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man_n end_n according_a to_o his_o foresight_n of_o their_o action_n and_o not_o otherwise_o to_o these_o speech_n let_v i_o add_v that_o of_o remigius_n archbishop_n of_o lion_n who_o to_o rabanus_n archbishop_n of_o mentz_n object_v that_o st._n austin_n write_v a_o book_n call_v hypognosticon_n
verò_fw-la amantes_fw-la justitiae_fw-la hominumque_fw-la studioso_n ac_fw-la defensores_fw-la esse_fw-la oporteret_fw-la etc._n etc._n doubtless_o say_v he_o if_o there_o be_v any_o footstep_n or_o spark_n of_o goodness_n in_o they_o for_o which_o they_o may_v deserve_v to_o be_v call_v good_a they_o will_v be_v dispose_v to_o do_v good_a and_o desirous_a to_o save_v all_o man_n they_o will_v love_v justice_n and_o take_v a_o care_n of_o man_n and_o be_v such_o how_o can_v they_o delight_v in_o their_o slaughter_n etc._n etc._n yea_o he_o conclude_v that_o they_o be_v contrarium_fw-la be_v ibid._n c._n 15._o pag._n 153_o non_fw-la bonos_fw-es sed_fw-la malos_fw-la fuisse_fw-la daemon_n vel_fw-la hac_fw-la ipsa_fw-la ratione_fw-la confici_fw-la existimo_fw-la quicquid_fw-la bonum_fw-la est_fw-la prodesse_fw-la solet_fw-la nocere_fw-la vero_fw-la contrarium_fw-la devil_n or_o evil_a spirit_n and_o not_o god_n or_o good_a spirit_n because_o if_o they_o be_v good_a they_o will_v do_v 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be_v resist_v but_o god_n by_o this_o opinion_n do_v will_n and_o procure_v it_o by_o a_o powerful_a and_o effectual_a decree_n which_o can_v be_v resist_v this_o be_v prosper_v argument_n vincent_n argument_n prosper_v resp_n ad_fw-la ad_fw-la obj_fw-la 11._o vincent_n who_o to_o some_o object_v that_o by_o s._n augustine_n doctrine_n when_o father_n defile_v their_o own_o daughter_n and_o mother_n their_o own_o son_n servant_n murder_v their_o master_n and_o man_n commit_v any_o horrible_a villainy_n it_o come_v to_o pass_v because_o god_n have_v so_o decree_v answer_v that_o if_o this_o be_v lay_v to_o the_o devil_n charge_n he_o may_v in_o some_o sort_n clear_v himself_o of_o the_o imputation_n criminum_fw-la imputation_n quia_fw-la etsi_fw-la delectatus_fw-la est_fw-la furoâ—e_fw-la peccantium_fw-la probaret_fw-la tamen_fw-la se_fw-la non_fw-la intulisse_fw-la vim_o criminum_fw-la because_o though_o he_o be_v delight_v with_o man_n sin_n yet_o he_o do_v not_o he_o can_v compel_v they_o to_o sin_n generator_fw-la sin_n quâ_fw-la ergo_fw-la insipientiâ_fw-la quârè_fw-la dementiâ_fw-la disinitur_fw-la ad_fw-la dei_fw-la referendum_fw-la esse_fw-la consilium_fw-la quod_fw-la nec_fw-la diabolo_fw-la in_o totum_fw-la ascribi_fw-la potest_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o peccantium_fw-la flagitiis_fw-la illecebrarum_fw-la adjutor_fw-la non_fw-la voluntatum_fw-la credendus_fw-la est_fw-la esse_fw-la generator_fw-la what_o a_o madness_n therefore_o be_v it_o to_o impute_v that_o to_o god_n which_o can_v be_v just_o father_v upon_o the_o devil_n 2_o he_o can_v be_v a_o punisher_n of_o sin_n for_o none_o can_v just_o punish_v those_o offence_n of_o which_o they_o be_v the_o author_n this_o be_v prosper_v argument_n too_o serviatur_fw-la too_o prosp_n resp_n ad_fw-la obj._n 4._o vincent_n insanum_fw-la omnirò_fw-la &_o contra_fw-la rationem_fw-la est_fw-la dicere_fw-la damnatorem_fw-la diaboli_fw-la &_o ejus_fw-la famulorum_fw-la velle_fw-la ut_fw-la diabolo_fw-la serviatur_fw-la 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this_o decree_n of_o reprobation_n can_v be_v just_o execute_v principales_fw-la execute_v piscat_fw-la l._n contr_n schafin_n pag._n thes_n 27._o deus_fw-mi â—c_z consilio_fw-la condidit_fw-la homines_fw-la ut_fw-la teipso_fw-la liberentuâ—_n
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