scripture_n oppose_v to_o benignity_n rom._n 11._o 22._o behold_v therefore_o the_o goodness_n and_o severity_n of_o god_n on_o they_o which_o fall_v severity_n but_o towards_o thou_o goodness_n and_o rom._n 9_o 13._o jocob_n have_v i_o love_v but_o esau_n have_v i_o hate_v the_o reason_n whereof_o be_v v_o 15._o because_o i_o will_v have_v mercy_n on_o who_o i_o will_v have_v mercy_n and_o i_o will_v have_v compassion_n on_o who_o i_o will_v have_v compassion_n the_o sole_a cause_n then_o why_o god_n show_v great_a bounty_n to_o jacob_n then_o to_o esau_n be_v a_o free_a determination_n of_o his_o own_o will_n without_o the_o intervention_n of_o any_o extrinsique_n motive_n to_o incline_v it_o for_o v_o 11._o the_o child_n be_v yet_o unborn_a and_o have_v do_v neither_o good_a nor_o evil_a that_o the_o purpose_n of_o god_n according_a to_o election_n or_o choice_n might_n stand_v the_o argument_n suggest_v by_o the_o apostle_n discourse_v beside_o his_o express_a resolve_v god_n 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21._o style_v it_o his_o strange_a work_n as_o if_o by_o reason_n of_o its_o seldom_o exercise_n he_o be_v unacquainted_a with_o it_o so_o that_o though_o god_n inclination_n to_o act_n of_o beneficence_n and_o goodness_n be_v vast_o great_a and_o vigorous_a yet_o they_o be_v free_a and_o depend_v upon_o the_o determination_n of_o his_o will_n and_o be_v upon_o this_o score_n consistent_a with_o god_n deal_v sometime_o with_o we_o by_o more_o severe_a and_o rigorous_a measure_n which_o god_n be_v please_v at_o certain_a season_n to_o dispense_v according_a to_o the_o unsearchable_a counsel_n of_o his_o own_o will_n 2._o that_o the_o communication_n of_o god_n goodness_n consist_v in_o the_o use_n and_o exercise_v of_o his_o dominion_n for_o the_o good_a and_o benefit_n of_o his_o creature_n for_o they_o be_v all_o original_o nothing_o all_o the_o advantage_n they_o enjoy_v to_o render_v their_o condition_n more_o desirable_a than_o nonexistence_n be_v the_o free_a gift_n and_o effect_n of_o divine_a goodness_n which_o be_v free_a and_o unconstrained_a have_v distribute_v its_o favour_n with_o a_o infinite_a variety_n have_v make_v innumerable_a kind_n of_o being_n and_o endue_v they_o all_o with_o perceptive_a faculty_n and_o capacity_n proportion_v to_o their_o respective_a nature_n and_o provide_v suitable_a object_n in_o order_n to_o their_o gratification_n so_o that_o although_o he_o have_v according_a to_o the_o free_a pleasure_n of_o his_o own_o will_n create_v some_o in_o a_o more_o imperfect_a state_n than_o other_o yet_o he_o have_v provide_v liberal_o for_o the_o happiness_n of_o they_o all_o have_v furnish_v each_o order_n with_o object_n agreeable_a to_o their_o respective_a faculty_n in_o the_o perception_n and_o enjoyment_n of_o which_o consist_v all_o pleasure_n and_o satisfaction_n now_o if_o we_o will_v measure_v how_o large_a and_o ample_a the_o communication_n of_o divine_a goodness_n be_v they_o be_v as_o vast_a as_o free_v psal._n 145._o 9_o the_o lord_n be_v good_a to_o all_o and_o his_o tender_a mercy_n be_v over_o all_o his_o work_n psal._n 38._o 5_o 6._o thy_o goodness_n o_o lord_n reach_v to_o the_o heaven_n and_o thy_o faithfulness_n to_o the_o cloud_n thy_o righteousness_n be_v like_o the_o great_a mountain_n thy_o judgement_n or_o work_n of_o providence_n be_v a_o great_a deep_a thou_o preserve_v man_n and_o beast_n etc._n etc._n i.e._n god_n