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look_v forward_o i_o suppose_v that_o i_o shall_v run_v with_o the_o foremost_a to_o love_n and_o union_n some_o may_v otherwise_o conjecture_v by_o what_o be_v say_v in_o my_o appendix_n at_o such_o a_o time_n but_o it_o be_v for_o want_v of_o consideration_n that_o my_o whole_a performance_n be_v both_o extort_a by_o the_o adversary_n and_o dispatch_v by_o myself_o and_o also_o commit_v unto_o the_o press_n before_o i_o can_v hear_v of_o any_o endeavour_n to_o reconcile_v the_o pen_n of_o dissent_v brethren_n or_o but_o to_o make_v a_o cessation_n of_o such_o like_a arms._n sure_a i_o be_o i_o be_o as_o ready_a as_o any_o one_o of_o my_o brethren_n to_o sacrifice_v any_o thing_n to_o peace_n except_v righteousness_n and_o truth_n
to_o entitle_v comfort_v for_o believer_n in_o their_o sin_n and_o suffering_n for_o fear_n believer_n shall_v be_v afflict_v with_o the_o sinfulness_n of_o their_o sin_n which_o god_n himself_o be_v the_o author_n of_o and_o more_o the_o author_n in_o his_o opinion_n than_o they_o can_v be_v yet_o his_o book_n with_o this_o doctrine_n be_v even_o print_v by_o authority_n cum_fw-la privilegio_fw-la when_o presbyterianism_n be_v up_o with_o the_o licence_n and_o approbation_n of_o old_a mr._n downham_n who_o be_v empower_v to_o such_o thing_n by_o the-world-knows-whom_a it_o be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o mr._n knox_n the_o great_a introducer_n of_o presbyterianism_n in_o scotland_n that_o the_o wicked_a be_v not_o only_o leave_v by_o god_n suffer_v but_o 5._o compel_v to_o sin_n by_o his_o power_n p._n 317._o and_o again_o he_o say_v we_o do_v not_o only_o behold_v and_o know_v god_n to_o be_v the_o principal_a cause_n of_o all_o thing_n but_o also_o the_o author_n appoint_v all_o thing_n p._n 22._o it_o be_v also_o teach_v in_o 160._o another_o treatise_n at_o first_o write_v in_o french_a but_o after_o publish_v in_o english_a that_o by_o virtue_n of_o god_n will_n all_o thing_n be_v make_v yea_o even_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v 6._o evil_a and_o execrable_a p._n 15._o another_o take_v upon_o he_o to_o 6._o prove_v that_o all_o evil_n spring_v out_o of_o god_n ordinance_n and_o his_o book_n be_v entitle_v against_o a_o privy_a papist_n as_o it_o be_v on_o purpose_n to_o betray_v the_o protestant_a name_n into_o disgrace_n but_o now_o at_o last_o mr._n hickman_n outgo_v they_o all_o if_o they_o all_o be_v but_o capable_a to_o be_v outgon_n for_o the_o most_o execrable_a and_o heinous_a of_o all_o the_o sin_n to_o be_v imagine_v be_v the_o devil_n be_v hate_v almighty_a god_n which_o though_o mr._n hickman_n do_v confess_v to_o be_v the_o worst_a of_o all_o action_n ult_n and_o again_o essential_o and_o intrinsical_o evil_a p._n 94._o lin_v 2._o evil_a ex_fw-la genere_fw-la &_o obâ—ecto_fw-la ibid._n lin_v 9_o and_o such_o as_o no_o kind_n of_o circumstance_n can_v ever_o make_v lawful_a ib._n lin_v 17._o yet_o he_o gross_o call_v it_o the_o work_n of_o god_n as_o all_o other_o positive_a thing_n be_v p._n 96._o lin_v 8._o what_o thou_o know_v good_a reader_n what_o may_v lead_v he_o to_o such_o a_o blasphemy_n thou_o must_v know_v his_o principle_n be_v this_o verbatim_o it_o belong_v to_o the_o universality_n of_o the_o first_o cause_n to_o produce_v not_o only_o every_o real_a be_v but_o also_o the_o positive_a modification_n of_o being_n 95._o l._n ult_n &_o p._n 96._o lin_v 1._o and_o this_o he_o give_v for_o the_o very_a reason_n why_o the_o action_n of_o hate_v god_n speak_v of_o just_a now_o be_v the_o work_n of_o god_n now_o that_o this_o be_v a_o principle_n or_o a_o doctrine_n who_o every_o consequence_n be_v a_o crime_n i_o