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bishop_n prove_v be_v the_o rather_o because_o it_o will_v much_o confirm_v our_o first_o argument_n for_o predetermination_n of_o all_o action_n as_o such_o proof_n because_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o there_o shall_v be_v any_o finite_a and_o create_v be_v which_o do_v not_o depend_v and_o have_v its_o be_v from_o a_o infinite_a and_o uncreated_a be_v viz._n god_n for_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v if_o there_o be_v any_o be_v not_o cause_v by_o god_n that_o that_o be_v be_v independent_a upon_o god_n as_o the_o first_o cause_n and_o consequent_o god_n shall_v not_o be_v the_o first_o cause_n in_o respect_n of_o that_o be_v whence_o follow_v many_o absurdity_n etc._n etc._n whereof_o i_o shall_v only_o take_v the_o sum_n as_o himself_o have_v give_v it_o we_o with_o a_o application_n to_o moral_a evil_n if_o moral_a evil_n i.e._n any_o sin_n or_o breach_n of_o divine_a law_n be_v a_o real_a be_v then_o 1._o god_n shall_v not_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o that_o be_v for_o of_o so_o 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two_o be_v special_o insist_v on_o adam_n eat_v of_o the_o forbid_a fruit_n and_o by_o mr._n howe_n the_o hatred_n of_o god_n be_v in_o themselves_o evil_a answ_n 1._o in_o general_n if_o all_o sin_n subsist_v in_o some_o actual_a motion_n of_o the_o soul_n body_n or_o both_o and_o this_o motion_n abstractive_o consider_v be_v the_o material_a part_n of_o every_o actual_a sin_n and_o have_v god_n for_o the_o prime_a cause_n in_o who_o we_o live_v and_o move_v and_o have_v our_o be_v then_o no_o sin_n can_v be_v assign_v wherein_o this_o material_a part_n may_v not_o be_v find_v so_o the_o learned_a davevant_fw-fr sometime_o bishop_n of_o sarisbury_n animadv_n on_o hoard_n p._n 174_o 175._o answ_n 2._o as_o to_o the_o instance_n the_o first_o in_o eat_v the_o forbid_a fruit_n the_o material_a part_n of_o the_o sin_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v the_o appetition_n thereof_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o body_n the_o mastication_n chew_v and_o manducation_n eat_v and_o other_o bodily_a act_n separate_a these_o from_o the_o formal_a part_n which_o be_v modus_fw-la appetendi_fw-la the_o manner_n of_o desire_v and_o contain_v a_o repugnancy_n to_o god_n command_n and_o god_n be_v the_o prime_a author_n thereof_o the_o act_n of_o desire_v and_o eat_v must_v of_o necessity_n be_v reduce_v to_o god_n without_o who_o there_o neither_o be_v nor_o can_v be_v any_o motion_n of_o body_n or_o soul_n but_o the_o disorderly_a manner_n of_o desire_v and_o eat_v contrary_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n this_o be_v reducible_a as_o be_v a_o defect_n only_o to_o the_o defective_a will_n of_o man_n davenant_n ibid._n p._n 175._o as_o to_o the_o second_o instance_n hatred_n of_o god_n that_o the_o act_n terminate_v upon_o that_o object_n in_o complexo_fw-la be_v evil_a and_o can_v be_v otherwise_o we_o deny_v not_o but_o then_o that_o be_v true_a of_o act_n and_o undue_a
