Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	nature_n	sin_n	soul_n	6,631	5	5.2151	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62378	An exposition vvith notes on the whole fourth chapter to the the Romanes wherein the grand question of justification by faith alone, without works, is controverted, stated, cleared, and fully resolved ... / by William Sclater, Doctor in Divinity, sometimes minister of Gods word at Pitminster, in Summerset ; now published by his son, William Sclater, Batchelar in Divinity, minister at Collompton in Devon.	Sclater, William, 1575-1626.; Sclater, William, 1609-1661.	1650 (1650)	Wing S918; ESTC R37207	141,740	211

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benè_fw-la facis_fw-la sed_fw-la add_v adhuc_fw-la ut_fw-la &_o hoc_fw-la credas_fw-la quia_fw-la per_fw-la ipsum_fw-la tibi_fw-la peccata_fw-la donantur_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la testimonium_fw-la quod_fw-la perhibit_fw-la in_o cord_n nostro_fw-la spiritus_fw-la sanctus_fw-la dicens_fw-la dimissa_fw-la sunt_fw-la tibi_fw-la poccata_n tua_fw-la the_o second_o opinion_n touch_v the_o nature_n of_o say_v justify_v as_o it_o be_v justify_v be_v this_o that_o justify_v faith_n be_v a_o assent_n not_o so_o much_o to_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o whole_a word_n of_o god_n as_o to_o the_o promise_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o that_o as_o have_v their_o truth_n in_o we_o the_o difference_n betwixt_o this_o and_o the_o popish_a opinion_n stand_v in_o two_o thing_n first_o in_o the_o object_n which_o they_o make_v the_o whole_a word_n of_o god_n these_o only_a the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o gospel_n second_o in_o the_o manner_n of_o assent_v which_o they_o make_v general_a without_o any_o particular_a 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cover_n so_o thick_a or_o impenetrable_a as_o that_o the_o eye_n of_o god_n can_v pierce_v through_o it_o to_o discern_v what_o lie_v under_o answ_n none_o that_o so_o hide_v as_o that_o he_o can_v see_v or_o know_v that_o they_o be_v do_v isai_n 29.15_o but_o yet_o they_o be_v so_o cover_v with_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n to_o believer_n that_o god_n willing_o oversee_v they_o and_o take_v no_o notice_n of_o they_o to_o punish_v the_o time_n of_o this_o ignorance_n god_n wink_v at_o say_v the_o apostle_n act._n 17.30_o num._n 23.21_o he_o have_v not_o behold_v iniquity_n in_o jacob_n neither_o have_v he_o see_v trangression_n in_o israel_n see_v psal_n 130.3_o bernard_n 2.3_o bern._n de_fw-fr septem_fw-la misericorde_fw-la serm._n 2.3_o ego_fw-la peccabam_fw-la &_o tu_fw-la dissimulabas_fw-la expectans_fw-la expectavit_fw-la i_o dominus_fw-la &_o non_fw-la intendit_fw-la mihi_fw-la sed_fw-la oculos_fw-la suos_fw-la avertit_fw-la a_o peccatis_fw-la meis_fw-la quasi_fw-la nolens_fw-la advertere_fw-la quantum_fw-la delinquerem_fw-la etc._n etc._n si_fw-mi texit_fw-la peccata_fw-la deus_fw-la noluit_fw-la advertere_fw-la si_fw-la noluit_fw-la advertere_fw-la noluit_fw-la animadvertere_fw-la si_fw-la noluit_fw-la animadvertere_fw-la noluit_fw-la punire_fw-la noluit_fw-la agnoscere_fw-la maluit_fw-la ignoscere_fw-la tecta_fw-la peccata_fw-la quare_fw-la dixit_fw-la 31._o with_fw-mi august_n ad_fw-la psal_n 31._o ut_fw-la non_fw-la viderentur_fw-la