infer_v to_o punish_v man_n without_o cause_n 2._o where_o there_o be_v no_o efficient_a there_o be_v no_o effect_n that_o be_v there_o be_v nothing_o and_o so_o according_a to_o mr._n b._n man_n be_v either_o not_o damn_v or_o damn_v for_o nothing_o 3._o if_o the_o sinner_n be_v but_o deficient_a as_o to_o the_o be_v of_o sin_n he_o be_v less_o the_o cause_n of_o it_o then_o god_n be_v infer_v to_o be_v by_o they_o who_o say_v that_o god_n will_v of_o sin_n be_v efficacious_a and_o irresistible_a as_o that_o which_o predetermine_v decree_n and_o necessitate_v sin_n and_o efficacious_a ab_fw-la efficiendo_fw-la be_v prevalent_a forcible_a etc._n etc._n 4._o mr._n b._n confess_v in_o a_o sober_a fit_n that_o the_o sin_v creature_n be_v the_o 79._o the_o corrept_v p._n 79._o efficient_a cause_n of_o sin_n although_o he_o say_v in_o a_o fit_a of_o passion_n that_o sin_n have_v 55._o have_v ib_a d._n p._n 55._o no_o efficient_a cause_n 5._o he_o often_o mention_n the_o 79._o the_o ibid._n p._n 79._o be_v of_o sin_n as_o when_o he_o say_v that_o god_n 178._o god_n p._n 178._o ordain_v it_o whereby_o he_o infer_v it_o to_o be_v effect_v and_o so_o to_o have_v a_o efficient_a 6._o if_o he_o say_v as_o at_o other_o time_n he_o do_v that_o sin_n consist_v whole_o in_o a_o deficiency_n he_o infer_v what_o be_v worse_o that_o no_o creature_n can_v effect_v sin_n nor_o by_o consequence_n commit_v it_o 7._o while_o he_o affirm_v god_n absolute_a ordination_n of_o sin_n in_o one_o breath_n and_o that_o sin_n have_v only_o a_o deficient_a cause_n in_o another_o breath_n he_o charge_v on_o god_n all_o the_o causality_n of_o sin_n of_o which_o he_o allow_v it_o to_o be_v capable_a 8._o as_o when_o he_o breathe_v hot_a he_o say_v that_o god_n ordain_v and_o determine_v sin_n so_o when_o he_o breathe_v cold_a he_o say_v that_o god_n can_v ordain_v nothing_o but_o good_a which_o be_v to_o infer_v that_o sin_n be_v good_a and_o to_o what_o be_v good_a he_o allow_v a_o efficient_a cause_n 9_o if_o sin_n of_o omission_n as_o not_o pray_v and_o not_o give_v alm_n etc._n etc._n have_v but_o a_o deficient_a cause_n yet_o sin_n of_o commission_n as_o curse_v and_o sacrilege_n etc._n etc._n have_v a_o cause_n efficient_a with_o a_o witness_n 10._o admit_v that_o sin_n be_v a_o privative_a entity_n it_o will_v not_o follow_v that_o it_o have_v not_o any_o efficient_a cause_n for_o he_o who_o deprive_v a_o man_n of_o life_n or_o sight_n be_v the_o efficient_a cause_n of_o death_n or_o blindness_n and_o darkness_n the_o privative_a of_o light_n be_v one_o of_o the_o work_n of_o god_n creation_n gen._n 1.4_o 5._o of_o all_o which_o he_o be_v the_o efficient_a cause_n 11._o what_o be_v privative_a in_o one_o respect_n may_v be_v positive_a in_o another_o as_o our_o sickness_n and_o sin_n do_v daily_o teach_v we_o murder_n be_v not_o only_o privative_a of_o virtue_n but_o also_o constitutive_a of_o vice_n and_o must_v have_v something_o in_o it_o of_o positive_a to_o make_v it_o differ_v in_o specie_fw-la from_o all_o other_o sin_n and_o in_o degree_n from_o all_o other_o murder_n of_o some_o we_o say_v they_o be_v not_o good_a while_o other_o be_v not_o only_o positive_o but_o superlative_o evil_a 12._o every_o privation_n presuppose_v a_o habit_n to_o which_o it_o stand_v in_o opposition_n but_o a_o man_n may_v be_v covetous_a who_o never_o be_v liberal_a 13._o a_o agent_n moral_o deficient_a in_o the_o performance_n of_o a_o duty_n do_v effect_v that_o evil_a action_n which_o be_v so_o moral_o deficient_a for_o 1._o the_o adulterer_n be_v the_o efficient_a of_o his_o filthy_a act_n which_o be_v his_o sin_n 2._o the_o devil_n be_v the_o father_n of_o lie_n and_o a_o father_n be_v a_o efficient_a 3._o a_o man_n through_o grace_n be_v the_o efficient_a cause_n of_o a_o good_a action_n and_o mr._n b._n be_v worse_a than_o a_o pelagian_a if_o he_o will_v say_v that_o man_n be_v more_o efficient_a of_o good_a then_o of_o evil_a 14._o mr._n b._n 111._o b._n corrpt_v 111._o confess_v in_o a_o lucid_a interval_n that_o there_o may_v be_v something_o positive_a in_o a_o privation_n 15._o punishment_n be_v a_o positive_a entity_n and_o own_a to_o have_v a_o efficient_a cause_n but_o mr._n b._n say_v often_o that_o sin_n be_v a_o punishment_n 16._o while_o he_o deny_v his_o make_n god_n the_o author_n of_o sin_n because_o sin_n forsooth_o have_v no_o efficient_a he_o unavoidable_o infer_v 1._o either_o that_o god_n be_v not_o the_o author_n of_o death_n or_o 2._o that_o he_o be_v the_o author_n of_o sin_n if_o of_o death_n or_o 3._o of_o both_o or_o 4._o of_o neither_o 17._o if_o when_o they_o say_v that_o god_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o sin_n they_o do_v not_o infer_v he_o be_v the_o author_n because_o the_o cause_n be_v but_o deficient_a they_o plead_v no_o more_o for_o god_n then_o for_o the_o devil_n for_o if_o nothing_o be_v a_o author_n which_o be_v not_o efficient_a and_o if_o sin_n have_v no_o efficient_a than_o neither_o man_n nor_o devil_n can_v be_v the_o author_n of_o sin_n 4._o in_o stead_n of_o answer_v these_o thing_n james_n 4._o mr._n b_n impertinency_n and_o rail_n in_o lieu_n of_o answer_n do_v strike_v oblique_o at_o s._n james_n mr._n b._n talk_v thus_o p._n 111._o sect_n 3._o first_o that_o my_o opinion_n of_o sin_n have_v a_o positive_a entity_n and_o a_o efficient_a cause_n be_v a_o dreadful_a opinion_n second_o that_o there_o be_v no_o question_n between_o we_o about_o any_o thing_n else_o which_o if_o true_a than_o my_o evince_v this_o conclude_v the_o controversy_n between_o we_o three_o that_o he_o tremble_v more_o at_o the_o thought_n of_o commit_v sin_n than_o many_o of_o my_o party_n if_o not_o myself_o at_o the_o open_a act_n of_o it_o four_o that_o god_n judicial_a hand_n appear_v against_o i_o five_o that_o my_o conclusion_n out_o of_o s._n james_n ch_z 1._o v._n 15._o be_v 1000_o time_n more_o for_o god_n be_v the_o author_n of_o sin_n than_o the_o word_n of_o his_o party_n which_o i_o have_v cite_v six_o that_o god_n just_a hand_n be_v upon_o i_o seven_o quem_fw-la perdere_fw-la vult_fw-la deus_fw-la hunc_fw-la dementat_fw-la p._n 112._o these_o be_v his_o general_n answer_v thrust_v up_o together_o into_o one_o paragraph_n before_o i_o come_v to_o his_o particular_a answer_n which_o be_v infinite_o worse_o i_o will_v entreat_v my_o reader_n to_o compare_v my_o seventeen_o particular_n with_o mr._n b_n seven_o and_o with_o what_o i_o shall_v now_o say_v from_o the_o express_a word_n of_o s._n james_n who_o say_v that_o 1.15_o that_o jam._n 1.15_o lust_n have_v conceive_v bring_v forth_o sin_n the_o conception_n of_o lust_n be_v before_o express_v by_o a_o man_n be_v draw_v away_o and_o entice_v by_o his_o lust_n v._n 14._o the_o spirit_n solicit_v the_o will_n on_o one_o side_n lust_n on_o the_o other_o if_o lust_n prevail_v and_o carry_v away_o the_o will_n consent_n than_o lust_n conceive_v or_o which_o be_v all_o one_o in_o effect_n the_o will_n be_v 〈◊〉_d be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d draw_v away_o and_o 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d deceive_v or_o overreach_v by_o lust_n not_o only_o invite_v but_o ensnare_v and_o wrought_v upon_o by_o the_o invitation_n so_o as_o to_o give_v up_o its_o consent_n lust_n by_o this_o do_v conceive_v and_o then_o bring_v forth_o sin_n as_o the_o parent_n the_o child_n what_o be_v sin_n therefore_o but_o the_o production_n of_o the_o will_n consent_v to_o lust_n or_o draw_v away_o by_o it_o the_o production_n i_o mean_v of_o