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sin_n be_v equal_a six_o if_o there_o be_v any_o sin_n in_o we_o yet_o it_o be_v but_o a_o venial_a sin_n in_o we_o and_o therefore_o easy_o pardonable_a for_o we_o be_v teach_v that_o 841._o that_o d._n wotton_n above_o in_o his_o answer_n to_o the_o late_a popish_a article_n pag._n 92._o 841._o to_o the_o faithful_a of_o which_o number_n we_o assure_o be_v the_o sin_n be_v pardon_v assoon_o as_o it_o be_v commit_v seaventh_o admit_v our_o sin_n be_v a_o mortal_a or_o grievous_a sin_n in_o we_o yet_o it_o be_v in_o no_o sort_n prejudicial_a to_o we_o for_o either_o every_o one_o of_o we_o be_v already_o without_o prevision_n of_o any_o work_n even_o from_o our_o mother_n womb_n reprobate_v to_o damnation_n or_o predestinate_v to_o salvation_n as_o 6._o as_o caluin_n â—bove_n 〈◊〉_d instit_fw-la l._n 3._o cap._n 13._o &_o sect_n 6._o caluin_n assure_v we_o if_o reprobate_v than_o this_o our_o sin_n no_o way_n further_v or_o cause_v our_o damnation_n see_v that_o be_v decree_v from_o 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of_o caluin_n be_v confirm_v with_o the_o unanswerable_a testimony_n of_o herennius_n a_o caluinist_n preacher_n and_o therefore_o the_o rather_o herein_o to_o be_v credit_v his_o word_n be_v these_o caluini_fw-la these_o in_o libello_fw-la de_fw-la vita_fw-la caluini_fw-la caluinus_n in_o desperatione_n siniens_fw-la vitam_fw-la etc._n etc._n caluin_n end_v his_o life_n in_o despair_n dye_v be_v consume_v of_o a_o most_o filthy_a and_o loathsome_a disease_n and_o such_o as_o god_n be_v accustom_v to_o threaten_v to_o the_o wicked_a and_o such_o as_o be_v rebellious_a against_o he_o this_o of_o caluin_n i_o dare_v testify_v to_o be_v most_o true_a because_o i_o myself_o be_v there_o present_a do_v behold_v that_o calamitous_a &_o tragical_a end_n of_o he_o even_o with_o these_o my_o own_o eye_n thus_o the_o say_a herennius_n and_o thus_o far_o of_o caluin_n though_o most_o brief_o this_o one_o observation_n touch_v his_o death_n i_o will_v add_v to_o wit_n that_o it_o be_v the_o less_o 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be_v ochinus_n this_o man_n with_o the_o help_n of_o peter_n martyr_n first_o broach_v protestancy_n here_o in_o england_n in_o k._n edward_n the_o six_o reign_n as_o 67._o as_o osiander_n cent._n 16._o l._n 2._o c._n 67._o osiander_n witness_v and_o the_o whole_a world_n know_v ochinus_n be_v first_o a_o religious_a man_n of_o the_o catholic_a roman_a church_n but_o be_v weary_a of_o serve_v god_n in_o that_o austerity_n of_o life_n leave_v his_o 297._o his_o so_o say_v sleydan_n l._n 9_o at_o anno_fw-la 1547._o fol._n 297._o monstery_n with_o breach_n of_o all_o his_o former_a vow_n of_o religion_n this_o ochinus_n do_v write_v a_o book_n 50._o book_n lavather_n in_o histor_n sacrament_n fol._n 50._o against_o the_o mass_n and_o he_o caluin_n thus_o exalt_v in_o these_o word_n 111._o word_n lib_fw-la de_fw-la scandalis_fw-la extat_fw-la in_o hâ—_n tract_n theolog._n print_a 1597._o p._n 111._o who_o can_n italy_n oppose_v for_o they_o be_v both_o italian_n against_o peter_n martyr_n and_o bernardine_n ochine_n there_o be_v not_o write_v against_o ochinus_n so_o much_o touch_v his_o extraordinary_a licentiousness_n of_o life_n as_o touch_v his_o doctrine_n for_o first_o he_o begin_v to_o defend_v by_o write_v of_o certain_a dialogue_n the_o doctrine_n of_o polygamy_n or_o have_v many_o wyve_n at_o one_o and_o the_o same_o time_n of_o which_o dialogue_n 