natural_o happy_a be_v proper_a to_o god_n therefore_o adam_n be_v to_o be_v lead_v to_o it_o free_o by_o a_o covenant_n an._n to_o be_v happy_a necessary_o and_o independent_o and_o primary_o be_v proper_a to_o god_n but_o you_o can_v never_o prove_v it_o any_o contradiction_n or_o impossible_a for_o god_n to_o make_v a_o creature_n natural_o happy_a nor_o that_o there_o be_v not_o such_o §_o 9_o here_o the_o m._n s._n cit_v some_o word_n of_o his_o gibieuf_n make_v our_o be_v in_o god_n initial_o and_o final_o to_o be_v our_o state_n of_o amplitude_n and_o liberty_n and_o our_o go_v out_o from_o god_n to_o be_v our_o particularity_n and_o state_n of_o necessity_n as_o if_o we_o be_v pre-existent_a in_o god_n and_o our_o individuation_n cease_v upon_o oâ—â—_n return_v into_o he_o as_o our_o end_n an._n but_o these_o be_v platonic_a phantasm_n and_o gibieuf_n who_o be_v a_o devout_a oratorian_n and_o talk_v too_o oft_o of_o our_o deification_n as_o benedictâ—â—_n de_fw-fr benedictis_n 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call_v also_o i_o can_v prove_v §_o 11._o m._n s._n adam_n promise_a happiness_n be_v 1._o essential_a in_o this_o perfect_a holiness_n or_o love_n of_o god_n 2._o complimental_a in_o the_o enjoy_n god_n iâ—_n all_o the_o sanctify_a creature_n in_o that_o paradise_n but_o not_o to_o be_v translate_v to_o heaven_n which_o christ_n only_o procure_v we_o an._n i_o incline_v to_o that_o opinion_n 26_o year_n ago_o when_o i_o write_v the_o aphorism_n which_o you_o oppose_v but_o i_o now_o incline_v more_o to_o the_o contrary_a and_o rather_o think_v man_n shall_v have_v be_v translate_v to_o heaven_n as_o henoch_n and_o elias_n be_v upon_o many_o reason_n which_o i_o now_o pass_v by_o though_o i_o take_v it_o yet_o to_o be_v scarce_o certain_a to_o we_o §_o 12._o m._n s._n the_o holiness_n of_o god_n be_v his_o love_a himself_o as_o his_o end_n and_o the_o three_o person_n proceed_v by_o a_o reflex_n act_n of_o the_o infinite_a will_n and_o self-love_n of_o god_n be_v therefore_o call_v the_o holy_a spirit_n an._n 1._o this_o notion_n of_o god_n holiness_n that_o it_o be_v his_o self-love_n be_v not_o to_o be_v contemn_v it_o seem_v to_o be_v so_o with_o this_o limitation_n that_o you_o confine_v not_o his_o holiness_n to_o this_o but_o take_v this_o only_a as_o the_o most_o eminent_a among_o the_o inadequate_a conception_n of_o it_o for_o his_o whole_a transcendency_n in_o be_v life_n and_o knowledge_n as_o be_v adoreable_a by_o the_o creature_n and_o its_o end_n and_o the_o fountain_n of_o all_o create_a goodness_n and_o special_o of_o morality_n be_v also_o god_n holiness_n 2._o but_o the_o say_n that_o god_n be_v his_o own_o end_n seem_v improper_a though_o tolerable_a if_o speak_v but_o analogical_o for_o god_n neither_o have_v nor_o be_v to_o himself_o a_o cause_n nor_o a_o effect_n a_o beginning_n nor_o a_o end_n 3._o that_o the_o three_o person_n proceed_v by_o a_o reflex_n act_n of_o the_o infinite_a will_n many_o schoolman_n bold_o say_v and_o so_o some_o say_v that_o he_o be_v god_n actual_a self-love_n which_o be_v â—he_v same_o that_o you_o call_v his_o holiness_n and_o some_o say_v that_o he_o be_v the_o divine_a will_n or_o love_n consider_v in_o itself_o as_o distinct_a from_o vital_a power_n and_o intellect_n or_o wisdom_n but_o of_o this_o i_o have_v speak_v more_o large_o elsewhere_o §_o 13._o m._n s._n adam_n promise_a reward_n be_v to_o be_v fix_v in_o a_o unchangeable_a state_n of_o please_a god_n by_o this_o holy_a spirit_n not_o