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A10737
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The repentance of Peter and Iudas Together with the frailtie of the faithfull, and the fearefull ende of wicked hypocrites.
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Richardson, Charles, fl. 1612-1617.; Topsell, Edward, 1572-1625?
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spend_v and_o lose_v his_o strength_n can_v return_v but_o by_o the_o grace_n of_o his_o maker_n call_v he_o to_o repentance_n and_o forgive_a his_o sin_n for_o who_o can_v free_v a_o miserable_a soul_n from_o the_o body_n of_o death_n but_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n in_o jesus_n christ_n and_o again_o 15._o again_o ad_fw-la malum_fw-la eius_fw-la prio_fw-la est_fw-la voluntas_fw-la hominis_fw-la ad_fw-la bonum_fw-la verò_fw-la eius_fw-la prio_fw-la est_fw-la voluntas_fw-la creatoris_fw-la eius_fw-la sive_fw-la ut_fw-la eam_fw-la faceret_fw-la que_fw-la nulla_fw-la erat_fw-la sive_fw-la ut_fw-la reficiat_fw-la que_fw-la lapsa_fw-la perierat_fw-la aug._n the_o civet_n dei_fw-la lib._n 13._o cap._n 15._o si_fw-mi quando_fw-la steti_fw-la per_fw-la te_fw-la stâ—ti_fw-la sed_fw-la quando_fw-la cecidi_fw-la per_fw-la i_o cecidi_fw-la and_o semper_fw-la in_o luco_fw-la in_o cuissem_fw-la nisi_fw-la tu_fw-la i_o erexiss_v semper_fw-la caecus_fw-la fuissem_fw-la nisi_fw-la tu_fw-la i_o illuminass_n quando_fw-la cecidi_fw-la nunquam_fw-la surrexissem_fw-la nisi_fw-la tu_fw-la mihi_fw-la manum_fw-la porrexiss_n aug._n soliloqu_n cap._n 15._o to_o the_o evil_a of_o man_n his_o own_o will_n go_v before_o but_o to_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v good_a the_o will_n of_o his_o creator_n go_v before_o whether_o it_o be_v to_o make_v that_o which_o be_v not_o at_o all_o or_o to_o renew_v and_o repair_v that_o which_o be_v lose_v by_o his_o fall_n and_o in_o another_o place_n 30.20_o place_n restat_fw-la ut_fw-la recte_fw-la dictum_fw-la intelligatur_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la volentis_fw-la etc._n etc._n ut_fw-la totum_fw-la deo_fw-la detur_fw-la qui_fw-la hominis_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la bonam_fw-la &_o praeparat_fw-la adiwandam_fw-la &_o adiwat_fw-la praeparatam_fw-la nolentem_fw-la praevenit_fw-la ut_fw-la velit_fw-la volentem_fw-la subsequitur_fw-la ne_fw-la frustra_fw-la velit_fw-la enchir._n cap._n 31._o act._n 9.1.2.3_o prou._n 30.20_o it_o remain_v say_v he_o that_o that_o speech_n of_o the_o apostle_n be_v well_o understand_v it_o be_v not_o in_o he_o that_o will_v nor_o in_o he_o that_o run_v etc._n etc._n that_o the_o whole_a work_n may_v be_v give_v to_o god_n who_o both_o prepare_v the_o good_a will_n of_o man_n that_o it_o may_v be_v fit_a to_o be_v holpen_v by_o grace_n and_o also_o aid_v it_o be_v prepare_v he_o prevent_v he_o that_o be_v unwilling_a that_o he_o may_v be_v willing_a and_o follow_v he_o that_o be_v willing_a that_o he_o may_v not_o will_n in_o vain_a and_o hereof_o we_o have_v very_o pregnant_a example_n both_o in_o the_o unregenerate_a before_o their_o conversion_n and_o also_o in_o the_o regenerate_a when_o they_o fall_v into_o sin_n