he_o but_o it_o follow_v not_o necessary_o that_o this_o will_v be_v do_v because_o it_o be_v possible_a no_o nor_o because_o it_o be_v easy_a or_o not_o difficult_a to_o be_v do_v 150._o permission_n 150._o 150._o 150._o ruiâ—_n de_fw-fr praedet_fw-la tr._n 2._o diâ—p_n 12._o §._o 1_o 2._o p._n 172._o so_o define_v permission_n as_o i_o confess_v so_o it_o be_v positive_o decree_v viz._n increatam_fw-la permissionem_fw-la deus_fw-la non_fw-la praedâ—finit_a creata_fw-la permissio_fw-la simul_fw-la complecâ—itur_fw-la quâ—rundam_fw-la rerum_fw-la productionem_fw-la &_o aliarum_fw-la rerum_fw-la negationem_fw-la quibus_fw-la positis_fw-la peccatum_fw-la permittitur_fw-la and_o if_o by_o permission_n they_o will_v mean_v quid_fw-la positivum_fw-la it_o must_v have_v a_o positive_a will_n and_o cause_n but_o what_o be_v that_o to_o the_o negative_a or_o mere_a non_fw-la impedire_fw-la thus_o still_o all_o our_o wrangling_n shall_v be_v but_o about_o ambiguous_a word_n his_o reason_n §._o 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to_o live_v without_o god_n but_o if_o not_o so_o then_o while_o necessary_a grace_n call_v sufficient_a be_v continue_v the_o withdraw_a of_o any_o other_o infer_v not_o a_o necessity_n of_o sin_v but_o indeed_o it_o be_v a_o unproved_a and_o improbable_a fiction_n that_o god_n withdraw_v from_o adam_n any_o grace_n which_o he_o have_v give_v he_o till_o adam_n cast_v it_o away_o it_o be_v therefore_o no_o good_a illation_n deus_fw-la permittit_fw-la aliquem_fw-la peccare_fw-la ergo_fw-la peccat_fw-la unless_o by_o permit_v you_o mean_v withhold_v necessary_a help_n which_o be_v more_o than_o proper_a permission_n 153._o and_o it_o must_v be_v remember_v that_o god_n be_v far_o from_o a_o total_a permission_n or_o non-impedition_a of_o sin_n he_o always_o hinder_v it_o so_o far_o as_o to_o forbid_v it_o to_o threaten_v damnation_n to_o affright_v man_n from_o it_o to_o promise_v salvation_n and_o all_o felicity_n to_o draw_v man_n from_o it_o he_o tell_v man_n of_o the_o vanity_n of_o all_o which_o will_v allure_v they_o to_o it_o and_o his_o daily_a mercy_n and_o correction_n shall_v withhold_v man_n from_o it_o only_o by_o do_v no_o more_o nor_o effectual_o change_v or_o restrain_v sinner_n but_o leave_v they_o to_o their_o own_o choice_n under_o all_o these_o moral_a restrain_v mean_n he_o permit_v sin_n 154._o but_o it_o be_v also_o confess_v that_o when_o by_o great_a sin_n these_o mean_n themselves_o be_v forfeit_v some_o of_o they_o be_v ofttimes_o withdraw_v or_o not_o give_v and_o so_o some_o be_v without_o that_o teach_v those_o mercy_n or_o those_o correction_n which_o other_o have_v but_o yet_o they_o be_v still_o under_o a_o law_n of_o grace_n 155._o and_o it_o be_v still_o suppose_a that_o god_n as_o the_o first_o cause_n of_o nature_n uphold_v man_n in_o the_o nature_n which_o he_o give_v he_o and_o concur_v with_o it_o as_o the_o first_o mover_n and_o universal_a cause_n and_o therefore_o that_o man_n inclination_n to_o felicity_n truth_n and_o goodness_n which_o be_v natural_a do_v continue_v otherwise_o it_o be_v confess_v that_o permission_n will_v infer_v sin_n material_o but_o no_o sin_n formal_o if_o by_o permission_n be_v mean_v god_n withdraw_a reason_n freewill_n or_o executive_a power_n 156._o but_o i_o easy_o confess_v that_o if_o the_o dominican_n predetermine_v premotion_n pass_v premotion_n premotion_n premotion_n or_o bradwardines_n effective_a volition_n as_o necessary_a and_o productive_a of_o all_o that_o come_v to_o pass_v in_o sinful_a action_n can_v be_v prove_v that_o will_v certain_o infer_v the_o event_n of_o sin_n and_o if_o god_n decree_v so_o to_o pre-determine_a the_o will_n sin_n may_v be_v fore_o know_v in_o that_o decree_n and_o if_o scotus_n or_o the_o rest_n have_v be_v of_o that_o mind_n they_o have_v never_o omit_v that_o easy_a solution_n of_o the_o case_n how_o god_n fore-knoweth_a sin_n but_o this_o i_o have_v elsewhere_o confute_v and_o shall_v add_v a_o little_a here_o 157._o but_o first_o have_v disprove_v all_o these_o presumption_n of_o god_n way_n of_o foreknowing_a future_a sin_n i_o shall_v in_o a_o word_n tell_v you_o the_o answer_n which_o may_n and_o must_v satisfy_v we_o which_o be_v that_o god_n understanding_n be_v infinite_a and_o therefore_o extend_v by_o its_o own_o perfection_n unto_o all_o thing_n intelligible_a but_o how_o his_o understanding_n reach_v they_o what_o idea_n he_o have_v of_o they_o how_o they_o be_v intelligible_a to_o he_o with_o such_o like_a be_v sinful_a presumptuous_a question_n of_o blind_a