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vet_n adiwante_fw-la etc._n etc._n yea_o even_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v do_v contra_fw-la voluâ—tatem_fw-la against_o the_o will_n of_o god_n yet_o be_v not_o do_v praeter_fw-la eius_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la beside_o his_o will_n by_o which_o will_v with_o hugo_n 101._o i_o mean_v his_o good_a pleasure_n his_o operation_n and_o permission_n yea_o even_o in_o sin_n itself_o the_o cause_n of_o death_n god_n he_o have_v a_o work_n god_n work_v in_o every_o evil_n but_o he_o work_v not_o evil_a nor_o evil_o 4._o as_o the_o papist_n slander_v calvin_n to_o teach_v agâ—t_v in_o malo_fw-la etc._n etc._n he_o work_v in_o the_o evil_a first_o by_o permit_v second_o by_o dispose_v by_o permit_v i_o say_v not_o by_o provoke_v for_o though_o god_n offer_v the_o sinner_n object_n to_o use_n augustine_n and_o bellarmine_n similitude_n and_o leave_v a_o man_n to_o himself_o yet_o he_o incline_v not_o his_o will_n to_o evil_a and_o therefore_o be_v not_o the_o cause_n of_o evil_a no_o more_o than_o 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treason_n of_o judas_n against_o christ_n to_o his_o own_o glory_n and_o the_o good_a of_o his_o church_n in_o the_o preservation_n of_o old_a jacob_n and_o his_o seed_n and_o the_o salvation_n of_o his_o own_o elect_a israel_n therefore_o as_o in_o one_o act_n of_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n 1._o god_n 2._o christ_n 3._o the_o devil_n 4._o the_o jew_n and_o 5._o judas_n wrought_v but_o not_o from_o one_o cause_n 38._o the_o devil_n sugge_o the_o jew_n malicious_o judas_n covetous_o christ_n executive_o in_o deliver_v himself_o god_n decretory_o in_o decree_a and_o dispositive_o in_o dispose_v the_o death_n of_o his_o son_n to_o the_o save_n of_o the_o elect_n and_o condemn_v of_o the_o reprobate_n be_v the_o rise_n and_o fall_v of_o many_o in_o israel_n the_o like_a be_v see_v in_o other_o sin_n wherein_o there_o be_v diverse_a agent_n some_o sinful_a but_o god_n always_o sinless_a 11._o for_o peccatores_fw-la in_o quantum_fw-la peccatores_fw-la etc._n etc._n god_n make_v not_o 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