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ejus_fw-la varias_fw-la &_o diversas_fw-la necessitate_v veluti_fw-la diversa_fw-la seize_v participanda_fw-la accommodant_fw-la bern._n in_o cant._n ser._n 85._o the_o most_o ancient_a and_o useful_a distinction_n of_o grace_n be_v that_o which_o we_o have_v in_o the_o ten_o article_n of_o our_o church_n and_o in_o divers_a collect_v of_o the_o book_n of_o common-prayer_n into_o prevent_a follow_a work_a cowork_a exciting_a help_v again_o grace_n be_v in_o scripture_n set_v forth_o as_o stand_v without_o calling_z knocking_z prov._n 1._o 20._o rev._n 3._o 20._o enter_v in_o inhabit_v as_o in_o a_o temple_n &_o house_n 1_o cor._n 3._o 16._o again_o god_n do_v work_v in_o we_o these_o three_o thing_n after_o these_o manner_n bonum_fw-la cogitare_fw-la sine_fw-la nobis_fw-la velle_fw-la nobiscum_fw-la perficere_fw-la per_fw-la nos_fw-la bern._n de_fw-fr gratia_fw-la &_o libero_fw-la arbitrio_fw-la cornelius_n muss_n 4._o ciner_fw-la the_o distinction_n of_o grace_n into_o sufficient_a 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can_v do_v nothing_o lib._n 2._o cont_n dvas_fw-la epistolas_fw-la pelagii_fw-la c._n 8._o &_o alibi_fw-la author_n operis_fw-la imperfecti_fw-la in_o matth._n c._n 7._o hom._n 18._o in_o illud_fw-la petite_fw-fr &_o dabitur_fw-la vobis_fw-la etc._n etc._n because_o the_o commandment_n be_v great_a than_o to_o be_v fulfil_v by_o man_n strength_n he_o direct_v we_o to_o god_n to_o who_o grace_n nothing_o be_v impossible_a and_o that_o right_o because_o it_o be_v exceed_v just_o the_o creature_n shall_v stand_v in_o need_n of_o its_o creator_n help_n see_v saint_n augustine_n de_fw-fr genesi_fw-la ad_fw-la literam_fw-la lib._n 8._o cap._n 12._o mâ—â—i_fw-la autem_fw-la adhaerere_fw-la deo_fw-la bonum_fw-la est_fw-la etc._n etc._n it_o be_v good_a for_o i_o to_o stick_v close_o to_o god_n for_o neither_o be_v the_o creature_n any_o such_o thing_n as_o that_o without_o his_o maker_n he_o shall_v be_v able_a of_o himself_o to_o do_v any_o good_a thing_n but_o his_o chief_a good_a work_n 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