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it_o possible_o be_v but_o it_o must_v exist_v per_fw-la nudam_fw-la resultantiam_fw-la hisce_fw-la positis_fw-la and_o yet_o though_o god_n make_v the_o man_n the_o law_n the_o act_n the_o object_n and_o all_o that_o be_v in_o the_o world_n from_o whence_o sin_n result_v as_o a_o mere_a relation_n we_o be_v resolve_v to_o say_v that_o god_n be_v not_o the_o author_n or_o cause_n of_o sin_n xiii_o yea_o though_o the_o habit_n of_o sin_n be_v certain_a entity_n and_o therefore_o god_n must_v needs_o be_v their_o first_o cause_n in_o their_o full_a nature_n according_a to_o our_o principle_n who_o account_v it_o proper_a to_o god_n to_o be_v the_o first_o and_o principal_a cause_n of_o any_o such_o entity_n yet_o we_o be_v resolve_v to_o say_v that_o god_n be_v not_o the_o cause_n or_o author_n at_o least_o of_o sin_n fourteen_o yet_o we_o will_v say_v that_o he_o be_v a_o enemy_n to_o god_n providence_n that_o hold_v that_o man_n can_v possible_o do_v any_o wickedness_n unless_o god_n thus_o predetermine_v both_o will_n tongue_n hand_n and_o every_o active_a part_n to_o every_o act_n which_o he_o have_v forbid_v with_o all_o its_o circumstance_n xv._o sin_n be_v cause_v by_o god_n as_o to_o the_o circumstantiated_a act_n which_o be_v the_o materiale_a but_o not_o as_o to_o the_o formale_a and_o yet_o we_o must_v confess_v that_o the_o relation_n be_v cause_v by_o cause_v the_o subject_n foundation_n and_o term_v all_o which_o god_n principal_o do_v and_o can_v be_v cause_v no_o otherwise_o xvi_o but_o the_o formale_a of_o sin_n be_v but_o a_o defect_n or_o privation_n which_o be_v nothing_o therefore_o man_n and_o not_o god_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o it_o for_o god_n can_v be_v a_o deficient_a cause_n nor_o have_v any_o privation_n and_o yet_o we_o can_v deny_v but_o that_o 1._o there_o be_v as_o much_o positivity_n of_o relation_n in_o disobedience_n as_o in_o obedience_n in_o curvity_n as_o in_o rectitude_n in_o disconformity_n as_o in_o conformity_n 2._o nor_o 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to_o make_v a_o difference_n 3._o the_o mean_n much_o differ_v which_o several_a man_n have_v and_o god_n usual_o operate_v according_a to_o the_o mean_n upon_o the_o soul_n §_o 5._o if_o the_o question_n be_v either_o of_o the_o act_n or_o habit_n it_o be_v no_o question_n for_o that_o be_v but_o to_o ask_v whether_o all_o man_n have_v equal_a faith_n love_n and_o other_o grace_n which_o common_a experience_n deny_v §_o 6._o whereas_o some_o will_v stick_v at_o my_o mention_v a_o divine_a impress_n on_o the_o soul_n in_o nature_n antecedent_n to_o act_n and_o habit_n i_o will_v have_v they_o remember_v that_o either_o there_o be_v such_o a_o thing_n or_o not_o if_o there_o be_v i_o right_o mention_v it_o if_o not_o we_o be_v instant_o at_o a_o end_n of_o all_o this_o sort_n of_o controversy_n and_o calvinist_n and_o arminian_n can_v differ_v if_o they_o will_v for_o then_o the_o question_n must_v be_v only_o about_o that_o which_o be_v past_a question_n viz._n 1._o either_o about_o god_n act_n as_o in_o himself_o which_o be_v his_o simple_a essence_n 2._o or_o about_o the_o act_n and_o habit_n of_o faith_n love_n etc._n etc._n in_o man_n which_o all_o the_o world_n know_v be_v not_o equal_a for_o all_o man_n have_v not_o faith_n for_o as_o for_o pre-disposition_n the_o question_n will_v be_v revolve_v to_o the_o same_o point_n it_o be_v certain_a that_o all_o be_v not_o equal_o dispose_v and_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o god_n act_n as_o in_o he_o be_v his_o essence_n sect_n x._o whether_o the_o say_a operation_n be_v physical_a or_o moral_a §_o 1._o this_o paltry_a question_n be_v worthy_a but_o a_o few_o word_n though_o â—_o make_v too_o much_o stir_v of_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o word_n physical_a and_o moral_a have_v speak_v before_o i_o will_v not_o repeat_v it_o here_o 1._o if_o the_o question_n be_v the_o operatione_n ut_fw-la est_fw-la actus_fw-la agentis_fw-la before_o the_o effect_n it_o be_v but_o to_o ask_v whether_o god_n essence_n be_v physical_a or_o moral_a which_o be_v unworthy_a a_o answer_n §_o 2._o 2._o if_o the_o question_n be_v of_o the_o action_n of_o second_o cause_n as_o the_o preacher_n etc._n etc._n if_o true_o act_v they_o be_v both_o physical_a as_o they_o be_v real_o actus_fw-la naturalis_fw-la and_o moral_a as_o they_o be_v the_o act_n of_o free_a intellectual_a agent_n but_o the_o act_n of_o law_n and_o other_o object_n mere_o as_o object_n on_o man_n be_v call_v moral_a act_n because_o they_o be_v but_o nominal_a but_o indeed_o be_v no_o act_n and_o therefore_o neither_o physical_a nor_o moral_a for_o they_o be_v but_o signa_fw-la and_o significare_fw-la be_v not_o agere_fw-la but_o be_v only_o a_o objective_a aptitude_n by_o which_o a_o intellectual_a agent_n can_v edify_v itself_o all_o the_o book_n in_o my_o library_n teach_v i_o without_o any_o action_n by_o be_v signa_fw-la objective_o to_o my_o active_a intellect_n §_o 3._o 3_o if_o the_o question_n be_v of_o the_o divine_a impress_n on_o the_o soul_n it_o be_v quid_fw-la real_n and_o therefore_o physicum_fw-la and_o it_o be_v moral_a as_o it_o be_v the_o principium_fw-la actus_fw-la moralis_fw-la the_o same_o be_v to_o be_v say_v of_o our_o own_o act_n and_o habit_n they_o be_v physical_a and_o moral_a accident_n and_o they_o can_v be_v moral_a unless_o they_o be_v physical_a §_o 4._o but_o it_o must_v be_v know_v that_o to_o be_v quid_fw-la naturale_fw-la and_o quid_fw-la morale_fw-la formal_o differ_v as_o actus_fw-la qua_fw-la talis_fw-la and_o ordo_fw-la qua_fw-la ordo_fw-la do_v differ_v ab_fw-la ordine_fw-la seâ—_n relatione_fw-la ad_fw-la legem_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la finem_fw-la morum_fw-la and_o moralitas_fw-la est_fw-la actus_fw-la physici_fw-la vel_fw-la privationis_fw-la relatio_fw-la viz._n ad_fw-la regulam_fw-la &_o finem_fw-la morum_fw-la §_o 5._o but_o if_o the_o question_n be_v not_o of_o the_o morality_n