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A46699 A second part of The mixture of scholasticall divinity, with practical, in several tractates: wherein some of the most difficult knots in divinity are untyed, many dark places of Scripture cleared, sundry heresies and errors refuted ... Whereunto are annexed, several letters of the same author, and Dr. Jeremy Taylor, concerning Original Sin. Together with a reply unto Dr. Hammonds vindication of his grounds of uniformity from 1 Cor. 14.40. By Henry Jeanes, minister of Gods Word at Chedzoy in Somersetshire. Jeanes, Henry, 1611-1662.; Taylor, Jeremy, 1613-1667. 1660 (1660) Wing J508; ESTC R202621 508,739 535

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detract_v from_o the_o most_o praiseworthy_a and_o crown_v those_o with_o praise_n that_o be_v of_o all_o other_o most_o undeserving_a that_o which_o paul_n here_o speak_v to_o the_o corinthian_n and_o in_o they_o unto_o all_o private_a christian_n may_v be_v press_v in_o a_o more_o special_a manner_n upon_o public_a judicatories_n they_o shall_v judge_v nothing_o secret_a before_o the_o time_n until_o the_o lord_n come_v indeed_o that_o which_o job_n profess_v of_o himself_o job_n 29._o 16_o the_o cause_n which_o i_o know_v not_o i_o search_v out_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o every_o magistrate_n a_o judge_n shall_v do_v his_o best_a for_o the_o bolt_n out_o of_o the_o most_o hide_a truth_n and_o to_o search_v into_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o dark_a cause_n but_o if_o when_o in_o this_o search_n he_o have_v proceed_v with_o his_o most_o diligent_a care_n and_o great_a caution_n he_o yet_o have_v no_o convictive_a proose_n but_o only_o mere_a 〈◊〉_d presumption_n and_o probability_n to_o guide_v he_o which_o can_v beget_v only_o a_o conjectural_a knowledge_n and_o that_o be_v full_a of_o uncertainty_n here_o he_o may_v guess_v but_o can_v proper_o judge_v he_o that_o in_o this_o case_n will_v peremptory_o judge_v either_o way_n may_v soon_o wrong_v the_o generation_n of_o the_o upright_a &_o condemn_v as_o frequent_o the_o innocent_a as_o the_o guilty_a the_o hide_a thing_n of_o darkness_n be_v to_o be_v put_v over_o unto_o the_o final_a &_o infallible_a judgement_n of_o the_o great_a day_n which_o will_v bring_v they_o all_o into_o the_o open_a light_n proceed_v we_o next_o unto_o those_o duty_n that_o regard_v wicked_a man_n and_o they_o be_v two_o 〈◊〉_d from_o they_o patience_n towards_o they_o first_o we_o may_v hence_o be_v exhort_v unto_o a_o estrangement_n from_o all_o unnecessary_a two_o delightful_a intimate_a fellowship_n with_o they_o not_o that_o we_o may_v not_o at_o all_o converse_n with_o such_o for_o then_o as_o the_o apostle_n say_v 1_o cor._n 5._o 10._o we_o must_v 〈◊〉_d go_v out_o of_o the_o world_n such_o a_o doctrine_n have_v attendancy_n to_o the_o put_n of_o the_o world_n into_o a_o mutiny_n and_o the_o dissolve_v of_o all_o humane_a society_n our_o calling_n relation_n and_o necessity_n will_v many_o time_n enforce_v we_o to_o have_v commerce_n with_o the_o worst_a of_o man_n but_o to_o enter_v into_o any_o league_n of_o familiarity_n amity_n and_o inwardness_n with_o person_n notorious_o or_o profess_o impious_a and_o profane_a they_o be_v a_o thing_n disagreeable_a unto_o that_o final_a separation_n which_o christ_n shall_v make_v the_o last_o day_n of_o the_o sheep_n from_o the_o goat_n the_o godly_a from_o the_o ungodly_a matth._n 25._o 32_o 33_o shall_v they_o only_o be_v our_o intimate_v and_o confident_n here_o in_o this_o life_n from_o who_o in_o the_o next_o life_n we_o be_v like_a to_o be_v everlasting_a separatist_n shall_v they_o now_o alone_o have_v our_o heart_n and_o bosom_n unto_o who_o curse_n and_o condemnation_n we_o shall_v without_o god_n give_v they_o repentance_n give_v our_o vote_n and_o suffrage_n shall_v they_o have_v our_o most_o intimate_a and_o friendly_a conversation_n that_o be_v as_o yet_o the_o profess_a enemy_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o church_n see_v if_o they_o continue_v so_o still_o we_o shall_v in_o the_o last_o day_n rejoice_v and_o triumph_v in_o their_o eternal_a ruin_n and_o damnation_n unless_o god_n work_v a_o change_n in_o their_o heart_n after_o death_n we_o shall_v never_o come_v into_o their_o company_n again_o and_o after_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n never_o so_o much_o as_o see_v they_o again_o and_o therefore_o why_o shall_v they_o now_o engross_v if_o not_o all_o yet_o the_o great_a part_n of_o our_o intimate_a and_o familiar_a society_n betwixt_o we_o then_o there_o will_v be_v a_o impassable_a gulf_n and_o that_o unto_o all_o eternity_n and_o therefore_o why_o now_o be_v there_o such_o a_o nearness_n betwixt_o we_o the_o ungodly_a shall_v not_o stand_v in_o the_o judgement_n nor_o sinner_n in_o the_o congregation_n of_o the_o righteous_a psal._n 1._o 5_o the_o goat_n shall_v not_o so_o much_o as_o come_v nigh_o the_o sheep_n and_o therefore_o now_o the_o righteous_a shall_v not_o stand_v in_o the_o way_n of_o 〈◊〉_d psal._n 1._o 1_o they_o shall_v as_o 〈◊〉_d exhort_v not_o enter_v into_o the_o path_n of_o the_o wicked_a nor_o go_v in_o the_o way_n of_o evil_a man_n 〈◊〉_d shall_v avoid_v it_o etc._n etc._n turn_v from_o it_o and_o pass_v away_o prov_fw-mi 4._o 14_o 15._o 〈◊〉_d we_o may_v hence_o be_v exhort_v to_o patience_n under_o their_o injury_n the._n and_o at_o their_o 〈◊〉_d jam_fw-la 5._o vers_fw-la 7._o 8_o 9_o be_v patient_a therefore_o brethren_n unto_o the_o come_n of_o the_o lord_n behold_v the_o husbandman_n wait_v for_o the_o precious_a fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o have_v long_a patience_n for_o it_o until_o he_o receive_v the_o early_a and_o latter_a rain_n be_v you_o also_o patient_a establish_v your_o heart_n for_o the_o come_n of_o the_o lord_n draw_v nigh_o grudge_v not_o one_o against_o another_o 〈◊〉_d lest_o you_o be_v condemn_v behold_v the_o jugde_v stand_v 〈◊〉_d the_o door_n here_o we_o have_v a_o 〈◊〉_d unto_o patience_n vers_fw-la 7._o 8_o and_o a_o 〈◊〉_d from_o the_o effect_n of_o impatience_n vers_fw-la 9_o 1._o a_o 〈◊〉_d to_o patience_n and_o this_o be_v address_v unto_o the_o poor_a christian_n oppress_v and_o persecute_v by_o the_o wicked_a rich_a and_o so_o much_o may_v be_v collect_v from_o comparison_n of_o vers_fw-la 7_o with_o 〈◊〉_d 6_o unto_o which_o the_o illative_a particle_n therefore_o carry_v we_o you_o have_v condemn_v and_o kill_v the_o just_a and_o he_o do_v not_o resist_v you_o be_v patient_a therefore_o brethren_n your_o unjust_a and_o unavoidable_a suffering_n be_v not_o only_o the_o matter_n or_o object_n of_o but_o a_o motive_n unto_o patience_n you_o be_v just_a and_o innocent_a and_o yet_o condemn_v and_o kill_v and_o you_o can_v make_v no_o resistance_n therefore_o be_v patient_a therefore_o you_o have_v need_n of_o the_o buckler_n of_o patience_n and_o indeed_o without_o it_o the_o persecution_n that_o you_o be_v to_o suffer_v will_n not_o only_o ruin_v your_o state_n and_o body_n but_o even_o sink_v your_o soul_n the_o word_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o in_o the_o margin_n