Jacobs ladder, or A short treatise laying forth distinctly the seuerall degrees of Gods eternall purpose whereby his grace descends vpon the elect, and the elect ascend to the predestinate glory.

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Title: Jacobs ladder, or A short treatise laying forth distinctly the seuerall degrees of Gods eternall purpose whereby his grace descends vpon the elect, and the elect ascend to the predestinate glory.
Publication: London :: Printed by William Hall, for Nathaniel Butter,; 1611.
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Thirdly, touching the Reprobate.

FIrst, God purposed of that corrupt masse, to refuse a certaine number, which should not be saued: and this for his wil sake. Rom. 9. 11. 13. Ere euer Esau was borne and he had done any euill, it was said of him, Esau haue I hated; and ver. 22. Vessels of wrath.

2 Not to giue his Sonne for them [ 2] to be vnto them a mediatour of salua∣tion. Iohn. 17. 9. I pray not for the world. See Rom. 8. 32. 33. 34. All the parts of Christs mediation are for the chosen onely, the reprobates were not giuen to Christ, nor Christ was giuen for them.

3. Being brought into the world, [ 3] to leaue them in their naturall cor∣ruption.

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4. Either not to cal them to his sonne [ 4] by the Gospell, or to affoord them an outward calling without the spirit of faith: Math. 20. 16. Many called, few chosen. Acts 28 24. And some beleeued not. See Acts 17. 30. and 16. 6. and 14. 1. 2.

5. To harden them for former sins [ 5] and to deliuer them vp to vile lusts, so as they become impenitent and die in their sinnes: Rom. 1. 26. God gaue them vp to vile affections. Exod. 4. 2 1. But I will harden his heart. See Rom. 2. 5▪ Iohn 8. Ye shall die in your sinnes. Acts 28. 26. 27.

6. That all things (euen the Gos∣pell [ 6] [ 7] and Christ) should be occasion of ruine to them through their own fault. Esay 8. 14. 1. Pet. 2. 6.

7. At their death to send their souls into Hel, there to bee destroied in re∣spect of their sinnes. Rom. 9. 22. Prepa∣red to destruction. Luke 16. 23. The rich man died & was in hell in torments. See 1. Thessa. 5. 9. Iude 4.

Notes

The next de∣grees of Gods counsell.

1 Where there is an election of some out of many, there others must be refu∣sed and not chosen.
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He that purposeth not the end, that is, saluation, doth not pur∣pose to giue the meanes to that end.

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Such as are not giuen to Christ, must needs bee left in Adam.

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Such as are purposed to sticke in their corruption can haue no means to come out, or no good of the meanes.

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Punishmēt comes after the fault, as effect after the cause: this God doth as a Iudge, puni∣shing sin by sinne.

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None dāned &,

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destroi∣ed, but in re∣spect of fore∣going sinnes, which God punisheth with destru∣ction, as hee purposed to doe.

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