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despise_v but_o in_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n to_o practise_v that_o 5._o holy_a counsel_n of_o the_o apostle_n give_v to_o the_o corinthian_n a_o famous_a church_n and_o such_o as_o be_v destitute_a of_o no_o spiritual_a gift_n prove_v yourselves_o whether_o you_o be_v in_o the_o faith_n examine_v yourselves_o know_v you_o not_o your_o own_o self_n that_o jesus_n christ_n be_v in_o you_o except_o you_o be_v reprobate_n as_o also_o to_o consider_v how_o indifferent_o we_o carry_v ourselves_o in_o use_v mean_n to_o inform_v ourselves_o in_o the_o way_n of_o truth_n and_o whether_o they_o be_v not_o such_o as_o do_v discover_v our_o chief_a care_n have_v be_v to_o bring_v our_o judgement_n about_o to_o the_o embrace_n 11._o of_o that_o way_n whether_o truth_n or_o error_n which_o former_o we_o do_v effect_v certain_a it_o be_v that_o heresy_n must_v be_v and_o that_o to_o this_o end_n that_o they_o that_o be_v approve_v may_v be_v make_v manifest_a and_o illusion_n shall_v have_v their_o 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&_o pag._n 710._o cum_fw-la de_fw-la praedestinatione_fw-la sermo_fw-la habetur_fw-la inde_fw-la exordiendum_fw-la esse_fw-la constantèr_fw-la semper_fw-la docui_fw-la atquè_fw-fr hodiè_fw-la doceo_fw-la jure_fw-la in_o more_o relinqui_fw-la omnes_fw-la reprobos_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o adam_n mortui_fw-la sunt_fw-la atquè_fw-fr damnati_fw-la as_o for_o beza_n i_o know_v full_a well_o he_o maintain_v that_o man_n not_o create_v be_v the_o object_n of_o predestination_n but_o can_v this_o author_n represent_v unto_o we_o any_o place_n out_o of_o beza_n wherein_o he_o shall_v affirm_v that_o god_n do_v decree_n to_o damn_v any_o man_n but_o for_o sin_n or_o that_o damnation_n be_v the_o end_n that_o god_n intend_v in_o the_o decree_n of_o predestination_n to_o death_n in_o his_o question_n and_o answer_v he_o profess_v the_o contrary_a pag._n 111._o postremò_fw-la non_fw-la dixi_fw-la exitium_fw-la istorum_fw-la he_o speak_v of_o reprobate_n esse_fw-la finem_fw-la deo_fw-la decernenti_fw-la propositum_fw-la sed_fw-la gloriam_fw-la ipsius_fw-la nequè_fw-fr etiam_fw-la simpliciter_fw-la dixi_fw-la istos_fw-la esse_fw-la exitio_fw-la destinatos_fw-la sed_fw-la justo_fw-la exitio_fw-la destinatos_fw-la dixi_fw-la and_o in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr aeternâ_fw-la dei_fw-la praedestinatione_fw-la contrà _fw-la sebastian_n castell_n ad_fw-la argument_n castell_n 2._o pag._n 346._o quamobrem_fw-la etiam_fw-la illud_fw-la quoquè_fw-fr probavimus_fw-la nos_fw-la ita_fw-la loqui_fw-la non_fw-la solere_fw-la &_o quanquam_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la simpliciter_fw-la conditum_fw-la dicamus_fw-la ad_fw-la perditionem_fw-la sed_fw-la idcircò_fw-la ut_fw-la ipsius_fw-la justa_fw-la condemnatione_fw-la dominus_fw-la justitiam_fw-la svam_fw-la patefaciat_fw-la as_o for_o zanchy_a peter_n baro_n that_o cause_v such_o perturbation_n in_o cambridge_n about_o this_o very_a argument_n he_o deny_v this_o to_o have_v be_v the_o opinion_n of_o zanchy_a in_o summa_fw-la trium_fw-la de_fw-la 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