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christ_n what_o other_o thing_n be_v thâ_n then_o to_o envy_v at_o the_o benefit_n of_o christ_n bestow_v upon_o christian_n thus_o far_o câstalio_n to_o this_o former_a learned_a man_n i_o may_v adjoine_v the_o authority_n of_o m._n perâins_v herein_o though_o at_o other_o time_n he_o may_v seem_v partly_o to_o fluctuare_fw-la and_o waver_v iâ_n hit_v judgement_n touch_v this_o point_n hâ_n thus_o plain_o write_v a_o sentence_n ãâã_d where_o by_o i_o allege_v 26._o allege_v in_o his_o reform_a catholic_a p._n 26._o because_o goâ_n give_v man_n commandment_n to_o repent_v and_o believe_v therefore_o they_o have_v power_n to_o repeââ_n and_o believe_v ââ_o believe_v v_o by_o supr_fw-la p._n ââ_o god_n with_o his_o commanââment_n give_v grace_n that_o the_o thing_n prescribe_v may_v be_v do_v molinaus_n the_o learned_a protestant_n be_v so_o full_a in_o the_o doctrine_n of_o freewill_n as_o that_o peter_n martyr_n rebuke_v he_o therefore_o in_o these_o word_n 99_o word_n in_o his_o epistle_n annex_v to_o his_o common_a place_n english_v in_o his_o epist._n to_o caluin_n pag._n 99_o molinaus_n adjudge_v certain_a thing_n amiss_o touch_v freewill_n in_o like_a sort_n hemingius_n and_o snecanus_fw-la protestant_n of_o good_a note_n be_v charge_v by_o d._n willet_n for_o their_o maintain_n of_o freewill_n in_o this_o manner_n 810._o manner_n in_o his_o synop_n p._n 808_o &_o 810._o they_o he_o mean_v the_o former_a two_o protestant_n âre_n more_o erroneous_a concern_v freewill_n then_o be_v the_o papist_n briefl_o this_o doctrine_n of_o freewill_n be_v full_o teach_v by_o 814._o by_o cent._n 16._o pag._n 814._o osiander_n and_o by_o certain_a protestant_n record_v by_o 1605._o by_o aââ_n mon._n pag._n 1533._o &_o 1605._o m._n fox_n so_o strong_a and_o resolute_a we_o see_v be_v many_o learned_a protestant_n in_o this_o doctrine_n enthusiastus_n the_o authority_n of_o these_o former_a protestant_n do_v not_o much_o sway_n with_o i_o ââoing_v that_o as_o yourself_o can_v but_o know_v there_o be_v many_o other_o more_o in_o number_n and_o of_o equaâl_a learning_n at_o least_o with_o the_o former_a who_o whole_o impugn_v the_o doctrine_n of_o freewill_n and_o to_o who_o judgment_n therein_o i_o have_v rather_o strike_v âayle_n and_o yield_v arminius_n be_v it_o so_o enthusiastus_n as_o you_o saâ_n yet_o i_o urge_v the_o testimony_n of_o the_o protestant_n to_o this_o end_n to_o wit_n that_o whereaâ_n you_o rely_v perhaps_o overmuch_o upon_o thâ_n authority_n of_o other_o protestant_n our_o adversary_n in_o this_o controversy_n that_o yoâ_n may_v see_v hereby_o that_o other_o protestanâ_n of_o eminency_n do_v with_o as_o strong_a a_o benâ_n of_o judgement_n defend_v the_o doctrine_n oâ_n freewill_n as_o you_o do_v impugn_v it_o anâ_n therefore_o though_o i_o seek_v not_o that_o thâ_n protestant_n by_o i_o allege_v shall_v oveâ_n balance_v other_o adversary_n protestant_n herein_o yet_o i_o see_v no_o reason_n why_o they_o shall_v not_o equal_o 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otherwise_o they_o may_v hold_v it_o as_o no_o small_a scar_n to_o they_o be_v feâer_n in_o number_n to_o dispart_v themselves_o but_o upon_o most_o weighty_a and_o force_a reason_n in_o judgement_n from_o all_o other_o protestant_n again_o we_o know_v that_o protestant_n and_o papist_n be_v adversary_n one_o to_o another_o in_o matter_n of_o religion_n now_o the_o former_a allege_a protestant_n by_o i_o do_v conspire_v partly_o in_o doctrine_n touch_v freewill_n with_o the_o papist_n so_o as_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o say_v protestant_n herein_o be_v to_o be_v repute_v as_o confession_n of_o the_o adversary_n now_o how_o forcible_a this_o kind_n of_o argument_n draw_v from_o the_o confession_n of_o a_o adversary_n be_v