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desperation_n or_o recklessness_n of_o most_o unclean_a live_n no_o less_o perilous_a than_o despair_n farthermore_o we_o must_v receiv_v god_n promise_n as_o they_o be_v genera_o set_v forth_o in_o holy_a scripture_n and_o that_o will_v of_o god_n be_v to_o be_v follow_v in_o our_o do_n which_o be_v express_o declare_v to_o we_o in_o his_o word_n article_n 18._o they_o be_v also_o to_o be_v have_v accurse_v who_o presum_fw-la that_o every_o man_n shall_v be_v save_v by_o the_o law_n or_o sect_n which_o he_o profess_v so_o that_o he_o be_v devour_v and_o diligent_a to_o frame_v his_o life_n according_a to_o that_o law_n and_o light_n of_o nature_n for_o holy_a scripture_n set_v out_o unto_o we_o only_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n christ_n whereby_o we_o must_v be_v save_v article_n 19_o christ_n visible_a church_n be_v a_o congregation_n of_o faithful_a man_n in_o which_o god_n word_n be_v pure_o preach_v and_o sacrament_n due_o administer_v according_a to_o christ_n ordinance_n in_o all_o thing_n of_o necessity_n râ—qu_fw-mi sit_v to_o the_o same_o as_o the_o church_n of_o jâ—â—usalem_n alexandria_n and_o antioch_n have_v err_v so_o have_v that_o of_o rome_n not_o only_o in_o their_o live_n and_o matter_n of_o ceremony_n but_o also_o in_o many_o matter_n of_o faith_n article_n 20._o the_o church_n have_v power_n to_o decree_v rite_n or_o ceremony_n and_o authority_n in_o controversy_n of_o faith_n yet_o be_v it_o not_o lawful_a for_o the_o church_n to_o ordain_v any_o thing_n contrary_a to_o god_n word_n nor_o may_v it_o so_o expound_v any_o place_n of_o scripture_n that_o it_o be_v repugnant_a to_o another_o wherefore_o though_o the_o church_n be_v a_o witness_n and_o keeper_n of_o holy_a writ_n yet_o as_o it_o may_v not_o decree_v any_o thing_n against_o the_o same_o so_o ought_v it_o not_o to_o enforce_v any_o thing_n beside_o it_o as_o a_o article_n to_o be_v believe_v for_o necessity_n of_o salvation_n article_n 21._o general_a council_n may_v not_o be_v gather_v without_o command_n and_o will_n of_o prince_n when_o they_o be_v gather_v be_v but_o a_o assembly_n of_o man_n and_o all_o not_o guide_v by_o the_o spirit_n and_o word_n of_o god_n they_o may_v er_fw-mi and_o some_o time_n have_v err_v in_o matter_n pertain_v to_o god_n wherefore_o thing_n ordain_v by_o they_o as_o necessary_a to_o salvation_n have_v neither_o strength_n nor_o authority_n unless_o it_o may_v be_v declare_v that_o they_o be_v take_v out_o of_o holy_a scripture_n article_n 22._o the_o romish_a doctrine_n touch_v purgatory_n pardon_n worship_v both_o image_n and_o relic_n and_o invocation_n of_o saint_n be_v a_o fond_a thing_n vain_o invent_v and_o ground_v on_o no_o warranty_n of_o scripture_n but_o rather_o repugnant_a to_o god_n word_n article_n 23._o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o any_o man_n to_o undertake_v the_o office_n of_o public_a preach_v or_o minister_a the_o sacrament_n before_o he_o be_v lawful_o call_v and_o send_v to_o execut_v the_o same_o such_o we_o ought_v to_o judge_n lawful_o call_v and_o send_v which_o be_v choose_v or_o call_v to_o this_o work_n by_o man_n that_o have_v public_a authority_n give_v they_o in_o the_o congregation_n to_o call_v and_o send_v minister_n or_o laborer_n into_o the_o lord_n vineyard_n article_n 24._o it_o be_v flat_o repugnant_a to_o god_n word_n and_o primitiv_a church_n practice_n to_o have_v public_a prayer_n or_o sacrament_n minister_v in_o a_o tongue_n not_o understand_v of_o the_o people_n article_n 25._o sacrament_n ordain_v by_o christ_n be_v not_o only_a barge_n or_o token_n of_o christian_a man_n profession_n but_o rather_o sure_a witness_n and_o effectual_a sign_n of_o grace_n and_o god_n good_a will_n towards_o we_o by_o which_o he_o work_v invisible_o in_o we_o and_o not_o only_o quicken_v but_o also_o strengthen_v and_o confirm_v our_o faith_n in_o he_o there_o be_v two_o sacrament_n ordain_v by_o