man_n who_o know_v not_o their_o own_o ignorance_n and_o no_o manner_n of_o understanding_n be_v proper_o divine_a which_o mortal_n can_v comprehend_v sect_n ix_o of_o predestination_n and_o freewill_n of_o which_o see_v more_o sect._n 20._o against_o mr._n rutherford_n 158._o though_o pre-determination_n belong_v to_o god_n execution_n and_o be_v after_o his_o volition_n in_o order_n yet_o because_o i_o be_o now_o only_o to_o speak_v of_o it_o as_o a_o pretend_a medium_n of_o his_o knowledge_n of_o sin_n and_o as_o quid_fw-la decretum_fw-la i_o shall_v touch_v it_o here_o it_o be_v confess_v that_o there_o be_v no_o substance_n which_o god_n be_v not_o the_o maker_n of_o beside_o himself_o nor_o any_o action_n of_o which_o he_o be_v not_o the_o first_o cause_n 159._o god_n may_v well_o be_v call_v the_o perfect_a first_o cause_n of_o humane_a action_n in_o that_o he_o give_v man_n all_o his_o natural_a faculty_n and_o a_o power_n to_o act_n or_o not_o act_v at_o this_o time_n or_o to_o choose_v this_o or_o that_o and_o as_o the_o fountain_n of_o nature_n and_o life_n and_o motion_n do_v afford_v his_o influx_n necessary_a to_o this_o free_a agency_n so_o that_o when_o ever_o any_o act_n be_v do_v as_o a_o act_n in_o genere_fw-la god_n be_v the_o first_o cause_n of_o it_o for_o it_o be_v do_v by_o the_o power_n which_o he_o give_v and_o continue_v and_o by_o his_o vital_a influx_n and_o there_o be_v
receive_v but_o by_o degree_n and_o upon_o certain_a term_n and_o with_o pardon_n a_o free_a gift_n of_o life_n spiritual_a and_o eternal_a and_o so_o of_o the_o spirit_n and_o communion_n with_o god_n on_o the_o say_a condition_n 15._o the_o promise_n gen._n 3._o 15._o be_v plain_a as_o to_o mercy_n and_o salvation_n and_o dark_a as_o to_o the_o promise_a seed_n and_o his_o mediation_n and_o dark_a as_o to_o the_o condition_n on_o man_n part_n but_o by_o sacrifice_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v like_a that_o adam_n have_v it_o more_o explain_v to_o he_o than_o those_o short_a word_n make_v it_o to_o we_o but_o this_o be_v clear_a that_o by_o this_o new_a covenant_n god_n become_v man_n merciful_a redeemer_n and_o pardoner_n and_o ruler_n on_o term_n of_o grace_n in_o order_n to_o recovery_n and_o salvation_n and_o that_o man_n be_v to_o believe_v in_o god_n as_o such_o and_o accord_o to_o devote_v himself_o in_o covenant_n to_o he_o 16._o this_o law_n or_o covenant_n be_v make_v with_o all_o mankind_n in_o adam_n for_o all_o be_v in_o his_o loin_n and_o god_n have_v give_v we_o no_o more_o proof_n that_o the_o first_o covenant_n be_v make_v with_o adam_n as_o the_o father_n of_o mankind_n than_o that_o the_o second_o be_v so_o make_v 17._o god_n deal_n with_o mankind_n be_v a_o certain_a confirmation_n of_o this_o truth_n and_o a_o exposition_n and_o promulgation_n of_o this_o law_n and_o covenant_n of_o grace_n as_o extend_v to_o all_o mankind_n for_o god_n do_v not_o use_v they_o according_a to_o the_o rigour_n of_o the_o violate_a law_n of_o innocency_n but_o give_v they_o abundant_a merâ—ies_n and_o mean_n which_o tend_v to_o their_o repentance_n and_o recovery_n and_o oblige_v they_o all_o to_o believe_v that_o he_o be_v merciful_a and_o their_o case_n be_v not_o desperate_a and_o to_o repent_v and_o use_v his_o mean_n and_o mercy_n in_o order_n to_o their_o return_n to_o god_n and_o their_o salvation_n there_o be_v no_o nation_n in_o the_o world_n that_o even_o to_o this_o day_n be_v not_o under_o such_o mercy_n mean_n and_o obâ—â—gations_n and_o therefore_o none_o that_o be_v leave_v as_o the_o devil_n in_o despair_n under_o the_o unremedy_v covenant_n of_o innocency_n alone_o 18._o but_o though_o the_o law_n of_o grace_n make_v to_o adam_n be_v it_o which_o the_o world_n be_v then_o put_v under_o and_o to_o be_v rule_v by_o and_o the_o tenor_n of_o it_o extend_v to_o all_o mankind_n yet_o those_o that_o will_v partake_v of_o the_o blessing_n of_o it_o be_v to_o consent_v to_o it_o as_o covenanter_n with_o god_n and_o to_o belieâ—â—_n in_o and_o obey_v god_n their_o redeemer_n pardoner_n and_o restorer_n in_o the_o thankful_a sense_n of_o all_o this_o mercy_n which_o because_o the_o ungodly_a do_v not_o they_o and_o their_o posterity_n fall_v under_o a_o double_a guilt_n and_o curse_n both_o as_o violateâ—â—s_n of_o the_o law_n of_o innocency_n and_o of_o grace_n and_o therefore_o incur_v a_o specâ—â—â—_n penalty_n cain_n and_o his_o offspring_n be_v first_o thrust_v out_o further_o from_o the_o believe_a obedient_a people_n of_o god_n and_o at_o last_o the_o whole_a world_n except_o eight_o person_n