The Bibles Abstract and Epitome, Part 7
Of Gods Decree and Predestination.
Of Election and Reprobation.
AS it maketh neither for the Ornament, nor the use of an House to have all v…ssels of one sort, as *2 Tim. 2. 20.all of gold, or all of silver, but rather of divers and of sundry matter. And as in a mans body the manifold members thereof, are of greater both use and dignitie, then i… all were one member: So in the body of the Church, God would not have all elect, or all reprobate, but some Elect, some Reprobates, some good, others bad, because this would make most for Gods glory, as the other for the good of the whole body.
Gods Decree is that by which God hath necessarily, and yet freely from aIsa. 46 10.all Eternitie determined all things. Howbeit the Decree of God is the first and principall cause of all things, yet it doth not take away freedome of will in Election, or the Nature and proper…ie of *Eph. 1. 12. Mat. 10. 29. Rom 9. 21. Isa 46. 10.second causes, but brings them into a certaine order (th…t …s) it directeth them to the determinate end, whereupon the effect of things are contingent and necessary, as the nature of the second cause is.
Predestination is the Decree of God, in as much as it concernes Man, (being so called) by which God hath ordeyned all men to a certaine and everlasting estate (that is) some *… Thes. 5 9.to salvation in his Sonne, others to aRom 9. 22.Condemnation, for his owne glory and their sinne.
Election is a Decree in which God according to the good pleasure of his will hath certainely *Eph. 1. 4, 5.chosen some men to life eternall in Christ, and that for the praise of the glory of his Grace.
Reprobation is Gods Decree, in the which because it so pleased him, he hath *Prov. 16. 4. 2 Cor. 13. 5.purposed to refuse some men by means of Adams fall and their owne corruptions for the manifestation of his Justice.
Hath God made man to condemne him?Ob.
Nothing lesse: God is not the cause of condemnation, but man himselfe, accordingHose 13 9. An.to the Prophet Hosea saying: O Israel thy destruction is of thy selfe: God useth allIsa. 5. 4. Meaning his Vineyard. meanes to save soules according to Isaiah saying: What more could have beene done for it, then I have done?
God *Eze 18. 23. Isa. 50. 1. Cha. 59. 2. Psal. 104. 35. Ps. 51. 4. Ps. 62. 4. Prov. 29. 6. Psal. 59. 12.will no… the death of a Sinner?Ob.
God willeth not simply and absolutely the Death of a Sinner, as it is the destructionAn. of▪ his Creature, but as it is a meanes to declare his Justice, and to set forth his glory: Now these which are ordeyned to just Damnation, are likewise ordeyned to be left to themselves in this world, in *2 Thes. 2. 11▪blindenesse of minde, and hardnesse of heart, so as they shall not, nor will repent of their sinnes; So that their sinnes shall be thereby the cause of their condemnation, and God not the Author of the same. Sinnes are not the cause of rejection, yet they are the cause of Damnation, whereunto the Reprobate are ordeyned and destined.
If God predestinate every man to his end, how then can it be said that Adam fellOb. into sinne, without Gods ordination and predestination, seeing he gave him occasion to sinne whilst he made a Law, which he knew he would not keepe: Created the Serpent and Divell, whom he knew would tempt Eve, gave him Eve to wife, that would entice him, as also permitted him to abuse his owne Free-will, that was given him.
