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but_o he_o that_o sin_v against_o i_o that_o be_v le_fw-fr we_o sin_v reign_v in_o he_o 4._o there_o be_v a_o twofold_a book_n a_o twofold_a writing_n and_o a_o twofold_a blot_n first_o there_o be_v a_o book_n of_o god_n eternal_a decree_n of_o election_n in_o which_o book_n of_o life_n who_o ever_o be_v write_v they_o be_v never_o blot_v out_o for_o the_o foundation_n of_o god_n abide_v sure_a and_o have_v his_o seal_n 2._o tim._n 2.19_o this_o book_n be_v seal_v and_o if_o a_o man_n say_v quod_fw-la scripsi_fw-la scripsi_fw-la what_o i_o have_v write_v 69._o i_o have_v write_v joh._n 19.22_o num_fw-la deus_fw-la quenquam_fw-la scribit_fw-la &_o delet_fw-la say_v augustine_n do_v god_n write_v any_o man_n in_o his_o book_n and_o blot_v he_o out_o again_o second_o there_o be_v a_o book_n of_o the_o execution_n of_o that_o decree_n which_o lie_v in_o earth_n as_o that_o in_o heaven_n the_o church-book_n wherein_o man_n be_v actual_o enroll_v into_o the_o company_n of_o the_o church_n and_o receive_v into_o god_n covenant_n &_o family_n by_o profess_v the_o word_n and_o sacrament_n now_o such_o as_o be_v write_v in_o this_o book_n be_v write_v in_o in_o the_o judgement_n of_o charity_n not_o of_o certainty_n true_a member_n be_v indeed_o write_v the_o hypocrite_n only_o in_o the_o opinion_n of_o himself_o and_o other_o and_o this_o be_v the_o twofold_a writing_n one_o true_a the_o other_o imaginary_a augustine_n on_o psalm_n 69._o express_v it_o excellent_o thus_o dicuntur_fw-la scripti_fw-la quia_fw-la sic_fw-la putant_fw-la &_o putantur_fw-la nec_fw-la sic_fw-la accipere_fw-la debemus_fw-la etc._n etc._n sed_fw-la hoc_fw-la dictum_fw-la est_fw-la secundum_fw-la spem_fw-la ipsorum_fw-la qui_fw-la ibi_fw-la se_fw-la scriptos_fw-la putabant_fw-la so_o also_o there_o be_v a_o twofold_a blot_n 1._o out_o of_o the_o church_n when_o their_o hypocrisy_n be_v discover_v and_o they_o thrust_v out_o of_o the_o company_n of_o the_o faithful_a among_o who_o they_o be_v write_v and_o number_v august_n 2._o out_o of_o the_o other_o book_n in_o heaven_n when_o they_o be_v declare_v and_o manifest_v never_o to_o have_v be_v write_v there_o now_o the_o argument_n be_v weak_a because_o some_o be_v blot_v out_o of_o the_o book_n of_o the_o church_n therefore_o some_o out_o of_o the_o book_n of_o election_n and_o because_o some_o be_v declare_v never_o to_o have_v be_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o life_n therefore_o those_o that_o be_v indeed_o write_v there_o may_v fall_v away_o rom._n 14.15_o we_o read_v of_o some_o destroy_v for_o who_o christ_n die_v therefore_o member_n of_o christ_n may_v fall_v away_o and_o perish_v answ._n 1._o by_o destroy_v be_v mean_v not_o a_o cast_n off_o the_o foundation_n but_o a_o scandalize_a of_o our_o brother_n in_o indifferent_a thing_n of_o which_o the_o apostle_n there_o