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granatensis_n in_o which_o word_n he_o say_v somewhat_o more_o than_o andradius_fw-la and_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n that_o man_n be_v not_o only_o as_o it_o be_v asleep_a through_o sin_n but_o that_o even_o the_o curse_n of_o god_n be_v enter_v into_o his_o bone_n and_o that_o it_o have_v like_o oil_n even_o pierce_v quite_o through_o he_o if_o this_o be_v true_a than_o man_n needs_o a_o new_a oil_n to_o be_v give_v he_o before_o he_o can_v do_v any_o good_a and_o this_o curse_n must_v be_v take_v out_o of_o his_o bone_n and_o out_o of_o his_o marrow_n and_o sinew_n before_o he_o be_v able_a to_o do_v any_o work_n that_o please_v god_n nay_o he_o be_v unapt_a and_o unfit_a now_o to_o that_o which_o be_v good_a say_v granatensis_n he_o must_v not_o only_o have_v his_o iron_n fetter_n take_v from_o he_o as_o andradius_fw-la affirm_v but_o that_o he_o may_v go_v straight_o forward_o he_o must_v have_v new_a foot_n give_v he_o his_o old_a foot_n will_v not_o serve_v the_o turn_n and_o the_o refore_o the_o samaritan_n set_v the_o wound_a man_n upon_o his_o own_o beast_n for_o his_o own_o leg_n will_v not_o bear_v he_o he_o be_v become_v a_o beast_n and_o therefore_o he_o need_v not_o only_o lose_v from_o the_o crib_n to_o do_v god_n service_n as_o andradius_fw-la seem_v to_o affirm_v but_o there_o must_v also_o a_o change_n and_o a_o metamorphosis_n be_v make_v he_o must_v now_o of_o a_o beast_n be_v make_v a_o man_n for_o our_o god_n will_v not_o be_v serve_v with_o beast_n but_o with_o man_n and_o such_o a_o feeble_a freedom_n granatensis_n give_v to_o man_n to_o make_v he_o humble_a they_o which_o teach_v contrary_a do_v make_v he_o proud_a ibid._n
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