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by_o the_o most_o powerful_a operation_n of_o christ._n from_o these_o word_n according_a to_o that_o mighty_a power_n of_o work_v he_o shall_v transform_v etc._n etc._n and_o this_o agree_v to_o christ_n as_o he_o be_v one_o and_o the_o self_n same_o god_n with_o the_o father_n reas._o 1_o because_o it_o be_v the_o work_n of_o that_o supereminent_a greatness_n of_o power_n that_o be_v proper_a unto_o god_n 〈◊〉_d 1._o 19_o reas._n 2._o because_o that_o most_o wonderful_a quicken_n of_o our_o body_n shall_v come_v from_o the_o live_n and_o alive-making_a god_n who_o be_v the_o fountain_n and_o source_n of_o all_o life_n therefore_o in_o the_o same_o manner_n it_o be_v not_o attribute_v only_o to_o the_o father_n but_o also_o to_o the_o son_n and_o holy_a spirit_n rom._n 8._o 11._o this_o agree_v also_o to_o christ_n as_o he_o be_v mediator_n but_o still_o as_o unite_v unto_o god_n essential_o also_o as_o he_o submit_v himself_o together_o with_o the_o humane_a nature_n in_o one_o person_n to_o be_v mediator_n joh._n 5._o 26._o and_o 6._o 40._o reas._o 1_o because_o it_o belong_v to_o the_o mediatory_a office_n of_o christ_n not_o only_o that_o by_o his_o merit_n he_o shall_v procure_v life_n eternal_a to_o we_o but_o also_o by_o his_o powerful_a work_n actual_o bring_v the_o same_o to_o pass_v reas._n 2._o because_o christ_n as_o mediator_n be_v the_o head_n of_o his_o church_n from_o who_o be_v derive_v and_o communicate_v to_o we_o the_o spirit_n of_o life_n whereby_o as_o well_o our_o soul_n as_o our_o body_n be_v quicken_v our_o soul_n especial_o in_o this_o life_n and_o our_o body_n in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o resurrection_n reas._o 3_o because_o christ_n as_o mediator_n and_o as_o the_o son_n of_o man_n but_o as_o unite_a pesonal_o in_o the_o godhead_n in_o the_o son_n of_o god_n shall_v judge_v the_o world_n joh._n 5._o 27._o now_o this_o belong_v to_o the_o power_n of_o the_o judge_n that_o he_o can_v bring_v before_o himself_o and_o make_v the_o 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man_n that_o by_o no_o mean_n it_o can_v be_v conceive_v how_o god_n at_o any_o time_n can_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o any_o sin_n because_o see_v sin_n be_v a_o defect_n it_o can_v have_v no_o other_o cause_n but_o a_o deficient_a one_o and_o god_n see_v he_o be_v perfection_n itself_o can_v no_o way_n nor_o ever_o be_v deficient_a use_v of_o direction_n that_o in_o all_o our_o speech_n and_o thought_n we_o may_v keep_v god_n glory_n untouched_a and_o unspotted_a and_o confess_v that_o all_o the_o good_a we_o have_v come_v always_o from_o he_o but_o that_o all_o the_o evil_a that_o either_o we_o do_v or_o suffer_v arise_v not_o from_o he_o but_o from_o ourselves_o doct._n 2._o through_o adam_n first_o disobedience_n sin_n pass_v upon_o all_o his_o posterity_n nor_o do_v this_o happen_v only_o by_o way_n of_o imitation_n as_o the_o pelagian_n teach_v but_o also_o by_o way_n of_o propagation_n or_o natural_a descent_n this_o be_v prove_v by_o this_o argument_n if_o this_o have_v only_o 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among_o man_n that_o live_v not_o more_o like_a beast_n stoop_v natural_o to_o their_o belly-food_n and_o bow_v towards_o the_o ground_n than_o according_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n who_o body_n be_v erect_v to_o look_v up_o to_o heaven_n and_o seek_v after_o god_n now_o as_o a_o crouch_v in_o the_o constitution_n and_o fashion_v of_o the_o body_n be_v a_o sign_n of_o a_o bodily_a sickness_n so_o also_o this_o soul_n crouch_v of_o the_o spirit_n do_v manifest_o declare_v some_o foul_a sickness_n of_o the_o spirit_n reas._n 4._o there_o appear_v manifest_o in_o all_o man_n a_o certain_a insensibleness_n from_o nature_n itself_o in_o discern_v of_o thing_n true_o good_a and_o true_o evil_a howbeit_o there_o be_v a_o far_o great_a sweetness_n in_o true_a spiritual_a good_a thing_n than_o in_o corporal_a and_o a_o far_o great_a bitterness_n and_o sourness_n in_o spiritual_a than_o in_o carnal_a evil_n now_o this_o insensibleness_n and_o spiritual_a blockishness_n be_v a_o manifest_a defect_n and_o vice_n cleave_v to_o we_o from_o our_o very_a original_n even_o as_o the_o want_n of_o any_o outward_a sense_n be_v a_o great_a defect_n and_o fault_n of_o the_o body_n reas._n 5._o experience_n teathe_v with_o how_o great_a difficulty_n and_o slowness_n man_n be_v stir_v up_o to_o thing_n that_o be_v true_o good_a therefore_o as_o it_o be_v the_o definition_n of_o a_o good_a habit_n that_o make_v a_o man_n ready_a and_o quick_a unto_o good_a work_n so_o must_v it_o be_v a_o evil_a and_o corrupt_a habit_n whereby_o the_o contrary_a come_v to_o pass_v because_o slow_o and_o with_o difficulty_n man_n set_v themselves_o to_o any_o good_a endeavour_n reas._n 6._o it_o be_v well_o enough_o know_v to_o all_o that_o man_n have_v not_o the_o power_n to_o do_v so_o much_o good_a as_o he_o know_v shall_v be_v do_v and_o as_o he_o desire_v to_o do_v wherefore_o when_o one_o have_v not_o the_o power_n to_o move_v the_o member_n of_o his_o body_n it_o be_v a_o manifest_a disease_n 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