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he_o set_v up_o a_o law_n good_a holy_a and_o spiritual_a but_o such_o that_o sin_n inevitable_o may_v take_v occasion_n from_o it_o through_o the_o frailty_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o of_o the_o creature_n to_o spring_v up_o as_o a_o overflow_a flood_n to_o display_v itself_o over_o all_o thing_n in_o its_o full_a foul_a birth_n this_o law_n be_v to_o convince_v we_o of_o the_o frailty_n and_o mutability_n in_o man_n primitive_a state_n etc._n etc._n viz._n that_o he_o be_v a_o creature_n for_o 176._o pag._n 175_o 176._o man_n be_v compose_v of_o the_o light_n of_o god_n and_o his_o own_o proper_a darkness_n these_o two_o the_o school_n call_v the_o act_n and_o potentiality_n the_o form_n and_o the_o matter_n be_v and_o not_o be_v which_o constitute_v every_o creature_n the_o darkness_n or_o nothingness_n which_o be_v the_o creature_n own_o be_v the_o proper_a ground_n of_o sin_n the_o law_n come_v and_o distinguish_v the_o light_n from_o the_o darkness_n 177._o pag._n 177._o so_o that_o to_o see_v sin_n be_v to_o see_v that_o we_o be_v creature_n god_n withhold_v his_o 178._o pag._n 178._o divine_a presence_n appearance_n and_o influence_n from_o man_n and_o so_o the_o darkness_n discover_v itself_o in_o man_n and_o predominate_v and_o captivate_v he_o entire_o and_o become_v his_o choice_n and_o lord_n so_o that_o sin_n be_v but_o a_o imperfect_a creature_n and_o the_o law_n to_o cause_n and_o show_v it_o §_o 9_o pag._n 113_o 114_o etc._n etc._n he_o say_v the_o immediate_a cause_n of_o the_o first_o change_v make_v in_o the_o understanding_n at_o the_o fall_n be_v the_o divine_a glory_n withdraw_a or_o withhold_v itself_o darkness_n be_v the_o privation_n of_o light_n privation_n have_v no_o proper_a cause_n but_o accidental_a only_o thus_o the_o divine_a glory_n retire_v from_o the_o understanding_n or_o cease_v to_o shine_v in_o it_o be_v by_o accident_n the_o cause_n of_o the_o darkness_n there_o as_o the_o set_v or_o depart_v of_o the_o sun_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o night_n which_o be_v not_o a_o blemish_n to_o the_o sun_n but_o its_o glory_n that_o in_o its_o presence_n be_v all_o the_o beauty_n and_o joy_n of_o light_n in_o its_o absence_n all_o the_o disagreeableness_n and_o melancholy_n of_o night_n and_o darkness_n pag._n 115._o all_o evil_a be_v from_o the_o absence_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n p._n 117._o the_o fault_n in_o man_n be_v the_o deficiency_n which_o arise_v from_o the_o defectibility_n or_o nothingness_n of_o the_o creature_n in_o its_o shadowy_a state_n in_o the_o purity_n of_o its_o first_o creation_n pag._n 122._o the_o fall_n spring_v from_o the_o harmony_n of_o the_o eternal_a design_n in_o the_o divine_a mind_n be_v comprehend_v in_o it_o as_o a_o part_n of_o it_o §_o 10._o and_o yet_o he_o make_v man_n guilty_a and_o unexcusable_a and_o god_n just_a iâ—_n this_o because_o gild_n be_v but_o our_o be_v real_o bad_a and_o he_o that_o can_v deny_v himself_o to_o be_v bad_a be_v unexcusable_a and_o the_o open_n of_o this_o cause_v shame_n and_o justice_n be_v to_o judge_n and_o use_v all_o creature_n as_o they_o be_v §_o 11._o to_o be_v short_a he_o maintain_v that_o man_n can_v have_v no_o freedom_n from_o necessitate_v predetermination_n if_o he_o shall_v it_o will_v cross_v the_o nature_n of_o god_n of_o the_o creature_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o unity_n and_o harmony_n of_o all_o thing_n but_o that_o god_n cause_v all_o sin_n negative_o as_o necessary_o as_o he_o cause_v darkness_n or_o any_o natural_a privation_n but_o then_o he_o do_v with_o a_o torrent_n of_o rhetoric_n so_o praise_n god_n design_n in_o it_o and_o the_o beauty_n and_o harmony_n of_o all_o thing_n make_v up_o of_o good_a and_o evil_n unity_n variety_n diversity_n and_o contrariety_n and_o show_v so_o large_o the_o glory_n that_o come_v to_o god_n by_o sin_n and_o the_o good_a to_o the_o