Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A Word B Word C Word D Occurrence Frequency Band MI MI Band Prominent
truth_n know_v spirit_n worship_n 3,979 5 8.1418 4 true
View all documents for the selected quad

Text snippets containing the quad

ID Title Author Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication) STC Words Pages
A26998 The Protestant religion truely stated and justified by the late Reverend Mr. Richard Baxter ; prepared for the press some time before his death ; whereunto is added, by way of preface, some account of the learned author, by Mr. Danel Williams and Mr. Matthew Sylvester. Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691.; Williams, Daniel, 1643?-1716.; Sylvester, Matthew, 1636 or 7-1708. 1692 (1692) Wing B1359; ESTC R1422 79,512 227

There are 5 snippets containing the selected quad. | View original text

the_o use_n of_o it_o as_o a_o dedicate_a symbol_n of_o christianity_n in_o baptismal_a covenant_v to_o bind_v the_o covenanter_n to_o that_o confession_n and_o holy_a warfare_n which_o be_v the_o promise_a duty_n of_o the_o covenant_n nor_o for_o deny_v christendom_n to_o those_o that_o refuse_v this_o use_n of_o the_o cross_n out_o of_o a_o fear_n lest_o this_o covenant_a use_n make_v it_o a_o human_a sacrament_n add_v to_o baptism_n yet_o i_o meet_v with_o few_o of_o they_o that_o condemn_v the_o ancient_a christian_n that_o live_v among_o heathen_n who_o scorn_v they_o as_o worship_v a_o crucify_a god_n for_o their_o seasonable_a cross_v themselves_o in_o those_o heathen_n sight_n mere_o to_o show_v that_o they_o be_v not_o ashamed_a of_o such_o a_o crucify_a saviour_n not_o think_v what_o papist_n will_v bring_v it_o to_o at_o last_o the_o two_o and_o fifty_o accuse_v point_v that_o the_o public_a service_n of_o the_o church_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v say_v but_o in_o a_o language_n that_o all_o the_o people_n may_v understand_v ans_fw-fr the_o reform_a catholic_n indeed_o hold_v this_o with_o these_o exception_n 1._o that_o by_o all_o be_v mean_v the_o ordinary_a congregation_n not_o mean_v that_o if_o a_o frenchman_n or_o a_o dutchman_n come_v in_o among_o they_o they_o must_v needs_o speak_v to_o he_o apart_o in_o his_o own_o tongue_n 2._o that_o if_o any_o rustic_a illiterate_a or_o novice_n understand_v not_o many_o word_n in_o the_o translation_n of_o the_o bible_n or_o some_o apt_a word_n of_o the_o minister_n we_o must_v not_o therefore_o change_v the_o translation_n nor_o forbear_v those_o apt_a word_n that_o be_v suit_v to_o the_o more_o intelligent_a but_o help_v to_o amend_v the_o understanding_n of_o the_o ignorant_a but_o that_o in_o public_a and_o private_a the_o congregation_n shall_v understand_v what_o they_o hear_v as_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o what_o be_v say_v in_o confession_n prayer_n and_o praise_n to_o god_n this_o we_o hold_v as_o a_o matter_n of_o grand_a importance_n 1._o because_o it_o be_v purposely_o plain_o and_o copious_o decide_v so_o by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n in_o the_o apostle_n paul_n 1_o cor_fw-la 14._o do_v but_o read_v the_o chapter_n and_o judge_n 2._o because_o christ_n always_o preach_v to_o the_o people_n in_o a_o know_a tongue_n 3._o he_o pray_v joh_n 17._o in_o a_o know_a tongue_n and_o teach_v they_o so_o to_o pray_v 4._o the_o apostle_n where_o ever_o they_o come_v preach_v and_o pray_v in_o a_o know_a tongue_n 5._o they_o write_v the_o gospel_n the_o act_n and_o all_o their_o epistle_n to_o whole_a church_n in_o the_o tongue_n most_o common_o know_v to_o the_o reader_n and_o so_o to_o be_v read_v to_o or_o by_o all_o 6._o it_o be_v their_o stand_a rule_n let_v all_o be_v do_v to_o edification_n 7._o their_o preach_a and_o write_v be_v all_o for_o teach_v and_o it_o be_v no_o teach_v to_o speak_v to_o man_n in_o a_o strange_a language_n unless_o we_o be_v teach_v they_o to_o understand_v it_o 8._o pray_v be_v the_o express_v of_o know_a desire_n to_o god_n it_o be_v no_o prayer_n that_o express_v no_o desire_n and_o ignoti_fw-la nulla_fw-la cupido_fw-la there_o be_v no_o desire_n save_v sensitive_a appetite_n that_o suppose_v not_o knowledge_n that_o the_o thing_n be_v good_a and_o needful_a the_o word_n of_o a_o parrot_n be_v not_o a_o prayer_n and_o confession_n of_o sin_n be_v the_o act_n of_o a_o penitent_a soul_n and_o it_o be_v no_o repentance_n or_o confession_n that_o be_v but_o word_n of_o they_o know_v not_o what_o it_o be_v no_o penitent_a confession_n to_o hear_v or_o speak_v word_n not_o understand_v what_o sin_n they_o signify_v and_o to_o give_v god_n thanks_o imply_v that_o we_o understand_v what_o mercy_n or_o benefit_n the_o word_n express_v and_o to_o praise_n god_n be_v understand_o to_o magnify_v his_o perfection_n or_o work_n so_o that_o word_n without_o understand_v they_o be_v no_o more_o to_o be_v call_v prayer_n praise_n confession_n thanksgiving_n than_o the_o sing_n of_o a_o bird_n be_v or_o the_o crow_v of_o a_o cock._n 9_o no_o reasonable_a man_n will_v be_v thus_o serve_v or_o converse_v with_o a_o parent_n indeed_o can_v understand_v a_o abba_n or_o a_o look_n from_o a_o infant_n but_o it_o be_v on_o supposition_n that_o the_o infant_n himself_o perceive_v what_o he_o will_v have_v and_o if_o it_o be_v not_o by_o intellectual_a but_o sensitive_a perception_n it_o be_v no_o more_o a_o petition_n to_o his_o father_n than_o a_o dog_n wait_v for_o food_n though_o the_o person_n deserve_v more_o pity_n so_o god_n understand_v the_o meaning_n of_o spiritual_a groan_n in_o one_o that_o want_v word_n for_o large_a expression_n but_o that_o suppose_v that_o