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A54842 An impartial inquiry into the nature of sin in which are evidently proved its positive entity or being, the true original of its existence, the essentiall parts of its composition by reason, by authority divine, humane, antient, modern, Romane, Reformed, by the adversaries confessions and contradictions, by the judgement of experience and common sense partly extorted by Mr. Hickman's challenge, partly by the influence which his errour hath had on the lives of many, (especially on the practice of our last and worst times,) but chiefly intended as an amulet to prevent the like mischiefs to come : to which is added An appendix in vindication of Doctor Hammond, with the concurrence of Doctor Sanderson, Oxford visitors impleaded, the supreme authority asserted : together with diverse other subjects, whose heads are gathered in the contents : after all A postscript concerning some dealings of Mr. Baxter / by Thomas Pierce ... Pierce, Thomas, 1622-1691. 1660 (1660) Wing P2184; ESTC R80 247,562 303

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hatred_n for_o the_o hellish_a murder_n of_o god_n anoint_v of_o ever_o bless_a and_o glorious_a memory_n be_v as_o positive_a a_o something_o as_o any_o action_n to_o be_v produce_v and_o all_o the_o plea_n of_o those_o deicide_n who_o seek_v to_o justify_v the_o fact_n be_v the_o use_n they_o make_v of_o this_o fatal_a doctrine_n they_o ever_o impute_v unto_o god_n irresistible_o willing_a or_o unconditional_o decree_a and_o effectual_o overacting_a his_o people_n spirit_n whatsoever_o unclean_a thing_n they_o be_v 14.16_o suffer_v in_o what_o be_v real_o but_o the_o patience_n they_o call_v the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o almighty_a 3.9_o his_o passive_a permission_n they_o style_v appointment_n appointment_n what_o he_o have_v every_o where_o forbid_a they_o give_v he_o out_o to_o have_v predetermine_v what_o be_v a_o sin_n not_o to_o be_v expiate_v they_o call_v a_o expiatory_a sacrifice_n they_o give_v out_o god_fw-we to_o be_v the_o author_n of_o all_o that_o he_o suffer_v they_o to_o commit_v the_o favourable_a approver_n of_o whatsoever_o he_o 27._o condemn_v they_o to_o prosper_v in_o in_o a_o word_n they_o tell_v the_o people_n that_o god_n be_v delight_v in_o those_o impiety_n which_o with_o much_o long_a suffering_n he_o but_o endure_v 9.22_o and_o then_o i_o think_v i_o be_v excusable_a for_o be_v impatient_a of_o such_o a_o doctrine_n as_o to_o the_o ruin_n of_o three_o kingdom_n i_o see_v reduce_v into_o practice_n for_o diverse_a year_n how_o impartial_a i_o have_v be_v in_o the_o maintain_n of_o the_o truth_n i_o shall_v evince_v in_o the_o follow_a paper_n by_o my_o reply_n to_o mr._n barlow_n the_o reverend_a provost_n of_o queen_n college_n in_o oxford_n my_o very_a learned_a and_o love_a friend_n to_o certain_a reason_n of_o his_o in_o his_o second_o metaphysical_a
the_o sin_n of_o sin_n or_o the_o sinfulness_n of_o sinfulness_n suppose_v both_o to_o be_v synonymous_a and_o sin_n so_o perfect_o a_o abstract_n as_o have_v be_v say_v nay_o without_o any_o regard_n to_o his_o bless_a self_n when_o he_o say_v that_o sin_n do_v not_o siginfie_v abstract_o p._n 100_o §_o 3._o but_o though_o sin_n be_v a_o abstract_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o sinner_n it_o viz._n abstractum_fw-la physicum_fw-la yet_o in_o respect_n of_o sinfulness_n which_o be_v abstractum_fw-la metaphysicum_fw-la all_o will_v confess_v it_o to_o be_v a_o concrete_a m._n h._n alone_o be_v except_v in_o his_o intemperate_a fit_n who_o yet_o in_o time_n of_o sobriety_n will_v ibid._n confess_v what_o i_o will_v have_v he_o and_o such_o i_o prove_v it_o to_o be_v by_o prove_v a_o identity_n betwixt_o the_o sin_n and_o the_o sinful_a act._n for_o the_o transgression_n of_o the_o law_n be_v confess_o a_o act_n and_o sin_n by_o definition_n be_v the_o transgression_n of_o the_o law_n nor_o will_v the_o adversary_n deny_v that_o the_o act_n of_o sin_v be_v a_o sinful_a act._n for_o be_v a_o transgression_n it_o must_v needs_o be_v a_o act_n and_o be_v such_o a_o act_n it_o must_v needs_o be_v sinful_a the_o act_n of_o consent_v to_o a_o temptation_n which_o be_v sin_n in_o its_o bir●h_n be_v punctum_fw-la indivisibile_fw-la and_o have_v not_o any_o dimension_n to_o make_v it_o capable_a of_o a_o division_n and_o so_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v the_o sin_n of_o consent_v to_o the_o temptation_n as_o well_o as_o it_o be_v the_o sinful_a act_n 12._o §_o 4._o far_o yet_o when_o in_o pursuit_n of_o the_o controversy_n it_o lay_v upon_o i_o to_o show_v how_o the_o determination_n of_o a_o man_n will_n to_o the_o forbid_a object_n be_v equal_o a_o sin_n and_o a_o positive_a be_v and_o what_o a_o impiety_n it_o will_v be_v to_o entitle_v god_n to_o so_o foul_a a_o thing_n i_o make_v a_o challenge_n to_o m._n hickman_n as_o well_o as_o other_o to_o give_v a_o instance_n in_o some_o particular_a how_o the_o act_n and_o the_o obliquity_n may_v so_o be_v sever_v or_o distinguish_v as_o he_o may_v say_v which_o be_v go●'s_n part_n and_o which_o be_v satan_n when_o a_o man_n do_v curse_n god_n leu._n 24.15_o which_o be_v the_o act_n of_o that_o sin_n and_o which_o be_v the_o sin_n that_o be_v not_o the_o act_n or_o which_o be_v the_o obliquity_n of_o the_o act_n o_o that_o sin_n m._n hickman_n do_v not_o attempt_v a_o answer_n and_o sure_o i_o be_o he_o be_v not_o able_a for_o if_o the_o curse_v of_o god_n be_v a_o whole_a sin_n it_o be_v a_o act_n of_o sin_n or_o a_o obliquity_n of_o a_o act_n or_o both_o together_o and_o that_o either_o separable_o or_o inseparable_o 1._o if_o only_o a_o act_n where_o then_o be_v the_o obliquity_n 2._o if_o only_o a_o obliquity_n of_o a_o act_n where_o be_v the_o act_n for_o all_o the_o whole_a sin_n be_v the_o curse_v of_o god_n neither_o more_o nor_o less_o 3._o if_o both_o together_o and_o separable_o let_v he_o make_v that_o separation_n 4._o if_o both_o be_v inseparable_o together_o he_o must_v confess_v that_o sin_n have_v a_o positive_a be_v and_o that_o himself_o have_v make_v god_n to_o be_v the_o author_n of_o sin_n sin_n §_o 5._o in_o a_o word_n i_o make_v appear_v what_o i_o mean_v by_o the_o word_n sin_n by_o the_o instance_n which_o i_o bring_v whereby_o to_o prove_v it_o the_o same_o with_o the_o sinful_a act_n there_o be_v no_o difference_n no_o not_o so_o much_o as_o in_o imagination_n between_o david_n lie_v with_o bathsheba_n and_o his_o adultery_n or_o between_o his_o adultery_n and_o his_o sin_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 82._o his_o lie_v with_o bathsheba_n be_v his_o action_n which_o action_n be_v his_o sin_n p._n 84._o and_o again_o i_o discern_v no_o difference_n between_o the_o same_o evil_a action_n and_o itself_o as_o between_o david_n lie_v with_o bathsheba_n and_o his_o adultery_n ibid._n nor_o indeed_o be_v it_o possible_a that_o i_o shall_v have_v speak_v any_o otherwise_o when_o the_o thing_n speak_v of_o be_v not_o half_a of_o sin_n but_o the_o whole_a not_o the_o formal_a part_n as_o they_o phrase_v it_o but_o the_o very_a complexum_fw-la as_o m._n h._n himself_o call_v it_o p._n 95._o for_o actual_a sin_n of_o commission_n can_v otherwise_o be_v sin_n than_o as_o it_o be_v a_o act_n of_o sin_v nor_o a_o act_n of_o sin_v any_o otherwise_o then_o as_o it_o be_v a_o sinful_a act._n §_o 6._o that_o this_o be_v mean_v in_o our_o dispute_n i_o have_v large_o prove_v and_o that_o we_o ought_v to_o mean_v this_o 155._o i_o prove_v by_o the_o judgement_n of_o d._n twisse_n who_o say_v that_o fornication_n denote_v sin_n not_o only_o according_a to_o its_o formality_n as_o it_o be_v sin_n but_o also_o according_a to_o its_o materiality_n as_o it_o be_v a_o act._n his_o word_n in_o latin_a be_v just_o these_o fornicatio_fw-la notat_fw-la peccatum_fw-la non_fw-la tantùm_fw-la secundum_fw-la formale_a ejus_fw-la quà_fw-la peccatum_fw-la est_fw-la sed_fw-la &_o secundum_fw-la materiale_a ejus_fw-la quà_fw-la actus_fw-la est_fw-la now_o because_o m._n hickman_n do_v boast_v so_o much_o of_o d._n twisse_n as_o one_o who_o none_o dare_v undertake_v in_o the_o arminian_n controversy_n p._n 106._o i_o will_v far_o insist_v upon_o his_o authority_n whereby_o to_o prove_v the_o true_a importance_n and_o together_o with_o that_o the_o positive_a entity_n of_o sin_n which_o that_o doctor_n do_v assert_v by_o unavoidable_a implication_n whilst_o he_o say_v that_o 155._o all_o sin_n be_v definite_o consider_v and_o according_a to_o its_o certain_a species_n do_v include_v two_o thing_n the_o natural_a act_n and_o the_o turpitude_n of_o the_o act_n or_o its_o repugnance_n with_o the_o law_n of_o god_n he_o give_v his_o instance_n in_o the_o sin_n of_o theft_n which_o he_o affirm_v to_o signify_v as_o well_o the_o a●t_n of_o take_v away_o what_o be_v another_o as_o the_o deformity_n of_o the_o act_n in_o as_o much_o as_o god_n have_v say_v th●u_fw-mi shall_v not_o steal_v the_o like_a instance_n he_o give_v in_o the_o sin_n of_o murder_n and_o adultery_n which_o as_o it_o slat_o contradict_v what_o be_v say_v by_o m._n hick_n of_o sin_n be_v a_o mere_a abstract_n and_o the_o same_o with_o sinfulness_n pag._n 53_o 54._o so_o it_o prove_v ●e_v whole_a sin_n to_o have_v a_o positive_a entity_n by_o ascribe_v no_o less_o to_o a_o part_n of_o sin_n it_o be_v impossible_a for_o a_o part_n to_o have_v more_o of_o entity_n than_o the_o whole_a and_o if_o m._n hickman_n shall_v dare_v