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leave_v then_o that_o sin_n must_v have_v have_v some_o original_a among_o man_n prop._n 2_o 2._o the_o pure_a and_o holy_a nature_n of_o god_n can_v never_o be_v the_o original_a of_o man_n sin_n this_o be_v evident_a in_o itself_o god_n disclaim_v it_o nor_o can_v any_o affirm_v it_o of_o he_o without_o deny_v his_o very_a be_v he_o can_v not_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o uâ—holiâ—esse_n but_o by_o cease_v to_o be_v holy_a which_o will_v suppose_v he_o mutable_o holy_a and_o if_o either_o god_n or_o man_n must_v be_v confess_v mutable_a it_o be_v no_o difficulty_n where_o to_o lay_v it_o whatever_o he_o be_v he_o be_v essential_o and_o necessity_n of_o existence_n of_o be_v always_o what_o he_o be_v 1.17_o james_n 1.17_o remain_v everlasting_o the_o fundamental_a attribute_n of_o his_o be_v prop._n 3_o 3._o it_o be_v blasphemous_a and_o absurd_a to_o talk_v of_o two_o principle_n as_o the_o manichee_n of_o old_a the_o one_o good_a per_fw-la se_fw-la and_o the_o cause_n of_o all_o good_a the_o other_o evil_a per_fw-la se_fw-la and_o the_o cause_n of_o all_o evil_a dei_fw-la bradwardine_n de_fw-fr causa_fw-la dei_fw-la bradwardines_n two_o argument_n 1._o that_o this_o will_v suppose_v two_o god_n two_o independent_a being_n 2._o that_o it_o will_v suppose_v a_o evil_a god_n do_v sufficient_o convince_v this_o to_o be_v full_a both_o of_o blasphemy_n and_o contradiction_n prop._n 4_o 4._o it_o be_v not_o possible_a that_o either_o external_a object_n or_o the_o temptation_n of_o the_o devil_n shall_v necessitate_v the_o will_n of_o man_n to_o sin_n external_n object_n can_v not_o for_o that_o be_v to_o reject_v all_o upon_o god_n for_o if_o he_o create_v object_n with_o such_o a_o allective_a power_n in_o they_o and_o create_v such_o a_o appetite_n in_o man_n as_o can_v but_o work_v inordinate_o and_o sinful_o towards_o those_o object_n it_o must_v needs_o infer_v his_o efficacious_a necessitation_n of_o sin_n be_v it_o will_v destroy_v the_o truth_n already_o 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