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a_o may_v be_v the_o lord_n will_v be_v gracious_a that_o be_v some_o comfort_n and_o encouragement_n and_o warrant_v and_o ground_n enough_o for_o thou_o to_o venture_v and_o follow_v that_o course_n other_o have_v have_v no_o more_o zeph._n 2.2_o joel_n 2.14_o dan._n 4.27_o amos_n 5.15_o and_o their_o labour_n have_v not_o be_v in_o vain_a jonah_n 3.9_o 10._o thou_o will_v seek_v no_o more_o for_o thy_o encouragement_n in_o thing_n that_o concern_v thy_o bodily_a life_n and_o estate_n will_v thou_o not_o send_v for_o the_o physician_n unless_o thou_o be_v assure_v his_o pain_n will_v be_v successful_a will_v thou_o not_o sow_v unless_o thou_o be_v assure_v thou_o shall_v have_v a_o plentiful_a harvest_n and_o not_o go_v to_o sea_n unless_o thou_o know_v that_o thou_o will_v return_v safe_a ah_o shall_v these_o trifle_n make_v thou_o venture_v and_o hazard_v sometime_o not_o only_o thy_o labour_n and_o diligence_n but_o also_o much_o of_o state_n and_o riches_n yea_o and_o life_n itself_o and_o will_v thou_o be_v at_o no_o pain_n for_o the_o immortal_a crown_n the_o voyage_n be_v more_o safe_a in_o the_o use_n of_o the_o mean_n thou_o neither_o hazarde_a life_n nor_o estate_n and_o the_o success_n be_v more_o certain_a thou_o can_v not_o produce_v one_o instance_n nor_o point_n out_o the_o man_n who_o make_v shipwreck_n while_o he_o be_v trade_v for_o the_o pearl_n of_o price_n albeit_o too_o many_o have_v turn_v sail_n and_o split_a upon_o the_o rock_n after_o they_o have_v weary_v of_o that_o trade_n thus_o whatever_o be_v pretend_v the_o true_a cause_n must_v be_v thy_o hatred_n of_o holiness_n and_o want_v of_o care_n for_o thy_o soul_n and_o thy_o undervalue_v the_o undefiled_a inheritance_n he_o who_o love_v not_o his_o work_n will_v not_o want_v excuse_n for_o his_o idleness_n hence_o our_o nine_o conclusion_n must_v be_v this_o grace_n as_o to_o it_o be_v be_v and_o existence_n the_o habit_n 9_o concl._n 9_o or_o posse_fw-la or_o quia_fw-la habitus_fw-la non_fw-la that_o pâ—sse_n sed_fw-la melius_fw-la &_o facilius_fw-la operari_fw-la male_a ergo_fw-la vulgo_fw-la dicuniur_fw-fr habitus_fw-la gratiosi_fw-la cum_fw-la aent_fw-la simpliciter_fw-la posse_fw-la rather_o faculty_n of_o grace_n that_o 3.9_o that_o 1_o joh._n 3.9_o seed_n of_o god_n the_o radical_a cause_n and_o physical_a principle_n of_o all_o spiritual_a action_n these_o absolute_o necessary_a spiritual_a mercy_n be_v not_o can_v be_v the_o object_n of_o the_o prayer_n of_o 10._o of_o jam._n 5_o 15._o concl._n 10._o faith_n unless_o we_o will_v say_v that_o unbeliever_n may_v pray_v in_o faith_n and_o that_o faith_n in_o the_o subject_n be_v not_o a_o necessary_a condition_n for_o lay_v claim_n to_o the_o promise_n of_o success_n and_o audience_n concl._n 10._o how_o we_o may_v be_v say_v to_o pray_v conditional_o pray_v a_o modest_a enquiry_n after_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o common_a assertion_n of_o casuist_n â—practicall_a divine_n etc._n etc._n lay_v down_o as_o a_o principle_n to_o be_v embrace_v by_o all_o rather_o