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and_o tempt_v and_o 5._o and_o all_o the_o excuse_n mr._n b._n make_v for_o the_o say_n that_o god_n do_v compel_v man_n to_o sin_n be_v that_o they_o use_v it_o but_o seldom_o see_v what_o shall_v be_v say_v ch_n 3._o sect_n 27._o num_fw-la 5._o compel_v man_n to_o sin_n and_o a_o world_n the_o like_a stuff_n i_o say_v what_o move_v they_o to_o print_v such_o loathsome_a doctrine_n be_v it_o that_o they_o esteem_v they_o as_o flower_n of_o rhetoric_n or_o witty_a sentence_n or_o pretty_a conceit_n or_o well-sounding_a period_n or_o soulsaving_a preachment_n or_o hosanna_n to_o the_o most_o high_a this_o can_v be_v no_o not_o so_o much_o as_o to_o be_v imagine_v what_o invite_v mr._n hobbs_n to_o say_v that_o 24._o mr._n hobbs_n of_o liberty_n and_o necessity_n p._n 23_o 24._o sin_n may_v be_v necessary_o cause_v in_o man_n by_o god_n order_v all_o the_o world_n that_o god_n do_v will_v it_o and_o necessitate_v it_o and_o 106._o and_o id._n in_o animadvers_fw-la p._n 11._o &_o 107._o 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myself_o be_o far_o from_o it_o yet_o the_o truth_n which_o i_o assert_v have_v age_n enough_o to_o become_v a_o argument_n tertul._n argument_n quod_fw-la primum_fw-la verum_fw-la est_fw-la tertul._n so_o that_o from_o this_o day_n forward_o i_o hope_v the_o difference_n of_o year_n betwixt_o my_o adversary_n and_o i_o which_o they_o have_v hitherto_o more_o insist_v on_o in_o all_o theâ—r_n public_a and_o private_a chat_n then_o upon_o any_o one_o thing_n which_o they_o have_v conceive_v to_o be_v of_o use_n shall_v be_v no_o long_o a_o ingredient_n in_o our_o dispute_n yet_o this_o be_v one_o reason_n why_o 6.7_o why_o job_n 32.4_o 6.7_o mr._n w._n come_v first_o into_o my_o consideration_n another_o reason_n be_v because_o he_o public_o make_v i_o a_o second_o challenge_n from_o the_o press_n when_o i_o have_v in_o modesty_n and_o in_o mercy_n refuse_v his_o first_o as_o have_v be_v backward_o and_o unwilling_a to_o expose_v his_o age_n to_o inconvenience_n for_o which_o reason_n also_o i_o have_v be_v spare_v to_o mr._n cawdrey_n notwithstanding_o his_o public_a and_o grand_a abuse_n but_o find_v he_o think_v himself_o unanswerable_a in_o that_o he_o see_v he_o be_v not_o answer_v i_o straight_o conclude_v it_o a_o charity_n to_o undeceive_v he_o a_o three_o reason_n because_o he_o profess_v in_o his_o preface_n to_o his_o first_o book_n which_o he_o have_v bold_o repeat_v in_o his_o second_o that_o he_o p._n he_o exeunt_n of_o diu._n prov._n be_v praef._n p._n go_v high_a than_o other_o divine_n of_o his_o party_n in_o make_v god_n have_v a_o active_a hand_n in_o the_o action_n of_o sinful_a man_n how_o much_o high_a than_o the_o most_o the_o reader_n short_o will_v see_v and_o wonder_v add_v to_o this_o my_o have_v hear_v that_o
sect._n 19_o mr._n b_n first_o chip_n hew_v out_o of_o mr._n h_n block_n he_o foist_n into_o the_o creed_n the_o word_n real_a and_o make_v it_o supply_v the_o place_n of_o good_a provide_v a_o creed_n for_o the_o libertine_n viz._n that_o god_n be_v the_o maker_n of_o all_o sin_n if_o sin_n be_v thing_n real_a and_o thing_n not_o real_a imply_v a_o contradiction_n the_o different_a method_n of_o our_o reason_n and_o what_o come_v of_o it_o they_o ascribe_v the_o filthy_a of_o positive_a entity_n unto_o god_n aâ—c_n convince_v by_o the_o assembly_n confession_n of_o faith_n be_v far_o uncover_v by_o be_v suppose_v to_o be_v catechize_v sect._n 20._o his_o second_o chip_n of_o the_o same_o block_n inconsistency_n with_o himself_o and_o make_v all_o sinful_a action_n to_o be_v wrought_v by_o god_n his_o unsuccesful_a reliance_n on_o the_o jesuit_n sect._n 21._o his_o three_o chip_n more_o pitiful_a than_o the_o former_a sect._n 22._o his_o four_o chip_n the_o most_o lamentable_a of_o all_o his_o argue_v conclude_v he_o pelagian_a or_o libertine_n he_o be_v impertinent_a on_o purpose_n to_o make_v god_n the_o author_n of_o sin_n sect._n 23._o by_o his_o five_o chip_n he_o deny_v god_n prescience_n of_o all_o wickedness_n unless_o he_o also_o praedetermine_v it_o sect._n 24._o his_o imposition_n upon_o the_o scripture_n the_o schoolman_n austâ—n_n his_o new_a degree_n of_o arminianism_n sect._n 25._o mr._n hick_n heathenish_a expression_n of_o sin_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sect._n 26._o of_o calvin_n doctrine_n that_o god_n command_v yea_o compel_v the_o devil_n and_o all_o that_o be_v wicked_a to_o conceive_v &_o execure_v their_o evil_n dve_v sect._n 27._o mr._n b_n affect_a tergiversation_n in_o his_o chief_a concernment_n of_o zuinglius_fw-la his_o doctrine_n that_o god_n be_v in_o plain_a term_n the_o author_n of_o sin_n how_o mr._n b._n hold_v the_o same_o even_o in_o that_o which_o he_o confess_v to_o be_v the_o proper_a notion_n of_o the_o word_n author_n he_o accuse_v calvin_n in_o excuse_v he_o for_o say_v that_o god_n do_v will_n sin_n and_o piscator_fw-la as_o well_o as_o calvin_n for_o say_v that_o god_n do_v thrust_v man_n into_o wickedness_n he_o confess_v his_o master_n do_v some_o time_n teach_v a_o coaction_n from_o god_n to_o sin_n he_o forge_v new_a text_n upon_o the_o scripture_n sect._n 28._o he_o turn_v his_o back_n to_o the_o prime_a charge_n and_o tacit_o yield_v the_o whole_a cause_n sect._n 29._o of_o adam_n inclination_n to_o sin_n before_o he_o sin_v the_o birth_n and_o growth_n of_o the_o very_a first_o sin_n with_o the_o very_a wide_a difference_n betwixt_o the_o inclination_n of_o the_o sensitive_a appetite_n and_o the_o will_n sect._n 30._o the_o whole_a importance_n of_o the_o word_n author_n how_o the_o adversary_n say_v worse_o then_o if_o they_o have_v only_o say_v verbatim_o god_n be_v the_o author_n of_o sin_n mr._n rollâ—cks_v strange_a salvo_n chap._n iu._n sect._n 1_o of_o the_o signal_n fallacy_n swallow_v first_o by_o dr._n twisse_n then_o by_o his_o follower_n mr_n w_n essay_n to_o cover_v it_o the_o fallacy_n show_v in_o its_o deformity_n the_o first_o cause_n of_o the_o whole_a mistake_n about_o the_o order_n of_o intention_n and_o execution_n that_o cause_n remove_v and_o the_o fallacy_n leave_v naked_a mr._n w'_v indirect_a course_n to_o excuse_v dr._n twisse_n in_o contradiction_n to_o he_o dr._n twisse_n his_o error_n of_o coordination_n in_o thing_n subordinate_a sect._n 2._o mr._n w'_v forgery_n of_o objection_n in_o other_o man_n name_n sect._n 3_o mr._n w'_v second_o part_v display_v and_o universal_a redemption_n