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non_fw-la that_fw-mi sed_fw-la quia_fw-la homo_fw-la non_fw-la accipit_fw-la in_o that_o man_n want_v grace_n 3.4_o rom._n 8.7_o rom._n 3.4_o it_o be_v not_o because_o god_n do_v nor_o give_v it_o but_o because_o they_o have_v not_o grace_v to_o receive_v it_o 3.19_o joh._n 3.19_o herein_o say_v john_n be_v their_o condemnation_n just_a in_o that_o that_o light_n be_v come_v into_o the_o world_n and_o man_n love_v darkness_n more_o than_o light_n because_o their_o deed_n be_v evil_a so_o that_o the_o way_n be_v narrow_a in_o regard_n of_o we_o and_o not_o of_o god_n second_o if_o many_o be_v call_v and_o few_o choose_v if_o few_o vessel_n of_o glory_n and_o many_o vessel_n of_o wrath_n 9_o rom._n 9_o what_o have_v thou_o to_o do_v herein_o shall_v folly_n censure_v wisdom_n or_o the_o clay_n reason_n against_o the_o potter_n object_n god_n either_o can_v take_v away_o evil_n and_o will_v not_o or_o will_v but_o can_v or_o neither_o can_v nor_o will_n if_o he_o can_v but_o will_v not_o 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