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to_o be_v descend_v from_o the_o loin_n of_o luther_n of_o the_o antimoni_n so_o call_v by_o reason_n of_o their_o impugn_v the_o law_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n the_o protestant_a divines_n of_o mansfield_n thus_o report_v they_o to_o teach_v lex_fw-la divina_fw-la â—igna_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la quae_fw-la verbum_fw-la dei_fw-la appelletur_fw-la etc._n etc._n omnes_fw-la â—0_n omnes_fw-la in_o confession_n mansfeld_n ministrorum_fw-la do_fw-mi de_fw-fr antinomis_n fol._n 89._o &_o â—0_n qui_fw-la circa_fw-la moysem_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la decem_fw-la prâ—cepta_fw-la versantur_fw-la ad_fw-la diabolum_fw-la pertinent_a ad_fw-la patibulum_fw-la cum_fw-la moyse_n thus_o these_o divines_n relate_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o antinomi_n and_o do_v not_o the_o antinomi_n suck_v this_o their_o blasphemous_a doctrine_n from_o luther_n who_o thus_o write_v of_o moses_n moses_n 45._o moses_n luth_n tom_fw-mi 3._o wittenberg_n in_o psal_n 45._o have_v his_o lip_n unpleasant_a stop_v angry_a etc._n etc._n do_v you_o collect_v all_o the_o wisdom_n of_o moses_n etc._n etc._n and_o you_o shall_v find_v it_o to_o be_v either_o jdolatry_n or_o hypocritical_a wisdom_n or_o if_o it_o be_v politic_a the_o wisdom_n of_o wrath_n etc._n etc._n away_o therefore_o with_o moses_n now_o that_o the_o libertine_n do_v in_o like_a manner_n spring_v original_o from_o luther_n be_v no_o less_o evident_a thâ—ir_a doctrine_n caluin_n deliver_v in_o thâ—se_a word_n persuadent_fw-la 542._o persuadent_fw-la caluin_n in_o tract_n theol._n pag._n 542._o nihil_fw-la mali_fw-la esse_fw-la in_o stupris_fw-la &_o adulterijs_fw-la cum_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la omne_fw-la fieri_fw-la cognoscimus_fw-la the_o libertine_n persuade_v themselves_o that_o there_o be_v no_o evil_a in_o fornication_n and_o adultery_n see_v say_v they_o we_o all_o know_v that_o all_o thing_n proceed_v from_o god_n and_o from_o this_o their_o doctrine_n be_v so_o many_o writing_n publish_v by_o the_o libertine_n wherein_o be_v defend_v all_o epicurism_n and_o 543._o and_o of_o these_o see_v caluin_n ubi_fw-la supra_fw-la pag._n 527._o &_o 543._o impurity_n of_o life_n now_o that_o luther_n lay_v the_o ground_n of_o the_o libertine_n doctrine_n observe_v what_o follow_v god_n 36._o god_n luth_n in_o assert_v arâ—_n damnat_fw-la per_fw-la lâ—cnem_fw-la art_n 36._o work_v the_o wicked_a work_n in_o the_o wicked_a etc._n etc._n and_o again_o it_o be_v not_o in_o man_n power_n to_o think_v good_a or_o evil_a but_o aâ—l_a thing_n proceed_v from_o absolute_a necessity_n and_o as_o for_o extenuate_v of_o vice_n as_o not_o hurtful_a to_o man_n and_o depress_v of_o virtue_n in_o both_o which_o point_v the_o libertine_n agree_v with_o luther_n i_o refer_v the_o reader_n to_o what_o be_v above_o set_v down_o out_o of_o luther_n own_o word_n only_o i_o will_v here_o repeat_v one_o or_o two_o of_o his_o speech_n touch_v good_a work_n equal_o disclaim_v both_o by_o luther_n and_o the_o libertine_n