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creature_n without_o respect_n to_o foreknowledge_n but_o for_o election_n to_o life_n be_v his_o free_a gift_n they_o more_o confident_o ascribe_v to_o his_o meeâ—_n will_v without_o prescience_n which_o they_o have_v more_o colour_n for_o if_o the_o saint_n glory_n be_v only_o a_o gift_n of_o grace_n and_o not_o also_o a_o retribution_n of_o justice_n but_o god_n make_v it_o a_o retribution_n of_o justice_n upon_o foresight_n of_o their_o labour_a to_o attain_v the_o end_n and_o a_o gift_n of_o free_a grace_n too_o know_v what_o will_v bring_v they_o to_o happiness_n if_o he_o grant_v they_o those_o benefit_n whereby_o he_o shall_v also_o attain_v his_o end_n even_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o free_a lov_n in_o give_v eternal_a life_n to_o who_o he_o will_v which_o be_v the_o true_a harmony_n this_o judgement_n be_v ex_fw-la praeteritis_fw-la predestination_n must_v be_v ex_fw-la praevisis_fw-la for_o the_o judge_v ordain_v by_o god_n be_v the_o lord_n 22._o john_n 5._o 22._o jesus_n 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be_v draw_v by_o his_o own_o concupiscence_n 16._o 1._o john_n 2._o 16._o s._n john_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n lust_n of_o the_o eye_n and_o pride_n of_o life_n be_v not_o of_o the_o father_n but_o of_o the_o world_n this_o tenet_n make_v god_n worse_a than_o the_o devil_n who_o tentation_n may_v be_v resist_v but_o god_n powerful_a effectual_a decree_n can_v be_v frustrate_v prosper_n say_v if_o this_o be_v charge_v on_o the_o devil_n he_o may_v in_o some_o sort_n clear_v himself_o since_o he_o can_v compel_v none_o to_o sin_n what_o madness_n then_o be_v it_o to_o asper_n that_o on_o god_n which_o can_v just_o be_v impute_v to_o satan_n tertullian_n say_v he_o can_v be_v account_v author_n of_o sin_n who_o be_v avenger_n and_o condemner_n of_o it_o nor_o can_v he_o be_v a_o just_a holy_a god_n say_v s._n basil_n nor_o judge_n of_o the_o world_n if_o he_o decree_v sin_n since_o it_o be_v all_o one_o to_o say_v god_n be_v author_n of_o sin_n and_o to_o aver_v 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