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doctrine_n fall_v away_o to_o superstition_n or_o atheism_n and_o from_o outward_a and_o apparent_a holiness_n to_o open_a profaneness_n and_o licentiousness_n and_o thus_o live_v and_o die_v be_v they_o ever_o of_o the_o number_n of_o the_o elect_a or_o any_o member_n of_o the_o invisible_a church_n ans._n no_o for_o the_o elect_a and_o member_n of_o the_o catholic_a and_o invisible_a church_n be_v only_o endue_v with_o save_v faith_n true_a repentance_n a_o lively_a hope_n and_o the_o true_a love_n of_o the_o godly_a their_o brother_n which_o grace_n never_o fail_v die_v or_o be_v utter_o extinct_a whereas_o apostate_n and_o they_o that_o degenerate_a to_o atheism_n and_o open_a profane_v be_v never_o endue_v with_o true_a faith_n repentance_n and_o other_o grace_n that_o accompany_v salvation_n well_o they_o may_v for_o the_o time_n have_v the_o shadow_n of_o they_o but_o they_o never_o have_v the_o truth_n and_o substance_n 32._o second_o christ_n be_v always_o and_o he_o alone_o a_o effectual_a mediator_n and_o intercessor_n for_o the_o elect_n only_o whereby_o they_o be_v so_o preserve_v in_o the_o state_n of_o grace_n that_o they_o can_v fall_v away_o wherefore_o apostate_n and_o backesliders_a be_v christian_n and_o member_n of_o the_o church_n in_o outward_a appearance_n and_o show_v only_o and_o in_o their_o own_o opinion_n and_o estimation_n of_o other_o and_o indeed_o all_o their_o holiness_n and_o profession_n be_v nothing_o else_o before_o god_n but_o mere_a formality_n and_o hypocrisy_n and_o therefore_o all_o these_o temporal_a thing_n and_o outward_a seem_n in_o time_n of_o temptation_n soon_o fade_v and_o fall_v away_o and_o of_o such_o christ_n pronounce_v that_o he_o know_v they_o not_o i_o he_o never_o do_v nor_o do_v acknowledge_v they_o for_o any_o of_o his_o elect_a nor_o approve_v of_o they_o ques_n who_o and_o what_o kind_n of_o person_n fall_v away_o ans._n first_o they_o that_o be_v outward_o ingraft_v into_o the_o covenant_n but_o yet_o 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vicunque_fw-la approbare_fw-la quod_fw-la profectò_fw-la expectans_fw-la &_o humillime_v expetens_fw-la hic_fw-la dicendi_fw-la quidem_fw-la sed_fw-la tui_fw-la colendi_fw-la finem_fw-la numquam_fw-la facere_fw-la jehova_n ope_v max_n te_fw-la omnibus_fw-la externis_fw-la &_o internis_fw-la dotibus_fw-la &_o ornamentis_fw-la cumulet_fw-la &_o perpoliat_fw-la tuos_fw-la pios_fw-la conatus_fw-la provehat_fw-la &_o tibi_fw-la tuisque_fw-la longaevam_fw-la in_o terris_fw-la faelicitatem_fw-la &_o tandem_fw-la aeternum_fw-la in_o coelis_fw-la gaudium_fw-la &_o triumphum_fw-la largiatur_fw-la coventriae_fw-la 1608._o tuus_fw-la dignitatis_fw-la studiosissimus_fw-la thomas_n draxe_n verbâ—_n dâ—i_n minister_n a_o table_n contain_v the_o number_n of_o the_o question_n which_o be_v by_o occasion_n propound_v and_o resolve_v 1._o can_v god_n covenant_n with_o his_o elect_n be_v make_v frustrate_a through_o man_n unbelief_n neg._n page_n 2_o 2_o whether_o that_o god_n foreknowledge_n do_v distinguish_v the_o elect_a from_o the_o reprobate_n affir_n pag_n 3_o 