it_o be_v true_a inward_a desire_n after_o he_o which_o those_o groan_n signify_v but_o public_a worship_n require_v a_o conjunction_n of_o soul_n and_o service_n and_o therefore_o a_o conjunct_a understanding_n else_o there_o be_v no_o true_a union_n and_o communion_n in_o the_o worship_n for_o one_o sound_n of_o word_n with_o discord_n of_o desire_n be_v no_o christian_a union_n and_o communion_n it_o must_v be_v suppose_v that_o either_o the_o hearer_n be_v not_o pray_v at_o all_o or_o else_o that_o every_o one_o be_v secret_o pray_v after_o his_o own_o thought_n for_o various_a thing_n without_o any_o concord_n what_o melody_n will_v it_o be_v for_o all_o the_o church_n to_o sing_v in_o as_o many_o tune_n as_o person_n what_o king_n or_o judge_n will_v take_v it_o for_o a_o petition_n for_o a_o man_n to_o talk-gibberish_n to_o he_o or_o say_v he_o know_v not_o what_o 10._o even_a papist_n deride_v quaker_n for_o meet_v to_o say_v nothing_o and_o what_o difference_n be_v there_o when_o they_o hear_v and_o say_v nothing_o understand_v save_v that_o the_o voice_n make_v it_o a_o more_o pompous_a mockery_n than_o the_o quaker_n silence_n o_o who_o will_v have_v think_v that_o the_o primitive_a manner_n of_o public_a worship_n shall_v ever_o have_v degenerate_v into_o such_o a_o profane_a abuse_n of_o god_n and_o man_n against_o plain_a scripture_n universal_a practice_n and_o humane_a reason_n and_o this_o as_o a_o part_n of_o a_o grand_a design_n to_o kill_v the_o life_n of_o all_o true_a religion_n and_o delude_v soul_n with_o the_o dead_a carcase_n of_o mortify_a formality_n and_o ceremony_n and_o that_o man_n shall_v think_v that_o soul_n be_v save_v as_o wizard_n do_v pretend_v to_o do_v cure_n by_o charm_n of_o word_n not_o understand_v they_o serve_v god_n with_o empty_a shell_n when_o they_o have_v cast_v away_o the_o kernel_n like_o the_o silly_a samaritan_n woman_n that_o look_v for_o a_o christ_n to_o come_v to_o tell_v they_o whether_o in_o this_o mountain_n or_o at_o jerusalem_n man_n ought_v to_o worship_n little_o know_v what_o it_o be_v to_o worship_n god_n as_o a_o spirit_n in_o spirit_n and_o truth_n when_o it_o shall_v be_v neither_o at_o that_o mountain_n or_o at_o jerusalem_n but_o have_v this_o man_n no_o scripture_n against_o scripture_n yes_o luk._n 1.8_o the_o people_n be_v pray_v without_o while_o the_o priest_n be_v offer_v incense_n within_o therefore_o the_o public_a worship_n may_v be_v perform_v so_o as_o the_o people_n understand_v not_o that_o 1._o the_o priest_n action_n only_o out_o of_o their_o sight_n be_v the_o public_a worship_n and_o the_o people_n pray_v be_v not_o so_o 2._o the_o offering_n incense_n be_v pray_v or_o because_o the_o people_n be_v not_o to_o do_v the_o priest_n office_n in_o incense_n and_o sacrifice_a therefore_o minister_n must_v pray_v and_o praise_n god_n alone_o without_o the_o people_n and_o all_o this_o public_a worship_n 3._o if_o the_o levitical_a sacrifice_n be_v offer_v by_o the_o priest_n alone_o christ_n gospel_n worship_n must_v be_v perform_v by_o the_o priest_n alone_o the_o people_n not_o know_v what_o he_o say_v and_o the_o precept_n and_o example_n of_o the_o new-testament_n must_v all_o be_v reduce_v to_o the_o levitical_a order_n of_o incense_n and_o sacrifice_v 4._o and_o be_v he_o sure_a that_o all_o the_o people_n in_o the_o outer_a court_n pray_v they_o know_v not_o what_o or_o in_o a_o unknown_a tongue_n what_o use_n be_v scripture_n of_o to_o these_o man_n his_o next_o be_v levit._fw-la 16.17_o none_o be_v to_o go_v in_o with_o the_o priest_n to_o make_v atonement_n for_o the_o congregation_n etc._n etc._n ans_fw-fr you_o see_v that_o these_o man_n be_v judaizer_n and_o set_v up_o the_o levitical_a law_n for_o the_o church_n rule_n of_o service_n as_o if_o christ_n have_v not_o change_v the_o law_n but_o our_o question_n be_v not_o now_o whether_o their_o priest_n have_v any_o solitary_a atonement_n to_o make_v for_o the_o congregation_n but_o whether_o christ_n have_v not_o institute_v such_o public_a worship_n in_o which_o minister_n and_o people_n
the_o protestant_a religion_n true_o state_v and_o justify_v by_o the_o late_a reverend_a mr._n richard_n baxter_n prepare_v for_o the_o press_n some_o time_n before_o his_o death_n whereunto_o be_v add_v by_o way_n of_o preface_n some_o account_n of_o the_o learned_a author_n by_o mr._n danel_n williams_n and_o mr._n matthew_n sylvester_n london_n print_v for_o john_n salusbury_n at_o the_o rise_a sun_n over_o against_o the_o royal_a exchange_n in_o cornhill_n 1692._o to_o the_o reader_n the_o author_n of_o the_o follow_a tract_n be_v the_o reverend_n mr._n baxter_n now_o enjoy_v that_o glory_n he_o so_o converse_v with_o in_o his_o mortal_a state_n among_o his_o many_o excellency_n his_o love_n to_o god_n to_o peace_n and_o truth_n be_v not_o the_o least_o eminent_a the_o last_o render_v he_o averse_a to_o logomachy_n and_o confusion_n well_o know_v how_o vain_a all_o eristick_a debate_n be_v if_o the_o question_n be_v not_o true_o and_o plain_o state_v this_o book_n will_v give_v thou_o a_o specimen_fw-la of_o that_o peculiar_a accuracy_n in_o this_o kind_n as_o even_o determine_v the_o controversy_n before_o a_o argument_n be_v produce_v it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v conceal_v that_o some_o complain_v of_o the_o multitude_n of_o his_o distinction_n but_o such_o may_v consider_v that_o the_o comprehensiveness_n of_o his_o mind_n accommodate_v thing_n to_o the_o most_o subtle_a as_o well_o as_o the_o less_o intelligent_a reader_n and_o provide_v against_o future_a error_n as_o well_o as_o the_o mistake_v he_o attend_v