a_o man_n be_v not_o justify_v by_o work_n 16._o work_n gal._n 2._o 16._o be_v justify_v free_o by_o his_o grace_n through_o the_o redemption_n that_o be_v in_o jesus_n chriâ—â—_n 24._o chriâ—â—_n rom._n 3._o 24._o and_o that_o you_o may_v not_o pretend_v there_o be_v more_o require_v unto_o our_o salvation_n than_o unto_o our_o justification_n the_o same_o apostle_n tell_v we_o plain_o otherwise_o fâ—r_v by_o grace_n be_v you_o save_v say_v he_o through_o faith_n and_o that_o not_o 9_o ephes_n 2._o 8_o 9_o of_o yourselves_o it_o be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n not_o of_o work_n lâ—st_v any_o man_n shall_v boast_v will_v you_o have_v your_o wedding_n garment_n of_o your_o own_o spin_v be_v you_o desirous_a to_o be_v sound_a have_v on_o your_o own_o righteousness_n 9_o righteousness_n cum_fw-la venerit_fw-la deus_fw-la ad_fw-la judicium_fw-la non_fw-la nisi_fw-la râ—nunciando_fw-la meis_fw-la merit_n be_v inveniri_fw-la poâ—ero_fw-la in_o christo_fw-la dâ—stitutus_fw-la omni_fw-la 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baxter_n 9_o baxter_n in_o his_o preface_n to_o the_o grotian_n religion_n sect._n 9_o triumph_v in_o the_o use_n of_o it_o against_o the_o author_n of_o the_o examination_n of_o tilâ—nus_n but_o this_o be_v not_o all_o for_o the_o dr._n have_v another_o irrefragable_a argument_n to_o prove_v that_o faith_n and_o repentance_n be_v not_o confer_v by_o god_n upon_o man_n conditional_o to_o wit_n upon_o the_o performance_n of_o some_o condition_n by_o man_n for_o say_v he_o 152._o he_o vbi_fw-la supra_fw-la p._n 161._o &_o 152._o if_o it_o be_v so_o than_o these_o grace_n shall_v be_v confer_v according_a to_o man_n work_n which_o be_v clear_o and_o undeniable_o stark_a pelagianism_n so_o that_o all_o endeavour_n after_o faith_n and_o repentance_n be_v not_o only_o impertinent_a but_o it_o be_v heresy_n also_o to_o maintain_v that_o the_o bestow_n of_o they_o depend_v upon_o any_o of_o our_o performance_n diotrephes_n sir_n if_o you_o will_v receive_v what_o that_o reverend_a dr._n hold_v 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cum_fw-la prope_a geâ—erâ—â—e_fw-la peccatum_fw-la unam_fw-la mâ—ssâ—m_fw-la fâ—cerinâ—_n non_fw-la tamen_fw-la null_a â—â—st_n inâ—er_o â—os_v diversitas_fw-la praec_fw-la dit_fw-fr â—â—go_fw-la aliquid_fw-la in_o pec_fw-la catoribus_fw-la quo_fw-la quâ—mvis_fw-la nondum_fw-la sinâ—_n justificati_fw-la digni_fw-la efficiantur_fw-la justificatione_n &_o item_n â—reâ—_n dit_fw-fr in_o aliâ—s_fw-la peccatoribus_fw-la quo_fw-la digni_fw-la sint_fw-la obtusionâ—_n aug._n lib._n quaest_n 83._o quaest_n 68_o and_o harden_v respective_o and_o as_o be_v declare_v even_o now_o it_o be_v god_n absolute_a will_n to_o have_v mercy_n upon_o believer_n as_o such_o and_o to_o harden_v unbeliever_n as_o such_o so_o the_o apostle_n rom._n 11._o 7._o what_o then_o israel_n have_v not_o obtain_v that_o which_o he_o seek_v for_o but_o the_o election_n that_o be_v believer_n represent_v by_o those_o who_o have_v not_o bow_v the_o knee_n to_o baal_n vers_fw-la 4._o have_v obtain_v it_o mercy_n unto_o 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voluntates_fw-la