than_o to_o be_v examine_v by_o any_o viz._n that_o grace_n shall_v be_v pray_v for_o absolute_o but_o the_o degree_n conditional_o absolute_o for_o what_o we_o can_v pray_v confident_o and_o in_o faith_n will_v be_v somewhat_o difficult_a to_o conjecture_v unless_o it_o be_v say_v that_o to_o pray_v absolute_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o to_o pray_v with_o such_o fervency_n zeal_n and_o enlarge_v desire_n though_o that_o heat_n come_v only_o from_o the_o furnace_n of_o nature_n a_o little_a warm_v by_o the_o operation_n of_o the_o spirit_n as_o that_o we_o will_v not_o be_v put_v off_o or_o satisfy_v till_o we_o obtain_v a_o grant_n refuse_v all_o capitulation_n or_o to_o have_v any_o thing_n by_o way_n of_o recompense_n for_o what_o we_o thus_o desire_v thus_o be_v in_o a_o kind_n of_o impatience_n and_o commendable_a implacability_n not_o like_o she_o who_o in_o her_o passion_n 30.1_o passion_n gen._n 30.1_o say_v give_v i_o child_n or_o else_o i_o die_v or_o like_o 15.2_o like_o gen._n 15.2_o he_o who_o too_o rash_o and_o son_n and_o if_o he_o have_v not_o his_o eye_n fix_v on_o the_o messiah_n who_o be_v to_o be_v his_o son_n unadvised_o though_o otherwise_o a_o eminent_a saint_n say_v lord_n god_n what_o will_v thou_o give_v i_o since_o i_o go_v childless_a these_o long_a soul_n may_v have_v such_o a_o vehement_a desire_n and_o impatience_n but_o more_o deliberate_a and_o upon_o more_o weighty_a and_o press_a consideration_n if_o their_o heart_n be_v open_v up_o we_o will_v find_v this_o it_o this_o as_o queen_n mary_n of_o england_n a_o little_a before_o her_o death_n say_v if_o she_o be_v anatomize_v calis_n will_v be_v find_v engrave_v upon_o her_o heart_n such_o be_v her_o grief_n for_o the_o lose_v of_o it_o write_v there_o in_o capital_a letter_n what_o eternal_o
christi_fw-la existimari_fw-la potest_fw-la in_fw-la quibus_fw-la tam_fw-la como_fw-mi unis_fw-la orat_fw-la notitia_fw-la messiae_n venturi_fw-la aâ—_n apud_fw-la nos_fw-la christi_fw-la jam_fw-la nati_fw-la â—xâ—ra_fw-la illum_fw-la vero_fw-la populum_fw-la qui_fw-la sideles_fw-la erant_fw-la apud_fw-la gentes_fw-la &_o justi_fw-la vel_fw-la illuminati_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la divinitus_fw-la per_fw-la angelum_fw-la well_fw-mi notitiam_fw-la fidei_fw-la per_fw-la homines_fw-la acceperant_fw-la &_o id_fw-la fieri_fw-la non_fw-la poterat_fw-la niâ—_n vel_fw-la quio_fw-la à _fw-la judais_n eam_fw-la acciperent_fw-la vel_fw-la per_fw-la traditionem_fw-la in_o aliquibus_fw-la familiis_fw-la conseruatam_fw-la at_o sine_fw-la notitia_fw-la mediatoris_fw-la futuri_fw-la fides_fw-la judaeorum_fw-la non_fw-la communicabatur_fw-la quae_fw-la ex_fw-la traditioâ—e_fw-la patriarcharum_fw-la simul_fw-la cum_fw-la notitia_fw-la very_fw-la dei_fw-la conservabatur_fw-la apud_fw-la eos_fw-la in_o quibus_fw-la conservabantur_fw-la vera_fw-la religio_fw-la &_o â—ides_fw-la unius_fw-la dei_fw-la lâ—g_n loc_fw-la cit_fw-la §_o 101._o and_o albeit_o thomas_n do_v think_v that_o in_o some_o case_n a_o implicit_a faith_n may_v be_v sufficient_a viz_o suppose_v some_o