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truth_n and_o the_o truth_n shall_v make_v you_o free_a verse_n 33._o they_o answer_v he_o we_o be_v abraham_n seed_n and_o be_v never_o in_o bondage_n to_o any_o man_n how_o say_v thou_o you_o shall_v be_v make_v free_a verse_n 34._o jesus_n answer_v they_o very_o very_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o whosoever_o commit_v sin_n be_v the_o servant_n of_o sin_n verse_n 35._o and_o the_o servant_n abide_v not_o in_o the_o house_n for_o ever_o but_o the_o son_n abide_v ever_o verse_n 36._o if_o the_o son_n therefore_o shall_v make_v you_o free_a you_o shall_v be_v free_a indeed_o 1._o etc._n a_o paraphrase_n on_o john_n 8._o vers_n 34_o etc._n etc._n whether_o that_o reply_n or_o saucy_a interruption_n vers_fw-la 33._o we_o be_v abraham_n seed_n and_o be_v never_o in_o bondage_n to_o any_o man_n how_o say_v thou_o you_o shall_v be_v make_v free_a be_v make_v by_o those_o jew_n who_o our_o evangelist_n avouch_v do_v believe_v on_o he_o vers_n 30._o or_o by_o some_o other_o bystander_n have_v be_v 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if_o you_o live_v after_o the_o flesh_n you_o shall_v die_v but_o if_o you_o through_o the_o spirit_n do_v mortify_v the_o deed_n of_o the_o body_n you_o shall_v live_v 3._o touch_v the_o first_o point_n what_o be_v the_o deed_n of_o the_o flesh_n or_o body_n which_o we_o be_v to_o mortify_v they_o be_v set_v down_o by_o our_o apostle_n gal._n 5._o 19_o 20_o 21._o now_o the_o work_n of_o the_o flesh_n be_v manifest_a which_o be_v these_o adultery_n fornication_n uncleanness_n lasciviousness_n idolatry_n witchcraft_n hatred_n variance_n emulation_n wrath_n strife_n sedition_n heresy_n envy_n murder_n drunkenness_n revel_v and_o such_o like_a nature_n this_o word_n flesh_n sometime_o signify_v our_o bodily_a substance_n sometime_o our_o corrupt_a nature_n it_o shall_v suffice_v by_o the_o way_n to_o note_v in_o a_o word_n that_o the_o flesh_n or_o body_n be_v sometime_o take_v for_o the_o fleshly_a nature_n or_o bodily_a substance_n itself_o sometime_o for_o the_o corruption_n of_o the_o 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picture_n of_o it_o as_o be_v draw_v in_o blood_n for_o even_o hatred_n wrath_n strife_n and_o sedition_n be_v true_a lineament_n or_o live_v limb_n of_o this_o giant_n you_o have_v hear_v say_v our_o saviour_n it_o be_v say_v by_o they_o of_o old_a time_n thou_o shall_v not_o kill_v and_o whosoever_o shall_v kill_v shall_v be_v in_o danger_n of_o the_o judgement_n but_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o that_o whosever_v be_v angry_a with_o his_o brother_n without_o a_o cause_n shall_v be_v in_o danger_n of_o the_o judgement_n and_o whosoever_o shall_v say_v to_o his_o brother_n racha_n shall_v be_v in_o danger_n of_o the_o council_n but_o whosoever_o shall_v say_v thou_o fool_n shall_v be_v in_o danger_n of_o hell_n fire_n mat._n 5._o 21_o 22._o last_o we_o be_v not_o to_o take_v the_o work_n of_o the_o flesh_n albeit_o we_o take_v they_o in_o the_o gross_a sense_n for_o those_o act_n habit_n or_o accustomance_n only_o which_o be_v seat_v in_o the_o flesh_n or_o bodily_a part_n of_o man_n but_o 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be_v his_o soldier_n it_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n which_o work_v in_o we_o the_o will_n and_o the_o deed_n yet_o this_o do_v not_o licence_n we_o to_o be_v idle_a fight_v we_o must_v not_o with_o our_o own_o shadow_n but_o every_o man_n with_o his_o own_o body_n not_o with_o a_o body_n already_o dead_a or_o mortify_v but_o a_o live_a active_a body_n that_o may_v be_v mortify_v and_o this_o disadvantage_n we_o have_v that_o our_o adversary_n be_v get_v within_o we_o before_o we_o be_v aware_a of_o they_o so_o that_o we_o can_v fetch_v such_o fierce_a blow_n at_o they_o as_o may_v kill_v they_o at_o once_o or_o as_o we_o say_v out_o of_o hand_n sometime_o our_o adversary_n lie_v so_o close_o that_o we_o can_v hardly_o hurt_v he_o without_o danger_n of_o hurt_v ourselves_o as_o some_o by_o offer_v too_o much_o violence_n to_o their_o body_n have_v ensnare_v their_o own_o soul_n but_o this_o be_v no_o usual_a fault_n of_o this_o age_n or_o of_o this_o nation_n 7._o howbeit_o for_o the_o reason_n specify_v and_o the_o like_a it_o be_v not_o so_o in_o this_o combat_n which_o every_o man_n must_v entertain_v between_o himself_o and_o his_o own_o flesh_n or_o between_o his_o spirit_n and_o his_o body_n as_o it_o be_v in_o duel_n or_o single_a combat_n in_o quibus_fw-la aut_fw-la cita_fw-la mors_fw-la venit_fw-la aut_fw-la victoria_fw-la laeta_fw-la in_o which_o one_o half_a hour_n bring_v forth_o either_o certain_a death_n or_o certain_a victory_n to_o the_o combatant_n nor_o as_o it_o be_v in_o pitch_a battle_n in_o which_o one_o day_n be_v the_o make_n or_o mar_n of_o whole_a nation_n or_o mighty_a kingdom_n which_o have_v be_v many_o year_n in_o grow_v this_o our_o warfare_n be_v like_a unto_o a_o strait_a and_o linger_a siege_n in_o which_o patience_n and_o perpetual_a vigilancy_n be_v no_o less_o requisite_a than_o present_a valour_n or_o strength_n of_o arm_n especial_o on_o the_o behalf_n of_o the_o party_n besiege_v animus_fw-la uniuscujusque_fw-la est_fw-la 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our_o instruction_n so_o fight_v i_o not_o as_o one_o that_o beat_v the_o air_n but_o i_o keep_v under_o my_o body_n and_o bring_v it_o into_o subjection_n lest_o that_o by_o any_o mean_n when_o i_o have_v preach_v to_o other_o i_o