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figurative_o for_o the_o gentile_n and_o observe_v a_o resemblance_n between_o the_o gentile_n and_o stone_n a_o double_a resemblance_n the_o one_o in_o regard_n of_o senselessness_n another_o in_o regard_n of_o worthlesnesse_n the_o senselessness_n be_v double_a active_a and_o passive_a active_a in_o that_o they_o worship_v stone_n and_o than_o you_o know_v what_o the_o psalmist_n say_v they_o that_o make_v they_o be_v like_a unto_o they_o so_o be_v all_o they_o that_o put_v their_o trust_n in_o they_o 3._o quiamâ—sso_fw-it sensu_fw-la rationâ—s_fw-la lapâ—dâ—â—us_fw-la putant_fw-la incsse_fw-la alicunis_fw-la rationem_fw-la dâ—uinitatis_fw-la it_o si_fw-la in_o nature_a lapidum_fw-la non_fw-la usu_fw-la corporis_fw-la sed_fw-la mentis_fw-la habitu_fw-la vertuntur_fw-la revel_v 3._o their_o passive_a senselessness_n be_v that_o whereby_o they_o be_v incapable_a of_o the_o mystery_n of_o heaven_n have_v stony_a heart_n like_v unto_o stony_a ground_n whereon_o whatsoever_o seed_n be_v cast_v be_v cast_v away_o beside_o their_o senselessness_n there_o be_v in_o they_o also_o a_o worthlesnesse_n wherein_o they_o resemble_v stone_n a_o double_a worthlesnesse_n a_o passine_n for_o they_o be_v without_o ornament_n a_o active_a for_o they_o be_v without_o fruit_n they_o be_v as_o the_o church_n of_o laodicea_n blind_a wretched_a naked_a miserable_a and_o what_o fruit_n shall_v they_o bear_v that_o drink_n not_o in_o the_o dew_n of_o heaven_n you_o see_v good_a resemblance_n between_o stone_n and_o the_o gentile_n you_o must_v also_o note_v that_o the_o power_n here_o mean_v be_v not_o absolute_a but_o limit_v though_o god_n power_n be_v equal_a to_o his_o will_n yet_o be_v not_o his_o will_n always_o as_o large_a as_o his_o power_n therefore_o be_v there_o many_o thing_n which_o the_o scripture_n say_v god_n can_v do_v mean_v not_o absolute_o but_o upon_o supposition_n 6._o mark_v 6._o the_o angel_n can_v do_v nothing_o while_o lot_n be_v in_o sodom_n 44._o jer._n 44._o christ_n can_v work_v no_o miracle_n because_o of_o the_o jew_n unbelief_n god_n himself_o can_v not_o long_o forbear_v the_o jew_n because_o of_o their_o wickedness_n the_o meaning_n be_v that_o the_o contrary_n be_v decree_v and_o god_n will_v not_o alter_v his_o decree_n now_o upon_o this_o distinction_n arise_v the_o question_n see_v the_o gentile_n may_v be_v figure_v by_o stone_n whether_o here_o they_o be_v figure_v by_o they_o why_o not_o there_o be_v before_o john_n at_o this_o time_n publican_n and_o soldier_n which_o for_o the_o most_o part_n be_v gentile_n and_o why_o may_v not_o saint_n john_n point_n at_o they_o sure_o i_o be_o that_o when_o zacheus_n a_o publican_n receive_v christ_n 19_o luke_n 19_o christ_n himself_o do_v witness_v this_o also_o be_v a_o son_n of_o abraham_n 8._o matth_n 8._o and_o when_o the_o centurion_n express_v his_o humble_a faith_n in_o christ_n christ_n assign_v he_o a_o place_n at_o abraham_n table_n 2.5_o 1._o pet._n 2.5_o and_o it_o be_v worth_a the_o mark_v that_o saint_n peter_n call_v convert_v to_o christ_n live_v stone_n and_o what_o be_v that_o but_o a_o periphrasis_n of_o a_o son_n of_o abraham_n make_v of_o a_o stone_n there_o be_v two_o thing_n in_o a_o stone_n insensibleness_n and_o firmness_n that_o must_v be_v remove_v this_o must_v continue_v that_o the_o part_n of_o the_o building_n may_v be_v suitable_a 4._o gentium_fw-la natura_fw-la habendo_fw-la institutionem_fw-la â—abere_fw-la potest_fw-la cessationem_fw-la tertâ—ll_n adâ—ersus_fw-la hermog_n liâ—_n de_fw-fr amma_n cap_n 21._o cum_fw-la universorum_fw-la deiss_n vid._n sset_fw-la se_fw-la unum_fw-la populumer_n judaeis_n &_o gentibus_fw-la aggregaturum_fw-la &_o be_v per_fw-la fidem_fw-la salutem_fw-la