can_v better_o convince_v the_o calvinist_n than_o by_o the_o confession_n of_o mr._n calvin_n for_o when_o the_o very_a same_o doctrine_n which_o i_o suspect_v to_o have_v be_v brew_v by_o the_o carpocratian_o be_v fresh_o broach_v by_o the_o libertine_n break_v in_o with_o presbytery_n to_o help_v disgrace_n our_o reformation_n just_a as_o the_o gnostic_n to_o the_o discredit_n of_o christianity_n itself_o master_n calvin_n call_v it_o 14._o a_o execrable_a blasphemy_n not_o only_o once_o but_o again_o and_o again_o too_o and_o what_o be_v that_o which_o he_o declaim_v so_o much_o against_o in_o that_o stile_n be_v it_o that_o god_n be_v say_v plain_o to_o be_v the_o author_n of_o sin_n no_o such_o matter_n it_o be_v only_o for_o say_v it_o in_o aequivalence_n it_o be_v for_o say_v another_o thing_n from_o whence_o god_n may_v be_v infer_v to_o be_v the_o author_n of_o sin_n it_o be_v only_o for_o say_v god_n work_v all_o thing_n this_o be_v call_v by_o mr._n calvin_n a_o execrable_a blasphemy_n and_o his_o reason_n for_o it_o be_v very_o observable_a for_o say_v he_o 63._o from_o this_o article_n god_n work_v all_o thing_n three_o thing_n do_v follow_v extreme_o frightful_a first_o that_o there_o will_v not_o be_v any_o difference_n between_o god_n and_o the_o devil_n 42._o next_o thâ—t_a god_n must_v deny_v himself_o three_o that_o god_n must_v be_v transmute_v into_o the_o devil_n a_o great_a authority_n than_o calve_v no_o man_n live_a can_v produce_v against_o his_o follower_n of_o the_o presbytery_n some_o few_o episcopal_a antiremonstrants_a be_v unjust_o call_v calvinist_n there_o be_v a_o wide_a gulf_n fix_v between_o they_o and_o calvin_n and_o i_o have_v cite_v he_o so_o exact_o as_o few_o or_o no_o writer_n be_v wont_a to_o do_v that_o if_o a_o enemy_n will_v not_o believe_v i_o he_o may_v consult_v mr._n calvin_n with_o expedition_n and_o make_v his_o own_o eye_n bear_v witness_n for_o i_o next_o consider_v with_o myself_o how_o that_o a_o lesser_a blasphemy_n than_o this_o be_v call_v rail_a against_o the_o lord_n 2._o chron._n 32.17_o and_o that_o a_o doctrine_n less_o devilish_a be_v broad_o say_v by_o the_o apostle_n to_o be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o devil_n 1_o tim._n 4_o 1â—_n that_o it_o be_v god_n bless_v for_o ever_o against_o who_o the_o child_n of_o transgression_n do_v open_a a_o wide_a mouth_n and_o draw_v out_o the_o tongue_n isa._n 57.4_o the_o tongue_n which_o reach_v unto_o the_o heaven_n psalm_n 73.9_o and_o who_o talk_v be_v against_o the_o most_o high_a v._n 8._o that_o our_o common_a enemy_n of_o rome_n do_v object_n these_o thing_n to_o the_o reformation_n as_o if_o forsooth_o they_o be_v our_o protestant_a and_o common_a sin_n nay_o that_o the_o lutheran_n themselves_o will_v rather_o return_v unto_o the_o papist_n from_o who_o they_o rational_o part_v than_o live_v in_o communion_n with_o the_o calvinian_o for_o this_o one_o reason_n because_o the_o calvinian_o seem_v to_o worship_v another_o god_n to_o wit_n a_o god_n who_o be_v the_o author_n and_o cause_n of_o sin_n i_o say_v consider_v all_o this_o both_o with_o the_o cause_n and_o the_o effect_n i_o confess_v my_o heart_n wax_v hot_a within_o i_o and_o though_o for_o a_o time_n i_o keep_v silence_n yea_o even_o from_o good_a word_n yet_o as_o the_o psalmist_n go_v on_o it_o be_v pain_n and_o grief_n to_o i_o i_o often_o call_v to_o mind_n that_o pertinent_a say_n of_o saint_n peter_n 1_o epist._n c._n 4._o v._n 14._o and_o then_o conclude_v within_o myself_o if_o god_n on_o their_o part_n be_v evil_a speak_v of_o it_o be_v the_o fit_a that_o on_o we_o he_o shall_v be_v glorify_v if_o all_o his_o work_n be_v command_v to_o speak_v well_o of_o he_o in_o