the_o evil_a will_n which_o by_o thus_o consent_v become_v evil_a now_o this_o be_v the_o upshot_n of_o what_o i_o mean_v by_o the_o efficient_a cause_n and_o positive_a entity_n of_o sin_n against_o who_o have_v mr._n b._n spend_v the_o expression_n of_o his_o pet_n against_o we_o only_o who_o speak_v from_o s._n james_n or_o against_o s._n james_n also_o from_o who_o i_o speak_v party_n speak_v note_v how_o the_o bitter_a of_o his_o censure_n do_v hit_v himself_o and_o his_o party_n nay_o have_v he_o not_o spend_v they_o upon_o himself_o who_o have_v confess_v even_o in_o print_n the_o very_a same_o thing_n which_o here_o he_o rail_v at_o he_o have_v open_o affirm_v both_o that_o the_o sin_v creature_n be_v the_o efficient_a cause_n of_o his_o sin_n corrept_v p._n 79._o and_o that_o there_o ☞_o may_v be_v something_o of_o positive_a in_o a_o privation_n ibid._n p._n 111._o nay_o be_v not_o all_o his_o rail_n against_o all_o his_o own_o party_n who_o say_v that_o god_n do_v 90._o do_v look_v back_o on_o ch_z 2._o p._n 90._o efficere_fw-la peccata_fw-la and_o not_o only_a will_n but_o 21._o but_o m.w's._n own_o word_n p._n 26._o of_o which_o i_o
by_o he_o who_o do_v not_o cite_v so_o much_o as_o one_o in_o this_o place_n who_o can_v help_v it_o 3._o s._n austin_n may_v err_v as_o well_o in_o this_o as_o in_o many_o other_o thing_n wherein_o mr._n b._n will_v say_v he_o err_v arminianism_n 3._o s._n austin_n august_n lib._n 12._o de_fw-fr civit._fw-la dei_fw-la cap._n 7._o ubi_fw-la de_fw-la causâ_fw-la malae_fw-la voluntatis_fw-la agit_fw-fr conferatâ—r_v they_o ejusdem_fw-la lib._n 21._o de_fw-la civitate_fw-la dei_fw-la cap._n 24._o ubi_fw-la paâ—um_fw-la inquit_fw-la veraciter_fw-la dicitur_fw-la quod_fw-la dicitur_fw-la mat._n 12.32_o nisi_fw-la essent_fw-la quibus_fw-la etsi_fw-la non_fw-la in_o isto_fw-la tamen_fw-la remâ—tteretur_fw-la in_o futuro_fw-la saeculo_fw-la his_o new_a degree_n of_o arminianism_n and_o in_o the_o very_a same_o book_n which_o here_o he_o cite_v i_o say_v he_o may_v not_o that_o he_o do_v for_o mr._n b._n understand_v not_o his_o own_o citation_n which_o be_v seem_o for_o he_o do_v make_v against_o he_o in_o reality_n for_o augustine_n speech_n belong_v only_o to_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o evil_a will_n not_o of_o every_o evil_a act_n of_o which_o the_o will_n be_v the_o cause_n again_o it_o only_o belong_v to_o the_o cause_n that_o be_v without_o the_o man_n and_o this_o be_v that_o which_o i_o will_v have_v that_o god_n be_v far_o from_o be_v the_o efficient_a cause_n of_o a_o evil_a will_n he_o be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o the_o deficient_a because_o he_o be_v not_o want_v in_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v necessary_a to_o make_v a_o evil_n will_v good_a so_o far_o be_v austin_n from_o plead_v that_o sin_n have_v no_o efficient_a cause_n notwithstanding_o all_o that_o he_o have_v speak_v the_o impious_a man_n be_v own_o will_n be_v the_o efficient_a cause_n of_o his_o impiety_n 4._o whereas_o he_o say_v that_o my_o opinion_n be_v most_o contrary_a to_o arminius_n he_o contradict_v a_o good_a part_n of_o both_o his_o book_n wherein_o he_o say_v that_o my_o opinion_n be_v 25._o be_v c._n 3._o p._n 25._o all_o derive_v from_o arminius_n i_o have_v former_o prove_v by_o many_o etc._n many_o div_o phi._n def_n c._n 1._o p._n 12_o 13_o etc._n etc._n instance_n how_o far_a himself_o be_v a_o arminian_n and_o how_o impossible_a it_o be_v that_o i_o shall_v be_v so_o now_o he_o lend_v i_o another_o instance_n wherein_o himself_o and_o mr._n hick_n be_v at_o agreement_n with_o arminius_n and_o i_o be_o contrary_a to_o all_o three_o but_o i_o be_o of_o opinion_n he_o wrong_v arminius_n and_o make_v he_o more_o presbyterian_a than_o indeed_o he_o be_v have_v he_o read_v any_o such_o thing_n he_o will_v in_o all_o probability_n have_v set_v down_o the_o â—lace_n his_o case_n be_v sad_a whether_o he_o pretend_v to_o truth_n or_o falsehood_n if_o to_o the_o first_o he_o hurt_v himself_o and_o mr._n hick_n if_o to_o the_o second_o he_o slander_v arminius_n and_o stabb_v himself_o sect._n 25._o have_v make_v this_o way_n for_o his_o own_o unhappiness_n write_v mr._n hick_n heathenish_a expression_n of_o sin_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d commend_v by_o mr._n b._n for_o 1._o learned_a 2._o witty_a and_o 3._o well_o write_v by_o that_o variety_n of_o attempt_n to_o which_o mr._n hick_n it_o seem_v betray_v he_o he_o act_v the_o well-natured_a man_n and_o even_o bless_v the_o author_n of_o his_o unhappiness_n he_o declare_v that_o mr._n hick_n be_v his_o cordial_a friend_n who_o write_v well_o to_o he_o tell_v he_o learned_o and_o witty_o that_o mr._n t._n p._n be_v the_o first_o who_o give_v sin_v this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o extraordinary_a invention_n p._n 114._o here_o be_v his_o tragical_a exit_fw-la for_o many_o reason_n 1._o mr._n hick.'s_n say_v that_o my_o invention_n be_v extraordinary_a be_v no_o proof_n that_o arminius_n do_v say_v the_o contrary_a or_o that_o mr._n hick_n do_v write_v well_o or_o that_o his_o say_n be_v both_o learned_a and_o witty_a each_o of_o these_o i_o deny_v and_o have_v sufficient_o disprove_v in_o my_o eighteen_o section_n 2._o he_o know_v that_o i_o have_v never_o mention_v any_o such_o heathenish_a expression_n as_o sin_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nor_o be_v it_o ever_o to_o be_v find_v in_o any_o author_n but_o mr._n hick_n and_o he_o know_v that_o it_o be_v clear_o his_o own_o invention_n either_o arise_v from_o his_o opinion_n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v derive_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pono_fw-la and_o signify_v the_o posicive_a entity_n of_o sin_n which_o though_o a_o sad_a miscarriage_n of_o the_o scholar_n be_v yet_o the_o very_o best_a that_o his_o friend_n can_v make_v of_o it_o or_o from_o his_o sad_a apprehension_n that_o sin_n must_v needs_o have_v a_o godhead_n if_o it_o be_v none_o of_o god_n creature_n and_o yet_o a_o positive_a thing_n to_o believe_v the_o former_a be_v a_o huge_a act_n of_o charity_n but_o there_o be_v no_o place_n for_o it_o with_o mr._n hick_n who_o have_v force_v i_o to_o the_o severity_n of_o believe_v the_o late_a 3._o all_o mr._n hick_n have_v display_v be_v his_o be_v overflow_v with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o can_v its_o bank_n have_v contain_v it_o will_v not_o thus_o have_v gush_v over_o on_o no_o occasion_n when_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o the_o effect_n can_v be_v nothing_o else_o but_o to_o drown_v his_o credit_n with_o a_o yellow_a as_o well_o as_o his_o cause_n with_o a_o black_a jaundice_n but_o evenit_fw-la malo_fw-la male_a and_o 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d erynnis_n as_o they_o say_v still_o prove_v a_o virgin_n for_o poor_a perillus_n be_v the_o first_o who_o be_v likely_a to_o be_v torture_v with_o his_o invention_n and_o believe_v i_o the_o brazen_a bull_n be_v a_o lesser_a misery_n then_o to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o impiety_n of_o make_v the_o foul_a action_n to_o be_v the_o rivulet_n issue_v out_o by_o a_o necessity_n from_o god_n the_o source_n what_o spirit_n but_o a_o unclean_a one_o can_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o vacleannesse_n that_o be_v of_o sin_n who_o be_v they_o who_o i_o have_v prove_v to_o have_v print_v in_o plain_a term_n that_o god_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o