appear_v fronâhe_a judgement_n of_o the_o most_o learned_a d._n whitaker_n thus_o write_v of_o this_o point_n 14._o point_n d._n whit._fw-la contra_fw-la bell._n l_o the_o eccles_n controver_n 2._o q._n 5._o c._n 14._o efficaxe_v aduersariorum_fw-la ipsorum_fw-la testimonium_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o testimony_n draw_v froâ_n the_o adversary_n be_v most_o efficacious_a aâ_n i_o ingenuous_o confess_v that_o truth_n be_v abâ_n to_o extort_v testimony_n from_o its_o enemy_n thâ_n say_v doctor_n borrow_v his_o sentence_n herein_o from_o irenaus_n to_o omit_v other_o father_n thus_o write_v 14._o write_v l._n 4._o c._n 14._o it_o be_v a_o unanswerable_a proof_n which_o bring_v attâstatiou_n froâ_n the_o adversary_n themselves_o but_o enough_o of_o this_o point_n and_o now_o leave_v to_o insââ_n further_o in_o the_o protestant_n judgement_n herein_o i_o will_v ascend_v up_o to_o those_o time_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n she_o be_v then_o christ_n intemerate_v and_o incontaminate_a spouse_n and_o see_v of_o what_o judgement_n the_o doctor_n and_o father_n of_o those_o pure_a day_n be_v touch_v freewill_n enthusiastus_n i_o pray_v you_o arminius_n rise_v up_o to_o those_o time_n for_o i_o free_o confess_v that_o thâ_n authority_n of_o those_o ancient_a doctor_n so_o long_o as_o they_o do_v not_o impugn_v godâ_n holy_a word_n and_o scripture_n ought_v ãâã_d have_v no_o small_a sovereignty_n over_o manâ_n judgement_n and_o the_o rather_o see_v wâ_n find_v it_o thus_o write_v by_o our_o own_o meâ_n 74._o meâ_n kââpnitius_n in_o exam_n council_n trident._n part_n 1._o pag._n 74._o we_o doubt_v not_o but_o that_o the_o primitiââ_n church_n receive_v from_o the_o apostle_n and_o ãâã_d postolicall_a man_n not_o only_o the_o text_n of_o the_o scripture_n but_o also_o the_o right_n and_o native_a sense_n thereof_o therefore_o arminius_n you_o may_v proceed_v arminius_n now_o to_o begin_v with_o those_o sentinel_n of_o christ_n church_n though_o all_o of_o they_o i_o mean_v both_o of_o the_o latin_a and_o greek_a church_n be_v most_o luxuriant_a and_o riotous_a as_o i_o may_v say_v in_o their_o testimony_n for_o the_o prove_v of_o freewill_n yet_o because_o i_o will_v not_o cloy_v this_o presence_n with_o a_o fastidious_a abundance_n of_o such_o their_o authority_n some_o few_o and_o those_o pertinent_a shall_v serve_v and_o first_o i_o find_v that_o austin_n thus_o write_v 34._o write_v tom._n 3._o de_fw-fr spir._n &_o litera_fw-la c._n 34._o it_o be_v in_o our_o power_n to_o consent_v to_o god_n calling_n or_o to_o dissent_v from_o it_o again_o he_o further_o thus_o enlarge_v himself_o even_o deliver_v our_o doctrine_n in_o these_o express_a word_n valentino_n word_n austin_n tom_fw-mi â_o epist_n 47._o valentino_n i_o have_v deal_v with_o you_o and_o our_o brethren_n what_o i_o can_v that_o they_o will_v persevere_v in_o the_o sound_a catholic_a faith_n which_o neither_o deni_v freewill_n whether_o to_o bad_a life_n or_o to_o good_a neither_o attribute_v so_o much_o unto_o it_o as_o that_o without_o grace_n it_o avayl_v any_o thing_n and_o to_o omit_v other_o infinite_a like_o say_n he_o thus_o plain_o teach_v 34._o teach_v aust_n l._n the_o spirit_n &_o liâ_n c._n 34._o consentire_fw-la vocationi_fw-la 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thââ_n god_n have_v give_v freewill_n to_o every_o man_n who_o have_v say_v by_o himself_o si_fw-la
