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one_o thing_n and_o real_o to_o do_v good_a be_v another_o thing_n and_o require_v a_o further_a power_n rom._n 7.18_o to_o will_n be_v present_a with_o i_o but_o how_o to_o perform_v that_o which_o be_v good_a i_o know_v not_o he_o say_v also_o that_o grace_n work_v in_o the_o will_v to_o please_v or_o choose_v which_o be_v false_a for_o if_o it_o determine_v or_o force_v the_o will_v it_o be_v not_o a_o free_a agent_n voluntas_fw-la trahitur_fw-la non_fw-la cogitur_fw-la the_o will_n may_v be_v draw_v but_o not_o force_v that_o god_n do_v not_o hang_v his_o work_n upon_o the_o suspend_v if_n of_o our_o will_n this_o be_v altogether_o against_o the_o scripture_n psalm_n 95.7_o 8._o if_o this_o day_n you_o will_v hear_v his_o voice_n harden_v not_o your_o heart_n as_o in_o the_o provocation_n or_o isai_n 1.19_o 20._o if_o you_o be_v willing_a and_o obedient_a you_o shall_v cat_n the_o good_a of_o the_o land_n but_o if_o you_o refuse_v and_o be_v rebellious_a you_o shall_v be_v devour_v 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determinate_v the_o will_n for_o those_o scripture_n which_o he_o cite_v page_n 23_o by_o miscount_n prove_v not_o any_o more_o than_o what_o we_o grant_v deut._n 10.6_o the_o lord_n will_v circumcise_v thy_o heart_n and_o the_o heart_n of_o thy_o seed_n for_o that_o be_v only_o to_o remove_v the_o foreskin_n of_o the_o evil_a inclination_n eze._n 36.26_o a_o new_a heart_n will_v i_o give_v that_o be_v new_a inclination_n with_o a_o habitual_a power_n to_o choose_v and_o a_o actual_a power_n when_o it_o be_v seek_v to_o do_v good_a act._n 16.14_o the_o lord_n open_v the_o heart_n of_o lydia_n that_o be_v her_o understanding_n 2_o cor._n 2.7_o where_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v there_o be_v liberty_n to_o wit_n according_a to_o the_o measure_n and_o work_v of_o that_o spirit_n which_o first_o open_v the_o understanding_n then_o put_v inclination_n into_o the_o will_n and_o affection_n and_o last_o give_v power_n page_n 23._o he_o say_v that_o in_o this_o life_n the_o renew_n 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