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turc for Patrons and Abetters of it be falfe, then
we (hall foon come to queftion the Being of God^
for moft natural Men do ftifly maintain this Glorious
Truth, and with full Confent do own that
there is a God»
And as for the Practice of thofc of his own
Judgment rcfpediting Eledion, I have not yet (etn
them exceed the contrary-minded, thol confefs
there are many bad People that own the General
Point ; fo, no doubt there are alfo of the Particular
Perfwafion, And alfo there are flncere and
godly People of both Sorts, and pity it is that infolent
and ill Men (hould alienate their Affedions
one from another, and fow fo much Difcord a-
mongft thefe faithful Brethren.
And now what hath he gained by this crafty
Infinuation, and refled:ive Odium ? And I very
well approve of his refledting Reproof upon thofe
fordid and dilnigenuous Spirits, who hold for a
general Ranfom, and yet ftudy nothing lefs than
to anfwcr its Ends, as he faith Pa^, 135.
But he endeavours to lay the Dodrine it felf under
abundance of blame, as thoit were a Carnal
Dodrine, and fet up Man more than is meet y
?nd refledcd DiQionour upon Chrift, and I ktiow
not what, abundance to this Purpofc : Fromi
which unjuft Accufations this bleifed and comfortable
Dodrine hath been fully and fufficiently vin^
dicated in Times paft-, by one hand or other, and
may be again in due Time and Place.
But by fuch ways as thcie, he intinuatcs his O-
plnion into the Hearts of his unwary Readers, pretending
that his Dodrine afcribes the whole of
our Silvatioii unto God, and exalts his Free
Grace