Hexapla, that is, A six-fold commentarie vpon the most diuine Epistle of the holy apostle S. Paul to the Romanes wherein according to the authors former method, sixe things are obserued in euery chapter ... : wherein are handled the greatest points of Christian religion ... : diuided into two bookes ...

Controv. 9. That the Apostle treateth as well of reprobation in this place, as of election.

Huberus, who defendeth vniuersal grace, will haue the Apostle here onely to speake of e∣lection, and not of reprobation: for he holdeth all generally to be elected: the same is the assertion of Stapleton antid. p. 565. against Calvin, that S. Paul treateth onely of election here, and not of reprobation at all: he reasoneth thus.

Argum. 1. Onely election is of God that calleth, the purpose of God is according to election, therefore the purpose of God is of election.

Answ. 1. The purpose of God is according to election, but not onely, which must be assumed, or els nothing can be concluded: but the purpose of God is as well concerning re∣probation as election: the purpose and counsell of God is generall to both, and it sorteth it else either into the purpose of election or reprobation.

2. And that the Apostle intendeth in this discourse, as well to speake of reprobation as of election, it thus appeareth. 1. by the text it selfe: he expressely mentioneth both the loue of God to Iacob, and his hatred of Esau, v. 22.23. he speaketh of the vessels of wrath and of the vessels of mercie. 2. so much also is insinuated by the nature and propertie of ele∣ction: for an election of some supposeth that there is a reiection and reprobation of others: As when Moses saith vnto Israel, the Lord chose you aboue all people, it followeth that as they were elected, so all the rest were refused and reiected.