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An apology of English Arminianisme or A dialogue betweene Iacobus Arminius, professour in the Vniuersity of Leyden in Holland; and Enthusiastus an English Doctour of Diuinity and a great precisian. Wherein are defended the doctrines of Arminius touching freewill, predestination, and reprobation: the said doctrines being mantained & taught by many of the most learned Protestants of England, at this present time. Written by O.N. heertofore of the Vniuersity of Oxford.; Apology of English Arminianisme.
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that_o marc._n c._n 10._o ãâã_d love_v the_o rich_a man_n who_o go_v away_o ãâã_d he_o and_o yet_o from_o this_o love_n of_o our_o ãâã_d to_o the_o rich_a man_n we_o can_v ãâã_d that_o the_o rich_a man_n be_v one_o of_o the_o ãâã_d again_o it_o be_v most_o true_a that_o god_n lovetâ_v all_o man_n as_o they_o be_v his_o creature_n though_o he_o hate_v their_o sin_n for_o ãâã_d wiseman_n instruct_v we_o that_o 11._o that_o sapient_a c_o 11._o god_n ãâã_d all_o thing_n that_o be_v and_o hate_v none_o ãâã_d they_o who_o he_o have_v make_v to_o the_o second_o place_n i_o answer_v ãâã_d that_o another_o like_a place_n of_o our_o saviour_n word_n may_v well_o seem_v to_o explain_v ãâã_d as_o where_o he_o say_v 17._o say_v john_n 17._o those_o who_o thou_o ãâã_d i_o i_o have_v keep_v and_o none_o of_o they_o perish_v but_o the_o son_n of_o perdition_n now_o ãâã_d parallel_v these_o two_o several_a text_n together_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o ãâã_d of_o this_o place_n be_v not_o that_o every_o onâ_n who_o the_o father_n give_v persevere_fw-la to_o ãâã_d end_n for_o then_o the_o son_n of_o perdition_n ãâã_d wit_n judas_n who_o as_o the_o text_n say_v ãâã_d give_v shall_v have_v persevere_v to_o the_o ãâã_d but_o rather_o that_o the_o devil_n by_o all_o ãâã_d temptation_n can_v perforce_o pull_v a_o ãâã_d from_o god_n except_o he_o give_v his_o ãâã_d consent_n to_o yield_v to_o the_o devil_n ãâã_d second_o suppose_v these_o word_n to_o understand_v of_o the_o elect_a in_o general_a ââose_v final_a repentance_n be_v know_v to_o ãâã_d of_o who_o we_o all_o acknowledge_v at_o none_o do_v perish_v for_o god_n be_v not_o ãâã_d in_o his_o foreknowledge_n yet_o this_o force_v nothing_o see_v both_o the_o 15._o the_o hier._n in_o c._n 26._o hier._n say_v non_fw-la ex_fw-la eo_fw-la quod_fw-la deus_fw-la scit_fw-la futurum_fw-la aliquid_fw-la idâirââ_n futurum_fw-la est_fw-la sed_fw-la quia_fw-la futurum_fw-la est_fw-la deus_fw-la novit_fw-la see_v likewise_o austin_n tom_n 7._o de_fw-la praedest_fw-la &_o gratia_fw-la c._n 15._o ââthers_n and_o our_o own_o learned_a â_o learned_a hiperius_fw-la in_o method_n theol._n l._n 1._o pa._n 319._o say_v neque_fw-la quia_fw-la praescit_fw-la deus_fw-la hominem_fw-la peccaturum_fw-la ideo_fw-la homo_fw-la peccat_fw-la sed_fw-la quia_fw-la peccaturus_fw-la erat_fw-la ideo_fw-la deus_fw-la id_fw-la praescivit_fw-la the_o like_a say_n have_v amandus_n polaââs_v in_o partit_fw-la theolog._n l._n 1_o p._n â_o brother_n do_v teach_v that_o