perish_v in_o the_o deluge_n 19_o noah_n with_o his_o house_n be_v save_v to_o be_v the_o root_n of_o all_o mankind_n that_o shall_v succeed_v he_o god_n renew_v with_o he_o and_o mankind_n in_o he_o the_o same_o law_n or_o covenant_n of_o grace_n which_o he_o have_v make_v with_o we_o in_o adam_n with_o some_o additional_n to_o show_v we_o that_o though_o the_o wicked_a and_o their_o seed_n have_v forfeit_v the_o benefit_n yet_o the_o covenant_n be_v not_o alter_v but_o stand_v in_o its_o first_o sense_n in_o force_n to_o all_o and_o will_v pardon_v and_o save_v all_o true_a consenter_n 20._o i_o be_o for_o his_o transgression_n bring_v a_o new_a curse_n on_o himself_o and_o his_o posterity_n beside_o the_o mere_a fruit_n of_o adam_n sin_n so_o that_o though_o god_n alter_v not_o his_o law_n of_o grace_n yet_o they_o become_v a_o curse_a generation_n 21._o by_o multiply_a transgression_n the_o son_n of_o man_n do_v still_o more_o degenerate_a and_o revolt_v from_o god_n till_o nimrod_n and_o other_o by_o wickedness_n and_o presumption_n bring_v down_o the_o new_a and_o grievous_a penalty_n of_o confound_a tongue_n the_o great_a hindrance_n of_o the_o propagation_n of_o the_o truth_n to_o thâ—â—_n day_n and_o at_o last_o the_o most_o fell_a to_o odious_a idolatry_n not_o know_v the_o true_a god_n but_o give_v up_o to_o sensuality_n and_o wickedness_n 22._o abraham_n be_v faithful_a and_o escape_v the_o idolatry_n and_o wickedn_a of_o the_o world_n be_v eminent_o favour_v and_o belove_v of_o god_n and_o beâ—â—â—ving_v promise_n abraham_n promise_n and_o trust_v god_n in_o his_o promise_n and_o in_o the_o great_a trial_n of_o his_o sâ—â—_n be_v honour_v with_o the_o name_n of_o the_o father_n of_o the_o faithful_a and_o god_n renew_v with_o he_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n which_o he_o have_v make_v to_o all_o man_n in_o adam_n and_o noah_n with_o special_a application_n to_o his_o comfort_n and_o addedâ—_n special_a peculiar_a promise_n to_o he_o that_o his_o seed_n shall_v be_v a_o holy_a nation_n choose_v out_o of_o all_o the_o world_n to_o god_n and_o that_o of_o he_o the_o messiah_n shall_v come_v of_o both_o which_o promise_v the_o common_a and_o the_o special_a circumcision_n be_v a_o seal_n 23._o yet_o this_o be_v no_o repeal_n of_o the_o law_n of_o grace_n which_o have_v be_v make_v to_o all_o the_o world_n nor_o be_v it_o a_o excommunicate_v or_o reject_v of_o all_o other_o or_o a_o confine_n of_o god_n grace_n and_o church_n to_o he_o and_o his_o posterity_n alone_o but_o only_o a_o exalt_v they_o above_o all_o other_o in_o these_o peculiar_a dignity_n and_o privilege_n for_o at_o that_o time_n holy_a sem_fw-mi be_v living_n and_o long_o after_o who_o in_o all_o likelihood_n be_v a_o king_n and_o its_o like_a that_o the_o posterity_n of_o he_o and_o japhet_n be_v not_o all_o fall_v away_o from_o god_n and_o melcâ—â—zedek_n be_v such_o a_o king_n of_o righteousness_n and_o peace_n and_o priest_n of_o the_o most_o high_a god_n as_o be_v a_o great_a type_n of_o christ_n own_o heavenly_a priesthood_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v like_a have_v some_o subject_n that_o fear_v and_o worship_v god_n the_o scripture_n give_v we_o the_o history_n of_o the_o jewish_a nation_n and_o affair_n â—â—_o the_o principal_n and_o of_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o world_n but_o a_o little_a on_o the_o by_o we_o can_v know_v by_o it_o the_o full_a state_n of_o all_o other_o nation_n nor_o what_o religion_n and_o worshipper_n of_o god_n be_v there_o but_o the_o history_n of_o job_n and_o his_o friend_n the_o probability_n that_o all_o the_o child_n of_o ishmael_n of_o keturah_n of_o esau_n forsake_v not_o god_n for_o they_o be_v circumcise_v and_o therefore_o be_v covenanter_n with_o the_o case_n of_o nineve_n after_o and_o abraham_n thought_n that_o even_o a_o sodom_n have_v at_o least_o have_v fifty_o righteous_a person_n in_o it_o etc._n etc._n assure_v we_o that_o the_o jew_n be_v not_o god_n only_a church_n but_o a_o peculiar_a people_n and_o a_o nation_n holy_a above_o the_o rest_n and_o as_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n be_v still_o the_o govern_n law_n to_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o world_n though_o most_o reject_v it_o by_o rebellion_n so_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v think_v that_o none_o consont_v to_o it_o and_o be_v faithful_a 24._o the_o special_a promise_n to_o abraham_n of_o the_o messiah_n to_o be_v his_o seed_n which_o be_v more_o than_o be_v make_v to_o adam_n and_o