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3215_o jew_n keeper_n of_o truth_n in_o the_o s._n oracle_n and_o in_o some_o tradition_n also_o 3299_o joshua_n israelâ—tes_n see_v caleb_n isaac_n will_v esau_n run_v god_n show_v mercy_n 3215_o ishmael_n no_o reprobate_n 3214_o ishmael_n see_v agar_n image_n of_o god_n to_o create_v man_n in_o it_o and_o righteous_a both_o one_o 3006_o relic_n of_o god_n image_n in_o the_o natural_a man_n such_o as_o be_v not_o in_o devil_n 3124_o imagination_n as_o bad_a as_o erect_v image_n 3015_o irresistible_a see_v will._n judas_n not_o reprobate_v from_o eternity_n 3157_o justification_n by_o faith_n 3210_o etc._n etc._n justification_n consist_v not_o in_o one_o indivisible_a act_n 3269_o 3276_o justification_n 2._o branch_n of_o it_o 3278_o 3279_o k._n kingdom_n of_o heaven_n the_o sense_n of_o that_o passage_n in_o st._n ambrose_n his_o creed_n thou_o do_v open_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n to_o all_o believer_n 3256_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n not_o erect_v till_o â—esus_fw-la be_v make_v lord_n and_o christ_n ibid._n then_o enoch_n abraham_n moses_n and_o such_o as_o live_v at_o the_o time_n of_o christ_n ascension_n be_v consecrate_v king_n and_o priest_n ibid._n we_o must_v first_o know_v ourselves_o before_o we_o can_v know_v god_n as_o creator_n redeemer_n sanctifier_n 3002_o not_o know_v ourselves_o in_o the_o individual_a as_o sinner_n in_o the_o general_n as_o son_n of_o adam_n a_o occasion_n of_o a_o socinian_n error_n 3002_o knowledge_n of_o christ_n the_o first_o part_n of_o it_o more_o easy_a than_o the_o second_o wherein_o both_o part_n consist_v 3001_o etc._n etc._n the_o 35._o first_o chapter_n intend_v for_o a_o introduction_n to_o the_o second_o part_n of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o christ_n 3129_o l._n the_o law_n give_v the_o estimate_n of_o sin_n like_o a_o medicine_n set_v sin_n on_o work_v sin_n rage_v and_o revive_v at_o the_o law_n 3025_o etc._n etc._n law_n a_o schoolmaster_n the_o lesson_n it_o teach_v by_o legal_a sacrifice_n 3293_o the_o poorness_n of_o legal_a service_n in_o comparison_n of_o christ_n one_o sacrifice_n 3261_o etc._n etc._n 3293_o etc._n etc._n 3298_o etc._n etc._n god_n people_n under_o the_o law_n and_o under_o the_o new_a covenant_n in_o far_o different_a condition_n 3292_o legal_a worshipper_n conscious_a of_o sin_n in_o a_o other_o manner_n then_o evangelical_n be_v 3293_o libre_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la vivit_fw-la ut_fw-la vult_fw-la tully_n 3046_o etc._n etc._n he_o have_v both_o voluntatem_fw-la propriam_fw-la &_o arbitrium_fw-la proprium_fw-la '_o ibid._n tully_n definition_n of_o liberty_n lame_a 3049_o conteâ—ins_v but_o the_o body_n of_o liberty_n the_o soul_n of_o liberty_n be_v potestas_fw-la volendi_fw-la quod_fw-la deus_fw-la jubet_fw-la ibid._n liberty_n see_v freedom_n and_o servitude_n of_o liberty_n of_o prophesy_v the_o sad_a effect_n 3273_o limitation_n of_o two_o proposition_n if_o you_o live_v &c_n &c_n 3146_o light_n pendent_fw-la nihil_fw-la fit_a 3129_o lord_n supper_n christ_n presence_n in_o it_o 3296_o etc._n
