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transeunte_fw-la of_o the_o first_o i_o shall_v say_v no_o more_o but_o what_o be_v say_v before_o by_o the_o second_o i_o mean_v god_n own_o most_o perfect_a essence_n as_o active_a in_o itself_o without_o extrinsic_a effect_n or_o object_n by_o the_o three_o i_o mean_v not_o the_o creature_n or_o the_o divine_a action_n ut_fw-la recipitur_fw-la in_o passo_fw-la or_o the_o effect_n but_o the_o divine_a essence_n itself_o in_o the_o state_n of_o agency_n ad_fw-la extra_fw-la which_o the_o school_n conclude_v to_o be_v eternal_a though_o the_o effect_n be_v but_o in_o time_n yet_o if_o any_o will_v call_v this_o a_o free_a and_o not_o a_o necessary_a state_n of_o the_o divine_a essence_n i_o contend_v not_o 25._o iv_o the_o essential_a immanent_a act_n of_o god_n be_v three_o 1._o sibi_fw-la vivere_fw-la or_o to_o be_v essential_a active_a life_n in_o himself_o 2._o see_fw-la intelligere_fw-la to_o know_v himself_o 3._o see_fw-la amare_fw-la or_o to_o be_v amor_fw-la svi_fw-la 26._o 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after_o he_o and_o find_v he_o though_o he_o be_v not_o far_o from_o every_o one_o of_o we_o for_o in_o he_o we_o live_v and_o move_v and_o have_v our_o be_v for_o we_o be_v also_o his_o offspring_n act._n 17._o 25_o 26_o 27_o 28_o 29._o for_o there_o be_v no_o difference_n between_o the_o jew_n and_o the_o greek_a for_o the_o same_o lord_n over_o all_o be_v rich_a unto_o all_o that_o call_v upon_o he_o for_o whoever_o shall_v call_v on_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n shall_v be_v save_v but_o have_v they_o not_o hear_v yes_o very_o their_o sound_n go_v into_o all_o the_o earth_n and_o their_o word_n unto_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n rom._n 10._o 12_o 13_o 18._o despise_v thou_o the_o riches_n of_o his_o goodness_n and_o forbearance_n and_o long_a suffering_n not_o know_v that_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n lead_v thou_o to_o repentance_n who_o will_v render_v to_o every_o man_n according_a to_o his_o deed_n to_o they_o who_o by_o patient_a continuance_n in_o well_o do_v seek_v for_o glory_n and_o honour_n and_o immortality_n eternal_a life_n glory_n honour_n and_o peace_n and_o to_o every_o man_n that_o work_v good_a to_o the_o jew_n first_o and_o also_o to_o the_o greek_a for_o there_o be_v no_o respect_n of_o person_n with_o god_n for_o not_o the_o hearer_n of_o the_o law_n be_v just_a before_o god_n but_o the_o doer_n of_o the_o law_n shall_v be_v justify_v for_o when_o the_o gentile_n which_o have_v not_o the_o law_n do_v by_o nature_n the_o thing_n contain_v in_o the_o law_n these_o have_v not_o the_o law_n be_v a_o law_n unto_o themselves_o which_o show_v the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n write_v in_o their_o heart_n their_o conscience_n also_o bear_v witness_n and_o their_o thought_n in_o the_o mean_a while_n accuse_v or_o else_o excuse_v one_o another_o in_o the_o day_n when_o god_n shall_v judge_v the_o secret_n of_o man_n by_o jesus_n christ_n according_a to_o my_o gospel_n if_o the_o uncircumcision_n keep_v the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o law_n shall_v not_o his_o uncircumcision_n be_v count_v for_o circumcision_n he_o be_v a_o jew_n which_o be_v one_o inward_o and_o circumcision_n be_v that_o of_o the_o heart_n in_o the_o spirit_n and_o not_o in_o the_o letter_n who_o praise_n be_v not_o of_o man_n but_o of_o god_n rom._n 2._o sect_n iii_o of_o christ_n incarnation_n and_o our_o redemption_n 36._o in_o the_o fullness_n of_o time_n god_n send_v his_o son_n make_v of_o a_o woman_n make_v under_o the_o law_n to_o redeem_v they_o that_o be_v under_o the_o law_n rom._n 4._o 4._o but_o not_o they_o only_o for_o god_n so_o love_v the_o world_n that_o he_o give_v his_o only_a beget_v son_n that_o whoever_o believe_v in_o he_o shall_v not_o perish_v but_o have_v everlasting_a life_n joh._n 3._o 16._o he_o be_v make_v sin_n for_o we_o who_o know_v no_o sin_n that_o we_o may_v be_v make_v the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n in_o he_o he_o redeem_v we_o from_o the_o curse_n of_o the_o law_n be_v make_v a_o curse_n for_o we_o for_o he_o be_v the_o saviour_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o lamb_n of_o god_n that_o take_v away_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o world_n he_o be_v the_o propitiation_n for_o our_o sin_n and_o not_o for_o we_o only_o but_o for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n 1_o joh._n 2._o 2._o for_o he_o taste_v death_n for_o every_o man_n heb._n 2._o being_n the_o saviour_n of_o all_o man_n but_o especial_o of_o those_o that_o believe_v 1_o tim._n 4._o 10._o for_o if_o one_o die_v for_o all_o then_o be_v all_o dead_a and_o he_o die_v for_o all_o that_o they_o which_o live_v shall_v not_o henceforth_o live_v unto_o themselves_o but_o unto_o he_o that_o die_v for_o they_o and_o rise_v again_o 2_o cor._n 5._o 14_o 15._o 37._o as_o the_o eternal_a word_n and_o wisdom_n of_o the_o father_n in_o his_o divine_a nature_n only_o be_v the_o interpose_v redeemer_n by_o undertake_v before_o his_o incarnation_n and_o govern_v the_o fall_a world_n by_o the_o fore-described_n law_n of_o grace_n so_o upon_o his_o incarnation_n initial_o and_o upon_o his_o performance_n plenary_o all_o thing_n be_v deliver_v into_o his_o