Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	good_a	justification_n	justify_v	3,020	5	8.4033	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26883	Richard Baxter's Catholick theologie plain, pure, peaceable, for pacification of the dogmatical word-warriours who, 1. by contending about things unrevealed or not understood, 2. and by taking verbal differences for real,; Catholick theologie	Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691.	1675 (1675)	Wing B1209; ESTC R14583	1,054,813	754

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and_o will_v not_o distinguish_v between_o that_o private_a familiarity_n which_o be_v in_o their_o own_o power_n and_o that_o public_a church_n communion_n which_o the_o church_n pastor_n be_v the_o guide_v and_o judge_n of_o and_o so_o the_o honesty_n and_o the_o ignorance_n of_o these_o good_a man_n meet_v with_o the_o vulgar_a wickedness_n will_v be_v as_o the_o congress_n of_o fire_n and_o water_n and_o will_v occasion_v rupture_n and_o party_n in_o the_o church_n 9_o the_o carnal_a clergy_n will_v usual_o hate_v and_o persecute_v godly_a zealous_a preacher_n as_o even_o the_o case_n of_o ph._n nerius_n and_o baronius_n at_o rome_n show_v which_o have_v almost_o make_v disturbance_n and_o then_o suffering_n will_v be_v a_o strong_a temptation_n to_o hard_a thought_n and_o too_o much_o alienation_n than_o most_o be_v able_a well_o to_o overcome_v 10._o and_o the_o godly_a people_n will_v adhere_v to_o their_o godly_a suffer_a teacher_n and_o run_v further_o in_o bitterness_n 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their_o neighbour_n as_o themselves_o nor_o consider_v while_o they_o hate_v man_n sin_n what_o be_v lovely_a in_o their_o nature_n and_o capacity_n of_o grace_n 17._o and_o the_o piety_n of_o almost_o all_o sect_n of_o christian_n on_o earth_n be_v already_o corrupt_v with_o so_o many_o humane_a superstitious_a addition_n that_o few_o can_v escape_v the_o temptation_n of_o censure_v according_o 18._o and_o the_o church_n will_v always_o have_v many_o hypocrite_n who_o quiet_a their_o conscience_n by_o adhere_v to_o the_o strict_a minister_n and_o church_n instead_o of_o a_o mortify_a holy_a and_o heavenly_a heart_n and_o conversation_n 19_o and_o last_o persecution_n and_o hatred_n from_o other_o and_o the_o due_a love_n of_o godly_a person_n tempt_v too_o many_o minister_n to_o overrun_v their_o own_o judgement_n and_o follow_v the_o more_o censorious_a sort_n of_o person_n further_o than_o they_o ought_v at_o least_o by_o connivance_n and_o to_o be_v rule_v by_o those_o who_o they_o 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all_o which_o will_v allure_v they_o to_o it_o and_o his_o daily_a mercy_n and_o correction_n shall_v withhold_v man_n from_o it_o only_o by_o do_v no_o more_o nor_o effectual_o change_v or_o restrain_v sinner_n but_o leave_v they_o to_o their_o own_o choice_n under_o all_o these_o moral_a restrain_v mean_n he_o permit_v sin_n 154._o but_o it_o be_v also_o confess_v that_o when_o by_o great_a sin_n these_o mean_n themselves_o be_v forfeit_v some_o of_o they_o be_v ofttimes_o withdraw_v or_o not_o give_v and_o so_o some_o be_v without_o that_o teach_v those_o mercy_n or_o those_o correction_n which_o other_o have_v but_o yet_o they_o be_v still_o under_o a_o law_n of_o grace_n 155._o and_o it_o be_v still_o suppose_a that_o god_n as_o the_o first_o cause_n of_o nature_n uphold_v man_n in_o the_o nature_n which_o he_o give_v he_o and_o concur_v with_o it_o as_o the_o first_o mover_n and_o universal_a cause_n and_o therefore_o that_o man_n inclination_n to_o felicity_n truth_n and_o 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first_o have_v disprove_v all_o these_o presumption_n of_o god_n way_n of_o foreknowing_a future_a sin_n i_o shall_v in_o a_o word_n tell_v you_o the_o answer_n which_o may_n and_o must_v satisfy_v we_o which_o be_v that_o god_n understanding_n be_v infinite_a and_o therefore_o extend_v by_o its_o own_o perfection_n unto_o all_o thing_n intelligible_a but_o how_o his_o understanding_n reach_v they_o what_o idea_n he_o have_v of_o they_o how_o they_o be_v intelligible_a to_o he_o with_o such_o like_a be_v sinful_a presumptuous_a question_n of_o blind_a man_n who_o know_v not_o their_o own_o ignorance_n and_o no_o manner_n of_o understanding_n be_v proper_o divine_a which_o mortal_n can_v comprehend_v sect_n ix_o of_o predestination_n and_o freewill_n of_o which_o see_v more_o sect._n 20._o against_o mr._n rutherford_n 158._o though_o pre-determination_n belong_v to_o god_n execution_n and_o be_v after_o his_o volition_n in_o order_n yet_o because_o i_o be_o now_o only_o to_o speak_v 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457._o word_n word_n word_n it_o be_v a_o contradiction_n therefore_o of_o dr._n twisse_n who_o oft_o say_v that_o god_n deny_v to_o adam_n no_o grace_n ad_fw-la posse_fw-la but_o he_o deny_v he_o grace_v necessary_a ad_fw-la agere_fw-la for_o he_o have_v not_o the_o power_n who_o have_v not_o that_o which_o be_v necessary_a to_o the_o act_n vid._n rad._n li._n 1._o cont._n 29._o art_n 1._o pag._n 457._o power_n when_o they_o confess_v that_o god_n give_v man_n the_o power_n to_o choose_v or_o refuse_v and_o yet_o say_v that_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o he_o to_o act_n by_o it_o without_o the_o say_a pre-motion_n if_o so_o it_o be_v only_o a_o power_n to_o choose_v when_o predetermine_v to_o it_o he_o that_o have_v a_o proper_a power_n to_o choose_v be_v able_a to_o choose_v and_o can_v choose_v by_o that_o power_n 165._o god_n therefore_o be_v true_o the_o first_o cause_n of_o the_o act_n by_o give_v the_o power_n and_o do_v all_o that_o belong_v to_o the_o fons_fw-la naturae_fw-la 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facultas_fw-la voluntatis_fw-la

god_n will_v have_v a_o final_a cause_n mean_v but_o a_o final_a object_n as_o he_o confess_v a_o tree_n be_v a_o passive_a recipient_a cause_n of_o the_o termination_n of_o the_o sun_n calefacient_fw-la act_n and_o of_o the_o ●ffect_n as_o receive_v but_o not_o of_o the_o act_n ex_fw-la parte_fw-la sol●●_n 283._o even_o the_o act_n of_o god_n freewill_n or_o decree_n have_v no_o cause_n even_o in_o god_n himself_o no_o more_o than_o those_o call_v necessary_a for_o we_o must_v not_o say_v that_o any_o thing_n in_o god_n be_v a_o effect_n 284._o yet_o as_o god_n act_n be_v oft_o denominate_v by_o connotation_n from_o the_o object_n which_o in_o man_n be_v a_o constitutive_a cause_n of_o the_o act_n loco_fw-la materiae_fw-la so_o extrinsic_a object_n may_v be_v call_v the_o cause_n but_o rather_o the_o object_n of_o god_n will_n love_n or_o knowledge_n not_o as_o his_o essence_n but_o only_o as_o so_o denominate_v by_o that_o connotation_n of_o the_o object_n 285._o these_o 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15._o 11._o joel_n 2._o 13._o jer._n 15._o 6._o hos_fw-la 11._o 8._o zeph._n 3._o 17._o jer._n 32._o 41_o etc._n etc._n and_o exterior_a cause_n of_o they_o 287._o that_o which_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v by_o all_o these_o be_v 1._o that_o man_n be_v so_o far_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o effect_n of_o divine_a volition_n as_o the_o dispositio_fw-la receptiva_fw-la may_v be_v call_v a_o cause_n and_o i_o before_o show_v in_o the_o instance_n of_o the_o effect_n of_o the_o sun_n influx_n how_o great_a a_o hand_n the_o various_a dispositiones_fw-la materiae_fw-la receptivae_fw-la have_v in_o the_o diversification_n of_o effect_n 2._o and_o that_o god_n volition_n themselves_o be_v hence_o relative_o denominate_v 288._o therefore_o we_o must_v say_v that_o god_n elect_v peter_n and_o his_o reject_v judas_n his_o love_n to_o peter_n and_o his_o hatred_n of_o judas_n be_v not_o in_o specie_fw-la the_o same_o act_n of_o his_o will_n nor_o his_o love_a peter_n and_o his_o love_a paul_n the_o 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who_o will_v pass_v about_o you_o before_z and_o behind_o on_o the_o right_a hand_n and_o on_o the_o left_a so_o god_n be_v but_o potential_o the_o creator_n and_o redeemer_n of_o the_o world_n from_o eternity_n though_o as_o to_o any_o real_a passion_n god_n have_v no_o passive_a power_n 291._o in_o this_o sense_n of_o relation_n to_o the_o object_n and_o effect_n it_o be_v that_o we_o conceive_v of_o god_n act_n of_o knowledge_n and_o volition_n in_o a_o certain_a order_n of_o nature_n as_o one_o be_v before_o and_o one_o after_o another_o though_o not_o as_o they_o be_v god_n essence_n 292._o yet_o because_o the_o use_n and_o truth_n of_o word_n or_o name_n be_v their_o signification_n of_o thing_n as_o indeed_o they_o be_v and_o we_o shall_v put_v no_o name_n on_o any_o creature_n but_o what_o be_v adapt_v to_o notify_v it_o aright_o

