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a_o right_n and_o power_n unto_o god_n of_o bestow_v those_o thing_n on_o what_o sort_n of_o man_n he_o will_v which_o argue_v no_o redemption_n of_o we_o from_o our_o sin_n but_o a_o vindication_n of_o god_n from_o such_o a_o condition_n wherein_o he_o have_v not_o power_n to_o forgive_v they_o not_o a_o obtain_n of_o salvation_n for_o we_o but_o of_o a_o liberty_n unto_o god_n of_o save_v we_o on_o some_o condition_n or_o other_o but_o now_o after_o god_n have_v get_v this_o power_n by_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n and_o out_o of_o his_o gracious_a good_a pleasure_n assign_a faith_n to_o be_v the_o mean_n for_o we_o to_o attain_v those_o blessing_n he_o have_v procure_v himself_o a_o liberty_n to_o bestow_v do_v christ_n obtain_v this_o faith_n for_o we_o of_o he_o if_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n not_o in_o our_o own_o power_n no_o 419._o faith_n be_v not_o obtain_v by_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n say_v corvinus_n so_o that_o there_o be_v no_o good_a thing_n no_o spiritual_a blessing_n into_o which_o any_o man_n in_o the_o world_n have_v any_o interest_n by_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n which_o be_v not_o so_o great_a a_o absurdity_n but_o that_o they_o be_v most_o ready_a to_o grant_v it_o 4._o arnoldus_fw-la confess_v that_o he_o believe_v that_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n may_v have_v enjoy_v its_o end_n or_o his_o merit_n it_o be_v full_a force_n although_o never_o any_o have_v believe_v and_o again_o 9_o the_o death_n and_o satisfaction_n of_o christ_n be_v accomplish_v it_o may_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o none_o fulfil_v the_o condition_n of_o the_o new_a covenant_n none_o shall_v be_v save_v so_o also_o say_v grevinchovius_n oh_o christ_n that_o any_o pretend_v to_o profess_v thy_o holy_a name_n shall_v thus_o slight_v the_o precious_a work_n of_o thy_o death_n and_o passion_n sure_o never_o any_o before_o who_o count_v it_o their_o glory_n to_o be_v call_v christian_n do_v ever_o thus_o extenuate_v their_o friend_n the_o socinian_o only_o except_v the_o dignity_n of_o his_o merit_n and_o satisfaction_n take_v but_o a_o short_a view_n of_o what_o benefit_n they_o allow_v to_o redound_v to_o we_o by_o the_o effusion_n of_o his_o precious_a blood_n and_o you_o may_v see_v what_o a_o pestilent_a heresy_n these_o man_n have_v labour_v to_o bring_v into_o the_o church_n neither_o faith_n nor_o salvation_n grace_n nor_o glory_n have_v he_o purchase_v for_o we_o not_o any_o spiritual_a blessing_n that_o by_o our_o interest_n in_o his_o death_n we_o can_v claim_v to_o be_v we_o it_o be_v not_o such_o a_o reconciliation_n with_o god_n as_o that_o he_o thereupon_o shall_v be_v content_v again_o to_o be_v call_v our_o god_n it_o be_v not_o justification_n nor_o righteousness_n nor_o actual_a redemption_n from_o our_o sin_n it_o do_v not_o make_v satisfaction_n for_o our_o iniquity_n and_o deliver_v we_o from_o the_o curse_n 172._o only_o it_o be_v a_o mean_n of_o obtain_v such_o a_o possibility_n of_o salvation_n as_o that_o god_n without_o wrong_v of_o his_o justice_n may_v save_v we_o if_o he_o will_v one_o way_n or_o other_o so_o that_o when_o christ_n