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far_o plead_v for_o baal_n or_o belzebub_n and_o his_o follower_n that_o many_o good_a turn_v be_v do_v by_o they_o to_o some_o man_n yet_o even_o their_o best_a favour_n or_o great_a benefit_n be_v worse_o than_o a_o bite_a usurer_n kindness_n unto_o this_o man_n they_o may_v lend_v wealth_n to_o that_o man_n health_n to_o a_o three_o procure_v ease_n from_o pain_n or_o use_v of_o limb_n but_o all_o this_o with_o purpose_n to_o get_v the_o eternal_a inheritance_n of_o their_o soul_n 6._o man_n the_o unregenerate_a sin_n not_o in_o every_o action_n against_o man_n the_o mere_o natural_a or_o unregenerate_a man_n in_o some_o action_n sin_v not_o at_o all_o against_o their_o neighbour_n or_o fellow_n creature_n to_o who_o ofttimes_o they_o hearty_o do_v that_o good_a which_o they_o true_o intend_v and_o in_o such_o action_n their_o offence_n in_o respect_n of_o god_n law_n be_v to_o be_v account_v as_o i_o take_v it_o privative_a only_o no_o way_n positive_a pythagoras_n socrates_n 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assertion_n to_o be_v true_a yet_o be_v it_o not_o my_o purpose_n to_o take_v the_o truth_n of_o it_o for_o any_o ground_n of_o the_o ensue_a discourse_n concern_v the_o proper_a subject_n of_o man_n freewill_n 7._o evil._n the_o unregenerate_a man_n have_v a_o true_a freedom_n in_o do_v evil._n suppose_v it_o be_v most_o true_a that_o the_o best_a of_o unregenerate_a man_n do_v positive_o and_o actual_o sin_n against_o god_n law_n in_o every_o action_n that_o they_o do_v yet_o this_o shall_v no_o way_n infringe_v our_o first_o assertion_n which_o be_v this_o the_o unregenerate_a man_n have_v a_o true_a freedom_n of_o will_n in_o the_o choice_n of_o those_o particular_a evil_n into_o some_o one_o or_o other_o of_o which_o he_o necessary_o fall_v for_o as_o the_o absolute_a impossibility_n or_o want_n of_o freedom_n to_o do_v evil_a do_v not_o bereave_v the_o almighty_a of_o absolute_a freedom_n in_o do_v well_o so_o neither_o do_v the_o unregenerate_a man_n impossibility_n of_o do_v good_a strip_v he_o of_o all_o freedom_n in_o do_v evil._n though_o he_o can_v but_o do_v evil_a or_o do_v every_o thing_n that_o he_o do_v amiss_o yet_o be_v there_o no_o necessity_n that_o he_o shall_v do_v so_o great_a evil_n as_o ofttimes_o he_o do_v or_o do_v it_o so_o far_o amiss_o as_o he_o do_v few_o man_n have_v any_o power_n or_o freedom_n of_o will_v not_o to_o be_v angry_a when_o they_o be_v provoke_v not_o to_o allay_v their_o anger_n so_o soon_o as_o they_o ought_v after_o it_o be_v once_o upon_o what_o term_n soever_o kindle_v yet_o even_o such_o as_o necessary_o sin_v this_o sin_n of_o unadvised_a anger_n in_o some_o degree_n or_o otherâ—_n do_v not_o thereupon_o necessary_o commit_v manslaughter_n murder_n or_o blasphemy_n many_o man_n have_v power_n or_o freedom_n of_o will_n in_o rule_v their_o tongue_n which_o have_v no_o freedom_n or_o power_n to_o stay_v the_o boil_a of_o the_o heart_n in_o anger_n many_o again_o in_o their_o passion_n have_v a_o free_a power_n over_o their_o hand_n which_o have_v none_o over_o their_o tongue_n many_o that_o can_v hardly_o hold_v their_o