The oeconomy of sin : wherein are explain'd, its possibility, its futurition, its nature, its event and effects, both in angels and in manAnd wherein also is demonstrated and maintain'd the truth of original sin . OECONOMY O F Univerfal Providence FOR THE Salvation of all MEN. CHAP. I. Of the Divine Providence for the Salvation ofMan before the pall. Five things providedby it. A fundamental Explication of whatthe Communication of God to Creatures isywhat real Caufes, what occafwnal Caufes are*,what GocPs Concourfe, what the Generality,the Simplicity, Impartiality and Singularity ofthe Rules, o
The oeconomy of sin : wherein are explain'd, its possibility, its futurition, its nature, its event and effects, both in angels and in manAnd wherein also is demonstrated and maintain'd the truth of original sin . OECONOMY O F Univerfal Providence FOR THE Salvation of all MEN. CHAP. I. Of the Divine Providence for the Salvation ofMan before the pall. Five things providedby it. A fundamental Explication of whatthe Communication of God to Creatures isywhat real Caufes, what occafwnal Caufes are*,what GocPs Concourfe, what the Generality,the Simplicity, Impartiality and Singularity ofthe Rules, of the Ways, Acts, and Electionof God towards intelligent Creatures are. Help, to treat j Thy of three things in this Book ; the *. *Ftrft, how God intending to lave r^sTre^all Men, has on his Part fb pro- tij^mvided that all may be faved. Thei![ Second, how falfe, unjuft and ab-fiird that Doctrine is that tenches,that God has made particularDecrees to fave only fbme Men, and that he wills thereft (hould perith. The Third, that the little Reafon- B ings. Of the Divine Providence Chap. 1 ings Men ufe, and the Paflages of Scripture they al-L/V^ ledge to fupport this ftrange Do&rine, do nothing lefsthan confirm it. I will begin with the firft, and will al-ways endeavour to demonftrate things in their Sources,for when we once fee them plainly there, all theTruths that depend on them become very eafie andclear. II. God if Gods Deftgn in the Creation of intelligent Be-hwmg ings, was ro exprefs in them his own Image, to com-MeTfor municate r? ^em himfelf, his Juftice, his Light, and c 7 lIL. his Toy : himfelf, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit: thatsalvation, . J r \ ji /•• i it has confti- 1S to ay» ne created tnem to lave em, or to make emtutcd fuck happy. This Defign of God you may take for an un-Ruhsy and doubted and certain Truth, and if you feek the Proofprovided of it, you need but confult the laft Chapter of the Oe-fuchMeans, conomy of the Creation. as all may No
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