t. 3 5 g The Sublapf: doctrine rolbetfnot God too) which is fhe.wed to theNon-tiled or Reprobate , in preparing for them and beftowing upon them fuch means of grace, as by their own default are made ineffe- duall. And itis not contrary to Divine mercy to decree this permitting of them to the deft.. ciencyof their own free-will, that fo the E- led may fee what a broken reed they lean upon, who will have the eternal' decree of their Election and Salvation founded on their own forefeen good asof repen- tance, faith ,and perfeverance, andnot upon any fpeciall mercy of God predeflinating them to thefegoodand gracious ads, and fo infallibly bringing them unto the kingdome ofglory. Todifcover briefly themain point where- in this Authour deceiveth hicfelf in this wholedifcourfe , it is this; He thinketh all is feigned and hypocritical) which' God doeth orofferethuntomen not- elected inor- dineadfalutem, if he have eternally decreed to permit them to fail in the ufe of fuch means and to continue irnpenitenr,ifhe have eternally decreed to condemne them for this their voluntary rebellion. O rhèr abfo- lute Reprobation then this we defend not : and ifthis maketh Gods dealings with the Non-eleâ hypocritical), wemuff deny the decrees ofPredeftinagtion and Reprobation, or
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