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XXIV. Reason: All this evil is made more pernicious, by that professed Impenitence which is included in the conceit of their Churches Infallibility: For they that hold themselves Infallible, do profess never to Repent, of any thing in which they suppose themselves to be so. And as Repentance is the great evidence of the pardon of sin; so Impenitency is that mortal sign of an unpardoned soul, without which no sin doth qualify the sinner to be Excommunicated by man, or damned by God: And a sin materially less, is more Mortal unrepented of, than a greater truly lamented and forsaken.

XXIV. Reason: All this evil is made more pernicious, by that professed Impenitence which is included in the conceit of their Churches Infallibility: For they that hold themselves Infallible, do profess never to Repent, of any thing in which they suppose themselves to be so. And as Repentance is the great evidence of the pardon of sin; so Impenitency is that mortal sign of an unpardoned soul, without which no sin doth qualifie the sinner to be Excommunicated by man, or damned by God: And a sin materially less, is more Mortal unrepented of, than a greater truly lamented and forsaken.

XXV. Reason: Every honest godly Protestant may be as sure that Popery is false, as he is that he is himself sincere, and Loveth God, and is truly willing to obey him. And no man can turn Papist, without self-contradiction, who is a true Christian, and an honest man: For by turning Papist he confesseth himself to be before a false-hearted hypocrite, who neither Loved God, nor sincerely desired to obey him, nor was true to his Baptismal Covenant. For it is a part of Popery to believe that none are in a state of salvation, but the Subjects of the Pope, or members of the Papal Church; And consequently that no others have true Faith, Repentance ⟨p. 73⟩or Love to God: Or else that God is false in promising salvation, to all that have true Faith, Repentance and Love to God. All therefore that know their own hearts to be truly devoted to God, are safe from Popery; And seeing it is agreed on both sides, that none can or ought to turn Papists but ungodly hypocrites (or Knaves) no wonder if such are deluded by the most palpable deceits, and forsaken of God whom they perfidiously forsook.