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his_o people_n who_o he_o foreknow_v he_o instance_v the_o church_n state_n in_o elijah_n time_n from_o the_o 2d_o to_o the_o 5_o vers_fw-la the_o sum_n be_v this_o though_o the_o whole_a nation_n in_o general_n fall_v off_o from_o god_n to_o abominable_a idol_n and_o no_o where_o true_a worshipper_n appear_v yet_o then_o have_v god_n his_o reserve_a number_n cleave_v to_o the_o truth_n and_o obtain_v life_n the_o conclusion_n be_v vers_n the_o 5_o by_o application_n of_o the_o former_a instance_n the_o sum_n this_o though_o at_o this_o present_a time_n the_o nation_n of_o the_o jew_n general_o oppose_v the_o gospel_n and_o bring_v damnation_n upon_o themselves_o yet_o there_o be_v a_o remnant_n according_a to_o the_o election_n of_o grace_n who_o embrace_v the_o gospel_n and_o find_v life_n where_o together_o with_o the_o conclusion_n we_o have_v his_o interpretation_n the_o people_n who_o god_n fore-knew_a be_v they_o who_o he_o elect_v and_o that_o of_o mere_a grace_n and_o 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of_o blind_a and_o mark_v 6.52_o it_o have_v in_o it_o the_o signification_n of_o a_o brawny_a hardness_n and_o so_o it_o answer_v more_o express_o to_o the_o apostle_n doctrine_n otherwhere_o as_o rom._n 9.18_o the_o way_n thus_o clear_v we_o have_v two_o thing_n to_o observe_v in_o the_o word_n 1._o the_o difference_n betwixt_o man_n and_o man_n found_v in_o the_o breast_n of_o god_n some_o be_v elect_a other_o the_o rest_n from_o the_o elect_n even_o among_o his_o own_o people_n so_o by_o outward_a call_n some_o his_o people_n who_o he_o fore-knew_a with_o the_o knowledge_n of_o peculiar_a love_n other_o his_o people_n who_o he_o do_v not_o foreknow_v 2._o then_o different_a condition_n for_o eternal_a life_n who_o be_v thus_o difference_v in_o the_o breast_n of_o god_n the_o elect_n shall_v certain_o have_v life_n the_o election_n have_v obtain_v it_o the_o rest_n be_v harden_v unto_o death_n and_o the_o rest_n be_v harden_v we_o shall_v conclude_v both_o in_o this_o follow_a 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