly, it constitutes an absolute and independent 4being and will in man, praeexistent to the aeternall will of God, not onelyonly in nature, but in time: For if Gods foresight and euerlasting Decrees, hauehave their resultancie from the will of man, as the sampler hath from the coppy, the picture from the body, the structure from the plat-forme, or me…s after-determinations, from antecedent euents, as our Arminians teach vsus: then mans will must not onelyonly necessitate, and in some sort praedetermine the most free and absolute purposes of God, (which by this meanes take their rise and being from the creature, as if God were insufficient, not all-compleate, and absolute in himselfe:) but it must likewise hauehave a selfe-dependance or praeexistence to them, both in time and nature: which were nothing else, but to deifie the will of man, in giuing it an aeternall being, both in and from it selfe, exempted from any antecedent or fore-ordaining will of God.

Fiftly, it dethrones and pulls God out of heauen, in 5depriuing him, not onelyonly of his all-disposing prouidence in ouer-swaying and controling the very wills and workes of men: but likewise of his absolute soueraignty and power ouer all his creaturesggIob. 9. 5. to 13. Psal. 115. 3. Psal. 135. 6. Dan. 2. 21. c. 4. 25. 35. c. 5. 2…. 23. Pro. 22 1. Ionah 1. 14. Isay 46. 10. Reu. 4. 11.Job 9:5–13Ps 115:3Ps 135:6Dan 2:21Prov 22:1Jonah 1:14Isa 46:10Rev 4:11 to dispose of them at his owne free-will. Had man a freedome or vniuersall grace implanted p. 80in him, to conuert, to saue, or damne himselfe at his pleasure: Gods absolute supremacy ouer him, …his libertie to saue, or not to saue him, would then be quite abolished: then men might saue themselues when God would damne them, yea, damne themselues when God would saue them: an atheisticall and blasphemous consequent, which defeates Gods power and supremacie in the ordering and disposall of his creatures, both at once.

6Sixtly, it spoiles the Lord of the very glory, praise, and freedome of his grace, for if eueryevery man may thus conuert and saue himselfe; those onelyonly being saued, who take care to saue themselues, by a generall strength and common grace deriued aequally vponupon all men; what praise, what louelove, or thankes is due to God, for any speciall fauour? man then musthhHaback 1. 16 Mal. 1. 2. Psa. 44. 3. Isa. 63. 5Mal 1:2Ps 44:3Isa 63:5 thanke himselfe, not God, who doth no further saue him then he saues himselfe.

7Seuenthly, it quite destroyes and vtterly abolisheth the very essence and nature of the grace of God; and that in these respects: First, in that it communicates it in a like indifferency vntounto all men, when asiiDeu. 7. 6. c. 14. 1. c. 28. 16. Psal. …. 5. 4. Psa. 1. 7. 19. 20 2. Sam 7. 8. to 29. 1. Chr. 17. 21. 22. 23. Ester 6. c. 6. 7 8. 9. Mat. 13 11 c. 24. 40. 41. Ro 9 11. to 28. c. 11. 4. to 13. c. 8. 28. 29. 30 Iohn 6. 37 c. 10. 4. to 18. 26. 27. c 17. 6 to 13. Eph. 1. 2. to 1… 2. Thes. 2. …. 13. Titus… 1. 2. Tim. 1. 9 c. 2. 19.Deut 7:6Ps 1:7Ps 1:19Ps 1:202 Sam 7:8–291 Chr 17:211 Chr 17:221 Chr 17:23Matt 13:11Rom 9:11–28John 6:37Eph 1:22 Thess 2Titus 12 Tim 1:9 grace is such a speciall fauour as is peculiar to some few: hence Election, Vocation, Adoption, Iustification, Sanctification, LoueLove, Faith, Hope, Repentance, Conuersion; hence worldly honors, fauours, and praeferments, are stiled grace, because they are conferred vponupon few, not cast promiscuously vponupon all: Secondly, in that it makes grace, yea, heauen and saluation, a meere purchase of our owne, not an absolutekkRo. 2. 24. c. 6. 23.Rom 2:24 free gift of God, without any relation to, or dependancie on our selues; andllRo. 11. c. 6. Eph. 2. 8. 9. Titus 3. 5. De. gratia, non erit gratia vll… …odo nisi gra… ita fuerit omni … A…gus…, De peccato. Originis cap. 2….Rom 11Eph 2:8Eph 2:9Titus 3:5 so no grace at all. Thirdly, it makes it subordinate and subseruient to our wills, which are wholy subiect to it… Scepter; & so accounts it for a slaue, where as it is,mmMat. 6. 10. Rom. 5. 21. Col. 3. 15. See my Perpetuity. p. 203. 204.Matt 6:10Rom 5:21Col 3:15 a Lord a King, and Monarch for to sway our hearts. Fourthly, in confining the taking or reiecting of it to times and seasons of our owne, when as itnnIohn 3. 8. Acts 1. 6. 7, 8.John 3:8Acts 1:6Acts 1:7Acts 1:8 breatheth when and where p. 81it listeth. Fifthly, in subiecting it to alterations and changes at our pleasure, where as it isooSee my Petpetuity. immouable, and immutable in it selfe.

Eightly, it susspends the efficacy, fruite and application 8of Christs death, the power of Gods ordinances, the graces, and working of his Spirit, (and so our whole saluation) on our selues alone, and so giues vsus a power to euacuate, or make them efficatious to vsus, at our pleasures: which ouerthrowes the whole frame and order of the Scriptures, which ascribe and yeeld vpppPsal. 31. 15. Dan. 5. 31. Acts 17. 20. 2. Cro. 20. 6. Psa. 44. 3. Deu 9. 4. to 9. Psa. 115. 1. Ro. 16 39. 2. Cor. 3. 5Ps 31:15Dan 5:31Acts 17:20Acts 17:2Ps 44:3Deut 9:4–9Ps 115:1Rom 16:392 Cor 3:5 all to God, leauing nothing in, or to our selues.

Ninethly, It falsifies and ouerthrowes the whole contents 9and series of the Scripture, which informes vsus: that we are wholy qqEph. 2. 1. to 7Eph 2:1–7dead in sinnes and trespasses, and so vnable for to moue or helpe our selues, vnlesse God quicken vsus by his grace: that without Christs speciall assistance we are, rrIohn 15. 5.John 15:5we can doe nothing: that ssPsa. 2. 13.Ps 2:13God must worke in vsus both the will and the deed of his good pleasure: that he ttIsay 26. 12.Isa 26:12must worke all our workes both in vsus and for vsus: that vv2. Cor. 3. 5.2 Cor 3:5all our sufficiencie proceeds from him: that xxIohn 6. 44.John 6:44we cannot come vntounto Christ, except his Father who hath sent him drawe vsus: that he yy1. Cor. 4. 7.1 Cor 4:7onelyonly makes vsus to differ from others: that by zz1. Cor. 15. 10.1 Cor 15:10his grace onelyonly wee are what we are: and that aaPro. 21. 1. Iob 9. 12. Dan. 5. 23.Prov 21:1Job 9:12Dan 5:23all our hearts & wayes are in his hands, to turne them which way soeuer it pleaseth him: and bbSee M. Bernard Rheemes against Rome. p. 247. 10 252a thousand such like places to this purpose.

Tenthly, it puts all mankind into as good (if not a better) 10estate and condition since the fall, as Adam had before it: since Adam onelyonly had a possibilitie giuen vntounto him,ccAugust. De Corrept & gratia. cap. 10. 11. 12. (posse non peccare) not to sinne or fall, vnlesse he listed; and wee (if this proue truth) hauehave all a possibilitie or power giuen vsus, to be saued, not damned, if wee will our selues: and then what great, what reall difference between Adams first estate & ours now? and if no difference, what hurt, what losse by Adams fall?

Eleuenthly, it makes both faith, repentance, vocation, 11adoption, election, iustification, glorification, and all other graces, within the command and limits of our owne p. 82free power, and so not the meere donations or ddMat. 10. 8. c. 13. 11. Acts. 5. 31. Ro. 5. 15. 16, 17, c. …. 29. 1. Cor. 12. 8. 9 10. Eph. 2. 8. c 3. 8. c. 4, 7. Iam. 1. 17. 1. Pet. 5. 10.Matt 10:8Acts 5:31Rom 5:15Rom 5:16Rom 5:171 Cor 12:81 Cor 12:9Eph 2:8Jas 1:171 Pet 5:10free gifts of God, oreeGal. 5. 22. 23. Rom. 8. 23.Gal 5:22Gal 5:23Rom 8:23 issues of his Spirit, as the Scriptures stile them.

12Twelftly, it frustrates all our prayers and thankesgiuings, and makes them meerely …ugatory: forffFrustra sem. per oramus, si in nostro arbitrio est faccre, quod volumus Heir. Aduers Pelagianos l. 2. c. 6. 3. See August De Bono Perseu. c. 2. 23. in vaine doe wee implore that from another, which issues from ourselues: in vaine doe we giuegive thankes vntounto another, for that we hauehave receiued from our selues alone, without his special fauor or assistance. If then conuersion, faith, repentance, and saluation, are at our our owne deuotion or command, our thankes, our prayers for them are but vaine.

13Thirteenthly, it giues men cause, tobost and glory in themselues alone, (which ouerthrowes ggRom. 3. 27. Eph. 2. 9.Rom 3:27Eph 2:9the end and freedome of Gods grace:) and not to giuegive the praise, and glory of their whole conuersion, and saluation vntounto God, to whom alone it doth belong.

14Fourteenthly, it opens an inreparable gappe, to sundry ineuitable inconueniences: First, to all licentiousnesse and prophanesse whatsoeuer: since men (as most prophane ones lay this for their ground,) may repent and be saued after all their wickednesse, both if, and when they will:hhPsal. 115. 1. Rom. 2… 9. Eph. 1. 5, 6, 12. 14. Phil. 1. 11.Ps 115:1Rom 2:9Eph 1:5Eph 1:6Eph 1:12Eph 1:14Phil 1:11 Secondly, to all desperate atchieuements and audacious vilanies whatsouer: hee that hath yet no truth of grace within him, to restraine him from forecasting sinne, will quickely runne into any desperate attempt, or action whatsoeuer, vponupon this false praesumption; that hee may praesently of himselfe repent, and so be saued after all his sinnes: Thirdly, to prochrastinate repentance to the last, and wholy to neglect the meanes of grace, and all true Christian duties for the praesent. What is the chiefe and primarie ground of the common neglect of meanes & workes of grace, of most mens delaying amendment to their latter ends, but onelyonly this vnhappy delusion: that they may vndoubtedly beleeue, repent, conuert, and be saued when they will themselues: hee therefore that maintaines this Doctrine of Free-will, or vniuersall and sufficient grace, lets loose the raines to all prophanesse, wickednesse, securiti…, and licenciousnesse, that the hearts of men can harbor.

p. 83Fifteenthly, it placeth all men in an equall ballance and 15sutable condition: it makes the Pagan and the Christian; the godly and vngodly; the Elect and Reprobate, all alike, since all of them may be aequally saued, aequally damned if they will: Now what can be more derogatory to Gods especiall and peculiar louelove; more discomfortable vntounto all good Christians; more aduantagious vntounto Satanmore gratefull vntounto all licencious persons; or more pernicious to mankind it selfe; then thus to plucke vp all the stakes and bounds of Gods aeternall, fore-limiting, and irremouable Decrees? to throw downe all the hedges andhhCanti. 4. 12. inclosures of his more speciall louelove? to lay them common vntounto all without distinction? and so to place the saluation, estates, and spirituall conditions of all men in an aequipage, which God himselfe and all Diuines, hauehave rancked intoiiSee Mar. 13. the whole chapter. cap. 3. 12. c. 25. 32. to the end. Iohn 11. & 17. 8. 9. 11. chapters. Eph. 1. 6.Mark 13John 11Eph 1:6 different orders.

Sixteenthly, it not onelyonly takes away repentance and 16saluation it selfe: but euen the very possibility and hopes of all repentance and saluation, from the sonnes of men. For if our conuersion saluation, grace, and glorie, are thus suspended on our most impotent, depraued, vnconstant, and perfidious wills, what man can once be saued? If it were past the power of our father Adam in his first and purest state, to keepe himselfe from falling, or his soule from ruine, though hee had a power not to sinne: needes then must it be impossible for any of the weake depraued progenie of Adam (who hauehave akkRom. 3. c. 5. l 7.Rom 3 necessitie of sinning since his fall) by any generall grace or power of their owne, to raise, conuert, to keepe, or saue themselues from endlesse condemnation, into which they could not chuse but fall had they no supporter but themselues. Were our graces, portions, saluation, and inheritances in the tu…lage or wardship of our wills alone, what flesh, what person could be saued? Her then that thinkes himselfe secure in his owne possession, let him imbrace this Free-will Doctrine, and so perish with it: but let all who wouldllSee Rom 4. 16. Iohn to 27 28. 2. Tim. …. 12. 1 Pet. 4. 5. 1. Cor. 2. 5. Tunc nostra cogitatio consirmatur, quando omne quod agimus, quasi supra stabilene & solid… ssima… petram Domini adiutorio deuolu…mus, eique cuncta, reputamus. Heirom Aduers. Pelagianos. l. 3. c. 3.Rom 4:161 Pet 4:51 Cor 2:5 be sure of their owne saluation (as it is onelyonly, alwayes sure in p. 84Gods custodie) quite renounce it, since the vndoubted ship wracke and damnation of mankinde, is the vneuitable consequence, the onelyonly benefit that attends it.