praebiturum_fw-la utrumque_fw-la in_o patriarcha_fw-la abraham_n prius_fw-la descripsit_fw-la theod._n in_o rom._n 4._o and_o we_o build_v upon_o the_o rock_n christ_n may_v grow_v up_o into_o a_o holy_a temple_n in_o the_o lord_n the_o gentile_n then_o may_v here_o be_v mean_v and_o there_o be_v no_o impediment_n in_o god_n covenant_n but_o that_o they_o may_v become_v child_n of_o abraham_n yea_o it_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v against_o god_n covenant_n that_o it_o be_v contain_v in_o it_o abraham_n name_n be_v a_o prophecy_n of_o the_o gentile_n conversion_n it_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o promise_n that_o be_v make_v of_o abraham_n seed_n when_o the_o god_n of_o all_o flesh_n see_v that_o he_o purpose_v to_o make_v our_o church_n of_o jew_n and_o gentile_n and_o that_o he_o will_v save_v they_o by_o faith_n he_o prefigure_v both_o in_o abraham_n and_o the_o apostle_n text_n be_v clear_a for_o it_o the_o father_n make_v thamar_n child_n a_o type_n hereof_o wherein_o the_o gentile_a seem_v to_o have_v a_o priority_n and_o to_o be_v in_o the_o covenant_n before_o the_o jew_n for_o abraham_n be_v a_o type_n of_o the_o gentile_n be_v justify_v and_o receive_v the_o promise_n in_o uncircumcision_n before_o he_o be_v a_o type_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o have_v the_o promise_n renew_v after_o that_o he_o be_v circumcise_v but_o as_o of_o thamar_n child_n that_o which_o first_o put_v out_o the_o hand_n be_v not_o first_o bear_v so_o fall_v it_o out_o between_o the_o gentile_n and_o the_o jew_n final_o galatinus_n prove_v out_o of_o the_o rabbin_n that_o the_o gentile_n aswell_o as_o the_o jew_n be_v to_o be_v save_v by_o christ_n to_o conclude_v the_o apostle_n rule_n must_v be_v hold_v 9.6_o rom._n 9.6_o it_o can_v be_v that_o the_o word_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v of_o none_o effect_n but_o why_o do_v the_o baptist_n make_v mention_n of_o god_n power_n only_o and_o only_o say_v that_o god_n can_v do_v this_o chrysostom_n opinion_n be_v that_o he_o will_v fear_v they_o only_o and_o not_o drive_v they_o to_o despair_v other_o say_v that_o take_v god_n will_v for_o a_o thing_n clear_a he_o do_v put_v they_o in_o mind_n that_o he_o can_v perform_v his_o will_n when_o he_o will_v but_o the_o time_n be_v past_a wherefore_o i_o will_v now_o conclude_v saint_n cyril_n saint_n chrysostome_n both_o say_v
do_v which_o have_v deny_v original_a sinne._n their_o sobriety_n be_v tolerable_a who_o suppose_v the_o undeniable_a truth_n of_o that_o radical_a sin_n seek_v only_o the_o way_n of_o clear_v god_n justice_n in_o this_o propagation_n wherein_o as_o in_o such_o dark_a and_o doubtful_a case_n it_o often_o fall_v out_o saluà _fw-la fide_fw-la hold_v the_o fundamental_a point_n they_o differ_v about_o that_o which_o be_v not_o necessary_a unto_o salvation_n that_o which_o be_v most_o useful_a for_o we_o be_v to_o know_v rather_o how_o we_o may_v be_v rid_v of_o it_o 29._o de_fw-fr moribus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d c._n â—_o 1._o c._n 22._o â—pis_fw-la 29._o then_o how_o we_o do_v contract_v it_o which_o saint_n austin_n express_v in_o a_o fit_a parable_n of_o a_o man_n fall_v into_o a_o ditch_n to_o who_o he_o that_o find_v he_o there_o shall_v rather_o lend_v a_o hand_n to_o help_v he_o out_o then_o tire_v he_o with_o inquiry_n how_o he_o come_v in_o we_o see_v that_o our_o ground_n be_v overgrow_v with_o brier_n &_o thorn_n yet_o we_o know_v that_o god_n make_v the_o earth_n to_o bear_v better_a fruit_n do_v good_a husband_n misspend_v their_o time_n in_o reason_v how_o they_o come_v there_o or_o do_v they_o not_o rather_o with_o their_o plough_n and_o other_o instrument_n seek_v to_o rid_v they_o thence_o sure_o they_o