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misperswasion_n of_o many_o modern_a christian_n presume_v love_n to_o our_o saviour_n and_o his_o apostle_n be_v elsewhere_o 245._o elsewhere_o see_v his_o tiâ—eatise_n of_o justify_v faith_n sect._n 2._o ch._n 14._o page_n in_o quarto_fw-la 245._o handle_v in_o the_o general_n and_o shall_v by_o god_n assistance_n be_v further_o prosecute_v in_o some_o particular_n my_o purpose_n for_o the_o present_a be_v to_o show_v how_o near_o it_o concern_v myself_o and_o all_o that_o seek_v to_o prevent_v the_o resubmission_n of_o this_o people_n unto_o the_o roman_a yoke_n to_o beware_v of_o peremptory_a resolution_n concern_v absolute_a reprobation_n 19_o it_o be_v well_o observe_v by_o oecolampadius_n that_o the_o ordinary_a picture_n of_o god_n or_o of_o his_o enemy_n 349._o puerorum_fw-la major_n pars_fw-la nescit_fw-la quid_fw-la sit_fw-la deus_fw-la quid_fw-la satan_n quid_fw-la bonum_fw-la quid_fw-la malum_fw-la idque_fw-la firmitèr_fw-la credo_fw-la neque_fw-la talis_fw-la deus_fw-la 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that_o can_v be_v take_v of_o satan_n will_v be_v the_o true_a character_n of_o falsehood_n malice_n hatred_n cruelty_n envy_n yet_o by_o this_o good_a author_n leave_v however_o satan_n be_v the_o father_n of_o lie_n the_o author_n of_o malice_n the_o hatcher_n of_o envy_n and_o hatred_n the_o com-plotter_n of_o cruelty_n yet_o can_v he_o not_o so_o true_o and_o proper_o be_v call_v falsehood_n itself_o envy_v itself_o hatred_n itself_o cruelty_n itself_o in_o the_o abstract_n as_o god_n be_v say_v to_o be_v truth_n itself_o love_v itself_o mercy_n itself_o and_o goodness_n itself_o for_o though_o falsehood_n hatred_n envy_n cruelty_n etc._n etc._n be_v now_o become_v natural_a to_o the_o old_a serpent_n yet_o be_v they_o adventitious_a to_o his_o prime_a nature_n and_o substance_n he_o be_v not_o from_o the_o beginning_n invest_v with_o these_o or_o the_o like_a habit_n but_o if_o the_o opinion_n of_o some_o man_n among_o we_o concern_v absolute_a reprobation_n be_v from_o above_o 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of_o this_o discourse_n ver_fw-la 32._o be_v apparent_a be_v that_o they_o seek_v salvation_n not_o by_o faith_n but_o by_o work_n not_o by_o reliance_n on_o god_n power_n or_o promise_n but_o by_o confidence_n in_o these_o carnal_a prerogative_n 6._o as_o it_o be_v dangerous_a to_o assign_v any_o cause_n of_o reprobation_n without_o warrant_n of_o scripture_n so_o be_v it_o a_o preposterous_a presumption_n to_o pronounce_v their_o person_n reprobate_v or_o accurse_a who_o the_o scripture_n have_v proclaim_v for_o bless_a yet_o some_o in_o our_o time_n unless_o my_o memory_n fail_v i_o have_v rank_v ishmael_n among_o the_o reprobate_n when_o as_o moses_n have_v register_v the_o grant_n of_o abraham_n petition_n for_o he_o 20._o gen._n 17._o 20._o as_o for_o ishmael_n i_o have_v hear_v thou_o behold_v i_o have_v bless_v he_o now_o abraham_n doubtless_o do_v pray_v in_o faith_n and_o his_o faith_n questionless_a do_v as_o well_o respect_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n and_o his_o 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