that_o uncleanness_n when_o the_o pharisee_n heretofore_o who_o be_v the_o jewish_a puritan_n or_o preciâ—ans_n and_o reckon_v themselves_o the_o godly_a party_n of_o the_o land_n have_v slander_v our_o saviour_n with_o have_v a_o unclean_a spirit_n who_o although_o he_o be_v god_n do_v appear_v to_o they_o as_o he_o be_v man_n too_o our_o saviour_n tell_v they_o on_o that_o occaâ—â—on_n the_o danger_n of_o blaspheme_v against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n let_v they_o who_o love_v the_o lord_n jesus_n in_o sincerity_n and_o tender_a the_o safety_n of_o their_o own_o as_o well_o as_o of_o other_o man_n soul_n not_o only_o read_v but_o consider_v and_o then_o apply_v what_o be_v speak_v mar._n 3.28_o 29_o 30._o i_o now_o dismiss_v the_o signal_n paragraph_n which_o mr._n hick_n suggest_a to_o mr._n barlee_n and_o mr._n barlee_n have_v vent_v to_o all_o the_o people_n which_o yet_o i_o shall_v not_o have_v dismiss_v so_o soon_o but_o that_o my_o reader_n may_v be_v refer_v to_o several_a section_n for_o a_o enlargement_n as_o ch_z 1._o sect_n 2._o from_o p._n 7._o to_o p._n 13._o ch_z 2._o sect_n 5._o p._n 69_o 70._o sect_n 10._o p._n 79_o 80_o 81._o sect_n 14._o p._n 88_o 90._o all_o which_o be_v consider_v mr._n b._n do_v fit_o dislike_v the_o stile_n of_o unfortunate_a writer_n for_o if_o it_o ever_o belong_v to_o any_o it_o do_v to_o he_o and_o mr._n hick_n sect._n 26._o mr._n b._n have_v thus_o far_o miscarry_v by_o the_o help_n of_o mr._n hick_n proceed_v to_o plead_v for_o himself_o â—ase_v a_o short_a speciâ—â—â—_n of_o m._n b_n remâ—â—nt_v of_o abst_n rsion_n in_o ord_n r_o to_o the_o reader_n and_o pâ—inrs_n â—ase_v and_o his_o guilty_a master_n in_o such_o a_o treacherous_a manner_n both_o to_o they_o and_o himself_o that_o to_o give_v my_o reader_n a_o account_n of_o such_o numerous_a fail_n be_v to_o draw_v out_o the_o man_n unhappiness_n to_o a_o intolerable_a length_n and_o because_o a_o pigmy_n as_o well_o as_o hercules_n may_v be_v judge_v of_o by_o a_o foot_n i_o will_v leave_v the_o reader_n by_o that_o which_o follow_v to_o guess_v at_o the_o body_n of_o his_o abstersion_n 1._o what_o i_o have_v cite_v out_o of_o calvin_n institution_n he_o affirm_v to_o have_v be_v fetch_v from_o calvin_n book_n de_n providentiâ_fw-la and_o say_v i_o do_v as_o good_a as_o name_v it_o i_o etc._n i_o diu._n philaâ—_n def_n ch_n 3._o p._n 127_o etc._n etc._n show_v he_o the_o grosseness_n of_o his_o mistake_n and_o prove_v the_o wilfulness_n of_o it_o which_o raise_v the_o error_n into_o a_o sin_n now_o by_o way_n of_o abstersion_n he_o confess_v the_o fact_n p._n
a_o most_o necessary_a truth_n to_o say_v that_o god_n be_v the_o author_n or_o cause_n of_o sin_n i_o have_v more_o abundant_o make_v apparent_a in_o three_o distinct_a tract_n viz._n correct_v copy_n p._n 9_o 10_o 50._o especial_o diu._n philanthropy_n defend_v ch_n 3._o sect_n 34._o p._n 132._o etc._n etc._n to_o p._n 139._o &_o sect_n 35._o p._n 141._o and_o again_o diu._n purity_n def_n ch_n 4._o sect_n 3._o p._n 19_o 20._o and_o i_o shall_v do_v it_o yet_o more_o effectual_o in_o the_o second_o and_o three_o chapter_n of_o this_o follow_a work_n in_o particular_a ch_n 3._o sect_n 13._o &_o 27._o and_o therefore_o three_o that_o they_o will_v not_o so_o frequent_o and_o affectionate_o contend_v for_o that_o very_a doctrine_n which_o sometime_o though_o very_o rare_o they_o confess_v to_o be_v false_a &_o blasphemous_a but_o that_o they_o find_v it_o must_v follow_v from_o their_o espouse_a principle_n of_o god_n decree_n so_o as_o they_o see_v they_o must_v relinquish_v either_o both_o or_o neither_o i_o have_v abundant_o evince_v in_o the_o diu._n pur._n def_n ch_n 4._o sect_n 7._o p._n 33_o etc._n etc._n to_o p._n 39_o especial_o from_o the_o citation_n out_o of_o doctor_n twisse_n du_n moulin_n remigius_n and_o the_o other_o friend_n of_o gotteschalc_n bishop_n cuthert_n tunstal_n and_o above_o all_o out_o of_o prosper_n who_o they_o many_o time_n dream_v to_o have_v be_v their_o patron_n and_o therefore_o can_v gainsay_v he_o without_o discomfort_n and_o again_o i_o shall_v evince_v it_o in_o several_a part_n of_o the_o follow_a work_n and_o in_o particular_a ch_n 3._o sect_n 8._o &_o 10._o beside_o that_o the_o thing_n be_v so_o conspicuous_a of_o itself_o that_o i_o may_v venture_v to_o make_v the_o adversary_n the_o sole_a judge_n of_o the_o business_n for_o nature_n nothing_o but_o their_o principle_n of_o god_n decree_n can_v lead_v they_o to_o blasphemy_n of_o such_o a_o nature_n sect._n 8._o i_o demand_v of_o any_o man_n live_v what_o shall_v move_v such_o learned_a man_n as_o huldericus_n zuinglius_fw-la doctor_n twisse_n piscator_fw-la zanchy_a triglandius_n beza_n calvin_n martyr_n borrhaus_n and_o many_o other_o to_o teach_v posterity_n in_o their_o print_a work_n that_o god_n do_v make_v man_n transgressor_n 32._o for_o the_o several_a page_n of_o their_o work_n see_v the_o diu._n philan._n def_n ch_n 3._o sect_n 34._o especial_o the_o diu._n purity_n def_n ch_n 4._o sect_n 3._o p._n 19_o 20._o &_o sect_n 6._o p._n 31_o 32._o and_o be_v the_o author_n of_o adultery_n and_o that_o murder_n be_v the_o work_n of_o god_n and_o that_o sinner_n do_v sin_n by_o the_o force_n of_o god_n will_n that_o god_n predestine_n man_n to_o sin_n and_o to_o sin_n quatenus_fw-la sin_n that_o he_o be_v the_o author_n of_o evil_n not_o only_o of_o punishment_n but_o of_o sin_n too_o that_o he_o be_v the_o cause_n not_o only_o of_o humane_a action_n but_o of_o the_o very_a defect_n and_o privation_n that_o he_o effect_v sin_n that_o he_o excit_v and_o tempt_v and_o 5._o and_o all_o the_o excuse_n mr._n b._n make_v for_o the_o say_n that_o god_n do_v compel_v man_n to_o sin_n be_v that_o they_o use_v it_o but_o seldom_o see_v what_o shall_v be_v say_v ch_n 3._o sect_n 27._o num_fw-la 5._o compel_v man_n to_o sin_n and_o a_o world_n the_o like_a stuff_n i_o say_v what_o move_v they_o to_o print_v such_o loathsome_a doctrine_n be_v it_o that_o they_o esteem_v they_o as_o flower_n of_o rhetoric_n or_o witty_a sentence_n or_o pretty_a conceit_n or_o well-sounding_a period_n or_o soulsaving_a preachment_n or_o hosanna_n to_o the_o most_o high_a this_o can_v be_v no_o not_o so_o much_o as_o to_o be_v imagine_v what_o invite_v mr._n hobbs_n to_o say_v that_o 24._o mr._n hobbs_n of_o liberty_n and_o necessity_n p._n 23_o 24._o sin_n may_v be_v necessary_o cause_v in_o man_n by_o god_n order_v all_o the_o world_n that_o god_n do_v will_v it_o and_o necessitate_v it_o and_o 106._o and_o id._n in_o animadvers_fw-la p._n 11._o &_o 107._o &_o 106._o cause_n man_n to_o err_v and_o be_v the_o principal_a agent_n in_o the_o cause_v of_o all_o action_n which_o he_o who_o say_v do_v also_o say_v that_o he_o find_v no_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o action_n and_o the_o sin_n of_o that_o action_n from_o which_o great_a truth_n he_o shall_v have_v infer_v that_o god_n can_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o sinful_a action_n not_o that_o he_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o sin_n what_o make_v the_o 37_o the_o p._n 36_o 37_o comforter_n of_o believer_n to_o say_v that_o god_n be_v the_o author_n of_o sinfulness_n itself_o and_o have_v more_o hand_n in_o man_n sinfulness_n than_o they_o themselves_o be_v these_o writer_n afraid_a lest_o man_n shall_v think_v too_o reverent_o of_o god_n too_o hardly_o of_o the_o devil_n and_o too_o profane_o of_o themselves_o or_o be_v they_o move_v with_o a_o