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that_o grace_n and_o so_o as_o perverse_o by_o their_o own_o voluntary_a choice_n do_v lose_v the_o eternal_a benefit_n intend_v on_o god_n part_n for_o they_o thereby_o and_o as_o for_o the_o small_a or_o weak_a remain_a power_n of_o the_o first_o death_n which_o the_o aforesaid_a query_n so_o much_o scruple_n at_o consider_v that_o by_o christ_n death_n that_o death_n have_v no_o more_o power_n leave_v it_o but_o temporal_o to_o bring_v all_o man_n body_n to_o the_o grave_n or_o earth_n from_o which_o it_o be_v take_v and_o to_o hold_v they_o there_o until_o the_o general_a resurrection_n mention_v in_o rev._n 20.12_o 15._o we_o may_v not_o be_v much_o trouble_v to_o find_v out_o that_o that_o be_v a_o exceed_a blessing_n also_o as_o it_o be_v intend_v of_o god_n on_o his_o part_n for_o all_o man_n be_v fold_v up_o in_o a_o merciful_a gentle_a curse_n by_o that_o death_n or_o sleep_n to_o make_v way_n or_o open_v the_o passage_n for_o the_o immortality_n of_o all_o man_n body_n to_o 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8.12_o and_o lest_o we_o shall_v mistake_v what_o be_v here_o mean_v by_o the_o word_n world_n as_o many_o man_n have_v ignorant_o do_v by_o apply_v the_o word_n world_n in_o this_o and_o divers_a other_o place_n to_o be_v mean_v of_o the_o elect_a and_o believer_n only_o therefore_o to_o prevent_v that_o absurdity_n john_n baptist_n step_v forth_o and_o punctual_o affirm_v that_o christ_n be_v not_o only_o the_o light_n of_o the_o world_n but_o also_o that_o he_o be_v the_o true_a light_n that_o inlightn_v not_o some_o man_n only_o but_o every_o man_n that_o come_v into_o the_o world_n john_n 1.9_o and_o to_o prevent_v that_o any_o man_n shall_v affirm_v this_o general_a light_n to_o be_v only_o a_o temporary_a light_n to_o some_o man_n god_n no_o way_n intend_v that_o thereby_o those_o man_n shall_v believe_v as_o be_v require_v in_o the_o gospel_n behold_v that_o john_n baptist_n press_v still_o more_o forward_o and_o tell_v we_o thereto_o plain_o that_o that_o light_n by_o christ_n communicate_v unto_o every_o man_n not_o one_o man_n except_v be_v of_o such_o efficacy_n that_o no_o few_o than_o all_o man_n through_o he_o may_v believe_v compare_v john_n 1.7_o with_o the_o 9_o ver_fw-la and_o this_o he_o do_v for_o all_o man_n without_o price_n or_o reward_n by_o they_o pay_v by_o virtue_n of_o his_o atonement_n isa_n 45.13_o as_o in_o the_o type_n no_o less_o number_n than_o all_o the_o jew_n be_v set_v free_a by_o the_o atonement_n make_v in_o their_o year_n of_o jubilee_n without_o money_n and_o without_o price_n leu._n 25.9_o thus_o according_a to_o god_n absolute_a express_a will_n 1_o tim._n 2.4_o christ_n do_v in_o due_a season_n by_o his_o enlighten_v every_o man_n that_o come_v into_o the_o world_n bring_v all_o man_n out_o of_o their_o natural_a darkness_n unto_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o truth_n now_o you_o know_v that_o no_o man_n can_v be_v bring_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o truth_n but_o first_o that_o man_n judgement_n must_v upon_o 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