dominion_n to_o who_o the_o chief_a government_n of_o all_o estate_n whether_o ecclesiastic_a or_o civil_a in_o all_o cause_n do_v appertain_v nor_o aught_o to_o be_v subject_a unto_o any_o foreign_a jurisdiction_n whereas_o we_o attribute_v chief_a government_n to_o the_o king_n majesty_n whereby_o we_o understand_v the_o mind_n of_o some_o slanderous_a folk_n to_o be_v offend_v we_o giv_v not_o to_o our_o prince_n the_o minister_a of_o god_n word_n or_o sacrament_n which_o thing_n the_o injunction_n also_o sometime_o set_v forth_o by_o our_o late_a queen_n elizabeth_n do_v plain_o testify_v but_o that_o only_a prerogativ_n which_o be_v ever_o give_v to_o all_o godly_a prince_n in_o holy_a scripture_n by_o god_n himself_o which_o be_v that_o they_o shall_v rule_v all_o estate_n and_o degree_n commit_v to_o their_o charge_n whether_o ecclesiastic_a or_o temporal_a and_o restrain_v with_o the_o civil_a sword_n all_o stubborn_a and_o evil_a doer_n the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n have_v no_o jurisdiction_n in_o this_o realm_n of_o england_n the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n may_v punish_v christian_a man_n with_o death_n for_o heinous_a grievous_a offence_n it_o be_v lawful_a for_o christian_n at_o commandment_n of_o the_o magistrate_n to_o wear_v weapon_n and_o serve_v in_o war_n article_n 38._o the_o good_n of_o christian_n be_v not_o common_a touch_v the_o right_a title_n and_o possession_n of_o the_o same_o as_o anabaptist_n false_o boast_v yet_o every_o man_n ought_v of_o such_o thing_n as_o he_o have_v liberaly_a to_o give_v alm_n to_o the_o poor_a according_a to_o his_o ability_n article_n 39_o as_o we_o confess_v vain_a and_o rash_a swear_v to_o be_v forbid_v in_o christian_a man_n by_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n and_o james_n his_o apostle_n so_o we_o judge_v that_o christian_a religion_n do_v not_o prohibit_v but_o a_o man_n may_v swear_v when_o a_o magistrate_n require_v it_o in_o a_o cause_n of_o faith_n and_o charity_n so_o that_o it_o be_v do_v as_o the_o 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infuse_v we_o be_v say_v to_o contract_v sin_n from_o parent_n as_o infant_n draw_v disease_n stone_n gout_n lepry_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v the_o impression_n or_o inclination_n only_o 7._o this_o sin_n be_v no_o simple_a privation_n as_o blindness_n which_o depriu_v sight_n for_o ever_o but_o potential_a only_o include_v a_o positiv_a propension_n thereto_o 8._o there_o be_v three_o degree_n of_o purity_n 1._o absolute_a of_o god_n 2._o subordinat_fw-la according_a to_o the_o creature_n capacity_n of_o angel_n and_o man_n in_o innocence_n 3._o comparat_fw-la when_o be_v create_v pure_a they_o decline_v from_o it_o so_o our_o soul_n be_v form_v subordinat_o pure_a soon_o degenerate_a by_o natural_a concupiscence_n be_v in_o respect_n of_o adam_n and_o angel_n less_o pure_a because_o procliv_v to_o sin_n 9_o the_o manner_n of_o impart_v it_o from_o adam_n to_o all_o posterity_n be_v rather_o to_o be_v believe_v say_v doctor_n whitaker_n then_o inquire_v and_o better_o inquire_v than_o explore_v but_o easy_a explore_v then_o express_v for_o its_o nature_n be_v most_o arcane_a and_o the_o conveyance_n much_o more_o obscure_a 10._o parent_n soul_n work_v to_o frame_v the_o whole_a compound_n man_n not_o by_o give_v be_v to_o the_o new_a soul_n but_o by_o prepare_v a_o place_n to_o unite_v it_o with_o the_o body_n so_o they_o may_v be_v say_v to_o concur_v in_o its_o production_n cuasaly_a by_o dispose_v the_o body_n to_o receiv_v it_o not_o formal_o by_o procreat_v it_o as_o peter_z