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the_o reserve_n of_o a_o elect_v remnant_n of_o jew_n and_o their_o effectual_a call_n to_o faith_n in_o christ_n after_o the_o same_o manner_n do_v mr._n mayo_n explain_v the_o same_o word_n in_o the_o 2d_o vol._n of_o pool_n annotation_n on_o rom._n 11.6_o he_o write_v thus_o the_o apostle_n take_v occasion_n here_o to_o show_v that_o election_n and_o vocation_n be_v only_o by_o grace_n and_o not_o by_o work_n and_o here_o he_o deliver_v a_o truth_n which_o the_o jew_n of_o old_a either_o can_v not_o or_o will_v not_o understand_v i._n e._n that_o there_o be_v no_o mix_v of_o the_o merit_n of_o good_a work_n and_o the_o free_a grace_n of_o god_n but_o one_o of_o these_o do_v exclude_v and_o destroy_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o other_o for_o if_o election_n and_o calling_n be_v etc._n etc._n let_v the_o reader_n consult_v the_o whole_a passage_n it_o be_v too_o large_a for_o i_o to_o transcribe_v but_o it_o be_v so_o well_o do_v that_o i_o do_v most_o hearty_o approve_v of_o it_o now_o 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anabaptist_n dialogue_n etc._n etc._n pag._n 20._o no_o scripture_n tell_v that_o our_o election_n to_o life_n depend_v on_o this_o condition_n of_o our_o faith_n and_o obedience_n faith_n and_o obedience_n be_v the_o effect_n not_o the_o cause_n of_o our_o election_n and_o be_v condition_n follow_v election_n not_o go_v before_o it_o as_o it_o be_v write_v act_n 13.48_o here_o ainsworth_n acknowledge_v that_o though_o faith_n and_o obedience_n be_v not_o the_o cause_n but_o the_o effect_n of_o election_n yet_o that_o hinder_v not_o their_o be_v condition_n and_o i_o add_v that_o though_o they_o be_v effect_n not_o only_o of_o election_n but_o of_o effectual_a vocation_n yet_o they_o be_v condition_n with_o respect_n to_o the_o subsequent_a blessing_n of_o the_o covenant_n and_o if_o they_o be_v condition_n than_o there_o be_v conditional_a promise_n in_o the_o gospel-covenant_n and_o it_o require_v of_o we_o some_o duty_n and_o work_v of_o obedience_n and_o though_o this_o be_v most_o true_a yet_o do_v it_o not_o follow_v from_o hence_o by_o any_o true_a logic_n that_o the_o gospel_n will_v be_v only_o the_o superannuated_a law_n of_o work_n revive_v with_o some_o abatement_n of_o its_o require_a duty_n prove_v this_o consequence_n if_o you_o can_v i_o put_v you_o to_o it_o but_o take_v heed_n that_o you_o do_v not_o lay_v yourself_o further_o open_a and_o discover_v your_o own_o weakness_n in_o the_o do_n of_o it_o sir_n if_o you_o have_v only_o to_o do_v with_o i_o it_o may_v be_v you_o may_v easy_o run_v i_o down_o for_o i_o acknowledge_v myself_o to_o be_v nothing_o and_o be_o ready_a to_o lay_v myself_o at_o the_o foot_n of_o all_o my_o r._n brethren_n not_o exclude_v my_o present_a antagonist_n but_o i_o must_v tell_v you_o that_o the_o lord_n truth_n and_o common_o receive_v doctrine_n of_o the_o reform_a churhe_n will_v not_o so_o easy_o be_v run_v down_o there_o be_v one_o thing_n more_o in_o his_o 56th_o pag._n that_o need_v correction_n and_o that_o be_v what_o he_o say_v of_o god_n conditional_a promise_n be_v make_v to_o man_n upon_o such_o and_o such_o a_o condition_n i_o humble_o conceive_v this_o be_v a_o mistake_n one_o man_n indeed_o may_v make_v a_o promise_n to_o another_o man_n upon_o a_o condition_n so_o as_o to_o suspend_v the_o very_a make_n of_o the_o promise_n upon_o the_o condition_n and_o if_o the_o other_o man_n do_v not_o accept_v or_o perform_v the_o condition_n the_o promise_n be_v not_o make_v to_o he_o at_o all_o but_o i_o think_v it_o be_v otherwise_o between_o god_n and_o man._n god_n be_v infinite_o superior_a to_o we_o and_o he_o absolute_o make_v his_o conditional_a promise_n to_o we_o without_o ask_v our_o consent_n i_o say_v that_o god_n make_v of_o the_o conditional_a promise_n be_v absolute_a but_o the_o promise_v make_v be_v conditional_a and_o god_n prescribe_v the_o condition_n to_o we_o and_o command_v we_o to_o perform_v it_o but_o then_o god_n perform_v the_o say_a promise_n conditional_o that_o 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it_o may_v be_v mr._n g._n will_v say_v that_o though_o these_o be_v protestant_n yet_o they_o be_v not_o right_a protestant_n for_o the_o word_n right_a seem_v to_o be_v put_v in_o on_o purpose_n that_o he_o may_v have_v a_o evasion_n when_o press_v with_o the_o authority_n and_o testimony_n of_o protestant_a divine_n who_o be_v for_o our_o interpretatation_n and_o against_o he_o but_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v that_o the_o divine_n i_o have_v name_v be_v not_o right_a protestant_n yet_o i_o hope_v he_o will_v not_o say_v that_o beza_n be_v not_o a_o right_a protestant_n since_o he_o himself_o appeal_v to_o beza_n p._n 60._o and_o therefore_o to_o beza_n we_o will_v go_v who_o in_o his_o large_a annotation_n on_o rom._n 3.27_o write_v thus_o 27._o thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d per_fw-la quam_fw-la legem_fw-la i._o e._n qua_fw-la doctrina_fw-la sicut_fw-la interdum_fw-la hebraeis_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d torah_n in_o genere_fw-la est_fw-la doctrina_fw-la quae_fw-la 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