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whole_o attribute_v to_o god_n transaction_n with_o they_o in_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n by_o jesus_n christ._n 2._o it_o be_v in_o the_o alone_a virtue_n of_o the_o law_n of_o faith_n and_o god_n mercy_n and_o faithfulness_n therein_o display_v and_o declare_v that_o a_o ability_n be_v minister_v to_o we_o of_o perform_v any_o part_n of_o moral_a obedience_n so_o as_o to_o be_v accept_v with_o the_o lord_n and_o afford_v ground_n of_o expect_v a_o reward_n thereupon_o this_o grace_n come_v not_o by_o moses_n the_o law_n as_o such_o administer_v no_o strength_n for_o the_o performance_n of_o what_o it_o require_v this_o come_v alone_o by_o jesus_n christ_n out_o of_o who_o fullness_n we_o receive_v grace_n for_o grace_n joh._n 1.16_o 17._o 3._o though_o the_o original_a law_n continue_v both_o to_o claym_v perfect_a obedience_n and_o to_o threaten_v death_n in_o case_n of_o the_o least_o faileur_fw-fr yet_o because_o of_o the_o introduction_n of_o the_o law_n of_o grace_n over_o it_o the_o penalty_n shall_v not_o be_v execute_v provide_v we_o be_v sincere_a christian_n &_o fly_v to_o the_o hope_v set_v before_o we_o heb._n 6.18_o rom._n 8.1_o notwithstanding_a both_o our_o manifest_a faileurs_fw-fr in_o that_o obedience_n which_o the_o law_n exact_v and_o its_o severe_a denunciation_n of_o wrath_n upon_o the_o least_o sin_n yet_o our_o condition_n be_v not_o leave_v hopeless_a provide_v we_o fulfil_v the_o term_n of_o the_o law_n of_o grace_n second_o the_o original_a law_n be_v bring_v into_o subserviency_n to_o the_o law_n of_o grace_n in_o this_o that_o though_o in_o itself_o and_o abstract_o consider_v it_o be_v only_o shape_v to_o drive_v we_o from_o god_n and_o to_o fill_v we_o with_o thought_n of_o fear_n and_o flight_n and_o according_o that_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o it_o upon_o adam_n as_o soon_o as_o he_o have_v sin_v yet_o through_o the_o introduction_n of_o the_o remedying-law_n it_o be_v become_v a_o bless_a mean_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o spirit_n to_o conduct_v we_o to_o christ_n and_o god_n through_o he_o hence_o it_o be_v style_v our_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d schoolmaster_n to_o bring_v we_o to_o christ_n gal._n 3.24_o and_o christ_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o end_n of_o the_o law_n for_o righteousness_n etc._n etc._n rom._n 10.4_o the_o scope_n and_o drift_n of_o the_o law_n he_o to_o who_o the_o law_n guide_v and_o conduct_n thus_o the_o word_n be_v use_v likewise_o elsewhere_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d now_o the_o end_n i._n e._n finis_fw-la intentionis_fw-la the_o scope_n of_o the_o commandment_n be_v charity_n 2_o tim._n 1.5_o and_o not_o as_o moses_n who_o put_v a_o vail_n over_o his_o face_n that_o the_o child_n can_v not_o steadfast_o look_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o end_n of_o that_o which_o be_v abolish_v to_o that_o which_o god_n aim_v at_o in_o and_o by_o the_o mosaic_a ceremony_n 2_o cor._n 3.13_o that_o righteousness_n which_o the_o law_n become_v weak_a 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creatoris_fw-la comment_fw-fr in_o epist._n father_v but_o false_o on_o ambrose_n the_o virtutum_fw-la semina_fw-la be_v assert_v equal_o by_o both_o see_v aug._n the_o great_a christi_fw-la cap._n 18._o and_o jansenius_n his_o augustinus_n lib._n 4._o de_fw-la heres_fw-la pelag._n cap._n 7._o after_o all_o the_o claim_n put_v in_o by_o any_o to_o right_a reason_n and_o seed_n of_o virtue_n there_o be_v not_o one_o of_o they_o but_o still_o discern_v a_o darkness_n to_o have_v benight_a the_o mind_n and_o a_o feebleness_n to_o have_v arrest_v the_o soul_n with_o respect_n to_o all_o virtuous_a operation_n this_o plato_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o evil_a in_o nature_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o bad_a nature_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o natural_a evil_a etc._n etc._n it_o be_v true_a the_o source_n and_o real_a cause_n of_o this_o darkness_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o its_o proneness_n to_o forbid_a instance_n they_o right_o know_v not_o and_z according_o they_o general_o impute_v it_o to_o the_o body_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o the_o body_n be_v the_o fountain_n of_o the_o soul_n misery_n be_v a_o note_a saying_n of_o pythagoras_n plato_n tell_v we_o how_o that_o the_o soul_n by_o be_v thrust_v down_o into_o the_o body_n suffer_v a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lose_v its_o wing_n both_o in_o his_o phaed._n &_o in_o his_o timaeus_n hence_o nothing_o more_o common_a with_o they_o than_o to_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o body_n the_o sepulchre_n of_o the_o soul_n the_o very_a poet_n have_v it_o hinc_fw-la metuunt_fw-la cupiuntque_fw-la dolent_a gaudentque_fw-la nec_fw-la auras_fw-la respiciunt_fw-la clausae_fw-la tenebris_fw-la &_o carcere_fw-la caeco_fw-la virg._n who_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o it_o may_v see_v more_o in_o plotinus_n lib._n 8._o enneadis_n hierocles_n in_o aurea_fw-la carmina_fw-la vers_fw-la 56._o however_o though_o they_o be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o true_a cause_n of_o man_n blindness_n and_o proclivity_n to_o evil_n yet_o the_o thing_n itself_o they_o be_v sensible_a of_o it_o be_v a_o remarkable_a passage_n of_o aristotle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o the_o eye_n of_o owl_n and_o bat_n be_v with_o respect_n to_o the_o meridian_n light_n such_o be_v our_o mind_n and_o understanding_n with_o reference_n to_o those_o thing_n which_o even_o by_o nature_n be_v most_o manifest_a lib._n 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nature_n have_v bring_v we_o forth_o not_o as_o a_o mother_n but_o as_o a_o stepmother_n animo_fw-la prono_fw-la ad_fw-la libidines_fw-la with_o our_o soul_n bend_v upon_o lusts._n cicer._n apud_fw-la august_n count_v jul_a lib._n 4._o now_o against_o this_o they_o seek_v relief_n from_o philosophy_n other_o mean_n by_o which_o they_o may_v be_v assist_v to_o answer_v the_o end_n and_o law_n of_o their_o creation_n they_o know_v not_o moralis_n philosophia_fw-la caput_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la scias_fw-la quibus_fw-la ad_fw-la vitam_fw-la beatam_fw-la perveniri_fw-la rationibus_fw-la possit_fw-la the_o sum_n and_o scope_n of_o moral_a philosophy_n be_v that_o we_o may_v know_v how_o to_o obtain_v and_o arrive_v at_o blessedness_n apul._n de_fw-fr philosoph_n thus_o the_o pythagorean_n make_v the_o chief_a end_n of_o moral_a philosophy_n to_o be_v the_o cure_v the_o soul_n of_o its_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d its_o sick_a disease_a passion_n and_o to_o bring_v it_o to_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o healthy_a complexion_n a_o perfect_a temperament_n a_o athletic_a sound_a constitution_n which_o consist_v in_o virtuous_a disposition_n and_o action_n socrates_n the_o great_a author_n of_o moral_a philosophy_n propose_v to_o himself_o as_o its_o end_n the_o correct_v and_o regulate_v of_o manner_n and_o from_o he_o both_o the_o stoic_n and_o platonist_n make_v the_o chief_a end_n of_o philosophy_n to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o live_v according_a to_o virtue_n hence_o seneca_n discourse_v the_o fountain_n and_o cause_n of_o prevarication_n in_o manner_n and_o have_v reduce_v they_o to_o two_o head_n a_o natural_a proclivity_n in_o the_o mind_n to_o be_v taint_v and_o lead_v aside_o with_o false_a idea_n and_o image_n and_o a_o fix_a aversation_n to_o virtue_n contract_v by_o false_a opinion_n and_o corrupt_a hypothesis_n he_o refer_v we_o to_o philosophy_n as_o that_o which_o can_v alone_o administer_v relief_n to_o we_o affirm_v that_o the_o precept_n of_o philosophy_n do_v sufficient_o assist_v we_o to_o cure_v and_o remedy_n both_o the_o former_a evil_n utrumque_fw-la decreta_fw-la philosophiae_fw-la faciunt_fw-la epist._n 94._o and_o a_o little_a after_o in_o the_o same_o epistle_n he_o have_v this_o expression_n quid_fw-la autem_fw-la philosophia_fw-la nisi_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la lex_fw-la what_o else_o be_v