them and their doctrine under such odious characters as were indeed proper to their own opinions. It was given out that, among their heresies, they held: First, "that God was the author of sin," and Secondly, "that He created the far greatest part of mankind, only of purpose to glorify himself in their damnation,"-with several others of like nature; which indeed are not only the consequence and results of Calvin's doctrine, but positively maintained and propagated by some of his followers.

That thy credulity, good Reader, may not be abused and betrayed by such practices, the following papers are hereunto annexed, to give thee, in a short view, a true account of the difference that is betwixt the disagreeing parties, with the grounds thereof.

FAREWELL!

THE FIRST ARTICLE

TOUCHING

PREDESTINATION.

WHAT THE REMONSTRANTS HOLD.

That God to the glory and praise of his abundant goodness, having decreed to make man after his own image, and to give him an easy and most equal law, and add thereunto a threatening of death to the transgressors thereof, and foreseeing that Adam would wilfully transgress the same, and thereby make himself and his posterity liable to condemnation ; though God was, notwithstanding, mercifully affected towards man, yet, out of respect to his justice and truth, [he] would not give way to his mercy to save man, till his justice should be satisfied, and his serious hatred of sin and love of righte ousness [should] be made known.*

PROOFS OUT OF SCRIPTURE.

"God decreed to make man after his own Image." So God created man after his own image. Gen. i, 26, 27. See Col. iii, 10; Eph. iv, 24.

These Articles are not exactly the same as those which were exhibited by the Remonstrants at the Synod of Dort, and which are found in the Synodical Acts: But whatever may be their formal difference, in substance they are not dissimilar. In transposing some of them, aud in separating the affirinative from the negative propositions, Bishop Womack appears to have intended the introduction of a more logical method, or a more perspicuous arrangement, than is to be seen in the original Articles. Indeed, the Remonstrants had particular reasons for intermingling their own sentimen s with those of their adversaries: They wished to present the tenets of ea h system in close contrast, being confident, that, when viewed thus in oppos tion, the common sense of mankind would soon decide to which code of doctrines the preference must be given. They accordingly prepared the r First Article in such a form, as to make one half of its Ten Tenets to cons st

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"And to give him an easy law," &c. Of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat. Gen. ii, 16, 17. See Rom. ii, 14, 15; Levit. xviii, 5; Ezek. xx, 11; Rom. x, 5; Gal. iii, 12.

"Added thereto a threatening of death."] In the day that thou eatest thereof, thou shalt surely die. Gen. ii, 17.

Foreseeing that Adam would wilfully transgress the same."] And who, as I, shall call and shall declare it,—and the things that are coming and shall come? Isa. xliv, 7. See Isa. xli, 22, 23.-Known unto God are all HIS WORKS from the beginning of the world. Acts xv, 18.

"And all man's works too." Thou understandest my thoughts afar off. Psalm cxxxix, 2. Gen. iii, 6; 2 Cor. xi, 8; 1 Tim. ii, 13, 14; Eccles. vii, 29; Isa. xlv, 21.

"And thereby make himself and his posterity liable to condemnation." All have sinned and come short of the glory of God. Rom. iii, 23,-By one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin. v, 12, 18, 19.-The wages of sin is death. vi, 23. Acts xvii, 26; Heb. vii, 10; Job xiv, 1, &c.; 2 Cor. v, 14, xi, 3; Rev. ii, 7; Gen. iii, 24; Deut. xxvii, 26; Gal. iii, 10; James ii, 10.

"God was mercifully affected towards man." The Lord God, merciful and gracious. Exod. xxxiv, 6.-He loved us first. 1 John iv, 19; see verse 11.-Thou art a God gracious and merciful, slow to anger. Jonah iv, 2; 2 Chron. xxx, 9.-For thou, Lord, art good and ready to forgive-a God full of compassion and gracions. Psalm lxxxvi, 5, 15.-The Lord is slow to anger. As a father pitieth his children. Psalm ciii, 8, 13.-His tender mercies are over all his works. Psalm cxi, 4, and cxlv, 8, 9.-The riches of his goodness, and forbearance, and long-suffering. Rom. ii, 4.-Be ye merciful, as your Father is merciful. Luke vi, 36. Isa. lv, 7: Jer. xxxi, 20; Joel ii, 13; Numb. xiv, 18, 19; Neh. ix, 17; Deut. v, 9, 10; Jer. xxxii, 18.

"Out of respect to his justice he would not give way," &c.] He will by no means clear the guilty. Exod. xxxiv, 7.—For thou

both of an affirmation and a negation, and the remainder to contain eutire negations. For this mode of stating their opinions, it will be seen by a subsequent note, they received a reprimand from the reverend Fathers in Synod assembled, who regarded ABSOLUTE REPROBATION as one of those sacred things which might not be touched by hands profane. In the Four Articles which the Remonstrants afterwards presented, they did not insert such a number of negatives, and there is consequently less variation between them and the Articles here inserted. The Bishop's model has been the regular scholastic arrangement of TENETS and REJECTIONS, which was adopted by the British Divines and others of "the Colleges," as they were termed, at the Synod of Dort.

The title which the Remonstrants prefixed to their Articles was the following: "These are the sentiments of the Remonstrants concerning the First Article on PREDESTINATION, which in their conscience they have hitherto thought, and still do think, to be agreeable to the word of God.”—Editor.

art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness, neither shall evil dwell with thee. Psalm v, 4.-But your iniquities have separated, &c. Isa. lix, 2.

