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and_o pag._n 433._o the_o opinion_n of_o arminius_n be_v that_o the_o efficacy_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v present_a with_o all_o they_o who_o at_o the_o first_o be_v call_v the_o arminian_o in_o their_o epistle_n against_o the_o walachrian_o pag._n 49._o do_v labour_n much_o to_o teach_v that_o in_o those_o who_o be_v not_o convert_v the_o word_n be_v not_o destitute_a of_o the_o quicken_a spirit_n arnoldus_fw-la pag._n 464_o teach_v that_o this_o quicken_a force_n be_v join_v not_o only_o to_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n but_o also_o to_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o law_n and_o that_o this_o change_n be_v make_v by_o the_o spirit_n by_o the_o word_n of_o the_o law_n preparatory_o and_o by_o way_n of_o preparation_n by_o the_o word_n of_o the_o gospel_n consummatory_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o finish_n of_o it_o and_o that_o so_o as_o man_n can_v but_o receive_v that_o sense_n and_o be_v affect_v with_o it_o and_o in_o this_o action_n the_o spirit_n carry_v himself_o 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saint_n peter_n say_v thus_o against_o thy_o holy_a child_n jesus_n who_o thou_o have_v anoint_v both_o herod_n and_o pontius_n pilate_n and_o the_o gentile_n and_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n be_v assemble_v together_o to_o do_v whatsoever_o thy_o hand_n and_o thy_o counsel_n have_v determine_v before_o to_o be_v do_v saint_n paul_n in_o his_o first_o chapter_n of_o the_o epistle_n of_o the_o roman_n speak_v of_o the_o people_n that_o be_v worshipper_n of_o idol_n and_o be_v give_v over_o to_o all_o wickedness_n say_v that_o god_n give_v they_o up_o to_o vile_a and_o wicked_a affection_n that_o they_o may_v do_v these_o enormous_a thing_n god_n himself_o do_v witness_v exod._n 10._o &_o rom._n 9_o that_o he_o harden_a pharaoh_n hart_n final_o who_o do_v not_o tremble_v at_o these_o word_n of_o god_n which_o be_v set_v down_o in_o the_o sixth_o chap._n of_o esay_n make_v the_o hart_n of_o this_o people_n fat_a and_o make_v their_o ear_n heavy_a and_o shut_v their_o eye_n lest_o they_o 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author_n of_o sin_n the_o other_o be_v to_o assign_v any_o thing_n to_o be_v do_v god_n be_v unwilling_a ignorant_a or_o not_o regard_v as_o if_o sit_v in_o a_o watchtower_n he_o do_v expect_v casual_a event_n depend_v upon_o chance_n or_o upon_o man_n pleasure_n let_v he_o run_v into_o neither_o of_o these_o who_o will_v acknowledge_v the_o providence_n of_o god_n without_o damage_n of_o his_o justice_n not_o father_v his_o sin_n upon_o he_o and_o will_v not_o call_v in_o ignorance_n or_o neglect_n of_o thing_n in_o god_n for_o the_o defence_n of_o his_o justice_n viii_o first_o therefore_o it_o must_v be_v grant_v that_o sin_n be_v not_o commit_v without_o god_n permission_n neither_o aught_o this_o word_n of_o permit_v offend_v any_o one_o as_o if_o it_o derogate_a from_o the_o care_n and_o providence_n of_o god_n see_v saint_n paul_n himself_o in_o the_o 14._o chapter_n of_o the_o act_n do_v use_v this_o word_n where_o he_o say_v to_o the_o man_n of_o lycaonia_n god_n in_o time_n past_o 〈◊〉_d past_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d suffer_v all_o nation_n to_o walk_v in_o their_o own_o way_n therefore_o god_n suffer_v sin_n to_o permit_v sin_n be_v not_o to_o hinder_v it_o when_o thou_o can_v thence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o there_o be_v so_o many_o mean_n of_o