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apparent_a the_o execution_n thereof_o be_v no_o other_o than_o the_o denial_n of_o grace_n and_o as_o god_n of_o his_o mere_a pleasure_n give_v faith_n and_o repentance_n to_o who_o he_o will_v so_o of_o his_o mere_a pleasure_n he_o deny_v it_o unto_o other_o otherwise_o grace_n shall_v be_v confer_v according_a unto_o work_n which_o be_v condemn_v in_o the_o synod_n of_o palestine_n pelagius_n himself_o subscribe_v thereunto_o above_o 1200_o year_n ago_o and_o all_o along_o afterward_o it_o be_v condemn_v in_o divers_a synod_n gather_v together_o for_o suppress_v of_o the_o pelagian_a heresy_n now_o do_v m._n moulin_n think_v it_o no_o wise_a part_n to_o publish_v this_o doctrine_n that_o grace_n be_v not_o give_v according_a unto_o work_n but_o according_a to_o the_o mere_a pleasure_n of_o god_n nothing_o less_o saint_n paul_n plain_o profess_v that_o god_n have_v mercy_n on_o who_o he_o will_v and_o who_o he_o will_v he_o harden_v come_v we_o to_o reprobation_n as_o it_o signify_v god_n decree_n to_o inflict_v damnation_n without_o consideration_n of_o sin_n our_o adversary_n will_v fain_o shape_v our_o opinion_n thus_o and_o none_o more_o eager_a this_o way_n than_o this_o author_n i_o mean_v he_o that_o be_v think_v to_o be_v the_o suggester_n at_o first_o and_o since_o the_o interpolator_n and_o promotor_n of_o all_o this_o but_o this_o be_v a_o most_o notorious_a untruth_n nay_o how_o can_v we_o maintain_v this_o who_o embrace_v the_o definition_n of_o reprobation_n give_v by_o aquinas_n where_o he_o say_v that_o repobation_n include_v a_o will_n to_o permit_v sin_n and_o to_o infer_v damnation_n for_o sin_n so_o do_v m._n perkins_n and_o he_o have_v i_o justify_v against_o arminius_n in_o my_o vindiciae_fw-la and_o not_o any_o one_o of_o our_o divine_n do_v maintain_v that_o god_n intend_v to_o damn_v any_o man_n but_o for_o sin_n and_o final_a perseverance_n therein_o without_o repentance_n and_o the_o former_a point_n concern_v the_o first_o act_n of_o reprobation_n be_v grant_v which_o neither_o sir_n edwin_n sand_n nor_o any_o lutheran_n that_o i_o know_v deny_v the_o doctrine_n concern_v this_o latter_a act_n of_o reprobation_n will_v be_v find_v to_o contain_v no_o difficulty_n at_o all_o forasmuch_o as_o we_o utter_o deny_v that_o god_n either_o do_v inflict_v or_o ever_o do_v decree_n to_o inflict_v damnation_n according_a to_o his_o mere_a pleasure_n but_o mere_o for_o final_a continuance_n in_o sin_n without_o repentance_n now_o let_v every_o sober_a reader_n consider_v whether_o there_o be_v any_o harshness_n in_o all_o this_o but_o as_o m._n moulin_n discourse_v here_o so_o do_v the_o massilienses_n of_o old_a concern_v augustine_n doctrine_n as_o which_o they_o will_v not_o have_v at_o all_o broach_v as_o appear_v in_o the_o epistle_n of_o prosper_n yet_o i_o commend_v this_o author_n for_o his_o ingenuous_a confession_n that_o the_o same_o may_v be_v say_v of_o the_o sublapsarian_a way_n but_o to_o our_o prejudice_n he_o tell_v we_o that_o sir_n ed_n sand_n be_v of_o the_o same_o mind_n and_o therefore_o consider_v the_o excellency_n of_o the_o book_n write_v by_o he_o whereunto_o we_o may_v add_v the_o excellency_n of_o the_o discourse_n write_v by_o this_o author_n let_v we_o for_o the_o credit_n and_o transcendent_a sufficiency_n of_o these_o two_o renounce_v not_o calvin_n and_o beza_n only_o poor_a snake_n as_o they_o be_v but_o the_o whole_a synod_n of_o dort_n and_o all_o the_o outlandish_a divine_n assemble_v there_o and_o manifest_v their_o concurrence_n in_o opinion_n with_o those_o synodical_a divine_n yea_o and_o fulke_n and_o whitaker_n and_o the_o university_n of_o cambridge_n as_o they_o be_v then_o affect_v when_o they_o drive_v barret_n to_o a_o recantation_n yet_o sir_n edwin_n sand_n in_o the_o place_n produce_v betray_v not_o his_o own_o judgement_n but_o make_v relation_n of_o the_o bitterness_n of_o lutheran_n in_o oppose_a calvinist_n in_o like_a manner_n both_o
jew_n and_o gentile_n do_v oppose_v christian_n even_o unto_o blood_n for_o preach_v christ_n crucify_v which_o be_v a_o scandal_n to_o the_o one_o foolishness_n unto_o the_o other_o and_o shall_v the_o truth_n of_o christianity_n be_v any_o whit_n the_o worse_a thought_n of_o for_o this_o why_o then_o shall_v our_o doctrine_n of_o predestination_n and_o reprobation_n be_v suspect_v as_o untrue_a because_o the_o lutheran_n party_n do_v also_o bitter_o oppose_v it_o especial_o consider_v that_o we_o with_o austin_n no_o otherwise_o maintain_v predestination_n then_o as_o it_o depend_v and_o be_v ground_v upon_o this_o that_o grace_n be_v not_o give_v according_a unto_o work_n as_o austin_n profess_v to_o have_v be_v his_o opinion_n de_fw-fr bono_fw-mi perseverantiae_fw-la cap._n 14._o and_o we_o be_v ready_a to_o renounce_v whatsoever_o contradict_v this_o and_o the_o lutheran_n themselves_o profess_v concurrent_o with_o we_o that_o grace_n be_v not_o give_v according_a unto_o work_n 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