myself_o shall_v be_v a_o castaway_n 1_o cor._n 9_o 26._o if_o so_o stout_a a_o champion_n after_o so_o many_o year_n service_n in_o the_o camp_n of_o christ_n be_v not_o secure_a of_o the_o adversary_n which_o he_o carry_v about_o with_o he_o how_o dare_v some_o fresh-water-souldier_n say_v or_o what_o truth_n be_v there_o in_o their_o say_n that_o they_o have_v make_v full_a conquest_n of_o their_o adversary_n handle_v it_o will_v be_v useful_a for_o the_o reader_n to_o know_v that_o if_o he_o please_v he_o may_v read_v more_o about_o this_o subject_a of_o mortification_n either_o now_o immediate_o before_o he_o proceed_v to_o the_o 30_o chapter_n or_o after_o the_o read_n of_o the_o 35_o chapter_n or_o of_o this_o whole_a 5_o section_n in_o the_o appendix_n at_o the_o end_n of_o this_o book_n in_o which_o the_o three_o general_n enquirie_n propose_v chap._n 28._o §_o 2._o touch_v the_o limitation_n of_o the_o two_o proposition_n if_o you_o live_v after_o the_o flesh_n you_o shall_v die_v if_o you_o mortify_v you_o shall_v live_v and_o promise_v chap._n 35._o §_o 10._o be_v handle_v and_o be_v most_o most_o certain_a of_o their_o own_o salvation_n before_o they_o know_v what_o certainty_n mean_v or_o which_o be_v the_o several_a branch_n of_o it_o but_o of_o this_o point_n if_o god_n permit_v elsewhere_o chap._n xxx_o contain_v the_o true_a rule_n for_o examine_v our_o persuasion_n concern_v our_o estate_n in_o grace_n 1._o estate_n our_o progress_n in_o mortify_v ourselves_o the_o best_a rule_n for_o know_v our_o estate_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o for_o every_o man_n to_o examine_v himself_o by_o this_o rule_n of_o our_o apostle_n concern_v the_o first_o branch_n of_o certainty_n that_o be_v a_o moral_a certainty_n or_o strong_a probability_n that_o he_o be_v in_o the_o state_n of_o grace_n or_o regeneration_n if_o you_o live_v after_o the_o flesh_n you_o shall_v die_v this_o be_v the_o rule_n do_v any_o man_n among_o we_o spend_v most_o of_o his_o time_n in_o revel_v or_o drink_v in_o strife_n or_o variance_n or_o in_o jest_n or_o merriment_n if_o such_o a_o man_n have_v any_o seed_n of_o faith_n though_o moral_a it_o will_v assure_v he_o for_o the_o present_a that_o he_o can_v be_v so_o much_o as_o moral_o certain_a of_o his_o regeneration_n the_o best_a advice_n which_o for_o the_o time_n be_v can_v be_v give_v he_o be_v so_o to_o mingle_v his_o hope_n with_o fear_n as_o that_o fear_v be_v predominant_a if_o otherwise_o his_o hope_n in_o this_o case_n shall_v bear_v down_o fear_n or_o be_v not_o bear_v down_o by_o it_o there_o be_v no_o other_o likely_a hood_n but_o that_o his_o hope_n will_v grow_v into_o stiff_a presumption_n and_o stiff_a presumption_n will_v exclude_v 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value_n or_o weight_n of_o this_o word_n do_v not_o by_o the_o present_a act_n or_o operation_n but_o from_o the_o usual_a practice_n habit_n or_o custom_n of_o do_v they_o continual_a approve_a practice_n of_o the_o least_o sin_n there_o name_v by_o he_o exclude_v from_o grace_n this_o be_v the_o weight_n or_o scale_n by_o which_o man_n be_v willing_a to_o sell_v or_o to_o put_v off_o fear_v or_o despair_n but_o they_o must_v remember_v withal_o to_o be_v as_o ready_a to_o buy_v with_o the_o same_o weight_n that_o be_v as_o ready_a to_o measure_v their_o hope_n or_o entertain_v the_o certainty_n of_o their_o estate_n in_o grace_n by_o the_o same_o scale_n the_o apostle_n say_v if_o you_o mortify_v the_o deed_n of_o the_o body_n you_o shall_v live_v from_o this_o general_n proposition_n most_o hearer_n of_o the_o word_n will_v be_v ready_a to_o assume_v but_o i_o god_n be_v thank_v do_v mortify_v the_o deed_n of_o the_o body_n by_o diligent_a hear_v the_o word_n preach_v by_o frequent_a receive_n of_o the_o sacrament_n ergo_fw-la i_o shall_v live_v but_o here_o we_o be_v to_o consider_v that_o as_o other_o word_n imply_v action_n so_o this_o word_n i_o do_v mortify_v in_o the_o language_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n special_o in_o those_o place_n whereto_o god_n promise_n be_v annex_v be_v not_o to_o be_v restrain_v to_o the_o interpose_a act_n or_o interrupt_a operation_n of_o the_o spirit_n but_o direct_o import_v the_o habit_n the_o custom_n or_o assiduous_a practice_n of_o mortification_n if_o in_o this_o sense_n we_o do_v mortify_v the_o deed_n of_o the_o body_n that_o be_v if_o we_o make_v this_o work_n the_o chief_a of_o our_o do_n if_o most_o of_o our_o care_n and_o industry_n be_v address_v to_o the_o perfect_a of_o this_o
salvation_n as_o god_n be_v ready_a to_o work_v in_o they_o and_o for_o they_o and_o because_o god_n never_o fail_v to_o work_v salvation_n in_o they_o and_o for_o they_o that_o be_v diligent_a in_o seek_v it_o or_o afraid_a to_o neglect_v it_o therefore_o they_o be_v say_v to_o work_n out_o their_o own_o salvation_n not_o proper_o or_o formal_o but_o consecutiuè_fw-la that_o be_v salvation_n be_v the_o necessary_a consequent_a of_o their_o work_n or_o do_v necessary_o follow_v upon_o their_o work_n not_o by_o any_o force_n or_o efficacy_n of_o their_o work_n or_o by_o any_o natural_a connexion_n but_o mere_o by_o god_n appointment_n or_o decree_n the_o very_a same_o phrase_n in_o the_o original_a our_o saviour_n use_v unto_o the_o people_n john_n 6._o 27._o which_o word_n can_v bear_v no_o other_o construction_n then_o that_o which_o we_o have_v make_v of_o st._n paul_n word_n philip._n 2._o 12._o no_n other_o interpretation_n than_o our_o english_a have_v already_o make_v