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sense_n of_o it_o the_o lord_n speak_v those_o word_n ironical_o resp_n as_o before_o quest_n 14._o verse_n 15._o it_o be_v say_v god_n put_v the_o man_n into_o the_o garden_n of_o eden_n to_o dress_v it_o and_o yet_o afterward_o it_o be_v pronounce_v as_o a_o curse_n in_o the_o sweat_n of_o thy_o face_n thou_o shall_v eat_v thy_o bread_n 3.16_o gen._n 3.16_o man_n shall_v have_v labour_v if_o he_o have_v continue_v resp_n in_o his_o first_o estate_n but_o those_o irksome_a concomitant_n of_o labour_n pain_n sweat_n wearisomeness_n spend_v of_o the_o strength_n and_o spirit_n be_v the_o product_n of_o sin_n quest_n 15._o verse_n 16_o 17._o here_o the_o lord_n give_v a_o law_n to_o man_n of_o every_o tree_n of_o the_o garden_n thou_o may_v free_o eat_v but_o of_o the_o tree_n of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o good_a and_o evil_n thou_o shall_v not_o eat_v and_o yet_o the_o apostle_n say_v the_o law_n be_v not_o make_v for_o the_o 1.9_o 1_o tim._n 1.9_o righteous_a the_o law_n be_v not_o make_v to_o the_o righteous_a resp_n 1_o person_n so_o as_o he_o shall_v be_v under_o the_o vindicative_a or_o punish_a part_n of_o it_o he_o continue_v in_o his_o righteousness_n and_o in_o this_o sense_n it_o may_v be_v apply_v to_o man_n in_o innocency_n man_n in_o innocency_n may_v be_v under_o the_o directive_n part_n of_o the_o law_n though_o not_o under_o the_o vindicative_a part_n of_o it_o the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o gospel-time_n when_o man_n be_v in_o another_o state_n &_o his_o meaning_n be_v the_o law_n be_v not_o make_v to_o the_o believer_n so_o as_o he_o shall_v abide_v under_o the_o curse_a &_o condemn_v power_n of_o it_o the_o godly_a be_v under_o the_o desert_n of_o the_o curse_n of_o the_o law_n but_o not_o the_o actual_a curse_n and_o condemnation_n thereof_o nor_o do_v it_o follow_v as_o a_o reverend_a author_n very_o well_o observe_v that_o there_o be_v no_o law_n because_o it_o do_v not_o curse_v it_o be_v a_o good_a rule_n in_o divinity_n a_o remotione_fw-la actûs_fw-la secundi_fw-la in_o subjecto_fw-la impediti_fw-la non_fw-la valet_fw-la argumentum_fw-la ad_fw-la remotionem_fw-la actûs_fw-la primi_fw-la from_o the_o removal_n of_o a_o act_n or_o operation_n the_o argument_n do_v not_o hold_v to_o the_o remove_n of_o the_o thing_n itself_o as_o it_o do_v not_o follow_v the_o fire_n do_v not_o burn_v the_o three_o worthy_n therefore_o there_o be_v no_o fire_n god_n do_v hinder_v the_o act_n and_o if_o that_o can_v be_v in_o natural_a agent_n which_o work_v natural_o how_o much_o rather_o in_o moral_n such_o as_o the_o law_n be_v of_o condemnation_n which_o work_v according_a to_o the_o appointment_n of_o god_n quest_n 16._o verse_n 16_o 17._o why_o will_v god_n give_v man_n a_o positive_a ãâ¦ã_o âesides_v that_o natural_a law_n that_o be_v ãâ¦ã_o his_o heart_n ãâ¦ã_o thereby_o god_n dominion_n and_o powââ_n ãâã_d man_n may_v be_v the_o more_o acknowledge_v man_n may_v have_v submit_v to_o the_o âoral_a law_n of_o god_n not_o so_o much_o in_o order_n âo_o the_o command_n as_o because_o it_o be_v suitable_a to_o that_o principle_n which_o be_v within_o he_o for_o the_o moral_a law_n at_o first_o be_v write_v in_o man_n heart_n even_o as_o the_o heathen_n do_v abstain_v from_o many_o sin_n not_o because_o forbid_v by_o god_n but_o as_o dissonant_n to_o their_o natural_a reason_n therefore_o god_n give_v he_o a_o positive_a law_n ut_fw-la nulla_fw-la alia_fw-la causa_fw-la esset_fw-la obedientiae_fw-la nisi_fw-la obedientia_fw-la so_o that_o the_o forbid_v to_o eat_v be_v not_o from_o any_o sin_n in_o the_o action_n but_o from_o the_o will_n of_o the_o lawgiver_n as_o if_o a_o man_n forbid_v another_o to_o touch_v such_o a_o herb_n because_o it_o be_v poison_n this_o herb_n be_v contrary_a to_o a_o man_n health_n whether_o it_o be_v forbid_v or_o not_o and_o therefore_o he_o may_v abstain_v from_o it_o not_o because_o of_o the_o command_n but_o because_o it_o be_v contrary_a to_o his_o health_n but_o to_o forbid_v the_o eat_n of_o something_o that_o be_v wholesome_a to_o