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collective_o consider_v enemy_n to_o the_o gospel_n yet_o as_o touch_v election_n belove_v for_o their_o covenant_n father_n sake_n vers_fw-la 28._o of_o this_o elect_a act_n of_o god_n see_v deut._n 7._o 6._o the_o other_o more_o particular_a and_o special_a whereby_o god_n make_v as_o i_o may_v say_v a_o second_o draught_n and_o out_o of_o such_o or_o such_o select_a people_n cull_v such_o or_o such_o particular_a person_n to_o be_v save_v by_o christ_n now_o such_o as_o be_v the_o subject_n of_o election_n in_o this_o sense_n can_v never_o perish_v and_o in_o this_o sense_n the_o election_n among_o the_o jew_n attain_v it_o and_o the_o rest_n be_v blind_v see_v rom._n 12._o 5_o 6_o 7._o see_v john_n 10._o 3._o 11._o 14._o 27_o 28_o 29._o apoc._n 13._o 8._o 6._o in_o that_o it_o be_v intend_v of_o those_o to_o who_o the_o gentile_n be_v oppose_v and_o in_o who_o stead_n they_o be_v insert_v and_o against_o who_o the_o gentile_n must_v not_o boast_v vers_fw-la 11_o 12_o 13_o 14_o 15._o 17_o 18._o but_o it_o be_v improper_a to_o oppose_v in_o such_o sort_n such_o a_o world_n as_o they_o be_v call_v verse_n 14_o 15._o compare_v to_o such_o or_o such_o particular_a jew_n as_o the_o jew_n be_v thus_o collective_o consider_v so_o the_o gentile_n come_v into_o their_o olive_n estate_n be_v take_v in_o a_o collective_a sense_n therefore_o call_v the_o world_n vers_fw-la 15._o the_o gentile_n vers_fw-la 12._o notion_n not_o to_o be_v restrain_v to_o the_o grow_a sort_n of_o they_o but_o necessary_o include_v the_o species_n of_o infant_n among_o they_o hence_o also_o the_o collective_a notion_n of_o thou_o and_o thou_o often_o use_v vers_fw-la 17_o 18_o 19_o 20_o 21_o 22._o 24._o and_o that_o this_o singular_a be_v not_o distributive_o take_v of_o some_o one_o or_o other_o gentile_a but_o of_o the_o people_n of_o the_o gentile_n he_o therefore_o in_o other_o verse_n speak_v to_o the_o same_o people_n mention_n they_o plural_o gentile_n vers_fw-la 11_o 12_o 13._o 25._o 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