ipsa_fw-la dei_fw-la essentia_fw-la quae_fw-la est_fw-la necessaria_fw-la alliac_n camer_n in_o 1._o q._n 12._o d._n see_v in_o ruiz_n de_fw-fr vol._n dei_fw-la disp_n 24._o how_o they_o be_v confound_v about_o the_o order_n of_o god_n decree_n as_o to_o the_o order_n of_o intention_n and_o execution_n his_o solution_n suppose_v that_o unius_fw-la objecti_fw-la volitio_fw-la est_fw-la ratio_fw-la determinans_fw-la ad_fw-la aliorum_fw-la volitionem_fw-la when_o as_o ex_fw-la pa●te_fw-la dei_fw-la there_o be_v but_o one_o volition_n and_o that_o have_v no_o cause_n and_o the_o ratio_fw-la be_v a_o deceive_a ambiguous_a word_n and_o his_o decree_n be_v his_o will_n and_o therefore_o be_v all_o but_o one_o 374._o 4._o they_o can_v deny_v but_o that_o all_o our_o conception_n of_o god_n be_v improper_a and_o analogical_a or_o metaphorical_a more_o or_o less_o and_o that_o what_o knowledge_n and_o will_n in_o god_n be_v formal_o no_o mortal_a know_v and_o shall_v we_o dispute_v then_o audacious_o about_o this_o order_n 375._o 5._o none_o can_v deny_v but_o that_o these_o mystery_n require_v the_o high_a reverence_n and_o that_o it_o be_v dreadful_a to_o take_v god_n name_n in_o vain_a and_o dally_v with_o the_o consume_a fire_n and_o yet_o shall_v we_o presume_v 376._o 6._o they_o all_o confess_v that_o our_o lord_n jesus_n his_o prophet_n apostle_n or_o scripture_n lead_v they_o not_o this_o way_n and_o decide_v not_o these_o controversy_n so_o as_o that_o they_o can_v stand_v to_o their_o decision_n alone_o 377._o 7._o they_o can_v deny_v but_o that_o desire_v arrogant_o to_o be_v as_o god_n in_o knowledge_n be_v our_o first_o parent_n sin_n that_o ruin_v they_o and_o we_o and_o that_o this_o be_v satan_n first_o successful_a game_n and_o that_o our_o disease_n be_v like_a to_o be_v such_o as_o its_o original_n 378._o 8._o last_o they_o can_v choose_v but_o know_v that_o it_o be_v the_o trouble_v of_o the_o church_n with_o new_a article_n and_o new_a practice_n 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causality_n to_o be_v first_o esse_fw-la primum_fw-la objectum_fw-la and_o thus_o man_n strive_v about_o artificial_a notion_n vasq_fw-la 1._o d._n 82._o c._n 1._o ruiz_n de_fw-fr vo●_n dei_fw-la d._n 15._o §._o 1._o p._n 159._o but_o that_o nothing_o be_v the_o ratio_fw-la volendi_fw-la but_o his_o own_o goodness_n see_v albert._n 1._o p._n tr_fw-la 20._o q._n 19_o m._n 1._o a._n 1._o alex._n 1._o p._n q._n 35._o m._n 3._o henric._n quodl_v 4._o q._n 19_o gabr._n 1._o d._n 14._o q._n 1._o a._n 2._o dry_a de_fw-fr concord_n p._n 1._o c._n 3._o vasq_fw-la disp_n 82._o scotus_n 1._o d._n 44._o molin_n 1._o q._n 19_o a._n 5._o say_v though_o vult_fw-la hoc_fw-la esse_fw-la propter_fw-la hoc_fw-la non_fw-la tamen_fw-la propter_fw-la hoc_fw-la vult_fw-la hoc_fw-la he_o prescribe_v end_n to_o man_n and_o set_v end_n to_o mean_n which_o be_v fi●es_n operis_fw-la but_o that_o he_o intend_v a_o end_n himself_o must_v be_v say_v very_o improper_o or_o very_o uncertain_o or_o not_o at_o all_o 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well_o now_o as_o hereafter_o 382._o 3._o we_o know_v no_o such_o thing_n as_o intendere_fw-la finem_fw-la where_o the_o act_n and_o the_o end_n be_v the_o same_o intendere_fw-la be_v not_o the_o same_o with_o finis_fw-la but_o in_o god_n they_o be_v the_o same_o he_o that_o be_v most_o simple_a have_v no_o intention_n which_o be_v not_o himself_o and_o no_o end_n which_o be_v not_o himself_o and_o so_o both_o be_v one_o 383._o 4._o our_o intendere_fw-la finem_fw-la be_v not_o the_o same_o real_o with_o electio_fw-la mediorum_fw-la but_o god_n have_v no_o intention_n but_o what_o be_v real_o the_o same_o with_o election_n though_o not_o denominative_o connotative_o and_o relative_o 384._o 5._o divine_v usual_o say_v that_o nothing_o below_o god_n himself_o can_v be_v his_o end_n but_o where_o there_o be_v no_o mean_n there_o be_v no_o end_n or_o intention_n of_o it_o but_o to_o god_n there_o be_v no_o mean_n he_o be_v not_o a_o mean_n of_o himself_o and_o no_o creature_n can_v be_v a_o mean_n of_o he_o if_o we_o say_v that_o any_o thing_n can_v be_v a_o mean_n ut_fw-la deus_fw-la sit_fw-la vel_fw-la ut_fw-la sit_fw-la maximus_fw-la sapientissimus_fw-la optimus_fw-la it_o be_v no_o better_a than_o blasphemy_n god_n then_o have_v not_o a_o end_n like_o man_n 385._o yet_o necessity_n constrain_v we_o to_o use_v the_o phrase_n but_o these_o thing_n must_v still_o be_v understand_v when_o we_o use_v it_o 1._o that_o no_o creature_n can_v be_v god_n end_v unless_o you_o will_v call_v a_o object_n as_o terminative_a a_o end_n or_o else_o a_o effect_n 386._o 2._o that_o it_o be_v not_o god_n essence_n and_o perfection_n that_o be_v a_o end_n as_o to_o any_o medium_n but_o it_o be_v his_o will_n for_o his_o free_a will_n be_v the_o beginning_n and_o the_o complacency_n of_o that_o will_n be_v the_o end_n of_o all_o thing_n but_o if_o you_o call_v god_n his_o own_o object_n and_o so_o call_v the_o final_a object_n a_o end_n so_o we_o must_v consider_v god_n as_o love_v himself_o and_o himself_o be_v the_o end_n or_o final_a object_n of_o his_o own_o love_n or_o complacency_n and_o he_o himself_o as_o love_v himself_o be_v say_v to_o act_n on_o that_o end_n or_o object_n and_o indeed_o eternal_a self-knowledge_n and_o self-love_n which_o some_o of_o old_a venture_v to_o call_v the_o second_o and_o three_o person_n be_v the_o great_a immanent_a act_n of_o the_o divine_a essence_n with_o the_o sibi_fw-la vivere_fw-la and_o it_o seem_v the_o chief_a notion_n of_o holiness_n in_o god_n that_o he_o love_v himself_o in_o primo_fw-la instanti_fw-la and_o that_o he_o be_v most_o amiable_a to_o his_o creature_n in_o secundo_fw-la instanti_fw-la and_o that_o he_o be_v the_o cause_n and_o end_v of_o all_o that_o be_v good_a in_o they_o thus_o a_o final_a object_n of_o his_o own_o and_o our_o love_n or_o complacency_n god_n be_v pass_v all_o doubt_n and_o secondary_o his_o will_n be_v please_v and_o fulfil_v in_o all_o his_o work_n 387._o 3._o yet_o by_o that_o 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noxious_a evil_n we_o must_v not_o ascribe_v such_o imperfection_n to_o god_n but_o only_o such_o nolition_n as_o his_o action_n as_o rector_n per_fw-la leges_fw-la &_o judicia_fw-la have_v make_v to_o signify_v no_o imperfection_n as_o be_v not_o contra_fw-la nocumenta_fw-la but_o only_o contra_fw-la injurias_fw-la as_o against_o himself_o &_o contra_fw-la nocumenta_fw-la as_o against_o his_o creature_n i._n e._n contra_fw-la peccatum_fw-la and_o now_o i_o may_v answer_v the_o solitary_a argument_n of_o vasquez_n mention_v in_o the_o margin_n that_o non_fw-la entia_fw-la non_fw-la dare_v gratiam_fw-la non_fw-la impedire_fw-la peccatum_fw-la etc._n etc._n may_v have_v aliquam_fw-la rationem_fw-la boni_fw-la &_o amabilitatis_fw-la and_o so_o may_v be_v will_v love_v or_o decree_v answ_n 1._o in_o mere_a natural_n negation_n be_v not_o proper_o any_o way_n good_a or_o evil_n but_o privation_n be_v natural_a evil_n and_o not_o good_a 2._o to_o be_v occasio_fw-la sinè_fw-la qua_fw-la 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3._o c._n 13._o p._n 677_o 678._o if_o scientia_fw-la media_fw-la be_v a_o useless_a conceit_n how_o much_o more_o cum_fw-la extenditur_fw-la ad_fw-la ejusmodi_fw-la infinitas_fw-la &_o vanissimas_fw-la connexiones_fw-la rerum_fw-la disparatarum_fw-la quae_fw-la nunquam_fw-la futurae_fw-la sunt_fw-la he_o instance_v in_o many_o and_o add_v de_fw-fr hac_fw-la re_fw-mi ariaga_n disp_n to_o 1._o d._n 21._o sect_n 7._o dicit_fw-la non_fw-la sibi_fw-la videri_fw-la in_o deo_fw-la esse_fw-la scientiam_fw-la harum_fw-la quia_fw-la talis_fw-la scientia_fw-la videtur_fw-la plane_n impertinens_fw-la ad_fw-la quid_fw-la enim_fw-la nosceret_fw-la deus_fw-la quid_fw-la chimaera_n esset_fw-la factura_fw-la sub_fw-la tali_fw-la conditione_n impossibili_fw-la etc._n etc._n et_fw-la ipse_fw-la d._n twissus_n the_o scient_a med._n p._n 472._o si_fw-mi plures_fw-la angelos_n deus_fw-la condidisset_fw-la certe_fw-la decrevisset_fw-la ut_fw-la etiam_fw-la illi_fw-la agerent_fw-la aliquid_fw-la in_o gloriam_fw-la dei_fw-la nec_fw-la tamen_fw-la decretum_fw-la aliquod_fw-la hujusmodi_fw-la deo_fw-la decenter_n tribui_fw-la potest_fw-la etc._n etc._n i_o know_v the_o case_n be_v not_o just_a the_o same_o with_o that_o before_o we_o but_o the_o reason_n be_v the_o same_o for_o both_o but_o still_o i_o profess_v that_o if_o it_o be_v not_o a_o injurious_a impute_v imperfection_n