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god_n 1_o john_n 3.10_o look_v second_o into_o your_o own_o bosom_n open_a to_o none_o but_o your_o own_o eye_n if_o you_o find_v there_o a_o true_a and_o lively_a faith_n in_o the_o son_n of_o god_n by_o who_o blood_n you_o be_v cleanse_v from_o all_o your_o sin_n by_o virtue_n whereof_o you_o can_v cry_v abba_n father_n a_o sure_a hope_n in_o christ_n purify_n your_o soul_n from_o your_o corruption_n a_o true_a and_o unfeigned_a love_n to_o your_o god_n and_o saviour_n who_o have_v do_v so_o much_o for_o your_o soul_n so_o as_o you_o dare_v say_v with_o that_o fervent_a apostle_n lord_n thou_o know_v that_o i_o love_v thou_o and_o in_o he_o and_o for_o his_o sake_n a_o sincere_a love_n to_o his_o
ex_fw-la consideratione_n peccati_fw-la theol._n britan._n dordr_n artic._n 1._o de_fw-la reprob_fw-la thes_n 5._o of_o christ_n death_n deus_fw-la lapsi_fw-la generis_fw-la humani_fw-la miseratus_fw-la misit_fw-la filium_fw-la suum_fw-la qui_fw-la seipsum_fw-la dedit_fw-la pretium_fw-la redemptionis_fw-la pro_fw-la peccatis_fw-la totius_fw-la mundi_fw-la nemo_fw-la mortalium_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la possit_fw-la veer_fw-la &_o serio_fw-la per_fw-la ministros_fw-la evangelii_n vocari_fw-la ad_fw-la participationem_fw-la remissionis_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la &_o aquavitae_fw-la aeternae_fw-la per_fw-la hanc_fw-la mortem_fw-la christi_fw-la theol._n brit._n dordr_n de_fw-fr 2_o art_n thes_n 3._o god_n pity_v the_o woeful_a condition_n of_o man_n fall_v by_o his_o free_a will_n into_o sin_n and_o perdition_n send_v his_o own_o son_n that_o he_o shall_v give_v he_o himself_o as_o a_o ransom_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n so_o as_o there_o be_v no_o live_a soul_n that_o may_v not_o be_v true_o and_o serious_o invite_v by_o his_o faith_n to_o take_v hold_n of_o the_o forgiveness_n of_o his_o sin_n and_o everlasting_a life_n by_o the_o virtue_n of_o this_o death_n of_o christ_n with_o certain_a assurance_n of_o obtain_v both_o in_o hoc_fw-la merito_fw-la christi_fw-la sundatur_fw-la universale_fw-la promissum_fw-la evangelicum_fw-la juxta_fw-la quod_fw-la omnes_fw-la in_o christum_fw-la credentes_fw-la remissionem_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la &_o vitam_fw-la aeternam_fw-la re_fw-la ipsa_fw-la consequantur_fw-la theol._n britan._n dordrac_n ibid._n thes_n 4._o 2._o upon_o this_o infinite_a merit_n of_o christ_n death_n be_v ground_v that_o universal_a promise_n and_o covenant_n of_o the_o gospel_n offer_v remission_n and_o salvation_n to_o all_o man_n through_o the_o whole_a world_n if_o they_o be_v not_o want_v to_o the_o receipt_n thereof_o illud_fw-la pretium_fw-la quod_fw-la solutum_fw-la est_fw-la pro_fw-la omnibus_fw-la &_o quod_fw-la omnibus_fw-la credentibus_fw-la certo_fw-la proficiet_fw-la ad_fw-la vitam_fw-la aeternam_fw-la non_fw-la proficit_fw-la tamen_fw-la omnibus_fw-la etc._n etc._n theol._n brit._n dordr_n de_fw-fr art_n 2._o explic._n thes_n 3._o 3._o notwithstanding_o this_o infinite_a merit_n of_o christ_n death_n the_o fruit_n and_o benefit_n thereof_o do_v not_o accrue_v to_o all_o man_n but_o to_o those_o only_o who_o do_v apply_v the_o virtue_n of_o his_o death_n by_o faith_n constat_fw-la christum_fw-la proponendo_fw-la evangelium_fw-la etiam_fw-la illam_fw-la gratiam_fw-la internam_fw-la administrasse_fw-la quae_fw-la hactenus_fw-la sussiciebat_fw-la ut_fw-la ex_fw-la eo_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la acceptarent_fw-la vel_fw-la rejicerent_fw-la evangelium_fw-la just_a coargui_fw-la possint_fw-la infidelitatis_fw-la theol._n britan._n ibid._n in_o explicat_fw-la thes_n 5._o in_o ecclesia_fw-la &_o ubi_fw-la