to_o in_o the_o particular_a point_n before_o he_o indeed_o he_o be_v a_o man_n bear_v for_o more_o last_a service_n than_o one_o age_n yea_o his_o name_n will_v be_v great_a when_o impartial_a inquisitiveness_n after_o truth_n shall_v render_v man_n painful_a and_o sad_a experience_n of_o the_o mischief_n of_o narrow_a and_o divide_v principle_n have_v force_v the_o confident_a to_o mutual_a allowance_n and_o well_o study_v determination_n but_o how_o unhappy_a be_v he_o or_o rather_o such_o as_o mistake_v he_o that_o he_o be_v oft_o charge_v with_o desert_v this_o or_o that_o truth_n because_o he_o understand_v it_o in_o a_o consistency_n with_o itself_o and_o such_o other_o truth_n wherewith_o it_o be_v connect_v as_o if_o ort_n hodoxie_n must_v be_v sacrifice_v whenever_o a_o doctrine_n be_v make_v intelligible_a or_o the_o choice_n of_o term_n more_o apt_a to_o confute_v the_o erroneous_a less_o obnoxious_a to_o mistake_n and_o most_o expressive_a of_o digest_v thought_n ought_v to_o alarm_n all_o such_o who_o seem_v capable_a to_o know_v little_o more_o of_o truth_n than_o the_o sound_n of_o oft_o repeat_v phrase_n nay_o as_o more_o convince_a what_o treatment_n any_o man_n must_v expect_v who_o set_v himself_o to_o heal_v a_o blind_a deprave_a world_n the_o clear_a representation_n of_o his_o mind_n will_v not_o silence_v the_o ignorant_a from_o charge_v he_o with_o those_o error_n which_o he_o most_o express_o disow_v three_o of_o the_o most_o material_a be_v deny_v and_o confute_v by_o mr._n baxter_n in_o this_o very_a treatise_n viz._n the_o moral_a freedom_n of_o the_o will_n of_o a_o unregenerate_a man_n conditional_a election_n and_o the_o merit_n of_o good_a work_n as_o oppose_v to_o or_o coordinate_a with_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n neither_o must_v it_o be_v overlooked_a that_o it_o be_v his_o concern_v in_o this_o book_n above_o any_o other_o to_o speak_v as_o near_o to_o these_o point_n as_o his_o judgement_n can_v admit_v and_o in_o other_o treatise_n he_o more_o large_o declare_v against_o they_o 1._o of_o freewill_n p._n 87._o he_o tell_v we_o he_o deny_v that_o man_n will_n in_o his_o unregenerate_a state_n be_v free_a from_o vicious_a inclination_n or_o from_o the_o conduct_n of_o a_o err_a intellect_n or_o from_o the_o bias_n of_o sensuality_n etc._n etc._n 2._o he_o deny_v that_o the_o will_v thus_o vitiate_v will_v ever_o deliver_v itself_o without_o god_n spirit_n and_o grace_n it_o be_v rather_o incline_v to_o grow_v worse_o 3_o as_o that_o degree_n of_o common_a grace_n which_o be_v in_o the_o unregenerate_a be_v but_o such_o as_o consist_v with_o the_o predominant_a reign_n of_o sin_n so_o the_o will_n of_o every_o unregenerate_a man_n in_o that_o pravity_n be_v as_o a_o slave_n to_o its_o own_o vicious_a disposition_n error_n and_o temptation_n who_o can_v say_v more_o against_o freewill_n obj._n but_o he_o affirm_v the_o natural_a freedom_n of_o the_o will._n answ_n he_o do_v so_o and_o explain_v it_o p._n 84_o 85_o 86_o 91._o and_o it_o be_v no_o more_o than_o that_o a_o sinner_n be_v a_o man_n still_o though_o he_o be_v deprave_v and_o he_o be_v a_o liberal_a and_o not_o a_o force_a agent_n in_o what_o he_o act_v obj._n but_o he_o say_v p._n 88_o that_o by_o common_a grace_n a_o man_n may_v do_v more_o good_a and_o less_o evil_a than_o he_o do_v answ_n it_o be_v true_a he_o say_v so_o but_o p._n 85._o he_o distinguish_v between_o common_a and_o special_a grace_n and_o deny_v that_o we_o can_v do_v that_o by_o common_a grace_n which_o be_v proper_a to_o special_a grace_n and_o say_v man_n have_v but_o just_a so_o much_o and_o no_o more_o moral_a liberty_n and_o power_n as_o they_o have_v of_o god_n grace_n to_o relieve_v their_o vitiate_a wi_n see_v p._n 91._o 2._o of_o conditional_a election_n p._n 99_o he_o condemn_v the_o notion_n call_v scientia_fw-la media_fw-la p._n 100_o he_o say_v god_n decree_v not_o man_n salvation_n or_o sanctification_n mere_o on_o foresight_n of_o our_o faith_n but_o decree_v our_o faith_n itself_o sin_n he_o permit_v but_o faith_n he_o effect_v and_o decree_v to_o effect_v and_o p._n 101._o he_o show_v how_o god_n decree_v both_o the_o mean_n and_o end_n and_o though_o god_n just_o deny_v his_o grace_n to_o many_o that_o forfeit_v it_o by_o wilful_a resistance_n and_o contempt_n yet_o he_o take_v not_o the_o forfeiture_n of_o the_o elect._n yea_o he_o add_v that_o he_o be_v deceive_v and_o wrong_v god_n that_o feign_v he_o to_o send_v his_o son_n to_o redeem_v the_o world_n and_o his_o word_n to_o call_v they_o and_o his_o spirit_n to_o renew_v they_o and_o all_o this_o at_o random_n not_o know_v whether_o it_o may_v not_o all_o be_v lose_v or_o leave_v it_o chief_o to_o the_o freewill_n of_o they_o who_o will_n be_v contrary_o incline_v and_o vitiate_v whether_o christ_n and_o all_o his_o preparation_n shall_v be_v lose_v p._n 102._o he_o approve_v the_o plain_a christian_a who_o hold_v that_o our_o destruction_n be_v of_o ourselves_o but_o our_o help_n and_o salvation_n of_o god_n and_o god_n be_v the_o first_o and_o chief_a cause_n of_o all_o good_a and_o man_n and_o devil_n of_o all_o evil_a obj._n but_o he_o will_v not_o say_v that_o god_n have_v by_o his_o will_n and_o decree_n ordain_v from_o eternity_n that_o man_n shall_v sin_v or_o will_v and_o choose_v evil_a p._n 100_o &_o 101._o god_n do_v not_o decree_v that_o man_n shall_v sin_v that_o they_o may_v be_v damn_v for_o sin_n be_v no_o work_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n answ_n but_o yet_o he_o say_v p._n 100_o that_o 1._o god_n decree_v who_o shall_v the_o damn_a for_o sin_n 2._o that_o he_o