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make_v a_o conscience_n as_o well_o of_o their_o word_n as_o of_o their_o way_n herein_o perhaps_o especial_o faulty_a that_o they_o be_v too_o zealous_o solicitous_a not_o to_o speak_v amiss_o make_v no_o scruple_n of_o entertain_v these_o and_o the_o like_a inference_n follow_v as_o natural_o descend_v from_o the_o former_a maxim_n it_o be_v impossible_a aught_o shall_v fall_v out_o otherwise_o than_o it_o do_v all_o thing_n in_o respect_n of_o god_n and_o his_o omnipotent_a decree_n be_v necessary_a contingencie_n be_v but_o a_o solecism_n of_o secular_a language_n or_o if_o any_o thing_n may_v without_o offence_n be_v term_v contingent_a it_o must_v be_v repute_v such_o only_o with_o reference_n to_o second_o cause_n 2_o howbeit_o such_o good_a man_n as_o do_v thus_o write_v and_o speak_v will_v give_v we_o leave_v i_o know_v to_o take_v it_o in_o the_o first_o place_n as_o grant_v that_o god_n be_v wise_a than_o we_o be_v and_o know_v the_o nature_n of_o all_o thing_n and_o their_o difference_n better_a than_o they_o or_o we_o do_v this_o be_v grant_v we_o will_v in_o the_o second_o place_n suppose_v that_o contingency_n be_v not_o a_o mere_a fictitious_a name_n of_o that_o which_o be_v not_o as_o tragelaphus_n nor_o altogether_o synonymall_a to_o necessity_n the_o question_n about_o contingency_n and_o of_o its_o difference_n from_o necessity_n be_v not_o such_o as_o one_o in_o merriment_n once_o propose_v in_o school_n a_o chimaera_n calcitrans_fw-la in_o vacuo_fw-la terat_fw-la calceos_fw-la the_o very_a name_n of_o contingency_n and_o necessity_n to_o ordinary_a latinist_n differ_v more_o than_o ensis_n and_o gladius_n than_o vestis_fw-la and_o indumentum_fw-la betwixt_o which_o perhaps_o the_o ancient_a latin_a artificer_n or_o nomenclator_n know_v some_o difference_n yet_o be_v it_o impossible_a for_o they_o to_o know_v any_o thing_n which_o god_n know_v not_o who_o out_o of_o all_o controversy_n know_v the_o true_a difference_n between_o contingency_n and_o necessity_n much_o better_a than_o we_o can_v do_v for_o both_o of_o they_o be_v entity_n of_o his_o make_n and_o serve_v as_o different_a law_n to_o the_o diversity_n of_o his_o creature_n or_o their_o different_a action_n all_o the_o reason_n that_o can_v be_v draw_v from_o the_o immutability_n of_o god_n decree_n to_o the_o contrary_a may_v with_o great_a facility_n and_o strength_n of_o the_o same_o decree_n be_v retort_v than_o bring_v against_o we_o for_o god_n immutable_o decree_v mutability_n now_o who_o will_v say_v that_o thing_n mutable_a be_v in_o respect_n of_o god_n decree_n or_o knowledge_n immutable_a the_o heaven_n and_o other_o body_n movable_a according_a to_o local_a motion_n be_v true_o movable_a in_o themselves_o absolute_o movable_a not_o immovable_a in_o respect_n of_o god_n decree_n or_o knowledge_n for_o he_o know_v they_o to_o be_v movable_a because_o he_o decree_v they_o so_o to_o be_v he_o do_v not_o know_v they_o to_o be_v immovable_a because_o he_o decree_v they_o not_o to_o be_v such_o unless_o for_o a_o time_n by_o interposition_n of_o miracle_n it_o imply_v less_o contradiction_n to_o say_v deus_fw-la immutabiliter_fw-la decernit_fw-la mutabilia_fw-la than_o to_o say_v which_o have_v be_v account_v a_o ancient_a orthodoxal_a maxim_n stabilis_fw-la that_n cuncta_fw-la movere_fw-la for_o mobility_n be_v a_o branch_n of_o mutability_n 3_o every_o thing_n in_o respect_n of_o god_n decree_n or_o knowledge_n be_v altogether_o such_o as_o god_n have_v decree_v