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his_o adhetent_n in_o the_o world_n but_o most_o love_o exersise_v mercy_n on_o his_o elect_a and_o most_o quiet_o his_o justice_n on_o he_o reject_v people_n which_o he_o have_v not_o choose_v and_o albeit_o he_o have_v ordain_v reward_n for_o welldoing_a &_o punishment_n for_o ill_a do_v yet_o man_n by_o welldoing_a bring_v god_n no_o profit_n nor_o hindrance_n by_o ill_a do_v for_o the_o good_a and_o evil_a that_o man_n do_v redound_v to_o himself_o for_o the_o good_a that_o man_n do_v he_o deserve_v nothing_o because_o it_o come_v not_o of_o himself_o but_o the_o holy_a ghost_n work_v it_o in_o he_o and_o yet_o by_o grace_n he_o 10._o luc._n 17._o 10._o receive_v the_o reward_n as_o though_o it_o come_v of_o himself_o *_o for_o when_o we_o have_v do_v all_o the_o good_a that_o be_v possible_a for_o we_o to_o do_v we_o shall_v yet_o be_v find_v unprofitable_a servant_n towards_o god_n because_o we_o do_v not_o that_o which_o the_o law_n comaund_v contrariwise_o for_o the_o evil_a that_o man_n do_v he_o just_o deserve_v damnation_n for_o it_o be_v his_o own_o work_n by_o yield_v to_o the_o motion_n of_o satan_n through_o infidelity_n pride_n and_o disobedience_n and_o such_o like_a vice_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o strife_n betwixt_o god_n &_o man_n and_o for_o these_o cause_n god_n do_v execute_v his_o forethreatened_a sentence_n upon_o adam_n and_o his_o posterity_n for_o adam_n have_v then_o before_o his_o fall_n freewill_n as_o many_o false_o affirm_v that_o all_o man_n have_v yet_o that_o be_v to_o say_v he_o have_v free_a choice_n in_o himself_o to_o keep_v or_o break_v the_o holy_a commandment_n wherein_o he_o wilful_o refuse_v god_n &_o rash_o choose_v the_o devil_n neglect_v god_n truth_n and_o embrace_v the_o lie_n of_o the_o devil_n whereof_o he_o be_v the_o father_n *_o and_o the_o only_a tempter_n of_o mankind_n to_o all_o evil_a &_o mischief_n 38._o john_n 8._o 38._o for_o he_o persuade_v eve_n that_o the_o punishment_n which_o god_n have_v threaten_v shall_v not_o be_v perform_v whereupon_o she_o entice_v adam_n and_o so_o commit_v the_o offence_n whereby_o he_o lose_v his_o freewill_n from_o he_o and_o his_o posterity_n for_o ever_o 2._o 1_o tim._n 2._o and_o yet_o satan_n tell_v they_o truth_n in_o one_o thing_n as_o be_v the_o common_a use_n of_o his_o minister_n in_o this_o world_n to_o mix_v truth_n with_o falsehood_n the_o rather_o to_o make_v his_o lie_n take_v place_n for_o in_o eat_v the_o forbid_a fruit_n they_o know_v evil_a whereas_o before_o they_o know_v but_o good_a only_o satan_n promise_n be_v they_o shall_v be_v as_o god_n know_v good_a and_o evil_a the_o last_o point_n be_v true_a in_o in_o some_o sense_n but_o the_o chief_a point_n be_v altogether_o false_a that_o be_v how_o that_o punishment_n which_o god_n have_v threaten_v shall_v not_o be_v perform_v and_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v as_o god_n but_o they_o be_v soon_o ashamed_a of_o that_o credit_n which_o they_o have_v yield_v unto_o satan_n 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of_o judgement_n the_o 〈…〉_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o have_v gomorâ—â—h_v therefore_o it_o 〈◊〉_d be_v not_o tâ—_n he_o keep_v in_o silence_n but_o free_o preach_v every_o where_o for_o by_o that_o mean_v the_o prayer_n of_o king_n david_n and_o all_o heâ—_n 〈◊〉_d of_o god_n be_v to_o be_v 〈…〉_o yned_a that_o his_o 2._o psalm_n 67._o 2._o way_n may_v be_v knowâ—_n 〈◊〉_d the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o his_o save_a health_n among_o all_o nation_n this_o forepoyntment_n of_o god_n be_v a_o 10._o luk._n 10._o secret_a *_o which_o god_n have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o most_o part_n of_o the_o wise_a and_o learned_a of_o the_o world_n and_o have_v open_v they_o unto_o the_o poor_a and_o simple_a soul_n *_o this_o be_v the_o secret_a which_o in_o other_o 3._o ephes_n 3._o age_n be_v not_o open_v to_o 〈◊〉_d as_o it_o be_v not_o reveal_v unto_o his_o holy_a 〈◊〉_d and_o prophet_n 〈◊〉_d the_o secret_a that_o god_n 9_o rom._n 16._o 25_o 26._o 2_o tim._n 1._o 9_o have_v choose_v the_o gentile_n before_o the_o world_n 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