of_o the_o gentile_n to_o have_v be_v save_v to_o who_o no_o revelation_n of_o this_o mystery_n be_v make_v which_o yet_o he_o do_v not_o absolute_o affirm_v and_o though_o he_o say_v that_o these_o among_o the_o jew_n who_o he_o call_v minores_fw-la have_v but_o velatâ—m_fw-la cognitionem_fw-la de_fw-fr christo_fw-la venturo_fw-la which_o he_o suppose_v to_o be_v a_o explicit_a knowledge_n of_o the_o mediator_n 22_o quaest_n 2_o art_n 7._o ad_fw-la 3._o &_o in_o â—orp_n yet_o elsewhere_o he_o plead_v for_o the_o necessity_n of_o a_o explicit_a faith_n in_o christ_n as_o while_o he_o maintain_v that_o faith_n which_o be_v necessary_a to_o salvation_n consistere_fw-la in_o duâ—bus_fw-la viz._n in_o vera_fw-la cognition_n dei_fw-la &_o mysterii_fw-la incarnationis_fw-la 22._o quaest_n 174._o art_n 6._o in_o corp_n and_o while_o he_o affirm_v that_o articuli_fw-la fidâ—â—_n non_fw-la creverunt_fw-la quoad_fw-la substantiam_fw-la licet_fw-la quoad_fw-la explicationem_fw-la sâ—cundum_fw-la successionem_fw-la temporum_fw-la &_o vicinitatem_fw-la ad_fw-la christum_fw-la 22_o quaest_n 1_o art_n 7._o in_o corp_n &_o quaest_n 2_o art_n 7._o item_n â—_o part_n quaest_a 61._o art_n 3._o ad_fw-la 2._o scotus_n bannez_fw-fr becanus_n and_o lugo_n cite_v on_o the_o margin_n there_o be_v another_o distinction_n which_o may_v also_o be_v here_o allege_v for_o clear_v the_o present_a question_n it_o be_v one_o 16._o one_o aliud_fw-la est_fw-la petere_fw-la in_o nomine_fw-la christi_fw-la aliud_fw-la dare_n &_o concedere_fw-la uâ—_n &_o virtute_fw-la ejus_fw-la vel_fw-la potius_fw-la ut_fw-la infra_fw-la addit_fw-la aliud_fw-la virtute_fw-la christi_fw-la impetrare_fw-la toâ—et_fw-la come_v in_o joan._n cap._n 16._o thing_n say_v tolet_n to_o ask_v in_o christ_n name_n and_o another_o to_o obtain_v for_o his_o sake_n or_o as_o bannez_fw-fr speak_v it_o be_v one_o 3_o one_o aliud_fw-la est_fw-la fidem_fw-la christi_fw-la esse_fw-la necessariam_fw-la aliud_fw-la sive_fw-la christo_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la salutem_fw-la vel_fw-la justificationem_fw-la bannez_fw-fr loc_fw-fr cit_fw-la pag._n 192._o concl._n 3_o thing_n to_o say_v that_o faith_n in_o christ_n be_v necessary_a to_o salvation_n and_o another_o thing_n to_o say_v that_o salvation_n be_v impossible_a without_o christ_n and_o in_o this_o sense_n also_o may_v that_o distinction_n of_o lugo_n which_o he_o bring_v from_o augustine_n be_v understand_v we_o must_v say_v he_o put_v a_o difference_n between_o the_o faith_n in_o christ_n as_o the_o object_n â—â—_o object_n alia_fw-la est_fw-la side_n christi_fw-la ut_fw-la objecti_fw-la seu_fw-la ut_fw-la loquor_fw-la â—ugustâ—nus_fw-la qua_fw-la christum_fw-la credimus_fw-la alia_fw-la est_fw-la side_n christi_fw-la uâ—_n causae_fw-la meritoriae_fw-la sâ—u_fw-la quam_fw-la pâ—r_v christum_fw-la accepimus_fw-la viz_o fides_fw-la explicita_fw-la unius_fw-la dei_fw-la remuneratoris_fw-la quam_fw-la â—atuit_n essenecessarium_fw-la necessitate_v medii_fw-la propter_fw-la ilâ—uà _fw-la pauâ—t_fw-la ad_fw-la heb._n 11.6_o oportet_fw-la etc._n etc._n &_o hanc_fw-la