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in_o the_o will_n to_o oppose_v the_o work_n of_o conversion_n 66._o joh._n goodwin_n yo._n eld._n p._n 66._o even_o to_o the_o frustration_n and_o defeature_n of_o it_o or_o that_o put_v all_o the_o operation_n of_o grace_n that_o need_v to_o be_v put_v into_o the_o balance_n a_o man_n freewill_n must_v turn_v the_o scale_n and_o determine_v the_o case_n whether_o a_o man_n shall_v be_v convert_v or_o no_o accept_v of_o grace_n or_o refuse_v it_o but_o according_a to_o this_o heterodox_n position_n it_o will_v follow_v that_o not_o god_n by_o his_o grace_n but_o man_n by_o his_o freewill_a be_v the_o principal_a cause_n of_o his_o conversion_n for_o if_o god_n by_o put_v forth_o all_o his_o strength_n in_o man_n conversion_n do_v no_o more_o than_o afford_v to_o the_o will_v a_o middle_a kind_n of_o state_n of_o indifferency_n he_o concur_v to_o the_o act_n of_o conversion_n or_o to_o the_o change_n of_o the_o will_n from_o that_o indiffereny_n not_o principal_o or_o predominant_o but_o only_o by_o way_n of_o concomitancy_n contingent_o and_o conditional_o namely_o if_o the_o will_v please_v by_o its_o natural_a power_n to_o move_v from_o its_o indifferency_n so_o that_o the_o will_n receive_v from_o god_n the_o less_o which_o be_v to_o be_v put_v into_o a_o middle_a state_n of_o indifferency_n to_o convert_v or_o not_o convert_v and_o that_o which_o be_v the_o great_a and_o which_o determin_n the_o act_n the_o will_n perform_v of_o itself_o and_o in_o conversion_n more_o must_v be_v attribute_v to_o man_n will_n 18._o si_fw-mi nobis_fw-la libera_fw-la quaedam_fw-la voluntas_fw-la ex_fw-la deo_fw-la est_fw-la quae_fw-la adhuc_fw-la potest_fw-la esse_fw-la bona_fw-la vel_fw-la mala_fw-la bona_fw-la verò_fw-la voluntas_fw-la ex_fw-la nobis_fw-la sit_fw-la melius_fw-la est_fw-la id_fw-la quod_fw-la à _fw-la nobis_fw-la quà m_fw-la quod_fw-la ab_fw-la illo_fw-la aug._n de_fw-fr pecc_fw-la mer._n &_o rem_fw-la l._n 2._o c._n 18._o than_o god_n work_n for_o none_o be_v therefore_o holy_a because_o he_o may_v be_v so_o if_o he_o will_v but_o because_o he_o be_v true_o willing_a to_o be_v so_o only_o the_o former_a this_o opinion_n attribute_n unto_o god_n and_o the_o late_a to_o freewill_a and_o how_o can_v the_o patron_n of_o this_o error_n ever_o true_o pray_v to_o god_n for_o the_o grace_n of_o his_o spirit_n what_o shall_v they_o pray_v for_o sufficient_a grace_n to_o convert_v if_o they_o will_v no_o that_o be_v universal_a and_o receive_v by_o the_o worst_a or_o shall_v they_o pray_v for_o the_o good_a use_n of_o that_o grace_n neither_o for_o the_o good_a use_n of_o grace_n they_o hold_v to_o come_v from_o the_o will_n which_o must_v by_o no_o mean_n be_v determine_v by_o god_n but_o be_v indifferent_a whether_o to_o convert_v or_o not_o and_o if_o god_n only_o give_v a_o power_n to_o will_v to_o convert_v but_o it_o be_v alone_o from_o the_o will_v to_o will_v to_o convert_v it_o follow_v that_o god_n grace_n afford_v no_o more_o help_n to_o john_n who_o be_v convert_v then_o
foresight_n of_o sin_n yet_o that_o the_o sight_n of_o sin_n be_v neither_o in_o order_n of_o nature_n or_o time_n before_o reprobation_n nor_o after_o it_o but_o pure_o even_o and_o equal_o accompany_v it_o that_o god_n decree_n to_o permit_v sin_n from_o whence_o come_v prevision_n of_o sin_n and_o to_o condemn_v for_o sin_n be_v not_o the_o one_o subordinate_a to_o the_o other_o or_o of_o a_o diverse_a order_n as_o if_o the_o one_o be_v the_o end_n and_o the_o other_o the_o mean_a but_o coordinate_a and_o of_o one_o and_o the_o same_o order_n and_o mean_n both_o accommodate_v to_o one_o and_o the_o same_o end_n god_n neither_o condemn_v that_o sin_n may_v be_v permit_v nor_o permit_v sin_n that_o he_o may_v condemn_v but_o permit_v sin_n and_o condemn_v for_o sin_n