"And to his truth." Thou shalt die the death; and He is a God that cannot lie, nor repent, nor deny himself, Gen. ii, 17. Tit. i, 2; Heb. vi, 18; Num. xxiii, 19; 2 Tim. ii, 13.

"Till justice be satisfied."] The Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all ; and made his soul an offering for sin. He was wounded for our transgressions. Isa. liii, 5, 6, 10.-Thus it behoved Christ to suffer; Luke xxiv, 26, 46.-the just for the unjust: 1 Pet. iii, 18.-to give his life a ransom for many. Matt. xx, 28; 1 Tim. ii, 6.—I restored that which I took not away. Psalm lxix, 4. Phil. ii, 7, 8; Matt. iii, 15, v, 17; Gen. iii, 15; Mark x, 45; 1 John iii, 8; Luke ii, 14.

"And till his hatred of sin be made known,"&c.

Thou art not

a God that hath pleasure in wickedness; thou hatest the workers of iniquity; thou abhorrest the bloody and deceitful man, &c. Psalm v, 4-6.-Thou hatest iniquity. Psalm xlv, 7.-The froward are an abomination to the Lord. Prov. xi, 20.—Your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you. Isa. lix, 2. Psalm vii, 11, 12;

Isa. lxv, 12.

"And his love of righteousness." Thou lovest righteousness. Psalm xlv, 7.-Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation, to declare his righteousness; that he might be just, &c. He is the avenger of unrighteousness. Rom. iii, 24-26.

And, therefore,

TENET I.

For the satisfying of his justice, he did ordain the Mediator Jesus Christ, who should be made a sacrifice for sinful men, suffer death for them, and [should] by his blood, shed for their reconciliation, obtain right of saving them upon terms befitting mercy and justice.

PROOFS OUT OF SCRIPTURE.

"Christ ordained the Mediator." To us a Son is given. Isa. ix, 6.-So God loved the world, that he gave his only-begotten Son. John iii, 16.-In this was manifested the love of God towards us, because that God sent his only-begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. 1 John iv, 9, 10.-But God commendeth his love towards us, in that, while we were yet sinners,

Christ died for us. Rom. v, 8, &c.-For there is one God, and one Mediator between God and man, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself a ransom for all. 1 Tim. ii, 5, 6. See Heb. xii, 2, 24, 25.

"Made a sacrifice, and suffered death for sinful men.”] He became obedient unto death. Philip. ii, 8.—I lay down my life for my sheep. John x, 11, 15-18: see John xv, 13.-He tasted death for every man. Heb. ii, 9.-Christ died for our sins. 1 Cor. xv, 3. He died unto sin once. Rom. iv, 25, vi, 10.-Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree. 1 Peter ii, 24.-Christ our passover is sacrificed for us. 1 Cor. v, 7.—When thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin. Isa. liii, 10.-Who loved us, and gave himself for us, an offering and sacrifice of a sweet-smelling savour. Ephes. ii, 2.-He is the propitiation for our sins. 1 John ii. 1, 2.-Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood. Rom. iii, 25; see Heb. v, 1, &c.; viii, 3, &c. ; ix, 11—14, 22, 26—28; x, 5, 10, 12, 14.—He is the Lamb of God, that taketh away the sin of the world. John i, 29.-He gave his life a ransom, Mark x, 45;-and purged our sins. Heb. i, 3.-He was made sin for us, 2 Cor. v, 21 ;-and made a curse; Gal. iii, 13.—to redeem us that were under the Law; and delivered us from the curse of the law, Gal. iii, 13; from the power of darkness, Col. i, 13; from the fear of death, Heb. ii, 14; Hos. xiii, 14; 1 Cor. xv, 55: and from the wrath to come; 1 Thes. i, 10; Rom. v, 9; and obtained eternal redemption for us. Heb. ix, 12; Luke i, 68; 2 Tim. 1, 10.

By his blood shed for their reconciliation." ] This is my blood of the New Testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. Matt. xxvi, 28.-He washed us from our sins in his own blood. Rev. i, 5; see Rev. v, 6, 12; 1 John i, 7; 1 Pet. i, 1820.-God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself. 2 Cor. v, 18, &c.-When we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son. Rom. v, 10.-Having made peace through the blood of his cross, Col. i, 20—22: ii, 12—14. through him we have access unto the Father. Ephes. ii, 13, 18.

"Should obtain right of saving them." He shall see his seed and justify many. Isa. liii, 10. 11.-Ye are bought with a price. 1 Cor. vi, 20.-Which he (God) hath purchased with his own blood. Acts xx, 28; 1 Peter ii, 9; 2 Peter ii, 1.-All are delivered unto me of my Father. Matt. xi, 27; xxviii, 18.-The Father hath committed all judgment unto the Son. John iii, 35; v, 22; xvii, 2.-The Son of man is come to seek and save that which was lost. Matt. xviii, 11; Luke xix, 10; see Heb. ii, 14, -17.—In whom we have redemption. Col. i, 14; Ephes. i, 7, 8; 1 Cor. i, 30; 1 Pet. i, 2, 3; Rev. iii, 14.

"Upon terms befilling mercy and justice." For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the Devil. 1 John iii, 8.-For he shall save his people from