Proverbs 16:4, “The LORD hath made all

A Survey or Table declaring the The things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the
order of the causes of salvation and Father day of evil.”
damnation according to God’s Word. It C C Rom. 9:21, “Hath not the potter power over the
may be in stead of an ocular Catichisme
clay, of the same lump to make one vessel
to them which cannot read, for by the
God unto honour, and another unto dishonour?”
pointing of the finger, they may sensibly
The
perceive the chief points of religion, and The Holy 2 Cor. 5:17 “Therefore if any man be in Christ,
the order of them. By William Perkins Son he is a new creature: old things are passed
C Ghost
away; behold, all things are become new.”
God’s
Foreknowledge
&
God’s
Decree

Predestination
The
The Decree Decree of
of Election Reprobation

Doubting of
Election
Creation

B
The
Fall of
Adam

The
State of God’s
Unbelief Hating of the
Reprobate

Christ:
Mediator A General
Of the Illumination
The love of A Calling
Elect No
God to the Effectual Not Calling
Elect in Effectual
Preaching The
Christ
And Holiness of
Hearing Penitence
His
manhood
The
Regeneration The
Temporary A Yielding
Of the Ignorance
Unprofitable Heart
A Fulfilling of
Faith To God’s And vanity
hearing; The Law Calling
despair;
Effectual Of mind
doubting Calling
of faith B Faith His
A Taste The
Accursed Hardening
Death Of the
Heart
Remission
Of Sin Burial Zeal A
Reprobate
Doubting A Sense
Of Imputation
Justification Justification of Bondage The
Righteousness Under the Deceit Greediness
Grave of Sin in
B Sin
The
Mortification Resurrection Hardening of
the heart

Concupi - A
scence Sanctification Vivification An Evil
Of the Ascension
Flesh Heart
Relapse

Repentance Sitting at the Unbelieving

right hand Heart
New
Obedience

Intercession Apostasy Fullness

Of
Sin

Glorification Appointed Damnation

Death

The Last
Judgment
Death
Enemies Eternal in
of Life Life Hell
Eternal Eternal
The The
Declaration Declaration
To the Reader: of God’s of God’s
Justice Justice
? The red line sheweth the order of the and Mercy

causes of salvation from the first to the last.

? The black line sheweth the order of the Romans 11:33, “O the depth of the
causes of damnation. God’s riches both of the wisdom and
? The lines A, A, A, show how faith doth ap- Glory knowledge of God! how
prehend Christ and all His benefits; and unsearchable are his judgments,
and his ways past finding out!”
applieth them to the person of every believer
for justification and sanctification. Phil. 3:8, “Yea doubtless, and I
? The lines B, B, B, descending, likewise count all things but loss for the
show the temptation of the godly, and their excellency of the knowledge of
Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I
remedies. have suffered the loss of all things,
? The white spaces C,C,C, shew the and do count them but dung, that I
communication of the Godhead from the may win Christ.”
Father to the Son, and from them both to the William Perkins
“My love is crucified…”
Holy Ghost. Ignatius (1558-1602)
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