quid_fw-la enim_fw-la erat_fw-la dei_fw-la videre_fw-la peccata_fw-la nisi_fw-la punire_fw-la peccata_fw-la ut_fw-la noveris_fw-la quià_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la dei_fw-la videre_fw-la peccata_fw-la quod_fw-la punire_fw-la peccata_fw-la quid_fw-la ei_fw-la dicitur_fw-la averte_fw-fr faciem_fw-la tuam_fw-la a_o peccatis_fw-la meis_fw-la psal_n 51._o etc._n etc._n see_v we_o now_o what_o it_o be_v not_o to_o have_v sin_n impute_v the_o same_o i_o think_v that_o stephen_n pray_v for_o act._n 7.60_o that_o they_o be_v not_o lay_v to_o our_o charge_n nor_o come_v into_o reckon_n against_o we_o before_o god_n to_o be_v punish_v 2_o sam._n 19.19_o say_v shimei_n to_o david_n let_v not_o my_o lord_n impute_v iniquity_n unto_o i_o neither_o do_v thou_o remember_v that_o which_o thy_o servant_n do_v perverse_o &c._n &c._n that_o the_o king_n shall_v take_v it_o to_o his_o heart_n what_o beg_v shimei_n here_o but_o that_o his_o offence_n be_v not_o punish_v but_o be_v they_o still_o where_o they_o be_v not_o impute_v answ_n actual_a sin_n as_o act_n after_o commit_v have_v no_o be_v save_v only_o in_o god_n and_o our_o own_o remembrance_n actus_fw-la transit_fw-la say_v thomas_n the_o sinful_a action_n be_v transient_a and_o vanish_v that_o only_o which_o result_v from_o the_o action_n remain_v as_o 1._o the_o offence_n of_o god_n 2._o the_o guilt_n of_o the_o person_n 3._o the_o record_v thereof_o in_o god_n book_n of_o remembrance_n and_o set_v it_o on_o his_o reckon_n against_o the_o day_n of_o account_n 4._o the_o punishment_n 5._o add_v if_o you_o will_v the_o maculam_fw-la now_o when_o they_o be_v not_o impute_v the_o offence_n guilt_n remembrance_n and_o punishment_n be_v take_v away_o remain_v there_o any_o thing_n of_o they_o nothing_o at_o all_o no_o not_o the_o macula_fw-la where_o then_o be_v the_o odds_o betwixt_o we_o answ_n 1._o herein_o that_o they_o will_v have_v remission_n of_o sin_n to_o be_v that_o act_n of_o god_n whereby_o our_o vicious_a inclination_n be_v abolish_v we_o not_o so_o but_o take_v it_o rather_o to_o be_v that_o other_o act_n of_o god_n spirit_n in_o our_o heart_n which_o the_o scripture_n call_v sanctification_n 1_o cor._n 6.11_o 2._o that_o they_o affirm_v all_o sin_n remit_v even_o by_o remit_v to_o be_v utter_o abolish_v we_o say_v for_o corruption_n natural_a and_o our_o inclination_n to_o evil_a they_o still_o remain_v in_o part_n in_o we_o after_o they_o be_v forgive_v and_o have_v the_o true_a and_o proper_a reason_n of_o sin_n so_o that_o

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not_o safe_a always_o to_o reason_n from_o order_n of_o narration_n except_o by_o other_o circumstance_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o narration_n be_v to_o the_o order_n of_o time_n a_o second_o collection_n of_o some_o interpreter_n hence_o be_v this_o that_o the_o grace_n of_o justification_n be_v not_o tie_v to_o sacrament_n because_o it_o may_v be_v have_v without_o they_o and_o that_o be_v it_o as_o they_o think_v the_o lord_n will_v teach_v we_o by_o the_o time_n of_o abraham_n circumcision_n and_o justification_n that_o look_n as_o the_o lord_n furnish_v the_o earth_n with_o herb_n and_o fruit_n before_o he_o make_v star_n by_o their_o heat_n or_o influence_n to_o give_v they_o vigour_n or_o rain_n to_o yield_v they_o moisture_n will_v teach_v