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truth_n that_o albeit_o i_o take_v notice_n of_o god_n hand_n sometime_o harden_v i_o against_o his_o fear_n yet_o god_n know_v i_o take_v no_o comfort_n in_o it_o but_o rather_o in_o this_o that_o god_n know_v how_o to_o work_v it_o for_o my_o good_a according_a to_o that_o of_o austin_n audeo_fw-la dicere_fw-la utile_fw-la est_fw-la superbis_fw-la in_o aliquod_fw-la apertum_fw-la manisestumque_fw-la cadere_fw-la peccatum_fw-la etc._n etc._n &_o when_o i_o find_v that_o my_o sin_n do_v not_o make_v a_o final_a or_o a_o total_a separation_n between_o my_o soul_n &_o god_n this_o may_v well_o tend_v to_o the_o corrobaration_n of_o my_o faith_n and_o persuade_v my_o soul_n that_o nothing_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o separate_v i_o from_o the_o love_n of_o god_n in_o christ_n jesus_n our_o
offer_v at_o all_o in_o the_o gospel_n man_n be_v call_v upon_o to_o believe_v and_o promise_v that_o upon_o their_o faith_n they_o shall_v obtain_v the_o grace_n of_o remission_n of_o sin_n &_o salvation_n and_o these_o grace_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v offer_v unto_o all_o upon_o condition_n of_o faith_n but_o faith_n itself_o in_o no_o congruity_n can_v be_v say_v to_o be_v offer_v though_o by_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n the_o lord_n work_v faith_n in_o the_o hear_v of_o who_o he_o will_v as_o it_o be_v say_v that_o he_o have_v mercy_n on_o who_o he_o will_v and_o who_o he_o will_v he_o harden_v but_o as_o for_o suasion_n &_o exhortation_n unto_o faith_n this_o grace_n the_o reprobate_n in_o the_o church_n of_o god_n be_v partaker_n of_o as_o well_o as_o god_n elect_v i_o come_v unto_o the_o five_o and_o last_o 5._o that_o they_o who_o have_v once_o receive_v this_o grace_n by_o faith_n can_v never_o fall_v total_o or_o final_o notwithstanding_o the_o most_o enormous_a sin_n that_o they_o can_v commit_v here_o be_v three_o thing_n to_o be_v consider_v first_o his_o phrase_n of_o a_o certain_a grace_n receive_v by_o faith_n in_o reference_n to_o the_o premise_n for_o he_o call_v it_o this_o grace_n by_o faith_n whereas_o in_o the_o premise_n there_o be_v no_o mention_n at_o all_o of_o any_o grace_n receive_v by_o faith_n much_o less_o any_o such_o grace_n particulate_v but_o this_o be_v their_o juggle_a carriage_n throughout_o first_o he_o speak_v of_o god_n produce_v faith_n then_o of_o god_n give_v his_o grace_n now_o he_o suppose_v he_o have_v speak_v of_o a_o certain_a grace_n receive_v by_o faith_n this_o be_v their_o cog_a course_n when_o no_o such_o grace_n as_o receive_v by_o faith_n be_v at_o all_o mention_v before_o we_o speak_v plain_o in_o say_v of_o faith_n not_o of_o a_o grace_n i_o know_v not_o what_o receive_v by_o faith_n that_o it_o can_v total_o or_o final_o perish_v the_o scripture_n plain_o profess_v that_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a the_o elect_a shall_v be_v seduce_v by_o false_a prophet_n 24.24_o now_o the_o practice_n of_o false_a prophet_n be_v to_o corrupt_v their_o faith_n but_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a they_o shall_v herein_o prevail_v over_o god_n elect_v now_o by_o the_o elect_a be_v here_o to_o be_v understand_v the_o regenerate_v elect_v for_o before_o regeneration_n it_o be_v apparent_a they_o be_v as_o obnoxious_a to_o error_n of_o faith_n and_o error_n of_o life_n as_o any_o other_o and_o the_o reason_n why_o they_o can_v be_v thus_o seduce_v our_o saviour_n signify_v joh._n 10.29_o to_o be_v this_o that_o they_o be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n the_o father_n my_o father_n which_o give_v they_o i_o be_v great_a than_o all_o now_o to_o be_v give_v to_o