Cap. IV Arg. 9 Sol: second and third decrees — singular persons and efficacious means; Major false twice
Second: another kind of decrees by which from eternity singular persons are designated in God's mind and will to be led infallibly to salvation. The individuals are not named in Scripture's book, yet they are written in the book of life (Phil. 4:3; Luke 10:20). Of these: God knows his own (2 Tim. 2:19); he calls his sheep by name (John 10:3); I know whom I have chosen (John 13:18). Third: always bound to that person-decree is a decree to gift those singular persons every means of efficacious grace by which they are led to salvation. So Rom. 8:30 — whom he predestinated he called, whom he called he justified — and Eph. 1:3–4. Election before the ages is as it were the measure of all spiritual blessings given in time (faith, holiness, perseverance); not the reverse, as Remonstrants will, foresight faith and perseverance measuring election. These decrees too have Christ for foundation: in him they are elected as members to be united in time to Christ their Head, and through and for him they are imbued with special grace. So the Major is false twice: it makes Christ foundation only of I will save all believers, when he is also foundation of I will give eternal life to Peter, Paul, and each elect — faith, perseverance, grace leading effectively to salvation. And it locates election formally in that universal decree, whereas election puts itself forth in the second decree electing singular persons to life and the third destinating them to efficacious means before others — per the theologians' definition: predestination is preparation of grace now and glory hereafter.
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Secundo, est aliud genus decretorum quo in mente et voluntate Divina ab aeterno designantur singulares personae ad salutem infallibiliter perducendae. Non nominantur quidem ipsa individua in libro Scripturae; sed inscribuntur tamen ipsa individua in libro vitae, Phil. iv. 3. Luc. x. 20. De hisce intelliguntur illa Scripturarum loca, Deus novit suos, 2 Tim. ii. 19. Ille vocat oves suas nominatim, Joan. x. 3. Ego novi quos elegerim, Joan. xiii. 18. Tertio, est cum praedicto de personis decreto colligatum semper et connexum decretum donandi singularibus illis personis omnia gratiae efficacis media, per quae ad salutem perducantur. Huc spectat illud Apostoli, Rom. viii. 30. Quos praedestinavit, vocavit; et quos vocavit, justificavit, &c. Et Ephes. i. 3–4. Benedixit nobis Deus omni benedictione spirituali, sicut elegit nos antequam jacerentur mundi fundamenta. Electio ante tempora saecularia est quasi mensura omnium spiritualium benedictionum (puta fidei, sanctitatis, perseverantiae) quae dantur in tempore; non vice versa (ut volunt Remonstrantes) praevisa fides et perseverantia, mensura electionis. Haec etiam decreta, juxta quae personae singulares ad vitam praedestinantur, et iisdem gratia salutifera praeparatur, habent Christum pro fundamento. In eo enim eliguntur tanquam membra Christo Capiti suo tempore unienda; ac per et propter eum gratia speciali hae singulares personae imbuuntur. Major itaque propositio duobus nominibus falsa est et rejicienda. Primo, quod supponit Christum solummodo fundamentum esse decreti illius universalis, Omnes credentes salvabo; cum etiam fundamentum sit hujus singularis decreti, Ego Petro, Paulo, et sic de singulis electis, vitam aeternam dabo: Ego illis singulis fidem, perseverantiam, uno verbo, gratiam ad salutem efficaciter perducentem, dabo. Secundo, falsa est Major, quod electionem in illo universali decreto formaliter constitutam supponit, cum ea se exserat in secundo decreto quo personae singulares ad vitam eliguntur, et in tertio, quo ad media efficacia prae aliis participanda destinantur, juxta celebrem apud Theologos praedestinationis definitionem, praedestinatio est praeparatio gratiae in praesenti, et gloriae in futuro.