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A86564 Thyra aneogmene. The open door for mans approach to God. Or, a vindication of the record of God concerning the extent of the death of Christ in its object. In answer to a treatise of Master Iohn Owen, of Cogshall in Essex, about that subject. / By John Horn, a servant of God in the Gospel of his son, and preacher thereof at Lyn in Norffolk. Horn, John, 1614-1676. 1650 (1650) Wing H2809; Thomason E610_1; ESTC R206332 332,309 352

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he_o bare_a witness_n to_o none_o else_o be_v not_o that_o contrary_a to_o mat._n 11.16_o 17_o 18._o and_o 21.32_o so_o john_n 5.34_o christ_n tell_v the_o cavil_v jew_n that_o he_o speak_v those_o thing_n to_o they_o that_o they_o may_v be_v save_v will_v it_o follow_v that_o it_o be_v his_o absolute_a intent_n that_o they_o shall_v all_o be_v save_v hear_v he_o or_o not_o or_o to_o make_v all_o hear_v he_o and_o be_v save_v even_o those_o that_o will_v not_o come_v to_o he_o that_o they_o may_v live_v vers_fw-la 40._o christ_n come_v to_o save_v that_o which_o be_v lose_v do_v it_o follow_v that_o he_o absolute_o determine_v to_o bring_v all_o they_o to_o eternal_a life_n to_o who_o he_o come_v even_o those_o also_o to_o who_o he_o come_v and_o they_o receive_v he_o not_o john_n 1.11_o so_o psal_n 105.33_o 34._o he_o bring_v his_o choose_a into_o canaan_n that_o they_o may_v observe_v his_o statute_n and_o keep_v his_o law_n therefore_o he_o intend_v to_o make_v they_o all_o do_v 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but_o of_o this_o enough_o and_o to_o this_o chapter_n chap._n ii_o animadversion_n upon_o some_o passage_n in_o the_o second_o and_o three_o chapter_n of_o his_o first_o book_n the_o second_o chapter_n be_v only_a speculation_n about_o the_o nature_n of_o end_n and_o mean_n 2._o to_o chap._n 2._o and_o not_o at_o all_o apply_v there_o to_o the_o question_n i_o shall_v pass_v over_o only_o note_v a_o mistake_n in_o that_o expression_n about_o the_o nature_n of_o moral_a mean_n which_o he_o have_v pag._n 6._o line_n 15_o 16._o that_o in_o a_o moral_a sense_n when_o the_o action_n and_o the_o end_n be_v to_o be_v consider_v in_o reference_n to_o a_o moral_a rule_n or_o law_n prescribe_v to_o the_o agent_n than_o the_o mean_n be_v the_o deserve_a or_o meritorious_a cause_n of_o the_o end_n which_o i_o conceive_v to_o be_v false_a look_v upon_o moral_a as_o contradistinct_a to_o physical_a or_o natural_a as_o there_o he_o do_v for_o it_o will_v then_o follow_v that_o faith_n as_o a_o 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i_o only_o say_v 1._o we_o ground_n not_o our_o assertion_n of_o the_o generality_n of_o the_o ransom_n upon_o this_o bottom_n mere_o but_o upon_o plain_a testimony_n also_o only_o we_o assert_v this_o end_n 2._o we_o say_v at_o the_o power_n of_o save_v or_o condemn_v they_o he_o aim_v though_o not_o at_o their_o condemnation_n and_o that_o rom._n 14.9_o prove_v he_o have_v not_o power_n over_o they_o to_o save_v they_o nor_o be_v there_o any_o just_a ground_n for_o their_o look_v to_o he_o for_o salvation_n as_o the_o case_n stand_v he_o not_o die_v to_o ransom_v they_o from_o the_o power_n of_o that_o condemnation_n that_o be_v already_o
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