fidem_fw-la statuit_fw-la esse_fw-la supeâ—naturalem_fw-la &_o infunâ—i_fw-la ac_fw-la dari_fw-la propter_fw-la christum_fw-la quamvis_fw-la ipse_fw-la christus_fw-la ignoretur_fw-la loc_fw-la cit_fw-la disp_n 12._o sect_n 5_o â—_o 108_o &_o sect_n 4.885_o disp_n 13_o sect_n 3_o §_o 5_o 〈◊〉_d with_fw-mi etiam_fw-la sect_n 1.2_o 2.5_o disp_v â—â—_o and_o the_o faith_n of_o christ_n as_o the_o meritorius_fw-la cause_n or_o between_o that_o faith_n whereby_o we_o know_v and_o believe_v in_o he_o and_o the_o say_v which_o we_o obtain_v for_o his_o sake_n and_o merit_n viz_o the_o faith_n of_o god_n as_o the_o remunerator_n of_o they_o that_o seek_v he_o of_o which_o heb._n 11.6_o which_o say_v he_o may_v be_v supernatural_a and_o give_v for_o christ_n to_o they_o who_o know_v not_o christ_n but_o yet_o as_o we_o hear_v he_o deni_v that_o ever_o any_o obtain_a salvation_n by_o that_o faith_n without_o the_o faith_n and_o knowledge_n of_o christ_n as_o mediator_n albeit_o this_o distinction_n may_v be_v thus_o abuse_v and_o too_o far_o extend_v yet_o however_o it_o be_v apply_v it_o can_v make_v for_o the_o socinian_n cause_n but_o much_o against_o it_o as_o to_o the_o present_a case_n of_o prayer_n we_o grant_v that_o we_o obtain_v for_o christ_n many_o thing_n we_o do_v not_o ask_v and_o so_o not_o in_o his_o name_n for_o he_o do_v for_o we_o and_o give_v to_o we_o exceed_v abundant_o above_o all_o that_o we_o ask_v or_o think_v eph._n 3.20_o we_o know_v not_o all_o our_o want_n nor_o the_o mercy_n we_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o nay_o the_o prime_n and_o radical_a the_o most_o excellent_a mercy_n both_o in_o nature_n and_o grace_n both_o our_o natural_a generation_n and_o spiritual_a regeneration_n our_o life_n and_o grace_n which_o be_v the_o life_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v previous_a to_o our_o ask_n in_o faith_n and_o yet_o they_o be_v give_v to_o we_o for_o christ_n sake_n which_o tolet._n 192._o tolet._n multa_fw-la &_o magna_fw-la deus_fw-la etiam_fw-la non_fw-la rogatus_fw-la nec_fw-la petitus_fw-la concedit_fw-la tam_fw-la temporalia_fw-la quam_fw-la spirituatia_fw-la bona_fw-la doctrine_n a_o hac_fw-la est_fw-la basil_n &_o clement_n alex_n &_o experientia_fw-la ipsa_fw-la confirmatur_fw-la quis_fw-la enim_fw-la nostrum_fw-la petiit_fw-la a_o deo_fw-la animam_fw-la corpus_fw-la &_o multa_fw-la alia_fw-la natu_fw-la alia_fw-la quis_fw-la petiit_fw-la ut_fw-la christianus_n fieret_fw-la nemo_fw-la &_o tamen_fw-la obtinuit_fw-la &_o sunt_fw-la infinita_fw-la hu_o jusmoai_fw-la quae_fw-la enim_fw-la non_fw-la rogatus_fw-la deus_fw-la that_fw-mi multo_fw-la plura_fw-la sunt_fw-la quam_fw-la quae_fw-la rogatus_fw-la concedit_fw-la tolet._n come_v in_o joan._n cap_n 16._o tom_n 2._o col_fw-fr 192._o though_o a_o jesuit_n and_o it_o be_v some_o what_o rare_a to_o bear_v one_o of_o that_o sect_n to_o plead_v for_o the_o free_a grace_n and_o bounty_n of_o god_n previous_a to_o our_o work_n and_o endeavour_n confess_v add_v the_o testimony_n of_o basil_n and_o clement_n and_o appeal_n to_o experience_n but_o though_o we_o may_v