universe_n and_o that_o it_o be_v but_o our_o narrowness_n and_o weakness_n of_o sight_n that_o make_v we_o take_v it_o to_o be_v any_o other_o than_o a_o part_n of_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o universe_n though_o bad_a in_o and_o to_o the_o person_n that_o sin_v that_o i_o confess_v i_o never_o find_v myself_o more_o tempt_v to_o love_n sin_n or_o to_o cease_v my_o hatred_n of_o it_o than_o by_o his_o florid_n oratory_n §_o 12._o and_o withal_o as_o he_o resolve_v all_o the_o rest_n of_o morality_n into_o physical_a conception_n so_o he_o seem_v to_o judge_v suitable_o of_o hell_n and_o of_o redemption_n suppose_v that_o all_o this_o darkness_n that_o god_n bring_v on_o sinner_n be_v but_o to_o prepare_v for_o their_o resurrection_n to_o a_o life_n of_o unity_n and_o glory_n and_o that_o it_o shall_v go_v well_o with_o they_o in_o the_o end_n §_o 13._o and_o as_o
〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o most_o proper_o signify_v wage_n which_o sound_v as_o more_o than_o praemium_fw-la a_o reward_n yet_o we_o whole_o grant_v you_o that_o this_o be_v figurative_o use_v and_o that_o no_o man_n deserve_v wage_n or_o any_o thing_n commutative_o of_o god_n but_o every_o scripture_n metaphor_n have_v its_o reason_n and_o the_o reason_n of_o this_o be_v evident_a though_o god_n can_v be_v profit_v he_o can_v be_v please_v and_o his_o will_n or_o pleasure_n be_v the_o end_n of_o all_o his_o government_n and_o work_n and_o he_o be_v please_v most_o in_o that_o which_o do_v the_o world_n the_o church_n and_o ourselves_o the_o most_o good_a for_o in_o that_o he_o be_v most_o glorify_a now_o he_o so_o make_v his_o law_n and_o promise_n as_o if_o our_o own_o and_o other_o man_n good_a be_v he_o and_o his_o reward_n for_o our_o please_a by_o order_n justice_n and_o goodness_n he_o call_v wage_n metaphorical_o be_v instead_o of_o profit_v he_o xv._o by_o all_o which_o it_o be_v most_o obvious_a that_o we_o be_v not_o at_o all_o the_o less_o but_o the_o more_o beholden_a to_o god_n for_o the_o merit_n or_o rewardableness_n of_o our_o action_n for_o as_o all_o the_o benefit_n be_v free_a gift_n so_o it_o be_v of_o his_o grace_n that_o we_o do_v any_o thing_n that_o be_v good_a and_o that_o he_o accept_v it_o as_o rewardable_a and_o if_o it_o be_v any_o honour_n to_o a_o man_n to_o be_v good_a rather_o than_o bad_a and_o the_o righteous_a be_v more_o excellent_a than_o his_o neighbour_n it_o be_v a_o addition_n of_o mercy_n that_o god_n will_v honour_v those_o that_o honour_v he_o and_o command_v other_o so_o to_o do_v psal_n 15._o 4._o xvi_o and_o now_o the_o case_n be_v very_o plain_a both_o that_o reward_n and_o rewardableness_n call_v merit_n there_o be_v and_o why_o it_o be_v and_o must_v be_v so_o 1._o how_o can_v god_n be_v a_o governor_n and_o have_v a_o law_n and_o be_v a_o judge_n and_o righteous_a in_o all_o this_o if_o faith_n and_o godliness_n be_v not_o rewardable_a it_o be_v the_o second_o article_n in_o our_o faith_n and_o next_o believe_v that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n that_o he_o be_v the_o rewarder_n of_o they_o that_o diligent_o seek_v he_o heb._n 11._o 6._o and_o when_o you_o will_v extirpate_v all_o faith_n and_o godliness_n on_o pretence_n of_o cry_v down_o merit_n you_o may_v see_v what_o over_n tend_v to_o 2._o the_o very_a nature_n of_o all_o god_n law_n and_o promise_n evident_o infer_v a_o reward_n without_o it_o there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n as_o faith_n hope_n desire_v joy_n content_v forsake_v all_o psal_n 19_o 11._o in_o keep_v they_o there_o be_v great_a reward_n 58._o 11._o very_o there_o be_v a_o reward_n for_o the_o righteous_a 3._o there_o be_v notorious_o a_o reward_n even_o in_o this_o life_n matth._n 19_o 29._o who_o will_v change_v the_o profit_n and_o pleasure_n of_o a_o holy_a life_n here_o for_o that_o of_o the_o unholy_a 4._o reward_n and_o rewardableness_n be_v find_v in_o the_o very_a law_n of_o nature_n itself_o