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with_o 4._o rev._n 14._o 4._o woman_n for_o they_o be_v virgin_n yet_o the_o militant_a church_n be_v but_o holy_a only_o in_o part_n if_o we_o say_v we_o have_v no_o sin_n we_o deceive_v 8._o 1_o joh._n 1._o 8._o ourselves_o q._n by_o what_o mean_n may_v holiness_n be_v increase_v a._n by_o the_o diligent_a and_o frequent_a use_n of_o god_n ordinance_n sanctify_v they_o with_o thy_o truth_n thy_o 17._o joh._n 17._o 17._o word_n be_v truth_n q._n wherefore_o be_v the_o church_n call_v catholic_n a._n the_o word_n catholic_n signify_v universal_a and_o the_o church_n be_v so_o call_v for_o these_o cause_n one_a in_o respect_n of_o time_n because_o the_o church_n have_v be_v in_o all_o age_n be_v at_o this_o present_a and_o shall_v continue_v by_o succession_n unto_o the_o world_n end_n for_o the_o gate_n of_o hell_n shall_v not_o prevail_v 18._o mat._n 16._o 18._o against_o it_o 2_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o member_n of_o the_o church_n for_o they_o be_v universal_o gather_v out_o of_o 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such_o before_o they_o die_v q._n whether_o be_v there_o any_o such_o counsel_n of_o god_n which_o have_v sever_v some_o to_o be_v save_v and_o some_o to_o be_v damn_v a._n i_o do_v believe_v and_o be_o persuade_v that_o there_o be_v predestination_n which_o consist_v of_o these_o two_o part_n election_n and_o reprobation_n q._n what_o be_v election_n a._n election_n be_v the_o eternal_a unchangeable_n free_a and_o most_o just_a decree_n of_o god_n whereby_o he_o have_v decree_v to_o convert_v some_o to_o christ_n to_o preserve_v and_o keep_v they_o in_o faith_n and_o repentance_n and_o by_o they_o to_o give_v they_o eternal_a life_n q._n what_o be_v reprobation_n a._n reprobation_n be_v such_o a_o decree_n of_o god_n as_o whereby_o he_o have_v decree_v to_o leave_v some_o according_a to_o his_o most_o just_a judgement_n in_o their_o sin_n to_o punish_v they_o with_o blindness_n and_o damnation_n be_v not_o make_v partaker_n of_o christ_n everlasting_o both_o be_v god_n decree_n i_o 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it_o be_v give_v unto_o you_o to_o know_v the_o secret_n 11._o mat._n 13._o 11._o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n but_o to_o they_o it_o be_v not_o q._n what_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o predestination_n a._n the_o efficient_a and_o motive_n cause_v of_o our_o election_n be_v the_o good_a pleasure_n of_o god_n who_o have_v not_o fore-seen_a any_o thing_n in_o we_o for_o which_o he_o shall_v choose_v we_o for_o there_o can_v be_v no_o good_a thing_n in_o we_o as_o of_o ourselves_o see_v we_o be_v by_o nature_n the_o child_n of_o wrath_n as_o well_o as_o other_o so_o likewise_o the_o efficient_a cause_n of_o reprobation_n be_v the_o most_o free_a good_a pleasure_n of_o god_n for_o we_o be_v all_o by_o nature_n the_o child_n of_o wrath_n have_v all_o perish_v if_o sin_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o reprobation_n wherefore_o the_o cause_n of_o reprobation_n be_v not_o in_o man_n themselves_o but_o that_o be_v in_o god_n will_n in_o show_v forth_o his_o justice_n therefore_o of_o particular_a 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final_o to_o forsake_v it_o they_o can_v never_o none_o shall_v pluck_v my_o sheep_n out_o of_o my_o 23._o joh._n 10._o 23._o hand_n but_o the_o reprobate_n and_o hypocrite_n do_v at_o length_n final_o depart_v from_o the_o church_n and_o fall_v away_o from_o gospel-gift_n and_o grace_n which_o they_o seem_v to_o have_v they_o go_v out_o from_o we_o but_o they_o 19_o 1_o joh._n 2._o 19_o be_v not_o of_o we_o for_o if_o they_o have_v be_v of_o we_o they_o will_v have_v continue_v with_o we_o q._n what_o be_v mean_v by_o communion_n of_o saint_n a._n the_o communion_n of_o saint_n be_v the_o society_n that_o all_o they_o that_o believe_v have_v one_o with_o another_o as_o member_n of_o one_o head_n jesus_n