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condition_n of_o all_o mankind_n by_o our_o first_o apostasy_n from_o god_n to_o be_v in_o bondage_n to_o sinful_a lust_n till_o the_o grace_n of_o christ_n have_v set_v we_o free_a and_o this_o none_o but_o a_o pelagian_a will_v deny_v second_o it_o be_v evident_a by_o the_o context_n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v in_o this_o place_n oppose_v to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d spiritual_a and_o the_o natural_a man_n be_v as_o the_o apostle_n judas_n explain_v it_o in_o his_o epistle_n vers_fw-la 19_o one_o that_o be_v destitute_a of_o the_o spirit_n and_o consequent_o he_o be_v one_o that_o have_v no_o high_a inward_a principle_n to_o guide_v he_o than_o his_o own_o reason_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v the_o learned_a grotius_n non_fw-la est_fw-la idem_fw-la quod_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d qui_fw-la corporis_fw-la affectibus_fw-la gubernatur_fw-la sed_fw-la est_fw-la be_v qui_fw-la humanae_fw-la tantum_fw-la rationis_fw-la luce_fw-fr ducitur_fw-la the_o natural_a be_v not_o the_o same_o with_o the_o carnal_a who_o be_v sway_v by_o the_o affection_n of_o the_o body_n but_o it_o be_v he_o who_o be_v lead_v only_o by_o the_o light_n of_o humane_a reason_n or_o as_o i_o find_v the_o greek_a scholiast_n cite_v by_o a_o late_a author_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o man_n that_o be_v endue_v with_o mere_a humane_a wisdom_n such_o a_o one_o whatsoever_o his_o natural_a endowment_n may_v be_v and_o how_o learned_a or_o wise_a soever_o according_a to_o the_o best_a improvement_n of_o nature_n light_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o our_o learned_a davinant_n philosophus_fw-la 8._o quà _fw-la philosophus_fw-la nihil_fw-la aliud_fw-la est_fw-la quam_fw-la animalis_fw-la home_n &_o ipsa_fw-la ratio_fw-la non_fw-la illuminata_fw-la fide_fw-la ad_fw-la hanc_fw-la animalitatem_fw-la pertinet_fw-la but_o let_v we_o hear_v what_o the_o exercitator_n 2._o say_v to_o this_o place_n the_o apostle_n say_v he_o speak_v not_o here_o of_o a_o 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1._o way_n of_o argue_v for_o though_o this_o author_n profess_v elsewhere_o 2._o that_o in_o the_o present_a controversy_n he_o intend_v not_o by_o philosophy_n the_o opinion_n of_o plato_n or_o aristotle_n or_o any_o other_o whatever_o yet_o it_o be_v plain_a by_o his_o prologue_n and_o by_o several_a passage_n in_o the_o body_n of_o his_o discourse_n that_o he_o intend_v the_o honour_n of_o be_v the_o scripture_n interpreter_n to_o the_o cartesian_a philosophy_n and_o in_o this_o very_a chapter_n wherein_o he_o allege_v the_o forementioned_a 2._o example_n of_o father_n and_o schoolman_n he_o tell_v we_o that_o other_o christian_n who_o have_v forsake_v the_o romish_a church_n do_v in_o their_o exposition_n of_o scripture_n most_o though_o not_o exact_o tread_v in_o the_o step_n of_o the_o schoolman_n who_o make_v aristotle_n philosophy_n their_o rule_n till_o that_o in_o this_o last_o age_n the_o light_n of_o the_o cartesian_a philosophy_n shine_v upon_o some_o divine_n 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the_o exercitat_fw-la or_o who_o yet_o contend_v for_o philosophy_n to_o be_v the_o infallible_a interpreter_n and_o for_o the_o schoolman_n himself_o cite_v some_o author_n and_o may_v have_v cite_v many_o more_o and_o those_o of_o great_a eminency_n in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n itself_o who_o have_v long_o since_o complain_v of_o they_o for_o corrupt_a divinity_n by_o mix_v it_o with_o their_o philosophic_a notion_n and_o yet_o we_o never_o find_v any_o of_o these_o so_o absurd_a as_o to_o assert_v philosophy_n to_o be_v the_o scripture_n interpreter_n 3._o last_o let_v it_o be_v consider_v whether_o this_o author_n have_v not_o great_o forget_v and_o gross_o contradict_v himself_o in_o use_v this_o argument_n from_o example_n for_o himself_o profess_v to_o maintain_v a_o new_a and_o strange_a opinion_n in_o assert_v philosophy_n to_o be_v the_o interpreter_n of_o scripture_n explorandi_fw-la and_o in_o his_o prologue_n he_o tell_v we_o that_o he_o have_v consult_v with_o the_o 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