philosophy_n but_o a_o law_n of_o life_n animae_fw-la morbis_fw-la medetur_fw-la it_o cure_v the_o disease_n of_o the_o soul_n say_v apul._n the_o philosoph_n facere_fw-la docet_fw-la philosophia_fw-la it_o teach_v we_o how_o to_o live_v sen._n ep._n 20._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o end_n of_o philosophy_n be_v assimilation_n to_o god_n ammon_n on_o arist._n categ_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o advance_v the_o soul_n into_o the_o divine_a likeness_n hierocl_n praefat_fw-la in_o aurea_fw-la carmina_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d philosophy_n be_v the_o purification_n and_o perfection_n of_o humanity_n hierocl_n ibid._n hoc_fw-la mihi_fw-la philosophia_fw-la promittat_fw-la ut_fw-la i_o deo_fw-la parem_fw-la faciat_fw-la let_v philosophy_n minister_v this_o to_o i_o that_o it_o render_v i_o equal_a to_o god_n sen._n ep._n 48_o see_v more_o to_o this_o purpose_n in_o he_o passim_fw-la and_o in_o plato_n in_o his_o euthyd_n according_o they_o define_v practical_a philosophy_n in_o contra-distinction_n from_o theoretical_a to_o be_v effective_a of_o virtue_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thus_o the_o whole_a design_n of_o moral_a philosophy_n be_v to_o arrive_v at_o virtue_n and_o thereby_o to_o attain_v happiness_n other_o mean_n of_o compass_v both_o they_o neither_o know_v nor_o look_v after_o how_o insufficient_a it_o be_v for_o either_o of_o those_o will_v be_v hereafter_o declare_v i_o shall_v only_o intimate_v at_o present_a that_o through_o this_o philosophy_n become_v a_o snare_n to_o they_o &_o as_o to_o the_o generality_n of_o they_o they_o prove_v of_o all_o man_n the_o great_a enemy_n to_o the_o righteousness_n and_o grace_n of_o god_n by_o christ_n for_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vessel_n fill_v with_o arrogancy_n self-estimation_n and_o presumption_n as_o timon_n say_v of_o they_o enmity_n and_o aversation_n to_o the_o mean_v appoint_v of_o god_n for_o the_o heal_n &_o renew_v our_o nature_n the_o pardon_v and_o forgive_n of_o we_o our_o sin_n fix_v their_o root_n in_o their_o very_a mind_n what_o lie_v in_o great_a opposition_n to_o a_o meetness_n and_o idoneity_n for_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n than_o the_o description_n give_v by_o themselves_o of_o a_o philosopher_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o constitution_n and_o image_n of_o a_o philosopher_n be_v to_o expect_v good_a as_o well_o as_o fear_v evil_a only_o from_o himself_o epict._n enchir._n cap._n 72._o you_o may_v see_v seneca_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n epist_n 111._o §_o 4._o the_o signification_n of_o virtue_n so_o far_o as_o the_o first_o author_n of_o that_o term_n instruct_v we_o concern_v it_o be_v sufficient_o lay_v open_a the_o next_o word_n who_o sense_n we_o be_v to_o fix_v be_v moral_a a_o term_n that_o have_v breed_v perplexity_n and_o occasion_v mistake_n in_o whatsoever_o controversy_n it_o have_v be_v use_v we_o meet_v with_o it_o in_o the_o controversy_n of_o the_o sabbath_n in_o the_o disputation_n about_o convert_v grace_n in_o the_o question_n of_o humane_a power_n to_o good_a in_o the_o doctrine_n concern_v the_o causality_n and_o efficacy_n of_o the_o sacrament_n and_o in_o this_o question_n which_o we_o have_v now_o under_o debate_n in_o all_o which_o it_o be_v liable_a to_o ambiguity_n and_o so_o apt_a to_o breed_v confusion_n darkness_n and_o prevarication_n concern_v the_o meaning_n of_o it_o in_o other_o controversy_n we_o be_v not_o concern_v at_o present_a to_o inquire_v it_o will_v be_v enough_o for_o we_o if_o we_o can_v clear_o settle_v the_o import_n of_o it_o as_o it_o take_v up_o a_o room_n in_o the_o question_n before_o we_o the_o word_n moral_n have_v as_o little_a in_o foot_v the_o scripture_n yea_o less_o than_o the_o former_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d manner_n whence_o moral_a be_v derive_v if_o i_o mistake_v not_o occur_v not_o at_o all_o in_o the_o 70._o nor_o do_v we_o meet_v with_o it_o but_o once_o in_o the_o whole_a n._n t._n viz._n 1_o cor._n 15.33_o and_o there_o it_o be_v plain_o borrow_v from_o menander_n the_o whole_a sentence_n be_v a_o jambick_a verse_n out_o of_o a_o comedy_n of_o he_o it_o proceed_v out_o of_o
from_o this_o even_o abstract_v from_o any_o thing_n else_o there_o result_v a_o loathsomeness_n in_o our_o person_n to_o god_n and_o that_o do_v natural_o and_o by_o necessity_n infer_v a_o detestation_n in_o god_n of_o what_o ever_o proceed_v from_o we_o hence_o austin_n express_o affirm_v privationem_fw-la malam_fw-la esse_fw-la &_o per_fw-la eam_fw-la immundum_fw-la fiâ—ri_fw-la spiritum_fw-la the_o very_a privation_n of_o rectitude_n to_o be_v a_o evil_a and_o that_o thereupon_o the_o soul_n become_v actual_o defile_v and_o unclean_a lib._n 1._o de_fw-la civitat_fw-la dei_fw-la cap._n 10._o and_o again_o naturae_fw-la in_o tantum_fw-la vitiosae_fw-la sunt_fw-la in_o quantum_fw-la ab_fw-la ejus_fw-la a_o quo_fw-la factae_fw-la sunt_fw-la arte_fw-la discedunt_fw-la that_o so_o far_o as_o our_o nature_n recede_v from_o what_o they_o be_v at_o first_o so_o far_o they_o become_v taint_v and_o impure_a idem_fw-la de_fw-fr lib._n arbitr_n lib._n 13._o cap._n 15._o yea_o bellarmin_n say_v that_o carentia_fw-la doni_fw-la originalis_fw-la macula_fw-la mentem_fw-la deo_fw-la invisam_fw-la reddens_fw-la appellari_fw-la potest_fw-la the_o loss_n of_o original_a rectitude_n be_v a_o stain_n render_v our_o soul_n loathsome_a to_o god_n the_o amiss_o grat._n &_o stat._n peccat_fw-la lib._n 5._o cap._n 17._o this_o serve_v to_o perstringe_v a_o late_a author_n who_o tell_v we_o that_o a_o decay_a and_o ill-addicted_n nature_n be_v not_o a_o crime_n but_o a_o infelicity_n that_o be_v a_o act_n of_o god_n will_v it_o can_v be_v no_o fault_n of_o we_o and_o that_o to_o impute_v to_o ourselves_o as_o a_o crime_n what_o be_v intend_v mere_o as_o a_o punishment_n be_v new_a at_o least_o crudâ—_n divinity_n def._n &_o contin_n p._n 198._o that_o it_o be_v not_o new_a be_v easy_a to_o show_v by_o innumerable_a testimony_n out_o of_o the_o ancient_n the_o father_n general_o be_v at_o a_o agreement_n herein_o and_o for_o the_o crudeness_n of_o the_o divinity_n of_o it_o it_o be_v as_o defensible_a as_o the_o imputation_n of_o adam_n particular_a offence_n which_o our_o author_n contend_v for_o and_o which_o be_v more_o therein_o with_o pighius_fw-la salmeron_n catharinus_n and_o some_o arminian_o state_n the_o whole_a of_o original_a sin_n which_o even_o the_o jesuit_n bellarmine_n style_v a_o heresy_n but_o for_o the_o thing_n itself_o viz._n that_o the_o want_n of_o the_o divine_a image_n be_v not_o only_o a_o infelicity_n but_o a_o crime_n i_o shall_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d produce_v a_o few_o argument_n in_o proof_n of_o it_o 1._o the_o scripture_n which_o use_v not_o to_o baptise_v thing_n with_o undue_a name_n express_o stiâ—es_v it_o so_o see_v psal._n 51.5_o rom._n 7.17_o heb._n 12.1_o 2._o that_o which_o render_v we_o unclean_a and_o by_o consequence_n loathsome_a and_o abominable_a to_o god_n be_v in_o the_o strict_a propriety_n of_o speak_v a_o sin_n see_v god_n hate_v nothing_o simple_o but_o sin_n nor_o any_o thing_n but_o upon_o that_o account_n mere_a disaster_n render_v we_o the_o object_n of_o god_n pity_n and_o compassion_n not_o of_o his_o wrath_n &_o hatred_n now_o that_o we_o be_v impure_a &_o hateful_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n upon_o the_o account_n of_o the_o want_n of_o a_o inherent_a rectitude_n have_v be_v already_o declare_v 3._o that_o which_o be_v opposite_a to_o righteousness_n can_v be_v nothing_o less_o than_o sin_n these_o two_o only_o be_v immediate_a contrary_n for_o punishment_n formal_o as_o such_o be_v not_o in_o the_o same_o predicament_n with_o righteousness_n and_o so_o can_v in_o propriety_n be_v its_o oppositum_fw-la 4._o the_o want_n of_o that_o which_o the_o law_n require_v and_o which_o be_v natural_o due_a and_o suitable_a to_o our_o faculty_n must_v necessary_o be_v sin_n for_o as_o much_o as_o only_a sin_n be_v a_o transgression_n of_o the_o law_n now_o that_o the_o law_n require_v habitual_a holiness_n or_o rectitude_n of_o nature_n do_v necessary_o follow_v upon_o the_o consideration_n that_o the_o