that_o as_o to_o the_o evil_a of_o it_o their_o physical_a influence_n be_v alike_o i._n e._n they_o have_v none_o at_o all_o for_o sin_n not_o be_v a_o physical_a effect_n can_v have_v a_o physical_a cause_n if_o the_o latter_a beside_o that_o that_o influence_n be_v not_o in_o the_o question_n the_o sinner_n and_o the_o tempter_n have_v influence_n and_o concurrence_n to_o wicked_a action_n and_o god_n not_o at_o all_o for_o neither_o by_o command_n counsel_n threat_n nor_o promise_n do_v he_o induce_v man_n to_o sin_n 2._o be_v it_o so_o yet_o the_o immediate_a concurrence_n which_o he_o acknowledge_v to_o all_o action_n and_o so_o to_o sinful_a action_n in_o conjunction_n with_o the_o notion_n he_o entertain_v with_o self-applause_n of_o the_o inseparableness_n of_o the_o evil_a of_o some_o action_n from_o the_o action_n themselves_o make_v himself_o obnoxious_a to_o the_o same_o charge_n of_o make_v god_n concurrence_n with_o sinful_a action_n to_o be_v as_o much_o or_o more_o 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contradiction_n between_o foreknowing_a and_o dehort_v we_o may_v at_o first_o sight_n perceive_v the_o term_n can_v admit_v let._n p._n 51._o reply_n the_o same_o may_v be_v say_v of_o predetermine_v and_o dehort_v though_o not_o simple_o as_o to_o the_o term_n yet_o as_o to_o the_o thing_n signify_v by_o they_o for_o the_o elicit_a act_n of_o the_o will_n be_v the_o object_n of_o predetermination_n contest_v for_o we_o may_v at_o first_o sight_n perceive_v it_o can_v be_v compel_v and_o so_o as_o to_o the_o event_n infer_v but_o a_o necessity_n of_o infallibility_n as_o to_o the_o sinner_n do_v what_o he_o be_v dehort_v from_o which_o also_o prescience_n do_v 2._o mr._n how_o go_v on_o let_v it_o be_v suppose_v only_o that_o the_o bless_a god_n have_v belong_v to_o his_o nature_n universal_a prescience_n we_o will_v sure_o upon_o that_o supposition_n acknowledge_v it_o to_o belong_v to_o he_o as_o a_o perfection_n and_o be_v it_o reasonable_a to_o affirm_v that_o by_o a_o 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be_v so_o see_v that_o it_o alter_v not_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n the_o will_n of_o man_n nor_o the_o temper_n of_o the_o person_n predetermined_a but_o as_o it_o find_v the_o will_n free_a so_o it_o leave_v it_o and_o as_o it_o find_v the_o person_n dispose_v by_o habitual_a inclination_n so_o work_v upon_o he_o which_o be_v confirm_v by_o that_o grave_a observation_n of_o he_o which_o we_o embrace_v as_o our_o cordial_a friend_n and_o confederate_a it_o be_v very_o unreasonable_a to_o imagine_v that_o god_n can_v in_o any_o case_n extraordinary_o oversway_v the_o inclination_n and_o determine_v the_o will_n of_o such_o a_o creture_n as_o over_o who_o god_n general_a course_n of_o government_n be_v by_o moral_a instrument_n viz._n man_n in_o a_o way_n agreeable_a enough_o to_o its_o nature_n let._n p._n 141._o only_o we_o extend_v it_o further_o that_o suppose_v what_o have_v be_v before_o prove_v that_o predetermination_n include_v a_o perfection_n god_n can_v in_o all_o 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mean_n that_o his_o gracious_a tender_n may_v not_o final_o be_v reject_v by_o all_o let._n p._n 74._o rep._n yet_o it_o seem_v not_o of_o such_o absolute_a necessity_n as_o i_o always_o conceive_v it_o to_o be_v if_o by_o the_o dispensation_n of_o god_n towards_o the_o whole_a community_n of_o mankind_n whereof_o he_o reckon_v instance_n and_o add_v they_o may_v understand_v god_n to_o have_v favourable_a propension_n towards_o they_o and_o that_o though_o they_o have_v offend_v he_o he_o be_v not_o their_o implacable_a enemy_n and_o may_v by_o his_o goodness_n be_v lead_v to_o repentance_n let._n p._n 75_o 77_o compare_v for_o thus_o mr._n john_n goodwin_n argue_v against_o the_o absolute_a necessity_n of_o the_o gospel_n strict_o take_v and_o in_o phrase_n so_o near_o that_o my_o fancy_n be_v ready_a to_o abuse_v i_o with_o a_o mistake_n that_o not_o j._n h._n but_o j._n g._n be_v now_o discourse_v rom._n 2.4_o the_o long-suffering_a of_o god_n and_o goodness_n of_o god_n be_v say_v 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