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add_v no_o more_o see_v the_o plainness_n of_o the_o matter_n make_v it_o needless_a §_o 35._o the_o truth_n be_v he_o distinguish_v between_o the_o law_n and_o the_o effect_n of_o the_o law_n and_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o call_v one_o the_o law_n of_o work_n and_o the_o other_o the_o gospel_n whereas_o the_o scripture_n only_o make_v it_o the_o excellency_n of_o the_o gospel_n that_o by_o it_o the_o spirit_n effectual_o work_v on_o the_o soul_n more_o usual_o and_o more_o excellent_o and_o no_o mere_a law_n of_o work_n or_o grace_n will_v renew_v we_o without_o the_o spirit_n §_o 36._o viii_o and_o if_o redemption_n be_v nothing_o but_o physical_a efficiency_n by_o christ_n who_o as_o a_o create_a mediator_n
child_n and_o not_o to_o strive_v by_o needless_a dispute_n i_o pray_v you_o be_v you_o the_o teacher_n and_o i_o will_v be_v the_o learner_n and_o tell_v i_o what_o you_o will_v have_v we_o believe_v in_o these_o particular_n which_o you_o have_v name_v and_o first_o of_o the_o first_o lib._n i._o man_n must_v be_v teach_v to_o come_v present_o to_o christ_n without_o stay_v for_o preparation_n and_o not_o discourage_v delay_v or_o keep_v off_o charge_n the_o first_o charge_n p._n by_o come_v i_o suppose_v you_o mean_v believe_v and_o accept_n i_o pray_v you_o teach_v i_o further_o then_o quest_n 1._o must_v man_n believe_v in_o christ_n before_o they_o hear_v of_o he_o lib._n no_o how_o shall_v they_o believe_v on_o he_o of_o who_o they_o have_v not_o hear_v p._n quest_n 2._o must_v they_o believe_v that_o he_o be_v the_o mediator_n between_o god_n and_o man_n before_o they_o have_v learn_v that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n and_o that_o this_o god_n be_v true_a and_o just_o quest_n 3._o 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despite_n of_o edification_n you_o will_v stick_v in_o the_o metaphor_n come_v to_o christ_n what_o mean_v you_o by_o come_v lib._n poor_a blind_a soul_n if_o you_o have_v be_v teach_v of_o god_n you_o will_v have_v know_v what_o it_o be_v to_o come_v to_o christ_n but_o you_o will_v not_o come_v to_o he_o p._n with_o such_o exclamation_n you_o cheat_v the_o ignorant_a can_v you_o tell_v your_o own_o meaning_n what_o mean_v you_o by_o come_v to_o christ_n lib._n i_o mean_v believe_v in_o he_o and_o cast_v myself_o whole_o on_o he_o p._n still_o you_o stick_v in_o metaphor_n can_v you_o cast_v yourself_o upon_o he_o for_o a_o will_n before_o you_o be_v willing_a be_v not_o that_o cast_n yourself_o the_o act_n of_o your_o will_n which_o we_o call_v trust_n or_o affiance_n lib._n you_o will_v hide_v your_o lie_n with_o word_n you_o teach_v that_o man_n must_v have_v good_a desire_n before_o they_o come_v to_o christ_n as_o if_o they_o must_v bring_v with_o they_o good_a desire_n of_o 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he_o set_v up_o a_o law_n good_a holy_a and_o spiritual_a but_o such_o that_o sin_n inevitable_o may_v take_v occasion_n from_o it_o through_o the_o frailty_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o of_o the_o creature_n to_o spring_v up_o as_o a_o overflow_a flood_n to_o display_v itself_o over_o all_o thing_n in_o its_o full_a foul_a birth_n this_o law_n be_v to_o convince_v we_o of_o the_o frailty_n and_o mutability_n in_o man_n primitive_a state_n etc._n etc._n viz._n that_o he_o be_v a_o creature_n for_o 176._o pag._n 175_o 176._o man_n be_v compose_v of_o the_o light_n of_o god_n and_o his_o own_o proper_a darkness_n these_o two_o the_o school_n call_v the_o act_n and_o potentiality_n the_o form_n and_o the_o matter_n be_v and_o not_o be_v which_o constitute_v