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or_o vindicate_v their_o doctrine_n the_o reader_n may_v judge_v pag._n 151._o n._n 20._o in_o answer_n to_o my_o show_v their_o doctrine_n be_v injurious_a to_o god_n because_o it_o make_v he_o delight_v in_o the_o death_n of_o a_o sinner_n contrary_a to_o ezek._n 33.11_o 1_o tim._n 2.3_o 2_o pet._n 3.9_o he_o say_v nothing_o direct_o but_o will_v be_v retort_a that_o if_o i_o prove_v any_o thing_n from_o this_o than_o i_o must_v say_v that_o god_n do_v absolute_o decree_n overturn_v j._n b_n silly_a shift_n and_o evasion_n overturn_v that_o all_o man_n shall_v be_v save_v but_o i_o deny_v this_o consequence_n albeit_o it_o be_v injurious_a to_o god_n to_o say_v he_o decree_v that_o which_o he_o declare_v to_o take_v no_o delight_n in_o it_o will_v not_o follow_v that_o it_o be_v injurious_a to_o he_o to_o say_v he_o permit_v what_o he_o delight_v not_o in_o for_o on_o all_o hand_n it_o be_v confess_v he_o permit_v sin_n and_o yet_o on_o no_o hand_n that_o he_o delight_v in_o sin_n 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