to_o god_n to_o assign_v he_o positive_a volition_n of_o every_o negative_a i_o shall_v concur_v with_o they_o that_o do_v and_o extend_v god_n volition_n as_o far_o as_o ever_o the_o object_n and_o his_o perfection_n will_v allow_v and_o say_v of_o they_o as_o judicious_a blank_n do_v of_o god_n knowledge_n de_n concord_n lib._n cum_fw-la decret_a 1._o n._n 64._o saltem_fw-la ille_fw-la minus_fw-la periculose_a errat_fw-la qui_fw-la putat_fw-la deum_fw-la scire_fw-la ea_fw-la quae_fw-la forte_fw-fr scibilia_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la quam_fw-la qui_fw-la negate_fw-la deum_fw-la scire_fw-la quae_fw-la 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the_o reader_n i_o pass_v by_o other_o school-controversy_n here_o and_o only_o propound_v to_o each_o man_n conscience_n whether_o 1._o he_o that_o be_v the_o affirmer_n of_o unproved_a act_n of_o god_n 2._o and_o that_o about_o his_o secret_a unsearchable_a volition_n 3._o and_o of_o such_o act_n as_o make_v the_o difficulty_n inextricable_a about_o god_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o sin_n be_v not_o on_o the_o far_o unsafe_a side_n than_o he_o that_o only_o say_v quae_fw-la supra_fw-la nos_fw-la nihil_fw-la ad_fw-la nos_fw-la if_o these_o be_v not_o certain_o false_a they_o be_v certain_o unprove_v and_o therefore_o not_o to_o be_v here_o receive_v 510._o and_o i_o say_v here_o as_o buridane_n say_v about_o the_o forementioned_a nature_n of_o liberty_n ethic._n li._n 3._o qu._n 1._o p._n 152._o simpliciter_fw-la &_o firmiter_fw-la credere_fw-la volo_fw-la quod_fw-la voluntas_fw-la caeteris_fw-la omnibus_fw-la eodem_fw-la modo_fw-la se_fw-la habentibu●_n potest_fw-la in_o actus_fw-la oppositos_fw-la et_fw-la nullus_fw-la debet_fw-la de_fw-la via_fw-la communi_fw-la recedere_fw-la propter_fw-la rationes_fw-la sibi_fw-la insolubile_n specialiter_fw-la in_o his_o quae_fw-la fidem_fw-la tangere_fw-la possunt_fw-la aut_fw-la mores_fw-la qui_fw-la enim_fw-la credit_n se_fw-la omne_fw-la scire_fw-la &_o in_o nulla_fw-la opinionum_fw-la suarum_fw-la decipi_fw-la fatuus_fw-la est_fw-la de_fw-fr festuca_fw-la enim_fw-la tibi_fw-la sensibiliter_fw-la praesentata_fw-la formabuntur_fw-la centum_fw-la rationes_fw-la vel_fw-la quaestiones_fw-la de_fw-la quibus_fw-la contraris_fw-la sapientissimi_fw-la doctores_fw-la opinabuntur_fw-la propter_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o qualibet_fw-la harum_fw-la deceptus_fw-la erit_fw-la alter_fw-la ipforum_fw-la vel_fw-la ambo_fw-la ideo_fw-la non_fw-la miror_fw-la si_fw-la in_o hac_fw-la altissima_fw-la materia_fw-la non_fw-la possum_fw-la per_fw-la rationes_fw-la &_o solutiones_fw-la satisfacere_fw-la mihi_fw-la ip_v 511._o to_o proceed_v in_o the_o application_n life_n application_n application_n application_n vasquez_n in_o 1._o tho._n q._n 23._o a._n 3._o d._n 95._o c._n 1._o sunt_fw-la nonnulli_a thomistae_fw-la qui_fw-la tam_fw-la severe_a hanc_fw-la sequuntur_fw-la opinionem_fw-la ut_fw-la affirment_fw-la ●undem_fw-la ordinem_fw-la servasse_fw-la deum_fw-la in_o reprobatione_fw-la quem_fw-la in_o praedestinatione_fw-la tenuit_fw-la scil_n ut_fw-la ante_fw-la praevisa_fw-la peccata_fw-la sola_fw-la sva_fw-la voluntate_fw-la decreverit_fw-la quosdam_fw-la à_fw-la regno_fw-la coelorum_fw-la excludere_fw-la licet_fw-la non_fw-la ad_fw-la poenam_fw-la sensus_fw-la destinaverit_fw-la deinde_fw-la quos_fw-la voluit_fw-la excludere_fw-la permiserit_fw-la labi_fw-la in_o peccatum_fw-la ea_fw-la intention_n ut_fw-la eos_fw-la excluderet_fw-la à_fw-la regno_fw-la sicut_fw-la decreverat_fw-la et_fw-fr c._n 2._o parum_fw-la ab_fw-la hac_fw-la sententia_fw-la dissert_v scotus_n qui_fw-fr qu._n 1._o d._n 41._o asserit_fw-la in_o deo_fw-la duplicem_fw-la esse_fw-la reprobationem_fw-la alteram_fw-la vocat_fw-la punitivam_fw-la alteram_fw-la permissivam_fw-la et_fw-la punitivae_fw-la dari_fw-la causam_fw-la &_o ex_fw-la praevisis_fw-la peccatis_fw-la factam_fw-la fuisse_fw-la permissivae_fw-la non_fw-la dari_fw-la causam_fw-la quia_fw-la quod_fw-la homo_fw-la permittatur_fw-la labi_fw-la in_o primum_fw-la peccatum_fw-la nulla_fw-la ex_fw-la parte_fw-la illius_fw-la datur_fw-la causa_fw-la huius_fw-la enim_fw-la solum_fw-la nititur_fw-la scotus_n causam_fw-la negare_fw-la hinc_fw-la ordinem_fw-la hune_v in_fw-la ment_fw-la divina_fw-la assignat_fw-la etc._n etc._n ut_fw-la alibi_fw-la scotum_n sequuntur_fw-la bassolis_n corduba_n etc._n etc._n objicit_fw-la bradward_n privationes_fw-la ut_fw-la eclipse_n mors_fw-la etc._n etc._n habent_fw-la

528._o 3._o other_o say_v as_o camero_n that_o the_o intellect_n necessitate_v the_o will_n and_o the_o object_n and_o temptation_n necessitate_v the_o intellect_n and_o god_n cause_v the_o object_n and_o law_n and_o permit_v the_o tempter_n 529._o 4._o other_o say_v that_o god_n only_o as_o the_o cause_n of_o nature_n 1._o by_o support_n and_o concourse_n necessary_a to_o all_o agent_n cause_v the_o act_n as_o a_o act_n in_o general_n 2._o and_o give_v power_n also_o to_o act_n or_o not_o act_v free_o 3._o and_o as_o governor_n of_o the_o world_n do_v that_o which_o he_o know_v man_n will_v make_v a_o occasion_n of_o their_o sin_n 4._o and_o also_o by_o his_o providence_n cause_v many_o effect_n of_o which_o man_n sin_n be_v also_o a_o cause_n 5._o and_o after_o bring_v good_a out_o of_o their_o evil_n 6._o but_o as_o to_o the_o sin_n itself_o he_o be_v no_o cause_n of_o it_o either_o as_o sin_n or_o punishment_n either_o of_o the_o form_n or_o of_o the_o act_n as_o moral_o specify_v that_o be_v as_o it_o be_v about_o this_o forbid_v object_n or_o end_v rather_o than_o another_o and_o this_o opinion_n i_o take_v to_o be_v the_o undoubted_a truth_n 530._o let_v it_o here_o be_v note_v 1._o that_o the_o five_o thing_n here_o grant_v be_v all_o certain_a truth_n 2._o and_o that_o they_o be_v as_o much_o as_o be_v necessary_a on_o god_n part_n in_o respect_n to_o the_o event_n which_o we_o see_v and_o unnecessary_n be_v not_o to_o be_v assert_v 3._o that_o they_o full_o show_v god_n to_o be_v the_o perfect_a governor_n of_o the_o world_n and_o all_o therein_o 4._o and_o yet_o to_o be_v no_o author_n of_o sin_n let_v we_o consider_v of_o the_o particular_n 531._o i._n it_o be_v certain_a that_o god_n as_o creator_n have_v make_v man_n a_o vital_a agent_n and_o therefore_o a_o self-actor_n under_o he_o and_o a_o intellectual_a agent_n and_o therefore_o be_v not_o tie_v to_o follow_v the_o perception_n of_o sense_n alone_o and_o a_o free-willing_a agent_n and_o therefore_o have_v a_o power_n to_o act_n or_o not_o act_n hic_fw-mi &_o nunc_fw-la or_o to_o choose_v or_o refuse_v or_o to_o choose_v this_o rather_o than_o that_o as_o far_o as_o consist_v with_o his_o necessary_a volition_n which_o i_o acknowledge_v and_o enumerate_v before_o which_o be_v part_n of_o gibieuf_n and_o guil._n camerarius_fw-la scot._n meaning_n by_o their_o servato_fw-la ordine_fw-la finis_fw-la though_o i_o think_v that_o annatus_n do_v not_o unjust_o accuse_v gibieuf_n of_o confusion_n and_o unskilfulness_n in_o the_o manage_n of_o that_o matter_n 532._o ii_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o as_o motus_fw-la vel_fw-la actio_fw-la be_v quid_fw-la naturale_fw-la it_o be_v of_o god_n as_o the_o first_o cause_n of_o nature_n conclus_fw-la nature_n nature_n nature_n vid._n gregor_n arim._n in_o 2._o d._n 28._o q._n 1._o a._n 3._o ad_fw-la arg_fw-mi 8._o &_o 12._o who_o judgement_n many_o schoolman_n follow_v vasquez_n thus_o abbreviate_v and_o report_v he_o in_o 1_o tho._n q._n 23._o d._n 99_o c._n 4._o m●tionem_fw-la dei_fw-la ordine_fw-la causae_fw-la priorem_fw-la esse_fw-la cooperatione_a &_o determinatione_fw-la nostra_fw-la in_o operibus_fw-la bonis_fw-la at_o in_o operibus_fw-la peccati_fw-la etiam_fw-la secundum_fw-la substantiam_fw-la &_o seclusa_fw-la malitia_fw-la priorem_fw-la esse_fw-la nostram_fw-la determination●m_fw-la &_o codem_fw-la ordine_fw-la baec_fw-la inter_fw-la se_fw-la comparari_fw-la in_o aeternita●●_n exit_fw-la quo_fw-la inserunt_fw-la deum_fw-la praefinisse_fw-la opera_fw-la bona_fw-la ante_fw-la det●rminati●n●m_fw-la nostram_fw-la ullo_fw-la modo_fw-la praevisam_fw-la sed_fw-la mala_fw-la secundum_fw-la substantiam_fw-la nequaquam_fw-la nisi_fw-la praecognita_fw-la determinatione_fw-la nostrae_fw-la voluntatis_fw-la vid._n marsil_n in_o 1._o q._n 45._o be_v 2._o post_fw-la 4._o conclus_fw-la and_o so_o when_o a_o sinner_n act_v it_o be_v not_o without_o this_o universal_a first_o cause_n whether_o god_n do_v it_o only_o as_o durandus_fw-la thought_n by_o the_o mere_a continuation_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o all_o thing_n active_a and_o