of_o the_o act_n but_o the_o morality_n of_o the_o cause_n viz._n whether_o grace_n or_o divine_a action_n do_v cause_n physical_o or_o moral_o i_o answer_v plain_o that_o there_o be_v no_o true_a cause_n which_o be_v not_o physical_a a_o moral_a cause_n not_o physical_a be_v but_o causa_fw-la reputata_fw-la vel_fw-la â—â—minalis_fw-la object_n be_v usual_o say_v to_o cause_n moral_o but_o if_o they_o be_v mere_o object_n they_o cause_v not_o efficient_o at_o all_o but_o by_o termination_n only_o material_o constitute_v the_o act_n in_o specie_fw-la but_o some_o thing_n vulgar_o call_v object_n as_o light_n heatt_z etc._n etc._n be_v active_a and_o so_o effect_v and_o he_o that_o do_v proponere_fw-la objectum_fw-la do_v indeed_o effect_n by_o speak_v or_o do_v but_o he_o do_v not_o effect_v any_o thing_n by_o the_o object_n on_o the_o mind_n as_o it_o be_v a_o mere_a object_n but_o the_o vox_fw-la loquentis_fw-la do_v more_o than_o present_a a_o object_n it_o do_v by_o agency_n suscitate_a the_o spirit_n and_o operate_v on_o the_o organ_n of_o sensation_n and_o many_o mercy_n affliction_n and_o other_o mean_v foremention_v have_v their_o several_a way_n of_o active_a operation_n but_o it_o be_v ready_o confess_v that_o nothing_o corporeal_a can_v by_o any_o direct_a efficiency_n operate_v on_o a_o soul_n but_o only_o active_a spirit_n like_o itself_o remember_v therefore_o that_o i_o take_v the_o word_n physical_a here_o as_o the_o school_n do_v large_o as_o comprehend_v spiritual_a or_o hyperphysical_a and_o i_o plain_o say_v de_fw-la nomine_fw-la that_o god_n operation_n of_o grace_n be_v to_o be_v call_v hyperphysical_a in_o respect_n to_o god_n the_o agent_n and_o physical_a as_o they_o be_v physical_a effect_n on_o man_n and_o moral_a as_o the_o same_o be_v in_o instanti_fw-la secundo_fw-la also_o moral_a effect_n and_o that_o they_o be_v call_v moral_a in_o two_o usual_a sense_n 1._o in_o that_o it_o be_v morality_n or_o virtue_n that_o be_v produce_v by_o they_o 2._o and_o in_o that_o object_n be_v much_o of_o the_o mean_n the_o operation_n or_o efficiency_n of_o object_n as_o object_n be_v proper_o none_o at_o all_o they_o do_v but_o material_o as_o it_o be_v constitute_v the_o act_n and_o terminate_v it_o and_o occasion_n it_o as_o sine_fw-la quibus_fw-la non_fw-la which_o many_o call_v a_o moral_a reputative_a metaphorical_a causation_n and_o yet_o diversification_n be_v much_o by_o object_n §_o 6._o if_o this_o stumble_v any_o who_o look_v not_o at_o the_o great_a inconvenience_n on_o the_o other_o side_n and_o occasion_n they_o to_o think_v that_o it_o be_v little_a efficient_a operation_n which_o we_o own_o in_o the_o collation_n of_o faith_n and_o conversion_n i_o desire_v they_o to_o consider_v well_o 1._o that_o it_o be_v no_o new_a substance_n at_o all_o that_o be_v to_o be_v produce_v but_o a_o pray_v existent_n substance_n and_o faculty_n to_o be_v actuate_v 2._o that_o it_o be_v not_o a_o act_n as_o such_o in_o genere_fw-la that_o be_v to_o be_v cause_v by_o grace_n but_o the_o due_a order_n of_o act_n as_o to_o right_a object_n 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the_o believe_a sinner_n may_v stand_v before_o this_o righteous_a and_o holy_a god_n be_v to_o affirm_v the_o eternal_a damnation_n of_o all_o the_o world_n vii_o the_o covenant_n mention_v justifi_v not_o but_o declare_v our_o justification_n which_o be_v the_o immediate_a proper_a effect_n of_o christ_n righteousness_n viii_o never_o any_o man_n in_o his_o wit_n affirm_v that_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n be_v the_o formal_a cause_n of_o our_o justification_n give_v we_o but_o leave_v to_o call_v it_o the_o material_a cause_n or_o the_o meritorious_a cause_n immediate_o and_o proper_o of_o justification_n etc._n etc._n some_o will_v think_v that_o they_o be_v great_a and_o heinous_a error_n which_o either_o these_o word_n or_o some_o of_o i_o that_o seem_v contrary_a import_n but_o i_o must_v crave_v leave_n here_o to_o follow_v my_o usual_a method_n in_o separate_v the_o controversy_n de_fw-fr re_fw-mi &_o de_fw-la nomine_fw-la and_o then_o i_o think_v that_o even_o these_o 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will_v believe_v and_o repent_v but_o by_o his_o grace_n 10._o that_o to_o give_v man_n a_o promise_n of_o pardon_n and_o life_n if_o they_o will_v believe_v repent_v and_o obey_v the_o gospel_n be_v not_o the_o whole_a of_o christ_n grace_n to_o any_o but_o wherever_o he_o give_v this_o he_o give_v also_o much_o mean_n and_o gracious_a help_n by_o which_o man_n may_v do_v better_a than_o they_o do_v and_o so_o be_v more_o prepare_v for_o his_o further_a grace_n 11._o that_o if_o god_n only_o give_v man_n a_o promise_n of_o pardon_n if_o they_o believe_v and_o give_v they_o no_o grace_n to_o enable_v or_o help_v they_o to_o believe_v it_o will_v be_v no_o save_a covenant_n 12._o god_n do_v not_o repeal_v his_o law_n of_o innocency_n or_o as_o he_o have_v rather_o call_v it_o of_o perfection_n nor_o do_v proper_o dispense_v with_o or_o relax_v the_o preceptive_a part_n of_o it_o nor_o be_v it_o absolute_o cease_v as_o to_o a_o capable_a subject_n and_o therefore_o christ_n be_v bind_v to_o perfection_n 13._o god_n will_v not_o have_v his_o law_n to_o be_v without_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o perfect_a performance_n of_o man_n mediator_n though_o it_o be_v violate_v by_o we_o all_o 14._o no_o man_n be_v save_v or_o justify_v but_o by_o the_o proper_a merit_n of_o christ_n perfect_a obedience_n yea_o and_o his_o habitual_a holiness_n and_o satisfactory_a suffering_n advance_v in_o dignity_n by_o his_o divine_a perfection_n 15._o this_o merit_n as_o relate_v to_o we_o suppose_v that_o christ_n as_o a_o sponsor_n be_v the_o second_o adam_n the_o root_n of_o the_o justify_v the_o reconcile_a mediator_n who_o obey_v perfect_o with_o that_o intent_n that_o by_o his_o obedience_n we_o may_v be_v justify_v and_o who_o suffer_v for_o our_o sin_n in_o our_o room_n and_o stead_n and_o so_o be_v in_o tantum_fw-la our_o