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the_o most_o sacred_a and_o true_a gospel_n by_o the_o testimony_n of_o this_o doctrine_n i_o will_v judge_v all_o man_n &_o angel_n likewise_o luth._o tom._n 2._o &_o tom._n 5._o ad_fw-la gall._n cap._n 1._o fol._n 290._o say_v the_o same_o i_o be_o assure_v christ_n himself_o do_v call_v i_o a_o evangelist_n and_o approve_v i_o his_o preacher_n lykwyse_o calu._n de_fw-fr vera_fw-la eccl._n reformat_fw-la rat_n 463._o &_o de_fw-la libro_fw-la arb_n count_v phigium_fw-la lib._n 1._o pag._n 192._o say_v that_o the_o matter_n itself_o not_o martin_n luther_n in_o the_o begiun_n do_v speak_v but_o god_n to_o have_v thunder_v out_o of_o his_o mouth_n and_o not_o we_o to_o speak_v now_o but_o god_n to_o utter_v his_o power_n albeit_o each_o one_o of_o these_o be_v repugnant_a to_o other_o yet_o be_v secure_a of_o their_o own_o opinion_n to_o proceed_v from_o the_o holy_a ghost_n moreover_o they_o impugn_v this_o article_n who_o derogate_a from_o holy_a scripture_n the_o authority_n due_a 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say_v he_o that_o indeed_o they_o shall_v sin_v for_o so_o much_o as_o there_o be_v no_o other_o way_n that_o he_o may_v obtain_v his_o own_o first_o end_n which_o be_v in_o the_o declare_v and_o show_v his_o mercy_n in_o the_o salvation_n of_o some_o and_o in_o the_o manifestation_n of_o his_o righteousness_n with_o just_a condemnation_n of_o other_o thus_o he_o but_o as_o concern_v this_o predestination_n to_o death_n caluin_n say_v sup_v who_o god_n give_v over_o to_o damnation_n these_o true_o by_o his_o equity_n and_o righteousness_n and_o in_o his_o incomprehensible_a judgement_n we_o affirm_v they_o from_o the_o entrance_n to_o life_n to_o be_v secude_v and_o stop_v and_o likewise_o even_o as_o god_n with_o vocation_n and_o justification_n do_v seal_v his_o own_o elect_a that_o they_o can_v fall_v even_o so_o the_o reprobat_fw-la by_o exclude_v they_o from_o knowledge_n &_o notice_n of_o his_o vocation_n or_o from_o the_o sanctification_n of_o his_o spirit_n in_o his_o decree_n 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