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of_o saint_n but_o only_o that_o vestige_v of_o it_o be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o their_o write_n and_o herein_o perhaps_o they_o have_v discover_v a_o little_a of_o their_o unadvisedness_n for_o the_o chief_a ground_n of_o this_o their_o assertion_n they_o take_v from_o some_o supposititious_a writing_n of_o origen_n particular_o his_o commentary_n on_o job_n which_o not_o only_o our_o critik_n cocus_n pag._n 68_o rivet_n crit._n sac_fw-la lib._n 2._o cap._n 13._o scultet_fw-la medul_a pat_o lib._n 6._o cap._n 2._o pag._n 124._o but_o also_o erasmus_n genebrard_n sixtus_n senensis_n lib._n 4._o bibl_n and_o possevin_n the_o jesuit_n appar_fw-la verbo_fw-la origenes_n have_v declare_v to_o be_v spurious_a but_o yet_o the_o pamphlete_a object_n that_o the_o centurist_n affirm_v that_o irenaeus_n clement_n and_o all_o the_o doctor_n of_o the_o second_o age_n do_v admit_v free_a will_n even_o in_o spiritual_a action_n to_o who_o both_o they_o and_o abraham_n scultet_n say_v he_o add_v cyprian_a theophilus_n tertul_n origen_n clemens_n of_o alexandria_n justin_n athenagoras_n tatianus_n etc._n etc._n but_o this_o pamphleter_n discover_v that_o either_o he_o have_v never_o read_v the_o centurist_n and_o scultet_fw-la or_o that_o he_o be_v most_o perfidious_a in_o his_o citation_n for_o the_o centurist_n cent._n 2._o cap._n 46._o col_fw-fr 46._o after_o that_o they_o have_v say_v something_o to_o that_o purpose_n of_o the_o father_n of_o the_o second_o century_n present_o subjoin_v videmus_fw-la interdum_fw-la hos_fw-la liberi_fw-la arbitrij_fw-la assertores_fw-la sibi_fw-la ipsis_fw-la contracia_fw-la dicere_fw-la ac_fw-la paulo_fw-la alicubi_fw-la commodius_fw-la sentire_fw-la so_o that_o when_o all_o be_v put_v together_o the_o centurist_n say_v these_o doctor_n be_v inconstant_a to_o themselves_o in_o that_o matter_n and_o scultet_fw-la in_o his_o medul_n pat_o edit_fw-la francofurt_a 1634._o charge_n with_o inconstancy_n in_o this_o thing_n pag._n 83._o irenaeus_n pag._n 38._o justin_n martyr_n pag._n 119._o clemens_n of_o alexandria_n pag._n 245._o cyprian_n pag._n 52._o he_o pronounce_v tatianus_n a_o heretic_n and_o in_o particular_a that_o he_o mantain_v that_o the_o soul_n die_v with_o the_o body_n pag._n 135._o he_o charge_v theophilus_n antiochenus_fw-la with_o arrianism_n and_o origen_n with_o contradiction_n in_o many_o chief_a point_n of_o religion_n of_o tertullian_n pag._n 243._o he_o say_v that_o he_o write_v more_o gross_o of_o freewill_n than_o pelagius_n himself_o if_o jesuit_n will_v take_v he_o for_o their_o patron_n in_o this_o matter_n they_o may_v but_o what_o be_v all_o this_o to_o the_o point_n do_v protestant_n deny_v freewill_n in_o regenerate_a person_n about_o supernatural_a action_n no_o very_o we_o abominat_fw-la manicheism_n and_o stoicism_n that_o which_o we_o deny_v be_v freewill_n in_o unregenerat_a person_n about_o action_n spiritual_a and_o acceptable_a before_o god_n do_v not_o austin_n with_o the_o catholic_n church_n affirm_v as_o much_o hence_o enchirid_a cap._n 30._o man_n abuse_v his_o freewill_n