each_o particular_a 11._o herein_o say_v arminius_n consist_v the_o liberty_n of_o the_o will_v that_o all_o thing_n require_v to_o enable_v it_o to_o will_v any_o thing_n be_v accomplish_v it_o still_o remain_v indifferent_a to_o will_n or_o not_o and_o all_o of_o they_o at_o the_o synod_n 16._o there_o be_v say_v they_o accompany_v the_o will_n of_o man_n a_o inseparable_a property_n which_o we_o call_v liberty_n from_o whence_o the_o will_n be_v term_v a_o power_n which_o when_o all_o thing_n prerequire_v as_o necessary_a to_o operation_n be_v fulfil_v may_v will_v any_o thing_n or_o not_o will_v it_o that_o be_v our_o free-wil_n have_v such_o a_o absolute_a and_o uncontrollable_a power_n in_o the_o territory_n of_o all_o humane_a action_n that_o no_o influence_n of_o god_n providence_n no_o certainty_n of_o his_o decree_n no_o unchangeableness_n of_o his_o purpose_n can_v sway_v it_o at_o all_o in_o its_o free_a determination_n or_o have_v any_o power_n with_o his_o highness_n to_o cause_v he_o to_o will_n or_o resolve_v on_o any_o such_o act_n as_o god_n by_o he_o intend_v to_o produce_v take_v a_o instance_n in_o the_o great_a work_n of_o our_o conversion_n perpend_v all_o unregenerate_a man_n say_v arminius_n have_v by_o virtue_n of_o their_o freewill_n a_o power_n of_o resist_v the_o holy_a spirit_n of_o reject_v the_o offer_a grace_n of_o god_n of_o contemn_v the_o counsel_n of_o god_n concern_v themselves_o of_o refuse_v the_o gospel_n of_o grace_n of_o not_o open_v the_o heart_n to_o he_o that_o knock_v what_o a_o stout_a idol_n be_v this_o who_o neither_o the_o holy_a spirit_n the_o grace_n and_o counsel_n of_o god_n the_o call_n of_o the_o gospel_n the_o knock_n at_o the_o door_n of_o the_o heart_n can_v move_v at_o all_o or_o in_o the_o least_o measure_n prevail_v against_o he_o woe_n be_v unto_o we_o then_o if_o when_o god_n call_v we_o our_o freewill_n be_v not_o in_o good_a temper_n and_o well_o dispose_v to_o hearken_v unto_o he_o for_o it_o seem_v there_o be_v no_o deal_n with_o it_o by_o any_o other_o way_n though_o powerful_a and_o almighty_a for_o 263._o grant_v say_v corvinus_n all_o the_o operation_n of_o grace_n which_o god_n can_v use_v in_o our_o conversion_n yet_o conversion_n remain_v so_o in_o our_o own_o free_a power_n that_o we_o can_v be_v not_o convert_v that_o be_v we_o can_v either_o turn_v or_o not_o turn_v ourselves_o where_o the_o idol_n plain_o challenge_v the_o lord_n to_o work_v his_o utmost_a and_o tell_v he_o that_o after_o he_o have_v so_o do_v he_o will_v do_v what_o he_o please_v his_o infallible_a prescience_n his_o powerful_a predetermination_n the_o moral_a efficacy_n of_o the_o gospel_n the_o infusion_n of_o grace_n the_o effectual_a operation_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n all_o be_v nothing_o not_o at_o all_o available_a in_o help_v or_o further_a our_o independent_a will_n in_o their_o proceed_n well_o then_o in_o what_o estate_n will_v you_o have_v the_o idol_n place_v 6._o in_o such_o a_o one_o wherein_o he_o may_v be_v suffer_v to_o sin_n or_o to_o do_v well_o at_o his_o pleasure_n as_o the_o same_o author_n intimate_v it_o seem_v then_o as_o to_o sin_n so_o nothing_o be_v require_v for_o he_o to_o be_v able_a to_o do_v good_a but_o god_n permission_n no_o for_o 70._o the_o remonstrant_n as_o they_o speak_v of_o