that_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o justice_n may_v be_v manifest_v the_o glorious_a manifestation_n of_o his_o justice_n be_v not_o advance_v only_o by_o permission_n of_o or_o only_o by_o condemn_v for_o sin_n but_o by_o both_o joint_o or_o together_o according_a to_o which_o apprehension_n sin_n fore-seen_a can_v not_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o reprobation_n they_o conceive_v that_o god_n not_o depend_v upon_o any_o condition_n in_o the_o creature_n no_o other_o way_n fore-knew_a the_o futurition_n of_o sin_n than_o by_o his_o own_o decree_n to_o permit_v it_o and_o they_o further_o urge_v if_o consideration_n of_o sin_n be_v before_o god_n decree_n of_o reprobation_n than_o the_o decree_n of_o permission_n of_o sin_n shall_v have_v be_v before_o the_o decree_n of_o reprobation_n and_o so_o god_n shall_v intend_v the_o permission_n of_o sin_n before_o he_o intend_v the_o damnation_n of_o man_n for_o it_o and_o than_o it_o will_v follow_v in_o regard_n that_o what_o be_v first_o in_o intention_n be_v last_o in_o execution_n that_o damnaton_n for_o sin_n shall_v be_v in_o execution_n before_o the_o permission_n of_o sin_n for_o which_o man_n be_v damn_v and_o this_o be_v the_o argument_n oft_o urge_v by_o d._n twiss_n to_o which_o he_o sometime_o add_v that_o whatsoever_o be_v first_o in_o intention_n have_v the_o nature_n of_o a_o end_n in_o respect_n of_o that_o which_o follow_v it_o but_o the_o permission_n of_o sin_n can_v be_v consider_v as_o a_o end_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o damnation_n of_o man_n it_o be_v impossible_a that_o man_n shall_v be_v damn_v to_o this_o end_n that_o sin_n shall_v be_v permit_v and_o they_o of_o this_o opinion_n assert_v that_o if_o because_o god_n decree_v that_o condemnation_n shall_v only_o be_v for_o sin_n it_o follow_v that_o sin_n be_v a_o cause_n of_o that_o decree_n it_o will_v also_o unavoidable_o follow_v because_o god_n have_v decree_v that_o salvation_n shall_v only_o be_v in_o a_o way_n of_o good_a work_n that_o good_a work_n be_v a_o cause_n of_o that_o decree_n they_o conceive_v that_o though_o good_a work_n do_v not_o go_v before_o salvation_n with_o the_o same_o efficacity_n wherein_o sin_n go_v before_o damnation_n good_a work_n be_v only_o dispositive_a cause_n of_o the_o one_o and_o sin_n meritorious_a cause_n of_o the_o other_o yet_o that_o they_o go_v before_o it_o ordine_fw-la non_fw-la eadem_fw-la dispositionis_fw-la eâ—icacitate_v sed_fw-la tamen_fw-la eodem_fw-la necessitatis_fw-la ordine_fw-la with_o the_o same_o order_n of_o necessity_n and_o they_o add_v that_o the_o apostle_n remove_v both_o from_o the_o election_n of_o jacob_n and_o the_o reprobation_n of_o esau_n the_o consideration_n of_o all_o work_v either_o good_a or_o evil_n as_o well_o in_o respect_n of_o their_o prevision_n as_o actual_a existence_n to_o the_o end_n that_o he_o may_v show_v that_o the_o purpose_n of_o god_n according_a to_o election_n be_v not_o according_a to_o work_n but_o of_o he_o that_o call_v and_o so_o by_o the_o same_o reason_n that_o the_o decree_n of_o the_o reprobation_n of_o esau_n be_v not_o of_o evil_a work_n but_o of_o he_o that_o call_v and_o leaf_n who_o he_o will_n 2._o as_o to_o reprobation_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o effect_n or_o rather_o consequent_a thereof_o the_o thing_n decree_v and_o will_v or_o as_o god_n will_v that_o one_o thing_n shall_v be_v for_o another_o it_o be_v not_o doubt_v albeit_o god_n eternal_a volition_n or_o decree_n depend_v not_o upon_o any_o temporal_a object_n or_o cause_n as_o the_o prime_a motive_n thereunto_o but_o that_o god_n by_o his_o eternal_a decree_n ordain_v that_o this_o or_o that_o event_n in_o the_o temporal_a execution_n shall_v not_o follow_v but_o upon_o this_o or_o that_o go_v before_o as_o that_o in_o those_o of_o year_n the_o