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must_v be_v grant_v that_o he_o love_v his_o people_n from_o all_o eternity_n even_o before_o they_o do_v believe_v in_o christ_n and_o forsake_v their_o sin_n this_o be_v that_o which_o the_o lord_n make_v profession_n of_o by_o his_o prophet_n when_o he_o say_v 31.1_o jer._n 31.1_o i_o love_v thou_o with_o a_o everlasting_a love_n and_o our_o bless_a saviour_n say_v 13.1_o john_n 13.1_o that_o who_o the_o lord_n love_v he_o love_v unto_o the_o end_n when_o any_o of_o the_o child_n of_o god_n therefore_o be_v at_o any_o time_n or_o other_o supplant_v by_o the_o devil_n and_o do_v fall_v into_o sin_n as_o david_n do_v the_o lord_n cease_v not_o to_o love_v they_o for_o it_o be_v his_o love_n that_o uphold_v they_o that_o they_o do_v not_o fall_v total_o and_o final_o and_o that_o recover_v and_o raise_v they_o up_o again_o thus_o god_n love_n be_v eternal_a in_o itself_o and_o have_v neither_o beginning_n nor_o end_n as_o our_o love_n have_v objection_n but_o how_o then_o be_v we_o 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the_o curse_n and_o condemnation_n of_o the_o law_n 112._o see_v also_o before_o pag._n 112._o and_o so_o most_o miserable_a creature_n he_o teach_v therefore_o that_o a_o man_n must_v first_o in_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n see_v christ_n and_o then_o by_o reflect_v upon_o himself_o see_v his_o own_o misery_n which_o otherwise_o be_v not_o to_o be_v see_v and_o discern_v by_o the_o law_n but_o in_o this_o he_o contradict_v st._n paul_n for_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o by_o the_o law_n come_v the_o knowledge_n of_o sin_n and_o he_o instance_v in_o himself_o 7.7_o rom._n 3.20_o rom._n 7.7_o and_o say_v i_o have_v not_o know_v sin_n but_o by_o the_o law_n for_o i_o have_v not_o know_v lust_n except_o the_o law_n have_v say_v thou_o shall_v not_o covet_v thus_o the_o law_n show_v we_o our_o sin_n yea_o and_o the_o punishment_n also_o 3.10_o deut._n 27.26_o gal._n 3.10_o that_o by_o they_o we_o have_v deserve_v when_o it_o say_v curse_v be_v every_o one_o that_o continue_v not_o in_o 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no_o he_o do_v not_o 3.10_o gal._n 3.10_o but_o as_o many_o as_o be_v of_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n that_o be_v who_o seek_v and_o go_v about_o to_o be_v justify_v by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n answ_n be_v under_o the_o curse_n but_o this_o do_v not_o the_o father_n before_o christ_n come_n for_z as_o st._n peter_n say_v 15.11_o act_n 15.11_o as_o we_o do_v believe_v that_o we_o shall_v be_v save_v through_o the_o grace_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n so_o do_v they_o object_n he_o allege_v also_o those_o word_n of_o the_o apostle_n they_o receive_v not_o the_o promise_n 11.39_o heb._n 11.39_o as_o if_o the_o meaning_n of_o they_o be_v that_o those_o under_o the_o old_a testament_n be_v not_o make_v partaker_n of_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n and_o salvation_n before_o christ_n come_v byr_o i_o have_v before_o prove_v answ_n that_o there_o be_v the_o same_o remission_n of_o sin_n in_o those_o day_n that_o there_o be_v now_o for_o of_o those_o that_o live_v at_o that_o 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