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impediment_n to_o limit_v the_o effect_n so_o be_v it_o with_o the_o various_a degree_n of_o indisposition_n or_o moral_a incapacity_n which_o yet_o be_v nothing_o if_o god_n do_v work_v ad_fw-la ultimum_fw-la posse_fw-la and_o do_v not_o as_o aforesaid_a work_n according_a to_o his_o free_a will_n and_o second_v cause_n sect_n vii_o of_o the_o resistibility_n of_o grace_n §_o 1._o to_o resist_v grace_n signify_v 1._o either_o not-to_a receive_v it_o passive_o effectum_fw-la passive_o passive_o passive_o ruiz_n de_fw-fr vol._n dei_fw-la disp_n 1â—_n §._o 6._o p._n 187._o distinguish_v of_o god_n will_n 1._o as_o to_o its_o ratio_fw-la totalis_fw-la including_z not_o only_o the_o viâ—_n aut_fw-la causalitas_fw-la effectiva_fw-la but_o also_o the_o formal_a reason_n of_o volitio_fw-la effiâ—ax_fw-la which_o include_v the_o prescience_n of_o future_a contingent_n and_o so_o he_o say_v it_o be_v never_o resist_v 2._o secundum_fw-la partialem_fw-la &_o inadaequatam_fw-la rationem_fw-la 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the_o light_n who_o will_v not_o open_v his_o eye_n the_o bare_a not-consenting_a with_o the_o will_n or_o not_o use_v the_o sense_n or_o organ_n not_o open_v the_o hand_n etc._n etc._n be_v such_o a_o resist_a 3._o or_o a_o active_a opposition_n which_o be_v more_o as_o a_o man_n resist_v a_o enemy_n with_o heart_n or_o hand_n or_o a_o man_n by_o nolition_n and_o not_o only_o non-volition_a resist_v a_o suitor_n §_o 2._o man_n sinful_a soul_n resist_v god_n gracious_a operation_n all_o these_o way_n 1._o it_o be_v passive_o become_v undisposed_a to_o reception_n and_o thus_o he_o be_v say_v to_o have_v a_o hard_a heart_n of_o stone_n and_o a_o sear_a conscience_n and_o to_o be_v dead_a and_o past_a feel_n eph._n 4._o 18_o 19_o &_o 2._o 1_o 2._o 2._o it_o do_v not_o do_v what_o it_o can_v do_v moral_o to_o receive_v grace_n that_o be_v it_o do_v not_o conari_fw-la or_o suscitate_a it_o self_n to_o be_v willing_a of_o it_o 3._o yea_o it_o do_v positive_o resist_v by_o action_n and_o be_v unwilling_a of_o god_n gracious_a operation_n and_o this_o be_v twofold_a 1._o by_o will_v the_o contrary_a and_o prosecute_a carnal_a interest_n overloving_a the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o so_o turn_v away_o from_o the_o motion_n of_o grace_n 2._o and_o therefore_o by_o a_o enmity_n to_o that_o grace_n and_o work_v which_o will_v it_o will_v will_v will_v bradwardine_n li._n 1._o c._n 1._o cor_fw-la 8._o p._n 5._o prove_v that_o god_n will_v be_v universaliter_fw-la efficax_n nec_fw-la impedibilis_fw-la frustrabilis_fw-la aut_fw-la defectibilis_fw-la which_o we_o grant_v as_o to_o his_o will_n as_o it_o be_v efficient_a and_o not_o mere_o final_a and_o complacite_n but_o yet_o the_o schoolman_n that_o say_v he_o be_v not_o omnivolens_n give_v reason_n for_o it_o convert_v he_o and_o take_v he_o off_o his_o choose_a idol_n §_o 3._o no_o creature_n by_o resist_a god_n do_v abate_v or_o retund_v his_o essential_a power_n or_o activity_n nor_o make_v any_o thing_n proper_o 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