Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	gospel_n	grace_n	law_n	6,499	5	5.2144	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90293	Theomachia autexousiastikē: or, A display of Arminianisme. Being a discovery of the old Pelagian idol free-will, with the new goddesse contingency, advancing themselves, into the throne of the God of heaven to the prejudice of his grace, providence, and supreme dominion over the children of men. Wherein the maine errors of the Arminians are laid open, by which they are fallen off from the received doctrine of all the reformed churches, with their opposition in divers particulars to the doctrine established in the Church of England. Discovered out of their owne writings and confessions, and confuted by the Word of God. / By Iohn Owen, Master of Arts of Queens Colledge in Oxon.	Owen, John, 1616-1683.	1643 (1643)	Wing O811; Thomason E97_14; ESTC R21402	143,909	187

each_o particular_a 11._o herein_o say_v arminius_n consist_v the_o liberty_n of_o the_o will_v that_o all_o thing_n require_v to_o enable_v it_o to_o will_v any_o thing_n be_v accomplish_v it_o still_o remain_v indifferent_a to_o will_n or_o not_o and_o all_o of_o they_o at_o the_o synod_n 16._o there_o be_v say_v they_o accompany_v the_o will_n of_o man_n a_o inseparable_a property_n which_o we_o call_v liberty_n from_o whence_o the_o will_n be_v term_v a_o power_n which_o when_o all_o thing_n prerequire_v as_o necessary_a to_o operation_n be_v fulfil_v may_v will_v any_o thing_n or_o not_o will_v it_o that_o be_v our_o free-wil_n have_v such_o a_o absolute_a and_o uncontrollable_a power_n in_o the_o territory_n of_o all_o humane_a action_n that_o no_o influence_n of_o god_n providence_n no_o certainty_n of_o his_o decree_n no_o unchangeableness_n of_o his_o purpose_n can_v sway_v it_o at_o all_o in_o its_o free_a determination_n or_o have_v any_o power_n with_o his_o highness_n to_o cause_v he_o to_o will_n or_o resolve_v on_o any_o such_o act_n as_o god_n by_o he_o intend_v to_o produce_v take_v a_o instance_n in_o the_o great_a work_n of_o our_o conversion_n perpend_v all_o unregenerate_a man_n say_v arminius_n have_v by_o virtue_n of_o their_o freewill_n a_o power_n of_o resist_v the_o holy_a spirit_n of_o reject_v the_o offer_a grace_n of_o god_n of_o contemn_v the_o counsel_n of_o god_n concern_v themselves_o of_o refuse_v the_o gospel_n of_o grace_n of_o not_o open_v the_o heart_n to_o he_o that_o knock_v what_o a_o stout_a idol_n be_v this_o who_o neither_o the_o holy_a spirit_n the_o grace_n and_o counsel_n of_o god_n the_o call_n of_o the_o gospel_n the_o knock_n at_o the_o door_n of_o the_o heart_n can_v move_v at_o all_o or_o in_o the_o least_o measure_n prevail_v against_o he_o woe_n be_v unto_o we_o then_o if_o when_o god_n call_v we_o our_o freewill_n be_v not_o in_o good_a temper_n and_o well_o dispose_v to_o hearken_v unto_o he_o for_o it_o seem_v there_o be_v no_o deal_n with_o it_o by_o any_o other_o way_n though_o powerful_a and_o almighty_a for_o 263._o grant_v say_v corvinus_n all_o the_o operation_n of_o grace_n which_o god_n can_v use_v in_o our_o conversion_n yet_o conversion_n remain_v so_o in_o our_o own_o free_a power_n that_o we_o can_v be_v not_o convert_v that_o be_v we_o can_v either_o turn_v or_o not_o turn_v ourselves_o where_o the_o idol_n plain_o challenge_v the_o lord_n to_o work_v his_o utmost_a and_o tell_v he_o that_o after_o he_o have_v so_o do_v he_o will_v do_v what_o he_o please_v his_o infallible_a prescience_n his_o powerful_a predetermination_n the_o moral_a efficacy_n of_o the_o gospel_n the_o infusion_n of_o grace_n the_o effectual_a operation_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n all_o be_v nothing_o not_o at_o all_o available_a in_o help_v or_o further_a our_o independent_a will_n in_o their_o