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such_o harmony_n or_o correspondency_n with_o the_o rest_n as_o may_v help_v to_o make_v up_o or_o support_v that_o goodness_n of_o order_n that_o be_v that_o goodness_n of_o coordination_n among_o themselves_o or_o of_o that_o joint_a subordination_n unto_o their_o creator_n which_o he_o first_o frame_v and_o place_v in_o this_o universe_n as_o it_o be_v his_o work_n unless_o sin_n or_o moral_a evil_n have_v some_o positive_a entity_n or_o some_o positive_a degree_n or_o measure_n all_o sin_n shall_v be_v equal_a there_o can_v be_v no_o different_a kind_n of_o sin_n no_o numericall_a difference_n or_o degree_n betwixt_o particular_a sin_n of_o the_o same_o kind_n but_o of_o the_o nature_n of_o sin_n or_o moral_a evil_n and_o how_o compatible_a this_o evil_n be_v with_o goodness_n entitative_a more_o at_o large_a by_o god_n assistance_n in_o the_o treatise_n of_o original_a sin_n or_o the_o estate_n or_o condition_n of_o the_o son_n of_o wrath_n which_o estate_n every_o child_n of_o adam_n by_o participation_n of_o this_o first_o sin_n do_v inherit_v the_o peculiar_a title_n which_o the_o almighty_a creator_n by_o right_a of_o creation_n or_o by_o the_o combination_n or_o contrivance_n of_o natural_a and_o intellectual_a agent_n have_v to_o all_o the_o praise_n which_o either_o the_o soldier_n or_o 227._o statesman_n the_o landlord_n the_o husbandman_n or_o such_o as_o live_v by_o merchandize_v daily_o rob_v he_o of_o will_v come_v more_o fit_o to_o be_v declare_v in_o some_o follow_a treatise_n of_o divine_a special_a providence_n 3_o if_o the_o reader_n desire_v a_o brief_a abstract_n or_o sum_n of_o what_o have_v be_v say_v of_o god_n power_n in_o create_v the_o world_n or_o of_o the_o reservation_n of_o this_o free_a power_n unto_o himself_o to_o alter_v to_o innovate_v or_o amend_v the_o estate_n wherein_o he_o have_v hitherto_o
make_v a_o conscience_n as_o well_o of_o their_o word_n as_o of_o their_o way_n herein_o perhaps_o especial_o faulty_a that_o they_o be_v too_o zealous_o solicitous_a not_o to_o speak_v amiss_o make_v no_o scruple_n of_o entertain_v these_o and_o the_o like_a inference_n follow_v as_o natural_o descend_v from_o the_o former_a maxim_n it_o be_v impossible_a aught_o shall_v fall_v out_o otherwise_o than_o it_o do_v all_o thing_n in_o respect_n of_o god_n and_o his_o omnipotent_a decree_n be_v necessary_a contingencie_n be_v but_o a_o solecism_n of_o secular_a language_n or_o if_o any_o thing_n may_v without_o offence_n be_v term_v contingent_a it_o must_v be_v repute_v such_o only_o with_o reference_n to_o second_o cause_n 2_o howbeit_o such_o good_a man_n as_o do_v thus_o write_v and_o speak_v will_v give_v we_o leave_v i_o know_v to_o take_v it_o in_o the_o first_o place_n as_o grant_v that_o god_n be_v wise_a than_o we_o be_v and_o know_v the_o nature_n of_o all_o thing_n and_o their_o difference_n better_a than_o they_o or_o we_o do_v this_o be_v grant_v we_o will_v in_o the_o second_o place_n suppose_v that_o contingency_n be_v not_o a_o mere_a fictitious_a name_n of_o that_o which_o be_v not_o as_o tragelaphus_n nor_o altogether_o synonymall_a to_o necessity_n the_o question_n about_o contingency_n and_o of_o its_o difference_n from_o necessity_n be_v not_o such_o as_o one_o in_o merriment_n once_o propose_v in_o school_n a_o chimaera_n calcitrans_fw-la in_o vacuo_fw-la terat_fw-la calceos_fw-la