of_o the_o halt_n the_o sad_a estate_n of_o which_o shift_n i_o show_v very_o chap._n very_o look_v back_o on_o sect_n 18._o num_fw-la 11._o of_o this_o chap._n late_o and_o therefore_o i_o forbear_v to_o repeat_v it_o here_o 3._o that_o whatever_o calvin_n and_o piscator_fw-la do_v say_v in_o some_o place_n yet_o they_o say_v the_o contrary_a in_o other_o place_n this_o do_v justify_v what_o i_o say_v in_o my_o 7._o my_o look_v back_o on_o introduct_n sect_n 4_o 5_o 6_o 7._o introduction_n and_o the_o logic_n here_o use_v be_v just_a the_o same_o as_o if_o the_o barbarian_n of_o melita_n shall_v plead_v for_o themselves_o that_o though_o they_o call_v s._n paul_n a_o murderer_n in_o one_o place_n yet_o they_o do_v not_o wrong_v he_o because_o in_o another_o place_n they_o call_v he_o a_o god_n act._n 28.4_o 6._o and_o so_o though_o judas_n at_o one_o time_n betray_v his_o master_n yet_o he_o do_v not_o mean_v it_o in_o a_o flagitious_a sense_n because_o at_o another_o time_n he_o do_v not_o betray_v he_o yea_o and_o kiss_v he_o too_o when_o he_o do_v betray_v he_o if_o mr._n b._n speak_v treason_n such_o abstersion_n as_o these_o will_v not_o avail_v he_o 4._o that_o whatever_o they_o say_v they_o understand_v no_o more_o than_o arminius_n what_o be_v this_o but_o to_o acknowledge_v that_o as_o arminius_n be_v a_o presbyterian_a so_o the_o presbyterian_o be_v for_o arminius_n wheresoever_o arminius_n do_v chance_n to_o err_v or_o speak_v unhappy_o 5._o to_o the_o four_o thing_n grant_v to_o be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o his_o master_n viz._n that_o man_n do_v sin_n by_o god_n coaction_n 62._o 5._o mr._n b._n grant_v that_o his_o master_n do_v sometime_o teach_v a_o coaction_n from_o god_n to_o sin_n look_v back_o on_o ch_z 2._o sect_n 2._o p._n 59_o 60._o &_o sect_n 3._o p._n 62._o which_o by_o the_o way_n he_o do_v distinguish_v from_o force_v and_o thrust_v into_o sin_n he_o will_v seem_v to_o give_v a_o salvo_fw-la by_o floundr_v again_o in_o this_o follow_a 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such_o a_o soft_a phrase_n he_o slander_v the_o scripture_n in_o his_o former_a volume_n scripture_n ☜_o he_o forge_v new_a thing_n upon_o the_o scripture_n the_o scripture_n say_v not_o much_o or_o often_o that_o god_n do_v pradestine_v man_n to_o sin_n corrept_v corr._n p._n 72._o at_o the_o bottom_n which_o be_v a_o desperate_a forgery_n impose_v on_o the_o word_n of_o god_n for_o the_o scripture_n say_v not_o any_o such_o thing_n no_o not_o once_o no_o not_o any_o thing_n like_o it_o no_o nor_o the_o father_n of_o the_o church_n who_o be_v slander_v together_o with_o the_o scripture_n ibid._n it_o be_v but_o a_o bold_a invention_n to_o lessen_v the_o odium_fw-la which_o lay_v upon_o his_o divinity_n next_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o whensoever_o orthodox_n wrier_n douse_v the_o word_n coaction_n in_o say_v that_o god_n do_v compel_v man_n to_o sin_n they_o most_o at_o the_o same_o time_n acknowledge_v they_o speak_v improper_o p._n 135._o which_o by_o the_o way_n be_v very_o false_a and_o if_o it_o be_v true_a it_o be_v too_o too_o bad_a as_o i_o have_v book_n have_v see_v diu._n philan._n ch_n 1._o p._n 26._o look_v back_o also_o on_o ch_z 2._o of_o this_o book_n elsewhere_o show_v but_o what_o impropriety_n be_v that_o he_o speak_v of_o even_o such_o as_o imply_v a_o contradiction_n and_o a_o condemnation_n of_o his_o own_o party_n for_o his_o word_n be_v these_o and_o he_o take_v they_o out_o of_o paraeus_n they_o understand_v it_o not_o of_o a_o coaction_n which_o destroy_v the_o will_n of_o man_n but_o of_o such_o a_o one_o which_o proceed_v from_o the_o fierce_a impetus_fw-la and_o inclination_n of_o the_o sinner_n will_v p._n 136._o l._n 1_o 2._o here_o he_o miscarry_v several_a way_n at_o once_o for_o first_o he_o fight_v with_o doctor_n twisse_n and_o doctor_n reynolds_n and_o with_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o party_n and_o with_o all_o mankind_n except_o paraeus_n who_o confer_v it_o incompetent_a to_o the_o will_v to_o suffer_v any_o coaction_n 2._o 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do_v not_o right_o translate_v paraeus_n nay_o he_o be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o consistent_a with_o he_o for_o 29._o for_o qui_fw-la cogit_fw-la invitos_fw-la be_v est_fw-la causa_fw-la pâ—ccati_fw-la qui_fw-la verò_fw-la cogit_fw-la volentes_fw-la be_v pierce_v causa_fw-la est_fw-la boni_fw-la etc._n etc._n paraeus_n in_o câ—stig_fw-mi ad_fw-la lib_n bâ—ll_n de_fw-fr amâ—ss_n grat._n &_o stat_fw-la peccati_fw-la note_v thâ—t_v dâ—â—_n twiss_n do_v confess_v it_o to_o be_v their_o custom_n to_o say_v that_o man_n be_v compel_v by_o god_n to_o sin_n vin._n gra._n l._n 2._o p._n 1._o c._n 1._o p._n 29._o paraeus_n talk_v nonsense_n in_o this_o follow_a sort_n he_o who_o compel_v man_n against_o their_o consent_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o sin_n but_o not_o he_o who_o compel_v man_n with_o their_o consent_n to_o exagitate_v this_o as_o it_o deserve_v will_v require_v a_o whole_a volume_n 6._o as_o sad_a as_o these_o salvo_n appear_v to_o be_v they_o be_v the_o best_a that_o he_o can_v borrow_v from_o the_o able_a abstersor_n who_o go_v before_o he_o and_o he_o conclude_v with_o this_o excuse_n that_o bellarmine_n the_o jesuit_n and_o other_o papist_n be_v near_o of_o kin_n in_o this_o case_n to_o the_o presbyterian_o as_o for_o the_o bold_a and_o groundless_a forgery_n concern_v bellarmine_n and_o my_o self_n i_o pass_v it_o by_o as_o be_v personal_a of_o which_o i_o be_o sure_a there_o be_v enough_o in_o the_o self-revenger_n sect._n 28._o cause_n mr._n b._n turn_v his_o back_n to_o the_o chief_a part_n of_o the_o charge_n and_o tacit_o yield_v the_o whole_a cause_n i_o now_o expect_v with_o great_a longing_n what_o he_o will_v say_v to_o my_o four_o chapter_n of_o the_o divine_a philanthropy_n defend_v where_o he_o and_o his_o master_n be_v most_o concern_v even_o from_o p._n 36._o to_o p._n 65._o but_o in_o stead_n of_o speak_v one_o syllable_n to_o those_o twenty_o nine_o whole_a page_n he_o only_o tell_v we_o he_o need_v not_o do_v it_o sect_n 3._o p._n 137._o and_o pretend_v to_o render_v some_o reason_n why_o as_o 1._o for_o fear_n of_o needless_a repetition_n and_o 2._o no_o body_n needs_o be_v solicitous_a what_o become_v of_o doctor_n twisse_n or_o mr._n by_o his_o particular_a expression_n 3._o and_o this_o task_n have_v be_v perform_v by_o other_o man_n against_o his_o own_o knowledge_n as_o his_o partiall_a friend_n will_v confess_v 4._o and_o what_o be_v omit_v by_o himself_o he_o hope_v before_o long_o will_v be_v do_v by_o another_o p._n 138._o and_o thus_o he_o think_v he_o have_v do_v like_o a_o brave_a abstersor_n in_o refuse_v to_o plead_v to_o the_o indictment_n sect._n 29._o sin_v 1._o of_o adam_n inclination_n to_o sin_n before_o he_o sin_v mr._n b._n
