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god_n who_o be_v not_o a_o creator_n before_o be_v a_o creator_n who_o be_v not_o a_o father_n by_o grace_n be_v now_o by_o grace_n not_o because_o any_o new_a accident_n be_v in_o he_o but_o because_o there_o be_v a_o new_a effect_n in_o the_o creature_n thus_o if_o a_o man_n once_o the_o child_n of_o wrath_n be_v now_o a_o son_n of_o god_n love_n the_o change_n be_v not_o in_o god_n but_o in_o the_o creature_n for_o the_o better_a clear_n of_o this_o we_o be_v to_o take_v notice_n in_o the_o four_o place_n that_o it_o be_v one_o thing_n as_o aquinas_n observe_v mutare_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la to_o change_v the_o will_n and_o another_o thing_n velle_fw-la mutationem_fw-la to_o will_v a_o change_n by_o the_o same_o unchangeable_a will_n we_o may_v will_v several_a change_n in_o a_o object_n as_o the_o physician_n without_o any_o change_n of_o his_o will_n may_v will_v his_o patient_n to_o take_v one_o kind_n of_o physic_n one_o day_n and_o another_o the_o three_o here_o he_o will_v a_o 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state_n dissoluble_a or_o indissoluble_a and_o if_o so_o then_o that_o neither_o great_a sin_n or_o less_o shall_v break_v it_o and_o this_o make_v we_o to_o wonder_v how_o david_n in_o his_o adultery_n and_o murder_n can_v be_v justify_v because_o we_o prepossess_v ourselves_o with_o this_o principle_n that_o sin_n do_v by_o a_o natural_a necessity_n expel_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n whereas_o many_o schoolman_n be_v bold_a to_o determine_v that_o de_fw-fr potentiâ_fw-la absolutâ_fw-la god_n may_v pardon_v sin_n though_o there_o be_v no_o repentance_n or_o infuse_v grace_n at_o all_o in_o a_o man_n three_o that_o a_o particular_a partial_a guilt_n be_v not_o the_o immediate_a opposition_n to_o universal_a justification_n of_o the_o person_n unless_o it_o be_v to_o abide_v in_o he_o justification_n of_o a_o man_n person_n will_v keep_v he_o from_o be_v actual_o condemn_v though_o not_o from_o the_o guilt_n of_o condemnation_n as_o a_o guilty_a person_n throw_v into_o prison_n be_v 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past_a present_a and_o future_a be_v remit_v together_o for_o that_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o some_o that_o as_o soon_o as_o ever_o a_o man_n be_v actual_o enter_v into_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n all_o his_o sin_n even_o future_a be_v actual_o forgive_v and_o that_o they_o be_v bind_v to_o believe_v the_o same_o even_o before_o they_o actual_o repent_v of_o any_o iniquity_n commit_v this_o at_o large_a cornwell_n maintain_v in_o his_o book_n of_o gospel-repentance_n yea_o there_o be_v some_o learned_a and_o worthy_a author_n who_o seem_v to_o incline_v this_o way_n d._n ames_n in_o his_o medulla_n in_o the_o chapter_n of_o justification_n say_v not_o only_o the_o sin_n of_o justify_v person_n that_o be_v past_a be_v remit_v but_o also_o in_o some_o sort_n those_o that_o be_v to_o come_v neither_o say_v he_o can_v sin_n past_a and_o present_a be_v altogether_o and_o full_o remit_v unless_o sin_n to_o come_v be_v in_o some_o sort_n remit_v also_o only_o he_o make_v this_o 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and_o repent_v of_o when_o grâ—tius_n have_v object_v that_o the_o protestant_n doctrine_n be_v peccata_fw-la condonari_fw-la antequam_fw-la fiant_fw-la that_o sin_n be_v forgive_v before_o they_o be_v commit_v rivet_n in_o his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pag._n 467_o reply_v imo_fw-la id_fw-la nos_fw-la absurdissimum_fw-la credimus_fw-la etc._n etc._n yea_o we_o think_v such_o a_o doctrine_n most_o absurd_a and_o the_o imputation_n of_o it_o to_o we_o most_o unjust_a for_o though_o say_v he_o god_n decree_v to_o pardon_v our_o sin_n from_o all_o eternity_n yet_o the_o execution_n of_o this_o be_v not_o from_o all_o eternity_n as_o god_n decree_v from_o all_o eternity_n to_o create_v the_o world_n yet_o the_o world_n be_v not_o from_o all_o eternity_n those_o that_o know_v god_n have_v decree_v from_o eternity_n to_o pardon_v sin_n upon_o the_o condition_n of_o repentance_n those_o that_o know_v god_n have_v not_o decree_v the_o end_n without_o the_o mean_n will_v never_o ascribe_v 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