have_v do_v all_o that_o he_o can_v there_o be_v not_o one_o man_n in_o the_o world_n immediate_o the_o better_a for_o it_o notwithstanding_o the_o utmost_a of_o his_o endeavour_n every_o one_o may_v have_v be_v damn_v with_o judas_n to_o the_o pit_n of_o hell_n 320._o for_o he_o die_v as_o well_o for_o simon_n magus_n and_o judas_n as_o he_o do_v for_o peter_n and_o paul_n say_v the_o arminian_n now_o if_o no_o more_o good_a redound_v to_o we_o by_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n then_o to_o simon_n magus_n we_o be_v not_o much_o oblige_v to_o he_o for_o our_o salvation_n nay_o he_o may_v be_v rather_o say_v to_o have_v redeem_v god_n then_o we_o for_o he_o procure_v for_o he_o immediate_o a_o power_n to_o redeem_v we_o if_o he_o will_v for_o we_o only_o by_o virtue_n of_o that_o power_n a_o possibility_n to_o be_v redeem_v which_o leave_v nothing_o of_o the_o nature_n of_o merit_n annex_v to_o his_o death_n for_o that_o deserve_v that_o something_o be_v do_v not_o only_o that_o it_o may_v be_v do_v the_o workman_n deserve_v that_o his_o wage_n be_v give_v he_o and_o not_o that_o it_o may_v be_v give_v he_o and_o than_o what_o become_v of_o all_o the_o comfort_n and_o consolation_n that_o be_v propose_v to_o we_o in_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n but_o it_o be_v time_n to_o see_v how_o this_o stubble_n be_v burn_v and_o consume_v by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o that_o establish_a which_o they_o think_v to_o overthrow_v first_o it_o be_v clear_a that_o christ_n die_v to_o procure_v for_o we_o a_o actual_a reconciliation_n with_o god_n and_o not_o only_o a_o power_n for_o we_o to_o be_v reconcile_v unto_o he_o for_o when_o we_o be_v enemy_n we_o be_v reconcile_v to_o god_n by_o the_o death_n of_o his_o son_n rom._n 5._o 10._o we_o enjoy_v a_o actual_a reconciliation_n unto_o god_n by_o his_o death_n he_o be_v content_a to_o be_v call_v our_o god_n when_o we_o be_v enemy_n without_o the_o intervening_a of_o any_o condition_n on_o our_o part_n require_v though_o the_o sweetness_n comfort_n and_o knowledge_n of_o this_o reconciliation_n do_v not_o compass_v our_o soul_n before_o we_o believe_v in_o he_o again_o we_o have_v remission_n of_o sin_n by_o his_o blood_n and_o justification_n from_o they_o not_o a_o sole_a vindication_n into_o such_o a_o estate_n wherein_o if_o it_o please_v god_n and_o ourselves_o our_o sin_n be_v pardonable_a for_o we_o be_v justify_v through_o the_o redemption_n that_o be_v in_o jesus_n christ_n who_o god_n have_v set_v forth_o to_o be_v a_o propitiation_n through_o faith_n in_o his_o blood_n to_o declare_v his_o righteousness_n for_o the_o remission_n of_o sin_n rom._n 3._o 24_o 25._o yea_o he_o obtain_v for_o we_o by_o his_o death_n righteousness_n and_o holiness_n he_o give_v himself_o for_o his_o church_n that_o he_o may_v sanctify_v and_o cleanse_v it_o ephes_n 5._o 26._o that_o he_o may_v present_v it_o unto_o himself_o a_o glorious_a church_n without_o spot_n or_o wrinkle_n that_o we_o shall_v be_v holy_a and_o without_o blemish_n vers_fw-la 27._o where_o first_o we_o have_v who_o christ_n die_v or_o give_v himself_o for_o even_o his_o church_n second_o what_o he_o obtain_v for_o it_o holiness_n and_o righteousness_n a_o freedom_n from_o the_o spot_n