.1s 6 The Suhlapfarians doelrine conditions and changes , this propofition of his muff have many limitations, or it will prove utterly falfe. z. It mull b: underfiood onely of thofe who feek confolation in the right way wherein according to Gods will and word confolation is to be found: otherwife a true doér.ine may not onely be uncomfortable but full of terrour and affright. For 'exam-. ple; He that would be comforted with hope cf his Predeflination, whilell he is refolved to fit idle or to run-on in the broad way, the Gofpel neither Both nor ought affordhim any fwect comfort: and it is a figne that their dotrine is falfe, if to men thus affec`ed it af- fordeth any comfortable hope ofbeing carri- edto heaven. 2. A doctrine which in the event is un- comfortable to millions of men, is not by this convinced ofuntruth, unlefre it be fo ac- cording to.the nature of the dodrineand ac- cording to right reafonand judgement. For ifit be a mans own blind andcorrupt reafon, or his inordinate and diflempered affection, whichmaketh it fo guoadhunc,this is nothing to prove thedodrine untrue. Our Saviours dotrine Luke 18.25. was fo uncomfortable to his difjples, that it made them cry out, Who then can befaved? yet it was not untrue. 3. Laffly, whereas we are now in a compa- rative queffion, Whether the Rernonflrants doctrine
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