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nor_o uncircumcision_n but_o a_o new_a creature_n now_o this_o new_a creature_n be_v all_o one_o with_o faith_n work_v by_o love_n gal._n 5.6_o for_o there_o the_o apostle_n express_v the_o comparison_n antitheticall_a in_o this_o manner_n in_o jesus_n christ_n neither_o circumcision_n avail_v any_o thing_n nor_o uncircumcision_n but_o faith_n work_v by_o love_n and_o eph._n 2.10_o we_o be_v say_v to_o be_v god_n workmanship_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d create_v in_o jesus_n christ_n mark_v a_o new_a creation_n unto_o good_a work_n which_o he_o have_v ordain_v that_o we_o shall_v walk_v in_o they_o god_n make_v the_o world_n with_o a_o word_n but_o the_o new_a make_n of_o man_n cost_v our_o saviour_n christ_n hot_a water_n the_o very_a blood_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n agony_n in_o the_o garden_n &_o agony_n upon_o the_o cross_n and_o he_o must_v rise_v out_o of_o his_o grave_n to_o work_v this_o the_o schoolman_n do_v acknowledge_v this_o namely_o that_o grace_n be_v wrought_v in_o man_n by_o way_n of_o creation_n otherwise_o how_o can_v it_o be_v account_v supernatural_a and_o as_o for_o the_o power_n whereby_o god_n raise_v the_o dead_a it_o be_v express_o say_v col._n 2.12_o that_o faith_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o raise_v christ_n from_o the_o dead_a whereupon_o cornelius_n de_fw-fr lapide_fw-la acknowledge_v that_o faith_n be_v wrought_v by_o the_o same_o power_n whereby_o god_n raise_v christ_n from_o the_o dead_a and_o eph._n 1_o 19_o the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o of_o the_o exceed_a greatness_n of_o god_n power_n towards_o we_o which_o believe_v add_v that_o this_o be_v according_a to_o his_o mighty_a power_n which_o he_o wrought_v in_o christ_n who_o he_o raise_v from_o the_o dead_a and_o therefore_o most_o congruous_o do_v the_o apostle_n take_v into_o consideration_n that_o work_n
lord_n and_o i_o have_v good_a cause_n to_o take_v comfort_n in_o this_o but_o it_o be_v untrue_a that_o god_n have_v as_o much_o will_v the_o treason_n of_o judas_n as_o the_o conversion_n of_o paul_n though_o bellarmine_n have_v so_o calumnate_v we_o long_o ago_o for_o albeit_o the_o treason_n of_o judas_n in_o betray_v his_o master_n be_v one_o of_o the_o thing_n mean_v by_o the_o apostle_n which_o jew_n and_o gentile_n do_v against_o the_o holy_a son_n of_o god_n and_o which_o they_o say_v be_v foredetermine_v by_o the_o hand_n and_o counsel_n of_o god_n and_o austin_n be_v bold_a to_o profess_v that_o judaâ—_n electus_fw-la est_fw-la ad_fw-la prodendum_fw-la sanguinem_fw-la dominisui_n notwithstanding_o which_o as_o another_o father_n speak_v etiam_fw-la judas_n potuisset_fw-la consequi_fw-la remedium_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la festinasset_fw-la ad_fw-la laqueum_fw-la yet_o there_o be_v a_o vast_a difference_n between_o god_n willing_a judas_n his_o treason_n and_o paul_n conversion_n for_o as_o for_o judas_n his_o treason_n his_o will_n be_v that_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v only_o by_o god_n permission_n and_o arminius_n be_v bold_a to_o profess_v that_o voluit_fw-la deus_fw-la achabum_n mâ—nsuram_fw-la scelerum_fw-la implere_fw-la but_o as_o for_o paul_n conversion_n that_o be_v not_o only_o will_v by_o god_n but_o wrought_v by_o god_n and_o that_o in_o a_o extraordinary_a manner_n appear_v unto_o he_o in_o the_o way_n and_o strike_v he_o down_o with_o a_o light_n from_o heaven_n so_o with_o a_o strong_a hand_n take_v he_o off_o from_o his_o persecute_v course_n when_o ferox_n scelerum_fw-la quia_fw-la primò_fw-la provenerat_fw-la and_o flesh_v in_o the_o blood_n of_o steven_n jehu_n like_v he_o maâ—ched_v furious_o against_o the_o church_n of_o god_n as_o for_o no_o power_n in_o man_n to_o retain_v grace_n when_o god_n will_v take_v it_o away_o first_o where_o man_n be_v find_v willing_a to_o retain_v grace_n i_o know_v no_o just_a cause_n to_o 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that_o god_n inspire_v who_o he_o will_v with_o the_o spirit_n of_o faith_n &_o repentance_n we_o take_v to_o be_v all_o one_o with_o that_o rom._n 9.18_o he_o have_v mercy_n on_o who_o he_o will_v and_o according_o he_o deny_v this_o inspiration_n to_o who_o he_o will_v as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v he_o harden_v who_o he_o will_n but_o as_o for_o any_o actual_a withdraw_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o sanctification_n we_o acknowledge_v not_o it_o be_v true_a even_o his_o own_o servant_n he_o harden_v sometime_o against_o his_o fear_n as_o the_o scripture_n speak_v esa._n 63.17_o whereupon_o their_o peace_n of_o conscience_n be_v disturb_v and_o they_o have_v cause_n to_o pray_v unto_o god_n to_o restore_v they_o to_o the_o joy_n of_o his_o salvation_n psal._n 51._o as_o david_n there_o do_v but_o david_n do_v not_o pray_v that_o god_n will_v restore_v he_o to_o his_o spirit_n but_o rather_o that_o he_o will_v not_o take_v it_o from_o he_o and_o bertius_fw-la profess_v that_o he_o will_v 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