and_o blemish_n of_o sin_n that_o be_v the_o grace_n of_o justification_n and_o sanctity_n he_o make_v he_o to_o be_v sin_n for_o we_o who_o know_v no_o sin_n that_o we_o may_v become_v the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n in_o he_o 2_o cor._n 5._o 21._o and_o last_o he_o die_v to_o purchase_v for_o we_o a_o everlasting_a inheritance_n heb._n 9_o 15._o so_o that_o both_o grace_n and_o glory_n be_v bestow_v on_o they_o for_o who_o he_o die_v as_o the_o immediate_a fruit_n of_o his_o death_n and_o passion_n second_o see_v what_o the_o scripture_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d express_o assign_v as_o the_o proper_a end_n and_o immediate_a effect_n according_a to_o the_o purpose_n of_o god_n and_o his_o own_o intention_n of_o the_o effusion_n of_o the_o blood_n of_o jesus_n christ_n and_o you_o shall_v find_v that_o he_o intend_v by_o it_o to_o take_v away_o the_o sin_n of_o many_o to_o make_v his_o soul_n a_o offering_n for_o sin_n that_o he_o may_v see_v his_o seed_n that_o the_o counsel_n of_o god_n may_v prosper_v in_o his_o hand_n isaiah_n 53._o to_o be_v a_o ransom_n for_o many_o matth._n 20._o 28._o to_o bear_v the_o sin_n of_o many_o heb._n 9_o 28._o he_o bear_v our_o sin_n in_o his_o own_o body_n on_o the_o tree_n that_o we_o shall_v live_v unto_o righteousness_n 1_o pet._n 2._o 24._o that_o we_o may_v become_v
perverse_o say_v that_o original_a sin_n make_v a_o man_n guilty_a of_o death_n of_o any_o death_n it_o shall_v seem_v temporal_a eternal_a or_o that_o annihillation_n they_o dream_v of_o and_o he_o say_v true_a enough_o 3._o arminius_n do_v affirm_v it_o add_v this_o reason_n because_o it_o be_v only_o the_o punishment_n of_o adam_n actual_a sin_n now_o what_o kind_n of_o punishment_n they_o make_v this_o to_o be_v i_o show_v you_o before_o but_o true_o i_o wonder_v see_v they_o be_v every_o where_o so_o peremptory_a that_o the_o same_o thing_n can_v be_v a_o sin_n and_o a_o punishment_n why_o they_o do_v so_o often_o nickname_v this_o infirmity_n of_o nature_n and_o call_v it_o a_o sin_n which_o they_o suppose_v to_o be_v as_o far_o different_a from_o it_o as_o fire_n from_o water_n be_v it_o because_o they_o be_v unwilling_a by_o new_a name_v it_o to_o contradict_v st._n paul_n in_o express_a term_n never_o propose_v it_o under_o any_o other_o denomination_n or_o if_o they_o can_v get_v a_o sophistical_a elusion_n for_o he_o be_v it_o least_o by_o so_o do_v christian_n shall_v the_o more_o plain_o discern_v their_o heresy_n or_o what_o ever_o other_o cause_n it_o be_v in_o this_o i_o be_o sure_a they_o contradict_v themselves_o notwithstanding_o in_o this_o they_o agree_v full_a well_o 2._o that_o god_n reject_v none_o for_o original_a sin_n only_o as_o episcopius_n speak_v and_o here_o if_o you_o tell_v they_o that_o the_o question_n be_v not_o the_o facto_fw-la what_o god_n do_v but_o de_fw-fr jure_fw-la what_o such_o sin_n deserver_n they_o tell_v we_o plain_o 87._o that_o god_n will_v not_o destinate_a any_o infant_n to_o eternal_a punishment_n for_o original_a sin_n without_o their_o own_o proper_a actual_a sin_n neither_o can_v he_o do_v so_o by_o right_a or_o in_o justice_n so_o that_o the_o child_n of_o turk_n pagan_n and_o the_o like_a infidel_n stranger_n from_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n