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no_o protestant_a defend_v any_o such_o thing_n howsoever_o we_o all_o acknowledge_v that_o it_o be_v god_n will_v that_o judas_n shall_v betray_v christ_n etc._n etc._n but_o we_o deny_v that_o either_o judas_n have_v any_o commandment_n or_o warrant_v from_o god_n or_o that_o god_n put_v that_o wicked_a thought_n into_o his_o heart_n or_o that_o he_o incline_v he_o to_o the_o like_n of_o it_o neither_o do_v we_o deride_v any_o permissive_a will_n in_o god_n but_o that_o which_o make_v he_o a_o idle_a beholder_n of_o thing_n without_o any_o determination_n of_o their_o be_v or_o not_o be_v but_o only_o such_o as_o dâ—pendâ—s_v whole_o or_o principal_o upon_o the_o creature_n we_o believe_v and_o profess_v that_o god_n work_v otherwise_o by_o the_o wicked_a then_o by_o the_o godly_a in_o these_o by_o put_v in_o good_a thought_n and_o bring_v they_o to_o effect_v by_o their_o will_n &_o labour_n in_o the_o wicked_a he_o do_v not_o work_n but_o only_o by_o they_o bring_v his_o own_o purpose_n to_o pass_v without_o command_v persuade_v urge_v or_o impel_v to_o sin_n this_o latter_a you_o may_v if_o you_o will_v call_v permission_n without_o fear_n of_o be_v deride_v by_o any_o protestant_n yea_o with_o the_o good_a like_n of_o all_o protestant_n so_o you_o acknowledge_v a_o necessity_n of_o event_n article_n 6._o papist_n that_o faith_n once_o have_v may_v be_v lose_v whosoever_o lose_v his_o charity_n lose_v his_o faith_n but_o david_n when_o he_o kill_v urias_n lose_v his_o charity_n ergo_fw-la david_n when_o he_o kill_v urias_n lose_v his_o faith_n protestant_n as_o before_o so_o here_o also_o he_o leave_v out_o the_o principal_a syllogism_n which_o i_o thus_o supply_v if_o david_n lâ—st_v his_o faith_n than_o faith_n once_o have_v may_v be_v lose_v but_o david_n lose_v his_o faith_n therefore_o faith_n once_o have_v may_v be_v lose_v the_o assumption_n be_v false_a which_o he_o labour_v to_o confirm_v notwithstanding_o by_o the_o reason_n afore_o rehearse_v 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