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of_o faith_n now_o welfare_n vega_n yet_o for_o his_o candid_a ingenuity_n that_o he_o utter_v his_o mind_n plain_o as_o he_o think_v how_o be_v it_o possible_a else_o that_o ever_o we_o shall_v have_v discover_v the_o corruption_n of_o his_o heart_n in_o this_o point_n as_o first_o to_o make_v no_o difference_n between_o the_o righteous_a and_o the_o wicked_a and_o to_o draw_v a_o argument_n from_o the_o example_n of_o wicked_a man_n as_o nabuchadnezzar_n simon_n magus_n and_o such_o like_a that_o because_o their_o repentance_n be_v doubtful_a and_o so_o consequent_o the_o pardon_n of_o their_o sin_n that_o therefore_o the_o righteous_a and_o godly_a man_n shall_v be_v deter_v and_o afraid_a of_o the_o certainty_n of_o the_o remission_n of_o their_o sin_n upon_o their_o true_a faith_n and_o repentance_n and_o whereas_o he_o thereupon_o triumph_n that_o these_o kind_n of_o form_n of_o speech_n use_v by_o the_o prophet_n and_o the_o apostle_n be_v weapon_n put_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o 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place_n out_o of_o ecclesiasticus_fw-la as_o the_o manner_n of_o pontifician_n be_v to_o equal_v apocryphal_a book_n with_o canonical_a scripture_n account_v they_o equal_o canonical_a as_o they_o do_v also_o with_o as_o good_a reason_n their_o apostolic_a tradition_n but_o we_o will_v not_o here_o take_v up_o the_o quarrel_n with_o they_o in_o this_o point_n nor_o need_v we_o to_o be_v afraid_a of_o the_o place_n which_o vega_n allege_v which_o be_v de_fw-fr propitiato_fw-la peccato_fw-la noli_fw-la esse_fw-la sine_fw-la metu_fw-la 5._o of_o sin_n pardon_v be_v thou_o not_o without_o fear_n this_o place_n also_o be_v answer_v in_o the_o council_n by_o catarinus_n as_o we_o have_v recite_v before_o out_o of_o the_o history_n for_o it_o be_v not_o speak_v of_o sin_n already_o pardon_v but_o de_fw-la propitiatu_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la of_o the_o future_a pardon_v of_o sin_n as_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a set_n forth_o by_o the_o doctor_n of_o lovan_n have_v note_v in_o the_o margin_n and_o vega_n himself_o add_v the_o same_o in_o the_o variety_n of_o read_v and_o the_o sequel_n of_o that_o place_n be_v clear_a and_o evident_a that_o a_o sinner_n must_v not_o be_v bold_a to_o commit_v sin_n upon_o presumption_n of_o pardon_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v express_v in_o the_o future_a tense_n even_o in_o the_o vulgar_a et_fw-la ne_fw-la dicas_fw-la miseratio_fw-la dei_fw-la magna_fw-la est_fw-la multitudinis_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la meorum_fw-la miserebitur_fw-la and_o say_v not_o thou_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n be_v great_a he_o will_v pardon_v the_o multitude_n of_o my_o sin_n so_o little_o make_v this_o place_n for_o pontifician_n uncertainty_n as_o it_o also_o no_o whit_n cross_v the_o certainty_n of_o faith_n who_o property_n be_v not_o to_o presume_v that_o god_n will_v be_v merciful_a though_o i_o sin_n but_o to_o believe_v that_o god_n be_v merciful_a to_o i_o upon_o my_o present_a repentance_n and_o for_o that_o of_o the_o apostle_n i_o know_v nothing_o by_o myself_o yet_o be_o i_o not_o thereby_o justify_v urge_v by_o vega_n for_o his_o uncertainty_n in_o his_o 12._o chapter_n i_o refer_v the_o reader_n to_o the_o answer_n make_v before_o in_o the_o history_n of_o the_o council_n which_o be_v sound_a and_o