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these_o be_v the_o two_o principle_n of_o right_a and_o wrong_n good_a and_o evil_n sect_n xxxii_o of_o collect._n moral_a honesty_n not_o doubt_v of_o 2_o therefore_o though_o many_o reveal_v truth_n of_o faith_n be_v call_v into_o question_n and_o many_o natural_a cause_n be_v doubt_v of_o yet_o we_o can_v if_o we_o be_v in_o our_o wit_n make_v any_o just_a scruple_n of_o moral_a honesty_n no_o body_n can_v deny_v it_o he_o must_v put_v out_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n if_o he_o do_v which_o can_v be_v a_o spade_n must_v be_v a_o spade_n and_o honesty_n be_v honesty_n when_o all_o be_v do_v whether_o we_o will_v or_o no_o and_o go_v through_o the_o world_n a_o true_a man_n be_v the_o only_a man_n when_o all_o be_v do_v that_o have_v honour_n and_o conscience_n in_o he_o his_o enemy_n themselves_o be_v judges_n so_o there_o can_v be_v no_o difference_n about_o honesty_n that_o there_o be_v and_o aught_o to_o be_v such_o a_o thing_n but_o what_o that_o thing_n be_v and_o where_o to_o 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forth_o sweet_a water_n and_o bitter_a this_o be_v the_o treasure_n which_o god_n have_v commit_v to_o the_o charge_n of_o every_o one_o to_o keep_v and_o improve_v sect_n xxxv_o 2._o conscience_n equity_n of_o conscience_n equity_n of_o conscience_n in_o common_a conclusion_n draw_v from_o the_o pure_a truth_n these_o must_v guide_v we_o when_o positive_a law_n fail_v we_o nec_fw-la omne_fw-la quod_fw-la honestum_fw-la est_fw-la legibus_fw-la praecipitur_fw-la for_o not_o every_o thing_n that_o be_v honest_a be_v command_v by_o the_o law_n the_o reason_n be_v because_o lawgiver_n be_v not_o diviner_n and_o prophet_n to_o foresee_v every_o contingent_a
but_o that_o man_n shall_v be_v leave_v to_o the_o liberty_n of_o his_o own_o will_n for_o good_a or_o evil_n and_o if_o any_o thing_n be_v give_v from_o above_o to_o help_v the_o gift_n of_o nature_n whatsoever_o be_v so_o give_v be_v give_v according_a to_o the_o capacity_n of_o the_o receiver_n nor_o be_v any_o thing_n give_v till_o it_o be_v receive_v nor_o can_v it_o be_v receive_v till_o it_o be_v accept_v nor_o can_v it_o be_v accept_v without_o a_o will_n nor_o can_v it_o be_v a_o will_n without_o god_n who_o have_v give_v this_o will_n who_o then_o can_v sin_v and_o be_v damn_v against_o his_o will_n and_o who_o can_v repent_v and_o be_v save_v against_o his_o will_n damnation_n itself_o can_v damn_v they_o that_o will_v not_o be_v damn_v and_o salvation_n itself_o can_v save_v they_o that_o will_v not_o be_v save_v the_o devil_n will_v we_o to_o sin_n and_o we_o will_v it_o too_o god_n will_v we_o to_o repent_v and_o we_o will_v it_o too_o so_o come_v sin_n and_o damnation_n so_o come_v grace_n and_o salvation_n we_o can_v sin_v nor_o be_v damn_v without_o ourselves_o we_o can_v have_v grace_n nor_o be_v save_v without_o ourselves_o there_o be_v shuffle_n and_o cut_v in_o say_n god_n work_v the_o will_n sweet_o over_o to_o consent_n how_o then_o irresistible_o and_o how_o come_v the_o will_n to_o dissent_v but_o irresistible_o o_o irresistibility_n irresistibility_n thou_o take_v away_o all_o sin_n and_o all_o goodness_n because_o thou_o take_v away_o all_o will_n to_o either_o and_o there_o can_v be_v neither_o good_a nor_o bad_a without_o a_o will_n o_o irresistibility_n irresistibility_n thou_o take_v away_o all_o damnation_n and_o salvation_n because_o thou_o take_v away_o all_o will_n to_o either_o and_o there_o can_v be_v neither_o damnation_n nor_o salvation_n without_o a_o will_n and_o so_o no_o punishment_n nor_o reward_n can_v be_v due_a to_o any_o and_o so_o all_o rule_n and_o law_n be_v foolery_n and_o signify_v nothing_o so_o god_n shall_v be_v the_o author_n of_o grace_n without_o or_o against_o the_o will_n and_o give_v a_o gift_n and_o no_o gift_n and_o the_o devil_n