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proper_o his_o work_n 4._o causa_fw-la per_fw-la accidens_fw-la if_o causa_fw-la be_v extreme_o bad_a and_o god_n be_v in_o no_o sense_n the_o cause_n of_o sin_n 5._o removens_fw-la prohibens_fw-la he_o understand_v not_o if_o i_o may_v guess_v by_o the_o use_v he_o make_v of_o it_o for_o zuinglius_fw-la say_v that_o god_n do_v make_v man_n transgressor_n as_o well_o as_o that_o sin_n be_v the_o work_n of_o god_n last_o of_o all_o he_o produce_v some_o popish_a writer_n ibid._n ibid._n who_o write_v as_o gross_o as_o zuinglius_fw-la the_o presbyterian_a and_o who_o do_v ever_o doubt_v of_o it_o sure_a none_o that_o know_v their_o consanguinity_n ocham_n and_o gabriel_n do_v affirm_v a._n ocham_n &_o gabriel_n affirmant_fw-la quod_fw-la deus_fw-la in_o rigore_fw-la &_o proprietate_fw-la sermonis_fw-la est_fw-la causa_fw-la peccati_fw-la medin_n in_o 1.2_o q._n 79._o a._n that_o god_n in_o a_o rigour_n and_o propriety_n of_o speech_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o sin_n what_o then_o therefore_o the_o rigide_a sort_n of_o papist_n be_v like_o the_o rigide_a sort_n of_o presbyterian_o 3._o to_o the_o second_o thing_n which_o he_o confess_v as_o his_o master_n doctrine_n sin_n 3._o mr._n b._n accuse_v calvin_n in_o excuse_v he_o for_o say_v god_n do_v will_n sin_n viz._n that_o god_n do_v will_n sin_n he_o say_v these_o thing_n p._n 134.1_o that_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o orthodox_n have_v be_v often_o explain_v 2._o that_o calvin_n explain_v himself_o and_o how_o shall_v that_o be_v but_o that_o though_o god_n do_v will_n sin_n yet_o he_o will_v it_o not_o as_o sin_v the_o horrid_a nature_n of_o which_o shift_n i_o have_v 42._o have_v look_v back_o on_o ch_z 2._o sect_n 19_o and_o see_v diu._n philanth_n c._n 4._o p._n 42._o elsewhere_o display_v this_o be_v the_o fountain_n of_o those_o unclean_a say_n that_o adultery_n be_v good_a in_o as_o much_o as_o it_o be_v the_o work_n of_o god_n the_o author_n and_o that_o all_o sin_n be_v good_a in_o as_o much_o as_o they_o make_v for_o god_n glory_n that_o be_v from_o zuinglius_fw-la and_o this_o from_o mr._n w._n 3._o he_o tell_v we_o that_o mr._n calvin_n meaning_n be_v no_o worse_o than_o the_o schoolmen_n name_v a_o papist_n in_o the_o margin_n 61._o look_v back_o on_o ch_z 2._o sect_n 3._o p._n 61._o according_a to_o his_o wont_a to_o show_v a_o very_a great_a affinity_n betwixt_o the_o worst_a sort_n of_o papist_n and_o presbyterian_o do_v universal_o pass_v with_o mr._n b._n for_o a_o abstersion_n yet_o this_o be_v the_o man_n who_o rail_v so_o frequent_o at_o other_o for_o have_v any_o good_a thing_n common_a to_o they_o with_o the_o papist_n 4._o to_o the_o three_o thing_n grant_v to_o be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o his_o master_n wickedness_n 4._o mr._n b._n accuse_v piscator_fw-la and_o calvin_n in_o his_o way_n of_o excuse_v they_o for_o say_v that_o god_n do_v thrust_v man_n into_o wickedness_n viz._n that_o god_n do_v drive_v or_o thrust_v man_n on_o into_o wickedness_n and_o that_o man_n do_v sin_n by_o god_n impulse_n he_o have_v return_v four_o thing_n p._n 134_o 135.1_o