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and_o his_o mercy_n follow_v us._n it_o prevent_v we_o be_v unwilling_a that_o we_o may_v be_v willing_a it_o follow_v we_o be_v willing_a that_o we_o may_v not_o will_n in_o vain_a 9_o the_o apostle_n conclude_v upon_o both_o that_o be_v upon_o mercy_n and_o judgement_n say_v 99_o aug._n ad_fw-la laur._n cap._n 99_o therefore_o he_o have_v mercy_n on_o who_o he_o will_v and_o who_o he_o will_v he_o harden_v he_o have_v mercy_n doubtless_o of_o his_o great_a goodness_n and_o he_o harden_v through_o no_o unjustice_n because_o on_o who_o there_o be_v no_o mercy_n show_v to_o he_o there_o be_v no_o unjustice_n but_o judgement_n do_v but_o why_o both_o mercy_n and_o judgement_n i_o mean_v do_v deliver_v or_o not_o deliver_v this_o man_n rather_o than_o another_o it_o be_v attribute_v to_o god_n will_v which_o alone_o separate_v such_o as_o shall_v be_v deliver_v from_o they_o that_o shall_v not_o be_v deliver_v see_v the_o common_a cause_n do_v wrap_v all_o man_n in_o the_o lump_n of_o 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frank_o confess_v that_o both_o vessel_n be_v prepare_v of_o god_n and_o appoint_v to_o their_o use_n 16._o lib._n 2._o the_o nupt_a &_o concup_n ad_fw-la vuler_n cap_n 16._o according_a to_o his_o purpose_n hereupon_o augustine_n plain_o say_v be_v not_o the_o vessel_n of_o wrath_n under_o the_o devil_n but_o because_o they_o be_v under_o the_o devil_n do_v any_o other_o make_v they_o than_o he_o that_o make_v the_o vessel_n of_o mercy_n or_o else_o do_v he_o make_v they_o of_o some_o other_o purpose_n the_o vessel_n of_o wrath_n be_v under_o the_o devil_n yet_o god_n make_v they_o for_o himself_o and_o he_o do_v use_v they_o to_o good_a purpose_n and_o not_o of_o the_o same_o lump_n neither_o yet_o do_v god_n make_v vessel_n for_o the_o devil_n but_o for_o himself_o as_o he_o that_o know_v to_o use_v they_o to_o his_o righteous_a and_o good_a work_n even_o as_o he_o himself_o use_v the_o devil_n the_o same_o man_n ad_fw-la simpl._n lib._n 1._o q._n 2._o of_o the_o number_n of_o the_o ungodly_a who_o god_n do_v not_o justify_v he_o make_v vessel_n to_o dishonour_n neither_o do_v god_n hate_v in_o they_o that_o he_o himself_o make_v in_o his_o creation_n or_o ordinance_n to_o wit_n as_o they_o be_v man_n and_o as_o they_o be_v vessel_n but_o yet_o in_o that_o he_o make_v they_o vessel_n of_o perdition_n he_o make_v they_o to_o some_o use_n that_o the_o vessel_n which_o be_v make_v to_o honour_n may_v profit_v by_o their_o ordain_a punishment_n 105._o what_o it_o be_v to_o be_v a_o vessel_n of_o wrath_n epistle_n 105._o and_o in_o the_o same_o place_n add_v that_o it_o be_v the_o work_n of_o the_o divine_a ordinance_n that_o of_o the_o conspersion_n of_o the_o ungodly_a be_v make_v vessel_n of_o perdition_n for_o to_o be_v a_o vessel_n of_o wrath_n as_o elsewhere_o he_o expound_v be_v for_o a_o man_n to_o be_v for_o his_o sin_n appoint_v to_o punishment_n who_o be_v create_v for_o the_o god_n of_o nature_n therefore_o who_o may_v doubt_v that_o it_o pertain_v to_o 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