itch_n to_o revive_v the_o doctrine_n of_o carneades_n and_o to_o make_v man_n believe_v that_o sin_n be_v nothing_o but_o a_o name_n invent_v by_o ecclesiastic_n and_o that_o the_o thing_n call_v sin_n be_v just_a as_o good_a as_o the_o thing_n call_v virtue_n as_o be_v equal_o the_o work_n of_o god_n it_o be_v very_o hard_a to_o think_v this_o or_o if_o this_o be_v one_o of_o their_o reason_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o certain_o the_o first_o but_o i_o have_v yet_o a_o hard_a question_n what_o shall_v move_v mr._n whitfield_n and_o mr._n barlee_n in_o the_o very_a book_n which_o they_o have_v print_v on_o purpose_n to_o vindicate_v their_o doctrine_n from_o all_o the_o horrible_a absurdity_n wherewith_o they_o stand_v charge_v and_o wherein_o they_o know_v it_o concern_v they_o to_o speak_v as_o wary_o as_o they_o be_v able_a as_o know_v that_o they_o be_v liable_a to_o be_v public_o call_v to_o a_o account_n what_o i_o say_v shall_v move_v they_o at_o such_o a_o time_n and_o in_o such_o a_o manner_n to_o affirm_v that_o god_n 14._o god_n for_o mr._n w_n several_a page_n where_o these_o thing_n be_v teach_v see_v the_o first_o and_o second_o chapter_n of_o the_o follow_a work_n especial_o the_o second_o and_o in_o that_o for_o instance_n sect._n 14._o do_v will_n and_o work_v sin_n that_o he_o have_v a_o efficiency_n in_o sin_n that_o in_o all_o the_o wickedness_n in_o the_o world_n god_n have_v a_o hand_n a_o work_a hand_n yea_o the_o chief_a hand_n that_o sin_n do_v make_v for_o god_n glory_n and_o that_o it_o have_v a_o respect_n of_o good_a and_o that_o god_n have_v a_o hand_n in_o effect_v it_o yea_o that_o god_n do_v act_n in_o it_o as_o a_o natural_a cause_n that_o god_n decree_v the_o sin_n of_o adam_n and_o so_o order_v the_o whole_a business_n that_o he_o shall_v certain_o fall_v that_o it_o be_v necessary_a the_o first_o man_n shall_v sin_v that_o the_o gospel_n do_v stir_v up_o evil_a affection_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o wicked_a man_n and_o harden_v man_n heart_n and_o god_n intend_v it_o shall_v do_v so_o and_o send_v it_o for_o this_o very_a purpose_n that_o of_o sinful_a action_n god_n be_v the_o author_n and_o proper_a cause_n yea_o that_o he_o do_v both_o will_n and_o work_v in_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o act_n because_o not_o only_o the_o action_n simple_o consider_v but_o the_o very_a pravity_n and_o deformity_n of_o it_o make_v way_n for_o god_n glory_n what_o move_v mr._n barlee_v to_o add_v his_o suffrage_n to_o mr._n whitfield_n and_o to_o say_v in_o plain_a term_n that_o rest_n that_o for_o mr._n b_n several_a page_n where_o these_o thing_n be_v teach_v see_v the_o three_o whole_a chapter_n of_o the_o follow_a work_n and_o the_o index_n of_o the_o divine_a philanthropy_n def._n which_o will_v direct_v to_o the_o rest_n god_n be_v the_o sovereign_a author_n of_o the_o material_a part_n of_o sin_n which_o be_v the_o do_v or_o leave_v undo_v not_o only_o a_o natural_a but_o moral_a act_n such_o as_o david_n lie_v with_o bathshebah_n or_o cain_n kill_v abel_n as_o doctor_n twisse_n himself_o interpret_v the_o material_a part_n of_o sin_n nay_o far_o that_o god_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o very_a obliquity_n of_o the_o act_n of_o sin_n that_o god_n excit_v man_n to_o the_o act_n of_o adultery_n that_o he_o stir_v they_o up_o to_o unjust_a act_n as_o a_o man_n put_v spur_n to_o a_o dull_a jade_n that_o he_o tempt_v man_n to_o sin_n and_o a_o world_n the_o like_a blasphemy_n nay_o what_o make_v he_o and_o mr._n hick_n to_o tell_v the_o world_n 18._o world_n see_v what_o shall_v be_v say_v ch_n 3._o sect._n 18._o that_o if_o sin_n be_v a_o positive_a entity_n either_o god_n be_v the_o creator_n of_o sin_n or_o else_o sin_n itself_o be_v god_n do_v this_o prodigious_a pair_n of_o writer_n think_v that_o these_o be_v quaint_a apophthegm_n which_o
it_o p._n â—6_n and_o gape_v so_o wide_o as_o he_o do_v nay_o wide_o than_o all_o this_o as_o shall_v be_v show_v in_o due_a time_n how_o can_v we_o fail_v to_o know_v his_o meaning_n by_o his_o gape_n let_v we_o then_o contemplate_v the_o large_a dimension_n of_o his_o swallow_n that_o at_o last_o we_o may_v demand_v what_o it_o be_v will_v stick_v with_o he_o work_v 3._o his_o now_o contradiction_n about_o the_o manner_n of_o god_n work_v 3._o first_o a_o huge_a contradiction_n go_v down_o very_o glib_o for_o as_o soon_o as_o his_o ignorance_n be_v acknowledge_v as_o to_o the_o manner_n of_o god_n work_v p._n 19_o he_o describe_v the_o manner_n of_o it_o and_o set_v it_o down_o as_o dogmatical_o as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v a_o eye-witness_n and_o of_o counsel_n to_o that_o secret_a and_o hide_a will_n of_o god_n which_o the_o man_n of_o his_o way_n be_v wont_a to_o oppose_v to_o his_o reveal_v one_o he_o say_v consent_o out_o of_o 17._o of_o negari_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la illum_fw-la aliquo_fw-la modo_fw-la procurare_fw-la negotium_fw-la cujus_fw-la consilio_fw-la &_o decreto_fw-la genotium_fw-la geritur_fw-la piscat_fw-la ad_fw-la am._n collat._n vor_v sect_n 17._o piscator_fw-la but_o blush_v to_o put_v it_o into_o english_a that_o god_n do_v procure_v the_o business_n of_o sin_n by_o who_o counsel_n and_o decree_v the_o business_n be_v manage_v or_o carry_v on_o p._n 21._o my_o more_o distinct_o as_o to_o the_o manner_n in_o another_o shred_n of_o latin_a which_o he_o call_v a_o true_a rule_n but_o put_v it_o not_o into_o english_a the_o true_a english_a of_o it_o be_v this_o that_o naturalis_fw-la that_o deus_fw-mi agit_fw-fr in_fw-la peccato_fw-la non_fw-la tanquam_fw-la causa_fw-la moralis_fw-la sed_fw-la tanquam_fw-la causa_fw-la naturalis_fw-la god_n do_v act_n in_o sin_n not_o as_o a_o moral_a but_o as_o a_o natural_a cause_n p._n 25._o that_o be_v to_o say_v he_o do_v not_o so_o act_v as_o to_o persuade_v only_o which_o yet_o be_v bad_a enough_o of_o itself_o and_o the_o worst_a that_o the_o devil_n can_v arrive_v unto_o but_o in_o such_o a_o natural_a way_n as_o to_o necessitate_v the_o sinner_n which_o be_v infinite_o worse_a than_o to_o persuade_v he_o nor_o will_v it_o advantage_v he_o to_o say_v that_o god_n decree_v and_o procure_v and_o be_v the_o natural_a cause_n of_o the_o positive_a act_n of_o every_o sin_n but_o the_o accidental_a cause_n only_o of_o the_o sin_n itself_o as_o he_o and_o mr._n barlee_n shall_v be_v show_v to_o say_v in_o plain_a term_n for_o david_n lie_v with_o bathsheba_n be_v the_o positive_a act_n of_o adultery_n and_o sin_n itself_o but_o david_n lie_v without_o bathsheba_n be_v no_o sin_n at_o all_o either_o in_o whole_a or_o in_o part_n which_o if_o mr._n wh._n can_v deny_v as_o i_o be_o sure_a he_o can_v and_o do_v challenge_v he_o to_o do_v if_o he_o think_v he_o may_v or_o dare_v to_o do_v it_o then_o must_v be_v confess_v it_o to_o be_v his_o doctrine_n that_o god_n be_v the_o natural_a cause_n of_o david_n lie_v with_o bathsheba_n and_o that_o that_o positive_a act_n of_o adultery_n be_v god_n work_n and_o his_o creature_n because_o of_o positive_a act_n he_o say_v that_o god_n be_v the_o proper_a efficient_a cause_n p._n 24._o this_o lie_v on_o he_o unavoidable_o unless_o he_o can_v separate_v the_o positive_a act_n of_o david_n lie_v with_o bathsheba_n from_o david_n sin_n of_o adultery_n which_o be_v his_o lie_v with_o bathsheba_n and_o nothing_o else_o which_o i_o shall_v show_v he_o can_v do_v if_o so_o gross_a a_o visible_a needs_o show_v when_o i_o