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despise_v ergo._n i_o think_v i_o may_v spare_v the_o proof_n of_o the_o major_a for_o sure_a unless_o as_o j._n b._n seem_v to_o do_v you_o will_v so_o distinguish_v in_o this_o case_n as_o if_o god_n do_v not_o call_v those_o that_o reject_v it_o with_o such_o a_o intention_n as_o he_o do_v other_o as_o piscator_fw-la presume_v to_o affirm_v that_o although_o god_n command_v reprobate_n to_o believe_v the_o gospel_n yet_o he_o will_v not_o have_v they_o believe_v and_o again_o god_n do_v not_o offer_v grace_n to_o those_o that_o be_v call_v with_o a_o intent_n to_o give_v it_o and_o he_o further_o say_v though_o god_n in_o word_n protest_v that_o he_o will_v have_v reprobate_n believe_v yet_o indeed_o he_o will_v not_o have_v they_o piscat_fw-la contra_fw-la scasm_n pag._n 60_o pag._n 74_o pag._n 143._o which_o i_o hope_v you_o will_v not_o lest_o you_o make_v the_o god_n of_o heaven_n as_o deceitful_a as_o the_o false_a god_n who_o the_o poet_n feign_v do_v once_o set_v tantallus_n 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willing_a that_o some_o shall_v perish_v but_o god_n be_v not_o willing_a that_o any_o shall_v perish_v ergo._n the_o major_n be_v plain_a for_o god_n must_v needs_o be_v willing_a to_o that_o which_o himself_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o minor_a be_v prove_v 1_o pet._n 3.9_o the_o lord_n be_v not_o willing_a that_o any_o shall_v perish_v he_o confirm_v it_o by_o a_o oath_n which_o ought_v to_o put_v a_o end_n to_o all_o strife_n heb._n 6.16_o and_o because_o he_o can_v swear_v by_o no_o great_a he_o swear_v by_o himself_o as_o i_o live_v say_v the_o lord_n ezek._n 33.11_o i_o have_v no_o pleasure_n at_o all_o in_o the_o death_n of_o the_o wicked_a but_o desire_v that_o he_o may_v turn_v from_o his_o sin_n and_o live_v arg._n 2._o if_o god_n do_v so_o blind_a man_n viz._n original_o then_z their_o unbelief_n be_v no_o sin_n but_o
the_o unbelief_n of_o any_o man_n be_v sin_n ergo._n the_o major_n be_v plain_a for_o if_o they_o can_v believe_v it_o be_v no_o sin_n our_o proverb_n say_v necessity_n have_v no_o law_n and_o the_o scripture_n say_v where_o there_o be_v no_o law_n there_o be_v no_o transgression_n and_o it_o be_v true_a in_o this_o case_n as_o john_n bunyan_n himself_o confess_v law_n themselves_o must_v give_v place_n sometime_o for_o the_o profit_n of_o the_o church_n pag._n 111._o i_o will_v not_o assent_v to_o that_o but_o for_o the_o proof_n of_o the_o major_n i_o say_v if_o they_o must_v give_v place_n for_o the_o profit_n of_o the_o church_n much_o more_o when_o necessity_n may_v be_v plead_v no_o king_n will_v account_v that_o a_o fault_n which_o his_o subject_n can_v help_v which_o be_v the_o case_n with_o man_n if_o they_o be_v blind_v as_o aforesaid_a the_o minor_a be_v clear_o prove_v joh._n 16.9_o the_o spirit_n shall_v convince_v the_o world_n of_o sin_n because_o they_o believe_v not_o 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man_n have_v nothing_o in_o agitation_n that_o they_o bring_v nothing_o into_o action_n but_o what_o god_n by_o his_o secret_a direction_n have_v order_v calv._n instit_fw-la lib._n 1._o chap._n 17._o sect_n 11._o chap._n 18._o sect_n 1._o wherefore_o o_o lord_n how_o can_v i_o avoid_v my_o impenitency_n and_o incredulity_n and_o will_v thou_o punish_v i_o for_o that_o which_o i_o can_v not_o help_v even_o for_o that_o which_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o thy_o almighty_a decree_n that_o lord_n be_v far_o from_o thou_o who_o have_v declare_v act_v 17.31_o that_o thou_o will_v judge_v the_o world_n in_o righteousness_n this_o sure_o will_v be_v a_o sufficient_a excuse_n the_o minor_a be_v prove_v rom._n 2.1_o rom._n 3.19_o every_o mouth_n shall_v be_v stop_v thou_o be_v inexcusable_a whosoever_o thou_o be_v that_o judge_v the_o truth_n whereof_o will_v hereafter_o through_o god_n assistance_n be_v more_o abundant_o demonstrate_v thus_o the_o error_n of_o john_n bunyan_n faith_n be_v 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