decrââ_n that_o among_o man_n some_o be_v bear_v ãâã_d ãâã_d damnation_n from_o their_o mother_n womb_n who_o by_o their_o destruction_n may_v glorify_v god_n arminius_n this_o doctrine_n be_v of_o so_o horrid_a a_o nature_n as_o that_o i_o can_v hardly_o be_v induce_v to_o believe_v that_o any_o good_a christian_a will_v ever_o maintain_v it_o in_o so_o full_a a_o manner_n as_o it_o be_v by_o you_o literal_o deliver_v but_o rather_o they_o teach_v it_o with_o some_o qualification_n and_o mitigation_n as_o perhaps_o their_o meaning_n be_v that_o god_n do_v ordain_v some_o to_o destruction_n by_o reason_n of_o his_o foresight_n of_o their_o wicked_a life_n and_o also_o that_o christ_n do_v die_v for_o the_o reprobate_n non_fw-la efficaciter_fw-la but_o sufficienter_fw-la not_o effectual_o whereby_o the_o reprobate_n shall_v actual_o partake_v of_o the_o benefit_n of_o his_o death_n if_o so_o themselves_o will_v but_o only_o sufficient_o that_o be_v that_o his_o death_n be_v of_o sufficient_a value_n in_o itself_o to_o save_v the_o reprobate_n enthusiastus_n i_o will_v to_o god_n arminius_n i_o can_v thus_o charitable_o and_o withal_o true_o apologise_v for_o my_o own_o brethren_n as_o you_o though_o their_o adversary_n herein_o do_v now_o in_o their_o behalf_n but_o the_o matter_n stand_v so_o as_o that_o their_o own_o ãâã_d do_v whole_o preclude_v they_o of_o all_o such_o favourable_a construction_n for_o first_o to_o your_o firster_n word_n touch_v god_n foresight_n of_o the_o wicked_a life_n of_o the_o reprobate_n one_o of_o they_o in_o express_a wordâ_n thus_o write_v 554._o write_v d._n willet_n in_o synop_n p._n 554._o god_n have_v ordain_v ãâã_d to_o be_v vessel_n of_o wrath_n without_o any_o respect_n ãâã_d to_o their_o work_n either_o good_a or_o bad_a and_o another_o as_o plain_o teach_v thus_o say_v 12._o say_v peter_n martyr_n in_o his_o common_a place_n part_n 3._o pa._n 12._o sin_n foresee_v be_v not_o the_o causâ_n of_o reprobation_n and_o as_o touch_v the_o distinction_n by_o you_o deliver_v of_o christ_n suffer_v sufâcienter_a not_o efficaciter_fw-la some_o of_o our_o most_o learned_a brethren_n i_o relate_v it_o wiââ_n grief_n call_v this_o distinction_n 221._o distinction_n beza_n in_o respon_n ad_fw-la act._n colloq_fw-la mouâisbelg_n part_n altera_fw-la pag._n 217._o &_o 221._o a_o meâââtergiversation_n and_o impertinent_a to_o the_o point_n in_o question_n and_o therefore_o the_o same_o learned_a man_n restrain_v the_o death_n of_o christ_n in_o these_o word_n ad_fw-la solos_fw-la electos_fw-la to_o wiââ_n that_o his_o death_n be_v only_o for_o the_o eleââ_n yea_o they_o proceed_v so_o far_o herein_o as_o that_o they_o peremptory_o maintain_v pardoâ_n i_o in_o relate_v their_o own_o word_n that_o 1st_a that_o beza_n in_o respon_n ad_fw-la act._n montisbelg_n part_n altera_fw-la in_o praefat._n pag._n 11._o &_o 1st_a many_o infant_n mean_v of_o believe_a parent_n though_o baptize_v be_v damn_a ãâã_d the_o secret_a decree_n of_o god_n arminius_n you_o have_v sufficient_o enough_o lay_v open_a your_o own_o brethren_n blemish_n and_o scar_n so_o full_a hold_n it_o seem_v those_o word_n of_o austin_n have_v take_v of_o you_o 24._o you_o contrâ_n donatist_n post_fw-la col._n â_o 24._o truth_n be_v more_o forcible_a to_o wring_v out_o confession_n than_o any_o rack_n or_o torment_n but_o now_o if_o it_o please_v you_o you_o may_v come_v to_o your_o proof_n of_o scripture_n for_o this_o their_o doctrine_n only_o i_o must_v tell_v you_o by_o the_o way_n that_o the_o more_o direful_a and_o execrable_a any_o doctrine_n be_v the_o further_a off_o it_o be_v from_o receive_v any_o fortify_v from_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v deliver_v in_o its_o true_a and_o native_a sense_n or_o construction_n enthusiastus_n i_o full_o grant_v so_o much_o with_o you_o nevertheless_o for_o my_o own_o further_o satisfy_v since_o unresolued_a doubt_n secret_o beat_v upon_o the_o understanding_n i_o will_v relate_v the_o 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disobedience_n and_o stumble_v at_o the_o word_n ãâã_d be_v ordain_v but_o here_o i_o justify_v ãâã_d translation_n be_v not_o pure_a and_o sincâââ_n since_o the_o word_n viz_o they_o be_v