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those_o perfection_n be_v much_o great_a on_o one_o than_o on_o another_o §_o 7._o the_o happy_a therefore_o god_n will_v make_v any_o creature_n the_o more_o will_v be_v communicate_v to_o it_o of_o the_o image_n and_o demonstration_n of_o his_o own_o goodness_n and_o so_o will_v both_o love_v it_o the_o more_o for_o his_o own_o image_n and_o cause_v it_o to_o love_v he_o the_o more_o which_o be_v the_o chief_a part_n of_o his_o image_n §_o 8._o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n be_v conceive_v of_o by_o our_o narrow_a mind_n in_o three_o notion_n as_o it_o be_v in_o three_o degree_n of_o altitude_n the_o high_a be_v the_o infinite_a perfection_n of_o his_o essence_n as_o such_o the_o second_o be_v the_o infinite_a perfection_n of_o his_o will_n as_o such_o which_o be_v call_v his_o holiness_n and_o the_o fountain_n of_o morality_n the_o three_o be_v that_o one_o part_n of_o his_o will_n perfection_n which_o be_v his_o benignity_n to_o his_o creature_n which_o we_o call_v his_o goodness_n in_o a_o low_a notion_n as_o relative_a to_o ourselves_o because_o he_o be_v incline_v by_o it_o to_o do_v we_o good_a this_o be_v his_o goodness_n in_o condescension_n §_o 9_o though_o all_o this_o be_v but_o one_o in_o god_n yet_o because_o our_o mind_n be_v fain_o to_o receive_v it_o as_o in_o several_a part_n or_o notion_n we_o may_v therefore_o not_o only_o distinguish_v they_o but_o compare_v they_o as_o the_o object_n of_o our_o love_n §_o 10._o man_n usual_o begin_v at_o the_o low_a and_o love_v god_n first_o for_o his_o benignity_n and_o love_n to_o we_o before_o he_o rise_v to_o the_o high_a act_n and_o this_o be_v not_o a_o irregular_a motion_n of_o a_o lapse_v soul_n in_o its_o return_n to_o god_n so_o be_v it_o we_o make_v haste_n in_o our_o
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lie_v this_o claim_n to_o deity_n that_o i_o need_v no_o further_o mind_v they_o §_o 3._o my_o parent_n be_v not_o the_o first_o cause_n of_o my_o be_v what_o i_o be_o as_o each_o individual_a can_v be_v the_o first_o cause_n of_o itself_o so_o neither_o can_v their_o parent_n for_o they_o do_v not_o so_o much_o as_o know_v my_o frame_n and_o nature_n nor_o the_o order_n and_o temperature_n of_o my_o part_n nor_o how_o or_o when_o they_o be_v set_v together_o nor_o their_o use_n or_o the_o reason_n of_o their_o location_n and_o certain_o he_o that_o make_v i_o know_v what_o he_o do_v and_o why_o he_o do_v it_o in_o each_o particular_a my_o parent_n can_v not_o choose_v my_o sex_n nor_o shape_n nor_o strength_n nor_o qualification_n §_o 4._o the_o world_n which_o i_o see_v and_o live_v in_o do_v not_o make_v itself_o as_o man_n and_o beast_n and_o tree_n and_o stone_n do_v not_o make_v themselves_o so_o neither_o do_v they_o join_v as_o concause_n or_o assistant_n in_o the_o make_n of_o 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have_v be_v many_o but_o one_o in_o that_o perfection_n §_o 6._o the_o first_o universal_a matter_n be_v not_o a_o uncause_v independent_a be_v if_o such_o there_o be_v its_o inactivity_n and_o passiveness_n show_v it_o to_o want_v the_o excellency_n of_o independency_n and_o the_o ordination_n of_o it_o into_o its_o several_a being_n and_o the_o disposal_n of_o it_o there_o be_v do_v by_o a_o principle_n of_o infinite_a power_n activity_n and_o wisdom_n on_o which_o have_v this_o dependence_n in_o its_o ordination_n and_o use_n here_o it_o must_v be_v dependent_a also_o in_o its_o be_v §_o 7._o if_o it_o be_v doubtful_a whether_o the_o world_n be_v eternal_a and_o whether_o it_o be_v the_o body_n of_o god_n as_o the_o inform_a soul_n yet_o it_o will_v be_v past_a doubt_n that_o it_o be_v not_o uncause_v or_o independent_a but_o cause_v by_o god_n that_o the_o world_n be_v not_o eternal_a we_o want_v not_o natural_a evidence_n for_o etc._n say_v lullius_n then_o there_o will_v be_v 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and_o therefore_o can_v be_v infinite_a in_o duration_n in_o eternity_n then_o there_o be_v no_o time_n no_o prius_fw-la &_o posterius_fw-la but_o in_o the_o world_n there_o be_v much_o more_o be_v say_v by_o many_o but_o this_o be_v not_o my_o present_a task_n i_o shall_v say_v more_o of_o it_o afterward_o but_o if_o it_o be_v doubtful_a whether_o the_o world_n be_v not_o eternal_o the_o body_n of_o god_n yet_o will_v it_o be_v undoubted_a still_o that_o he_o cause_v it_o and_o that_o there_o be_v the_o difference_n of_o a_o cause_n and_o a_o effect_n in_o order_n of_o nature_n though_o not_o in_o duration_n as_o if_o a_o tree_n or_o a_o man_n body_n be_v suppose_v eternal_a yet_o the_o root_n and_o spirit_n of_o the_o tree_n and_o the_o principal_a part_n and_o spirit_n in_o man_n body_n will_v be_v the_o causal_a part_n on_o which_o the_o rest_n depend_v §_o 8._o it_o remain_v therefore_o most_o certain_a that_o something_o be_v a_o first_o cause_n to_o all_o thing_n else_o and_o that_o he_o be_v the_o creator_n of_o all_o thing_n for_o if_o the_o world_n be_v not_o uncause_v and_o independent_a it_o have_v a_o cause_n and_o if_o it_o have_v a_o cause_v it_o have_v a_o creator_n for_o when_o there_o be_v nothing_o but_o himself_o he_o must_v make_v all_o thing_n of_o himself_o or_o of_o nothing_o not_o of_o himself_o for_o he_o be_v not_o material_a and_o they_o be_v not_o part_n of_o god_n who_o be_v indivisible_a he_o that_o think_v otherwise_o shall_v not_o kill_v a_o flea_n or_o a_o toad_n nor_o blame_v any_o man_n that_o beat_v or_o rob_v or_o wrong_v he_o nor_o eat_v any_o creature_n because_o he_o do_v kill_v and_o blame_v and_o eat_v a_o part_n of_o god_n who_o be_v unblameable_a and_o can_v injure_v none_o and_o be_v to_o be_v more_o reverence_v §_o 9_o if_o there_o be_v any_o doubt_n whether_o the_o sun_n or_o fire_n deor._n or_o passive_a matter_n have_v a_o first_o cause_n there_o can_v be_v no_o doubt_n at_o all_o concern_v man_n which_o be_v the_o 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and_o do_v our_o best_a to_o succour_v they_o and_o help_v they_o out_o of_o their_o distress_n all_o these_o be_v our_o undeniable_a duty_n to_o god_n and_o our_o neighbour_n §_o 37._o nature_n also_o tell_v we_o that_o every_o man_n