to_o say_v that_o a_o repugnance_n to_o the_o law_n may_v be_v theft_n without_o steal_v or_o that_o steal_v may_v be_v the_o sin_n of_o theft_n without_o a_o repugnance_n to_o the_o law_n so_o as_o one_o part_n of_o sin_n may_v be_v conclude_v to_o be_v a_o sin_n i_o forbear_v to_o say_v what_o will_v follow_v that_o he_o may_v not_o accuse_v i_o of_o bitter_a language_n §_o 7._o no_o it_o be_v so_o absolute_o imp●ssible_a as_o imply_v a_o contradiction_n that_o a_o man_n shall_v be_v guilty_a of_o a_o repugnance_n to_o any_o law_n himself_o without_o the_o do_n of_o that_o thing_n which_o the_o law_n forbid_v and_o by_o consequence_n so_o impossible_a that_o that_o alone_o shall_v be_v the_o sin_n which_o be_v affirm_v by_o d._n twisse_n to_o be_v but_o the_o formal_a part_n of_o it_o that_o as_o m._n whitfield_n and_o m._n barlee_n do_v acknowledge_v a_o material_a and_o ●orm●ll_v part_v make_v up_o one_o and_o the_o same_o sin_n so_o m._n hickman_n do_v say_v as_o much_o when_o the_o necessity_n of_o his_o affair_n compel_v he_o to_o it_o p._n 94_o 95._o how_o contradictory_n soever_o to_o what_o he_o have_v say_v a_o little_a before_o p._n 53_o 54._o when_o bring_v to_o a_o distress_n of_o another_o nature_n and_o according_o in_o his_o title-page_n he_o hold_v we_o in_o hand_n that_o he_o will_v prove_v there_o can_v be_v any_o positivity_n of_o sin_n not_o of_o the_o formal_a part_n of_o sin_n again_o at_o the_o end_n of_o his_o long_a preface_n when_o he_o pretend_v at_o least_o to_o come_v to_o the_o thing_n in_o question_n he_o set_v down_o his_o thesis_n in_o these_o express_a word_n 15._o ☞_o that_o sin_n have_v not_o a_o positive_a be_v pag._n 1._o no_o mention_n hitherto_o of_o any_o reduplication_n sin_n as_o sin_n or_o sin_n abstract_o consider_v from_o act_n or_o habit_n and_o indeed_o he_o know_v it_o to_o be_v impossible_a to_o consider_v the_o sin_n of_o hate_v god_n abstract_o from_o the_o act_n or_o habit_n since_o the_o act_n of_o hate_v god_n be_v the_o sin_n as_o well_o as_o the_o act_n and_o the_o habitual_a hatred_n of_o god_n be_v as_o well_o the_o sin_n as_o
the_o habit_n he_o confess_v it_o a_o action_n to_o hate_n god_n and_o a_o action_n so_o intrinsical_o and_o essential_o evil_a because_o evil_a antecedent_o to_o any_o positive_a law_n and_o evil_a ex_fw-la genere_fw-la &_o objecto_fw-la that_o no_o circumstance_n can_v make_v it_o lawful_a p._n 94._o and_o as_o impossible_a as_o it_o be_v to_o consider_v the_o same_o thing_n abstract_o from_o itself_o so_o impossible_a it_o must_v be_v to_o consider_v the_o sin_n of_o hate_v god_n abstract_o from_o the_o act_n of_o hate_v god_n thus_o m._n hickman_n have_v write_v against_o his_o own_o light_n but_o which_o will_v grieve_v he_o most_o of_o all_o §_o 8._o he_o have_v also_o write_v against_o his_o interest_n for_o first_o he_o confess_v by_o the_o mean_n of_o his_o prevarication_n what_o he_o so_o stomachful_o deny_v interest_n and_o vain_o pretend_v to_o refute_v too_o to_o wit_n that_o sin_n have_v a_o positive_a be_v tergiversation_n i_o say_v he_o confess_v it_o in_o equivalence_n and_o that_o much_o more_o to_o his_o disadvantage_n then_o if_o he_o have_v say_v it_o in_o downright_a term_n for_o why_o shall_v he_o shameful_o fall_v away_o from_o his_o first_o engagement_n which_o be_v to_o prove_v that_o sin_n have_v no_o positive_a be_v p._n 1_o but_o that_o he_o be_v inward_o convince_v he_o have_v undertake_v a_o thing_n impossible_a if_o he_o do_v not_o sin_n for_o sin_n sake_n nor_o think_v it_o a_o credit_n to_o be_v catch_v in_o the_o act_n of_o falsehood_n why_o shall_v he_o publish_v so_o gross_a a_o forgery_n as_o he_o know_v will_v be_v detect_v by_o every_o reader_n who_o shall_v but_o thorough_o peruse_v either_o his_o book_n or_o i_o but_o that_o he_o think_v it_o will_v pain_v he_o less_o to_o lie_v in_o the_o fry_a pan_n than_o the_o fire_n if_o sin_n in_o his_o opinion_n have_v no_o positive_a be_v in_o any_o sense_n or_o respect_n whether_o as_o a_o quality_n or_o as_o a_o action_n or_o as_o complexum_fw-la quid_fw-la make_v up_o of_o a_o material_a and_o formal_a part_n why_o at_o last_o will_v he_o needs_o consider_v it_o as_o mere_o abstract_v from_o act_n or_o habit_n and_o not_o without_o such_o abstraction_n when_o yet_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o the_o hate_v of_o god_n shall_v be_v so_o consider_v let_v he_o show_v how_o that_o sin_n can_v be_v abstract_v from_o that_o act_n which_o be_v that_o sin_n or_o how_o it_o can_v be_v consider_v as_o so_o abstract_v or_o else_o let_v he_o confess_v he_o dare_v not_o dispute_v of_o the_o thing_n in_o question_n unless_o he_o may_v consider_v it_o as_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o be_v consider_v which_o be_v not_o to_o dispute_v of_o the_o thing_n in_o question_n but_o by_o a_o unmanlike_a tergiversation_n to_o acknowledge_v the_o prevalence_n of_o the_o truth_n at_o the_o very_a same_o time_n that_o he_o revile_v it_o be_v §_o 9_o again_o he_o have_v open_v a_o wide_a gate_n to_o the_o great_a absurdity_n in_o the_o world_n in_o prove_v that_o sin_n have_v no_o 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entity_n §_o 10._o if_o m._n hickman_n method_n be_v allowable_a he_o will_v strengthen_v the_o hand_n as_o of_o all_o evil_a doer_n so_o of_o the_o atheist_n in_o particular_a who_o may_v prove_v to_o m._n hickman_n though_o not_o to_o any_o man_n else_o that_o god_n himself_o have_v no_o positive_a entity_n which_o be_v as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v there_o be_v no_o god_n as_o abstract_o consider_v from_o his_o existence_n or_o from_o all_o manner_n of_o substance_n corporeal_a and_o incorporeal_a for_o the_o sin_n of_o hate_v god_n without_o the_o act_n of_o hate_v god_n which_o be_v the_o sin_n be_v simple_o nothing_o in_o the_o world_n and_o sure_o it_o can_v be_v a_o question_n whether_o simply-nothing_a have_v a_o positive_a be_v yet_o this_o be_v the_o best_a that_o can_v be_v make_v of_o m._n hickman_n skill_n in_o state_a question_n hypo●hesin_n §_o 11._o or_o admit_v a_o sin_n can_v be_v something_o abstract_v from_o all_o manner_n of_o 〈◊〉_d or_o habit_n yet_o the_o 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answer_n in_o my_o letter_n to_o doctor_n heylin_n pag._n 266._o i_o have_v not_o meet_v with_o a_o occasion_n for_o this_o last_o section_n §_o 13._o but_o because_o he_o seem_v in_o this_o place_n to_o use_v the_o word_n sin_n for_o sinfulness_n itself_o i_o will_v first_o entreat_v he_o to_o remember_v how_o sin_n be_v take_v in_o holy_a scripture_n by_o d._n twisse_n by_o m._n whitf_n by_o m._n barlee_n and_o by_o himself_o as_o i_o have_v show_v in_o this_o chapter_n §_o 1.6.7_o next_o i_o will_v help_v he_o to_o understand_v what_o be_v the_o sinfulness_n of_o sin_n and_o wherein_o it_o lie_v it_o be_v grant_v i_o think_v by_o 2._o all_o that_o sin_n be_v that_o whole_a or_o complexum_fw-la which_o do_v consist_v of_o two_o part_n material_a and_o formal_a so_o as_o neither_o part_n single_o can_v either_o be_v or_o be_v conceive_v to_o be_v a_o sin_n and_o it_o be_v grant_v i_o think_v by_o all_o that_o the_o material_a part_n of_o sin_n be_v positive_a it_o be_v a_o action_n or_o quality_n and_o when_o a_o quality_n a_o act_n or_o habit_n as_o have_v be_v show_v the_o only_a privative_a part_n of_o sin_n mark_v the_o emphasis_n which_o lie_v on_o part_n be_v the_o defection_n from_o the_o rule_n which_o yet_o be_v found_v in_o a_o positive_a act_n of_o which_o the_o other_o be_v only_o a_o superadded_a relation_n unavoidable_o result_v by_o the_o positive_a act_n application_n to_o the_o rule_n thus_o i_o think_v we_o be_v to_o speak_v if_o we_o may_v rightful_o distinguish_v the_o two_o part_n of_o sin_n which_o d._n field_n will_v not_o allow_v nor_o indeed_o be_v it_o possible_a so_o to_o distinguish_v the_o one_o from_o the_o other_o as_o to_o entitle_v god_n to_o the_o one_o without_o the_o other_o and_o that_o i_o suppose_v be_v the_o doctor_n meaning_n but_o now_o for_o the_o abstract_n of_o this_o concretum_fw-la it_o be_v that_o which_o result_v from_o both_o unite_v for_n after_o the_o manner_n that_o inequality_n do_v arise_v from_o the_o relation_n of_o a_o bicubitum_fw-la to_o a_o cubit_n so_o the_o sinfulness_n of_o a_o sin_n to_o wit_n of_o the_o action_n of_o hate_v god_n or_o of_o cain_n kill_v abel_n do_v arise_v by_o resultance_n from_o these_o two_o thing_n god_n be_v forbid_v it_o to_o be_v do_v and_o its_o be_v do_v when_o thus_o forbid_v so_o then_o the_o positive_a action_n of_o hate_v god_n as_o the_o material_a part_n which_o carry_v with_o it_o a_o defection_n from_o the_o rule_n of_o god_n law_n as_o the_o formal_a part_n be_v that_o complexum_fw-la or_o whole_a sin_n which_o i_o have_v prove_v and_o shall_v prove_v to_o have_v a_o positive_a be_v the_o mere_a defection_n from_o the_o rule_n or_o act_n repugnance_n to_o it_o without_o the_o action_n of_o hate_v god_n be_v not_o the_o sin_n but_o the_o formal_a part_n only_o the_o mere_a action_n of_o hate_v god_n without_o its_o defection_n from_o the_o rule_n which_o for_o once_o i_o will_v suppose_v docendi_fw-la gratiâ_fw-la will_v not_o be_v the_o very_a sin_n but_o the_o material_a part_n only_o but_o the_o sin_n as_o i_o say_v be_v both_o unite_a viz._n the_o action_n of_o hate_v god_n in_o a_o repugnance_n to_o or_o defection_n from_o the_o rule_n of_o god_n law_n whereas_o the_o sinfulness_n of_o this_o sin_n that_o be_v