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friar_n if_o thâ—â—_n shall_v read_v â—hiâ—_n anatomy_n thou_o can_v not_o but_o abhoâ—â—e_v â—aâ—e_a â—pâ—â—aâ—â—_n popery_n aug._n epist._n 119._o aâ—â—st_fw-la contra_fw-la epist_n â—â—â—dam_n s._n ausâ—â—â—_n respect_v succession_n wâ—â—ch_n be_v â—oyâ—â—â—_n with_o holy_a â—â—fâ—_n and_o pure_a â—octâ—iâ—â—_n the_o evil_a life_n of_o minister_n do_v much_o hurt_n to_o the_o truth_n rom._n 2_o v._n 14._o act._n 27_o v._n 10_o 11_o 〈◊〉_d hebr._n 31._o v_o 7._o note_v that_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n do_v never_o allege_v for_o himself_o that_o he_o can_v not_o err_v because_o he_o know_v no_o such_o prerogative_n in_o very_a deed_n cypâ—â—_n epist_n ad_fw-la pompeum_fw-la the_o jesuit_n be_v a_o now_o &_o young_a recte_n of_o fiyer_n the_o papist_n be_v the_o defamed_a catholic_n we_o the_o reform_v rome_n 1._o v._n 8_o the_o sect_n of_o franciscan_n theophilus_n a_o citisen_n of_o rome_n let_v this_o be_v well_o remember_v our_o church_n reverence_v antiquity_n &_o only_o reject_v novelty_n the_o late_a romish_a â—aith_n be_v the_o new_a religion_n maâ—_n 13._o ver_fw-la 25._o we_o be_v the_o true_a reform_a catholic_n â—_o reg_fw-la 2._o ver_fw-la 27._o 35._o â—_o par_fw-fr 1â—_n 4._o reg_fw-la 8._o 2._o 2._o pat_o 29._o par_fw-fr 2d_o 30._o 31._o 34._o mat._n 10._o â—_o 12_o luc._n 12._o â—_o 3â—_n grat_n do_v 4â—_n chap._n 〈◊〉_d papâ—_n ans._n 2._o q._n 7._o cap._n â—uâ—â—_n the_o author_n take_v it_o upon_o his_o salvation_n thâ—â—_n he_o deal_v true_o 〈◊〉_d delaâ—iâ—_n vigner_n dâ—_n verâ—_n fides_fw-la â—â—ra_fw-it in_o 16._o cap._n mat._n â—ose_v aâ—â—â—_n â—_o s._n p._n 2._o q._n the_o ixion_n be_v 4._o dâ—â—f_n 1._o the_o pope_n double_a person_n soto_n in_o 4_o s_z d._n 2._o 4._o 2._o 〈◊〉_d â—_o quâ—dl_n â—_o â—_o 10._o s._n r._n pag._n 417._o lib._n 6._o de_fw-la haâ—â—t_fw-la cap_fw-es qui_fw-la conque_fw-la cause_n 17_o â—_o 4._o cap._n si_fw-la â—uâ—_n popery_n be_v a_o most_o meserarable_a religion_n gers_n in_o serpâ—_n de_fw-fr pasck_n â—_o paâ—t_fw-la the_o pope_n â—rrâ—d_v as_o a_o public_a person_n ie_fw-fr can_v be_v deny_v alphon._n â—_o castrolib_n â—_o ad_fw-la vers_fw-la hâ—re_fw-fr ses_fw-fr â—ropâ—_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bellarm._n de_fw-fr â—um_fw-la pontifice_fw-la lib_n 4._o c._n 14_o â—â—te_a popeâ—y_a iâ—_n not_o the_o old_a but_o the_o new_a religion_n diâ—it_fw-la adrianus_n a._n d._n 1171._o a_o trick_n of_o legierdemaine_n a_o most_o blasphemous_a doctrine_n mark_v this_o well_o gers._fw-la prim_fw-la art_n de_fw-fr eâ—am_n doct_v consid_n 2._o gers_n in_o pripart_n de_fw-la appellat_fw-la a_o papa_n in_o propâ—sit_n this_o myself_o admit_v and_o believe_v beliarm_n the_o council_n libri_fw-la 2._o cap._n 2._o the_o council_n of_o constance_n depose_v pope_n john_n alphons_n lib_n 1._o cap._n 4._o advers._n haeres_fw-la celestine_n err_v as_o pope_n and_o public_a person_n this_o fact_n of_o s._n
