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but_o only_o by_o way_n of_o concomitancy_n contingent_o and_o conditional_o namely_o if_o the_o will_v please_v by_o its_o natural_a power_n to_o move_v from_o its_o indifferency_n so_o that_o the_o will_n receive_v from_o god_n the_o less_o which_o be_v to_o be_v put_v into_o a_o middle_a state_n of_o indifferency_n to_o convert_v or_o not_o convert_v and_o that_o which_o be_v the_o great_a and_o which_o determin_n the_o act_n the_o will_n perform_v of_o itself_o and_o in_o conversion_n more_o must_v be_v attribute_v to_o man_n will_n 18._o si_fw-mi nobis_fw-la libera_fw-la quaedam_fw-la voluntas_fw-la ex_fw-la deo_fw-la est_fw-la quae_fw-la adhuc_fw-la potest_fw-la esse_fw-la bona_fw-la vel_fw-la mala_fw-la bona_fw-la verò_fw-la voluntas_fw-la ex_fw-la nobis_fw-la sit_fw-la melius_fw-la est_fw-la id_fw-la quod_fw-la à _fw-la nobis_fw-la quà m_fw-la quod_fw-la ab_fw-la illo_fw-la aug._n de_fw-fr pecc_fw-la mer._n &_o rem_fw-la l._n 2._o c._n 18._o than_o god_n work_n for_o none_o be_v therefore_o holy_a because_o he_o may_v be_v so_o if_o he_o will_v but_o because_o he_o be_v true_o willing_a to_o be_v so_o only_o the_o former_a this_o opinion_n attribute_n unto_o god_n and_o the_o late_a to_o freewill_a and_o how_o can_v the_o patron_n of_o this_o error_n ever_o true_o pray_v to_o god_n for_o the_o grace_n of_o his_o spirit_n what_o shall_v they_o pray_v for_o sufficient_a grace_n to_o convert_v if_o they_o will_v no_o that_o be_v universal_a and_o receive_v by_o the_o worst_a or_o shall_v they_o pray_v for_o the_o good_a use_n of_o that_o grace_n neither_o for_o the_o good_a use_n of_o grace_n they_o hold_v to_o come_v from_o the_o will_n which_o must_v by_o no_o mean_n be_v determine_v by_o god_n but_o be_v indifferent_a whether_o to_o convert_v or_o not_o and_o if_o god_n only_o give_v a_o power_n to_o will_v to_o convert_v but_o it_o be_v alone_o from_o the_o will_v to_o will_v to_o convert_v it_o follow_v that_o god_n grace_n afford_v no_o more_o help_n to_o john_n who_o be_v convert_v then_o
upon_o these_o clothes_n be_v only_o thou_o the_o garment_n itself_o be_v another_o before_o it_o be_v thou_o thou_o be_v behold_v to_o mercy_n for_o any_o endowment_n of_o mind_n or_o body_n wisdom_n estate_n riches_n honour_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v hard_a to_o be_v high_a in_o place_n and_o low_a in_o our_o own_o esteem_n sacrifice_v not_o to_o thy_o own_o yarn_n or_o net_n let_v mercy_n have_v the_o praise_n of_o all_o thou_o be_v and_o have_v pride_n be_v the_o moth_n of_o mercy_n nay_o aug._n magnus_n dive_v est_fw-la &_o major_a divitiis_fw-la suis_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la ideo_fw-la magnum_fw-la sc_fw-la putat_fw-la quia_fw-la dive_v est_fw-la aug._n the_o wind_n that_o dry_v up_o the_o stream_n both_o of_o god_n bounty_n and_o thy_o gratitude_n that_o which_o by_o mercy_n be_v thou_o by_o thy_o pride_n may_v become_v another_o he_o be_v true_o great_a in_o his_o riches_n that_o think_v not_o himself_o great_a by_o riches_n the_o great_a our_o receipt_n the_o less_o room_n 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