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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ut_fw-la est_fw-la 1_o tim._n 1._o quod_fw-la ita_fw-la in_o terpretantur_fw-la ut_fw-la praedestinatio_fw-la ad_fw-la gloriam_fw-la â—acta_fw-la dicatur_fw-la secundum_fw-la praescientiam_fw-la fidei_fw-la &_o perseverantiae_fw-la verum_fw-la non_fw-la intellexerunt_fw-la praescientiam_fw-la eorum_fw-la quae_fw-la homo_fw-la acturus_fw-la erat_fw-la ex_fw-la viribus_fw-la naturae_fw-la sed_fw-la quae_fw-la esset_fw-la facturus_fw-la ex_fw-la viribus_fw-la gratiae_fw-la tum_fw-la praevenientis_fw-la tum_fw-la subsequentis_fw-la eóque_fw-la antiquitatis_fw-la ille_fw-la consensus_fw-la nihil_fw-la vel_fw-la pelagianos_fw-la vel_fw-la semi-pelagianos_a juvat_fw-la nam_fw-la utrique_fw-la illi_fw-la crediderunt_fw-la praedestinationis_fw-la causam_fw-la dari_fw-la ex_fw-la parte_fw-la hominis_fw-la secundum_fw-la omnes_fw-la effectus_fw-la at_o catholici_fw-la agnoverunt_fw-la gratiam_fw-la primam_fw-la non_fw-la ex_fw-la merito_fw-la sed_fw-la gratis_n 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in_o reference_n to_o a_o enter_v upon_o and_o hold_v out_o in_o a_o course_n of_o repentance_n do_v indeed_o concern_v all_o those_o that_o have_v addict_v themselves_o unto_o the_o lord_n as_o person_n who_o all_o seek_v after_o safety_n or_o salvation_n by_o please_a god_n but_o it_o concern_v those_o more_o near_o who_o be_v yet_o novice_n and_o begin_v very_o diligent_o to_o water_v their_o ear_n with_o the_o word_n of_o god_n like_o young_a whelp_n who_o sight_n be_v not_o yet_o perfect_o come_v to_o they_o move_z up_z and_o down_o at_o uncertainty_n and_o profess_v or_o learn_v indeed_o to_o renounce_v their_o old_a way_n and_o take_v up_o repentance_n but_o neglect_v to_o enclose_v it_o 6._o it_o quicquid_fw-la ergo_fw-la mediocritas_fw-la nostra_fw-la ad_fw-la penitentiam_fw-la semel_fw-la capessendam_fw-la &_o perpetuò_fw-la continendam_fw-la suggerere_fw-la onata_fw-la est_fw-la omnes_fw-la quidem_fw-la deditos_fw-la domino_fw-la spectat_fw-la ut_fw-la omnis_fw-la omnes_fw-la salutis_fw-la in_o promerendo_fw-la deo_fw-la petitores_fw-la sed_fw-la praecipuè_fw-la novitiis_fw-la istis_fw-la imminet_fw-la qui_fw-la cum_fw-la maximè_fw-la incipâ—un_fw-la divinis_fw-la sermonibus_fw-la aures_fw-la rigare_fw-la quique_fw-la catuli_fw-la infantiae_fw-la ad_fw-la huc_fw-la recentis_fw-la nec_fw-la perfectis_fw-la luminibus_fw-la incerta_fw-la reptant_fw-la et_fw-la dicunt_fw-la discunt_fw-la pristinis_fw-la quidem_fw-la renunciare_fw-la &_o poenitentiam_fw-la assumunt_fw-la sed_fw-la includere_fw-la cam_fw-la negligunt_fw-la tertul._n de_fw-fr poen_n cap._n 6._o i._n e._n to_o guard_n or_o fence_v it_o with_o such_o resolution_n and_o care_n that_o it_o may_v not_o be_v lay_v waste_n by_o the_o return_n and_o break_n in_o of_o the_o lust_n of_o their_o former_a ignorance_n upon_o they_o not_o long_o after_o thus_o some_o be_v of_o opinion_n as_o if_o god_n must_v of_o necessity_n give_v that_o which_o he_o have_v promise_v even_o to_o those_o that_o be_v unworthy_a and_o thus_o make_v his_o bounty_n a_o servitude_n or_o bondage_n unto_o he_o but_o if_o he_o gratifi_v we_o with_o or_o by_o the_o symbol_n of_o death_n meaning_n if_o he_o confer_v upon_o we_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n in_o or_o upon_o our_o be_v baptise_a wherein_o wâ—_n typical_o die_v with_o christ_n out_o of_o necessity_n he_o do_v it_o against_o his_o will._n and_o who_o will_v suffer_v that_o to_o continue_v or_o remain_v firm_a which_o he_o give_v unwilling_o for_o do_v not_o many_o afterward_o fall_n away_o be_v not_o this_o gift_n take_v away_o from_z many_o ibid._n many_o quidam_fw-la autem_fw-la sic_fw-la opinantur_fw-la quasi_fw-la deus_fw-la necesse_fw-la habeat_fw-la praestaere_fw-la etiam_fw-la indignis_fw-la quod_fw-la spospondit_fw-fr &_o liberalitatem_fw-la ejus_fw-la faciunt_fw-la servitutem_fw-la quod_fw-la si_fw-la necessitate_v nobis_fw-la symbolum_fw-la mortis_fw-la indulget_fw-la ergo_fw-la in_o vitus_fw-la facit_fw-la quis_fw-la enim_fw-la permittit_fw-la permansurum_fw-la id_fw-la quod_fw-la tribuerit_fw-la invitus_fw-la non_fw-la enim_fw-la multi_fw-la posteà _fw-la excidunt_fw-la nun_n à _fw-la multis_fw-la donum_fw-la illud_fw-la aufertur_fw-la etc._n etc._n ibid._n he_o clear_o speak_v of_o the_o gift_n of_o justification_n or_o remission_n of_o sin_n which_o the_o ancient_a father_n more_o general_o hold_v and_o teach_v be_v confer_v in_o baptism_n at_o least_o where_o there_o be_v any_o meetness_n in_o the_o person_n baptize_v but_o whether_o this_o be_v orthodox_n or_o no_o evident_a it_o be_v from_o the_o word_n recite_v that_o tertullia_n judgement_n be_v that_o many_o may_v yea_o and_o do_v fall_v away_o and_o suffer_v the_o deprivation_n and_o loss_n of_o the_o grace_n of_o justification_n according_a to_o what_o we_o reason_v at_o large_a chap._n 8._o sect._n 54_o 55_o etc._n etc._n and_o consequent_o of_o regeneration_n also_o gregory_n nazianzen_n famous_a in_o the_o christian_a church_n about_o the_o 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in_o the_o grave_n for_o what_o be_v more_o vocal_a or_o audible_a than_o the_o word_n and_o be_v come_v forth_o after_o thou_o have_v be_v dead_a not_o four_o day_n only_o but_o many_o more_o return_v unto_o life_n with_o he_o that_o lie_v three_o day_n in_o the_o grave_n and_o have_v thy_o graveclothe_n or_o death-band_n loose_v take_v heed_n last_o thou_o die_v again_o and_o be_v gather_v unto_o those_o who_o dwell_v in_o the_o grave_n and_o be_v the_o second_o time_n bind_v with_o the_o cord_n of_o thy_o sin_n for_o it_o be_v uncertain_a whether_o thou_o shall_v be_v raise_v up_o again_o unto_o life_n or_o no._n and_o yet_o again_o some_o few_o passage_n interject_v only_o be_v careful_a and_o look_v to_o this_o that_o have_v with_o the_o purity_n of_o thy_o heart_n and_o way_n kindle_v a_o fire_n of_o envy_n in_o the_o devil_n breast_n against_o themselves_o thou_o make_v not_o thyself_o miserable_a again_o by_o sin_v 40._o sin_v fac_n purgationem_fw-la serve_v ne_fw-la alioqui_fw-la sanguinis_fw-la defluvio_fw-la rursùs_fw-la labores_fw-la christumque_fw-la jam_fw-la surripiendae_fw-la salutis_fw-la causâ_fw-la prehendere_fw-la nequeas_fw-la cave_fw-la ne_fw-la amisso_fw-la peccato_fw-la rursus_fw-la in_o grabbato_fw-la jaceas_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la in_fw-la
