hincfreth not Pietit and agodly life. godlineffe. For fuppofe a man f òmewhat careful! ofhis falvation ; he will be fearful! of living wickedly, when he beleiveth that no man fliall de f .[to efcape the torments of hell but he whom God out of mere mercie bathpredeflinated,and that nomancanhave anycomfortable affurance or raft of his Pre- deftination, unleffe he have firft a true con- f flant endeavour to do good and efchew evil. Suppofe a man careleffe and unmind- full ofhis falvation ; yet if he hold the fore- mentioned dotrine, hemutt needs be many times in the midfl ofhis lewd courfes ftrick- en with fear of hell, when he feeth none ofthofe fruits in himfelfwhich he holdeth to be the effects of Predeftination unto life and the onelymeans tobring him to leaven. On the other fide; Take a manofthe Rc- monfirants opinion , though not altogether careleffe of his falvation ; yet he need not greatly to abflein in thepreterit from vitious anions for fear ofhell- torments or eternall damnation, becaufè his Predeftination de- pendeth upon his own free-will to the very lafl moment of life ; and he bath fuch a flrong perfwafion of a continuall power which he hath in his freewill to repent and believe, that he will not in all likelyhood be very fearful! of enjoying the pleafures of finne for a feafon. Suppofe a Remonftrant careleffe of falvation ; this doé nine, That Re- 4r7
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