2 Grace is of the elect! and who shall receive it except those who trust in it from the beginning? (ODE) 3 Love is of the elect? And who shall put it on except those who have possessed it from the beginning? (ODE) 4 Walk ye in the knowledge of the Most High without grudging: to His exultation and to the perfection of His knowledge. (ODE)
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