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be_v renew_v in_o the_o spirit_n of_o our_o mind_n eph._n 4.23_o absurd_a 1._o it_o make_v man_n the_o proximate_n and_o immediate_a cause_n of_o his_o own_o salvation_n 2._o it_o put_v grace_n into_o man_n power_n not_o man_n will_n under_o the_o power_n of_o grace_n 3._o it_o rob_v god_n of_o that_o honour_n in_o make_v one_o to_o differ_v from_o another_o and_o ascribe_v it_o to_o man._n 4._o it_o allow_v man_n a_o liberty_n of_o boast_v to_o god_n say_v god_n i_o thank_v thou_o that_o thou_o give_v i_o power_n to_o will_v but_o that_o thou_o give_v to_o judas_n as_o well_o as_o to_o i_o but_o i_o thank_v myself_o for_o the_o act_n of_o willingness_n yet_o i_o receive_v from_o god_n no_o more_o than_o judas_n do_v 5._o it_o tantamount_n exempt_v the_o creature_n from_o the_o power_n of_o god_n as_o if_o man_n like_o the_o spider_n can_v spin_v a_o thread_n out_o of_o his_o own_o bowel_n whereon_o to_o climb_v to_o heaven_n say_v mihi_fw-la soli_fw-la debeo_fw-la and_o as_o if_o he_o 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