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grace_n under_o a_o glorious_a praise_v of_o virtue_n rom._n 9_o osori_fw-la pag._n 157._o august_n ad_fw-la simplicia_fw-la lib._n 1._o quest._n 2._o the_o meaning_n of_o paul_n open_v by_o augustine_n the_o defence_n of_o god_n justice_n consist_v not_o in_o any_o thing_n else_o they_o in_o the_o only_a mercy_n of_o god_n according_a to_o osorius_n esau._n jacob_n the_o hardening_n of_o pharaoh_n osorius_n pag._n 158._o the_o confutation_n of_o osori_n objection_n the_o chief_a mean_n wherewith_o god_n justice_n may_v be_v defend_v rom._n 9_o an_o other_o exception_n of_o osorius_n confute_v osorius_n pag._n 158._o the_o reason_n of_o osorius_n touch_v the_o cause_n &_o order_n of_o predestination_n aug._n ad_fw-la simplici_fw-la lib._n 1._o quest_n 2._o rom._n 9_o the_o word_n of_o paul_n expound_v august_n ad_fw-la simplici_fw-la lib._n 1._o quaest._n 2._o in_o prede_a the_o first_o cause_n must_v be_v couple_v with_o the_o last_o end_n osori_fw-it pag._n 158._o 159._o 160._o the_o 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caville_n of_o the_o adversary_n a_o answer_n to_o osorius_n cavil_v god_n will_v take_v two_o manner_n of_o way_n psal._n 113._o luke_n 10._o god_n will_v be_v the_o beginning_n and_o rule_n of_o all_o thing_n how_o wicked_a man_n do_v the_o will_n of_o god_n i._o thessa._n 4._o the_o order_n and_o process_n of_o cause_n rom._n 9_o the_o place_n of_o paul_n to_o the_o rom_n 9_o expound_v the_o cause_n effecient_a the_o cause_n deficient_a how_o the_o cause_n of_o election_n and_o damnation_n do_v differr_v &_o agree_v betwixt_o themselves_o how_o god_n will_v do_v behave_v itself_o in_o the_o elect._n the_o damnation_n of_o the_o wicked_a ought_v not_o to_o be_v impute_v to_o god_n in_o the_o damnation_n of_o the_o wicked_a two_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v consider_v malum_fw-la culpae_fw-la malum_fw-la poenae_fw-la how_o the_o damnation_n of_o they_o that_o perish_v through_o their_o own_o default_n tourn_v to_o good_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n aug._n enchi_fw-la cap._n 95._o aug._n enchi_fw-la cap._n 100_o how_o the_o efficient_a cause_n of_o salvation_n and_o damnation_n do_v differre_fw-la the_o efficient_a cause_n the_o deficient_a cause_n out_o of_o aug._n lib._n de_fw-fr civit._n dei_fw-la 12._o cap._n 6.9.7_o question_n answer_n the_o promise_n of_o god_n be_v general_a with_o a_o promise_n singuli_fw-la generum_fw-la gunera_fw-la singulorum_fw-la the_o end_n of_o creation_n to_o godward_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v accuse_v in_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o reprobate_n how_o god_n sufferance_n deal_v in_o man_n action_n or_o life_n whether_o god_n sufferance_n or_o he_o will_v bear_v more_o rule_n in_o man_n life_n a_o double_a objection_n the_o original_n of_o sin_n be_v to_o be_v ascribe_v unto_o the_o creature_n not_o unto_o the_o creator_n god_n do_v not_o create_v man_n to_o the_o end_n he_o shall_v perish_v fron_n whence_o the_o cause_n of_o damnation_n spring_v at_o the_o first_o the_o objection_n confute_v the_o cause_n of_o each_o man_n damnation_n be_v within_o himself_o infidelity_n proceed_v rather_o of_o ignorance_n they_o of_o will_n faith_n be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n spring_v not_o from_o man_n will_n 1_o peter_n 2._o 2._o thessa._n 1._o act_n 13._o 1._o cor._n 2._o esay_n 6.9_o math._n 20._o luke_n 8._o 1._o pet._n 2._o two_o thing_n to_o be_v consider_v in_o god_n mercy_n whether_o god_n mercy_n be_v general_a to_o all_o indifferent_o and_o how_o it_o be_v general_a grace_n of_o vocation_n grace_n of_o election_n fayth_n and_o salvation_n take_v their_o original_n from_o grace_n rather_o than_o from_o our_o own_o will_n a_o answer_n to_o the_o place_n of_o chrisostome_n the_o secret_a will_n of_o his_o good_a pleasure_n unrevealed_a i._o beneplaciti_fw-la the_o express_a will_n of_o god_n reveal_v i._o voluntas_fw-la signi_fw-la vocation_n take_v two_o manner_n of_o way_n accord_v to_o augustineâ—_n august_n ad_fw-la simplici_fw-la pighius_fw-la touch_v the_o equality_n of_o god_n grace_n 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elder_a in_o time_n and_o in_o power_n surmonnt_v all_o man_n will_n the_o objection_n of_o the_o adversary_n the_o answer_n aug._n ad_fw-la bonifacium_fw-la lib._n 1._o cap._n 19_o de_fw-fr lib._n arb_n cap._n 2._o &_o 17._o aug._n the_o correp_n &_o great_a cap._n 1._o epist_n 107._o ad_fw-la victalem_fw-la wherein_o effectual_a grace_n do_v consist_v aug._n de_fw-fr gra_fw-mi &_o libe_n arbit_fw-la cap._n 5._o aug._n contra_fw-la 2._o epist._n pela_o lib._n 1._o cap._n 18._o osori_fw-la pag._n 162._o the_o complaint_n of_o osorius_n against_o luther_n touch_v the_o subversion_n of_o civil_a society_n the_o tyrannical_a state_n of_o the_o pope_n somewhat_o trouble_v by_o luther_n the_o pope_n the_o cardinal_n mytre_v byshoppe_n drove_n of_o moncke_n &_o friar_n the_o wolf_n do_v accuse_v the_o lamb_n for_o trouble_v the_o water_n gene._n 26._o the_o seat_n of_o the_o beast_n in_o the_o apocali_n apoc._n 16._o 2._o thessa._n 2._o amos._n 7._o 3._o king_n it_o be_v declare_v by_o 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