the_o very_a name_n of_o contingency_n and_o necessity_n to_o ordinary_a latinist_n differ_v more_o than_o ensis_n and_o gladius_n than_o vestis_fw-la and_o indumentum_fw-la betwixt_o which_o perhaps_o the_o ancient_a latin_a artificer_n or_o nomenclator_n know_v some_o difference_n yet_o be_v it_o impossible_a for_o they_o to_o know_v any_o thing_n which_o god_n know_v not_o who_o out_o of_o all_o controversy_n know_v the_o true_a difference_n between_o contingency_n and_o necessity_n much_o better_a than_o we_o can_v do_v for_o both_o of_o they_o be_v entity_n of_o his_o make_n and_o serve_v as_o different_a law_n to_o the_o diversity_n of_o his_o creature_n or_o their_o different_a action_n all_o the_o reason_n that_o can_v be_v draw_v from_o the_o immutability_n of_o god_n decree_n to_o the_o contrary_a may_v with_o great_a facility_n and_o strength_n of_o the_o same_o decree_n be_v retort_v than_o bring_v against_o we_o for_o god_n immutable_o decree_v mutability_n now_o who_o will_v say_v that_o thing_n mutable_a be_v in_o respect_n of_o god_n decree_n or_o knowledge_n immutable_a the_o heaven_n and_o other_o body_n movable_a according_a to_o local_a motion_n be_v true_o movable_a in_o themselves_o absolute_o movable_a not_o immovable_a in_o respect_n of_o god_n decree_n or_o knowledge_n for_o he_o know_v they_o to_o be_v movable_a because_o he_o decree_v they_o so_o to_o be_v he_o do_v not_o know_v they_o to_o be_v immovable_a because_o he_o decree_v they_o not_o to_o be_v such_o unless_o for_o a_o time_n by_o interposition_n of_o miracle_n it_o imply_v less_o contradiction_n to_o say_v deus_fw-la immutabiliter_fw-la decernit_fw-la mutabilia_fw-la than_o to_o say_v which_o have_v be_v account_v a_o ancient_a orthodoxal_a maxim_n stabilis_fw-la that_n cuncta_fw-la movere_fw-la for_o mobility_n be_v a_o branch_n of_o mutability_n 3_o every_o thing_n in_o respect_n of_o god_n decree_n or_o knowledge_n be_v altogether_o such_o as_o god_n have_v decree_v it_o shall_v be_v decree_n if_o then_o god_n have_v decree_v there_o shall_v be_v contingency_n as_o well_o as_o necessity_n it_o be_v altogether_o as_o necessary_a that_o some_o event_n shall_v be_v contingent_a as_o other_o necessary_a and_o as_o true_o contingent_a as_o the_o other_o be_v necessary_a in_o respect_n of_o god_n decree_n 2._o albeit_o to_o speak_v proper_o the_o nature_n of_o contingency_n and_o necessity_n consist_v not_o in_o mere_a relation_n or_o respect_n for_o in_o as_o much_o as_o both_o be_v immediate_a and_o real_a effect_n of_o divine_a omnipotency_n both_o must_v have_v absolute_a be_v the_o be_v of_o neither_o be_v mere_o relative_a now_o if_o contingency_n have_v a_o true_a and_o absolute_a be_v it_o be_v neither_o constitute_v in_o the_o nature_n of_o contingency_n by_o any_o respect_n or_o relation_n to_o second_o cause_n nor_o can_v any_o respect_n or_o relation_n to_o the_o first_o cause_n deprive_v it_o of_o that_o absolute_a nature_n which_o the_o omnipotent_a efficacy_n of_o the_o cause_n of_o cause_n have_v irrevocable_o bestow_v upon_o it_o brief_o if_o contingency_n be_v any_o thing_n it_o be_v that_o which_o it_o be_v by_o the_o omnipotent_a decree_n and_o be_v such_o it_o be_v altogether_o as_o impossible_a that_o some_o effect_n shall_v not_o be_v absolute_o contingent_a as_o that_o such_o effect_n as_o the_o divine_a decree_n have_v appoint_v to_o be_v necessary_a shall_v not_o be_v at_o all_o