by_o infuse_v any_o new_a quality_n which_o shall_v unchangeable_o fasten_v he_o to_o the_o rule_n for_o no_o create_a thing_n can_v unchangeable_o keep_v a_o man_n from_o fall_v an._n 1._o the_o promise_n to_o adam_n be_v very_o obscure_a but_o happiness_n it_o must_v needs_o be_v and_o everlasting_a 2._o but_o it_o be_v pass_v my_o reach_n to_o conceive_v how_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n can_v fix_v man_n in_o perfect_a holiness_n without_o any_o fix_v quality_n as_o it_o be_v call_v on_o his_o soul_n a_o constant_a act_n the_o soul_n must_v have_v and_o 1._o if_o that_o act_n be_v cause_v by_o any_o divine_a impulse_n dispose_v the_o soul_n so_o to_o act_v than_o that_o disposition_n be_v a_o quality_n 2._o and_o if_o there_o be_v not_o both_o disposition_n and_o habit_n than_o the_o soul_n will_v not_o in_o glory_n be_v habitual_o or_o qualitative_o holy_a but_o only_o actual_o 3._o and_o a_o habit-acting_a being_n perfect_a than_o a_o act_n without_o a_o habit_n or_o inclination_n the_o soul_n will_v be_v more_o imperfect_a in_o glory_n than_o in_o this_o state_n of_o grace_n 4._o operari_fw-la sequitur_fw-la esse_fw-la god_n fit_v all_o his_o creature_n to_o their_o work_n and_o as_o when_o he_o will_v give_v immortality_n he_o will_v give_v a_o nature_n fit_a for_o immortality_n even_o indissoluble_a and_o incorruptible_a so_o when_o he_o give_v perpetuity_n of_o love_n he_o give_v a_o nature_n or_o habit_n fit_a for_o perpetual_a action_n christ_n say_v a_o good_a tree_n bring_v forth_o good_a fruit_n and_o a_o evil_a tree_n evil_a fruit_n make_v the_o tree_n good_a and_o his_o fruit_n good_a 5._o the_o operation_n of_o love_n in_o glory_n shall_v be_v ex_fw-la potentia_fw-la aut_fw-la violentia_fw-la aut_fw-la neutra_fw-la if_o there_o be_v no_o intrinsic_a disposition_n or_o inclination_n to_o they_o in_o a_o word_n it_o be_v a_o contradiction_n for_o a_o soul_n to_o be_v perfect_o holy_a and_o not_o have_v the_o perfection_n of_o inclination_n to_o its_o acts._n 3._o but_o if_o the_o meaning_n be_v that_o no_o holy_a quality_n alone_o suffice_v without_o god_n influx_n that_o be_v no_o more_o than_o what_o must_v be_v faid_fw-we of_o every_o creature_n without_o divine_a influx_n no_o creature_n can_v be_v or_o operate_v a_o moment_n no_o create_a thing_n of_o itself_o without_o god_n can_v continue_v how_o then_o shall_v it_o keep_v a_o man_n from_o fall_v but_o if_o the_o soul_n have_v any_o more_o goodness_n of_o nature_n or_o inclination_n in_o it_o than_o the_o devil_n have_v it_o must_v be_v a_o create_a thing_n or_o god_n himself_o if_o only_a god_n that_o prove_v not_o a_o saint_n to_o be_v himself_o better_a than_o a_o devil_n as_o to_o nature_n or_o disposition_n but_o only_o that_o god_n in_o he_o be_v better_a his_o reason_n why_o the_o sun_n be_v natural_o fix_v to_o its_o operation_n but_o not_o a_o glorify_a soul_n be_v §_o 14._o m._n s._n that_o one_o be_v a_o natural_a and_o the_o other_o a_o voluntary_a agent_n one_o as_o gibieuf_n say_v non_fw-fr agit_fw-fr sed_fw-la agitur_fw-la the_o other_o do_v agere_fw-la &_o non_fw-la tantum_fw-la agitur_fw-la an._n 1._o gibieuf_n and_o you_o be_v deceive_v in_o think_v that_o such_o natural_n none_o agunt_fw-la passive_a matter_n do_v not_o act_n ex_fw-la principio_fw-la essentiali_fw-la unless_a dr._n glissons_n and_o campanellas_n doctrine_n hold_v true_a but_o the_o three_o active_a nature_n intellectual_a sensitive_a and_o vegetative_a and_o so_o fire_n and_o the_o sun_n do_v ex_fw-la