as_o a_o rational_a lover_n of_o himself_o shall_v have_v a_o special_a care_n of_o his_o own_o felicity_n 226._o and_o know_v wherein_o it_o do_v consist_v and_o use_v all_o prudent_a diligence_n to_o attain_v it_o and_o make_v it_o sure_o §_o 38._o nature_n tell_v we_o that_o it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o all_o man_n to_o keep_v reason_n clear_a and_o their_o will_n conformable_a to_o its_o right_a apprehension_n and_o to_o keep_v up_o a_o constant_a government_n over_o their_o thought_n affection_n passion_n sense_n appetite_n word_n and_o action_n conform_v they_o to_o our_o maker_n law_n §_o 39_o nature_n tell_v we_o that_o all_o our_o time_n shall_v be_v spend_v to_o the_o end_n of_o our_o creation_n and_o all_o our_o mercy_n improve_v to_o those_o 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natural_a to_o man_n to_o desire_v to_o know_v even_o the_o first_o cause_n and_o high_a excellency_n 1._o §_o 8._o yet_o do_v i_o find_v that_o my_o mind_n be_v not_o satisfy_v in_o know_v nor_o be_v entity_n and_o verity_n the_o ultimate_a object_n which_o my_o mind_n look_v after_o but_o goodness_n entity_n and_o verity_n may_v be_v unwelcome_a loathe_a thing_n if_o against_o my_o good_a the_o thief_n can_v wish_v that_o neither_o law_n 77._o nor_o judge_n nor_o gallow_n have_v a_o be_v and_o that_o his_o sentence_n be_v not_o true_a knowledge_n be_v but_o a_o mediate_a motion_n of_o the_o soul_n directive_n to_o the_o follow_a volition_n and_o prosecution_n §_o 9_o i_o find_v i_o have_v a_o will_n incline_v to_o apprehend_v good_a that_o be_v both_o to_o that_o which_o have_v a_o simple_a excellency_n in_o itself_o sallust_n and_o which_o make_v for_o the_o happiness_n of_o the_o world_n or_o for_o my_o own_o this_o make_v itself_o as_o well_o know_v to_o i_o as_o my_o natural_a appetite_n for_o my_o apprehension_n do_v but_o subserve_v it_o and_o my_o life_n be_v move_v or_o rule_v by_o it_o §_o 10._o it_o be_v also_o averse_a to_o apprehend_v evil_a as_o such_o as_o contrary_a to_o the_o foresay_a good_a though_o real_a evil_n may_v possible_o be_v choose_v when_o it_o be_v a_o seem_a good_a &_o also_o that_o which_o appear_v proximate_o evil_a for_o a_o high_a good_a to_o which_o it_o seem_v a_o mean_n yet_o ultimate_o and_o for_o itself_o no_o rational_a will_n desire_v or_o choose_v evil._n §_o 11._o while_o sensitive_a pleasure_n be_v apprehend_v as_o good_a by_o the_o sense_n reason_n may_v discern_v a_o further_a good_a which_o may_v cross_v at_o least_o the_o present_a sense_n to_o take_v bitter_a physic_n to_o corrode_v or_o cut_v off_o ulcerate_v part_n to_o use_v hard_a diet_n and_o exercise_n etc._n etc._n may_v be_v ungrateful_a in_o themselves_o to_o sense_n and_o yet_o commend_v by_o reason_n and_o command_v by_o the_o will_v i_o yet_o 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power_n with_o a_o understanding_n to_o guide_v it_o and_o a_o will_n to_o command_v it_o and_o that_o there_o be_v a_o certain_a difference_n between_o truth_n and_o falsehood_n natural_a good_a and_o evil._n all_o this_o be_v quite_o beyond_o dispute_n chap._n ii_o of_o man_n as_o relate_v to_o the_o thing_n below_o he_o deor._n §_o 1._o there_o be_v other_o thing_n call_v inanimate_v and_o bruit_n in_o be_v beside_o man._n my_o understanding_n by_o the_o help_n of_o all_o my_o sense_n tell_v i_o that_o there_o be_v beast_n and_o bird_n tree_n and_o herb_n and_o that_o i_o live_v among_o a_o multitude_n of_o being_n inferior_a to_o man._n though_o i_o may_v be_v ignorant_a of_o their_o principle_n and_o many_o thing_n in_o their_o nature_n yet_o can_v i_o no_o more_o doubt_n of_o their_o be_v than_o of_o my_o own_o nor_o of_o the_o inferiority_n of_o their_o nature_n when_o i_o see_v their_o inferior_a operation_n §_o 2._o man_n have_v a_o certain_a sub-propriety_n in_o they_o for_o his_o use_n they_o that_o deny_v this_o will_v not_o say_v their_o land_n their_o fruit_n injuriâ_fw-la their_o money_n their_o good_n and_o cattle_n be_v their_o own_o nor_o question_v any_o one_o for_o steal_v they_o or_o deprive_v they_o of_o the_o propriety_n nor_o may_v they_o possess_v and_o use_v they_o as_o their_o own_o §_o 3._o man_n have_v the_o right_a of_o govern_v the_o bruit_n so_o far_o as_o they_o be_v capable_a of_o government_n which_o be_v not_o by_o proper_a moral_a government_n by_o law_n and_o judgement_n but_o such_o a_o image_n of_o it_o as_o be_v suitable_a to_o their_o several_a kind_n this_o be_v in_o order_n to_o their_o own_o preservation_n but_o especial_o for_o our_o use_n and_o end_n he_o that_o deny_v this_o must_v not_o rule_v his_o dog_n his_o horse_n or_o ox_n or_o sheep_n but_o leave_v they_o every_o one_o to_o themselves_o §_o 4._o man_n be_v also_o subordinate_o their_o benefactor_n and_o their_o end_n and_o they_o be_v more_o for_o he_o than_o 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lord_n among_o they_o in_o the_o world_n chap._n iii_o of_o man_n as_o mutual_o relate_v to_o each_o other_o leg_n §_o 1._o i_o see_v that_o there_o be_v more_o man_n beside_o i_o upon_o earth_n §_o 2._o the_o natural_a dignity_n of_o man_n and_o their_o likeness_n to_o each_o other_o make_v they_o all_o confess_v that_o it_o be_v their_o duty_n to_o love_v one_o another_o he_o that_o deny_v this_o will_v not_o expect_v to_o be_v love_v himself_o by_o other_o nor_o will_v he_o pretend_v to_o any_o virtue_n nor_o to_o merit_v the_o benefit_n of_o humane_a converse_n §_o 3._o individual_a person_n be_v common_o conscious_a of_o self-insufficiency_n and_o of_o their_o need_n of_o other_o and_o incline_v to_o a_o sociable_a life_n if_o bird_n and_o beast_n will_v go_v together_o in_o flight_n and_o herd_n with_o those_o of_o their_o own_o kind_n no_o wonder_n if_o man_n also_o have_v a_o natural_a inclination_n to_o society_n beside_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o necessity_n and_o benefit_n of_o it_o offic._n §_o 4._o each_o individual_a in_o these_o society_n must_v contribute_v his_o endeavour_n to_o the_o common_a good_a for_o this_o be_v the_o end_n of_o the_o association_n he_o that_o will_v be_v for_o none_o but_o himself_o can_v just_o expect_v that_o any_o shall_v be_v for_o he_o and_o he_o that_o