we_o that_o they_o be_v but_o arbitrary_a jnstrument_n which_o he_o use_v ad_fw-la placitum_fw-la so_o the_o the_o lord_n give_v abraham_n testimony_n of_o righteousness_n before_o his_o circumcision_n will_v thereby_o teach_v we_o 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of_o salvation_n because_o 1._o the_o observation_n thereof_o be_v a_o work_n of_o obedience_n and_o so_o part_v of_o that_o vita_fw-la regni_fw-la 2._o because_o in_o the_o right_a use_n it_o serve_v to_o confirm_v faith_n and_o to_o nourish_v all_o grace_n that_o do_v accompany_v salvation_n what_o be_v then_o the_o question_n betwixt_o we_o and_o papist_n it_o stand_v chief_o about_o the_o decree_n or_o manner_n of_o necessity_n namely_o whether_o it_o be_v absolute_o necessary_a ut_fw-la perijsse_fw-la protinùs_fw-la existimetur_fw-la cvi_fw-la ejus_fw-la obtinendi_fw-la ademta_fw-la fucrit_fw-fr facultas_fw-la 4._o bellarm_n de_fw-fr bapt._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 4._o as_o calvin_n explain_v it_o this_o measure_n of_o necessity_n of_o baptism_n we_o deny_v papist_n affirm_v the_o question_n be_v say_v bellarmine_n whether_o baptism_n be_v necessary_a as_o a_o mean_a of_o salvation_n so_o that_o if_o any_o be_v not_o baptize_v he_o perish_v etiamsi_fw-la forte_fw-fr obignorantiam_fw-la excusetur_fw-la a_o praevaricatione_fw-la praecepti_fw-la that_o they_o affirm_v and_o if_o any_o demand_n what_o time_n it_o come_v to_o this_o height_n of_o necessity_n they_o answer_v baptismus_fw-la christicaepit_fw-la esse_fw-la necessarius_fw-la necessitate_v medii_fw-la &_o praecepti_fw-la a_o die_n pentecostes_fw-la as_o touch_v what_o we_o be_v to_o hold_v in_o this_o question_n i_o have_v rather_o utter_v in_o bernard_n term_n then_o in_o my_o own_o consider_v what_o adversary_n we_o be_v be_v to_o deal_v with_o he_o therefore_o thus_o deliver_v his_o judgement_n 77._o bernard_n epist_n 77._o that_o whosoever_o in_o man_n of_o year_n if_o any_o man_n since_o the_o publish_n of_o that_o remedy_n for_o sin_n refuse_v to_o be_v baptise_a he_o add_v to_o the_o general_a contagion_n of_o nature_n the_o crime_n of_o pride_n and_o so_o carry_v with_o he_o a_o double_a cause_n of_o just_a damnation_n if_o he_o so_o die_v yet_o if_o before_o death_n he_o repent_v and_o have_v a_o will_n and_o desire_v to_o be_v baptise_a and_o can_v be_v prevent_v by_o death_n so_o be_v it_o he_o want_v not_o fides_fw-la recta_fw-la spes_fw-la pia_fw-la charitas_fw-la sincera_fw-la propitius_fw-la sit_fw-la mihi_fw-la deus_fw-la quia_fw-la huic_fw-la imperator_fw-la ambrose_n de_fw-fr obitu_fw-la valentiniani_n imperator_fw-la ob_fw-la solam_fw-la quavam_fw-la si_fw-la defuerit_fw-la nequaquam_fw-la desperare_fw-la possum_fw-la omnino_fw-la salutem_fw-la nec_fw-la vacuam_fw-la credere_fw-la fidem_fw-la nec_fw-la confundere_fw-la spem_fw-la nec_fw-la excidere_fw-la charitatem_fw-la tantum_fw-la si_fw-la aquam_fw-la non_fw-la contempus_fw-la sed_fw-la sola_fw-la prohibeat_fw-la impossibilitas_fw-la his_o reason_n be_v first_o from_o authority_n of_o ambrose_n and_o augustin_n ambrose_n doubt_v not_o of_o the_o salvation_n of_o valentinian_n for_o his_o faith_n only_o though_o he_o die_v unbaptise_v because_o he_o have_v a_o purpose_n 22._o s._n augustin_n 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suffer_v for_o christ_n but_o faith_n