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evil_o allege_v of_o the_o adversary_n of_o election_n as_o though_o paul_n may_v have_v become_v a_o reprobate_n or_o as_o if_o that_o he_o have_v not_o be_v certain_a of_o his_o salvation_n but_o that_o it_o shall_v hang_v of_o his_o well_a do_n for_o he_o say_v first_o in_o the_o same_o sentence_n i_o do_v so_o run_v not_o as_o at_o a_o uncertain_a thing_n and_o so_o fight_v not_o as_o one_o that_o beat_v the_o air_n but_o as_o he_o say_v to_o the_o roman_n chap._n 8._o i_o be_o sure_a that_o neither_o death_n nor_o life_n neither_o angel_n nor_o rule_n neither_o power_n neither_o thing_n present_a nether_a thing_n to_o come_v neither_o high_a neither_o low_a neither_o any_o other_o creature_n shall_v be_v able_a to_o depart_v we_o from_o the_o love_n of_o god_n in_o christ_n jesus_n our_o lord_n likewise_o they_o allege_v forth_o of_o the_o second_o chapter_n to_o the_o philippian_n that_o paul_n will_v we_o to_o work_v our_o own_o salvation_n but_o they_o do_v not_o consider_v 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and_o therefore_o may_v do_v any_o thing_n without_o the_o blame_n of_o his_o servant_n and_o like_v as_o that_o which_o be_v no_o fault_n in_o the_o master_n of_o the_o house_n be_v a_o great_a fault_n many_o time_n in_o any_o of_o his_o servant_n because_o it_o be_v the_o break_n of_o their_o master_n commandment_n even_o so_o doubtless_o the_o self_n same_o work_n be_v sin_n in_o god_n his_o servant_n and_o creature_n which_o to_o god_n be_v no_o sin_n but_o a_o ordinary_a work_n appoint_v for_o some_o special_a purpose_n either_o for_o the_o manifestation_n of_o his_o power_n as_o be_v the_o harden_v of_o pharaoh_n or_o for_o the_o declaration_n of_o his_o mercy_n as_o be_v the_o fall_n of_o david_n of_o peter_n of_o marie_n magdalen_n and_o all_o other_o repentant_a sinner_n and_o wherefore_o i_o pray_v you_o may_v not_o this_o lord_n thus_o use_v his_o own_o servant_n without_o any_o blame_n of_o sin_n see_v that_o he_o have_v create_v and_o make_v they_o all_o only_a to_o 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son_n moreover_o who_o he_o have_v predestinate_a those_o have_v he_o call_v &_o who_o he_o call_v they_o he_o also_o have_v justify_v whoon_n he_o have_v justify_v those_o also_o have_v he_o glorify_v so_o that_o this_o appear_v to_o be_v no_o new_a learning_n or_o vain_a doctrine_n of_o god_n providence_n and_o election_n but_o the_o only_a ground_n of_o faith_n and_o certainty_n of_o conscience_n in_o all_o conflict_n against_o the_o world_n the_o flesh_n and_o the_o devil_n against_o sin_n death_n and_o hell_n as_o the_o apostle_n use_v it_o in_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o the_o same_o chapter_n and_o all_o the_o father_n from_o the_o beginning_n have_v feel_v it_o for_o how_o can_v adam_n by_o any_o other_o work_n or_o creature_n either_o by_o comfort_n of_o any_o other_o doctrine_n stay_v his_o conscience_n but_o in_o thaâ—_z the_o lord_n god_n promise_v to_o provide_v for_o he_o and_o to_o save_v he_o from_o his_o enemy_n who_o once_o have_v overcome_v he_o by_o the_o bless_a séed_n which_o not_o by_o mrrite_n but_o by_o mercy_n and_o grace_n and_o therefore_o of_o his_o free_a purpose_n before_o appoint_v shall_v be_v send_v unto_o he_o to_o break_v the_o head_n of_o the_o serpent_n why_o shall_v abraham_n have_v leave_v his_o country_n and_o his_o own_o father_n house_n if_o he_o have_v not_o feel_v this_o divine_a providence_n fatherly_a care_n free_a choice_n and_o election_n of_o he_o and_o his_o seed_n by_o the_o which_o lively_a feel_n of_o god_n his_o careful_a providence_n and_o free_a choice_n send_v he_o seed_n when_o he_o be_v past_o hope_n of_o seed_n concern_v his_o dead_a body_n and_o all_o the_o work_n of_o nature_n and_o by_o the_o steadfastness_n of_o faith_n in_o the_o temptation_n about_o the_o same_o seed_n to_o be_v make_v a_o slay_a sacrifice_n other_o grievous_a temptation_n and_o adversity_n from_o time_n to_o time_n lay_v upon_o he_o this_o choose_a vessel_n abraham_n be_v call_v the_o father_n of_o all_o faythul_n as_o by_o his_o 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