mobile_n or_o by_o any_o superadded_a concourse_n beside_o be_v nothing_o to_o our_o present_a business_n which_o only_o show_v that_o god_n be_v the_o cause_n 533._o iii_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o govern_v providence_n by_o do_v good_a do_v set_v before_o man_n that_o which_o they_o make_v a_o occasion_n of_o all_o their_o evil_n every_o thing_n be_v turn_v into_o sin_n by_o sinner_n 16._o sinner_n sinner_n sinner_n titus_n 1._o 15_o 16._o and_o to_o the_o unclean_a all_o thing_n be_v unclean_a through_o the_o uncleanness_n of_o their_o own_o mind_n and_o conscience_n as_o to_o the_o pure_a and_o holy_a all_o thing_n be_v pure_a and_o sanctify_a bad_a stomach_n corrupt_v the_o wholsome_a food_n all_o god_n mercy_n be_v abuse_v to_o sin_n 534._o it_o be_v certain_a that_o god_n fore-knew_a this_o and_o yet_o that_o he_o be_v no_o way_n oblige_v to_o deny_v man_n life_n or_o take_v it_o away_o lest_o they_o abuse_v it_o or_o deny_v man_n all_o those_o mercy_n or_o remove_v they_o which_o he_o forsee_v that_o they_o will_v turn_v to_o sin_n 535._o iv_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o god_n often_o concur_v to_o the_o cause_v of_o the_o very_a same_o effect_n which_o sin_n also_o cause_v and_o so_o be_v as_o a_o concause_n of_o it_o with_o sin_n and_o this_o effect_n be_v so_o near_o to_o the_o act_n of_o sin_n as_o that_o the_o sin_n itself_o be_v oft_o call_v by_o its_o name_n as_o if_o it_o be_v its_o near_a matter_n which_o it_o be_v not_o and_o this_o be_v the_o occasion_n of_o the_o great_a mistake_n of_o man_n in_o this_o case_n that_o canno●_n distinguish_v of_o which_o more_o anon_o in_o the_o instance_n 536._o v._o and_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o god_n as_o the_o governor_n of_o the_o world_n do_v do_v much_o good_a by_o the_o occasion_n of_o man_n sin_n but_o this_o be_v not_o to_o turn_v the_o sin_n itself_o into_o good_a 537._o vi_o and_o to_o these_o five_o operation_n of_o god_n i_o add_v as_o to_o his_o volition_n that_o all_o this_o which_o he_o do_v he_o will_v or_o decree_v to_o do_v and_o he_o have_v no_o contrary_a will_n at_o all_o 538._o but_o that_o which_o we_o deny_v be_v that_o he_o be_v any_o proper_a cause_n of_o the_o sin_n itself_o efficient_a or_o deficient_a culpable_a or_o not_o culpable_a physical_a or_o moral_a for_o the_o open_n of_o which_o we_o must_v inquire_v what_o sin_n be_v and_o what_o go_v to_o its_o be_v or_o constitution_n 539._o all_o grant_v that_o god_n be_v our_o ruler_n by_o a_o law_n and_o also_o our_o ultimate_a end_n as_o he_o be_v optimus_fw-la &_o amabilissimus_fw-la and_o that_o he_o be_v our_o absolute_a owner_n and_o that_o as_o rational_a free_a agent_n we_o that_o be_v his_o own_o be_v also_o his_o subject_n and_o beneficiaries_n and_o make_v capable_a of_o love_v he_o as_o our_o ultimate_a end_n and_o of_o obey_v his_o law_n and_o that_o sin_n be_v our_o disobedience_n to_o these_o law_n with_o our_o deny_v god_n ourselves_o as_o his_o own_o and_o withhold_v or_o pervert_v the_o love_n which_o we_o owe_v he_o as_o our_o end_n 540._o as_o logic_n have_v confound_v we_o in_o most_o other_o case_n by_o arbitrary_a unsuitable_a second_o notion_n make_v we_o a_o shoe_n not_o meet_v for_o the_o foot_n so_o that_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o know_v thing_n without_o those_o unfit_a notion_n than_o with_o they_o so_o have_v it_o do_v here_o man_n may_v more_o easy_o know_v what_o sin_n be_v and_o what_o it_o be_v to_o disobey_v a_o law_n and_o that_o either_o by_o do_v what_o we_o shall_v not_o or_o by_o not_o do_v what_o we_o be_v command_v than_o they_o can_v know_v by_o what_o logical_a or_o metaphysical_a name_n it_o shall_v be_v call_v whether_o a_o privation_n or_o a_o relation_n a_o act_n or_o no_o act_n etc._n etc._n but_o it_o be_v not_o only_o for_o logician_n that_o god_n make_v his_o law_n nor_o be_v it_o only_o a_o metaphysical_a conscience_n that_o will_v accuse_v man_n or_o condemn_v they_o and_o torment_v they_o for_o their_o sin_n 541._o no_o act_n mere_o as_o a_o act_n in_o genere_fw-la be_v forbid_v of_o god_n for_o the_o soul_n be_v a_o active_a nature_n and_o can_v no_o more_o cease_v all_o action_n than_o to_o be_v though_o it_o can_v forbear_v a_o particular_a act_n as_o to_o this_o object_n and_o at_o this_o time_n and_o god_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o act_n as_o such_o 542._o i_o have_v show_v before_o that_o as_o action_n itself_o be_v no_o substance_n but_o the_o mode_n or_o motion_n of_o a_o substance_n so_o to_o choose_v this_o object_n rather_o than_o that_o have_v no_o more_o of_o action_n in_o it_o than_o to_o have_v choose_v the_o other_o or_o than_o 4._o exit_fw-la to_o verb_n quoth_v d●us_a conc●●_n at_o nobiscum_fw-la ad_fw-la actum_fw-la peccati_fw-la prout_fw-la facultas_fw-la liberi_fw-la

move_v another_o to_o do_v it_o will_v not_o stand_v with_o proper_a permission_n 585._o obj._n but_o god_n preserve_v our_o own_o liberty_n in_o act_v answ_n 1._o by_o liberty_n you_o mean_v nothing_o but_o willingness_n as_o such_o that_o god_n do_v not_o make_v mens_fw-la nilling_n to_o be_v a_o willing_a or_o contra_fw-la in_o the_o same_o act_n which_o be_v but_o to_o say_v that_o god_n cause_v i_o to_o will_v sin_n and_o not_o to_o will-nill-it_a 2._o if_o you_o mean_v more_o i_o deny_v that_o ever_o god_n give_v power_n to_o the_o will_n to_o will_n or_o will_v contrary_v to_o the_o volition_n and_o physical_a premove_v predetermination_n of_o the_o first_o cause_n 3._o but_o if_o all_o this_o be_v so_o it_o be_v nothing_o to_o the_o present_a case_n and_o do_v not_o prove_v that_o god_n be_v not_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o sin_n but_o only_o that_o man_n be_v a_o cause_n also_o cause_v by_o the_o first_o cause_n and_o that_o god_n will_n and_o cause_v we_o to_o sin_v willing_o 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nothing_o be_v more_o can_v more_o more_o more_o so_o twiss_n contr_n armin._n pro_fw-la junio_fw-la pag._n 91._o dissent_v from_o j●niu●_n that_o say_v peceatum_fw-la ad_fw-la rationem_fw-la universi_fw-la facere_fw-la per_fw-la accidens_fw-la and_o say_v mibi_fw-la vero_fw-la dicendum_fw-la videtur_fw-la peceatum_fw-la conducibile_fw-la esse_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la ad_fw-la bonum_fw-la universi_fw-la quatenus_fw-la conducit_fw-la ad_fw-la illustrandos_fw-la tale_n divinae_fw-la majestatis_fw-la radios_fw-la and_o if_o so_o it_o must_v per_fw-mi se_fw-mi be_v love_v of_o god_n as_o good_n yet_o contr_n corvin_n he_o say_v that_o no_o sober_a man_n say_v that_o sin_n be_v a_o medium_n of_o the_o execution_n of_o reprobation_n but_o only_o the_o permission_n of_o sin_n reconcile_v they_o that_o can_v conducible_a to_o it_o than_o this_o i_o say_v to_o the_o manifest_v of_o god_n goodness_n by_o way_n of_o mercy_n in_o spare_v or_o by_o way_n of_o justice_n in_o punish_v answ_n 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goodness_n than_o sin_n be_v 10._o it_o be_v not_o true_a that_o sin_n be_v any_o cause_n or_o true_a mean_n at_o all_o of_o glorify_v god_n or_o do_v any_o good_a it_o be_v but_o a_o presuppose_a evil_n by_o deliver_v we_o from_o which_o god_n be_v glorify_v as_o your_o eat_a poison_n may_v occasion_v the_o honour_n of_o a_o antidote_n and_o physician_n it_o be_v no_o cause_n or_o proper_a medium_n of_o it_o but_o only_o a_o occasion_n and_o mischief_n sine_fw-la quo_fw-la non_fw-la but_o if_o god_n have_v not_o save_v we_o from_o sin_n commit_v he_o can_v have_v glorify_v himself_o in_o save_v we_o from_o commit_v it_o god_n love_v and_o be_v glorify_v most_o in_o that_o which_o be_v most_o like_o he_o as_o his_o image_n which_o be_v the_o holy_a sinless_a soul_n to_o be_v a_o medium_n to_o god_n glory_n be_v to_o be_v good_a to_o be_v as_o conducible_a to_o it_o as_o any_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v as_o good_a as_o any_o thing_n save_o god_n and_o his_o glory_n but_o sin_n have_v no_o 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book_n say_v the_o like_a but_o this_o be_v but_o abusive_a language_n tend_v to_o deceive_v as_o if_o sin_n do_v good_a because_o punish_v sin_n and_o repent_v of_o it_o and_o hate_v it_o do_v good_a as_o if_o hate_v sin_n be_v sin_n thus_o unhappy_o be_v the_o world_n trouble_v by_o abuse_a word_n holiness_n and_o do_v much_o good_a when_o you_o say_v god_n know_v sin_n from_o eternity_n you_o will_v say_v with_o scotus_n that_o in_o esse_fw-la cognito_fw-la sin_n be_v in_o god_n from_o eternity_n but_o so_o sin_n be_v not_o sin_n david_n say_v my_o sin_n be_v ever_o before_o