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gratiae_fw-la &_o 〈◊〉_d hoc_fw-la dicit_fw-la quae_fw-la in_o tintum_fw-la patribus_fw-la est_fw-la exâ—â—bita_fw-la ut_fw-la prop_n ter_z promissiones_fw-la eye_n factas_fw-la etiam_fw-la fily_n saluarentur_fw-la which_o say_v he_o be_v not_o to_o be_v so_o take_v as_o if_o the_o merit_v bestow_v upon_o the_o father_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o eternal_a election_n of_o the_o child_n but_o for_o that_o god_n from_o everlasting_a choose_v free_o both_o the_o father_n and_o the_o child_n in_o such_o order_n notwithstanding_o as_o that_o the_o child_n for_o the_o father_n sake_n shall_v obtain_v salvation_n not_o as_o if_o the_o merit_n of_o the_o father_n shall_v suffice_v for_o the_o salvation_n of_o the_o child_n but_o he_o speak_v it_o according_a to_o a_o abundance_n of_o god_n grace_n and_o mercy_n which_o be_v so_o far_o yield_v to_o the_o father_n as_o that_o the_o child_n shall_v be_v save_v by_o virtue_n of_o the_o promise_n or_o for_o the_o promise_n sake_n make_v unto_o 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god_n remission_n of_o sin_n and_o eternal_a life_n as_o we_o see_v that_o popish_a prayer_n do_v but_o when_o god_n in_o anger_n and_o displeasure_n seem_v ready_a 26._o ready_a deut._n 9_o 25._o 26._o to_o destroy_v their_o nation_n and_o so_o to_o forget_v the_o promise_n make_v unto_o their_o father_n or_o when_o they_o will_v seek_v any_o favour_n at_o god_n hand_n for_o the_o justification_n of_o that_o promise_n than_o will_v they_o allege_v to_o god_n the_o name_n of_o their_o father_n as_o it_o be_v to_o put_v he_o in_o mind_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o he_o have_v promise_v thus_o do_v moses_n himself_o declare_v the_o meaning_n of_o that_o prayer_n in_o another_o place_n when_o he_o say_v 13._o say_v exod._n 32._o 13._o remember_v abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n thy_o servant_n to_o who_o thou_o swear_v by_o thy_o own_o self_n and_o say_v unto_o they_o i_o will_v multiply_v your_o seed_n etc._n etc._n in_o which_o sort_n the_o three_o child_n in_o the_o fiery_a furnace_n 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psal_n cund_o because_o i_o be_o
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