permit_v sin_n as_o of_o hinder_v it_o god_n do_v hinder_v sin_n two_o manner_n of_o way_n either_o by_o his_o justice_n or_o by_o his_o power_n by_o his_o justice_n he_o hinder_v sin_n by_o command_v by_o forbid_v by_o admonish_v by_o threaten_v and_o by_o promise_v by_o his_o power_n he_o do_v hinder_v it_o when_o he_o do_v take_v away_o ability_n or_o remove_v the_o occasion_n of_o sin_v or_o by_o the_o efficacy_n of_o his_o spirit_n do_v change_n and_o incline_v to_o piety_n our_o will_n that_o be_v prone_a to_o sin_n the_o former_a be_v a_o moral_a impediment_n the_o latter_a a_o natural_a or_o even_o a_o supernatural_a according_a to_o these_o mean_n of_o hinder_v sin_n the_o mean_n of_o permit_v it_o be_v also_o diverse_a for_o god_n do_v permit_v sin_n either_o by_o unloose_v the_o law_n and_o give_v liberty_n of_o sin_v or_o by_o not_o draw_v away_o the_o ability_n of_o sin_v which_o may_v hinder_v man_n from_o sin_v in_o act_n after_o the_o former_a manner_n god_n do_v never_o permit_v sin_n after_o the_o latter_a manner_n he_o do_v permit_v it_o which_o he_o do_v in_o not_o hinder_v that_o man_n shall_v assay_v it_o and_o in_o not_o give_v a_o certain_a succour_n and_o measure_n of_o his_o grace_n which_o if_o it_o be_v present_a the_o sin_n may_v be_v prevent_v ix_o this_o permission_n be_v a_o certain_a act_n of_o the_o divine_a will_n see_v it_o be_v voluntary_a for_o god_n do_v nothing_o unwitting_a or_o unwilling_a god_n therefore_o permit_v sin_n because_o he_o will_v permit_v it_o neither_o have_v he_o permit_v it_o if_o it_o have_v not_o be_v good_a that_o it_o shall_v be_v permit_v for_o if_o there_o be_v not_o evil_a it_o will_v not_o be_v know_v what_o be_v good_a even_o as_o we_o shall_v not_o know_v what_o light_n be_v unless_o there_o be_v a_o night_n neither_o have_v his_o justice_n whereby_o he_o punish_v nor_o his_o mercy_n whereby_o he_o pardon_v be_v make_v know_v nor_o his_o wisdom_n whereby_o he_o can_v draw_v good_a out_o of_o evil_a nor_o his_o infinite_a love_n whereby_o he_o send_v his_o son_n into_o the_o world_n that_o he_o may_v die_v for_o we_o not_o that_o god_n do_v stand_v in_o need_n of_o our_o wickedness_n to_o illustrate_v his_o glory_n but_o because_o otherwise_o man_n can_v not_o come_v to_o that_o full_a felicity_n to_o which_o he_o be_v create_v for_o god_n can_v be_v perfect_o know_v and_o therefore_o not_o
god_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o all_o flesh_n set_v a_o man_n over_o the_o congregation_n and_o the_o apostle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n chap._n 12._o v._n 9_o and_o if_o say_v he_o we_o have_v father_n of_o our_o body_n which_o correct_v we_o and_o we_o give_v they_o reverence_n shall_v we_o not_o much_o rather_o be_v in_o subjection_n unto_o the_o father_n of_o spirit_n and_o live_v it_o be_v not_o without_o consideration_n that_o god_n by_o a_o peculiar_a elegy_n and_o stile_n be_v call_v the_o father_n of_o spirit_n that_o he_o may_v be_v oppose_v to_o the_o father_n of_o the_o flesh_n for_o if_o the_o soul_n be_v by_o traduction_n those_o that_o be_v father_n of_o the_o flesh_n will_v also_o be_v the_o father_n of_o the_o spirit_n neither_o shall_v god_n by_o this_o title_n be_v distinguish_v from_o the_o father_n of_o the_o flesh_n if_o he_o wrought_v alike_o in_o both_o and_o do_v not_o former_a man_n soul_n otherwise_o then_o their_o body_n x._o wherefore_o ecclesiaste_n chap._n 12._o say_v the_o body_n be_v dissolve_v to_o dust_n and_o the_o spirit_n return_v to_o god_n that_o give_v it_o which_o sure_o will_v not_o be_v apt_o