it_o shall_v be_v decree_n if_o then_o god_n have_v decree_v there_o shall_v be_v contingency_n as_o well_o as_o necessity_n it_o be_v altogether_o as_o necessary_a that_o some_o event_n shall_v be_v contingent_a as_o other_o necessary_a and_o as_o true_o contingent_a as_o the_o other_o be_v necessary_a in_o respect_n of_o god_n decree_n 2._o albeit_o to_o speak_v proper_o the_o nature_n of_o contingency_n and_o necessity_n consist_v not_o in_o mere_a relation_n or_o respect_n for_o in_o as_o much_o as_o both_o be_v immediate_a and_o real_a effect_n of_o divine_a omnipotency_n both_o must_v have_v absolute_a be_v the_o be_v of_o neither_o be_v mere_o relative_a now_o if_o contingency_n have_v a_o true_a and_o absolute_a be_v it_o be_v neither_o constitute_v in_o the_o nature_n of_o contingency_n by_o any_o respect_n or_o relation_n to_o second_o cause_n nor_o can_v any_o respect_n or_o relation_n to_o the_o first_o cause_n deprive_v it_o of_o that_o absolute_a nature_n which_o the_o omnipotent_a efficacy_n of_o the_o cause_n of_o cause_n have_v irrevocable_o bestow_v upon_o it_o brief_o if_o contingency_n be_v any_o thing_n it_o be_v that_o which_o it_o be_v by_o the_o omnipotent_a decree_n and_o be_v such_o it_o be_v altogether_o as_o impossible_a that_o some_o effect_n shall_v not_o be_v absolute_o contingent_a as_o that_o such_o effect_n as_o the_o divine_a decree_n have_v appoint_v to_o be_v necessary_a shall_v not_o be_v at_o all_o or_o if_o we_o will_v make_v impartial_a inquiry_n into_o the_o original_n of_o all_o thing_n nothing_o without_o the_o precinct_n of_o the_o most_o glorious_a and_o ever_o bless_a trinity_n be_v absolute_o necessary_a 4_o by_o contingency_n lest_o haply_o we_o may_v be_v mistake_v we_o understand_v the_o possible_a mean_a between_o necessity_n of_o be_v and_o necessity_n of_o not_o be_v or_o of_o be_v such_o or_o of_o not_o be_v such_o or_o between_o necessity_n of_o do_v and_o necessity_n of_o not_o do_v or_o necessity_n of_o be_v do_v or_o necessity_n of_o be_v leave_v undo_v this_o mean_a between_o necessity_n of_o do_v and_o necessity_n of_o not_o do_v be_v that_o which_o in_o agent_n intellectual_a as_o in_o man_n and_o angel_n we_o call_v freedom_n of_o will_n or_o choice_n unto_o which_o freedom_n necessity_n be_v as_o contradictory_n as_o irrationability_n be_v to_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n and_o contingency_n as_o necessary_o presuppose_v as_o life_n and_o sense_n be_v to_o reason_n add_v reason_n to_o contingency_n and_o we_o have_v the_o complete_a definition_n of_o freewill_n in_o those_o case_n wherein_o the_o creator_n have_v exempt_v man_n from_o restraint_n of_o necessity_n his_o will_n be_v free_a the_o divine_a will_n itself_o be_v not_o free_a in_o those_o operation_n which_o be_v essential_a though_o most_o delectable_a god_n the_o father_n be_v more_o delight_v in_o the_o eternal_a generation_n of_o his_o son_n so_o be_v god_n the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n in_o the_o eternal_a procession_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n than_o in_o the_o creation_n production_n or_o preservation_n of_o all_o the_o creature_n yet_o be_v not_o these_o or_o other_o internal_a operation_n of_o the_o bless_a trinity_n so_o free_a in_o respect_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n as_o be_v the_o production_n of_o the_o world_n whatsoever_o god_n decree_v he_o decree_v it_o free_o that_o be_v so_o as_o he_o may_v not_o decree_v it_o whatsoever_o he_o make_v he_o make_v it_o free_o