noah_n as_o it_o belong_v not_o to_o mankind_n in_o general_n so_o be_v it_o not_o promulgate_v or_o know_v to_o they_o but_o only_o to_o the_o jew_n and_o the_o few_o that_o converse_v with_o they_o therefore_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o world_n be_v not_o oblige_v to_o know_v and_o believe_v it_o who_o never_o hear_v of_o it_o 25._o what_o condition_n of_o pardon_n and_o life_n 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we_o in_o all_o this_o 1._o this_o vid._n episcop_n instit_fw-la theo._n li._n 4._o sect_n 5._o cap._n 7._o pag_n 415._o col_fw-fr 1._o 4._o but_o as_o to_o presumption_n hereupon_o i_o answer_v you_o 1._o that_o there_o be_v no_o mercy_n which_o satan_n will_v not_o tempt_v man_n to_o abuse_v even_o christ_n and_o the_o hope_n of_o heaven_n itself_o 2._o as_o long_o as_o wickedness_n be_v that_o evil_n which_o election_n decree_v to_o deliver_v we_o from_o he_o that_o be_v wicked_a may_v be_v sure_a that_o he_o have_v not_o the_o benefit_n nor_o mark_n of_o election_n and_o can_v have_v the_o least_o assurance_n that_o he_o be_v elect_v 3._o and_o while_o he_o that_o be_v true_o godly_a know_v that_o he_o be_v no_o further_o elect_v to_o salvation_n than_o he_o be_v elect_v to_o persevere_v in_o godliness_n this_o be_v no_o rational_a inducement_n to_o he_o to_o forsake_v godliness_n any_o more_o than_o to_o renounce_v heaven_n but_o rather_o to_o conclude_v i_o be_o decree_v to_o 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be_v believe_v in_o and_o as_o they_o be_v to_o be_v subject_a and_o devote_a to_o he_o and_o what_o mouth_n can_v surely_o reveal_v he_o and_o heb._n 11._o 6._o without_o faith_n it_o be_v impossible_a to_o please_v god_n for_o he_o that_o come_v to_o god_n must_v believe_v that_o god_n be_v and_o that_o he_o be_v the_o rewarder_n of_o they_o that_o diligent_o seek_v he_o act._n 10._o 34_o 35._o of_o a_o truth_n i_o perceive_v that_o god_n be_v no_o respecter_n of_o person_n but_o in_o every_o nation_n he_o that_o fear_v he_o and_o work_v righteousness_n be_v accept_v with_o he_o and_o john_n and_o christ_n preach_a be_v repent_v and_o except_o you_o repent_v you_o shall_v all_o perish_v and_o christ_n be_v a_o prince_n and_o a_o saviour_n to_o give_v repentance_n to_o israel_n and_o remission_n of_o sin_n 26._o the_o belief_n of_o the_o pardon_v mercy_n of_o god_n to_o the_o penitent_a and_o the_o recoverable_a state_n of_o soul_n and_o the_o duty_n of_o repent_v and_o seek_v 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circumstance_n as_o in_o the_o case_n of_o adam_n child_n marriage_n and_o we_o etc._n etc._n may_v alter_v nature_n signification_n obligation_n and_o law_n 29._o that_o which_o be_v call_v the_o covenant_n of_o nature_n or_o innocency_n be_v in_o the_o main_a the_o very_a law_n of_o innocent_a nature_n in_o all_o the_o part_n of_o it_o 1._o nature_n be_v perfect_a reveal_v man_n duty_n perfect_o to_o obey_v 2._o nature_n declare_v punishment_n to_o be_v due_a to_o sin_n yea_o to_o all_o sin_n and_o this_o punishment_n to_o be_v suitable_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o offender_n compare_v with_o the_o god_n offend_v and_o the_o injury_n do_v especial_o that_o if_o man_n will_v undo_v themselves_o by_o forsake_v life_n and_o love_n and_o joy_n and_o cast_v themselves_o into_o darkness_n diseasedness_n and_o misery_n when_o it_o be_v foreshew_v they_o god_n be_v not_o bind_v to_o hinder_v or_o recover_v they_o 3._o nature_n tell_v man_n that_o god_n who_o make_v his_o soul_n a_o 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eternal_a misery_n 3._o and_o that_o the_o end_n of_o government_n the_o honour_n of_o his_o wisdom_n goodness_n power_n truth_n and_o justice_n and_o the_o order_n of_o the_o humane_a world_n do_v require_v that_o sin_n escape_v not_o free_a but_o some_o exemplary_a punishment_n be_v a_o vindication_n of_o god_n and_o a_o warning_n to_o man_n which_o our_o death_n affliction_n and_o spiritual_a suffering_n manifest_v in_o part_n and_o the_o suffering_n of_o christ_n more_o full_o so_o that_o pardon_n and_o dispense_n in_o part_n with_o his_o right_n to_o punish_v we_o according_a to_o the_o law_n first_o break_v be_v no_o falsehood_n in_o god_n nor_o any_o injustice_n nor_o any_o violation_n of_o his_o law_n of_o nature_n 31._o the_o law_n which_o god_n put_v all_o mankind_n under_o after_o the_o fall_n and_o the_o world_n without_o the_o church_n be_v under_o still_o be_v the_o preceptive_a part_n of_o the_o law_n of_o innocent_a nature_n as_o de_fw-fr futuro_fw-la