in_o that_o we_o be_v make_v for_o god_n as_o our_o end_n and_o it_o be_v god_n himself_o who_o be_v our_o reward_n and_o holiness_n have_v a_o natural_a tendency_n to_o happiness_n yea_o be_v the_o begin_n of_o it_o itself_o and_o as_o god_n be_v say_v in_o nature_n to_o make_v sin_n punishable_a in_o that_o he_o have_v so_o form_v nature_n that_o sin_n shall_v bring_v suffer_v in_o and_o with_o it_o as_o poison_n bring_v pain_n and_o death_n so_o in_o nature_n he_o have_v make_v our_o duty_n and_o holiness_n rewardable_a in_o form_v man_n so_o that_o health_n peace_n and_o happiness_n shall_v be_v in_o and_o after_o it_o prov._n 9_o 12._o if_o thou_o be_v wise_a thou_o be_v wise_a for_o thyself_o 5._o the_o light_n of_o nature_n teach_v parent_n master_n prince_n and_o all_o governor_n to_o take_v goodness_n to_o be_v rewardable_a and_o crime_n to_o be_v punishable_a and_o nothing_o be_v more_o universal_o approve_v by_o the_o common_a notice_n of_o humane_a nature_n than_o justice_n or_o abhor_v than_o injustice_n nature_n say_v as_o 2_o sam._n 23._o 31._o he_o that_o rule_v over_o man_n must_v be_v just_a and_o as_o isa_n 10._o 1._o wo_n to_o they_o that_o decree_v unrighteous_a decree_n and_o as_o prov._n 17._o 13._o whoso_o reward_v evil_a for_o good_a evil_a shall_v not_o depart_v from_o his_o house_n conscience_n will_v rebuke_v he_o that_o reward_v evil_a to_o he_o that_o deserve_v it_o not_o psal_n 7._o 4._o the_o better_a any_o man_n be_v the_o more_o he_o be_v for_o justice_n and_o abhor_v the_o unjust_a and_o alexander_n severus_n and_o antonine_n and_o such_o just_a prince_n and_o judge_n be_v honour_v by_o all_o subject_n and_o historian_n and_o as_o all_o power_n be_v of_o god_n and_o ruler_n be_v but_o his_o officer_n rom._n 13._o 4_o 5_o 6._o so_o their_o righteous_a government_n be_v but_o the_o inferior_a part_n of_o god_n own_o government_n as_o the_o king_n govern_v by_o his_o judge_n and_o justice_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v god_n that_o reward_v and_o punish_v by_o they_o and_o indeed_o by_o the_o same_o reason_n that_o man_n deny_v a_o reward_n to_o duty_n the_o faultiness_n be_v pardon_v through_o christ_n they_o will_v infer_v that_o there_o be_v no_o punishment_n for_o sin_n but_o god_n say_v isa_n 3._o 10_o 11._o say_v to_o the_o righteous_a it_o shall_v be_v well_o with_o he_o and_o say_v to_o the_o wicked_a it_o shall_v be_v ill_a with_o he_o he_o will_v plentiful_o reward_v the_o proud_a doer_n psal_n 31._o 23._o yea_o they_o reward_v evil_a to_o themselves_o isa_n 3._o 9_o 6._o holiness_n be_v god_n image_n and_o the_o product_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o the_o devil_n and_o malignant_n labour_v to_o dishonour_v it_o and_o contrary_o god_n honour_v it_o and_o by_o his_o reward_n will_v honour_v it_o open_o before_o the_o world_n matth._n 6._o 4_o 6._o and_o christ_n will_v come_v in_o glory_n to_o be_v glorify_v in_o his_o saint_n and_o admire_v in_o all_o they_o that_o believe_v even_o because_o they_o have_v believe_v 2_o thess_n 1._o 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o 10_o 11._o 7._o god_n will_v govern_v man_n according_a to_o man_n nature_n and_o capacity_n else_o what_o need_v of_o scripture_n ministry_n etc._n etc._n and_o man_n be_v natural_o a_o lover_n of_o himself_o and_o god_n will_v make_v he_o know_v that_o he_o have_v no_o need_n of_o he_o but_o it_o be_v himself_o that_o shall_v be_v the_o gainer_n if_o he_o obey_v and_o the_o loser_n if_o he_o sin_v even_o to_o cain_n after_o his_o first_o sin_n god_n say_v if_o thou_o do_v well_o shall_v thou_o not_o be_v accept_v but_o if_o thou_o do_v evil_a sin_n lie_v at_o the_o door_n man_n be_v a_o intellectual_a and_o free_a agent_n and_o therefore_o god_n will_v set_v before_o he_o life_n and_o death_n good_a and_o evil_n deut._n 30._o 15._o and_o whether_o they_o will_v hear_v or_o not_o hear_v he_o will_v send_v his_o word_n ezek._n 2._o 5._o and_o they_o shall_v be_v tell_v of_o