The collegiat suffrage of the divines of Great Britaine, concerning the five articles controverted in the Low Countries VVhich suffrage was by them delivered in the synod of Dort, March 6. anno 1619. Being their vote or voice foregoing the joint and publique judgment of that Synod.

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Title: The collegiat suffrage of the divines of Great Britaine, concerning the five articles controverted in the Low Countries VVhich suffrage was by them delivered in the synod of Dort, March 6. anno 1619. Being their vote or voice foregoing the joint and publique judgment of that Synod.
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THE EIGHTH ERRONEOVS OPINION.

THat the good will of God, by which out of many possible conditions, he hath decreed to choose faith onely, and to accept it for the condi∣tion of bestowing salvation, is that only or chiefe good pleasure of God, whereof the Scripture speakes, and out of which all singular persons are chosen.

WEE doe not deny, but that there is such a good pleasure of God, layed open in the Gospell, by which hee hath decreed to choose faith as a condition for conferring salvation, that is, by which hee would have the actual obtaining of salvation, (especially of those which are of ripe yeares) to depend upon the condition of foregoing faith. And this is the ioyfull and saving mes∣sage to bee published to all Nations in the name of Christ.

But this is not the very decree of Election, properly taken, and so much is set forth by the Apostle Paul.

1 For that decree is Active, ordaining some particular persons to saluation, not disposing

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in things, or of the connexion of things in or∣der to salvation: and it is confined to the crea∣tures themselves, not unto qualities, Ephes. 1.4. He hath chosen vs, to wit, Men, Rom. 8. Those whom he hath predestinated, that is to say, Men, Mat. 20. Few are chosen, That is, few Men.

2 But the quality it selfe of faith is not in this sense called Elected, but prescribed to the E∣lect, and given and prepared from eternity. For it is one of the chiefe spirituall blessings, all which the chosen receive in Christ, Ephes. 1.2.

3 Lastly, it is not rightly affirmed, that parti∣cular men are elected out of this good plea∣sure, by which faith onely is ordained, as the condition of bestowing salvation. For to be elected, is to bee destinated to life eternall, o∣thers being ouerpassed. But in the foresaid de∣cree, no person is chosen) no one person pas∣sed by, but all are alike called, and designed to salvation by one and the same condition.

In God the disposing of future things,* 1.1 by his un∣fallible and unchangeable foreknowledge, is no o∣ther thing then to predestinate.

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* 1.1

Aug de bano persever. cap. 16.

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