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mathematician_n and_o astrologer_n fate_n be_v a_o certain_a imaginary_a necessity_n natural_a impose_v upon_o
honour_n of_o its_o invention_n as_o be_v betwixt_o the_o two_o harlot_n about_o the_o right_n to_o the_o live_a child_n other_o require_v if_o not_o to_o the_o justification_n of_o the_o decree_n itself_o yet_o at_o least_o to_o justify_v the_o execution_n thereof_o the_o concourse_n of_o good_a work_n so_o necessary_o that_o no_o man_n can_v ever_o attain_v to_o glory_n but_o by_o the_o scale_n of_o merit_n at_o least_o those_o of_o our_o saviour_n and_o other_o mince_v or_o extenuate_v the_o elective_a liberty_n of_o man_n into_o a_o mere_a and_o simple_a libency_n which_o we_o have_v more_o than_o once_o specify_v and_o as_o often_o describe_v and_o according_o attempt_v to_o salve_n the_o repugnancy_n thus_o that_o the_o elect_n be_v therefore_o free_a because_o they_o do_v their_o good_a work_n libent_o or_o willing_o and_o likewise_o that_o the_o reprobate_n be_v also_o free_a because_o they_o do_v their_o evil_a work_n libent_o hereupon_o to_o he_o who_o shall_v charge_v upon_o they_o with_o this_o vnactive_a argumentation_n they_o instant_o oppose_v that_o there_o be_v very_o great_a reason_n why_o every_o man_n endow_v with_o this_o libency_n shall_v most_o strenuous_o endeavour_v the_o constant_a practice_n of_o good_a rather_o than_o evil_a because_o though_o he_o be_v uncertain_a of_o the_o decree_n concern_v his_o election_n or_o reprobation_n yet_o be_v he_o certain_a of_o this_o that_o no_o man_n shall_v ever_o be_v assume_v into_o glory_n unless_o he_o shall_v have_v do_v good_a nor_o any_o be_v exclude_v the_o celestial_a eden_n unless_o he_o shall_v have_v do_v evil._n to_o which_o they_o add_v that_o it_o be_v the_o main_a duty_n of_o every_o man_n to_o the_o utmost_a of_o his_o power_n to_o ascertain_v himself_o rather_o of_o election_n by_o his_o perseverance_n in_o good_a then_o of_o reprobation_n by_o a_o debauch_a and_o desperate_a resignation_n of_o the_o sceptre_n of_o his_o will_n to_o all_o the_o temptation_n of_o evil_a that_o so_o he_o may_v prevent_v or_o mitigate_v that_o fear_n and_o anxiety_n which_o must_v otherwise_o incessant_o excruciate_v his_o mind_n during_o his_o whole_a life_n by_o acquire_v a_o settle_a confidence_n that_o from_o god_n who_o be_v infinite_o good_a and_o just_a he_o have_v no_o cause_n to_o expect_v evil_a while_o the_o scope_n of_o all_o his_o endeavour_n be_v to_o deserve_v well_o at_o least_o to_o obtain_v mercy_n at_o his_o hand_n to_o conclude_v lest_o man_n shall_v in_o the_o interim_n either_o glory_n in_o himself_o as_o if_o he_o ought_v according_a to_o justice_n to_o be_v elect_v for_o his_o good_a work_n sake_n or_o complain_v of_o the_o rigour_n of_o the_o decree_n of_o his_o reprobation_n murmur_v that_o it_o be_v not_o his_o fault_n why_o his_o name_n be_v not_o inscribe_v in_o the_o book_n of_o life_n they_o check_v his_o glory_v with_o this_o cool_a card_n of_o the_o apostle_n o_o homo_fw-la quis_fw-la te_fw-la discernit_fw-la and_o hush_v his_o complaint_n with_o tu_fw-la qui_fw-la es_fw-la qui_fw-la respondeas_fw-la deo_fw-la nunquid_fw-la dicet_fw-la vas_fw-la figulo_fw-la quare_fw-la i_o fecisti_fw-la sic_fw-la nunquid_fw-la sacere_fw-la illi_fw-la licet_fw-la aliud_fw-la vas_fw-la in_o honorem_fw-la aliud_fw-la verò_fw-la in_o contumeliam_fw-la roman_z chap._n 9_o ver_fw-la 21._o and_o if_o this_o satisfy_v not_o they_o here_o set_v bound_n to_o curiosity_n and_o lime_n the_o wing_n of_o those_o eagle_n wit_n who_o will_v soar_v high_o than_o the_o low_a region_n of_o the_o mystery_n with_o that_o grave_a advice_n of_o the_o canonize_v doctor_n quare_fw-la hunc_fw-la trahat_fw-la deus_fw-la illum_fw-la verò_fw-la non_fw-la trahat_fw-la noli_fw-la judicare_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la vis_fw-la errare_fw-la or_o that_o modest_a rule_n of_o cornelius_n tacitus_n sanctius_n &_o reverentius_fw-la visum_fw-la de_fw-fr act_n deorum_fw-la credere_fw-la quà m_fw-la scire_fw-la but_o as_o for_o the_o second_o opinion_n to_o our_o first_o inquisition_n that_o labyrinth_n article_n 4._o the_o second_o opinion_n to_o a_o great_a part_n extricate_v from_o the_o same_o labyrinth_n seem_v capable_a of_o extrication_n from_o the_o forementioned_a labyrinth_n without_o much_o difficulty_n thus_o i_o be_o say_v adrastus_n or_o the_o fatist_n either_o elect_a to_o glory_n or_o reprobate_n to_o misery_n by_o a_o eternal_a decree_n of_o god_n this_o we_o grant_v to_o be_v most_o true_a but_o with_o this_o additional_a qualification_n that_o himself_o be_v now_o the_o cause_n why_o he_o be_v from_o eternity_n elect_a or_o reprobate_n for_o he_o be_v now_o in_o that_o very_a state_n in_o which_o god_n foresee_v that_o he_o will_v be_v when_o educe_v into_o existence_n endow_v with_o reason_n and_o assist_v with_o sufficient_a grace_n for_o the_o clear_a discernment_n of_o good_a from_o evil_a and_o it_o now_o depend_v upon_o the_o liberty_n of_o his_o will_n that_o god_n have_v praevise_v he_o operate_a good_a or_o evil_n so_o that_o the_o decree_n of_o his_o election_n or_o reprobation_n be_v subsequent_a or_o posterior_n to_o the_o divine_a praevision_n of_o his_o future_a good_a or_o evil_a demerit_n to_o speak_v yet_o loud_o god_n therefore_o elect_v he_o to_o glory_n because_o he_o foresee_v that_o he_o will_v use_v both_o the_o liberty_n of_o his_o understanding_n and_o will_n and_o that_o supernatural_a light_n or_o divine_a grace_n which_o the_o compassion_n of_o god_n vouchsafe_v for_o his_o assistance_n as_o he_o ought_v to_o enable_v he_o to_o lead_v a_o honest_a and_o pious_a life_n and_o therefore_o reprobate_v he_o to_o misery_n because_o he_o foresee_v that_o he_o will_v abuse_v the_o light_n of_o nature_n and_o grace_n in_o constant_o and_o impenitent_o do_v action_n pointblank_o repugnant_a to_o their_o frequent_a and_o importune_a advisoe_n this_o be_v infer_v the_o fatist_n can_v but_o perceive_v that_o it_o lie_v on_o his_o part_n now_o to_o do_v well_o and_o with_o all_o the_o nerve_n of_o his_o mind_n to_o cooperate_v to_o divine_a grace_n that_o so_o god_n from_o eternity_n foresee_v that_o his_o conformity_n to_o the_o dictate_v of_o his_o grace_n may_v have_v elect_v he_o for_o if_o he_o shall_v counterinflect_v his_o will_n to_o the_o inclination_n of_o divine_a grace_n and_o pursue_v evil_a those_o evil_a work_n shall_v be_v very_o they_o which_o god_n from_o eternity_n have_v respect_n unto_o have_v damn_v he_o for_o the_o gild_n of_o they_o and_o impoenitence_n for_o they_o nor_o can_v he_o elude_v this_o truth_n by_o plead_v that_o god_n do_v praeclude_v article_n 5._o the_o fatists_n subterfuge_n of_o the_o infallibility_n of_o divine_a praenotion_n praeclude_v from_o eternity_n foreknow_v whether_o he_o shall_v be_v elect_a or_o reprobate_n and_o that_o therefore_o of_o necessity_n he_o shall_v be_v what_o he_o will_v be_v since_o the_o divine_a science_n be_v uncapable_a of_o elusion_n or_o mutability_n because_o though_o god_n indeed_o have_v a_o infallible_a praecognition_n from_o