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the_o less_o because_o they_o be_v orphan_n but_o entertain_v they_o rather_o with_o the_o more_o love_n and_o if_o thou_o find_v in_o they_o any_o defect_n and_o want_n pity_v they_o the_o more_o because_o they_o have_v lose_v their_o father_n who_o will_v have_v he_o live_v have_v supply_v they_o and_o esteem_v they_o both_o in_o their_o own_o worth_n and_o also_o for_o their_o father_n sake_n and_o if_o i_o find_v that_o thou_o give_v this_o kind_a entertainment_n to_o these_o his_o fruitful_a labour_n as_o it_o be_v his_o first_o bear_v there_o be_v divers_a other_o child_n of_o the_o same_o father_n which_o shall_v ere_o long_o be_v bring_v to_o light_n i_o mean_v his_o lecture_n on_o the_o twelve_o chapter_n to_o the_o roman_n and_o on_o a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o â—19_n psalm_n with_o some_o other_o in_o the_o mean_a while_o i_o commend_v they_o to_o god_n and_o the_o word_n of_o his_o grace_n which_o be_v able_a to_o build_v thou_o up_o and_o to_o give_v thou_o a_o inheritance_n among_o all_o they_o that_o be_v sanctify_v thou_o in_o the_o lord_n jesus_n j._n d._n the_o content_n god_n minister_n must_v not_o conceal_v comfort_n from_o the_o wicked_a pag._n 5_o wicked_a man_n presume_v upon_o outward_a privilege_n pag._n 9_o no_o outward_a privilege_n exempt_v from_o god_n anger_n p._n 12_o the_o faithful_a can_v final_o fall_v away_o p._n 14_o all_o that_o carry_v the_o name_n of_o christian_n be_v not_o in_o the_o covenant_n p._n 17_o those_o of_o all_o nation_n that_o believe_v and_o repent_v shall_v be_v save_v p._n 19_o a_o man_n may_v be_v assure_v of_o his_o salvation_n in_o this_o life_n p._n 22_o parentage_n can_v neither_o hinder_v nor_o further_a salvation_n p._n 40_o grace_n be_v above_o greatness_n p._n 42_o sin_n will_v ruin_v a_o people_n notwithstanding_o outward_a privilege_n p._n 46_o god_n predestinate_v we_o in_o christ_n p._n 52_o we_o be_v predestinate_a to_o the_o mean_n as_o well_o as_o the_o end_n p._n 53_o faith_n nor_o work_n forseen_v no_o cause_n of_o election_n p._n 60_o no_o means_n to_o glory_v but_o by_o christ_n p._n 71_o all_n that_o do_v good_a work_n be_v elect_v and_o shall_v be_v save_v p._n 74_o the_o elect_a can_v final_o be_v cast_v off_o p._n 76_o the_o scripture_n able_a to_o make_v wise_a to_o salvation_n p._n 79_o there_o be_v a_o familiarity_n between_o god_n and_o his_o child_n p._n 85_o prophet_n and_o good_a man_n stand_v in_o the_o gap_n p._n 87_o prayer_n the_o church_n best_o weapon_n p._n 89_o the_o wicked_a persecute_v the_o best_a most_o p._n 93_o when_o the_o prophet_n be_v go_v the_o people_n fall_v from_o god_n p._n 95_o wicked_a man_n overthrow_v the_o mean_n of_o god_n service_n p._n 98_o wicked_a man_n dispute_v against_o the_o truth_n with_o the_o sword_n p._n 99_o christ_n church_n scarce_o visible_a sometime_o p._n 100_o wicked_a man_n requite_v god_n prophet_n evil_a for_o good_a p._n 102_o when_o god_n servant_n cry_v to_o he_o he_o answer_v they_o p._n 104_o a_o great_a grace_n in_o corrupt_a time_n to_o be_v preserve_v from_o sin_n p._n 109_o god_n ow_v not_o idolater_n for_o he_o p._n 110_o god_n have_v always_o a_o church_n though_o invisible_a to_o man_n p._n 113_o to_o bow_n before_o