christ_n by_o god_n the_o father_n be_v to_o be_v bring_v unto_o faith_n in_o christ_n by_o god_n the_o father_n joh._n 6.37.44_o compare_v with_o verse_n 35_o and_o 47._o and_o joh._n 17.9.20_o and_o none_o be_v able_a to_o take_v they_o out_o of_o my_o father_n hand_n so_o that_o when_o we_o say_v they_o can_v fall_v from_o grace_n this_o be_v speak_v not_o in_o respect_n of_o any_o absolute_a impossibility_n but_o mere_o upon_o supposition_n to_o wit_n manutenentiae_fw-la divinae_fw-la of_o god_n uphold_v of_o they_o and_o according_o they_o be_v say_v to_o be_v keep_v by_o the_o power_n of_o god_n through_o faith_n unto_o salvation_n 1._o pet._n 1._o now_o this_o impossibility_n of_o fall_v away_o from_o grace_n in_o scholastical_a account_n be_v but_o a_o impossibility_n secundum_fw-la quid_fw-la like_a as_o we_o say_v it_o be_v impossible_a that_o antichrist_n shall_v fall_v or_o the_o jew_n be_v call_v till_o the_o time_n which_o god_n have_v appoint_v be_v come_v for_o bring_v forth_o these_o great_a and_o wonder_v full_a work_n of_o he_o but_o the_o contrary_n be_v simple_o possible_a on_o either_o part_n as_o for_o the_o last_o clause_n not_o withstand_v the_o most_o enormous_a sin_n which_o they_o can_v commit_v this_o be_v most_o calumnios_o annex_v as_o if_o we_o maynteyn_v that_o the_o child_n of_o god_n can_v fall_v from_o grace_n allbeit_v they_o shall_v let_v the_o reins_n lose_v to_o their_o lust_n to_o commit_v sin_n &_o that_o with_o greediness_n whereas_o to_o the_o contrary_a we_o teach_v that_o god_n keep_v they_o from_o fall_v away_o by_o put_v his_o fear_n into_o their_o heart_n according_a to_o that_o jerm_n 32.40_o i_o will_v put_v my_o fear_n in_o their_o heart_n that_o they_o shall_v never_o depart_v away_o from_o i_o so_o that_o the_o right_a state_n of_o our_o tenet_n be_v not_o that_o god_n will_v keep_v they_o from_o fall_v away_o in_o spite_n of_o their_o praesumptuous_a course_n but_o that_o he_o will_v keep_v they_o by_o he_o through_o a_o holy_a fear_n which_o be_v as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v he_o will_v hold_v they_o fast_o by_o he_o by_o keep_v they_o from_o presumptuous_a course_n and_o according_o david_n after_o he_o have_v pray_v that_o god_n will_v cleanse_v he_o from_o his_o secret_a fault_n he_o entreat_v god_n that_o as_o touch_v presumptâ—ous_a sin_n he_o will_v keep_v he_o from_o they_o that_o so_o he_o may_v be_v innocent_a from_o the_o great_a offence_n and_o as_o this_o be_v david_n prayer_n so_o answerable_a hereunto_o be_v paul_n faith_n he_o will_v deliver_v i_o from_o every_o evil_a work_n to_o wit_n either_o by_o obedience_n or_o by_o repentance_n 4.17_o or_o else_o from_o every_o presumptuous_a course_n and_o preserve_v i_o to_o his_o heavenly_a kingdom_n and_o according_o the_o saint_n of_o god_n as_o they_o be_v style_v his_o call_v one_o his_o sanctify_v one_o so_o likewise_o be_v they_o denominate_v his_o reserve_a one_o in_o the_o epistle_n of_o jude_n for_o his_o course_n be_v to_o make_v they_o meet_v partaker_n of_o the_o inheritance_n of_o saint_n in_o light_n not_o to_o save_v they_o in_o spite_n of_o their_o unfitness_n for_o it_o but_o to_o make_v they_o first_o sit_v for_o it_o by_o holiness_n and_o then_o to_o make_v they_o partaker_n of_o it_o never_o any_o of_o our_o divine_n maynteyn_v any_o such_o presumption_n in_o god_n child_n as_o to_o say_v with_o they_o deut._n 29.19_o i_o shall_v have_v peace_n though_o i_o walk_v according_a to_o the_o stubbornne_n of_o my_o own_o heart_n thus_o add_v drunkenness_n unto_o thirst_n but_o rather_o their_o faith_n be_v like_a unto_o that_o of_o paul_n former_o mention_v the_o lord_n will_v deliver_v i_o from_o every_o evil_a work_n &_o preserve_v