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A77750 A faithfull messenger sent after the Antinomians: to try their power in their last place of refuge, who are fled to Gods decrees for shelter, as Ioab did to the hornes of the altar, and say that they will dye there, I Kings 2. 29.30. Imprimatur Ja. Cranford. Bakewell, Thomas, b. 1618 or 19. 1644 (1644) Wing B533; Thomason E40_23; ESTC R5091 47,721 42

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before_o it_o take_v hold_v on_o christ_n to_o justify_v i_o know_v none_o therefore_o when_o it_o be_v wrought_v god_n love_v that_o man_n as_o his_o real_a child_n but_o the_o more_o they_o stand_v upon_o these_o nice_a distraction_n the_o more_o they_o display_v their_o folly_n but_o they_o reply_v from_o those_o word_n of_o jeremiah_n say_v the_o lord_n i_o have_v love_v thou_o with_o a_o everlasting_a love_n jer._n 31.3_o this_o say_v they_o be_v everlasting_a be_v from_o all_o eternity_n i_o answer_v when_o god_n love_v his_o people_n he_o love_v they_o for_o ever_o jo._n 13.1_o his_o love_n never_o fail_v 1_o cor._n 13.8_o no_o water_n can_v quench_v this_o love_n cant._n 8.7_o he_o will_v rest_v in_o his_o love_n zeph._n 3.17_o so_o his_o love_n unto_o his_o people_n be_v eternal_a he_o will_v never_o leave_v they_o nor_o forsake_v they_o heb._n 13.5_o but_o all_o this_o will_v not_o prove_v that_o god_n love_v they_o from_o everlasting_a although_o he_o love_v they_o unto_o everlasting_a from_o the_o time_n of_o their_o be_v and_o say_v mr._n perkins_n on_o his_o exposition_n on_o the_o creed_n page_n 396._o god_n neither_o hate_v they_o indeed_o nor_o love_v they_o indeed_o before_o they_o be_v and_o concern_v those_o two_o nation_n that_o come_v of_o jacob_n and_o esau_n he_o say_v god_n do_v purpose_n to_o love_v one_o and_o hate_v the_o other_o page_z 374._o as_o also_o many_o able_a divine_n have_v well_o approve_v of_o this_o book_n before_o it_o be_v publish_v so_o than_o although_o god_n love_v his_o people_n for_o ever_o yet_o if_o we_o speak_v of_o the_o time_n pass_v beyond_o the_o creation_n or_o