17Seuenteenthly, it ineuitably depriues all Infants of saluation, who want both knowledge to discerne, and will for to desire it, because they know not what it meanes.

18Eighteenthly, it reuiues the old Pelagian Tenent,oo18 See Hierom & Orosius contra Pelagianos. August. De Bono perseuerantiae. cap. 2. and throughout his 7. Tom. part 2. that a man may liue, and keepe himselfe without sin: For if men hauehave such an abilitie of will, or grace, as to conuert or change their hearts, whiles they are held captiues vnderunder sinne and Sathans bondage, which is the greater:ppSee. Ro. 5. 8. 9. 10. c. 8. 32. where this argumentation is vsed.Rom 5:8Rom 5:9Rom 5:10 much more being thus rescued from the power of sinne, may they keepe themselues vnspotted from it, which is in truth the lesse: if men may master sinne in its greatest strength, much more may they totally suppresse it being wounded.

19Nineteenthly, it makes grace more ample then the Decree of Gods Election, or the inward, or outward meanes of grace: God hath not actually Decreed to saue or call all men alike; neither hath he tendred, or purposed to offer effectuall or soule-sauing meanes of grace to all men:qq1. Sam. 2. 25 Prou. 16 4. Mal. 1. 2. Isay 6. 9. 10. Mat. 13. 11. to 18 c. 7. 13. 14. c. 20. 16. Luke 16. 23. 24. Acts 14 16. Ro. 9. 11, to 30. c. 11. 2. to 11. Iohn 17. 12. Iude 4.1 Sam 2:25Prov 16:4Mal 1:2Isa 6:9Isa 6:10Matt 13:11–18Luke 16:23Luke 16:24Acts 14:16Rom 9:11–30John 17:12Jude 1:4 this Scripture, this experience witnesse; and if it were not so, I see no reason but all men should be saued, all conuerted, sincerrIsay 14. 24. 27. Num. 23. 19. 20. Psal. 33. 11. Ro 9 11. 1. Tim. 2, 19.Isa 14:24Isa 14:27Num 23:19Num 23:20Ps 33:11Rom 9:111 Tim 2:19 Gods Decrees are true, and neuer fall to ground for want of execution: Either therefore wee must admit an vniuersall Election of all men vntounto life, (a dreame, an haeresie long since exploded by all reformed Churches,) or disclaime this strange Chymera of vniuersall grace, a monster in Diuinitie: else we must make grace more ample then Gods Decree of grace, and so thessEffectus …onest Latior sua causa. effect more general then its cause, which were a grosse absurditie.

20Twentiethly, it makes vniuersall or sufficient grace, which is no true sauing grace, the genetrix or parent of speciall, sauing, and effectuall grace, which differs toto genere from it; as an vnnaturall and strange production, as aaMat 7. 16.Matt 7:16togather grapes of thornes, or figges of thistles:bbEzen. 16. 44. Such as the mother is, such is the daughter, such as the cause is, such is the effect;ccMat. 7. 17. 18.Matt 7:17Matt 7:18 such as the tree is, such is the fruite; that p. 85ddIohn 3. 6.John 3:6which is borne of the flesh is flesh, and that only is spirit which is borne of the spirit: Either then this vniuersall grace is sauing grace, (which cannot be, for then all men should bee saued by it, yea, grace it selfeeeNon …tingit idem per idem, & esse simul & fieri, nihil est ergo sua ipsius causa. Clemē, Alexandrinus. Strom. lib. 7. p. 161. against all rules of reason, should be the cause and author of it selfe), or else it cannot be the author or procurer of true sauing grace which so farre differs from it both in kind, and eminency.

Furthermore, it baptizeth mans naturall freedome with the name of grace: For what else is vniuersall grace, but the 21the very naturall abilities of mans will: If it be grace in truth as well as in name, how then is it deriued vntounto all men in the same Geometricall proportion or degree; when as all other graces are peculiar vntounto some, and vnaequally distributed vntounto most that hauehave them? There is not a text in Scripture, not a Pelagian or Arminian now in nature, that can shew me either warrant or example of any one sauing or common grace, that was euer yet in the same aequality conferred vponupon all men; and shall wee begin to …orge such graces now? But to passe on further, and to search into the very depth and bottome of this praetended grace. I would demand of any Arminian this one Quaere. Whether this vniuersall sufficient grace, (which I take to be nothing else, but a power or facultie in the will to regenerate and transforme the soule, or to embrace Christ Iesus, and apply his merits when the Gospell offers them) be a natiue and inherent faculty of the will? or onelyonly an aduentitious, acquisite, or infused quality, not borne, not produced with it? If the former onelyonly; it is verily then no grace but nature: if the latter, then it must either bee an acquisite, deriuatiue, or an infused quality. If acquisite either by art, or industrie of our owne; then it can be neither vniuersall, nor sufficient, it being proportionably, originally on none; acquisitely in few, since few men seeke it, fewer purchase it: If deriuatiue: not from our Parents, not from Adam; for then it were not grace, but nature: not from Christ or from his Spirit, for they deriueffIohn 15. 4. 6. c 17. 2. c. 6. 53. 57, 58, c. 11. 25, c. 14. 19. Ro. 6, 8. Gal, 2, 20, c. 5, 25. 1. Pet. 2, 4. 5. 1 Iohn 5. 11. 12. 13. De spirit… Christi non. viuit nisi corpus Christi, quod est ecclesia. August. Tract. 26. in Iohan. & Epist. 50.John 15:4John 15:6Rom 6:81 Pet 2:41 Pet 2:51 John 5:111 John 5:121 John 5:13 grace only to their liuing and beleeuing members, not generally vntounto p. 86all: & that by meanes, which are neither cōmon nor effectuall vntounto all: not immediatly: If by infusion only without meanes, I pray what Scripture proues it? if any, then shew it: if none, let none beleeue it; But if it be thus generally infused, then tell me how or when: whether with the soule, or after it? whether in the embrio, infancy, child-hood, youth, or riper age of men? If with it, then certainely as a natiue facultie conioyned with the soule, vndistinct from that whereby it wills all common ciuill things: and so a naturall power, not a grace: If after it, I dare presume no prying Arminian can tell me, how, or when. If in riper yeeres, in youth, or in child-hood onelyonly: then infants want it who depart this life, and so it is not vniuersall: If in the very wombe or infancy of all men, then God bestowes it when and where it is but vselesse, and so doth things in vaine: since infants (especially those that dye before discretion) cannot tell how to act it, or to imbrace saluation by it: If in neither of all these seasons, then not at all, and so there is no such grace; all which being laid together, will euidently discouer this Pelagian, Popish, and Arminian grace, to be in truth meere nature, and so vnable of it selfe to change mens hearts, to engender sauing grace, or purchase, or imbrace saluation, as our Arminians, Papists, and Pelagians dreame.

22Againe, It giues a possibility to all Infidels and Pagans, who neuer heard of Christ, to be effectually saued without Christ Iesus, or those meanes of grace which lead and bring men to him: For if Heathens who want the knowledge of Christ and the Scriptures through their inuincible ignorance, which they could not remedy, may yet be saued if they will themselues: then it must needes bee without the helpe or assistance of the Gospell, without faith, without Christ himselfe, for these they had not, these they could not hauehave,**… 21. aud then Christ is dead in vaine, yea Faith and Scriptures are meere superfluous trifles, since men may well be saue though they want them: a most atheisticall and blasphemous consequent.

p. 87Moreouer, It fathames the very bottomlesse depths, 23it enucleates the inextricable, abstruce, and incompraehensible mysteries of Gods aeternall Decrees, which put St. Paul vntounto his aaRo 9. 19. to 26.Rom 9:19–26Non-plus, and strucke him with such an amazing admiration, as forced him to cry out:bbRom. 11. 33, O altitudo! Petrus negat, Latrocredit! O altitudo! Quaeris rationem? ego expauescam altitudinem: Tis ratiocinare, ego mirer: Tu disputa, ego credam. Altitudinē video, ad pro funditatem non peruenio Paulus dicit inscrutabilia sunt indicia eius, & tu scrutarivenisti? Hic dicit, Inuestiga biles sūt viae eius; & tu inuestigare venisti? si inscrutabilia scrutari, & inuestigabilia vestigare venisti, crede, iam perijsti. August De Verbis Apost. Ser. 20. Vid. lb.Rom 11:33 O the depth of the riches, both of the wisedome and knowledge of God: how vnsearchable are his iudgements, and his wayes past finding out. It renders an apparent cause besides the absolute and disposing will of God, why one man is praedestinated to saluation, not another: and so vnvailes and nullifies the sublimest, the supremest mystery of Diuinitie which all ages hauehave hitherto adored with higest, tacite and dreadfull admira…ion, since no man can too curiously, diue into it, without the hazard of a fatall praecipice.

Lastly, it would make the most of all our Arminian sticklers, (who are generally the very proudest, the sloathfullest, the most ambitious, enuious, lasciuious, voluptuous and prophanest of our Clergie, making no conscience for to feed their flockes, with which they are seldome resident, but when some tithes or gaines come in) exceeding obstinate and gracelesse sinners: For if they hauehave this power to conuert, repent, and leaue their sinnes (as they praetend they hauehave:) why are their actions and their liues so vicious?ttTu ipse qui perfectam & Deo aequalem in hominibus iustitiam iactitas, & peccatorem te esse confiteris, responde mi…i; velis, an nolis carere peccato? sivis, quare iuxta sententiam tuā non imples quod desideras? sin autem non vis, contēptorem to praeceptorum Dei esse demonstras. Si contemptor, vti que & peccator, & peccatori dixit Deus, quare tu enarras iustitias meas &c. Heirom. Aduers. Pelag. Ad Ctesiphontem. cap. 4. Is it for want of power to reforme? that contradicts their Doctrine, and traps them in a lye: Is it for want of will alone, (as certainely it must be, if their position proue but true?) this makes them desperate, and contemptuous sinners, yea, open rebels against God, vnfit to take his word or name within their lips, in that they hate to be reformed when they hauehave strength and power to reforme themselues: either therefore let them now reforme their liues, or proclaime themselues professed rebels to their God, or else renounce this Free-will Error, which will ineuitablie make them such.

p. 88To Winde vp all in briefe, if there be such a freedome of will, or sufficiency of grace imparted vntounto all men, whereby they may bee saued if they will, why then were not the meanes of grace and saluation from the very Creation to this present,mmActs 13. 16. Psa. 147. 19. 20Acts 13:16Ps 147:19Ps 147:20 alike imparted vntounto all, without which it was impossible for them to be saued? yea, why then are not all, or most men saued? Is it because they will not; or because they cannot saue, conuert, or helpe themselues? If the latter of these two, you then yeeld vp the cause; if the former onelyonly, because they will not: I answere,nnPotest, inquit, esse sine peccato, potest esse perfectus si voluerit: quis enim Christianorum non vult esse sine peccato? aut quis perfectionē accusat, sisufficit …i velle; & statim sequitur posse, si velle praecesserit? nullus que Christianorum est qui nolit esse sine peccato: omnes ergo sine peccato erunt, quia vti que omnes cupiunt esse sine peccato. Heirō. Aduers. Pelagianos. Ad Ctesiphontem. cap. 4. there is no man whatsoeuer, so desperately prodigall of his owne soule, or so desirous of damnation, but he vnfainedly desires to be saued, and would certainely saue himselfe at last, if his power to effect it, were aequall to his will: therefore it is not want of will, but power, that berieues them of saluation: If you beleeue not this, beleeue the truth him selfe, who speakes it:**Luk. 13. 2….Luke 13:2 many (saith he) shall striue to enter and shall not be able: But admit it rests thus meerely in mens wills: from whence then springs this inaequalitie in their wills, that one man is thus vnwilling to be saued, when as another wills it? Is it because one mans will is naturally more corrupted and depraued then anothers? this were to denie either the vniuersalitie or the aequality of originall corruption, which is aequally deriued vntounto all men in the selfe-same measure, without any difference of degrees. Is it because there is an insufficiency or inaequality in the grace you speake of, to checke and conquer the obstinacy, the peruersnesse of mens wills? then there is no such sufficient vniuersall grace as you praetend, since it is not sufficient or alike in all:**Natura non suscipit mag… & minus. Certainely if mens wills were aequall, and their graces aequall, their desire, their accomplishment of aeternall happinesse and saluation, (which is essentiall & connatural to the wils of men) would be proportionable, since**Idem qua idē semper facit idem. Kecker. System. Log. lib. 1. c. 14. p. … 24. the selfe-same things in the same degrees, admit no aequalitie in their genuine and natiue operations: And if so, then all men by this doctrine should be saued, and so Gods aeternall Iustice, Hell, and Deuils were in vaine. But p. 89of this point enough if not too much, since I intend not here to argue it, but to proue it, the vndoubted Doctrine of our English Church, which I hauehave already done.