the_o promise_n 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which_o man_n can_v in_o some_o instance_n determine_v his_o own_o will_n to_o this_o rather_o than_o that_o without_o divine_a predetermination_n which_o be_v certain_a in_o the_o â—ase_n of_o sin_n yea_o and_o of_o some_o good_a for_o adam_n will_n can_v without_o any_o other_o grace_n than_o he_o have_v have_v forbear_v his_o sin_n or_o else_o still_o all_o be_v but_o resolve_v into_o god_n mere_a will_n and_o it_o be_v agree_v on_o as_o be_v say_v before_o that_o all_o man_n can_v do_v more_o good_a than_o they_o do_v and_o forbear_v more_o evil_a than_o they_o forbear_v and_o that_o without_o any_o more_o grace_n or_o help_v than_o they_o have_v when_o they_o use_v it_o not_o so_o that_o it_o be_v not_o abhorrent_n from_o the_o nature_n of_o freewill_n for_o a_o man_n to_o make_v a_o good_a use_n or_o a_o ill_a of_o the_o same_o measure_n of_o grace_n at_o several_a time_n or_o for_o several_a man_n to_o make_v several_a use_n of_o the_o same_o measure_n therefore_o it_o be_v no_o 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supposition_n of_o his_o natural_a preservation_n and_o universal_a concourse_n and_o of_o his_o direction_n and_o law_n it_o be_v able_a to_o make_v choice_n hic_fw-mi &_o nunc_fw-la to_o will_n or_o not_o will_n to_o will_v this_o rather_o than_o that_o without_o divine_a necessitate_v predetermination_n and_o without_o any_o more_o grace_n or_o help_v than_o sometime_o it_o have_v when_o it_o do_v the_o contrary_a all_o which_o show_v the_o natural_a power_n of_o man_n will_n and_o its_o liberty_n must_v be_v ready_o acknowledge_v by_o all_o side_n that_o will_v not_o say_v that_o adam_n first_o sin_n and_o every_o sin_n of_o all_o man_n else_o be_v all_o resolve_v into_o god_n causation_n in_o case_n of_o commission_n and_o god_n non-causation_a in_o case_n of_o omission_n and_o into_o god_n will_n in_o both_o and_o that_o man_n can_v no_o more_o do_v any_o thing_n but_o what_o he_o do_v than_o he_o can_v be_v god_n or_o overcome_v god_n or_o live_v and_o act_v without_o god_n and_o as_o we_o must_v thus_o agree_v that_o natural_a liberty_n consist_v in_o a_o self-determining_a power_n peculiar_a to_o rational_a free_a agent_n so_o we_o be_v all_o agree_v except_o the_o pelagian_o that_o man_n nature_n be_v vitiate_a by_o original_a sin_n and_o therefore_o that_o the_o will_n which_o be_v natural_o free_a from_o force_n and_o necessitation_n except_o from_o god_n who_o never_o necessitate_v it_o to_o evil_a be_v yet_o in_o servitude_n to_o our_o own_o concupiscence_n and_o be_v not_o free_a either_o from_o the_o enticement_n of_o sense_n or_o the_o erroneous_a conduct_n of_o a_o blind_a mind_n or_o from_o its_o own_o vicious_a habit_n averseness_n to_o god_n and_o holy_a thing_n and_o proneness_n to_o thing_n sensual_a and_o seem_v good_a and_o therefore_o that_o this_o holy_a or_o moral_a liberty_n of_o the_o will_n must_v have_v the_o medicinal_a grace_n of_o christ_n to_o heal_v it_o of_o which_o next_o iu._n and_o as_o to_o the_o article_n of_o 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conditional_a covenant_n of_o grace_n for_o i_o talk_v of_o no_o other_o extend_v not_o universal_o to_o all_o man_n but_o that_o any_o man_n be_v yet_o lest_o under_o no_o other_o law_n or_o conditional-promise_n or_o covenant_n than_o that_o of_o innocency_n for_o if_o that_o be_v true_a 1._o then_o god_n shall_v be_v suppose_v to_o make_v man_n a_o promise_n of_o life_n on_o a_o condition_n of_o present_a natural_a impossibility_n and_o to_o say_v to_o sinner_n if_o you_o be_v not_o sinner_n you_o shall_v live_v 2._o and_o to_o oblige_v man_n to_o the_o same_o impossibility_n as_o the_o mean_n of_o their_o salvation_n say_v still_o to_o sinner_n i_o require_v you_o sinner_n that_o you_o be_v no_o sinner_n that_o you_o may_v be_v save_v 3_o which_o be_v indeed_o to_o say_v that_o the_o case_n of_o all_o that_o be_v under_o the_o first_o law_n of_o innocency_n only_o be_v desperate_a and_o they_o have_v no_o more_o hope_n or_o remedy_n than_o the_o devil_n 4._o and_o then_o christ_n have_v mistake_v the_o matter_n himself_o when_o he_o command_v his_o minister_n to_o preach_v this_o gospel_n or_o covenant_n to_o all_o the_o world_n and_o every_o humane_a creature_n and_o tell_v they_o that_o if_o they_o believe_v they_o shall_v be_v save_v and_o to_o offer_v they_o baptism_n if_o they_o consent_v 5._o and_o either_o preacher_n must_v preach_v a_o untruth_n to_o many_o or_o else_o not_o know_v what_o man_n to_o