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10._o his_o condescension_n to_o take_v upon_o he_o flesh_n to_o become_v the_o son_n of_o man_n and_o in_o that_o nature_n to_o suffer_v death_n upon_o the_o cross_n be_v no_o deprivation_n of_o his_o divinity_n nor_o derogation_n from_o his_o person_n he_o still_o assert_n even_o from_o thence_o his_o then_o present_a be_v in_o heaven_n the_o divine_a and_o humane_a nature_n subsist_v in_o his_o person_n have_v not_o remove_v the_o deity_n out_o of_o heaven_n but_o by_o that_o intimate_a conjunction_n give_v the_o humanity_n from_o the_o dignity_n of_o his_o person_n a_o claim_n to_o heaven_n and_o right_a of_o ascension_n thither_o he_o do_v not_o therefore_o descend_v
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and_o man._n chap._n ii_o of_o election_n i_o shall_v for_o the_o better_a order_n sake_n pass_v over_o his_o second_o chapter_n at_o present_a and_o consider_v in_o the_o next_o place_n what_o he_o propose_v in_o his_o three_o of_o election_n only_o this_o i_o desire_v the_o reader_n to_o take_v notice_n of_o once_o for_o all_o that_o i_o intend_v not_o to_o make_v mr._n c.'s_n discourse_n a_o occasion_n of_o go_v over_o the_o head_n of_o the_o controversy_n betwixt_o we_o and_o the_o arminian_o in_o a_o full_a state_v and_o handle_v of_o those_o point_n it_o have_v be_v sufficient_o do_v by_o other_o both_o former_o and_o of_o late_a but_o my_o present_a design_n be_v only_o to_o remove_v those_o stumbling-block_n that_o he_o in_o this_o book_n have_v endeavour_v to_o cast_v before_o weak_a christian_n thus_o he_o begin_v p._n 18._o of_o this_o i_o have_v speak_v something_o too_o in_o my_o confession_n of_o faith_n or_o body_n of_o divinity_n but_o in_o this_o i_o shall_v speak_v a_o little_a more_o full_a and_o plain_a i_o will_v not_o undertake_v to_o justify_v all_o he_o have_v say_v about_o election_n in_o his_o body_n of_o divinity_n but_o i_o must_v say_v that_o in_o this_o he_o be_v go_v far_o out_o of_o the_o way_n of_o truth_n and_o instead_o of_o speak_v more_o full_a and_o plain_a to_o the_o business_n he_o involve_v himself_o in_o many_o absurdity_n and_o gross_a error_n which_o before_o he_o keep_v off_o from_o he_o proceed_v to_o explain_v the_o term_n election_n or_o to_o elect_v or_o choose_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o scripture_n ordinary_o import_v to_o choose_v or_o to_o be_v choose_v what_o mr._n collier_n design_n in_o get_v these_o greek_a word_n into_o his_o book_n i_o know_v not_o one_o that_o understand_v not_o the_o greek_a can_v tell_v he_o that_o to_o elect_v or_o choose_v ordinary_o import_v to_o choose_v but_o i_o confess_v he_o must_v have_v more_o learning_n than_o i_o that_o 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choose_v of_o god_n when_o they_o partake_v of_o such_o a_o adoption_n as_o that_o they_o be_v bring_v into_o some_o covenant_n with_o god_n and_o be_v repute_v his_o people_n so_o the_o israelite_n be_v a_o elect_a nation_n 2._o special_a and_o that_o be_v god_n choose_v unto_o eternal_a life_n and_o it_o be_v either_o of_o angel_n or_o man_n and_o it_o be_v this_o election_n and_o the_o concernment_n of_o man_n therein_o that_o we_o be_v to_o consider_v and_o as_o mr._n pâ—lhil_n well_o observe_v p._n 24._o of_o the_o diu._n will_n this_o be_v various_o express_v in_o the_o scripture_n it_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rom._n 8._o 28._o because_o it_o be_v god_n purpose_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d
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the_o scripture_n teach_v other_o doctrine_n and_o the_o apostle_n paul_n be_v so_o far_o from_o this_o proud_a conceit_n of_o himself_o that_o he_o confess_v the_o quite_o contrary_a viz._n 2_o cor._n 3._o 5._o that_o we_o be_v not_o sufficient_a of_o ourselves_o to_o think_v any_o thing_n as_o of_o ourselves_o but_o our_o sufficiency_n be_v of_o god_n i._n e._n it_o be_v of_o god_n in_o a_o way_n of_o grace_n who_o work_v all_o our_o work_n in_o we_o but_o against_o the_o say_n of_o the_o apostle_n he_o except_v p._n 43._o it_o be_v true_a as_o of_o ourselves_o only_o we_o be_v not_o distinct_a from_o christ_n and_o gospel_n grace_n we_o be_v not_o but_o by_o the_o help_v afford_v there_o be_v power_n both_o to_o will_v and_o to_o do_v the_o will_n of_o god_n in_o the_o gospel_n it_o seem_v by_o these_o word_n