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at_o another_o none_o other_o cause_n can_v be_v assign_v but_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n which_o undoubted_o be_v that_o all_o thing_n shall_v be_v refer_v to_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n 8._o gen._n 45._o 8._o it_o be_v not_o you_o say_v joseph_n to_o his_o brethren_n that_o sell_v i_o into_o egypt_n but_o god_n send_v i_o hither_o before_o you_o so_o god_n say_v that_o he_o send_v saul_n unto_o samuel_n 16._o 1._o sa._n 9_o 16._o although_o it_o seem_v as_o if_o he_o have_v turn_v out_o of_o the_o way_n to_o he_o by_o chance_n so_o christ_n say_v unto_o his_o apostle_n 13._o mar._n 14._o 13._o there_o shall_v one_o meet_v you_o bear_v a_o pitcher_n of_o water_n these_o thing_n be_v certain_a unto_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n although_o otherwise_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o man_n they_o may_v seem_v but_o thing_n come_v by_o chance_n but_o thou_o will_v say_v be_v there_o then_o no_o 2._o cause_n do_v god_n nothing_o by_o his_o angel_n we_o take_v not_o away_o the_o second_o cause_n but_o we_o make_v they_o instrument_n of_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n for_o angel_n be_v administer_a spirit_n 102._o heb._n 1._o 14._o psal_n 102._o and_o david_n say_v who_o do_v execute_v his_o will_n but_o although_o god_n send_v his_o angel_n yet_o he_o himself_o be_v present_a and_o principal_a over_o all_o thing_n if_o i_o shall_v ascend_v say_v david_n into_o heaven_n 8._o psal_n 139._o 8._o thou_o be_v there_o if_o i_o go_v down_o into_o hell_n thou_o be_v there_o also_o for_o he_o do_v not_o so_o give_v his_o angel_n charge_v as_o though_o he_o himself_o be_v absent_a which_o thing_n the_o poet_n feign_v of_o apollo_n that_o he_o place_v pâ—aëton_n in_o his_o chariot_n and_o by_o that_o mean_v all_o the_o heaven_n in_o his_o absence_n be_v set_v on_o fire_n but_o sin_n will_n some_o man_n say_v depend_v not_o on_o providence_n providence_n how_o sin_n do_v depend_v of_o god_n providence_n how_o sin_n be_v rule_v by_o god_n shall_v be_v show_v afterward_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n this_o i_o say_v the_o cause_n of_o sin_n undoubted_o come_v from_o we_o but_o at_o what_o time_n and_o against_o who_o it_o shall_v break_v forth_o that_o be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o god_n it_o be_v whole_o determine_v by_o nabuchadnezar_n 21._o ezec._n 21._o 21._o that_o he_o will_v oppress_v some_o people_n but_o that_o he_o shall_v oppress_v the_o jew_n more_o than_o other_o that_o be_v provide_v by_o god_n 12_o the_o next_o question_n be_v 6._o whether_o providence_n be_v unchangeable_a mala._n 3._o 6._o whether_o this_o providence_n be_v immutable_a why_o shall_v it_o not_o for_o it_o be_v the_o rule_n of_o all_o thing_n that_o be_v do_v it_o be_v write_v in_o the_o three_o of_o malachi_n i_o be_o the_o lord_n &_o be_o not_o change_v in_o the_o first_o of_o james_n with_o he_o there_o be_v no_o variableness_n 17._o james._n 1._o 17._o nor_o shadow_v by_o turn_v and_o in_o the_o 19_o of_o proverb_n there_o be_v many_o cogitation_n in_o the_o hart_n of_o man_n 12_o prou._n 19_o 12_o but_o the_o counsel_n of_o the_o lord_n continue_v steadfast_a in_o the_o 46._o of_o esaie_n it_o be_v i_o that_o speak_v 10._o esai_n 46._o 10._o and_o my_o counsel_n abide_v sure_o and_o i_o do_v what_o so_o ever_o please_v i_o for_o see_v providence_n be_v both_o the_o knowledge_n and_o will_n of_o god_n and_o that_o those_o thing_n belong_v to_o the_o very_a essence_n of_o god_n it_o can_v not_o be_v change_v except_o god_n himself_o be_v change_v therewithal_o the_o second_o cause_n indeed_o see_v they_o be_v diverse_a and_o sundry_a they_o oftentimes_o hinder_v themselves_o similitude_n a_o similitude_n which_o thing_n we_o see_v come_v to_o pass_v in_o the_o influence_n of_o
