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life_n but_o not_o in_o heaven_n 6._o man_n to_o have_v now_o freewill_n even_o after_o sin_n which_o be_v sufficient_a and_o fit_a to_o do_v well_o without_o god_n grace_n 7._o god_n grace_n to_o be_v obtain_v by_o the_o merit_n of_o our_o work_n 8._o the_o word_n grace_n in_o holy_a scripture_n not_o to_o be_v mean_v the_o gracious_a remission_n of_o sin_n and_o the_o donation_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n but_o the_o promulgation_n of_o doctrine_n 9_o faith_n to_o be_v the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o law_n and_o history_n as_o they_o call_v it_o not_o a_o special_a work_n and_o our_o perseverance_n in_o faith_n 10._o the_o law_n of_o god_n to_o be_v satisfy_v by_o external_a obedience_n neither_o it_o to_o be_v impossible_a for_o a_o man_n to_o keep_v 11._o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o church_n for_o sinner_n that_o they_o may_v be_v convert_v and_o for_o the_o faithful_a to_o persevere_v to_o be_v make_v in_o vaiâ—e_n because_o it_o be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o our_o own_o freewill_n aâ—d_v we_o need_v not_o ask_v that_o of_o god_n that_o we_o have_v power_n to_o dâ—e_v ourselves_o 12._o they_o do_v mock_v and_o scoff_n at_o the_o doctrine_n of_o predestinationâ—_n exploâ—ing_v it_o out_o of_o the_o church_n these_o error_n need_v no_o confutation_n be_v so_o opposite_a to_o the_o holy_a scripture_n soule-sleeper_n that_o the_o soul_n die_v with_o the_o body_n be_v a_o old_a and_o despicable_a heresy_n raise_v in_o arabia_n about_o the_o time_n of_o origen_n and_o extinguish_v by_o his_o dispute_n immediate_o after_o the_o birth_n thereof_o such_o as_o be_v infect_v with_o this_o opinion_n be_v term_v by_o saint_n augustine_n arabici_fw-la by_o reason_n of_o the_o province_n in_o which_o this_o error_n first_o arise_v this_o heresy_n be_v rise_v up_o again_o among_o we_o and_o a_o obscure_a author_n labour_v to_o maintain_v in_o a_o treatise_n late_o publish_v among_o we_o entitle_v man_n mortality_n in_o which_o he_o bring_v a_o argument_n out_o of_o gen._n 3._o 19_o where_o adam_n be_v tell_v that_o for_o his_o disobedience_n he_o must_v turn_v unto_o dust_n from_o whence_o he_o be_v make_v and_o not_o only_o his_o body_n but_o also_o his_o soul_n which_o come_v not_o out_o of_o the_o dust_n in_o the_o description_n of_o man_n creation_n by_o moses_n you_o may_v manifest_o see_v the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n when_o god_n create_v the_o beast_n 24._o etc._n etc._n he_o say_v let_v the_o earth_n bring_v forth_o every_o live_a thing_n but_o when_o he_o make_v man_n let_v we_o make_v man_n in_o our_o own_o image_n 126._o and_o again_o the_o lord_n god_n make_v man_n of_o the_o dust_n of_o the_o earth_n that_o be_v his_o body_n and_o for_o his_o soul_n 7._o he_o breathe_v in_o his_o face_n the_o breath_n of_o life_n god_n create_v the_o angel_n spirit_n without_o body_n the_o creature_n body_n without_o soul_n he_o take_v a_o body_n and_o soul_n and_o make_v a_o man_n in_o his_o own_o image_n in_o respect_n of_o his_o body_n he_o have_v 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