qua_fw-la ut_fw-la non_fw-la adjuv_fw-la nâ—ur_fw-fr iniosis_n causa_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la in_fw-la do_v etc._n etc._n sâ—cùs_fw-la deus_fw-la desereret_fw-la hominem_fw-la denegando_fw-la ei_fw-la auxilium_fw-la essiâ—ax_fw-la anâ—â—qâ—â—â—_n homo_fw-la deserat_fw-la deum_fw-la dissert_n theolog._n de_fw-fr duâ—b_fw-la quaest_a inter_fw-la ames_n &_o grevincov_n pag._n 204_o 205._o but_o beside_o be_o not_o i_o oblige_v to_o be_v thankful_a to_o my_o benefactor_n because_o other_o do_v undervalue_v and_o sleight_n his_o bounty_n shall_v not_o the_o child_n of_o zion_n be_v joyful_a in_o their_o king_n and_o sing_v hosanna_n to_o the_o son_n of_o david_n because_o other_o cry_v out_o we_o will_v not_o have_v this_o man_n to_o reign_v over_o we_o the_o short_a be_v we_o owe_v our_o discrimination_n be_v our_o own_o concurrence_n what_o it_o will_v to_o the_o divine_a prevent_n and_o assist_v operation_n and_o 2_o god_n grace_n and_o mercy_n do_v follow_v we_o all_o 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one_o more_o in_o that_o 9th_o to_o the_o roman_n vers_n 11._o for_o thâ—_n child_n be_v not_o yet_o bear_v neither_o have_v do_v any_o good_a or_o evil_n that_o the_o purpose_n of_o god_n according_a to_o the_o election_n may_v stand_v not_o of_o work_n but_o of_o he_o that_o call_v it_o be_v say_v unto_o rebecca_n concern_v those_o twin_n with_o who_o she_o be_v conceive_v the_o elder_a shall_v serve_v the_o young_a as_o it_o be_v writteâ—_n jacob_n have_v i_o lâ—ved_v but_o esau_n have_v i_o hate_v samaritanus_n i_o be_o so_o desirous_a of_o your_o satisfaction_n that_o i_o entertain_v it_o as_o a_o contentment_n when_o you_o afford_v i_o the_o opportunity_n to_o administer_v unto_o it_o and_o now_o you_o offer_v i_o that_o objection_n i_o have_v long_o expect_v from_o you_o to_o which_o i_o answer_v 1._o that_o st._n austin_n himself_o conclude_v the_o election_n and_o reprebation_n of_o these_o very_a person_n jacob_n and_o esaâ—_n to_o proceed_v upon_o god_n ford-knowledge_n of_o what_o they_o shall_v do_v respective_o for_o thus_o he_o write_v nemo_fw-la eligitur_fw-la nisi_fw-la jam_fw-la distans_fw-la ab_fw-la illo_fw-la qui_fw-la rejicitur_fw-la vnde_fw-la quod_fw-la dictum_fw-la est_fw-la quia_fw-la elegis_fw-la nos_fw-la deus_fw-la ante_fw-la mundi_fw-la constitutionem_fw-la 1_o ad_fw-la simpl._n lib._n 1_o non_fw-it video_fw-la quomodo_fw-la sit_fw-la dictum_fw-la nisi_fw-la de_fw-la praescientia_fw-la fidei_fw-la &_o opâ—rum_fw-la pietatis_fw-la et_fw-la mox_fw-la jacobus_n non_fw-la electus_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la fieret_fw-la bone_fw-la sed_fw-la bone_fw-la factus_fw-la eligi_fw-la potuit_fw-la no_o man_n be_v choose_v unless_o he_o differ_v from_o he_o who_o be_v reject_v so_o that_o i_o know_v not_o how_o to_o interpret_v that_o say_n that_o god_n have_v choose_v we_o before_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o world_n but_o by_o understand_v it_o of_o his_o *_o foreknowledge_n 2._o see_v rom._n 8._o 29._o and_o chap._n 11._o 2._o 1_o â—er_n 1_o 2._o 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