that_o neither_o calvin_n nor_o piscator_fw-la do_v understand_v it_o in_o a_o flagitious_a or_o unconscionable_a manner_n and_o may_v it_o not_o be_v plead_v as_o well_o for_o the_o pharisee_n that_o although_o indeed_o they_o say_v of_o christ_n he_o have_v a_o unclean_a spirit_n mark_n 3.30_o yet_o they_o do_v not_o understand_v it_o in_o a_o flagitious_a sense_n 2._o that_o when_o himself_o have_v affirm_v god_n stir_v up_o the_o wicked_a to_o their_o wicked_a deed_n as_o a_o man_n put_v spur_n to_o a_o dull_a jade_n he_o bring_v the_o simile_n to_o show_v that_o the_o man_n be_v the_o author_n of_o the_o go_n of_o the_o horse_n but_o not_o
a_o most_o necessary_a truth_n to_o say_v that_o god_n be_v the_o author_n or_o cause_n of_o sin_n i_o have_v more_o abundant_o make_v apparent_a in_o three_o distinct_a tract_n viz._n correct_v copy_n p._n 9_o 10_o 50._o especial_o diu._n philanthropy_n defend_v ch_n 3._o sect_n 34._o p._n 132._o etc._n etc._n to_o p._n 139._o &_o sect_n 35._o p._n 141._o and_o again_o diu._n purity_n def_n ch_n 4._o sect_n 3._o p._n 19_o 20._o and_o i_o shall_v do_v it_o yet_o more_o effectual_o in_o the_o second_o and_o three_o chapter_n of_o this_o follow_a work_n in_o particular_a ch_n 3._o sect_n 13._o &_o 27._o and_o therefore_o three_o that_o they_o will_v not_o so_o frequent_o and_o affectionate_o contend_v for_o that_o very_a doctrine_n which_o sometime_o though_o very_o rare_o they_o confess_v to_o be_v false_a &_o blasphemous_a but_o that_o they_o find_v it_o must_v follow_v from_o their_o espouse_a principle_n of_o god_n decree_n so_o as_o they_o see_v they_o must_v relinquish_v either_o both_o or_o neither_o i_o have_v abundant_o evince_v in_o the_o diu._n pur._n def_n ch_n 4._o sect_n 7._o p._n 33_o etc._n etc._n to_o p._n 39_o especial_o from_o the_o citation_n out_o of_o doctor_n twisse_n du_n moulin_n remigius_n and_o the_o other_o friend_n of_o gotteschalc_n bishop_n cuthert_n tunstal_n and_o above_o all_o out_o of_o prosper_n who_o they_o many_o time_n dream_v to_o have_v be_v their_o patron_n and_o therefore_o can_v gainsay_v he_o without_o discomfort_n and_o again_o i_o shall_v evince_v it_o in_o several_a part_n of_o the_o follow_a work_n and_o in_o particular_a ch_n 3._o sect_n 8._o &_o 10._o beside_o that_o the_o thing_n be_v so_o conspicuous_a of_o itself_o that_o i_o may_v venture_v to_o make_v the_o adversary_n the_o sole_a judge_n of_o the_o business_n for_o nature_n nothing_o but_o their_o principle_n of_o god_n decree_n can_v lead_v they_o to_o blasphemy_n of_o such_o a_o nature_n sect._n 8._o i_o demand_v of_o any_o man_n live_v what_o shall_v move_v such_o learned_a man_n as_o huldericus_n zuinglius_fw-la doctor_n twisse_n piscator_fw-la zanchy_a triglandius_n beza_n calvin_n martyr_n borrhaus_n and_o many_o other_o to_o teach_v posterity_n in_o their_o print_a work_n that_o god_n do_v make_v man_n transgressor_n 32._o for_o the_o several_a page_n of_o their_o work_n see_v the_o diu._n philan._n def_n ch_n 3._o sect_n 34._o especial_o the_o diu._n purity_n def_n ch_n 4._o sect_n 3._o p._n 19_o 20._o &_o sect_n 6._o p._n 31_o 32._o and_o be_v the_o author_n of_o adultery_n and_o that_o murder_n be_v the_o