etc._n 3303_o etc._n etc._n see_v presence_n luther_n do_v not_o distinguish_v inter_fw-la liberam_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la &_o liberum_fw-la arbitrium_fw-la 3130_o lutheran_n catechism_n and_o consequence_n 3188_o lutheran_n wrest_v the_o ancient_n in_o point_n of_o consubstantiation_n 3298_o lycurgus_n whelp_n 3085_o 3134_o m._n great_a magore_n weigh_v himself_o yearly_a in_o gold_n and_o give_v it_o to_o the_o poor_a 3236_o malepert_a courtier_n 3227_o manichee_n their_o brutish_a opinion_n 3080_o etc._n etc._n marry_o the_o b._n virgin_n free_a from_o sin_n in_o her_o consent_n be_v in_fw-la unto_o i_o 3038_o mass_n doctr._fw-la of_o it_o injurious_a to_o christ_n 3262_o etc._n etc._n wrong_v his_o one_o sacrifice_n the_o value_n and_o efficacy_n of_o it_o 3289_o etc._n etc._n scandalise_v the_o jew_n 3290_o make_v legal_a priest_n type_n of_o masspriest_n 3265_o melchizedeck_v by_o the_o romanist_n make_v a_o type_n of_o mass-priest_n rather_o than_o of_o christ_n 3265_o 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3247_o etc._n etc._n merit_n of_o work_n the_o question_n useless_a as_o to_o adam_n first_o estate_n 3008_o meritorum_fw-la reviviscentia_fw-la 3285_o man_n several_a sort_n several_a working_n of_o the_o spirit_n 3121_o man_n not_o come_v to_o full_a growth_n in_o faith_n etc._n etc._n but_o child_n in_o christ_n 3247_o man_n deprecaturad_a optima_fw-la 3119_o not_o metaphor_n but_o mystery_n in_o the_o 6_o 8_o 9_o 10_o chapt._n to_o the_o hebr._n 3254_o moses_n hide_v by_o revelation_n 3191_o design_v heir_n of_o the_o crown_n of_o egypt_n 3192_o his_o great_a achievement_n perhaps_o against_o ethiopia_n a_o omen_n of_o his_o lead_n israel_n out_o of_o bondage_n ibid._n two_o point_n of_o his_o embassy_n to_o pharaoh_n 3193_o god_n viceroy_n carry_v the_o treaty_n in_o accurate_a solemnity_n 3194_o instruct_v encourage_v 3196_o have_v miracle_n for_o letter_n of_o credence_n 3195_o 3197_o mortification_n 3096_o etc._n etc._n progress_n in_o mortificaton_n a_o firm_a sign_n of_o 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authority_n who_o they_o accuse_v as_o a_o author_n of_o error_n will_v be_v bootless_a wherefore_o wave_v his_o authority_n for_o the_o present_a for_o be_v any_o competent_a judge_n or_o advocate_n in_o this_o controversy_n no_o ingenuous_a or_o sober_a man_n can_v except_v against_o he_o as_o a_o unfit_a witness_n in_o this_o cause_n concern_v the_o tenant_n of_o the_o ancient_a church_n or_o against_o other_o who_o he_o produce_v as_o witness_n beyond_o all_o exception_n which_o either_o pelagius_n himself_o his_o follower_n or_o the_o manichee_n can_v have_v take_v against_o they_o in_o his_o time_n neque_fw-la enim_fw-la ex_fw-la quo_fw-la esse_fw-la coepit_fw-la manichaei_n pestilentiosa_fw-la doctrina_fw-la ex_fw-la illo_fw-la coeperunt_fw-la in_o ecclesta_fw-la dei_fw-la parvuli_fw-la baptizandi_fw-la exorcizari_n &_o exufflari_fw-la ut_fw-la ipsis_fw-la mysteriis_fw-la oftenderetur_fw-la non_fw-la eos_fw-la in_o regnum_fw-la christi_fw-la nisi_fw-la erutos_fw-la à _fw-la tenebrarum_fw-la potestate_fw-la transferri_fw-la quid_fw-la autem_fw-la dicam_fw-la de_fw-la ipsis_fw-la divinarum_fw-la scripturarum_fw-la tract_n atoribus_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o catholica_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la floruerunt_fw-la quomodo_fw-la haec_fw-la non_fw-la in_o alios_fw-la sensus_fw-la câ—nati_fw-la sunt_fw-la vertere_fw-la quoniam_fw-la stabiles_fw-la erant_fw-la in_o antiquissima_fw-la &_o robustissima_fw-la fide_fw-la non_fw-la autem_fw-la novitio_fw-la movebantur_fw-la errore_fw-la quos_fw-la si_fw-la colligere_fw-la &_o eorum_fw-la testimoniis_fw-la uti_fw-la velim_fw-la &_o nimis_fw-la