vicarius_fw-la poenae_fw-la as_o some_o phrase_n it_o or_o substitute_n and_o be_v make_v a_o curse_n for_o we_o that_o we_o may_v be_v heal_v by_o his_o stripe_n 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too_o bold_a and_o feign_v a_o subsequent_a volition_n of_o a_o former_a non-volition_a without_o cause_n or_o proof_n mere_o to_o escape_v the_o censure_n which_o yet_o he_o now_o incur_v of_o make_v god_n too_o little_a active_a 468._o so_o far_o be_v scotus_n from_o be_v the_o first_o author_n of_o this_o opinion_n of_o a_o negatio_fw-la volendi_fw-la peccatum_fw-la in_o god_n that_o their_o common_a master_n lombard_n 47._o lombard_n 1._o d._n 47._o most_o express_o assert_v it_o and_o that_o more_o plain_o and_o sound_o than_o these_o over-subtile_a man_n upon_o which_o his_o commentator_n copious_o dispute_v a_o in_o deo_fw-la posset_n esse_fw-la purâ—_n omissio_fw-la absque_fw-la volitione_fw-la &_o nolitione_n positiva_fw-la of_o which_o beside_o the_o scotist_n and_o nominal_n you_o may_v see_v aquin._n 16._o a._n 2._o durand_n 1._o â—_o 47._o q._n 1._o ruiz_n de_fw-fr volunt_fw-la disp_n 8._o sect_n 3._o concl_n 2._o albertin_n to._n 1._o princip_n 4._o q._n 4._o dub_v 2._o vasquez_n 2._o p._n 1._o disp_n 79._o num_fw-la 17_o etc._n etc._n suarez_n metaph._n disp_n 30._o sect_n 9_o n._n 59_o fonsec_n metap_n li._n 7._o c._n 8._o q._n 5._o sect_n 3._o aluiz_n tract_n 2._o disp_n 6._o sect_n 3._o montepil_n 1._o p._n disp_n 33._o a._n 8._o c._n 1._o &_o 3_o durandus_fw-la distinguish_v of_o contra_fw-la &_o praeter_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la and_o say_v that_o voluntas_fw-la etiam_fw-la beneplaciti_fw-la antecedens_fw-la quae_fw-la est_fw-la solum_fw-la quaedam_fw-la velleitas_fw-la may_v be_v such_o as_o many_o thing_n be_v praeter_fw-la &_o contra_fw-la eam_fw-la but_o voluntas_fw-la beneplaciti_fw-la consequens_fw-la be_v such_o as_o nothing_o be_v contra_fw-la eam_fw-la but_o sin_n be_v praeter_fw-la eam_fw-la etiam_fw-la mala_fw-la fieri_fw-la neque_fw-la enim_fw-la vult_fw-la fieri_fw-la nec_fw-la vult_fw-la non_fw-la fieri_fw-la i_o like_v not_o what_o he_o add_v idem_fw-la forte_fw-fr diceret_fw-la aliquis_fw-la de_fw-la quibusdam_fw-la bonis_fw-la quae_fw-la fiunt_fw-la merè_fw-la à _fw-la libero_fw-la arbitrio_fw-la sed_fw-la non_fw-la de_fw-la omnibus_fw-la viz._n quae_fw-la fiunt_fw-la à _fw-la praedestinatis_fw-la etc._n etc._n 469._o and_o it_o be_v to_o be_v note_v that_o durandus_fw-la with_o other_o schoolman_n argue_v that_o if_o sin_n be_v will_v by_o god_n god_n will_v be_v the_o author_n of_o it_o god_n volition_n say_v they_o be_v efficient_a and_o estius_n a_o yet_o plain_o schoolman_n than_o durand_n say_v quicquid_fw-la sit_fw-la deo_fw-la volente_fw-la fit_a deo_fw-la authore_fw-la who_o also_o cite_v aquinas_n consent_n say_v omnimode_fw-fr tenenda_fw-la est_fw-la in_o hac_fw-la parte_fw-la doctrina_fw-la magistri_fw-la mala_fw-la nec_fw-la esse_fw-la nec_fw-la fieri_fw-la deo_fw-la volente_fw-la and_o against_o the_o vain_a distinction_n of_o 3_o aquin._n 1._o q._n 19_o be_v 9_o ad_fw-la 1._o &_o 3_o deus_fw-la non_fw-la vult_fw-la malum_fw-la sed_fw-la vult_fw-la malum_fw-la fieri_fw-la sen_fw-la eventre_n he_o say_v that_o velle_fw-la mala_fw-la &_o velle_fw-la mala_fw-la esse_fw-la seu_fw-la fieri_fw-la idem_fw-la est_fw-la voluntas_fw-la enim_fw-la adrem_fw-la simpliciter_fw-la est_fw-la ad_fw-la rem_fw-la ut_fw-la sit_fw-la qui_fw-la vult_fw-la virtutem_fw-la vult_fw-la virtutem_fw-la esse_fw-la qui_fw-la vult_fw-la peccatum_fw-la vult_fw-la peccatum_fw-la esse_fw-la neque_fw-la aliud_fw-la sit_fw-la velle_fw-la mala_fw-la &_o velle_fw-la mala_fw-la esse_fw-la aut_fw-la fieri_fw-la 1._o d._n 47._o sect_n 7._o pag._n 228._o it_o seem_v there_o be_v some_o then_o of_o dr._n twiss_n and_o rutherford_n opinion_n 470._o and_o that_o you_o may_v see_v estius_n mind_n further_o in_o this_o and_o also_o see_v all_o the_o objection_n now_o use_v answer_v i_o will_v here_o annex_v though_o out_o of_o place_n his_o answer_n to_o they_o obj._n 1_o sin_n be_v not_o commit_v deo_fw-la nolente_fw-la ergo_fw-la deo_fw-la volente_fw-la fit_n resp_n neque_fw-la nolente_fw-la neque_fw-la volente_fw-la deo_fw-la fiunt_fw-la sed_fw-la permittente_fw-la 471._o obj._n 2._o mala_fw-la esse_fw-la aut_fw-la fieri_fw-la bonum_fw-la est_fw-la 1_o ad_fw-la perfectionem_fw-la universi_fw-la manner_n aquin._n 1._o q._n 1â—_n art_n 9_o ad_fw-la 3._o answer_v in_o the_o same_o manner_n 2._o ad_fw-la decorem_fw-la etc._n etc._n ita_fw-la august_n enchir._n 10._o &_o 11._o &_o c._n 96._o bonum_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la sint_fw-la mala_fw-la resp_n neg._n major_n et_fw-la 1_o mala_fw-la sunt_fw-la universi_fw-la non_fw-la ornatus_fw-la &_o perfectiones_fw-la sed_fw-la id_fw-la deformant_fw-la etc._n etc._n 2._o august_n non_fw-la dliud_fw-la vult_fw-la quam_fw-la bonum_fw-la esse_fw-la mala_fw-la permitti_fw-la 472._o obj._n 3_o they_o can_v be_v unless_o god_n will_v they_o to_o be_v august_n enchir._n 95._o non_fw-fr fit_a aliquid_fw-la nisi_fw-la omnipoâ—ens_fw-la fieri_fw-la velit_fw-la resp_n the_o reason_n assume_v a_o falsehood_n and_o augustine_n be_v interpret_v as_o speak_v only_o of_o the_o permission_n as_o will_v and_o not_o the_o event_n 473._o obj._n 4._o omne_fw-la verum_fw-la est_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la esse_fw-la &_o fieri_fw-la malâ—â—_n verum_fw-la est_fw-la 1._o vid._n aquin._n 1._o d._n 47._o q._n 2._o ad_fw-la 1._o ergo._n resp_n non_fw-la hugonis_fw-la sed_fw-la sophistarum_fw-la est_fw-la nam_fw-la verum_fw-la qua_fw-la verum_fw-la est_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la de_fw-fr rebus_fw-la malis_fw-la sunt_fw-la conceptus_fw-la mentis_fw-la very_fw-la indeed_n malum_fw-la qua_fw-la objectum_fw-la scientiae_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la malum_fw-la 474._o obj._n 5._o aug._n enchir._n 100_o peccatum_fw-la non_fw-la fit_a praeter_fw-la dei_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la quod_fw-la