goodness_n be_v of_o equal_a extent_n with_o his_o work_n as_o vast_a and_o wide_a as_o the_o universe_n run_v through_o all_o part_n of_o the_o creation_n but_o to_o speak_v only_o of_o that_o goodness_n which_o concern_v ourselves_o how_o free_a and_o unstreitned_a have_v be_v the_o expression_n of_o god_n bounty_n to_o mankind_n not_o to_o mention_v the_o pleasure_n and_o enjoyment_n of_o life_n itself_o in_o which_o the_o divine_a munificence_n have_v make_v provision_n not_o only_o for_o our_o necessity_n but_o for_o our_o delight_n and_o curiosity_n too_o nor_o the_o 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in_o any_o respect_n heaven_n be_v
to_o place_n mankind_n here_o in_o a_o immature_n and_o more_o imperfect_a state_n that_o so_o we_o may_v in_o a_o way_n congruous_a to_o free_v and_o rational_a agent_n by_o degree_n be_v fit_v for_o and_o at_o length_n arrive_v at_o a_o better_a and_o more_o raise_v condition_n of_o life_n as_o in_o nature_n all_o thing_n commence_v their_o being_n in_o a_o rude_a and_o immature_n state_n and_o make_v orderly_a progression_n to_o far_a degree_n of_o maturity_n till_o they_o arrive_v at_o the_o utmost_a perfection_n their_o being_n be_v capable_a of_o so_o be_v mankind_n create_v and_o bear_v into_o the_o world_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o spring_n in_o a_o bud_a and_o blossom_a season_n that_o so_o we_o may_v by_o proceed_v forward_o in_o the_o differ_a period_n of_o our_o life_n grow_v up_o to_o high_a and_o more_o excellent_a capacity_n till_o at_o length_n we_o ripen_v into_o a_o state_n of_o maturity_n and_o perfection_n our_o nature_n be_v at_o first_o somewhat_o rough-cast_n to_o the_o end_n that_o they_o may_v be_v refine_v and_o polish_a by_o virtue_n and_o religion_n so_o that_o it_o be_v the_o main_a and_o perhaps_o only_o design_n of_o religion_n to_o perfect_a and_o advance_v our_o nature_n and_o make_v we_o capable_a of_o a_o high_a and_o more_o noble_a condition_n of_o life_n now_o i_o need_v not_o declaim_v and_o expatiate_v upon_o the_o neatness_n and_o consistency_n of_o this_o hypothesis_n when_o we_o know_v by_o experience_n that_o it_o be_v the_o way_n and_o method_n pitch_v upon_o by_o providence_n to_o conduct_v mankind_n to_o its_o perfection_n it_o be_v a_o oeconomy_n huge_o agreeable_a to_o all_o the_o design_n and_o purpose_n of_o religion_n the_o natural_a tendency_n whereof_o be_v to_o raise_v we_o to_o high_a capacity_n and_o near_a approach_n to_o the_o divine_a nature_n this_o give_v a_o more_o general_a reason_n of_o the_o present_a low_a and_o imperfect_a condition_n of_o mankind_n but_o that_o i_o may_v give_v a_o more_o certain_a and_o perspicuous_a account_n thereof_o and_o more_o close_o to_o the_o main_a origenian_a objection_n viz._n why_o god_n shall_v put_v pure_a and_o immaculate_a soul_n into_o these_o disorderly_a brutish_a body_n i_o shall_v make_v my_o hypothesis_n more_o distinct_a and_o particular_a mankind_n then_o be_v a_o order_n of_o being_n place_v in_o a_o middle_a state_n between_o angel_n and_o brute_n make_v up_o of_o contrary_a principle_n viz._n matter_n and_o spirit_n endue_v with_o contrary_a faculty_n viz._n animal_n and_o rational_a and_o encompass_v with_o contrary_a object_n proportion_v to_o their_o respective_a faculty_n that_o so_o they_o may_v be_v in_o a_o capacity_n to_o exercise_v the_o virtue_n proper_a and_o peculiar_a to_o their_o compound_a and_o