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text_n as_o far_o forth_o as_o the_o lord_n pray_v for_o his_o so_o far_o forth_o and_o in_o the_o same_o respect_n he_o pray_v not_o for_o that_o world_n of_o reprobate_n but_o for_o his_o he_o pray_v that_o they_o may_v be_v save_v joh._n tract_n 107._o in_o joh._n therefore_o so_o far_o forth_o he_o pray_v not_o for_o the_o reprobate_n let_v we_o hear_v what_o augustine_n say_v i_o pray_v not_o for_o the_o world_n but_o for_o they_o that_o thou_o give_v i_o by_o the_o world_n he_o will_v have_v mean_v such_o as_o live_v according_a to_o the_o lust_n of_o the_o world_n and_o be_v not_o in_o that_o state_n of_o grace_n world_n a_o double_a world_n that_o they_o be_v choose_v by_o it_o out_o of_o the_o world_n the_o same_o man_n tract_n 110._o there_o be_v a_o world_n of_o such_o as_o be_v to_o be_v damn_v whereof_o it_o be_v write_v lest_o we_o shall_v be_v damn_v with_o the_o world_n for_o this_o world_n he_o do_v not_o pray_v for_o he_o know_v well_o whereto_o it_o be_v 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that_o we_o be_v give_v he_o that_o he_o may_v save_v us._n for_o if_o all_o have_v be_v give_v to_o christ_n he_o have_v pray_v for_o all_o for_o he_o pray_v for_o all_o that_o his_o father_n have_v give_v he_o but_o now_o for_o certain_a man_n who_o he_o call_v the_o world_n he_o pray_v not_o further_o he_o give_v eternal_a life_n to_o all_o that_o be_v give_v he_o for_o so_o he_o say_v that_o to_o as_o many_o as_o thou_o give_v he_o he_o may_v give_v eternal_a life_n 111._o tract_n 111._o therefore_o with_o augustine_n we_o infer_v by_o contraposition_n that_o they_o be_v not_o give_v he_o to_o who_o he_o will_v not_o give_v eternal_a life_n albeit_o he_o who_o have_v power_n give_v he_o over_o all_o flesh_n have_v power_n give_v he_o over_o they_o also_o in_o the_o same_o place_n who_o be_v they_o say_v he_o who_o he_o say_v be_v give_v he_o of_o his_o father_n be_v they_o not_o they_o of_o who_o he_o say_v in_o another_o place_n no_o man_n come_v unto_o i_o except_o the_o father_n who_o send_v i_o draw_v he_o they_o be_v they_o who_o he_o receive_v of_o the_o father_n who_o he_o choose_v out_o of_o the_o world_n that_o now_o they_o may_v not_o be_v of_o the_o world_n as_o he_o be_v not_o of_o the_o world_n and_o yet_o they_o be_v even_o the_o believe_a world_n and_o that_o which_o know_v that_o christ_n be_v send_v of_o god_n the_o father_n again_o 107._o tract_n 107._o the_o world_n for_o which_o he_o pray_v not_o he_o will_v have_v to_o be_v take_v for_o those_o that_o be_v not_o in_o that_o state_n of_o grace_n that_o they_o may_v be_v choose_v out_o of_o the_o world_n but_o for_o these_o who_o his_o father_n give_v he_o he_o say_v he_o pray_v for_o hereby_o that_o the_o father_n have_v give_v they_o already_o unto_o he_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o they_o pertain_v not_o unto_o that_o world_n for_o which_o he_o do_v not_o pray_v hereupon_o cyrill_n also_o say_v joh._n lib._n 11._o cap._n 19_o in_o joh._n saint_n john_n because_o he_o be_v a_o jew_n lest_o 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unto_o all_o man_n what_o be_v the_o communion_n of_o the_o mystery_n that_o be_v hide_v from_o all_o age_n do_v also_o every_o where_n teach_v that_o the_o grace_n of_o redemption_n pertain_v not_o to_o the_o unbeliever_n but_o to_o the_o faithful_a who_o now_o be_v not_o the_o vessel_n of_o the_o devil_n but_o the_o member_n of_o jesu_n christ_n that_o of_o many_o testimony_n we_o may_v only_o allege_v a_o few_o 3._o the_o 1._o place_n rom._n 3._o he_o thus_o write_v to_o the_o roman_n chap._n 3._o but_o now_o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n be_v make_v manifest_a without_o the_o law_n have_v witness_n of_o the_o law_n and_o the_o prophet_n to_o
their_o prince_n and_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n mark_v their_o door_n post_v with_o the_o sacred_a blood_n of_o the_o lamb_n and_o so_o escape_v so_o much_o differ_v the_o world_n of_o the_o unbeliever_n from_o the_o world_n or_o people_n of_o the_o faithful_a that_o with_o their_o king_n the_o prince_n of_o darkness_n the_o devil_n they_o may_v soon_o be_v drown_v in_o the_o bottom_n of_o hell_n than_o that_o the_o redemption_n by_o christ_n that_o true_a lamb_n of_o god_n shall_v do_v they_o any_o good_a at_o all_o 43.3_o esay_n 43.3_o also_o as_o the_o redeemer_n of_o israel_n take_v his_o servant_n jacob_n and_o the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n and_o bring_v they_o out_o of_o babel_n into_o the_o land_n of_o the_o forefather_n give_v the_o egyptian_n the_o ethiopian_n and_o other_o wicked_a people_n as_o it_o be_v the_o price_n for_o the_o redemption_n of_o the_o people_n of_o god_n 11.23_o jer._n 30._o v._n 11.23_o so_o the_o lord_n be_v with_o his_o church_n to_o save_v it_o 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