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satisfaction_n aquiesce_v now_o that_o we_o may_v relieve_v the_o memory_n of_o our_o patient_a reader_n premise_n article_n 10._o the_o reduction_n of_o the_o whole_a dissertation_n to_o 4_o conclusion_n genuine_o extract_v from_o the_o premise_n from_o the_o oppression_n of_o our_o not_o well_o to_o be_v avoid_v precedent_a prolixity_n we_o conceive_v ourselves_o in_o gratitude_n oblige_v to_o tender_v he_o a_o recapitulation_n or_o reducement_n of_o all_o this_o tedious_a discourse_n concern_v the_o mobility_n of_o man_n term_n of_o life_n in_o four_o conclusion_n natural_o result_v from_o the_o premise_n the_o first_o conclusion_n that_o god_n have_v circumscribe_v the_o duration_n of_o man_n life_n with_o a_o certain_a circle_n or_o round_o of_o time_n conceive_v it_o to_o be_v of_o 70._o 80._o 90._o or_o 100_o year_n more_o or_o less_o but_o yet_o have_v reserve_v to_o himself_o as_o jus_o supremoe_v majestatis_fw-la the_o prerogative_n power_n of_o extend_v the_o term_n of_o 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to_o longevity_n which_o may_v any_o way_n conduce_v to_o the_o denormation_n and_o consequent_o the_o premature_n dissolution_n of_o its_o harmony_n the_o late_a when_o bear_v no_o respect_n to_o the_o native_a durability_n of_o his_o individual_a temperament_n he_o meliorate_v exalt_v and_o by_o the_o secret_a immission_n of_o some_o special_a athanasia_n or_o antidote_n against_o early_a death_n corroborate_v the_o same_o so_o that_o it_o do_v last_v long_o than_o otherwise_o pro_fw-la vi_fw-la sva_fw-la nativa_fw-la it_o can_v possible_o have_v last_v have_v it_o never_o be_v impair_v by_o any_o distemper_n and_o this_o when_o god_n do_v then_o be_v he_o proper_o say_v to_o prolong_v the_o life_n or_o fulfil_v the_o number_n of_o the_o year_n of_o the_o just_a but_o the_o contrary_a effect_n he_o procure_v by_o contrary_a cause_n i._n e._n he_o abbreviate_v the_o life_n of_o a_o unjust_a person_n either_o by_o a_o immature_n turbation_n and_o dissolution_n of_o his_o temperament_n by_o its_o native_a disposition_n sufficient_o tenacious_a and_o durable_a to_o extreme_a old_a age_n or_o by_o not_o prohibit_v i._n e._n permit_v and_o so_o procure_v the_o violent_a and_o preternatural_a dissolution_n thereof_o by_o the_o destructive_a surprisal_n of_o any_o accident_n whatever_o and_o in_o this_o case_n proper_o be_v the_o unjust_a say_v not_o to_o dimidiate_n their_o day_n ¶_o the_o four_o conclusion_n that_o a_o just_a person_n who_o so_o much_o as_o in_o he_o lie_v six_v all_o the_o affection_n of_o his_o soul_n upon_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n and_o the_o avoidance_n of_o evil_a if_o he_o chance_v through_o the_o frailty_n of_o his_o nature_n or_o the_o force_n of_o temptation_n to_o fall_v into_o some_o capital_a sin_n which_o according_a to_o the_o penalty_n annex_v to_o its_o prohibition_n deserve_v to_o be_v punish_v by_o the_o abbreviation_n of_o his_o life_n may_v notwithstanding_o sometime_o his_o remorse_n of_o conscience_n profound_a sorrow_n fervent_a prayer_n religious_a fast_v and_o other_o duty_n requisite_a to_o true_a and_o perfect_a repentance_n effectual_o exciting_a the_o mercy_n of_o god_n obtain_v from_o he_o a_o full_a and_o absolute_a remission_n not_o only_o of_o the_o sin_n but_o also_o of_o the_o temporal_a punishment_n due_a thereunto_o and_o moreover_o a_o restauration_n of_o his_o temperament_n to_o its_o