obtain_v so_o many_o thing_n from_o christ_n and_o for_o christ_n which_o we_o dâ—_n not_o ask_v in_o his_o name_n yet_o unless_o we_o know_v he_o and_o believe_v in_o he_o and_o improve_v his_o name_n whensoever_o we_o come_v to_o the_o throne_n of_o grace_n we_o receive_v nothing_o for_o his_o sake_n but_o all_o our_o mercy_n must_v come_v to_o we_o by_o a_o common_a providence_n such_o as_o be_v not_o in_o christ_n and_o never_o he_o never_o though_o they_o receive_v before_o they_o believe_v yet_o at_o length_n they_o must_v believe_v and_o acknowledge_v all_o to_o come_v from_o he_o shall_v be_v engraft_v into_o that_o noble_a vine_n do_v receive_v nothing_o for_o his_o sake_n and_o therefore_o there_o be_v no_o ground_n from_o this_o distinction_n to_o think_v that_o pagan_n who_o live_v and_o die_v in_o the_o ignorance_n of_o christ_n be_v save_v by_o his_o blood_n for_o as_o hoc_fw-la as_o dom._n bannez_fw-fr loc_fw-fr cit_fw-la pag._n 192._o §_o est_fw-la autem_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la bannez_fw-fr though_o he_o do_v not_o affirm_v that_o the_o knowledge_n of_o christ_n be_v necessary_a necessitate_v medâ—i_fw-la well_o observe_v the_o virtue_n and_o merit_n of_o christ_n be_v apply_v to_o none_o but_o by_o faith_n in_o his_o name_n rom._n 3.22_o 25_o 26_o 27_o 30._o etc._n etc._n nay_o every_o passage_n of_o scripture_n that_o hold_v out_o the_o necessity_n of_o faith_n and_o how_o many_o be_v these_o do_v clear_o show_v that_o all_o these_o place_n which_o speak_v of_o the_o impossibility_n of_o salvation_n without_o christ_n do_v also_o intimate_fw-la the_o necessity_n of_o know_v and_o believe_v in_o he_o as_o act._n 4.12_o rom._n 5.15_o 16_o 17_o 18_o 19_o 21._o 1_o cor._n 15.22_o 2_o tim._n 1_o 9_o etc._n etc._n especial_o since_o the_o apostle_n act._n 15.11_o affirm_v that_o by_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n we_o be_v save_v even_o as_o they_o i_o have_v proceed_v further_o in_o this_o argument_n than_o i_o intend_v but_o i_o hope_v it_o will_v not_o be_v
themselves_o inordinate_o such_o as_o serve_v and_o idolise_v their_o lust_n be_v force_v in_o the_o issue_n to_o undergo_v what_o they_o most_o abhor_v self-love_n prove_v the_o gross_a self-murder_n mat._n 16.25_o such_o as_o make_v self_n their_o last_o and_o great_a end_n their_o state_n be_v wretched_a and_o miserable_a and_o their_o woe_n shall_v never_o come_v to_o a_o end_n you_o will_v say_v quaest_n quaest_n since_o prayer_n shall_v be_v use_v as_o a_o mean_a for_o obtain_v the_o desire_a mercy_n how_o shall_v i_o know_v when_o i_o idolize_v that_o mercy_n and_o make_v it_o my_o ultimate_a end_n in_o prayer_n ans_fw-fr thou_o do_v provoke_v the_o lord_n and_o abuse_v a_o most_o solemn_a and_o promise_a ordinance_n ans_fw-fr ans_fw-fr when_o thou_o expect_v no_o return_n of_o thy_o prayer_n and_o ask_v not_o that_o thou_o may_v obtain_v and_o therefore_o whatever_o other_o end_n thou_o may_v propose_v as_o discharge_v of_o duty_n the_o enjoy_n of_o fellowship_n with_o the_o father_n and_o his_o son_n a_o heavenly_a frame_n of_o spirit_n the_o