Why preach if God knows who goes to heaven or hell? Sye: God ordains means as well as ends — preaching is the means God uses; not knowing which are sheep, we preach to all

Sye uses the analogy: if God knows I'll have a full stomach tonight, it would be absurd not to eat. God ordains ends and means together. We preach because we don't know who the elect are, and God uses our preaching either to save the elect or to increase the condemnation of the reprobate. This is not wicked — it is the means God has appointed.