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Confutation of that erroneous and pernicious doctrine of Use. 1 the papists, maintaining free will without grace, whereby they arrogate to themselves, and yield to others, how much soever enthralled to sin, an understanding in mind, to judge of the right way to salvation, and a power of heart to choose it, and walk in it at their pleasure. As though Satan's captives had no manacles on their hands, nor bolts on their heels, neither were shut up in prison, nor door locked upon them, but enjoyed liberty, to be within, and without, in house, in street, and in field, as they lust, and to stay as they will, and depart when they will, and do what they will. If this be so, there is less cruelty in the devil, and sin, then the Scriptures complain of. If this be so, why may not wicked men safely presume to spend all their days in lusts, because it is pleasant to live in them, and yet leave off at their latter end, because it is dangerous to die in them? If this be so, what needed Christ to be at so great pains & charges, as to lay down his life, and pour out his soul, to redeem his people from their iniquities, when themselves had will, wisdom, and power, to provide for their indemnity with less torment and trouble?

Confutation of that erronious and pernitious doctrine of Vse. 1 the papists, maintaining free will without grace, whereby they arrogate to themselues, and yeeld to others, how much soeuer inthralled to sinne, an vnderstanding in minde, to iudge of the right way to saluation, and a power of heart to chuse it, and walke in it at their pleasure. As though Sathans captiues had no manacles on their hands, nor bolts on their heeles, neither were shut vp in prison, nor doore locked vpon them, but enioyed libertie, to be within, and without, in house, in streete, and in field, as they lust, and to stay as they will, and depart when they will, and doe what they will. If this be so, there is lesse crueltie in the diuell, and sinne, then the Scriptures complaine of. If this be so, why may not wicked men safely presume to spend all their daies in lusts, because it is pleasant to liue in them, and yet leaue off at their latter end, because it is dangerous to die in them? If this be so, what needed Christ to be at so great paines & charges, as to lay downe his life, and powre out his soule, to redeeme his people from their iniquities, when themselues had will, wisedome, and power, to prouide for their indemnitie with lesse torment and trouble?