depart_v in_o their_o infancy_n be_v far_o happy_a than_o any_o christian_a man_n who_o must_v undergo_a a_o hard_a warfare_n against_o sin_n and_o satan_n in_o danger_n to_o fall_v final_o away_o at_o the_o last_o hour_n and_o through_o many_o difficulty_n enter_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n when_o they_o without_o further_a trouble_n be_v present_o assume_v thither_o for_o their_o innocency_n yea_o although_o they_o be_v neither_o elect_v of_o god_n for_o as_o they_o affirm_v he_o choose_v none_o but_o for_o their_o faith_n which_o they_o have_v not_o nor_o redeem_v by_o christ_n for_o he_o die_v only_o for_o sinner_n he_o save_v his_o people_n from_o their_o sin_n which_o they_o be_v not_o guilty_a of_o nor_o sanctify_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n all_o who_o operation_n they_o restrain_v to_o a_o moral_a suasion_n whereof_o infant_n be_v not_o a_o capable_a subject_n which_o be_v not_o much_o to_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o bless_a trinity_n that_o heaven_n shall_v be_v replenish_v with_o they_o who_o the_o father_n never_o elect_v the_o son_n never_o redeem_v nor_o the_o holy_a ghost_n sanctify_v and_o thus_o you_o see_v what_o they_o make_v of_o this_o original_a pravitie_n of_o our_o nature_n at_o most_o a_o infirmity_n or_o languor_n thereof_o neither_o a_o sin_n nor_o the_o punishment_n of_o sin_n proper_o so_o call_v nor_o yet_o a_o thing_n that_o deserve_v punishment_n as_o a_o sin_n which_o last_o assertion_n whether_o it_o be_v agreeable_a to_o holy_a scripture_n or_o no_o these_o two_o follow_a observation_n will_v declare_v first_o there_o be_v no_o confusion_n no_o disorder_n no_o vanity_n in_o the_o whole_a world_n in_o any_o of_o god_n creature_n that_o be_v not_o a_o punishment_n of_o our_o sin_n in_o adam_n that_o great_a and_o almost_o universal_a ruin_n of_o nature_n proceed_v from_o the_o curse_n of_o god_n overgrow_a the_o earth_n and_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n reveal_v itself_o from_o heaven_n be_v the_o proper_a issue_n of_o his_o transgression_n it_o be_v of_o the_o great_a mercy_n of_o god_n that_o the_o whole_a frame_n of_o nature_n be_v not_o present_o roll_v up_o in_o darkness_n and_o reduce_v to_o its_o primitive_a confusion_n have_v we_o ourselves_o be_v deprive_v of_o those_o remain_a spark_n of_o god_n image_n in_o our_o soul_n which_o vindicate_v we_o from_o the_o number_n of_o the_o beast_n that_o perish_v have_v we_o be_v all_o bear_a fool_n and_o void_a of_o reason_n by_o deal_v so_o with_o some_o in_o particular_a he_o show_v we_o it_o have_v be_v but_o justice_n to_o have_v wrap_v we_o in_o the_o same_o misery_n all_o in_o general_a all_o thing_n when_o god_n first_o create_v they_o be_v exceed_o good_a and_o think_v so_o by_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n himself_o but_o our_o sin_n even_o compel_v that_o good_a and_o wise_a creator_n to_o hate_v and_o curse_v the_o work_n of_o his_o own_o hand_n curse_a be_v the_o ground_n say_v he_o to_o adam_n for_o thy_o sake_n in_o sorrow_n shall_v thou_o eat_v of_o it_o all_o the_o day_n of_o thy_o life_n thorn_n also_o and_o thistle_n shall_v it_o bring_v forth_o unto_o thou_o gen._n 3._o 17_o 18._o hence_o be_v that_o