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judgement_n with_o thy_o servant_n o_o lord_n for_o no_o flesh_n shall_v be_v justify_v in_o thy_o sight_n also_o the_o regard_n of_o our_o own_o unworthiness_n be_v no_o prejudice_n to_o the_o resolution_n of_o god_n mercy_n in_o christ_n for_o true_a faith_n make_v a_o entrance_n unto_o god_n with_o boldness_n even_o for_o those_o person_n that_o be_v unworthy_a in_o themselves_o the_o centurion_n that_o confess_v himself_o unworthy_a under_o who_o roose_n christ_n may_v enter_v 8.8_o math._n 8.8_o 15.1_o luc._n 15.1_o yet_o be_v a_o suppliant_a to_o christ_n for_o his_o servant_n the_o prodigal_a son_n that_o acknowledge_v himself_o a_o capital_a sinner_n against_o heaven_n 18.10.13_o luc._n 18.10.13_o and_o his_o father_n yet_o take_v up_o good_a heart_n &_o go_v to_o his_o father_n the_o publican_n smite_v his_o heart_n &_o pronounce_v himself_o a_o sinner_n at_o all_o hand_n yet_o doubt_v he_o not_o to_o go_v into_o the_o temple_n to_o pray_v that_o his_o sin_n may_v be_v 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be_v more_o forcible_a in_o some_o more_o infirm_a in_o some_o more_o in_o othersome_a less_o be_v such_o as_o follow_v actual_a and_o habitual_a faith_n 1_o hear_v of_o the_o word_n 2_o hatred_n of_o sin_n love_n of_o righteousness_n 3_o patience_n in_o adversity_n 4_o endeavour_n to_o do_v good_a work_n wherefore_o we_o say_v that_o such_o as_o be_v elect_v to_o this_o end_n be_v therewithal_o predestinate_v unto_o the_o mean_n that_o tend_v to_o this_o end_n for_o predestination_n be_v not_o only_o of_o the_o end_n but_o also_o of_o the_o mean_n that_o serve_v thereunto_o all_o as_o well_o the_o end_n as_o the_o mean_n be_v the_o effect_n of_o predestination_n wherefore_o right_o say_v saint_n augustine_n august_n august_n praedistinatio_fw-la est_fw-la praeparatio_fw-la beneficiorii_fw-la d_o j_o quibus_fw-la certâ—ssine_fw-la liberantur_fw-la quicunque_fw-la theâ—antur_fw-la predestination_n be_v a_o preparation_n of_o the_o benefit_n of_o god_n by_o which_o they_o be_v most_o 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to_o the_o ephesian_n the_o first_o chapter_n 1.4_o ephes_n 1.4_o lay_v we_o down_o these_o lesson_n 1._o that_o we_o be_v choose_v in_o christ_n 5._o vers_fw-la 5._o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o head_n that_o we_o shall_v be_v his_o member_n 2._o that_o he_o have_v predestinate_v we_o to_o adoption_n &_o filiation_n but_o we_o be_v adopt_v into_o this_o sonship_n in_o christ_n 6._o gal._n 4_o 6._o the_o first_o bear_v of_o many_o brethren_n and_o by_o the_o communication_n of_o the_o say_a filiation_n we_o be_v real_o &_o indeed_o the_o son_n of_o god_n endow_v with_o his_o spirit_n by_o which_o we_o be_v regenerate_v 3._o 6._o vers_fw-la 6._o that_o we_o be_v make_v free_o accept_v to_o god_n in_o christ_n his_o belove_a 4._o that_o in_o the_o same_o christ_n 7._o vers_fw-la 7._o we_o have_v our_o redemption_n through_o his_o blood_n of_o the_o everlasting_a covenant_n even_o the_o forgiveness_n of_o our_o sin_n as_o all_o wisdom_n and_o understanding_n beside_o 5._o final_o that_o 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