or_o if_o we_o will_v make_v impartial_a inquiry_n into_o the_o original_n of_o all_o thing_n nothing_o without_o the_o precinct_n of_o the_o most_o glorious_a and_o ever_o bless_a trinity_n be_v absolute_o necessary_a 4_o by_o contingency_n lest_o haply_o we_o may_v be_v mistake_v we_o understand_v the_o possible_a mean_a between_o necessity_n of_o be_v and_o necessity_n of_o not_o be_v or_o of_o be_v such_o or_o of_o not_o be_v such_o or_o between_o necessity_n of_o do_v and_o necessity_n of_o not_o do_v or_o necessity_n of_o be_v do_v or_o necessity_n of_o be_v leave_v undo_v this_o mean_a between_o necessity_n of_o do_v and_o necessity_n of_o not_o do_v be_v that_o which_o in_o agent_n intellectual_a as_o in_o man_n and_o angel_n we_o call_v freedom_n of_o will_n or_o choice_n unto_o which_o freedom_n necessity_n be_v as_o contradictory_n as_o irrationability_n be_v to_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n and_o contingency_n as_o necessary_o presuppose_v as_o life_n and_o sense_n be_v to_o reason_n add_v reason_n to_o contingency_n and_o we_o have_v the_o complete_a definition_n of_o freewill_n in_o those_o case_n wherein_o the_o creator_n have_v exempt_v man_n from_o restraint_n of_o necessity_n his_o will_n be_v free_a the_o divine_a will_n itself_o be_v not_o free_a in_o those_o operation_n which_o be_v essential_a though_o most_o delectable_a god_n the_o father_n be_v more_o delight_v in_o the_o eternal_a generation_n of_o his_o son_n so_o be_v god_n the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n in_o the_o eternal_a procession_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n than_o in_o the_o creation_n production_n or_o preservation_n of_o all_o the_o creature_n yet_o be_v not_o these_o or_o other_o internal_a operation_n of_o the_o bless_a trinity_n so_o free_a in_o respect_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n as_o be_v the_o production_n of_o the_o world_n whatsoever_o god_n decree_v he_o decree_v it_o free_o that_o be_v so_o as_o he_o may_v not_o decree_v it_o whatsoever_o he_o make_v he_o make_v it_o free_o that_o be_v he_o so_o make_v it_o as_o that_o it_o be_v not_o necessary_a for_o he_o to_o make_v it_o chap._n 13._o contingency_n be_v absolute_o possible_a and_o part_n of_o the_o object_n of_o omnipotency_n as_o formal_a a_o part_n as_o necessity_n be_v 1_o it_o be_v a_o unquestionable_a rule_n in_o the_o art_n of_o art_n that_o proposition_n for_o their_o form_n not_o incompatible_a may_v from_o the_o necessity_n of_o their_o matter_n or_o subject_n become_v equivalent_a to_o proposition_n direct_o contradictory_n who_o indispensable_a law_n or_o rule_v it_o be_v that_o if_o the_o one_o be_v true_a the_o other_o must_v needs_o be_v false_a they_o admit_v of_o no_o mean_a betwixt_o they_o now_o there_o be_v no_o matter_n or_o subject_n in_o the_o world_n which_o be_v so_o absolute_o necessary_a as_o the_o existence_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n or_o the_o internal_a operation_n of_o the_o trinity_n whence_o it_o be_v that_o between_o these_o two_o proposition_n the_o generation_n of_o the_o son_n be_v necessary_a the_o not_o generation_n of_o the_o son_n be_v necessary_a there_o be_v no_o possible_a means_n which_o can_v be_v capable_a of_o truth_n the_o first_o be_v so_o absolute_o necessary_a and_o so_o necessary_o true_a that_o the_o latter_a be_v eternal_o false_a but_o such_o be_v