salus_fw-la omnibus_fw-la offertur_fw-la ea_fw-la est_fw-la administratio_fw-la gratiae_fw-la quae_fw-la sufficit_fw-la ad_fw-la convincendos_fw-la omnes_fw-la impenitents_n &_o incredulos_fw-la quod_fw-la sva_fw-la culpa_fw-la voluntaria_fw-la &_o vel_fw-la neglectu_fw-la vel_fw-la contemptu_fw-la evangelii_n perierint_fw-la ut_fw-la supra_fw-la 4._o those_o within_o the_o church_n especial_o that_o do_v not_o reap_v this_o benefit_n by_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n perish_v manifest_o by_o their_o own_o default_n forasmuch_o as_o god_n have_v ordain_v that_o wheresoever_o the_o gracious_a promise_n of_o the_o gospel_n shall_v be_v preach_v there_o shall_v be_v and_o be_v withal_o ordinary_o so_o much_o supernatural_a grace_n offer_v together_o with_o the_o outward_a mean_n as_o may_v just_o convince_v the_o impenitent_a and_o unbelieving_a of_o a_o wilful_a neglect_n if_o not_o a_o contemptuous_a rejection_n 5._o beside_o this_o general_a promise_n of_o the_o gospel_n god_n have_v decree_v to_o give_v a_o special_a more_o abundant_a and_o effectual_a grace_n unto_o his_o elect_a whereby_o they_o may_v be_v enable_v certain_o and_o infallible_o to_o apply_v unto_o themselves_o the_o benefit_n of_o christ_n death_n and_o do_v according_o believe_v and_o persevere_v and_o attain_v salvation_n 3._o supposita_fw-la morte_fw-la christi_fw-la pro_fw-la omnibus_fw-la hominibus_fw-la &_o intention_n dei_fw-la conditionata_fw-la de_fw-la gratia_fw-la promissionis_fw-la evangelicae_fw-la generali_fw-la addit_fw-la intentionem_fw-la dei_fw-la specialem_fw-la de_fw-la applicando_fw-la beneficio_fw-la mortis_fw-la christi_fw-la per_fw-la gratiam_fw-la magis_fw-la abundantem_fw-la &_o efficacem_fw-la absolute_a certo_fw-la &_o infallibiliter_fw-la solis_fw-la electis_fw-la sine_fw-la praejudicio_fw-la reliquorum_fw-la d._n overal_n ibid._n art_n 2._o the_o three_o and_o four_o article_n of_o man_n corruption_n his_o freewill_n his_o conversion_n to_o god_n and_o the_o manner_n of_o it_o omnes_fw-la consentiunt_fw-la liberum_fw-la arbitrium_fw-la nihil_fw-la boni_fw-la posse_fw-la sine_fw-la gratia_fw-la praeveniente_fw-la comitante_fw-la subsequent_a ita_fw-la ut_fw-la gratia_fw-la teneat_fw-la principium_fw-la medium_n &_o finem_fw-la in_o conversione_n &_o fide_fw-la &_o omni_fw-la opere_fw-la bono_fw-mi d._n overal_n ibid._n art_n 3._o 1._o man_n will_v since_o the_o fall_n have_v of_o itself_o no_o ability_n to_o any_o spiritual_a act_n every_o good_a motion_n of_o it_o must_v come_v from_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n prevent_v accompany_v follow_v it_o yea_o natural_o it_o be_v inclinable_a to_o all_o evil_a in_o voluntate_fw-la scilicet_fw-la lapsa_fw-la est_fw-la potentia_fw-la passiva_fw-la ad_fw-la esse_fw-la hoc_fw-la supernaturale_fw-la extrinsecus_fw-la adveniens_fw-la recipiendum_fw-la non_fw-la autem_fw-la activa_fw-la ad_fw-la idem_fw-la vel_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la vel_fw-la cum_fw-la alio_fw-la producendum_fw-la theol._n brit._n de_fw-fr artic._n 3._o &_o 4._o thes_n de_fw-fr conversione_n 2._o ipsam_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la bonam_fw-la faciendo_fw-la vivisicat_fw-la epist_n synod_n episc_n afric_n cit_fw-la ibid._n 2._o there_o be_v not_o therefore_o in_o the_o will_n of_o the_o natural_a man_n any_o active_a power_n to_o work_v his_o own_o conversion_n in_o the_o regeneration_n god_n infuse_v a_o new_a life_n he_o quicken_v the_o will_n by_o make_v it_o good_a sunt_fw-la quaedam_fw-la opera_fw-la externa_fw-la ab_fw-la hominibus_fw-la ordinary_a requisita_fw-la priusquam_fw-la ad_fw-la statum_fw-la regenerationis_fw-la aut_fw-la conversionis_fw-la perducantur_fw-la 3._o there_o be_v