discover_v how_o mr._n hicks_n betray_v mr._n barlee_n into_o a_o blasâ—_n hemy_n no_o less_o than_o sin_n be_v god_n if_o a_o positive_a act_n and_o how_o mr._n b._n be_v even_o with_o he_o by_o send_v his_o treachery_n to_o the_o press_n so_o much_o for_o mr._n w_n new_a self-contradiction_n libertinism_n 4._o his_o downright_a libertinism_n 4._o next_o mr._n w._n must_v be_v observe_v to_o speak_v the_o language_n of_o the_o libertine_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o a_o syllable_n as_o i_o late_o intimate_v but_o now_o shall_v open_o express_v saint_n paul_n have_v say_v god_n work_v all_o thing_n eph._n 1.10_o mean_v all_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n of_o which_o alone_o he_o there_o speak_v as_o calvin_n himself_o confess_v the_o libertine_n conclude_v as_o 7._o as_o efficit_fw-la omne_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la omne_fw-la sine_fw-la exception_n beza_n in_o locum_fw-la 1._o facinus_fw-la puta_fw-la adulterium_fw-la aut_fw-la homicidium_fw-la est_fw-la dei_fw-la auto._n be_v motoris_n impulsoris_fw-la opus_fw-la zuing._n de_fw-fr prov._n c._n 6._o 2._o deus_fw-la videri_fw-la potest_fw-la causa_fw-la non_fw-la modò_fw-la humanarum_fw-la actionum_fw-la verùm_fw-la etiam_fw-la dâ—fectuum_fw-la atque_fw-la privationum_fw-la quae_fw-la ipsis_fw-la inhaerent_fw-la pet._n mart._n in_o 1_o sam._n c._n 2._o 3._o deus_fw-la efficit_fw-la ea_fw-la quae_fw-la peccata_fw-la sunt_fw-la sturm_n de_fw-fr praedest_fw-la thes_n 16._o 4._o idem_fw-la facit_fw-la deus_fw-la scilicet_fw-la procurat_fw-la adulterium_fw-la maledicta_fw-la mendacia_fw-la piscat_fw-la resp_n ad_fw-la apolog._n birtii_fw-la p._n 143._o 5._o omnes_fw-la peccatores_fw-la &_o flagitiosi_fw-la vi_fw-la voluntatis_fw-la dei_fw-la faciunt_fw-la quicquid_fw-la faciunt_fw-la id._n resp_n ad_fw-la tauffr_n p._n 65._o 6._o deus_fw-la efficaciter_fw-la agit_fw-fr seu_fw-la efficit_fw-la &_o suâ_fw-la efficacitate_fw-la peragâ—t_fw-la omne_fw-la sine_fw-la ullâ_fw-la prorsus_fw-la quantulâcunque_fw-la exceptione_n beza_n contra_fw-la castle_n aphorism_n 1_o 6_o 7._o beza_n do_v and_o as_o mr._n w._n now_o do_v that_o all_o their_o sin_n be_v god_n work_n for_o that_o be_v their_o rule_n which_o be_v now_o mr._n whitfields_n that_o what_o the_o scripture_n both_o plain_o and_o positive_o assert_v that_o god_n do_v we_o ought_v not_o to_o deny_v that_o he_o do_v it_o p._n 19_o not_o admit_v any_o hebraism_n or_o other_o figure_n of_o speech_n or_o restriction_n and_o limitation_n of_o universal_a term_n but_o take_v all_o by_o the_o letter_n to_o serve_v their_o turn_n as_o mr._n wh._n do_v to_o serve_v he_o p._n 23._o hence_o be_v those_o ordinary_a doctrine_n among_o the_o man_n of_o that_o batch_n 1._o that_o adultery_n or_o murder_n be_v the_o work_n of_o god_n the_o author_n 2._o that_o god_n may_v seem_v to_o be_v the_o cause_n not_o of_o humane_a action_n only_o but_o of_o the_o very_a defect_n and_o privation_n which_o cleave_v unto_o they_o 3._o that_o god_n effect_n those_o thing_n which_o be_v sin_n 4._o that_o god_n procure_v adultery_n curse_n lying_n etc._n etc._n 5._o that_o all_o wicked_a man_n do_v all_o that_o they_o do_v by_o the_o force_n of_o god_n will_n 6._o that_o god_n efficacious_o act_v or_o effect_v and_o by_o his_o efficacity_n perform_v all_o thing_n without_o any_o the_o least_o exception_n from_o which_o very_a say_n be_v pronounce_v by_o the_o libertine_n mr._n calvin_n discover_v two_o horrible_a but_o unavoidable_a sequels_fw-fr 1._o that_o there_o be_v not_o any_o difference_n betwixt_o god_n and_o the_o devil_n 2._o that_o god_n by_o this_o doctrine_n be_v transmute_v into_o the_o devil_n calv._n ad_fw-la eâ—s_fw-la libert_n cap._n 13._o &_o 14._o now_o when_o the_o calvinist_n and_o the_o libertine_n do_v teach_v the_o very_a same_o thing_n why_o shall_v not_o i_o hate_v it_o in_o the_o calvinist_n as_o calvin_n hate_v it_o in_o the_o libertine_n nay_o why_o not_o more_o since_o a_o blasphemy_n be_v the_o worse_o not_o one_o whit_n the_o better_a for_o proceed_v out_o of_o a_o learned_a and_o a_o lead_a man_n mouth_n tanto_fw-la conspectius_fw-la in_o se_fw-la crimen_fw-la habet_fw-la quanto_fw-la melior_fw-la qui_fw-la peccat_fw-la habetur_fw-la nor_o do_v it_o move_v i_o that_o some_o calvinist_n will_v take_v it_o ill_o at_o my_o hand_n whilst_z other_o not_o rigid_a will_v take_v it_o well_o for_o no_o doubt_n but_o the_o libertine_n take_v it_o as_o ill_o of_o mr._n calvin_n the_o treasure_n that_o i_o covet_v be_v not_o their_o favour_n but_o their_o amendment_n let_v this_o precede_v and_o that_o will_v follow_v unavoidable_o i_o therefore_o ask_v mr._n whitfield_n meaning_n whitfield_n a_o dilemma_n as_o a_o touchstone_n to_o try_v his_o meaning_n be_v his_o meaning_n the_o same_o with_o beza_n and_o peter_n martyr_n and_o the_o rest_n in_o my_o margin_n when_o he_o say_v we_o must_v not_o deny_v that_o god_n work_v all_o thing_n or_o be_v be_v not_o if_o he_o say_v yes_o he_o be_v a_o libertine_n and_o mr._n calvin_n shall_v be_v my_o witness_n and_o then_o let_v he_o renounce_v the_o christian_a name_n and_o religion_n that_o the_o 2.24_o the_o rom._n 2.24_o name_n of_o christ_n be_v not_o blaspheme_v among_o the_o gentile_n for_o we_o who_o be_v christian_n do_v assert_v that_o god_n work_v not_o all_o thing_n without_o exception_n good_a or_o bad_a but_o all_o thing_n only_o which_o
end_n that_o they_o may_v be_v save_v that_o they_o may_v be_v save_v p._n 10._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o this_o cause_n or_o to_o punish_v this_o wickedness_n god_n will_v suffer_v the_o man_n of_o sin_n v._n 3._o who_o come_v be_v after_o the_o work_n of_o satan_n with_o all_o power_n and_o sign_n and_o lie_a wonder_n v._n 9_o to_o come_v upon_o they_o with_o such_o advantage_n of_o strength_n and_o subtlety_n as_o will_v gain_v credit_n with_o they_o be_v not_o wonderful_o restrain_v god_n be_v say_v to_o send_v what_o he_o can_n but_o do_v not_o hinder_v from_o be_v send_v we_o be_v teach_v to_o pray_v lead_v we_o not_o into_o temptation_n when_o yet_o our_o meaning_n be_v suffer_v we_o not_o to_o be_v lead_v or_o leave_v we_o not_o helpless_a in_o our_o temptation_n permit_v we_o not_o to_o be_v tempt_v above_o our_o strength_n let_v thy_o grace_n be_v sufficient_a for_o we_o and_o thence_o it_o follow_v but_o deliver_v we_o from_o evil_a thus_o our_o saviour_n may_v be_v say_v to_o have_v send_v the_o devil_n into_o the_o herd_n of_o swine_n because_o when_o they_o beseech_v he_o he_o give_v way_n to_o their_o prayer_n when_o they_o say_v suffer_v we_o to_o go_v he_o answer_v go._n of_o which_o the_o meaning_n must_v needs_o be_v this_o i_o suffer_v you_o to_o go_v for_o he_o grant_v what_o they_o ask_v and_o they_o ask_v for_o sufferance_n roman_n 14._o from_o the_o nation_n make_v league_n with_o the_o roman_n his_o fourteen_o and_o last_o instance_n from_o rev._n 17.17_o do_v only_o proclaim_v he_o to_o be_v unqualify_v for_o such_o mysterious_a part_n of_o scripture_n and_o i_o be_o hearty_o glad_a upon_o this_o occasion_n that_o doctor_n hammonds_n annotation_n be_v write_v in_o english_a that_o the_o low_a reader_n may_v discern_v how_o quite_o beside_o his_o own_o purpose_n mr._n w._n have_v seize_v on_o that_o text_n also_o which_o be_v only_o a_o pprophecy_n of_o s._n john_n foretell_v a_o eminent_a and_o remarkable_a act_n of_o god_n providence_n in_o that_o all_o the_o nation_n shall_v first_o confederate_n with_o the_o roman_n and_o yet_o