native_a vigour_n from_o which_o it_o be_v alienate_v by_o former_a infirmity_n or_o corrupt_v by_o the_o dyscratical_a or_o distemper_a contagion_n of_o sin_n and_o sometime_o not_o and_o this_o chief_o when_o it_o have_v seem_v convenient_a to_o the_o most_o wise_a and_o just_a god_n to_o pronounce_v the_o fatal_a and_o irrepealable_a sentence_n of_o death_n upon_o he_o for_o in_o such_o a_o case_n i_o believe_v the_o sin_n commit_v to_o belong_v to_o that_o black_a order_n of_o sin_n unto_o death_n by_o contradistinction_n thereof_o from_o that_o sin_n which_o be_v not_o unto_o death_n or_o upon_o which_o the_o irrevocable_a sentence_n of_o death_n be_v not_o yet_o pronounce_v which_o no_o man_n can_v certain_o know_v without_o special_a revelation_n ¶_o chap._n vii_o of_o the_o liberty_n elective_a of_o man_n will._n sect_n i._o in_o our_o enumeration_n of_o the_o venenate_n absurdity_n man_n article_n 1_o the_o parity_n of_o absurdity_n result_v from_o those_o two_o antagonistical_a hypothesis_n of_o absolute_a fatality_n and_o mere_a contingency_n as_o to_o the_o action_n of_o man_n which_o natura_o grow_v upon_o that_o inflexible_a stock_n of_o absolute_a fatality_n or_o more_o express_o upon_o that_o execrable_a hypothesis_n of_o the_o stoic_n that_o we_o may_v be_v charitable_a in_o forget_v there_o be_v any_o christian_n of_o that_o irreligious_a persuasion_n that_o all_o the_o action_n of_o every_o individual_a man_n be_v praedestine_v and_o the_o whole_a order_n and_o manner_n of_o their_o futurition_n praecise_o praeordain_v by_o the_o invariable_a decree_n of_o that_o supreme_a power_n against_o which_o the_o co-act_a and_o limit_a will_n of_o man_n can_v make_v no_o effectual_a resistance_n we_o well_o remember_v we_o specify_v the_o total_a sublation_n of_o all_o virtue_n and_o vice_n the_o abnegation_n of_o justice_n either_o divine_a or_o human_n in_o the_o compensation_n of_o piety_n and_o impiety_n the_o adnihilation_n of_o the_o use_n and_o efficacy_n of_o law_n to_o coerce_v from_o evil_a of_o precept_n and_o adhortation_n to_o elect_v and_o prosecute_v good_a in_o a_o word_n the_o subversion_n of_o all_o religion_n and_o morality_n and_o consequent_o the_o necessary_a resignation_n and_o rendition_n of_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n to_o receive_v all_o the_o destructive_a impression_n of_o hell_n and_o no_o less_o nor_o few_o absurdity_n may_v the_o reason_n of_o every_o man_n discover_v emergent_a from_o the_o antithesis_fw-la or_o contrary_a assertion_n that_o all_o the_o action_n of_o man_n and_o their_o particular_a event_n or_o success_n be_v neither_o the_o praedetermination_n of_o fate_n nor_o the_o occasional_a designation_n of_o providence_n divine_a nor_o full_o the_o arbitrary_a election_n of_o man_n will_n but_o the_o mere_a unpraemeditate_v and_o temerarious_a hit_n of_o chance_n since_o in_o pure_a justice_n those_o action_n only_o be_v laudable_a or_o vituperable_a which_o be_v do_v dâ—liberaâ—ò_n &_o liberè_fw-la ratione_fw-la agentis_fw-la upon_o a_o deliberation_n of_o the_o intellect_n and_o a_o arbitrary_a election_n of_o the_o will_v subsequent_a to_o that_o deliberation_n and_o not_o those_o which_o be_v mere_o fortuitous_a and_o result_v from_o the_o indeliberate_a or_o blind_a activity_n of_o fortune_n when_o first_o i_o taste_v the_o odious_a bitterness_n of_o these_o two_o stream_n whereof_o most_o of_o the_o ancient_a greek_n many_o of_o the_o noble_a roman_n culpability_n article_n 2._o those_o 2_o contrary_a stream_n find_v to_o have_v be_v derive_v from_o one_o and_o the_o same_o poisonous_a fountain_n viz._n a_o subtersuge_a of_o man_n to_o evade_v culpability_n and_o i_o fear_v at_o least_o not_o a_o few_o of_o the_o