all_o place_n of_o his_o dominion_n psal._n 103.22_o i_o can_v not_o have_v answer_v it_o to_o my_o self_n shall_v i_o still_o have_v be_v guilty_a of_o keep_v silence_n much_o less_o to_o he_o can_v i_o have_v have_v what_o to_o say_v under_o who_o i_o be_o entrust_v and_o that_o with_o soul_n since_o he_o describe_v a_o good_a shepherd_n by_o his_o readiness_n to_o lay_v down_o his_o life_n for_o the_o sheep_n i_o dare_v not_o be_v such_o a_o lasche_n and_o unfaithful_a servant_n as_o not_o to_o offer_v up_o my_o oil_n or_o shed_v a_o little_a of_o my_o ink_n where_o i_o shall_v think_v my_o dear_a blood_n be_v too_o cheap_a a_o sacrifice_n find_v therefore_o that_o doctrine_n which_o be_v so_o execrable_a and_o heinous_a as_o have_v be_v show_v suck_v in_o greedy_o by_o the_o ranter_n in_o these_o our_o day_n break_v in_o upon_o the_o church_n which_o be_v god_n enclosure_n as_o well_o as_o spouse_n even_o at_o that_o very_a gap_n which_o some_o have_v purposely_o make_v to_o cast_v out_o bishop_n and_o obedience_n and_o whatsoever_o be_v christian_n beside_o the_o name_n i_o also_o consider_v who_o they_o be_v who_o take_v upon_o they_o the_o tapster_n office_n and_o draw_v out_o the_o very_a dregs_n of_o this_o deadly_a wine_n bold_o give_v it_o instead_o of_o drink_n to_o the_o giddy_a people_n mr._n hickman_n seem_v to_o be_v the_o bold_a and_o the_o busy_a officer_n of_o they_o all_o and_o the_o more_o popular_a he_o be_v think_v i_o think_v he_o the_o fit_a to_o be_v encounter_v for_o if_o his_o favourer_n come_v to_o think_v that_o god_n be_v the_o cause_n and_o the_o producer_n of_o every_o real_a be_v not_o except_v the_o curse_v or_o hate_v god_n they_o have_v nothing_o to_o defend_v they_o from_o be_v libertine_n or_o if_o they_o come_v to_o be_v persuade_v that_o sin_n have_v no_o real_a be_v but_o be_v a_o nonentity_n that_o be_v a_o nothing_o they_o must_v needs_o be_v carneadists_n for_o aught_o i_o be_o able_a to_o apprehend_v and_o when_o they_o perfect_o be_v either_o to_o wit_n carneadists_n or_o libertine_n i_o know_v not_o what_o can_v secure_v they_o
lin_v 25._o 10._o satis_fw-la apertè_fw-la ostendi_fw-la deum_fw-la vocari_fw-la eorum_fw-la omnium_n authorem_fw-la quae_fw-la isti_fw-la censores_fw-la volunt_fw-la otioso_fw-la tantùm_fw-la ejus_fw-la permissu_fw-la contingere_fw-la voluntas_fw-la dei_fw-la rerum_fw-la omnium_fw-la cansa_n repâ—obos_n in_o obsequium_fw-la câ—git_fw-la ib._n §_n 2._o fol._n 69._o p._n 2._o lin_v 23.26_o idem_fw-la facinus_fw-la deo_fw-la satanae_n homini_fw-la assignaâ—i_fw-la absurdum_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la ib._n l._n 2._o c._n 4._o fâ—l_n 95._o p._n 2._o lin_v 20._o bottom_n frustâ—a_o de_fw-fr praescientiâ_fw-la lie_fw-la movetur_fw-la ubi_fw-la constat_fw-la omnia_fw-la ordinatione_fw-la potius_fw-la &_o nutu_fw-la evenire_fw-la hic_fw-la i._n e·_a peccator_fw-la justo_fw-la illius_fw-la i._n e._n dei_fw-la impulsu_fw-la agit_fw-fr quod_fw-la sibi_fw-la non_fw-la licet_fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 18._o §_o 4._o fol_n 71._o p._n â—_o lin_v 24._o 50._o alâ—ter_fw-la malorum_fw-la satan_n quam_fw-la deus_fw-la sive_fw-la de_fw-la malo_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o culpâ_fw-la sive_fw-la de_fw-la co_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o poâ—na_fw-la cernitur_fw-la loquamur_fw-la auâ—or_fw-la judicatuâ—_fw-la esse_fw-la 15._o fatemur_fw-la deum_fw-la non_fw-la modo_fw-la ipsius_fw-la operis_fw-la peccaminosi_fw-la sed_fw-la &_o intenâ—â—onis_fw-la malae_fw-la auâ—horem_fw-la esse_fw-la etc._n etc._n i_o can_v and_o will_v if_o râ—quiâ—ed_v produce_v a_o multitude_n of_o the_o like_a not_o only_o out_o of_o the_o