vindicate_v as_o to_o the_o true_a intent_n and_o extent_n of_o christ_n death_n from_o the_o feeble_a utmost_a of_o his_o attempt_n in_o a_o subdivision_n of_o eight_o paragraph_n sect._n 4._o how_o the_o presbyterian_o do_v nourish_v socinianism_n in_o contract_v christ_n death_n and_o pervert_v scripture_n daille_n camero_n amâ—rald_n why_o they_o forsake_v their_o party_n abridge_n the_o benefit_n of_o christ_n death_n receive_v rule_n for_o the_o interpret_n of_o word_n and_o end_v controversy_n the_o extreme_a absurdity_n of_o dutiful_a misbelief_n explode_v hy_z the_o lord_n primate_n mr._n w'_v reproach_n cast_v upon_o christendom_n and_o the_o gospel_n of_o christ_n europe_n asia_n africa_n and_o america_n infer_v by_o mr._n w._n to_o be_v the_o least_o part_n of_o the_o world_n sect._n 5._o universal_a redemption_n prove_v from_o 2_o cor._n 5.14_o by_o s._n austin_n and_o prosper_n to_o the_o stop_n of_o mr._n w_n and_o mr._n b_n mouth_n sect._n 6._o the_o conclusion_n give_v reason_n why_o no_o more_o time_n be_v to_o be_v lose_v in_o this_o employment_n a_o introduction_n to_o the_o three_o first_o chapter_n concern_v the_o impious_a and_o unexcusable_a because_o blasphemous_a and_o unavoidable_a both_o contradiction_n and_o other_o absurdity_n which_o issue_n out_o from_o the_o denial_n of_o god_n eternal_a respective_a or_o conditional_a decree_n sect_n 1._o error_n the_o near_a way_n to_o end_v a_o controversy_n be_v to_o strike_v altogether_o at_o the_o root_n of_o error_n when_o once_o a_o error_n be_v grow_v fruitful_a and_o have_v run_v itself_o out_o into_o several_a branch_n it_o be_v common_o find_v by_o sad_a experience_n to_o grow_v the_o thick_a for_o be_v lop_v there_o be_v not_o a_o error_n in_o all_o theology_n which_o do_v seem_v to_o have_v take_v so_o deep_a a_o root_n or_o to_o have_v spread_v so_o sturdy_a branch_n or_o to_o have_v bear_v so_o lewd_a a_o fruit_n as_o that_o many-headed_a error_n who_o extirpation_n out_o of_o the_o church_n ought_v so_o much_o the_o rather_o to_o be_v desire_v because_o it_o have_v shed_v such_o a_o fatal_a and_o deadly_a influence_n upon_o a_o multitude_n of_o professor_n who_o have_v late_o sit_v under_o its_o shade_n of_o those_o that_o have_v exercise_v themselves_o in_o so_o good_a a_o work_n i_o may_v call_v it_o my_o lot_n and_o my_o necessity_n to_o have_v be_v one_o of_o the_o mean_a faithfulness_n and_o affection_n have_v be_v my_o chief_a qualification_n and_o i_o esteem_v it_o a_o privilege_n as_o well_o as_o duty_n to_o have_v do_v god_n service_n in_o any_o measure_n but_o in_o every_o good_a labourer_n there_o be_v a_o skill_n and_o prudence_n as_o well_o as_o industry_n and_o faithfulness_n to_o be_v require_v it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o be_v do_v and_o work_v in_o a_o mere_a opposition_n to_o sloth_n and_o idleness_n but_o by_o contrivance_n and_o forecast_n to_o do_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o work_n in_o a_o little_a time_n sect._n 2._o i_o be_o not_o quite_o so_o sensible_a of_o that_o unquestionable_a aphorism_n set_v down_o by_o solomon_n 12.12_o solomon_n eccles_n 12.12_o much_o study_n be_v a_o weariness_n to_o the_o flesh_n as_o of_o the_o word_n go_v before_o it_o in_o make_v many_o book_n there_o be_v no_o end_n this_o i_o know_v a_o long_a time_n since_o but_o it_o be_v now_o that_o i_o consider_v it_o and_o lay_v it_o serious_o to_o heart_n and_o therefore_o now_o i_o determine_v to_o make_v a_o end_n of_o the_o task_n impose_v on_o i_o not_o content_v myself_o with_o a_o bare_a resistance_n but_o proceed_v to_o a_o dispatch_n of_o that_o hydra-like_a error_n of_o which_o i_o speak_v i_o will_v no_o long_o amuse_v myself_o with_o strike_v off_o now_o and_o then_o a_o head_n which_o beside_o that_o they_o be_v many_o be_v very_o apt_a to_o be_v succeed_v by_o many_o other_o grow_v up_o out_o of_o the_o very_a same_o trunk_n but_o rather_o compendious_o endeavour_v to_o strike_v the_o monster_n into_o the_o heart_n which_o beside_o that_o it_o be_v but_o one_o be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o first_o part_n that_o live_v and_o the_o last_o that_o die_v in_o every_o creature_n sect._n 3_o thing_n the_o grand_a error_n about_o god_n decree_n and_o its_o numerous_a offspring_n be_v root_v in_o the_o mistake_n of_o two_o thing_n the_o false_a conceit_n of_o god_n prescience_n and_o predetermination_n make_v up_o the_o error_n of_o irrespective_n and_o unconditional_a decree_n i_o do_v not_o say_v of_o the_o most_o natural_a but_o of_o the_o most_o voluntary_a action_n and_o effect_n neither_o reward_n nor_o punishment_n nor_o sin_n itself_o be_v except_v this_o i_o take_v to_o be_v the_o heart_n impart_v life_n and_o activity_n to_o every_o member_n and_o limb_n of_o that_o body_n of_o error_n who_o most_o affectionate_a friend_n and_o abettor_n have_v conspire_v to_o find_v i_o my_o late_a employment_n with_o this_o grand_a error_n all_o the_o rest_n which_o grow_v from_o it_o must_v live_v and_o die_v in_o this_o mr._n whitfield_n have_v put_v his_o chief_a trust_n upon_o this_o he_o have_v be_v pore_v as_o his_o admirer_n have_v â—oasted_v these_o thirty_o year_n in_o his_o apology_n for_o â—his_fw-la he_o have_v
god_n glory_n or_o that_o god_n may_v get_v himself_o glory_n by_o it_o and_o be_v apt_a to_o plead_v upon_o his_o commit_n of_o adultery_n or_o incest_n that_o he_o do_v not_o do_v it_o as_o it_o be_v forbid_v by_o the_o word_n which_o be_v 47._o be_v this_o be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o dr._n twisse_n &_o other_o particular_o own_v by_o mr._n w._n p._n 47._o improper_o call_v the_o will_n of_o god_n say_v they_o but_o as_o god_n do_v secret_o will_v it_o as_o it_o make_v for_o god_n glory_n or_o to_o the_o end_n that_o god_n may_v get_v himself_o some_o glory_n by_o it_o he_o do_v it_o not_o out_o of_o lust_n or_o as_o a_o sin_n but_o to_o procreate_v a_o saint_n and_o increase_v the_o number_n of_o the_o godly_a and_o withal_o to_o glorify_v that_o discriminate_a mercy_n which_o can_v not_o be_v exercise_v in_o the_o pardon_v of_o such_o sin_n if_o they_o be_v not_o commit_v by_o they_o in_o who_o they_o be_v capable_a of_o be_v pardon_v that_o be_v to_o say_v by_o the_o elect._n i_o put_v this_o case_n to_o fright_v man_n out_o of_o those_o premise_n from_o which_o if_o god_n restrain_v they_o not_o they_o have_v be_v know_v by_o experience_n to_o draw_v such_o horrible_a conclusion_n and_o have_v i_o