466 The Sublaprrians doíirine doctrineof conditionate Predeftination and Reprobation, For this maketh every man believe that he may be a predeftinated man whenhe lifteth. Noman maketh any great haft to do that whichhe conceiveth he may dowell enough at any time. Secondly , in this imaginary conference he fuppofeth alwayes that a man mull be rid out of dread and perplexitie by the Mi- nifter affuring him that he is no Reprobate: wherein he himfelf is quite deceived. For no Minifter bath any fuch cornmiffion , nor any fuch. revelation. He muff go another way towork; wherein our doftrine will fur- ther him better then that of the Remon- firants. Lafily, there is no man fo foolifh as to think that a Minifter can Phewhim whether he be in the number of the Eleáor ofthe Reprobate; or that a wicked manperplexed with this doubtful! cogitation , can be fo freed from it as to encline to the more com- fortablepart, whileft he continueth impeni_ tent. All that can be done for his good, whileft he continueth faithlef e and impe- nitent , is to perfwade him to fufpend the opinion of his Reprobation ; whereof his own reafon recolle&ed is able to tell him he bath no certain knowledge. And it is a rule, De quolibet prxfumendu n bonumdonec confet contralti'''. That dottrine therefore mu ft
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