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and_o shall_v reign_v until_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o just_a be_v make_v when_o he_o do_v consign_v his_o kingdom_n to_o his_o eternal_a father_n 66_o in_o what_o manner_n the_o malignant_a spirit_n be_v more_o impetuous_a than_o the_o holy_a spirit_n 67_o that_o in_o the_o regenerate_a only_o by_o the_o holy_a spirit_n there_o be_v experience_n of_o the_o thing_n of_o god_n there_o be_v also_o certification_n of_o they_o 68_o that_o the_o desire_n of_o knowledge_n be_v a_o imperfection_n in_o a_o man_n contrary_a to_o the_o judgement_n of_o humane_a wisdom_n 69_o that_o a_o man_n ought_v always_o to_o acknowledge_v himself_o incredulous_a and_o defective_a in_o faith_n and_o that_o there_o be_v so_o much_o faith_n in_o a_o man_n as_o there_o be_v knowledge_n of_o god_n and_o christ._n 70_o in_o what_o those_o three_o gift_n of_o god_n faith_n hope_n and_o charity_n do_v consist_v and_o in_o what_o their_o eminency_n among_o othâ—…r_a gift_n do_v consist_v and_o the_o 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death_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o die_v but_o he_o do_v abilitate_fw-la they_o to_o a_o most_o happy_a everlasting_a life_n so_o neither_o do_v he_o free_v they_o from_o evil_n in_o such_o sort_n as_o they_o shall_v not_o touch_v they_o but_o he_o do_v abilitate_fw-la they_o to_o draw_v good_a out_o of_o these_o evil_n the_o other_o thing_n which_o i_o understand_v be_v that_o the_o continual_a sigh_v of_o a_o man_n that_o feel_v or_o begin_v to_o feel_v in_o himself_o the_o benefit_n of_o christ_n aught_o to_o be_v desire_v and_o demand_v to_o be_v free_v from_o the_o subjection_n of_o god_n mediate_v will_n and_o return_v under_o that_o will_n which_o be_v immediate_a for_o god_n be_v sovereign_o good_a or_o rather_o good_a itself_o in_o that_o immediate_a will_n of_o his_o there_o can_v be_v nothing_o but_o that_o which_o be_v such_o as_o he_o himself_o and_o i_o think_v assure_o
he_o shall_v give_v it_o we_o through_o jesus_n christ_n our_o lord_n consid._n xlix_o whence_o it_o proceed_v that_o humane_a wisdom_n will_v not_o attribute_v all_o thing_n to_o god_n and_o in_o what_o manner_n they_o ought_v to_o be_v attribute_v to_o he_o for_o three_o cause_n i_o understand_v it_o man_n be_v deceive_v by_o the_o judgement_n of_o humane_a wisdom_n will_v not_o confess_v that_o every_o thing_n come_v from_o god_n the_o first_o be_v that_o they_o may_v not_o deprive_v themselves_o of_o the_o merit_n of_o their_o own_o good_a work_n understand_v that_o they_o shall_v deprive_v themselves_o of_o they_o when_o every_o thing_n shall_v be_v attribute_v to_o god_n in_o as_o much_o as_o in_o their_o good_a work_n the_o goodness_n of_o god_n will_v be_v that_o which_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v and_o not_o that_o of_o man_n the_o second_o cause_n i_o understand_v be_v because_o man_n judge_v of_o god_n work_n with_o the_o selfsame_o judgement_n with_o which_o they_o judge_v their_o own_o proper_a work_n they_o hold_v that_o for_o evil_a in_o god_n which_o they_o will_v hold_v for_o evil_a in_o evil_a man_n and_o it_o seem_v to_o they_o a_o evil_a and_o absurd_a thing_n to_o attribute_v any_o evil_a thing_n to_o god_n who_o be_v sovereign_o good_a and_o be_v goodness_n itself_o they_o resolve_v that_o they_o will_v not_o attribute_v every_o thing_n to_o god_n the_o three_o cause_n as_o i_o understand_v be_v because_o they_o think_v that_o if_o man_n believe_v that_o god_n do_v all_o thing_n they_o will_v become_v dissolute_a in_o their_o life_n licentious_a vicious_a and_o insolent_a and_o remiss_a in_o succour_v help_a and_o favour_v their_o neighbour_n every_o man_n say_v of_o himself_o if_o i_o live_v ill_a it_o be_v because_o it_o please_v god_n that_o i_o shall_v live_v so_o and_o he_o himself_o when_o it_o so_o seem_v good_a to_o he_o will_v make_v i_o to_o live_v well_o and_o say_v of_o their_o neighbour_n if_o such_o a_o