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they_o will_v but_o whereby_o they_o do_v actual_o will_v believe_v obey_v and_o persevere_v without_o prejudice_n to_o the_o rest_n to_o who_o he_o have_v also_o give_v gracious_a offer_n and_o help_v to_o the_o same_o purpose_n though_o by_o their_o just_a fault_n neglect_v what_o can_v the_o synod_n of_o dort_n in_o this_o case_n wish_v to_o be_v say_v more_o indeed_o with_o all_o he_o add_v a_o general_a conditionate_n will_v of_o god_n or_o a_o general_a evangelical_a promise_n of_o save_v all_o if_o they_o do_v believe_v since_o god_n do_v will_n and_o command_v that_o all_o man_n shall_v hear_v christ_n and_o believe_v in_o he_o and_o in_o so_o do_v have_v offer_v grace_n and_o salvation_n unto_o all_o declare_v how_o well_o these_o two_o may_v agree_v together_o that_o first_o god_n have_v propound_v salvation_n in_o christ_n to_o all_o if_o they_o believe_v and_o have_v offer_v they_o within_o the_o church_n especial_o a_o common_a and_o sufficient_a grace_n in_o the_o mean_n that_o he_o have_v merciful_o ordain_v if_o man_n will_v not_o be_v want_v to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o his_o holy_a spirit_n and_o that_o to_o ascertain_v the_o salvation_n of_o man_n he_o have_v decree_v to_o add_v that_o especial_a effectual_a and_o save_a grace_n unto_o some_o neither_o of_o which_o truth_n can_v well_o and_o safe_o be_v deny_v of_o any_o christian_n only_o the_o sound_n of_o a_o general_a and_o conditionate_n will_v perhaps_o seem_v harsh_a to_o some_o ear_n whereto_o yet_o they_o shall_v do_v well_o to_o inure_v themselves_o since_o it_o be_v the_o approve_a distinction_n of_o worthy_a orthodox_n and_o unquestionable_a divine_n deum_fw-la velle_fw-la quaedam_fw-la absolute_a manifestum_fw-la esse_fw-la &_o literae_fw-la sacrae_fw-la confirmant_fw-la etenim_fw-la voluit_fw-la mundum_fw-la creari_fw-la etc._n etc._n eundem_fw-la deum_fw-la velle_fw-la quaedam_fw-la conditionaliter_fw-la docent_fw-la itidem_fw-la sacrae_fw-la literae_fw-la vult_fw-la 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
salvation_n and_o knowledge_n of_o the_o truth_n so_o ambrose_n interpret_v that_o place_n of_o 1_o tim._n 2_o he_o will_v have_v all_o to_o be_v save_v say_v he_o if_o themselves_o will_v for_o he_o have_v give_v his_o law_n to_o all_o except_v no_o man_n in_o respect_n of_o his_o law_n and_o will_n reveal_v from_o salvation_n the_o declarative_a decree_n of_o salvation_n to_o be_v equal_o and_o indifferent_o proclaim_v unto_o all_o man_n act._n syno_n in_o thes_n etc._n etc._n for_o the_o further_a allow_v whereof_o the_o same_o zanchius_n cite_v the_o testimony_n of_o luther_n bucer_n and_o other_o neither_o do_v it_o much_o ablude_v from_o this_o that_o our_o english_a divine_n at_o dort_n call_v the_o decree_n of_o god_n whereby_o he_o have_v appoint_v in_o and_o by_o christ_n to_o save_v those_o that_o repent_v believe_v and_o persevere_v decretum_fw-la annunciativum_fw-la salutis_fw-la omnibus_fw-la ex_fw-la aequo_fw-la &_o indiscriminatim_fw-la promulgandum_fw-la sect._n 3_o 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