a_o idol_n be_v idolatry_n p._n 117_o god_n at_o all_o time_n preserve_v his_o church_n p._n 118_o those_o that_o belong_v to_o god_n be_v not_o many_o p._n 120_o god_n save_v man_n of_o his_o free_a grace_n p._n 126_o god_n in_o elect_a man_n respect_v not_o good_a work_n p._n 129_o all_o man_n shall_v not_o be_v save_v p._n 134_o no_o man_n can_v attain_v life_n by_o his_o own_o righteousness_n p._n 135_o those_o that_o stand_n upon_o their_o own_o holiness_n be_v harden_v p._n 137_o we_o must_v seek_v god_n in_o a_o right_a manner_n p._n 138_o a_o man_n elect_v shall_v certain_o be_v save_v p._n 139_o hardness_n of_o heart_n a_o sign_n of_o reprobation_n p._n 141_o the_o write_a word_n shall_v be_v judge_n of_o controversy_n p._n 144_o cause_n of_o hardness_n of_o heart_n p._n 145_o god_n punish_v one_o sin_n with_o another_o p._n 162_o a_o heavy_a judgement_n to_o neglect_v the_o mean_n to_o know_v god_n p._n 163_o mean_n of_o salvation_n abuse_v turn_n to_o destruction_n p._n 168_o a_o misery_n to_o hear_v and_o not_o profit_n p._n 169_o mean_n contemn_v be_v not_o profitable_a p._n 173_o god_n receive_v all_o that_o turn_v to_o he_o p._n 164_o the_o best_a thing_n of_o wicked_a man_n turn_v to_o their_o destruction_n p._n 177_o they_o that_o seek_v life_n in_o the_o law_n find_v destruction_n p._n 181_o god_n repay_v man_n in_o the_o same_o kind_n p._n 182_o god_n punish_v unbeliever_n with_o spiritual_a blindness_n p._n 187_o god_n hate_v and_o severe_o punish_v infidelity_n p._n 193_o when_o wicked_a man_n abuse_v their_o power_n god_n deprive_v they_o of_o it_o p._n 194_o prudence_n in_o minister_n in_o denounce_v of_o judgement_n p._n 200_o man_n stumble_v at_o those_o thing_n that_o shall_v support_v they_o p._n 203_o the_o best_a may_v stumble_v reprobate_n fall_v final_o p._n 206_o god_n work_v good_a out_o of_o evil_a p._n 208_o god_n work_v good_a to_o he_o by_o unlikely_a mean_n p._n 213_o god_n take_v all_o opportunity_n to_o do_v his_o child_n good_a p._n 214_o when_o the_o gospel_n be_v abuse_v god_n take_v it_o away_o p._n 216_o where_o the_o gospel_n be_v preach_v salvation_n be_v offer_v p._n 218_o god_n require_v a_o holy_a emulation_n p._n 221_o the_o good_a that_o be_v in_o other_o shall_v provoke_v we_o to_o follow_v they_o p._n 223_o god_n kindness_n shall_v make_v we_o ashamed_a of_o unthankfulness_n p._n 225_o the_o grace_n and_o knowledge_n of_o god_n and_o christ_n be_v true_a riches_n p._n 231_o the_o jew_n at_o their_o conversion_n shall_v be_v enrich_v with_o grace_n p._n 239_o faithful_a preacher_n turn_v all_o they_o say_v to_o their_o people_n use_n p._n 241_o good_a people_n fear_v the_o loss_n of_o their_o faithful_a preacher_n p._n 243_o minister_n shall_v intend_v the_o good_a of_o their_o people_n p._n 247_o minister_n by_o preach_v and_o live_v shall_v grace_v their_o call_n p._n 250_o good_a minister_n aim_v at_o the_o salvation_n of_o soul_n p._n 252_o a_o good_a minister_n god_n instrument_n to_o save_v soul_n p._n 256_o preacher_n must_v neglect_v no_o mean_n to_o convert_v soul_n p._n 258_o we_o ought_v most_o to_o tender_v the_o salvation_n of_o those_o that_o be_v near_o we_o p._n 259_o live_v in_o sin_n be_v a_o estate_n of_o death_n p._n 261_o we_o shall_v not_o despair_v of_o the_o call_n of_o the_o jew_n p._n 264_o the_o gospel_n the_o mean_n of_o raise_v man_n from_o the_o dead_a p._n 266_o what_o be_v due_a to_o god_n of_o his_o own_o blessing_n