speak_v if_o god_n shall_v give_v the_o spirit_n no_o otherwise_o then_o he_o give_v the_o body_n certain_o by_o that_o word_n of_o return_v of_o the_o soul_n to_o god_n solomon_n do_v insinuate_v that_o the_o soul_n come_v from_o god_n and_o do_v return_v thitherwhence_o she_o have_v she_o original_n which_o can_v be_v say_v of_o the_o body_n xi_o the_o conception_n of_o christ_n in_o the_o womb_n of_o his_o mother_n do_v add_v credit_n to_o this_o opinion_n for_o see_v that_o according_a to_o the_o flesh_n he_o have_v not_o a_o father_n it_o be_v plain_a that_o his_o soul_n be_v immediate_o create_v by_o god_n and_o if_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o thou_o may_v be_v son_n of_o adam_n to_o have_v thy_o soul_n traduct_v by_o thy_o father_n seed_n christ_n can_v not_o be_v call_v the_o son_n of_o adam_n nor_o of_o david_n xii_o it_o be_v unsavoury_a which_o be_v bring_v out_o of_o the_o begin_n of_o exodus_fw-la to_o prove_v the_o traduction_n of_o the_o soul_n seaventy_n soul_n come_v out_o of_o the_o loin_n of_o jacob_n for_o the_o propriety_n of_o the_o hebrew_n be_v well_o know_v that_o by_o soul_n be_v understand_v person_n xiii_o also_o reason_n itself_o do_v agree_v with_o the_o word_n of_o god_n 1._o for_o the_o soul_n which_o be_v something_o which_o be_v above_o nature_n can_v be_v in_o a_o common_a condition_n generate_v with_o other_o natural_a thing_n 2._o because_o it_o be_v immaterial_a it_o can_v be_v bring_v forth_o by_o the_o power_n of_o any_o matter_n 3._o if_o the_o soul_n be_v not_o generate_v unless_o by_o the_o body_n it_o can_v not_o be_v without_o the_o body_n nor_o can_v it_o subsist_v by_o itself_o alone_o 4._o they_o that_o will_v have_v the_o soul_n to_o be_v traduce_v by_o the_o seed_n do_v drive_v themselves_o into_o strait_n from_o which_o they_o can_v possible_o free_v themselves_o for_o why_o shall_v not_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o mother_n be_v also_o traduce_v into_o the_o son_n or_o if_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o son_n be_v traduce_v as_o well_o from_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o mother_n as_o of_o the_o father_n it_o must_v needs_o be_v that_o two_o soul_n do_v grow_v together_o &_o be_v mingle_v into_o one_o 5._o what_o will_v be_v come_v of_o so_o much_o seed_n that_o be_v lose_v which_o either_o fall_v from_o they_o that_o sleep_n or_o be_v unhonest_o lose_v or_o be_v receive_v into_o the_o womb_n do_v not_o come_v to_o conception_n will_v so_o many_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v lose_v or_o shall_v they_o be_v choke_v in_o the_o womb_n or_o shall_v they_o remain_v alone_o without_o matter_n see_v it_o be_v certain_a that_o they_o belong_v not_o to_o the_o number_n of_o man_n 6._o also_o it_o must_v need_n be_v that_o either_o the_o whole_a soul_n of_o the_o father_n be_v traduce_v and_o so_o the_o father_n shall_v be_v make_v soulless_a or_o else_o a_o portion_n and_o part_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o so_o the_o soul_n shall_v be_v divisible_a neither_o can_v the_o whole_a soul_n be_v transmit_v as_o when_o light_n be_v kindle_v of_o light_n for_o such_o a_o propagation_n be_v make_v by_o the_o transmutation_n of_o the_o matter_n apply_v unto_o it_o and_o so_o the_o apply_v matter_n of_o the_o beget_n soul_n shall_v be_v turn_v into_o the_o soul_n 7._o if_o the_o definition_n of_o the_o soul_n lay_v down_o by_o aristotle_n lib._n 2._o de_fw-la anima_fw-la cap_n 1_o and_o every_o where_o conceive_v be_v true_a by_o which_o he_o define_v the_o soul_n to_o