such_o motive_n as_o shall_v suffice_v to_o prevail_v with_o man_n of_o reason_n 8._o man_n have_v many_o and_o great_a temptation_n to_o overcome_v and_o as_o they_o work_v moral_o towards_o his_o deceit_n and_o ruin_n so_o god_n will_v suitable_o give_v he_o such_o moral_a motive_n as_o be_v fit_a to_o move_v he_o to_o resist_v they_o and_o therefore_o he_o will_v offer_v man_n so_o full_a and_o sure_a and_o glorious_a a_o reward_n as_o be_v fit_a to_o disgrace_v all_o the_o offer_v of_o the_o devil_n and_o will_v make_v man_n know_v that_o his_o reward_n be_v such_o as_o no_o pleasure_n or_o profit_n of_o sin_n shall_v stand_v in_o any_o competition_n with_o yea_o he_o himself_o who_o be_v god_n all-sufficient_a will_v be_v our_o exceed_a great_a reward_n gen._n 15._o 1._o no_o wonder_n if_o moses_n like_o other_o believer_n despise_v the_o honour_n of_o pharaoh_n court_n and_o choose_v rather_o to_o suffer_v affliction_n with_o the_o people_n of_o god_n than_o to_o enjoy_v the_o pleasure_n of_o sin_n for_o a_o season_n because_o he_o have_v respect_n to_o the_o recompense_n of_o reward_n heb._n 11._o 25_o 26._o and_o paul_n go_v towards_o death_n rejoice_v in_o these_o hope_n that_o have_v fight_v a_o good_a fight_n and_o finish_v his_o course_n henceforth_o a_o crown_n of_o righteousness_n be_v lay_v up_o for_o he_o by_o god_n the_o righteous_a judge_n 2_o tim._n 4._o 8._o who_o be_v not_o unrighteous_a to_o forget_v his_o servant_n work_v and_o labour_n of_o love_n and_o all_o believer_n be_v therefore_o steadfast_a and_o unmoveable_a always_o abound_v in_o the_o work_n of_o the_o lord_n as_o know_v that_o their_o labour_n be_v not_o in_o vain_a in_o the_o lord_n 1_o cor._n
do_v god_n will_v and_o yet_o pray_v let_v thy_o will_n be_v do_v be_v hear_v in_o that_o which_o be_v god_n will_n that_o the_o imitater_n of_o the_o devil_n be_v judge_v with_o the_o devil_n for_o they_o that_o have_v despise_v god_n invite_v will_n shall_v feel_v his_o revenge_a will_n sect_n xxii_o the_o word_n of_o fulgentius_n to_o the_o same_o sense_n 663._o i_o must_v crave_v of_o the_o reader_n that_o he_o remember_v that_o my_o recite_v the_o judgement_n of_o these_o father_n for_o the_o fall_v away_o and_o perish_v of_o many_o that_o be_v in_o a_o state_n of_o life_n be_v not_o at_o all_o as_o declare_v my_o own_o judgement_n but_o they_o none_o then_o that_o i_o read_v of_o think_v otherwise_o heretic_n otherwise_o otherwise_o otherwise_o except_o jovinian_a be_v true_o accuse_v by_o hierome_n the_o brevity_n and_o obscurity_n of_o who_o accusation_n and_o confutation_n leave_v we_o very_o uncertain_a what_o it_o be_v that_o jovinian_a hold_v but_o we_o be_v sure_a that_o the_o spirit_n oâ—_n uncharitableness_n and_o concention_n though_o in_o a_o good_a â—â—â—â—_o learned_a man_n have_v no_o â—â—all_a hand_n in_o the_o stigmâ—â—zing_n of_o he_o and_o vigilantius_n as_o heretic_n i_o shall_v for_o the_o end_n sake_n be_v yet_o a_o little_a more_o â—edious_a in_o cite_v some_o of_o the_o say_n of_o fulgentius_n fulg._n l._n 1._o de_fw-fr verit._n praedest_fw-la cap._n 6._o to_o good_a man_n god_n give_v what_o good_a they_o have_v and_o keep_v it_o but_o to_o the_o wicked_a and_o ungodly_a god_n neither_o ever_o can_v prepare_v or_o give_v evil_a work_n which_o they_o shall_v damnable_o serve_v nor_o do_v he_o ever_o put_v into_o they_o evil_a will_n by_o which_o they_o shall_v culpable_o will_v thing_n unjust_a but_o he_o prepare_v for_o they_o the_o punishment_n of_o hell_n that_o they_o may_v feel_v revenge_a justice_n in_o endless_a fire_n a_o evil_a will_n be_v not_o of_o god_n and_o therefore_o the_o just_a judge_n do_v punish_v it_o in_o man_n because_o the_o good_a creator_n find_v not_o in_o it_o the_o order_n of_o his_o creation_n and_o perseverance_n and_o contumacy_n in_o sin_n and_o pride_n because_o it_o be_v not_o of_o god_n give_v be_v condemn_v by_o god_n revenge_v et_fw-fr l._n 1._o ad_fw-la monim_n c._n 26._o he_o will_v punish_v in_o the_o