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1 Rejection. This which we here translate (is rejected) is in the original ([Greek or Hebrew]) which may signify Reprobios, or reprobatus: so Beza hath it; is reproved, or disallowed of God. This ground shall have no ground in heaven, no part in God inheritance. It is reprobate silver, not current with the Lord. No man desires to purchase Land, that will bring forth nothing but weeds: he will not cast away his silver upon it. And shall GOD buy so base ground, that will be no better, at so inestimable a price, as the incorruptible blood of his own Son? It despiseth the Lords goodness, and the LORDS goodness shall despise it. It is rejected. If any man saith, this is Durus Sermo, let him consider of whom the Apostle speaketh, verse. 4. against whom hee concludes ab impossibili. It is impossible, &c. A hard saying to understand, but more, most heard to undergo. If God be driven to loose all his pains and cost upon an ingrateful heart, he will at last renounce it, and give it over ⟨p. 147⟩a desperate nature. As he in the Comedy, Abeat, pereat, profundat, perdat. If it will be filthy, let it be filthy still. If nothing will bring it to goodness, it shall be rejected.

1 Reiection. This which we here translate (is reiected) is in the originall (〈non-Latin alphabet〉) which may signifie Reprobios, or reprobatus: so Beza hath it; is reproued, or disallowed of God. This ground shall haue no ground in heauen, no part in God inheritance. It is reprobate siluer, not current with the Lord. No man desires to purchase Land, that will bring forth nothing but weedes: he will not cast away his siluer vpon it. And shall GOD buy so base ground, that will be no better, at so inestimable a price, as the incorruptible bloud of his owne Sonne? It despiseth the Lords goodnesse, and the LORDS goodnesse shall despise it. It is reiected. If any man sayth, this is Durus Sermo, let him consider of whom the Apostle speaketh, verse. 4. against whom hee concludes ab impossibili. It is impossible, &c. A hard saying to vnderstand, but more, most heard to vndergoe. If God be driuen to loose all his paines and cost vpon an ingratefull heart, he will at last renounce it, and giue it ouer ⟨p. 147⟩a desperate nature. As he in the Comedy, Abeat, pereat, profundat, perdat. If it will be filthy, let it be filthy still. If nothing will bring it to goodnesse, it shall be reiected.