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he_o the_o cause_n of_o their_o calamity_n and_o misery_n which_o be_v in_o themselves_o with_o these_o few_o solution_n &_o answer_n any_o man_n may_v easy_o rid_v himself_o from_o many_o authority_n which_o the_o enemy_n of_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n be_v wont_a to_o heap_v together_o for_o to_o erect_v and_o set_v uppe_o the_o idol_n of_o their_o free_a will_n albion_n this_o be_v most_o sure_a that_o the_o lord_n do_v speak_v these_o word_n by_o his_o prophet_n oseas_n objection_n i_o will_v go_v and_o return_v to_o my_o place_n v._o osee_n v._o till_o they_o wax_v faint_a and_o seek_v i_o it_o be_v a_o foolish_a thing_n say_v my_o gentle_a man_n unto_o i_o if_o the_o lord_n shall_v tarry_v till_o israel_n shall_v turn_v and_o seek_v he_o except_o it_o do_v lie_v in_o their_o power_n to_o turn_n which_o way_n they_o list_v phila_n answer_v god_n the_o enemy_n can_v win_v nothing_o upon_o we_o by_o the_o threaten_n of_o god_n as_o though_o the_o lord_n do_v not_o common_o in_o the_o prophet_n make_v as_o though_o he_o shall_v forsake_v and_o cast_v of_o his_o people_n till_o they_o amend_v and_o turn_v unto_o he_o but_o what_o be_v our_o enemy_n able_a to_o gather_v of_o such_o threatnynge_n if_o they_o go_v about_o to_o gather_v by_o they_o that_o man_n be_v forsake_v of_o god_n be_v of_o their_o own_o self_n able_a to_o turn_v again_o then_o have_v they_o all_o the_o scripture_n against_o they_o if_o they_o say_v that_o they_o have_v need_n of_o the_o garce_a of_o god_n that_o they_o may_v turn_v again_o what_o need_v they_o to_o contend_v or_o strive_v with_o we_o didymus_fw-la they_o do_v not_o deny_v but_o that_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n be_v necessary_a if_o you_o will_v grant_n that_o there_o be_v also_o in_o man_n a_o certain_a strength_n philalethes_n how_o shall_v they_o be_v able_a to_o prone_a that_o true_o they_o can_v not_o prove_v it_o by_o this_o place_n nor_o by_o such_o like_a for_o it_o be_v a_o other_o thing_n to_o go_v away_o from_o man_n and_o to_o look_v what_o be_v permit_v and_o leave_v unto_o himself_o he_o be_v able_a to_o do_v and_o a_o other_o thing_n to_o help_v his_o small_a strength_n as_o his_o imbecilitye_n and_o weakness_n do_v require_v dydimus_fw-la question_n what_o do_v the_o lord_n mean_v then_o by_o such_o manner_n of_o speak_v philalethes_n it_o be_v even_o as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v answer_v since_o that_o this_o rebellious_a people_n will_v take_v no_o heed_n to_o my_o warning_n and_o exhortation_n nor_o yet_o to_o my_o sharp_a rebukinge_n i_o will_v for_o a_o time_n withdraw_v myself_o from_o he_o and_o suffer_v he_o to_o be_v afflyct_v and_o trouble_v i_o will_v see_v whether_o this_o styfnecked_a people_n will_v at_o length_n after_o their_o great_a calamity_n misery_n and_o trouble_n remember_v i_o and_o seek_v my_o face_n now_o people_n what_o it_o be_v mean_v when_o the_o scripture_n say_v that_o god_n do_v withdraw_v himself_o from_o this_o people_n when_o the_o scripture_n say_v that_o god_n do_v wythdraw_v himself_o the_o meaning_n of_o it_o be_v that_o god_n do_v take_v away_o his_o prophesy_v and_o word_n where_o in_o he_o declare_v a_o certain_a presence_n of_o he_o and_o to_o look_v what_o man_n will_v do_v it_o signifi_v that_o god_n will_v hold_v himself_o still_o and_o as_o he_o be_v a_o sleep_v suffer_v they_o to_o be_v many_o and_o sundry_a way_n plague_v and_o both_o these_o thing_n be_v he_o wont_a to_o do_v for_o to_o make_v we_o to_o humble_v ourselves_o for_o we_o shall_v rather_o by_o adversitye_n be_v dryven_v unto_o desperatyon_n than_o unto_o any_o amendment_n of_o life_n except_o he_o shall_v by_o his_o spirit_n make_v we_o meet_v to_o receive_v his_o chastisement_n wherefore_o to_o go_v about_o by_o such_o place_n for_o to_o prove_v that_o there_o be_v any_o such_o strengthe_n in_o we_o or_o