Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A Word B Word C Word D Occurrence Frequency Band MI MI Band Prominent
love_n absolute_a act_n adam_n 18 3 8.5090 4 false
View all documents for the selected quad

Text snippets containing the quad

ID Title Author Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication) STC Words Pages
A26883 Richard Baxter's Catholick theologie plain, pure, peaceable, for pacification of the dogmatical word-warriours who, 1. by contending about things unrevealed or not understood, 2. and by taking verbal differences for real,; Catholick theologie Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691. 1675 (1675) Wing B1209; ESTC R14583 1,054,813 754

There are 9 snippets containing the selected quad. | View original text

as_o the_o angel_n rejoice_v at_o a_o sinner_n conversion_n and_o therefore_o know_v it_o so_o the_o notify_n of_o god_n acceptance_n and_o pardon_n to_o the_o angel●_n may_v be_v call_v some_o sort_n of_o sentential_a justification_n 215._o and_o the_o notify_a our_o constitutive_a righteousness_n to_o our_o conscience_n be_v some_o kind_n of_o sentential_a justification_n 216._o but_o this_o justification_n call_v in_o foro_fw-la conscientiae_fw-la be_v not_o the_o justification_n by_o faith_n so_o much_o speak_v of_o in_o scripture_n for_o that_o ever_o goe●●_n before_o this_o a_o man_n be_v ever_o make_v just_a before_o he_o can_v be_v esteem_v judge_v or_o know_v to_o be_v so_o and_o this_o in_o conscience_n be_v a_o uncertain_a m●●●ble_a thing_n according_a to_o the_o weakness_n of_o the_o man_n and_o oft_o he_o that_o ●●_o just_a before_o god_n do_v most_o doubt_n of_o it_o and_o condemn_v himself_o this_o justification_n may_v cease_v when_o we_o sleep_v or_o think_v of_o other_o thing_n and_o may_v rise_v and_o fall_v daily_a if_o not_o be_v often_o lose_v and_o it_o be_v not_o of_o that_o grand_a importance_n to_o our_o salvation_n as_o justification_n by_o faith_n be_v 4._o 1_o cor._n 4._o 4._o sect_n xv._o of_o initial_a executive_a pardon_n or_o justification_n 217._o but_o the_o most_o notable_a justification_n by_o way_n of_o sentence_n be_v 1._o by_o god_n initial_a execution_n here_o 2._o by_o the_o public_a sentence_n and_o executi●●_n at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n 218._o god_n speak_v not_o by_o voice_n that_o be_v call_v his_o sentence_n which_o decisive_o declare_v his_o judgement_n but_o the_o execution_n most_o notable_o declare_v that_o therefore_o though_o they_o be_v two_o thing_n with_o man_n and_o sometime_o with_o god_n yet_o sentence_n be_v oft_o pass_v principal_o by_o execution_n they_o be_v then_o both_o one_o 219._o in_o this_o sense_n to_o sanctify_v a_o man_n be_v to_o justify_v he_o executive_o and_o so_o sentential_o for_o executive_a justification_n and_o pardon_n be_v the_o actual_a imp●●ity_n remove_v of_o deserve_a punishment_n and_o actual_a give_v possession_n of_o life_n and_o salvation_n which_o constitutive_a justification_n give_v we_o right_o to_o and_o as_o our_o privation_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o holiness_n and_o to_o be_v leave_v in_o sin_n be_v a_o great_a punishment_n so_o to_o have_v the_o spirit_n and_o holiness_n give_v we_o be_v executive_a book_n see_v my_o epist_n before_o mr._n hotch●●_n book_n of_o forgiveness_n and_o his_o book_n pardon_n and_o justification_n and_o so_o will_v glorification_n much_o more_o 220._o executive_a pardon_n and_o justification_n therefore_o though_o the_o last_o of_o three_o sort_n be_v the_o noble_a as_o suppose_v both_o the_o other_o and_o be_v their_o end_n and_o the_o perfect_a of_o the_o whole_a work_n 221._o non-punire_a be_v not_o always_o pardon_n because_o it_o may_v respect_v a_o innocent_a and_o uncapable_a object_n but_o the_o ruler_n non-punire_a sontem_fw-la be_v pardon_n ●_o what_o degree_n soever_o but_o a_o non-punire_a as_o the_o execution_n of_o a_o act_n of_o oblivion_n or_o gift_n of_o right_a to_o impunity_n be_v the_o full_a executive_a ●●rdon_n 222._o the_o same_o must_v be_v say_v of_o nolle_fw-la punire_fw-la which_o be_v no_o pardon_n as_o ●●_o the_o innocent_n nor_o to_o a_o fore-seen_a gild_n not_o yet_o existent_a no_o more_o than_o ●●_o a_o stone_n but_o when_o the_o person_n become_v guilty_a and_o oblige_v to_o suffer_v ●●en_o god_n nolle_fw-la punire_fw-la become_v de_fw-la novo_fw-la a_o pardon_n denominatione_fw-la extrin●ca_fw-la without_o any_o change_n in_o god_n 223._o for_o god_n perfect_o to_o forgive_v sin_n while_o any_o sin_n remain_v in_o the_o other_o more_o of_o that_o imperfection_n of_o pardon_n against_o ockam_n and_o other_o ●oul_n epecial_o habitual_a be_v a_o contradiction_n for_o sin_n itself_o though_o not_o ●●_o sin_o nor_o as_o effect_v yet_o as_o permit_v and_o not_o heal_v be_v the_o great_a punishment_n as_o be_v say_v and_o there_o be_v no_o perfect_a pardon_n of_o the_o punishment_n while_o such_o punishment_n be_v continue_v and_o ockam_n great_a sub●lty_n fail_v when_o quodlib_n 4._o q._n 1._o he_o determine_v that_o per_fw-la potentiam_fw-la ab●●lutam_fw-la deus_fw-la potest_fw-la salvare_fw-la hominem_fw-la sine_fw-la charitate_fw-la creata_fw-la unless_o he_o mean_v that_o he_o can_v charitatem_fw-la dare_v aliter_fw-la quam_fw-la creando_fw-la for_o to_o save_v a_o man_n without_o grace_n or_o love_n be_v a_o contradiction_n his_o first_o argument_n be_v god_n can_v do_v that_o immediate_o which_o he_o can_v do_v by_o ●●y_n second_o cause_v efficient_a or_o final_a cease_v final_a final_a final_a can_v they_o tell_v we_o intelligible_o how_o the_o sin_n of_o unbelief_n and_o not-loving_a god_n and_o other_o privation_n can_v be_v real_o put_v away_o without_o the_o contrary_a quality_n or_o act_n scotus_n with_o rada_n &_o other_o scotist_n go_v the_o same_o way_n upon_o the_o same_o false_a supposition_n and_o to_o confute_v one_o of_o they_o be_v to_o confute_v all_o and_o so_o the_o papist_n that_o say_v original_a sin_n be_v forgive_v in_o baptism_n as_o to_o the_o whole_a calpability_n and_o penalty_n as_o petavin_n in_o elench_v theriac_n vincent-lenis_n i_o e._n fromondi_n p._n 111._o c._n 2d_o do_v gross_o err_v for_o 1._o it_o can_v be_v that_o the_o pravity_n of_o man_n will_n shall_v not_o be_v culpable_a 2._o and_o the_o remain_v of_o that_o pravity_n be_v itself_o a_o great_a punishment_n of_o the_o sin_n which_o procure_v it_o the_o truth_n be_v which_o shall_v satisfy_v they_o that_o to_o the_o true_o baptize_v or_o ●●eartconsenters_n to_o god_n covenant_n original_a sin_n and_o all_o sin_n be_v pardon_v at_o to_o the_o great_a eternal_a pernicious_a punishment_n but_o not_o absolute_o and_o perfect_o pardon_v yet_o as_o to_o all_o degree_n of_o punishment_n nor_o be_v all_o the_o ●●●pability_n cease_v but_o love_n or_o grace_n give_v be_v a_o efficient_a or_o final_a second_o cause_n therefore_o god_n can_v save_v a_o man_n without_o it_o ans_fw-fr the_o minor_a be_v your_o mistake_n love_v here_o be_v salvation_n itself_o begin_v ●●_o this_o life_n and_o perfect_v in_o the_o next_o and_o to_o give_v it_o and_o not_o to_o give_v it_o ●re_n contradiction_n all_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o argument_n go_v upon_o the_o same_o mistake_n as_o if_o love_n be_v but_o a_o meritorious_a cause_n of_o salvation_n and_o not_o ●e_a thing_n itself_o and_o as_o erroneous_o q._n 4._o he_o determine_v that_o per_fw-la potentiam_fw-la absolu●m_fw-la god_n can_v remittere_fw-la peccanti_fw-la culpam_fw-la &_o poenam_fw-la sine_fw-la infusione_n gratiae_fw-la ●eatae_fw-la unless_o he_o have_v put_v the_o question_n only_o de_fw-fr modo_fw-la conferendi_fw-la gratiam_fw-la ●n_fw-la alio_fw-la modo_fw-la sine_fw-la infusione_n deus_fw-la illam_fw-la potest_fw-la efficere_fw-la but_o who_o know_v ●hat_n infusion_n be_v distinct_a from_o other_o divine_a efficience_n or_o unless_o he_o have_v speak_v only_o of_o god_n give_v the_o jus_o ad_fw-la rem_fw-la &_o non_fw-la rem_fw-la ipsam_fw-la viz._n ipsam_fw-la ●mpunitatem_fw-la for_o undoubted_o the_o poena_fw-la damni_fw-la proper_o poena_fw-la be_v ●he_n privation_n of_o the_o soul_n rectitude_n health_n and_o happiness_n which_o all_o consi_v in_o the_o love_n of_o god_n and_o to_o pardon_v a_o man_n forfeiture_n of_o happiness_n executive_o without_o give_v he_o the_o happiness_n which_o he_o forfeit_v ●r_o to_o give_v man_n happiness_n without_o give_v he_o love_n to_o god_n be_v both_o gross_a contradiction_n unless_o equivocal_o you_o mean_v make_v a_o man_n some_o other_o thing_n and_o give_v he_o the_o happiness_n of_o that_o other_o thing_n his_o first_o argument_n here_o be_v whosoever_o god_n can_v by_o his_o absolute_a power_n accept_v as_o worthy_a of_o life_n eternal_a without_o infuse_a grace_n to_o he_o he_o can_v forgive_v ●all_n sin_n without_o infuse_a grace_n but_o etc._n etc._n for_o proof_n he_o refer_v we_o to_o that_o which_o i_o now_o confute_v add_v that_o god_n can_v accept_v a_o man_n in_o his_o pure_a natural_n to_o life_n eternal_a i_o answer_v it_o be_v a_o fiction_n that_o ever_o man_n have_v such_o natural_n make_v by_o god_n as_o be_v not_o endue_v with_o the_o principle_n and_o disposition_n of_o holy_a love_n the_o same_o thing_n which_o infuse_v grace_n first_o restore_v much_o more_o that_o adam_n live_v without_o the_o act_n of_o this_o love_n but_o if_o it_o be_v so_o yet_o to_o accept_v man_n to_o life_n eternal_a be_v to_o accept_v he_o to_o the_o love_n of_o god_n so_o that_o if_o he_o do_v prove_v that_o a_o graceless_a man_n may_v be_v predestinate_v to_o glory_n he_o do_v but_o prove_v that_o he_o be_v predestinate_v to_o perfect_a holiness_n and_o the_o love_n of_o god_n and_o though_o without_o this_o he_o may_v be_v predestinate_v or_o may_v have_v have_v a_o promise_n and_o right_a by_o promise_n yet_o without_o