preach_v to_o 6._o but_o the_o actu-al_a force_n and_o obligation_n of_o the_o covenant_n put_v all_o out_o of_o doubt_n that_o the_o world_n be_v under_o a_o law_n of_o grace_n for_o what_o man_n that_o by_o side_v have_v not_o his_o understanding_n utter_o distort_v to_o look_v only_o on_o one_o side_n can_v say_v that_o none_o but_o the_o elect_n be_v bind_v to_o believe_v in_o christ_n or_o to_o repent_v of_o sin_n or_o to_o turn_v to_o god_n and_o this_o as_o a_o mean_n of_o their_o salvation_n what_o man_n dare_v say_v that_o any_o heathen_n in_o the_o 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grace_n they_o have_v make_v themselves_o desperate_a as_o the_o serpent_n seed_n yea_o then_o the_o law_n of_o grace_n be_v in_o force_n to_o they_o though_o they_o reject_v the_o grace_n of_o it_o 2._o and_o as_o to_o the_o last_o edition_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n by_o christ_n 1._o the_o tenor_n of_o it_o extend_v to_o all_o as_o be_v visible_a matth._n 28._o 19_o mark_v 16._o 16._o joh._n 3._o 16._o 2._o and_o christ_n have_v make_v it_o the_o office_n of_o his_o minister_n by_o his_o commission_n to_o promulgate_v and_o offer_v it_o to_o all_o 3._o and_o whereas_o providence_n concur_v not_o to_o the_o universal_a execution_n we_o must_v all_o confess_v that_o christ_n come_v not_o to_o put_v the_o world_n into_o a_o worse_a condition_n than_o he_o find_v they_o in_o if_o he_o do_v any_o no_o good_a by_o his_o incarnation_n he_o will_v do_v they_o no_o harm_n therefore_o they_o that_o never_o hear_v the_o gospel_n be_v still_o under_o the_o first_o edition_n of_o the_o 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by_o the_o jew_n that_o have_v the_o scripture_n and_o tradition_n to_o acquaint_v they_o with_o the_o messiah_n to_o come_v than_o of_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o world_n that_o have_v not_o those_o distinct_a discovery_n nor_o abraham_n promise_n make_v know_v unto_o they_o and_o how_o much_o gen._n 3._o 15._o may_v cause_v they_o to_o understand_v we_o may_v conjecture_v by_o the_o word_n at_o least_o this_o much_o be_v require_v of_o all_o that_o they_o believe_v that_o their_o sin_n deserve_v punishment_n and_o misery_n and_o yet_o that_o god_n of_o his_o abundant_a mercy_n by_o his_o wisdom_n secure_v his_o truth_n and_o justice_n will_v pardon_v sin_n and_o grant_v salvation_n to_o all_o that_o true_o believe_v and_o trust_v in_o
be_v a_o active_a spirit_n 115._o *_o indifferentia_fw-la voluntatis_fw-la in_o ordine_fw-la ad_fw-la auxilium_fw-la praevium_fw-la est_fw-la indifferentia_fw-la passiva_fw-la caeterum_fw-la in_o ordint_n ad_fw-la actum_fw-la liberum_fw-la quâ—m_fw-la producit_fw-la praedeterminata_fw-la tali_fw-la â—_z praevia_fw-la indifferentia_fw-la voluntatis_fw-la est_fw-la activa_fw-la &_o libera_fw-la alvarez_n de_fw-fr aux_fw-fr disp_n 23._o pag._n 115._o and_o therefore_o what_o ever_o it_o receive_v it_o receive_v it_o as_o it_o be_v in_o that_o nature_n 2._o but_o the_o same_o soul_n be_v passive_a as_o well_o as_o active_a and_o that_o in_o the_o prio_fw-la instant_n of_o nature_n for_o it_o must_v receive_v from_o god_n the_o first_o cause_n which_o make_v the_o greek_a ancient_a doctor_n and_o many_o of_o the_o latin_n say_v as_o damascene_fw-la in_o sense_n though_o in_o grosser_n word_n that_o the_o soul_n in_o respect_n to_o body_n be_v immaterial_a or_o incorporeal_a but_o it_o be_v material_a in_o respect_n of_o god_n §_o 2._o not_o only_o in_o its_o receive_v the_o spirit_n first_o impulse_n to_o believe_v the_o soul_n be_v passive_a before_o it_o be_v active_a but_o also_o in_o its_o reception_n of_o every_o sort_n of_o divine_a influx_n even_o to_o every_o natural_a act_n so_o that_o in_o this_o there_o be_v no_o difference_n between_o conversion_n and_o any_o common_a act_n for_o the_o soul_n be_v first_o passive_a in_o allâ—_n even_o in_o receive_v that_o natural_a influx_n by_o which_o we_o live_v and_o move_v and_z be._n §_o 3._o but_o the_o soul_n which_o be_v passive_a in_o receive_v god_n impulse_n to_o believe_v the_o first_o effect_n be_v active_a in_o the_o produce_v of_o its_o own_o act_n of_o believe_v which_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o many_o concause_n and_o as_o i_o say_v it_o be_v not_o the_o habit_n of_o faith_n proper_o so_o call_v which_o it_o passive_o receive_v before_o the_o act._n sect_n xviii_o whether_o the_o first_o grace_n and_o the_o new_a and_o soft_a heart_n be_v promise_v and_o give_v absolute_o or_o on_o any_o condition_n on_o our_o part_n and_o