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that_o god_n bind_v reprobate_n to_o believe_v as_o well_o as_o other_o it_o be_v the_o constant_a doctrine_n of_o divine_n among_o who_o zanchius_n deliver_v it_o for_o a_o thesis_n peccant_a thesis_n zanch._n l._n 5._o the_o nature_n dei_fw-la cap._n 2._o q._n 1._o de_fw-fr praed_fw-we sanctorii_n cuique_fw-la mandato_fw-la dei_fw-la tenetur_fw-la credere_fw-la se_fw-la ad_fw-la salutem_fw-la aeternam_fw-la in_o christo_fw-la fuisse_fw-la electum_fw-la maximè_fw-la autem_fw-la be_v qui_fw-la fidem_fw-la in_o christum_fw-la profitetur_fw-la cum_fw-la dicemus_fw-la unumquemque_fw-la teneri_fw-la hoc_fw-la credere_fw-la neminem_fw-la ne_fw-la reprobos_fw-la quidem_fw-la qui_fw-la neque_fw-la unquam_fw-la ciedent_n nec_fw-la credere_fw-la in_o christum_fw-la possunt_fw-la excipimus_fw-la &_o nisi_fw-la credant_fw-la gravissimè_fw-la omnium_fw-la peccant_a every_o man_n especial_o he_o that_o profess_v christ_n be_v bind_v to_o believe_v that_o he_o be_v choose_v in_o christ_n to_o salvation_n every_o man_n without_o exception_n even_o the_o reprobate_n himself_o and_o if_o he_o believe_v it_o not_o he_o commit_v a_o most_o grievous_a sin_n above_o all_o other_o this_o he_o prove_v by_o that_o speech_n of_o christ_n joh._n 16.9_o the_o spirit_n shall_v convince_v the_o world_n of_o sin_n because_o they_o believe_v not_o in_o i_o reprobate_n therefore_o be_v bind_v to_o believe_v mr._n perkins_n also_o say_v something_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n dei_fw-la purpose_n perk_n lib._n de_fw-fr praed_n pag._n 89._o obj._n 3_o cuique_fw-la in_o ecclesia_fw-la mandato_fw-la dei_fw-la cicde_v evangelio_n tenetur_fw-la credere_fw-la se_fw-la redemptum_fw-la esse_fw-la per_fw-la christum_fw-la etiam_fw-la improbus_fw-la perinde_v ac_fw-la electus_n sed_fw-la aliâ_fw-la tamen_fw-la &_o aliâ_fw-la ratione_fw-la electus_n tenetur_fw-la credere_fw-la ut_fw-la credendo_fw-la particeps_fw-la siat_a electionis_fw-la reprobus_fw-la ut_fw-la non_fw-la credendo_fw-la fiat_fw-la 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