the_o abstract_n of_o this_o concrete_a be_v not_o both_o part_n unite_v for_o then_o it_o will_v be_v concrete_a and_o so_o identical_a with_o sin_n but_o that_o which_o result_v from_o both_o unite_a as_o the_o humanity_n be_v not_o the_o man_n make_v up_o of_o a_o body_n and_o a_o rational_a soul_n any_o more_o than_o the_o man_n be_v either_o of_o the_o two_o without_o the_o other_o but_o that_o which_o only_o result_v from_o both_o unite_a whereas_o the_o man_n be_v both_o unite_v §_o 14._o but_o now_o for_o a_o while_n let_v we_o admit_v at_o that_o the_o question_n be_v of_o moral_a evil_n as_o such_o it_o will_v then_o be_v comprehensive_a of_o all_o moral_a evil_n for_o à_fw-la qua●enus_fw-la ad_fw-la omne_fw-la valet_fw-la consequentia_fw-la by_o his_o own_o confession_n p._n 85._o what_o than_o mean_n he_o by_o a_o privation_n when_o he_o say_v that_o sin_n or_o moral_a evil_n as_o such_o be_v a_o privation_n unless_o he_o mean_v a_o mere_a privation_n and_o nothing_o else_o he_o speak_v not_o against_o the_o positivity_n of_o sin_n which_o even_o they_o who_o do_v assert_v do_v also_o hold_v there_o be_v a_o want_n of_o such_o a_o rectitude_n as_o be_v due_a but_o they_o say_v there_o be_v something_o beside_o that_o want_n as_o in_o walk_v to_o kill_v a_o neighbour_n there_o be_v something_o positive_a beside_o the_o want_n of_o a_o good_a end_n to_o which_o the_o walk_a shall_v be_v direct_v and_o if_o any_o thing_n can_v be_v due_a to_o the_o hate_v of_o god_n to_o make_v it_o good_a as_o nothing_o can_v be_v there_o will_v be_v a_o action_n beside_o the_o want_n of_o that_o due_a as_o m._n hickman_n confess_v p_o 94._o nay_o in_o say_n that_o that_o action_n be_v essential_o evil_a ibid._n he_o confess_v the_o very_a action_n to_o be_v the_o sin_n and_o take_v sin_n in_o the_o right_a sense_n for_o complexum_fw-la quid_fw-la as_o he_o confess_v p._n 95._o we_o may_v allow_v he_o his_o own_o way_n of_o state_v the_o question_n to_o his_o undo_n libertine_n §_o 15._o again_o he_o be_v ruin_v by_o his_o preservative_n as_o may_v appear_v by_o this_o dilemma_n do_v he_o think_v that_o privation_n be_v a_o thing_n real_a or_o only_o nominal_a something_o or_o nothing_o if_o nothing_o then_o for_o m._n hickman_n to_o filch_v and_o plunder_v be_v but_o a_o sin_n and_o therefore_o nothing_o in_o his_o opinion_n and_o so_o be_v a_o carneadist_n if_o something_o than_o he_o think_v it_o god_n creature_n or_o not_o his_o creature_n if_o his_o creature_n than_o he_o think_v that_o god_n be_v the_o author_n of_o sin_n and_o so_o he_o must_v think_v that_o sin_n be_v good_a or_o not_o good_a if_o he_o think_v it_o to_o be_v good_a he_o will_v scruple_n to_o commit_v it_o if_o not_o good_a he_o think_v that_o god_n can_v create_v what_o be_v peculiar_a to_o the_o devil_n as_o master_n calvin_n infer_v against_o the_o libertine_n if_o he_o think_v it_o not_o god_n creature_n though_o something_o real_a than_o he_o must_v eat_v up_o his_o former_a say_n viz._n that_o it_o belong_v to_o the_o universality_n of_o the_o first_o cause_n to_o produce_v every_o real_a be_v pag._n 95._o §_o 16._o i_o shall_v conclude_v this_o chapter_n with_o the_o concession_n of_o bonaventure_n 1._o that_o the_o sin_n of_o concupiscence_n import_v two_o thing_n to_o wit_v a_o appetite_n and_o a_o excess_n of_o that_o appetite_n in_o which_o excess_n he_o confess_v there_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o position_n though_o he_o endeavour_n by_o a_o simile_n which_o do_v not_o run_v upon_o all_o its_o foot_n to_o make_v it_o seem_v a_o privation_n rather_o which_o however_o it_o may_v infer_v yet_o it_o can_v whole_o be_v without_o imply_v a_o contradiction_n and_o if_o either_o of_o the_o two_o be_v something_o positive_a the_o act_n of_o the_o appetite_n itself_o or_o the_o excess_n in_o the_o act_n 217._o sure_a that_o which_o consist_v of_o both_o together_o i_o mean_v concupiscence_n can_v be_v less_o then_o either_o of_o they_o chap._n iii_o §_o 1._o have_v hitherto_o clear_v encounter_v and_o in_o the_o do_n of_o that_o accidental_o prove_v the_o thing_n in_o question_n i_o may_v immediate_o proceed_v to_o show_v the_o littleness_n of_o the_o trick_n in_o which_o our_o gamester_n be_v wont_a to_o deal_v but_o that_o i_o think_v it_o incumbent_n on_o i_o to_o effect_v that_o first_o which_o be_v most_o material_a and_o of_o which_o most_o reader_n
do_v stand_v in_o the_o great_a expectation_n to_o wit_v the_o prove_v by_o such_o convince_a and_o cogent_a argument_n that_o sin_n which_o be_v proper_o so_o call_v have_v a_o positive_a be_v as_o to_o put_v a_o conclusion_n to_o the_o whole_a controversy_n and_o that_o by_o enable_v the_o weak_a reader_n to_o stop_v the_o mouth_n of_o the_o strong_a that_o shall_v oppose_v he_o and_o because_o i_o can_v but_o have_v observe_v what_o have_v also_o be_v observe_v by_o many_o other_o that_o whatsoever_o be_v think_v strong_a in_o mr._n h.'s_n rhapsody_n by_o such_o as_o be_v partial_a to_o his_o adventure_n he_o have_v take_v after_o his_o manner_n that_o be_v dishonest_o without_o the_o cite_n his_o author_n so_o much_o as_o once_o to_o who_o he_o be_v behold_v extreme_o often_o from_o a_o exercitation_n de_fw-fr naturâ_fw-la mali_fw-la which_o have_v be_v pen_v and_o print_v more_o than_o 20._o year_n ago_o by_o my_o very_a good_a friend_n mr._n thomas_n barlow_n who_o i_o conceive_v 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i_o call_v a_o argument_n against_o he_o viz._n that_o if_o god_n can_v produce_v that_o act_n of_o hate_v god_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o act_n than_o it_o will_v not_o be_v evil_a but_o say_v i_o that_o act_n be_v prove_v by_o i_o and_o other_o yea_o and_o confess_v by_o mr._n h._n to_o be_v whole_o because_o intrinsical_o and_o essential_o evil_a evil_a ex_fw-la genere_fw-la &_o objecto_fw-la and_o antecedent_o to_o the_o law_n therefore_o it_o can_v be_v god_n production_n for_o all_o its_o have_v a_o positive_a entity_n this_o i_o retort_v to_o mr._n b._n his_o p._n 66_o 67._o and_o it_o pinch_v mr._n h._n more_o
way_n than_o one_o §_o 9_o whereas_o it_o be_v say_v answer_n p._n 67._o that_o if_o the_o man_n that_o hate_v god_n while_o yet_o in_o his_o wit_n shall_v continue_v to_o hate_v he_o be_v mad_a the_o act_n remain_v but_o not_o the_o obliquity_n because_o the_o act_n to_o be_v sinful_a must_v be_v rational_a and_o free_a i_o deny_v that_o any_o man_n can_v hate_v god_n or_o love_v he_o without_o the_o use_n of_o reason_n but_o i_o further_o return_v six_o thing_n 1._o that_o for_o a_o man_n to_o hate_n god_n be_v the_o great_a madness_n in_o the_o world_n 2._o that_o if_o he_o be_v not_o so_o alter_v but_o that_o he_o continue_v to_o hate_n god_n he_o be_v not_o alter_v so_o far_o but_o that_o he_o continue_v to_o be_v a_o sinner_n in_o hate_v god_n 3._o whilst_o he_o continue_v to_o be_v a_o man_n he_o continue_v to_o have_v freedom_n and_o rationality_n enough_o to_o sin_n by_o 4._o this_o argument_n will_v prove_v if_o it_o have_v real_a force_n in_o it_o that_o not_o only_o all_o infant_n but_o some_o adult●_n be_v in_o a_o state_n of_o impeccability_n 5._o it_o will_v follow_v from_o hence_o that_o the_o goodness_n of_o a_o virtuous_a act_n do_v not_o consist_v in_o the_o substance_n of_o it_o because_o it_o will_v then_o become_v impossible_a that_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o act_n shall_v continue_v without_o the_o goodness_n whereas_o it_o be_v say_v in_o this_o evasion_n that_o the_o act_n of_o hate_v god_n may_v remain_v in_o substance_n without_o the_o presence_n of_o its_o obliquity_n but_o 6._o to_o answer_v yet_o more_o express_o to_o his_o reason_n take_v from_o rational_a and_o free_a i_o say_v the_o sinfulness_n of_o the_o act_n be_v one_o thing_n and_o the_o sinfulness_n of_o the_o agent_n be_v quite_o another_o the_o obliquity_n alone_o or_o the_o sole_a contrariety_n of_o the_o act_n to_o the_o law_n in_o conjunction_n with_o the_o act_n from_o which_o it_o can_v be_v disjoin_v be_v enough_o to_o constitute_v the_o sinfulness_n of_o the_o act_n but_o the_o liberty_n of_o will_n and_o use_v of_o reason_n be_v require_v only_o to_o the_o sinfulness_n of_o the_o agent_n which_o yet_o again_o be_v no_o otherwise_o then_o in_o respect_n unto_o god_n impute_v or_o punish_v according_a to_o the_o equity_n or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o second_o covenant_n for_o though_o otherwise_o consider_v without_o the_o equity_n of_o the_o gospel_n sin_n of_o ignorance_n be_v sin_n and_o original_a sin_n which_o be_v bear_v with_o we_o be_v our_o sin_n still_o §_o 10._o and_o whereas_o it_o be_v add_v a_o little_a after_o that_o if_o with_o the_o very_a same_o act_n wherewith_o he_o now_o do_v hate_n god_n act_n a_o man_n shall_v afterward_o hate_v sin_n the_o same_o act_n for_o substance_n will_v be_v moral_o good_a p._n 67_o i_o reply_v that_o this_o suppose_v a_o impossibility_n and_o confute_v itself_o with_o the_o contradiction_n which_o it_o imply_v to_o hate_v god_n one_o day_n and_o to_o hate_v sin_n the_o next_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v the_o same_o act_n numerical_o that_o dr._n field_n do_v right_o make_v they_o to_o be_v specifical_o distinct_a and_o the_o suppose_v they_o to_o be_v one_o be_v to_o i_o at_o first_o such_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o i_o admire_v how_o mr._n barlow_n can_v so_o impose_v upon_o him-self_n until_o i_o due_o consider_v