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or_o his_o diversion_n or_o resistance_n frequent_o frustrate_v it_o though_o not_o always_o 7._o that_o the_o right_a use_n of_o this_o commoner_n grace_n in_o the_o use_n of_o the_o foresay_a mean_n be_v a_o way_n appoint_v by_o god_n himself_o and_o not_o in_o vain_a by_o and_o in_o which_o man_n may_v be_v make_v fit_a to_o receive_v that_o special_a grace_n which_o will_v call_v they_o save_o to_o believe_v 8._o that_o no_o man_n be_v deny_v that_o special_a grace_n that_o deserve_v it_o not_o by_o the_o abuse_n of_o common_a grace_n how_o the_o caâ—e_n of_o infant_n depend_v on_o the_o parent_n i_o must_v not_o instance_n as_o oft_o as_o the_o exception_n of_o wrangler_n require_v it_o 9_o and_o therefore_o no_o man_n be_v condemn_v for_o want_n of_o natural_a power_n as_o such_o but_o only_o for_o want_v of_o stir_v up_o his_o natural_a power_n by_o those_o help_n of_o grace_n by_o which_o he_o may_v have_v do_v it_o and_o for_o want_v of_o that_o further_a good_a faith_n love_n obedience_n which_o by_o the_o help_n reject_v he_o may_v have_v be_v bring_v up_o to_o have_v he_o not_o wilful_o neglect_v the_o power_n and_o help_n which_o he_o have_v 10._o yea_o usual_o god_n long_o wait_v patient_o on_o sinner_n with_o the_o tender_v of_o mercy_n while_o they_o reject_v it_o before_o he_o utter_o forsake_v they_o sect_n fourteen_o whether_o the_o give_v of_o faith_n be_v a_o act_n of_o omnipotency_n and_o a_o proper_a creation_n and_o a_o miracle_n §_o 1._o the_o reader_n must_v pardon_v i_o for_o trouble_v he_o with_o such_o frivolous_a question_n about_o name_n see_v unhappy_a theologue_n have_v make_v it_o necessary_a a_o act_n of_o omnipotency_n have_v several_a sense_n est_fw-la creation_n be_v a_o ambiguous_a word_n pet._n de_fw-fr alliaeo_n in_o 4._o q._n 1._o g._n tell_v we_o of_o four_o ordinary_a sense_n of_o the_o word_n 1._o facere_fw-la aliquod_fw-la esse_fw-la post_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la 2._o facere_fw-la aliquid_fw-la esse_fw-la post_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la ab_fw-la illo_fw-la agente_fw-la quod_fw-la potest_fw-la hoc_fw-la sine_fw-la causali_fw-la influxu_fw-la materiae_fw-la vel_fw-la subjecti_fw-la 3._o facere_fw-la aliquid_fw-la esse_fw-la post_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la sire_n concursu_fw-la causali_fw-la seu_fw-la influru_fw-la materiae_fw-la vel_fw-la subjecti_fw-la sine_fw-la subjecto_fw-la praesupposito_fw-la ex_fw-la quo_fw-la illud_fw-la fiat_fw-la 4._o facere_fw-la aliquid_fw-la esse_fw-la post_fw-la noâ—_n esse_fw-la absque_fw-la agente_fw-la se_fw-la solo_fw-la causante_fw-la &_o sine_fw-la concursu_fw-la alterius_fw-la causae_fw-la efficientâ—_n malderus_n 1._o 2._o qu._n 113._o a._n 9_o p._n 578._o ex_fw-la tho._n &_o august_n justificatio_fw-la impii_fw-la est_fw-la maximum_fw-la opus_fw-la dei._n secundum_fw-la quantitatem_fw-la tam_fw-la magnum_fw-la est_fw-la angelos_n justos_fw-la câ—eare_n sed_fw-la secundum_fw-la quantitatem_fw-la proportionis_fw-la majus_fw-la est_fw-la impios_fw-la 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