be_v the_o first_o act_n of_o the_o natural_a original_a body_n have_v life_n in_o power_n i_o do_v not_o see_v how_o the_o rational_a soul_n can_v inform_v and_o shape_v the_o seed_n in_o which_o there_o be_v no_o organ_n fourteen_o neither_o be_v man_n therefore_o to_o be_v say_v not_o to_o beget_v man_n although_o he_o do_v not_o beget_v the_o soul_n nor_o the_o soul_n be_v bring_v 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my_o love_a daughter_n and_o accept_v the_o gift_n see_v in_o the_o first_o place_n his_o prayer_n and_o then_o the_o offering_n of_o the_o price_n therefore_o intercession_n do_v necessary_o go_v before_o the_o sacrifice_n arminius_n add_v it_o be_v true_a indeed_o that_o christ_n in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o flesh_n offer_v up_o prayer_n and_o tear_n to_o god_n the_o father_n but_o those_o prayer_n be_v not_o make_v for_o the_o obtain_n of_o those_o good_a thing_n he_o merit_v for_o we_o that_o be_v for_o the_o obtain_n of_o salvation_n but_o for_o the_o assistance_n of_o the_o spirit_n that_o he_o may_v stand_v in_o the_o combat_n a_o impious_a and_o wicked_a opinion_n for_o by_o it_o it_o be_v deny_v that_o christ_n pray_v for_o our_o salvation_n before_o he_o die_v when_o yet_o john_n 17._o he_o pray_v thus_o before_o his_o death_n keep_v they_o in_o thy_o name_n and_o father_n i_o desire_v that_o those_o which_o thou_o have_v give_v i_o may_v be_v with_o i_o that_o they_o may_v see_v the_o glory_n which_o thou_o have_v give_v i_o arminius_n himself_o be_v ashamed_a of_o so_o false_a a_o doctrine_n for_o by_o a_o certain_a doubtful_a epanorthosis_fw-la or_o correction_n he_o do_v seem_v to_o condemn_v that_o which_o he_o say_v for_o he_o add_v but_o if_o he_o do_v then_o offer_v prayer_n for_o the_o obtain_n of_o this_o application_n they_o do_v depend_v on_o his_o sacrifice_n that_o be_v to_o be_v finish_v as_o if_o it_o be_v finish_v that_o speech_n but_o if_o be_v the_o speech_n of_o one_o doubt_v when_o yet_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n most_o certain_a but_o what_o be_v this_o against_o perkins_n who_o say_v that_o christ_n do_v not_o sacrifice_v himself_o for_o they_o for_o who_o he_o do_v not_o pray_v sure_o these_o thing_n which_o arminius_n do_v heap_v up_o be_v nothing_o to_o the_o purpose_n nor_o do_v they_o touch_v the_o matter_n for_o although_o the_o prayer_n which_o christ_n offer_v up_o for_o our_o salvation_n before_o his_o death_n be_v ground_v on_o the_o merit_n of_o his_o death_n that_o be_v to_o come_v yet_o that_o remain_v which_o perkins_n say_v that_o christ_n do_v not_o sacrifice_v himself_o for_o they_o for_o who_o he_o do_v not_o pray_v for_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n have_v not_o be_v a_o sacrifice_n unless_o he_o have_v pray_v that_o it_o may_v be_v accept_v of_o the_o father_n for_o their_o life_n for_o who_o he_o die_v for_o grief_n and_o torment_n be_v not_o of_o its_o own_o nature_n a_o sacrifice_n unless_o there_o be_v also_o such_o a_o petition_n xxix_o i_o do_v not_o deny_v but_o that_o christ_n in_o his_o death_n pray_v for_o they_o that_o crucify_v he_o but_o i_o deny_v that_o he_o pray_v for_o all_o without_o exception_n but_o for_o they_o alone_o who_o do_v it_o by_o ignorance_n for_o he_o say_v father_n forgive_v they_o for_o they_o know_v not_o what_o they_o do_v luke_n 23.24_o who_o a_o little_a after_o as_o saint_n luke_n do_v testify_v be_v convert_v to_o the_o faith_n act._n 2._o and_o chap._n 3.17_o do_v not_o christ_n say_v this_o with_o a_o humane_a affection_n and_o not_o as_o