The fifth of our Anti-Arminian Theses,The fift Anti-Arminian Position proued touching the 5peculiar intention, efficacie, vertue, and application of Christs death to the Elect alone, though perchance the price & merit of it were absolutely in it selfe, (though it be not relatiuely or intendedly,) sufficient to redeeme and saue euen all mankind, had God beene pleased to extend it to them, as well as to the Elect: is warranted and proued by our 2. 15. 17. 18. 29. and 31. Articles: by the 1. 3. 4. 7. and 8. Articles of Lambheth: by the 13. 14. 15. 16. 31. and 32. Articles of Ireland: by the Booke of Common prayer: Position 3. see here page 20. 21. by the Homelies: by the Cathechisme of Edward the sixth, by the Quaestions and Answers concerning Praedestination: figures (5) and by the Synod of Dort, Article 2. 3.

The seuerall witnesses which auerre it vnderunder their hands and seales are Master William Tyndall, Henry the 8.Parable of the wicked Mammon, page 70. 72. 73. 79. 80. Col. 2. The Obedience of a Christian man, page 130. 131. Prologue to the Exposition vponupon the 5. 6. and 7. of Mathew, page 185. Col. 1. An Answer to sir Thomas Moores Dialogue, page 257. 292. An Answere to Master Moores 3. booke, page 307. Answere to his 4. booke, cap. 11. page 333. A Pathway into the holy Scriptures, page 380. 382. Exposition on the first Epistle of Iohn, cap. 2. page 394. 401. A Treatise vponupon Signes and Sacraments, page 443. Master Iohn Friths Answere vntounto Rastals Dialogue, page 10. 14. 22. An Answere vntounto sir Thomas Moore, page 48. 49. Answere to Rastals 3. chapter, page 71. A Declaration of Baptisme, page 93. The mind of Saint Paul on the 10. chapter of the 1. of the Corinthians, page 161. Doctor Barnos What the Church is, page 243. to 247. That Free-will of her owne strength can doe nothing but sinne, page 278. in the dayes of King Henry the VIII. **Edw. the 6.Master Hugh Latimer Bishop of Worcester in his Sermons, p. 90fol. 125. 126. 164. 165. 178. 208. 215. 224. 270. 288. 295. 297. b. (a pertinent and full place) 299. 308. 323. 326. 327. Stephen Garret, The Summe of the holy Scripture, cap. 7. Peter Matyr, Locorum Communium Classis 3. cap. 1. sect. 44. 45. 46. 47. Commentar. in Romanos cap. 5. page 266. to 274. 328. 329. cap. 9. page 708. 726. to 730. cap. 11. page 866. Master Martin Bucer, Comment. on Rom. 5. and 11. and on Iohn 10. page 17. Bishop Hooper Epistle to the Reader before this Declaration on the 10. Cōmandements, a place which some doe wrest to the contrary conclusion: but let all Episcopall mistakers of this godly Bishop, reade his Declaration on the 8. Commandement fol. 75. 76. and then they must either disclaime this Author, or subscribe to our Conclusion. Master Thomas Beacon, his Sicke mans salue page 235. to 259. 273. 274. to 279. 413. 414. 425. 426.**See the Epistle to Bishop Latimer his Sermons. Iohn Carelesse Martyr, a deare friend of Bishop Latimers, Booke of Marryrs, page 1742. Col. 2. number, 50.**Queene Eli. Master Iohn Fox, his first Sermon at Pauls Crosse, fol. 12. Master Richard Caundish his Image of Nature and grace, cap. 7. 8. 10. Reuerend Deane Nowels Cathechisme on the Creed, part 1. 2. 3. Master Iohn Veron his Treatise of Praedestination, fol. 60. to 112. and his Apologie for the same, fol. 25. to the end. Master Palfryman Treatise of heauenly Philophie, Epistle Dedicatorie, and lib. 1. cap. 7. 8. Master Iames Price his Fanne of the faithfull, cap. 1. to 10. where this point is largely debated. Master Edward Deering Lecture 9. and 27. on the Hebrewes. Master Robert Hutton his Summe of Diuinitie, of the Church, and of life euerlasting. Master Thomas Sparkes his Comfortable Treatise for a troubled Conscience, the 4. first leaues. Master Iohn Daniel his Excellent Comfort against Calamitie, cap. 5. 6. 7. 8. Doctor Fulke and Master Cartwright, Notes on the Rhemish Testament, on 1. Tim. 2. 4. sect. 3. 4. on cap. 3. sect. 10. and in the places fore-quoted in the former Conclusion. Master Iohn Anwicke, Meditation on Gods Monarchie and the Deuils p. 91Kingdome, cap. 6. 7. 10. 11. Master William Burton in his Sermon of of the Churches louelove. Master Arthur Gurney his Fruitfull Dialogue betweene Reason and Religion, page 40. 45. Godly Bishop Babington, An Exposition of the Catholicke Faith, page 232. 239. Sermon at Pauls Crosse 1591. on Iohn 6. 37. D. Whitakers Aduersus Gratiam vniuersalem. Lectura 1594. and Cygnea Cantio, page 14. Doctor Robert Some, Tractatus De tribus Quaest. Quae. 1. Master William Perkins, Of the Order of causes of saluation and damnation, cap. 54. Tom. 1. page 108. to 112. An Exposition on the Creed, page 293. to 299. A declaration of spirituall Disertions, page 415. Commentary on Galathians 3. 8. 22. Tom. 2. page 249. 250. A Treatise of Praedestination, page 621. to 642. with all the places quoted in the former point of vniuersall and sufficient grace, where this point is largely handled. Master Iohn Hills Life euerlasting, lib. 4. Quaest. 3. 4. 5. of the Grace of God, p. 347. to 352. Quaest. 3. 4. 5. of the louelove God, page 365. to 382. Master Greenham in his Treatise of Blessednesse, page 207. his 14. Sermon, page 355. his 17. Sermon, page 377.**King Iames. Doctor Reinolds Apologia Thesium, sect. 12. to 23. Doctor Willet, in his Excellent Treatise De gratia vniuersali, in his Synopsis Papismi, page 881. to 918. Commentarie on Rom. 5. Quaest. 38. 39. and Controuersie 26.**See Animaduersio in T…ōpsoni Diatr. bam… cap. 4. Doctor Abbot Bishop of Salisbury, in his seuerall Lectures, De veritate gratiae Christi, page 15. to 82. Master Draxe his Worlds Resurrection, page 110. 111. Master Brightman on Apocalipse 1. 5. and cap. 5. 9. 10. Doctor Iohn Whites Way to the true Church, sect. 3. Number 3. page 6. Number 6. Page 50. 51. Defence of the Way, cap. 25. sect. 1. to the end, Sermon at Pauls Crosse, sect. 8. Doctor Francis White Bishop of Norwitch, his Orthodox, cap. 8. Paragraph 2. Doctor Field of the Church Booke 1. cap. 4. Master Samuel Hieron Abridgement of the Gospell page 100. to 110. 121. 123. 124. Doctor Doue Bishop of Peter-burrow, in his Sermon on 1. Tim. 2. 4. where he discusseth this point largely p. 92and confutes Huberus. Master Thomas Rogers Analysis on Article 17. Proposition 4. 5. 9. Master Stokes Doctrine of Repentance, page. 167. to 173. Master Yarrow Soueraigne Comfort for a troubled conscience, cap. 36. Doctor Crakentborpe. Sermon of Praedestination, page 14. to 20. Master Elton on Rom. 8. 30. and on Colossians 1. page 87. 88. Doctor Ames Coronis ad Collationem Hagiensem Articulus 2. Master Wilson Exposition on Romans 5. ver. 18. 19. on Rom. 6. ver. 3. 4. on cap. 9. ver. 29. 33. Doctor Iohn Boyes Postils on Christmas day, page 800. Exposition on the Creed, page 23. 24. 25. Postil. on the fourth Sunday in Lent, page 268. 269. 270. On Innocents day, page 614. to 618. Master Bifields Exposition on the Coloss. cap. 1. ver 6. page 55. ver 12. page 98. 99. ver. 14. page 108. 109. Master Samuel Crooke in his Guide sect. 4. 9. 10. 12. 18. 19. Doctor Prideaux Lectura. 3. De gratia vniuersali, Oxoniae in Comitijs Iulij 11. 1618. Doctor Benefield, De Sanctorum perseuenantia, lib 2. cap. 18. 20. Master Sweeper in his Sermon on Prouerbs 12. 16. 1622. Master Humphrey Sidenham in his Iacob and Esau. Master Iohn Downames Summe of Diuinitie, lib. 2. cap. 1. 2. 6. Master Elnathan Parre Grounds of Diuinitie, page 275. to 280. Sir Christopher Sibthorpe his Friendly admonition to the Catholickes of Ireland, cap. 7. 8. Doctor Thomas Taylors Praeface to the Reader in his Treatise on Psal. 32. Master Paul Baines Commentarie on Ephesians 1. page 114. 115. Doctor Griffith Willams his Delights of the Saints, page 30. to 42. to whom I might adde all our Dort Diuines, in the Raigne of our learned King Iames. **King Charles.Reuerēd Bishop Carltons Examination of Master Mountagues Appeale, cap. 3. 4. 9. Learned Doctor Dauenate Bishop of Salisbury, Expositio in Epist. Pauli ad Colossenses, cap. 1. ver. 12. page 78. 79. ver. 14. page 89. to 93. ver. 18. page 116. to 120. ver. 27. page 172. 173. ver. 28. page 182. 183. D. Ward his Suffragium Brittannorum, Artic. 2. and p. 93Concio ad Clerum. Doctor Goade, and D. Feately, in their Pelagius Rediuinus D. William Sclater Exposition, on the first Epistle of the Thessalonians, cap. 1. ver. 10. page 92. to 97. cap. 5. ver. 9. 10. page 447. to 454. ver. 24. page 566. to 570. On Epistle 2. cap. 1. ver. 10. page 53. 54. Master Vicars in his Pusillus Grex. Master Henry Scudder his Christians daily Walke, cap. 15. Master William Pemble his Vindiciae gratiae, page 53. to 158. Master Henry Burtons Answer to an Appeale, page 64 &c. Truth triumphing ouer Trent, cap. 17. and in his Viols, page 117. to 129. Master Wotton in his Dangerous Plot Discouered, cap. 20. Master Yates in his Ibis ad Caesarem, part. 1. cap. 3. 4. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. part. 2. cap. 1. page 34. &c. cap. 2. 7. With mine owne Perpetuitie of a Regenerate mans estate, page 28. 29. All these concurrent witnesses vnanimously suffragate to this our Anti-Arminian Conclusion, approuing, iustifying, & defending it as the vndoubted truth, and the resolued Doctrine of our Church, against which no Orthoxe Writer of our owne hath hetherto concluded.

Now where as the Pelagians and Semipelagians, in St. Augustines, Hilaries, Prospers, and Orosius dayes, and our Papists, Pseudo-Lutherans, Anabaptists, Socinians, and Arminians since, obiect against this Conclusion:aaHebr. 2, 9. 2. Cor. 5. 14. 15. 1. Iohn 2, 2. 1. Tim. 2. 4. 6.Heb 2:92 Cor 5:142 Cor 5:151 John 2:21 Tim 2:41 Tim 2:6 that Christ tasted death for all men, and the like. These Authors (who replie againe, that Christ bbIohn 10. 11. 15. 17. c. 15. 1….John 10:11John 10:15John 10:17dyed, ccIohn 17. 9.John 17:9and prayed onelyonly for his Sheepe, ddActs 20. 28. Ephes. 5. 25, 26, 27.Acts 20:28Eph 5:25Eph 5:26Eph 5:27his Church, eeEph. 1. 4. 6. 7. Ro. 8. 33. 34. 1. Pet. 1. 2. 18.Eph 1:4Eph 1:6Eph 1:7Rom 8:33Rom 8:341 Pet 1:21 Pet 1:18his Elect, ffIsay 53. 10. 11. c. 10. 22. 23. Ro. 9. 27. 29. c. 11. 26.Isa 53:10Isa 53:11Rom 9:27Rom 9:29his seed, his rēnant, ggMat. 1. 21. Luke…, 54, 68. Isay 46. 13. Psal. 46. 13.Matt 1:21Isa 46:13Ps 46:13his people, his Israel, hhIsay 1, 27, c. 28, 16, c. 46. 13, c. 50. 20. Rom 11, 26.Isa 1:27Rom 11:26his Sion, iiIohn 11. 52.John 11:52his children, kkEph. 5. 25. to 30.Eph 5:25–30his mēbers, llRom. 9, 33. Ioh 3, 14, 15, 16.Rom 9:33John 3:14John 3:15John 3:16Beleeuers, those mmHeb. 5, 9, c. 7. 15.Heb 5:9that obey and feare him, & for nnIsay 53, 10. 11. Mat. 20, 28, c. 26, 28.Isa 53:10Isa 53:11Matt 20:28nnAugust. Resp…nsio ad Articulos sibi salso impositon. Articul. 1.many,) doe shape these generall Answers to those Scriptures: First that Christ dyed for all men sufficiently, that is, in regard of the infinit merit of his death, considered absolutely in itselfe alone, which might if God had pleased, sufficiently hauehave redeemed all men: not actually, effectually, or meritoriously, in regard of the reall intention, benefit, and application of his death, which pertaines not vntounto all: Secondly, indefinitly; that is, for all sorts, all Nations, sexes, p. 94ages, qualities, callings and conditions of men whatsoeuer: for some of all kindes; not for all of eueryevery kind: Thirdly, Pr ooAugust. Enchir…deo c. 103. Fulget… De Incarnat. & Gratia Iesu Christi. c. 31 Peter Lūbard. Distincti. 46.omnibus electis & dilectis; ppAugust. De Correct. & Gratie. cap. 14. Fulgentius. De Incarnat. & Gratia Dom. Iesu Christi. c. 31.for all, and every of his Elect, his Sheepe, his Church, of all ages, Nations, and conditions; not for the whole latitude of all mankind, whom he neuer actually Praedestinated to saluation: Fourthly, qqSec. 1.for all true beleeuers, who by the worke and power of the Spirit, are really inabled to lay hold on Christ, by a true and liuely faith; which faith is incommunicable vntounto Reprobates; peculiar to the Elect, who onelyonly doe enioy it. Fiftly,rrFulgentius De Incarnat. & Gratia Dom. Iesu Christi. c. 31. August. De Natura & Gratia. cap. 41. De Nuptijs & concupiscentia. l. 2. c. 27. Contra. Iulianum. l. 6. c. 12. De Praedest…al one Sa… clorum cap. 8. for all who are saued; or whom God will hauehave saued: there being no other meanes, no other name, by which men may or can bee saued, but Iesus Christ alone, Sixtly, for all,ssMar. 16, 15, 16. Titus. 2. 11. 12. 1, Tim. 2. 4. Col. 1. 6. 23.Mark 16:15Mark 16:16Titus 2:11Titus 2:12Titus 2:1Col 1:6Col 1:23 voluntate signi, in respect of the externall tender of the benefits of Christs passion in the Gospell vntounto all: not voluntate beneplaciti, in regard of his aeternall purpose, designing, or the inward efficacie of his Spirit, applying, the merits of his death to all.