by_o act_n but_o god_n by_o purpose_n shall_v be_v the_o author_n of_o sin_n without_o and_o against_o the_o will_n and_o force_v a_o sin_n and_o no_o sin_n i_o may_v suffer_v against_o my_o will_n but_o i_o can_v sin_v against_o my_o will_n i_o can_v do_v good_a against_o my_o will_n nor_o can_v i_o be_v reward_v against_o my_o will_n these_o be_v such_o necessary_a consequential_a demonstration_n as_o no_o body_n can_v deny_v but_o some_o will_v if_o they_o can_v put_v out_o the_o eye_n of_o all_o man_n and_o be_v blind_a in_o themselves_o will_v have_v no_o body_n see_v because_o they_o want_v tail_n will_v persuade_v other_o to_o cut_v off_o they_o if_o god_n have_v not_o give_v man_n a_o will_n he_o have_v have_v no_o sin_n but_o now_o his_o sin_n remain_v if_o god_n have_v not_o give_v man_n a_o will_n he_o have_v have_v no_o good_a but_o now_o his_o good_a remain_v if_o god_n have_v not_o give_v a_o man_n will_v it_o have_v be_v very_o unreasonable_a to_o bid_v he_o use_v what_o he_o never_o have_v but_o now_o god_n have_v give_v he_o a_o will_n it_o be_v very_o reasonable_a to_o bid_v he_o use_v what_o he_o have_v so_o god_n way_n be_v very_o equal_a just_a and_o true_a be_v thy_o way_n o_o king_n of_o saint_n and_o the_o judge_n of_o all_o the_o world_n must_v needs_o do_v right_a he_o therefore_o that_o have_v eye_n to_o see_v let_v he_o see_v and_o he_o shall_v see_v more_o clear_o he_o that_o have_v ear_n to_o hear_v let_v he_o hear_v and_o he_o shall_v hear_v more_o distinct_o he_o that_o have_v a_o heart_n to_o understand_v let_v he_o understand_v and_o he_o shall_v understand_v more_o profound_o and_o he_o that_o have_v a_o will_n let_v he_o will_n and_o he_o shall_v will_v more_o free_o sect_n x._o but_o still_o the_o point_n be_v not_o clear_v object_n till_o i_o have_v answer_v to_o those_o two_o stab_a text_n that_o smite_v the_o adversary_n under_o the_o five_o rib_n and_o it_o be_v think_v impossible_a for_o any_o live_a soul_n to_o escape_v the_o dint_n of_o that_o deadly_a two-edged_a sword_n et_fw-la nunc_fw-la ventum_fw-la est_fw-la ad_fw-la triarios_fw-la now_o we_o be_v come_v to_o our_o last_o prayer_n we_o must_v therefore_o strive_v to_o come_v off_o now_o or_o never_o the_o first_o text_n be_v that_o of_o david_n behold_v i_o be_v shape_v in_o iniquity_n answ_n ps_n 51.6_o explain_v answ_n and_o in_o sin_n do_v my_o mother_n conceive_v i_o what_o shall_v we_o say_v to_o this_o no_o more_o than_o this_o it_o be_v a_o hyperbolical_a expression_n show_v the_o long_a continuance_n of_o his_o soul_n in_o sin_n not_o only_o now_o but_o ever_o since_o his_o childhood_n that_o he_o come_v to_o have_v the_o use_n of_o reason_n such_o another_o speech_n he_o use_v 22.9.10_o ps_n 22.9.10_o thou_o be_v he_o that_o take_v i_o out_o of_o the_o womb_n thou_o do_v make_v i_o hope_v when_o i_o be_v upon_o my_o mother_n breast_n i_o be_v cast_v upon_o thou_o from_o the_o womb_n thou_o be_v my_o god_n from_o my_o mother_n belly_n in_o like_a manner_n job_n speak_v of_o the_o poor_a and_o widow_n from_o my_o youth_n he_o be_v bring_v up_o with_o i_o 31.18_o job_n 31.18_o as_o with_o a_o father_n and_o i_o have_v guide_v she_o i._n e._n the_o widow_n from_o my_o mother_n womb_n ab_fw-la utero_fw-la matris_fw-la meae_fw-la deduxi_fw-la eam_fw-la i._n e._n comitem_fw-la habui_fw-la that_o be_v from_o my_o first_o age_n i_o have_v a_o pity_n and_o a_o care_n of_o she_o and_o again_o the_o psalmist_n speak_v thus_o the_o wicked_a be_v estrange_v from_o the_o womb_n 6._o ps_n 58.3_o ps_n 71.5_o 6._o they_o go_v astray_o as_o soon_o as_o they_o be_v bear_v speak_v lie_n and_o again_o for_o thou_o be_v my_o hope_n o_o lord_n god_n thou_o be_v my_o trust_n from_o my_o youth_n by_o thou_o have_v i_o be_v hold_v up_o from_o the_o womb_n thou_o be_v he_o that_o take_v i_o out_o of_o my_o mother_n bowel_n my_o praise_n shall_v be_v continual_o of_o