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luke_n do_v no_o where_n use_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d either_o in_o his_o gospel_n or_o in_o the_o act_n for_o disposedness_n but_o for_o ordination_n and_o constitution_n divers_a time_n therefore_o our_o read_n here_o as_o many_o as_o be_v ordain_v to_o eternal_a life_n be_v to_o be_v retain_v §_o 8._o but_o learned_a grotius_n will_v by_o no_o mean_n allow_v of_o this_o interpretation_n they_o say_v he_o who_o apply_v this_o text_n to_o predestination_n nihil_fw-la vident_fw-la see_v nothing_o at_o all_o yet_o by_o his_o favour_n a_o man_n that_o see_v as_o far_o into_o the_o mystery_n of_o divinity_n as_o also_o into_o the_o idiom_n of_o the_o greek_a tongue_n as_o grotius_n himself_o be_v it_o speak_v without_o disparagement_n to_o his_o great_a learning_n chrysostom_n i_o mean_v apply_v it_o so_o in_o his_o commentary_n apost_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chrys_n hom._n 30._o in_o act._n apost_n upon_o the_o place_n and_o his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o which_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v expound_v erasmus_n translate_v praefiniti_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la predestinate_v of_o god_n three_o thing_n be_v allege_v by_o grotius_n for_o overthrow_v of_o this_o sense_n but_o all_o in_o vain_a his_o first_o plea_n be_v that_o it_o be_v not_o usual_a for_o all_o of_o a_o city_n a_o congregation_n that_o be_v predestinate_v to_o believe_v at_o one_o and_o the_o same_o time_n therefore_o that_o which_o we_o assert_v be_v not_o like_a to_o be_v the_o meaning_n here_o for_o answer_v i_o acknowledge_v it_o be_v not_o usual_a no_o more_o be_v it_o to_o have_v three_o thousand_o inhabitant_n of_o one_o city_n bring_v in_o to_o god_n on_o one_o day_n but_o what_o if_o god_n willing_a to_o glorify_v his_o gospel_n and_o the_o power_n of_o convert_v grace_n as_o he_o call_v three_o thousand_o jew_n in_o one_o day_n by_o peter_n ministry_n act_v the_o second_o so_o here_o by_o st._n paul_n at_o his_o first_o solemn_a 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who_o of_o that_o company_n be_v elect_v who_o not_o therefore_o by_o his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o must_v not_o be_v conceive_v to_o have_v understand_v such_o as_o be_v in_o that_o sense_n ordain_v to_o eternal_a life_n i_o answer_v although_o the_o penman_n do_v not_o the_o inditer_n viz._n the_o holy_a ghost_n do_v exact_o know_v who_o name_n be_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o life_n and_o who_o be_v not_o now_o he_o it_o be_v that_o in_o the_o history_n of_o the_o act_n suggest_v and_o dedicate_v to_o his_o secretary_n both_o matter_n and_o word_n §_o 9_o the_o second_o product_n of_o election_n be_v happiness_n hereafter_o according_o the_o object_n of_o this_o decree_n be_v those_o who_o god_n have_v not_o appoint_v unto_o wrath_n but_o to_o obtain_v salvation_n by_o our_o lord_n jesus_n 9_o 1_o thes_n 5._o 9_o christ_n salvation_n be_v that_o which_o they_o be_v say_v to_o be_v choose_v to_o and_o that_o wherein_o their_o name_n be_v write_v call_v the_o 13._o 2_o 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