flesh_n or_o to_o free_a himself_o from_o the_o servitude_n of_o the_o flesh_n these_o and_o the_o like_a inconvenience_n have_v persuade_v some_o to_o attribute_v this_o whole_a work_n unto_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n which_o be_v able_a to_o do_v all_o thing_n without_o the_o coagencie_n or_o consort_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o man._n but_o thus_o to_o avoid_v the_o former_a inconvenience_n be_v but_o as_o if_o a_o man_n have_v find_v a_o way_n out_o of_o a_o thicket_n of_o thorn_n shall_v instant_o entangle_v himself_o in_o the_o briar_n for_o it_o be_v not_o so_o great_a a_o solecism_n to_o say_v that_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n or_o man_n himself_o shall_v be_v a_o agent_n in_o this_o business_n as_o to_o affirm_v that_o whence_o it_o will_v follow_v that_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n shall_v in_o this_o work_n of_o mortification_n be_v man_n instrument_n for_o that_o which_o man_n work_v by_o the_o spirit_n man_n be_v more_o proper_o say_v to_o work_v it_o than_o the_o spirit_n now_o our_o apostle_n say_v that_o we_o must_v mortify_v the_o deed_n of_o the_o body_n and_o he_o that_o mortify_v be_v the_o agent_n that_o by_o which_o we_o work_v this_o mortification_n be_v but_o our_o instrument_n and_o better_o it_o be_v to_o say_v that_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n shall_v be_v man_n instrument_n in_o this_o work_n rather_o than_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n 2._o it_o be_v according_a to_o our_o former_a principle_n easy_o answer_v that_o we_o by_o our_o spirit_n mortify_v the_o deed_n of_o our_o body_n consecutiuè_n non_fw-la formaliter_fw-la aut_fw-la efficient_a that_o be_v not_o by_o any_o efficacy_n in_o we_o or_o influence_n derivable_a from_o we_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n must_v direct_o work_v or_o effect_v it_o but_o though_o this_o be_v true_a yet_o be_v it_o not_o punctual_a to_o the_o point_n propose_v for_o by_o this_o answer_n the_o spirit_n here_o mean_v shall_v only_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o man_n for_o by_o this_o spirit_n only_o we_o work_v our_o mortification_n consecutiuè_fw-la that_o which_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n do_v work_v in_o we_o it_o work_v direct_o immediate_o and_o entire_o and_o in_o produce_v its_o proper_a effect_n it_o have_v no_o partner_n or_o co-agent_n it_o may_v notwithstanding_o be_v yet_o further_o reply_v that_o we_o must_v mortify_v the_o flesh_n by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n not_o as_o by_o any_o instrumental_a cause_n subordinate_a to_o we_o but_o in_o such_o a_o sense_n as_o we_o say_v inferior_a magistrate_n do_v the_o act_n of_o the_o magistracy_n by_o the_o king_n or_o supreme_a magistrate_n authority_n unto_o which_o they_o and_o their_o magistracy_n be_v subordinate_a thus_o some_o good_a pasqualius_n good_a pasqualius_n interpreter_n upon_o this_o place_n say_v that_o we_o must_v mortify_v the_o flesh_n by_o our_o own_o spirit_n but_o by_o our_o own_o spirit_n as_o it_o be_v subordinate_a to_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o consequent_o to_o this_o assertion_n it_o must_v be_v grant_v that_o this_o subordination_n of_o our_o spirit_n to_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n be_v in_o this_o place_n necessary_o include_v or_o persuppose_v though_o not_o express_v by_o our_o apostle_n all_o this_o for_o aught_o i_o know_v may_v be_v most_o true_a and_o orthodoxal_a but_o withal_o too_o general_n for_o inferior_a or_o subordinate_a magistrate_n be_v more_o proper_o say_v to_o be_v the_o agent_n even_o in_o those_o thing_n which_o they_o do_v by_o the_o authority_n and_o warrant_n of_o the_o superior_n whereas_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n be_v not_o only_o the_o author_n