hand_n in_o heat_n of_o anger_n have_v a_o freedom_n of_o will_v not_o to_o strike_v with_o edge-tool_n or_o weapon_n that_o may_v make_v deadly_a wound_n 8._o every_o unregenerate_a man_n at_o his_o first_o arrival_n at_o the_o use_n of_o reason_n be_v free_a in_o respect_n of_o the_o height_n or_o extremity_n of_o those_o very_a sin_n unto_o which_o he_o be_v either_o by_o general_n corruption_n of_o nature_n or_o peculiar_a disposition_n of_o body_n most_o subject_a it_o be_v not_o necessary_a that_o he_o which_o be_v by_o nature_n education_n and_o diet_n most_o prone_a to_o wantonness_n turpissimus_fw-la juvenal_n nâ—mo_n repent_v suis_fw-la turpissimus_fw-la â—â—ould_v delight_v in_o adultery_n or_o to_o be_v overtake_v with_o temptation_n to_o unnatural_a lust_n into_o act_n or_o crime_n whether_o for_o their_o kind_a unnatural_a or_o prodigious_a or_o for_o degree_n extreme_o evil_a no_o natural_a man_n do_v ever_o necessary_o fall_v nisâ—_n necessitate_v ex_fw-la hypothesi_fw-la that_o be_v unless_o it_o be_v for_o abuse_v that_o freedom_n of_o will_n or_o choice_n which_o natural_o he_o have_v in_o ordinary_a evil_n in_o thing_n moral_a or_o indifferent_a but_o by_o sin_v in_o a_o high_a degree_n or_o often_o in_o any_o kind_n than_o the_o corrupt_a estate_n of_o nature_n or_o sin_n mere_o inbred_a do_v necessitate_v we_o unto_o we_o exempt_v ourselves_o from_o the_o protection_n of_o god_n ordinary_a and_o wont_a providence_n and_o thence_o exempt_v we_o natural_o fall_v into_o a_o estate_n or_o disposition_n of_o mind_n most_o unnatural_a and_o bring_v a_o 5._o a_o see_v chap._n 18._o last_v parag._n and_o chap._n 21._o parag._n 3_o 4_o 5._o necessity_n upon_o ourselves_o of_o sin_v extreme_o final_o without_o god_n special_a grace_n the_o best_a of_o we_o sinin_n every_o action_n without_o the_o guidance_n of_o his_o fatherly_a providence_n we_o sin_v extreme_o against_o every_o divine_a commandment_n 9_o all_o of_o we_o at_o the_o first_o use_n of_o reason_n have_v a_o true_a freedom_n of_o will_n in_o avoid_v such_o occasion_n or_o opportunity_n to_o sin_n as_o be_v not_o avoid_v but_o voluntary_o and_o free_o affect_v draw_v a_o necessity_n upon_o we_o of_o fall_v into_o foul_a and_o grievous_a sin_n it_o be_v perhaps_o impossible_a for_o aegisthus_n to_o avoid_v adultery_n so_o long_o as_o he_o betroth_v himself_o to_o sloth_n but_o it_o be_v not_o impossible_a for_o he_o nor_o for_o any_o to_o have_v avoid_v this_o disease_n or_o at_o least_o to_o have_v be_v divorce_v from_o it_o after_o he_o have_v be_v betroth_v to_o it_o the_o poet_n in_o my_o opinion_n give_v we_o a_o true_a cause_n of_o this_o man_n fault_n than_o those_o divine_n possible_o can_v which_o make_v all_o event_n necessary_a or_o unavoidable_a in_o respect_n of_o god_n decree_n quaeritur_fw-la aegisthus_n quare_fw-la sit_fw-la factus_fw-la adulter_fw-la in_o promptu_fw-la causa_fw-la est_fw-la desidiosus_fw-la erat_fw-la 10._o suppose_v his_o slothfulness_n have_v be_v no_o sin_n in_o its_o self_n yet_o will_v it_o be_v a_o grievous_a sin_n in_o we_o to_o say_v that_o the_o almighty_a do_v decree_n he_o shall_v be_v slothful_a that_o he_o may_v become_v a_o adulterer_n