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which_o read_v augustine_n follow_v ad_fw-la laur._n cap._n 98._o whatsoever_o it_o be_v it_o appear_v that_o election_n and_o vocation_n which_o be_v the_o effect_n thereof_o be_v of_o grace_n and_o â—ot_n of_o work_n and_o simple_o he_o remoove_v whatsoever_o respect_n of_o work_n so_o that_o without_o any_o merit_n of_o good_a or_o evil_a work_n god_n love_v one_o and_o hate_v the_o other_o for_o if_o he_o will_v that_o the_o future_a either_o good_a work_n of_o the_o one_o or_o the_o evil_a work_n of_o the_o other_o which_o god_n foresee_v shall_v be_v mean_v he_o will_v not_o say_v not_o of_o work_n but_o he_o will_v say_v of_o future_a work_n and_o thus_o he_o will_v have_v answer_v that_o question_n as_o augustine_n note_v enchir._n ad_fw-la laur._n cap._n 98._o and_o add_v simplic_n lib._n 1._o quaest_n â—_o 4._o that_o prophetical_a speech_n tend_v hereunto_o jacob_n i_o have_v love_v and_o esau_n i_o have_v hate_v therefore_o god_n election_n discern_v between_o the_o elect_a and_o reprobate_n and_o that_o consist_v herein_o say_v john_n not_o that_o we_o love_v he_o but_o that_o he_o love_v us._n 4._o 1._o joh._n 4._o neither_o be_v this_o any_o obstacle_n that_o we_o know_v that_o god_n love_v all_o his_o work_n and_o hate_v not_o any_o thing_n that_o he_o have_v make_v because_o as_o it_o be_v say_v also_o before_o there_o be_v degree_n of_o the_o love_n of_o god_n and_o because_o he_o will_v not_o to_o all_o man_n this_o benefit_n which_o be_v eternal_a life_n therefore_o it_o be_v say_v that_o he_o love_v some_o 11._o wisd_v 11._o and_o hate_v some_o 5._o the_o same_o thing_n appear_v by_o his_o prevention_n be_v there_o unrighteousness_n then_o with_o god_n for_o this_o question_n shall_v have_v no_o place_n at_o all_o unless_o it_o be_v the_o apostle_n meaning_n that_o election_n sure_o be_v not_o of_o any_o work_v do_v or_o to_o be_v do_v but_o of_o the_o alone_a good_a pleasure_n of_o god_n 38._o aug._n ad_fw-la â—awâ—_n cap._n 38._o for_o if_o 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rom._n 8_o who_o he_o foreknow_v they_o he_o predestinate_v to_o be_v make_v conformable_a to_o the_o image_n of_o his_o son_n and_o who_o he_o predestinate_v they_o he_o call_v who_o he_o call_v they_o he_o justify_v who_o he_o justify_v they_o he_o glorify_v rom._n 11._o the_o election_n have_v obtain_v it_o the_o rest_n be_v harden_v ephes_n 1._o he_o choose_v we_o in_o he_o before_o the_o world_n that_o we_o may_v be_v holy_a and_o blameless_a before_o he_o through_o love_n and_o have_v predestinate_v we_o to_o adopt_v we_o for_o son_n through_o christ_n jesu_n etc._n etc._n in_o the_o same_o epistle_n chap._n 2._o we_o be_v his_o work_n create_v in_o christ_n jesu_n to_o good_a work_n which_o god_n have_v prepare_v that_o we_o shall_v be_v exercise_v in_o they_o to_o which_o end_n tend_v also_o 1._o 2._o thes_n 3._o tit._n 1._o that_o faith_n as_o the_o apostle_n say_v belong_v not_o to_o all_o but_o to_o the_o elect_a of_o god_n but_o understand_v a_o true_a faith_n and_o 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