i_o psal_n 51._o and_o we_o daily_o repent_v of_o it_o and_o confess_v it_o but_o this_o be_v but_o to_o have_v the_o idea_n or_o conception_n of_o it_o in_o the_o mind_n and_o so_o it_o be_v not_o sin_n indeed_o but_o the_o notion_n of_o it_o which_o be_v in_o esse_fw-la objectivo_fw-la else_o it_o will_v defile_v we_o to_o think_v of_o it_o and_o repent_v of_o it_o whereas_o thus_o sin_n objective_o be_v the_o matter_n of_o the_o grace_n and_o duty_n of_o repentance_n hatred_n fear_n watchfulness_n prayer_n confession_n etc._n etc._n and_o so_o sin_n in_o esse_fw-la objectivo_fw-la as_o a_o grace_n may_v glorify_v god_n 610._o to_o aquin._n that_o say_v malum_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la appetibile_fw-la he_o say_v that_o malum_fw-la moris_fw-la quod_fw-la opponitur_fw-la bono_fw-mi est_fw-la proprium_fw-la uniuscujusque_fw-la meum_fw-la malum_fw-la bono_fw-mi meo_fw-la though_o the_o sin_n of_o a_o man_n willing_a that_o which_o be_v forbid_v he_o be_v his_o sin_n yet_o it_o follow_v not_o that_o god_n may_v not_o will_v this_o evil_a of_o another_o the_o reason_n be_v because_o it_o be_v not_o forbid_v to_o god_n to_o will_v it_o wherefore_o though_o it_o be_v evil_a and_o dishonest_a in_o man_n to_o will_v it_o to_o who_o it_o be_v forbid_v yet_o not_o to_o god_n and_o see_v

pro●●de_fw-la futuriti●_n quae_fw-la ab_fw-la aeterno_fw-la fuisse_fw-la dicitur_fw-la vel_fw-la nihil_fw-la real_n fuit_fw-la vel_fw-la fuit_fw-la ipse_fw-la deus_fw-la quod_fw-la est_fw-la causa_fw-la cur_n res_fw-la in_o tempore_fw-la existat_fw-la idem_fw-la plane_n causa_fw-la est_fw-la cur_n res_fw-la ab_fw-la aeterno_fw-la extitura_fw-la fuerit_fw-la sicut_fw-la quod_fw-la causa_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la res_fw-la aliquando_fw-la fuit_fw-la causa_fw-la est_fw-la cur_n in_fw-la aeternum_fw-la dicetur_fw-la praeterita_fw-la ad_fw-la effectum_fw-la futurum_fw-la sufficit_fw-la causa_fw-la futura_fw-la sicut_fw-la ad_fw-la praeteritum_fw-la sufficit_fw-la causa_fw-la praeterita_fw-la this_o be_v plain_a and_o easy_a truth_n to_o his_o end_n and_o say_v it_o be_v not_o evil_a to_o i_o though_o it_o be_v to_o you_o i_o will_v ●●●ment_v you_o for_o do_v it_o though_o it_o be_v by_o my_o will_n and_o predetermination_n and_o what_o justice_n shall_v king_n rather_o imitate_v than_o 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for_o hold_v that_o they_o have_v none_o for_o which_o they_o be_v praiseworthy_a as_o that_o their_o pride_n be_v no_o small_a trouble_n to_o the_o church_n and_o all_o about_o they_o 177._o whatever_o be_v of_o god_n be_v good_a and_o whatever_o be_v good_a be_v laudable_a or_o praiseworthy_a and_o merit_v to_o be_v esteem_v as_o it_o be_v 178._o all_o the_o sanctify_a be_v inherent_o righteous_a but_o with_o a_o imperfect_a righteousness_n which_o will_v no_o further_o justify_v they_o in_o judgement_n save_v only_o against_o this_o accusation_n that_o they_o be_v unholy_a 179._o there_o be_v no_o righteousness_n which_o will_v not_o justify_v he_o that_o have_v it_o in_o tantum_fw-la so_o far_o as_o he_o be_v righteous_a for_o the_o contrary_n be_v a_o contradiction_n for_o to_o be_v just_a be_v to_o be_v justifiable_a he_o that_o give_v but_o six_o penny_n to_o the_o poor_a be_v justifiable_a against_o this_o accusation_n that_o he_o do_v not_o give_v it_o 181._o all_o the_o 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christ_n righteousness_n be_v the_o only_a meritorious_a cause_n of_o all_o this_o which_o therefore_o be_v and_o may_v be_v call_v our_o material_a righteousness_n as_o that_o which_o merit_v it_o be_v the_o matter_n 182._o he_o that_o be_v no_o cause_n of_o any_o good_a work_n be_v no_o christian_a but_o a_o damnable_a wretch_n and_o worse_o than_o any_o wicked_a man_n i_o know_v in_o the_o world_n and_o he_o that_o be_v a_o cause_n of_o it_o must_v not_o be_v deny_v false_o to_o be_v a_o cause_n of_o it_o nor_o a_o saint_n deny_v to_o be_v a_o saint_n upon_o a_o false_a pretence_n of_o sel●denyal_n 183._o as_o god_n be_v see_v here_o in_o the_o glass_n of_o his_o work_n so_o he_o be_v to_o be_v love_v and_o praise_v as_o so_o appear_v therefore_o he_o that_o dishonour_v his_o work_n dishonour_v god_n and_o hinder_v his_o due_a love_n and_o praise_n and_o his_o most_o lovely_a and_o honourable_a work_n on_o earth_n be_v his_o holy_a image_n on_o his_o saint_n and_o as_o christ_n 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any_o of_o we_o his_o person_n be_v not_o turn_v ●nto_o we_o nor_o we_o into_o he_o as_o the_o husband_n be_v not_o the_o person_n of_o the_o wife_n nor_o the_o king_n of_o each_o subject_n but_o as_o one_o that_o have_v a_o great_a wise_a learned_a bountiful_n holy_a king_n or_o husband_n have_v also_o his_o greatness_n wisdom_n learning_n bounty_n and_o holiness_n as_o they_o have_v he_o that_o be_v as_o his_o perfection_n for_o their_o good_a as_o far_o as_o his_o relation_n bind_v he_o but_o not_o as_o ●f_v his_o endowment_n be_v remove_v from_o he_o to_o they_o or_o false_o repute_v to_o ●e_v in_o they_o or_o his_o person_n to_o be_v their_o person_n so_o here_o as_o we_o have_v a_o christ_n ●o_o we_o have_v a_o perfect_a righteous_a christ_n give_v we_o to_o be_v our_o federal_a head_n when_o we_o believe_v

i_o believe_v i_o grant_v it_o if_o 1._o this_o be_v in_o itself_o as_o evident_a 2._o and_o as_o certain_a to_o i_o as_o god_n word_n be_v otherwise_o i_o deny_v it_o 236._o obj._n a_o man_n can_v believe_v and_o not_o know_v that_o he_o believe_v ans_fw-fr but_o a_o man_n may_v sincere_o believe_v and_o yet_o through_o ignorance_n either_o of_o the_o scripture_n or_o himself_o be_v uncertain_a that_o indeed_o his_o faith_n be_v sincere_a and_o not_o such_o as_o be_v common_a to_o the_o justify_v 237._o some_o protestant_n by_o err_v in_o this_o point_n and_o say_v that_o justify_v faith_n be_v a_o certain_a persuasion_n or_o belief_n that_o we_o be_v justify_v and_o that_o it_o be_v god_n own_o word_n that_o i_o or_o you_o be_v actual_o justify_v or_o be_v sincere_a believer_n and_o that_o the_o believe_v it_o be_v proper_o fides_fw-la divina_fw-la have_v great_o scandalize_v and_o harden_v the_o papist_n to_o our_o disgrace_n 238._o and_o so_o have_v those_o that_o say_v that_o in_o 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will_v prevail_v with_o he_o to_o deny_v even_a life_n itself_o and_o all_o the_o world_n for_o christ_n and_o salvation_n so_o far_o as_o a_o man_n doubt_v of_o any_o of_o this_o he_o must_v needs_o doubt_v of_o his_o own_o sincerity_n 243._o so_o weak_a be_v faith_n in_o most_o that_o be_v sincere_a and_o so_o little_o keep_v in_o exercise_n and_o so_o strong_a be_v sense_n and_o self_n and_o flesh_n and_o worldly_a b●its_n and_o interest_n and_o satan_n temptation_n that_o in_o my_o experience_n who_o have_v converse_v with_o as_o many_o that_o be_v careful_a of_o their_o soul_n as_o most_o have_v do_v i_o think_v it_o be_v a_o very_a small_a number_n that_o i_o can_v ever_o hear_v say_v i_o be_o certain_a of_o my_o justification_n and_o salvation_n but_o a_o great_a number_n who_o have_v live_v in_o holy_a confidence_n hope_v and_o peace_n and_o some_o in_o great_a joy_n but_o most_o in_o tolerable_a fear_n and_o doubt_v and_o some_o few_o oppress_v by_o those_o doubt_n so_o that_o certainty_n of_o salvation_n be_v very_o rare_a 244._o when_o bellarmine_n say_v that_o our_o assurance_n more_o belong_v to_o hope_v than_o faith_n and_o that_o it_o be_v but_o moral_a certainty_n by_o sign_n that_o we_o have_v of_o our_o justification_n sincerity_n and_o salvation_n he_o so_o little_a differ_v from_o the_o sense_n of_o almost_o all_o godly_a protestant_n that_o be_v it_o not_o through_o other_o distance_n and_o partiality_n we_o have_v never_o read_v in_o luther_n day_n that_o for_o this_o one_o point_n alone_o we_o have_v cause_n enough_o of_o our_o alienation_n from_o the_o romanist_n 245._o they_o err_v on_o one_o extreme_a who_o say_v that_o all_o be_v command_v to_o believe_v that_o they_o be_v justify_v or_o any_o as_o if_o it_o be_v god_n word_n and_o they_o err_v on_o the_o other_o hand_n who_o command_v doubt_v or_o commend_v it_o as_o if_o it_o be_v a_o duty_n or_o a_o benefit_n and_o they_o speak_v the_o truth_n who_o say_v that_o our_o doubt_v of_o our_o own_o sincerity_n and_o justification_n if_o we_o be_v sincere_a be_v a_o sin_n of_o infirmity_n and_o a_o calamity_n proceed_v from_o weakness_n of_o faith_n hope_n love_n and_o self-acquaintance_n which_o we_o shall_v use_v all_o possible_a diligence_n to_o overcome_v but_o they_o that_o be_v not_o sincere_a be_v bind_v to_o