hand_n even_o all_o the_o world_n so_o far_o as_o it_o be_v defile_v and_o curse_a by_o man_n sin_n man_n as_o the_o redeem_a the_o creature_n as_o his_o utensil_n and_o good_n and_o devil_n as_o he_o and_o our_o enemy_n all_o power_n in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n be_v give_v he_o matth._n 26._o 19_o joh._n 13._o 1_o 3._o and_o 17._o 2_o 3._o all_o judgement_n be_v commit_v to_o he_o and_o the_o father_n judge_v no_o man_n but_o by_o he_o but_o have_v give_v he_o to_o have_v life_n in_o himself_o and_o to_o raise_v the_o dead_a joh._n 5._o 22_o 23_o 24_o 25._o for_o he_o have_v make_v he_o head_n over_o all_o thing_n to_o his_o church_n eph._n 1._o 22_o 23._o and_o for_o this_o end_n he_o die_v rose_n and_o revive_v that_o he_o may_v be_v the_o lord_n of_o the_o dead_a and_o the_o live_n rom._n 14._o 9_o 10._o for_o god_n have_v exalt_v he_o and_o give_v he_o a_o name_n above_o every_o name_n that_o in_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n every_o knee_n shall_v â—ow_o phil._n 2._o 7_o 8._o and_o as_o in_o adam_n all_o die_n even_o so_o in_o christ_n shall_v all_o be_v make_v alive_a 1_o cor._n 15._o 22._o 38._o christ_n upon_o his_o incarnation_n perform_v but_o what_o god_n have_v decree_v before_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o world_n and_o have_v obscure_o and_o general_o promise_v after_o the_o fall_n at_o the_o first_o make_v of_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n which_o decree_n of_o god_n be_v after_o the_o manner_n of_o man_n call_v by_o some_o a_o covenant_n between_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n especial_o because_o the_o prophet_n have_v sometime_o as_o isa_n 53._o describe_v it_o by_o way_n of_o prediction_n as_o a_o covenant_n between_o the_o father_n and_o christ_n incarnate_a if_o we_o conceive_v of_o it_o proper_o under_o the_o notion_n of_o a_o decree_n first_o and_o a_o promise_v after_o unto_o the_o world_n so_o the_o will_n and_o mercy_n of_o god_n the_o father_n and_o son_n with_o the_o holy_a spirit_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o man_n redemption_n pardon_v and_o salvation_n even_o the_o fundamental_a principal_a total_a cause_n and_o the_o promise_n be_v man_n security_n and_o christ_n as_o promise_v be_v the_o primary_n great_a meanâ—_n which_o be_v to_o procure_v we_o the_o rest_n by_o do_v that_o upon_o the_o foresight_n and_o fore-decree_n whereof_o god_n do_v beforehand_o pardon_n and_o save_v sinner_n but_o if_o you_o have_v rather_o mention_v it_o as_o in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o covenant_n which_o before_o the_o incarnation_n must_v be_v improper_o take_v be_v only_o of_o god_n to_o himself_o or_o a_o promise_n of_o and_o to_o christ_n as_o to_o be_v incarnate_a then_o the_o undertake_n of_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n herein_o must_v be_v careful_o distinguish_v and_o describe_v the_o father_n give_v up_o to_o christ_n as_o redeemer_n the_o whole_a lapse_v curse_v reparable_a world_n the_o several_a part_n to_o several_a use_n and_o especial_o his_o choose_a to_o be_v eventual_o and_o infallible_o save_v and_o promise_v to_o accept_v his_o sacrifice_n and_o performance_n and_o to_o make_v he_o head_n over_o all_o thing_n to_o his_o church_n and_o by_o he_o to_o establish_v the_o law_n of_o grace_n in_o its_o perfect_a edition_n and_o to_o give_v he_o the_o government_n respective_o of_o the_o church_n and_o world_n and_o to_o glorify_v he_o for_o this_o work_n with_o himself_o for_o ever_o and_o the_o second_o person_n undertake_v to_o assume_v man_n nature_n to_o do_v and_o suffer_v all_o that_o he_o do_v in_o perfect_a obedience_n to_o his_o father_n will_n and_o law_n of_o redemption_n to_o fulfil_v all_o righteousness_n conquer_v satan_n and_o the_o world_n to_o suffer_v in_o the_o flesh_n and_o be_v a_o sacrifice_n for_o sin_n and_o to_o conquer_v death_n and_o teach_v and_o rule_v and_o purify_v and_o raise_v and_o justify_v and_o glorify_v all_o true_a believer_n 39_o before_o the_o incarnation_n christ_n future_a death_n and_o obedience_n be_v 1._o be_v be_v be_v eadem_fw-la suit_n side_n in_o antiquis_fw-la patribus_fw-la &_o modernis_fw-la qui_fw-la alio_fw-la modo_fw-la credebant_fw-la in_o specialia_fw-la &_o alia_fw-la credibilia_fw-la quam_fw-la nos_fw-la immo_n aliquid_fw-la eredebant_fw-la quod_fw-la nunc_fw-la est_fw-la salsum_fw-la alliaco_fw-it in_fw-la 3._o q._n 1._o not_o existent_a be_v no_o real_a existent_a cause_n in_o themselves_o of_o man_n justification_n but_o that_o wisdom_n which_o foresee_v they_o and_o that_o will_v of_o god_n which_o decree_v they_o as_o such_o and_o not_o they_o without_o that_o foresight_n and_o decree_n as_o existent_a be_v the_o cause_n 40._o nor_o be_v they_o either_o before_o
