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xxviii_o mar._n x._o math._n xxviii_o christ_n can_v not_o save_v a_o reprobate_n nor_o damn_v a_o elect_v now_o much_o less_o be_v it_o in_o our_o power_n if_o we_o be_v elect_v to_o dampne_a ourselves_o or_o if_o we_o be_v reprobate_a to_o save_v ourselves_o yet_o ought_v we_o not_o to_o cease_v to_o work_v well_o because_o that_o if_o we_o be_v sure_a to_o be_v damn_a we_o be_v yet_o bind_v every_o way_n for_o his_o infinite_a goodness_n most_o hygh_o to_o honour_v he_o let_v we_o then_o geve_v thanks_n to_o god_n that_o have_v not_o only_o by_o mere_a mercy_n elect_v we_o for_o his_o but_o to_o the_o end_n we_o may_v be_v sure_a of_o our_o salvation_n have_v ordain_v that_o our_o damnation_n shall_v not_o lie_v in_o our_o own_o power_n be_v his_o elect_v and_o with_o this_o geve_v we_o such_o grace_n that_o we_o may_v in_o this_o present_a life_n render_v he_o all_o laud_n honour_n and_o glory_n by_o jesus_n christ_n our_o lord_n amen_n whether_o god_n do_v aggravate_v harden_v and_o blind_v the_o herte_n of_o man_n or_o not_o and_o in_o what_o manner_n the_o eleven_o sermon_n it_o be_v read_v in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n iii._n two_o reg._n xuj_o three_o reg._n xxix_o two_o reg._n xxiiii_o exo._n i_o seven_o x.xi._n and_o xiiii_o esa_n lxiii_o ihon._n twelve_o two_o cor._n iiii_o roma_fw-it ix_o &_o xi_o gala._n iii._n that_o god_n put_v in_o saula_n wicked_a spirit_n to_o vex_v he_o and_o a_o li_a spirit_n in_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o prophet_n to_o beguyl_n achab_n &_o that_o by_o satan_n he_o move_v the_o heart_n of_o david_n to_o number_v the_o people_n against_o his_o precept_n and_o moreover_o he_o do_v harden_v blind_a and_o make_v gross_a the_o herte_n of_o person_n and_o geve_v they_o over_o in_o to_o a_o perverse_a mind_n and_o paul_n write_v that_o he_o have_v shut_v up_o all_o man_n in_o unbelief_n &_o sin_n and_o although_o many_o hold_v for_o ungodliness_n this_o manner_n of_o speak_v &_o therefore_o they_o do_v not_o onli_v abstain_v from_o pronounce_v such_o like_a word_n but_o also_o go_v about_o to_o expound_v &_o make_v they_o better_o emendinge_a they_o forcinge_v themselves_o to_o bring_v they_o after_o their_o fantasy_n to_o such_o a_o way_n that_o they_o have_v a_o kind_n of_o godliness_n therein_o and_o i_o think_v they_o be_v move_v to_o do_v this_o to_o the_o end_n that_o of_o these_o thing_n man_n shall_v not_o take_v occasion_n to_o think_v that_o god_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o sin_n or_o else_o to_o imagine_v with_o the_o manichee_n to_o be_v ii_o first_o beginning_n the_o one_o good_a cause_n of_o the_o good_a the_o other_o evel_n cause_n of_o the_o evell_a nevertheless_o i_o will_v not_o ought_v not_o may_v not_o will_n to_o be_v more_o holy_a than_o god_n that_o speak_v in_o holy_a scripture_n and_o it_o be_v more_o wickedness_n to_o will_n to_o correct_v the_o long_a of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n because_o that_o none_o speak_v nor_o can_v speak_v more_o circumspectlye_o than_o he_o nor_o with_o great_a thirst_n of_o our_o salvation_n with_o the_o zeal_n and_o honour_n of_o god_n with_o all_o this_o every_o one_o ought_v to_o know_v that_o we_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o sin_n and_o not_o god_n yea_o it_o can_v not_o be_v think_v that_o god_n be_v a_o god_n if_o it_o be_v not_o think_v that_o he_o be_v without_o fault_n without_o evell_a infinite_o good_a and_o just_a therefore_o as_o to_o we_o be_v due_a all_o confusion_n ignominy_n dishonour_n reproach_n and_o evel_n so_o to_o god_n all_o honour_n laud_n and_o glory_n it_o be_v not_o evel_a then_o to_o pronounce_v these_o word_n in_o the_o manner_n that_o they_o