not_o the_o case_n or_o condition_n of_o these_o two_o proposition_n follow_v the_o creation_n or_o existence_n of_o the_o world_n be_v necessary_a the_o not_o creation_n or_o non_fw-la existence_n of_o the_o world_n be_v necessary_a these_o be_v not_o contradictory_n for_o their_o form_n nor_o equivalent_a to_o contradictory_n for_o their_o matter_n or_o subject_n and_o therefore_o may_v admit_v a_o mean_a between_o they_o to_o say_v the_o creation_n or_o existence_n of_o the_o world_n be_v absolute_o necessary_a have_v no_o truth_n in_o it_o for_o it_o have_v a_o beginning_n of_o existence_n and_o be_v and_o may_v have_v a_o end_n and_o the_o other_o extreme_a or_o contrary_a the_o not_o
some_o thing_n may_v take_v possession_n of_o be_v without_o his_o leave_n or_o notice_n the_o original_n of_o this_o fear_n be_v want_v of_o distinction_n between_o chance_n or_o casualty_n and_o such_o contingency_n as_o have_v be_v express_v 6_o many_o reason_n may_v be_v allege_v sufficient_a to_o demonstrate_v the_o inevitable_a absurdity_n of_o this_o suppose_a absolute_a necessity_n but_o it_o be_v one_o labour_n to_o convince_v a_o error_n before_o indifferent_a hearer_n another_o to_o make_v man_n forsake_v the_o error_n which_o have_v long_o possess_v they_o a_o three_o to_o win_v they_o unto_o a_o like_n of_o the_o contrary_a truth_n for_o effect_v the_o two_o latter_a no_o mean_n can_v be_v so_o effectual_a in_o respect_n of_o their_o disposition_n with_o who_o we_o have_v to_o deal_v as_o a_o plain_a declaration_n how_o ill_o this_o opinion_n of_o absolute_a necessity_n how_o well_o this_o doctrine_n of_o mix_a possibility_n or_o contingency_n consort_n first_o with_o their_o own_o resolution_n of_o other_o difficulty_n in_o this_o very_a argument_n whereof_o we_o treat_v second_o with_o the_o perpetual_a voice_n of_o god_n spirit_n and_o his_o messenger_n special_o when_o they_o seek_v ex_fw-la professo_fw-la to_o persuade_v to_o good_a and_o to_o dissuade_v from_o evil_a chap._n 15._o the_o principal_a conclusion_n which_o be_v hold_v by_o the_o favourer_n of_o absolute_a necessity_n may_v be_v more_o clear_o justify_v and_o acquit_v from_o all_o inconvenience_n by_o admit_v a_o mix_a possibility_n or_o contingency_n in_o humane_a action_n 1_o the_o most_o i_o have_v meet_v withal_o be_v afraid_a in_o plain_a term_n to_o maintain_v that_o god_n do_v as_o immediate_o and_o as_o necessary_o decree_v adam_n fall_n or_o state_n of_o sin_n as_o his_o original_a justice_n or_o state_n of_o integrity_n for_o this_o be_v to_o make_v he_o as_o true_a as_o proper_a and_o necessary_a a_o cause_n of_o sin_n and_o of_o all_o evil_a as_o he_o be_v of_o goodness_n to_o allay_v the_o harshness_n of_o some_o speech_n heretofore_o use_v by_o those_o man_n who_o they_o favour_v they_o will_v grant_v no_o more_o than_o this_o that_o god_n do_v decree_n to_o permit_v his_o fall_n but_o the_o speech_n be_v improper_a and_o very_a ambiguous_a and_o in_o what_o sense_n soever_o it_o may_v be_v take_v it_o must_v plead_v its_o warrant_n or_o right_a use_n from_o our_o opinion_n they_o can_v afford_v it_o none_o permission_n to_o speak_v proper_o be_v a_o virtual_a part_n of_o the_o decree_n itself_o not_o the_o object_n whereto_o the_o decree_n be_v terminate_v but_o to_o let_v this_o pass_v we_o will_v take_v god_n decree_v to_o perâ—it_v to_o be_v all_o one_o as_o if_o they_o have_v say_v god_n permissive_a