be_v make_v a_o snare_n the_o other_o of_o isaiah_n chap._n 6.9_o they_o shall_v see_v and_o not_o perceive_v hear_v but_o not_o understand_v from_o the_o seven_o verse_n to_o the_o eleven_o 3._o the_o happy_a product_n and_o event_n that_o will_v follow_v this_o rejection_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o this_o call_n of_o the_o gentile_n and_o this_o be_v double_a the_o one_o salus_fw-la gentium_fw-la i._n the_o salvation_n of_o the_o gentile_n vers_fw-la 11._o the_o other_o in_o the_o same_o place_n ut_fw-la judaei_n conversione_n gentium_fw-la ad_fw-la zelum_fw-la provocati_fw-la resipisoant_n i._o that_o the_o jew_n be_v provoke_v to_o jealousy_n by_o the_o conversion_n of_o the_o gentile_n shall_v repent_v the_o which_o be_v enlarge_v by_o circumstance_n to_o the_o seventeen_o 4._o a_o exhortation_n to_o the_o gentile_n that_o they_o wax_v not_o proud_a nor_o insult_v over_o the_o jew_n first_o because_o they_o may_v be_v cast_v off_o again_o if_o they_o stand_v not_o constant_a in_o the_o faith_n second_o because_o the_o jew_n shall_v again_o be_v call_v home_o before_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n as_o luke_n 21.24_o this_o be_v from_o the_o seventeen_o verse_n to_o the_o three_o and_o thirty_o 5._o a_o conclusion_n of_o his_o disputation_n contain_v a_o admiration_n and_o astonishment_n of_o paul_n to_o see_v the_o deepness_n or_o rather_o because_o he_o can_v see_v the_o deepness_n of_o god_n wisdom_n in_o the_o order_n and_o effect_v of_o man_n salvation_n and_o happiness_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o chapter_n i_o begin_v with_o the_o consolation_n consolation_n consolation_n it_o consist_v of_o a_o question_n and_o a_o answer_n the_o question_n i_o say_v then_o have_v god_n cast_v away_o his_o people_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o answer_n in_o the_o next_o god_n forbid_v which_o answer_n be_v prove_v and_o make_v good_a by_o three_o argument_n first_o his_o own_o example_n i_o also_o be_o a_o israelite_n vers_fw-la 1._o second_o a_o dei_fw-la praecognitione_fw-la from_o the_o prescience_n of_o god_n non_fw-la potest_fw-la repellere_fw-la quos_fw-la praecognovit_fw-la god_n have_v not_o cast_v away_o his_o people_n who_o he_o fore-knew_a vers_fw-la 2._o three_o from_o the_o state_n of_o the_o church_n in_o the_o time_n of_o elias_n vers_fw-la 4._o i_o begin_v with_o the_o question_n have_v god_n cast_v away_o quest_n etc._n etc._n which_o seem_v to_o carry_v this_o sense_n and_o meaning_n if_o it_o be_v true_a that_o god_n have_v cast_v away_o the_o jew_n than_o god_n have_v cast_v away_o his_o own_o people_n then_o be_v god_n unfaithful_a in_o his_o promise_n make_v to_o abraham_n their_o father_n gen._n 17.7_o 17.7_o gen._n 17.7_o i_o will_v establish_v my_o covenant_n between_o i_o and_o thou_o and_o thy_o seed_n for_o ever_o will_v god_n make_v such_o fair_a promise_n and_o then_o let_v his_o mercy_n fail_v forget_v to_o be_v gracious_a 77.9_o psal_n 77.9_o and_o shut_v up_o his_o love_a kindness_n in_o displeasure_n then_o it_o be_v to_o no_o purpose_n to_o be_v in_o