wicked_a that_o they_o be_v bad_a which_o he_o give_v not_o nor_o do_v he_o predestine_v they_o to_o any_o iniquity_n and_o that_o they_o will_v unjust_o be_v none_o of_o his_o gift_n and_o because_o the_o persevere_v iniquity_n of_o a_o evil_a will_n ought_v not_o to_o remain_v unpunished_a he_o predestinate_v such_o to_o destruction_n because_o he_o prepare_v just_a punishment_n for_o they_o observe_v that_o god_n predestinate_v wicked_a and_o ungodly_a man_n to_o just_a punishment_n not_o to_o any_o unjust_a work_n to_o the_o penalty_n not_o to_o the_o fault_n to_o the_o punishment_n nâ—â—_n to_o the_o transgression_n to_o the_o destruction_n which_o the_o anger_n of_o a_o just_a judge_n requite_v sinner_n with_o not_o to_o that_o destruction_n or_o death_n by_o which_o the_o iniquity_n of_o sinner_n provoke_v god_n wrath_n against_o they_o the_o apostle_n call_v they_o vessel_n of_o wrath_n not_o vessel_n of_o sin_n cap._n 27._o the_o wicked_a be_v not_o predestinate_v to_o the_o first_o death_n of_o the_o soul_n but_o to_o the_o second_o death_n they_o be_v that_o which_o follow_v the_o sentence_n of_o a_o just_a judge_n not_o that_o which_o precede_v in_o the_o evil_a concupiscence_n of_o the_o sinner_n ibid._n c._n 23._o it_o beseem_v believer_n to_o confess_v that_o the_o good_a and_o just_a god_n fore-knew_a indeed_o that_o man_n will_v sin_v for_o all_o thing_n to_o come_v be_v know_v to_o he_o for_o they_o be_v not_o future_a if_o they_o be_v not_o in_o his_o foreknowledge_n but_o not_o that_o he_o predestinate_v any_o to_o sin_n for_o if_o he_o predestinate_v man_n to_o any_o sin_n he_o will_v not_o punish_v man_n for_o sin_n for_o god_n predestination_n prepare_v for_o man_n either_o the_o godly_a remission_n of_o their_o sin_n or_o the_o just_a punishment_n of_o they_o god_n therefore_o can_v never_o predestinate_a man_n to_o that_o which_o he_o have_v resolve_v both_o to_o forbid_v by_o his_o precept_n and_o to_o wash_v away_o by_o his_o mercy_n and_o punish_v by_o his_o justice_n god_n therefore_o predestinate_v to_o eternal_a punishment_n the_o wicked_a who_o he_o foreknow_v will_v persevere_v to_o the_o death_n in_o sin_n wherein_o as_o his_o foreknowledge_n of_o man_n iniquity_n be_v not_o to_o be_v blame_v so_o his_o predestination_n of_o just_a revenge_n be_v to_o be_v praise_v that_o we_o may_v acknowledge_v that_o he_o predestinate_v not_o man_n to_o any_o sin_n who_o he_o predestinate_v to_o be_v punish_v deserve_o for_o sin_n and_o ad_fw-la monimum_fw-la li._n 1._o pag._n edit_n basil_n 68_o recite_v augustiâ—â—â—_n word_n he_o say_v he_o teach_v that_o only_a pride_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o man_n iniquity_n and_o that_o god_n predestinate_v not_o man_n to_o sin_n but_o to_o damnation_n and_o that_o they_o be_v not_o help_v by_o god_n the_o cause_n be_v in_o themselves_o and_o not_o in_o god_n the_o same_o he_o recite_v again_o ex_fw-la lib._n 2._o aug._n de_fw-fr baptis_fw-la parvul_a that_o their_o will_n be_v not_o help_v by_o grace_n the_o cause_n be_v in_o themselves_o and_o not_o in_o god_n the_o same_o he_o again_o repeat_v pag._n 69._o 70_o 71_o 72._o and_o that_o augustine_n mind_n be_v that_o good_a work_n god_n both_o fore-knew_a and_o predestinate_v but_o evil_a work_n that_o be_v sin_n he_o foreknow_v indeed_o but_o do_v not_o predestinate_a or_o decree_n for_o there_o be_v not_o god_n work_n but_o his_o judgement_n therefore_o in_o sin_n god_n work_n be_v not_o because_o that_o sin_n shall_v be_v do_v be_v not_o decree_v by_o he_o but_o therefore_o there_o be_v his_o judgement_n because_o it_o be_v not_o leave_v unrevenged_a that_o a_o evil_a man_n work_v without_o 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say_v be_v not_o will_v by_o the_o sinner_n himself_o §_o 33._o so_o far_o as_o god_n cause_v not_o sin_n he_o will_v it_o not_o and_o they_o that_o say_v that_o he_o love_v and_o will_v the_o existence_n of_o it_o as_o a_o mean_n to_o his_o glory_n abuse_v god_n