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obscurationem_fw-la non_fw-la ex_fw-la canonico_fw-la syderum_fw-la cursu_fw-la accidisse_fw-la ostenditur_fw-la quod_fw-la tunc_fw-la erat_fw-la pascha_fw-la judaeorum_n it_o be_v a_o dismal_a day_n that_o same_o though_o the_o king_n of_o terror_n be_v then_o vanquish_v for_o darkness_n be_v not_o only_o upon_o but_o under_o the_o earth_n the_o miraculous_a obscuration_n of_o the_o sun_n in_o our_o hemisphere_n of_o necessity_n cause_v a_o defection_n of_o the_o moon_n in_o the_o subterraneous_a one_o and_o so_o make_v it_o more_o than_o midnight_n to_o the_o antipode_n and_o a_o second_o natural_a eclipse_n of_o the_o moon_n succeed_v within_o six_o hour_n after_o nay_o more_o than_o all_o this_o saturn_n the_o signifier_n of_o blackness_n aggravate_v this_o horrid_a opacity_n for_o at_o the_o same_o time_n rise_v from_o the_o horoscope_n he_o behold_v both_o eclipfe_n in_o a_o square_a malignant_a aspect_n but_o though_o this_o eclipse_n be_v unnatural_a to_o the_o sun_n per_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d yet_o it_o be_v pure_o natural_a per_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v requisite_a nay_o necessary_a for_o a_o stream_n or_o reflex_n of_o light_a to_o suffer_v a_o defection_n when_o the_o fountain_n of_o light_n be_v under_o a_o cloud_n proper_a for_o the_o creature_n to_o sympathize_v with_o the_o creator_n and_o therefore_o though_o it_o be_v a_o miracle_n yet_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n the_o wonder_n be_v in_o the_o reverse_a part_n of_o the_o accident_n that_o the_o most_o glorious_a sun_n of_o righteousness_n shall_v suffer_v a_o dark_a and_o unnatural_a eclipse_n to_o expiate_v our_o deed_n of_o darkness_n nor_o be_v that_o a_o wonder_v neither_o now_o i_o think_v on_o it_o for_o it_o be_v the_o natural_a effect_n of_o his_o infinite_a love_n to_o mankind_n and_o this_o i_o presume_v the_o most_o stubborn_a and_o prejudicate_a atheist_n position_n article_n 14._o the_o adequation_n of_o all_o to_o the_o verification_n of_o the_o author_n three_o position_n will_v admit_v as_o evidence_n both_o strong_a and_o clear_a enough_o to_o evince_v the_o verity_n of_o our_o minor_a proposition_n viz._n that_o god_n have_v in_o time_n prelapse_v frequent_o manifest_v his_o prerogative_n of_o cause_v effect_n not_o only_o superior_a but_o also_o contradictory_n to_o the_o ordinary_a and_o establish_a law_n of_o nature_n his_o ordinary_a instrument_n when_o such_o effect_n seem_v either_o necessary_a or_o expedient_a to_o his_o providence_n and_o therefore_o our_o conclusion_n viz._n that_o his_o arm_n be_v not_o shorten_v and_o he_o can_v do_v the_o like_a in_o the_o future_a upon_o any_o occasional_a emergency_n design_v by_o his_o secret_a counsel_n come_v not_o much_o short_a of_o perfect_o apodictical_a sect_n vi_o we_o have_v now_o bring_v ourselves_o to_o the_o last_o objection_n urge_v providence_n article_n 1._o lucretius_n his_o blasphemy_n that_o man_n ignorance_n of_o the_o energy_n of_o natural_a cause_n be_v the_o sole_a basis_n of_o the_o opinion_n of_o a_o universal_a providence_n against_o universal_a providence_n namely_o the_o unequal_a distribution_n of_o good_a and_o evil_n or_o the_o frequent_a occurrence_n of_o event_n which_o carry_v too_o much_o appearance_n of_o temerity_n to_o be_v interpret_v the_o mature_a design_n of_o a_o infinite_a wisdom_n and_o seem_v too_o oblique_a and_o deflect_v towards_o partiality_n to_o stand_v in_o a_o right_a line_n with_o the_o hand_n of_o divine_a justice_n which_o must_v be_v conceive_v to_o discriminate_a betwixt_o the_o pious_a and_o impious_a in_o the_o consignation_n of_o happiness_n and_o misery_n and_o according_o to_o distribute_v its_o benefit_n in_o some_o proportion_n to_o the_o merit_n at_o least_o the_o worthy_a susceptibility_n of_o the_o receiver_n this_o be_v a_o member_n belong_v to_o another_o head_n and_o fall_v more_o proper_o under_o the_o content_n of_o our_o next_o chapter_n of_o the_o special_a or_o particular_a providence_n of_o god_n and_o therefore_o we_o shall_v thither_o transfer_v the_o plenary_a refutation_n thereof_o make_v it_o the_o subject_n of_o this_o last_o section_n to_o blow_v off_o those_o light_n and_o cobweb_n scruple_n that_o be_v spin_v by_o that_o spider_n lucretius_n when_o he_o compose_v these_o verse_n to_o alienate_v man_n mind_n from_o the_o fear_n of_o a_o universal_a moderator_n caetera_fw-la quae_fw-la fieri_fw-la in_o terris_fw-la coeloque_fw-la tuentur_fw-la mortales_fw-la pavidis_fw-la quom_fw-la pendent_fw-la mentibu'saepe_fw-la efficiunt_fw-la animos_fw-la humileis_fw-la formidine_fw-la diuûm_fw-la depressosque_fw-la premunt_fw-la ad_fw-la terram_fw-la proptereà _fw-la quod_fw-la ignorantia_fw-la caussarum_fw-la confer_v deorum_fw-la cogit_fw-la ad_fw-la imperium_fw-la res_fw-la &_o concedere_fw-la regnum_fw-la &_o quorum_fw-la operum_fw-la causas_fw-la nulla_fw-la ratione_fw-la videre_fw-la possunt_fw-la haec_fw-la sieri_fw-la divino_fw-la numine_fw-la rentur_fw-la 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upon_o nothing_o and_o though_o it_o be_v a_o honour_n to_o our_o reason_n to_o explore_v the_o abstrusity_n of_o nature_n and_o ready_o refer_v she_o most_o admirable_a effect_n to_o their_o proper_a efficient_n yet_o at_o the_o same_o time_n not_o to_o confess_v that_o