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in_o the_o other_o ignorant_o etc._n etc._n the_o second_o place_n be_v in_o the_o great_a confession_n which_o he_o write_v anno_fw-la 1528._o tom._n 3._o jen._n fol._n 455_o b._n where_o he_o say_v thus_o all_o word_n work_n suffering_n and_o whatsoever_o christ_n do_v that_o do_v work_v speak_v and_o suffer_v the_o true_a son_n of_o god_n and_o it_o be_v true_o speak_v the_o son_n of_o god_n die_v for_o we_o etc._n etc._n if_o now_o here_o the_o she_o weather_n maker_n woman_n wit_n the_o allaeosis_n grandmother_n shall_v say_v indeed_o the_o deity_n can_v neither_o suffer_v nor_o die_v the_o u_o shall_v answer_v that_o be_v true_a but_o for_o all_o that_o while_o the_o deity_n and_o humanity_n in_o christ_n be_v one_o person_n
harden_v fol._n 527._o a._n also_o it_o be_v not_o in_o he_o that_o will_v nor_o in_o he_o that_o run_v but_o in_o god_n that_o show_v mercy_n folio_n 526._o b._n item_n for_o to_o will_n and_o rejoice_v to_o keep_v god_n law_n thou_o have_v not_o of_o thyself_o but_o from_o god_n which_o he_o bestow_v on_o who_o he_o please_v fol_z 511._o b._n also_o if_o thou_o be_v accept_v of_o god_n he_o will_v give_v and_o bestow_v upon_o thou_o the_o power_n to_o keep_v the_o commandment_n etc._n etc._n fol._n 511._o b._n also_o it_o belong_v not_o to_o every_o man_n neither_o be_v it_o spring_v from_o the_o choice_n or_o power_n of_o man_n that_o one_o hear_v the_o word_n of_o christ_n earnest_o etc._n etc._n tom._n 6._o jen._n fol._n 182._o a._n also_o it_o follow_v original_o from_o the_o election_n of_o god_n who_o shall_v believe_v or_o not_o believe_v who_o shall_v be_v lose_a from_o sin_n or_o not_o lose_v in_o the_o preface_n upon_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o roman_n which_o be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o every_o wittenberges_n bible_n also_o the_o lord_n have_v ordain_v the_o ministry_n of_o his_o word_n that_o he_o may_v bestow_v faith_n thereby_o and_o we_o man_n attain_v unto_o it_o etc._n etc._n and_o he_o give_v also_o faith_n by_o the_o same_o as_o the_o mean_n thereunto_o together_o with_o the_o holy_a ghost_n how_o and_o to_o who_o he_o will_v etc._n etc._n tom._n 5._o jen._n fol._n 15._o also_o man_n be_v create_v to_o everlasting_a life_n or_o to_o everlasting_a death_n before_o all_o other_o creature_n tom._n 6._o witt._n germ._n fol._n 480._o b._n also_o god_n ordain_v some_o to_o damnation_n before_o ever_o they_o be_v bear_v fol._n 534._o b._n also_o christ_n weep_v sorrow_v and_o yearn_v over_o the_o damnation_n of_o the_o wicked_a albeit_o the_o everlasting_a divine_a will_n do_v let_v some_o pass_n cast_v they_o off_o and_o damn_v they_o purposely_o fol._n 510._o b._n also_o after_o follow_v the_o similitude_n that_o there_o be_v several_a vessel_n 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wherefore_o the_o gospel_n be_v hide_v from_o the_o wise_a and_o man_n of_o understanding_n etc._n etc._n then_o that_o it_o be_v so_o the_o good_a pleasure_n of_o his_o father_n will_n note_n mere_o out_o of_o will_n fol._n 513._o b._n also_o i_o know_v well_o what_o it_o be_v that_o the_o reason_n of_o man_n be_v high_o offend_v withal_o namely_o that_o god_n out_o of_o will_n and_o mere_o out_o of_o will_n forsake_v and_o harden_v a_o man_n even_o as_o he_o have_v a_o pleasure_n in_o the_o everlasting_a destruction_n of_o he_o fol._n 527._o b._n also_o then_o you_o hear_v very_o well_o that_o reason_n think_v it_o unbeseeming_a that_o god_n shall_v damn_v those_o who_o can_v will_v that_o which_o be_v good_a neither_o can_v shun_v the_o desert_n of_o damnation_n and_o therefore_o it_o must_v be_v false_a which_o paul_n say_v he_o have_v mercy_n on_o who_o he_o will_v and_o who_o he_o will_v he_o harden_v so_o must_v now_o our_o lord_n god_n deject_v himself_o out_o of_o his_o chair_n and_o a_o common_a fellow_n sit_v therein_o and_o so_o suffer_v himself_o to_o be_v prescribe_v law_n and_o ordinance_n to_o damn_v