lombard_n and_o his_o school_n sectator_n define_v thes_n be_v their_o curious_a caution_n and_o best_a bulwork_n of_o defence_n yet_o all_o too_o little_a to_o the_o question_n why_o god_n send_v a_o pure_a soul_n into_o a_o pollute_a prison_n they_o say_v because_o she_o have_v a_o natural_a necessary_a pronenes_n thereto_o be_v ordain_v to_o unite_v with_o a_o human_a body_n and_o both_o guilty_a of_o adam_n sin_n for_o it_o be_v not_o create_v a_o simple_a spirit_n to_o subsist_v by_o itself_o but_o in_o the_o body_n with_o relation_n to_o it_o which_o be_v derive_v from_o adam_n draws_z the_o guilt_n of_o his_o sin_n by_o that_o preparation_n and_o union_n without_o carnal_a traduction_n so_o she_o become_v guilty_a both_o privatiu_o and_o positiu_o yet_o god_n no_o author_n actor_n nor_o abettor_n therein_o this_o sin_n than_o follow_v creation_n by_o accident_n for_o at_o adam_n soul_n infusion_n be_v mens_fw-la sana_fw-la in_o corpore_fw-la sano_fw-la but_o in_o every_o union_n since_o be_v sin_n so_o we_o must_v distinguish_v between_o god_n make_v and_o adam_n mar_n for_o he_o create_v every_o soul_n in_o substance_n sound_a but_o concupiscence_n which_o s._n john_n say_v be_v not_o of_o the_o father_n 16._o 1_o joh._n 2._o 16._o creep_v in_o instant_o by_o god_n desertion_n since_o every_o soul_n even_o before_o it_o be_v infuse_v be_v virtualy_a guilty_a of_o adam_n fall_n as_o he_o be_v father_n and_o fountain_n of_o all_o mankind_n both_o in_o moral_n and_o natural_n because_o god_n covenant_v either_o explicit_o as_o cumel_n contest_v or_o implicit_o as_o sotus_n say_v that_o he_o shall_v stand_v or_o fall_v for_o himself_o and_o all_o his_o offspring_n by_o his_o proper_a power_n of_o unrestrained_a freewill_a the_o schoolman_n dissent_v diverse_o whether_o original_a sin_n be_v positiv_o privativ_fw-mi or_o mix_v if_o positiv_o whether_o re_n or_o ratione_fw-la whether_o god_n do_v necessitat_fw-la the_o act_n or_o entity_n and_o man_n the_o defect_n or_o obliquity_n whether_o he_o pact_v explicit_o with_o adam_n or_o implicit_o only_a but_o such_o subtle_a nicety_n shall_v be_v leave_v to_o the_o school_n zanchy_a the_o best_a patron_n of_o soul-creation_n add_v mo_z proposition_n 5._o 〈◊〉_d 2._o de_fw-fr hom._n â—reat_a c._n 5._o 1._o that_o god_n decree_v all_o thing_n eternaly_a to_o be_v execute_v in_o time_n and_o create_v no_o mo_z nor_o few_o soul_n than_o predecreed_a and_o as_o they_o become_v stain_v by_o union_n 2._o 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inflict_v as_o the_o penalty_n thereof_o this_o saint_n paul_n plain_o proclaim_v in_o the_o antithesis_fw-la betwixt_o adam_n and_o christ_n who_o 15._o rom._n 5._o 15._o righteousness_n whereby_o we_o be_v justify_v have_v two_o part_n 1._o the_o grace_n or_o gift_n which_o with_o remission_n of_o sin_n by_o his_o obedience_n be_v impute_v we_o 2._o regeneration_n or_o renovation_n of_o nature_n as_o the_o effect_n so_o original_a sin_n be_v adam_n disobedience_n impute_v to_o we_o together_o with_o its_o guilt_n and_o corruption_n of_o nature_n not_o only_o a_o sin_n but_o a_o punishment_n on_o all_o which_o sin_v by_o his_o fall_n 7._o when_o the_o soul_n be_v say_v to_o be_v stain_v by_o union_n with_o the_o body_n it_o be_v not_o mean_v proper_o by_o any_o physical_a impression_n but_o so_o soon_o as_o both_o be_v unite_v a_o man_n be_v form_v to_o who_o the_o guilt_n of_o adam_n sin_n be_v instant_o impute_v and_o by_o it_o a_o propension_n to_o all_o evil_n inevitable_o 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than_o every_o efflux_n shift_n and_o abortiv_o be_v a_o man_n but_o what_o manner_n of_o man_n will_v such_o a_o shapeless_a senseless_a substance_n be_v at_o the_o general_a resurrection_n when_o every_o one_o shall_v resum_fw-la his_o identic_a