foresee_v man_n sin_n not_o as_o a_o idle_a spectator_n but_o a_o willing_a suspender_n of_o his_o own_o act_n so_o far_o as_o to_o leave_v sinner_n to_o their_o self-determining_a wi_n reader_n if_o thou_o be_v a_o man_n of_o thought_n thou_o see_v mr._n baxter_n be_v clear_a for_o absolute_a election_n though_o he_o do_v not_o think_v it_o necessary_a for_o the_o vindication_n thereof_o to_o judge_v that_o god_n absolute_o decree_v man_n to_o sin_n that_o he_o may_v damn_v they_o it_o be_v enough_o that_o it_o be_v from_o god_n sovereign_a will_n that_o many_o be_v not_o elect_v it_o will_v be_v a_o ease_n to_o the_o damn_a that_o they_o can_v just_o say_v god_n decree_v we_o to_o all_o our_o sin_n that_o he_o may_v bring_v we_o under_o all_o this_o punishment_n a_o nonelection_n to_o efficacious_a grace_n and_o a_o positive_a decree_n to_o damn_v such_o for_o sin_n which_o themselves_o will_v choose_v best_a suit_v with_o his_o conception_n of_o god_n goodness_n truth_n and_o purity_n 3._o of_o the_o merit_n of_o good_a work_n note_v reader_n that_o he_o be_v not_o fond_a of_o the_o word_n merit_n but_o his_o adversary_n lead_v he_o to_o the_o use_n of_o it_o as_o thou_o may_v see_v p._n 96._o but_o let_v we_o hear_v what_o his_o sense_n be_v of_o this_o point_n p._n 119._o all_o saint_n be_v save_v by_o the_o full_a sufficient_a merit_n of_o christ_n and_o have_v none_o at_o all_o of_o their_o own_o unless_o the_o amiableness_n of_o grace_n free_o give_v they_o be_v call_v their_o merit_n and_o p._n 95._o we_o do_v with_o paul_n renounce_v all_o work_n of_o our_o own_o that_o
world_n nor_o to_o have_v man_n miraculous_o enable_v to_o do_v it_o and_o give_v proof_n that_o it_o be_v divine_a 3._o we_o hold_v that_o god_n write_a word_n and_o law_n be_v perfect_a in_o its_o kind_n psal_n 19_o and_o sufficient_a to_o its_o proper_a use_n and_o end_n which_o bellarmine_n cassinus_fw-la and_o the_o council_n of_o basil_n and_o many_o schoolman_n in_o their_o prologue_n on_o the_o sentence_n confess_v extend_v to_o all_o thing_n common_o necessary_a to_o salvation_n yea_o and_o to_o be_v the_o divine_a rule_n of_o faith_n 4._o yet_o we_o deny_v not_o that_o if_o god_n have_v see_v meet_a to_o deliver_v any_o necessary_a part_n of_o law_n or_o gospel_n faith_n or_o practice_n as_o his_o will_n by_o bare_a word_n and_o memory_n of_o man_n we_o have_v be_v bind_v to_o believe_v and_o obey_v it_o when_o we_o have_v sound_a proof_n that_o it_o be_v indeed_o from_o god_n 5._o we_o hold_v that_o for_o full_a certainty_n we_o have_v possession_n of_o the_o bible_n itself_o and_o of_o the_o essential_o of_o christianity_n bring_v we_o by_o two_o mean_n conjunct_a that_o be_v the_o scripture_n and_o practical_a custom_n of_o the_o church_n as_o the_o scripture_n or_o write_v word_n shine_v to_o we_o by_o its_o own_o light_n so_o tradition_n tell_v we_o which_o be_v the_o canonical_a book_n and_o how_o the_o church_n receive_v they_o as_o divine_a and_o that_o there_o be_v no_o other_o such_o and_o the_o practice_n of_o baptismal_a profession_n and_o covenant_v and_o of_o the_o church_n assembly_n and_o read_v scripture_n and_o catechise_v and_o of_o eucharistical_a communion_n and_o prayer_n etc._n etc._n tell_v we_o what_o in_o all_o age_n have_v be_v take_v for_o true_a christianity_n as_o we_o hold_v a_o humane_a belief_n needful_a in_o subserviency_n as_o a_o mean_n to_o divine_a belief_n so_o we_o hold_v humane_a tradition_n needful_a to_o the_o conveyance_n of_o god_n word_n to_o we_o but_o by_o your_o leave_n we_o will_v distinguish_v the_o messenger_n from_o the_o author_n if_o the_o king_n send_v i_o a_o law_n or_o mandate_n by_o a_o messenger_n or_o by_o the_o penny-post_n i_o will_v receive_v and_o obey_v it_o and_o yet_o not_o take_v the_o post_n or_o messenger_n for_o king_n or_o legislator_n or_o infallible_a 6._o and_o the_o reform_a catholic_n do_v own_o all_o true_a tradition_n but_o be_v for_o a_o far_o sure_a tradition_n than_o the_o roman_a sect._n our_o tradition_n of_o scripture_n and_o the_o great_a point_n of_o christianity_n come_v to_o we_o by_o evidence_n infallible_a that_o may_v be_v call_v natural_a with_o the_o great_a advantage_n of_o moral_a evidence_n also_o and_o not_o on_o the_o boast_n and_o bare_a word_n of_o one_o proud_a sect_n that_o pretend_v to_o fanatic_a inspiration_n and_o authority_n above_o all_o other_o i_o call_v that_o natural_a evidence_n which_o arise_v from_o such_o necessary_a cause_n that_o can_v be_v otherwise_o nor_o can_v deceive_v and_o i_o call_v that_o the_o best_a moral_a evidence_n which_o come_v from_o man_n testimony_n of_o great_a credit_n for_o skill_n and_o honesty_n and_o we_o have_v both_o these_o man_n soul_n have_v some_o necessary_a act_n that_o can_v but_o be_v and_o can_v be_v otherwise_o such_o be_v sensation_n of_o sensible_a object_n due_o present_v intellectual_a perception_n of_o thing_n present_v according_a to_o the_o evidence_n in_o which_o they_o appear_v the_o love_n of_o ourselves_o and_o our_o own_o know_a welfare_n and_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v know_v to_o be_v a_o only_a and_o necessary_a mean_n thereto_o and_o have_v omnimodam_fw-la ratiomem_fw-la boni_fw-la the_o love_n of_o truth_n as_o truth_n and_o good_a as_o good_a the_o hatred_n of_o misery_n etc._n etc._n these_o all_o man_n have_v as_o man_n and_o that_o which_o depend_v on_o these_o depend_v not_o only_o on_o man_n honesty_n and_o our_o evidence_n of_o tradition_n be_v such_o as_o this_o it_o be_v from_o the_o common_a consent_n of_o all_o capable_a witness_n of_o various_a opinion_n passion_n and_o interest_n