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7._o deut._n 9_o josue_n 24._o ezec._n 16_o god_n do_v not_o for_o our_o work_n predestinate_a us._n 2._o ti._n 1._o question_n 1._o cor._n 4._o apoca._n 4._o &_o 5._o a_o brief_a rehearsal_n what_o be_v before_o sufficient_o prove_v the_o fyft_a section_n isaia_n 45._o isaia_n 30._o matt._n 7._o psal._n 144_o esaia_n 54_o psal._n 29._o isaiah_n 49_o isaiah_n 30_o isâ—ia_n 49_o matt._n 7._o luc._n 11._o the_o blasphemy_n of_o anabaptiste_n 〈◊〉_d 3._o psal._n 145_o note_v the_o plain_a difference_n exod._n 20._o howgods_o mercy_n be_v great_a than_o his_o wrath_n the_o six_o te_fw-mi section_n to_o the_o 1._o to_o the_o 2._o 3._o 4._o &_o 5._o deut._n 19_o to_o the_o 6._o the_o seven_o section_n to_o the_o 1._o â—_o &_o 3_o blindness_n and_o hardness_n of_o hart_n be_v effect_n reprobation_n why_o god_n treat_v man_n good_a who_o he_o ordain_v nevertheless_o to_o fall_v the_o eight_o section_n ephes._n 1_o psal._n 49._o job._n 34._o 4._o esdr._n 8_o sapient_a 2_o sapien._n 9_o matth._n 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1._o 1._o cor_fw-la 3_o netherâ—â—_n faith_n nâ—ther_n election_n ground_v upon_o man_n nor_o upon_o his_o constancy_n to_o â—he_v 4_o christ_n power_n be_v of_o great_a virtue_n to_o save_v his_o elect_a then_o adam_n impotency_n be_v to_o bring_v damnation_n upon_o alâ—_n to_o the_o 5._o &_o 6_o the_o adversary_n be_v convict_v by_o his_o own_o reason_n the_o place_n of_o moses_n concern_v cain_n to_o the_o 7_o 1._o cor._n 10_o to_o the_o 8_o genese_n 9_o to_o the_o 9_o 10_o 11._o 12_z &_o 13._o 1_o cor._n 10_o to_o the_o 14._o 15_z &_o 16._o nom._n 23_o why_o balaam_n bless_a israel_n &_o can_v not_o cur_n they_o to_o the_o 17_o &_o 18._o a_o proposition_n 1_o sam._n 13_o â—_o king_n 16_o gen._n 49_o why_o saul_n be_v electedâ—â—_n the_o king_n dom_n which_o be_v appoint_v to_o a_o â—ther_n trib_n to_o the_o 18._o 19_o &_o 20._o 2._o sam._n 7_o to_o the_o 21_o 3_o kâ—g_n 11_o to_o the_o 22._o 23._o ezâ—â—_n 18._o the_o 33_o sectio_fw-la to_o the_o 1_o to_o the_o 1._o 2._o 3._o 4_o 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â—_o mat._n 25_o to_o 〈◊〉_d isa._n 38._o to_z y_z â—_o 5_o the_o adversary_n judge_v of_o god_n majesty_n according_a to_o their_o blind_a reasâ—n_n the_o 1_o â–ª_o argument_n 38._o section_n jere._n 17._o eze._n 36._o job_n â—9_n ilb_n 17._o iâ—sue_v 22_o esa._n 5._o to_o y_o e_o 1._o &_o 2._o eze._n 14_o 3._o reg._n 22._o act._n 2._o act._n 4._o to_o the_o â—_o to_o the_o 4._o 5._o 6_o &_o 7._o jere_n â–ª_o 47._o ezeâ—_n 36_o psal._n 95_o to_o the_o 8._o 9_o 10_o lib._n 3._o contra_fw-la lul_fw-la ca._n 5_o ilb_n 39_o ilb_n 17_o to_o the_o 10_o to_o the_o 11._o 12._o 13_o 14._o 15_o isa._n 5_o isa._n 3_o isa._n 7_o isa._n 10_o isa._n 45_o be_o os_fw-la jere._n 25_o ezec._n â—4_n job_n 1_o to_o the_o 13_o act._n 13_o to_o the_o 16_o the_o cause_n and_o end_n of_o thing_n that_o be_v wrought_v who_o obey_v god_n who_o obey_v not_o god_n the_o will_n of_o the_o chaldaean_n against_o job._n of_o david_n trouble_n absalâ—â—_n semei_n and_o achitophel_n of_o the_o diversity_n inthe_n work_v of_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n the_o 3._o argument_n the_o 39_o section_n to_z y_z e_z 1_z to_z y_z e_z 3_z to_o tâ—e_v 4._o the_o â—_o argument_n the_o 40._o section_n job._n 17_o to_o the_o 1._o &_o 2_o to_z y_z e_z 3._o &_o 4._o 2._o re._n â—_o the_o 5_o argument_n the_o 〈◊〉_d section_n roma_fw-it 1_o to_o y_o e_o 1._o &_o 2._o to_o the_o 6._o 7._o 8._o 9_o 10_o isa._n 6_o the_o place_n of_o david_n job._n 1._o to_z y_z e_z 11._o 12_o 13_o judgemente_n of_o god_n in_o which_o man_n