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say_v he_o and_o know_v my_o sheep_n joh._n 10._o 11_o 14_o 15._o for_o the_o sheep_n only_o for_o they_o who_o he_o know_v to_o be_v his_o sheep_n he_o lay_v down_o his_o life_n and_o lest_o any_o shall_v think_v he_o speak_v here_o only_o of_o his_o call_v and_o not_o his_o elect_a one_o he_o add_v other_o sheep_n also_o i_o have_v which_o be_v not_o of_o this_o fold_n i._n e._n of_o israel_n but_o of_o the_o gentile_n they_o also_o i_o must_v bring_v and_o they_o shall_v hear_v my_o voice_n they_o be_v his_o sheep_n and_o he_o lay_v down_o his_o life_n for_o they_o to_o satisfy_v for_o their_o sin_n before_o they_o be_v believe_v before_o they_o be_v in_o be_v and_o bring_v they_o home_o by_o the_o voice_n of_o his_o gospel_n afterward_o ver_fw-la 16._o but_o to_o the_o unbelieved_a jew_n he_o say_v you_o believe_v not_o because_o you_o be_v not_o of_o my_o sheep_n ver_fw-la 26._o first_o sheep_n purge_v and_o redeem_v by_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o shepherd_n and_o then_o believer_n 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therefore_o privy_a to_o his_o secret_a will_n to_o his_o very_a bosom_n counsel_n come_v down_o from_o heaven_n not_o to_o transgress_v but_o to_o fulfil_v his_o will_n joh._n 6._o 38._o &_o 4._o 34._o &_o 5._o 30._o be_v faithful_a to_o he_o that_o appoint_v he_o etc._n etc._n hâ—b_n 3._o 2_o 6._o so_o that_o he_o act_v in_o time_n according_a to_o the_o will_n and_o decree_n of_o god_n before_o all_o time_n but_o it_o be_v false_a that_o god_n decree_v only_o such_o a_o universal_a conditional_a justification_n to_o all_o not_o prefer_v in_o his_o love_n and_o election_n those_o that_o shall_v be_v save_v before_o they_o which_o shall_v be_v damn_v as_o appear_v act._n 13._o 48._o rom_n 8._o 30._o &_o 9_o 15_o to_o the_o 25._o eph._n 1._o 4_o 5_o 6_o 7._o therefore_o it_o be_v false_a also_o that_o
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