not_o be_v able_a to_o give_v example_n i_o shall_v not_o have_v think_v this_o method_n needful_a mr._n w._n tell_v we_o plain_a enough_o both_o p._n 26._o and_o here_o too_o that_o so_o far_o as_o sin_n make_v for_o god_n glory_n god_n may_v both_o chapter_n both_o note_v that_o all_o be_v his_o own_o expression_n â—_o 26_o &_o 28._o which_o must_v be_v compare_v to_o which_o purpose_n look_v on_o what_o i_o hâ—ve_v say_v sect_n 14._o of_o this_o chapter_n will_n and_o *_o work_n it_o and_o have_v a_o hand_n in_o 〈◊〉_d effect_v or_o *_o work_n of_o it_o and_o though_o sin_n be_v in_o itself_o evil_a yet_o it_o may_v have_v some_o respect_n of_o *_o good_a as_o for_o that_o which_o he_o call_v a_o true_a rule_n and_o what_o he_o have_v out_o of_o austin_n against_o himself_o i_o will_v not_o exagitate_v his_o unhappiness_n therein_o as_o i_o must_v also_o forbear_v to_o do_v it_o in_o many_o other_o particular_n mere_o for_o fear_n i_o shall_v be_v endless_a sect._n 20._o mr._n w._n proceed_v to_o a_o six_o argument_n whereby_o he_o prove_v his_o great_a willingness_n to_o prove_v that_o god_n have_v efficiency_n and_o hand_n in_o sin_n siam_fw-it mr._n w_n dangerous_a misapprehension_n of_o that_o figurative_a sentence_n that_o god_n do_v punish_v sin_n with_o siam_fw-it but_o more_o than_o his_o willingness_n to_o prove_v it_o he_o prove_v not_o for_o his_o argument_n be_v but_o this_o that_o god_n punish_v one_o sin_n with_o another_o and_o punishment_n be_v more_o than_o a_o bare_a permission_n it_o be_v ridiculous_a to_o say_v that_o a_o judge_n only_o permit_v a_o malefactor_n to_o be_v arraign_v condemn_v and_o execute_v p._n 28._o lin_v ult_n p._n 29._o lin_v 1_o 2_o 3_o 4._o first_o it_o be_v not_o any_o where_o say_v in_o scripture_n that_o god_n do_v punish_v one_o sin_n with_o another_o but_o it_o be_v a_o sentence_n of_o the_o schoolman_n as_o common_o know_v to_o be_v catachrestical_a as_o any_o beggar_n know_v his_o own_o dish_n and_o have_v neither_o truth_n nor_o sense_n in_o it_o unless_o it_o be_v figurative_o mean_v for_o god_n punish_v the_o sinner_n and_o not_o the_o sin_n nor_o do_v he_o imprint_v sin_n on_o he_o as_o the_o lictor_n do_v stripe_n but_o withdraw_v his_o grace_n and_o leave_v the_o sinner_n to_o himself_o whereupon_o he_o sin_v without_o restraint_n but_o i_o have_v speak_v of_o this_o in_o 9_o in_o see_v the_o sinner_n implead_v c._n 1._o p._n 9_o another_o place_n where_o i_o have_v also_o record_v s._n augustine_n suffrage_n for_o the_o truth_n sin_n 2._o his_o make_v god_n the_o proper_a cause_n of_o the_o great_a sin_n 2._o but_o mr._n w._n have_v so_o prodigious_o misunderstand_v that_o sentence_n or_o else_o so_o guilty_o dissemble_v his_o understanding_n as_o to_o express_v god_n punish_v of_o sin_n with_o sin_n by_o the_o positive_a action_n of_o a_o judge_n in_o his_o arraign_v condemn_v and_o execution_n of_o malefactor_n which_o be_v to_o make_v god_n the_o author_n and_o proper_a cause_n of_o the_o great_a sin_n in_o the_o world_n such_o as_o be_v the_o late_a sin_n which_o be_v call_v the_o punishment_n of_o the_o former_a it_o be_v frequent_o the_o doctrine_n of_o mr._n w._n that_o of_o all_o positive_a action_n god_n be_v the_o author_n and_o 11._o and_o exeunt_n of_o god_n prov._n c._n 4._o p._n 11._o proper_a cause_n but_o idolatry_n and_o adultery_n blasphemy_n and_o murder_n and_o the_o sin_n not_o to_o be_v name_v rom._n 1.26_o be_v positive_a action_n and_o punishment_n in_o the_o schoolmen_n sense_n and_o so_o according_a to_o mr._n w._n god_n be_v blasphemous_o infer_v to_o be_v their_o author_n and_o proper_a cause_n act_n 3._o which_o he_o also_o extend_v to_o the_o very_a sin_n of_o the_o act_n 3._o now_o we_o see_v what_o move_v he_o to_o say_v in_o print_n that_o god_n must_v 2._o must_v ibid._n p._n 12._o jin._n 1_o 2._o needs_o some_o way_n both_o will_n and_o work_v in_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o act._n mark_v well_o good_a reader_n he_o do_v not_o say_v as_o at_o other_o time_n the_o act_n of_o sin_n or_o the_o sinful_a act_n but_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o act_n mean_v the_o pravity_n and_o deformity_n and_o obliquity_n itself_o as_o he_o explain_v himself_o in_o the_o next_o two_o line_n wherein_o he_o say_v that_o god_n get_v glory_n to_o himself_o by_o that_o very_a pravity_n and_o deformity_n worst_a 4._o he_o tread_v a_o step_n beyond_o calvin_n worst_a 4._o mr._n w._n in_o this_o do_v tread_v a_o step_n beyond_o calvin_n not_o only_o 68_o †_o calv._n instit_fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 18._o sect_n 1._o fol._n 68_o follow_v he_o through_o thick_a and_o thin_a for_o though_o mr._n calvin_n speak_v broad_o that_o the_o wicked_a man_n while_o he_o act_v be_v 7._o be_v id._n ib._n sect_n 2._o fol._n 69._o apparet_fw-la cer_fw-la â_fw-la destinatione_fw-la dei_fw-la fuisse_fw-la impulsos_fw-la fateor_fw-la quidem_fw-la interpositâ_fw-la satanae_n operâ_fw-la saepe_fw-la deum_fw-la agere_fw-la in_o reprebis_fw-la sed_fw-la ut_fw-la e_fw-la jus_o impulsu_fw-la satan_n ipse_fw-la svas_fw-la part_n agate_n unde_fw-la hoc_fw-la nisi_fw-la quod_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la manat_fw-la efficacia_fw-la erroris_fw-la ut_fw-la mendacium_fw-la credant_fw-la etc._n etc._n ibid._n summa_fw-la haec_fw-la sit_fw-la quum_fw-la dei_fw-la voluntas_fw-la dicitur_fw-la rerum_fw-la omnium_fw-la esse_fw-la cause_n ut_fw-la non_fw-la tantùm_fw-la vim_o svam_fw-la exerat_fw-la in_o electis_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la reprobos_fw-la in_o obsequium_fw-la cogat_fw-la ibid._n et_fw-la jam_fw-la satis_fw-la apertè_fw-la ostendi_fw-la deum_fw-la vocari_fw-la eorum_fw-la omnium_fw-la authorem_fw-la quae_fw-la isti_fw-la censores_fw-la volunt_fw-la otioso_fw-la tantum_fw-la ejus_fw-la permissu_fw-la contingere_fw-la id._n ib._n sect_n 3._o p._n 7._o act_v by_o god_n and_o that_o the_o assyrian_n be_v thrust_v on_o to_o rob_v and_o plunder_v by_o the_o sure_a destination_n of_o god_n and_o that_o god_n do_v act_n in_o the_o reprobate_n by_o the_o interposition_n of_o satan_n help_n that_o satan_n by_o god_n impulse_n may_v act_v his_o own_o part_n also_o and_o that_o the_o efficacy_n of_o error_n proceed_v from_o god_n and_o that_o when_o he_o cast_v man_n into_o filthy_a desire_n he_o be_v the_o chief_a author_n of_o his_o just_a vengeance_n that_o be_v of_o sin_n in_o mr._n w_n sense_n and_o satan_n only_o the_o minister_n and_o that_o