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be_v insufficient_a as_o though_o predestination_n of_o the_o saint_n or_o election_n be_v nothing_o else_o than_o the_o decree_n of_o god_n touch_v the_o manner_n of_o obtain_v salvation_n through_o christ_n and_o reprobation_n be_v no_o other_o thing_n than_o his_o decree_n of_o the_o damn_v of_o unbeelever_n and_o such_o as_o abide_v without_o christ_n there_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o god_n have_v so_o decree_v and_o keep_v these_o thing_n but_o the_o proof_n and_o testimony_n allege_v do_v further_o strong_o prove_v that_o god_n have_v also_o decree_v to_o who_o he_o will_v give_v or_o not_o give_v faith_n whereby_o we_o be_v ingraft_v into_o christ_n for_o salvation_n in_o he_o and_o through_o he_o chap._n four_o a_o confutation_n of_o certain_a objection_n but_o what_o say_v the_o adversary_n to_o these_o thing_n god_n say_v they_o will_v have_v all_o man_n to_o be_v save_v objection_n 1._o tim._n 2._o 〈◊〉_d objection_n and_o to_o come_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o truth_n 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providence_n he_o write_v that_o hence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o it_o also_o be_v immutable_a with_o such_o man_n as_o these_o be_v if_o we_o credit_n augustine_n 7._o de_fw-fr civit._n lib._n 5._o cap._n 7._o we_o must_v not_o great_o contend_v about_o the_o word_n see_v they_o attribute_v the_o very_a order_n of_o cause_n whereby_o every_o thing_n be_v do_v that_o come_v to_o pass_v to_o the_o will_n and_o power_n of_o the_o soveragne_a god_n who_o most_o true_o we_o believe_v both_o that_o he_o know_v all_o thing_n before_o they_o be_v do_v and_o also_o leave_v nothing_o undisposed_a and_o all_o power_n be_v from_o he_o god_n evil_a will_n be_v not_o from_o god_n albeit_o not_o all_o will_n proceed_v from_o he_o for_o evil_a will_n be_v not_o from_o he_o because_o they_o be_v against_o nature_n which_o come_v from_o he_o mouth_n christian_n must_v not_o have_v the_o word_n fate_n or_o destiny_n in_o their_o mouth_n yet_o because_o we_o must_v speak_v of_o divine_a thing_n 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de_fw-la divinat_fw-la 2._o for_o if_o all_o future_a thing_n be_v foreknow_v that_o they_o shall_v in_o that_o order_n come_v to_o pass_v as_o they_o be_v foreknow_v that_o they_o shall_v be_v and_o if_o they_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v by_o this_o order_n the_o order_n of_o thing_n be_v certain_a with_o god_n foreknow_v they_o and_o if_o the_o order_n of_o thing_n be_v certain_a the_o order_n of_o cause_n also_o be_v certain_a for_o not_o any_o thing_n can_v be_v do_v before_o which_o there_o go_v not_o some_o efficient_a cause_n objection_n 3_o freewill_n of_o freewill_n but_o in_o this_o order_n of_o cause_n that_o be_v join_v one_o with_o another_o be_v there_o any_o liberty_n of_o our_o free_a will_n do_v the_o chain_n of_o predestination_n constrain_v the_o very_a motion_n also_o of_o man_n mind_n answer_n threefold_a liberty_n threefold_a i_o answer_v there_o be_v a_o threefold_a liberty_n according_a to_o the_o common_a distinction_n liberty_n from_o coaction_n from_o sin_n 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