and_o the_o collation_n be_v according_a to_o the_o order_n of_o his_o will_n though_o the_o thing_n give_v have_v their_o intrinsic_a difference_n 115._o all_o man_n confess_v that_o this_o moral_a reception_n be_v a_o act_n and_o therefore_o have_v a_o object_n which_o physical_a reception_n be_v not_o and_o that_o thus_o to_o receive_v do_v suppose_v a_o moral_a gift_n which_o gift_n make_v not_o the_o thing_n we_o necessary_o as_o physical_a operation_n do_v but_o on_o supposition_n of_o our_o voluntary_a reception_n or_o consent_n and_o all_o confess_v that_o god_n donation_n be_v by_o his_o covenant_n testament_n or_o promise_n and_o this_o covenant_n have_v its_o proper_a nature_n and_o mode_n that_o be_v the_o condition_n as_o impose_v antecedent_n to_o our_o receive_v therefore_o as_o the_o thing_n give_v be_v make_v we_o by_o the_o donation_n so_o according_a to_o the_o order_n appoint_v by_o it_o and_o our_o consent_n no_o otherwise_o make_v it_o we_o than_o as_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o gift_n perform_v but_o god_n covenant_n do_v give_v we_o christ_n and_o life_n that_o be_v justification_n sanctification_n and_o glorification_n in_o tithe_n or_o right_n in_o one_o gift_n to_o be_v accept_v by_o one_o entire_a faith_n as_o the_o condition_n not_o make_v at_o all_o the_o order_n of_o the_o gift_n and_o faith_n respect_v to_o they_o in_o that_o order_n to_o be_v any_o of_o the_o ratio_fw-la proprietatis_fw-la 116._o this_o will_v be_v plain_o by_o humane_a instance_n a_o servant_n relation_n be_v found_v in_o his_o consent_n to_o be_v a_o servant_n a_o wife_n relation_n be_v found_v in_o her_o marriage-consent_n to_o be_v a_o wife_n and_o to_o take_v that_o man_n for_o her_o husband_n simple_o without_o any_o more_o ado_n now_o if_o the_o master_n of_o that_o servant_n or_o the_o husband_n of_o that_o wife_n be_v a_o noble_a man_n a_o rich_a man_n a_o wise_a man_n a_o good_a man_n and_o they_o know_v all_o this_o and_o by_o know_v it_o be_v induce_v to_o consent_v and_o be_v to_o have_v their_o proportionable_a benefit_n by_o his_o nobility_n riches_n wisdom_n goodness_n yet_o their_o title_n to_o these_o benefit_n arise_v not_o from_o the_o act_n of_o their_o consent_n as_o it_o respect_v these_o benefit_n several_o and_o distinct_o but_o mere_o by_o consent_n to_o their_o relation_n as_o be_v his_o condition_n of_o collation_n the_o wife_n be_v make_v noble_a by_o her_o husband_n nobility_n she_o be_v make_v rich_a by_o his_o riches_n she_o be_v instruct_v by_o his_o wisdom_n etc._n etc._n but_o she_o have_v no_o more_o right_o to_o his_o riches_n for_o marry_v he_o in_o the_o notion_n of_o rich_a or_o for_o consent_v to_o he_o for_o riches_n than_o for_o marry_v he_o in_o the_o notion_n or_o thought_n of_o his_o wisdom_n or_o goodness_n on_o her_o part_n it_o be_v not_o consent_v to_o be_v rich_a by_o he_o that_o give_v she_o right_o to_o his_o riches_n and_o consent_n to_o be_v noble_a by_o he_o that_o give_v she_o right_o to_o nobility_n but_o consent_v simple_o to_o be_v his_o wife_n that_o give_v she_o right_o to_o all_o 117._o this_o be_v yet_o fullyer_n evident_a in_o that_o most_o usual_o man_n make_v consent_n to_o one_o thing_n to_o be_v the_o condition_n of_o their_o receive_v or_o right_o to_o another_o and_o usual_o that_o which_o one_o be_v most_o backward_o to_o be_v make_v the_o condition_n of_o their_o right_n to_o that_o which_o they_o be_v most_o forward_o or_o willing_a to_o have_v the_o master_n do_v not_o say_v if_o thou_o will_v have_v thy_o wage_n thou_o shall_v have_v right_a to_o it_o but_o if_o thou_o will_v do_v my_o work_n thou_o shall_v have_v thy_o wage_n the_o condition_n of_o marriage_n be_v conjugal_a love_n and_o fidelity_n q._n d._n i_o will_v be_v thy_o husband_n and_o give_v thou_o right_n to_o all_o that_o i_o have_v if_o thou_o will_v be_v and_o do_v what_o be_v essential_a to_o a_o wife_n and_o not_o if_o thou_o will_v have_v my_o riches_n etc._n etc._n if_o a_o father_n give_v a_o child_n a_o free_a gift_n on_o any_o condition_n it_o will_v likely_o be_v if_o thou_o will_v be_v a_o thankful_a and_o obedient_a child_n and_o not_o if_o thou_o will_v have_v it_o or_o if_o mere_a consent_n to_o have_v it_o be_v put_v it_o be_v usual_o when_o it_o be_v some_o gift_n which_o it_o be_v suppose_v that_o the_o person_n be_v not_o very_o willing_a to_o have_v as_o if_o a_o sick_a man_n will_v have_v physic_n if_o a_o ungodly_a man_n will_v have_v teach_v book_n or_o godliness_n itself_o but_o to_o this_o usual_o they_o be_v induce_v by_o the_o promise_n of_o somewhat_o else_o which_o they_o be_v willing_a of_o as_o to_o the_o sick_a if_o thou_o will_v take_v this_o physic_n thou_o shall_v have_v health_n to_o the_o ungodly_a if_o thou_o will_v have_v christ_n and_o holiness_n thou_o shall_v have_v pardon_n and_o happiness_n now_o in_o the_o sense_n of_o physical_a receive_v he_o that_o receive_v physic_n have_v physic_n and_o he_o that_o receive_v health_n have_v health_n etc._n etc._n but_o in_o the_o moral_a sense_n of_o receive_v which_o be_v accept_n as_o it_o be_v the_o condition_n of_o a_o gift_n so_o he_o that_o receive_v the_o physic_n shall_v have_v the_o health_n and_o he_o that_o receive_v christ_n and_o his_o sanctify_a spirit_n shall_v have_v pardon_n justification_n and_o salvation_n not_o that_o his_o willingness_n to_o have_v pardon_n and_o happiness_n be_v the_o chief_a or_o only_a condition_n of_o his_o pardon_n and_o happiness_n but_o his_o accept_n christ_n and_o his_o spirit_n which_o man_n be_v natural_o unwilling_a of_o be_v the_o condition_n of_o that_o pardon_v and_o happiness_n which_o man_n will_v have_v by_o all_o which_o it_o appear_v that_o to_o say_v faith_n justify_v i_o as_o it_o be_v the_o receive_v of_o christ_n righteousness_n and_o not_o as_o it_o be_v the_o receive_v of_o christ_n as_o a_o teacher_n ruler_n etc._n etc._n be_v a_o confound_a or_o