his_o want_n of_o year_n when_o he_o engage_v himself_o for_o so_o great_a a_o error_n sin_n §_o 11._o the_o two_o argument_n which_o follow_v to_o prove_v that_o sin_n have_v a_o real_a be_v whereof_o the_o one_o be_v urge_v by_o ferrariensis_n the_o other_o by_o gregory_n ariminensis_n i_o forbear_v to_o prosecute_v as_o i_o may_v because_o they_o do_v not_o prove_v the_o positive_a but_o only_o the_o real_a be_v of_o sin_n which_o mr._n hickman_n grant_v though_o it_o be_v deny_v by_o m._n barlow_n p._n 69._o or_o rather_o it_o be_v deny_v by_o he_o when_o he_o be_v new_o master_n of_o arts._n for_o that_o he_o shall_v still_o be_v so_o much_o mistake_v be_v more_o than_o can_v enter_v into_o my_o thought_n and_o therefore_o unless_o he_o shall_v friendly_o invite_v i_o to_o it_o i_o will_v not_o meddle_v with_o the_o infirmity_n of_o the_o two_o next_o page_n but_o only_o observe_v how_o the_o belief_n that_o sin_n have_v no_o positive_a be_v apt_a to_o pass_v into_o a_o belief_n that_o it_o have_v not_o so_o much_o as_o a_o real_a be_v and_o indeed_o by_o the_o same_o figure_n that_o sin_n be_v call_v a_o mere_a privation_n it_o be_v also_o call_v a_o mere_a nothing_o the_o reason_n of_o which_o i_o shall_v show_v anon_o §_o 12._o and_o so_o i_o pass_v to_o a_o four_o reason_n rada_n why_o the_o sin_n of_o hate_v god_n have_v a_o positive_a be_v because_o this_o sin_n be_v intrinsical_o evil_a as_o mr._n b._n object_n against_o himself_o out_o of_o joannes_n de_fw-fr rada_n and_o therefore_o not_o only_o evil_a through_o some_o privation_n because_o say_v he_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o any_o privation_n shall_v be_v intrinsical_v to_o a_o positive_a act_n and_o gulielmus_fw-la de_fw-la rubione_fw-la do_v press_v it_o thus_o a_o positive_a act_n which_o be_v so_o evil_a that_o no_o kind_n of_o circumstance_n can_v make_v it_o not_o evil_a be_v not_o evil_a for_o any_o defect_n or_o privation_n but_o precise_o for_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o act_n p._n 71._o to_o the_o argument_n of_o rada_n mr._n barlow_n thus_o answer_n that_o such_o a_o act_n be_v call_v intrinsical_o evil_a answer_n not_o because_o its_o obliquity_n be_v of_o its_o nature_n and_o essence_n but_o because_o by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n it_o be_v evil_a of_o itself_o without_o the_o addition_n of_o a_o positive_a law_n or_o because_o it_o be_v evil_a ex_fw-la genere_fw-la &_o objecto_fw-la and_o not_o only_o for_o the_o want_n of_o some_o circumstance_n p._n 73._o but_o i_o reply_v 1._o it_o imply_v a_o contradiction_n respect_n to_o affirm_v its_o be_v intrinsical_o evil_a and_o at_o once_o to_o deny_v it_o essential_o evil_a for_o ratio_fw-la formalis_fw-la and_o ratio_fw-la intrinseca_fw-la be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o philosopher_n and_o m._n hickman_n have_v drop_v a_o good_a confession_n that_o the_o action_n of_o hate_v god_n be_v essential_o evil_a p._n 94._o 2._o that_o it_o be_v evil_a of_o itself_o antecedent_o to_o any_o positive_a law_n evil_a ex_fw-la genere_fw-la &_o objecto_fw-la be_v a_o concession_n whereby_o to_o prove_v it_o essential_o evil_a 3._o no_o part_n of_o this_o answer_n pretend_v to_o prove_v that_o it_o be_v not_o indeed_o intrinsical_o evil_a but_o only_a quarrel_n be_v about_o the_o reason_n why_o the_o act_n be_v so_o call_v 4._o it_o do_v not_o speak_v to_o the_o chief_a thing_n of_o all_o that_o no_o privation_n can_v be_v intrinsical_v to_o a_o positive_a act_n and_o so_o it_o seem_v by_o silence_n to_o give_v consent_n 1._o §_o 13_o moral_a evil_n be_v prove_v to_o be_v a_o positive_a thing_n because_o vice_n be_v set_v against_o virtue_n by_o a_o opposition_n of_o contrariety_n as_o aristotle_n say_v l._n cat._n c._n 10._o §_o 1._o for_o each_o term_n of_o such_o opposite_n must_v needs_o be_v positive_a because_o they_o be_v both_o predicamental_a species_n which_o thing_n be_v so_o true_a that_o they_o be_v grant_v by_o m._n barlow_n p._n 80._o who_o therefore_o endeavour_v to_o elude_v the_o argument_n by_o say_v the_o same_o thing_n which_o i_o have_v often_o reply_v unto_o to_o wit_n that_o in_o respect_n of_o their_o material_a signification_n virtue_n and_o vice_n be_v opposita_fw-la contrariè_fw-la but_o not_o in_o respect_n of_o their_o formal_a signification_n to_o which_o i_o reply_v first_o as_o before_o that_o this_o be_v the_o old_a fallacy_n à_fw-la rectè_fw-la conjunctis_fw-la ad_fw-la malè_fw-la divisa_fw-la 492._o and_o so_o a_o flat_a transition_n à_fw-la thesi_fw-la ad_fw-la hypothesin_n and_o if_o it_o be_v put_v into_o syllogism_n there_o will_v be_v find_v to_o be_v unavoidable_o a_o ignoratio_fw-la elenchi_fw-la the_o question_n be_v of_o sin_n or_o vice_n in_o sense_n composito_fw-la and_o the_o answer_v only_o consider_v it_o in_o sense_n diviso_fw-la second_o vice_n can_v be_v vice_n nor_o be_v imagine_v so_o to_o be_v without_o its_o material_a as_o well_o as_o formal_a significatum_fw-la for_o without_o the_o act_n of_o hate_v god_n the_o sin_n or_o vice_n of_o hate_v god_n which_o be_v the_o act_n can_v be_v so_o much_o as_o suppose_v to_o be_v much_o less_o to_o be_v repugnant_a to_o any_o law_n wherein_o its_o formality_n be_v say_v to_o consist_v for_o that_o will_v imply_v a_o contradiction_n and_o thus_o the_o answer_n or_o rather_o evasion_n do_v so_o far_o forsake_v as_o indeed_o to_o nul_fw-fr the_o thing_n in_o question_n three_o
suppose_v the_o vice_n to_o be_v take_v from_o the_o act_n or_o habit_n of_o hate_v or_o hatred_n 5_o by_o its_o have_a sin_n for_o its_o object_n it_o must_v be_v grant_v to_o be_v a_o virtue_n and_o therefore_o not_o oppose_v to_o virtue_n by_o any_o kind_n of_o opposition_n which_o m._n b._n observe_v to_o be_v reply_v by_o ferrariensis_n to_o which_o although_o it_o be_v rejoin_v by_o the_o same_o ferrariensis_n yet_o the_o rejoynder_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o gross_a return_n to_o the_o old_a fallacy_n just_o now_o discover_v in_o the_o answer_n and_o so_o be_v equal_o refell_v by_o every_o part_n of_o my_o reply_n by_o the_o way_n i_o note_v one_o good_a confession_n 8._o and_o from_o the_o word_n of_o aquinas_n that_o vice_n as_o well_o as_o virtue_n may_v be_v take_v for_o a_o concrete_a whereas_o m._n hickman_n be_v fain_o to_o say_v that_o sin_n or_o vice_n be_v so_o perfect_o a_o abstract_n that_o he_o can_v conceive_v it_o to_o be_v sin_n unless_o he_o conceive_v it_o as_o a_o abstract_n and_o that_o he_o be_v to_o seek_v what_o vox_fw-la abstracta_fw-la be_v if_o sin_n be_v not_o such_o p._n 54._o it_o may_v very_o well_o be_v that_o he_o be_v to_o seek_v for_o he_o elsewhere_o confess_v that_o sin_n be_v complexum_fw-la quid_fw-la and_o if_o he_o think_v that_o abstractum_fw-la do_v signify_v complexum_fw-la he_o be_v a_o small_a latinist_n indeed_o if_o he_o do_v not_o he_o be_v a_o self-contradictor_a §_o 14._o a_o sin_n of_o commission_n be_v prove_v to_o have_v a_o positive_a be_v other_o because_o it_o necessary_o require_v some_o positive_a act_n whereby_o to_o become_v a_o perfect_a sin_n of_o commission_n which_o as_o it_o be_v grant_v by_o m._n barlow_n so_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v also_o confirm_v by_o he_o p._n 84._o where_o he_o approve_v that_o of_o suarez_n metaph._n tom_n 1._o disp_n 11._o malum_fw-la simpliciter_fw-la est_fw-la illud_fw-la quod_fw-la est_fw-la in_o se_fw-la malum_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la caret_fw-la aliquo_fw-la bono_fw-mi sibi_fw-la ipsi_fw-la debito_fw-la ad_fw-la modum_fw-la perfectionis_fw-la propriè_fw-la quale_fw-la est_fw-la omne_fw-la peccatum_fw-la praesertim_fw-la commissionis_fw-la for_o if_o every_o sin_n of_o commissi_fw-la on_z be_v not_o simple_o evil_a only_o but_o whole_o too_o as_o that_o must_v needs_o be_v which_o do_v career_n omni_n bono_fw-mi sibi_fw-la debito_fw-la and_o though_o i_o deny_v the_o supposition_n that_o any_o good_a thing_n can_v be_v due_a to_o sin_n then_o the_o positive_a act_n without_o which_o it_o can_v be_v must_v needs_o be_v moral_o and_o simple_o evil_a it_o be_v the_o sin_n of_o commission_n which_o be_v speak_v of_o in_o both_o place_n not_o any_o action_n or_o quality_n which_o be_v no_o sin_n at_o all_o so_o as_o the_o ordinary_a shift_n of_o fly_v from_o the_o act_n of_o hate_v god_n which_o be_v the_o sin_n of_o commission_n and_o so_o the_o subject_n of_o the_o discourse_n to_o the_o act_n of_o hate_v without_o relation_n to_o any_o object_n which_o be_v no_o sin_n at_o all_o or_o with_o relation_n only_o to_o sin_n which_o make_v it_o a_o high_a moral_a good_a be_v foresee_v and_o prevent_v by_o what_o i_o now_o say_v what_o be_v say_v by_o m._n barlow_n of_o the_o threefold_a difference_n betwixt_o a_o sin_n of_o omission_n and_o commission_n barlow_n p._n 86._o concern_v nothing_o that_o i_o know_v except_v those_o word_n which_o he_o frame_v to_o himself_o in_o his_o objection_n p._n 82._o in_o hoc_fw-la solum_fw-la distinguitur_fw-la peccatum_fw-la omissionis_fw-la &_o commissionis_fw-la quia_fw-la omissio_fw-la dicit_fw-la nudam_fw-la carentiam_fw-la actus_fw-la at_o commissio_fw-la necessario_fw-la requirit_fw-la actum_fw-la the_o word_n solùm_fw-la be_v very_o strange_a and_o if_o he_o find_v it_o in_o gulielmus_fw-la de_fw-fr rubione_fw-la as_o it_o be_v more_o than_o i_o know_v so_o i_o be_o not_o concern_v to_o make_v inquiry_n it_o be_v sufficient_a for_o i_o that_o my_o argument_n be_v unanswered_a need_v