moliness_n and_o be_v confute_v before_o par._n 1._o §_o 34._o how_o god_n overrule_v sinner_n and_o the_o effect_n of_o sin_n and_o procure_v his_o own_o end_n not_o by_o the_o mean_n or_o causality_n but_o occasion_n of_o it_o i_o have_v so_o large_o there_o open_v that_o i_o must_v refer_v the_o reader_n thither_o sect_n xx._n how_o far_o god_n and_o how_o far_o man_n himself_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o hell_n and_o other_o punishment_n though_o somewhat_o be_v say_v of_o this_o in_o the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o second_o wicked_a jo._n major_a in_o 4._o scent_n d._n 50._o fol._n 289._o q._n 1._o inquit_fw-la concl_n 3._o sive_fw-la actus_fw-la damnatorum_fw-la dicantur_fw-la mali_fw-la culpâ—_n vel_fw-la peccata_fw-la 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2._o d._n 31._o a._n 2._o pag._n 301._o show_v ten_o way_n how_o one_o sin_n cause_v another_o and_o so_o multipli_v and_o continue_v itself_o in_o the_o wicked_a part_n i_o think_v meet_v to_o say_v more_o here_o because_o i_o find_v that_o the_o not_o understand_v it_o do_v tempt_v many_o to_o unbelief_n and_o other_o to_o hard_a repine_v disaffect_v atheistical_a thought_n of_o god_n §_o 1._o again_o here_o consider_v that_o god_n make_v man_n such_o as_o he_o be_v in_o nature_n before_o either_o law_n or_o sin_n or_o punishment_n have_v any_o be_v so_o that_o if_o you_o can_v but_o forgive_v god_n for_o make_v you_o man_n that_o be_v rational_a free-agent_n you_o can_v have_v no_o fair_a pretence_n of_o quarrel_n with_o he_o as_o will_v appear_v by_o these_o consideration_n follow_v §_o 2._o man_n body_n and_o sensitive_a soul_n be_v of_o such_o a_o nature_n as_o that_o thing_n inconvenient_a will_v be_v his_o pain_n he_o that_o will_v take_v poison_n shall_v be_v gripe_v and_o torment_v by_o it_o and_o he_o that_o will_v eat_v unwholesome_a meat_n or_o will_v surfeit_v shall_v be_v sick_a and_o he_o that_o will_v cherish_v disease_n by_o sloth_n or_o excess_n or_o abuse_n of_o nature_n will_v have_v the_o pain_n of_o they_o and_o he_o that_o will_v wound_v himself_o or_o break_v his_o bone_n will_v be_v his_o own_o afflict_a and_o he_o that_o cut_v his_o throat_n or_o hang_v himself_o must_v die_v and_o all_o this_o without_o any_o do_n of_o god_n beside_o the_o make_v he_o a_o man_n and_o continue_v such_o a_o nature_n under_o his_o government_n in_o and_o with_o the_o world_n §_o 3._o not_o only_o positive_a hurt_v but_o omission_n will_v bring_v man_n body_n unto_o pain_n and_o death_n as_o not_o eat_v not_o exercise_v not_o keep_v warm_a etc._n etc._n and_o consequent_o such_o a_o life_n of_o prodigality_n or_o sloth_n as_o tend_v to_o such_o want_n §_o 4._o the_o inward_a sense_n imagination_n and_o passion_n be_v so_o constitute_v as_o that_o their_o inconvenience_n will_v be_v a_o pain_n and_o torment_n as_o well_o as_o the_o inconvenience_n of_o the_o outward_a sense_n 1._o care_n and_o melancholy_a thought_n be_v distract_n 2._o desire_n breed_v such_o care_n and_o be_v themselves_o like_o a_o thirst_n or_o hunger_n to_o the_o soul_n 3._o fear_n be_v torment_v 4._o sorrow_n if_o deep_a and_o long_o be_v as_o a_o live_a death_n 5._o anger_n be_v a_o vexatious_a fever_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o revengeful_a malice_n and_o envy_n do_v prolong_v it_o 6._o despair_n anticipate_v eternity_n of_o misery_n etc._n etc._n 7._o and_o love_v itself_o how_o please_v soever_o at_o first_o be_v the_o strength_n of_o they_o all_o §_o 5._o the_o superior_a faculty_n as_o they_o be_v more_o noble_a be_v capable_a of_o great_a misery_n and_o their_o corruption_n and_o disorder_n be_v the_o worst_a to_o have_v a_o ignorant_a err_a mind_n that_o take_v evil_a for_o good_a and_o good_a for_o evil_n to_o have_v a_o carnal_a malignant_a wicked_a 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sin_n 4._o and_o with_o it_o even_o in_o the_o change_n or_o after_o it_o the_o natural_a pain_n of_o loss_n