disposition_n of_o atom_n from_o the_o frequent_a actual_a production_n of_o a_o jusect_n by_o the_o same_o mean_n or_o principle_n countermine_v by_o a_o inversion_n or_o argument_n à _fw-la majori_fw-la ad_fw-la minus_fw-la p._n 65._o 7._o a_o exception_n against_o the_o seem_a disparity_n betwixt_o their_o inserence_n and_o we_o prevent_v and_o the_o invalidity_n of_o they_o though_o their_o own_o hypothesis_n be_v concede_v in_o terminis_fw-la declare_v by_o a_o adequate_a similitude_n p._n 67._o 8._o the_o conclusion_n of_o this_o section_n or_o the_o aequipondium_fw-la of_o the_o praecedent_a reason_n if_o perpend_v in_o the_o mass_n and_o conjunctive_o to_o the_o most_o perfect_a demonstration_n p._n 68_o sect_n iv_o artic_a 1._o that_o antique_a absurd_a expostulation_n whoâ—_n instrument_n auxiliants_n material_n predisposed_a god_n make_v use_v of_o in_o his_o act_n of_o fabrication_n of_o the_o universe_n copious_o satisfy_v and_o the_o energy_n of_o the_o divine_a will_n commonstrate_v superior_a to_o the_o indigence_n of_o either_o p._n 69._o 2._o a_o second_o immodest_a interrogation_n wherefore_o god_n so_o long_o defer_v the_o creation_n resolve_v with_o a_o detection_n of_o the_o unreasonableness_n of_o undecent_a curiosity_n p._n 73._o chap._n iii_o why_o god_n create_v the_o world_n page_n 77._o sect_n i._o artic_a 1._o the_o improbability_n of_o the_o world_n creation_n by_o god_n insinuate_v by_o the_o atheist_n from_o his_o defect_n of_o any_o possible_a motive_n scope_n or_o final_a cause_n p._n 71._o 2._o their_o first_o argument_n that_o the_o divine_a nature_n be_v above_o the_o capacity_n of_o either_o emolument_fw-fr or_o delectation_n from_o the_o universe_n p_o 78._o 3._o the_o satisfactory_a resutation_n thereof_o and_o god_n glory_v manifest_v to_o have_v be_v his_o prime_n and_o principal_a end_n p._n 79._o sect_n ii_o artic_a 1._o their_o second_o argument_n that_o god_n have_v no_o especial_a regard_n to_o the_o benefit_n of_o man_n and_o the_o fortification_n thereof_o by_o 8_o reason_n p._n 82._o 2._o the_o total_a redargution_n thereof_o by_o a_o commonstrance_n that_o the_o benefit_n and_o felicity_n of_o man_n be_v god_n secondary_a end_n and_o the_o impossibility_n of_o satisfaction_n to_o the_o first_o end_n by_o any_o creature_n but_o man_n conclude_v from_o his_o 1._o rationality_n p._n 86._o 2._o sermocination_n p._n 88_o 3._o lucretius_n his_o 8._o reason_n subvert_v particular_o p._n 90._o chap._n iu._n the_o general_a providence_n of_o god_n demonstrate_v page_n 94._o sect_n i._o artic_a 1._o the_o author_n reason_n for_o his_o present_a adherence_n to_o the_o common_a discrimination_n of_o providence_n from_o creation_n p._n 94._o 2._o the_o definition_n and_o receive_v division_n of_o divine_a providence_n p._n 95._o 3._o a_o short_a list_n of_o the_o principal_a ethnic_a physiologist_n who_o in_o order_n to_o their_o propagation_n of_o atheism_n have_v attempt_v the_o eradication_n of_o this_o magisterial_a verity_n of_o divine_a providence_n and_o a_o gentle_a cure_n of_o s._n hieroms_n wound_n cause_v by_o his_o venial_a lapse_n from_o the_o same_o ibid._n 4._o the_o atheist_n first_o argument_n against_o universal_a providence_n with_o the_o absurd_a