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A96430 A treatise tending to shew that the just and holy God, may have a hand in the unjust actions of sinfull men: and that in such a way as shall be without any impeachment of his justnesse and holinesse, or diminution of his power and providence. By Thomas Whitfield minister of the Gospel. Whitfield, Thomas, Minister of the Gospel. 1653 (1653) Wing W2011; Thomason E684_34; ESTC R207076 39,661 51

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carry_v himself_o in_o the_o administration_n of_o thing_n as_o he_o may_v offer_v matter_n and_o occasion_n whereby_o man_n may_v be_v excite_v either_o to_o good_a or_o evil_n
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he_o out_o of_o the_o city_n they_o lead_v he_o to_o the_o edge_n of_o a_o hill_n with_o purpose_n to_o have_v throw_v he_o down_o headlong_o luk._n 18.27_o when_o stephen_n preach_v so_o excellent_o to_o the_o jew_n they_o hurt_v with_o anger_n and_o gnash_v upon_o he_o with_o their_o tooth_n run_v violent_o upon_o he_o 7.54.57_o act_n 7.54.57_o so_o that_o christ_n and_o stephen_n preach_v be_v a_o accidental_a cause_n of_o the_o wrath_n of_o these_o wicked_a man_n as_o the_o stop_n of_o a_o stream_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o rise_n of_o it_o hence_o the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o the_o law_n say_v where_o there_o be_v no_o law_n there_o be_v no_o transgression_n rom._n 4.15_o &_o that_o sin_n take_v occasion_n by_o the_o command_n and_o wrought_v in_o he_o all_o manner_n of_o concupiscence_n for_o without_o the_o law_n sin_n be_v dead_a but_o when_o the_o law_n come_v sin_n revive_v rom._n 7.8,9_o that_o sin_n take_v occasion_n by_o the_o command_n and_o deceive_v he_o verse_n 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nothing_o more_o corrupt_a and_o and_o impure_a than_o the_o wicked_a heart_n of_o man_n it_o be_v the_o fountain_n of_o all_o pollution_n and_o filthiness_n mat._n 15.19_o jer._n 17.9_o now_o it_o be_v a_o true_a rule_n in_o logic_n contraria_fw-la juxta_fw-la se_fw-la posita_fw-la magis_fw-la elucescunt_fw-la when_o contrary_n be_v place_v near_o together_o the_o contrariety_n of_o their_o nature_n do_v more_o appear_v and_o put_v forth_o itself_o keep_v fire_n and_o water_n at_o a_o distance_n and_o the_o contrariety_n of_o their_o nature_n do_v not_o much_o show_v itself_o but_o bring_v they_o together_o cast_a water_n upon_o the_o fire_n or_o put_v coal_n of_o fire_n into_o the_o water_n than_o they_o fight_v one_o with_o the_o other_o and_o the_o strong_a overcome_v the_o weak_a so_o the_o more_o near_o and_o close_o the_o most_o pure_a and_o holy_a word_n of_o god_n be_v bring_v and_o apply_v to_o the_o corrupt_a and_o rebellious_a will_n of_o man_n the_o more_o be_v the_o 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say_v 14._o bellar._n de_fw-fr amiss_o great_a &_o statu_fw-la pcti_fw-la l._n 2._o c._n 14._o patientia_fw-la dei_fw-la aliquo_fw-la modo_fw-la indurat_fw-la caeterum_fw-la non_fw-la dicitur_fw-la excecare_fw-la vel_fw-la indurare_fw-la nisi_fw-la per_fw-la accidens_fw-la sed_fw-la ipsis_fw-la homines_fw-la abutentes_fw-la rebus_fw-la bonis_fw-la seipsos_fw-la obdurate_a the_o patience_n of_o god_n do_v after_o a_o sort_n harden_v man_n but_o yet_o he_o be_v not_o say_v to_o blind_a or_o to_o harden_v but_o only_o by_o accident_n for_o when_o they_o do_v abuse_v good_a thing_n they_o harden_v themselves_o here_o bellarmine_n grant_v that_o god_n may_v be_v say_v to_o blind_a and_o harden_v man_n by_o accident_n when_o they_o abuse_v his_o patience_n and_o long_a suffering_n take_v occasion_n from_o thence_o to_o harden_v themselves_o in_o sin_n