principio_fw-la activo_fw-la essentali_fw-la agere_fw-la but_o nothing_o do_v act_n without_o a_o antecedent_n influx_n to_o action_n from_o the_o first_o cause_n in_o which_o it_o be_v passive_a for_o no_o creature_n be_v independent_a 2._o voluntas_fw-la est_fw-la quaedam_fw-la natura_fw-la quamvis_fw-la libera_fw-la to_o move_v natural_o only_a and_o not_o free_o be_v proper_a to_o agent_n mere_o natural_a distinct_a from_o free_a but_o to_o move_v free_o and_o yet_o from_o a_o fix_a principle_n which_o shall_v infallible_o determine_v the_o soul_n to_o act_v free_o be_v not_o a_o contradiction_n nor_o that_o which_o gibieuf_n shall_v deny_v to_o the_o glorify_a §_o 15._o m._n s._n man_n though_o a_o creature_n be_v the_o first_o cause_n of_o his_o own_o action_n he_o move_v and_o set_v himself_o on_o work_n else_o he_o be_v
be_v equal_a or_o unequal_a physical_a or_o moral_a etc._n etc._n be_v to_o dote_v §_o 5._o but_o yet_o this_o knowledge_n and_o will_n of_o god_n be_v transient_a or_o terminate_v objective_o when_o it_o be_v not_o so_o effective_o and_o so_o god_n be_v say_v to_o know_v thing_n different_o as_o they_o differ_v and_o to_o will_v thing_n different_o as_o they_o be_v different_a object_n but_o this_o speak_v true_o nothing_o new_a or_o various_a in_o god_n but_o only_o a_o relative_n and_o so_o denominative_a connotation_n of_o his_o simple_a essence_n from_o these_o object_n who_o diversity_n give_v divers_a name_n to_o immutable_a most_o simple_a unity_n of_o this_o all_o schoolman_n for_o substance_n be_v agree_v however_o the_o thomist_n scotist_n and_o occamist_n differ_v about_o the_o notion_n of_o ratio_fw-la ratiocinata_fw-la formalitas_fw-la &_o denominatio_fw-la extrinseca_v §_o 6._o ii_o if_o it_o be_v the_o operation_n of_o the_o second_o cause_n ex_fw-la parte_fw-la operantiâ—â—â—n_fw-la and_o so_o of_o god_n by_o they_o that_o we_o dispute_v of_o the_o dispute_n will_v have_v the_o easy_a decision_n but_o this_o be_v deny_v by_o the_o dominican_n and_o another_o infuse_v immediate_a operation_n be_v make_v the_o subject_n of_o these_o controversy_n §_o 7._o iii_o it_o remain_v therefore_o that_o it_o be_v only_o the_o effect_n as_o in_o the_o soul-receiving_a which_o we_o dispute_v of_o and_o if_o so_o this_o must_v be_v remember_v that_o we_o dream_v not_o of_o any_o controversy_n about_o god_n action_n as_o ex_fw-la parte_fw-la agenâ—is_fw-la in_o he_o or_o between_o he_o and_o the_o soul_n §_o 8._o in_o man_n soul_n we_o know_v of_o nothing_o but_o 1._o the_o substance_n in_o the_o first_o notion_n as_o answerable_a to_o matter_n in_o body_n 2._o the_o form_n which_o be_v a_o threefold_a virtue_n or_o faculty_n in_o one_o viz._n the_o vital_a power_n intellect_n and_o will_n which_o be_v at_o once_o virtus_n vis_fw-fr &_o inclinatio_fw-la naturalis_fw-la ad_fw-la proprias_fw-la actiones_fw-la all_o these_o be_v but_o inadequate_a conception_n of_o the_o same_o simple_a essence_n and_o not_o compound_v part_n none_o of_o this_o be_v the_o thing_n in_o question_n for_o the_o soul_n be_v presuppose_v to_o be_v a_o soul_n 3._o the_o accidental_a and_o mutable_a disposition_n of_o the_o faculty_n to_o the_o acts._n 4._o the_o impression_n of_o superior_a cause_n god_n and_o mean_n in_o move_v to_o the_o acts._n 5._o the_o act_n of_o the_o soul_n themselves_o 6._o the_o habit_n i_o know_v of_o no_o more_o §_o 9_o i._n though_o all_o habit_n be_v disposition_n yet_o all_o disposition_n be_v not_o habit_n and_o before_o habit_n the_o soul_n may_v