he_o be_v 1._o the_o actor_n or_o motor_n of_o all_o thing_n by_o his_o active_a power_n 2._o the_o governor_n of_o all_o according_a to_o their_o several_a nature_n by_o his_o wisdom_n 3._o the_o perfect_a of_o all_o thing_n in_o their_o attingency_n or_o fruition_n of_o their_o proper_a end_n by_o his_o goodness_n 33._o vii_o as_o to_z man_z in_o special_a god_n be_v now_o fundamental_o relate_v to_o he_o as_o his_o creator_n his_o redeemer_n and_o his_o regenerater_n or_o sanctifier_n eminent_o ascribe_v distinct_o to_o the_o father_z son_n and_z holyspirit_n from_o whence_o flow_v natura_fw-la medela_fw-la salus_fw-la or_o nature_n redeem_v grace._n and_o renew_v grace._n holiness_n and_o glory_n that_o be_v love_n begin_v here_o and_o perfect_v in_o heaven_n 34._o viii_o from_o creation_n there_o result_v a_o threefold_a moral_a right_n and_o relation_n of_o god_n to_o man_n 1._o he_o be_v our_o absolute_a owner_n or_o lord_n to_o dispose_v of_o we_o and_o act_n we_o by_o his_o power_n 2._o he_o be_v our_o supreme_a rector_n moral_o to_o rule_v we_o as_o intellectual_a free-agent_n eminent_o by_o his_o wisdom_n 3._o he_o be_v our_o lover_n and_o ultimate_a end_n as_o he_o be_v goodness_n and_o love_n itself_o to_o love_v he_o and_o be_v love_v by_o he_o perfect_o for_o ever_o be_v amantissimus_fw-la &_o amabilissimus_fw-la in_o his_o goodness_n 35._o he_o that_o leave_v out_o any_o one_o of_o these_o relation_n of_o god_n to_o man_n to_o be_v our_o owner_n ruler_n and_o lover_n and_o end_n leave_v out_o that_o which_o be_v essential_a to_o our_o god_n as_o the_o word_n be_v relative_o use_v in_o the_o precept_n and_o promise_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n sect_n iv_o of_o god_n relation_n to_o the_o creature_n and_o denomination_n thereupon_o in_o his_o power_n knowledge_n and_o will._n 36._o the_o three_o divine_a essential_a principle_n relate_v to_o the_o creature_n ad_fw-la extra_fw-la be_v denominate_v 1._o his_o omnipotence_n 2._o his_o omniscience_n or_o knowledge_n of_o they_o 3._o his_o volition_n and_o love_n of_o they_o he_o who_o be_v potentissimus_fw-la perfect_o powerful_a in_o act_n in_o himself_o be_v denominate_v omnipotent_a because_o he_o can_v do_v all_o thing_n ad_fw-la extra_fw-la which_o belong_v to_o divinae_fw-la that_o god_n power_n be_v infinite_a quia_fw-la est_fw-la ipsa_fw-la infinita_fw-la essentia_fw-la be_v past_a doubt_n but_o whether_o it_o may_v be_v call_v infinite_a as_o respect_v outward_a object_n be_v dispute_v and_o some_o prove_v the_o affirmative_a by_o assert_v infinite_a object_n but_o gregor_n ar._n n._n 1._o d._n 43._o q._n 2._o have_v reason_n too_o subtle_a to_o be_v here_o recite_v one_o of_o they_o vasq_n use_v in_o 1._o tho._n q._n 25._o d._n 103._o c._n 2._o &_o disp_a 104._o vid._n opiniones_fw-la gabriel_n scoti_n &_o thomae_fw-la de_fw-la ratione_fw-la nominis_fw-la omnipotentia_fw-la divinae_fw-la power_n 2._o and_o he_o who_o be_v intellectus_fw-la se_fw-la intelligens_fw-la ad_fw-la intra_fw-la be_v denominate_v omniscient_a or_o know_v all_o creature_n from_o the_o exterior_a object_n 3._o and_o he_o who_o be_v voluntas_fw-la se_fw-la volens_fw-la or_o amor_fw-la se_fw-la amans_fw-la ad_fw-la intra_fw-la be_v also_o denominate_v willing_a of_o exterior_a thing_n 37._o but_o by_o the_o way_n how_o the_o creature_n be_v call_v exterior_a to_o god_n who_o be_v essential_o every_o where_n and_o in_o all_o and_o how_o god_n be_v not_o a_o part_n of_o universal_a be_v and_o how_o god_n and_o the_o creature_n be_v no_o more_o than_o god_n alone_o be_v elsewhere_o somewhat_o explain_v but_o transcend_v man_n understanding_n to_o comprehend_v 38._o god_n transient_a act_n be_v of_o two_o sort_n 1._o effective_o transient_a as_o creation_n regeneration_n etc._n etc._n which_o do_v cause_n somewhat_o without_o 2._o objective_o only_o transient_a which_o cause_v nothing_o but_o suppose_v the_o object_n 39_o it_o be_v a_o dreadful_a thing_n to_o be_v overbold_a rash_a and_o presumptuous_a in_o speak_v and_o assert_v any_o thing_n without_o clear_a proof_n of_o god_n knowledge_n and_o will_n especial_o to_o reduce_v they_o to_o all_o the_o mode_n and_o method_n of_o a_o man_n even_o as_o to_o the_o order_n of_o his_o act_n see_v we_o be_v force_v to_o confess_v that_o even_o intellection_n and_o volition_n be_v speak_v of_o god_n with_o exceed_v great_a impropriety_n habitus_fw-la d'orb●llis_fw-la 1._o d._n 40._o inquit_fw-la ●icet_fw-la in_o deo_fw-la non_fw-la sit_fw-la proprie_fw-la habitus_n est_fw-la tamen_fw-la ibl_a aliquid_fw-la intellectum_fw-la à_fw-la nobis_fw-la per_fw-la modum_fw-la habitus_fw-la siquidem_fw-la scientia_fw-la in_o nobis_fw-la est_fw-la habitus_n ad_fw-la cognoscendum_fw-la sicut_fw-la virtus_fw-la est_fw-la habitus_fw-la ad_fw-la operandum_fw-la cognitio_fw-la divina_fw-la cum_fw-la semper_fw-la maneat_fw-la congrue_fw-la signatur_fw-la per_fw-la modum_fw-la habitus_fw-la and_o man_n act_n which_o be_v the_o prius_fw-la significatum_fw-la be_v further_o below_o god_n than_o a_o worm_n be_v below_o a_o man._n therefore_o be_v it_o not_o that_o the_o presumption_n of_o the_o school_n and_o polemical_a writer_n have_v make_v that_o necessary_a as_o defensive_a which_o else_o will_v not_o be_v so_o i_o shall_v scarce_o dare_v to_o say_v this_o little_a follow_v 40._o i._o the_o power_n of_o god_n be_v denominate_v relative_o omni-potency_n in_o three_o instant_n to_o three_o several_a object_n 1._o in_o the_o first_o instant_n as_o to_o all_o thing_n which_o belong_v to_o power_n and_o so_o god_n can_v do_v all_o thing_n which_o be_v hence_o call_v possible_a 2._o in_o the_o second_o instant_n to_o all_o thing_n meet_v or_o congruous_a to_o the_o divine_a intellect_n to_o be_v will_v and_o do_v and_o so_o we_o say_v that_o god_n can_v do_v all_o that_o be_v meet_v to_o be_v do_v and_o nothing_o that_o be_v unmeet_a 3._o in_o the_o three_o instant_n of_o reason_n as_o to_o all_o thing_n which_o he_o will_v to_o do_v and_o so_o we_o say_v that_o god_n can_v do_v whatsoever_o he_o will_v do_v and_o so_o possibility_n have_v various_a sense_n 41._o ii_o god_n intellect_n be_v relative_o denominate_v omniscient_a in_o respect_n it_o ●eid_v rom._n quodl_v 3._o q._n 3._o say_v that_o god_n speculative_a knowledge_n be_v before_o his_o velle_fw-la but_o his_o practical_a determine_v ad_fw-la o●●s_fw-la be_v after_o as_o we_o must_v conceive_v of_o it_o to_o three_o sort_n of_o object_n also_o in_o three_o instant_n 1._o in_o the_o first_o instant_n he_o know_v all_o possible_n in_o his_o own_o omnipotence_n for_o to_o know_v thing_n to_o be_v possible_a be_v but_o to_o know_v what_o he_o can_v do_v 2._o in_o the_o second_o instant_a he_o know_v all_o thing_n as_o congruous_a eligible_a and_o volenda_n fit_a to_o be_v will_v and_o this_o out_o of_o the_o perfection_n of_o his_o own_o wisdom_n which_o be_v but_o to_o be_v perfect_o wise_a and_o to_o know_v what_o perfect_a wisdom_n shall_v offer_v as_o eligible_a to_o the_o will._n 3._o in_o the_o three_o instant_n he_o know_v all_o thing_n will_v by_o he_o as_o such_o as_o volita_fw-la which_o be_v but_o to_o know_v his_o own_o will_n and_o so_o that_o they_o will_v be_v 42._o in_o all_o these_o instance_n we_o suppose_v the_o thing_n themselves_o not_o to_o have_v yet_o any_o be_v but_o speak_v of_o god_n as_o relate_v to_o imaginary_a being_n according_a to_o the_o common_a speech_n of_o man_n 43._o these_o therefore_o be_v not_o proper_o transient_a act_n of_o god_n because_o it_o be_v but_o himself_o that_o be_v the_o object_n indeed_o viz._n his_o own_o power_n wisdom_n and_o will_n though_o it_o be_v de_fw-fr creaturis_fw-la in_o that_o which_o be_v call_v his_o idea_n 44._o it_o be_v usual_a with_o divine_n to_o ascribe_v idea_n to_o the_o divine_a intellect_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o man_n against_o which_o i_o quarrel_v not_o but_o be_o myself_o afraid_a of_o presumption_n 45._o from_o what_o be_v say_v you_o may_v see_v that_o the_o common_a school_n distinction_n of_o all_o god_n knowledge_n into_o scientia_fw-la simplicis_fw-la intelligentiae_fw-la &_o purae_fw-la visionis_fw-la be_v not_o accurate_a and_o the_o term_n be_v too_o arbitrary_a and_o dark_a to_o notify_v the_o thing_n intend_v and_o that_o the_o scientia_fw-la media_fw-la add_v do_v not_o mend_v the_o matter_n and_o that_o a_o fit_a distinction_n be_v plain_a and_o obvious_a 46._o iii_o also_o the_o will_n of_o god_n as_o relate_v to_o thing_n not_o yet_o existent_a have_v in_o several_a instant_n a_o threesold_a object_n as_o we_o may_v conceive_v of_o god_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o man_n 1._o the_o possibility_n of_o thing_n which_o god_n be_v say_v to_o will_n in_o will_v his_o own_o power_n as_o respect_v they_o 2._o the_o congruity_n goodness_n and_o eligibility_n of_o thing_n as_o in_o his_o own_o knowledge_n which_o be_v but_o to_o will_v the_o perfection_n of_o his_o own_o understanding_n 3._o the_o future_a existence_n of_o thing_n good_a and_o