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myself_o be_o far_o from_o it_o yet_o the_o truth_n which_o i_o assert_v have_v age_n enough_o to_o become_v a_o argument_n tertul._n argument_n quod_fw-la primum_fw-la verum_fw-la est_fw-la tertul._n so_o that_o from_o this_o day_n forward_o i_o hope_v the_o difference_n of_o year_n betwixt_o my_o adversary_n and_o i_o which_o they_o have_v hitherto_o more_o insist_v on_o in_o all_o theâ—r_n public_a and_o private_a chat_n then_o upon_o any_o one_o thing_n which_o they_o have_v conceive_v to_o be_v of_o use_n shall_v be_v no_o long_o a_o ingredient_n in_o our_o dispute_n yet_o this_o be_v one_o reason_n why_o 6.7_o why_o job_n 32.4_o 6.7_o mr._n w._n come_v first_o into_o my_o consideration_n another_o reason_n be_v because_o he_o public_o make_v i_o a_o second_o challenge_n from_o the_o press_n when_o i_o have_v in_o modesty_n and_o in_o mercy_n refuse_v his_o first_o as_o have_v be_v backward_o and_o unwilling_a to_o expose_v his_o age_n to_o inconvenience_n for_o which_o reason_n 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17._o his_o gross_a error_n in_o the_o notion_n of_o god_n permission_n his_o tremendous_a notion_n of_o alworking_a providence_n without_o exception_n of_o wickedness_n sect._n 18._o he_o put_v himself_o afresh_o into_o his_o old_a strait_n betwixt_o gross_a blasphemy_n and_o extraordinary_a impertinence_n he_o affirm_v that_o god_n have_v a_o active_a hand_n in_o the_o sin_n of_o oppression_n rebellion_n murder_n treachery_n violence_n and_o wrong_v how_o the_o great_a turk_n proceed_v on_o those_o maxim_n he_o justify_v the_o ranter_n by_o ascribe_v all_o our_o english_a change_n to_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n god_n be_v clear_v from_o carelessness_n or_o weakness_n with_o which_o he_o be_v charge_v by_o mr._n vv._n sect._n 19_o god_n be_v clear_v from_o willing_a and_o effect_v what_o he_o hate_v a_o case_n put_v to_o show_v the_o danger_n of_o mr._n vv_n doctrine_n in_o order_n to_o practice_n sect._n 20._o mr._n vv'_v dangerous_a misapprehension_n of_o that_o figurative_a sentence_n that_o god_n do_v punish_v sin_n with_o sin_n his_o make_v god_n the_o proper_a cause_n of_o the_o great_a sin_n which_o he_o also_o extend_v to_o the_o very_a sin_n of_o the_o act_n the_o pravity_n itself_o he_o tread_v a_o step_n beyond_o calvin_n worst_a sect._n 21._o the_o desperate_a nature_n of_o mr._n vv_n salvo_n and_o the_o hardness_n of_o his_o emollient_n his_o open_a profession_n that_o god_n secret_a will_n be_v quite_o contrary_a to_o his_o reveal_v will_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o very_a same_o object_n chap._n iii_o sect._n 1_o master_n b_n confession_n of_o the_o fact_n of_o which_o he_o plead_v not_o guilty_a his_o make_v god_n the_o author_n of_o sin_n and_o worse_o than_o so_o in_o his_o endeavour_n to_o speak_v as_o wary_o as_o his_o principle_n will_v suffer_v he_o sect._n 2._o he_o contradict_v his_o own_o and_o his_o reader_n eye_n without_o the_o possibility_n of_o gain_v by_o it_o his_o inconsistency_n with_o himself_o with_o mr._n vv._n and_o mr._n hick_n he_o betray_v himself_o many_o way_n in_o his_o provision_n for_o a_o escape_n make_v god_n verbatim_o the_o sovereign_a author_n of_o sin_n both_o of_o omission_n and_o commission_n grant_v the_o whole_a charge_n or_o understand_v not_o a_o moral_a act_n his_o mixture_n of_o blasphemy_n with_o contradiction_n on_o the_o right_n and_o left_a hand_n sect._n 3_o he_o be_v ashamed_a to_o cite_v his_o own_o word_n true_o prove_v himself_o conscious_a to_o himself_o of_o be_v leave_v without_o excuse_n in_o charge_v god_n with_o be_v a_o tempter_n unto_o sin_n pretend_v a_o want_n of_o leisure_n to_o excuse_v or_o extenuate_v his_o blasphemy_n yet_o baulk_v it_o at_o his_o great_a leisure_n he_o accuse_v god_n of_o that_o which_o be_v the_o worst_a quality_n of_o satan_n flat_o contradict_v the_o scripture_n commit_v the_o worst_a of_o contradiction_n as_o well_o as_o blasphemy_n sect._n 4._o he_o be_v enrage_v that_o his_o meaning_n shall_v be_v measure_v by_o his_o word_n slander_n ancient_a and_o modern_a both_o papist_n and_o protestant_n saint_n austin_n in_o particular_a and_o imply_v it_o a_o sin_n for_o corn_n to_o grow_v sect._n 5._o his_o uncharitable_a reflection_n on_o his_o own_o dr._n twisse_n the_o doctor_n word_n cite_v sect._n 6._o mr._n b_n severity_n to_o himself_o prove_v his_o falsehood_n by_o self-contradiction_n he_o unavoidable_o charge_v god_n with_o sin_n in_o himself_o irrefragable_o prove_v from_o heb._n 6.18_o he_o imply_v his_o blasphemy_n common_a to_o he_o with_o his_o party_n he_o be_v convict_v by_o dr._n twisse_n of_o make_v god_n the_o author_n of_o sin_n sect._n 7._o he_o make_v no_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o act_n of_o adultery_n and_o marriage_n but_o equal_o make_v god_n the_o author_n of_o both_o worse_o than_o the_o encratitae_n sect._n 8._o the_o undeniable_a blasphemy_n which_o ensue_v upon_o the_o doctrine_n of_o unconditional_a praedestination_n the_o great_a disease_n of_o make_v god_n the_o author_n of_o sin_n the_o original_a cause_n of_o the_o disease_n the_o patient_n prove_v extreme_o sick_a of_o the_o disease_n by_o his_o own_o acknowledgement_n of_o the_o cause_n four_o short_a argument_n to_o confirm_v it_o sect._n 9_o the_o easy_a and_o infallible_a mean_n of_o cure_n to_o all_o that_o be_v not_o resolve_v to_o continue_v sick_a the_o nature_n of_o knowledge_n open_v and_o distinguish_v from_o decree_n god_n absolute_a decree_n do_v cause_v a_o necessity_n of_o