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B04886 No power but of God, and yet a power in every creature, or, A word in season, to all men not void of grace, or deprived of reason wherein is held forth that the Almighty God is not wanting to us in impowering of us, but we are wanting to him, in not improving our talent for him ... / by Robert Purnel. Purnell, Robert, d. 1666. 1651 (1651) Wing P4238A; ESTC R187132 119,586 280

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first_o be_v the_o state_n of_o innocence_n b●…fore_o he_o fall_v 2._o and_o second_o of_o his_o state_n of_o mise●●_n after_o he_o be_v fall_v of_o the_o first_o of_o these_o state_n i_o shall_v say_v n●…_n thing_n it_o be_v well_o know_v to_o most_o man_n use_v of_o the_o second_o of_o these_o state_n i_o shall_v speak_v ●●r_n write_v but_o a_o very_a few_o word_n adam_n and_o eve_n be_v in_o paradise_n and_o ●●oking_v upon_o themselves_o as_o indeed_o they_o ●…ere_v the_o most_o excellent_a piece_n of_o all_o the_o ●…reation_n bear_v the_o image_n of_o their_o crea●…or_n the_o lord_n leave_v they_o a_o law_n and_o leave_v they_o ●…o_o the_o freedom_n of_o their_o own_o will_n if_o they_o ●…id_v obey_v to_o live_v if_o they_o do_v disobey_v to_o die_v ●…ut_o through_o the_o temptation_n of_o satan_n ●…hey_n both_o soon_o cast_v off_o their_o maker_n pre●…epts_n and_o through_o the_o temptation_n of_o sa●…han_n they_o transgress_v the_o commandment_n ●…f_fw-fr god_n in_o eat_v the_o 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