believe_v be_v of_o grace_n therefore_o to_o be_v able_a to_o believe_v be_v not_o of_o grace_n there_o be_v indeed_o natural_o in_o man_n a_o possibility_n of_o have_v or_o receive_v faith_n but_o it_o be_v not_o in_o he_o by_o nature_n to_o be_v able_a to_o believe_v for_o these_o thing_n do_v very_o much_o differ_v the_o first_o note_n the_o susceptability_n and_o possibility_n of_o receive_v faith_n the_o other_o signisi_v the_o active_a power_n and_o faculty_n of_o believe_v which_o sure_o be_v not_o in_o man_n by_o nature_n but_o be_v only_o from_o grace_n xxvi_o arnoldus_fw-la pag._n 271._o lay_v this_o to_o our_o charge_n as_o a_o very_a great_a error_n that_o we_o say_v that_o the_o regenerate_a man_n can_v do_v any_o good_a unless_o he_o be_v move_v by_o grace_n true_o a_o great_a crime_n and_o that_o which_o be_v common_a to_o we_o with_o the_o apostle_n who_o do_v pronounce_v that_o we_o be_v not_o sufficient_a of_o ourselves_o to_o think_v any_o thing_n as_o of_o ourselves_o but_o all_o our_o sufficiency_n be_v of_o god_n 2_o cor._n 3.5_o the_o same_o arnoldus_fw-la pag._n 447._o do_v make_v the_o use_n of_o grace_n subject_n to_o man_n will_n it_o be_v determine_v say_v he_o that_o the_o use_n of_o grace_n be_v subject_a to_o man_n will_n that_o man_n may_v use_v it_o or_o not_o use_v it_o according_a to_o his_o natural_a liberty_n and_o a_o little_a after_o he_o do_v confess_v that_o the_o effect_n of_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n be_v make_v by_o arminius_n to_o be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o man_n but_o such_o a_o man_n as_o be_v already_o strengthen_v with_o grace_n to_o use_v which_o grace_n or_o not_o to_o use_v it_o to_o believe_v or_o not_o to_o believe_v he_o think_v be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o man_n freewill_n final_o the_o arminian_o will_v have_v the_o efficacy_n that_o be_v the_o efficiency_n and_o work_a power_n of_o it_o to_o depend_v on_o freewill_n arnoldus_fw-la against_o bogermannus_n pag._n 263._o and_o 274._o all_o the_o operation_n of_o grace_n which_o god_n do_v use_v to_o work_v our_o conversion_n be_v grant_v yet_o the_o conversion_n itself_o do_v remain_v so_o free_a in_o our_o power_n that_o we_o may_v not_o be_v convert_v that_o be_v that_o we_o may_v convert_v or_o not_o convert_v ourselves_o grevinchovius_fw-la pag._n 198._o i_o say_v that_o the_o sffect_n of_o grace_n after_o the_o ordinary_a and_o usual_a rule_n do_v depend_v on_o some_o act_n of_o free_a will_n as_o on_o a_o forego_n conâ—ition_n without_o which_o it_o be_v not_o the_o same_o man_n pag._n 203._o and_o 204._o do_v say_v that_o there_o câ—n_v no_o other_o common_a cause_n be_v guten_v of_o the_o whole_a why_o this_o grace_n shall_v beâ—essectuall_a rather_o in_o paul_n or_o peter_n then_o in_o another_o than_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o will_n perkins_n say_v as_o there_o can_v no_o good_a either_o be_v or_o be_v do_v unless_o god_n do_v it_o so_o there_o can_v no_o evil_n be_v avoid_v unless_o god_n hinder_v it_o this_o true_a and_o holy_a sentence_n arminius_n carp_v at_o and_o do_v deprave_v pag._n 113_o and_o for_o the_o word_n can_v be_v avoid_v he_o put_v be_v avoid_v for_o he_o say_v that_o there_o be_v in_o all_o man_n power_n of_o do_v good_a and_o avoid_v evil_a and_o that_o a_o man_n may_v avoid_v evil_a and_o abstain_v from_o sin_n although_o god_n do_v not_o hold_v he_o from_o it_o but_o that_o the_o act_n itself_o be_v partly_o from_o grace_n and_o partly_o from_o freewill_n which_o as_o it_o please_v do_v either_o admit_v or_o