same_o but_o out_o of_o many_o other_o writer_n as_o well_o popish_a as_o presbyterian_a who_o be_v enemy_n â—o_o we_o of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n but_o this_o may_v suffice_v for_o my_o present_a purpose_n and_o â—or_a hundred_o of_o the_o same_o strain_n i_o refer_v to_o my_o paper_n already_o publish_v wherein_o when_o all_o my_o ciâ—ations_n be_v to_o exâ—ct_v that_o euâ—n_o a_o enemy_n accuse_v no_o more_o than_o on_o of_o which_o i_o prove_v he_o also_o a_o false_a accuser_n certain_o nothing_o but_o m_n hickman_n nor_o m._n hicâ—man_n himself_o without_o a_o conscience_n sâ—â—red_v with_o a_o hot_a 4.2_o iâ—on_n can_v have_v report_v they_o even_o in_o p_o â—nt_fw-la as_o the_o mere_a chimaera_n of_o my_o brain_n which_o be_v consider_v and_o compare_v both_o with_o the_o candid_a etc._n acknowledgement_n of_o m._n barlee_n who_o i_o must_v therefore_o prefer_v by_o many_o degree_n as_o well_o in_o this_o as_o in_o other_o point_n and_o with_o what_o i_o exhibit_v to_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o most_o obstinate_a antagonist_n who_o will_v but_o etc._n look_v conclude_v m._n hickman_n the_o worst_a of_o sinner_n if_o such_o a_o sinner_n be_v the_o worst_a who_o be_v the_o willfulâ—st_n it_o be_v from_o the_o naughtiness_n of_o the_o heart_n not_o from_o the_o windiness_n of_o the_o spleen_n that_o so_o unparallelled_a a_o boldness_n must_v needs_o have_v rise_v have_v not_o the_o doctrine_n which_o i_o condemn_v be_v worse_o than_o those_o which_o yet_o be_v doctrine_n of_o 4.1_o devil_n in_o the_o apostle_n language_n or_o have_v they_o not_o be_v write_v as_o with_o a_o sun_n beam_n for_o clearness_n and_o for_o duration_n as_o with_o the_o point_n of_o a_o diamond_n wherewith_o they_o be_v registreâ—_fw-fr by_o their_o author_n in_o a_o indelible_a record_n m._n hickman_n have_v be_v capable_a of_o some_o excuse_n but_o to_o deny_v matter_n of_o fact_n after_o the_o manner_n that_o he_o have_v do_v be_v as_o if_o absalon_n shall_v have_v swear_v that_o he_o never_o pollute_v his_o father_n concubine_n after_o his_o have_v lie_v with_o they_o upon_o the_o top_n of_o the_o house_n both_o in_o the_o sigh_v of_o the_o sun_n 12._o and_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o all_o israel_n it_o be_v easy_a to_o write_v a_o volume_n and_o indeed_o it_o be_v hard_a to_o be_v so_o abstemious_a as_o not_o to_o write_v one_o in_o display_v the_o monstrous_a nature_n of_o so_o incomparable_a a_o slander_n as_o that_o with_o which_o m._n hickman_n bâ—gan_v his_o book_n hope_v to_o season_n and_o to_o imbue_v his_o unwary_a reader_n with_o such_o a_o prejudice_n of_o i_o and_o of_o all_o my_o write_n in_o the_o fiâ—st_o fouâ—e_a page_n of_o his_o epistle_n as_o may_v make_v they_o my_o enemy_n at_o all_o adventure_n but_o have_v heâ—d_v up_o this_o lantern_n whereby_o his_o weaker-eyed_n brother_n may_v see_v the_o dimension_n of_o his_o threshold_n whâ—ch_o he_o have_v purposely_o erect_v to_o make_v they_o stumble_v into_o his_o house_n i_o forbear_v to_o say_v more_o till_o occasion_n serve_v and_o hope_v he_o will_v be_v warn_v by_o this_o discovery_n to_o betake_v himself_o to_o better_a course_n in_o whatsoever_o he_o shall_v publish_v fâ—om_o this_o time_n forward_o i_o immediate_o proceed_v to_o pursue_v the_o â—enor_n of_o my_o account_n §_o 3._o m._n barlee_n not_o deny_v account_n such_o indeed_o be_v his_o ingenuity_n but_o excuse_v those_o doctrine_n which_o i_o have_v censure_v such_o be_v his_o favour_n to_o his_o own_o party_n allege_v that_o sin_n hâ—d_v not_o a_o poâ—â—tive_a entity_n as_o have_v no_o efficient_a câ—â—se_n sin_n so_o that_o though_o god_n be_v affirm_v to_o have_v decree_v