the_o will_n of_o god_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o thing_n and_o that_o his_o providence_n do_v not_o only_o exert_v its_o force_n in_o the_o elect_a who_o be_v rule_v by_o his_o holy_a spirit_n but_o do_v also_o compel_v the_o reprobate_n to_o be_v obsequious_a and_o that_o god_n be_v call_v the_o author_n of_o all_o those_o thing_n which_o the_o censorious_a will_v have_v to_o happen_v by_o his_o idle_a permission_n only_o though_o these_o be_v frightful_a expression_n and_o apply_v in_o such_o a_o manner_n as_o not_o to_o be_v capable_a of_o excuse_n yet_o mr._n vv._n as_o i_o show_v have_v step_v beyond_o he_o 5._o the_o 95._o the_o veteres_n religiosiù_fw-fr interdum_fw-la simplicem_fw-la veritatis_fw-la confessionem_fw-la in_o hac_fw-la parte_fw-la reformidant_fw-la ne_fw-la augustinus_n quidem_fw-la illâ_fw-la superstâ—tione_fw-la interdum_fw-la solutus_fw-la est_fw-la quemadmodum_fw-la ubi_fw-la dicit_fw-la indurationem_fw-la &_o excaecationem_fw-la non_fw-la ad_fw-la operationem_fw-la dei_fw-la sed_fw-la ad_fw-la praescientiam_fw-la spectare_fw-la calv._n inst_z l._n 2._o c._n 4._o sect._n 3._o fol._n 95._o ancient_a father_n be_v afraid_a to_o ascribe_v that_o to_o god_n work_v which_o they_o see_v can_v only_o be_v the_o object_n of_o his_o prescience_n and_o his_o permission_n
of_o it_o as_o the_o sinner_n himself_o and_o as_o much_o as_o satan_n who_o tempt_v he_o to_o sin_n and_o in_o some_o respect_v much_o more_o then_o both_o which_o before_o i_o come_v to_o demonstrate_v i_o will_v name_v the_o cause_n of_o this_o disease_n which_o be_v premise_v must_v needs_o be_v follow_v by_o its_o effect_n disease_n 3._o the_o original_a cause_n of_o the_o disease_n 3._o the_o cause_n of_o it_o be_v this_o that_o they_o believe_v god_n prescience_n or_o foreknowledge_n of_o all_o thing_n and_o event_n to_o be_v neither_o praevious_a to_o nor_o simultaneous_a with_o but_o direct_o after_o his_o praedetermination_n of_o they_o mr._n calvin_n express_v it_o thus_o 74._o thus_o see_v the_o divine_a purity_n defend_v ch_n 7._o sect_n 8._o p._n 74._o that_o god_n do_v therefore_o foreknow_v all_o thing_n because_o he_o fore-ordained_n all_o thing_n of_o which_o i_o have_v speak_v on_o another_o occasion_n and_o now_o mr._n barlee_n express_v it_o thus_o god_n prescience_n of_o a_o thing_n future_a must_v needs_o praesuppose_v a_o praedestination_n or_o a_o praedetermination_n of_o it_o chapter_n 4._o the_o patient_n prove_v extrembly_n sick_a of_o the_o disease_n by_o his_o own_o acknowledgement_n of_o the_o cause_n look_v sorward_o on_o the_o ten_o section_n of_o this_o chapter_n 4._o that_o mr._n b._n be_v sick_a of_o the_o disease_n i_o mention_v i_o now_o prove_v out_o of_o his_o word_n which_o declare_v the_o cause_n to_o be_v reign_v in_o he_o and_o to_o make_v the_o short_a work_n of_o it_o i_o shall_v proceed_v to_o conviction_n by_o this_o dilemma_n do_v he_o believe_v god_n prescience_n of_o sin_n or_o not_o if_o he_o do_v not_o than_o all_o his_o own_o party_n will_v send_v he_o pack_v to_o the_o anticyrae_n every_o mouth_n will_v be_v open_v full_a wide_a against_o he_o he_o will_v not_o therefore_o dare_v to_o say_v no_o to_o my_o dilemma_n and_o if_o he_o say_v yes_o his_o calamity_n will_v be_v great_a for_o adhere_v to_o 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a_o innocent_a with_o the_o law_n which_o say_v thou_o shall_v not_o kill_v abstract_v from_o kill_v for_o this_o last_o be_v impossible_a to_o be_v so_o much_o as_o conceive_v much_o less_o to_o be_v ex_fw-la parte_fw-la rei_fw-la and_o imply_v a_o gross_a contradiction_n god_n forbid_v we_o to_o blaspheme_v he_o do_v not_o forbid_v we_o to_o blaspheme_v amiss_o imply_v it_o possible_a to_o blaspheme_v aright_o so_o that_o if_o he_o predetermine_v the_o will_n of_o man_n or_o man_n as_o a_o voluntary_a agent_n to_o the_o positive_a act_n of_o blaspheme_v he_o predetermine_v to_o that_o which_o he_o forbid_v that_o be_v to_o sin_n and_o if_o the_o union_n of_o the_o pravity_n with_o the_o act_n do_v move_v god_n to_o forbid_v that_o the_o act_n itself_o be_v free_o do_v how_o can_v he_o then_o predetermine_v that_o it_o shall_v be_v do_v free_o or_o admit_v that_o he_o can_v who_o be_v then_o the_o author_n of_o sin_n it_o be_v hard_o to_o say_v whether_o the_o impossibility_n on_o 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any_o thing_n of_o his_o creature_n who_o do_v the_o thing_n that_o be_v forbid_v be_v predetermine_v to_o the_o act_n which_o be_v forbid_v and_o to_o every_o circumstance_n of_o the_o act_n what_o be_v say_v of_o man_n may_v be_v repeat_v of_o the_o devil_n and_o if_o neither_o of_o they_o can_v be_v the_o author_n of_o sin_n according_a to_o mr._n b_n maxim_n the_o reader_n know_v what_o to_o think_v of_o he_o and_o them_o sect._n 9_o to_o remove_v the_o cause_n of_o this_o noisome_a and_o inveterate_a disease_n and_o to_o keep_v it_o from_o be_v desperate_a sick_a 1._o the_o easy_a and_o infallible_a mean_n of_o cure_n to_o all_o who_o be_v not_o resolve_v to_o contine_a sick_a at_o least_o from_o be_v epidemical_a i_o must_v clear_v the_o point_n of_o god_n prescience_n to_o my_o less_o instruct_v and_o common_a reader_n such_o as_o mr._n w._n and_o mr._n b._n appear_v to_o be_v and_o because_o they_o be_v reckon_v as_o chief_a man_n of_o their_o party_n there_o must_v needs_o 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be_v consist_v and_o from_o whence_o alone_a sin_n denomination_n ought_v to_o be_v take_v p._n 55._o this_n be_v his_o wary_a way_n of_o speak_v and_o this_o he_o tell_v we_o be_v his_o belief_n 1._o that_o god_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o sin_n both_o of_o that_o which_o he_o call_v the_o material_a 11._o material_a p._n 11._o part_n of_o sin_n or_o the_o positive_a act_n &_o of_o that_o which_o he_o call_v the_o formal_a ibid._n formal_a ibid._n part_n of_o sin_n or_o the_o obliquity_n of_o the_o act_n god_n say_v mr._n b._n be_v the_o cause_n of_o both_o part_n and_o so_o of_o the_o whole_a sin_n of_o which_o they_o both_o be_v component_n but_o 2._o he_o tell_v we_o that_o god_n be_v not_o the_o natural_a cause_n of_o both_o but_o the_o accidental_a cause_n of_o the_o one_o and_o the_o natural_a cause_n of_o the_o other_o a_o fair_a confession_n of_o his_o faith_n for_o cain_n kill_v abel_n and_o david_n lie_v with_o bathshebah_n be_v positive_a act_n and_o each_o of_o they_o say_v 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because_o some_o reader_n may_v not_o have_v that_o book_n in_o their_o possession_n while_o other_o be_v unwilling_a to_o neglect_v the_o work_n they_o be_v upon_o i_o will_v here_o recapitulate_v but_o very_o brief_o what_o there_o be_v prove_v in_o ample_a manner_n cause_n 3._o proof_n that_o sin_n have_v a_o efficient_a cause_n 3._o 1._o if_o man_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o sin_n and_o not_o efficient_a he_o be_v the_o material_a formal_a or_o final_a cause_n if_o the_o deficient_a be_v none_o of_o these_o as_o none_o will_v say_v it_o be_v it_o be_v no_o cause_n at_o all_o if_o sin_n have_v no_o cause_n it_o have_v no_o real_a be_v much_o less_o can_v it_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o punishment_n and_o so_o god_n be_v