that_o we_o have_v free_a will_n to_o do_v what_o we_o listen_v it_o be_v a_o plain_a madness_n for_o such_o thing_n be_v speak_v in_o the_o scripture_n for_o none_o other_o purpose_n but_o for_o to_o make_v we_o to_o know_v our_o own_o infirmity_n and_o weakness_n albion_n i_o do_v ask_v they_o whether_o they_o can_v bring_v any_o authority_n of_o the_o scripture_n papist_n the_o objection_n of_o the_o papist_n whereby_o they_o may_v prove_v expreslye_o that_o a_o man_n have_v such_o free_a will_n as_o they_o go_v about_o to_o maintain_v and_o uphold_v they_o do_v then_o answer_v i_o that_o moses_n be_v so_o sure_a of_o it_o that_o he_o do_v not_o doubt_v to_o say_v these_o word_n unto_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n thirty_o deut._n thirty_o i_o take_v heaven_n and_o earth_n this_o day_n to_o record_v over_o you_o that_o i_o have_v lay_v before_o you_o life_n and_o death_n blessing_n and_o curse_v choose_v life_n therefore_o that_o thou_o may_v live_v thou_o and_o thy_o feed_n and_o that_o you_o may_v love_v the_o lord_n your_o god_n and_o harken_v unto_o his_o voice_n and_o cleave_v unto_o he_o xxiiii_o josu_fw-la xxiiii_o josua_n also_o do_v say_v unto_o the_o people_n choose_v you_o this_o day_n who_o you_o will_v serve_v the_o god_n who_o your_o father_n serve_v beyond_o the_o water_n or_o the_o god_n of_o the_o amorites_n in_o who_o land_n you_o dwell_v think_v you_o that_o these_o true_a servant_n of_o god_n moses_n and_o josua_n will_v have_v speak_v thus_o unto_o the_o people_n except_o it_o have_v lie_v in_o their_o power_n to_o choose_v which_o they_o will_v it_o be_v plain_a then_o that_o they_o have_v free_a will_n elles_fw-fr such_o thing_n have_v be_v speak_v unto_o they_o in_o vain_a philalethes_n answer_v answer_v such_o sentence_n and_o autoryty_n of_o the_o scripture_n do_v not_o prove_v that_o man_n have_v free_a will_n to_o do_v what_o he_o list_v or_o that_o he_o can_v at_o his_o own_o pleasure_n choose_v both_o good_a and_o evil_a for_o although_o moses_n do_v say_v unto_o the_o people_n i_o do_v lay_v before_o you_o both_o life_n and_o death_n yet_o it_o follow_v not_o that_o they_o be_v able_a of_o their_o own_o self_n to_o choose_v life_n without_o the_o spirit_n and_o grace_n of_o god_n xxix_o deu._n xxix_o which_o thing_n he_o do_v sufficiente_o declare_v in_o a_o other_o place_n when_o he_o say_v thy_o eye_n have_v see_v these_o great_a token_n and_o wonder_n yet_o the_o lord_n have_v not_o give_v thou_o a_o heart_n to_o understande_v nor_o ear_n to_o hear_v nor_o eye_n to_o see_v as_o than_o it_o do_v profit_v the_o people_n nothing_o to_o have_v see_v the_o great_a token_n and_o wonder_n that_o the_o lord_n do_v work_v in_o egypt_n even_o in_o their_o own_o sight_n except_o he_o do_v geve_v they_o a_o heart_n to_o understande_v ear_n to_o hear_v and_o eye_n to_o see_v that_o be_v to_o say_v except_o the_o lord_n do_v by_o his_o holy_a spirit_n lyghten_v their_o heart_n unstop_v their_o ear_n and_o clear_v the_o eye_n of_o their_o mind_n even_o so_o although_o moses_n josua_n and_o all_o the_o prophet_n of_o god_n do_v say_v a_o thousand_o time_n behold_v we_o lie_v before_o you_o life_n and_o death_n choose_v which_o you_o will_v yet_o all_o this_o will_v profit_v we_o nothing_o except_o god_n do_v work_v inwardly_o with_o his_o holy_a spirit_n which_o thing_n saint_n paul_n do_v neither_o dyssemble_v nor_o hide_v when_o he_o write_v on_o this_o manner_n i._n i_o cor._n i._n i_o have_v plant_v and_o apollo_n have_v water_v but_o it_o be_v the_o lord_n that_o geve_v the_o increase_n but_o that_o you_o may_v the_o better_o perceive_v the_o whole_a matter_n you_o shall_v understande_v that_o god_n do_v by_o the_o preachinge_a of_o his_o prophet_n and_o apostle_n ix_o mat._n ix_o as_o when_o our_o savioure_n jesu_n christ_n do_v say_v unto_o the_o man_n that_o be_v sycke_n of_o the_o palsye_a arise_v take_v up_o thy_o bed_n and_o go_v home_o it_o do_v not_o