thing_n be_v not_o because_o god_n do_v foresee_v they_o but_o god_n do_v foresee_v therein_o because_o they_o be_v to_o the_o three_o text_n i_o answer_v that_o âod_a indeed_o do_v never_o repent_v he_o of_o ãâã_d gift_n bestow_v upon_o any_o man_n yet_o nevertheless_o by_o reason_n that_o many_o do_v aâuse_v his_o gift_n apply_v they_o otherwise_o then_o god_n intend_v he_o be_v say_v in_o âoly_a scripture_n as_o speak_v to_o our_o capacity_n 15._o capacity_n gen._n â_o &_o 1_o samuel_n 15._o to_o repent_v he_o enthusiastus_n well_o i_o will_v closâtlliâ_n point_fw-fr ãâ¦ã_o more_o scipturall_a authority_n ãâã_d i_o see_v arminius_n you_o be_v very_a ãâã_d in_o avoid_v of_o they_o with_o there_o ãâã_d low_v which_o for_o great_a ãâã_d i_o will_v a_o mass_n together_o we_o find_v ãâã_d apostle_n thus_o to_o say_v christ_n shall_v ãâã_d confirm_v you_o speak_v to_o the_o âââthians_n unto_o the_o end_n iâ_n like_o ãâã_d 1._o m_o 1._o cor._n 1._o say_v apostle_n else_o where_o thus_o say_v ãâã_d 1._o n_z ephes_n 1._o he_o have_v thosen_v we_o before_o the_o foundation_n the_o world_n again_o 8._o again_o rom._n 8._o who_o shall_v accuse_v âgainst_a the_o elect_n of_o god_n final_o we_o ãâã_d in_o the_o gospel_n 10._o gospel_n john_n 10._o no_o man_n shall_v ãâ¦ã_o sheep_n out_o of_o my_o hand_n all_o which_o ââââârities_n may_v seem_v well_o to_o fortify_v the_o ãâã_d fallibility_n of_o predestination_n arminius_n these_o text_n though_o many_o ãâã_d number_n yet_o be_v small_a in_o force_n so_o ãâã_d they_o glance_v from_o the_o intend_a ãâã_d and_o as_o for_o the_o two_o first_o to_o which_o ãâã_d other_o of_o the_o same_o nature_n may_v ãâã_d range_v take_v their_o answer_n from_o ãâã_d answer_v give_v to_o thâse_a two_o th'apostle_n only_o mean_v that_o he_o hopâ_n ãâã_d well_o of_o the_o salvation_n of_o the_o corinthian_n ând_v ephesian_n but_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v assure_v through_o a_o certainty_n of_o faith_n that_o âll_o the_o corinthian_n and_o all_o the_o ephesiâns_n for_o the_o apostle_n speak_v indefinite_o to_o they_o all_o shall_v be_v save_v be_v âost_o absurd_a to_o think_v to_o the_o two_o ãâã_d authority_n they_o only_o teach_v that_o âhe_v elect_a can_v final_o perish_v but_o they_o âoe_v not_o teach_v that_o the_o elect_n do_v know_v ãâã_d much_o of_o themselves_o in_o particular_a or_o âhat_n they_o be_v of_o the_o number_n of_o the_o elect_a which_o point_n remain_v yet_o unproove_v enthusiastus_n i_o will_v desist_v as_o i_o say_v afore_o from_o ârging_v more_o place_n of_o god_n word_n for_o ãâã_d willing_o grant_v i_o have_v produce_v all_o âuch_n text_n as_o i_o think_v have_v be_v most_o ârevayling_a for_o the_o proof_n of_o the_o doctriâe_n for_o which_o they_o be_v urge_v only_o âefore_o i_o leave_v the_o scene_n of_o further_a oppose_a i_o will_v insist_v in_o a_o argument_n or_o too_o draw_v from_o force_n of_o reason_n âhich_v argument_n prevail_v strong_o with_o diverse_a man_n of_o judgement_n my_o first_o ââen_o shall_v be_v draw_v from_o the_o efficacy_n âf_a ãâã_d and_o hope_n and_o thus_o i_o dispute_v the_o holy_a