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of_o torment_n to_o have_v wit_n and_o will_n and_o discursive_a faculty_n etc._n etc._n about_o they_o therefore_o a_o mere_a non_fw-fr destruction_n of_o nature_n or_o natural_a power_n in_o the_o soul_n be_v not_o grace_n nor_o a_o call_v of_o and_o unto_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n in_o christ_n this_o bring_v we_o to_o the_o four_o inconsistency_n of_o testardus_n with_o scripture_n touch_v general_a grace_n but_o before_o i_o can_v discover_v it_o something_o i_o find_v as_o a_o strong_a string_n to_o his_o bow_n than_o the_o call_v by_o the_o creature_n namely_o object_n 8._o the_o call_n by_o the_o word_n which_o will_v sure_o evince_v christ_n death_n to_o be_v more_o general_a than_o we_o make_v it_o 88_o it_o the._n 88_o for_o there_o be_v none_o so_o forlorn_a and_o far_o go_v who_o a_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n may_v not_o call_v and_o that_o serious_o unto_o repentance_n and_o salvation_n by_o faith_n in_o christ_n in_o this_o manner_n christ_n die_v for_o thou_o be_v 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his_o sin_n 3._o it_o do_v not_o follow_v although_o the_o word_n be_v preach_v never_o so_o wary_o right_o and_o indefinite_o â—s_v in_o 1_o tim._n 1._o 15._o christ_n die_v for_o sinner_n and_o all_o sinner_n who_o 〈◊〉_d of_o that_o proposition_n be_v command_v to_o believe_v in_o christ_n who_o die_v for_o sinner_n that_o therefore_o christ_n die_v for_o all_o and_o every_o of_o these_o no_o more_o than_o it_o follow_v that_o all_o those_o be_v choose_v of_o god_n from_o eternity_n because_o they_o have_v a_o external_a call_n in_o time_n god_n have_v other_o end_n of_o his_o outward_a call_n of_o man_n by_o the_o word_n â—s_v our_o acute_a and_o exquisite_a indagator_n veriâ—â—ris_n 6._o veriâ—â—ris_n coronis_n ad_fw-la col_fw-fr hag._n art_n 1_o de_fw-fr elect_v c._n 6._o dr_n any_o have_v lâ—id_v they_o forth_o 1._o for_o the_o elect_v sake_n who_o eye_n be_v open_v and_o heart_n draw_v by_o the_o word_n while_n as_o the_o 〈◊〉_d be_v bear_v upon_o blind_a man_n the_o same_o word_n do_v but_o outward_o beat_v upon_o then_o on_o elect_v and_o after_o a_o manner_n inodiate_v they_o 2._o because_o the_o non-elect_a converse_n in_o common_a with_o the_o elect_a in_o the_o world_n and_o in_o public_a assembly_n 3._o that_o the_o elect_a and_o true_a believer_n may_v learn_v by_o see_v other_o who_o partake_v of_o the_o same_o outward_a call_n yet_o leave_v in_o sin_n that_o their_o faith_n be_v not_o of_o themselves_o or_o of_o humane_a strength_n but_o of_o free_a grace_n and_o divine_a peculiar_a power_n 4._o that_o the_o non-elected_n by_o such_o a_o call_n may_v be_v render_v the_o more_o useful_a to_o humane_a society_n as_o to_o the_o church_n in_o external_a service_n 5._o god_n will_v hereby_o manifest_v bâ—th_v his_o own_o grace_n and_o man_n guilt_n guilt_n that_o he_o call_v many_o but_o outward_o grace_n that_o he_o call_v other_o effectual_o which_o i_o think_v shall_v serve_v for_o abundant_a satisfaction_n to_o the_o mind_n of_o all_o elect_a 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not_o upon_o humane_a reason_n and_o that_o the_o light_n whereby_o the_o natural_a faculty_n be_v call_v upon_o and_o act_v be_v divine_a and_o supernatural_a and_o of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n where_o he_o write_v most_o sound_o and_o speak_v the_o word_n of_o god_n faithful_o and_o what_o then_o be_v the_o chaff_n to_o the_o wheat_n but_o if_o you_o will_v take_v his_o word_n there_o where_o ibid._n where_o the._n 50._o spei_fw-la â—eati_fw-la in_o posterum_fw-la statuâ—_n nulla_fw-la argumenta_fw-la super_fw-la sunt_fw-la in_o residuo_fw-la lumine_fw-la ibid._n he_o speak_v true_o again_o that_o there_o be_v no_o argument_n of_o the_o hope_n of_o a_o bless_a state_n leave_v in_o the_o remain_v of_o naturall-light_n and_o more_o of_o this_o thes_n 52._o and_o 111._o and_o the._n 111._o that_o the_o revelation_n and_o open_n of_o mercy_n by_o christ_n aught_o to_o be_v a_o light_n by_o order_n of_o divine_a wisdom_n whereby_o poor_a sinner_n lie_v in_o darkness_n terror_n and_o death_n 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