eternity_n whether_o he_o will_v be_v praedestinate_a or_o reprobate_n yet_o be_v that_o praecognition_n ground_v upon_o his_o own_o eternal_a decree_n and_o that_o eternal_a decree_n ground_v upon_o his_o eternal_a praevision_n of_o the_o fatist_n good_a or_o evil_a life_n so_o that_o the_o actual_a determination_n of_o the_o will_n of_o man_n to_o the_o constant_a prosecution_n of_o good_a be_v the_o basis_n or_o first_o degree_n in_o this_o mysterious_a climax_n of_o praedestination_n the_o praevision_n thereof_o by_o god_n the_o second_o the_o respective_a decree_n of_o god_n the_o three_o and_o his_o indeceptible_a prescience_n the_o four_o and_o last_o not_o that_o these_o antecession_n and_o consecution_n be_v temporany_n i._n e._n not_o that_o the_o prescience_n of_o god_n be_v posterior_n to_o his_o decree_n and_o his_o decree_n posterior_n to_o his_o praevision_n for_o those_o 3._o make_v but_o one_o simple_a and_o entire_a act_n in_o the_o divine_a intellect_n and_o will_n and_o eternity_n be_v but_o one_o permanent_a now_o incapable_a of_o division_n because_o of_o cessation_n real_o but_o anthropopathical_o i._n e._n that_o narrow_a and_o remote_a man_n when_o he_o speculate_v the_o nature_n of_o his_o own_o freewill_n and_o that_o of_o divine_a justice_n as_o integral_o consistent_a be_v necessitate_v for_o comprehension_n sake_n to_o suppose_v some_o momenta_fw-la rationis_fw-la or_o priority_n and_o posteriority_n in_o eternity_n as_o we_o have_v singular_o enunciate_v in_o the_o 2._o articl_n 4._o sect._n 6._o chap._n praecedent_n prevent_v article_n 6._o a_o second_o subterfuge_n of_o the_o fatist_n viz._n that_o the_o subsequence_n of_o the_o decree_n to_o praenotion_n do_v implicate_v the_o possibility_n of_o its_o elusion_n and_o mutability_n prevent_v again_o the_o fatist_n can_v just_o promise_v to_o himself_o no_o great_a protection_n by_o this_o far_a objection_n that_o if_o the_o divine_a decree_n be_v subquent_a to_o divine_a praevision_n therefore_o be_v it_o in_o his_o power_n to_o stagger_v the_o certitude_n of_o the_o decree_n and_o dissolve_v its_o rigour_n
into_o a_o arbitrary_a mutability_n why_o because_o the_o decree_n be_v not_o make_v nisi_fw-la supponendo_fw-la quidem_z esset_fw-la facturus_fw-la but_o upon_o a_o supposition_n what_o the_o future_a action_n of_o his_o life_n will_v be_v and_o the_o immutability_n thereof_o be_v establish_v upon_o the_o necessity_n suppositional_n which_o redargue_v article_n 7._o a_o three_o conclusion_n viz_o that_o the_o posteriority_n of_o the_o decree_n of_o election_n to_o god_n praevision_n of_o man_n future_a good_a action_n do_v make_v man_n the_o author_n of_o his_o own_o discretion_n detect_v and_o redargue_v can_v diminish_v nothing_o of_o the_o liberty_n of_o man_n as_o we_o have_v more_o than_o once_o profess_o evince_v and_o as_o little_a solid_a reason_n have_v he_o to_o argue_v thus_o if_o god_n do_v therefore_o elect_v i_o only_o because_o he_o eternal_o praevise_v those_o good_a work_n which_o i_o now_o do_v then_o ipse_fw-la ero_fw-la qui_fw-la i_o discernam_fw-la shall_v i_o myself_o be_v to_o myself_o the_o author_n of_o my_o discretion_n for_o it_o be_v not_o man_n who_o by_o his_o own_o single_a power_n can_v make_v this_o discretion_n but_o the_o very_a grace_n of_o god_n alone_o without_o which_o no_o man_n can_v ever_o attain_v so_o high_a as_o the_o foot_n of_o goodness_n conclude_v we_o therefore_o though_o it_o be_v not_o difficult_a to_o man_n reason_n will._n article_n 8._o two_o extract_n from_o the_o praemise_n 1_o that_o the_o cooperation_n of_o man_n will_n to_o sufficient_a grace_n may_v be_v conceive_v a_o cause_n of_o his_o election_n 2_o that_o to_o render_v a_o reason_n why_o god_n do_v not_o constitute_v all_o man_n such_o as_o that_o all_o shall_v cooperate_v to_o sufficient_a grace_n and_o so_o be_v elect_a be_v a_o impossibility_n to_o man_n understanding_n other_o than_o this_o that_o such_o be_v his_o eternal_a will._n to_o investigate_v the_o cause_n why_o god_n be_v please_v to_o ordain_v this_o vessel_n for_o honour_n and_o that_o for_o dishonour_n why_o he_o by_o the_o vigorous_a magnet_n of_o his_o special_a indulgence_n do_v attract_v this_o and_o not_o that_o man_n still_a dispense_n a_o sufficient_a portion_n of_o his_o illuminate_a grace_n to_o all_o man_n since_o it_o be_v not_o obscure_a that_o the_o concourse_n conspiracy_n and_o cooperation_n of_o this_o man_n will_n to_o that_o sufficient_a grace_n may_v inoffensive_o be_v conceive_v to_o be_v the_o cause_n at_o least_o a_o cause_n and_o so_o è_fw-la contra_fw-la yet_o be_v it_o and_o the_o acute_a wit_n have_v from_o the_o flaw_n make_v in_o they_o by_o the_o more_o than_o adamantine_a hardness_n of_o this_o rock_n have_v great_a reason_n to_o conjecture_v it_o will_v always_o continue_v the_o most_o desperate_a difficulty_n that_o ere_o perplex_a the_o cogitation_n of_o inquisitive_a mortality_n to_o explore_v the_o reason_n why_o god_n make_v man_n of_o such_o a_o condition_n as_o that_o some_o will_v be_v destinate_a to_o honour_n and_o other_o to_o dishonour_v and_o not_o all_o man_n such_o as_o that_o they_o shall_v willing_o suffer_v themselves_o to_o be_v allect_v by_o the_o loadstone_n of_o his_o love_n or_o be_v willing_a to_o cooperate_v to_o his_o grace_n diffuse_v upon_o they_o when_o have_v it_o seem_v convenient_a to_o his_o wisdom_n he_o may_v have_v make_v all_o man_n such_o as_o that_o they_o will_v with_o all_o ardency_n of_o affection_n and_o force_v of_o their_o will_n have_v cooperate_v to_o his_o grace_n and_o so_o have_v be_v elect_v to_o honor._n and_o certain_o from_o hence_o alone_o that_o our_o delection_n of_o virtue_n or_o vice_n conform_a to_o which_o our_o mind_n be_v carry_v on_o with_o a_o kind_n of_o infraenable_a tendency_n and_o to_o which_o the_o praevision_n of_o god_n be_v extend_v he_o have_v either_o elect_v or_o reprobate_v be_v necessary_o dependent_a upon_o the_o notion_n or_o species_n of_o thing_n object_v to_o our_o sense_n and_o traductive_o to_o our_o cognoscent_fw-la faculty_n there_o remain_v to_o we_o more_o than_o a_o great_a occasion_n of_o applaud_v and_o admire_v the_o modesty_n and_o judgement_n of_o the_o apostle_n exclamation_n o_o altitudo_fw-la especial_o when_o the_o exhibition_n or_o praesentation_n of_o those_o notion_n and_o species_n do_v depend_v upon_o that_o concatenate_n series_n or_o subalternate_a syntax_n and_o disposition_n of_o cause_n and_o effect_n which_o god_n when_o he_o create_v the_o world_n according_a to_o the_o model_n of_o his_o own_o imperscrutable_a wisdom_n think_v good_a to_o institute_v and_o this_o we_o have_v judge_v to_o be_v a_o faithful_a summarie_n of_o what_o the_o divine_n respon_n to_o this_o circaean_a charm_n or_o sophism_n of_o adrastus_n contain_v the_o remnant_n of_o our_o assumption_n be_v only_o to_o contract_v those_o voluminous_a discourse_n of_o philosopher_n which_o perpendicular_o point_n at_o the_o solution_n of_o the_o same_o most_o bloody_a and_o impious_a sophism_n into_o a_o sew_z medullary_n or_o essential_a line_n plutarch_n de_fw-la fato_fw-la as_o plato_n