scripture_n ascribe_v to_o faith_n a_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d or_o most_o full_a ãâã_d in_o the_o ten_o chapter_n to_o the_o hebreâ_n in_o like_a sort_n in_o the_o eleaventh_o chapter_n ãâã_d the_o hebrew_n it_o be_v call_v in_o regard_n ãâã_d its_o infallibility_n coniunctio_fw-la or_o hypostase_v a_o firm_a ground_n of_o thing_n to_o be_v hope_v for_o ãâã_d a_o infallible_a evidence_n of_o thing_n we_o see_v ãâã_d again_o in_o the_o epistle_n of_o s._n james_n ãâã_d 1._o hesitation_n and_o waver_a be_v oppose_v ãâã_d faith_n in_o like_a sort_n in_o the_o sixth_o to_o the_o hebrews_n a_o steady_a firmness_n be_v attribute_v ãâã_d hope_n or_o as_o the_o former_a greek_a word_n ãâã_d a_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d in_o which_o place_n hope_v ãâã_d its_o stability_n and_o firmness_n be_v comparââ_n to_o a_o anchor_n therefore_o in_o regard_n ãâã_d god_n promise_v a_o remission_n of_o ãâã_d sin_n why_o shall_v we_o rest_v doubtful_a thereof_o my_o second_o argument_n shall_v be_v takââ_n from_o the_o seem_a absurdity_n trid._n absurdity_n urge_v bv_o kempâit_a in_o exam._n council_n trid._n accompany_v this_o your_o doctrine_n since_o ãâã_d doctrine_n seem_v to_o be_v absurd_a which_o ââuer_o teach_v a_o doubtful_a hesitation_n ãâã_d fluctuation_n of_o a_o man_n faith_n touchiââ_n his_o own_o salvation_n arminius_n in_o solue_v the_o first_o argument_n ãâã_d must_v recurre_v partly_o to_o the_o state_n of_o ãâã_d question_v above_o set_v down_o true_a it_o be_v ãâã_d faith_n be_v most_o certain_a neither_o ãâã_d it_o be_v call_v faith_n by_o the_o which_o a_o ãâã_d give_v assent_v with_o any_o doubtfulness_n or_o fear_n to_o such_o thing_n the_o which_o ââought_v to_o believe_v but_o our_o aduersaââââ_n paralogism_n or_o fallacy_n rest_v in_o ãâã_d that_o they_o assume_v as_o grant_v which_o ãâã_d can_v never_o prove_v that_o remission_n sin_n or_o justification_n do_v proper_o ãâã_d âoly_a belong_v to_o faith_n again_o i_o say_v âââording_v to_o the_o state_n of_o the_o question_n ãâã_d grant_v a_o man_n to_o have_v once_o true_a ãâã_d yet_o follow_v it_o not_o that_o thereâââe_n he_o shall_v final_o die_v in_o state_n of_o true_a ãâã_d and_o then_o it_o follow_v that_o if_o he_o ãâã_d not_o certain_a of_o his_o final_a perseverance_n in_o faith_n he_o therefore_o be_v not_o cerâââne_v of_o his_o election_n or_o predestination_n touch_v hope_n it_o be_v most_o certain_a âespect_v of_o god_n promise_v but_o in_o ãâã_d of_o man_n indisposition_n and_o his_o meakenes_n and_o frailty_n in_o perform_v the_o â_z impose_v by_o god_n hope_n be_v ãâã_d languid_a and_o accompany_v with_o âârtaine_a fear_n touch_v your_o argument_n from_o ãâã_d suppose_a absurdity_n attend_v on_o ãâã_d doctrine_n herein_o i_o reply_v that_o the_o doctrine_n maintain_v by_o we_o thou_o ãâã_d take_v not_o away_o all_o fear_n yet_o it_o ãâã_d away_o all_o anxiety_n hesitation_n and_o ãâã_d doubtfulness_n if_o he_o may_v be_v call_v ãâã_d who_o dare_v not_o give_v assent_n to_o ãâã_d contrary_a part_n or_o opinion_n and_o as_o ãâã_d no_o good_a inference_n to_o argue_v thus_o ãâã_d man_n be_v not_o doubtful_a nor_o anxious_a of_o the_o certainty_n of_o his_o election_n therefore_o he_o be_v electâââ_n so_o
