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A01987
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The aunswer of Iohn Gough preacher, to Maister Fecknams obiections against his sermon, lately preached in the Tower of London. 15. Ianurie. 1570.
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Gough, John, fl. 1561-1570.
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way_n wherefore_o have_v thou_o harden_v our_o heart_n that_o we_o shall_v not_o fear_v thou_o jeremy_n in_o his_o .10_o chap._n also_o say_v thus_o i_o know_v oh_o lord_n that_o it_o be_v not_o in_o man_n power_n to_o order_v his_o own_o way_n or_o to_o rule_v his_o own_o step_n or_o go_n and_o christ_n in_o math._n 16._o to_o peter_n say_v thus_o caro_fw-la et_fw-la sanguis_fw-la non_fw-la revelavit_fw-la tibi_fw-la sed_fw-la pater_fw-la meus_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o coelis_fw-la est_fw-la i._o flesh_n and_o blood_n have_v not_o reveal_v this_o unto_o thou_o but_o my_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n also_o john_n 6._o nemo_fw-la potest_fw-la ad_fw-la i_o venire_fw-la nisi_fw-la pater_fw-la qui_fw-la misit_fw-la i_o traxerit_fw-la eum_fw-la i._n no_o man_n can_v come_v unto_o i_o unless_o my_o father_n which_o send_v i_o do_v draw_v he_o and_o s._n paul._n ro._n 7._o quod_fw-la enim_fw-la ago_o non_fw-la probo_fw-la non_fw-la enim_fw-la ê™_z volo_fw-la hoc_fw-la facere_fw-la sed_fw-la quod_fw-la odi_fw-la hoc_fw-la ago_o i._o i_o allow_v not_o that_o which_o i_o do_v for_o what_o i_o will_v that_o do_v i_o not_o but_o what_o i_o hate_v that_o do_v i_o and_o 2._o cor._n 3._o non_fw-la quod_fw-la idonei_fw-la simus_fw-la ex_fw-la nobis_fw-la ipsis_fw-la sed_fw-la si_fw-la ad_fw-la aliquid_fw-la idonei_fw-la simus_fw-la id_fw-la ex_fw-la deo_fw-la est_fw-la i._n not_o that_o we_o be_v sufficient_a as_o of_o ourselves_o to_o think_v any_o thing_n but_o our_o ableness_n be_v of_o god_n again_o he_o say_v phil._n 2._o for_o it_o be_v god_n that_o work_v in_o you_o both_o to_o will_v and_o to_o do_v even_o of_o good_a wil._n the_o scripture_n m._n fecknam_n be_v full_a of_o these_o but_o let_v we_o see_v what_o the_o father_n say_v hereto_o and_o first_o chrisostome_n chrisost._n ser._n i_o domi_fw-la advent_n ante_fw-la peccatum_fw-la liberum_fw-la arbitrium_fw-la habebamus_fw-la bene_fw-la operandi_fw-la etc_n etc_n before_o sin_n we_o have_v free_a will_n to_o 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est_fw-la facere_fw-la quod_fw-la volumus_fw-la i._o we_o always_o pray_v in_o vain_a if_o it_o be_v in_o our_o own_o freewill_n to_o do_v what_o we_o will._n idem_fw-la super_fw-la verbi_fw-la christi_fw-la quos_fw-la dedisti_fw-la mihi_fw-la etc_n etc_n non_fw-la dixit_fw-la dedi_fw-la eye_n liberi_fw-la arbitrij_fw-la potestatem_fw-la ut_fw-la ipsi_fw-la se_fw-la svo_fw-la labour_v saluarent_fw-la sed_fw-la ego_fw-la custodivi_fw-la eos_fw-la ego_fw-la seruavi_fw-la etc_n etc_n john_n 17._o he_o say_v not_o i_o have_v give_v they_o power_n of_o freewill_n that_o they_o by_o their_o own_o labour_n shall_v save_v themselves_o but_o i_o have_v keep_v they_o i_o have_v save_v they_o etc_n etc_n august_n sem_fw-mi de_fw-fr verb._n aposto_n verum_fw-la est_fw-la magnas_fw-la arbitrij_fw-la liberi_fw-la vires_fw-la homo_fw-la accepit_fw-la etc_o etc_o truth_n it_o be_v man_n when_o he_o be_v create_v receive_v great_a power_n of_o freewill_n but_o by_o sin_v he_o have_v lose_v it_o again_o 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