so_o of_o faith_n itself_o answ_n §_o 1._o by_o the_o first_o grace_n be_v mean_v either_o simple_o the_o first_o or_o the_o first_o special_a renew_v grace_n on_o the_o soul_n proper_a to_o they_o that_o shall_v be_v justify_v of_o the_o first_o grace_n simple_o there_o be_v no_o condition_n for_o it_o be_v give_v universal_o to_o all_o viz._n a_o reprieval_n a_o law_n of_o grace_n a_o redeemer_n etc._n etc._n and_o after_o this_o there_o be_v much_o common_a personal_a mercy_n give_v conditional_o and_o much_o absolute_o to_o all_o or_o some_o themselves_o some_o some_o some_o and_o as_o to_o the_o first_o move_v inward_a grace_n see_v how_o copious_o the_o jesuit_n ruiz_n as_o vasquez_n and_o other_o prove_v that_o it_o have_v no_o initium_fw-la in_o we_o no_o not_o a_o occasion_n or_o disposition_n much_o less_o merit_n for_o which_o it_o be_v give_v and_o he_o reason_v from_o the_o name_n creation_n generation_n by_o the_o seed_n of_o god_n resuscitation_n and_o god_n be_v find_v of_o they_o that_o seek_v he_o not_o and_o from_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o difference_n between_o man_n and_o man_n de_fw-fr prade_v tr._n 3._o disp_n 18._o â—_o 4_o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8_o etc._n etc._n p._n 227_o 228_o etc._n etc._n even_o medina_n 12._o p._n 596._o be_v so_o hesitant_n as_o to_o say_v esse_fw-la probabilem_fw-la sententiam_fw-la doctorum_fw-la quod_fw-la facienti_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o se_fw-la est_fw-la ex_fw-la facultate_fw-la naturae_fw-la deus_fw-la ex_fw-la sva_fw-la misericordia_fw-la nunquam_fw-la denegat_fw-la gratiam_fw-la sed_fw-la dico_fw-la quod_fw-la probabilius_fw-la est_fw-la &_o magis_fw-la consentaneum_fw-la sanctis_fw-la patriâ—us_fw-la praeclpuâ—_n augustino_n non_fw-la esse_fw-la legem_fw-la infallibilem_fw-la quod_fw-la homini_fw-la pâ—â—atori_fw-la facienti_fw-la quod_fw-la in_fw-la se_fw-la est_fw-la ex_fw-la facultate_fw-la natura_fw-la continub_fw-la conferatur_fw-la gratia_fw-la nam_fw-la si_fw-la esser_fw-it lex_fw-la infallibilis_fw-la certè_fw-la initium_fw-la &_o bona_fw-la pars_fw-la justificationis_fw-la esset_fw-la à _fw-la nobis_fw-la etc._n etc._n thus_o the_o papist_n herein_o differ_v as_o much_o as_o the_o protestant_n among_o themselves_o §_o 2._o it_o seem_v to_o i_o a_o error_n which_o by_o oversight_n i_o be_v long_o entangle_v in_o myself_o to_o think_v that_o by_o the_o new_a and_o soft_a heart_n be_v mean_v the_o first_o special_a grace_n for_o most_o divine_n agree_v that_o it_o be_v proper_a sanctification_n which_o be_v mean_v by_o it_o as_o distinct_a from_o antecedent_n vocation_n vid._n ames_n medul_a de_fw-fr vocat_fw-la rolloc_n de_fw-fr vocat_fw-la bishop_n g._n downame_n against_o pemble_n hooker_n soul_n vocation_n joh._n rogers_n of_o faith_n and_o many_o other_o in_o vocation_n they_o suppose_v the_o act_n of_o faith_n and_o repentance_n suscitate_v by_o the_o spirit_n and_o thereupon_o a_o covenant-relation_n to_o christ_n and_o to_o the_o holy_a ghost_n with_o regenerate_v sanctify_a habit_n â—o_o be_v give_v and_o i_o see_v no_o reason_n to_o be_v singular_a herein_o §_o 3._o that_o faith_n be_v by_o the_o law_n of_o grace_n make_v a_o condition_n of_o this_o sanctification_n and_o the_o spirit_n promise_v we_o if_o we_o will_v believe_v and_o so_o the_o spirit_n give_v to_o we_o by_o covenant_n in_o baptism_n when_o we_o believe_v be_v plain_a ill_a scripture_n and_o the_o common_a doctrine_n of_o all_o divine_n §_o 4._o therefore_o if_o it_o be_v this_o spirit_n of_o sanctification_n that_o be_v mean_v by_o the_o new_a the_o tender_a the_o circumcise_a heart_n it_o be_v not_o promise_v and_o give_v absolute_o but_o on_o condition_n of_o faith_n §_o 5._o let_v we_o peruse_v the_o several_a text_n where_o it_o be_v promise_v dent._n 30._o 1_o 2_o 3_o 6._o when_o thou_o shall_v call_v to_o mind_n among_o all_o the_o nation_n and_o shall_v return_v unto_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n and_o obey_v his_o voice_n according_a to_o all_o that_o i_o command_v thou_o this_o day_n thou_o and_o thy_o child_n with_o â—â—_o thy_o heart_n and_o all_o thy_o soul_n that_o then_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n will_v turn_v thy_o captivity_n and_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n will_v circumcise_v thy_o heart_n and_o the_o heart_n of_o thy_o seed_n to_o love_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n with_o all_o thy_o heart_n and_o with_o all_o thy_o soul_n that_o thou_o may_v live_v here_o it_o be_v a_o grace_n