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heir_n and_o it_o be_v like_a enough_o he_o do_v not_o and_o then_o between_o he_o and_o his_o father_n there_o be_v but_o this_o difference_n the_o father_n be_v the_o thief_n and_o he_o the_o receiver_n which_o two_o the_o law_n sever_v not_o either_o in_o guilt_n or_o punishment_n but_o wrap_v they_o equal_o in_o the_o same_o guilt_n and_o in_o the_o same_o punishment_n pnocylid_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o who_o know_v whether_o the_o very_a hold_v of_o that_o vineyard_n may_v not_o bring_v upon_o he_o the_o curse_n of_o his_o father_n oppression_n it_o be_v plain_a that_o 26._o vineyard_n be_v the_o place_n where_o the_o heavy_a part_n of_o that_o curse_n overtake_v he_o 23._o but_o that_o which_o be_v the_o upshot_n of_o all_o and_o unti_v all_o the_o knot_n both_o of_o this_o and_o of_o all_o other_o doubt_n that_o can_v be_v make_v against_o god_n justice_n in_o punish_v one_o for_o another_o arise_v from_o a_o three_o consideration_n which_o be_v this_o that_o the_o child_n be_v punish_v for_o the_o father_n sin_n or_o indefinite_o any_o one_o man_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o any_o other_o man_n it_o ought_v to_o be_v impute_v to_o those_o sin_n of_o the_o father_n or_o other_o not_o as_o to_o the_o cause_n proper_o deserve_v they_o but_o only_o as_o occasion_v those_o punishment_n it_o please_v god_n to_o take_v occasion_n from_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o father_n or_o of_o some_o other_o to_o bring_v upon_o their_o child_n or_o those_o that_o otherwise_o belong_v unto_o they_o in_o some_o kind_n of_o relation_n those_o evil_n which_o by_o their_o own_o corruption_n and_o sin_n they_o have_v just_o deserve_v this_o distinction_n of_o the_o cause_n and_o occasion_n if_o well_o heed_v both_o full_o acquit_v god_n justice_n and_o abundant_o reconcile_v the_o seem_a contradiction_n of_o scripture_n in_o this_o argument_n and_o therefore_o it_o will_v be_v worth_a the_o while_n a_o little_a to_o open_v it_o there_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o cause_n de_fw-fr numero_fw-la efficientium_fw-la which_o the_o learned_a 24._o for_o distinction_n sake_n call_v the_o impulsive_a cause_n and_o it_o be_v such_o a_o cause_n as_o 10_o move_v and_o induce_v the_o principal_a agent_n to_o do_v that_o which_o it_o do_v for_o example_n a_o schoolmaster_n correct_v a_o boy_n with_o a_o rod_n for_o neglect_v his_o book_n of_o this_o correction_n here_o be_v three_o distinct_a cause_n all_o in_o the_o rank_n of_o efficient_n viz._n the_o master_n the_o rod_n and_o the_o boy_n neglect_v but_o each_o have_v its_o proper_a causality_n in_o a_o different_a kind_n and_o manner_n from_o other_o the_o master_n be_v the_o cause_n as_o the_o principal_a agent_n that_o do_v it_o the_o rod_n be_v the_o cause_n as_o the_o instrument_n wherewith_o he_o do_v it_o and_o the_o boy_n neglect_v the_o impulsive_a cause_n for_o which_o he_o do_v it_o semblable_o in_o this_o judgement_n which_o befall_v jehoram_n the_o principal_a efficient_a cause_n and_o agent_n be_v god_n as_o he_o be_v in_o all_o other_o punishment_n and_o judgement_n 3.6_o shall_v there_o be_v evil_a in_o the_o city_n and_o the_o lord_n have_v not_o do_v it_o amos_n 3_o and_o here_o he_o take_v it_o to_o himself_o i_o will_v bring_v the_o evil_n upon_o his_o house_n the_o instrumental_a cause_n under_o god_n be_v 9_o jehu_n who_o god_n raise_v up_o and_o endue_v with_o zeal_n and_o power_n for_o the_o execution_n of_o that_o vengeance_n which_o he_o have_v detetmine_v against_o ahab_n and_o against_o his_o house_n as_o appear_z in_o 4_o king_n 9_o and_o 10._o but_o now_o what_o the_o true_a proper_a impulsive_a cause_n shall_v be_v for_o which_o he_o be_v so_o punish_v and_o which_o move_v god_n at_o that_o time_n and_o in_o that_o sort_n to_o punish_v
