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predestinate_a to_o life_n other_o way_n of_o reason_n slay_v thou_o because_o god_n detest_v they_o let_v this_o be_v thy_o business_n to_o receive_v the_o son_n of_o god_n let_v he_o be_v please_v in_o thy_o heart_n in_o his_o nativity_n miracle_n and_o cross_n for_o there_o be_v the_o book_n of_o life_n in_o which_o man_n name_n be_v write_v thus_o luther_n excellent_o on_o gen._n 26._o to_o which_o let_v i_o add_v 5._o it_o be_v good_a for_o we_o to_o know_v the_o truth_n as_o it_o be_v in_o jesus_n and_o there_o we_o may_v right_o discern_v election_n and_o reprobation_n both_o in_o decree_n and_o execution_n the_o eternal_a purpose_n and_o grace_v give_v we_o in_o christ_n before_o the_o agey_a time_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v now_o make_v manifest_a by_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n &c_n &c_n 2_o tim._n 1.9_o 10._o and_o so_o certain_a it_o be_v 1._o that_o god_n of_o mere_a favour_n and_o grace_n choose_v the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n of_o isaac_n of_o jacob_n of_o david_n even_o jesus_n of_o nazareth_n make_v of_o their_o seed_n according_a to_o the_o flesh_n to_o be_v the_o saviour_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o heir_n and_o inheritor_n even_o in_o the_o manhood_n of_o all_o the_o fullness_n of_o the_o grace_n spirit_n blessing_n and_o glory_n of_o god_n so_o as_o by_o he_o and_o he_o only_o they_o may_v be_v communicate_v to_o other_o also_o and_o in_o all_o this_o to_o be_v the_o seed_n in_o who_o all_o the_o family_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v to_o be_v bless_v see_v isa_n 42.1_o gal._n 3.16_o 17._o 1_o pet._n 2_o 4._o 2._o with_o respect_n to_o christ_n he_o choose_v abraham_n and_o his_o seed_n after_o he_o to_o excellent_a honour_n and_o privilege_n above_o all_o other_o people_n yet_o not_o all_o his_o seed_n nor_o any_o mere_o upon_o that_o account_n but_o he_o in_o who_o his_o seed_n even_o christ_n shall_v be_v call_v that_o be_v isaac_n gen._n 21.12_o rom._n 9.7_o whereas_o ishmaell_n also_o be_v his_o seed_n after_o the_o flesh_n and_o of_o 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