will_v have_v all_o the_o society_n be_v helpful_a to_o he_o must_v to_o his_o power_n be_v helpful_a to_o all_o polit_n §_o 5._o the_o distinction_n of_o person_n and_o their_o interest_n and_o action_n found_v a_o distinction_n of_o propriety_n and_o right_n for_o natural_a individuation_n make_v it_o necessary_a that_o every_o man_n have_v his_o own_o food_n and_o his_o own_o clothing_n at_o least_o for_o the_o time_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v usual_o needful_a to_o the_o good_a of_o the_o whole_a and_o the_o part_n that_o each_o one_o have_v also_o their_o provisional_a propriety_n and_o the_o difference_n of_o man_n in_o wit_n and_o folly_n industry_n and_o sloth_n virtue_n and_o vice_n good_a or_o ill_a desert_n will_v also_o cause_v a_o difference_n of_o propriety_n and_o right_n though_o these_o may_v be_v in_o part_n subject_v to_o the_o common_a good_a §_o 6._o parent_n also_o may_v upon_o the_o merit_n of_o child_n if_o not_o arbitrary_o make_v a_o inequality_n in_o propriety_n and_o so_o may_v other_o donor_n and_o benefactor_n as_o all_o child_n need_v not_o the_o same_o proportion_n so_o all_o deserve_v not_o the_o same_o and_o those_o parent_n that_o have_v great_a estate_n may_v leave_v more_o to_o their_o own_o child_n than_o to_o other_o so_o that_o many_o way_n both_o propriety_n and_o disproportion_n may_v certain_o come_v to_o pass_v and_o be_v allow_v in_o the_o world_n 149._o §_o 7._o therefore_o there_o
be_v such_o a_o thing_n as_o justice_n due_a from_o man_n to_o man_n for_o the_o preservation_n of_o these_o right_n and_o order_n and_o it_o be_v injustice_n to_o violate_v they_o this_o be_v confess_v by_o all_o the_o world_n that_o look_v for_o justice_n from_o other_o and_o if_o it_o be_v not_o maintain_v the_o world_n will_v be_v as_o in_o a_o continual_a war_n or_o robbery_n but_o better_a ground_n and_o proof_n of_o it_o will_v be_v mention_v anon_o §_o 8._o therefore_o there_o be_v a_o difference_n between_o good_a and_o evil_n as_o respect_v the_o benefit_n or_o hurt_v of_o other_o beside_o that_o which_o respect_v man_n as_o to_o themselves_o those_o that_o think_v they_o be_v bind_v to_o avoid_v hurt_v no_o man_n but_o themselves_o or_o for_o themselves_o nor_o to_o do_v good_a to_o any_o but_o themselves_o or_o for_o themselves_o have_v so_o far_o obliterated_a the_o law_n of_o humanity_n and_o so_o open_o renounce_v the_o benefit_n of_o society_n and_o bid_v defiance_n to_o mankind_n that_o i_o suppose_v they_o so_o few_o that_o i_o need_v not_o dispute_v against_o they_o nor_o have_v i_o ever_o meet_v with_o any_o defender_n of_o so_o inhuman_a a_o cause_n whatever_o may_v be_v in_o their_o heart_n and_o practice_n §_o 9_o nature_n teach_v parent_n to_o educate_v their_o child_n in_o sobriety_n obedience_n justice_n and_o charity_n and_o to_o restrain_v their_o contrary_n do_v parent_n make_v no_o difference_n between_o their_o child_n temperance_n and_o gluttony_n drunkenness_n and_o unchastity_n between_o their_o obedience_n and_o disobedience_n and_o contempt_n of_o their_o own_o authority_n between_o action_n of_o justice_n and_o charity_n and_o action_n of_o falsehood_n robbery_n cruelty_n and_o inhumanity_n what_o a_o degenerate_a thing_n will_v mankind_n prove_v even_o cannibal_n exercise_v some_o government_n over_o their_o child_n §_o 10._o the_o mean_n which_o nature_n teach_v all_o the_o world_n to_o suppress_v iniquity_n and_o promote_v well-doing_n be_v by_o punishment_n and_o benefit_n that_o it_o may_v turn_v to_o the_o hurt_n of_o the_o evildoer_n himself_o and_o to_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o well-doer_n thus_o parent_n do_v by_o child_n yea_o man_n by_o beast_n on_o the_o account_n of_o prudence_n though_o not_o of_o justice_n without_o punishment_n and_o reward_n or_o benefit_n law_n be_v ridiculous_a or_o deceit_n and_o government_n be_v nothing_o §_o 11._o for_o the_o just_a and_o effectual_a performance_n of_o this_o 4._o nature_n teach_v the_o world_n to_o set_v up_o government_n that_o by_o settle_a law_n and_o righteous_a judgement_n it_o may_v be_v right_o do_v supra_fw-la though_o better_a principle_n shall_v acquaint_v man_n with_o the_o nature_n and_o necessity_n of_o government_n yet_o these_o be_v so_o obvious_a to_o all_o the_o world_n that_o for_o their_o own_o preservation_n together_o with_o some_o natural_a sense_n of_o justice_n the_o most_o barbarous_a nation_n that_o be_v near_a unto_o bruit_n be_v for_o some_o civil_a government_n beside_o oeconomical_a government_n which_o none_o but_o madman_n ever_o question_v §_o 12._o by_o this_o government_n the_o liberty_n estate_n and_o life_n of_o offender_n be_v destroy_v for_o the_o end_n of_o the_o government_n viz._n for_o justice_n and_o the_o common_a good_a that_o this_o be_v so_o de_fw-fr facto_fw-la be_v so_o undeniable_a that_o even_o those_o heathen_n the_o suppose_a relic_n of_o the_o pythagorean_n who_o will_v not_o kill_v a_o harmless_a beast_n will_v yet_o kill_v those_o man_n who_o deserve_v to_o die_v and_o if_o government_n have_v not_o the_o power_n over_o the_o liberty_n estate_n and_o life_n of_o offender_n it_o can_v not_o preserve_v the_o liberty_n estate_n and_o life_n of_o the_o innocent_a 225._o §_o 13._o the_o combination_n of_o the_o power_n wisdom_n and_o goodness_n of_o the_o individual_n and_o the_o eminency_n of_o these_o in_o the_o governor_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o order_n strength_n 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comprehend_v both_o propriety_n and_o rule_n and_o sometime_o improper_o for_o government_n or_o command_v itself_o but_o among_o lawyer_n it_o be_v most_o common_o take_v proper_o and_o strict_o for_o a_o owner_n as_o such_o but_o lest_o any_o be_v contentious_a about_o the_o use_n of_o the_o word_n i_o here_o put_v instead_o of_o it_o the_o word_n owner_n and_o proprietor_n as_o be_v more_o free_a from_o ambiguity_n intelligent_a §_o 4._o god_n be_v jure_fw-la creationis_fw-la &_o conservationis_fw-la the_o most_o absolute_a owner_n or_o proprietor_n of_o man_n and_o the_o whole_a creation_n it_o be_v not_o possible_a that_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o more_o full_a and_o