gulf_n or_o bottom_n of_o all_o wickedness_n 〈◊〉_d wickedness_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v easy_a to_o weary_v the_o reader_n if_o it_o be_v not_o do_v already_o with_o citation_n from_o this_o most_o renown_a writer_n wherein_o he_o declare_v with_o a_o high_a hand_n for_o that_o doctrine_n which_o teach_v a_o possibility_n of_o the_o saint_n decline_v and_o that_o unto_o death_n both_o first_o and_o second_o yea_o and_o that_o upon_o such_o term_n that_o no_o man_n that_o shall_v unpartial_o consider_v the_o manner_n how_o he_o express_v himself_o in_o passage_n of_o this_o nature_n but_o will_v conceive_v that_o this_o be_v the_o general_a doctrine_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n and_o of_o the_o sound_a teacher_n in_o those_o day_n origen_n who_o live_v long_o before_o chrysostom_n viz._n a_o little_a after_o the_o year_n 200_o 10._o §._o 10._o plain_o enough_o deliver_v the_o say_a doctrine_n but_o if_o say_v he_o a_o satiety_n or_o wearisomeness_n overtake_v any_o of_o those_o who_o have_v stand_v in_o a_o eminent_a and_o perfect_a degree_n of_o christianity_n i_o do_v not_o conceive_v that_o such_o a_o one_o become_v a_o bankrupt_a in_o grace_n or_o fall_v to_o nothing_o on_o the_o sudden_a but_o that_o he_o must_v needs_o waste_v or_o consume_v by_o little_a and_o little_a and_o by_o step_n and_o degree_n so_o that_o it_o may_v sometime_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o if_o some_o short_a relapse_n or_o fall_v happen_v and_o he_o speedy_o repent_v and_o come_v again_o to_o himself_o that_o he_o do_v not_o utter_o ruin_v himself_o but_o recover_v his_o foot_n and_o return_n to_o his_o former_a state_n and_o may_v repair_v that_o which_o through_o negligence_n be_v fall_v down_o fine_a down_o si_fw-mi aeuten_fw-mi aliquando_fw-la satietas_fw-la cepit_fw-la aliquem_fw-la ex_fw-la bis_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o summo_fw-la perfectoque_fw-la constiterint_fw-la gradu_fw-la non_fw-la arbitror_fw-la quòd_fw-la ad_fw-la subitum_fw-la quis_fw-la evacuetur_fw-la ac_fw-la decidat_fw-la sed_fw-la paulatim_fw-la &_o per_fw-la part_n â—um_fw-la defluere_fw-la necesse_fw-la est_fw-la ita_fw-la ut_fw-la fieri_fw-la possit_fw-la interdum_fw-la ut_fw-la si_fw-la brevis_fw-la aliquis_fw-la lapsus_fw-la acciderit_fw-la &_o citò_fw-la recipi_fw-la 〈…〉_o at_o atque_fw-la in_o se_fw-la revertatur_fw-la non_fw-la penitùs_fw-la ruere_fw-la sed_fw-la revocare_fw-la pedem_fw-la &_o redire_fw-la ad_fw-la statuum_fw-la suum_fw-la &_o rursum_fw-la statuere_fw-la passit_fw-la id_fw-la quod_fw-la per_fw-la negligentiam_fw-la fuerat_fw-la lapsum_fw-la orig._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lib._n 1._o cap._n 3._o in_o fine_a he_o that_o speak_v such_o thing_n as_o these_o clear_o suppose_v that_o christian_n and_o saint_n of_o the_o best_a and_o high_a stand_v may_v very_o possible_o so_o fall_v as_o to_o ruin_v themselves_o utter_o yea_o the_o passage_n import_v that_o when_o such_o do_v begin_v to_o decline_v or_o fall_v it_o be_v somewhat_o a_o rare_a case_n if_o ever_o they_o do_v recover_v or_o rise_v again_o it_o be_v only_o the_o possibility_n not_o probability_n of_o this_o that_o be_v here_o assert_v that_o ambrose_n who_o be_v contemporary_a with_o augustin_n though_o somewhat_o his_o senior_n in_o year_n be_v of_o the_o same_o judgement_n with_o the_o forementioned_a author_n in_o the_o doctrine_n of_o perseverance_n may_v be_v sufficient_o gather_v from_o that_o interpretation_n of_o his_o former_o cite_v from_o musculus_fw-la of_o those_o word_n of_o paul_n shall_v i_o take_v the_o member_n of_o christ_n and_o make_v they_o the_o member_n of_o a_o harloâ—_n the_o reader_n may_v please_v to_o satisfy_v himself_o herein_o only_o by_o look_v back_o to_o cap._n 13._o sect._n 28._o of_o this_o present_a discourse_n this_o father_n elsewhere_o say_v god_n therefore_o foreknow_v that_o they_o will_v be_v person_n evil_o dispose_v or_o of_o bad_a will_n do_v not_o account_v they_o in_o the_o number_n of_o good_a man_n although_o our_o saviour_n say_v to_o those_o seventy_o two_o disciple_n who_o he_o choose_v in_o the_o second_o rank_n who_o afterward_o go_v back_o from_o he_o your_o name_n be_v write_v in_o heaven_n but_o this_o be_v for_o there_o righteousness_n sake_n for_o it_o be_v meet_v that_o every_o man_n shall_v have_v as_o he_o deserve_v for_o because_o they_o be_v good_a they_o be_v choose_v to_o the_o ministry_n and_o their_o name_n be_v write_v in_o heaven_n for_o there_o righteousness_n sake_n as_o i_o say_v but_o according_a to_o the_o prescience_n of_o god_n they_o be_v in_o the_o number_n of_o evil_a man_n there_o be_v no_o acceptation_n of_o person_n in_o the_o prescience_n of_o god_n for_o prescience_n be_v that_o wherein_o it_o be_v definitive_o know_v unto_o he_o of_o what_o kind_n every_o man_n will_n wherein_o he_o will_v persevere_v will_v be_v by_z or_o for_o which_o he_o will_v either_o be_v damn_v or_o crown_v to_o conclude_v they_o who_o god_n know_v will_v persevere_v in_o good_a be_v ofttimes_o before_o evil_a and_o they_o who_o he_o know_v will_v continue_v evil_a unto_o their_o end_n be_v sometime_o good_a before_o so_o that_o there_o be_v no_o cause_n for_o any_o man_n to_o complain_v in_o as_o much_o as_o god_n be_v no_o accepter_n of_o person_n for_o both_o saul_n and_o judas_n iscariot_n be_v at_o first_o or_o fore_o good_a the_o scripture_n say_v of_o saul_n that_o he_o be_v a_o good_a man_n and_o that_o there_o be_v not_o a_o better_a among_o the_o son_n of_o israel_n so_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a read_v 1_o sam._n 9_o 2._o and_o the_o apostle_n peter_n say_v of_o iscariot_n he_o obtain_v fellowship_n in_o this_o ministration_n with_o sign_n and_o wonder_n 13._o wonder_n praescius_fw-la itaque_fw-la deus_fw-la malae_fw-la illos_fw-la voluntatis_fw-la futuros_fw-la non_fw-la illos_fw-la habuit_fw-la in_o numero_fw-la bonorum_fw-la quamvis_fw-la dicat_fw-la salvator_n illis_fw-la septuaginta_fw-la duobus_fw-la discipulis_fw-la quos_fw-la elegerat_fw-la secundae_fw-la class_n qui_fw-la ab_fw-la illo_fw-la posteà _fw-la recesserunt_fw-la nominae_fw-la vestra_fw-la scriptae_fw-la sunt_fw-la in_o coelo_fw-la sed_fw-la hoc_fw-la propter_fw-la justician_n quia_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la justum_fw-la ut_fw-la unicuâ—que_fw-la pro_fw-la merito_fw-la respondeatur_fw-la quia_fw-la enim_fw-la boni_fw-la erant_fw-la electi_fw-la erant_fw-la ad_fw-la ministerium_fw-la &_o erant_fw-la scripta_fw-la nomina_fw-la illorum_fw-la in_o coelo_fw-la propter_fw-la justiciam_fw-la sicut_fw-la dixi_fw-la secundum_fw-la praescientiam_fw-la verò_fw-la erant_fw-la in_o numero_fw-la malorum_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la personarum_fw-la acceptio_fw-la in_o praescientiâ_fw-la dei_fw-la praescientia_fw-la enim_fw-la est_fw-la quâ_fw-la definitum_fw-la habet_fw-la qualis_fw-la uniuscujusque_fw-la voluntas_fw-la erit_fw-la in_fw-la quâ_fw-la mansurus_fw-la est_fw-la per_fw-la quam_fw-la aut_fw-la damnetur_fw-la aut_fw-la coronetur_fw-la denique_fw-la quos_fw-la scit_fw-la in_fw-la bono_fw-mi mansuros_fw-la frequentèr_fw-la antè_fw-la sunt_fw-la mali_n &_o quos_fw-la malâ—s_fw-la scit_fw-la permansuros_fw-la aliquoties_fw-la prius_fw-la sunt_fw-la boni_fw-la vnde_fw-la cessat_fw-la querela_fw-la quia_fw-la deus_fw-la acceptor_n personarum_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la no_o &_o saul_n &_o judas_n scarioth_n ante_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la boni_fw-la dicente_fw-la scâ—ipturâ_fw-la de_fw-la saul_n erat_fw-la vir_fw-la bone_fw-la &_o non_fw-la erat_fw-la illo_fw-la melior_fw-la in_o filiis_fw-la israel_n et_fw-fr de_fw-fr scarioth_n dicit_fw-la petrus_n apostolus_fw-la qui_fw-la sortitus_fw-la est_fw-la sortem_fw-la ministerij_fw-la huius_fw-la in_fw-la signis_fw-la &_o prodigiis_fw-la faciendis_fw-la etc._n etc._n ambr._n in_o rom._n 9_o 13._o in_o another_o place_n he_o say_v sometime_o they_o be_v at_o first_o good_a who_o afterward_o become_v and_o continue_v evil_a in_o which_o respect_n they_o be_v both_o say_v to_o be_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o life_n and_o again_o to_o be_v blot_v out_o of_o it_o deleri_fw-la it_o aliquoties_fw-la prius_fw-la sunt_fw-la boni_fw-la qui_fw-la futuri_fw-la sunt_fw-la &_o permansuri_fw-la mali_n propter_fw-la quod_fw-la etiam_fw-la dicuntur_fw-la scribi_fw-la in_o libro_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la &_o deleri_fw-la therefore_o neither_o be_v this_o father_n any_o patron_n of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o perseverance_n as_o it_o be_v patronize_v by_o many_o at_o this_o day_n cyprian_a who_o live_v about_o the_o year_n 250_o write_v upon_o the_o lord_n prayer_n 11._o §._o 11._o have_v word_n to_o this_o effect_n and_o the_o servant_n who_o have_v his_o whole_a debt_n forgive_v he_o by_o his_o lord_n will_v not_o forgive_v his_o fellow_n servant_n be_v cast_v into_o prison_n because_o he_o will_v not_o show_v favour_n to_o his_o fellow_n servant_n he_o lose_v that_o favor_n which_o his_o lord_n have_v show_v unto_o he_o 17._o he_o et_fw-la qui_fw-la servo_fw-la servus_n post_v dimissun_fw-it sibi_fw-la à _fw-la domino_fw-la omne_fw-la debitum_fw-la conservo_fw-la svo_fw-la noluit_fw-la ipse_fw-la dimittere_fw-la in_fw-la carcerem_fw-la relegatur_fw-la quia_fw-la indulgere_fw-la conservo_fw-la svo_fw-la noluit_fw-la quod_fw-la sibi_fw-la à _fw-la domino_fw-la indultum_fw-la fuit_fw-la amisit_fw-la cypr._n de_fw-fr orat._n domin_n c._n 17._o by_o the_o favour_n which_o this_o servant_n lose_v after_o it_o have_v be_v vouchsafe_v unto_o he_o by_o his_o lord_n he_o clear_o mean_v the_o
