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deserve_v reprobation_n but_o no_o man_n can_v deserve_v mercy_n to_o be_v deliver_v by_o predestination_n rom._n 3.23_o for_o there_o be_v no_o difference_n for_o all_o have_v sin_v and_o be_v deprive_v of_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n then_o in_o the_o sinful_a estate_n of_o corruption_n all_o be_v find_v once_o a_o like_a and_o all_o deprive_v of_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o what_o be_v this_o to_o be_v deprive_v of_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n but_o to_o deserve_v reprobation_n so_o he_o say_v rom._n 11.30_o god_n have_v shut_v up_o all_o in_o unbelief_n so_o that_o all_o that_o be_v receive_v to_o mercy_n by_o predestination_n vocation_n justification_n be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o corrupt_a state_n of_o mankind_n the_o rest_n be_v leave_v in_o their_o sin_n these_o we_o call_v man_n reprobate_a that_o be_v leave_v in_o their_o sin_n and_o in_o the_o end_n just_o condemn_v for_o sin_n but_o why_o some_o be_v leave_v in_o their_o sin_n other_o deliver_v from_o their_o sin_n by_o 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these_o term_n but_o if_o by_o this_o word_n decree_v there_o be_v nothing_o intend_v but_o the_o purpose_n of_o god_n election_n i_o will_v not_o wrangle_v for_o word_n only_o i_o think_v that_o we_o may_v speak_v most_o warrantable_o in_o the_o word_n of_o the_o scripture_n for_o the_o holy_a scripture_n have_v furnish_v we_o with_o word_n sufficient_a we_o find_v it_o there_o call_v the_o will_n of_o god_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o purpose_n of_o god_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o good_a pleasure_n of_o god_n these_o word_n suffice_v to_o sober_a mind_n to_o express_v this_o doctrine_n then_o he_o charge_v we_o to_o teach_v that_o this_o decree_n be_v absolute_a because_o the_o pelagian_n and_o their_o follower_n infer_v a_o absolute_a decree_n they_o shall_v declare_v what_o they_o mean_v by_o this_o word_n absolute_a if_o this_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o word_n that_o god_n purpose_n of_o predestination_n depend_v upon_o the_o only_a will_n of_o 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