do_v and_o we_o in_o the_o case_n of_o our_o soul_n shall_v imitate_v they_o so_o do_v that_o original_a sin_n be_v in_o we_o no_o man_n can_v doubt_v that_o see_v how_o child_n die_v even_o in_o their_o mother_n womb_n or_o so_o soon_o as_o they_o come_v out_o of_o it_o and_o the_o wage_n of_o sin_n be_v death_n in_o they_o of_o actual_a it_o can_v be_v 6.23_o rom._n 6.23_o it_o must_v be_v then_o of_o original_a if_o they_o live_v we_o make_v haste_n to_o baptize_v they_o and_o what_o do_v baptism_n imply_v but_o that_o they_o need_v a_o new_a birth_n unto_o life_n see_v their_o first_o be_v no_o better_a than_o a_o birth_n unto_o death_n add_v hereunto_o that_o our_o saviour_n christ_n conception_n have_v not_o need_v to_o be_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n if_o so_o be_v natural_a generation_n do_v not_o enforce_v necessary_o the_o propagation_n of_o original_a sin_n which_o they_o shall_v consider_v that_o magnify_v over_o much_o the_o conception_n of_o the_o bless_a mother_n of_o christ_n let_v it_o suffice_v we_o that_o the_o church_n catholic_n of_o old_a and_o the_o reform_a church_n have_v resolve_v uniform_o that_o we_o be_v sinner_n so_o soon_o as_o we_o begin_v to_o be_v and_o this_o leprosy_n be_v hereditary_a to_o we_o all_o that_o our_o worse_a part_n have_v get_v the_o upper_a hand_n of_o our_o better_a and_o we_o be_v by_o nature_n no_o better_o than_o a_o mass_n of_o corruption_n and_o the_o serpent_n brood_n the_o sense_n whereof_o shall_v make_v we_o all_o cry_n out_o with_o the_o apostle_n o_o wretch_n that_o i_o be_o 7.24_o rom._n 7.24_o who_o shall_v deliver_v i_o from_o this_o body_n of_o death_n king_n david_n do_v not_o only_o confess_v that_o there_o be_v such_o a_o sin_n but_o also_o that_o himself_o be_v taint_v therewith_o i_o be_v shape_v in_o iniquity_n and_o in_o sin_n my_o mother_n conceive_v i_o the_o word_n must_v not_o be_v wrest_v some_o have_v mistake_v they_o as_o if_o sin_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o generation_n that_o opinion_n though_o it_o be_v find_v in_o some_o ancient_n yet_o it_o be_v so_o gross_a that_o it_o be_v not_o worth_a the_o refute_v for_o we_o read_v gen._n 1._o multiply_v and_o increase_v 28._o verse_n 28._o speak_v to_o mankind_n before_o ever_o adam_n and_o eve_n commit_v sin_n except_o happy_o this_o be_v their_o meaning_n that_o before_o the_o fall_n the_o lust_n of_o generation_n be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o man_n to_o fulfil_v or_o restrain_v it_o as_o reason_n see_v fit_a but_o after_o the_o fall_n reason_n become_v subject_a unto_o lust_n and_o man_n fulfil_v it_o not_o when_o reason_n will_v but_o when_o lust_n urge_v he_o and_o this_o opinion_n be_v not_o improbable_a a_o second_o mistake_n be_v that_o david_n shall_v lay_v the_o blame_n of_o his_o sin_n upon_o his_o parent_n and_o tax_v their_o sinful_a lust_n in_o the_o act_n of_o generation_n but_o beside_o that_o he_o can_v not_o conceive_v so_o ill_o of_o his_o virtuous_a and_o chaste_a parent_n this_o be_v to_o make_v david_n a_o cham_n and_o so_o to_o deserve_v a_o curse_n while_o he_o seek_v a_o pardon_n for_o his_o sinne._n the_o father_n be_v abhor_v this_o sense_n and_o observe_v that_o king_n david_n here_o speak_v not_o of_o the_o personal_a sin_n of_o his_o parent_n but_o the_o natural_a which_o derive_v from_o they_o he_o have_v in-herent_a in_o himself_o and_o that_o he_o be_v in_o the_o state_n of_o sin_n before_o he_o see_v light_n but_o this_o be_v strange_a his_o parent_n be_v member_n of_o the_o church_n circumcise_v not_o only_o outward_o which_o be_v most_o certain_a but_o inward_o also_o which_o be_v very_o probable_a and_o if_o circumcise_a then_o discharge_v 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