know_v it_o and_o first_o to_o seek_v and_o get_v sincerity_n and_o then_o discern_v it_o 246._o it_o be_v by_o the_o spirit_n that_o all_o christian_n must_v come_v to_o their_o assurance_n but_o not_o by_o the_o spirit_n as_o speak_v this_o in_o we_o as_o a_o word_n from_o god_n thou_o be_v justify_v or_o shall_v be_v save_v or_o be_v sincere_a but_o by_o the_o aforesaid_a act_n the_o spirit_n in_o we_o be_v first_o christ_n agent_n advocate_n and_o witness_n to_o assure_v we_o that_o he_o be_v the_o saviour_n of_o the_o world_n and_o next_o he_o be_v our_o witness_n to_o assure_v we_o that_o we_o be_v god_n adopt_v child_n which_o he_o do_v by_o be_v in_o we_o god_n mark_v and_o the_o pledge_n first-fruit_n and_o earnest_n of_o our_o heavenly_a inheritance_n by_o effectual_a habituate_a our_o soul_n to_o the_o predominant_a love_n of_o god_n and_o holiness_n and_o heaven_n wherever_o this_o sanctification_n be_v there_o be_v the_o evidence_n and_o witness_n of_o our_o adoption_n he_o that_o find_v by_o the_o fruit_n that_o he_o have_v the_o spirit_n find_v the_o certain_a proof_n of_o his_o justification_n and_o earnest_n of_o glory_n sect_n xvii_o of_o love_n as_o the_o end_n of_o faith_n 247._o this_o predominant_a love_n of_o god_n and_o holiness_n be_v so_o proper_a a_o 113._o cui_fw-la non_fw-la unus_fw-la idemque_fw-la vit●_n scopus_fw-la est_fw-la hic_fw-la

there_o be_v no_o place_n where_o any_o corporeal_a be_v be_v where_o some_o active_a create_a nature_n be_v not_o with_o it_o so_o that_o consider_v the_o proximity_n and_o the_o nature_n we_o may_v well_o conclude_v that_o we_o know_v of_o no_o corporal_a motion_n under_o the_o sun_n which_o god_n effect_v by_o himself_o alone_o without_o any_o second_o cause_n §_o 6._o joh._n sarisburiensis_n and_o some_o schoolman_n liken_v god_n presence_n with_o the_o creature_n in_o operation_n to_o the_o fire_n in_o a_o red_a hot_a iron_n where_o you_o will_v think_v all_o be_v fire_n and_o all_o iron_n but_o the_o similitude_n be_v too_o low_a the_o sun_n be_v the_o most_o notable_a instrument_n in_o visible_a nature_n and_o god_n operate_v on_o all_o low_a thing_n by_o its_o virtue_n and_o influx_n god_n and_o the_o sun_n do_v what_o the_o sun_n do_v and_o we_o know_v of_o nothing_o that_o god_n move_v here_o on_o earth_n that_o be_v corporeal_a without_o it_o §_o 7._o but_o the_o sun_n 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§_o 9_o the_o reason_n why_o one_o equal_a influx_n cause_v such_o wonderful_a diversity_n of_o motion_n be_v the_o diversity_n of_o receptive_a disposition_n and_o nature_n recipitur_fw-la ad_fw-la modum_fw-la recipientis_fw-la so_o one_o poise_n make_v various_a motion_n in_o a_o clock_n etc._n etc._n §_o 10._o god_n operate_v on_o second_o cause_n as_o god_n omnipotent_o but_o not_o ad_fw-la ultimum_fw-la potentiae_fw-la but_o free_o as_o he_o please_v §_o 11._o god_n work_v by_o second_o cause_n according_a to_o the_o say_a cause_n aptitude_n so_o that_o the_o operation_n of_o infinite_a power_n be_v limit_v according_a to_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o second_o cause_n which_o god_n use_v §_o 12._o there_o be_v a_o superiority_n and_o inferiority_n among_o spirit_n as_o well_o as_o body_n and_o whether_o god_n work_v on_o all_o our_o soul_n by_o superior_a spirit_n as_o second_v cause_n be_v unknown_a to_o we_o it_o be_v not_o improbable_a according_a to_o the_o order_n of_o his_o providence_n in_o other_o thing_n but_o we_o know_v little_a of_o it_o certain_o §_o 13._o but_o certain_a we_o be_v that_o superior_a voluntary_a agent_n angel_n and_o devil_n have_v very_o much_o to_o do_v with_o our_o soul_n and_o operate_v much_o upon_o they_o it_o be_v a_o wonderful_a power_n which_o wise_a observer_n perceive_v satan_n have_v upon_o the_o imagination_n or_o think_v faculty_n of_o which_o i_o can_v give_v some_o instance_n enough_o to_o convince_v a_o rational_a sadducee_n and_o it_o be_v not_o like_o that_o good_a angel_n have_v less_o power_n skill_n or_o will_n §_o 14._o and_o we_o be_v sure_a that_o god_n have_v ordain_v one_o great_a universal_a second_o cause_n to_o convey_v his_o spirit_n and_o grace_n by_o which_o be_v jesus_n christ_n as_o the_o sun_n be_v a_o universal_a cause_n of_o motion_n light_n and_o heat_n to_o inferior_a creature_n and_o god_n operate_v by_o the_o sun_n so_o be_v christ_n set_v as_o a_o sun_n of_o righteousness_n by_o who_o god_n will_v convey_v his_o spiritual_a influx_n to_o man_n soul_n and_o there_o be_v now_o no_o other_o conveyance_n to_o be_v expect_v §_o 15._o christ_n humane_a nature_n unite_v personal_o to_o the_o divine_a and_o glorify_a be_v by_o the_o office_n of_o mediator_n authorize_v and_o by_o personal_a union_n and_o the_o fullness_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n enable_v and_o fit_v to_o this_o communication_n of_o god_n spiritual_a influx_n to_o mankind_n §_o 16._o object_n a_o creature_n can_v be_v a_o cause_n of_o the_o operation_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n who_o be_v god_n the_o creator_n send_v be_v the_o act_n of_o a_o superior_a but_o christ_n humanity_n be_v not_o superior_a to_o the_o holy_a ghost_n answ_n 1._o christ_n as_o a_o creature_n be_v no_o cause_n of_o any_o essential_a or_o pure_o immanent_a act_n of_o god_n for_o that_o have_v no_o cause_n but_o 1._o he_o be_v a_o cause_n of_o the_o spirit_n operation_n as_o it_o signify_v the_o effect_n 2._o and_o so_o the_o cause_n why_o 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and_o pass_v from_o his_o person_n as_o his_o unto_o we_o as_o the_o spirit_n do_v from_o the_o head_n to_o the_o member_n §_o 18._o this_o question_n may_v be_v put_v either_o of_o all_o natural_a be_v and_o motion_n or_o only_o of_o spiritual_a motion_n in_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n whether_o christ_n be_v so_o the_o head_n of_o nature_n as_o that_o all_o nature_n in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n be_v sustain_v and_o actuate_v by_o he_o as_o the_o physical_a efficient_a cause_n or_o whether_o this_o be_v true_a of_o this_o low_a world_n which_o be_v curse_v for_o sin_n or_o whether_o it_o be_v true_a at_o least_o of_o humane_a nature_n or_o whether_o it_o be_v true_a only_o of_o gracious_a operation_n §_o 19_o 1._o that_o christ_n have_v the_o political_a dispose_n of_o the_o whole_a universe_n contain_v in_o the_o word_n heaven_n and_o earth_n the_o scripture_n seem_v to_o assert_v 2._o that_o he_o have_v the_o political_a disposal_n of_o humane_a nature_n and_o of_o all_o other_o creature_n that_o belong_v to_o man_n so_o far_o as_o they_o belong_v to_o he_o angel_n devil_n sun_n air_n earth_n etc._n etc._n be_v past_a dispute_n 3._o that_o the_o real_a physical_a effect_n act_n and_o habit_n of_o the_o spirit_n on_o man_n soul_n be_v cause_v by_o christ_n moral_a causation_n by_o his_o merit_n and_o his_o political_a mission_n be_v past_a dispute_n 4._o that_o beside_o all_o this_o the_o spirit_n itself_o by_o baptism_n be_v in_o covenant_n with_o all_o the_o member_n of_o christ_n and_o that_o as_o they_o be_v such_o and_o be_v in_o a_o prio_fw-la covenant_n first_o relate_v to_o christ_n himself_o and_o so_o by_o this_o covenant_n give_v we_o in_o relation_n as_o we_o be_v unite_v to_o christ_n be_v past_a dispute_n 5._o and_o that_o christ_n himself_o do_v make_v such_o physical_a change_n on_o our_o soul_n by_o mean_n and_o by_o the_o foresay_a political_n mission_n of_o the_o spirit_n by_o which_o we_o be_v make_v receptive_a of_o more_o of_o the_o spirit_n operation_n be_v past_a dispute_n 6._o but_o whether_o moreover_o any_o action_n of_o christ_n own_o humane_a soul_n glorify_v do_v physical_o reach_v our_o soul_n or_o whether_o the_o holy_a ghost_n may_v in_o its_o own_o essential_a virtue_n which_o be_v every_o where_n be_v say_v to_o be_v more_o in_o christ_n than_o elsewhere_o and_o communicate_v to_o we_o as_o from_o the_o root_n or_o the_o spirit_n effect_n on_o the_o soul_n to_o come_v by_o reflection_n from_o the_o first_o effect_n on_o christ_n as_o light_n and_o heat_n from_o the_o sun_n by_o a_o speculum_fw-la or_o burning-glass_n be_v question_n not_o for_o i_o to_o determine_v §_o 20._o christ_n spiritual_a influx_n on_o soul_n be_v not_o single_a but_o be_v ever_o three_o in_o one_o as_o the_o sun_n be_v aforesaid_a which_o be_v according_a to_o