actual_a bestow_n of_o eternal_a life_n shall_v depend_v upon_o believe_v repent_v and_o persevere_v and_o that_o the_o actual_a punish_v with_o eternal_a death_n shall_v depend_v upon_o final_a unbelief_n and_o impenitency_n this_o be_v not_o to_o make_v the_o eternal_a decree_n of_o election_n and_o reprobation_n dependent_a upon_o the_o fore-seen_a contingent_a act_n of_o man_n freewill_n but_o to_o make_v temporal_a event_n act_n or_o thing_n one_o to_o depend_v conditional_o upon_o another_o for_o their_o be_v or_o not_o be_v in_o time_n and_o yet_o 1._o the_o cause_n of_o reprobation_n in_o respect_n of_o deny_v of_o grace_n external_a whether_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o outward_a mean_n or_o internal_a either_o common_a or_o save_a be_v the_o will_n and_o pleasure_n of_o god_n as_o it_o be_v the_o mere_a will_n and_o pleasure_n of_o god_n whereby_o in_o time_n man_n be_v reprobate_v from_o grace_n be_v from_o eternity_n for_o as_o god_n do_v or_o do_v not_o in_o time_n so_o it_o he_o purpose_v to_o do_v or_o not_o to_o do_v from_o all_o eternity_n now_o that_o in_o time_n the_o denial_n of_o grace_n be_v from_o the_o will_n and_o pleasure_n of_o god_n be_v most_o evident_a from_o scripture_n which_o teach_v that_o god_n call_v to_o grace_n and_o give_v the_o very_a mean_n of_o salvation_n to_o whosoever_o he_o will_n prosp_n act._n 16.7_o mat._n 11.24_o 25_o deut._n 29.4_o nulla_fw-la sunt_fw-la tam_fw-la detestanda_fw-la facinora_fw-la quae_fw-la possunt_fw-la gratiae_fw-la arceredonum_fw-la prosp_n the_o spirit_n suffer_v not_o paul_n to_o preach_v at_o bythinia_n to_o you_o it_o be_v give_v say_v christ_n to_o know_v the_o mystery_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n and_o to_o they_o it_o be_v not_o give_v and_o because_o it_o seem_v good_a in_o his_o father_n sight_n he_o hide_v these_o thing_n from_o the_o wise_a and_o prudent_a tyre_n and_o sidon_n will_v have_v make_v better_o use_v of_o the_o mean_n of_o grace_n than_o the_o jew_n yet_o god_n bestow_v those_o mean_n not_o upon_o the_o former_a but_o up_o on_o the_o late_a but_o 2._o the_o cause_n of_o reprobation_n in_o regard_n of_o god_n denial_n of_o glory_n be_v not_o mere_o from_o god_n will_v and_o pleasure_n but_o from_o the_o pravity_n and_o sin_n of_o man_n god_n in_o time_n deny_v glory_n in_o regard_n of_o man_n impiety_n and_o therefore_o he_o purpose_v to_o deny_v it_o for_o that_o depart_v from_o i_o will_v christ_n say_v only_o to_o the_o worker_n of_o iniquity_n mat._n 7.23_o there_o shall_v enter_v into_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n nothing_o that_o defile_v the_o unrighteous_a shall_v not_o inherit_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n and_o 3._o the_o cause_n of_o reprobation_n in_o regard_n of_o blindness_n and_o obduration_n in_o sin_n in_o this_o life_n and_o eternal_a damnation_n in_o the_o life_n to_o come_v be_v from_o man_n impiety_n god_n decree_v that_o condemnation_n shall_v not_o be_v but_o for_o sin_n nor_o harden_v but_o for_o precede_a rebellion_n nor_o that_o the_o wage_n of_o death_n shall_v be_v pay_v without_o the_o work_n of_o sin_n no_o man_n be_v ordain_v to_o a_o just_a punishment_n but_o for_o some_o sin_n but_o the_o withdraw_a of_o grace_n the_o blindness_n and_o obduration_n of_o sinner_n be_v the_o punishment_n of_o precede_a sin_n as_o appear_v rom._n 1.27_o god_n give_v they_o up_o &c_n &c_n that_o they_o may_v receive_v the_o recompense_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o their_o error_n which_o be_v meet_v to_o crown_v or_o to_o damn_v be_v a_o act_n of_o judiciary_n power_n and_o proceed_v according_a to_o the_o tenor_n of_o the_o reveal_v gospel_n the_o eternal_a dedecree_n of_o the_o damnation_n of_o the_o very_a devil_n be_v never_o determine_v to_o be_v execute_v otherwise_o than_o for_o their_o own_o misdeed_n 2._o this_o expression_n of_n old_a note_v the_o immutability_n and_o unchangeableness_n of_o this_o ordination_n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 15._o de_fw-fr rationâ—_n aeternitatis_fw-la est_fw-la immutabilitas_fw-la aug._n cons_n l._n 12._o c._n 15._o the_o immutability_n of_o his_o counsel_n that_o which_o be_v eternal_a be_v unalterable_a this_o ordination_n be_v like_o such_o a_o book_n and_o write_v down_o of_o a_o thing_n as_o shall_v unfail_o be_v perform_v nor_o can_v this_o book_n or_o