longum_fw-la erit_fw-la &_o de_fw-fr canonicis_fw-la autoritatibus_fw-la à _fw-la quibus_fw-la non_fw-la debemus_fw-la averti_fw-la minus_fw-la fortasse_fw-la videbor_fw-la praesumpsisse_fw-la quam_fw-la debui_fw-la veruntamen_fw-la ut_fw-la omittam_fw-la beatissimum_fw-la ambrosium_fw-la cvi_fw-la pelagius_n sicut_fw-la jam_fw-la commemoravi_fw-la tam_fw-la magnum_fw-la integritatis_fw-la in_o fide_fw-la perhibuit_fw-la testimonium_fw-la qui_fw-la tamen_fw-la ambrose_n nihil_fw-la aliud_fw-la defendit_fw-la in_o parvulis_fw-la ut_fw-la haberent_fw-la necessarium_fw-la medicum_fw-la christum_fw-la nisi_fw-la originale_fw-la peccatum_fw-la nunquid_fw-la &_o gloriosissimae_fw-la coronae_fw-la cyprianus_n dicetur_fw-la ab_fw-la aliquo_fw-la non_fw-la solùm_fw-la fuisse_fw-la sed_fw-la vel_fw-la esse_fw-la potuisse_fw-la manichaeus_n cum_fw-la prius_fw-la iste_fw-la sit_fw-la passus_fw-la quà m_fw-la illa_fw-la in_o orbe_fw-la romano_n pestis_fw-la apparuit_fw-la &_o tamen_fw-la in_o libro_fw-la de_fw-la baptismate_fw-la parvulorum_fw-la ita_fw-la defendit_fw-la originale_fw-la peccatum_fw-la ut_fw-la propterea_fw-la dicat_fw-la &_o ante_fw-la oct_n avum_fw-la diem_fw-la si_fw-la necesse_fw-la sit_fw-la parvulum_fw-la batizari_fw-la oportere_fw-la ne_fw-la pereat_fw-la quem_fw-la tanto_fw-la vult_fw-la intelligi_fw-la ad_fw-la indulgentiam_fw-la baptismi_fw-la facilius_fw-la pervenire_fw-la quanto_fw-la magis_fw-la ei_fw-la dimittuntur_fw-la non_fw-la propria_fw-la sed_fw-la aliena_fw-la peccata_fw-la hos_fw-la iste_fw-la audeat_fw-la dicere_fw-la manichaeos_n &_o antiquissimam_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la traditionem_fw-la isto_fw-la nefario_fw-la crimine_fw-la aspergat_fw-la qua_fw-la exorcizantur_fw-la &_o ut_fw-la dixi_fw-la exufflantur_fw-la parvuli_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o regnum_fw-la christi_fw-la à _fw-la potestate_fw-la tenebrarum_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la diaboli_fw-la &_o angelorum_fw-la ejus_fw-la eruti_fw-la transferantur_fw-la aug._n l._n 2._o de_fw-la nuptiis_fw-la &_o concupiscentia_fw-la c._n 29._o chap._n ix_o of_o the_o property_n or_o effect_n of_o sin_n original_a know_v by_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n and_o by_o scripture_n 1._o nature_n the_o property_n of_o original_a sin_n be_v to_o lust_n after_o thing_n forbid_v by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o of_o nature_n enough_o it_o be_v to_o persuade_v any_o reasonable_a man_n that_o original_a sin_n be_v not_o a_o mere_a privation_n or_o a_o proportion_a shadow_n of_o be_v without_o a_o reality_n answer_v to_o it_o see_v that_o in_o man_n the_o note_n or_o character_n of_o who_o distinction_n from_o or_o excellency_n above_o all_o other_o visible_a creature_n be_v the_o use_n of_o reason_n there_o usual_o be_v such_o a_o lethargy_n or_o slothful_a deadness_n to_o do_v that_o which_o the_o very_a law_n of_o nature_n or_o reason_n do_v dictate_v unto_o he_o or_o