every_o creature_n the_o darkness_n or_o nothingness_n which_o be_v the_o creature_n own_o be_v the_o proper_a ground_n of_o sin_n the_o law_n come_v and_o distinguish_v the_o light_n from_o the_o darkness_n 177._o pag._n 177._o so_o that_o to_o see_v sin_n be_v to_o see_v that_o we_o be_v creature_n god_n withhold_v his_o 178._o pag._n 178._o divine_a presence_n appearance_n and_o influence_n from_o man_n and_o so_o the_o darkness_n discover_v itself_o in_o man_n and_o predominate_v and_o captivate_v he_o entire_o and_o become_v his_o choice_n and_o lord_n so_o that_o sin_n be_v but_o a_o imperfect_a creature_n and_o the_o law_n to_o cause_n and_o show_v it_o §_o 9_o pag._n 113_o 114_o etc._n etc._n he_o say_v the_o immediate_a cause_n of_o the_o first_o change_v make_v in_o the_o understanding_n at_o the_o fall_n be_v the_o divine_a glory_n withdraw_a or_o withhold_v itself_o darkness_n be_v the_o privation_n of_o light_n privation_n have_v no_o proper_a cause_n but_o accidental_a only_o thus_o the_o divine_a glory_n retire_v from_o the_o understanding_n or_o cease_v to_o shine_v in_o it_o be_v by_o accident_n the_o cause_n of_o the_o darkness_n there_o as_o the_o set_v or_o depart_v of_o the_o sun_n be_v the_o 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this_o cause_v shame_n and_o justice_n be_v to_o judge_n and_o use_v all_o creature_n as_o they_o be_v §_o 11._o to_o be_v short_a he_o maintain_v that_o man_n can_v have_v no_o freedom_n from_o necessitate_v predetermination_n if_o he_o shall_v it_o will_v cross_v the_o nature_n of_o god_n of_o the_o creature_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o unity_n and_o harmony_n of_o all_o thing_n but_o that_o god_n cause_v all_o sin_n negative_o as_o necessary_o as_o he_o cause_v darkness_n or_o any_o natural_a privation_n but_o then_o he_o do_v with_o a_o torrent_n of_o rhetoric_n so_o praise_n god_n design_n in_o it_o and_o the_o beauty_n and_o harmony_n of_o all_o thing_n make_v up_o of_o good_a and_o evil_n unity_n variety_n diversity_n and_o contrariety_n and_o show_v so_o large_o the_o glory_n that_o come_v to_o god_n by_o sin_n and_o the_o good_a to_o the_o universe_n and_o that_o it_o be_v but_o our_o narrowness_n and_o weakness_n of_o sight_n that_o make_v we_o take_v it_o to_o be_v any_o 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both_o of_o act_n and_o habit_n for_o a_o habit_n be_v not_o only_o a_o power_n to_o act_n but_o to_o act_n prompt_o and_o easy_o and_o aright_o xxxv_o by_o all_o this_o you_o may_v partly_o see_v how_o to_o answer_v the_o common_a question_n about_o man_n power_n or_o impotency_n to_o believe_v and_o to_o love_v god_n quest_n 1._o be_v every_o man_n able_a to_o believe_v and_o love_n god_n answ_n every_o man_n have_v that_o natural_a faculty_n which_o have_v sufficient_a of_o that_o sort_n of_o power_n call_v natural_a to_o do_v it_o suppose_v necessary_a concurrent_n quest_n 2._o be_v any_o man_n natural_o able_a without_o divine_a support_n and_o concourse_n and_o without_o necessary_a object_n concause_n and_o media_n answ_n no_o no_o more_o than_o to_o make_v himself_o a_o angel_n he_o never_o have_v such_o power_n in_o innocency_n quest_n 3._o place_n 3._o that_o potentia_fw-la peccandi_fw-la be_v of_o god_n see_v aureolus_n in_o 2._o d._n 44._o art_n 2._o pag._n 327._o 328._o utrum_fw-la precept_n supernaturalia_fw-la possit_fw-la bomo_fw-la seruare_fw-la sine_fw-la speciaâ—i_fw-la auxilio_fw-la gratiae_fw-la resp_n quod_fw-la non_fw-la quia_fw-la ipsa_fw-la nequeâ—nt_fw-la seruari_fw-la nisi_fw-la eliciendo_fw-la actus_fw-la insusarum_fw-la virtutum_fw-la etc._n etc._n carera_n sum_n theol._n 2._o 2._o c._n 1._o and_o what_o will_v you_o