or_o hurt_n 5._o and_o this_o be_v relate_v to_o man_n as_o a_o punishment_n for_o the_o sin_n in_o the_o last_o place_n for_o instance_n god_n make_v man_n and_o god_n make_v meat_n wine_n and_o poison_v god_n tell_v man_n in_o nature_n i_o have_v make_v thou_o such_o a_o creature_n as_o that_o excess_n of_o meat_n will_v make_v thou_o sick_a excess_n of_o wine_n will_v make_v thou_o mad_a and_o poison_n will_v torment_v and_o kill_v thou_o i_o have_v give_v thou_o self-love_n and_o command_v thou_o that_o thou_o avoid_v all_o these_o and_o i_o will_v not_o deny_v thou_o necessary_a help_n but_o if_o thou_o will_v not_o it_o will_v be_v thy_o pain_n which_o i_o will_v that_o thou_o suffer_v for_o and_o by_o thy_o sin_n i_o need_v not_o further_o apply_v it_o here_o the_o application_n be_v obvious_a §_o 9_o all_o this_o i_o speak_v only_o of_o natural_a punishment_n which_o 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unknown_a by_o the_o former_a age_n and_o because_o many_o will_v not_o be_v at_o the_o labour_n to_o know_v his_o mind_n by_o read_v so_o big_a a_o volume_n i_o shall_v brief_o select_v what_o concern_v the_o matter_n in_o hand_n and_o animadvert_v upon_o it_o 1._o his_o first_o tome_n describe_v the_o heresy_n of_o pelagius_n wherein_o he_o prove_v that_o pelagius_n hold_v all_o this_o that_o follow_v concern_v grace_n 1._o the_o remission_n of_o sin_n contain_v 1._o conversion_n to_o god_n 2._o the_o abstersion_n of_o the_o blot_n and_o filth_n 3._o reconciliation_n or_o remission_n of_o god_n offence_n 4._o and_o of_o the_o eternal_a punishment_n jansenius_n aug._n to._n 1._o l._n 5._o c._n 22._o p._n 126_o 127._o 2._o that_o pelagius_n own_v the_o infusion_n of_o habitual_a grace_n and_o that_o god_n in_o baptism_n do_v blot_v out_o all_o sin_n purge_v cleanse_v and_o expiate_v they_o save_v and_o renew_v the_o soul_n restore_v nature_n deliver_v from_o the_o body_n of_o this_o 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go_v further_o and_o that_o their_o design_n be_v but_o to_o lay_v man_n salvation_n or_o damnation_n on_o freewill_n lib._n 6._o c._n 7._o etc._n etc._n and_o when_o he_o come_v to_o characterise_v pelagius_n he_o do_v it_o as_o he_o do_v elsewhere_o the_o protestant_n and_o as_o malignant_n do_v religious_a person_n by_o presumption_n viz._n that_o he_o be_v indeed_o as_o augustine_n say_v temperate_a and_o of_o a_o good_a life_n but_o singular_a and_o very_a proud_a which_o he_o prove_v by_o his_o opinion_n and_o because_o he_o be_v against_o swear_v and_o say_v that_o god_n servant_n mouth_n shall_v vent_v no_o bitter_a thing_n but_o only_o that_o which_o be_v sweet_a and_o that_o christian_n must_v be_v so_o patient_a as_o ready_o to_o let_v go_v what_o be_v take_v from_o they_o and_o that_o gallantry_n and_o gay_a clothing_n be_v contrary_a to_o god_n and_o that_o enemy_n must_v be_v love_v as_o friend_n and_o yet_o not_o believe_v and_o that_o riches_n must_v be_v forsake_v etc._n etc._n as_o hold_v nothing_o mean_a and_o moderate_a that_o he_o affect_v novelty_n and_o yet_o his_o error_n be_v old_a come_v from_o origen_n â—uffinus_fw-la palladius_n evagrius_n jovinâ—an_n and_o the_o philosopher_n that_o he_o affect_v fame_n admiration_n hypocrisy_n pretend_v to_o more_o holiness_n than_o other_o under_o the_o garb_n of_o poverty_n etc._n etc._n overvalued_n reason_n logic_n syllogism_n philosopher_n etc._n etc._n all_o which_o i_o mention_v not_o to_o abate_v any_o man_n dislike_n of_o any_o one_o error_n of_o pelagius_n but_o to_o show_v that_o it_o be_v so_o usual_a for_o dissenter_n to_o make_v one_o another_o seem_v odious_a and_o to_o feign_v or_o aggravate_v fault_n and_o to_o vilify_v or_o deny_v god_n grace_n in_o other_o that_o he_o that_o will_v not_o be_v tempt_v into_o malice_n uncharitableness_n and_o slander_n must_v take_v heed_n what_o he_o believe_v even_o of_o man_n account_v most_o abominable_a heretic_n doubtless_o pelagius_n his_o deny_v original_a sin_n and_o