rom._n 6._o 23._o the_o wage_n of_o sin_n be_v death_n rom._n 5._o 12._o death_n pass_v on_o al●_n for_o that_o all_o have_v sin_v rom._n 2._o 12._o as_o many_o as_o have_v sin_v with●●●_n law_n shall_v perish_v without_o law_n and_o we_o must_v pray_v for_o the_o pardon_n of_o a●●_n sin_n and_o unpardoned_a sin_n will_v damn_v man_n these_o be_v the_o reason_n ●●_o this_o side_n they_o of_o the_o other_o opinion_n say_v that_o the_o gospel-covenant_n shewe●●_n god_n nature_n as_o well_o as_o the_o first_o law_n that_o god_n have_v not_o be_v unjust_a indeed_o if_o he_o have_v permit_v he_o to_o fall_v into_o great_a sin_n and_o so_o to_o peri●●_n who_o commit_v the_o least_o for_o he_o so_o permit_v adam_n to_o commit_v the_o first_o that_o be_v before_o innocent_a but_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n bind_v he_o not_o so_o it_o do_v nor_o will_v have_v damn_v a_o lover_n of_o god_n for_o a_o small_a sin_n no_o more_o than_o now_o that_o we_o must_v not_o feign_v a_o law_n which_o we_o can_v prove_v that_o god_n change_v not_o his_o holy_a nature_n and_o therefore_o not_o that_o law_n which_o be_v the_o expression_n of_o it_o that_o christ_n die_v for_o all_o sin_n and_o all_o need_v pardon_n but_o that_o prove_v not_o that_o the_o least_o deserve_a death_n much_o less_o hell_n but_o that_o by_o christ_n death_n the_o deserve_a punishment_n must_v be_v remit_v that_o all_o even_o infant_n be_v guilty_a of_o mortal_a sin_n in_o adam_n the_o death_n be_v the_o wage_n of_o that_o sin_n which_o bring_v it_o but_o not_o of_o the_o least_o that_o adam_n law_n be_v not_o severe_a than_o that_o by_o moses_n which_o say_v d●_n this_o and_z live_v and_o yet_o condemn_v not_o man_n for_o small_a sin_n that_o god_n proclaim_v pardon_n of_o some_o sin_n in_o the_o very_a law_n of_o nature_n as_o from_o his_o nature_n exod._n 34._o and_o the_o second_o commandment_n that_o nature_n teach_v all_o the_o world_n to_o believe_v it_o that_o god_n say_v not_o to_o adam_n ●●_o the_o day_n that_o thou_o think_v a_o vain_a thought_n but_o that_o thou_o eat_v etc._n etc._n that_o mortal_a sin_n be_v pardonable_a by_o christ_n which_o else_o can_v not_o by_o the_o first_o law_n but_o god_n can_v otherwise_o have_v pardon_v a_o vain_a thought_n if_o he_o will_v that_o no_o text_n of_o scripture_n say_v that_o every_o sin_n deserve_v hell_n nor_o be_v threaten_v with_o death_n and_o as_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o penalty_n so_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o promise_n to_o adam_n be_v here_o also_o controvert_v by_o divine_n 1._o some_o say_v that_o the_o condition_n of_o life_n be_v personal_a perfect_a perpetual_a obedience_n till_o ●●●_o change_v which_o god_n will_v make_v as_o he_o do_v by_o henoch_n when_o it_o please_v he_o which_o seem_v to_o i_o the_o probabl_a opinion_n 2._o other_o think_v that_o adam_n be_v to_o have_v continue_v in_o eden_n for_o ever_o under_o that_o same_o conditional_a law_n which_o be_v less_o probable_a 3._o other_o think_v that_o have_v he_o overcome_v the_o first_o temptation_n but_o so_o far_o as_o to_o adhere_v and_o vanquish_v that_o be_v to_o continue_v the_o love_n of_o god_n and_o not_o to_o eat_v that_o fruit_n or_o commit_v any_o other_o mortal_a sin_n which_o of_o its_o nature_n kill_v love_n he_o have_v be_v confirm_v as_o the_o promise_a reward_n 4._o i_o have_v late_o meet_v with_o a_o exceed_a ingenious_a m._n s._n write_v partly_o against_o myself_o after_o other_o which_o assert_v 1._o that_o the_o glory_n of_o justice_n be_v the_o end_n of_o god_n government_n 2._o that_o do_v this_o perfect_o and_o live_v or_o sin_n at_o all_o and_o die_v be_v the_o constant_a term_n of_o justice_n under_o every_o covenant_n 3._o that_o if_o adam_n have_v perform_v but_o one_o ●●_o of_o obedience_n by_o that_o law_n he_o shall_v have_v be_v reward_v with_o confirmation_n or_o the_o holy_a ghost_n as_o the_o angel_n and_o with_o everlasting_a life_n 4._o that_o now_o all_o our_o reward_n be_v only_o the_o act_n of_o god_n justice_n giving_z ●●_o life_n as_o merit_v by_o we_o in_o christ_n on_o the_o term_n of_o the_o law_n that_o say_v do_v this_o and_o live_v sin_n and_o die_v in_o who_o we_o be_v perfect_o innocent_a and_o rewardable_a and_o we_o have_v no_o rewardable_a righteousness_n nor_o any_o to_o justify_v we_o but_o perfect_a innocency_n impute_v because_o as_o not_o to_o be_v a_o sinner_n be_v no_o merit_n of_o a_o reward_n so_o pardon_v of_o sin_n be_v no_o title_n to_o a_o reward_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v not_o my_o present_a task_n to_o clear_v up_o all_o these_o difficulty_n have_v do_v more_o towards_o it_o in_o my_o methodus_fw-la theologiae_n but_o only_o so_o much_o as_o our_o present_a conciliatory_a work_n require_v but_o yet_o because_o i_o and_o the_o matter_n in_o hand_n be_v near_o concern_v in_o the_o m._n s._n i_o shall_v brief_o animadvert_v on_o all_o the_o substance_n of_o it_o have_v first_o say_v of_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o penalty_n but_o a_o few_o word_n i._o i_o be_o loath_a to_o confound_v the_o certainty_n with_o the_o uncertainty_n in_o this_o matter_n 1._o it_o be_v certain_a that_o god_n law_n of_o nature_n be_v man_n first_o and_o principal_a law_n to_o which_o the_o supernatural_a revelation_n be_v add_v and_o comparative_o few_o 2._o it_o be_v certain_a that_o god_n law_n be_v perfect_a and_o that_o both_o as_o the_o impress_n and_o expression_n of_o god_n perfect_a wisdom_n and_o holiness_n and_o as_o the_o rule_n of_o perfection_n to_o adam_n and_o therefore_o that_o it_o oblige_v he_o to_o perfection_n 3._o but_o this_o perfection_n to_o which_o he_o be_v oblige_v be_v not_o at_o first_o all_o that_o his_o nature_n will_v be_v capable_a of_o at_o last_o it_o be_v not_o his_o duty_n the_o first_o hour_n of_o his_o life_n to_o know_v or_o do_v as_o much_o as_o after_o the_o long_a time_n and_o experience_n and_o as_o much_o as_o in_o heavenly_a perfection_n but_o he_o be_v bind_v to_o know_v and_o love_n and_o do_v at_o first_o as_o much_o as_o at_o that_o time_n his_o nature_n be_v capable_a of_o suppose_v necessary_a concause_n and_o object_n 4._o this_o be_v sum_v up_o in_o love_v god_n with_o all_o the_o heart_n mind_n and_o may_v but_o the_o all_o in_o maturity_n and_o after_o full_a experience_n and_o in_o glory_n be_v more_o than_o the_o all_o in_o unexperienced_a juniority_n to_o know_v love_n and_o obey_v god_n to_o the_o utmost_a intention_n of_o his_o present_a natural_a power_n suppose_v due_a object_n media_fw-la and_o concause_n be_v adam_n duty_n and_o all_o defectiveness_n herein_o be_v culpable_a or_o sin_n 5._o all_o sin_n of_o its_o own_o nature_n deserve_v punishment_n therefore_o so_o will_v the_o least_o culpable_a thought_n or_o word_n in_o adam_n or_o the_o least_o culpable_a defect_n in_o the_o extent_n or_o intention_n of_o any_o holy_a affection_n in_o he_o 6._o it_o be_v certain_a that_o adam_n eat_v the_o forbid_a fruit_n or_o any_o one_o such_o sin_n as_o consist_v not_o with_o the_o predominancy_n of_o his_o love_n to_o god_n as_o god_n in_o habit_n such_o as_o be_v now_o inconsistent_a with_o true_a grace_n and_o be_v call_v mortal_a be_v to_o be_v punish_v with_o death_n temporal_a and_o eternal_a according_a to_o the_o justice_n of_o that_o law_n 7._o they_o be_v different_a question_n 1._o what_o god_n may_v do_v 2._o what_o he_o will_v do_v as_o decree_v 3._o what_o he_o must_v do_v as_o necessary_a because_o of_o justice_n or_o veracity_n to_o the_o breaker_n of_o that_o law_n and_o it_o be_v clear_a that_o god_n may_v as_o a_o act_n of_o justice_n punish_v the_o least_o culpable_a thought_n or_o remissness_n of_o degree_n of_o love_n with_o annihilation_n or_o with_o any_o pain-everlasting_a which_o to_o the_o sinner_n be_v no_o worse_o than_o annihilation_n because_o 1._o antecedent_o to_o his_o law_n he_o may_v have_v do_v that_o much_o as_o a_o affliction_n without_o sin_n 2._o and_o after_o he_o do_v no_o way_n that_o i_o know_v of_o oblige_v himself_o to_o the_o contrary_a to_o a_o sinner_n before_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n 3._o and_o have_v threaten_v punishment_n in_o general_n he_o may_v choose_v what_o punishment_n he_o see_v fit_a 8._o what_o god_n will_v do_v as_o decree_v the_o prediction_n or_o the_o event_n only_o can_v tell_v we_o 9_o that_o god_n must_v by_o necessity_n of_o justice_n and_o truth_n punish_v the_o least_o sinful_a thought_n or_o remissness_n with_o some_o degree_n of_o punishment_n according_a to_o that_o law_n seem_v to_o i_o somewhat_o clear_a 1._o and_o yet_o it_o be_v more_o clear_a that_o it_o be_v various_a degree_n of_o punishment_n which_o be_v comprise_v in_o the_o word_n death_n or_o filius_fw-la mortis_fw-la
in_o the_o threaten_n and_o that_o we_o can_v say_v that_o justice_n make_v it_o necessary_a to_o god_n to_o punish_v the_o least_o vain_a thought_n or_o remissness_n with_o the_o great_a punishment_n or_o damnation_n but_o as_o to_o the_o uncertainty_n 1._o with_o what_o degree_n of_o punishment_n god_n in_o justice_n must_v or_o will_v have_v punish_v a_o vain_a thought_n or_o any_o sin_n consistent_a with_o his_o habitual_a prevalent_a love_n 2._o or_o whether_o a_o vain_a ☞_o think_v must_v needs_o have_v separate_v soul_n and_o body_n or_o cause_v that_o which_o we_o call_v hell_n 3._o or_o whether_o god_n can_v in_o justice_n have_v pardon_v that_o vain_a thought_n upon_o less_o satisfaction_n than_o the_o suffering_n of_o christ_n these_o with_o many_o other_o be_v question_n too_o hard_a for_o i_o what_o ever_o they_o may_v be_v to_o wise_a man_n but_o i_o be_o satisfy_v that_o god_n will_v never_o have_v damn_v in_o hell_n any_o soul_n that_o have_v the_o habitual_a predominant_a love_n of_o god_n though_o culpable_o remiss_a and_o otherwise_o sinful_a while_o he_o remain_v such_o yea_o that_o hell_n and_o such_o love_n of_o god_n be_v inconsistent_a and_o therefore_o if_o any_o such_o sin_n will_v have_v damn_v adam_n it_o must_v be_v by_o further_a quench_v and_o expel_v the_o spirit_n of_o grace_n or_o forfeit_v and_o lose_v divine_a assistance_n and_o so_o first_o lose_v that_o habit_n of_o love_n the_o rest_n i_o leave_v to_o the_o more_o illuminate_v ii_o now_o as_o to_o the_o m._n s._n say_v to_o be_v write_v by_o a_o young_a man_n of_o new_a england_n decease_a m._n w._n it_o have_v so_o much_o accurateness_n that_o in_o read_v it_o i_o great_o lament_v the_o author_n death_n before_o maturity_n and_o converse_n have_v rectify_v some_o of_o his_o notion_n and_o he_o have_v long_o improve_v his_o excellent_a understanding_n for_o the_o church_n and_o because_o my_o doctrine_n be_v particular_o oppose_v in_o it_o i_o shall_v stay_v to_o animadvert_v on_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o book_n and_o it_o may_v be_v reduce_v to_o these_o proposition_n 1._o the_o great_a fundamental_a point_n of_o it_o be_v that_o man_n be_v make_v to_o glorify_v god_n justice_n for_o ever_o animad_fw-la this_o be_v a_o great_a truth_n not_o well_o consider_v by_o many_o but_o it_o be_v but_o a_o part_n of_o the_o truth_n which_o be_v that_o man_n be_v make_v to_o glorify_v god_n vit●●_n power_n wisdom_n and_o love_n and_o be_v govern_v eminent_o by_o wisdom_n make_v order_n and_o just_o keep_v it_o together_o with_o mercy_n because_o the_o glory_n of_o holiness_n and_o love_n also_o be_v the_o end_n which_o i_o have_v more_o careful_o