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ad_fw-la penâ—_n scribâ—t_fw-la ad_fw-la i_o lelius_n de_fw-fr stoico_n fato_fw-la usque_fw-la adeo_fw-la litem_fw-la genevae_n moveri_fw-la ut_fw-la quidam_fw-la in_o caâ—cerem_fw-la conjectus_fw-la sit_fw-la propterea_fw-la quòd_fw-la a_o zenone_n differâ—et_o o_o miserable_fw-la tempora_fw-la doctrina_fw-la salutis_fw-la peregrinis_fw-la quibusdam_fw-la dubitationibus_fw-la obscuratur_fw-la lelius_n write_v unto_o i_o that_o in_o geneva_n there_o be_v such_o strife_n about_o the_o stoic_n fate_n that_o one_o be_v cast_v into_o prison_n because_o he_o dissent_v from_o zeno._n o_o miserable_a time_n etc._n etc._n and_o by_o the_o testimony_n of_o beza_n too_o who_o speak_v of_o melancthon_n say_v videatur_fw-la say_v beza_n in_o vita_fw-la calvini_n philippus_n de_fw-fr his_fw-la rebus_fw-la ita_fw-la scribere_fw-la caeperat_v ut_fw-la genevenses_fw-la quasi_fw-la stoicum_fw-la fatum_fw-la invehentes_fw-la notare_fw-la quibusdam_fw-la videatur_fw-la philip_n have_v so_o write_v of_o 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man_n lam._n 3.33_o to_o which_o speech_n for_o likeness_n sake_n i_o will_v join_v one_o of_o prosper_v labendi_fw-la prosper_v resp_n ad_fw-la 12._o obj._n vincent_n praedestinatio_fw-la dei_fw-la multis_fw-la est_fw-la causa_fw-la standi_fw-la nemim_fw-la est_fw-la causa_fw-la labendi_fw-la god_n predestination_n be_v to_o many_o the_o cause_n of_o stand_v to_o none_o of_o fall_v 2_o it_o be_v contrary_a to_o god_n nature_n 34.6_o nature_n exod._n 34.6_o who_o set_v forth_o himself_o to_o be_v a_o god_n merciful_a gracious_a long_o suffer_v abundant_a in_o goodness_n etc._n etc._n and_o he_o be_v acknowledge_v to_o be_v so_o by_o king_n david_n 86.5_o david_n psal_n 86.5_o thou_o lord_n be_v good_a and_o merciful_a and_o of_o great_a kindness_n to_o all_o they_o that_o call_v upon_o thou_o and_o by_o the_o prophet_n joel_n jonah_n and_o micah_n he_o be_v gracious_a and_o merciful_a 2.13_o joel._n 2.13_o slow_a to_o anger_n and_o of_o great_a kindness_n say_v joel._n 4.22_o jonah_n 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