i_o to_o his_o heavenly_a kingdom_n it_o be_v true_a david_n once_o commit_v adultery_n and_o that_o draw_v after_o it_o a_o great_a sin_n a_o practice_n to_o take_v away_o vriah_n that_o so_o he_o may_v cover_v the_o shame_n and_o scandal_n of_o the_o first_o but_o we_o know_v the_o first_o occasion_n of_o it_o be_v by_o improvidence_n happen_v to_o spy_v bathsheba_n from_o the_o battellment_n of_o his_o house_n go_v to_o wash_v herself_o but_o he_o never_o commit_v the_o like_a afterward_o and_o as_o for_o these_o sin_n of_o he_o bertius_fw-la the_o chief_a maintainer_n of_o the_o apostasy_n of_o saint_n profess_v he_o will_v not_o say_v that_o david_n by_o these_o sin_n do_v expel_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o that_o for_o weighty_a reason_n peter_n likewise_o sin_v foul_o in_o the_o progress_n of_o the_o temptation_n deny_v his_o master_n â—hâ—ise_o and_o that_o in_o a_o strange_a manner_n but_o if_o we_o look_v into_o the_o original_n of_o it_o we_o shall_v find_v how_o through_o improvidence_n he_o cast_v himself_o into_o the_o devil_n mouth_n ere_o he_o be_v aware_a but_o our_o saviour_n have_v pray_v for_o he_o that_o his_o faith_n shall_v not_o fail_v and_o remember_v his_o promise_n though_o peter_n remember_v not_o as_o yet_o the_o fair_a warning_n our_o saviour_n give_v he_o of_o satan_n desire_n to_o winowe_v he_o as_o wheat_n look_v back_o upon_o he_o and_o he_o go_v forth_o and_o weep_v bitter_o and_o immediate_o upon_o his_o resurrection_n word_n be_v send_v hereof_o to_o the_o apostle_n and_o by_o name_n to_z peter_z that_o he_o shall_v not_o think_v the_o worse_a of_o the_o love_n of_o god_n and_o of_o christ_n towards_o he_o for_o this_o thus_o he_o that_o be_v bear_v of_o god_n sin_v not_o to_o wit_n the_o sin_n unto_o death_n or_o the_o sin_n of_o apostasy_n for_o his_o seed_n remain_v in_o he_o neither_o can_v he_o sin_v that_o sin_n because_o he_o be_v bear_v of_o god_n but_o yet_o as_o i_o say_v this_o impossibility_n be_v not_o absolute_a or_o simple_o so_o to_o be_v call_v but_o only_o secundum_fw-la quid_fw-la and_o upon_o supposition_n to_o wit_n of_o manutenency_n divine_a and_o as_o for_o the_o true_a state_n of_o our_o tenet_n and_o the_o truth_n of_o our_o doctrine_n i_o
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the_o scripture_n for_o attribute_v double_a deal_v unto_o god_n as_o they_o do_v charge_v we_o with_o the_o like_a as_o for_o desire_n and_o velleity_n we_o acknowledge_v no_o such_o imperfection_n in_o god_n be_v such_o as_o be_v incompatible_a with_o his_o omnipotency_n as_o for_o god_n invitation_n of_o a_o sinner_n unto_o grace_n we_o know_v not_o what_o he_o mean_v by_o grace_n unless_o it_o be_v faith_n and_o repentance_n and_o by_o grace_n heretofore_o he_o mean_v nothing_o less_o for_o aught_o i_o can_v perceive_v but_o the_o more_o aequivocall_a a_o term_n be_v the_o fit_a it_o be_v for_o their_o turn_n that_o desire_v to_o play_v fast_o and_o loose_a now_o god_n invitation_n hereunto_o be_v no_o other_o they_o by_o profess_v that_o by_o faith_n and_o repentance_n they_o shall_v be_v save_v without_o faith_n and_o repentance_n they_o shall_v be_v damn_v and_o hereupon_o by_o his_o minister_n he_o command_v they_o entreat_v they_o beseech_v they_o that_o they_o will_v believe_v and_o repent_v that_o they_o may_v be_v reconcile_v unto_o god_n and_o save_v but_o what_o be_v the_o minister_n aim_v in_o this_o sure_o though_o they_o become_v all_o thing_n to_o all_o man_n 9.22_o yet_o their_o scope_n be_v only_o to_o save_v some_o by_o all_o mean_n even_o by_o entreat_v obte_a beseech_v and_o who_o be_v these_o some_o none_o but_o the_o elect_a 2._o tim._n 2_o 10._o i_o suffer_v all_o thing_n for_o