Adde we to these replies, some other of our owne. First, that Christ Iesus truely dyed for all men, in regard ofttPhil. 2, 7, 8. He. 2, 14. 16… 17Phil 2:7Phil 2:8 that assumed common humanity in which he suffered, which extends it selfe indifferently vntounto all: not in respect of the essicacious Redemption which he merited, by his suffering, which is impropriated to the Elect alone: Secondly, Christ dyed indefinitely for all men, in as much asuu2. Tim. 2. 25 Ro. 11. 1, to 8 …. Tim 2. 4.2 Tim 2:25Rom 11:1–8 no particular men whiles they liue on earth can truely say, that they are actually excluded from the benefits of his death: not because they are all particularly redeemed by his death. Thirdly, that he dyed for all men, that is,xxRo. 8, 29, to 35. lam. 1, 18. Hebr. 12. 22, 23. 24.Rom 8:29–35Heb 12:22Heb 12:23Heb 12:24 for his firstborne, yyHeb. 2. 16. 17.Heb 2:16Heb 2:17for the Seed of Abraham,zzGal. 3. 22. 24. 89. cap. 4. 4. to 8.Gal 3:22Gal 3:24Gal 3:89 the Children of the promise, andaaSee Mat. 13. Gal. 1, 2. Reu. 2, 3.Matt 13Gal 1:2Rev 2:3 the better part of men, who oft times denominate the whole, especially in the visible Church, where all are frequently stiled Saints, beleeuers, and the like, because some are such: not forbbMat. 13, 24, to 33.Matt 13:24–33 the tares, ccMat. 3. 12.Matt 3:12the chaffe, ddMat. 25. 32. 33.Matt 25:32Matt 25:33the goates, theeeMat. 13. 7. He. 6. 4.Matt 13:7 thornes, theffMat. 13. 5.Matt 13:5 stones, theggPs. 1 19. 119.Ps 1:19Ps 1:119 drosse, thehh2. Sa. 23. 6.2 Sam 23:6 sonnes of Belial, p. 95andiiIohn 17. 12.John 17:12 perdition, thekkMat. 7. 6. Phil. 3, 2. 2. Pet 2. 22. Reu. 22. 15.Matt 7:6Phil 3:22 Pet 2:22Rev 22:15 dogges, thell2. Pet. 2. 22. Psa. 49. 12. 10.2 Pet 2:22Ps 49:12Ps 49:10 swine, thell2. Pet. 2. 22. Psa. 49. 12. 10.2 Pet 2:22Ps 49:12Ps 49:10 beasts, or themmReu. 21. 27.Rev 21:27 vncleane, or worser part, whom God accounts no members of the mysticall body of the Catholicke Church, for which Christ onelyonly dyed, & so reputes them as beasts, as the most infamous, and vilest creatures, not as men. Fourthly, that he dyed corporally for all, in regard of the enlargement of some externall priuiledges;**See God no Imposter. as the vniuersall preaching of the Gospell, the outward administration of the Sacraments, with the participation of those ordinary blessings of peace and plenty, the common endouments of the Spirit, restraining grace, some competent knowledge of God, of Christ, and of the mysteries of godlinesse: probability and good hopes of saluation, some relish of the Word of life, and of the powers of the world to come, which vsually accōpany them; before peculiar to the Iewes alone, but since Christs death, made cōmon vntounto all men, (to which I may addnn1. Cor. 15. 21. 22.1 Cor 15:211 Cor 15:22 the general resurrection of al, both good & bad, a reall fruit & cōsequent of Christs death,) not spiritually, in regard of those peculiar & aeternal fauours of Redemption, Iustification, Sanctification and Saluation, the portion, the inheritance of the Elect alone, which no reprobate either can, or shal enioy. Fiftly, that he dyed for almen, in that ooPhil. 2. 7. to 11. Rom. 14. 9. 10. 11.Phil 2:7–11Rom 14:9Rom 14:10Rom 14:11by his death he hath purchased an absolute soueraigntie and dominion ouer all, to order, rule, and guide them at his pleasure, and to passe sentence on them all at last according to their workes: not because he hath procured an absolute enfranchisement from hell and death, or praepared an aeternall Crowne of glory for them all; which belongs to none but**2. Tim. 4. 8. Iames 1. 12.2 Tim 4:8Jas 1:12 those who louelove him, and long for his appearance. These seuerall answers warranted by Scriptures, Fathers, and the fore-quoted Authors, will reconcile all seeming repugnancies of Scripture, and answere all obiections against this fift Conclusion.

Before I passe ouer this Conclusion, I must needs take off one principall daring obiection,Obiection, with which our Arminians doe encounter, it in this Syllogisticall dispute.

That which eueryevery man is peremptorily bound to beleeue, p. 96must needs be true; for God binds no man to beleeue a lye, because he is truth itselfe.

But eueryevery man, as well the reprobate as the elect, is peremptorily bound to beleeue, that Christ Iesus dyed effectually for his sinnes; since eueryevery man is obliged to beleeue in Christ, vnderunder paine of aeternall damnation. Iohn, 6. 29. 1. Iohn 3. 23. Marke 16. 16. Iohn 3. 16. 17. 18.

Therefore that Christ dyed effectually for all, and eueryevery mans sins, must needs be true.

To this I answer,Answer. first, that the Maior is not infallible, vnlesse it be with this limitation: eueryevery thing which men are commanded to beleeue, is true; not absolutely in any sense, but onelyonly in that relatiue, qualified, and peculiar sense in which it is to be beleeued: for one and the selfesame proposition may be both true, and false in different respects: For instance. These two propositionsyy1. Tim. 2. 4.1 Tim 2:4 (God will hauehave all men to bee saued: zzHeb. 2. 9.Heb 2:9Christ Iesus tasted death for all men; are true, sensu diuise: in an abstracted; not sensu composite, in a relatiue or compounded sense: true in the proposition, false in the application, vnlesse wee qualifie, or restraine their generality, with the fore-mentioned modifications, or their inseparably annexed conditions of faith and repentance, without which God will 2hauehave no man to be saued. Secondly, the Minor in its generall 1& absolute sence, is meerely false: First, because there are millions of men, (as Ideots, Lunatiques, Infants, Pagans, by an inuincible, necessitated, and vnauoidable ignorance) who are not peremptorily bound to beleeue, that Christ Iesus dyed effectually for their sinnes,aaRom. 2. 12. 14. 15. Iohn 9. 41. c. 15. 22. Acts 14. 16. 17. c. 17. 30. 31.Rom 2:12Rom 2:14Rom 2:15John 9:41Acts 14:16Acts 14:17 neither is infidelitie a damnable sinne in them, (Arminians themselues confessing it, who desperatly affirme, that Pagans, or Infidels may be saued) because there was an absolute impossibility in them to beleeue, by reason of the incapability of the meanes in the one, and the ineuitable want of meanes in the other. Secondly, because all those to whom the Gospell is preached (who are scarce the tithe of all the world) are not bound to beleeue, that Christ dyed p. 97effectually for their sinnes in an absolute sence, as is obiected: but onelyonly in a qualified, limited and restrained, to wit,bbMar 16. 16. Iohn 3, …, 16. 18. 6.Mark 16:16John 3 if God inable them by his grace, to repent and beleeue: else they are absolutely to beleeue,ccGal. 5, …, 4. Iohn 3. 18. 36 Mat. 16. 16. Eph. 2, …. 2, 12.Gal 5John 3:18John 3:36Matt 16:16Eph 2 that Christ Iesus died not thus for them, and that they shall be damned, if they are not thus qualified: The onelyonly absolute proposition then to be beleeued and rested vponupon by all men, is not this generall or irrestrained Conclusion: Christ Iesus died actually or absolutely for all and eueryevery man whatsoeuer, (the ground of libertinisme, prochrastination, and all prophanesse among Christians,) but this; Christ Iesus dyed effectually for all true paenitent and beleeuing sinners, who lay hold vponupon his merits: (which cuts off all hopes of heauen from prochrastinating and vnrepenting sinners: who obstinaly proceed in sinfull curses,) and then this Conclusion: Ergo, hee died effectually for all and eueryevery mans sinnes whatsoeuer, is but a meere inconsequent. Thirdly, 3because the Scriptures enioyne no reprobate or wicked man to beleeue at first, that Christ died effectually for his sinnes: but onelyonly,ddActs 2. 37. 8. c, 3… 19, c. 16. 30. 21. c. 22. 16. 2. Cor. 5. 20.Acts 2:37Acts 2:82 Cor 5:20 to repent and beleeue in Christ, that so his sinnes may be done away: The Scriptures indeed doe binde all faithfull and relenting siners to beleeue, e that their sinnes are actually forgiuen, and effectually purged by the death of Christ: but for those who are yet out of Christ, there is no such precept; they must first be really ingraffed into Christ, & then beleeue it: not first beleeue it: & then be i…graffed, else they should beleeue a lye, in beleeuing their sinnes are actually purged, ere they are, because a man must be first in Christ before his iniquities can be washed away by his soule-clensing blood. Fourthly, admit that eueryevery man 4were obliged to beleeue that Christ died effectually for his sinnes: yet it followes not, that therefore Christ died effectually for all men. First, because eueryevery man may bee 1bound to beleeue particularly for himselfe, (because hee knoweth nothing to the contrary,) that Christ died for his sinnes, and yet it followes not, that therefore hee must beleeue that he died effectually for all mens sinnes: It is p. 98no good consequent to say, that eueryevery man must paticularly beleeue that he is elected: Therefore he must of necessity beleeu that eueryevery man is elected: or that eueryevery man must beleeue that he shall be saued, therefore, that all and eueryevery man shall be saued. It followes not: that because eueryevery man is bound to beleeue that himselfe, or any other particular man (whose case he cannot know nor yet determine) are no reprobates; therefore there are no reprobates in the world. This kind of argument from eueryevery indiuiduall to the speecies will not hold: This then is but a meere nonsequitur, eueryevery particular man must beleeue that Christ died effectually for himselfe: Ergo he dyed thus for all men: this is the onelyonly force of the praesent argument in which our Arminians vaunt and triumph; therefore it is but vaine, absurd 2& nugatory. Secondly, because the Scriptures, (the reuealed will of God) oblige men to beleeue such things, as God neuer purposed nor intended to accomplish in his secret will, in that way and course as they beleeue them: Abraham was bound to beleeue (yea ggGen. 22, 1, to 19. Heb. 11 17. 18. 19.Gen 22:1–19Heb 11:17Heb 11:18Heb 11:19and he did beleeue it) that God did really intend the sacrificing of his dearest Isaack, because he actually enioyned him to doe it, yet God intended not the vnnaturall shedding of Isaacks blood, but hhGen. 22, 16. 17.Gen 22:16Gen 22:17the admirable probate of Abrahams faith: The Niniuites were bound to beleeue, and they did beleeue, that peremptorie Praediction of the Prophet Ionah: iiIonah. 3. 4. 5.Jonah 3:4Jonah 3:5yet forty dayes and Niniue shall be destroyed: yet God intended their repentance onelyonly, not their ruine. Our Arminians (if their Doctrine be true, and their prayers faithfull,) are necessarily obliged to beleeue, that God will hauehave mercy on all men whatsoeuer, because they pray to God, to hauehave mercy vponupon all men, in the distributiue and largest sence; yet God intendeth notkkExo. 33. 19. Ro. 9. 15. 17.Exod 33:19Rom 9:15Rom 9:17 to hauehave mercy, neither hath he mercy vponupon all without exception: So wee may bee bound to beleeue, that Christ Iesus died effectually for all men whatsoeuer, if there be any one such text of Scripture which cōmands vsus to beleeue it: (as ther is not,) because the Scripture doth record it: yet God may not intend the effectuall application of his death to all men, no more then p. 99in those parallell cases: Neither will this consequence necessarily follow: that we then beleeue a lye; or that Gods secret will, is contradictory to his reuealed: First, because 1ll2. Cron. 20. 20. Iuke 24. 25. Gal. 6. 16. Iohn 10. 21. 2. Pet. 1. 19.Gal 6:16John 10:212 Pet 1:19the reuealed, not the vayled will of God, which we cannot diue particularly into;) is the sole rule of our obedience, and the only obiect of our faith, so that in beleeuing it, we neither falsefy Gods open, nor crosse his secret will, nor yet deceiue our selues in beleeuing of a lye. Secondly, because 2his reuealed will, is but subordinate or subseruient, (not contrary, nor aduerse) to his secret will which it doth still accomplish, and with which it doth all times cooperate, as diuers from it, yet not repugnant to it. God brings, men bring their secret ends and purposes to passe, by seeming contradictory meanes which seeme to thwart or vary from their purposes, yet there is a sweet concordancy & no repugnancie betweene their ends, their meanes, their purposes, and their method to accomplish them, because the one is wholy subordinate to the other, and aymes at their accomplishment. The wheeles in a clocke, the spheeres in heauen, the water and the mill, hauehave contrary motions, yet they concur and sweetly accord in the same effect, without any contrariety: The strings of an Instrument, voyces in a Quire, hauehave different sounds, yet they make vp one pleasant and harmonious consort: the stones in a building, the roomes in an house, the members of a haeterogenious body, are discrepant and various in themselues; yet they all accord & meete in one intiretie So the secret and reuealed will of God, if wee sunder, or disioine them, may seeme to iarre and contradict themselues: but if wee consider the one as subordinate to the other, and so linke them both together, we shall find them sweetly clasping and kissing each the other, without the least dissent, the one of them effecting and fulfilling the designes and purposes of the other without any clash or iarre: which answers those Arminian cau…ls to the full, which say we set Gods wills at variance by our doctrines. And thus much for our fist Conclusion.