the_o redeemer_n for_o as_o he_o be_v man_n he_o may_v wish_v well_o to_o those_o who_o as_o he_o be_v god_n he_o know_v be_v reprobate_n thus_o he_o weep_v over_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o jerusalem_n the_o fall_n and_o rejection_n of_o which_o city_n as_o he_o be_v god_n he_o have_v decree_v xxx_o and_o when_o the_o sectary_n do_v deny_v that_o christ_n on_o the_o cross_n sustain_v the_o person_n of_o the_o elect_a they_o do_v open_o impugn_v that_o speech_n of_o christ_n john_n 10.11_o i_o be_o that_o good_a shepherd_n the_o good_a shepherd_n give_v his_o life_n for_o his_o sheep_n and_o john_n 15.13_o great_a love_n than_o this_o have_v no_o man_n that_o one_o shall_v lay_v down_o his_o life_n for_o his_o friend_n and_o ephes_n 5.25_o christ_n love_v his_o church_n and_o give_v himself_o for_o it_o christ_n therefore_o die_v for_o his_o sheep_n for_o his_o friend_n for_o his_o church_n and_o what_o be_v these_o but_o the_o faithful_a and_o elect_a can_v pharaoh_n judas_n etc._n etc._n in_o any_o respect_n be_v call_v the_o sheep_n of_o christ_n the_o arminian_o answer_n that_o they_o be_v call_v sheep_n not_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o present_a condition_n but_o of_o that_o to_o come_v a_o vain_a thing_n for_o the_o condition_n to_o come_v be_v already_o present_a in_o the_o decree_n of_o god_n in_o respect_n of_o which_o decree_n they_o be_v call_v sheep_n before_o their_o conversion_n john_n 10.16_o for_o they_o be_v call_v sheep_n not_o only_o because_o they_o be_v to_o gather_v themselves_o to_o the_o fold_n of_o christ_n but_o because_o god_n in_o his_o eternal_a counsel_n decree_v to_o give_v they_o faith_n by_o
2.13_o and_o that_o sufficient_a grace_n which_o be_v give_v to_o all_o man_n yea_o to_o the_o reprobate_n do_v take_v away_o the_o impotency_n and_o do_v establish_v the_o liberty_n of_o freewill_n as_o arminius_n against_o perkins_n pag._n 245._o and_o 246._o teach_v let_v we_o hear_v the_o proud_a word_n of_o grevinchovius_n p._n 253._o i_o separate_v myself_o for_o when_o i_o may_v resist_v god_n and_o his_o predetermination_n yet_o i_o have_v not_o resist_v and_o therefore_o why_o may_v it_o not_o be_v lawful_a for_o i_o to_o boast_v in_o that_o as_o of_o my_o own_o for_o that_o i_o be_v able_a it_o be_v of_o god_n show_v mercy_n but_o that_o i_o be_v willing_a when_o i_o may_v have_v be_v unwilling_a it_o be_v my_o own_o power_n it_o be_v a_o venture_n but_o this_o little_a worm_n will_v swell_v so_o big_a that_o he_o will_v break_v o_o it_o be_v the_o part_n of_o a_o magnanimous_a &_o great_a mind_a man_n to_o be_v unwilling_a to_o owe_v too_o much_o to_o god_n and_o not_o to_o be_v overcharge_v with_o his_o benefit_n those_o thing_n which_o the_o same_o author_n say_v pag._n 279._o savour_n of_o no_o less_o pride_n you_o will_v say_v that_o in_o this_o manner_n of_o work_v god_n do_v after_o a_o certain_a manner_n depend_v on_o the_o will_n of_o man_n i_o grant_v it_o as_o concern_v the_o act_n of_o free_a determination_n indeed_o this_o one_o thing_n be_v want_v to_o the_o very_a height_n of_o pride_n that_o god_n shall_v be_v say_v to_o depend_v on_o man_n xxix_o there_o meet_v we_o in_o the_o writing_n of_o these_o innovator_n some_o place_n in_o which_o they_o say_v that_o man_n in_o his_o corrupt_a state_n be_v altogether_o dead_a and_o that_o of_o himself_o he_o can_v neither_o think_v nor_o will_v nor_o do_v any_o thing_n that_o be_v good_a but_o these_o thing_n be_v say_v but_o for_o a_o colour_n and_o that_o they_o may_v deceive_v the_o unwary_a reader_n