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examine_v he_o he_o acknowledge_v the_o sufficiency_n of_o the_o merit_n but_o the_o efficacy_n as_o to_o the_o procurement_n of_o power_n etc._n ibid._n par_fw-fr 1._o p._n 213._o etc._n etc._n for_o the_o non-elect_a to_o perform_v that_o condition_n of_o faith_n and_o repentance_n upon_o which_o pardon_n of_o sin_n and_o eternal_a life_n be_v suspend_v he_o flat_o deny_v it_o explic_a ibid._n par_fw-fr 2._o pag._n 79._o th._n 3._o in_o explic_a here_o be_v but_o cold_a comfort_n from_o that_o stranger_n let_v we_o therefore_o come_v to_o those_o who_o sit_v warm_a in_o the_o synod_n what_o say_v the_o british_a divine_n it_o seem_v good_a to_o almighty_a god_n they_o say_v even_o after_o his_o acceptation_n of_o christ_n sacrifice_n not_o to_o confer_v remission_n of_o sin_n and_o eternal_a life_n actual_o upon_o any_o but_o by_o and_o through_o faith_n in_o the_o redeemer_n and_o here_o that_o eternal_a and_o secret_a decree_n of_o election_n discover_v itself_o when_o that_o 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by_o and_o to_o ordain_v they_o to_o dishonour_n and_o wrath_n for_o their_o sin_n to_o the_o praise_n of_o his_o glorious_a justice_n Ë_o Ë_o beside_o master_n baxter_n have_v have_v some_o contest_v as_o i_o remember_v with_o adversary_n who_o make_v the_o remission_n of_o sin_n the_o immediate_a effect_n of_o christ_n death_n and_o maintain_v that_o it_o be_v grant_v unto_o the_o elect_a before_o they_o do_v actual_o believe_v i_o suppose_v master_n baxter_n will_v not_o say_v these_o man_n be_v for_o universal_a redemption_n though_o perhaps_o as_o great_a admirer_n of_o the_o synod_n as_o himself_o and_o i_o doubt_v these_o be_v not_o a_o very_a few_o 3._o as_o touch_v the_o unavoidable_a necessity_n of_o all_o humane_a action_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o effectual_a decree_n that_o the_o calvinist_n do_v common_o maintain_v it_o be_v evident_a that_o i_o may_v not_o tire_v the_o reader_n with_o a_o multitude_n of_o testimony_n i_o shall_v satisfy_v myself_o with_o one_o or_o two_o 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notwithstanding_o sin_n be_v whole_o of_o man_n and_o subordinate_a efficiency_n in_o sinful_a action_n belong_v formal_o unto_o the_o