open_v hereafter_o §_o 2._o m._n s._n the_o reason_n of_o special_a government_n be_v that_o man_n be_v causa_fw-la consilip_v though_o as_o he_o desire_v and_o seek_v good_a in_o general_n he_o be_v but_o a_o natural_a agent_n and_o therefore_o twisse_n err_v in_o say_v that_o god_n slay_v punish_v a_o innocent_a man_n because_o he_o may_v afflict_v a_o beast_n ans_fw-fr 1._o by_o causa_fw-la consilio_fw-la he_o mean_v a_o rational_a free_a agent_n have_v a_o intellect_n and_o freewill_n this_o indeed_o make_v and_o prove_v man_n a_o subject_n make_v to_o be_v moral_o govern_v but_o when_o he_o have_v lay_v all_o his_o stress_n on_o this_o freewill_n under_o the_o name_n of_o causa_fw-la consilio_fw-la he_o go_v too_o far_o in_o seem_v with_o gibieuf_n who_o he_o cit_v and_o follow_v as_o his_o great_a light_n to_o confine_v the_o name_n of_o true_a liberty_n to_o the_o amplitude_n and_o holiness_n of_o the_o will_n which_o be_v another_o kind_n of_o liberty_n and_o as_o armatus_fw-la true_o say_v gibieuf_n be_v fit_a for_o a_o scraphick_n pious_a discourse_n in_o a_o platonic_a strain_n than_o for_o such_o controversy_n 2._o as_o rada_n and_o other_o scotist_n well_o prove_v there_o be_v no_o act_n of_o the_o will_n even_o to_o good_a in_o general_n which_o be_v not_o free_a though_o some_o be_v necessary_a and_o the_o inclination_n be_v natural_a and_o not_o free_a 3._o yea_o he_o prove_v that_o there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n as_o a_o volition_n of_o any_o good_a ingenere_fw-mi save_v as_o the_o generical_a nature_n of_o good_a be_v find_v in_o some_o particular_a in_o esse_fw-la cognito_fw-la 4._o twisse_n be_v not_o so_o weak_a as_o to_o call_v that_o punishment_n which_o be_v not_o for_o sin_n but_o call_v it_o affliction_n or_o cruciatum_fw-la only_o and_o he_o speak_v not_o what_o god_n may_v do_v by_o his_o ordinate_a will_n but_o i_o think_v that_o you_o be_v in_o the_o right_n and_o he_o in_o the_o wrong_n because_o the_o very_a make_v we_o man_n and_o so_o govern_v subject_n be_v a_o declaration_n of_o god_n ordinate_a will_n not_o to_o make_v we_o miserable_a but_o for_o sin_n 3._o m._n s._n adam_n whole_a man_n be_v sanctify_v and_o so_o fit_v to_o obey_v and_o to_o glorify_v justice_n his_o freewill_n be_v not_o a_o indifferency_n but_o as_o gib_n that_o noble_a virtue_n of_o his_o soul_n by_o which_o he_o can_v go_v above_o all_o create_a good_a so_o that_o liberty_n and_o eupraxy_n or_o obedience_n be_v all_o one_o but_o we_o can_v stir_v a_o inch_n to_o god_n above_o the_o creature_n liberty_n be_v to_o imitate_v god_n who_o will_n close_v with_o himself_o and_o rest_v in_o himself_o for_o ever_o and_o mutability_n be_v but_o a_o adjunct_n of_o our_o liberty_n an._n i_o have_v better_o open_v and_o distinguish_v liberty_n before_o lib._n 1._o natural_a liberty_n be_v to_o be_v distinguish_v from_o moral_a which_o you_o describe_v and_o vehement_o assert_v the_o former_a under_o the_o name_n of_o causa_fw-la consilio_fw-la that_o can_v be_v force_v but_o mere_a indifferency_n or_o mutability_n be_v no_o liberty_n itself_o 4._o m._n s._n adam_n be_v not_o make_v with_o notion_n in_o his_o mind_n no_o more_o than_o with_o colour_n in_o his_o eye_n but_o he_o be_v make_v able_a and_o fit_a to_o see_v god_n in_o the_o frame_n of_o nature_n especial_o in_o his_o own_o will_n as_o incline_v to_o universal_a good_a an._n scaliger_n and_o other_o think_v that_o idea_n be_v bear_v in_o we_o which_o make_v the_o chicken_n fly_v at_o the_o shadow_n of_o the_o kite_n etc._n etc._n but_o i_o rather_o say_v as_o you_o that_o it_o be_v but_o a_o disposition_n which_o will_v so_o easy_o act_v that_o some_o call_v it_o a_o idea_n and_o it_o be_v the_o same_o thing_n that_o they_o mean_v while_o they_o differ_v about_o the_o name_n §_o 5._o m._n s._n do_v this_o and_o live_v be_v the_o way_n that_o justice_n will_v be_v glorify_v in_o and_o that_o do_v will_v merit_v life_n adam_n either_o know_v by_o nature_n or_o supernatural_o at_o least_o be_v confirm_v in_o it_o by_o supernatural_a revelation_n an._n this_o be_v all_o true_a §_o 6._o m._n s._n do_v this_o and_o live_v as_o the_o only_a term_n of_o life_n be_v a_o catholic_n and_o theological_n axiom_n not_o the_o word_n but_o energetic_a wisdom_n print_v on_o the_o frame_n and_o the_o meaning_n be_v close_o with_o the_o last_o end_n or_o with_o the_o true_a universal_a god_n as_o such_o which_o be_v the_o sum_n of_o the_o decalogue_n thou_o shall_v love_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n with_o all_o thy_o heart_n etc._n etc._n the_o will_n close_v with_o god_n and_o obedience_n be_v in_o the_o subordinate_a faculty_n execute_v the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o will._n an._n 1._o obedience_n be_v first_o in_o the_o will_n itself_o 2._o thou_fw-mi do_v not_o intelligible_o acquaint_v we_o whether_o by_o do_v this_o you_o mean_v any_o sincere_a close_n with_o god_n as_o god_n and_o our_o end_n above_o all_o creature_n as_o the_o godly_a now_o do_v though_o with_o culpable_a remissness_n and_o imperfection_n or_o only_o the_o most_o perfect_a love_n and_o obedience_n without_o any_o imperfection_n or_o remissness_n or_o vain_a irregular_a thought_n that_o be_v culpable_a but_o by_o do_v this_o i_o perceive_v you_o mean_v take_v god_n for_o thy_o god_n and_o love_n adore_v and_o trust_v he_o §_o 7._o m._n s._n this_o be_v to_o be_v express_v by_o eat_v of_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n and_o not_o of_o that_o of_o good_a and_o evil_a sacramental_o to_o acknowledge_v also_o the_o sovereignty_n of_o god_n an._n 1._o all_o obedience_n formal_o respect_v god_n sovereignty_n 2._o no_o doubt_v the_o tree_n be_v symbolical_a and_o the_o remembrance_n of_o they_o shall_v yet_o teach_v we_o to_o prefer_v live_v to_o god_n before_o a_o selfish_n disturstful_a needless_a knowledge_n the_o increase_n of_o which_o increase_v sorrow_n 3._o but_o that_o adam_n be_v command_v to_o eat_v of_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n i_o can_v prove_v unless_o the_o general_a obligation_n to_o choose_v the_o best_a be_v as_o a_o command_n §_o 8._o m._n s._n to_o be_v
natural_o happy_a be_v proper_a to_o god_n therefore_o adam_n be_v to_o be_v lead_v to_o it_o free_o by_o a_o covenant_n an._n to_o be_v happy_a necessary_o and_o independent_o and_o primary_o be_v proper_a to_o god_n but_o you_o can_v never_o prove_v it_o any_o contradiction_n or_o impossible_a for_o god_n to_o make_v a_o creature_n natural_o happy_a nor_o that_o there_o be_v not_o such_o §_o 9_o here_o the_o m._n s._n cit_v some_o word_n of_o his_o gibieuf_n make_v our_o be_v in_o god_n initial_o and_o final_o to_o be_v our_o state_n of_o amplitude_n and_o liberty_n and_o our_o go_v out_o from_o god_n to_o be_v our_o particularity_n and_o state_n of_o necessity_n as_o if_o we_o be_v pre-existent_a in_o god_n and_o our_o individuation_n cease_v upon_o o●●_n return_v into_o he_o as_o our_o end_n an._n but_o these_o be_v platonic_a phantasm_n and_o gibieuf_n who_o be_v a_o devout_a oratorian_n and_o talk_v too_o oft_o of_o our_o deification_n as_o benedict●●_n de_fw-fr benedictis_n barbanson_n baker_n and_o other_o friar_n that_o talk_v phanatical_o must_v be_v read_v with_o caution_n and_o exception_n and_o as_o the_o soul_n need_v not_o fear_v too_o near_o a_o union_n with_o god_n as_o the_o loss_n of_o its_o individuation_n so_o neither_o must_v it_o desire_v or_o hope_n for_o such_o §_o 10._o m._n s._n a_o unchangeable_a state_n of_o happiness_n in_o the_o love_n of_o god_n be_v call_v eternal_a life_n an._n no_o doubt_v but_o that_o be_v call_v eternal_a life_n in_o the_o full_a sense_n which_o actual_o endure_v to_o eternity_n as_o to_o that_o particular_a subject_n and_o so_o 1._o the_o life_n of_o glory_n perfective_o 2._o and_o a_o confirm_a state_n of_o sanctity_n here_o initial_o be_v usual_o call_v eternal_a life_n but_o 3._o whether_o the_o lossable_a state_n which_o the_o angel_n fall_v from_o and_o adam_n fall_v from_o or_o that_o measure_n of_o grace_n which_o the_o ancient_a father_n think_v the_o justify_v may_v fall_v from_o be_v never_o so_o call_v also_o i_o can_v prove_v §_o 11._o m._n s._n adam_n promise_a happiness_n be_v 1._o essential_a in_o this_o perfect_a holiness_n or_o love_n of_o god_n 2._o complimental_a in_o the_o enjoy_n god_n i●_n all_o the_o sanctify_a creature_n in_o that_o paradise_n but_o not_o to_o be_v translate_v to_o heaven_n which_o christ_n only_o procure_v we_o an._n i_o incline_v to_o that_o opinion_n 26_o year_n ago_o when_o i_o write_v the_o aphorism_n which_o you_o oppose_v but_o i_o now_o incline_v more_o to_o the_o contrary_a and_o rather_o think_v man_n shall_v have_v be_v translate_v to_o heaven_n as_o henoch_n and_o elias_n be_v upon_o many_o reason_n which_o i_o now_o pass_v by_o though_o i_o take_v it_o yet_o to_o be_v scarce_o certain_a to_o we_o §_o 12._o m._n s._n the_o holiness_n of_o god_n be_v his_o love_a himself_o as_o his_o end_n and_o the_o three_o person_n proceed_v by_o a_o reflex_n act_n of_o the_o infinite_a will_n and_o self-love_n of_o god_n be_v therefore_o call_v the_o holy_a spirit_n an._n 1._o this_o notion_n of_o god_n holiness_n that_o it_o be_v his_o self-love_n be_v not_o to_o be_v contemn_v it_o seem_v to_o be_v so_o with_o this_o limitation_n that_o you_o confine_v not_o his_o holiness_n to_o this_o but_o take_v this_o only_a as_o the_o most_o eminent_a among_o the_o inadequate_a conception_n of_o it_o for_o his_o whole_a transcendency_n in_o be_v life_n and_o knowledge_n as_o be_v adoreable_a by_o the_o creature_n and_o its_o end_n and_o the_o fountain_n of_o all_o create_a goodness_n and_o special_o of_o morality_n be_v also_o god_n holiness_n 2._o but_o the_o say_n that_o god_n be_v his_o own_o end_n seem_v improper_a though_o tolerable_a if_o speak_v but_o analogical_o for_o god_n neither_o have_v nor_o be_v to_o himself_o a_o cause_n nor_o a_o effect_n a_o beginning_n nor_o a_o end_n 3._o that_o the_o three_o person_n proceed_v by_o a_o reflex_n act_n of_o the_o infinite_a will_n many_o schoolman_n bold_o