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deo_fw-la ex_fw-la obligatione_fw-la nostrâ_fw-la naturali_fw-la debiti_fw-la 4._o necessitate_v bonae_fw-la &_o tranquillae_fw-la conscientiae_fw-la de_fw-la sva_fw-la electione_n &_o vocatione_n ad_fw-la salutem_fw-la sibi_fw-la probe_n consciae_fw-la 5._o necessitate_v officii_fw-la charitatis_fw-la proximo_fw-la praestandi_fw-la the_o sense_n be_v this_o good_a work_n be_v necessary_a on_o divers_a account_n they_o be_v say_v to_o be_v necessary_a 1._o because_o command_v of_o god_n 2._o they_o be_v necessary_a as_o a_o medium_n order_v or_o in_o order_n to_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o our_o own_o salvation_n 3._o they_o be_v necessary_a in_o that_o they_o be_v the_o worship_n and_o obedience_n that_o we_o be_v by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n oblige_v to_o perform_v to_o god_n 4._o they_o be_v necessary_a for_o the_o keep_v a_o good_a and_o peaceful_a conscience_n comfortable_o witness_v to_o our_o election_n of_o god_n and_o call_v unto_o salvation_n 5._o they_o be_v 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2_o tim._n 1._o 9_o because_o his_o gracious_a purpose_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rom._n 11._o 6._o because_o he_o separate_v or_o single_v out_o some_o to_o mercy_n in_o a_o way_n of_o choice_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o pet._n 1._o 2._o because_o he_o know_v they_o as_o his_o own_o in_o a_o way_n of_o singular_a love_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rom._n 8._o 29_o 30._o because_o he_o infallible_o predestinate_v they_o to_o grace_n and_o glory_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d eph._n 1._o 5._o because_o all_o be_v out_o of_o the_o pure_a self-motion_n of_o his_o own_o good_a will_n this_o election_n of_o god_n than_o be_v gâ—d_v â—illing_a or_o decree_a to_o glorify_v his_o grace_n in_o the_o salvation_n of_o a_o certain_a number_n of_o the_o posterity_n of_o fall_a man_n through_o sanctification_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o belief_n of_o the_o truth_n and_o other_o election_n unto_o eternal_a life_n the_o scripture_n know_v not_o so_o than_o what_o mr._n 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