In the state of Mans innocency in Paradise, Good and bad was propounded to mansAn. will, and his will stood inclinable to that which the minde (or sences) first assented unto (for the minde conceiveth before the will subscribes freely) and the minde (or sences) then were enabled to judge and determine rightly, so that there was in man, helpe unto good, not infirmitie unto evill: Adam therefore sinned freely, and unconstrainedly. 1. In neglecting their Law and Calling. 2. In opening eare freely unto lewd counsell. 3. In eating the forbidden fruite. Now there were three things concurring to the fall of Adam. 1. Gods permitting. 2. Sathans tempting. 3. Mans yeelding. First, God permitting not by *Iam. 1. 13. 1 Ioh. 2. 16.instilling into him any evill, or taking from him any ability unto good, but by suffering Sathan to tempt him. Secondly, By leaving man to the liberty and mutability of his owne Will, not hindring his fall by supply of Grace, and by *2 Sam. 24. 1 1 Ch…o. 21. 1.Sathans tempting, who being himselfe fallen, envying Gods glory and mans happinesse, subtilly addressed himselfe into the Serpent. Thirdly, Mans yeelding, who being left to the mutability of their owne Will, *Eccles. 7. 29.voluntar…lyGen. 3. 1. enclined unto that evill whereunto they were tempted. Howbeit we deny not, but that the will of God is the first and true cause why Adam fell, as also why he hath chosen some, and hated others, (for if God would simply not have had him sinned, he had not sinned, for that nothing can be done against his Will and Counsell) But we deny that it therefore followeth, that God can be accused of sinne or of any injustice, because his Will is Just, and the rule of all Justice, so that none iniquity can be found in him. Besides which there are many more just Reasons of the Judgements of God, in God himselfe, although they be unknowne and unsearcheable unto us wretches, that cannot of our selves neither see such Reasons, because we are blinded, nor know them by the Scriptures, because they are not revealed. *Isa. 40. 28.There is no searching of Gods Wisdome, it cannot be comprehended: if the Creature could swallow up all the Reason of the Creator, God should be finite, and God no God. *Iudg. 13. 18.An Angell bid Manoah not to enquire after his Name which was secret. aDeut▪ 29. 29.Secret things belong unto God, revealed to man: Search not then for those things that are hidden, and Dive not too deepe for feare of Drowning.
Object. If God Decree every thing, why punisheth he any thing?
Answ. Punishment commeth from God by the just desert of the ranchor aLam. 3. 39.of mans sinne, *Rom. 11. 5.Election of Gods free grace.
Object. *Rom 9 19.Who hath resisted the Will of God? Why is he angry?
Answ. What art thou oh Man, which pleadest with God aIob 33. 13.who giveth not account of his matters, Darest thou to expostulate with God thy Authour? bIsa. 45. 9.Woe be to him, that contendeth with his Maker: S. Augustine handling this matter saith, Oh thou man that lookest for an Answer from me, let us both heare him which saith, cRom. 9. 20.oh man who art thou which reasonest with God? Faithfull ignorance is better then rash knowledge: Seeke for merits, thou shalt find nothing but punishment: O Altitude, Peter denyeth, the Thiefe beleeveth O Altitude▪ askest thou the reason, I will admire, and be astonished at the Altitude, reason thou, I will marvell, dispute thou, I will beleeve: I see the Altitude, but I come not to the bottome; Paul rested because he found admiration: He calleth them *Rom. 11 33.Gods inscrutable Judgements, and commest thou to search them? He calleth them wayes investigable, and seekest thou to finde them? And in another place,Cui hac responsio non places & quaera… doctiores, sed caveat ne invenia… praesumptuores. speaking of the same matter (saith) if any man will binde us, and presseRom. 11. 33. us to search, and sound the profunditie, why one is perswaded, another is not, I have only two things to answer: *Rom. 1…. 33.Oh the depth of his Riches, &c. aCha. 9. 14.And is there iniquity with God? He that liketh not this Answer, let him seeke more learned Teachers, but let him looke that he finde not them that are more presumptuous.
If I be predestinated to eternall life I shall be saved how wickedly soever I live, I will therefore live as I list?
Answ. Men predestinated to the end, that is Glory and eternall life, are alsoa Th…s. 2. 13. Rom. 8. 30. Eph. 1 4. predestinated to the subordinate meanes whereby they come to eternall life, and they are Christ and his merits, as he was a Mediatour, an effectuall Calling, Faith, Regeneration, Sanctification, Repentance, &c. with a godlyHeb. 11. 6. Ioh. 3. 6. life.
Quest.
Seeing some are ordeyned to condemnation may we judge who they are?
Answ 1.