league_n with_o god_n neither_o any_o privilege_n of_o god_n people_n above_o other_o before_o i_o come_v to_o the_o question_n itself_o you_o may_v observe_v that_o though_o in_o ten_o chapter_n he_o have_v prove_v against_o they_o yet_o now_o he_o begin_v to_o speak_v on_o their_o side_n and_o to_o question_v in_o their_o behalf_n whence_o i_o gather_v this_o conclusion_n be_v a_o people_n never_o so_o wicked_a and_o sinful_a doct._n yet_o if_o the_o word_n afford_v any_o comfort_n the_o minister_n may_v not_o conceal_v it_o from_o they_o simon_n magus_n offer_v to_o buy_v the_o gift_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n with_o money_n and_o purpose_v by_o they_o to_o get_v money_n commit_v such_o a_o sin_n as_o make_v peter_n denounce_v a_o heavy_a judgement_n 8.22_o act_n 8.22_o thy_o money_n perish_v with_o thou_o yet_o afford_v he_o that_o comfort_n which_o may_v raise_v he_o again_o yet_o go_v and_o pray_v it_o may_v be_v the_o thought_n 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babylon_n 39.6_o isa_n 39.6_o isay_n 39.6_o yet_o will_v there_o be_v a_o day_n when_o he_o will_v bid_v his_o prophet_n speak_v comfort_n to_o his_o people_n again_o comfort_v you_o 1._o chap._n 40._o 1._o comfort_v you_o etc._n etc._n chap._n 40._o 1._o it_o be_v require_v of_o a_o dispenser_n that_o he_o be_v find_v faithful_a 4.2_o 1_o cor._n 4.2_o 1_o cor._n 4.2_o that_o if_o judgement_n belong_v to_o a_o man_n he_o denounce_v it_o if_o after_o judgement_n comfort_n he_o administer_v it_o and_o therein_o must_v endeavour_n to_o have_v always_o a_o clear_a conscience_n in_o keep_v back_o nothing_o that_o god_n will_v have_v speak_v 20.20_o act_n 20.20_o act_v 20.20_o i_o add_v no_o more_o but_o that_o of_o god_n unto_o elijah_n touch_v ahab_n see_v thou_o how_o ahab_n be_v humble_v god_n mean_v he_o but_o so_o much_o comfort_n as_o to_o defer_v his_o punishment_n till_o his_o son_n day_n yet_o god_n will_v make_v the_o prophet_n and_o the_o prophet_n make_v ahab_n acquaint_v with_o 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and_o will_v not_o reveal_v those_o mercy_n which_o the_o word_n afford_v whereas_o some_o may_v be_v win_v with_o mercy_n that_o be_v too_o much_o wound_v with_o judgement_n sometime_o a_o little_a supply_a oil_n may_v do_v asmuch_o good_a as_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o wine_n 101.1_o psal_n 101.1_o nemo_fw-la sibi_fw-la ad_fw-la impunitatem_fw-la blandietur_fw-la quia_fw-la est_fw-la judicium_fw-la nemo_fw-la ad_fw-la melius_fw-la commutatus_fw-la exhorreat_fw-la judicium_fw-la quia_fw-la est_fw-la misericordia_fw-la aug._n in_o psal_n 101.1_o and_o mild_a lenitive_n may_v be_v as_o profitable_a as_o bite_a corrosive_n it_o be_v good_a to_o follow_v david_n rule_n psal_n 101._o i_o will_v sing_v of_o mercy_n and_o judgement_n augustine_n say_v no_o man_n will_v flatter_o promise_v unto_o himself_o impunity_n because_o there_o be_v judgement_n no_o man_n change_v to_o better_a will_v tremble_v at_o judgement_n because_o there_o be_v mercy_n the_o long_a suffering_n of_o god_n lead_v 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for_o almost_o six_o hundred_o year_n after_o christ_n teach_v as_o we_o do_v and_o ever_o since_o there_o have_v be_v some_o that_o have_v