or_o sole_a authorizer_n but_o the_o principal_a actor_n or_o agent_n in_o this_o work_n of_o mortification_n for_o a_o more_o particular_a and_o punctual_a resolution_n of_o the_o question_n propose_v we_o be_v to_o unfold_v the_o divers_a acception_n of_o these_o word_n or_o term_n to_o wit_n the_o spirit_n and_o mortification_n 3._o there_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o there_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o man_n both_o of_o they_o have_v their_o several_a and_o divers_a importance_n in_o scripture_n the_o spirit_n of_o man_n may_v be_v consider_v as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o natural_a man_n or_o in_o the_o man_n altogether_o unregenerate_a and_o this_o spirit_n be_v at_o enmity_n with_o god_n or_o in_o the_o man_n as_o yet_o unregenerate_a yet_o in_o the_o way_n to_o regeneration_n and_o the_o spirit_n of_o this_o man_n be_v privative_o opposite_a to_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n so_o as_o darkness_n be_v to_o light_n blindness_n to_o sight_n or_o death_n to_o life_n there_o be_v a_o spirit_n likewise_o in_o the_o man_n regenerate_v the_o same_o for_o substance_n with_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o natural_a man_n the_o same_o for_o substance_n that_o it_o be_v in_o himself_o before_o regeneration_n but_o alter_v in_o quality_n and_o this_o spirit_n though_o it_o cease_v not_o to_o be_v in_o man_n yet_o be_v it_o not_o usual_o call_v the_o spirit_n of_o man_n as_o be_v no_o way_n opposite_a unto_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n but_o subordinate_a unto_o it_o so_o subordinate_a unto_o it_o that_o it_o be_v call_v the_o spirit_n that_o be_v of_o god_n and_o sometime_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n 4._o these_o diverse_a acception_n of_o the_o word_n spirit_n as_o likewise_o the_o distinction_n or_o opposition_n between_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n be_v set_v down_o by_o our_o apostle_n 1._o cor._n 2._o from_o the_o nine_o verse_n unto_o the_o end_n of_o the_o chapter_n what_o man_n know_v the_o thing_n of_o a_o man_n save_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n which_o be_v in_o he_o even_o so_o the_o thing_n of_o god_n know_v no_o man_n but_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n ver_fw-la 11._o he_o do_v not_o say_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n which_o be_v in_o god_n or_o with_o god_n and_o when_o he_o say_v what_o man_n know_v the_o thing_n of_o man_n save_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n he_o suppose_v there_o be_v even_o in_o the_o natural_a and_o unregenerate_a man_n a_o spirit_n able_a to_o discern_v the_o secret_a thought_n and_o imagination_n of_o his_o heart_n though_o blind_a and_o ignorant_a in_o the_o thing_n concern_v god_n again_o when_o he_o say_v the_o thing_n of_o god_n know_v no_o man_n he_o exclude_v the_o natural_a man_n only_o or_o the_o man_n to_o who_o god_n have_v not_o impart_v the_o gift_n of_o the_o spirit_n for_o so_o he_o have_v say_v for_o 9_o eye_n have_v not_o see_v nor_o ear_n hear_v neither_o have_v enter_v into_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n the_o thing_n which_o god_n have_v prepare_v for_o they_o that_o love_v he_o into_o what_o man_n heart_n have_v they_o not_o enter_v or_o unto_o what_o man_n do_v this_o negative_a belong_v only_o to_o the_o natural_a or_o unregenerate_a man._n for_o so_o he_o add_v verse_n 10._o but_o god_n have_v reveal_v they_o unto_o we_o by_o his_o spirit_n for_o the_o spirit_n search_v all_o thing_n yea_o the_o deep_a thing_n of_o god_n 5._o what_o spirit_n be_v this_o which_o search_v all_o thing_n even_o the_o deep_a thing_n of_o god_n the_o spirit_n of_o god_n which_o be_v without_o we_o or_o which_o communicate_v knowledge_n and_o reveal_v thing_n hide_v unto_o we_o if_o this_o spirit_n be_v