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therefore_o for_o a_o good_a end_n and_o purpose_n so_o then_o that_o which_o god_n do_v permittere_fw-la he_o do_v prudenter_fw-la agere_fw-la grant_v then_o that_o god_n permission_n come_v from_o his_o counsel_n and_o aim_v at_o his_o glory_n and_o then_o it_o must_v be_v more_o than_o a_o negative_a act_n but_o to_o speak_v the_o truth_n permission_n as_o it_o be_v expound_v of_o arminius_n maintain_v nothing_o but_o absurdity_n first_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o cause_n for_o say_v he_o permission_n be_v voluntatis_fw-la remissae_fw-la now_o such_o a_o will_n as_o this_o can_v be_v in_o god_n who_o will_n be_v mere_a act_n and_o therefore_o can_v admit_v of_o degree_n all_o remissivenesse_n of_o god_n will_n be_v in_o regard_n of_o the_o subject_n which_o be_v quantum_fw-la and_o may_v be_v less_o and_o more_o but_o in_o regard_n of_o himself_o it_o be_v impossible_a second_o a_o remiss_a will_n do_v either_o will_n or_o not_o will_n or_o suspend_v to_o suspend_v be_v neither_o to_o 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knife_n and_o thrust_v it_o into_o his_o bowel_n it_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o murder_n and_o no_o permission_n if_o man_n therefore_o be_v thrust_v through_o and_o wound_v to_o the_o death_n by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n it_o be_v no_o bare_a permission_n but_o a_o work_a cause_n yet_o in_o all_o thing_n unblameable_a and_o therefore_o to_o deny_v god_n will_v all_o causation_n be_v impossible_a if_o a_o man_n will_v fain_o kill_v himself_o and_o can_v find_v no_o instrument_n to_o effect_v it_o withal_o he_o will_v be_v keep_v from_o the_o fact_n for_o want_v thereof_o so_o if_o the_o law_n have_v not_o be_v man_n can_v not_o have_v die_v therefore_o it_o be_v most_o true_a when_o our_o divine_n speak_v of_o permission_n that_o they_o do_v not_o in_o the_o general_a latitude_n of_o action_n exclude_v it_o
controversy_n concern_v god_n decree_a of_o sin_n 1._o objection_n from_o the_o text._n 47._o answer_v ibid._n from_o attribute_n 48._o answer_v ibid._n from_o subject_n 49._o answer_v ibid._n 2._o argument_n prove_v from_o the_o end_n 50._o from_o method_n 52._o from_o god_n first_o and_o last_o 54_o 3._o of_o sin_n entrance_n his_o cause_n principal_a instrumental_a and_o accidental_a 55._o how_o god_n purpose_v this_o entrance_n 56._o how_o the_o law_n work_v sin_n 58._o position_n of_o the_o manner_n 59_o 4._o of_o sin_n progress_n and_o consequent_n 63._o what_o be_v god_n work_n therein_o 64_o 5._o obiectiion_n that_o god_n be_v the_o author_n of_o sin_n from_o scripture_n 66_o answer_v ibid._n from_o bellarmine_n 68_o caluins_n judgement_n ibid._n from_o reason_n 73._o answer_v 74._o from_o orthodox_n writer_n concern_v god_n will_v decree_n man_n will_n and_o his_o reprobation_n 78_o 6._o answer_v 88_o how_o god_n will_v sin_n to_o be_v 89._o arminius_n sophystrie_n 91._o 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