postulanti_fw-la ut_fw-la gratissimè_fw-la illi_fw-la possit_fw-la inservire_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la spiritu_fw-la quem_fw-la accepit_fw-la &_o in_o nullo_n vincatur_fw-la à _fw-la malitiâ_fw-la aut_fw-la fallatur_fw-la per_fw-la ignorantiam_fw-la temeritatem_fw-la ac_fw-la ignaviam_fw-la aversa_fw-la peragens_fw-la omne_fw-la praeter_fw-la decorum_n divinae_fw-la voluntatis_fw-la talem_fw-la enim_fw-la animam_fw-la manet_fw-la supplicium_fw-la mors_fw-la &_o luctus_fw-la quod_fw-la divinus_fw-la etiam_fw-la apostolus_fw-la dixit_fw-la ne_fw-la cum_fw-la aliis_fw-la praedicaverim_fw-la ipse_fw-la reprobus_fw-la efficiar_fw-la vides_fw-la cum_fw-la dei_fw-la apostolus_fw-la esset_fw-la quo_fw-la pacto_fw-la timebat_fw-la ejus_fw-la enim_fw-la est_fw-la homo_fw-la naturae_fw-la ut_fw-la etiamsi_fw-la in_o profundum_fw-la vitiorum_fw-la lapsus_fw-la sit_fw-la ac_fw-la peccato_fw-la deserviat_fw-la ad_fw-la id_fw-la quod_fw-la bonum_fw-la est_fw-la converti_fw-la possit_fw-la et_fw-la contrà _fw-la spiritui_fw-la sancto_fw-la devinctus_fw-la &_o rerum_fw-la coelestium_fw-la ebrietate_fw-la correptus_fw-la ad_fw-la id_fw-la quod_fw-la malum_fw-la est_fw-la converti_fw-la potest_fw-la ibid._n no_o man_n consider_v these_o thing_n can_v light_o imagine_v but_o that_o this_o devout_a and_o learned_a father_n who_o carry_v blessedness_n in_o his_o name_n hold_v dogmatical_o and_o upon_o mature_a consultation_n have_v with_o the_o best_a of_o his_o understanding_n in_o the_o mystery_n of_o christ_n a_o possibility_n that_o even_o the_o best_a and_o highest-raised_n saint_n may_v through_o sloth_n and_o negligence_n lose_v this_o stand_n fall_v away_o and_o perish_v basil_n surname_v the_o great_a who_o live_v much_o about_o the_o same_o time_n with_o the_o last-mentioned_a 13._o §._o 13._o author_n assign_v the_o difference_n between_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o saint_n in_o this_o present_a world_n and_o that_o which_o be_v to_o come_v assert_v this_o for_o one_o that_o in_o this_o life_n the_o danger_n of_o fall_v be_v great_a upon_o which_o account_n paul_n say_v let_v he_o that_o stand_v take_v heed_n lest_o he_o fall_v but_o there_o meaning_n in_o the_o future_a estate_n of_o glory_n their_o step_n be_v firm_a or_o fix_v life_n be_v unchangeable_a there_o be_v no_o more_o danger_n of_o be_v carry_v away_o unto_o sin_n for_o neither_o be_v here_o any_o rebellion_n or_o insurrection_n of_o the_o flesh_n etc._n etc._n not_o long_o after_o therefore_o we_o man_n die_v often_o before_o the_o body_n come_v by_o death_n to_o be_v unyoked_v or_o lose_a from_o the_o soul_n so_o that_o the_o life_n of_o man_n be_v make_v or_o natural_o apt_a to_o be_v accomplish_v or_o fulfil_v not_o only_o with_o a_o change_n in_o respect_n of_o one_o age_n succeed_v another_o but_o with_o fall_v or_o ruin_n of_o their_o soul_n through_o sin_n 〈◊〉_d sin_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n basil_n in_o psal_n 114._o non_o longè_fw-la à _fw-la sine_fw-la paulo_n post_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o same_o father_n in_o another_o place_n speak_v yet_o more_o plain_o to_o the_o business_n in_o hand_n many_o say_v he_o who_o have_v gather_v much_o together_o from_o their_o youth_n when_o they_o come_v to_o the_o middle_n of_o their_o year_n temptation_n from_o evil_a spirit_n rise_v up_o against_o they_o and_o assault_v they_o have_v not_o be_v able_a to_o bear_v the_o stress_n or_o burden_n of_o the_o winter_n for_o want_v of_o a_o good_a pilot-ship_n and_o so_o have_v lose_v all._n and_o hence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o some_o have_v make_v shipwreck_n of_o faith_n other_o by_o mean_n of_o a_o violent_a tempest_n as_o it_o be_v of_o pleasure_n rush_v upon_o they_o have_v utter_o lose_v that_o chastity_n which_o they_o have_v preserve_v together_o from_o their_o youth_n a_o most_o sad_a spectacle_n for_o a_o man_n after_o fast_v after_o austereness_n of_o live_v after_o much_o pray_v after_o much_o weep_v after_o a_o continent_n life_n it_o may_v be_v for_o twenty_o or_o thirty_o year_n together_o through_o negligence_n and_o carelessness_n of_o soul_n to_o be_v find_v naked_a or_o destitute_a of_o all_o and_o that_o such_o a_o person_n who_o have_v great_o prosper_v and_o thrive_v by_o the_o trade_n or_o work_v of_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n shall_v become_v like_a unto_o a_o merchant_n of_o a_o great_a estate_n who_o while_o his_o ship_n sail_v on_o her_o course_n with_o a_o fair_a and_o prosperous_a wind_n judge_v himself_o a_o brave_a man_n for_o the_o abundance_n of_o good_n in_o she_o but_o have_v pass_v through_o tempestuous_a sea_n his_o vessel_n come_v to_o be_v wrack_v in_o the_o very_a haven_n and_o he_o point_v at_o or_o show_v by_o man_n as_o one_o that_o on_o the_o sudden_a and_o at_o once_o have_v lose_v all_o that_o abundance_n which_o he_o late_o have_v sinen_n have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d idem_fw-la hon_fw-fr 12._o in_o princip_n proverb_n propè_fw-la sinen_n the_o same_o father_n in_o another_o of_o his_o sermon_n express_v his_o sense_n in_o the_o matter_n yet_o before_o we_o in_o word_n of_o this_o import_n but_o sin_n be_v the_o destroyer_n of_o that_o grace_n which_o be_v give_v we_o by_o the_o laver_n of_o regeneration_n and_o soon_o after_o allegorise_v our_o saviour_n parabolical_a history_n of_o the_o man_n who_o go_v from_o jerusalem_n towards_o jericho_n fall_v among_o thief_n thus_o but_o now_o stripe_n go_v before_o strip_v or_o take_v off_o his_o raiment_n that_o thou_o may_v learn_v and_n know_v that_o sin_n go_v before_o the_o lay_n aside_o or_o loss_n of_o that_o grace_n or_o gracious_a benefit_n which_o be_v give_v unto_o thou_o by_o that_o love_n or_o kindness_n which_o the_o lord_n bear_v unto_o man_n finem_fw-la man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d et_fw-la paulò_fw-la post_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d idem_fw-la hom._n 21._o circa_fw-la finem_fw-la once_o more_o in_o another_o homily_n this_o great_a doctor_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n in_o his_o day_n ow_v the_o doctrine_n we_o now_o contend_v for_o in_o word_n to_o this_o purpose_n thou_o see_v they_o speak_v of_o the_o galatian_n have_v the_o spirit_n thou_o have_v also_o herd_n you_o be_v abolish_v from_o christ_n and_o again_o you_o be_v fall_v from_o grace_n what_o do_v he_o subjoin_v after_o all_o this_o make_v room_n or_o grant_v place_n