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coelestibus_fw-la aliis_fw-la praestare_fw-la faciat_fw-la ita_fw-la in_o râ—generatione_n electione_n ac_fw-la reparatione_fw-la dâ—us_fw-la unus_fw-la author_n est_fw-la agnoscendus_fw-la austin_n be_v in_o the_o right_a for_o as_o among_o the_o minister_n in_o the_o church_n it_o be_v not_o study_n learning_n or_o industry_n none_o but_o god_n that_o make_v one_o to_o excel_v another_o in_o those_o celestial_a endowment_n so_o in_o the_o work_n of_o regeneration_n election_n and_o reparation_n god_n be_v to_o be_v acknowledge_v the_o only_a author_n and_o mr._n calvin_n make_v this_o yet_o more_o evident_a in_o his_o institution_n apud_fw-la centum_fw-la eadem_fw-la ferè_fw-la habetur_fw-la concio_fw-la a_o hundred_o 12._o l._n 3._o c._n 24._o n._n 12._o man_n hear_v the_o very_a same_o sermon_n twenty_o of_o they_o do_v cheerful_o receive_v it_o with_o the_o obedience_n of_o faith_n the_o rest_n either_o do_v not_o regard_v it_o or_o deride_v it_o or_o explode_v and_o abominate_a 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disobedient_a l_o a_o matth._n 18._o 11._o luk._n 19_o 10._o b_o isa_n 53._o 6._o c_o rom._n 5._o 6._o d_o rom._n 5._o 8._o e_z rom._n 5._o 10._o f_z 1_o tim._n 2._o 5_o 6._o chap._n 4._o 10._o g_o heb._n 2._o 9_o h_z joh._n 3._o 16._o chap._n 1._o 29._o chap._n 6._o 33_o 51._o ay_o 1_o joh._n 2._o 2._o k_n 1_o pet._n 3._o 18._o l_o ibid._n vers_fw-la 20._o 2._o that_o he_o die_v for_o as_o many_o as_o be_v dead_a in_o adam_n rom._n 5._o 12_o 18_o 1_o cor._n 15._o 22._o 2_o cor._n 5._o 14._o 3._o that_o he_o die_v for_o as_o many_o as_o be_v bind_v to_o believe_v in_o he_o 1_o pet._n 1._o 18_o 19_o with_o 20._o see_v the_o examine_v of_o tilenus_n pag._n 168_o 169_o 170._o 4._o that_o he_o die_v for_o as_o many_o as_o be_v bind_v to_o adore_v and_o serve_v he_o 1_o cor._n 6._o 20._o 2_o cor._n 5._o 14_o 15._o with_o rom._n 14._o 9_o 5._o that_o he_o die_v for_o as_o many_o as_o we_o be_v oblige_v to_o pray_v for_o in_o christ_n name_n 1_o tim._n 2._o 1._o with_o 5._o 6._o 6._o that_o 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