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that_o christian_n fall_v into_o sin_n do_v sin_n against_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n receive_v but_o we_o seek_v out_o one_o special_a sin_n which_o in_o a_o principal_a manner_n and_o for_o some_o special_a consideration_n be_v call_v the_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n such_o be_v not_o each_o sin_n commit_v after_o baptism_n augustine_n stand_v for_o final_a impoenitencie_n viz._n when_o man_n die_v without_o repentance_n certain_o i_o can_v but_o much_o commend_v the_o censure_n that_o bellarmine_n pass_v upon_o this_o opinion_n 16_o this_o be_v true_a say_v he_o so_o far_o forth_o as_o it_o teach_v that_o final_a impoenitencie_n be_v some_o special_a sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n but_o it_o can_v be_v defend_v if_o he_o will_v have_v this_o impoenitencie_n to_o be_v that_o peculiar_a and_o proper_a sin_n which_o we_o feeke_v for_o but_o i_o more_o commend_v his_o reason_n first_o because_o final_a impoenitencie_n be_v not_o blasphemy_n but_o only_o a_o certain_a 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be_v simple_o voluntary_a in_o that_o they_o have_v time_n of_o deliberation_n for_o the_o apprehension_n of_o good_a do_v not_o work_v so_o effectual_o upon_o the_o will_n as_o do_v the_o apprehension_n of_o evil_a and_o therefore_o those_o passion_n which_o do_v apprehend_v good_a do_v not_o take_v away_o election_n and_o deliberation_n but_o do_v allow_v man_n sufficient_a time_n to_o think_v of_o all_o inconvenience_n and_o give_v they_o liberty_n to_o resolve_v whether_o they_o will_v do_v so_o or_o no._n whereas_o those_o passion_n which_o do_v apprehend_v evil_a do_v not_o so_o easy_o suffer_v a_o man_n to_o consult_v and_o therefore_o if_o these_o cause_n not_o involuntary_a action_n much_o less_o do_v the_o former_a whereby_o you_o see_v the_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o fact_n of_o judas_n and_o the_o fall_n of_o peter_n judas_n have_v time_n to_o call_v his_o wit_n together_o to_o consult_v with_o reason_n to_o deliberate_v with_o himself_o what_o he_o will_v do_v to_o 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together_o a_o multitude_n of_o matter_n of_o which_o perhaps_o some_o may_v say_v and_o say_v true_o totum_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o be_v beside_o the_o purpose_n in_o brief_a i_o will_v reduce_v it_o to_o this_o sillogisme_n prop._n that_o sin_n which_o be_v without_o all_o hope_n of_o pardon_n and_o irremissible_a be_v deadly_a and_o mortal_a even_o as_o that_o wound_n be_v say_v to_o be_v mortal_a which_o be_v incurable_a and_o past_o all_o help_n of_o chirurgery_n assumption_n such_o be_v this_o our_o sin_n irremissible_a and_o without_o all_o hope_n of_o pardon_n and_o therefore_o mortal_a plinius_n 3._o secundus_fw-la in_o one_o of_o his_o epistle_n affirm_v it_o to_o be_v the_o office_n of_o a_o author_n we_o titulum_fw-la legate_n to_o read_v the_o â—â—le_n of_o his_o book_n and_o often_o to_o ask_v himself_o what_o he_o have_v begin_v
to_o handle_v know_v this_o that_o if_o he_o keep_v he_o to_o his_o matter_n he_o can_v be_v tedious_a though_o he_o may_v be_v long_o certain_o his_o observation_n be_v good_a and_o worthy_a to_o be_v remember_v not_o only_o of_o a_o writer_n but_o also_o of_o a_o orator_n of_o a_o auditor_n of_o a_o orator_n lest_o he_o abuse_v his_o auditory_a of_o a_o auditor_n lest_o his_o censure_n seem_v rather_o to_o proceed_v from_o the_o rashness_n of_o a_o caviller_n then_o from_o the_o judgement_n of_o a_o understanding_n hearer_n wherefore_o as_o in_o the_o handle_n of_o the_o former_a part_n raise_v all_o my_o matter_n from_o the_o definition_n prefix_a and_o reduce_v the_o word_n of_o the_o definition_n to_o certain_a head_n that_o so_o still_o i_o may_v read_v my_o title_n and_o you_o may_v see_v what_o i_o be_v in_o do_v so_o here_o in_o this_o second_o part_n that_o both_o you_o and_o i_o may_v still_o find_v ourselves_o this_o shall_v be_v the_o title_n that_o we_o must_v often_o 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may_v