-w® 514 of the Jute tindu[e of the- rile of God ftanding and knocking at thedoore of thyheart; thou haft many other things, which though they be not fufficient to de- monílrate infallibly to a man that he is eleh- ed while yet he believeth not and remain- eth unfanhified, yet they ought abundantly to demonflrate thus much to any man, that he neither cannor ought have any preco- ceit that he is reprobated. But they objet, God indeeddoh offer theoutward means Unto me, but fince lam none ofhis eleci, he will ne- ver impart unto me thepretiousgift offaith. How knoweft thou thate Ask thou faith of God, and ufe diligently themeans ordained for the begetting of faith, and thou maift be confident that thou art neither fhút out of Gods Predeftination nor fhalt finally be kept deflitute of the gift of faith. But if any do fo nit* perfwade hitnfelf that he is a reprobate as withal! tocaft off all care of his falv,tion , he !lath enterteined this perfwafion intohis breaft without all rea- fon, and he negleáeth the means againft all religion. But this dottine of Predefti- nation and Reprobation is no more to be concealed or relinquifhed becaufe fuck as thefe do thus waiwardly abufe it, then the do6trine of theTrinitie is becaufe the Jews and Mahometanes déride and rejet it. Having therefore confuted this rafh and impious perfwafova, let us examine a little the
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