it_o be_v render_v be_v long_o patient_a or_o suffer_v with_o long_a patience_n let_v patience_n have_v her_o perfect_a work_n jam._n 1._o 4._o let_v it_o be_v parallel_n unto_o your_o suffering_n be_v as_o last_v and_o as_o durable_a as_o they_o can_v be_v and_o with_o they_o you_o must_v expect_v no_o truce_n here_o in_o this_o life_n be_v patient_a therefore_o unto_o the_o come_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o be_v to_o judgement_n until_o that_o time_n you_o will_v daily_o meet_v with_o matter_n for_o the_o exercise_n of_o your_o patience_n in_o the_o word_n there_o may_v be_v both_o the_o extension_n and_o the_o limitation_n or_o 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itself_o but_o also_o when_o it_o have_v a_o manifest_a show_n of_o sin_n for_o the_o bare_a and_o naked_a show_n of_o sin_n may_v praebere_fw-la alteri_fw-la occasionem_fw-la ruinae_fw-la moral_o lead_v another_o to_o sin_n may_v be_v the_o moral_a cause_n of_o another_o sin_n as_o well_o as_o sin_v itself_o the_o action_n in_o which_o there_o be_v only_o a_o appearance_n of_o sin_n may_v yet_o provoke_v another_o unto_o the_o practice_n of_o sin_n as_o the_o performance_n of_o the_o sinful_a action_n itself_o to_o see_v a_o christian_a sit_v at_o meat_n in_o a_o idol_n temple_n at_o a_o idol_n feast_n may_v tempt_v a_o raw_a convert_n unto_o idolatry_n as_o well_o as_o to_o behold_v he_o knceling_n before_o a_o idol_n for_o this_o i_o can_v muster_v up_o the_o suffrage_n of_o all_o the_o schoolman_n a_o generation_n yet_o of_o divine_n that_o be_v none_o of_o the_o precise_a either_o in_o position_n or_o practice_v but_o i_o will_v not_o trouble_v my_o reader_n with_o the_o testimony_n of_o above_o two_o of_o they_o opus_fw-la malum_fw-la say_v suarez_n vel_fw-la 〈◊〉_d speciem_fw-la mali_fw-la quod_fw-la de_fw-fr fe_o inductivum_fw-la est_fw-la ad_fw-la pecc_fw-la andum_fw-la vitandum_fw-la est_fw-la nam_fw-la illud_fw-la est_fw-la verè_fw-la scandalum_fw-la activum_fw-la ut_fw-la patet_fw-la ex_fw-la desinitione_fw-la ejus_fw-la moraliter_fw-la enim_fw-la inducit_fw-la hominem_fw-la ad_fw-la malum_fw-la quod_fw-la 〈◊〉_d non_fw-la operteat_fw-la esse_fw-la verè_fw-la malum_fw-la sed_fw-la satis_fw-la sit_fw-la apparere_fw-la patet_fw-la 2_o thes._n 5._o 22._o 1_o cor._n 12._o ratio_fw-la est_fw-la quia_fw-la tenemur_fw-la rectè_fw-la operari_fw-la non_fw-la selum_fw-la coram_fw-la dco_o sed_fw-la ctiam_fw-la coram_fw-la hominibus_fw-la secundo_fw-la quia_fw-la cum_fw-la opus_fw-la habet_fw-la speciem_fw-la mali_fw-la inducitur_fw-la proximus_fw-la ad_fw-la malum_fw-la opus_fw-la non_fw-la selum_fw-la suâ_fw-la malitiâ_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la ex_fw-la vi_fw-la mei_fw-la operis_fw-la &_o ex_fw-la quadam_fw-la fragilitate_fw-la 〈◊〉_d open_fw-mi de_fw-fr triplici_fw-la virtute_fw-la tract_n 2_o disp_n 10._o sect_n 3._o quotiescunque_fw-la datur_fw-la occasio_fw-la scandali_fw-la say_v vasquez_n malo_fw-la opere_fw-la aut_fw-la habente_fw-la speciem_fw-la mali_fw-la semper_fw-la imputatur_fw-la scandalum_fw-la tribuenti_fw-la occasionem_fw-la sive_fw-la scandalum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d ex_fw-la malitiâ_fw-la sive_fw-la infirmitate_fw-la aut_fw-la ignorantià_fw-la tunc_fw-la enim_fw-la qui_fw-la 〈◊〉_d occasionem_fw-la scandali_fw-la peccat_fw-la peccato_fw-la scandali_fw-la activi_fw-la quod_fw-la nullâ_fw-la ratione_fw-la licet_fw-la ratio_fw-la vero_fw-la est_fw-la quia_fw-la nullâ_fw-la justâ_fw-la aut_fw-la rationabili_fw-la causâ_fw-la excusari_fw-la potest_fw-la aliquis_fw-la â_fw-la peccato_fw-la qui_fw-la coram_fw-la alio_fw-la peccat_fw-la vel_fw-la exercet_fw-la opus_fw-la habens_fw-la speciem_fw-la mali_fw-la &_o ideo_fw-la jure_fw-la optimo_fw-la dicitur_fw-la tribuere_fw-la occasionem_fw-la peccandi_fw-la quia_fw-la tale_n opus_fw-la ex_fw-la se_fw-la occasio_fw-la est_fw-la peccandi_fw-la vasquez_n opusculis_fw-la moralibus_fw-la tract_n de_fw-fr scandalo_fw-la but_o now_o to_o proceed_v unto_o a_o second_o reason_n beside_o the_o evil_a of_o scandal_n in_o action_n that_o carry_v a_o real_a appearance_n of_o evil_a there_o be_v also_o reductiuè_a the_o guilt_n of_o that_o evil_a of_o which_o they_o have_v a_o 〈◊〉_d for_o that_o command_n which_o forbid_v such_o a_o sin_n forbid_v all_o the_o show_v and_o occasion_n of_o it_o all_o the_o preparative_n unto_o it_o as_o be_v usual_o observe_v by_o commentator_n upon_o the_o decalogue_n thus_o the_o prohibition_n of_o adultery_n take_v in_o all_o the_o cause_n and_o sign_n thereof_o by_o this_o rule_n to_o sit_v at_o meat_n in_o the_o idol_n temple_n at_o the_o idol_n feast_v be_v not_o only_o a_o sin_n of_o scandal_n as_o be_v a_o provocation_n unto_o and_o so_o a_o participation_n of_o the_o sin_n of_o idolatry_n in_o weak_a and_o ignorant_a spectator_n but_o also_o a_o sin_n of_o idolatry_n by_o way_n of_o reduction_n a_o sin_n against_o religion_n a_o transgression_n against_o that_o worship_n which_o god_n require_v suarez_n express_v this_o though_o somewhat_o obscure_o yet_o more_o full_o first_o he_o lay_v down_o this_o conclusion_n quando_fw-la aliquis_fw-la indirectè_fw-la inducit_fw-la alium_fw-la ad_fw-la peccandum_fw-la per_fw-la actionem_fw-la malam_fw-la vel_fw-la habentem_fw-la speciem_fw-la mali_fw-la etiam_fw-la incurrit_fw-la specialem_fw-la malitiam_fw-la scandali_fw-la against_o this_o conclusion_n he_o propound_v among_o other_o this_o objection_n sequitur_fw-la eum_fw-la etc._n etc._n per_fw-la actionem_fw-la non_fw-la malam_fw-la sed_fw-la habentem_fw-la speciem_fw-la mali_fw-la contrahere_fw-la dvas_fw-la malitias_fw-la unam_fw-la scandali_fw-la contra_fw-la charitatem_fw-la aliam_fw-la illius_fw-la speciei_fw-la peccati_fw-la ad_fw-la quam_fw-la proximus_fw-la inducitur_fw-la consequens_fw-la est_fw-la contra_fw-la divum_fw-la thomam_fw-la hic_fw-la et_fw-la sumitur_fw-la ex_fw-la paulo_n primo_fw-la ad_fw-la corinth_n 8_o &_o 12._o vbi_fw-la manducantem_fw-la scandalosè_fw-la sacrificata_fw-la idolis_fw-la non_fw-la reprehend_v reprehendit_fw-la ut_fw-la idolatram_fw-la sed_fw-la ut_fw-la scandalosum_fw-la sequela_fw-la autem_fw-la patet_fw-la quia_fw-la ille_fw-la est_fw-la 〈◊〉_d talis_fw-la malitiae_fw-la ergo_fw-la incurrit_fw-la illam_fw-la unto_o this_o his_o answer_n be_v that_o a_o action_n only_o evil_a in_o appearance_n may_v have_v a_o double_a obliquity_n in_o it_o to_o wit_n that_o of_o scandal_n and_o that_o of_o which_o it_o be_v a_o appearance_n unto_o which_o it_o induce_v concedo_fw-la inquit_fw-la ibi_fw-la esse_fw-la dvas_fw-la malitias_fw-la est_fw-la tamen_fw-la advertendum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d contra_fw-la aliquam_fw-la virtutem_fw-la peccari_fw-la vno_fw-la modo_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la primo_fw-la quia_fw-la 〈◊〉_d agitur_fw-la contra_fw-la objectum_fw-la ejus_fw-la vel_fw-la circumstantias_fw-la illi_fw-la ex_fw-la se_fw-la debitas_fw-la &_o hoc_fw-la modo_fw-la actio_fw-la solum_fw-la mala_fw-la in_o apparentia_fw-la nullam_fw-la virtutem_fw-la 〈◊〉_d alio_fw-la modo_fw-la peccari_fw-la potest_fw-la tantum_fw-la ex_fw-la