interpreter_n insist_v upon_o the_o praerecited_a adaequation_n of_o fate_n to_o the_o civil_a law_n hope_n to_o fate_n article_n 9_o the_o former_a sophism_n ignava_fw-la ratio_fw-la in_o part_n dissolve_v by_o plutarch_n distinction_n that_o though_o all_o effect_n be_v comprehend_v in_o yet_o all_o be_v not_o cause_v by_o fate_n decide_v the_o mighty_a controversy_n by_o distinguish_v thus_o tametsi_fw-la omne_fw-la quae_fw-la fiunt_fw-la fato_fw-la contineantur_fw-la non_fw-la tamen_fw-la fato_fw-la omne_fw-la fieri_fw-la ac_fw-la ejusmodi_fw-la esse_fw-la ea_fw-la quae_fw-la contingenter_n sive_fw-la liberè_fw-la ac_fw-la fortuito_fw-la fiunt_fw-la that_o though_o all_o thing_n which_o come_v to_o pass_v be_v contain_v in_o fate_n yet_o be_v not_o all_o thing_n effect_v by_o fate_n and_o particular_o those_o event_n which_o be_v mere_o fortuitous_a and_o those_o which_o be_v effect_v by_o arbitrary_a agent_n now_o according_a to_o this_o eminent_a distinction_n we_o may_v concede_fw-la that_o it_o be_v indeed_o comprehend_v in_o fate_n not_o only_o that_o thou_o be_v cast_v upon_o the_o thorny_a bed_n of_o sickness_n shall_v or_o recover_v or_o perish_v but_o also_o that_o thou_o shall_v or_o consult_v or_o neglect_v the_o physician_n but_o positive_o deny_v that_o therefore_o either_o thy_o convalescence_n or_o death_n be_v fatal_a since_o it_o be_v contingent_a as_o also_o that_o thy_o use_n or_o neglect_v of_o the_o physician_n be_v fatal_a since_o it_o be_v arbitrary_a notwithstanding_o this_o nice_a and_o specious_a distinction_n we_o acknowledge_v article_n 10._o the_o insufficiency_n of_o that_o distinction_n to_o the_o total_a solution_n of_o the_o difficulty_n due_o acknowledge_v confess_v there_o remain_v a_o difficulty_n and_o such_o a_o one_o as_o the_o great_a oedipuse_n of_o the_o world_n may_v without_o dishonour_n to_o their_o perspicacity_n despair_n of_o its_o satisfactory_a dissolution_n viz._n how_o it_o can_v be_v since_o there_o be_v some_o cause_n which_o conduee_v rather_o to_o thy_o convalescence_n than_o destruction_n or_o è_fw-la contrà _fw-la rather_o to_o thy_o destruction_n than_o convalescence_n and_o some_o cause_n which_o induce_v or_o incline_v thou_o rather_o to_o consult_v then_o neglect_v the_o physician_n or_o è_fw-la contrà _fw-la rather_o to_o neglect_v then_o consult_v he_o and_o since_o those_o cause_n have_v other_o antecedent_n to_o they_o and_o those_o be_v connect_v to_o other_o and_o those_o to_o other_o etc._n etc._n retrograde_a along_o the_o chain_n of_o fate_n how_o it_o can_v be_v we_o say_v that_o these_o effect_n be_v admit_v to_o be_v contain_v in_o fate_n may_v not_o be_v also_o admit_v to_o be_v cause_v by_o fate_n especial_o when_o we_o can_v without_o passion_n quarrel_n at_o his_o construction_n who_o shall_v tell_v we_o that_o to_o be_v contain_v in_o fate_n be_v as_o much_o as_o to_o be_v connect_v to_o the_o series_n of_o cause_n and_o that_o little_a less_o then_o to_o be_v effect_v by_o fate_n to_o palliate_v not_o cure_v the_o itch_n of_o curiosity_n in_o this_o particular_a we_o ask_v leave_v with_o the_o sublimest_n and_o most_o dare_a contemplator_n of_o the_o world_n to_o recur_v to_o that_o general_n asylum_n non_fw-la debet_fw-la humana_fw-la sapientia_fw-la supra_fw-la divinam_fw-la illam_fw-la gloriari_fw-la juxta_fw-la quam_fw-la vetamur_fw-la scrupulosiùs_fw-la inquirere_fw-la quamobrem_fw-la deus_fw-la sic_fw-la ordinarit_fw-la and_o this_o the_o reason_n be_v of_o our_o say_n that_o the_o second_o opinion_n of_o divine_n to_o our_o first_o inspection_n seem_v capable_a of_o extrication_n from_o the_o labyrinth_n of_o the_o fatist_n vnactive_a argumentation_n for_o our_o second_o and_o more_o profound_a meditation_n have_v find_v it_o far_o otherwise_o however_o we_o judge_v it_o worthy_a our_o reader_n patience_n here_o to_o acquaint_v himself_o with_o the_o subtle_a evasion_n of_o some_o philosopher_n especial_o when_o he_o shall_v survey_v they_o in_o epitome_n of_o article_n 11._o the_o most_o promise_a response_n of_o some_o philosopher_n
de_fw-fr fluxibus_fw-la lapsus_fw-la grave_n nuperriméque_fw-la calculum_fw-la foetum_fw-la suum_fw-la o_fw-la abdita_fw-la praeclarior_fw-la gemniâ_fw-la libre_fw-la donasse_n luce_fw-fr publicum_fw-la gaudet_fw-la bonum_fw-la jam_fw-la nunc_fw-la ad_fw-la altiora_fw-la surgit_fw-la numinis_fw-la assertor_n est_fw-la vindexque_fw-la providentiae_fw-la fortuna_fw-la fati_fw-la vis_fw-la voluntas_fw-la libera_n summi_fw-la docentur_fw-la obsequi_fw-la dictis_n dei_fw-la deo_fw-la favente_fw-la cuncta_fw-la vocum_fw-la copiam_fw-la lectissimarum_fw-la mirer_fw-la a_o rerum_fw-la magis_fw-la utramque_fw-la miror_fw-la pariter_fw-la atque_fw-la exosculor_fw-la utramque_fw-la pronus_fw-la veneror_fw-la &_o longè_fw-la sequor_fw-la o_o author_n annumerande_fw-fr charltonis_fw-la tuis_fw-la gassende_v chartes_n magne_n sennerte_fw-la angliae_fw-la et_fw-la ipse_fw-la vivas_fw-la &_o libri_fw-la vivre_fw-fr diu_fw-la et_fw-la artium_fw-la de_fw-la te_fw-la optimae_fw-la certent_fw-la diu_fw-la homines_fw-la priori_fw-la opere_fw-la devinctos_fw-la habes_fw-la nunc_fw-la maximum_fw-la tibi_fw-la obligavisti_fw-la deum_fw-la clemens_n barksdallus_n the_o content_n series_n and_o order_n of_o the_o whole_a book_n chap._n i._n the_o existence_n of_o god_n demonstrate_v page_n 1._o sect_n i._o artic_a 1._o aristotle_n the_o most_o know_v and_o curious_a ethnic_a do_v yet_o by_o his_o silence_n in_o the_o cardinal_a point_n of_o theology_n proclaim_v the_o impossibility_n of_o man_n full_a understanding_n the_o simple_a and_o perfect_a essence_n of_o god_n p._n 1._o 2._o the_o hebrew_n intimate_v so_o much_o in_o the_o immoderate_a veneration_n enjoin_v towards_o his_o name_n jehovah_n p._n 3._o 3._o the_o clear_a sight_v christian_n also_o can_v perceive_v no_o more_o of_o the_o divine_a nature_n than_o what_o be_v shadow_v in_o its_o attribute_n ibid._n 4._o and_o therefore_o the_o author_n restrain_v the_o reader_n expectation_n only_o to_o a_o demonstration_n of_o the_o existence_n of_o god_n in_o this_o chap._n subnect_v a_o short_a scheme_n of_o his_o present_a design_n and_o method_n p._n 4._o sect_n ii_o artic_a 1._o the_o mind_n of_o man_n can_v have_v no_o cognition_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o its_o object_n but_o by_o the_o mediation_n of_o their_o proper_a idea_n p._n 5._o 2._o those_o idea_n be_v 1_o innate_a two_o adventitious_a 3_o imaginary_a p._n 6._o 3._o a_o strict_a enquiry_n whether_o the_o idea_n of_o object_n existent_a without_o ourselves_o hold_v a_o exact_a simlitude_n to_o their_o nature_n ibid._n 4._o a_o second_o disquisition_n whether_o any_o of_o those_o thing_n who_o idea_n be_v find_v in_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n have_v any_o existence_n without_o it_o p._n 8._o 5._o a_o firm_a induction_n that_o its_o impossible_a for_o any_o idea_n to_o import_v or_o comprehend_v more_o of_o perfection_n than_o its_o prototype_n or_o cause_n p._n 10._o 6._o and_o therefore_o if_o any_o idea_n contain_v more_o of_o perfection_n then_o can_v be_v sound_a in_o our_o mind_n â—_o certain_o