event_n but_o his_o foreknowledge_n do_v not_o nor_o possible_o can_v it_o the_o absurdity_n which_o will_v follow_v if_o it_o be_v so_o a_o argument_n take_v from_o the_o knowledge_n of_o what_o be_v past_a the_o wide_a difference_n show_v between_o a_o necessity_n of_o consequence_n and_o a_o necessity_n of_o the_o consequent_a it_o be_v vain_a for_o the_o adversary_n to_o quit_v the_o first_o error_n unless_o they_o quit_v the_o second_o also_o d._n reynolds_n his_o concurrence_n with_o t._n p._n in_o this_o point_n god_n prescience_n do_v not_o praesuppose_v a_o praedetermination_n but_o rather_o praedetermination_n do_v connotate_n prescience_n if_o not_o praesuppose_v it_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o error_n show_v and_o remove_v the_o application_n to_o the_o present_a case_n and_o a_o way_n open_v to_o reconcilement_n sect._n 10._o mr._n b_n unavoidable_a consequential_a blasphemy_n that_o god_n determine_v all_o wickedness_n before_o be_v can_v foreknow_v it_o his_o ignorant_a use_n of_o the_o word_n futurition_n will_n certain_a counsel_n a_o threefold_a blasphemy_n beside_o a_o self-contradiction_n sect._n 11._o his_o positive_a doctrine_n of_o god_n ordain_v sin_n both_o original_a and_o actual_a nonsense_n add_v to_o blasphemy_n sect._n 12._o his_o self-contradiction_n in_o deny_v and_o also_o affirm_v that_o he_o make_v god_n the_o author_n of_o sin_n he_o be_v convict_v by_o his_o own_o word_n and_o the_o assembly_n and_o mr._n w_n and_o dr._n twisse_n and_o mr._n hobbs_n which_o last_o be_v justify_v by_o mr._n w._n sect._n 13._o mr._n b_n 10000_o curse_n upon_o himself_o and_o his_o master_n with_o his_o confession_n of_o the_o blasphemy_n of_o which_o he_o be_v accuse_v the_o like_a confession_n of_o his_o own_a master_n together_o with_o their_o commission_n of_o the_o crime_n confess_v sect._n 14._o his_o confession_n of_o faith_n touch_v god_n commerce_n with_o sin_n he_o profess_v open_o to_o believe_v that_o god_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o sinfulness_n itself_o sect._n 15._o concern_v the_o efficient_a cause_n of_o sin_n the_o state_n of_o the_o case_n from_o the_o beginning_n sin_n prove_v to_o have_v a_o true_a efficient_a cause_n and_o by_o mr._n b_n confession_n who_o also_o deny_v it_o how_o his_o rail_n in_o lieu_n of_o answer_n do_v strike_v at_o s._n james_n but_o hit_v himself_o and_o his_o party_n of_o jam._n 1.15_o sect._n 16._o of_o the_o positive_a entity_n of_o sin_n clear_o prove_v sect._n 17._o mr._n b_n first_o argument_n to_o prove_v the_o goodn'ss_n of_o sin_n in_o which_o mr._n hick_n be_v equal_o concern_v the_o noysomness_n of_o the_o disease_n the_o purge_v out_o of_o the_o peccant_a humour_n of_o metaphysical_a and_o moral_a bonity_n the_o dangerous_a effect_n in_o mr._n b._n and_o mr._n hick_n of_o be_v but_o smatterer_n in_o metaphysic_n dr._n twisse_n his_o foundation_n of_o irrespective_a decree_n a_o thin_a sophism_n how_o a_o lie_n be_v verum_fw-la as_o much_o as_o siâ—_n bonum_fw-la albertus_n magnus_n his_o word_n explain_v and_o augustine_n vindicate_v from_o the_o impertinence_n of_o the_o citation_n sect._n 18._o the_o most_o remarkable_a impiety_n of_o one_o mr._n hick_n and_o mr._n b._n call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o a_o second_o argument_n infer_v the_o godhead_n of_o sin_n on_o one_o hand_n or_o its_o be_v god_n creature_n on_o the_o other_o mr._n h._n miserable_o toss_v by_o the_o two_o horn_n of_o his_o own_o dilemma_n a_o way_n open_v to_o his_o rescue_n from_o his_o ineffable_a danger_n he_o be_v show_v a_o medium_n betwixt_o god_n and_o god_n creature_n where_o he_o can_v see_v none_o how_o mr._n h._n and_o mr._n b._n do_v infer_v atheism_n itself_o to_o be_v the_o creature_n of_o god_n or_o god_n himself_o sin_n positive_a thing_n because_o inward_a habit_n man_z the_o author_n of_o some_o positive_a thing_n and_o god_n of_o some_o privative_n mr._n h._n confound_v negative_a and_o privative_a as_o well_o as_o privative_a and_o privation_n to_o harden_v our_o own_o heart_n and_o consent_n unto_o temptation_n be_v positive_a thing_n our_o destruction_n from_o our_o self_n a_o positive_a thing_n sin_n speak_v of_o in_o scripture_n as_o a_o positive_a thing_n mr._n hick_n convince_a by_o his_o own_o party_n he_o will_v confess_v he_o have_v blaspheme_v in_o case_n that_o sin_n be_v something_o positive_a which_o be_v further_o prove_v many_o way_n the_o sad_a effect_n of_o forge_v god_n to_o be_v the_o maker_n of_o all_o thing_n real_a without_o exception_n
a_o most_o necessary_a truth_n to_o say_v that_o god_n be_v the_o author_n or_o cause_n of_o sin_n i_o have_v more_o abundant_o make_v apparent_a in_o three_o distinct_a tract_n viz._n correct_v copy_n p._n 9_o 10_o 50._o especial_o diu._n philanthropy_n defend_v ch_n 3._o sect_n 34._o p._n 132._o etc._n etc._n to_o p._n 139._o &_o sect_n 35._o p._n 141._o and_o again_o diu._n purity_n def_n ch_n 4._o sect_n 3._o p._n 19_o 20._o and_o i_o shall_v do_v it_o yet_o more_o effectual_o in_o the_o second_o and_o three_o chapter_n of_o this_o follow_a work_n in_o particular_a ch_n 3._o sect_n 13._o &_o 27._o and_o therefore_o three_o that_o they_o will_v not_o so_o frequent_o and_o affectionate_o contend_v for_o that_o very_a doctrine_n which_o sometime_o though_o very_o rare_o they_o confess_v to_o be_v false_a &_o blasphemous_a but_o that_o they_o find_v it_o must_v follow_v from_o their_o espouse_a principle_n of_o god_n decree_n so_o as_o they_o see_v they_o must_v relinquish_v either_o both_o or_o neither_o i_o have_v abundant_o evince_v in_o the_o diu._n pur._n def_n ch_n 4._o sect_n 7._o p._n 33_o etc._n etc._n to_o p._n 39_o especial_o from_o the_o citation_n out_o of_o doctor_n twisse_n du_n moulin_n remigius_n and_o the_o other_o friend_n of_o gotteschalc_n bishop_n cuthert_n tunstal_n and_o above_o all_o out_o of_o prosper_n who_o they_o many_o time_n dream_v to_o have_v be_v their_o patron_n and_o therefore_o can_v gainsay_v he_o without_o discomfort_n and_o again_o i_o shall_v evince_v it_o in_o several_a part_n of_o the_o follow_a work_n and_o in_o particular_a ch_n 3._o sect_n 8._o &_o 10._o beside_o that_o the_o thing_n be_v so_o conspicuous_a of_o itself_o that_o i_o may_v