or_o be_v a_o adulterer_n that_o he_o may_v become_v a_o reprobate_n for_o manifestation_n of_o his_o glory_n his_o slothfulness_n in_o true_a divinity_n be_v the_o true_a and_o necessary_a cause_n of_o his_o filthiness_n but_o of_o his_o slothfulness_n there_o be_v no_o necessary_a cause_n contingent_a to_o use_v freewill_n extreme_o amiss_o be_v not_o necessary_a but_o contingent_a but_o a_o cause_n contingent_a only_o the_o only_a cause_n it_o have_v be_v the_o ill_a use_n of_o that_o freedom_n which_o he_o have_v in_o do_v amiss_o or_o avoid_v occasion_n of_o do_v great_a
earth_n tanquam_fw-la ex_fw-la termino_fw-la positivo_fw-la as_o of_o the_o term_n or_o object_n unto_o which_o his_o creation_n of_o they_o have_v reference_n that_o be_v he_o do_v not_o decree_v to_o make_v they_o until_o the_o earth_n be_v make_v or_o he_o do_v not_o determine_v to_o make_v they_o but_o out_o of_o the_o earth_n not_o of_o the_o water_n or_o other_o element_n as_o he_o make_v the_o fish_n of_o the_o water_n not_o of_o the_o earth_n so_o that_o grass_n be_v make_v of_o the_o earth_n and_o fish_n of_o the_o sea_n not_o as_o of_o any_o cause_n concurrent_a to_o their_o make_n or_o production_n but_o tanquam_fw-la ex_fw-la termino_fw-la aut_fw-la objecto_fw-la praeviso_fw-la the_o whale_n and_o great_a fish_n which_o god_n create_v on_o the_o five_o day_n be_v not_o from_o the_o time_n of_o their_o creation_n so_o much_o as_o a_o material_a cause_n of_o the_o fry_n or_o spawn_n which_o proceed_v from_o they_o until_o god_n bestow_v his_o blessing_n upon_o they_o say_v be_v fruitful_a and_o multiply_v and_o fill_v the_o water_n in_o the_o sea_n the_o effect_n of_o this_o blessing_n be_v a_o true_a and_o proper_a creation_n for_o hereby_o they_o become_v in_o their_o kind_n efficient_a and_o material_a cause_n and_o from_o this_o blessing_n they_o receive_v the_o first_o possibility_n of_o propagation_n or_o continuance_n of_o their_o kind_n by_o succession_n or_o generation_n of_o the_o like_a admit_v then_o our_o mortification_n as_o well_o as_o our_o vivification_n be_v a_o work_n of_o creation_n god_n creat_v life_n in_o baptise_a infant_n and_o this_o production_n of_o life_n spiritual_a in_o they_o be_v like_a unto_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o heaven_n and_o earth_n or_o of_o the_o first_o mass_n that_o be_v not_o ex_fw-la praevisis_fw-la operibus_fw-la neither_o by_o their_o work_n nor_o from_o god_n foresight_n of_o their_o work_n thus_o much_o the_o romish_a church_n confess_v in_o the_o prayer_n use_v at_o the_o burial_n of_o infant_n baptise_a omnipotens_fw-la &_o mitissime_fw-la deus_fw-la qui_fw-la omnibus_fw-la parvulis_fw-la renatis_fw-la fonte_fw-la baptismatis_fw-la dum_fw-la migrant_a à _fw-la saeculo_fw-la sine_fw-la ullis_fw-la eorum_fw-la meritis_fw-la vitam_fw-la illico_fw-la largiris_fw-la aeternam_fw-la sicut_fw-la animae_fw-la huius_fw-la parvuli_fw-la hodiè_fw-la credimus_fw-la to_o fecisse_fw-la exit_fw-la rituali_fw-la romano_n pauli_n quinti_fw-la impresso_fw-la antuerpiae_fw-la 1635._o in_o 8._o exit_fw-la offic_n plantiniana_n moreti_n in_o officio_fw-la defunctorum_fw-la de_fw-fr exequijs_fw-la parvulorum_fw-la