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what_o shameful_a doctrine_n be_v now_o teach_v etc._n etc._n but_o first_o he_o will_v set_v forth_o both_o in_o latin_a and_o in_o english_a those_o error_n which_o the_o old_a heretic_n pelagius_n with_o other_o do_v hold_v and_o also_o revoke_v etc._n etc._n that_o man_n may_v the_o better_a judge_n who_o be_v in_o deed_n worthy_a the_o name_n of_o pelagians_n for_o he_o think_v that_o he_o have_v prove_v that_o we_o against_o who_o he_o write_v be_v those_o that_o shall_v be_v call_v pelagian_n and_o whether_o some_o part_n of_o our_o doctrine_n be_v not_o for_o just_a cause_n mislike_v now_o let_v we_o see_v how_o he_o note_v pelagius_n error_n out_o of_o augustine_n first_o in_o latin_a and_o then_o in_o english_a which_o when_o we_o have_v weigh_v we_o shall_v see_v who_o be_v most_o like_a pelagius_n he_o &_o he_o or_o i_o and_o i_o for_o this_o be_v his_o purpose_n i_o be_o sure_a for_o that_o he_o touch_v i_o first_o by_o name_n and_o set_v himself_o and_o such_o as_o he_o be_v against_o all_o such_o as_o i_o be_o affirm_v that_o whereas_o we_o accuse_v they_o as_o enemy_n of_o god_n predestination_n they_o be_v in_o deed_n y_fw-mi e_z most_o entire_a lover_n and_o we_o the_o enemy_n thereof_o my_o chief_a labour_n therefore_o in_o this_o apology_n shall_v be_v to_o make_v the_o truth_n hereof_o to_o appear_v plain_o to_o all_o the_o indifferent_a hearer_n cerberus_n the_o word_n of_o austen_n be_v these_o episto_n 106._o tomo_fw-la 2._o obiectum_fw-la est_fw-la enim_fw-la eum_fw-la dicere_fw-la quia_fw-la adam_n sive_fw-la peccaret_fw-la sive_fw-la non_fw-la peccaret_fw-la moriturus_fw-la esset_fw-la 2._o et_fw-la quod_fw-la peccatum_fw-la eius_fw-la ipsum_fw-la solum_fw-la laeserit_fw-la non_fw-la &_o genus_fw-la humanum_fw-la 3._o et_fw-la quod_fw-la infant_n in_o illo_fw-la statu_fw-la sunt_fw-la quo_fw-la adam_n suis_fw-la ante_fw-la praevaricationem_fw-la 4._o et_fw-la quod_fw-la neque_fw-la per_fw-la mortem_fw-la vel_fw-la praevaricationem_fw-la â—de_fw-la omne_fw-la genus_fw-la humanum_fw-la moriatur_fw-la neque_fw-la per_fw-la resurrectionem_fw-la christi_fw-la omne_fw-la genus_fw-la humanum_fw-la resurgat_fw-la 5._o et_fw-la divites_fw-la baptizatos_fw-la nisi_fw-la omnibus_fw-la abrenuntient_fw-la si_fw-la quid_fw-la boni_fw-la visi_fw-la fuerint_fw-la facere_fw-la non_fw-la reputari_fw-la illis_fw-la nec_fw-la eos_fw-la habere_fw-la posse_fw-la regnum_fw-la dei_fw-la 6._o et_fw-la gratiam_fw-la dei_fw-la atque_fw-la adiutorium_fw-la non_fw-la ad_fw-la singulos_fw-la actus_fw-la dari_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o libero_fw-la arbitrio_fw-la esse_fw-la vel_fw-la in_o lege_fw-la atque_fw-la in_o doctrina_fw-la 7._o et_fw-la dei_fw-la gratiam_fw-la secundum_fw-la merit_n a_o nostra_fw-la dari_fw-la 8._o et_fw-la silios_fw-la dei_fw-la non_fw-la posse_fw-la vocari_fw-la nisi_fw-la omnino_fw-la absque_fw-la peccato_fw-la fuerint_fw-la effecti_fw-la 9_o et_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la liberum_fw-la arbitrium_fw-la si_fw-la dei_fw-la 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