for_o their_o renew_n my_o little_a child_n of_o who_o i_o travel_v in_o birth_n again_o he_o have_v once_o beget_v they_o before_o but_o he_o that_o have_v once_o beget_v they_o refuse_v not_o to_o beget_v they_o the_o second_o time_n unto_o salvation_n finem_fw-la salvation_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d idem_fw-la hom._n 28._o de_fw-fr poenitentia_fw-la propè_fw-la finem_fw-la all_o the_o author_n hitherto_o consult_v about_o the_o sense_n of_o antiquity_n and_o of_o 14._o §._o 14._o the_o primitive_a christian_n concern_v the_o possibility_n or_o non-possibility_n of_o the_o saint_n relapse_v unto_o death_n have_v serve_v their_o generation_n respective_o and_o be_v go_v off_o the_o stage_n of_o mortality_n before_o pelagius_n be_v enter_v to_o act_v his_o part_n hereon_o or_o at_o least_o have_v not_o much_o to_o do_v with_o he_o we_o now_o come_v to_o inquire_v what_o their_o judgement_n and_o sense_n in_o the_o same_o point_n be_v who_o either_o synchronize_v with_o pelagius_n and_o skirmish_v he_o or_o else_o take_v their_o turn_n of_o mortality_n after_o he_o concern_v the_o former_a of_o these_o that_o star_n of_o the_o first_o magnitude_n in_o the_o christian_a firmament_n augustin_n i_o mean_v be_v i_o suppose_v in_o every_o man_n estimate_n instar_fw-la omnium_fw-la a_o man_n that_o will_v perform_v the_o service_n alone_o as_o sufficient_o as_o if_o he_o have_v twenty_o more_o with_o he_o to_o assist_v he_o questionless_a no_o man_n be_v better_o verse_v in_o the_o affair_n of_o christianity_n or_o that_o better_o understand_v what_o doctrine_n or_o opinion_n rule_v in_o the_o christian_a world_n or_o that_o dissent_v less_o from_o the_o common_a and_o generally-received_n tenet_n of_o he_o church_n then_o he._n now_o to_o how_o great_a a_o degree_n he_o abound_v in_o that_o faith_n which_o believe_v a_o possibility_n of_o the_o saint_n decline_v and_o that_o unto_o death_n can_v light_o be_v unknown_a to_o those_o that_o be_v though_o but_o competent_o acquaint_v with_o his_o write_n i_o shall_v present_v the_o reader_n with_o a_o first-fruit_n only_o and_o leave_v the_o harvest_n for_o his_o own_o gather_n it_o be_v say_v he_o much_o to_o be_v admire_v and_o admire_v again_o that_o god_n to_o some_o of_o his_o child_n who_o he_o have_v regenerate_v in_o christ_n and_o to_o who_o he_o have_v give_v faith_n hope_n and_o love_n shall_v not_o give_v perseverance_n when_o as_o he_o forgive_v such_o great_a sin_n unto_o strange_a child_n and_o by_o impart_v his_o grace_n unto_o they_o make_v they_o child_n of_o his_o own_o 8._o own_o mirandun_v est_fw-la quidem_fw-la multunque_fw-la mirandum_fw-la quòd_fw-la filiis_fw-la suis_fw-la deus_fw-la quibusdam_fw-la quos_fw-la regeneravit_fw-la in_o christâ—_n quibus_fw-la
deserat_fw-la atque_fw-la ita_fw-la extrà _fw-la christi_fw-la fidem_fw-la pereat_fw-la metonymy_fw-la effecti_fw-la pro_fw-la quo_fw-la mortuus_fw-la est_fw-la quip_n qui_fw-fr mortuus_fw-la est_fw-la pro_fw-la omnibus_fw-la credentibus_fw-la for_o what_o be_v be_v this_o be_v interpret_v but_o to_o affirm_v that_o true_a believer_n even_o such_o for_o who_o christ_n die_v may_v fall_v away_o so_o as_o to_o perish_v nor_o do_v the_o gloss_n of_o mr_n j._n deodat_n as_o his_o englisher_n present_v it_o upon_o 22._o §._o 22._o 1_o cor._n 8._o 11._o look_v any_o other_o way_n perish_v i._n e._n say_v he_o shall_v be_v in_o danger_n of_o wound_v his_o conscience_n mortal_o and_o whereas_o before_o through_o tenderness_n of_o conscience_n he_o abhor_v any_o thing_n that_o draw_v near_o to_o idolatry_n he_o may_v peradventure_o use_v himself_o to_o it_o to_o the_o shipwreck_n of_o his_o salvation_n he_o that_o be_v dead_a be_v in_o no_o danger_n of_o be_v wound_v mortal_o but_o he_o who_o be_v alive_a be_v in_o this_o danger_n be_v in_o a_o possibility_n at_o least_o of_o suffer_v according_o nor_o can_v any_o person_n be_v say_v to_o make_v shipwreck_n of_o that_o of_o which_o he_o never_o be_v possess_v nor_o yet_o to_o be_v in_o danger_n hereof_o nor_o doubtless_o be_v learned_a junius_n otherwise_o mind_v when_o he_o deliver_v himself_o in_o these_o word_n if_o there_o be_v no_o possibility_n that_o a_o righteous_a man_n or_o believer_n may_v fall_v away_o neither_o will_v the_o apostle_n have_v make_v this_o hypothesis_n or_o supposition_n nor_o will_v he_o have_v infer_v so_o grave_a or_o weighty_a a_o saying_n upon_o the_o supposition_n nor_o will_v he_o have_v apply_v this_o say_n to_o the_o hebrew_n to_o who_o he_o write_v in_o the_o cause_n which_o be_v now_o in_o hand_n 6._o hand_n si_fw-mi non_fw-la posset_n furi_fw-la ut_fw-la iustùs_fw-la vel_fw-la credens_fw-fr aliquis_fw-la deficeret_fw-la neque_fw-la hypothesin_n hanc_fw-la facturus_fw-la esset_fw-la apostolus_fw-la neque_fw-la ex_fw-la hypothesi_fw-la tam_fw-la grave_n pronunciatum_fw-la allaturus_fw-la neque_fw-la ad_fw-la hanc_fw-la causam_fw-la quae_fw-la agitur_fw-la hoc_fw-la dictum_fw-la hebraeis_n quibus_fw-la scribebat_fw-la accommodaturus_fw-la junius_n in_o parallel_n ad_fw-la heb._n 6._o 4_o 5_o 6._o these_o passage_n also_o from_o the_o same_o author_n be_v no_o slender_a evidence_n of_o the_o propension_n of_o his_o judgement_n the_o same_o way_n nothing_o at_o all_o shall_v he_o want_v to_o we_o on_o the_o lord_n part_n if_o we_o be_v not_o want_v unto_o ourselves_o 6._o ourselves_o a_o domino_fw-la nihil_fw-la planè_fw-la defuturun_v est_fw-la modò_fw-la ne_fw-la nobis_fw-la deficiamus_fw-la ipsi_fw-la idem_fw-la in_o parall_a ad_fw-la heb._n 3._o 6._o and_o again_o christ_n require_v only_o one_o condition_n from_o we_o viz._n that_o we_o abide_v in_o he_o and_o be_v circumspect_a and_o attent_a to_o keep_v ourselves_o from_o all_o sin_n and_o unbelief_n even_o as_o he_o promise_v that_o he_o will_v abide_v in_o we_o 12._o we_o christus_fw-la postulat_fw-la à _fw-la nobis_fw-la unicam_fw-la conditionem_fw-la nempe_fw-la ut_fw-la maneamus_fw-la in_o ipso_fw-la &_o circumspiciamus_fw-la attendamusque_fw-la nobis_fw-la ab_fw-la omni_fw-la peccato_fw-la &_o infidelitate_fw-la quemadmodum_fw-la ipse_fw-la in_o nobis_fw-la spondet_fw-la se_fw-la mansurum_fw-la esse_fw-la ibid._n ad_fw-la verse_n 12._o in_o the_o former_a of_o these_o say_n he_o clear_o suspend_v the_o perseverance_n of_o the_o saint_n and_o the_o continue_a collation_n of_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n which_o be_v absolute_o necessary_a hereunto_o upon_o the_o care_n and_o faithful_a endeavour_n of_o man_n for_o the_o obtain_n of_o it_o in_o the_o latter_a with_o like_a clearness_n he_o make_v their_o perseverance_n conditional_a and_o require_v circumspection_n and_o watchfulness_n in_o the_o saint_n in_o order_n to_o their_o abide_n in_o christ_n notwithstanding_o his_o promise_n of_o abide_v in_o they_o hereby_o plain_o declare_v that_o he_o understand_v this_o promise_n of_o christ_n in_o a_o sense_n conditional_a and_o not_o absolute_a mollerus_n upon_o psal_n 51._o 12._o comment_v that_o david_n lâ—st_v the_o holy_a ghost_n by_o his_o sin_n and_o be_v deprive_v of_o his_o gift_n so_o that_o he_o departing_z from_z or_o not_o govern_v david_n his_o heart_n become_v pollute_v with_o wickedness_n of_o all_o sort_n therefore_o he_o pray_v that_o a_o clean_a heart_n may_v be_v again_o create_v in_o he_o which_o the_o apostle_n act_v 15._o call_v a_o heart_n purify_v by_o faith_n viz._n from_o sin_n and_o the_o guilt_n thereof_o that_o so_o he_o may_v have_v right_a thought_n of_o god_n may_v true_o acknowledge_v god_n without_o hypocrisy_n or_o simulation_n but_o may_v come_v