fit_a contra_fw-la resp_n loquor_fw-la de_fw-la permissionis_fw-la voluntate_fw-la non_fw-la ipsius_fw-la mali_fw-la albertinus_n word_v to._n 1._o princip_n 4._o q._n 4._o dub_v 2._o pag._n 297._o i_o cite_v before_o for_o a_o negation_n of_o will._n 475._o suarez_n distinguish_v of_o god_n will_v voluntary_o determine_v to_o go_v 59_o metap_n disp_n 130._o sect_n 9_o num_fw-la 59_o no_o further_o and_o a_o will_n suspend_v without_o such_o a_o determination_n and_o the_o first_o he_o deny_v not_o but_o the_o latter_a he_o deny_v in_o god_n as_o imperfection_n but_o upon_o reason_n so_o weak_a liken_v god_n to_o man_n that_o i_o think_v they_o not_o worth_a the_o recite_v 476._o no_o mortal_a man_n can_v prove_v that_o god_n must_v needs_o have_v actual_a volition_n of_o nothing_o as_o such_o and_o consequent_o that_o he_o have_v any_o such_o and_o permission_n yet_o let_v the_o reader_n note_n that_o though_o i_o hold_v that_o no_o man_n can_v prove_v a_o positive_a volition_n or_o nolition_n of_o nothing_o ordinary_o at_o least_o and_o so_o will_v shorten_v the_o controversy_n yet_o my_o conciliation_n do_v not_o at_o all_o rest_n on_o this_o but_o will_v proceed_v sufficient_o if_o you_o say_v that_o god_n positive_o will_v his_o not-willing_a and_o his_o permission_n that_o his_o perfection_n exclude_v they_o not_o 477._o yet_o i_o grant_v that_o he_o will_v the_o truth_n of_o humane_a negative_a proposition_n for_o those_o be_v something_o though_o about_o nothing_o 478_o that_o such_o decree_n or_o volition_n de_fw-fr nihilo_fw-la be_v not_o necessary_a appear_v in_o that_o 1._o either_o they_o be_v necessary_a in_o all_o instance_n de_fw-fr nihilo_fw-la or_o only_o in_o some_o not_o in_o all_o ergo_fw-la not_o qua_fw-la tale_n for_o if_o only_a in_o some_o it_o must_v be_v from_o some_o singular_a accidental_a reason_n a_o quatenus_fw-la ad_fw-la omne_fw-la valet_fw-la consequentia_fw-la that_o they_o be_v not_o necessary_a in_o all_o be_v grant_v in_o that_o no_o man_n that_o i_o know_v of_o ever_o assert_v it_o and_o to_o assert_v it_o be_v great_a presumption_n for_o then_o there_o must_v be_v infinite_a negative-positive_a decree_n as_o e._n g._n that_o there_o shall_v not_o be_v innumerable_a more_o world_n more_o sun_n more_o atom_n that_o this_o and_o that_o and_o every_o particular_a atom_n or_o sand_n shall_v not_o be_v a_o sun_n a_o star_n a_o earth_n a_o man_n a_o dog_n a_o fish_n etc._n etc._n and_o infinite_a decree_n about_o every_o stone_n as_o many_o about_o every_o pile_n of_o grass_n and_o as_o many_o about_o every_o creature_n what_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v and_o infinite_a decree_n about_o infinite_a or_o innumerable_a possible_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v existent_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v thus_o or_o thus_o name_v etc._n etc._n who_o can_v prove_v or_o dare_v affirm_v that_o all_o these_o infinite_a nothing_o have_v positive_a act_n of_o decretive_a nolition_n from_o eternity_n in_o god_n 479._o 2._o we_o must_v not_o feign_v unnecessary_a act_n in_o god_n but_o such_o positive_a nolition_n of_o nothing_o seem_v unnecessary_a for_o nothing_o will_v be_v nothing_o without_o a_o nolition_n as_o well_o as_o with_o it_o what_o need_n god_n will_v the_o be_v of_o 66._o petavius_n vol._n 1._o li._n 9_o theol._n dogmat_fw-la de_fw-fr praedest_fw-la cap._n 16._o pag._n 656._o thus_o describe_v the_o old_a opinion_n of_o our_o countryman_n johan_n erigena_n scotus_n docuit_fw-la uâ—icam_fw-la tantummodo_fw-la pradestinationem_fw-la esse_fw-la in_o deo_fw-la qua_fw-la electos_fw-la ad_fw-la aeternam_fw-la foelicitatâ—m_fw-la destinat_fw-la nullam_fw-la outem_fw-la ad_fw-la aeternam_fw-la esse_fw-la
528._o 3._o other_o say_v as_o camero_n that_o the_o intellect_n necessitate_v the_o will_n and_o the_o object_n and_o temptation_n necessitate_v the_o intellect_n and_o god_n cause_v the_o object_n and_o law_n and_o permit_v the_o tempter_n 529._o 4._o other_o say_v that_o god_n only_o as_o the_o cause_n of_o nature_n 1._o by_o support_n and_o concourse_n necessary_a to_o all_o agent_n cause_v the_o act_n as_o a_o act_n in_o general_n 2._o and_o give_v power_n also_o to_o act_n or_o not_o act_v free_o 3._o and_o as_o governor_n of_o the_o world_n do_v that_o which_o he_o know_v man_n will_v make_v a_o occasion_n of_o their_o sin_n 4._o and_o also_o by_o his_o providence_n cause_v many_o effect_n of_o which_o man_n sin_n be_v also_o a_o cause_n 5._o and_o after_o bring_v good_a out_o of_o their_o evil_n 6._o but_o as_o to_o the_o sin_n itself_o he_o be_v no_o cause_n of_o it_o either_o as_o sin_n or_o punishment_n either_o of_o the_o form_n or_o of_o the_o act_n as_o moral_o specify_v that_o be_v as_o it_o be_v about_o this_o forbid_v object_n or_o end_v rather_o than_o another_o and_o this_o opinion_n i_o take_v to_o be_v the_o undoubted_a truth_n 530._o let_v it_o here_o be_v note_v 1._o that_o the_o five_o thing_n here_o grant_v be_v all_o certain_a truth_n 2._o and_o that_o they_o be_v as_o much_o as_o be_v necessary_a on_o god_n part_n in_o respect_n to_o the_o event_n which_o we_o see_v and_o unnecessary_n be_v not_o to_o be_v assert_v 3._o that_o they_o full_o show_v god_n to_o be_v the_o perfect_a governor_n of_o the_o world_n and_o all_o therein_o 4._o and_o yet_o to_o be_v no_o author_n of_o sin_n let_v we_o consider_v of_o the_o particular_n 531._o i._n it_o be_v certain_a that_o god_n as_o creator_n have_v make_v man_n a_o vital_a agent_n and_o therefore_o a_o self-actor_n under_o he_o and_o a_o intellectual_a agent_n and_o therefore_o be_v not_o tie_v to_o follow_v the_o perception_n of_o sense_n alone_o and_o a_o free-willing_a agent_n and_o therefore_o have_v a_o power_n to_o act_n or_o not_o act_n hic_fw-mi &_o nunc_fw-la or_o to_o choose_v or_o refuse_v or_o to_o choose_v this_o rather_o than_o that_o as_o far_o as_o consist_v with_o his_o necessary_a volition_n which_o i_o acknowledge_v and_o enumerate_v before_o which_o be_v part_n of_o gibieuf_n and_o guil._n