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be_v willing_a 9_o willing_a jan._n aug._n to._n 3._o lib._n 2._o c._n 9_o 3._o it_o will_v be_v grace_n restore_v to_o adam_n condition_n to_o be_v able_a to_o do_v good_a or_o evil_n 4._o this_o distinction_n of_o sufficient_a and_o efficacious_a grace_n jansenus_fw-la say_v augustine_n nor_o none_o of_o the_o latin_a father_n know_v nor_o any_o general_a council_n ever_o do_v determine_v 29._o determine_v to._n 3._o lib._n 2._o c_o 29._o about_o 5_o for_o grace_n to_o have_v its_o efficacy_n from_o the_o corrupt_a will_n of_o man_n be_v enmity_n to_o be_v the_o author_n of_o love_n from_o sufficient_a grace_n it_o be_v not_o that_o bring_v not_o forth_o the_o effect_n there_o be_v nothing_o else_o in_o the_o will_n of_o man_n if_o it_o be_v another_o addition_n of_o grace_n the_o former_a be_v not_o sufficient_a and_o indeed_o where_o it_o be_v not_o able_a to_o conquer_v the_o will_n of_o man_n and_o bring_v forth_o its_o effect_n to_o make_v man_n willing_a it_o be_v not_o but_o this_o be_v to_o leave_v the_o question_n about_o justify_v grace_n and_o to_o dispute_v about_o sanctify_a grace_n a_o four_o argument_n be_v from_o the_o nature_n and_o the_o kind_n of_o justify_v act_n as_o to_o its_o original_a it_o be_v gracious_a as_o to_o its_o object_n it_o be_v pardon_n put_v these_o two_o together_o a_o gracious_a pardon_n and_o it_o suppose_v the_o object_n under_o great_a guilt_n and_o misery_n for_o 1._o grace_n be_v goodness_n in_o all_o its_o variety_n and_o fullness_n when_o the_o lord_n proclaim_v his_o own_o graciousness_n exod._n 34.6_o he_o describe_v it_o by_o abundance_n of_o goodness_n and_o truth_n tenderness_n of_o mercy_n and_o longness_n of_o suffering_n and_o this_o as_o the_o spring_n of_o pardon_v grace_n keep_v mercy_n for_o thousand_o forgive_a iniquity_n and_o transgression_n and_o sin_n where_o the_o person_n be_v just_a by_o a_o constitute_v law_n there_o be_v no_o need_n of_o such_o amplification_n of_o goodness_n for_o if_o it_o 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before_o it_o the_o coal_n thereof_o be_v coal_n of_o fire_n no_o water_n can_v quench_v it_o nor_o flood_n drown_v it_o and_o as_o its_o full_a so_o its_o free_a if_o a_o man_n will_v give_v all_o the_o substance_n of_o his_o house_n for_o love_n it_o will_v be_v utter_o contemn_v a_o 3._o ingredient_n of_o grace_n be_v mercy_n pardon_v grace_n and_o mercy_n be_v but_o different_a name_n of_o the_o same_o thing_n and_o suppose_v the_o object_n in_o a_o miserable_a condition_n rom._n 11.32_o god_n have_v conclude_v they_o all_o in_o unbelief_n that_o he_o may_v have_v mercy_n on_o all_o and_o this_o mercy_n be_v prevent_a mercy_n for_o the_o apostle_n speak_v to_o the_o very_a same_o purpose_n rom._n 10.20_o say_v i_o be_v find_v of_o they_o that_o seek_v i_o not_o i_o be_v make_v manifest_a in_o they_o that_o ask_v not_o for_o i_o and_o yet_o far_o rom._n 9.11_o he_o show_v that_o all_o the_o cause_n condition_n and_o motive_n of_o mercy_n be_v to_o be_v seek_v for_o in_o the_o disposition_n of_o the_o author_n and_o not_o the_o disposition_n of_o the_o subject_n that_o the_o purpose_n of_o god_n according_a to_o election_n may_v stand_v not_o of_o work_n but_o of_o he_o that_o call_v but_o the_o name_n grace_n seem_v to_o import_v somewhat_o high_o than_o all_o this_o it_o speak_v exclusiveness_n of_o condition_n rom._n 3.24_o be_v justify_v free_o by_o his_o grace_n that_o be_v say_v the_o neat_a witsius_n without_o any_o cause_n or_o condition_n 2._o it_o speak_v fullness_n john_n 1.16_o of_o his_o fullness_n we_o have_v receive_v grace_n for_o grace_n colos_n 2.10_o in_o he_o dwell_v all_o the_o fullness_n of_o the_o godhead_n bodily_a and_o you_o be_v complete_a in_o he_o and_o it_o speak_v perseverance_n for_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n contain_v the_o sure_a mercy_n of_o david_n psalm_n 89.33_o though_o i_o visit_v their_o iniquity_n with_o stripe_n nevertheless_o my_o lovingkindness_n will_v i_o not_o utter_o take_v from_o they_o it_o speak_v the_o object_n in_o a_o most_o wretched_a condition_n isa_n 57.1_o 7._o i_o will_v contend_v for_o ever_o neither_o will_v i_o be_v always_o wroth_a though_o my_o anger_n have_v a_o end_n my_o mercy_n hasn_v for_o the_o spirit_n will_v fail_v before_o i_o and_o the_o soul_n which_o i_o have_v make_v as_o they_o can_v convert_v themselves_o so_o they_o can_v bear_v my_o endless_a wrath_n for_o the_o iniquity_n of_o his_o covetuousness_n be_v i_o wroth_a and_o smite_v he_o i_o hide_v i_o and_o be_v worth_a and_o he_o go_v on_o froward_o in_o the_o way_n of_o his_o heart_n a_o most_o desperate_a condition_n the_o easy_a law_n in_o the_o world_n can_v speak_v no_o comfort_n to_o he_o but_o grace_n can_v i_o have_v see_v his_o way_n and_o will_v heal_v he_o i_o will_v lead_v he_o and_o restore_v comfort_n to_o he_o though_o there_o be_v no_o matter_n in_o the_o subject_n to_o bring_v comfort_n out_o of_o my_o grace_n have_v a_o creative_a power_n i_o create_v the_o fruit_n of_o the_o lip_n 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