come to a particular answer of this objection. First, that if thou doest pray, thou shalt change GOD and his carriage toward thee, though hee be unchangeable. For if a man be rejected as Saul was, and as the Iewes were, and as those in Rom. 1. who were given up to a repro∣bate minde; if he be so rejected, he is not able to pray, or repent, or to seeke to GOD or to desire to go about in good earnest to seeke any change of life: for if he were able to doe it, he was sure to speed. Therefore if thou doest pray in truth, thou shalt prevaile, thou art sure to have mercy at his hand; for it is a great signe that he hath not giuen thee over, that no such unchangeable decree is past against thee: there∣fore it is no doctrine of discouragement. In∣deed it is a doctrine of great terrour to those, whose hearts doe not tremble at it, that let such a doctrine slide a way as water doth off a stone, and not sinke into threir hearts at all: but to a man that saith, I would repent, and pray, and change the course of my life, if there were any hope; I can say this to thee, that if thou doest pray thou shalt be accepted; for GOD hath stiled himselfe, that he is a GOD hearing praiers; and except he were changeable, he must needs be ready to heare thee, if thou seekest to him: For the Lord is unchangeable in his promises, & thou shalt finde him unchangeable towards thee: but to a man that will not pray, that is set upon e∣vill, and will not be wrought upon, to such a man this is a fearefull and a terrible do∣ctrine.0