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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68592	A briefe declaration of the chiefe points of Christian religion set forth in a table. Made by Theodore Beze.; Summa totius Christianismi. English	Bèze, Théodore de, 1519-1605.; Whittingham, William, d. 1579.	1613 (1613)	STC 2002; ESTC S115308	23,499	92

A Briefe Declaration of the chiefe points of Christian religion set forth in a Table Made by THEODORE BEZE GAL. III. D. The Scripture hath shut vp all vnder sin to the intent that the promise by the faith in Iesus Christ should be giuen to them that belieue At London Printed for Tho Man 1613. GOD the eternall purpose to elect Christ An effectuall vocation Free mercie faith Iustification and sanctification Glorification to life everlasting By mercie and uustice The Iudgement of God the last end of Gods councell is his glory The creation of man Corruption loue hate to forsake Adam no vocation hardening of hart no knowledge of the Gospell Iniustice and pollution Condemnation to death euerlasting By iudgement The Iudgement of God the last end of Gods councell is his glory contempt of the Gospell an vnprofitable vocation prescience or foreknowledge A briefe Declaration of the Table of Predestination CHAP. I. The question of Gods eternall Predestination is not curious or vnprofitable but of great importance and very necessary in the Church of God SAint Augustine in his booke of The profit of Perseuerance chap. 14. saith that they which were against him as Aduersaries in this question did alleadge that this doctrine of Predestinaon did hinder the preaching of Gods word coused that it could not profit As if saith he this doctrine had hindered the Apostle Saint Paul to doe his dutie vvho so oftentimes dooth commend vnto vs and teach Predestination and yet neuer ceaseth to preach the vvord of God Also saith moreouer As hee that hath receiued the gift can better exhort and preach so hee that hath receiued this gift dooth heare the Preacher more obediently and with greater reuerence c. VVee doe therefore exhort and preach but they onely which haue eares to heare doe heare vs quietlie and to their comfort in those that haue them not this sentence is fulfilled that hearing with their eares they doe not heare for they heare with the outward sense but not with the inward consent Now why some men haue these eares and others not it is because it is giuen to some to come and to others not Who knew Gods counsell must that bee denied which is plaine and euident because that cannot bee knowne which is hid and secret Again in the 15. chap. I pray you saith hee if some vnder the shadow of Predestination giue themselues to slothfull negligence and as they are bent to flatter their flesh so followe their owne lusts must wether foreiudge that this which is written of the fore-knowledge of God is false Now surelie this is verie handsome and to the purpose that vvee shall not speak that which by the Scripture is lawfull to speak Oh wee ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ say you least he should be offended which is not able to vnderstand and take it And shal we not feare say I lest whiles we hold our tongue he that is able to take the truth be taken and snared with falshood and error Also in the 20 chapter of the same book he writeth in this sort If the Apostles Doctors of the Church vvhich came after them did the one and the other both teaching the eternal election of God purely and truly and also retaining the faithfull in godly life and manners what moueth these our Aduersaries seeing they are ouercome with the manifest and inuincible truth to thinke they speake wel saying Although this doctrine of Predestination bee true yet it ought not to be preached to the people Nay so much the rather it is good to be throughly preached that he that hath eares to hear may heare And who hath them but hee that hath receiued them of God who promiseth to giue them And as for him that doth not receiue it let him refuse it if he wil so that he that doth receiue it may take it drinke it be suffised and haue life For as wee must preach the feare of God to the end that God may be truly serued so must we preach predestination that he which hath eares to heare may hear reioyce in God not in him selfe for the grace of GOD towards him This is the mind of that excellent Doctor as touching this point Which notwithstanding bindeth vs to two conditions the one is that wee speake no further heerein then Gods word doth limit vs the other that we set forth the same thing which the Scripture teacheth accordingly and to edification Wherefore vvee will briefly speake of both these parts first of the doctrine it selfe and next of the vse and applying of the same CHAP. II. Of the eternall counsell of God hid in himselfe the vvhich afterwards is known by the effects thereof GOd whose iudgements no man can comprehend whose waies cannot be found out and whose vvill I ought to stoppe all mens mouthes 2 according to the determinate vnchangable purpose of his wil by the vertue vvhereof all things are made 3 yea eueÌ„ those things which are euill and execrable not in that they bee wrought by his diuine couÌ„sell but forasmuch as they proceede of the Prince of the aâ—re that spirit which worketh in the children 4 of disobedience hath determined 5 from before all beginning with himselfe to create all things in their time for his glory 6 namely men whoÌ„ he hath made after two sorts cleane contrary one to the other Whereof hee maketh the one sort which it pleased him to chuse by his secret will and purpose partakers of his glory through his mercie 7 and these vvee call according to the word of God the vessells of honour the elect the children of promise and predestinat to saluation 8 and the others whom likewise it pleased him to ordain to damnation that hee might shew foorth his wrath and power to be glorified also in them wee doe call the vessels of dishonour and wrath the reprobat and cast off from all good works 9. This election or predestination to euerlasting life being considered in the will of God that is to say this selfe same determination or purpose to elect is the first fountaine and chiefe originall of the saluation of Gods children neither is it thereon grounded as some say because God did foresee their faith or good workes but onely of his owne good will 10 from whence afterwards the election the faith the good workes spring foorth Therefore when the Scripture will confirme the children of God in fuâ—l and perfit hope it doeth not stay in alledging the testimones of the second causes that is to say in the fruites of faith nor in the second causes themselues as faith calling by the Gospell neither yet sometimes in Christ himselfe in whom notwithstanding we are as in our head elected and adopted but ascendeth higher euen vnto that eternall purpose vvhich GOD hath determined onely in himselfe 11. Likewise when mention is made of the damnation of the reprobate although the whole fault thereof bee in

