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3._o his_o apostle_n and_o disciple_n never_o give_v themselves_o ease_n while_o they_o live_v in_o this_o life_n of_o penitence_n for_o that_o great_a bishop_n and_o father_n of_o christian_n the_o apostle_n st._n paul_n say_v 9_o that_o he_o be_v never_o chargeable_a to_o any_o but_o gain_v his_o bread_n by_o work_v with_o his_o own_o hand_n beside_o the_o travel_n and_o labour_n which_o he_o do_v undergo_v etc._n to_o teach_v the_o ignorant_a the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o gospel_n perform_v thus_o 24._o his_o penitence_n by_o his_o labour_n for_o his_o own_o sin_n and_o exercise_v charity_n to_o his_o neighbour_n by_o the_o sweat_n and_o labour_n of_o troublesome_a voyage_n consider_v sir_n how_o far_o man_n be_v now_o from_o observe_v the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n how_o every_o one_o strive_v to_o resist_v they_o for_o neither_o small_a nor_o great_a submit_v to_o labour_v to_o perform_v his_o penitence_n but_o all_o willing_o labour_n to_o gain_v money_n or_o to_o take_v their_o pleasure_n or_o to_o make_v themselves_o be_v honour_a in_o this_o miserable_a world_n regard_v more_o those_o thing_n which_o pass_v away_o than_o those_o which_o be_v eternal_a or_o to_o say_v better_o regard_v and_o obey_v more_o our_o own_o will_n than_o the_o will_n and_o ordinance_n of_o god_n be_v it_o a_o wonder_n if_o such_o sin_n draw_v down_o the_o vengeance_n of_o god_n upon_o our_o guilty_a head_n since_o no_o body_n will_v undergo_v the_o penitence_n that_o god_n have_v enjoin_v to_o all_o mankind_n but_o every_o one_o will_v needs_o follow_v his_o own_o will_n and_o labour_n to_o make_v himself_o happy_a in_o this_o miserable_a life_n which_o be_v give_v we_o to_o do_v penitence_n in_o and_o not_o to_o take_v our_o pleasure_n in_o it_o if_o so_o many_o misery_n be_v befall_v man_n for_o one_o only_a disobedience_n that_o adam_n commit_v what_o ought_v we_o to_o expect_v for_o so_o many_o crime_n and_o contempt_n of_o the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n which_o we_o commit_v daily_o we_o be_v astonish_v to_o see_v the_o beginning_n of_o sorrow_n by_o war_n and_o also_o disorder_n and_o confusion_n in_o state_n and_o in_o the_o whole_a world_n and_o we_o ought_v rather_o to_o be_v astonish_v at_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n that_o he_o endure_v so_o long_a the_o rebellion_n of_o his_o creature_n man_n who_o be_v come_v to_o such_o a_o height_n of_o ingratitude_n that_o he_o will_v no_o long_o acknowledge_v in_o any_o thing_n the_o dependence_n that_o he_o have_v upon_o his_o creator_n but_o will_v enjoy_v here_o where_o he_o ought_v to_o suffer_v and_o take_v his_o pleasure_n where_o he_o ought_v to_o do_v penance_n and_o yet_o nevertheless_o dare_v lift_v up_o his_o head_n and_o believe_v that_o he_o shall_v have_v eternal_a life_n notwithstanding_o of_o his_o ingratitude_n and_o his_o disobedience_n to_o he_o who_o alone_o can_v save_v he_o we_o will_v make_v god_n to_o become_v unjust_a if_o we_o can_v for_o we_o will_v not_o at_o all_o depend_v upon_o he_o but_o upon_o our_o own_o will_n neither_o will_v we_o suffer_v and_o do_v penance_n in_o this_o world_n but_o rather_o enjoy_v and_o reign_v in_o it_o and_o notwithstanding_o of_o all_o these_o opposition_n to_o god_n we_o will_v oblige_v he_o to_o save_v we_o which_o will_v be_v against_o his_o righteousness_n because_o salvation_n belong_v only_o to_o those_o who_o resign_v their_o will_n to_o that_o of_o god_n and_o who_o do_v and_o fulfil_v the_o penance_n that_o god_n himself_o have_v enjoin_v we_o which_o no_o body_n do_v and_o all_o the_o world_n say_v that_o they_o shall_v be_v save_v in_o which_o every_o one_o deceive_v himself_o