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heb._n 2._o 15._o dead_a in_o sin_n ephes_n 2._o 3._o and_o so_o free_a from_o righteousness_n rom._n 6._o servant_n of_o sin_n ver_fw-la 16._o under_o the_o reign_n and_o dominion_n thereof_o vers_fw-la 12._o all_o our_o member_n be_v instrument_n of_o unrighteousness_n vers_fw-la 13._o not_o free_a indeed_o until_o the_o son_n make_v we_o free_a so_o that_o this_o idol_n of_o freewill_n in_o respect_n of_o spiritual_a thing_n be_v not_o one_o whit_n better_o than_o the_o other_o idol_n of_o the_o heathen_a though_o it_o look_v like_a silver_n and_o gold_n it_o be_v the_o work_n of_o man_n hand_n it_o have_v a_o mouth_n but_o it_o speak_v not_o it_o have_v eye_n but_o it_o see_v not_o it_o have_v ear_n but_o it_o hear_v not_o a_o nose_n but_o it_o smell_n not_o it_o have_v hand_n but_o it_o handle_v not_o foot_n but_o it_o walk_v not_o neither_o speak_v it_o through_o the_o throat_n all_o they_o that_o make_v it_o be_v like_a unto_o it_o and_o so_o be_v every_o one_o that_o trust_v in_o it_o o_o israel_n trust_v thou_o in_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n that_o it_o be_v the_o work_n of_o man_n hand_n or_o a_o humane_a invention_n i_o show_v before_o for_o the_o rest_n it_o have_v a_o mouth_n unacquainted_a with_o the_o mystery_n of_o godliness_n full_a only_a of_o curse_v and_o bitterness_n rom._n 3._o 14._o speak_a great_a swell_a word_n jude_n vers_fw-la 16._o great_a thing_n and_o blasphemy_n revel_v 13._o 5._o a_o mouth_n cause_v the_o flesh_n to_o sin_n eccles_n 6._o 5._o his_o eye_n be_v blind_a not_o able_a to_o perceive_v those_o thing_n that_o be_v of_o god_n nor_o to_o know_v those_o thing_n that_o be_v spiritual_o discern_v 1_o cor._n 2._o 14._o eye_n before_o which_o there_o be_v no_o fear_n of_o god_n rom._n 3._o 18._o his_o understanding_n be_v darken_v because_o of_o the_o blindness_n of_o his_o heart_n ephes_n 4._o 18._o wise_a to_o do_v evil_a but_o to_o do_v good_a he_o have_v no_o knowledge_n jerem._n 4._o 22._o so_o that_o without_o far_a light_n all_o the_o world_n be_v but_o a_o mere_a darkness_n john_n 1._o 5._o he_o have_v ear_n but_o they_o be_v like_o the_o ear_n of_o the_o deaf_a adder_n to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n refuse_v to_o hear_v the_o voice_n of_o the_o charmer_n charm_v he_o never_o so_o wise_o psal_n 54._o 8._o be_v dead_a when_o this_o voice_n first_o call_v it_o john_n 5._o 25._o ear_n stop_v that_o they_o shall_v not_o hear_v zach._n 8._o 11._o heavy_a ear_n that_o can_v hear_v isa_n 6._o 10._o a_o nose_n to_o which_o the_o gospel_n be_v the_o savour_n of_o death_n unto_o death_n 2_o cor._n 2._o 16._o hand_n full_a of_o blood_n isa_n 1._o 15._o and_o finger_n defile_v with_o iniquity_n chap._n 59_o 3._o foot_n indeed_o but_o like_o mephibosheth_n lame_a in_o both_o by_o a_o fall_n so_o that_o he_o can_v at_o all_o walk_n in_o the_o path_n of_o goodness_n but_o swift_a to_o shed_v blood_n destruction_n and_o misery_n be_v in_o their_o way_n and_o the_o way_n of_o peace_n they_o have_v not_o know_v rom._n 3._o 15_o 16_o 17._o these_o and_o divers_a other_o such_o endowment_n and_o excellent_a qualification_n do_v the_o scripture_n attribute_n to_o this_o idol_n which_o it_o call_v the_o old_a man_n as_o i_o shall_v more_o full_o discover_v in_o the_o next_o chapter_n and_o be_v not_o this_o a_o goodly_a reed_n whereon_o to_o rely_v in_o the_o path_n of_o godliness_n a_o powerful_a deity_n whereunto_o we_o may_v repair_v for_o a_o power_n to_o become_v the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o attain_v eternal_a happiness_n the_o ability_n of_o freewill_n in_o particular_a i_o shall_v consider_v hereafter_o now_o only_o i_o will_v by_o one_o or_o two_o reason_n show_v that_o it_o can_v be_v the_o sole_a and_o proper_a cause_n of_o any_o true_o good_a and_o spiritual_a act_n well_o please_v unto_o god_n first_o all_o spiritual_a act_n well_o please_v unto_o god_n as_o faith_n