4._o dialogue_n beza_n in_o lib._n de_fw-fr polygamia_n p._n 4._o beza_n make_v mention_v but_o ochinus_n do_v not_o content_v himself_o with_o this_o but_o proceed_v to_o the_o height_n of_o all_o impiety_n for_o he_o confess_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o ever_o necessary_a visibility_n of_o christ_n true_a church_n ground_v himself_o and_o but_o true_o upon_o the_o prediction_n thereof_o in_o the_o old_a testament_n and_o on_o the_o one_o side_n not_o acknowledge_v the_o catholic_a roman_a church_n to_o be_v the_o true_a church_n though_o in_o it_o he_o can_v not_o deny_v but_o that_o it_o ever_o enjoy_v a_o continual_a visibility_n and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n see_v the_o prediction_n of_o the_o churchs_n uninterrupt_a visibility_n be_v not_o accomplish_v in_o the_o protestant_a church_n do_v heerupon_o whole_o forsake_v christ_n and_o christian_a religion_n and_o betake_v himself_o to_o the_o embrace_n of_o judaisme_n that_o ochinus_n become_v a_o apostata_fw-la be_v witness_v by_o beza_n who_o call_v he_o thus_o 4._o thus_o l._n de_fw-fr polygam_fw-la p._n 4._o ochinus_n impurus_fw-la apostata_fw-la and_o further_o beza_n more_o full_o enlarge_v himself_o thus_o write_v 11._o write_v beza_n in_o epist_n 1._o pa._n 11._o ochinus_n arianorum_n clandestinus_fw-la fautor_n polygamiae_n defensor_fw-la omnium_fw-la christianae_n religionis_fw-la dogmatum_fw-la irrisor_fw-la ochinus_n be_v a_o secret_a favourer_n of_o the_o arian_n a_o defender_n of_o polygamy_n and_o a_o scoffer_n of_o all_o the_o doctrine_n of_o christian_a religion_n the_o apostasy_n of_o ochinus_n be_v further_a witness_v by_o 9_o by_o in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr â—ribus_fw-la elohim_n print_a 1594._o l._n 5._o c._n 9_o zanchius_n the_o protestant_n &_o by_o conradus_n slussenburg_n the_o afore_o mention_v protestant_a write_v herein_o against_o ochinus_n most_o particular_o the_o title_n of_o which_o passage_n in_o this_o protestant_n book_n be_v 19_o be_v in_o theolog._n caluinist_n l._n 1._o fol._n 19_o responsio_fw-la ad_fw-la ochini_n blasphemiam_fw-la thus_o far_o touch_v ochinus_n his_o apostasy_n &_o of_o his_o embrace_a judaisme_n and_o final_o die_v therein_o one_o thing_n chief_o i_o refer_v to_o the_o judgement_n of_o any_o indifferent_a reader_n see_v this_o ochinus_n be_v one_o of_o the_o two_o apostle_n who_o first_o plant_v protestancy_n in_o england_n to_o wit_n whether_o it_o sort_v with_o the_o accustom_a proceed_v of_o god_n who_o ever_o use_v mean_n proportionable_a and_o suitable_a to_o their_o end_n to_o use_v as_o his_o instrument_n for_o the_o plant_n of_o true_a 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multiply_v itself_o in_o its_o own_o cogitation_n that_o beside_o certain_a intestine_a simulty_n between_o he_o and_o some_o other_o of_o the_o university_n he_o be_v unexpected_o call_v open_o to_o a_o reckon_n how_o he_o have_v disburse_v certain_a sum_n of_o money_n gather_v for_o the_o relief_n of_o the_o poor_a of_o that_o city_n in_o time_n of_o the_o sickness_n there_o a_o great_a part_n of_o which_o money_n he_o have_v intend_v to_o engross_v to_o his_o own_o particular_a use_n and_o that_o this_o occasion_v his_o dreadful_a resolution_n aensâ—â—_n quid_fw-la non_fw-la mortalia_fw-la pectora_fw-la cogis_fw-la auri_fw-la sacra_fw-la fames_fw-la other_o report_v otherwise_o but_o whatsoever_o the_o immediate_a occasion_n may_v be_v such_o be_v his_o most_o deplorable_a death_n