refuse_v grace_n here_o the_o word_n of_o arnoldus_fw-la pag._n 381._o the_o good_a use_v of_o freewill_n be_v principal_o from_o grace_n but_o yet_o so_o that_o man_n himself_o do_v use_v well_o his_o own_o freewill_n and_o the_o liberty_n of_o use_v or_o not_o use_v grace_n be_v leave_v to_o he_o for_o these_o sectary_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o power_n of_o believe_v be_v unresistable_o give_v to_o all_o and_o that_o the_o act_n of_o believe_v be_v so_o help_v by_o grace_n that_o it_o be_v leave_v to_o man_n freewill_n to_o believe_v in_o act_n or_o not_o to_o believe_v &_o to_o use_v grace_n either_o well_o or_o ill_o xxvii_o and_o they_o deny_v that_o faith_n be_v from_o grace_n alone_o but_o that_o it_o be_v partly_o from_o grace_n and_o partly_o from_o freewill_n grevinchovius_fw-la pag._n 208._o and_o 210._o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o freewill_n and_o grace_n be_v together_o cause_n in_o part_n and_o pag._n 211._o we_o join_v grace_n and_o freewill_n together_o as_o cause_n in_o part_n he_o must_v so_o speak_v who_o say_v that_o election_n be_v for_o faith_n fore-seen_a for_o god_n will_v be_v very_o unfit_o say_v to_o foresee_v that_o which_o he_o alone_o be_v to_o do_v for_o this_o be_v not_o to_o foresee_v but_o to_o decree_v hitherto_o also_o pertain_v that_o conditional_a decree_n of_o save_v man_n if_o they_o shall_v believe_v for_o by_o this_o it_o be_v place_v in_o the_o power_n of_o man_n to_o believe_v for_o this_o be_v a_o foolish_a decree_n i_o will_v save_v he_o if_o i_o shall_v give_v he_o faith_n arminius_n against_o perkins_n pa._n 223._o and_o 224._o say_v that_o the_o total_a cause_n why_o one_o believe_v and_o another_o not_o be_v the_o will_n of_o god_n and_o the_o freewill_n of_o man_n arnoldus_fw-la pag._n 228._o say_v that_o arminius_n give_v the_o chief_a part_n of_o the_o work_n of_o faith_n to_o grace_v viz._n because_o in_o the_o work_n of_o faith_n he_o will_v have_v freewill_n to_o have_v a_o part_n which_o part_n that_o it_o be_v not_o the_o least_o yea_o that_o it_o be_v the_o great_a in_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o sectary_n although_o they_o will_v make_v another_o show_n arminius_n and_o after_o he_o arnoldus_fw-la pag._n 125._o do_v sufficient_o acknowledge_v we_o deny_v say_v he_o that_o this_o difference_n of_o call_v grace_n be_v not_o place_v so_o much_o in_o man_n freewill_n as_o in_o the_o will_n of_o god_n and_o true_o in_o the_o conversion_n of_o man_n freewill_n must_v have_v the_o chief_a part_n if_o it_o be_v true_a that_o the_o arminian_o contend_v for_o to_o wit_n that_o the_o efficiency_n and_o work_a power_n of_o grace_n do_v depend_v on_o freewill_n and_o that_o the_o right_a use_n of_o grace_n be_v make_v subject_n to_o man_n will_n and_o that_o which_o arnoldus_fw-la say_v pag._n 444._o that_o god_n do_v so_o work_v in_o man_n that_o in_o the_o mean_a while_n man_n be_v not_o want_v to_o himself_o he_o can_v convert_v himself_o and_o grevinchovius_n against_o ames_n pag._n 205._o grace_n do_v not_o determine_v and_o conclude_v unless_o freewill_n work_v with_o it_o in_o which_o respect_n and_o manner_n what_o if_o we_o shall_v say_v that_o the_o efficacy_n of_o grace_n do_v after_o a_o certain_a manner_n depend_v upon_o freewill_n as_o concern_v the_o event_n if_o therefore_o the_o efficacy_n of_o grace_n as_o concern_v the_o event_n that_o be_v the_o effect_n do_v depend_v on_o man_n freewill_n it_o must_v needs_o be_v that_o 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this_o be_v their_o most_o pestilent_a doctrine_n