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A11078 Testis veritatis the doctrine [brace] of King Iames our late soueraigne of famous memory, of the Church of England, of the Catholicke Church : [brace] plainely shewed to bee one in the points of [brace] pradestination, free-will, certaintie of saluation [brace] : with a discouery of the grounds [brace] naturall, politicke [brace] of Arminianisme / by F. Rous. Rous, Francis, 1579-1659. 1626 (1626) STC 21347.3; ESTC S4449 57,093 98

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sentence_n lib._n 1._o dist._n 41_o d._n plegit_fw-la eos_fw-la quos_fw-la voluit_fw-la gratuitâ_fw-la misericordia_fw-la etc._n etc._n god_n elect_v who_o he_o please_v by_o free_a mercy_n not_o because_o they_o will_v be_v faithful_a but_o that_o they_o may_v be_v faithful_a and_o he_o give_v they_o grace_n not_o because_o they_o be_v faithful_a but_o that_o they_o may_v be_v for_o the_o apostle_n say_v 1_o cor._n 7._o i_o obtain_v mercy_n that_o i_o may_v be_v faithful_a he_o say_v not_o because_o i_o be_v faithful_a grace_n be_v indeed_o give_v to_o the_o faithful_a but_o it_o be_v also_o give_v first_o that_o he_o may_v be_v faithful_a so_o also_o he_o reprobate_v who_o he_o please_v not_o for_o any_o future_a merit_n yet_o by_o a_o most_o true_a justice_n though_o hide_a from_o our_o eye_n manifestum_fw-la est_fw-la quòd_fw-la id_fw-la quod_fw-la est_fw-la gratiae_fw-la etc._n etc._n it_o be_v manifest_a 5._o thomas_n aquina●…_n part_n 1._o q._n 23._o art_n 5._o that_o grace_n 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bonorum_fw-la etc._n etc._n let_v the_o praedestination_n 45._o id_fw-la lib._n 2._o cap._n 45._o of_o the_o good_a be_v absolute_o call_v praedestination_n and_o the_o praedestination_n of_o the_o evil_a reprobation_n and_o then_o praedestination_n may_v be_v thus_o describe_v praedestination_n be_v a_o everlasting_a fore_n appointment_n of_o final_a grace_n in_o the_o way_n and_o everlasting_a happiness_n in_o the_o country_n or_o home_n to_o the_o reasonable_a creature_n by_o the_o will_n of_o god_n hic_fw-la quart●…_n concludit_fw-la quod_fw-la utramque_fw-la etc._n etc._n he_o conclude_v 9_o gorran_n in_o rom._n 9_o that_o both_o election_n and_o reprobation_n depend_v on_o god_n good_a pleasure_n say_v therefore_o he_o have_v mercy_n on_o who_o he_o will_v etc._n etc._n because_o free_o he_o have_v love_v jacob_n and_o reject_v esau_n he_o have_v mercy_n on_o who_o he_o will_v by_o give_v grace_n and_o he_o harden_v who_o he_o will_v not_o by_o impart_v wickedness_n but_o by_o 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enable_v we_o to_o do_v it_o according_a to_o that_o of_o saint_n augustine_n dam_fw-la domine_fw-la quod_fw-la iubes_fw-la &_o iube_fw-la quod_fw-la vis_fw-la and_o lead_v we_o not_o into_o tentation_n the_o arminian_o can_v ibid._n ibid._n but_o mislike_v the_o frame_n of_o this_o petition_n for_o i_o be_o sure_a they_o will_v have_v it_o and_o suffer_v we_o not_o to_o be_v lead_v into_o tentation_n etc._n etc._n saint_n augustine_n be_v the_o best_a decider_n of_o this_o question_n to_o who_o i_o remit_v i_o the_o reader_n be_v refer_v in_o the_o margin_n to_o saint_n augustine_n thus_o aug_n de_fw-fr praedestinatione_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la de_fw-fr dono_fw-la perseverantiae_fw-la contra_fw-la pelagianos_fw-la &_o passim_fw-la alibi_fw-la now_o saint_n augustine_n doctrine_n of_o freewill_n be_v short_o to_o follow_v our_o next_o general_a petition_n be_v that_o his_o kingdom_n may_v ibid._n ibid._n come_v etc._n etc._n that_o in_o the_o meantime_n his_o will_n may_v be_v do_v on_o 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