Wee cannot judge, because it is a secret reserved unto God, *Mat. 7. 1. Iam. 4. 12.Iudge not saith Christ)
2.
God is mercifull in forgiving, as he is miraculous in calling, making a aActs 9 1.Persecutor a Preacher, Saul a Paul.
3.
Because the Godly have beene overgon in this matter: so was b1 K. 19. 10.Elias saying, that he was onelyonly left in all Israel that bowed not his knee to Baal, c1 Sam. 1. 13.So was Eli in judging Hanna.
We must *Ioh. 7. 24.not judge according to the appearance, saith Christ, a1 Cor. 4. 5.judge nothing before the time, untill the Lord come, saith S. Paul.
To conclude this Poynt.
God from everlasting by his Decree appointed first to create all men, then to permit them to fall into sinne, and for sinne to be guilty of Death: And after by Christ to deliver some, but to leave others, and to punish them for their sinnes, and this appoy…tment is very …redestination, Election and Reprobation. Ob the Depth of the riches bothRom. 11. 33. of the Wisdome and knowledge of G…d, &c.
Who is wise and he shall understand these things, prudent and he shall know them:Hos 14. 9.
For the wayes of the Lord are right, and the just shall walke in them, but the transgressours shall fall therein.
God decreed that
Abraham,
Seede should serve foure hundred yeares a strange people,Gen. 15. 13. Act. 7. 6 1 Sam. 17. 14.
Achitophel,
Should be destroyed by his owne Counsell,
Esau,
Should serve Iacob before he had done good or evill,Mal. 1. 2. Rom. 9 1. Isa. 2. 6. Gal. 3. 8. Acts 13. 48.
The Gentiles,
Should be called to the knowledge of Christ, and that such should bele…e as were ordayned to Salvation,
Herod & Pilate,
Should do that onelyonly to Christ, which he in his counsell had determinedActs 4. 27. mined afore to be done,
Christ,
Should be by his owne Apostle Iudas betrayed,Ps. …1. 9. Jo. 13. 11. Dan. 9. 24. …. 8. 25 Ier. 1. 5.
Ierusalem,
Should be made desolate, and againe blessed,
Ieremiah,
Should be a Prophet, and that before he was formed,
Paul,
Should be separated from his mothers wombe, that is, elected and calledGal. 1. 15. to preach Christ, as also should suffer many afflictions for him,1 Thos. 3 3.
The Philistims & Moabites,
Should be as Chaffe that passeth in a day, and that by Gods wrathZeph. 2. 2. comming suddenly on them,
The Thessalo:
Should be elected and chosen unto salvation,1 Thes. 1. 4. 2 Thes. 2. 13. Pr. 16. 4. Hab. 1. 12. Rom. 9. 12. I…d 1. 4. He, … 11. Ex. 32. 32. Re…. 78. & 20. 15.
The Wicked & Reprobate,
Should be made for the day of evill, prepared to destruction, and ordeyned to condemnation: As also that all they that have not their names written in the booke of Life, from the foundation of the world should be cast into Hell.
The Godly & Elect,
Should be chosen in Christ according to the fore-knowledge of God1 Pet. 1. 2. Eph. 1. 4, 11. Tit. 1. 1. 2. the Father, and that before the foundation of the world; and should be called not according to their workes, but according to God… purpose, having their names written in the booke of Li…e, which booke2 Tim. 1. 9. Phil. 4. 3. Rev. 20. 15. of Life is the eternall Decree of God, in which he hath elected in Christ, according to the good pleasure of his Will, those that shall be Heires of life.
Mans calling & Salvation,
Should be not according to our works, but according to Gods owne2 Tim. 1. 9. purpose and Grace which was given us in Christ before all time,
The time of Man,
Should be appointed: his Months determined, dayes numbred, and hisHeb. 9 27. very last houre limited, as our Saviour Christ himselfe confessed.Iob 14. 5.
The Moone,
Should be for certaine Seasons: and Sunnes going downe,Ioh. 13 1.
The Lightning,
Raine and Thunder before the world beganne,Psal. 104. 14.