seduce_v saying_n for_o 1._o if_o it_o intimate_v that_o faith_n justify_v we_o as_o a_o efficient_a cause_n principal_a oâ—_n instrumental_a it_o be_v false_a hâ—â—iness_n false_a false_a false_a unless_o by_o justify_v they_o mean_v the_o act_n of_o love_n hope_v obedience_n call_v hâ—â—iness_n 2._o if_o it_o mean_v that_o faith_n be_v the_o condition_n of_o justification_n quatenus_fw-la as_o it_o receive_v christ_n righteousness_n only_o it_o have_v either_o one_o or_o two_o falsehood_n 1._o if_o it_o mean_v that_o faith_n be_v receive_v act_n be_v the_o formalis_fw-la ratio_fw-la conditionis_fw-la or_o that_o it_o justify_v not_o qua_fw-la conditio_fw-la dâ—â—ationis_fw-la but_o quae_fw-la receptio_fw-la justitiae_fw-la christi_fw-la it_o be_v false_a therefore_o qua_fw-la here_o can_v signify_v nothing_o but_o the_o aptitude_n of_o faith_n to_o be_v make_v the_o condition_n and_o so_o quadratus_n &_o quae_fw-la here_o be_v all_o one_o 2._o and_o then_o that_o only_a the_o accept_n of_o righteousness_n justify_v we_o that_o be_v be_v the_o condition_n of_o our_o justification_n be_v a_o falsehood_n 118._o therefore_o our_o consent_n to_o be_v a_o holy_a and_o obedient_a people_n or_o to_o take_v christ_n for_o our_o teacher_n exemplar_n ruler_n sanctifier_n by_o his_o word_n and_o spirit_n and_o judge_n have_v at_o least_o as_o great_a a_o hand_n in_o our_o justification_n be_v principal_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o promise_n as_o our_o belief_n in_o our_o acceptance_n of_o christ_n righteousness_n have_v sect_n viii_o of_o justification_n by_o christ_n righteousness_n impute_v 119._o christ_n personal_a righteousness_n divine_a or_o humane_a habitual_a active_a itself_o how_o little_a the_o papist_n differ_v from_o the_o imputation_n which_o they_o quarrel_v with_o see_v in_o bellarm._n word_n cite_v and_o approve_v by_o davenant_n de_fw-fr justit_fw-la and_o pet._n a_o s._n joseph_n theol._n speculat_v l._n 4._o c._n 10._o say_v obj._n pâ—ccatum_fw-la remitti_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la quamdiu_fw-la homo_fw-la manet_fw-la conversus_fw-la ad_fw-la creaturam_fw-la &_o aversus_fw-la a_o deo_fw-la at_o semper_fw-la aversus_fw-la erit_fw-la a_o deo_fw-la nisi_fw-la mutatur_fw-la resp_n sufficere_fw-la mutationem_fw-la moralem_fw-la quae_fw-la per_fw-la solam_fw-la dei_fw-la condonationem_fw-la fieri_fw-la potest_fw-la ut_fw-la jam_fw-la homo_fw-la non_fw-la dicatur_fw-la aversus_fw-la a_o deo_fw-la this_o be_v antinomianism_n and_o false_a as_o if_o god_n call_v not_o he_o averse_v who_o be_v real_o averse_a obj._n 2._o si_fw-mi peccatum_fw-la remitti_fw-la potest_fw-la sine_fw-la actu_fw-la aut_fw-la habitu_fw-la per_fw-la solam_fw-la imputationem_fw-la erit_fw-la quae_fw-la est_fw-la â—aereticorum_fw-la sententia_fw-la resp_n haereticos_fw-la loqui_fw-la de_fw-la facto_fw-la &_o non_fw-la de_fw-fr imputatione_n peccati_fw-la remanentis_fw-la &_o veer_fw-la non_fw-la remissi_fw-la nos_fw-la de_fw-la possibili_fw-la &_o de_fw-fr verâ—_n remissione_n qua_fw-la 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elsewhere_o i_o have_v oft_o say_v the_o bellows_n of_o faith_n kindle_v love_n and_o love_n work_v by_o holy_a obedience_n patience_n mortification_n gratitude_n and_o praise_n be_v the_o substance_n of_o all_o true_a religion_n 249._o love_n be_v the_o final_a grace_n and_o faith_n in_o christ_n but_o a_o mean_n to_o imaginable_a 1_o cor._n 12._o last_o &_o 13._o 1._o 2._o 2._o whether_o the_o habit_n of_o love_n in_o patria_fw-la be_v better_o than_o that_o of_o faith_n and_o vision_n in_o genere_fw-la moris_fw-la only_o or_o also_o in_o genere_fw-la rei_fw-la the_o schoolman_n be_v utter_o disagree_v cacere_n sum_n theol._n 22._o q._n 5._o a._n 1._o utrum_fw-la in_o sola_fw-la charitate_fw-la supernaturali_fw-la sit_fw-la amicitia_fw-la hominis_fw-la ad_fw-la deum_fw-la affirm_v quia_fw-la dâ—us_fw-la ut_fw-la aâ—â—hor_fw-la natura_fw-la non_fw-la ea_fw-la communicate_v quae_fw-la sunt_fw-la propria_fw-la ejus_fw-la sed_fw-la solum_fw-la esse_fw-la naturale_fw-la &_o 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felicity_n itself_o yea_o somewhat_o high_o than_o felicity_n as_o such_o for_o as_o god_n be_v our_o end_n for_o and_o in_o himself_o above_o the_o ratio_fw-la foelicitatis_fw-la so_o god_n be_v our_o end_n as_o he_o be_v to_o be_v love_v and_o god_n the_o ultimate_a object_n and_o love_v the_o ultimate_a act_n and_o god_n love_v communicate_v perfect_o to_o we_o and_o god_n will_v please_v in_o all_o this_o be_v the_o inadequate_a conception_n which_o make_v up_o the_o ultimate_a end_n suppose_v the_o perfection_n of_o nature_n and_o of_o the_o intellect_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n as_o subservient_fw-fr hereunto_o 251._o man_n therefore_o have_v a_o degree_n of_o fruition_n or_o attainment_n of_o his_o ultimate_a end_n in_o this_o life_n so_o far_o as_o he_o have_v a_o delightful_a love_n of_o god_n though_o this_o be_v but_o the_o foretaste_n and_o first-fruit_n 252._o therefore_o it_o be_v not_o by_o faith_n only_o that_o we_o know_v what_o heaven_n be_v and_o be_v draw_v to_o 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be_v no_o substance_n nor_o alter_v not_o man_n species_n nor_o operate_v not_o by_o natural_a necessitate_v determination_n yet_o it_o strong_o and_o constant_o incline_v