infer_v to_o punish_v man_n without_o cause_n 2._o where_o there_o be_v no_o efficient_a there_o be_v no_o effect_n that_o be_v there_o be_v nothing_o and_o so_o according_a to_o mr._n b._n man_n be_v either_o not_o damn_v or_o damn_v for_o nothing_o 3._o if_o the_o sinner_n be_v but_o deficient_a as_o to_o the_o be_v of_o sin_n he_o be_v less_o the_o cause_n of_o it_o then_o god_n be_v infer_v to_o be_v by_o they_o who_o say_v that_o god_n will_v of_o sin_n be_v efficacious_a and_o irresistible_a as_o that_o which_o predetermine_v decree_n and_o necessitate_v sin_n and_o efficacious_a ab_fw-la efficiendo_fw-la be_v prevalent_a forcible_a etc._n etc._n 4._o mr._n b._n confess_v in_o a_o sober_a fit_n that_o the_o sin_v creature_n be_v the_o 79._o the_o corrept_v p._n 79._o efficient_a cause_n of_o sin_n although_o he_o say_v in_o a_o fit_a of_o passion_n that_o sin_n have_v 55._o have_v ib_a d._n p._n 55._o no_o efficient_a cause_n 5._o he_o often_o mention_n the_o 79._o the_o ibid._n p._n 79._o be_v of_o sin_n as_o when_o he_o say_v that_o god_n 178._o god_n p._n 178._o ordain_v it_o whereby_o he_o infer_v it_o to_o be_v effect_v and_o so_o to_o have_v a_o efficient_a 6._o if_o he_o say_v as_o at_o other_o time_n he_o do_v that_o sin_n consist_v whole_o in_o a_o deficiency_n he_o infer_v what_o be_v worse_o that_o no_o creature_n can_v effect_v sin_n nor_o by_o consequence_n commit_v it_o 7._o while_o he_o affirm_v god_n absolute_a ordination_n of_o sin_n in_o one_o breath_n and_o that_o sin_n have_v only_o a_o deficient_a cause_n in_o another_o breath_n he_o charge_v on_o god_n all_o the_o causality_n of_o sin_n of_o which_o he_o allow_v it_o to_o be_v capable_a 8._o as_o when_o he_o breathe_v hot_a he_o say_v that_o god_n ordain_v and_o determine_v sin_n so_o when_o he_o breathe_v cold_a he_o say_v that_o god_n can_v ordain_v nothing_o but_o good_a which_o be_v to_o infer_v that_o sin_n be_v good_a and_o to_o what_o be_v good_a he_o allow_v a_o efficient_a 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it_o differ_v in_o specie_fw-la from_o all_o other_o sin_n and_o in_o degree_n from_o all_o other_o murder_n of_o some_o we_o say_v they_o be_v not_o good_a while_o other_o be_v not_o only_o positive_o but_o superlative_o evil_a 12._o every_o privation_n presuppose_v a_o habit_n to_o which_o it_o stand_v in_o opposition_n but_o a_o man_n may_v be_v covetous_a who_o never_o be_v liberal_a 13._o a_o agent_n moral_o deficient_a in_o the_o performance_n of_o a_o duty_n do_v effect_v that_o evil_a action_n which_o be_v so_o moral_o deficient_a for_o 1._o the_o adulterer_n be_v the_o efficient_a of_o his_o filthy_a act_n which_o be_v his_o sin_n 2._o the_o devil_n be_v the_o father_n of_o lie_n and_o a_o father_n be_v a_o efficient_a 3._o a_o man_n through_o grace_n be_v the_o efficient_a cause_n of_o a_o good_a action_n and_o mr._n b._n be_v worse_a than_o a_o pelagian_a if_o he_o will_v say_v that_o man_n be_v more_o efficient_a of_o good_a then_o of_o evil_a 14._o mr._n b._n 111._o b._n corrpt_v 111._o confess_v in_o a_o lucid_a interval_n that_o there_o may_v be_v something_o positive_a in_o a_o privation_n 15._o punishment_n be_v a_o positive_a entity_n and_o own_a to_o have_v a_o efficient_a cause_n but_o mr._n b._n say_v often_o that_o sin_n be_v a_o punishment_n 16._o while_o he_o deny_v his_o make_n god_n the_o author_n of_o sin_n because_o sin_n forsooth_o have_v no_o efficient_a he_o unavoidable_o infer_v 1._o either_o that_o god_n be_v not_o the_o author_n of_o death_n or_o 2._o that_o he_o be_v the_o author_n of_o sin_n if_o of_o death_n or_o 3._o of_o both_o or_o 4._o of_o neither_o 17._o if_o when_o they_o say_v that_o god_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o sin_n they_o do_v not_o infer_v he_o be_v the_o author_n because_o the_o cause_n be_v but_o deficient_a they_o plead_v no_o more_o for_o god_n then_o for_o the_o devil_n for_o if_o nothing_o be_v a_o author_n which_o be_v not_o efficient_a and_o if_o sin_n have_v no_o efficient_a than_o neither_o man_n nor_o 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have_v cite_v six_o that_o god_n just_a hand_n be_v upon_o i_o seven_o quem_fw-la perdere_fw-la vult_fw-la deus_fw-la hunc_fw-la dementat_fw-la p._n 112._o these_o be_v his_o general_n answer_v thrust_v up_o together_o into_o one_o paragraph_n before_o i_o come_v to_o his_o particular_a answer_n which_o be_v infinite_o worse_o i_o will_v entreat_v my_o reader_n to_o compare_v my_o seventeen_o particular_n with_o mr._n b_n seven_o and_o with_o what_o i_o shall_v now_o say_v from_o the_o express_a word_n of_o s._n james_n who_o say_v that_o 1.15_o that_o jam._n 1.15_o lust_n have_v conceive_v bring_v forth_o sin_n the_o conception_n of_o lust_n be_v before_o express_v by_o a_o man_n be_v draw_v away_o and_o entice_v by_o his_o lust_n v._n 14._o the_o spirit_n solicit_v the_o will_n on_o one_o side_n lust_n on_o the_o other_o if_o lust_n prevail_v and_o carry_v away_o the_o will_n consent_n than_o lust_n conceive_v or_o which_o be_v all_o one_o in_o effect_n the_o will_n be_v 〈◊〉_d be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d draw_v away_o and_o 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d deceive_v or_o overreach_v by_o lust_n not_o only_o invite_v but_o ensnare_v and_o wrought_v upon_o by_o the_o invitation_n so_o as_o to_o give_v up_o its_o consent_n lust_n by_o this_o do_v conceive_v and_o then_o bring_v forth_o sin_n as_o the_o parent_n the_o child_n what_o be_v sin_n therefore_o but_o the_o production_n of_o the_o will_n consent_v to_o lust_n or_o draw_v away_o by_o it_o the_o production_n i_o mean_v of_o the_o evil_a will_n which_o by_o thus_o