numerical_a body_n ergo_fw-la the_o generation_n of_o soul_n be_v subject_a to_o sundry_a absurdity_n in_o nature_n and_o common_a reason_n answ_n such_o as_o hold_v infusion_n at_o time_n of_o conception_n as_o traductist_n inference_n violent_o enforce_v be_v liable_a to_o the_o same_o difficulty_n so_o be_v they_o that_o set_v it_o at_o quicken_a for_o if_o it_o miscarry_v the_o day_n after_o which_o a_o few_o hour_n distance_n make_v no_o difference_n what_o manner_n of_o man_n will_v that_o be_v can_v god_n perfect_v the_o one_o so_o well_o as_o the_o other_o do_v not_o all_o body_n turn_v to_o dust_n do_v not_o divine_n say_v all_o shall_v rise_v in_o such_o stature_n as_o at_o christ_n age_n why_o not_o then_o the_o first_o coagulation_n so_o well_o as_o a_o inform_v infirm_a embryon_n can_v omnipotence_n extend_v a_o body_n into_o any_o dimension_n so_o well_o as_o amend_v all_o imperfection_n thes_n be_v arcan_v mystery_n know_v only_o to_o he_o that_o know_v all_o and_o can_v do_v all_o in_o all_o but_o insusiast_n be_v equa_o engage_v to_o answer_v it_o since_o the_o power_n to_o prepare_v a_o body_n for_o the_o soul_n union_n be_v defeat_v or_o destroy_v and_o by_o consequence_n so_o many_o soul_n lose_v which_o by_o divine_a preordination_n shall_v be_v create_v and_o infuse_v but_o it_o cross_v not_o traduction_n and_o man_n must_v be_v wise_a to_o sobriety_n not_o search_v into_o god_n secret_n arg._n it_o be_v improbable_a that_o impure_a material_a seed_n shall_v be_v the_o conduit_n to_o convey_v a_o power_n of_o produce_v so_o pure_a a_o substance_n or_o divine_a spirit_n ergo_fw-la etc._n etc._n answ_n no_o more_o than_o that_o the_o body_n a_o mere_a putrid_a mass_n shall_v be_v the_o seat_n or_o subject_n of_o the_o soul_n itself_o which_o be_v a_o divine_a immortal_a immaterial_a essence_n arg._n spirit_n do_v not_o multiply_v or_o beget_v one_o another_o nor_o can_v angel_n propagat_v or_o generate_fw-la because_o spirit_n but_o man_n soul_n be_v a_o spirit_n so_o scriptura_o style_v ergo_fw-la etc._n etc._n answ_n simple_n spirit_n can_v propagat_n and_o angel_n be_v individual_n subsist_v alone_o but_o human_a soul_n organise_v and_o unite_v to_o body_n wherein_o they_o exist_v be_v so_o ordain_v to_o preserv_v the_o race_n of_o mankind_n some_o distinguish_v that_o compound_n generate_fw-la and_o principal_a part_n only_o propagat_v but_o this_o be_v a_o vain_a evasion_n no_o veritable_a satisfaction_n for_o propagation_n proper_o pertain_v to_o kind_n generation_n to_o individual_n and_o both_o to_o compound_n nor_o be_v the_o term_n convertible_a in_o the_o abstract_n for_o every_o generation_n be_v not_o propagation_n but_o in_o the_o concrete_a or_o subject_a 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the_o riches_n of_o grace_n to_o wantonness_n and_o d_o fer_fw-fr repentance_n or_o conversion_n 5._o all_o that_o be_v ingrat_n for_o grace_n receive_v and_o give_v over_o to_o security_n or_o carnal_a lust_n neglect_v prayer_n or_o shake_v with_o fear_n deny_v the_o faith_n or_o tempt_v by_o satan_n fall_n into_o heinous_a sin_n who_o be_v in_o danger_n of_o damnation_n unless_o they_o 27_o ezek_n 18_o 26_o 27_o return_v to_o god_n by_o a_o new_a act_n of_o faith_n and_o repentance_n to_o be_v justify_v by_o he_o in_o every_o of_o which_o degree_n god_n severity_n have_v just_a occasion_n to_o desert_n man_n and_o not_o proceed_v to_o procure_v his_o conversion_n or_o assist_v his_o will_n but_o if_o he_o do_v it_o be_v of_o superabundant_a grace_n here_o some_o doubt_n occur_v concern_v caling_a or_o conversion_n what_o part_n a_o sinner_n to_o be_v convert_v bear_n in_o it_o whether_o he_o be_v activ_o or_o passiv_v and_o how_o far_o whether_o he_o can_v further_o or_o hinder_v 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