The Seas,
Should not passe beyond their bounds lymited,Iob 28. 26.
The Revelation,
Of the Misterie of the calling of the Gentiles should be kept close fromI…. 5. 22. Iob 26. 10. Ma… 13. 33. Rom. 16. 25. Collos 1 26 the beginning of the World till the time the Gospell was preached,
His Counsell,
Should stand declaring the last things from the beginning and from of old, the things that were not done, saying, My counsell shall stand,Isa. 46. 10, 11. I will do whatsoever I will; as I have spoken so will I bring to passe,Isa. 14. 27. I have purposed I will doe it, who is able to disanull it?
G…d
Foundation, Counsells, Purpose, Remayneth sure and hath this seale, He knoweth his are of old and2 Tim. 2. 19. Isa. …6. 10. …eb. 6. 17. Psal. 33. 11. shall stand for ever, being Faithfulnesse, is eternall, wrought in Christ before all things.Eph 3. 11.
God Predestinated Those which he knew before to be made like to the ImageRom. 8. 29. of his Sonne Christ, and hath appointed a day in theActs 17. 31. which he will judge the World by Christ.
God Knoweth all his Workes And that from the beginning: He appointeth the stateActs 15▪ …8. and condition of man before his Creation; He can doeActs 17 26. with man as the Potter with the Clay, make one to honourIer. 18. 6. and another to dishonour: He will shew mercyRom. 9. 15. to whom he will shew mercy, and compassion to whom…xod. 33. 19. he will have compassion, and whom he will he hardneth,Rom. 9. 15, 18. so that it is not in him that willeth, nor in him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.
God Promised Hope of Eternall life for the godly from the beginning,Tit. 1. 2.
God Prepared The Kingdome of Heaven for the godly from the beginning,Math. 25. 31. 34.
God Prepared Everlasting fire, for the Divell and his from the beginning,
Christ Was Decreed To be the Sonne of God before all Worlds, ordayned ofPs. 2. 7. Act. …3. 23 God to be a Judge both of quick and dead, before theHe. 1. 5. Act▪ 10. 4… foundation of the world, but was in the last dayes declared:1 Pet. 1. 20. He was appointed for the fall, and rising againe1 Pet. 2▪ 8. of many in Israel, and delivered by the determinate counsellLuk. 2. 34. of God to be crucified.Acts. 2. 2….
Christ Knew From the beginning, whom he had chosen, who they wereIohn 13. 8. that beleeved not, who should b…tray him: and thereforeIohn 6. 64. saith, without me ye can do nothing, ye have notIohn 15. …, 16. chosen me, but I have chosen and ordeyned you.
There is no variablenesse, nor shadow by changing in God, saith SaintJam 1. 17. E…. 3. 14 Iames I change not, saith the Lord. Isra…l hath not obteyned that heMal. 3. 6. Isa. 14. 24 sought, but the Election hath obteyned it, and the rest have bin hardned:Rom. 11. 5, 7. So that there is a Remnant at this day through the Election of Grace, not of works saith S. Paul: whatsoever God doth it continueth for ever, nothing can be put unto it, nor taken from it, saith the Preacher: The Lord God…ccles. 3. 14. knew all things or ever they were made, and after they be brought to passeEcclesia. 23. 20. he looketh on them.
Use. The Doctrine of Predestination is especially two fold.
1. It teacheth us that there is a certaine and firme perswasion of our Election to eternall salvation in Christ.
2. Seeing our salvation is wholly in Christ, that should teach us to put off all confidence of our own worths and merits, so as that we should ascribe our whole salvation to the only grace of God in Christ, and so he that glorieth should glory in the Lord, to whom be all blessednesse ascribed, in that he hath blessed us with all spirituall blessings in heavenly things in Christ, having chosen us in himselfe before the foundations of the world were laid: Reade: Isa. 10. 23. Chap. 14. 27. Chap. 23. 8, 9. Chap 41. 9 Dan. 9. Chap. 10. Iob. 23. 14. Zech. 1. 6. Prov. 19. 21. 1 Cor. 1. 26. 2 Tim. 1. 9. Ioh. 17. 10. Give diligence to make your election sure, 2 Pet 1. 10.