and_o malicious_a comment_n of_o lucretius_n thereupon_o p._n 97._o 5._o their_o second_o argument_n and_o its_o convenient_a dissection_n into_o two_o part_n viz._n 1._o the_o irregularity_n of_o contingency_n p._n 99_o 2._o the_o unequal_a or_o unjust_a distribution_n of_o good_a and_o evil_n p._n 101._o sect_n ii_o artic_a 1._o that_o the_o notion_n of_o general_n providence_n be_v proleptical_a infer_v from_o the_o umversality_n of_o its_o recepeption_n p._n 102._o 2._o from_o the_o misplace_a devotion_n of_o idolater_n ibid._n 3._o from_o the_o confession_n of_o most_o philosopher_n of_o the_o high_a form_n as_o of_o 1._o ecphantus_n p._n 103_o 2._o plato_n ibid._n 3._o aristotle_n ibid._n 4._o the_o stoic_n p._n 104._o 5._o the_o academic_n and_o sceptic_n ibid._n 4._o a_o review_n of_o the_o induction_n and_o the_o argument_n find_v to_o be_v apodictical_a on_o one_o side_n and_o on_o the_o other_o only_o persuasive_a p._n 105._o sect_n iii_o artic_a 1._o god_n general_a providence_n demonstrate_v by_o the_o idea_n of_o his_o nature_n reflect_v on_o our_o thought_n p._n 107._o 2._o the_o same_o particular_o support_v by_o that_o trinity_n of_o attribute_n viz._n his_o 1._o infinite_a wisdom_n p._n 109._o 2._o infinite_a power_n ibid._n 3._o infinite_a goodness_n p._n 110._o 3._o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o world_n gubernation_n by_o the_o indefinent_a influence_n of_o god_n general_a providence_n demonstrate_v from_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o absolute_a and_o total_a dependence_n of_o all_o second_o cause_n upon_o the_o first_o p._n 111._o 4._o the_o vastity_n of_o the_o world_n the_o infinite_a variety_n of_o its_o part_n and_o the_o irreconcilable_a discord_n of_o many_o nature_n demonstrate_v as_o much_o p._n 113._o 5._o under_o what_o restriction_n we_o be_v to_o understand_v that_o tropology_n of_o some_o hermetical_a philosopher_n deum_fw-la esse_fw-la animam_fw-la mundi_fw-la p._n 114._o 6._o the_o atheist_n subterfuge_n of_o nature_n and_o fortune_n praeclude_v p._n 116._o sect_n iv_o artic_a 1._o the_o atheist_n first_o antiprovidential_n argument_n refute_v by_o the_o perfection_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n and_o their_o absurdity_n in_o commensurate_v the_o excellency_n of_o god_n by_o the_o infinite_o inferior_a faculty_n of_o man_n detect_v ibid._n 2._o divinity_n demonstrate_v superior_a to_o the_o circumscription_n both_o of_o time_n and_o place_n p._n 118._o 3._o that_o the_o procuration_n of_o all_o the_o infinite_o various_a action_n of_o second_o cause_n in_o the_o world_n can_v be_v any_o interturbation_n of_o god_n serene_a felicity_n prove_v by_o a_o argument_n à _fw-fr minori_fw-la p._n 119._o 4._o the_o same_o illustrate_v by_o a_o second_o comparison_n p._n 120._o 5._o that_o the_o administration_n of_o petty_a occurrence_n can_v be_v no_o indignity_n or_o disparagement_n to_o the_o sacred_a majesty_n of_o god_n but_o on_o the_o contrary_a absolute_o essential_a to_o he_o firm_o evict_v from_o the_o universality_n of_o his_o cognition_n and_o presence_n p._n 121._o sect_n v._o artic_a 1._o the_o first_o division_n of_o the_o atheist_n second_o objection_n viz._n that_o the_o apparent_a irregularity_n of_o event_n do_v justisie_n their_o non-praedestination_a or_o mere_a contingency_n strong_o convel_v and_o that_o to_o the_o praeordination_n of_o divinity_n nothing_o can_v be_v casual_a clear_o commonstrate_v p._n 124._o 2._o the_o