eph._n 2._o 8_o 9_o 10._o 3._o the_o meritorious_a cause_n of_o our_o justification_n be_v the_o obedience_n of_o christ_n both_o passive_a and_o active_a and_o our_o actual_a 281._o voet._n select_a disput_fw-la pars_fw-la 5._o p._n 281._o justification_n be_v the_o effect_n or_o consequent_a of_o the_o imputation_n thereof_o unto_o we_o justification_n in_o the_o formal_a reason_n thereof_o do_v speak_v two_o thing_n 1._o a_o discharge_n from_o condemnation_n or_o the_o remission_n of_o sin_n which_o be_v purchase_v by_o the_o death_n and_o bloodshedding_n of_o christ_n gal._n 3._o 13._o eph._n 1._o 7._o the_o benefit_n of_o which_o purchase_n redound_v to_o we_o because_o of_o god_n reckon_v upon_o our_o account_n or_o impute_v to_o we_o what_o our_o surety_n suffer_v in_o our_o stead_n isa_n 53._o 6._o 11._o 2._o the_o adjudge_v of_o we_o to_o be_v heir_n of_o and_o so_o inright_v we_o in_o life_n and_o glory_n for_o the_o sake_n of_o christ_n active_a obedience_n impute_v to_o 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deo_fw-la ex_fw-la obligatione_fw-la nostrâ_fw-la naturali_fw-la debiti_fw-la 4._o necessitate_v bonae_fw-la &_o tranquillae_fw-la conscientiae_fw-la de_fw-la sva_fw-la electione_n &_o vocatione_n ad_fw-la salutem_fw-la sibi_fw-la probe_n consciae_fw-la 5._o necessitate_v officii_fw-la charitatis_fw-la proximo_fw-la praestandi_fw-la the_o sense_n be_v this_o good_a work_n be_v necessary_a on_o divers_a account_n they_o be_v say_v to_o be_v necessary_a 1._o because_o command_v of_o god_n 2._o they_o be_v necessary_a as_o a_o medium_n order_v or_o in_o order_n to_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o our_o own_o salvation_n 3._o they_o be_v necessary_a in_o that_o they_o be_v the_o worship_n and_o obedience_n that_o we_o be_v by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n oblige_v to_o perform_v to_o god_n 4._o they_o be_v necessary_a for_o the_o keep_v a_o good_a and_o peaceful_a conscience_n comfortable_o witness_v to_o our_o election_n of_o god_n and_o call_v unto_o salvation_n 5._o they_o be_v 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set_a day_n or_o time_n of_o judgement_n in_o which_o god_n will_v judge_v the_o world_n in_o righteousness_n by_o jesus_n christ_n act._n 17._o 31._o rom._n 14._o 10._o 2_o cor._n 5._o 10._o 2._o all_o person_n of_o high_a and_o low_a degree_n good_a and_o bad_a must_v appear_v before_o his_o judgement-seat_n and_o receive_v their_o sentence_n from_o he_o mat._n 25._o 32._o etc._n etc._n 1_o pet._n 4._o 5._o rev._n 20._o 12._o 3._o all_o the_o action_n word_n and_o thought_n of_o man_n in_o this_o world_n though_o now_o never_o so_o secret_a must_v then_o be_v bring_v to_o light_v and_o account_v for_o prov._n 24._o 12._o eccles_n 12._o ult_n mat._n 12._o 36_o 37._o rom._n 2_o 16._o 1_o cor._n 4._o 5._o 4._o sentence_n shall_v be_v pass_v upon_o all_o according_a as_o their_o work_n shall_v be_v find_v to_o have_v be_v and_o every_o man_n shall_v receive_v what_o he_o have_v do_v in_o the_o body_n according_a to_o what_o he_o have_v do_v whether_o it_o be_v good_a or_o bad_a as_o be_v 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believe_v slay_v my_o heart_n it_o be_v my_o duty_n i_o confess_v and_o ever_o to_o be_v admire_v be_v grace_n that_o find_v