contend_v for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o that_o faith_n which_o we_o profess_v in_o matter_n of_o supremacy_n they_o teach_v as_o we_o do_v till_o after_o gregory_n time_n which_o be_v six_o hundred_o year_n after_o christ_n yea_o gregory_n himself_o write_v against_o john_n of_o constantinople_n 30._o constantinople_n si_fw-mi quis_fw-la se_fw-la appellaverit_fw-la episiopum_fw-la universalem_fw-la be_v est_fw-la antichristus_fw-la considentè_fw-fr dico_fw-la greg_n epist_n lib._n 6._o epist_n 30._o if_o any_o shall_v call_v himself_o universal_a bishop_n i_o say_v it_o confident_o that_o he_o be_v antichrist_n in_o matter_n of_o the_o sacrament_n for_o 1000_o year_n together_o 71._o together_o cypr._n epist_n 71._o the_o people_n receive_v the_o wine_n as_o well_o as_o the_o bread_n 6._o bread_n in_o 1_o cor._n 11._o liect_n 6._o aquinas_n can_v 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our_o knowledge_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o fault_n say_v salvianus_n christ_n cry_v let_v your_o light_a shine_n before_o man_n etc._n etc._n matth._n 5.16_o we_o so_o live_v that_o man_n see_v our_o wicked_a life_n have_v cause_n to_o blaspheme_v god_n will_v seythians_n moor_n and_o pagan_n do_v it_o they_o read_v the_o gospel_n and_o live_v immodest_o they_o hear_v the_o apostle_n and_o be_v give_v to_o drunkenness_n they_o follow_v christ_n and_o steal_v in_o we_o christ_n suffer_v a_o reproach_n in_o we_o the_o law_n suffer_v a_o curse_n the_o name_n of_o god_n be_v blaspheme_v and_o religion_n ill_o speak_v of_o for_o our_o sake_n rom._n 2.24_o and_o i_o fear_v that_o this_o want_n of_o practice_n will_v enforce_v the_o lord_n to_o take_v away_o the_o gospel_n and_o give_v it_o to_o a_o people_n that_o will_v bring_v forth_o fruit_n remember_v what_o befall_v the_o figtree_n matth._n 21.19_o remember_v what_o be_v write_v heb._n 6.7_o 8._o the_o earth_n which_o drink_v 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they_o love_v baal_n right_a as_o the_o papist_n at_o this_o day_n do_v bow_n at_o the_o cross_n the_o picture_n of_o marry_o and_o the_o apostle_n creep_v to_o they_o and_o kiss_v they_o now_o if_o you_o will_v know_v what_o this_o baal_n be_v the_o word_n in_o the_o hebrew_n signify_v a_o husband_n or_o lord_n and_o here_o be_v mean_v a_o strange_a lord_n or_o husband_n for_o though_o baal_n signify_v a_o husband_n or_o lord_n and_o god_n be_v the_o lord_n and_o husband_n of_o the_o church_n yet_o he_o will_v not_o be_v call_v by_o this_o name_n as_o hos_n 2.16_o thou_o shall_v call_v i_o ishi_n but_o not_o baali_n and_o it_o be_v worth_a the_o observe_n that_o it_o be_v here_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o feminine_a gender_n understanding_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o image_n &_o they_o be_v preserve_v from_o bow_v to_o the_o image_n but_o in_o 2_o king_n 17.16_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d viz._n to_o a_o idol_n so_o that_o the_o scripture_n make_v no_o such_o difference_n between_o a_o idol_n and_o a_o image_n nor_o between_o the_o worship_v of_o a_o idol_n and_o a_o image_n as_o the_o papist_n do_v it_o be_v a_o idol_n the_o idol_n of_o the_o sydonian_o and_o have_v his_o beginning_n thus_o