consequenti_fw-la connexione_fw-la virtutum_fw-la nam_fw-la ut_fw-la dictum_fw-la est_fw-la 1._o 2_o quia_fw-la actus_fw-la virtutum_fw-la sunt_fw-la undique_fw-la boni_fw-la quando_fw-la hic_fw-la &_o nunc_fw-la actus_fw-la alicujus_fw-la virtutis_fw-la 〈◊〉_d esse_fw-la contrarius_fw-la alteri_fw-la virtuti_fw-la quamvis_fw-la in_fw-la svo_fw-la objecto_fw-la vel_fw-la circumstantiis_fw-la quasi_fw-la intrinsecis_fw-la 〈◊〉_d habeat_fw-la defectum_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la prudenter_fw-la sicri_fw-la atque_fw-la adeo_fw-la neque_fw-la est_fw-la actus_fw-la virtutis_fw-la simpliciter_fw-la &_o ideo_fw-la participate_v malitiam_fw-la contrariam_fw-la utrique_fw-la virtuti_fw-la sed_fw-la alteram_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la alteram_fw-la quasi_fw-la per_fw-la accidens_fw-la &_o consequenter_fw-la sic_fw-la etiam_fw-la propria_fw-la malitia_fw-la scandali_fw-la ferè_fw-la semper_fw-la fundatur_fw-la in_o alia_fw-la malitiâ_fw-la tamen_fw-la ex_fw-la consequenti_fw-la &_o per_fw-la accidens_fw-la sempèr_fw-la habet_fw-la aliquo-modoillam_a conjunctam_fw-la ex_fw-la defectu_fw-la circumstantiae_fw-la debitae_fw-la saltem_fw-la propter_fw-la aliam_fw-la virtutem_fw-la propter_fw-la quam_fw-la non_fw-la 〈◊〉_d prudenter_fw-la cessandum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d ab_fw-la opere_fw-la hic_fw-la &_o nunc_fw-la habente_fw-la speciem_fw-la mali_fw-la quamvis_fw-la ex_fw-la se_fw-la esset_fw-la alius_fw-la honestum_fw-la suar_n de_fw-la triplici_fw-la virtute_fw-la theolog._n tract_n de_fw-fr charitat_fw-la disp_n 10._o 〈◊〉_d 2._o it_o be_v of_o this_o real_a appearance_n 〈◊〉_d believe_v that_o the_o apostle_n be_v here_o only_o to_o be_v understand_v but_o yet_o to_o make_v this_o our_o discourse_n complete_a i_o shall_v also_o take_v in_o consideration_n that_o appearance_n of_o evil_a in_o a_o action_n which_o be_v but_o imaginary_a and_o this_o be_v ascribe_v thereunto_o from_o our_o own_o or_o other_o 〈◊〉_d and_o censure_n thereupon_o first_o from_o our_o own_o and_o here_o if_o a_o man_n be_v in_o his_o own_o conscience_n steadfast_o full_o and_o firm_o persuade_v that_o such_o a_o action_n be_v evil_a and_o unlawful_a which_o yet_o in_o truth_n be_v not_o so_o but_o lawful_a what_o ought_v he_o to_o do_v these_o time_n afford_v many_o instance_n by_o which_o we_o may_v exemplisy_n this_o case_n there_o be_v many_o sectary_n that_o profess_v they_o think_v it_o unlawful_a to_o frequent_v the_o public_a ordinance_n to_o pay_v tithe_n unto_o the_o minister_n contribution_n unto_o the_o magistrate_n and_o there_o be_v some_o that_o think_v it_o unlawful_a to_o swear_v in_o any_o cause_n though_o call_v thereunto_o by_o a_o magistrate_n and_o yet_o all_o these_o particular_n be_v not_o only_a thing_n lawful_a but_o bind_a duty_n for_o 〈◊〉_d we_o must_v premise_v two_o thing_n first_o we_o must_v take_v into_o our_o consideration_n the_o nature_n of_o the_o action_n and_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o person_n that_o harbour_v this_o misperswasion_n of_o the_o action_n the_o action_n in_o its_o nature_n may_v be_v either_o necessary_a or_o indifferent_a and_o arbitrary_a and_o the_o person_n misjudge_v it_o may_v be_v in_o respect_n thereof_o either_o svi_fw-la juris_fw-la or_o determine_v therein_o by_o the_o lawful_a command_n of_o some_o superior_a power_n second_o we_o must_v with_o durand_n distinguish_v betwixt_o 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d to_o bind_v and_o to_o bind_v unto_o sciendum_fw-la say_v he_o lib._n 2._o do_v 39_o qu._n 5._o quod_fw-la aliud_fw-la est_fw-la ligari_fw-la aliud_fw-la
be_v bind_v to_o know_v such_o a_o error_n be_v at_o lest_o indirectè_fw-la voluntary_a and_o sinsull_n and_o can_v oblige_v a_o second_o exception_n conscience_n have_v no_o power_n to_o oblige_v but_o what_o it_o derive_v from_o god_n and_o therefore_o what_o it_o oblige_v unto_o god_n also_o oblige_v unto_o and_o god_n be_v the_o moral_a cause_n and_o consequent_o the_o author_n of_o whatsoever_o he_o oblige_v to_o but_o he_o can_v be_v the_o moral_a cause_n and_o author_n of_o that_o which_o be_v sin_n and_o unlawful_a either_o per_fw-la se_fw-la or_o per_fw-la accidens_fw-la and_o therefore_o neither_o he_o nor_o his_o deputy_n conscience_n can_v oblige_v so_o much_o as_o per_fw-la accidens_fw-la unto_o that_o which_o be_v unlawful_a a_o three_o exception_n shall_v be_v the_o objection_n of_o durand_n in_o the_o place_n above_o quote_v sola_fw-la vera_fw-la notitia_fw-la de_fw-fr re_fw-mi 〈◊〉_d non_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d magis_fw-la confirmat_fw-la sed_fw-la vera_fw-la notitia_fw-la de_fw-la eo_fw-la quod_fw-la 〈◊〉_d conscientia_fw-la dictat_fw-la tollit_fw-la 〈◊〉_d ergo_fw-la obligatio_fw-la nulla_fw-la suis_fw-la to_o be_v well_o inform_v and_o to_o have_v a_o true_a knowledge_n of_o a_o thing_n can_v take_v away_o any_o obligation_n to_o it_o but_o to_o be_v well_o inform_v and_o to_o have_v a_o true_a knowledge_n concern_v that_o which_o a_o erroneous_a conscience_n dictate_v take_v away_o all_o obligation_n to_o it_o therefore_o there_o be_v never_o any_o such_o thing_n as_o a_o obligation_n to_o it_o the_o most_o considerable_a objection_n be_v that_o of_o 〈◊〉_d sum_n theol._n 2._o part_n p._n 1._o tom_n 2._o tract_n 1._o cap._n 4._o durandus_fw-la còncedit_fw-la illum_fw-la p_o 〈◊〉_d qui_fw-la operatur_fw-la contra_fw-la hanc_fw-la conscientiam_fw-la ergo_fw-la debet_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hanc_fw-la conscientiam_fw-la obligare_fw-la nam_fw-la ubi_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la 〈◊〉_d ibi_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d durand_n grant_v that_o he_o sin_v who_o act_n against_o a_o erroneous_a conscience_n therefore_o he_o ought_v also_o to_o grant_v that_o a_o erroneous_a conscience_n oblige_v for_o where_o there_o be_v no_o obligation_n there_o can_v be_v no_o sin_n but_o the_o answer_n hereunto_o be_v very_o easy_a by_o distinguish_v concern_v obligation_n which_o be_v twofold_a either_o as_o touch_v the_o 〈◊〉_d or_o manner_n of_o action_n though_o there_o be_v no_o obligation_n as_o touch_v the_o matter_n of_o such_o action_n concern_v which_o a_o erroneous_a conscience_n dictate_v yet_o there_o be_v a_o general_a obligation_n as_o 〈◊〉_d the_o manner_n of_o all_o action_n that_o they_o be_v do_v without_o the_o contempt_n of_o conscience_n and_o therefore_o in_o every_o action_n where_o conscience_n be_v contemn_v sin_n be_v commit_v quaevis_fw-la voluntas_fw-la say_v aquinas_n 2_o dae_fw-la q._n 19_o art_n 5._o à_fw-la ratione_fw-la sive_fw-la 〈◊〉_d sive_fw-la errante_fw-la discordans_fw-la semper_fw-la est_fw-la mala_fw-la which_o bring_v i_o unto_o my_o three_o conclusion_n although_o this_o conclusion_n erroneous_a conceit_n of_o the_o unlawfullnesse_n of_o this_o action_n 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v necessary_a either_o in_o its_o nature_n or_o at_o least_o in_o its_o use_n because_o lawful_o command_v by_o authority_n do_v not_o obligare_fw-la that_o be_v so_o bind_v as_o that_o i_o must_v follow_v it_o yet_o