also_o and_o conversion_n of_o the_o heart_n do_v supply_v the_o stead_n of_o baptism_n when_o not_o contempt_n of_o religion_n but_o point_n of_o necessity_n exclude_v the_o sacrament_n of_o baptism_n 2._o his_o next_o reason_n be_v collect_v out_o of_o mark._n 16.16_o our_o saviour_n in_o likelihood_n when_o he_o say_v he_o that_o believe_v and_o his_o baptize_v shall_v be_v save_v even_o for_o this_o so_o cautelous_o do_v not_o repeat_v he_o that_o be_v not_o baptize_v but_o only_o he_o that_o believe_v not_o shall_v be_v damn_v intimate_v no_o doubt_n solam_fw-la interdum_fw-la sufficere_fw-la fidem_fw-la ad_fw-la salutem_fw-la &_o sine_fw-la ipsa_fw-la sufficere_fw-la nihil_fw-la 3._o his_o three_o reason_n that_o which_o give_v martyrdom_n its_o value_n and_o cause_v it_o to_o supply_v the_o stead_n of_o baptism_n shall_v it_o be_v think_v so_o weak_a that_o what_o it_o give_v to_o another_o thing_n it_o can_v alone_o by_o itself_o obtain_v we_o can_v think_v it_o now_o faith_n give_v martyrdom_n this_o power_n that_o without_o any_o doubt_n it_o be_v repute_v baptism_n for_o what_o be_v martyrdom_n without_o it_o nisi_fw-la poena_fw-la it_o therefore_o alone_o may_v out_o of_o case_n of_o contempt_n suffice_v to_o salvation_n 4._o suppose_v the_o lord_n see_v as_o great_a faith_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o a_o man_n die_v in_o peace_n as_o in_o his_o that_o suffer_v martyrdom_n sure_o god_n need_v not_o outward_a evidence_n for_o discern_v of_o faith_n and_o there_o may_v be_v in_o a_o man_n die_v in_o peace_n a_o readiness_n to_o suffer_v death_n for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o faith_n suppose_v now_o this_o man_n to_o desire_v baptism_n but_o prevent_v by_o death_n to_o die_v without_o it_o damnabit_fw-la fidelem_fw-la suum_fw-la deus_fw-la damnabit_fw-la inquam_fw-la hominem_fw-la prose_n etiam_fw-la paratum_fw-la mori_fw-la god_n forbid_v his_o peremptory_a conclusion_n be_v this_o pro_fw-la certo_fw-la cùm_fw-la non_fw-la aliunde_fw-la martyrium_fw-la nisi_fw-la ex_fw-la fidei_fw-la merito_fw-la illam_fw-la obtinuerit_fw-la praerogativam_fw-la ut_fw-la fingulariter_fw-la vice_fw-la baptismi_fw-la secure_a suscipiatur_fw-la non_fw-la video_fw-la cur_n non_fw-la ipsa_fw-la aeque_fw-la &_o sine_fw-la martyrio_fw-la apud_fw-la eum_fw-la tantundem_fw-la possit_fw-la cùm_fw-la &_o sine_fw-la martyrii_fw-la probamento_fw-la proculdubio_fw-la innotescit_fw-la 5._o

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the_o law_n have_v a_o double_a advantage_n to_o further_a transgression_n 1._o because_o by_o it_o corruption_n be_v provoke_v to_o be_v the_o more_o sinful_a as_o in_o man_n unregenerate_a rom._n 7.5_o 13._o 2._o through_o impotency_n and_o weakness_n that_o remain_v in_o nature_n even_o reform_v to_o perform_v that_o obedience_n which_o the_o law_n require_v in_o that_o manner_n it_o require_v it_o rom._n 8.3_o some_o other_o explanation_n may_v be_v annex_v as_o this_o every_o sin_n be_v therefore_o sin_n because_o it_o violate_v some_o law_n take_v away_o all_o law_n thou_o take_v away_o all_o sin_n for_o sin_n essential_o presuppose_v some_o prescription_n of_o law_n violate_v have_v not_o god_n by_o his_o commandment_n forbid_a adam_n the_o eat_n of_o the_o fruit_n it_o have_v be_v no_o sin_n in_o he_o to_o eat_v it_o this_o be_v a_o truth_n but_o