our_o mind_n can_v be_v the_o efficient_a of_o that_o idea_n ibid._n 7._o the_o diversity_n of_o idea_n respective_a to_o the_o diversity_n of_o entity_n ibid._n 8._o the_o possible_a original_n of_o each_o sort_n severe_o examine_v and_o all_o sound_a desumable_a from_o ourselves_o the_o idea_n of_o god_n only_o except_v p._n 11._o 9_o the_o idea_n of_o god_n here_o describe_v can_v be_v either_o formal_o or_o material_o false_a but_o the_o most_o clear_a distinct_a and_o true_a of_o all_o other_o p._n 13._o 10._o a_o declarement_n of_o the_o impossibility_n of_o the_o divine_a idea_n desumption_n either_o from_o ourselves_o p._n 15._o 11._o or_o from_o some_o other_o cause_n less_o perfect_a than_o god_n p._n 18._o 12._o or_o from_o our_o parent_n p._n 19_o 13._o the_o concernment_n of_o all_o or_o a_o conclusion_n that_o the_o idea_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n be_v innate_a and_o congenial_a to_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n p._n 20._o 14._o a_o abstract_n or_o anacephalaeosis_n of_o the_o whole_a demonstration_n p._n 21._o sect_n iii_o artic_a 1._o the_o importance_n of_o the_o term_n cogitation_n p._n 21._o 2._o of_o a_o idea_n ibid._n 3._o of_o the_o objective_a reality_n of_o a_o idea_n p._n 22._o 4._o of_o the_o â—oâ—mal_a and_o eminent_a be_v of_o attribute_n in_o the_o object_n of_o idea_n ibid._n â—_o of_o a_o substance_n ibid._n 6._o of_o the_o word_n mind_n ibid._n 7._o of_o a_o body_n p._n 23._o 8._o of_o the_o real_a distinction_n of_o two_o substance_n ibid._n 9_o of_o the_o substance_n supreme_o perfect_a ibid._n sect_n iv_o artic_a 1._o object_n 1._o that_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n be_v sinite_fw-la can_v extend_v to_o the_o clear_a and_o distinct_a intellection_n of_o a_o infinite_a quatenus_fw-la a_o insinite_a and_o the_o solution_n thereof_o by_o three_o distinction_n p._n 23._o 2._o object_n 2._o that_o the_o idea_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n resident_a in_o the_o mind_n os_fw-la man_n be_v a_o mere_a ens_fw-la rationis_fw-la and_o the_o solut_a p._n 27._o 3._o object_n 3._o that_o a_o effect_n may_v have_v more_o os_fw-la reality_n or_o persâ—ction_n thâ—n_o its_o cause_n and_o the_o solut_a p._n 27._o 4._o object_n 4._o that_o the_o existence_n of_o such_o a_o excellent_a idea_n as_o have_v be_v describe_v of_o the_o divine_a nature_n do_v not_o necessitate_v the_o existence_n of_o a_o entity_n in_o all_o point_n respondent_fw-la or_o superior_a thereto_o because_o of_o the_o possible_a compose_v such_o a_o idea_n out_o of_o our_o collection_n from_o sensible_a object_n p._n 29._o and_o the_o ample_a solut_a p._n 31._o 5._o object_n 5._o that_o the_o idea_n conceive_v of_o god_n be_v capable_a of_o augmentation_n and_o diminution_n and_o the_o clear_a solut_a p._n 32._o 6._o many_o scruple_n concern_v the_o finality_n manner_n and_o form_n of_o the_o idea_n imprc_v as_o also_o concernine_v the_o seem_a heterogeneity_n or_o altery_o between_o the_o essence_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o that_o of_o the_o idea_n particular_o satisfy_v p._n 33._o chap._n ii_o that_o god_n create_v the_o world_n ex_fw-la nihilo_fw-la prove_v by_o argument_n apodictical_a page_n 39_o sect_n i._o artic_a 1._o the_o inseparability_n or_o rather_o identity_n of_o god_n and_o creator_n b._n 39_o 2._o the_o two_o respect_n which_o incline_v the_o author_n to_o amore_fw-la a_o mâ—le_a comprobation_n of_o the_o first_o article_n of_o our_o christian_a creed_n together_o with_o a_o dielenchical_a explosion_n of_o that_o antiquatated_a delusion_n that_o the_o universe_n be_v autocthenous_a in_o its_o original_n or_o construct_v mere_o by_o chance_n ibid._n 3._o the_o summary_n of_o empedocles_n leucippus_n epicurn_n democritus_n &_o c._n doctrine_n of_o the_o world_n spontaneous_a result_n from_o a_o chaos_n of_o atom_n p._n 40._o 4._o a_o digression_n winnow_v the_o chaff_n from_o the_o wheat_n conceal_v in_o the_o former_a theory_n of_o epicurn_n and_o by_o the_o corollary_n of_o some_o castigation_n restriction_n and_o addition_n declare_v the_o great_a advantage_n that_o this_o hypothesis_n of_o atom_n have_v beyond_o any_o other_o concern_v the_o material_a principle_n of_o all_o body_n as_o yet_o excogitated_a p._n 43._o sect_n ii_o artic_a 1._o the_o conceit_n of_o the_o world_n fortuitous_a production_n disparage_v by_o a_o praepollency_n even_o of_o pagan_a authority_n that_o profound_o assert_v the_o contrary_a viz._n of_o 2._o thales_n milesius_n p._n 47_o 48._o 3._o anaxagoras_n ibid._n 4._o pythagoras_n and_o plato_n ibid._n 5._o the_o stoic_n p._n 49._o 6._o aristotle_n ibid._n sect_n iii_o artic_a 1._o the_o pretext_n of_o fortune_n destroy_v by_o the_o constancy_n of_o nature_n in_o her_o act_n of_o specification_n i._n e._n the_o restraint_n and_o determination_n of_o the_o semnalty_n of_o animal_n to_o the_o procreation_n of_o their_o like_a in_o specie_fw-la and_o the_o atheist_n objection_n of_o fiequent_a anomalous_a and_o heteroplasmical_a or_o monstrous_a production_n dissolve_v p._n 53._o 2._o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o world_n creation_n by_o a_o agent_n infinite_a in_o science_n and_o power_n proclaim_v by_o the_o constant_a uniformity_n of_o nature_n in_o her_o perpectuation_n of_o vegetable_n p._n 56._o 3._o the_o sun_n convincive_o demonstrate_v the_o infinite_a wisdom_n of_o its_o creator_n by_o 3._o argument_n viz._n 1._o the_o universal_a convenience_n of_o its_o situation_n in_o its_o proper_a orb_n p._n 57_o 2._o the_o appointment_n of_o its_o continual_a circ_n umgyration_n p._n 58._o 3._o the_o contrivement_n of_o its_o oblique_a motion_n along_o the_o line_n ecliptic_a p._n 59_o 4._o the_o impress_n of_o a_o infinite_a intelligence_n plain_o legible_a in_o the_o front_v even_o of_o subterraneous_a inanimate_v p._n 60._o 5._o the_o impossibility_n of_o the_o world_n creation_n by_o any_o agent_n but_o god_n illustrate_v both_o by_o the_o magnitude_n and_o pulchritude_n thereof_o and_o the_o epicurean_o dream_n of_o a_o motive_n faculty_n eternal_o inherent_a in_o atom_n deride_v p._n 61._o 6._o the_o epicurean_o grand_a argument_n of_o the_o possibility_n of_o the_o consiguration_n of_o the_o universe_n by_o a_o casual_a and_o spontaneous_a