afterward_o break_v off_o shall_v execute_v vengeance_n upon_o those_o roman_n and_o that_o alaricus_n the_o king_n of_o the_o goth_n and_o vandal_n shall_v so_o sudden_o retire_v after_o his_o conquest_n and_o captivity_n of_o rome_n as_o if_o he_o have_v purposely_o be_v send_v by_o the_o special_a providence_n of_o god_n to_o destroy_v the_o idolater_n and_o preserve_v the_o christian_n sect._n 6._o from_o all_o which_o it_o be_v evident_a 26._o how_o mr._n w._n most_o groundless_o infer_v god_n to_o fit_v still_o p._n 23._o and_o to_o be_v a_o idle_a beholder_n p._n 26._o that_o none_o of_o those_o active_a expression_n allege_v by_o mr._n w._n in_o his_o 22._o page_n can_v be_v pretend_v to_o denote_v god_n work_v in_o sin_n more_o than_o his_o punish_v of_o it_o do_v which_o yet_o be_v active_a when_o he_o cast_v the_o sinner_n into_o hell_n the_o consequent_a to_o which_o be_v the_o sinner_n continuance_n to_o all_o eternity_n in_o his_o sin_n nor_o do_v it_o follow_v what_o he_o say_v p._n 23._o that_o if_o god_n have_v no_o manner_n of_o work_v in_o sin_n 19_o see_v more_o of_o this_o subject_n sect._n 17_o 18_o 19_o he_o sit_v still_o as_o a_o spectator_n for_o he_o be_v work_v in_o divers_a respect_n as_o by_o the_o motion_n of_o his_o spirit_n dissuade_v from_o sin_n and_o also_o by_o his_o word_n both_o writ_n and_o preach_v again_o he_o be_v work_v in_o overrule_a order_v and_o dispose_v sin_n commit_v to_o many_o excellent_a advantage_n to_o which_o he_o be_v able_a by_o his_o wisdom_n to_o make_v they_o serve_v but_o all_o this_o be_v nothing_o to_o his_o active_a work_n in_o sin_n or_o his_o have_v a_o hand_n in_o it_o as_o mr._n w._n phrase_v it_o but_o on_o the_o contrary_a it_o show_v that_o he_o have_v no_o hand_n in_o it_o for_o overrule_a sin_n to_o good_a suppoâ—eth_v they_o commit_v and_o when_o it_o be_v say_v as_o it_o be_v common_o that_o god_n draw_v good_a out_o of_o evil_a the_o meaning_n be_v not_o that_o he_o make_v it_o to_o be_v good_a in_o one_o respect_n which_o be_v evil_a in_o another_o as_o such_o man_n dream_v but_o that_o upon_o man_n do_v evil_a he_o take_v a_o occasion_n of_o do_v good_a such_o be_v the_o save_n of_o the_o world_n upon_o occasion_n of_o that_o murder_n which_o the_o wicked_a one_o commit_v in_o killing-christ_n and_o as_o good_a thing_n be_v make_v a_o occasion_n of_o evil_n yet_o be_v not_o evil_a as_o i_o late_o show_v so_o be_v evil_a thing_n make_v a_o occasion_n of_o good_a yet_o be_v not_o good_a which_o some_o man_n not_o descern_v be_v betray_v into_o the_o worst_a and_o unclean_a speech_n as_o that_o adultery_n or_o murder_n as_o it_o be_v the_o work_n of_o god_n its_o author_n mover_n and_o impeller_n be_v no_o sin_n at_o all_o but_o only_o as_o it_o be_v of_o man_n which_o though_o the_o say_n of_o zuinglius_fw-la a_o great_a master_n of_o those_o man_n yet_o it_o be_v abet_v and_o approve_v by_o doctor_n twisse_n in_o particular_a and_o in_o particular_a by_o mr._n barlee_n and_o aequivalent_o by_o mr._n whitfield_n also_o if_o any_o other_o of_o their_o way_n shall_v renounce_v the_o doctrine_n let_v they_o do_v it_o in_o print_n and_o then_o the_o world_n will_v forgive_v they_o have_v show_v that_o god_n be_v no_o idle_a spectator_n as_o the_o brethren_n do_v both_o speak_v because_o he_o restrain_v from_o sin_n and_o when_o he_o suffer_v it_o do_v over-rule_v it_o as_o have_v be_v show_v and_o do_v also_o note_v it_o in_o his_o book_n as_o the_o prophet_n speak_v and_o do_v satisfy_v his_o justice_n in_o the_o punishment_n of_o sin_n as_o well_o as_o exercise_v his_o mercy_n in_o forgive_a it_o to_o the_o contrite_a and_o penitent_a sinner_n and_o give_v the_o continuance_n of_o a_o be_v unto_o his_o creature_n by_o who_o freewill_n the_o sin_n be_v make_v i_o will_v add_v this_o little_a that_o it_o be_v much_o a_o lesser_a evil_n in_o mr._n w._n and_o his_o partner_n to_o say_v that_o god_n sit_v still_o as_o a_o spectator_n only_o then_o to_o asperse_v he_o with_o a_o work_n and_o activity_n in_o sin_n for_o as_o to_o the_o commission_n of_o the_o sin_n itself_o god_n be_v true_o a_o mere_a spectator_n the_o sinner_n sole_a will_n determine_v itself_o unto_o the_o sin_n chap._n ii_o of_o mr._n w_n attempt_n to_o help_v mr._n b._n by_o reply_v a_o few_o thing_n to_o the_o divine_a philanthropie_n defend_v which_o now_o at_o last_o he_o do_v particular_o consider_v and_o not_o till_o now_o sect._n 1_o to_o such_o text_n of_o scripture_n as_o be_v literal_o take_v by_o that_o sort_n of_o man_n reply_n mr._n w._n begin_v with_o the_o end_n of_o that_o book_n to_o which_o his_o title-page_n pretend_v a_o reply_n who_o do_v not_o only_o take_v the_o boldness_n to_o bear_v false_a witness_n against_o god_n by_o charge_v his_o majesty_n with_o have_v a_o high_a hand_n in_o sin_n but_o most_o lewd_o also_o do_v endeavour_n to_o make_v he_o bear_v false_a witness_n against_o himself_o i_o do_v among_o many_o other_o thing_n which_o mr._n whitfield_n studious_o omit_v that_o he_o may_v speak_v to_o that_o only_a which_o he_o think_v be_v least_o above_o his_o strength_n afford_v my_o correptory_a corrector_n this_o short_a note_n of_o instruction_n 48._o instruction_n divine_a philanth_n defend_v c._n 4._o p._n 48._o that_o by_o a_o common_a hebraism_n such_o verb_n as_o be_v active_a in_o sound_n be_v only_o permissive_a in_o signification_n by_o the_o admission_n of_o which_o rule_n those_o horrible_a absurdity_n will_v be_v avoid_v and_o scripture_n expound_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o which_o part_n of_o my_o answer_n b._n m._n w_n be_v wonderful_a reply_n in_o behalf_n of_o m._n b._n mr._n wh._n adventure_n this_o sad_a reply_n this_o he_o dictate_v but_o do_v not_o demonstrate_v nor_o bring_v the_o least_o patch_n of_o a_o argument_n to_o prove_v it_o neither_o will_v all_o his_o skill_n in_o the_o hebrew_n enable_v he_o to_o do_v it_o and_o may_v he_o not_o by_o this_o shift_n evade_v the_o clear_a and_o strong_a scripture_n that_o be_v bring_v against_o he_o by_o tell_v we_o that_o they_o signify_v quite_o another_o thing_n then_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o word_n do_v import_v if_o we_o will_v believe_v he_o 2._o why_o may_v he_o not_o then_o interpret_v other_o scripture_n in_o the_o like_a manner_n where_o the_o like_a expression_n be_v use_v as_o when_o the_o lord_n say_v i_o form_n the_o light_n and_o create_v darkness_n i_o make_v peace_n and_o create_v evil_a isa_n 45.7_o i_o have_v make_v the_o earth_n and_o create_v man_n upon_o it_o my_o hand_n