themselves_o do_v always_o suppose_v a_o free_a power_n of_o obey_v or_o not_o obey_v as_o well_o in_o those_o who_o do_v obey_v as_o in_o those_o who_o do_v not_o obey_v that_o he_o that_o be_v obedient_a may_v therefore_o be_v count_v obedient_a because_o he_o obey_v when_o he_o can_v not_o obey_v and_o so_o on_o the_o contrary_a where_o all_o the_o praise_n of_o our_o obedience_n whereby_o we_o be_v make_v to_o differ_v from_o other_o be_v ascribe_v to_o ourselves_o alone_o and_o that_o free_a power_n that_o be_v in_o we_o now_o this_o they_o mean_v not_o of_o any_o one_o act_n of_o obedience_n but_o of_o faith_n itself_o and_o the_o whole_a consummation_n thereof_o 272._o for_o if_o a_o man_n shall_v say_v that_o every_o man_n in_o the_o world_n of_o believe_v if_o he_o will_v and_o of_o attain_v salvation_n and_o that_o this_o power_n be_v settle_v in_o his_o nature_n what_o argument_n have_v you_o to_o confute_v he_o say_v arminius_n triumphant_o to_o perkins_n where_o the_o sophistical_a innovator_n as_o plain_o confound_v grace_n and_o nature_n as_o ever_o do_v pelagius_n that_o then_o which_o the_o arminian_n claim_v here_o in_o behalf_n of_o their_o freewill_n be_v a_o absolute_a independence_n on_o god_n providence_n in_o do_v any_o thing_n and_o of_o his_o grace_n in_o do_v that_o which_o be_v good_a a_o selfe-sufficiencie_n in_o all_o its_o operation_n a_o plenary_a indifferency_n of_o do_v what_o we_o will_v this_o or_o that_o as_o be_v neither_o determine_v to_o the_o one_o nor_o incline_v to_o the_o other_o by_o any_o overrule_a influence_n from_o heaven_n so_o that_o the_o good_a act_n of_o our_o will_n have_v no_o dependence_n on_o god_n providence_n as_o they_o be_v act_n nor_o on_o his_o grace_n as_o they_o be_v good_a but_o in_o both_o regard_n proceed_v from_o such_o a_o principle_n within_o we_o as_o be_v no_o way_n move_v by_o any_o superior_a agent_n now_o the_o first_o of_o these_o we_o deny_v unto_o our_o will_n because_o they_o be_v create_v and_o the_o second_o because_o they_o be_v corrupt_v their_o creation_n hinder_v they_o from_o do_v any_o thing_n of_o themselves_o without_o the_o assistance_n of_o god_n providence_n and_o their_o corruption_n of_o do_v any_o thing_n that_o be_v good_a without_o his_o grace_n a_o selfe-sufficiencie_n for_o operation_n without_o the_o effectual_a motion_n of_o almighty_a god_n the_o first_o cause_n of_o all_o thing_n we_o can_v allow_v neither_o to_o man_n nor_o angel_n unless_o we_o intend_v to_o make_v they_o god_n and_o a_o power_n of_o do_v good_a equal_a unto_o that_o they_o have_v of_o do_v evil_a we_o must_v not_o grant_v to_o man_n by_o nature_n unless_o we_o will_v deny_v the_o fall_n of_o adam_n and_o fancy_v ourselves_o still_o in_o paradise_n but_o let_v we_o consider_v these_o thing_n apart_o first_o i_o shall_v not_o stand_v to_o decipher_v the_o nature_n of_o humane_a liberty_n which_o perhaps_o will_v require_v a_o large_a discourse_n than_o my_o propose_a method_n will_v bear_v it_o may_v suffice_v that_o according_a to_o my_o former_a intimation_n we_o grant_v as_o large_a a_o freedom_n and_o dominion_n to_o our_o will_n over_o their_o own_o act_n as_o a_o creature_n subject_a to_o the_o supreme_a rule_n of_o god_n providence_n be_v capable_a of_o endue_v we_o be_v with_o such_o a_o liberty_n of_o will_n