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â—estayed_a upon_o godâ—_n wordâ—_n the_o 28._o section_n malac._n 2._o ose_n â—_o answer_n to_o the_o â—_o 2._o 3._o our_o confession_n touh_v sin_n tâ—â—ching_v virtue_n and_o justice_n â—â—uil_n 〈◊〉_d and_o iâ—_n who_o god_n love_v sinner_n even_o when_o â—hey_n have_v offend_v how_o odious_a be_v sin_n in_o gâ—ds_n presence_n â—_o sam._n 12_o rom._n 5_z â–ª_o ephe._n â—_o the_o unspeaâ—kable_a loâ—â—_n of_o god_n towards_o his_o elect_a â—epliâ—_n 〈◊〉_d faith_n &_o repentance_n be_v the_o effect_n of_o god_n loâ—e_v which_o he_o bear_v to_o his_o elect_a in_o chriâ—â—_n lesus_fw-la david_n offence_n compare_v with_o peter_n denial_n of_o christ_n luk_n â—2_n god_n can_v not_o hate_v such_o as_o christ_n pray_v for_o mala._n 2._o to_o the_o 3_o to_o the_o 4_o thâ—_n sun_n be_v not_o blame_v because_o the_o carrion_n stink_v rom._n 6_o to_o the_o 5_o â–ª_o â—_o iâ—a_fw-la â—_o what_o it_o be_v to_o commit_v sin_n the_o meaning_n of_o the_o place_n allege_v 1._o john_n 3_o to_o the._n 5._o to_o the._n 6._o osâ—_n 6._o how_o â—his_v word_n adam_n in_o 6._o cha_z of_o â—seas_o oght_v to_o be_v understand_v to_o theâ—_n job_n 21_o malâ—â—_n 3_o to_o the_o 8_o 9_o &_o â—0_n how_o adam_n and_o david_n werâ—_n never_o reprâ—bates_v 2._o cor_fw-la â–ª_o 1â—_n the_o plâ—ce_n of_o thâ—_n 13._o chap._n 2._o corin._n declare_v to_o the_o 11_o it_o behâ—ued_v all_o man_n to_o dye_v in_o adam_n to_o the_o 12._o john_n to_o the_o 13_z â–ª_o 14._o 15_z &_o 16._o the_o lack_n of_o faith_n in_o all_o person_n dâ—â—th_v not_o so_o displease_v god_n that_o he_o utter_o reject_v they_o the_o 29._o section_n to_o the_o 1._o &_o 2_o why_o the_o elect_n have_v need_n of_o a_o redeemer_n to_o the_o 3_o to_o the_o 4_o the_o 30._o section_n hebr._n 1â—_n heâ—r_n 6_o 2._o cor._n 6_o 2._o per._n 2_o jacob_n 5_o â—_o tim._n â—_o jesa_n 5_o lere_n â—_o isa._n 14_o the_o anabaptiste_n hold_v that_o the_o elect_n may_v fall_v from_o their_o election_n john_n 6_o john_n 10_o to_o the_o 1_o 2_o &_o 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