determine_v and_o will_v â—în_o yet_o he_o be_v not_o conclude_v the_o author_n of_o it_o §_o 4_o to_o this_o i_o return_v a_o confutation_n in_o my_o defence_n of_o thâ—_n divine_a philanthroâ—ie_n chap._n 3_o §_o 8_o p._n 110._o to_o p_o 116._o and_o again_o in_o the_o same_o book_n chap._n 4_o §_o 21._o p._n 20_o 21_o the_o former_a consi_v oâ—_n seventeen_o argument_n draw_v out_o at_o length_n i_o give_v the_o reader_n in_o epitome_n in_o the_o three_o chapter_n of_o my_o au_n ocatachrisis_n §_o 15._o p_o 145._o to_o 147._o the_o latter_a consist_v of_o 7._o particulars_n i_o shall_v content_v myself_o for_o the_o present_a province_n to_o refâ—r_v my_o reader_n thereunto_o §_o 5._o in_o stead_n of_o a_o reply_n wâ—â—â—h_v i_o expect_v from_o mr._n b._n i_o find_v he_o assist_v by_o mr_n hickman_n who_o he_o be_v fit_a to_o assist_v to_o hurt_v his_o cause_n with_o a_o assertion_n that_o every_o positâ—â—e_a thing_n be_v good_a etc._n and_o that_o theâ—e_n be_v â—ot_n any_o medium_n betwixt_o god_n and_o his_o creature_n and_o so_o by_o consequence_n that_o if_o sin_n be_v something_o positive_a or_o a_o positive_a entity_n 〈◊〉_d must_v be_v â—ne_a of_o god_n creature_n or_o god_n himself_o ranâ—ism_n §_o 6._o hence_o it_o be_v that_o i_o endeavour_v to_o convince_v mr._n hâ—ckman_n of_o his_o impiety_n to_o show_v he_o the_o blasphemy_n and_o absurdity_n in_o which_o his_o friend_n and_o himself_o be_v at_o once_o involve_v and_o to_o amiâ—ote_v his_o reader_n against_o the_o venom_n thus_o lay_v before_o they_o my_o way_n to_o do_v it_o be_v by_o evince_v that_o sin_n be_v positive_o something_o which_o be_v the_o english_a of_o positive_a entity_n whereby_o it_o be_v prove_v that_o there_o be_v something_o which_o though_o positive_a and_o real_a can_v be_v attribute_v to_o god_n as_o the_o maker_n of_o it_o because_o he_o can_v be_v possible_o the_o maker_n of_o sin_n and_o it_o be_v high_a time_n indeed_o to_o make_v this_o matter_n apparent_a to_o he_o when_o i_o have_v find_v a_o public_a preacher_n deliver_v this_o as_o the_o scope_n of_o the_o first_o article_n of_o the_o creed_n that_o god_n be_v the_o mâ—kâ—r_n of_o all_o thing_n real_a p._n 113._o cite_v and_o confute_v in_o my_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 167._o insomuch_o that_o if_o sin_n be_v something_o real_a it_o be_v a_o part_n of_o his_o 96._o â—reed_n to_o believe_v that_o god_n be_v the_o maker_n of_o it_o and_o if_o it_o be_v nothing_o but_o a_o word_n in_o his_o opinion_n then_o will_v he_o say_v when_o he_o have_v sin_v with_o solomâ—ns_n 30.20_o whoâ—e_n that_o he_o have_v do_v just_a nothing_o and_o for_o nothing_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o god_n shall_v sentence_v his_o creature_n to_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n §_o 7._o now_o to_o the_o argument_n aforesaid_a which_o be_v no_o fâ—wer_a than_o seventeen_o 166._o i_o also_o add_v some_o sixteen_o more_o whereby_o to_o illustrate_v as_o well_o as_o prove_v â—he_v positive_a entity_n of_o sin_n as_o first_o from_o the_o word_n of_o s._n james_n lâ—st_o have_v conceive_v bring_v forth_o sin_n jam._n 1.15_o which_o hâ—ving_v explain_v i_o thence_o infer_v that_o sin_n be_v the_o production_n of_o man_n own_o will_n seduce_v by_o lust_n and_o consemâ—ng_v to_o it_o and_o render_v evil_a by_o so_o consent_v secondâ—y_o from_o the_o expression_n of_o the_o eminent_a author_n by_o he_o assert_v who_o teach_v that_o god_n do_v efficâ—re_o peccata_fw-la and_o not_o only_a will_n but_o work_v sin_n and_o that_o he_o have_v a_o hand_n in_o effect_v sin_n those_o very_a blasphemy_n imply_v a_o positive_a entity_n of_o sin_n 3._o from_o cain_n kill_v abel_n and_o david_n lie_v with_o bathshebah_n which_o be_v action_n be_v positive_a enâ—ities_n and_o yet_o be_v â—ins_n too_o as_o be_v a_o murder_n and_o a_o adultery_n 4_o from_o experience_n and_o
