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year_n of_o discretion_n and_o understanding_n can_v be_v save_v if_o any_o object_n it_o be_v to_o no_o end_n to_o make_v a_o supposition_n of_o a_o impossibility_n i_o answer_v it_o be_v indeed_o impossible_a any_o such_o event_n shall_v fall_v out_o as_o the_o die_a of_o a_o elect_a vessel_n with_o a_o begin_n of_o repentance_n and_o without_o faith_n in_o christ_n and_o consequent_o without_o salvation_n therefore_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o event_n such_o a_o supposition_n be_v needless_a but_o for_o all_o this_o there_o be_v some_o end_n of_o such_o a_o supposition_n in_o regard_n of_o that_o use_n that_o may_v be_v make_v thereof_o viz_o to_o prove_v the_o absolute_a necessity_n of_o faith_n in_o christ_n in_o all_o man_n and_o woman_n of_o age_n and_o discretion_n which_o be_v so_o necessary_a that_o with_o no_o other_o grace_n either_o of_o repentance_n love_n patience_n or_o obedience_n we_o can_v please_v goâ—_n unto_o salvation_n the_o reason_n be_v because_o bâ—_n no_o grace_n else_o beside_o faith_n have_v we_o christ_n to_o please_v god_n for_o we_o unto_o our_o salvation_n our_o saviour_n christ_n make_v a_o supposition_n about_o the_o deceive_n of_o the_o elect_n wheâ—_n he_o faith_n that_o the_o false_a apostle_n shall_v deceive_v if_o it_o be_v possible_a the_o very_a elect_n shall_v any_o man_n say_v this_o supposition_n wâ—_n idle_a 24._o math._n 24_o 24._o because_o it_o be_v of_o a_o impossibility_n god_n forbid_v for_o though_o it_o be_v idle_a iâ—_n respect_n of_o the_o event_n because_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o any_o of_o the_o elect_a so_o to_o be_v deceiveâ—_n and_o corrupt_v by_o the_o heresy_n of_o false_a teacher_n yet_o be_v it_o not_o idle_a in_o respect_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d and_o end_n which_o christ_n aim_v at_o therein_o which_o be_v to_o show_v that_o the_o subtlety_n 〈◊〉_d false_a apostle_n priest_n and_o preacher_n in_o thâ—_n antichristian_a church_n by_o the_o depth_n of_o satan_n shall_v be_v so_o great_a and_o they_o shoulâ—_n so_o fair_a prevail_v with_o their_o pleasiâ—_n doctrine_n and_o lie_v word_n that_o if_o it_o be_v possible_a the_o very_a elect_n shall_v be_v deceive_v thereby_o to_o the_o end_n that_o they_o may_v take_v heed_n how_o they_o hear_v they_o or_o give_v credit_n to_o their_o doctrine_n but_o abandon_v it_o and_o they_o as_o appear_v by_o the_o 25._o and_o 26._o verse_n second_o i_o answer_v to_o their_o exception_n suppose_v i_o mean_v positive_o that_o a_o man_n may_v die_v with_o this_o repentance_n and_o be_v damn_v yet_o be_v not_o this_o untrue_a understand_v by_o this_o true_a repentance_n that_o which_o i_o do_v viz_o only_a sorrow_n for_o sin_n and_o purpose_n to_o leave_v it_o without_o dissimulation_n as_o in_o the_o case_n of_o abab_n and_o the_o ninivites_fw-la and_o not_o the_o tree_n with_o the_o fruit_n the_o purpose_n with_o the_o practice_n the_o change_n of_o the_o heart_n with_o the_o change_n of_o the_o liâ—e_z object_n 1_o oh_o but_o say_v they_o 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