after_o grace_n receive_v for_o the_o former_a what_o disposition_n be_v there_o in_o the_o apostle_n paul_n to_o further_a his_o conversion_n till_o the_o lord_n call_v unto_o he_o from_o heaven_n be_v he_o not_o post_v to_o hell_n as_o fast_o as_o he_o can_v be_v he_o not_o as_o opposite_a to_o god_n as_o may_v be_v for_o it_o be_v say_v he_o be_v breathe_v out_o threaten_n &_o slaughter_n against_o the_o disciple_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o he_o have_v procure_v a_o commission_n from_o the_o high_a priest_n to_o bind_v all_o that_o be_v of_o that_o way_n and_o for_o the_o latter_a beside_o the_o example_n of_o the_o apostle_n peter_n in_o this_o place_n be_v it_o not_o evident_a in_o david_n who_o lie_v a_o long_a time_n after_o his_o fearful_a sin_n of_o adultery_n and_o murder_n &_o never_o think_v of_o repentance_n at_o the_o least_o for_o the_o space_n of_o three_o quarter_n of_o a_o year_n for_o the_o child_n that_o be_v beget_v in_o adultery_n be_v bear_v before_o there_o be_v any_o mention_n make_v of_o his_o repentance_n but_o even_o as_o solomon_n say_v of_o the_o adulterous_a woman_n she_o eat_v and_o wipe_v her_o mouth_n as_o though_o it_o have_v never_o be_v she_o and_o say_v 30.20_o prou._n 30.20_o i_o have_v not_o commit_v iniquity_n so_o do_v david_n set_v a_o good_a face_n on_o the_o matter_n and_o bear_v it_o out_o all_o this_o while_n as_o though_o he_o have_v never_o offend_v and_o as_o it_o be_v say_v of_o esau_n that_o after_o he_o have_v sell_v his_o birthright_n he_o rise_v up_o and_o go_v away_o never_o consider_v what_o he_o have_v do_v 25.34_o gen._n 25.34_o so_o for_o any_o thing_n we_o find_v to_o the_o contrary_a david_n never_o feel_v his_o hart_n to_o smite_v he_o for_o his_o sin_n but_o sleep_v secure_o in_o it_o till_o the_o lord_n send_v the_o prophet_n nathan_n by_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o word_n to_o awake_v his_o drowsy_a conscience_n use_v 1_o this_o doctrine_n serve_v first_o to_o refel_v a_o main_a point_n of_o popery_n concern_v freewill_n the_o papist_n do_v stiff_o maintain_v that_o there_o be_v in_o man_n will_n a_o natural_a power_n to_o that_o which_o be_v true_o good_a whereby_o of_o itself_o it_o cooperate_v with_o god_n grace_n in_o the_o first_o act_n of_o man_n conversion_n they_o say_v that_o god_n only_o first_o persuade_v the_o will_n as_o a_o man_n may_v persuade_v his_o friend_n to_o take_v a_o journey_n whereto_o he_o be_v unwilling_a but_o in_o the_o accomplish_n of_o any_o work_n god_n be_v only_o a_o assistant_n and_o man_n by_o his_o own_o power_n work_v together_o with_o he_o but_o this_o be_v injurious_a to_o match_v the_o do_n of_o man_n with_o the_o power_n of_o god_n indeed_o man_n have_v no_o power_n over_o the_o heart_n but_o draw_v only_o by_o persuasion_n but_o the_o lord_n by_o his_o divine_a power_n do_v not_o only_o persuade_v but_o also_o bend_v and_o turn_v the_o heart_n as_o it_o please_v he_o and_o therefore_o solomon_n in_o that_o excellent_a prayer_n of_o he_o desire_v the_o lord_n to_o bow_v their_o heart_n unto_o he_o that_o they_o may_v walk_v in_o his_o way_n etc._n etc._n 1._o king_n 8.58_o so_o that_o it_o be_v