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Reprobation asserted, or, The doctrine of eternal election & reprobation promiscuously handled in eleven…
Reprobation asserted, or, The doctrine of eternal election & reprobation promiscuously handled in eleven chapters wherein the most material objections made by the opposers of this doctrine are fully answered, several doubts removed, and sundry cases of conscience resolved / by John Bunyan.
London: printed for G.L., 1674
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
3. That Gods infallible determining upon the damnation of him that perisheth, makes no man a sinner.
4. Gods patience and long-suffering, and forbearance, until the Reprobate fits himself for eternal destruction, makes no man a sinner.
So then, God may reprobate, may suffer the Reprobate to sin, may fore-determine his infallible damnation, through the pre-consideration of him in sin, and may also forbear to work that effectual work in his Soul that would infallibly bring him out of this condition, and yet neither be the Author, Contriver, nor means of mans sin and misery.
Again, God may infallibly foresee that this Reprobate, when he hath sinned, will be an unreasonable opposer of his own salvation; and may also determine to suffer him to sin, & be thus unreasonable to the end, yet be gracious, yea very gracious, if he offer him Life, and that only upon reasonable terms, which yet he denieth to close with.