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most_o christian_n sound_n catholic_a apostolical_a and_o consonant_a to_o the_o holy_a scripture_n but_o here_o you_o must_v mark_v serious_o that_o it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o sin_n in_o do_v a_o good_a work_n a_o other_o thing_n to_o sâ—me_v while_o the_o same_o good_a work_n be_v a_o do_v iheoph_n this_o your_o distinction_n as_o it_o be_v very_o subtle_a so_o be_v it_o also_o right_o iovous_a &_o comfortable_a to_o my_o heart_n it_o afford_v i_o a_o kind_n of_o glimmer_a though_o no_o full_a insight_n into_o the_o question_n remig._n he_o that_o will_v exact_o know_v the_o truth_n of_o this_o question_n must_v apâ—ly_o distinguish_v the_o quadruple_a state_n of_o man_n first_o his_o state_n before_o sin_n until_o his_o fall_n second_o his_o state_n after_o sin_n until_o his_o regeneration_n three_o his_o state_n after_o regeneration_n until_o his_o glorification_n four_o his_o state_n after_o glorification_n world_n without_o end_n in_o the_o first_o state_n albeit_o man_n sin_v 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it_o seem_v to_o i_o a_o thing_n impossible_a that_o man_n shall_v be_v able_a to_o do_v any_o good_a work_n while_o he_o sin_v damnable_o remig._n it_o be_v a_o generell_n receive_v axiom_n with_o all_o skilful_a logician_n that_o true_a thing_n must_v be_v grant_v falsâ—_n thing_n deny_v and_o ambiguous_a thing_n distinguish_v which_o be_v true_a as_o it_o be_v most_o true_a indeed_o if_o we_o shall_v distinguish_v regeneration_n aright_o the_o truth_n of_o this_o intricate_a question_n will_v soon_o appear_v viz._n that_o one_o may_v aswell_o both_o sin_n and_o do_v good_a at_o one_o and_o the_o same_o time_n as_o he_o may_v at_o the_o same_o time_n be_v both_o a_o father_n and_o a_o son_n theoph._n our_o papist_n contend_v with_o might_n and_o main_a that_o howsoever_o we_o distinguish_v regeneration_n yet_o shall_v man_n in_o his_o justification_n be_v free_v from_o all_o sin_n and_o consequent_o he_o can_v sin_v mortal_o in_o the_o best_a act_n he_o do_v remig._n the_o papist_n 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he_o be_v corrupt_a and_o not_o regenerate_v i_o prove_v it_o because_o the_o apostle_n say_v in_o i_o and_o expound_v it_o by_o his_o flesh_n second_o that_o the_o word_n flesh_n can_v determine_v the_o word_n i_n unless_o it_o signify_v the_o corrupt_a part_n both_o of_o body_n and_o soul_n for_o the_o word_n i_o and_o i_o do_v connotate_n his_o person_n not_o bare_o any_o one_o part_n of_o his_o soul_n or_o body_n three_o that_o he_o say_v no_o good_a dwell_v in_o he_o albeit_o he_o confess_v both_o in_o this_o chapter_n &_o in_o sundry_a other_o place_n that_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n dwell_v in_o he_o 12_o and_o consequent_o that_o when_o he_o say_v no_o good_a dwell_v in_o he_o he_o mean_v of_o the_o part_n unregenerate_a which_o he_o name_v his_o flesh_n say_v in_o i_o that_o be_v in_o my_o flesh_n dwell_v no_o good_a thing_n four_o that_o the_o holy_a vessel_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n affirm_v himself_o to_o be_v sell_v under_o sin_n and_o to_o be_v 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