out_o such_o a_o remedy_n but_o oh_o my_o unbelief_n i_o be_o shut_v up_o under_o it_o what_o shall_v i_o do_v whether_o shall_v i_o flee_v lord_n faith_n be_v thy_o gift_n and_o by_o thy_o almighty_a power_n it_o have_v be_v wrought_v in_o some_o such_o as_o i_o be_o oh_o magnify_v grace_n in_o i_o a_o lose_a creature_n even_o i_o also_o renew_v my_o soul_n change_v my_o heart_n make_v i_o a_o believer_n work_n in_o i_o both_o to_o will_v and_o to_o do_v of_o thy_o good_a pleasure_n else_o i_o may_v as_o â—â—â—n_v reach_v heaven_n with_o my_o finger_n as_o believe_v my_o impotency_n my_o blindness_n the_o perverseness_n of_o my_o heart_n be_v so_o great_a i_o must_v confess_v o_o lord_n thou_o be_v just_a if_o thou_o damn_v i_o but_o oh_o pity_n and_o save_v a_o soul_n without_o might_n that_o be_v now_o sink_v under_o thy_o wrath_n if_o free_a free_a grace_n prevent_v not_o by_o work_v in_o i_o what_o thou_o requiâ—â—st_v of_o i_o i_o return_v to_o mr._n c._n who_o will_v now_o give_v we_o instance_n to_o illustrate_v his_o former_a assertion_n and_o that_o he_o may_v take_v this_o opportunity_n to_o let_v out_o more_o of_o his_o poisonous_a doctrine_n chief_o insist_o on_o original_a sin_n which_o he_o endeavour_v to_o persuade_v man_n be_v a_o harmless_a thing_n and_o of_o itself_o lay_v they_o under_o no_o more_o guilt_n then_o do_v a_o fit_a of_o sickness_n or_o any_o other_o affliction_n of_o the_o like_a kind_n that_o no_o man_n can_v help_v etc._n etc._n only_o thus_o much_o he_o grant_v it_o be_v true_a the_o first_o death_n be_v come_v on_o all_o man_n by_o adam_n transgression_n they_o have_v the_o same_o original_a nature_n of_o sin_n and_o death_n it_o be_v come_v into_o all_o man_n as_o a_o judgement_n for_o the_o first_o transgression_n but_o not_o as_o a_o sin_n to_o the_o second_o death_n although_o it_o may_v not_o be_v 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the_o term_n of_o the_o covenant_n in_o which_o he_o stand_v relate_v to_o god_n their_o representative_a and_o so_o receive_v his_o perfection_n or_o original_a righteousness_n for_o they_o as_o well_o as_o for_o himself_o and_o they_o as_o well_o as_o he_o lose_v it_o by_o the_o fall_n 2._o natural_o as_o he_o be_v the_o root_n of_o all_o mankind_n which_o be_v virtual_o in_o his_o loin_n when_o he_o fall_v so_o then_o 2._o original_a sin_n be_v either_o impute_v or_o inherent_a the_o imputation_n of_o adam_n sin_n to_o his_o posterity_n by_o which_o they_o be_v most_o just_o account_v to_o have_v sin_v in_o he_o who_o be_v the_o root_n and_o both_o generative_a and_o faederal_a principle_n of_o mankind_n be_v in_o some_o sort_n the_o meritorious_a cause_n of_o the_o inherent_a pravity_n of_o the_o humane_a nature_n derive_v from_o he_o which_o be_v diffuse_v through_o all_o the_o part_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o be_v a_o just_a punishment_n for_o the_o first_o offence_n by_o which_o 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lose_v original_a righteousness_n and_o so_o as_o darkness_n necessary_o be_v where_o light_n be_v take_v away_o or_o deny_v and_o sickness_n where_o health_n be_v not_o contract_v that_o exceed_a pravity_n and_o sinfulness_n of_o nature_n which_o deserve_v the_o curse_n of_o god_n and_o eternal_a damnation_n and_o