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translate_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d repentance_n 〈◊〉_d and_o to_o repent_v and_o amend_v matthew_n 11._o and_o repeat_v in_o many_o other_o place_n which_o be_v ground_v upon_o this_o slander_n that_o because_o we_o do_v not_o allow_v that_o the_o fruit_n of_o repentance_n be_v work_n satisfactory_a for_o sin_n therefore_o we_o do_v not_o teach_v at_o all_o those_o testimony_n of_o hearty_a and_o unfeigned_a repentance_n another_o cavil_n very_o common_a also_o rise_v upon_o that_o because_o we_o confess_v as_o the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v teach_v we_o in_o the_o scripture_n that_o god_n be_v the_o author_n of_o every_o act_n therefore_o they_o gather_v also_o that_o he_o be_v the_o author_n of_o every_o sin_n or_o evil_a which_o malicious_a collection_n though_o it_o have_v be_v ten_o thousand_o time_n answer_v and_o that_o full_o yet_o they_o cease_v not_o still_o odiouslie_o to_o
much_o of_o your_o usual_a corruption_n as_o common_o your_o note_n do_v other_o thing_n it_o have_v not_o worth_a the_o nothing_o down_o mat._n 12._o 25._o the_o text_n every_o kingdom_n ⸫_o divide_a against_o itself_o shall_v be_v make_v desolate_a and_o every_o city_n or_o house_n divide_v against_o itself_o shall_v not_o stand_v the_o note_n therefore_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heretic_n can_v not_o possible_o stand_v because_o it_o be_v always_o full_a of_o division_n and_o dissension_n the_o answer_n if_o all_o heresy_n and_o sect_n in_o the_o whole_a world_n be_v rake_v out_o and_o all_o their_o contention_n and_o strife_n number_v yet_o neither_o in_o number_n nor_o in_o weight_n can_v they_o exceed_v the_o strife_n that_o have_v be_v and_o be_v among_o our_o popish_a heretic_n themselves_o wherefore_o as_o their_o kingdom_n have_v already_o begin_v to_o fall_v so_o it_o be_v not_o like_a to_o endure_v mat._n 12._o 33._o the_o text_n either_o ⸫_o make_v the_o tree_n good_a and_o 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tree_n good_a and_o bad_a augustine_n to_o take_v away_o his_o application_n of_o this_o text_n answer_v that_o it_o be_v the_o will_n of_o man_n that_o make_v he_o a_o bad_a tree_n and_o that_o it_o be_v in_o his_o choice_n whether_o he_o will_v be_v good_a or_o bad_a after_o this_o arise_v pelagius_n of_o who_o the_o papist_n have_v learn_v their_o freewill_n he_o for_o his_o defence_n catch_v at_o speech_n use_v by_o augustine_n against_o the_o manichean_o augustine_n repli_v that_o though_o some_o speech_n use_v against_o the_o manichean_o may_v seem_v to_o favour_v the_o error_n of_o fréewill_n yet_o other_o speech_n of_o he_o even_o in_o those_o his_o book_n against_o the_o manichean_o will_v sufficient_o clear_v he_o from_o any_o such_o meaning_n 67._o and_o therefore_o give_v man_n this_o rule_n that_o that_o which_o in_o those_o book_n and_o in_o that_o question_n he_o speak_v of_o will_n to_o do_v well_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o will_n of_o man_n in_o which_o man_n be_v first_o create_v 9_o and_o not_o otherwise_o thus_o we_o see_v that_o our_o rhemist_n learn_v this_o of_o their_o captain_n pelagius_n and_o that_o they_o go_v about_o by_o augustine_n to_o prove_v that_o which_o he_o mean_v not_o that_o be_v the_o freedom_n of_o our_o will_n now_o matt._n 13._o 13._o the_o text_n therefore_o in_o parable_n i_o speak_v to_o they_o because_o see_v they_o see_v not_o and_z ⸫_o hear_n they_o hear_v not_o neither_o do_v they_o understande_v the_o note_n when_o god_n word_n be_v preach_v they_o proper_o have_v ear_n to_o hear_v that_o have_v heart_n to_o obey_v and_o they_o hear_v do_v not_o hear_v which_o hear_v by_o sense_n of_o their_o body_n and_o obey_v not_o by_o consent_n of_o their_o heart_n august_n de_fw-mi do_v perseverantiae_fw-la cap._n 14._o the_o answer_n we_o like_o augustine_n exposition_n very_o well_o and_o pray_v to_o god_n most_o hearty_o for_o you_o that_o he_o in_o mercy_n will_v vouchsafe_v to_o withdraw_v from_o you_o that_o his_o 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pardon_n and_o such_o like_a popish_a pelfrie_n may_v have_v do_v he_o shall_v be_v sure_a of_o it_o because_o he_o leave_v enough_o to_o pay_v well_o for_o it_o luke_n 12._o 22._o the_o text_n and_o he_o say_v to_o his_o disciple_n therefore_o i_o say_v to_o you_o ⸫_o be_v not_o careful_a for_o your_o life_n what_o you_o shall_v eat_v nor_o for_o your_o body_n what_o you_o shall_v do_v on_o the_o note_n he_o forbid_v not_o competent_a providence_n but_o too_o much_o carefulness_n see_v annot_v upon_o s._n matthew_n c._n 6._o v._n 25._o the_o answer_n it_o be_v very_o true_a that_o man_n not_o mark_v the_o providence_n of_o god_n but_o hang_v altogether_o upon_o their_o own_o provision_n do_v think_v themselves_o never_o to_o have_v care_v sufficient_o till_o they_o have_v scrape_v together_o provision_n for_o a_o long_a time_n aforehand_o against_o which_o christ_n do_v arm_v his_o with_o the_o due_a consideration_n of_o god_n providence_n touch_v your_o annotation_n you_o be_v 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