good_a and_o needs_o not_o any_o thing_n to_o be_v add_v unto_o it_o although_o vega_n spend_v a_o whole_a large_a chapter_n about_o it_o but_o all_o to_o no_o purpose_n in_o the_o world_n but_o to_o exercise_v his_o unlimited_a liberty_n to_o say_v what_o he_o list_v but_o have_v thus_o rake_v the_o scripture_n together_o to_o make_v a_o heap_n of_o testimony_n for_o the_o confirmation_n of_o his_o uncertainty_n he_o proceed_v in_o his_o 13._o chapter_n to_o the_o authority_n or_o the_o ancient_a father_n to_o which_o in_o brief_a to_o avoid_v tediousness_n we_o may_v answer_v in_o general_a as_o the_o history_n have_v well_o note_v that_o the_o father_n sometime_o do_v attemper_v their_o speech_n to_o the_o depress_v of_o the_o proud_a and_o presumptuous_a as_o if_o either_o man_n have_v no_o sin_n at_o all_o in_o they_o or_o that_o sin_v they_o have_v god_n mercy_n at_o command_n and_o we_o be_v to_o note_v also_o that_o where_o the_o father_n speak_v of_o the_o uncertainty_n of_o man_n justification_n or_o rather_o of_o the_o certainty_n of_o their_o unrighteousness_n it_o be_v most_o evident_a and_o clear_a that_o then_o they_o speak_v of_o man_n righteousness_n of_o sanctification_n wherein_o they_o be_v never_o perfect_a in_o this_o life_n but_o i_o can_v here_o omit_v to_o set_v down_o one_o special_a place_n wherein_o vega_n much_o triumph_v take_v out_o of_o st._n augustine_n vega_n word_n be_v these_o inter_fw-la omne_fw-la quae_fw-la legerim_fw-la in_o augustino_n apertissimè_fw-la 8._o proposito_fw-la nostro_fw-la favent_fw-la quae_fw-la etc._n etc._n among_o all_o which_o i_o have_v read_v in_o augustine_n those_o word_n do_v most_o clear_o favour_v our_o purpose_n which_o he_o write_v upon_o the_o exposition_n 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away_o be_v once_o in_o the_o true_a faith_n and_o therefore_o a_o man_n may_v fall_v away_o from_o true_a faith_n and_o consequent_o from_o grace_n final_o and_o total_o but_o saint_n augustine_n answ._n clear_v this_o in_o many_o place_n of_o his_o book_n show_v that_o a_o man_n can_v fall_v away_o from_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o elect_a as_o fides_n 4._o christi_fw-la fides_fw-la gratiae_fw-la christianae_n id_fw-la est_fw-la ea_fw-la fides_fw-la quae_fw-la per_fw-la dilectionem_fw-la operatur_fw-la posita_fw-la in_o fundamento_fw-la neminem_fw-la perâ—â—_n permittit_fw-la the_o faith_n of_o christ_n the_o faith_n of_o christian_a grace_n to_o wit_n that_o faith_n which_o work_v by_o love_n be_v build_v upon_o the_o foundation_n permit_v none_o to_o perish_v and_o therefore_o where_o he_o speak_v of_o such_o as_o be_v once_o in_o the_o faith_n and_o fall_v from_o it_o he_o mean_v not_o the_o proper_a faith_n of_o the_o elect_n but_o the_o common_a faith_n of_o christian_n as_o he_o also_o say_v appellamus_fw-la nos_fw-la &_o electos_fw-la christi_fw-la 5._o discipulos_fw-la &_o dei_fw-la filios_fw-la quia_fw-la siâ—_n appellandi_fw-la sunt_fw-la quos_fw-la regeneratos_fw-la pâ—è_fw-la vivere_fw-la cernimus_fw-la we_o do_v call_v man_n even_o the_o elect_a disciple_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o son_n of_o god_n because_o they_o be_v so_o to_o be_v call_v who_o we_o see_v to_o be_v regenerate_v and_o to_o live_v godly_a but_o ibid._n if_o they_o have_v not_o perseverance_n they_o be_v not_o true_o call_v since_o they_o be_v call_v that_o which_o they_o be_v not_o and_o therefore_o quia_fw-la non_fw-la habuerunt_fw-la perseverantiam_fw-la