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efficacy_n everlasting_a see_v sacrifice_n ego_fw-la non_fw-la sum_fw-la ego_fw-la s._n ambrose_n 3240_o the_o end_n or_o scope_n of_o the_o discussion_n in_o the_o 35_o first_o chapter_n of_o this_o book_n 3129_o end_n hebr._n 3._o 14._o what_o it_o import_v 3149_o 3153_o end_n matth._n 24._o 13_o what_o it_o signify_v 3153_o end_n and_o effect_n differ_v 302â_n election_n and_o reprobation_n much_o about_o they_o in_o the_o six_o section_n question_n of_o election_n and_o reprobation_n can_v be_v right_o state_v without_o good_a skill_n in_o point_n of_o free_a will_n 3082_o election_n and_o reprobation_n the_o term_n take_v in_o a_o passive_a or_o concrete_a sense_n easy_n in_o the_o active_a or_o abstract_n very_o hard_o to_o be_v understand_v 3128_o etc._n etc._n point_n of_o election_n and_o reprobation_n not_o to_o determine_v but_o to_o be_v determine_v by_o point_n more_o general_n 3147_o all_o man_n be_v not_o either_o elect_n or_o reprobate_n who_o be_v so_o 3147_o 3154_o 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his_o book_n 3171_o epicurus_n his_o moderation_n etc._n etc._n 3139_o error_n disparage_v christ_n priesthood_n the_o novatian_a the_o mass_n sin_n remit_v before_o commit_v 3280_o see_v sin_n remit_v esau_n run_v isaac_n will_v god_n show_v mercy_n 3214_o etc._n etc._n excommunication_n the_o great_a jewish_a take_v out_o of_o enoch_n book_n and_o word_n 3171_o f._n fall_v see_v adam_n i'faith_o a_o assent_n 3073_o justification_n by_o faith_n 3210_o 3218_o a_o ill_a faith_n to_o believe_v that_o to_o credere_fw-la will_v save_v 3274_o a_o full_a assurance_n of_o faith_n immature_o pretend_v unto_o and_o teach_v 3274_o special_a faith_n effect_n of_o the_o doctrine_n 3274_o 3277_o it_o hinder_v the_o reformation_n ibidem_fw-la fides_n est_fw-la fiducia_n in_o what_o sense_n true_a 3276_o fall_v away_o believer_n in_o part_n may_v fall_v away_o 3073_o to_o 3078_o every_o sin_n diminish_v though_o not_o total_o destroy_v grace_n 3279_o fallacy_n in_o syllogism_n about_o pharaoh_n his_o case_n 3232_o etc._n etc._n satan_n fallacy_n to_o terminate_v our_o desire_n in_o the_o mean_n 3063_o 3064_o a_o fatality_n orthodoxal_a 3080_o 3284_o a_o brutish_a fate_n of_o stoic_n &_o manichee_n &c_n &c_n 3081_o 3266_o to_o extirpate_v this_o fate_n just_o martyr_n origen_n athanasius_n nyssen_n jerom_n endeavour_v ibid._n pretend_a favourite_n of_o the_o spirit_n breeder_n of_o controversy_n 3011_o dr._n field_n commend_v the_o read_n of_o flaccius_n illyricus_n to_o his_o author_n 3039_o flaccius_n illyricus_n his_o definition_n of_o original_a sin_n 3032_o etc._n etc._n flesh_n in_o st._n paul_n signify_v or_o comprehend_v the_o rational_a soul_n also_o 3118_o flesh_n signify_v both_o our_o substance_n and_o the_o corruption_n thereof_o 3097_o flesh_n what_o debt_n we_o owe_v unto_o it_o ibid._n what_o be_v the_o deed_n of_o the_o flesh_n which_o we_o must_v mortify_v 3097_o etc._n etc._n 3100_o all_o have_v a_o flâsh_a to_o mortify_v 3102_o all_o