labour_v not_o for_o the_o meat_n which_o perish_v but_o for_o that_o meat_n which_o endure_v unto_o everlasting_a life_n and_o so_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a do_v not_o render_v they_o verbatim_o operamini_fw-la cibum_fw-la but_o operamini_fw-la cibo_fw-la not_o work_v that_o meat_n but_o work_n for_o that_o meat_n for_o if_o that_o meat_n which_o endure_v to_o eternal_a life_n must_v be_v give_v they_o by_o the_o son_n of_o god_n if_o this_o meat_n be_v the_o very_a body_n and_o blood_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n it_o can_v be_v the_o proper_a effect_n of_o any_o man_n work_n or_o any_o merit_n of_o man_n but_o the_o end_n or_o consequent_a of_o our_o labour_n or_o endeavour_n and_o yet_o we_o be_v say_v to_o work_v this_o meat_n in_o the_o same_o sense_n that_o we_o be_v say_v to_o work_v our_o salvation_n viz._n consecutiuè_fw-la because_o god_n do_v infallible_o make_v we_o partaker_n of_o it_o if_o we_o diligent_o seek_v after_o it_o or_o labour_n for_o it_o 7._o by_o the_o right_a use_n of_o this_o distinction_n we_o may_v reconcile_v many_o place_n of_o holy_a scripture_n which_o seem_v repugnant_a one_o to_o another_o as_o likewise_o qualify_v many_o speech_n whether_o of_o the_o father_n or_o some_o good_a modern_a writer_n which_o otherwise_o will_v seem_v harsh_a and_o offensive_a who_o can_v say_v say_v solomon_n prov._n 20._o 9_o i_o have_v make_v my_o heart_n clean_a this_o interrogation_n be_v in_o all_o man_n judgement_n equivalent_a to_o this_o universal_a negative_a no_o man_n can_v say_v i_o have_v make_v my_o heart_n clean_o howbeit_o the_o psalmist_n psal_n 73._o 13._o say_v very_o i_o have_v cleanse_v my_o heart_n in_o vain_a there_o be_v no_o contradiction_n between_o this_o psalmist_n particular_a affirmative_a i_o have_v cleanse_v my_o heart_n and_o solomon_n universal_a negative_a no_o man_n can_v say_v i_o have_v cleanse_v my_o heart_n solomon_n speak_v of_o the_o internal_a purification_n which_o be_v the_o proper_a effect_n and_o sole_a work_n of_o god_n spirit_n the_o psalmist_n speak_v of_o his_o own_o labour_n or_o endeavour_n that_o his_o heart_n may_v be_v thus_o purify_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n he_o than_o do_v cleanse_v his_o heart_n consecutiuè_n non_fw-la formaliter_fw-la every_o one_o say_v st._n john_n that_o have_v this_o hope_n in_o he_o purify_v himself_o as_o he_o be_v pure_a 1._o joh._n 3._o 3_o this_o place_n perhaps_o some_o will_v say_v be_v mean_v of_o man_n regenerate_v only_o see_v they_o only_o have_v that_o hope_v whereof_o the_o apostle_n here_o speak_v many_o other_o such_o place_n of_o scripture_n there_o be_v in_o which_o we_o be_v say_v and_o sometime_o command_v to_o purify_v ourselves_o as_o jam._n 4._o 8._o cleanse_v your_o hand_n you_o sinner_n and_o purify_v your_o heart_n you_o double_v mind_v this_o place_n can_v be_v mean_v of_o man_n true_o regenerate_v for_o even_o sinner_n and_o double_a mind_a man_n such_o as_o man_n regenerate_v be_v not_o be_v command_v to_o cleanse_v their_o hand_n and_o to_o purify_v their_o heart_n many_o other_o place_n likewise_o there_o be_v wherein_o this_o purify_n of_o the_o heart_n be_v whole_o ascribe_v unto_o god_n god_n say_v st._n paul_n act._n 15._o 9_o put_v no_o difference_n betwixt_o we_o and_o they_o purify_n their_o heart_n by_o faith_n not_o this_o purification_n only_o but_o all_o other_o good_a work_n be_v say_v to_o be_v wrought_v by_o god_n as_o esay_n 26._o 12._o lord_n thou_o will_v ordain_v peace_n for_o we_o for_o thou_o also_o have_v wrought_v all_o our_o work_n in_o we_o or_o for_o we_o and_o our_o saviour_n say_v john_n 15._o ver_fw-la 5._o without_o i_o you_o can_v do_v nothing_o both_o part_n of_o our_o former_a distinction_n be_v include_v in_o that_o of_o st._n paul_n 2._o tim._n 2._o 21._o if_o any_o man_n purge_v himself_o from_o these_o he_o shall_v be_v a_o vessel_n unto_o honour_n sanctify_a and_o meet_v for_o the_o master_n use_v and_o prepare_v unto_o every_o good_a work_n his_o speech_n be_v if_o we_o mark_v it_o he_o shall_v be_v make_v a_o vessel_n unto_o honour_n if_o he_o purge_v himself_o he_o do_v not_o say_v he_o shall_v be_v enable_v to_o make_v himself_o a_o vessel_n of_o honour_n nor_o do_v he_o in_o propriety_n of_o speech_n or_o as_o we_o say_v formal_o or_o efficient_o purge_v himself_o but_o in_o that_o he_o do_v those_o thing_n whereupon_o this_o purification_n by_o god_n spirit_n do_v immediate_o follow_v man_n be_v say_v to_o purge_v himself_o and_o so_o be_v we_o in_o this_o place_n of_o st._n paul_n rom_n 8._o say_v to_o mortify_v the_o deed_n of_o the_o body_n by_o the_o spirit_n when_o we_o do_v those_o thing_n whereupon_o this_o mortification_n do_v immediate_o ensue_v not_o by_o any_o merit_n or_o causalitie_n of_o our_o work_n but_o by_o god_n mere_a grace_n by_o the_o council_n of_o his_o holy_a &_o irresistible_a will_n by_o the_o determination_n of_o his_o eternal_a decree_n by_o which_o it_o have_v please_v he_o to_o appoint_v the_o one_o as_o a_o necessary_a consequent_a of_o the_o other_o to_o wit_n spiritual_a mortification_n or_o life_n itself_o as_o the_o issue_n of_o our_o endeavour_n to_o mortify_v the_o flesh_n this_o kind_n of_o speech_n be_v usual_a not_o in_o scripture_n only_o but_o in_o other_o good_a writer_n and_o in_o our_o common_a dialect_n so_o tully_n tell_v we_o of_o a_o roman_a orator_n who_o for_o want_v of_o skill_n in_o civil_a law_n petijt_fw-la revera_fw-la ut_fw-la causa_fw-la caderet_fw-la make_v a_o motion_n