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practice_n upon_o himself_o for_o a_o man_n to_o extinguish_v the_o natural_a tenderness_n of_o his_o mind_n and_o will_n so_o far_o as_o to_o be_v complete_o wicked_a without_o remorse_n or_o shame_n from_o p._n 303_o to_o 305_o beside_o the_o natural_a congruity_n which_o be_v plant_v in_o our_o mind_n betwixt_o virtuous_a action_n and_o a_o reflect_a nature_n all_o the_o instance_n of_o virtue_n and_o religion_n whether_o they_o relate_v to_o ourselves_o to_o our_o neighbour_n or_o to_o god_n be_v found_v upon_o such_o plain_a and_o such_o undoubted_a principle_n of_o reason_n that_o it_o be_v rather_o a_o miracle_n that_o man_n be_v so_o bad_a as_o they_o be_v then_o that_o they_o be_v no_o worse_o which_o mr._n calvin_n make_v to_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o a_o perpetual_a miracle_n by_o ascribe_v it_o wholâ—y_o to_o a_o irresistible_a grace_n overpowre_v the_o ungovernable_a impurity_n of_o our_o nature_n large_o represent_v from_o p._n 305_o to_o 320_o but_o for_o all_o this_o the_o author_n do_v not_o pretend_v that_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n be_v useless_a or_o that_o it_o be_v not_o of_o absolute_a necessity_n in_o order_n to_o the_o right_a conduct_n and_o governance_n of_o humane_a life_n and_o for_o the_o more_o full_a understanding_n of_o the_o case_n and_o the_o avoid_v the_o two_o equal_o dangerous_a extreme_n of_o calvin_n and_o pelagius_n he_o lay_v down_o in_o seven_o particular_n what_o his_o opinion_n be_v concern_v the_o operation_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n upon_o the_o mind_n of_o men._n p._n 320_o first_o there_o be_v no_o instance_n of_o our_o duty_n which_o may_v not_o in_o some_o sort_n and_o degree_n be_v perform_v by_o ourselves_o p._n 320_o second_o there_o be_v a_o common_a grace_n or_o spirit_n diffuse_v over_o all_o the_o world_n which_o exert_v itself_o according_a to_o the_o several_a capacity_n and_o fitness_n of_o thing_n and_o person_n from_o 320_o to_o 322_o three_o there_o be_v a_o more_o peculiar_a grace_n and_o influence_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n watch_v over_o the_o church_n then_o over_o the_o rest_n of_o mankind_n p._n 320_o 321_o four_o even_o the_o particular_a instance_n of_o our_o duty_n in_o their_o uttermost_a perfection_n be_v owe_v to_o a_o concurrence_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n from_o p._n 323_o to_o 332_o but_o yet_o this_o hinder_v not_o but_o that_o the_o whole_a action_n in_o such_o case_n may_v in_o some_o sense_n be_v ascribe_v to_o ourselves_o as_o be_v large_o represent_v upon_o several_a account_n p._n 325_o 326_o 327_o 329_o 330_o 331_o that_o after_o all_o it_o must_v be_v confess_v that_o our_o justification_n be_v whole_o owe_v not_o to_o ourselves_o but_o to_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n and_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n apply_v to_o we_o by_o faith_n and_o repentance_n and_o this_o whether_o we_o consider_v our_o action_n single_o by_o themselves_o or_o whether_o we_o reflect_v upon_o the_o whole_a course_n of_o our_o life_n p._n 331_o 332_o â—or_a 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that_o article_n to_o expound_v any_o place_n of_o scripture_n after_o such_o a_o manner_n as_o to_o make_v it_o repugnant_a to_o another_o both_o of_o which_o thing_n happen_v in_o the_o calvinistical_a doctrine_n that_o they_o be_v repugnant_a to_o some_o scripture_n and_o they_o expound_v some_o scripture_n after_o such_o a_o manner_n as_o to_o make_v they_o perfect_o inconsistent_a with_o other_o from_o p._n 251_o to_o 253_o the_o main_a inconvenience_n of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o reprobation_n be_v that_o if_o it_o be_v admit_v to_o be_v the_o constant_a sense_n and_o tenor_n of_o the_o scripture_n themselves_o yet_o this_o instead_o of_o do_v any_o service_n to_o that_o doctrine_n will_v but_o destroy_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o scripture_n themselves_o as_o well_o as_o the_o veracity_n of_o god_n and_o the_o nature_n of_o all_o morality_n and_o religion_n from_o p._n 353_o to_o 359_o the_o article_n of_o our_o church_n acknowledge_v that_o even_o general_a council_n may_v 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