p. 1006The sixt of our praecedent Anti-Arminian Tenents' touching the totall and finall resistance of Gods grace in the Elect,The 6. Anti-Arminian position proued in the very Act of their Conuersion, is fully ratified and confirmed by our 10. and 17. Articles: by the 8. Article of Lambheth: by the 13. 14. 15. 16. 32. and 33. Articles of Ireland: by the Booke of Common prayer: Position 1. and 2. by the Homelies, the Chatechisme of Edward the 6. with the Questions and Answers of Praedestination. Figures, (6) and the Synod of Dort, Article 3. 4.

The particular and punctuall witnesses of this truth,Henry the 8. now follow, to wit, Master William Tindall, Prologue on the Romans: page 48. Col. 2. 8. 0. Col. 2. Preface to the obedience of a Christian man: page 99. An Answer to Master Moores Dialogue. page 259. 260. 266. A pathway into the holy Scriptures. page 382. Prologue to the Exposition of the first Epistle of Saint Iohn. page 389. An Exposition on the 6. of Iohn. page 460. Master Iohn Frith, A Declaration of Baptisme, page 90. Doctor Barnes, That Freewill of her owne strength can doe nothing but sinne. page 283. 274. 276. Master Robert Legat in his Chatechisme betweene Man and Wife: what the holy Catholicke Church is: and betweene truth and the vnlearned man, Wesel 1545. in the dayes of King Henry the 8. **Edward 6.Learned Peter Martyr Commentary in Romans, cap. 5. page 327. 328. cap. 9. p. 690. 694. 728. 729. 732. 733. Master Martyn Bucer, Commentary on Math. 23. 37. on Iohn 6. 37. 44. on Romans 8. 30. and on cap. 4. 5. 6. Master Iohn Bradford his Doctrine of Praedestination. Master Thomas Beacon his Sicke mans salue, page. 426. in King Edwards Raigne.**Queene Eli. Master Iohn Veron his Treatise of Praedestination, and Apologie for the same. Master Thomas Palfryman, Treatise of heauenly Philosophie, cap. 7. 8. Master Iames Price his Fanne of the Faithfull, cap. 12. Master Edward Deering on the Heb. Lect. 9. 10. 14. Master Anthony Anderson, Sermon of sure comfort. p. 23. to 27. Master Thomas Sparkes Comfortable Treatise for a troubled conscience, the 4. first leaues. Bartimeus Andreas Sermon p. 1012. on the Canticles, p. 64. to 70. Master Iohn Daniel his excellent comfort to all Christians, cap. 4. 5. 7. Master Iohn Anwicke Meditations on Gods Monarchie and the Deuils Kingdome, cap. 6. 7. 10. 11. Master William Burton, Sermon of the Churches louelove. Master Arthur Gurney his fruitfull Dialogue betweene Reason and Religion, page 45. Bishop Babington Exposition on the Lords prayer, Petition 6. page 194. 195. Sermon at Pauls Crosse, on Iohn 6. 37. part 1. and 2. Mathew Hutton Arch-Bishop of Yorke. De Electione & Reprobatione Commentatio, p. 22. 23. 24. 36. Doctor Fulke, and Master Cartwright, Notes on Rom. 8. sect. 8. Master William Perkins, of Gods grace and mans freewill, Tom. 1. page 720. &c. Commentary on Galathians 1. Tom. 2. p. 178. 179. and on cap. 6. page 374. Master Iohn Hell his Life euerlasting, Booke 3. Quaest. 9. p. 273. to 277. in Queene Elizabeths Annals:**King Iames. Doctor Reinolds Apologia Thesium. sect. 13. 14. 15. Doctor Willet Comment on Romans 8. Controuersie 18. and on cap. 9. ver. 19. 20. Reuerend Doctor Robert Abbot Bishop of Salisbury. De veritate Gratiae Christi. Oratio. 2. Iulij 8. 1615. sect. 2. Learned Doctor Thomas Morton Bishop of Couentry and Litchfield, his Protestants Appeale. Londini 1610. lib. 2. cap. 10. sect. 4. 5. 10. 11. where he proues this to be the Doctrine not onelyonly of Protestants, but of the Learnedest Papists. Doctor Field of the Church Appendix to the 3. booke, cap. 10. of Freewill. Doctor Iohn White, Way to the Church, Digression, 41. 42. Defence of the Way, cap. 25. sect. 21. 22. Master Thomas Rogers Analysis on the 17. Article, Proposition 6. 7. Master Heiron, The Backward parts of Iehouah. Sermon 2. p. 173. Doctor Ames, Coronis ad Collationem Hagiensem. Artic. 3. where this point is well discussed, and excellently proued. Doctor Pri…eaux, De Conuersionis modo Lectura 4. Master Paul Bayne Commentary on Ephesians 1. 19. p. 352. to 371. where this point is pithily proued. Master Elton on Rom. 8. v. 30. Master Thomas Wilson Exposition on Rom. 8. ve. 30. on Rom. 9. ver. 19. 20. Doctor Crakenthorpe Sermon p. 102Predestination, Doctor Boyes, Postil on Saint Stephens day, page 304. on the Epistle on Simon and Iudes day, page 767. Sir Christopher Sybthorpe his Friendly admonition to the praetended Catholickes of Ireland, cap. 8. Master Samuel Crooke his Guide. sect. 18. Master Iohn Downame Summe of Diuinity. lib. 2. cap. 1. Incomparable and learned Doctor Visher, Arch-bishop of Ardmagh, Answer to the Iesuites challenge. Of Freewill page 464. &c. Master Humphsrey Sydenha… in his Iacob and Esau, with all our eminent Dort Deuines, in the raigne of famous King Iames. **King Charles.Reuerend Bishop Carlton Examination of Master Mountagues Appeale. cap. 3. 9. 14. Learned Doctor Dauenate Bishop of Salisbury, Expositio in Epist. Pauli ad Colossenses. c. 1. ver. 12. p. 78. ver. 28. p. 182. Doctor Sclater Exposition on the 1. Epistle of the Thessalonians, cap. 4. v. 9. p. 300. 301… cap. 5. v. 9. 10. p. 437. to 454. on Epistle 2. c. 1. ver. 13. p. 180. 187. 188. v. 14. p. 199. Doctor Ward, Suffragium Brittanorum. Artic. 3. 4. and Conci… ad Clerum, 1625. where this point is solidly proued. Doctor Goade, and Doctor Featly in their Pelagius Rediuiuus: and Doctor Featly his second Parallel of Freewill, p. 14. to 21. where this position is featly handled. Master Rouse his Doctrine of King Iames. p. 25. to 48. Master Wotton his Dangerous Plot discouered, cap. 7. 8. Master Williams Pemble his Vindiciae Gratiae. p. 140. to 157. where this controuersie is neatly discided. Master Yates his Ibis ad Caesarem, part 2. cap. 7. p. 157. to 168. M. Henry Burton his Plea to an Appeale, p. 63. to 77. & Truth triumphing ouer Trent. c. 17. M. Weemse his Portraiture of the image of God in man. c. 16. with my owne Perpetuity. p. 100. 101. 621. in the raigne of our gracious King Charles, who all giuegive full, particular and copious testimony to this conclusion.