lose_v both_o himself_o and_o it_o and_o again_o cum_fw-la libero_fw-la arbitrio_fw-la peccaret_fw-la homo_fw-la victore_fw-la peccato_fw-la amissum_fw-la est_fw-la liberum_fw-la arbitrium_fw-la and_o lib._n de_fw-fr corrupt_a &_o gra_fw-mi cap._n 11._o liberum_fw-la arbitrium_fw-la ad_fw-la malum_fw-la sufficit_fw-la ad_fw-la bonum_fw-la nihil_fw-la sufficit_fw-la nisi_fw-la adjuvetur_fw-la ab_fw-la omn_fw-la potente_fw-la deo_fw-la more_o to_o the_o like_a purpose_n may_v be_v see_v de_fw-la spir._n &_o light_v cap._n 3._o and_o lib._n 3._o contra_fw-la dvas_fw-la epist_n pelag_n cap._n 6._o etc._n etc._n we_o also_o deny_v that_o the_o efficacy_n of_o grace_n in_o conversion_n depend_v upon_o the_o beck_n of_o man_n freewill_n and_o so_o do_v austin_n with_o the_o catholic_n church_n before_o we_o lib._n the_o corrupt_a &_o gra_fw-mi cap._n 12._o subventum_fw-la est_fw-la igitur_fw-la infirmitati_fw-la volunt_fw-la at_o be_v humanae_fw-la ut_fw-la divina_fw-la gratia_fw-la indeclinabiliter_fw-la &_o insuper_fw-la abiliter_fw-la ageretur_fw-la and_o cap._n 14._o volenti_fw-la salvum_fw-la facere_fw-la nullum_fw-la hominum_fw-la resistit_fw-la arbitrium_fw-la so_o likewise_o lib._n 1._o ad_fw-la simplic_fw-la quest_n 2_o lib._n cont_n dvas_fw-la epist_n pelag._n cap._n 19_o i_o know_v bellarmin_n have_v make_v a_o far_o great_a muster_n of_o father_n for_o the_o jesuit_n pelagian_a doctrine_n of_o freewill_n lib._n 5._o de_fw-mi gra_fw-mi &_o lib._n arb_n cap._n 25._o 26._o but_o the_o father_n be_v judicious_o vindicate_v in_o that_o point_n by_o the_o learned_a david_n paraeus_n in_o his_o animadversion_n on_o these_o cap_n in_o a_o word_n what_o ever_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o these_o father_n as_o to_o the_o matter_n of_o freewill_n it_o do_v not_o follow_v that_o they_o or_o all_o the_o father_n in_o these_o century_n do_v embrace_v the_o whole_a system_n of_o the_o present_a tridentin_n faith_n do_v not_o both_o the_o centurist_n and_o scultet_n make_v it_o their_o work_n to_o demonstrat_fw-la that_o the_o father_n in_o these_o century_n have_v no_o kindness_n for_o the_o present_a romish_a religion_n not_o to_o waste_v time_n and_o paper_n upon_o all_o the_o impertinent_a allegation_n of_o the_o pamphleter_n on_o little_a touch_n i_o must_v give_v concern_v mr._n luther_n i_o be_o not_o concern_v to_o justify_v all_o his_o harsh_a expression_n of_o the_o father_n do_v not_o moses_n himself_o speak_v sometime_o unadvised_o with_o his_o lip_n yet_o this_o i_o must_v advertise_v the_o reader_n that_o the_o colloquia_fw-la mensalia_fw-la out_o of_o which_o most_o of_o these_o expression_n be_v take_v which_o romanist_n usual_o object_v in_o their_o rant_v be_v call_v by_o dr._n francis_n whyte_n in_o his_o orthodox_n faith_n against_o t._n w._n a_o counterfeit_n treatise_n only_o go_v under_o the_o name_n of_o luther_n though_o i_o be_o not_o ignorant_a that_o mr._n bell_n who_o late_o translate_v they_o into_o english_a will_v have_v they_o account_v genuine_a at_o best_a they_o be_v but_o extemporary_a discourse_n collect_v from_o his_o mouth_n at_o table_n or_o such_o like_a