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church_n believe_v in_o ambrose_n his_o time_n dignatione_fw-la sua_fw-la olim_fw-la decrevit_fw-la deus_fw-la peccatores_fw-la saluos_fw-la facere_fw-la 1._o etc._n etc._n ut_fw-la neque_fw-la merito_fw-la svo_fw-la qui_fw-la saluantur_fw-la neque_fw-la horum_fw-la per_fw-la quos_fw-la vocantur_fw-la etc._n etc._n god_n by_o his_o own_o vouchsafe_n have_v long_o ago_o decree_v to_o save_v sinner_n etc._n etc._n so_o that_o not_o by_o the_o merit_n of_o those_o which_o be_v save_v nor_o of_o they_o by_o who_o they_o be_v call_v but_o by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n this_o gift_n be_v confer_v second_o see_v god_n have_v show_v we_o so_o great_a mercy_n as_o before_o we_o be_v any_o thing_n to_o decree_v we_o unto_o salvation_n we_o hereby_o shall_v be_v stir_v up_o to_o walk_v worthy_a of_o our_o vocation_n ephes._n 4._o 1._o and_o to_o show_v ourselves_o thankful_a unto_o god_n again_o by_o live_v unto_o his_o praise_n vers._n 7._o now_o they_o know_v 3_o that_o all_o thing_n which_o 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the_o preacher_n do_v make_v the_o word_n pierce_v into_o his_o heart_n that_o the_o secret_n thereof_o be_v discover_v 2._o this_o appear_v by_o that_o confession_n of_o peter_n when_o christ_n have_v say_v to_o the_o twelve_o will_v you_o also_o go_v away_o john_n 6_o 67._o master_n say_v he_o to_o who_o shall_v we_o go_v thou_o have_v the_o word_n of_o eternal_a life_n peter_n will_v not_o go_v from_o christ_n because_o he_o believe_v that_o he_o be_v a_o teacher_n from_o god_n to_o show_v the_o way_n to_o eternal_a life_n this_o make_v nicodemus_n come_v unto_o christ_n because_o he_o know_v he_o be_v a_o teacher_n come_v from_o god_n john_n 3._o 2._o 3._o like_a as_o the_o ambassador_n be_v reverence_v &_o his_o message_n willing_o receive_v because_o he_o come_v in_o the_o name_n and_o with_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o prince_n so_o say_v s._n paul_n we_o be_v ambassador_n for_o christ_n 2._o cor._n 5._o 20._o 4._o the_o reason_n the_o apostle_n show_v heb._n 4._o 12._o the_o 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heaven_n the_o prophet_n and_o disciple_n suppose_v he_o have_v be_v convey_v to_o some_o other_o place_n and_o seek_v he_o three_o day_n but_o be_v deceive_v so_o they_o which_o suppose_v to_o find_v christ_n in_o the_o earth_n be_v erroneous_o seduce_v 4._o diverse_a reason_n of_o christ_n absence_n in_o the_o flesh_n absence_n in_o the_o scripture_n be_v allege_v first_o because_o of_o the_o present_a expediencie_n for_o the_o church_n of_o god_n joh._n 16._o 7._o it_o be_v expedient_a for_o you_o that_o i_o go_v away_o for_o if_o i_o go_v not_o away_o the_o comforter_n will_v not_o come_v second_o because_o of_o the_o future_a utility_n i_o go_v before_o to_o prepare_v a_o place_n for_o you_o joh._n 14._o 2._o three_o the_o angel_n say_v to_o the_o woman_n why_o seek_v you_o the_o live_n among_o the_o dead_a luk._n 24._o 5._o it_o be_v not_o convenient_a for_o our_o immortal_a and_o everliving_a saviour_n to_o be_v conversant_a still_o among_o mortal_a and_o sinful_a man_n and_o 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