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and_o they_o shall_v never_o perish_v neither_o shall_v any_o man_n pluck_v they_o out_o of_o my_o hand_n and_o chap._n 6.37_o all_o that_o the_o father_n give_v i_o shall_v come_v to_o i_o whereunto_o add_v that_o which_o be_v mark_n 13._o that_o the_o elect_a can_v be_v deceive_v do_v pilate_n think_v it_o be_v a_o unlawful_a thing_n to_o change_v the_o title_n of_o the_o cross_n which_o be_v write_v by_o he_o and_o will_v it_o be_v a_o thing_n worthy_a the_o majesty_n and_o wisdom_n of_o god_n to_o cancel_v those_o thing_n he_o write_v and_o have_v change_v his_o opinion_n to_o wipe_v out_o those_o which_o he_o have_v set_v into_o the_o white_a register_n of_o the_o elect_a he_o therefore_o do_v not_o think_v well_o of_o god_n and_o do_v subvert_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o gospel_n who_o will_v have_v the_o decree_n of_o the_o election_n of_o man_n to_o be_v mutable_a and_o revocable_a and_o to_o depend_v on_o man_n will_n we_o have_v hear_v that_o grevinchovius_n do_v deny_v 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after_o the_o fight_n of_o faith_n neither_o can_v we_o come_v thither_o but_o by_o labour_n but_o it_o be_v not_o give_v for_o the_o labour_n neither_o be_v we_o choose_v to_o salvation_n for_o the_o foreseeing_a of_o labour_n or_o faith_n but_o god_n who_o do_v predestine_v we_o to_o the_o reward_n do_v also_o predestine_v we_o to_o the_o fight_n as_o paul_n testify_v phil._n 1.26_o it_o be_v give_v to_o you_o in_o the_o behalf_n of_o christ_n not_o only_o to_o believe_v in_o he_o but_o also_o to_o suffer_v for_o he_o it_o be_v also_o a_o kind_n of_o reward_n free_o bestow_v as_o saint_n ambrose_n teach_v epist_n 1._o lib._n 1._o the_o reward_n of_o liberality_n and_o of_o grace_n do_v differ_v from_o the_o stipend_n of_o virtue_n and_o wage_n of_o labour_n in_o the_o mean_a while_n the_o reader_n shall_v note_v by_o the_o way_n that_o the_o arminian_o strive_v for_o election_n upon_o the_o foreseeing_a of_o work_n for_o eternal_a life_n in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n be_v call_v the_o wage_n or_o reward_v not_o only_o of_o faith_n but_o also_o of_o work_n of_o almesdeede_n of_o patience_n according_a to_o that_o of_o matthew_n chap._n 19_o call_v the_o labourer_n and_o give_v they_o the_o pay_n if_o therefore_o it_o may_v thence_o be_v prove_v that_o election_n be_v for_o faith_n foresee_v because_o eternal_a life_n be_v call_v the_o reward_n of_o faith_n why_o shall_v not_o the_o same_o election_n be_v for_o work_n foresee_v see_v eternal_a life_n be_v often_o call_v the_o reward_n of_o work_n especial_o see_v to_o believe_v be_v itself_o a_o work_n and_o that_o the_o chief_a work_n and_o the_o arminian_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o we_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n as_o it_o be_v a_o work_n as_o shall_v be_v see_v in_o his_o own_o place_n xiii_o the_o same_o man_n p._n 170._o and_o 188._o do_v much_o please_v himself_o in_o this_o argument_n if_o predestination_n be_v such_o as_o you_o feign_v it_o to_o be_v than_o the_o will_n of_o god_n concern_v the_o 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