venture_v to_o make_v the_o adversary_n the_o sole_a judge_n of_o the_o business_n for_o nature_n nothing_o but_o their_o principle_n of_o god_n decree_n can_v lead_v they_o to_o blasphemy_n of_o such_o a_o nature_n sect._n 8._o i_o demand_v of_o any_o man_n live_v what_o shall_v move_v such_o learned_a man_n as_o huldericus_n zuinglius_fw-la doctor_n twisse_n piscator_fw-la zanchy_a triglandius_n beza_n calvin_n martyr_n borrhaus_n and_o many_o other_o to_o teach_v posterity_n in_o their_o print_a work_n that_o god_n do_v make_v man_n transgressor_n 32._o for_o the_o several_a page_n of_o their_o work_n see_v the_o diu._n philan._n def_n ch_n 3._o sect_n 34._o especial_o the_o diu._n purity_n def_n ch_n 4._o sect_n 3._o p._n 19_o 20._o &_o sect_n 6._o p._n 31_o 32._o and_o be_v the_o author_n of_o adultery_n and_o that_o murder_n be_v the_o work_n of_o god_n and_o that_o sinner_n do_v sin_n by_o the_o force_n of_o god_n will_n that_o god_n predestine_n man_n to_o sin_n and_o to_o sin_n quatenus_fw-la sin_n that_o he_o be_v the_o author_n of_o evil_n not_o only_o of_o punishment_n but_o of_o sin_n too_o that_o he_o be_v the_o cause_n not_o only_o of_o humane_a action_n but_o of_o the_o very_a defect_n and_o privation_n that_o he_o effect_v sin_n that_o he_o excit_v and_o tempt_v and_o 5._o and_o all_o the_o excuse_n mr._n b._n make_v for_o the_o say_n that_o god_n do_v compel_v man_n to_o sin_n be_v that_o they_o use_v it_o but_o seldom_o see_v what_o shall_v be_v say_v ch_n 3._o sect_n 27._o num_fw-la 5._o compel_v man_n to_o sin_n and_o a_o world_n the_o like_a stuff_n i_o say_v what_o move_v they_o to_o print_v such_o loathsome_a doctrine_n be_v it_o that_o they_o esteem_v they_o as_o flower_n of_o rhetoric_n or_o witty_a sentence_n or_o pretty_a conceit_n or_o well-sounding_a period_n or_o soulsaving_a preachment_n or_o hosanna_n to_o the_o most_o high_a this_o can_v be_v no_o not_o so_o much_o as_o to_o be_v imagine_v what_o invite_v mr._n hobbs_n to_o say_v that_o 24._o mr._n hobbs_n of_o liberty_n and_o necessity_n p._n 23_o 24._o sin_n may_v be_v necessary_o cause_v in_o man_n by_o god_n order_v all_o the_o world_n that_o god_n do_v will_v it_o and_o necessitate_v it_o and_o 106._o and_o id._n in_o animadvers_fw-la p._n 11._o &_o 107._o &_o 106._o cause_n man_n to_o err_v and_o be_v the_o principal_a agent_n in_o the_o cause_v of_o all_o action_n which_o he_o who_o say_v do_v also_o say_v that_o he_o find_v no_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o action_n and_o the_o sin_n of_o that_o action_n from_o which_o great_a truth_n he_o shall_v have_v infer_v that_o god_n can_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o sinful_a action_n not_o that_o he_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o sin_n what_o make_v the_o 37_o the_o p._n 36_o 37_o comforter_n of_o believer_n to_o say_v that_o god_n be_v the_o author_n of_o sinfulness_n itself_o and_o have_v more_o hand_n in_o man_n sinfulness_n than_o they_o themselves_o be_v these_o writer_n afraid_a lest_o man_n shall_v think_v too_o reverent_o of_o god_n too_o hardly_o of_o the_o devil_n and_o too_o profane_o of_o themselves_o or_o be_v they_o move_v with_o a_o itch_n to_o revive_v the_o doctrine_n of_o carneades_n and_o to_o make_v man_n believe_v that_o sin_n be_v nothing_o but_o a_o name_n invent_v by_o ecclesiastic_n and_o that_o the_o thing_n call_v sin_n be_v just_a as_o good_a as_o the_o thing_n call_v virtue_n as_o be_v equal_o the_o work_n of_o god_n it_o be_v very_o hard_a to_o think_v this_o or_o if_o this_o be_v one_o of_o their_o reason_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o certain_o the_o first_o but_o i_o have_v yet_o a_o hard_a question_n what_o shall_v move_v mr._n whitfield_n and_o mr._n barlee_n in_o the_o very_a book_n which_o they_o have_v print_v on_o purpose_n to_o vindicate_v their_o doctrine_n from_o all_o the_o horrible_a absurdity_n wherewith_o they_o stand_v charge_v and_o wherein_o they_o know_v it_o concern_v they_o to_o speak_v as_o wary_o as_o they_o be_v able_a as_o know_v that_o they_o be_v liable_a to_o be_v public_o call_v to_o a_o account_n what_o i_o say_v shall_v move_v they_o at_o such_o a_o time_n and_o in_o such_o a_o manner_n to_o affirm_v that_o god_n 14._o god_n for_o mr._n w_n several_a page_n where_o these_o thing_n be_v teach_v see_v the_o first_o and_o second_o chapter_n of_o the_o follow_a work_n especial_o the_o second_o and_o in_o that_o for_o instance_n sect._n 14._o do_v will_n and_o work_v sin_n that_o he_o have_v a_o efficiency_n in_o sin_n that_o in_o all_o the_o wickedness_n in_o the_o world_n god_n have_v a_o hand_n a_o work_a hand_n yea_o the_o chief_a hand_n that_o sin_n do_v make_v for_o god_n glory_n and_o that_o it_o have_v a_o respect_n of_o good_a and_o that_o god_n have_v a_o hand_n in_o effect_v it_o yea_o that_o god_n do_v act_n in_o it_o as_o a_o natural_a cause_n that_o god_n decree_v the_o sin_n of_o adam_n and_o so_o order_v the_o whole_a business_n that_o he_o shall_v certain_o fall_v that_o it_o be_v necessary_a the_o first_o man_n shall_v sin_v that_o the_o gospel_n do_v stir_v up_o evil_a affection_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o wicked_a man_n and_o harden_v man_n heart_n and_o god_n intend_v it_o shall_v do_v so_o and_o send_v it_o for_o this_o very_a purpose_n that_o of_o sinful_a action_n god_n be_v the_o 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in_o his_o creature_n mr._n w._n proclaim_v that_o i_o deny_v god_n omnipotence_n and_o this_o be_v just_a the_o very_a calumny_n of_o atheistical_a 4._o atheistical_a orig._n contra_fw-la cell_n l._n 4._o celsus_n against_o origen_n but_o i_o have_v 23._o have_v see_v correct_a copy_n p._n 22_o 23._o elsewhere_o show_v that_o if_o god_n be_v able_a to_o be_v the_o author_n of_o such_o action_n he_o be_v able_a not_o to_o be_v god_n which_o be_v only_o a_o power_n of_o be_v impotent_a there_o be_v many_o thing_n of_o which_o the_o scripture_n say_v god_n can_v do_v they_o as_o he_o can_v deny_v himself_o 2_o tim._n 2.13_o he_o can_v lie_v tit._n 1.2_o what_o god_n have_v promise_v absolute_o he_o can_v but_o perform_v heb._n 6.18_o ge._n 18._o â—5_n gen._n 19.22_o heb._n 6.10_o and_o therefore_o i_o be_o the_o asserter_n