of_o which_o what_o be_v to_o be_v judge_v it_o be_v easy_a to_o conjecture_v by_o those_o speech_n which_o every_o where_n meet_v we_o in_o the_o book_n of_o these_o sectary_n that_o lydia_n open_v she_o own_o heart_n when_o yet_o as_o luke_n witness_v act._n 16.14_o god_n open_v the_o heart_n of_o lydia_n and_o that_o a_o man_n do_v separate_v himself_o although_o saint_n paul_n say_v who_o separate_v thou_o 1_o cor._n 4.7_o and_o that_o a_o unregenerate_a man_n be_v not_o altogether_o dead_a in_o sin_n and_o that_o god_n do_v give_v man_n power_n of_o believe_v if_o he_o himself_o will_v when_o yet_o god_n give_v both_o to_o will_v and_o to_o do_v phil._n
be_v make_v partaker_n of_o that_o perseverance_n that_o they_o can_v not_o but_o persevere_v thence_o it_o be_v that_o they_o will_v not_o admit_v of_o this_o that_o they_o shall_v allow_v that_o the_o number_n of_o they_o that_o be_v predestinate_v and_o the_o number_n of_o they_o that_o be_v reject_v be_v determine_v these_o be_v they_o who_o authority_n be_v more_o to_o arminius_n than_o the_o authority_n of_o saint_n austin_n yea_o then_o of_o saint_n paul_n himself_o for_o they_o have_v liberal_o and_o manifest_o borrow_v all_o their_o opinion_n from_o the_o semipelagian_o chap._n xliii_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o arminian_o of_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o operation_n of_o grace_n and_o of_o that_o power_n which_o they_o call_v unresistable_a also_o of_o moral_a persuasion_n and_o of_o the_o power_n and_o act_n of_o believe_v what_o the_o secret_a motion_n of_o the_o holy-ghost_n be_v what_o the_o efficacy_n of_o it_o be_v by_o what_o degree_n it_o do_v further_a regeneration_n what_o impediment_n be_v cast_v in_o the_o way_n by_o man_n what_o be_v the_o conflict_n of_o the_o flesh_n with_o the_o spirit_n and_o the_o strife_n of_o the_o new_a man_n with_o the_o old_a who_o as_o another_o esau_n do_v at_o length_n shake_v off_o the_o yoke_n and_o do_v hinder_v the_o work_n of_o god_n as_o much_o as_o it_o can_v i_o think_v can_v be_v thorough_o know_v by_o any_o nor_o can_v that_o little_a which_o we_o know_v by_o experience_n be_v explain_v in_o fit_a word_n sure_o christ_n john_n 3_o do_v right_o compare_v the_o spirit_n the_o author_n of_o regeneration_n to_o the_o wind_n which_o blow_v where_o it_o list_v and_o who_o sound_n be_v hear_v but_o man_n know_v not_o whence_o it_o come_v nor_o whether_o it_o go_v it_o be_v a_o thing_n therefore_o who_o experience_n be_v rather_o to_o be_v wish_v then_o the_o efficacy_n of_o it_o to_o be_v explain_v there_o be_v many_o who_o while_o they_o peer_n into_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o operation_n of_o the_o holy-spirit_n be_v themselves_o lead_v by_o a_o reprobate_a spirit_n and_o while_o they_o discourse_v concern_v the_o efficacy_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o peace_n they_o themselves_o be_v prone_a to_o discord_n and_o puff_v up_o with_o pride_n do_v sufficient_o bewray_v that_o they_o be_v lead_v by_o that_o spirit_n which_o do_v effectual_o work_v in_o the_o son_n of_o rebellion_n ephes_n 2._o these_o thing_n although_o they_o be_v thus_o and_o that_o it_o be_v safe_a to_o follow_v god_n call_v then_o to_o inquire_v by_o what_o power_n he_o do_v call_v and_o draw_v we_o yet_o the_o obstinate_a rashness_n of_o those_o man_n with_o who_o we_o have_v to_o do_v compel_v we_o to_o descend_v to_o these_o thing_n for_o these_o innovator_n have_v draw_v out_o of_o the_o puddle_n of_o the_o spanish_a jesuite_n i_o know_v not_o what_o word_n of_o resistability_n