have_v high_a than_o his_o q._n 4._o a._n 1._o an_fw-mi lâ—men_fw-la supernaturale_fw-la infusum_fw-la fidei_fw-la fit_a tota_fw-la virtus_fw-la agendi_fw-la actum_fw-la fidei_fw-la resp_n ass-quia_a actus_fw-la fidei_fw-la est_fw-la quoad_fw-la omnem_fw-la rationem_fw-la â—odum_fw-la substantiam_fw-la denominationem_fw-la quidditatem_fw-la supernaturalis_fw-la ejus_fw-la vita_fw-la in_o actu_fw-la secundo_fw-la supernaturalis_fw-la deum_fw-la &_o authorem_fw-la supernaturalem_fw-la attingens_fw-la nec_fw-la continetur_fw-la intra_fw-la vires_fw-la &_o ordinem_fw-la naturae_fw-la &_o intellectus_fw-la creatus_fw-la suaptâ—_n natura_fw-la est_fw-la ad_fw-la illam_fw-la improportionatus_fw-la p._n 38._o 39_o so_o other_o thomist_n but_o here_o want_v some_o explication_n of_o supernaturality_n yea_o they_o assert_v ut_fw-la idem_fw-la ibid._n p._n 39_o etc._n etc._n that_o the_o intellect_n have_v not_o so_o much_o as_o a_o potentia_fw-la obedientialis_fw-la activa_fw-la but_o only_o passiva_fw-la to_o the_o act_n of_o faith_n but_o conceive_v that_o the_o supernatural_a infuse_a grace_n of_o faith_n be_v as_o necessary_a to_o enable_v the_o faculty_n to_o that_o act_n as_o the_o faculty_n to_o the_o essence_n of_o the_o soul_n therein_o though_o yet_o they_o grant_v that_o the_o intellect_n be_v causa_fw-la fidei_fw-la principalis_fw-la as_o the_o essence_n be_v which_o yet_o can_v do_v nothing_o but_o by_o the_o faculty_n and_o thus_o they_o make_v potentiam_fw-la fundari_fw-la in_o potentia_fw-la which_o dr._n twisse_n deni_v but_o a_o hard_a question_n trouble_v some_o of_o the_o schoolman_n see_v say_v be_v whole_o supernatural_a and_o god_n work_n and_o it_o be_v so_o in_o the_o jew_n that_o believe_v that_o christ_n be_v to_o come_v if_o that_o faith_n continue_v in_o any_o some_o time_n after_o as_o in_o nathanael_n etc._n etc._n whether_o god_n still_o cause_v it_o when_o it_o become_v false_a as_o he_o do_v before_o which_o must_v needs_o put_v they_o upon_o some_o exception_n they_o say_v how_o it_o be_v fides_fw-la humana_fw-la but_o per_fw-la opporentiam_fw-la divinam_fw-la &_o dâ—us_fw-la omnium_fw-la dominus_fw-la efficere_fw-la potest_fw-la ut_fw-la quis_fw-la â—liâ—â—â—ecidat_fw-la finâ—_n paccâ—â—o_o idem_fw-la ibid._n but_o a_o further_a answer_n may_v and_o must_v be_v give_v which_o will_v be_v useful_a to_o the_o case_n before_o we_o when_o conside_fw-la ed._n of_o which_o in_o due_a place_n be_v a_o man_n able_a to_o sin_n if_o god_n decree_v he_o shall_v not_o or_o able_a to_o forbear_v sin_n or_o obey_v if_o god_n foreknow_v that_o he_o will_v not_o 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i_o believe_v i_o grant_v it_o if_o 1._o this_o be_v in_o itself_o as_o evident_a 2._o and_o as_o certain_a to_o i_o as_o god_n word_n be_v otherwise_o i_o deny_v it_o 236._o obj._n a_o man_n can_v believe_v and_o not_o know_v that_o he_o believe_v ans_fw-fr but_o a_o man_n may_v sincere_o believe_v and_o yet_o through_o ignorance_n either_o of_o the_o scripture_n or_o himself_o be_v uncertain_a that_o indeed_o his_o faith_n be_v sincere_a and_o not_o such_o as_o be_v common_a to_o the_o justify_v 237._o some_o protestant_n by_o err_v in_o this_o point_n and_o say_v that_o justify_v faith_n be_v a_o certain_a persuasion_n or_o belief_n that_o we_o be_v justify_v and_o that_o it_o be_v god_n own_o word_n that_o i_o or_o you_o be_v actual_o justify_v or_o be_v sincere_a believer_n and_o that_o the_o believe_v it_o be_v proper_o fides_fw-la divina_fw-la have_v great_o scandalize_v and_o harden_v the_o papist_n to_o our_o disgrace_n 238._o and_o so_o have_v those_o that_o say_v that_o in_o 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