not_o the_o help_n of_o a_o reply_n i_o hasten_v therefore_o to_o another_o way_n of_o eviction_n §_o 15._o that_o be_v proper_o a_o sin_n which_o be_v forbid_v by_o the_o law_n field_n but_o the_o positive_a act_n of_o adultery_n theft_n or_o hate_v god_n be_v forbid_v by_o the_o law_n and_o therefore_o the_o act_n so_o forbid_v be_v very_o proper_o a_o sin_n we_o common_o say_v it_o be_v a_o sin_n to_o do_v this_o or_o that_o as_o to_o hate_n god_n and_o to_o love_v the_o world_n because_o god_n have_v forbid_v we_o to_o do_v the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o to_o this_o it_o be_v answer_v by_o mr._n barlow_n who_o not_o produce_v any_o author_n for_o the_o objection_n answer_n and_o put_v in_o the_o word_n formaliter_fw-la p._n 82._o may_v seem_v to_o have_v adapt_v the_o argument_n for_o a_o answer_n that_o the_o act_n precise_o take_v be_v not_o forbid_v as_o a_o positive_a act_n as_o in_o murder_n mere_o to_o kill_v be_v not_o forbid_v quoad_fw-la esse_fw-la physicum_fw-la for_o then_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v lawful_a to_o kill_v a_o malefactor_n who_o be_v just_o condemn_v to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n but_o as_o it_o recede_v from_o the_o rule_n of_o right_a reason_n and_o be_v subject_v to_o the_o privation_n of_o that_o rectitude_n which_o be_v due_a pag._n 86._o but_o i_o reply_v 1._o that_o this_o be_v the_o old_a fallacy_n so_o often_o mention_v respect_n for_o a_o act_n without_o reference_n to_o a_o negative_a precept_n of_o the_o law_n be_v not_o a_o act_n which_o be_v forbid_v nor_o pretend_v by_o any_o to_o be_v a_o sin_n much_o less_o of_o comm_n ssion_n which_o alone_o be_v the_o act_n speak_v of_o in_o the_o argument_n and_o so_o instead_o of_o a_o answer_n we_o have_v only_o a_o escape_n from_o the_o thing_n in_o question_n 2._o it_o be_v affirm_v by_o aquinas_n 1.2_o q._n 71._o art_n 6._o and_o q._n 72._o art_n 6._o that_o austin_n put_v two_o thing_n in_o the_o definition_n of_o sin_n to_o wit_n a_o material_a and_o formal_a part_n that_o be_v a_o positive_a act_n and_o its_o repugnance_n to_o the_o law_n witness_v his_o citation_n p._n 85._o and_o what_o be_v this_o but_o to_o say_v that_o sin_n be_v totum_fw-la essentiale_fw-la which_o it_o can_v be_v without_o one_o of_o its_o two_o essential_o so_o that_o the_o answer_n do_v offend_v against_o the_o answerer_n himself_o by_o consider_v the_o one_o without_o relation_n to_o the_o other_o notwithstanding_o his_o acquiescence_n in_o st._n augustine_n definition_n 3._o the_o answer_n do_v not_o deny_v that_o the_o positive_a act_n be_v forbid_v and_o so_o a_o sin_n but_o only_o speak_v of_o that_o thing_n in_o respect_n of_o which_o it_o be_v forbid_v and_o to_o this_o it_o may_v easy_o be_v reply_v that_o as_o a_o law_n act_n be_v not_o moral_o evil_a without_o relation_n to_o the_o law_n which_o do_v forbid_v it_o so_o a_o act_n have_v nothing_o of_o moral_a goodness_n without_o relation_n to_o the_o law_n which_o do_v command_v it_o or_o to_o the_o council_n which_o do_v commend_v it_o and_o again_o as_o no_o act_n can_v be_v a_o sin_n without_o repugnance_n to_o the_o rule_n of_o right_a reason_n so_o can_v there_o be_v no_o such_o repugnance_n without_o a_o act_n 4._o it_o be_v not_o all_o kill_a but_o kill_v proper_o call_v murder_n which_o be_v forbid_v by_o the_o law_n which_o command_v the_o kill_n of_o the_o murderer_n and_o thereby_o make_v it_o a_o act_n of_o justice._n and_o therefore_o that_o shall_v have_v be_v the_o instance_n for_o all_o such_o kill_a be_v forbid_v by_o the_o law_n and_o such_o alone_a do_v belong_v to_o the_o adequate_a subject_n of_o our_o discourse_n 5._o to_o hate_v god_n be_v a_o sin_n and_o a_o positive_a act_n to_o which_o it_o have_v be●n_o prove_v that_o no_o kind_n of_o rectitude_n can_v be_v due_a and_o it_o have_v natural_o be_v evil_a though_o it_o have_v never_o be_v forbid_v which_o yet_o it_o can_v not_o but_o have_v be_v because_o the_o not_o forbid_v of_o it_o have_v be_v repugnant_a to_o god_n nature_n for_o though_o the_o act_n of_o hate_v god_n can_v not_o be_v from_o eternity_n yet_o this_o proposition_n be_v aeternae_fw-la veritatis_fw-la and_o may_v true_o have_v be_v speak_v from_o all_o eternity_n that_o it_o be_v evil_a to_o hate_v god_n 278._o therefore_o this_o and_o the_o like_a act_n be_v forbid_v by_o the_o law_n even_o because_o they_o be_v evil_a and_o be_v not_o only_o evil_a by_o be_v forbid_v by_o the_o law_n which_o yet_o those_o man_n do_v presuppose_v who_o will_v have_v every_o thing_n good_a that_o have_v a_o positive_a be_v and_o nothing_o simple_o evil_a but_o a_o abstract_a repugnance_n unto_o the_o law_n not_o consider_v the_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o breach_n of_o a_o positive_a and_o moral_a law_n betwixt_o a_o jew_n hate_v god_n and_o
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conversion_n to_o a_o object_n contrary_a to_o the_o object_n of_o virtue_n as_o of_o a_o aversion_n from_o the_o law_n and_o hence_o say_v the_o cardinal_n there_o be_v in_o sin_n a_o double_a nature_n of_o evil_n the_o one_o arise_v from_o the_o object_n the_o other_o from_o the_o not_o observe_v of_o the_o law_n the_o first_o be_v positive_a the_o second_o privative_a the_o first_o infer_v the_o second_o for_o it_o can_v be_v that_o a_o man_n shall_v hate_v god_n but_o that_o in_o so_o do_v he_o must_v break_v the_o law_n because_o it_o be_v simple_o and_o intrinsical_o evil_a so_o that_o to_o do_v it_o be_v a_o sin_n and_o as_o this_o be_v observe_v by_o d._n field_n in_o confirmation_n of_o his_o doctrine_n l._n 3._o c._n 23._o p._n 120._o so_o i_o find_v the_o same_o cardinal_n 5._o elsewhere_o say_v that_o in_o moralibus_fw-la pars_fw-la subjectiva_fw-la mali_fw-la est_fw-la malum_fw-la and_o est_fw-la in_o moralibus_fw-la malum_fw-la dupliciter_fw-la imply_v the_o whole_a sin_n to_o be_v a_o concrete_a not_o a_o repugnance_n to_o the_o law_n without_o a_o act_n which_o do_v imply_v a_o contradiction_n §_o 19_o the_o most_o acute_a episcopius_n do_v implicit_o thus_o argue_v ●_o although_o by_o way_n of_o paralipsis_n as_o a_o act_n command_v by_o the_o law_n be_v the_o virtue_n itself_o or_o ordination_n of_o the_o will_n unto_o the_o law_n so_o the_o act_n forbid_v by_o the_o law_n be_v the_o vice_n itself_o or_o inordination_n of_o the_o will_n against_o the_o law_n and_o as_o the_o act_n of_o virtue_n do_v not_o contain_v or_o connote_v any_o real_a thing_n positive_a superad_v to_o the_o act_n which_o may_v be_v call_v ordination_n so_o the_o act_n of_o vice_n do_v connote_v nothing_o privative_a superad_v to_o the_o act_n which_o may_v be_v call_v inordination_n §_o 20._o doctor_n stern_n a_o very_a late_a 281._o but_o learned_a writer_n do_v brief_o urge_v six_o argument_n to_o prove_v that_o sin_n may_v have_v a_o positive_a be_v four_o of_o which_o i_o praetermit_v because_o i_o have_v already_o show_v they_o as_o long_o since_o urge_v by_o other_o man_n though_o otherwise_o urge_v by_o he_o than_o other_o and_o perhaps_o in_o some_o place_n to_o more_o advantage_n the_o other_o two_o i_o shall_v mention_v as_o not_o yet_o touch_v first_o say_v he_o a_o nonentity_n may_v be_v moral_o good_a and_o therefore_o a_o entity_n may_v be_v moral_o evil_a 280._o the_o consequence_n be_v evident_a both_o by_o the_o rule_n of_o opposite_n and_o because_o there_o be_v not_o more_o repugnance_n betwixt_o obliquity_n and_o entity_n as_o obliquity_n be_v take_v or_o mistake_v by_o the_o adverse_a party_n then_o betwixt_o goodness_n and_o nonentity_n the_o antecedent_n be_v prove_v because_o a_o mere_a omission_n of_o a_o forbid_a
act_n although_o a_o nonentity_n be_v moral_o good_a again_o the_o schoolman_n do_v hold_v a_o twofold_a punishment_n 281._o the_o one_o of_o sense_n the_o other_o of_o loss_n whereof_o the_o latter_a be_v the_o wage_n of_o a_o aversion_n from_o god_n as_o be_v also_o the_o former_a of_o a_o conversion_n to_o the_o creature_n so_o that_o if_o sin_n be_v nothing_o but_o mere_a privation_n the_o poena_fw-la sensus_fw-la will_v be_v inflict_v without_o all_o justice_n under_o the_o notion_n of_o revenge_n for_o a_o conversion_n to_o the_o creature_n §_o 21._o again_o it_o may_v be_v thus_o argue_v and_o out_o of_o baronius_n his_o metaphysica_fw-la generalis_fw-la that_o which_o have_v not_o a_o positive_a entity_n can_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o any_o thing_n but_o sin_n many_o way_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o something_o 54._o for_o 1._o it_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o punishment_n and_o 2_o one_o sin_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o another_o a_o vicious_a act_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o a_o vicious_a 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that_o in_o every_o sin_n there_o be_v two_o thing_n whereof_o the_o one_o be_v a_o quality_n or_o action_n and_o so_o the_o whole_a sin_n must_v have_v a_o positive_a be_v far_o yet_o it_o be_v consequent_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o cajetan_n 5._o say_v gregory_n de_fw-fr valentiâ_fw-la that_o sin_n formal_o as_o sin_n be_v a_o positive_a thing_n which_o he_o express_o also_o affirm_v in_o primam_fw-la 2_o dae_fw-la q._n 71._o art_n 6._o some_o hold_n say_v 104._o cumel_n that_o the_o formal_a nature_n of_o sin_n consist_v in_o some_o positive_a thing_n to_o wit_n in_o the_o manner_n of_o work_v free_o with_o