consent_v become_v evil_a now_o this_o be_v the_o upshot_n of_o what_o i_o mean_v by_o the_o efficient_a cause_n and_o positive_a entity_n of_o sin_n against_o who_o have_v mr._n b._n spend_v the_o expression_n of_o his_o pet_n against_o we_o only_o who_o speak_v from_o s._n james_n or_o against_o s._n james_n also_o from_o who_o i_o speak_v party_n speak_v note_v how_o the_o bitter_a of_o his_o censure_n do_v hit_v himself_o and_o his_o party_n nay_o have_v he_o not_o spend_v they_o upon_o himself_o who_o have_v confess_v even_o in_o print_n the_o very_a same_o thing_n which_o here_o he_o rail_v at_o he_o have_v open_o affirm_v both_o that_o the_o sin_v creature_n be_v the_o efficient_a cause_n of_o his_o sin_n corrept_v p._n 79._o and_o that_o there_o ☞_o may_v be_v something_o of_o positive_a in_o a_o privation_n ibid._n p._n 111._o nay_o be_v not_o all_o his_o rail_n against_o all_o his_o own_o party_n who_o say_v that_o god_n do_v 90._o do_v look_v back_o on_o ch_z 2._o p._n 90._o efficere_fw-la peccata_fw-la and_o not_o only_a will_n but_o 21._o but_o m.w's._n own_o word_n p._n 26._o of_o which_o i_o
the_o guardian_n of_o a_o child_n under_o age_n sometime_o he_o who_o do_v abet_v or_o assert_v or_o uphold_v another_o in_o any_o action_n sometime_o he_o that_o show_v the_o way_n be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o author_n of_o it_o sometime_o he_o who_o appoint_v or_o decree_v any_o thing_n be_v call_v the_o author_n of_o the_o thing_n decree_v sin_n 2._o how_o the_o enemy_n of_o truth_n say_v what_o be_v worse_o than_o that_o god_n be_v verbatim_o the_o author_n of_o sin_n 2._o now_o from_o hence_o it_o be_v apparent_a how_o many_o way_n mr._n b._n and_o his_o praedecessor_n have_v not_o only_o make_v god_n the_o author_n of_o sin_n but_o something_o worse_o too_o have_v they_o only_o say_v in_o plain_a term_n as_o i_o have_v show_v they_o have_v god_n be_v the_o author_n of_o sin_n they_o may_v have_v seek_v for_o some_o excuse_n or_o mitigation_n of_o the_o crime_n from_o the_o soft_a importance_n of_o the_o word_n author_n they_o may_v have_v say_v they_o mean_v no_o more_o then_o that_o god_n do_v persuade_v or_o tempt_v man_n to_o sin_n as_o mr._n b_n word_n be_v but_o notwithstanding_o even_o that_o have_v be_v sufficient_o blasphemous_a mr._n b._n 136._o b._n his_o confession_n be_v to_o be_v see_v from_o his_o p._n 133._o to_o his_o p._n 136._o confess_v as_o i_o have_v 5._o have_v look_v back_o on_o sect._n 27._o numb_a 5._o show_v that_o they_o assirm_v god_n impel_v and_o force_v man_n to_o sin_n his_o make_a man_n sin_n by_o coaction_n which_o prosper_n profess_v to_o be_v 342._o be_v prosper_n ad_fw-la object_n vincen._n 11._o p._n 341_o 342._o worse_o than_o can_v be_v true_o speak_v of_o the_o devil_n himself_o now_o though_o he_o who_o compel_v a_o man_n to_o sin_n be_v proper_o call_v the_o author_n of_o it_o yet_o because_o the_o word_n author_n have_v other_o soft_a signification_n this_o must_v needs_o be_v much_o worse_a than_o only_o to_o say_v he_o be_v the_o author_n salvo_n 3._o mr._n rolloc_n strange_a salvo_n 3._o nay_o in_o not_o many_o line_n p._n 128._o before_o mr._n b._n be_v so_o unhappy_a as_o to_o put_v i_o on_o this_o task_n be_v cite_v a_o passage_n from_o mr._n rolloc_n thus_o excuse_v and_o mollify_a that_o party_n doctrine_n 8.29_o doctrine_n non_fw-fr est_fw-fr decretum_fw-la malitiae_fw-la quà _fw-la malitia_fw-la est_fw-la sed_fw-la quà _fw-la bonitatis_fw-la rationem_fw-la habet_fw-la r._n rolloc_n in_o rom._n 8.29_o god_n be_v decree_n of_o sinfulness_n in_o the_o abstract_n be_v not_o of_o sinfulness_n as_o such_o but_o as_o it_o have_v the_o nature_n of_o goodness_n in_o it_o his_o word_n be_v malitia_fw-la as_o the_o abstract_n of_o malum_fw-la and_o himself_o explain_v it_o by_o anomia_n in_o the_o two_o line_n go_v before_o to_o show_v how_o mr._n w._n and_o mr._n b._n have_v stretch_v the_o blasphemy_n to_o its_o extremity_n by_o teach_v that_o god_n do_v work_v sin_n as_o well_o as_o will_v it_o and_o have_v a_o hand_n in_o effect_v of_o it_o that_o he_o make_v it_o necessary_a 142._o necessary_a dr._n twisse_n affirm_v that_o god_n incitation_n and_o excitation_n to_o the_o act_n of_o sin_n do_v not_o only_a influere_fw-la in_o ipsum_fw-la actum_fw-la creaturae_fw-la but_o also_o in_o ipsam_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la etc._n etc._n vin._n gra._n l._n 2._o par_fw-fr 1._o c._n 12._o sect_n 2._o p._n 142._o excite_v man_n to_o it_o be_v the_o maker_n of_o all_o real_a thing_n without_o exception_n and_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o obliquity_n itself_o in_o abstracto_fw-la i_o say_v to_o show_v this_o afresh_o on_o this_o occasion_n be_v actum_fw-la agere_fw-la to_o make_v a_o needless_a repetition_n of_o what_o have_v be_v the_o subject_n of_o many_o section_n chap._n iu._n a_o notorious_a fallacy_n of_o doctor_n twisse_n and_o his_o follower_n with_o several_a fail_n discover_v in_o mr._n wh_o sect._n 1_o follower_n of_o the_o signal_n fallacy_n swallow_v first_o by_o d._n twisse_n then_o by_o his_o follower_n my_o chief_a enterprise_n be_v perform_v in_o so_o large_a a_o manner_n and_o the_o whole_a tree_n of_o error_n pluck_v up_o by_o the_o root_n it_o may_v seem_v a_o superfluity_n to_o spend_v more_o time_n upon_o little_a twigg_n who_o whole_a subsistence_n be_v from_o the_o root_n and_o must_v therefore_o perish_v together_o with_o it_o yet_o because_o doctor_n twisse_n be_v a_o lead_a man_n and_o have_v build_v the_o high_a castle_n on_o the_o most_o airy_a foundation_n of_o any_o artificer_n in_o the_o kind_n and_o because_o mr._n w._n be_v not_o content_v that_o the_o doctor_n unhappiness_n shall_v go_v alone_o but_o be_v desirous_a to_o join_v his_o own_o too_o i_o will_v regard_v he_o so_o much_o as_o to_o take_v he_o in_o book_n 1._o dr._n twisse_n his_o important_a fallacy_n which_o run_v through_o his_o book_n i_o have_v show_v the_o sad_a fallacy_n which_o dr._n twisse_n have_v put_v upon_o himself_o and_o his_o follower_n through_o his_o misusage_n or_o mistake_n of_o that_o logic_n maxim_n what_o be_v first_o intend_v be_v last_o 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they_o be_v loath_a shall_v die_v with_o they_o or_o be_v it_o their_o purpose_n to_o strengthen_v the_o hand_n of_o evil-doer_n and_o to_o tickle_v the_o ear_n of_o our_o english_a libertine_n who_o wear_v the_o new_a name_n of_o ranter_n or_o be_v their_o project_n the_o same_o with_o