unto_o he_o call_v upon_o he_o believe_v on_o he_o fear_n obey_v he_o etc._n he_o david_n amiserat_fw-la spiritum_fw-la sanctum_fw-la per_fw-la peccatum_fw-la &_o privatus_fw-la erat_fw-la donis_n itaque_fw-la ipso_fw-la discedente_fw-la aut_fw-la non_fw-la regente_fw-la davidem_fw-la cor_fw-la statim_fw-la pollutum_fw-la est_fw-la omnis_fw-la generis_fw-la sceleribus_fw-la ideò_fw-la petit_fw-la rurâ—ùm_fw-la in_o se_fw-la creari_fw-la cor_fw-la mundum_fw-la id_fw-la quod_fw-la apostolus_fw-la dicit_fw-la act._n 15._o purificatum_fw-la fide_fw-la à _fw-la peccatis_fw-la scilicet_fw-la &_o reatu_fw-la ut_fw-la rectè_fw-la sentiat_fw-la de_fw-la deo_fw-la veré_fw-la agnoscat_fw-la deum_fw-la sine_fw-la hypocrisi_fw-la aut_fw-la simulatione_fw-la sed_fw-la accedat_fw-la ad_fw-la eum_fw-la invocet_fw-la eum_fw-la credat_fw-la in_o eum_fw-la timeat_fw-la eum_fw-la obediat_fw-la ei_fw-la etc._n etc._n etc._n etc._n this_o text_n need_v no_o commentary_n i_o may_v here_o add_v the_o testimony_n and_o consent_n both_o of_o former_a council_n 23._o §._o 23._o and_o synod_n as_o likewise_o of_o the_o confession_n of_o many_o late_a reform_a church_n but_o because_o other_o have_v prevent_v i_o in_o both_o as_o viz._n the_o forementioned_a gerard._n joh._n vossius_fw-la in_o the_o former_a 12._o former_a hist_o pelag._n l._n 6._o thesi_fw-la 12._o and_o p._n bertius_fw-la in_o the_o latter_a etc._n latter_a hymenaeus_n desertor_n pag._n 105_o 106_o etc._n etc._n i_o choose_v rather_o to_o desire_v the_o reader_n desirous_a of_o satisfaction_n in_o either_o to_o consult_v these_o author_n respective_o then_o to_o imbulk_v our_o present_a discourse_n with_o transcription_n which_o be_v of_o so_o ready_a a_o inspection_n elsewhere_o only_o for_o a_o taste_n i_o shall_v here_o present_v the_o reader_n with_o a_o few_o line_n out_o of_o the_o confession_n of_o the_o reform_a church_n of_o saxony_n wherein_o they_o profess_o give_v the_o right_a hand_n of_o fellowship_n to_o we_o in_o the_o doctrine_n hold_v forth_o in_o our_o present_a digression_n when_o it_o be_v say_v say_v this_o confession_n that_o sin_n remain_v in_o the_o regenerate_a it_o be_v necessary_a that_o a_o difference_n he_o make_v for_o from_o that_o say_n luk._n 11._o he_o go_v and_o take_v unto_o he_o seven_o other_o spirit_n worse_o than_o himself_o and_o they_o enter_v in_o dwell_v there_o etc._n etc._n and_o such_o like_a say_n it_o be_v manifest_a that_o some_o regenerate_v person_n grieve_v and_o shake_v or_o dash_n the_o holy_a spirit_n out_o of_o they_o be_v again_o castanna_n off_o by_o god_n and_o become_v gvilty_a of_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n and_o of_o eternal_a punishment_n and_o ezek._n 18._o it_o be_v write_v when_o a_o righteous_a man_n shall_v forsake_v his_o righteousness_n and_o shall_v commit_v iniquity_n he_o shall_v die_v therein_o and_o when_o the_o unrighteous_a shall_v forsake_v his_o unrighteousness_n and_o do_v righteousness_n he_o shall_v live_v therein_o therefore_o there_o be_v a_o necessity_n of_o put_v a_o difference_n between_o such_o sin_n which_o remain_v in_o holy_a man_n during_o this_o mortal_a life_n but_o do_v not_o expel_v or_o drive_v the_o holy_a ghost_n out_o of_o they_o from_o such_o other_o sin_n for_o which_o a_o man_n become_v again_o liable_a to_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n and_o to_o eternal_a punishment_n and_o paul_n rom._n 5._o distinguish_v between_o sin_n reign_v and_o not_o reign_v and_o elsewhere_o he_o say_v if_o you_o live_v after_o the_o flesh_n you_o shall_v die_v but_o if_o by_o the_o spirit_n you_o shall_v mortify_v the_o deed_n of_o the_o flesh_n you_o shall_v live_v peccatorum_fw-la live_v quum_fw-la dictum_fw-la sit_fw-la in_o rena_fw-la this_fw-mi manere_fw-la peccata_fw-la necesse_fw-la est_fw-la tradâ—_n discrimen_fw-la nam_fw-la ex_fw-la dicto_fw-la lucae_n 11._o vadit_fw-la &_o assumit_v septem_fw-la alios_fw-la spiritus_fw-la nequieres_fw-la se_fw-la &_o ingressi_fw-la babitant_n ibi_fw-la etc._n etc._n &_o similibus_fw-la dictis_fw-la manifestum_fw-la est_fw-la aliquos_fw-la renatos_fw-la contristare_fw-la &_o excutere_fw-la spiritum_fw-la sanctum_fw-la ruâ—sus_fw-la abjici_fw-la a_o deo_fw-la ac_fw-la fieri_fw-la reos_fw-la iâ—ae_fw-la dei_fw-la &_o aeternarum_fw-la poenarum_fw-la et_fw-la ezek._n 18._o scriptum_fw-la est_fw-la quum_fw-la recesseâ—it_fw-la iustùs_fw-la a_o justicia_fw-la sva_fw-la &_o fecerit_fw-la iniquitatem_fw-la scripture_n in_o ea_fw-la &_o cum_fw-la recesseris_fw-la impius_fw-la ab_fw-la impietate_fw-la sva_fw-la &_o fecerit_fw-la justiciam_fw-la vivet_fw-la in_o ca._n
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to_o the_o high_a pitch_n of_o impiety_n betray_v and_o crucify_v the_o lord_n the_o saviour_n who_o vouchsafe_v to_o come_v down_o to_o the_o earth_n for_o the_o salvation_n of_o all_z man_n afterward_o he_o call_v judas_n the_o betrayer_n of_o his_o master_n and_o saviour_n vocat_fw-la saviour_n quapropter_fw-la &_o pro_fw-la eorum_fw-la salute_v proprio_fw-la filio_fw-la non_fw-la parcens_fw-la pater_fw-la tradidit_fw-la eum_fw-la in_o mortem_fw-la ut_fw-la per_fw-la mortem_fw-la silij_fw-la svi_fw-la destructo_fw-la eo_fw-la qui_fw-la habebat_fw-la mortis_fw-la imperium_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la diabolo_fw-it redimeret_fw-la omnes_fw-la qui_fw-la ab_fw-la eo_fw-la captivitatis_fw-la vinculo_fw-la tenebantur_fw-la didym_n l._n 3._o de_fw-la spiritu_fw-la s._n et_fw-la mox_fw-la de_fw-la judaeis_n loquens_fw-la ad_fw-la impietatis_fw-la culmen_fw-la egressi_fw-la dominun_n salvatorem_fw-la qui_fw-la pro_fw-la cunctorum_fw-la salute_n descendere_fw-la dignatus_fw-la suerat_fw-la ad_fw-la terras_fw-la prodiderunt_fw-la &_o crucifixerunt_fw-la etc._n etc._n posteà _fw-la judam_n proditorem_fw-la magistri_fw-la &_o salvatoris_fw-la svi_fw-la vocat_fw-la basil_n surname_v the_o great_a about_o the_o same_o time_n or_o not_o long_o after_o judge_v it_o a_o point_n of_o faithfulness_n unto_o he_o who_o ambassador_n he_o be_v to_o concur_v with_o his_o fellow_n in_o the_o same_o doctrine_n what_o say_v he_o can_v man_n give_v of_o so_o much_o value_n for_o the_o redemption_n of_o his_o soul_n yet_o be_v there_o find_v for_o all_z man_n together_o one_o worthy_a price_n of_o the_o blood_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n which_o he_o shed_v or_o pour_v out_o for_o we_o all._n soon_o after_o if_o we_o consider_v his_o kindness_n and_o love_n to_o we_o he_o call_v we_o brethren_n and_o descend_v to_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n who_o give_v himself_o a_o propitiation_n for_o the_o whole_a world_n and_o not_o for_o himself_o 48._o himself_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d paulo_n ante_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d basilius_n m._n in_o psal_n 48._o in_o another_o place_n he_o say_v david_n prophetical_o foresee_v the_o future_a grace_n of_o the_o love_a kindness_n of_o the_o lord_n towards_o man_n say_v that_o it_o be_v meet_v to_o serve_v and_o love_v he_o who_o have_v bestow_v such_o and_o so_o great_a a_o benefit_n upon_o mankind_n that_o he_o have_v not_o spare_v his_o own_o son_n but_o have_v deliver_v he_o up_o for_o all_z man_n 61._o man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d basilius_n m._n in_o psal_n 61._o more_o testimony_n from_o this_o author_n be_v at_o hand_n if_o need_v be_v gregory_n nyssen_n brother_n to_o the_o last-named_n father_n stand_v by_o his_o brother_n in_o the_o pre-asserted_n doctrine_n say_v that_o as_o the_o