and_o unresistability_n with_o which_o they_o entangle_v man_n wit_n the_o scope_n whereof_o be_v to_o furnish_v the_o will_n of_o man_n with_o power_n wherewith_o he_o may_v resist_v the_o holy-ghost_n with_o how_o great_a efficacy_n soever_o he_o shall_v work_v in_o man_n heart_n that_o by_o this_o mean_v man_n may_v owe_v his_o conversion_n to_o his_o own_o strength_n and_o power_n and_o the_o confidence_n of_o our_o salvation_n rest_v on_o a_o weak_a supporter_n may_v stagger_v and_o fall_v into_o desperation_n the_o word_n of_o arnoldus_fw-la against_o tilenus_n be_v direct_a pag._n 125._o resistibilis_fw-la collatine_n hag_n pag._n 304._o negate_fw-la propositum_fw-la deo_fw-la decretumque_fw-la esse_fw-la absolute_a hunc_fw-la vel_fw-la â—lum_fw-la convertere_fw-la armin._n in_o perk._n 199._o falsum_fw-la est_fw-la deum_fw-la simpliciter_fw-la &_o absolute_a velle_fw-la ut_fw-la alij_fw-la credant_fw-la &_o perseverent_fw-la &c_n &c_n quâ—st_v artiâ—_n remonst_z iâ—_n collat._n hag._n modus_fw-la operatiâ—nis_fw-la graâ—â—â—â—_n non_fw-la est_fw-la resistibilis_fw-la we_o deny_v that_o the_o difference_n of_o grace_n call_v be_v not_o place_v as_o much_o in_o the_o free_a will_n of_o man_n as_o in_o the_o will_n of_o god_n and_o they_o all_o affirm_v with_o one_o mouth_n that_o god_n do_v not_o absolute_o will_v that_o this_o or_o that_o man_n shall_v believe_v but_o that_o he_o indeed_o do_v give_v sufficient_a grace_n and_o power_n of_o believe_v which_o man_n may_v use_v or_o not_o use_v according_a to_o his_o own_o freewill_n and_o that_o grace_n and_o the_o power_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n work_v in_o the_o heart_n be_v resistable_a even_o in_o the_o most_o holy_a man_n and_o in_o the_o elect_a and_o that_o the_o final_a effect_n thereof_o may_v be_v hinder_v by_o man_n whence_o they_o gather_v that_o those_o who_o be_v elect_v may_v be_v reprobate_v indeed_o say_v they_o the_o power_n of_o believe_v be_v give_v unresistable_o and_o the_o understanding_n be_v so_o instruct_v in_o knowledge_n and_o the_o affection_n stir_v up_o that_o it_o can_v be_v resist_v but_o they_o contend_v that_o the_o act_n of_o believe_v itself_o be_v give_v resistable_o and_o that_o it_o be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o freewill_n to_o use_v grace_n or_o not_o to_o use_v it_o to_o believe_v or_o not_o to_o believe_v for_o they_o do_v not_o think_v that_o the_o liberty_n of_o freewill_n can_v stand_v unless_o he_o that_o be_v elect_v may_v sinal_o resist_v grace_n and_o so_o be_v reprobate_v arnoldus_fw-la against_o bogermannus_n pag._n 263._o and_o 274._o all_o the_o operation_n of_o grace_n be_v grant_v which_o god_n do_v use_v to_o the_o work_n of_o conversion_n in_o we_o yet_o conversion_n itself_o do_v so_o remain_v free_a in_o our_o power_n that_o we_o may_v not_o be_v convert_v that_o be_v we_o may_v convert_v or_o not_o convert_v ourselves_o for_o they_o teach_v that_o the_o effect_n of_o grace_n do_v depend_v on_o man_n freewill_n and_o that_o freewill_n be_v a_o part-cause_n of_o our_o conversion_n in_o so_o much_o that_o grevinchovius_n against_o ames_n 297._o grevinch_n pag._n 198._o &_o 204._o &_o 208_o &_o 297._o be_v bold_a to_o write_v these_o thing_n you_o will_v say_v that_o in_o this_o manner_n of_o operation_n god_n do_v on_o a_o sort_n depend_v on_o the_o will_n of_o man_n i_o grant_v it_o as_o concern_v the_o act_n of_o free_a determination_n true_o this_o be_v to_o disgrace_n god_n and_o to_o make_v he_o subject_a to_o man_n freewill_n nor_o do_v they_o doubt_v to_o say_v that_o god_n serious_o