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this_o life_n that_o he_o can_v live_v any_o long_a time_n without_o sin_n and_o that_o this_o perfection_n be_v not_o full_a and_o absolute_a but_o which_o may_v increase_v and_o be_v mix_v with_o evil_a deed_n so_o be_v a_o perfection_n of_o part_n only_o not_o of_o degree_n these_o be_v the_o very_a word_n of_o the_o antithesis_fw-la of_o the_o orthodox_n in_o opposition_n to_o the_o pelagian_n vos_fw-fr hist._n pel._n par._n prim_n thes_n 1._o pag_n 146._o now_o i_o will_v desire_v any_o to_o show_v i_o what_o this_o doctrine_n differ_v from_o that_o which_o the_o reform_a church_n hold_v let_v the_o reader_n see_v mr._n broun_n himself_o pag_n 333_o n_o 12_o 13_o where_o he_o may_v see_v this_o matter_n handle_v at_o large_a i_o add_v these_o word_n of_o orosius_n apol._n cont_n pel_n i_o do_v not_o undertake_v i_o presume_v not_o i_o dare_v not_o say_v that_o i_o shall_v be_v without_o sin_n 〈◊〉_d long_a as_o i_o shall_v be_v in_o this_o corruption_n which_o we_o have_v and_o again_o the_o man_n that_o can_v be_v without_o sin_n be_v christ._n he_o say_v here_o that_o what_o his_o adversary_n add_v of_o the_o father_n argument_n against_o pelagian_n and_o socinian_o it_o be_v not_o his_o work_n to_o meddle_v with_o or_o to_o heed_n what_o these_o sect_n say_v but_o it_o be_v not_o best_o to_o do_v so_o for_o in_o so_o do_v he_o shall_v fight_v against_o himself_o for_o they_o must_v divide_v he_o from_o himself_n that_o divide_v he_o either_o from_o a_o pelagian_a or_o a_o socinian_n i_o be_v about_o to_o admonish_v the_o reader_n to_o read_v especial_o this_o fourteen_o chapter_n of_o mr._n broun's_o book_n but_o i_o need_v not_o see_v he_o grant_v all_o we_o plead_v for_o by_o say_v on_o the_o matter_n he_o do_v not_o care_n though_o he_o be_v prove_v a_o pelagian_a and_o a_o socinian_n and_o whereas_o he_o say_v he_o consider_v the_o matter_n as_o propose_v in_o scripture_n the_o only_a way_n to_o know_v the_o truth_n of_o this_o be_v to_o examine_v 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