camerarius_fw-la scot._n meaning_n by_o their_o servato_fw-la ordine_fw-la finis_fw-la though_o i_o think_v that_o annatus_n do_v not_o unjust_o accuse_v gibieuf_n of_o confusion_n and_o unskilfulness_n in_o the_o manage_n of_o that_o matter_n 532._o ii_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o as_o motus_fw-la vel_fw-la actio_fw-la be_v quid_fw-la naturale_fw-la it_o be_v of_o god_n as_o the_o first_o cause_n of_o nature_n conclus_fw-la nature_n nature_n nature_n vid._n gregor_n arim._n in_o 2._o d._n 28._o q._n 1._o a._n 3._o ad_fw-la arg_fw-mi 8._o &_o 12._o who_o judgement_n many_o schoolman_n follow_v vasquez_n thus_o abbreviate_v and_o report_v he_o in_o 1_o tho._n q._n 23._o d._n 99_o c._n 4._o mâ—tionem_fw-la dei_fw-la ordine_fw-la causae_fw-la priorem_fw-la esse_fw-la cooperatione_a &_o determinatione_fw-la nostra_fw-la in_o operibus_fw-la bonis_fw-la at_o in_o operibus_fw-la peccati_fw-la etiam_fw-la secundum_fw-la substantiam_fw-la &_o seclusa_fw-la malitia_fw-la priorem_fw-la esse_fw-la nostram_fw-la determinationâ—m_fw-la &_o codem_fw-la ordine_fw-la baec_fw-la inter_fw-la se_fw-la comparari_fw-la in_o aeternitaâ—â—_n exit_fw-la quo_fw-la inserunt_fw-la deum_fw-la praefinisse_fw-la opera_fw-la bona_fw-la ante_fw-la detâ—rminatiâ—nâ—m_fw-la nostram_fw-la ullo_fw-la modo_fw-la praevisam_fw-la sed_fw-la mala_fw-la secundum_fw-la substantiam_fw-la nequaquam_fw-la nisi_fw-la praecognita_fw-la determinatione_fw-la nostrae_fw-la voluntatis_fw-la vid._n marsil_n in_o 1._o q._n 45._o be_v 2._o post_fw-la 4._o conclus_fw-la and_o so_o when_o a_o sinner_n act_v it_o be_v not_o without_o this_o universal_a first_o cause_n whether_o god_n do_v it_o only_o as_o durandus_fw-la thought_n by_o the_o mere_a continuation_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o all_o thing_n active_a and_o mobile_n or_o by_o any_o superadded_a concourse_n beside_o be_v nothing_o to_o our_o present_a business_n which_o only_o show_v that_o god_n be_v the_o cause_n 533._o iii_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o govern_v providence_n by_o do_v good_a do_v set_v before_o man_n that_o which_o they_o make_v a_o occasion_n of_o all_o their_o evil_n every_o thing_n be_v turn_v into_o sin_n by_o sinner_n 16._o sinner_n sinner_n sinner_n titus_n 1._o 15_o 16._o and_o to_o the_o unclean_a all_o thing_n be_v unclean_a through_o the_o uncleanness_n of_o their_o own_o mind_n and_o conscience_n as_o to_o the_o pure_a and_o holy_a all_o thing_n be_v pure_a and_o sanctify_a bad_a stomach_n corrupt_v the_o wholsome_a food_n all_o god_n mercy_n be_v abuse_v to_o sin_n 534._o it_o be_v certain_a that_o god_n fore-knew_a this_o and_o yet_o that_o he_o be_v no_o way_n oblige_v to_o deny_v man_n life_n or_o take_v it_o away_o lest_o they_o abuse_v it_o or_o deny_v man_n all_o those_o mercy_n or_o remove_v they_o which_o he_o forsee_v that_o they_o will_v turn_v to_o sin_n 535._o iv_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o god_n often_o concur_v to_o the_o cause_v of_o the_o very_a same_o effect_n which_o sin_n also_o cause_v and_o so_o be_v as_o a_o concause_n of_o it_o with_o sin_n and_o this_o effect_n be_v so_o near_o to_o the_o act_n of_o sin_n as_o that_o the_o sin_n itself_o be_v oft_o call_v by_o its_o name_n as_o if_o it_o be_v its_o near_a matter_n which_o it_o be_v not_o and_o this_o be_v the_o occasion_n of_o the_o great_a mistake_n of_o man_n in_o this_o case_n that_o cannoâ—_n distinguish_v of_o which_o more_o anon_o in_o the_o instance_n 536._o v._o and_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o god_n as_o the_o governor_n of_o the_o world_n do_v do_v much_o good_a by_o the_o occasion_n of_o man_n sin_n but_o this_o be_v not_o to_o turn_v the_o sin_n itself_o into_o good_a 537._o vi_o and_o to_o these_o five_o operation_n of_o god_n i_o add_v as_o to_o his_o volition_n that_o all_o this_o which_o he_o do_v he_o will_v or_o decree_v to_o do_v and_o he_o have_v no_o contrary_a will_n at_o all_o 538._o but_o that_o which_o we_o deny_v be_v that_o he_o be_v any_o proper_a cause_n of_o the_o sin_n itself_o efficient_a or_o deficient_a culpable_a or_o not_o culpable_a physical_a or_o moral_a for_o the_o open_n of_o which_o we_o must_v inquire_v what_o sin_n be_v and_o what_o go_v to_o its_o be_v or_o constitution_n 539._o all_o grant_v that_o god_n be_v our_o ruler_n by_o a_o law_n and_o also_o our_o ultimate_a end_n as_o he_o be_v optimus_fw-la &_o amabilissimus_fw-la and_o that_o he_o be_v our_o absolute_a owner_n and_o that_o as_o rational_a free_a agent_n we_o that_o be_v his_o own_o be_v also_o his_o subject_n and_o beneficiaries_n and_o make_v capable_a of_o love_v he_o as_o our_o ultimate_a end_n and_o of_o obey_v his_o law_n and_o that_o sin_n be_v our_o disobedience_n to_o these_o law_n with_o our_o deny_v god_n ourselves_o as_o his_o own_o and_o withhold_v or_o pervert_v the_o love_n which_o we_o owe_v he_o as_o our_o end_n 540._o as_o logic_n have_v confound_v we_o in_o most_o other_o case_n by_o arbitrary_a unsuitable_a second_o notion_n make_v we_o a_o shoe_n not_o meet_v for_o the_o foot_n so_o that_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o know_v thing_n without_o those_o unfit_a notion_n than_o with_o they_o so_o have_v it_o do_v here_o man_n may_v more_o easy_o know_v what_o sin_n be_v and_o what_o it_o be_v to_o disobey_v a_o law_n and_o that_o either_o by_o do_v what_o we_o shall_v not_o or_o by_o not_o do_v what_o we_o be_v command_v than_o they_o can_v know_v by_o what_o logical_a or_o metaphysical_a name_n it_o shall_v be_v call_v whether_o a_o privation_n or_o a_o relation_n a_o act_n or_o no_o act_n etc._n etc._n but_o it_o be_v not_o only_o for_o logician_n that_o god_n make_v his_o law_n nor_o be_v it_o only_o a_o metaphysical_a conscience_n that_o will_v accuse_v man_n or_o condemn_v they_o and_o torment_v they_o for_o their_o sin_n 541._o no_o act_n mere_o as_o a_o act_n in_o genere_fw-la be_v forbid_v of_o god_n for_o the_o soul_n be_v a_o active_a nature_n and_o can_v no_o more_o cease_v all_o action_n than_o to_o be_v though_o it_o can_v forbear_v a_o particular_a act_n as_o to_o this_o object_n and_o at_o this_o time_n and_o god_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o act_n as_o such_o 542._o i_o have_v show_v before_o that_o as_o action_n itself_o be_v no_o substance_n but_o the_o mode_n or_o motion_n of_o a_o substance_n so_o to_o choose_v this_o object_n rather_o than_o that_o have_v no_o more_o of_o action_n in_o it_o than_o to_o have_v choose_v the_o other_o or_o than_o 4._o exit_fw-la to_o verb_n quoth_v dâ—us_a concâ—â—_n at_o nobiscum_fw-la ad_fw-la actum_fw-la peccati_fw-la prout_fw-la facultas_fw-la liberi_fw-la