yet_o certain_a forego_v act_n that_o be_v prerequire_v to_o the_o conversion_n of_o a_o man_n and_o they_o be_v both_o inward_a and_o outward_a quae_fw-la ab_fw-la iisdem_fw-la quandoque_fw-la libere_fw-la fieri_fw-la quandoque_fw-la libere_fw-la omitti_fw-la solent_fw-la ut_fw-la adire_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la audire_fw-la verbi_fw-la praeconium_fw-la &_o id_fw-la genus_fw-la alia_fw-la ibid._n 4._o outward_a as_o to_o go_v to_o the_o church_n to_o sit_v reverent_o to_o hearken_v to_o the_o word_n speak_v in_o these_o we_o have_v freedom_n of_o will_n either_o way_n sunt_fw-la quaedam_fw-la effecta_fw-la interna_fw-la ad_fw-la conversionem_fw-la sen_fw-la regenerationem_fw-la praevia_fw-la quae_fw-la virtute_fw-la verbi_fw-la spiritusque_fw-la in_o nondum_fw-la justificatorum_fw-la cordibus_fw-la excitantur_fw-la qualia_fw-la sunt_fw-la notitia_fw-la voluntatis_fw-la divinae_fw-la sensus_fw-la peccati_fw-la timor_fw-la poenae_fw-la cogitatio_fw-la de_fw-fr liberatione_n spes_fw-la aliqua_fw-la veniae_fw-la ibid._n thes_n 2._o non_fw-la solet_fw-la gratia_fw-la divina_fw-la homines_fw-la perducere_fw-la per_fw-la subitum_fw-la enthusiasmum_fw-la sed_fw-la multis_fw-la praeviis_fw-la actionibus_fw-la ministerio_fw-la verbi_fw-la subactos_fw-la &_o praeparatos_fw-la ibid._n in_o explic_a thes_n 2._o 5._o inward_a as_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n will_n the_o feel_n of_o our_o sin_n the_o fear_n of_o hell_n the_o thought_n of_o deliverance_n some_o hope_n of_o pardon_n for_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n do_v not_o use_v to_o work_v upon_o a_o man_n immediate_o by_o sudden_a rapture_n but_o by_o meet_a preparation_n inform_v the_o judgement_n of_o his_o danger_n wound_v the_o conscience_n by_o the_o terror_n of_o the_o law_n supple_a it_o by_o the_o promise_n of_o the_o gospel_n these_o inward_a act_n tend_v towards_o conversion_n be_v by_o the_o power_n of_o the_o word_n and_o spirit_n of_o god_n wrought_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o a_o man_n not_o yet_o justify_v quos_fw-la deus_fw-la mediaente_fw-la verbo_fw-la per_fw-la spiritum_fw-la suum_fw-la hunc_fw-la in_o modum_fw-la afficit_fw-la eos_fw-la ad_fw-la fidem_fw-la conversionemque_fw-la veer_fw-la &_o serio_fw-la vocat_fw-la &_o invitat_fw-la theol._n brit._n ibid._n thes_n 3._o 6._o those_o who_o god_n thus_o affect_v by_o his_o word_n and_o spirit_n he_o do_v true_o and_o serious_o call_v and_o invite_v to_o faith_n and_o conversion_n 7._o those_o who_o he_o have_v thus_o affect_v and_o call_v he_o forsake_v not_o neither_o cease_v to_o further_a in_o the_o way_n to_o their_o conversion_n till_o through_o their_o willing_a neglect_n or_o repulse_n of_o this_o initial_a grace_n he_o be_v forsake_v of_o they_o quos_fw-la ita_fw-la afficit_fw-la deus_fw-la non_fw-la deserit_fw-la nec_fw-la desistit_fw-la in_o vera_fw-la ad_fw-la conversionem_fw-la via_fw-la promovere_fw-la priusquam_fw-la ab_fw-la illis_fw-la per_fw-la neglectionem_fw-la voluntariam_fw-la aut_fw-la huius_fw-la gratiae_fw-la initialis_fw-la repulsam_fw-la deseratur_fw-la he_o praecedanei_fw-la effectus_fw-la virtute_fw-la verbi_fw-la spiritusque_fw-la rebellis_fw-la voluntatis_fw-la vitio_fw-la suffocari_fw-la ac_fw-la penitus_fw-la extingui_fw-la possunt_fw-la &_o in_o multis_fw-la solent_fw-la adeo_fw-la ut_fw-la nonnulli_fw-la in_o quorum_fw-la mentilus_fw-la virtute_fw-la verbi_fw-la spiritusque_fw-la