work_n of_o god_n and_o that_o sinner_n do_v sin_n by_o the_o force_n of_o god_n will_n that_o god_n predestine_n man_n to_o sin_n and_o to_o sin_n quatenus_fw-la sin_n that_o he_o be_v the_o author_n of_o evil_n not_o only_o of_o punishment_n but_o of_o sin_n too_o that_o he_o be_v the_o cause_n not_o only_o of_o humane_a action_n but_o of_o the_o very_a defect_n and_o privation_n that_o he_o effect_v sin_n that_o he_o excit_v 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 &_o 106._o cause_n man_n to_o err_v and_o be_v the_o principal_a agent_n in_o the_o cause_v of_o all_o action_n which_o he_o who_o say_v do_v also_o say_v that_o he_o find_v no_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o action_n and_o the_o sin_n of_o that_o action_n from_o which_o great_a truth_n he_o shall_v have_v infer_v that_o god_n can_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o sinful_a action_n not_o that_o he_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o sin_n what_o make_v the_o 37_o the_o p._n 36_o 37_o comforter_n of_o believer_n to_o say_v that_o god_n be_v the_o author_n of_o sinfulness_n itself_o and_o have_v more_o hand_n in_o man_n sinfulness_n than_o they_o themselves_o be_v these_o writer_n afraid_a lest_o man_n shall_v think_v too_o reverent_o of_o god_n too_o hardly_o of_o the_o devil_n and_o too_o profane_o of_o themselves_o or_o be_v they_o move_v with_o a_o itch_n to_o revive_v the_o doctrine_n of_o carneades_n and_o to_o make_v man_n believe_v that_o sin_n be_v nothing_o but_o a_o name_n invent_v by_o 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can_v for_o first_o he_o imply_v a_o contradiction_n as_o i_o demonstrate_v to_o a_o person_n of_o great_a worth_n and_o therefore_o here_o i_o repeat_v it_o not_o but_o refer_v he_o to_o the_o 87._o the_o see_v the_o divine_a purity_n defend_v ch_n 8._o sect_n 2._o p._n 80_o 81_o 82._o &_o sect_n 5._o p._n 86_o 87._o place_n where_o he_o can_v fail_v of_o it_o next_o it_o infer_v avoidable_a that_o god_n be_v the_o natural_a cause_n of_o all_o the_o wickedness_n in_o the_o world_n for_o example_n suppose_v a_o wicked_a man_n have_v conceive_v adultery_n in_o his_o mind_n or_o commit_v it_o in_o his_o heart_n as_o our_o 5.28_o our_o mat._n 5.28_o saviour_n speak_v if_o god_n do_v predetermin_v that_o wicked_a man_n to_o that_o physical_a act_n of_o concupiscence_n and_o the_o will_n of_o that_o man_n to_o a_o consent_n as_o well_o as_o the_o appetite_n to_o a_o complacency_n he_o be_v not_o only_o the_o cause_n but_o the_o sole_a cause_n of_o the_o adultery_n nay_o far_o yet_o if_o the_o inward_a intention_n of_o the_o end_n be_v the_o determination_n of_o the_o will_n to_o the_o first_o act_n of_o sin_n as_o the_o subtle_a of_o they_o do_v say_v and_o if_o that_o intenâ—ion_n or_o whatever_o else_o be_v the_o determination_n of_o the_o will_n and_o the_o determination_n itself_o be_v a_o positive_a act_n which_o none_o can_v deny_v and_o if_o god_n be_v the_o creator_n or_o maker_n or_o proper_a cause_n of_o whatsoever_o thing_n be_v positive_a as_o these_o precious_a one_o do_v affirm_v he_o be_v not_o only_o conclude_v the_o sole_a cause_n of_o the_o adultery_n in_o his_o