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to_o do_v any_o part_n thereof_o sithence_o the_o fall_n of_o man_n and_o that_o christ_n have_v full_o perform_v all_o to_o be_v perform_v in_o himself_o already_o to_o the_o full_a satisfaction_n of_o god_n for_o the_o justification_n peace_n and_o salvation_n of_o the_o elect_a so_o that_o they_o be_v justify_v before_o god_n and_o have_v peace_n with_o god_n as_o the_o apostle_n say_v be_v justify_v by_o his_o blood_n we_o shall_v be_v save_v from_o 9_o rom._n 5._o 9_o his_o wrath_n through_o christ._n and_o christ_n die_v for_o our_o sin_n and_o rise_v again_o for_o our_o justification_n therefore_o the_o elect_a be_v justify_v before_o they_o believe_v then_o when_o christ_n rise_v again_o before_o god_n and_o god_n love_v jacob_n before_o he_o be_v bear_v or_o have_v do_v good_a or_o evil_n before_o man_n therefore_o jacob_n be_v justify_v before_o god_n before_o he_o be_v bear_v for_o god_n can_v not_o love_v he_o be_v still_o the_o child_n of_o wrath_n wicked_a and_o 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he_o have_v in_o his_o acceptance_n by_o christ_n undertake_n so_o soon_o as_o christ_n have_v undertake_v if_o now_o there_o be_v many_o that_o hold_v so_o the_o the_o history_n of_o the_o scripture_n to_o affirm_v and_o prove_v the_o temporal_a affliction_n of_o the_o elect_n to_o be_v order_v unto_o they_o for_o their_o sin_n against_o god_n and_o man_n for_o their_o sin_n before_o god_n and_o before_o man_n but_o the_o mystery_n of_o our_o god_n and_o christ_n of_o faith_n and_o godliness_n do_v hold_v forth_o that_o affliction_n be_v not_o order_v of_o christ_n to_o the_o elect_a for_o their_o sin_n either_o against_o god_n or_o man_n as_o the_o payment_n of_o the_o debt_n thereof_o or_o as_o in_o revenge_n of_o wrath_n which_o be_v never_o under_o wrath_n but_o under_o love_n but_o be_v always_o order_v to_o the_o elect_a of_o god_n in_o the_o love_n wisdom_n and_o goodness_n of_o one_o god_n christ_n either_o to_o take_v they_o away_o in_o love_n from_o sin_n and_o the_o misery_n of_o sin_n as_o the_o prophet_n say_v the_o righteous_a perish_v and_o no_o man_n consider_v it_o in_o heart_n and_o merciful_a man_n be_v take_v away_o and_o no_o man_n understand_v 1._o isa_n 57_o 1._o that_o the_o righteous_a be_v take_v away_o from_o the_o evil_a to_o come_v or_o be_v 5._o zach._n 2._o 5_o hos_fw-la 2._o 5._o order_v to_o they_o to_o keep_v and_o preserve_v they_o from_o sin_n as_o by_o a_o wall_n of_o fire_n and_o a_o hedge_n of_o thorn_n as_o the_o prophet_n speak_v upon_o which_o if_o their_o corrupt_a nature_n press_v drive_v and_o force_v they_o they_o be_v by_o this_o mean_n of_o christ_n constrain_v to_o return_v to_o christ_n as_o the_o prophet_n hosea_n at_o large_a show_v in_o the_o second_o chapter_n of_o his_o prophecy_n v._o 5_o 6_o 7_o etc._n etc._n a_o love_a father_n will_v not_o chastise_v his_o child_n for_o the_o offence_n do_v if_o he_o know_v that_o he_o will_v offend_v no_o more_o but_o will_v pass_v by_o the_o fault_n and_o if_o he_o 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that_o believe_v and_o be_v baptize_v shall_v be_v save_v 16._o mark_v 16._o 16._o he_o that_o believe_v not_o shall_v be_v damn_v therefore_o none_o shall_v be_v save_v but_o those_o which_o believe_v none_o that_o be_v prevent_v by_o death_n which_o do_v not_o believe_v shall_v be_v save_v answ_n it_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o those_o which_o slight_a despise_v and_o contemn_v the_o faith_n and_o believe_v in_o jesus_n christ_n the_o manifestation_n and_o know_v of_o redemption_n justification_n and_o privation_n only_o by_o christ_n obj._n the_o apostle_n say_v as_o many_o as_o be_v ordain_v to_o eternal_a life_n or_o salvation_n believe_v therefore_o all_o that_o be_v ordain_v to_o eternal_a life_n 48._o act_n 18_o 48._o do_v believe_v
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and_o righteousness_n it_o be_v grace_n indeed_o from_o christ_n to_o wretched_a sinful_a man_n to_o have_v wrought_v out_o his_o deliverance_n from_o hell_n and_o from_o sin_n against_o his_o good_a god_n but_o it_o be_v no_o grace_n from_o christ_n to_o have_v wrought_v forth_o for_o 35._o leuâ—â—_n 19_o 17._o rom._n 8._o 13_o pâ—â—_n 37._o 24_o v._o 35._o man_n a_o liberty_n to_o sin_n against_o his_o good_a god_n but_o herein_o appear_v the_o grace_n of_o christ_n to_o his_o elect_a believer_n that_o he_o suffer_v they_o not_o to_o sin_n as_o the_o flesh_n lu_v that_o he_o mortify_v sin_n in_o they_o by_o his_o spirit_n that_o though_o they_o fall_v they_o shall_v not_o be_v cast_v of_o for_o the_o lord_n put_v 40â—_n jerem._n 32._o 40â—_n under_o his_o hand_n that_o the_o righteous_a shall_v never_o be_v forsake_v i_o will_v put_v such_o a_o fear_n into_o their_o heart_n say_v the_o lord_n with_o who_o i_o have_v make_v my_o covenant_n that_o they_o shall_v never_o depart_v from_o 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