be_v many_o way_n predispose_v to_o the_o act_n as_o 1._o by_o former_a act_n of_o another_o sort_n which_o yet_o conduce_v to_o this_o 2._o by_o other_o habit_n that_o be_v preparatory_a 3._o by_o deliverance_n from_o many_o internal_a and_o external_n impediment_n 4._o and_o last_o by_o the_o divine_a impress_n itself_o in_o the_o instant_n of_o nature_n though_o not_o of_o time_n before_o the_o act._n for_o god_n so_o dispose_v the_o soul_n to_o act_v §_o 10._o this_o predisposition_n be_v sometime_o but_o a_o moral_a power_n that_o be_v in_o so_o low_a a_o degree_n as_o contain_v only_o the_o necessary_a power_n to_o the_o act_n with_o which_o alone_o it_o be_v sometime_o do_v and_o sometime_o beside_o this_o moral_a power_n it_o contain_v some_o further_a degree_n of_o accidental_a inclination_n or_o propensity_n to_o the_o act._n and_o these_o degree_n be_v various_a in_o various_a instance_n and_o subject_n §_o 11._o ii_o when_o god_n move_v the_o soul_n to_o believe_v or_o repent_v we_o must_v conceive_v that_o in_o the_o instant_a antecedent_n to_o the_o act_n the_o soul_n receive_v some_o impress_n or_o impulse_n from_o the_o divine_a essence_n by_o which_o it_o be_v dispose_v or_o move_v to_o act_n he_o act_n act_n act_n aâ—xilium_fw-la praevium_fw-la non_fw-la appellatur_fw-la à _fw-la nobis_fw-la forma_fw-la voluntatis_fw-la impressa_fw-la quoniam_fw-la hoc_fw-la nomen_fw-la significare_fw-la videtur_fw-la qualitatem_fw-la constituentem_fw-la potentiam_fw-la in_o act_n primo_fw-la sed_fw-la proprio_fw-la vocabulo_fw-la dicitur_fw-la motio_fw-la actualis_fw-la qua_fw-la deus_fw-la veer_fw-la efficient_a facit_fw-la ut_fw-la liberum_fw-la arbitrium_fw-la operetur_fw-la actum_fw-la liberum_fw-la determinatum_fw-la cum_fw-la vera_fw-la &_o expedita_fw-la facultate_fw-la qua_fw-la potest_fw-la illum_fw-la non_fw-la operari_fw-la si_fw-la velit_fw-la alvarez_n de_fw-fr auxil_n disp_n 23._o p._n 108._o mâ—tio_n be_v the_o proper_a notion_n he_o think_v between_o god_n and_o the_o act_n or_o habit_n of_o man_n as_o aforesaid_a but_o unapt_o i_o think_v so_o conceive_v by_o he_o and_o though_o spirit_n especial_o god_n move_v not_o by_o such_o contact_n and_o impress_n as_o thing_n corporeal_a yet_o in_o a_o unconceivable_a manner_n some_o spirit_n some_o spiritual_a impress_n influx_n or_o motion_n must_v be_v receive_v by_o which_o faith_n be_v cause_v and_o this_o impress_n and_o the_o disposition_n to_o the_o act_n cause_v by_o it_o perhaps_o be_v real_o the_o same_o §_o 12._o iii_o the_o act_n itself_o by_o this_o and_o by_o the_o soul_n dispose_v and_o excite_v be_v next_o cause_v not_o give_v as_o pre-existent_a but_o give_v by_o causal_n efficacious_a suscitation_n of_o the_o pre-existent_a faculty_n or_o power_n §_o 13._o iv_o the_o habit_n which_o be_v a_o promptitude_n to_o facile_a act_n be_v cause_v by_o all_o the_o forementioned_a cause_n conjunct_a and_o not_o by_o any_o one_o alone_a viz._n by_o god_n and_o his_o impress_n on_o a_o soul_n some_o way_n pre-disposed_n and_o by_o the_o soul_n itself_o further_o dispose_v and_o excite_v by_o that_o impress_n but_o of_o habit_n more_o anon_o and_o here_o because_o almost_o all_o our_o seem_a difference_n depend_v on_o the_o question_n what_o it_o be_v that_o be_v between_o god_n essence_n and_o man_n act_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o our_o act_n or_o may_v be_v call_v grace_n sufficient_a or_o effectual_a more_o or_o less_o etc._n etc._n i_o shall_v tell_v you_o how_o alvarez_n handle_v the_o