to_o satisfy_v bellarmine_n run_v on_o four_o foot_n and_o agree_v in_o terminis_fw-la and_o mark_v i_o pray_v you_o the_o concordance_n of_o the_o three_o evangelistes_n luke_n 10._o say_v plain_o non_fw-la remittetur_fw-la it_o shall_v not_o be_v forgive_v mark_n say_v non_fw-la in_o aeternum_fw-la never_o forgive_v matthew_n neque_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la seculo_fw-la etc._n etc._n neither_o in_o this_o world_n nor_o in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v so_o that_o whether_o we_o begin_v with_o matthew_n and_o expound_v he_o by_o mark_n and_o mark_v by_o luke_n or_o vice_fw-la versa_fw-la begin_v with_o luke_n and_o increase_v his_o negative_a by_o mark_n and_o amplify_v that_o of_o mark_n by_o matthew_n all_o be_v one_o in_o substance_n indeed_o here_o be_v the_o difference_n that_o matthew_n to_o cut_v off_o all_o hope_n of_o pardon_n and_o to_o shut_v this_o sin_n perpetual_o from_o remission_n use_v this_o distribution_n of_o time_n and_o certain_o not_o without_o just_a cause_n for_o as_o god_n when_o he_o charge_v laban_n tâ—emell_n to_o use_v no_o mean_n to_o bring_v jacob_n back_o again_o lest_o laban_n may_v think_v it_o lawful_a to_o use_v fair_a mean_n though_o not_o foul_a do_v use_v a_o distribution_n of_o the_o thing_n neither_o good_a nor_o evil_a as_o moses_n after_o the_o explication_n of_o the_o law_n add_v thou_o 32._o shall_v not_o turn_v aside_o id_fw-la est_fw-la no_o whither_o but_o lest_o they_o may_v suppose_v it_o not_o amiss_o to_o turn_v to_o the_o right_a hand_n though_o not_o to_o the_o left_a to_o embrace_v superstition_n though_o not_o wickedness_n he_o use_v the_o partition_n of_o place_n neque_fw-la ad_fw-la dexâ—ram_fw-la neque_fw-la ad_fw-la sinistram_fw-la neither_o to_o the_o right_a hand_n as_o paul_n have_v set_v forth_o the_o effect_n of_o the_o gospel_n that_o it_o be_v 16._o potentia_fw-la dei_fw-la ad_fw-la salutem_fw-la cuivis_fw-la credenti_fw-la the_o power_n of_o god_n to_o salvation_n to_o every_o one_o that_o believe_v lest_o the_o jew_n may_v dream_v of_o some_o prerogative_n do_v distribute_v the_o person_n &_o judaeo_n &_o graeco_n both_o to_o the_o jew_n and_o the_o greek_a so_o in_o this_o place_n lest_o some_o may_v think_v as_o do_v catena_fw-la origen_n afterward_o that_o this_o sin_n as_o all_o other_o sin_n may_v be_v remit_v though_o not_o in_o this_o life_n yet_o post_fw-la novissimum_fw-la judicium_fw-la multis_fw-la voluminibus_fw-la seculorum_fw-la after_o many_o revolution_n of_o future_a age_n there_o fore_n do_v matthew_n use_v this_o distribution_n of_o time_n neither_o in_o this_o world_n nor_o in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v pass_v we_o from_o the_o gospel_n to_o the_o epistle_n heb._n 6._o 4._o 5_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n it_o be_v impossible_a etc._n etc._n he_o say_v not_o as_o do_v the_o jesuit_n it_o be_v difficult_a and_o very_a hard_a but_o plain_o impossible_a neither_o say_v he_o to_o renew_v they_o to_o baptism_n or_o to_o make_v they_o partaker_n of_o a_o second_o baptism_n but_o to_o renew_v they_o again_o to_o repentance_n or_o that_o they_o shall_v â—e_v renew_v again_o by_o repentance_n repentance_n i_o say_v not_o baptism_n for_o what_o absurdity_n be_v it_o for_o our_o rhemist_n to_o confound_v repentance_n with-baptisme_n or_o if_o some_o of_o the_o ancient_n do_v so_o understand_v it_o do_v they_o not_o by_o deny_v baptism_n the_o sacrament_n of_o remission_n deny_v also_o remission_n or_o if_o the_o apostle_n mean_v that_o this_o sin_n of_o apostasy_n do_v exclude_v from_o a_o second_o baptism_n wherein_o shall_v it_o differ_v from_o other_o sin_n unless_o other_o sin_n may_v allow_v a_o man_n a_o second_o baptism_n upon_o his_o repentance_n which_o be_v ridiculous_a again_o mark_v what_o the_o same_o apostle_n add_v heb._n 10._o 26._o there_o remain_v no_o more_o sacrifice_n for_o sin_n the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o old_a law_n be_v effectual_a in_o their_o time_n to_o the_o expiation_n of_o sin_n if_o 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