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A63764
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A discourse of natural and moral impotency by Joseph Truman, B.D., late minister near Nottingham.
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Truman, Joseph, 1631-1671.
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1675
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Wing T3139; ESTC R37908
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accusamus_fw-la deum_fw-la etc._n etc._n tom_n 4._o hieron_n it_o be_v pelagius_n his_o epistle_n though_o through_o the_o ignorance_n of_o former_a time_n place_v with_o and_o read_v among_o jerom_n as_o b._n vsher_n and_o other_o observe_v which_o prove_v it_o only_o natural_o possible_a viz._n to_o deny_v a_o man_n power_n to_o keep_v the_o law_n perfect_o be_v to_o accuse_v god_n of_o a_o double_a ignorance_n in_o not_o know_v our_o weakness_n or_o in_o not_o know_v what_o he_o command_v we_o or_o it_o be_v to_o accuse_v he_o of_o injustice_n in_o command_v what_o man_n can_v do_v or_o thus_o as_o esse_fw-la as_o hierom_n lib._n 1._o advers._fw-la pelag_n aut_fw-la possibilia_fw-la mandata_fw-la d_o u_fw-mi dedit_fw-la aut_fw-la impossibilia_fw-la si_fw-la possibilia_fw-la in_fw-la nostra_fw-la potestate_fw-la est_fw-la ea_fw-la facere_fw-la si_fw-la impossibilia_fw-la nec_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la râ—i_fw-la sumus_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la facimus_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la possumus_fw-la ac_fw-la per_fw-la hoc_fw-la sive_fw-la possibilia_fw-la sive_fw-la impossibilia_fw-la dâ—us_fw-la dedit_fw-la mandata_fw-la potest_fw-la homo_fw-la sine_fw-la peccato_fw-la esse_fw-la critobulus_n by_o which_o feign_a name_n jerom_n represent_v pelagius_n as_o by_o atticus_n himself_o form_n the_o argument_n either_o god_n have_v give_v possible_a or_o unpossible_a command_n if_o possible_a it_o be_v in_o our_o power_n to_o keep_v they_o if_o unpossible_a we_o sin_v not_o in_o not-doing_a they_o since_o we_o can_v and_o so_o it_o follow_v that_o whether_o god_n have_v give_v command_v possible_a or_o impossible_a a_o man_n can_v live_v without_o sin_n augustin_n lib._n 2._o de_fw-la peccat_fw-la merit_n &_o remiss_a cap._n 6._o endeavour_v to_o answer_v this_o difficulty_n and_o affirm_v it_o as_o undoubted_a that_o god_n command_v no_o man_n any_o thing_n which_o he_o can_v do_v therefore_o he_o say_v in_o answer_n that_o a_o man_n can_v live_v without_o sin_n 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omnibus_fw-la in_o comuni_fw-la posse_fw-la seruari_fw-la and_o call_v it_o blasphemy_n to_o say_v that_o god_n command_v any_o thing_n that_o man_n in_o particular_a can_v do_v but_o only_a man_n in_o general_n neither_o be_v there_o i_o think_v to_o be_v find_v one_o of_o the_o ancient_n account_v orthodox_n that_o do_v maintain_v in_o the_o strict_a sense_n oppose_v that_o god_n command_v man_n what_o they_o can_v do_v but_o all_o abhor_a it_o as_o a_o opinion_n lay_v a_o high_a accusation_n on_o god_n till_o many_o hundred_o year_n after_o this_o age_n of_o augustin_n but_o at_o last_o rom._n last_o who_o live_v 700_o year_n after_o this_o serm._n 2._o in_o vigil_n rom._n bernard_n be_v press_v with_o this_o difficulty_n do_v yet_o any_o one_o may_v see_v unwilling_o fly_v to_o this_o that_o god_n may_v command_v what_o man_n can_v do_v and_o do_v mean_v it_o of_o a_o natural_a power_n but_o he_o do_v it_o in_o these_o word_n god_n may_v command_v nimis_fw-la too_o much_o and_o in_o give_v his_o reason_n for_o
saint_n in_o heaven_n love_n god_n but_o god_n in_o they_o love_v god_n three_o he_o can_v pray_v that_o god_n will_v make_v the_o gospel_n prevail_v effectual_o in_o the_o world_n arb._n destruunt_fw-la orationes_fw-la quas_fw-la facit_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la sive_fw-la pro_fw-la infidelibus_fw-la &_o doctrinae_fw-la dei_fw-la resistentibus_fw-la ut_fw-la convertantur_fw-la ad_fw-la deum_fw-la sive_fw-la pro_fw-la fidelibus_fw-la ut_fw-la augeatur_fw-la '_o eye_v fides_fw-la &_o preseverent_a in_o ea_fw-la aug._n haeres_fw-la 88_o si_fw-mi fides_fw-la est_fw-la tantummodo_fw-la liberi_fw-la arbitrij_fw-la nec_fw-la daturà _fw-la deo_fw-la propter_fw-la quod_fw-la