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to_o life_n choose_v he_o also_o to_o the_o acknowledgement_n of_o the_o truth_n david_n do_v not_o die_v in_o his_o adultery_n he_o that_o have_v adopt_v he_o for_o glory_n wrought_v he_o to_o repentance_n for_o remission_n of_o sin_n the_o salvation_n if_o both_o of_o they_o be_v doubtful_a respective_a to_o their_o estate_n now_o mention_v in_o case_n we_o look_v only_o at_o the_o man_n be_v both_o in_o a_o plain_a road_n towards_o perdition_n but_o the_o damnation_n of_o either_o of_o they_o be_v impossible_a if_o we_o look_v at_o the_o election_n and_o purpose_n of_o god_n god_n election_n carry_v on_o undoubted_a and_o infallible_a effect_n through_o doubtful_a and_o contingent_a mean_n ward_n mean_n omnis_fw-la actus_fw-la à _fw-la duobus_fw-la dependens_fw-la quorum_fw-la unum_fw-la est_fw-la necessarium_fw-la alterum_fw-la veto_fw-la contingens_fw-la licet_fw-la habet_fw-la necessitatem_fw-la ex_fw-la parte_fw-la necessarii_fw-la habet_fw-la tamen_fw-la contingentiam_fw-la 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purpose_n sect_n iii_o a_o corollary_n from_o the_o former_a doctrine_n badge_n circumcision_n no_o carnal_a badge_n then_o it_o follow_v by_o way_n of_o necessary_a corollary_n that_o circumcision_n be_v no_o carnal_a badge_n but_o a_o seal_n of_o spiritual_a mercy_n give_v in_o promise_n the_o righteousness_n of_o faith_n be_v no_o carnal_a but_o a_o spiritual_a privilege_n circumcision_n be_v a_o seal_n of_o the_o righteousness_n of_o faith_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v no_o carnal_a badge_n but_o a_o seal_n of_o spiritual_a mercy_n this_o might_n here_o fit_o be_v enlarge_v to_o take_v off_o this_o shift_n which_o anabaptist_n have_v borrow_v from_o jesuit_n but_o this_o be_v already_o do_v at_o large_a treatise_n of_o the_o covenant_n chap._n 26._o and_o here_o nothing_o needs_o to_o be_v add_v sect_n iv_o a_o further_a corollary_n from_o the_o doctrine_n signification_n sacrament_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o law_n and_o day_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v of_o the_o same_o use_n 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