the_o body_n and_o delightful_a to_o the_o taste_n here_o indeed_o be_v a_o trial_n of_o obedience_n quest_n 17._o verse_n 16_o 17._o whether_o sensitive_a creature_n be_v capable_a of_o be_v under_o the_o obligation_n of_o a_o law_n neg._n inter_fw-la bruta_fw-la silent_a leges_fw-la for_o resp_n 1._o there_o can_v be_v no_o satisfaction_n to_o justice_n in_o inflict_v a_o evil_a upon_o they_o no_o satisfaction_n to_o be_v have_v from_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v not_o apprehensive_a of_o punishment_n seneca_n quà m_fw-la stultum_fw-la est_fw-la his_fw-la irasci_fw-la quae_fw-la iram_fw-la nostram_fw-la nec_fw-la meruerunt_fw-la nec_fw-la sentiunt_fw-la 2._o a_o punishment_n inflict_v upon_o they_o have_v no_o power_n to_o mend_v brute_n or_o to_o give_v a_o example_n to_o other_o among_o they_o 3._o nec_fw-la turpe_fw-la nec_fw-la honestum_fw-la among_o they_o no_o duty_n nor_o obedience_n to_o be_v expect_v from_o they_o no_o praise_n nor_o dispraise_v due_a to_o they_o no_o punishment_n nor_o reward_n to_o be_v distribute_v among_o they_o levit._fw-la 20._o 15._o i_o a_o man_n lie_v with_o a_o beast_n object_n he_o shall_v sure_o be_v put_v to_o death_n and_o you_o shall_v slay_v the_o beast_n the_o meaning_n of_o that_o place_n be_v not_o this_o resp_n that_o the_o beast_n be_v guilty_a of_o a_o crime_n or_o have_v violate_v a_o law_n and_o therefore_o be_v to_o be_v condemn_v and_o put_v to_o death_n but_o it_o be_v in_o order_n to_o the_o happiness_n and_o welfare_n of_o man_n bestia_fw-la cum_fw-la homine_fw-la concumbens_fw-la be_v to_o be_v stone_v 1._o because_o it_o be_v the_o occasion_n of_o so_o foul_a a_o fact_n and_o so_o fatal_a punishment_n unto_o man_n 2._o that_o the_o sight_n and_o presence_n of_o the_o object_n may_v not_o repeat_v so_o prodigious_a a_o crime_n in_o the_o thought_n of_o man_n exo._n 21._o 28._o if_o a_o ox_n gore_v a_o man_n or_o a_o object_n woman_n that_o they_o die_v than_o the_o ox_n shall_v be_v stone_v this_o be_v ad_fw-la poenam_fw-la exigendam_fw-la à _fw-la domino_fw-la resp_n the_o put_v of_o that_o to_o death_n be_v a_o punishment_n to_o the_o owner_n for_o not_o look_v to_o it_o better_o quest_n 18._o verse_n 17._o it_o be_v say_v in_o the_o day_n thou_o eat_v thereof_o thou_o shall_v sure_o die_v what_o be_v mean_v by_o death_n in_o that_o place_n spiritual_a temporal_a eternal_a death_n 1._o spiritual_a death_n this_o be_v comprehend_v resp_n in_o the_o very_a nature_n of_o sin_n spiritual_a death_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o separation_n of_o god_n from_o the_o soul_n now_o the_o near_a the_o correspondence_n be_v between_o the_o soul_n and_o sin_n the_o further_a the_o distance_n be_v between_o the_o soul_n and_o god_n 2._o temporal_a death_n for_o so_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n expound_v his_o meaning_n afterward_o in_o the_o 3.19_o gen._n 3.19_o sweat_n of_o thy_o brow_n shall_v thou_o eat_v thy_o bread_n dusl_v thou_o be_v and_o to_o dust_n shall_v thou_o return_v 3._o eternal_a death_n this_o be_v clear_v by_o the_o apostle_n paul_n when_o he_o say_v the_o wage_n of_o sin_n be_v death_n and_o that_o he_o principal_o 6.23_o rom_n 6.23_o intend_v eternal_a death_n in_o that_o place_n be_v clear_a by_o the_o life_n to_o which_o it_o be_v oppose_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n be_v eternal_a life_n through_o jesus_n christ_n our_o lord_n quest_n 19_o verse_n 17._o whether_o adam_n be_v create_v mortal_a or_o whether_o adam_n be_v mortal_a before_o his_o eat_n of_o the_o forbid_a fruit_n neg._n as_o appear_v by_o the_o threat_n pronounce_v resp_n against_o he_o in_o the_o day_n thou_o eat_v thereof_o thou_o shall_v die_v the_o death_n it_o be_v say_v of_o god_n who_o only_o have_v immortality_n object_n 1_o tim._n 6.16_o a_o thing_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v immortal_a several_a resp_n way_n 1._o simple_o and_o independent_o immortal_a omni_fw-la modo_fw-la in_o every_o respect_n and_o so_o be_v that_o 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and_o then_o we_o must_v affirm_v corpore_fw-la