as_o be_v free_a from_o all_o outward_a compulsion_n and_o inward_a necessity_n have_v a_o elective_a faculty_n of_o apply_v itself_o unto_o that_o which_o seem_v good_a unto_o it_o in_o which_o its_o free_a choice_n notwithstanding_o it_o be_v subservient_fw-fr to_o the_o decree_n of_o god_n as_o i_o show_v before_o chapter_n 4._o most_o free_a it_o be_v in_o all_o its_o act_n both_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o object_n it_o choose_v and_o in_o regard_n of_o that_o vital_a power_n and_o faculty_n whereby_o it_o work_v infallible_o comply_v with_o god_n providence_n and_o work_v by_o virtue_n of_o the_o motion_n thereof_o but_o sure_o to_o assert_v such_o a_o supreme_a independency_n and_o every_o way_n unbounded_a indifferency_n as_o the_o arminian_n claim_n whereby_o all_o other_o thing_n requisite_a be_v presuppose_v it_o shall_v remain_v absolute_o in_o our_o own_o power_n to_o will_v or_o not_o to_o will_v to_o do_v any_o thing_n or_o not_o to_o do_v it_o be_v plain_o to_o deny_v that_o our_o will_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o most_o high_a it_o be_v grant_v that_o in_o such_o a_o chymaericall_a fancy_a consideration_n of_o freewill_n wherein_o it_o be_v look_v upon_o as_o have_v no_o relation_n to_o any_o act_n of_o god_n but_o only_o its_o creation_n abstract_v from_o his_o decree_n it_o may_v be_v say_v to_o have_v such_o a_o liberty_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o object_n but_o the_o truth_n be_v this_o divide_a sense_n be_v plain_a nonsense_n a_o mere_a fiction_n of_o such_o a_o estate_n wherein_o it_o never_o be_v nor_o ever_o can_v be_v so_o long_o as_o man_n will_v confess_v any_o deity_n but_o themselves_o to_o who_o determination_n they_o must_v be_v subject_a until_o then_o more_o significant_a term_n may_v be_v invent_v for_o this_o free_a power_n in_o our_o nature_n which_o the_o scripture_n never_o once_o vouchsafe_v to_o name_n i_o shall_v be_v content_a to_o call_v it_o with_o prosper_n 379._o a_o spontaneous_a appetite_n of_o what_o seem_v good_a unto_o it_o free_a from_o all_o compulsion_n but_o subservient_fw-fr to_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n and_o
〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o a_o display_v of_o arminianism_n be_v a_o discovery_n of_o the_o old_a pelagian_a idol_n freewill_n with_o the_o new_a goddess_n contingency_n advance_v themselves_o into_o the_o throne_n of_o the_o god_n of_o heaven_n to_o the_o prejudice_n of_o his_o grace_n providence_n and_o supreme_a dominion_n over_o the_o child_n of_o man_n wherein_o the_o main_a error_n of_o the_o arminian_n be_v lay_v open_a by_o which_o they_o be_v fall_v off_o from_o the_o receive_a doctrine_n of_o all_o the_o reform_a church_n with_o their_o opposition_n in_o divers_a particular_n to_o the_o doctrine_n establish_v in_o the_o church_n of_o england_n discover_v out_o of_o their_o own_o write_n and_o confession_n and_o confute_v by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n by_o john_n owen_n master_n of_o art_n of_o queen_n college_n in_o oxon._n produce_v your_o cause_n say_v the_o lord_n bring_v forth_o your_o strong_a reason_n say_v the_o king_n of_o jacob_n isa_n 41._o 21._o woe_n unto_o he_o that_o strive_v with_o his_o maker_n let_v the_o pot_n shard_n strive_v with_o the_o