ninus_n the_o three_o monarch_n of_o the_o persian_n be_v the_o son_n of_o jupiter_n belus_n and_o this_o ninus_n when_o his_o father_n belus_n be_v dead_a erect_v a_o statue_n over_o he_o and_o there_o promise_v in_o writing_n that_o if_o a_o man_n be_v guilty_a of_o never_o so_o great_a offence_n yet_o if_o he_o shall_v repair_v to_o that_o image_n the_o king_n will_v pardon_v he_o and_o when_o offender_n find_v so_o great_a benefit_n by_o this_o statue_n they_o begin_v to_o give_v to_o it_o divine_a honour_n and_o when_o afterward_o they_o erect_v other_o idol_n they_o call_v they_o by_o that_o name_n as_o bell_n and_o baal_n and_o in_o the_o plural_a number_n baalim_n as_o zancheus_n show_v in_o precept_n 2._o cap_n 15._o so_o that_o strabo_n diodorus_n siculus_n and_o herodotus_n in_o euterpe_n go_v amiss_o when_o they_o say_v that_o idol_n be_v first_o invent_v by_o the_o egyptian_n for_o you_o see_v they_o come_v first_o from_o the_o babylonian_n and_o as_o for_o the_o roman_n they_o worship_v their_o god_n for_o a_o hundred_o and_o seventie_o year_n as_o both_o plutarch_n in_o numa_n and_o augustine_n de_fw-fr civitat_fw-la dei_fw-la lib._n 14._o chap._n 31._o testify_v thus_o the_o sense_n and_o meaning_n be_v plain_a i_o descend_v to_o the_o note_n viz._n to_o bow_v bend_v doct._n and_o kneel_v before_o a_o idol_n be_v flat_a idolatry_n so_o when_o the_o israelite_n dance_v before_o the_o calf_n exod._n 32.19_o that_o which_o be_v by_o some_o allege_v touch_v elisha_n 2_o king_n 5.18_o that_o he_o approve_v the_o act_n of_o naaman_n the_o syrian_a be_v not_o find_v for_o first_o that_o go_v in_o peace_n be_v but_o the_o ordinary_a speech_n of_o man_n when_o they_o take_v leave_v one_o of_o another_o so_o zancheus_n or_o rather_o thus_o naaman_n do_v not_o desire_v indulgence_n for_o that_o he_o mean_v to_o do_v afterward_o but_o for_o that_o he_o have_v do_v already_o and_o so_o the_o hebrew_n import_v and_o beside_o at_o the_o seventeen_o verse_n he_o protest_v against_o all_o idolatrous_a service_n in_o the_o three_o of_o daniel_n they_o be_v command_v to_o bow_v to_o the_o image_n but_o the_o three_o child_n refuse_v say_v that_o they_o will_v not_o serve_v those_o god_n nor_o worship_v they_o vers_n 18._o and_o therefore_o god_n forbid_v it_o in_o the_o second_o commandment_n sozomenus_n report_v 16._o eccles_n hist_o lib._n 5._o cap._n 16._o that_o when_o some_o christian_a soldier_n be_v circumvent_v by_o julian_n and_o by_o his_o persuasion_n move_v
grace_n ibid._n chrysost_n ibid._n who_o god_n foresee_v will_v believe_v and_o the_o pelagian_n of_o grace_n that_o be_v they_o who_o have_v choose_v grace_n both_o of_o they_o ascribe_v too_o much_o to_o man_n will_n the_o meaning_n be_v that_o this_o remnant_n be_v reserve_v according_a to_o the_o election_n of_o grace_n not_o whereby_o man_n choose_v grace_n but_o whereby_o god_n of_o his_o mere_a grace_n have_v choose_v man_n say_v junius_n 11._o jun._n in_o rom._n 11._o and_o there_o be_v in_o they_o a_o hebraisme_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d according_a to_o the_o election_n of_o grace_n for_o according_a to_o free_a election_n say_v beza_n and_o aquinas_n aquin._n beza_n &_o aquin._n in_o they_o i_o note_v 1._o the_o foundation_n and_o ground_n