heavy_a burden_n of_o vanity_n that_o bondage_n of_o corruption_n under_o which_o to_o this_o day_n the_o whole_a creation_n groan_v and_o travel_v in_o pain_n until_o it_o be_v deliver_v rom._n 8._o 21_o 22._o now_o if_o our_o sin_n have_v such_o a_o strange_a malignant_a influence_n upon_o those_o thing_n which_o have_v no_o relation_n unto_o we_o but_o only_o as_o they_o be_v create_v for_o our_o use_n sure_o it_o be_v of_o the_o great_a mercy_n of_o god_n that_o we_o ourselves_o be_v not_o quite_o confound_v which_o do_v not_o yet_o so_o interpose_v itself_o but_o that_o we_o be_v all_o compass_v with_o divers_a sad_a effect_n of_o this_o iniquity_n lie_v actual_o under_o divers_a press_a misery_n and_o deserve_o obnoxious_a to_o everlasting_a destruction_n so_o that_o second_o death_n temporal_a with_o all_o its_o antecedent_n and_o attendant_n all_o infirmity_n misery_n sickness_n waste_v destroy_a passion_n casualty_n that_o be_v poenall_a all_o evil_a conduce_v thereunto_o or_o wait_v on_o it_o be_v a_o punishment_n of_o original_a sin_n and_o this_o not_o only_o because_o the_o first_o actual_a sin_n of_o adam_n be_v impute_v to_o we_o but_o most_o of_o they_o be_v the_o proper_a issue_n of_o that_o native_a corruption_n and_o pollution_n of_o sin_n which_o be_v stir_v and_o operative_a within_o we_o for_o the_o production_n of_o such_o sad_a effect_n our_o whole_a nature_n be_v by_o it_o thorough_o defile_v hence_o be_v all_o the_o distorture_n and_o distemperature_n of_o the_o soul_n by_o lust_n concupiscence_n passion_n blindness_n of_o mind_n perverseness_n of_o will_n inordinatenesse_n of_o affection_n wherewith_o we_o be_v press_v and_o turmoil_v even_o proper_a issue_n of_o that_o inherent_a sin_n which_o possess_v our_o whole_a soul_n upon_o the_o body_n also_o it_o have_v such_o a_o influence_n in_o dispose_v it_o to_o corruption_n and_o 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of_o god_n overrule_v the_o action_n and_o determine_v the_o will_n of_o man_n free_o to_o do_v that_o which_o he_o have_v appoint_v and_o true_o be_v it_o otherwise_o god_n dominion_n over_o the_o most_o thing_n that_o be_v in_o the_o world_n be_v quite_o exclude_v he_o have_v not_o power_n to_o determine_v that_o any_o one_o thing_n shall_v ever_o come_v to_o pass_v which_o have_v any_o reference_n to_o the_o will_n of_o man_n three_o all_o the_o act_n of_o the_o will_n be_v positive_a entity_n be_v it_o not_o previous_o move_v by_o god_n himself_o in_o who_o we_o live_v move_v and_o have_v our_o be_v must_v needs_o have_v their_o essence_n and_o existence_n sole_o from_o the_o will_n itself_o which_o be_v thereby_o make_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o first_o and_o supreme_a cause_n endue_v with_o a_o underive_v be_v and_o so_o much_o to_o that_o particular_a let_v we_o now_o in_o the_o second_o place_n look_v upon_o the_o power_n of_o our_o freewill_n in_o do_v that_o which_o be_v moral_o good_a where_o we_o shall_v find_v not_o only_o a_o essential_a imperfection_n in_o as_o much_o as_o it_o be_v create_v but_o also_o a_o contract_a defect_n in_o as_o much_o as_o it_o be_v corrupt_v the_o ability_n which_o the_o arminian_n ascribe_v unto_o it_o in_o this_o kinke_v of_o do_v that_o which_o be_v moral_o and_o spiritual_o good_a