blasphemous_a to_o hold_v that_o the_o will_n of_o man_n shall_v work_v with_o god_n grace_n in_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v good_a indeed_o as_o they_o be_v work_n and_o action_n so_o they_o proceed_v from_o the_o will_n of_o man_n but_o as_o they_o be_v good_a work_n they_o be_v only_o the_o work_n of_o grace_n as_o our_o saviour_n christ_n tell_v his_o disciple_n without_o i_o you_o can_v do_v nothing_o john_n 15.5_o and_o so_o say_v david_n of_o the_o work_n of_o prayer_n thou_o prepare_v their_o heart_n and_o bende_v thy_o care_n to_o they_o psalm_n 10.17_o and_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n speak_v general_o of_o all_o good_a work_n thou_o also_o have_v wrought_v all_o our_o work_n for_o us._n isa_n 26.12_o and_o to_o this_o purpose_n the_o master_n of_o sentence_n have_v a_o good_a say_v a._n say_v paratur_fw-la voluntas_fw-la hominis_fw-la a_o deo_fw-la &_o a_o domino_fw-la gressus_fw-la eius_fw-la diriguntur_fw-la non_fw-la quia_fw-la hoc_fw-la sine_fw-la nostra_fw-la voluntate_fw-la agatur_fw-la sed_fw-la quia_fw-la voluntas_fw-la nostra_fw-la nil_fw-la boni_fw-la agit_fw-fr nisi_fw-la divinitus_fw-la adiwe_fw-mi tur_fw-la l._n 2_o di_fw-mi 26._o a._n man_n will_n be_v prepare_v of_o god_n and_o his_o step_n direct_v of_o the_o lord_n not_o because_o this_o be_v do_v without_o our_o will_n but_o because_o our_o will_n can_v do_v any_o thing_n that_o be_v good_a without_o god_n assistance_n and_o fulgentius_n be_v very_o plentiful_a in_o the_o proof_n of_o this_o point_n 29._o point_n nunquam_fw-la redire_fw-la velle_fw-la potest_fw-la ovis_fw-la errans_fw-la nisi_fw-la fuerit_fw-la boni_fw-la pastoris_fw-la inquisitione_n praeventa_fw-la &_o humeris_fw-la reportata_fw-la fulg._n the_o incar_n &_o gra_fw-mi chr._n c._n 22_o revera_fw-la &_o ut_fw-la velimus_fw-la misericordiae_fw-la praevenientis_fw-la illuminamur_fw-la dono_fw-la &_o ut_fw-la curramus_fw-la misericordiae_fw-la subsequentis_fw-la fulcimur_fw-la auxilio_fw-la ibid._n cap._n 18._o &_o 19_o gratia_n christi_fw-la gratis_o indignis_fw-la ita_fw-la tribuitur_fw-la ut_fw-la ipsa_fw-la in_o nobis_fw-la &_o exordium_n &_o profectum_fw-la bonae_fw-la voluntatis_fw-la operetur_fw-la ibid._n cap._n 1._o ne_o depute_v viribus_fw-la tuis_fw-la quod_fw-la viam_fw-la mandatorum_fw-la dei_fw-la currere_fw-la delectaris_fw-la haec_fw-la enim_fw-la omne_fw-la nullatenus_fw-la haberes_fw-la nisi_fw-la a_o deo_fw-la munere_fw-la gratuitae_fw-la donationis_fw-la haberes_fw-la non_fw-la hoc_fw-la homini_fw-la that_fw-mi natura_fw-la sed_fw-la gratia_fw-la fulg._n epist_n 6._o ad_fw-la theodorum_fw-la senat._n non_fw-la quisquam_fw-la hominum_fw-la sive_fw-la ad_fw-la cogitandum_fw-la sive_fw-la ad_fw-la operandum_fw-la quodcunque_fw-la honun_fw-la potest_fw-la esse_fw-la idoneus_fw-la nisi_fw-la fuerit_fw-la munere_fw-la gratuito_fw-la divinae_fw-la opitulationis_fw-la adiutus_fw-la phil._n 2.13_o 2._o cor._n 3.5_o ab_fw-la ipso_fw-la est_fw-la initium_fw-la bonae_fw-la voluntaâ—is_fw-la ab_fw-la ipso_fw-la facultas_fw-la boni_fw-la operis_fw-la ab_fw-la ipso_fw-la perseverantia_fw-la bonae_fw-la conversationis_fw-la fulg._n ad_fw-la probam_fw-la epist_n 4._o hominis_fw-la conatus_fw-la ad_fw-la bonum_fw-la &_o cassi_fw-la sunt_fw-la si_fw-la a_o gratia_fw-la non_fw-la adiwentur_fw-la &_o nulli_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la excitentar_fw-la bern._n de_fw-fr gra_fw-mi &_o lib._n arbit_n spiritus_fw-la sanctus_fw-la est_fw-la