that_o he_o may_v lose_v his_o cause_n this_o motion_n he_o do_v not_o make_v direct_o or_o formal_o his_o meaning_n be_v that_o if_o his_o motion_n have_v be_v grant_v he_o must_v by_o necessary_a consequent_a have_v lose_v his_o cause_n thus_o when_o we_o see_v a_o man_n look_v old_a who_o we_o know_v to_o be_v much_o young_a than_o ourselves_o we_o usual_o say_v you_o make_v i_o a_o old_a man_n not_o hereby_o meaning_n that_o he_o have_v bring_v old-age_n or_o grey_a hair_n upon_o we_o by_o any_o trouble_n or_o vexation_n but_o that_o he_o who_o be_v much_o young_a than_o we_o be_v apparent_o old_a we_o must_v by_o consequence_n be_v old_a so_o that_o he_o make_v we_o old_a not_o efficient_o but_o only_o by_o consequent_a true_o argue_v we_o to_o be_v old_a according_a to_o this_o analogy_n of_o speech_n by_o which_o he_o be_v say_v to_o make_v we_o old_a who_o age_n do_v true_o argue_v we_o to_o be_v old_a be_v that_o prophecy_n literal_o meanâ—_n of_o jeremiah_n which_o be_v punctual_o or_o formal_o fulfil_v in_o god_n or_o his_o christ_n jer._n 1._o 10._o see_v i_o have_v this_o day_n set_v thou_o over_o the_o nation_n and_o over_o the_o kingdom_n to_o root_v out_o and_o to_o pull_v down_o and_o to_o destroy_v and_o to_o throw_v down_o to_o build_v and_o to_o plant_v jeremiah_n do_v never_o levy_v a_o army_n or_o incite_v any_o people_n to_o take_v arm_n for_o the_o deposition_n of_o their_o present_a governor_n or_o for_o the_o alteration_n of_o any_o state_n yet_o in_o as_o much_o as_o he_o foretell_v the_o extirpation_n of_o some_o kingdom_n and_o the_o erection_n or_o plantation_n of_o other_o and_o in_o as_o much_o as_o what_o he_o foretell_v do_v certain_o come_v to_o pass_v he_o be_v say_v to_o have_v do_v that_o which_o do_v follow_v upon_o his_o prediction_n though_o many_o year_n after_o his_o death_n and_o in_o the_o same_o sense_n we_o be_v say_v to_o mortify_v the_o flesh_n to_o cleanse_v our_o heart_n to_o work_v out_o our_o salvation_n yea_o to_o make_v our_o election_n sure_a when_o we_o do_v those_o thing_n whereupon_o our_o purification_n or_o mortification_n shall_v be_v wrought_v though_o many_o year_n hence_o and_o always_o wrought_v by_o the_o omnipotent_a power_n of_o that_o decree_n by_o which_o those_o kingdom_n
flesh_n or_o to_o free_a himself_o from_o the_o servitude_n of_o the_o flesh_n these_o and_o the_o like_a inconvenience_n have_v persuade_v some_o to_o attribute_v this_o whole_a work_n unto_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n which_o be_v able_a to_o do_v all_o thing_n without_o the_o coagencie_n or_o consort_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o man._n but_o thus_o to_o avoid_v the_o former_a inconvenience_n be_v but_o as_o if_o a_o man_n have_v find_v a_o way_n out_o of_o a_o thicket_n of_o thorn_n shall_v instant_o entangle_v himself_o in_o the_o briar_n for_o it_o be_v not_o so_o great_a a_o solecism_n to_o say_v that_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n or_o man_n himself_o shall_v be_v a_o agent_n in_o this_o business_n as_o to_o affirm_v that_o whence_o it_o will_v follow_v that_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n shall_v in_o this_o work_n of_o mortification_n be_v man_n instrument_n for_o that_o which_o man_n work_v by_o the_o spirit_n man_n be_v more_o proper_o say_v to_o work_v it_o than_o the_o spirit_n now_o our_o apostle_n say_v that_o we_o must_v mortify_v the_o deed_n of_o the_o body_n and_o he_o that_o mortify_v be_v the_o agent_n that_o by_o which_o we_o work_v this_o mortification_n be_v but_o our_o instrument_n and_o better_o it_o be_v to_o say_v that_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n shall_v be_v man_n instrument_n in_o this_o work_n rather_o than_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n 2._o it_o be_v according_a to_o our_o former_a principle_n easy_o answer_v that_o we_o by_o our_o spirit_n mortify_v the_o deed_n of_o our_o body_n consecutiuè_n non_fw-la formaliter_fw-la aut_fw-la efficient_a that_o be_v not_o by_o any_o efficacy_n in_o we_o or_o influence_n derivable_a from_o we_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n must_v direct_o work_v or_o effect_v it_o but_o though_o this_o be_v true_a yet_o be_v it_o not_o punctual_a to_o the_o point_n propose_v for_o by_o this_o answer_n the_o spirit_n here_o mean_v shall_v only_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o man_n for_o by_o this_o spirit_n only_o we_o work_v our_o mortification_n consecutiuè_fw-la that_o which_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n do_v work_v in_o we_o it_o work_v direct_o immediate_o and_o entire_o and_o in_o produce_v its_o proper_a effect_n it_o have_v no_o partner_n or_o co-agent_n it_o may_v notwithstanding_o be_v yet_o further_o reply_v that_o we_o must_v mortify_v the_o flesh_n by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n not_o as_o by_o any_o instrumental_a cause_n subordinate_a to_o we_o but_o in_o such_o a_o sense_n as_o we_o say_v inferior_a magistrate_n do_v the_o act_n of_o the_o magistracy_n by_o the_o king_n or_o supreme_a magistrate_n authority_n unto_o which_o they_o and_o their_o magistracy_n be_v subordinate_a thus_o some_o good_a pasqualius_n good_a pasqualius_n interpreter_n upon_o this_o place_n say_v that_o we_o must_v mortify_v the_o flesh_n by_o our_o own_o spirit_n but_o by_o our_o own_o spirit_n as_o it_o be_v subordinate_a to_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o consequent_o to_o this_o assertion_n it_o must_v be_v grant_v that_o this_o