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esset_fw-la etc._n etc._n in_o adversis_fw-la they_o breast_n vel_fw-la similitudo_fw-la non_fw-la ipsares_fw-la ansel_n 2_o cor._n 6.9_o put_v sin_n into_o its_o best_a dress_n and_o it_o be_v but_o gild_a condemnation_n 2_o spiritual_a judgement_n be_v ever_o the_o sore_a in_o god_n withdraw_a his_o grace_n and_o deliver_v up_o to_o a_o reprobate_a sense_n there_o be_v something_o of_o condemnation_n the_o soul_n of_o a_o judgement_n be_v its_o seize_v upon_o the_o soul_n the_o great_a misery_n which_o can_v befall_v the_o body_n be_v but_o for_o the_o soul_n to_o leave_v it_o and_o what_o proportion_n bear_v this_o to_o the_o misery_n of_o god_n leave_v the_o soul_n the_o death_n in_o death_n be_v the_o miscarriage_n of_o the_o soul_n if_o a_o man_n be_v not_o heartsick_a though_o otherwise_o distemper_v he_o be_v not_o fear_v and_o if_o not_o soul-sick_a and_o the_o union_n between_o god_n and_o he_o weaken_a there_o be_v no_o danger_n bodily_a misery_n be_v but_o appear_v and_o 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praenuntiatum_fw-la est_fw-la in_o scripture_n quòd_fw-la deventuri_fw-la sunt_fw-la in_o judicium_fw-la est_fw-la in_o loc_n the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d here_o translate_v ordain_v proper_o signify_v forewrite_v enroll_v bill_v book_v or_o register_v it_o seem_v say_v some_o to_o be_v a_o metaphor_n take_v from_o record_n in_o court_n wherein_o thing_n be_v set_v down_o for_o a_o after_o remembrance_n of_o they_o or_o according_a to_o other_o from_o book_n of_o remembrance_n wherein_o for_o the_o great_a sureness_n of_o do_v any_o thing_n man_n write_v down_o what_o they_o purpose_v to_o do_v and_o desire_v not_o to_o forget_v calvin_n draw_v the_o allusion_n from_o scrip_n ture_n in_o which_o the_o eternal_a counsel_n of_o god_n wherein_o the_o faithful_a be_v elect_v to_o salvation_n be_v call_v a_o book_n sure_o we_o be_v it_o be_v a_o metaphorical_a speech_n and_o by_o none_o of_o our_o protestant_a divine_n as_o i_o remember_v be_v that_o interpretation_n 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truth_n remember_v say_v hezekiah_n 2_o king_n 20.2_o how_o i_o have_v walk_v before_o thou_o in_o truth_n and_o fit_o may_v holiness_n be_v call_v truth_n in_o regard_n it_o neither_o deceive_v he_o in_o who_o it_o be_v by_o false_a hope_n nor_o any_o other_o by_o mere_a show_n 4._o bonam_n voluntatem_fw-la in_o eye_n quis_fw-la fecerat_fw-la nisi_fw-la ille_fw-la qui_fw-la eos_fw-la cum_fw-la bonâ_fw-la voluntate_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la cum_fw-la amore_fw-la casto_fw-la quo_fw-la illi_fw-la adhaererent_fw-la crea_fw-la vit_fw-mi simul_fw-la in_o eye_n &_o condens_fw-la naturam_fw-la &_o largiens_fw-la gratiam_fw-la aug.l._n 11._o de_fw-la civ_o d._n c._n 11._o sicut_fw-la lapsus_fw-la corporum_fw-la fingi_fw-la non_fw-la pete_v nisi_fw-la è_fw-la loco_fw-la superiore_fw-la ita_fw-la lapsus_fw-la animorum_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la nisi_fw-la à _fw-la quadam_fw-la celsitudine_fw-la boni_fw-la quam_fw-la prius_fw-la habuerint_fw-la quòd_fw-la de_fw-la coelo_fw-la cecidisse_fw-la 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