follow_v that_o he_o have_v strengthe_n to_o arise_v except_o our_o savyoure_n jesus_n christ_n have_v give_v it_o he_o but_o when_o chryste_n do_v say_v unto_o he_o arise_v he_o do_v straight_o with_o it_o geve_v he_o strength_n to_o arise_v even_o so_o when_o god_n do_v by_o his_o preacher_n speak_v unto_o they_o who_o he_o have_v choose_v already_o and_o do_v command_v they_o to_o arise_v out_o of_o the_o bdde_a of_o sin_n straight_o with_o he_o geve_v they_o strength_n to_o do_v it_o didymus_fw-la objection_n i_o marvel_n that_o you_o will_v have_v no_o manner_n of_o strength_n to_o be_v leave_v unto_o we_o in_o thing_n that_o perteyne_a to_o our_o salvation_n and_o life_n everlasting_a since_o that_o our_o savioure_n jesus_n crhist_n himself_o do_v testify_v that_o the_o man_n that_o go_v from_o jerusalem_n to_o jericho_n x._o luc_fw-fr x._o by_o who_o he_o
glory_n &_o of_o righteousness_n eu._n by_o what_o authoritye_n of_o the_o scripture_n do_v he_o prove_v his_o say_n dydimus_fw-la by_o the_o say_n of_o s._n augustine_n where_o he_o write_v that_o concupiscence_n be_v no_o sin_n in_o they_o that_o be_v regenerate_v or_o bear_v of_o new_a except_o we_o consent_v unto_o the_o same_o wicked_a &_o naughtye_a work_n eutra._n this_o gallant_n doctor_n of_o you_o do_v great_a wrong_n to_o we_o augustin_n for_o he_o say_v not_o only_o that_o concupiscence_n be_v no_o sin_n but_o that_o it_o be_v no_o sin_n in_o they_o that_o be_v bear_v of_o new_a as_o you_o yourself_o do_v well_o perceive_v by_o his_o word_n that_o you_o have_v aleadge_v for_o god_n say_v not_o thou_o shall_v not_o go_v after_o thy_o concupiscence_n thou_o shall_v not_o bring_v they_o to_o effect_v nor_o consent_n unto_o they_o but_o he_o saithe_v plain_o thou_o shall_v not_o covet_v and_o that_o concupiscence_n in_o they_o that_o be_v bear_v of_o new_a be_v count_v for_o no_o sin_n it_o come_v not_o of_o the_o concupiscence_n but_o of_o the_o new_a birth_n or_o regeneration_n which_o bring_v to_o pass_v that_o god_n do_v not_o unto_o he_o that_o be_v bear_v of_o new_a impute_v his_o concupyscence_n for_o sin_n for_o it_o be_v write_v he_o that_o be_v bear_v of_o god_n iii._n i_o joh._n iii._n sin_v not_o that_o be_v to_o say_v his_o sin_n be_v not_o impute_v unto_o he_o again_o it_o be_v say_v that_o be_v syn_v not_o because_o that_o he_o suffer_v not_o sin_n to_o reign_v in_o he_o moreover_o i_o will_v prove_v by_o lively_a reason_n that_o concupiscence_n that_o be_v to_o say_v all_o evyll_n motion_n of_o the_o heart_n be_v sin_n first_o and_o foremost_a i_o ask_v of_o you_o whereof_o come_v concupiscence_n of_o the_o flesh_n or_o of_o the_o spirit_n dydimvs_fw-la i_o grant_v that_o it_o come_v of_o the_o flesh_n eu._n it_o follow_v then_o that_o concupiscence_n be_v fleshly_a for_o as_o christ_n say_v that_o which_o be_v bear_v of_o flesh_n iii._n 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require_v such_o a_o perfection_n and_o uprightuee_v in_o man_n and_o uprightness_n in_o man_n for_o who_o will_v say_v the_o contrary_n but_o that_o it_o be_v most_o right_n that_o all_o the_o power_n of_o the_o soul_n ought_v to_o be_v apply_v and_o give_v to_o charity_n and_o if_o any_o part_n of_o the_o soul_n do_v shrink_v or_o swerve_v from_o it_o i_o mean_v from_o the_o love_n that_o we_o owe_v unto_o god_n and_o our_o neighbour_n all_o man_n must_v nead_v confess_v that_o it_o be_v fauty_n &_o nought_o for_o whereof_o do_v it_o come_v that_o any_o desire_n to_o hurt_v our_o neighbour_n enter_v into_o our_o hart_n but_o only_o because_o that_o despisinge_a other_o we_o do_v only_o seek_v our_o own_o profit_n for_o if_o our_o whole_a hart_n be_v full_o possess_v with_o charity_n and_o brotherlye_v love_n no_o such_o imagination_n shall_v have_v entrance_n into_o it_o therefore_o we_o must_v conclude_v that_o the_o heart_n be_v void_a of_o charitye_n for_o as_o much_o as_o it_o 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