begin_n of_o death_n be_v first_o only_a in_o one_o pass_v through_o the_o whole_a nature_n of_o man_n in_o like_a manner_n the_o beginning_n of_o the_o resurrection_n by_o mean_n of_o one_o extend_v itself_o unto_o the_o whole_a nature_n of_o man_n 23._o man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d greg._n nyss_n orat._n catechet_n c._n 16._o etiam_fw-la c._n 22._o 23._o more_o plain_o in_o another_o place_n he_o speak_v of_o christ_n sanctifi_v unto_o god_n and_o the_o father_n not_o only_o the_o first_o bear_v of_o man_n but_o even_o the_o whole_a tribe_n or_o generation_n of_o mankind_n by_o mean_n of_o the_o first-fruit_n of_o our_o lump_n be_v in_o he_o that_o be_v by_o mean_n of_o that_o flesh_n which_o he_o take_v of_o we_o enliven_v with_o a_o rational_a or_o intellectual_a soul_n whereby_o he_o do_v as_o it_o be_v leaven_n the_o whole_a mass_n or_o concretion_n of_o the_o essence_n or_o substance_n of_o mankind_n with_o holiness_n medium_n holiness_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d greg._n nyssen_n de_fw-fr occursu_fw-la domini_fw-la etc._n etc._n circa_fw-la medium_n gregory_n nazianzen_n another_o great_a light_n burn_a and_o shine_v in_o the_o house_n 5._o §._o 5._o of_o the_o live_a god_n the_o church_n about_o these_o time_n give_v forth_o the_o light_n of_o the_o same_o doctrine_n in_o his_o ministry_n speak_v of_o christ_n he_o say_v to_o the_o jew_n he_o become_v as_o a_o jew_n that_o he_o may_v gain_v the_o jew_n to_o those_o that_o be_v under_o the_o law_n as_o one_o under_o the_o law_n that_o he_o may_v redeem_v those_o that_o be_v under_o the_o law_n to_o the_o weak_a he_o become_v as_o weak_a that_o he_o may_v save_v those_o that_o be_v weak_a he_o be_v make_v all_o thing_n unto_o all_z man_n thaâ—_n he_o may_v win_v or_o gain_n to_o himself_o alice_n men_n initio_fw-la men_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d greg._n nazian_n orat._n 31._o in_o initio_fw-la in_o another_o place_n he_o say_v there_o be_v no_o matter_n of_o wonder_n like_o unto_o that_o of_o my_o salvation_n a_o few_o drop_n of_o blood_n refashion_v the_o whole_a world_n and_o like_o that_o which_o cause_v the_o coagulation_n of_o milk_n knit_v and_o gather_v we_o together_o in_o one_o with_o all_z man_n finem_fw-la man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d greg._n nazian_n orat._n 42._o paulò_fw-la ante_fw-la finem_fw-la elsewhere_o in_o his_o christian_a poem_n he_o speak_v to_o this_o effect_n from_o one_o we_o all_o proceed_v we_o all_o one_o breath_n breathe_v out_o to_o one_o we_o all_o incline_v god_n unto_o all_o alike_o his_o birth_n his_o death_n his_o resurrection_n and_o heaven_n do_v consign_v virgin_n consign_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d idem_fw-la carm._n 3_o precept_n ad_fw-la virgin_n epiphanius_n a_o little_a before_o the_o two_o last_o name_v gregory_n write_v against_o heresy_n assert_v the_o doctrine_n we_o contend_v for_o as_o orthodox_n first_o say_v he_o speak_v of_o christ_n he_o offer_v himself_o that_o he_o may_v discharge_v the_o sacrifice_a of_o the_o old_a testament_n present_v unto_o god_n a_o more_o perfect_a live_n sacrifice_n for_o all_o the_o world_n afterward_o how_o vain_a be_v bootless_a be_v all_o the_o understanding_n that_o accompany_v heresy_n for_o they_o heretic_n even_o deny_v their_o own_o lord_n that_o buy_v they_o with_o his_o own_o blood_n 〈◊〉_d blood_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d epiph._n adversus_fw-la haereses_fw-la l._n 2._o t._n 1._o haeresi_fw-la 55._o et_fw-la posteà _fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tertullian_n who_o live_v in_o the_o age_n next_o before_o the_o last-mentioned_a author_n though_o in_o some_o other_o point_v he_o decline_v the_o judgement_n of_o his_o orthodox_n predecessor_n yet_o in_o the_o doctrine_n under_o enquiry_n he_o be_v one_o spirit_n with_o they_o what_o say_v he_o speak_v of_o the_o wood_n by_o the_o cast_n of_o which_o into_o the_o water_n the_o prophet_n elisha_n cause_v the_o iron_n to_o swim_v which_o be_v sink_v be_v more_o manifest_a than_o the_o sacrament_n or_o mystical_a signification_n of_o this_o wood_n as_o namely_o that_o the_o hardness_n of_o this_o world_n meaning_n the_o obdurate_a world_n itself_o be_v sink_v in_o the_o depth_n of_o error_n be_v by_o the_o wood_n of_o christ_n that_o be_v of_o his_o passion_n deliver_v or_o recovered_n in_o baptism_n that_o so_o that_o which_o long_o since_o perish_v by_o wood_n or_o by_o a_o tree_n in_o adam_n may_v be_v restore_v by_o the_o wood_n or_o tree_n of_o christ_n a_o little_a after_o apply_v unto_o christ_n the_o story_n of_o isaac_n carry_v the_o wood_n wherewith_o he_o be_v to_o have_v be_v offer_v have_v not_o god_n recall_v the_o command_n give_v to_o abraham_n on_o this_o behalf_n and_o of_o the_o ram_n catch_v by_o the_o horn_n in_o a_o thicket_n which_o be_v offer_v he_o do_v it_o in_o word_n to_o this_o effect_n christ_n in_o his_o own_o time_n carry_v his_fw-la wood_a upon_o his_o shoulder_n stick_v or_o hang_v upon_o the_o horn_n of_o the_o cross_n have_v his_o head_n compass_v about_o with_o a_o crown_n of_o thorn_n for_o it_o become_v he_o to_o be_v make_v a_o sacrifice_n for_o all_o nation_n and_o afterward_o he_o say_v that_o he_o be_v make_v a_o sacrifice_n or_o offering_z in_o or_o through_z all_o thing_n for_o we_o all_o etc._n all_o quid_fw-la manifestius_fw-la huius_fw-la ligni_fw-la sacramento_n quòd_fw-la duritia_fw-la huius_fw-la seouli_fw-la mersa_fw-la in_o profundo_fw-la erroris_fw-la &_o à _fw-la ligno_fw-la christi_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la passionis_fw-la ejus_fw-la in_o baptismo_fw-la liberatur_fw-la ut_fw-la quod_fw-la perierat_fw-la olim_fw-la per_fw-la lignum_fw-la in_o adam_n id_fw-la restitueretur_fw-la per_fw-la lignum_fw-la christi_fw-la tertul._n adversus_fw-la judaeos_fw-la c._n 13._o et_fw-la mox_fw-la et_fw-la christus_fw-la suis_fw-la temporibus_fw-la lignum_fw-la humeris_fw-la suis_fw-la portavit_fw-la inhaerens_fw-la cornibus_fw-la crucis_fw-la coronâ_fw-la spineâ_fw-la in_o capite_fw-la ejus_fw-la circundatâ_fw-la hunc_fw-la enim_fw-la oportebat_fw-la pro_fw-la omnibus_fw-la gentibus_fw-la fieri_fw-la sacrificium_fw-la et_fw-la posteà _fw-la sed_fw-la jesus_n ille_fw-la christus_fw-la dei_fw-la patris_fw-la summus_n sacerdos_n qui_fw-la primo_fw-la adventu_fw-la svo_fw-la humanâ_fw-la formâ_fw-la &_o passibilis_fw-la venit_fw-la in_o humilitate_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la passionem_fw-la ipse_fw-la etiam_fw-la
