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no_o when_o he_o will_v persuade_v the_o world_n that_o we_o believe_v that_o man_n have_v free_a will_n to_o perform_v even_o spiritual_a &_o heavenly_a thing_n without_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n in_o the_o same_o page_n and_o very_o next_o line_n he_o entreat_v the_o rhemist_n in_o like_a manner_n where_o he_o cit_v these_o word_n of_o they_o man_n believe_v not_o but_o of_o there_o own_o free_a will_n true_a it_o be_v they_o say_v so_o but_o they_o exclude_v not_o in_o those_o word_n god_n grace_n as_o most_o injurious_o he_o charge_v they_o allege_v their_o word_n for_o that_o purpose_n for_o else_o where_o they_o acknowledge_v that_o god_n grace_n and_o free_a will_n must_v both_o concur_v 447._o 2._o cor._n 3._o in_o ver_fw-la 5._o pag._n 447._o beside_o the_o better_a to_o infame_v they_o he_o have_v corrupt_v the_o sentence_n chap_a of_o the_o last_o word_n which_o be_v these_o august_n lib._n 1._o ad_fw-la simplicianum_fw-la q._n 2._o so_o that_o the_o charge_n of_o heresy_n 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