desire_v that_o this_o or_o that_o man_n shall_v be_v save_v be_v disappoint_v of_o his_o wish_n and_o desire_n and_o that_o therefore_o he_o do_v grieve_v and_o bear_v it_o heavy_o and_o do_v not_o do_v that_o which_o he_o have_v swear_v he_o will_v do_v as_o before_o we_o have_v prove_v even_o with_o these_o shore_n do_v these_o good_a man_n underproppe_v christian_a faith_n be_v about_o to_o fall_v and_o the_o manner_n whereby_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n and_o his_o spirit_n do_v work_v in_o we_o they_o determine_v to_o be_v this_o they_o say_v that_o the_o understanding_n of_o man_n be_v unresistable_o enlighten_v â—6_n câ—â—lat_fw-la hag._n p._n 272._o illuminatâ—â—mint_n ellectus_fw-la 〈…〉_o p._n â—6_n and_o that_o his_o affection_n be_v unresistable_o stir_v up_o but_o the_o assent_n of_o the_o will_n do_v remain_v free_a the_o same_o man_n think_v that_o god_n do_v unresistable_o give_v to_o man_n the_o power_n of_o believe_v &_o of_o convert_n himself_o but_o the_o act_n itself_o of_o believe_v and_o convert_n himself_o may_v be_v do_v or_o hinder_v by_o man_n will_n and_o that_o the_o feel_n be_v unresistible_o give_v but_o not_o the_o assent_n for_o they_o say_v that_o there_o be_v in_o the_o will_v a_o essential_a indifferency_n and_o indetermination_n to_o receive_v or_o refuse_v grace_n and_o as_o be_v put_v in_o a_o equal_a balance_n do_v turn_v to_o neither_o part_n for_o it_o lose_v no_o spiritual_a gift_n by_o the_o fall_n of_o adam_n because_o it_o have_v not_o these_o gift_n before_o the_o fall_n the_o conferrer_n at_o the_o hage_n pag._n 307._o although_o it_o be_v to_o be_v determine_v that_o the_o infusion_n of_o ability_n be_v do_v by_o a_o unresistible_a power_n that_o the_o matter_n become_v not_o infinite_a yet_o it_o can_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o the_o act_n itself_o that_o be_v to_o believe_v and_o be_v convert_v shall_v be_v wrought_v unresistible_o and_o they_o do_v plain_o deny_v that_o actual_a faith_n and_o the_o act_n of_o believe_v be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n for_o although_o they_o do_v sometime_o make_v show_n of_o this_o and_o do_v thunder_n out_o with_o full_a mouth_n that_o faith_n be_v from_o god_n yet_o in_o the_o whole_a thread_n of_o their_o disputation_n they_o do_v open_o bewray_v that_o they_o be_v very_o far_o from_o that_o opinion_n for_o they_o deny_v that_o faith_n be_v iufuse_v by_o god_n into_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n but_o that_o god_n
but_o as_o a_o type_n have_v no_o agreement_n with_o the_o thing_n signify_v he_o do_v so_o use_v these_o name_n as_o logician_n use_v socrates_n or_o lawyer_n titius_n and_o maevius_n for_o any_o other_o man_n vii_o but_o if_o we_o exact_o weigh_v what_o it_o be_v to_o have_v hate_v man_n be_v yet_o in_o the_o womb_n before_o he_o have_v do_v good_a or_o evil_n we_o shall_v easy_o see_v that_o esau_n be_v not_o only_o lay_v down_o hâ—re_a as_o a_o type_n but_o also_o as_o a_o example_n to_o who_o indeed_o these_o thing_n agree_v although_o he_o be_v not_o use_v for_o a_o type_n for_o malachy_n from_o whence_o these_o word_n be_v take_v do_v not_o lay_v down_o esau_n as_o a_o type_n but_o as_o a_o example_n but_o how_o that_o which_o be_v say_v that_o god_n hate_v esau_n be_v yet_o in_o the_o womb_n before_o he_o have_v commit_v any_o cuill_n may_v be_v draw_v to_o arminius_n his_o purpose_n and_o belong_v to_o the_o type_n of_o those_o who_o will_v be_v justify_v by_o faith_n he_o 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faâ—th_n in_o christ_n do_v