proceed_n well_o then_o in_o what_o estate_n will_v you_o have_v the_o idol_n place_v 6._o in_o such_o a_o one_o wherein_o he_o may_v be_v suffer_v to_o sin_n or_o to_o do_v well_o at_o his_o pleasure_n as_o the_o same_o author_n intimate_v it_o seem_v then_o as_o to_o sin_n so_o nothing_o be_v require_v for_o he_o to_o be_v able_a to_o do_v good_a but_o god_n permission_n no_o for_o 70._o the_o remonstrant_n as_o they_o speak_v of_o themselves_o do_v always_o suppose_v a_o free_a power_n of_o obey_v or_o not_o obey_v as_o well_o in_o those_o who_o do_v obey_v as_o in_o those_o who_o do_v not_o obey_v that_o he_o that_o be_v obedient_a may_v therefore_o be_v count_v obedient_a because_o he_o obey_v when_o he_o can_v not_o obey_v and_o so_o on_o the_o contrary_a where_o all_o the_o praise_n of_o our_o obedience_n whereby_o we_o be_v make_v to_o differ_v from_o other_o be_v ascribe_v to_o ourselves_o alone_o and_o that_o free_a power_n that_o be_v in_o we_o now_o this_o they_o mean_v not_o of_o any_o one_o act_n of_o obedience_n but_o of_o faith_n itself_o and_o the_o whole_a consummation_n thereof_o 272._o for_o if_o a_o man_n shall_v say_v that_o every_o man_n in_o the_o world_n of_o believe_v if_o he_o will_v and_o of_o attain_v salvation_n and_o that_o this_o power_n be_v settle_v in_o his_o nature_n what_o argument_n have_v you_o to_o confute_v he_o say_v arminius_n triumphant_o to_o perkins_n where_o the_o sophistical_a innovator_n as_o plain_o confound_v grace_n and_o nature_n as_o ever_o do_v pelagius_n that_o then_o which_o the_o arminian_n claim_v here_o in_o behalf_n of_o their_o freewill_n be_v a_o absolute_a independence_n on_o god_n providence_n in_o do_v any_o thing_n and_o of_o his_o grace_n in_o do_v that_o which_o be_v good_a a_o selfe-sufficiencie_n in_o all_o its_o operation_n a_o plenary_a indifferency_n of_o do_v what_o we_o will_v this_o or_o that_o as_o be_v neither_o determine_v to_o the_o one_o nor_o incline_v to_o the_o other_o by_o any_o overrule_a influence_n from_o heaven_n so_o that_o the_o good_a act_n of_o our_o will_n have_v no_o dependence_n on_o god_n providence_n as_o they_o be_v act_n nor_o on_o his_o grace_n as_o they_o be_v good_a but_o in_o both_o regard_n proceed_v from_o such_o a_o principle_n within_o we_o as_o be_v no_o way_n move_v by_o any_o superior_a agent_n now_o the_o first_o of_o these_o we_o deny_v unto_o our_o will_n because_o they_o be_v create_v and_o the_o second_o because_o they_o be_v corrupt_v their_o creation_n hinder_v they_o from_o do_v any_o thing_n of_o themselves_o without_o the_o assistance_n of_o god_n providence_n and_o their_o corruption_n of_o do_v any_o thing_n that_o be_v good_a without_o his_o grace_n a_o selfe-sufficiencie_n for_o operation_n without_o the_o effectual_a motion_n of_o almighty_a god_n the_o first_o cause_n of_o all_o thing_n we_o can_v allow_v neither_o to_o man_n nor_o angel_n unless_o we_o intend_v to_o make_v they_o god_n and_o a_o power_n of_o do_v good_a equal_a unto_o that_o they_o have_v of_o do_v evil_a we_o must_v not_o grant_v to_o man_n by_o nature_n unless_o we_o will_v deny_v the_o fall_n of_o adam_n and_o fancy_v ourselves_o still_o in_o paradise_n but_o let_v we_o consider_v these_o thing_n apart_o first_o i_o shall_v not_o stand_v to_o decipher_v the_o nature_n of_o humane_a liberty_n which_o perhaps_o will_v require_v a_o large_a discourse_n than_o my_o propose_a method_n will_v bear_v it_o may_v suffice_v that_o according_a to_o my_o former_a intimation_n we_o grant_v as_o large_a a_o freedom_n and_o dominion_n to_o our_o will_n over_o their_o own_o act_n as_o a_o creature_n subject_a to_o the_o supreme_a rule_n of_o god_n providence_n be_v capable_a of_o endue_v we_o be_v with_o such_o a_o liberty_n of_o will_n as_o be_v free_a from_o all_o outward_a compulsion_n