impressa_fw-la fuit_fw-la aliqualis_fw-la notitia_fw-la veritatis_fw-la divinae_fw-la dolour_n de_fw-fr peccatis_fw-la suis_fw-la aliquod_fw-la desiderium_fw-la &_o aliqua_fw-la cura_fw-la liberationis_fw-la mutentur_fw-la plane_n in_fw-la contrarium_fw-la veritaâ—em_fw-la rejiciant_fw-la &_o odio_fw-la habeant_fw-la concupiscentiis_fw-la suis_fw-la se_fw-la tradant_fw-la in_fw-la peccatis_fw-la occalleant_fw-la ibid._n thes_n 5._o 8._o these_o forego_v inward_a act_n wrought_v by_o the_o word_n and_o spirit_n both_o may_v be_v and_o be_v many_o time_n through_o the_o fault_n of_o the_o rebellious_a will_n choke_v and_o quench_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n so_o as_o after_o some_o knowledge_n of_o divine_a truth_n some_o sorrow_n for_o sin_n and_o desire_v and_o care_n of_o deliverance_n they_o fall_v off_o to_o the_o contrary_a and_o give_v themselves_o over_o to_o their_o own_o lust_n ne_fw-fr electi_fw-la quidem_fw-la ipsi_fw-la in_o his_o praecedane_n be_v ad_fw-la regenerationem_fw-la actibus_fw-la ita_fw-la se_fw-la gerant_fw-la unquam_fw-la quin_fw-la ut_fw-la propter_fw-la negligentiam_fw-la &_o resistentiam_fw-la svam_fw-la possint_fw-la just_a a_o deo_fw-la deseri_fw-la &_o derelinqui_fw-la sed_fw-la ea_fw-la est_fw-la erga_fw-la eos_fw-la dei_fw-la specialis_fw-la misericordia_fw-la ut_fw-la quam_fw-la vis_fw-la etc._n etc._n eos_n tamen_fw-la iterum_fw-la iterumque_fw-la urgeat_fw-la deus_fw-la nec_fw-la desistat_fw-la promo_fw-la veer_fw-la donec_fw-la eosdem_fw-la gratiae_fw-la suae_fw-la prorsus_fw-la subjugaverit_fw-la ac_fw-la in_o statu_fw-la filiorum_fw-la regeneratorum_fw-la collocaverit_fw-la theol._n br._n ibid._n thes_n 6._o 9_o yea_o the_o very_a elect_a of_o god_n do_v not_o so_o carry_v themselves_o in_o these_o forego_n act_n but_o that_o they_o do_v ofttimes_o just_o deserve_v for_o their_o neglect_n and_o resistance_n to_o be_v forsake_v of_o god_n but_o such_o be_v his_o special_a grace_n and_o mercy_n to_o they_o that_o he_o notwithstanding_o follow_v they_o effectual_o with_o powerful_a help_n till_o he_o have_v wrought_v out_o his_o good_a work_n in_o they_o gratiam_fw-la specialem_fw-la &_o essicacem_fw-la ad_fw-la salutem_fw-la certo_fw-la perducentem_fw-la he_o quos_fw-la deus_fw-la ex_fw-la beneplacito_fw-la svo_fw-la gratioso_fw-la elegerit_fw-la propriam_fw-la profitetur_fw-la d._n overal_n in_o art_n 3._o sent._n 3._o 10._o when_o the_o heart_n of_o his_o elect_a be_v thus_o excite_v and_o prepare_v by_o the_o forego_n act_n of_o grace_n god_n do_v by_o his_o secret_n and_o wonderful_a work_n regenerate_v and_o renew_v they_o infuse_v into_o they_o his_o quicken_a spirit_n and_o indue_a all_o the_o power_n of_o their_o soul_n with_o new_a quality_n of_o grace_n and_o holiness_n deus_fw-la animos_fw-la electorum_fw-la suorum_fw-la praedictis_fw-la gratiae_fw-la suae_fw-la actibus_fw-la excitatos_fw-la &_o praeparatos_fw-la intima_fw-la quadam_fw-la &_o mirabili_fw-la operatione_n regenerate_v &_o quasi_fw-la de_fw-la novo_fw-la create_v infundendo_fw-la spiritum_fw-la vivificantem_fw-la &_o omnes_fw-la animae_fw-la facultates_fw-la novis_fw-la qualitatibus_fw-la imbuendo_fw-la theol._n br._n the_o conver_n thes_n 1._o 11._o upon_o this_o conversion_n which_o god_n work_v in_o the_o heart_n follow_v instant_o our_o actual_a conversion_n to_o god_n while_o from_o our_o new_a change_a will_n god_n fetch_v the_o act_n of_o our_o believe_v and_o turn_v to_o he_o he_o give_v that_o power_n which_o the_o will_v exercise_n so_o as_o it_o be_v at_o once_o both_o we_o and_o god_n we_o in_o that_o we_o do_v work_v god_n in_o that_o he_o work_v it_o in_o we_o praedictam_fw-la conversionem_fw-la sequitur_fw-la haec_fw-la nostra_fw-la conuersio_fw-la actualis_fw-la deo_fw-la perliciente_a ipsum_fw-la actum_fw-la credendi_fw-la &_o convertendi_fw-la ex_fw-la mutata_fw-la voluntate_fw-la quae_fw-la acta_fw-la adeo_fw-la agit_fw-fr &_o ipsa_fw-la convertendo_fw-la se_fw-la ad_fw-la deum_fw-la &_o credendo_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la