here_o mean_v how_o shall_v those_o deep_a thing_n of_o god_n be_v reveal_v unto_o we_o reveal_v to_o we_o they_o can_v be_v unless_o they_o be_v know_v by_o we_o and_o know_v by_o we_o they_o can_v be_v but_o by_o the_o spirit_n which_o be_v in_o we_o so_o he_o add_v more_o express_o ver._n 12._o now_o we_o have_v receive_v not_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o world_n that_o be_v the_o spirit_n which_o be_v of_o man_n but_o the_o spirit_n which_o be_v of_o god_n that_o we_o may_v know_v the_o thing_n that_o be_v free_o give_v to_o we_o of_o god_n if_o by_o the_o spirit_n which_o we_o have_v receive_v we_o know_v the_o thing_n which_o be_v free_o give_v to_o we_o of_o god_n this_o spirit_n must_v be_v make_v we_o it_o must_v be_v one_o with_o our_o spirit_n it_o be_v not_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n which_o be_v without_o we_o or_o which_o work_v our_o regeneration_n but_o the_o spirit_n by_o which_o we_o become_v formal_o regenerate_v and_o spiritual_a and_o punctual_o to_o this_o purpose_n the_o apostle_n have_v say_v for_o 14._o the_o natural_a man_n receive_v not_o the_o thing_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n for_o they_o be_v foolishness_n unto_o he_o neither_o can_v he_o know_v they_o so_o long_o as_o he_o remain_v a_o natural_a man_n because_o they_o be_v spiritual_o discern_v he_o add_v by_o way_n of_o opposition_n ver_fw-la 15._o 16._o but_o he_o that_o be_v spiritual_a judge_v or_o discern_v all_o thing_n yet_o he_o himself_o be_v judge_v of_o no_o man_n for_o who_o have_v know_v the_o mind_n of_o the_o lord_n
and_o many_o natural_a man_n as_o a_o 36._o a_o i_o think_v he_o mean_v pliny_n junior_a in_o that_o excellent_a 26._o epistle_n lib._n 7._o see_v the_o note_n in_o the_o end_n of_o ch._n 36._o heathen_a confess_v be_v thus_o visit_v first_o begin_v serious_o to_o think_v themselves_o but_o man_n subject_a to_o misery_n and_o mortality_n and_o that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n or_o divine_a power_n which_o be_v the_o author_n and_o giver_n of_o life_n other_o be_v prone_a to_o incur_v danger_n of_o death_n by_o abundance_n of_o wealth_n which_o the_o more_o it_o abound_v the_o more_o it_o common_o increase_v the_o disease_n for_o crescit_fw-la amor_fw-la nummi_fw-la quantum_fw-la ipsa_fw-la pecunia_fw-la crescit_fw-la as_o money_n or_o wealth_n increase_v so_o ordinary_o the_o love_n of_o it_o increase_v and_o these_o god_n oft_o time_n in_o mercy_n visit_v with_o loss_n of_o good_n or_o with_o some_o other_o cross_n or_o affliction_n which_o either_o deprive_v they_o of_o opportunity_n or_o deter_n from_o the_o mean_n of_o increase_a wealth_n and_o this_o be_v a_o part_n of_o the_o cure_n or_o a_o preparation_n to_o it_o and_o be_v usual_o wrought_v by_o contrary_n other_o be_v prone_a to_o incur_v hardness_n of_o heart_n by_o pride_n and_o overprize_v of_o themselves_o and_o these_o god_n oft_o time_n visit_n with_o disgrace_n with_o contempt_n or_o scorn_n of_o other_o now_o the_o rule_n be_v general_n that_o if_o the_o party_n thus_o visit_v or_o cure_v in_o part_n by_o contrary_n due_o compare_v their_o visitation_n with_o their_o sin_n ☜_o ☜_o which_o in_o justice_n have_v procure_v it_o the_o spirit_n get_v great_a advantage_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o be_v more_o capable_a and_o sensible_a of_o the_o motion_n or_o impulsion_n of_o god_n spirit_n howbeit_o man_n himself_o and_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n in_o this_o first_o cure_n or_o part_n of_o mortification_n be_v mere_o passive_a and_o it_o be_v well_o if_o by_o often_o ruminate_v or_o reflect_v upon_o what_o have_v befall_v he_o by_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n and_o by_o the_o sense_n or_o feel_n of_o the_o impulsion_n of_o his_o spirit_n he_o can_v content_v himself_o to_o be_v mere_o passive_a or_o