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A18264 The image of nature and grace conteynyng the whole course, and condition of mans estate written by Richard Caundishe. Seene and allowed. Cavendish, Richard, d. 1601? 1571 (1571) STC 4880; ESTC S107922 109,646 288

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sin_n and_o again_o to_o the_o colossian_n and_o you_o which_o 2._o be_v dead_a in_o sin_n and_o in_o the_o uncircumcision_n of_o your_o flesh_n have_v he_o quicken_v with_o he_o so_o that_o there_o be_v no_o mean_a estate_n either_o the_o worker_n of_o their_o prepare_n work_v be_v alive_a in_o christ_n or_o dead_a in_o sin_n but_o a_o live_v in_o christ_n they_o can_v be_v by_o these_o word_n of_o paul_n for_o all_o before_o regeneration_n be_v dead_a wherefore_o even_o as_o a_o dead_a man_n have_v in_o himself_o no_o power_n at_o all_o to_o prepare_v himself_o towards_o life_n again_o so_o all_o be_v before_o regeneration_n dead_a in_o sin_n have_v no_o power_n at_o all_o to_o work_v any_o work_n that_o may_v prepare_v they_o unto_o life_n or_o regeneration_n and_o for_o that_o cause_n do_v paul_n call_v they_o dead_a in_o sin_n that_o they_o may_v know_v themselves_o as_o utter_o unable_a to_o help_v towards_o their_o own_o regeneration_n as_o a_o dead_a carcase_n be_v to_o help_v 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the_o commandment_n require_v a_o full_a obedience_n willing_a desire_n &_o natural_a proneness_n of_o the_o whole_a man_n as_o in_o the_o 4._o chapter_n be_v evident_o show_v now_o than_o if_o the_o whole_a endeavour_n of_o all_o the_o part_n of_o man_n be_v thus_o tie_v by_o just_a bond_n of_o duty_n unto_o the_o commandment_n from_o whence_o then_o come_v their_o overplus_n of_o undue_a work_v nay_o be_v it_o not_o both_o there_o and_o in_o the_o v_o chapter_n evident_o prove_v that_o man_n be_v utter_o unable_a to_o fulfil_v the_o commandment_n and_o that_o the_o law_n be_v not_o by_o moses_n deliver_v unto_o man_n to_o the_o end_n he_o shall_v enable_v himself_o to_o the_o fulfil_n thereof_o but_o contrariwise_o by_o view_n of_o his_o insufficiency_n to_o drive_v he_o to_o christ_n but_o will_v you_o know_v why_o these_o man_n invent_v this_o
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