sanction_n of_o it_o do_v not_o only_o reach_v the_o outward_a and_o external_a action_n but_o the_o heart_n and_o principle_n 5._o every_o innocent_a holy_a and_o undefiled_a nature_n be_v at_o the_o least_o a_o subject_a suitable_a and_o dispose_v for_o communion_n with_o god_n here_o and_o fruition_n of_o he_o hereafter_o but_o that_o natural_o we_o be_v not_o so_o be_v write_v as_o with_o a_o sunbeam_n rom._n 8.8_o heb._n 11.6_o joh._n 3.6_o 6._o that_o which_o dissolve_v the_o subordination_n of_o the_o rational_a creature_n to_o god_n and_o the_o regular_a harmony_n of_o the_o soul_n in_o its_o act_n be_v sure_o sin_n it_o lie_v in_o plain_a opposition_n to_o what_o we_o be_v especial_o oblige_v to_o now_o the_o imputation_n of_o adam_n mere_a single_a transgression_n preclude_v the_o corruption_n of_o our_o nature_n can_v have_v no_o influence_n upon_o this_o no_o more_o than_o the_o rebellious_a act_n of_o a_o father_n in_o the_o forfeiture_n of_o who_o estate_n the_o son_n be_v involve_v can_v have_v upon_o the_o son_n to_o the_o alienate_v he_o from_o his_o loyalty_n but_o that_o the_o due_a subordination_n of_o man_n to_o god_n and_o the_o harmony_n of_o the_o soul_n in_o its_o act_n be_v dissolve_v every_o man_n experience_n will_v inform_v he_o and_o if_o he_o please_v he_o may_v learn_v it_o from_o the_o philosopher_n who_o general_o tell_v we_o that_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d natural_a to_o man_n to_o sin_n many_o more_o argument_n to_o this_o purpose_n lie_v in_o view_n which_o to_o avoid_v prolixity_n i_o at_o present_a wave_n and_o as_o to_o our_o author_n objection_n that_o what_o be_v a_o punishment_n can_v be_v a_o crime_n 1._o what_o if_o a_o clear_a solution_n can_v not_o be_v give_v to_o it_o shall_v we_o therefore_o renounce_v a_o truth_n so_o strong_o confirm_v nunquam_fw-la ideo_fw-la negandum_fw-la quod_fw-la apertum_fw-la est_fw-la quiâ—_n comprehendi_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la quod_fw-la occultum_fw-la est_fw-la say_v austin_n lib._n the_o persev_n sanct._n cap._n 14._o turatiocinare_a ego_fw-la credam_fw-la idem_fw-la i_o know_v not_o one_o truth_n in_o natural_a philosophy_n but_o i_o can_v muster_v some_o one_o or_o other_o objection_n against_o that_o i_o think_v will_v puzzle_v our_o author_n clear_o to_o answer_v do_v it_o become_v we_o to_o be_v more_o immodest_a in_o our_o divinity_n than_o in_o human_a science_n 2._o what_o if_o i_o shall_v say_v that_o it_o be_v only_o a_o crime_n and_o not_o at_o all_o a_o punishment_n i_o have_v no_o less_o person_n than_o placeus_n not_o to_o name_v other_o precede_v i_o in_o it_o adam_n sin_v do_v thereby_o shake_v off_o his_o dependence_n on_o god_n prefer_v a_o subordinate_a good_a to_o he_o and_o thereby_o divest_v himself_o of_o that_o rectitude_n of_o nature_n he_o be_v vest_v with_o upon_o a_o mutation_n as_o to_o his_o chief_a end_n there_o be_v a_o change_n in_o all_o his_o moral_a principle_n and_o thus_o become_v corrupt_a himself_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o any_o but_o such_o as_o be_v corrupt_a shall_v be_v beget_v by_o he_o that_o which_o be_v of_o flesh_n be_v flesh_n nor_o can_v any_o bring_v a_o clean_a thing_n out_o of_o a_o unclean_a nor_o suppose_v adam_n to_o have_v sin_v can_v it_o fall_v out_o otherwise_o without_o the_o substitution_n of_o a_o new_a protoplast_n and_o subversion_n of_o the_o design_v and_o declare_v order_n for_o the_o propagation_n of_o mankind_n but_o 3._o what_o hinder_v but_o that_o one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n material_o consider_v may_v under_o different_a formal_a respect_n be_v both_o a_o sin_n and_o a_o punishment_n be_v not_o achitophel_n and_o judas_n hanging_n themselves_o both_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o do_v not_o god_n frequent_o threaten_v upon_o the_o commission_n of_o some_o sin_n to_o relinquish_v man_n in_o way_n of_o judgement_n to_o more_o see_v 2_o thes._n 2.10_o 11._o rom._n 1.21_o 24_o 26_o 28._o not_o only_o philosopher_n will_v have_v sin_n to_o be_v also_o a_o punishment_n but_o the_o very_a poet_n can_v say_v invidiâ_fw-la siculi_n non_fw-la invenere_fw-la tyranni_fw-la majus_n tormentum_fw-la what_o absurdity_n to_o say_v that_o adam_n divest_v himself_o of_o the_o divine_a image_n god_n thereupon_o suspend_v the_o immediate_a universal_a perfect_a restore_n of_o it_o either_o to_o he_o or_o his_o posterity_n and_o that_o as_o the_o deny_v to_o restore_v it_o be_v a_o act_n of_o righteousness_n and_o justice_n in_o god_n so_o the_o want_n of_o it_o be_v nevertheless_o a_o sin_n in_o we_o be_v there_o any_o thing_n more_o easy_a to_o be_v prove_v than_o that_o according_a to_o the_o tenor_n of_o the_o old_a covenant_n it_o be_v impossible_a that_o it_o shall_v be_v restore_v &_o yet_o that_o by_o the_o tenor_n of_o that_o very_a covenant_n the_o want_n of_o it_o be_v chargeable_a as_o a_o crime_n upon_o we_o it_o be_v only_o in_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o
live_v sober_o to_o ourselves_o righteous_o towards_o our_o neighbour_n or_o answerable_o to_o the_o dependence_n we_o have_v on_o or_o the_o relation_n we_o stand_v in_o unto_o god_n whence_o it_o natural_o &_o by_o a_o kind_n of_o necessity_n come_v to_o pass_v that_o they_o be_v whole_o estrange_v in_o their_o life_n from_o that_o sobriety_n temperance_n justice_n equity_n devotion_n humility_n gratitude_n meekness_n etc._n etc._n they_o shall_v be_v in_o the_o exercise_n of_o these_o man_n presume_v themselves_o into_o salvation_n and_o claim_v happiness_n on_o the_o boldness_n of_o their_o belief_n nor_o do_v they_o apply_v themselves_o to_o conquer_v heaven_n otherwise_o than_o in_o the_o alone_a virtue_n of_o their_o imagination_n if_o they_o can_v but_o arrive_v at_o so_o much_o impudence_n as_o to_o vote_n themselves_o saint_n they_o think_v that_o they_o be_v acquit_v from_o all_o care_n of_o virtue_n and_o obedience_n these_o be_v the_o man_n who_o set_v virtue_n and_o grace_n at_o odds_o who_o frame_n to_o themselves_o a_o religion_n not_o only_o empty_a of_o but_o inconsistent_a with_o real_a goodness_n the_o unhappy_a offspring_n of_o those_o who_o the_o apostle_n james_n encounter_v cap._n 2._o vers_fw-la 14._o to_o the_o end_n the_o second_o be_v that_o some_o have_v obtain_v of_o themselves_o endeavour_v to_o prevail_v with_o other_o to_o renounce_v and_o seclude_v all_o infuse_a principle_n common_o call_v grace_n with_o the_o subjective_a influence_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o to_o erect_v in_o the_o room_n thereof_o acquire_v habit_n natural_a disposition_n innate_a ability_n and_o moral_a virtue_n as_o the_o whole_a of_o that_o in_o the_o strength_n of_o which_o we_o may_v live_v acceptable_o to_o god_n and_o acquire_v a_o fitness_n and_o title_n to_o immortality_n and_o life_n moral_a virtue_n say_v a_o late_a author_n be_v not_o only_o the_o most_o material_a and_o useful_a part_n of_o all_o religion_n but_o the_o ultimate_a end_n of_o all_o its_o other_o duty_n and_o all_o true_a religion_n can_v consist_v in_o nothing_o else_o but_o either_o the_o practice_n of_o virtue_n itself_o or_o the_o use_n of_o those_o mean_n and_o instrument_n that_o contribute_v to_o it_o eccles._n polit_fw-la p._n 69._o all_o religion_n be_v either_o virtue_n itself_o or_o some_o of_o its_o instrument_n and_o the_o whole_a duty_n of_o man_n consist_v in_o be_v virtuous_a ibid._n p._n 71._o there_o be_v nothing_o beyond_o the_o bound_n of_o moral_a virtue_n but_o chimera_n and_o fly_a dragon_n illusion_n of_o fancy_n &_o imposture_n of_o enthusiasm_n idem_fw-la def_n &_o continuat_fw-la p._n 338_o 339._o hence_o he_o challenge_v any_o man_n to_o give_v he_o a_o notion_n of_o grace_n distinct_a from_o morality_n affirm_v that_o if_o grace_n be_v not_o include_v in_o morality_n that_o it_o be_v at_o best_a but_o a_o phantasm_n and_o a_o imaginary_a thing_n eccles._n polit_fw-la p._n 71._o and_o again_o that_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o the_o grace_n of_o christ_n when_o use_v as_o distinct_a from_o moral_a ability_n &_o performance_n signify_v nothing_o def_n &_o continuat_fw-la p._n 343._o thus_o virtue_n &_o grace_n be_v not_o only_o make_v co-incident_a morality_n and_o religion_n in_o its_o utmost_a latitude_n