one_o be_v needy_a 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those_o that_o seek_v meritin_n their_o work_n from_o this_o inconveniency_n they_o be_v free_a who_o know_v the_o be_v and_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n renounce_v their_o own_o merit_n cleave_v only_o to_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n execute_v in_o christ._n to_o the_o second_o cause_n and_o reason_n it_o may_v be_v answer_v that_o if_o so_o be_v it_o seem_v to_o man_n a_o absurd_a &_o evil_a thing_n that_o god_n shall_v harden_v the_o heart_n of_o pharaoh_n make_v he_o to_o sin_n in_o not_o suffer_v the_o people_n of_o god_n to_o depart_v &_o that_o god_n shall_v command_v shimei_n that_o he_o shall_v sin_v by_o curse_v david_n and_o that_o god_n shall_v make_v they_o to_o sin_n to_o who_o the_o scripture_n say_v he_o give_v the_o spirit_n of_o error_n and_o that_o he_o shall_v ordain_v that_o judas_n shall_v sin_v by_o sell_v christ_n and_o that_o god_n shall_v blind_v they_o of_o who_o s._n paul_n rom._n 1_o speak_v that_o they_o shall_v fall_v into_o silthy_a and_o abominable_a sin_n and_o if_o like_v wise_a it_o seem_v a_o absurd_a &_o evil_a thing_n to_o man_n that_o which_o god_n do_v to_o many_o man_n in_o the_o world_n it_o be_v not_o because_o the_o thing_n be_v in_o themselves_o absurd_a and_o evil_a but_o because_o they_o be_v work_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n and_o man_n judge_v with_o humane_a wisdom_n with_o which_o they_o can_v understand_v the_o divine_a secret_a that_o be_v in_o they_o come_v to_o judge_v false_o of_o they_o be_v herein_o towards_o god_n as_o rash_a man_n be_v towards_o their_o prince_n judge_v evil_a of_o they_o when_o for_o the_o good_a government_n for_o the_o common_a profit_n they_o do_v something_o which_o turn_v to_o the_o damage_n of_o some_o particular_a not_o consider_v nor_o pierce_v the_o intent_n which_o the_o prince_n have_v in_o such_o like_a thing_n for_o if_o they_o do_v consider_v and_o understand_v they_o will_v judge_v well_o of_o those_o thing_n and_o of_o the_o prince_n that_o do_v they_o i_o will_v say_v in_o the_o selfsame_o manner_n rash_a man_n because_o they_o understand_v not_o the_o intent_n which_o god_n have_v in_o his_o work_n they_o judge_v they_o evil_n and_o then_o pretend_v piety_n they_o will_v not_o attribute_v they_o to_o god_n and_o if_o they_o do_v know_v and_o understand_v the_o intent_n that_o god_n have_v in_o those_o thing_n which_o they_o judge_v evil_a they_o will_v hold_v and_o judge_v they_o for_o good_a and_o so_o they_o will_v not_o come_v to_o deprive_v god_n of_o his_o particular_a providence_n in_o every_o thing_n and_o certain_o if_o these_o man_n do_v consider_v that_o god_n harden_v the_o heart_n of_o pharaoh_n that_o he_o shall_v sin_v not_o let_v god_n people_n go_v do_v pretend_v to_o illustrate_v his_o glory_n and_o to_o make_v manifest_a his_o power_n in_o favour_v his_o people_n they_o will_v account_v the_o hardness_n of_o pharaoh_n heart_n among_o the_o work_n of_o god_n mercy_n for_o as_o much_o as_o that_o which_o the_o people_n of_o god_n desire_v be_v thereby_o effect_v and_o this_o selfsame_o judgement_n they_o will_v make_v of_o the_o curse_n of_o shimei_n and_o of_o judas_n his_o sâ—…lling_a christ_n and_o of_o the_o sin_n of_o they_o of_o who_o saint_n paul_n speak_v in_o the_o first_o of_o the_o roman_n and_o they_o will_v make_v the_o selfsame_o judgement_n in_o all_o the_o work_n of_o man_n not_o doubt_v to_o attribute_v they_o all_o unto_o god_n search_v out_o the_o secret_a judgement_n that_o be_v in_o they_o even_o as_o pious_a person_n search_v they_o out_o to_o who_o it_o ofttimes_o happen_v that_o they_o hold_v something_o of_o their_o own_o or_o other_o for_o a_o error_n because_o they_o know_v not_o the_o intent_n that_o god_n have_v in_o it_o and_o afterward_o by_o time_n know_v the_o intent_n that_o god_n have_v in_o it_o they_o hold_v it_o for_o a_o very_a certain_a thing_n and_o to_o the_o self_n same_o