is no means of Defpaire thine heart againft them. God hath promi, fed forgiveneffe unto any finner at what time foever he (ball repent; nay, he bath promi- fed eternall life unto any firmer who (ball believe in his Sonne. Thou art not rejected from this covenant of grace nor excluded from-the kingdome of glory until! by vo- luntary finall impenitencie and infidelitic thou excludedt thy felfb TEMPT. Godhateth no man eis he ís his creature; but he hateth agreat many a? they ore (inners in efídam. fie loveth all men with a generall love;but he lovethonely a very fete with his fpeciall love,by which heprovideth everlaft- ins lifefor them. I am onely under his genera,'" love: Iamexcludedfrom hisfpeciall love; and therefore I ama reprobate, and mull ofneceÇ Pity be damned M I N I s T . It is true, that God hateth no- thing which himfelf created; and yet it is moft true, that he haterh finne in any crea- ture ofhis, and hateth the creature infeded with finne, in fuch manner as Hatred may be attributed unto God, But for all this he fo generally loved mankind fallen in Adam that he hath given his onely-begotten Son, that what firmer (Dever believeth in him, Mould not perifh but have everlaflina life. And this everlafting life or heavenly king- dome is fo provided for men by God, that no decrees of his canbring any man thither G without 469
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