efficient_a cause_n of_o a_o evil_a and_o sinful_a will_n of_o this_o their_o being_n not_o a_o efficient_a ib._n nemo_fw-la quaerat_fw-la efficientem_fw-la causam_fw-la malae_fw-la voluntatis_fw-la non_fw-la enim_fw-la est_fw-la efficiens_fw-la sed_fw-la deficiens_fw-la causas_fw-la defectionum_fw-la istarum_fw-la cum_fw-la efficientes_fw-la non_fw-la sint_fw-la sed_fw-la defiicientes_n velle_fw-la invenire_fw-la tale_n est_fw-la ac_fw-la si_fw-la quisquam_fw-la velit_fw-la videre_fw-la tenebras_fw-la vel_fw-la audire_fw-la silentium_fw-la quod_fw-la tamen_fw-la utrumque_fw-la nobis_fw-la notum_fw-la est_fw-la neque_fw-la illud_fw-la nisi_fw-la per_fw-la oculos_fw-la neque_fw-la hoc_fw-la nisi_fw-la per_fw-la aures_fw-la etc._n etc._n aug._n l._n 12._o d._n c._n d._n c._n 7._o vitio_fw-la depravari_fw-la nifiex_fw-la nihilo_fw-la facta_fw-la natura_fw-la non_fw-la posset_n per_fw-la hoc_fw-la ut_fw-la natura_fw-la sit_fw-la ex_fw-la eo_fw-la habet_fw-la quod_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la facta_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la autem_fw-la ab_fw-la eo_fw-la à _fw-la quo_fw-la facta_fw-la est_fw-la deficiat_fw-la ex_fw-la hoc_fw-la quod_fw-la de_fw-la nihilo_fw-la facta_fw-la est_fw-la aug._n the_o civ_o dei_fw-la l._n 14._o c._n 13._o non_fw-la ex_fw-la conditione_n naturae_fw-la sed_fw-la ex_fw-la dono_fw-la gratiae_fw-la aquin._n par_fw-fr 1._o q._n 63._o esti_fw-la do_v 7._o §_o 9_o solum_fw-la illum_fw-la actum_fw-la à _fw-la rectitudine_fw-la declinare_fw-la non_fw-la contingit_fw-la cujus_fw-la regula_fw-la est_fw-la ipsa_fw-la virtus_fw-la agentis_fw-la si_fw-la enim_fw-la manus_fw-la artificis_fw-la esset_fw-la ipsa_fw-la regula_fw-la incisionis_fw-la nunquam_fw-la possit_fw-la artifex_fw-la nisi_fw-la rectè_fw-la lignum_fw-la incidere_fw-la sed_fw-la si_fw-la rectitudo_fw-la incisionis_fw-la sit_fw-la ab_fw-la alia_fw-la re_fw-la gula_fw-la contingit_fw-la incisionem_fw-la esse_fw-la rectam_fw-la vel_fw-la non_fw-la rectam_fw-la divina_fw-la autem_fw-la voluntas_fw-la sola_fw-la est_fw-la regula_fw-la svi_fw-la actus_fw-la quia_fw-la non_fw-la ad_fw-la superiorem_fw-la finem_fw-la ordinatur_fw-la omnis_fw-la autem_fw-la voluntas_fw-la cujustibet_fw-la creaturae_fw-la rectitudinem_fw-la in_o svo_fw-la actu_fw-la non_fw-la habet_fw-la nisi_fw-la secundùm_fw-la quod_fw-la regulatur_fw-la id._n ib._n but_o only_o a_o deficient_a cause_n for_o to_o depart_v from_o that_o which_o be_v chief_a and_o high_a to_o that_o which_o be_v less_o and_o low_a be_v to_o begin_v to_o have_v a_o evil_a and_o a_o sinful_a will_n to_o inquire_v therefore_o after_o the_o cause_n of_o that_o defection_n when_o as_o they_o be_v not_o efficient_a but_o deficient_a be_v as_o if_o a_o man_n will_v go_v about_o to_o see_v darkness_n or_o to_o hear_v silence_n both_o which_o notwithstanding_o be_v know_v to_o we_o the_o former_a by_o the_o eye_n the_o late_a by_o the_o ear_n and_o yet_o not_o by_o any_o species_n or_o representation_n but_o by_o the_o privation_n thereof_o darkness_n can_v be_v see_v unless_o it_o be_v by_o not_o see_v nor_o silence_n perceive_v unless_o by_o not_o hear_v 5_o the_o original_a or_o beginning_n of_o the_o sin_n of_o these_o angel_n be_v the_o defectibility_n and_o mutability_n of_o their_o own_o will_n whereby_o though_o