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have_v i_o love_v and_o esau_n have_v i_o hate_v election_n and_o reprobation_n be_v not_o a_o thing_n of_o yesterday_o and_o subsequent_a to_o the_o act_n of_o the_o creature_n but_o from_o all_o eternity_n 2._o there_o be_v a_o decree_n and_o preordination_n not_o only_o a_o naked_a foresight_n of_o those_o that_o perish_v some_o lutheran_n say_v that_o praedestination_n be_v proper_a only_o to_o the_o elect_n but_o as_o to_o the_o reprobate_n there_o be_v only_o a_o prescience_n or_o naked_a foreknowledge_n no_o preordination_n lest_o they_o shall_v make_v god_n the_o author_n of_o the_o creature_n sin_n and_o ruin_n but_o these_o man_n fear_v where_o no_o fear_n be_v the_o scripture_n show_v that_o the_o great_a evil_n that_o ever_o be_v do_v not_o only_o fall_v under_o the_o foreknowledge_n but_o determinate_a counsel_n of_o god_n act_v 2._o 23._o it_o be_v not_o only_o fore-known_a but_o unchangeable_o ordain_v and_o determine_v 3._o this_o decree_n of_o god_n be_v found_v in_o 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christ_n companion_n and_o the_o evil_a angel_n as_o his_o prisoner_n see_v matth._n 25._o 31._o and_o 2_o thess_n 1._o 7._o and_o 1_o cor._n 6_o 3._o this_o be_v a_o day_n that_o will_v work_v upon_o their_o envy_n thwart_o their_o pride_n to_o see_v the_o glory_n of_o christ_n and_o of_o the_o good_a angel_n and_o the_o saint_n after_o this_o they_o shall_v be_v adjudge_v to_o horrible_a torment_n hell_n be_v their_o freehold_n and_o portion_n prepare_v for_o the_o devil_n and_o his_o angel_n matth_n 25_o 41._o the_o quality_n and_o nature_n of_o their_o torment_n we_o can_v so_o easy_o determine_v nor_o what_o that_o fire_n that_o shall_v burn_v spirit_n only_o the_o scripture_n show_v they_o be_v 7._o cast_v into_o the_o lake_n that_o burn_v with_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n where_o they_o shall_v suffer_v torment_n without_o end_n and_o without_o ease_n when_o heaven_n joy_n be_v full_a then_o be_v hell_n torment_v full_a also_o and_o therefore_o though_o for_o the_o present_a 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