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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65292	A divine cordial, or, The transcendent priviledge of those that love God and are savingly called published by Thomas Watson ...	Watson, Thomas, d. 1686.	1663 (1663)	Wing W1121; ESTC R38240	88,353	194

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his_o purpose_n anselm_n render_v it_o according_a to_o his_o good_a will_n im._n peter_n martyr_n read_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d according_a to_o his_o decree_n and_o so_o beza_n interpret_v it_o this_o purpose_n or_o decree_n of_o god_n be_v the_o fountainhead_n of_o all_o our_o spiritual_a blessing_n beza_n it_o be_v causa_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o impulsive_a cause_n of_o our_o vocation_n justification_n glorification_n it_o be_v the_o high_a link_n in_o the_o golden_a chain_n of_o salvation_n what_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o one_o man_n be_v call_v and_o not_o another_o it_o be_v from_o the_o eternal_a purpose_n of_o god_n god_n decree_n give_v the_o cast_a voice_n in_o man_n salvation_n chap._n xvi_o