season_n wherewith_o luther_n himself_o be_v say_v to_o have_v witness_v much_o dissatisfaction_n and_o therefore_o such_o stress_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v lay_v on_o they_o as_o upon_o write_v and_o deliberate_a tractat_v be_v the_o colloquia_fw-la mensalia_n of_o pope_n and_o cardinal_n collect_v i_o believe_v we_o shall_v have_v much_o worse_a stuff_n what_o language_n be_v that_o of_o the_o pope_n who_o say_v he_o will_v have_v his_o cold_a peacock_n all_o despeto_fw-it de_fw-mi dio_fw-mi what_o a_o unsavoury_a dialogue_n be_v that_o betwixt_o leo_n the_o ten_o and_o cardinal_n bembus_n wherein_o the_o pope_n say_v to_o the_o cardinal_n quantum_fw-la nobis_fw-la profuit_fw-la fabula_fw-la de_fw-la christo_fw-la as_o for_o luther_n judgement_n of_o the_o father_n i_o can_v express_v it_o better_o than_o in_o the_o word_n of_o dr._n francis_n whyte_n canvas_v the_o same_o objection_n pag._n 261._o concern_v luther_n say_v he_o even_o as_o in_o sacred_a scripture_n the_o prophet_n isai_n cap._n 1._o 11._o and_o cap._n 65._o 3._o
this_o be_v one_o of_o the_o error_n of_o the_o pelagian_o that_o man_n in_o this_o life_n may_v keep_v the_o law_n perfect_o without_o sin_n as_o be_v hold_v out_o by_o hierom_n in_o his_o dialogue_n betwixt_o atticus_n and_o critobulus_n cont._n pelag._n lib._n 1_o and_o lib._n 3._o and_o be_v express_o condemn_v by_o father_n both_o before_o and_o after_o pelagius_n by_o justin_n martyr_n dial_n cum_fw-la tâ—yph_n edâ—t_fw-la comm_n pag._n 252._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o cyprian_a de_fw-fr orâ—t_n dom._n we_o be_v teach_v that_o we_o sin_v daily_o be_v command_v daily_o to_o pray_v for_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n shall_v i_o transcribe_v aâ—l_o which_o may_v be_v bring_v from_o hierom._n austin_n etc._n etc._n after_o the_o state_v of_o the_o pelagian_n controversy_n i_o may_v fill_v a_o volumn_n hence_o hiâ—rom_n lib._n 1._o adver_n pelag._n haec_fw-la est_fw-la hominis_fw-la vera_fw-la sapientia_fw-la se_fw-la nosâ—e_fw-la â—mperfecâ—um_fw-la and_o in_o câ—p_n 4._o ad_fw-la galat._n nâ—mo_fw-la potest_fw-la explere_fw-la legâ—m_fw-la &_o â—unctâ—_n facâ—re_v quae_fw-la justa_fw-la sâ—nt_fw-la and_o august_n epist_n 200._o ad_fw-la aseâ—lâ—â—um_fw-la lex_fw-la dâ—cend_fw-la non_fw-la concupâ—sâ—eâ—_n hoc_fw-la posuit_fw-la non_fw-la quod_fw-la hâ—c_fw-la valeamus_fw-la sâ—d_fw-la ad_fw-la quod_fw-la proficiâ—ndâ—_n tendamus_fw-la as_o for_o that_o old_a pâ—â—ag_n a_o objection_n that_o god_n command_v nothing_o which_o be_v impâ—ssible_a answer_v nothing_o which_o be_v in_o itself_o and_o simple_o impossible_a it_o be_v grant_v nothing_o which_o we_o accidental_o render_v impossible_a to_o ourselves_o it_o be_v deny_v be_v not_o they_o who_o be_v judicial_o obdure_v who_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n bind_v to_o repent_v be_v not_o devil_n bind_v not_o to_o sin_n will_v you_o therefore_o conclude_v that_o all_o these_o have_v strength_n or_o grace_n sufficient_a to_o keep_v the_o law_n of_o god_n but_o let_v auâ—tin_n the_o perfect_a justit_fw-la cap._n 6_o ratioc_fw-la 13._o