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you_o a_o little_a too_o palpable_o rom._n 8.7_o the_o carnal_a mind_n be_v enmity_n against_o god_n for_o it_o be_v not_o subject_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n neither_o indeed_o can_v be_v these_o scripture_n clear_o teach_v that_o though_o man_n have_v a_o soul_n passive_o capable_a of_o save_a grace_n faith_n knowledge_n repentance_n etc._n etc._n and_o his_o want_n of_o they_o be_v indeed_o accompany_v with_o present_a hatred_n and_o contempt_n of_o they_o yet_o that_o he_o be_v also_o absolute_o unable_a to_o attain_v they_o and_o that_o it_o be_v possible_a only_a to_o god_n to_o work_v they_o in_o he_o nor_o do_v you_o in_o allege_v these_o scripture_n for_o i_o a_o argument_n out_o of_o they_o to_o prove_v that_o this_o want_n of_o power_n be_v only_o in_o regard_n of_o actual_a indi_fw-la posednesse_n sure_o i_o aâ—_n you_o may_v have_v raise_v several_a argument_n against_o that_o your_o curse_a and_o rot_a exposition_n as_o that_o its_o a_o impotency_n consist_v in_o the_o 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i_o will_v give_v you_o a_o heart_n of_o flesh_n and_o that_o it_o be_v not_o a_o impotency_n that_o proceed_v only_o from_o actual_a indisposednesse_n or_o unwillingness_n be_v clear_a in_o that_o a_o natural_a man_n can_v but_o be_v indispose_v 6.44_o joh._n 6.44_o and_o unwilling_a to_o every_o spiritual_a act_n to_o believe_v and_o repent_v etc._n etc._n no_o man_n can_v come_v to_o i_o except_o the_o father_n draw_v he_o 14.17_o joh._n 14.17_o no_o man_n can_v be_v willing_a or_o consent_n unless_o the_o father_n make_v he_o so_o the_o world_n can_v receive_v the_o spirit_n the_o like_a also_o be_v evident_a from_o rom._n 8.7_o the_o carnal_a mind_n be_v enmity_n against_o god_n and_o can_v be_v subject_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n these_o be_v the_o principal_a passage_n which_o i_o find_v in_o his_o book_n wherein_o he_o pretend_v either_o to_o scripture_n or_o argument_n for_o indeed_o the_o business_n of_o argumentation_n be_v but_o the_o by-worke_n of_o this_o his_o big_a work_n the_o bulk_n of_o his_o book_n be_v a_o heap_n of_o defamation_n and_o scurrility_n fit_a for_o a_o sink_n than_o a_o study_n concern_v which_o i_o say_v it_o be_v easy_a to_o return_v he_o revile_v for_o revileng_v but_o this_o be_v to_o lay_v aside_o the_o minister_n the_o christian_a nay_o the_o man_n and_o as_o ridiculous_a as_o for_o a_o man_n who_o a_o ass_n have_v kick_v 1._o yo._n eld._n p._n 1._o to_o kick_v the_o ass_n again_o i_o shall_v couclude_v i_o mutatis_fw-la mutandis_fw-la as_o m._n goodwin_n begin_v his_o though_o more_o true_o for_o a_o great_a part_n of_o mr._n goodwin_n his_o pamphlet_n the_o constitution_n and_o complexion_n of_o it_o ease_v i_o of_o the_o labour_n of_o make_v any_o answer_n or_o reply_v unto_o it_o for_o consist_v of_o such_o reproach_n vilification_n and_o disparagement_n the_o madness_n whereof_o be_v sufficient_o know_v unto_o and_o cry_v out_o against_o by_o all_o man_n i_o shall_v but_o actum_fw-la agere_fw-la and_o do_v that_o which_o be_v abundant_o do_v already_o to_o my_o bond_n if_o i_o shall_v go_v about_o to_o possess_v man_n of_o sobriety_n and_o judgement_n with_o the_o unsavourinesse_n thereof_o finis_fw-la errata_fw-la pag._n 5._o marg._n read_v ac._n 1._o 25._o p._n 2._o l._n ult_n for_o stream_n read_v steame_n p._n 13._o l._n 35._o r._n poor_a than_o himself_o p_o 14._o l._n 25._o instead_o of_o for_o r._n only_o â—o_o amaze_v p_o 17_o l._n 2._o r._n their_o l._n 3_o r._n not_o p._n 26._o l._n 25._o r._n neaver_n p._n 31._o m._n r._n cc._n de_fw-fr scar._n d_o 36._o m._n l._n 15._o r_o divinarum_fw-la p._n 37_o l._n 15._o r._n waâ—_n p._n 40_o l._n penult_n r_o place_n what_o follower_n p._n 41._o l._n 32_o r._n sumimus_fw-la p._n 43._o m_o r._n script_n p._n 47._o l_o 3â—_n r._n tradita_fw-la p._n 58._o l._n r._n reveal_v p._n 77._o m._n r._n hominis_fw-la p._n 77._o m._n r._n efficaciffirâ—_n p._n 80._o m_o r._n concupiscentem_fw-la p._n 81._o l._n 11._o r._n illum_fw-la p._n 85._o m._n r._n qua_fw-la semper_fw-la mala_fw-la ib._n l._n arbâ—_n they_o p._n 86._o l._n 25._o l._n scripture_n p._n 87._o l._n 14._o r._n make_v p._n 88_o l._n 25._o r._n undervalew_v ib._n in_o m._n â—_o ut_fw-la p._n 89._o m._n l._n perpetrando_fw-la p._n 94._o l._n 34._o r._n and._n l._n penult_n deal_v you_o p._n 95._o l._n 9_o r._n causality_n p._n 93._o l._n 5._o deal_n of_o p._n 117._o l._n 30._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d