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begin_v be_v kepâ—_n close_o until_o it_o be_v reveal_v by_o the_o gospel_n preach_v then_o call_v â—ee_n the_o gentile_n with_o a_o holy_a call_n not_o according_a to_o their_o work_v but_o according_a to_o his_o own_o purpose_n and_o grace_n which_o be_v give_v they_o through_o christ_n jesus_n before_o the_o world_n be_v give_v to_o they_o be_v not_o to_o all_o ingenerall_n but_o especial_o to_o 6._o 2_o thess_n 3._o 2_o heb._n 11._o 6._o those_o that_o right_o believe_v in_o christ_n jesus_n *_o for_o all_o man_n have_v not_o faith_n *_o and_o without_o faith_n it_o be_v impossible_a to_o please_v god_n natural_a faith_n as_o some_o speak_v be_v in_o all_o man_n but_o faith_n to_o salvation_n be_v special_a to_o god_n elect_v â—_o every_o good_a gift_n be_v from_o 44._o jam._n 1._o 17._o 1_o co._n 4._o 7._o john_n 14._o 6._o john_n 6._o 44._o god_n *_o what_o have_v thou_o that_o thou_o have_v not_o receive_v haste_v thou_o faith_n to_o salvation_n then_o thou_o have_v receive_v 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choose_v and_o bless_v all_o yâ—_z 3._o ephes_n 1._o 4._o 5._o 11._o 2_o tim._n 1._o 9_o titus_n 1._o 2._o 3._o faithful_a in_o christ_n jesus_n before_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o world_n veer_fw-mi lay_v and_o do_v forepoynte_v they_o to_o be_v his_o child_n adopt_v in_o christ_n jesus_n in_o who_o and_o by_o who_o he_o have_v open_v unto_o we_o the_o secret_a of_o his_o will_n according_a to_o his_o good_a pleasure_n purpose_v in_o himself_o before_o he_o begin_v to_o frame_v the_o world_n and_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o god_n devide_v if_o i_o may_v so_o speak_v his_o will_n in_o respect_n of_o we_o one_o part_n thereof_o be_v revel_v in_o his_o word_n by_o holy_a scripture_n
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