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but_o one_o thing_n though_o express_v under_o different_a phrase_n what_o be_v this_o to_o the_o purpose_n say_v they_o be_v not_o condemn_v till_o then_o i_o say_v nor_o then_o neither_o 1._o unless_o they_o continue_v final_o therein_o for_o be_v not_o the_o very_o elect_a sometime_o stranger_n and_o enemy_n rom._n 5-10_a col._n 1._o 12._o be_v it_o so_o hatred_n of_o the_o light_n go_v before_o condemnation_n therefore_o the_o consideration_n of_o this_o hatred_n go_v before_o god_n purpose_n to_o condemn_v they_o if_o this_o logic_n like_v you_o like_o this_o also_o faith_n repentance_n and_o good_a work_n go_v before_o salvation_n therefore_o they_o be_v before_o god_n purpose_n to_o save_v they_o who_o he_o save_v but_o whereas_o you_o seem_v to_o denote_v that_o after_o a_o certain_a continuance_n in_o hatred_n of_o the_o light_n a_o man_n case_n be_v desperate_a which_o you_o seem_v to_o signify_v by_o a_o phrase_n of_o shut_v up_o beside_o that_o it_o be_v nothing_o at_o 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in_o judas_n where_o it_o be_v say_v of_o the_o false_a teacher_n as_o it_o be_v common_o translate_v that_o they_o be_v ordain_v of_o old_a to_o condemnation_n the_o word_n in_o the_o original_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o sense_n whereof_o be_v give_v to_o be_v that_o these_o false_a teacher_n be_v of_o old_a ordain_v to_o judgement_n viz._n as_o they_o take_v it_o from_o eternity_n and_o so_o before_o themselves_o be_v or_o have_v give_v any_o former_a cause_n of_o such_o condemnation_n and_o according_a to_o this_o sense_n the_o subject_n whereabout_o the_o decree_n of_o reprobation_n be_v conversant_a be_v not_o the_o world_n as_o fall_v in_o adam_n much_o less_o as_o fall_v from_o christ_n but_o as_o consider_v in_o massa_fw-la pura_fw-la before_o they_o have_v do_v good_a or_o evil_n yea_o before_o they_o be_v to_o clear_v this_o objection_n i_o be_o to_o crave_v leave_n to_o depart_v from_o the_o usual_a translation_n and_o interpretation_n of_o this_o place_n for_o first_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d do_v not_o in_o the_o first_o place_n signify_v condemnation_n but_o as_o you_o well_o know_v judgement_n rather_o and_o so_o if_o i_o shall_v give_v the_o sense_n they_o be_v of_o old_a ordain_v to_o judgement_n viz._n according_a to_o their_o work_n this_o will_v not_o at_o all_o touch_n the_o second_o act_n of_o positive_a reprobation_n the_o point_n now_o in_o hand_n but_o only_o confirm_v the_o first_o point_n touch_v the_o former_a act_n of_o positive_a retribution_n speak_v of_o before_o viz._n before_o the_o world_n be_v god_n then_o ordain_v the_o man_n of_o this_o world_n to_o judgement_n according_a to_o their_o work_n and_o sure_o i_o shall_v have_v rest_v in_o this_o sense_n but_o that_o i_o see_v the_o apostle_n judas_n interpose_v the_o pronounce_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d do_v thereby_o point_n at_o some_o spiritual_a kind_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o judgement_n speak_v of_o by_o he_o in_o the_o word_n 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