the_o elect_v sake_n and_o this_o he_o learn_v of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n when_o he_o come_v to_o corinth_n 18.9.10_o for_o there_o the_o lord_n speak_v unto_o he_o in_o a_o vision_n by_o night_n say_v fear_v not_o but_o speak_v and_o hold_v not_o thy_o peace_n for_o i_o be_o with_o thou_o and_o no_o man_n shall_v lay_v hand_n on_o thou_o for_o i_o have_v much_o people_n in_o this_o citte_n and_o indeed_o therefore_o christ_n die_v not_o for_o the_o jew_n only_o but_o that_o he_o shall_v gather_v together_o into_o one_o the_o child_n of_o god_n 10.16_o which_o be_v scatter_v all_o the_o world_n over_o according_a to_o that_o profession_n of_o his_o former_o make_v other_o sheep_n have_v i_o which_o be_v not_o of_o this_o fold_n they_o also_o must_v i_o bring_v and_o they_o shall_v hear_v my_o voice_n and_o there_o shall_v be_v one_o sheepefolde_a and_o one_o shepherd_n and_o indeed_o how_o can_v it_o be_v otherwise_o than_o that_o god_n minister_n shall_v carry_v themselves_o indifferent_o towards_o all_o invite_v all_o entreat_v all_o beseech_v all_o for_o can_v they_o distinguish_v between_o elect_a and_o reprobate_a 〈◊〉_d be_v god_n bind_v to_o reveal_v unto_o they_o who_o be_v elect_v and_o who_o be_v not_o then_o again_o 2_o we_o know_v full_a well_o that_o man_n be_v of_o a_o presumptuous_a nature_n presume_v of_o the_o power_n and_o liberty_n of_o their_o will_n dicere_fw-la solet_fw-la humana_fw-la superbia_fw-la sifecissem_fw-la fecissem_fw-la &_o according_o they_o be_v as_o apt_a to_o say_v si_fw-mi audivissem_fw-la evangelium_fw-la &c_n &c_n didissem_fw-la evangelio_n the_o arminian_n be_v acquaint_v with_o this_o full_a well_o what_o then_o can_v they_o expect_v more_o at_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n then_o to_o cause_v his_o gospel_n to_o be_v preach_v unto_o they_o but_o if_o withal_o god_n reveal_v unto_o we_o the_o natural_a impotency_n that_o be_v in_o man_n contract_v unto_o he_o by_o the_o sin_n of_o adam_n to_o the_o end_n he_o may_v beat_v out_o such_o presumptuous_a thought_n out_o of_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n that_o so_o as_o many_o as_o to_o who_o he_o be_v please_v to_o afford_v the_o grace_n of_o faith_n and_o repentance_n may_v give_v he_o the_o glory_n of_o it_o shall_v proud_a man_n take_v advantage_n of_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o word_n as_o proceed_v indifferent_o towards_o all_o that_o hear_v it_o thereby_o to_o outface_v the_o prerogative_n of_o god_n grace_n only_o effectual_a to_o the_o work_n in_o we_o both_o faith_n and_o repentance_n and_o to_o nourish_v the_o presumption_n of_o their_o own_o work_n concern_v the_o power_n and_o liberty_n of_o their_o own_o will_n to_o that_o which_o be_v good_a whereas_o those_o revelation_n of_o our_o natural_a impotency_n shall_v rather_o humble_v we_o and_o move_v we_o to_o wait_v upon_o god_n for_o the_o cure_n of_o it_o not_o by_o heat_n only_o but_o by_o the_o sweet_a irradiation_n and_o inspiration_n of_o his_o holy_a spirit_n but_o let_v arminian_n continue_v to_o abhor_v this_o doctrine_n we_o by_o god_n grace_n shall_v continue_v to_o abhor_v the_o contrary_a and_o why_o shall_v their_o abhor_v of_o ouâ—s_n be_v any_o better_a argument_n on_o their_o side_n then_o our_o abhor_v of_o they_o be_v a_o argument_n on_o our_o side_n yet_o our_o cause_n god_n be_v thank_v be_v not_o so_o desperate_a as_o that_o we_o shall_v be_v provoke_v to_o make_v use_n of_o so_o base_a argumentation_n much_o less_o of_o run_v unto_o infidel_n to_o beg_v their_o approbation_n though_o common_o on_o the_o contrary_n we_o be_v charge_v to_o have_v too_o great_a correspondency_n herein_o with_o the_o stoic_n of_o