certain_a title_n to_o propriety_n than_o creation_n and_o total_a conservation_n be_v he_o that_o give_v the_o world_n all_o its_o be_v and_o that_o of_o nothing_o and_o continue_v that_o be_v and_o be_v behold_v to_o no_o pre-existent_a matter_n nor_o to_o any_o coordinate_a concause_n nor_o dependent_a on_o any_o superior_a cause_n in_o his_o causation_n but_o be_v himself_o the_o first_o independent_a efficient_a total_a cause_n of_o be_v and_o well-being_n and_o all_o the_o mean_n thereto_o must_v needs_o be_v the_o absolute_a owner_n of_o all_o without_o the_o least_o limitation_n or_o exception_n it_o be_v not_o the_o supereminency_n of_o god_n nature_n excel_v all_o create_a being_n that_o be_v the_o foundation_n of_o this_o his_o propriety_n in_o the_o creature_n for_o excellency_n be_v no_o title_n to_o propriety_n and_o yet_o he_o that_o be_v unicus_fw-la in_o capacitate_v possidendi_fw-la that_o be_v so_o transcendent_o excellent_a as_o to_o have_v no_o copartner_n in_o a_o claim_n may_v by_o occupation_n be_v sole_a proprietor_n in_o that_o kind_n of_o propriety_n secundum_fw-la quid_fw-la which_o man_n be_v capable_a of_o because_o there_o be_v no_o other_o who_o he_o can_v be_v say_v to_o wrong_v but_o god_n have_v a_o
from_o the_o specific_a nature_n of_o man_n as_o a_o rational_a free_a sociaile_n creature_n he_o be_v by_o immediate_a resultancy_n gubernandus_n and_o be_v such_o his_o creator_n remote_o for_o his_o infinite_a perfection_n and_o sole_a aptitude_n and_o proximate_o because_o he_o be_v man_n absolute_a owner_n be_v by_o resultancy_n his_o rightful_a governor_n and_o that_o he_o neglect_v not_o this_o his_o right_n but_o actual_o govern_v he_o appear_v in_o the_o very_o make_v man_n such_o and_o continue_v he_o such_o as_o be_v make_v to_o be_v govern_v iâ—_n as_o also_o in_o his_o actual_a law_n and_o judgement_n this_o be_v the_o true_a and_o plain_a resolution_n of_o the_o question_n of_o the_o title_n of_o god_n to_o his_o kingdom_n or_o fundamentum_fw-la of_o the_o relation_n of_o universal_a king_n §_o 19_o humane_a government_n be_v a_o ordinance_n of_o god_n and_o humane_a governor_n be_v his_o officer_n as_o he_o be_v supreme_a and_o he_o have_v not_o leave_v it_o free_a to_o the_o world_n whether_o they_o will_v live_v in_o govern_v society_n or_o not_o that_o humane_a government_n be_v appoint_v by_o god_n appear_v thus_o 1._o in_o that_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n teach_v it_o all_o the_o world_n 2._o in_o that_o god_n have_v put_v into_o man_n nature_n a_o necessity_n of_o it_o and_o therefore_o signify_v his_o will_n concern_v it_o it_o be_v needful_a to_o the_o very_a life_n of_o man_n and_o to_o their_o high_a perfection_n order_n and_o attainment_n if_o parent_n do_v not_o govern_v child_n and_o teacher_n their_o scholar_n and_o master_n their_o servant_n and_o prince_n their_o subject_n the_o world_n will_v be_v as_o a_o wilderness_n of_o wild_a beast_n and_o man_n will_v not_o live_v like_o man_n according_a to_o their_o natural_a capacity_n i_o deny_v not_o but_o some_o one_o or_o few_o by_o necessity_n or_o some_o extraordinary_a circumstance_n may_v be_v exempt_v from_o this_o obligation_n by_o be_v uncapable_a of_o the_o benefit_n be_v cast_v into_o a_o wilderness_n or_o such_o like_a place_n where_o the_o benefit_n of_o government_n be_v not_o to_o be_v have_v but_o that_o be_v nothing_o to_o the_o commoner_n case_n of_o mankind_n as_o marriage_n be_v indifferent_a to_o those_o individual_n that_o need_v not_o the_o benefit_n of_o it_o but_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o the_o world_n of_o mankind_n to_o forbear_v procreation_n to_o the_o extinction_n of_o itself_o §_o 20._o therefore_o as_o all_o ruler_n receive_v their_o power_n from_o he_o and_o hold_v it_o in_o dependence_n on_o he_o so_o must_v they_o final_o use_v it_o for_o he_o even_o for_o his_o will_n and_o interest_n which_o they_o must_v principal_o intend_v he_o that_o be_v the_o original_a of_o power_n must_v needs_o be_v the_o end_n he_o that_o give_v it_o to_o man_n do_v give_v it_o for_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o his_o own_o will._n it_o be_v hold_v in_o pure_a subordination_n to_o he_o and_o so_o it_o must_v be_v use_v or_o it_o be_v abuse_v §_o 21._o therefore_o no_o man_n can_v have_v any_o power_n against_o god_n or_o his_o law_n or_o interest_n for_o he_o give_v not_o power_n against_o himself_o that_o be_v he_o give_v no_o man_n right_o authority_n or_o commission_n to_o displease_v he_o by_o the_o break_n of_o his_o law_n for_o that_o be_v a_o contradiction_n or_o charge_v his_o law_n with_o contradiction_n yet_o must_v not_o any_o subject_n make_v this_o a_o pretence_n to_o deny_v any_o just_a obedience_n to_o their_o ruler_n or_o to_o rebel_v against_o they_o on_o supposition_n that_o their_o government_n be_v against_o god_n for_o as_o private_a man_n be_v not_o make_v public_a judge_n of_o the_o interest_n of_o god_n but_o only_o private_a discerner_n in_o order_n to_o their_o own_o obedience_n to_o he_o so_o may_v that_o government_n be_v for_o god_n in_o the_o main_a which_o be_v against_o he_o in_o some_o few_o particular_n §_o 22._o the_o high_a duty_n of_o man_n be_v to_o he_o who_o be_v the_o high_a and_o the_o great_a crime_n be_v that_o which_o be_v commit_v against_o the_o great_a authority_n this_o be_v suâ_fw-la luce_n so_o evident_a that_o it_o need_v no_o proof_n formal_o the_o chief_a obedience_n be_v due_a to_o the_o chief_a governor_n to_o a_o king_n rather_o than_o to_o a_o justice_n of_o peace_n or_o constable_n and_o consequent_o the_o great_a sin_n be_v against_o he_o if_o god_n be_v above_o man_n so_o be_v duty_n to_o god_n and_o sin_n against_o god_n the_o great_a in_o both_o kind_n ait_fw-la §_o 23._o therefore_o there_o be_v good_a and_o evil_a which_o respect_v god_n and_o be_v call_v holiness_n and_o sin_n which_o be_v incomparable_o great_a than_o good_a and_o evil_a so_o call_v from_o respect_n to_o any_o creature_n whether_o individual_n or_o society_n therefore_o they_o that_o know_v no_o good_a but_o that_o which_o be_v so_o call_v from_o its_o respect_n to_o man_n commodity_n or_o benefit_n nor_o no_o evil_a but_o that_o which_o be_v