be_v as_o large_a as_o themselves_o will_v confess_v to_o be_v competent_a unto_o it_o in_o the_o state_n of_o innocence_n even_o a_o power_n of_o believe_a and_o a_o power_n of_o resist_v the_o gospel_n of_o obey_v and_o not_o obey_v of_o turn_v or_o of_o not_o be_v convert_v the_o scripture_n as_o i_o observe_v before_o have_v no_o such_o term_n at_o all_o nor_o nothing_o equivalent_a unto_o it_o but_o the_o expression_n it_o use_v concern_v our_o nature_n and_o all_o the_o faculty_n thereof_o in_o this_o state_n of_o sin_n and_o unregeneration_n seem_v to_o imply_v the_o quite_o contrary_a as_o that_o we_o be_v in_o bondage_n heb._n 2._o 15._o dead_a in_o sin_n ephes_n 2._o 3._o and_o so_o free_a from_o righteousness_n rom._n 6._o servant_n of_o sin_n ver_fw-la 16._o under_o the_o reign_n and_o dominion_n thereof_o vers_fw-la 12._o all_o our_o member_n be_v instrument_n of_o unrighteousness_n vers_fw-la 13._o not_o free_a indeed_o until_o the_o son_n make_v we_o free_a so_o that_o this_o idol_n of_o freewill_n in_o respect_n of_o spiritual_a thing_n be_v not_o one_o whit_n better_o than_o the_o other_o idol_n of_o the_o heathen_a though_o it_o look_v like_a silver_n and_o gold_n it_o be_v the_o work_n of_o man_n hand_n it_o have_v a_o mouth_n but_o it_o speak_v not_o it_o have_v eye_n but_o it_o see_v not_o it_o have_v ear_n but_o it_o hear_v not_o a_o nose_n but_o it_o smell_n not_o it_o have_v hand_n but_o it_o handle_v not_o foot_n but_o it_o walk_v not_o neither_o speak_v it_o through_o the_o throat_n all_o they_o that_o make_v it_o be_v like_a unto_o it_o and_o so_o be_v every_o one_o that_o trust_v in_o it_o o_o israel_n trust_v thou_o in_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n that_o it_o be_v the_o work_n of_o man_n hand_n or_o a_o humane_a invention_n i_o show_v before_o for_o the_o rest_n it_o have_v a_o mouth_n unacquainted_a with_o the_o mystery_n of_o godliness_n full_a only_a of_o curse_v and_o bitterness_n rom._n 3._o 14._o speak_a great_a swell_a word_n jude_n vers_fw-la 16._o great_a thing_n and_o blasphemy_n revel_v 13._o 5._o a_o mouth_n cause_v the_o flesh_n to_o sin_n eccles_n 6._o 5._o his_o eye_n be_v blind_a not_o able_a to_o perceive_v those_o thing_n that_o be_v of_o god_n nor_o to_o know_v those_o thing_n that_o be_v spiritual_o discern_v 1_o cor._n 2._o 14._o eye_n before_o which_o there_o be_v no_o fear_n of_o god_n rom._n 3._o 18._o his_o understanding_n be_v darken_v because_o of_o the_o blindness_n of_o his_o heart_n ephes_n 4._o 18._o wise_a to_o do_v evil_a but_o to_o do_v good_a he_o have_v no_o knowledge_n jerem._n 4._o 22._o so_o that_o without_o far_a light_n all_o the_o world_n be_v but_o a_o mere_a darkness_n john_n 1._o 5._o he_o have_v ear_n but_o they_o be_v like_o the_o ear_n of_o the_o deaf_a adder_n to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n refuse_v to_o hear_v the_o voice_n of_o the_o charmer_n charm_v he_o never_o so_o wise_o psal_n 54._o 8._o be_v dead_a when_o this_o voice_n first_o call_v it_o john_n 5._o 25._o ear_n stop_v that_o they_o shall_v not_o hear_v zach._n 8._o 11._o heavy_a ear_n that_o can_v hear_v isa_n 6._o 10._o a_o nose_n to_o which_o the_o gospel_n be_v the_o savour_n of_o death_n unto_o death_n 2_o cor._n 2._o 16._o hand_n full_a of_o blood_n isa_n 1._o 