attend_v with_o the_o everlasting_a death_n of_o his_o soul_n here_o set_v down_o this_o man_n the_o very_a day_n which_o be_v easter_n day_n of_o his_o act_v this_o unnatural_a part_n by_o be_v become_v 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to_o the_o university_n alone_o but_o to_o the_o whole_a realm_n more_o move_v though_o without_o word_n then_o ever_o his_o tongue_n can_v have_v perform_v for_o who_o hear_v only_o that_o the_o vicechancelour_n of_o cambridge_n have_v hang_v himself_o in_o which_o short_a relation_n every_o word_n have_v its_o pathos_n emphasis_n and_o energy_n rest_v not_o astonish_v or_o who_o will_v not_o be_v amaze_v when_o he_o shall_v be_v tell_v that_o a_o man_n seat_v in_o such_o a_o height_n of_o government_n suppose_v to_o be_v most_o learned_a and_o pious_a grace_v for_o his_o presume_a wisdom_n and_o prudence_n with_o the_o title_n of_o vicechancelour_n be_v a_o doctor_n of_o divinity_n a_o most_o remarkable_a man_n in_o his_o zealous_a profess_v of_o the_o protestant_a faith_n and_o a_o great_a advamcer_n of_o the_o english_a gospel_n shall_v by_o such_o a_o weak_a and_o unmanlike_o apprehend_v of_o temporal_a distaste_v be_v move_v thus_o in_o soul_n and_o body_n to_o cast_v himself_o 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in_o hell_n live_v in_o death_n which_o never_o die_v so_o far_o i_o be_o from_o insult_v over_o the_o dead_a and_o i_o have_v read_v that_o sentence_n eccles_n 8._o noli_fw-la de_fw-la mortuo_fw-la inimico_fw-la tuo_fw-la gaudere_fw-la but_o it_o may_v be_v here_o urge_v by_o some_o that_o see_v this_o be_v but_o the_o example_n of_o one_o man_n of_o note_n my_o pen_n be_v over_o luxuriant_a in_o exaggerate_v his_o disconsolate_a and_o dismal_a fall_n to_o this_o i_o reply_v first_o that_o diverse_a even_o of_o his_o own_o coat_n &_o profession_n here_o in_o england_n i_o mean_v of_o minister_n though_o man_n of_o far_o low_a rank_n and_o estate_n by_o offer_v violence_n to_o themselves_o have_v make_v the_o like_a shipwreck_n of_o their_o soul_n within_o the_o compass_n of_o this_o very_a year_n and_o some_o few_o last_o past_a second_o the_o more_o full_o to_o confront_v this_o bold_a assertion_n and_o for_o your_o further_a satisfaction_n my_o much_o respect_a friend_n in_o this_o 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lie_v in_o my_o power_n to_o redeem_v
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of_o god_n and_o heeâ—pon_o he_o most_o blasphemous_o thus_o conclude_v 31._o conclude_v bez._n in_o his_o treatise_n english_v and_o entitle_v the_o display_v of_o popish_a practice_n pag._n 17._o &_o 31._o god_n creat_v some_o to_o destruction_n creat_v to_o perdition_n predestinate_v some_o to_o his_o hatred_n &_o destruction_n so_o little_a beza_n regard_v those_o word_n of_o holy_a writ_n 33._o writ_n ezech._n 33._o as_o i_o live_v say_v the_o lord_n i_o desire_v not_o the_o death_n of_o the_o wicked_a but_o that_o the_o wicked_a turn_n from_o his_o way_n &_o live_v and_o again_o 5._o again_o 2._o petrâ—_n 3_o &_o 1_o thessaly_n 5._o god_n be_v not_o willing_a that_o any_o perish_v but_o that_o all_o return_n to_o penance_n 8._o now_o touch_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o certainty_n of_o man_n salvation_n or_o predestination_n thus_o our_o adversary_n teach_v luther_n affirm_v that_o philipp_n that_o tom._n â—_o epist_n latin_n fol._n 334._o add_v philipp_n no_o sin_n can_v draw_v 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