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of_o the_o apostasy_n of_o saint_n edit_n lugduni_n anno_fw-la 1615._o pag._n 12._o demand_v the_o first_o there_o be_v no_o absolute_a election_n and_o b_o pag._n 25._o absolute_a predestination_n grant_v it_o be_v necessary_a to_o remove_v the_o whole_a scripture_n to_o settle_v that_o head_n or_o doctrine_n arminius_n in_o the_o forecited_a declaration_n pag._n 33._o out_o of_o this_o doctrine_n to_o wit_n of_o absolute_a solute_a predestination_n it_o c_o follow_v that_o god_n be_v the_o author_n of_o sin_n and_n this_o may_v be_v prove_v by_o a_o fourfold_a argument_n 1._o because_o this_o doctrine_n lay_v it_o down_o that_o god_n precise_o have_v decrâ—ed_v to_o demonstrate_v his_o glory_n by_o punish_v or_o punitive_a justice_n and_o mercy_n save_v some_o man_n and_o damn_v other_o which_o but_o by_o d_o sin_n enter_v into_o the_o world_n neither_o be_v nor_o can_v be_v do_v etc._n etc._n arminius_n respon_n add_v artic._n 10._o it_o will_v be_v easy_a for_o i_o to_o convince_v the_o opinion_n of_o some_o of_o the_o brethren_n of_o manichâ—isme_n and_o stoicism_n we_o protest_v to_o the_o whole_a world_n that_o by_o our_o adversary_n e_o manicheisme_n and_o f_o stoicism_n or_o fatal_a necessity_n be_v â—rought_v into_o the_o church_n the_o emblem_n of_o their_o book_n of_o the_o act_n of_o the_o synod_n of_o dort_n have_v this_o triumphant_a title_n destructo_fw-la fato_fw-la or_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o fate_n exit_fw-la act._n syn._n dordrac_n in_o peror_n bert._n epist_n dedic_n before_o his_o book_n of_o the_o apostasy_n of_o the_o saint_n there_o be_v who_o fly_n pelagianisme_n not_o see_v that_o they_o plain_o side_n with_o the_o manichee_n he_o cit_v these_o word_n as_o out_o of_o a_o epistle_n of_o casâ—ubon_n but_o forge_v by_o himself_o hag_n conference_n set_v out_o by_o bert._n pag._n 90._o this_o absolute_a decree_n open_v a_o gate_n on_o this_o side_n to_o a_o g_o dissolute_a life_n on_o that_o side_n to_o h_o desperation_n appealer_n appeal_v to_o 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be_v pag._n 141._o transform_v in_o mind_n renew_v in_o soul_n regenerate_v by_o grace_n discord_n church_n of_o england_n homil_n of_o salvation_n page_n 13._o because_o all_o man_n be_v sinner_n and_o breaker_n of_o god_n law_n therefore_o can_v no_o man_n by_o his_o own_o act_n word_n and_o deed_n seem_v they_o never_o so_o good_a be_v justify_v but_o of_o necessity_n every_o man_n be_v constrain_v to_o seek_v for_o another_o righteousness_n or_o justification_n to_o be_v receive_v at_o god_n own_o hand_n that_o be_v to_o say_v forgiveness_n of_o sin_n and_o this_o justification_n or_o righteousness_n which_o we_o so_o receive_v of_o god_n mercy_n and_o christ_n merit_n be_v accept_v and_o allow_v of_o god_n for_o our_o full_a and_o perfect_a justification_n the_o faith_n in_o christ_n which_o be_v within_o we_o do_v not_o justify_v we_o for_o that_o be_v to_o account_v ourselves_o to_o be_v justify_v by_o some_o act_n or_o virtue_n which_o be_v within_o ourselves_o art_n 11._o of_o 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meritorious_a of_o eternal_a life_n ex_fw-la condigno_fw-la this_o be_v the_o common_a opinion_n of_o divine_n and_o it_o be_v most_o true_a vasques_n in_o 1a._o 2ae_fw-la q._n 114._o disput_n 214._o the_o good_a work_n of_o just_a man_n without_o any_o covenant_n or_o acceptation_n be_v worthy_a of_o the_o reward_n of_o eternal_a life_n and_o have_v a_o equal_a value_n of_o worth_n to_o the_o obtain_n of_o eternal_a life_n vasques_n disput_n 222._o the_o work_n of_o a_o righteous_a man_n do_v merit_v eternal_a life_n as_o a_o equal_a reward_n or_o wage_n they_o make_v a_o man_n just_a and_o worthy_a eternal_a life_n that_o he_o may_v of_o desert_n obtain_v the_o same_o appealer_n appeal_n pag._n 233._o the_o wicked_a go_v to_o endure_v of_o torment_n everlasting_a the_o good_a go_v to_o enjoy_v of_o happiness_n without_o end_n thus_o be_v their_o estate_n diversify_v to_o their_o deserve_n answer_v to_o gag_n pag._n 153._o merit_n of_o congruity_n be_v not_o common_o mean_v as_o 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