as it were for a time hid and buried so that a man would thinke it were vtterly quenched 46 which God suffereth that men might knowe their owne weakenes yet it doth neuer so far leaue theÌ„ that the loue of God their neighbor is a together plucked out of their hearts For no man is iustified in Christ who also is not sanctified in him 47 and framed to good works which God prepared that we should walke therein 48. This is theÌ„ the way wherby God by his mercie doth prepare to the full execution of his eternall counsell them amongst his elect whoÌ„ it pleaseth him to reserue till they come to ripe age and discretion As touching the other whoÌ„ he calleth into his kingdome so soone as they are borne or in their tender yeeres he vseth a more short way For seeing he doth comprehend in that his free couenant whereof Iesus Christ is the Mediator 49 not onely the faithfull but also their posteritie 50 into a thousand generations 51 calling the same by expresse words holy 52 there is no doubt but the children of the Saints which appertain to election whom hee onely knoweth he hath giuen to his Sonne who will not cast them out 53. CHAP. V. After vvhat sort almightie God doth execute effectually declare his counsell touching reprobation BY these things whereof we haue now spoken it may easily appeare hovv God maketh them to goe to their owne place 1 whom he created to that end that hee might bee glorified in their iust condemnation For as Christ the second heauenly Adam is the foundation and very substance and effect of the elects saluation so also the first earthly Adam because hee fell is the first author of the hate and so consequently of the damnation of the reprobate 2. For when God mooued vvith those causes which he only knoweth had determined to create them to this end to shew forth in them his iust wrath and power 3 likewise he did orderly dispose the causes meanes whereby it might come to passe that the whole cause of their damnation might be of themselues as hath been declared before in the third Chap. When man then was fallen willingly into that miserable estate wherof wee haue spoken in the chap. before God who hateth iustly the reprobate because they are corrupt in part of theÌ„ hee doth execute his iust wrath so soon as they are borne 4 and towards the rest that be of age whom he reserueth to a more sharpe iudgement hee obserueth two waies clean contrary one to the other For as concerning some he sheweth them not so much fauour as once to heare of Iesus Christ in whom onely is saluation 5 but suffereth them to walk in their owne waies 6 and run head long to their perdition And as for the testimonies that God hath left to them of his diuinitie 7 serue them to no other vse but to make them without all excuse 8 and yet through their owne default seeing their ignorance and sack of capacitie is the iust punishment of that corruption wherein they are borne And surely as touching that that they can attaine vnto in knowing GOD by their light or rather naturall darknes albeit they neuer failed in the way but so continued 9 yet were it not in no wise sufficient for their saluation For it is necessarie for vs that shall be saued that we knowe God not onely as GOD but as our Father in Christ 10 the which mysterie flesh and bloud doth not reueale 11 but the Son himselfe to them whom his Father hath giuen him 12. As concerning others their fall is more terrible 13. For hee causeth them to heare by preaching the outward word of the Gospel 14 but because they are not of the number of the elect beeing called they heare not 15 and forasmuch as they are not able to receiue the spirit of truth 16 therefore they cannot belieue because it is not giuen vnto them 17 vvherefore when they are called to the feast they refuse to come So that the word of life is follie vnto them an offence 18 and finally the sauour of death to their destruction There are yet others vvhose harts almighty God openeth to receiue and belieue the things that they heare but this is with that generall faith whereby the diuels belieue and tremble 20. To conclude they which are most miserable of all those climbe a degree higher that their fall might bee more grieuous for they are raised so high by some gift of grace that they are a little mooued with some taste of the heauenly gift 21 so that for the time they seeme to haue receiued the seed and to be planted in the Church of God 22 and also shew the way of saluation to others 23. But this is plaine that the spirit of adoption which we haue said to be onely proper vnto them which are neuer cast forth 24 but are written in the secret of Gods people 25 is neuer coÌ„municated to theÌ„ for were they of the elect they should remaine stil with the elect 26 All these therefore because of necessitie yet willingly as they vvhich are vnder the slauerie of sin 27 return to their vomit 28 and fall away from faith 29 are plucked vp by the roots to be cast into the fire 30. I meane they are forsaken of God 31 who according to his will the which no man can resist 32 and yet for all that because of their corruption wickednesse 33 hardeneth theÌ„ 34 maketh their hearts fatte stoppeth their eares and blindeth them 35 and to bring this to passe he vseth partly their owne vile coÌ„cupiscences to the which he hath giuen them vp to be ruled and led by 36 and partly the spirit of lyes who keepeth them wrapt in his snares 37 by reason of their corruption from the which as out of a fountaine issueth a continuall flowing riuer of infidelitie ignorance and iniquitie whereby it followeth that hauing as it vvere made a shippe-wrack of their faith can by no meanes escape the day which is appointed for their destruction that God may bee glorified in their iust condemnation CHAP. VI. Of the last and full execution and accomplishment of Gods eternall counsell aswel towards the elect as the reprobate FOrasmuch as God is iustice it selfe it is necessary that he should saue the iust and condemne the vniust Now they amongst men are onely iust who beeing by faith ioyned to Christ 1 grafted 2. rooted in him 3 made one body with him 4 are iustified and sanctified in him and by him whereof it followeth that the glorie to the which they are destinate 5 to the glory of God 6. appertaineth to them as by a certaine right or title On the other part they vvhich remaine in Adams pollution and death are iustly hated of GOD and so condemned by him not excepting so much as them vvhich die before they sinne as Adam did 7. But both these maners

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