Certainely he who shall but seriously suruay these seuerall Scriptures, Gen. 17. 1. I am the Almighty God. Gen. 18. 14. Is any thing to hard for the Lord? 1. Chron. 29. 11. 12. Thine O Lord is the greatnesse, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the maiestie, thine is the kingdome p. 103O Lord, and thou art exalted as head ouer all; Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou raignest ouer all, and in thine hand is power and might, and in thine hand it is to make great, and to giuegive strength vntounto all: 2. Cron. 20. 6. Art not thou God in Heauen, and rulest not thou ouer all the Kingdomes of the Heathen? and in thine hand is there not power and might, so that none is able to withstand thee? Iob 9. 4. 12. 19. He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength, who hath hardned himselfe against him and bath prospered? Behold he taketh away… who can hinder him? who will say vntounto him, what dost thou? If I speake of strength, loe, he is strong. cap. 12. 13. to 25. With him is wisedome and strength, hee hath counsell and vnderstanding. Behold he breaketh downe and it cannot be built: he shuteth vp a man, and there can be no opening: he leadeth away Counsellers spoyled, and maketh the Iudges fooles: he looseth the bond of Kings, and girdeth their loyues with a girdle: he leadeth Princes away spoyled, and ouerthroweth the mighty: hee powreth contempt vponupon Princes, and weakneth the strength of the mighty: he increaseth the Nations and destroyeth them: he inlargeth the Nations and straitneth them againe: he taketh away the hearts of the chiefe of the people of the earth, &c. cap. 23. 13. 14. But he is in one minde, who can turne him? and what his soule desireth, euen that he doth: for he performeth the thing that is appointed. cap. 33. 11. 12. 13. 16. 17. He putteth my feet in the stockes, &c. I will answer thee, that God is greater then man: why dost thou striue against him, for he giueth not account of any of his matters: he openeth the eares of men, and sealeth their instruction, that he may withdrawe man from his purpose, and hide pride from man: he keepeth backe his soule from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword: cap. 37. 7. 12. He sealeth vp the hand of eueryevery man that all men may know his worke: It is turned round about by his counsels, that they may doe whatsoeuer hee commandeth … vponupon the face of the world, in the earth. cap. 40. 8. 9. Wilt thou also disanul my iudgements? hast thou an arme like God? or canst thou thunder with a voyce like him. c. 42. 2. p. 104I know that thou canst doe eueryevery thing, and that no thought can be with-holden from thee. Psal. 33. 9. 11. He spake and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast. The counsell of the Lord standeth for euer, the thought of his heart, to all generations. Psal. 47. 2. 3. The Lord most high is terrible, hee is a great King ouer all the earth. Hee shall subdue the people vnderunder vsus, and the Nations vnderunder our feete. Psal. 115. 3. But our God is in Heauen, he hath done whatsoeuer he pleased. Psal. 135. 6. Whatsoeuer the Lord pleased, that aid …e in Heauen and in Earth. &c. Prou. 21. 1. 30. The Kings heart is in the hands of the Lord as the Riuers of water, hee turneth it whether soeuer he will. There is no wisedome, no vnderstanding, nor counsell against the Lord. Eccle. 9. 1. The righteous, and the wise, and their worke, are in the hand of God. Isay 14 27. The Lord of Hoasts hath purposed, and who shall disanul it? surely as I hauehave thought, so shall it come to pas; and as I hauehave purposed, so shall it stand. Isayah 41. 10. to 29. Behold the Lord God will come with strong hand, and his arme shall rule for him: he shall feed his flocke like a Shepheard, he shall gather his Lambs with his arme, and carrie them in his bosome, and shall gently lead those that are with young. Behold the Nations are as the drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the ballance: behold hee taketh vp the lles as a very little thing. All Nations before him are as nothing, and they are counted to him lesse then nothing and vanity It is he that sitteth on the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as Grashoppers, that stretcheth out the Heauens as a Curtaine. That bringeth the Princes to nothing, and maketh the Iudges of the earth as vanity: yea, they shall not be planted; yea, they shall not be sowen; yea, their stocke shall not take roote on the earth, and he shall also blow vponupon them, and they shall wither, and the whirlewind shall take them away as stubble: To whom then will yee liken me, or shall I bee compared saith the holy one. Lift vp your eyes on high, and behold who hath created those things. That bringeth out their Hoasts by number, he calleth them all by their names, by the greatnesse of his might, for that hee is p. 105strong in power, not one faileth. cap. 43. 12. 13. I am God, I am he, and there is none that can deliuer out of my hand: I will worke, and who shall let it? Ieremiah 18. 6. O house of Israel; cannot I doe with you as this Potter, saith the Lord? behold as the clay is in the Potters hand, so are yee in my hand, saith the Lord, &c. cap. 32. 27. Behold, I am the Lord the God of all flesh, is there any thing too hard for me? cap. 49. 19. He shall come vp like a Lyon from the swelling of Iordan, against the habitation of the strong: but I will suddenly make him runne away from her: and who is a chosen man that I may appoint ouer her, for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time? Ezechi. 22. 14. Can thine heart indure, or can thine hands be strong in the dayes that I shall deals with thee? I the Lord hauehave spoken it and will doe it. cap. 36. 24. 25. 26. 27. I will take you from among the heathen, and gather you out of all Countryes, and will bring you againe to your owne Land. Then will I sprincle cleane water vponupon you, and you shall be cleane from all your filthynesse, and from all your Idols will I cleanse you. A new heart also will I giuegive you, and a new spirit will I put within you, and I will take away the stonie heart out of your flesh, and I will giuegive you an heart of flesh: and I will put my Lawes within you, and cause you to walke in my statutes, and yee shall keepe my iudgements and doe then. Dan. 2. 20. 21. Blessed be the name of God for euer and euer for wisedome and strength are his: And he changeth the times and seasons: hee remoueth Kings, and setteth vp Kings, &c. cap. 4. 34. 35. And I blessed the most High. and praysed him that liueth for euer, whose dominion is an euerlasting dominion, and his Kingdome is from generation to generation. And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doth according to his will in the armie of Heauen, and among the Inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say vntounto him; what dost thou? cap. 5. 23. The God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy wayes, hast thou not glorified. Acts 5. 38. 39. But if this counsell be of God, yee cannot ouerthrow it, least happily yee be found euen to fight against God. cap 6. 10. And they p. 106were not able to resist the wisedome and the spirit by which he spake. cap. 11. 17. For as much then as God gaue them the like gift as he did vntounto vsus, who beleeued on the Lord Iesus Christ, who was I that I could withstand God? Ioh. 5. 21. For as the father raiseth vp the dead & quickneth them, euen so the Sonne quickneth whom he will. Iohn 6. 37. 44. All that the Father giueth me shall come vntounto me. No man can come vntounto me except my Father who hath sent me draw him. Rom. 8. 28. 30. To them that are called according to his purpose. Moreouer, whom he did praedestinate, them he also called: whom he called, them he iustified: whom he iustified, them he glorified. cap. 9. 19. 20. 21. Thou wilt say then vntounto me, why doth he yet complaine? for who hath resisted his will? Nay but O Man, who art thou that disputest against God? shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, why hast thou made me thus? hath not the Potter power ouer the clay, of the same lumpe, to make one Vessell to honour, and an other to dishonour, &c. cap. 11. 7. 36. The election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded: For of him, and for him, and to him are all things. 2. Tim. 1. 9. who hath saued vsus, and called vsus with an holy calling, according to his owne purpose and grace which was giuen vsus in Christ Iesus, before the world began. 2. Cor. 10. 4. 5. For the weapons of our warfare are mighty through God, to the pulling downe of strong holds: casting downe Imaginations, and eueryevery high thing that exalteth it selfe against the knowledge of God, and bringeth into captiuity eueryevery thought to the obedience of Christ. 1. Cor. 10. 22. Doe we prouoke the Lord to iealousie? are we stronger then he? Phil. 3. 21. Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like vntounto his glorious body, according to the working, whereby he is able euen to subdue all things to himselfe. He that shall vnfainedly meditate on all these seuerall texts of Scripture, together with: Ephe. 1. 19. 20. That you may know, what is the exceeding greatnesse of his power to vsward who beleeue, according to the working of his mighty power: which he wrought in Christ when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his owne right hand in the heauenly p. 107places. cap. 2. 1. 5. 6. And you hath hee quickned, who were dead in trespasses and sinnes, and hath raised vsus vp together, and made vsus to sit together in heauenly places with Christ. Iohn 5. 25. Verily, verily, I say vntounto you, that the houre is comming and now is, that the dead shall heare the voyce of the Sonne of God, and they that heare it shall liue. Rom. 4. 17. God who quickneth the dead, and calleth those things that be not, as though they were. Phil. 2. 13. It is God that worketh in you both the will and the deed of his good pleasure: can neuer once conceit, that any of the Elect can either finally or totally resist the inward regenerating and renewing grace of Gods spirit in the worke and Act of their conuersion, in which they are meerely passiue. The conuersion of a soule to God, is a aaPsal. 51. 10. 2. Cor. 5. 17.Ps 51:102 Cor 5:17new creation: it is wrought, not by bare alluring obiects, or reasons praesented to the vnderstanding, as Arminians dreame: but by the bbRom. 1. 16. 1. Cor. 1. 18. c. 4. 5. 2 Cor. 4. 7. Eph. 1. 19. 20Rom 1:161 Cor 1:182 Cor 4:7Eph 1:19Eph 1:20Almighty power of God: by ccEph. 1. 19. 20. cap. 2. 1. 5. 6. Rom. 6. 4. 5.Eph 1:19Eph 1:20Rom 6:4Rom 6:5the selfe same power that raised Christ Iesus from the dead: by ddRo 15. 13. 19 Ep. 3. 20. 1 The. i. 5. 2. The. 1. 11 2. Tim. 1. 7. 8.Rom 15:13Rom 15:192 Tim 1:72 Tim 1:8the effectuall and mighty power of the holy Ghost: and by ee2 Cor. 12. 9. Eph. 6. 10. 2. Pet. 1. 3. 16.2 Cor 12:9Eph 6:102 Pet 1:32 Pet 1:16the soueraigne power and authority of Christ himselfe: and can any elected persons heart be found so stupendiously obdurate, as to withstand the whole shocke and power of the Trinity, when they come with a resolution to conuert ffFacit vo…ente… ex nolentibus Deus: Inclinat. corum corda vt hoc velint, habēs sine dubis hūanorum cordium quo placeret inclinandoruns omnipotentissimam potestate August. De Praedest. Sanct. lib. c. 8. 20. De Corrept. & Gra. tia cap. 14.and change it, not to force it? Certainely that God, who made the hearts and wils of men at first, gg2. Cor. 3. 18. Pro. 21. 1.2 Cor 3:18Prov 21:1can change them at his pleasuro: that blessed Sauiour of ours, hhIohn 17. 2. Mat. 28. 18. Ps. 19.John 17:2Matt 28:18Ps 19who hath power ouer all flesh to rule and order them at his will: who when he was here on earth, had so much soueraignty and Diuinity in him as to iiMat. 11. 5. Iohn 11. 44.Matt 11:5John 11:44raise the dead: to kkLu. 5. 13. 24-25. Mat. 10. 5.Matt 10:5heale the sicke, the blind, and lame: to llMat. 8. 26. 27 Mar 7. 37.Matt 8:26Matt 8:27Mark 7:37allay the raging stormes, the waues, and windes, at pleasure:mmLu. 4. 35. 36 to command the very Deuils, yea,nnMar. 5. 8. to 13.Mark 5:8–13 legions of Deuils with authority and power, and to eiect and dispossesse them, by his meere command; he that can controll theoo2. Ch. 20. 6. Phi. 2. 10-11. very world it selfe, and all the creatures, both in Heauen, Earth, or Hell: can easily conuert and turne the hearts of all his children in a moment (as he hath done alwayes hitherto, there being not one of the Elect that did euer yet withstand his inward p. 108call) without any difficulty or resistance.**See Master Carpenters Achithephel. London 1629. p. 25. to 35. Obiect.

If any obiect that of Acts 7. 51. Yee stifnecked and of vncircumcised hearts and eares, you hauehave alwayes resisted the holy Ghost: with that of Mat. 23. 37. How often would I hauehave gathered thy children, as the Hen gathereth her chicken vnderunder her winges and ye would not, which …eeme for to oppugne this Conclusion.

1To the first of these, I answer:Answer. First, that this text speaks onelyonly of the reprobate and stiffenecked Iewes: of vncircumcised hearts and eares, who cannot but resist the externall profers of Gods grace: not of the elect and chosen of God among the Iewes,ppActs 2. 37. to 42.Acts 2:37–42 three thousand of which were conuerted at one Sermon. Secondly, the spirit which these Iewes did here resist, was the spirit of prophesie, not of regeneration: it was the word of the holy Ghost vttered by those prophets which they slew and stoned. ver. 52. which sounded onelyonly in their eares: not the renuing and regenerating operation of Gods spirit which wrought effectually in their hearts. Thirdly, this was onelyonly an externall resistance of the qqv. 52. & Mat 23. 34. 35. 1. Thes. 2. 16.Matt 23:34Matt 23:351 Thess 2:16holy Ghost in others: not an intrinsecall opposition of him, or of his operations in themselues: therefore its nothing to the point in quaestion.

2To the second, I answer: First, that Christ here speaks only of a gathering of them by the externall ministry of his Prophets, and messengers which they stoned: (as the former part of the verse. O Hierusalem, Hierusalem, thou that killest the Prophets, and stonest them that are sent vntounto thee: how often would I hauehave gathered, &c. with verse 34. 35. doe infallibly proue:) not by the internall regenerating operation of his spirit, the onelyonly thing in quaestion which they could not resist. Secondly, I answer, withrrEnchirideon. cap. 97. Saint Augustine andssLib. 1. Distinacio. 46. Peter Lumbard: That the meaning of these words is not: that those whom Christ would gather did resist or disobay his call: but that Heirusalems Rulers, with the Scribes and Phareses were vtterly vnwilling that Christ should gather those whom he did call: The summe and drift of these words is onelyonly this: I by ministry would hauehave p. 109gathered Hierusalem, and her Sonnes vntounto me; but you Scribes and Phareses (for to them alone, not to Hierusalem was this speach directed, as the whole series of the chapter, from the 2. verse to the end, doth irrefragably witnesse) would not permit me:ttt Sec Iohn 7. 1. 8.John 7:1John 7:8 for you withstood my ministry: yea, those that I did conuert and call, it was against your wills:uuIohn 9. 22.John 9:22 who agreed, that of any man did confesse that I was Christ, he should be thrust out of the Synagouge: This is the whole scope and substance of the place which concludes but this against vsus. The Scribes and Phareses did resist Christs ministry, in hindering him from preaching to the people: Or Christ did conuert men against the Phareses wils: therefore the Elect may finally & totally resist the inward working power of the Spirit in the very Act of their conuersion: a grosse Non-sequitur: which hurts not this conclusion. All whom Christ effectually called, when he was on earth:xxMat, 4. 18. to 23. c. 9. 9. Mar. 1. 16. to 21. c. 2. 14.Mark 1:16–21 as Andrew, Peter, Mathew, Luke, and the rest of his Disciples, did readily leaue all to follow him without the least resistance or delay: therefore all who are thus inwardly called by his grace and spirit, doe so now.

For the seuenth of these our Anti-Arminian conclusions, 7The 7^th. Anti-Arminian proposition confirmed.touching the totall and finall perseuerance of the Saints, and that true sauing faith and grace, are proper yea peculiar to the Elect alone, and not communicable vntounto Reprobates. It is euidently warrented and proued, by our 17. Article; figure (7) by the 5. Article of Lambheth, and the 12. 13. 15. 33. and 38. Articles of Ireland: which are expresse and punctuall in it: by the common prayer Book; the Homelies, and the Chatechismes fore-recorded, figures, (7) by Barrets Recantation. section 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. and by the Synod of Dorts Resolution: Article 5.

