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wrath_n verse_n 22_o 23._o what_o if_o god_n willing_a to_o show_v his_o wrath_n and_o to_o make_v his_o power_n know_v endure_v with_o much_o long-suffering_a the_o vessel_n of_o wrath_n fit_v to_o destruction_n and_o that_o he_o may_v make_v know_v the_o riches_n of_o his_o glory_n on_o the_o vessel_n of_o mercy_n which_o he_o have_v afore_o prepare_v unto_o glory_n where_o i_o desire_v to_o have_v it_o punctual_o observe_v that_o the_o vessel_n of_o wrath_n be_v only_o say_v to_o be_v fit_v to_o destruction_n without_o name_v by_o who_o god_n satan_n or_o themselves_o whereas_o on_o the_o other_o side_n god_n himself_o 40._o electio_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la causâ—_n tantum_fw-la salutis_fw-la sed_fw-la &_o oâ—nium_fw-la corum_fw-la quae_fw-la causae_fw-la rationem_fw-la habent_fw-la ad_fw-la saluteâ—_n râ—probatio_n uâ—rò_fw-la neque_fw-la damnationis_fw-la â—eque_fw-la peâ—â—ati_fw-la quod_fw-la meretur_fw-la dann_n ationem_fw-la est_fw-la propâ—iè_fw-la causa_fw-la sed_fw-la 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