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the_o father_n that_o sin_n let_v man_n beâ—re_v how_o they_o take_v from_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o so_o fleece_n vengeance_n that_o be_v to_o come_v upon_o all_o those_o that_o shall_v so_o do_v grace_n be_v with_o you_o amen_o and_o whereas_o it_o be_v suspect_v that_o they_o which_o hold_v universal_a redemption_n do_v or_o must_v hold_v freewill_n we_o desire_v to_o testify_v unto_o all_o for_o the_o clear_n of_o ourselves_o from_o the_o suspect_n of_o that_o most_o damnable_a heresy_n that_o god_n in_o mercy_n have_v thus_o far_o give_v we_o grace_n to_o see_v that_o who_o soever_o hold_v universal_a redâ—ption_n by_o christ_n they_o can_v hold_v frewill_n if_o they_o have_v any_o understanding_n ffor_o freewill_n dâ—th_v utter_o abolish_v christ_n and_o destroy_v 〈◊〉_d and_o set_v 〈◊〉_d work_n for_o freewill_n be_v to_o have_v absolute_a power_n 〈◊〉_d man_n self_n to_o work_v righteousness_n and_o obey_v god_n in_o perfect_a obedience_n and_o such_o man_n need_v no_o 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so_o obstinate_a as_o we_o have_v no_o faith_n no_o have_v any_o further_a conference_n with_o he_o to_o these_o man_n only_o thus_o much_o do_v we_o say_v that_o thus_o speak_v the_o word_n of_o god_n gen._n 5.2_o god_n create_v adam_n in_o the_o likeness_n of_o god_n make_v he_o he_o and_z vers_n 3._o adam_n live_v a_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n and_o beget_v a_o child_n in_o his_o own_o likeness_n after_o his_o image_n if_o man_n can_v see_v here_o that_o adam_n beget_v not_o a_o can_v in_o the_o likeness_n of_o god_n but_o in_o his_o own_o likeness_n and_o that_o the_o likeness_n or_o image_n of_o god_n which_o be_v perfection_n righteousness_n and_o true_a holiness_n do_v differ_v and_o be_v clean_o contrary_a to_o the_o likeness_n and_o image_n of_o sinful_a adam_n who_o when_o he_o begin_v sh_v his_o son_n be_v of_o himself_o a_o imperfect_a unholy_a unrighteous_a man_n if_o they_o can_v see_v this_o then_o be_v they_o void_a of_o all_o knowledge_n of_o god_n and_o thus_o 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