you_o arâânius_n proceed_v to_o other_o of_o your_o propfe_n arminius_n before_o i_o proceed_v to_o other_o proof_n i_o must_v subnect_v to_o this_o former_a discourse_n one_o observation_n touch_v the_o judgment_n of_o our_o own_o learned_a and_o reverend_a brethren_n either_o in_o this_o point_n ãâã_d in_o the_o doctrine_n of_o freewill_n above_o dispute_v of_o or_o of_o any_o other_o point_n hereafter_o to_o be_v discourse_v of_o between_o ãâã_d this_o tyme._n the_o observation_n be_v this_o that_o whereas_o all_o these_o eminent_a protestant_n already_o produce_v by_o i_o or_o hereafter_o ãâã_d be_v produce_v do_v with_o a_o unaniâââ_n consent_v teach_v that_o no_o dogmaââââ_n point_n be_v to_o be_v believe_v as_o a_o article_n of_o âayth_n they_o whole_o reject_v all_o tradition_n but_o what_o have_v its_o proof_n out_o of_o the_o scripture_n either_o immediate_o in_o express_a word_n or_o else_o by_o necessary_a inference_n deduce_v from_o the_o scripture_n that_o therefore_o we_o may_v true_o infer_v that_o all_o these_o learned_a man_n do_v ground_n themselves_o only_o upon_o scripture_n for_o their_o maintain_n of_o the_o say_a doctrine_n and_o consequent_o that_o they_o conspire_v with_o i_o in_o the_o exposition_n of_o the_o say_a passage_n of_o scripture_n already_o or_o hereafter_o to_o be_v allege_v by_o i_o and_o further_o see_v the_o scripture_n can_v teach_v contrary_a doctrine_n it_o follow_v that_o our_o say_a learned_a brethren_n by_o i_o produce_v do_v interpret_v with_o we_o and_o contrary_a to_o your_o construction_n give_v of_o they_o all_o such_o countertext_n of_o scripture_n heretofore_o urge_v or_o hereafter_o to_o be_v urge_v by_o you_o enthusiastus_n for_o the_o impugn_n of_o those_o our_o say_a doctrine_n and_o now_o this_o advertisement_n be_v premise_v i_o hasten_v in_o this_o next_o place_n to_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o ancient_a father_n and_o doctor_n of_o christ_n church_n and_o first_o gregory_z the_o great_a thus_o write_v regum_fw-la write_v in_o primum_fw-la regum_fw-la quia_fw-la ãâ¦ã_o dei_fw-la imperscrutabile_fw-la est_fw-la etc._n etc._n because_o ãâã_d judgement_n of_o god_n be_v unseââhe_v able_a thereof_o ãâã_d man_n know_v not_o from_o whence_o be_v come_v or_o whither_o he_o go_v the_o reason_n hereof_o be_v in_o that_o it_o can_v be_v know_v whether_o a_o man_n shall_v persevere_v unto_o his_o end_n in_o thââ_n grace_n which_o he_o receave_v prosper_n ultim_fw-la prosper_n l._n â_o de_fw-fr vocatione_n gentium_fw-la cap._n ultim_fw-la de_fw-fr nullo_n ante_fw-la ipsius_fw-la ãâã_d etc._n etc._n we_o can_v pronounce_v before_o hand_n of_o ãâã_d any_o man_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v in_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o elect._n and_o this_o profitable_a fear_n do_v preserve_v in_o man_n a_o persevere_v humility_n that_o ãâã_d who_o stand_v may_v take_v heed_n that_o he_o do_v ãâã_d fall_v austin_n be_v most_o