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free_a necessity_n be_v both_o hold_v in_o bondage_n and_o also_o be_v free_a in_o bondage_n because_o of_o necessity_n free_a because_o of_o will_n and_o which_o be_v more_o wonderful_a and_o more_o miserable_a it_o be_v therefore_o guilty_a because_o it_o be_v free_a and_o therefore_o in_o bondage_n because_o guilty_a and_o so_o consequent_o therefore_o in_o bondage_n because_o free_v he_o add_v a_o little_a after_o now_o there_o be_v no_o escape_n ibid._n for_o miserable_a man_n by_o his_o own_o freewill_n or_o any_o power_n in_o himself_o who_o as_o i_o have_v say_v both_o the_o will_n do_v make_v inexcusable_a and_o also_o necessity_n do_v make_v incorrigible_a elsewhere_o indeed_o bernard_n seem_v to_o make_v the_o will_v perpetual_o arb_n and_o of_o its_o own_o nature_n free_a from_o necessity_n for_o that_o necessary_a and_o voluntary_a seem_v to_o be_v contrary_a one_o to_o the_o other_o but_o by_o necessity_n he_o mean_v co-action_n and_o compulsion_n for_o speak_v of_o consent_n he_o say_v it_o be_v not_o ibid._n compel_v it_o be_v not_o extort_a for_o it_o be_v of_o will_n not_o of_o necessity_n it_o neither_o deny_v itself_o nor_o afford_v itself_o to_o any_o but_o willing_o for_o if_o it_o can_v be_v compel_v against_o its_o will_n it_o be_v violent_a and_o not_o voluntary_a but_o where_o there_o be_v no_o will_n there_o be_v no_o consent_n for_o there_o be_v no_o consent_n but_o voluntary_a therefore_o where_o there_o be_v consent_n there_o be_v will_n and_o where_o there_o be_v will_n there_o be_v freedom_n and_o this_o be_v that_o which_o i_o think_v be_v call_v freewill_n and_o again_o freedom_n from_o necessity_n ibid._n
be_v this_o which_o as_o i_o conceive_v the_o marquesse_n 2._o aim_v at_o esau_n be_v not_o willing_a and_o do_v not_o run_v but_o if_o he_o have_v be_v willing_a and_o have_v run_v by_o the_o help_n of_o god_n he_o have_v obtain_v god_n will_v have_v give_v he_o both_o to_o will_v and_o to_o run_v except_o by_o contemn_v god_n call_v he_o will_v be_v a_o reprobate_n for_o god_n do_v otherwise_o give_v we_o that_o we_o may_v will_n than_o he_o do_v give_v we_o that_o which_o we_o have_v will_v for_o that_o we_o may_v will_n god_n will_v have_v both_o to_o be_v his_o work_n and_o we_o he_o by_o call_v we_o by_o follow_v when_o we_o be_v call_v but_o that_o which_o we_o have_v will_v god_n alone_o do_v give_v that_o be_v to_o be_v able_a to_o do_v well_o and_o for_o ever_o to_o live_v happy_o here_o i_o confess_v austin_n do_v seem_v to_o show_v himself_o a_o patron_n of_o freewill_n and_o we_o can_v not_o easy_o judge_v otherwise_o of_o he_o if_o we_o shall_v look_v mere_o upon_o these_o word_n and_o take_v they_o as_o his_o positive_a sentence_n but_o if_o we_o consider_v what_o austin_n say_v both_o before_o and_o after_o we_o shall_v see_v that_o he_o speak_v thus_o rather_o by_o way_n of_o objection_n then_o by_o way_n of_o determination_n before_o these_o word_n he_o say_v thus_o a_o wheel_n do_v not_o therefore_o run_v ibid._n well_o that_o it_o may_v be_v round_o but_o because_o it_o be_v round_o so_o no_o man_n do_v therefore_o work_v well_o that_o he_o may_v receive_v grace_n but_o because_o he_o have_v receive_v it_o austin_n therefore_o be_v not_o of_o that_o mind_n that_o esau_n of_o himself_o by_o his_o freewill_n can_v have_v be_v willing_a and_o have_v run_v or_o that_o any_o when_o he_o be_v call_v and_o incite_v by_o grace_n can_v by_o the_o power_n of_o freewill_n follow_v and_o obey_v but_o it_o be_v grace_n that_o must_v work_v this_o in_o he_o to_o this_o purpose_n again_o before_o the_o word_n object_v if_o say_v austin_n jacob_n do_v therefore_o ibid._n believe_v because_o he_o will_v than_o god_n do_v not_o bestow_v faith_n on_o he_o but_o he_o by_o willing_a do_v afford_v it_o unto_o himself_o and_o so_o he_o have_v something_o which_o he_o receive_v not_o which_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o word_n of_o the_o apostle_n what_o have_v thou_o that_o thou_o have_v not_o receive_v 1_o cor._n 4._o 7._o but_o a_o little_a after_o those_o word_n that_o seem_v to_o make_v for_o freewill_n austin_n express_v himself_o more_o full_o for_o have_v cite_v that_o of_o the_o apostle_n phil._n 2._o 12_o 13._o work_v out_o your_o own_o salvation_n with_o fear_n and_o tremble_a for_o it_o be_v god_n that_o work_v in_o you_o both_o to_o will_v and_o to_o do_v of_o his_o good_a pleasure_n he_o add_v the_o apostle_n there_o sufficient_o show_v that_o a_o ibid._n good_a will_n itself_o be_v wrought_v in_o we_o by_o god_n for_o if_o therefore_o only_o it_o be_v say_v rom._n 9_o it_o be_v not_o of_o he_o that_o will_v nor_o of_o he_o that_o run_v but_o of_o god_n that_o show_v mercy_n because_o the_o will_n of_o man_n alone_o be_v not_o sufficient_a that_o he_o may_v just_o and_o right_o except_o it_o be_v help_v by_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n then_o by_o this_o reason_n it_o may_v be_v say_v it_o be_v not_o of_o god_n that_o show_v mercy_n but_o of_o man_n that_o will_v because_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n alone_o be_v not_o sufficient_a unless_o the_o consent_n of_o our_o will_n be_v ad_fw-la ded_fw-we but_o that_o be_v manifest_a that_o we_o will_v in_o vain_a except_o god_n show_v mercy_n this_o i_o know_v not_o how_o it_o can_v be_v say_v that_o god_n do_v show_v mercy_n in_o vain_a except_o we_o be_v willing_a for_o if_o god_n show_v mercy_n than_o we_o be_v willing_a see_v it_o belong_v to_o that_o same_o mercy_n to_o make_v we_o willing_a for_o it_o be_v god_n that_o work_v in_o we_o both_o to_o will_v and_o to_o do_v of_o his_o good_a pleasure_n again_o a_o little_a after_o have_v say_v by_o way_n of_o 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