The riches of Gods love unto the vessels of mercy, consistent with his absolute…The riches of Gods love unto the vessells of mercy, consistent with his absolute…

but over Christians; Yet consider I pray, who are Christians, but such as believe in Christ? And is it an easy matter for the Devil to persuade such as believe in Christ that they are Reprobates? If so then either as it is reprobation from grace, or as it signifies reprobation from glory, not as it signifies reprobation from grace; for it is supposed they are in the state of grace, to wit, in the state of faith, which is the prime grace. As for reprobation from glory, we do not maintain that God doth absolutely deny that, or that he decreed absolutely to deny that, but only to such as should be found to dye in sin. Again, as many as maintain absolute reprobation, they do withal maintain that faith is a fruit of election and consequently by the Genius of their doctrine must conclude that they are elect and not Reprobates. Again, they according to their doctrine do maintain, that who is once in the state of regeneration cannot fall a way totally or finally: Therefore they are not so easy to be persuaded that they are Reprobates at all, but elect rather. Let them, that is our adversaries, look to this, and that they are not easily persuaded by the Devil that they are reprobates, at least, that they neither have or can have any assurance of their election, for as much as they deny faith to be a fruit of election; and whatsoever their faith be, yet are of opinion that they may totally and finally fall from it, and be damned. Farther consider, seeing this Author denies not, but the damnation of every Reprobate is decreed by God everlastingly, and that irrevocably, though upon foresight of final perseverance in sin. I pray what comfort is it for any man that he is not an absolute Reprobate, if so be he is persuaded that he is a Reprobate, and from everlasting ordained to condemnation? Now I will prove that it is an easy matter for the Devil to persuade any Arminian that he is a Reprobate, by the same argument which this Author useth against us. For seeing the Reprobates are more by far then the elect, even an hundred for one, and withal that it is an easy thing for the Devil to persuade any man that he is rather of that number which is greatest then of that which is least, hence it follows by his own form of argumentation that it is an easy matter for the Devil to persuade any Arminian that he is a Reprobate.

but over Christians; Yet consider I pray, who are Christians, but such as believe in Christ? And is it an easy matter for the Devill to perswade such as believe in Christ that they are Reprobates? If so then either as it is reprobation from grace, or as it signifies reprobation from glory, not as it signifies reprobation from grace; for it is supposed they are in the state of grace, to wit, in the state of faith, which is the prime grace. As for reprobation from glory, we doe not maintaine that God doth absolutely deny that, or that he decreed absolutely to deny that, but only to such as should be found to dye in sinne. Againe, as many as maintaine absolute reprobation, they doe withall maintain that faith is a fruit of election and consequently by the Genius of their doctrine must conclude that they are elect and not Reprobates. Againe, they according to their doctrine doe maintaine, that who is once in the state of regeneration connot fall a way totally or finally: Therefore they are not so easy to be perswaded that they are Reprobates at all, but elect rather. Let them, that is our adversaries, looke to this, and that they are not easily perswaded by the Devill that they are reprobates, at least, that they neither have or can have any assurance of their election, for as much as they deny faith to be a fruit of election; and whatsoever their faith be, yet are of opinion that they may totally and finally fall from it, and be damned. Farther consider, seeing this Authour denies not, but the damnation of every Reprobate is decreed by God everlastingly, and that irrevocably, though upon foresight of finall perseverance in sinne. I pray what comfort is it for any man that he is not an absolute Reprobate, if so be he is perswaded that he is a Reprobate, and from everlasting ordained to condemnation? Now I will prove that it is an easy matter for the Devill to perswade any Arminian that he is a Reprobate, by the same argument which this Authour useth against us. For seeing the Reprobates are more by farre then the elect, even an hundered for one, and withall that it is an easy thing for the Devill to perswade any man that he is rather of that number which is greatest then of that which is least, hence it followes by his owne forme of argumentation that it is an easy matter for the Devill to perswade any Arminian that he is a Reprobate.