that_o of_o mr._n hobbs_n or_o do_v they_o mean_v by_o these_o thing_n to_o administer_v comfort_n to_o believer_n whether_o fiduciaries_n or_o solifidian_o be_v they_o fearful_a that_o satan_n shall_v be_v slander_v as_o the_o very_a first_o fountain_n and_o source_n of_o sin_n or_o that_o sinner_n shall_v think_v too_o mean_o of_o their_o sin_n as_o if_o they_o have_v not_o a_o brave_a extraction_n or_o be_v they_o inward_o hater_n of_o that_o very_a party_n which_o they_o be_v outward_o of_o and_o have_v they_o take_v this_o course_n to_o make_v they_o hateful_a to_o all_o beside_o or_o do_v they_o real_o believe_v that_o these_o be_v the_o profitable_a and_o pithy_a truth_n in_o which_o the_o 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maccovius_fw-la be_v so_o sensible_a of_o who_o be_v as_o learned_a and_o as_o zealous_a as_o any_o one_o of_o that_o party_n that_o he_o honest_o confess_v in_o the_o synod_n at_o dort_n that_o if_o they_o do_v not_o maintain_v god_n willing_a of_o sin_n and_o his_o ordain_v man_n to_o sin_n as_o sin_n they_o must_v come_v over_o to_o the_o remonstrant_n channel_n how_o the_o violent_a stream_n of_o blasphemy_n may_v be_v quick_o dry_v up_o in_o their_o several_a channel_n sect._n 9_o now_o that_o all_o those_o black_a and_o noisome_a stream_n may_v no_o long_o gush_v out_o of_o their_o pen_n i_o find_v the_o most_o effectual_a and_o speedy_a course_n will_v be_v to_o dam_v up_o the_o fountain_n or_o headspring_n of_o the_o effluxion_n this_o be_v do_v on_o set_a purpose_n in_o the_o eight_o and_o nine_o section_n of_o the_o three_o chapter_n of_o this_o book_n and_o there_o my_o reader_n be_v to_o begin_v if_o he_o will_v take_v my_o counsel_n because_o he_o will_v there_o be_v entertain_v not_o with_o the_o nature_n only_o and_o cause_n and_o malignity_n of_o the_o disease_n but_o if_o i_o be_o not_o much_o mistake_v with_o the_o proper_a method_n and_o mean_n of_o cure_n too_o for_o thus_o i_o reckon_v within_o myself_o if_o god_n foreknowledge_n of_o all_o event_n and_o so_o by_o consequence_n of_o all_o the_o wickedness_n in_o the_o world_n be_v prove_v not_o to_o praesuppose_v his_o praedetermination_n of_o they_o than_o it_o be_v prove_v in_o the_o same_o instant_n that_o he_o do_v not_o absolute_o decree_v the_o be_v of_o sin_n but_o on_o the_o contrary_a that_o he_o conditional_o decree_v the_o permission_n of_o its_o be_v which_o he_o foresee_v will_v have_v a_o be_v by_o the_o sinner_n determination_n of_o his_o own_o will_n to_o it_o if_o he_o do_v not_o forcible_o hinder_v the_o sinner_n freewill_n which_o he_o eternal_o decree_v he_o will_v not_o do_v and_o in_o this_o be_v wrap_v up_o another_o proof_n as_o undeniable_a to_o wit_n that_o all_o 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god_n glory_n one_o of_o these_o mean_n may_v be_v subordinate_a to_o another_o and_o so_o in_o ment_fw-la dei_fw-la before_o the_o other_o god_n do_v not_o decree_v to_o create_v man_n to_o the_o end_n that_o he_o shall_v sin_v nor_o do_v he_o decree_v that_o man_n shall_v sin_v to_o the_o end_n he_o may_v be_v damn_v but_o he_o decree_v to_o create_v man_n and_o to_o permit_v he_o to_o sin_n and_o to_o damn_v he_o for_o sin_v to_o the_o end_n his_o glory_n may_v be_v advance_v and_o this_o be_v ibid._n neque_fw-la enim_fw-la damnotio_fw-la potest_fw-la esse_fw-la finis_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la intentus_fw-la quandoquidem_fw-la dâ—us_fw-la facâ—â—_n omne_fw-la propter_fw-la se_fw-la necesse_fw-la est_fw-la ergo_fw-la ut_fw-la gloria_fw-la dei_fw-la ejusque_fw-la patefactio_fw-la sit_fw-la finis_fw-la actionum_fw-la divinarum_fw-la idem_fw-la ibid._n acknowledge_v by_o the_o doctor_n even_o in_o that_o very_a page_n naked_a 5._o that_o first_o cause_n remove_v and_o the_o fallacy_n lesâ—_n naked_a 5._o to_o remove_v the_o origin_n of_o the_o whole_a evil_n i_o shall_v not_o need_v to_o say_v more_o than_o this_o god_n foresee_v that_o man_n will_v voluntary_o sin_v if_o he_o be_v not_o forcible_o hinder_v and_o decree_a not_o to_o use_v any_o forcible_a hindrance_n which_o will_v not_o suit_v with_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o free_a and_o voluntary_a agent_n he_o also_o see_v that_o adam_n will_v make_v a_o wrong_a choice_n and_o thereby_o fall_v from_o his_o state_n of_o innocence_n this_o state_n of_o adam_n be_v to_o be_v look_v on_o as_o a_o disease_n which_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o a_o sovereign_a remedy_n the_o death_n of_o christ_n be_v that_o remedy_n which_o god_n decree_v and_o it_o can_v be_v imagine_v that_o the_o remedy_n shall_v be_v first_o in_o intention_n before_o the_o disease_n be_v foresee_v or_o the_o very_a permission_n of_o it_o decree_v though_o still_o the_o remedy_n be_v to_o be_v last_o in_o execution_n as_o it_o be_v also_o in_o the_o 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clear_a that_o executione_fw-la that_o quod_fw-la primum_fw-la in_o intention_n est_fw-la ultimum_fw-la in_o executione_fw-la that_o maxim_n be_v very_o absurd_o apply_v unto_o the_o business_n of_o god_n decree_n as_o by_o numberless_a instance_n may_v be_v evince_v for_o what_o man_n will_v say_v that_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n which_o be_v the_o first_o thing_n in_o execution_n be_v therefore_o the_o last_o in_o god_n intention_n it_o be_v certain_o praecedaneous_a in_o ment_fw-la dei_fw-la to_o the_o fall_n of_o adam_n for_o how_o can_v adam_n be_v consider_v as_o a_o actual_a sinner_n without_o be_v consider_v as_o something_o capable_a of_o sin_n indeed_o mr._n perkins_n be_v so_o unhappy_a as_o to_o teach_v it_o for_o divinity_n 1._o divinity_n etiam_fw-la ipso_fw-la decreto_fw-la creandi_fw-la prius_fw-la esse_fw-la judicavi_fw-la decretum_fw-la praedestinandi_fw-la tum_fw-la ad_fw-la salutem_fw-la tum_fw-la ad_fw-la damnationem_fw-la id._n ib._n p._n 2._o col_fw-fr 1._o that_o god_n decree_n of_o damn_v be_v before_o his_o decree_n of_o create_v man_n and_o doctor_n twisse_n ibid._n twisse_n ibid._n confess_v that_o he_o be_v once_o of_o that_o mind_n but_o arminius_n clear_o confute_v perkins_n and_o doctor_n twisse_n do_v seem_v to_o confess_v as_o much_o calling_z perkins_n his_o opinion_n ibid._n opinion_n ibid._n rigidiorem_fw-la sententiam_fw-la let_v it_o now_o be_v remember_v that_o there_o be_v a_o priority_n of_o order_n among_o those_o thing_n whereof_o neither_o can_v be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o