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he_o confess_v that_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o from_o the_o ascension_n of_o christ_n until_o the_o conversion_n of_o king_n the_o power_n ecclesiastical_a be_v in_o the_o apostle_n and_o so_o deliver_v unto_o their_o successor_n by_o 267._o imposition_n of_o hand_n and_o yet_o straight_o forget_v himself_o he_o take_v away_o all_o power_n from_o they_o even_o in_o that_o time_n when_o there_o be_v no_o christian_a king_n in_o the_o world_n he_o allow_v they_o no_o power_n to_o make_v any_o ecclesiastical_a law_n or_o constitution_n or_o to_o impose_v any_o manner_n of_o command_n upon_o christian_n the_o office_n of_o the_o apostle_n be_v not_o to_o command_v but_o teach_v as_o schoolmaster_n not_o as_o commander_n 269._o yet_o schoolmaster_n have_v some_o power_n to_o command_v he_o suffer_v not_o the_o apostle_n to_o ordain_v but_o those_o who_o the_o church_n appoint_v nor_o to_o excommunicate_v or_o absolve_v but_o who_o the_o church_n please_v he_o make_v the_o determination_n 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eternity_n itself_o exo._n 3._o 13._o num._n 8._o what_o a_o judge_n judge_v to_o be_v indeliberate_a be_v impertinent_a and_o his_o assertion_n false_a num._n 35._o a_o man_n can_v predeliberate_v perfect_o of_o contingent_a event_n num._n 33._o num._n 8._o endeavour_n be_v not_o of_o the_o essence_n of_o liberty_n num._n 29._o there_o may_v be_v impediment_n before_o deliberation_n be_v do_v and_o liberty_n when_o it_o be_v end_v some_o undeliberate_v act_n may_v be_v punishable_a virtual_a deliberation_n child_n not_o punishable_a with_o death_n num._n 8._o he_o know_v no_o reason_n but_o imagination_n the_o faculty_n of_o willing_a be_v the_o will_n num._n 20._o of_o concupiscence_n jam._n 1._o 15._o of_o the_o intellectualâ—…_n and_o sensitive_a appetite_n not_o the_o same_o thing_n his_o deliberation_n be_v no_o deliberation_n his_o liberty_n no_o true_a liberty_n his_o definition_n of_o liberty_n analogical_a matter_n 〈◊〉_d 4._o d._n 7._o by_o his_o definition_n a_o stone_n be_v free_a to_o ascend_v begin_v of_o motion_n from_o the_o mover_n the_o same_o faculty_n will_v or_o nill_v other_o cause_n concur_v with_o the_o will_n necessary_a cause_n do_v not_o always_o act_v necessary_o two_o sorâ—…s_n of_o sufficiency_n luk._n 14._o 28._o 2_o cor._n 2._o 16._o isa._n 5._o 4._o our_o conception_n be_v not_o the_o touchstone_n of_o truth_n his_o gross_a mistake_n about_o eternity_n what_o be_v his_o deliberation_n man_n be_v free_a to_o will_n or_o he_o be_v not_o free_a to_o do_v he_o make_v a_o stone_n as_o free_a to_o ascend_v as_o descend_v a_o hawk_n say_v he_o be_v free_a to_o fly_v when_o her_o wing_n be_v pluck_v abegine_n of_o be_v &_o act_v his_o answer_n to_o some_o demand_n free_a to_o do_v if_o he_o will_v yet_o not_o free_a to_o will_v be_v against_o law_n and_o logic_n num._n 3._o num._n 3._o a_o necessary_a effect_n require_v all_o necessary_a cause_n math._n 10._o 29._o his_o instance_n of_o ambs_n ace_n num._n 31_o 32._o num._n 3._o num._n 11._o his_o other_o idstance_n of_o rain_v or_o not_o rain_v to_o morrow_n deut_n 11._o 14._o jer._n 5._o 24._o hos._n 6._o 3._o god_n decree_n consideredactual_o and_o passive_o num._n 11._o god_n know_v all_o future_a possibility_n math._n 11._o 21._o 1_o sam_n 23._o 11._o his_o argument_n to_o prove_v