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person_n or_o thing_n or_o both_o answ_n that_o election_n be_v christ_n jesus_n and_o all_o that_o receive_v he_o wherein_o the_o election_n be_v in_o he_o be_v elect_v and_o the_o rest_n abide_v under_o the_o power_n of_o darkness_n where_o all_o be_v reprobate_v who_o be_v out_o of_o the_o light_n in_o their_o own_o will_n and_o know_v not_o christ_n and_o to_o such_o person_n they_o have_v relation_n repl._n christ_n indeed_o be_v the_o stone_n dis-allowed_n of_o man_n but_o choose_v of_o god_n elect_a and_o precious_a but_o christ_n without_o his_o church_n do_v not_o comprehend_v all_o the_o election_n the_o scripture_n intimate_v but_o christ_n together_o with_o his_o church_n make_v up_o the_o election_n of_o god_n and_o so_o
though_o all_o the_o member_n be_v live_v in_o he_o and_o elect_v in_o he_o yet_o he_o without_o they_o be_v no_o complete_a body_n and_o so_o no_o full_a election_n and_o therefore_o as_o the_o election_n take_v in_o christ_n so_o all_o the_o saint_n of_o god_n and_o whereas_o thou_o say_v all_o that_o receive_v he_o wherein_o the_o election_n be_v in_o he_o be_v elect_v this_o be_v true_a if_o thou_o understand_v it_o of_o the_o manifestation_n of_o election_n to_o we_o so_o our_o receive_n of_o christ_n declare_v to_o we_o that_o we_o be_v elect_v and_o adopt_v of_o god_n but_o if_o thou_o understand_v it_o à _fw-la priori_fw-la of_o the_o cause_n and_o ground_n in_o god_n of_o our_o election_n as_o if_o he_o have_v therefore_o elect_v we_o because_o he_o foresee_v such_o and_o such_o will_v receive_v christ_n than_o thy_o speech_n savour_v of_o a_o old_a error_n for_o this_o build_v election_n upon_o the_o foresight_n of_o merit_n faith_n and_o power_n in_o man_n to_o receive_v christ_n and_o so_o it_o destroy_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n for_o if_o election_n be_v by_o grace_n mere_a grace_n than_o it_o be_v not_o at_o all_o upon_o forseen_v faith_n and_o work_v otherwise_o grace_n be_v no_o more_o grace_n read_v rom._n 11._o 5_o 6_o 7._o and_o so_o though_o we_o receive_v christ_n because_o we_o be_v elect_v in_o he_o eph._n 1._o 4._o yet_o we_o be_v not_o therefore_o elect_v because_o we_o do_v receive_v he_o all_o be_v according_a to_o the_o lord_n good_a pleasure_n to_o the_o praise_n of_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o grace_n and_o so_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o outward_a world_n there_o be_v the_o image_n or_o idea_n of_o every_o thing_n first_o ment_fw-la divina_fw-la in_o the_o divine_a mind_n before_o it_o come_v forth_o in_o the_o creature_n not_o first_o in_o the_o creature_n and_o then_o in_o the_o mind_n of_o god_n that_o can_v not_o be_v see_v the_o creature_n be_v not_o so_o in_o the_o spiritual_a world_n the_o church_n thing_n be_v first_o in_o 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