it_o do_v ligare_fw-la so_o entangle_v and_o perplex_v as_o that_o i_o can_v without_o sin_n oppose_v it_o and_o for_o this_o i_o shall_v allege_v these_o follow_a reason_n first_o because_o whosoever_o go_v against_o his_o conscience_n whether_o ill_a or_o well_o inform_v it_o matter_n not_o go_v against_o the_o will_n of_o god_n although_o not_o for_o the_o thing_n he_o do_v yet_o for_o the_o manner_n of_o do_v it_o although_o not_o 〈◊〉_d yet_o formal_o and_o interpretative_o because_o whatsoever_o the_o conscience_n 〈◊〉_d a_o man_n take_v for_o the_o will_n of_o god_n each_o man_n conscience_n be_v 〈◊〉_d deputy_n god_n to_o inform_v and_o direct_v he_o look_v as_o he_o who_o revile_v wound_n kill_v a_o private_a man_n mistake_v he_o for_o the_o king_n be_v guilty_a of_o high_a treason_n against_o the_o king_n himself_o so_o he_o that_o '_o thwart_v the_o judgement_n of_o even_o a_o erroneous_a conscience_n fight_v against_o god_n war_n against_o heaven_n because_o what_o his_o conscience_n say_v he_o think_v to_o be_v the_o voice_n of_o heaven_n thus_o you_o see_v that_o he_o who_o act_v against_o a_o erroneous_a conscience_n in_o such_o a_o action_n 〈◊〉_d himself_o as_o disaffect_v towards_o god_n for_o he_o know_o adventure_v upon_o that_o which_o he_o think_v will_v infinite_o displease_v he_o and_o in_o a_o second_o place_n such_o a_o action_n be_v a_o argument_n of_o disaffection_n towards_o that_o rule_n of_o our_o moral_a action_n which_o god_n have_v appoint_v he_o that_o have_v a_o erroneous_a conscience_n suppose_v it_o to_o be_v right_a and_o well_o inform_v and_o therefore_o if_o he_o act_v against_o it_o he_o slight_v that_o which_o he_o take_v to_o be_v the_o rule_n of_o his_o work_n and_o therefore_o his_o action_n be_v for_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o it_o lawless_a and_o irregular_a 4._o three_o in_o such_o a_o action_n there_o be_v a_o deprave_a affection_n towards_o sin_n and_o that_o in_o moral_n be_v the_o fountain_n of_o all_o illness_n if_o a_o man_n conscience_n be_v right_a and_o well_o inform_v and_o he_o act_v against_o it_o every_o one_o will_v grant_v that_o such_o a_o action_n proceed_v from_o the_o love_n of_o that_o which_o be_v sin_n and_o there_o be_v the_o same_o reason_n to_o say_v as_o much_o of_o that_o action_n which_o be_v against_o the_o dictate_v of_o a_o err_a conscience_n beside_o these_o reason_n i_o shall_v allege_v scripture_n to_o omit_v rome_n 〈◊〉_d 23._o already_o speak_v of_o 〈◊〉_d quote_v also_o rom._n 14._o 14._o to_o he_o that_o esteem_v any_o thing_n to_o be_v unclean_a to_o he_o it_o be_v unclean_a the_o learned_a dr_n hammond_n allege_v for_o the_o same_o purpose_n the_o 1_o cor._n 8._o 7._o for_o some_o with_o locum_fw-la conscience_n of_o the_o idol_n i_o e._n 〈◊〉_d resolve_v in_o mind_n that_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o eat_v or_o taste_v of_o any_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d part_n or_o portion_n of_o the_o idol-feast_n whether_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d at_o the_o idol_n table_n or_o have_v buy_v it_o at_o the_o shambles_n as_o it_o seem_v be_v the_o fashion_n of_o those_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v sell_v there_o at_o second_o hand_n chap._n 10._o 25._o 〈◊〉_d it_o unlawful_a to_o eat_v any_o meat_n consecrate_v to_o that_o use_n do_v yet_o eat_v that_o which_o be_v of_o this_o nature_n and_o by_o so_o do_v their_o weak_a i._n e._n uninstruct_v conscience_n be_v pollute_v i._n e._n they_o sin_n against_o their_o conscience_n do_v that_o which_o they_o be_v persuade_v they_o may_v not_o do_v which_o although_o it_o be_v never_o so_o innocent_a and_o harmless_a thing_n in_o itself_o a_o idol_n be_v simple_o nothing_o yet_o to_o they_o which_o do_v it_o when_o they_o think_v it_o unlawful_a and_o all_o have_v not_o knowledge_n say_v he_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o verse_n i._n e._n be_v not_o sufficient_o instruct_v in_o their_o duty_n it_o be_v pollution_n or_o sin_n i_o shall_v proceed_v unto_o the_o four_o and_o last_o conclusion_n the_o only_a way_n then_o for_o a_o man_n to_o rescue_v himself_o out_o of_o these_o difficulty_n be_v to_o rectify_v his_o conscience_n to_o depose_v and_o correct_v the_o error_n thereof_o so_o he_o shall_v escape_v contempt_n of_o the_o judgement_n of_o his_o own_o conscience_n on_o the_o one_o hand_n and_o breach_n of_o either_o god_n or_o man_n law_n on_o the_o other_o this_o rayunaudus_n from_o who_o i_o know_v none_o do_v dissent_n express_v as_o follow_v moral_n disc_fw-la do_v 4._o q._n 3._o art_n 1._o n._n 247._o unum_n igitur_fw-la illud_fw-la subsidium_fw-la superest_fw-la ut_fw-la judicium_fw-la de_fw-la malitiâ_fw-la vincibilitèr_fw-la errans_fw-la abjiciatur_fw-la si_fw-la enim_fw-la neque_fw-la adhaerere_fw-la ei_fw-la licet_fw-la ut_fw-la primo_fw-la loco_fw-la monstravimus_fw-la neque_fw-la illi_fw-la obsistere_fw-la ut_fw-la nunc_fw-la diximus_fw-la non_fw-la aliud_fw-la superesse_fw-la potest_fw-la quam_fw-la ut_fw-la homo_fw-la errorem_fw-la depellat_fw-la quod_fw-la posse_fw-la supponitur_fw-la 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr malitiâ_fw-la sensum_fw-la induat_fw-la alioqui_fw-la quocunque_fw-la se_fw-la vertat_fw-la in_fw-la culpâ_fw-la erit_fw-la a_o imaginary_a appearance_n of_o evil_a issue_n second_o from_o the_o supposal_n of_o not_o only_a ourselves_o but_o other_o that_o censure_v it_o who_o judgement_n be_v either_o mislead_v by_o ignorance_n and_o weakness_n or_o else_o blind_v through_o pride_n and_o prejudice_n such_o be_v that_o in_o the_o move_n of_o hannah_n lip_n not_o afford_v by_o her_o fact_n but_o only_o fasten_v on_o it_o by_o old_a eli_n his_o hasty_a censoriousnesse_n no_o other_o appearance_n of_o evil_n be_v there_o in_o our_o
when_o the_o scripture_n testify_v plain_o that_o ahaz_n hezekiahs_n his_o father_n worship_v molech_n which_o be_v one_o of_o those_o idol_n by_o make_v his_o son_n to_o pass_v through_o teh_a fire_n and_o be_v so_o mad_o give_v to_o superstition_n that_o he_o sacrifice_v under_o every_o green_a tree_n 2._o reg._n 16._o nay_o less_o be_v say_v than_o some_o learned_a have_v with_o great_a probability_n affirm_v aedisicaverar_fw-it namely_o that_o those_o idol_n with_o their_o appurtenance_n be_v first_o deface_v by_o solomon_n himself_o after_o his_o repentance_n and_o be_v restore_v after_o by_o idolater_n be_v again_o deface_v salianus_n in_o his_o annal_n add_v a_o 3309._o say_v thus_o we_o think_v also_o that_o while_n solomon_n live_v that_o whole_a shop_n of_o devil_n be_v break_v up_o and_o ruin_v and_o withal_o the_o statue_n the_o grove_n and_o altar_n as_o also_o the_o rest_n of_o idolatrous_a monument_n 2._o king_n 23._o 13._o to_o have_v reference_n to_o manasses_n and_o 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share_v thankfulness_n shall_v now_o content_v he_o who_o be_v always_o so_o jealous_a of_o his_o glory_n in_o the_o beginning_n he_o create_v the_o earth_n naked_a void_a and_o without_o form_n gen._n 1._o 2._o lest_o we_o think_v chrysostome_n shall_v ascribe_v that_o beauty_n and_o glory_n