and_o inward_a necessity_n have_v a_o elective_a faculty_n of_o apply_v itself_o unto_o that_o which_o seem_v good_a unto_o it_o in_o which_o its_o free_a choice_n notwithstanding_o it_o be_v subservient_fw-fr to_o the_o decree_n of_o god_n as_o i_o show_v before_o chapter_n 4._o most_o free_a it_o be_v in_o all_o its_o act_n both_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o object_n it_o choose_v and_o in_o regard_n of_o that_o vital_a power_n and_o faculty_n whereby_o it_o work_v infallible_o comply_v with_o god_n providence_n and_o work_v by_o virtue_n of_o the_o motion_n thereof_o but_o sure_o to_o assert_v such_o a_o supreme_a independency_n and_o every_o way_n unbounded_a indifferency_n as_o the_o arminian_n claim_n whereby_o all_o other_o thing_n requisite_a be_v presuppose_v it_o shall_v remain_v absolute_o in_o our_o own_o power_n to_o will_v or_o not_o to_o will_v to_o do_v any_o thing_n or_o not_o to_o do_v it_o be_v plain_o to_o deny_v that_o our_o will_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o most_o high_a it_o be_v grant_v that_o in_o such_o a_o chymaericall_a fancy_a consideration_n of_o freewill_n wherein_o it_o be_v look_v upon_o as_o have_v no_o relation_n to_o any_o act_n of_o god_n but_o only_o its_o creation_n abstract_v from_o his_o decree_n it_o may_v be_v say_v to_o have_v such_o a_o liberty_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o object_n but_o the_o truth_n be_v this_o divide_a sense_n be_v plain_a nonsense_n a_o mere_a fiction_n of_o such_o a_o estate_n wherein_o it_o never_o be_v nor_o ever_o can_v be_v so_o long_o as_o man_n will_v confess_v any_o deity_n but_o themselves_o to_o who_o determination_n they_o must_v be_v subject_a until_o then_o more_o significant_a term_n may_v be_v invent_v for_o this_o free_a power_n in_o our_o nature_n which_o the_o scripture_n never_o once_o vouchsafe_v to_o name_n i_o shall_v be_v content_a to_o call_v it_o with_o prosper_n 379._o a_o spontaneous_a appetite_n of_o what_o seem_v good_a unto_o it_o free_a from_o all_o compulsion_n but_o subservient_fw-fr to_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n and_o

in_o regard_n of_o his_o own_o will_n be_v true_o innocent_a god_n neither_o do_v nor_o can_v in_o justice_n appoint_v any_o to_o hell_n for_o original_a sin_n rem_fw-la apol._n it_o be_v perverse_o speak_v that_o original_a sin_n make_v any_o one_o guilty_a of_o death_n armin._n we_o no_o way_n doubt_v to_o affirm_v that_o never_o any_o one_o be_v damn_v for_o original_a sin_n corvinus_n chap._n viii_o of_o the_o state_n of_o adam_n before_o the_o fall_n or_o of_o original_a righteousness_n in_o the_o last_o chapter_n we_o discover_v the_o arminian_n attempt_n of_o readvance_v the_o corrupt_a nature_n of_o man_n into_o that_o state_n of_o innocency_n and_o holiness_n wherein_o it_o be_v at_o first_o by_o god_n create_v in_o which_o design_n because_o they_o can_v but_o discern_v that_o the_o success_n be_v not_o answerable_a to_o their_o desire_n and_o not_o be_v able_a to_o deny_v but_o that_o for_o so_o much_o good_a as_o we_o want_v have_v cast_v it_o away_o or_o evil_a of_o sin_n that_o we_o be_v subject_a unto_o more_o than_o we_o be_v at_o our_o first_o creation_n we_o must_v be_v responsable_a for_o to_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n they_o labour_v to_o draw_v down_o our_o first_o parent_n even_o from_o the_o instant_n of_o their_o form_n into_o the_o same_o condition_n wherein_o we_o be_v engage_v by_o reason_n of_o corrupt_a nature_n but_o true_o i_o fear_v they_o will_v scarce_o obtain_v so_o prosperous_a a_o issue_n of_o their_o endeavour_n as_o mahomet_n have_v when_o he_o promise_v the_o people_n he_o will_v call_v a_o mountain_n unto_o he_o which_o miracle_n when_o they_o assemble_v to_o behold_v but_o the_o