make_v convertible_a term_n but_o in_o the_o pursuance_n of_o these_o notion_n man_n be_v act_v to_o vent_v all_o manner_n of_o contempt_n against_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n deride_v the_o inward_a operation_n quickning_n and_o influence_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n as_o enthusiastic_a dream_n cant_v phrase_n &_o the_o fume_n of_o religious_a madness_n to_o be_v bear_v again_o and_o to_o have_v a_o new_a spiritual_a life_n be_v a_o fantastic_a jargon_fw-la unless_o it_o only_o signify_v to_o become_v a_o new_a moral_a man_n say_v the_o former_a author_n def_n &_o continuat_fw-la p._n 343_o 344._o all_o the_o pretend_a intercourse_n betwixt_o christ_n &_o a_o believe_a soul_n in_o way_n of_o discovery_n manifestation_n spiritual_a refreshment_n withdrawing_n dâ—sertions_n be_v nothing_o but_o the_o ebb_n and_o tide_n of_o the_o humour_n of_o the_o body_n and_o the_o mere_a result_v of_o a_o natural_a and_o mechanical_a enthusiasm_n nor_o otherwise_o intelligible_a than_o by_o the_o law_n of_o mechanism_n as_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o the_o circulation_n of_o the_o blood_n be_v ibid._n p._n 339_o 340_o 341_o 342._o hence_o to_o describe_v conversion_n by_o our_o be_v unite_v to_o christ_n and_o ingraft_v in_o he_o be_v call_v a_o roll_a up_o and_o down_o in_o ambiguous_a phrase_n and_o cant_v in_o general_a expression_n of_o scripture_n without_o any_o concern_n for_o their_o true_a sense_n and_o meaning_n ibid._n p._n 343._o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o inconsistency_n of_o these_o principle_n with_o truth_n the_o affront_n offer_v to_o the_o gospel_n and_o damage_n do_v to_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n by_o each_o of_o they_o have_v lead_v i_o to_o this_o undertake_n on_o the_o one_o hand_n to_o separate_v grace_n from_o virtue_n and_o to_o set_v faith_n and_o morality_n at_o variance_n can_v but_o furnish_v man_n atheistical_o and_o irreligious_o dispose_v with_o occasion_n of_o blaspheme_v that_o worthy_a name_n by_o which_o we_o be_v call_v it_o be_v too_o much_o the_o custom_n of_o prejudice_v &_o disingenuous_a person_n to_o reflect_v the_o scandal_n which_o arise_v either_o from_o the_o doctrine_n or_o conversation_n of_o professor_n on_o that_o holy_a and_o innocent_a religion_n which_o they_o though_o but_o hypocritical_o do_v profess_v on_o the_o other_o hand_n to_o swallow_v up_o the_o whole_a of_o religion_n in_o morality_n seem_v a_o plain_a renounce_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o shape_a particular_o to_o befriend_v man_n in_o such_o a_o design_n for_o if_o the_o gospel_n be_v nothing_o but_o a_o restitution_n of_o the_o religion_n of_o nature_n as_o the_o aforesaid_a author_n affirm_v def_n &_o continuat_fw-la p._n 316._o and_o if_o the_o christian_a institution_n do_v not_o introduce_v any_o new_a duty_n distinct_a from_o the_o eternal_a rule_n of_o morality_n as_o be_v allege_v def_n &_o continuat_fw-la p._n 305._o i_o see_v not_o but_o that_o whoever_o will_v act_v consistent_o to_o these_o principle_n he_o must_v needs_o proceed_v to_o a_o plain_a renunciation_n of_o all_o the_o institute_v duty_n of_o the_o gospel_n which_o be_v to_o overturn_v the_o whole_a fabric_n of_o christianity_n &_o confine_v himself_o to_o the_o decalogue_n that_o be_v a_o plain_a and_o full_o system_v of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o a_o sufficient_a transcript_n of_o the_o duty_n we_o be_v oblige_v to_o by_o the_o rule_n of_o creation_n nor_o suppose_v that_o martin_n sidelius_fw-la be_v not_o mistake_v in_o his_o hypothesis_n that_o all_o religion_n consist_v in_o morality_n alone_o the_o same_o opinion_n with_o that_o assert_v by_o a_o late_a author_n can_v i_o censure_v he_o for_o what_o he_o thereupon_o proceed_v to_o namely_o the_o renounce_v the_o gospel_n nor_o do_v he_o deserve_v the_o character_n fasten_v upon_o he_o def_n &_o continuat_fw-la p._n 313._o of_o a_o foolish_a and_o half-witted_a fellow_n upon_o the_o account_n of_o his_o deduction_n they_o be_v neither_o strain_v nor_o absurd_a but_o clear_a and_o natural_a whatever_o he_o demerited_a upon_o the_o score_n of_o his_o premise_n these_o among_o other_o consideration_n have_v sway_v i_o to_o this_o undertake_n i_o will_v hope_v that_o a_o endeavour_n of_o instruct_v the_o mind_n of_o man_n and_o of_o contribute_v to_o the_o conduct_n of_o their_o judgement_n and_o conscience_n in_o those_o thing_n may_v not_o be_v unacceptable_a and_o the_o rather_o because_o not_o only_o of_o some_o difficulty_n in_o set_v forth_o the_o due_a line_n measure_n and_o bound_n of_o virtue_n and_o grace_n the_o describe_v their_o mutual_a relation_n and_o the_o subordination_n of_o the_o one_o to_o the_o other_o but_o because_o there_o be_v very_o little_a extant_a upon_o the_o subject_n at_o least_o with_o respect_n to_o the_o end_n and_o in_o the_o manner_n that_o it_o be_v here_o manage_v nor_o indeed_o be_v any_o thing_n of_o this_o nature_n think_v necessary_a in_o a_o nation_n where_o the_o gospel_n be_v embrace_v till_o the_o debate_n and_o discourse_n of_o some_o have_v of_o late_o make_v it_o so_o §_o 2._o to_o avoid_v all_o ambiguity_n darkness_n and_o prevarication_n it_o will_v be_v needful_a ere_o we_o make_v any_o further_o proceed_v that_o we_o fix_v the_o meaning_n and_o import_n of_o virtue_n and_o morality_n grace_n and_o religion_n these_o be_v the_o term_n of_o the_o question_n to_o be_v discourse_v and_o decide_v nor_o without_o a_o settle_v the_o notion_n and_o conception_n of_o these_o can_v any_o thing_n of_o this_o argument_n be_v due_o understand_v virtue_n be_v a_o term_n seldom_o occur_v in_o the_o scripture_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n we_o have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chajil_n several_a time_n render_v by_o our_o
act_v in_o reference_n to_o these_o be_v what_o we_o common_o call_v moral_a virtue_n and_o in_o many_o of_o they_o do_v some_o of_o the_o heathen_a excel_v it_o be_v to_o be_v wish_v that_o as_o to_o graveness_n of_o deportment_n amiableness_n of_o conversation_n moderation_n in_o the_o pursuit_n and_o use_n of_o the_o creature_n acquiescence_n in_o the_o dispose_n they_o be_v bring_v into_o candour_n fidelity_n justice_n etc._n etc._n we_o who_o pretend_v ourselves_o christians_o do_v but_o equal_v they_o and_o as_o appear_v by_o what_o paul_n assert_n of_o himself_o the_o pharisee_n be_v eminent_a in_o many_o of_o the_o instance_n of_o morality_n hence_o what_o he_o express_v phil._n 3.5_o by_o be_v in_o reference_n to_o the_o law_n a_o pharisee_fw-mi he_o style_v v._o 6._o be_v touch_v the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o law_n blameless_a and_o now_o i_o must_v either_o contradict_v the_o apostle_n or_o take_v the_o liberty_n of_o differ_v from_o a_o late_a author_n who_o not_o only_o assume_v a_o confidence_n wherein_o none_o have_v precede_v he_o of_o divest_v they_o from_o all_o title_n to_o moral_a righteousness_n but_o attaque_n withal_o and_o that_o in_o a_o very_a pert_a and_o clamorous_a manner_n the_o wisdom_n honesty_n and_o conscience_n of_o a_o learned_a man_n for_o but_o presume_v to_o say_v that_o the_o pharisee_n be_v a_o people_n moral_o righteous_a see_v def_n &_o continuat_fw-la p._n 350_o 351._o go_v thy_o way_n say_v he_o for_o a_o woeful_a guesser_n no_o man_n live_v beside_o thyself_o can_v ever_o have_v have_v the_o ill_a fortune_n to_o pitch_v upon_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n for_o moral_a philosopher_n etc._n etc._n this_o i_o dare_v say_v that_o on_o whatever_o evidence_n the_o pharisee_n be_v condemn_v in_o their_o claim_n to_o moral_a righteousness_n there_o be_v the_o same_o reason_n why_o the_o philosopher_n shall_v be_v cast_v also_o do_v the_o pharisee_n paraphrase_n the_o law_n as_o regard_v only_o the_o external_a act_n without_o derive_v the_o sanction_n of_o it_o to_o the_o mind_n intention_n and_o disposition_n the_o heathen_a moralist_n be_v no_o less_o guilty_a herein_o than_o they_o which_o make_v tertullian_n say_v of_o their_o moral_a philosophy_n non_fw-la exscindit_fw-la vitia_fw-la sed_fw-la abscondit_fw-la it_o cut_v not_o off_o but_o cover_v viceâ—_n lib._n 3._o cap._n 25._o see_v rom._n 7.7_o i_o bid_v not_o know_v