chap._n vi_o show_v that_o such_o cause_n as_o work_v by_o accident_n may_v have_v a_o true_a efficiency_n and_o yet_o not_o be_v altogether_o 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be_v able_a be_v bind_v not_o to_o do_v this_o so_o that_o we_o see_v god_n may_v do_v many_o thing_n which_o his_o law_n bind_v man_n not_o to_o do_v &_o the_o other_o side_n may_v not_o do_v many_o thing_n which_o by_o his_o law_n man_n be_v oblige_v to_o do_v and_o therefore_o he_o be_v not_o subject_a to_o it_o as_o man_n be_v he_o be_v dominus_fw-la legis_fw-la non_fw-la subditus_fw-la true_a it_o be_v that_o god_n be_v so_o a_o law_n to_o himself_o that_o he_o can_v do_v nothing_o which_o be_v contrary_a to_o his_o one_o nature_n as_o he_o can_v lie_v he_o can_v deny_v himself_o but_o there_o be_v some_o thing_n forbid_v in_o the_o law_n which_o be_v not_o contrary_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o god_n thus_o we_o see_v how_o god_n may_v work_v in_o the_o same_o action_n with_o the_o sinful_a creature_n and_o yet_o himself_o be_v altogether_o blameless_a for_o look_v as_o when_o god_n get_v himself_o glory_n by_o the_o action_n of_o wicked_a man_n as_o by_o the_o jew_n crucify_a of_o 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world_n by_o exclude_v and_o shut_v he_o out_o from_o have_v any_o work_a hand_n in_o the_o great_a part_n of_o those_o action_n that_o be_v do_v in_o the_o world_n for_o the_o number_n of_o wicked_a man_n in_o the_o world_n be_v far_o great_a than_o the_o number_n of_o good_a man_n the_o number_n of_o evil_a action_n must_v needs_o far_o exceed_v the_o number_n of_o good_a action_n yea_o thus_o the_o action_n of_o great_a consequence_n as_o the_o mutation_n or_o overthrow_n of_o kingdom_n state_n commonwealth_n which_o for_o the_o most_o part_n be_v do_v in_o a_o sinful_a way_n shall_v be_v exempt_v and_o exclude_v from_o the_o work_n of_o his_o providence_n arminius_n say_v quae_fw-la deus_fw-la neque_fw-la fire_n vult_fw-la neque_fw-la non_fw-la vult_fw-la ea_fw-la permittit_fw-la those_o thing_n which_o god_n neither_o will_n nor_o will_v not_o to_o be_v do_v those_o he_o permit_v but_o be_v not_o this_o to_o make_v god_n a_o idle_a spectator_n of_o the_o great_a part_n of_o 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efficacem_fw-la qua_fw-la peccatum_fw-la vitetur_fw-la negare_fw-la to_o permit_v be_v to_o deny_v such_o effectual_a grace_n as_o whereby_o sin_n may_v be_v avoid_v but_o can_v this_o withhold_a of_o a_o impediment_n and_o this_o denial_n of_o effectual_a grace_n be_v without_o any_o action_n at_o least_o without_o the_o action_n of_o god_n will_v and_o do_v he_o not_o work_v answerable_o to_o his_o will_n argu._n 8._o it_o be_v grant_v by_o the_o adversary_n that_o god_n do_v punish_v one_o sin_n with_o a_o other_o now_o be_v it_o not_o a_o ridiculous_a thing_n to_o say_v that_o the_o judge_n permit_v only_a punishment_n to_o be_v inflict_v upon_o a_o malefactor_n do_v he_o not_o appoint_v it_o and_o if_o it_o be_v not_o just_a he_o ought_v not_o to_o permit_v it_o there_o can_v be_v neither_o appoint_v nor_o execute_v of_o judgement_n and_o punishment_n without_o action_n by_o all_o these_o agument_n it_o plain_o appear_v that_o god_n do_v exercise_v more_o than_o a_o bare_a permission_n in_o the_o sin_n which_o man_n commit_v this_o may_v further_o be_v confirm_v by_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o most_o orthodox_n writer_n excellent_a calvin_n say_v thus_o 2._o instit_fw-la lib._n 1._o cap._n 18._o sect._n 2._o deus_fw-la indurat_fw-la corda_fw-la hominum_fw-la non_fw-la tantum_fw-la permittendo_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la agendo_fw-la god_n harden_v