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calvin_n hold_v with_o saint_n augustine_n god_n election_n to_o be_v out_o of_o the_o corrupt_a mass_n and_o reprobation_n of_o the_o rest_n already_o condemn_v by_o that_o sentence_n of_o death_n in_o the_o day_n thou_o eat_v thereof_o thou_o shall_v die_v the_o death_n but_o for_o the_o appealer_n own_o opinion_n concern_v god_n decree_n of_o election_n and_o praedestination_n it_o may_v not_o be_v pass_v by_o in_o silence_n first_o he_o say_v there_o must_v needs_o first_o be_v a_o disproportion_n before_o there_o can_v be_v conceive_v election_n or_o derelection_n sacrilege_n what_o he_o mean_v by_o disproportion_n he_o tell_v a_o little_a after_o namely_o between_o those_o who_o now_o condemn_v in_o adam_n laynes_z god_n do_v foresee_v will_v accept_v of_o deliverance_n offer_v they_o in_o and_o by_o christ_n and_o the_o rest_n who_o he_o foresee_v apâ—â—â—â—â—_n will_v reject_v this_o deliverance_n his_o very_a word_n be_v god_n out_o of_o his_o mercy_n etc._n etc._n stretch_v out_o to_o they_o that_o be_v to_o all_o now_o condemn_v in_o adam_n loin_n deliverance_n in_o a_o mediator_n the_o man_n jesus_n christ_n and_o draw_v they_o out_o that_o take_v hold_v of_o mercy_n leave_v they_o there_o that_o will_v none_o of_o he_o so_o that_o by_o the_o appealer_n say_v here_o no_o pradestination_n without_o a_o disproportion_n conceive_v to_o go_v before_o and_o this_o disproportion_n between_o the_o party_n to_o be_v elect_a and_o reprobate_a be_v discover_v by_o god_n prevision_n of_o both_o their_o work_n he_o foresee_v that_o the_o one_o will_v receive_v and_o accept_v grace_n offer_v and_o the_o other_o refuse_v it_o upon_o which_o prevision_n the_o appealer_n will_v build_v god_n decree_n of_o predestination_n and_o election_n a_o opinion_n no_o less_o graceless_a then_o groundless_a and_o if_o i_o shall_v call_v it_o in_o plain_a term_n most_o impious_a and_o blasphemous_a against_o god_n pure_a glory_n and_o preciourgrace_n although_o i_o shall_v do_v the_o appealer_n no_o wrong_n in_o it_o yet_o i_o shall_v raise_v a_o wasp_n nest_n about_o my_o ear_n but_o we_o must_v not_o fear_v to_o speak_v the_o truth_n and_o to_o oppose_v such_o blasphemy_n because_o of_o man_n mischievous_a and_o no_o less_o boundless_a then_o groundless_a malice_n especial_o in_o such_o a_o case_n wherein_o god_n glory_n be_v so_o deep_o engage_v this_o opinion_n of_o the_o appealer_n be_v very_o plausible_a to_o flesh_n and_o blood_n for_o man_n pride_n will_v still_o be_v arrogate_a something_o to_o itself_o and_o be_v a_o finger_n of_o one_o of_o god_n special_a peculiar_o his_o glory_n this_o be_v that_o poison_n which_o the_o serpent_n infuse_v and_o breathe_v into_o our_o first_o parent_n eritis_fw-la sicut_fw-la dii_fw-la etc._n etc._n you_o shall_v be_v as_o god_n selfe-wise_a and_o selfe-sufficient_a quâ—st_n and_o this_o poison_n we_o have_v all_o suck_v in_o with_o our_o nurse_n milk_n we_o will_v be_v at_o least_o fellow-sharer_n with_o god_n 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it_o s._n augustine_n can_v best_o resolve_v us._n for_o the_o antiquity_n of_o it_o we_o have_v saint_n augustine_n time_n for_o authority_n the_o pelagian_a heresy_n praesciebat_fw-la ergo_fw-la etc._n etc._n he_o foreknow_v then_o say_v the_o pelagian_a who_o will_v be_v holy_a and_o immaculate_a by_o their_o freewill_n and_o therefore_o in_o that_o his_o prescience_n whereby_o he_o fore-knew_a they_o will_v be_v such_o he_o elect_v they_o before_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o world_n which_o opinion_n of_o pelagius_n now_o revive_v 18._o by_o our_o appealer_n and_o he_o s._n augustine_n answer_v most_o divine_o from_o the_o scripture_n intueamur_fw-la ergo_fw-la etc._n etc._n let_v we_o therefore_o peruse_v the_o word_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o let_v we_o see_v whether_o god_n do_v therefore_o choose_v we_o before_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o world_n because_o we_o will_v become_v holy_a and_o immaculate_a or_o that_o we_o may_v be_v so_o bless_a be_v god_n say_v he_o and_o 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