15._o and_o finger_n defile_v with_o iniquity_n chap._n 59_o 3._o foot_n indeed_o but_o like_o mephibosheth_n lame_a in_o both_o by_o a_o fall_n so_o that_o he_o can_v at_o all_o walk_n in_o the_o path_n of_o goodness_n but_o swift_a to_o shed_v blood_n destruction_n and_o misery_n be_v in_o their_o way_n and_o the_o way_n of_o peace_n they_o have_v not_o know_v rom._n 3._o 15_o 16_o 17._o these_o and_o divers_a other_o such_o endowment_n and_o excellent_a qualification_n do_v the_o scripture_n attribute_n to_o this_o idol_n which_o it_o call_v the_o old_a man_n as_o i_o shall_v more_o full_o discover_v in_o the_o next_o chapter_n and_o be_v not_o this_o a_o goodly_a reed_n whereon_o to_o rely_v in_o the_o path_n of_o godliness_n a_o powerful_a deity_n whereunto_o we_o may_v repair_v for_o a_o power_n to_o become_v the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o attain_v eternal_a happiness_n the_o ability_n of_o freewill_n in_o particular_a i_o shall_v consider_v hereafter_o now_o only_o i_o will_v by_o one_o or_o two_o reason_n show_v that_o it_o can_v be_v the_o sole_a and_o proper_a cause_n of_o any_o true_o good_a and_o spiritual_a act_n well_o please_v unto_o god_n first_o all_o spiritual_a act_n well_o please_v unto_o god_n as_o faith_n repentance_n obedience_n be_v supernatural_a flesh_n and_o blood_n reveal_v not_o these_o thing_n not_o of_o blood_n nor_o of_o 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and_o reject_v that_o preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n i_o shall_v not_o need_v to_o prove_v this_o for_o it_o be_v that_o which_o in_o direct_a term_n they_o plead_v for_o which_o also_o they_o must_v do_v if_o they_o will_v comply_v with_o their_o former_a principle_n for_o grant_v all_o these_o to_o have_v no_o influence_n upon_o any_o man_n but_o by_o the_o way_n of_o moral_a persuasion_n we_o must_v not_o only_o grant_v that_o it_o may_v be_v resist_v but_o also_o utter_o deny_v that_o it_o can_v be_v obey_v we_o may_v resist_v it_o i_o say_v as_o have_v both_o a_o disability_n to_o good_a and_o repugnancy_n against_o it_o but_o for_o obey_v it_o unless_o we_o will_v deny_v all_o inherent_a corruption_n and_o depravation_n of_o nature_n we_o can_v attribute_v any_o such_o sufficiency_n unto_o ourselves_o now_o concern_v this_o weakness_n of_o grace_n that_o it_o be_v not_o able_a to_o overcome_v the_o oppose_a power_n of_o sinful_a nature_n one_o testimony_n of_o arminius_n shall_v suffice_v 243_o it_o always_o remain_v in_o the_o power_n of_o freewill_n to_o reject_v grace_n that_o be_v give_v and_o to_o refuse_v that_o which_o follow_v for_o grace_n be_v no_o almighty_a action_n of_o god_n to_o which_o freewill_n can_v resist_v not_o that_o i_o will_v assert_v in_o opposition_n to_o this_o such_o a_o operation_n of_o grace_n as_o shall_v as_o it_o be_v violent_o overcome_v the_o will_n of_o man_n and_o force_v he_o to_o obedience_n which_o must_v needs_o be_v prejudicial_a unto_o our_o liberty_n but_o only_o consist_v in_o such_o a_o sweet_a effectual_a work_n as_o do_v infallible_o promote_v our_o conversion_n make_v we_o willing_a who_o before_o be_v unwilling_a and_o obedient_a who_o be_v not_o obedient_a that_o creat_v clean_a heart_n and_o renew_v right_a spirit_n within_o we_o that_o than_o