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unchangeableness_n of_o god_n elective_a love_n 1_o 2._o from_o the_o all-sufficiency_n of_o his_o power_n 5_o 3._o from_o his_o faithfulness_n in_o his_o promise_n 11_o 4._o from_o christ_n unchangeable_a priesthood_n and_o continual_a intercession_n for_o they_o 42_o 5._o from_o the_o nature_n of_o grace_n and_o the_o mean_n thereof_o 25_o q._n may_v not_o any_o believer_n by_o fall_v into_o sin_n fall_v from_o grace_n a._n some_o believer_n may_v through_o the_o remainder_n of_o corruption_n in_o they_o and_o the_o violence_n of_o satan_n temptation_n fall_v into_o sin_n foul_o and_o so_o fall_v from_o degree_n and_o measure_n of_o grace_n but_o they_o shall_v never_o fall_v total_o and_o final_o from_o grace_n and_o when_o we_o see_v any_o to_o fall_v total_o and_o final_o from_o the_o profession_n they_o former_o make_v we_o may_v know_v they_o be_v never_o that_o in_o sincerity_n which_o they_o profess_v themselves_o to_o be_v 19_o q._n 37._o what_o benefit_n do_v believer_n 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faith_n which_o make_v up_o the_o first_o part_n of_o the_o catechism_n or_o what_o man_n be_v to_o believe_v concern_v god_n now_o follow_v the_o second_o part_n concern_v the_o duty_n which_o god_n require_v of_o man._n q._n 39_o what_o be_v the_o duty_n which_o god_n require_v of_o man_n a._n the_o duty_n which_o god_n require_v of_o man_n be_v obedience_n to_o his_o revealed_z will._n explic._n q._n do_v god_n require_v any_o thing_n to_o be_v perform_v by_o man_n to_o himself_o a._n god_n require_v duty_n from_o man._n q._n what_o be_v that_o duty_n a._n obedience_n to_o obey_v q._n what_o be_v the_o rule_n of_o man_n obedience_n in_o general_n a._n god_n reveal_v will._n q._n what_o mean_v you_o by_o that_o a._n the_o write_a word_n or_o the_o holy_a scripture_n wherein_o the_o main_a purport_n of_o they_o be_v not_o to_o reveal_v to_o we_o the_o existence_n or_o nonexistence_n of_o our_o action_n but_o their_o moral_a conveniency_n nor_o yet_o future_a contingence_n &_o 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