88 The sublapfrians dodrine confideratis conditionihus adjungendis ut jam de fado adjundis : But thus did God (by the confeffionof the Remonfirants ) decree the Reprobation and Damnation of Judas from all eternitie : The decree therefore of his Reprobation was abfolute. S Whereas therefore this Authour pre- furneth that he is able to convince the under- )(landing ofa tempted man that he is no Repro- bate; if he mean he can convince him that beThal! not be damned if he repent andbe- lieve, we can do the fame : But if he mean ( as he mull do, if he will free the tempted perfon from his perplexitie after his way ) that he is able to convince him that he is noneof thofe in whomGod eternally fore- faw finall impenitencie, that he is none of thofe whomGod upon this forefight eter- nally reprobated; I dare fay, he is able to do that which neither S. Paul nor S. Peter wereable to do : And therefore weare not afhamed to profefl'e, that we cannot attein to this skill. And I think that ifany tempt- ed man íhould put a Remonfirant to his oath or proteflation whether he indeed can afire him that he is no Reprobare, accord- ing to his own doirine of eternall Repro- bation, he would not dare to take fuck an oath. He might fafely fwear unto him, that he neither is nor fhall be thrown from the face of God into hell, if he repent: but he
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