wherewith_o afterward_o it_o be_v apparel_v vers_fw-la 12._o unto_o its_o own_o nature_n and_o not_o his_o omnipotency_n that_o make_v it_o out_o of_o nothing_o in_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n he_o command_v the_o israelites_n not_o to_o lift_v up_o any_o tool_n of_o iron_n upon_o any_o altar_n of_o stone_n they_o shall_v erect_v but_o to_o build_v it_o all_o of_o unhewen_v and_o unpolished_a stone_n exod._n 20_o 25._o deut._n 27._o 5._o to_o intimate_v say_v rabbi_n isaac_n that_o what_o ever_o blessing_n they_o obtain_v at_o the_o altar_n they_o shall_v attribute_v they_o not_o to_o humane_a endeavour_n but_o mere_o to_o the_o good_a will_n and_o pleasure_n of_o that_o free_a spirit_n which_o 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they_o imagine_v themselves_o to_o see_v in_o the_o air_n near_o unto_o they_o as_o in_o a_o glass_n their_o own_o proper_a and_o bodily_a figure_n we_o i_o be_o sure_a have_v the_o eye_n of_o our_o understanding_n so_o blind_v and_o darken_v that_o we_o can_v see_v nothing_o in_o all_o the_o good_a we_o have_v all_o the_o good_a we_o do_v but_o our_o own_o ability_n and_o endeavour_n but_o if_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o nothing_o in_o we_o have_v get_v our_o blessing_n that_o god_n be_v the_o sole_a author_n of_o they_o than_o next_o we_o flatter_v ourselves_o with_o a_o presumptuous_a conceit_n that_o we_o be_v the_o moral_a cause_n the_o deserver_n of_o they_o that_o something_o from_o we_o our_o desert_n holiness_n have_v move_v god_n to_o bestow_v they_o against_o this_o no_o so_o sovereign_n remedy_n as_o meditation_n upon_o the_o second_o thing_n above_o propose_v as_o god_n the_o principal_a author_n of_o blessing_n so_o in_o he_o his_o mercy_n the_o sole_a motive_n to_o confer_v they_o and_o therefore_o those_o ability_n and_o perfection_n which_o the_o philosopher_n call_v habit_n sy_n james_n style_v gift_n james_z 1._o sy_n paul_n 1_o cor._n 12._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d grace_n gift_n or_o gift_n not_o of_o justice_n but_o of_o grace_n as_o they_o be_v à_fw-fr deo_fw-la for_o the_o sanderson_n author_n so_o they_o be_v ex_fw-la dono_n for_o the_o manner_n from_o god_n and_o by_o way_n of_o most_o free_a and_o liberal_a donation_n although_o in_o the_o procurement_n of_o benefit_n there_o be_v a_o concurrence_n of_o our_o ability_n our_o hand_n and_o head_n power_n and_o wisdom_n yet_o if_o we_o dig_v to_o the_o root_n we_o shall_v find_v these_o ability_n to_o be_v the_o free_a gift_n of_o god_n for_o what_o have_v thou_o that_o thou_o have_v not_o receive_v 1_o corinth_n 4._o 7_o can_v we_o deserve_v as_o we_o can_v favour_n at_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o almighty_a yet_o in_o the_o last_o resolution_n that_o desert_n will_v be_v of_o grace_n for_o whence_o but_o from_o god_n shall_v come_v power_n to_o deserve_v but_o what_o talk_v we_o of_o desert_n can_v god_n be_v 〈◊〉_d to_o any_o man_n or_o have_v any_o man_n give_v to_o he_o first_o that_o it_o may_v be_v recompense_v he_o again_o rom._n 11._o 35._o as_o for_o our_o part_n we_o be_v not_o only_a 〈◊〉_d but_o male_a merentes_fw-la not_o only_o undeserving_a but_o ill_o deserve_v &_o so_o every_o way_n lesser_a than_o the_o least_o of_o god_n mercy_n not_o therefore_o unto_o we_o lord_n not_o unto_o we_o not_o to_o our_o ability_n endeavour_n merit_n but_o unto_o thou_o and_o in_o thou_o to_o thy_o free_a grace_n and_o goodness_n be_v the_o honour_n and_o glory_n of_o all_o our_o blessing_n well_o we_o have_v do_v with_o the_o party_n to_o who_o our_o thanks_o be_v to_o be_v direct_v and_o in_o who_o terminate_v i_o will_v but_o touch_v upon_o the_o last_o particular_a the_o mediator_n in_o who_o name_n our_o thanks_o be_v to_o be_v tender_v in_o the_o name_n of_o our_o 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mediator_n therefore_o necessary_a to_o take_v away_o the_o guilt_n of_o sin_n from_o our_o person_n by_o his_o merit_n to_o hide_v the_o fail_n of_o our_o thanks_o by_o his_o intercession_n and_o so_o to_o win_v our_o person_n access_n our_o thanks_o acceptation_n to_o god_n this_o office_n not_o more_o needful_a for_o we_o and_o our_o thanks_o than_o christ_n meet_v for_o it_o in_o the_o name_n through_o the_o mediation_n of_o none_o so_o congruous_o as_o of_o christ_n can_v our_o thanks_o be_v give_v to_o god_n for_o first_o decursus_fw-la gratiarum_fw-la the_o stream_n of_o god_n bounty_n flow_v unto_o we_o from_o god_n by_o christ_n andrew_n from_o god_n as_o the_o fountain_n by_o christ_n as_o the_o channel_n and_o therefore_o recursus_fw-la gratiarum_fw-la the_o return_n of_o our_o thanks_o shall_v be_v unto_o god_n by_o christ_n unto_o god_n as_o the_o object_n by_o christ_n as_o the_o mediator_n or_o mean_n in_o which_o present_v if_o for_o his_o sake_n by_o his_o mean_n 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and_o sweeten_v our_o 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d with_o meekness_n &_o moderation_n gal._n 6._o 1_o if_o a_o man_n be_v overtake_v in_o a_o fault_n 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v spiritual_a restore_v such_o a_o 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o spirit_n of_o 〈◊〉_d consider_v thyself_o 〈◊〉_d thou_o also_o be_v tempt_v here_o spiritual_a be_v take_v in_o opposition_n not_o unto_o the_o unregenerate_a as_o it_o be_v use_v 1_o cor._n 2._o 15_o but_o unto_o weak_a christian_n babe_n in_o christ_n and_o so_o it_o be_v understand_v chap._n 3._o vers_fw-la 1_o by_o spiritual_a person_n than_o be_v understand_v those_o that_o be_v strong_a in_o the_o faith_n of_o full_a age_n who_o by_o reason_n of_o use_n have_v their_o sense_n 〈◊〉_d to_o 〈◊〉_d both_o good_a and_o evil_a heb._n 5._o 14_o now_o the_o apostle_n to_o induce_v these_o spiritual_a person_n unto_o 〈◊〉_d and_o gentleness_n in_o their_o reproof_n propound_v unto_o they_o the_o consideration_n of_o their_o own_o frailty_n and_o obnoxiousnesse_n unto_o surprisal_n by_o sin_n consider_v thyself_o lest_o thou_o also_o be_v 〈◊〉_d as_o if_o he_o shall_v have_v say_v suppose_v thou_o be_v spiritual_a a_o eminent_a christian_a one_o extraordinary_o gift_v with_o the_o gift_n of_o both_o edification_n and_o sanctification_n yet_o if_o thou_o will_v due_o consider_v the_o depravation_n of_o thy_o nature_n thou_o must_v needs_o be_v sensible_a that_o it_o be_v no_o impossible_a thing_n for_o thou_o to_o be_v tempt_v draw_v and_o entice_v by_o thy_o own_o lust_n into_o the_o very_a same_o fault_n with_o which_o thy_o weak_a brethren_n be_v overtake_v and_o for_o which_o they_o be_v now_o under_o the_o lash_n of_o thy_o censure_n thy_o lust_n may_v conceive_v and_o bring_v forth_o the_o same_o sin_n meditation_n upon_o this_o will_v take_v of_o much_o from_o the_o rigour_n severity_n and_o unclemency_n that_o usual_o be_v in_o our_o reprehension_n which_o make_v they_o to_o be_v mistake_v for_o rail_n and_o deem_v to_o proceed_v from_o a_o hostile_a and_o not_o fraternal_a affection_n it_o will_v incline_v we_o to_o reprehend_v our_o fall_n and_o fail_v brethren_n with_o such_o tenderness_n as_o