shine_a of_o god_n countenance_n in_o that_o ordinance_n and_o a_o taste_n of_o the_o heavenly_a manna_n yet_o the_o proper_a immediatand_v direct_a end_n of_o prayer_n etc._n etc._n be_v to_o procure_v the_o particular_a mercy_n we_o desire_v and_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o and_o therefore_o we_o must_v use_v it_o for_o that_o end_n and_o have_v it_o often_o in_o our_o eye_n 1._o before_o we_o come_v it_o must_v send_v we_o to_o the_o throne_n 2._o while_n we_o come_v it_o must_v animat_fw-la the_o desire_n and_o 3._o after_o prayer_n it_o will_v make_v we_o wait_v and_o look_v for_o a_o return_n but_o let_v we_o beware_v of_o the_o popish_a leaven_n that_o no_o 13._o no_o suar._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 11._o sect_n 13._o exit_fw-la alense_v proponit_fw-la tres_fw-la five_o seu_fw-la fructus_fw-la orationis_fw-la viz._n 1._o ad_fw-la degustandum_fw-la seu_fw-la ad_fw-la dulcedinem_fw-la &_o delectationem_fw-la ex_fw-la contemplatione_fw-la &_o amore_fw-la dei_fw-la capiendam_fw-la 2._o ad_fw-la exsolvendum_fw-la seu_fw-la ad_fw-la merendum_fw-la &_o satis_fw-la faciendum_fw-la divinae_fw-la justitiae_fw-la 3._o ad_fw-la impretandum_fw-la quod_fw-la petimus_fw-la de_fw-fr primo_fw-la &_o tertio_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la quaestio_fw-la inter_fw-la nos_fw-la &_o pentificios_fw-la de_fw-la secundo_fw-la disputari_fw-la selet_n in_fw-la articulo_fw-la de_fw-la merito_fw-la bonorum_fw-la operum_fw-la quod_fw-la nostri_fw-la theologi_fw-la passim_fw-la refellunt_fw-la ut_fw-la vanum_fw-la &_o absurdum_fw-la commentum_fw-la sed_fw-la fere_n nihil_fw-la ut_fw-la fatetur_fw-la suarez_n cap._n 22._o sect_n 1._o hoc_fw-la loco_fw-la specialiter_fw-la de_fw-la oratione_fw-la dicere_fw-la necesse_fw-la est_fw-la quamvis_fw-la oratio_fw-la sit_fw-la praecipuum_fw-la inter_fw-la tria_fw-la principalia_fw-la capita_fw-la ad_fw-la quae_fw-la opera_fw-la satisfactoria_fw-la a_o papistis_fw-la reduci_fw-la solent_fw-la jejunium_fw-la enim_fw-la refertur_fw-la ad_fw-la orationem_fw-la &_o eleemosyna_fw-la est_fw-la opus_fw-la exterius_fw-la with_o thom._n 22._o quaest_n 83._o art_n 13._o opinion_n of_o merit_n do_v feed_v our_o expectation_n who_o will_v not_o abominat_fw-la that_o beggar_n who_o will_v ask_v a_o alm_n upon_o the_o account_n of_o debt_n as_o if_o his_o ask_n do_v give_v he_o a_o right_a and_o what_o creditor_n will_v accept_v of_o entreaty_n and_o request_n as_o good_a payment_n all_o will_v go_v to_o that_o market_n where_o such_o money_n be_v current_a ah_o foolish_a papist_n and_o unwise_a how_o dare_v you_o thus_o mock_v the_o holy_a one_o and_o shall_v such_o proud_a boast_a pharisee_n 1.7_o pharisee_n jam._n 1.7_o expect_v to_o 9.15_o to_o a_o opinion_n of_o dignity_n and_o merit_n will_v hinder_v and_o obstruct_v the_o acceptance_n and_o success_n of_o prayer_n he_o who_o have_v money_n wherewith_o he_o may_v buy_v need_v not_o beg_v when_o we_o resolve_v to_o stand_v to_o a_o legal_a plea_n we_o need_v not_o make_v our_o supplication_n to_o the_o judge_n job_n 9.15_o receive_v any_o