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A10180 The Church of Englands old antithesis to new Arminianisme VVhere in 7. anti-Arminian orthodox tenents, are euidently proued; their 7. opposite Arminian (once popish and Pelagian) errors are manifestly disproued, to be the ancient, established, and vndoubted doctrine of the Church of England; by the concurrent testimony of the seuerall records and writers of our Church, from the beginning of her reformation, to this present. By William Prynne Gent. Hospitij Lincolniensis. Prynne, William, 1600-1669. 1629 (1629) STC 20457; ESTC S115281 150,664 200

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without_o christ_n special_a assistance_n we_o be_v 5._o we_o can_v do_v nothing_o that_o 13._o god_n must_v work_v in_o we_o both_o the_o will_n and_o the_o deed_n of_o his_o good_a pleasure_n that_o he_o 12._o must_v work_v all_o our_o work_n both_o in_o we_o and_o for_o we_o that_o 5._o all_o our_o sufficiency_n proceed_v from_o he_o that_o 44._o we_o can_v come_v unto_o christ_n except_o his_o father_n who_o have_v send_v he_o draw_v we_o that_o he_o 7._o only_o make_v we_o to_o differ_v from_o other_o that_o by_o 10._o his_o grace_n only_o we_o be_v what_o we_o be_v and_o that_o 23._o all_o our_o heart_n &_o way_n be_v in_o his_o hand_n to_o turn_v they_o which_o way_n soever_o it_o please_v he_o and_o 252_o a_o thousand_o such_o like_a place_n to_o this_o purpose_n ten_o it_o put_v all_o mankind_n into_o as_o good_a if_o not_o a_o better_a estate_n and_o condition_n since_o the_o fall_n as_o adam_n have_v before_o it_o since_o adam_n only_o have_v a_o possibility_n give_v unto_o 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give_v we_o by_o christ._n the_o wise_a man_n say_v that_o in_o the_o power_n and_o virtue_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n rest_v all_o wisdom_n and_o all_o ability_n to_o know_v god_n 263._o and_o to_o please_v he_o 4_o we_o must_v beware_v and_o take_v heed_n that_o we_o do_v in_o no_o wise_n think_v in_o our_o heart_n imagine_v of_o or_o believe_v that_o we_o be_v able_a to_o repent_v aright_o or_o to_o turn_v effectual_o unto_o the_o lord_n by_o our_o own_o might_n and_o strength_n for_o this_o must_v be_v verify_v in_o all_o man_n 15._o without_o i_o you_o can_v do_v nothing_o again_o 3._o of_o ourselves_o we_o be_v not_o able_a as_o much_o as_o to_o think_v a_o good_a thought_n and_o in_o another_o place_n it_o be_v god_n that_o work_v in_o we_o both_o the_o will_n and_o the_o deed_n 6._o for_o this_o cause_n although_o hieremie_n have_v say_v before_o if_o thou_o return_v o_o israel_n return_v unto_o i_o say_v the_o lord_n yet_o afterward_o he_o say_v turn_v thou_o i_o o_o lord_n 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