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which_o be_v peculiar_a to_o god_n elect_n and_o not_o extend_v to_o heathen_a and_o other_o infidel_n who_o be_v no_o part_n nor_o member_n of_o the_o visible_a church_n much_o less_o of_o the_o universal_a church_n which_o promise_n and_o save_a grace_n do_v only_o belong_v to_o so_o that_o without_o the_o pale_n of_o it_o no_o true_a save_a grace_n to_o be_v have_v to_o the_o end_n that_o universal_a grace_n be_v sufficient_a it_o must_v contain_v other_o particular_a grace_n as_o faith_n if_o it_o be_v faith_n it_o cease_v to_o be_v universal_a for_o it_o do_v not_o belong_v to_o all_o or_o else_o what_o our_o saviour_n say_v 18.8_o say_v luke_n 18.8_o when_o the_o son_n of_o man_n come_v shall_v he_o find_v faith_n in_o the_o earth_n be_v but_o a_o tale_n if_o it_o be_v not_o faith_n it_o signify_v nothing_o and_o will_v do_v no_o good_a it_o be_v not_o sufficient_a for_o 11.6_o for_o heb._n 11.6_o without_o faith_n it_o be_v unpossible_a to_o please_v god_n if_o this_o be_v a_o true_a universal_a grace_n it_o must_v be_v a_o grace_n for_o every_o thing_n or_o else_o it_o be_v not_o universal_a it_o must_v unfold_v to_o we_o all_o the_o mystery_n of_o god_n proceeding_n special_o those_o which_o relate_v to_o salvation_n as_o for_o we_o who_o do_v not_o believe_v it_o when_o we_o inquire_v into_o thing_n the_o last_o reason_n that_o can_v be_v give_v we_o be_v the_o will_n of_o god_n no_o high_o can_v be_v assign_v therewith_o we_o be_v satisfy_v and_o do_v acquiesce_v we_o go_v no_o further_o for_o thereby_o a_o stop_n be_v put_v to_o all_o our_o query_n but_o for_o they_o that_o universal_a grace_n give_v a_o apparent_a cause_n even_o in_o man_n themselves_o beside_o the_o absolute_a dispose_n will_v of_o god_n namely_o the_o prevision_n of_o their_o