of_o god_n omnipotence_n because_o of_o his_o purity_n and_o mr._n w._n be_v the_o man_n who_o dispute_v against_o both_o 6._o he_o again_o be_v the_o man_n that_o 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what_o be_v so_o much_o worse_o as_o that_o it_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v name_v 2._o if_o he_o pretend_v that_o he_o be_v not_o impertinent_a he_o be_v infinite_o worse_a as_o the_o shallow_a reader_n can_v infer_v for_o if_o the_o apostle_n there_o speak_v of_o wicked_a act_n which_o to_o think_v be_v most_o unpardonable_a let_v he_o perform_v his_o enterprise_n by_o show_v which_o be_v the_o wickedness_n and_o which_o the_o act_n and_o by_o show_v the_o separation_n which_o he_o deny_v to_o be_v impossible_a challenge_v 3._o he_o be_v enforce_v to_o be_v pertinent_a and_o his_o answer_n challenge_v 3._o but_o let_v we_o enforce_v he_o to_o be_v pertinent_a and_o challenge_v his_o answer_n to_o this_o question_n do_v the_o scripture_n any_o where_o say_v explicit_o or_o implicit_o that_o in_o god_n we_o blaspheme_v and_o murder_n and_o commit_v adultery_n such_o as_o these_o be_v confess_o the_o wicked_a act_n to_o which_o i_o allude_v in_o my_o objection_n again_o i_o ask_v mr._n w._n can_v the_o wickedness_n of_o a_o actual_a blaspheme_n be_v possible_o separate_v from_o the_o act_n of_o blaspheme_v can_v the_o wickedness_n of_o david_n congress_n with_o bathshebah_n be_v possible_o separate_v from_o the_o act_n of_o his_o congress_n with_o bathshebah_n since_o his_o answer_n of_o necessity_n must_v be_v yes_o or_o no_o i_o be_o bind_v in_o duty_n both_o to_o god_n and_o my_o neighbour_n to_o exact_v thus_o much_o of_o mr._n w._n that_o he_o will_v either_o show_v how_o this_o may_v be_v do_v or_o confess_v in_o print_n that_o he_o have_v undertake_v impossibility_n and_o that_o his_o first_o absurdity_n be_v swallow_v this_o be_v one_o of_o the_o thousand_o which_o follow_v after_o have_v he_o be_v able_a to_o show_v it_o or_o have_v he_o but_o think_v he_o have_v be_v able_a he_o will_v sure_o have_v try_v and_o offer_v at_o it_o at_o least_o he_o will_v have_v take_v some_o one_o wicked_a act_n for_o his_o instance_n display_v his_o tool_n and_o begin_v his_o dissection_n and_o make_v we_o perceive_v this_o separability_n if_o not_o the_o separateness_n itself_o at_o least_o with_o the_o eye_n of_o our_o metaphysical_a understanding_n but_o because_o he_o have_v mere_o propose_v a_o objection_n and_o forsake_v it_o speak_v as_o far_o from_o his_o theme_n as_o he_o can_v devise_v i_o must_v needs_o believe_v he_o understand_v his_o own_o weakness_n and_o feel_v the_o strength_n of_o the_o objection_n yet_o i_o be_o check_v in_o my_o belief_n by_o find_v his_o answer_n grow_v worse_o and_o worse_o as_o i_o think_v will_v appear_v by_o what_o now_o follow_v sect._n 9_o sin_n his_o three_o essay_n be_v a_o continuance_n of_o his_o tergiversation_n and_o infer_v god_n the_o efficient_a of_o sin_n his_o three_o answer_n be_v this_o be_v not_o nature_n work_v the_o same_o in_o adam_n when_o he_o eat_v the_o forbid_a fruit_n as_o when_o he_o do_v his_o necessary_a food_n and_o in_o david_n when_o he_o lie_v with_o bathshebah_n as_o when_o he_o lie_v with_o his_o lawful_a wife_n it_o be_v a_o true_a rule_n deus_fw-la agit_fw-fr in_fw-la peccato_fw-la non_fw-la tanquam_fw-la causa_fw-la moralis_fw-la sed_fw-la tanquam_fw-la causa_fw-la naturalis_fw-la p._n 25_o now_o he_o make_v we_o a_o discovery_n of_o his_o mind_n 1._o he_o have_v say_v a_o little_a before_o answ_n 1._o that_o god_n be_v the_o author_n of_o the_o action_n of_o nature_n 13._o look_v forward_o on_o sect._n 12_o 13._o and_o a_o little_a before_o that_o that_o of_o natural_a motion_n and_o action_n to_o which_o sin_n cleave_v god_n be_v the_o efficient_a and_o proper_a cause_n p._n 24._o now_o he_o add_v that_o nature_n work_n be_v the_o same_o in_o the_o most_o unlawful_a and_o lawful_a action_n and_o exemplify_v his_o meaning_n not_o only_o after_o but_o before_o the_o fall_v also_o from_o whence_o his_o tenent_n must_v be_v conclude_v unavoidable_o this_o that_o god_n be_v the_o efficient_a and_o proper_a cause_n of_o adam_n eat_v the_o forbid_a fruit_n 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be_v a_o new_a entity_n now_o all_o entity_n and_o being_n be_v from_o the_o first_o be_v and_o so_o far_o forth_o they_o be_v good_a p._n 25._o apply_v his_o general_n to_o particular_n and_o he_o be_v ever_o undo_v the_o first_o rebellion_n against_o god_n that_o ever_o be_v be_v a_o new_a action_n or_o motion_n and_o so_o a_o new_a entity_n and_o therefore_o say_v mr._n w._n be_v from_o the_o first_o be_v and_o so_o far_o forth_o be_v good_a thus_o every_o new_a filthiness_n or_o elaborate_a sensuality_n which_o petronius_n invent_v for_o tiberius_n have_v mr._n w_n commendation_n for_o the_o goodness_n of_o its_o be_v and_o the_o divinity_n of_o its_o extraction_n it_o be_v descend_v say_v mr._n w._n from_o the_o first_o be_v which_o be_v god_n 2._o his_o sentence_n out_o of_o 4._o of_o ipsum_fw-la quantulumcunque_fw-la esse_fw-la bonum_fw-la est_fw-la quia_fw-la summum_fw-la esse_fw-la est_fw-la summum_fw-la bonum_fw-la de_fw-fr verâ_fw-la relig._n c._n 4._o austin_n be_v either_o quite_o beside_o the_o purpose_n he_o speak_v only_o of_o god_n creature_n and_o not_o of_o satan_n or_o take_v on_o purpose_n by_o the_o left_a handle_n that_o austin_n as_o well_o as_o scripture_n may_v be_v pretend_v as_o a_o factioner_n against_o himself_o for_o the_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v a_o be_v as_o be_v real_o something_o because_o the_o cause_n of_o damnation_n without_o hope_n of_o reprieve_n but_o saint_n austin_n can_v not_o argue_v the_o least_o goodness_n in_o that_o sin_n from_o the_o great_a goodness_n of_o that_o god_n against_o who_o it_o be_v commit_v 3._o but_o it_o be_v add_v by_o mr._n w._n that_o if_o any_o natural_a act_n quà _fw-la actus_fw-la proceed_v not_o from_o the_o god_n of_o nature_n there_o must_v be_v a_o creature_n without_o a_o creator_n ibid._n but_o 1._o blasphemy_n or_o the_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v not_o a_o natural_a act_n but_o a_o act_n contra-natural_a and_o yet_o it_o be_v a_o real_a