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man_n will_n be_v the_o constant_a judgement_n of_o the_o most_o of_o our_o adversary_n i_o will_v not_o ground_v this_o authority_n upon_o the_o scripture_n or_o 358._o or_o see_v his_o last_n chap._n de_fw-fr praedest_fw-la &_o great_a ambrose_n catharinus_n uchementer_fw-la in_o eos_fw-la invohitur_fw-la qui_fw-la dicunt_fw-la deum_fw-la ex_fw-la se_fw-la aliquos_fw-la reprobare_fw-la &_o excludere_fw-la à _fw-la vita_fw-la aeterna_fw-la non_fw-la quidem_fw-la propter_fw-la eorum_fw-la praevisa_fw-la mala_fw-la opera_fw-la sed_fw-la quia_fw-la ipse_fw-la vult_fw-la non_fw-la dare_v illis_fw-la vitam_fw-la eternam_fw-la et_fw-la hanc_fw-la opinionem_fw-la vocat_fw-la ipse_fw-la durissimam_fw-la &_o intolerabilem_fw-la &_o causam_fw-la desperationis_fw-la hominum_fw-la &_o impiam_fw-la eamque_fw-la assignat_fw-la ipse_fw-la luthero_n cumea_n tamen_fw-la sit_fw-la ipsissima_fw-la b._n augustini_n sententia_fw-la peter_n select_v disp_n in_o rom._n 9_o n._n 31._o and_o that_o the_o judgement_n of_o s._n austin_n be_v that_o neither_o election_n nor_o reprobation_n be_v for_o work_n foresee_v be_v affirm_v by_o grego_n arimin_n d._n 40._o dom._n bann_n 1._o p._n q._n 23._o art_n 5._o sixt._n senens_fw-la biblioth_o l._n 6._o annot_fw-mi 251._o tolet._n in_o rom._n 11._o annot_v 4_o suar._n opusc_fw-la de_fw-fr auxil_fw-fr l._n 3._o c._n 16._o &_o 17._o &_o tract_n de_fw-mi divin_v praedest_fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 8._o pag._n 179._o zumel_n var._n disp_n part_n 3._o pag._n 358._o s._n austin_n because_o i_o intend_v no_o solemn_a discourse_n about_o the_o question_n and_o have_v to_o do_v with_o a_o adversary_n who_o arrogancy_n 11._o arrogancy_n rom_n 9_o 11._o &_o 11.33_o eph._n 1_o 11._o and_o ignorance_n be_v fit_a to_o be_v buffet_v with_o the_o authority_n of_o his_o own_o side_n but_o i_o will_v make_v it_o appear_v that_o go_v about_o to_o confute_v caluine_n and_o expound_v his_o antecedent_n will_v he_o be_v fall_v into_o that_o gross_a opinion_n about_o 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predestinate_v to_o give_v he_o eternal_a life_n dominicus_n bannes_n b._n bannes_n dom._n bann_n 1._o p._n q._n 23._o art_n 5._o â—_o pag._n 634._o b._n lay_v down_o diverse_a conclusion_n but_o five_o to_o this_o matter_n 1._o there_o can_v none_o cause_n be_v assign_v not_o only_o of_o the_o act_n of_o god_n predestination_n but_o neither_o any_o reason_n or_o motive_n on_o the_o behalf_n of_o the_o creature_n b._n 2_o pag._n 6_o 32._o b._n or_o of_o god_n himself_o 2._o it_o can_v be_v say_v that_o merit_n preexi_v in_o this_o life_n be_v the_o reason_n or_o cause_n of_o the_o effect_n of_o predestination_n d._n 3_o ibid._n d._n 3._o it_o can_v be_v say_v that_o merit_n follow_v the_o effect_n of_o predestination_n be_v the_o reason_n of_o predestination_n the_o meaning_n be_v that_o therefore_o god_n shall_v be_v understand_v to_o give_v any_o man_n grace_n or_o predestinate_a to_o give_v he_o grace_n because_o he_o foresee_v he_o will_v use_v that_o grace_n well_o b._n 4_o pag._n 650._o b._n 4._o no_o cause_n of_o predestination_n be_v give_v on_o our_o behalf_n a._n 5_o pag._n 664._o c._n cum_fw-la 665._o a._n 5._o it_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o thomas_n that_o speak_v simple_o there_o be_v no_o cause_n or_o reason_n of_o reprobation_n assign_v on_o the_o part_n of_o the_o reprobate_n as_o no_o cause_n or_o reason_n of_o eletion_n be_v assign_v on_o the_o part_n of_o the_o elect_n and_o the_o sense_n be_v not_o speak_v comparative_o why_o he_o shall_v reprobate_a esau_n rather_o than_o jacob_n but_o absolute_o consider_v the_o reprobate_n themselves_o there_o can_n no_z cause_n be_v assign_v on_o their_o own_o part_n of_o their_o reprobation_n and_o this_o be_v thomas_n his_o mean_v and_o this_o be_v prove_v etc._n etc._n capreolus_n show_v his_o own_o and_o aquinas_n his_o judgement_n in_o 7._o conclusion_n unic_n conclusion_n capreol_n 1._o d._n 41._o q._n unic_n whereof_o the_o first_o be_v neither_o merit_n nor_o demerit_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o 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solutione_n gerson_n consol_fw-it
no_o such_o antecedent_n will_v at_o all_o 19_o he_o reply_v second_o that_o they_o have_v the_o mean_n yea_o all_o aswell_o infant_n as_o other_o 171._o other_o pag._n 165._o 171._o at_o least_o in_o potentia_fw-la remota_fw-la 171._o remota_fw-la pag._n 170._o 171._o and_o mediate_o whereby_o he_o may_v come_v to_o that_o which_o be_v sufficient_a which_o i_o take_v to_o be_v the_o same_o that_o some_o say_v how_o god_n give_v even_o these_o sufficient_a help_n in_o actu_fw-la primo_fw-la which_o be_v some_o inspiration_n as_o a_o beginning_n which_o if_o man_n will_v obey_v they_o may_v successive_o and_o by_o degree_n rise_v up_o to_o faith_n and_o justification_n as_o mark_fw-mi as_o the_o way_n pag._n 95._o in_o the_o mark_fw-mi i_o note_v out_o of_o paul_n windeck_v but_o this_o will_v hardly_o be_v maintain_v for_o i_o demand_v first_o touch_v these_o inspiration_n or_o motion_n that_o be_v say_v to_o be_v thus_o offer_v and_o stir_v up_o in_o the_o gentile_n be_v they_o 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