the_o confession_n of_o the_o adversary_n that_o what_o be_v privative_a of_o one_o thing_n be_v also_o positive_a of_o another_o 5._o from_o the_o necessity_n of_o its_o being_n complexum_fw-la quid_fw-la confess_v also_o by_o m._n hickman_n 6._o from_o the_o meaning_n of_o bonum_fw-la metaphysicum_fw-la as_o comprehend_v res_fw-la &_o aliquid_fw-la and_o as_o signify_v no_o more_o then_o ens_fw-la in_o ordine_fw-la ad_fw-la appelitum_fw-la whereas_o it_o be_v only_o the_o moral_a good_a which_o be_v oppose_v to_o the_o thing_n in_o question_n 7._o from_o the_o positive_a entity_n of_o a_o lie_n which_o be_v therefore_o verum_fw-la as_o much_o as_o bonum_fw-la metaphysicum_fw-la and_o yet_o have_v no_o more_o of_o real_a goodness_n then_o of_o real_a truth_n in_o it_o 8._o from_o the_o positive_a be_v of_o satan_n pride_n and_o of_o petronius_n his_o invention_n together_o with_o those_o of_o the_o presbyterian_o 9_o from_o the_o difference_n or_o distinction_n betwixt_o a_o negative_a and_o positive_a atheism_n 10._o from_o sin_n be_v divide_v into_o actual_a and_o habitual_a 11._o from_o the_o positive_a filthiness_n of_o flesh_n and_o spirit_n of_o which_o a_o man_n be_v deprive_v when_o god_n by_o his_o grace_n be_v please_v to_o cleanse_v he_o 12._o from_o the_o importance_n of_o the_o word_n privative_a which_o may_v be_v predicate_v of_o sinner_n as_o well_o as_o of_o sin_n 13._o to_o harden_v our_o own_o heart_n to_o consent_v unto_o temptation_n and_o to_o destroy_v ourselves_o by_o such_o consent_n be_v grant_v by_o all_o to_o be_v positive_a thing_n 14._o sin_n be_v speak_v of_o as_o such_o throughout_o the_o scripture_n 15._o it_o be_v confess_v by_o m._n hickman_n and_o by_o the_o man_n of_o his_o way_n that_o sin_n be_v a_o compound_n which_o do_v consist_v of_o a_o material_a and_o formal_a part_n whereof_o the_o one_o be_v grant_v to_o be_v a_o positive_a entity_n both_o together_o can_v be_v less_o 16._o betwixt_o the_o act_n of_o haâ—ing_n god_n and_o the_o sin_n of_o hate_v god_n which_o be_v the_o act_n of_o haâ—ing_n god_n there_o can_v he_o the_o least_o difference_n because_o itself_o can_v be_v different_a from_o itself_o for_o that_o will_v imply_v the_o very_o gross_a of_o contradiction_n ☜_o but_o the_o aâ—t_n of_o hate_v god_n be_v confess_v by_o master_n hickman_n to_o be_v a_o positive_a entity_n and_o so_o he_o yield_v the_o whole_a cause_n in_o spite_n of_o all_o his_o endeavour_n to_o make_v resistance_n §_o 8._o but_o yet_o he_o endeavour_v a_o resistance_n as_o far_o as_o a_o title-page_n can_v do_v it_o book_n which_o do_v not_o real_o belong_v to_o any_o book_n in_o all_o the_o world_n much_o â—ess_n to_o thaâ—_n which_o he_o unhappy_o call_v his_o for_o it_o pâ—etends_v a_o justification_n of_o the_o father_n and_o schoolman_n from_o their_o be_v self_n condemn_v for_o deny_v the_o positivity_n of_o sin_n and_o yet_o it_o pâ—etends_v to_o be_v a_o answer_n to_o so_o much_o of_o my_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o do_v relate_v to_o the_o foresaid_a opinion_n hâ—re_n be_v several_a thing_n which_o prove_v he_o wilful_a in_o his_o imposture_n for_o well_o he_o know_v i_o have_v not_o write_v against_o the_o father_n or_o schoolman_n much_o less_o against_o they_o as_o self-condemned_n much_o less_o yet_o for_o deny_v the_o positivity_n of_o sin_n i_o write_v indeed_o against_o himself_o and_o m._n hobbs_n but_o they_o aâ—e_v hardly_o so_o much_o as_o son_n much_o less_o father_n of_o the_o church_n and_o though_o i_o write_v against_o