creature_n and_o their_o various_a species_n of_o be_v be_v after_o by_o providence_n to_o manage_v they_o as_o active_a or_o passive_a in_o their_o several_a capacity_n and_o the_o active_a nature_n be_v threefold_a which_o he_o have_v make_v to_o operate_v on_o the_o threefold_a passive_n viz._n intellectual_a sensitive_a and_o igneous_a or_o vegetative_a in_o its_o proper_a matter_n upon_o air_n water_n and_o earth_n §_o 12._o god_n be_v so_o active_a as_o not_o to_o be_v at_o all_o passive_a all_o the_o active_a creature_n be_v first_o passive_n as_o receive_v the_o influx_n of_o the_o first_o cause_n and_o inferior_n from_o the_o superior_a second_o cause_n but_o they_o be_v natural_o active_a in_o that_o dependence_n and_o suppose_v that_o influx_n §_o 13._o the_o work_n of_o providence_n about_o the_o existent_a creature_n be_v motion_n cause_v motion_n gubernation_n cause_v order_n and_o attraction_n or_o meet_v objective_a termination_n satisfy_v their_o appetite_n and_o give_v they_o their_o ends._n 294._o ends._n ends._n ends._n cyprianus_n sie_fw-fr explicat_fw-la act._n 17._o in_o ipso_fw-la sumus_fw-la movemur_fw-la vivimus_fw-la in_o patre_fw-la sumus_fw-la in_fw-la filio_fw-la vivimus_fw-la in_fw-la spiritu_fw-la sancto_fw-it movemur_fw-la pater_fw-la est_fw-la son_n omnis_fw-la essentiae_fw-la filius_fw-la est_fw-la vita_fw-la spiritus_fw-la sanctus_n est_fw-la agitator_n seu_fw-la motor_n unde_fw-la apud_fw-la hebr._fw-la nomen_fw-la habet_fw-la ruah_n quod_fw-la significat_fw-la endelechiam_fw-la continuam_fw-la &_o perennem_fw-la agitationem_fw-la vid._n strigel_n in_o melanct._n loc._n come_v pag._n 294._o §_o 14._o man_z be_v endow_v by_o his_o creator_n with_o his_o image_n in_o vital-active-power_n intellect_n and_o freewill_n a_o threefold_a virtue_n in_o one_o as_o the_o formal_a essence_n of_o his_o soul_n be_v peculiar_o fit_v for_o such_o act_n of_o providence_n as_o he_o must_v be_v under_o §_o 15._o as_o the_o high_a and_o noble_a nature_n be_v under_o god_n the_o immediate_a 1._o mover_n 2._o governor_n of_o the_o inferior_a so_o also_o be_v they_o 3._o their_o immediate_a or_o near_a end_n have_v a_o goodness_n in_o they_o fit_v to_o attract_v terminate_v and_o satisfy_v the_o appetite_n of_o the_o inferior_a god_n be_v not_o the_o only_a end_n of_o appetite_n §_o 16._o the_o act_n of_o divine_a providence_n about_o man-existent_a be_v 1._o action_n or_o motion_n 2._o special_a government_n 3._o love_n from_o whence_o god_n be_v relate_v to_o man_n the_o fundamental_a relation_n of_o creator_n suppose_v comparability_n suppose_v suppose_v suppose_v i_o hold_v with_o bradwardine_n li._n 1._o c._n 2._o cor_fw-la 3._o quod_fw-la necesse_fw-la est_fw-la deum_fw-la seruare_fw-la quamlibet_fw-la creaturam_fw-la immediatius_fw-la quacunque_fw-la cansa_fw-la creata_fw-la et_fw-la c._n 3._o cor_fw-la 3._o quod_fw-la nulla_fw-la res_fw-la potest_fw-la aliquid_fw-la facere_fw-la nisi_fw-la deus_fw-la faciat_fw-la illud_fw-la idem_fw-la immediatius_fw-la quolibet_fw-la alio_fw-la faciente_fw-la et_fw-la c._n 4._o cor_fw-la 3._o â—adem_fw-la de_fw-la deo_fw-la motore_fw-la â—aking_v immediation_n for_o proximity_n and_o facere_fw-la &_o movere_fw-la for_o the_o action_n as_o such_o and_o not_o for_o the_o mere_a moral_a specification_n and_o comparability_n 1._o as_o actor_n well_fw-mi motor_n 2._o as_o rector_n 3._o as_o amicus_fw-la vel_fw-la finis_fw-la lover_n benefactor_n and_o end_n 1._o action_n as_o such_o be_v from_o god_n in_o the_o first_o relation_n 2._o action_n as_o ordered_n be_v by_o he_o in_o the_o second_o 3._o action_n as_o terminate_v final_o and_o in_o perfection_n be_v in_o he_o in_o the_o three_o §_o 17._o creation_n infer_v propriety_n and_o make_v we_o good_a and_o inter_fw-la bâ—na_fw-la and_o ad_fw-la bonum_fw-la infer_v that_o god_n be_v our_o benefactor_n so_o that_o ab_fw-la origine_fw-la he_o standing_z in_o these_o three_o relation_n to_o we_o from_o what_o be_v past_a he_o be_v to_o dispose_v of_o we_o by_o providence_n according_o §_o 18._o god_n omnipotence_n be_v most_o conspicuous_a in_o creation_n propriety_n and_o motion_n his_o wisdom_n in_o govern_v and_o order_n and_o his_o good_a will_n in_o our_o benefit_n efficient_o and_o our_o perfection_n final_o in_o mutual_a love_n §_o 19_o motion_n be_v cause_v by_o move_a â—â—â—ce_n impress_v order_n moral_n by_o law_n or_o signification_n of_o god_n will_v de_fw-mi debito_fw-la and_o perfection_n by_o attingency_n and_o union_n with_o our_o end_n §_o 20._o from_o the_o first_o result_v necessity_n proper_o so_o call_v from_o the_o second_o moral_a rectitude_n in_o the_o three_o be_v felicity_n as_o to_o single_a person_n §_o 21._o from_o the_o first_o viz._n god_n as_o actor_n upon_o many_o or_o the_o universe_n arise_v co-operation_n or_o concourse_n all_o thing_n work_v together_o as_o the_o wheel_n in_o a_o watch._n from_o the_o second_o divine_n order_v arise_v harmony_n and_o from_o the_o three_o universal_a perfection_n and_o melody_n of_o the_o whole_a creation_n and_o to_o man_n perfect_a love_n §_o 22._o motion_n be_v unresistible_a unless_o by_o a_o great_a or_o unequal_a contrary_a motion_n or_o passive_a impedition_n and_o its_o effect_n as_o such_o not_o free_a but_o necessary_a government_n by_o law_n be_v resistible_a and_o obedience_n free_a final_a goodness_n or_o love_n do_v perfect_a and_o felicitate_a necessary_o and_o free_o not_o