a_o towardly_a patient_n in_o the_o next_o degree_n of_o his_o mortification_n or_o conversion_n which_o be_v still_o wrought_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n as_o by_o the_o agent_n or_o efficient_a cause_n 4._o from_o these_o observation_n the_o resolution_n of_o the_o former_a question_n so_o far_o as_o it_o concern_v the_o man_n unregenerate_a be_v easie_n and_o perspicuous_a the_o question_n be_v how_o this_o mortification_n be_v wrought_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n which_o be_v without_o we_o but_o always_o assist_v we_o how_o by_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n or_o by_o the_o spirit_n which_o be_v in_o man_n though_o partaker_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n the_o answer_n be_v so_o much_o of_o the_o cure_n as_o be_v wrought_v be_v wrought_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n as_o present_v to_o man_n but_o not_o in_o man_n as_o by_o the_o only_a agent_n or_o efficient_a cause_n for_o that_o be_v the_o efficient_a which_o begin_v and_o continue_v the_o motion_n the_o same_o cure_n be_v wrought_v by_o the_o spirit_n which_o be_v in_o man_n as_o by_o the_o immediate_a and_o formal_a contrary_a that_o be_v it_o be_v formal_o wrought_v by_o the_o spirit_n which_o be_v in_o man_n as_o by_o a_o agent_n per_fw-la emanationem_fw-la as_o it_o it_o move_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n so_o the_o native_a cold_a be_v expel_v out_o of_o the_o water_n by_o the_o fire_n as_o by_o the_o only_a agent_n or_o efficient_a and_o yet_o the_o same_o cold_a be_v immediate_o and_o formal_o expel_v by_o the_o heat_n which_o the_o fire_n produce_v in_o the_o water_n as_o by_o a_o formal_a and_o incompatible_a contrary_n the_o only_a end_n or_o immediate_a effect_n at_o which_o every_o natural_a agent_n direct_o aim_v be_v the_o assimilation_n of_o the_o subject_a whereon_o it_o work_v unto_o itself_o and_o this_o assimilation_n be_v wrought_v by_o introduce_v the_o like_a quality_n in_o the_o subject_a unto_o that_o by_o which_o the_o agent_n or_o efficient_a work_v as_o the_o first_o thing_n which_o the_o fire_n seek_v to_o effect_v be_v to_o produce_v heat_n in_o the_o water_n but_o the_o heat_n once_o produce_v expel_v the_o cold_a as_o immediate_o and_o as_o formal_o as_o the_o depression_n or_o pull_v down_o one_o scale_n lift_v up_o the_o other_o the_o manner_n how_o this_o mortification_n be_v wrought_v in_o we_o by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n be_v the_o very_a same_o the_o immediate_a and_o direct_a effect_n at_o which_o it_o direct_o aim_v be_v the_o transformation_n of_o our_o spirit_n into_o the_o similitude_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n and_o this_o consist_v in_o the_o production_n or_o creation_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o grace_n the_o spirit_n of_o grace_n be_v produce_v in_o we_o or_o our_o spirit_n be_v touch_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n as_o the_o steel_n be_v by_o the_o adamant_n formal_o expel_v or_o abate_v the_o lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o when_o the_o flesh_n be_v thus_o true_o mortify_v by_o the_o spirit_n that_o sanctification_n of_o which_o the_o apostle_n speak_v 1_o thes_n 5._o 23._o be_v wrought_v in_o we_o 5._o the_o first_o part_n of_o this_o cure_n as_o be_v say_v be_v wrought_v by_o contrary_n that_o be_v by_o free_v the_o spirit_n of_o the_o unregenerate_a man_n from_o the_o burden_n of_o the_o flesh_n which_o overmaster_n it_o or_o entice_v the_o soul_n to_o such_o practice_n as_o the_o spirit_n dislike_v and_o from_o this_o burden_n of_o the_o flesh_n the_o spirit_n of_o god_n or_o his_o peculiar_a providence_n do_v free_a the_o soul_n or_o spirit_n of_o man_n by_o lay_v some_o one_o kind_a or_o other_o of_o bodily_a affliction_n upon_o he_o which_o be_v more_o displease_v