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he_o give_v his_o only_a beget_v son_n etc._n etc._n where_o the_o love_n of_o god_n be_v lay_v down_o as_o the_o cause_n by_o which_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o he_o give_v the_o son_n he_o do_v therefore_o endeavour_v to_o delude_v so_o direct_a a_o place_n by_o a_o witless_a cavil_n that_o love_n say_v he_o be_v not_o that_o by_o which_o he_o will_v give_v eternal_a life_n which_o appear_v by_o the_o very_a word_n of_o john_n who_o do_v join_v faith_n between_o this_o love_n and_o eternal_a life_n the_o reader_n therefore_o shall_v observe_v that_o arminius_n himself_o do_v acknowledge_v that_o there_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o love_n of_o god_n towards_o man_n which_o do_v go_v before_o his_o decree_n of_o send_v his_o son_n but_o he_o say_v that_o god_n by_o that_o love_n be_v not_o willing_a to_o give_v eternal_a life_n what_o then_o will_v he_o do_v by_o it_o for_o this_o thing_n he_o ought_v to_o show_v will_v god_n by_o that_o love_n leave_v man_n in_o death_n be_v it_o 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will_v send_v christ_n into_o the_o world_n and_o provide_v for_o we_o a_o redeemer_n or_o why_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o great_a offence_n in_o make_v the_o redemption_n of_o christ_n to_o be_v the_o medium_n and_o mean_v between_o the_o love_n of_o god_n by_o which_o he_o elect_v we_o and_o between_o our_o salvation_n then_o if_o it_o be_v make_v the_o medium_n a_o mean_a between_o the_o love_n of_o god_n by_o which_o he_o will_v give_v christ_n for_o we_o and_o between_o our_o salvation_n for_o on_o both_o side_n redemption_n be_v make_v the_o mean_n and_o not_o the_o first_o cause_n let_v we_o not_o therefore_o envy_n god_n the_o father_n this_o praise_n that_o his_o good_a pleasure_n thould_v be_v make_v the_o fountain_n and_o first_o original_n of_o our_o election_n xii_o observe_v moreover_o that_o that_o election_n whereof_o arminius_n will_v have_v christ_n to_o be_v the_o foundation_n be_v that_o general_a election_n whereby_o all_o man_n be_v conditional_o elect_v which_o 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to_o be_v dissolve_v and_o to_o be_v with_o christ_n be_v full_a of_o faith_n speak_v thus_o 2_o tim._n 4.18_o the_o lord_n shall_v deliver_v i_o from_o every_o evil_a work_n and_o will_v preserve_v i_o unto_o his_o heavenly_a kingdom_n and_o in_o the_o same_o place_n after_o he_o have_v endure_v so_o many_o labour_n he_o do_v utter_v this_o as_o his_o victorious_a song_n i_o have_v fight_v a_o good_a fight_n i_o have_v finish_v my_o course_n i_o have_v keep_v the_o faith_n henceforth_o there_o be_v lay_v up_o for_o i_o a_o crown_n of_o righteousness_n etc._n etc._n with_o no_o less_o confidence_n do_v he_o speak_v both_o in_o his_o own_o and_o in_o our_o name_n long_o before_o the_o end_n of_o his_o strife_n rom._n 8.38_o i_o be_o persuade_v that_o neither_o death_n nor_o life_n &c_n &c_n nor_o any_o other_o creature_n shall_v be_v able_a to_o separate_v we_o from_o the_o love_n of_o god_n which_o be_v in_o christ_n jesus_n our_o lord_n xxix_o but_o the_o doubt_n of_o our_o 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