pro_fw-la iis_fw-la qui_fw-la nolunt_fw-la credere_fw-la oramus_fw-la ut_fw-la credant_fw-la quod_fw-la prorsus_fw-la faceremus_fw-la inaniter_fw-la nisi_fw-la rectissime_fw-la crederemus_fw-la etiam_fw-la perversas_fw-la &_o fidei_fw-la contrarias_fw-la voluntates_fw-la omnipotentem_fw-la deum_fw-la ad_fw-la credendum_fw-la posse_fw-la convertere_fw-la aug._n lib._n the_o great_a &_o lib._n arb._n or_o in_o his_o congregation_n if_o a_o minister_n he_o can_v pray_v after_o his_o preach_v when_o he_o have_v sow_o and_o plant_v and_o water_v that_o god_n will_v give_v the_o increase_n nor_o can_v he_o pray_v for_o such_o thing_n for_o his_o relation_n but_o must_v mean_v no_o more_o than_o this_o that_o god_n will_v give_v they_o that_o free_a will_n which_o they_o have_v already_o and_o all_o man_n beside_o even_o the_o natural_a power_n and_o that_o they_o may_v be_v able_a to_o obey_v the_o gospel_n if_o they_o will_n and_o by_o the_o way_n neither_o can_v they_o pray_v very_o earnest_o for_o this_o power_n or_o ability_n to_o obey_v the_o gospel_n which_o it_o be_v grant_v they_o may_v pray_v as_o earnest_o for_o as_o a_o man_n may_v pray_v that_o god_n will_v not_o deprive_v he_o of_o the_o right_n natural_a use_n of_o his_o faculty_n of_o understanding_n and_o will_n to_o be_v give_v or_o continue_v 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at_o all_o so_o neither_o praise_n god_n at_o all_o for_o they_o which_o now_o i_o return_v to_o again_o second_o he_o can_v praise_v god_n for_o such_o thing_n name_v before_o as_o be_v do_v by_o god_n if_o he_o hold_v they_o be_v not_o he_o can_v say_v cordial_o what_o the_o pharisse_n be_v represent_v speak_v with_o his_o lip_n god_n i_o thank_v thou_o i_o be_o not_o as_o other_o man_n be_v extortioner_n unjust_a adulterer_n or_o even_o as_o this_o publican_n i_o will_v not_o wrong_v any_o i_o mean_v he_o can_v say_v this_o adlem_n this_o prorsus_fw-la non_fw-la gratias_fw-la deo_fw-la agimus_fw-la sed_fw-la nos_fw-la agere_fw-la fingimus_fw-la si_fw-la unde_fw-la alli_fw-la gratias_fw-la agimus_fw-la ipsum_fw-la facere_fw-la non_fw-la putaâ—â—us_fw-la aug._n epist_n 107._o adlem_n hearty_o except_o he_o mean_v no_o more_o than_o this_o i_o thank_v thou_o thou_o do_v as_o much_o for_o i_o as_o for_o these_o man_n but_o that_o i_o differ_v from_o they_o in_o these_o respect_n i_o 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no_o cause_n of_o the_o difference_n take_v as_o a_o difference_n take_v this_o instance_n two_o man_n have_v equal_a great_a stock_n give_v they_o one_o increase_v his_o estate_n the_o other_o prodigallize_v all_o away_o if_o the_o reason_n be_v ask_v absolute_o how_o one_o of_o they_o come_v to_o such_o a_o great_a estate_n far_o great_a than_o the_o other_o the_o stock_n give_v be_v a_o cause_n and_o so_o thanks_o be_v due_a to_o he_o that_o give_v it_o but_o if_o the_o reason_n be_v ask_v comparative_o why_o he_o differ_v from_o the_o other_o he_o owe_v that_o to_o himself_o and_o his_o good_a husbandry_n and_o not_o to_o he_o that_o give_v he_o the_o stock_n no_o thanks_o be_v due_a here_o at_o all_o in_o this_o sense_n for_o this_o be_v no_o cause_n of_o and_o so_o no_o thanks_o due_a for_o his_o differ_v take_v comparative_o and_o not_o absolute_o in_o which_o sense_n i_o be_o now_o speak_v and_o then_o if_o god_n do_v afterward_o do_v great_a thing_n for_o a_o man_n give_v he_o subsequent_a grace_n be_v it_o what_o it_o will_v it_o be_v not_o from_o any_o peculiar_a favour_n or_o good_a pleasure_n without_o respect_n to_o any_o thing_n in_o he_o but_o because_o he_o use_v the_o prevent_v general_a grace_n be_v it_o what_o it_o will_v right_o which_o other_o have_v in_o as_o great_a a_o measure_n as_o he_o and_o do_v not_o so_o if_o a_o man_n have_v fearful_o decline_v from_o his_o wont_a integrity_n and_o be_v after_o recover_v he_o can_v thank_v god_n for_o this_o as_o come_v from_o any_o special_a grace_n if_o he_o hold_v that_o god_n do_v not_o because_o he_o can_v without_o unjust_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d give_v imparia_fw-la paribus_fw-la but_o hold_n god_n do_v no_o more_o to_o recover_v he_o than_o to_o other_o go_v yet_o on_o in_o such_o degeneracy_n whereas_o other_o can_v say_v if_o they_o be_v more_o noble_a like_o the_o beraean_n act_n