lust_n except_o the_o law_n have_v say_v thou_o shall_v not_o covet_v be_v the_o pharisee_n defective_a in_o the_o true_a end_n of_o obedience_n design_v instead_o of_o god_n glory_n ostentation_n and_o applause_n the_o best_a of_o the_o philosopher_n be_v herein_o also_o criminal_a which_o make_v austin_n say_v that_o cupiditas_fw-la laudis_fw-la humanae_fw-la be_v that_o quae_fw-la ad_fw-la facta_fw-la compulit_fw-la miranda_fw-la romanos_fw-la pride_n have_v as_o much_o leaven_v the_o spirit_n and_o way_n of_o the_o philosopher_n as_o of_o the_o pharisee_fw-mi whatever_o grosser_n vice_n they_o abandon_v pride_n be_v congenial_a to_o they_o hence_o antisthenes_n see_v a_o vessel_n wherein_o plato_n vomit_n lay_v say_v i_o see_v plato_n be_v boil_n here_o but_o i_o see_v not_o his_o pride_n meaning_n that_o his_o pride_n stick_v close_o to_o he_o than_o to_o be_v vomit_v up_o curius_n though_o he_o sup_v upon_o root_n yet_o ambition_n be_v his_o sauce_n diogenes_n in_o censure_v plato_n pride_n by_o trample_v on_o his_o carpet_n discover_v his_o own_o do_v the_o pharisee_n pretend_v to_o communion_n with_o god_n do_v not_o the_o philosopher_n the_o same_o what_o else_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o socrates_n demon_n do_v not_o the_o most_o eminent_a of_o they_o neglect_v the_o conduct_n and_o guidance_n of_o sober_a reason_n and_o addict_v themselves_o to_o magic_n and_o divination_n witness_v as_o well_o pythagoras_n as_o those_o of_o the_o new_a academy_n but_o to_o wave_v the_o further_a prosecution_n of_o this_o a_o ability_n notwithstanding_o the_o fall_n of_o discern_v some_o considerable_a part_n of_o our_o duty_n and_o of_o perform_v it_o as_o to_o the_o substance_n and_o material_a part_n thereof_o be_v never_o gain-saied_a by_o any_o who_o understand_v whereof_o he_o speak_v and_o what_o he_o affirm_v this_o we_o also_o acknowledge_v to_o be_v in_o itself_o desirable_a praiseworthy_a of_o wonderful_a advantage_n to_o humane_a society_n and_o that_o which_o seldom_o miss_v its_o reward_n in_o this_o world_n however_o it_o be_v always_o thus_o far_o useful_a to_o its_o author_n quod_fw-la minus_fw-la puniantur_fw-la in_o die_fw-la judicii_fw-la that_o i_o may_v use_v a_o say_n of_o augustine_n lib._n 4._o contra_fw-la julian_n cap._n 3._o §_o 12._o man_n have_v bring_v himself_o into_o the_o condition_n of_o weakness_n and_o corruption_n already_o declare_v and_o have_v by_o sin_n lose_v all_o title_n to_o life_n in_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o covenant_n first_o make_v with_o he_o yet_o still_o continue_v under_o obligation_n to_o all_o the_o duty_n of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o obnoxious_a to_o the_o wrath_n and_o curse_n of_o god_n upon_o the_o least_o faileur_fw-fr god_n may_v here_o have_v leave_v he_o and_o have_v glorify_v himself_o in_o the_o same_o way_n and_o method_n upon_o the_o posterity_n of_o adam_n as_o he_o have_v do_v upon_o the_o angel_n that_o sin_v no_o property_n of_o his_o nature_n no_o word_n of_o promise_n bind_v he_o to_o the_o contrary_n the_o term_n of_o the_o first_o covenant_n be_v violate_v all_o be_v devolve_v upon_o the_o sovereignty_n of_o god_n again_o if_o a_o end_n be_v not_o to_o have_v be_v put_v to_o obedience_n by_o the_o immediate_a destruction_n and_o perish_v of_o the_o creature_n yet_o at_o the_o least_o a_o end_n be_v put_v to_o god_n acceptance_n of_o any_o moral_a service_n from_o the_o seed_n of_o adam_n and_o they_o lie_v under_o a_o utter_a incapacity_n of_o perform_v any_o such_o service_n as_o might_n with_o respect_n to_o the_o nature_n and_o quality_n of_o it_o be_v accept_v with_o he_o matter_n be_v thus_o god_n out_o of_o his_o sovereign_a pleasure_n and_o infinite_a free_a grace_n propose_v a_o remedying-law_n treat_v with_o we_o upon_o new_a term_n and_o give_v we_o a_o new_a stand_n in_o a_o covenant-grace_n and_o herein_o he_o engage_v his_o veracity_n provide_v we_o comply_v with_o the_o overture_n now_o make_v we_o for_o the_o pardon_v of_o our_o sin_n the_o deliver_v we_o from_o wrath_n to_o come_v and_o the_o state_v we_o at_o last_o in_o the_o happy_a enjoyment_n of_o himself_o now_o in_o the_o virtue_n of_o this_o transaction_n there_o arise_v new_a relation_n betwixt_o god_n and_o we_o with_o new_a duty_n thereon_o so_o that_o henceforth_o the_o law_n of_o creation_n be_v but_o one_o part_n of_o the_o rule_n of_o that_o obedience_n we_o owe_v to_o god_n the_o condition_n of_o the_o new_a covenant_n make_v up_o the_o other_o part_n of_o it_o whoever_o then_o shall_v now_o state_n the_o whole_a of_o religion_n in_o moral_a duty_n bid_v a_o plain_a defiance_n to_o the_o gospel_n either_o by_o tell_v we_o that_o there_o be_v no_o remedial_a law_n at_o all_o or_o that_o the_o term_n of_o it_o be_v universal_o the_o same_o with_o the_o term_n of_o the_o old_a covenant_n of_o this_o complexion_n be_v several_a expression_n in_o a_o late_a author_n viz._n that_o religion_n for_o the_o substance_n of_o it_o be_v the_o same_o now_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o state_n of_o innocence_n for_o as_o then_o the_o whole_a duty_n of_o man_n consist_v in_o the_o practice_n of_o all_o those_o moral_a virtue_n that_o arise_v from_o his_o natural_a relation_n to_o god_n so_o all_o that_o be_v superinduce_v upon_o we_o since_o the_o fall_n be_v but_o help_v and_o contrivance_n to_o supply_v our_o natural_a defect_n and_o recover_v our_o decay_a power_n and_o restore_v we_o to_o a_o better_a ability_n to_o discharge_v those_o duty_n we_o stand_v engage_v to_o by_o the_o law_n of_o our_o nature_n and_o the_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o divine_a particle_n idem_fw-la lib._n 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o part_n of_o god_n epict._n divinae_fw-la particulae_fw-la aurâ—_n horat._n serm._n lib._n 2._o and_o it_o be_v no_o question_n with_o respect_n to_o this_o that_o cicero_n both_o iâ—_n his_o tusculan_a question_n and_o in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr somn._fw-la scip._n say_v deum_fw-la scito_fw-la te_fw-la esse_fw-la know_v thyself_o to_o be_v a_o god_n a_o second_o thing_n that_o contribute_v to_o it_o be_v the_o wicked_a and_o ridiculous_a story_n which_o go_v concern_v the_o god_n who_o they_o do_v adore_v and_o indeed_o who_o will_v not_o prefer_v himself_o before_o a_o lecherous_a jupiter_n a_o thievish_a mercury_n a_o drunken_a bacchus_n or_o a_o bloody_a mars_n etc._n etc._n the_o natural_a issue_n of_o worship_v such_o god_n be_v either_o to_o grow_v vile_a in_o imitation_n of_o they_o or_o to_o slight_a and_o detest_v they_o as_o practise_v that_o which_o every_o man_n shall_v be_v ashamed_a of_o shall_v i_o add_v in_o the_o next_o place_n that_o the_o authority_n of_o prince_n stand_v upon_o very_o unsafe_a term_n if_o the_o obedience_n of_o subject_n be_v to_o be_v regulate_v by_o the_o opinion_n of_o philosopher_n there_o be_v noâ—_n a_o assassination_n of_o any_o man_n in_o power_n but_o what_o may_v be_v justify_v by_o example_n commend_v in_o the_o most_o renown_a pagan_a writer_n what_o cicero_n who_o be_v no_o puny_a either_o in_o learning_n or_o morality_n plead_v in_o justification_n of_o brutus_n and_o cassius_n for_o kill_v cesar_n may_v serve_v to_o authorize_v the_o murder_n of_o any_o magistrate_n if_o the_o actor_n can_v but_o persuade_v themselves_o to_o call_v he_o tyrant_n have_v we_o nothing_o to_o conduct_v we_o in_o our_o obedience_n and_o loyalty_n but_o the_o sentiment_n of_o philosopher_n no_o prince_n can_v be_v secure_a either_o of_o his_o life_n or_o dignity_n the_o last_o instance_n wherein_o the_o philosopher_n miserable_o prevaricate_v in_o a_o matter_n of_o plain_a morality_n that_o i_o shall_v mention_v be_v their_o allow_v a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d man_n inflict_v violent_a hand_n on_o themselves_o hold_v our_o life_n of_o god_n we_o be_v accountable_a to_o he_o for_o they_o nor_o can_v any_o be_v their_o own_o executioner_n without_o offend_v both_o against_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o which_o we_o be_v member_n and_o invade_v the_o jurisdiction_n which_o belong_v to_o god_n who_o only_o have_v power_n to_o dispose_v of_o we_o i_o acknowledge_v that_o some_o of_o they_o be_v better_o illuminate_v in_o