creature_n verum_fw-la etiam_fw-la id_fw-la ipsum_fw-la quod_fw-la dicere_fw-la nolo_fw-la but_o also_o that_o which_o be_v worse_o and_o ineffable_o blasphemous_a and_o here_o i_o ask_v mr._n wh._n be_v that_o adulterous_a thought_n or_o intention_n so_o determine_v to_o its_o object_n in_o that_o respect_n evil_a or_o be_v it_o not_o if_o in_o that_o respect_n evil_a he_o accuse_v god_n if_o not_o evil_a in_o that_o respect_n he_o acquit_v the_o wicked_a man_n and_o unavoidable_o infer_v that_o there_o be_v never_o any_o adulterer_n murderer_n or_o the_o like_a but_o be_v carry_v to_o the_o do_v of_o all_o his_o wickedness_n with_o a_o good_a intention_n a_o good_a desire_n a_o very_a good_a determination_n of_o his_o will_n and_o reason_n good_a too_o for_o the_o determination_n of_o man_n will_n they_o say_v be_v god_n work_n or_o god_n share_n in_o the_o procurement_n and_o accomplishment_n of_o sin_n and_o god_n part_n in_o the_o business_n they_o say_v be_v good_a but_o then_o they_o leave_v man_n no_o share_n at_o all_o in_o his_o impiety_n if_o they_o do_v let_v they_o name_v it_o which_o they_o never_o yet_o do_v indeed_o they_o talk_v in_o the_o general_n that_o god_n be_v the_o 55._o the_o note_v this_o distinction_n which_o mr._n barlee_n make_v ch_z 3._o p._n 55._o natural_a cause_n of_o the_o mere_a act_n of_o sin_n and_o a_o mere_a accidental_a cause_n of_o the_o obliquity_n of_o the_o act_n of_o sin_n but_o bid_v they_o instance_n in_o some_o particular_a than_o they_o see_v that_o they_o be_v blind_a and_o quick_o speak_v themselves_o speechless_a when_o a_o man_n hate_v god_n or_o 24.15_o or_o leviâ—_n 24.15_o curse_v god_n or_o any_o otherwise_o blaspheme_v against_o he_o let_v mr._n wh._n or_o mr._n b._n or_o mr._n hick_n be_v ask_v which_o be_v the_o act_n of_o that_o sin_n and_o which_o be_v the_o obliquity_n of_o the_o act_n of_o that_o sin_n you_o shall_v have_v they_o as_o mute_a as_o three_o dead_a fish_n if_o the_o curse_v of_o god_n be_v a_o whole_a sin_n it_o be_v a_o act_n of_o sin_n or_o a_o obliquity_n of_o a_o act_n or_o both_o together_o and_o that_o
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 what_o be_v future_a and_o so_o of_o all_o sin_n be_v after_o his_o praedetermination_n two_o gross_a absurdity_n not_o repugnant_a only_o to_o reason_n and_o common_a sense_n but_o inconsistent_a with_o one_o another_o yet_o both_o affirm_v by_o the_o same_o sort_n of_o man_n by_o mr._n hobbs_n among_o other_o in_o his_o animadversion_n on_o bishop_n bramhal_o in_o his_o answ_n to_o a_o object_n p._n 40._o of_o his_o extent_n of_o diu._n prov._n mr._n b._n c._n 3._o p._n 26._o and_o mr._n hobbs_n p._n 108._o 2._o they_o will_v soon_o quit_v the_o first_o if_o they_o have_v but_o the_o patience_n to_o consider_v decree_n 2._o the_o nature_n of_o knowledge_n open_v and_o distinguish_v from_o decree_n that_o scientia_fw-la est_fw-la habitus_fw-la conclusionis_fw-la as_o simplex_fw-la intelligentia_fw-la be_v principiorum_fw-la when_o the_o mind_n be_v in_o possession_n of_o any_o conclusion_n immediate_o flow_v from_o the_o premise_n and_o unite_v to_o they_o by_o a_o essential_a 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