the_o soul_n per_fw-la modum_fw-la nature_n to_o the_o act_n of_o love_n and_o so_o emulate_v nature_n that_o it_o be_v call_v in_o scripture_n the_o divine_a nature_n and_o the_o new_a man_n §_o 6._o the_o great_a blessing_n in_o this_o world_n be_v to_o have_v more_o of_o this_o spirit_n and_o the_o great_a punishment_n to_o be_v for_o saken_a by_o the_o spirit_n and_o deprive_v of_o it_o and_o believer_n themselves_o must_v fear_v most_o lest_o they_o shall_v quench_v and_o grieve_v the_o spirit_n and_o be_v punish_v with_o any_o measure_n of_o its_o desertion_n and_o their_o great_a work_n be_v to_o cherish_v it_o careful_o and_o obey_v it_o faithful_o and_o constant_o §_o 7._o the_o word_n infusion_n as_o to_o habit_n be_v metaphorical_a be_v ambiguous_a 1._o if_o the_o question_n be_v whether_o habit_n be_v so_o infuse_v as_o that_o they_o be_v cause_v without_o mean_n we_o must_v deny_v it_o ordinary_o 2._o if_o it_o be_v whether_o they_o be_v not_o at_o all_o procure_v by_o any_o cogitation_n desire_n or_o preparatory_a duty_n of_o our_o own_o to_o fit_v we_o to_o receive_v they_o it_o be_v to_o be_v deny_v as_o to_o the_o ordinary_a way_n 3._o if_o the_o question_n be_v whether_o the_o act_n of_o faith_n do_v ever_o go_v before_o the_o habit_n as_o a_o cause_n of_o it_o it_o must_v be_v affirm_v of_o the_o ordinary_a case_n 4._o if_o it_o be_v whether_o the_o habit_n ever_o go_v before_o the_o act_n we_o must_v say_v that_o some_o impulse_n dispose_v to_o it_o do_v and_o god_n can_v cause_v a_o habit_n before_o the_o act_n but_o we_o can_v prove_v that_o he_o ever_o do_v so_o much_o less_o that_o it_o be_v his_o ordinary_a way_n §_o 8._o whence_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o ordinary_o all_o infuse_v habit_n be_v so_o far_o also_o acquire_v as_o that_o they_o follow_v mean_n and_o the_o act_n but_o all_o acquire_v habit_n be_v not_o such_o as_o be_v call_v infuse_v §_o 9_o the_o difference_n be_v in_o this_o that_o habit_n be_v say_v to_o be_v infuse_v when_o the_o holy_a ghost_n do_v excite_v the_o soul_n to_o the_o act_n and_o by_o that_o act_n unto_o a_o settle_a habit_n by_o such_o a_o special_a powerful_a impulse_n as_o will_v not_o follow_v god_n ordinary_a operation_n by_o mere_a natural_a second_o cause_n as_o the_o seal_n set_v home_o on_o the_o wax_n by_o a_o strong_a hand_n make_v a_o deep_a impression_n more_o than_o when_o it_o be_v lay_v on_o light_o by_o a_o child_n so_o be_v sacred_a object_n and_o mean_n and_o motive_n when_o set_v home_o by_o the_o spirit_n allow_v for_o the_o difference_n of_o the_o thing_n §_o 10._o whether_o in_o every_o true_a believer_n a_o fix_a habit_n of_o love_n instantaneous_o follow_v the_o first_o act_n of_o true_a faith_n though_o weak_a or_o whether_o in_o many_o god_n only_o give_v after_o the_o first_o act_n so_o small_a a_o increase_n of_o the_o disposition_n as_o be_v short_a of_o the_o true_a nature_n of_o a_o habit_n till_o increase_v by_o frequent_a act_n be_v a_o case_n that_o i_o think_v more_o difficult_a than_o needful_a to_o resolve_v §_o 11._o that_o which_o god_n work_v in_o infant_n be_v a_o seminal_a fix_a disposition_n but_o i_o can_v prove_v that_o it_o be_v a_o proper_a habit._fw-la §_o 12._o whether_o adam_n natural_a sanity_n or_o sanctity_n antecedent_n to_o his_o first_o act_n be_v to_o be_v call_v more_o proper_o a_o habit_n or_o only_o a_o seminal_a disposition_n i_o leave_v to_o other_o but_o if_o he_o and_o infant_n be_v to_o be_v call_v habit_n you_o must_v say_v that_o they_o be_v only_o certain_a general_n habit_n such_o as_o health_n in_o the_o body_n and_o not_o those_o particular_a habit_n which_o be_v strict_o so_o call_v §_o 13._o the_o nature_n of_o a_o habit_n be_v not_o well_o know_v to_o mortal_a man_n we_o know_v that_o it_o be_v a_o strong_a and_o fix_a disposition_n to_o prompt_v and_o facile_a action_n of_o this_o or_o that_o special_a sort_n but_o what_o that_o disposition_n be_v we_o well_o know_v not_o that_o be_v whether_o it_o be_v the_o robur_fw-la of_o the_o essential_a virtue_n or_o faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n intellection_n will_n activity_n and_o if_o so_o wherein_o that_o second_o gradus_fw-la virtutis_fw-la which_o be_v not_o essential_a differ_v from_o the_o first_o that_o be_v and_o whether_o it_o be_v any_o thing_n else_o than_o a_o secret_a constant_a act_n in_o and_o by_o which_o the_o soul_n be_v excite_v to_o more_o sensible_a act_n it_o be_v hard_a to_o know_v but_o certain_a i_o be_o that_o beside_o those_o act_n which_o take_v in_o somewhat_o of_o imagination_n or_o sense_n be_v ordinary_o perceive_v by_o we_o which_o be_v our_o ordinary_a conversation_n the_o soul_n have_v also_o some_o deep_a secret_a fix_a act_n which_o make_v no_o use_n of_o sense_n or_o imagination_n or_o none_o that_o be_v observe_v and_o yet_o be_v the_o roll_a act_n of_o the_o man_n such_o common_o be_v the_o intentio_fw-la finis_fw-la which_o operate_v constant_o without_o memory_n or_o observation_n in_o all_o use_n of_o mean_n as_o a_o traveler_n on_o his_o journey_n keep_v on_o his_o way_n while_o he_o seem_v whole_o take_v up_o with_o the_o occurrence_n company_n and_o talk_v of_o his_o way_n and_o think_v not_o sensible_o of_o his_o end_n and_o yet_o have_v he_o not_o a_o unobserved_a intention_n of_o it_o he_o will_v not_o go_v on_o and_o night_n