this_o matter_n than_o other_o hence_o that_o of_o plato_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o soul_n be_v in_o the_o body_n as_o soldier_n in_o a_o garrison_n from_o whence_o they_o may_v not_o withdraw_v or_o fly_v without_o his_o order_n and_o direction_n that_o place_v they_o there_o in_o phaedon_n vetat_fw-la dominans_fw-la in_o nobis_fw-la deus_fw-la injussu_fw-la hinâ—_n nos_fw-la svo_fw-la discedere_fw-la cicer._n tuscul._n lib._n 1._o therefore_o aristotle_n say_v well_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o choose_v death_n to_o avoid_v penury_n or_o love_n or_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v calamitous_a iâ—_n not_o the_o part_n of_o a_o stout_a man_n but_o of_o a_o coward_n eth._n lib._n 3._o cap._n 7._o but_o the_o stoic_n who_o of_o all_o the_o philosopher_n be_v the_o most_o renown_a moralist_n hold_v it_o not_o only_o lawful_a but_o a_o act_n of_o the_o high_a fortitude_n to_o redeem_v themselves_o from_o the_o misery_n of_o life_n by_o fly_v to_o death_n for_o shelter_n si_fw-mi necessitate_v ultimâ—_n inciderint_fw-la exibit_fw-la è_fw-la vitâ_fw-la &_o molestus_fw-la sibi_fw-la esse_fw-la desinet_fw-la if_o misery_n encompass_v thou_o fly_v to_o death_n for_o sanctuary_n sen._n â—p_n 17._o sapiens_fw-la vivit_fw-la quantum_fw-la debet_fw-la non_fw-la quantum_fw-la potest_fw-la si_fw-la multa_fw-la occurrant_fw-la molesta_fw-la &_o tranquillitatem_fw-la turbantia_fw-la se_fw-la emittit_fw-la nec_fw-la hoc_fw-la tantum_fw-la in_o necessitate_v ultimâ_fw-la facit_fw-la sed_fw-la cum_fw-la primum_fw-la illi_fw-la ceperit_fw-la suspecta_fw-la esse_fw-la fortuna_fw-la nihil_fw-la existimat_fw-la suâ_fw-la refer_v ficiat_a finem_fw-la a_o accipiat_fw-la idem_fw-la epist._n 70._o vid._n epist._n 58.91.98_o &_o m._n antonin_n lib._n 5._o §_o 29._o ac_fw-la epictet_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 29._o &_o lib._n 2._o cap._n 16._o nor_o be_v their_o practice_n dissonant_n from_o their_o sentiment_n witness_n democritus_n zeno_n cleanthes_n cato_n brutus_n cassius_n etc._n etc._n who_o all_o dip_v their_o hand_n in_o their_o own_o blood_n act_v therein_o both_o repugnant_o to_o the_o instinct_n of_o self-preservation_n all_o man_n be_v by_o nature_n imbue_v with_o and_z below_z that_o true_a fortitude_n which_o all_o of_o they_o celebrate_v as_o a_o prime_a virtue_n for_o the_o epigrammatist_n censure_v of_o fannius_n do_v perstringe_v they_o all_o alike_o hostem_fw-la cum_fw-la fugeret_fw-la se_fw-la fannius_n ipse_fw-la peremit_fw-la hic_fw-la rogo_fw-la non_fw-la furor_fw-la est_fw-la ne_fw-la moriare_fw-la mori_fw-la mart._n by_o these_o few_o instance_n we_o may_v easy_o perceive_v what_o a_o miserable_a condition_n the_o world_n have_v be_v in_o even_o in_o reference_n to_o the_o most_o obvious_a duty_n of_o morality_n have_v mankind_n be_v leave_v to_o the_o sole_a conduct_n of_o natural_a light_n and_o by_o consequence_n that_o humane_a reason_n be_v not_o a_o adequate_a rule_n of_o moral_a virtue_n in_o further_a confirmation_n of_o the_o defectiveness_n of_o natural_a light_n for_o the_o regulation_n of_o moral_a obedience_n i_o shall_v in_o the_o five_o and_o last_o place_n observe_v that_o all_o who_o be_v under_o the_o conduct_n of_o mere_a reason_n mistake_v in_o the_o end_n of_o obedience_n which_o be_v as_o much_o under_o the_o sanction_n of_o law_n as_o the_o substance_n of_o duty_n be_v for_o as_o augustin_n say_v well_o noveris_fw-la itaque_fw-la non_fw-la officiis_fw-la sed_fw-la finibus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d vitiis_fw-la discernendas_fw-la esse_fw-la virtutes_fw-la virtue_n 〈◊〉_d not_o so_o much_o distinguish_v from_o vice_n by_o thâ—_n entity_n of_o the_o act_n as_o by_o the_o scope_n and_o intention_n of_o the_o agent_n advers._fw-la julian_n lib._n 4._o cap_n 13._o what_o form_n be_v in_o natural_a philosophy_n that_o the_o end_n be_v in_o moral_a a_o respect_n to_o god_n specify_v every_o virtue_n and_o duty_n and_o wherever_o he_o be_v leave_v out_o as_o the_o end_n thâ—_n act_n be_v tear_v from_o its_o moral_a form_n wâ—_n may_v call_v it_o fortitude_n and_o patience_n in_o câ—â—tiliâ—e_n that_o he_o can_v endure_v cold_a hunger_n and_o much_o watchfulness_n to_o overthrow_v his_o country_n be_v not_o the_o end_v necessary_a to_o the_o moral_a denomination_n of_o every_o action_n the_o first_o cause_n be_v the_o ultimate_a end_n of_o every_o be_v of_o and_o through_o who_o we_o be_v to_o he_o we_o ought_v to_o be_v and_o act_n see_v god_n be_v our_o creator_n proprietor_n governor_n and_o happiness_n all_o our_o action_n ought_v to_o be_v direct_v to_o the_o glorify_v of_o he_o now_o where_o be_v any_o among_o the_o heathen_a moralist_n or_o among_o those_o that_o act_v under_o the_o conduct_n of_o mere_a reason_n who_o propose_v as_o the_o end_n of_o their_o action_n the_o glory_n of_o god_n their_o opinion_n about_o the_o finis_fw-la vltimus_fw-la hominis_fw-la with_o reference_n to_o which_o varro_n tell_v we_o there_o be_v 288_o sect_n of_o philosopher_n do_v abundant_o evidence_n their_o faileur_n in_o this_o particular_a some_o make_a virtue_n subservient_fw-fr only_a to_o their_o own_o praise_n applause_n and_o glory_n what_o the_o poet_n say_v of_o brutus_n kill_n his_o own_o son_n when_o they_o intend_v to_o overthrow_v the_o liberty_n of_o their_o country_n vicit_fw-la amor_fw-la patriae_fw-la laudumque_fw-la immensa_fw-la cupido_fw-la be_v the_o most_o that_o can_v be_v plead_v as_o the_o aim_n of_o a_o great_a many_o of_o they_o other_o pursued_z virtue_n in_o order_n to_o pleasure_n and_o only_o admire_v it_o on_o that_o account_n now_o suppose_v the_o pleasure_n they_o propose_v to_o themselves_o be_v not_o so_o gross_a and_o sensual_a as_o be_v general_o conceive_v though_o i_o know_v not_o how_o to_o acquit_v the_o school_n of_o epicurus_n in_o this_o matter_n notwithstanding_o all_o the_o apology_n that_o be_v make_v for_o they_o yet_o their_o opinion_n be_v sufficient_o culpable_a in_o that_o they_o confound_v the_o intention_n and_o scope_n of_o the_o agent_n with_o the_o consequent_a of_o the_o action_n and_o make_v the_o reward_n annex_v by_o god_n 〈◊〉_d virtue_n to_o intercept_v the_o glory_n which_o in_o 〈◊〉_d their_o thought_n and_o deed_n they_o shall_v hauâ—_n endeavour_v to_o bring_v to_o he_o those_o who_o speak_v most_o magnificent_o of_o virtue_n hold_v it_o desirable_a only_o for_o itself_o affirm_v that_o the_o action_n and_o office_n of_o virtue_n be_v to_o be_v pursue_v mere_o for_o the_o beauty_n and_o honesty_n
of_o ability_n slothful_a and_o wicked_a servant_n be_v the_o sentence_n we_o be_v all_o obnoxious_a to_o under_o colour_n of_o not_o be_v able_a to_o get_v rid_v of_o all_o sin_n some_o man_n will_v set_v themselves_o against_o none_o §_o 6._o the_o extent_n of_o natural_a power_n be_v brief_o declare_v and_o have_v grant_v what_o ought_v not_o to_o deny_v neither_o be_v by_o any_o who_o understand_v themselves_o or_o this_o controversy_n we_o be_v in_o the_o next_o place_n to_o discourse_v the_o imbecility_n of_o nature_n and_o to_o deny_v what_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v grant_v for_o our_o more_o distinct_a proceed_v in_o this_o we_o shall_v first_o treat_v the_o defect_n that_o occur_v in_o those_o very_a duty_n which_o as_o to_o the_o substance_n of_o they_o man_n in_o the_o alone_a strength_n of_o their_o natural_a ability_n either_o do_v or_o may_v discharge_v purpose_v afterward_o to_o inquire_v whether_o there_o be_v not_o also_o some_o duty_n incumbent_a upon_o we_o which_o even_o with_o respect_n to_o the_o matter_n of_o they_o man_n in_o the_o mere_a virtue_n of_o the_o foresay_a principle_n can_v no_o wise_n arise_v to_o a_o performance_n of_o the_o inward_a frame_n and_o disposition_n of_o the_o soul_n as_o it_o be_v the_o vital_a principle_n of_o moral_a action_n be_v that_o which_o god_n in_o order_n to_o his_o acceptance_n of_o they_o main_o measure_v they_o by_o hence_o that_o of_o christ_n himself_o that_o a_o corrupt_a tree_n can_v bring_v forth_o good_a fruit_n mat._n 7.18_o and_o that_o of_o the_o apostle_n that_o they_o who_o be_v in_o the_o flesh_n can_v please_v god_n rom._n 8.8_o but_o that_o to_o the_o unclean_a all_o thing_n be_v unclean_a tit._n 1.15_o and_o that_o the_o end_n of_o the_o