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God is in the world as in his orchyard, he gathereth one apple of a tree and leaveth the rest; or as in his garden, where he crops one flower and leaves the rest where he found them. So God chuseth some foolish men, and omits many wiser then they.
The chusing which the Apostle here speaks of, may be taken for Gods eternall choise before the world was made. And then the Apostle gives 〈◊〉〈◊〉
a reason why God calls not the wise, but the foolish for the most part, be∣cause he had chosen them from all e∣ternity. And God is no changeling. It may be taken also for Gods selecting in time, rather then for his electing be∣fore time, and then the Apostle con∣founds calling and chusing, and takes them for one and the same thing; even for a work of Gods Spirit in our souls, bringing mean men to true faith in Christ, which many greater ne∣ver attain unto for all their great∣nesse.
Come we now to the end why God prefers the foolish before the wise,
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