ancient_a time_n and_o with_o the_o turk_n in_o these_o day_n and_o indeed_o i_o read_v in_o busbequin_n that_o when_o the_o turk_n heaâ—d_v he_o discourse_v of_o god_n love_v jacob_n and_o hate_v esau_n they_o herupon_o conceive_v a_o good_a opinion_n of_o he_o as_o likely_a to_o embrace_v their_o opinion_n and_o indeed_o we_o be_v nothing_o ashamed_a to_o embrace_v the_o doctrine_n of_o s._n paul_n in_o that_o not_o for_o the_o turk_n sake_n but_o for_o the_o word_n of_o god_n sake_n we_o discourse_v with_o the_o apostle_n of_o lead_v man_n unto_o repentance_n but_o where_o do_v any_o of_o our_o divine_n discourse_n of_o lead_v man_n unto_o damnation_n as_o for_o mean_n of_o damnation_n we_o know_v none_o we_o know_v god_n have_v give_v we_o mean_n of_o grace_n mean_n of_o damnation_n on_o man_n part_n can_v be_v none_o but_o sin_n yet_o these_o can_v be_v call_v his_o mean_n or_o intend_v by_o he_o as_o mean_n for_o as_o much_o as_o the_o intention_n of_o mean_n arise_v from_o the_o intention_n of_o the_o end_n but_o no_o man_n or_o devil_n intend_v to_o bring_v upon_o himself_o damnation_n as_o the_o end_n whereunto_o he_o intend_v to_o sin_n again_o the_o sin_n of_o man_n can_v be_v any_o mean_v intend_v by_o god_n for_o as_o much_o as_o mean_n be_v intend_v but_o by_o he_o who_o be_v the_o author_n of_o they_o but_o god_n neither_o be_v nor_o can_v be_v the_o author_n of_o any_o sin_n for_o sin_n as_o austin_n long_o ago_o profess_v of_o malum_fw-la have_v not_o causam_fw-la efficientem_fw-la but_o only_o deficientem_fw-la and_o the_o cause_n of_o sin_n deficient_a be_v deficient_a culpabiliter_fw-la which_o be_v not_o incident_a unto_o god_n he_o can_v i_o confess_v keep_v any_o creature_n from_o sin_n if_o it_o please_v he_o but_o if_o he_o will_v not_o and_o do_v not_o herein_o he_o commit_v not_o any_o culpable_a defect_n for_o he_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o preserve_v any_o man_n from_o sin_n the_o permission_n of_o sin_n i_o willing_o confess_v be_v god_n work_n and_o this_o he_o may_v and_o do_v intend_v and_o that_o as_o a_o mean_n to_o his_o own_o glorious_a end_n which_o be_v the_o manifestation_n either_o of_o his_o mercy_n or_o his_o justice_n and_o not_o the_o damnation_n of_o any_o for_o the_o damnation_n of_o the_o creature_n neither_o be_v nor_o can_v be_v god_n end_n but_o his_o own_o glory_n 16.4_o and_o according_o solomon_n tell_v we_o god_n make_v all_o thing_n for_o himself_o even_o the_o wicked_a against_o the_o day_n of_o evil_a so_o he_o have_v create_v some_o both_o angel_n and_o man_n &_o permit_v they_o to_o sin_n and_o will_v damn_v they_o for_o their_o sin_n to_o the_o declaration_n of_o his_o
commandment_n precede_v the_o do_v of_o that_o which_o be_v command_v but_o god_n approbation_n follow_v the_o do_v of_o it_o but_o this_o author_n take_v voluntas_fw-la approbans_fw-la in_o a_o different_a sense_n presuppose_v it_o to_o precede_v the_o do_n of_o a_o thing_n as_o if_o it_o be_v all_o one_o with_o that_o will_n which_o the_o schoolman_n call_v voluntas_fw-la beneplaciti_fw-la which_o be_v nothing_o so_o for_o that_o voluntas_fw-la beneplaciti_fw-la be_v all_o one_o with_o voluntas_fw-la propositi_fw-la or_o voluntas_fw-la decernens_fw-la the_o will_n of_o god_n decree_n denote_v that_o which_o god_n think_v good_a shall_v come_v to_o pass_v whether_o it_o be_v good_a or_o evil_n good_a by_o his_o effection_n evil_a by_o his_o permission_n for_o even_o the_o jew_n and_o gentile_n herod_n and_o pilate_n when_o they_o be_v gather_v together_o against_o the_o holy_a son_n of_o god_n do_v but_o that_o which_o god_n hand_n and_o god_n counsel_n have_v foredetermine_v to_o 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