thing_n from_o the_o lord_n such_o as_o will_v carry_v on_o a_o trade_n with_o heaven_n must_v not_o bring_v such_o 64.6_o such_o isa_n 64.6_o filthy_a rag_n ah_o what_o be_v all_o our_o righteousness_n all_o our_o prayer_n and_o performance_n who_o will_v go_v about_o to_o establish_v their_o own_o righteousness_n but_o such_o as_o be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n rom._n 10.3_o if_o our_o work_n have_v such_o a_o meritorious_a worth_n in_o they_o christ_n die_v in_o vain_a and_o what_o do_v we_o owe_v to_o the_o free_a mercy_n and_o grace_n of_o god_n for_o to_o he_o that_o work_v the_o reward_n be_v reckon_v not_o of_o grace_n but_o of_o debt_n rom._n 4.4_o it_o be_v christ_n prerogative_n to_o ask_v upon_o the_o account_n of_o justice_n and_o â—o_o plead_v the_o title_n of_o purchase_n but_o to_o we_o all_o be_v free_a his_o love_n his_o blood_n all_o the_o promise_n all_o our_o enjoyment_n and_o all_o the_o good_a we_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o grace_n glory_n our_o bodily_a be_v and_o life_n with_o all_o its_o comfort_n and_o accommodation_n though_o the_o lord_n by_o his_o free_a promise_n have_v make_v a_o connexion_n between_o our_o work_n and_o the_o reward_n yet_o we_o must_v not_o imagine_v any_o kind_n of_o causality_n by_o way_n of_o merit_n though_o our_o work_n be_v via_fw-la regni_fw-la yet_o not_o causa_fw-la regnandi_fw-la they_o be_v the_o way_n and_o a_o mean_a sanctify_a and_o appoint_v of_o god_n for_o obtain_v the_o blessing_n but_o not_o the_o cause_n nor_o can_v they_o give_v any_o title_n by_o way_n of_o purchase_n and_o causality_n but_o yet_o the_o connexion_n be_v no_o less_o sure_a and_o infallible_a the_o lord_n truth_n and_o veracity_n be_v as_o strong_a and_o firm_a a_o ground_n and_o support_v of_o faith_n as_o his_o equity_n and_o justice_n hence_o we_o may_v as_o confident_o look_v for_o the_o return_n of_o our_o prayer_n as_o if_o by_o these_o we_o do_v merit_n and_o purchase_v what_o we_o desire_v but_o though_o thus_o we_o be_v pugnant_fw-la be_v subordinata_fw-la non_fw-la pugnant_fw-la allow_v to_o look_v after_o those_o inferior_a and_o subordinat_a end_n yet_o if_o these_o exclude_v yea_o if_o they_o no_o not_o stoop_v unto_o the_o great_a and_o ultimat_fw-la end_n viz._n the_o glory_n of_o god_n the_o whole_a work_n be_v contra_fw-la be_v bonum_fw-la opus_fw-la intintio_fw-la facit_fw-la non_fw-la enim_fw-la valde_fw-la attendas_fw-la quid_fw-la homo_fw-la faciat_fw-la sed_fw-la quid_fw-la cum_fw-la facit_fw-la aspiciat_fw-la prin_fw-mi quinquag_fw-mi ex_fw-la prolo_fw-la ps_n 31._o august_n quicquid_fw-la autem_fw-la boni_fw-la sit_fw-la ab_fw-la bomine_fw-la &_o non_fw-la propter_fw-la hoc_fw-la fit_a propter_fw-la quod_fw-la fieri_fw-la debere_fw-la sapientia_fw-la praecipit_fw-la etsi_fw-la officio_fw-la vidoatur_fw-la bonum_fw-la ipso_fw-la non_fw-la recto_fw-la sine_fw-la peccatum_fw-la est_fw-la august_n lib._n contra_fw-la mar_v and_o want_v one_o of_o the_o most_o noble_a qualification_n and_o that_o which_o must_v be_v a_o necessary_a ingredient_n in_o all_o our_o