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be_v elect_v unto_o salvation_n in_o christ_n not_o actual_o for_o they_o can_v not_o be_v actual_o choose_v before_o they_o have_v actual_o any_o be_v but_o in_o the_o eternal_a purpose_n of_o god_n upon_o the_o condition_n afore_o speak_v for_o the_o eternal_a purpose_n and_o decree_n of_o god_n may_v be_v call_v eternal_a election_n whereupon_o chief_o the_o salvation_n of_o all_o man_n do_v depend_v paul_n speak_v of_o this_o election_n when_o he_o say_v 1._o ephes_n 1._o that_o we_o be_v elect_v before_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n &_o that_o it_o may_v appear_v that_o they_o that_o be_v in_o christ_n be_v not_o actual_o elect_v before_o they_o be_v instruct_v and_o teach_v consider_v what_o paul_n say_v unto_o these_o
dark_a but_o clear_a and_o evident_a that_o all_o have_v ever_o have_v or_o may_v have_v have_v if_o they_o have_v will_v christ_n aswell_o as_o the_o law_n give_v unto_o they_o ereu._n now_o indeed_o these_o thing_n seem_v to_o be_v very_o true_a but_o i_o must_v entreat_v you_o to_o make_v plain_a unto_o i_o that_o which_o paul_n have_v write_v to_o the_o roman_n concern_v election_n that_o there_o remain_v no_o scruple_n nor_o doubt_n in_o my_o mind_n that_o disputation_n of_o paul_n trouble_v many_o by_o reason_n it_o be_v handle_v so_o dark_o sure_o i_o be_o of_o opinion_n that_o that_o place_n be_v one_o of_o those_o whereof_o peter_n write_v that_o there_o be_v certain_a dark_a thing_n in_o paul_n epistle_n 3._o â—_o pet._n 3._o which_o the_o unlearned_a &_o weak_a do_v wrest_v to_o their_o own_o destruction_n as_o they_o do_v also_o other_o place_n of_o scripture_n odeg._n sure_o you_o have_v good_a reason_n so_o to_o think_v now_o therefore_o let_v th'apostle_n peter_n show_v 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4.12.13.14.16_o of_o joh._n 8.33.39_o &_o 9.28.29_o cap._n 4.1.2_o cap._n 2.28_o etc._n etc._n cap._n 4.12.13.14.16_o for_o abraham_n himself_o find_v nothing_o concern_v the_o flesh_n neither_o be_v he_o justify_v by_o work_n but_o salvation_n appertain_v to_o he_o that_o be_v a_o jew_n within_o that_o have_v circumcision_n of_o the_o heart_n that_o be_v of_o the_o faith_n of_o abraham_n whether_o he_o be_v jew_n or_o gentile_n in_o the_o flesh_n this_o i_o say_v be_v the_o whole_a drift_n of_o the_o apostle_n as_o in_o the_o whole_a so_o in_o this_o 9_o chap._n in_o the_o 1.2.3.4.5_o verse_n th'apostle_n show_v his_o upright_a &_o unfeigned_a desire_n of_o the_o salvation_n of_o the_o isralite_n according_a to_o the_o flesh_n who_o be_v his_o fleshly_a brethren_n who_o have_v all_o those_o oracle_n of_o god_n commit_v to_o they_o of_o who_o be_v the_o father_n and_o of_o who_o concern_v the_o flesh_n christ_n come_v god_n over_o all_o bless_a for_o ever_o amen_n yet_o 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