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reprobation_n be_v not_o the_o cause_n of_o infidelity_n and_o impiety_n in_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o election_n be_v the_o fountain_n and_o cause_n of_o faith_n and_o piety_n but_o whatever_o fallacy_n there_o be_v in_o those_o word_n in_o the_o same_o manner_n certain_o according_a to_o their_o doctrine_n infidelity_n and_o impiety_n do_v flow_v by_o as_o inevitable_a a_o necessity_n from_o the_o one_o decree_n as_o faith_n and_o piety_n do_v from_o the_o other_o etc._n vid._n antidotum_fw-la p._n 47_o etc._n etc._n so_o that_o it_o be_v no_o less_o impossible_a 6._o impossible_a quod_fw-la aliqui_fw-la in_o tempore_fw-la fide_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la donentur_fw-la aliqui_fw-la non_fw-la donantur_fw-la id_fw-la ab_fw-la aeterno_fw-la ipsius_fw-la decreto_fw-la provenit_fw-la syn._n dor._n cap._n 1._o art_n 6._o for_o those_o who_o be_v reprobate_v to_o believe_v and_o repent_v than_o it_o be_v for_o those_o who_o be_v elect_v to_o remain_v impenitent_a and_o unbeliever_n contrariorum_fw-la eadem_fw-la ratio_fw-la eadem_fw-la scientia_fw-la est_fw-la say_v the_o divine_n of_o the_o palatinate_n 2._o palatinate_n de_fw-fr repro_n prepos_fw-la 1._o p._n 19_o par_fw-fr 2._o exit_fw-la iis_fw-la igitur_fw-la quae_fw-la de_fw-fr electione_n supra_fw-la dicta_fw-la sunt_fw-la de_fw-la opposita_fw-la reprobatione_fw-la ejusque_fw-la descriptione_n quid_fw-la statuendum_fw-la videatur_fw-la haud_fw-la difficile_fw-la est_fw-la pronunciare_fw-la reprobation_n then_o be_v no_o less_o the_o fountain_n of_o infidelity_n and_o impiety_n than_o election_n be_v the_o fountain_n of_o faith_n and_o piety_n if_o we_o listen_v to_o cavil_n about_o the_o word_n cause_o which_o be_v here_o make_v use_n of_o to_o impose_v upon_o the_o unwary_a reader_n we_o can_v tell_v they_o that_o it_o be_v a_o improper_a and_o inept_v expression_n to_o say_v election_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o faith_n for_o election_n in_o a_o immanent_a act_n in_o the_o mind_n of_o god_n not_o a_o egression_n out_o of_o he_o that_o produce_v any_o effect_n in_o man_n though_o faith_n do_v infallible_o follow_v that_o act_n by_o the_o emanation_n of_o another_o power_n which_o god_n according_a to_o the_o decree_n of_o election_n will_v exercise_v to_o the_o irresistible_a production_n of_o faith_n and_o thus_o it_o be_v acknowledge_v by_o piscator_fw-la that_o although_o the_o decree_n of_o reprobation_n be_v not_o effective_a in_o respect_n of_o infidelity_n in_o the_o reprobate_n because_o it_o do_v not_o proper_o effect_v or_o produce_v that_o infidelity_n yet_o it_o be_v efficax_n efficacious_a 48._o antidote_n p._n 48._o because_o that_o decree_n be_v make_v infidelity_n follow_v of_o necessity_n for_o example_n suppose_v a_o man_n blind_a by_o nature_n or_o make_v blind_a by_o the_o infliction_n of_o punishment_n upon_o he_o for_o some_o crime_n he_o that_o command_v such_o a_o man_n upon_o pain_n of_o death_n to_o read_v a_o proclamation_n though_o to_o speak_v proper_o 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