Adde we to these by way of Testimony,**Henry the 8 the copious, vnanimous, and concurrent attestation, of Master William Tyndall: Prologue on the Epistle to the Romans… page 42. Parable of the wicked Mammon. page 69. 70. 74. 75. 78. Praeface to the Obedience of a Christian man. p. 99. In the Treatise it selfe. p. 169. An Answer to Sir Thomas Moores p. 110Dialogue. page 257. 258. 259. 260. 261. 266. Answer to Master Moores 2. Booke. cap. 3. 4. page 293 294. Answer to his 3. Booke. page 307. Answer to his 4. Booke. cap. 10. page 329. cap. 11. p. 330. 331. 334. to 338. A Pathway into the holy Scripture. page 384. An Exposition on the first Epistle of Iohn. cap. 2. p. 402. c. 3. page 410. 412. cap. 5. page 423. An Exposition on the 6. of Iohn. page 460 462. Of Master Iohn Frith Martyr. An Answer to my Lord of Rochester. page 55. An Answer to Rastals: 3. chapter, page 71. 72. 73. A Myrrour to know thy selfe. page 84. Of Doctor Barnes, That Faith onelyonly iustifieth before God. page 235. 242. Of Master Robert Legate, his Catechisme betweene the Husband and Wife: what the Catholicke Church is: And betweene the vnlearned man and truth, in the raigne of Henry the 8.**Edward 6. Of Peter Martyr, Commentary in Rom. 5. p. 233. 234. in cap. 8. page 533. to 558. Locorum Commu. Classis. 3. cap. 3. sect. 46. 47. Of Martin Bucer, Commentary on Mat. 7. ver. 13. cap. 16. ver. 18. cap. 24. ver. 24. in Iohannem. cap. 4. 14. cap. 6. ver. 30. to 64. cap. 10. ver. 27. 28. cap. 14. 16. 17. In Romanos 8. c. 30. to the end. Of Bishop Latimer, in his Sermons fol. 141. 142. 180. 226. 258. 312. 326. 327. 328. Of Master Iohn Bradford, his defence of Praedestination, where this point is pithily and particularly discussed: and his Letter in the booke of Martyrs. page 1505. Col. 1. Of Iohn Carelesse Martyr. Ibid. p. 1742. Of Master Thomas Beacon, the Sicke mans salue. p. 271. 272. 273. 274. 424. 425. 426. 427. Of Stephen Garret, The summe of the holy Scriptures. printed, 1547. cap. 4. 7. 8. 13. in the dayes of King Edward the 6.**Queene Eli. Of Reuerend Master Nowel in his authorized Catechisme on the 3. petition of the Creed: the holy Catholicke Church, the Communion of Saints, the forgiuenesse of sinnes. Of Master Iohn Fox, his Booke of Martyrs. London, 1597. p. 1506. Col. 1. l. 74. 80. In his sermon at Pauls Crosse, printed, Cum priuilegio, London. 1570. fol. 19. 20. Of Master Iohn Veron, in his Fruitfull p. 111Treatise of Praedestination. fol. 40. to 63. 79. 106. to 110. Where this our conclusion is largely proued. Of Master Iohn Daniell, his Excellent comfort to all Christians. cap. 3. 4. 5. 6. 27. Of Master Thomas Palfryman, in his Treatise of heauenly Philosophie. lib. 1. cap. 7. 8. Of Master Edward Deering, in his 7. 10. 14. 16. 18. 24. and 27. Lectures on the Hebrues. Of Master Iames Price, his Fanne of the Faithfull. cap. 1. 2. 3. 4. Of Learned Doctor Fulke, and Master Cartwright, Notes on the Rhemish Testament. Notes on Luke 8. sect. 1. on Romans 11. sect. 2. on 1. Tim. 1. sect. 2. on Apocalipse 2. sect. …2. Of Learned and Godly Bishop Babington, Exposition on the 12. Article of the Creed. Life euerlasting. page 259. 260. in his works at large. In his profitable Exposition on the Lords prayer. page 127. 128. 194. to 203. 222. with his Sermon at Pauls Crosse. 1591. part 1. and 3. p. 273. &c. Of Solid Doctor Whitakers: Responsio ad 8. Rationes Campiani. De Paradoxis. lib. 18. De Ecclesia. Controuersia. 2. Quaest. 3. cap. 2. p. 146. and Gygnea Cantio. p. 17. to 25. Of Doctor Sparkes, Answer to Iohn De Albines Discourse against Haeresies. cap. 34. page 281. to 285. and in his comfortable Treatise for a troubled Conscience. London, 1580. of Master Robert Keilway, Sermon of sure Comfort. 1580. page 22. to 27. and 46. to 85. Of Master Iohn Vdall, his Peters Fall. London, 1589. Sermon 2. Of Master Arthur Gurney, his Fruitfull Dialogue betweene Reason and Religion. fol. 45. 46. 47. Of Master Iohn Anwicke, Meditations vponupon Gods Monarchie, and the Deuils Kingdome. cap. 6. 7. 10. 11. Bartimeus Andreas, Sermon, 2. on Canticles 5. page 64. to 70. Of Master Iohn Northbrooke, his poore mans spirituall Garden. cap. 1. and 18. Of Learned. Mathew Hutton Arch-Bishop of Yorke: **All these are collected and set out by Thysius Hardrouici. 1613.De Electione & Reprobatione Commentatio. page 41. 42. 43. Of Doctor Esteius De Certudine salutis & perseuer antiae Sanctorum non interrupta Oratio Cantabrigiae habita. page 45. to 64. Of Doctor Robert Some, Tractatus de tribus Quaestionibus. Quaestio. 3. p. 85. p. 112to 93. Of Doctor Chaderton, De Iustificationis coram Deo, & fidei iustificantis Perseuerantia non intercisa page 94. to 112. (to whom I might adde those seuerall Bishops, Doctors and Deuines, which composed Barrets Recantation, and the Articles of Lambheth, which conclude in terminis for vsus.) Of Godly and experimentall Master Greenham, Graue Counsels and Aphorismes, Addition. 2. and 3. in his workes at large, London. 1612. p. 46. 51. 63. sect. 24. p. 68. His first Sermon. Quench not the Spirit. p. 246. to 250. His 14. Sermon p. 341. Exposition on Psal. 119. page 382. 495. 496. Godly Instructions. cap. 32. page 694. cap. 53. page 764. A Letter against hardnesse of heart. p. 864. A Letter consolatorie. p. 876. Of Edwin Arch-Bishop of Yorke, Sermon on Luke. 1. page 74. 75. sect. 14. Of Solid and Scholasticall Master William Perkins, Exposition on the Creed. Tom. 1. of his workes p. 254. 282. 283. Treatise of Disertions. p. 417. Reformed Catholicke. point. 3. page 562. 563. &c. Of Gods Free Grace, and mans Free Will. page 738. 739. A Treatise of Praedestination. Tom. 2. page 636. 637. 638. Exposition on Iude, verse 1. Tom. 3. page 487. 488. Of incomparable Hooker, Discourse of Iustification. sect. 26. Sermon of the Perpetuity and certainty of faith in the Elect. Sermon 1. on Iude. sect. 10. to 15. Of Master William Burton, in his Dauids Euidence. 1596. Sermon 5. p. 102. to 115. Of Master Iohn Hill in his Life euerlasting. lib. 5. cap. 2. Quaest. 4. 5. 6. cap. 3. Quaest 21. and of Reuerend Master Phillips, Sermon on Romans 8. ver. 15. 16. in the raigne of blessed Queene Elizabeth. **King Iames.Of Learned King Iames of happy memory, in his Declaration against Vorstius. page 15. 18. 19. 26. 35. where he stiles the Arminian Assertion of the Apostasie of the Saints, a wicked Doctrine, a blasphemous Haeresie, directly contrary to the Doctrine of the Church of England: and Bertius his Booke of the Apostasie of the Saints, a blasphemous Booke, the very Title whereof were enough to make it worthy the fire, branding Bertius, with the name of an Haretique and Atheisticall p. 113sectorie. Of eminent, learned and renowned Doctor Reinolds, Thesis. 4. sect. 23. 24. Defensio Thesium, sect. 17. 20. Censura Librorum Apochryph. Praelectio. 207. and conference at Hampton Court. page 41. 42. 43. Of Reuerend and learned Doctor Robert Abbot, late Bishop of Salisbury, once Regius Professor of Diuinity in Oxford. in his Answer to Bishop part 1. cap. 12. part 2. cap. 3. De perse…erantia Sanctorum Lectura 1. read publickely in the Diuinity Schooles of Oxford, Iuly 10. 1613. in the Act time, and Animaduersio in Thompsoni Diatribam. Of profound Doctor Field, of the Church, booke 1. cap. 3. 6. 7. 8. Answer to Theophylus Higgons 1. part. cap. 3. 2. part. sect. 2. page 832. 833. 834. Of iudicious Doctor Bulckley, in his Apologie for the Religion established in the Church of England. London, 1608. page 62. 64. 196. Of Acute Doctor William Sclater, in his Sermon preached at Pauls Crosse, September, 17. 1609. on Hebr. 6. 3. 4. 5. 6. London, 1610. and in his Exposition on the 1. Epistle of the Thessalonians, cap. 1. ver. 4. page 30. ver. 5. page 39. 40. 44. cap. 3. ver. 13. page. 251. c. 5. ver. 9. 10. p. 436. to 455. ver. 19. p. 596. ver. 20. p. 535. 536. v. 24. p. 524. 571. Exposition on Epistle 2. cap. 1. ver. 3. p. 7. v. 10. p. 53. 54. v. 11. p. 66. to 71. c. 2. v. 13. p. 178. to 190. c, 3. v. 3. p. 229. to 234. Of Laborious and learned Doctor Willet, Commentary on Romans 5. Controuersie 3. on cap. 6. Controu. 7. on cap. 8. Con. 17. 19. on cap 9. Cont. 16. on c. 11. Con. 21. and Synopsis Papismi. page 64. 65. 448. 923. 924. 925. Of Godly Master Richard Rogers, in his 7. Treatises. Treatise. 2. cap. 20. Treatise 6. cap. 2. 3. 4. 5. Of Master Thomas Rogers, Analysis on the 17. Article. Proposition 3. Of Master Francis Trigge true Catholicke. cap. 5. London 1602. p. 150. to 187. Of Master Wotton, Triall of the Rhomish Clergies, title of the Church. London, 1608. page 212. and in his Dangerous Plot discouered, London, 1626. cap. 11. 12. page 37. to 81. Of Master Iohn Tr…ndall His Arke Against the Dragons flood. London, p. 1141608. page 4. 5. 22. Of Master Stocke in his Doctrine of Repentance, London, 1610. p. 167. 168. 169. 170. Of Master Brightman on the Reuelation. cap. 3. v. 5. 11. 12. cap. 13. 8. cap. 17. 8. c. 20. 6. 15. and cap. 22. 11. Of Godly M. Heiron in his Abridgment of the Ghospell. Sermon 1. in his workes at large. London, 1620. part 1. page 102. 109. The worth of the water of Life. p. 205. 206. The spirituall Sonship. page 308. 365. to 374. A caueat and comfort for beleeuers. page 623. to 627. and Penance for sinne. part 2. p. 64. 65. Of Learned and Solid Doctor Iohn White in his way to the true Church. Digression. 42. 43. and his Defence of the way. cap. 16. sect. 4. Of Master Thomas Wilson Sermon of Perseuerance. 1608. In his Exposition on Romans 8. v. 30. c. 5. v. 2. c. 11. v. 29. Of Master Wilcocks Exposition on Psal. 1. 3. on Psal. 37. 23. 24. on Psal. 125. Of Master Draxe his Worlds resurrection. p. 42. 56. 57. 66. 67. 77. 78. Of Acute Doctor Ames, Coronis ad Collationem Hagiensem. Article 5. Of Learned Doctor Crakenthorpe, Sermon of Praedestination, London, 1620. p. 26. 30. 31. 32. and Defensio Ecclesiae Anglicanae contra Archiepiscopum Spalatensem. cap. 78. Master Richard Web in his Sermon intituled The Lot and partion of the Righteous, London 1616. Master Paul Bayne, in his triall of a Christians Estate, on Heb. 10. 39. London 1618. and in his Commentary on Ephesians 1. p. 109. 110. 302. 306. 307. 393. 402. 403. Master William Cowper, his …ight way to Eternall glory, on Rom. 8. p. 342. 355. 356. 362. 363. 370. and in his Glorification of a Christian p. 448. 449. 455. 456. 457. Master William Harrison in his Sermon of Deaths aduantage little regarded, London, 1602. p. 14. 15. Master Nathaniel Byfield Discourse of the Promises. cap. 13. and Exposition on Colossians. 1. p. 93. 144. 145. Master Randall in his Sermons on Romans 8. Master Elton his Sermons on Rom. 8. 30. intituled the Triumph of a Christian. Master Elnathan Parre his Grounds of Diuinity. Edit. 3. page 220. D. Iohn Bayes, late Deane of Caunterbury in his workes, p. 115London 1622. p. 189. 483. 768. 928. Master Bradshaw Commentary on 2. Thess. 3. 3. 4. 5. Sir Iohn Haywood in his Dauids Teares, on Psal. 32. v. 4. sect. 12. 15. 16. Of Learned Doctor Benefield, De Perseuerantia Sanctorum. Libri. 2. Of Master Robert Yarrow. A Soueraigne Comfort for a troubled Conscience. cap. 38. to the end of the Booke. p. 352. to 439. Of Doctor Thomas Taylor in his Parable of the Sower. London, 1623. p. 413 to 452. Of Master Iohn Downam, Summe of Diuinity. lib. 2. cap. 1. 6. and 7. and his Christian Warfare. lib. 2. c. 13. to 22. Of Master Timothy Rogers, his Righteous mans euidence for Heauen. London, 1621. p. 236. 237. 246. Of Caleb Dilechampius, Vindictiae Solomonis, Cantabrigiae. 1622. Of Reuerend Bishop. Hall, Contemplation. Volume. 6. lib. 17. Solomons Defection. p. 1274. in his workes at large. Of Eminent Doctor Prideaux, in his Ephesus Backsliding: and Lectura 6. De perseuerantia Sanctorum. Oxomae. 1621. Iulij 7. in Vesperijs Comitiorum. Of Master Samuei Crooke in his Guide to true Blessedresse. Edit. 3. p. 44. 45. 60. 68. 78. Of Master Samuel Smith his Dauids blessed man. London. 1623. Edit. 7. page 222. to 227. and his Chiefe Shepheard. p. 96. 97. 98. 486. 487. Of Master Thomas Couper, Growing in Grace. London, 1622. p. 15. 346. to 379. Of Master Iohn Frewen Grounds of Religion. London, 1621. Quaest. 13. and 23. Of Doctor Griffith Williams in his Delights of the Saints. London, 1622. page 157. to 186. Of D. Thomas Iackson, the raging Tempest stilled. p. 319. to 345. Of Doctor William Gouge, his whole Armor of God. p. 256. 286. Of Master Ezechtel Culuerwell, Treatise of Faith. p. 489. to 506. Of Master Cleauer, Sermon on Iohn 6. v. 26. 27. Doctr. 4. Of Doctor Francis White now Bishop of Norwich, Reply to Fisher. page 49. to 55. 80. 82. 84. 87. 102. 167. 168. 200. Of Learned Master Thomas Gaetiker, his Gaine of Godlinesse, Dauids remembrance, the lust mans Ioy, and signes of Sincerity. Of Doctor Carlton the late Reuerend Bishop of Chichester. Doctor Dauenat Bishop of Salesbury. Doctor p. 116Goade, Doctor Balcanquel, and Doctor Ward, See Suffragium Brittanorum; and the Synod of Dort, Article. 5. to which they hauehave all subscribed their names; in the raigne of our late Soueraigne King Iames. **King CharlesOf Learned Master Richard Bernard, his Rheemes against Rome. page 303. to the end. Of Reuerend Bishop Dauenat, Expositio Epistolae Pauliad Collossenses. cap. 1. v. 23. p. 144. 145. c. 3. v. 8. p. 364. 365. v. 8. p. 368. c. 4. v. 14. p. 519. Of Master Iohn Rogers; Doctrine of Faith. p. 319. to 345. Of Master Scudder in his Christians daily walke. Edit. 2. cap. 15. sect. 7. Of Master William Pemble his Vindiciae Gratiae. p. 34. 35. 36. Of Master Robert Bolton Generall Directions for the Comfortable walking with God. p. 22. 23. 24. Of Master Iohn Barlow, Exposition on 2. Tim. 1. p. 135. 278. 279. 367. 368. 369. 374. Of Doctor Ward Concio ad Clerū. & suffr. Bri. Arti. 5. Of M. William Sparkes, his Mistery of godlinesse, Oxoniae, 1629. c. 2. Of Doctor Thomas Goade, Pelagius Rediuiuus. Of Acute and learned Doctor Featly 2. Parallel. page. 21. to 95. Of Master Henry Burton of Christ-Church in Oxford, in his Melancholie. Edit. 3. p. 641. Of Master Samuel Ward in his Balme from Gilead to recouer Conscience. p. 56. 78. Of Master Henry Burton of St. Martins in Friday street, his Plea to an Appeale. p. 6. to 40. and his Truth triumphing ouer Trent. cap. 17. Of Master, Iohn Weemse his Portraiture of Gods image in man. London, 1627. c. 16. where this point is pithily handled. Of Sir Christopher Sybthorpe his friendly Aduertisement to the Catholickes of Ireland. cap. 7. 8. Of Master Francis Rouse in his Doctrine of King Iames. p. 39. to 98. Of Master Yates his Ibis ad Caesarem. p. 104. to 157. Of Reuerend Bishop Carlton, Examination of Master Mountagues Appeale. cap. 5. 6. 7. 8. with the ioynt affections of all our Dort Diuines, being men of note and eminency in our Church: and of my owne Perpetuity of A Regenerate mans estate: to omit the late printed workes of some other moderne Authors, formerly quoted. All these recited Writers of our Church, being one hundred p. 117and more in number; hauehave all of them in substance, most of them in terminis, euen purposely, copiously, vnanimously, constantly, and professedly defended, the totall, and finall perseuerance of the Saints, as the vndoubted Doctrine of our Church: oppugning and largely reselling, the Pelagian Popish and Arminian Haeresie, of the Saints Apostacie, and of true grace in Reprobates, which is peculiar to the Elect alone. Neuer was there any one point of Doctrine which our Church embraceth, so copiously maintained, so abundantly seconded and backed with a constant and vninterrupted streame and series of Authorites, and printed Records as this; no orthodox member of our Church so much as once impeaching it: no spurious or rotten member since Barrets publike K…cantation, so much as once oppugning it in any authorized worke, Master Mountagues, and Doctor lacksons onelyonly excepted, which, all men generally dislike: Therefore we may now without all Quaestion or dispute, declare, resolue, and finally adiudge it, to be the ancient established, and vndoubted Doctrine of our Church: taking all such for Pelagians, Papists, Arminians, yea pestilent Haeretickes, atheisticall Sectaries, and dangerous Innouators, (as**Declaration against Vorstius, p. 15. 18. 19. 16. 35. King Iames hath long since doomed and adiudged them to our hands) who hauehave beene, are, or shalb… so audaciously praesumptuous, as either publickely in words or wrighting to oppugne it.