universal_a necessity_n answer_v possible_a and_o impossible_a all_o one_o with_o t._n h._n remote_a cause_n be_v not_o together_o with_o the_o effect_n nor_o do_v all_o time_n make_v one_o instant_n t._n h._n admit_v no_o absurdity_n but_o impossibility_n abuse_n do_v not_o flow_v essential_o from_o good_a doctrine_n as_o from_o universal_a necessity_n solid_n reason_n work_v soon_o upon_o solid_a judgement_n three_o sort_n of_o man_n the_o doctrine_n of_o liberty_n make_v no_o â—…man_n careless_a or_o thankless_a god_n have_v no_o faculty_n num._n 24._o q._n &_o 1_o levi._n c._n 38._o god_n be_v incomprehensible_a rom._n 1._o â—…0_n psal._n 119._o yet_o so_o far_o as_o we_o can_v we_o be_v oblige_v to_o search_v after_o he_o act._n 17._o 24._o to_o admit_v that_o god_n be_v infinite_a be_v enough_o to_o confute_v t._n h._n tophet_n true_a religion_n consist_v not_o in_o obedience_n to_o prince_n leu._n c._n 42._o leu._n c._n 17_o 18._o leu._n c._n 42._o 1_o tim._n 3._o 14._o num._n 14._o 1._o king_n 12._o 30._o 1_o king_n 22._o 52._o â—…ev_n c._n 22._o act._n 4._o 19_o de_fw-fr cive_z e._n 3._o num._n 29._o &_o 31._o leu._n c._n 29._o etc._n etc._n 26._o leviath_n c._n 34._o de_fw-fr cive_z c._n 15._o num._n 18._o c._n 31._o ibidem_fw-la de_fw-fr cive_z c._n 15._o dan._n 3._o 4._o dan._n 6._o 7._o math._n 10._o 33._o &_o 27._o hierome_n epist._n ad_fw-la chromat_n ezek._n 28._o 3._o rom._n 10._o 10._o de_fw-fr cive_z c._n 14._o active_a and_o passive_a obedience_n leu._n c._n 20._o universal_a practice_n against_o he_o the_o just_a power_n of_o prience_n 1_o king_n 21._o 9_o act_n 4._o 19_o he_o confess_v that_o ecclesiastical_a person_n have_v a_o privilege_n above_o himself_o de_fw-fr cive_z c._n 17._o d_o r._n c._n p._n i._o s._n qu._n p._n 20._o ibid._n p._n 340._o qu._n p._n 20._o qu._n p._n 80._o leviathan_n a_o mere_a phantasm_n job_n 41._o 1._o psal._n 104._o 25._o t._n h._n the_o true_a leviathan_n job_n 41._o 34._o 1_o cor._n 1._o 27._o leviathan_n no_o sovereign_a of_o the_o sea_n nature_n dictate_v the_o existence_n and_o worship_n of_o god_n c._n c._n 15._o s._n 14._o t._n h._n no_o friend_n to_o religion_n cic._n har._n respon_n orat._n in_o p._n clod._n c._n c._n 3._o s._n 8._o le._n p._n 54._o ci._n c._n 16._o s._n 1._o excuse_v atheism_n ci._n c._n 14._o s._n 19_o ci._n c._n 15._o s._n 7._o qu._n p._n 137._o ci._n c._n 15._o s._n 19_o 1_o cor._n 9_o 7._o rev._n 4._o 11._o destroy_v god_n ubiquity_n ci._n c._n 15._o s._n 14._o le._n p._n 11._o his_o eternity_n qu._n p._n 266._o le._n p._n 374._o his_o simplâ—…city_n qu._n p._n 267._o ci._n c._n 15._o s._n 14._o qu._n p._n 266._o his_o existence_n le._n p._n 214._o qu._n p._n 160_o joh._n 4._o 24._o le._n p._n 208._o the_o trinity_n le._n p._n 268._o le._n p._n 21._o le._n p._n 271._o ci._n c._n 17._o s._n 5._o 6._o le._n p._n 248._o le._n p._n 261._o le._n p._n 36._o le._n p._n 169._o le._n p._n 232._o 1_o sam._n 15._o 1_o king_n 13._o 1_o king_n 18._o 2_o chr._n 18._o jer._n 38._o le._n p._n 250._o leu._n p._n 214._o leu._n p._n 227._o leu._n p._n 196._o leu._n p._n 361._o leu._n p._n 17._o leu._n p._n 169._o leu._n p._n 220._o de_fw-fr cive_z c._n 17._o s._n 22._o le._n p._n 206._o ci._n c._n 17._o 〈◊〉_d 26._o ci._n c._n 17._o s._n 21._o ci._n c._n 18._o s._n 1._o le._n p._n 205._o le._n p._n 283._o le._n p._n 284._o ci._n c._n 17._o s._n 18._o
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