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A52800 An antidote against Arminianism, or, A succinct discourse to enervate and confute all the five points thereof to wit, predestination grounded upon man's foreseen works, universal redemption, sufficient grace is all, the power of man's free-will in conversion, and the possibility of true saints published for the publick good by Christopher Ness. Ness, Christopher, 1621-1705. 1700 (1700) Wing N441; ESTC R25504 74,295 146

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john_n 5.25_o eph._n 2.5_o &_o 5.14_o rev._n 20.5_o it_o require_v as_o much_o power_n as_o to_o raise_v christ_n from_o the_o dead_a eph._n 1.19_o 2_o thes_n 1.11_o col._n 2.12,13_o 2_o pet._n 1.3_o such_o a_o energetical_a power_n as_o can_v be_v resist_v to_o raise_v up_o christ_n and_o to_o work_v faith_n in_o we_o require_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o superexcellent_a greatness_n of_o his_o power_n eph._n 1.19_o here_o be_v three_o gradation_n power_n greatness_n of_o power_n and_o superexcellent_a greatness_n of_o power_n and_o as_o if_o that_o be_v too_o little_a the_o apostle_n add_v other_o three_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d according_o to_o the_o work_n of_o his_o mighty_a power_n here_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o signify_v not_o only_o a_o work_v but_o a_o effectual_a force_n in_o