or_o at_o least_o of_o the_o increase_n or_o abundance_n of_o it_o in_o the_o world_n the_o apostle_n meaning_n be_v that_o the_o law_n be_v give_v as_o a_o praeparative_a physic_n or_o medicine_n to_o let_v such_o as_o be_v sick_a of_o sin_n as_o all_o be_v before_o the_o law_n be_v give_v understand_v in_o what_o danger_n they_o be_v or_o to_o give_v they_o notice_n of_o the_o abundance_n of_o corruption_n which_o be_v so_o deep_o seat_v in_o their_o nature_n that_o it_o can_v not_o be_v thorough_o purge_v by_o the_o law_n which_o only_o set_v sin_n a_o work_n that_o man_n may_v seek_v more_o eager_o after_o a_o better_a medicine_n to_o wit_n faith_n in_o christ_n that_o this_o be_v our_o apostle_n true_a meaning_n in_o this_o place_n be_v apparent_a from_o the_o parallel-passage_n to_o these_o roman_n chap._n 7._o 7._o what_o shall_v we_o say_v then_o be_v the_o law_n sin_n god_n forbid_v nay_o i_o have_v not_o know_v sin_n that_o be_v i_o have_v not_o take_v true_a notice_n of_o the_o measure_n or_o danger_n of_o it_o but_o by_o the_o law_n for_o i_o have_v not_o know_v lust_n except_o the_o law_n have_v say_v thou_o shall_v not_o covet_v the_o law_n to_o which_o these_o word_n refer_v be_v the_o ten_o commandment_n wherein_o the_o covet_v of_o some_o few_o particular_n as_o of_o our_o neighbour_n wife_n or_o of_o his_o good_n be_v only_o express_o forbid_v but_o sin_n take_v occasion_n by_o this_o negative_a commandment_n wrought_v in_o our_o apostle_n as_o he_o himself_o testify_v all_o manner_n of_o concupiscence_n for_o without_o the_o law_n sin_n be_v dead_a that_o be_v he_o do_v not_o feel_v the_o motion_n or_o paroxysme_n of_o sin_n until_o the_o law_n be_v lay_v unto_o he_o as_o a_o preparative_a medicine_n unto_o better_a physic_n and_o again_o ver_fw-la nine_o i_o be_v alive_a without_o the_o law_n once_o but_o when_o the_o commandment_n come_v sâ—n_o revive_v and_o i_o die_v and_o again_o ver_fw-la 11._o 12._o 13._o sin_n take_v occasion_n by_o the_o commandment_n deceive_v i_o and_o by_o it_o slay_v i_o wherefore_o the_o law_n be_v holy_a and_o the_o commandment_n holy_a and_o just_a and_o good_a be_v that_o than_o which_o be_v good_a make_v death_n unto_o i_o god_n forbid_v but_o sin_n that_o it_o may_v appear_v sin_n work_v dâ—ath_n in_o i_o by_o that_o which_o be_v good_a that_o sin_n by_o the_o commandment_n may_v become_v exceed_o sinful_a it_o be_v a_o point_n observable_a and_o full_o parallel_v to_o our_o apostle_n doctrine_n that_o the_o eastern_a part_n of_o the_o world_n do_v rather_o loathe_v then_o long_o after_o circumcision_n until_o our_o saviour_n resurrection_n and_o the_o apostle_n peremptory_a forbid_v the_o practice_n of_o it_o from_o the_o former_a doctrine_n of_o our_o apostle_n i_o have_v learned_a satisfaction_n to_o a_o problem_n which_o have_v often_o and_o long_o perplex_v my_o thought_n the_o problem_n be_v this_o why_o man_n unto_o who_o care_n and_o fidelity_n a_o man_n may_v safe_o commit_v his_o fortune_n or_o his_o life_n upon_o their_o honest_a word_n become_v most_o careless_a and_o unfaithful_a in_o matter_n whereto_o they_o be_v punctual_o tie_v by_o oath_n the_o reason_n be_v because_o the_o interposition_n or_o obligation_n by_o oath_n be_v as_o the_o come_n of_o a_o law_n which_o provoke_v the_o corruption_n of_o nature_n who_o longing_n or_o lust_n after_o thing_n forbid_v rather_o than_o it_o shall_v be_v unsatisfied_a draw_v man_n otherwise_o moral_o honest_a to_o become_v like_o wayward_a intemperate_a patient_n which_o rather_o choose_v to_o nourish_v the_o long_a humour_n of_o the_o disease_n or_o infirmity_n then_o to_o observe_v the_o prescription_n of_o the_o chirurgeon_n ready_a to_o pull_v off_o the_o plaster_n though_o with_o the_o live-skin_n or_o flesh_n rather_o than_o to_o endure_v the_o work_n of_o it_o for_o a_o moment_n 4._o but_o here_o some_o have_v question_v whether_o this_o chapter_n be_v mean_v of_o the_o regenerate_v or_o