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11._o 12._o according_a to_o the_o eternal_a purpose_n which_o he_o wrought_v in_o christ_n jesus_n our_o lord_n by_o who_o we_o have_v boldness_n and_o entrance_n with_o confidence_n by_o faith_n in_o he_o 1._o thes_n 5._o 24._o faithful_n be_v he_o which_o call_v you_o which_o will_v also_o do_v it_o hebr._n 10._o 23._o let_v we_o keep_v the_o profession_n of_o our_o hope_n without_o waver_v for_o he_o be_v faithful_a that_o promise_v rom._n 8._o 38._o 39_o for_o i_o be_o persuade_v that_o neither_o death_n nor_o life_n nor_o angel_n nor_o principality_n nor_o power_n nor_o thing_n present_a nor_o thing_n to_o come_v nor_o height_n nor_o depth_n nor_o any_o other_o creature_n shall_v be_v able_a to_o separate_v we_o from_o the_o love_n of_o god_n which_o be_v in_o christ_n jesus_n our_o lord_n and_o therefore_o i_o can_v nor_o i_o may_v not_o doubt_v of_o my_o salvation_n so_o far_o then_o it_o be_v against_o reason_n to_o say_v that_o this_o doctrine_n make_v man_n negligent_a or_o 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shall_v send_v they_o strong_a delusion_n that_o they_o shall_v believe_v lie_n and_o so_o be_v damn_v rom._n 11._o 20._o the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o the_o jew_n and_o the_o gentile_n say_v of_o the_o jew_n that_o through_o their_o unbelief_n they_o be_v break_v off_o and_o that_o the_o gentile_n stand_v by_o faith_n 2._o cor._n 4._o 3._o 4._o if_o your_o gospel_n be_v then_o hide_v it_o be_v hide_v to_o they_o that_o be_v lose_v in_o who_o the_o god_n of_o this_o world_n have_v blind_v the_o mind_n of_o infidel_n that_o the_o light_n of_o the_o glorious_a gospel_n of_o christ_n which_o be_v the_o image_n of_o god_n shall_v not_o shine_v unto_o they_o the_o three_o chapter_n how_o god_n put_v in_o execution_n his_o eternal_a counsel_n as_o well_o towards_o the_o elect_a as_o the_o reprobate_n the_o lord_n god_n that_o he_o may_v put_v in_o execution_n his_o eternal_a counsel_n to_o his_o glory_n prepare_v a_o way_n according_a to_o his_o infinite_a wisdom_n indifferent_a both_o to_o those_o that_o he_o will_v choose_v and_o those_o also_o which_o he_o will_v refuse_v for_o when_o he_o determine_v to_o show_v his_o infinite_a mercy_n in_o the_o salvation_n of_o the_o elect_a and_o also_o his_o just_a judgement_n in_o the_o condemnation_n of_o the_o reprobate_n it_o be_v necessary_a that_o he_o shall_v shut_v up_o both_o under_o disobedience_n and_o sin_n to_o show_v his_o mercy_n to_o all_o those_o that_o believe_v that_o be_v to_o say_v to_o the_o elect_a because_o faith_n be_v a_o gift_n of_o god_n which_o proper_o belong_v to_o the_o elect_a and_o contrariwise_o to_o have_v just_a cause_n to_o condemn_v they_o to_o who_o it_o be_v not_o give_v to_o believe_v nor_o to_o know_v god_n mystery_n therefore_o god_n do_v this_o in_o such_o sort_n and_o with_o such_o wisdom_n that_o the_o whole_a fault_n of_o the_o reprobate_n damnation_n lie_v in_o themselves_o and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n all_o the_o glory_n and_o praise_n of_o the_o elect_v salvation_n belong_v 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