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object_n so_o that_o while_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n or_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n so_o much_o adore_v her_o god_n freewill_n yet_o withal_o be_v force_v to_o acknowledege_v a_o debility_n and_o lamnesse_n in_o it_o they_o will_v fain_o persuade_v the_o world_n that_o there_o be_v yet_o in_o our_o nature_n some_o antique_a venerable_a relic_n of_o freewill_n dispose_v unto_o grace_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o they_o have_v a_o whole_a chapter_n of_o preparation_n unto_o grace_n wherein_o they_o touch_v upon_o freewill_n as_o be_v the_o ground_n sandy_a though_o it_o be_v of_o their_o preparatory_a work_n unto_o faith_n and_o justification_n as_o also_o of_o all_o their_o meritorious_a work_n and_o therefore_o be_v they_o so_o eager_a to_o maintain_v and_o treasure_n up_o at_o least_o some_o relic_n of_o adam_n freewill_n lest_o all_o shall_v be_v attribute_v to_o grace_n and_o nothing_o to_o nature_n and_o then_o farewell_n all_o merit_n either_o of_o congruity_n by_o preparation_n to_o grace_n or_o of_o condignity_n to_o glory_n so_o that_o for_o this_o very_a reason_n they_o anatheâ—ze_v all_o those_o that_o say_v freewill_n be_v altogether_o lose_v wherein_o if_o they_o will_v not_o confess_v that_o they_o which_o say_v so_o mean_v that_o a_o man_n unregenerate_a have_v no_o freewill_n unto_o grace_n than_o they_o cunning_o equivocate_v but_o the_o case_n be_v plain_a all_o that_o their_o doctrine_n drive_v at_o be_v to_o advance_v man_n natural_a freewill_n unto_o grace_n as_o much_o as_o be_v possible_a therefore_o they_o say_v that_o these_o remain_v of_o freewill_n in_o man_n though_o much_o lessen_v and_o sore_o bruise_v with_o adam_n fall_n yet_o need_v but_o a_o kind_n of_o stir_v up_o and_o awaken_v as_o it_o be_v oriog_v on_o the_o elbow_n or_o help_v up_o be_v down_o so_o that_o it_o share_v stake_n with_o their_o first_o grace_n as_o they_o term_v it_o though_o in_o hypocrisy_n