full_a thus_o write_v 12._o write_v de_fw-fr civit._n dei_fw-la l._n 2._o c._n 12._o ãâã_d licet_fw-la sancti_fw-la de_fw-la suae_fw-la perseverantiae_fw-la praemin_fw-fr ãâã_d certisunt_fw-la de_fw-la ipsa_fw-la tamen_fw-la perseverantia_fw-la suââ_n reperiuntur_fw-la incerti_fw-la etc._n etc._n although_o holy_a man_n be_v assure_v of_o the_o reward_n of_o their_o perseverance_n yet_o of_o their_o perseverance_n itself_o they_o be_v find_v to_o be_v uncertain_a for_o what_o man_n can_v know_v that_o he_o shall_v persevere_v iâ_n practice_v and_o progress_n of_o justice_n till_o his_o end_n except_o it_o be_v make_v know_v to_o he_o by_o some_o revelation_n again_o the_o same_o father_n thus_o further_o amplify_v upon_o this_o point_n 13._o point_n l._n the_o corrept_v &_o gratia_fw-la c._n 13._o quis_fw-la ex_fw-la multitudine_fw-la fidelium_fw-la etc._n etc._n which_o of_o the_o multitude_n of_o the_o faithful_a as_o long_o as_o he_o ãâã_d in_o this_o mortality_n can_v presume_v himself_o ãâã_d in_o the_o number_n of_o the_o predestinate_a and_o further_o speak_v of_o election_n he_o thus_o say_v 13._o say_v l._n de_fw-fr bono_fw-mi perseverantiae_fw-la c._n 13._o utrum_fw-la quis_fw-la hoc_fw-la munus_fw-la etc._n etc._n it_o be_v uncertain_a who_o have_v receive_v this_o gift_n as_o long_o as_o he_o lead_v this_o life_n jerome_n subscribe_v to_o the_o same_o censure_n thus_o write_v pelagium_fw-la write_v l._n 2._o advers_a pelagium_fw-la ne_fw-fr beatum_fw-la dixeris_fw-la âuempiam_fw-la antemortem_fw-la etc._n etc._n thou_o shall_v not_o tell_v any_o man_n bless_v before_o his_o death_n for_o as_o long_o as_o we_o live_v so_o long_o we_o be_v in_o battle_n or_o sight_n and_o as_o long_o as_o we_o be_v in_o battle_n so_o long_o there_o be_v no_o certain_a victory_n to_o contract_v this_o point_n touch_v the_o father_n judgement_n herein_o i_o will_v and_o with_o chrysostome_n his_o word_n be_v these_o hââp_v these_o hom._n 1â_n in_o epist_n ad_fw-la â_o hââp_v si_fw-mi paulus_n qui_fw-la tanta_fw-la passus_fw-la est_fw-la etc._n etc._n if_o s._n paul_n who_o suffer_v so_o great_a matter_n be_v not_o yet_o secure_a of_o his_o resurrection_n what_o then_o âhall_v we_o say_v thus_o far_o concern_v the_o father_n in_o the_o point_n of_o uncertainty_n of_o manâ_n election_n or_o predestination_n enthusiastus_n i_o can_v reply_v little_a to_o these_o so_o clear_a and_o evident_a place_n of_o the_o father_n and_o indeed_o i_o can_v but_o confess_v that_o the_o âaid_v father_n do_v whole_o teach_v the_o doctrine_n which_o now_o you_o aâ_n this_o ãâã_d do_v defend_v but_o i_o be_o deâârous_a to_o ãâã_d what_o text_n you_o can_v produce_v out_o ãâã_d god_n sacred_a writ_n to_o fortify_v this_o thâ_n father_n and_o your_o doctrine_n arminius_n god_n holy_a word_n affoard_v plentiful_a store_n thereof_o &_o those_o so_o illustrious_a and_o evident_a that_o both_o the_o father_n &_o the_o former_a allege_a brothren_n may_v secure_o rest_v themselves_o thereon_o ãâã_d teach_v and_o believe_v of_o this_o doctrine_n and_o to_o begin_v 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