464 The Sublapfrims dolirine probates lint fuch whom Godeternally andabfo- lutely farefaw woulddie impenitent ; God fore- faw thatyou would by the help ofhis mercy and grace diea faithfull and penitent man. This cold comfort which the Remonftrants do- drine giveth againft abfolute Reprobation could never have kept this wretch from hanging himfelf. For he would have choked his comforter with the fame an- fwerwhichmade him choke himfelf, Icom- mendyou to God, but Ifind this mercy is denied tome, for I know I havean impenitent hearts Reprobation therefore which is Gods eter- nail decree, being as abfolute in their opini- on as in ours, it affordeth thedevil the farne matter offuggeftion. E Now to his fecond argument, That abfo- lute Reprobation maketh a temptedmanunca- pable o fcomfort, and a Minifter unable togive true comfort, we anfwer, That the eternall ReprobationofCain or Judas upon an eter- nall prefcience is more liable to thisobje- dion then that which wedefend ,for the rea- fons above mentioned. No man ought to feek for comfort of his Eledion but in the fruits thereof, nor tobeutterly difcomfort- ed with apprehending his Reprobation un- till he be uncapableofthe fruits ofElefion. Ifanybe fo diftempered in his reafon or af- feäion that upon the devils fuggeftion he will like a wizard gue% at his own Repro- bation,
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