actum_fw-la suum_fw-la vitalem_fw-la simul_fw-la eliciendo_fw-la ibid._n 12._o in_o work_v upon_o the_o will_n god_n do_v not_o overthrow_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o will_n but_o cause_v it_o to_o work_v after_o its_o own_o native_a manner_n free_o and_o willing_o neither_o do_v he_o pull_v up_o by_o the_o root_n that_o sinful_a possibility_n which_o be_v in_o our_o nature_n to_o resist_v good_a motion_n but_o do_v sweet_o and_o effectual_o work_v in_o man_n a_o firm_a and_o ready_a will_n to_o obey_v he_o his_o grace_n be_v so_o powerful_a that_o it_o be_v not_o violent_a divina_fw-la haec_fw-la actio_fw-la non_fw-la laedit_fw-la voluntatis_fw-la libertatem_fw-la sed_fw-la roborat_fw-la neque_fw-la tamen_fw-la extirpate_v radicitus_fw-la vitiosam_fw-la resistendi_fw-la possibilitatem_fw-la sed_fw-la &_o pravitatem_fw-la ad_fw-la resistendum_fw-la motibus_fw-la spiritus_fw-la sancti_fw-la sed_fw-la haec_fw-la resistibilitas_fw-la propter_fw-la efficacissimam_fw-la &_o suavissimam_fw-la motionem_fw-la gratiae_fw-la nequit_fw-la in_o actum_fw-la hic_fw-la &_o nunc_fw-la erumpere_fw-la huic_fw-la gratiae_fw-la resisti_fw-la nequit_fw-la quia_fw-la primum_fw-la operatur_fw-la velle_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la resistere_fw-la etc._n etc._n ibid._n in_o explic_a thes_n 2._o deum_fw-la cum_fw-la voluerit_fw-la &_o quibus_fw-la voluerit_fw-la gratiam_fw-la tam_fw-la abundantem_fw-la tam_fw-la potentem_fw-la aut_fw-la congruam_fw-la aut_fw-la alio_fw-la modo_fw-la efficacem_fw-la concedere_fw-la ut_fw-la quamvis_fw-la possit_fw-la voluntas_fw-la ratione_fw-la suae_fw-la libertatis_fw-la resistere_fw-la non_fw-la tamin_z resistat_fw-la sed_fw-la certo_fw-la &_o infallibiliter_fw-la obsequatur_fw-la dr._n overal_n in_o artic_a 4._o it_o be_v true_a that_o while_o our_o natural_a concupiscence_n reign_v in_o we_o we_o have_v not_o only_o a_o possibility_n but_o a_o proneness_n to_o resistance_n which_o yet_o be_v by_o the_o gracious_a and_o effectual_a motion_n of_o god_n spirit_n so_o over_o rule_v that_o it_o break_v not_o forth_o into_o a_o present_a act_n for_o god_n work_v in_o we_o to_o will_v that_o be_v not_o to_o resist_v yea_o the_o very_a will_n to_o resist_v be_v for_o the_o time_n take_v away_o by_o the_o power_n of_o grace_n deus_fw-la hominem_fw-la conversum_fw-la &_o fidelem_fw-la non_fw-la ita_fw-la semper_fw-la movet_fw-la ad_fw-la bonos_fw-es actus_fw-la subsequentes_fw-la ut_fw-la tollat_fw-la ipsam_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la resistendi_fw-la sed_fw-la quandoque_fw-la permittit_fw-la illam_fw-la vitio_fw-la svo_fw-la deficere_fw-la a_o ductu_fw-la gratiae_fw-la &_o in_o particularibus_fw-la multis_fw-la actibus_fw-la concupiscentiae_fw-la suae_fw-la parere_fw-la theol._n br._n ibid._n thes_n 3._o 13._o god_n do_v not_o always_o so_o work_v in_o the_o regenerate_a that_o he_o do_v ever_o take_v from_o they_o this_o will_n to_o resist_v but_o sometime_o suffer_v they_o through_o their_o own_o fault_n to_o give_v way_n to_o their_o own_o sinful_a desire_n for_o howsoever_o in_o those_o principal_a act_n which_o be_v absolute_o necessary_a to_o salvation_n the_o grace_n of_o god_n work_v powerful_o in_o the_o elect_a both_o the_o will_n and_o the_o deed_n in_o his_o own_o good_a time_n yet_o in_o some_o particular_a act_n he_o think_v good_a for_o his_o own_o holy_a purpose_n to_o leave_v the_o best_a man_n sometime_o to_o themselves_o who_o do_v thereupon_o grieve_v his_o good_a spirit_n by_o a_o recoverable_a resistance_n oportet_fw-la semper_fw-la discrimen_fw-la statuere_fw-la inter_fw-la illos_fw-la actus_fw-la principales_fw-la sine_fw-la quibus_fw-la salus_fw-la electorum_fw-la non_fw-la