fate_n consider_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o a_o substance_n p._n 303._o 3._o and_o what_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o a_o energy_n or_o act_n together_o with_o the_o etymological_a reason_n of_o those_o sundry_a appellation_n the_o stoic_n have_v impose_v upon_o it_o p._n 304._o sect_n ii_o artic_a 1._o the_o second_o classis_fw-la of_o philosopher_n who_o understand_v fate_n to_o be_v a_o constitution_n mere_o natural_a subdivide_v into_o 2_o distinct_a sect_n viz._n 1_o those_o who_o assert_v the_o immutability_n and_o inevitability_n of_o fate_n 2_o those_o who_o defend_v the_o possibility_n of_o its_o alteration_n and_o evasion_n p._n 305._o 2._o the_o leader_n of_o the_o first_o sect_n heraclitus_n empedocles_n leucippus_n paâ—menides_n and_o chief_o democritus_n p._n 306._o 3._o democritus_n just_o chaâ—ged_v with_o the_o patronage_n of_o inevitable_a fate_n and_o his_o doctrine_n concern_v it_o concise_o rehearse_v ibid._n sect_n iii_o artic_a 1._o the_o principal_n of_o the_o second_o sect_n aristotle_n and_o epicurus_n p._n 312._o 2._o the_o ground_n of_o the_o author_n in_o put_v the_o opinion_n both_o of_o fate_n identity_n with_o nature_n and_o the_o possibility_n of_o its_o mutation_n and_o declination_n by_o either_o fortuitous_a or_o arbitrary_a antagonist_n to_o aristotle_n ibid._n 3._o epicurus_n unanimous_a to_o aristotle_n in_o the_o point_n of_o physical_a and_o eluctable_a necessity_n p._n 314._o 4._o the_o scope_n of_o epicurus_n his_o figment_n of_o the_o declination_n of_o atom_n in_o the_o human_a soul_n and_o his_o accommodation_n thereof_o to_o the_o tuition_n of_o man_n liberty_n epitomise_v ibid._n 5._o a_o exception_n in_o the_o name_n of_o democritus_n against_o epicurus_n inference_n p._n 316._o 6._o the_o justification_n thereof_o by_o a_o respon_n conform_v to_o the_o physiology_n of_o epicurus_n p._n 317._o 7._o the_o most_o weighty_a rejoynder_n of_o the_o connexion_n of_o those_o cause_n which_o avert_v the_o mind_n from_o so_o well_o as_o of_o those_o which_o attract_v it_o to_o a_o object_n to_o the_o eternal_a series_n of_o fate_n find_v too_o light_a to_o overbalance_v epicurus_n his_o defence_n of_o man_n liberty_n p._n 319._o sect_n iv_o artic_a 1._o mathematical_a fate_n brief_o describe_v p._n 321._o 2._o the_o gross_a vanity_n thereof_o conceal_v from_o many_o philosopher_n only_o by_o the_o cloud_n of_o transcriptive_a adhaesion_n to_o antique_a tradition_n ibid._n 3._o the_o absurdity_n of_o sidereal_a necessity_n evict_v 1_o by_o a_o argument_n desume_v from_o the_o hypothetical_n necessity_n of_o the_o matter_n on_o which_o celestial_a impression_n be_v to_o operate_v 323_o 4._o 2_o by_o the_o common_a experiment_n of_o the_o unaequal_a fortune_n of_o twin_n p._n 324._o 5._o 3_o by_o the_o double_a impiety_n inseparable_a from_o the_o belief_n thereof_o p._n 325._o chap._n x._o the_o liberty_n of_o man_n will_n fortune_n and_o fate_n conciliate_v to_o providence_n divine_a page_n 328._o sect_n i._o artic_a 1._o the_o intent_n of_o the_o chapter_n p._n 328._o 2._o democritus_n fate_n inconsistent_a both_o to_o the_o fundamental_o of_o religion_n and_o the_o liberty_n of_o man_n will_n and_o therefore_o detest_a ibid._n 3._o aristotle_n and_o epicurus_n their_o fate_n admit_v in_o that_o it_o be_v identical_a to_o nature_n but_o abominate_v in_o that_o it_o clash_v with_o the_o certitude_n of_o divine_a prescience_n p._n 329._o 4._o the_o platonic_a and_o stoic_a fate_n embrace_v so_o far_o as_o it_o be_v concede_v to_o be_v a_o constitution_n of_o the_o divine_a wisdom_n but_o abandon_v in_o that_o it_o detract_v from_o divine_a omnipotence_n ibid._n 5._o in_o what_o qualify_a sense_n christianisme_n may_v tolerate_v the_o use_n of_o the_o term_n fate_n ibid._n sect_n ii_o artic_a 1._o fate_n and_o fortune_n conciliate_v in_o the_o point_n of_o providence_n divine_a p._n 330._o 2._o plutarch_n ingenious_a assimilation_n of_o fate_n to_o the_o civil_a law_n and_o his_o design_n therein_o p._n 331._o scet._n iii_o artic_a 1._o fate_n concentrical_a to_o man_n elective_a liberty_n in_o the_o point_n of_o praedestination_n p._n 332._o 2._o the_o concord_n betwixt_o theology_n and_o philosophy_n in_o their_o admission_n of_o 2._o order_n of_o cause_n natural_a viz._n necessary_a and_o free_a the_o ground_n of_o the_o affinity_n both_o betwixt_o the_o difficulty_n and_o solution_n on_o either_o part_n as_o to_o the_o abolition_n of_o the_o seem_a repugnancy_n between_o fate_n and_o man_n freewill_n p._n 333._o 3._o the_o first_o capital_a difficulty_n desume_v from_o divine_a prescience_n as_o state_v by_o divine_n p._n 334._o 4._o the_o same_o as_o state_v by_o philosopher_n ibid._n 5._o the_o full_a solution_n of_o the_o same_o by_o virtue_n of_o the_o divine_n discrimination_n of_o necessity_n into_o absolute_a and_o hypothetical_n p._n 335._o 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 cause_n of_o their_o definite_a praenotion_n p._n 338._o 7._o the_o disparity_n betwixt_o divine_a and_o human_a praenotion_n p._n 339._o 8._o the_o same_o exemplify_v ibid._n sect_n iv_o artic_a 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 p._n 340._o 2._o two_o eminent_a opinion_n of_o divine_n touchant_a the_o solution_n of_o this_o difficulty_n recognize_v and_o their_o judicious_a model_o in_o due_o acknowledge_v the_o mystery_n of_o praedestination_n to_o be_v arcanum_n divini_fw-la imperii_fw-la commend_v p._n 34â—_n 3._o the_o first_o opinion_n find_v total_o uncapable_a of_o expedition_n from_o the_o sophism_n ignava_fw-la ratio_fw-la 343._o 4._o the_o second_o opinion_n to_o a_o great_a part_n extricate_v from_o the_o same_o labyrinth_n p._n 345._o 5._o the_o fatists_n subtersuge_n of_o the_o infallibility_n of_o divine_a praenotion_n praeclude_v p._n 346._o 6._o a_o second_o subtersuge_n of_o the_o fatist_n viz._n that_o the_o subsequence_n of_o the_o decree_n to_o praenotion_n do_v implicate_v the_o possibility_n of_o its_o elusion_n and_o mutability_n prevent_v ibid._n 7._o a_o three_o conclusion_n viz._n that_o the_o posteriority_n of_o the_o decree_n of_o election_n to_o god_n praevision_n of_o man_n future_a good_a action_n do_v make_v man_n the_o author_n of_o his_o own_o discretion_n detect_v and_o redargue_v p._n 347._o 8._o two_o extract_n from_o the_o praemise_n 1_o that_o the_o cooperation_n of_o man_n will_n to_o sufficient_a grace_n may_v be_v conceive_v a_o cause_n of_o his_o election_n 2_o that_o to_o render_v a_o reason_n why_o god_n do_v not_o constitute_v all_o man_n such_o as_o that_o all_o shall_v cooperate_v to_o sufficient_a grace_n and_o so_o be_v elect_a be_v a_o impossibility_n to_o man_n understanding_n other_o than_o this_o that_o such_o be_v his_o eternal_a will_n p._n 347._o 9_o the_o former_a sophism_n ignava_fw-la ratio_fw-la in_o part_n dissolve_v by_o plutarch_n distinction_n that_o though_o all_o effect_n be_v comprehend_v in_o yet_o all_o be_v not_o cause_v by_o fate_n p._n 348._o 10._o the_o insufficiency_n of_o that_o distinction_n to_o the_o total_a solution_n of_o the_o difficulty_n due_o acknowledge_v p._n 349._o 11._o the_o most_o promise_a response_n of_o some_o philosopher_n concise_o present_v viz._n of_o 1._o of_o plato_n ibid._n 2._o seneca_n p._n 350._o 3._o chrysippus_n p._n 351._o 4._o aquinas_n p._n 352._o 12._o these_o acute_a response_n aequitable_o audit_v and_o their_o import_n sound_a to_o be_v no_o more_o than_o this_o that_o man_n have_v a_o freedom_n of_o assent_n but_o not_o of_o dissent_n to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n p._n 352._o 13._o the_o dehortation_n from_o immoderate_a curiosity_n in_o divine_a mystery_n and_o concise_a adhortation_n to_o conform_v unto_o and_o calm_o acquiesce_v in_o the_o reveal_v will_n of_o god_n 353._o the_o existence_n of_o god_n demonstrate_v chap._n i._n sect_n i._o aristotle_n though_o a_o ethnic_a poison_a god_n section_n 1._o article_n 1._o aristotle_n the_o most_o know_a