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A57067 Some stop to the gangrene of Arminianism lately promoted by M. John Goodwin in his book entituled, Redemption redeemed, or, The doctrine of election & reprobation : in six sermons, opened and cleared from the old Pelagian and late Arminian errors / by Richard Resburie ... Resbury, Richard, 1607-1674. 1651 (1651) Wing R1136; ESTC R16922 72,771 138

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it_o import_v to_o ordain_v before_o hand_n such_o as_o within_o certain_a bound_n and_o limit_n be_v to_o receive_v what_o other_o without_o those_o bound_n shall_v not_o partake_v of_o ephe._n 5.11_o rom._n 8.29_o the_o eternal_a distinction_n and_o separation_n betwixt_o man_n and_o man_n for_o their_o final_a state_n have_v here_o its_o first_o rise_n 2._o it_o be_v his_o eternal_a degree_n if_o his_o decree_n a_o immanent_a act_n in_o the_o breast_n of_o god_n it_o must_v be_v eternal_a nothing_o be_v new_a in_o god_n though_o all_o thing_n be_v new_a from_o he_o if_o this_o discourse_n shall_v not_o be_v so_o clear_a to_o some_o scripture_n testimony_n be_v clear_a ephe._n 1.4_o choose_a we_o before_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o world_n so_o the_o kingdom_n prepare_v for_o they_o mat._n 25.34_o and_o the_o redeemer_n to_o bring_v they_o to_o that_o kingdom_n subsist_v kingdom_n the_o word_n translate_v fore-ordained_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d foreknow_a 1_o pet._n 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