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discover_v etc._n etc._n the_o law_n have_v a_o intent_n to_o save_v man_n but_o man_n will_v not_o hearken_v thereunto_o so_o that_o his_o perdition_n be_v of_o himself_o q._n what_o second_o may_v be_v learn_v a._n that_o god_n be_v no_o bare_a permit_v or_o forsake_v cause_n but_o a_o work_a cause_n even_o in_o the_o fall_n of_o man_n gen._n 3.1_o it_o be_v satan_n first_o onset_n have_v god_n say_v you_o shall_v not_o eat_v etc._n etc._n like_o a_o earwig_n do_v he_o wriggle_v in_o by_o sophisticate_a the_o holy_a law_n of_o god_n for_o he_o know_v well_o enough_o he_o can_v not_o get_v in_o except_o he_o do_v drive_v that_o out_o which_o be_v not_o do_v but_o by_o a_o mighty_a wrestle_n and_o wreathe_v on_o both_o side_n and_o god_n work_n be_v first_o to_o hold_v out_o satan_n then_o in_o contempt_n to_o thrust_v man_n upon_o his_o adversary_n when_o he_o leave_v he_o to_o cleave_v unto_o a_o liar_n 1._o sam._n 2.30_o they_o that_o despise_v i_o shall_v be_v light_o esteem_v 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wrought_v in_o man_n fall_n yea_o and_o from_o all_o eternity_n for_o god_n act_n begin_v before_o man_n and_o this_o be_v safe_o to_o be_v do_v by_o our_o anatomy_n or_o resolution_n of_o god_n composition_n in_o this_o work_n first_o god_n do_v it_o by_o his_o law_n and_o special_a government_n of_o man_n second_o as_o he_o do_v it_o so_o have_v he_o power_n to_o do_v it_o and_o such_o a_o power_n as_o neither_o devil_n nor_o man_n be_v able_a to_o resist_v man_n may_v resist_v the_o law_n math._n 23.37_o but_o not_o the_o power_n by_o which_o the_o law_n work_v for_o man_n not_o the_o law_n shall_v suffer_v for_o the_o irruption_n and_o breach_n of_o it_o the_o law_n will_v be_v sure_a one_o way_n or_o another_o to_o make_v his_o part_n good_a with_o the_o most_o masterless_a monster_n three_o as_o god_n do_v it_o and_o can_v do_v it_o so_o he_o decree_v it_o to_o be_v do_v and_o omnipotency_n and_o efficiency_n be_v but_o two_o executour_n no_o composor_n of_o god_n decree_n and_o therefore_o it_o shall_v stand_v infallible_a in_o the_o great_a contingencie_n it_o be_v possible_a for_o man_n to_o fall_v or_o not_o to_o fall_v and_o his_o act_n be_v contingent_a so_o true_a that_o it_o may_v have_v be_v false_a yet_o the_o decree_n be_v as_o certain_a before_o as_o after_o the_o event_n see_v all_o thing_n be_v present_a to_o god_n when_o they_o be_v absent_a to_o us._n four_o as_o he_o decree_v it_o so_o it_o be_v do_v by_o counsel_n ephe._n 1.11_o both_o in_o the_o scope_n and_o plot_n god_n have_v a_o end_n in_o man_n fall_n neither_o be_v it_o otherwise_o execute_v then_o himself_o have_v plot_v it_o the_o devil_n and_o our_o first_o parent_n together_o with_o the_o serpent_n time_n and_o place_n can_v never_o have_v so_o meet_v together_o except_o god_n have_v set_v it_o down_o so_o will_v i_o have_v it_o act_v even_o to_o every_o circumstance_n five_o it_o seem_v good_a to_o his_o wisdom_n so_o to_o have_v it_o do_v and_o no_o otherwise_o pharaoh_n deal_v 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do_v hate_v the_o be_v of_o it_o psal_n 5.4_o will_n be_v the_o high_a step_n we_o must_v stand_v upon_o and_o thus_o may_v we_o go_v downward_o by_o the_o same_o stair_n we_o come_v up_o god_n do_v will_v nothing_o but_o that_o which_o be_v good_a and_o just_a and_o so_o it_o seem_v good_a to_o his_o wisdom_n by_o counsel_n to_o decree_v it_o and_o by_o his_o power_n to_o effect_v it_o chapter_n xviii_o the_o effect_n of_o the_o first_o sinne._n question_n what_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o adam_n transgression_n answer_n blame_v and_o then_o guilt_n and_o punishment_n man_n be_v blame-worthy_a for_o eat_v against_o the_o express_a commandment_n of_o his_o god_n then_o be_v he_o make_v guilty_a of_o all_o the_o debt_n and_o danger_n that_o the_o law_n contain_v and_o by_o punishment_n to_o suffer_v or_o satisfy_v whatsoever_o the_o law_n can_v challenge_v at_o our_o hand_n rom._n 5.12_o one_o man_n sin_n there_o be_v the_o blame_n by_o it_o entrance_n be_v give_v to_o death_n there_o 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and_o duty_n yet_o by_o forfeiture_n for_o non_fw-fr payment_n of_o the_o principal_a we_o run_v into_o further_a arrearage_n with_o god_n and_o so_o be_v bind_v to_o a_o double_a discharge_n first_o of_o the_o principal_a second_o of_o the_o forfeiture_n it_o be_v a_o strange_a opinion_n to_o think_v if_o we_o satisfy_v for_o the_o forfeiture_n we_o be_v free_v from_o the_o principal_a the_o law_n be_v still_o in_o force_n and_o except_o christ_n pay_v both_o for_o we_o we_o shall_v never_o come_v by_o a_o full_a discharge_n he_o suffer_v to_o satisfy_v the_o forfeiture_n and_o obey_v to_o pay_v for_o the_o principal_a our_o debt_n be_v now_o grow_v infinite_a and_o only_o he_o that_o be_v infinite_a can_v discharge_v they_o we_o may_v of_o ourselves_o have_v pay_v the_o principal_a but_o now_o like_o bank-rupts_a we_o have_v for_o ever_o this_fw-mi enable_v ourselves_o and_o be_v not_o able_a to_o pay_v a_o penny_n in_o the_o pound_n for_o our_o release_n god_n have_v a_o bill_n a_o 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