mountain_n will_v not_o stir_v for_o all_o his_o call_n he_o reply_v if_o the_o mountain_n will_v not_o come_v to_o mahomet_n mahomet_n will_v go_v to_o the_o mountain_n and_o away_o he_o pack_v towards_o it_o but_o we_o shall_v find_v that_o our_o arminian_n can_v neither_o themselves_o climb_v the_o high_a mountain_n of_o innocency_n nor_o yet_o call_v it_o down_o into_o the_o valley_n of_o sin_n and_o corruption_n wherein_o they_o be_v lodge_v we_o have_v see_v already_o how_o vain_a and_o frustrate_a be_v their_o former_a attempt_n let_v we_o now_o take_v a_o view_n of_o their_o aspire_a insolence_n in_o make_v the_o pure_a creature_n of_o god_n holy_a and_o undefiled_a with_o any_o sin_n to_o be_v invest_v with_o the_o same_o wretchedness_n and_o perverseness_n of_o nature_n with_o ourselves_o it_o be_v not_o my_o intention_n to_o enter_v into_o any_o curious_a discourse_n concern_v the_o state_n and_o grace_n of_o adam_n before_o his_o fall_n but_o only_o to_o give_v a_o faithful_a assent_n to_o what_o god_n himself_o affirm_v of_o all_o the_o work_n of_o his_o hand_n they_o be_v exceed_o good_a no_o evil_a no_o deformity_n or_o any_o thing_n tend_v thereunto_o do_v immediate_o issue_n from_o that_o fountain_n of_o goodness_n and_o wisdom_n and_o therefore_o doubtless_o man_n the_o most_o excellent_a work_n of_o his_o hand_n the_o great_a glory_n of_o his_o creator_n be_v then_o without_o spot_n or_o blemish_n endue_v with_o all_o those_o perfection_n his_o nature_n and_o state_n of_o obedience_n be_v capable_a of_o and_o careful_a we_o must_v be_v of_o cast_v any_o aspersion_n of_o defect_n on_o he_o that_o we_o will_v not_o with_o equal_a boldness_n ascribe_v to_o the_o image_n of_o god_n nothing_o do_v more_o manifest_a the_o deviation_n of_o our_o nature_n from_o its_o first_o institution_n and_o declare_v the_o corruption_n wherewith_o we_o be_v pollute_v than_o that_o propensitie_n which_o be_v in_o we_o to_o every_o thing_n that_o be_v evil_a that_o inclination_n of_o the_o flesh_n which_o lust_v always_o against_o the_o spirit_n that_o lust_n and_o concupiscence_n which_o foment_v conceive_v hatch_v bring_v forth_o and_o nourish_v sin_n that_o perpetual_a proneness_n that_o be_v in_o unregenerate_a nature_n to_o every_o thing_n that_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o pure_a and_o holy_a law_n of_o god_n now_o because_o neither_o scripture_n nor_o experience_n will_v suffer_v christian_n quite_o to_o deny_v this_o pravitie_n of_o our_o nature_n this_o averseness_n from_o all_o good_a and_o propensitie_n to_o sin_n the_o arminian_n extenuate_v it_o as_o much_o as_o they_o be_v able_a affirm_v that_o it_o be_v no_o great_a matter_n no_o more_o than_o adam_n be_v subject_a unto_o in_o the_o state_n of_o innocency_n but_o what_o do_v god_n create_v in_o adam_n a_o proneness_n unto_o evil_a be_v that_o a_o part_n of_o his_o glorious_a image_n in_o who_o likeness_n he_o be_v frame_v yea_o say_v corvinus_n 1._o by_o reason_n of_o his_o creation_n man_n have_v a_o affection_n to_o what_o be_v forbid_v by_o the_o law_n but_o yet_o this_o seem_v injustice_n that_o god_n shall_v give_v a_o man_n a_o law_n to_o keep_v confess_v and_o put_v upon_o his_o nature_n a_o repugnancy_n to_o that_o law_n as_o one_o of_o they_o affirm_v at_o the_o synod_n of_o dort_n no_o say_v the_o former_a author_n 15._o man_n have_v not_o be_v fit_a to_o have_v have_v a_o law_n give_v unto_o he_o have_v he_o not_o be_v endue_v with_o a_o propension_n and_o natural_a inclination_n to_o that_o which_o be_v forbid_v by_o the_o law_n but_o why_o be_v this_o so_o necessary_a in_o man_n rather_o than_o angel_n no_o doubt_v there_o be_v a_o law_n a_o rule_n for_o their_o obedience_n give_v unto_o they_o at_o their_o first_o creation_n which_o some_o transgress_v when_o other_o