author_n antithesis_fw-la that_o all_o natural_a agent_n be_v under_o the_o strict_a law_n of_o their_o distinct_a species_n p._n 129._o 3._o a_o second_o counterposition_n that_o those_o law_n be_v institute_v and_o sancit_v by_o a_o infinite_a wisdom_n ibid._n 4._o a_o three_o that_o the_o legislator_n have_v reserve_v to_o himself_o a_o prerogative_n power_n to_o alter_v transcend_v invert_v or_o repeal_v the_o law_n of_o nature_n ibid._n 5._o the_o verity_n of_o the_o first_o and_o second_o position_n ample_o demonstrate_v p._n 130._o 6._o the_o verity_n of_o the_o three_o position_n demonstrate_v p._n 136._o 7._o a_o far_a confirmation_n of_o the_o same_o by_o a_o argument_n from_o the_o miraculous_a operation_n of_o god_n in_o praeterito_fw-la p._n 137._o 8._o that_o there_o be_v a_o universal_a deluge_n p._n 138._o 9_o the_o cessation_n of_o satan_n oracle_n after_o the_o advent_n of_o the_o word_n of_o truth_n prove_v authentique_o ibid._n 10._o that_o there_o be_v a_o prodigious_a eclipse_n of_o the_o sun_n at_o the_o passion_n of_o our_o saviour_n p._n 140._o 11._o a_o demonstration_n of_o the_o impossibility_n of_o the_o catholic_a deluge_n proceed_v from_o cause_n natural_a p._n 141._o 12._o that_o the_o cessation_n of_o pagan_a oracle_n upon_o the_o incarnation_n of_o god_n be_v a_o effect_n mere_o fupernatural_a comprobate_v uncontrollable_o p._n 146._o 13._o that_o the_o eclipse_n of_o the_o sun_n at_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n be_v pure_o metaphysical_a irrefutable_o demonstrate_v p._n 149._o 14._o the_o adaequatien_n of_o all_o to_o the_o verification_n of_o the_o author_n three_o position_n p._n 152._o sect_n vi_o artic_a 1._o lucretius_n his_o blasphemy_n that_o man_n ignorance_n of_o the_o energy_n of_o natural_a cause_n be_v the_o sole_a basis_n of_o the_o opinion_n of_o a_o universal_a providence_n p._n 152._o 2._o the_o redargution_n thereof_o p._n 153._o 3._o magnanimity_n the_o proper_a effect_n of_o religion_n p._n 154._o 4._o the_o opinion_n of_o a_o general_n providence_n consistent_a with_o physiology_n p._n 155._o 5._o lucretius_n his_o scruple_n concern_v the_o seem_o temerarious_a effect_n of_o the_o thunderbolt_n singular_o resolve_v ibid._n chap._n v._o the_o especial_a providence_n of_o god_n demonstrate_v page_n 157._o sect_n i._n artic_a 1._o the_o introduction_n intimate_v the_o near_a cognation_n betwixt_o this_o present_a and_o the_o precedent_a theme_n and_o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o author_n
then_o that_o of_o the_o chaos_n in_o a_o word_n to_o conserve_v all_o thing_n in_o existence_n this_o no_o man_n will_v deny_v to_o be_v a_o perfection_n since_o we_o define_v the_o perfection_n of_o man_n by_o his_o ability_n sore_a dominion_n i._n e._n in_o the_o judgement_n of_o our_o reason_n every_o man_n be_v esteem_v by_o so_o much_o the_o more_o perfect_a by_o how_o much_o the_o more_o generous_a august_n liberal_a prudent_a and_o benign_a mind_n he_o be_v endue_v withal_o and_o by_o inference_n by_o how_o much_o the_o more_o digne_fw-fr he_o be_v to_o bear_v rule_n over_o other_o therefore_o be_v this_o perfection_n mundo_fw-la providere_fw-la seu_fw-la singulis_fw-la rebus_fw-la consulere_fw-la to_o take_v care_n of_o the_o world_n and_o provide_v for_o the_o subsistence_n of_o every_o single_a entity_n of_o necessity_n to_o be_v ascribe_v to_o god_n for_o though_o that_o obsolet_n fallacy_n that_o business_n import_v disquiet_a and_o disquiet_n contradict_v