decree_n do_v god_n then_o by_o his_o decree_n permit_v adam_n to_o sin_n if_o he_o do_v this_o decree_n be_v either_o just_a or_o unjust_a whatsoever_o be_v by_o just_a decree_n permit_v be_v by_o the_o same_o decree_n sufficient_o 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of_o all_o and_o every_o sin_n of_o all_o that_o have_v be_v be_v or_o can_v be_v blame-worthy_a in_o man_n or_o devil_n from_o their_o creation_n to_o everlasting_a the_o demonstration_n of_o this_o inconvenience_n or_o absurdity_n wherewith_o we_o charge_v the_o adverse_a opinion_n but_o no_o maintainer_n of_o it_o must_v be_v refer_v unto_o the_o discussion_n of_o the_o state_n of_o innocency_n and_o the_o manner_n of_o sin_n enter_v into_o the_o world_n we_o be_v now_o engage_v to_o extract_v a_o better_a meaning_n out_o of_o their_o other_o word_n than_o they_o themselves_o express_v or_o can_v true_o be_v contain_v in_o they_o until_o they_o abandon_v the_o opinion_n of_o absolute_a necessity_n in_o humane_a action_n as_o they_o have_v reference_n to_o the_o eternal_a decree_n see_v it_o be_v agree_v upon_o that_o god_n and_o man_n be_v joint_a agent_n in_o every_o sinful_a action_n or_o in_o effect_n essential_o evil_a such_o questionless_a be_v man_n desire_n to_o be_v like_o 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not_o feed_v raven_n upon_o a_o gibbet_n to_o say_v god_n be_v the_o author_n of_o sin_n be_v hideous_a blasphemy_n yet_o to_o say_v he_o be_v no_o tempter_n no_o seducer_n of_o mankind_n to_o evil_a be_v not_o to_o offer_v praise_n unto_o he_o let_v my_o spirit_n vanish_v with_o my_o breath_n and_o my_o immortal_a soul_n return_v to_o nothing_o rather_o than_o suffer_v herself_o to_o be_v overtake_v with_o such_o a_o dead_a slumber_n as_o can_v rest_v content_v to_o set_v forth_o his_o glory_n by_o bare_a negative_n or_o by_o not_o be_v the_o author_n of_o sin_n who_o be_v most_o high_o to_o be_v praise_v in_o all_o his_o work_n who_o goodness_n be_v infinite_o great_a in_o concur_v to_o sinful_a action_n than_o the_o goodness_n of_o his_o best_a creature_n in_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o their_o most_o sincere_a intention_n 4_o the_o truth_n of_o this_o conclusion_n be_v necessary_o ground_v upon_o these_o assertion_n hereafter_o to_o be_v discuss_v that_o man_n possibility_n or_o hope_n of_o attain_v everlasting_a happiness_n be_v of_o necessity_n to_o be_v temper_v with_o a_o possibility_n of_o sin_v or_o fall_v into_o misery_n to_o permit_v or_o allow_v man_n this_o possibility_n of_o sin_v &_o to_o bestow_v upon_o he_o the_o contrary_a possibility_n of_o not_o sin_v and_o hope_n of_o happiness_n be_v one_o &_o the_o same_o branch_n of_o divine_a goodness_n one_o &_o the_o self_n same_o branch_n of_o god_n goodness_n it_o be_v to_o allow_v this_o possibility_n of_o sin_v and_o to_o afford_v his_o concourse_n for_o reduce_v of_o it_o into_o act._n for_o unless_o he_o have_v decree_v to_o afford_v his_o concourse_n thereto_o it_o have_v be_v impossible_a for_o man_n actual_o to_o have_v sin_v and_o if_o for_o man_n to_o sin_n have_v be_v make_v impossible_a by_o god_n decree_n it_o have_v be_v alike_o impossible_a for_o he_o to_o have_v do_v well_o or_o ill_o or_o to_o become_v true_o happy_a brief_o god_n in_o that_o he_o decree_v a_o mixture_n of_o contrary_a possibility_n decree_v withal_o a_o concourse_n or_o cooperation_n suitable_a unto_o