and_o day_n the_o soul_n have_v this_o secret_a insensible_a sort_n of_o action_n §_o 14._o as_o when_o a_o spark_n of_o fire_n be_v blow_v up_o to_o a_o flame_n and_o the_o excite_a act_n do_v tend_v to_o more_o and_o the_o more_o it_o burn_v caeteris_fw-la paribus_fw-la the_o more_o it_o be_v strong_o incline_v to_o burn_v and_o yet_o no_o man_n can_v say_v that_o here_o be_v any_o new_a matter_n that_o be_v not_o before_o existent_n nor_o that_o the_o second_o degree_n of_o fire_n be_v not_o of_o the_o same_o nature_n with_o the_o first_o nor_o that_o there_o be_v any_o thing_n but_o nature_n and_o action_n which_o incline_v it_o to_o more_o action_n and_o yet_o how_o the_o same_o essence_n before_o not_o perceive_v be_v sudden_o blow_v up_o by_o action_n to_o such_o observable_a appearance_n and_o effect_n be_v past_o the_o power_n of_o man_n to_o understand_v aright_o so_o some_o such_o thing_n there_o be_v in_o the_o present_a case_n allow_v for_o the_o difference_n of_o nature_n and_o kind_n of_o operation_n sect_n xvii_o whether_o man_n be_v mere_o passive_a as_o to_o the_o first_o special_a grace_n §_o 1._o answ_n 1._o the_o nature_n of_o man_n soul_n be_v to_o
strange_a but_o i_o must_v say_v 1._o that_o i_o see_v no_o cogent_a proof_n of_o this_o superangelical_a nature_n 2._o that_o seem_v congruity_n and_o convenience_n must_v not_o embolden_v we_o to_o take_v up_o a_o doctrine_n which_o be_v new_a and_o strange_a to_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n in_o so_o great_a a_o matter_n as_o the_o nature_n and_o person_n of_o christ_n be_v 3._o and_o be_v it_o never_o so_o true_a if_o it_o be_v not_o sufficient_o reveal_v to_o we_o in_o god_n word_n it_o can_v be_v necessary_a to_o our_o salvation_n 4._o yea_o presume_v too_o bold_o to_o conclude_v of_o unrevealed_a thing_n so_o high_a seem_v to_o i_o dangerous_a temerity_n curiosity_n and_o profaneness_n like_o the_o bethshemite_n or_o uzzah_n meddle_v with_o the_o ark_n and_o the_o son_n of_o aâ—râ—n_n offer_v false_a fire_n let_v they_o therefore_o here_o thus_o proceed_v that_o dare_v for_o i_o dare_v not_o §_o 18._o but_o this_o much_o i_o easy_o concede_fw-la 1._o that_o as_o all_o be_v be_v original_o from_o god_n so_o there_o be_v a_o continue_a divine_a causation_n of_o they_o without_o which_o they_o will_v all_o cease_v or_o be_v annihilate_v which_o some_o call_v a_o continue_a creation_n and_o some_o a_o emanation_n and_o some_o a_o continue_a action_n or_o operation_n ad_fw-la rerum_fw-la esse_fw-la and_o it_o be_v a_o intolerable_a error_n to_o hold_v that_o god_n have_v make_v the_o world_n or_o any_o part_n of_o it_o self-sufficient_a or_o independent_a as_o to_o himself_o as_o to_o be_v action_n or_o perfection_n we_o grant_v therefore_o that_o all_o the_o world_n be_v so_o far_o unite_v to_o god_n as_o to_o depend_v on_o his_o continue_a causality_n and_o that_o the_o beam_n do_v not_o more_o depend_v on_o the_o sun_n or_o light_n heat_n and_o motion_n on_o the_o sun_n and_o other_o fire_n nor_o the_o branch_n fruit_n and_o leaf_n more_o depend_v on_o the_o tree_n than_o the_o creature_n on_o god_n §_o 19_o 2._o i_o grant_v that_o thus_o far_o the_o world_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v one_o as_o all_o thing_n be_v unite_v in_o one_o first_o cause_n from_o which_o they_o flow_v and_o by_o which_o they_o be_v §_o 20._o 3._o but_o yet_o all_o these_o be_v no_o part_n of_o god_n as_o the_o fruit_n and_o leaf_n be_v of_o the_o tree_n and_o as_o the_o beam_n be_v of_o the_o sun_n be_v but_o they_o be_v creature_n because_o god_n emanation_n or_o causation_n be_v creative_a cause_v the_o whole_a be_v of_o the_o effect_n and_o it_o seem_v like_a to_o the_o sun_n or_o fire_n causation_n of_o motion_n light_n and_o heat_n as_o they_o be_v in_o the_o recipient_a distinct_a ab_fw-la essentia_fw-la &_o actione_n agentis_fw-la quà _fw-la tuli_fw-la §_o 21._o 4._o i_o grant_v that_o though_o as_o to_o proximity_n of_o essence_n god_n be_v no_o further_o from_o one_o creature_n than_o from_o another_o be_v intimate_a to_o all_o immediatione_fw-la essentiae_fw-la yet_o he_o use_v one_o creature_n as_o a_o second_o cause_n to_o operate_v on_o another_o and_o that_o the_o high_a and_o noble_a operate_v on_o the_o low_a and_o more_o ignoble_a and_o in_o that_o sense_n we_o may_v conceive_v that_o some_o creature_n be_v first_o from_o god_n or_o near_a to_o he_o that_o be_v of_o the_o high_a nature_n and_o use_n and_o so_o we_o deny_v not_o but_o that_o it_o be_v like_a that_o in_o the_o creation_n god_n make_v one_o nature_n existent_a e._n g._n the_o high_a intellectual_a as_o more_o excellent_a powerful_a pregnant_a active_a and_o perfect_a than_o any_o of_o the_o rest_n that_o there_o be_v in_o the_o wonderful_a diversity_n some_o one_o that_o be_v best_o and_o above_o the_o rest_n §_o 22._o 5._o i_o grant_v that_o it_o sound_v probable_o that_o the_o first_o and_o noble_a nature_n in_o specie_fw-la shall_v be_v find_v but_o in_o one_o individual_a but_o of_o this_o there_o be_v not_o the_o least_o certainty_n to_o we_o mortal_n viz._n whether_o from_o one_o god_n first_o flow_v one_o perfect_a create_v intelligence_n of_o spirit_n or_o ab_fw-la uno_fw-la plures_fw-la two_o three_o or_o million_o in_o the_o first_o order_n flow_v from_o one_o god_n though_o in_o nature_n we_o see_v that_o from_o