will_v only_o observe_v how_o needful_a it_o be_v for_o a_o divine_a to_o lay_v his_o foundation_n of_o knowledge_n in_o humane_a learning_n or_o at_o least_o to_o preach_v only_o by_o way_n of_o exhortation_n to_o depart_v from_o evil_n and_o to_o do_v the_o thing_n that_o be_v good_a but_o not_o to_o meddle_v in_o matter_n beyond_o their_o ken_n the_o sad_a effect_n of_o such_o meddle_v i_o have_v show_v already_o and_o be_o now_o to_o show_v further_o in_o the_o ensue_a paragraph_n for_o what_o i_o speak_v as_o a_o physician_n to_o show_v mr._n b._n the_o immediate_a cause_n of_o his_o disease_n mr._n w._n either_o can_v not_o or_o will_v not_o comprehend_v and_o do_v his_o utmost_a to_o nourish_v the_o peccant_a humour_n mark_v he_o well_o as_o he_o go_v on_o sect._n 6._o act._n mr._n w_n rare_a essay_n to_o separate_v the_o wickedness_n from_o the_o act_n of_o the_o wicked_a act._n object_n against_o this_o mr._n p._n object_n that_o it_o be_v as_o impossible_a to_o separate_v the_o wickedness_n of_o the_o act_n from_o the_o act_n which_o be_v wicked_a as_o to_o separate_v roundness_n from_o the_o globe_n and_o to_o separate_v sinfulness_n from_o the_o sin_n as_o from_o the_o sinful_a act_n p._n 24._o 1._o this_o be_v now_o the_o second_o morsel_n of_o my_o philanthropy_n which_o he_o have_v venture_v to_o fasten_v his_o tooth_n upon_o that_o the_o reader_n may_v see_v how_o much_o often_o i_o have_v occasion_n to_o confute_v mr._n w_n invention_n then_o to_o defend_v my_o own_o doctrine_n deliver_v in_o that_o book_n which_o his_o boast_a title-page_n pretend_v to_o combat_v 2._o he_o have_v not_o â—he_n courage_n to_o cite_v my_o word_n right_a or_o to_o acknowledge_v in_o the_o errata_fw-la that_o his_o citation_n be_v wrong_v for_o 1._o he_o cite_v they_o all_o from_o ch_n 4._o p._n 48._o where_o i_o have_v say_v nothing_o like_o it_o nor_o have_v it_o cost_v i_o a_o little_a trouble_n to_o find_v the_o page_n of_o my_o book_n where_o such_o word_n be_v 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the_o 95._o the_o idem_fw-la ib._n l._n 2._o c._n 4._o sect._n 3._o fol._n 95._o open_v a_o passage_n unto_o impiety_n of_o irreverent_o defame_v the_o work_n of_o god_n now_o what_o it_o be_v which_o mislead_v mr._n vv._n and_o mr._n b._n from_o that_o holy_a fear_n of_o those_o father_n to_o speak_v of_o god_n in_o such_o a_o fearless_a and_o frightful_a manner_n as_o i_o have_v partly_o already_o show_v and_o be_o partly_o to_o show_v in_o my_o follow_a chapter_n i_o believe_v most_o reader_n do_v judge_v as_o i_o do_v sect._n 21._o emollient_n 1._o the_o desperate_a nature_n of_o mr._n u'_v salvo_n and_o the_o hardness_n of_o his_o very_a emollient_n mr._n w._n have_v now_o do_v with_o the_o prime_a part_n of_o his_o enterprise_n wherein_o he_o have_v often_o make_v god_n to_o be_v the_o author_n of_o sin_n and_o often_o very_o much_o worse_o go_v on_o talk_v to_o himself_o from_o p._n 29._o to_o p._n 35._o in_o a_o endeavour_v excuse_v of_o what_o he_o have_v hitherto_o deliver_v 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o 22.28_o that_o exod._n 22.28_o man_n and_o 8.5_o and_o 1_o cor._n 8.5_o idol_n be_v call_v god_n in_o scripture_n and_o satan_n himself_o the_o 4.4_o the_o 2_o cor._n 4.4_o god_n of_o this_o world_n and_o so_o the_o sum_n of_o mr._n b_n acumen_fw-la be_v but_o this_o that_o the_o more_o sin_n a_o man_n commit_v of_o the_o more_o sin_n he_o be_v the_o author_n the_o more_o evil_a the_o devil_n invent_v the_o work_n of_o the_o devil_n be_v so_o much_o the_o more_o very_o pretty_a look_v back_o on_o sect._n 18._o &_o 19_o num._n 5._o sect._n 22._o all_o mr._n b_n four_o chip_n the_o most_o lamentable_a of_o all_o mr._n b._n begin_v to_o be_v more_o extravagant_a than_o himself_o not_o only_o more_o than_o other_o man_n by_o argue_v from_o the_o supposal_n of_o sin_n be_v a_o thing_n
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proper_o his_o work_n 4._o causa_fw-la per_fw-la accidens_fw-la if_o causa_fw-la be_v extreme_o bad_a and_o god_n be_v in_o no_o sense_n the_o cause_n of_o sin_n 5._o removens_fw-la prohibens_fw-la he_o understand_v not_o if_o i_o may_v guess_v by_o the_o use_v he_o make_v of_o it_o for_o zuinglius_fw-la say_v that_o god_n do_v make_v man_n transgressor_n as_o well_o as_o that_o sin_n be_v the_o work_n of_o god_n last_o of_o all_o he_o produce_v some_o popish_a writer_n ibid._n ibid._n who_o write_v as_o gross_o as_o zuinglius_fw-la the_o presbyterian_a and_o who_o do_v ever_o doubt_v of_o it_o sure_a none_o that_o know_v their_o consanguinity_n ocham_n and_o gabriel_n do_v affirm_v a._n ocham_n &_o gabriel_n affirmant_fw-la quod_fw-la deus_fw-la in_o rigore_fw-la &_o proprietate_fw-la sermonis_fw-la est_fw-la causa_fw-la peccati_fw-la medin_n in_o 1.2_o q._n 79._o a._n that_o god_n in_o a_o rigour_n and_o propriety_n of_o speech_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o sin_n what_o then_o therefore_o the_o rigide_a sort_n of_o papist_n be_v like_o the_o rigide_a sort_n of_o presbyterian_o 3._o to_o the_o second_o thing_n which_o he_o confess_v as_o his_o master_n doctrine_n sin_n 3._o mr._n b._n accuse_v calvin_n in_o excuse_v he_o for_o say_v god_n do_v will_n sin_n viz._n that_o god_n do_v will_n sin_n he_o say_v these_o thing_n p._n 134.1_o that_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o orthodox_n have_v be_v often_o explain_v 2._o that_o calvin_n explain_v himself_o and_o how_o shall_v that_o be_v but_o that_o though_o god_n do_v will_n sin_n yet_o he_o will_v it_o not_o as_o sin_v the_o horrid_a nature_n of_o which_o shift_n i_o have_v 42._o have_v look_v back_o on_o ch_z 2._o sect_n 19_o and_o see_v diu._n philanth_n c._n 4._o p._n 42._o elsewhere_o display_v this_o be_v the_o fountain_n of_o those_o unclean_a say_n that_o adultery_n be_v good_a in_o as_o much_o as_o it_o be_v the_o work_n of_o god_n the_o author_n and_o that_o all_o sin_n be_v good_a in_o as_o much_o as_o 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man_n do_v sin_n by_o god_n impulse_n he_o have_v return_v four_o thing_n p._n 134_o 135.1_o that_o neither_o calvin_n nor_o piscator_fw-la do_v understand_v it_o in_o a_o flagitious_a or_o unconscionable_a manner_n and_o may_v it_o not_o be_v plead_v as_o well_o for_o the_o pharisee_n that_o although_o indeed_o they_o say_v of_o christ_n he_o have_v a_o unclean_a spirit_n mark_n 3.30_o yet_o they_o do_v not_o understand_v it_o in_o a_o flagitious_a sense_n 2._o that_o when_o himself_o have_v affirm_v god_n stir_v up_o the_o wicked_a to_o their_o wicked_a deed_n as_o a_o man_n put_v spur_n to_o a_o dull_a jade_n he_o bring_v the_o simile_n to_o show_v that_o the_o man_n be_v the_o author_n of_o the_o go_n of_o the_o horse_n but_o not_o
time_n in_o expose_v these_o author_n to_o more_o pity_n and_o their_o doctrine_n to_o more_o contempt_n 1._o i_o be_o tell_v by_o man_n of_o knowledge_n that_o their_o book_n be_v already_o become_v waste_n paper_n buy_v by_o a_o few_o only_o of_o the_o many_o and_o read_v content_o by_o none_o at_o all_o 2._o i_o be_o importune_v by_o divers_a not_o to_o consider_v they_o overmuch_o who_o have_v not_o a_o dangerous_a plausibility_n among_o the_o vulgar_a but_o to_o reserve_v my_o spare_a hour_n for_o the_o most_o popular_a man_n of_o that_o party_n who_o as_o i_o be_o credible_o inform_v be_v do_v his_o utmost_a to_o find_v i_o work_v 3._o they_o have_v adventure_v to_o nibble_n and_o but_o to_o nibble_n at_o so_o few_o thing_n in_o my_o answer_n that_o they_o do_v tacit_o grant_v the_o great_a part_n to_o have_v leave_v no_o colour_n for_o a_o reply_n 4._o a_o great_a part_n of_o their_o performance_n be_v visible_a shift_n rather_o than_o serious_a opposition_n even_o mean_v transition_n à _fw-la genere_fw-la ad_fw-la genus_fw-la easy_a sneaking_n ab_fw-la hypothesi_fw-la ad_fw-la thesin_n at_o every_o pinch_n ignorationes_fw-la elenchi_fw-la purpose_v sit_n beside_o the_o cushion_n and_o many_o time_n betwixt_o two_o stool_n too_o gratis_o dicta_fw-la be_v their_o very_a least_o frailty_n as_o study_v forgery_n be_v the_o great_a and_o i_o confess_v it_o be_v painful_a to_o spend_v much_o time_n with_o domitian_n in_o kill_v fly_n 5._o when_o they_o be_v bring_v to_o such_o strait_n that_o they_o find_v not_o a_o crevice_n or_o a_o keyhole_n whereat_o to_o attempt_v a_o creep_a out_o they_o yield_v themselves_o up_o and_o all_o for_o which_o they_o have_v contend_v without_o so_o much_o as_o make_v any_o term_n of_o mercy_n