not_o all_o t●●_n apostle_n here_o intend_v who_o purpose_n be_v to_o show_v not_o s●_n much_o the_o necessity_n of_o a_o law_n to_o the_o be_v of_o sin_n as_o the_o necessary_a sequel_n and_o exsistence_n of_o sin_n in_o man_n since_o the_o fall_n by_o occasion_n of_o the_o law_n observe_v the_o point_n then_o observable_a be_v this_o that_o the_o law_n be_v so_o far_o from_o restore_v we_o to_o god_n favour_n that_o it_o occasion_v his_o wrath_n so_o far_o from_o justify_v that_o it_o condemn_v so_o far_o from_o be_v mean_n of_o righteousness_n that_o it_o occasion_v transgression_n hence_o call_v the_o ministry_n of_o condemnation_n and_o death_n 2_o cor._n 3.7_o and_o the_o very_a strength_n and_o vigour_n of_o sin_n 1_o cor._n 15_o 56._o that_o not_o without_o cause_n say_v luther_n though_o therefore_o traduce_v by_o papist_n the_o law_n always_o accuse_v terrifi_v condemn_v the_o several_a branch_n will_v be_v evident_a if_o we_o shall_v clear_v the_o last_o only_o and_o show_v how_o inevitable_o it_o draw_v after_o it_o transgression_n in_o

apostle_n god_n can_v lie_v and_z it_o be_v impossible_a that_o god_n shall_v lie_v heb._n 6.18_o or_o deny_v himself_o 2_o tim._n 2.13_o these_o and_o the_o like_a defect_n be_v so_o repugnant_a to_o his_o nature_n that_o if_o they_o be_v incident_a into_o he_o he_o may_v cease_v to_o be_v god_n 2._o beside_o his_o nature_n his_o will_n and_o ordinance_n further_o restrain_v his_o power_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o execution_n thereof_o whereby_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o of_o many_o thing_n agree_v well_o with_o his_o nature_n yet_o suppose_v his_o peremptory_a ordinance_n and_o decree_n to_o the_o contrary_a we_o may_v say_v they_o be_v impossible_a for_o example_n it_o be_v possible_a for_o god_n to_o have_v save_v his_o child_n by_o some_o other_o mean_n than_o the_o death_n of_o his_o son_n but_o suppose_v his_o ordinance_n determine_v this_o we_o say_v without_o blasphemy_n it_o be_v impossible_a that_o any_o shall_v be_v save_v by_o any_o other_o mean_v than_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n act_v 4.12_o so_o though_o we_o confess_v it_o have_v be_v possible_a for_o the_o lord_n to_o have_v give_v his_o child_n grace_n full_o proportionate_a to_o the_o obedience_n of_o the_o law_n yet_o consider_v his_o will_n to_o the_o contrary_a we_o say_v it_o be_v impossible_a that_o by_o measure_n of_o grace_n here_o give_v to_o make_v good_a perfection_n of_o legal_a justice_n that_o measure_n paul_n thus_o express_v we_o have_v primitias_fw-la the_o first-fruit_n rom._n 8.23_o and_o arrham_fw-la spiritus_fw-la the_o earnest_n of_o the_o spirit_n only_o 2_o cor._n 1.22_o a_o measure_n of_o renovation_n that_o grow_v 2_o cor._n 4.16_o corruption_n still_o cleave_v to_o the_o most_o sanctify_a still_o there_o be_v some_o of_o the_o old_a man_n to_o be_v put_v off_o ephes_n 4.22_o corruption_n still_o to_o be_v mortify_v col._n 3.5_o in_o a_o word_n grace_v such_o as_o that_o when_o we_o have_v attain_v to_o the_o great_a measure_n appoint_v to_o this_o life_n and_o stretch_v our_o gracious_a ability_n to_o the_o utmost_a have_v need_n of_o mercy_n to_o cover_v imperfection_n and_o pardon_v to_o clear_v from_o guilt_n contract_v let_v we_o now_o out_o of_o these_o ground_n assume_v and_o first_o out_o of_o