is nomeans of Defpair. mull needs be more powerfull to make a man fufpend the opinion ofhis being a Re- probate, which is more likely to bring him into fome probable hope of his future re- pentance. Nowunto a man feeling thecor- ruption of his own nature, and perplexed with the confcienceof his continual) volun- tary rebellion , and thereupon conceiving himfelfa Reprobate, what hope of his fu- ture converfion can the Remonftrants do- trine afford him He muff tell him, Thou art one of thofe whom God eternallyforefain re- penting, believing , pesfvering , and who ha, all there aI s in the power of thine own will: and therefore there is great probabilitie of thy future repentance. This poor tempted wretch finding in himfelf for the prefent all things feeming quite contrary to what the Remon- firant Minifter telleth him, will rejoyn Thou lief unto me ; God never raw any fuck goodneff re inme: heforefw that in me which f now fee in my felf, a wicked will and a per- verfe heart, whichwill holdmefettered in f nn e unto my lives end. I am therefore one ofthofe whom according to thine own doarine God eternally reprobated. As for our doárine, it cannot give fuch a tempted perfon a cer- tainty of his future repentance , but it may give him a more probable and comfortable hope; becaufe it will referre his hope to that unfpeakabie merde of God which this Gg Authour 467
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