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mâ—rtem_fw-la oppetijt_fw-la christâ—â—_n pertain_v only_o to_o the_o faithful_a but_o the_o fruit_n of_o his_o death_n that_o be_v reconciliation_n and_o remission_n of_o sin_n they_o extend_v to_o all_o and_o several_a man_n there_o fore_n if_o these_o man_n be_v believe_v there_o will_v be_v some_o mâ—n_z to_o who_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n do_v pertain_v but_o the_o fruit_n of_o his_o resurrection_n do_v not_o pertain_v as_o if_o they_o shall_v say_v that_o christ_n die_v for_o some_o man_n for_o who_o he_o have_v not_o overcome_v death_n and_o that_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o fight_n belong_v to_o all_o but_o not_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o victory_n and_o there_o will_v be_v some_o man_n for_o who_o although_o he_o have_v offer_v himself_o on_o earth_n yet_o he_o do_v not_o offer_v himself_o in_o heaven_n but_o the_o scripture_n join_v these_o thing_n as_o inseverable_a and_o unseperable_a that_o he_o die_v for_o we_o and_o that_o he_o rise_v again_o for_o we_o rom_n 8.34_o it_o be_v christ_n that_o die_v yea_o rather_o that_o be_v risâ—n_v again_o who_o be_v at_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o god_n make_v intercession_n for_o us._n and_o the_o 2._o co._n 5.14_o that_o they_o which_o live_v shall_v not_o henceforth_o live_v unto_o themselves_o but_o unto_o he_o that_o die_v for_o they_o and_z rise_v again_o because_o no_o man_n be_v make_v partaker_n of_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n but_o by_o his_o resurrection_n xiii_o it_o be_v of_o no_o small_a moment_n that_o if_o reconciliation_n be_v obtain_v for_o all_o mankind_n it_o must_v needs_o be_v that_o all_o infant_n bear_v without_o the_o covenant_n be_v reconcile_v their_o sin_n be_v forgive_v they_o whence_o it_o will_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o they_o can_v not_o have_v a_o great_a benefit_n bestow_v upon_o they_o then_o if_o one_o in_o a_o gentle_a cruelty_n shall_v kill_v they_o in_o their_o cradle_n for_o if_o they_o die_v in_o this_o state_n of_o reconciliation_n their_o salvation_n be_v certain_a but_o if_o they_o live_v they_o shall_v be_v bring_v up_o in_o paganism_n which_o be_v the_o most_o sure_a way_n to_o eternal_a destruction_n fourteen_o and_o see_v no_o man_n can_v be_v save_v but_o he_o for_o who_o reconciliation_n have_v be_v obtain_v and_o have_v also_o be_v apply_v i_o do_v not_o see_v what_o the_o obtain_n of_o reconciliation_n do_v differ_v from_o the_o application_n of_o it_o in_o infant_n which_o be_v take_v away_o by_o a_o untimely_a death_n for_o by_o the_o doctrine_n of_o arminius_n they_o be_v save_v by_o reconciliation_n alone_o here_o therefore_o that_o distinction_n of_o the_o obtain_n of_o reconciliation_n and_o of_o apply_v of_o it_o do_v vanish_v away_o which_o distinction_n although_o it_o may_v have_v place_n among_o man_n yet_o with_o god_n it_o can_v have_v place_n who_o grant_v nothing_o which_o he_o do_v not_o give_v from_o who_o nothing_o be_v obtain_v which_o he_o do_v not_o give_v and_o confer_v in_o act_n for_o to_o he_o all_o thing_n be_v foresee_v neither_o can_n any_o thing_n happen_v by_o which_o he_o shall_v be_v compel_v to_o deny_v what_o he_o have_v grant_v to_o change_v his_o counsel_n or_o to_o abolish_v his_o act_n xv._o and_o if_o these_o two_o thing_n be_v compare_v between_o themselves_o to_o obtain_v reconciliation_n for_o his_o enemy_n that_o they_o may_v be_v save_v and_o to_o bestow_v salvation_n on_o they_o that_o be_v already_o reconcile_v it_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o that_o it_o be_v far_o great_a love_n to_o die_v to_o reconcile_v his_o enemy_n then_o to_o give_v salvation_n to_o they_o that_o be_v reconcile_v the_o apostle_n teach_v thâ—s_o express_o rom._n 5.10_o if_o when_o we_o be_v enemy_n we_o be_v reconcile_v to_o god_n by_o the_o death_n of_o his_o son_n much_o more_o be_v reconcile_v we_o shall_v be_v save_v by_o his_o life_n if_o saint_n paul_n be_v believe_v it_o be_v a_o easy_a and_o more_o likely_a thing_n to_o save_v he_o that_o be_v reconcile_v 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rigorous_a maintainer_n of_o predestination_n out_o of_o the_o entire_a and_o uncorrupted_a mass_n and_o of_o reprobation_n without_o the_o behold_n of_o sin_n have_v very_o late_o set_v forth_o a_o treatise_n digest_v into_o ten_o aphorism_n the_o second_o whereof_o be_v conceive_v in_o these_o word_n this_o predestination_n have_v two_o species_n or_o kind_n the_o one_o whereof_o be_v call_v election_n the_o other_o reprobation_n by_o a_o metonimy_n of_o the_o effect_n for_o election_n and_o reprobation_n be_v proper_o refer_v to_o mankind_n already_o make_v and_o fall_v but_o metonimical_o the_o decree_n itself_o of_o elect_v or_o reprobate_v be_v so_o name_v the_o learned_a man_n do_v at_o length_n see_v that_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v that_o in_o election_n and_o reprobation_n man_n be_v consider_v as_o already_o fall_v and_o in_o the_o corrupt_a mass_n but_o he_o have_v devise_v another_o high_a decree_n whereby_o god_n do_v neither_o elect_v nor_o reprobate_n but_o do_v only_o decree_v to_o elect_v and_o reprobate_a of_o which_o decree_n there_o be_v no_o mention_n make_v in_o the_o scripture_n final_o the_o synod_n of_o dordt_n in_o the_o seven_o canon_n do_v thus_o define_v election_n election_n be_v the_o unchangeable_a purpose_n of_o god_n by_o which_o before_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o world_n according_a to_o the_o free_a good_a pleasure_n of_o his_o will_n of_o his_o mere_a grace_n he_o have_v choose_v out_o of_o all_o mankind_n to_o salvation_n in_o christ_n a_o certain_a and_o set_v number_n of_o man_n neither_o better_a nor_o more_o worthy_a than_o other_o but_o lie_v in_o the_o common_a misery_n with_o other_o and_o fall_v from_o original_a righteousness_n into_o sin_n and_o destruction_n by_o their_o own_o fault_n etc._n etc._n the_o same_o father_n in_o the_o 15._o canon_n of_o reprobation_n do_v thus_o speak_v the_o holy_a scripture_n do_v manifest_a and_o commend_v unto_o we_o this_o eternal_a and_o free_a grace_n especial_o when_o it_o do_v further_a witness_n that_o not_o all_o man_n be_v elect_v but_o that_o some_o be_v not_o elect_v or_o be_v pass_v by_o in_o the_o eternal_a election_n of_o god_n to_o wit_n those_o who_o god_n according_a to_o his_o free_a just_a unreprovable_a and_o immutable_a good_a pleasure_n decree_v to_o leave_v in_o the_o common_a misery_n into_o which_o they_o have_v cast_v themselves_o by_o their_o own_o fault_n and_o not_o to_o give_v to_o they_o save_v faith_n and_o the_o grace_n of_o conversion_n etc._n etc._n finis_fw-la