person_n it_o oftentimes_o befall_v that_o they_o hold_v a_o thing_n for_o well_o do_v which_o afterward_o by_o tract_n of_o time_n they_o know_v be_v ill_o do_v this_o sometime_o happen_v to_o they_o when_o they_o stand_v not_o very_o attent_a to_o consider_v the_o judgement_n of_o god_n and_o sometime_o because_o it_o do_v not_o always_o please_v god_n that_o they_o shall_v understand_v that_o which_o he_o pretend_v in_o his_o work_n as_o peradventure_o it_o do_v not_o please_v he_o that_o moses_n and_o aaron_n shall_v understand_v that_o which_o he_o pretend_v in_o the_o hardness_n of_o pharaoh_n heart_n to_o the_o intent_n they_o shall_v not_o cease_v to_o be_v very_a instant_n that_o he_o will_v let_v the_o people_n of_o god_n to_o go_v out_o whereupon_o it_o seem_v that_o man_n piety_n consist_v in_o apply_v his_o mind_n to_o understand_v that_o which_o god_n pretend_v in_o his_o work_n especial_o in_o those_o which_o seem_v absurd_a and_o evil_a and_o to_o venerate_v and_o approve_v those_o which_o he_o do_v not_o understand_v hold_v they_o all_o for_o holy_a just_a and_o good_a to_o the_o three_o cause_n and_o reason_n which_o man_n find_v not_o to_o confess_v that_o god_n do_v all_o thing_n it_o may_v be_v effectual_o &_o by_o our_o own_o proper_a experience_n answer_v that_o those_o man_n who_o believe_v &_o hold_v for_o certain_a that_o god_n do_v all_o thing_n for_o this_o self_n same_o cause_n that_o they_o abide_v in_o this_o certainty_n be_v pious_a and_o just_a and_o be_v pious_a and_o just_o be_v in_o themselves_o most_o temperate_a and_o most_o modest_a and_o be_v towards_o their_o neighbour_n most_o merciful_a most_o diligent_a and_o most_o liberal_a in_o as_o much_o as_o piety_n and_o justice_n do_v as_o well_o mortify_v in_o they_o the_o appetite_n of_o sensuality_n that_o may_v make_v they_o vicious_a and_o insolent_a as_o
depravation_n and_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v restore_v in_o man_n reparation_n read_v s._n paul_n i_o find_v he_o touch_v many_o secret_n worthy_a of_o much_o consideration_n and_o among_o other_o i_o esteem_v it_o for_o most_o worthy_a that_o which_o he_o touch_v of_o the_o restauration_n of_o the_o creature_n in_o the_o glorious_a resurrection_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n into_o the_o consideration_n of_o which_o secret_a i_o have_v ofttimes_o enter_v and_o it_o have_v befall_v i_o that_o by_o how_o much_o the_o more_o i_o will_v have_v understand_v it_o so_o much_o the_o less_o have_v i_o understand_v it_o my_o spirit_n come_v to_o this_o understanding_n that_o as_o man_n in_o his_o dèpravation_n mar_v all_o the_o creature_n so_o in_o the_o reparation_n of_o man_n all_o the_o creature_n shall_v be_v repair_v that_o the_o first_o adam_n subject_v all_o man_n unto_o misery_n and_o unto_o death_n mar_v all_o the_o creature_n and_o that_o the_o second_o adam_n jesus_n christ_n our_o lord_n conduct_v man_n unto_o felicity_n and_o to_o eternal_a life_n shall_v repair_v all_o creature_n but_o as_o i_o do_v not_o understand_v in_o what_o sort_n all_o the_o creature_n be_v mar_v in_o man_n depravation_n i_o do_v not_o neither_o understand_v in_o what_o sort_n they_o shall_v be_v repair_v in_o man_n reparation_n in_o which_o thing_n that_o secret_a which_o s._n paul_n mean_v do_v consist_v which_o secret_a it_o seem_v isaia_n have_v former_o understand_v chap._n 65._o where_o god_n promise_v to_o create_v new_a heaven_n and_o a_o new_a earth_n and_o the_o self_n same_o secret_n it_o seem_v s._n peter_n understand_v in_o the_o last_o chap._n of_o his_o 2._o epistle_n and_o the_o selfsame_o seem_v to_o be_v understand_v in_o the_o revelation_n chap._n 21._o then_o i_o understand_v that_o god_n have_v â—…reated_v man_n in_o a_o state_n of_o immortality_n and_o sovereign_a happiness_n he_o create_v all_o thing_n with_o such_o order_n and_o with_o such_o temper_n that_o they_o do_v all_o of_o they_o accord_n to_o make_v man_n immortal_a and_o most_o happy_a farther_o i_o understand_v