say_v and_o so_o some_o say_v that_o he_o be_v god_n actual_a self-love_n which_o be_v ●he_v same_o that_o you_o call_v his_o holiness_n and_o some_o say_v that_o he_o be_v the_o divine_a will_n or_o love_n consider_v in_o itself_o as_o distinct_a from_o vital_a power_n and_o intellect_n or_o wisdom_n but_o of_o this_o i_o have_v speak_v more_o large_o elsewhere_o §_o 13._o m._n s._n adam_n promise_a reward_n be_v to_o be_v fix_v in_o a_o unchangeable_a state_n of_o please_a god_n by_o this_o holy_a spirit_n not_o by_o infuse_v any_o new_a quality_n which_o shall_v unchangeable_o fasten_v he_o to_o the_o rule_n for_o no_o create_a thing_n can_v unchangeable_o keep_v a_o man_n from_o fall_v an._n 1._o the_o promise_n to_o adam_n be_v very_o obscure_a but_o happiness_n it_o must_v needs_o be_v and_o everlasting_a 2._o but_o it_o be_v pass_v my_o reach_n to_o conceive_v how_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n can_v fix_v man_n in_o perfect_a holiness_n without_o any_o fix_v quality_n as_o it_o be_v call_v on_o his_o soul_n a_o constant_a act_n the_o soul_n must_v have_v and_o 1._o if_o that_o act_n be_v cause_v by_o any_o divine_a impulse_n dispose_v the_o soul_n so_o to_o act_v than_o that_o disposition_n be_v a_o quality_n 2._o and_o if_o there_o be_v not_o both_o disposition_n and_o habit_n than_o the_o soul_n will_v not_o in_o glory_n be_v habitual_o or_o qualitative_o holy_a but_o only_o actual_o 3._o and_o a_o habit-acting_a being_n perfect_a than_o a_o act_n without_o a_o habit_n or_o inclination_n the_o soul_n will_v be_v more_o imperfect_a in_o glory_n than_o in_o this_o state_n of_o grace_n 4._o operari_fw-la sequitur_fw-la esse_fw-la god_n fit_v all_o his_o creature_n to_o their_o work_n and_o as_o when_o he_o will_v give_v immortality_n he_o will_v give_v a_o nature_n fit_a for_o immortality_n even_o indissoluble_a and_o incorruptible_a so_o when_o he_o give_v perpetuity_n of_o love_n he_o give_v a_o nature_n or_o habit_n fit_a for_o perpetual_a action_n christ_n say_v a_o good_a tree_n bring_v forth_o good_a fruit_n and_o a_o evil_a tree_n evil_a fruit_n make_v the_o tree_n good_a and_o his_o fruit_n good_a 5._o the_o operation_n of_o love_n in_o glory_n shall_v be_v ex_fw-la potentia_fw-la aut_fw-la violentia_fw-la aut_fw-la neutra_fw-la if_o there_o be_v no_o intrinsic_a disposition_n or_o inclination_n to_o they_o in_o a_o word_n it_o be_v a_o contradiction_n for_o a_o soul_n to_o be_v perfect_o holy_a and_o not_o have_v the_o perfection_n of_o inclination_n to_o its_o acts._n 3._o but_o if_o the_o meaning_n be_v that_o no_o holy_a quality_n alone_o suffice_v without_o god_n influx_n that_o be_v no_o more_o than_o what_o must_v be_v faid_fw-we of_o every_o creature_n without_o divine_a influx_n no_o creature_n can_v be_v or_o operate_v a_o moment_n no_o create_a thing_n of_o itself_o without_o god_n can_v continue_v how_o then_o shall_v it_o keep_v a_o man_n from_o fall_v but_o if_o the_o soul_n have_v any_o more_o goodness_n of_o nature_n or_o inclination_n in_o it_o than_o the_o devil_n have_v it_o must_v be_v a_o create_a thing_n or_o god_n himself_o if_o only_a god_n that_o prove_v not_o a_o saint_n to_o be_v himself_o better_a than_o a_o devil_n as_o to_o nature_n or_o disposition_n but_o only_o that_o god_n in_o he_o be_v better_a his_o reason_n why_o the_o sun_n be_v natural_o fix_v to_o its_o operation_n but_o not_o a_o glorify_a soul_n be_v §_o 14._o m._n s._n that_o one_o be_v a_o natural_a and_o the_o other_o a_o voluntary_a agent_n one_o as_o gibieuf_n say_v non_fw-fr agit_fw-fr sed_fw-la agitur_fw-la the_o other_o do_v agere_fw-la &_o non_fw-la tantum_fw-la agitur_fw-la an._n 1._o gibieuf_n and_o you_o be_v deceive_v in_o think_v that_o such_o natural_n none_o agunt_fw-la passive_a matter_n do_v not_o act_n ex_fw-la principio_fw-la essentiali_fw-la unless_a dr._n glissons_n and_o campanellas_n doctrine_n hold_v true_a but_o the_o three_o active_a nature_n intellectual_a sensitive_a and_o vegetative_a and_o so_o fire_n and_o the_o sun_n do_v ex_fw-la principio_fw-la activo_fw-la essentali_fw-la agere_fw-la but_o nothing_o do_v act_n without_o a_o antecedent_n influx_n to_o action_n from_o the_o first_o cause_n in_o which_o it_o be_v passive_a for_o no_o creature_n be_v independent_a 2._o voluntas_fw-la est_fw-la quaedam_fw-la natura_fw-la quamvis_fw-la libera_fw-la to_o move_v natural_o only_a and_o not_o free_o be_v proper_a to_o agent_n mere_o natural_a distinct_a from_o free_a but_o to_o move_v free_o and_o yet_o from_o a_o fix_a principle_n which_o shall_v infallible_o determine_v the_o soul_n to_o act_v free_o be_v not_o a_o contradiction_n nor_o that_o which_o gibieuf_n shall_v deny_v to_o the_o glorify_a §_o 15._o m._n s._n man_n though_o a_o creature_n be_v the_o first_o cause_n of_o his_o own_o action_n he_o move_v and_o set_v himself_o on_o work_n else_o he_o be_v
commit_v and_o the_o obligation_n to_o duty_n go_v before_o the_o obligation_n to_o punishment_n for_o that_o same_o action_n because_o the_o action_n come_v between_o and_o the_o first_o be_v a_o act_n of_o god_n antecedent_n will_n and_o the_o second_o of_o his_o consequent_a will_n that_o be_v of_o the_o retributive_a and_o not_o the_o preceptive_a part_n of_o the_o law_n and_o they_o note_v not_o that_o the_o question_n be_v not_o what_o obedience_n a_o man_n be_v bind_v to_o but_o what_o he_o perform_v or_o must_v be_v repute_v to_o have_v perform_v if_o they_o will_v speak_v so_o unapt_o as_o to_o say_v that_o the_o law_n command_v lapse_v man_n not_o to_o have_v sin_n or_o imperfect_a man_n to_o have_v be_v perfect_a that_o be_v that_o the_o command_n to_o day_n bind_v adam_n ad_fw-la praeteritum_fw-la not_o to_o have_v sin_v yesterday_o or_o bind_v to_o impossibility_n in_o nature_n that_o existent_a sin_n shall_v not_o be_v existent_a in_o all_o which_o i_o leave_v they_o to_o their_o liberty_n of_o word_n yet_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o no_o man_n have_v perfect_o obey_v for_o one_o year_n or_o day_n and_o therefore_o if_o christ_n perfect_a obedience_n and_o holiness_n be_v impute_v to_o they_o from_o their_o first_o be_v than_o they_o be_v re●uted_v not-lapsed_n nor-sinner_n from_o the_o beginning_n and_o so_o not_o pardonable_a but_o if_o it_o be_v only_o for_o the_o time_n after_o sin_n that_o christ_n perfection_n be_v ●theirs_n after_o what_o sin_n must_v it_o be_v if_o after_o adam_n than_o we_o need_v no_o pardon_n of_o any_o but_o adam_n sin_n if_o after_o conversion_n than_o we_o need_v no_o pardon_n for_o sin_n after_o conversion_n if_o after_o our_o last_o sin_n than_o christ_n perfection_n be_v not_o impute_v to_o we_o till_o after_o death_n 126._o other_o will_v come_v near_o the_o matter_n and_o say_v that_o we_o be_v ●eputed_v righteous_a as_o fulfiller_n of_o the_o law_n and_o yet_o repute_a sinner_n as_o breaker_n of_o the_o law_n and_o that_o though_o there_o be_v no_o medium_n in_o natural_n between_o light_n and_o darkness_n life_n and_o death_n yet_o there_o be_v between_o a_o ●reaker_n of_o the_o law_n and_o a_o fulfiller_n of_o it_o viz._n a_o non-fulfill_a and_o between_o just_a and_o unjust_a that_o be_v not-just_a but_o this_o be_v a_o mere_a darkness_n there_o ●s_v a_o medium_n negative_a in_o a_o person_n as_o not_o oblige_v but_o none_o between_o positive_a and_o privative_a in_o one_o oblige_v as_o such_o a_o stone_n be_v neither_o just_a nor_o privative_o unjust_a nor_o a_o man_n about_o a_o thing_n never_o command_v or_o forbid_v he_o but_o what_o be_v this_o to_o the_o matter_n god_n law_n be_v pre-supposed_n we_o talk_v of_o nothing_o but_o moral_a act_n the_o law_n forbid_v omission_n and_o commission_n both_o be_v sin_n do_v these_o man_n think_v that_o he_o be_v not_o repute_v positive_o just_a and_o not_o only_o not-unjust_a who_o be_v repute_v never_o to_o have_v commit_v a_o sin_n nor_o leave_v undo_v a_o duty_n in_o his_o life_n can_v ●he_n law_n be_v fulfil_v more_o than_o so_o what_o be_v righteousness_n if_o that_o be_v not_o obj._n adam_n be_v neither_o just_a nor_o unjust_a in_o his_o first_o moment_n no_o nor_o till_o he_o sin_v say_v some_o because_o till_o then_o he_o be_v not_o oblige_v to_o obey_v or_o at_o least_o to_o any_o meritorious_a act_n that_o be_v to_o love_v god_n ans_fw-fr 1._o adam_n be_v in_o his_o first_o instant_n but_o habitual_o just_a and_o not_o by_o act_n because_o not_o oblige_v to_o impossibility_n any_o more_o than_o a_o infant_n or_o a_o stone_n but_o we_o speak_v only_o of_o oblige_a person_n 2._o it_o be_v not_o true_a that_o adam_n be_v not_o oblige_v to_o obey_v and_o love_n god_n before_o he_o sin_v or_o that_o he_o never_o love_v god_n as_o god_n obj._n at_o least_o adam_n merit_v not_o the_o reward_n though_o he_o sin_v not_o till_o then_o ans_fw-fr 1._o he_o merit_v what_o reward_n he_o have_v viz._n the_o continuance_n o_o his_o blessing_n first_o free_o give_v but_o not_o a_o immutable_a state_n 2._o it_o be_v yet_o unresolved_a what_o that_o be_v by_o which_o adam_n must_v merit_v immutability_n and_o glory_n whether_o 1._o once_o obey_a or_o consent_n to_o his_o full_a covenant_n 2._o or_o once_o love_v god_n 3._o or_o conquer_a once_o 4._o or_o eat_v of_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n 5._o or_o presever_v in_o perfect_a obedience_n to_o the_o end_n that_o be_v till_o god_n shall_v translate_v he_o which_o be_v most_o likely_a his_o not_o merit_v immutability_n before_o the_o time_n be_v no_o sin_n we_o confess_v 3._o and_o we_o maintain_v as_o well_o as_o you_o that_o christ_n have_v not_o only_o satisfy_v for_o sin_n and_o merit_a pardon_n but_o also_o merit_v immutable_a glory_n but_o consider_v 1._o that_o adam_n not_o do_v that_o which_o be_v to_o merit_v glory_n be_v his_o sin_n of_o omission_n and_o to_o pardon_v that_o omission_n be_v to_o take_v he_o as_o a_o meriter_fw-la of_o glory_n 2._o therefore_o it_o must_v be_v somewhat_o more_o than_o he_o forfeit_v by_o that_o omission_n and_o his_o commission_n which_o come_v in_o by_o christ_n merit_n above_o forgiveness_n 3._o that_o christ_n merit_v all_o this_o both_o by_o