friend_n and_o foe_n whereas_o the_o tradition_n of_o sectarian_n papist_n depend_v on_o the_o credit_n of_o one_o sect_n that_o false_o pretend_v a_o peculiar_a trust_n with_o both_o scripture_n and_o tradition_n though_o against_o the_o great_a part_n of_o christian_n and_o pretend_v fanatical_o that_o even_o ignorant_a pope_n and_o prelate_n in_o council_n have_v a_o gift_n of_o infallible_a knowledge_n for_o example_n if_o there_o be_v a_o doubt_n raise_v whether_o there_o be_v any_o such_o city_n in_o the_o world_n as_o rome_n paris_n vienna_n or_o whether_o there_o be_v ever_o such_o person_n as_o k._n james_n k._n charles_n ludovicus_n 14_o of_o france_n &_o c._n or_o whether_o the_o statute_n in_o our_o book_n be_v real_o make_v by_o the_o king_n and_o parliament_n name_v in_o they_o and_o be_v the_o same_o unchanged_a etc._n etc._n there_o be_v natural_a evidence_n of_o all_o this_o because_o it_o arise_v from_o necessary_a act_n all_o sort_n of_o man_n of_o contrary_a interest_n can_v never_o agree_v to_o lie_v and_o deceive_v man_n in_o such_o case_n no_o more_o than_o they_o can_v all_o agree_v to_o kill_v themselves_o and_o if_o some_o will_v be_v falsifyer_n the_o rest_n will_v present_o detect_v and_o shame_v they_o if_o any_o lawyer_n will_v falsyfie_v or_o change_v the_o statute_n other_o will_v present_o manifest_v the_o deceit_n they_o be_v common_o know_v and_o the_o cross_a interest_n of_o so_o many_o depend_v on_o they_o yea_o i_o say_v not_o only_o that_o this_o be_v natural_a infallible_a evidence_n but_o that_o it_o be_v more_o than_o very_o much_o other_o physical_a evidence_n of_o many_o other_o thing_n because_o we_o have_v better_a mean_n to_o know_v man_n natural_a necessary_a act_n than_o we_o have_v to_o know_v most_o other_o creature_n of_o god_n and_o then_o for_o moral_a evidence_n we_o have_v all_o the_o godly_n attestation_n of_o all_o age_n and_o nation_n and_o sect_n of_o christian_n and_o among_o the_o rest_n the_o papist_n also_o agree_v that_o this_o bible_n and_o this_o creed_n and_o these_o essential_o of_o christianity_n be_v all_o certain_o transmit_v to_o we_o from_o christ_n and_o his_o spirit_n in_o his_o apostle_n and_o what_o be_v the_o tradition_n of_o the_o papal_a sect_n to_o all_o this_o who_o tell_v we_o false_o you_o can_v know_v the_o scripture_n to_o be_v god_n word_n but_o by_o take_v it_o on_o the_o belief_n of_o the_o pope_n and_o church_n of_o rome_n as_o endow_v with_o the_o power_n of_o judgement_n and_o the_o gift_n of_o infallibility_n alas_o what_o abundance_n of_o impossibility_n must_v be_v prove_v true_a before_o any_o man_n can_v by_o this_o method_n believe_v god_n word_n 1._o before_o they_o can_v believe_v the_o gospel_n and_o that_o jesus_n be_v the_o true_a christ_n they_o must_v believe_v that_o he_o have_v a_o vicar_n 2._o and_o a_o church_n 3._o and_o the_o pope_n be_v this_o vicar_n and_o his_o sect_n this_o church_n and_o 4._o that_o he_o have_v the_o office_n power_n and_o gift_n of_o infallible_a judge_n which_o the_o major_a number_n of_o christian_n or_o church_n have_v not_o 5._o and_o that_o christ_n not_o yet_o believe_v in_o give_v he_o power_n and_o infallibility_n 6._o and_o that_o he_o that_o now_o reign_v be_v the_o true_a pope_n by_o due_a election_n consecration_n qualification_n etc._n etc._n with_o many_o more_o such_o impossibility_n and_o what_o be_v it_o to_o give_v up_o the_o cause_n to_o the_o infidel_n if_o this_o be_v not_o 7._o but_o we_o judge_v that_o god_n law_n in_o scripture_n secure_v from_o the_o charge_n of_o pretend_a rememberer_n and_o usurper_n be_v so_o sufficient_a to_o its_o proper_a use_n that_o there_o need_v no_o supplemental_a tradition_n as_o if_o it_o be_v but_o half_a god_n law_n but_o only_o subservient_fw-fr historical_a tradition_n and_o we_o challenge_v the_o papist_n to_o prove_v de_fw-fr facto_fw-la 1._o that_o any_o such_o supplemental_a tradition_n be_v existent_a 2._o that_o they_o possess_v any_o other_o but_o what_o the_o other_o church_n know_v 3._o that_o they_o be_v more_o than_o other_o church_n authorize_v to_o be_v the_o keeper_n and_o judge_n of_o that_o tradition_n and_o 4._o we_o full_o prove_v they_o innovator_n and_o that_o popery_n be_v a_o mere_a novelty_n it_o be_v copious_o prove_v by_o peter_n moulin_n de_fw-fr novitate_fw-la papismi_fw-la david_n blondel_n de_fw-fr ecclesia_fw-la andrew_n rivet_n defence_n of_o morney_n against_o coffetean_n and_o against_o silvester_n and_o many_o other_o can_v they_o without_o the_o most_o profligate_v impudence_n pretend_v apostolical_a tradition_n for_o deny_v the_o laity_n the_o cup_n in_o the_o eucharist_n and_o for_o their_o pray_v in_o a_o unknown_a tongue_n and_o forbid_v the_o scripture_n and_o depose_v prince_n and_o dissolve_v oath_n of_o allegiance_n and_o for_o torment_v and_o