a_o chirurgeon_n handle_v his_o patient_n and_o so_o much_o may_v be_v import_v by_o the_o word_n here_o translate_v restore_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v to_o set_v a_o bone_n that_o be_v break_v or_o out_o of_o joint_n and_o this_o be_v or_o shall_v be_v do_v with_o a_o tender_a hand_n and_o 〈◊〉_d heart_n ecclesiaste_n 7._o 29._o lo_o this_o only_o have_v i_o find_v that_o god_n have_v make_v man_n upright_o but_o they_o have_v seek_v out_o many_o invention_n in_o the_o verse_n forego_v solomon_n complain_v of_o the_o general_a depravation_n of_o mankind_n one_o man_n among_o a_o thousand_o have_v i_o find_v but_o a_o woman_n among_o all_o those_o have_v i_o not_o find_v in_o the_o word_n there_o be_v a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sive_fw-la 〈◊〉_d so_o that_o the_o word_n one_o and_o none_o be_v here_o take_v for_o few_o and_o few_o as_o it_o be_v observe_v in_o the_o dutch_a annotation_n if_o you_o take_v the_o word_n proper_o the_o last_o clause_n be_v to_o be_v limit_v unto_o his_o outlandish_a wife_n and_o concubine_n that_o seduce_v he_o unto_o idolatry_n who_o be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o thousand_o 1_o kin_n 11._o 3_o seven_o hundred_o wife_n three_o hundred_o concubine_n among_o all_o these_o there_o be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o one_o prudent_a and_o good_a woman_n now_o lest_o any_o shall_v hereupon_o throw_v the_o blame_n of_o this_o upon_o god_n for_o give_v man_n so_o deprave_v a_o nature_n he_o clear_v god_n by_o lay_v down_o two_o conclusion_n the_o first_o concern_v the_o state_n of_o man_n by_o creation_n god_n make_v man_n upright_o the_o second_o concern_v the_o state_n of_o man_n by_o his_o apostasy_n and_o defection_n from_o god_n but_o they_o have_v seek_v out_o many_o invention_n unto_o these_o two_o conclusion_n he_o premise_v a_o preface_n lo_o this_o 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〈◊〉_d such_o his_o admirer_n consider_v 〈◊〉_d he_o be_v likely_a to_o be_v such_o a_o 〈◊〉_d school-man_n as_o they_o suppose_v he_o who_o talk_v of_o the_o author_n of_o collegium_fw-la complutense_n as_o of_o a_o single_a person_n pag._n 30._o and_o question_n whether_o 〈◊〉_d quote_v aquinas_n only_o to_o refute_v he_o as_o the_o latter_a school_n man_n 〈◊〉_d the_o former_a pag._n 341._o whereas_o capreolus_n be_v the_o profess_a champion_n of_o aquinas_n and_o his_o book_n on_o the_o sentence_n consist_v chief_o of_o collection_n out_o of_o 〈◊〉_d and_o hereupon_o he_o be_v term_v thomistarum_fw-la princeps_fw-la notwithstanding_o then_o this_o gentleman_n make_v such_o frequent_a muster_n of_o the_o name_n of_o the_o schoolman_n as_o if_o he_o be_v nomenclator_n to_o they_o it_o be_v unto_o i_o very_o probable_a that_o this_o be_v his_o first_o considerable_a voyage_n that_o he_o ever_o make_v into_o they_o and_o that_o now_o too_o he_o have_v travel_v in_o they_o but_o by_o the_o 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pelagian_a or_o a_o socinian_n for_o i_o know_v that_o personal_a invective_n will_v betray_v the_o best_a cause_n unto_o jealousy_n and_o suspicion_n and_o beside_o a_o man_n can_v throw_v 〈◊〉_d and_o dung_n in_o another_o man_n face_n but_o some_o of_o it_o will_v slick_a to_o his_o own_o finger_n a_o three_o artifice_n that_o he_o have_v be_v the_o swell_a of_o his_o book_n into_o so_o large_a a_o volume_n as_o that_o may_v either_o whole_o prevent_v or_o much_o delay_n all_o replication_n my_o refutation_n be_v print_v about_o three_o year_n since_o in_o 40._o page_n and_o his_o defence_n be_v now_o come_v forth_o in_o 644._o page_n unto_o this_o tediousness_n i_o shall_v apply_v what_o bishop_n hall_n speak_v of_o his_o popish_a opponent_n shall_v i_o follow_v he_o in_o this_o proportion_n he_o may_v expect_v a_o answer_n in_o tostatus_n hide_v who_o first_o word_n shall_v be_v quis_fw-la legit_fw-la haec_fw-la or_o if_o my_o patience_n will_v delay_v my_o reply_n to_o the_o 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54._o as_o also_o in_o my_o reply_n to_o dr._n 〈◊〉_d vindication_n etc._n etc._n page_n 5._o i_o lay_v down_o this_o for_o a_o rule_n out_o of_o some_o schoolman_n viz._n that_o 〈◊〉_d thing_n privative_o opposite_a there_o be_v no_o medium_n no_o middle_a either_o of_o abnegation_n or_o of_o participation_n in_o capable_a subject_n i_o find_v some_o to_o make_v a_o 〈◊〉_d concern_v the_o latter_a the_o middle_a of_o participation_n for_o such_o a_o medium_n say_v they_o be_v the_o dawn_n and_o twilight_n betwixt_o light_n and_o darkness_n to_o have_v one_o eye_n betwixt_o sight_n and_o blindness_n such_o a_o medium_n be_v a_o disposition_n unto_o a_o disease_n betwixt_o health_n and_o that_o disease_n but_o this_o doubt_n will_v soon_o vanish_v if_o man_n will_v heed_v the_o limitation_n that_o be_v usual_o give_v of_o it_o the_o first_o be_v that_o there_o be_v not_o such_o a_o medium_n of_o participation_n betwixt_o privative_a opposite_n as_o there_o be_v in_o 〈◊〉_d in_o contrary_a quality_n for_o here_o each_o of_o the_o extreme_n be_v positive_a and_o 〈◊〉_d verè_fw-la ens_fw-la whereas_o in_o 〈◊〉_d opposite_n 〈◊〉_d of_o they_o be_v more_o non_fw-la ens_fw-la than_o ens_fw-la a_o second_o you_o have_v in_o scheibler_n in_o his_o topic_n c._n 20._o n._n 72._o have_v quote_v a_o say_n out_o of_o plutarch_n that_o non_fw-la datur_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o refer_v for_o limitation_n unto_o what_o he_o have_v say_v concern_v the_o intention_n and_o remission_n of_o privation_n n._n 43_o 44_o 45._o there_o he_o lay_v down_o this_o canon_n privatio_fw-la 〈◊〉_d suscipit_fw-la magis_fw-la &_o minus_fw-la privation_n have_v no_o degree_n be_v not_o intend_v nor_o remit_v but_o this_o he_o tell_v we_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o not_o partial_a privation_n such_o as_o those_o now_o instanced_a in_o for_o such_o be_v privation_n only_a
obligari_fw-la qui._n n._n obligatur_fw-la debet_fw-la vel_fw-la tenetur_fw-la id_fw-la facere_fw-la ad_fw-la quod_fw-la 〈◊〉_d nec_fw-la quantum_fw-la est_fw-la exparte_v suâ_fw-la aliter_fw-la absolvitur_fw-la ab_fw-la obligatione_fw-la ligari_fw-la autem_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d qui_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d dispositus_fw-la est_fw-la circa_fw-la aliquod_fw-la agibile_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la licitè_fw-fr procedere_fw-la prout_fw-la exigit_fw-la natura_fw-la illius_fw-la agibilis_fw-la ad_fw-la modum_fw-la illius_fw-la qui_fw-la ligatur_fw-la corporalitèr_fw-la nec_fw-la potest_fw-la procedere_fw-la etiam_fw-la in_o rectâ_fw-la &_o planâ_fw-la via_fw-la conscience_n be_v say_v obligare_fw-la to_o bind_v unto_o when_o it_o be_v a_o bind_a duty_n to_o do_v or_o not_o do_v what_o it_o dictate_v when_o it_o be_v not_o only_o a_o sin_n to_o do_v any_o thing_n against_o it_o but_o also_o not_o to_o do_v according_a to_o it_o conscience_n be_v say_v ligare_fw-la mere_o to_o bind_v when_o it_o be_v a_o sin_n as_o to_o act_v against_o it_o so_o also_o to_o act_v according_a to_o it_o capreolus_n and_o other_o that_o follow_v