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so_o he_o do_v against_o faith_n be_v the_o cause_n why_o god_n love_v jacob_n it_o can_v be_v no_o better_o do_v then_o in_o his_o word_n 7._o word_n august_n de_fw-fr dotâ—_n je_fw-fr severaâ—ntiae_fw-la cap._n 7._o do_v the_o apostle_n say_v not_o of_o work_n but_o of_o he_o that_o believe_v even_o this_o also_o do_v the_o apostle_n take_v from_o man_n that_o he_o may_v give_v all_o to_o god_n say_v but_o of_o he_o that_o call_v not_o with_o every_o call_n but_o by_o such_o a_o call_v whereby_o we_o be_v make_v to_o believe_v we_o now_o come_v to_o the_o second_o objection_n verse_n 19_o 919_o 19_o rom._n 919_o thou_o will_v say_v then_o unto_o i_o why_o do_v he_o yet_o find_v fault_n for_o who_o have_v resist_v his_o will_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v if_o i_o be_v reprobate_v i_o can_v help_v it_o it_o be_v not_o my_o fault_n if_o i_o be_v damn_v i_o can_v resist_v his_o will_n neither_o myself_o nor_o 10.7_o nor_o job_n 10.7_o none_o can_v deliver_v i_o out_o of_o his_o hand_n to_o know_v the_o occasion_n of_o this_o second_o objection_n we_o must_v go_v back_o to_o the_o 15_o verse_n and_o so_o down_o to_o the_o 19_o st._n paul_n not_o be_v content_a to_o say_v god_n forbid_v there_o shall_v be_v any_o unrighteousness_n in_o god_n give_v a_o reason_n out_o of_o god_n own_o mouth_n for_o he_o say_v to_o moses_n i_o will_v have_v mercy_n on_o who_o i_o will_v have_v mercy_n etc._n rom._n 9.15_o 16._o etc._n etc._n and_o i_o will_v have_v compassion_n on_o who_o i_o will_v have_v compassion_n which_o make_v the_o apostle_n draw_v this_o consequence_n so_o than_o it_o be_v not_o of_o he_o that_o will_v nor_o of_o he_o that_o run_v but_o of_o god_n that_o show_v mercy_n to_o this_o purpose_n he_o bring_v out_o of_o scripture_n a_o argument_n concern_v pharaoh_n verse_n 17_o for_o this_o same_o purpose_n have_v i_o raise_v thou_o up_o that_o i_o may_v show_v my_o power_n in_o thou_o and_o that_o my_o name_n may_v be_v declare_v throughout_o all_o the_o earth_n 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it_o why_o have_v thou_o make_v i_o thus_o shall_v man_n expostulate_v with_o god_n the_o creature_n with_o his_o maker_n as_o if_o he_o be_v accountable_a have_v not_o the_o potter_n power_n over_o the_o clay_n of_o the_o same_o lump_n to_o make_v one_o vessel_n to_o honour_n and_o another_o to_o dishonour_v hereat_o let_v every_o mouth_n be_v stop_v the_o plea_n be_v the_o sovereign_a and_o absolute_a power_n of_o god_n over_o the_o creature_n the_o clay_n be_v the_o potter_n and_o what_o have_v any_o one_o to_o do_v to_o question_v what_o he_o do_v with_o it_o let_v i_o answer_v such_o wretch_n in_o the_o word_n of_o the_o prophet_n 45.9_o prophet_n isai_n 45.9_o wo_n unto_o he_o that_o strive_v with_o his_o maker_n let_v the_o potsherd_n strive_v with_o the_o potsherd_n of_o the_o earth_n shall_v the_o clay_n say_v to_o he_o that_o fashion_v it_o what_o make_v thou_o or_o thy_o work_n he_o have_v no_o hand_n as_o among_o man_n question_v a_o lawful_a prince_n right_o be_v treason_n 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