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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d do_v not_o signify_v that_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o believe_v but_o according_a to_o the_o hebrew_n phrase_n gen._n 19_o 22._o that_o they_o do_v not_o believe_v so_o the_o phrase_n be_v use_v mark_v 6._o 5._o and_o luke_n 16._o 2._o and_o john_n 5._o 19_o where_o isidore_n the_o pelusiot_n expound_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o son_n can_v do_v nothing_o of_o himself_o that_o be_v he_o do_v not_o and_o that_o the_o word_n be_v so_o use_v john_n 12._o 39_o they_o can_v not_o believe_v be_v plain_n from_o that_o which_o next_o follow_v because_o that_o esaias_n say_v again_o for_o that_o prophet_n prediction_n be_v not_o the_o cause_n of_o their_o unbelief_n any_o more_o than_o the_o almanac_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o eclipse_n which_o it_o presâ—geth_v but_o only_o a_o sign_n or_o a_o argument_n or_o a_o infallible_a token_n of_o its_o event_n and_o until_o mr._n b._n can_v learn_v the_o difference_n betwixt_o a_o prediction_n and_o a_o cause_n or_o betwixt_o a_o consequence_n and_o a_o effect_n or_o betwixt_o the_o certainty_n of_o god_n foreknowledge_n and_o the_o necessitation_n of_o his_o decree_n i_o know_v not_o how_o i_o shall_v cure_v he_o of_o this_o disease_n of_o make_v god_n to_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o the_o wickedness_n in_o the_o world_n by_o 16._o wrest_v the_o scripture_n to_o feed_v his_o sickness_n i_o shall_v only_o tell_v he_o that_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v not_o always_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d denote_v the_o end_n or_o final_a cause_n of_o the_o thing_n speak_v of_o but_o often_o refer_v to_o the_o mere_a consequent_a or_o event_n as_o when_o s._n paul_n say_v the_o law_n enter_v 20._o that_o the_o offence_n may_v abound_v rom._n 5._o 20._o he_o can_v possible_o mean_v that_o the_o abound_v of_o the_o offence_n or_o increase_n of_o wickedness_n be_v the_o very_a end_n or_o final_a cause_n for_o which_o the_o law_n be_v intend_v by_o god_n almighty_a far_o be_v it_o from_o we_o to_o speak_v or_o think_v so_o wicked_o but_o that_o it_o be_v the_o event_n or_o consequent_a of_o god_n give_v the_o law_n as_o that_o by_o which_o it_o receive_v its_o aggravation_n for_o sin_n be_v not_o 13_o impute_v where_o there_o be_v no_o law_n but_o i_o must_v hasten_v to_o other_o stage_n of_o my_o journey_n §_o 35._o the_o three_o assertion_n of_o mr._n calvin_n that_o man_n do_v sin_n 61._o by_o god_n impulse_n which_o be_v least_o excusable_a or_o rather_o most_o unexcusable_a mr._n b._n huddle_v up_o in_o few_o line_n than_o the_o rest_n as_o if_o his_o stomach_n do_v not_o serve_v he_o to_o stay_v long_o upon_o that_o which_o the_o more_o he_o stir_v the_o more_o he_o see_v it_o will_v stink_v his_o first_o way_n of_o defence_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o presumption_n a_o sturdy_a beg_n of_o the_o question_n he_o ask_v what_o truth_n be_v more_o protrite_fw-la and_o more_o ready_o of_o old_a receive_v 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