act_n 2._o when_o god_n be_v call_v the_o god_n of_o nature_n it_o be_v to_o be_v mean_v of_o good_a nature_n 3._o blasphemy_n be_v a_o act_n of_o malicious_a nature_n against_o the_o nature_n of_o god_n and_o against_o the_o god_n of_o good_a nature_n but_o blasphemy_n as_o blasphemy_n or_o that_o act_n as_o that_o act_n proceed_v not_o from_o god_n and_o yet_o it_o be_v not_o a_o creature_n without_o a_o creator_n for_o man_n and_o devil_n be_v the_o creator_n of_o all_o sort_n of_o blasphemy_n which_o mr._n w._n and_o the_o 18._o the_o mr._n hickm_o and_o mr._n b._n speak_v of_o before_o &_o hereafter_o c._n 3_o sect_n 18._o two_o brethren_n will_v have_v to_o be_v create_v by_o god_n himself_o or_o to_o be_v a_o independent_a creature_n this_o be_v therefore_o a_o six_o cause_n of_o he_o and_o their_o aberration_n that_o they_o do_v not_o distinguish_v with_o the_o scripture_n betwixt_o the_o 3.8_o the_o joh._n 3.8_o work_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o the_o 103.22_o the_o psal_n 103.22_o work_n of_o god_n sect._n 11._o his_o five_o answer_n be_v the_o most_o to_o his_o disadvantage_n unless_o the_o confession_n of_o his_o guilt_n may_v lead_v the_o way_n to_o his_o repentance_n sin_n 1._o his_o five_o essay_n do_v ensnare_v he_o with_o a_o implicit_a confession_n that_o he_o make_v god_n the_o author_n of_o sin_n for_o believe_v i_o reader_n though_o to_o believe_v it_o be_v very_o difficult_a these_o word_n which_o follow_v be_v all_o his_o own_o do_v not_o mr._n p._n by_o this_o doctrine_n make_v god_n the_o author_n of_o sin_n for_o if_o god_n be_v the_o author_n of_o all_o natural_a action_n as_o have_v be_v prove_v and_o it_o be_v impossible_a as_o he_o teach_v to_o separate_v the_o sin_n from_o the_o action_n than_o he_o that_o be_v the_o author_n of_o the_o action_n must_v needs_o be_v the_o author_n of_o the_o sin_n also_o which_o be_v unseparable_a from_o it_o p._n 25._o thus_o he_o think_v he_o have_v lay_v a_o net_n for_o mr._n p._n while_o himself_o be_v catch_v in_o it_o 18._o look_v forward_o on_o ch_n 3._o sect_n 12._o num._n 4._o &_o sect_n 18._o and_o can_v possible_o get_v out_o for_o 1._o he_o confess_v most_o explicit_o though_o not_o in_o any_o humble_a form_n that_o if_o it_o be_v prove_v to_o be_v impossible_a to_o separate_v the_o sin_n from_o the_o sinful_a action_n which_o i_o have_v often_o prove_v to_o be_v impossible_a he_o can_v choose_v but_o take_v god_n to_o be_v the_o author_n of_o sin_n here_o then_o again_o he_o must_v be_v summon_v to_o show_v we_o how_o david_n sin_n to_o wit_n his_o adultery_n can_v be_v separate_v from_o his_o sinful_a action_n to_o wit_n his_o lie_v with_o bathshebah_n which_o until_o he_o shall_v perform_v i_o must_v declare_v he_o out_o of_o his_o book_n which_o be_v as_o much_o as_o from_o his_o own_o mouth_n to_o be_v a_o assertor_n of_o that_o blasphemy_n which_o yet_o he_o do_v many_o time_n disow_v though_o not_o so_o often_o as_o he_o own_v it_o action_n 2._o he_o be_v fain_o to_o miscall_v thing_n to_o countenance_v his_o mistake_n or_o else_o he_o know_v not_o a_o moral_a action_n 2._o to_o make_v a_o show_n of_o have_v ensnare_v i_o he_o be_v fain_o to_o call_v those_o thing_n by_o the_o name_n of_o natural_a action_n which_o he_o know_v at_o that_o instant_n i_o have_v ever_o call_v sin_n or_o sinful_a action_n or_o act_n of_o sin_n unnatural_a action_n or_o act_n against_o nature_n but_o what_o he_o can_v not_o discern_v in_o the_o sin_n or_o sinful_a action_n of_o adam_n and_o david_n i_o will_v compel_v he_o to_o see_v clear_o by_o these_o follow_a query_n to_o which_o i_o shall_v earnest_o expect_v his_o answer_n dilâ—mm's_n answer_n mr._n w._n hamper_v in_o sâ—me_a dilâ—mm's_n be_v a_o man_n lie_v with_o a_o beast_n a_o sin_n or_o not_o if_o not_o a_o sin_n how_o then_o be_v it_o 22.19_o it_o exod._n 22.19_o forbid_v upon_o pain_n of_o death_n if_o a_o sin_n be_v it_o a_o action_n or_o not_o a_o action_n if_o not_o a_o action_n what_o be_v a_o action_n and_o how_o define_v but_o if_o it_o be_v a_o action_n be_v it_o a_o natural_a action_n or_o a_o action_n unnatural_a and_o against_o nature_n if_o a_o natural_a action_n why_o say_v mr._n w._n that_o god_n be_v the_o efficient_a and_o proper_a cause_n and_o now_o the_o author_n of_o all_o natural_a action_n and_o so_o by_o consequence_n of_o a_o man_n lie_v with_o a_o beast_n if_o to_o avoid_v that_o blasphemy_n he_o say_v it_o be_v not_o a_o natural_a but_o a_o unnatural_a action_n why_o then_o do_v he_o say_v ans_fw-fr 3._o that_o nature_n work_n be_v the_o same_o as_o well_o in_o wicked_a as_o lawful_a action_n if_o he_o fly_v from_o that_o too_o now_o he_o be_v scare_v with_o the_o danger_n then_o let_v he_o say_v he_o be_v convert_v and_o abjure_v his_o own_o book_n and_o join_v with_o i_o against_o mr._n hick_n and_o mr._n b._n who_o say_v that_o sin_n be_v god_n if_o a_o positive_a thing_n to_o make_v sure_a work_n i_o will_v appeal_v to_o saint_n paul_n whether_o it_o have_v not_o of_o old_a be_v find_v very_o possible_a to_o 1.26_o to_o rom._n 1.26_o change_v the_o natural_a use_n into_o that_o which_o be_v against_o nature_n yet_o that_o change_n include_v action_n but_o contra-natural_a so_o again_o to_o worship_v 2.27_o worship_v jer._n 2.27_o stone_n and_o to_o serve_v the_o 1.25_o the_o rom._n 1.25_o creature_n more_o than_o the_o creator_n witchcraft_n and_o incest_n be_v all_o against_o nature_n but_o some_o of_o the_o gentile_n do_v by_o 2.14_o by_o rom._n 2.14_o nature_n the_o thing_n contain_v in_o the_o law_n while_o other_o man_n action_n be_v unnatural_a because_o as_o 2.12_o as_o 2_o pet._n 2.12_o natural_a brute_n beast_n and_o not_o as_o man_n they_o speak_v evil_a of_o thing_n they_o understand_v not_o blasphemy_n 3._o the_o method_n by_o which_o he_o be_v lead_v into_o all_o his_o blasphemy_n 3._o it_o be_v most_o apparent_a at_o every_o turn_n that_o the_o main_a thing_n to_o be_v discuss_v be_v whether_o the_o sin_n can_v be_v sequester_v from_o the_o sinful_a action_n if_o it_o can_v i_o must_v acknowledge_v my_o error_n and_o make_v amends_o if_o i_o be_o able_a but_o if_o it_o can_v then_o mr._n w._n and_o his_o party_n must_v do_v the_o like_a my_o method_n be_v first_o to_o lay_v it_o as_o my_o principle_n that_o god_n can_v be_v possible_o the_o author_n of_o sin_n and_o thence_o to_o infer_v that_o he_o can_v be_v the_o author_n of_o a_o man_n lie_v with_o a_o beast_n which_o be_v a_o real_a act_n and_o yet_o a_o sin_n and_o my_o reason_n be_v because_o i_o can_v conceive_v much_o less_o describe_v how_o that_o sin_n call_v bestiality_n which_o consist_v in_o lie_v with_o a_o beast_n can_v be_v