for_o the_o present_a they_o will_v that_o which_o be_v good_a and_o may_v have_v will_v to_o have_v persevere_v therein_o yet_o be_v mutable_a they_o may_v also_o will_v evil_a and_o so_o fall_v from_o god_n every_o creature_n as_o it_o be_v make_v of_o nothing_o may_v again_o unless_o sustain_v by_o god_n return_v to_o nothing_o and_o in_o that_o respect_n it_o be_v that_o the_o intellectual_a creature_n may_v make_v a_o defection_n from_o he_o who_o create_v it_o and_o deviate_v from_o the_o rule_n of_o divine_a righteousness_n for_o as_o st_n augustine_n observe_v the_o be_v of_o nature_n come_v from_o hence_o that_o it_o be_v make_v by_o god_n the_o defection_n of_o nature_n from_o hence_o that_o it_o be_v make_v of_o nothing_o if_o there_o be_v any_o creature_n therefore_o which_o can_v sin_v they_o have_v not_o this_o from_o the_o condition_n of_o nature_n but_o from_o the_o gift_n of_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n and_o aquinas_n seem_v to_o argue_v right_o that_o according_a to_o the_o condition_n of_o nature_n none_o be_v exempt_v from_o a_o possibility_n of_o sin_v but_o only_o god_n in_o regard_v that_o sin_n be_v the_o decline_a of_o a_o act_n from_o the_o rectitude_n of_o the_o rule_n it_o be_v only_o impossible_a for_o that_o act_n not_o to_o decline_v from_o rectitude_n the_o rule_n of_o which_o be_v the_o very_a power_n and_o will_n of_o the_o agent_n for_o as_o he_o well_o illustrate_v it_o if_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o artificer_n be_v the_o very_a rule_n of_o cut_v a_o piece_n of_o timber_n the_o artificer_n can_v not_o but_o cut_v the_o wood_n even_o and_o right_o but_o if_o the_o rectitude_n of_o the_o cut_n be_v by_o another_o a_o external_a rule_n the_o cut_n may_v either_o be_v right_a or_o not_o right_a the_o divine_a will_n be_v only_o the_o rule_n of_o his_o act_n as_o not_o be_v ordain_v to_o any_o high_a end_n but_o the_o will_n of_o every_o creature_n have_v in_o its_o act_n no_o rectitude_n but_o as_o it_o be_v regulate_v by_o the_o will_n of_o god_n which_o be_v its_o ultimate_a end_n and_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o notwithstanding_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o intellectual_a creature_n be_v good_a yet_o evil_a be_v say_v to_o arise_v and_o proceed_v from_o it_o and_o that_o augustine_n so_o frequent_o and_o other_o after_o he_o assert_v that_o evil_a have_v its_o original_n and_o beginning_n from_o that_o which_o be_v good_a for_o though_o evil_a do_v not_o proceed_v from_o good_a say_v saint_n augustine_n as_o that_o good_a be_v make_v by_o god_n yet_o it_o do_v proceed_v from_o good_a 3._o vid._n l._n 1._o cont_n jul._n pelag._n c._n 3._o as_o that_o good_a be_v make_v of_o nothing_o and_o not_o of_o god_n and_o whereas_o it_o be_v object_v against_o this_o that_o a_o good_a tree_n can_v bring_v forth_o evil_a fruit_n 1._o catholica_fw-la fides_fw-la dicit_fw-la non_fw-la prolatum_fw-la esse_fw-la malum_fw-la nisi_fw-la de_fw-fr bono_fw-mi &_o iniquum_fw-la nisi_fw-la de_fw-la justo_fw-la ex_fw-la bovis_fw-la mala_fw-la orta_fw-la sunt_fw-la et_fw-fr de_fw-fr nup_n &_o concup_n c._n 28._o ecce_fw-la ergo_fw-la ex_fw-la bono_fw-mi oritur_fw-la malum_fw-la nec_fw-la fuit_fw-la omnino_fw-la unde_fw-la oriri_fw-la posset_n nisi_fw-la ex_fw-la bono_fw-mi nec_fw-la ideo_fw-la tamen_fw-la potuit_fw-la ex_fw-la bono_fw-mi criri_fw-la malum_fw-la quia_fw-la bonum_fw-la factum_fw-la est_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la sed_fw-la quia_fw-la de_fw-la nihilo_fw-la factum_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-fr de_fw-fr deo_fw-la vide_fw-la august_n in_o enchirid._n cap._n 15._o nec_fw-la fuit_fw-la prorsus_fw-la unde_fw-la primitus_fw-la oriretur_fw-la voluntas_fw-la mala_fw-la nisi_fw-la ex_fw-la angeli_fw-la &_o hominis_fw-la natura_fw-la bona_fw-la