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A96295 Mankinds jubilee, or, Good tidings of great joy for all people plainly discovered by Scripture texts ... shewing that there is a common salvation of all men ... / written by Christopher Wade, An. Dom 1658. Wade, Christopher, 17th cent. 1658 (1658) Wing W158A; ESTC R42984 102,952 125

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the_o obstruction_n that_o come_v in_o by_o adam_n fall_n and_o therewith_o to_o enable_v all_o man_n so_o in_o the_o inward_a man_n as_o that_o thereby_o they_o all_o might_n in_o their_o usage_n of_o that_o ability_n prove_v obedient_a to_o the_o faith_n as_o appear_v in_o our_o grand_a pattern_n adam_n that_o god_n do_v but_o enable_v he_o to_o be_v obedient_a from_o this_o determinate_a council_n of_o his_o own_o will_n and_o glorious_a wisdom_n he_o in_o that_o text_n say_v what_o can_v i_o have_v do_v more_o etc._n etc._n but_o for_o the_o further_o clear_v of_o what_o have_v be_v say_v let_v we_o observe_v that_o never_o since_o adam_n fall_n god_n have_v not_o nor_o do_v not_o intrust_v any_o one_o mere_a man_n with_o a_o ability_n in_o himself_o thereby_o to_o be_v transfer_v to_o any_o other_o person_n as_o it_o may_v have_v be_v transfer_v from_o adam_n by_o generation_n to_o his_o posterity_n if_o he_o have_v stand_v no_o belove_a god_n never_o since_o the_o fall_n do_v 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