his_o lay_v too_o much_o on_o man_n will_n and_o too_o little_a on_o grace_n be_v thing_n to_o be_v detest_v ii_o jansenius_n assert_v that_o the_o angel_n and_o adam_n have_v such_o freewill_n as_o can_v obey_v or_o disobey_v and_o so_o can_v determine_v itself_o to_o good_a and_o persevere_v therein_o without_o any_o more_o grace_n than_o they_o have_v when_o they_o do_v it_o not_o and_o that_o by_o this_o freewill_n some_o angel_n stand_v and_o some_o fell_a and_o adam_n fall_v when_o he_o may_v by_o it_o have_v stand_v and_o thereby_o fall_v from_o a_o noble_a sort_n of_o freewill_n which_o consist_v in_o a_o due_a subservience_n to_o god_n and_o fall_v to_o the_o love_n of_o himself_o not_o primary_o of_o external_a thing_n instead_o of_o god_n and_o to_o selfdependency_n and_o dominion_n de_fw-fr grat._n primi_fw-la hom_n c._n 6._o p._n 40_o 41_o 42._o etc._n etc._n 7._o nos_fw-la hic_fw-la asserimus_fw-la tanquam_fw-la sine_fw-la dubitatione_n verissimum_fw-la juxta_fw-la doctrinam_fw-la sancti_fw-la augustini_fw-la &_o ecclesiae_fw-la omne_fw-la hujusmodi_fw-la opera_fw-la adeoque_fw-la &_o ipsam_fw-la fidem_fw-la &_o dilectionem_fw-la dei_fw-la ab_fw-la eo_fw-la potuisse_fw-la per_fw-la arbitrii_fw-la libertatem_fw-la fieri_fw-la sic_fw-la ut_fw-la ea_fw-la non_fw-la donaret_fw-la ei_fw-la gratia_fw-la dei_fw-la vid._n c._n 7_o 8_o etc._n etc._n the_o reason_n of_o this_o be_v sanitas_fw-la voluntatis_fw-la adami_n c._n 9_o iii_o yet_o grace_n be_v necessary_a to_o man_n and_o angel_n both_o to_o perseverance_n and_o to_o every_o good_a act_n c._n 10_o 11._o and_o c._n 12_o 13_o etc._n etc._n this_o grace_n necessary_a to_o all_o be_v not_o habitual_a grace_n for_o that_o they_o have_v nor_o general_a concourse_n which_o none_o deny_v but_o it_o be_v actual_a adjuvant_fw-la roborate_n help_v but_o the_o grace_n give_v to_o angel_n and_o adam_n be_v adjutorium_fw-la sine_fw-la quo_fw-la non_fw-la give_v the_o will_v power_n to_o determine_v itself_o but_o not_o adjutorium_fw-la quo_fw-la which_o ever_o determine_v it_o one_o give_v the_o power_n and_o the_o other_o the_o act._n the_o same_o that_o be_v mean_v by_o the_o common_a distinction_n of_o grace_n sufficient_a and_o effectual_a by_o the_o dominican_n yet_o this_o adjutorium_fw-la sine_fw-la quo_fw-la non_fw-la do_v with_o free_a will_v procure_v the_o act_n in_o the_o stand_a angel_n and_o adam_n while_o he_o stand_v but_o that_o make_v it_o not_o adjutorium_fw-la quo_fw-la because_o it_o be_v not_o so_o call_v efficax_n only_o ab_fw-la eventu_fw-la but_o because_o it_o so_o help_v that_o illo_fw-la praesente_fw-la continuo_fw-la fiat_fw-la id_fw-la propter_fw-la quod_fw-la datur_fw-la illo_fw-la absente_n nunquam_fw-la fiat_fw-la p._n 63._o c._n 14_o 15._o one_o be_v like_a light_n and_o the_o visive_a faculty_n ad_fw-la videndum_fw-la the_o other_o ut_fw-la ipsa_fw-la visio_fw-la such_o as_o all_o formal_a cause_n be_v and_o god_n simultaneous_a efficiency_n the_o difference_n be_v c._n 15._o that_o adjutorium_fw-la sine_fw-la quo_fw-la non_fw-la do_v but_o perfect_a the_o power_n and_o the_o chief_a honour_n belong_v to_o the_o will_n that_o use_v it_o and_o can_v choose_v but_o contrary_o the_o adjutorium_fw-la quo_fw-la be_v the_o principal_a cause_n of_o the_o act_n and_o leave_v not_o the_o event_n to_o the_o will_n but_o use_v it_o effectual_o to_o the_o act_n intend_v therefore_o merit_n and_o perseverance_n in_o innocency_n be_v no_o special_a gift_n of_o god_n iv_o that_o without_o or_o before_o say_v no_o good_a work_n be_v do_v but_o lie_v and_o sin_n l._n 3_o &_o 4._o c._n 1._o p._n 223._o no_o nor_o without_o true_a godliness_n p._n 261._o &_o passim_fw-la to_o think_v that_o infidel_n and_o ungodly_a have_v any_o true_a virtue_n be_v dotage_n c._n 17._o v._o the_o first_o sin_n have_v no_o necessity_n be_v mere_a sin_n and_o no_o punishment_n and_o so_o easy_o avoidable_a and_o whole_o voluntary_a other_o sin_n
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