Election
Adam Had Kain, EldestGen. 4.
Adam Had Abel, Eldest
Adam Had Seth, Eldest
Noab Had Iapheth, The Youngest Wicked.
Noab Had Shem, The Youngest Wicked.Gen. 9.
Noab Had Cham, The Youngest Wicked.
Tera… Had Haran, Midlest Wicked.
Tera… Had Nahor, Midlest Wicked.Gen. 11.
Tera… Had Abram, Midlest Wicked.
To shew that neither in Eldest, Youngest or Middlemost, but in Gods free Election standeth eternall happinesse.
Election of Younger before the Elder.
Abel The Younger chos…. Kain The Elder refused. Gen. 4. Judah The Younger chos…. R…ub… The Elder refused.Gen. 49. 8.
Abraham The Younger chos…. Nach…r The Elder refused. Gen. 12. Joseph The Younger chos…. The Patriarchs The Elder refused.Gen. 4….
Boaz The Younger chos…. His Kinsman The Elder refused. Ruth 4. Ithamar The Younger chos…. Abih… The Elder refused.Numb. 3. 4.
David The Younger chos…. Eliab The Elder refused. 1 Sam. 16. Jeh…az The Younger chos…. J…h…iakim The Elder refused.2 King 23.
Ep…raim The Younger chos…. M…nasses The Elder refused. Gen: 48. Moses The Younger chos…. A…r… The Elder refused.Exod. 7. 7.
El…z…r The Younger chos…. Nadab The Elder refused. Numb. 3. Ruth The Younger chos…. O…p…h The Elder refused.Ruth. 1. 14.
Isaa… The Younger chos…. Ismael The Elder refused. Gen. 21. Shem The Younger chos…. Cham The Elder refused.Gen. 9. …7.
Jaacob The Younger chos…. Esau The Elder refused. Gen. 25. S…lomon The Younger chos…. Ad…niah The Elder refused.1 King. 1.
Notwithstanding that for outward blessings the Lord commandedReade 1 Sam 9. 21. 1 King. 20. 14. Deut. 21. 15, 17.that the Eldest should have a double portion of all that the Father had before the younger: but Christs saying is here verified: TheMat. 19. 30. Saul Young.first shall bee last and the last first. For that the Lord seeth not1 Sam. 16. 7. as man seeth, for man looketh on the outward appearance, God on2 Cor. 10. 7. the heart.
Election free in God.
David Was chosen to be King of Israel: King Saul rejected,1 Sam. 15. C. 16. 12.
…lias Was saved: Balaam damned, both prophecyed,2 King. …. 2 P…t. 2.
The Gentiles Called: The Jewes rejected: for both Christ dyed,Rom. 9.
G…dcon The meanest of his Fathers house was advanced,Iu…g. 6. 15.
The Israelites First borne w…re preserved: the Aegyptians destroyed,Exod 12.
In thered Sea were d…livered: Pharoah drowned,
I…hoshaphat Was s…ved: Ahab slaine, both fighting at …amoth Gilead,1 King …2.
Ioseph Of Arimathea a rich man saved: Dives rich damned,Luk. 1….
Matthias Before Ios…ph called Iustus was elected,Act. 1. 2 The Trib… … … Psal. 78. 67.
Mord…cai Was advanced: Hamon by Ahashuerash hanged,Es…h. 7. Ho…. 1. 7.
The Men Of Iudah: not of Israel, in captivity were delivered,Ez. 1. 7. 1 King 7.
Noah With his were preserved in the Arke: all else per…shed,Gen. 7.
Pharoa…s Butler in prison was restored: his Bak… hanged,Gen: 40.
Peter An Apostle saved: Iudas an Apostle damned,Acts 1. 19.
One T…iese Was by Christ at last …aved, the other damned,Mat. 27.
One Man In the field and bed shall be received, another refused,Luk. 17.