not_o require_v justice_n in_o god_n but_o do_v peer_n into_o the_o secret_n of_o god_n wisdom_n and_o if_o this_o have_v be_v the_o apostle_n mind_n which_o arminius_n do_v fain_o to_o he_o it_o have_v be_v easy_a to_o answer_v that_o god_n be_v not_o therefore_o unjust_a who_o do_v save_o they_o that_o believe_v and_o do_v supply_v a_o better_a righteousness_n to_o they_o who_o can_v be_v justify_v by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o breach_n whereof_o they_o be_v guilty_a or_o in_o place_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o the_o law_n which_o by_o sin_n be_v make_v void_a do_v set_v another_o by_o which_o man_n may_v be_v save_v saint_n paul_n answer_v no_o such_o thing_n but_o do_v bring_v in_o god_n himself_o answer_v thus_o i_o will_v have_v mercy_n on_o who_o i_o will_v have_v mercy_n and_o i_o will_v have_v compassion_n on_o who_o i_o will_v have_v compassion_n which_o word_n do_v not_o speak_v of_o justification_n by_o faith_n but_o of_o the_o free_a election_n of_o god_n whereby_o of_o two_o man_n alike_o conceive_v in_o sin_n and_o alike_o guilty_a one_o be_v prefer_v before_o the_o other_o saint_n paul_n do_v not_o say_v that_o because_o the_o law_n be_v violate_v therefore_o there_o be_v need_n of_o mercy_n but_o he_o do_v bring_v the_o cause_n of_o this_o difference_n between_o those_o that_o be_v equal_a by_o nature_n i_o will_v have_v mercy_n on_o who_o i_o will_v have_v mercy_n according_a to_o arminius_n he_o shall_v have_v say_v i_o will_v have_v mercy_n by_o what_o mean_v i_o will_v &_o i_o will_v make_v such_o a_o covenant_n as_o shall_v please_v myself_o for_o he_o will_v have_v god_n not_o to_o speak_v of_o the_o election_n of_o several_a man_n but_o of_o the_o manner_n which_o it_o please_v god_n to_o choose_v to_o exercise_v his_o mercy_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v i_o will_v have_v mercy_n as_o i_o will_v and_o not_o i_o will_v have_v mercy_n cvius_fw-la volo_fw-la on_o who_o i_o will_v sure_o this_o word_n cuius_o of_o who_o do_v put_v this_o question_n to_o flight_n and_o do_v make_v dull_a the_o weak_a wit_n of_o arminius_n for_o this_o word_n mark_v out_o particular_a person_n and_o not_o the_o manner_n whereby_o god_n do_v exercise_v his_o mercy_n towards_o they_o for_o he_o that_o ask_v the_o question_n what_o shall_v we_o say_v then_o be_v there_o injustice_n with_o god_n move_v the_o doubt_n concern_v the_o harden_v and_o rejection_n of_o particular_a man_n &_o not_o concern_v the_o manner_n by_o which_o it_o seem_v good_a to_o god_n to_o save_v man_n or_o to_o have_v mercy_n on_o they_o ix_o and_o these_o word_n i_o will_v have_v mercy_n on_o who_o i_o will_v have_v mercy_n and_o it_o be_v not_o of_o he_o that_o will_v nor_o of_o he_o that_o run_v but_o of_o god_n that_o show_v mercy_n by_o which_o salvation_n and_o election_n be_v express_o ascribe_v to_o the_o good_a pleasure_n of_o god_n arminius_n do_v darken_v and_o obscure_v they_o for_o he_o thus_o interprete_v they_o it_o be_v not_o of_o he_o that_o will_v that_o be_v righteousness_n be_v not_o but_o in_o the_o former_a verse_n it_o be_v not_o speak_v of_o righteousness_n but_o of_o election_n also_o those_o word_n i_o will_v have_v mercy_n on_o who_o i_o will_v have_v mercy_n be_v take_v out_o of_o exodus_fw-la chap._n 33._o five_o 19_o where_o it_o be_v speak_v of_o salvation_n not_o of_o righteousness_n but_o grant_v that_o it_o be_v here_o speak_v of_o righteousness_n will_v it_o not_o hence_o follow_v that_o faith_n be_v not_o of_o he_o that_o will_v and_o therefore_o neither_o salvation_n for_o