answer_v this_o objection_n as_o move_v of_o old_a by_o celestius_fw-la the_o pelagian_a ideo_fw-la esse_fw-la culâ—am_fw-la hâ—minis_fw-la quod_fw-la nâ—n_fw-la est_fw-la sine_fw-la peccato_fw-la quia_fw-la sola_fw-la homâ—nis_fw-la voluntâ—te_fw-la eâ—t_fw-la â—ut_fw-la ad_fw-la iâ—â—am_fw-la necessiâ—atem_fw-la veniret_fw-la thus_o have_v i_o run_v through_o the_o pamphleteer_n 10._o instance_n and_o now_o let_v he_o reflect_v upon_o hâ—s_n imaginary_a triumph_n pag._n 153._o 154._o wherein_o the_o insult_v over_o protestant_n as_o if_o they_o lie_v prostrate_a at_o the_o foot_n of_o this_o conqueror_n and_o expose_v they_o to_o the_o ludibry_a of_o the_o world_n as_o disow_v father_n charge_v they_o with_o error_n and_o maintain_v a_o religion_n flat_o opposite_a to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o father_n but_o i_o hope_v this_o may_v be_v a_o document_n to_o he_o henceforth_o to_o study_v so_o much_o sobriety_n as_o not_o to_o sound_v the_o 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the_o church_n in_o the_o first_o three_o age_n hold_v no_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v evident_a from_o the_o catalogue_n of_o melito_n in_o euseb_n hist_o lib._n 5._o cap._n 24._o of_o origen_n in_o euseb_n lib._n 6._o c._n 25._o of_o athan_n in_o sinopsi_n and_o of_o the_o council_n of_o laodicea_n can._n 59_o of_o hierom_n in_o prol._n gall_n or_o praefat_fw-la ad_fw-la lib._n reg_fw-la and_o prol._n in_o lib._n solom_n ad_fw-la paul_n &_o eustoch_n and_o prol._n in_o lib._n sol._n ad_fw-la cyromat_n &_o heliod_n yea_o bell._n lib._n 1._o de_fw-fr verb._n dei_fw-la cap._n 10._o be_v not_o only_o constrain_v to_o yield_v we_o hierom_n but_o also_o cap._n 20._o grant_n that_o melito_n epiph._n ruffinus_n and_o hilary_n do_v follow_v the_o jewish_a church_n in_o the_o canon_n of_o scripture_n now_o sure_o it_o be_v that_o the_o jewish_a church_n do_v never_o acknowledge_v the_o forecited_a book_n for_o authentic_a scripture_n i_o appeal_v all_o the_o antiquary_n of_o rome_n to_o bring_v i_o one_o evidence_n from_o the_o first_o three_o century_n of_o their_o trent_n canon_n of_o scripture_n this_o be_v object_v by_o i_o to_o mr._n dempster_n pag._n 8._o pag._n 171._o but_o yet_o i_o be_o wait_v a_o reply_n the_o great_a pretext_n for_o the_o ancient_a pedigree_n of_o the_o trent_n canon_n include_v the_o forecited_a apocryphal_a book_n be_v that_o of_o becan_n the_o jesuit_n in_o compend_n manual_n controu._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 1._o qu._n 1._o sect._n 2._o that_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n receive_v be_v from_o pope_n eugenius_n 4._o in_o the_o council_n of_o florence_n and_o eugenius_n from_o pope_n gelasius_n in_o a_o roman_a council_n of_o his_o time_n gelasius_n from_o augustine_n augustine_n from_o the_o three_o council_n of_o carthage_n and_o the_o council_n of_o carthage_n from_o innocent_a the_o first_o who_o say_v becan_n live_v anno_fw-la 402._o but_o this_o be_v such_o a_o fallacious_a story_n as_o ambitious_a man_n of_o base_a extract_n be_v apt_a to_o 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