he_o that_o be_v the_o point_n wherein_o consist_v the_o chief_a difficulty_n in_o this_o matter_n and_o into_o which_o therefore_o we_o be_v now_o to_o inquire_v viz._n whether_o that_o be_v rather_o his_o own_o sin_n or_o his_o father_n ahab'_v sin_n whether_o we_o answer_v for_o this_o or_o for_o that_o we_o say_v but_o the_o truth_n in_o both_o for_o both_o say_n be_v true_a 25._o god_n punish_v he_o for_o his_o own_o and_o god_n punish_v he_o for_o his_o father_n sin_n the_o difference_n only_o this_o his_o own_o sin_n be_v the_o impulsive_a cause_n that_o deserve_v the_o punishment_n his_o father_n sin_n the_o impulsive_a cause_n that_o occasion_v it_o and_o so_o indeed_o upon_o the_o point_n and_o respective_o to_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n rather_o his_o own_o sin_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o it_o than_o his_o father_n both_o because_o justice_n do_v especial_o look_v at_o the_o desert_n and_o also_o because_o that_o which_o deserve_v a_o punishment_n be_v more_o effectual_o 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humour_n rankness_n of_o blood_n abundance_n of_o melancholy_n tough_a phlegm_n or_o some_o other_o like_o thing_n within_o now_o if_o it_o be_v demand_v which_o of_o these_o two_o be_v rather_o the_o cause_n of_o his_o sickness_n the_o truth_n be_v that_o inward_a antecedent_n cause_n within_o be_v the_o very_a cause_n thereof_o although_o perhaps_o it_o have_v not_o breed_v a_o fever_n at_o that_o time_n if_o that_o other_o outward_a occasion_n have_v not_o be_v for_o by_o that_o inward_a hide_a cause_n the_o body_n be_v prepare_v for_o a_o ague_n only_o there_o want_v some_o outward_a fit_a accident_n to_o stir_v and_o provoke_v the_o humour_n within_o and_o to_o set_v they_o on_o work_v and_o the_o party_n body_n be_v so_o prepare_v may_v have_v fall_v into_o the_o same_o sickness_n by_o some_o other_o accident_n as_o well_o as_o that_o as_o over_o heat_n himself_o with_o exercise_n immoderate_a watch_v some_o distemper_n or_o surfeit_v in_o diet_n or_o the_o like_a but_o neither_o 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upon_o we_o our_o own_o sin_n they_o be_v the_o true_a dispositiva_fw-la hide_a antecedent_n cause_n which_o deserve_v the_o punishment_n our_o father_n sin_n or_o our_o governor_n sin_n or_o our_o neighbour_n sin_n or_o whatsoever_o other_o man_n sin_n that_o be_v visit_v upon_o we_o be_v only_o the_o excitativa_fw-la outward_a evident_a cause_n or_o rather_o occasion_n why_o we_o shall_v be_v punish_v at_o this_o time_n and_o in_o this_o thing_n and_o in_o this_o manner_n and_o in_o this_o measure_n and_o with_o these_o circumstance_n and_o as_o in_o the_o former_a example_n the_o patient_n friend_n consider_v one_o cause_n and_o the_o physician_n another_o they_o the_o evident_a and_o outward_a he_o the_o inward_a and_o antecedent_n cause_n so_o respective_o to_o god_n justice_n our_o own_o sin_n only_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o our_o punishment_n but_o in_o respect_n of_o his_o providence_n and_o wisdom_n our_o father_n sin_n also_o or_o other_o man_n for_o justice_n look_v upon_o the_o desert_n only_o and_o so_o the_o punishment_n be_v ever_o and_o only_o from_o our_o own_o personal_a sin_n as_o we_o learn_v from_o our_o three_o certainty_n but_o it_o be_v providence_n that_o order_v the_o occasion_n and_o the_o season_n and_o the_o other_o circumstance_n of_o god_n punishment_n hence_o may_v we_o learn_v to_o reconcile_v those_o place_n of_o scripture_n which_o seem_v to_o cross_v one_o another_o in_o this_o argument_n 28._o in_o ezekiel_n and_o jeremy_n it_o be_v say_v that_o 18.20_o every_o man_n shall_v be_v punish_v for_o his_o own_o sin_n and_o that_o the_o child_n shall_v not_o bear_v the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o father_n and_o yet_o the_o same_o jeremy_n complain_v as_o if_o it_o be_v otherwise_o lam._n 5._o 5.7_o our_o father_n have_v sin_v &_o be_v not_o and_o we_o have_v bear_v their_o iniquity_n