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church_n teach_v man_n to_o pray_v to_o almighty_a god_n not_o to_o take_v his_o holy_a spirit_n from_o we_o and_o in_o another_o place_n that_o he_o suffer_v we_o not_o at_o our_o last_o hour_n for_o any_o pain_n of_o death_n to_o fall_v from_o he_o which_o certain_o she_o have_v never_o do_v be_v it_o not_o possible_a for_o a_o man_n so_o far_o to_o grieve_v and_o vex_v the_o holy_a spirit_n of_o god_n and_o so_o far_o to_o despair_v of_o his_o gracious_a mercy_n as_o to_o occasion_v he_o at_o the_o last_o to_o deprive_v we_o both_o of_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o next_o for_o the_o homily_n as_o they_o commend_v unto_o god_n people_n a_o probable_a and_o steadfast_a hope_n of_o their_o salvation_n in_o christ_n jesus_n so_o they_o allow_v no_o such_o infallibility_n of_o persist_v in_o grace_n as_o to_o secure_v they_o from_o a_o total_a and_o final_a fall_n in_o reference_n to_o the_o first_o they_o tell_v we_o in_o the_o second_o part_n of_o the_o sermon_n against_o the_o 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danger_n of_o that_o misfortune_n which_o they_o be_v well_o enough_o assure_v they_o shall_v never_o suffer_v out_o of_o which_o homily_n the_o appellant_n make_v no_o use_n but_o of_o these_o word_n only_o whereas_o god_n have_v show_v unto_o all_o they_o that_o true_o do_v believe_v his_o gospel_n his_o face_n of_o mercy_n in_o christ_n jesus_n which_o do_v so_o enlighten_v their_o heart_n that_o they_o be_v transform_v into_o his_o image_n be_v make_v partaker_n of_o the_o heavenly_a light_n and_o of_o his_o holy_a spirit_n 54._o hom._n p._n 54._o be_v fashion_v to_o he_o in_o all_o goodness_n requisite_a to_o the_o child_n of_o god_n so_o if_o they_o do_v afterward_o neglect_v the_o same_o if_o they_o be_v unthankful_a unto_o he_o if_o they_o order_v not_o their_o life_n according_a unto_o his_o doctrine_n and_o example_n and_o to_o the_o set_v forth_o of_o his_o glory_n he_o will_v take_v from_o they_o his_o holy_a word_n his_o kingdom_n whereby_o be_n shall_v reign_v in_o they_o 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descant_v make_v upon_o it_o 1._o more_o from_o some_o other_o homily_n touch_v the_o possibility_n of_o fall_v from_o the_o grace_n receive_v 2._o the_o second_o homily_n or_o sermon_n touch_v fall_a from_o god_n lay_v down_o verbatim_o 3._o the_o sorry_a shift_n of_o mr._n yates_n to_o elude_v the_o true_a meaning_n of_o the_o homily_n plain_o discover_v and_o confute_v 4._o a_o answer_n unto_o his_o objection_n touch_v the_o passage_n cite_v from_o the_o former_a homily_n in_o mr._n mountagues_n appeal_n 5._o the_o judgement_n of_o mr._n ridley_n archdeacon_n of_o canterbury_n in_o the_o point_n of_o election_n and_o redemption_n 6._o as_o also_o touch_v the_o reason_n why_o the_o word_n be_v not_o preach_v unto_o the_o gentile_n till_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n the_o influence_n of_o of_o grace_n the_o co-working_n of_o man_n and_o the_o possibility_n of_o fall_v from_o the_o truth_n of_o christ_n nor_o do_v the_o church_n declare_v this_o only_a in_o the_o former_a homily_n 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paraphrase_n as_o occasion_n be_v present_v to_o he_o but_o more_o particular_o it_o appear_v first_o that_o he_o ground_v our_o election_n to_o eternal_a life_n on_o the_o eternaland_n divine_a prescience_n of_o almighty_a god_n tell_v we_o in_o his_o explication_n of_o the_o 25._o chap._n of_o say_fw-ge matthews_n gospel_n 96._o ibid._n fol._n 96._o that_o the_o inheritance_n o_o the_o heavenly_a kingdom_n be_v prepare_v by_o the_o providenceand_a determination_n of_o god_n the_o fore-knower_n of_o all_o thing_n before_o the_o world_n be_v make_v second_o of_o universal_a redemption_n in_o his_o gloss_n on_o the_o first_o chap._n of_o saint_n john_n 414._o ibid._n fol._n 414._o he_o tell_v we_o thus_o this_o lamb_n say_v he_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v subject_n to_o a_o kind_n of_o sin_n that_o he_o alone_o be_v able_a to_o take_v away_o all_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n he_o be_v so_o well_o belove_v of_o god_n that_o he_o only_o may_v turn_v his_o wrath_n into_o 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