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who_o make_v this_o necessitating_a decree_n be_v not_o subject_v to_o it_o in_o the_o make_n thereof_o neither_o be_v there_o any_o former_a order_n to_o oblige_v the_o first_o cause_n necessary_o to_o make_v such_o a_o decree_n therefore_o this_o decree_n be_v a_o act_n ad_fw-la extra_fw-la be_v free_o make_v by_o god_n without_o any_o necessitation_n yet_o nevertheless_o this_o disjunctive_a proposition_n be_v necessary_o true_a either_o god_n do_v make_v such_o a_o decree_n or_o he_o do_v not_o make_v such_o a_o decree_n again_o though_o t._n h._n his_o opinion_n be_v true_a that_o all_o event_n be_v necessary_a and_o that_o the_o whole_a christian_a world_n be_v deceive_v who_o believe_v that_o some_o event_n be_v free_a from_o necessity_n yet_o he_o will_v not_o deny_v but_o if_o it_o have_v be_v the_o good_a pleasure_n of_o god_n he_o may_v have_v make_v some_o cause_n free_a from_o necessity_n see_v that_o it_o neither_o argue_v any_o imperfection_n nor_o imply_v any_o 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no_o such_o thing_n as_o freedom_n from_o necessity_n be_v easy_o infer_v from_o that_o which_o have_v be_v before_o allege_v for_o if_o it_o be_v a_o agent_n it_o can_v work_v and_o if_o it_o work_v there_o be_v nothing_o want_v of_o what_o be_v requisite_a to_o produce_v the_o action_n and_o consequent_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o action_n be_v sufficient_o and_o if_o sufficient_a then_o also_o necessary_a as_o have_v be_v prove_v before_o j._n d._n i_o wonder_v that_o t._n h._n shall_v confess_v that_o the_o whole_a weight_n of_o this_o controversy_n do_v rest_n upon_o this_o proposition_n that_o there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n as_o a_o agent_n which_o when_o all_o thing_n requisite_a to_o action_n be_v present_a can_v nevertheless_o forbear_v to_o act_v and_o yet_o bring_v nothing_o but_o such_o poor_a bulrush_n