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A11015 A treatise of Gods effectual calling: written first in the Latine tongue, by the reuerend and faithfull seruant of Christ, Maister Robert Rollock, preacher of Gods word in Edenburgh. And now faithfully translated for the benefite of the vnlearned, into the English tongue, by Henry Holland, preacher in London; Tractatus de vocatione efficaci, quae inter locos theologiæ communissimos recensetur, deque locis specialioribus, qui sub vocatione comprehenduntur. English Rollock, Robert, 1555?-1599.; Holland, Henry, 1555 or 6-1603.; Bèze, Théodore de, 1519-1605. 1603 (1603) STC 21286; ESTC S116145 189,138 276

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they_o say_v that_o hope_n be_v not_o simple_o and_o absolute_o certain_a for_o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o uncertain_a than_o these_o thing_n in_o which_o they_o place_v some_o or_o rather_o the_o chief_a cause_n of_o the_o certainty_n of_o hope_n concern_v the_o absolute_a certainty_n of_o hope_n these_o be_v some_o testimony_n of_o scripture_n psal_n 31._o in_o thou_o o_o lord_n have_v i_o hope_v let_v i_o not_o be_v confound_v for_o ever_o he_o that_o trust_v in_o the_o lord_n shall_v be_v as_o mount_v zion_n which_o shall_v not_o be_v move_v for_o ever_o psal_n 125._o rom._n 5._o we_o rejoice_v under_o the_o hope_n of_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o after_o hope_n make_v not_o ashamed_a rom._n 8._o we_o be_v save_v by_o hope_n phil_n 1._o 20._o according_a to_o my_o earnest_a expectation_n and_o hope_n that_o i_o shall_v not_o be_v ashamed_a rom._n 9_o whosoever_o believe_v in_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v confound_v and_o thus_o much_o of_o hope_n chap._n xxxiii_o of_o charity_n or_o love._n among_o the_o principal_a effect_n of_o faith_n charity_n be_v reckon_v in_o the_o next_o place_n after_o hope_n and_o paul_n knit_v they_o together_o as_o the_o three_o special_a grace_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n faith_n hope_n charity_n 1._o cor._n 13._o there_o be_v three_o say_v he_o faith_n hope_n and_o charity_n and_o the_o great_a of_o these_o be_v charity_n the_o apostle_n knit_v these_o together_o and_o we_o do_v not_o sever_v they_o special_o for_o that_o god_n love_n be_v a_o certain_a bond_n unite_n we_o to_o god_n together_o with_o the_o bond_n of_o faith_n which_o be_v the_o primary_n and_o principal_n for_o this_o cause_n peter_n say_v that_o our_o communion_n with_o christ_n now_o absent_a from_o we_o do_v consist_v love_n &_o faith_n and_o this_o move_v we_o in_o the_o three_o place_n after_o faith_n to_o entreat_v of_o charity_n in_o this_o treatise_n of_o our_o effectual_a call_n and_o charity_n or_o love_n proceed_v from_o that_o sweet_a apprehension_n 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