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christ_n effectual_a calling_n justification_n faith_n repentance_n etc._n etc._n which_o whosoever_o attain_v may_v certain_o conclude_v that_o he_o be_v elect_v and_o shall_v be_v save_v as_o he_o that_o want_v they_o to_o the_o end_n may_v certain_o conclude_v that_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v save_v and_o therefore_o never_o be_v elect_v wherefore_o by_o the_o work_n of_o sanctification_n make_v thy_o election_n sure_a as_o peter_n advise_v thou_o etc._n 2._o pet._n 1.10_o phil._n 2.12_o etc._n etc._n and_o make_v a_o end_n of_o thy_o salvation_n with_o fear_n and_o tremble_a as_o paul_n councel_v thou_o qu._n be_v then_o all_o which_o be_v in_o the_o church_n of_o god_n on_o earth_n predestinate_v to_o life_n eternal_a and_o effectual_o sanctify_v ans_fw-fr no_o only_o those_o be_v predestinate_v to_o life_n 22.10_o mat._n 13.24_o 25._o mat._n 22.10_o and_o effectua_o sanctify_v which_o be_v of_o th'inuisible_a church_n many_o be_v in_o the_o visible_a which_o be_v hypocrite_n and_o profane_a quest_n be_v there_o then_o two_o church_n one_o which_o can_v not_o be_v see_v and_o a_o other_o visible_a which_o may_v be_v see_v ans_fw-fr no_o there_o be_v but_o one_o church_n which_o in_o diverse_a respect_n be_v say_v to_o be_v invisible_a or_o visible_a 9.7_o mat._n 22.18_o rom._n 2.28_o 29._o &_o 9.7_o expli_v whosoever_o be_v of_o the_o invisible_a church_n be_v holy_a not_o all_o that_o be_v of_o the_o visible_a church_n which_o two_o term_n of_o visible_a &_o invisible_a be_v in_o diverse_a respect_n give_v to_o the_o church_n which_o be_v but_o one_o even_o as_o if_o you_o shall_v say_v the_o same_o man_n to_o be_v invisible_a in_o regard_n of_o his_o soul_n and_o visible_a in_o regard_n