One Woman Grinding shall be accepted, another rejected,
Judge not why God draweth this man and not that man ifPsal. 33. 12. thou wilt not e…re (saith S. Augustine)
OnelyOnly
Abel & Seth Were counted blessed of all Adams sonnes,Gen 5. 3.
Abraham Was chosen to be the Father of all faithfulnesse,Gen. 12. 2. Isa 51▪ 2
Aarons Rodde budded, of all the twelve put into the Tabernacle,Ro. 4 …. Num 17. 8
The Apostles Were chosen at the first to est…blish the Gospe…l,Mat. 10. 5. Mar. 1….
Abijah Of all Ieroboams posterity came to be buried,1 King, 14. 13. (15.
Abiathar Was saved alive of eighty sive persons that wore the Lynen Ephod1 Sam 22. 20.
Abikam With certaine Elders spake that Ieremiah might be delivered,Ier. …6. 16▪ 24.
Da…iel Is mentioned to be delivered out of the Lyons Den,Dan: 6. 23 & 2. 19.
David Was chosen to sight with Goliah the Philistine,… Sa…. 17. 37. Isa 63. 3.
Elias Was for the Lord against foure hundred and fifty false Prophets,1 King. 18. 22.
Elisha Of a Plough man was made one of the Lords Prophets,1 Ki…g. 10. 1….
Ebedmelech Spake to have Ieremiah brought out of the Dungeon,Jer. …8 7 & 33. 1…
Elihu Of Iobs comforters spake that was right unto him,…b 42 7.
Five Virgins Of Ten entred before the Doores were shut with the BridegroomMat. …5 10.
F…w Men Followed King Saul whose heart God had touched,1 Sam. 10 46.
F…w Men Remained in Sardis which had not their ga…ments defiled,Rev. 3. 4.
F…w Men Beleeved in Christ, Pharisees and Rulers not mentioned,Io. … 48. & 3. 32. Isa. 10.
F…w Men W…re present …t Christs Ascention, when many dyed,Acts 1. 11. (19.
F…w Men Wise and Noble after the flesh are called,1 Cor. 1. …6.
F…w Men Accompanied S. Paul, or his Doctrine beleeved,Act. 17. 4.
Gamaliel G…ve couns…ll to set at liberty the Apostles,Act. 5 34.
The Gib…o…it…s Being a remnant of the Amorites had peace with the Israelites,2 Sam. 21. 2. I…sh. 9 3.
The Israelites W…e chosen to be to God a holy people and Nation,Exod. 10. 6.
Isaac I… m…ntioned to be godly of all Abrahams children,Gen. 25. 5.
Iotham Was preserved: Seventy being slaine of his bretheren,Iudg. 9. 5.
S. Iohn Of all the Apostles had the savour to leane on Christs bosome,Iohn 13. 23.
Ioshuab And Caleb of six hundred thousand entred Canaan,Numb. 14. 24.
Ioash Escaped Death, all the seede royall being slaine,2 King. 11. 2.
Ionah Was saved by a Fish in the Sea receiving him,Ionah 2. 2.
Ioseph Of all the Counsellors consented not to the death of Christ,Luk 23. 51
Ioseph And Nicod…mus begged and buried the body of Christ,Ioh. 19. 38, 39.
Lot His Wife and Daughters were delivered in Sodom,Gen. 19. 16
Luke The Physition remained with Paul, Dema… forsooke him,2 Tim. 4. 10, 11
A Little Flocke is the Flocke of Christ, as Christ consessed,Luk. 12 32.
* Magdalen Was of all them at the Table by Christ commended,Mark. 14 9.
Moses And Aaron were sent to Pharoah, the Israelites delivered,Exod 4. 14.
Mephthosheth Of all King Sauls posterity was by David preserved,2 Sam. 9. 5.
Michaiah Of foure hundred Prophtes, truely prophecyed,1 King. 22. 6.
Magdalen Was the first to whom Christ rising from death appeared,Mar 1… 9.
Iob In the Land of Huz to be a just man is mentioned,Iob 1 1. … Sam. 18. 1.
