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pass_v be_v not_o repugnant_a indeed_o something_o more_o we_o have_v by_o way_n of_o illustration_n but_o as_o little_a probation_n as_o former_o which_o it_o be_v not_o amiss_o to_o rehearse_v also_o he_o say_v deus_fw-la quando_fw-la aliquid_fw-la intendit_fw-la &_o vult_fw-la non_fw-la necesse_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la consideret_fw-la utrum_fw-la id_fw-la obtenturus_fw-la sit_fw-la nec_fw-la ne_fw-la that_o be_v when_o god_n intend_v or_o will_v any_o thing_n it_o be_v not_o necessary_a that_o he_o then_o consider_v whether_o he_o be_v to_o obtain_v it_o or_o no_o let_v it_o be_v so_o yet_o the_o impertinency_n of_o his_o reply_n be_v obvious_a the_o question_n be_v not_o whether_o god_n can_v will_v a_o thing_n and_o not_o consider_v whether_o he_o be_v to_o obtain_v it_o or_o no_o but_o whether_o he_o can_v will_v that_o which_o he_o know_v shall_v not_o come_v to_o pass_v now_o betwixt_o these_o be_v a_o great_a difference_n they_o that_o have_v taste_v of_o the_o logical_a 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thus_o then_o god_n will_v that_o which_o he_o know_v shall_v not_o come_v to_o pass_v now_o to_o this_o he_o say_v man_n may_v will_v that_o which_o be_v not_o to_o come_v to_o pass_v and_o what_o then_o if_o he_o have_v be_v opposite_a he_o shall_v have_v say_v thus_o man_n may_v will_v that_o which_o he_o know_v shall_v not_o come_v to_o pass_v but_o this_o neither_o do_v my_o reason_n comprehend_v nor_o faith_n believe_v and_o his_o ratiotination_n come_v to_o this_o man_n may_v will_v that_o which_o he_o know_v shall_v not_o come_v to_o pass_v therefore_o god_n may_v will_v that_o which_o he_o know_v shall_v never_o come_v to_o pass_v which_o be_v but_o a_o miserable_a consequence_n ibid._n ibid._n again_o he_o say_v legislator_n desiderat_fw-la ut_fw-la subditi_fw-la omnes_fw-la legem_fw-la servant_n etc._n etc._n quanquam_fw-la eam_fw-la ab_fw-la omnibus_fw-la servatum_fw-la non_fw-la iri_fw-la non_fw-la possit_fw-la ignorari_fw-la quidni_fw-la de_fw-la deo_fw-la idem_fw-la 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