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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o his_o heart_n or_o willing_o he_o make_v not_o death_n nor_o delight_v in_o the_o retribuit_fw-la the_o wisd_v 1.13_o fulgent_n ad_fw-la mon._n mortem_fw-la morienti_fw-la non_fw-la fecit_fw-la qui_fw-la mortem_fw-la mortuo_fw-la justè_fw-la retribuit_fw-la destruction_n of_o the_o live_n thy_o destruction_n be_v from_o thyself_o 13.9_o thyself_o hos_fw-la 13.9_o o_o israel_n but_o in_o i_o be_v thy_o help_n the_o wicked_a after_o his_o hardness_n and_o impenitent_a heart_n treasure_v up_o unto_o himself_o wrath_n against_o the_o day_n of_o wrath_n and_o the_o revelation_n of_o the_o righteous_a judgement_n of_o god_n who_o render_v to_o every_o man_n according_a to_o his_o work_n upon_o which_o text_n the_o father_n infer_v that_o not_o only_o the_o execution_n but_o the_o very_a decree_n of_o damnation_n of_o the_o reprobate_n pass_v upon_o their_o sin_n foresee_v saint_n imputent_fw-la saint_n ep._n ad_fw-la sixt._n vasa_n irae_fw-la homines_fw-la sunt_fw-la propter_fw-la naturae_fw-la bonu_fw-la n_o creati_fw-la propter_fw-la vitia_fw-la sâ—pplicio_fw-la destinati_fw-la &_o si_fw-la vasa_fw-la sint_fw-la perfecta_fw-la in_o perditionem_fw-la sibi_fw-la hoc_fw-la imputent_fw-la austin_n the_o vessel_n of_o wrath_n be_v wicked_a man_n create_v for_o the_o good_a of_o nature_n but_o destinate_a to_o punishment_n for_o their_o sin_n and_o again_o if_o they_o be_v fit_v to_o destruction_n let_v they_o thank_v themselves_o saint_n sunt_fw-la saint_n prosper_n ad_fw-la object_n 3._o gal._n qui_fw-la à _fw-la sanctitate_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la per_fw-la immunditiem_fw-la labuntur_fw-la non_fw-la ex_fw-la eo_fw-la necessitatem_fw-la pereundi_fw-la habuerunt_fw-la quia_fw-la praedestinati_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la sed_fw-la quia_fw-la tale_n futuri_fw-la ex_fw-la voluntariâ_fw-la praevaricatione_fw-la praesciti_fw-la sunt_fw-la prosper_n they_o that_o fall_v away_o from_o holiness_n through_o uncleanness_n lie_v not_o under_o a_o necessity_n of_o