question_n and_o thereby_o further_o show_v you_o that_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n unsearchable_a and_o past_a man_n knowledge_n and_o though_o i_o satisfy_v myself_o with_o call_v it_o a_o impulse_n or_o impress_n or_o a_o receive_a energy_n or_o force_n or_o influx_n yet_o these_o be_v but_o general_a notion_n and_o tell_v we_o not_o as_o to_o a_o distinct_a formal_a conception_n what_o it_o be_v and_o you_o shall_v see_v that_o the_o bold_a disputer_n know_v no_o more_o alvarez_n de_fw-fr aux_fw-fr l._n 3._o disp_n 19_o p._n 77._o tell_v you_o that_o there_o be_v these_o several_a opinion_n of_o it_o what_o be_v the_o previous_a motion_n by_o which_o god_n move_v and_o appli_v second_o cause_n to_o operate_v i._o some_o thomist_n hold_v that_o it_o be_v a_o quality_n not_o permanent_a but_o by_o way_n of_o transient_a disposition_n with_o operation_n cabrera_n 3._o p._n q._n 18._o be_v 4._o dub_v 1._o conc._n 4._o n._n 58._o for_o it_o must_v be_v some_o virtus_n and_o that_o must_v be_v a_o quality_n imperfect_a supernatural_a act_n as_o attrition_n fear_v of_o hell_n etc._n etc._n be_v before_o habit_n and_o have_v only_o such_o transient_a virtue_n or_o quality_n etc._n etc._n ii_o other_o hold_v contrary_o that_o god_n motion_n be_v nothing_o beside_o his_o own_o will_n or_o essence_n and_o man_n act_n be_v simultaneous_a their_o reason_n i_o omit_v etc._n omit_v omit_v omit_v so_o bradwardine_n and_o many_o other_o and_o this_o will_v cut_v short_a most_o of_o our_o present_a controversy_n if_o it_o will_v hold_v dr._n twisse_n say_v vind._n grat._n li._n 2._o p._n 2._o crim._n 3._o c._n 15._o §._o 9_o p._n 348._o probabile_fw-la esse_fw-la nullam_fw-la motionem_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la recipi_fw-la in_o voluntatem_fw-la 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act_n but_o all_o acquire_v habit_n be_v not_o such_o as_o be_v call_v infuse_v §_o 9_o the_o difference_n be_v in_o this_o that_o habit_n be_v say_v to_o be_v infuse_v when_o the_o holy_a ghost_n do_v excite_v the_o soul_n to_o the_o act_n and_o by_o that_o act_n unto_o a_o settle_a habit_n by_o such_o a_o special_a powerful_a impulse_n as_o will_v not_o follow_v god_n ordinary_a operation_n by_o mere_a natural_a second_o cause_n as_o the_o seal_n set_v home_o on_o the_o wax_n by_o a_o strong_a hand_n make_v a_o deep_a impression_n more_o than_o when_o it_o be_v lay_v on_o light_o by_o a_o child_n so_o be_v sacred_a object_n and_o mean_n and_o motive_n when_o set_v home_o by_o the_o spirit_n allow_v for_o the_o difference_n of_o the_o thing_n §_o 10._o whether_o in_o every_o true_a believer_n a_o fix_a habit_n of_o love_n instantaneous_o follow_v the_o first_o act_n of_o true_a faith_n though_o weak_a or_o whether_o in_o many_o god_n only_o give_v after_o the_o first_o act_n so_o 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and_o love_n and_o obedience_n of_o such_o a_o one_o 3._o and_o this_o certainty_n must_v be_v the_o effect_n and_o product_v of_o other_o grace_n faith_n and_o love_n etc._n etc._n and_o a_o feeble_a cause_n will_v not_o bring_v forth_o a_o effect_n so_o much_o strong_a than_o itself_o 4._o god_n wisdom_n in_o government_n will_v not_o encourage_v even_o a_o child_n in_o fit_n of_o contempt_n neglect_v or_o disobedience_n by_o such_o assurance_n how_o can_v he_o more_o reward_n and_o encourage_v the_o best_a and_o if_o every_o true_a christian_n shall_v have_v certainty_n of_o salvation_n when_o he_o sin_v as_o foul_o