constat_fw-la &_o particulares_fw-la subsequentes_fw-la actus_fw-la etc._n etc._n ibid._n in_o explic_a of_o the_o five_o article_n of_o perseverance_n quibusdam_fw-la non_fw-la electis_fw-la conceditur_fw-la quaedam_fw-la illuminatio_fw-la supernaturalis_fw-la cujus_fw-la virtute_fw-la intelligant_fw-la ea_fw-la quae_fw-la in_o verbo_fw-la dei_fw-la annuntiantur_fw-la esse_fw-la vera_fw-la iisdemque_fw-la assensum_fw-la praebent_fw-la minime_fw-la simulatum_fw-la in_o iisdem_fw-la ex_fw-la hac_fw-la cognition_n &_o fide_fw-la oritur_fw-la affectuum_fw-la quaedam_fw-la mutatio_fw-la &_o morum_fw-la aliqualis_fw-la emendatio_fw-la non_fw-la electi_fw-la huc_fw-la usque_fw-la progressi_fw-la ad_fw-la statum_fw-la tamen_fw-la adoption_n &_o justificationis_fw-la nunquam_fw-la perveniunt_fw-la theol._n br._n the_o 5._o art_n thes_n 1_o 2_o 3_o 4._o 1._o even_o among_o those_o which_o belong_v not_o to_o the_o election_n of_o god_n there_o be_v some_o that_o be_v enlighten_v by_o supernatural_a knowledge_n and_o give_v their_o assent_n to_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o gospel_n receive_v the_o same_o with_o some_o joy_n and_o from_o that_o knowledge_n and_o faith_n find_v some_o change_n in_o their_o affection_n and_o life_n who_o yet_o howsoever_o they_o may_v pass_v in_o the_o judgement_n of_o charity_n never_o attain_v to_o that_o hearty_a renovation_n which_o be_v join_v with_o justification_n nor_o yet_o to_o the_o immediate_a disposition_n thereunto_o and_o therefore_o be_v never_o in_o the_o true_a state_n of_o the_o adoption_n of_o son_n these_o may_v utter_o fall_v away_o from_o that_o grace_n which_o they_o have_v profess_v unde_fw-la constat_fw-la â—os_v nunquam_fw-la reipsa_fw-la pertingere_fw-la ad_fw-la illam_fw-la mentis_fw-la &_o affestuum_fw-la mutationem_fw-la &_o renovationem_fw-la quae_fw-la cum_fw-la justificatione_n conjuncta_fw-la est_fw-la imo_fw-la nec_fw-la ad_fw-la illam_fw-la quae_fw-la proxime_fw-la praeparat_fw-la ac_fw-la disponit_fw-la ad_fw-la justificationem_fw-la ibid._n in_o explic_a 4._o artic._n idem_fw-la regeniti_fw-la ac_fw-la justificati_fw-la quandoque_fw-la
while_o they_o speak_v of_o a_o irresistible_a act_n in_o turn_v we_o they_o mean_v not_o such_o a_o act_n as_o can_v be_v at_o all_o resist_v if_o we_o will_v but_o such_o a_o one_o as_o the_o will_n through_o god_n gracious_a inclination_n will_v not_o wish_v to_o resist_v for_o that_o their_o will_n to_o resist_v be_v so_o overcome_v by_o the_o sweet_a motion_n of_o god_n spirit_n that_o now_o yieldance_n be_v make_v powerful_o voluntary_a in_o which_o sense_n the_o very_a jesuit_n themselves_o confess_v a_o irresistibility_n bellarmine_n suarez_n 4._o valent._n disp_n 8._o q._n 3._o p._n 4._o valentia_n and_o other_o grant_v it_o as_o impossible_a there_o shall_v not_o be_v a_o conversion_n where_o there_o be_v a_o effectual_a grace_n as_o that_o there_o shall_v not_o be_v a_o conversion_n where_o there_o be_v a_o conversion_n d._n abbot_n exerc_n 2._o ex_fw-la arm._n declare_v ad_fw-la ord_n omne_fw-la gratiae_fw-la ascribantur_fw-la modo_fw-la ne_fw-la statuatur_fw-la irresistibilis_fw-la omnia_fw-la gratiae_fw-la ascribantur_fw-la modo_fw-la ne_fw-la statuatur_fw-la irresistibilis_fw-la arm._n cit_v per_fw-la r._n abbot_n ep_v sarisb_n e_o declare_v ad_fw-la ord_n p._n 56._o quicquid_fw-la sit_fw-la constant_a docent_fw-la omnes_fw-la hunc_fw-la modum_fw-la actuandi_fw-la liberum_fw-la arbitrium_fw-la ejus_fw-la libertati_fw-la nihil_fw-la nocere_fw-la imo_fw-la maxim_n proficit_fw-la illam_fw-la paul_n fir._n spec_fw-la schol._n p._n 487._o now_o whether_o this_o irresistibleness_n be_v out_o of_o a_o consequent_a supposition_n as_o the_o jesuit_n or_o out_o of_o a_o antecedent_n