sâ—licity_n be_v 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this_o our_o dissection_n of_o fortune_n for_o while_o we_o have_v exercise_v our_o thought_n in_o the_o exploration_n of_o her_o nature_n we_o have_v unexpected_o find_v that_o if_o consider_v per_fw-la se_fw-la &_o reverà _fw-la she_o have_v no_o nature_n at_o all_o i._n e._n that_o in_o reality_n she_o be_v nothing_o for_o when_o we_o have_v abstract_v all_o those_o cause_n in_o the_o concourse_n which_o act_n per_fw-la se_fw-la or_o by_o natural_a virtue_n there_o remain_v no_o more_o but_o a_o mere_a privation_n or_o negation_n of_o all_o praenotion_n in_o the_o concurrent_a cause_n of_o that_o particular_a concourse_n and_o also_o of_o the_o intention_n and_o expectation_n of_o the_o subsequent_a event_n nor_o can_v that_o unpraemeditate_a concourse_n of_o cause_n be_v right_o account_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o fortuitous_a event_n by_o any_o near_a relation_n then_o that_o which_o philosopher_n have_v term_v conditio_fw-la sine_fw-la qua_fw-la non_fw-la since_o as_o the_o admotion_n of_o any_o
this_o basis_n be_v it_o that_o many_o schooolman_n erect_v that_o axiom_n praevisionem_fw-la dei_fw-la nihil_fw-la influere_fw-la in_o humanas_fw-la actiones_fw-la that_o the_o praevision_n of_o god_n have_v no_o influence_n coactive_a upon_o the_o action_n of_o man_n now_o what_o have_v be_v argue_v for_o the_o praevision_n and_o praenotion_n of_o god_n be_v also_o to_o be_v extend_v to_o his_o predication_n especial_o because_o it_o be_v uncontrovertible_a that_o predication_n be_v posterior_n or_o subsequent_a to_o the_o praenotion_n of_o any_o contingent_a yet_o in_o the_o womb_n of_o futurity_n since_o what_o be_v not_o exact_o foreknow_v can_v never_o be_v certain_o foretell_v for_o which_o respect_n shall_v any_o urge_v upon_o we_o that_o the_o divine_a praenotion_n and_o predication_n can_v be_v fallacious_a we_o shall_v most_o willing_o concede_fw-la their_o position_n as_o most_o indubitate_a because_o nothing_o can_v be_v prognosticate_n by_o god_n as_o future_a which_o be_v not_o real_o future_a but_o when_o it_o shall_v be_v thence_o infer_v that_o if_o peter_n have_v once_o the_o absolute_a power_n in_o his_o own_o hand_n to_o have_v not_o deny_v and_o right_o use_v that_o arbitrary_a power_n have_v actual_o not_o deny_v in_o that_o case_n the_o praenotion_n and_o predication_n of_o his_o denial_n by_o god_n have_v prove_v fallacious_a we_o must_v reject_v the_o illation_n as_o illegal_a and_o absurd_a because_o have_v not_o peter_n denial_n be_v realy_a future_a god_n have_v neither_o praevise_v nor_o praedict_v the_o same_o for_o it_o be_v the_o reality_n of_o its_o futurition_n that_o support_v the_o certitude_n of_o the_o predication_n of_o any_o future_a contingent_a and_o therefore_o in_o case_n peter_n have_v be_v not_o to_o deny_v god_n have_v as_o certain_o praedict_v that_o he_o will_v not_o deny_v since_o so_o the_o supposition_n have_v be_v quite_o contrary_a viz._n that_o peter_n right_o use_v his_o liberty_n of_o election_n will_v determine_v it_o not_o to_o a_o negation_n but_o affirmation_n whereupon_o we_o may_v safe_o conclude_v 1_o that_o peter_n abnegation_n be_v future_a and_o 2_o that_o god_n both_o praevise_v and_o praedict_v the_o same_o upon_o no_o other_o necessity_n but_o only_o this_o that_o peter_n when_o it_o shall_v be_v in_o his_o own_o power_n to_o determine_v himself_o to_o either_o part_n will_v then_o