lead_v they_o into_o all_o truth_n and_o keep_v they_o from_o do_v that_o work_n erroneous_o which_o they_o be_v commission_v to_o do_v though_o not_o to_o make_v they_o absolute_o free_a from_o sin_n or_o error_n in_o all_o other_o thing_n and_o therefore_o the_o scripture_n write_v by_o they_o be_v free_a from_o error_n by_o virtue_n of_o the_o special_a promise_n and_o spirit_n 3._o that_o all_o true_a christian_n real_o regenerate_v be_v free_a from_o all_o error_n inconsistent_a with_o true_a save_a faith_n and_o title_n to_o salvation_n 4._o that_o therefore_o the_o church_n as_o it_o signify_v only_o the_o say_v regenerate_v true_a christian_n have_v no_o damn_v error_n or_o none_o but_o what_o be_v pardon_v as_o consistent_a with_o save_v faith_n and_o holiness_n 5._o that_o the_o universal_a visible_a church_n be_v the_o whole_a company_n of_o man_n on_o earth_n that_o profess_v true_a save_v faith_n and_o be_v by_o covenant_n vow_v baptise_a into_o this_o profession_n and_o that_o all_o this_o true_a visible_a church_n profess_v no_o error_n inconsistent_a with_o their_o profession_n of_o the_o foresay_a save_a faith_n because_o the_o profession_n of_o save_a faith_n be_v essential_a to_o visible_a christianity_n and_o to_o the_o visible_a church_n for_o mark_v that_o i_o say_v not_o that_o they_o profess_v no_o error_n inconsistent_a with_o sincere_a faith_n in_o themselves_o subjective_o nor_o yet_o that_o as_o to_o objective_a faith_n may_v not_o by_o unseen_a consequence_n overthrow_v it_o for_o there_o be_v such_o a_o concatenation_n of_o divine_a reveal_v truth_n that_o it_o be_v a_o doubtful_a case_n whether_o any_o one_o error_n which_o all_o man_n have_v do_v not_o by_o remote_a consequence_n subvert_v the_o very_a foundation_n but_o no_o true_a visible_a church_n or_o christian_n so_o profess_v any_o one_o error_n as_o not_o to_o profess_v the_o essential_a point_n of_o faith_n and_o godliness_n though_o they_o may_v think_v false_o that_o both_o be_v true_a therefore_o protestant_n teach_v that_o unseen_a consequence_n be_v not_o to_o be_v so_o charge_v on_o those_o that_o see_v they_o not_o and_o hold_v fast_o the_o injure_v truth_n as_o if_o it_o be_v a_o know_v or_o direct_a denial_n of_o the_o truth_n 6._o but_o every_o church_n and_o every_o man_n be_v imperfect_a both_o in_o knowledge_n faith_n and_o holiness_n have_v all_o some_o error_n for_o to_o be_v objectively_o de_fw-la fide_fw-la be_v to_o be_v of_o divine_a revelation_n and_o all_o the_o scripture_n be_v divine_a revelation_n and_o if_o the_o question_n be_v whether_o any_o pope_n council_n or_o church_n understand_v all_o the_o scripture_n without_o any_o error_n judge_v by_o commentator_n and_o common_a experience_n and_o now_o what_o say_v the_o deceiver_n against_o all_o this_o 1._o he_o cit_v isa_n 59.21_o god_n have_v promise_v to_o preserve_v his_o word_n in_o the_o church_n ergo_fw-la the_o church_n can_v err_v a_o forge_a consequence_n no_o more_o follow_v but_o that_o the_o true_a church_n shall_v not_o lose_v or_o forsake_v god_n word_n for_o than_o it_o will_v cease_v to_o be_v the_o church_n but_o 1._o not_o that_o the_o best_a church_n understand_v all_o that_o word_n without_o any_o error_n 2._o nor_o that_o any_o particular_a church_n visible_a may_v not_o apostatise_v or_o turn_v heretic_n or_o corrupt_a god_n word_n and_o forbid_v man_n to_o use_v it_o in_o a_o know_a tongue_n as_o the_o papist_n do_v next_o he_o cit_v joh._n 14.16_o as_o if_o all_o the_o church_n have_v the_o same_o promise_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o infallibility_n as_o the_o apostle_n have_v if_o so_o then_o 1._o papist_n be_v none_o of_o the_o true_a church_n because_o they_o have_v many_o error_n 2._o and_o if_o the_o major_a part_n be_v the_o church_n rather_o than_o a_o minor_a sect_n than_o all_o other_o christian_n that_o be_v against_o popery_n be_v free_a from_o error_n for_o they_o be_v twice_o or_o thrice_o as_o many_o as_o the_o papist_n 3._o and_o when_o the_o far_o great_a part_n be_v arrian_n they_o be_v free_a from_o error_n yea_o the_o council_n of_o sirmium_n to_o which_o pope_n liberius_n profess_v full_a consent_n or_o do_v christ_n break_v his_o promise_n to_o all_o these_o 4._o if_o the_o pope_n or_o all_o his_o prelate_n have_v as_o full_a a_o promise_n of_o the_o spirit_n as_o the_o apostle_n than_o they_o may_v write_v we_o a_o new_a bible_n and_o word_n of_o god_n as_o they_o do_v no_o wonder_n then_o if_o the_o canon_n and_o decretal_n be_v as_o much_o god_n word_n as_o the_o bible_n but_o why_o then_o do_v they_o not_o confirm_v their_o canon_n by_o miracle_n as_o the_o apostle_n do_v and_o why_o do_v so_o many_o pope_n contradict_v each_o other_o have_v both_o stephanus_n formosus_fw-la nicholas_n and_o the_o foresay_a john_n that_o deny_v the_o life_n to_o come_v etc._n etc._n the_o same_o gift_n as_o the_o apostle_n sure_o we_o may_v well_o say_v to_o they_o as_o st._n james_n show_v i_o thy_o faith_n by_o thy_o work_n they_o do_v show_v it_o by_o most_o odious_a simony_n gluttony_n drunkenness_n lie_v with_o maid_n and_o wife_n even_o at_o the_o apostolic_a door_n murder_v christ_n member_n by_o thousand_o silence_v faithful_a preacher_n depose_v emperor_n command_v perjury_n and_o rebellion_n even_o to_o son_n against_o their_o own_o father_n forbid_v all_o church_n worship_n of_o god_n to_o whole_a kingdom_n for_o many_o year_n when_o a_o king_n will_v not_o obey_v the_o pope_n by_o such_o work_v they_o show_v their_o faith_n o_o the_o power_n of_o satan_n and_o the_o horrid_a pravity_n of_o man_n when_o such_o thing_n be_v not_o only_o justify_v but_o trust_v to_o for_o justification_n and_o make_v consistent_a with_o a_o church_n that_o never_o err_v indeed_o these_o error_n creep_v in_o by_o degree_n which_o make_v it_o difficult_a to_o expositor_n of_o scripture_n prophecy_n to_o know_v just_a the_o year_n when_o the_o mischief_n become_v so_o ripe_a as_o to_o prove_v rome_n to_o be_v babylon_n apostate_n to_o pagano-christianity_n and_o the_o pope_n to_o be_v antichrist_n but_o if_o i_o see_v a_o man_n rage_v mad_a in_o bedlam_n i_o will_v not_o make_v it_o a_o article_n of_o my_o faith_n that_o he_o be_v sanae_fw-la mentis_fw-la because_o i_o know_v not_o just_a when_o his_o amentia_fw-la &_o deliratio_fw-la or_o melancholy_a become_v a_o mania_n or_o furor_n the_o deceiver_n also_o cit_v mat._n 18.17_o viz._n because_o man_n