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how_o can_v god_n foreknow_v that_o be_v fore-love_n they_o who_o love_v he_o before_o if_o they_o love_v first_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d must_v out_o it_o be_v not_o pre-dilection_a but_o post-dilection_a it_o remain_v then_o that_o they_o do_v believe_v and_o love_v consequent_o to_o god_n election_n and_o by_o a_o divine_a influence_n from_o thence_o but_o to_o go_v on_o what_o be_v the_o predestination_n here_o but_o to_o a_o conformity_n to_o the_o image_n of_o christ_n and_o be_v suffering_n all_o the_o image_n of_o christ_n be_v and_o glory_n no_o part_n thereof_o what_o divine_a will_v not_o blush_v to_o say_v so_o and_o how_o then_o be_v not_o predestination_n to_o these_o but_o if_o suffering_n be_v all_o christ_n image_n yet_o be_v all_o suffering_n his_o image_n what_o if_o they_o be_v mere_a suffering_n such_o as_o have_v no_o tincture_n of_o faith_n and_o holiness_n upon_o they_o be_v these_o his_o image_n also_o if_o not_o the_o predestination_n to_o his_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d fasten_v every_o link_n to_o its_o precedent_n and_o that_o with_o appropriation_n to_o the_o very_a same_o person_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d fasten_v call_v to_o predestination_n and_o justification_n to_o call_v and_o glorification_n to_o justification_n and_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d appropriate_v all_o throughout_o the_o whole_a chain_n to_o the_o same_o person_n if_o therefore_o any_o person_n predestinate_v or_o call_v within_o this_o text_n be_v not_o also_o justify_v and_o glorify_v the_o chain_n be_v break_v and_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o text_n can_v for_o aught_o i_o see_v be_v salve_v wherefore_o i_o conclude_v that_o this_o text_n do_v not_o treat_v of_o predestination_n and_o call_v to_o suffering_n notwithstanding_o which_o many_o fall_n short_a of_o justification_n and_o glorification_n but_o of_o predestination_n and_o call_v to_o grace_n and_o glory_n such_o as_o do_v infallible_o bring_v they_o to_o justification_n and_o 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