as_o the_o dominican_n with_o many_o of_o we_o or_o whether_o this_o powerful_a influence_n into_o the_o will_v be_v by_o way_n of_o a_o physical_a or_o moral_a motion_n they_o be_v subtlety_n fit_a for_o school_n not_o meet_v to_o trouble_v the_o head_n of_o ordinary_a christian_n it_o be_v enough_o for_o we_o to_o know_v that_o we_o will_v to_o consent_n because_o god_n work_v this_o will_n in_o we_o strong_o yet_o sweet_o and_o by_o a_o omnipotent_a facility_n so_o as_o no_o free_a will_n of_o we_o resist_v god_n will_n to_o save_v we_o as_o st._n austin_n pithy_o trahitur_fw-la ergo_fw-la miris_fw-la modis_fw-la ut_fw-la velit_fw-la ab_fw-la illo_fw-la qui_fw-la novit_fw-la intus_fw-la inipsis_fw-la hominum_fw-la cordibus_fw-la operari_fw-la non_fw-la ut_fw-la homines_fw-la quod_fw-la fieri_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la nolentes_fw-la credant_fw-la sed_fw-la ut_fw-la volentes_fw-la ex_fw-la nolentibus_fw-la fiant_fw-la aug._n contr_n 2._o epist_n pelag._n to_o dispute_v then_o of_o the_o power_n of_o that_o will_v to_o resist_v which_o god_n have_v make_v willing_a to_o yield_v what_o be_v it_o but_o to_o strive_v about_o the_o passage_n of_o those_o sheep_n which_o neither_o be_v buy_v nor_o ever_o shall_v be_v man_n be_v in_o a_o marvellous_a manner_n draw_v to_o will_n by_o he_o that_o know_v to_o work_v inward_o in_o man_n heart_n not_o that_o they_o shall_v believe_v whether_o they_o will_v or_o no_o which_o be_v impossible_a but_o that_o of_o unwilling_a they_o shall_v be_v make_v willing_a say_v st._n austin_n true_o god_n make_v we_o willing_a of_o unwilling_a and_o so_o we_o resist_v not_o but_o how_o do_v he_o make_v we_o willing_a whether_o by_o a_o irresistible_a manner_n of_o work_v in_o we_o or_o not_o this_o say_v the_o opponent_n be_v the_o main_a question_n sure_o so_o as_o that_o to_o use_n aquinas_n his_o word_n the_o will_n be_v impel_v though_o not_o compel_v so_o as_o that_o though_o there_o be_v in_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o will_v a_o freedom_n and_o capacity_n of_o agree_v or_o dissent_v in_o respect_n of_o itself_o yet_o as_o it_o be_v for_o the_o present_a move_v and_o actuate_v by_o the_o effectual_a inclination_n of_o the_o almighty_a now_o it_o so_o sway_v one_o way_n as_o if_o it_o have_v for_o the_o time_n put_v off_o the_o power_n of_o refuse_v what_o need_v we_o then_o trouble_v ourselves_o with_o these_o upstart_n term_n of_o resistible_a and_o irresistible_a let_v it_o content_v we_o that_o the_o gracious_a inoperation_n of_o god_n effectual_o draw_v the_o heart_n of_o man_n to_o will_n to_o receive_v to_o entertain_v the_o happy_a motion_n of_o his_o good_a spirit_n to_o our_o renovation_n if_o we_o yield_v not_o this_o to_o god_n we_o yield_v nothing_o and_o if_o we_o give_v he_o this_o he_o will_v not_o quarrel_v we_o for_o more_o but_o what_o place_n sooner_o these_o difference_n have_v find_v in_o foreign_a school_n and_o pulpit_n we_o have_v reason_n to_o be_v free_a if_o we_o shall_v listen_v to_o that_o wise_a and_o moderate_a voice_n of_o our_o church_n which_o our_o forecited_a reverend_a author_n commend_v unto_o we_o who_o after_o the_o relation_n of_o the_o two_o extreme_a opinion_n rest_v in_o this_o medio_fw-la tutissimus_fw-la that_o man_n be_v so_o stir_v and_o move_v by_o grace_n that_o they_o may_v if_o they_o attend_v thereunto_o obey_v the_o grace_n which_o call_v and_o move_v they_o and_o that_o they_o may_v by_o their_o freewill_n also_o resist_v it_o but_o withal_o that_o god_n when_o he_o will_v and_o to_o who_o he_o will_v give_v such_o a_o abundant_a such_o powerful_a such_o congruous_a otherwise_o effectual_a grace_n that_o although_o the_o will_n may_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o