of_o tho._n collier_n that_o he_o be_v conscious_a to_o himself_o that_o this_o text_n do_v overthrow_v his_o notion_n of_o the_o sufficiency_n of_o man_n without_o any_o 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manifest_a that_o it_o be_v overthrow_v by_o this_o text_n the_o apostle_n do_v in_o these_o word_n not_o with_o a_o feign_a modesty_n but_o from_o his_o heart_n confess_v he_o be_v behold_v to_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n for_o every_o good_a thing_n wrought_v in_o he_o or_o by_o he_o and_o therefore_o he_o instance_v in_o that_o which_o scarce_o amount_v to_o any_o good_a work_n even_o a_o thought_n when_o he_o affirm_v our_o sufficiency_n to_o be_v of_o god_n and_o deny_v that_o we_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sufficient_a or_o meet_v for_o it_o any_o way_n capable_a of_o ourselves_o to_o exert_v or_o frame_v a_o good_a thought_n in_o our_o own_o breast_n and_o this_o he_o deny_v of_o himself_o when_o convert_v and_o refer_v all_o the_o praise_n of_o the_o exercise_n of_o grace_n in_o his_o soul_n to_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n even_o then_o now_o it_o be_v less_o to_o think_v then_o to_o will_n and_o less_o to_o will_v then_o to_o perform_v and_o if_o our_o ability_n for_o the_o former_a be_v deny_v it_o must_v be_v so_o much_o more_o for_o the_o latter_a and_o if_o it_o be_v deny_v of_o a_o convert_a man_n much_o more_o of_o one_o unconvert_v it_o be_v repugnant_a to_o reason_n and_o scripture_n evidence_n to_o think_v that_o the_o bless_a apostle_n a_o person_n in_o all_o respect_v qualify_v with_o natural_a endowment_n and_o education_n yea_o in_o a_o eminent_a manner_n assist_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n shall_v say_v that_o he_o have_v no_o sufficiency_n of_o his_o own_o for_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v true_o good_a and_o in_o the_o mean_a while_n to_o suppose_v that_o any_o unconverted_a person_n have_v power_n of_o himself_o to_o be_v so_o good_a in_o thought_n will_n and_o deed_n as_o to_o get_v to_o heaven_n by_o the_o mere_a improvement_n of_o his_o natural_a capacity_n without_o any_o assistance_n of_o divine_a grace_n in_o p._n 32._o he_o farther_o open_v his_o mind_n about_o conversion_n and_o tell_v we_o if_o god_n do_v not_o work_v at_o all_o by_o his_o spirit_n but_o only_o give_v the_o gospel_n which_o have_v in_o its_o self_n a_o natural_a tendency_n to_o draw_v sinner_n to_o christ_n if_o according_a to_o their_o capacity_n they_o believe_v and_o obey_v it_o they_o shall_v undoubted_o be_v save_v there_o be_v two_o thing_n suppose_v in_o these_o word_n the_o one_o true_a the_o other_o utter_o untrue_a a_o common_a artifice_n of_o deceiver_n to_o make_v their_o notion_n pass_v the_o more_o ready_o with_o the_o weak_a that_o can_v discover_v their_o imposture_n herein_o 1._o he_o suppose_v that_o whosoever_o believe_v and_o obey_v the_o gospel_n by_o any_o mean_n be_v under_o the_o promise_n of_o salvation_n which_o be_v a_o great_a truth_n thâ—se_a two_o viz._n faith_n and_o salvation_n be_v inseparable_o connect_v in_o the_o scripture_n 2._o he_o take_v it_o for_o grant_v as_o before_o that_o a_o man_n in_o his_o natural_a estate_n without_o any_o the_o least_o assistance_n from_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n have_v a_o sufficient_a ability_n and_o be_v in_o a_o capacity_n to_o believe_v and_o obey_v the_o gospel_n and_o so_o all_o that_o he_o allow_v to_o the_o spirit_n oâ—_n god_n be_v but_o to_o render_v the_o work_n of_o conversion_n the_o more_o facile_a and_o easy_a for_o thus_o he_o write_v again_o p._n 33._o that_o after_o believe_v and_o obey_v the_o gospel_n god_n usual_o give_v a_o great_a measure_n of_o his_o spirit_n so_o that_o after_o believe_v christian_n be_v or_o may_v be_v in_o a_o better_a capacity_n to_o live_v to_o god_n then_o before_o they_o be_v therefore_o in_o a_o capacity_n to_o live_v to_o god_n before_o believe_v and_o again_o p._n 34._o as_o the_o apostle_n speak_v in_o the_o matter_n of_o prayer_n rom._n 8._o 26._o he_o help_v our_o infirmity_n so_o its_o true_a in_o all_o case_n the_o work_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v to_o help_v our_o infirmity_n for_o it_o be_v we_o that_o dâ—_n believe_v and_o obey_v the_o gospel_n and_o not_o the_o spirit_n the_o result_n 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