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we_o behold_v our_o vocation_n cap._n 24._o cap._n 21._o of_o the_o eternal_a election_n whereby_o god_n have_v predestinate_a some_o to_o salvation_n and_o other_o some_o to_o destruction_n this_o doctrine_n of_o election_n or_o predestination_n be_v very_o necessary_a and_o most_o pleasant_a 10.25_o rom._n 11.5_o john_n 10.25_o it_o have_v three_o singular_a commodity_n but_o the_o curious_a must_n first_o cast_v a_o bridle_n upon_o their_o rashness_n when_o that_o they_o make_v inquisition_n herein_o 2_o which_o be_v by_o the_o opinion_n of_o augustine_n 25.27_o pro._n 25.27_o and_o admonition_n of_o christ_n and_o of_o solomon_n declare_v 3_o moreover_o there_o be_v other_o some_o that_o be_v wrongful_o modest_a which_o do_v offend_v therein_o because_o they_o teach_v man_n to_o flee_v from_o every_o manner_n of_o question_v no_o otherwise_o then_o from_o a_o rock_n it_o be_v the_o best_a bond_n of_o sobriety_n if_o in_o learning_n we_o follow_v the_o lord_n go_v before_o we_o 29.29_o pro._n 25.2_o deut._n 29.29_o and_o when_o he_o make_v a_o end_n of_o teach_v we_o cease_v to_o will_v to_o learn_v 4_o it_o be_v of_o small_a force_n which_o they_o allege_v from_o themselves_o that_o profane_a man_n stumble_v against_o it_o but_o it_o be_v always_o our_o part_n not_o to_o neglect_v that_o which_o the_o lord_n have_v manifest_o declare_v as_o on_o the_o contrary_a part_n we_o ought_v not_o to_o search_v after_o those_o thing_n which_o of_o the_o church_n be_v a_o most_o clear_a mirror_n of_o free_a election_n 8_o de_fw-fr corre_fw-mi &_o gra_fw-mi ad_fw-la valen._n cap._n 15_o de_fw-fr bono_fw-mi pierce_v cap_n ulti_fw-la de_fw-fr verb_n apost_n sermo_fw-la 8_o lest_o it_o shall_v trouble_v we_o in_o the_o member_n and_o that_o he_o be_v not_o by_o righteous_o live_v make_v the_o son_n of_o god_n but_o that_o he_o have_v so_o great_a honour_n free_o give_v he_o that_o he_o may_v afterwards_o make_v other_o partaker_n of_o his_o gift_n 2_o and_o that_o the_o proof_n may_v be_v more_o strong_a he_o expound_v every_o part_n of_o that_o place_n and_o bring_v it_o to_o his_o purpose_n where_o he_o name_v elect_a he_o mean_v the_o faithful_a 1.4_o ephe._n 1.4_o when_o he_o say_v that_o they_o be_v elect_v before_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n he_o put_v away_o all_o respect_n of_o worthiness_n now_o if_o we_o be_v elect_v in_o christ_n it_o follow_v that_o not_o only_o every_o man_n be_v sever_v without_o himself_o but_o also_o one_o of_o they_o from_o another_o forasmuch_o as_o we_o be_v not_o all_o the_o member_n of_o christ_n that_o which_o be_v add_v that_o they_o be_v elect_v that_o they_o may_v be_v holy_a confute_v the_o rerour_n that_o derive_v election_n from_o foreknowledge_n forasmuch_o as_o paul_n affirm_v that_o whatsoever_o virtue_n