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but_o god_n may_v just_o do_v p._n 27_o 28_o in_o what_o sense_n god_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o obduration_n or_o hardness_n in_o a_o sinner_n p._n 28_o 29_o a_o parallel_n of_o the_o story_n of_o nabuchadnezzar_n with_o that_o of_o pharaoh_n from_o p._n 30_o to_o 35_o the_o same_o be_v the_o case_n of_o the_o builder_n of_o babel_n and_o in_o what_o sense_n their_o language_n may_v be_v say_v to_o have_v be_v confound_v p._n 35_o 36_o 37_o the_o same_o notion_n confirm_v from_o deut._n 28._o p._n 37_o to_o the_o same_o cause_n must_v we_o refer_v all_o those_o divine_a or_o panic_n terror_n infuse_v into_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n by_o a_o supernatural_a way_n by_o which_o the_o philistine_n the_o midianite_n the_o ammonite_n moabite_n inhabitant_n of_o mountseir_fw-fr canaanites_n etc._n etc._n be_v
practice_n upon_o himself_o for_o a_o man_n to_o extinguish_v the_o natural_a tenderness_n of_o his_o mind_n and_o will_n so_o far_o as_o to_o be_v complete_o wicked_a without_o remorse_n or_o shame_n from_o p._n 303_o to_o 305_o beside_o the_o natural_a congruity_n which_o be_v plant_v in_o our_o mind_n betwixt_o virtuous_a action_n and_o a_o reflect_a nature_n all_o the_o instance_n of_o virtue_n and_o religion_n whether_o they_o relate_v to_o ourselves_o to_o our_o neighbour_n or_o to_o god_n be_v found_v upon_o such_o plain_a and_o such_o undoubted_a principle_n of_o reason_n that_o it_o be_v rather_o a_o miracle_n that_o man_n be_v so_o bad_a as_o they_o be_v then_o that_o they_o be_v no_o worse_o which_o mr._n calvin_n make_v to_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o a_o perpetual_a miracle_n by_o ascribe_v it_o wholâ—y_o to_o a_o irresistible_a grace_n overpowre_v the_o ungovernable_a impurity_n of_o our_o nature_n large_o represent_v from_o p._n 305_o to_o 320_o but_o for_o all_o this_o the_o author_n do_v not_o pretend_v that_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n be_v useless_a or_o that_o it_o be_v not_o of_o absolute_a necessity_n in_o order_n to_o the_o right_a conduct_n and_o governance_n of_o humane_a life_n and_o for_o the_o more_o full_a understanding_n of_o the_o case_n and_o the_o avoid_v the_o two_o equal_o dangerous_a extreme_n of_o calvin_n and_o pelagius_n he_o lay_v down_o in_o seven_o particular_n what_o his_o opinion_n be_v concern_v the_o operation_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n upon_o the_o mind_n of_o men._n p._n 320_o first_o there_o be_v no_o instance_n of_o our_o duty_n which_o may_v not_o in_o some_o sort_n and_o degree_n be_v perform_v by_o ourselves_o p._n 320_o second_o there_o be_v a_o common_a grace_n or_o spirit_n diffuse_v over_o all_o the_o world_n which_o exert_v itself_o according_a to_o the_o several_a capacity_n and_o fitness_n of_o thing_n and_o person_n from_o 320_o to_o 322_o three_o there_o be_v a_o more_o peculiar_a grace_n and_o influence_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n watch_v over_o the_o church_n then_o over_o the_o rest_n of_o mankind_n p._n 320_o 321_o four_o even_o the_o particular_a instance_n of_o our_o duty_n in_o their_o uttermost_a perfection_n be_v owe_v to_o a_o concurrence_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n from_o p._n 323_o to_o 332_o but_o yet_o this_o hinder_v not_o but_o that_o the_o whole_a action_n in_o such_o case_n may_v in_o some_o sense_n be_v ascribe_v to_o ourselves_o as_o be_v large_o represent_v upon_o several_a account_n p._n 325_o 326_o 327_o 329_o 330_o 331_o that_o after_o all_o it_o must_v be_v confess_v that_o our_o justification_n be_v whole_o owe_v not_o to_o ourselves_o but_o to_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n and_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n apply_v to_o we_o by_o faith_n and_o repentance_n and_o this_o whether_o we_o consider_v our_o action_n single_o by_o themselves_o or_o whether_o we_o reflect_v upon_o the_o whole_a course_n of_o our_o life_n p._n 331_o 332_o â—or_a 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use_n of_o ordinary_a meanâ—_n read_v and_o study_v and_o a_o impartial_a inquiry_n into_o the_o truth_n of_o thing_n 〈◊〉_d a_o practical_a influential_a and_o save_a faith_n can_v be_v obtain_v without_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n as_o be_v far_o exemplisy_v in_o the_o different_a case_n of_o peter_n from_o that_o of_o the_o centurion_n and_o the_o generality_n of_o the_o jewish_a nation_n from_o p._n 377_o to_o 341_o the_o ten_o twelve_o and_o thirteen_o article_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n explain_v and_o prove_v that_o they_o be_v no_o such_o friend_n to_o calvinistical_a doctrine_n as_o the_o calvinist_n will_v make_v the_o world_n believe_v from_o 343_o to_o 351_o but_o if_o the_o article_n of_o the_o church_n shall_v happen_v to_o interfere_v as_o they_o do_v not_o with_o the_o scripture_n we_o be_v excuse_v by_o the_o twenty_o of_o those_o article_n themselves_o from_o acquiesce_v in_o their_o authority_n neither_o have_v the_o church_n any_o power_n if_o we_o believe_v that_o article_n to_o expound_v any_o place_n of_o scripture_n after_o such_o a_o manner_n as_o to_o make_v it_o repugnant_a to_o another_o both_o of_o which_o thing_n happen_v in_o the_o calvinistical_a doctrine_n that_o they_o be_v repugnant_a to_o some_o scripture_n and_o they_o expound_v some_o scripture_n after_o such_o a_o manner_n as_o to_o make_v they_o perfect_o inconsistent_a with_o other_o from_o p._n 251_o to_o 253_o the_o main_a inconvenience_n of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o reprobation_n be_v that_o if_o it_o be_v admit_v to_o be_v the_o constant_a sense_n and_o tenor_n of_o the_o scripture_n themselves_o yet_o this_o instead_o of_o do_v any_o service_n to_o that_o doctrine_n will_v but_o destroy_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o scripture_n themselves_o as_o well_o as_o the_o veracity_n of_o god_n and_o the_o nature_n of_o all_o morality_n and_o religion_n from_o p._n 353_o to_o 359_o the_o article_n of_o our_o church_n acknowledge_v that_o even_o general_a council_n may_v 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