bernard_n requisite_n can_v any_o possible_o say_v his_o action_n be_v all_o so_o regular_a that_o in_o none_o of_o they_o there_o be_v want_n of_o that_o rectitude_n require_v in_o the_o law_n who_o measure_n of_o illumination_n be_v so_o great_a as_o to_o comprehend_v that_o depth_n of_o righteousness_n contain_v in_o the_o law_n certain_o david_n a_o man_n of_o a_o prophetical_a spirit_n pray_v for_o pardon_n of_o secret_a sin_n psal_n 19.12_o and_o still_o find_v need_n of_o further_a revelation_n to_o know_v the_o wondrous_a thing_n of_o the_o law_n psal_n 119.18_o and_o paul_n profession_n be_v that_o we_o know_v in_o part_n 1_o cor._n 13.12_o but_o yield_v a_o man_n may_v know_v all_o enjoin_v and_o do_v all_o he_o know_v can_v any_o say_v his_o performance_n be_v without_o blemish_n so_o that_o no_o imperfection_n cleave_v to_o any_o of_o his_o action_n say_v bernard_n nostra_fw-la si_fw-la qua_fw-la est_fw-la humilis_fw-la justitia_fw-la recta_fw-la forsitan_fw-la sed_fw-la non_fw-la pura_fw-la except_o happy_o we_o be_v better_a than_o our_o father_n who_o humble_a confession_n it_o be_v that_o all_o their_o righteousness_n be_v as_o filthy_a clout_n isa_n 64.6_o if_o any_o say_v the_o prophet_n so_o speak_v in_o humility_n nay_o say_v bernard_n non_fw-la minùs_fw-la verè_fw-la quam_fw-la humliter_fw-la in_o as_o much_o truth_n as_o humility_n say_v pelagian_n he_o speak_v as_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o people_n and_o as_o a_o member_n of_o the_o body_n wherein_o those_o blemish_n be_v hear_v then_o that_o great_a daniel_n 10._o s._n august_n de_fw-fr peccat_fw-la merit_n &_o remiss_a lib._n 2._o cap._n 10._o say_v saint_n austin_n of_o who_o say_v the_o prophet_n be_v thou_o wise_a than_o daniel_n he_o profess_v to_o confess_v as_o well_o his_o own_o as_o the_o people_n sin_n dan._n 9.8_o but_o suppose_v our_o performance_n may_v be_v thus_o universal_o regular_a and_o free_a from_o blemish_n be_v it_o or_o can_v it_o be_v so_o steady_a in_o any_o that_o it_o at_o no_o time_n admit_v interruption_n hear_v james_n in_o many_o thing_n we_o sin_v all_o and_o solomon_n there_o live_v not_o the_o man_n so_o just_a on_o earth_n that_o do_v good_a and_o sin_v not_o and_o our_o saviour_n teach_v not_o only_o the_o common_a rank_n of_o his_o child_n but_o the_o apostle_n also_o to_o pray_v daily_o forgive_v we_o our_o sin_n yea_o say_v papist_n but_o he_o will_v be_v understand_v of_o venial_a sin_n and_o they_o though_o they_o be_v praeter_fw-la legem_fw-la yet_o be_v not_o contra_fw-la apage_z be_v they_o sin_n then_o be_v they_o breach_n of_o the_o law_n 1._o joh._n 3.4_o and_o so_o impair_v that_o justice_n which_o the_o law_n require_v to_o justification_n say_v pelagian_o these_o scripture_n testify_v de_fw-fr facto_fw-la only_o not_o de_n impossibilitate_v augustine_n answer_v it_o be_v a_o strange_a possibility_n that_o never_o yet_o come_v into_o act_n no_o not_o in_o those_o who_o measure_n of_o grace_n be_v great_a beside_o that_o the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o of_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o by_o a_o reason_n irrefragable_a show_v not_o only_o that_o through_o negligence_n we_o do_v not_o but_o that_o through_o impotency_n we_o can_v do_v what_o we_o will_v gal._n 5.17_o the_o apostle_n requisite_a be_v that_o our_o obedience_n be_v