esti_fw-la in_o l._n 2._o do_v 34._o §._o 1._o therefore_o evil_a can_v not_o arise_v from_o the_o nature_n of_o angel_n and_o the_o angel_n can_v not_o sin_n of_o themselves_o it_o be_v answer_v by_o the_o forementioned_a father_n that_o though_o a_o good_a tree_n can_v bring_v forth_o evil_a fruit_n yet_o good_a ground_n may_v bring_v forth_o evil_a plant_n out_o of_o the_o same_o soil_n may_v grow_v both_o thorn_n and_o vine_n and_o though_o from_o the_o good_a act_n of_o the_o will_n sin_n can_v arise_v yet_o out_o of_o the_o same_o nature_n may_v sprout_v and_o arise_v a_o will_n either_o good_a or_o evil_n nor_o be_v there_o any_o beginning_n from_o whence_o at_o first_o a_o sinful_a will_n shall_v arise_v but_o from_o the_o intellectual_a nature_n which_o be_v create_v good_a nor_o do_v this_o defectibility_n of_o the_o intellectual_a creature_n at_o all_o countenance_n the_o profane_a cavil_n of_o those_o who_o hence_o will_v needs_o infer_v that_o god_n may_v have_v make_v the_o world_n better_o than_o he_o do_v and_o that_o he_o have_v do_v so_o if_o he_o have_v make_v the_o intellectual_a creature_n free_a from_o all_o possibility_n of_o sin_v for_o 1._o it_o be_v a_o question_n though_o perhaps_o too_o curious_a and_o by_o some_o learned_a among_o the_o schoolman_n diverse_o maintain_v whether_o it_o be_v possible_a for_o any_o creature_n to_o have_v be_v make_v impeccable_a by_o nature_n 12._o johan_n major_n in_o 2_o do_v 23._o q._n ambr._n l._n 3._o the_o fid_fw-we ad_fw-la grat._n l._n c._n 2._o una_fw-la sola_fw-la substantia_fw-la divinitatis_fw-la quae_fw-la mori_fw-la nescit_fw-la anima_fw-la moritur_fw-la nec_fw-la angelus_fw-la immortalis_fw-la etc._n etc._n in_o angelis_fw-la naturae_fw-la capacitas_fw-la vitio_fw-la obnoxia_fw-la nec_fw-la ex_fw-la immortali_fw-la natura_fw-la habet_fw-la sed_fw-la ex_fw-la gratia_fw-la si_fw-la se_fw-la ad_fw-la vitia_fw-la non_fw-la mutat_fw-la hierom_n in_o 6._o gal._n exceptâ_fw-la trinitate_fw-la omnis_fw-la creatura_fw-la etiamsi_fw-la non_fw-la peccat_fw-la tamen_fw-la potest_fw-la peccare_fw-la aug._n count_v max._n cap._n 12._o jun._n in_o jud._n creaturarun_n natura_fw-la coelestium_fw-la moripotuit_fw-la quia_fw-la peccare_fw-la potuit_fw-la angeli_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la peccaverunt_fw-la peccare_fw-la potuerunt_fw-la per_fw-la hoc_fw-la solus_fw-la deus_fw-la habet_fw-la immortalitatem_fw-la quia_fw-la non_fw-la cujusquam_fw-la
that_o of_o achan_n bern._n tu_fw-la otiosè_fw-la spectas_fw-la otiosè_fw-la non_fw-la spectaris_fw-la tu_fw-la spectas_fw-la curiosè_fw-la spectaris_fw-la curiosius_fw-la bern._n i_o see_v i_o covet_v and_o take_v look_v upon_o a_o woman_n and_o lust_a after_o she_o be_v put_v together_o mat._n 5.26_o and_o we_o read_v 2_o pet._n 2.14_o of_o eye_n full_a of_o adultery_n or_o the_o adulteress_n but_o willing_o neither_o be_v nor_o behold_v a_o provocation_n of_o sin_n god_n will_v preserve_v thou_o in_o thy_o way_n not_o in_o thy_o wander_n dinah_n be_v not_o safe_a out_o of_o the_o woman_n orb_n the_o house_n only_o to_o see_v be_v not_o sufficient_a warrant_n to_o draw_v we_o to_o the_o suspect_a place_n what_o wise_a man_n will_v go_v to_o a_o house_n infect_v with_o the_o plague_n only_o to_o see_v the_o fit_n of_o the_o visit_v it_o be_v good_a to_o keep_v tentation_n at_o the_o staff_n end_n and_o not_o to_o let_v it_o into_o the_o grapple_n for_o though_o possible_o we_o may_v fight_v and_o conquer_v yet_o it_o be_v our_o fault_n that_o we_o be_v put_v to_o fight_v the_o project_n of_o balaam_n be_v too_o prosperous_a have_v the_o moabite_n send_v their_o strong_a soldier_n to_o persuade_v the_o israelite_n to_o idolatry_n they_o have_v be_v return_v with_o contempt_n but_o as_o god_n fetch_v glory_n to_o himself_o out_o of_o the_o worst_a action_n of_o man_n so_o man_n often_o