pag._n 244._o in_o this_o creation_n there_o be_v no_o grace_n no_o quaere_fw-la if_o it_o be_v not_o otherwise_o in_o a_o pagan_a â—f_a year_n come_v to_o christianity_n without_o baptism_n either_o obtain_v or_o desire_v he_o can_v be_v save_v and_o baptism_n he_o may_v not_o have_v without_o qualification_n preparative_n profess_v to_o the_o church_n that_o he_o may_v be_v admit_v to_o it_o and_o real_a in_o his_o soul_n that_o he_o may_v have_v rem_fw-la sacramenti_fw-la that_o be_v become_v partaker_n of_o the_o inward_a and_o spiritual_a grace_n qualification_n or_o disposition_n praecedent_n either_o by_o way_n of_o title_n or_o by_o way_n of_o term_n or_o object_n or_o if_o we_o grant_v any_o term_n or_o object_n of_o this_o creation_n it_o must_v be_v the_o entity_n of_o the_o infant_n or_o its_o capacity_n of_o baptism_n or_o the_o baptism_n itself_o 3._o nothing_o how_o it_o be_v say_v all_o thing_n be_v create_v of_o nothing_o but_o as_o it_o be_v the_o almighty_a creator_n pleasure_n not_o to_o make_v herb_n until_o he_o have_v make_v the_o earth_n nor_o fish_n until_o he_o have_v make_v the_o sea_n out_o of_o which_o he_o make_v they_o tanquam_fw-la ex_fw-la termino_fw-la as_o of_o a_o positive_a term_n or_o object_n preaexistent_a though_o not_o positive_o concur_v to_o their_o creation_n or_o coworking_a with_o he_o so_o as_o we_o suppose_v it_o be_v his_o pleasure_n not_o to_o work_v mortification_n or_o to_o create_v life_n in_o such_o as_o be_v capable_a of_o reason_n until_o some_o work_n which_o he_o require_v be_v do_v by_o they_o albeit_o the_o best_a work_n which_o any_o can_v do_v be_v as_o little_a conducent_a by_o way_n of_o causalitie_n or_o title_n to_o the_o production_n of_o life_n or_o mortification_n spiritual_n as_o the_o red_a earth_n be_v to_o the_o create_v of_o adam_n or_o adam_n in_o a_o dead_a sleep_n be_v to_o the_o creation_n of_o eve_n adam_n be_v the_o sole_a work_n of_o god_n and_o so_o be_v eve_n though_o make_v of_o adam_n aswell_o as_o the_o heaven_n and_o the_o earth_n be_v the_o sole_a work_n of_o god_n and_o so_o be_v our_o election_n so_o be_v our_o new_a life_n so_o be_v our_o mortification_n spiritival_n as_o true_o and_o entire_o the_o work_n of_o god_n though_o not_o wrought_v without_o some_o work_n of_o we_o preaexistent_n as_o the_o creation_n of_o life_n in_o infant_n be_v god_n work_n although_o they_o have_v no_o work_n preaexistent_a and_o as_o adam_n though_o eve_n be_v make_v of_o he_o have_v no_o more_o share_n with_o god_n in_o her_o creation_n than_o nothing_o have_v with_o he_o in_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o heaven_n and_o the_o earth_n so_o neither_o have_v we_o after_o we_o have_v do_v the_o work_n require_v to_o mortification_n any_o great_a share_n or_o title_n of_o causalitie_n in_o the_o production_n of_o life_n or_o mortification_n spiritual_n than_o infant_n have_v in_o their_o regeneration_n 4._o it_o may_v be_v object_v that_o the_o work_v prerequire_v by_o we_o to_o mortification_n spiritual_a be_v more_o true_o we_o than_o any_o action_n that_o can_v be_v imagine_v as_o requisite_a in_o the_o heaven_n for_o creation_n of_o the_o sun_n moon_n