that_o man_n subject_v himself_o to_o misery_n by_o eat_v the_o fruit_n of_o the_o tree_n of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o good_a &_o evil_a and_o commit_v himself_o to_o death_n in_o have_v be_v disobedient_a to_o god_n eat_v the_o fruit_n of_o the_o tree_n against_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n and_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o all_o the_o creature_n shall_v leave_v their_o be_v and_o their_o temper_n with_o which_o they_o be_v create_v to_o make_v man_n immortal_a and_o most_o happy_a and_o take_v another_o be_v and_o another_o temper_n whereby_o they_o shall_v all_o accord_n to_o make_v man_n miserable_a and_o mortal_a from_o hence_o i_o understand_v proceed_v the_o evil_a influence_n of_o the_o heaven_n and_o the_o poisonful_a and_o unhealthful_a thing_n which_o the_o earth_n bring_v forth_o all_o which_o augment_v man_n misery_n and_o from_o this_o that_o all_o creature_n take_v upon_o they_o to_o make_v man_n miserable_a and_o mortal_a i_o understand_v that_o s._n paul_n say_v that_o all_o of_o they_o do_v anxious_o desire_v to_o be_v free_a understanding_n this_o i_o come_v to_o understand_v that_o man_n be_v to_o be_v immortal_a and_o most_o happy_a in_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o just_a all_o the_o creature_n shall_v return_v to_o recover_v that_o be_v that_o temper_n and_o that_o order_n with_o which_o they_o be_v create_v to_o make_v man_n in_o their_o reparation_n immortal_a and_o most_o happy_a as_o in_o their_o depravation_n they_o do_v pervert_v their_o be_v their_o temper_n and_o their_o order_n to_o make_v they_o miserable_a and_o mortal_a in_o this_o generality_n of_o creature_n i_o do_v not_o understand_v the_o good_a angel_n to_o be_v comprise_v for_o not_o be_v mar_v they_o have_v no_o necessity_n of_o be_v repair_v nor_o the_o evil_a angel_n for_o not_o have_v be_v mar_v with_o man_n to_o make_v man_n miserable_a and_o mortal_a they_o shall_v not_o be_v restore_v with_o man_n to_o make_v he_o immortal_a and_o most_o happy_a in_o this_o consideration_n more_o than_o in_o any_o other_o of_o these_o which_o i_o have_v hitherto_o consider_v i_o think_v i_o see_v the_o most_o high_a obligation_n which_o not_o only_o all_o man_n in_o particular_a but_o all_o the_o creature_n in_o general_n have_v to_o christ._n for_o as_o much_o as_o through_o christ_n obedience_n man_n shall_v return_v to_o that_o be_v of_o immortality_n and_o felicity_n which_o they_o lose_v by_o adam_n disobedience_n and_o by_o the_o selfsame_o the_o creature_n shall_v return_v to_o recover_v their_o be_v and_o their_o most_o perfect_a temper_n which_o they_o lose_v through_o the_o disobedience_n of_o adam_n and_o so_o this_o remain_v imprint_v in_o my_o mind_n that_o adam_n disobey_v god_n deprave_v all_o man_n and_o condemn_v they_o unto_o death_n and_o mar_v all_o the_o creatâ—…res_n and_o subject_v they_o aâ—…_n s._n paul_n say_v to_o vanity_n and_o that_o christ_n obey_v god_n repair_v all_o man_n and_o give_v unto_o they_o immortality_n and_o restore_v all_o the_o creature_n and_o put_v they_o into_o their_o firm_a and_o stable_n be_v i_o speak_v of_o this_o that_o shall_v be_v in_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o just_a as_o though_o it_o be_v already_o for_o as_o much_o as_o to_o godward_o it_o be_v already_o after_o christ_n raise_v up_o and_o by_o how_o much_o i_o the_o more_o remember_v this_o so_o much_o the_o more_o do_v i_o abhor_v all_o manner_n of_o inobedience_n to_o god_n and_o so_o much_o the_o more_o do_v embrace_v my_o â—…elf_n with_o all_o manner_n of_o obedience_n to_o god_n and_o i_o feel_v that_o in_o as_o much_o as_o i_o go_v apply_v myself_o to_o this_o so_o much_o the_o image_n of_o adam_n go_v abate_v in_o i_o &_o the_o image_n of_o christ_n go_v on_o reform_v and_o likewise_o that_o of_o god_n to_o who_o be_v glory_n everlasting_a amen_o consid._n lxxxviii_o what_o the_o cause_n may_v 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