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A14366 A moste necessary treatise of free wil not onlye against the Bapistes, but also against the Anabaptistes, which in these our daies, go about to renue the detestable heresies of Pelagius, and of the Luciferians, whiche say and affirm, that we be able by our own natural strength to fulfil the law and commaundementes of God. Made dialoge wyse by Iohn Veron, in a manner word by woorde, as he did set it forth in his lectures at Paules. VĂ©ron, John, d. 1563. 1561 (1561) STC 24684; ESTC S101311 58,715 178

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do_v conceive_v such_o concupiscence_n dydimus_fw-la but_o i_o thynck_v that_o it_o be_v not_o meet_v and_o convenyent_n that_o such_o vain_a fantasye_n as_o do_v come_v into_o a_o man_n brayn_n and_o afterward_o do_v vanish_v away_o shall_v be_v take_v and_o condemn_v for_o concupiscence_n which_o proper_o have_v their_o of_o spring_n in_o the_o hart_n eu._n i_o say_v that_o god_n by_o this_o commandment_n thou_o shall_v not_o covet_v forbid_v not_o only_o those_o imagination_n that_o rise_v in_o man_n heart_n but_o also_o all_o vain_a thought_n that_o may_v by_o any_o mean_a move_n &_o stir_v up_o the_o hart_n unto_o concupiscence_n for_o we_o can_v never_o so_o soon_o lust_n or_o desire_v any_o thing_n in_o our_o mind_n but_o that_o the_o hart_n be_v straightways_o therewith_o touch_v and_o inflame_a whether_o it_o be_v little_a or_o much_o but_o the_o lord_n do_v require_v of_o we_o a_o most_o perfect_a charity_n which_o shall_v be_v far_a from_o all_o fleshly_a concupiscence_n phila_n since_o that_o this_o matter_n have_v be_v suffycyentlye_o debate_v i_o think_v it_o good_a that_o hear_v we_o make_v a_o end_n pray_v most_o earnest_o unto_o our_o heavenly_a father_n to_o send_v his_o holy_a spirit_n into_o our_o heart_n and_o to_o endue_v we_o abundant_o with_o the_o same_o that_o our_o corrupt_a and_o poysen_v flesh_n be_v through_o it_o tame_v and_o mortify_v we_o may_v whole_o geve_v ourselves_o to_o serve_v he_o in_o holiness_n and_o righteousness_n all_o the_o day_n of_o our_o life_n dydimvs_fw-la god_n grant_v it_o ¶_o imprint_v at_o london_n by_o john_n tisdale_n and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v at_o his_o shop_n in_o lombard_n street_n cum_fw-la privilegio_fw-la ad_fw-la imprimendum_fw-la solum_fw-la