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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 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