a_o positive_a repugnance_n to_o the_o rule_n of_o reason_n and_o the_o law_n of_o god_n 12._o ockam_n say_v further_a that_o the_o very_a deformity_n in_o a_o act_n of_o commission_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o act_n itself_o viz._n actus_fw-la elicitus_fw-la against_o the_o divine_a law_n and_o these_o be_v cite_v by_o dr._n field_n l._n 3._o c._n 23._o p._n 120._o §_o 24._o to_o these_o i_o add_v many_o more_o which_o partly_o be_v not_o and_o partly_o can_v not_o have_v be_v observe_v by_o dr._n field_n 176._o lessius_n say_v that_o a_o evil_a act_n be_v in_o som●_n sort_n evil_a even_o according_a to_o its_o physical_a entity_n nay_o upon_o this_o passage_n of_o c._n vorstius_n omne_fw-la ens_fw-la quà_fw-la ens_fw-la bonum_fw-la est_fw-la 64._o piscator_fw-la himself_z have_v this_o note_n and_o it_o be_v a_o note_n of_o exception_n at_o vitiosa_fw-la illa_fw-la qualitas_fw-la in_o nobis_fw-la unde_fw-la oriuntur_fw-la actu●lia_fw-la peccata_fw-la bona_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la the_o learned_a 247._o professor_n of_o divinity_n in_o academiâ_fw-la tubingensi_fw-la affirm_v original_a sin_n to_o be_v a_o accident_n as_o the_o opposite_a member_n to_o substantia_fw-la and_o call_v it_o the_o accident_n of_o a_o substance_n and_o compare_v it_o to_o the_o image_n of_o god_n in_o man_n which_o he_o also_o say_v be_v not_o a_o substance_n but_o a_o 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distinction_n which_o he_o conceive_v to_o make_v god_n the_o author_n of_o sin_n express_o use_v these_o word_n may_v i_o here_o without_o wa●dring_v discourse_v the_o nature_n of_o sin_n i_o can_v prove_v sin_n itself_o to_o be_v a_o action_n and_o confute_v this_o groundless_a distinction_n that_o way_n the_o tract_n be_v a_o manuscript_n but_o divers_a have_v copy_n as_o well_o as_o i._o and_o sure_o the_o world_n must_v enjoy_v it_o if_o not_o by_o other_o man_n care_n at_o least_o by_o i_o that_o great_a divine_a dr._n jackson_n who_o be_v withal_o a_o great_a philosopher_n and_o inferior_a to_o none_o for_o skill_n in_o metaphysic_n do_v not_o content_v himself_o to_o say_v of_o original_a sin_n 3024._o that_o it_o be_v not_o a_o mere_a privation_n but_o also_o define_v it_o to_o be_v a_o positive_a renitency_n of_o the_o flesh_n or_o corrupt_a nature_n of_o man_n against_o the_o spiritual_a law_n of_o god_n 3028._o especial_o against_o the_o negative_a precept_n etc._n etc._n 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as_o illyricus_n if_o their_o meaning_n be_v right_o weigh_v and_o apprehend_v by_o their_o follower_n nay_o calvin_n and_o martyr_n and_o many_o other_o good_a writer_n 3036._o consort_v so_o well_o with_o illyricus_n in_o their_o definition_n of_o sin_n in_o the_o unregenerate_a that_o they_o must_v all_o be_v either_o acquit_v or_o condemn_v together_o illyricus_n himself_o explain_v his_o meaning_n by_o produce_v the_o definition_n of_o original_a sin_n not_o only_o give_v by_o ib._n calvin_n and_o martyr_n but_o explain_v by_o themselves_o into_o illyricus_n his_o sense_n in_o so_o much_o that_o dr._n jackson_n rank_v calvin_n and_o martyr_n with_o illyricus_n do_v affirm_v they_o to_o 3037._o make_v original_a sin_n to_o be_v the_o whole_a nature_n of_o man_n and_o all_o his_o faculty_n so_o far_o forth_o as_o they_o be_v corrupt_v yet_o still_o their_o meaning_n be_v no_o more_o
etc._n but_o let_v we_o hear_v dr._n jackson_n also_o 3012._o §_o 9_o the_o hypothesis_n for_o who_o clear_a discussion_n these_o last_o thesis_n have_v be_v praemise_v be_v this_o whether_o it_o be_v once_o grant_v or_o suppose_v that_o the_o almighty_a creator_n be_v the_o cause_n either_o of_o our_o mother_n eve_n desire_n or_o of_o her_o actual_a eat_n of_o the_o forbid_a fruit_n or_o of_o her_o delivery_n of_o it_o to_o her_o husband_n or_o of_o his_o take_n and_o eat_v it_o though_o unaware_o the_o same_o almighty_a god_n must_v not_o upon_o like_a necessity_n be_v acknowledge_v to_o be_v the_o author_n of_o all_o the_o obliquity_n which_o do_v accompany_v the_o positive_a act_n or_o do_v necessary_o result_v from_o they_o this_n be_v a_o case_n or_o species_n facti_fw-la which_o we_o can_v determine_v by_o the_o rule_n of_o faith_n it_o must_v be_v try_v by_o the_o undoubted_a rule_n of_o logic_n or_o better_a arts._n these_o be_v the_o only_a perspective_n glass_n which_o can_v 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or_o quality_n whence_o it_o necessary_o result_v and_o in_o particular_a that_o conformity_n or_o similitude_n which_o the_o first_o man_n do_v bear_v to_o his_o almighty_a creator_n do_v necessary_o result_v from_o his_o substance_n or_o manhood_n as_o it_o be_v the_o work_n of_o god_n undefaced_a nor_o can_v we_o search_v after_o any_o other_o true_a cause_n of_o the_o first_o man_n conformity_n to_o god_n or_o his_o integrity_n beside_o he_o who_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o manhood_n or_o of_o his_o existence_n with_o such_o qualification_n as_o by_o his_o creation_n he_o be_v endow_v with_o in_o like_a manner_n whosoever_o be_v the_o cause_n whether_o of_o his_o covet_v or_o eat_v of_o the_o tree_n in_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o garden_n be_v the_o true_a cause_n of_o that_o obliquity_n or_o crooked_a deviation_n from_o god_n law_n or_o of_o that_o deformity_n or_o dissimilitude_n unto_o god_n himself_o which_o do_v necessary_o result_v from_o the_o forbid_a act_n or_o desire_n it_o be_v impossible_a there_o shall_v be_v one_o cause_n of_o the_o act_n and_o another_o cause_n of_o the_o obliquity_n or_o deformity_n whether_o unto_o god_n law_n or_o unto_o god_n himself_o for_o no_o relation_n or_o entity_n mere_o relative_a such_o be_v obliquity_n and_o deformity_n can_v have_v any_o other_o cause_n beside_o that_o which_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o fundamentum_fw-la or_o foundation_n whence_o they_o immediate_o result_v it_o remain_v then_o that_o we_o acknowledge_v the_o old_a serpent_n to_o have_v be_v the_o first_o author_n and_o man_n who_o god_n create_v male_a and_o female_a to_o have_v be_v the_o true_a positive_a cause_n of_o that_o obliquity_n or_o deformity_n which_o do_v result_v by_o inevitable_a necessity_n from_o the_o forbid_a act_n or_o desire_n which_o can_v have_v no_o necessary_a cause_n at_o all_o and_o more_o to_o this_o purpose_n p._n 3013._o etc._n etc._n §_o 10._o diotallevius_n do_v also_o prove_v that_o they_o who_o make_v god_n the_o author_n of_o the_o positive_a act_n of_o hate_v god_n etc._n do_v make_v he_o the_o author_n of_o the_o obliquity_n because_o say_v he_o god_n himself_o can_v effect_v what_o do_v imply_v a_o contradiction_n that_o the_o moral_a obliquity_n of_o a_o act_n which_o be_v intrinsical_o evil_a and_o free_o exert_v by_o the_o creature_n shall_v not_o follow_v or_o rather_o attend_v the_o positive_a entity_n of_o the_o act_n which_o be_v such_o as_o have_v be_v say_v and_o so_o exert_v for_o it_o imply_v a_o contradiction_n that_o a_o act_n intrinsical_o evil_a to_o wit_n the_o act_n hate_v god_n shall_v be_v free_o exert_v and_o yet_o not_o evil_a or_o that_o it_o shall_v not_o have_v a_o moral_a pravity_n conjoin_v with_o it_o 2._o they_o who_o hold_v all_o positive_a entity_n to_o be_v effect_v by_o god_n himself_o must_v needs_o believe_v he_o to_o be_v the_o cause_n as_o much_o of_o the_o worst_a as_o of_o the_o best_a action_n in_o the_o world_n both_o because_o hate_v be_v as_o positive_a when_o it_o be_v fix_v upon_o god_n as_o it_o can_v possible_o be_v when_o it_o be_v fix_v upon_o the_o devil_n and_o because_o a_o obliquity_n be_v as_o unavoidable_a to_o the_o one_o as_o rectitude_v or_o conformity_n can_v be_v possible_o to_o the_o other_o 3._o if_o a_o immediate_a work_n of_o the_o formal_a obliquity_n be_v require_v to_o make_v a_o author_n of_o another_o sin_n than_o neither_o man_n nor_o devil_n in_o persuade_v another_o to_o do_v wicked_o can_v possible_o be_v the_o author_n of_o it_o because_o they_o be_v not_o any_o otherwise_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o obliquity_n then_o by_o tempt_v to_o that_o act_n to_o which_o the_o obliquity_n be_v annex_v and_o for_o the_o very_a same_o reason_n no_o creature_n can_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o any_o such_o sin_n within_o himself_o because_o he_o do_v not_o produce_v the_o moral_a obliquity_n of_o the_o act_n but_o by_o produce_v the_o act_n to_o which_o the_o obliquity_n be_v annex_v 4._o when_o we_o do_v absolute_o and_o simple_o inquire_v after_o the_o cause_n of_o another_o man_n sin_n we_o do_v not_o inquire_v after_o the_o cause_n which_o immediate_o reach_v to_o the_o obliquity_n of_o the_o act_n but_o after_o the_o induce_n or_o move_v cause_n by_o which_o he_o be_v lead_v to_o such_o a_o voluntary_a act_n who_o object_n be_v repugnant_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o reason_n that_o be_v the_o method_n of_o aquinas_n de_fw-fr malo_fw-la quaest_n 3._o art_n 1._o &_o 3_o &_o 1.2_o q._n 75._o per_fw-la totam_fw-la from_o whence_o it_o follow_v that_o if_o god_n do_v induce_v we_o efficacious_o to_o a_o aversion_n from_o himself_o and_o so_o to_o a_o hatred_n of_o his_o divinity_n it_o be_v every_o whit_n as_o true_a that_o he_o be_v the_o author_n of_o our_o sin_n as_o that_o he_o induce_v we_o efficacious_o to_o that_o aversion_n and_o hatred_n which_o be_v intrinsical_o evil_a and_o therefore_o mr._n hickman_n