salvation_n be_v by_o righteousness_n and_o righteousness_n be_v by_o faith_n x._o the_o obstinacy_n and_o affect_a stupidity_n of_o these_o sectary_n do_v maruallous_o bewray_v itself_o in_o one_o thing_n paul_n bring_v in_o the_o demander_n thus_o speak_v why_o do_v he_o yet_o complain_v for_o who_o have_v resist_v his_o will_n by_o which_o word_n it_o do_v manifest_o appear_v that_o in_o this_o chapter_n it_o be_v speak_v of_o the_o will_n of_o god_n which_o can_v be_v resist_v and_o that_o arminius_n be_v willing_o blind_a while_o he_o affirm_v that_o it_o be_v here_o speak_v of_o the_o antecedent_n will_v of_o god_n which_o he_o think_v may_v be_v resist_v xi_o what_o that_o arminius_n do_v secret_o accuse_v saint_n paul_n of_o stupid_a dulness_n or_o of_o preposterous_a and_o needless_a modesty_n for_o what_o need_n be_v there_o in_o the_o business_n of_o the_o election_n and_o reprobation_n of_o several_a person_n to_o stop_v the_o mouth_n of_o demander_n by_o say_v o_o man_n what_o be_v thou_o that_o reply_v against_o god_n see_v by_o the_o doctrine_n of_o arminius_n there_o be_v at_o hand_n a_o easy_a and_o ready_a answer_n that_o god_n elect_v this_o man_n because_o he_o foresee_v he_o will_v believe_v and_o he_o reprobate_v that_o man_n because_o he_o foresee_v he_o will_v not_o believe_v do_v not_o the_o apostle_n see_v these_o thing_n or_o do_v he_o see_v they_o but_o do_v envy_n to_o we_o the_o clear_a solution_n of_o this_o knot_n that_o may_v bring_v light_n to_o this_o darkness_n the_o ignorance_n of_o paul_n shall_v be_v always_o better_a to_o i_o than_o the_o sharp_a understanding_n of_o another_o xii_o marvellous_a be_v the_o wit_n and_o ridiculous_a audacity_n of_o arnoldus_fw-la coruinus_fw-la in_o expound_v this_o chapter_n he_o in_o his_o work_n against_o tilenus_n chap_n 9_o do_v thus_o expound_v the_o type_n of_o jacob_n and_o esâ—u_n sure_o say_v he_o as_o there_o the_o young_a be_v prefer_v before_o the_o elder_n so_o also_o it_o be_v figure_v that_o salvation_n shall_v not_o be_v by_o the_o law_n although_o it_o be_v first_o give_v but_o
frowardness_n by_o what_o mean_v it_o do_v blow_v up_o a_o man_n while_o he_o burst_v and_o lift_v he_o up_o on_o high_a that_o it_o may_v throw_v he_o down_o headlong_o for_o one_o that_o be_v fill_v with_o armianisme_n may_v say_v thus_o god_n indeed_o be_v willing_a to_o save_v i_o but_o he_o may_v be_v disappoint_v of_o his_o will_n he_o may_v be_v defraud_v of_o his_o natural_a desire_n which_o be_v far_o the_o best_a those_o who_o god_n will_v save_v by_o his_o antecedent_n will_v he_o will_v destroy_v by_o his_o consequent_a will_n also_o his_o election_n do_v rest_n on_o the_o foreseeing_a of_o man_n will_n i_o be_v a_o miserable_a man_n if_o my_o salvation_n depend_v upon_o so_o unstable_a a_o thing_n the_o same_o man_n will_v also_o reason_v thus_o god_n give_v to_o all_o man_n sufficient_a grace_n but_o he_o have_v not_o manifest_v christ_n to_o all_o man_n therefore_o there_o be_v some_o grace_n sufficient_a without_o the_o knowledge_n of_o christ_n also_o the_o same_o man_n will_v easy_o believe_v that_o god_n do_v mock_v man_n for_o he_o have_v learn_v in_o the_o school_n of_o arminius_n that_o god_n do_v serious_o desire_v &_o intend_v the_o salvation_n of_o all_o and_o singular_a man_n and_o yet_o that_o nevertheless_o he_o do_v call_v very_o many_o by_o a_o mean_n that_o be_v not_o congruent_a that_o be_v by_o a_o mean_n in_o a_o time_n and_o measure_n which_o be_v not_o apt_a nor_o fit_a by_o which_o mean_n whosoever_o be_v call_v do_v never_o follow_v god_n call_v but_o what_o do_v