that_o be_v he_o so_o make_v it_o as_o that_o it_o be_v not_o necessary_a for_o he_o to_o make_v it_o chap._n 13._o contingency_n be_v absolute_o possible_a and_o part_n of_o the_o object_n of_o omnipotency_n as_o formal_a a_o part_n as_o necessity_n be_v 1_o it_o be_v a_o unquestionable_a rule_n in_o the_o art_n of_o art_n that_o proposition_n for_o their_o form_n not_o incompatible_a may_v from_o the_o necessity_n of_o their_o matter_n or_o subject_n become_v equivalent_a to_o proposition_n direct_o contradictory_n who_o indispensable_a law_n or_o rule_v it_o be_v that_o if_o the_o one_o be_v true_a the_o other_o must_v needs_o be_v false_a they_o admit_v of_o no_o mean_a betwixt_o they_o now_o there_o be_v no_o matter_n or_o subject_n in_o the_o world_n which_o be_v so_o absolute_o necessary_a as_o the_o existence_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n or_o the_o internal_a operation_n of_o the_o trinity_n whence_o it_o be_v that_o between_o these_o two_o proposition_n the_o generation_n of_o the_o son_n be_v necessary_a the_o not_o generation_n of_o the_o son_n be_v necessary_a there_o be_v no_o possible_a means_n which_o can_v be_v capable_a of_o truth_n the_o first_o be_v so_o absolute_o necessary_a and_o so_o necessary_o true_a that_o the_o latter_a be_v eternal_o false_a but_o such_o be_v not_o the_o case_n or_o condition_n of_o these_o two_o proposition_n follow_v the_o creation_n or_o existence_n of_o the_o world_n be_v necessary_a the_o not_o creation_n or_o non_fw-la existence_n of_o the_o world_n be_v necessary_a these_o be_v not_o contradictory_n for_o their_o form_n nor_o equivalent_a to_o contradictory_n for_o their_o matter_n or_o subject_n and_o therefore_o may_v admit_v a_o mean_a between_o they_o to_o say_v the_o creation_n or_o existence_n of_o the_o world_n be_v absolute_o necessary_a have_v no_o truth_n in_o it_o for_o it_o have_v a_o beginning_n of_o existence_n and_o be_v and_o may_v have_v a_o end_n and_o the_o other_o extreme_a or_o contrary_a the_o not_o
his_o first_o sin_n or_o appetite_n of_o the_o forbid_a fruit_n to_o be_v necessary_a or_o necessitate_v his_o will_n in_o his_o sinister_a choyce_n this_o be_v all_o one_o as_o to_o say_v that_o god_n be_v the_o immediate_a and_o necessary_a cause_n of_o sin_n of_o death_n of_o all_o the_o evil_n that_o have_v befall_v mankind_n since_o adam_n for_o he_o be_v the_o sole_a immediate_a and_o necessary_a cause_n of_o all_o thing_n which_o he_o so_o decree_v as_o they_o can_v possible_o fall_v out_o otherwise_o for_o he_o to_o err_v in_o decree_a or_o for_o the_o execution_n of_o his_o decree_n to_o be_v defeat_v be_v impossible_a in_o respect_n of_o his_o proper_a and_o adequate_a object_n and_o peremptory_o intend_a effect_n his_o will_n be_v a_o more_o irresistible_a more_o powerful_o necessitate_v cause_n than_o any_o other_o cause_n whatsoever_o now_o if_o god_n will_n have_v be_v to_o leave_v no_o possibility_n for_o adam_n perserverance_n his_o fall_n have_v be_v the_o complete_a object_n of_o god_n decree_n concern_v our_o first_o estate_n and_o by_o consequence_n god_n decree_n or_o will_n have_v be_v the_o first_o cause_n of_o sin_n first_o entrance_n into_o the_o world_n chap._n 14._o the_o former_a conclusion_n prove_v by_o the_o consent_n of_o all_o the_o ancient_n whether_o christian_n or_o heathen_n which_o do_v dislike_v the_o error_n of_o the_o stoike_fw-gr the_o incommodious_a or_o inconsiderate_a speech_n which_o some_o of_o better_a note_n and_o antiquity_n have_v let_v fall_v be_v as_o i_o