must_v recant_v the_o first_o or_o content_o smart_v for_o the_o impiety_n of_o the_o second_o §_o 11._o doctor_n stearn_n be_v very_o severe_a and_o upon_o very_o just_a ground_n to_o the_o use_n that_o be_v make_v of_o the_o same_o distinction_n 249._o for_o he_o do_v not_o content_v himself_o to_o say_v that_o to_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o action_n from_o which_o the_o obliquity_n can_v be_v separate_a be_v to_o be_v the_o very_a cause_n of_o the_o obliquity_n itself_o because_o the_o obliquity_n be_v annex_v to_o the_o entity_n of_o the_o action_n and_o th●t_v in_o a_o manner_n unavoidable_a nor_o do_v he_o only_o add_v this_o that_o man_n himself_o be_v no_o otherwise_o the_o author_n of_o his_o sin_n then_o as_o he_o be_v author_n of_o that_o action_n to_o which_o the_o obliquity_n be_v annex_v but_o he_o say_v yet_o far_o 249._o that_o if_o god_n well-knowing_a the_o absolute_a inseparability_n of_o the_o obliquity_n from_o the_o action_n do_v willing_o produce_v that_o very_a action_n he_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v free_a from_o the_o obliquity_n of_o the_o action_n that_o he_o be_v môre_o guilty_a of_o it_o than_o the_o man_n himself_o in_o who_o that_o action_n be_v ●o_o produce_v as_o who_o do_v seldom_o or_o never_o think_v of_o the_o obliquity_n annex_v quam_fw-la deus_fw-la nunquam_fw-la non_fw-la cognoscit_fw-la &_o animadvertit_fw-la nay_o he_o charge_v the_o adversary_n with_o a_o high_a blasphemy_n than_o that_o even_o with_o make_v god_n more_o guilty_a than_o the_o devil_n which_o how_o they_o can_v answer_v let_v they_o consider_v who_o it_o concern_v i_o shall_v only_o for_o the_o present_a subjoin_v his_o word_n immo_n daemon_n hominem_fw-la ad_fw-la peccandum_fw-la tentantes_fw-la minori_fw-la jure_fw-la authores_fw-la peccati_fw-la sunt_fw-la censendi_fw-la quam_fw-la causa_fw-la libera_n actionis_fw-la illam_fw-la producens_fw-la &_o non_fw-la tantùm_fw-la sciens_fw-la malitiam_fw-la esse_fw-la
illi_fw-la annexam_fw-la no_o daemon_n non_fw-la producunt_fw-la actiones_fw-la quibus_fw-la malitia_fw-la est_fw-la annexa_fw-la sed_fw-la tantum_fw-la solicitant_fw-la etc._n etc._n multo_fw-la itaque_fw-la magis_fw-la malitiae_fw-la reus_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la sciens_fw-la &_o volens_fw-la non_fw-la tentat_fw-la aut_fw-la solicitat_fw-la sed_fw-la actionem_fw-la reipsa_fw-la producit_fw-la cujus_fw-la malitia_fw-la ut_fw-la ab_fw-la ea_fw-la prorsus_fw-la inseparabilis_fw-la ipsi_fw-la quam_fw-la clarissimè_fw-la patet_fw-la what_o kind_n of_o adversary_n they_o be_v who_o the_o doctor_n thus_o handle_v and_o how_o much_o mr._n hickman_n become_v concern_v he_o give_v we_o to_o know_v by_o his_o two_o instance_n in_o twisse_n and_o zuinglius_fw-la §_o 12._o a_o whole_a college_n of_o remonstrant_n man_n of_o renown_n for_o their_o piety_n and_o learning_n too_o think_v fit_a to_o shame_v the_o common_a subterfuge_n by_o these_o two_o way_n of_o argumentation_n etc._n 1._o whensoever_o a_o superior_a and_o omnipotent_a cause_n do_v so_o move_v and_o determine_v the_o inferior_a and_o impotent_a that_o it_o be_v so_o move_v can_v choose_v but_o sin_n then_o must_v the_o guilt_n of_o that_o sin_n be_v whole_o transfer_v on_o the_o superior_a and_o omnipotent_a cause_n but_o according_a to_o those_o man_n who_o affirm_v the_o positive_a act_n of_o all_o the_o very_o worst_a sin_n to_o be_v the_o creature_n and_o work_n of_o god_n the_o inferior_a cause_n be_v so_o move_v by_o the_o omnipotent_a and_o superior_a as_o that_o it_o can_v choose_v but_o sin_n therefore_o according_a to_o those_o man_n the_o sin_n be_v whole_o to_o be_v transfer_v on_o the_o superior_a cause_n 2._o when_o two_o cause_n do_v concur_v to_o one_o action_n to_o wit_n the_o action_n of_o hate_v god_n whereof_o the_o one_o act_n be_v free_o and_o the_o other_o of_o necessity_n then_o must_v the_o cause_n which_o act_n free_o sustain_v the_o whole_a fault_n of_o its_o come_n to_o pass_v 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confession_n of_o learned_a vossius_fw-la 209._o that_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o amient_n do_v so_o speak_v as_o if_o they_o think_v original_a sin_n to_o be_v something_o positive_a to_o wit_n either_o a_o habit_n or_o some_o other_o quality_n i_o call_v it_o the_o confession_n of_o gerard_n vossius_fw-la because_o i_o find_v it_o be_v none_o of_o his_o own_o opinion_n that_o original_a sin_n be_v something_o positive_a whatever_o he_o speak_v of_o actual_a sin_n and_o i_o think_v his_o confession_n to_o be_v of_o the_o great_a consideration_n because_o of_o his_o be_v so_o very_o conversant_a in_o ancient_a writer_n and_o because_o or_o his_o ability_n to_o understand_v their_o true_a meaning_n and_o last_o of_o his_o unwillingness_n to_o understand_v they_o against_o himself_o nay_o when_o he_o speak_v of_o those_o ancient_n who_o be_v otherwise_o mind_v he_o take_v their_o meaning_n to_o have_v be_v not_o so_o much_o that_o this_o sin_n be_v a_o mere_a defect_n of_o 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a_o positive_a entity_n appear_v as_o by_o all_o that_o have_v be_v speak_v 214.215.216_o so_o by_o the_o motus_fw-la bestialis_fw-la &_o bestialis_fw-la libido_fw-la by_o which_o he_o express_v the_o sin_n of_o adam_n §_o 4._o as_o the_o most_o of_o the_o ancient_n so_o the_o most_o eminent_a of_o the_o modern_n have_v hold_v the_o soul_n to_o be_v ex_fw-la traduce_v and_o original_a sin_n a_o positive_a entity_n two_o of_o which_o number_n be_v commend_v by_o learned_a vossius_fw-la but_o just_a now_o cite_v for_o man_n of_o excellency_n and_o renown_n and_o vossius_fw-la himself_n in_o divers_a place_n do_v sufficient_o ass●rt_v the_o positivity_n of_o sin_n not_o so_o much_o when_o he_o say_v of_o original_a sin_n that_o it_o incline_v the_o mind_n to_o vicious_a act_n so_o that_o it_o may_v and_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v call_v a_o habit_n as_o when_o he_o say_v of_o its_o effect_n which_o ar●_n actual_a sin_n that_o they_o be_v grow_v over_o the_o soul_n as_o a_o spiritual_a rust_n 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that_o god_n do_v concur_v to_o the_o act_n of_o sin_n do_v eo_fw-la ipso_fw-la hold_v sin_n to_o have_v a_o positive_a be_v such_o as_o lombard_n bonaventure_n alexander_n alensis_n asoto_n durand_n aureolus_n the_o learned_a armachanus_n and_o other_o cite_v by_o dr._n stearn_n in_o his_o animi_fw-la medela_fw-la p._n 256_o 257._o and_o though_o the_o master_n of_o the_o sentence_n do_v seem_v to_o some_o not_o to_o define_v which_o be_v true_a the_o negative_a or_o the_o affirmative_a of_o g●ds_n concurrence_n to_o act_n of_o sin_n but_o leave_v the_o reader_n to_o judge_v of_o both_o tenet_n to_o dist._n 37._o yet_o he_o be_v cite_v by_o cameracensis_n l._n 1._o q._n 14._o for_o the_o defence_n of_o the_o negative_a because_o according_a to_o his_o opinion_n god_n do_v only_o permit_v those_o evil_n which_o be_v sin_n as_o say_v our_o learned_a dr._n field_n p._n 128._o 3._o hemmingius_n the_o scholar_n of_o melanehthon_n and_o know_v to_o be_v of_o his_o mind_n define_v sin_n in_o 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be_v a_o high_a self-determining_a principle_n the_o great_a spring_n of_o our_o action_n of_o judgement_n pag._n 152._o but_o mr._n b._n as_o many_o other_o be_v produce_v by_o i_o in_o no_o f●●_n place_n i_o not_o observe_v any_o order_n either_o of_o dignity_n or_o of_o time_n but_o give_v to_o every_o one_o a_o place_n as_o he_o meet_v my_o memory_n or_o my_o eye_n the_o word_n of_o grotius_n deserve_v great_a heed_n 28._o whilst_o he_o say_v that_o the_o liberty_n of_o a_o man_n will_n be_v not_o vicious_a but_o able_a by_o its_o own_o force_n to_o produce_v a_o thing_n that_o be_v vicious_a that_o be_v a_o action_n meaning_n that_o a_o vicious_a action_n as_o the_o action_n of_o hate_v god_n be_v mere_o from_o the_o sinner_n man_n or_o devil_n and_o not_o without_o impiety_n to_o be_v ascribe_v unto_o god_n either_o as_o a_o mediate_a or_o immediate_a cause_n and_o though_o i_o cite_v some_o part_n of_o his_o word_n before_o yet_o not_o to_o fail_v of_o his_o inten●_n i_o shall_v 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vitiosum_fw-la producere_fw-la et_fw-la huius_fw-la quidem_fw-la generis_fw-la malis_fw-la quae_fw-la moraliter_fw-la mala_fw-la dicuntur_fw-la omnino_fw-la deum_fw-la adscribere_fw-la auctorem_fw-la nefas_fw-la est_fw-la p._n 27_o 28._o lycerus_n vindicate_v god_n from_o the_o very_a same_o calumny_n 1460._o with_o which_o mr._n hickman_n have_v not_o fear_v to_o asperse_v he_o say_v that_o the_o devil_n do_v pecc●re_o ex_fw-la semetipso_fw-la according_a to_o our_o saviour_n joh._n 8.44_o that_o he_o alone_o be_v pater_fw-la &_o fons_fw-la malorum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o first_o inventor_n of_o evil_a thing_n to_o which_o he_o accommodate_v that_o of_o austin_n quomodo_fw-la deus_fw-la pater_fw-la genuit_fw-la filium_fw-la veritatem_fw-la sic_fw-la diabolus_fw-la lapsus_fw-la genuit_fw-la quasi_fw-la filium_fw-la mendacium_fw-la god_n be_v say_v to_o be_v omnipotent_a not_o because_o he_o can_v do_v all_o thing_n say_v lombard_n out_o of_o augustin_n but_o because_o he_o can_v do_v whatsoever_o he_o will_v 3._o who_o can_v will_v to_o do_v any_o thing_n but_o what_o be_v good_a but_o there_o be_v some_o thing_n say_v he_o which_o god_n can_v do_v 969._o to_o wit_n those_o