heterogenial_a nature_n for_o the_o perfection_n of_o humane_a soul_n do_v not_o consist_v in_o a_o effeminate_a beauty_n and_o physical_a proportion_n but_o in_o a_o manly_a courage_n and_o moral_a accomplishment_n as_o at_o the_o olympic_a game_n there_o be_v no_o regard_n have_v to_o beauty_n and_o neatness_n they_o only_o be_v capable_a of_o honour_n and_o reputation_n who_o have_v courage_n and_o patience_n enough_o to_o combat_v and_o the_o life_n of_o man_n in_o this_o world_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o olympic_a exercise_n god_n have_v place_v we_o here_o not_o to_o admire_v the_o native_a beauty_n and_o perfection_n of_o our_o being_n but_o to_o exercise_v ourselves_o in_o the_o conflict_n and_o difficulty_n of_o virtue_n therefore_o the_o worth_n and_o praise_n of_o the_o soul_n consist_v in_o a_o braveness_n and_o gallantry_n of_o spirit_n when_o it_o scorn_v to_o be_v usurp_v upon_o by_o those_o faculty_n that_o ought_v to_o obey_v she_o and_o check_n and_o control_v all_o their_o unruly_a and_o tumultuous_a exorbitance_n by_o her_o own_o sovereign_a and_o imperial_a law_n and_o resolute_o defend_v its_o own_o authority_n and_o prerogative_n against_o all_o the_o furious_a and_o 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score_n it_o be_v that_o virtue_n be_v never_o attribute_v to_o god_n because_o be_v of_o a_o simple_a &_o pure_o spiritual_a nature_n he_o have_v no_o unruly_a passion_n and_o sensual_a appetite_n to_o govern._n and_o therefore_o the_o platonist_n though_o they_o place_v all_o intellectual_a virtue_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o abstract_a soul_n yet_o they_o will_v have_v all_o moral_a one_o reside_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o composition_n deny_v the_o naked_a soul_n to_o be_v capable_a of_o moral_a good_a or_o evil_a these_o belong_v only_o to_o the_o whole_a which_o result_v from_o soul_n and_o body_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v plotinus_n and_o this_o by_o the_o way_n be_v their_o meaning_n when_o they_o unanimous_o resolve_v that_o grand_a perplex_v enquiry_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d into_o the_o terrestrial_a hyle_n because_o our_o material_a principle_n by_o reason_n of_o its_o intrinsique_n dulness_n and_o stupidity_n natural_o hinder_v and_o obstruct_v the_o intellectual_a effort_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o incline_v it_o to_o the_o love_n of_o material_a and_o sensual_a object_n which_o if_o it_o suffer_v itself_o to_o be_v so_o far_o immerse_v into_o matter_n as_o to_o pursue_v only_o or_o chief_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o its_o gross_a and_o sottish_a propersity_n thence_o natural_o spring_v all_o those_o irregularity_n that_o pass_v under_o the_o name_n of_o moral_a vice_n and_o this_o account_n of_o the_o origine_fw-la of_o evil_a be_v not_o so_o devoid_a of_o reason_n as_o some_o learned_a man_n will_v persuade_v we_o for_o 1_o it_o do_v not_o as_o be_v object_v make_v matter_n to_o be_v essential_o evil_a but_o rather_o the_o occasion_n thereof_o from_o its_o extra_fw-la essential_a union_n with_o the_o soul._n nor_n 2_o do_v it_o make_v the_o existence_n of_o evil_n natural_a and_o necessary_a for_o it_o do_v not_o assert_v that_o it_o result_v from_o the_o nature_n of_o matter_n as_o they_o will_v make_v we_o 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