so_o call_v from_o its_o respect_n to_o the_o hurt_n of_o creature_n do_v not_o know_v god_n nor_o his_o relation_n to_o his_o work_n but_o make_v god_n of_o themselves_o and_o according_o judge_v of_o good_a and_o evil._n §_o 24._o the_o conscience_n of_o man_n do_v secret_o accuse_v they_o or_o excuse_v they_o according_a to_o this_o sort_n of_o good_a or_o evil._n when_o man_n have_v wrangle_v against_o religion_n never_o so_o long_o there_o be_v very_o few_o so_o blind_a and_o bad_a in_o who_o god_n have_v not_o a_o resident_a witness_n call_v conscience_n which_o secret_o tell_v a_o man_n that_o he_o do_v well_o or_o ill_o as_o he_o keep_v or_o break_v the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o that_o with_o respect_n to_o the_o sovereign_a lawgiver_n and_o not_o only_o to_o the_o good_a or_o hurt_n of_o man_n as_o conscience_n do_v not_o accuse_v a_o man_n for_o be_v poor_a or_o sick_a or_o wrong_v by_o another_o though_o about_o these_o we_o may_v have_v also_o inward_a trouble_n so_o it_o do_v not_o justify_v he_o for_o his_o prosperity_n in_o the_o world_n though_o it_o may_v be_v lay_v asleep_a and_o quiet_v by_o such_o mean_n but_o it_o be_v for_o moral_a good_a or_o evil_a that_o conscience_n do_v accuse_v or_o justify_v if_o i_o make_v myself_o poor_a wilful_o my_o conscience_n will_v trouble_v i_o for_o the_o wilful_a fault_n and_o breed_v in_o i_o repentance_n and_o remorse_n and_o so_o it_o will_v if_o i_o hurt_v or_o impoverish_v my_o neighbour_n but_o if_o i_o hurt_v myself_o or_o neighbour_n unavoidable_o without_o any_o fault_n of_o i_o i_o be_o sorry_a for_o it_o but_o my_o conscience_n will_v not_o accuse_v or_o condemn_v i_o for_o it_o §_o 25._o this_o power_n of_o conscience_n cause_v all_o the_o world_n to_o praise_v or_o dispraise_v man_n according_a to_o this_o moral_a good_a or_o evil._n mark_v but_o the_o infidel_n themselves_o or_o any_o who_o vice_n have_v turn_v into_o monster_n and_o they_o will_v commend_v man_n upon_o the_o account_n of_o that_o inward_a sincerity_n and_o honesty_n which_o god_n only_o can_v make_v law_n for_o and_o dispraise_v man_n for_o the_o contrary_n if_o you_o say_v 222._o that_o they_o do_v this_o only_a because_o such_o virtue_n make_v man_n fit_a for_o humane_a converse_n and_o profitable_a or_o not_o hurtful_a to_o one_o another_o i_o answer_v we_o be_v not_o inquire_v of_o the_o final_a cause_n but_o the_o formal_a though_o they_o praise_v sincere_a and_o honest_a man_n and_o those_o that_o be_v love_v compassionate_a kind_a and_o dispraise_v dissembler_n malicious_a and_o man_n of_o hurtful_a disposition_n yet_o you_o may_v observe_v that_o they_o speak_v not_o of_o these_o only_a as_o useful_a or_o hurtful_a quality_n but_o as_o moral_a good_a or_o evil_n as_o thing_n that_o man_n ought_v or_o ought_v not_o to_o do_v which_o they_o be_v bind_v to_o do_v or_o not_o do_v by_o some_o obligation_n and_o what_o obligation_n can_v make_v it_o any_o man_n duty_n if_o there_o be_v no_o law_n of_o god_n in_o nature_n for_o it_o when_o it_o be_v out_o of_o the_o reach_n of_o the_o law_n of_o man_n mark_v heathen_n and_o infidel_n and_o atheist_n in_o their_o talk_n and_o you_o shall_v hear_v they_o praise_v or_o dispraise_v man_n for_o some_o thing_n which_o intimate_v a_o divine_a obligation_n which_o show_v that_o the_o conscience_n of_o the_o world_n bear_v witness_n to_o the_o supreme_a universal_a government_n of_o god_n no_o man_n who_o believe_v that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n can_v believe_v that_o the_o action_n of_o his_o rational_a creature_n have_v no_o relation_n to_o he_o or_o that_o the_o good_a or_o evil_n of_o they_o which_o be_v the_o result_n of_o their_o relation_n to_o god_n can_v be_v of_o less_o or_o low_a consideration_n than_o their_o relation_n to_o themselves_o or_o one_o
keep_v it_o out_o of_o the_o world_n and_o save_v the_o individual_n from_o it_o will_v confess_v that_o man_n interest_n be_v not_o the_o measure_n of_o god_n goodness_n especial_o consider_v what_o consequent_n also_o follow_v sin_n both_o here_o and_o hereafter_o 3._o and_o as_o to_o this_o low_a part_n of_o the_o universe_n how_o many_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v drown_v in_o woeful_a ignorance_n and_o ungodliness_n how_o few_o be_v the_o wise_a and_o good_a and_o peaceable_a when_o god_n can_v have_v send_v they_o learning_n and_o teacher_n and_o mean_n of_o reformation_n and_o have_v bless_v all_o this_o mean_n to_o their_o deliverance_n so_o that_o the_o far_o great_a part_n of_o this_o low_a world_n have_v not_o so_o much_o good_a as_o god_n can_v give_v they_o and_o the_o infirmity_n of_o the_o best_a do_v cause_n their_o dolorous_a complaint_n it_o be_v certain_a that_o god_n be_v infinite_o good_a and_o that_o all_o his_o work_n also_o be_v good_a in_o their_o degree_n but_o withal_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o god_n in_o himself_o be_v the_o simple_a primitive_a good_a and_o that_o create_a goodness_n principal_o consist_v in_o a_o conformity_n to_o his_o will_n which_o be_v the_o standard_n and_o measure_n of_o it_o §_o 16._o god_n as_o consider_v in_o the_o infinite_a perfection_n of_o his_o nature_n and_o his_o will_n be_v most_o amiable_a and_o the_o object_n of_o our_o high_a love_n §_o 17._o but_o he_o be_v not_o know_v by_o we_o in_o those_o perfection_n as_o see_v in_o themselves_o immediate_o 32._o but_o as_o demonstrate_v and_o glorify_v expressive_o in_o his_o work_n in_o which_o he_o shine_v to_o we_o in_o his_o goodness_n §_o 18._o his_o work_n therefore_o be_v make_v for_o the_o apt_a reveal_n of_o himself_o as_o amiable_a to_o the_o intelligent_a part_n of_o his_o creation_n they_o be_v the_o book_n in_o which_o he_o have_v appoint_v we_o to_o read_v and_o the_o glass_n in_o which_o he_o have_v appoint_v we_o with_o admiration_n to_o 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god_n propriety_n extend_v further_a than_o his_o government_n because_o inanimate_v and_o bruit_n be_v capable_a of_o one_o and_o not_o of_o the_o other_o yet_o as_o to_o the_o rational_a creature_n they_o be_v in_o reality_n of_o the_o same_o extent_n god_n be_v as_o to_o right_a the_o owner_n and_o the_o ruler_n of_o