or_o star_n or_o in_o the_o earth_n for_o the_o creation_n of_o herb_n and_o tree_n it_o be_v true_a some_o action_n be_v require_v in_o we_o 36._o we_o see_v the_o 2._o note_n at_o the_o end_n of_o this_o sect_n chap_a 36._o that_o grace_n may_v be_v create_v in_o we_o yet_o not_o to_o make_v we_o more_o capable_a natural_o of_o grace_n but_o to_o make_v we_o mere_a passive_n not_o uncapable_a of_o it_o or_o not_o positive_o contradictory_n to_o his_o majesty_n or_o eternal_a aequitie_n man_n from_o the_o beginning_n have_v a_o freedom_n of_o will_n to_o deprive_v himself_o of_o such_o blessing_n as_o god_n in_o his_o bounty_n have_v provide_v for_o he_o our_o first_o parent_n by_o the_o abuse_n of_o their_o free_a will_n betwixt_o good_a and_o evil_a make_v themselves_o uncapable_a of_o any_o blessing_n or_o reward_n from_o god_n justice_n or_o mere_a bounty_n yet_o be_v they_o not_o hereby_o make_v uncapable_a of_o his_o infinite_a mercy_n nor_o be_v his_o posterity_n make_v uncapable_a of_o it_o by_o sin_n mere_o original_a but_o by_o abuse_v of_o that_o freewill_n which_o be_v leave_v they_o as_o the_o proper_a fruit_n of_o sin_n original_a that_o be_v a_o freewill_n to_o do_v evil_a we_o have_v a_o power_n or_o freedom_n leave_v we_o to_o make_v ourselves_o more_o uncapable_a of_o god_n mercy_n than_o we_o be_v in_o adam_n no_o power_n at_o all_o to_o make_v ourselves_o more_o capable_a of_o it_o it_o be_v god_n alone_o which_o increase_v this_o capacity_n in_o we_o that_o of_o st._n austin_n be_v notwithstanding_o most_o true_a in_o respect_n of_o all_o that_o be_v come_v to_o year_n of_o discretion_n deus_fw-la qui_fw-la fecit_fw-la te_fw-la sine_fw-la te_fw-la non_fw-la salvabit_fw-la te_fw-la sine_fw-la te_fw-la god_n which_o make_v thou_o without_o any_o endeavour_n of_o thy_o own_o will_v not_o save_v thou_o without_o thy_o own_o endeavour_n and_o yet_o the_o best_a of_o our_o endeavour_n be_v but_o to_o keep_v ourselves_o in_o the_o same_o state_n wherein_o we_o be_v when_o we_o have_v no_o work_n no_o endeavour_n that_o be_v when_o we_o be_v infant_n and_o happy_a be_v he_o that_o do_v not_o by_o lewd_a endeavour_n or_o ill_a work_n ☜_o ☜_o evacuate_v the_o fruit_n of_o baptism_n in_o himself_o for_o he_o that_o do_v final_o so_o cassate_fw-it or_o void_a they_o it_o have_v be_v better_a if_o he_o have_v never_o be_v baptize_v if_o he_o have_v never_o be_v bear_v for_o by_o frustrate_v the_o hope_n which_o he_o have_v in_o baptism_n he_o make_v himself_o more_o uncapable_a of_o god_n mercy_n for_o have_v the_o spirit_n of_o life_n create_v in_o he_o than_o the_o earth_n be_v of_o god_n power_n to_o have_v man_n create_v of_o it_o chap._n xxxiii_o by_o what_o spirit_n we_o be_v say_v to_o mortify_v the_o deed_n of_o the_o body_n 1._o man._n of_o the_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o the_o spirit_n of_o man._n if_o the_o deed_n of_o the_o body_n or_o the_o flesh_n must_v be_v mortify_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n then_o man_n have_v not_o only_a freedom_n of_o will_n but_o liberum_fw-la arbitrium_fw-la a_o ability_n to_o mortify_v his_o own_o
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