it_o be_v inherent_a uncleanness_n that_o actual_o exclude_v out_o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n from_o what_o have_v be_v say_v it_o be_v easy_a to_o gather_v how_o pernicious_a mr._n c_n doctrine_n be_v who_o teach_v that_o original_a sin_n expose_v only_o to_o temporal_a or_o bodily_a not_o eternal_a death_n the_o apostle_n constant_o affirm_v rom._n 5._o that_o it_o be_v the_o death_n and_o condemnation_n that_o christ_n save_v his_o people_n from_o which_o sure_o be_v the_o second_o not_o the_o first_o death_n only_o which_o by_o our_o fall_n in_o adam_n we_o be_v expose_v to_o and_o guilty_a of_o but_o why_o do_v not_o original_a sin_n deserve_v the_o second_o death_n be_v it_o because_o adam_n transgression_n be_v but_o trivial_a certain_o the_o aggravation_n of_o his_o sin_n be_v exceed_o great_a there_o be_v contempt_n of_o god_n disbelief_n of_o his_o word_n pride_n breach_n of_o covenant_n theft_n murder_n etc._n etc._n all_o combine_v in_o that_o one_o sin_n so_o that_o a_o great_a the_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n except_v and_o â—ore_o 〈…〉_o ex_fw-la evi_fw-la 〈…〉_o e_o of_o the_o son_n of_o â—â—n_fw-la be_v ever_o guilty_a of_o but_o if_o 〈…〉_o have_v 〈…〉_o n_z there_o 〈…〉_o in_o in_o â—â—s_o own_o nature_n so_o small_a but_o ratione_fw-la obj_fw-la 〈…〉_o in_o that_o it_o be_v â—â—ainst_a a_o infinite_a majesty_n it_o deseruâ—â—_n everlasting_a p_o 〈…〉_o shment_n aâ—_n 〈…〉_o ry_o one_o that_o fear_v god_n and_o know_v his_o terror_n 〈…〉_o be_v it_o because_o â—â—e_z corruption_n of_o our_o nature_n derive_v from_o ad_fw-la 〈…〉_o â—t_z a_o small_a thing_n who_o tremble_v not_o at_o such_o a_o thought_n that_o haâ—â—â—ot_v cast_v off_o all_o sense_n of_o a_o deity_n and_o the_o holiness_n thereof_o we_o hauâ—_n before_o prove_v that_o it_o be_v the_o spring_n of_o all_o the_o evil_a that_o be_v do_v â—â—der_v the_o sun_n it_o be_v in_o its_o own_o nature_n a_o principle_n of_o enmity_n to_o gâ—d_n that_o from_o whence_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n be_v denominate_v to_o be_v decâ—i_fw-mi 〈…〉_o above_o all_o thing_n and_o desperate_o wicked_a if_o there_o be_v any_o thing_n therefore_o in_o what_o he_o say_v beside_o his_o bold_a affirmation_n it_o be_v only_o this_o because_o it_o be_v a_o judgement_n for_o the_o first_o transgression_n â—t_z can_v be_v a_o sin_n to_o the_o second_o death_n but_o he_o may_v learn_v from_o the_o scripture_n that_o god_n ofttimes_o punish_v sinner_n by_o give_v they_o up_o to_o sin_n and_o yet_o that_o sin_n which_o have_v also_o in_o it_o a_o punishment_n of_o former_a transgression_n will_v sink_v a_o soul_n under_o divine_a wrath_n as_o well_o as_o any_o other_o lâ—t_v he_o take_v for_o instance_n rom._n 1._o 21._o ad_fw-la finem_fw-la 2_o thâ—s_n 2._o 10_o 11_o 12._o i_o think_v in_o my_o reply_n to_o this_o and_o what_o follow_v to_o have_v show_v how_o mr._n collier_n in_o some_o thing_n take_v the_o pelagian_a notion_n of_o original_a sin_n in_o effect_n plain_o enough_o deny_v it_o and_o also_o how_o in_o assert_v the_o defilement_n of_o our_o nature_n not_o to_o be_v ouâ—_n sin_n he_o agree_v with_o bellarmine_n and_o other_o jesuit_n in_o their_o opposition_n to_o the_o protestant_a doctrine_n in_o this_o point_n but_o i_o must_v be_v brief_a and_o shall_v therefore_o content_v myself_o only_o to_o show_v his_o repugnancy_n to_o the_o truth_n of_o god_n in_o the_o scripture_n thus_o he_o go_v on_o
