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and_o so_o do_v gomarus_n etc._n gomarus_n vide_fw-la gomar_n tom._n 3._o disp_n 9_o thes_n 28._o etc._n etc._n till_o be_v impugn_a by_o arminius_n he_o change_v his_o opinion_n in_o this_o particular_a and_o god_n can_v deny_v himself_o 2_o tim._n 2._o 13._o beside_o the_o man_n of_o that_o opinion_n lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o all_o mercy_n and_o judgement_n to_o come_v in_o those_o their_o absolute_a decree_n of_o election_n and_o reprobation_n and_o make_v christ_n but_o a_o part_n of_o the_o superstruction_n or_o the_o executor_n of_o those_o decree_n whereas_o this_o apostle_n say_v other_o foundation_n can_v no_o man_n lay_v then_o that_o be_v lay_v which_o be_v jesus_n christ_n 1_o cor._n 3._o 11._o and_o we_o may_v observe_v that_o consonant_o hereunto_o he_o shut_v up_o that_o his_o discourse_n rom._n 9_o 30._o what_o shall_v we_o say_v then_o or_o what_o be_v the_o sum_n of_o all_o that_o have_v be_v speak_v namely_o this_o that_o the_o gentile_n which_o follow_v not_o 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2._o they_o have_v eye_n to_o see_v and_o see_v not_o they_o have_v ear_n to_o hear_v and_o hear_v not_o for_o they_o be_v a_o rebellious_a house_n isa_n 63._o 7_o 8_o 9_o 10._o but_o they_o rebel_v and_o vex_v his_o holy_a spirit_n &_o zech._n 7._o 10_o 11_o 12._o but_o they_o refuse_v to_o hearken_v and_o pull_v away_o the_o shoulder_n and_o stop_v their_o ear_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o hear_v yea_o they_o make_v their_o heart_n as_o a_o adamant-stone_n lest_o they_o shall_v hear_v the_o law_n and_o the_o word_n which_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n have_v send_v in_o his_o spirit_n by_o the_o former_a prophet_n 8._o some_o be_v captivate_v to_o the_o obedience_n of_o this_o grace_n while_o other_o stand_v out_o in_o rebellion_n against_o the_o power_n of_o it_o act._n 2._o 41._o ch_n 13._o 48_o with_o 45._o some_o glad_o receive_v it_o other_o do_v thrust_v it_o from_o they_o contradict_v and_o blaspheme_v see_v 1_o thess_n 2._o 13._o with_o 2_o thess_n 2._o 10_o 11._o ezek._n 3._o 5_o 6_o 7._o thou_o be_v not_o send_v to_o a_o people_n of_o a_o strange_a speech_n sure_o have_v i_o send_v thou_o to_o they_o they_o will_v have_v hearken_v unto_o thou_o but_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n will_v not_o hearken_v unto_o thou_o mat._n 11._o 20_o 21_o 22._o tyre_n and_o sidon_n and_o sodom_n will_v have_v repent_v but_o you_o will_v not_o matth._n 12._o 41._o the_o man_n of_o nineveh_n repent_v at_o the_o preach_n of_o ionas_n but_o you_o resist_v a_o great_a light_n and_o force_v of_o grace_n behold_v a_o great_a than_o ionas_n be_v here_o 2_o cor._n 2._o 14_o 15_o 16._o to_o the_o one_o we_o be_v the_o savour_n of_o life_n unto_o life_n and_o to_o the_o other_o the_o savour_n of_o death_n unto_o death_n 9_o the_o lord_n punish_v the_o refractory_a for_o resist_v the_o work_n of_o his_o grace_n and_o spirit_n heb._n 6._o 7_o 8._o for_o the_o earth_n which_o drink_v in_o the_o rain_n and_o bring_v forth_o fruit_n receive_v blessing_n from_o god_n but_o that_o which_o bear_v thorn_n and_o brier_n be_v reject_v and_o be_v nigh_o unto_o curse_v who_o end_n be_v to_o be_v burn_v prov._n 1._o 24._o etc._n etc._n because_o i_o have_v call_v and_o you_o refuse_v etc._n etc._n zech._n 7._o 11_o 12_o 13._o therefore_o come_v a_o great_a wrath_n from_o the_o lord_n john_n 3._o 19_o this_o be_v the_o condemnation_n that_o light_n be_v come_v into_o the_o world_n and_o man_n love_v darkness_n rather_o than_o light_v ezek._n 24._o 13._o see_v mat._n 13._o 15._o etc._n etc._n act_v 28._o 24._o etc._n etc._n 2_o chron._n 24._o 19_o 20._o in_o thy_o filthiness_n be_v lendness_n because_o i_o have_v purge_v thou_o and_o thou_o be_v not_o purge_v thou_o shall_v not_o be_v purge_v from_o thy_o filthiness_n any_o more_o till_o i_o have_v cause_v my_o fury_n to_o rest_v upon_o thou_o james_n 4._o 6._o god_n resist_v the_o proud_a but_o give_v grace_n to_o the_o humble_a see_v the_o 4._o and_o 7._o affirmative_n iii_o they_o do_v utter_o deny_v that_o god_n do_v 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