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god_n that_o he_o may_v make_v his_o answer_n good_a still_o he_o touch_v their_o opinion_n ihon._n vi_fw-la ihon._n 2._o eph._n 1._o ihon._n 15â—_n pelagian_n objection_n the_o answer_n to_o pelagian_n objection_n ephese_fw-mi 〈◊〉_d 〈…〉_o pelagian_n whole_a opinion_n concernyngâ—_n the_o grace_n of_o god_n ihon._n 6._o gala._n 6._o these_o 2_z colloss_n 4_o by_o these_o word_n he_o mean_v that_o god_n will_v 〈…〉_o corin_z 16._o ihon._n 6._o 2._o cor._n 2_o as_o though_o he_o have_v say_v no_o man_n be_v mete_v thereto_o of_o himself_o the_o prayer_n of_o a_o thing_n do_v argue_v &_o proverb_n the_o gift_n of_o the_o thing_n pray_v for_o â—cius_fw-la 16_o god_n workeâ—_n both_o y_fw-es â—_o will_v &_o the_o dedâ—_n of_o y_fw-es â—_o will_v as_o though_o god_n do_v rule_v the_o hart_n of_o man_n in_o worldly_a matter_n and_o not_o in_o heavenly_a here_o 〈…〉_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o contrary_a pastâ—_n perseverance_n to_o the_o end_n be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n what_o man_n â—oth_v 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lxxxiiâ—â—â—_n psalmus_fw-la lxâ—â—_n god_n temptethâ—_n no_o man_n to_o hurt_v he_o two_o kind_n of_o temptation_n to_o be_v temptyd_v and_o to_o be_v bring_v in_o to_o temptation_n be_v different_a cyprian_a mathe._n xxuâ—â—_n agen_v free_a will_n man_n in_o his_o first_o creation_n have_v free_a wil._n neither_o our_o come_n to_o god_n nor_o 〈◊〉_d dinge_v still_o in_o he_o be_v in_o any_o part_n of_o our_o power_n but_o in_o the_o grace_n only_o of_o god_n psalm_n lxxix_o what_o be_v menâ—_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n upon_o the_o man_n of_o thy_o right_a â—ad_n hierem._n xxiiâ—_n the_o cause_n whyc_a god_n do_v not_o give_v it_o to_o we_o that_o of_o our_o own_o power_n we_o may_v come_v &_o abide_v still_o in_o he_o why_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n be_v not_o give_v for_o our_o merit_n mark_v well_o this_o doctrine_n if_o none_o be_v save_v we_o have_v but_o right_o and_o god_n do_v therein_o no_o wrong_n herein_o be_v both_o the_o goodness_n &_o ryghtwyse_a justice_n of_o god_n 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