these_o follow_a evidence_n §_o 6._o 1._o in_o that_o he_o have_v make_v so_o large_a provision_n of_o mean_n and_o that_o in_o a_o admirable_a frame_n which_o be_v as_o it_o be_v a_o moral_a world_n which_o he_o will_v never_o do_v in_o vain_a nor_o if_o he_o ordinary_o work_v without_o they_o that_o work_n which_o he_o have_v appoint_v they_o to_o do_v it_o be_v the_o reason_n of_o the_o british_a divine_n in_o their_o suffrage_n at_o dort_n have_v not_o god_n decree_v to_o work_v grace_n by_o mean_n he_o can_v have_v do_v it_o with_o a_o fiat_fw-la §_o 7._o 2._o the_o glory_n of_o this_o kingdom_n or_o sapiential_a rule_n which_o be_v so_o constant_o and_o large_o give_v he_o in_o the_o scripture_n psal_n 103._o 10._o and_o 145._o and_o 119._o throughout_o and_o matth._n 25._o as_o the_o ship_n master_n or_o pilat_z be_v praise_v who_o by_o a_o helm_n can_v turn_v about_o the_o ship_n as_o he_o will_v jam._n 3._o 4._o §_o 8._o 3._o god_n work_v on_o all_o thing_n according_a to_o their_o nature_n and_o this_o be_v suitable_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n and_o the_o causation_n be_v answerable_a to_o the_o effect_n and_o order_n be_v a_o moral_a effect_n which_o need_v not_o a_o creation_n but_o a_o moral_a order_n causation_n §_o 9_o 4._o experience_n tell_v we_o that_o those_o prosper_v best_a in_o grace_n that_o most_o faithful_o and_o diligent_o use_v the_o mean_n and_o we_o never_o know_v of_o any_o man_n 4._o 1_o tim._n 4._o 15._o prov._n ●_o 20_o 21._o &_o 3_o &_o 5._o &_o 8._o &_o 13._o 4._o in_o the_o world_n that_o come_v to_o actual_a knowledge_n faith_n or_o love_n without_o mean_n but_o all_o by_o the_o causality_n of_o they_o §_o 10._o 5._o we_o find_v that_o the_o great_a neglecter_n and_o despiser_n of_o mean_n be_v every_o where_o most_o graceless_a and_o the_o worst_a of_o man_n §_o 11._o 6._o we_o have_v minister_n and_o people_n frequent_a and_o strict_a command_n to_o use_v mean_n most_o diligent_o constant_o and_o careful_o §_o 12._o 7._o 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a_o searcher_n of_o the_o heart_n etc._n etc._n §_o 13._o 8._o when_o god_n will_v save_v a_o people_n he_o send_v they_o the_o gospel_n and_o 1●_n amos_n 8._o 11._o prov._n 29._o 1●_n when_o he_o will_v forsake_v they_o he_o take_v it_o away_o §_o 14._o 9_o the_o devil_n show_v his_o malice_n to_o soul_n and_o grace_n by_o oppose_v the_o mean_n deprive_v man_n of_o they_o or_o keep_v they_o from_o they_o or_o from_o the_o faithful_a use_v of_o they_o §_o 15._o but_o it_o be_v none_o of_o my_o meaning_n that_o the_o bare_a mean_n of_o itself_o do_v change_v the_o soul_n or_o that_o it_o be_v the_o principal_a cause_n but_o only_o that_o god_n operate_v moral_a effect_n by_o moral_a mean_n as_o he_o do_v natural_a by_o natural_a mean_n be_v still_o the_o prime_a cause_n of_o all_o himself_o §_o 16._o if_o we_o thus_o conjoin_v all_o cause_n and_o separate_v not_o what_o god_n have_v conjoin_v it_o will_v help_v we_o the_o better_a to_o escape_v error_n in_o this_o matter_n but_o if_o man_n will_v dream_v that_o all_o the_o honour_n or_o action_n that_o be_v ascribe_v to_o second_o cause_n be_v a_o derogation_n from_o god_n and_o a_o dishonour_n of_o he_o they_o forsake_v the_o truth_n and_o injure_v he_o §_o 17._o for_o if_o this_o be_v true_a that_o to_o honour_v the_o mean_n or_o acknowledge_v operate_v though_o god_n be_v proxi●u●●_n not_o as_o in_o loco_fw-la in_o all_o his_o operation_n yet_o see_v he_o operate_v by_o second_o cause_n he_o do_v it_o according_a to_o they_o as_o all_o experience_n tell_v we_o therefore_o to_o end_v these_o controversy_n we_o shall_v consider_v more_o how_o those_o cause_n operate_v second_o cause_n and_o their_o aptitude_n and_o efficacy_n be_v to_o dishonour_n god_n than_o god_n shall_v be_v the_o great_a dishonourer_n of_o himself_o by_o make_v and_o use_v such_o cause_n and_o mean_n and_o so_o many_o creature_n as_o there_o be_v in_o the_o world_n so_o many_o dishonour_n be_v cast_v on_o god_n and_o the_o excellent_a creature_n will_v dishonour_v he_o most_o which_o sottish_a conceit_n must_v needs_o be_v join_v with_o manichaeism_n that_o a_o ill_a god_n be_v the_o maker_n of_o the_o world_n god_n be_v glorious_a in_o all_o his_o work_n and_o shine_v to_o we_o in_o they_o all_o sect_n v._o of_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o different_a effect_n of_o grace_n and_o means_n §_o 1._o grati●_n 1._o 1._o 1._o gerhard_n tom._n 2._o de_fw-fr lib._n a●b_fw-la cap._n 6._o §._o 1._o suppose_v that_o no_o cause_n of_o the_o efficacy_n of_o grace_n be_v find_v in_o the_o will_n of_o man_n as_o be_v dead_a and_o vicious_a but_o yet_o that_o grace_n do_v not_o physical_o determine_v the_o will_n but_o so_o work_v as_o leave_v it_o a_o power_n to_o resist_v and_o that_o resistance_n be_v it_o that_o make_v the_o difference_n between_o man_n and_o man_n by_o make_v grace_n uneffectual_a and_o georg._n calixtus_n be_v of_o the_o same_o mind_n as_o you_o may_v see_v in_o his_o word_n the_o minist_n verbi_fw-la p._n 241._o &_o in_o judic_n de_fw-fr controver_n num_fw-la 33._o see_v ●e_n blank_n thes_n de_fw-fr distinct_a grati●_n all_o that_o be_v good_a in_o the_o difference_n between_o man_n and_o man_n be_v will_v by_o god_n and_o cause_v by_o he_o but_o nothing_o that_o be_v moral_o evil._n §_o 2._o as_o in_o nature_n god_n seem_v to_o cause_n motion_n in_o genere_fw-la by_o a_o equal_a universal_a influx_n of_o the_o sun_n which_o make_v no_o difference_n per_fw-la se_fw-la but_o per_fw-la accidens_fw-la but_o the_o wonderful_a variety_n of_o motion_n and_o effect_n be_v otherwise_o cause_v so_o it_o seem_v that_o christ_n the_o sun_n of_o righteousness_n afford_v by_o his_o mean_n of_o nature_n which_o he_o political_o manage_v a_o indifferent_a influx_n or_o help_n for_o action_n as_o action_n to_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n which_o as_o dr._n twisse_n frequent_o say_v well_o be_v to_o be_v call_v nature_n rather_o than_o grace_n except_o as_o the_o reprive_v of_o nature_n be_v grace_n so_o 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grace_n and_o therefore_o it_o differ_v not_o from_o sufficient_a real_o and_o he_o resolve_v all_o per_fw-la scientiam_fw-la mediam_fw-la that_o grace_n be_v effectual_a because_o ex_fw-la proposito_fw-la convertendi_fw-la deus_fw-la it_o a_o hominem_fw-la trabit_fw-la sicut_fw-la aptum_fw-la novit_fw-la ut_fw-la sequatur_fw-la &_o certissime_fw-la secu●urum_fw-la and_o so_o that_o grace_n i●_n effectual_a ere_fw-we natura_fw-la sva_fw-la and_o not_o so_o call_v only_o ex_fw-la eventu_fw-la i._o by_o sufficient_a grace_n be_v mean_v that_o which_o be_v necessary_a to_o the_o effect_n and_o without_o which_o it_o can_v be_v but_o with_o it_o it_o may_v be_v though_o it_o sometime_o be_v not_o §_o 2._o that_o there_o be_v such_o a_o sufficient_a grace_n not_o always_o effectual_a to_o man_n act_n be_v before_o prove_v by_o adam_n case_n and_o that_o no_o man_n have_v such_o now_o for_o any_o mean_n or_o duty_n in_o order_n to_o his_o recovery_n as_o adam_n have_v to_o stand_v when_o 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etc._n etc._n as_o hold_v nothing_o mean_a and_o moderate_a that_o he_o affect_v novelty_n and_o yet_o his_o error_n be_v old_a come_v from_o origen_n ●uffinus_fw-la palladius_n evagrius_n jovin●an_n and_o the_o philosopher_n that_o he_o affect_v fame_n admiration_n hypocrisy_n pretend_v to_o more_o holiness_n than_o other_o under_o the_o garb_n of_o poverty_n etc._n etc._n overvalued_n reason_n logic_n syllogism_n philosopher_n etc._n etc._n all_o which_o i_o mention_v not_o to_o abate_v any_o man_n dislike_n of_o any_o one_o error_n of_o pelagius_n but_o to_o show_v that_o it_o be_v so_o usual_a for_o dissenter_n to_o make_v one_o another_o seem_v odious_a and_o to_o feign_v or_o aggravate_v fault_n and_o to_o vilify_v or_o deny_v god_n grace_n in_o other_o that_o he_o that_o will_v not_o be_v tempt_v into_o malice_n uncharitableness_n and_o slander_n must_v take_v heed_n what_o he_o believe_v even_o of_o man_n account_v most_o abominable_a heretic_n doubtless_o pelagius_n his_o 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that_o die_v unbaptise_v they_o ●●●●only_o declare_v see_v ●●●●_o in_o 12._o q._n 111._o ●●●●_o 7._o p._n 496._o of_o be_v damn_v a._n this_o answer_v the_o four_o question_v as_o to_o the_o adult_n but_o what_o remedy_n be_v there_o for_o infant_n especial_o among_o heathen_n and_o unbeliever_n b._n the_o same_o that_o be_v for_o their_o parent_n they_o have_v no_o sin_n but_o by_o their_o parent_n and_o god_n have_v tell_v we_o of_o no_o remedy_n but_o that_o they_o be_v the_o child_n of_o believer_n dedicate_v to_o god_n it_o be_v meet_v that_o their_o remedy_n come_v as_o their_o sin_n do_v they_o have_v no_o will_n of_o their_o own_o but_o be_v at_o the_o will_n of_o other_o they_o be_v in_o infancy_n as_o