property_n and_o beginning_n be_v contingent_a but_o providence_n which_o bring_v a_o necessity_n be_v a_o outward_a cause_n of_o which_o nothing_o ought_v to_o be_v name_v i_o know_v there_o be_v many_o which_o affirm_v that_o those_o thing_n which_o can_v not_o be_v do_v by_o man_n power_n be_v bring_v unto_o that_o pass_n by_o god_n that_o our_o will_n may_v either_o choose_v or_o refuse_v they_o further_o that_o god_n work_v our_o will_n to_o choose_v or_o refuse_v and_o that_o providence_n go_v no_o further_o and_o that_o there_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n stay_v and_o go_v no_o further_a but_o when_o as_o god_n foresé_v what_o every_o man_n will_v choose_v and_o what_o he_o will_v refuse_v his_o foreknowledge_n hinder_v nothing_o at_o all_o howbeit_o these_o saieng_n do_v not_o sufficient_o agree_v with_o the_o holy_a scripture_n for_o they_o teach_v that_o god_n do_v not_o provide_v for_o thing_n that_o he_o will_v forsake_v they_o but_o that_o as_o we_o have_v say_v he_o may_v conduct_v they_o to_o their_o end_n and_o those_o end_n do_v serve_v the_o providence_n of_o god_n for_o so_o say_v paul_n god_n have_v make_v all_o thing_n according_a to_o the_o purpose_n of_o his_o will_n 11._o ephes_n 1_o 11._o so_o say_v god_n himself_o in_o esaie_n 10._o esai_n 46_o 10._o all_o thing_n that_o i_o will_v i_o do_v 29._o matt._n 10_o 29._o and_o christ_n say_v very_o even_o a_o little_a sparowe_n light_v not_o upon_o the_o ground_n without_o the_o will_n of_o our_o father_n i_o know_v that_o origin_n cyrill_n chrysostome_n and_o other_o be_v urge_v by_o certain_a manifest_a place_n of_o the_o scripture_n such_o as_o these_o be_v 23._o luk._n 24_o 26._o luk._n 22_o 23._o it_o behoove_v christ_n to_o suffer_v the_o scripture_n ought_v to_o be_v fulfil_v do_v thus_o interpret_v they_o to_o wit_n that_o these_o thing_n do_v not_o therefore_o come_v to_o pass_v because_o god_n foresee_v they_o but_o therefore_o god_n foresee_v they_o contrariwise_o whether_o 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john_n 19_o 36._o it_o behoove_v that_o the_o scripture_n shall_v be_v fulfil_v but_o how_o do_v it_o behoove_v by_o supposition_n because_o god_n so_o forsawe_a it_o not_o that_o that_o necessity_n be_v in_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n infinite_a how_o cause_n be_v infinite_a 16_o but_o peradventure_o thou_o will_v say_v that_o therefore_o the_o cause_n in_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n itself_o be_v infinite_a for_o that_o i_o take_v not_o the_o perfect_a and_o full_a cause_n in_o so_o much_o as_o i_o shall_v have_v add_v the_o providence_n of_o god_n i_o answer_v i_o only_o take_v the_o inward_a and_o proper_a cause_n of_o every_o thing_n who_o effect_n because_o they_o may_v or_o may_v not_o be_v bring_v forth_o by_o they_o be_v thing_n contingent_a but_o i_o add_v not_o providence_n because_o the_o same_o be_v a_o outward_a cause_n the_o which_o be_v add_v it_o can_v be_v avoid_v but_o that_o by_o supposition_n 3._o 1._o sam._n 10_o 3._o some_o necessity_n must_v follow_v for_o saul_n meet_v with_o man_n care_v of_o kid_n bread_n &_o wine_n their_o will_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o nature_n thereof_o be_v infinite_a either_o to_o have_v give_v he_o or_o not_o to_o have_v give_v he_o any_o thing_n but_o god_n by_o his_o providence_n do_v limit_v that_o will_v unto_o the_o one_o part_n they_o go_v to_o bethel_n there_o to_o sacrifice_v they_o meet_v with_o saul_n weary_a upon_o the_o way_n &_o almost_o dead_a with_o hunger_n it_o seem_v a_o courtesy_n to_o refresh_v he_o this_o do_v god_n put_v into_o their_o mind_n and_o if_o there_o be_v any_o thing_n which_o may_v be_v a_o let_v unto_o this_o will_n those_o thing_n he_o bridle_v and_o these_o thing_n we_o dispute_v only_o concern_v the_o will_n of_o man_n for_o otherwise_o in_o other_o thing_n which_o be_v contingent_a i_o know_v the_o mean_n be_v infinite_a which_o god_n be_v wont_v to_o use_v another_o example_n of_o this_o matter_n we_o have_v out_o of_o the_o 21._o chapter_n of_o ezechiel_n 23._o eze._n 21_o 23._o nabuchadnezar_n march_v into_o syria_n and_o when_o he_o be_v now_o onward_o on_o the_o way_n at_o a_o place_n where_o two_o way_n meet_v he_o begin_v to_o consult_v with_o himself_o whether_o it_o be_v better_o for_o he_o to_o lead_v his_o power_n against_o the_o jew_n or_o else_o against_o rabath_n the_o chief_a city_n of_o the_o ammonit_n he_o draw_v lot_n thereupon_o the_o lot_n do_v god_n so_o frame_v that_o he_o bring_v he_o to_o jerusalem_n the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n itself_o be_v contingent_a but_o the_o same_o be_v appoint_v of_o god_n become_v a_o thing_n of_o necessity_n 28._o gen._n 37_o 28._o joseph_n be_v so_o sell_v and_o carry_v into_o egypt_n that_o as_o concern_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n it_o may_v be_v that_o either_o he_o shall_v live_v always_o in_o bondage_n or_o else_o that_o he_o shall_v at_o one_o time_n or_o other_o be_v deliver_v but_o god_n send_v dream_n into_o the_o baker_n and_o butler_n those_o dream_n do_v 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