and_o sufficient_a for_o the_o actual_a accomplishment_n of_o both_o to_o the_o problem_n propound_v the_o answer_n from_o these_o ground_n be_v easy_a albeit_o god_n and_o man_n be_v joint_a agent_n in_o every_o action_n or_o effect_n essential_o evil_a yet_o the_o whole_a sin_n be_v whole_o man_v because_o the_o nature_n of_o sin_n consist_v either_o in_o man_n use_v the_o possibility_n of_o sin_n allow_v of_o god_n for_o his_o good_a to_o accomplish_v such_o act_n as_o god_n disallow_n or_o in_o not_o use_v the_o contrary_a possibility_n unto_o such_o act_n as_o he_o not_o only_o allow_v and_o approve_v but_o require_v and_o command_v such_o as_o he_o most_o bountiful_o reward_v and_o unto_o who_o accomplishment_n he_o afford_v not_o his_o ordinary_a concourse_n only_o but_o his_o special_a furtherance_n and_o assistance_n in_o every_o sin_n of_o commission_n we_o approve_v and_o make_v choice_n of_o those_o act_n which_o his_o infinite_a goodness_n disallow_v in_o every_o sin_n of_o omission_n we_o do_v not_o approve_v those_o act_n which_o he_o approve_v although_o perhaps_o it_o may_v be_v question_v whether_o there_o can_v be_v any_o sin_n of_o pure_a omission_n or_o not_o mix_v with_o commission_n that_o be_v any_o sin_n wherein_o we_o do_v not_o either_o like_o what_o god_n dislike_v or_o reject_v and_o contemn_v what_o he_o like_v &_o commend_v unto_o we_o for_o good_a 5_o from_o these_o resolution_n we_o may_v find_v some_o truth_n in_o a_o usual_a position_n which_o without_o this_o truth_n presuppose_v be_v palpable_o false_a every_o action_n or_o effect_n as_o it_o be_v a_o effect_n or_o action_n or_o as_o it_o proceed_v from_o god_n be_v good_a the_o best_a meaning_n whereof_o it_o be_v capable_a must_v be_v this_o god_n goodness_n be_v see_v in_o every_o action_n even_o in_o those_o which_o be_v most_o sinful_a to_o vouchsafe_v his_o cooperation_n to_o they_o be_v a_o branch_n of_o his_o goodness_n because_o man_n can_v not_o be_v happy_a without_o a_o possibility_n of_o deserve_v to_o be_v miserable_a but_o humane_a action_n or_o effect_n in_o their_o own_o nature_n indefinite_o consider_v or_o in_o the_o abstract_n as_o they_o be_v action_n be_v neither_o moral_o good_a nor_o moral_o bad_a when_o it_o be_v say_v that_o every_o action_n as_o a_o action_n be_v good_a this_o must_v be_v understand_v of_o transcendentall_a goodness_n only_o of_o which_o kind_n of_o goodness_n moral_a evil_a or_o sin_n itself_o be_v partaker_n if_o every_o action_n as_o it_o be_v a_o action_n be_v moral_o good_a it_o be_v impossible_a any_o action_n shall_v be_v moral_o evil_a if_o we_o consider_v humane_a action_n not_o indefinite_o or_o with_o this_o reduplication_n as_o they_o be_v action_n but_o descend_v unto_o particular_n some_o be_v good_a some_o be_v bad_a and_o some_o perhaps_o positive_o indifferent_a but_o of_o this_o hereafter_o chap._n 16._o the_o former_a contingency_n in_o humane_a action_n or_o mutual_a possibility_n of_o obtain_v reward_n or_o incur_v punishment_n prove_v by_o the_o infallible_a rule_n of_o faith_n &_o by_o the_o tenor_n of_o god_n covenant_n with_o his_o people_n 1_o though_o manifest_a deduction_n of_o ill_a sound_a consequence_n from_o their_o position_n which_o we_o refute_v and_o more_o commodious_a explanation_n of_o other_o tenant_n common_a to_o both_o may_v somewhat_o move_v the_o favourer_n of_o universal_a necessity_n to_o a_o dislike_n of_o their_o own_o opinion_n &_o in_o part_n incline_v they_o to_o the_o opposite_a truth_n yet_o be_v it_o positive_a proof_n of_o scripture_n that_o must_v strike_v the_o main_a stroke_n &_o fasten_v their_o assent_n unto_o it_o and_o god_n forbid_v they_o shall_v be_v so_o uncharitable_a as_o to_o think_v that_o we_o or_o any_o son_n of_o
