from_o god_n since_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o people_n which_o be_v de_fw-fr jure_fw-la naturae_fw-la can_v be_v resume_v and_o transfer_v upon_o any_o succeed_a capacity_n as_o long_o as_o that_o be_v in_o be_v on_o which_o they_o confer_v their_o right_n at_o first_o chap._n viii_o of_o god_n influence_n on_o human_a action_n and_o here_o i_o must_v beg_v my_o reader_n leave_v to_o digress_v a_o little_a from_o the_o method_n i_o propose_v viz._n not_o to_o meddle_v with_o argument_n of_o sacred_a authority_n till_o such_o time_n as_o by_o the_o thread_n of_o this_o discourse_n i_o shall_v be_v bring_v to_o speak_v of_o reveal_v religion_n and_o particular_o the_o christian_n but_o so_o it_o be_v that_o i_o can_v make_v any_o further_a progress_n till_o such_o time_n as_o some_o difficulty_n be_v remove_v which_o seem_v to_o obviate_v our_o intend_a method_n under_o a_o appearance_n of_o be_v found_v or_o to_o speak_v more_o proper_o confound_v in_o god_n providential_a order_n 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work_v or_o grace_n but_o of_o moral_a duty_n nor_o yet_o of_o such_o as_o be_v moral_o good_a but_o of_o such_o rather_o as_o be_v moral_o bad_a and_o of_o the_o cause_n from_o whence_o they_o rise_v in_o the_o next_o place_n that_o in_o regard_n to_o human_a action_n the_o efficient_a cause_n be_v of_o two_o sort_n first_o physical_a or_o such_o by_o which_o the_o substance_n or_o matter_n of_o the_o action_n as_o i_o may_v say_v with_o leave_n from_o logic_n be_v produce_v there_o be_v also_o another_o kind_n of_o efficient_a cause_n and_o that_o be_v moral_a as_o where_o one_o invite_v another_o to_o a_o action_n by_o propose_v a_o reward_n or_o by_o counsel_v or_o exciting_a his_o will_n and_o affection_n to_o make_v such_o a_o choice_n also_o the_o final_a cause_n which_o be_v term_v by_o some_o the_o objective_n come_v under_o this_o denomination_n forasmuch_o as_o the_o end_n or_o object_n in_o all_o animal_n and_o human_a action_n do_v influence_n the_o action_n and_o excite_v move_v and_o by_o a_o kind_n of_o secret_a force_n impel_v he_o to_o act_v for_o the_o obtain_n of_o such_o a_o end_n or_o object_n now_o for_o the_o physical_a influence_n of_o god_n on_o human_a action_n it_o be_v no_o way_n to_o be_v doubt_v that_o he_o concur_v to_o they_o forasmuch_o as_o be_v the_o creator_n of_o all_o thing_n they_o can_v act_v without_o he_o but_o this_o kind_n of_o influence_n be_v general_a and_o regard_v all_o human_a action_n not_o as_o good_a or_o bad_a but_o pure_o as_o the_o action_n of_o his_o creature_n like_o the_o influence_n of_o the_o sun_n which_o indifferent_o shine_v upon_o the_o earth_n and_o serve_v to_o nourish_v and_o to_o mature_a hurtful_a as_o well_o as_o wholesome_a plant_n the_o stress_n then_o of_o the_o question_n be_v conversant_a about_o a_o moral_a agency_n as_o whether_o god_n do_v excite_v the_o will_n and_o affection_n to_o sinful_a action_n by_o impel_v they_o thereunto_o by_o propose_v undue_a object_n or_o by_o obstruct_v they_o from_o make_v any_o other_o choice_n the_o great_a doctor_n and_o divine_a of_o his_o time_n and_o who_o draw_v great_a number_n after_o he_o john_n calvin_n seem_v to_o have_v lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o those_o many_o erroneous_a opinion_n touch_v providence_n in_o some_o bold_a and_o heterodox_n assertion_n of_o god_n be_v the_o author_n and_o first_o mover_n of_o man_n to_o all_o sinful_a action_n deny_v he_o not_o only_o a_o liberty_n of_o do_v good_a but_o of_o decline_a evil_n so_o that_o whatsoever_o sin_n any_o man_n commit_v do_v not_o proceed_v from_o the_o man_n be_v own_o free_a choice_n for_o then_o he_o may_v have_v decline_v it_o but_o from_o a_o predetermination_n in_o god_n who_o do_v actual_o excite_v he_o to_o the_o commission_n of_o it_o this_o he_o profess_o and_o strenuous_o affirm_v in_o teach_v that_o man_n do_v nothing_o 1_o calv_v lib._n 1._o institut_fw-la