he_o quarrel_v with_o this_o distinction_n that_o durand_n put_v between_o ligare_fw-la and_o obligare_fw-la but_o capreolus_n himself_o 〈◊〉_d down_o a_o distinction_n of_o obligation_n that_o will_v come_v unto_o all_o one_o obligatio_fw-la inquit_fw-la potest_fw-la referri_fw-la ad_fw-la duo_fw-la primo_fw-la ad_fw-la conformandum_fw-la se_fw-la tali_fw-la conscientiae_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la nullo_n modo_fw-la discordandum_fw-la illi_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la non_fw-la deponendum_fw-la eam_fw-la secundò_fw-la ad_fw-la non_fw-la discordandum_fw-la ei_fw-la sednon_fw-la ad_fw-la conformandum_fw-la nec_fw-la ad_fw-la non_fw-la deponendum_fw-la primò_fw-la strictissimè_fw-la sumitur_fw-la &_o illo_fw-la modo_fw-la conscientia_fw-la crronea_fw-la non_fw-la obligat_fw-la secundò_fw-la sumitur_fw-la largè_fw-fr &_o illo_fw-la modo_fw-la intelligitur_fw-la conclusio_fw-la nostra_fw-la quod_fw-la conscientia_fw-la 〈◊〉_d obligat_fw-la quia_fw-la habens_fw-la eam_fw-la tenetur_fw-la non_fw-la discordare_fw-la illi_fw-la ita_fw-la quod_fw-la illa_fw-la stante_fw-la faciat_fw-la oppositum_fw-la quod_fw-la illa_fw-la dictat_fw-la nec_fw-la 〈◊〉_d tonetur_fw-la so_o conformare_fw-la illi_fw-la nec_fw-la tenetur_fw-la eam_fw-la conservare_fw-la immo_fw-la potest_fw-la &_o tenetur_fw-la eam_fw-la deponere_fw-la here_o his_o obligation_n large_o so_o call_v differ_v nothing_o from_o durand_n ligation_n the_o controversy_n than_o be_v but_o a_o strife_n of_o word_n and_o therefore_o not_o worthy_a the_o hee_n these_o thing_n thus_o premise_v i_o shall_v lay_v down_o four_o conclusion_n conclusion_n first_o if_o the_o action_n in_o its_o nature_n be_v not_o necessary_a but_o indifferent_a and_o arbitrary_a and_o the_o person_n mis_fw-fr udging_a it_o be_v in_o respect_n thereof_o suijuris_fw-la not_o determine_v therein_o by_o the_o command_n of_o any_o superior_a power_n why_o then_o he_o be_v bind_v in_o conscience_n during_o this_o his_o opinion_n to_o abstain_v from_o the_o action_n for_o we_o suppose_v it_o 〈◊〉_d rend_v and_o a_o man_n may_v lawsul_o forbear_v action_n where_o there_o be_v no_o necessity_n of_o do_v à_fw-la licitis_fw-la po_fw-la 〈◊〉_d absque_fw-la 〈◊〉_d abstineri_fw-la we_o suppose_v it_o although_o indifferent_a yet_o against_o 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d be_v do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o a_o settle_a reluctancy_n of_o a_o man_n own_o judgement_n and_o consciencè_fw-la against_o it_o can_v be_v of_o faith_n and_o whatsoever_o be_v not_o of_o faith_n be_v sin_n lecum_fw-la rom._n 14._o 23._o that_o be_v 〈◊〉_d action_n be_v do_v without_o a_o firm_a persuasion_n of_o the_o lawfulness_n thereof_o let_v it_o be_v quoad_fw-la rem_fw-la and_o essential_o in_o it_o selse_a lawful_a nay_o necessary_a yet_o it_o become_v quoad_fw-la hominem_fw-la and_o accidental_o evil_a unto_o he_o it_o be_v sin_n now_o that_o action_n may_v lawful_o must_v necessary_o be_v forbear_v that_o can_v be_v omit_v but_o can_v be_v commit_v without_o sin_n but_o now_o on_o the_o contrary_n to_o come_v to_o a_o second_o conclusion_n if_o either_o 〈◊〉_d the_o action_n be_v in_o its_o nature_n necessary_a or_o the_o person_n entertain_v this_o misprision_n thereof_o be_v just_o enjoin_v persormance_n of_o it_o by_o some_o superior_a power_n that_o can_v herein_o lawful_o challenge_v obedience_n from_o he_o by_o a_o law_n not_o 〈◊〉_d p_o awl_n and_o so_o the_o action_n too_o though_o indifferent_a for_o its_o nature_n be_v yet_o in_o its_o use_n and_o unto_o he_o become_v 〈◊〉_d why_o then_o this_o misperswasion_n of_o its_o unlawfullnesse_n can_v bind_v to_o abstain_v from_o it_o for_o so_o it_o shall_v oblige_v unto_o either_o omission_n of_o a_o necessary_a duty_n or_o else_o disobedience_n unto_o lawful_a authority_n both_o great_a sin_n and_o nulla_fw-la est_fw-la obligatio_fw-la ad_fw-la illicita_fw-la there_o be_v no_o obligation_n unto_o thing_n unlawful_a can_v lie_v upon_o we_o for_o first_o obligation_n be_v only_o to_o that_o which_o be_v a_o moral_a good_a now_o nothing_o unlawful_a can_v be_v a_o moral_a good_a and_o therefore_o a_o erroneous_a conscience_n can_v oblige_v unto_o it_o second_o no_o command_n of_o a_o inferior_a power_n can_v oblige_v if_o it_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o command_n of_o a_o superior_a power_n but_o if_o a_o erroneous_a conscience_n shall_v bind_v unto_o thing_n unlawful_a it_o shall_v oblige_v against_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n who_o 〈◊〉_d conscience_n be_v indeed_o conscience_n be_v the_o next_o rule_n of_o voluntary_a action_n but_o first_o it_o be_v a_o well_o inform_v censcience_n that_o ought_v to_o be_v this_o rule_n the_o will_n be_v not_o bind_v to_o follow_v a_o blind_a guide_n for_o then_o be_v of_o itself_o 〈◊〉_d potentia_fw-la it_o must_v needs_o fall_v into_o the_o ditch_n and_o second_o conscience_n be_v but_o a_o subordinate_a rule_n unto_o the_o law_n and_o 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bind_v to_o know_v they_o and_o aquinas_n state_n it_o right_o 1._o 2_o ae_z q._n 19_o art_n 6._o voluntas_fw-la 〈◊〉_d rationi_fw-la erranti_fw-la circaca_fw-la quae_fw-la quis_fw-la scire_fw-la tenetur_fw-la 〈◊〉_d est_fw-la mala_fw-la if_o a_o man_n err_v concern_v such_o thing_n as_o he_o may_v know_v and_o
〈◊〉_d of_o the_o lord_n shall_v the_o lawyer_n say_v my_o advice_n and_o plead_n shall_v be_v all_o guide_v by_o conscience_n and_o square_v by_o law_n and_o justice_n know_v the_o terror_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o soldier_n shall_v say_v i_o will_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o no_o man_n neither_o accuse_v any_o false_o and_o be_v content_a with_o my_o wage_n luk._n 3._o 14._o i_o will_v be_v of_o good_a courage_n and_o play_v the_o man_n for_o my_o people_n and_o for_o the_o city_n of_o my_o god_n and_o the_o lord_n 〈◊〉_d that_o which_o 〈◊〉_d he_o good_a 2_o sam._n 10._o 12._o a_o four_o duty_n of_o this_o sort_n under_o which_o the_o last_o mention_v may_v be_v talent_n comprehend_v as_o the_o particular_a under_o the_o general_a be_v a_o diligent_a use_n and_o faithful_a employment_n of_o all_o the_o talent_n we_o have_v receive_v from_o god_n whether_o bona_fw-la animi_fw-la corporis_fw-la or_o fortunae_fw-la whether_o they_o be_v good_n and_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o mind_n or_o of_o the_o body_n or_o of_o fortune_n as_o they_o be_v usual_o call_v the_o least_o ability_n or_o opportunity_n that_o we_o have_v for_o the_o do_v of_o any_o good_a for_o they_o be_v all_o our_o maste'r_n good_n matth._n 25._o 14_o our_o lord_n 〈◊〉_d vers_fw-la 18_o and_o we_o enjoy_v they_o but_o as_o steward_n factor_n or_o trustee_n and_o so_o stand_v accountable_a how_o we_o have_v use_v they_o and_o in_o the_o universal_a audit_n god_n will_v punish_v not_o only_o the_o misimployment_n and_o abuse_v but_o also_o the_o non-imployment_n of_o our_o talent_n the_o world_n applaud_v the_o politic_a retiredness_n of_o those_o that_o napkin_n 〈◊〉_d talent_n or_o hide_v they_o in_o the_o 〈◊〉_d that_o