5 o4 of the abufeandof of thedolirine he if not revealed there 1 no faith, no Pence, no knowledge. Leave cifto mute ofGodwhere he concealeth himfelf, ifrho, wouldefi' avoidbe- ing guilty ofbl4hemy .Ifthou belieyell in God revealed and receivefl his word, he willalfa by little andlittle reveal unto thee Godconcealed. Sore not after things above thy reach , and f arch notfor what is above thy capacity : Hear. ken to the Sonne incarnate,and thy Predeflinati- on wdlquickly manifeff itfelfunto thee. Thus Luther. They flatlydote therefore who, as if they were of Gods privie counfel, pre- fume that they can beafTured of their Pre- def}ination before theyhave any knowledge of their converfion and juflification. The onely remedie for this madneífè is, that as they have been taught out of the word of God that fonie were elected, force paffed- by, from all eternity, fo they Mould learn out of the fame word, that no maneither can or ought abfoiutely conclude himfelf to be in the number ofthe eled before he .find himfelf tobe in the number of thole who are converted and do truly believe. Thus r 2° Ì rn.2. S. Paul, r The Lordkroarcth then/at-ha arehis. send, Let every one that nameth the name of Chrif depart from iniquitie. As if he had aid., God himfelf knoweth who areelected by looking into the fecret decree ofhis own will : but thou, Omart,whofoever thou art, dolt not know that thou art elened but by departing
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