the_o deed_n of_o the_o flesh_n must_v be_v mortify_v though_o we_o can_v utter_o kill_v they_o 3099_o live_v after_o the_o flesh_n about_o it_o read_v 3146_o etc._n etc._n every_o moment_n of_o life_n lead_v after_o the_o flesh_n a_o approach_n to_o the_o ratification_n of_o god_n threat_v you_o shall_v die_v 3152_o flesh_n see_v mortification_n a_o freeman_n simple_o not_o of_o a_o corporation_n 3042_o of_o freewill_n 3080._o a_o short_a narrative_a of_o the_o dispute_v about_o it_o ib._n and_o 3081_o etc._n etc._n the_o cause_n of_o the_o ill_a success_n in_o such_o dispute_n 3082_o the_o utility_n of_o the_o disquisition_n about_o freewill_n ibid._n several_a acception_n of_o the_o word_n free_a and_o freedom_n spontaneum_fw-la oppose_v to_o coaction_n 3083_o the_o subject_n of_o such_o freedom_n ibid._n etc._n etc._n several_a kind_n or_o degree_n of_o freedom_n 3087_o definition_n of_o a_o free_a create_a agent_n ibid._n of_o freewill_n two_o branch_n contradictionis_fw-la contrarietatis_fw-la 3088_o the_o root_n of_o freedom_n reflexive_a power_n 3086_o no_o rational_a agent_n but_o be_v
of_o moral_a philosophy_n their_o power_n 3134_o pelagius_n his_o quarrel_n about_o free_a will_n the_o occasion_n of_o it_o 3081_o perseverance_n no_o indivisible_a term._n query_n about_o it_o 3147_o etc._n etc._n pilate_n transport_v with_o ambition_n passion_n etc._n etc._n 3066_o pope_n infallibility_n a_o improvement_n of_o jewish_a heresy_n 3067_o oblige_v succeed_a pope_n to_o continue_v in_o error_n if_o their_o predecessor_n do_v confirm_v any_o 3068_o pharaoh_n one_o religious_a in_o his_o kind_n 3190_o second_v pharaoh_n his_o project_n infant-killing_a 3191_o a_o three_o pharaoh_n the_o subject_a of_o harden_v etc._n etc._n ibid._n this_o pharaoh_n and_o his_o people_n bind_v to_o make_v restitution_n to_o the_o israelite_n for_o their_o predecessor_n wrong_n ibid._n a_o fame_n of_o a_o hebrew_n child_n to_o be_v bear_v etc._n etc._n make_v pharaoh_n kill_v the_o infant_n 3192_o pharaoh_n harden_v wrought_v by_o god_n gentle_a check_n 3193_o 3196_o 3197_o degree_n of_o pharaoh_n harden_v 3198_o 3200_o pharaoh_n repentance_n like_o the_o devil_n vow_n 3199_o process_n of_o pharaoh_n harden_v 3201_o pharaoh_n infatuate_v ibid._n and_o 3204_o retaliate_v ibid._n pharaoh_n itch_n to_o see_v more_o miracle_n 3202_o pharaoh_n harden_v by_o god_n irresistible_a will_n 3225_o pharaoh_n no_o absolute_a reprobate_n from_o the_o womb_n nor_o bear_v to_o be_v harden_v 3226_o 3232_o to_o 3242_o god_n harden_v pharaoh_n justifiable_a by_o rule_n of_o equity_n 3230_o pharaoh_n in_o his_o infancy_n be_v not_o exclude_v from_o possibility_n of_o repentance_n by_o god_n irresistible_a will_n 3240_o etc._n etc._n once_o possible_a always_o possible_a to_o god_n 3241_o the_o fallacy_n upon_o it_o ergo_fw-la possible_a to_o save_v pharaoh_n have_v fill_v up_o his_o measure_n of_o sin_n 3242_o logical_a possibility_n presuppose_v to_o the_o work_n of_o god_n power_n 3176_o etc._n etc._n possibility_n both_o way_n suppose_v in_o monition_n 