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those_o who_o dare_v oppose_v the_o doctrine_n of_o calvin_n yet_o it_o be_v permit_v to_o beza_n to_o be_v somewhat_o wild_a than_o his_o master_n in_o place_v the_o decree_n of_o predestination_n before_o the_o fall_n which_o calvin_n himself_o have_v more_o right_o place_v in_o massa_n corrupta_fw-la ans._n and_o yet_o p._n 38._o circa_fw-la sinem_fw-la he_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o supraâ—apsarians_n be_v first_o broach_v by_o calvin_n a_o contradiction_n so_o gross_a that_o whosoever_o can_v reconcile_v it_o must_v have_v a_o great_a faculty_n than_o ever_o aristotle_n himself_o pretend_v to_o or_o think_v possible_a but_o let_v we_o to_o gratify_v this_o author_n and_o for_o once_o suppose_v that_o john_n be_v a_o sublapsarian_a and_o calvin_n a_o supralapsarian_a yet_o it_o will_v require_v a_o great_a charity_n than_o ever_o i_o can_v attain_v unto_o to_o pardon_v his_o miscarriage_n in_o make_v the_o supralapsarian_a doctrine_n no_o old_a than_o mr._n 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