infici_fw-la posse_fw-la spiritum_fw-la which_o be_v a_o absurdity_n for_o 1._o though_o the_o truth_n of_o this_o axiom_n be_v take_v for_o grant_v that_o corpus_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la agere_fw-la in_o spiritum_fw-la yet_o i_o conceive_v we_o may_v demur_v to_o it_o for_o though_o it_o shall_v be_v assent_v unto_o that_o this_o can_v not_o be_v do_v by_o the_o power_n of_o nature_n yet_o it_o may_v be_v do_v by_o the_o efficacy_n and_o power_n of_o divine_a ordination_n especial_o if_o we_o consider_v what_o a_o strict_a union_n there_o be_v between_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o body_n and_o that_o according_a to_o the_o various_a disposition_n and_o affection_n of_o the_o body_n the_o soul_n also_o be_v various_o affect_v and_o dispose_v we_o find_v by_o experience_n that_o child_n resemble_v their_o parent_n not_o only_o in_o their_o countenance_n and_o the_o outward_a lineament_n of_o their_o body_n but_o in_o their_o manner_n and_o inward_a habiliment_n of_o their_o mind_n we_o find_v that_o the_o soul_n in_o a_o great_a measure_n follow_v the_o temper_n of_o the_o body_n and_o that_o the_o spirit_n humour_n organ_n of_o the_o body_n be_v vitiate_a and_o disorder_a there_o follow_v upon_o this_o frenzy_n melancholy_a passion_n and_o the_o like_a the_o learned_a say_v potentia_fw-la materiae_fw-la est_fw-la duplex_fw-la 1._o naturalis_fw-la quae_fw-la educibilis_fw-la est_fw-la in_o actum_fw-la vi_fw-la alicujus_fw-la agentis_fw-la naturalis_fw-la there_o be_v a_o natural_a power_n in_o that_o which_o that_o material_a or_o corporeal_a which_o be_v educible_a into_o act_n by_o virtue_n of_o a_o natural_a agent_n that_o be_v to_o say_v wood_n have_v a_o natural_a power_n to_o receive_v heat_n viz._n vi_fw-la naturalis_fw-la agentis_fw-la scilicet_fw-la ignis_fw-la 2._o obedientialis_fw-la a_o obediential_a power_n which_o be_v educible_a into_o act_n by_o virtue_n of_o a_o superior_a agent_n this_o wood_n 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vi_fw-la superioris_fw-la agentis_fw-la corpus_fw-la may_v not_o agere_fw-la in_o spiritum_fw-la to_o this_o i_o may_v add_v the_o consideration_n of_o the_o fire_n of_o hell_n which_o for_o aught_o i_o can_v learn_v may_v be_v material_a and_o yet_o can_v târment_v spirit_n as_o calor_fw-la naturalis_fw-la have_v two_o property_n 1._o calefacere_fw-la to_o make_v warm_a and_o this_o it_o act_n of_o itself_o 2._o alimentum_fw-la in_o debitas_fw-la part_n distribuere_fw-la to_o convey_v nourishment_n into_o the_o several_a part_n of_o the_o body_n and_o this_o it_o act_n as_o a_o instrument_n of_o the_o soul_n so_o hel-fire_n may_v be_v consider_v in_o its_o self_n and_o so_o it_o burn_v body_n or_o as_o a_o instrument_n of_o divine_a wrath_n and_o so_o it_o torment_v spirit_n 2._o be_v it_o grant_v that_o the_o soul_n be_v create_v pure_a by_o god_n and_o that_o it_o can_v be_v taint_v by_o the_o body_n yet_o it_o may_v be_v pollute_v ratione_fw-la suppositi_fw-la by_o god_n ordination_n and_o appointment_n as_o it_o be_v the_o soul_n of_o a_o man_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o corrupt_a adam_n if_o you_o ask_v i_o suppose_v this_o be_v take_v for_o grant_v that_o we_o be_v defile_v upon_o the_o account_n of_o divine_a ordination_n as_o a_o punishment_n inflict_v by_o god_n on_o man_n for_o his_o apostasy_n by_o what_o instrument_n or_o second_o cause_n this_o be_v effect_v or_o bring_v to_o pass_v i_o answer_v that_o as_o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o secret_a than_o the_o form_n of_o the_o child_n in_o the_o womb_n the_o union_n of_o the_o soul_n with_o the_o body_n and_o the_o manner_n how_o it_o be_v unite_v thereunto_o so_o this_o also_o must_v needs_o be_v a_o secret_a by_o he_o mediation_n of_o what_o instrument_n or_o second_o cause_n man_n come_v to_o be_v defile_v there_o be_v also_o other_o objection_n urge_v against_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o soul_n it_o seem_v not_o to_o suit_n with_o the_o justice_n and_o obj._n 2_o 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