all_o the_o world_n and_o also_o their_o real_a benefactor_n and_o quoad_fw-la debitum_fw-la their_o ultimate_a end_n but_o as_o to_o consent_v on_o their_o part_n none_o but_o the_o godly_a give_v up_o themselves_o to_o he_o in_o any_o one_o of_o these_o relation_n in_o order_n of_o nature_n god_n be_v first_o our_o owner_n and_o then_o our_o ruler_n and_o our_o chief_a good_a or_o end_n his_o work_n in_o the_o first_o relation_n be_v arbitrary_a disposal_n of_o we_o his_o work_n in_o the_o second_o be_v to_o govern_v we_o and_o in_o the_o three_o attraction_n and_o felicitate_v but_o he_o so_o dispose_v of_o we_o as_o never_o to_o cross_v his_o rule_n of_o government_n and_o so_o govern_v we_o as_o never_o to_o cross_v his_o absolute_a propriety_n and_o attract_v and_o felicitate_v we_o in_o consent_n with_o his_o premiant_a act_n of_o government_n and_o all_o sweet_o and_o wonderful_o conspire_v the_o perfection_n of_o his_o work_n §_o 20._o all_o these_o relation_n be_v oft_o sum_v up_o in_o one_o name_n which_o principal_o import_v the_o last_o which_o be_v the_o persective_a relation_n but_o true_o include_v both_o the_o former_a and_o that_o be_v 106._o that_o god_n be_v our_o father_n as_o the_o rational_a soul_n do_v ever_o include_v the_o sensitive_a and_o vegetative_a faculty_n so_o do_v god_n fatherly_a relation_n to_o we_o include_v his_o dominion_n and_o government_n a_o father_n be_v thus_o a_o kind_n of_o image_n of_o god_n in_o this_o relation_n for_o 1._o he_o have_v a_o certain_a propriety_n in_o his_o child_n 2._o he_o be_v by_o nature_n their_o rightful_a governor_n 3._o he_o be_v their_o benefactor_n for_o they_o be_v behold_v to_o he_o for_o their_o be_v and_o well-being_n nature_n cause_v he_o to_o love_v they_o and_o bind_v they_o again_o to_o love_v he_o and_o the_o title_n our_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n include_v all_o these_o divine_a relation_n to_o we_o but_o special_o express_v the_o love_n and_o graciousness_n of_o god_n to_o we_o obj._n but_o i_o must_v go_v against_o the_o sense_n of_o most_o of_o the_o world_n if_o i_o take_v god_n to_o be_v infinite_o or_o perfect_o good_a for_o operari_fw-la sequitur_fw-la esse_fw-la he_o that_o be_v perfect_o good_a will_v perfect_o do_v good_a but_o do_v we_o not_o see_v and_o feel_v what_o you_o say_v before_o the_o world_n be_v but_o as_o a_o wilderness_n and_o the_o life_n of_o man_n a_o misery_n we_o come_v into_o the_o world_n in_o weakness_n and_o in_o a_o case_n in_o which_o we_o can_v help_v ourselves_o but_o be_v a_o pity_n and_o trouble_v to_o other_o we_o be_v their_o trouble_n that_o breed_v we_o and_o bring_v we_o up_o we_o 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enquiry_n proceed_v to_o lesser_a superstructure_n and_o reduce_v uncertainty_n and_o difficulty_n to_o those_o point_n which_o be_v sure_a and_o plain_a and_o not_o cast_v away_o the_o plain_a certain_a truth_n because_o they_o overtake_v some_o difficulty_n beyond_o they_o the_o true_a method_n of_o enquiry_n be_v that_o we_o first_o try_v whether_o there_o be_v a_o god_n that_o be_v perfect_o good_a or_o not_o if_o this_o be_v once_o prove_v beyond_o all_o controversy_n than_o all_o that_o follow_v be_v certain_o reconcilable_a to_o it_o for_o truth_n and_o truth_n be_v not_o contradictory_n now_o that_o god_n be_v perfect_o good_a have_v be_v full_o prove_v before_o he_o that_o give_v to_o all_o the_o world_n both_o heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o all_o the_o orb_n all_o that_o good_a whether_o natural_a
it_o that_o in_o effect_v it_o deny_v that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n or_o pull_v he_o down_o as_o much_o as_o in_o the_o sinner_n lie_v and_o it_o set_v up_o the_o devil_n in_o his_o stead_n and_o call_v he_o god_n or_o make_v god_n to_o be_v such_o a_o one_o as_o the_o devil_n be_v and_o also_o make_v a_o idol_n of_o the_o sinner_n himself_o for_o it_o deny_v god_n power_n wisdom_n goodness_n propriety_n sovereignty_n and_o love_n his_o truth_n and_o holiness_n and_o justice_n and_o make_v he_o on_o the_o contrary_a impotent_a unwise_a bad_a envious_a unholy_a false_a unjust_a and_o one_o that_o have_v no_o authority_n to_o rule_v we_o with_o much_o more_o the_o like_a but_o a_o life_n of_o enmity_n rebellion_n and_o final_a impenitency_n which_o be_v the_o case_n of_o all_o that_o perish_v much_o more_o deserve_v what_o ever_o humane_a nature_n can_v undergo_v §_o 30._o he_o that_o consent_v not_o to_o god_n government_n be_v a_o rebel_n and_o deserve_v according_o and_o he_o that_o consent_v to_o it_o consent_v to_o his_o law_n and_o consequent_o to_o the_o penalty_n threaten_v and_o therefore_o if_o he_o break_v they_o he_o suffer_v by_o his_o own_o consent_n and_o therefore_o can_v complain_v of_o wrong_n all_o that_o understand_v god_n government_n and_o law_n and_o consent_n to_o they_o be_v not_o only_o under_o the_o obligation_n of_o governing-power_n but_o also_o of_o their_o own_o consent_n and_o it_o be_v just_o suppose_v that_o they_o consent_v on_o good_a and_o rational_a ground_n not_o know_v where_o they_o can_v be_v better_o on_o hope_n of_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o government_n and_o the_o reward_n 86._o they_o necessary_o consent_v to_o the_o penalty_n §_o 31._o he_o that_o never_o consent_v to_o the_o law_n and_o yet_o be_v under_o the_o obligation_n of_o it_o have_v life_n and_o death_n the_o blessing_n and_o the_o curse_n felicity_n and_o misery_n set_v before_o he_o in_o the_o law_n felicity_n be_v annex_v to_o obedience_n and_o misery_n to_o disobedience_n and_o the_o lawgiver_n tell_v we_o that_o according_o he_o will_v judge_v and_o execute_v and_o he_o offer_v every_o man_n his_o choice_n he_o therefore_o that_o after_o this_o do_v choose_v the_o sin_n which_o misery_n be_v annex_v to_o do_v choose_v the_o misery_n and_o refuse_v the_o happiness_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v no_o wrong_a to_o cast_v he_o into_o misery_n though_o everlasting_a as_o long_o as_o he_o have_v nothing_o but_o what_o he_o choose_v and_o lose_v nothing_o but_o what_o he_o reject_v and_o that_o with_o wilful_a obstinacy_n to_o the_o very_a last_o a_o sinner_n in_o this_o