to_o his_o nature_n than_o the_o former_a motion_n of_o the_o flesh_n be_v pleasant_a but_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n thus_o free_v in_o part_n from_o the_o burden_n of_o the_o flesh_n wherein_o it_o lay_v smother_v or_o much_o oppress_v can_v so_o perfect_v mortification_n begin_v as_o nature_n free_v by_o physic_n from_o oppress_a humour_n digest_v the_o relic_n or_o remainder_n and_o by_o digest_v they_o recover_v health_n and_o strength_n what_o advantage_n then_o do_v accrue_v unto_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n by_o weaken_v the_o inclination_n of_o the_o flesh_n much_o every_o way_n for_o the_o flesh_n be_v thus_o weaken_v the_o spirit_n do_v hereby_o become_v more_o towardly_a passive_n than_o it_o be_v before_o more_o apt_a to_o be_v move_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o by_o such_o motion_n more_o capable_a of_o spiritual_a cure_n every_o motion_n of_o our_o spirit_n by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n do_v abate_v or_o weaken_v the_o inclination_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o every_o such_o abatement_n or_o degree_n of_o weaken_v the_o flesh_n be_v a_o degree_n of_o mortification_n 6._o these_o first_o degree_n of_o mortification_n be_v common_o wrought_v by_o interpose_a fit_n or_o motion_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n produce_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n the_o man_n that_o be_v partaker_n of_o they_o have_v liberty_n or_o respite_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n to_o reflect_v upon_o they_o and_o by_o thus_o reflect_v upon_o they_o or_o by_o take_v they_o into_o serious_a consideration_n be_v enable_v to_o avoid_v such_o external_n occasion_n as_o strengthen_v the_o inclination_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o to_o cut_v off_o their_o food_n and_o nutriment_n for_o albeit_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n be_v in_o the_o first_o cure_n mere_o passive_a yet_o it_o be_v not_o so_o passive_a as_o stock_n and_o stone_n or_o other_o senseless_a creature_n be_v it_o have_v a_o true_a sense_n or_o feel_n of_o the_o motion_n put_v upon_o it_o or_o produce_v in_o it_o by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n nor_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o man_n sensible_a only_o of_o such_o motion_n in_o such_o sort_n as_o fly_n 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be_v overthrow_v and_o other_o erect_v in_o their_o place_n who_o erection_n or_o ruin_n jeremiah_n have_v foretell_v now_o to_o inquire_v how_o man_n or_o his_o freewill_n do_v cooperate_v with_o god_n spirit_n in_o the_o first_o second_o or_o three_o act_n of_o his_o conversion_n be_v to_o my_o apprehension_n a_o question_n not_o inextricable_a only_o but_o as_o impertinent_a as_o to_o make_v a_o philosophical_a or_o political_a search_n how_o jeremiah_n do_v concur_v with_o god_n in_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o babylonian_a or_o esay_n with_o the_o same_o god_n in_o the_o erection_n of_o the_o persian_a empire_n or_o more_o punctual_o to_o our_o present_a purpose_n how_o he_o that_o shall_v open_v another_o man_n mouth_n that_o be_v unable_a or_o unwilling_a to_o open_v it_o himself_o and_o yet_o so_o desperate_o sick_a that_o unless_o he_o take_v some_o physical_a receipt_n to_o remove_v the_o matter_n of_o his_o disease_n or_o to_o revive_v his_o spirit_n he_o shall_v 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mortification_n be_v wrought_v we_o be_v to_o consider_v that_o albeit_o the_o lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n be_v simple_o evil_a yet_o the_o affection_n wherein_o they_o be_v always_o seat_v be_v in_o their_o nature_n neither_o simple_o good_a nor_o simple_o evil_a but_o of_o a_o indefinite_a or_o indifferent_a temper_n between_o moral_a