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the_o compass_n of_o my_o will_n and_o power_n to_o arrive_v at_o 1._o at_o vide_fw-la davenant_n de_fw-la justit_fw-la habit_n &_o act._n c._n â—1_n p._n 470._o arg_n 1._o he_o shall_v as_o well_o have_v say_v it_o be_v our_o fault_n that_o now_o we_o be_v not_o immortal_a and_o glorify_v while_o we_o be_v in_o the_o flesh_n and_o let_v i_o tell_v our_o refuter_fw-la that_o he_o also_o shall_v have_v say_v we_o be_v oblige_v to_o see_v god_n face_n to_o face_n while_o we_o be_v in_o this_o body_n as_o well_o as_o to_o have_v tell_v we_o that_o the_o first_o and_o great_a commandment_n enjoin_v we_o a_o love_n of_o god_n with_o as_o high_a a_o degree_n as_o be_v possible_a 31._o jeanes_n hic_fw-la p._n 31._o unto_o the_o humane_a nature_n for_o i_o hope_v he_o will_v not_o say_v but_o that_o be_v possible_a to_o the_o humane_a nature_n which_o enoch_n and_o elias_n not_o to_o speak_v of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n at_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o god_n and_o the_o spirit_n of_o just_a man_n make_v perfect_a have_v now_o attain_v to_o §_o 51._o indeed_o this_o assertion_n of_o chamier_n be_v so_o extreme_o crude_a and_o absurd_a in_o that_o sense_n which_o the_o word_n at_o first_o view_n do_v seem_v to_o import_v that_o i_o have_v rather_o strain_v they_o to_o the_o meaning_n and_o purpose_n of_o grotius_n and_o doctor_n hammond_n than_o any_o such_o monstrous_a paradox_n shall_v be_v affix_v to_o so_o judicious_a and_o learned_a a_o man_n howsoever_o if_o mr._n cawdrey_n and_o our_o refuter_fw-la will_v needs_o otherwise_o understand_v he_o as_o they_o seem_v in_o this_o assertion_n of_o they_o to_o have_v do_v which_o i_o conceive_v be_v to_o they_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o stone_n of_o stumble_v and_o rock_n of_o offence_n i_o shall_v leave_v they_o to_o defend_v and_o make_v it_o good_a for_o
be_v so_o in_o the_o story_n of_o only_a 37._o vid._n de_fw-fr nat._n &_o grat._n c._n 37._o four_o person_n especial_o since_o the_o scripture_n take_v notice_n of_o abel_n righteousness_n but_o not_o of_o his_o sin_n of_o adam_n and_o eve_n and_o cain_n sin_n but_o not_o of_o their_o righteousness_n and_o therefore_o as_o the_o holy_a spirit_n of_o god_n bear_v witness_v express_o to_o abel_n righteousness_n so_o there_o be_v no_o ground_n but_o empty_a conjecture_n or_o more_o improbable_a and_o vain_a tradition_n if_o any_o for_o his_o sin_n which_o may_v with_o equal_a reason_n be_v deny_v as_o it_o be_v urge_v credamus_fw-la igitur_fw-la as_o the_o pelagian_a conclude_v quod_fw-la legimus_fw-la &_o quod_fw-la non_fw-la legimus_fw-la nefas_fw-la credamus_fw-la §_o 48._o to_o this_o in_o the_o second_o place_n he_o answer_v that_o though_o there_o be_v no_o record_n extant_a in_o scripture_n of_o abel_n actual_a transgression_n yet_o many_o there_o be_v particular_o that_o of_o rom._n 6._o 12._o let_v not_o sin_n reign_v in_o your_o mortal_a body_n that_o you_o shall_v obey_v it_o in_o the_o lust_n thereof_o 12._o thereof_o aug._n de_fw-fr nupt._n &_o concupisc_fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 23._o &_o 26._o de_fw-fr nat._n &_o grat._n c_o 56._o de_fw-fr nupt._n &_o concupisc_fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 25._o rom_n 5._o 12._o which_o he_o constant_o interpret_v of_o original_a corruption_n that_o speak_v of_o every_o man_n original_a and_o consequent_o of_o abel_n also_o but_o lest_o this_o may_v be_v too_o short_a in_o the_o follow_a chapter_n he_o add_v o_o utinam_fw-la non_fw-la dico_fw-la aliud_fw-la quam_fw-la in_o illis_fw-la literis_fw-la legit_fw-la verum_fw-la contra_fw-la id_fw-la quod_fw-la legit_fw-la nihil_fw-la vellet_fw-la astruere_fw-la fideliter_fw-la &_o obedienter_fw-la audiret_fw-la quod_fw-la scriptum_fw-la est_fw-la per_fw-la unum_fw-la hominem_fw-la peccatum_fw-la intravit_fw-la in_o mundum_fw-la &_o per_fw-la peccatum_fw-la mors_fw-la &_o ita_fw-la in_o omnes_fw-la homines_fw-la pertransiit_fw-la in_o quo_fw-la omnes_fw-la peccaverunt_fw-la &_o non_fw-la infirmaret_fw-la tanti_fw-la medici_fw-la gratiam_fw-la dum_fw-la fateri_fw-la non_fw-la vult_fw-la naturam_fw-la humanam_fw-la esse_fw-la vitiatam_fw-la o_o utinam_fw-la sicut_fw-la christianus_n legeret_fw-la praeter_fw-la jesum_fw-la christum_fw-la nullum_fw-la esse_fw-la nomen_fw-la sub_fw-la coelo_fw-la in_o quo_fw-la oporteat_fw-la salvos_fw-la fieri_fw-la nos_fw-la &_o non_fw-la possibilitatem_fw-la naturae_fw-la humanae_fw-la ita_fw-la defenderet_fw-la ut_fw-la homo_fw-la per_fw-la liberum_fw-la arbitrium_fw-la etiam_fw-la sine_fw-la isto_fw-la nomine_fw-la salvus_fw-la esse_fw-la posse_fw-la credatur_fw-la §_o 49._o second_o he_o answer_v that_o we_o read_v it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o every_o one_o of_o the_o household_n of_o faith_n of_o which_o number_n the_o scripture_n record_v abel_n to_o be_v to_o labour_v to_o grow_v in_o grace_n which_o growth_n imply_v want_v and_o imperfection_n that_o spring_v from_o our_o original_a corruption_n §_o 50._o for_o the_o full_a acquit_v of_o this_o sense_n beside_o the_o whole_a scope_n and_o design_n of_o s._n augustine_n answer_n i_o shall_v desire_v here_o to_o add_v what_o the_o same_o father_n have_v before_o reply_v in_o answer_n to_o another_o objection_n of_o the_o pelagian_a c._n 30._o of_o this_o book_n for_o whereas_o it_o have_v be_v urge_v against_o original_a sin_n that_o suum_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la si_fw-la necessarium_fw-la est_fw-la aut_fw-la si_fw-la suum_fw-la est_fw-la voluntarium_fw-la est_fw-la &_o si_fw-la voluntarium_fw-la est_fw-la vitari_fw-la potest_fw-la he_o thus_o reply_n non_fw-la respondemus_fw-la suum_fw-la est_fw-la omnino_fw-la sed_fw-la vitium_fw-la quo_fw-la committitur_fw-la nondum_fw-la omni_fw-la ex_fw-la parte_fw-la sanatum_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la quidem_fw-la ut_fw-la inolesceret_fw-la de_fw-la non_fw-la recte_fw-la usâ_fw-la sanitate_fw-la descendit_fw-la exit_fw-la 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