Ionathan Of all Sauls Courtiers shewed kindnesse to David,1 Sam. 18. 1. Gen. 7. 22. & …. 8.
Noah And his were saved in the Arke all else perished,1 P…t 3….
Naa…an Of all the Leapers in Israel he was clensed,Luk. 4 27.
N…cod…m…s Of all the Rulers spake for Christ, all else maligned him,Ioh. 7. 50.
* Ones…horu… Refreshed Paul: all they in Asia turned from him,2 Tim 1. 15, 16
One Dis…p…e W…s … to follow Christ at his apprehension,Mat 26, 56.
One City Had rayne, yea, one piece was …ayned upon,Amos. 4 7.
One Captaine Of Three sent to take Elias was preserved,2 King 1. 13.
One Hearer Of foure received the word and pro…ited.Mat. 13. 8.
One Leaper Of Te…eturned to give thankes being cl…nsed.Luk. 17. 12.
One Man Of a City and two of a Tribe were brought out of Captivity,I…r., 14.
One Man Was healed a…ter the Angell stirted the …oole Bethesda,Ioh. 5. 4.
One Man Was not found to follow God: *Zech. 1. 11.All were at rest,
One Man Of a thousand found wisdome and righteousnesseP…a. 14. 2. … 33. …3. … 26.
One Man Was not to be found that executed judgement … Ierusalem,… 5. 1. … 5. …. 21. 27. … 4.
One Man Was saved of Bethel and of all the Amalekites, the rest slayne,1 Sam. 30. 11. … 1. 25.
One Man Godly, was not left amo… the children of Men,Psa… 2. 1.
One Man Wise, among the Corinthians was not among them,1 Cor. 6. 5.
One Prodigall Is mentioned to have returned to his Father,Luk. 15. 18.
One Runaway Is mentioned to have returned to his Master,Phile. 1.
One Th…efe Of Two crucified with Christ was saved,Luk 2. 3. 43.
One of Two At Christs comming to Judgement shall be received,Luk. 17. 34.
Obadiah H…d the Prophets of the Lord: Iezabell destroyed them,1 King. 18. 4.
Peter Iames and Iohn saw Christs transfiguration,Mat. 17. 2.
The Poore Were left in …srael by the King of Babylon,Ier 39 10.
Rahab Was saved with her Housh…ld in Ierechoes destruction,Iosh …. 22.
Ruth Accompanied Naomi, Orpah returned to her place,R…th. 1. 1.
A Remnant of Israel Is reserved according to the Election of Grace,Rom. 1… 5. … 44. ….
A Remnant of Israel …hat went into Egypt to dwell returned,Ez…. 12. 16. & 6. 8.
A Remnant of Israel Was left: and of Moah a third part, all else destroyed,2 Sam. 8.
The S…mari…a… Shewed mercy to the Man in the Gospell wounded,Luk. …0. 33.
The Sh…pheards Were first told of Christs Birth at Bethlchem,Luk. …. 8.
The Sheepe Shall stand at Christs right hand in the day of Doome,Mat. …5. 33.
Seventy Elders of Israel had the spirit of Prophecie given them,Numb 11. 16.
The Town Clark Spake in the behalfe of S Paul to free him,Acts 19. 35.
300. Men Of all Israel, were chosen to fight the Lords battell,Iudg. 7. 7.
10. Men Of Fourescore escaped from the hands of Ishmaell,Ier. 41. 8.
The Widdowes Oyle and Meale was by the Lord increast,1 King 17. 14. Mat. …. …
The wise Men Had … Starre to conduct them to Christ: Zoar spared at Lots request,Mica 7. 2. Psal. 33. 12Gen. 19. 21.
Ʋse. Let us strive to enter in at the straight gate, for the way is narrow and few there be that finde it.Numb. 31. 18.Mat. 7 13.
Reade: Rom 9. 28. Isa 17. 6. Psal 12. 2. Psal. 14. 3 1 Cor. 1. 27 Ioh. 12. 38. And to doe evill see that thou follow not the multitude.Exod. 23. 2.