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justice_n than_o the_o man_n themselves_o vindicemus_fw-la themselves_o aug._n l._n 2_o contr_n faust_n c._n 5._o et_fw-la nos_fw-la quidem_fw-la sub_fw-la fato_fw-la stellatum_fw-la nullius_fw-la hominis_fw-la genesin_n ponimus_fw-la ut_fw-la liberum_fw-la arbitrium_fw-la voluntatis_fw-la quo_fw-la bene_fw-la vel_fw-la male_a vivitur_fw-la propter_fw-la justum_fw-la dei_fw-la judicium_fw-la ab_fw-la omni_fw-la necessitatis_fw-la vinculo_fw-la vindicemus_fw-la we_o place_v man_n nativity_n under_o no_o fatal_a constellation_n say_v s._n aug._n that_o we_o may_v free_v the_o will_n by_o which_o a_o man_n live_v either_o well_o or_o ill_o from_o all_o band_n of_o necessity_n because_o of_o the_o righteous_a judgement_n of_o god_n prosper_n speak_v of_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n by_o which_o he_o decree_v to_o render_v unto_o every_o man_n according_a to_o his_o work_n peccarent_fw-la work_n prosp_n ad_fw-la obj._n 10._o vinc._n quod_fw-la judicium_fw-la futurum_fw-la omnino_fw-la 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to_o be_v avoidable_a for_o no_o man_n will_v flee_v from_o a_o evil_n that_o can_v be_v prevent_v but_o will_v yield_v up_o himself_o to_o it_o as_o caesar_n do_v his_o body_n to_o the_o murderer_n in_o the_o senate_n house_n now_o by_o this_o decree_n heaven_n and_o hell_n be_v not_o object_n possible_a but_o necessary_a heaven_n shall_v avoidable_o be_v obtain_v by_o those_o that_o be_v elect_v and_o hell_n must_v as_o certain_o be_v endure_v by_o those_o that_o be_v reprobate_v for_o man_n have_v no_o power_n to_o alter_v their_o eternal_a state_n all_o man_n by_o this_o decree_n be_v precise_o determine_v ad_fw-la unum_fw-la to_o one_o state_n to_o necessary_a salvation_n or_o necessary_a damnation_n without_o any_o power_n or_o liberty_n to_o choose_v whether_o and_o from_o hence_o this_o conclusion_n be_v cleâ—e_a that_o the_o absolute_a decree_n take_v away_o the_o chief_a inducement_n to_o holiness_n and_o deterrement_n from_o wickedness_n and_o consequent_o hinder_v a_o 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