and_o curious_a ethnic_a do_v yet_o by_o his_o silence_n in_o the_o cardinal_a point_n of_o theology_n proclaim_v the_o impossibility_n of_o man_n full_a understanding_n the_o simple_a and_o perfect_a essence_n of_o god_n with_o the_o macedonian_a and_o grecian_a idolatry_n nay_o so_o give_v over_o to_o that_o sottish_a impiety_n polytheisme_n that_o he_o can_v be_v content_a to_o make_v a_o goddess_n of_o his_o wench_n and_o offer_v solemn_a sacrifice_n to_o she_o as_o a_o deity_n who_o his_o own_o obscene_a luxury_n have_v degrade_v from_o the_o native_a dignity_n of_o humanity_n to_o devote_v his_o orison_n to_o she_o for_o good_a who_o his_o own_o 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the_o physician_n either_o for_o his_o neglect_n or_o ignorant_a and_o inartificial_a tractation_n of_o his_o client_n if_o it_o be_v decree_v he_o shall_v be_v so_o to_o the_o end_n the_o client_n may_v expire_v according_a to_o the_o decree_n persuasum_fw-la est_fw-la omnibus_fw-la say_v menasseh_n ben_n israel_n de_fw-fr termino_fw-la vitæ_fw-la pag._n 205._o nec_fw-la laudandum_fw-la nec_fw-la arguendum_fw-la quemquam_fw-la nisi_fw-la qui_fw-la libero_fw-la arbitrio_fw-la &_o consulto_fw-la benè_fw-la agit_fw-fr aut_fw-la delinquit_fw-la adeo_fw-la ut_fw-la nullus_fw-la suasioni_fw-la consiliis_fw-la redargutioni_fw-la praemio_fw-la aut_fw-la poenae_fw-la locus_fw-la sit_fw-la si_fw-la homo_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la libre_fw-la in_o actionibus_fw-la suis_fw-la preclude_v article_n 8._o two_o subterfuge_n of_o the_o fatist_n preclude_v from_o this_o distress_n our_o opponent_n have_v promise_v themselves_o a_o easy_a evasion_n by_o reply_v that_o both_o patient_n and_o physician_n be_v whole_o ignorant_a of_o the_o decree_n the_o optic_n of_o mortality_n be_v too_o weak_a and_o remote_a to_o read_v the_o line_n in_o the_o book_n of_o fate_n without_o the_o perspicil_n of_o divine_a revelation_n but_o this_o way_n of_o subterfuge_n may_v be_v block_v up_o by_o rejoyn_v that_o though_o the_o decree_n be_v know_v to_o neither_o yet_o it_o be_v sufficient_o manifest_a to_o both_o from_o the_o hypothesis_n of_o this_o opinion_n that_o not_o only_o their_o action_n but_o also_o the_o success_n thereof_o be_v the_o prescript_n and_o consignation_n of_o fate_n and_o so_o can_v be_v no_o other_o than_o what_o be_v include_v in_o and_o necessitate_v by_o the_o decree_n and_o consequent_o that_o there_o can_v remain_v no_o just_a cause_n of_o reprehension_n on_o either_o side_n shall_v they_o insist_v yet_o further_o upon_o the_o same_o plea_n and_o urge_v that_o it_o be_v part_n of_o the_o decree_n that_o either_o the_o physician_n or_o patient_n or_o both_o shall_v be_v 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in_o the_o person_n reprehend_v now_o gild_n can_v have_v no_o place_n where_o that_o which_o be_v impeach_v can_v be_v a_o voluntary_a agent_n but_o a_o medium_fw-la or_o instrument_n ordain_v and_o actuate_v by_o a_o irresistible_a power_n to_o the_o execution_n of_o a_o infallible_a decree_n the_o three_o and_o last_o absurdity_n import_v no_o less_o than_o the_o subversion_n divine_a article_n 9_o a_o three_o absuidity_n inseparable_a from_o the_o hypothesis_n of_o a_o decretory_a prescience_n divine_a of_o the_o very_a fundamental_a principle_n or_o basis_n of_o all_o moral_a virtue_n and_o christian_a grace_n by_o infer_v a_o denial_n of_o justice_n in_o the_o reward_n of_o good_a and_o punishment_n of_o evil_a either_o before_o or_o after_o death_n for_o it_o be_v the_o liberty_n of_o the_o will_v only_o that_o support_v the_o equity_n of_o compensation_n and_o therefore_o he_o who_o do_v a_o good_a action_n when_o it_o be_v not_o in_o the_o election_n of_o his_o will_n to_o 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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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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
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be_v always_o uncertain_a and_o various_a the_o cause_n be_v fortune_n article_n 5._o epicurus_n commend_v for_o illustrate_v the_o instability_n and_o uncertainty_n of_o fortune_n neither_o elect_a nor_o connect_v nor_o manage_v by_o any_o providence_n of_o their_o own_o we_o can_v in_o justice_n but_o applaud_v the_o wary_a judgement_n of_o epicurus_n in_o this_o that_o he_o call_v fortune_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o cause_n instable_n in_o person_n time_n and_o manner_n which_o be_v equivalent_a to_o this_o that_o since_o she_o be_v a_o cause_n of_o uncertain_a and_o indeterminate_a insluence_n none_o but_o fool_n can_v hope_v that_o this_o chamaeleon_n shall_v constant_o appear_v in_o the_o same_o colour_n or_o wear_v the_o same_o countenance_n nor_o be_v he_o less_o to_o be_v commend_v for_o his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d deification_n article_n 6._o her_o indivinity_n manifest_v &_o how_o she_o come_v by_o her_o deification_n cave_fw-la ne_fw-la habeas_fw-la fortunam_fw-la deam_fw-la apud_fw-la diogen_n laert._n epist_n 3._o epicuro_fw-la conscripta_fw-la endeavour_v to_o degrade_v fortune_n from_o her_o imaginary_a divinity_n and_o deride_v the_o egregious_a folly_n of_o her_o solemn_a worship_n for_o so_o great_a be_v the_o imbecility_n of_o vulgar_a mind_n that_o what_o they_o do_v not_o well_o comprehend_v they_o not_o only_o immoderate_o admire_v but_o superstitious_o revere_a as_o something_o whole_o divine_a and_o as_o far_o above_o nature_n as_o it_o seem_v above_o their_o capacity_n and_o undoubted_o man_n ignorance_n of_o the_o praevious_a conspiracy_n of_o accidentaly_n concurrent_a cause_n from_o which_o any_o event_n extraordinary_a and_o superintentional_a do_v emerge_n first_o praevail_v upon_o he_o to_o invest_v fortune_n in_o such_o a_o specious_a disguise_n under_o which_o he_o may_v with_o less_o dishonour_n to_o his_o ow_v intellectual_n advance_v she_o to_o the_o reputation_n of_o a_o deity_n and_o adore_v she_o it_o be_v more_o than_o probable_a that_o man_n do_v not_o at_o her_o first_o canonization_n either_o much_o care_n for_o or_o inquire_v into_o the_o condition_n and_o extent_n of_o her_o power_n and_o evident_a that_o when_o she_o begin_v to_o be_v cry_v up_o for_o produce_v strange_a effect_n in_o the_o transaction_n of_o the_o world_n and_o by_o a_o kind_n of_o impervestigable_a superintendency_n to_o dispose_v the_o activity_n of_o natural_a cause_n to_o the_o induction_n of_o event_n above_o or_o beside_o their_o proper_a and_o customary_a destination_n then_o begin_v the_o vulgar_a to_o think_v themselves_o concern_v in_o the_o conciliation_n of_o her_o favour_n and_o early_a atonement_n of_o her_o displeasure_n and_o so_o by_o those_o to_o who_o she_o seem_v friendly_a and_o prosperous_a be_v she_o account_v a_o good_a and_o propitious_a numen_fw-la and_o to_o those_o to_o who_o she_o appear_v inclement_n and_o adverse_a a_o evil_a and_o malevolent_a one_o and_o hence_o the_o error_n like_o river_n still_o enlarge_a be_v stately_a and_o magnificent_a temple_n erect_v for_o her_o popular_a