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willingness_n as_o well_o as_o a_o judgement_n augustine_n de_fw-fr spir._n &_o lib._n chap._n 31._o define_v it_o to_o be_v a_o power_n of_o do_v what_o we_o will_v and_o thus_o it_o do_v principal_o consist_v in_o the_o imperate_a act_n call_v free_a because_o they_o proceed_v from_o a_o free_a principle_n to_o will_n and_o to_o can_v be_v two_o different_a thing_n a_o man_n may_v will_v what_o he_o can_v and_o then_o the_o will_n have_v not_o this_o freedom_n the_o scripture_n seem_v to_o take_v it_o in_o this_o sense_n 1_o cor._n 7.37_o have_v no_o necessity_n but_o have_v power_n over_o his_o own_o will_n and_o have_v so_o decree_v in_o his_o heart_n by_o freedom_n from_o necessity_n there_o be_v mean_v a_o power_n to_o put_v his_o purpose_n in_o execution_n and_o so_o rom._n 7._o what_o i_o will_v that_o do_v i_o not_o the_o spirit_n be_v willing_a but_o the_o flesh_n be_v weak_a take_v liberty_n thus_o for_o a_o freedom_n from_o constraint_n or_o a_o power_n of_o do_v what_o we_o will_v it_o afford_v no_o matter_n of_o glory_v to_o man_n he_o be_v under_o so_o many_o restraint_n by_o his_o nature_n by_o his_o sin_n by_o punishment_n all_o his_o faculty_n be_v restrain_v about_o object_n natural_a moral_a and_o much_o more_o spiritual_a he_o be_v restrain_v and_o limit_v as_o we_o see_v among_o sensitive_a creature_n some_o be_v confine_v to_o the_o water_n as_o fish_n some_o to_o the_o earth_n but_o other_o have_v a_o more_o ample_a sphere_n of_o activity_n and_o a_o more_o vigorous_a principle_n to_o carry_v they_o through_o water_n earth_n or_o air._n so_o we_o find_v man_n more_o confine_v than_o angel_n we_o can_v only_o understand_v earthly_a thing_n john_n 3_o christ_n tell_v nicodemus_n that_o there_o be_v a_o necessity_n of_o represent_v heavenly_a thing_n under_o some_o earthly_a similitude_n that_o we_o may_v be_v capable_a of_o understand_v they_o 1_o peter_n and_o paul_n be_v saint_n of_o the_o first_o magnitude_n and_o yet_o when_o they_o be_v bring_v to_o converse_v with_o heavenly_a thing_n the_o one_o confess_v he_o know_v not_o what_o he_o hear_v and_o the_o spirit_n assert_n of_o the_o other_o that_o he_o know_v not_o what_o he_o say_v it_o be_v a_o old_a jewish_a saying_n that_o god_n descend_v in_o a_o humane_a mantle_n that_o we_o may_v have_v some_o suitable_a apprehension_n of_o he_o and_o it_o be_v most_o amaze_a humility_n in_o god_n to_o reckon_v our_o high_a thought_n of_o he_o a_o honour_n or_o a_o glory_n to_o he_o 2_o by_o sin_n the_o scripture_n call_v man_n darkness_n lead_v captive_a at_o the_o will_n of_o satan_n a_o slave_n to_o sin_n and_o deaâ—_n in_o sin_n therefore_o he_o be_v wonderful_o confine_v and_o restrain_v by_o it_o a_o habit_n in_o any_o one_o particular_a vice_n how_o do_v it_o ensnare_v and_o confine_v one_o to_o its_o course_n how_o can_v you_o believe_v that_o receive_v honour_v one_o of_o another_o the_o pharisee_n who_o be_v covetous_a deride_v the_o doctrine_n of_o charity_n they_o that_o be_v accustom_v to_o do_v evil_a can_v no_o more_o do_v good_a than_o the_o aethiopian_a can_v change_v his_o skin_n or_o the_o leopard_n his_o spot_n 3_o all_o affliction_n and_o suffering_n put_v restraint_n on_o man_n liberty_n john_n 21.18_o thou_o girde_v thyself_o and_o walkedst_a whither_o thou_o will_v here_o be_v liberty_n but_o another_o shall_v gird_v thou_o and_o carry_v thou_o whither_o thou_o will_v not_o here_o be_v a_o restraint_n or_o compulsion_n a_o man_n may_v have_v a_o will_v to_o move_v a_o gouty_a finger_n or_o stop_v a_o convulsive_a or_o paralytic_a motion_n of_o his_o nerve_n but_o he_o have_v no_o liberty_n to_o do_v it_o as_o dr._n lock_n say_v well_o 4_o in_o our_o intellect_n and_o elicit_a act_n of_o
any_o better_a thought_n of_o it_o joh._n 6._o they_o will_v follow_v he_o for_o earthly_a bread_n and_o crown_v he_o for_o it_o but_o they_o can_v not_o relish_v his_o discourse_n of_o heavenly_a bread_n the_o pagan_n use_v to_o call_v they_o atheist_n because_o they_o have_v no_o temple_n altar_n sacrifice_n nor_o holy_a day_n a_o inward_a religion_n in_o thought_n be_v no_o religion_n to_o they_o their_o gross_a mind_n can_v not_o feel_v it_o and_o they_o use_v to_o throw_v their_o ash_n in_o the_o river_n think_v thereby_o to_o prevent_v their_o resurrection_n a_o universal_a monarch_n from_o among_o the_o jew_n be_v no_o credible_a doctrine_n to_o a_o roman_a who_o subject_n or_o slave_n they_o be_v far_o less_o to_o believe_v he_o a_o god_n and_o a_o saviour_n one_o reject_v by_o the_o jew_n mock_v scourge_v and_o crucified_a the_o jew_n who_o enjoy_v divine_a oracle_n especial_o the_o prophetical_a one_o of_o such_o a_o prince_n and_o saviour_n yet_o how_o contemptible_a be_v the_o obscurity_n of_o his_o life_n and_o what_o offence_n be_v the_o cross_n of_o his_o death_n to_o they_o and_o how_o foolish_a do_v his_o doctrine_n appear_v john_n 7._o 49_o his_o holy_a law_n about_o love_v our_o enemy_n seem_v impossible_a to_o practice_n and_o contrary_a to_o heroic_a virtue_n in_o the_o opinion_n of_o both_o jew_n and_o gentile_n regeneration_n be_v a_o miracle_n to_o a_o serious_a nicodemus_n on_o these_o example_n especial_o that_o act._n 17._o the_o apostle_n seem_v to_o reflect_v in_o that_o assertion_n 1_o cor._n 2.14_o but_o second_o the_o scripture_n be_v most_o frequent_a and_o emphatical_a in_o this_o assertion_n that_o the_o understanding_n eph._n 4.17_o be_v 1._o dark_a we_o be_v in_o darkness_n but_o more_o be_v say_v eph._n 5.8_o we_o be_v darkness_n some_o creature_n can_v see_v in_o the_o dark_a that_o carry_v a_o light_n about_o with_o they_o but_o we_o be_v dark_a yea_o darkness_n act_v 13.41_o therefore_o can_v believe_v this_o work_n tho'_o 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