if_o they_o be_v member_n of_o their_o parent_n and_o as_o the_o hand_n and_o heart_n do_v fare_v as_o the_o head_n conduct_v they_o so_o may_v infant_n here_o a._n but_o it_o be_v sad_a that_o all_o infant_n shall_v be_v unsaved_a if_o the_o parent_n consent_v not_o b._n it_o 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betray_v his_o lord_n i_o will_v condemn_v he_o such_o a_o sluggard_n will_v not_o plough_v and_o sow_v and_o therefore_o shall_v have_v no_o crop_n such_o a_o man_n will_v not_o use_v any_o meet_a remedy_n against_o his_o disease_n and_o shall_v die_v by_o it_o it_o be_v strange_a that_o nothing_o can_v please_v you_o unless_o god_n be_v ignorant_a or_o mutable_a and_o over-rule_v not_o all_o the_o world_n iii_o i_o have_v make_v it_o plain_a that_o there_o be_v no_o show_n of_o contradiction_n between_o god_n secret_a and_o reveal_v will._n what_o contradiction_n be_v it_o to_o say_v judas_n i_o command_v thou_o do_v not_o murder_v thyself_o and_o i_o know_v that_o judas_n will_v betray_v his_o lord_n and_o will_v despair_v and_o do_v that_o which_o tend_v to_o his_o own_o murder_n and_o for_o his_o sin_n he_o shall_v be_v so_o self-murdered_n or_o judas_n will_v betray_v christ_n and_o shall_v be_v damn_v for_o it_o and_o i_o forbid_v judas_n to_o betray_v christ_n plain_o 1._o about_o punishment_n god_n reveal_v will_n in_o

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of_o punishment_n be_v mercy_n b._n quest_n 2._o do_v you_o think_v that_o they_o be_v only_o under_o the_o curse_n of_o that_o law_n as_o the_o devil_n be_v without_o any_o possibility_n or_o offer_n of_o a_o remedy_n or_o that_o they_o be_v also_o still_o under_o the_o covenant-offers_a of_o life_n upon_o condition_n of_o innocency_n c._n i_o can_v suppose_v god_n now_o to_o offer_v a_o man_n life_n on_o condition_n he_o be_v no_o sinner_n who_o he_o know_v to_o be_v a_o sinner_n for_o such_o a_o offer_n be_v equivalent_a to_o a_o sentence_n of_o death_n or_o denial_n of_o life_n nor_o can_v i_o say_v that_o they_o be_v as_o desperate_a as_o the_o devil_n because_o they_o know_v not_o the_o desperateness_n of_o their_o case_n b._n quest._n 3._o do_v you_o think_v all_o the_o difference_n between_o they_o and_o devil_n lie_v in_o delay_n and_o ignorance_n of_o their_o misery_n then_o the_o most_o ignorant_a and_o presumptuous_a of_o they_o be_v the_o least_o miserable_a though_o the_o 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the_o obligation_n of_o the_o law_n of_o grace_n quest_n 7._o be_v there_o any_o of_o they_o that_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o use_v certain_a mean_n appoint_v of_o god_n in_o order_n towards_o their_o own_o salvation_n c._n they_o be_v bind_v to_o intend_v their_o own_o salvation_n and_o with_o that_o intention_n to_o use_v some_o mean_n but_o god_n intend_v it_o not_o b._n quest._n 8._o do_v god_n command_v man_n on_o pain_n of_o damnation_n to_o any_o vain_a endeavour_n or_o use_v of_o mean_n c._n he_o command_v it_o not_o in_o vain_a for_o it_o shall_v make_v they_o unexcusable_a 2._o they_o be_v not_o to_o judge_v their_o endeavour_n vain_a because_o they_o know_v it_o not_o 3._o but_o in_o the_o issue_n all_o will_v be_v in_o vain_a to_o they_o b._n quest_n 9_o will_v it_o be_v in_o vain_a to_o they_o if_o they_o real_o do_v the_o utmost_a that_o common_a grace_n enable_v any_o man_n to_o do_v c._n it_o be_v not_o proper_o grace_n to_o they_o and_o so_o not_o common_a 2._o it_o 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proportion_n of_o gracious_a mean_n 114._o mean_n protestant_n divine_v do_v common_o conjoin_v the_o operation_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o word_n as_o well_o as_o papist_n and_o in_o some_o case_n more_o thom._n docet_fw-la q._n 22._o de_fw-fr ver._n a._n 8._o deum_fw-la inclinare_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la ad_fw-la aliquid_fw-la app●tendum_fw-la eam_fw-la ●fficaciter_fw-la &_o physice_n praedeterminando_n non_fw-la solum_fw-la immediate_a sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la mediate_v aliqua_fw-la entitate_fw-la recepta_fw-la in_o voluntate_fw-la &_o ex_fw-la ment_fw-la d._n tho._n deus_fw-la movet_fw-la om●●s_fw-la causas_fw-la secundas_fw-la &_o eas_fw-la appl●●a_n '_o ad_fw-la svas_fw-la operation_n ita_fw-la ut_fw-la etiam_fw-la quando_fw-la ●●●●●t_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la aliquid_fw-la ●●●imit_fw-la in_o illam_fw-la per_fw-la mo●●●_n transeuntis_fw-la alva●ez_fw-fr de_fw-fr aux_fw-fr disp_n 23._o p._n 114._o and_o help_n than_o to_o other_o but_o leave_v they_o under_o the_o common_a help_n which_o 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that_o earnestness_n of_o threaten_v which_o may_v beget_v in_o man_n the_o utmostness_n of_o dread_n nor_o be_v he_o any_o near_a the_o physical_a cause_n of_o it_o than_o to_o give_v that_o good_a power_n which_o be_v not_o the_o cause_n at_o all_o as_o it_o look_v towards_o he_o for_o by_o give_v this_o power_n he_o be_v at_o the_o same_o time_n the_o evil_n be_v do_v as_o much_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o good_a that_o be_v not_o do_v therefore_o he_o be_v not_o the_o cause_n at_o all_o beside_o this_o power_n be_v not_o only_o good_a but_o also_o needful_a for_o though_o the_o the_o perfection_n of_o the_o will_n in_o the_o next_o life_n will_v not_o be_v in_o a_o waver_a alike_o towards_o good_a and_o evil_a but_o only_o in_o a_o selfwillingness_n to_o good_a yet_o in_o this_o life_n i_o think_v it_o main_o do_v and_o must_v for_o this_o be_v a_o life_n of_o do_v or_o believe_v as_o it_o look_v on_o to_o reward_v in_o that_o to_o come_v and_o that_o be_v a_o life_n of_o reward_v as_o it_o look_v back_o to_o do_v or_o believe_v here_o etc._n etc._n hence_o we_o may_v answer_v the_o old_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o ●s_n sin_n be_v a_o moral_a thing_n etc._n etc._n unbounded_a wisdom_n and_o goodness_n have_v ●aid_v out_o endless_a happiness_n as_o a_o reward_n for_o obedience_n and_o endless_a wretchedness_n as_o punishment_n for_o sin_n without_o this_o obedience_n there_o can_v be_v no_o heaven_n without_o sin_n no_o hell_n and_o without_o a_o power_n not_o to_o do_v in_o both_o there_o can_v be_v neither_o so_o then_o that_o god_n may_v have_v leave_n to_o make_v man_n happy_a for_o holiness_n man_n must_v needs_o have_v power_n to_o make_v himself_o wretched_a for_o sin_n that_o evil_n shall_v always_o flow_v from_o evil_a in_o a_o chain_n of_o breeder_n be_v a_o great_a misunderstanding_n object_n then_o man_n may_v

thank_v himself_o too_o for_o all_o the_o good_a he_o do_v that_o be_v as_o much_o of_o he_o as_o the_o other_o etc._n etc._n answ_n it_o follow_v not_o for_o 1._o of_o all_o the_o good_a that_o man_n do_v god_n be_v still_o the_o moral_a cause_n egg_v on_o to_o it_o by_o all_o etc._n etc._n 2._o and_o the_o same_o almighty_a hand_n that_o bare_o uphold_v while_o sin_n be_v do_v do_v over_o and_o above_o further_o the_o thing_n that_o good_a be_v by_o enlighten_v the_o mind_n renew_v the_o will_n heal_v the_o spring_n in_o man_n of_o that_o all_o which_o inbred_a sin_n have_v bring_v upon_o it_o and_o in_o a_o word_n make_v it_o every_o way_n more_o itself_o god_n must_v be_v more_o a_o owner_n than_o man_n and_o thence_o the_o thing_n do_v fall_v in_o with_o the_o divine_a will_n because_o it_o flow_v from_o divine_a goodness_n that_o which_o be_v good_a in_o man_n by_o way_n of_o offspring_n be_v so_o in_o god_n by_o way_n of_o wellspring_n ibid._n p._n 10._o the_o same_o degree_n of_o impress_n or_o influx_n or_o force_n which_o cause_v one_o man_n to_o believe_v or_o act_v be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o cause_v any_o other_o worse_o dispose_v man_n to_o believe_v or_o act_v nor_o the_o same_o man_n when_o he_o be_v more_o ill_o dispose_v and_o hinder_v 4._o if_o we_o put_v the_o case_n of_o man_n equal_o dispose_v it_o be_v impossible_o to_o prove_v that_o any_o two_o man_n in_o the_o world_n be_v equal_o dispose_v nay_o it_o be_v most_o probable_a that_o they_o be_v not_o their_o mind_n have_v far_o great_a variety_n of_o thought_n to_o cause_v a_o difference_n than_o their_o countenance_n have_v of_o particle_n make_v the_o wonderful_a diversity_n which_o we_o see_v nor_o be_v the_o same_o man_n long_o equal_o dispose_v 5._o man_n equal_o dispose_v if_o such_o there_o be_v may_v have_v unequal_a impediment_n without_o and_o in_o their_o body_n and_o temptation_n which_o may_v cause_v they_o to_o need_v unequal_a help_n of_o grace_n 6._o the_o same_o 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