subordination_n of_o our_o spirit_n to_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n be_v in_o this_o place_n necessary_o include_v or_o persuppose_v though_o not_o express_v by_o our_o apostle_n all_o this_o for_o aught_o i_o know_v may_v be_v most_o true_a and_o orthodoxal_a but_o withal_o too_o general_n for_o inferior_a or_o subordinate_a magistrate_n be_v more_o proper_o say_v to_o be_v the_o agent_n even_o in_o those_o thing_n which_o they_o do_v by_o the_o authority_n and_o warrant_n of_o the_o superior_n whereas_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n be_v not_o only_o the_o author_n or_o sole_a authorizer_n but_o the_o principal_a actor_n or_o agent_n in_o this_o work_n of_o mortification_n for_o a_o more_o particular_a and_o punctual_a resolution_n of_o the_o question_n propose_v we_o be_v to_o unfold_v the_o divers_a acception_n of_o these_o word_n or_o term_n to_o wit_n the_o spirit_n and_o mortification_n 3._o there_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o there_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o man_n both_o of_o they_o have_v their_o several_a and_o divers_a importance_n in_o scripture_n the_o spirit_n of_o man_n may_v be_v consider_v as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o natural_a man_n or_o in_o the_o man_n altogether_o unregenerate_a and_o this_o spirit_n be_v at_o enmity_n with_o god_n or_o in_o the_o man_n as_o yet_o unregenerate_a yet_o in_o the_o way_n to_o regeneration_n and_o the_o spirit_n of_o this_o man_n be_v privative_o opposite_a to_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n so_o as_o darkness_n be_v to_o light_n blindness_n to_o sight_n or_o death_n to_o life_n there_o be_v a_o spirit_n likewise_o in_o the_o man_n regenerate_v the_o same_o for_o substance_n with_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o natural_a man_n the_o same_o for_o substance_n that_o it_o be_v in_o himself_o before_o regeneration_n but_o alter_v in_o quality_n and_o this_o spirit_n though_o it_o cease_v not_o to_o be_v in_o man_n yet_o be_v it_o not_o usual_o call_v the_o spirit_n of_o man_n as_o be_v no_o way_n opposite_a unto_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n but_o subordinate_a unto_o it_o so_o subordinate_a unto_o it_o that_o it_o be_v call_v the_o spirit_n that_o be_v of_o god_n and_o sometime_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n 4._o these_o diverse_a acception_n of_o the_o word_n spirit_n as_o likewise_o the_o distinction_n or_o opposition_n between_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n be_v set_v down_o by_o our_o apostle_n 1._o cor._n 2._o from_o the_o nine_o verse_n unto_o the_o end_n of_o the_o chapter_n what_o man_n know_v the_o thing_n of_o a_o man_n save_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n which_o be_v in_o he_o even_o so_o the_o thing_n of_o god_n know_v no_o man_n but_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n ver_fw-la 11._o he_o do_v not_o say_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n which_o be_v in_o god_n or_o with_o god_n and_o when_o he_o say_v what_o man_n know_v the_o thing_n of_o man_n save_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n he_o suppose_v there_o be_v even_o in_o the_o natural_a and_o unregenerate_a man_n a_o spirit_n able_a to_o discern_v the_o secret_a thought_n and_o imagination_n of_o his_o heart_n though_o blind_a and_o ignorant_a in_o the_o thing_n concern_v god_n again_o when_o he_o say_v the_o thing_n of_o god_n know_v no_o man_n he_o exclude_v the_o natural_a man_n only_o or_o the_o man_n to_o who_o god_n have_v not_o impart_v the_o gift_n of_o the_o spirit_n for_o so_o he_o have_v say_v for_o 9_o eye_n have_v not_o see_v nor_o ear_n hear_v neither_o have_v enter_v into_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n the_o thing_n which_o god_n have_v prepare_v for_o they_o that_o love_v he_o into_o what_o man_n heart_n have_v they_o not_o enter_v or_o unto_o what_o man_n do_v this_o negative_a belong_v only_o to_o the_o natural_a or_o unregenerate_a man._n for_o so_o he_o add_v verse_n 10._o but_o god_n have_v reveal_v they_o unto_o we_o by_o his_o spirit_n for_o the_o spirit_n search_v all_o thing_n yea_o the_o deep_a thing_n of_o god_n 5._o what_o spirit_n be_v this_o which_o search_v all_o thing_n even_o the_o deep_a thing_n of_o god_n the_o spirit_n of_o god_n which_o be_v without_o we_o or_o which_o communicate_v knowledge_n and_o reveal_v thing_n hide_v unto_o we_o if_o this_o spirit_n be_v here_o mean_v how_o shall_v those_o deep_a thing_n of_o god_n be_v reveal_v unto_o we_o reveal_v to_o we_o they_o can_v be_v unless_o they_o be_v know_v by_o we_o and_o know_v by_o we_o they_o can_v be_v but_o by_o the_o spirit_n which_o be_v in_o we_o so_o he_o add_v more_o express_o ver._n 12._o now_o we_o have_v receive_v not_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o world_n that_o be_v the_o spirit_n which_o be_v of_o man_n but_o the_o spirit_n which_o be_v of_o god_n that_o we_o may_v know_v the_o thing_n that_o be_v free_o give_v to_o we_o of_o god_n if_o by_o the_o spirit_n which_o we_o have_v receive_v we_o know_v the_o thing_n which_o be_v free_o give_v to_o we_o of_o god_n this_o spirit_n must_v be_v make_v we_o it_o must_v be_v one_o with_o our_o spirit_n it_o be_v not_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n which_o be_v without_o we_o or_o which_o work_v our_o regeneration_n but_o the_o spirit_n by_o which_o we_o become_v formal_o regenerate_v and_o spiritual_a and_o punctual_o to_o this_o purpose_n the_o apostle_n have_v say_v for_o 14._o the_o natural_a man_n receive_v not_o the_o thing_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n for_o they_o be_v foolishness_n unto_o he_o neither_o can_v he_o know_v they_o so_o long_o as_o he_o remain_v a_o natural_a man_n because_o they_o be_v spiritual_o discern_v he_o add_v by_o way_n of_o opposition_n ver_fw-la 15._o 16._o but_o he_o that_o be_v spiritual_a judge_v or_o discern_v all_o thing_n yet_o he_o himself_o be_v judge_v of_o no_o man_n for_o who_o have_v know_v the_o mind_n of_o the_o lord_n