for_o god_n will_v still_o exercise_v his_o exact_a righteousness_n without_o respect_n of_o person_n he_o can_v save_v those_o who_o be_v not_o resign_v to_o his_o will_n no_o more_o than_o those_o who_o will_v not_o not_o fulfil_v here_o the_o penance_n which_o sin_n have_v merit_v because_o he_o will_v still_o accomplish_v his_o perfect_a righteousness_n therefore_o jesus_n christ_n say_v 21._o not_o every_o one_o that_o say_v lord_n lord_n shall_v enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n but_o he_o who_o shall_v do_v the_o will_n of_o my_o father_n which_o be_v no_o other_o but_o that_o man_n of_o his_o own_o freewill_n subject_n his_o will_n to_o god_n disposal_n who_o have_v ordain_v he_o to_o gain_v his_o bread_n by_o the_o sweat_n of_o his_o face_n will_v never_o change_v his_o ordinance_n for_o he_o be_v unchangeable_a and_o if_o man_n withdraw_v himself_o from_o he_o god_n in_o reason_n and_o by_o a_o upright_a judgement_n will_v reject_v he_o since_o man_n have_v no_o right_a to_o deny_v this_o dependence_n upon_o his_o god_n from_o who_o he_o have_v receive_v all_o thing_n and_o himself_o i_o ask_v she_o whether_o our_o salvation_n depend_v only_o upon_o this_o resignation_n of_o our_o will_n to_o that_o of_o god_n she_o say_v yes_o sir_n our_o salvation_n 6._o depend_v sole_o on_o this_o resignation_n of_o our_o will_n to_o that_o of_o god_n for_o it_o comprehend_v all_o the_o law_n and_o all_o sort_n of_o virtue_n because_o have_v resign_v our_o will_n to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n we_o live_v no_o 20._o long_o but_o god_n live_v in_o we_o who_o work_v all_o his_o will_n without_o opposition_n he_o act_v in_o we_o he_o labour_n in_o we_o and_o satisfy_v 26._o our_o penitence_n so_o that_o the_o soul_n have_v nothing_o more_o to_o do_v but_o to_o receive_v from_o god_n and_o delight_v its_o self_n in_o the_o operation_n which_o he_o work_v in_o it_o 21._o and_o needs_o not_o any_o long_o seek_v for_o mean_n of_o its_o salvation_n without_o its_o self_n for_o it_o possess_v the_o giver_n thereof_o the_o soul_n that_o be_v resign_v to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n do_v possess_v all_o sort_n of_o virtue_n since_o god_n be_v please_v still_o to_o exercise_v his_o goodness_n and_o to_o give_v his_o grace_n where_o he_o find_v no_o long_o any_o opposition_n he_o adorn_v the_o soul_n with_o all_o 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but_o one_o man_n only_o and_o he_o have_v but_o one_o will_n in_o which_o be_v include_v the_o will_n of_o all_o man_n that_o shall_v ever_o arise_v from_o he_o so_o that_o god_n can_v not_o pitch_v in_o he_o upon_o one_o mass_n of_o reprobate_n and_o one_o of_o save_v because_o there_o be_v no_o long_a salvation_n in_o he_o after_o his_o sin_n nor_o in_o all_o other_o man_n his_o posterity_n all_o be_v reduce_v into_o this_o damn_a mass_n without_o any_o exception_n and_o as_o none_o can_v be_v damn_v before_o sin_n so_o none_o can_v be_v save_v after_o it_o because_o in_o adam_n all_o man_n in_o general_n be_v contain_v who_o have_v still_o share_v in_o his_o happiness_n and_o misery_n his_o favour_n and_o disgrace_n his_o pleasure_n and_o his_o penitence_n all_o man_n be_v inseparable_o unite_v to_o the_o will_n of_o adam_n the_o father_n of_o all_o live_n i_o ask_v she_o how_o it_o can_v be_v that_o some_o man_n be_v damn_v and_o some_o save_v since_o there_o be_v so_o straight_o 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or_o to_o evil_n according_a to_o 4._o the_o choice_n they_o make_v of_o the_o one_o or_o the_o other_o because_o on_o god_n part_n man_n be_v leave_v free_a and_o 37._o entire_a as_o he_o be_v before_o sin_n for_o god_n never_o change_v his_o work_n he_o have_v not_o for_o sin_n change_v