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Chapter 13: Terms Defined – Part 1
Wherein The Terms Commonly Made Use Of In Treating Of This Subject Are Defined And Explained. Having considered the attributes of God as laid down in Scripture, and so far cleared our way to the doctrine of predestination, I shall, before I enter further on the subject, explain the principal terms generally made use of when treating of it, and…
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Chapter 14: Terms Defined – Part 2
IV.—On the contrary, reprobation denotes either (1) God's eternal pretention of some men, when He chose others to glory, and His predestination of them to fill up the measure of their iniquities and then to receive the just punishment of their crimes, even "destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of His power." This is the…
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Chapter 15: Its Relation to All Men – Part 1
Wherein The Doctrine of Predestination Is Explained As It Relates In General To All Men. Thus much being premised with relation to the Scripture terms commonly made use of in this controversy, we shall now proceed to take a nearer view of this high and mysterious article, and— I.—We, with the Scriptures, assert that there is a predestination of some…
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Chapter 16: Its Relation to All Men – Part 2
II.—We assert that God did from eternity decree to make man in His own image, and also decreed to suffer him to fall from that image in which he should be created, and thereby to forfeit the happiness with which he was invested, which decree and the consequences of it were not limited to Adam only, but included and extended…
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Chapter 17: Its Relation to All Men – Part 3
III.—We assert that as all men universally are not elected to salvation, so neither are all men universally ordained to condemnation. This follows from what has been proved already; however, I shall subjoin some further demonstration of these two positions. (1) All men universally are not elected to salvation, and, first, this may be evinced a posteriori; it is undeniable…
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Chapter 18: Its Relation to All Men – Part 4
IV.—We assert that the number of the elect, and also of the reprobate, is so fixed and determinate that neither can be augmented or diminished. It is written of God that "He telleth the number of the stars, and calleth them all by their names" (Psalm 147:4). Now, it is as incompatible with the infinite wisdom and knowledge of the…