liberty_n thereof_o resist_v yet_o it_o resist_v not_o but_o do_v certain_o and_o infallible_o obey_v and_o that_o thus_o god_n deal_v with_o those_o who_o he_o have_v choose_v in_o christ_n so_o far_o as_o shall_v be_v necessary_a to_o their_o salvation_n who_o so_o can_v sit_v down_o quiet_o in_o this_o decision_n i_o think_v shall_v be_v no_o friend_n to_o peace_n and_o if_o any_o man_n stumble_v at_o the_o first_o clause_n as_o at_o the_o threshold_n of_o this_o sentence_n let_v he_o know_v that_o our_o divine_n at_o dort_n have_v in_o effect_n say_v no_o less_o while_o have_v yield_v to_o man_n freewill_n in_o those_o external_a work_n which_o be_v require_v of_o we_o before_o our_o conversion_n and_o suppose_v certain_a effect_n in_o the_o way_n to_o our_o conversion_n which_o be_v wrought_v by_o the_o power_n of_o the_o word_n and_o spirit_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n not_o yet_o justify_v add_v further_o that_o those_o who_o god_n thus_o affect_v by_o his_o word_n and_o spirit_n those_o he_o do_v true_o and_o serious_o call_v and_o invite_v to_o faith_n 5._o theol._n briâ—_n dord_n de_fw-fr art_n 2._o thes_n 5._o and_o conversion_n and_o that_o christ_n in_o his_o death_n not_o only_o found_v his_o evangelical_n covenant_n but_o have_v also_o obtain_v of_o his_o father_n that_o wheresoever_o this_o covenant_n shall_v be_v publish_v there_o also_o shall_v ordinary_o such_o a_o measure_n of_o grace_n be_v administer_v as_o shall_v be_v sufficient_a to_o convince_v all_o impenitent_a and_o unbelieving_a man_n of_o neglect_n or_o contempt_n and_o last_o that_o who_o god_n thus_o affect_v he_o forsake_v not_o nor_o cease_v to_o promote_v in_o the_o way_n of_o their_o conversion_n till_o he_o be_v first_o forsake_v of_o they_o by_o a_o voluntary_a neglect_n or_o contempt_n of_o this_o initial_a grace_n but_o what_o need_v any_o proof_n hereof_o while_o that_o clause_n speak_v but_o of_o a_o common_a grace_n and_o the_o person_n to_o who_o this_o liberty_n be_v ascribe_v be_v such_o as_o by_o that_o learned_a b._n be_v vvn_n to_o they_o which_o be_v true_o call_v according_a to_o the_o purpose_n of_o god_n let_v we_o go_v but_o so_o far_o as_o these_o two_o guide_n will_v joint_o lead_v we_o it_o will_v be_v bootless_a to_o quarrel_v about_o any_o further_a discovery_n hanc_fw-la nostram_fw-la esse_fw-la sententiam_fw-la prositemur_fw-la hominem_fw-la de_fw-la salute_v aeteâ—na_fw-la cortum_fw-la esse_fw-la posse_fw-la &_o debere_fw-la solam_fw-la dei_fw-la gratiam_fw-la esse_fw-la perseverantiae_fw-la causam_fw-la supernaturalem_fw-la quae_fw-la sacit_fw-la ut_fw-la voluntas_fw-la nostra_fw-la perseverare_fw-la &_o possit_fw-la &_o velit_fw-la rem_fw-la ep._n ad_fw-la ext_fw-la p._n 75._o concern_v the_o five_o article_n of_o perseverance_n the_o belgic_a opponent_n at_o first_o speak_v timorous_o profess_v not_o absolute_o to_o hold_v a_o possibility_n of_o the_o total_a or_o final_a defection_n of_o true_a believer_n only_o suspend_v their_o opinion_n and_o rather_o incline_v to_o the_o affirmative_a but_o afterward_o they_o grow_v to_o a_o strong_a resolution_n of_o that_o whereof_o they_o former_o but_o doubt_v in_o who_o writing_n yet_o when_o a_o man_n shall_v come_v to_o read_v that_o a_o man_n may_v and_o aught_o to_o be_v certain_a of_o his_o own_o eternal_a salvation_n that_o the_o only_a grace_n of_o god_n be_v the_o supernatural_a cause_n of_o perseverance_n which_o make_v our_o will_n both_o able_a and_o willing_a to_o persevere_v he_o will_v think_v there_o need_v no_o more_o word_n that_o this_o quarrel_n be_v at_o a_o happy_a end_n but_o when_o he_o shall_v see_v they_o fly_v off_o into_o the_o distinction_n of_o certainty_n for_o the_o