unregenerate_a man_n a_o captious_a interrogatory_n if_o regeneration_n be_v but_o one_o act_n or_o a_o resultance_n of_o some_o few_o act_n or_o conflict_n between_o the_o flesh_n and_o the_o spirit_n but_o see_v regeneration_n in_o true_a theology_n include_v act_n almost_o numberless_a or_o a_o combat_n somewhat_o long_o than_o mortification_n do_v this_o chapter_n if_o we_o speak_v of_o christian_n must_v be_v mean_v not_o of_o the_o man_n true_o regenerate_v or_o perfect_o mortify_v but_o of_o a_o man_n inter_fw-la regenerandum_fw-la during_o the_o intermediate_v act_n or_o conflict_n betwixt_o the_o beginning_n and_o the_o consummation_n of_o his_o england_n his_o see_v the_o 9_o article_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n regeneration_n or_o if_o we_o speak_v of_o one_o that_o believe_v the_o old_a testament_n better_o than_o the_o new_a as_o of_o a_o jew_n or_o mahumetane_a it_o can_v be_v mean_v of_o a_o lawless_a man_n but_o of_o a_o man_n under_o the_o hammer_n of_o god_n law_n give_v by_o moses_n for_o there_o must_v be_v a_o lay_v of_o some_o law_n or_o other_o to_o the_o heart_n before_o the_o conflict_n here_o mention_v can_v begin_v or_o sin_n inherent_a be_v so_o provoke_v as_o our_o apostle_n tell_v we_o it_o be_v 5._o precept_n why_o sin_n original_a be_v more_o provoke_v by_o the_o negative_a then_o by_o the_o affirmative_a precept_n he_o that_o will_v diligent_o peruse_v our_o apostle_n foremention_v passage_n roman_n 7._o in_o the_o language_n wherein_o he_o write_v will_v easy_o observe_v with_o i_o that_o the_o occasion_n which_o sin_n take_v by_o the_o law_n to_o deceive_v he_o as_o it_o do_v yet_o to_o deceive_v we_o be_v from_o the_o negative_a precept_n or_o commandment_n of_o the_o law_n not_o from_o the_o positive_a or_o affirmative_a now_o why_o the_o negative_a precept_n that_o one_o especial_o thou_o shall_v not_o lust_n thou_o shall_v not_o covet_v shall_v a_o great_a deal_n more_o provoke_v or_o more_o forcible_o revive_v the_o seed_n of_o original_a sin_n inherent_a in_o we_o than_o the_o affirmative_a precept_n usual_o do_v the_o reason_n be_v evident_a because_o nothing_o be_v nominate_v or_o propose_v unto_o we_o in_o the_o affirmative_a precept_n but_o that_o which_o in_o its_o nature_n be_v true_o and_o sincere_o good_a without_o the_o mixture_n of_o evil_n and_o be_v such_o be_v more_o apt_a to_o revive_v or_o quicken_v the_o notion_n of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n or_o reason_n or_o those_o relic_n of_o god_n image_n which_o remain_v in_o our_o nature_n since_o our_o first_o parent_n fall_v then_o to_o enlive_v the_o seed_n of_o sin_n or_o to_o provoke_v our_o inclination_n unto_o evil_n on_o the_o contrary_a in_o every_o negative_a precept_n there_o be_v a_o proposal_n or_o representation_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v in_o their_o nature_n true_o evil_a and_o therefore_o most_o apt_a to_o incite_v or_o provoke_v our_o natural_a inclination_n unto_o the_o evil_a forbid_a or_o to_o enrage_v the_o relic_n of_o our_o first_o parent_n sin_v inherent_a in_o we_o after_o the_o same_o manner_n and_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n that_o the_o representation_n of_o red_a colour_n without_o any_o other_o provocation_n give_v be_v to_o provoke_v or_o stir_v the_o blood_n of_o beast_n or_o cattle_n which_o be_v of_o a_o more_o pure_a or_o sanguine_a constitution_n thus_o some_o tame_a beast_n as_o bull_n or_o