thing_n which_o be_v unjust_a sunt_fw-la alia_fw-la quaedam_fw-la quae_fw-la deus_fw-la nullatenus_fw-la facere_fw-la potest_fw-la ut_fw-la p●ccata_n p._n 247._o non_fw-la potest_fw-la deus_fw-la facere_fw-la injusta_fw-la p._n 248._o these_o follow_a doctrine_n quod_fw-la voluntas_fw-la hominis_fw-la ex_fw-la necessitate_v vult_fw-la &_o eligit_fw-la &_o quod_fw-la liberum_fw-la arbitrium_fw-la est_fw-la potentia_fw-la passiva_fw-la &_o quod_fw-la necessitate_v movetur_fw-la ab_fw-la appetibili_fw-la item_n quod_fw-la dignitas_fw-la esset_fw-la in_o causis_fw-la superioribus_fw-la posse_fw-la facere_fw-la peccata_fw-la item_n quod_fw-la al●quis_fw-la faciat_fw-la aliquid_fw-la omnino_fw-la ut_fw-la deus_fw-la vult_fw-la ipsum_fw-la facere_fw-la volu●tate_fw-la beneplaciti_fw-la 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all_o their_o action_n good_a and_o bad_a and_o say_v it_o imply_v a_o contradiction_n that_o god_n shall_v willing_o do_v what_o he_o profess_v he_o do_v suffer_v act._n 13.18_o &_o act._n 14.16_o then_o he_o thus_o state_n the_o matter_n god_n cause_v all_o good_a 97._o permit_v all_o evil_a dispose_v all_o thing_n both_o good_a and_o evil_n the_o general_a power_n to_o act_n be_v from_o god_n in_o he_o we_o live_v move_v and_o have_v our_o be_v this_o be_v good_n but_o the_o specification_n and_o determination_n of_o this_o general_a power_n to_o the_o do_v of_o any_o evil_n be_v from_o ourselves_o and_o proceed_v from_o the_o free_a will_n of_o man_n it_o be_v a_o good_a consequence_n 101._o this_o thing_n be_v unrighteous_a therefore_o it_o can_v proceed_v from_o god_n 3._o thus_o aquinas_n and_o other_o be_v also_o expound_v by_o diotallevius_n not_o to_o mean_v that_o god_n be_v any_o cause_n of_o the_o evil_a act_n but_o that_o he_o do_v not_o withdraw_v his_o necessary_a support_n from_o the_o will_n which_o abuse_v its_o liberty_n in_o determine_v itself_o to_o the_o evil_a act_n and_o so_o that_o god_n be_v only_o the_o condition_n without_o which_o we_o can_v do_v evil_a not_o the_o cause_n by_o which_o we_o do_v it_o and_o so_o say_v 3._o aquinas_n licet_fw-la deus_fw-la sit_fw-la universale_fw-la principium_fw-la omnis_fw-la intentionis_fw-la motus_fw-la humani_fw-la quod_fw-la tamen_fw-la determinetur_fw-la voluntas_fw-la humana_fw-la ad_fw-la malum_fw-la consilium_fw-la hoc_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la à_fw-la deo_fw-la sed_fw-la ab_fw-la ipsâ_fw-la again_o he_o say_v non_fw-la à_fw-la motione_fw-la divinâ_fw-la sed_fw-la à_fw-la disp●sitione_n humanae_fw-la voluntatis_fw-la oriri_fw-la ut_fw-la malae_fw-la potius_fw-la ●_z quam_fw-la bo●ae_fw-la sequantur_fw-la he_o also_o 3._o cite_v for_o his_o opinion_n what_o i_o have_v cast_v into_o the_o margin_n and_o of_o which_o the_o result_n be_v this_o d●termi●ation●m_fw-la ad_fw-la produc●ndam_fw-la hu●●s_fw-la actus_fw-la en●itatem_fw-la esse_fw-la à_fw-la voluntate_fw-la humanâ_fw-la non_fw-la autem_fw-la à_fw-la deo_fw-la &_o deum_fw-la ita_fw-la nolle_fw-la anteceden●er_fw-la ut_fw-la haec_fw-la entitas_fw-la sit_fw-la ut_fw-la eam_fw-la e●iam_fw-la esse_fw-la patiatur_fw-la suum_fw-la concursum_fw-la non_fw-la subtrahendo_fw-la si_fw-la conditio_fw-la id_fw-la exigat_fw-la ex_fw-la creaturae_fw-la libertate_fw-la opposita_fw-la p._n 92.93.94_o mark_v how_o it_o be_v express_v by_o dr._n go_v ad._n god_n make_v adam_n able_a to_o be_v willing_a to_o sin_n but_o he_o make_v he_o not_o to_o will_v sin_n that_o he_o choose_v death_n ms._n it_o be_v by_o the_o strength_n of_o his_o will_n give_v he_o by_o god_n but_o god_n do_v not_o bind_v he_o to_o choose_v death_n for_o that_o be_v a_o contradiction_n a_o necessitate_a choice_n if_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o voluntary_a agent_n be_v well_o observe_v this_o point_n will_v be_v most_o evident_a and_o now_o the_o judicious_a dr._n hammond_n will_v be_v the_o fit_a to_o shut_v up_o all_o he_o that_o first_o give_v the_o law_n and_o then_o pre●etermines_v the_o act_n of_o transgress_v the_o disobedience_n 184._o the_o do_v contrary_a to_o that_o law_n that_o first_o forbid_v eat_v of_o the_o tree_n of_o knowledge_n and_o then_o predetermine_v adam_n will_n to_o choose_v and_o eat_v what_o be_v forbid_v be_v by_o his_o decree_n guilty_a of_o the_o commission_n of_o the_o act_n and_o by_o his_o law_n the_o cause_n of_o its_o be_v a_o obliquity_n and_o indeed_o if_o the_o obliquity_n which_o render_v the_o act_n a_o sinful_a act_n be_v itself_o any_o thing_n it_o must_v necessary_o follow_v that_o either_o god_n do_v not_o predetermine_v all_o thing_n or_o that_o he_o predetermine_v the_o obliquity_n and_o regularity_n bear_v the_o same_o proportion_n of_o relation_n to_o any_o act_n of_o duty_n as_o obliquity_n do_v to_o sin_n it_o can_v be_v imagine_v that_o the_o author_n of_o the_o sinful_a act_n shall_v not_o be_v the_o author_n of_o the_o obliquity_n as_o well_o as_o the_o author_n of_o the_o pious_a act_n be_v by_o the_o disputer_n acknowledge_v to_o be_v the_o author_n of_o the_o regularity_n of_o it_o to_o conclude_v this_o chapter_n in_o the_o word_n of_o dr_n reynolds_n 4to_n let_v not_o any_o man_n resolve_v sin_n into_o any_o other_o original_n than_o his_o
here_o observe_v two_o thing_n 1_o his_o affirm_v the_o act_n of_o blasphemy_n to_o be_v from_o god_n as_o he_o do_v express_o lin_v 13_o 14._o next_o his_o deny_v those_o thing_n to_o be_v the_o work_n of_o the_o devil_n to_o which_o the_o scripture_n have_v give_v that_o name_n he_o deny_v it_o here_o partly_o and_o partly_o pag._n 96._o what_o yet_o the_o scripture_n assert_v plain_o 1_v joh._n 3.8_o but_o more_o of_o this_o reason_n in_o the_o follow_a section_n for_o §_o 13._o after_o five_o page_n of_o impertinence_n artificial_a he_o argue_v thus_o if_o a_o thing_n be_v therefore_o sinful_a because_o it_o want_v some_o perfection_n that_o it_o ought_v to_o have_v and_o cease_v to_o be_v sinful_a when_o it_o have_v all_o the_o perfection_n which_o it_o ought_v to_o have_v then_o be_v sin_n a_o privation_n but_o a_o thing_n be_v therefore_o sinful_a etc._n etc._n ergo_fw-la pag._n 84._o as_o this_o be_v also_o take_v from_o mr._n barlow_n but_o no_o more_o acknowledge_v by_o the_o taker_n than_o all_o the_o rest_n 7_o so_o a_o answer_n to_o it_o be_v give_v in_o my_o reply_n to_o mr._n barlow_n in_o vindication_n of_o dr._n field_n who_o have_v prove_v that_o there_o be_v act_n to_o which_o no_o rectitude_n can_v be_v due_a to_o make_v they_o perfect_a as_o the_o act_n of_o hate_v god_n have_v such_o a_o answer_n from_o master_n barlow_n as_o i_o show_v to_o be_v invalid_a in_o five_o respect_n and_o in_o each_o of_o they_o mr._n hickman_n be_v equal_o concern_v but_o yet_o i_o add_v 1._o that_o this_o make_v against_o those_o sin_n only_o which_o be_v only_a sin_n because_o forbid_v not_o at_o all_o against_o those_o which_o be_v only_o forbid_v for_o be_v sin_n of_o which_o i_o have_v speak_v ch_n 3._o §_o 6._o that_o something_o may_v be_v evil_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v affirm_v by_o saint_n basil_n as_o he_o confess_v and_o that_o the_o action_n of_o hate_v god_n be_v intrinsical_o evil_a we_o have_v his_o word_n p._n 94._o but_o 2._o this_o only_a prove_v that_o some_o sin_n be_v privative_a not_o that_o sin_n be_v a_o 〈◊〉_d privation_n and_o what_o be_v privative_a of_o one_o thing_n be_v also_o positive_a of_o another_o as_o have_v be_v show_v §_o 1._o and_o 4._o 3._o doctor_n field_n and_o other_o have_v often_o tell_v he_o of_o a_o positive_a repugnance_n to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o when_o it_o be_v say_v by_o himself_o pag._n 79._o he_o can_v derive_v the_o irregularity_n from_o corruption_n and_o the_o devil_n temptation_n he_o do_v not_o say_v it_o be_v not_o positive_a unless_o nothing_o can_v be_v so_o that_o be_v f●om_a corruption_n and_o the_o devil_n a_o man_n may_v thus_o make_v he_o confute_v himself_o of_o the_o vital_a act_n speak_v and_o blasphemy_n or_o lie_v he_o say_v the_o former_a be_v from_o god_n the_o latter_a from_o the_o devil_n and_o yet_o the_o blasphemy_n be_v as_o positive_a as_o speak_a can_v be_v because_o it_o be_v speak_v to_o god_n dishonour_n and_o so_o at_o once_o in_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o import_v rebellious_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d covenant-breaker_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d implacable_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cruel_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v foolish_a but_o so_o as_o foolish_a signify_v unreasonable_a action_n as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d do_v malice_n and_o mischief_n against_o christ_n luk._n 6.11_o and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d those_o that_o be_v guilty_a of_o brutish_a practice_n tit._n 3.3_o v._n d._n h._n in_o locum_fw-la so_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o damascene_fw-la be_v positive_o liberal_a and_o use_v as_o a_o epithet_n of_o god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d positive_o confident_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o positive_a sorrow_n the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rom._n 1.28_o do_v not_o only_o denote_v a_o man_n who_o go_v without_o a_o reward_n but_o that_o be_v positive_o opposite_a to_o every_o thing_n that_o be_v good_a as_o doctor_n ham._n observe_v upon_o the_o 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