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through_o faith_n and_o who_o he_o justify_v they_o he_o glorify_v as_o it_o be_v write_v rom._n 8.28_o 29._o and_o as_o god_n do_v thus_o call_v and_o justify_v his_o choose_a to_o paul_n time_n so_o have_v he_o do_v ever_o since_o and_o will_v do_v to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n that_o his_o number_n may_v be_v fill_v and_o they_o that_o be_v so_o predestinate_v and_o bear_v of_o god_n shall_v certain_o be_v save_v and_o none_o else_o as_o christ_n have_v absolute_o affirm_v joh._n 3._o what_o then_o shall_v we_o therefore_o say_v that_o god_n do_v predestine_v the_o other_o to_o do_v wicked_o and_o so_o to_o perish_v nay_o that_o follow_v not_o neither_o do_v he_o so_o any_o more_o than_o he_o do_v decree_v the_o fall_n and_o sin_n of_o adam_n and_o so_o man_n destruction_n for_o then_o god_n must_v be_v the_o author_n and_o cause_n thereof_o as_o he_o be_v of_o grace_n and_o salvation_n which_o may_v not_o once_o be_v think_v neither_o have_v we_o any_o more_o reason_n to_o 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