must_v hear_v the_o church_n where_o a_o sinner_n dwell_v that_o call_v he_o to_o repentance_n after_o due_a proof_n and_o admonition_n therefore_o the_o pope_n and_o his_o prelate_n can_v err._n a_o argument_n like_a a_o derision_n than_o a_o serious_a proof_n do_v not_o the_o pope_n then_o err_v when_o bishop_n and_o council_n have_v in_o vain_a call_v he_o to_o repent_v do_v not_o the_o church_n err_v then_o most_o damnable_o that_o command_v murder_n treason_n and_o most_o heinous_a sin_n and_o be_v the_o leader_n of_o the_o impenitent_a must_v we_o take_v such_o then_o as_o heathen_n and_o publican_n but_o as_o the_o man_n think_v so_o the_o bell_n tink_v do_v but_o fancy_n that_o by_o the_o church_n be_v mean_v only_o the_o pope_n and_o his_o clergy_n and_o that_o all_o be_v such_o sin_n which_o the_o pope_n call_v so_o though_o god_n command_v we_o and_o then_o all_o such_o text_n will_v seem_v to_o they_o to_o say_v what_o they_o will_v have_v they_o say_v the_o man_n also_o cit_v eph._n 5.27_o viz._n christ_n will_v present_v his_o regenerate_v church_n perfect_a and_o spotless_a in_o judgement_n what_o then_o ergo_fw-la the_o visible_a church_n on_o earth_n have_v no_o error_n or_o spot_n and_o ergo_fw-la the_o pope_n and_o his_o clergy_n be_v this_o visible_a perfect_a church_n and_o why_o not_o as_o well_o constantinople_n alexandria_n antioch_n or_o jerusalem_n the_o mother_n church_n which_o part_n be_v it_o that_o be_v the_o whole_a or_o indefectible_a what_o be_v profaining_a god_n word_n if_o this_o be_v not_o if_o any_o shall_v be_v forbid_v the_o scripture_n it_o be_v these_o profane_v priest_n the_o eight_o accuse_v point_v that_o the_o church_n have_v be_v hide_v and_o invisible_a ans_fw-fr we_o do_v not_o think_v that_o the_o pope_n and_o his_o clergy-church_n have_v be_v hide_v and_o invisible_a their_o war_n even_o in_o italy_n and_o rome_n for_o many_o age_n make_v they_o visible_a yea_o and_o palpable_a too_o the_o king_n and_o emperor_n that_o they_o fight_v against_o or_o depose_v know_v they_o above_o 100000_o waldenses_n and_o albigenses_n feel_v they_o to_o the_o death_n quae_fw-la regio_fw-la in_o terris_fw-la talis_fw-la non_fw-la plena_fw-la laboris_fw-la whether_o this_o man_n know_v not_o the_o protestant_n judgement_n herein_o or_o whether_o he_o will_v not_o have_v his_o reader_n know_v it_o i_o can_v tell_v but_o i_o shall_v tell_v you_o what_o it_o
death_n by_o gradual_a defect_n of_o faith_n hope_n patience_n love_n content_v and_o joy_n and_o must_v all_o these_o go_v to_o hell_n 4._o see_v by_o penance_n they_o mean_v not_o bare_a repentance_n but_o make_v god_n satisfaction_n by_o a_o task_n of_o penalty_n lay_v on_o they_o by_o a_o priest_n you_o see_v how_o they_o damn_v themselves_o will_v be_v the_o master_n of_o all_o other_o salvation_n by_o their_o pennance_n 5._o but_o it_o be_v like_o that_o purgatory_n be_v include_v by_o they_o in_o pennance_n or_o else_o no_o man_n shall_v go_v to_o purgatory_n but_o all_o to_o hell_n for_o all_o have_v many_o omission_n of_o command_v duty_n which_o they_o do_v no_o penance_n for_o in_o this_o life_n 6._o but_o you_o see_v of_o how_o little_a value_n they_o judge_v christ_n sacrifice_n and_o merit_n that_o pardon_v no_o omission_n of_o a_o duty_n without_o penance_n and_o satisfaction_n true_o the_o nineteen_o accuse_v point_v that_o by_o the_o fall_n of_o adam_n we_o have_v all_o lest_o our_o freewill_n and_o that_o it_o be_v not_o in_o our_o power_n to_o choose_v good_a but_o only_o evil._n ans_fw-fr reader_n i_o must_v desire_v thou_o not_o to_o judge_v of_o all_o the_o learned_a papist_n by_o this_o deceiver_n for_o if_o thou_o have_v read_v the_o load_n of_o voluminous_a controversy_n about_o grace_n and_o freewill_n among_o themselves_o it_o will_v remain_v doubtful_a to_o thou_o whether_o this_o man_n state_v the_o protestant_n doctrine_n prove_v he_o ignorant_a of_o it_o or_o a_o willing_a cheater_n he_o tell_v you_o not_o that_o this_o be_v as_o much_o a_o controversy_n among_o themselves_o as_o with_o the_o prorestant_o he_o tell_v you_o not_o how_o augustine_n and_o palagius_n manage_v it_o and_o that_o their_o pope_n celestine_n take_v augustine_n part_n he_o tell_v you_o not_o that_o the_o thomist_n dominican_n oratorians_n and_o most_o nominal_n and_o scotist_n say_v as_o much_o against_o freewill_n as_o we_o do_v and_o we_o as_o much_o for_o it_o as_o they_o he_o suppose_v that_o you_o never_o read_v what_o lombaerd_n aquinas_n bradwardine_n cajetane_a ferrariensis_n zumel_n bannez_fw-fr alvarez_n aegedius_fw-la romi_n capreolus_n and_o a_o multitude_n more_o say_v as_o much_o and_o many_o more_o against_o freewill_n than_o the_o protestant_n he_o tell_v you_o not_o that_o even_o the_o learned_a jesuit_n suarez_n vasquez_n bellarmine_n with_o penottus_n and_o many_o such_o be_v as_o much_o against_o freewill_n as_o most_o learned_a protestant_n the_o man_n take_v you_o for_o a_o herd_n of_o silly_a animal_n that_o know_v not_o but_o that_o he_o say_v true_a what_o falsehood_n soever_o he_o shall_v tell_v you_o but_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o controversy_n be_v this_o 1._o the_o protestant_n loathe_v so_o silly_a a_o state_v of_o controversy_n as_o this_o chat_n of_o freewill_n without_o distinction_n and_o so_o of_o power_n 2._o they_o know_v that_o physical_a moral_a and_o political_a freedom_n of_o will_n be_v not_o all_o one_o thing_n physical_a freedom_n or_o power_n be_v that_o by_o which_o the_o natural_a faculty_n of_o the_o will_n can_v determine_v itself_o to_o act_n not_o without_o a_o superior_a cause_n but_o without_o any_o extrinsic_a