as_o frequent_o as_o gross_o and_o live_v as_o slothful_o as_o ever_o will_v stand_v with_o sincerity_n it_o will_v tempt_v such_o to_o go_v on_o in_o sin_n and_o be_v no_o better_o 5._o god_n have_v his_o castigatory_a punishment_n for_o sinful_a child_n even_o to_o death_n itself_o sometime_o and_o much_o desertion_n and_o who_o shall_v have_v such_o correction_n but_o 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as_o it_o be_v for_o perseverance_n to_o be_v a_o certain_a truth_n viz._n that_o all_o the_o elect_n shall_v certain_o persevere_v and_o that_o the_o grace_n of_o perseverance_n be_v the_o consequent_a of_o election_n and_o not_o election_n the_o consequent_a of_o foresee_a perseverance_n unless_o you_o mean_v only_o that_o part_n of_o election_n which_o determine_v of_o glorify_v and_o exclude_v that_o which_o decree_v to_o give_v perseverance_n but_o the_o difficulty_n be_v about_o the_o non-elect_a and_o it_o be_v most_o probable_a that_o where_o god_n decree_v perseverance_n he_o decree_v to_o give_v grace_n suitable_a thereto_o as_o when_o he_o decree_v the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n he_o give_v it_o a_o nature_n apt_a for_o immortality_n and_o therefore_o that_o such_o have_v confirm_v grace_n but_o the_o controversy_n be_v whether_o all_o true_a grace_n do_v so_o confirm_v 334._o that_o a_o argument_n can_v be_v fetch_v for_o perseverance_n from_o the_o mere_a nature_n of_o the_o grace_n receive_v seem_v plain_a by_o adam_n fall_n and_o probable_a from_o the_o angel_n 335._o some_o sabbath_n some_o some_o some_o vid._n mr._n george_n walker_n of_o the_o sabbath_n to_o avoid_v this_o deny_v adam_n to_o have_v be_v holy_a and_o suppose_v he_o only_o innocent_a and_o neutral_a and_o capable_a of_o holiness_n worse_a than_o those_o papist_n citat_fw-la papist_n papist_n papist_n petavius_n in_o elench_v ther._n vincent_n lenâ—s_fw-fr c._n 23._o p._n 97._o say_v that_o adam_n have_v 1._o exterior_a grace_n viz._n his_o outward_a blessing_n 2._o interiour_n and_o that_o 1._o permanent_a which_o be_v bona_fw-la voluntas_fw-la vel_fw-la justitia_fw-la originalis_fw-la ex_fw-la omnium_fw-la virtutum_fw-la fidei_fw-la spei_fw-la charitatis_fw-la tum_fw-la caeterarum_fw-la quae_fw-la in_o ment_fw-la aut_fw-la voluntate_fw-la resident_a concursu_fw-la concentuque_fw-la colleâ—ta_fw-la 2._o transient_a that_o be_v actual_a influx_n or_o inspiration_n but_o 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disposition_n to_o love_n god_n as_o god_n and_o act_v this_o he_o be_v holy_a if_o he_o have_v not_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v a_o privation_n in_o he_o and_o not_o a_o mere_a negation_n for_o a_o rational_a creature_n must_v needs_o be_v natural_o oblige_v to_o love_v his_o creator_n yea_o this_o be_v the_o first_o and_o summary_n law_n of_o nature_n to_o he_o therefore_o not_o to_o do_v it_o must_v needs_o be_v sin_n and_o the_o sum_n of_o all_o sin_n therefore_o adam_n thus_o be_v make_v a_o great_a sinner_n ab_fw-la origine_fw-la before_o his_o fall_n 2._o if_o adam_n love_v not_o god_n in_o his_o weak_a degree_n of_o recover_a grace_n he_o be_v unsanctified_a but_o if_o he_o do_v as_o certain_o he_o do_v than_o it_o be_v not_o like_a that_o in_o his_o least_o degree_n of_o his_o recover_a grace_n he_o be_v holy_a than_o in_o innocency_n though_o he_o may_v stand_v on_o sure_a ground_n 3._o and_o this_o opinion_n make_v unholiness_n of_o nature_n to_o be_v no_o part_n of_o original_a sin_n because_o it_o