therefore_o without_o controversy_n the_o sense_n of_o the_o nicene_n father_n in_o the_o mention_a passage_n of_o their_o creed_n be_v that_o christ_n become_v man_n and_o suffer_v death_n for_o all_o man_n without_o exception_n now_o this_o nicene_n creed_n as_o be_v well_o know_v to_o those_o that_o be_v a_o little_a verse_v in_o ecclesiastical_a history_n be_v attest_v and_o subscribe_v by_o the_o three_o ecumenical_a council_n next_o follow_v the_o first_o at_o constantinople_n the_o second_o at_o ephesus_n the_o three_o at_o chalcedon_n nor_o do_v i_o remember_v that_o it_o be_v ever_o censure_v or_o reject_v by_o any_o council_n or_o synod_n esteem_v orthodox_n i_o shall_v not_o insist_v upon_o that_o epistle_n of_o cyril_n of_o alexandria_n a_o author_n late_o mention_v write_v to_o nestorius_n the_o heretic_n approve_v by_o three_o general_a council_n in_o which_o epistle_n christ_n be_v express_o term_v the_o saviour_n of_o we_o all_o 〈◊〉_d all_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gerardus_n johannes_n vossius_fw-la a_o late_a protestant_a writer_n of_o good_a note_n a_o diligent_a searcher_n into_o and_o unpartial_a relator_n of_o matter_n of_o antiquity_n report_v that_o by_o a_o synod_n assemble_v at_o mentz_n in_o the_o year_n 848_o of_o which_o rabanus_n maurus_n be_v precedent_n and_o at_o which_o haymo_n be_v present_a goteschalcus_fw-la the_o monk_n be_v condemn_v who_o among_o other_o erroneous_a opinion_n hold_v that_o they_o who_o perish_v although_o they_o sometime_o believe_v and_o be_v baptize_v yet_o be_v not_o redeem_v by_o christ_n but_o only_o sacramental_o or_o as_o far_o as_o the_o sign_n of_o redemption_n reach_v nor_o ever_o separate_v from_o the_o mass_n of_o perdition_n 12._o perdition_n cujus_fw-la inter_fw-la dogmata_fw-la erat_fw-la eos_fw-la qui_fw-la pereunt_fw-la â—t_a si_fw-la prius_fw-la credi_fw-la derint_fw-la &_o baptizati_fw-la suerint_fw-la non_fw-la nisi_fw-la signo_fw-la tenus_fw-la redemptos_fw-la fuisse_fw-la à _fw-la christo_fw-la nec_fw-la unquam_fw-la à _fw-la perditionis_fw-la massâ_fw-la fuisse_fw-la secretos_fw-la gerar._n joh._n voss_n hist_o pelag._n lib._n 6._o thesi_fw-la 12._o the_o same_o author_n add_v further_a that_o soon_o after_o this_o moguntine_n synod_n there_o follow_v a_o council_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rheims_n and_o of_o many_o other_o bishop_n in_o france_n whereof_o hincmarus_n a_o learned_a man_n in_o these_o time_n be_v precedent_n this_o council_n he_o say_v approve_v the_o judgement_n of_o the_o former_a touch_v their_o censure_n of_o goteschalcus_fw-la yea_o he_o proceed_v and_o say_v yet_o further_o that_o the_o church_n of_o lion_n although_o in_o many_o thing_n it_o rather_o incline_v to_o goteschalcus_fw-la then_o to_o the_o two_o late_o mention_v synod_n yet_o in_o the_o particular_a in_o hand_n it_o approve_v the_o sentence_n of_o the_o say_a synod_n in_o a_o large_a transcription_n which_o he_o exhibit_v from_o the_o act_n of_o this_o last_o synod_n he_o cit_v word_n to_o this_o effect_n how_o then_o when_o they_o be_v baptize_v in_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n and_o be_v wash_v from_o their_o sin_n in_o his_o blood_n be_v that_o true_a renovation_n and_o true_a purgation_n wrought_v if_o they_o yet_o remain_v in_o the_o mass_n of_o damnation_n and_o perdition_n concrete_a and_o not_o sever_v ibid._n sever_v quomodo_fw-la ergo_fw-la in_o eye_n perficitur_fw-la dum_fw-la in_o morte_fw-la christi_fw-la baptizantur_fw-la &_o in_o ejus_fw-la sanguine_a à _fw-la peccatis_fw-la abluuntur_fw-la vera_fw-la innovatio_fw-la &_o vera_fw-la mundatio_fw-la si_fw-la adhuc_fw-la in_o damnationis_fw-la &_o perditionis_fw-la massâ_fw-la concrâ—ti_fw-la &_o non_fw-la discreti_fw-la detinentur_fw-la ibid._n he_o speak_v as_o appear_v all_o along_o the_o discourse_n of_o such_o person_n who_o final_o apostatise_v and_o perish_v therefore_o the_o clear_a sense_n of_o this_o council_n also_o be_v that_o those_o who_o be_v wash_v from_o their_o sin_n in_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n and_o consequent_o who_o be_v redeem_v by_o he_o may_v notwithstanding_o perish_v the_o same_o doctrine_n as_o the_o same_o author_n report_v be_v approve_v and_o further_o establish_v by_o another_o synod_n hold_v at_o valentia_n in_o france_n consist_v of_o the_o bishop_n or_o minister_n of_o the_o forementioned_a church_n of_o lion_n and_o of_o two_o other_o church_n who_o profess_v that_o they_o do_v believe_v it_o as_o a_o thing_n meet_v to_o be_v hold_v with_o the_o firm_a belief_n that_o as_o some_o of_o those_o who_o be_v true_o regenerate_v and_o true_o redeem_v be_v eternal_o save_v by_o mean_n of_o their_o continuance_n through_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n in_o their_o redemption_n so_o that_o other_o of_o they_o because_o they_o will_v not_o abide_v in_o the_o safety_n of_o that_o faith_n which_o they_o once_o receive_v and_o choose_v rather_o whether_o by_o embrace_v corrupt_a doctrine_n or_o by_o wickedness_n of_o life_n to_o reject_v and_o make_v void_a the_o grace_n of_o redemption_n then_o to_o preserve_v it_o be_v never_o able_a to_o arrive_v at_o the_o fullness_n of_o salvation_n or_o to_o attain_v eternal_a happiness_n etc._n happiness_n item_n firmissimé_fw-fr tenendum_fw-la credimus_fw-la quòd_fw-la omnis_fw-la multitudo_fw-la fidelium_fw-la ex_fw-la aquâ_fw-la &_o spiritu_fw-la regenerata_fw-la ac_fw-la per_fw-la hoc_fw-la veraciter_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la incorporata_fw-la &_o juxta_fw-la doctrinan_n apostoli_fw-la in_o morte_fw-la christi_fw-la baptizata_fw-la in_fw-la ejus_fw-la sanguine_fw-la á_z peccatis_fw-la abluta_fw-la quia_fw-la nec_fw-la in_o eye_n potuit_fw-la esse_fw-la vera_fw-la regeneratio_fw-la nisi_fw-la fieret_fw-la &_o vera_fw-la redemptio_fw-la cum_fw-la in_o ecclesiae_fw-la sacramentis_fw-la nihil_fw-la sit_fw-la cassum_fw-la nihil_fw-la ludificatorium_fw-la sed_fw-la prorsus_fw-la totum_fw-la verum_fw-la &_o ipsâ_fw-la svi_fw-la veritate_fw-la ac_fw-la sinceritate_fw-la subnixum_fw-la exit_fw-la ipsâ_fw-la tamen_fw-la multitudine_fw-la fidelium_fw-la &_o redemptorun_n alios_fw-la salvari_fw-la aeternâ_fw-la salute_n quia_fw-la per_fw-la gratiam_fw-la dei_fw-la in_o suâ_fw-la redemptione_n fideliter_fw-la permanent_a alios_fw-la quia_fw-la permanere_fw-la noluerunt_fw-la in_o salute_v fidei_fw-la quam_fw-la initio_fw-la acceperunt_fw-la redemptionisque_fw-la gratiam_fw-la potiús_fw-la irritam_fw-la facere_fw-la prauâ_fw-la doctrinâ_fw-la vel_fw-la vitâ_fw-la quà m_fw-la seruare_fw-la elegerunt_fw-la ad_fw-la plenitudinem_fw-la salutis_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la percaptionem_fw-la aeterna_fw-la beatitudinis_fw-la nullo_n modo_fw-la pervenire_fw-la etc._n etc._n if_o my_o library_n will_v hold_v out_o it_o be_v like_a i_o may_v be_v able_a to_o produce_v other_o 14._o §._o 14._o council_n and_o synod_n beside_o these_o insist_v upon_o interest_v in_o the_o same_o doctrine_n which_o these_o as_o we_o have_v hear_v avouch_v for_o orthodox_n but_o the_o joint_a testimony_n of_o 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benefit_v all_o that_o believe_v unto_o eternal_a life_n yet_o do_v not_o profit_v all_o man_n etc._n etc._n again_o so_o than_o christ_n die_v for_o all_z man_n that_o alice_n and_o every_o man_n might_n by_o the_o mediation_n of_o faith_n through_o the_o virtue_n of_o this_o ransom_n obtain_v forgiveness_n of_o sin_n and_o eternal_a life_n i_o know_v