reason_n can_v not_o be_v satisfy_v heb._n 11._o to_z y_z e_z 12._o the_o 6._o argument_n the_o 42_o section_n luk_n â—_o 15._o jere_n 32._o jere._n 51._o esai_n 21_o to_o the_o 1._o 2._o 3._o 4._o 5._o 2._o reg._n 24._o 2._o pa._n 21_o to_o the_o 4._o to_z y_z e_z 5_z answer_n isa._n 14_o the_o adversary_n argument_n answer_n zae._n â—â—_o 1._o pet._n 1._o rom._n 8._o to_z y_z e_z 6._o 2._o peâ—_n 2d_o isa._n 40._o isa._n 47._o â—lle_fw-fr â—1_n to_o the_o 7._o 8._o 9_o ironiaâ—_n rom._n 9_o to_o the_o 9_o to_o the_o io_o isa._n 45_o isâ—_n 47_o ezra_n 1_o dan._n 2_o isa._n 45_o iâ—r_n 51_o theâ—â—_n argument_n â–ª_o the_o 43._o section_n levi._n 13_o jere._n 15_o to_o the_o â—_o john_n 12_o answer_v exo._n 5._o â—_o act._n 7_o answer_v iâ—re_n â—_o luke_n maâ—_n 21_o 1._o co._n 1â—_n apo._n 10_o 3._o king_n 18_o 4._o kin._n 1_o to_o the_o 2._o 3._o 4._o lere_n 25_o to_z y_z eâ—_n â—_z 6._o 7._o 8._o to_o the_o 8._o the_o 44._o section_n to_z y_z e_z 1_z to_z y_z e_z 2._o what_o be_v 〈◊〉_d to_z y_z e_z 3_z to_z y_z e_z 4._o 5._o the_o 45._o section_n the_o secret_a doctrine_n of_o anâ—baptistes_n in_o the_o â—_o section_n 1._o argument_n in_o the_o 9_o section_n 1._o argument_n answer_v to_z y_z e_z 2_z answer_v psal._n 17._o psal._n 5._o psal._n 75._o psal._n 18._o act._n 17._o answer_v to_o the_o 3_o answer_v answer_v answer_v 1._o reg._n 2_o deu._n 2_o â—â—e_z 18_o deu._n 30_o esa._n 54_o john_n 6_o jocl_n act._n psal._n isa._n â—6_n isa._n 6â—_n gala._n 3_o 1._o thes._n 5â—_n psal._n 21_o isa_n 31_o isa._n 56_o jere._n 1_o jere._n 6_o jere._n 15_o 2._o ti._n 4_o the_o wicked_a be_v not_o teach_v of_o god_n god_n will_v not_o the_o death_n of_o a_o sinner_n explain_v 1._o john_n 1_o 1._o john_n 3_o 2._o pet._n 3_o to_o the._n 6_o the_o 46._o section_n historia_fw-la sleâ—dani_n libro_fw-la 5._o the_o hypocrisiâ—_fw-la of_o the_o anabaptistas_n muncer_n faâ—s_n &_o oraâ—tie_a â—ration_n the_o anâ—bâ—ptisâ—s_v great_a â—ercie_n here_o 〈◊〉_d the_o truth_n of_o anabaptistâ—s_n how_o gâ—d_n reâ—eieth_v thing_n the_o comfort_n of_o the_o anaba_n â—n_n adversity_n historia_n sleidanâ—_n libro_fw-la deciâ—â—_n the_o doctrine_n of_o anabaptiste_n 〈◊〉_d anabatiste_n â—rept_n in_o this_o be_v a_o 〈…〉_o a_o sufficient_a assurance_n for_o anabab_n anabaptiste_n be_v as_o make_v as_o wasp_n the_o obstinacy_n of_o anabaptiste_n the_o simplicity_n of_o the_o anabaptiste_n let_v germany_n adveâ—â—_n for_o their_o prâ—phâ—â—_n speak_v a_o equal_a vocation_n of_o the_o â–ª_o aâ—abaptist_n and_o papist_n the_o 47._o section_n the_o 48._o section_n
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grant_v god_n call_v to_o be_v general_a but_o not_o his_o election_n and_o in_o this_o you_o accuse_v god_n of_o hypocrisy_n you_o will_v make_v he_o a_o dissembler_n like_o unto_o yourselves_o which_o often_o time_n with_o your_o mouth_n do_v offer_v and_o promise_n that_o which_o you_o mind_v never_o to_o perform_v but_o god_n be_v faithful_a which_o be_v willing_a to_o perform_v all_o that_o he_o promise_v even_o to_o they_o that_o refuse_v he_o and_o though_o they_o attein_v not_o the_o promise_n because_o of_o their_o unbeleve_n yet_o all_o the_o time_n of_o their_o call_n be_v they_o in_o the_o general_a election_n as_o those_o who_o the_o king_n call_v to_o the_o marriage_n notwitstand_v they_o come_v not_o yet_o be_v they_o choose_v to_o be_v partaker_n of_o the_o marriage_n and_o the_o servant_n to_o who_o the_o master_n forgive_v all_o his_o debt_n be_v choose_v notwithstanding_o he_o attein_v not_o that_o 48_o whereunto_o he_o be_v choose_v but_o become_v a_o reprobate_n 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