goodness_n and_o that_o which_o be_v moral_o evil_a they_o become_v good_a or_o evil_a or_o at_o leastwise_o more_o or_o less_o evil_a according_a to_o the_o several_a mark_n at_o which_o they_o aim_n or_o the_o diversity_n of_o the_o object_n on_o which_o they_o bestow_v themselves_o or_o of_o the_o issue_n which_o they_o find_v true_a it_o be_v that_o the_o fountain_n of_o our_o affection_n be_v so_o taint_v by_o original_a corruption_n that_o no_o affection_n or_o desire_n as_o they_o issue_n from_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o natural_a collapse_a man_n be_v pure_a or_o free_a from_o stain_n or_o sin_n yet_o they_o become_v more_o or_o less_o filthy_a 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lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n pride_n or_o ambition_n be_v the_o most_o dangerous_a and_o must_v be_v mortify_v by_o the_o spirit_n but_o wherein_o do_v the_o true_a mortification_n of_o it_o consist_v not_o in_o negative_n not_o in_o a_o absolute_a disesteem_v of_o all_o honour_n or_o disclaim_v all_o desire_n of_o praise_n or_o reputation_n for_o this_o may_v stand_v with_o stoical_a stupidity_n or_o cynical_a sloth_n or_o nasty_a proud_a contempt_n of_o the_o world_n which_o kind_n of_o temper_n have_v least_o affinity_n with_o that_o mortification_n which_o become_v a_o christian_n for_o this_o require_v that_o the_o affection_n itself_o remain_v entire_a for_o the_o service_n of_o the_o spirit_n rom._n 6._o 19_o the_o affection_n out_o of_o which_o pride_n or_o ambition_n grow_v as_o a_o wen_n out_o of_o a_o comely_a body_n be_v a_o desire_n of_o praise_n or_o honour_n neither_o be_v all_o desire_n of_o any_o honour_n nor_o the_o excessive_a desire_n of_o some_o honour_n a_o work_n 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baptise_a omnipotens_fw-la &_o mitissime_fw-la deus_fw-la qui_fw-la omnibus_fw-la parvulis_fw-la renatis_fw-la fonte_fw-la baptismatis_fw-la dum_fw-la migrant_a à _fw-la saeculo_fw-la sine_fw-la ullis_fw-la eorum_fw-la meritis_fw-la vitam_fw-la illico_fw-la largiris_fw-la aeternam_fw-la sicut_fw-la animae_fw-la huius_fw-la parvuli_fw-la hodiè_fw-la credimus_fw-la to_o fecisse_fw-la exit_fw-la rituali_fw-la romano_n pauli_n quinti_fw-la impresso_fw-la antuerpiae_fw-la 1635._o in_o 8._o exit_fw-la offic_n plantiniana_n moreti_n in_o officio_fw-la defunctorum_fw-la de_fw-fr exequijs_fw-la parvulorum_fw-la pag._n 244._o in_o this_o creation_n there_o be_v no_o grace_n no_o quaere_fw-la if_o it_o be_v not_o otherwise_o in_o a_o pagan_a â—f_a year_n come_v to_o christianity_n without_o baptism_n either_o obtain_v or_o desire_v he_o can_v be_v save_v and_o baptism_n he_o may_v not_o have_v without_o qualification_n preparative_n profess_v to_o the_o church_n that_o he_o may_v be_v admit_v 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this_o sect_n chap_a 36._o that_o grace_n may_v be_v create_v in_o we_o yet_o not_o to_o make_v we_o more_o capable_a natural_o of_o grace_n but_o to_o make_v we_o mere_a passive_n not_o uncapable_a of_o it_o or_o not_o positive_o contradictory_n to_o his_o majesty_n or_o eternal_a aequitie_n man_n from_o the_o beginning_n have_v a_o freedom_n of_o will_n to_o deprive_v himself_o of_o such_o blessing_n as_o god_n in_o his_o bounty_n have_v provide_v for_o he_o our_o first_o parent_n by_o the_o abuse_n of_o their_o free_a will_n betwixt_o good_a and_o evil_a make_v themselves_o uncapable_a of_o any_o blessing_n or_o reward_n from_o god_n justice_n or_o mere_a bounty_n yet_o be_v they_o not_o hereby_o make_v uncapable_a of_o his_o infinite_a mercy_n nor_o be_v his_o posterity_n make_v uncapable_a of_o it_o by_o sin_n mere_o original_a but_o by_o abuse_v of_o that_o freewill_n which_o be_v leave_v they_o as_o the_o proper_a fruit_n of_o sin_n original_a that_o be_v a_o freewill_n to_o 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