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heart_n of_o man_n be_v ready_a to_o do_v it_o there_o be_v many_o thing_n in_o paul_n epistle_n which_o the_o ignorant_a unlearned_a that_o know_v not_o god_n in_o christ_n wrest_v to_o their_o own_o destruction_n will_v any_o therefore_o say_v that_o the_o doctrine_n of_o election_n and_o salvation_n by_o christ_n alone_o be_v not_o a_o doctrine_n fit_a to_o be_v teach_v nor_o come_v abroad_o if_o so_o the_o scripture_n must_v not_o come_v abroad_o moreover_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o protestant_a minister_n be_v charge_v not_o only_o to_o be_v a_o doctrine_n of_o liberty_n to_o sin_n but_o a_o blasphemous_a doctrine_n to_o teach_v that_o the_o fall_n and_o sin_n of_o man_n be_v decree_v they_o say_v be_v to_o make_v god_n the_o author_n of_o evil_a the_o protestant_a writer_n say_v that_o the_o sin_n of_o man_n be_v determine_v of_o god_n dr._n willet_n synop_n pag._n 760._o he_o also_o say_v the_o protestant_n hold_v that_o the_o fall_n of_o adam_n be_v both_o foresee_v of_o 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must_v needs_o confess_v that_o all_o thing_n that_o be_v do_v be_v do_v by_o the_o will_n of_o god_n and_o pag._n 196._o all_o confess_v god_n can_v have_v hinder_v sin_n to_o be_v if_o he_o have_v so_o please_v but_o he_o will_v not_o hinder_v it_o therefore_o it_o be_v his_o will_v it_o shall_v be_v the_o will_n of_o god_n and_o not_o sin_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o god_n decree_n and_o the_o being_n of_o all_o thing_n the_o will_n and_o pleasure_n of_o god_n be_v the_o womb_n from_o whence_o spring_v every_o work_n of_o the_o creature_n rom._n 4._o 11._o god_n must_v first_o will_v his_o creature_n to_o stand_v or_o fall_v before_o he_o can_v do_v either_o act_n 21._o 14._o phil._n 2._o 13._o prov._n 21._o 4._o the_o evil_a action_n of_o man_n be_v not_o only_o foresee_v of_o god_n but_o decree_v say_v mr._n par_fw-fr in_o his_o ground_n of_o divinity_n we_o be_v not_o save_v from_o sin_n except_o we_o have_v commit_v sin_n therefore_o salvation_n from_o sin_n be_v not_o without_o 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