luther_n thus_o write_v no_o work_n be_v disalow_v 147._o disalow_v luth_n in_o his_o sermon_n english_v p_o 147._o of_o god_n unless_o the_o author_n thereof_o â—e_v disalow_v before_o and_o concern_v sin_n luther_n thus_o teach_v 74._o teach_v luth_n to_o 2._o wittemb_v de_fw-mi capt_n babil_n fol._n 74._o a_o christian_a baptise_v be_v so_o rich_a that_o though_o he_o will_v he_o can_v â—oose_v his_o salvation_n by_o any_o sin_n how_o great_a soeâ—er_n unless_o he_o will_v not_o believe_v which_o two_o doctrine_n of_o luther_n be_v the_o very_a source_n from_o â—hence_o spring_v the_o libertine_n heresy_n animadversion_n cxlix_o to_o forbear_v the_o testimony_n of_o divine_a scripture_n of_o general_a counsel_n ult._n counsel_n council_n 3._o carthag_n lateran_n sub_fw-la innocent_n 3._o c._n 60_o florent_a sess_v ult._n and_o of_o the_o ancient_a father_n 110._o father_n gregor_n nazianz_n in_o orat._n in_o cesarium_fw-la cyril_n catech_n 5._o mystag_n epiph._n in_o 〈◊〉_d operis_fw-la contra_fw-la haer_fw-mi haer_fw-mi 75._o chrys_n hom_n 41._o in_o 1._o ad_fw-la cor._n terâ—ll_n l._n de_fw-la corona_fw-la milit_fw-la cyprian_a l_o 1._o epist._n 9_o ambr._n l._n 2._o epist._n 8._o 〈◊〉_d faustinum_n hieron_n epist_n ad_fw-la pammaâ—h_n august_n de_fw-fr cura_fw-la pro_fw-la â—â—rtuis_fw-la c._n 1._o &_o in_o enchirid._n cap._n 110._o in_o proof_n of_o purgatory_n i_o will_v here_o content_v myself_o with_o argument_n two_o or_o three_o draw_v from_o reaâ—on_n which_o be_v in_o my_o judgement_n of_o sufficient_a â—orce_n for_o the_o belief_n of_o this_o dogmatic_a â—oint_n the_o first_o argument_n than_o may_v be_v this_o there_o be_v ceraaine_o venial_a sin_n as_o be_v proâ—ed_v out_o of_o s._n james_n c._n 1._o and_o 1._o cor._n 3._o which_o â—â—e_v worthy_a only_o of_o temporal_a punishment_n but_o it_o may_v so_o fortune_n that_o a_o man_n may_v depart_v out_o of_o this_o life_n with_o such_o sin_n not_o expiate_v but_o it_o be_v not_o intelligible_a how_o a_o idle_a â—ord_n 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â—e_a book_n but_o they_o do_v write_v either_o a_o â—â—tory_n as_o the_o evangelist_n do_v or_o epistlesâ—on_o â—on_z some_o special_a occasion_n as_o peter_n paul_n â—â—es_n judas_n john_n and_o in_o the_o same_o do_v disâ—te_a or_o discourse_n of_o dogmatic_a point_n of_o â—yth_v only_o obiter_fw-la and_o as_o circumstance_n indeed_o they_o animadversion_n clxxi_o â—he_n first_o proposition_n touch_v indulgence_n the_o foundation_n and_o groundwork_n of_o â—he_n doctrine_n of_o indulgence_n be_v that_o there_o reâ—ayneth_v in_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n a_o certain_a spiritual_a treasury_n of_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o â—hrist_n and_o his_o saint_n which_o may_v be_v apply_v â—o_o those_o who_o stand_v subject_a to_o temporal_a punishment_n after_o the_o guilt_n of_o eternal_a punishment_n be_v remit_v in_o the_o sacrament_n of_o penance_n for_o the_o better_a explicate_v of_o which_o doctrine_n these_o follow_a proposition_n be_v to_o be_v deliver_v the_o first_o proposition_n 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