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that_o they_o may_v seek_v for_o salvation_n and_o find_v it_o not_o in_o themselves_o nor_o by_o their_o own_o merit_n but_o in_o god_n and_o from_o his_o goodness_n the_o son_n of_o god_n himself_o and_o his_o holy_a apostle_n and_o also_o the_o prophet_n have_v teach_v and_o stand_v upon_o this_o doctrine_n public_o in_o the_o whole_a assembly_n of_o the_o church_n the_o scripture_n of_o both_o the_o testament_n be_v full_a of_o this_o matter_n especial_o the_o gospel_n of_o saint_n john_n be_v as_o a_o clear_a glass_n wherein_o predestination_n be_v represent_v and_o publish_v abroad_o for_o there_o be_v no_o chapter_n in_o that_o book_n where_o there_o be_v not_o mention_v of_o predestination_n either_o in_o express_a word_n or_o in_o the_o sense_n and_o meaning_n of_o it_o and_o although_o there_o have_v be_v always_o some_o from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o gospel_n which_o persuade_v by_o the_o allurement_n and_o wisdom_n of_o the_o flesh_n have_v think_v that_o the_o doctrine_n 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be_v create_v of_o he_o unto_o destruction_n by_o this_o most_o fit_a example_n we_o be_v teach_v that_o it_o be_v in_o the_o free_a choice_n of_o god_n only_o to_o make_v a_o difference_n between_o man_n and_o by_o his_o wisdom_n to_o ordain_v and_o appoint_v what_o shall_v be_v do_v with_o every_o one_o so_o that_o god_n do_v love_n and_o choose_v most_o free_o whomesoever_o he_o love_v and_o choose_v as_o also_o he_o do_v refuse_v and_o condemn_v most_o free_o whomesoever_o he_o refuse_v and_o condemn_v for_o this_o be_v the_o force_n and_o liberty_n of_o predestination_n namely_o that_o god_n have_v freewill_n to_o save_v and_o choose_v that_o man_n who_o of_o his_o mere_a grace_n he_o choose_v and_o save_v so_o also_o that_o he_o have_v free_a liberty_n to_o reject_v and_o condemn_v whomesoever_o in_o his_o just_a judgement_n he_o will_v have_v refuse_v and_o condemn_v so_o that_o this_o be_v the_o eternal_a and_o unchangeable_a will_n of_o god_n of_o his_o undeserved_a favour_n to_o choose_v and_o save_v some_o and_o in_o his_o just_a judgement_n to_o cast_v other_o off_o from_o all_o mercy_n and_o to_o condemn_v they_o this_o will_n of_o god_n in_o both_o these_o decree_n be_v most_o absolute_a and_o simple_a which_o have_v no_o other_o cause_n so_o that_o he_o save_v some_o because_o it_o be_v his_o pleasure_n and_o will_n and_o he_o condemn_v other_o because_o it_o be_v his_o pleasure_n likewise_o therefore_o it_o be_v at_o god_n free_a choice_n to_o show_v or_o deny_v mercy_n to_o whomesoever_o he_o will_n it_o be_v in_o his_o power_n to_o have_v mercy_n on_o who_o he_o will_v 9.18_o rom._n 9.18_o and_o who_o he_o will_v to_o harden_v and_o he_o take_v mercy_n of_o his_o own_o great_a goodness_n only_o and_o harden_v with_o no_o injustice_n that_o he_o that_o be_v save_v shall_v not_o boast_v of_o his_o own_o merit_n and_o he_o that_o be_v condemn_v shall_v complain_v of_o nothing_o but_o of_o his_o own_o desert_n 99_o in_o euchiriad_n laurentium_fw-la ca._n 99_o as_o augustine_n say_v so_o there_o be_v no_o cause_n above_o god_n will_n but_o that_o be_v in_o the_o high_a degree_n that_o unto_o we_o it_o may_v be_v in_o steed_n of_o all_o cause_n so_o the_o will_n of_o god_n be_v the_o first_o and_o chief_a determiner_n of_o our_o election_n and_o of_o all_o other_o thing_n therefore_o the_o only_a absolute_a will_n of_o god_n ought_v to_o suffice_v every_o one_o as_o the_o most_o weighty_a cause_n and_o the_o chief_a reason_n of_o every_o thing_n so_o that_o it_o be_v a_o execrable_a wickedness_n to_o ask_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o will_n of_o god_n see_v that_o be_v the_o first_o and_o the_o only_a sufficient_a of_o all_o other_o cause_n which_o have_v no_o other_o cause_n above_o it_o 1.9_o lib._n de_fw-fr pradestina_fw-la sanc_fw-la 1.9_o wherefore_o saint_n augustine_n say_v most_o true_o and_o most_o right_o call_v not_o into_o question_n why_o god_n choose_v this_o man_n or_o reprobate_v that_o man_n except_o thou_o will_v 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