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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d determine_v the_o foreappointed_a time_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o for_o predestination_n in_o special_a see_v rom._n 8._o 28._o and_o ephes_n 1._o 11._o there_o be_v 〈◊〉_d be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o set_n and_o place_v of_o thing_n by_o the_o counsel_n of_o his_o own_o will_n in_o that_o order_n of_o cause_n and_o of_o mean_n which_o he_o infallible_o understand_v will_n bring_v forth_o such_o end_n and_o such_o effect_n if_o he_o please_v to_o do_v his_o part_n as_o be_v lay_v out_o by_o himself_o in_o this_o order_n and_o please_v to_o permit_v the_o creature_n to_o do_v its_o part_n as_o be_v observe_v in_o the_o same_o order_n by_o this_o order_n mean_n government_n benefit_n aide_n etc._n etc._n i_o understand_v the_o creation_n of_o man_n righteous_a the_o permission_n of_o his_o fall_n the_o correction_n of_o his_o sin_n the_o mean_n of_o his_o restauration_n by_o the_o son_n of_o god_n make_v 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save_v if_o they_o be_v give_v he_o and_o the_o will_v to_o give_v they_o unto_o he_o or_o thus_o 2._o election_n be_v the_o purpose_n or_o will_v of_o god_n to_o give_v to_o one_o man_n those_o benefit_n whereby_o he_o know_v the_o man_n will_v be_v save_v if_o they_o be_v give_v he_o these_o agree_v with_o the_o old_a definition_n praedestinatio_fw-la est_fw-la praescientia_fw-la &_o praeparatio_fw-la beneficiorum_fw-la dei_fw-la quibus_fw-la certissmè_fw-la liberantur_fw-la quicunque_fw-la liberantur_fw-la 1._o reprobation_n be_v the_o foreknowledge_n of_o those_o benefit_n of_o god_n under_o which_o a_o man_n through_o his_o own_o ingratitude_n will_v perish_v if_o no_o other_o be_v give_v unto_o he_o and_o the_o will_v to_o give_v he_o no_o other_o or_o thus_o 2._o reprobation_n be_v the_o decree_n of_o god_n to_o give_v to_o a_o man_n no_o other_o benefit_n than_o those_o under_o which_o he_o do_v foreknow_v the_o man_n through_o his_o own_o ingratitude_n will_v perish_v if_o 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