for_o they_o say_v that_o a_o man_n be_v able_a to_o do_v no_o good_a without_o grace_n but_o by_o this_o grace_n they_o understand_v universal_a grace_n which_o be_v common_a to_o all_o man_n and_o sufficient_a grace_n which_o be_v give_v even_o to_o they_o to_o who_o christ_n be_v make_v know_v and_o which_o do_v extend_v itself_o as_o far_o as_o nature_n they_o say_v indeed_o that_o grace_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o believe_v but_o they_o never_o add_v that_o it_o be_v the_o cause_n alone_o the_o arminian_n conferrer_n at_o the_o hage_n in_o the_o three_o and_o four_o article_n do_v so_o speak_v as_o if_o they_o be_v of_o the_o same_o opinion_n with_o we_o for_o there_o they_o profess_v that_o man_n have_v not_o saning_a faith_n from_o himself_o and_o that_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n be_v the_o beginning_n the_o proceed_n and_o the_o finish_n of_o all_o good_a and_o that_o all_o good_a action_n be_v to_o be_v ascribe_v to_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n in_o christ_n but_o the_o subtle_a man_n when_o they_o say_v that_o a_o man_n have_v not_o faith_n from_o himself_o they_o understand_v that_o he_o have_v it_o not_o from_o himself_o alone_o and_o when_o they_o say_v that_o every_o good_a work_n be_v to_o be_v ascribe_v to_o grace_n they_o be_v very_o wary_a lest_o they_o shall_v say_v to_o grace_v alone_o then_o also_o in_o the_o word_n grace_n they_o lay_v a_o snare_n and_o be_v the_o ape_n of_o the_o pelagian_o they_o feign_v a_o certain_a grace_n which_o be_v common_a to_o all_o which_o do_v extend_v itself_o as_o far_o as_o nature_n also_o they_o distinguish_v grace_n from_o the_o use_n of_o grace_n for_o indeed_o they_o will_v have_v grace_n to_o be_v from_o god_n but_o the_o use_n of_o grace_n to_o be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o man_n freewill_n with_o the_o like_a craft_n they_o say_v that_o the_o power_n of_o believe_v be_v from_o grace_n for_o they_o present_o draw_v back_o what_o they_o have_v reach_v forth_o while_o they_o say_v that_o to_o believe_v itself_o be_v of_o man_n freewill_n and_o that_o grace_n be_v give_v to_o man_n to_o believe_v if_o he_o will_n but_o whensoever_o they_o will_v have_v a_o kind_n of_o special_a grace_n to_o come_v to_o that_o general_a grace_n they_o make_v the_o use_n of_o this_o special_a grace_n to_o depend_v on_o freewill_n and_o they_o roundly_o and_o without_o any_o circumstance_n affirm_v that_o the_o efficiency_n and_o work_a power_n of_o grace_n do_v depend_v upon_o it_o we_o shall_v also_o see_v that_o by_o that_o universal_a and_o sufficient_a grace_n common_a to_o all_o man_n be_v understand_v natural_a gift_n &_o notion_n that_o be_v natural_o engraft_v and_o that_o they_o clothe_v nature_n with_o the_o goodly_a name_n of_o grace_n which_o thing_n also_o pelagius_n do_v which_o thing_n when_o they_o do_v with_o their_o great_a cunning_n yet_o their_o dissemble_n be_v never_o so_o wary_a but_o that_o their_o pelagian_a ear_n and_o error_n do_v appear_v and_o although_o they_o do_v imitate_v the_o speech_n of_o truth_n yet_o their_o vizard_n do_v often_o fall_v from_o they_o unaware_o and_o their_o ulcer_n be_v press_v do_v present_o cast_v forth_o stink_a corruption_n xxx_o yet_o vorstius_n here_o do_v differ_v from_o his_o master_n for_o when_o arminius_n say_v that_o no_o man_n be_v convert_v and_o do_v believe_v in_o act_n by_o that_o univer_n shall_v grace_v alone_o which_o be_v common_a even_o to_o the_o reprobate_n but_o that_o there_o be_v also_o some_o special_a grace_n require_v