consequent_a to_o a_o condition_n even_o to_o much_o obedience_n which_o be_v describe_v and_o deut._n 10._o 16._o it_o be_v a_o command_v circumcise_v the_o foreskin_n of_o your_o heart_n and_o be_v no_o more_o stiff-necked_a jer._n 32._o 36_o 37_o etc._n etc._n i_o will_v gather_v they_o out_o of_o all_o country_n whither_o i_o have_v drive_v they_o and_o will_v bring_v they_o again_o into_o this_o place_n and_o i_o will_v cause_v they_o to_o dwell_v safe_o and_o they_o shall_v be_v my_o people_n and_o i_o will_v be_v their_o god_n and_o i_o will_v give_v they_o one_o heart_n and_o one_o way_n that_o they_o may_v fear_v i_o for_o ever_o so_o ezek._n 11._o 16_o 17_o 18_o 19_o 20._o and_o ezek._n 36._o 25_o 26_o 27_o 28_o 29._o in_o all_o which_o there_o be_v a_o promissory_a prophecy_n how_o great_a a_o deliverance_n god_n will_v give_v the_o nation_n of_o the_o jew_n both_o for_o body_n and_o soul_n and_o their_o temporal_a return_n and_o liberty_n be_v promise_v and_o prophesy_v in_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o a_o new_a heart_n be_v but_o here_o be_v not_o a_o syllable_n to_o prove_v that_o this_o be_v the_o first_o special_a grace_n any_o more_o than_o perseverance_n be_v which_o in_o the_o same_o manner_n be_v promise_v in_o jer._n 32._o 40._o i_o will_v put_v my_o fear_n in_o their_o heart_n and_o they_o shall_v not_o depart_v to_o say_v nothing_o how_o far_o in_o the_o first_o sense_n this_o be_v national_a to_o the_o jew_n nor_o how_o the_o performance_n do_v expound_v it_o for_o doubtless_o it_o be_v perform_v the_o text_n itself_o premise_v i_o will_v be_v their_o god_n and_o they_o shall_v be_v my_o people_n with_o other_o mercy_n and_o no_o doubt_n but_o faith_n and_o repentance_n go_v before_o this_o covenant-relation_n to_o god_n and_o therefore_o before_o the_o follow_a gift_n of_o the_o spirit_n ver_fw-la 9_o and_o ch._n 11._o 19_o and_o ezek._n 18._o 31._o the_o same_o be_v command_v cast_v away_o from_o you_o all_o your_o transgression_n whereby_o you_o have_v transgress_v and_o make_v you_o a_o new_a heart_n and_o a_o new_a spirit_n §_o 6._o the_o promissory_a prophecy_n of_o jer._n 31._o 31_o etc._n etc._n be_v recite_v by_o the_o penman_n of_o heb._n 8._o 8_o etc._n etc._n to_o prove_v the_o cessation_n of_o the_o old_a jewish_a covenant_n and_o that_o a_o better_a shall_v succeed_v and_o this_o much_o be_v easy_o prove_v out_o of_o both_o 1._o that_o god_n will_v certain_o have_v a_o holy_a people_n among_o the_o
that_o all_o mankind_n be_v now_o from_o under_o the_o mere_a covenant_n of_o innocency_n and_o that_o none_o perish_v but_o for_o the_o abuse_n of_o mercy_n which_o have_v a_o tendency_n to_o their_o recovery_n the_o case_n of_o infant_n must_v be_v speak_v to_o in_o its_o place_n once_o for_o all_o but_o all_o this_o belong_v to_o the_o case_n of_o grace_n and_o freewill_n 6._o freewill_n how_o augustine_n distinguish_v election_n to_o justification_n and_o to_o glory_n see_v he_o lib._n 1._o ad_fw-la simplic_fw-la q._n 2._o et_fw-la quae_fw-la de_fw-fr â—o_z habet_fw-la vasquez_n in_o 1._o thom._n disp_n 89._o cap._n 6._o and_o 2._o as_o for_o election_n we_o say_v that_o 1._o the_o object_n of_o god_n will_v to_o glorify_v man_n be_v man_n sanctify_v and_o persevere_v in_o a_o immediate_a capacity_n for_o glory_n in_o esse_fw-la cognito_fw-la 2._o the_o object_n of_o god_n will_v to_o give_v the_o grace_n of_o perseverance_n be_v a_o fore-seen_a sanctify_a person_n in_o the_o 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but_o if_o you_o will_v needs_o presume_v to_o seek_v one_o high_a in_o the_o mind_n of_o god_n recipient_a god_n man_n know_v by_o reception_n and_o so_o have_v idea_n but_o god_n can_v be_v no_o recipient_a you_o must_v say_v that_o it_o be_v man_n as_o conceive_v fit_a to_o be_v as_o well_o as_o possible_a for_o we_o can_v think_v no_o otherwise_o of_o the_o divine_a conception_n and_o volition_n but_o as_o we_o be_v lead_v by_o the_o analogy_n of_o humane_a act_n and_o so_o we_o must_v say_v that_o 1._o god_n power_n make_v it_o possible_a for_o all_o thing_n to_o be_v 2._o next_o god_n know_v they_o possible_a 3._o he_o know_v what_o be_v convenient_a or_o fit_a to_o be_v make_v to_o his_o unsearchable_a end_n 4._o he_o will_v that_o they_o shall_v be_v and_o man_n among_o the_o rest_n and_o so_o on_o if_o you_o will_v needs_o have_v the_o order_n of_o decree_n this_o be_v all_o that_o we_o can_v say_v of_o they_o a._n all_o this_o please_v we_o well_o but_o it_o will_v not_o 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