400 The Sublapfrians docírine taketh nof ignorant, as to affirm that any oneman eter- nally reprobated according to their fenfe did ever die a true penitent and a perfeverant believer. For the wordofgrace, it is in our doctrine fent unto all men to whom itis fent,noother- wife then it is in theirs. Inboth opinions it hath (in its ownnature) an ordination to produce repentance , faith , falvation in all who obey, &c. Inneither opinion it is fent to any not-eletled with an abfolute will of God to make it of eduall unto their falvati- on, by working in them repentance, faith, true obedience. So that our doârine is in this farre more found then theirs; that we introduce fuch an Fledionand Reprobation as fufpendeth all faving good ations of the Elect upon the fpeciall mercie and effeóu- all operationof God himfelf,and all wic- ked ais of the Non-ele& upon their own perverfe and rebellious free-will 5 whereas kVide Celt. the Remonftrants k fufpend both alike upon Hagpag mans naturalt free-will, making God, as in 91 V,'',9s92!, the evil acis oftheReprobate onely aneter- nall forefeer or looker-on; fo in the faluti- ferousais ofthe Flea, namely their repen- tance, believing, perfevering, they afcribe junto God onely an intuitive prefcience of what theywill do, but they deny any ab- folute eternall decree, or any temporallope- ration flowing from fuch a decree, and cau- fing
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