will_v be_v no_o privation_n but_o a_o negation_n for_o our_o nature_n in_o infancy_n be_v not_o oblige_v to_o have_v that_o holiness_n which_o it_o never_o have_v and_o lose_v in_o adam_n and_o so_o original_a sin_n be_v almost_o all_o deny_v and_o a_o unholy_a heart_n be_v make_v as_o innocent_a therein_o 4._o we_o be_v renew_v according_a to_o the_o image_n of_o he_o that_o create_v we_o in_o wisdom_n righteousness_n and_o true_a holiness_n col._n 3._o 10._o therefore_o it_o be_v holiness_n which_o be_v the_o image_n of_o god_n which_o we_o lose_v and_o needs_o renew_v 336._o the_o argument_n for_o perseverance_n from_o god_n immutability_n will_v hold_v as_o to_o all_o the_o elect_n as_o such_o but_o not_o to_o all_o the_o sanctify_a or_o justify_v as_o such_o for_o the_o angel_n and_o adam_n fall_n do_v not_o prove_v god_n mutable_a and_o god_n can_v judge_v a_o thing_n or_o person_n to_o be_v change_v without_o be_v himself_o change_v but_o only_o denominatione_fw-la extrinseca_v a_o relatione_n ad_fw-la mutatum_fw-la be_v various_o denominate_v and_o even_o his_o law_n or_o covenant_n which_o say_v he_o that_o believe_v shall_v be_v save_v and_o he_o that_o believe_v not_o shall_v be_v damn_v will_v not_o at_o all_o be_v change_v if_o it_o justify_v a_o believer_n to_o day_n who_o it_o condemn_v as_o a_o unbeliever_n yesterday_o and_o shall_v condemn_v he_o again_o to_o morrow_n if_o he_o shall_v apostatise_v or_o if_o it_o conclude_v we_o guilty_a every_o day_n anew_o of_o every_o new_a sin_n which_o we_o commit_v 337._o it_o be_v a_o very_a hard_a thing_n to_o confute_v a_o anabaptist_n without_o grant_v that_o infant_n justification_n may_v be_v lose_v for_o experience_n prove_v 3._o *_o brianson_n in_o 4._o q._n 4._o 1._o corrob_fw-la fol._n 36._o handle_v the_o question_n why_o the_o baptize_v infant_n have_v infuse_v habit_n of_o grace_n and_o virtue_n cit_v their_o opinion_n that_o hold_v the_o contrary_a but_o incline_v to_o the_o affirmative_a he_o have_v no_o better_a answer_n to_o they_o that_o object_n experience_n which_o oft_a find_v not_o sign_n of_o such_o habit_n when_o they_o come_v to_o age_n than_o that_o they_o be_v know_v to_o we_o only_o by_o faith_n matth._n 28._o 19_o 20._o eph._n 4_o two_o 3._o that_o the_o child_n of_o godly_a parent_n too_o often_o prove_v ungodly_a and_o if_o they_o have_v justify_v grace_n in_o infancy_n they_o lose_v it_o and_o if_o they_o have_v not_o than_o the_o covenant_n in_o which_o they_o be_v enter_v do_v not_o certain_o justify_v they_o and_o if_o so_o than_o it_o be_v either_o the_o very_a same_o covenant_n which_o the_o adult_n be_v baptize_v into_o or_o another_o if_o it_o be_v another_o than_o their_o baptism_n be_v another_o thing_n for_o baptism_n be_v but_o the_o celebration_n of_o our_o covenant_n with_o god_n and_o another_o covenant_n in_o specie_fw-la make_v another_o baptism_n in_o specie_fw-la and_o if_o so_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v no_o baptism_n of_o god_n appoint_v for_o he_o have_v but_o one_o covenant_n of_o grace_n to_o be_v enter_v by_o we_o and_o seal_v nor_o but_o one_o baptism_n indeed_o on_o man_n part_n there_o be_v a_o covenant_v with_o the_o heart_n and_o with_o the_o mouth_n a_o outward_a as_o well_o as_o a_o inward_a covenant_n or_o consent_v but_o it_o be_v all_o to_o one_o and_o the_o same_o covenant_n of_o god_n it_o be_v the_o same_o species_n of_o faith_n in_o god_n the_o father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n which_o baptize_v