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horum_fw-la tibi_fw-la o_o home_n ex_fw-la te_fw-la beware_v that_o thou_o say_v not_o in_o thy_o heart_n etc._n etc._n deut._n 8.16_o 17._o as_o vers_n 29._o i_o end_v with_o the_o word_n of_o bernard_n thou_o be_v create_v heal_v and_o save_v what_o of_o these_o have_v thou_o o_o man_n of_o thyself_o learn_v here_o first_o how_o glorious_a be_v the_o lord_n our_o god_n use_v who_o make_v such_o glorious_a creature_n as_o angel_n and_o man_n second_o how_o weak_a and_o frail_a be_v all_o these_o creature_n who_o have_v neither_o be_v nor_o well-being_n but_o from_o god_n three_o how_o poor_a our_o service_n be_v how_o mean_a and_o slender_a all_o our_o work_n and_o do_n be_v that_o though_o we_o shall_v spend_v all_o our_o day_n in_o the_o temple_n with_o hannah_n give_v our_o good_n to_o the_o poor_a with_o dorcas_n make_v restitution_n with_o zacheus_n build_v a_o temple_n with_o the_o centurion_n give_v our_o body_n to_o be_v burn_v for_o his_o sake_n yet_o we_o do_v but_o our_o duty_n and_o god_n be_v not_o behold_v to_o we_o for_o it_o i_o come_v to_o the_o second_o per_fw-la seipsum_fw-la through_o he_o be_v all_o thing_n doct._n none_o help_v god_n be_v sufficient_a to_o preserve_v and_o keep_v his_o people_n and_o to_o do_v whatsoever_o he_o will_v without_o any_o help_n this_o the_o prophet_n intimate_v isa_n 45.23_o i_o have_v swear_v by_o myself_o that_o every_o knee_n shall_v bow_v unto_o i_o note_v both_o a_o sovereignty_n to_o keep_v the_o wicked_a in_o awe_n and_o a_o sufficiency_n to_o maintain_v &_o uphold_v all_o that_o be_v he_o this_o david_n intimate_v psal_n 99.1_o the_o lord_n be_v king_n though_o the_o whole_a earth_n be_v move_v the_o lord_n be_v king_n be_v the_o people_n never_o so_o unquiet_a note_v first_o the_o security_n wherein_o god_n child_n be_v who_o be_v defend_v by_o his_o sceptre_n and_o the_o vanity_n of_o all_o wicked_a attempt_n against_o those_o that_o be_v preserve_v by_o his_o power_n this_o be_v a_o point_n plain_o 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areopagite_n that_o though_o a_o man_n will_v fall_v yet_o god_n will_v be_v sure_a in_o his_o covenant_n the_o 2._o reason_n 2_o 24._o institut_fw-la lib._n 3._o cap._n 24._o second_v give_v by_o calvin_n all_o the_o elect_n be_v commit_v by_o god_n the_o father_n to_o the_o keep_n and_o protection_n of_o god_n the_o son_n all_o that_o the_o father_n give_v i_o shall_v come_v to_o i_o joh._n 6.37_o and_o in_o joh._n 17.6_o thou_o they_o be_v and_o thou_o give_v they_o to_o i_o and_o therefore_o christ_n call_v himself_o the_o true_a shepherd_n in_o joh._n 10._o and_o know_v every_o one_o that_o god_n put_v into_o his_o keep_n vers_fw-la 14._o if_o a_o shepherd_n than_o he_o be_v to_o tend_v and_o keep_v all_o that_o be_v commit_v to_o his_o trust_n and_o if_o you_o will_v know_v how_o faithful_o christ_n do_v keep_v they_o see_v joh._n 17.12_o all_o that_o thou_o have_v give_v i_o i_o have_v keep_v and_o not_o one_o of_o they_o be_v lose_v save_o the_o son_n of_o perdition_n etc._n 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7.23_o in_o the_o former_a viz._n election_n note_v 1._o what_o it_o be_v 2._o be_v of_o election_n and_o first_o what_o it_o be_v the_o execution_n 3._o the_o knowledge_n of_o particular_a election_n 1._o election_n be_v define_v thus_o it_o be_v a_o decree_n in_o which_o god_n according_a to_o the_o good_a pleasure_n of_o his_o will_n have_v certain_o choose_v some_o man_n to_o life_n for_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o grace_n as_o ephes_n 1.4_o 5._o in_o this_o one_o i_o note_v these_o point_n 1._o the_o impulsive_a cause_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o good_a pleasure_n of_o his_o will_n he_o will_v have_v mercy_n on_o who_o he_o will_v have_v mercy_n rom._n 9.18_o 2._o if_o his_o decree_n than_o it_o be_v immutable_a he_o be_v not_o as_o man_n that_o he_o shall_v repont_o 1_o sam._n 15.29_o 3._o there_o be_v a_o actual_a election_n make_v in_o time_n i_o have_v choose_v you_o out_o of_o the_o world_n joh._n 15.19_o 4._o the_o end_n his_o glory_n for_o of_o the_o execution_n and_o the_o knowledge_n of_o particular_a election_n i_o will_v speak_v hereaster_n i_o come_v to_o speak_v a_o word_n of_o the_o other_o part_n of_o predestination_n viz._n reprobation_n which_o be_v a_o decree_n whereby_o god_n out_o of_o his_o pleasure_n purpose_v to_o refuse_v some_o man_n by_o meanu_n of_o adam_n fall_n and_o their_o own_o corruption_n for_o manifeslation_n of_o his_o justice_n in_o this_o note_v only_o the_o matter_n or_o object_n of_o this_o decree_n viz._n the_o rejection_n of_o some_o man_n in_o respect_n of_o mercy_n or_o the_o manifestation_n of_o justice_n upon_o some_o which_o howsoever_o man_n call_v it_o cruelty_n yet_o the_o word_n tell_v it_o we_o jude_n 4._o they_o be_v of_o old_a ordain_v to_o this_o condemnation_n and_o rom._n 9.22_o god_n make_v vessel_n of_o wrath_n for_o destruction_n but_o this_o be_v a_o doctrine_n that_o seem_v to_o be_v hard_a and_o cruel_a for_o first_o man_n say_v it_o must_v needs_o be_v cruelty_n to_o create_v a_o great_a 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augustine_n may_v we_o deay_n that_o which_o be_v plain_a and_o evident_a because_o that_o which_o be_v hide_v and_o secret_a can_v be_v find_v out_o it_o be_v plain_a out_o of_o scripture_n that_o so_o it_o be_v and_o therefore_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v sin_n to_o object_n against_o it_o but_o that_o which_o make_v the_o principal_a question_n be_v that_o which_o in_o the_o four_o place_v propose_v and_o which_o now_o i_o come_v unto_o to_z wir_fw-ge the_o cause_n of_o predestination_n election_n of_o the_o cause_n of_o election_n and_o because_o the_o part_n of_o predestination_n be_v two_o i_o will_v take_v they_o several_o and_o first_o begin_v with_o election_n howsoever_o god_n will_v be_v the_o reason_n whereinto_o all_o cause_n must_v be_v resolve_v and_o end_n in_o that_o yet_o some_o ime_n there_o may_v be_v give_v a_o reason_n of_o god_n will_n yet_o that_o reason_n must_v not_o be_v call_v a_o efficient_a cause_n of_o god_n will_n the_o reason_n why_o god_n place_v adam_n 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