which_o we_o assert_v in_o opposition_n to_o these_o arminian_n heterodoxy_n be_v that_o the_o effectual_a grace_n which_o god_n use_v in_o the_o great_a work_n of_o our_o conversion_n by_o reason_n of_o its_o own_o nature_n be_v also_o the_o instrument_n of_o and_o god_n intention_n for_o that_o purpose_n do_v sure_o produce_v the_o effect_n intend_v without_o successful_a resistance_n and_o sole_o without_o any_o considerable_a co-operation_n of_o our_o own_o will_n until_o they_o be_v prepare_v and_o change_v by_o that_o very_a grace_n the_o infallibility_n of_o its_o effect_n depend_v chief_o on_o the_o purpose_n of_o god_n when_o by_o any_o mean_n he_o intend_v a_o man_n conversion_n those_o mean_n must_v have_v such_o a_o efficacy_n add_v unto_o they_o as_o may_v make_v they_o fit_a instrument_n for_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o that_o intention_n that_o the_o counsel_n of_o the_o lord_n may_v prosper_v and_o his_o word_n not_o return_v empty_a but_o the_o manner_n of_o its_o operation_n that_o it_o require_v no_o humane_a assistance_n and_o be_v able_a to_o overcome_v all_o repugnance_n be_v proper_a to_o the_o be_v of_o such_o a_o act_n as_o wherein_o it_o do_v consist_v which_o nature_n and_o efficacy_n of_o grace_n in_o opposition_n to_o a_o indifferent_a influence_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n a_o metaphorical_a motion_n a_o work_n by_o the_o way_n of_o moral_a persuasion_n only_o propose_v a_o desirable_a object_n easy_a to_o be_v resist_v and_o not_o effectual_a unless_o it_o be_v help_v by_o a_o inbred_a ability_n of_o our_o own_o which_o be_v the_o arminian_n grace_n i_o will_v brief_o confirm_v have_v promise_v these_o few_o thing_n first_o although_o god_n do_v not_o use_v the_o will_n of_o man_n in_o their_o conversion_n as_o malign_v spirit_n use_v the_o member_n of_o man_n in_o enthusiasm_n by_o a_o violent_o wrest_a motion_n but_o sweet_o and_o agreeable_o to_o their_o own_o free_a nature_n yet_o in_o the_o first_o act_n of_o our_o conversion_n the_o will_n be_v mere_o passive_a as_o a_o capable_a subject_n of_o such_o a_o work_n not_o at_o all_o concur_v co-operative_o to_o our_o turn_n it_o be_v not_o i_o say_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o work_n but_o the_o subject_n wherein_o it_o be_v wrought_v have_v only_o a_o passive_a capabilitie_n for_o the_o receive_n of_o that_o supernatural_a be_v which_o be_v introduce_v by_o grace_n the_o beginning_n of_o this_o good_a work_n be_v mere_o from_o god_n phil._n 1._o 6._o yea_o faith_n be_v ascribe_v unto_o grace_n not_o by_o the_o way_n of_o conjunction_n with_o but_o of_o opposition_n unto_o our_o will_n not_o of_o ourselves_o it_o be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n ephes_n 2._o 8._o not_o that_o we_o be_v sufficient_a of_o ourselves_o our_o sufficiency_n be_v of_o god_n 2_o cor._n 3._o 5._o turn_v thou_o i_o o_o lord_n and_o i_o shall_v be_v turn_v second_o though_o the_o will_n of_o man_n confer_v nothing_o to_o the_o infusion_n of_o the_o first_o grace_n but_o a_o subjective_n receive_v of_o it_o yet_o in_o the_o very_a first_o act_n that_o be_v wrought_v in_o and_o by_o the_o will_n it_o most_o free_o cooperateth_a by_o the_o way_n of_o 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