actual_o determine_v himself_o rather_o to_o disclaim_v and_o abjure_v than_o own_o and_o avow_v his_o master_n thus_o the_o divine_n and_o thus_o the_o philosopher_n non_fw-la quia_fw-la dii_fw-la definitò_fw-la norunt_fw-la â—â—anotion_n article_n 6._o the_o solution_n of_o the_o same_o by_o the_o philosopher_n prove_v that_o the_o definite_a praenotion_n of_o future_a contingent_n be_v no_o cause_n of_o their_o definite_a contingency_n but_o è_fw-la contrà _fw-la the_o definity_n of_o their_o futurition_n the_o câ—use_n of_o their_o definite_a â—â—anotion_n contingentia_fw-la ideo_fw-la illa_fw-la eventura_fw-la sunt_fw-la neque_fw-la enim_fw-la quia_fw-la dii_fw-la norunt_fw-la ideo_fw-la necessariò_fw-la eveniunt_fw-la sed_fw-la quia_fw-la cum_fw-la naturae_fw-la sint_fw-la anâ—ipitis_fw-la aut_fw-la talem_fw-la aut_fw-la talem_fw-la exhibebunt_fw-la exitum_fw-la norunt_fw-la dii_fw-la necessariò_fw-la qualem_fw-la seu_fw-la utrum_fw-la obtinebunt_fw-la adeo_fw-la ut_fw-la contingens_fw-la ex_fw-la sva_fw-la quidem_fw-la natura_fw-la indefinitum_fw-la sit_fw-la sed_fw-la respectu_fw-la tamen_fw-la notitiae_fw-la deorum_fw-la definitum_fw-la quinetiam_fw-la constat_fw-la nostra_fw-la quoque_fw-la notitia_fw-la contingens_fw-la definitò_fw-la cognosci_fw-la cum_fw-la viz._n propriè_fw-la contingens_fw-la deinceps_fw-la non_fw-la sit_fw-la sed_fw-la necessariò_fw-la consequitur_fw-la antegressas_fw-la cur_n fiat_fw-la causas_fw-la say_v ammonius_n in_o lib._n de_fw-fr interpret_v the_o whole_a importance_n whereof_o be_v this_o that_o the_o definite_a praenotion_n of_o contingent_n by_o god_n be_v in_o no_o relation_n the_o cause_n of_o their_o definite_a contingency_n but_o their_o be_v of_o themselves_o definite_o future_a or_o their_o ambiguity_n be_v to_o be_v determine_v to_o definity_n of_o futurition_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o their_o praenotion_n by_o god_n for_o though_o a_o contingent_a be_v indefinite_a in_o respect_n to_o its_o own_o nature_n i._n e._n it_o be_v equal_o determinable_a by_o the_o liberty_n of_o its_o cause_n to_o either_o of_o two_o contrary_a event_n yet_o in_o respect_n to_o the_o praenotion_n of_o god_n it_o be_v definite_a because_o god_n have_v a_o infallible_a praenotion_n to_o which_o of_o two_o contrary_a event_n its_o cause_n will_v determine_v it_o all_o which_o may_v be_v confirm_v à _fw-la minori_fw-la from_o the_o praenotion_n of_o man_n experience_n assure_v that_o physician_n frequent_o prognosticate_v and_o predict_v the_o death_n of_o their_o deplore_a patient_n even_o to_o a_o hour_n not_o that_o their_o prognostic_n have_v any_o influence_n upon_o the_o disease_n to_o determine_v it_o to_o mortal_a when_o yet_o it_o be_v dubious_a but_o that_o the_o determination_n of_o the_o disease_n from_o dubious_a to_o definite_o mortal_a by_o its_o cause_n be_v the_o ground_n of_o their_o prognostic_n here_o lest_o we_o be_v misconceive_v to_o confound_v divine_a and_o human_a praenotion_n article_n 7._o the_o disparity_n betwixt_o divine_a and_o human_a praenotion_n praecognition_n we_o advertise_v that_o the_o praenotion_n of_o god_n be_v infallible_a because_o à _fw-la priori_fw-la i._n e._n he_o foreknow_v contingent_n while_o they_o be_v yet_o only_o in_o possibility_n and_o in_o the_o womb_n of_o their_o cause_n nor_o to_o he_o who_o demand_n why_o or_o how_o god_n foreknow_v event_n while_o they_o be_v yet_o in_o the_o dark_a or_o nothing_o of_o futurity_n can_v any_o other_o