3_o whether_o that_o the_o idolatrous_a jew_n in_o elias_n his_o time_n sin_v in_o demolish_n altar_n see_v that_o they_o be_v set_v up_o in_o place_n unlawful_a affir_n ibid._n 4_o whether_o that_o the_o church_n can_v err_v in_o matter_n of_o faith_n and_o doctrine_n affir_n ibid._n 5_o whether_o that_o the_o church_n of_o god_n do_v ever_o fail_v upon_o earth_n neg_fw-mi p._n 11_o 6_o whether_o that_o god_n have_v any_o church_n or_o people_n in_o the_o dark_a mist_n of_o popery_n affir_n p._n 12_o 7_o how_o our_o forefather_n be_v then_o teach_v and_o save_v p._n 13_o 8_o why_o god_n do_v many_o time_n cause_v his_o militant_a church_n to_o be_v invisible_a p._n 14_o 9_o whether_o a_o protestant_n may_v dissemble_v his_o religion_n and_o so_o go_v to_o idol_n service_n neg_fw-mi ibid._n 10_o may_v a_o man_n seek_v for_o justification_n and_o salvation_n and_o not_o obtain_v it_o p_o 23_o 11_o do_v god_n harden_v the_o reprobate_n distinct._n ibid._n 12_o how_o do_v god_n harden_v the_o wicked_a ibid._n 13_o how_o can_v god_n be_v say_v to_o blind_v the_o reprobate_n see_v that_o he_o offer_v the_o mean_n of_o illumination_n to_o many_o of_o they_o p._n 28_o 14_o whether_o that_o david_n paul_n elias_n do_v sin_n or_o not_o in_o use_v imprecation_n against_o wicked_a man_n neg_fw-mi p._n 32_o 15_o whether_o that_o we_o may_v lawful_o use_v imprecation_n and_o pray_v against_o god_n and_o our_o enemy_n affir_n per_fw-la distictionem_fw-la p_o 33_o 16_o in_o what_o respect_n and_o with_o what_o caution_n we_o be_v to_o pray_v against_o our_o enemy_n ibid._n 17_o can_v the_o true_a church_n of_o god_n and_o the_o member_n of_o it_o fall_v away_o from_o the_o favour_n and_o grace_n of_o god_n neg_fw-mi p._n 40_o 18_o be_v they_o excuse_v before_o god_n that_o by_o their_o unbelief_n and_o unthankfulness_n occasion_v other_o man_n conversion_n neg_fw-mi ibid._n 19_o can_v the_o fall_n of_o the_o jew_n which_o be_v a_o evil_a be_v a_o accidental_a cause_n or_o occasion_n of_o the_o conversion_n of_o the_o gentile_n affir_n p._n 44_o 20_o whether_o that_o a_o minister_n can_v be_v proper_o say_v to_o convert_v soul_n affir_n per_fw-la distinc_fw-la p._n 46_o 21_o how_o can_v the_o call_n of_o the_o jew_n be_v the_o reviue_n of_o the_o world_n see_v that_o christ_n shall_v hardly_o find_v faith_n on_o the_o earth_n at_o his_o second_o come_v p._n 50_o 22_o whether_o grace_n and_o holiness_n can_v come_v by_o generation_n and_o succession_n neg_fw-mi p._n 51_o 23_o whether_o the_o jew_n be_v not_o in_o many_o prerogative_n more_o excellent_a than_o we_o gentile_n affi_n p._n 52_o 24_o can_v the_o true_a member_n of_o the_o catholic_a church_n become_v infidel_n neg_fw-mi p._n 56_o 25_o who_o they_o be_v that_o fall_n away_o from_o the_o church_n and_o the_o communion_n of_o it_o p._n 57_o 26_o how_o be_v man_n engraft_v into_o the_o church_n ibid._n 27_o be_v or_o ought_v a_o man_n to_o doubt_v of_o god_n favour_n and_o love_n or_o no_o neg_fw-mi p._n 65_o 28_o can_n â—eare_z and_o assurance_n of_o salvation_n consist_v together_o off_o per_fw-mi do_v p._n 66_o 29_o
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