there_o be_v no_o other_o proof_n of_o it_o it_o be_v not_o the_o quality_n of_o judas_n his_o sin_n that_o make_v it_o worse_o than_o peter_n but_o his_o gracelessness_n that_o can_v not_o repent_v of_o it_o as_o peter_n do_v nay_o if_o all_o circumstance_n be_v consider_v it_o may_v be_v peter_n sin_n will_v be_v find_v so_o heinous_a if_o not_o more_o heinous_a than_o the_o sin_n of_o judas_n for_o judas_n be_v diverse_a time_n cross_v by_o our_o saviour_n christ_n 12.6.7_o john_n 12.6.7_o as_o namely_o in_o the_o case_n of_o the_o ointment_n yea_o he_o be_v open_o shame_v and_o disgrace_v before_o all_o his_o fellow_n when_o as_o in_o the_o hear_n of_o they_o all_o our_o saviour_n discover_v he_o to_o be_v a_o traitor_n pull_v he_o as_o it_o be_v out_o by_o the_o poll_n 13.26_o mat._n 26.23.24.25_o jahn_n 13.26_o when_o he_o give_v he_o a_o sop_n etc._n etc._n hence_o he_o conceive_a dislike_n of_o his_o master_n and_o no_o doubt_n begin_v to_o stomach_v he_o and_o then_o bribery_n work_v on_o his_o covetousness_n for_o the_o priest_n offer_v he_o money_n he_o be_v easy_o draw_v to_o do_v that_o he_o do_v 26.15_o mat._n 26.15_o but_o peter_n be_v ever_o well_o belove_v and_o respect_v of_o his_o master_n as_o have_v be_v say_v and_o be_v never_o out_o of_o grace_n and_o favour_n with_o he_o and_o yet_o notwithstanding_o he_o deni_v he_o 13.14_o 1._o sam._n 13.14_o fearful_a also_o and_o woeful_a be_v the_o fall_n of_o david_n as_o the_o scripture_n have_v record_v it_o it_o may_v seem_v strange_a that_o david_n a_o man_n after_o god_n own_o heart_n as_o the_o lord_n himself_o testify_v can_v possible_o fall_v so_o far_o as_o he_o do_v chapter_n 2._o sam._n 11._o the_o whole_a chapter_n for_o if_o we_o consider_v the_o circumstance_n and_o degree_n of_o his_o sin_n it_o will_v appear_v that_o final_a impenitency_n except_v a_o reprobate_a can_v scarce_o commit_v a_o great_a for_o first_o he_o commit_v adultery_n with_o vriah_n his_o wife_n after_o that_o he_o use_v very_o vile_a and_o sinful_a shift_n to_o save_v his_o credit_n and_o to_o cover_v his_o sin_n as_o he_o send_v for_o vriah_n from_o the_o camp_n where_o he_o be_v fight_v the_o battle_n of_o god_n against_o his_o enemy_n and_o will_v have_v have_v he_o to_o have_v go_v and_o lie_v with_o his_o wife_n that_o so_o he_o may_v father_n the_o child_n when_o he_o can_v not_o persuade_v he_o to_o go_v home_o he_o cause_v he_o to_o eat_v at_o his_o own_o table_n and_o there_o make_v he_o drink_v think_v that_o then_o he_o will_v have_v do_v it_o but_o when_o this_o will_v not_o prevail_v neither_o he_o that_o before_o in_o the_o time_n of_o his_o affliction_n be_v so_o tender_a heart_a that_o his_o conscience_n check_v he_o for_o cut_v off_o the_o lap_n of_o saul_n garment_n 24.6_o 1._o sam._n 24.6_o do_v now_o make_v no_o bone_n to_o cause_n vriah_n a_o innocent_a and_o harmless_a man_n to_o be_v slay_v and_o