c._n 18._o sect._n 1_o but_o by_o the_o secret_a approbation_n of_o god_n nor_o act_v any_o thing_n with_o deliberation_n but_o what_o he_o himself_o have_v before_o decree_v and_o by_o his_o secret_a direction_n have_v constitute_v as_o be_v full_o prove_v by_o innumberable_a and_o clear_a testimony_n and_o a_o little_a before_o he_o say_v it_o may_v seem_v absurd_a perhaps_o that_o by_o the_o will_n and_o command_n of_o god_n a_o man_n shall_v be_v make_v blind_a for_o which_o blindness_n he_o afterward_o suffer_v punishment_n this_o they_o endeavour_v to_o evade_v by_o say_v that_o be_v do_v by_o the_o permission_n not_o by_o the_o will_n of_o god_n but_o whilst_o god_n declare_v open_o that_o he_o himself_o do_v it_o this_o evasion_n be_v baffle_v likewise_o speak_v of_o the_o assyrian_n who_o god_n make_v use_v of_o for_o the_o chastisement_n of_o judah_n he_o say_v they_o be_v impel_v by_o the_o will_n and_o appointment_n of_o god_n i_o confess_v say_v he_o 2._o ibid._n sect._n 2._o god_n many_o time_n act_n in_o the_o reprobate_n by_o make_v use_n also_o of_o satan_n labour_n but_o yet_o so_o far_o only_o as_o it_o be_v permit_v to_o satan_n to_o move_v in_o it_o by_o the_o impulse_n of_o god_n o_o strange_a we_o have_v think_v that_o satan_n have_v be_v forward_o enough_o of_o himself_o to_o tempt_v we_o to_o sin_n and_o that_o he_o need_v not_o to_o be_v push_v on_o to_o it_o by_o god_n but_o to_o proceed_v he_o exempt_v satan_n from_o be_v any_o other_o than_o the_o tool_n or_o instrument_n which_o god_n make_v use_v of_o to_o effect_v wicked_a purpose_n it_o be_v say_v 2_o cor._n 4._o continue_v calvin_n that_o satan_n 4._o lib._n 2._o inst_z cap._n 4._o or_o the_o god_n of_o this_o world_n have_v blind_v the_o mind_n of_o those_o who_o believe_v not_o but_o how_o can_v this_o be_v unless_o the_o efficacy_n of_o the_o error_n proceed_v from_o god_n and_o in_o this_o sense_n it_o be_v that_o calvin_n expound_v that_o place_n of_o st._n paul_n 2_o thes_n 2._o that_o the_o efficacy_n of_o error_n 2._o lib._n 1._o inst_z cap._n 18._o sect._n 2._o or_o of_o be_v seduce_v be_v infuse_v by_o god_n to_o the_o end_n that_o they_o may_v believe_v a_o lie_n who_o obey_v not_o the_o truth_n and_o in_o this_o sense_n also_o it_o be_v that_o he_o explain_v that_o passage_n of_o the_o fourteen_o of_o ezekiel_n and_o if_o a_o prophet_n be_v deceive_v when_o he_o have_v speak_v a_o thing_n i_o the_o lord_n have_v deceive_v that_o prophet_n as_o for_o example_n he_o produce_v that_o of_o shimei_n curse_v david_n of_o absalom_n lie_v with_o his_o father_n concubine_n of_o the_o lie_a spirit_n which_o deceive_v the_o prophet_n and_o by_o they_o ahab_n to_o the_o end_n he_o may_v perish_v at_o ramoth-gilead_n of_o satan_n misuse_v job_n with_o many_o other_o passage_n of_o the_o like_a nature_n all_o which_o he_o pretend_v to_o have_v proceed_v effectual_o from_o god_n and_o that_o the_o devil_n be_v only_o the_o instrument_n as_o be_v say_v before_o to_o execute_v what_o god_n have_v command_v and_o to_o prevent_v that_o answer_n which_o divine_v common_o make_v to_o such_o objection_n viz._n that_o god_n may_v be_v say_v to_o harden_v the_o heart_n of_o man_n and_o to_o infatuate_a and_o darken_v their_o understanding_n and_o mind_n by_o withdraw_v his_o spirit_n and_o grace_n and_o to_o leave_v man_n to_o their_o natural_a blindness_n and_o imperfection_n this_o he_o reject_v as_o unsound_a stand_v stiff_o to_o his_o doctrine_n to_o wit_n that_o god_n by_o the_o help_n of_o satan_n do_v destine_v 3_o lib._n 2._o inst_z cap._n 4._o sect._n 3_o the_o counsel_n of_o wicked_a man_n as_o he_o please_v and_o that_o he_o do_v excite_v their_o will_n and_o confirm_v and_o strengthen_v they_o in_o their_o purpose_n and_o for_o those_o who_o be_v of_o another_o opinion_n he_o look_v upon_o they_o as_o