ambassador_n moses_n to_o play_v the_o aftergame_n with_o such_o skill_n and_o circumspection_n that_o unless_o pharaoh_n will_v give_v over_o in_o good_a time_n he_o shall_v be_v sure_a to_o lose_v his_o own_o life_n and_o the_o life_n of_o his_o prince_n or_o chief_a commander_n in_o war_n beside_o the_o loss_n of_o every_o first-born_a male_n in_o egypt_n whether_o of_o man_n or_o beast_n beside_o the_o loss_n of_o the_o great_a part_n of_o that_o year_n revenue_n of_o the_o whole_a land_n of_o egypt_n pharaoh_n in_o all_o this_o process_n demean_v himself_o first_o like_o a_o bold_a then_o like_o a_o wilful_a chafe_v gamester_n who_o after_o once_o he_o have_v begin_v to_o vie_n upon_o or_o provoke_v his_o adversary_n resolve_v to_o revie_n upon_o he_o and_o to_o provoke_v he_o further_a when_o the_o game_n be_v desperate_a as_o will_v further_o appear_v in_o his_o answer_n to_o every_o several_a message_n deliver_v unto_o he_o from_o god_n by_o moses_n and_o aaron_n 11_o the_o sum_z or_o abstract_n of_o the_o four_o chapter_n contain_v moses_n his_o debate_n with_o god_n or_o humble_a entreaty_n to_o be_v spare_v from_o this_o great_a service_n in_o respect_n of_o his_o slowness_n of_o speech_n and_o insufficiency_n as_o he_o take_v it_o to_o be_v his_o ambassador_n and_o in_o this_o mind_n he_o continue_v until_o god_n himself_o do_v over_o awe_n he_o by_o his_o authority_n and_o yet_o withal_o gentle_o persuade_v he_o by_o reason_n then_o the_o lord_n be_v very_o angry_a with_o moses_n and_o say_v do_v not_o i_o know_v aaron_n thy_o brother_n the_o levite_n that_o he_o himself_o shall_v speak_v for_o lo_o he_o come_v also_o forth_o to_o meet_v thou_o and_o when_o he_o see_v thou_o he_o will_v be_v glad_a in_o his_o heart_n therefore_o thou_o shall_v speak_v unto_o he_o and_o put_v the_o word_n in_o his_o mouth_n and_o i_o will_v be_v with_o thy_o mouth_n and_o with_o his_o mouth_n and_o will_v teach_v you_o what_o you_o ought_v to_o do_v and_o he_o shall_v be_v thy_o spokesman_n unto_o the_o people_n and_o he_o shall_v be_v even_o he_o shalâ—_n be_v as_o thy_o mouth_n &_o thou_o shall_v be_v to_o he_o as_o god_n chap._n 4._o 14_o 15_o 16._o the_o reason_n which_o special_o move_v moses_n to_o undertake_v this_o service_n be_v express_v ver_fw-la 19_o for_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v unto_o moses_n in_o midian_a go_v return_v to_o egypt_n for_o they_o be_v all_o dead_a which_o go_v about_o to_o kill_v thou_o then_o moses_n take_v his_o wife_n and_o his_o son_n and_o turn_v towards_o the_o land_n or_o egypt_n etc._n etc._n the_o instruction_n for_o his_o embassage_n undertake_v upon_o these_o motive_n follow_v ver_fw-la 21_o 22_o 23._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n when_o thou_o be_v enter_v and_o come_v into_o egypt_n again_o see_v that_o thou_o do_v all_o the_o wonder_n before_o pharaoh_n which_o i_o have_v put_v in_o thy_o hand_n but_o i_o will_v harden_v his_o heart_n and_o he_o shall_v not_o let_v the_o people_n go_v then_o thou_o shall_v say_v to_o pharaoh_n thus_o say_v the_o lord_n israel_n be_v my_o son_n even_o my_o first-born_a wherefore_o i_o say_v to_o thou_o let_v my_o son_n go_v that_o he_o may_v serve_v i_o if_o thou_o refuse_v to_o let_v he_o go_v behold_v i_o will_v slay_v thy_o son_n even_o thy_o first-born_a this_o passage_n contain_v the_o first_o mention_n either_o of_o god_n purpose_n or_o prediction_n to_o harden_v the_o heart_n of_o pharaoh_n 12._o 27._o exod._n 4._o 27._o upon_o moses_n and_o aaron_n meeting_n in_o the_o mount_n of_o god_n not_o by_o humane_a compact_n or_o contrivance_n but_o by_o god_n special_a appointment_n and_o upon_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o miracle_n which_o god_n enable_v moses_n first_o to_o work_v in_o private_a the_o people_n of_o israel_n believe_v that_o the_o lord_n have_v visit_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n and_o have_v look_v down_o upon_o their_o tribulation_n and_o upon_o this_o belief_n they_o bow_v down_o and_o worship_v exod._n 4._o 31._o now_o upon_o this_o consent_n and_o obedience_n unto_o their_o proposal_n moses_n and_o aaron_n go_v and_o say_v to_o pharaoh_n like_o ambassador_n of_o state_n let_v my_o people_n go_v that_o they_o may_v celebrate_v a_o feast_n unto_o i_o in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o pharaoh_n say_v who_o be_v the_o lord_n that_o i_o shall_v hear_v his_o voice_n and_o let_v israel_n go_v i_o know_v not_o the_o lord_n neither_o will_v i_o let_v israel_n go_v etc._n etc._n chap._n 5._o 12._o unless_o the_o former_a bend_v of_o pharaoh_n pride_n and_o avarice_n have_v take_v occasion_n to_o enlarge_v and_o stiffen_v itself_o from_o this_o fair_a message_n deliver_v unto_o he_o he_o will_v not_o have_v return_v that_o haughty_a supercilious_a answer_n unto_o moses_n god_n ambassador_n and_o aaron_n his_o interpreter_n moses_n and_o aaron_n why_o cause_v you_o the_o people_n to_o cease_v from_o