bury_v their_o part_n and_o gift_n in_o a_o obscure_a privacy_n though_o they_o have_v from_o both_o god_n and_o man_n many_o a_o 〈◊〉_d call_v unto_o public_a employment_n but_o the_o sharp_a check_n and_o terrible_a censure_n of_o these_o man_n by_o christ_n at_o the_o last_o day_n will_v discover_v they_o to_o be_v the_o arrant_a fool_n that_o ever_o be_v upon_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n every_o slothful_a and_o unprofitable_a servant_n shall_v then_o be_v pronounce_v to_o be_v a_o wicked_a servant_n matth._n 25._o 26_o and_o he_o shall_v be_v condemn_v to_o be_v cast_v into_o utter_a 〈◊〉_d vers_fw-la 30_o that_o be_v into_o hell_n which_o be_v so_o term_v because_o it_o be_v infinite_o remove_v from_o the_o light_n that_o be_v joy_n comfort_n and_o happiness_n of_o heaven_n but_o he_o shall_v suffer_v not_o only_o a_o privative_a punishment_n a_o punishment_n of_o loss_n but_o also_o a_o positive_a punishment_n a_o punishment_n of_o sense_n there_o shall_v be_v weep_v and_o gnash_n of_o tooth_n ibid._n but_o now_o cast_v we_o our_o eye_n one_o the_o other_o side_n and_o see_v with_o what_o approbation_n and_o reward_n christ_n will_v reward_v he_o that_o due_o use_v and_o imploi_v his_o talent_n vers_fw-la 21_o his_o lord_n say_v unto_o he_o well_o do_v thou_o good_a and_o faithful_a servant_n thou_o have_v be_v faithful_a over_o a_o 〈◊〉_d thing_n i_o will_v make_v thou_o ruler_n over_o many_o thing_n enter_v thou_o into_o the_o joy_n of_o thy_o lord_n carnal_a man_n look_v upon_o he_o as_o a_o busy_a and_o forward_a fool_n but_o christ_n will_v proclaim_v he_o in_o the_o hear_n of_o all_o the_o world_n to_o be_v a_o good_a and_o faithful_a servant_n and_o how_o shall_v this_o cheer_n and_o encourage_v against_o all_o the_o miscensure_v and_o reproach_n of_o man_n but_o his_o reward_n will_v be_v not_o only_o verbal_a but_o real_a and_o this_o be_v express_v 1_o in_o metaphorical_a 2_o in_o proper_a term_n 1._o in_o metaphorical_a term_n thou_o have_v be_v faithful_a over_o a_o few_o thing_n i_o will_v make_v thou_o ruler_n over_o many_o thing_n or_o as_o it_o be_v in_o luk._n 19_o because_o thou_o have_v be_v faithful_a in_o a_o very_a little_a have_v thou_o authority_n over_o ten_o city_n vers_fw-la 17_o and_o over_o five_o 〈◊〉_d vers_fw-la 19_o our_o saviour_n here_o allude_v unto_o the_o custom_n of_o great_a prince_n that_o reward_v those_o who_o 〈◊〉_d their_o trust_n and_o serve_v they_o faithful_o in_o inferior_a place_n by_o prefer_v they_o unto_o profitable_a and_o honourable_a commandery_n 2._o in_o proper_a term_n enter_v thou_o into_o the_o joy_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o be_v the_o joy_n which_o thy_o lord_n enjoy_v do_v thou_o share_v and_o communicate_v in_o it_o o_o how_o can_v man_n be_v slothsull_n and_o unprofitable_a if_o they_o have_v but_o respect_n unto_o this_o recompense_n of_o 〈◊〉_d fellowship_n with_o christ_n in_o all_o his_o glory_n the_o account_n that_o we_o must_v one_o day_n give_v for_o all_o our_o talent_n be_v a_o very_a serious_a and_o sad_a theme_n for_o it_o call_v upon_o all_o for_o mourning_n and_o reformation_n because_o there_o be_v none_o that_o can_v plead_v total_o not_o guilty_a as_o will_v soon_o appear_v if_o man_n will_v but_o balance_v their_o receipt_n of_o talent_n and_o the_o employment_n of_o they_o thou_o have_v good_a and_o great_a part_n both_o natural_a and_o acquire_v but_o of_o what_o good_a have_v they_o be_v productive_a what_o be_v the_o service_n that_o thou_o have_v do_v with_o they_o how_o few_o be_v there_o of_o thou_o intimate_v that_o have_v learn_v any_o considerable_a thing_n from_o thou_o nay_o do_v not_o thy_o own_o family_n remain_v uninstruct_v and_o unchatechize_v ignorant_a of_o the_o first_o principle_n of_o the_o oracle_n of_o god_n thou_o have_v a_o strong_a memory_n but_o it_o have_v be_v only_o a_o storehouse_n for_o vanity_n and_o not_o a_o treasure_n for_o good_a thing_n out_o of_o which_o thou_o bring_v forth_o thing_n new_a and_o 〈◊〉_d matth_n 13._o 52._o thou_o have_v a_o large_a portion_n of_o temporal_n but_o alas_o how_o narrow_a and_o short_a be_v the_o catalogue_n of_o thy_o good_a work_n that_o thou_o can_v produce_v how_o backward_o have_v thou_o always_o be_v to_o contribute_v towards_o any_o good_a cause_n the_o want_n and_o necessity_n of_o thy_o poor_a brethren_n have_v loud_o cry_v unto_o thou_o for_o relief_n and_o supply_n when_o their_o modesty_n have_v make_v they_o silent_a but_o thou_o have_v shut_v the_o bowel_n of_o thy_o compassion_n from_o they_o 1_o joh._n 3._o 17._o how_o sharp_o do_v james_n reprehend_v the_o wicked_a rich_a mere_o for_o their_o sordid_a spare_v and_o hord_v jam_fw-la 5._o 23._o 〈◊〉_d to_o now_o you_o rich_a man_n &c_n &c_n your_o riches_n be_v corrupt_v and_o your_o garment_n moth-eaten_a your_o gold_n and_o silver_n be_v canker_a and_o 〈◊〉_d rust_n of_o 〈◊〉_d shall_v be_v a_o witness_n against_o you_o and_o shall_v eat_v your_o flesh_n as_o it_o 〈◊〉_d fire_n you_o have_v heap_v treasure_n together_o for_o the_o last_o day_n here_o we_o have_v a_o description_n of_o their_o sin_n and_o a_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o punishment_n of_o it_o 1._o a_o description_n of_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o covetous_a rich_a that_o they_o choose_v rather_o to_o have_v their_o good_n corrupt_v &_o spoil_v than_o employ_v to_o good_a use_n their_o victual_n may_v have_v refresh_v the_o bowel_n of_o the_o hungry_a but_o they_o rather_o suffer_v they_o to_o putrify_v and_o stink_n the_o garment_n that_o lie_v useless_a in_o their_o wardrobe_n may_v have_v clothe_v the_o back_n of_o their_o naked_a brethren_n but_o they_o rather_o let_v they_o be_v 〈◊〉_d their_o gold_n and_o silver_n may_v have_v be_v lay_v out_o for_o many_o a_o good_a use_n but_o they_o have_v rather_o it_o shall_v be_v canker_a and_o rust_n in_o their_o chest_n 2._o 〈◊〉_d be_v a_o denunciation_n of_o the_o punishment_n of_o their_o sin_n 〈◊〉_d rust_n of_o their_o gold_n and_o silver_n and_o we_o may_v say_v the_o same_o of_o the_o corruption_n and_o spoil_v of_o their_o other_o good_n for_o want_n of_o use_n shall_v witness_v against_o they_o by_o reflection_n of_o their_o conscience_n it_o shall_v convince_v they_o of_o base_a avarice_n but_o it_o shall_v be_v not_o only_o a_o witness_n but_o a_o executioner_n it_o shall_v eat_v your_o 〈◊〉_d as_o it_o be_v fire_n the_o memory_n and_o review_v of_o it_o shall_v gnaw_v their_o conscience_n and_o this_o corrode_a of_o their_o conscience_n shall_v have_v a_o impression_n upon_o their_o body_n it_o shall_v 〈◊〉_d their_o 〈◊〉_d not_o for_o consumption_n but_o for_o 〈◊〉_d and_o it_o shall_v be_v a_o sore_a and_o great_a torment_n like_o that_o of_o fire_n it_o shall_v eat_v your_o flesh_n as_o it_o be_v sire_n their_o design_n may_v be_v to_o amass_o up_o a_o great_a heap_n of_o treasure_n to_o make_v provision_n against_o a_o rainy_a day_n but_o instead_o of_o treasure_v up_o wealth_n they_o treasure_v up_o unto_o themselves_o wrath_n against_o the_o day_n of_o wrath_n rom._n 2._o 5_o they_o only_o add_v to_o the_o heap_n of_o their_o