commandment_n be_v charity_n out_o of_o a_o pure_a heart_n 1_o tim._n 1.5_o which_o occasion_v austin_n to_o say_v non_fw-la benè_fw-la facit_fw-la bonum_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la bone_fw-la facit_fw-la he_o perform_v not_o a_o action_n though_o never_o so_o material_o good_a well_o who_o be_v not_o first_o good_a himself_o contr_n julian_n lib._n 4._o cap._n 3._o and_o again_o quid_fw-la enim_fw-la potestis_fw-la facere_fw-la boni_fw-la de_fw-fr cord_n non_fw-fr bâ—nâ—_n what_o good_a can_v you_o do_v who_o be_v not_o first_o holy_a austin_n lib._n 4._o ad_fw-la bonif._n cap._n 6._o and_o again_o non_fw-la enim_fw-la in_o te_fw-la placet_fw-la deo_fw-la nisi_fw-la quod_fw-la habes_fw-la ex_fw-la deo_fw-la quod_fw-la autem_fw-la habes_fw-la ex_fw-la te_fw-la displicet_fw-la deo_fw-la 94_o serm._n the_o temp_n though_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o principle_n be_v extrinsical_a to_o the_o physical_a entity_n of_o a_o act_n yet_o it_o be_v of_o its_o moral_a essence_n and_o be_v as_o much_o of_o its_o ethical_a nature_n as_o any_o thing_n else_o whatsoever_o be_v so_o that_o a_o late_a author_n proclaim_v his_o ignorance_n not_o only_o in_o systematical_a divinity_n but_o in_o christian_a ethic_n while_o he_o laugh_v at_o the_o difference_n assign_v between_o the_o duty_n perform_v by_o one_o bear_v of_o god_n and_o the_o material_a action_n of_o the_o same_o physical_a kind_n do_v by_o one_o unrenue_v in_o the_o spirit_n of_o his_o mind_n tell_v we_o that_o this_o relate_v not_o to_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n themselves_o but_o to_o the_o principle_n from_o whence_o they_o issue_n as_o if_o the_o principle_n have_v no_o influence_n upon_o the_o moral_a denomination_n of_o a_o action_n def._n &_o contin_n p._n 335._o of_o the_o same_o complexion_n and_o betray_v the_o same_o ignorance_n be_v those_o other_o expression_n of_o he_o where_o not_o only_o with_o all_o imaginable_a contempt_n of_o a_o learned_a man_n but_o with_o the_o high_a irreverence_n towards_o the_o word_n he_o introduce_v paul_n as_o one_o who_o if_o he_o shall_v again_o revisit_v the_o christian_a world_n will_v stand_v aghast_a to_o find_v his_o epistle_n bring_v upon_o the_o stage_n to_o decide_v the_o difference_n between_o moral_a and_o physical_a specification_n reprof_o to_o the_o rehearse_v p._n 99.100_o sure_o the_o thing_n be_v not_o so_o foreign_a either_o to_o other_o sacred_a writer_n or_o to_o paul_n himself_o as_o that_o he_o shall_v have_v cause_n to_o be_v startle_v at_o it_o it_o be_v this_o alone_a that_o constitute_v the_o difference_n between_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o cain_n and_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o abel_n heb._n 11.4_o do_v not_o he_o inform_v we_o even_o with_o reference_n to_o himself_o that_o whilst_o he_o be_v blameless_a as_o to_o the_o material_a part_n of_o duty_n both_o of_o worship_n and_o manner_n that_o yet_o through_o want_n of_o be_v perform_v from_o a_o due_a principle_n they_o be_v loathsome_a to_o god_n and_o become_v so_o afterward_o to_o himself_o phil._n 3.6_o 7_o 8._o so_o far_o be_v it_o from_o be_v destructive_a of_o all_o true_a and_o real_a goodness_n as_o the_o same_o author_n charge_v it_o eccl._n polit_fw-la p._n 73._o to_o affirm_v that_o a_o man_n may_v be_v exact_a in_o all_o the_o duty_n of_o moral_a goodness_n and_o yet_o be_v a_o graceless_a person_n that_o abate_v the_o word_n exact_v which_o be_v ambiguous_a and_o the_o term_n all_o see_v no_o man_n ever_o be_v or_o will_v be_v so_o without_o grace_n i_o do_v undertake_v to_o justify_v the_o denial_n of_o it_o to_o be_v no_o less_o than_o gross_a pelagianism_n now_o that_o consider_v with_o respect_n to_o our_o mere_a faculty_n and_o the_o best_a natural_a improvement_n of_o they_o we_o be_v without_o that_o rectitude_n of_o heart_n and_o conformity_n to_o the_o holiness_n of_o god_n implant_v in_o his_o law_n which_o we_o ought_v to_o have_v we_o shall_v for_o the_o further_a manifestation_n of_o what_o we_o have_v assert_v endeavour_v to_o lay_v open_a and_o evince_v that_o over_o and_o above_o our_o be_v possess_v of_o intellectual_a power_n we_o be_v also_o imbue_v with_o superadded_a principle_n common_o and_o that_o according_a to_o the_o scripture_n style_v the_o divine_a image_n in_o we_o and_o that_o the_o design_n of_o god_n in_o the_o communication_n of_o this_o to_o we_o and_o the_o implantation_n of_o it_o upon_o our_o nature_n be_v that_o we_o may_v be_v adapt_v to_o live_v to_o he_o and_o that_o for_o the_o reach_a and_o attain_v this_o great_a end_n such_o concreated_a principle_n be_v natural_o due_a have_v be_v in_o all_o its_o several_a part_n and_o branch_n demonstrate_v chap._n 2._o §_o 5._o of_o the_o loss_n of_o this_o image_n and_o what_o thereupon_o ensue_v we_o have_v in_o part_n also_o treat_v in_o the_o same_o chapter_n §_o 10._o something_o far_o remain_v yet_o to_o be_v subjoin_v namely_o that_o by_o the_o loss_n of_o the_o divine_a image_n there_o be_v immediate_o and_o formal_o in_o we_o a_o unanswerableness_n to_o the_o holy_a nature_n of_o god_n a_o difformity_n both_o to_o the_o holiness_n implant_v upon_o the_o law_n and_o that_o sanctity_n that_o waâ—_n at_o first_o imprint_v in_o our_o nature_n god_n himself_o be_v the_o first_o exemplar_n and_o original_a idea_n of_o all_o holiness_n he_o be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o first_o beauty_n holiness_n be_v in_o he_o essential_o and_o from_o he_o it_o be_v transcribe_v on_o the_o law_n which_o be_v holy_a just_a and_o good_a rom._n 7.12_o there_o be_v in_o the_o law_n as_o in_o a_o copy_n a_o transcript_n of_o the_o holiness_n of_o god_n answerable_a to_o both_o these_o there_o be_v at_o first_o a_o rectitude_n and_o holiness_n implant_v in_o and_o impress_v upon_o our_o nature_n there_o be_v a_o concreated_a similitude_n in_o we_o to_o god_n gen._n 1.26_o 27._o it_o be_v true_a that_o in_o we_o be_v not_o univocal_o the_o same_o with_o the_o holiness_n that_o be_v in_o god_n there_o can_v be_v a_o identity_n in_o any_o thing_n between_o god_n and_o creature_n but_o there_o be_v a_o analogy_n betwixt_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o holiness_n be_v in_o god_n as_o his_o nature_n and_o essence_n in_o we_o as_o a_o accident_n adventitious_a to_o our_o being_n yet_o so_o as_o that_o original_o it_o be_v both_o due_a to_o we_o and_o that_o we_o be_v thereby_o fit_o lay_v to_o be_v like_o he_o plato_n right_o style_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o sensible_a image_n of_o the_o intelligible_a god_n in_o timaeo_n now_o this_o be_v concreated_a with_o we_o at_o first_o the_o same_o philosopher_n call_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o old_a nature_n in_o crit._n now_o upon_o the_o loss_n of_o this_o implant_v rectitude_n and_o image_n we_o become_v formal_o and_o immediate_o impure_a and_o unclean_a the_o mere_a loss_n and_o want_n of_o it_o be_v the_o very_a deformity_n of_o the_o soul_n hence_o the_o scripture_n report_v we_o to_o come_v all_o unclean_a into_o the_o world_n joh._n 14.4_o and_o be_v bear_v flesh_n joh._n 3.6_o and_o to_o be_v shape_v in_o iniquity_n psal._n 51.5_o
〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d faith_n be_v the_o alone_a foundation_n of_o a_o good_a work_n clem._n alex._n strom._n lib._n 5._o 2._o through_o the_o loss_n of_o this_o image_n of_o god_n and_o the_o disorder_n which_o necessary_o ensue_v in_o the_o soul_n thereupon_o there_o be_v in_o all_o that_o we_o perform_v antecedent_o to_o our_o be_v renew_a to_o this_o image_n again_o a_o prevarication_n with_o respect_n to_o our_o true_a great_a and_o ultimate_a end_n that_o the_o end_n of_o a_o action_n be_v under_o the_o sanction_n of_o the_o law_n as_o well_o as_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o duty_n i_o have_v show_v before_o chap._n 3._o §_o 6._o god_n be_v our_o author_n be_v our_o ultimate_a end_n also_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o god_n to_o produce_v a_o creature_n that_o be_v not_o according_a to_o its_o nature_n and_o qualification_n to_o be_v to_o he_o and_o for_o he_o the_o lapse_n not_o only_o involve_v in_o it_o disobedience_n to_o god_n as_o our_o sovereign_n but_o apostasy_n from_o he_o 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duty_n of_o circumcise_n our_o heart_n be_v express_v by_o such_o phrase_n which_o if_o they_o signify_v any_o thing_n do_v import_v we_o mere_o passive_a in_o it_o of_o this_o complexion_n be_v the_o expression_n of_o our_o be_v beget_v again_o create_v quicken_v etc._n etc._n do_v the_o scatter_a atom_n of_o matter_n frame_v themselves_o into_o the_o machine_n of_o the_o humane_a body_n at_o first_o or_o do_v those_o rudimental_a principle_n convey_v for_o the_o formation_n of_o the_o faetus_fw-la in_o the_o womb_n dispose_v themselves_o into_o that_o orderly_a admirable_a variety_n of_o texture_n which_o fill_v we_o at_o once_o with_o amazement_n and_o thankfulness_n shall_v the_o disperse_a particle_n and_o corpuscle_n of_o dust_n rendevouse_n and_o reassemble_v themselves_o into_o their_o former_a frame_n without_o the_o physical_a interpose_v of_o a_o foreign_a agent_n if_o none_o of_o these_o be_v either_o true_a or_o possible_a no_o more_o be_v it_o so_o that_o man_n can_v 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that_o these_o command_n and_o exhortation_n of_o wash_v and_o make_v we_o clean_o of_o get_v a_o new_a heart_n etc._n etc._n be_v not_o so_o much_o suit_v to_o we_o as_o weak_a as_o they_o be_v intend_v to_o we_o as_o stubborn_a nor_o so_o much_o prescribe_v to_o we_o under_o the_o reduplication_n of_o our_o be_v unable_a as_o of_o be_v rebellious_a 7._o si_fw-mi quis_fw-la per_fw-la naturae_fw-la vires_fw-la bonum_fw-la aliquod_fw-la quod_fw-la ad_fw-la salutem_fw-la pertinet_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la aeternae_fw-la cogitare_fw-la aut_fw-la eligere_fw-la sive_fw-la salutari_fw-la i._n e._n evangelicae_fw-la praedicationi_fw-la consentire_fw-la posse_fw-la confirmat_fw-la absque_fw-la illuminatione_fw-la &_o inspiratione_n spiritus_fw-la sancti_fw-la qui_fw-la that_fw-mi omnibus_fw-la suavitatem_fw-la in_o consentiendo_fw-la &_o credendo_fw-la veritati_fw-la haeretico_fw-la fallitur_fw-la spiritu_fw-la non_fw-la intelligent_a vocem_fw-la dei_fw-la in_o evangelio_n dicentis_fw-la sine_fw-la i_o nihil_fw-la potestis_fw-la council_n araus_n can._n 7._o §_o 8._o from_o what_o have_v be_v deliver_v in_o the_o two_o precede_a paragraph_n we_o may_v safe_o now_o infer_v the_o necessity_n of_o a_o superad_v infuse_v principle_n in_o order_n to_o our_o live_n to_o god_n in_o the_o whole_a of_o practical_a religion_n and_o our_o be_v accept_v with_o he_o nor_o be_v there_o any_o thing_n that_o the_o scripture_n declare_v in_o more_o emphatical_a term_n the_o holy_a ghost_n foresee_v contradiction_n that_o will_v be_v make_v hereunto_o and_o by_o the_o same_o act_n and_o method_n that_o man_n endeavour_v to_o avoid_v the_o force_n of_o scripture-testimony_n in_o this_o matter_n there_o be_v not_o any_o article_n of_o faith_n that_o can_v be_v secure_a but_o what_o ever_o the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v deliver_v for_o the_o confirmation_n of_o the_o great_a doctrine_n of_o the_o christian_a religion_n may_v with_o the_o like_a subtlety_n be_v pervert_v to_o another_o intendment_n have_v god_n design_v the_o declare_v the_o doctrine_n of_o a_o infuse_a subjective_n principle_n i_o challenge_v any_o man_n to_o show_v i_o how_o it_o can_v have_v be_v more_o clear_o and_o full_o express_v than_o it_o be_v already_o the_o cause_v both_o moral_a and_o physical_a the_o way_n and_o manner_n of_o its_o production_n and_o communication_n the_o intrinsic_n subjective_a change_n that_o be_v thereby_o make_v and_o wrought_v in_o the_o frame_n temper_n and_o disposition_n of_o the_o soul_n the_o capacity_n that_o we_o be_v thereupon_o bring_v into_o of_o communion_n with_o god_n here_o and_o enjoy_v he_o hereafter_o together_o with_o the_o effect_n that_o proceed_v thence_o in_o our_o conversation_n and_o course_n of_o live_v both_o towards_o god_n and_o man_n be_v all_o hold_v forth_o in_o the_o scripture_n in_o term_n most_o plain_a full_a and_o emphatical_a nor_o be_v the_o prayer_n and_o thanksgiving_n with_o reference_n to_o renew_v and_o assist_v grace_n which_o i_o suppose_v all_o christian_n be_v find_v in_o the_o performance_n of_o reconciliable_a with_o the_o denial_n and_o negation_n of_o such_o a_o principle_n and_o so_o confer_v sure_o in_o our_o application_n and_o address_n to_o god_n we_o pray_v not_o for_o rational_a faculty_n nor_o mere_o for_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o the_o gospel_n but_o we_o pray_v especial_o that_o god_n will_v create_v in_o we_o a_o clean_a heart_n that_o he_o will_v renew_v we_o in_o the_o spirit_n of_o our_o mind_n fulfil_v in_o we_o the_o work_n of_o faith_n with_o power_n work_v in_o we_o both_o to_o will_v and_o to_o do_v all_o which_o argue_v a_o necessity_n of_o something_o more_o than_o either_o essential_a power_n or_o objective_n light_n therefore_o austin_n say_v well_o concern_v the_o pelagian_o destruuâ—t_fw-la orationes_fw-la quas_fw-la facit_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la sive_fw-la pro_fw-la infidelibus_fw-la &_o doctrinae_fw-la dei_fw-la resistentibus_fw-la ut_fw-la convertantur_fw-la ad_fw-la deum_fw-la sive_fw-la pro_fw-la fidelibus_fw-la ut_fw-la augeatur_fw-la iis_fw-la fides_fw-la &_o perseverent_fw-la in_o eâ_fw-la haeres_fw-la 80._o and_o again_o cur_n petitur_fw-la quod_fw-la ad_fw-la nostram_fw-la pertinet_fw-la potestatem_fw-la si_fw-la deâ—s_fw-la non_fw-la adjuvat_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la idem_fw-la de_fw-la grâ—t_fw-la christi_fw-la lib._n 1._o cap._n 15._o and_o once_o more_o quis_fw-la optat_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o potestate_fw-la sic_fw-la habet_fw-la ut_fw-la ad_fw-la faciendum_fw-la nullo_n indigeat_fw-la adjumento_fw-la idem_fw-la de_fw-fr peccat_fw-la merit_n &_o remis_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 6._o the_o same_o may_v be_v say_v of_o praise_n and_o thanksgiving_n to_o god_n with_o respect_n to_o grace_n for_o if_o there_o be_v no_o insused_a principle_n it_o will_v necessary_o follow_v that_o while_o we_o pretend_v to_o bless_v god_n for_o quicken_a we_o when_o we_o be_v dead_a in_o trespass_n and_o sin_n for_o make_v we_o willing_a through_o a_o day_n of_o power_n for_o the_o exceed_a greatness_n of_o his_o power_n exert_v towards_o we_o who_o believe_v for_o the_o sanctify_a we_o whole_o in_o our_o soul_n spirit_n and_o body_n etc._n etc._n we_o do_v but_o mock_v and_o flatter_v he_o for_o as_o austin_n say_v proâ—sâ—s_fw-la non_fw-la gratias_fw-la deo_fw-la agimus_fw-la sed_fw-la nos_fw-la agere_fw-la fingimus_fw-la si_fw-la unde_fw-la illi_fw-la gratias_fw-la agimus_fw-la ipsum_fw-la facere_fw-la non_fw-la putamus_fw-la epist._n 107._o ad_fw-la vitalâ—m_fw-la shall_v i_o add_v that_o to_o deny_v the_o infusion_n of_o a_o supernatural_a vital_a principle_n or_o to_o affirm_v that_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n act_v only_o towards_o we_o in_o way_n of_o moral_a suasion_n yea_o to_o grant_v no_o other_o inward_a operation_n but_o what_o be_v resistible_a and_o may_v be_v withstand_v be_v in_o effect_n to_o ascribe_v all_o the_o difference_n that_o be_v betwixt_o one_o man_n and_o another_o to_o ourselves_o contrary_a to_o the_o express_a word_n of_o the_o apostle_n 1_o cor._n 4.7_o who_o make_v thou_o to_o differ_v from_o another_o and_o what_o have_v thou_o that_o thou_o do_v not_o receive_v but_o have_v already_o treat_v this_o chap._n 2._o §_o 15._o and_o see_v if_o what_o we_o have_v deliver_v in_o this_o chapter_n hold_v good_a this_o natural_o follow_v and_o be_v oblige_v to_o make_v a_o end_n i_o supercede_v all_o far_a prosecution_n of_o it_o §_o 9_o i_o have_v now_o do_v with_o the_o theory_n and_o polemical_a part_n &_o think_v to_o have_v proceed_v to_o a_o practical_a improvement_n by_o way_n of_o use_n of_o what_o have_v be_v say_v but_o the_o discourse_n be_v already_o draw_v out_o and_o increase_v beyond_o what_o i_o at_o first_o intend_v i_o shall_v therefore_o wave_v all_o that_o i_o have_v in_o that_o way_n design_v to_o say_v however_o i_o hope_v that_o as_o i_o have_v finish_v what_o i_o main_o purpose_v so_o i_o have_v in_o some_o measure_n perform_v what_o i_o undertake_v namely_o have_v justify_v 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