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A27157
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An antidote against Arminianisme, or, A plain and brief discourse wherein the state of the question in all the five infamous articles of Arminius is set down, and the orthodox tenets confirmed by cleere scripturall grounds by R.B.K.
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R. B. K.
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1641
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Wing B156; ESTC R31267
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from_o he_o however_o the_o great_a hammer_n that_o break_v the_o neck_n of_o the_o beast_n over_o sea_n be_v that_o nationall_n synod_n and_o the_o main_a hope_n we_o have_v to_o get_v it_o master_v here_o at_o this_o time_n be_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o our_o god_n in_o this_o present_a assembly_n arcicle_n the_o five_o arminian_n arcicle_n for_o the_o story_n i_o will_v say_v no_o more_o but_o come_v to_o the_o doctrine_n the_o multitude_n of_o their_o singularity_n be_v reduce_v at_o their_o own_o desire_n both_o in_o the_o conference_n at_o hage_n and_o synod_n of_o dort_n to_o five_o article_n or_o rather_o four_o for_o grace_n and_o freewill_n be_v common_o dispute_v together_o the_o first_o article_n concern_v predestination_n article_n the_o state_n of_o the_o question_n in_o the_o first_o article_n the_o next_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n the_o three_o and_o four_o grace_n and_o freewill_n the_o five_o perseverance_n we_o may_v add_v justification_n as_o a_o six_o whereon_o 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videamus_fw-la utrum_fw-la propterea_fw-la nos_fw-la elegit_fw-la quia_fw-la sancti_fw-la futuri_fw-la eramus_fw-la a_o ut_fw-la essemus_fw-la benedictus_n inquit_fw-la deus_fw-la &c_n &c_n non_fw-la quia_fw-la futuri_fw-la eramus_fw-la sed_fw-la ut_fw-la essemus_fw-la nempe_fw-la câ—â—tum_fw-la est_fw-la nempe_fw-la manifestum_fw-la est_fw-la ideo_fw-la quip_n tale_n eramus_fw-la futuri_fw-la quia_fw-la elegit_fw-la ipse_fw-la praedestinans_fw-la ut_fw-la per_fw-la gratiam_fw-la ejus_fw-la taâ—tuâ—_n essemus_fw-la cernitis_fw-la proculdubio_fw-la cernitis_fw-la quanta_fw-la manifestatione_n apostolici_fw-la eloquii_fw-la defendatur_fw-la haec_fw-la gratia_fw-la contra_fw-la quam_fw-la merita_fw-la extollunt_fw-la humana_fw-la tanquam_fw-la homo_fw-la aliquid_fw-la det_fw-la deo_fw-la &_o retribuatur_fw-la ci_fw-fr let_v us_o behold_v the_o apostle_n word_n and_o see_v whether_o therefore_o he_o do_v elect_v we_o because_o we_o be_v to_o be_v holy_a or_o that_o we_o may_v be_v such_o 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de_fw-fr dono_fw-la perseverantiae_fw-la cap._n 7._o audiant_fw-la &_o ipsi_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la testâ—menâ—o_fw-la praedâ—stinati_fw-la secundiâ—â—ropositum_fw-la ejus_fw-la qâ—i_fw-la universa_fw-la eperatur_fw-la ipsâ—_fw-la &_o ut_fw-la incipiamus_fw-la credâ—re_fw-la operatuâ—_n qui_fw-la universa_fw-la operatur_fw-la nec_fw-la fides_fw-la ipsa_fw-la praecedit_fw-la non_fw-la enim_fw-la quia_fw-la credimus_fw-la sed_fw-la ut_fw-la credamus_fw-la elegit_fw-la nos_fw-la let_v even_a these_o hair_n in_o this_o passage_n predestinate_v according_o to_o his_o purpose_n who_o work_v all_o thing_n he_o that_o work_v all_o thing_n work_v also_o that_o we_o begin_v to_o believe_v neither_o do_v faith_n itself_o go_v before_o his_o work_n for_o he_o have_v choose_v we_o that_o we_o may_v believe_v not_o because_o we_o do_v believe_v against_o both_o the_o whole_a and_o half_n pelagian_o so_o he_o conclude_v triumphant_o 11.5_o triumphant_o contra_fw-la istam_fw-la veritatis_fw-la tam_fw-la claram_fw-la tubam_fw-la quis_fw-la homo_fw-la sobriae_fw-la vigilantisque_fw-la fidei_fw-la voces_fw-la ullas_fw-la admittat_fw-la humanas_fw-la our_o second_o argument_n from_o rom._n 11.5_o against_o so_o clear_a a_o trumpet_n of_o truth_n what_o person_n