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and_o approbation_n the_o very_a same_o which_o bare_o comprehend_v that_o we_o call_v election_n 11.2_o rom._n 9.13_o 2_o tim._n 2.19_o rom._n 11.2_o so_o god_n choose_v be_v express_v by_o love_a jacob_n have_v i_o love_v and_o esau_n have_v i_o hate_v and_o this_o be_v that_o which_o the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o the_o lord_n know_v who_o be_v his_o i.e._n the_o lord_n from_o everlasting_a know_v his_o with_o love_n and_o with_o approbation_n have_v god_n cast_v away_o his_o people_n which_o he_o foreknow_v i_o which_o he_o before_o love_v and_o approve_v hence_o we_o gather_v that_o after_o the_o project_n be_v lay_v and_o the_o counsel_n of_o god_n be_v agree_v upon_o it_o than_o god_n foreknow_v or_o foresee_v who_o to_o embrace_v in_o his_o eternal_a love_n as_o his_o own_o
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