case_n have_v nothing_o but_o blasphemy_n to_o say_v against_o the_o justice_n of_o his_o maker_n for_o what_o can_v he_o say_v he_o can_v say_v that_o his_o maker_n have_v not_o authority_n to_o make_v this_o law_n for_o his_o authority_n be_v absolute_a he_o can_v say_v that_o it_o be_v too_o cruel_a hard_a and_o unjust_a a_o law_n for_o it_o be_v make_v but_o to_o deter_v he_o and_o such_o as_o he_o from_o such_o sin_n to_o which_o he_o have_v no_o great_a temptation_n than_o the_o toyish_a vanity_n of_o a_o fleshly_a life_n and_o he_o himself_o have_v declare_v by_o the_o event_n that_o the_o law_n be_v not_o terrible_a enough_o to_o deter_v he_o if_o it_o will_v not_o seem_v against_o so_o small_a and_o poor_a a_o bait_n he_o himself_o do_v justify_v the_o terribleness_n of_o it_o by_o his_o contempt_n god_n say_v i_o threaten_v hell_n to_o thou_o 358._o to_o keep_v thou_o from_o sin_n the_o sinner_n say_v by_o his_o life_n and_o practice_n the_o threaten_n of_o hell_n be_v not_o enough_o to_o keep_v i_o from_o sin_n and_o shall_v the_o same_o man_n say_v when_o execution_n come_v it_o be_v too_o great_a no_o sinner_n shall_v suffer_v any_o thing_n but_o what_o he_o choose_v himself_o in_o the_o cause_n of_o it_o if_o he_o say_v i_o do_v not_o believe_v that_o god_n be_v in_o good_a earnest_n and_o will_v do_v athâ—_n say_v this_o be_v but_o to_o blaspheme_v and_o say_v i_o take_v god_n for_o a_o liar_n and_o deceiver_n and_o a_o bad_a and_o unwise_a and_o impotent_a governor_n if_o he_o say_v i_o do_v not_o know_v that_o sin_n even_o final_a impenitency_n in_o a_o ungodly_a life_n deserve_v so_o ill_o common_a reason_n and_o all_o the_o world_n will_v rise_v up_o against_o he_o and_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n will_v show_v he_o to_o his_o face_n that_o all_o the_o forty_o point_n of_o malignity_n be_v in_o sin_n which_o i_o mention_v before_o and_o therefore_o that_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n have_v a_o sufficient_a promulgation_n have_v thus_o show_v what_o punishment_n god_n may_v inflict_v without_o the_o least_o imputation_n of_o injustice_n let_v we_o next_o inquire_v of_o reason_n what_o he_o will_v inflict_v §_o 32._o when_o it_o be_v at_o god_n choice_n whether_o he_o will_v annihilate_v a_o sinner_n or_o let_v he_o live_v in_o misery_n reason_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o latter_a be_v more_o suitable_a to_o the_o end_n of_o government_n because_o the_o live_a offendor_n will_v not_o only_o be_v still_o a_o spectacle_n in_o the_o eye_n of_o other_o as_o a_o man_n hang_v up_o in_o chain_n but_o will_v also_o confess_v his_o folly_n and_o sin_n and_o his_o conscience_n will_v justify_v his_o judge_n and_o so_o god_n justice_n will_v be_v more_o glorious_a and_o useful_a to_o its_o end_n that_o which_o be_v not_o be_v not_o see_v nor_o hear_v the_o annihilate_v be_v out_o of_o sight_n and_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n be_v apt_a to_o think_v of_o a_o state_n of_o annihilation_n as_o that_o which_o be_v as_o a_o state_n of_o rest_n or_o ease_n and_o feel_v no_o harm_n and_o so_o be_v not_o terrible_a enough_o as_o shall_v be_v far_o say_v anon_o the_o live_a sufferer_n therefore_o be_v rational_o the_o fit_a monument_n of_o god_n justice_n §_o 33._o it_o must_v reasonable_o be_v expect_v that_o a_o soul_n which_o be_v make_v apt_a to_o perpetual_a duration_n shall_v perpetual_o endure_v and_o that_o the_o soul_n endure_v the_o misery_n also_o shall_v endure_v see_v it_o be_v due_a by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n as_o be_v prove_v perpetual_a duration_n be_v necessary_a to_o no_o creature_n their_o being_n be_v but_o contingent_a and_o dependent_a on_o the_o will_n of_o god_n but_o perpetual_a duration_n of_o a_o dependent_a be_v be_v certain_a when_o the_o first_o be_v do_v declare_v his_o will_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v so_o and_o the_o natural_a way_n by_o which_o god_n declare_v his_o will_n concern_v the_o use_n of_o any_o thing_n be_v by_o the_o nature_n and_o usefulness_n of_o it_o because_o he_o make_v all_o thing_n wise_o and_o nothing_o in_o vain_a therefore_o when_o he_o make_v the_o nature_n of_o a_o angel_n or_o spiritual_a be_v apt_a to_o perpetual_a duration_n as_o be_v not_o mix_v of_o separable_a principle_n nor_o corruptible_a he_o thereby_o declare_v his_o will_n for_o its_o duration_n because_o he_o give_v it_o not_o that_o durable_a nature_n in_o vain_a two_o argument_n therefore_o i_o now_o offer_v to_o prove_v that_o man_n soul_n be_v of_o perpetual_a duration_n 1._o because_o it_o be_v such_o in_o its_o operation_n and_o therefore_o in_o its_o essence_n as_o the_o superior_a spirit_n be_v which_o be_v so_o durable_a for_o they_o be_v but_o intelligence_n and_o free-agent_n fit_v to_o love_n god_n and_o delight_n in_o he_o and_o praise_v he_o and_o so_o be_v man_n 2._o because_o as_o be_v full_o prove_v before_o it_o be_v make_v to_o be_v happy_a in_o another_o life_n and_o that_o prove_v that_o it_o die_v not_o with_o the_o body_n and_o that_o prove_v that_o its_o nature_n be_v incorruptible_a and_o that_o prove_v that_o it_o shall_v be_v perpetual_a unless_o any_o sin_n shall_v forfeit_v its_o be_v by_o way_n of_o penal_a deprivation_n and_o that_o be_v improbable_a both_o because_o god_n have_v fit_a way_n of_o punishment_n and_o intimate_v in_o its_o corruptible_a nature_n that_o this_o be_v not_o his_o intent_n and_o because_o the_o state_n of_o future_a reward_n be_v like_a to_o be_v a_o confirm_a state_n §_o 34._o experience_n tell_v the_o world_n that_o so_o great_a be_v the_o folly_n and_o obdurateness_n of_o man_n and_o the_o force_n of_o present_a sensual_a allurement_n that_o nothing_o less_o than_o a_o perpetual_a misery_n worse_o than_o annihilation_n be_v rational_o sufficient_a to_o be_v the_o penalty_n of_o that_o law_n which_o be_v the_o instrument_n of_o govern_v the_o world_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o so_o much_o be_v in_o the_o law_n and_o so_o much_o shall_v be_v execute_v sen._n those_o thief_n and_o murderer_n that_o have_v confirm_v their_o infidelity_n and_o overcome_v all_o the_o expectation_n of_o another_o world_n will_v as_o bold_o venture_v