spiritual_a rom._n 7.14_o the_o second_o commandment_n forbid_v not_o only_o manual_a but_o mental_a image_n or_o similitude_n of_o the_o deity_n we_o may_v not_o so_o much_o as_o think_v the_o godhead_n like_v to_o silver_n 5.28_o act_n 17.29_o matth._n 5.28_o or_o gold_n or_o any_o thing_n that_o either_o sense_n imagine_v or_o reason_n conceive_v and_o our_o saviour_n tell_v we_o of_o adultery_n that_o may_v be_v commit_v in_o the_o thought_n and_o desire_v though_o the_o act_n of_o uncleanness_n follow_v not_o s._n hierome_n to_o this_o purpose_n mention_v that_o of_o our_o saviour_n matth._n 15.19_o out_o of_o the_o heart_n proceed_v evil_a thought_n etc._n etc._n procedat_fw-la say_v he_o qui_fw-la in_o cord_n svo_fw-la haec_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la testetur_fw-la &_o plenam_fw-la in_o corpore_fw-la isto_fw-la mortali_fw-la justitiam_fw-la confitebor_fw-la let_v i_o see_v the_o man_n that_o can_v say_v he_o never_o feel_v these_o in_o his_o heart_n i_o will_v then_o say_v there_o may_v be_v complete_a justice_n in_o this_o state_n of_o mortality_n and_o can_v ever_o any_o claim_n to_o himself_o perfect_a freedom_n from_o those_o inordinate_a motion_n of_o wrath_n grief_n fear_v etc._n etc._n of_o he_o that_o be_v such_o i_o will_v say_v say_v hierome_n aut_fw-la deus_fw-la est_fw-la aut_fw-la saxum_fw-la i_o not_o so_o but_o sure_o he_o be_v either_o a_o angel_n or_o a_o glorify_a saint_n to_o these_o let_v be_v add_v that_o continual_a indwelling_a of_o original_a corruption_n in_o man_n most_o sanctify_v rom._n 7.23_o gal._n 5.17_o empty_a the_o heart_n of_o all_o relic_n thereof_o than_o i_o will_v say_v perfection_n may_v be_v attain_v yield_v that_o sentina_fw-la can_v be_v draw_v dry_a thou_o must_v needs_o yield_v pollution_n and_o stench_n in_o thy_o best_a obedience_n add_v moreover_o the_o ingenuous_a confession_n of_o the_o saint_n of_o god_n and_o the_o record_a example_n of_o frailty_n in_o the_o strong_a augustine_n have_v all_o in_o a_o short_a sum_n quid_fw-la excellentius_fw-la in_o veteri_fw-la populo_fw-la sacerdotibus_fw-la sanctis_fw-la &_o tamen_fw-la bis_fw-la praecepit_fw-la deus_fw-la sacrificium_fw-la primitùs_fw-la pro_fw-la suis_fw-la offer_n peccatis_fw-la quid_fw-la sanctius_fw-la in_o novo_fw-la populo_fw-la apostolis_n &_o tamen_fw-la praecepit_fw-la bis_fw-la dominus_fw-la in_o oratione_fw-la dicere_fw-la demitte_v nobis_fw-la debita_fw-la nostra_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o conclusion_n be_v this_o omnium_fw-la igitur_fw-la piorum_fw-la sub_fw-la hoc_fw-la onere_fw-la corruptibilis_fw-la carnis_fw-la &_o in_o istius_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la infirmitate_fw-la gementium_fw-la spes_fw-la una_fw-la est_fw-la quòd_fw-la advocatum_fw-la habeamus_fw-la apud_fw-la patrem_fw-la etc._n etc._n thus_o far_o we_o have_v avow_v the_o truth_n of_o this_o controversy_n by_o ground_n of_o scripture_n and_o father_n whereto_o if_o any_o shall_v object_v that_o father_n deal_n against_o pelagian_o only_a i_o answer_v that_o their_o ground_n conclude_v as_o well_v papist_n as_o pelagian_n as_o to_o their_o objection_n they_o be_v the_o same_o that_o of_o old_a be_v make_v by_o pelagian_o as_o 1._o christ_n say_v of_o his_o yoke_n it_o be_v easy_a matth._n 11.30_o s._n john_n that_o his_o commandment_n be_v not_o grievous_a 1._o john_n 5.3_o answ_n say_v hierome_n poise_n but_o a_o piece_n of_o the_o yoke_n a_o little_a portion_n of_o the_o burden_n and_o then_o tell_v i_o whether_o it_o be_v of_o so_o easy_a