god_n glory_n or_o that_o god_n may_v get_v himself_o glory_n by_o it_o and_o be_v apt_a to_o plead_v upon_o his_o commit_n of_o adultery_n or_o incest_n that_o he_o do_v not_o do_v it_o as_o it_o be_v forbid_v by_o the_o word_n which_o be_v 47._o be_v this_o be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o dr._n twisse_n &_o other_o particular_o own_v by_o mr._n w._n p._n 47._o improper_o call_v the_o will_n of_o god_n say_v they_o but_o as_o god_n do_v secret_o will_v it_o as_o it_o make_v for_o god_n glory_n or_o to_o the_o end_n that_o god_n may_v get_v himself_o some_o glory_n by_o it_o he_o do_v it_o not_o out_o of_o lust_n or_o as_o a_o sin_n but_o to_o procreate_v a_o saint_n and_o increase_v the_o number_n of_o the_o godly_a and_o withal_o to_o glorify_v that_o discriminate_a mercy_n which_o can_v not_o be_v exercise_v in_o the_o pardon_v of_o such_o sin_n if_o they_o be_v not_o commit_v by_o they_o in_o who_o they_o be_v capable_a of_o be_v pardon_v that_o be_v to_o say_v by_o the_o elect._n i_o put_v this_o case_n to_o fright_v man_n out_o of_o those_o premise_n from_o which_o if_o god_n restrain_v they_o not_o they_o have_v be_v know_v by_o experience_n to_o draw_v such_o horrible_a conclusion_n and_o have_v i_o not_o be_v able_a to_o give_v example_n i_o shall_v not_o have_v think_v this_o method_n needful_a mr._n w._n tell_v we_o plain_a enough_o both_o p._n 26._o and_o here_o too_o that_o so_o far_o as_o sin_n make_v for_o god_n glory_n god_n may_v both_o chapter_n both_o note_v that_o all_o be_v his_o own_o expression_n â—_o 26_o &_o 28._o which_o must_v be_v compare_v to_o which_o purpose_n look_v on_o what_o i_o hâ—ve_v say_v sect_n 14._o of_o this_o chapter_n will_n and_o *_o work_n it_o and_o have_v a_o hand_n in_o 〈◊〉_d effect_v or_o *_o work_n of_o it_o and_o though_o sin_n be_v in_o itself_o evil_a yet_o it_o may_v have_v some_o respect_n of_o *_o good_a as_o for_o that_o which_o he_o call_v a_o true_a rule_n and_o what_o he_o have_v out_o of_o austin_n against_o himself_o i_o will_v not_o exagitate_v his_o unhappiness_n therein_o as_o i_o must_v also_o forbear_v to_o do_v it_o in_o many_o other_o particular_n mere_o for_o fear_n i_o shall_v be_v endless_a sect._n 20._o mr._n w._n proceed_v to_o a_o six_o argument_n whereby_o he_o prove_v his_o great_a willingness_n to_o prove_v that_o god_n have_v efficiency_n and_o hand_n in_o sin_n siam_fw-it mr._n w_n dangerous_a misapprehension_n of_o that_o figurative_a sentence_n that_o god_n do_v punish_v sin_n with_o siam_fw-it but_o more_o than_o his_o willingness_n to_o prove_v it_o he_o prove_v not_o for_o his_o argument_n be_v but_o this_o that_o god_n punish_v one_o sin_n with_o another_o and_o punishment_n be_v more_o than_o a_o bare_a permission_n it_o be_v ridiculous_a to_o say_v that_o a_o judge_n only_o permit_v a_o malefactor_n to_o be_v arraign_v condemn_v and_o execute_v p._n 28._o lin_v ult_n p._n 29._o lin_v 1_o 2_o 3_o 4._o first_o it_o be_v not_o any_o where_o say_v in_o scripture_n that_o god_n do_v punish_v one_o sin_n with_o another_o but_o it_o be_v a_o sentence_n of_o the_o schoolman_n as_o common_o know_v to_o be_v catachrestical_a as_o any_o beggar_n know_v his_o own_o dish_n and_o have_v neither_o truth_n nor_o sense_n in_o it_o unless_o it_o be_v figurative_o mean_v for_o god_n punish_v the_o sinner_n and_o not_o the_o sin_n nor_o do_v he_o imprint_v sin_n on_o he_o as_o the_o lictor_n do_v stripe_n but_o withdraw_v his_o grace_n and_o leave_v the_o sinner_n to_o himself_o whereupon_o he_o sin_v without_o restraint_n but_o i_o have_v speak_v of_o this_o in_o 9_o in_o see_v the_o sinner_n implead_v c._n 1._o p._n 9_o another_o place_n where_o i_o have_v also_o record_v s._n augustine_n suffrage_n for_o the_o truth_n sin_n 2._o his_o make_v god_n the_o proper_a cause_n of_o the_o great_a sin_n 2._o but_o mr._n w._n have_v so_o prodigious_o misunderstand_v that_o sentence_n or_o else_o so_o guilty_o dissemble_v his_o understanding_n as_o to_o express_v god_n punish_v of_o sin_n with_o sin_n by_o the_o positive_a action_n of_o a_o judge_n in_o his_o arraign_v condemn_v and_o execution_n of_o malefactor_n which_o be_v to_o make_v god_n the_o author_n and_o proper_a cause_n of_o the_o great_a sin_n in_o the_o world_n such_o as_o be_v the_o late_a sin_n which_o be_v call_v the_o punishment_n of_o the_o former_a it_o be_v frequent_o the_o doctrine_n of_o mr._n w._n that_o of_o all_o positive_a action_n god_n be_v the_o author_n and_o 11._o and_o exeunt_n of_o god_n prov._n c._n 4._o p._n 11._o proper_a cause_n but_o idolatry_n and_o adultery_n blasphemy_n and_o murder_n and_o the_o sin_n not_o to_o be_v name_v rom._n 1.26_o be_v positive_a action_n and_o punishment_n in_o the_o schoolmen_n sense_n and_o so_o according_a to_o mr._n w._n god_n be_v blasphemous_o infer_v to_o be_v their_o author_n and_o proper_a cause_n act_n 3._o which_o he_o also_o extend_v to_o the_o very_a sin_n of_o the_o act_n 3._o now_o we_o see_v what_o move_v he_o to_o say_v in_o print_n that_o god_n must_v 2._o must_v ibid._n p._n 12._o jin._n 1_o 2._o needs_o some_o way_n both_o will_n and_o work_v in_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o act._n mark_v well_o good_a reader_n he_o do_v not_o say_v as_o at_o other_o time_n the_o act_n of_o sin_n or_o the_o sinful_a act_n but_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o act_n mean_v the_o pravity_n and_o deformity_n and_o obliquity_n itself_o as_o he_o explain_v himself_o in_o the_o next_o two_o line_n wherein_o he_o say_v that_o god_n get_v glory_n to_o himself_o by_o that_o very_a pravity_n and_o deformity_n worst_a 4._o he_o tread_v a_o step_n beyond_o calvin_n worst_a 4._o mr._n w._n in_o this_o do_v tread_v a_o step_n beyond_o calvin_n not_o only_o 68_o †_o calv._n instit_fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 18._o