470 The SuU4pfärians do 1rine without faith and repentance , nor no de= crees of his can keep any man out who repenteth and believeth. As for the mea- fure of Gods love exhibited in the exter- ina11 effe&s unto men, it mull not be deni- ed that God poureth out his graces more abundantly upon fore men then upon o- thers , and worketh more powerfully and effeually in the hearts offorce men then of others ; and that out of his alone will and pleasure : But yet where this more fpeciall love is not extended, his leffe fpeciall love is not reflrained to outward and temporali bleffings onely, (as you falfely imagine) but it reacheth to internal! and fpirituall blef- fings, even fuchas will bringmen to aneter- nail bleffedneffe if their voluntarywicked- neffehinder not. As for your curious and impoffible delire, to be now afcertained that you are under Gods more efpeciall Viderhom. grace, you ought not to delire the know- ae h,empis, ledge of it , neither have I any means or l'I','2s° power to breed fuch anapprehenfion inyour underftanding,untill the experimental! fenfe ofyour repentance, faith, and refolution to cleave faft unto God, preach untoyour own foul and confcience this fpeciall love of God towards you. In themean time do not voluntarily harden your own heart, do not fay unto your felf, Iknow I am a Reprobate, I know I am noneofthofe unto whomGodintend eth
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