potsherd_n of_o the_o earth_n chap._n 45._o 9_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d constant_n apud_fw-la socrat._v lib._n 1._o cap._n 10._o london_n print_v by_o i._n l._n for_o phil._n stephens_n at_o the_o golden_a lion_n in_o paul_n churchyard_n 1643._o to_o the_o right_n honourable_a the_o lord_n and_o gentlemen_z of_o the_o committee_n for_o religion_n the_o many_o ample_a testimony_n of_o zealous_a reverence_n to_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n as_o well_o as_o affectionate_a care_n for_o the_o privilege_n of_o man_n which_o have_v be_v give_v by_o this_o honourable_a assembly_n of_o parliament_n encourage_v the_o adorer_n of_o the_o one_o no_o less_o than_o the_o lover_n of_o the_o other_o to_o vindicate_v that_o also_o from_o the_o encroachment_n of_o man_n and_o as_o it_o be_v not_o doubtless_o without_o divine_a disposition_n that_o those_o shall_v be_v the_o chief_a agent_n in_o rob_v man_n of_o their_o privilege_n who_o have_v nefarious_o attempt_v to_o spoil_n god_n of_o his_o providence_n so_o we_o hope_v the_o same_o all-ruling_a hand_n have_v dispose_v of_o they_o to_o be_v glorious_a instrument_n of_o re-advancing_a his_o right_n and_o supreme_a dominion_n over_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n who_o heart_n he_o have_v prepare_v with_o courage_n and_o constancy_n to_o establish_v man_n in_o their_o inviolated_a right_n by_o reduce_v a_o sweet_a harmony_n between_o awful_a sovereignty_n and_o a_o well_o moderate_v liberty_n now_o the_o first_o of_o these_o be_v demandate_v to_o your_o particular_a care_n i_o come_v unto_o you_o with_o a_o bill_n of_o complaint_n against_o no_o small_a number_n in_o this_o kingdom_n who_o have_v wicked_o violate_v our_o interest_n in_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n and_o have_v attempt_v to_o bring_v in_o the_o foreign_a power_n of_o a_o old_a idol_n to_o the_o great_a prejudice_n of_o all_o the_o true_a subject_n and_o servant_n of_o the_o most_o high_a my_o accusation_n i_o make_v good_a by_o the_o evidence_n of_o the_o fact_n join_v with_o their_o own_o confession_n and_o because_o to_o wave_v the_o imputation_n of_o violent_a intrusion_n into_o the_o dominion_n of_o another_o they_o lay_v some_o claim_n and_o pretend_v some_o title_n unto_o it_o i_o shall_v brief_o show_v how_o it_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o express_a term_n of_o the_o great_a charter_n of_o heaven_n to_o have_v any_o such_o power_n introduce_v among_o man_n your_o know_a love_n to_o truth_n and_o the_o gospel_n of_o christ_n make_v it_o altogether_o needless_a for_o i_o to_o stir_v you_o up_o by_o any_o motive_n to_o hearken_v to_o this_o just_a complaint_n and_o provide_v a_o timely_a remedy_n for_o this_o grow_a evil_n especial_o since_o experience_n have_v so_o clear_o teach_v we_o here_o in_o england_n that_o not_o only_o eternal_a but_o temporal_a happiness_n also_o depend_v on_o the_o flourish_a of_o the_o truth_n of_o christ_n gospel_n justice_n and_o religion_n be_v always_o conceive_v as_o the_o main_a column_n and_o upholder_n of_o any_o state_n or_o commonwealth_n like_o two_o pillar_n in_o a_o building_n whereof_o the_o one_o can_v stand_v without_o the_o other_o nor_o the_o whole_a fabric_n without_o they_o both_o as_o the_o philosopher_n speak_v of_o