kine_n be_v apt_a to_o turn_v man-keen_a upon_o such_o as_o be_v clothe_v in_o bright_a red_a or_o scarlet_n and_o a_o grave_a learned_a 15._o learned_a scortum_fw-la hispani_fw-la generis_fw-la lepidum_fw-la ut_fw-la serebatur_fw-la &_o formosum_fw-la mula_fw-la ut_fw-la romae_fw-la meretrices_fw-la cum_fw-la amatoribus_fw-la solent_fw-la animi_fw-la gratia_fw-la gestabatur_fw-la haec_fw-la cum_fw-la venisset_fw-la ad_fw-la thermas_fw-la diocletianas_n vivarium_fw-la ferarum_fw-la ingressa_fw-la nec_fw-la contenta_fw-la cicures_fw-la vagantes_fw-la spectasse_fw-la precibus_fw-la contendit_fw-la &_o aegâ—è_fw-la impetrat_fw-la à _fw-la beluarum_fw-la magistro_fw-la ut_fw-la ingenti_fw-la urso_fw-la cavea_fw-la separatim_fw-la incluso_fw-la sed_fw-la quem_fw-la constabat_fw-la in_o neminem_fw-la antea_fw-la desaeujisse_fw-la exitum_fw-la aperiret_fw-la facta_fw-la potestate_fw-la ursus_fw-la erumpit_fw-la mulam_fw-la terresacit_fw-la excussam_fw-la mulierculam_fw-la caeteris_fw-la qui_fw-la aderant_fw-la diffugentibus_fw-la invadit_fw-la dictoque_fw-la citius_fw-la strangulat_fw-la &_o contrito_fw-la capite_fw-la primùm_fw-la avulsa_fw-la ubera_fw-la deinde_fw-la natem_fw-la alteram_fw-la devorat_fw-la unguibus_fw-la &_o dentibus_fw-la laceratam_fw-la esseratam_fw-la bestiam_fw-la existimo_fw-la colore_fw-la coccineae_fw-la vestis_fw-la quam_fw-la induerat_fw-la misella_fw-la speciem_fw-la sanguinis_fw-la praeferentem_fw-la sepulveda_n epist_n lib._n 2._o ep_n 15._o historian_n sometime_o chronicler_n to_o charles_n the_o five_o in_o a_o epistle_n of_o he_o to_o his_o friend_n relate_v a_o sad_a accident_n of_o a_o bear_n which_o have_v never_o be_v observe_v to_o have_v rage_v upon_o any_o yet_o be_v let_v loose_a from_o
work_n then_o our_o assumption_n or_o minor_a proposition_n be_v good_a and_o the_o conclusion_n will_v follow_v if_o not_o certitudine_fw-la fidei_fw-la by_o the_o certainty_n or_o full_a assurance_n of_o faith_n yet_o by_o certainâ—y_n more_o than_o moral_a by_o a_o assurance_n of_o hope_n but_o if_o we_o mortify_v the_o deed_n of_o the_o body_n only_o now_o and_o then_o or_o by_o fit_n or_o if_o we_o intend_v this_o work_n but_o slight_o or_o as_o it_o be_v upon_o the_o by_o then_o our_o former_a assumption_n i_o do_v mortify_v the_o deed_n of_o the_o body_n be_v impertinent_a and_o will_v soon_o bring_v forth_o presumption_n than_o any_o assurance_n of_o hope_n or_o moral_a certainty_n of_o our_o estate_n in_o grace_n for_o conclusion_n of_o this_o point_n let_v every_o one_o of_o we_o take_v heed_n not_o to_o measure_v our_o hope_n of_o regeneration_n or_o degree_n of_o mortification_n by_o our_o readiness_n or_o desire_n to_o hear_v the_o word_n preach_v until_o we_o have_v 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do_v not_o decree_v to_o harden_v pharaoh_n by_o his_o irresistible_a will_n be_v true_a of_o pharaoh_n in_o his_o infancy_n or_o youth_n but_o false_a of_o pharaoh_n after_o his_o wilful_a contempt_n of_o god_n summons_n by_o sign_n and_o wonder_n 21._o false_a the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o syllogism_n propose_v indefinite_o take_v be_v most_o true_a but_o universal_o take_v be_v altogether_o false_a beza_n collection_n upon_o this_o place_n be_v ground_v upon_o the_o indefinite_a truth_n of_o this_o affirmative_a god_n from_o eternity_n decree_v to_o harden_v pharaoh_n but_o he_o extend_v this_o indefinite_a truth_n beyond_o its_o compass_n for_o he_o make_v it_o a_o universal_a in_o that_o he_o terminate_v the_o irresistible_a decree_n to_o every_o moment_n of_o pharaoh_n life_n without_o distinction_n of_o qualification_n and_o it_o may_v be_v he_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o as_o well_o each_o several_a qualification_n as_o each_o different_a measure_n of_o pharaoh_n harden_v or_o impenitency_n