sect_n 1._o fol._n 68_o follow_v he_o through_o thick_a and_o thin_a for_o though_o mr._n calvin_n speak_v broad_o that_o the_o wicked_a man_n while_o he_o act_v be_v 7._o be_v id._n ib._n sect_n 2._o fol._n 69._o apparet_fw-la cer_fw-la â_fw-la destinatione_fw-la dei_fw-la fuisse_fw-la impulsos_fw-la fateor_fw-la quidem_fw-la interpositâ_fw-la satanae_n operâ_fw-la saepe_fw-la deum_fw-la agere_fw-la in_o reprebis_fw-la sed_fw-la ut_fw-la e_fw-la jus_o impulsu_fw-la satan_n ipse_fw-la svas_fw-la part_n agate_n unde_fw-la hoc_fw-la nisi_fw-la quod_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la manat_fw-la efficacia_fw-la erroris_fw-la ut_fw-la mendacium_fw-la credant_fw-la etc._n etc._n ibid._n summa_fw-la haec_fw-la sit_fw-la quum_fw-la dei_fw-la voluntas_fw-la dicitur_fw-la rerum_fw-la omnium_fw-la esse_fw-la cause_n ut_fw-la non_fw-la tantùm_fw-la vim_o svam_fw-la exerat_fw-la in_o electis_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la reprobos_fw-la in_o obsequium_fw-la cogat_fw-la ibid._n et_fw-la jam_fw-la satis_fw-la apertè_fw-la ostendi_fw-la deum_fw-la vocari_fw-la eorum_fw-la omnium_fw-la authorem_fw-la quae_fw-la isti_fw-la censores_fw-la volunt_fw-la otioso_fw-la tantum_fw-la ejus_fw-la permissu_fw-la contingere_fw-la id._n ib._n sect_n 3._o p._n 7._o act_v by_o god_n and_o that_o the_o assyrian_n be_v thrust_v on_o to_o rob_v and_o plunder_v by_o the_o sure_a destination_n of_o god_n and_o that_o god_n do_v act_n in_o the_o reprobate_n by_o the_o interposition_n of_o satan_n help_n that_o satan_n by_o god_n impulse_n may_v act_v his_o own_o part_n also_o and_o that_o the_o efficacy_n of_o error_n proceed_v from_o god_n and_o that_o when_o he_o cast_v man_n into_o filthy_a desire_n he_o be_v the_o chief_a author_n of_o his_o just_a vengeance_n that_o be_v of_o sin_n in_o mr._n w_n sense_n and_o satan_n only_o the_o minister_n and_o that_o the_o will_n of_o god_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o thing_n and_o that_o his_o providence_n do_v not_o only_o exert_v its_o force_n in_o the_o elect_a who_o be_v rule_v by_o his_o holy_a spirit_n but_o do_v also_o compel_v the_o reprobate_n to_o be_v obsequious_a and_o that_o god_n be_v call_v the_o author_n of_o all_o those_o thing_n which_o the_o censorious_a will_v have_v to_o happen_v by_o his_o idle_a permission_n only_o though_o these_o be_v frightful_a expression_n and_o apply_v in_o such_o a_o manner_n as_o not_o to_o be_v capable_a of_o excuse_n yet_o mr._n vv._n as_o i_o show_v have_v step_v beyond_o he_o 5._o the_o 95._o the_o veteres_n religiosiù_fw-fr interdum_fw-la simplicem_fw-la veritatis_fw-la confessionem_fw-la in_o hac_fw-la parte_fw-la reformidant_fw-la ne_fw-la augustinus_n quidem_fw-la illâ_fw-la superstâ—tione_fw-la interdum_fw-la solutus_fw-la est_fw-la quemadmodum_fw-la ubi_fw-la dicit_fw-la indurationem_fw-la &_o excaecationem_fw-la non_fw-la ad_fw-la operationem_fw-la dei_fw-la sed_fw-la ad_fw-la praescientiam_fw-la spectare_fw-la calv._n inst_z l._n 2._o c._n 4._o sect._n 3._o fol._n 95._o ancient_a father_n be_v afraid_a to_o ascribe_v that_o to_o god_n work_v which_o they_o see_v can_v only_o be_v the_o object_n of_o his_o prescience_n and_o his_o permission_n
mind_n by_o this_o simile_n even_o as_o a_o man_n put_v spur_n to_o a_o dull_a jade_n and_o though_o he_o confess_v that_o the_o expression_n of_o mr._n calvin_n zuinglius_fw-la and_o dr._n twisse_n may_v be_v possible_o too_o high_a p._n 8._o nay_o that_o they_o speak_v with_o some_o 56._o some_o corrept_v corr._n p._n 56._o fearfulness_n of_o what_o they_o speak_v nay_o though_o the_o father_n of_o the_o church_n be_v religious_o afraid_a to_o speak_v the_o like_a by_o the_o confession_n of_o mr._n 95._o mr._n calv._n instit_fw-la l._n 2._o c._n 4._o sect_n 3._o sol_fw-la 95._o calvin_n and_o though_o mr._n b._n do_v approve_v yea_o defend_v their_o expression_n as_o well_o as_o add_v to_o their_o number_n as_o black_a as_o any_o yet_o now_o he_o boast_v that_o they_o be_v wary_a enough_o and_o he_o have_v nothing_o happy_a creature_n for_o which_o to_o crave_v mercy_n sin_n 5._o he_o be_v convict_v by_o dr._n twisse_n of_o make_v god_n the_o author_n of_o sin_n 5._o what_o he_o present_o add_v of_o his_o word_n and_o meaning_n at_o other_o time_n when_o he_o deny_v that_o god_n be_v the_o author_n of_o sin_n do_v but_o add_v to_o his_o impiety_n a_o self-contradiction_n my_o proof_n of_o which_o shall_v be_v take_v partly_o from_o himself_o and_o partly_o from_o dr._n twisse_n it_o be_v say_v express_o by_o himself_o p._n 11._o that_o god_n be_v the_o sovereign_a author_n of_o the_o material_a part_n of_o sin_n 155._o sin_n fornicatio_fw-la notat_fw-la peccatum_fw-la non_fw-la tantùm_fw-la secundum_fw-la formale_a ejus_fw-la quà _fw-la peccatum_fw-la est_fw-la sed_fw-la &_o secundum_fw-la materiale_a ejus_fw-la quà _fw-la actus_fw-la est_fw-la twiss_n vin._n gr._n l._n 2._o par_fw-fr 1._o digr_n 2._o c._n 14._o p._n 155._o and_o as_o express_o by_o doctor_n twisse_n that_o fornication_n denote_v sin_n not_o only_o according_a to_o its_o formal_a part_n but_o also_o according_a to_o its_o material_a part_n or_o if_o he_o have_v not_o say_v it_o as_o he_o have_v in_o those_o very_a word_n yet_o he_o approve_v of_o those_o word_n in_o borrhaus_n and_o zuinglius_fw-la and_o say_v it_o often_o himself_o in_o word_n equivalent_a yea_o divers_a time_n in_o very_a much_o worse_o which_o however_o i_o have_v already_o make_v plain_a enough_o yet_o in_o the_o tract_n of_o my_o account_n i_o shall_v make_v it_o much_o plain_o sect._n 7._o 12._o he_o make_v no_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o act_n of_o adultery_n and_o of_o marriage_n but_o equal_o make_v god_n the_o author_n of_o both_o look_v forward_o on_o c._n 3._o sect_n 12._o now_o reader_n observe_v how_o our_o intimate_a acquaintance_n begin_v to_o unbosom_v himself_o to_o we_o his_o word_n and_o syllable_n be_v these_o he_o that_o can_v or_o will_v not_o tell_v how_o god_n may_v be_v say_v to_o excite_v man_n to_o the_o act_n of_o adultery_n which_o to_o the_o adulterer_n so_o excite_v be_v sin_n though_o not_o to_o god_n neither_o will_v he_o tell_v how_o god_n without_o sin_n do_v 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