keep_v it_o inviolate_a have_v they_o also_o a_o propensitie_n to_o sin_n concreated_a with_o their_o nature_n have_v they_o a_o natural_a affection_n put_v upon_o they_o by_o god_n to_o that_o which_o be_v forbid_v by_o the_o law_n let_v they_o only_o who_o will_v be_v wise_a beyond_o the_o word_n of_o god_n affix_v such_o injustice_n on_o the_o righteous_a judge_n of_o all_o the_o earth_n but_o so_o it_o seem_v it_o must_v be_v respon_n there_o be_v a_o inclination_n in_o man_n to_o sin_n before_o the_o fall_n though_o not_o altogether_o so_o vehement_a and_o inordinate_a as_o it_o be_v now_o say_v arminius_n hitherto_o we_o have_v think_v that_o the_o original_a righteousness_n wherein_o adam_n be_v create_v have_v comprehend_v the_o integrity_n and_o perfection_n of_o the_o whole_a man_n not_o only_o that_o whereby_o the_o body_n be_v obedient_a unto_o the_o soul_n and_o all_o the_o affection_n subservient_fw-fr to_o the_o rule_n of_o reason_n for_o the_o performance_n of_o all_o natural_a action_n but_o also_o a_o light_n uprightness_n and_o holiness_n of_o grace_n in_o the_o mind_n and_o will_n whereby_o he_o be_v enable_v to_o yield_v obedience_n unto_o god_n for_o the_o attain_n of_o that_o supernatural_a end_n whereunto_o he_o be_v create_v no_o but_o 1._o original_n righteousness_n say_v our_o new_a doctor_n be_v nothing_o but_o a_o bridle_n to_o help_v keep_v man_n inordinate_a concupiscence_n within_o bound_n so_o that_o the_o faculty_n of_o our_o soul_n be_v never_o endue_v with_o any_o proper_a 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a_o inclination_n to_o sin_v though_o not_o so_o vehement_a and_o inordinate_a as_o now_o it_o be_v armin._n god_n put_v upon_o man_n a_o repugnancy_n to_o his_o law_n gesteranus_n in_o the_o synod_n man_n by_o reason_n of_o his_o creation_n have_v a_o affection_n to_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v forbid_v by_o the_o law_n corvinus_n the_o will_n of_o man_n have_v never_o any_o spiritual_a endowment_n rem_fw-la apol._n it_o be_v not_o fit_v that_o man_n shall_v have_v a_o law_n give_v he_o unless_o he_o have_v a_o natural_a inclination_n to_o what_o be_v forbid_v by_o the_o law_n corvinus_n chap._n ix_o of_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n and_o of_o the_o efficacy_n of_o his_o merit_n the_o sum_n of_o those_o controversy_n wherewith_o the_o arminian_n and_o

it_o be_v advance_v above_o its_o own_o or_o be_v by_o inherent_a habitual_a grace_n divine_a theological_a virtue_n differ_v even_o in_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o act_n from_o those_o moral_a performance_n about_o the_o same_o thing_n to_o which_o the_o strength_n of_o nature_n may_v reach_v for_o the_o difference_n of_o act_n arise_v from_o their_o formal_a object_n which_o to_o both_o these_o be_v divers_a must_v have_v another_o principle_n and_o cause_n above_o all_o the_o power_n of_o nature_n in_o civil_a thing_n and_o action_n moral_o good_a in_o as_o much_o as_o they_o be_v subject_a to_o a_o natural_a perception_n and_o do_v not_o exceed_v the_o strength_n of_o our_o own_o will_n this_o faculty_n of_o freewill_n may_v take_v place_n but_o yet_o not_o without_o these_o follow_a limitation_n first_o that_o it_o always_o require_v the_o general_a concourse_n of_o god_n whereby_o the_o whole_a suppositum_fw-la in_o which_o freewill_n have_v its_o subsistence_n may_v be_v 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or_o promise_v in_o the_o scripture_n to_o make_v a_o man_n able_a to_o believe_v the_o word_n preach_v unto_o he_o so_o that_o it_o seem_v every_o man_n have_v at_o all_o time_n a_o power_n to_o believe_v to_o produce_v the_o act_n of_o faith_n upon_o the_o revelation_n of_o its_o object_n which_o gross_a pelagianism_n be_v contrary_a first_o