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aliquo_fw-la intelligitur_fw-la grot._fw-la ad_fw-la loc_fw-la tradit_fw-la autem_fw-la pater_fw-la cum_fw-la effectu_fw-la christo_fw-la eos_fw-la qui_fw-la pietati_fw-la student_fw-la idem_fw-la ibid._n quos_fw-la per_fw-la inspirationem_fw-la internam_fw-la inclinat_fw-la ad_fw-la i_o carthus_n com._n in_o loc_n dari_n â_fw-la patre_fw-la est_fw-la docibilem_fw-la esse_fw-la dei._n maldonat_fw-la ad_fw-la text._n omne_fw-la quod_fw-la that_fw-mi mihi_fw-la pater_fw-la per_fw-la aeternam_fw-la electionem_fw-la &_o temporalem_fw-la vocationem_fw-la gorran_n enac_n in_o text._n donandi_fw-la verbum_fw-la perindè_fw-la valet_fw-la ac_fw-la si_fw-la dixisset_fw-la christus_fw-la quos_fw-la elegit_fw-la pater_fw-la etc._n etc._n calvin_n in_o text._n donat_n viz._n pro_fw-la aeterno_fw-la svo_fw-la decreto_fw-la eligens_fw-la in_o i_o ad_fw-la vitam_fw-la aeternam_fw-la piscat_fw-la schol._n ibid._n innuit_fw-la hoc_fw-la verbum_fw-la quod_fw-la deus_fw-la ab_fw-la aeterno_fw-la aliquos_fw-la elegerit_fw-la etc._n etc._n ferus_fw-la ibid._n velure_n quos_fw-la ab_fw-la aeterno_fw-la elegit_fw-la &_o praedestinavit_fw-la in_o i_o carthus_n ibid._n some_o understanding_n it_o of_o the_o latter_a of_o these_o so_o grotius_n who_o interpret_v it_o of_o a_o effectual_a give_v god_n prepare_v man_n for_o christ_n and_o work_a faith_n in_o they_o in_o such_o say_v he_o as_o have_v a_o precious_a disposition_n thereunto_o and_o so_o carthusian_n conceive_v it_o may_v be_v here_o look_v upon_o all_o that_o he_o give_v i_o i._n e._n say_v he_o such_o as_o by_o his_o secret_a inspiration_n he_o incline_v to_o come_v unto_o i_o and_o so_o maldonate_fw-it and_o some_o other_o romish_a commentator_n will_v have_v it_o but_o this_o be_v to_o confound_v these_o two_o part_n of_o the_o text_n god_n gracious_a donation_n with_o man_n effectual_a vocation_n his_o give_v with_o man_n come_v which_o be_v here_o set_v forth_o as_o two_o distinct_a act_n the_o one_o of_o they_o 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