the_o trunk_n of_o the_o tree_n few_o great_a member_n first_o arise_v and_o multiplicity_n be_v in_o the_o extremity_n and_o we_o grant_v that_o the_o great_a multiplicity_n appear_v where_o thing_n dwindle_v to_o littleness_n or_o baseness_n one_o sound_a sheep_n iâ—_n better_o than_o a_o rot_a one_o that_o have_v a_o thousand_o worm_n in_o his_o vein_n and_o intestine_n and_o a_o man_n that_o have_v a_o thousand_o louse_n on_o his_o head_n be_v not_o the_o noble_a and_o when_o the_o one_o soul_n have_v leave_v a_o garkass_n it_o may_v turn_v to_o thousand_o of_o contemptible_a vermin_n and_o a_o looking-glass_n break_v into_o a_o hundred_o piece_n be_v not_o the_o better_a because_o it_o will_v make_v a_o hundred_o image_n of_o the_o face_n but_o yet_o we_o be_v stranger_n to_o god_n unseen_a work_n further_o than_o he_o reveal_v they_o and_o therefore_o must_v confess_v our_o ignorance_n §_o 23._o 6._o we_o grant_v that_o all_o god_n work_n have_v some_o union_n concord_n and_o harmony_n among_o themselves_o which_o yet_o consist_v with_o numerical_a diversity_n and_o though_o man_n and_o other_o animal_n walk_v about_o with_o body_n that_o touch_v not_o one_o another_o and_o therefore_o the_o ignorant_a conceive_v of_o they_o as_o total_o incoherent_a and_o think_v that_o though_o pear_n apple_n and_o other_o fruit_n on_o the_o tree_n and_o tree_n in_o the_o earth_n be_v both_o many_o and_o divert_v and_o yet_o part_n of_o one_o tree_n and_o of_o one_o earth_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o so_o with_o animal_n because_o the_o union_n of_o spiritual_a being_n in_o invisible_a yet_o indeed_o it_o be_v not_o probable_a that_o the_o soul_n of_o animal_n have_v no_o dependent_a coherence_n with_o noblet_n supriour_a spirit_n though_o because_o we_o know_v of_o no_o nature_n above_o the_o intellectual_a it_o be_v utter_o uncertain_a to_o we_o whether_o humane_a soul_n depend_v on_o any_o proper_a superior_a cause_n of_o their_o be_v but_o god_n alone_o immediate_o for_o god_n cause_v the_o high_a nature_n without_o any_o mediate_a second_o cause_n though_o as_o to_o order_n and_o help_n of_o action_n and_o well_o be_v they_o may_v depend_v on_o other_o as_o the_o several_a wheel_n or_o part_n of_o the_o same_o watch_n or_o clock_n or_o as_o the_o sheep_n upon_o the_o shepherd_n §_o 24._o augustine_n de_fw-fr anima_fw-la be_v put_v to_o it_o whether_o he_o will_v hold_v 1._o that_o soul_n be_v many_o and_o not_o one_o 2._o or_o one_o and_o not_o many_o 3._o on_o both_o one_o and_o many_o the_o two_o first_o he_o reject_v the_o last_o he_o confess_v hard_a to_o defend_v but_o seem_v most_o incline_v to_o but_o what_o union_n he_o mean_v be_v hard_o to_o conjecture_v whether_o that_o they_o be_v all_o the_o spiritual_a part_n of_o one_o universal_a or_o one_o great_a soul_n if_o soul_n may_v be_v part_n or_o whether_o distinct_a product_n of_o one_o such_o soul_n either_o universitatis_fw-la or_o huius_fw-la systematis_fw-la or_o whether_o one_o relative_o and_o political_o by_o make_v up_o one_o society_n or_o whether_o one_o because_o emane_v from_o one_o spring_n or_o causa_fw-la prima_fw-la the_o two_o last_o be_v certain_a the_o two_o first_o be_v far_o otherwise_o §_o 25._o 7._o if_o he_o can_v prove_v that_o there_o be_v one_o first_o best_a universal_a create_v intelligence_n or_o superangelical_a spirit_n which_o god_n make_v the_o chief_a of_o all_o second_o cause_n by_o which_o he_o create_v and_o govern_v all_o the_o rest_n and_o that_o this_o be_v christ_n in_o his_o second_o nature_n we_o will_v not_o deny_v but_o that_o christ_n as_o the_o mediator_n of_o nature_n as_o mr._n sterry_n call_v he_o be_v in_o all_o other_o creature_n as_o the_o cause_n be_v in_o the_o be_v of_o the_o effect_n but_o it_o will_v not_o follow_v that_o the_o essence_n of_o christ_n or_o this_o universal_a intelligence_n be_v any_o constitutive_a cause_n or_o part_n of_o each_o creature_n for_o as_o god_n cause_v they_o by_o creative_a emanation_n and_o not_o as_o a_o constitutive_a part_n of_o they_o so_o we_o shall_v rather_o hold_v that_o under_o god_n by_o a_o power_n of_o produce_v entity_n receive_v from_o he_o this_o universal_a spirit_n do_v the_o same_o in_o a_o subordinate_a second_o place_n §_o 26._o but_o his_o opinion_n which_o i_o be_o now_o most_o concern_v to_o renounce_v be_v those_o about_o god_n moral_a government_n his_o law_n justice_n our_o freewill_n sin_n guilt_n and_o god_n redemption_n judgement_n and_o punishment_n of_o man_n all_o which_o i_o think_v he_o much_o subvert_v §_o 27._o and_o i._o i_o take_v the_o root_n of_o his_o error_n to_o be_v
