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ordain_v such_o admonition_n as_o a_o mean_n to_o promote_v the_o grace_n of_o perseverance_n in_o all_o that_o be_v true_a believer_n desolatus_fw-la but_o that_o i_o be_o one_o of_o that_o number_n be_v not_o yet_o make_v out_o to_o i_o for_o there_o be_v nothing_o can_v real_o make_v i_o such_o but_o that_o special_a irresistible_a grace_n that_o flow_v from_o the_o fountain_n of_o a_o absolute_a election_n as_o the_o fruit_n and_o effect_n of_o it_o as_o the_o synod_n of_o dort_n declare_v and_o unless_o i_o be_v plant_v in_o that_o soil_n by_o god_n most_o free_a and_o unchangeable_a love_n it_o be_v impossible_a i_o shall_v partake_v 9_o ch._n 1._o art_n 9_o of_o the_o fatness_n of_o it_o and_o this_o be_v my_o unhappiness_n i_o can_v meet_v a_o man_n that_o have_v take_v so_o exact_a a_o survey_n of_o that_o state_n as_o to_o be_v able_a to_o secure_v my_o interest_n therein_o the_o truth_n be_v therefore_o after_o all_o your_o application_n to_o remove_v my_o jealousy_n i_o 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all_o grace_n sufficient_a to_o set_v the_o flax_n on_o fire_n though_o it_o smoke_v till_o it_o make_v the_o heart_n to_o bleed_v as_o well_o as_o the_o eye_n to_o water_n diotrephes_n if_o you_o be_v afraid_a of_o your_o own_o infirmity_n i_o hope_v you_o have_v sufficient_a security_n against_o they_o in_o the_o intercession_n of_o a_o merciful_a and_o compassionate_a high_a priest_n who_o imply_v all_o when_o he_o speak_v to_o peter_n and_o make_v he_o this_o promise_n simon_n simon_n behold_v satan_n have_v desire_v to_o have_v you_o that_o he_o may_v â—â—ft_v you_o as_o 32._o luk._n 22._o 31_o 32._o wheat_n but_o i_o have_v pray_v for_o thou_o that_o thy_o faith_n fail_v not_o desolatus_fw-la alas_o sir_n that_o concern_v the_o elect_n 143._o elect_n christ_n profess_v he_o pray_v not_o for_o all_o but_o only_o for_o those_o who_o god_n have_v give_v he_o john_n 17._o 9_o or_o shall_v hereafter_o believe_v ver_fw-la 20._o and_o for_o they_o alone_o he_o sanctify_v himself_o ver_fw-la 19_o that_o be_v offer_v himself_o upon_o the_o cross_n dr._n twiss_n ibid._n pag._n 143._o who_o be_v the_o only_a person_n that_o have_v a_o interest_n in_o that_o high_a priest_n for_o we_o be_v tell_v in_o the_o name_n of_o all_o the_o congregational_a church_n that_o though_o the_o reprobate_n be_v then_o in_o adam_n loin_n as_o well_o as_o the_o rest_n god_n be_v please_v to_o give_v the_o promise_n of_o christ_n the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n to_o the_o elect_n only_o and_o that_o his_o intercession_n belong_v peculiarly_a unto_o they_o be_v the_o affirmation_n of_o many_o member_n of_o the_o synod_n of_o dort_n and_o as_o touch_v the_o efficacy_n of_o it_o it_o be_v the_o sense_n of_o that_o whole_a convention_n beside_o that_o promise_n concern_v the_o true_a believer_n and_o so_o no_o ground_n of_o