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have_v no_o ability_n to_o do_v so_o without_o it_o it_o lie_v in_o god_n give_v and_o man_n receive_n something_o that_o god_n be_v not_o bind_v in_o justice_n to_o give_v or_o to_o hold_v man_n excusable_a for_o not_o obey_v the_o gospel_n or_o which_o be_v the_o same_o it_o lie_v not_o in_o give_v that_o which_o if_o he_o give_v not_o he_o can_v not_o in_o justice_n condemn_v man_n for_o not_o obey_v the_o gospel_n whereas_o god_n be_v bind_v in_o justice_n to_o give_v the_o natural_a power_n or_o faculty_n of_o obey_v the_o gospel_n or_o he_o can_v not_o in_o justice_n condemn_v man_n for_o not_o obey_v of_o it_o because_o in_o such_o case_n they_o will_v be_v whole_o excusable_a from_o such_o obedience_n as_o infant_n and_o idiot_n be_v and_o therefore_o the_o power_n without_o which_o man_n will_v be_v excusable_a be_v a_o effect_n of_o justice_n be_v not_o to_o be_v account_v as_o the_o doctor_n call_v it_o a_o effect_n of_o supernatural-grace_n nor_o of_o grace_n or_o favour_n or_o kindness_n at_o all_o do_v not_o mistake_v i_o i_o mean_v only_o it_o be_v not_o of_o favour_n or_o kindness_n to_o give_v this_o power_n or_o not_o condemn_v man_n for_o not_o do_v what_o they_o have_v not_o this_o power_n which_o make_v inexcusable_a to_o do_v for_o i_o know_v it_o be_v a_o favour_n and_o kindness_n and_o a_o great_a one_o too_o to_o give_v man_n ability_n to_o choose_v the_o good_a and_o refuse_v the_o evil_a because_o without_o it_o they_o will_v not_o have_v the_o very_a natural_a power_n of_o obtain_v the_o promise_v great_a good_a thing_n and_o he_o may_v just_o deprive_v all_o man_n of_o this_o power_n as_o he_o do_v some_o even_o natural_a fool_n provide_v that_o when_o he_o do_v so_o he_o do_v not_o require_v they_o to_o choose_v the_o good_a and_o refuse_v the_o evil_a but_o yet_o upon_o supposition_n that_o he_o will_v require_v they_o to_o choose_v the_o good_a and_o refuse_v the_o evil_a it_o be_v necessary_a in_o justice_n that_o he_o give_v they_o 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to_o leave_v the_o will_n of_o man_n to_o shift_v for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o its_o own_o freedom_n as_o well_o as_o it_o can_v than_o to_o establish_v the_o power_n and_o liberty_n of_o freewill_n at_o the_o height_n and_o then_o to_o be_v at_o a_o loss_n how_o to_o maintain_v the_o power_n and_o efficacy_n of_o god_n grace_n though_o doctor_n hammond_n express_v his_o dislike_n of_o this_o say_v and_o that_o he_o think_v it_o no_o great_a difficulty_n to_o reconcile_v they_o but_o that_o this_o way_n of_o he_o do_v it_o satisfactory_o and_o be_v easy_a of_o conception_n and_o it_o be_v indeed_o too_o easy_a of_o all_o conscience_n to_o be_v the_o truth_n the_o result_n whereof_o be_v that_o god_n by_o his_o spirit_n and_o grace_n give_v only_o the_o power_n without_o which_o man_n enjoy_v the_o gospel_n will_v not_o be_v inexcusable_a which_o be_v indeed_o no_o other_o than_o the_o proper_a natural_a power_n of_o freewill_n whatever_o can_v be_v pretend_v to_o the_o contrary_a 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such_o as_o he_o be_v before_o his_o call_n but_o james_n consider_v he_o as_o now_o be_v already_o favour_v with_o grace_n and_o divine_a vocation_n one_o deny_v his_o justification_n by_o work_n do_v before_o faith_n the_o other_o ascribe_v his_o justification_n to_o his_o work_n proceed_v from_o faith_n and_o so_o there_o be_v no_o contradiction_n here_o between_o the_o apostle_n this_o be_v if_o i_o may_v borrow_v a_o phrase_n from_o 6._o from_o referente_fw-la origene_n lib._n 6._o celsus_n like_o cast_v lot_n what_o to_o say_v to_o reconcile_v the_o apostle_n and_o this_o be_v the_o common_a evasion_n of_o the_o papist_n when_o a_o argument_n be_v bring_v against_o they_o from_o such_o passage_n in_o paul_n epistle_n to_o prove_v that_o no_o man_n be_v justify_v by_o the_o merit_n of_o work_n or_o perfect_a obedience_n further_o it_o be_v notorious_o false_a that_o paul_n here_o consider_v abraham_n as_o he_o be_v before_o the_o divine_a call_n and_o his_o believe_v for_o first_o 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