logic_n and_o rhetoric_n they_o be_v art_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mutual_o aid_v each_o other_o and_o both_o aim_v at_o the_o same_o end_n though_o in_o different_a manner_n so_o they_o without_o repugnancy_n concur_v and_o sweet_o fall_v in_o one_o with_o another_o for_o the_o reiglement_n and_o direction_n of_o every_o person_n in_o a_o commonwealth_n to_o make_v the_o whole_a happy_a and_o bless_a and_o where_o they_o be_v both_o thus_o unite_v there_o and_o only_o there_o be_v the_o blessing_n in_o assurance_n whereof_o hezekiah_n rejoice_v truth_n and_o peace_n a_o agreement_n without_o truth_n be_v no_o peace_n but_o a_o covenant_n with_o death_n a_o 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dictate_v of_o religion_n the_o offering_n of_o their_o sacrifice_n this_o fire_n also_o of_o dissension_n have_v be_v more_o stir_v up_o since_o the_o prince_n of_o peace_n have_v by_o his_o gospel_n send_v the_o sword_n among_o we_o for_o the_o preach_v thereof_o meet_v with_o the_o strong_a hold_v of_o satan_n and_o the_o deprave_a corruption_n of_o humane_a nature_n must_v needs_o occasion_v a_o great_a shake_n of_o the_o earth_n but_o most_o especial_o distract_v christendom_n have_v find_v fearful_a issue_n of_o this_o discord_n since_o the_o proud_a romish_a prelate_n have_v seek_v to_o establish_v their_o hell-broached_n error_n by_o invent_v and_o maintain_v uncharitable_a destructive_a censure_n against_o all_o that_o oppose_v they_o which_o first_o cause_v schism_n and_o distraction_n in_o the_o church_n &_o then_o be_v help_v forward_o by_o the_o blindness_n and_o cruelty_n of_o ambitious_a potentate_n have_v raise_v war_n of_o nation_n against_o nation_n witness_v the_o 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that_o the_o whole_a frame_n of_o nature_n be_v not_o present_o roll_v up_o in_o darkness_n and_o reduce_v to_o its_o primitive_a confusion_n have_v we_o ourselves_o be_v deprive_v of_o those_o remain_a spark_n of_o god_n image_n in_o our_o soul_n which_o vindicate_v we_o from_o the_o number_n of_o the_o beast_n that_o perish_v have_v we_o be_v all_o bear_a fool_n and_o void_a of_o reason_n by_o deal_v so_o with_o some_o in_o particular_a he_o show_v we_o it_o have_v be_v but_o justice_n to_o have_v wrap_v we_o in_o the_o same_o misery_n all_o in_o general_a all_o thing_n when_o god_n first_o create_v they_o be_v exceed_o good_a and_o think_v so_o by_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n himself_o but_o our_o sin_n even_o compel_v that_o good_a and_o wise_a creator_n to_o hate_v and_o curse_v the_o work_n of_o his_o own_o hand_n curse_a be_v the_o ground_n say_v he_o to_o adam_n for_o thy_o sake_n in_o sorrow_n shall_v thou_o eat_v of_o it_o all_o the_o day_n of_o thy_o life_n thorn_n also_o and_o thistle_n shall_v it_o bring_v forth_o unto_o thou_o gen._n 3._o 17_o 18._o hence_o be_v that_o heavy_a burden_n of_o vanity_n that_o bondage_n of_o corruption_n under_o which_o to_o this_o day_n the_o whole_a creation_n groan_v and_o travel_v in_o pain_n until_o it_o be_v deliver_v rom._n 8._o 21_o 22._o now_o if_o our_o sin_n have_v such_o a_o strange_a malignant_a influence_n upon_o those_o thing_n which_o have_v no_o relation_n unto_o we_o but_o only_o as_o they_o be_v create_v for_o our_o use_n sure_o it_o be_v