tertullian_n well_o answer_v that_o this_o sentence_n be_v of_o undoubted_a truth_n nothing_o at_o all_o be_v hard_a unto_o god_n but_o yet_o if_o we_o shall_v thus_o abrupt_o use_v this_o sentence_n in_o our_o presumptuous_a and_o ground_n less_o conceit_n we_o may_v feign_v any_o thing_n of_o god_n as_o if_o he_o have_v wrought_v it_o because_o he_o have_v power_n to_o work_v it_o non_fw-la autem_fw-la quia_fw-la omne_fw-la potest_fw-la facere_fw-la ideo_fw-la credendum_fw-la est_fw-la illum_fw-la fecisse_fw-la etiam_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la fecerit_fw-la sed_fw-la a_o fecerit_fw-la requirendum_fw-la god_n can_v have_v furnish_v man_n with_o wing_n to_o fly_v he_o have_v do_v it_o to_o kite_n follow_v it_o thence_o that_o he_o have_v do_v it_o yea_o or_o that_o ever_o it_o shall_v be_v do_v in_o a_o word_n dei_fw-la posse_fw-la velle_fw-la est_fw-la &_o non_fw-la posse_fw-la nolle_fw-la quod_fw-la autem_fw-la voluit_fw-la &_o potuit_fw-la &_o ostendit_fw-la etc._n etc._n 115.3_o psal_n 115.3_o god_n power_n must_v be_v consider_v with_o his_o will_n and_o signification_n thereof_o what_o he_o will_v do_v he_o can_v do_v what_o he_o have_v signify_v he_o will_v do_v let_v we_o build_v upon_o it_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v effect_v but_o where_o we_o want_v evidence_n of_o his_o will_n we_o shall_v but_o absurd_o expect_v the_o event_n in_o respect_n of_o his_o power_n for_o he_o can_v do_v more_o than_o ever_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v with_o like_a frand_n do_v our_o transubstantiatour_n and_o their_o of_o spring_n ubiquitary_n delude_v the_o simple_a persuade_v the_o real_a presence_n of_o christ_n body_n some_o in_o many_o some_o in_o all_o place_n by_o this_o as_o one_o argument_n god_n be_v omnipotent_a quis_fw-la hoc_fw-la nesciat_fw-la to_o vield_n that_o it_o be_v possible_a for_o god_n to_o make_v real_a communication_n of_o immensity_n part_n of_o his_o incommunicable_a glory_n to_o christ_n humanity_n and_o to_o grant_v that_o god_n can_v uphold_v 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that_o be_v that_o give_v generative_a virtue_n to_o man_n disable_v for_o generation_n so_o put_v as_o it_o be_v a_o new_a life_n into_o they_o and_o call_v the_o thing_n that_o be_v not_o as_o if_o they_o be_v that_o be_v that_o make_v eximious_a thing_n contemptible_a the_o gentile_n that_o be_v no_o people_n a_o people_n of_o god_n i_o rather_o think_v they_o be_v to_o be_v take_v in_o their_o large_a sense_n according_a to_o the_o immediate_a purport_n of_o the_o word_n though_o i_o confess_v abraham_n from_o they_o infer_v the_o particular_n of_o his_o promise_n and_o thus_o conceive_v abraham_n to_o have_v reason_v for_o the_o establish_n of_o his_o faith_n his_o first_o conclusion_n be_v this_o my_o body_n now_o as_o dead_a in_o respect_n of_o the_o act_n of_o generation_n god_n will_v quicken_v and_o make_v vigorous_a his_o argument_n god_n by_o his_o power_n can_v quicken_v the_o dead_a therefore_o he_o can_v give_v generative_a vigour_n to_o my_o dead_a body_n his_o second_o 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