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can_v be_v without_o sin_n and_o though_o they_o will_v and_o desire_v to_o be_v without_o sin_n yet_o they_o can_v be_v without_o sin_n this_o i_o conceive_v be_v speak_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o flesh_n lust_a against_o the_o spirit_n &_o of_o the_o law_n in_o our_o member_n rebel_a against_o the_o law_n of_o our_o mind_n &_o lead_v we_o captive_a to_o the_o law_n of_o sin_n how_o much_o more_o be_v the_o wicked_a in_o bondage_n 7._o to_o sin_n and_o satan_n as_o the_o same_o florus_n show_v pag._n 142_o for_o whereas_o scotus_n teach_v that_o a_o man_n have_v not_o lose_v his_o liberty_n but_o only_o the_o power_n and_o vigour_n of_o his_o liberty_n florus_n oppose_v he_o thus_o non_fw-la rectè_fw-la dicit_fw-la quia_fw-la nec_fw-la sentit_fw-la he_o say_v not_o well_o because_o he_o think_v not_o well_o sed_fw-la sicut_fw-la vigorem_fw-la &_o potestatem_fw-la libertatis_fw-la ita_fw-la ipsam_fw-la perdidit_fw-la libertatem_fw-la ut_fw-la jam_fw-la ipse_fw-la ad_fw-la verum_fw-la 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that_o in_o respect_n of_o original_a sin_n there_o be_v a_o necessity_n of_o sin_v but_o this_o be_v right_o to_o be_v understand_v namely_o thus_o that_o true_a good_a they_o can_v do_v so_o that_o whatsoever_o they_o do_v be_v evil_a only_o that_o it_o be_v free_a unto_o they_o to_o do_v this_o or_o that_o evil_a which_o be_v most_o true_a second_o thus_o far_o they_o qualify_v this_o necessity_n of_o sin_v that_o never_o any_o man_n be_v carry_v by_o the_o divine_a providence_n so_o as_o to_o sin_n whether_o they_o will_v or_o no._n for_o albeit_o rabanus_n charge_v they_o who_o he_o oppose_v herewith_o pag._n 53._o si_fw-mi enim_fw-la secundum_fw-la ipsos_fw-la qui_fw-la talia_fw-la sentiunt_fw-la dei_fw-la praedestinatio_fw-la invitum_fw-la hominem_fw-la facit_fw-la peccare_fw-la quomodo_fw-la deus_fw-la justo_fw-la judicio_fw-la damnat_fw-la peccantem_fw-la cum_fw-la ille_fw-la non_fw-la voluntate_fw-la sed_fw-la necessitate_v peccaverit_fw-la for_o if_o according_a to_o they_o 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certô_o &_o infallibiliter_fw-la peccatum_fw-la impediretur_fw-la 157._o which_o if_o it_o be_v true_a certain_o it_o be_v as_o true_a as_o touch_v the_o hinder_v of_o the_o sin_n of_o adam_n as_o of_o hinder_v any_o man_n sin_n else_o from_o the_o time_n of_o adam_n fall_n and_o as_o certain_a it_o be_v that_o god_n will_v not_o make_v use_n of_o any_o of_o these_o impediment_n though_o it_o be_v apparent_a these_o impediment_n arminius_n speak_v of_o be_v of_o such_o a_o nature_n as_o whereby_o sin_n will_v be_v hinder_v without_o any_o prejudice_n to_o the_o freedom_n of_o man_n will_n as_o appear_v by_o all_o his_o instance_n follow_v of_o this_o kind_n show_v how_o god_n do_v efficacious_o hinder_v the_o sin_n of_o many_o and_o indeed_o it_o be_v evident_a in_o reason_n and_o such_o as_o can_v be_v deny_v unless_o a_o man_n will_v say_v that_o whatsoever_o course_n have_v be_v take_v by_o god_n to_o preserve_v he_o from_o sin_n without_o prejudice_n to_o the_o freedom_n of_o his_o 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