his_o active_a passive_a and_o habitual_a righteousness_n by_o which_o he_o merit_v pardon_v 4._o that_o it_o be_v not_o we_o that_o merit_v it_o in_o he_o but_o he_o to_o give_v it_o we_o only_o on_o the_o term_n of_o a_o law_n of_o grace_n 127._o yet_o some_o come_v near_o and_o say_v that_o to_o punish_v and_o not-reward_n be_v not_o all_o one_o and_o so_o the_o respect_n that_o sin_n have_v to_o the_o deserve_a punishment_n need_v pardon_n and_o satisfaction_n but_o our_o deserve_v the_o reward_n need_v christ_n perfect_a obedience_n to_o be_v impute_v in_o this_o there_o be_v somewhat_o of_o truth_n but_o you_o must_v avoid_v the_o error_n that_o lie_v in_o the_o way_n and_o a●●_n by_o most_o suppose_a truth_n 1._o remember_v that_o man_n can_v have_v nothing_o from_o god_n but_o what_o be_v a_o mere_a gift_n as_o to_o the_o matter_n though_o it_o be_v a_o reward_n as_o to_o the_o order_n and_o end_n of_o collation_n and_o in_o this_o case_n punishment_n be_v damni_fw-la as_o well_o as_o sensus_fw-la and_o so_o the_o loss_n of_o the_o reward_n be_v the_o principal_a part_n of_o hell_n or_o punishment_n so_o that_o if_o christ_n death_n have_v ●_z our_o sin_n of_o omission_n we_o be_v repute_v to_o have_v do_v all_o our_o duty_n and_o if_o so_o we_o be_v repute_v to_o have_v merit_v the_o reward_n and_o if_o he_o pardon_v our_o ●●●●_o as_o to_o all_o punishment_n of_o sense_n and_o loss_n he_o pardon_v they_o as_o to_o th●●_n forfeiture_n of_o heaven_n as_o a_o gift_n if_o not_o as_o a_o reward_n 128._o but_o say_v they_o remission_n of_o sin_n be_v but_o part_n of_o justification_n because_o a_o man_n may_v be_v forgive_v and_o yet_o not_o repute_v never_o to_o have_v break_v the_o law_n to_o put_v away_o guilt_n and_o to_o make_v one_o righteous_a be_v two_o thing_n ans_fw-fr still_o confusion_n gild_n be_v either_o of_o the_o fault_n as_o such_o or_o of_o the_o punishment_n and_o of_o the_o fault_n only_o as_o the_o cause_n of_o punishment_n if_o all_o g●●_n both_o culpae_fw-la &_o poenae_fw-la be_v do_v away_o that_o person_n be_v repute_v po●●_n righteous_a that_o be_v never_o to_o have_v omit_v a_o duty_n or_o commit_v a_o ●●_o but_o indeed_o when_o only_o the_o reatus_fw-la poenae_fw-la &_o culpae_fw-la quoad_fw-la poenam_fw-la be_v do●_n away_o the_o reatus_fw-la culpae_fw-la in_o se_fw-la remain_v and_o this_o christ_n himself_o never_o take_v away_o no_o not_o in_o heaven_n where_o for_o ever_o we_o shall_v be_v judge_v once_o to_o have_v sin_v and_o not_o to_o be_v such_o as_o never_o sin_v 129._o and_o this_o seem_v the_o very_a core_n of_o their_o error_n that_o they_o th●●_n large_a of_o this_o see_v wotton_v the_o reconcil_n at_o large_a we_o must_v be_v justify_v in_o christ_n by_o the_o law_n of_o innocency_n which_o justify_v christ_n himself_o and_o that_o we_o be_v quit_v or_o wash_v simple_o from_o all_o guilt_n of_o fault_n as_o well_o as_o obligation_n to_o punishment_n which_o be_v a_o great_a untruth_n contrary_a to_o all_o the_o scope_n of_o the_o gospel_n which_o assure_v we_o that_o we_o be_v justify_v by_o the_o law_n of_o grace_n or_o faith_n and_o not_o by_o the_o law_n of_o work_n that_o christ_n free_v we_o from_o the_o curse_n and_o penalty_n of_o the_o law_n which_o he_o can_v not_o do_v if_o we_o be_v repute_v never_o to_o have_v deserve_v it_o as_o never_o be_v sinner_n if_o we_o be_v repute_v such_o as_o fulfil_v the_o law_n of_o innocency_n by_o another_o in_o our_o civil_a
be_v also_o punishment_n and_o so_o partly_o involuntary_a and_o unavoidable_a and_o necessary_a though_o a_o sinner_n may_v forbear_v one_o sin_n by_o another_o cap._n 22._o vi_o a_o rational_a creature_n can_v not_o be_v make_v of_o god_n sinless_a without_o true_a love_n to_o god_n or_o at_o least_o a_o faculty_n most_o sufficient_a to_o love_v he_o and_o cleave_v to_o he_o de_fw-fr statu_fw-la nat_n pur_fw-it l._n 1._o c._n 17._o p._n 323_o 324._o nor_o can_v god_n withdraw_v that_o grace_n of_o love_n from_o the_o innocent_a c._n 13._o vii_o the_o grace_n of_o adam_n and_o of_o christ_n adjutorium_fw-la sine_fw-la quo_fw-la non_fw-la &_o quo_fw-la do_v thus_o differ_v that_o the_o first_o serve_v the_o will_n and_o be_v determine_v by_o it_o the_o second_o adjutorium_fw-la medicinale_fw-la give_v the_o ipsum_fw-la velle_fw-la to_o the_o unwilling_a which_o else_o it_o can_v not_o have_v the_o grat._n chr._n sal._n li._n 2._o c._n 4._o and_o be_v more_o than_o lex_n scientia_fw-la revelatio_fw-la remissio_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la gratia_fw-la sufficiens_fw-la habitualis_fw-la &_o per_fw-la congruitatem_fw-la efficax_n c._n 5._o also_o 1._o the_o adjutorium_fw-la sine_fw-la quo_fw-la non_fw-la give_v not_o merit_n to_o the_o will_n but_o it_o merit_v itself_o but_o the_o adjutorium_fw-la quo_fw-la give_v we_o the_o ipsum_fw-la opus_fw-la &_o meritum_fw-la 2._o the_o former_a be_v meritum_fw-la humanum_fw-la the_o second_o meritum_fw-la divinum_fw-la as_o give_v of_o god_n 3._o to_o the_o first_o life_n will_v be_v merces_fw-la meriti_fw-la to_o the_o second_o it_o be_v a_o free_a gift_n reward_n and_o gift_n be_v repugnant_a angel_n merit_a life_n 4._o by_o the_o first_o and_o free_a will_n angel_n persevere_v but_o we_o can_v but_o by_o the_o second_o 5._o the_o first_o sine_fw-la quo_fw-la non_fw-la be_v give_v they_o that_o be_v to_o be_v difference_v by_o freewill_n the_o second_o to_o they_o that_o be_v to_o be_v difference_v by_o grace_n c._n 6_o 7_o 8._o one_o be_v adjutorium_fw-la possibilitatis_fw-la the_o other_o actionis_fw-la c._n 9_o viii_o that_o since_o the_o fall_v no_o good_a can_v be_v in_o or_o of_o man_n but_o by_o god_n gift_n and_o be_v not_o laudable_a in_o any_o but_o god_n c._n 23._o man_n have_v no_o part_n of_o the_o praise_n this_o grace_n be_v ever_o effectual_a determine_v rape_v the_o will_n so_o that_o it_o be_v scarce_o perceive_v to_o act_v it_o use_v the_o will_n as_o a_o instrument_n which_o way_n god_n will_v it_o be_v insuperable_a irresistible_a not_o mere_o potential_a it_o be_v never_o uneffectual_a but_o in_o all_o that_o have_v it_o infallible_o effect_v c._n 24_o 25._o ix_o there_o be_v no_o grace_n of_o christ_n but_o this_o quo_fw-la none_o now_o fine_a quo_fw-la non_fw-la or_o ad_fw-la posse_fw-la c._n 27._o that_o cease_v with_o innocency_n x._o this_o grace_n be_v ever_o effectual_a but_o not_o ad_fw-la omne_fw-la it_o give_v some_o small_a degree_n to_o some_o and_o more_o to_o other_o and_o the_o weak_a have_v not_o enough_o to_o produce_v faith_n prayer_n hope_v obedience_n but_o some_o velleity_n and_o complacency_n only_o c._n 27._o p._n 86._o xi_o he_o distinguish_v sufficient_a grace_n into_o that_o prater_n quod_fw-la nil_fw-la aliud_fw-la ex_fw-la parte_fw-la dei_fw-la per_fw-la modum_fw-la principii_fw-la necessarium_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la homo_fw-la velit_fw-la ●●t_n operetur_fw-la and_o that_o quod_fw-la satis_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la homo_fw-la dicatur_fw-la posse_fw-la operari_fw-la quamvis_fw-la ali●●_n adhu●_n necessarium_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la de_fw-fr facto_fw-la operetur_fw-la the_o late_a he_o deny_v not_o as_o to_o the_o former_a he_o say_v nullum_fw-la jam_fw-la dari_fw-la hominibus_fw-la lapsis_fw-la gratia_fw-la sufficiens_fw-la quin_fw-la sit_fw-la simul_fw-la efficax_n lib._n 3._o c._n 1._o p._n 102_o 103._o this_o gratia_n sufficiens_fw-la be_v but_o the_o sine_fw-la quo_fw-la non_fw-la the_o grace_n of_o innocency_n and_o not_o medicinal_a and_o that_o which_o pelagius_n and_o the_o massilienses_n hold_v against_o augustine_n yea_o ad_fw-la gratiam_fw-la naturae_fw-la pertinet_fw-la &_o lapsorum_fw-la reparationi_fw-la inutilis_fw-la &_o pernictosa_fw-la cap._n 2._o p._n 104._o for_o it_o suppose_v nature_n to_o be_v sound_a quid_fw-la homini_fw-la misero_fw-la perniciosius_fw-la quam_fw-la illa_fw-la gratia_fw-la abundare_fw-la qua_fw-la nemo_fw-la unquam_fw-la fatentibus_fw-la scholasticis_fw-la nisi_fw-la majorem_fw-la damnationem_fw-la assecutus_fw-la est_fw-la hoc_fw-la ipso_fw-la quip_n ●●●squisque_fw-la damnabilior_fw-la est_fw-la quo_fw-la magis_fw-la sufficienti_fw-la gratia_fw-la abundavit_fw-la nemo_fw-la ●●●●_o unquam_fw-la sufficienti_fw-la gratia_fw-la usus_fw-la est_fw-la aut_fw-la utitur_fw-la aut_fw-la vietur_fw-la in_o aternum_fw-la qui_fw-la mitius_fw-la puniretur_fw-la si_fw-la tali_fw-la auxilio_fw-la caruisset_fw-la quo_fw-la deus_fw-la neminem_fw-la vel_fw-la damnandorum_fw-la vel_fw-la salvandorum_fw-la usurum_fw-la esse_fw-la praescivit_fw-la he_o conclude_v c._n 4._o nullam_fw-la christi_fw-la gratiam_fw-la effectu_fw-la operi●_n ad_fw-la quem_fw-la efficiendum_fw-la voluntati_fw-la datur_fw-la ulla_fw-la voluntatis_fw-la pervicacia_fw-la frustrans_fw-la xii_o he_o make_v this_o to_o be_v the_o great_a doctrine_n of_o augustine_n that_o all_o god_n law_n both_o old_a and_o new_a be_v give_v to_o convince_v man_n that_o they_o can_v keep_v it_o and_o all_o write_a precept_n be_v to_o show_v man_n their_o sin_n which_o make_v they_o the_o worse_a because_o of_o the_o law_n restraint_n and_o command_n and_o that_o law_n and_o grace_n thus_o differ_v that_o christ_n grace_n be_v only_a god_n make_v we_o will_n and_o do_v and_o the_o law_n show_v that_o we_o can_v and_o so_o drive_v we_o from_o be_v to_o grace_n c._n 4._o that_o to_o jew_n and_o christian_n that_o have_v write_v law_n there_o be_v no_o sufficient_a or_o adjuvant_fw-la grace_n but_o what_o make_v they_o do_v the_o act_n c._n 5._o no_o potential_a grace_n that_o give_v the_o power_n be_v sufficient_a to_o the_o act_n unless_o it_o give_v the_o act_n c._n 6._o hence_o be_v the_o necessity_n of_o sin_v p._n 126._o unbeliever_n want_v remote_a as_o well_o as_o proximate_v sufficient_a help_n and_o all_o its_o principle_n c._n 11._o and_o the_o command_n be_v to_o they_o impossible_a yet_o make_v they_o unexcusable_a c._n 18_o 19_o xiii_o that_o impotency_n excuse_v a_o man_n when_o he_o strong_o will_v do_v the_o act_n and_o can_v but_o not_o that_o by_o which_o he_o will_v not_o do_v it_o