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A29532 Three links of a golden chain, or, Three of the principal causes of mans salvation viz, God giving his elect unto Christ, their coming unto Him, His receiving of them, doctrinally opened and practically applied as it was lately delivered unto the Church of God at Great Yarmouth / by John Brinsley. Brinsley, John, 1600-1665. 1659 (1659) Wing B4732; ESTC R23814 51,310 88

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prop._n 1._o some_o give_v unto_o christ_n by_o his_o father_n how_o give_v to_o he_o how_o only_o some_o give_v to_o he_o god_n elect_a his_o people_n god_n absolute_a power_n over_o the_o son_n of_o man_n to_o dispose_v of_o they_o as_o to_o their_o eternal_a estate_n consider_v after_o the_o fall_n haud_fw-la secùs_fw-la quàm_fw-la si_fw-la princeps_fw-la quisquam_fw-la flagitiosos_fw-la aliquot_fw-la ac_fw-la morte_fw-la dignos_fw-la carcere_fw-la concluso_fw-la teneat_fw-la etc._n etc._n muscul._n com._n in_o loc._n before_o the_o fall_n god_n elect_a how_o call_v his_o people_n pietatis_fw-la quodam_fw-la affectu_fw-la grot._n annot_n ad_fw-la loc._n god_n elect_a ginven_n to_o christ_n intentional_o ●●fore_o time_n actual_o in_o ●●me_n the_o former_a here_o understand_v {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o his_o cum_fw-la affectu_fw-la aliquo_fw-la intelligitur_fw-la g●ot_v ad_fw-la loc._n tradit_fw-la autem_fw-la pater_fw-la cum_fw-la 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elegit_fw-la and_o praedestinavit_fw-la in_o i_o carthus_fw-la ibid._n wherefore_o god_n give_v his_o elect_a unto_o christ_n applic._n information_n touch_v the_o doctrine_n of_o election_n that_o it_o be_v not_o universal_a not_o only_o indefinite_a nor_o simple_o conditional_a of_o redemption_n which_o be_v not_o universal_a more_o than_o election_n text_n seem_v to_o make_v redemption_n universal_a how_o to_o be_v understand_v christ_n die_v ●●tentionally_o only_a for_o the_o elect_a grace_n extenuate_v by_o extend_v it_o use_v 2._o the_o grace_n of_o election_n glorious_a grace_n prop._n 2._o all_o who_o be_v give_v to_o christ_n shall_v come_v to_o he_o a_o twofold_a come_n to_o christ_n outward_a and_o formal_a inward_a and_o real_a come_v to_o christ_n believe_v on_o he_o faith_n the_o come_n of_o the_o soul_n unto_o christ_n thus_o all_o god_n elect_a shall_v come_v unto_o christ_n omne_fw-la in_fw-la neutro_fw-la genere_fw-la exactius_fw-la vniversitatem_fw-la 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god_n afresh_o etc._n etc._n ans._n for_o this_o know_v that_o it_o be_v speak_v of_o a_o wilful_a and_o universal_a apostasy_n a_o malicious_a and_o despiteful_a contemn_v and_o oppose_v of_o christ_n and_o his_o gospel_n by_o those_o who_o be_v once_o convince_v of_o the_o truth_n thereof_o which_o be_v proper_o the_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n now_o as_o for_o such_o who_o thus_o crucify_v christ_n afresh_o and_o put_v he_o to_o open_a shame_n do_v that_o in_o affection_n and_o conversation_n which_o the_o jew_n do_v in_o action_n tread_v under_o foot_n the_o son_n of_o god_n count_v the_o blood_n of_o the_o covenant_n wherewith_o they_o be_v sanctify_v a_o unholy_a thing_n and_o do_v despite_n to_o the_o spirit_n of_o grace_n as_o the_o same_o apostle_n further_o describe_v the_o same_o sin_n cap._n 10._o v._n 29._o as_o for_o such_o i_o say_v just_o it_o be_v with_o god_n to_o give_v they_o up_o to_o a_o impenite●t_n heart_n to_o a_o reprobate_a sense_n so_o as_o that_o 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