a_o discourse_n of_o natural_a and_o reveal_v religion_n in_o several_a essay_n or_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n a_o guide_n to_o divine_a truth_n london_n print_v for_o john_n newton_n at_o the_o three_o pigeon_n against_o the_o inner-temple-gate_n in_o fleetstreet_n mdcxci_o license_v may_v 18_o 1691._o the_o light_n of_o nature_n a_o guide_n to_o divine_a truth_n in_o the_o discovery_n it_o make_v of_o god_n in_o respect_n of_o himself_o and_o his_o creature_n in_o respect_n of_o himself_o we_o consider_v his_o existence_n chap._n 1._o and_o 2._o attribute_n chap._n 3._o god_n with_o relation_n to_o his_o creature_n consider_v in_o his_o work_n worship_n his_o work_n of_o creation_n chap._n 4._o and_o conservation_n his_o conservation_n or_o providence_n over_o the_o universe_n chap._n 5._o and_o 6._o humane_a affair_n in_o general_n chap._n 7._o 8._o 9_o special_a ch._n 10._o corrollary_n of_o fate_n and_o fortune_n chap._n 11._o of_o god_n worship_n or_o of_o religion_n in_o general_n chap._n 12._o religious_a worship_n either_o of_o false_a god_n chap._n 13._o of_o the_o true_a god_n reveal_v natural_a reveal_v religion_n jewish_n christian_n mahometan_n the_o jewish_a religion_n in_o its_o authority_n chap._n 14._o and_o 15._o duration_n chap._n 16_o the_o state_n of_o the_o jew_n since_o their_o fall_n chap._n 17._o the_o christian_a religion_n examine_v by_o the_o type_n and_o prophecy_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n chap._n 18._o solution_n of_o objection_n chap._n 19_o heathen_a prediction_n chap._n 20._o the_o doctrine_n of_o jesus_n chap._n 21._o solution_n of_o objection_n chap._n 22._o the_o life_n of_o jesus_n chap._n 23._o the_o miracle_n of_o jesus_n chap._n 24._o the_o success_n of_o the_o christian_a doctrine_n chap._n 25._o of_o the_o mahometan_a religion_n chap._n 26._o corrollar_n of_o the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n chap._n 27._o of_o natural_a religion_n as_o a_o mean_n on_o chap._n 28._o the_o conclusion_n chap._n i._o of_o god_n existence_n whosoever_o shall_v view_v the_o world_n in_o the_o several_a stage_n and_o revolution_n of_o time_n may_v easy_o observe_v that_o there_o be_v never_o any_o nation_n so_o overwhelm_v with_o barbarism_n and_o ignorance_n but_o do_v ready_o believe_v there_o be_v something_o superior_a to_o their_o own_o nature_n which_o have_v power_n to_o hurt_v and_o to_o defend_v they_o and_o in_o conformity_n to_o this_o belief_n they_o do_v ascribe_v more_o than_o human_a honour_n to_o their_o demon_n endeavour_v also_o by_o their_o prayer_n and_o oblation_n to_o make_v they_o propitious_a and_o ascribe_v all_o their_o success_n and_o felicity_n as_o well_o as_o their_o calamity_n to_o the_o decree_n and_o dispensation_n of_o their_o go_n it_o be_v true_a the_o notion_n they_o have_v of_o the_o nature_n of_o these_o god_n be_v very_o gross_a and_o absurd_a since_o they_o sometime_o imagine_v they_o to_o dwell_v in_o certain_a beast_n in_o brute_n in_o plant_n or_o image_n make_v of_o stone_n wood_n and_o the_o like_a believe_v they_o almost_o to_o be_v as_o many_o in_o number_n as_o their_o worshipper_n and_o subject_a to_o the_o same_o vicissitude_n and_o distemper_n of_o passion_n but_o how_o absurd_a soever_o they_o be_v in_o their_o rite_n and_o ceremony_n in_o this_o they_o do_v all_o agree_n that_o such_o numan_n do_v precide_v over_o they_o and_o be_v therefore_o to_o be_v approach_v with_o all_o veneration_n and_o humility_n to_o be_v invoke_v with_o all_o fervour_n and_o constancy_n and_o to_o be_v appease_v with_o some_o kind_n of_o expiation_n all_o which_o be_v the_o concurrent_a sense_n of_o mankind_n in_o all_o age_n can_v be_v no_o other_o than_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o must_v be_v therefore_o of_o eternal_a truth_n as_o be_v derive_v from_o that_o one_o first_o and_o supreme_a cause_n which_o give_v nature_n its_o existence_n i_o question_v whether_o there_o be_v ever_o any_o who_o do_v absolute_o disbelieve_v the_o existence_n of_o a_o deity_n not_o admit_v it_o in_o some_o degree_n or_o other_o as_o for_o