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A18305 The second part of the Defence of the Reformed Catholicke VVherein the religion established in our Church of England (for the points here handled) is apparently iustified by authoritie of Scripture, and testimonie of the auncient Church, against the vaine cauillations collected by Doctor Bishop seminary priest, as out of other popish writers, so especially out of Bellarmine, and published vnder the name of The marrow and pith of many large volumes, for the oppugning thereof. By Robert Abbot Doctor of Diuinitie.; Defence of the Reformed Catholicke of M. W. Perkins. Part 2 Abbot, Robert, 1560-1618. 1607 (1607) STC 49; ESTC S100532 1,359,700 1,255

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which_o grace_n by_o this_o occasion_n the_o same_o s._n austin_n in_o diverse_a and_o sundry_a place_n define_v to_o be_v that_o glorificamur_fw-la that_o ibid._n gratiae_n qua_fw-la christiani_n &_o filii_fw-la dei_fw-la sumus_fw-la et_fw-la postea_fw-la qua_fw-la praedesiinati_fw-la vocamur_fw-la iustificamur_fw-la glorificamur_fw-la whereby_o we_o be_v christian_n and_o the_o child_n of_o god_n and_o be_v predestinate_a be_v call_v justify_v and_o glorify_v essemus_fw-la glorify_v epist_n 105._o qua_fw-la iustificati_fw-la sumus_fw-la ut_fw-la homines_fw-la iusti_fw-la essemus_fw-la whereby_o we_o be_v justify_v to_o be_v just_a man_n doctrinam_fw-la man_n epi._n 107._o agnoscamus_fw-la gratiam_fw-la quae_fw-la facit_fw-la proasse_fw-la doctrinam_fw-la which_o make_v the_o doctrine_n of_o god_n profitable_a unto_o we_o charitatem_fw-la we_o cont._n pelag._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 13._o ut_fw-la non_fw-la ●stendat_fw-la tantummodo_fw-la veritatem_fw-la verumetiam_fw-la impertiae_fw-la 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amatur_fw-la nec_fw-la suadetur_fw-la solum_fw-la omne_fw-la quod_fw-la bonum_fw-la est_fw-la verumetiam_fw-la pers●●ad_n tur_fw-la whereby_o the_o excellency_n of_o heavenly_a glory_n be_v not_o only_o promise_v but_o also_o believe_v and_o hope_v for_o nor_o wisdom_n only_o reveal_v but_o love_v and_o every_o thing_n that_o be_v good_a be_v not_o only_o advise_v but_o fruitful_o and_o effectual_o persuade_v this_o only_a grace_n and_o no_o other_o do_v they_o understand_v to_o be_v the_o grace_n of_o christ_n whereby_o as_o touch_v the_o work_n of_o our_o salvation_n god_n be_v all_o in_o all_o while_o of_o he_o and_o by_o he_o mere_o by_o his_o gift_n we_o be_v whatsoever_o we_o be_v towards_o he_o so_o that_o although_o &c_n although_o de_fw-fr great_a &_o lib._n arb●t_fw-la cap._n 16._o certum_fw-la est_fw-la nos_fw-la velle_fw-la cum_fw-la volumus_fw-la sed_fw-la ille_fw-la facit_fw-la ut_fw-la velimus_fw-la etc._n etc._n certum_fw-la est_fw-la nos_fw-la facere_fw-la cùm_fw-la 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the_o comparison_n of_o a_o friend_n find_v a_o man_n in_o a_o deep_a pit_n as_o before_o be_v say_v and_o persuade_v he_o by_o diverse_a reason_n to_o be_v willing_a to_o be_v pull_v out_o therefore_o bellarmine_n say_v that_o obiecti_fw-la that_o bellarm._n the_o great_a &_o li_n arbit_n lib_n 6._o cap._n 15._o nihil_fw-la est_fw-la aeliud_fw-la n●si_fw-la su●sio_fw-la quae_fw-la non_fw-la deter●t_fw-la nat_n voluntatem_fw-la sed_fw-la in●linat_fw-la per_fw-la modum_fw-la proponentis_fw-la obiecti_fw-la it_o be_v but_o only_o a_o persuade_v which_o do_v not_o determine_v the_o will_n but_o incline_v it_o in_o manner_n of_o a_o propound_v object_n this_o grace_n pelagius_n describe_v in_o this_o sort_n est_fw-la sort_n pelag_n apud_fw-la a_o august_n count_n pelag._n &_o celestina_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 10._o operatur_fw-la in_o nobis_fw-la velle_fw-la quod_fw-la bonum_fw-la est_fw-la velle_fw-la quod_fw-la sanctum_fw-la est_fw-la dum_fw-la nos_fw-la serrenis_fw-la cupidit_fw-la 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