undo_v themselves_o by_o the_o fair_a work_n of_o god_n thus_o far_o of_o the_o second_o particular_a considerable_a in_o this_o example_n of_o sodom_n viz._n the_o cause_n of_o their_o punishment_n the_o three_o follow_v namely_o the_o severity_n of_o their_o punishment_n their_o suffering_n the_o vengeance_n of_o everlasting_a fire_n the_o punishment_n be_v set_v out_o 1._o more_o general_o so_o it_o be_v call_v vengeance_n 2._o more_o particulary_a so_o it_o be_v a_o vengeance_n manifest_v by_o eternal_a fire_n wherein_o be_v considerable_a 1._o by_o what_o they_o be_v punish_v by_o fire_n 2._o in_o what_o measure_n or_o how_o long_o they_o be_v punish_v the_o fire_n be_v eternal_a i_o shall_v here_o inquire_v what_o we_o be_v to_o understand_v by_o this_o vengeance_n fire_n here_o call_v eternal_a explication_n 1._o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d here_o translate_v vengeance_n be_v of_o a_o signification_n belong_v to_o the_o proceed_n of_o court_n of_o justice_n and_o it_o be_v take_v several_a way_n 1._o proper_o it_o signify_v right_a or_o justice_n in_o which_o respect_n among_o the_o heathen_n the_o goddess_n of_o just_a vengeance_n nemesis_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d justice_n or_o vengeance_n act._n 21.4_o no_o doubt_n say_v the_o barbarian_n of_o paul_n this_o man_n be_v a_o murderer_n who_o though_o he_o have_v escape_v the_o sea_n 25._o non_fw-la dubito_fw-la quin_fw-la sicut_fw-la plurimis_fw-la locis_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d accipitur_fw-la pro_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pro_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sic_fw-la etiam_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ponatur_fw-la hoc_fw-la loco_fw-la pro_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bez._n in_o act._n 25._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d comprehendit_fw-la seriem_fw-la totam_fw-la judicii_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la execuâ—ionem_fw-la lorin_n in_o act._n 25._o yet_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vengeance_n suffer_v not_o to_o live_v 2._o it_o be_v take_v for_o the_o sentence_n of_o damnation_n give_v by_o the_o judge_n as_o act._n 25.15_o where_o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o chief_a priest_n and_o elder_n desire_v to_o have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d judgement_n against_o paul_n 3._o for_o the_o punishment_n itself_o inflict_v after_o the_o pass_n of_o sentence_n thus_o 2_o thes_n 1.9_o the_o apostle_n say_v the_o wicked_a shall_v be_v punish_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o thus_o it_o be_v take_v in_o this_o place_n by_o judas_n who_o fit_o express_v the_o punishment_n inflict_v by_o god_n upon_o the_o sodomite_n by_o this_o word_n because_o it_o be_v most_o just_o and_o according_a to_o the_o merit_n of_o the_o offence_n and_o offender_n execute_v by_o the_o judge_n of_o all_o the_o world_n who_o be_v righteous_a in_o all_o he_o bring_v upon_o sinner_n yea_o be_v righteousness_n itself_o who_o very_a judgement_n even_o because_o they_o be_v his_o be_v just_a and_o righteous_a and_o as_o to_o the_o case_n of_o sodom_n and_o gomorrha_n so_o eminent_a be_v the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n judicial_a proceed_n gen._n 18.21_o that_o he_o will_v go_v down_o to_o see_v whether_o they_o have_v do_v altogether_o according_a to_o the_o cry_n of_o their_o sin_n where_o he_o speak_v after_o the_o manner_n of_o man_n who_o ought_v not_o to_o condemn_v any_o before_o a_o accurate_a examination_n of_o the_o cause_n but_o of_o this_o by_o occasion_n of_o the_o word_n judgement_n and_o the_o great_a day_n much_o have_v be_v speak_v in_o the_o forego_n verse_n for_o the_o second_o the_o fire_n wherewith_o these_o sodomite_n be_v punish_v