necessity_n be_v do_v and_o no_o man_n can_v do_v it_o by_o do_v evil_a see_v it_o be_v set_v only_o on_o that_o which_o be_v true_o good_a the_o punishment_n of_o such_o as_o continue_v to_o do_v evil_a be_v absolute_o necessary_a that_o be_v altogether_o as_o unavoidable_a as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v appoint_v to_o it_o from_o all_o eternity_n or_o create_v to_o no_o other_o end_n then_o that_o they_o may_v be_v punish_v for_o the_o punishment_n of_o evil_n be_v good_a and_o be_v for_o this_o reason_n a_o part_n of_o god_n will_n or_o rather_o a_o part_n of_o the_o object_n of_o his_o irresistible_a will_n or_o inviolable_a decree_n yet_o may_v we_o not_o say_v that_o god_n 1._o simple_o will_v evil_a or_o delight_v in_o punitive_a justice_n which_o he_o never_o will_v but_o upon_o supposal_n of_o evil_a desert_n in_o the_o creature_n as_o for_o the_o evil_n itself_o which_o deserve_v punishment_n that_o god_n be_v not_o say_v in_o true_a divinity_n to_o will_n at_o all_o either_o voluntate_fw-la signi_fw-la or_o beneplaciti_fw-la either_o by_o his_o secret_a or_o reveal_v or_o by_o his_o antecedent_n or_o consequent_a will_n for_o nothing_o be_v evil_a but_o that_o which_o swarve_v from_o or_o be_v contrary_n to_o the_o rule_n of_o goodness_n and_o other_o rule_n of_o goodness_n there_o be_v none_o beside_o god_n goodness_n nor_o do_v he_o will_v any_o thing_n that_o be_v not_o consonant_a to_o his_o goodness_n so_o be_v not_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v true_o evil_a they_o which_o otherwise_o teach_v that_o god_n in_o any_o sort_n can_v will_v that_o which_o be_v moral_o evil_a have_v mighty_o forget_v the_o rule_n of_o logic_n for_o if_o nothing_o be_v evil_a but_o that_o which_o god_n will_v not_o have_v do_v than_o nothing_o which_o god_n will_v have_v do_v can_v be_v evil_a chap._n 18._o of_o the_o distinction_n of_o god_n will_v into_o antecedent_n and_o consequent_a of_o the_o explication_n and_o use_n of_o it_o 1_o god_n will_v be_v as_o all_o confess_v indivisible_a some_o there_o be_v which_o hold_v all_o distinction_n concern_v it_o no_o less_o unfitting_a than_o the_o division_n of_o christ_n seamlesse_a coat_n other_o mislike_v that_o distinction_n of_o his_o antecedent_n and_o consequent_a will_n and_o yet_o be_v content_a to_o distinguish_v his_o will_n into_o reveal_v and_o secret_a or_o into_o voluntatem_fw-la signi_fw-la &_o beneplaciti_fw-la the_o use_n notwithstanding_o of_o the_o first_o distinction_n of_o his_o antecedent_n and_o consequent_a will_n be_v most_o ancient_a warrant_v by_o the_o authority_n of_o chrysostom_n and_o well_o exemplify_v by_o damascene_fw-la and_o of_o this_o distinction_n i_o have_v make_v choice_n in_o other_o meditation_n as_o most_o commodious_a to_o my_o apprehension_n for_o resolve_v many_o problem_n arise_v out_o of_o prophetical_a and_o evangelicall_a passage_n concern_v the_o fulfil_n of_o god_n will_v in_o his_o threat_n or_o promise_n the_o ingenuous_a reader_n will_v not_o be_v so_o 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