de_fw-fr bonis_fw-la oper._n qu._n 5._o quod_fw-la autem_fw-la excidant_fw-la ex_fw-la gratiâ_fw-la &_o effundant_fw-la fidem_fw-la &_o spiritum_fw-la sanctum_fw-la &_o fiant_fw-la rei_fw-la irae_fw-la dei_fw-la &_o aeter_fw-la narum_fw-la poenarum_fw-la qui_fw-la admittunt_fw-la delicta_fw-la contrà _fw-la conscientiam_fw-la id_fw-la multae_fw-la sententiae_fw-la claré_fw-la testantur_fw-la ibid._n etc._n etc._n a_o little_a after_o but_o that_o they_o fall_v from_o grace_n and_o shed_v faith_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o become_v guilty_a of_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n and_o of_o eternal_a punishment_n who_o commit_v sin_n against_o conscience_n many_o say_n in_o the_o scripture_n clear_o testify_v to_o which_o purpose_n he_o cite_v gal._n 5._o 19_o &_o 1_o cor._n 6._o 9_o etc._n etc._n yet_o again_o let_v we_o say_v 〈◊〉_d mind_n the_o example_n of_o saul_n and_o david_n who_o before_o their_o fall_n retain_v thosâ—_n benefit_n or_o blessing_n which_o i_o rehearse_v among_o which_o the_o discovery_n of_o god_n the_o send_n of_o his_o son_n the_o donation_n of_o his_o word_n and_o gospel_n the_o donation_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n the_o promise_n of_o life_n eternal_a be_v reckon_v and_o after_o their_o fall_n be_v not_o only_o devest_v of_o these_o good_a thing_n but_o feel_v also_o the_o evil_n or_o punishment_n which_o i_o mention_v whereof_o these_o be_v some_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n eternal_a punishment_n the_o loss_n of_o their_o gift_n fide_fw-la gift_n exempla_fw-la cogitemus_fw-la saulis_n &_o davidis_n qui_fw-la &_o beneficia_fw-la quae_fw-la recensui_fw-la inter_fw-la quae_fw-la erant_fw-la patefactio_fw-la dei_fw-la missio_fw-la silij_fw-la donatio_fw-la verbi_fw-la &_o evangelij_fw-la donatio_fw-la spiritus_fw-la sancti_fw-la promissio_fw-la vitæ_fw-la aeternae_fw-la etc._n etc._n tenuerunt_fw-la ante_fw-la lapsum_fw-la &_o post_fw-la lapsum_fw-la exuti_fw-la tantis_fw-la bonis_fw-la poenas_fw-la senserunt_fw-la quas_fw-la recitavi_fw-la inter_fw-la quas_fw-la erant_fw-la ira_fw-la dei_fw-la poenae_fw-la aeternae_fw-la amissio_fw-la donorum_fw-la etc._n etc._n idem_fw-la in_o loc._n de_fw-fr fide_fw-la etc._n etc._n no_o more_o from_o this_o author_n at_o present_a from_o who_o notwithstanding_o much_o more_o of_o the_o same_o import_n may_v ready_o be_v cite_v but_o only_o that_o short_a say_n of_o his_o write_v upon_o those_o word_n of_o the_o apostle_n 1_o cor._n 10._o let_v he_o that_o think_v he_o stand_v take_v heed_n lest_o he_o fall_v but_o that_o in_o some_o who_o have_v the_o beginning_n of_o faith_n and_o afterward_o fall_v return_v not_o that_o faith_n of_o they_o be_v true_a before_o it_o be_v lose_v or_o shake_v out_o the_o saying_n of_o peter_n 2_o pet._n 2._o testify_v 10._o testify_v quod_fw-la autem_fw-la in_o aliquibus_fw-la qui_fw-la initia_fw-la fidei_fw-la habuerunt_fw-la &_o posteà _fw-la lapsi_fw-la non_fw-la redeunt_fw-la fides_n illa_fw-la prinsquà m_fw-la excutitur_fw-la vera_fw-la sit_fw-la dictum_fw-la illud_fw-la petri_n testatur_fw-la 2._o pet._n 2._o idem_fw-la in_o 1_o cor._n 10._o so_o that_o there_o be_v little_a or_o no_o question_v to_o be_v make_v but_o that_o melancthon_n be_v full_a of_o enmity_n in_o his_o judgement_n against_o the_o tenent_n of_o those_o who_o affirm_v a_o impossibility_n of_o the_o saint_n decline_v unto_o death_n nor_o do_v chemnitius_n another_o learned_a and_o famous_a assertor_n of_o the_o lutheran_n 17._o §._o 17._o cause_n dissent_v from_o he_o herein_o i_o answer_v say_v he_o have_v mention_v a_o tridentine_a argument_n against_o assurance_n of_o salvation_n pretend_v from_o the_o scripture_n that_o as_o well_o the_o scripture_n as_o experience_n teach_v that_o many_o do_v not_o persevere_v but_o fall_v from_o grace_n but_o this_o come_v not_o to_o pass_v from_o hence_o or_o because_o god_n be_v not_o willing_a to_o preserve_v or_o keep_v those_o to_o the_o end_n who_o he_o have_v once_o receive_v into_o his_o grace_n or_o favor_n 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work_v out_o your_o salvation_n with_o bear_n and_o tremble_v etc._n etc._n he_o say_v there_o be_v a_o general_a answer_n to_o these_o say_n for_o they_o be_v monitory_a unto_o man_n lest_o through_o a_o persuasion_n of_o the_o certainty_n of_o salvation_n they_o degenerate_a into_o a_o carnal_a security_n whereby_o faith_n itself_o be_v choke_v and_o quite_o put_v out_o and_o that_o we_o shall_v not_o indulge_v any_o corrupt_a affection_n because_o by_o this_o mean_v faith_n be_v extinguish_v and_o that_o unless_o we_o abide_v in_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n we_o shall_v be_v cut_v off_o rom._n 11._o but_o concern_v faith_n it_o abide_v not_o in_o those_o who_o without_o repentance_n indulge_v vicious_a or_o deprave_a affection_n affectibus_fw-la affection_n et_fw-la paulò_fw-la post_fw-la ad_fw-la have_v sententius_fw-la responsio_fw-la generalis_fw-la est_fw-la monent_fw-la enim_fw-la ne_fw-la persuasione_n certitudinis_fw-la de_fw-fr salute_n degeneremus_fw-la in_o carnalem_fw-la securitatem_fw-la qua_fw-la ipsa_fw-la fides_n suffocâ—tur_fw-la &_o extinguitur_fw-la nec_fw-la indulgeamus_fw-la vitiosis_fw-la affectibus_fw-la ita_fw-la enim_fw-la fides_n extinguitur_fw-la et_fw-la nisi_fw-la permanserimus_fw-la in_o bonitate_fw-la dei_fw-la excindemur_fw-la rom._n 11._o non_fw-la manet_fw-la auten_v fides_n in_o illis_fw-la qui_fw-la sine_fw-la poenitentiâ_fw-la indulgent_a pravis_fw-la affectibus_fw-la the_o same_o author_n elsewhere_o have_v recite_v very_o many_o text_n of_o scripture_n which_o speak_v of_o make_v shipwreck_n of_o faith_n of_o deny_v the_o faith_n of_o turn_v aside_o from_o the_o faith_n etc._n etc._n as_o 1_o tim._n 1._o 19_o &_o cap._n 4._o 1._o &_o cap._n 5._o 8._o with_o several_a other_o speak_v thus_o all_o these_o sentence_n speak_v of_o a_o true_a live_a and_o justify_v faith_n which_o they_o teach_v may_v be_v shake_v out_o cast_v away_o and_o lose_v two_o several_a way_n as_o either_o by_o sin_n against_o conscience_n for_o faith_n do_v not_o remain_v in_o those_o who_o give_v way_n unto_o and_o indulge_v evil_a desire_n against_o conscience_n 1_o tim._n 1._o 2._o &_o cap._n 5._o 6._o or_o else_o by_o admit_v a_o error_n in_o the_o foundation_n or_o by_o overthrow_v the_o foundation_n of_o religion_n a._n religion_n quae_fw-la sententiae_fw-la omnes_fw-la loquuntur_fw-la de_fw-la verâ_fw-la viuâ_fw-la &_o justificante_fw-la fide_fw-la quam_fw-la docent_fw-la excuti_fw-la abjici_fw-la &_o amitti_fw-la duâ—bus_fw-la modis_fw-la vel_fw-la per_fw-la peccata_fw-la contrà _fw-la conscientiam_fw-la fides_n enim_fw-la non_fw-la manet_fw-la in_o illis_fw-la qui_fw-la indulgent_a pravis_fw-la cupiditatibus_fw-la contrà _fw-la conscientiam_fw-la 1_o tim._n 1._o 2._o &_o c._n 5._o 6._o vel_fw-la admisso_fw-la errore_fw-la in_o fundamento_fw-la aut_fw-la fundamento_fw-la religionis_fw-la subverso_fw-la 1_o tim._n 4._o 6._o 2_o tim._n 2._o 3._o chemnit_fw-la exam._n part_n 3._o de_fw-la coelibat_fw-la &_o virgin_n p._n 33._o a._n 1_o tim._n 4._o 6._o and_o 2_o tim._n 2._o 3._o it_o be_v easy_a to_o make_v the_o pile_n of_o testimony_n from_o these_o author_n yet_o far_o great_a for_o the_o eviction_n of_o their_o sense_n in_o the_o question_n depend_v but_o these_o produce_v be_v enough_o to_o satisfy_v ingenuity_n and_o as_o for_o prejudice_n and_o partiality_n the_o great_a abundance_n be_v not_o like_a to_o prove_v competent_a or_o sufficient_a that_o the_o main_a stream_n of_o lutheran_n judgement_n run_v in_o the_o same_o channel_n with_o 18._o §._o 18._o the_o opinion_n of_o those_o two_o great_a master_n of_o this_o way_n already_o specify_v be_v once_o and_o again_o acknowledge_v by_o doctor_n prideaux_n himself_o a_o man_n of_o opposite_a judgement_n in_o the_o present_a controversy_n who_o as_o well_o in_o the_o doctrine_n of_o perseverance_n as_o in_o those_o other_o point_n of_o election_n reprobation_n the_o death_n of_o christ_n etc._n etc._n couple_v the_o lutheran_n with_o the_o remonstrant_n or_o arminian_o from_o place_n to_o place_n see_v upon_o this_o account_n his_o lecture_n de_fw-fr absoluto_fw-la decreto_fw-la de_fw-fr gratia_n universali_fw-la de_fw-la perseverantia_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la etc._n etc._n therefore_o certain_o the_o protestant_n party_n of_o the_o lutheran_n denomination_n be_v general_o so_o far_o from_o magnify_v the_o necessity_n or_o worth_n of_o that_o doctrine_n which_o assert_v that_o fatal_a perseverance_n of_o the_o saint_n hitherto_o oppose_v so_o