thou_o in_o like_a manner_n god_n rebuke_v the_o jew_n for_o their_o obstinacy_n thou_o hear_v not_o yea_o thou_o know_v not_o 48.8_o be_v 48.8_o yea_o from_o that_o time_n that_o thy_o ear_n be_v not_o open_v for_o i_o know_v that_o thou_o will_v deal_v very_o treacherous_o and_o waste_v call_v a_o transgressor_n from_o the_o womb_n the_o same_o answer_n serve_v for_o john_n 5.34_o thou_o be_v altogether_o bear_v in_o sin_n and_o do_v thou_o teach_v we_o that_o be_v they_o count_v he_o a_o pitiful_a ignorant_a fellow_n but_o they_o be_v not_o bear_v in_o sin_n but_o brave_o bear_v and_o breed_v to_o all_o knowledge_n and_o now_o what_o be_v all_o this_o great_a cry_n do_v it_o appear_v from_o these_o text_n or_o any_o other_o of_o the_o old_a testament_n that_o ever_o david_n job_n or_o any_o of_o the_o patriarch_n priest_n or_o prophet_n understand_v any_o thing_n of_o sin_v in_o the_o womb_n or_o from_o the_o womb_n or_o any_o such_o thing_n as_o from_o adam_n loin_n let_v any_o man_n judge_n be_v not_o prophet_n and_o poet_n ecstatical_a and_o can_v their_o high_a rhapsody_n be_v take_v literal_o ay_o but_o what_o shall_v we_o say_v to_o st._n paul_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n object_n explain_v eph._n 2.3_o explain_v among_o who_o also_o we_o have_v our_o conversation_n in_o time_n pass_v in_o the_o lust_n of_o our_o flesh_n fulfil_v the_o desire_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o of_o the_o mind_n and_o be_v by_o nature_n the_o child_n of_o wrath_n even_o as_o other_o to_o this_o i_o answer_v the_o precedent_a word_n sufficient_o declare_v answ_n that_o nothing_o be_v here_o mean_v of_o original_a sin_n but_o of_o actual_a sin_n contrary_a to_o original_a nature_n because_o many_o of_o the_o heathen_n fear_v god_n and_o be_v free_a from_o such_o vice_n as_o be_v above_o describe_v viz._n walk_v after_o the_o course_n of_o this_o world_n 2.2_o eph._n 2.2_o according_a to_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o power_n of_o the_o air_n the_o spirit_n that_o now_o work_v in_o the_o child_n of_o disobedience_n and_o further_o though_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d may_v signify_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v real_o and_o true_o 4.8_o gal._n 4.8_o as_o when_o you_o know_v not_o god_n you_o do_v service_n to_o they_o which_o by_o nature_n be_v no_o god_n as_o the_o syriach_n plenè_fw-la omninò_fw-la yet_o we_o need_v not_o strain_v the_o word_n nature_n at_o all_o for_o they_o that_o so_o walk_v in_o the_o lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n etc._n etc._n be_v contrary_a to_o nature_n rational_a principle_n be_v even_o by_o nature_n
inheritance_n and_o who_o have_v to_o do_v with_o it_o if_o a_o earthly_a king_n or_o parent_n do_v so_o and_o what_o be_v this_o or_o can_v be_v to_o a_o heavenly_a estate_n esau_n be_v save_v as_o well_o as_o jacob_n bring_v up_o in_o the_o same_o family_n and_o principle_n of_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n though_o for_o reason_n best_o know_v to_o god_n he_o have_v not_o a_o equal_a share_n of_o a_o estate_n of_o land_n and_o dignity_n in_o this_o world_n this_o be_v enough_o to_o satisfy_v if_o man_n will_v not_o be_v wilful_a for_o the_o true_a sense_n of_o that_o paragraph_n etc._n ro._n 9.9_o etc._n etc._n so_o much_o mistake_v and_o misapply_v in_o the_o world_n to_o the_o dishonour_n of_o god_n and_o the_o destruction_n of_o ignorant_a and_o tender_a mind_n and_o as_o this_o so_o those_o other_o controvert_v point_n of_o the_o real_a presence_n free_a will_n prayer_n to_o saint_n etc._n etc._n may_v easy_o be_v understand_v if_o man_n will_v learn_v to_o observe_v the_o scope_n and_o analogy_n of_o the_o scripture_n the_o standard_n and_o rule_n to_o try_v and_o settle_v all_o thing_n by_o and_o the_o public_a interpretation_n of_o all_o doubt_n without_o a_o