and_o solemn_a adoration_n and_o several_a inscription_n respective_a to_o that_o particular_a attribute_n which_o her_o fond_a votary_n conceive_v most_o eminent_a in_o she_o or_o most_o advantageous_a to_o themselves_o engrave_v in_o capital_a letter_n on_o their_o porch_n such_o as_o '_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d one_o of_o which_o i_o have_v see_v at_o the_o house_n of_o that_o ingenious_a benefactor_n to_o antiquary_n mr_n vernon_n in_o essex_n with_o no_o small_a cost_n and_o difficulty_n dig_v up_o in_o a_o field_n near_o smyrna_n and_o together_o with_o many_o other_o very_o antique_a monument_n bring_v by_o he_o into_o england_n malae_fw-la fortunae_fw-la averruncae_n blandae_fw-la calvae_fw-la vitreae_fw-la equestri_fw-la fallaci_fw-la aureae_fw-la etc._n etc._n a_o large_a catalogue_n of_o which_o appellation_n we_o may_v read_v in_o pliny_n lib._n 2_o cap._n 7._o plutarch_n lib._n de_fw-la fortuna_fw-la romanorum_fw-la and_o natalis_n come_v lib._n 4._o mytholog_fw-la cap._n 9_o this_o pliny_n with_o some_o indignation_n at_o the_o ridiculous_a delirium_fw-la of_o the_o world_n in_o the_o deification_n of_o this_o nonentity_n take_v ample_a notice_n of_o in_o these_o word_n toto_fw-la mundo_fw-la &_o locis_fw-la omnibus_fw-la omnibusque_fw-la horis_fw-la omnium_fw-la vocibus_fw-la fortuna_fw-la sola_fw-la invocatur_fw-la una_fw-la nominatur_fw-la una_fw-la accusatur_fw-la una_fw-la cogitatur_fw-la sola_fw-la laudatur_fw-la sola_fw-la arguitur_fw-la &_o cum_fw-la convitiis_fw-la colitur_fw-la volubilis_fw-la à _fw-la plerisque_fw-la verò_fw-la &_o caeca_fw-la etiam_fw-la existimata_fw-la vaga_fw-la inconstans_fw-la incerta_fw-la varia_fw-la indignorum_fw-la fautrix_fw-la huic_fw-la omne_fw-la expensa_fw-la huic_fw-la omne_fw-la feruntur_fw-la accepta_fw-la &_o in_o tota_fw-la ratione_fw-la mortalium_fw-la sola_fw-la utramque_fw-la paginam_fw-la facit_fw-la adeoque_fw-la obnoxiae_fw-la sumus_fw-la sortis_fw-la ut_fw-la sors_z ipsa_fw-la pro_fw-la deo_fw-la sit_fw-la qua_fw-la deus_fw-la probatur_fw-la incertus_fw-la we_o be_v not_o ignorant_a nor_o in_o duty_n to_o the_o preservation_n of_o their_o memory_n from_o ingrateful_a detraction_n ought_v we_o to_o conceal_v fortune_n article_n 7._o all_o sober_a philosopher_n vindicate_v from_o the_o guilt_n of_o ascribe_v divinity_n to_o fortune_n how_o difficult_a it_o be_v for_o any_o man_n to_o impeach_v any_o one_o philosopher_n among_o those_o many_o who_o name_n or_o write_n have_v hitherto_o escape_v the_o jaw_n of_o oblivion_n of_o this_o absurd_a delusion_n of_o ascribe_v divinity_n to_o fortune_n for_o though_o plato_n de_fw-la legibus_fw-la lib._n 4._o have_v this_o say_n deum_fw-la omne_fw-la ac_fw-la secundum_fw-la deum_fw-la fortunam_fw-la &_o tempus_fw-la omne_fw-la gubernare_fw-la &_o aristotle_n 2_o phys_n 4._o affirm_v that_o some_o there_o be_v who_o hold_v fortunam_fw-la esse_fw-la causam_fw-la quidem_fw-la sed_fw-la humanae_fw-la menti_fw-la obscuram_fw-la &_o stobaeus_n ecles_n physic_n tell_v we_o of_o other_o qui_fw-la partem_fw-la aliquam_fw-la fortunae_fw-la ex_fw-la eo_fw-la esse_fw-la divinam_fw-la censerent_fw-la quo_fw-la quidam_fw-la temere_fw-la agentes_fw-la optatum_fw-la finem_fw-la consequerentur_fw-la caeteros_fw-la verò_fw-la prudentia_fw-la utentes_fw-la optata_fw-la dâ—stituerent_a who_o opinion_v that_o fortune_n be_v in_o some_o part_n divine_a for_o this_o reason_n that_o some_o man_n who_o enterprise_v their_o design_n rash_o and_o inconsiderate_o do_v not_o withstand_v accomplish_v they_o successful_o and_o happy_o attain_v their_o end_n while_z other_o who_o ground_v they_o upon_o the_o most_o apparent_a probability_n and_o manage_v the_o mean_n conduce_v to_o their_o procuration_n with_o great_a prudence_n and_o circumspection_n be_v however_o fool_v in_o their_o attempt_n cross_v in_o their_o hope_n and_o 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the_o necessary_a and_o free_a equal_o acknowledge_v god_n for_o their_o author_n and_o be_v so_o comprehend_v in_o the_o episcopacy_n of_o fate_n that_o the_o necessary_a operate_v necessary_o or_o fatal_o and_o the_o free_v not_o fatal_o but_o free_o and_o from_o this_o consent_n come_v it_o to_o pass_v that_o as_o the_o difficulty_n which_o perplex_a both_o divine_n and_o philosopher_n be_v of_o great_a affinity_n if_o not_o identical_a in_o the_o main_a so_o also_o be_v the_o response_n thereto_o of_o aequal_a moment_n wherefore_o it_o must_v commend_v our_o study_n to_o select_v only_o those_o two_o cardinal_n doubt_n to_o which_o all_o other_o may_v in_o some_o relation_n either_o direct_a or_o collateral_a be_v refer_v and_o to_o the_o perspicuous_a solution_n of_o each_o accommodate_v such_o pregnant_a reason_n as_o may_v be_v of_o correspondent_a extent_n in_o their_o importance_n the_o former_a be_v desume_v from_o divine_a praenotion_n be_v by_o the_o theologist_n propose_v thus_o either_o god_n know_v definite_o and_o divine_n article_n 3._o the_o first_o capital_a difficulty_n desume_v from_o divine_a prescience_n as_o state_v by_o divine_n certain_o that_o peter_n will_v deny_v christ_n or_o he_o do_v not_o know_v it_o that_o he_o do_v not_o know_v it_o can_v be_v affirm_v first_o because_o he_o praecise_o praedict_v his_o abnegation_n second_o because_o truth_n itself_o can_v lie_v and_o if_o he_o have_v not_o know_v it_o he_o not_o be_v omniscient_a and_o consequent_o not_o god_n therefore_o he_o know_v it_o definite_o and_o certain_o and_o upon_o inference_n it_o be_v impossible_a to_o peter_n not_o to_o deny_v for_o have_v it_o be_v leave_v to_o his_o election_n and_o he_o use_v that_o liberty_n have_v not_o deny_v then_o may_v the_o praenotion_n of_o god_n have_v be_v argue_v of_o fallacity_n and_o his_o predication_n of_o falsity_n but_o if_o it_o be_v not_o in_o peter_n power_n not_o to_o have_v deny_v it_o be_v manifest_a that_o he_o want_v the_o liberty_n of_o election_n and_o by_o the_o philosopher_n thus_o either_o the_o god_n have_v a_o definite_a philosopher_n article_n 4._o the_o same_o as_o state_v by_o philosopher_n and_o infallible_a prescience_n of_o the_o future_a event_n of_o contingent_n i._n e._n whether_o of_o 2._o contrary_a event_n in_o possibility_n shall_v be_v deduce_v extra_fw-la causas_fw-la or_o actual_o succeed_v or_o they_o have_v no_o knowledge_n at_o all_o of_o future_a thing_n or_o they_o have_v a_o indefinite_a and_o only_o conjectural_a cognition_n such_o as_o even_o man_n may_v just_o praetend_v to_o but_o neither_o the_o 2._o nor_o 3._o proposition_n can_v be_v endure_v without_o the_o joint_a toleration_n of_o most_o horrid_a absurdity_n and_o inevitable_a precipitation_n upon_o that_o dangerous_a rock_n the_o commensuration_n of_o the_o infinite_a science_n of_o the_o god_n by_o the_o finite_a extent_n of_o man_n capacity_n and_o therefore_o the_o first_o remain_v only_o to_o be_v assert_v if_o therefore_o the_o god_n have_v a_o certain_a praenotion_n which_o of_o 2._o contrary_n who_o event_n be_v equal_o possible_a as_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
