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A45318 The shaking of the olive-tree the remaining works of that incomparable prelate Joseph Hall D. D. late lord bishop of Norwich : with some specialties of divine providence in his life, noted by his own hand : together with his Hard measure, vvritten also by himself. Hall, Joseph, 1574-1656.; Hall, Joseph, 1574-1656. Via media. 1660 (1660) Wing H416; ESTC R10352 355,107 501

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enim_fw-la omnes_fw-la salvari_fw-la si_fw-la velint_fw-la implere_fw-la legem_fw-la aut_fw-la in_o christum_fw-la credere_fw-la proinde_fw-la illam_fw-la priorem_fw-la voco_fw-la absolutam_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la hanc_fw-la vero_fw-la posteriorem_fw-la conditionalem_fw-la opusc_n p._n 291._o caeterum_fw-la illud_fw-la tamen_fw-la verum_fw-la est_fw-la deum_fw-la velle_fw-la omnes_fw-la homines_fw-la salvos_fw-la fieri_fw-la voluntate_fw-la scil_n revelata_fw-la &_o conditionali_fw-la nimirum_fw-la si_fw-la velint_fw-la in_o christum_fw-la credere_fw-la &_o ejus_fw-la legi_fw-la servandae_fw-la studere_fw-la hac_fw-la enim_fw-la voluntate_fw-la nemo_fw-la a_o salute_n &_o cognition_n veritatis_fw-la excluditur_fw-la etc._n etc._n ibid._n pag._n 285._o zanchius_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr praedest_fw-la sanct._n have_v it_o interminis_fw-la with_o a_o large_a exposition_n that_o god_n will_v some_o thing_n absolute_o say_v he_o it_o be_v manifest_a and_o plain_o confirm_v by_o scripture_n so_o he_o absolute_o will_v the_o world_n shall_v be_v create_v and_o govern_v so_o he_o absolute_o will_v that_o christ_n shall_v come_v into_o the_o world_n and_o die_v for_o the_o salvation_n of_o his_o elect_a he_o will_v also_o absolute_o that_o the_o elect_n shall_v be_v save_v and_o therefore_o perfome_v to_o they_o all_o thing_n that_o be_v necessary_a to_o their_o salvation_n that_o the_o same_o god_n will_v some_o thing_n conditional_o the_o scripture_n also_o teach_v we_o for_o god_n will_v have_v all_o man_n to_o be_v save_v if_o they_o will_v keep_v the_o law_n or_o believe_v in_o christ_n and_o therefore_o i_o call_v that_o first_o a_o absolute_a will_n this_o latter_a a_o conditional_a and_o in_o the_o next_o leaf_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n he_o say_v it_o be_v also_o true_a that_o god_n will_v have_v all_o man_n to_o be_v save_v in_o his_o reveal_v and_o conditionate_n will_v scil_n if_o they_o will_v believe_v in_o christ_n and_o careful_o keep_v his_o law_n for_o by_o this_o will_v no_o man_n be_v exclude_v from_o