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consider_v withal_o that_o he_o that_o make_v such_o a_o provision_n for_o a_o few_o have_v wherewithal_o in_o abundance_n and_o this_o disposable_a contrivable_a to_o no_o other_o use_n or_o purpose_n to_o have_v provide_v upon_o the_o same_o term_n for_o all_o and_o that_o all_o the_o reason_n he_o have_v for_o his_o non-disposing_a of_o it_o this_o way_n i_o mean_v for_o the_o benefit_n and_o blessing_n of_o all_o be_v only_o his_o mere_a will_n and_o pleasure_n suppose_v a_o man_n have_v a_o thousand_o quarter_n of_o wheat_n or_o the_o like_a which_o he_o know_v not_o what_o to_o do_v with_o or_o to_o what_o use_n to_o convert_v it_o but_o only_o to_o the_o relief_n of_o a_o company_n of_o poor_a indigent_a creature_n ready_a to_o be_v affamished_a and_o perish_v through_o hunger_n in_o case_n this_o man_n shall_v actual_o relieve_v only_o two_o or_o three_o person_n in_o this_o distress_n with_o part_n of_o this_o abundance_n there_o be_v a_o thousand_o before_o he_o in_o the_o same_o extremity_n and_o in_o no_o possibility_n of_o be_v relieve_v from_o any_o other_o hand_n but_o shall_v rather_o choose_v to_o cast_v the_o residue_n of_o his_o grain_n into_o the_o sea_n or_o bury_v it_o under_o ground_n or_o some_o way_n or_o other_o destroy_v the_o serviceableness_n of_o it_o unto_o man_n then_o dispose_v of_o it_o towards_o the_o relief_n of_o any_o of_o the_o rest_n will_v not_o such_o a_o act_n as_o this_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o unnaturalness_n and_o affectate_v unmercifulness_n of_o it_o quite_o drown_v the_o grace_n and_o loveliness_n of_o his_o charity_n in_o relieve_v those_o few_o in_o like_a manner_n they_o who_o pretend_v the_o exaltation_n of_o the_o grace_n and_o love_n of_o god_n towards_o man_n in_o give_v christ_n to_o die_v for_o they_o who_o death_n they_o grant_v to_o be_v sufficient_a in_o point_n of_o merit_n to_o save_v all_o man_n without_o exception_n and_o yet_o teach_v that_o god_n intend_v only_o the_o salvation_n of_o a_o few_o 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consequent_o that_o he_o be_v and_o be_v at_o perfect_a liberty_n whether_o he_o will_v show_v mercy_n unto_o any_o or_o make_v provision_n for_o the_o salvation_n of_o the_o small_a number_n of_o all_o upon_o which_o account_n it_o can_v not_o have_v be_v term_v a_o act_n of_o unmercifulness_n in_o he_o in_o case_n no_o provision_n have_v be_v make_v by_o he_o for_o the_o salvation_n of_o any_o much_o less_o that_o he_o shall_v not_o make_v provision_n for_o all_o as_o it_o argue_v no_o unmercifulness_n at_o all_o in_o he_o that_o he_o have_v make_v no_o provision_n at_o all_o for_o the_o salvation_n of_o the_o devil_n because_o he_o be_v no_o way_n bind_v to_o it_o whereas_o upon_o man_n in_o case_n they_o have_v mean_n and_o opportunity_n to_o relieve_v the_o necessity_n of_o those_o that_o be_v in_o misery_n and_o neglect_v to_o do_v it_o the_o imputation_n and_o charge_n of_o unmercifulness_n just_o lie_v because_o they_o be_v under_o a_o law_n in_o this_o behalf_n so_o that_o 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