other_o also_o yet_o neither_o of_o thâ—m_n be_v a_o schoolman_n much_o less_o a_o father_n i_o write_v against_o they_o as_o self-condemned_n because_o i_o prove_v out_o of_o their_o write_n that_o they_o assert_v the_o very_a doctrine_n which_o 142._o themselves_o have_v confess_v to_o be_v blasphemous_a so_o that_o unless_o our_o justificator_n be_v thick_a of_o sense_n and_o understanding_n then_o all_o man_n else_o which_o his_o perusal_n of_o m._n moâ—â—ice_n forbid_v his_o reader_n believe_v his_o prevaricâ—â—ions_n must_v needs_o be_v wilful_a §_o 9_o after_o the_o promise_n of_o his_o portal_n i_o find_v his_o build_n be_v nothing_o else_o book_n but_o a_o very_a long_a ent_n y_fw-fr and_o three_o back-door_n as_o if_o the_o former_a be_v intend_v â—or_a the_o amuse_n of_o his_o reader_n whilst_o the_o latter_a may_v serve_v for_o his_o own_o escape_n his_o entry_n have_v such_o a_o unseemly_a length_n that_o little_o less_o than_o a_o whole_a hour_n will_v serve_v hiâ—_n reader_n to_o travel_v through_o and_o if_o their_o patience_n will_v but_o serve_v they_o as_o far_o as_o the_o end_n of_o so_o long_a a_o passage_n in_o hope_n at_o last_o to_o meet_v with_o something_o whereby_o to_o disprove_v the_o positivity_n of_o sin_n they_o will_v be_v able_a to_o find_v nothing_o beside_o the_o mention_v back_o door_n at_o which_o the_o fâ—â—â—hâ—r_n eâ—capes_v from_o the_o thing_n in_o question_n as_o if_o he_o be_v conscious_a to_o himself_o of_o have_v rash_o undertake_v to_o prove_v a_o dangerous_a falsehood_n to_o wit_n that_o sin_n have_v no_o positive_a be_v he_o spend_v almost_o his_o whole_a book_n upon_o a_o multitude_n of_o subject_n b_o side_n the_o purpose_n rather_o huddle_v up_o a_o volume_n from_o whatsoever_o he_o think_v pretty_a and_o dare_v purloin_v from_o some_o english_a author_n then_o take_v the_o â—ouâ—age_n to_o treat_v of_o that_o to_o which_o his_o title-page_n confess_v he_o stand_v oblige_v observe_v good_a reader_n the_o strange_a answerer_n of_o book_n that_o in_o all_o thy_o life_n thou_o have_v read_v or_o hear_v of_o §_o 10._o his_o volume_n consist_v of_o 175._o page_n 65._o of_o these_o be_v spend_v in_o a_o epistle_n and_o preface_n to_o all_o that_o follow_v door_n wherein_o there_o be_v not_o one_o syllable_n so_o much_o as_o offer_v to_o disprove_v the_o positivity_n of_o sin_n then_o there_o begin_v a_o fresh_a reckon_n up_o of_o page_n and_o though_o he_o take_v upon_o he_o again_o as_o in_o his_o title-page_n he_o have_v do_v to_o prove_v that_o sin_n have_v not_o a_o positive_a be_v yet_o he_o immediate_o fly_v out_o for_o 48._o page_n together_o talk_v of_o bishop_n and_o presbytery_n and_o other_o subject_n of_o evasion_n i_o will_v not_o say_v in_o a_o phrenetick_a but_o in_o a_o very_a idle_a manner_n before_o his_o misgive_a heart_n serve_v he_o to_o make_v a_o show_n of_o some_o proof_n of_o the_o thing_n in_o question_n and_o thus_o he_o have_v make_v a_o easy_a shift_n to_o fill_v up_o two_o part_n of_o three_o of_o his_o tedious_a rhapsody_n with_o more_o than_o a_o hundred_o such_o fragment_n and_o end_n of_o stuff_n as_o serve_v to_o prove_v nothing_o at_o all_o beside_o his_o fearfulness_n to_o discourse_v of_o the_o matter_n in_o hand_n and_o his_o gift_n of_o impertinence_n above_o the_o rest_n of_o mankind_n and_o also_o the_o lightness_n of_o his_o finger_n to_o supply_v the_o heaviness_n of_o his_o invention_n for_o after_o 113_o page_n 65_o being_n of_o that_o which_o he_o call_v his_o preface_n and_o 48_o of_o that_o which_o he_o call_v his_o book_n i_o find_v he_o use_v these_o word_n having_n remove_v the_o rubbish_n we_o may_v now_o come_v at_o the_o question_n yet_o go_v he_o not_o many_o step_n