persuade_v myself_o but_o symptom_n of_o their_o provoke_v zeal_n or_o eager_a desire_n to_o salve_v those_o gross_a absurdity_n which_o they_o have_v right_o espy_v in_o other_o but_o it_o be_v always_o more_o easy_a to_o expugne_v a_o error_n or_o salve_v a_o particular_a inconvenience_n then_o to_o provide_v that_o no_o more_o shall_v follow_v upon_o the_o cure_n or_o medicine_n have_v those_o famous_a lamp_n of_o god_n church_n by_o who_o light_n many_o gross_a opinion_n have_v be_v descry_v and_o reform_v see_v the_o inconvenience_n which_o follow_v upon_o their_o own_o position_n as_o clear_o as_o many_o of_o their_o friend_n since_o have_v do_v it_o will_v be_v a_o foul_a slander_n in_o we_o to_o suspect_v that_o they_o will_v not_o wil-willing_o have_v alter_v their_o dialect_n or_o take_v advise_v for_o express_v their_o good_a meaning_n in_o term_n more_o safe_a more_o proper_a and_o scholastic_a if_o otherwise_o we_o abstract_n their_o speech_n from_o that_o respect_n and_o reverence_n which_o we_o owe_v unto_o their_o memory_n or_o that_o good_a opinion_n which_o best_o man_n have_v have_v of_o their_o sincerity_n i_o can_v see_v wherein_o the_o necescesarie_a consequence_n of_o their_o opinion_n as_o they_o be_v usual_o express_v come_v short_a of_o the_o manichee_n error_n or_o wherein_o they_o differ_v at_o all_o from_o the_o stoic_n the_o manichee_n hold_v all_o evil_a and_o mischief_n in_o the_o world_n to_o fall_v out_o by_o inevitable_a necessity_n but_o this_o necessity_n they_o derive_v from_o a_o evil_a author_n from_o a_o prime_a cause_n or_o creator_n of_o evil_a only_a not_o of_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v good_a and_o better_o it_o be_v for_o it_o be_v more_o consonant_n to_o our_o saviour_n advice_n to_o acknowledge_v the_o tree_n for_o evil_a where_o the_o fruit_n be_v evil_a then_o to_o justify_v it_o for_o good_a when_o the_o fruit_n be_v apparent_o and_o of_o necessity_n naught_o the_o pertinacie_n or_o stiffness_n in_o this_o common_a error_n evil_n and_o mischief_n or_o wicked_a action_n fall_v out_o by_o necessity_n be_v presuppose_a equal_a they_o add_v less_o sin_n or_o error_n to_o it_o which_o hence_o acknowledge_v a_o prime_a cause_n of_o evil_a or_o a_o cause_n evil_a by_o fatal_a necessity_n then_o those_o which_o hold_v evil_a to_o be_v necessary_a in_o respect_n of_o his_o omnipotent_a decree_n who_o be_v infinite_o good_a in_o fine_a the_o manichee_n be_v gross_a haeretique_n in_o hold_v evil_a and_o mischief_n to_o fall_v out_o by_o inevitable_a necessity_n but_o this_o heresy_n once_o admit_v it_o be_v rather_o a_o consonancy_n of_o error_n than_o any_o addition_n of_o new_a heresy_n to_o admit_v two_o prime_a cause_n or_o creator_n the_o one_o of_o good_a the_o other_o of_o evil_n they_o dare_v not_o slander_v goodness_n with_o any_o crime_n or_o for_o be_v the_o author_n of_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v not_o good_a nor_o be_v they_o dispose_v to_o flatter_v greatness_n as_o if_o evil_a be_v no_o evil_a because_o it_o proceed_v from_o it_o 2._o that_o which_o the_o ancient_n reprooved_a in_o the_o stoic_n opinion_n as_o most_o injurious_a to_o god_n and_o all_o good_a man_n be_v that_o they_o hold_v all_o thing_n and_o evil_a thing_n among_o the_o rest_n to_o fall_v out_o by_o fate_n or_o unavoidable_a necessity_n this_o foundation_n be_v once_o lay_v the_o root_n of_o virtue_n must_v utter_o perish_v and_o that_o which_o we_o call_v vice_n shall_v be_v 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