via_n and_o manifold_a mercy_n help_n and_o mean_n do_v general_o persuade_v the_o conscience_n of_o man_n that_o there_o be_v certain_a duty_n require_v of_o they_o and_o certain_a mean_n to_o be_v use_v by_o they_o in_o order_n to_o procure_v their_o recovery_n and_o salvation_n and_o to_o escape_v the_o misery_n deserve_v he_o that_o shall_v deny_v this_o will_v turn_v the_o earth_n into_o a_o hell_n he_o will_v teach_v man_n to_o forbear_v all_o mean_n and_o duty_n which_o tend_v to_o their_o conversion_n pardon_n and_o salvation_n and_o to_o justify_v themselves_o in_o it_o and_o desperate_o give_v over_o all_o religion_n and_o begin_v the_o horror_n and_o language_n of_o the_o damn_a 110._o §_o 9_o the_o very_a command_n of_o god_n to_o use_v his_o appoint_a mean_n for_o man_n recovery_n do_v imply_v that_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v in_o vain_a and_o do_v not_o only_o show_v a_o possibility_n but_o so_o great_a a_o hopefulness_n of_o the_o success_n to_o the_o obedient_a as_o may_v encourage_v they_o cheerful_o to_o undertake_v it_o and_o carry_v it_o through_o no_o man_n that_o be_v wise_a and_o merciful_a will_v appoint_v his_o subject_n a_o course_n of_o mean_n to_o be_v use_v for_o a_o thing_n impossible_a to_o be_v get_v or_o will_v say_v labour_v thus_o all_o thy_o life_n for_o it_o but_o thou_o shall_v be_v never_o the_o near_o it_o if_o thou_o do_v if_o such_o a_o omniscient_a physician_n do_v but_o bid_v i_o use_v such_o mean_n for_o my_o cure_n and_o health_n i_o may_v take_v his_o command_n for_o half_a a_o promise_n if_o i_o obey_v temn_v §_o 10._o conscience_n do_v bear_v witness_n against_o impenitent_a sinner_n that_o the_o cause_n of_o their_o sin_n and_o the_o hindrance_n of_o their_o recovery_n be_v in_o themselves_o and_o that_o god_n be_v not_o unwilling_a to_o forgive_v and_o save_v they_o if_o they_o be_v but_o meet_v for_o forgiveness_n and_o salvation_n even_o now_o man_n conscience_n take_v god_n part_n against_o themselves_o and_o tell_v they_o that_o the_o infinite_a good_a that_o communicate_v all_o the_o goodness_n to_o the_o creature_n which_o it_o have_v be_v not_o so_o likely_a to_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o so_o odious_a a_o thing_n as_o sin_n nor_o of_o man_n destruction_n as_o he_o himself_o if_o i_o see_v a_o sheep_n lie_v tear_v in_o the_o highway_n i_o will_v soon_o suspect_v the_o wolf_n than_o a_o lamb_n to_o be_v the_o cause_n if_o i_o see_v they_o both_o stand_v by_o and_o if_o i_o see_v a_o child_n drown_v in_o scald_a water_n i_o will_v soon_o suspect_v that_o he_o fall_v in_o by_o folly_n and_o heedlessness_n himself_o than_o that_o his_o mother_n wilful_o cast_v he_o in_o be_v not_o silly_a naughty_a man_n much_o like_a to_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o sin_n and_o misery_n than_o the_o wise_a and_o gracious_a god_n much_o more_o hereafter_o will_v the_o sinner_n conscience_n justify_v god_n §_o 11._o god_n have_v plant_v in_o the_o common_a nature_n of_o mankind_n a_o inseparable_a inclination_n to_o truth_n as_o truth_n and_o to_o good_a as_o good_a and_o a_o love_n to_o themselves_o and_o a_o desire_n to_o be_v happy_a and_o a_o lothness_n to_o be_v miserable_a together_o with_o some_o reverence_n and_o honour_n of_o god_n till_o they_o have_v extinguish_v the_o belief_n of_o his_o be_v and_o a_o hatred_n and_o horror_n of_o the_o devil_n while_o they_o believe_v he_o be_v all_o which_o be_v a_o fit_a stock_n to_o plant_v reforming-truth_n in_o and_o principle_n fit_a to_o be_v improve_v for_o man_n conversion_n juven_o and_o the_o excitation_n and_o improvement_n of_o they_o be_v much_o of_o that_o recover_a work_n §_o 12._o frequent_a and_o deep_a consideration_n be_v a_o great_a mean_n of_o man_n recovery_n by_o improve_n the_o truth_n which_o he_o consider_v and_o restore_a reason_n to_o the_o throne_n it_o be_v a_o great_a advantage_n to_o man_n that_o he_o be_v natural_o a_o reason_v and_o thoughtful_a creature_n his_o intellect_n be_v propense_a to_o activity_n and_o 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2._o as_o free_a as_o the_o will_n be_v it_o be_v yet_o a_o thing_n that_o have_v its_o nature_n and_o inclination_n and_o can_v act_v without_o a_o cause_n and_o object_n which_o must_v be_v some_o apparent_a good_a therefore_o when_o there_o be_v no_o good-appearing_a but_o wickedness_n and_o misery_n it_o can_v will_v it_o so_o that_o this_o seem_v inconsistent_a with_o humane_a nature_n 46._o §_o 49._o and_o the_o certain_a history_n of_o their_o life_n do_v show_v that_o they_o be_v person_n extraordinary_a good_a and_o conscionable_a be_v holy_a heavenly_a and_o contemner_n of_o this_o world_n and_o ready_a to_o suffer_v for_o their_o religion_n and_o therefore_o can_v not_o be_v so_o extreme_o bad_a as_o to_o ruin_v themselves_o only_o to_o do_v mischief_n to_o the_o world_n and_o their_o posterity_n §_o 50._o and_o their_o enemy_n bear_v they_o witness_v that_o they_o do_v and_o suffer_v all_o this_o in_o the_o hope_n of_o a_o reward_n in_o heaven_n which_o prove_v that_o 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in_o carry_v it_o on_o and_o keep_v it_o secret_a through_o all_o the_o world_n if_o they_o have_v accord_v in_o the_o first_o contrivance_n and_o attempt_n §_o 54._o 3._o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o all_o the_o thousand_o of_o adversary_n among_o they_o who_o be_v eye-witness_n and_o ear-witness_n as_o well_o as_o they_o shall_v not_o discover_v the_o deceit_n all_o those_o parthian_n mede_n elamites_n and_o other_o countryman_n mention_v act._n 2._o be_v not_o christian_n and_o the_o christian_n though_o many_o be_v but_o a_o small_a part_n of_o the_o city_n and_o country_n where_o they_o dwell_v and_o paul_n say_v that_o tongue_n and_o miracle_n be_v for_o the_o sake_n of_o unbeliever_n and_o unbeliever_n be_v ordinary_o admit_v into_o the_o christian_a assembly_n and_o the_o christian_n go_v among_o they_o to_o preach_v and_o most_o of_o the_o miracle_n be_v wrought_v in_o their_o sight_n and_o hear_n §_o 55._o 4._o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o the_o fall_v out_o of_o 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