 | PSALMOSTHEIOS[Greek], Or a Divine psalme or, Song, Wherein Predestination is maintained, yet the honour of Jehovah preserved and vindicated: And to that eternall song the holy Scripture dedicated. By John Davis [i.e. Davies]. Whereunto is annexed an Elogie upon the Patron, With certaine Divine Epigrams to whom the Author presented some of his Books |  |
Answ.
To this I frame my answer thus,If God, that knows each heart of us,
Should immediatly from heaven tell
The reprobates, they are for hell
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Or that he would not cause contrition
In them, yet exhort particularly
Such, to resent effectually,
There were some shew of mockery
In God, who is fidelity.
But here 'tis otherwise, I dare
Presume and cannot but declare:
For though the Lord doth oft entreat
Unto repent the reprobate,
Who're cast off in his secret will;
He not deludes I speak it still;
Because the Lord doth not invite
Immediately th'reprobate to light,
I mean immediately from heaven,
But mediately, by Ministers, 'tis given
To preach the Gospel, so that when
They preach, they speak unto all men;
Because they cannot say, this is rejected
Or this, my hearer is elected:
For what they know, 'tis but in part,
'Tis God alone that knows the heart:
To ev'ry man the truth they shew,
As to th'elect, for ought they know.
| PSALMOSTHEIOS[Greek], Or a Divine psalme or, Song, Wherein Predestination is maintained, yet the honour of Jehovah preserved and vindicated: And to that eternall song the holy Scripture dedicated. By John Davis [i.e. Davies]. Whereunto is annexed an Elogie upon the Patron, With certaine Divine Epigrams to whom the Author presented some of his Books | |