still_o cleanse_v we_o from_o all_o our_o sin_n from_o which_o in_o this_o life_n we_o be_v cleanse_v or_o can_v hope_v to_o be_v cleanse_v if_o we_o then_o receive_v remission_n of_o sin_n or_o purification_n from_o our_o sin_n in_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o eucharist_n as_o we_o always_o do_v when_o we_o receive_v it_o worthy_o we_o receive_v it_o not_o immediate_o by_o the_o sole_a serious_a remembrance_n of_o his_o death_n but_o by_o the_o present_a efficacy_n or_o operation_n of_o his_o body_n which_o be_v give_v for_o we_o and_o of_o his_o blood_n which_o be_v shed_v for_o we_o 10._o the_o reason_n why_o the_o blood_n of_o bull_n and_o of_o goat_n have_v no_o long_a force_n or_o efficacy_n to_o cleanse_v man_n though_o but_o from_o sin_n against_o the_o law_n of_o ceremony_n then_o while_o they_o be_v offer_v be_v because_o their_o blood_n be_v corruptible_a blood_n and_o do_v perish_v with_o the_o use_n but_o we_o be_v not_o redeem_v say_v s._n peter_n 18._o 1_o pet._n 1._o 18._o with_o corruptible_a thing_n as_o silver_n and_o gold_n but_o with_o the_o precious_a blood_n of_o christ_n as_o of_o a_o lamb_n without_o blemish_n or_o without_o spot_n one_o part_n of_o the_o pretiousness_n of_o his_o blood_n be_v that_o it_o be_v far_o more_o incorruptible_a than_o silver_n gold_n or_o other_o precious_a metal_n and_o the_o less_o corruptible_a any_o metal_n be_v the_o more_o precious_a it_o be_v and_o the_o more_o precious_a it_o be_v the_o more_o uncorruptible_a though_o christ_n then_o be_v true_o mortal_a when_o he_o die_v for_o we_o yet_o the_o blood_n that_o he_o shed_v forth_o for_o we_o at_o his_o death_n do_v not_o become_v like_o water_n spill_v upon_o the_o ground_n which_o can_v be_v gather_v again_o it_o do_v not_o vanish_v or_o consume_v as_o the_o blood_n of_o legal_a sacrifice_n do_v as_o his_o body_n so_o his_o blood_n be_v not_o to_o see_v or_o feel_v corruption_n not_o a_o drop_n of_o blood_n which_o be_v shed_v for_o we_o whether_o in_o 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though_o one_o portion_n of_o it_o be_v divide_v from_o another_o yet_o no_o drop_n of_o it_o be_v divide_v from_o his_o infinite_a person_n and_o that_o which_o the_o romish_a church_n will_v transfer_v unto_o each_o several_a crumb_n of_o bread_n or_o drop_n of_o wine_n in_o the_o eucharist_n be_v original_o and_o proper_o true_a of_o the_o several_a drop_n or_o divisibility_n of_o christ_n blood_n which_o be_v shed_v for_o we_o whole_a christ_n be_v in_o every_o one_o of_o they_o indivisible_o in_o every_o one_o of_o they_o god_n be_v the_o godhead_n be_v and_o be_v personal_o unite_v to_o all_o of_o they_o 11._o whether_o all_o and_o every_o portion_n of_o his_o blood_n which_o be_v then_o shed_v be_v by_o the_o power_n of_o the_o godhead_n recollect_v and_o reunite_v to_o his_o body_n as_o his_o body_n be_v to_o his_o soul_n at_o the_o resurrection_n 2._o see_v chap_n 46._o numb_a 2._o we_o can_v tell_v god_n know_v but_o this_o we_o know_v and_o believe_v that_o the_o self_n 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