shall_v give_v the_o effectualness_n to_o his_o grace_n and_o so_o be_v slothful_a and_o perish_v by_o that_o presumption_n §_o 69._o whether_o the_o scheme_n as_o it_o be_v set_v by_o learned_a man_n abstract_v now_o from_o the_o truth_n of_o it_o be_v in_o any_o considerable_a degree_n liable_a to_o this_o danger_n i_o leave_v those_o that_o be_v favourable_a to_o it_o to_o consider_v presume_v that_o if_o it_o be_v it_o will_v not_o be_v think_v fit_a to_o be_v pitch_v upon_o as_o the_o most_o commodious_a without_o either_o the_o authority_n of_o scripture_n or_o some_o other_o preponderate_v advantage_n tender_v by_o it_o which_o to_o i_o be_v yet_o invisible_a and_o thus_o much_o may_v serve_v for_o the_o doctrine_n of_o god_n decree_n which_o if_o i_o mistake_v not_o leave_v they_o in_o relation_n to_o man_n in_o this_o posture_n as_o far_o as_o the_o scripture-light_n lead_v we_o decreess_n §_o 70._o 1._o that_o god_n decree_v to_o create_v man_n after_o his_o own_o image_n a_o 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