ordain_v have_v true_a reference_n unto_o those_o formâ_n word_n uz_o which_o believe_v and_o so_o thâ_n true_a meaning_n of_o this_o place_n be_v that_o tââ_n be_v ordain_v to_o believe_v and_o thus_o yââ_n see_v this_o place_n be_v true_o urge_v make_v direct_o against_o your_o brethren_n now_o i_o justify_v this_o my_o answer_n froâ_n the_o greek_a text_n the_o word_n be_v thââ_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d nec_fw-la credunt_fw-la ãâã_d quo_fw-la &_o positi_fw-la sunt_fw-la the_o sense_n thereof_o be_v that_o ãâã_d be_v ordain_v to_o believe_v but_o do_v not_o ãâã_d point_n be_v so_o evident_a that_o diverse_a learned_a protestant_n do_v give_v the_o same_o construction_n thereof_o with_o i_o for_o snecanus_fw-la recite_v the_o text_n in_o these_o word_n 701._o word_n in_o method_n descript_n pag._n 701._o nââ_n credunt_fw-la in_fw-la quod_fw-la positi_fw-la fuerant_fw-la neither_o do_v they_o believe_v unto_o which_o they_o be_v ordain_v thus_o answer_v refertur_fw-la propriè_fw-la à _fw-la doctissimis_fw-la etc._n etc._n this_o last_o clause_n be_v proper_o refer_v by_o most_o learned_a and_o orthodoxal_a man_n yea_o even_o by_o caluin_n himself_o to_o the_o jew_n who_o be_v place_v to_o believe_v and_o the_o very_a same_o construction_n thereof_o be_v give_v by_o 154._o by_o in_o defence_n translat_fw-la pag._n 152._o 153._o 154._o castalio_n so_o little_o do_v this_o text_n advantage_n your_o brethren_n but_o rather_o disadvantage_n they_o and_o yet_o your_o brethren_n integrity_n and_o candour_n be_v want_v in_o their_o translate_n the_o greek_a word_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d be_v ordain_v the_o word_n true_o signify_v only_a positi_fw-la erant_fw-la but_o proceed_v to_o other_o enthusiastus_n the_o next_o shall_v be_v that_o passage_n 16._o passage_n proverb_n apeâ_n 16._o the_o lord_n 3._o lord_n object_v by_o d._n ful_o against_o the_o rhem._n testam_fw-la in_o rom._n 9_o fol._n 2_o 3._o make_v all_o thing_n for_o himself_o even_o the_o wicked_a for_o the_o day_n of_o evil_a from_o whence_o my_o brethren_n deduce_v that_o god_n make_v or_o creat_v wicked_a man_n to_o eternity_n of_o damnation_n which_o may_v be_v true_o call_v the_o day_n of_o evil_a arminius_n do_v your_o brethren_n ârge_v this_o ãâã_d to_o prove_v that_o god_n make_v ãâã_d man_n to_o be_v wicked_a if_o so_o how_o thââ_n ãâã_d they_o free_a god_n from_o be_v the_o ãâã_d of_o sin_n a_o paradox_n or_o rather_o a_o blaspheme_v my_o 524_o my_o as_o d._n fulk_n in_o his_o defence_n of_o the_o english_a translation_n pag._n 500_o d._n whitak_n contra_fw-la duraeum_n 1._o 8._o pag._n 524_o beside_o that_o diverse_a of_o themselves_o shame_n at_o least_o in_o word_n to_o be_v repute_v patroness_n thereof_o direct_o repugnant_a to_o other_o text_n of_o scripture_n ãâã_d where_o it_o be_v say_v 5._o say_v psalm_n 5._o non_fw-la deus_fw-la volens_fw-la iââquitatemâtues_n thou_o be_v a_o god_n that_o woââdest_v not_o iniquity_n be_v it_o not_o their_o intention_n to_o draw_v the_o foresay_a inference_n ãâã_d those_o word_n to_o what_o end_n then_o ãâã_d they_o allege_v it_o since_o it_o be_v then_o in_o ãâã_d respect_n most_o impertinent_o urge_v hoâ_n do_v they_o extricate_v themselves_o out_o of_o this_o labyrinth_n therefore_o for_o the_o better_a deprehend_v the_o true_a construction_n of_o the_o foresay_a passage_n we_o be_v to_o conceive_v that_o god_n make_v or_o create_v of_o man_n in_o the_o former_a word_n have_v reference_n to_o man_n materiality_n if_o i_o may_v use_v that_o word_n that_o ãâã_d to_o he_o as_o he_o be_v man_n abstract_v he_o from_o his_o morality_n but_o it_o have_v no_o reference_n to_o his_o wickedness_n so_o man_n as_o he_o ãâã_d man_n be_v create_v by_o god_n but_o as_o man_n be_v âicked_a he_o can_v be_v say_v to_o be_v create_v