of_o the_o great_a mercy_n of_o god_n that_o we_o ourselves_o be_v not_o quite_o confound_v which_o do_v not_o yet_o so_o interpose_v itself_o but_o that_o we_o be_v all_o compass_v with_o divers_a sad_a effect_n of_o this_o iniquity_n lie_v actual_o under_o divers_a press_a misery_n and_o deserve_o obnoxious_a to_o everlasting_a destruction_n so_o that_o second_o death_n temporal_a with_o all_o its_o antecedent_n and_o attendant_n all_o infirmity_n misery_n sickness_n waste_v destroy_a passion_n casualty_n that_o be_v poenall_a all_o evil_a conduce_v thereunto_o or_o wait_v on_o it_o be_v a_o punishment_n of_o original_a sin_n and_o this_o not_o only_o because_o the_o first_o actual_a sin_n of_o adam_n be_v impute_v to_o we_o but_o most_o of_o they_o be_v the_o proper_a issue_n of_o that_o native_a corruption_n and_o pollution_n of_o sin_n which_o be_v stir_v and_o operative_a within_o we_o for_o the_o production_n of_o such_o sad_a effect_n our_o whole_a nature_n be_v by_o it_o thorough_o defile_v hence_o be_v all_o the_o distorture_n and_o distemperature_n of_o the_o soul_n by_o lust_n concupiscence_n passion_n blindness_n of_o mind_n perverseness_n of_o will_n inordinatenesse_n of_o affection_n wherewith_o we_o be_v press_v and_o turmoil_v even_o proper_a issue_n of_o that_o inherent_a sin_n which_o possess_v our_o whole_a soul_n upon_o the_o body_n also_o it_o have_v such_o a_o influence_n in_o dispose_v it_o to_o corruption_n and_o mortality_n as_o it_o the_o original_n of_o all_o those_o infirmity_n sickness_n and_o disease_n which_o make_v we_o nothing_o but_o a_o shop_n of_o such_o misery_n for_o death_n itself_o as_o these_o and_o the_o like_a degree_n be_v the_o step_n which_o lead_v we_o on_o apace_o in_o the_o road_n that_o tend_v unto_o it_o so_o they_o be_v the_o direct_a internal_a efficient_a cause_n thereof_o in_o subordination_n to_o the_o justice_n of_o almighty_a god_n by_o such_o mean_n inflict_v it_o as_o a_o punishment_n of_o our_o sin_n in_o adam_n man_n before_o his_o fall_n though_o not_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o matter_n whereof_o he_o be_v make_v nor_o yet_o mere_o in_o respect_n of_o his_o quicken_a form_n yet_o in_o regard_n of_o god_n ordination_n be_v immortal_a a_o keeper_n of_o his_o own_o everlastingness_n death_n to_o which_o before_o he_o be_v not_o obnoxious_a be_v threaten_v as_o a_o punishment_n of_o his_o sin_n in_o the_o day_n thou_o eat_v thereof_o thou_o shall_v sure_o die_v 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in_o regard_n of_o his_o own_o will_n be_v true_o innocent_a god_n neither_o do_v nor_o can_v in_o justice_n appoint_v any_o to_o hell_n for_o original_a sin_n rem_fw-la apol._n it_o be_v perverse_o speak_v that_o original_a sin_n make_v any_o one_o guilty_a of_o death_n armin._n we_o no_o way_n doubt_v to_o affirm_v that_o never_o any_o one_o be_v damn_v for_o original_a sin_n corvinus_n chap._n viii_o of_o the_o state_n of_o adam_n before_o the_o fall_n or_o of_o original_a righteousness_n in_o the_o last_o chapter_n we_o discover_v the_o arminian_n attempt_n of_o readvance_v the_o corrupt_a nature_n of_o man_n into_o that_o state_n of_o innocency_n and_o holiness_n wherein_o it_o be_v at_o first_o by_o god_n create_v in_o which_o design_n because_o they_o can_v but_o discern_v that_o the_o