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object_n concern_v the_o defect_n of_o a_o cause_n so_o that_o it_o be_v not_o necessary_a to_o go_v through_o all_o particular_n in_o which_o nevertheless_o not_o a_o few_o error_n may_v be_v observe_v as_o when_o in_o the_o first_o chapter_n of_o the_o first_o book_n also_o in_o the_o first_o chapter_n of_o the_o three_o book_n â—…e_o say_v that_o punish_v justice_n do_v not_o reside_v in_o god_n but_o be_v a_o effect_n of_o his_o will._n very_o to_o punish_v be_v a_o effect_n of_o the_o will_n but_o that_o justice_n or_o rectitude_n out_o of_o which_o proceed_v both_o other_o thing_n and_o also_o retribution_n of_o punishment_n be_v a_o property_n reside_v in_o god_n for_o the_o scripture_n conclude_v god_n to_o be_v just_a because_o he_o render_v punishment_n to_o fault_n gather_v the_o cause_n from_o the_o effect_n but_o socinus_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v lead_v into_o this_o error_n because_o he_o believe_v that_o any_o effect_n of_o the_o property_n of_o god_n be_v altogether_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o accident_n such_o as_o be_v the_o poverty_n of_o the_o giver_n himself_o which_o also_o can_v have_v place_n in_o god_n but_o to_o forgive_v punishment_n sometime_o will_v not_o be_v honourable_a no_o not_o to_o god_n himself_o as_o socinus_n acknowledge_v therefore_o there_o be_v a_o wide_a difference_n here_o but_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o difference_n be_v thence_o that_o the_o next_o foundation_n of_o lordly_a power_n and_o debt_n be_v a_o certain_a relation_n of_o a_o thing_n to_o a_o person_n but_o the_o next_o foundation_n of_o punishment_n be_v the_o relation_n of_o a_o thing_n to_o a_o thing_n to_o wit_n the_o equality_n of_o a_o fault_n with_o some_o hurt_v agree_v to_o order_n and_o common_a good_a wherefore_o that_o be_v not_o true_a which_o socinus_n assert_v as_o most_o certain_a that_o the_o commonwealth_n will_v commit_v no_o unjustice_n if_o it_o absolve_v a_o guilty_a person_n except_o it_o also_o be_v injurious_a to_o the_o proper_a right_n of_o some_o private_a person_n or_o break_v god_n law_n for_o by_o the_o name_n of_o commonwealth_n he_o either_o understand_v the_o multitude_n that_o govern_v or_o be_v govern_v the_o multitude_n that_o be_v govern_v as_o it_o have_v not_o the_o power_n of_o make_v law_n so_o neither_o have_v it_o the_o power_n of_o moderate_v they_o but_o a_o multitude_n that_o govern_v as_o a_o senate_n in_o the_o state_n of_o peer_n or_o the_o great_a part_n of_o a_o parliament_n in_o a_o popular_a state_n can_v do_v more_o than_o other_o chief_a governor_n as_o for_o example_n free_a king_n in_o a_o kingdom_n and_o father_n in_o respect_n of_o a_o family_n but_o it_o be_v part_n of_o the_o justice_n of_o a_o governor_n to_o keep_v law_n yea_o those_o also_o that_o be_v positive_a and_o give_v by_o himself_o which_o lawyer_n prove_v to_o be_v true_a as_o well_o in_o a_o free_a university_n as_o in_o the_o high_a king_n the_o reason_n of_o both_o be_v because_o the_o act_n of_o make_v or_o relax_v a_o law_n be_v not_o a_o act_n of_o absolute_a lordship_n but_o a_o act_n of_o empire_n which_o ought_v to_o tend_v to_o the_o preservation_n of_o good_a order_n that_o also_o which_o socinus_n say_v deserve_v reprehension_n that_o beside_o the_o will_n of_o god_n and_o christ_n himself_o there_o can_v be_v no_o lawful_a cause_n give_v of_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n unless_o we_o say_v christ_n deserve_v that_o he_o shall_v die_v for_o merit_n be_v in_o the_o antecedent_n cause_n as_o we_o say_v above_o but_o impersonal_o for_o our_o sin_n deserve_v that_o punishment_n shall_v be_v require_v but_o that_o punishment_n be_v confer_v upon_o christ_n this_o we_o so_o refer_v to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n and_o christ_n that_o that_o will_v have_v also_o its_o own_o cause_n not_o in_o the_o merit_n of_o christ_n who_o when_o he_o know_v no_o sin_n be_v make_v sin_n by_o god_n but_o in_o the_o great_a fitness_n of_o christ_n to_o show_v a_o signal_n example_n which_o consist_v both_o in_o his_o great_a conjunction_n with_o we_o and_o in_o the_o unmatched_a dignity_n of_o his_o person_n but_o that_o collection_n of_o socinus_n be_v confute_v by_o manifest_a testimony_n of_o scripture_n the_o antecedent_n cause_n why_o the_o infant_n of_o david_n die_v be_v make_v manifest_a because_o david_n by_o sin_v heinous_o give_v occasion_n to_o the_o wicked_a to_o insult_v over_o the_o name_n of_o god_n blasphemous_o here_o there_o be_v merit_n but_o not_o in_o the_o infant_n and_o in_o punish_v the_o posterity_n of_o achab_n beyond_o their_o own_o merit_n god_n have_v respect_n to_o the_o merit_n of_o the_o sin_n of_o achab._n whence_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o antecedent_n cause_v of_o punishment_n be_v merit_n but_o not_o always_o the_o merit_n of_o the_o person_n that_o be_v punish_v chap._n vi_o whether_o god_n will_v that_o christ_n shall_v be_v punish_v and_o it_o be_v show_v that_o he_o will_v it_o and_o also_o the_o nature_n of_o satisfaction_n be_v explain_v 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