of_o the_o apostasy_n of_o saint_n edit_n lugduni_n anno_fw-la 1615._o pag._n 12._o demand_v the_o first_o there_o be_v no_o absolute_a election_n and_o b_o pag._n 25._o absolute_a predestination_n grant_v it_o be_v necessary_a to_o remove_v the_o whole_a scripture_n to_o settle_v that_o head_n or_o doctrine_n arminius_n in_o the_o forecited_a declaration_n pag._n 33._o out_o of_o this_o doctrine_n to_o wit_n of_o absolute_a solute_a predestination_n it_o c_o follow_v that_o god_n be_v the_o author_n of_o sin_n and_n this_o may_v be_v prove_v by_o a_o fourfold_a argument_n 1._o because_o this_o doctrine_n lay_v it_o down_o that_o god_n precise_o have_v decrâ—ed_v to_o demonstrate_v his_o glory_n by_o punish_v or_o punitive_a justice_n and_o mercy_n save_v some_o man_n and_o damn_v other_o which_o but_o by_o d_o sin_n enter_v into_o the_o world_n neither_o be_v nor_o can_v be_v do_v etc._n etc._n arminius_n respon_n add_v artic._n 10._o it_o will_v be_v easy_a for_o i_o to_o convince_v the_o opinion_n of_o some_o of_o the_o brethren_n of_o manichâ—isme_n and_o stoicism_n we_o protest_v to_o the_o whole_a world_n that_o by_o our_o adversary_n e_o manicheisme_n and_o f_o stoicism_n or_o fatal_a necessity_n be_v â—rought_v into_o the_o church_n the_o emblem_n of_o their_o book_n of_o the_o act_n of_o the_o synod_n of_o dort_n have_v this_o triumphant_a title_n destructo_fw-la fato_fw-la or_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o fate_n exit_fw-la act._n syn._n dordrac_n in_o peror_n bert._n epist_n dedic_n before_o his_o book_n of_o the_o apostasy_n of_o the_o saint_n there_o be_v who_o fly_n pelagianisme_n not_o see_v that_o they_o plain_o side_n with_o the_o manichee_n he_o cit_v these_o word_n as_o out_o of_o a_o epistle_n of_o casâ—ubon_n but_o forge_v by_o himself_o hag_n conference_n set_v out_o by_o bert._n pag._n 90._o this_o absolute_a decree_n open_v a_o gate_n on_o this_o side_n to_o a_o g_o dissolute_a life_n on_o that_o side_n to_o h_o desperation_n appealer_n appeal_v to_o 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foresee_v upon_o his_o permission_n will_v be_v he_o do_v not_o decree_v the_o effect_n or_o existence_n of_o it_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v saint_n augustine_n full_o answer_v these_o and_o the_o like_a argument_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr corrept_v &_o grat._n cap._n 10._o we_o free_o confess_v that_o which_o we_o most_o right_o believe_v that_o the_o god_n and_o lord_n of_o all_o thing_n who_o make_v all_o thing_n exceed_v good_a and_o foresee_v that_o evil_a thing_n will_v arise_v out_o of_o good_a and_o know_v that_o it_o more_o appertain_v to_o his_o most_o omnipotent_a goodness_n to_o draw_v good_a out_o of_o evil_a than_o not_o to_o suffer_v evil_n to_o be_v have_v so_o order_v the_o life_n of_o man_n and_o angel_n that_o in_o it_o first_o he_o may_v show_v the_o power_n of_o their_o own_o freewill_n and_o then_o the_o benefit_n of_o his_o grace_n and_o judgement_n of_o his_o justice_n and_o in_o his_o enchiridion_n ad_fw-la laurentium_fw-la cap._n 11._o god_n be_v most_o 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that_o the_o appealer_n be_v ever_o a_o apprentice_n to_o james_n harmin_n but_o by_o set_v up_o both_o of_o their_o loom_n i_o will_v make_v it_o appear_v that_o they_o be_v both_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o same_o trade_n or_o craft_n thou_o see_v christian_a reader_n that_o his_o purgation_n of_o himself_o need_v a_o defence_n but_o his_o direct_a defence_n of_o the_o arminian_n much_o more_o need_v a_o purgation_n no_o doubt_v the_o appealer_n read_v often_o in_o the_o heathen_a orator_n sylla_n that_o it_o taint_v a_o man_n deep_o once_o to_o open_v his_o lip_n in_o the_o defence_n of_o such_o a_o man_n who_o he_o suspect_v to_o be_v a_o enemy_n to_o the_o state_n quaedam_fw-la contagio_fw-la est_fw-la sceleris_fw-la si_fw-la eum_fw-la defendas_fw-la quem_fw-la patriae_fw-la obstrictum_fw-la esse_fw-la suspiceris_fw-la how_o much_o more_o do_v it_o blur_v a_o man_n reputation_n to_o frame_v a_o apology_n for_o he_o who_o king_n james_n of_o bless_a memory_n upon_o 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