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and_o favour_n and_o not_o for_o any_o merit_n or_o worth_n of_o they_o ver._n 30._o have_v obtain_v mercy_n through_o their_o unbelief_n ques_n can_v evil_a be_v cause_n of_o good_a and_o one_o man_n unbelief_n be_v cause_n of_o a_o other_o man_n believe_v &_o conversion_n ans._n no_o to_o speak_v proper_o for_o like_a cause_n like_o effect_n but_o it_o may_v be_v indirect_o and_o by_o accident_n as_o we_o see_v how_o that_o of_o evil_a manner_n be_v make_v good_a law_n now_o evil_a manner_n and_o enormity_n be_v no_o cause_n of_o enact_v wholesome_a law_n but_o only_a occasion_n and_o accidental_a motive_n second_o no_o sin_n do_v more_o kindle_v god_n indignation_n and_o enrage_v his_o majesty_n against_o we_o than_o infidellitie_n &_o therefore_o it_o can_v be_v the_o work_v cause_n of_o
and_o if_o god_n wisdom_n in_o the_o least_o creature_n be_v past_o find_v out_o how_o much_o more_o in_o the_o matter_n and_o mystery_n of_o man_n predestination_n and_o redemption_n or_o who_o have_v give_v unto_o he_o first_o and_o he_o shall_v be_v recompense_v god_n be_v debtor_n and_o behold_v unto_o no_o man_n and_o no_o man_n can_v allege_v any_o service_n work_n or_o study_v whereby_o he_o bind_v god_n to_o himself_o doctr._n or_o shall_v move_v he_o to_o elect_v preserve_v and_o redeem_v and_o glorify_v he_o isa._n 16.2_o luke_n 17.9_o 10._o 8.4_o reason_n hereof_o no_o man_n can_v add_v any_o thing_n to_o god_n for_o all_o that_o we_o have_v we_o receive_v it_o only_o from_o god_n mercy_n and_o we_o depend_v upon_o his_o goodness_n for_o it_o psa._n 16.2.23_o 2._o reason_n god_n power_n will_n and_o decree_n be_v free_a and_o absolute_a and_o have_v no_o respect_n or_o relation_n to_o any_o thing_n from_o without_o his_o essence_n whatsoever_o rom._n 9.15_o 1._o use_v if_o 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