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lord_n god_n harden_v his_o spirit_n and_o make_v his_o heart_n obstinate_a deut._n 2._o 31._o also_o rom._n 1_o 24._o that_o god_n deliver_v up_o to_o vile_a affection_n etc._n etc._n and_o 2._o thes._n 2_o 11._o that_o god_n send_v strong_a delusion_n that_o they_o shall_v believe_v lie_n and_o john_n 12_o 40._o god_n have_v blind_v their_o eye_n and_o harden_a their_o heart_n these_o and_o many_o other_o text_n show_v that_o god_n have_v a_o hand_n and_o a_o work_n in_o the_o harden_v of_o sinner_n else_o we_o shall_v deny_v the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o take_v from_o god_n more_o than_o half_a the_o government_n of_o the_o world_n if_o we_o shall_v deny_v he_o to_o have_v a_o operation_n in_o the_o sinful_a work_n of_o the_o wicked_a who_o soul_n and_o body_n be_v subject_a to_o god_n who_o make_v they_o and_o be_v to_o be_v dispose_v by_o he_o tim._n will_v not_o this_o bring_v in_o god_n to_o be_v the_o author_n and_o cause_n of_o sin_n see_v hardness_n of_o heart_n and_o 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not_o impeach_v by_o man_n unbelief_n ib._n truth_n of_o god_n how_o renow_v n_v by_o our_o life_n ibid._n v._o w._n vanity_n how_o creature_n subject_a to_o it_o and_o why_o chap_n 8_o verse_n 20_o unbelief_n a_o mother_n and_o main_a sin_n reason_n against_o it_o and_o why_o we_o ought_v to_o believe_v god_n ch_n 11_o v_o 20._o will_v of_o god_n ch_n 12_o v_o 2._o word_n of_o god_n see_v scripture_n work_v good_a which_o be_v and_o why_o to_o be_v do_v what_o require_v to_o a_o good_a work_n ch_n 2_o v_o 6_o ch_n 14._o five_o 5_o 6._o work_v neither_o 〈◊〉_d nor_o merit_n and_o why_o see_v law_n work_n to_o what_o end_v they_o be_v to_o be_v do_v see_v they_o justify_v not_o ch_z 2_o five_o 6._o z._n zeal_n what_o erroneus_fw-la and_o wise_a ch_n 10_o five_o 2._o zeal_n without_o knowledge_n ibid._n zeal_n join_v with_o knowledge_n and_o of_o what_o thing_n ibid._n zeal_n of_o the_o jew_n faulty_a sundry_a way_n ibid._n zeal_n of_o papist_n blind_a and_o furious_a ibid._n zeal_n rare_a in_o protestant_n ibid._n zealous_n why_o we_o ought_v to_o be_v and_o why_o we_o shall_v take_v heed_n of_o blind_a zeal_n ibid._n also_o ch_z 12_o five_o 11._o errata_fw-la muse_v not_o courteous_a reader_n that_o thou_o do_v meet_v with_o these_o fault_n for_o there_o will_v have_v be_v far_o more_o if_o the_o great_a diligence_n of_o the_o printer_n have_v not_o prevent_v it_o the_o blind_a copy_n and_o wine_n own_o oversight_n be_v so_o bad_a correct_v therefore_o with_o thy_o pen_n these_o here_o note_v ere_o thou_o begin_v to_o read_v and_o bear_v with_o the_o rest_n page_n 3._o l._n 25._o read_v revocation_n p._n 4._o l._n 12._o r._n it_o p._n 8._o l._n 11_o r._n exordium_n p._n 9_o l._n 34_o r._n his_o afore_o free_a and_o for_o after_o grace_n and_o in_o the_o mar_v r._n the_o gospel_n after_o of_o p._n 21._o l._n 3._o strike_v out_o which_o of_o itself_o and_o place_v it_o before_o can_v in_o l._n 32._o p._n 22._o l_o 16._o r._n gift_n p._n 23._o l._n 19_o r._n few_o 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