effect_v for_o so_o they_o be_v not_o now_o consider_v but_o satisfy_v so_o far_o as_o they_o be_v enjoy_v §_o 23._o the_o creation_n be_v past_a and_o being_n existent_n except_o what_o generation_n and_o composition_n make_v unfearchable_o and_o god_n fundamental_a relation_n settle_v we_o shall_v confound_v and_o be_v confound_v if_o we_o distin-guish_a not_o god_n after-action_n according_a to_o the_o relation_n in_o which_o he_o work_v they_o and_o their_o foresay_a difference_n in_o themselves_o sect_n ii_o the_o order_n of_o divine_a operation_n §_o 1._o god_n be_v the_o immediate_a cause_n of_o all_o thing_n and_o action_n cause_v bold_a cause_v cause_v cause_v bradwardine_n ib._n p._n 172._o seem_v to_o favour_n averrois_n say_v that_o god_n be_v forma_fw-la omnis_fw-la formae_fw-la &_o forma_fw-la maxim_n essentialis_fw-la &_o principalis_fw-la cujuscunque_fw-la formati_fw-la and_o so_o act_v all_o thing_n and_o indeed_o when_o we_o deny_v he_o to_o be_v the_o form_n of_o any_o creature_n we_o mean_v that_o he_o be_v more_o and_o not_o less_o and_o that_o we_o have_v not_o a_o fit_a analogical_a conception_n of_o god_n than_o that_o he_o be_v eminent_o more_o than_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o world_n and_o c._n 14._o p._n 210._o he_o call_v necessarium_fw-la the_o most_o proper_a name_n of_o god_n but_o when_o he_o say_v c._n 17._o that_o god_n essence_n omnipotence_n intellect_n naturally_n precede_v god_n knowledge_n and_o cause_v it_o and_o so_o put_v cause_n and_o effect_n in_o god_n he_o be_v too_o bold_a by_o he_o as_o to_o the_o proximity_n of_o god_n to_o the_o effect_n for_o he_o be_v every_o where_o present_a in_o essence_n and_o as_o near_o to_o every_o be_v and_o action_n as_o it_o be_v to_o itself_o we_o must_v not_o conceive_v of_o god_n use_v mean_n as_o we_o do_v of_o man_n where_o the_o pen_n the_o saw_n the_o knife_n etc._n etc._n be_v between_o the_o hand_n and_o the_o effect_n god_n be_v as_o near_o and_o as_o total_a a_o cause_n of_o what_o he_o do_v as_o if_o he_o use_v not_o second_o cause_n §_o 2._o they_o that_o say_v god_n be_v thus_o causa_fw-la immediata_n immediatione_fw-la &_o suppositi_fw-la seu_fw-la essentiae_fw-la &_o virtutis_fw-la speak_v true_a but_o not_o apt_o because_o it_o ill_o insinuate_v as_o if_o god_n virtus_n be_v not_o his_o essence_n when_o as_o in_o god_n they_o be_v all_o one_o only_o as_o inadequate_a conception_n we_o may_v distinguish_v suppositum_fw-la à _fw-la virtute_fw-la but_o not_o otherwise_o and_o it_o be_v not_o as_o quid_fw-la creatum_fw-la that_o we_o speak_v of_o virtus_n §_o 3._o since_o the_o creation_n in_o the_o motion_n of_o providence_n god_n who_o at_o first_o make_v the_o universe_n to_o be_v one_o by_o conjunction_n and_o co-operation_n of_o part_n as_o true_o as_o a_o clock_n or_o man_n be_v one_o have_v settle_v a_o course_n of_o second_o cause_n that_o one_o thing_n may_v act_v upon_o and_o move_v another_o and_o though_o he_o work_v upon_o the_o high_a of_o these_o cause_n immediate_o without_o any_o other_o subordinate_a cause_n yet_o on_o all_o the_o rest_n he_o ordinary_o work_v by_o superior_a create_v cause_n which_o be_v some_o of_o they_o necessary_a and_o operate_v in_o one_o constant_a course_n and_o some_o of_o they_o voluntary_a and_o free_a and_o operate_v more_o mutable_o and_o contingent_o §_o 4._o the_o course_n of_o necessitate_v cause_n be_v common_o call_v nature_n and_o the_o influence_n of_o angel_n and_o other_o voluntary_a cause_n distinguish_v from_o natural_a but_o they_o all_o operate_v as_o second_v cause_n under_o the_o influx_n and_o government_n of_o god_n upon_o we_o that_o be_v here_o on_o earth_n §_o 5._o
creature_n do_v preach_v he_o to_o we_o and_o all_o thing_n must_v be_v sanctify_v and_o use_v to_o this_o holy_a end_n §_o 33._o he_o set_v death_n continual_o before_o our_o eye_n assure_v we_o of_o the_o shortness_n of_o our_o life_n and_o show_v we_o how_o we_o must_v leave_v this_o world_n that_o we_o may_v read_v vanity_n upon_o all_o and_o not_o be_v deceive_v by_o it_o §_o 34._o by_o all_o this_o we_o see_v that_o this_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n be_v a_o sapiential_a frame_n of_o moral_a cause_n design_v for_o the_o government_n of_o man_n in_o right_a order_v his_o internal_a and_o external_a act_n and_o glorify_v eminent_o the_o wisdom_n of_o our_o ruler_n §_o 35._o and_o he_o that_o will_v think_v right_o of_o this_o excellent_a frame_n must_v have_v all_o these_o thing_n in_o his_o consideration_n 1._o that_o christ_n himself_o be_v not_o only_o a_o justifier_n and_o actor_n of_o we_o but_o a_o prophet_n priest_n and_o king_n and_o that_o the_o government_n be_v lay_v upon_o his_o shoulder_n isa_n 9_o 6._o 2._o that_o we_o be_v not_o only_a patient_n and_o pardon_v sinner_n but_o also_o subject_n and_o engage_v covenanter_n 3._o that_o christ_n church_n be_v not_o like_o a_o statuary_n shop_n but_o a_o kingdom_n and_o a_o school_n where_o all_o must_v learn_v and_o obey_v 4._o that_o christ_n have_v not_o only_a motive_n power_n but_o law_n promise_n threaten_n etc._n etc._n to_o work_v by_o 5._o that_o his_o great_a blessing_n of_o glory_n be_v his_o reward_n and_o hell_n at_o last_o after_o those_o here_o be_v his_o punishment_n foretell_v to_o work_v on_o soul_n 6._o that_o he_o have_v a_o day_n in_o which_o as_o rector_n he_o will_v judge_v the_o world_n in_o righteousness_n according_a to_o what_o we_o have_v do_v in_o the_o body_n 7._o that_o faith_n be_v wrought_v by_o preach_v and_o love_n and_o hope_n and_o obedience_n be_v the_o end_n and_o use_n of_o faith_n 8._o that_o the_o felicity_n of_o individual_n and_o in_o they_o of_o the_o heavenly_a 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dei_fw-la virtuosa_fw-la by_o which_o they_o be_v do_v and_o be_v of_o the_o same_o sort_n with_o that_o which_o cause_v act_n from_o habit_n v._o this_o previous_a motion_n be_v real_o distinct_a from_o the_o operation_n of_o the_o second_o cause_n and_o be_v not_o our_o act_n itself_o but_o