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his_o only_o beget_v son_n into_o the_o world_n that_o we_o may_v live_v through_o he_o 1_o joh._n 4.9_o god_n so_o love_v the_o world_n that_o he_o give_v his_o only_a beget_v son_n that_o whosoever_o believe_v in_o he_o shall_v not_o perish_v but_o have_v everlasting_a life_n joh._n 3.16_o we_o see_v here_o the_o send_n of_o a_o saviour_n be_v a_o act_n of_o mere_a grace_n and_o grace_n be_v sure_o free_a and_o selfmoving_a may_v have_v suspend_v its_o own_o act_n and_o that_o suspension_n have_v it_o be_v will_v have_v leave_v all_o man_n in_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o fall_n and_o that_o without_o any_o colour_n of_o injustice_n at_o all_o in_o god_n there_o be_v a_o vast_a difference_n between_o mercy_n in_o man_n and_o mercy_n in_o god_n man_n show_v it_o ex_fw-la officio_fw-la out_o of_o duty_n and_o in_o every_o failure_n he_o be_v unmerciful_a but_o god_n show_v it_o ex_fw-la arbitrio_fw-la out_o of_o sovereignty_n in_o such_o sort_n as_o he_o please_v and_o to_o do_v more_o 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