to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n affirm_v that_o a_o man_n can_v so_o much_o as_o prepare_v himself_o by_o his_o own_o strength_n to_o faith_n and_o call_n upon_o god_n until_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n by_o christ_n prevent_v he_o that_o he_o may_v have_v a_o good_a will_n artic._n second_o to_o the_o scripture_n teach_v that_o it_o be_v the_o work_n of_o god_n that_o we_o do_v believe_v joh._n 6._o 29._o it_o be_v not_o of_o ourselves_o it_o be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n ephes_n 2._o 8._o to_o some_o it_o be_v give_v to_o know_v the_o mystery_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n matth_n 13._o 11._o and_o what_o be_v peculiar_o give_v to_o some_o can_v be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o every_o one_o to_o you_o it_o be_v give_v on_o the_o behalf_n of_o christ_n to_o believe_v on_o he_o phil._n 1._o 29._o faith_n be_v our_o access_n or_o come_n unto_o christ_n which_o none_o can_v do_v unless_o the_o father_n draw_v he_o joh._n 6._o 44._o and_o he_o so_o draw_v or_o have_v mercy_n on_o who_o he_o will_v have_v mercy_n rom._n 9_o 19_o and_o although_o episcopius_n reject_v any_o immediate_a action_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n for_o the_o ingenerate_v of_o faith_n yet_o saint_n paul_n affirm_v that_o there_o be_v no_o less_o effectual_a power_n require_v to_o it_o then_o that_o which_o raise_v christ_n from_o the_o dead_a which_o sure_o be_v a_o action_n of_o the_o almighty_a godhead_n that_o we_o may_v know_v say_v he_o what_o be_v the_o exceed_a greatness_n of_o his_o power_n to_o usward_n who_o believe_v according_a to_o the_o work_n of_o his_o mighty_a power_n which_o he_o wrought_v in_o christ_n when_o he_o raise_v he_o from_o the_o dead_a ephes_n 1._o 19_o 20._o so_o that_o let_v the_o arminian_n say_v what_o they_o please_v recall_v that_o i_o write_v to_o christian_n i_o will_v spare_v my_o labour_n of_o further_a prove_v that_o faith_n be_v the_o free_a gift_n of_o god_n and_o their_o opposition_n to_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o scripture_n in_o this_o particular_a be_v so_o evident_a to_o the_o mean_a capacity_n that_o there_o need_v no_o recapitulation_n to_o present_v the_o sum_n of_o it_o to_o their_o understanding_n chap._n xiii_o of_o the_o power_n of_o freewill_n in_o prepare_v we_o for_o our_o conversion_n unto_o god_n the_o judgement_n of_o the_o arminian_n concern_v the_o power_n of_o freewill_n about_o spiritual_a thing_n in_o a_o man_n unregenerate_a mere_o in_o the_o state_n of_o corrupt_a nature_n before_o and_o without_o the_o help_n of_o grace_n may_v be_v lay_v open_a by_o these_o follow_a position_n first_o that_o every_o man_n in_o the_o world_n reprobate_n and_o other_o have_v in_o themselves_o power_n and_o ability_n of_o believe_v in_o christ_n of_o repent_v and_o yield_v due_a obedience_n to_o the_o new_a covenant_n and_o that_o because_o they_o lose_v not_o this_o power_n by_o the_o fall_n of_o adam_n 183_o adam_n after_o his_o fall_n say_v grevinchovius_n retain_v a_o power_n of_o believe_a and_o so_o do_v all_o reprobate_n in_o he_o 107._o he_o do_v not_o loose_v as_o they_o speak_v at_o the_o synod_n the_o power_n of_o perform_v that_o obedience_n which_o be_v require_v in_o the_o new_a covenant_n consider_v formal_o as_o it_o be_v require_v by_o the_o new_a covenant_n he_o lose_v not_o a_o power_n of_o believe_a nor_o a_o power_n of_o forsake_v sin_n by_o repentance_n and_o those_o grace_n that_o he_o lose_v not_o be_v still_o in_o our_o power_n whence_o they_o affirm_v that_o 112._o faith_n be_v call_v the_o work_n of_o god_n only_o because_o he_o require_v we_o to_o do_v it_o now_o have_v appropriate_v this_o power_n unto_o 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