eternal state? Why, then, you hold absolute reprobation, and you think Esau and Pharaoh were instances of it, as well as all those “vessels made unto dishonour,” those men “before ordained unto condemnation.” 11. To set this matter in a still clearer light, you need only answer one question: Is any man saved who is not elected? Is it possible, that any not elected should be saved? If you say, “No,” you put an end to the doubt. You espouse election and reprobation together. You confirm Mr. Calvin’s
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