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sive_fw-la aliquandiu_fw-la and_o this_o seem_v to_o be_v that_o very_a thing_n which_o the_o scripture_n in_o many_o place_n assert_n as_o for_o example_n 1_o king_n 8._o 46._o for_o there_o be_v no_o man_n who_o do_v not_o sin_n 1_o john_n 1._o 8._o if_o we_o say_v we_o have_v no_o sin_n we_o deceive_v ourselves_o and_o the_o truth_n be_v not_o in_o we_o which_o speech_n that_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o sin_n proper_o so_o call_v not_o only_o of_o light_a fault_n and_o also_o that_o it_o be_v universal_a the_o very_a matter_n show_v and_o the_o thing_n which_o be_v after_o 118._o pag._n 118._o add_v in_o that_o epistle_n chap._n 2._o v._n 12._o wherein_o also_o that_o be_v to_o be_v note_v that_o st._n john_n speak_v in_o the_o praetertense_n if_o we_o say_v we_o have_v not_o sin_v viz._n before_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o gospel_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o holy_a apostle_n will_v have_v the_o christian_n to_o who_o he_o write_v diligent_o to_o take_v heed_n to_o 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if_o we_o say_v we_o have_v no_o sin_n etc._n etc._n therefore_o he_o imply_v that_o no_o man_n even_o after_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v free_a or_o can_v be_v free_a from_o those_o sin_n more_o proper_o so_o call_v but_o the_o answer_n be_v easy_a for_o to_o have_v sin_n and_o to_o sin_n or_o to_o do_v sin_n do_v not_o signify_v the_o same_o because_o to_o have_v sin_n as_o grotius_n say_v right_o be_v not_o now_o to_o be_v in_o sin_n but_o to_o be_v guilty_a or_o to_o be_v make_v guilty_a for_o sin_n former_o commit_v as_o do_v most_o manifest_o appear_v from_o john_n 9_o 41._o and_o 15._o 22_o 24._o the_o sense_n therefore_o be_v if_o we_o say_v that_o we_o have_v not_o heinous_o
my_o discourse_n of_o natural_a and_o moral_a impotency_n to_o force_v the_o explain_n of_o such_o word_n and_o also_o consider_v what_o will_v be_v answer_v to_o they_o i_o judge_v that_o one_o great_a cause_n of_o doctor_n hammond_n mistake_n under_o debate_n as_o well_o as_o of_o this_o author_n be_v chief_o their_o want_n of_o distinct_a notion_n about_o natural_a and_o moral_a impotency_n as_o appear_v by_o their_o affirm_v as_o both_o of_o they_o do_v and_o the_o doctor_n particular_o pag._n 86._o that_o it_o be_v a_o direct_a contradiction_n to_o hold_v a_o power_n in_o one_o sense_n and_o a_o want_n of_o power_n in_o another_o sense_n to_o the_o same_o act_n to_o hold_v that_o a_o man_n have_v a_o moral_a impotency_n to_o do_v what_o he_o have_v a_o natural_a power_n to_o do_v and_o consequent_o also_o his_o not_o distinguish_v between_o natural_a and_o moral_a irresistibility_n it_o be_v also_o apparent_a that_o another_o great_a â—ause_n of_o his_o mistake_n be_v his_o 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