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that_o to_o have_v a_o holy_a life_n if_o a_o man_n have_v not_o a_o holy_a heart_n be_v no_o sign_n that_o a_o man_n be_v within_o the_o compass_n of_o god_n election_n four_o god_n in_o elect_a man_n to_o life_n do_v pass_v by_o moral_a and_o civil_a honest_a man_n that_o trust_n and_o depend_v upon_o their_o own_o righteousness_n and_o strict_a live_n rather_o than_o any_o sort_n of_o man_n in_o the_o world_n matth._n 21.31_o 33._o say_v christ_n john_n baptist_n preach_v the_o gospel_n of_o repentance_n but_o you_o believe_v not_o but_o publican_n and_o harlot_n believe_v those_o pharisee_n that_o do_v depend_v upon_o their_o own_o righteousness_n &_o their_o own_o goodness_n christ_n do_v not_o call_v they_o christ_n do_v not_o own_v they_o god_n make_v they_o not_o the_o object_n of_o his_o election_n hence_o it_o be_v say_v matth._n 9.13_o christ_n come_v not_o to_o call_v the_o righteous_a but_o sinner_n to_o repentance_n that_o be_v man_n depend_v upon_o their_o own_o 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external_o call_v by_o the_o word_n be_v not_o choose_v nor_o all_o ordain_v to_o life_n a_o man_n may_v be_v call_v from_o ignorance_n to_o knowledge_n yet_o not_o elect_v heb._n 6.4_o after_o they_o be_v enlighten_v and_o have_v taste_v the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o the_o power_n of_o the_o world_n to_o come_v yet_o they_o fall_v away_o a_o man_n may_v be_v call_v from_o profaneness_n to_o profession_n from_o the_o world_n into_o the_o church_n as_o simon_n magus_n be_v yet_o not_o elect_v but_o remain_v in_o the_o gall_n of_o bitterness_n and_o bond_n of_o iniquity_n three_o a_o three_o delusion_n whereby_o man_n be_v deceive_v by_o the_o devil_n to_o think_v they_o be_v elect_v when_o they_o be_v not_o be_v this_o if_o they_o can_v plead_v their_o education_n and_o moral_a manner_n of_o live_v or_o if_o they_o can_v plead_v their_o vocation_n their_o last_o plea_n be_v the_o mercy_n of_o god_n they_o hope_v god_n be_v a_o merciful_a god_n and_o god_n make_v they_o not_o all_o to_o damn_v they_o they_o be_v god_n creature_n make_v by_o he_o and_o god_n that_o make_v they_o will_v save_v they_o and_o hereupon_o they_o fasten_v their_o hope_n that_o they_o be_v in_o the_o number_n of_o god_n elect_a one_o this_o be_v a_o strong_a delusion_n especial_o among_o ignorant_a people_n and_o to_o this_o i_o shall_v answer_v in_o two_o particular_n first_o when_o as_o man_n say_v god_n be_v a_o merciful_a god_n therefore_o they_o hope_v they_o be_v elect_v i_o answer_v it_o be_v true_a god_n be_v a_o merciful_a god_n yet_o god_n be_v as_o just_a as_o merciful_a he_o be_v merciful_o just_a and_o just_o merciful_a his_o mercy_n can_v entrench_v upon_o his_o justice_n
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according_a to_o the_o election_n of_o grace_n and_o here_o in_o pursue_v this_o head_n i_o shall_v lay_v down_o two_o thing_n under_o this_o proposition_n first_o that_o there_o be_v but_o few_o rich_a man_n choose_v by_o god_n to_o life_n and_o salvation_n second_o there_o be_v but_o few_o civil_a honest_a man_n choose_v by_o god_n to_o life_n and_o salvation_n there_o be_v but_o few_o rich_a man_n that_o fall_v within_o the_o compass_n of_o god_n purpose_n to_o save_v 1_o cor._n 1.26_o not_o many_o mighty_a he_o do_v not_o say_v not_o any_o but_o not_o many_o mighty_a not_o many_o noble_a not_o many_o great_a one_o of_o the_o world_n be_v choose_v you_o read_v matth._n 19.24_o that_o it_o be_v as_o easy_a for_o a_o camel_n to_o go_v through_o a_o needle_n eye_n as_o for_o a_o rich_a man_n to_o enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n as_o easy_a for_o a_o camel_n it_o be_v not_o mean_v in_o this_o sense_n as_o some_o expound_v it_o that_o there_o be_v a_o gate_n in_o jerusalem_n 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