their_o work_n get_v you_o to_o your_o burden_n chap._n 5._o ver_fw-la 4._o nor_o be_v his_o choler_n or_o superciliousness_n only_o against_o moses_n and_o aaron_n but_o against_o the_o whole_a people_n of_o israel_n on_o who_o behalf_n god_n have_v make_v they_o his_o ambassador_n for_o pharaoh_n say_v furthermore_o behold_v much_o people_n be_v now_o in_o the_o land_n and_o you_o make_v they_o leave_v their_o burden_n therefore_o pharaoh_n give_v commandment_n the_o same_o day_n unto_o the_o taskmaster_n of_o the_o people_n and_o to_o their_o officer_n say_v you_o shall_v give_v the_o people_n no_o more_o straw_n to_o make_v brick_n as_o in_o time_n pass_v but_o let_v they_o go_v and_o gather_v they_o straw_n themselves_o notwithstanding_o lie_v upon_o they_o the_o number_n of_o brick_n which_o they_o make_v in_o time_n past_a diminish_v nothing_o thereof_o for_o they_o be_v idle_a therefore_o they_o cry_v say_v let_v we_o go_v to_o offer_v sacrifice_n unto_o our_o god_n lay_v more_o work_n upon_o the_o man_n and_o cause_n they_o to_o do_v it_o and_o let_v they_o not_o regard_v vain_a word_n chapt._n 5._o for_o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o 13._o that_o which_o do_v most_o discourage_v moses_n from_o have_v any_o more_o to_o deal_v with_o pharaoh_n be_v his_o experience_n of_o his_o uninclineable_a disposition_n to_o any_o good_a motion_n which_o he_o can_v make_v on_o the_o behalf_n of_o god_n people_n and_o this_o diffidence_n or_o backwardness_n in_o moses_n receive_v nutriment_n from_o the_o wayward_a and_o grumble_a disposition_n of_o the_o israelitish_n people_n against_o he_o and_o aaron_n after_o pharaoh_n have_v give_v they_o a_o peremptory_a charge_n to_o perform_v the_o same_o task_n which_o they_o have_v do_v before_o when_o they_o have_v allowance_n of_o straw_n from_o the_o egyptian_n then_o the_o officer_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n see_v themselves_o in_o a_o evil_a case_n because_o it_o be_v say_v you_o shall_v diminish_v nothing_o of_o your_o brick_n nor_o of_o every_o day_n task_n and_o they_o meet_v moses_n and_o aaron_n who_o stand_v in_o the_o way_n as_o they_o come_v forth_o from_o pharaoh_n and_o they_o say_v unto_o they_o the_o lord_n look_v upon_o you_o and_o judge_n because_o you_o have_v make_v our_o savour_n to_o be_v abhor_v in_o the_o eye_n of_o pharaoh_n and_o in_o the_o eye_n of_o his_o servant_n to_o put_v a_o sword_n in_o their_o hand_n to_o slay_v we_o verse_n 19_o 20_o 21._o after_o the_o lord_n have_v give_v moses_n more_o special_a instruction_n and_o new_a encouragement_n chapt._n 6._o vers_fw-la 1._o and_o lay_v a_o strong_a tie_n upon_o he_o and_o aaron_n to_o deliver_v his_o message_n unto_o pharaoh_n than_o he_o do_v upon_o pharaoh_n to_o obey_v it_o and_o the_o lord_n speak_v unto_o moses_n say_v go_v in_o speak_v unto_o pharaoh_n king_n of_o egypt_n that_o he_o let_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n go_v out_o of_o his_o land_n and_o moses_n speak_v before_o the_o lord_n say_v behold_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n have_v not_o hearken_v unto_o i_o how_o then_o shall_v pharaoh_n hear_v i_o who_o be_o of_o uncircumcised_a lip_n and_o the_o lord_n speak_v unto_o moses_n and_o unto_o aaron_n and_o give_v they_o a_o charge_n unto_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n and_o unto_o pharaoh_n king_n of_o egypt_n to_o bring_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n vers_fw-la 10_o 11_o 12_o 13._o yet_o this_o charge_n do_v not_o altogether_o charm_n moses_n his_o mutter_n for_o he_o take_v up_o as_o it_o seem_v the_o same_o note_v again_o vers_n 30._o then_o moses_n say_v before_o the_o lord_n behold_v i_o be_o of_o uncircumcised_a lip_n and_o how_o shall_v pharaoh_n hearken_v unto_o i_o but_o perhaps_o this_o last_o clause_n may_v be_v a_o mere_a repetition_n of_o the_o former_a intersert_v by_o moses_n the_o writer_n of_o this_o story_n rather_o than_o a_o reiteration_n or_o resumption_n of_o
by_o his_o law_n allot_v the_o first-born_a a_o double_a portion_n and_o give_v he_o in_o every_o respect_n the_o preeminence_n of_o his_o brethren_n if_o this_o law_n be_v just_a and_o right_a be_v it_o not_o unrighteousness_n in_o god_n to_o bereave_v esau_n of_o his_o birthright_n or_o other_o prerogative_n before_o he_o have_v offend_v the_o law_n or_o the_o lawgiver_n before_o he_o have_v do_v good_a or_o evil_n no_o he_o bestow_v a_o great_a inheritance_n upon_o esau_n then_o either_o his_o father_n isaac_n or_o his_o brother_n jacob_n live_v possess_v of_o great_a than_o by_o any_o customary_a law_n of_o nation_n he_o can_v lay_v claim_n unto_o and_o the_o first-born_a among_o the_o son_n of_o jacob_n be_v bind_v to_o bless_v he_o for_o his_o goodness_n in_o allow_v they_o a_o double_a portion_n in_o blessing_n temporal_a but_o he_o have_v forewarn_v they_o as_o well_o by_o his_o own_o practice_n in_o jacob_n case_n as_o by_o his_o instruction_n give_v to_o moses_n not_o to_o seek_v his_o special_a goodness_n by_o plea_n of_o law_n or_o by_o custom_n of_o nation_n not_o to_o urge_v his_o own_o law_n concern_v blessing_n temporal_a to_o overrule_a his_o will_n in_o bestow_v blessing_n spiritual_a all_o then_o which_o our_o apostle_n mean_v in_o his_o reply_n to_o this_o objection_n be_v there_o unrighteousness_n with_o god_n be_v no_o more_o in_o effect_n than_o this_o god_n have_v reserve_v it_o as_o a_o eternal_a prerogative_n to_o himself_o to_o have_v mercy_n on_o who_o he_o will_v have_v mercy_n and_o to_o have_v