far_o in_o a_o pretend_a preparation_n to_o his_o design_n when_o straight_o he_o digress_v to_o 60._o curse_v m._n barlee_n to_o talk_v of_o the_o calvinist_n and_o arminian_n by_o the_o old_a assistance_n of_o m._n prin_fw-mi and_o to_o speak_v for_o puritan_n by_o such_o a_o admirable_a impertinence_n that_o he_o be_v fain_o at_o last_o to_o use_v these_o word_n the_o reader_n will_v pardon_v i_o who_o can_v scarce_o pardon_v myself_o for_o this_o excursion_n 67._o yet_o no_o soon_o do_v he_o confess_v than_o he_o commit_v the_o same_o trespass_n even_o by_o make_v a_o new_a excursion_n to_o my_o dispute_n with_o doctor_n reynolds_n to_o a_o fable_n of_o aesop_n and_o to_o a_o gross_a falsification_n of_o the_o learned_a and_o reverend_a d._n hammond_n which_o in_o due_a time_n and_o place_n i_o shall_v demonstrate_v to_o be_v such_o in_o a_o high_a degree_n at_o last_o indeed_o he_o speak_v something_o lesâ—_n impertinent_a then_o before_o although_o impertinent_a also_o as_o shall_v be_v show_v insomuch_o as_o his_o reader_n may_v well_o admire_v how_o he_o can_v venture_v to_o call_v his_o book_n by_o so_o extravagant_a a_o title_n as_o do_v least_o of_o all_o relate_v to_o the_o subject_a matter_n of_o his_o discourse_n unless_o he_o think_v that_o his_o reader_n will_v look_v no_o far_o §_o 11._o but_o have_v show_v his_o long_a entry_n i_o conceive_v it_o high_a time_n that_o i_o discover_v his_o back-door_n once_o at_o which_o he_o make_v his_o foul_a escape_n from_o the_o principal_a duty_n incumbent_a on_o he_o first_o when_o it_o
lie_v upon_o he_o to_o answer_v to_o my_o 17_o argument_n of_o which_o he_o confess_v he_o take_v some_o notice_n p._n 100_o he_o talk_v a_o little_a to_o three_o of_o they_o for_o i_o can_v say_v true_o he_o answer_v one_o and_o have_v hasty_o do_v that_o he_o escape_v i_o thus_o as_o to_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o argument_n which_o be_v no_o few_o than_o 14._o they_o be_v partly_o such_o as_o i_o have_v meet_v with_o before_o and_o partly_o such_o as_o other_o upon_o who_o expression_n they_o be_v ground_v be_v more_o concern_v in_o than_o myself_o p._n 105._o this_o i_o call_v a_o back_n door_n at_o which_o he_o make_v a_o escape_n which_o i_o say_v be_v foul_a because_o he_o have_v boast_v in_o his_o title-page_n his_o have_v answer_v so_o much_o as_o do_v relate_v to_o the_o opinion_n of_o sin_n positive_a entity_n and_o yet_o he_o sneak_n from_o those_o argument_n by_o which_o that_o opinion_n be_v clear_o prove_v allege_v no_o reason_n for_o it_o but_o what_o be_v pretend_v by_o 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580._o and_o again_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 584._o but_o i_o have_v dwell_v so_o long_o upon_o these_o two_o father_n that_o i_o must_v study_v to_o be_v brief_a in_o those_o that_o follow_v and_o that_o by_o satisfy_v myself_o with_o one_o or_o two_o instance_n out_o of_o each_o the_o force_n of_o which_o i_o shall_v not_o show_v as_o i_o have_v hitherto_o do_v but_o modest_o leave_v to_o my_o reader_n judgement_n i_o shall_v only_o propose_v to_o consideration_n whether_o those_o quality_n or_o action_n be_v not_o worthy_o call_v sin_n of_o which_o the_o word_n sin_n be_v wont_a to_o be_v praedicat_v in_o recto_fw-la and_o whether_o that_o which_o be_v grant_v to_o be_v a_o true_a proposition_n by_o all_o the_o world_n can_v possible_o lose_v of_o its_o truth_n by_o the_o attempt_n of_o so_o gross_a a_o fallacy_n as_o à _fw-la dicto_fw-la simplicitèr_fw-la ad_fw-la dictum_fw-la secundum_fw-la quid._n clemens_n alex._n storm_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d edit_fw-la 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