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we_o be_v say_v to_o be_v elect_v in_o christ_n that_o we_o may_v be_v holy_a also_o we_o be_v say_v to_o be_v predestinate_v unto_o the_o adoption_n of_o child_n by_o jesus_n christ_n which_o can_v be_v say_v but_o with_o respect_n to_o sin_n the_o belgic_a professor_n act._n synod_n dort_n part._n 3._o pag._n 4._o and_o the_o divine_n of_o zeeland_n ibid._n pag._n 43._o that_o election_n be_v make_v out_o of_o mankind_n fall_v be_v prove_v out_o of_o rom._n 9.15_o 16._o where_o the_o purpose_n of_o election_n be_v call_v have_v mercy_n and_o vers_fw-la 23._o the_o elect_n be_v call_v vessel_n of_o mercy_n now_o mercy_n suppose_v misery_n rom._n 11.32_o god_n have_v shut_v up_o all_o in_o unbelief_n that_o he_o may_v have_v mercy_n upon_o all_o and_o 2_o tim._n 1.9_o he_o have_v call_v we_o according_a to_o his_o purpose_n and_o grace_n etc._n etc._n that_o mercy_n give_v to_o we_o in_o christ_n do_v presuppose_v sin_n and_o show_v we_o the_o remedy_n of_o it_o but_o the_o deputy_n of_o the_o synod_n of_o south-holland_n be_v of_o another_o judgement_n ibid._n pag._n 34._o f._n whether_o in_o his_o election_n god_n consider_v man_n as_o fall_v or_o not_o fall_v they_o think_v it_o not_o necessary_a to_o determine_v so_o that_o it_o be_v conclude_v that_o god_n consider_v all_o man_n in_o a_o like_a state_n in_o his_o election_n that_o the_o elect_a be_v no_o better_a than_o the_o non-elect_a whether_o in_o themselves_o or_o in_o god_n gracious_a estimation_n and_o gomarus_n be_v most_o positive_a in_o this_o opinion_n and_o therefore_o he_o profess_v in_o the_o open_a synod_n that_o he_o can_v not_o approve_v of_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o four_o belgic_a professor_n concern_v the_o object_n of_o predestination_n because_o he_o think_v god_n do_v consider_v man_n as_o not_o fall_v in_o his_o predestination_n of_o he_o ut_fw-la supra_fw-la in_o sess_n 107._o part_n 1._o whereupon_o he_o set_v down_o his_o own_o judgement_n apart_o by_o itself_o wherein_o he_o 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cause_n of_o election_n see_v he_o himself_o as_o he_o be_v man_n be_v elect_v he_o be_v the_o meritorious_a cause_n of_o our_o salvation_n and_o our_o ransom_n but_o of_o two_o alike_o sinful_a he_o be_v not_o the_o cause_n why_o the_o one_o be_v prefer_v before_o the_o other_o the_o cause_n be_v to_o be_v seek_v in_o god_n beneplaciture_n and_o free_a love_n which_o in_o order_n go_v before_o the_o intercession_n of_o the_o son_n for_o the_o father_n send_v the_o son_n and_o give_v he_o to_o be_v the_o redeemer_n this_o be_v his_o answer_n to_o that_o question_n whether_o christ_n be_v the_o foundation_n of_o election_n which_o be_v negative_a iii_o if_o you_o inquire_v whether_o the_o elect_v be_v belove_v out_o of_o christ_n they_o be_v at_o odds_o here_o too_o for_o some_o of_o they_o say_v when_o we_o affirm_v that_o the_o love_n of_o the_o father_n whereby_o he_o choose_v we_o go_v in_o order_n before_o the_o intercession_n of_o the_o son_n our_o meaning_n be_v not_o that_o 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it_o have_v not_o sibrandus_fw-la lubbertus_n say_v we_o do_v not_o teach_v that_o god_n by_o his_o absolute_a will_n and_o decree_n without_o any_o respect_n to_o sin_n have_v ordain_v any_o to_o damnation_n but_o we_o say_v god_n will_v declare_v his_o justice_n in_o the_o damnation_n of_o the_o reprobate_n and_o therefore_o he_o will_v not_o appoint_v any_o to_o damnation_n but_o for_o sin_n act._n syn._n dord_n part_n 3._o pag._n 14._o and_o the_o divine_n of_o great_a britain_n say_v reprobation_n or_o nonelection_n be_v god_n eternal_a decree_n whereby_o for_o his_o own_o most_o free_a good_a pleasure_n he_o determine_v not_o to_o have_v mercy_n upon_o some_o person_n fall_v in_o adam_n so_o far_o forth_o as_o to_o deliver_v they_o effectual_o from_o the_o state_n of_o misery_n by_o christ_n and_o bring_v they_o infallible_o unto_o blessedness_n de_fw-fr reprob_fw-la thes_n 1_o pag._n 11_o part_n 2._o but_o gomarus_n say_v god_n have_v no_o respect_n at_o all_o to_o sin_n as_o 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