i_o know_v whether_o he_o call_v by_o a_o congruent_a and_o agreeable_a mean_n or_o no_o add_v also_o these_o famous_a opinion_n that_o unregenerate_a man_n do_v good_a work_n that_o they_o be_v meek_a thirst_v after_o and_o do_v the_o will_n of_o the_o father_n that_o faith_n be_v partly_o from_o grace_n and_o partly_o from_o freewill_n nay_o what_o that_o any_o maintainer_n of_o the_o sect_n of_o arminius_n shall_v dare_v to_o set_v law_n to_o god_n himself_o and_o to_o say_v that_o god_n be_v bind_v to_o give_v to_o all_o man_n power_n of_o believe_v and_o that_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n do_v require_v that_o he_o may_v give_v to_o man_n that_o which_o be_v his_o own_o and_o that_o man_n himself_o may_v determine_v and_o open_v his_o own_o heart_n to_o receive_v the_o word_n of_o god_n o_o your_o fidelity_n be_v these_o your_o famous_a incitation_n to_o holiness_n of_o life_n do_v arminius_n train_v up_o man_n to_o piety_n by_o these_o instruction_n sure_o if_o any_o one_o be_v stir_v up_o to_o good_a work_n by_o these_o thing_n he_o be_v thereby_o the_o more_o corrupt_v for_o god_n have_v rather_o have_v sin_n with_o repentance_n than_o righteousness_n with_o pride_n god_n will_v not_o stir_v up_o man_n to_o repentance_n with_o the_o loss_n either_o of_o our_o faith_n or_o his_o glory_n nor_o be_v we_o only_o to_o do_v our_o endeavour_n that_o man_n be_v stir_v up_o to_o repentance_n but_o we_o must_v also_o see_v that_o it_o be_v do_v by_o mean_n that_o be_v convenient_a and_o not_o contumelious_a against_o god_n chap._n xxv_o whether_o christ_n be_v the_o cause_n and_o foundation_n of_o election_n i._o we_o say_v that_o no_o man_n be_v save_v but_o by_o and_o for_o christ_n and_o that_o christ_n be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o price_n of_o our_o redemption_n the_o foundation_n and_o meritorious_a cause_n of_o our_o salvation_n but_o we_o do_v not_o say_v that_o he_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o election_n or_o the_o cause_n why_o of_o two_o consider_v in_o the_o corrupt_a mass_n one_o be_v prefer_v before_o another_o there_o be_v not_o want_v example_n of_o most_o wicked_a man_n to_o one_o whereof_o god_n so_o dispense_n the_o gospel_n have_v be_v preach_v whence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o he_o be_v convert_v and_o do_v believe_v but_o to_o the_o other_o the_o gospel_n have_v not_o be_v preach_v the_o scripture_n do_v not_o say_v that_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o this_o but_o do_v fetch_v the_o cause_n from_o the_o good_a pleasure_n of_o god_n who_o have_v mercy_n on_o who_o he_o will_v for_o the_o love_n of_o the_o father_n do_v always_o go_v before_o the_o mediation_n of_o the_o son_n see_v that_o the_o love_n of_o the_o father_n to_o the_o world_n be_v the_o cause_n why_o he_o send_v his_o son_n yea_o true_o see_v christ_n himself_o as_o he_o be_v man_n be_v elect_v and_o the_o head_n of_o the_o elect_a he_o can_v be_v the_o foundation_n and_o cause_n of_o election_n for_o as_o he_o be_v the_o head_n of_o man_n as_o he_o be_v a_o man_n so_o be_v he_o the_o head_n of_o they_o that_o be_v predestinate_v as_o he_o be_v a_o man_n predestinate_v to_o so_o great_a honour_n which_o come_v to_o he_o by_o the_o mere_a grace_n of_o god_n ii_o wherefore_o the_o apostle_n call_v christ_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o price_n of_o our_o redemption_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o propitiation_n coloss_n 1._o rom._n 3._o but_o he_o do_v not_o 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