no_o man_n but_o as_o we_o by_o the_o judgement_n of_o reason_n think_v that_o he_o have_v deserve_v the_o same_o fol._n 534._o a._n but_o if_o god_n so_o work_v that_o he_o have_v respect_n to_o desert_n wherefore_o do_v they_o then_o murmur_v so_o much_o and_o contend_v with_o god_n wherefore_o do_v they_o say_v why_o do_v he_o yet_o complain_v who_o have_v resist_v his_o will_n and_o what_o cause_n have_v paul_n to_o still_v they_o for_o they_o will_v not_o make_v much_o wonder_v much_o less_o complain_v so_o hot_o when_o as_o they_o know_v that_o they_o have_v deserve_v it_o also_o where_o remain_v then_o that_o the_o potter_n have_v power_n to_o make_v what_o he_o will_v one_o vessel_n for_o honour_n the_o other_o to_o dishonour_n if_o he_o be_v subject_a to_o law_n and_o service_n and_o dare_v not_o effect_v what_o he_o will_v but_o it_o 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caluinist_n but_o they_o be_v the_o word_n of_o brentius_n who_o die_v a_o enemy_n of_o the_o caluinist_n as_o his_o testament_n declare_v as_o the_o desirous_a reader_n may_v see_v the_o truth_n the_o word_n be_v print_v at_o hagenaw_n anno_fw-la 1534._o in_o the_o exegesi_fw-la of_o bremius_fw-la in_o the_o 260._o leaf_n and_o marlorat_n do_v not_o only_o write_v they_o out_o of_o brentius_n but_o he_o set_v he_o even_o brentius_n his_o name_n thereby_o with_o a_o r._n as_o he_o use_v to_o do_v this_o can_v not_o the_o strife_n sick_a blind_a man_n perceive_v but_o thought_n that_o he_o will_v then_o set_v a_o block_n in_o the_o way_n of_o the_o caluinist_n when_o he_o himself_o and_o his_o factious_a companion_n do_v do_v it_o themselves_o be_v not_o this_o a_o liugâ—_n example_n how_o they_o â—eale_v with_o the_o caluinist_n and_o how_o their_o citationes_fw-la or_o testimony_n be_v to_o be_v esteem_v by_o which_o they_o will_v have_v they_o take_v for_o heretic_n the_o matter_n in_o itself_o consist_v â—â—maines_v all_o one_o as_o we_o have_v write_v in_o our_o faithful_a admonition_n we_o say_v indeed_o that_o the_o elect_v can_v be_v lose_v 〈…〉_o 〈…〉_o and_o why_o shall_v we_o not_o say_v so_o christ_n say_v it_o himself_o mat._n 24_o ch_n and_o doctor_n luther_n say_v so_o also_o in_o innumerable_a many_o place_n 27._o place_n yet_o the_o papists_n 〈…〉_o lib_n 2._o the_o 〈◊〉_d cap_n 10._o §._o 4._o 1._o pet._n 1.5_o luk._n 22.31_o ephes_n 1_o 4.5_o rom._n 8.30_o ezek_n 36_o 27._o but_o that_o we_o shall_v say_v that_o the_o elect_v can_v perish_v with_o this_o addition_n do_v they_o what_o they_o will_v that_o will_v never_o be_v show_v in_o our_o writing_n but_o this_o be_v our_o opinion_n and_o for_o that_o we_o say_v that_o the_o elect_v can_v perish_v because_o god_n keep_v they_o by_o his_o power_n in_o say_v to_o salvation_n and_o though_o they_o sometime_o fall_v yet_o they_o lie_v not_o therein_o but_o he_o raise_v they_o again_o by_o repentance_n 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luther_n of_o happy_a memory_n do_v teach_v thereof_o in_o the_o smalkaldes_n article_n and_o in_o the_o sermon_n of_o the_o bless_a sacrament_n the_o holy_a baptism_n a_o 1519_o the_o four_o and_o last_o point_n of_o doctrine_n which_o after_o the_o bless_a death_n of_o doctor_n luther_n be_v bring_v into_o controversy_n by_o unpeaceable_a people_n to_o separate_v the_o protestant_a church_n daily_o more_o and_o more_o be_v of_o the_o holy_a baptism_n whereof_o our_o adversary_n say_v that_o the_o wash_n away_o of_o sin_n which_o be_v effect_v by_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n be_v not_o only_o betoken_v and_o seal_v to_o the_o faithful_a and_o their_o child_n through_o the_o holy_a baptism_n as_o we_o say_v but_o that_o there_o be_v a_o secret_a power_n adjoin_v or_o affix_v to_o the_o water_n of_o baptism_n also_o whereby_o it_o wash_v away_o sin_n and_o regenerate_v a_o man_n as_o be_v to_o be_v see_v in_o the_o conference_n at_o mompelgart_n pag._n 430._o and_o 433._o now_o 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