vorstius_n on_o the_o contrary_a side_n do_v affirm_v collat._n cum_fw-la piscat_fw-la pag._n 57_o that_o some_o be_v convert_v by_o universal_a grace_n which_o he_o call_v the_o lesser_a mercy_n that_o be_v without_o special_a grace_n which_o he_o call_v grace_n more_o than_o sufficient_a and_o super_fw-la abound_v help_n therefore_o if_o this_o man_n be_v believe_v some_o man_n come_v to_o salvation_n by_o that_o grace_n alone_o which_o be_v common_a to_o all_o heathen_a man_n chap._n xxxiii_o it_o be_v prove_v out_o of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n that_o a_o unregenerate_a man_n be_v altogether_o destitute_a of_o the_o power_n and_o liberty_n of_o his_o will_n in_o those_o thing_n which_o pertain_v to_o faith_n and_o salvation_n i._o if_o they_o stand_v here_o to_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n there_o will_v be_v no_o place_n of_o doubt_v of_o a_o man_n that_o be_v unregenerate_a and_o in_o his_o mere_a natural_n the_o scripture_n speak_v thus_o gen._n 6.5_o every_o thought_n of_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n be_v only_o evil_a continual_o the_o same_o be_v repeat_v chap._n 8._o ver._n 21._o jeremy_n in_o his_o seaventeenth_o chapter_n consent_v to_o this_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n be_v wicked_a and_o unsearchable_a and_o rom._n 3._o there_o be_v none_o righteous_a no_o not_o one_o they_o be_v all_o go_v out_o of_o the_o way_n and_o be_v become_v unprofitable_a there_o be_v none_o that_o do_v good_a no_o not_o one_o and_o rom_n 7.18_o i_o know_v that_o in_o i_o that_o be_v in_o my_o flesh_n dwell_v no_o good_a thing_n and_o chap._n 8._o ver_fw-la 8_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o flesh_n that_o be_v whatsoever_o a_o carnal_a man_n understand_v or_o perceive_v be_v enmity_n against_o god_n for_o it_o be_v not_o subject_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n neither_o indeed_o can_v be_v compare_v these_o thing_n with_o the_o doctrine_n of_o arminius_n who_o be_v of_o opimon_n that_o a_o man_n that_o be_v a_o infidel_n and_o unregenerate_a have_v sufficient_a power_n to_o believe_v and_o to_o fulfil_v the_o law_n for_o the_o apostle_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o our_o flesh_n not_o only_o be_v not_o subject_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n but_o that_o it_o can_v be_v the_o same_o apostle_n 1._o cor._n 2.14_o say_v that_o the_o natural_a man_n receive_v not_o the_o thing_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n for_o they_o be_v foolishness_n unto_o he_o neither_o can_v he_o know_v they_o hitherto_o pertain_v that_o which_o the_o scripture_n say_v ezech._n 36._o that_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n be_v stony_a and_o therefore_o of_o its_o own_o nature_n unapt_a and_o uncapable_a to_o receive_v the_o impression_n of_o the_o law_n of_o god_n unless_o god_n as_o he_o do_v of_o old_a write_v it_o on_o that_o stone_n with_o his_o finger_n also_o that_o which_o saint_n paul_n say_v ephes_n 2.1.5_o that_o not_o only_o the_o ephesian_n before_o their_o call_n but_o that_o all_o of_o we_o be_v dead_a in_o sin_n he_o have_v the_o same_o word_n coloss_n 2.13_o and_o that_o which_o christ_n say_v john_n 14.17_o the_o spirit_n of_o truth_n who_o the_o world_n can_v receive_v because_o it_o see_v he_o not_o neither_o know_v he_o christ_n in_o these_o word_n do_v plain_o acknowledge_v that_o there_o be_v no_o free_a will_n of_o man_n no_o power_n to_o receive_v the_o spirit_n of_o
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