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bring_v forth_o pleasant_a ejaculation_n in_o commendation_n of_o a_o bald_a head_n or_o of_o folly_n with_o erasmus_n or_o of_o a_o louse_n with_o daniel_n heinsius_n and_o with_o our_o english_a sonnetter_n of_o a_o stâ—aweâ—_n to_o witness_v thâ—_n song_n o_o the_o straw_n the_o straw_n and_o than_o let_v they_o take_v forth_o and_o singe_v now_o here_o be_v a_o jolly_a couâ—se_n quoth_v the_o minstrel_n and_o other_o like_a enough_o will_v be_v furnish_v with_o as_o good_a wit_n to_o the_o contrary_a in_o display_v the_o unnecessary_a condition_n of_o aught_o â—ike_v he_o who_o have_v fâ—â—st_o make_v a_o excellent_a speech_n in_o the_o commendation_n of_o justice_n afterward_o speak_v as_o wiâ—â—ily_o to_o the_o contrary_a show_v that_o there_o be_v no_o justice_n at_o all_o in_o the_o world_n and_o i_o have_v hear_v of_o a_o gentleman_n that_o will_v discourse_v against_o any_o need_n we_o have_v at_o all_o of_o fire_n say_v that_o at_o the_o end_n he_o be_v drive_v to_o a_o 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the_o liberty_n of_o man_n will_n and_o not_o in_o the_o appetition_n of_o the_o end_n it_o be_v natural_a to_o a_o man_n to_o be_v carry_v to_o the_o like_n of_o his_o end_n necessary_o according_a to_o that_o of_o aristotle_n 5._o qualis_fw-la cuique_fw-la est_fw-la ita_fw-la finis_fw-la apparet_fw-la and_o do_v it_o become_v these_o man_n to_o dictate_v unto_o we_o not_o only_o a_o new_a divinity_n but_o also_o a_o new_a philosophy_n at_o pleasure_n as_o for_o the_o reason_n here_o add_v fetch_v from_o the_o eternal_a and_o efficatious_a decree_n of_o god_n this_o be_v so_o far_o from_o confirm_v their_o premise_n as_o that_o it_o utter_o overthrow_v they_o and_o confirm_v we_o for_o we_o say_v with_o aquinas_n that_o the_o effication_n will_v of_o god_n be_v the_o cause_n why_o some_o thing_n come_v to_o pasâ—e_n contingent_o and_o free_o as_o well_o as_o it_o be_v the_o cause_n why_o other_o thing_n come_v to_o pass_v necessary_o be_v the_o burn_a of_o the_o prophet_n bone_n by_o 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