it_o be_v call_v 2_o pet._n 1._o 4._o so_o also_o conversion_n be_v call_v a_o new_a creation_n and_o grace_n the_o new_a man_n or_o a_o new_a creature_n 2_o cor._n 5._o 17._o eph._n 4._o 24._o &_o 2._o 10._o which_o term_v in_o the_o common_a sense_n of_o man_n signify_v the_o production_n of_o that_o which_o before_o be_v not_o in_o be_v by_o a_o divine_a power_n even_o the_o same_o that_o wrought_v in_o christ_n when_o he_o be_v raise_v from_o the_o dead_a eph._n 1._o 19_o 20._o and_o do_v not_o suppose_v any_o pre-disposition_n or_o inclination_n in_o the_o person_n where_o this_o new_a creation_n be_v not_o exciting_a the_o great_a creator_n to_o a_o concurrence_n or_o assistance_n in_o order_n to_o its_o production_n yet_o mr._n collier_n have_v the_o boldness_n to_o say_v that_o all_o these_o expression_n amount_v to_o no_o more_o if_o right_o weigh_v than_o what_o he_o have_v assert_v viz._n that_o god_n do_v help_v man_n to_o believe_v by_o the_o work_n of_o his_o spirit_n 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in_o man_n but_o they_o open_v their_o own_o eye_n and_o raise_v themselves_o from_o the_o dead_a and_o create_v themselves_o anew_o in_o christ_n jesus_n or_o else_o believe_v must_v be_v attribute_v to_o the_o spirit_n and_o not_o to_o they_o and_o must_v be_v consider_v as_o his_o duty_n and_o not_o they_o i_o may_v tell_v mr._n collier_n see_v he_o pretend_v to_o learning_n qui_fw-la actionis_fw-la causa_fw-la â—fficiens_fw-la principalis_fw-la &_o prima_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la illico_fw-la ab_fw-la actione_n cujus_fw-la causa_fw-la est_fw-la denominatur_fw-la lieet_a in_o illam_fw-la per_fw-la modum_fw-la causae_fw-la particularis_fw-la determinantis_fw-la influat_fw-la sed_fw-la ille_fw-la tantum_fw-la qui_fw-la actione_n informatur_fw-la but_o it_o be_v in_o vain_a to_o trouble_v his_o head_n with_o any_o philosophical_a notion_n i_o shall_v rather_o make_v evident_a his_o mistake_n by_o some_o familiar_a instance_n that_o may_v be_v within_o his_o reach_n and_o i_o know_v none_o fit_a â—o_o the_o case_n in_o hand_n then_o that_o of_o lazarus_n his_o resurrection_n from_o the_o dead_a by_o christ_n i_o suppose_v it_o will_v be_v grate_v that_o the_o lord_n diâ—_n not_o only_o help_v lazarus_n to_o live_v and_o come_v out_o of_o his_o grave_n but_o that_o by_o his_o divine_a power_n he_o make_v he_o to_o live_v that_o be_v before_o dead_a and_o utter_o uncapable_a of_o action_n yet_o be_v it_o lazarus_n that_o come_v forth_o and_o revive_v not_o christ_n so_o though_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n do_v give_v life_n to_o the_o soul_n and_o by_o his_o own_o power_n make_v it_o to_o believe_v yet_o be_v it_o the_o man_n convert_v not_o the_o spirit_n that_o believe_v etc._n etc._n to_o make_v the_o matter_n more_o plain_a we_o must_v remember_v that_o there_o be_v two_o moment_n in_o conversion_n to_o be_v consider_v the_o first_o be_v the_o infusion_n of_o a_o principle_n of_o life_n and_o grace_n by_o which_o the_o soul_n be_v enable_v and_o dispose_v to_o 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