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A02464 Against Ierome Osorius Byshopp of Siluane in Portingall and against his slaunderous inuectiues An aunswere apologeticall: for the necessary defence of the euangelicall doctrine and veritie. First taken in hand by M. Walter Haddon, then undertaken and continued by M. Iohn Foxe, and now Englished by Iames Bell.; Contra Hieron. Osorium, eiusque odiosas infectationes pro evangelicae veritatis necessaria defensione, responsio apologetica. English Haddon, Walter, 1516-1572.; Foxe, John, 1516-1587. aut; Bell, James, fl. 1551-1596. 1581 (1581) STC 12594; ESTC S103608 892,364 1,076

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freewill_n be_v altogether_o prone_a and_o incline_v to_o wicked_a and_o evil_a thing_n freewill_n and_o here_o you_o have_v the_o bare_a title_n of_o freewill_n but_o if_o you_o demand_v how_o man_n will_n be_v affection_a to_o good_a and_o godly_a thing_n luther_n do_v affirm_v that_o it_o be_v neither_o free_n nor_o effectual_a of_o itself_o or_o inclinable_a thereunto_o &_o will_v bold_o confess_v that_o it_o be_v bond_n servile_a &_o altogether_o captivate_v unless_o it_o be_v hoipen_v not_o because_o man_n will_n be_v unable_a to_o will_n or_o to_o attempt_v any_o thing_n of_o itself_o but_o because_o of_o her_o own_o power_n it_o be_v not_o able_a to_o will_v well_o or_o do_v to_o well_o in_o those_o thing_n that_o apperteine_v unto_o god_n effect_n where_o again_o you_o may_v see_v the_o name_n of_o freewill_n but_o void_a of_o use_n or_o substance_n but_o as_o concern_v the_o proper_a quality_n or_o operation_n of_o freédome_n albeit_o it_o retain_v the_o name_n of_o 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that_o freewill_n do_v sin_n deadly_a when_o it_o work_v what_o it_o can_v of_o itself_o etc._n etc._n or_o what_o can_v yourself_o osorius_n discern_v other_o than_o a_o title_n void_a of_o substance_n in_o that_o freewill_n wherein_o you_o can_v find_v nothing_o effectual_a to_o the_o purpose_n that_o be_v to_o say_v to_z the_o work_n of_o salvation_n will_n for_o as_o much_o therefore_o as_o it_o so_o what_o request_n be_v it_o that_o this_o accuser_n make_v who_o contend_v so_o frivolous_o against_o luther_n for_o the_o mooneshyne_n in_o the_o water_n and_o for_o a_o title_n only_o whether_o be_v it_o because_o he_o take_v away_o will_n from_o man_n or_o freédome_n from_o will_n as_o touch_v the_o substance_n of_o the_o matter_n there_o be_v no_o quarrel_n against_o luther_n the_o whole_a controversy_n arise_v then_o about_o the_o form_n and_o quality_n of_o will_n well_o then_o luther_n do_v not_o deny_v the_o will_n of_o man_n as_o i_o do_v understand_v but_o the_o freédome_n of_o will_n only_o be_v it_o so_o osorius_n yet_o this_o may_v not_o suffice_v in_o the_o accuser_n that_o he_o which_o be_v quilty_a shall_v make_v a_o simple_a denial_n only_o but_o it_o behave_v to_o consider_v diligent_o in_o what_o sense_n &_o with_o what_o word_n deny_v all_o be_v make_v what_o liberty_n he_o mean_v &_o in_o what_o manner_n of_o person_n and_o in_o what_o thing_n that_o liberty_n may_v be_v know_v to_o be_v for_o neither_o do_v luther_n so_o utter_o abandon_v from_o nature_n of_o man_n all_o freédome_n as_o though_o there_o be_v no_o freédome_n at_o all_o or_o as_o though_o it_o be_v so_o fait_fw-fr chain_v with_o iron_n rope_n that_o it_o can_v move_v itself_o to_o no_o use_n albeit_o i_o say_v he_o do_v deny_v that_o will_n be_v freé_v and_o confess_v it_o to_o be_v a_o thing_n of_o name_n and_o title_n only_o yet_o do_v he_o not_o affirm_v this_o so_o to_o be_v simple_o a_o title_n as_o though_o man_n have_v no_o will_n at_o all_o or_o as_o though_o it_o be_v 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