compassion_n on_o who_o he_o will_v have_v compassion_n not_o on_o they_o who_o the_o present_a son_n of_o jacob_n think_v worthy_a of_o mercy_n and_o compassion_n because_o they_o be_v abraham_n seed_n or_o because_o they_o be_v gentile_n love_v their_o nation_n and_o build_v they_o synagogue_n cerah_n and_o dathan_n with_o their_o complice_n because_o some_o of_o these_o man_n descend_v from_o levi_n as_o moses_n and_o aaron_n do_v other_o from_o reuben_n jacob_n elder_a son_n think_v themselves_o man_n as_o holy_a and_o just_a at_o least_o as_o capable_a of_o god_n favour_n and_o grace_n as_o moses_n be_v but_o god_n judgement_n of_o they_o be_v far_o otherwise_o and_o when_o man_n have_v do_v what_o he_o listen_v or_o what_o he_o can_v god_n will_v use_v his_o own_o judgement_n and_o not_o he_o in_o the_o dispose_n of_o mercy_n and_o judgement_n for_o he_o work_v all_o thing_n according_a to_o the_o counsel_n of_o his_o will_n whatsoever_o the_o device_n of_o man_n heart_n be_v that_o must_v stand_v so_o then_o it_o be_v not_o of_o he_o that_o will_v nor_o of_o he_o that_o run_v but_o of_o god_n that_o show_v mercy_n 10._o what_o be_v not_o of_o he_o that_o will_v what_o be_v not_o of_o he_o that_o run_v neither_o election_n nor_o salvation_n nor_o any_o spiritual_a grace_n thereto_o tend_v the_o proposition_n be_v universal_o negative_a neither_o first_o plantation_n nor_o increase_n neither_o the_o beginning_n 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operantis_fw-la augustin_n in_o soliloqu_n cap._n 14._o pag._n 14._o 2._o so_o that_o in_o one_o and_o the_o selfsame_a pharaoh_n there_o may_v be_v more_o several_a object_n of_o the_o eternal_a decree_n than_o be_v minute_n or_o scruple_n in_o forty_o year_n motion_n of_o the_o moon_n not_o the_o least_o varictie_n or_o alteration_n in_o his_o course_n of_o life_n but_o have_v a_o proportionate_a consequent_a of_o reward_n or_o punishment_n allot_v to_o it_o from_o all_o eternity_n by_o the_o irresistible_a decree_n unto_o pharaoh_n then_o have_v make_v up_o the_o full_a measure_n of_o his_o iniquity_n irresistible_a induration_n and_o unrecoverable_a reprobation_n be_v by_o the_o virtue_n of_o this_o eternal_a decree_n altogether_o necessary_a and_o inevitable_a but_o unto_o pharaoh_n before_o this_o measure_n of_o iniquity_n be_v make_v up_o neither_o induration_n nor_o irrecoverable_a reprobation_n be_v so_o necessary_a or_o inevitable_a to_o think_v the_o unchangeable_a rule_n of_o justice_n shall_v award_v the_o same_o measure_n of_o induration_n or_o reprobation_n unto_o far_o different_a measure_n of_o iniquity_n go_v deep_a thaâ—_n the_o dregs_n of_o heathenism_n it_o be_v a_o doctrine_n which_o may_v not_o be_v vent_v where_o any_o christian_a ear_n be_v present_a 26._o the_o former_a resemblance_n be_v full_o parallel_v to_o our_o resolution_n in_o all_o other_o point_n save_v only_o in_o this_o that_o the_o eternal_a decree_n do_v not_o so_o necessary_o direct_v or_o impel_v pharaoh_n to_o make_v up_o the_o full_a measure_n of_o his_o iniquity_n as_o it_o do_v direct_v and_o guide_v the_o course_n of_o the_o moon_n till_o it_o come_v in_o full_a and_o diametral_a opposition_n to_o the_o sun_n therefore_o this_o similitude_n will_v not_o follow_v as_o the_o moon_n though_o at_o this_o time_n not_o eclipse_v yet_o hold_v that_o course_n by_o the_o unchangeable_a decree_n which_o in_o time_n will_v bring_v it_o to_o be_v in_o diametral_a opposition_n to_o the_o sun_n and_o by_o consequence_n to_o be_v eclipse_v so_o though_o pharaoh_n in_o his_o infancy_n be_v not_o reprobate_v or_o harden_v by_o god_n irresistible_a will_n yet_o be_v he_o by_o the_o eternal_a decree_n ordain_v to_o such_o reprobation_n or_o induration_n without_o possibility_n of_o alter_v his_o course_n or_o avoid_v that_o opposition_n which_o his_o full_a age_n have_v unto_o divine_a goodness_n as_o every_o true_a convert_n or_o regenerate_a person_n may_v say_v with_o he_o in_o saint_n ambrose_n ego_fw-la non_fw-la sum_fw-la ego_fw-la i_o be_o become_v another_o man_n so_o may_v it_o be_v true_o say_v in_o a_o contrary_a sense_n pharaoh_n sometime_o be_v not_o pharaoh_n when_o he_o be_v a_o child_n he_o speak_v as_o a_o child_n he_o think_v as_o a_o child_n his_o mouth_n be_v not_o not_o open_v against_o god_n his_o mind_n be_v not_o set_v on_o murder_n to_o have_v see_v the_o israelitish_n infant_n strangle_v or_o expose_v to_o the_o merciless_a flood_n will_v 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or_o infancy_n be_v not_o exclude_v by_o god_n irresistible_a will_n from_o salvation_n therefore_o he_o be_v not_o then_o the_o object_n of_o god_n irresistible_a will_n for_o induration_n the_o major_n be_v evident_a from_o the_o exposition_n of_o the_o term_n for_o god_n be_v say_v to_o will_n that_o only_o by_o his_o irresistible_a will_n which_o have_v no_o possibility_n to_o the_o contrary_n the_o necessity_n of_o it_o likewise_o may_v be_v make_v evident_a by_o the_o rule_n of_o conversion_n no_o man_n salvation_n that_o stand_v exclude_v by_o god_n irresistible_a will_n from_o salvation_n be_v true_o possible_a ergò_fw-la no_o man_n while_o his_o salvation_n be_v possible_a be_v utter_o exclude_v by_o god_n irresistible_a will_n from_o salvation_n or_o which_o be_v all_o one_o no_o man_n while_o his_o salvation_n be_v possible_a be_v either_o harden_a or_o reprobate_v by_o god_n irresistible_a will_n or_o in_o latin_n more_o perspicuous_o thus_o nullus_fw-la per_fw-la 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