between men in that nation, while he predestinates some to salvation, and others to eternal condemnation.”21 “Paul teaches us, that the ruin of the wicked is not only foreseen by the Lord, but also ordained by his counsel and his will; and Solomon teaches us the same thing,—that not only the destruction of the wicked is foreknown, but that the wicked themselves have been created for this very end—that they may perish (Prov. 16:4).”22 The second question that arises in connection with reprobation