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they_o have_v no_o remedy_n especial_o all_o the_o heathen_a world_n in_o comparison_n of_o which_o from_o adam_n day_n till_o now_o the_o rest_n be_v very_o few_o so_o that_o they_o make_v the_o world_n to_o be_v make_v or_o bear_v purposely_o for_o unavoidable_a damnation_n in_o hell_n fire_n b._n here_o be_v several_a thing_n which_o must_v be_v distinct_o speak_v to_o i._o of_o infant_n ii_o of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o heathen_a world_n iii_o of_o the_o necessity_n of_o sin_v iv_o of_o the_o necessity_n of_o punishment_n for_o sin_n of_o these_o in_o order_n 1._o for_o the_o case_n of_o infant_n there_o be_v three_o question_n to_o be_v handle_v 1._o whether_o they_o have_v original_a sin_n 2._o whether_o they_o be_v worthy_a of_o punishment_n for_o it_o 3._o whether_o they_o be_v punish_v for_o it_o and_o how_o many_o and_o how_o 1._o for_o the_o first_o i_o have_v prove_v in_o a_o peculiar_a disputation_n that_o infant_n have_v original_a sin_n that_o be_v moral_a pravity_n 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c._n 30._o ipse_fw-la est_fw-la omnis_fw-la boni_fw-la principium_fw-la &_o causa_fw-la &_o sine_fw-la ejus_fw-la cooperatione_a &_o auxilio_fw-la impossibile_fw-it est_fw-la bonum_fw-la velle_fw-la vel_fw-la facere_fw-la in_o nobis_fw-la autem_fw-la est_fw-la vel_fw-la permanere_fw-la in_o virtute_fw-la &_o sequi_fw-la deum_fw-la vocantem_fw-la vel_fw-la recâ—dere_fw-la a_o virtute_fw-la quod_fw-la est_fw-la fieri_fw-la in_o malitia_fw-la &_o se_fw-la qui_fw-la diabolum_fw-la idem_fw-la ibid._n to_o be_v no_o grace_n if_o by_o it_o a_o man_n can_v forbear_v no_o sin_n nor_o do_v any_o good_a b._n quest_n 10._o can_v every_o man_n desire_n to_o be_v happy_a and_o to_o escape_v hell_n c._n yes_o for_o all_o do_v it_o in_o some_o sort_n or_o other_o b._n quest._n 11._o can_v some_o man_n without_o holiness_n forbear_v murder_n treason_n theft_n adultery_n and_o pass_v by_o a_o tavern-door_n when_o they_o go_v in_o c._n yes_o for_o we_o see_v many_o forbear_v such_o sin_n and_o 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to_o god_n providence_n but_o whether_o it_o will_v reconcile_v our_o own_o difference_n i_o doubt_v how_o be_v that_o grace_n sufficient_a to_o all_o man_n for_o salvation_n which_o never_o tell_v most_o of_o a_o christ_n or_o of_o salvation_n at_o all_o sunt_fw-la all_o jansen_n de_fw-fr grat._n christi_fw-la l._n 2._o c._n 27._o non_fw-la quaevis_fw-la gratia_n ad_fw-la quosvis_fw-la effectus_fw-la inferendos_fw-la sufficit_fw-la ut_fw-la quidam_fw-la imaginati_fw-la sunt_fw-la sed_fw-la potestates_fw-la operationum_fw-la difficultati_fw-la attemperandâ—_n sunt_fw-la b._n you_o mistake_v your_o adversary_n they_o hold_v not_o that_o all_o man_n have_v sufficient_a grace_n to_o salvation_n but_o sufficient_a to_o help_v they_o near_o to_o salvation_n i_o tell_v you_o again_o no_o saint_n have_v grace_n sufficient_a to_o his_o full_a salvation_n till_o he_o be_v full_o save_v otherwise_o what_o need_v he_o any_o more_o some_o indeed_o call_v it_o mediate_o sufficient_a to_o 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excitantis_fw-la &_o praevenientis_fw-la &_o secundum_fw-la rem_fw-la non_fw-la differre_fw-la yet_o excitation_n be_v itself_o take_v for_o a_o effect_n and_o this_o effect_v this_o power_n in_o question_n but_o in_o the_o justify_v he_o say_v the_o holy_a ghost_n beside_o habit_n and_o power_n dwell_v will_v you_o lay_v any_o great_a stress_n on_o such_o nicety_n as_o these_o past_o humane_a reach_n and_o so_o confess_v by_o the_o subtle_a contender_n per_fw-la peccatum_fw-la non_fw-la miunitur_fw-la inclinatio_fw-la naturalis_fw-la ad_fw-la bonum_fw-la per_fw-la subtractionem_fw-la sed_fw-la per_fw-la oppositionem_fw-la impedimenti_fw-la quod_fw-la neque_fw-la tollit_fw-la neque_fw-la minuit_fw-la radicem_fw-la inclinationis_fw-la cum_fw-la enim_fw-la peccatum_fw-la non_fw-la diminuat_fw-la ipsam_fw-la naturam_fw-la rationalem_fw-la minuere_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la radicem_fw-la naturalis_fw-la inclinationis_fw-la ad_fw-la bonum_fw-la quae_fw-la identificatur_fw-la cum_fw-la 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