of/a4tiot anddamn.ztiof. z95 "Alen into finné, for the fame finne. And this hatredwhichGod hathtoman, comes by the fall ofAdam : and it isneither an antecedentnor a caufe ofGods decree, butonely aconfequent and followeth the decree. Reprobatesare either Infants or menefriper age. Inreprobateinfantes, the execution of-Gods decree is this afîoone asthey areborne, fortheguilt oforigir all and naturallfinne, being left inGodsfecret judgement vntothetnfelues, theydyingare reie6tedofGod for euer. Rom. g. 1 . Ratdeath reignedfromAdam toMofes, cuen ot.er them alto' that finned' not after the likemanner of the tranfgreJonofAdam, which w,u thefigure of himthat area tocome, Rom.9. t r . For e;e the childrenwere hem;,eidwhen they hadneitherdune goo nor eutll, that thepurpofeof' Clodmight remaine acccr. ding toeleS1íonnet tyiver es, but,byhim that colleth. Reprobatesofriper age,are of two forts, they that are called (namely, by anvneffe h all calling) and they that arenot called. In the Reprobates whicharecalled, theexecutionof thedecree ofRepro, bationbath three degrees,to wit, anacknowledgementofGodscalling,afar ling aWayagaine,andcondemnation. Theacknowledgement of Gods calling is, whereby the Reprobates for a time,do fiibie&themfelues to the callingofGod,whichcalling iswrought by the preachingofthe word. Mat.22. r4. For manyare callcd,butfewarechofen. And ofthis calling,thereare flueother degrees. The firftis, anenlightningoftheir minds, whereby they are inflru8ed of theholyGhoíl to the vnderffanding and knowledge ofthe word, Heb. 6. q.. For it is impoffible that t h ywhich were once lghtned,&c. z .Pct. 2. 20. For If they, after theyhasteeft'aped fromthefilth rnes oftheir arid °,thronghOm know. ledge if theLord,& of the Sauiour!efts aria, areyet tangledagainethere in,andouercor,.e, the tatter endis werfe with them than thebeginning.. Thefecond, isarertaine penitencie; whereby the Reprobate, 1. Doth ace knowledgehis finite:: I I. Is prickedwith the ieelingofGodsvvrath,for finite, ill. Isgrieued for the punier-in-lent of finne. I V. Doth conf fle his finite. V. Acknowledgeth God tobe iul$ in nuniiiiing finne . V I.. Defireth to be faued. VII. Prom i fethrepentance inhis eoraff?icaion,inthereword; l tx ìétlfirma'7,o o e..Mat.27.3. 7 he when Indas which bets>s'ed him, Pro that bewas condemned, Joe re,rentydh.trifelfe,ardb.-oughta,12mu?thethirtie piece(of flster,to thechicÿ Frief?sand Elders. . Hebr. t 2.17. eryee knowhow that aj terwardcalfowhen hee wouldhaue inherited t he b:éfn? ; he wasreielle.d' ;for he foundnoplace to repentance though beefought thebseffng azï: h te-res. z . King. 21. 27.1VonwhenAhabhe.àrdthftèwordes, herent hisclothes, and patflick. cloathuponhim, andfasted, arad lay infact¿cloth, andwent f ftly.Numb.a 3.: o. Let reed e the deathofthe riglrteoua, and let my laffend belike his. Pfalm7, 78..32. For allthis,they finned (fill, and belccncd not b1' wenkests avorhr, 33. Theref,re theirdaics aid heconftmeinvtnttie, and theiryeeres hafli/y. 34. Andwhenheeflatethem,:by fought him , aid they returned,' andfought a God
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