any_o thing_n in_o the_o earth_n nor_o in_o the_o heaven_n nor_o in_o the_o element_n nor_o in_o the_o beast_n nor_o in_o the_o other_o creature_n but_o have_v continue_v they_o all_o such_o as_o he_o create_v they_o without_o any_o change_n but_o sin_n have_v bring_v malignity_n upon_o each_o of_o they_o whereas_o before_o the_o say_a sin_n all_o thing_n be_v good_a 14._o without_o any_o evil_n even_o so_o god_n have_v change_v nothing_o in_o man_n since_o his_o sin_n he_o remainsentire_fw-la in_o all_o his_o quality_n both_o bodily_a and_o spiritual_a except_o that_o by_o sin_n he_o have_v contract_v a_o malignity_n 21._o and_o a_o inclination_n to_o evil_n which_o before_o he_o have_v not_o but_o a_o bent_n and_o inclination_n to_o all_o sort_n of_o good_a behold_v this_o be_v the_o only_a change_n that_o sin_n make_v in_o man_n without_o his_o be_v necessitate_v to_o evil_a far_o less_o predestinate_v to_o damnation_n since_o all_o man_n receive_v in_o adam_n the_o pardon_n of_o this_o disobedience_n have_v also_o receive_v in_o he_o the_o penitence_n which_o be_v accept_v for_o all_o man_n in_o adam_n so_o long_o as_o a_o man_n be_v unable_a to_o use_v his_o own_o reason_n for_o than_o he_o be_v set_v at_o liberty_n from_o the_o power_n of_o adam_n and_o that_o of_o his_o own_o parent_n in_o who_o will_n he_o remain_v till_o then_o and_o come_v out_o of_o this_o he_o be_v free_a to_o choose_v good_a and_o evil_n and_o neither_o god_n nor_o man_n can_v constrain_v he_o to_o salvation_n or_o damnation_n and_o that_o any_o be_v save_v or_o damn_v can_v proceed_v from_o nothing_o but_o the_o free_a choice_n that_o every_o one_o make_v of_o follow_v good_a or_o evil_n and_o not_o at_o all_o from_o predestination_n as_o they_o very_o unjust_o do_v imagine_v for_o god_n will_v never_o deprive_v man_n of_o his_o grace_n how_o wicked_a soever_o he_o be_v so_o long_o as_o he_o shall_v live_v in_o this_o world_n he_o will_v never_o take_v back_o the_o grace_n which_o he_o give_v he_o in_o adam_n they_o shall_v be_v still_o communicate_v to_o he_o if_o he_o will_v make_v a_o good_a use_n of_o they_o the_o pardon_n which_o he_o grant_v to_o adam_n he_o grant_v to_o all_o man_n and_o no_o body_n can_v believe_v without_o sin_n that_o god_n shall_v reprobate_n he_o for_o the_o sin_n of_o adam_n for_o by_o his_o grace_n he_o forgive_v all_o 14._o when_o he_o forgive_v adam_n his_o sin_n he_o can_v retract_v the_o remission_n which_o he_o then_o give_v to_o all_o man_n to_o reprobate_n they_o upon_o the_o same_o account_n of_o adam_n sin_n for_o god_n never_o repent_v he_o of_o what_o by_o his_o mercy_n he_o have_v once_o do_v unless_o man_n of_o his_o freewill_n come_v to_o offend_v god_n by_o other_o new_a sin_n which_o he_o be_v free_a to_o do_v all_o man_n be_v create_v in_o the_o state_n of_o innocence_n in_o adam_n and_o all_o man_n sin_v in_o adam_n and_o also_o receive_v the_o pardon_n of_o this_o sin_n in_o adam_n so_o that_o all_o they_o who_o die_v in_o adam_n be_v certain_o save_v by_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n upon_o the_o pardon_n that_o he_o give_v to_o adam_n but_o if_o his_o child_n be_v come_v to_o the_o use_n of_o reason_n do_v of_o their_o own_o freewill_n turn_n to_o evil_n they_o then_o fall_v again_o into_o god_n displeasure_n and_o beget_v child_n in_o the_o same_o displeasure_n they_o be_v in_o the_o same_o condemnation_n with_o their_o father_n as_o be_v unite_v with_o they_o till_o they_o come_v to_o the_o use_n of_o their_o own_o reason_n for_o than_o they_o begin_v to_o have_v a_o be_v by_o themselves_o whereas_o before_o they_o be_v reckon_v to_o be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n with_o their_o parent_n because_o of_o 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