repentance_n obedience_n be_v supernatural_a flesh_n and_o blood_n reveal_v not_o these_o thing_n not_o of_o blood_n nor_o of_o the_o will_n of_o the_o flesh_n nor_o of_o the_o will_n of_o man_n but_o of_o the_o will_n of_o god_n john_n 1._o 13._o that_o which_o be_v bear_v of_o the_o flesh_n be_v flesh_n and_o that_o which_o be_v bear_v of_o the_o spirit_n be_v spirit_n john_n 3._o 6._o now_o to_o the_o performance_n of_o any_o supernatural_a act_n it_o be_v require_v that_o the_o productive_a power_n thereof_o be_v also_o supernatural_a for_o nothing_o have_v a_o activity_n in_o cause_v above_o its_o own_o sphere_n nec_fw-la imbelles_fw-la generant_fw-la feroces_fw-la aquilas_fw-la columbae_fw-la but_o our_o freewill_n be_v a_o mere_o natural_a faculty_n betwixt_o which_o and_o those_o spiritual_a supernatural_a act_n there_o be_v no_o proportion_n unless_o
as_o do_v 253._o grevinchovius_n i_o make_v myself_o say_v he_o differ_v from_o another_o when_o i_o do_v not_o resist_v god_n and_o his_o divine_a predetermination_n which_o i_o can_v have_v resist_v &_o why_o may_v i_o not_o boast_v of_o this_o as_o of_o my_o own_o that_o i_o can_v be_v of_o god_n mercy_n endow_v his_o nature_n with_o such_o a_o ability_n as_o you_o hear_v before_o but_o that_o i_o will_v when_o i_o may_v have_v do_v otherwise_o be_v of_o my_o power_n now_o when_o after_o all_o this_o they_o be_v force_v to_o confess_v some_o evangelicall_n grace_n though_o consist_v only_o in_o a_o moral_a persuasion_n by_o the_o outward_a preach_v of_o the_o word_n they_o teach_v three_o that_o god_n send_v the_o gospel_n and_o reveal_v christ_n jesus_n unto_o man_n according_a as_o they_o well_o dispose_v themselves_o for_o such_o a_o blessing_n synod_n sometime_o say_v they_o in_o their_o synodical_a write_n god_n call_v this_o or_o that_o nation_n people_n city_n or_o person_n to_o the_o communion_n of_o evangelicall_n grace_n who_o he_o himself_o pronounce_v worthy_a of_o it_o in_o comparison_n of_o other_o so_o that_o whereas_o act_v 18._o 10._o god_n encourage_v paul_n to_o preach_v at_o corinth_n by_o affirm_v that_o he_o have_v much_o people_n in_o that_o city_n which_o doubtless_o be_v his_o people_n then_o only_o by_o virtue_n of_o their_o election_n in_o these_o man_n judgement_n 27._o they_o be_v call_v so_o because_o that_o even_o than_o they_o fear_v god_n and_o serve_v he_o with_o all_o their_o heart_n according_a to_o that_o knowledge_n they_o have_v of_o he_o and_o so_o be_v ready_a to_o obey_v the_o preach_n of_o saint_n paul_n strange_a doctrine_n that_o man_n shall_v fear_v god_n know_v he_o serve_v he_o in_o sincerity_n before_o they_o ever_o hear_v of_o the_o gospel_n and_o by_o those_o mean_n deserve_v that_o it_o shall_v be_v preach_v unto_o they_o this_o be_v that_o please_v of_o god_n before_o faith_n that_o they_o plead_v for_o act._n 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condition_n pre-required_n in_o we_o for_o our_o conversion_n disposition_n prepare_v we_o in_o some_o measure_n for_o our_o new_a birth_n or_o regeneration_n but_o we_o affirm_v that_o all_o these_o also_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n relate_v to_o that_o alone_a as_o their_o proper_a cause_n for_o of_o ourselves_o without_o he_o we_o can_v do_v nothing_o joh._n 15._o 15._o we_o be_v not_o able_a of_o ourselves_o to_o think_v any_o thing_n as_o of_o ourselves_o 2_o cor._n 3._o 5._o much_o less_o do_v that_o which_o be_v good_a in_o respect_n of_o that_o every_o one_o of_o our_o mouth_n must_v be_v stop_v for_o we_o have_v all_o sin_v and_o come_v short_a of_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n rom._n 5._o 19_o 23._o we_o be_v by_o nature_n the_o child_n of_o wrath_n dead_a in_o trespass_n and_o sin_n ephes_n 2._o 1._o rom._n 8._o 9_o our_o new_a birth_n be_v a_o resurrection_n from_o death_n wrought_v by_o the_o greatness_n of_o god_n power_n and_o what_o ability_n i_o 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