appear_v in_o the_o east_n deprive_v of_o more_o than_o half_a her_o light_n the_o calculation_n and_o sigure_n of_o which_o lunar_a eclipse_n be_v large_o set_v down_o by_o sethus_n calvisius_n to_o the_o 3_o of_o april_n in_o the_o 33_o year_n of_o the_o nativity_n under_o tiberius_n caesar_n and_o by_o henricus_fw-la buntingius_fw-la in_fw-la chronologiae_fw-la catholic_n fol._n 337._o and_o thereupon_o we_o may_v safe_o conclude_v that_o the_o defection_n of_o the_o moon_n on_o the_o passion_n day_n be_v mere_o natural_a that_o of_o the_o sun_n on_o the_o same_o day_n must_v be_v supernatural_a it_o be_v impossible_a for_o the_o moon_n to_o keep_v two_o different_a station_n or_o to_o possess_v those_o two_o opposite_a point_n of_o heaven_n which_o define_v the_o conjunction_n and_o opposition_n at_o one_o and_o the_o same_o time_n this_o s._n aug._n 3._o de_fw-fr civit._fw-la dei_fw-la cap._n 15._o have_v respect_n unto_o when_o he_o say_v quam_fw-la solis_fw-la obscurationem_fw-la non_fw-la ex_fw-la canonico_fw-la syderum_fw-la cursu_fw-la accidisse_fw-la ostenditur_fw-la quod_fw-la tunc_fw-la erat_fw-la pascha_fw-la judaeorum_n it_o be_v a_o dismal_a day_n that_o same_o though_o the_o king_n of_o terror_n be_v then_o vanquish_v for_o darkness_n be_v not_o only_o upon_o but_o under_o the_o earth_n the_o miraculous_a obscuration_n of_o the_o sun_n in_o our_o hemisphere_n of_o necessity_n cause_v a_o defection_n of_o the_o moon_n in_o the_o subterraneous_a one_o and_o so_o make_v it_o more_o than_o midnight_n to_o the_o antipode_n and_o a_o second_o natural_a eclipse_n of_o the_o moon_n succeed_v within_o six_o hour_n after_o nay_o more_o than_o all_o this_o saturn_n the_o signifier_n of_o blackness_n aggravate_v this_o horrid_a opacity_n for_o at_o the_o same_o time_n rise_v from_o the_o horoscope_n he_o behold_v both_o eclipfe_n in_o a_o square_a malignant_a aspect_n but_o though_o this_o eclipse_n be_v unnatural_a to_o the_o sun_n per_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d yet_o it_o be_v pure_o natural_a per_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v requisite_a nay_o necessary_a for_o a_o stream_n or_o reflex_n of_o light_a to_o suffer_v a_o defection_n when_o the_o fountain_n of_o light_n be_v under_o a_o cloud_n proper_a for_o the_o creature_n to_o sympathize_v with_o the_o creator_n and_o therefore_o though_o it_o be_v a_o miracle_n yet_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n the_o wonder_n be_v in_o the_o reverse_a part_n of_o the_o accident_n that_o the_o most_o glorious_a sun_n of_o righteousness_n shall_v suffer_v a_o dark_a and_o unnatural_a eclipse_n to_o expiate_v our_o deed_n of_o darkness_n nor_o be_v that_o a_o wonder_v neither_o now_o i_o think_v on_o it_o for_o it_o be_v the_o natural_a effect_n of_o his_o infinite_a love_n to_o mankind_n and_o this_o i_o presume_v the_o most_o stubborn_a and_o prejudicate_a atheist_n position_n article_n 14._o the_o adequation_n of_o all_o to_o the_o verification_n of_o the_o author_n three_o position_n will_v admit_v as_o evidence_n both_o strong_a and_o clear_a enough_o to_o evince_v the_o verity_n of_o our_o minor_a proposition_n viz._n that_o god_n have_v in_o time_n prelapse_v frequent_o manifest_v his_o prerogative_n of_o cause_v effect_n not_o only_o superior_a but_o also_o contradictory_n to_o the_o ordinary_a and_o establish_a law_n of_o nature_n his_o ordinary_a instrument_n when_o such_o effect_n seem_v either_o necessary_a or_o expedient_a to_o his_o providence_n and_o therefore_o our_o conclusion_n viz._n that_o his_o arm_n be_v not_o shorten_v and_o he_o can_v do_v the_o like_a in_o the_o future_a upon_o any_o occasional_a emergency_n design_v by_o his_o secret_a counsel_n come_v not_o much_o short_a of_o perfect_o apodictical_a sect_n vi_o we_o have_v now_o bring_v ourselves_o to_o the_o last_o objection_n urge_v providence_n article_n 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 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over_o the_o affection_n of_o ezekiah_n if_o he_o firm_o believe_v that_o he_o shall_v not_o can_v not_o die_v before_o the_o precise_a term_n of_o his_o life_n constitute_v and_o make_v intransible_a from_o eternity_n assure_o if_o so_o he_o have_v no_o just_a cause_n either_o to_o complain_v of_o or_o fear_v the_o abscission_n of_o his_o day_n 4_o by_o recur_v to_o this_o their_o last_o refuge_n deum_fw-la hac_fw-la ratione_fw-la palam_fw-la facere_fw-la voluisse_fw-la quam_fw-la regi_fw-la ab_fw-la aeterno_fw-la designarat_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o god_n be_v please_v to_o take_v this_o course_n for_o the_o promulgation_n of_o that_o longevity_n which_o he_o have_v from_o eternity_n design_v to_o ezekiah_n this_o be_v more_o impertinent_a and_o less_o satisfactory_a than_o any_o of_o the_o precedént_a exception_n for_o extreme_o ridiculous_a it_o be_v to_o opinion_n that_o god_n will_v by_o a_o commination_n suspend_v on_o a_o condition_n or_o by_o a_o 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prescience_n and_o so_o praedestination_n be_v the_o basis_n of_o paervision_n for_o from_o the_o concession_n of_o either_o it_o follow_v of_o absolute_a necessity_n that_o the_o term_n of_o man_n life_n in_o individuo_fw-la must_v be_v fix_v and_o intransible_a we_o answer_v evil._n article_n 2._o the_o refutation_n thereof_o by_o the_o conciliation_n of_o the_o infallibility_n of_o god_n praenotion_n to_o the_o indetermination_n of_o man_n free_a will_n to_o the_o actual_a election_n of_o good_a or_o evil._n that_o the_o consequence_n indeed_o aught_o to_o be_v admit_v as_o firm_a and_o impregnable_a for_o this_o prescience_n whether_o it_o praece_v or_o succeed_v divine_a praedestination_n be_v and_o must_v be_v ever_o certain_a praecise_a and_o infallible_a or_o so_o suppose_v to_o be_v at_o least_o and_o therefore_o must_v the_o term_n of_o man_n life_n be_v constitute_v certain_a precise_a and_o immutable_a ex_fw-la necessitate_v si_fw-la non_fw-la consequentis_fw-la 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our_o right_a use_n or_o abuse_v of_o the_o liberty_n of_o our_o will._n though_o i_o confess_v with_o the_o great_a mersennus_n that_o the_o apparent_a discord_n betwixt_o the_o infallibility_n of_o god_n prenotion_n and_o the_o indetermination_n of_o man_n free_a will_n to_o the_o actual_a election_n of_o good_a or_o evil_n have_v be_v the_o rock_n against_o which_o many_o the_o great_a wit_n of_o all_o age_n and_o religion_n have_v be_v shipwrack_v in_o their_o persuasion_n of_o the_o irresistible_a enforcement_n of_o destiny_n to_o extricate_v our_o judgement_n out_o of_o this_o maze_n let_v we_o remember_v and_o adhaere_fw-la unto_o that_o excellent_a axiom_n of_o the_o most_o and_o most_o learned_a of_o the_o schoolman_n praevisionem_fw-la dei_fw-la nihil_fw-la influere_fw-la iâ—_n nostras_fw-la actiones_fw-la that_o the_o praevision_n of_o god_n have_v no_o influence_n upon_o the_o action_n of_o man_n nor_o upon_o the_o operation_n of_o the_o remedy_n apply_v by_o the_o physician_n to_o the_o cure_n of_o disease_n but_o presuppose_v both_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o for_o in_o