and_o of_o infirmity_n for_o that_o by_o the_o violence_n and_o force_n of_o sin_n either_o present_o smite_v and_o quell_v they_o voluntary_o yield_v themselves_o which_o after_o a_o short_a resistance_n to_o the_o contrary_a at_o last_o evict_v they_o give_v place_v a_o time_n wherefore_o these_o first_o sort_n obey_v sin_n willing_o but_o not_o with_o a_o full_a will_n and_o total_a consent_n for_o they_o do_v not_o love_v sin_n these_o may_v be_v say_v to_o sin_n against_o their_o conscience_n but_o not_o proper_o for_o they_o obey_v sin_n witting_o and_o willing_o but_o yet_o neither_o upon_o perfect_a knowledge_n nor_o intentive_a cogitation_n of_o that_o which_o they_o do_v nor_o with_o full_a will_n and_o full_a consent_n as_o a_o little_a before_o be_v declare_v other_o obey_v with_o the_o whole_a will_n full_a consent_n &_o whole_a heart_n and_o all_o their_o might_n and_o these_o be_v such_o as_o do_v offend_v of_o purpose_a malice_n or_o with_o study_n and_o from_o the_o 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will_n into_o that_o perverse_a love_n of_o himself_o but_o convince_v it_o to_o be_v so_o even_o then_o doubtless_o he_o be_v such_o but_o he_o know_v it_o not_o when_o he_o hear_v from_o he_o â—â—om_n who_o he_o can_v not_o conceal_v himself_o before_o the_o cock_n crow_v twice_o thou_o 26._o mat._n 26._o shall_v deny_v i_o thrice_o therefore_o that_o debility_n of_o will_n be_v manifest_v through_o that_o pierce_a fear_n not_o procreate_v he_o make_v it_o know_v how_o much_o he_o love_v himself_o and_o how_o much_o christ_n know_v i_o say_v not_o to_o christ_n but_o to_o peter_n for_o christ_n know_v even_o before_o what_o be_v in_o man_n therefore_o in_o that_o respect_n he_o love_v christ_n his_o will_n do_v utter_o endure_v violence_n which_o can_v be_v deny_v so_o that_o he_o speak_v against_o himself_o but_o in_o that_o respect_n he_o love_v himself_o doubtless_o he_o consent_v voluntary_o so_o that_o he_o speak_v for_o himself_o if_o he_o have_v not_o love_v christ_n he_o will_v not_o have_v deny_v involuntary_o but_o if_o he_o have_v not_o love_v himself_o more_o he_o will_v not_o at_o all_o have_v deny_v he_o there_o before_o it_o be_v to_o be_v grant_v that_o the_o man_n by_o compulsion_n though_o he_o do_v nor_o alter_v his_o own_o will_n yet_o do_v he_o conceal_v it_o be_v compel_v i_o say_v not_o to_o revolt_v from_o the_o love_n of_o god_n but_o in_o some_o degree_n to_o yield_v co_z self-love_n what_o then_o perchance_o the_o former_a assertion_n be_v total_o dissolve_v touch_v the_o liberty_n of_o the_o will_v for_o that_o the_o will_n be_v find_v obnoxious_a to_o compulsion_n so_o it_o be_v clear_o but_o yet_o so_o as_o if_o the_o coaction_n be_v from_o another_o not_o from_o itself_o but_o if_o itself_o compel_v and_o compel_v do_v enforce_v itself_o it_o seem_v there_o to_o loose_a liberty_n where_o it_o find_v it_o that_o be_v it_o do_v suffer_v that_o force_n from_o itself_o which_o it_o do_v violent_o offer_v unto_o itself_o moreover_o 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all_o give_v free_o and_o all_o effect_n of_o the_o first_o grace_n and_o chief_o that_o gift_n of_o faith_n whereby_o we_o acknowledge_v that_o first_o grace_n and_o feel_v it_o â—is_n term_v grace_n from_o this_o also_o i_o say_v that_o the_o elect_n can_v fall_v regeneration_n in_o like_a sort_n be_v a_o singular_a grace_n of_o god_n neither_o anâ—_n they_o utter_o deprive_v of_o this_o grace_n for_o the_o holy_a spirit_n do_v preserus_a that_o in_o the_o elect_n even_o until_o the_o last_o breath_n as_o hereafter_o i_o will_v declare_v also_o remission_n of_o sin_n be_v a_o graceâ—_n for_o it_o be_v free_o give_v and_o from_o this_o they_o never_o fall_v because_o the_o sinner_n once_o remit_v shall_v never_o be_v again_o impute_v unto_o they_o for_o his_o gift_n and_o call_n be_v without_o repentance_n rom._n 11._o the_o fear_n of_o god_n also_o hope_n and_o love_n towards_o god_n arâ—_n singular_a grace_n neither_o do_v the_o elect_a whole_o loose_v these_o grace_n neither_o be_v they_o ever_o hail_v to_o this_o pass_n that_o they_o contemn_v god_n as_o epicure_n do_v or_o that_o they_o utter_o despair_v of_o god_n oâ—_n hate_v he_o final_o all_o those_o effect_n which_o in_o no_o wise_a be_v separable_a from_o faith_n be_v call_v grace_n and_o my_o endeavour_n be_v that_o they_o can_v never_o in_o the_o elect_n be_v utter_o extinguish_v for_o that_o if_o faith_n can_v never_o be_v total_o extinct_a neither_o can_v such_o effect_n as_o be_v inseparable_o join_v with_o faith_n be_v utter_o waste_v therefore_o i_o do_v understand_v touch_v all_o these_o grace_n in_o this_o question_n that_o the_o saint_n can_v full_o fall_v from_o grace_n but_o yet_o there_o be_v other_o gift_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n and_o effect_n of_o that_o first_o grace_n for_o that_o they_o be_v free_o give_v but_o yet_o so_o as_o that_o they_o be_v in_o no_o wise_a necessary_o and_o always_o adharent_a with_o this_o virtue_n of_o faith_n as_o a_o greator_n purity_n of_o conscience_n 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