hypocrite_n and_o true_a christian_n do_v profess_v and_o infant_n have_v no_o faith_n of_o their_o own_o to_o profess_v but_o be_v dedicate_v by_o another_o will_n the_o title-condition_n of_o the_o adult_n be_v their_o own_o consent_v faith_n but_o the_o title-condition_n of_o infant_n be_v nothing_o in_o themselves_o but_o their_o parent_n consent_v faith_n without_o they_o which_o dedicate_v they_o to_o god_n now_o we_o suppose_v the_o parent_n to_o do_v this_o sincere_o if_o then_o the_o covenant_n ascertain_v not_o present_a justification_n to_o the_o infant_n who_o have_v all_o the_o condition_n require_v by_o the_o covenant_n how_o can_v we_o say_v that_o it_o any_o more_o ascertain_v justification_n to_o the_o adult_n it_o be_v prove_v to_o be_v the_o very_a same_o covenant_n and_o not_o another_o but_o if_o it_o do_v ascertain_v it_o than_o many_o lose_v it_o i_o run_v not_o into_o their_o error_n who_o tell_v we_o and_o will_v have_v none_o of_o we_o preach_v christ_n gospel_n that_o will_v not_o say_v the_o same_o that_o it_o be_v certain_a by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n that_o infant_n baptize_v die_v before_o actual_a sin_n be_v certain_o save_v without_o except_v the_o child_n of_o any_o infidel_n pagan_n or_o apostate_n which_o i_o can_v prove_v of_o the_o infant_n even_o of_o hypocrite_n or_o unsound_a christian_n or_o that_o the_o child_n can_v he_o save_v by_o that_o false_a faith_n which_o will_v not_o save_v the_o parent_n or_o he_o that_o dedicate_v he_o to_o god_n or_o that_o the_o child_n of_o hypocrite_n or_o infidel_n have_v the_o condition_n of_o justification_n and_o if_o that_o word_n of_o god_n have_v be_v cite_v that_o make_v the_o assertion_n certain_a it_o will_v have_v be_v a_o great_a kindness_n to_o we_o from_o those_o who_o justice_n must_v go_v for_o such_o but_o we_o be_v think_v unworthy_a of_o it_o for_o my_o part_n i_o determine_v not_o the_o difficult_a case_n of_o infant_n loss_n of_o justification_n their_o case_n be_v leave_v dark_a to_o we_o in_o the_o scripture_n but_o my_o judgement_n be_v fully_a express_v by_o the_o word_n of_o the_o synod_n of_o dort_n art_n 1._o §_o 17._o and_o davenant_n treatise_n on_o that_o point_n be_v very_o judicious_a and_o considerable_a if_o wherever_o he_o speak_v of_o baptise_a infant_n you_o will_v but_o suppose_v he_o to_o mean_v the_o infant_n of_o true_a christian_n and_o not_o all_o 338._o it_o seem_v a_o hard_a say_n that_o any_o member_n of_o christ_n shall_v be_v cut_v off_o and_o become_v a_o member_n of_o satan_n and_o perish_v though_o he_o be_v but_o a_o infant_n member_n but_o we_o must_v not_o let_v the_o metaphor_n deceive_v we_o it_o be_v not_o a_o natural_a member_n of_o christ_n person_n that_o perish_v as_o if_o part_n of_o christ_n himself_o fall_v off_o but_o a_o metaphorical_a mystical_a political_a member_n and_o christ_n think_v it_o no_o absurdity_n joh._n 15._o to_o warn_v his_o chief_a member_n that_o they_o fall_v not_o off_o and_o to_o speak_v by_o way_n of_o supposition_n of_o his_o branch_n as_o cut_v off_o wither_a and_o burn_v and_o adam_n and_o the_o fall_a angel_n before_o their_o fall_n be_v the_o belove_a of_o god_n and_o his_o child_n and_o yet_o fall_v from_o that_o love_n there_o must_v be_v therefore_o strong_a argument_n than_o this_o to_o turn_v the_o scale_n sect_n xxiv_o the_o sum_n and_o end_n of_o this_o discourse_n of_o certain_a perseverance_n 339._o the_o end_n and_o sum_n of_o 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