end_n of_o the_o other_o and_o the_o original_a cause_n of_o the_o error_n be_v quite_o remove_v he_o 6._o mr._n w_n indirect_a course_n to_o excuse_v doctor_n twisse_n in_o contradiction_n to_o he_o 6._o but_o mr._n w._n allege_v that_o doctor_n twisse_n understand_v the_o old_a maxim_n de_fw-fr finibus_fw-la ultimis_fw-la non_fw-la intermediis_fw-la p._n 18._o if_o he_o do_v not_o look_v into_o the_o doctor_n word_n why_o will_v he_o speak_v thus_o without_o any_o knowledge_n of_o the_o fact_n and_o if_o he_o do_v why_o will_v he_o speak_v against_o his_o knowledge_n the_o doctor_n apply_v the_o maxim_n only_o to_o sin_n and_o damnation_n and_o thing_n on_o this_o side_n damnation_n but_o not_o to_o any_o thing_n beyond_o it_o and_o that_o damnation_n be_v not_o finis_fw-la vltimus_fw-la the_o doctor_n stiff_o maintain_v in_o the_o place_n before_o cite_v if_o mr._n w._n think_v it_o be_v he_o contradict_v the_o doctor_n while_o he_o assert_v he_o it_o be_v agree_v on_o all_o side_n that_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n be_v finis_fw-la vltimus_fw-la to_o which_o the_o damnation_n of_o the_o impenitent_a be_v but_o a_o mean_n and_o therefore_o mr._n w._n may_v have_v omit_v his_o ill_a language_n which_o there_o he_o give_v i_o unless_o he_o have_v find_v some_o colour_n for_o it_o if_o he_o do_v not_o fear_v his_o undertake_n why_o do_v he_o not_o cite_v the_o page_n or_o chapter_n where_o i_o have_v speak_v of_o the_o subject_n that_o i_o and_o other_o may_v easy_o have_v find_v it_o out_o i_o leave_v his_o best_a friend_n to_o judge_v of_o such_o deal_n etc._n 7._o doctor_n twisse_n his_o error_n of_o co-ordination_a etc._n etc._n 7._o but_o doctor_n twisse_n say_v far_o that_o the_o decree_n of_o permit_v sin_n and_o of_o give_v christ_n be_v coordinate_a ibid._n p._n 3._o in_o say_v that_o he_o do_v well_o to_o oppose_v mr._n perkins_n although_o not_o well_o to_o miss_v the_o truth_n it_o do_v not_o follow_v that_o they_o be_v not_o subordinate_a because_o not_o so_o as_o mr._n perkins_n feign_v they_o they_o be_v one_o after_o another_o in_o order_n of_o nature_n though_o not_o of_o time_n as_o the_o disease_n be_v before_o the_o cure_n as_o well_o in_o nature_n as_o time_n and_o though_o both_o be_v mean_n to_o god_n glory_n yet_o still_o the_o remedy_n must_v suppose_v the_o disease_n and_o one_o be_v natural_o conceivable_a before_o the_o other_o and_o so_o for_o the_o
punishment_n of_o sin_n which_o be_v another_o mean_n of_o god_n glory_n it_o praesuppose_v sin_n by_o such_o a_o necessity_n of_o illation_n that_o god_n can_v be_v imagine_v to_o decree_v a_o man_n punishment_n without_o regard_n to_o some_o offence_n which_o the_o nature_n of_o punishment_n do_v imply_v which_o be_v the_o main_a thing_n that_o i_o object_v to_o mr._n b._n speak_v of_o 6._o of_o see_v d._n phil._n ch_z 1._o p._n 5_o 6._o postdestination_a to_o which_o he_o dare_v not_o reâ—â—ly_o nor_o mr._n w._n in_o his_o behalf_n i_o leave_v with_o the_o rest_n of_o this_o section_n as_o a_o full_a rejoynder_n to_o what_o he_o have_v in_o his_o run_a title_n concern_v postdestination_a or_o negative_a reprobation_n since_o the_o body_n of_o his_o book_n be_v fill_v with_o tergiversation_n sect._n 2._o there_o be_v nothing_o now_o leave_v of_o any_o moment_n in_o mr._n w._n name_n mr._n m_n forgery_n of_o objection_n in_o other_o man_n name_n i_o will_v discover_v his_o other_o fail_n in_o the_o few_o word_n that_o i_o be_o able_a in_o his_o p._n 43._o he_o make_v a_o syllogism_n after_o a_o ugly_a manner_n in_o the_o three_o figure_n and_o tell_v his_o reader_n it_o be_v i_o nay_o he_o pretend_v to_o cite_v it_o from_o philan._n c._n 4._o p._n 5._o and_o call_v it_o pitiful_a sophistry_n yet_o his_o own_o heart_n and_o the_o world_n shall_v be_v my_o witness_n that_o there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n in_o any_o part_n of_o any_o book_n which_o i_o have_v publish_v much_o less_o there_o where_o he_o pretend_v it_o all_o my_o redress_n of_o such_o wrong_n be_v to_o protest_v against_o they_o and_o to_o require_v reparation_n from_o the_o person_n offend_v and_o to_o direct_v my_o reader_n to_o philanth_n c._n 4._o p._n 5._o where_o they_o will_v see_v what_o it_o be_v which_o make_v the_o enemy_n to_o sly_a into_o such_o lewd_a deal_n for_o his_o defence_n he_o and_o mr._n b._n must_v either_o prove_v that_o reprobation_n be_v no_o punishment_n or_o else_o confess_v their_o cause_n be_v ruin_v sect._n 3_o in_o mr._n w_n second_o part_n which_o be_v all_o against_o conditional_a and_o universal_a redemption_n p._n 53._o 53._o mr._n w._n of_o christ_n death_n p._n 53._o i_o observe_v these_o thing_n with_o a_o run_a eye_n 1._o he_o deny_v that_o christ_n die_v for_o all_o mankind_n not_o only_o in_o contradiction_n to_o scripture_n and_o the_o church_n of_o england_n but_o to_o bishop_n 11._o bishop_n sent._n daven_n p._n 10_o 11._o davenant_n in_o particular_a and_o even_o to_o dr._n twif_n as_o mr._n baxter_n show_v in_o his_o praef._n to_o his_o disp_n p._n 11_o 13_o 14._o next_o he_o say_v that_o there_o be_v no_o conditional_a election_n of_o all_o who_o say_v there_o be_v any_o election_n of_o all_o a_o election_n of_o persevere_v believer_n be_v not_o of_o all_o 3._o election_n and_o redemption_n be_v not_o commensurate_a as_o he_o affirm_v redemption_n be_v not_o the_o fruit_n of_o election_n witness_v the_o poverty_n of_o his_o proof_n p._n 54._o his_o first_o be_v nothing_o to_o redemption_n no_o nor_o the_o second_o but_o on_o the_o contrary_a elect_v in_o christ_n praesuppose_v redemption_n in_o god_n eternal_a foresight_n and_o our_o be_v consider_v as_o believer_n in_o christ_n no_o nor_o the_o three_o for_o redemption_n according_a to_o rich_a grace_n eph._n 1.7_o be_v not_o of_o a_o few_o to_o the_o more_o it_o be_v extend_v the_o rich_a '_o it_o be_v his_o four_o from_o joh._n 3.16_o be_v yet_o more_o gross_o against_o himself_o god_n so_o love_v the_o world_n as_o to_o give_v his_o son_n for_o the_o world_n not_o the_o small_a part_n of_o it_o have_v that_o be_v the_o meaning_n saint_n john_n have_v say_v god_n so_o hate_v the_o world_n that_o he_o deny_v his_o son_n to_o the_o far_o great_a part_n of_o it_o that_o not_o believe_v in_o he_o they_o may_v perish_v etc._n etc._n mr._n w_n proof_n p._n 55._o from_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o be_v most_o ridiculous_a of_o all_o for_o 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