the_o heart_n of_o man_n not_o only_o by_o permit_v but_o by_o act_v 3_o lib._n 2._o cap._n 4._o sect._n 3_o deus_fw-la dicitur_fw-la indurare_fw-la reprobos_fw-la corum_fw-la corda_fw-la vertere_fw-la inclinare_fw-la impellere_fw-la id_fw-la quale_fw-la sit_fw-la nequaquam_fw-la explicatur_fw-la si_fw-la confugitur_fw-la ad_fw-la praescientiam_fw-la &_o permissionem_fw-la god_n be_v say_v to_o harden_v reprobate_n to_o turn_v their_o heart_n to_o incline_v and_o move_v they_o how_o this_o be_v do_v be_v not_o sufficient_o explicate_v if_o we_o fly_v to_o prescience_n and_o permission_n only_o peter_n martyr_n say_v 16._o locj_n com._n loc_fw-la 13._o sect._n 16._o est_fw-la permissio_fw-la quidem_fw-la sed_fw-la aliquid_fw-la amplius_fw-la efficacibus_fw-la illis_fw-la locutionibus_fw-la ostenditur_fw-la there_o be_v indeed_o a_o permission_n but_o something_o more_o be_v hold_v forth_o in_o these_o strong_a expression_n namely_o such_o as_o before_o be_v mention_v 7._o locj_n come_v loc_fw-la 13._o sect._n 7._o si_fw-mi minus_fw-la propriè_fw-la loqui_fw-la velineus_n deus_fw-la poterit_fw-la aliquo_fw-la modo_fw-la dici_fw-la aut_fw-la initium_fw-la aut_fw-la causa_fw-la peccati_fw-la non_fw-la propria_fw-la quidem_fw-la sed_fw-la ea_fw-la quae_fw-la removens_fw-la prohibens_fw-la appellatur_fw-la if_o we_o will_v speak_v improper_o god_n may_v be_v say_v some_o way_n to_o be_v either_o the_o beginning_n or_o the_o cause_n of_o sin_n no_o proper_a cause_n indeed_o but_o that_o which_o be_v call_v the_o remove_n of_o what_o hinder_v piscator_fw-la say_v 17._o ad_fw-la amic_n coll_v vorstij_fw-la sect._n 17._o a_o vero_fw-la negari_fw-la potefl_fw-mi illum_fw-la procurare_fw-la negotium_fw-la cujus_fw-la consilio_fw-la &_o decreto_fw-la negotium_fw-la geritur_fw-la can_v he_o be_v deny_v to_o procure_v a_o business_n to_o be_v do_v by_o who_o counsel_n and_o determination_n the_o thing_n be_v do_v mr._n bayne_n say_v 129._o bayne_n on_o the_o lord_n prayer_n p_o 129._o god_n sufferance_n be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v without_o his_o action_n he_o be_v a_o voluntary_a agent_n in_o the_o thing_n he_o suffer_v we_o must_v not_o think_v his_o permission_n to_o be_v a_o pure_a permission_n without_o action_n yea_o not_o only_o our_o modern_a divine_n but_o that_o famous_a ancient_a angustin_n himself_o give_v a_o large_a suffrage_n to_o this_o truth_n 100_o august_n in_o enchirid._n ad_fw-la laurent_fw-fr cap._n 100_o deus_fw-la permittit_fw-la say_v he_o aut_fw-la volens_fw-la aut_fw-la invitus_fw-la non_fw-la certè_fw-la invitus_fw-la quia_fw-la id_fw-la esset_fw-la cum_fw-la tristitia_fw-la &_o
purchasor_n of_o peace_n be_v he_o not_o call_v the_o prince_n of_o peace_n isai_n 9.6_o be_v it_o not_o say_v of_o he_o that_o he_o be_v our_o peace_n ephes_n 2.14_o how_o then_o do_v he_o say_v that_o he_o come_v not_o to_o send_v peace_n these_o word_n must_v needs_o therefore_o be_v take_v with_o similation_n he_o come_v not_o to_o send_v peace_n that_o be_v not_o peace_n only_o but_o the_o sword_n also_o but_o especial_o his_o come_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o peace_n in_o another_o manner_n than_o it_o be_v of_o the_o sword_n how_o do_v it_o cause_v the_o sword_n this_o come_n be_v not_o the_o proper_a cause_n of_o the_o sword_n but_o the_o sword_n that_o be_v war_n and_o trouble_n break_v forth_o in_o the_o world_n occasional_o upon_o his_o come_n for_o after_o that_o christ_n come_v and_o the_o gospel_n be_v peeach_v in_o the_o word_n some_o there_o be_v that_o reject_v it_o other_o embrace_v and_o entertain_v it_o believe_v and_o obey_v it_o and_o according_o make_v profession_n 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