response_n be_v give_v but_o this_o that_o he_o be_v omniscient_a i._n e._n god_n but_o the_o praenotion_n or_o rather_o praesagitition_n of_o man_n be_v fallacious_a because_o desume_v à _fw-la posteriori_fw-la from_o effect_n educe_v extra_fw-la causas_fw-la into_o actual_a existence_n which_o vast_a disparity_n may_v be_v most_o adaequate_o exemplify_v exemplify_v article_n 8._o the_o same_o exemplify_v thus_o god_n certain_o foreknow_v that_o peter_n shall_v fall_v sick_a and_o die_v of_o such_o or_o such_o a_o disease_n viz._n a_o pestilent_a fever_n how_o because_o he_o foreknow_v that_o those_o cause_n which_o in_o respect_n to_o the_o ambiguity_n or_o indifferency_n of_o their_o event_n may_v or_o may_v not_o generate_v a_o intense_a putrefaction_n and_o malignity_n in_o the_o humour_n of_o peter_n body_n shall_v lose_v that_o their_o possibility_n and_o determine_v themselves_o to_o the_o actual_a production_n of_o that_o particular_a malignant_a or_o pestilential_a inquinament_n in_o his_o blood_n which_o constitute_v the_o essence_n of_o that_o disease_n and_o that_o the_o disease_n so_o generate_v will_v be_v so_o violent_a and_o inoppugnable_a by_o the_o force_n of_o nature_n that_o the_o temperament_n of_o peter_n body_n be_v too_o weak_a to_o sustain_v such_o a_o disproportionate_a encounter_n will_v thereby_o be_v dissolve_v and_o so_o death_n shall_v inevitable_o succeed_v but_o the_o physician_n can_v only_o conjecture_v that_o peter_n may_v fall_v sick_a of_o such_o a_o malignant_a fever_n why_o because_o he_o discover_v that_o peter_n praevious_a intemperance_n have_v prepare_v the_o continent_n cause_n or_o fuel_n for_o a_o putrid_a fever_n and_o that_o the_o access_n of_o malignity_n either_o by_o contagion_n communicate_v or_o from_o a_o intense_a corruption_n of_o humour_n internal_o kindle_v may_v according_a to_o the_o aptitude_n of_o its_o nature_n seize_v upon_o that_o praepared_a fuel_n and_o ferment_n it_o into_o a_o pestilential_a fever_n but_o definite_o he_o do_v not_o know_v that_o peter_n shall_v fall_v sick_a of_o such_o a_o pestilential_a disease_n in_o regard_n it_o transcend_v the_o maxim_n of_o his_o art_n and_o the_o capacity_n of_o his_o limit_a reason_n to_o foreknow_v whether_o the_o possibility_n of_o such_o a_o effect_n from_o such_o cause_n shall_v be_v determine_v to_o necessity_n nor_o can_v he_o predict_v that_o peter_n be_v invade_v with_o that_o disease_n shall_v certain_o perish_v thereby_o until_o the_o dubiosity_n of_o the_o fever_n be_v actual_o determine_v to_o lethality_n for_o then_o from_o symptom_n that_o signify_v the_o total_a succumbency_n or_o yield_v of_o nature_n to_o the_o victorious_a fury_n of_o the_o disease_n he_o may_v with_o good_a warrant_n and_o honour_n praesage_v the_o imminent_a death_n of_o peter_n ¶_o sect_n iv_o the_o other_o capital_a difficulty_n be_v erect_v upon_o a_o certain_a circumvent_a socraticisme_n or_o interrogatory_n sophism_n philosophy_n article_n 1._o the_o second_o capital_a difficulty_n erect_v upon_o a_o sophism_n call_v ignava_fw-la ratio_fw-la as_o it_o respect_v both_o theology_n and_o philosophy_n most_o adaequate_o denominate_v by_o cicero_n de_fw-la fato_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ignava_fw-la ratio_fw-la a_o unactive_a argumentation_n because_o praevail_v upon_o the_o mind_n it_o stupefy_v the_o same_o to_o a_o perpetual_a restiveness_n or_o supinity_n by_o charge_v even_o the_o thought_n of_o every_o man_n upon_o the_o