success_n be_v not_o answerable_a to_o their_o desire_n and_o not_o be_v able_a to_o deny_v but_o that_o for_o so_o much_o good_a as_o we_o want_v have_v cast_v it_o away_o or_o evil_a of_o sin_n that_o we_o be_v subject_a unto_o more_o than_o we_o be_v at_o our_o first_o creation_n we_o must_v be_v responsable_a for_o to_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n they_o labour_v to_o draw_v down_o our_o first_o parent_n even_o from_o the_o instant_n of_o their_o form_n into_o the_o same_o condition_n wherein_o we_o be_v engage_v by_o reason_n of_o corrupt_a nature_n but_o true_o i_o fear_v they_o will_v scarce_o obtain_v so_o prosperous_a a_o issue_n of_o their_o endeavour_n as_o mahomet_n have_v when_o he_o promise_v the_o people_n he_o will_v call_v a_o mountain_n unto_o he_o which_o miracle_n when_o they_o assemble_v to_o behold_v but_o the_o mountain_n will_v not_o stir_v for_o all_o his_o call_n he_o reply_v if_o the_o mountain_n will_v not_o come_v to_o mahomet_n mahomet_n will_v go_v to_o the_o mountain_n and_o away_o he_o pack_v towards_o it_o but_o we_o shall_v find_v that_o our_o arminian_n can_v neither_o themselves_o climb_v the_o high_a mountain_n of_o innocency_n nor_o yet_o 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hand_n the_o great_a glory_n of_o his_o creator_n be_v then_o without_o spot_n or_o blemish_n endue_v with_o all_o those_o perfection_n his_o nature_n and_o state_n of_o obedience_n be_v capable_a of_o and_o careful_a we_o must_v be_v of_o cast_v any_o aspersion_n of_o defect_n on_o he_o that_o we_o will_v not_o with_o equal_a boldness_n ascribe_v to_o the_o image_n of_o god_n nothing_o do_v more_o manifest_a the_o deviation_n of_o our_o nature_n from_o its_o first_o institution_n and_o declare_v the_o corruption_n wherewith_o we_o be_v pollute_v than_o that_o propensitie_n which_o be_v in_o we_o to_o every_o thing_n that_o be_v evil_a that_o inclination_n of_o the_o flesh_n which_o lust_v always_o against_o the_o spirit_n that_o lust_n and_o concupiscence_n which_o foment_v conceive_v hatch_v bring_v forth_o and_o nourish_v sin_n that_o perpetual_a proneness_n that_o be_v in_o unregenerate_a nature_n to_o every_o thing_n that_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o pure_a and_o holy_a law_n of_o god_n now_o because_o neither_o scripture_n nor_o experience_n will_v suffer_v christian_n quite_o to_o deny_v this_o pravitie_n of_o our_o nature_n this_o averseness_n from_o all_o good_a and_o propensitie_n to_o sin_n the_o arminian_n extenuate_v it_o as_o much_o as_o they_o be_v able_a affirm_v that_o it_o be_v no_o great_a matter_n no_o more_o than_o adam_n be_v subject_a unto_o in_o the_o state_n of_o innocency_n but_o what_o do_v god_n create_v in_o adam_n a_o proneness_n unto_o evil_a be_v that_o a_o part_n of_o his_o glorious_a image_n in_o who_o likeness_n he_o be_v frame_v yea_o say_v corvinus_n 1._o by_o reason_n of_o his_o creation_n man_n have_v a_o affection_n to_o what_o be_v forbid_v by_o the_o law_n but_o yet_o this_o seem_v injustice_n that_o god_n shall_v give_v a_o man_n a_o law_n to_o keep_v confess_v and_o put_v upon_o his_o nature_n a_o repugnancy_n to_o that_o law_n as_o one_o of_o they_o affirm_v at_o the_o synod_n of_o dort_n no_o say_v the_o former_a author_n 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