make_v away_o in_o like_a manner_n 2.7.8_o gene._n 7.1_o &_o 2._o pet._n 2.7.8_o noah_n and_o lot_n both_o of_o they_o righteous_a person_n as_o be_v testify_v of_o they_o and_o both_o of_o they_o have_v have_v so_o good_a experience_n of_o god_n merciful_a goodness_n in_o preserve_v they_o etc._n gene._n 6.8_o gene._n 19.16_o &_o 9.21_o &_o 19.33_o etc._n etc._n the_o one_o from_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o old_a world_n the_o other_o from_o the_o overthrow_n of_o sodom_n &_o gomorrah_n yet_o be_v both_o drink_v in_o a_o shameful_a manner_n and_o lot_n to_o his_o drunkenness_n add_v incest_n even_o with_o his_o own_o daughter_n 33.11_o num._n 12.7_o exod._n 33.11_o in_o a_o word_n that_o moses_n be_v so_o faithful_a in_o the_o house_n of_o god_n he_o that_o find_v such_o grace_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n that_o the_o lord_n speak_v to_o he_o face_n to_o face_n as_o a_o man_n speak_v to_o his_o friend_n he_o that_o have_v so_o great_a experience_n of_o the_o mighty_a power_n of_o god_n in_o so_o many_o glorious_a miracle_n yea_o himself_n have_v be_v god_n instrument_n in_o effect_v they_o he_o that_o have_v with_o such_o a_o great_a patience_n and_o meekness_n overcome_v so_o many_o provocation_n of_o that_o froward_a and_o perverse_a people_n yet_o at_o the_o last_o be_v so_o anger_v and_o his_o spirit_n so_o vex_v 34.4_o psal_n 106.32.33_o num._n 20.10.12_o deut._n 34.4_o that_o he_o speak_v unaduised_o with_o his_o lip_n which_o sin_n of_o his_o be_v so_o heinous_a as_o that_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o therefore_o suffer_v he_o to_o enter_v into_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n many_o example_n may_v be_v produce_v for_o the_o further_a confirmation_n of_o this_o point_n but_o by_o these_o it_o may_v sufficient_o appear_v that_o though_o a_o man_n be_v never_o so_o dear_a to_o god_n and_o have_v receive_v never_o so_o great_a a_o measure_n of_o grace_n and_o sanctification_n yet_o if_o he_o be_v leave_v to_o himself_o by_o violence_n of_o temptation_n he_o may_v fall_v into_o great_a and_o fearful_a sin_n 3.3_o object_n 2._o thes_n 3.3_o but_o some_o may_v say_v god_n be_v able_a to_o establish_v his_o child_n as_o the_o apostle_n say_v and_o to_o keep_v they_o from_o evil_a why_o then_o do_v he_o not_o always_o prevent_v they_o with_o his_o grace_n but_o suffer_v they_o to_o fall_v thus_o fearful_o to_o the_o dishonour_n of_o his_o name_n and_o the_o wound_a of_o their_o own_o soul_n answer_n answer_n i_o answer_v as_o before_o that_o god_n be_v not_o bind_v to_o follow_v any_o man_n with_o his_o grace_n after_o he_o have_v once_o regenerate_v and_o sanctify_v he_o and_o herein_o god_n deal_v with_o his_o child_n as_o a_o father_n do_v with_o his_o prodigal_a son_n though_o he_o be_v able_a to_o furnish_v he_o continual_o with_o money_n and_o to_o supply_v all_o his_o idle_a and_o wasteful_a expense_n yet_o when_o he_o see_v that_o nothing_o will_v serve_v his_o turn_n but_o that_o still_o he_o lash_v it_o out_o without_o any_o measure_n he_o give_v he_o over_o and_o leave_v he_o to_o himself_o to_o be_v 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