 | Philip Schaff - Church history - 1877 - 948 pages
...redeemed by Christ, effectually called, justified, adopted, sanctified, and saved, but the elect only.' VII. The rest of mankind God was pleased, according...will, whereby he extendeth or withholdeth mercy as he please th, for the glory of his sovereign power over his creatnres, to pass by, and to ordain them... | |
 | George Bishop - New England - 1703 - 598 pages
...hereafter; but — Fourth, Chap. iii., page 7. — Having spoken of God's electing some, he says, sec. 7, "The rest of mankind God was pleased, according to the unsearchable counsel of His own will, to pass by and to ordain them to dishonour and wrath;" which renders all the promises, invitations,... | |
 | Church of Scotland - Westminster Assembly - 1719 - 664 pages
...out from us, but they VII. The Reft of Mankind God was plcafed, according to the unfearchable Counfcl of his own Will, whereby he extendeth, or withholdeth Mercy, as he pleafeth, for the Glory of his Sovereign Power over his Creatures, to pafs by, and to ordain them to... | |
 | John Wesley - Biography - 1780 - 760 pages
...he was pleafed (fays the Affembly of Divines at Weftminfter,) according to the unfearchable counfel of his own will, (whereby he extendeth or with-holdeth mercy as he pleafeth, for the glory of his fovereign power over his creatures,) to pafs by, and to 'ordain them... | |
 | 1803 - 466 pages
...or diminijhed ; and that the reft of mankind, God was pleafed, according to the unfearchable counfel of his own will, whereby he extendeth or withholdeth mercy as he pleafeth, for the glpry of his fovereign power over his creatures to pafs by, and to ordain them to... | |
 | William Linn - Episcopacy - 1806 - 232 pages
...it is " not from any tbingforeseen in man, who is alto~ gether passive therein." Chap. x. sec. 2, " The rest of mankind, God was pleased, according to...unsearchable counsel of his own will, whereby he extendeth or withdraweth mercy as he pleaseth, for the glory of his sovereign power over his creatures, lopass by,... | |
 | 1806 - 508 pages
...deserves particular notice, as it contains the doctrine usually distinguished by the term REPROBATION. ' " The rest of mankind, God was pleased, according to...unsearchable counsel of his own will, whereby he extendeth or withmercy as he pleaseth, for the glory of his sovereign power •ver his creatures, to fiass by and... | |
 | English literature - 1808 - 560 pages
...churches;" and then quotes the following sentence from the Confession of Faith, chap. iii. sect. 7- " The rest of mankind God was pleased, according to the unsearchable counsel of his will,, •whereby he extendeth, or withholdeth mercy, as he pleaseth, for the glory of his sovereign... | |
 | Religion - 1810 - 722 pages
...halh he, by the eternal and most free purpose of his will, fore' ordained all the means thereunto. 7- The rest of mankind, God was pleased, according to...will, whereby he extendeth or -withholdeth mercy as h« pleaseth, to finss by; he cannorturn and prepare himself by his own natural strength and good works,... | |
 | Religion - 1810 - 724 pages
...hath he, by the eternal and most free purpose of his will, foreordained all the means thereunto. 7. The rest of mankind, God was pleased, according to...unsearchable counsel of his own will, whereby he extendeth or ivithholdeth mercy as he pleascth, to pays by; he connorturn and prepare himself by his own natural... | |
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The rest of mankind God was pleased, according to the unsearchable counsel of his own will, whereby he extendeth or withholdetli mercy as he pleaseth, for the glory of his sovereign power over his creatures, to pass by, and to ordain them to dishonor... 
