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that_o grace_n â—â—to_fw-mi they_o that_o they_o will_v plant_v and_o water_n 〈…〉_o the_o dyfferâ—nce_n of_o graâ—â—â—_n man_n 1._o thessa_n â–ª_o 〈◊〉_d he_o prevent_v the_o objection_n with_o will_v prâ—â—_n feyth_n to_o be_v of_o man_n and_o disproâ—â—th_v it_o 〈…〉_o psal_n â–ª_o lâ—viii_fw-la testimony_n of_o the_o scripture_n contain_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o merci_n and_o judgement_n of_o god_n he_o reherse_v another_o of_o their_o obâ—â—tione_n &_o reâ—reâ—yth_v it_o john_n 〈◊〉_d the_o reason_n why_o we_o be_v iustefyd_v by_o faith_n so_o faith_n 〈◊〉_d gardene_a â—who_o by_o thâ—â—_n example_n prove_v that_o a_o man_n before_o faith_n may_v be_v 〈◊〉_d and_o â—od_a 〈◊〉_d by_o his_o goodness_n to_o be_v reward_v of_o god_n to_o come_v to_o the_o son_n be_v to_o believe_v in_o the_o son_n ihon._n vi_fw-it 〈…〉_o there_o come_v none_o to_o the_o son_n but_o who_o the_o father_n teachyth_n â–ª_o the_o cause_n then_o why_o they_o do_v not_o come_v be_v because_o god_n both_o not_o teach_v they_o the_o father_n the_o son_n &_o the_o spirit_n of_o they_o both_o dâ—o_v â—eaâ—h_a aâ—_n in_o our_o school_n wherefore_o be_v it_o call_v the_o deed_n of_o the_o father_n â–ª_o when_o we_o 〈◊〉_d who_o the_o father_n teach_v since_o that_o you_o â—_o son_n and_o y_fw-fr â—_o holy_a ghost_n as_o also_o present_a in_o thaâ—_n deed_n of_o teaching_n he_o refer_v the_o reader_n 〈◊〉_d the_o 〈◊〉_d which_o he_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o 〈…〉_o what_o thing_n do_v grace_n work_n in_o the_o hart_n of_o man_n a_o objection_n wâ—th_v the_o answer_n answer_n by_o this_o 〈…〉_o teach_v the_o understanding_n of_o these_o wâ—rdes_n â–ª_o all_o mâ—n_z be_v teach_v of_o another_o 〈◊〉_d lection_n aunswerâ—_n psalm_n â—4_n math_n 6._o *_o thâ—_n understand_v of_o the_o second_o petition_n of_o the_o lord_n prayer_n a_o other_o obieâ—â—on_n answer_n ihon._n vi_fw-la the_o understond_n of_o these_o woâ—ds_n to_o be_v draw_v of_o the_o father_n â—e_n conclude_v that_o 〈◊〉_d also_o 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o gift_n of_o god_n if_o all_o man_n â—oulde_v 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d of_o ryeâ—â—_n be_v if_o 〈…〉_o not_o of_o 〈◊〉_d but_o of_o i_o â—ye_z hieremy_n â—_o man_n ignoâ—rance_n cann_v not_o after_o nâ—_n to_o the_o depâ—_n wisdom_n of_o god_n â–ª_o whereby_o be_v man_n worthy_a to_o receve_v 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v by_o the_o faith_n of_o christe_n of_o his_o ow_v 〈◊〉_d or_o otherwise_o â–ª_o the_o difference_n between_o predestinatination_n and_o grace_n the_o prescyence_n of_o god_n may_v be_v without_o predestination_n bâ—â—_n predestination_n can_v 〈◊〉_d without_o the_o prescience_n *_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o sin_v grace_n iâ—_n 〈◊〉_d of_o predestination_n *_o god_n make_v man_n to_o work_v well_o a_o objection_n *_o they_o say_v that_o faith_n 〈◊〉_d â—he_v work_v of_o man_n â–ª_o and_o all_o 〈…〉_o work_v be_v of_o god_n the_o answer_n to_o the_o objection_n this_o be_v a_o soul_n and_o 〈◊〉_d noble_a 〈◊〉_d that_o god_n shall_v be_v bind_v to_o our_o work_n â—â—dedes_n â—_o corinth_n 〈◊〉_d obiectiâ—â—_n aunswerâ—_n rom._n 8._o to_o mortifye_v the_o dede_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n 1._o cor_fw-la 1â—_n wherefore_o be_v we_o command_v to_o do_v this_o or_o that_o of_z we_o can_v do_v it_o 〈◊〉_d god_n givethe_v â—t_a to_o us._n hezethiâ—_n 11_o all_o human_a meryt_n be_v condemn_v by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o 〈…〉_o they_o as_o 〈◊〉_d so_o fay_v in_o other_o sort_n if_o we_o be_v saâ—uid_a by_o faith_n 〈…〉_o shall_v we_o work_v what_o meryt_n do_v man_n find_v in_o youge_a child_n by_o the_o which_o they_o be_v sauâ—_n 〈◊〉_d â—omano_fw-it 14_o he_o makethe_v a_o objection_n against_o the_o word_n of_o the_o apostell_n whereto_o he_o aunswerethe_v show_v the_o understond_n of_o the_o apostle_n saying_n of_o this_o saâ—yeng_a there_o can_v be_v no_o purgatory_n prove_v answer_n this_o be_v the_o reason_n of_o the_o which_o say_v that_o 〈◊〉_d be_v save_v â–ª_o or_o codmen_v for_o that_o which_o god_n knw_n they_o will_v do_v if_o they_o have_v live_v he_o use_v y_fw-mi â—_o testimony_n of_o cypâ—ane_n to_o prove_v that_o no_o man_n be_v ponish_v for_o any_o thing_n that_o he_o have_v not_o 〈…〉_o though_o 〈…〉_o have_v do_v it_o if_o he_o have_v live_v by_o these_o â—_z be_v prove_v the_o sentence_n of_o the_o book_n of_o wisdom_n to_o be_v true_a that_o death_n be_v profitable_a to_o the_o good_a 〈◊〉_d personâ—_n that_o so_o depart_v they_o shall_v oâ—â—end_v no_o more_o the_o prescyence_n of_o god_n be_v of_o thing_n thaâ—_n shall_v be_v anâ—â—ot_v of_o that_o which_o shall_v not_o be_v thus_o do_v they_o 〈…〉_o do_v to_o augustyn_n willing_n all_o thing_n to_o be_v try_v by_o the_o doctor_n roma_fw-it 19_o sapâ—_n 〈◊〉_d cyprian_a will_v have_v we_o rejoice_v when_o we_o 〈…〉_o sith_o that_o we_o shall_v depart_v from_o misery_n and_o sin_n no_o