of_o salvation_n and_o that_o be_v god_n election_n 2._o the_o impulsive_a cause_n of_o god_n election_n grace_n not_o in_o we_o but_o in_o god_n as_o pareus_n and_o soto_n soto_n pareus_n &_o soto_n in_o the_o handle_n whereof_o and_o here_o note_n 1._o what_o it_o be_v election_n be_v that_o part_n of_o god_n eternal_a predestination_n describe_v election_n describe_v whereby_o he_o decree_v before_o all_o eternity_n that_o they_o who_o he_o love_v in_o christ_n shall_v be_v call_v to_o the_o adoption_n of_o son_n justify_v by_o faith_n shall_v do_v good_a work_n be_v glorify_v and_o make_v conformable_a to_o the_o image_n of_o his_o son_n which_o conformity_n be_v begin_v when_o we_o be_v justify_v increase_v daily_o by_o good_a work_n finish_v in_o eternal_a glory_n and_o all_o this_o that_o god_n may_v show_v upon_o they_o the_o riches_n of_o his_o mercy_n that_o it_o be_v of_o those_o who_o he_o love_v in_o christ_n it_o be_v manifest_a for_o whatsoever_o good_a we_o have_v of_o god_n it_o be_v by_o and_o through_o christ_n 2._o that_o they_o shall_v be_v call_v so_o the_o apostle_n he_o have_v choose_v we_o to_o be_v adopt_v through_o jesus_n christ_n unto_o himself_o epes_n 1.5_o 3._o that_o they_o shall_v be_v justify_v see_v rom._n 8.30_o who_o he_o call_v they_o he_o justify_v 4._o to_o be_v glorify_v ibid._n 5._o that_o they_o may_v be_v conformable_a to_o the_o image_n of_o his_o son_n see_v paul_n 8.29_o out_o of_o all_o these_o arise_v three_o conclusion_n 1._o god_n do_v elect_v and_o choose_v because_o he_o look_v merciful_o upon_o we_o in_o christ_n 2._o whosoever_o he_o do_v choose_v unto_o glory_n he_o do_v predestinate_a to_o be_v holy_a martyr_n homines_fw-la non_fw-la producit_fw-la deus_fw-la ad_fw-la gloriam_fw-la per_fw-la scelera_fw-la &_o flagitiae_fw-la peter_n martyr_n god_n bring_v not_o man_n to_o glory_n by_o villainy_n and_o wickedness_n say_v martyr_n as_o above_o 3._o all_o our_o hope_n of_o glory_n depend_v mere_o upon_o our_o election_n in_o christ_n that_o we_o be_v or_o shall_v be_v call_v and_o justify_v and_o in_o the_o end_n glorify_v rom._n 8.29_o &_o 30._o this_o election_n be_v the_o first_o and_o most_o ancient_a charter_n that_o god_n child_n can_v show_v for_o their_o right_n to_o their_o father_n inheritance_n for_o though_o by_o vocation_n we_o be_v manifest_v to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n &_o by_o justification_n ingraft_v in_o jesus_n christ_n and_o make_v partaker_n of_o all_o that_o be_v he_o and_o by_o glorification_n we_o be_v enter_v into_o our_o father_n inheritance_n yet_o be_v our_o election_n the_o foundation_n of_o all_o these_o as_o 2._o tim._n 2.19_o our_o hope_n that_o we_o be_v of_o his_o church_n for_o only_o the_o elect_a be_v the_o church_n and_o the_o univocal_a member_n of_o christ_n the_o head_n though_o it_o be_v deny_v by_o bellarmine_n in_o opposition_n to_o wickliff_n hus_n and_o calvin_n 7._o bellarm._n de_fw-fr eccles_n mil_fw-mi tant_fw-fr lib._n 3._o cap._n 7._o our_o hope_n that_o our_o call_n be_v true_a and_o effectual_a for_o they_o only_o be_v effectual_o call_v who_o be_v eternal_o elect_v as_o may_v appear_v in_o the_o golden_a chain_n who_o he_o do_v predestinate_a they_o 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