The Church of Englands old antithesis to new Arminianisme VVhere in 7. anti-Arminian orthodox tenents, are euidently proued; their 7. opposite Arminian (once popish and Pelagian) errors are manifestly disproued, to be the ancient, established, and vndoubted doctrine of the Church of England; by the concurrent testimony of the seuerall records and writers of our Church, from the beginning of her reformation, to this present. By William Prynne Gent. Hospitij Lincolniensis.

ARTIC. 17.

1 PRedestination to life, is the euerlasting purpose of God, whereby (before the foundations of the World were layd) hee hath constantly decreed by his counsell, secret to vs,7 to deliuer from curse and damnation, those whom hee hath chosen in Christ out of mankinde, and to bring them by Christ to euerlasting saluation, as vessells made to honour. Wherefore they4 which be endued with so excellent a bene∣fit of God,6 be called according to Gods purpose by his Spi∣rit working in due season: they4 through grace obey the calling: they bee iustified2 freely: they bee made the Sonnes of God by adoption: they bee made like the I∣mage of his onely begotten Sonne Iesus Christ:7 they walke religiously in good workes, and at length by Gods mer∣cy, they attaine to euerlasting felicitie.

As the godly consideration of Predestination and our Election in Christ, is full of sweet, pleasant, and vnspeak∣able comfort to godly persons, and such6 as feele in themselues the working of the Spirit of Christ, mortifying the workes of the flesh, and their earthly members, and draw∣ing vp their minde to high and heauenly things, aswell be∣cause

it doth greatly7 establish and confirme their Faith of eternall Saluation to be enioyed through Christ, as because it doth feruently kindle their Loue towards God: So, for curious and carnall persons,4 lacking the Spirit of Christ, to haue continually before their eyes the sentence of Gods Predestination, is a most dangerous downefall, whereby the Deuill doth thrust them either into despe∣ration, or into rechlesnesse of most vncleane liuing, no lesse perillous then desperation, &c.

From this Article; solid and learned Doctor Whita∣kers in his Cygnea Cantio, pag. 16. 17. Master Thomas Ro∣gers, in his authorized Analisis on the 17. Article, com∣monly solde and bound vp together with the Articles: Reuerend Bishop Carlton, in his examination of Master Mountagues Appeale cap. 10. Edit. 2. Pag. 99. Master Yates in his Ibis ad Caesarem: Part. 1. cap. 1. 2. 3. part. 2. cap. 1. Sect. 5. pag. 35. &c. Master Henry Burton in his Answere to an Appeale, pag. 28. 36. 37. 42. 44. 49. Master Francis Rouse in his Doctrine of King Iames. pag. 43. to 48. Master Wotton in his Dangerous Plot Discouered. cap. 19. 20. pag. 126. 127. Together with Doctor Thysius in his Comment or Collation on the Articles of Lambheth. Hardrouici. 1613. &c. (who haue copiously analised, and explained this 17. Article) haue raised these Orthodoxe Anti-Arminian Conclusions, which are directly grounded on, and war∣ranted, by this Article as they there affirme.

1 That there is a Predestination of certaine men vnto aeternall life; and a praeterition, or Reprobation of others vnto death.

2 That this Praedestination both to life and death, are from aeternity.

3 That they are altogether immutable and vnchange∣able.

4 That not all men, but certaine onely, are Praedestina∣ted to be saued.

5 That these who are Praedestinated vnto Saluation can neuer perish; nor yet fall finally or totally from the state of grace.

6 That in Christ Iesus some are Elected to Saluation, and not others; not of any fores••ene ••aith, or Works, or Will, or Merit in themselues, but out of the meere good will and pleasure of God himselfe.

7 That they who are Elected to Saluation, are in their due time called according to Gods purpose, both outwardly by the Word, and inwardly by the Spirit: which call they all obey and not resist.

8 That the Predestinate are both freely iustified by Faith; and sanctified by the holy Ghost heere, and shall likewise be glorified in the life to come.

9 That the consideration of Praedestination, and its Doctrine, is to the godly wise most comfortable an•• ioy∣full; and dangerous to none but curious and carnall per∣sons.

All which Conclusions are Diametrally repugnant to the now Arminian Tenents.

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