though_o he_o can_v will_v it_o without_o grace_n p._n 145_o 146._o fourteen_o christ_n die_v for_o all_o be_v mean_v only_o for_o all_o the_o church_n or_o all_o sort_n yet_o as_o he_o give_v to_o other_o the_o grace_n of_o faith_n and_o love_n without_o perseverance_n and_o salvation_n so_o far_o he_o die_v for_o they_o and_o pray_v for_o they_o c._n 20._o p._n 163_o 164._o xv._o the_o essence_n of_o the_o grace_n of_o christ_n be_v a_o heavenly_a suavity_n or_o delectation_n give_v before_o our_o free_a act_n by_o which_o the_o will_n be_v bow_v to_o act_v what_o god_n will_n it_o be_v a_o vital_a and_o indeliberate_a act_n of_o the_o soul_n even_o of_o love_n and_o desire_n before_o consent_n and_o that_o delight_n which_o be_v our_o rest_n and_o joy_n li._n 4._o c._n 1._o &_o 11._o plain_o it_o be_v a_o necessitate_a complacency_n which_o be_v the_o first_o act_n of_o love_n when_o god_n and_o righteousness_n not_o for_o ourselves_o but_o for_o themselves_o and_o as_o such_o be_v please_a to_o the_o soul_n xvi_o christ_n grace_n be_v necessary_a only_o to_o love_n god_n sincere_o in_o every_o act_n of_o obedience_n and_o only_o this_o love_n and_o suavity_n be_v christ_n grace_n whatever_o other_o grace_n or_o act_n as_o to_o the_o name_n it_o be_v find_v in_o li._n 5._o c._n 1._o for_o nothing_o be_v good_a that_o be_v do_v only_o by_o fear_n and_o not_o in_o love_n of_o justice_n the_o justice_n love_v be_v not_o any_o habit_n or_o act_n of_o the_o soul_n but_o god_n the_o eternal_a justice_n c._n 2._o and_o the_o justice_n of_o his_o precept_n virtue_n be_v nothing_o but_o the_o love_n of_o god_n c._n 3._o the_o four_o cardinal_n virtue_n be_v fourfold_a love_n of_o god_n and_o so_o all_o other_o c._n 4_o 5._o xvii_o by_o the_o love_n of_o god_n be_v not_o mean_v only_o that_o degree_n by_o which_o we_o love_v he_o above_o all_o but_o true_a sincere_a love_n of_o god_n for_o himself_o and_o not_o ullius_fw-la creaturae_fw-la intuitu_fw-la which_o be_v either_o imperfect_a not_o love_v he_o so_o well_o as_o the_o creature_n but_o only_o to_o a_o uneffectual_a velleity_n which_o yet_o how_o remiss_a and_o small_a soever_o be_v the_o true_a and_o chaste_a fruit_n of_o the_o love_n of_o god_n even_o amoris_fw-la amicitiae_fw-la or_o more_o perfect_a which_o justifi_v the_o first_o be_v quaedam_fw-la dilectio_fw-la justitiae_fw-la quasi_fw-la simplex_fw-la ejus_fw-la complacentia_fw-la quae_fw-la non_fw-la eo_fw-la usque_fw-la increverit_fw-la ut_fw-la adversantia_fw-la isti_fw-la bonae_fw-la voluntati_fw-la valeat_fw-la superare_fw-la this_o go_v usual_o first_o and_o
same_o help_n that_o be_v now_o sufficient_a to_o salvation_n as_o then_o 2._o consider_v the_o great_a difference_n between_o perfect_a innocency_n and_o some_o one_o command_v act_n and_o 3._o consider_v that_o the_o help_v afford_v by_o grace_n be_v very_o great_a and_o that_o habitual_a grace_n do_v in_o some_o measure_n heal_v lapse_v nature_n or_o else_o what_o be_v it_o he_o that_o be_v habitual_o prompt_a to_o love_n and_o duty_n have_v some_o cure_n and_o some_o ability_n for_o to_o be_v prompt_a be_v more_o than_o to_o be_v able_a and_o therefore_o it_o be_v a_o incredible_a thing_n and_o a_o reproach_n of_o habitual_a grace_n that_o adam_n be_v more_o able_a to_o live_v and_o persevere_v without_o any_o sinful_a thought_n word_n or_o deed_n than_o a_o holy_a soul_n be_v to_o think_v one_o good_a thought_n or_o speak_v one_o good_a word_n or_o restrain_v one_o blasphemy_n or_o other_o sin_n therefore_o it_o be_v as_o credible_a that_o christ_n repair_v habitual_a grace_n enable_v godly_a man_n and_o his_o commone●_n grace_v common_a man_n to_o think_v or_o do_v somewhat_o better_o than_o they_o do_v as_o that_o angel_n and_o adam_n have_v no_o other_o grace_n and_o can_v without_o other_o live_v without_o any_o sin_n therefore_o i_o take_v jansenius_n to_o do_v well_o in_o open_v original_a pravity_n and_o the_o power_n of_o god_n grace_n and_o his_o special_a intent_n to_o save_v his_o choose_a but_o i_o think_v he_o so_o earnest_o study_v for_o that_o side_n alone_o that_o he_o injurious_o overlook_v the_o whole_a frame_n of_o sapiential_a government_n and_o the_o common_a grace_n which_o be_v presuppose_v to_o the_o special_a and_o great_o wrong_v christ_n and_o his_o grace_n by_o deny_v he_o to_o give_v to_o man_n in_o common_a that_o which_o our_o experience_n assure_v we_o they_o possess_v ad_fw-la x._o when_o he_o make_v uneffectual_a velleity_n to_o be_v christ_n unresistible_a grace_n either_o he_o think_v that_o man_n be_v save_v with_o such_o only_a or_o not_o for_o he_o speak_v not_o his_o mind_n plain_o in_o that_o that_o i_o can_v find_v if_o yea_o than_o he_o abase_v the_o grace_n of_o christ_n to_o think_v that_o many_o be_v save_v by_o it_o that_o love_v a_o whore_n or_o any_o sin_n much_o better_a than_o god_n and_o grace_n and_o glory_n if_o not_o as_o i_o think_v he_o hold_v than_o he_o hold_v that_o most_o that_o have_v the_o effectual_a grace_n of_o christ_n be_v damn_v and_o have_v no_o possibility_n proper_o of_o escape_n and_o why_o do_v he_o make_v so_o harsh_a a_o thing_n of_o man_n assert_v a_o sufficiency_n of_o some_o uneffectual_a grace_n and_o say_v to_o what_o purpose_n be_v it_o and_o yet_o assert_v that_o to_o most_o man_n the_o grace_n of_o christ_n have_v not_o so_o much_o as_o any_o sufficiency_n to_o save_v they_o nor_o put_v they_o into_o any_o true_a possibility_n of_o life_n ad_fw-la xi_o i._o it_o seem_v to_o i_o a_o contradiction_n to_o say_v as_o in_o the_o second_o branch_n of_o his_o distinction_n that_o homo_fw-la potest_fw-la velle_fw-la and_o yet_o that_o aliud_fw-la adhuc_fw-la adjutorium_fw-la necessarium_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la de_fw-fr facto_fw-la velit_fw-la for_o necessarium_fw-la est_fw-la sine_fw-la quo_fw-la res_fw-la esse_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la therefore_o the_o non_fw-la potest_fw-la be_v present_a wherever_o the_o necessarium_fw-la be_v want_v but_o if_o they_o talk_v only_o of_o a_o passive_a or_o obediential_a power_n and_o say_v man_n can_v believe_v because_o god_n can_v make_v he_o believe_v and_o so_o denominate_v man_n able_a to_o do_v that_o which_o they_o mean_v god_n be_v able_a to_o make_v he_o do_v this_o be_v but_o to_o play_v with_o word_n ii_o his_o saying_n that_o now_o there_o be_v no_o sufficient_a grace_n be_v before_o disprove_v and_o by_o he_o not_o prove_v that_o it_o be_v the_o same_o with_o that_o of_o the_o state_n of_o innocency_n be_v vain_o say_v it_o be_v the_o same_o in_o general_n as_o man_n be_v the_o same_o and_o intellect_n and_o will_v the_o same_o but_o to_o be_v able_a to_o live_v without_o sin_n and_o to_o be_v able_a to_o forbear_v one_o sin_n or_o to_o hear_v a_o sermon_n or_o do_v one_o command_v act_n be_v not_o the_o same_o and_o to_o hold_v none_o but_o this_o with_o pelagius_n be_v not_o all_o one_o as_o to_o hold_v this_o with_o a_o more_o special_a grace_n and_o that_o it_o be_v pernicious_a to_o the_o lapse_v be_v rash_o say_v for_o in_o the_o reprobate_n it_o do_v they_o no_o harm_n but_o good_a and_o in_o the_o elect_v it_o tend_v to_o high_a grace_n and_o he_o mistake_v in_o say_v that_o it_o suppose_v nature_n sound_a for_o if_o it_o be_v prove_v that_o nature_n without_o grace_n have_v no_o good_a inclination_n yet_o why_o may_v not_o unsound_a nature_n receive_v grace_n ad_fw-la posse_fw-la be_v not_o that_o grace_n some_o cure_n of_o its_o unsoundness_n and_o tend_v to_o more_o iii_o but_o as_o to_o his_o say_n that_o the_o more_o man_n have_v of_o it_o the_o more_o miserable_a they_o be_v and_o the_o more_o damnable_a and_o that_o no_o man_n ever_o use_v sufficient_a grace_n or_o will_v do_v i_o answer_v 1._o the_o good_a man_n it_o seem_v forget_v that_o all_o the_o same_o may_v be_v say_v as_o true_o of_o his_o special_a grace_n both_o in_o they_o that_o come_v short_a of_o faith_n and_o justification_n and_o they_o that_o apostatise_v from_o it_o as_o he_o hold_v many_o do_v 2._o but_o it_o be_v not_o true_a that_o have_v it_o make_v they_o damnable_a any_o more_o than_o have_v life_n health_n and_o riches_n but_o it_o be_v the_o abuse_v it_o 3._o that_o never_o any_o use_v sufficient_a grace_n by_o his_o leave_n and_o the_o schoolmen_n be_v unprove_v viz._n that_o no_o man_n since_o the_o fall_n ever_o do_v any_o good_a or_o forbear_v any_o evil_n obedient_o by_o such_o grace_n as_o leave_v he_o able_a to_o have_v do_v otherwise_o in_o the_o instant_n before_o the_o act_n or_o as_o infer_v not_o his_o volition_n as_o necessary_a exviillius_fw-la causae_fw-la 4._o and_o that_o all_o that_o which_o come_v short_a of_o the_o effect_n be_v none_o of_o the_o grace_n of_o christ_n be_v unprove_v unless_o he_o mean_v only_o the_o adequate_a immediate_a effect_n the_o law_n do_v make_v duty_n and_o so_o have_v its_o effect_n and_o god_n motion_n make_v their_o various_a impression_n on_o the_o soul_n and_o so_o have_v their_o effect_n but_o whether_o a_o godly_a man_n will_n can_v not_o by_o that_o same_o motion_n have_v produce_v a_o better_a effect_n in_o his_o will_n than_o be_v produce_v by_o it_o he_o must_v better_o prove_v ad_fw-la xii_o i._o whereas_o paul_n oppose_v the_o law_n of_o work_n and_o the_o grace_n of_o christ_n he_o oppose_v or_o too_o far_o distinguish_v the_o law_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o gra●e_n of_o christ_n just_o as_o sir_n h._n v._o in_o his_o meditation_n he_o take_v all_o speak_v and_o write_v precept_n or_o law_n to_o be_v the_o law_n which_o be_v distinguish_v from_o grace_n which_o be_v mere_a alteration_n of_o the_o soul_n but_o this_o be_v confusion_n and_o subvert_v true_a theology_n for_o the_o law_n be_v the_o instrument_n of_o signify_v god_n mind_n and_o the_o spirit_n work_v with_o and_o by_o it_o on_o our_o mind_n and_o both_o go_v together_o both_o before_o the_o fall_n and_o under_o christ_n and_o both_o be_v grace_n now_o even_o as_o body_n and_o soul_n be_v one_o man_n the_o gospel_n be_v oft_o call_v grace_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n it_o be_v true_a that_o a_o law_n mere_o as_o a_o law_n may_v be_v distinguish_v from_o the_o spirit_n operation_n on_o the_o soul_n and_o so_o paul_n and_o augustine_n oft_o show_v that_o the_o jewish_a law_n as_o a_o law_n can_v not_o make_v man_n righteous_a without_o grace_n and_o we_o deny_v not_o but_o the_o law_n of_o christ_n mere_o as_o a_o law_n be_v insufficient_a without_o the_o spirit●_n grace_n but_o to_o conclude_v hence_o that_o this_o be_v the_o difference_n between_o the_o old_a ●ovenant_n and_o the_o new_a and_o the_o righteousness_n of_o each_o of_o they_o of_o man_n under_o they_o that_o one_o be_v obedience_n to_o a_o write_a law_n and_o the_o other_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v not_o sound_a for_o under_o each_o covenant_n there_o be_v both_o law_n and_o spirit_n though_o with_o difference_n adam_n have_v grace_n as_o jansenius_n confuss_v and_o the_o father_n before_o the_o flood_n have_v law_n and_o spirit_n and_o the_o godly_a ●ews_n have_v law_n and_o spirit_n and_o all_o christian_n be_v subject_a to_o christ_n their_o king_n and_o obey_v his_o law_n though_o by_o the_o grace_n of_o his_o spirit_n and_o it_o be_v not_o two_o righteousness_n that_o relate_v to_o law_n and_o spirit_n but_o one_o as_o a_o effect_n of_o two_o concause_n the_o