3246_o polemo_n mutatus_fw-la 3138_o potter_n and_o vessel_n a_o dialogue_n 3228_o two_o postulata_fw-la 3249_o phâlo_n judaeus_n probable_o the_o author_n of_o the_o book_n of_o wisdom_n 3205_o physician_n rule_v apply_v to_o spiritual_a matter_n 3120_o pliny_n his_o sense_n of_o man_n disorder_n 3020_o pliny_n junior_n his_o say_n of_o affliction_n 3121_o plerophorie_n see_v faith_n predestination_n see_v election_n premise_n must_v be_v recant_v before_o conclusion_n 3185_o professor_n zealous_a to_o man_n eye_n may_v be_v servant_n to_o sin_n 3078_o prodigality_n 3065_o a_o prayer_n lord_n deliver_v i_o from_o myself_o 3039_o a_o church_n prayer_n decide_v the_o case_n about_o grace_n and_o freewill_n 3131_o two_o church_n prayer_n more_o commend_v to_o use_n 3269_o more_o church_n prayer_n explicate_v etc._n etc._n 3271_o god_n promise_n without_o oath_n revocable_a under_o oath_n not_o so_o 3148_o god_n promise_v to_o abraham_n ratify_v by_o degree_n 3152_o in_o promise_n seek_v your_o salvation_n not_o in_o parcarum_fw-la tabulis_fw-la 3267_o proposition_n universal_a negative_a simple_o turn_v the_o foul_a fallacy_n make_v out_o of_o it_o 3162_o 3185_o 3275_o liberty_n of_o prophesy_v have_v sad_a effect_n 3274_o protopatbie_n 3119_o pulpit-pride_n 3024_o man_n purge_v himself_o how_o 3111_o pythagâras_n his_o cure_n his_o precept_n his_o scholar_n honesty_n 3135_o 3137_o of_o christ_n everlasting_a priesthood_n read_v the_o seven_o and_o eight_o section_n beginning_n fol._n 3252_o the_o high_a preeminencie_n of_o christ_n priesthood_n above_o the_o legal_a 3261_o etc._n etc._n wherein_o the_o exercise_n of_o christ_n priesthood_n do_v consist_v 3301_o etc._n etc._n and_o how_o foreshadowed_n ibid._n he_o cure_v our_o soul_n by_o the_o exercise_n thereof_o 3303_o our_o ministry_n vain_a without_o that_o ibid._n etc._n etc._n the_o use_n of_o christ_n priesthood_n and_o the_o efficacy_n of_o his_o sacrifice_n two_o different_a thing_n 3301_o his_o virtual_a presence_n be_v a_o real_a presence_n 3298_o 3303_o etc._n etc._n local_a presence_n imply_v not_o always_o real_a and_o virtual_a presence_n 3304_o christ_n be_v a_o perennal_a perpetual_a purification_n for_o sin_n 3300_o 3295_o q._n a_o question_n name_v 3013_o another_o question_n state_v etc._n etc._n 3283_o mr._n burtons_n quarrel_n with_o the_o author_n 3175_o novatianus_n his_o quarrel_n with_o cornelius_n bishop_n of_o rome_n 3281_o novatus_n his_o quarrel_n with_o or_o fear_v from_o st._n cyprian_n 3291_o r._n recta_fw-la ratio_fw-la 3022_o ratio_fw-la recta_fw-la a_o competent_a witness_n for_o though_o no_o rule_n or_o judge_n in_o divine_a mystery_n 3073_o right_a reason_n and_o rule_n of_o art_n needful_a for_o such_o as_o be_v call_v to_o study_v controversy_n in_o divinity_n 3010_o etc._n etc._n rule_n of_o art_n tell_v what_o scripture-proposition_n be_v universal_a particular_a etc._n etc._n affirmative_a negative_a etc._n etc._n ibid._n rule_n of_o art_n good_a perspective_n glass_n and_o 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