acceptable_a sacrifice_n not_o as_o if_o in_o every_o petition_n we_o must_v reflect_v upon_o that_o high_a end_n but_o that_o habitual_o virtual_o and_o interpretative_o it_o must_v always_o be_v intend_v it_o must_v so_o far_o abide_v as_o to_o have_v influence_n upon_o the_o whole_a action_n so_o that_o we_o must_v always_o so_o carry_v as_o if_o always_o we_o do_v mind_n and_o think_v upon_o it_o as_o he_o who_o be_v ride_v a_o journey_n must_v so_o far_o mind_v the_o place_n he_o be_v go_v to_o as_o not_o to_o be_v divert_v or_o drive_v out_o of_o the_o way_n and_o now_o we_o come_v to_o speak_v more_o direct_o to_o the_o main_a question_n viz._n what_o be_v it_o to_o intend_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o how_o shall_v i_o know_v when_o i_o make_v it_o my_o great_a and_o ultimate_a end_n in_o prayer_n ans_fw-fr we_o may_v make_v use_n of_o these_o few_o character_n for_o a_o discovery_n of_o what_o end_n we_o propound_v and_o aim_v at_o 1._o the_o end_n have_v a_o 10._o a_o quid_fw-la est_fw-la ergo_fw-la amor_fw-la nisi_fw-la quedam_fw-la vitta_fw-la duo_fw-la aliqua_fw-la copulans_fw-la amentom_n scil_n &_o id_fw-la quod_fw-la amatur_fw-la august_n de_fw-fr trin_n lib._n 8._o cap._n 10._o magnetical_a and_o attractive_a virtue_n it_o draw_v out_o the_o soul_n after_o it_o and_o if_o it_o be_v our_o chief_a good_a and_o the_o great_a end_n it_o so_o glu_v and_o unit_v the_o heart_n to_o it_o that_o there_o can_v be_v no_o divorce_n hence_o the_o soul_n be_v say_v animat_fw-la say_v anima_fw-la magis_fw-la est_fw-la ubi_fw-la amat_fw-la quam_fw-la ubi_fw-la animat_fw-la to_o be_v more_o where_o it_o love_v than_o where_o it_o live_v and_o indeed_o as_o to_o the_o estimation_n and_o choice_n it_o will_v prefer_v what_o it_o most_o love_v unto_o life_n itself_o thus_o paul_n be_v ready_a not_o only_o to_o be_v bind_v but_o also_o to_o die_v for_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n act._n 21.13_o and_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n
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the_o humane_a nature_n of_o christ_n do_v after_o a_o far_a other_o manner_n and_o upon_o another_o account_n denominate_v or_o have_v reference_n unto_o the_o son_n of_o god_n than_o any_o other_o work_n and_o dispensation_n which_o be_v ascribe_v either_o to_o the_o son_n or_o holy_a spirit_n because_o of_o their_o economy_n towards_o the_o son_n of_o man_n hence_o concl._n 4._o we_o must_v not_o in_o prayer_n or_o any_o other_o part_n of_o worship_n so_o name_n and_o direct_v our_o worship_n adoration_n or_o invocation_n to_o any_o one_o of_o the_o person_n of_o the_o trinity_n as_o to_o exclude_v the_o other_o two_o for_o 1_o that_o same_o divine_a nature_n which_o many_o schoolman_n and_o orthodox_n divine_n will_v have_v to_o be_v the_o proper_a object_n of_o worship_n that_o be_v in_o the_o one_o be_v in_o the_o other_o two_o 2._o because_o all_o the_o person_n have_v the_o same_o power_n and_o causality_n and_o their_o work_n be_v the_o same_o towards_o we_o and_o why_o 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