as_o for_o example_n 100_o certissimum_fw-la est_fw-la nobis_fw-la decrevisse_fw-la ut_fw-la non_fw-la nisi_fw-la nolentes_fw-la atque_fw-la impii_fw-la perderentur_fw-la twiss_n vin._n gr._n l._n 1._o p._n 100_o mr._n b._n profess_v he_o do_v ready_o yield_v that_o god_n do_v not_o absolute_o decree_v the_o reprobation_n positive_a of_o any_o creature_n but_o upon_o prescience_n and_o supposition_n of_o wilful_a rebellion_n and_o impenitence_n p._n 70_o 71._o nay_o he_o profess_v this_o to_o be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o all_o orthodox_n writer_n ancient_a and_o modern_a p._n 70._o and_o why_o shall_v he_o be_v much_o talk_v with_o who_o confess_v all_o in_o one_o breath_n which_o he_o deni_v in_o another_o see_v the_o diu._n philanth_n ch_n 4._o p._n 4._o especial_o p._n 5._o yet_o no_o soon_o get_v he_o loose_v but_o he_o deny_v the_o very_a thing_n which_o the_o necessity_n of_o his_o affair_n have_v make_v he_o confess_v and_o plead_v for_o want_n of_o a_o better_a excuse_n lapsus_fw-la linguae_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la error_n mentis_fw-la p._n 77._o what_o care_v he_o how_o he_o miscarry_v who_o can_v so_o easy_o make_v amends_o 6._o when_o this_o evader_n be_v so_o stomachful_a that_o he_o will_v not_o yield_v and_o yet_o so_o despair_v of_o success_n that_o he_o will_v not_o resist_v a_o cogent_a argument_n he_o make_v no_o scruple_n to_o profess_v a_o tergiversation_n as_o for_o example_n when_o i_o have_v press_v he_o with_o a_o 65._o a_o see_v the_o diu._n phi._n ch_n 3._o p._n 65._o dilemma_n of_o huge_a importance_n even_o evince_v out_o of_o his_o mouth_n that_o his_o distinction_n of_o positive_a and_o negative_a reprobation_n be_v but_o a_o shift_n he_o content_v himself_o with_o this_o return_n mr._n barlee_n need_v not_o answer_v that_o dilemma_n p._n 81._o and_o so_o when_o he_o know_v not_o what_o to_o say_v to_o the_o convince_a point_n of_o my_o reason_n about_o the_o general_a extent_n and_o sincere_a intent_n of_o christ_n death_n he_o give_v i_o the_o slip_n in_o these_o word_n it_o will_v be_v superfluous_a labour_n to_o spend_v more_o time_n and_o paper_n in_o give_v more_o particular_a answer_n to_o his_o luxuriant_a discourse_n p._n 93._o 7._o mr._n w._n and_o he_o and_o mr._n hobbs_n be_v so_o frequent_o condemn_v out_o of_o their_o own_o mouth_n that_o they_o will_v need_v no_o confuter_n beside_o themselves_o if_o all_o their_o reader_n be_v but_o attentive_a to_o give_v a_o few_o instance_n of_o many_o mr._n w._n say_v p._n 29._o god_n be_v not_o the_o author_n of_o evil_n because_o not_o causa_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la but_o per_fw-la accidens_fw-la yet_o in_o his_o extent_n of_o diu._n prov._n p._n 40._o he_o say_v that_o causa_fw-la per_fw-la accidens_fw-la never_o work_n till_o causa_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la set_v it_o on_o work_n now_o because_o it_o be_v not_o man_n who_o set_v god_n on_o work_n it_o be_v plain_o his_o meaning_n that_o god_n be_v causa_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la of_o sin_n and_o set_v man_n on_o work_n who_o be_v causa_fw-la per_fw-la accidens_fw-la which_o other_o call_v a_o deficient_a cause_n again_o he_o confess_v in_o his_o last_o work_n p._n 25._o that_n if_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o separate_v the_o sin_n from_o the_o action_n than_o he_o who_o be_v the_o author_n of_o the_o one_o be_v also_o of_o the_o other_o yet_o he_o also_o confess_v p._n 37._o that_o the_o modi_fw-la rerum_fw-la be_v not_o real_o distinguish_v from_o the_o thing_n themselves_o but_o so_o near_o conjoin_v as_o they_o can_v be_v separate_v nor_o can_v any_o reason_n be_v render_v why_o doctor_n twisse_n shall_v say_v self-contradiction_n mr._n hobbs_n his_o prodigious_a self-contradiction_n that_o fornication_n denote_v sin_n even_o secundùm_fw-la materiale_a except_o this_o one_o that_o the_o sin_n be_v inseparable_a from_o the_o act._n in_o like_a manner_n mr._n hobbs_n though_o he_o say_v in_o 23._o in_o of_o lib._n and_o necess_n p._n 23._o one_o place_n that_o sin_n be_v action_n and_o in_o 105._o in_o quaest_n num_fw-la 12._o p._n 105._o another_o place_n that_o god_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o action_n and_o in_o a_o 107._o a_o ibid._n p._n 107._o three_o place_n that_o he_o be_v a_o principal_a agent_n in_o the_o cause_v of_o all_o action_n yet_o he_o 106._o he_o ibid._n p._n 105_o 106._o deny_v he_o to_o be_v the_o author_n of_o the_o action_n which_o he_o cause_v and_o his_o reason_n for_o it_o be_v more_o prodigious_a than_o all_o the_o rest_n for_o god_n say_v he_o can_v be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o author_n of_o sin_n because_o he_o do_v but_o necessitate_v it_o not_o command_n or_o warrant_v it_o p._n 105_o 106._o yet_o even_o this_o last_o he_o contradict_v too_o by_o say_v that_o 22._o that_o of_o lib._n and_o necess_n p._n 22._o power_n irresistible_a do_v justify_v all_o action_n now_o that_o which_o necessitate_v be_v power_n irresistible_a and_o that_o which_o justify_v do_v warrant_n and_o he_o say_v that_o that_o which_o warrant_n be_v the_o author_n of_o sin_n qu._n p._n 106._o and_o that_o sin_n must_v needs_o derive_v a_o necessity_n from_o god_n p._n 105._o and_o the_o great_a man_n of_o his_o principle_n do_v say_v that_o god_n command_v man_n to_o sin_n which_o he_o confess_v be_v to_o call_v he_o the_o author_n of_o sin_n p._n 106._o nay_o he_o bottom_n he_o q._n p._n 11._o l._n 7_o 8_o 9_o 10._o from_o the_o bottom_n elsewhere_o profess_v that_o a_o man_n must_v not_o say_v god_n have_v cause_v he_o to_o err_v and_o it_o be_v through_o the_o lord_n that_o he_o fall_v away_o but_o he_o may_v think_v so_o very_o well_o and_o woe_n have_v be_v to_o ecclesiasticus_fw-la have_v he_o deny_v it_o nor_o be_v there_o any_o thing_n more_o common_a with_o these_o man_n then_o to_o say_v that_o sin_n be_v necessary_a as_o decree_v by_o god_n although_o contingent_a as_o free_o will_v by_o man_n now_o necessary_a be_v that_o which_o can_v choose_v but_o be_v and_o contingent_a that_o which_o either_o may_v or_o may_v not_o be_v what_o be_v this_o but_o to_o say_v it_o be_v necessary_a as_o decree_v but_o not_o necessary_a as_o not_o decree_v it_o can_v but_o be_v and_o yet_o it_o may_v possible_o not_o have_v be_v it_o be_v contingent_a and_o not_o 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'_o αυτοκατακÏισις_n or_o self-condemnation_n exemplify_v in_o mr._n whitfield_n mr._n barlee_n and_o mr._n hickman_n with_o occasional_a reflection_n on_o mr_n calvin_n mr_n beza_n mr_n zuinglius_fw-la mr_n piscator_fw-la mr_n rivet_n and_o mr_n rollock_n but_o more_o especial_o on_o doctor_n twisse_n and_o master_n hobbs_n against_o who_o god_n purity_n and_o his_o prescience_n and_o his_o eternal_a decree_n according_a to_o prescience_n common_o call_v respective_a or_o conditional_a decree_n with_o the_o sincere_a intention_n and_o the_o general_a extent_n of_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n be_v final_o clear_v and_o make_v good_a and_o the_o adversary_n absurdity_n confess_v by_o themselves_o to_o be_v unexcusable_a be_v prove_v against_o they_o undeniable_o out_o of_o their_o own_o hand-writing_n with_o a_o additional_a advertisement_n of_o mr_n baxter_n late_a book_n entitle_v the_o grotian_n religion_n discover_v etc._n etc._n by_o thomas_n pierce_n rector_n of_o brington_n in_o 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