yea_o god_n himself_o proclaim_v otherwise_o i_o be_o 20.5_o a_o jealous_a god_n visit_v the_o sin_n of_o the_o father_n upon_o the_o child_n nor_o only_a do_v he_o visit_v the_o sin_n of_o the_o father_n upon_o the_o child_n but_o he_o visit_v also_o the_o sin_n of_o prince_n upon_o their_o subject_n as_o 24.17_o david_n people_n be_v waste_v for_o his_o sin_n in_o number_v they_o yea_o and_o he_o visit_v sometime_o the_o sin_n even_o of_o ordinary_a private_a man_n upon_o public_a society_n 22.20_o do_v not_o achan_n the_o son_n of_o zerah_n commit_v a_o trespass_n in_o the_o accurse_a thing_n and_o wrath_n fall_v upon_o all_o the_o congregation_n of_o israel_n and_o that_o man_n perish_v not_o alone_o in_o his_o iniquity_n now_o how_o can_v all_o this_o stand_v together_o yes_o very_o well_o even_o as_o well_o as_o in_o the_o act_n of_o punish_v god_n justice_n and_o his_o wisdom_n can_v stand_v together_o mark_v then_o 29._o wheresoever_o the_o
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if_o christ_n or_o his_o apostle_n have_v have_v any_o purpose_n therein_o to_o slacken_v those_o sinew_n and_o ligament_n and_o to_o dissolve_v those_o joint_n and_o contignation_n which_o tie_v into_o one_o body_n and_o clasp_v into_o one_o structure_n those_o many_o little_a member_n and_o part_n whereof_o all_o humane_a society_n consist_v that_o be_v to_o say_v to_o 6._o forbid_v all_o those_o mutual_a relation_n of_o superiority_n and_o subjection_n which_o be_v in_o the_o world_n and_o so_o to_o turn_v all_o into_o a_o vast_a chaos_n of_o anarchy_n and_o confusion_n for_o such_o a_o meaning_n be_v contrarious_a to_o the_o express_a determination_n of_o 21.21_o christ_n and_o to_o the_o constant_a doctrine_n of_o 3.22_o s._n paul_n in_o other_o place_n and_o we_o ought_v so_o to_o interpret_v the_o scripture_n as_o that_o one_o place_n may_v consist_v with_o another_o without_o clash_v or_o contradiction_n the_o true_a and_o plain_a meaning_n be_v this_o that_o we_o must_v not_o 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12â—_n according_a to_o the_o flesh_n only_o and_o of_o master_n after_o the_o spirit_n also_o intimate_v that_o we_o may_v have_v other_o master_n of_o our_o flesh_n to_o who_o we_o may_v and_o must_v give_v due_a reverence_n so_o far_o as_o concern_v the_o flesh_n that_o be_v so_o far_o as_o appertain_v to_o the_o outward_a man_n and_o all_o outward_a thing_n but_o of_o our_o spirit_n and_o soul_n and_o conscience_n as_o we_o can_v have_v no_o father_n so_o we_o may_v have_v no_o master_n upon_o earth_n but_o only_o our_o master_n and_o our_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n and_o therefore_o in_o mat._n 23._o christ_n forbid_v the_o call_n of_o any_o man_n upon_o earth_n 13.9_o father_n as_o well_o as_o he_o do_v the_o call_n of_o any_o man_n master_n and_o both_o the_o prohibition_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v alike_o and_o as_o have_v be_v now_o declare_v again_o say_v s._n paul_n there_o 6.7_o with_o good_a will_n do_v service_n as_o to_o the_o lord_n and_o not_o to_o man_n which_o opposition_n import_v a_o second_o distinction_n and_o that_o be_v of_o master_n into_o supreme_a and_o subordinate_a those_o be_v subordinate_a master_n to_o who_o we_o do_v service_n in_o ordine_fw-la ad_fw-la alium_fw-la and_o as_o under_o another_o those_o be_v supreme_a master_n in_o who_o our_o obedience_n rest_v in_o the_o final_a resolution_n of_o it_o without_o look_v far_o or_o high_o man_n may_v be_v our_o master_n and_o we_o their_o servant_n the_o first_o way_n with_o subordination_n to_o god_n and_o 124._o for_o his_o sake_n and_o we_o must_v do_v they_o service_n and_o that_o with_o good_a will_n but_o with_o reservation_n ever_o of_o our_o bind_a service_n to_o he_o as_o our_o only_a supreme_a sovereign_n and_o absolute_a master_n but_o the_o late_a way_n it_o be_v high_a sacrilege_n in_o any_o man_n to_o challenge_v and_o it_o be_v high_a