visible_a infallible_a judg._n after_o these_o allegory_n let_v we_o return_v to_o the_o true_a title_n of_o justification_n by_o grace_n transition_n transition_n all_o right_a of_o state_n power_n honour_n or_o profit_n require_v a_o title_n much_o more_o the_o state_n of_o eternal_a salvation_n a_o mean_n must_v be_v use_v or_o some_o act_n must_v be_v do_v for_o the_o reception_n of_o a_o divine_a state_n else_o the_o testamentary_a act_n of_o god_n predestination_n or_o institution_n may_v be_v ineffectual_a as_o they_o be_v to_o all_o that_o refuse_v despise_v reject_v because_o all_o testamentary_a act_n do_v leave_v unto_o the_o party_n institute_v a_o liberty_n to_o accept_v of_o or_o refuse_v the_o gift_n for_o a_o testament_n be_v no_o law_n to_o constrain_v much_o less_o a_o fate_n to_o necessitate_v but_o be_v the_o grace_n or_o good_a will_n of_o a_o testator_n to_o offer_v and_o invite_v to_o acceptation_n a_o title_n be_v the_o cause_n that_o make_v a_o just_a right_n and_o assure_v the_o party_n thereof_o and_o defend_v it_o to_o he_o against_o all_o opposer_n as_o birth_n do_v to_o a_o inheritance_n work_v to_o wage_n money_n to_o a_o purchase_n acceptation_n to_o a_o gift_n sect_n xxxiii_o work_n work_n if_o then_o the_o true_a title_n to_o our_o justification_n by_o faith_n be_v grace_n than_o the_o wrong_a title_n be_v work_n so_o grace_n exclude_v work_n for_o he_o that_o claim_v by_o one_o title_n must_v exclude_v all_o the_o rest_n therefore_o no_o work_n of_o the_o law_n either_o in_o the_o literal_a sense_n as_o deliver_v by_o moses_n and_o understand_v by_o the_o israelite_n or_o in_o the_o spiritual_a sense_n as_o it_o be_v declare_v by_o christ_n and_o be_v understand_v by_o the_o faithful_a be_v of_o efficacy_n or_o virtue_n to_o create_v we_o a_o true_a title_n to_o the_o right_n of_o eternal_a blessedness_n see_v then_o the_o true_a title_n to_o justification_n by_o faith_n be_v grace_n under_o the_o gospel_n that_o of_o work_n under_o the_o law_n be_v to_o be_v relinquish_v as_o a_o act_n of_o god_n once_o propound_v but_o ever_o ineffectual_a and_o now_o altogether_o expire_v and_o dead_a together_o with_o the_o law_n itself_o that_o require_v it_o for_o we_o be_v dead_a to_o the_o law_n 2.19_o gal._n 2.19_o that_o be_v dead_a wherein_o we_o be_v hold_v that_o we_o may_v live_v unto_o god_n for_o see_v god_n by_o christ_n have_v declare_v his_o new_a will_n and_o testament_n of_o the_o gospel_n therefore_o his_o former_a will_n of_o the_o law_n though_o for_o a_o time_n it_o be_v good_a and_o useful_a be_v now_o utter_o infringe_v cancel_v and_o void_a for_o by_o the_o work_v of_o the_o law_n no_o flesh_n live_a can_v be_v justify_v that_o be_v no_o mortal_a man_n who_o life_n be_v exact_o scan_v by_o the_o law_n shall_v by_o observance_n thereof_o be_v find_v so_o complete_a as_o to_o have_v perform_v universal_a and_o perpetual_a obedience_n to_o every_o precept_n in_o every_o sense_n thereof_o without_o fail_v the_o reason_n of_o this_o point_n by_o the_o apostle_n run_v thus_o if_o a_o man_n will_v be_v jural_o justify_v by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n 2.16_o gal._n 2.16_o i._n e._n if_o he_o will_v claim_v a_o right_n to_o heaven_n by_o the_o title_n of_o his_o work_n than_o he_o must_v be_v legal_o justify_v i._n e._n declare_v never_o to_o have_v offend_v the_o law_n for_o suppose_v but_o not_o grant_v that_o the_o law_n can_v justify_v moral_o yet_o it_o can_v do_v this_o to_o any_o but_o to_o such_o as_o be_v upright_o every_o way_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n for_o if_o a_o man_n offend_v in_o any_o one_o law_n he_o be_v guilty_a of_o all_o and_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n be_v present_o to_o condemn_v he_o without_o mercy_n impute_v to_o he_o a_o right_n to_o a_o future_a curse_n 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