what_o man_n can_v do_v further_o open_v p._n 114._o crim._n 3_o hold_v free_a will_n to_o good_a p._n 121._o a_o manifold_a liberty_n evince_v by_o many_o question_n p._n 122._o whether_o any_o that_o use_v it_o not_o have_v liberty_n to_o believe_v p._n 124_o 125._o crim._n 4._o that_o man_n be_v not_o dead_a in_o sin_n p._n 125._o crim._n 5._o that_o man_n be_v not_o mere_o passive_a in_o his_o first_o conversion_n p._n 126._o crim_n 6._o none_o damn_v for_o adam_n sin_n only_o p._n 128._o the_o seven_o day_n conference_n of_o sufficient_a and_o effectual_a grace_n crim._n 1_o of_o the_o armin._n deny_v sufficient_a grace_n they_o damn_v man_n for_o mere_a impossibility_n p._n 130._o have_v adam_n sufficient_a grace_n p._n 132._o of_o the_o 13_o artic._n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n p._n 133._o how_o god_n will_v man_n salvation_n p._n 134._o crim._n 2._o make_v grace_n unresistible_a p._n 136._o how_o far_o they_o do_v so_o the_o eight_o day_n conference_n crim._n 1_o of_o the_o calv._n they_o assert_v universal_a sufficient_a grace_n p._n 139._o query_n evince_v common_a grace_n p._n 139._o the_o greatness_n of_o their_o error_n that_o deny_v it_o p._n 141._o do_v this_o satisfy_v while_o god_n that_o can_v save_v man_n will_v not_o p._n 143._o what_o grace_n and_o what_o sufficient_a grace_n be_v p._n 145._o whether_o the_o same_o measure_n of_o grace_n call_v mere_o sufficient_a be_v ever_o effectual_a p._n 148._o what_o the_o grace_n in_o that_o question_n be_v whether_o a_o vis_fw-la impressa_fw-la of_o determination_n by_o god_n and_o by_o the_o intellect_n p._n 151_o 152_o 153._o crim._n 2._o by_o grace_n they_o mean_v nature_n as_o pelagius_n p._n 156._o what_o nature_n be_v grace_n how_o far_o supernatural_a p._n 158._o crim._n 3_o make_v grace_n but_o a_o moral_a suasion_n p._n 160._o physical_a operation_n what_o p._n 162._o crim._n 4._o they_o hold_v faith_n to_o be_v acquire_v and_o not_o infuse_v p._n 162._o what_o acquire_v and_o infuse_v mean_n p._n 163._o dr._n twisse_n about_o this_o note_a p._n 167_o etc._n etc._n crim._n 5._o they_o hold_v grace_n give_v according_a to_o work_n or_o preparation_n p._n 169._o crim._n 6._o they_o make_v the_o will_v to_o have_v no_o sin_n or_o grace_n p._n 171._o crim._n 7._o they_o make_v grace_n resistible_a p._n 172._o the_o case_n further_o open_v p._n 173_o 174_o etc._n etc._n be_v there_o any_o universal_a second_o cause_n of_o grace_n under_o god_n as_o the_o sun_n in_o nature_n which_o work_v resistible_o and_o god_n by_o it_o ad_fw-la modum_fw-la recipientis_fw-la p._n 177._o christ_n how_o far_o such_o ib._n crim._n 8._o they_o make_v man_n will_n to_o make_v himself_o to_o differ_v etc._n etc._n p._n 180._o what_o differ_v be_v what_o the_o cause_n as_o to_o believe_v ib._n how_o far_o god_n work_v by_o universal_a grace_n p._n 185._o who_o make_v thou_o to_o differ_v open_v p._n 186._o crim._n 9_o man_n will_v make_v god_n grace_n effectual_a and_o not_o god_n p._n 186._o 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the_o comfort_n of_o believer_n that_o deny_v perseverance_n p._n 208._o what_o comfort_n may_v be_v have_v by_o such_o p._n 211._o crim._n 2._o and_o 3._o they_o make_v god_n or_o his_o covenant_n mutable_a p._n 212._o crim._n 4._o they_o deny_v the_o promise_n of_o perseverance_n p._n 213._o crim._n 5._o they_o infer_v a_o second_o regeneration_n p._n 214._o crim._n 6._o they_o go_v against_o the_o doctrine_n of_o augustine_n etc._n etc._n p._n 215._o the_o just_a extenuation_n of_o this_o last_o controversy_n p._n 215._o the_o eleven_o day_n conference_n with_o a_o libertine_n call_v antinomian_n vindicate_v sound_a doctrine_n against_o divers_a accusation_n chap._n 1._o whether_o we_o must_v call_v man_n to_o come_v to_o christ_n without_o preparation_n p._n 220._o chap._n 2._o of_o deny_v our_o own_o righteousness_n p._n 223._o personal_a righteousness_n necessary_a p._n 224._o of_o reward_n and_o worthiness_n or_o merit_n p._n 225._o the_o truth_n large_o open_v about_o merit_n and_o reward_n p._n 230._o reason_n for_o it_o p._n 232_o etc._n etc._n ch._n 3._o whether_o our_o own_o righteousness_n conduce_v to_o our_o justification_n or_o we_o be_v any_o way_n justify_v by_o it_o p._n 238._o ch._n 4._o whether_o the_o gospel_n be_v a_o law_n of_o christ_n p._n 243._o ch._n 5._o whether_o christ_n and_o not_o we_o be_v the_o only_a party_n in_o covenant_n with_o god_n p._n 245._o ch._n 6._o whether_o the_o new_a covenant_n have_v condition_n p._n 247._o ch._n 7._o whether_o justify_v faith_n be_v a_o believe_v in_o christ_n as_o teacher_n ruler_n etc._n etc._n or_o only_o a_o receive_v his_o righteousness_n p._n 251._o ch._n 8._o of_o faith_n justify_v instrumental_o p._n 251._o ch._n 9_o whether_o faith_n itself_o be_v impute_v for_o righteousness_n p._n 252._o ch._n 10._o whether_o it_o be_v a_o change_n in_o god_n to_o justify_v the_o before_o unjustify_v p._n 256._o ch._n 11._o whether_o a_o justify_v man_n shall_v fear_v become_v unjustified_a ibid._n ch._n 12._o of_o man_n power_n to_o believe_v and_o our_o calling_n the_o unregenerate_a to_o duty_n p._n 258._o ch._n 13._o of_o the_o witness_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o of_o evidence_n of_o justification_n p._n 261._o the_o conclusion_n the_o twelve_o day_n conference_n with_o a_o learned_a lutherane_n whether_o the_o difference_n among_o christian_n about_o merit_n be_v as_o great_a as_o some_o think_v it_o p._n 263._o some_o protestant_n and_o the_o late_a lecturer_n reason_n against_o merit_n propose_v p._n 265._o and_o the_o case_n open_v of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n p._n 266_o etc._n etc._n of_o condignity_n p._n 267._o the_o doctrine_n of_o vega_n scotus_n waldensis_n eckius_fw-la marsilius_n bellarmine_n greg._n armin._n durand_n brugens_fw-la cusanus_fw-la stapleton_n bradwardine_n soto_n bonaventure_n st_o clara_n and_o all_o the_o schoolman_n as_o he_o judge_v carthus_n cassander_n p._n 270._o holiness_n and_o glory_n a_o great_a gift_n than_o 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