or_o intrinsic_a coactor_n or_o necessitate_v cause_n of_o evil._n moral_a freedom_n and_o power_n be_v that_o by_o which_o the_o will_n be_v from_o under_o the_o overstrong_a bias_n of_o a_o vicious_a disposition_n or_o deceitful_a argument_n 3._o political_a freedom_n be_v when_o no_o law_n of_o god_n or_o man_n oblige_v he_o to_o any_o evil_n but_o all_o to_o good_a prothestants_n hold_v 1._o that_o physical_a liberty_n and_o power_n be_v common_a to_o man_n as_o man_n that_o be_v that_o he_o want_v not_o natural_a faculty_n to_o choose_v aright_o but_o a_o right_a inclination_n and_o that_o he_o sin_v not_o for_o want_v of_o such_o faculty_n but_o for_o want_v of_o their_o right_a disposition_n and_o action_n 2._o that_o all_o man_n have_v just_a so_o much_o and_o no_o more_o moral_a liberty_n and_o power_n as_o they_o have_v of_o god_n grace_n to_o relieve_v their_o vitiate_a will_n and_o disposition_n and_o to_o help_v they_o in_o the_o act_n no_o man_n be_v free_v from_o vicious_a inclination_n further_o than_o god_n grace_n free_v he_o which_o be_v much_o more_o where_o there_o be_v special_a grace_n and_o strong_a than_o where_o there_o be_v but_o common_a grace_n or_o weak_a and_o that_o the_o thraldom_n or_o impotency_n of_o the_o vicious_a be_v but_o the_o disease_n of_o their_o will_n and_o aggravation_n of_o their_o sin_n e._n g._n where_o the_o drunkard_n or_o fornicator_n say_v i_o can_v forbear_v my_o sin_n he_o be_v so_o much_o the_o worse_o and_o more_o unexcusable_a 3._o every_o man_n have_v not_o only_o political_a liberty_n to_o avoid_v sin_n but_o much_o more_o even_a god_n urgent_a precept_n promise_n and_o threat_n god_n do_v not_o only_o give_v we_o leave_v but_o command_v we_o not_o to_o sin_n 1._o it_o be_v the_o very_a essence_n of_o the_o will_v to_o be_v a_o natural_a power_n of_o faculty_n of_o willing_a good_a and_o nilling_a evil_n as_o such_o as_o so_o apprehend_v by_o the_o intellect_n and_o command_v the_o inferior_a faculty_n some_o political_o and_o some_o despotical_o some_o difficult_o some_o easy_o some_o perfect_o some_o imperfect_o according_a to_o its_o resolution_n and_o their_o receptivity_n 2._o libertas_n hominis_fw-la when_o a_o man_n may_v have_v what_o he_o choose_v be_v more_o than_o libertas_n voluntatis_fw-la which_o be_v but_o the_o mode_n of_o its_o self_n determination_n as_o without_o constraint_n it_o be_v a_o self_n determine_v principle_n of_o its_o own_o elicit_a act_n consider_v comparitive_o which_o be_v 1._o liberty_n of_o contradiction_n or_o exercise_n viz_o to_o will_v or_o not_o will_n will_z or_o not_o will_z 2._o liberty_n of_o contrariety_n or_o specification_n of_o the_o act_n viz._n to_o will_v this_o or_o will_v it_o 3._o liberty_n of_o competition_n to_o will_v this_o object_n or_o that_o to_o will_z this_o or_o that_o of_o which_o see_v robert_n baronius_n his_o metaphysic_n the_o will_n have_v such_o various_a sort_n of_o liberty_n and_o the_o word_n freewill_n be_v so_o ambiguous_a that_o it_o be_v a_o shame_n and_o irksome_a to_o read_v a_o pretend_a teacher_n state_n a_o case_n thus_o indistinct_o whether_o we_o have_v freewill_n or_o power_n to_o choose_v good_a and_o refuse_v evil_a he_o be_v no_o man_n that_o have_v no_o such_o freewill_n and_o power_n and_o no_o man_n have_v all_o sort_n of_o freewill_n and_o power_n nay_o as_o liberty_n be_v oppose_v to_o necessity_n every_o man_n be_v necessitate_v to_o will_n good_a as_o good_a and_o will_v evil_a as_o evil_n and_o can_v do_v no_o otherwise_o and_o whenever_o he_o will_v evil_a it_o be_v sub_fw-la ratione_fw-la bon●_n mistake_v it_o for_o good_a and_o whoever_o nilll_v good_a do_v it_o false_o sub_fw-la ratione_fw-la malt_n the_o will_n be_v free_a from_o constraint_n to_o sin_n god_n will_v not_o so_o constrain_v it_o man_n devil_n object_n can_v he_o that_o have_v read_v but_o their_o pennattus_n and_o gibi●uf_n only_o will_v see_v what_o a_o shame_n it_o be_v thus_o confuse_o to_o talk_v for_o or_o against_o freewill_n but_o that_o which_o protestant_n deny_v be_v this_o 1._o they_o deny_v that_o man_n will_n in_o his_o unregenerate_a state_n be_v free_a from_o a_o vicious_a inclination_n or_o from_o the_o conduct_n of_o a_o err_v intellect_n or_o from_o the_o bias_n and_o temptation_n of_o sensuality_n or_o vitiate_a sense_n and_o imagination_n or_o from_o the_o temptation_n of_o satan_n and_o the_o world_n 2._o they_o deny_v that_o the_o will_v thus_o vitiate_v and_o tempt_v will_v ever_o deliver_v itself_o without_o god_n spirit_n and_o grace_n be_v rather_o incline_v to_o grow_v worse_o 3._o they_o deny_v that_o this_o grace_n be_v perfect_a in_o any_o in_o this_o life_n as_o without_o all_o defect_n in_o degree_n or_o total_o free_v any_o man_n from_o all_o sin_n and_o therefore_o they_o deny_v that_o any_o man_n will_n be_v perfect_o and_o inculpable_o free_a from_o every_o degree_n of_o vice_n and_o danger_n 4._o and_o as_o that_o degree_n of_o common_a grace_n which_o be_v in_o the_o unregenerate_a be_v but_o such_o as_o consist_v with_o the_o predominance_n or_o reign_n of_o sin_n so_o that_o will_v of_o every_o unregenerate_a man_n in_o that_o pravity_n be_v as_o a_o slave_n to_o it_o be_v own_o vicious_a disposition_n and_o to_o error_n object_n and_o temptation_n be_v not_o deliver_v as_o to_o the_o predominance_n 5._o yet_o we_o believe_v that_o common_a grace_n be_v such_o that_o these_o man_n be_v not_o utter_o void_a of_o all_o good_a inclination_n and_o knowledge_n and_o therefore_o that_o in_o moral_a sense_n every_o man_n can_v do_v more_o good_a and_o less_o evil_a than_o he_o do_v and_o that_o man_n perish_v