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willing_a that_o some_o shall_v perish_v but_o god_n be_v not_o willing_a that_o any_o shall_v perish_v ergo._n the_o major_n be_v plain_a for_o god_n must_v needs_o be_v willing_a to_o that_o which_o himself_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o minor_a be_v prove_v 1_o pet._n 3.9_o the_o lord_n be_v not_o willing_a that_o any_o shall_v perish_v he_o confirm_v it_o by_o a_o oath_n which_o ought_v to_o put_v a_o end_n to_o all_o strife_n heb._n 6.16_o and_o because_o he_o can_v swear_v by_o no_o great_a he_o swear_v by_o himself_o as_o i_o live_v say_v the_o lord_n ezek._n 33.11_o i_o have_v no_o pleasure_n at_o all_o in_o the_o death_n of_o the_o wicked_a but_o desire_v that_o he_o may_v turn_v from_o his_o sin_n and_o live_v arg._n 2._o if_o god_n do_v so_o blind_a man_n viz._n original_o then_z their_o unbelief_n be_v no_o sin_n but_o
i_o say_v he_o be_v conscious_a of_o the_o weakness_n and_o fallacy_n thereof_o otherwise_o he_o will_v never_o have_v spend_v so_o much_o time_n in_o vain_a as_o to_o allege_v afterward_o ten_o other_o reason_n to_o confirm_v his_o opinion_n and_o practice_n when_o he_o have_v do_v it_o so_o invincible_o before_o unless_o therewith_o as_o the_o red_a dragon_n with_o his_o ten_o horn_n he_o be_v mind_v so_o to_o push_v against_o the_o truth_n that_o he_o may_v overthrow_v it_o root_n and_o branch_n for_o the_o prevention_n whereof_o although_o it_o need_v not_o much_o be_v fear_v from_o john_n bunyan_n i_o shall_v adventure_v a_o further_a encounter_n to_o try_v the_o strength_n of_o his_o weapon_n and_o the_o force_n of_o his_o reason_n the_o first_o be_v this_o reas_n 1._o because_o the_o true_a visible_a saint_n have_v already_o subject_v to_o that_o which_o be_v better_o even_o to_o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n which_o be_v by_o faith_n in_o jesus_n christ_n etc._n etc._n he_o be_v therefore_o to_o be_v receive_v not_o by_o thy_o light_n not_o for_o that_o in_o circumstance_n he_o jump_v with_o thy_o opinion_n but_o according_a to_o his_o own_o faith_n which_o he_o ought_v to_o keep_v to_o himself_o before_o god_n as_o paul_n say_v 1_o cor._n 10.29_o conscience_n i_o say_v not_o of_o thy_o own_o but_o of_o the_o other_o etc._n etc._n pag._n 94_o 95._o answ_n here_o you_o have_v john_n bunyan_n first_o reason_n wherein_o he_o tell_v you_o the_o true_a visible_a saint_n have_v subject_v to_o that_o which_o be_v better_o but_o can_v a_o man_n be_v a_o true_a visible_a saint_n that_o visible_o oppose_v christ_n ordinance_n he_o that_o have_v my_o commandment_n and_o keep_v they_o say_v christ_n joh._n 14.21_o he_o it_o be_v that_o love_v i_o he_o be_v my_o friend_n joh._n 15.14_o and_o our_o saviour_n render_v the_o reason_n thereof_o chap._n 14.23_o if_o any_o man_n love_v i_o he_o will_v keep_v my_o word_n and_o again_o vers_fw-la 24._o he_o that_o keep_v 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thy_o own_o for_o it_o be_v lawful_a in_o itself_o but_o of_o the_o other_o who_o think_v it_o unlawful_a touch_v which_o j._n bunyan_n pretend_v that_o you_o may_v think_v he_o to_o make_v his_o way_n plain_a it_o may_v be_v object_v that_o what_o the_o apostle_n write_v they_o write_v to_o such_o as_o be_v baptize_v and_o therefore_o the_o argument_n in_o the_o epistle_n about_o thing_n circumstantial_a respect_v not_o the_o case_n in_o hand_n to_o which_o he_o answer_v first_o that_o this_o be_v a_o mistake_n the_o first_o to_o the_o corinthian_n the_o epistle_n of_o james_n the_o first_o and_o second_o of_o peter_n the_o first_o epistle_n of_o john_n be_v express_o write_v to_o all_o the_o godly_a as_o well_o as_o to_o particular_a church_n pag._n 86._o second_o that_o if_o water-baptism_n as_o the_o circumstance_n with_o which_o the_o church_n be_v pester_v of_o old_a trouble_v their_o peace_n wound_v the_o conscience_n of_o the_o godly_a dismember_v and_o break_v their_o 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the_o justifier_n of_o he_o that_o believe_v in_o jesus_n rom._n 3.25_o 26._o but_o that_o the_o sinful_a infirmity_n of_o christian_n shall_v be_v so_o bear_v by_o christ_n as_o to_o be_v forgive_v without_o confession_n and_o forsake_v i_o do_v not_o believe_v if_o we_o confess_v our_o sin_n say_v john_n 1_o joh._n 1.10_o he_o be_v faithful_a and_o just_a to_o forgive_v we_o our_o sin_n he_o that_o confess_v and_o forsake_v shall_v find_v mercy_n prov._n 28.13_o but_o this_o bear_n will_v not_o serve_v john_n bunyan_n turn_n for_z if_o there_o must_v be_v open_a confession_n and_o forsake_v it_o be_v nothing_o to_o his_o purpose_n it_o will_v not_o then_o bolster_v up_o man_n in_o their_o disobedience_n wherefore_o he_o be_v bold_a to_o affirm_v that_o all_o your_o infirmity_n be_v fall_v upon_o christ_n yea_o even_o error_n in_o circumstance_n and_o error_n in_o substance_n such_o whereby_o the_o wisdom_n of_o heaven_n be_v reproach_v christ_n bear_v and_o take_v away_o if_o john_n 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