Acts 17. 3. but yet willingly, and if we respect the tempe∣rature of Christs body, he might have prolonged his life, and there∣fore in this respect may be said to have died contingently.What consider you in the especiall decree, which concerneth the good or evill of the principall creatures?The fore-appointment of their everlasting estate and of the means tending thereunto, the former whereof is called Predestination.What is Predestination?Of Predestina∣tion.It is the speciall decree of God, whereby he hath from evelasting freely and for his own glory fore-ordained all reasonable creatures to a certain and everlasting estate of glory in heaven, or shame in hell.What creatures come within this decree?Both Angels, 1 Tim. 5. 21. Matth. 25. 41. and Men, 1 Thess. 5. 9. Rom. 9. 13. 22, 23. 1 Pet. 2. 8. Eph. 1. 5. John 17. 12. 22. Exodus 33. 14.What is the cause of this decree?Only the meer will and free pleasure of God to dispose of his own work as he will, Rom. 9. 21. Jer. 5. 14. & 18. 22. Esay 64. 8.What manner of decree is this?It is a deep and unsearchable, an eternall and immutable decree, Rom. 11. 32. Eph. 1. 4.Is this decree certain and unchangeable?Yea, it must needs be so, because it is grounded on the eternall and unchangeable will of God, and therefore there is a certain number of the elect and reprobate known only to God which cannot possibly be encreased or diminished, John 13. 18. 2 Tim. 2. 19.How then doth Moses wish himselfe to be blotted out of the book of life? Exod. 32. 32.He speaketh conditionally, if it were possible, to declare his love to Gods glory and his people as Paul did, Rom. 9. 3.But if Gods decree cannot be altered, then we may be secure, and not care how we live?No more then we may neglect and forsake our meat and drink, be∣cause the tearm of our life is fore-appointed: the end and the means are joyned together of God, and cannot be separated by any man.What are the parts of Predestination?Parts of Prede∣stination, Election. Reprobation. Election.Election and Reprobation, 1 Thess. 5. 9. Rom. 9. 13. 22, 23.VVhat is Election?It is the everlasting predestination or fore-appointing of certain Angels and Men unto everlasting life and blessednesse for the praise of his glorious grace, and goodnesse, 1 Tim. 5. 21. Joh. 15. 16. Rom. 9. 22, 23. Eph. 1. 4, 5, 6. 9.Is there no cause, reason, or inducement of election in the elected themselves?None at all; it is wholly of free-grace, without respect of any goodnesse that God fore-saw in us, 2 Tim. 1. 9. Rom. 9. 16. Phil. 2. 13. Eph. 1. 9. for otherwise man should have whereof he might glory in, and of himself, as having discerned himself from others, 0