the_o command_n be_v in_o vain_a but_o whether_o the_o duty_n command_v be_v in_o vain_a and_o how_o do_v one_o man_n good_a use_n of_o common_a grace_n prepare_v another_o man_n for_o conversion_n and_o not_o himself_o it_o be_v for_o himself_o that_o god_n command_v and_o earnest_o exhort_v man_n to_o be_v reconcile_v unto_o god_n and_o be_v this_o in_o vain_a to_o themselves_o if_o they_o do_v it_o if_o they_o repent_v when_o command_v it_o be_v not_o in_o vain_a if_o they_o use_v common_a grace_n in_o seek_v god_n how_o prove_v you_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v in_o vain_a if_o you_o say_v to_o your_o servant_n come_v and_o ask_v i_o for_o your_o food_n and_o raiment_n when_o you_o want_v they_o they_o will_v think_v that_o command_n do_v not_o set_v they_o upon_o a_o vain_a ask_n if_o a_o able_a physician_n that_o can_v cure_v a_o disease_n at_o his_o pleasure_n shall_v say_v take_v this_o medicine_n for_o the_o cure_n of_o your_o disease_n or_o this_o preparative_n it_o will_v be_v suppose_v not_o in_o vain_a in_o this_o command_n god_n be_v both_o rector_n and_o benefactor_n as_o rector_n the_o right_a government_n of_o mankind_n be_v his_o end_n which_o be_v not_o do_v by_o set_v they_o on_o vain_a duty_n as_o benefactor_n the_o good_a of_o his_o creature_n be_v his_o end_n as_o we_o may_v call_v it_o under_o his_o glory_n therein_o and_o vain_a duty_n be_v a_o evil_a and_o not_o a_o benefit_n to_o any_o if_o the_o king_n send_v to_o you_o to_o come_v and_o ask_v he_o for_o maker_n he_o that_o read_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o papist_n of_o supernaturality_n ●and_v infusion_n of_o charity_n or_o grace_n will_v have_v little_a reason_n to_o say_v that_o they_o bring_v they_o too_o much_o into_o the_o power_n of_o man_n ●especially_o the_o dominican_n do_v not_o alvarez_n set_v grace_n far_o enough_o out_o of_o man_n power_n when_o he_o say_v li._n 7._o disp_n 69._o p._n 306._o c._n 1._o impossibile_fw-it est_fw-la quod_fw-la gratia_n habitualis_fw-la sit_fw-la connaturalis_fw-la alicui_fw-la substantiae_fw-la creatae_fw-la vel_fw-la creabili_fw-la ergo_fw-la etiam_fw-la est_fw-la impossibile_fw-it quod_fw-la charitas_fw-la vel_fw-la ejus_fw-la actus_fw-la sit_fw-la ei_fw-la connaturalis_fw-la aut_fw-la ex_fw-la solis_fw-la viribus_fw-la naturae_fw-la procedens_fw-la prob._n antecedens_fw-la quia_fw-la contra_fw-la rationem_fw-la gratiae_n est_fw-la quod_fw-la sit_fw-la debita_fw-la naturae_fw-la ex_fw-la ●o_o enim_fw-la gratia_fw-la dicitur_fw-la quia_fw-la gratis_n datur_fw-la &_o non_fw-la ex_fw-la debito_fw-la and_o be_v not_o a_o man_n be_v and_o nature_n give_v he_o gratis_o &_o non_fw-la ex_fw-la debit●_n indeed_o have_v he_o define_v grace_n to_o be_v quod_fw-la datur_fw-la contra_fw-la meritum_fw-la the_o contradiction_n in_o the_o term_n will_v have_v allow_v this_o game_n at_o word_n to_o be_v true_a but_o word_n it_o be_v and_o to_o no_o purpose_n or_o else_o i_o can_v excuse_v it_o from_o blasphemy_n to_o say_v that_o god_n be_v not_o able_a to_o make_v a_o angel_n or_o any_o creature_n in_o who_o the_o habit_n of_o grace_n or_o love_n shall_v be_v connatural_a protestant_n hold_v on_o the_o contrary_a that_o some_o degree_n of_o habitual_a love_n be_v connatural_a to_o adam_n and_o the_o angel_n though_o not_o as_o essential_a to_o their_o nature_n and_o so_o unlosable_a and_o that_o love_n be_v now_o call_v supernatural_a because_o medicinal_a supernatural_a grace_n must_v restore_v it_o to_o corrupt_a nature_n rada_n the_o scotist_n cont._n 1._o speak_v better_a of_o supernaturality_n for_o my_o part_n that_o which_o i_o fear_v in_o these_o high_a strain_n of_o supernaturality_n in_o these_o papist_n doctrine_n and_o sir_n henry_n van●'s_n be_v ●est_v it_o shall_v produce_v infidelity_n and_o saduce●sm_n and_o he_o that_o to_o day_n hold_v that_o the_o love_n to_o god_n be_v so_o exceed_v far_o supernatural_a to_o perfect_a nature_n itself_o may_v to_o morrow_n hold_v that_o man_n species_n be_v change_v by_o grace_n and_o the_o next_o day_n that_o it_o be_v more_o credible_a that_o man_n nature_n be_v never_o make_v to_o love_n god_n or_o to_o be_v glorify_v than_o to_o believe_v that_o god_n will_v either_o make_v he_o of_o another_o species_n or_o give_v he_o another_o nature_n beside_o the_o perfect_a of_o the_o nature_n create_v yea_o that_o god_n can_v make_v a_o creature_n that_o shall_v natural_o love_v his_o maker_n preferment_n you_o will_v take_v it_o to_o signify_v half_o a_o promise_n now_o god_n promise_n be_v not_o strict_o obligation_n any_o further_a than_o the_o notification_n of_o his_o will_n and_o give_v the_o subject_a a_o right_n be_v a_o obligation_n where_o god_n perfection_n be_v instead_o of_o a_o obligation_n and_o be_v such_o a_o command_v ask_v seek_v accept_v no_o notification_n of_o his_o will_n that_o our_o labour_n shall_v not_o be_v lose_v i_o do_v not_o call_v it_o a_o promise_n but_o be_v it_o not_o a_o signification_n that_o god_n the_o rector_n and_o benefactor_n of_o the_o world_n will_v not_o let_v the_o performer_n lose_v his_o labour_n c._n he_o lose_v not_o his_o labour_n if_o he_o get_v by_o it_o but_o temporal_a mercy_n and_o a_o abatement_n of_o his_o pain_n in_o hell_n b._n do_v you_o thus_o paraphrase_n god_n command_n seek_v for_o grace_n and_o thou_o shall_v have_v health_n or_o riches_n or_o seek_v for_o conversion_n and_o salvation_n and_o thou_o shall_v have_v a_o easy_a damnation_n this_o be_v still_o a_o duty_n that_o be_v vain_a as_o to_o the_o command_v end_n c._n i_o confess_v it_o be_v not_o in_o vain_a if_o they_o can_v do_v it_o as_o he_o command_v for_o god_n command_v they_o to_o do_v it_o in_o faith_n and_o spiritual_a sincerity_n which_o they_o can_v do_v b._n do_v you_o thus_o paraphrase_n the_o command_n seek_v faith_n in_o faith_n and_o seek_v sincerity_n in_o sincerity_n that_o be_v you_o that_o have_v not_o faith_n and_o sincerity_n if_o you_o have_v they_o already_o seek_v that_o you_o may_v have_v they_o do_v not_o you_o confess_v that_o they_o that_o have_v not_o special_a grace_n be_v bind_v to_o seek_v it_o in_o the_o use_n of_o certain_a mean_n c._n they_o be_v bind_v to_o do_v it_o but_o they_o be_v not_o able_a b._n do_v not_o you_o confess_v that_o they_o be_v able_a by_o common_a grace_n to_o do_v the_o work_n of_o common_a grace_n and_o that_o in_o abundance_n of_o instance_n what_o be_v common_a grace_n for_o if_o they_o can_v do_v nothing_o by_o it_o c._n it_o be_v equal_a to_o nothing_o for_o it_o be_v not_o acceptable_a to_o god_n b._n do_v not_o you_o confess_v that_o it_o be_v a_o preparation_n to_o special_a grace_n and_o may_v bring_v they_o near_o to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n c._n but_o without_o faith_n it_o be_v impossible_a to_o please_v god_n b._n but_o there_o be_v several_a sort_n of_o faith_n and_o several_a degree_n of_o please_a god_n we_o grant_v that_o without_o special_a faith_n it_o be_v impossible_a so_o to_o please_v god_n as_o to_o have_v justification_n adoption_n or_o any_o title_n to_o heaven_n as_o the_o member_n of_o christ_n have_v but_o by_o a_o common_a faith_n man_n come_v to_o be_v less_o displease_v to_o god_n than_o grosser_n infidel_n and_o rebel_n and_o be_v more_o prepare_v for_o convert_v grace_n you_o know_v that_o this_o be_v the_o common_a doctrine_n both_o of_o our_o practical_a and_o polemical_a divine_n as_o you_o may_v see_v in_o their_o book_n and_o the_o synod_n of_o dort_n c._n but_o our_o divine_n against_o the_o arminian_o oft_o say_v that_o a_o man_n that_o have_v but_o nature_n and_o common_a grace_n can_v use_v they_o well_o b._n i_o be_o resolve_v not_o to_o be_v cheat_v by_o ambiguous_a word_n to_o use_v they_o well_o signify_v 1._o to_o use_v they_o in_o love_n to_o god_n as_o the_o ultimate_a end_n and_o so_o none_o but_o the_o godly_a use_n any_o thing_n and_o do_v not_o all_o the_o arminian_o grant_v you_o that_o 2._o or_o it_o be_v to_o use_v they_o so_o much_o better_a than_o worse_a man_n as_o that_o they_o draw_v near_a god_n and_o be_v more_o prepare_v for_o special_a grace_n and_o do_v not_o all_o our_o divine_n grant_v that_o they_o may_v so_o far_o use_v they_o well_o where_o then_o be_v the_o difference_n c._n the_o prayer_n of_o the_o wicked_a be_v abomination_n to_o the_o lord_n b._n by_o wicked_a be_v mean_v either_o one_o that_o be_v yet_o unregenerate_a as_o such_o or_o one_o that_o be_v actual_o set_v upon_o wickedness_n progressive_o and_o be_v not_o about_o return_v to_o god_n and_o by_o abomination_n be_v mean_v either_o that_o which_o god_n accept_v not_o so_o far_o as_o to_o pardon_v and_o save_v he_o that_o do_v it_o though_o he_o judge_v he_o more_o prepare_v for_o grace_n than_o other_o or_o else_o that_o which_o he_o total_o abhor_v as_o be_v no_o