sicut_fw-la non_fw-la verè_fw-la discipuli_fw-la christi_fw-la ita_fw-la nec_fw-la verè_fw-la silij_fw-la dei_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la etiam_fw-la quando_fw-la esse_fw-la videbantur_fw-la &_o ita_fw-la vocabantur_fw-la because_o they_o have_v not_o perseverance_n as_o they_o be_v not_o true_o christ_n disciple_n so_o neither_o be_v they_o 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cadere_fw-la neque_fw-la de_fw-fr haâ—_n vita_fw-la priusquam_fw-la hoc_fw-la eye_n contingat_fw-la auferri_fw-la the_o author_n of_o the_o gag_n seem_v to_o allege_v this_o place_n to_o prove_v that_o a_o man_n may_v total_o fall_v away_o from_o grace_n since_o from_o faith_n work_v by_o love_n and_o the_o word_n as_o he_o allege_v they_o seem_v to_o favour_v that_o opinion_n as_o if_o it_o be_v augustine_n definitive_a conclusion_n for_o all_o peremptory_o to_o believe_v it_o credendum_fw-la est_fw-la but_o as_o a_o guelt_fw-mi man_n though_o he_o have_v all_o the_o other_o sign_n of_o a_o man_n have_v lose_v his_o virility_n the_o chief_a difference_n of_o his_o sex_n so_o this_o sentence_n be_v but_o a_o little_a guelt_fw-mi how_o much_o be_v it_o make_v to_o degenerate_v from_o the_o masculine_a stile_n of_o st._n augustine_n for_o augustine_n speak_v there_o of_o the_o gift_n of_o perseverance_n infer_v this_o sentence_n thus_o propter_fw-la huius_fw-la utilitatem_fw-la secreti_fw-la credendum_fw-la est_fw-la quosdam_fw-la etc._n etc._n for_o the_o benefit_n of_o this_o secret_a to_o wit_n of_o perseverance_n credendum_fw-la est_fw-la where_o we_o be_v to_o note_v that_o these_o first_o word_n leave_v out_o by_o the_o author_n be_v a_o special_a qualification_n and_o limitation_n of_o our_o faith_n herein_o namely_o how_o far_o forth_o and_o in_o what_o respect_n augustine_n will_v have_v we_o think_v so_o that_o man_n may_v fall_v from_o that_o faith_n which_o work_v by_o love_n to_o the_o end_n that_o thereby_o they_o shall_v be_v more_o careful_a to_o keep_v their_o stand_n therefore_o he_o say_v propter_fw-la huius_fw-la utilitatem_fw-la secreti_fw-la a_o clause_n in_o no_o case_n to_o be_v neglect_v for_o little_a though_o it_o be_v it_o leaven_v and_o season_v the_o whole_a lump_n as_o the_o same_o augustine_n elsewhere_o say_v deus_fw-la melius_fw-la esse_fw-la iudicavit_fw-la miscere_fw-la quosdam_fw-la 8._o non_fw-la perseveraturos_fw-la certo_fw-la numero_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la suorum_fw-la ut_fw-la quibus_fw-la non_fw-la expedit_fw-la in_o huius_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la tentatione_n securitas_fw-la non_fw-la possint_fw-la esse_fw-la securi_fw-la god_n judge_v it_o better_o to_o mingle_v some_o that_o shall_v not_o persevere_v with_o the_o certain_a number_n of_o his_o saint_n that_o they_o for_o who_o security_n in_o the_o tentation_n of_o this_o life_n be_v not_o expedient_a may_v learn_v not_o to_o be_v secure_a now_o that_o augustine_n by_o that_o faith_n work_v by_o love_n mention_v in_o the_o former_a allegation_n from_o whence_o he_o will_v have_v we_o believe_v for_o our_o own_o profit_n and_o proficiency_n in_o persevere_v that_o the_o reprobate_a fall_n do_v not_o mean_v that_o true_a real_a faith_n of_o the_o saint_n and_o elect_a which_o work_v by_o love_n but_o only_o such_o a_o faith_n in_o appearance_n and_o common_a account_n beside_o many_o other_o place_n and_o those_o also_o which_o we_o have_v 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