The Morning exercise [at] Cri[ppleg]ate, or, Several cases of conscience practically resolved

2. The irrecoverableness of that fall, they are past grace, and grace and mercy hath done with them; They cannot be renewed to repentance, as is said of Esau, there is no place for their repentance, though he sought for the blessing with tears, Heb. 12.17.

3. The certainty of that irrecoverableness, in that it is said to be impossible, &c. he doth not say, it is hard, or unlikely or seldom seen, but is absolutely impossible [Greek or Hebrew], it was never seen or ever shall be. Impossible not so much ex natura rei, as some things are utterly impossible which imply a contradiction, as that true should be false, good evil, light darkness; these impossible because inconsistent with the nature of the things themselves. But impossible ex instituto Dei, because inconsistent with Gods decree and declared will, as impossible as we say, An elect, or true believer should perish, or an impenitent person be saved, so we mean impossible by reason of Gods irreversible decree concerning such.

3. The certainty of that irrecoverableness, in that it is said to be impossible, &c. he doth not say, it is hard, or unlikely or seldom seen, but is absolutely impossible 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, it was never seen or ever shall be. Impossible not so much ex natura rei, as some things are utterly impossible which imply a contradiction, as that true should be false, good evil, light darkness; these impossible because inconsistent with the nature of the things themselves. But impossible ex instituto Dei, because inconsistent with Gods decree and declared will, as impossible as we say, An elect, or true believer should perish, or an impenitent person be saved, so we mean impossible by reason of Gods irreversible decree concerning such.