be_v immediate_o from_o god_n which_o he_o use_v many_o argument_n to_o prove_v and_o can_v all_o this_o give_v any_o man_n a_o formal_a conception_n what_o it_o be_v which_o he_o call_v aliquid_fw-la incompletum_fw-la and_o motio_fw-la virtuosa_n we_o know_v not_o what_o the_o vis_fw-fr projectis_fw-la impressa_fw-la be_v in_o corporeal_n and_o can_v we_o tell_v how_o spirit_n and_o how_o the_o god_n of_o spirit_n make_v his_o impression_n or_o what_o the_o word_n impression_n or_o motion_n here_o signify_v we_o know_v that_o we_o know_v it_o not_o if_o we_o know_v what_o we_o know_v and_o know-not_a and_o why_o be_v it_o call_v motio_fw-la virtuosa_n virtus_n he_o make_v a_o quality_n it_o be_v 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of_o the_o great_a alteration_n in_o the_o world_n be_v admirable_o fetch_v from_o the_o various_a passive_n or_o receptive_a disposition_n of_o matter_n no_o wonder_n â—â—_o cum_fw-la thomistae_fw-la dicunt_fw-la deum_fw-la svo_fw-la auxilio_fw-la efficaci_fw-la physice_n praedeterminare_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la ad_fw-la actum_fw-la bonum_fw-la non_fw-la excludunt_fw-la motionem_fw-la moralem_fw-la sed_fw-la eam_fw-la presumption_n alvarez_n de_fw-fr aâ—xil_n disp_n 23._o p._n 108._o â—â—_o if_o it_o be_v so_o with_o man_n soul_n also_o a_o spark_n of_o fire_n which_o long_o be_v unseen_a if_o you_o put_v straw_n gunpowder_n or_o other_o fuel_n to_o it_o may_v burn_v a_o city_n or_o kingdom_n when_o yet_o the_o fuel_n be_v not_o a_o efficient_a cause_n save_o the_o fire_n that_o be_v in_o it_o but_o a_o objective_a matter_n what_o work_n do_v a_o student_n find_v all_o his_o life_n among_o book_n what_o abundance_n of_o knowledge_n do_v he_o learn_v by_o they_o which_o he_o have_v 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providence_n in_o other_o thing_n but_o we_o know_v little_a of_o it_o certain_o §_o 13._o but_o certain_a we_o be_v that_o superior_a voluntary_a agent_n angel_n and_o devil_n have_v very_o much_o to_o do_v with_o our_o soul_n and_o operate_v much_o upon_o they_o it_o be_v a_o wonderful_a power_n which_o wise_a observer_n perceive_v satan_n have_v upon_o the_o imagination_n or_o think_v faculty_n of_o which_o i_o can_v give_v some_o instance_n enough_o to_o convince_v a_o rational_a sadducee_n and_o it_o be_v not_o like_o that_o good_a angel_n have_v less_o power_n skill_n or_o will_n §_o 14._o and_o we_o be_v sure_a that_o god_n have_v ordain_v one_o great_a universal_a second_o cause_n to_o convey_v his_o spirit_n and_o grace_n by_o which_o be_v jesus_n christ_n as_o the_o sun_n be_v a_o universal_a cause_n of_o motion_n light_n and_o heat_n to_o inferior_a creature_n and_o god_n operate_v by_o the_o sun_n so_o be_v christ_n set_v as_o a_o sun_n of_o righteousness_n by_o who_o god_n will_v convey_v his_o spiritual_a influx_n to_o man_n soul_n and_o there_o be_v now_o no_o other_o conveyance_n to_o be_v expect_v §_o 15._o christ_n humane_a nature_n unite_v personal_o to_o the_o divine_a and_o glorify_a be_v by_o the_o office_n of_o mediator_n authorize_v and_o by_o personal_a union_n and_o the_o fullness_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n enable_v and_o fit_v to_o this_o communication_n of_o god_n spiritual_a influx_n to_o mankind_n §_o 16._o object_n a_o creature_n can_v be_v a_o cause_n of_o the_o operation_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n who_o be_v god_n the_o creator_n send_v be_v the_o act_n of_o a_o superior_a but_o christ_n humanity_n be_v not_o superior_a to_o the_o holy_a ghost_n answ_n 1._o christ_n as_o a_o creature_n be_v no_o cause_n of_o any_o essential_a or_o pure_o immanent_a act_n of_o god_n for_o that_o have_v no_o cause_n but_o 1._o he_o be_v a_o cause_n of_o the_o spirit_n operation_n as_o it_o signify_v the_o effect_n 2._o and_o so_o the_o cause_n why_o 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and_o pass_v from_o his_o person_n as_o his_o unto_o we_o as_o the_o spirit_n do_v from_o the_o head_n to_o the_o member_n §_o 18._o this_o question_n may_v be_v put_v either_o of_o all_o natural_a be_v and_o motion_n or_o only_o of_o spiritual_a motion_n in_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n whether_o christ_n be_v so_o the_o head_n of_o nature_n as_o that_o all_o nature_n in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n be_v sustain_v and_o actuate_v by_o he_o as_o the_o physical_a efficient_a cause_n or_o whether_o this_o be_v true_a of_o this_o low_a world_n which_o be_v curse_v for_o sin_n or_o whether_o it_o be_v true_a at_o least_o of_o humane_a nature_n or_o whether_o it_o be_v true_a only_o of_o gracious_a operation_n §_o 19_o 1._o that_o christ_n have_v the_o political_a dispose_n of_o the_o whole_a universe_n contain_v in_o the_o word_n heaven_n and_o earth_n the_o scripture_n seem_v to_o assert_v 2._o that_o he_o have_v the_o political_a disposal_n of_o humane_a nature_n and_o of_o all_o other_o 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requisitus_fw-la ad_fw-la alium_fw-la vel_fw-la sit_fw-la alterius_fw-la ratio_fw-la vel_fw-la conditio_fw-la he_o confess_v all_o these_o to_o be_v fictious_a and_o that_o there_o be_v no_o real_a diversity_n and_o disp_n 11._o sect_n 1._o on_o the_o cue_n an_o in_o deo_fw-la sit_fw-la proprie_fw-la libera_fw-la volitio_fw-la effiâ—ax_fw-la dicit_fw-la nullius_fw-la animus_n tranquilla_fw-la paâ—e_n quiâ—scit_fw-la solutionibuâ—_n hac_fw-la usque_fw-la inventis_fw-la nec_fw-la aliis_fw-la se_fw-la satisfacisse_fw-la put_v at_o quâ—_n nec_fw-la sibi_fw-la satisfecerit_fw-la yet_o against_o ockam_n he_o will_v have_v these_o fiction_n think_v to_o be_v of_o very_a grâ—â—â—_n use_v when_o as_o all_o his_o profane_a tremendous_a presumption_n be_v but_o inquire_v after_o a_o cause_n of_o the_o first_o cause_n under_o the_o name_n of_o ratio_fw-la vel_fw-la conditio_fw-la while_o he_o deni_v that_o indeed_o there_o be_v any_o cause_n their_o question_n be_v why_o god_n will_v be_v 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