You hauehave seene now Christian Readers these 7, Anti-Arminian Positions infallibly, irrefragably proued to bee the ancient, established, professed, and resolued Doctrine of the Church of England, by the seuerall, yet vnanimous Articles of England, Lambheth, and Ireland: by the Common prayer Booke, and Homelies authorized in our Church: the Catechisme allowed by King Edward the 6. the Quaestions and Answ. of Praedestination, bound vp and printed with our ancient Bibles: the famous Synod of Dort; the Recantation of Barret, and by the vnanimous punctuall, full and copious testimonie of all the eminent, learned, godly, and renouned Writers, Martyrs, Pillers. and Fathers of our Church p. 118from the very infancy of her reformation to this praesent; not one of them so much as as once oppugning the truth or orthodoxie of all or any of them; and shall wee, may mee, can we now be so ridiculously absurd, so audaciously irreligious, as once to question; whether they are the receiued Doctrines of our Church or no? Doutlesse if the Church of England hath any Truthes or Doctrines in her, these must, these cannot but be they; since I dare boldly auerre, because I doubt not but to proue it; that no points of Doctrine whatsoeuer, (no not the points of Iustification by faith alone, of Transubstantiation, or of the Sacrament in both kinds,) hauehave beene more punctually, frequently, vnanimously, and copiously defended, then all, or most of these, who hauehave all the learned of our Church their open and professed Aduocates.

If any man now be so strangly obdurated, so wilfully blinded with Popish & Arminian Errors, that he will not yet subscribe vntounto these euident and most apparant orthodox conclusions, not yet acknowledge them for the ancient, the vndoubted 1Doctrine of the Church of England, let him giuegive me leaue to vouch some other Praecedents and Records which shall force him to confesse it. The intire Church of England consists of three grand members: The Church of Ireland, The Church of Ireland.the Church of Scotland, and the Church of England, the mother or mistres of the other two: If then I can vncontroulable euidence, that these three seuerall Churches did constantly heretofore, and doe as yet vnanimously acknowledge, defend, and iustify these our Anti-Arminian Conclusions, the victory, triall, and points in praesent issue must be yeelded to me.

For the Church of Ireland; its out of quaestion, that she hath alwayes both in ancient and moderne ages concluded with vsus. For in ancient times, in the points of the immutabisity, aeternity, and freenesse of Gods Election; the praedetermined number of Gods Elect; the infallible certainety of their effectuall calling and saluation: Reprobation, Freewill, and vniuersall grace, we shall finde aaElegit nos in Christo ante constitutionē musde praedestinatione seilicet aeterna, non creatione temporaria, sed vocatione gratuita vel indebita gratia: &c. Sermo. Sā cti Galli habitus Constantiae: Bibliobeeca patruns. Tom. 6. part 2 p. 714. A. B.Saint Gallus, bbSedulius in Romanos. 9. in Ephes. 1. & 2.Eph 1Sedulius, p. 119andccClaudius. lib. 1. in Mathew. Claudius, three ancient Irish Fathers, and with them the ancient Irish Church; concurring fully with vsus, and with St. Augustine, in these our orthodox positions, as that Reuerend, learned, and incomparable Irishman, Doctor Vsher, Arch-Bishop of Ardmagh, the honor of our Church, and glory of his Nation, hath euidently, and largely proued, in his Epistle of the Religion professed by the ancient Irish, bound vp at the end of Sir Christopher Sybthorpes workes. page 7. 8. 9. to which I will referre you. What the moderne Doctrine of the Church of Ireland is, the fore-recorded Articles of Ireland, composed in the Conuocation at Dublin: in the yeere 1615. which conclude in terminis for vsus, together with Bishop Vshers Answer to the Iesuits Challenge, his now recited Epistle, and Sir Christopher Sybthorpes Aduertisement. cap. 7. 8. sufficiently euidence: so that both the Primatiue, and praesent Irish Church are wholy, fully for vsus, point-blancke against our Opposites.

That the ancient and moderne Church of Scotland The Church of Scotland.hath 2suffragated vntounto our Conclusions, it is vndeniablie euident, by their vnanimous and**This is bound vp at the end of the Harmonie of Confessions. generall Confession of the true Christian faith and religion, subscribed by King Iames himselfe, his houshold, with sundry others at Edenborough the 28. of Ianuary, in the yeere 1581. being the 14. yeere of his Maiesties raigne. Articles: Of Originall sinne: Of Election, of Faith in the holy Ghost: Of the cause of good workes: Of the Church, of the immortality of the soule, by M. Knox in his Answ. against the Aduersaries of Gods. Praedestination: by Master Rollocke, Rector of the Vniuersitie of Edinburgh, his Commentary on the Ephesians. cap. 1. 2. 3. and 5. and on Psalme 51. By Master William Cowper Bishop of Galloway in Scotland, once Minister of Perth, in his Heauen opened, on Rom. 8. v. …9. 28. to the end, and in sundry other of his workes. By Master Iohn Weenise his Portraiture of the Image of God in man. cap. 16. of Freewill, where all, or most of these Arminian point… are pithily discussed. By Sharpius a learned Scot, Professor p. 120of Diuinity now in Dyon: Tractatus De Iustificatione. cap. 5. and Syntag…a Theologiae, who all concurre vnanimously with vsus in these our praesent conclusions, which they professedly and pertinaciously maintaine and iustify.

3That the Primatiue Church of England The Church of England.hath suscribed to our praesent Assertions; her ancient aaFor which read Bede Ecclesia. Hist. lib. 1. cap. 10. 17. 21.publicke opposition to Pelagianisme, herbbExpositio in Romanos, 5 & 8. & 9. 11. in Eph. 1. & 2. in 2. Tim. 1. 9. &c. 2. 19. in 1. Pet. 1.Eph 12 Tim 1:91 Pet 1 Bede, herccExpositio in Rom. 5. c. 8. 19. to 3…. in Eph. 1. 1. to 11. in 2. Tim 1. 9. & 2. 19.Rom 5Eph 1:1–112 Tim 1:92 Tim 2:19 Anselme, herddDe Causa. Dei l. 1. …. 3. where our points are learnedly discussed. Bradwardine, andeeSee Surius. Concil. Tom. 3. p. 91…. 919. Wickliffe testify; in that they constantly adhaered to St. Augustines, and so to our Assertions, as the vndoubted truth, oppugning these now Arminian, then Pelagian. Tenents, as dangerous and grace-opposing errors, as their places quoted in the margent, and in part recited in my Perpetuity. p. 257. 261. &c. will more at large declare. The ancient Church of England, and these her famous writers, were professed Anti-Pelagians, therefore Anti-Arminians. What this our Church hath beene of latter times, the fore-recited euidences, and Authors doe abundantly testify: I need not here repeat it: I will therefore onelyonly adde some further euidences, to proue, our Anti-Arminian positions to be; our Arminian noualties not, to be, the ancient receiued and vndoubted Doctrine of our Church.

My first, of these more full and puctuall euidences, is the ingeminated confession and reiterated protestation of of the Heades of the Vniuersity of Cambridge, in a memorable Letter of theirs purposely written about the suppression of these new Arminian errors to their honoured Chancellor, and subscribed with their seuerall hands. March 8. 1595. which Letter I hauehave truely transcribed out of the originall Coppy, (remaining in the hands of Doct. G: who can produce it if occasion serue,) in sor…e as followeth.