those_o among_o the_o ancient_n who_o be_v canonize_v for_o atheist_n such_o as_o diagoras_n lucian_n and_o the_o like_a it_o be_v plain_a that_o they_o only_o deride_v those_o who_o be_v esteem_v god_n in_o their_o own_o time_n who_o indeed_o have_v not_o the_o least_o pretention_n to_o divinity_n and_o as_o for_o those_o who_o believe_v the_o eternity_n of_o the_o world_n or_o of_o matter_n such_o as_o aristotle_n epicurus_n and_o the_o like_a though_o such_o a_o belief_n be_v utter_o inconsistent_a with_o the_o notion_n of_o a_o true_a god_n nevertherless_a they_o do_v in_o some_o inferior_a manner_n or_o other_o believe_v the_o existence_n of_o divine_a being_n but_o whosever_v they_o be_v of_o this_o tribe_n and_o whatsoever_o their_o belief_n be_v this_o be_v certain_a that_o they_o can_v never_o erect_v themselves_o into_o a_o sect_n nor_o make_v any_o considerable_a body_n of_o man_n to_o be_v of_o their_o persuasion_n and_o as_o for_o our_o modern_a atheist_n or_o sceptic_n as_o they_o be_v know_v to_o be_v man_n who_o natural_a improvement_n be_v but_o ordinary_a consist_v only_o in_o boldness_n and_o some_o little_a gallantry_n of_o wit_n so_o be_v it_o as_o well_o know_v that_o they_o be_v man_n of_o sensual_a and_o flagitious_a life_n and_o that_o what_o they_o teach_v be_v not_o so_o much_o their_o judgement_n as_o their_o design_n not_o what_o they_o think_v but_o what_o they_o wish_v shall_v be_v for_o can_v they_o make_v the_o be_v of_o a_o god_n or_o what_o amount_v to_o the_o same_o thing_n his_o providential_a regiment_n of_o the_o world_n but_o disputable_a there_o will_v be_v some_o colour_n they_o think_v for_o their_o licentious_a course_n to_o which_o their_o life_n be_v prostitute_v and_o yet_o there_o be_v never_o any_o man_n of_o part_n who_o have_v profess_o impugned_a the_o be_v of_o a_o god_n only_o by_o some_o oblique_a and_o side_n approach_n they_o have_v adventure_v to_o attack_v he_o in_o his_o prerogative_n either_o in_o deny_v his_o providence_n by_o reason_n of_o some_o seem_a incongruity_n in_o second_o cause_n or_o admit_v his_o providence_n they_o endeavour_v in_o the_o next_o place_n to_o make_v his_o concurrence_n with_o human_a agent_n to_o lay_v a_o necessity_n upon_o the_o will_n for_o the_o commission_n of_o evil_a action_n and_o by_o this_o mean_n they_o impugn_v his_o goodness_n or_o last_o by_o deny_v the_o soul_n immortality_n or_o a_o state_n of_o future_a reward_n and_o punishment_n they_o labour_v to_o destroy_v his_o justice_n but_o of_o these_o point_n more_o hereafter_o for_o the_o present_a it_o be_v worth_a our_o consideration_n what_o some_o have_v excellent_o well_o observe_v that_o man_n of_o this_o denomination_n will_v be_v ever_o talk_v of_o their_o opinion_n as_o if_o they_o faint_v in_o it_o within_o themselves_o and_o will_v be_v glad_a to_o be_v strengthen_v by_o the_o consent_n of_o other_o but_o to_o return_v to_o the_o belief_n and_o practice_n of_o the_o gentile_n we_o be_v careful_o to_o consider_v what_o there_o be_v in_o their_o idolatrous_a worship_n which_o be_v found_v in_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o what_o it_o be_v which_o depend_v upon_o the_o will_n and_o genius_n of_o the_o worshipper_n that_o which_o be_v found_v in_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o in_o which_o they_o do_v all_o agree_n be_v this_o that_o there_o be_v some_o superior_a power_n which_o do_v observe_v their_o action_n which_o do_v govern_v all_o the_o occurrence_n of_o life_n and_o be_v author_n of_o all_o the_o good_a and_o evil_a which_o do_v happen_v to_o they_o from_o this_o belief_n of_o the_o power_n and_o providence_n of_o their_o god_n they_o form_v to_o themselves_o two_o internal_a act_n of_o devotion_n viz._n love_n and_o fear_n as_o also_o two_o external_n act_n to_o wit_n invocation_n and_o worship_n now_o this_o worship_n consist_v chief_o in_o these_o duty_n first_o 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