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say_n do_v that_o book_n contain_v as_o that_o by_o his_o secret_a and_o fearful_a will_n god_n ordain_v who_o and_o what_o manner_n of_o man_n he_o will_v have_v to_o be_v partaker_n of_o mercy_n that_o be_v preach_v and_o offer_v that_o the_o will_n of_o his_o majesty_n reject_v and_o leave_v some_o of_o purpose_n that_o they_o may_v perish_v that_o such_o as_o be_v forsake_v or_o harden_v by_o that_o secret_a will_n of_o his_o majesty_n do_v not_o receive_v god_n willing_a speak_a do_v and_o offer_v himself_o again_o that_o willing_o he_o harden_v by_o that_o unsearchable_a will_n etc._n etc._n and_o that_o admonition_n of_o he_o be_v very_o godly_a in_o such_o thing_n it_o be_v not_o our_o part_n to_o search_v out_o the_o cause_n of_o god_n will_n but_o to_o reverence_v love_n and_o adore_v it_o restrain_v the_o rashness_n of_o reason_n see_v christ_n also_o matth._n 11._o bring_v no_o other_o cause_n why_o the_o gospel_n be_v hide_v from_o the_o wise_a and_o reveal_v unto_o 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unto_o heaven_n you_o have_v hitherto_o so_o great_o labour_v chap._n xii_o unto_o the_o three_o accusation_n fvrthermore_o it_o be_v a_o impudent_a speech_n that_o the_o catholic_a and_o true_a church_n be_v condemn_v of_o we_o which_o have_v believe_v and_o always_o with_o one_o mouth_n confess_v that_o christ_n die_v for_o all_o man_n 11._o the_o catholic_a church_n have_v ever_o believe_v that_o christ_n die_v for_o all_o man_n that_o believe_v in_o he_o and_o not_o otherwise_o john_n 3_o act_n 10._o heb._n 11._o we_o also_o confess_v that_o christ_n die_v for_o all_o man_n for_o who_o can_v deny_v that_o without_o distinction_n which_o diverse_a time_n be_v express_o set_v down_o in_o the_o sacred_a scripture_n but_o hereof_o be_v the_o question_n
for_o sin_n that_o this_o definition_n may_v be_v more_o easy_o understand_v alibi_fw-la aug._n all_o simplice_fw-la lib._n 1._o â—_o 2_o de_fw-fr conâ—eâ—â—_n &_o gr_n ca_fw-mi 7_o â—pist_v item_n 105._o conâ—â—d_a as_o epist_n pelag._n lib_n 2_o cap._n 7._o &_o passim_fw-la alibi_fw-la we_o must_v consider_v that_o all_o of_o we_o be_v wrap_v in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o mass_n of_o damnation_n and_o offence_n and_o all_o belong_v to_o one_o mixture_n of_o sinner_n and_o ungodly_a if_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n be_v set_v a_o side_n from_o that_o mass_n of_o perdition_n who_o god_n separate_v by_o his_o grace_n and_o predestination_n they_o be_v elect_v and_o such_o as_o shall_v be_v save_v according_a to_o the_o purpose_n of_o god_n but_o who_o he_o leave_v by_o his_o just_a judgement_n in_o that_o damnable_a mass_n they_o be_v they_o who_o we_o call_v reprobate_n and_o to_o be_v damn_v and_o unto_o the_o damn_a be_v render_v their_o deserve_a punishment_n but_o upon_o such_o as_o be_v set_v at_o liberty_n be_v bestow_v a_o undeserued_a grace_n that_o neither_o these_o shall_v complain_v that_o they_o be_v unworthy_a nor_o these_o shall_v boast_v themselves_o to_o be_v worthy_a but_o that_o he_o that_o be_v set_v free_a shall_v learn_v of_o he_o that_o be_v not_o free_v that_o he_o shall_v also_o be_v punish_v but_o that_o grace_n have_v relieve_v he_o chap._n iii_o a_o confirmation_n of_o the_o former_a thing_n to_o wit_n that_o some_o be_v elect_v some_o reprobate_v of_o god_n from_o everlasting_a against_o the_o error_n of_o certain_a man_n that_o say_v that_o all_o man_n be_v elect_v in_o christ._n it_o can_v be_v deny_v argument_n the_o 1._o argument_n that_o god_n do_v all_o thing_n with_o a_o determine_a and_o certain_a counsel_n and_o that_o from_o everlasting_a because_o there_o be_v nothing_o temporal_a in_o god_n otherwise_o he_o shall_v be_v mutable_a as_o the_o author_n of_o the_o call_n of_o the_o gentile_n lib._n 2._o cap_n 10._o have_v true_o 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