they_o burn_v with_o a_o threefold_a fire_n 1._o the_o fire_n of_o lust_n both_o sin_n and_o punishment_n they_o burn_v in_o their_o lust_n one_o towards_o another_o 1.27_o 1_o cor._n 7.9_o rom._n 1.27_o and_o god_n give_v they_o up_o to_o uncleanness_n and_o to_o vile_a affection_n 2._o the_o fire_n which_o be_v rain_v down_o from_o heaven_n upon_o they_o rivet_n his_o verbis_fw-la significatur_fw-la quod_fw-la preter_fw-la naturalem_fw-la rerum_fw-la cursum_fw-la miraculum_fw-la operatus_fw-la est_fw-la puniendo_fw-la iniquos_fw-la ad_fw-la differentiam_fw-la enim_fw-la naturalium_fw-la causarum_fw-la naturali_fw-la ordine_fw-la occurentium_fw-la ad_fw-la generandum_fw-la sulphur_n &_o ig_n nem_n idjunctum_fw-la est_fw-la illud_fw-la à _fw-la jeho_fw-la veb_n cajetan_n sic_fw-la quoque_fw-la tostatus_n pererius_n &_o è_fw-la nostris_fw-la calvin_n zanch._n muscul_fw-la pareus_n rivet_n gen._n 19.24_o the_o remarkablenesse_n of_o which_o punish_v mean_v by_o fire_n appear_v in_o sundry_a respect_n it_o be_v 1._o a_o miraculous_a fire_n beside_o the_o course_n of_o nature_n brimstone_n to_o which_o some_o add_v salt_n and_o all_o that_o vast_a quantity_n of_o fiery_a matter_n be_v never_o produce_v by_o natural_a cause_n god_n it_o be_v who_o provide_v the_o matter_n for_o so_o great_a a_o flame_n the_o fall_n whereof_o also_o he_o order_v for_o time_n and_o place_n hence_o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o lord_n rain_v brimstone_n and_o fire_n from_o the_o lord_n that_o be_v by_o a_o elegant_a hebraism_n from_o himself_o the_o noun_n be_v put_v in_o the_o place_n of_o the_o pronoune_n as_o 1_o sam._n 15.22_o 1_o king_n 8.1_o 2_o tim._n 1.18_o etc._n etc._n to_o show_v that_o the_o rain_v there_o mention_v be_v not_o from_o the_o strength_n of_o natural_a cause_n nor_o after_o a_o natural_a manner_n but_o immediate_o from_o the_o lord_n himself_o and_o by_o the_o put_v forth_o of_o his_o own_o omnipotent_a arm_n 2._o it_o be_v a_o abundant_a fire_n of_o a_o vast_a quantity_n and_o hence_o it_o be_v say_v to_o be_v rain_v down_o it_o be_v not_o a_o sprinkle_n but_o a_o shower_n here_o be_v not_o spark_n but_o flake_n sheet_n of_o fire_n river_n of_o brimstone_n 3._o it_o be_v a_o sudden_a fire_n it_o come_v not_o by_o degree_n when_o the_o morning_n arise_v or_o at_o break_v of_o day_n there_o be_v no_o tiding_n of_o destruction_n till_o than_o lot_n be_v in_o sodom_n and_o yet_o when_o the_o sun_n arise_v 19.28_o gen._n 19.24_o cen._n 19.28_o fire_n be_v rain_v down_o and_o early_o in_o the_o morning_n abram_n behold_v the_o smoke_n of_o the_o country_n haply_o the_o work_n be_v do_v in_o a_o quarter_n of_o a_o hour_n lam._n 4.6_o sodom_n be_v overthrow_v as_o in_o a_o moment_n 4._o it_o be_v a_o torment_a fire_n the_o execution_n by_o fire_n have_v ever_o be_v account_v one_o of_o the_o most_o afflictive_a to_o sense_n and_o therefore_o impose_v upon_o the_o great_a offender_n how_o great_a be_v the_o torment_n when_o the_o skin_n be_v puckerd_v the_o sinew_n crack_v the_o blood_n scald_v famine_n the_o great_a of_o punishment_n be_v but_o a_o kind_n of_o fire_n whereby_o the_o natural_a moisture_n be_v dry_v up_o nay_o fire_n lend_v a_o resemblance_n to_o the_o torment_n of_o hell_n 5._o it_o be_v a_o destructive_a fire_n utter_o consume_v all_o upon_o which_o it_o fall_v 29.23_o gen._n 19.25_o deut._n 29.23_o city_n inhabitant_n the_o plain_a and_o all_o that_o grow_v upon_o it_o and_o as_o brochardus_fw-la report_v so_o far_o as_o the_o vapour_n arise_v out_o of_o lake_n of_o sodom_n be_v carry_v by_o the_o wind_n it_o make_v all_o place_n dry_a and_o barren_a destroy_v all_o fruit_n grass_n plant_n and_o what_o ever_o the_o earth_n yield_v and_o so_o poysonful_o be_v that_o brimstony_v lake_n taint_v which_o be_v now_o in_o the_o place_n where_o sodom_n stand_v that_o it_o be_v call_v the_o