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infer_v therefore_o god_n do_v not_o of_o mere_a pleasure_n will_n or_o decree_v their_o death_n but_o how_o superficiary_a this_o be_v also_o and_o how_o foul_o it_o fall_v in_o the_o issue_n upon_o the_o author_n himself_o as_o usual_o it_o fall_v out_o with_o man_n that_o affect_v new_a and_o quaint_a invention_n i_o hope_v to_o discover_v in_o due_a place_n farther_o observe_v that_o place_n ezech._n 33._o 11._o i_o have_v no_o pleasure_n in_o the_o death_n of_o the_o wicked_a according_a to_o our_o last_o english_a translation_n and_o that_o ezech._n 18._o 23._o have_v i_o any_o pleasure_n at_o all_o that_o the_o wicked_a shall_v die_v do_v different_o render_v one_o and_o the_o same_o phrase_n in_o the_o hebrew_n in_o the_o death_n of_o the_o wicked_a ezech._n 33._o 11._o which_o be_v word_n for_o word_n according_a to_o the_o hebrew_n that_o the_o wicked_a shall_v die_v ezech._n 18._o 23._o which_o being_n not_o according_a to_o the_o precise_a term_n of_o the_o original_n it_o 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his_o bane_n for_o mark_n i_o pray_v his_o argument_n and_o consider_v whether_o i_o do_v not_o from_o the_o same_o argument_n most_o strong_o conclude_v against_o he_o 1._o his_o argument_n run_v thus_o if_o god_n delight_v not_o in_o the_o destruction_n of_o wicked_a man_n he_o do_v never_o out_o of_o his_o own_o pleasure_n take_v so_o many_o million_o of_o man_n lie_v in_o the_o fall_n and_o seal_v they_o up_o by_o a_o absolute_a decree_n under_o invincible_a damnation_n now_o from_o the_o rule_n of_o contrary_n i_o herehence_a dispute_n thus_o if_o this_o be_v a_o good_a consequence_n which_o he_o make_v then_o on_o the_o contrary_a it_o follow_v that_o see_v god_n do_v take_v pleasure_n and_o delight_n in_o man_n eternal_a life_n as_o this_o author_n express_o acknowledge_v therefore_o he_o do_v out_o of_o his_o own_o pleasure_n take_v so_o many_o million_o of_o man_n lie_v in_o the_o fall_n and_o seal_v they_o up_o by_o a_o absolute_a decree_n under_o invincible_a salvation_n 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death_n upon_o a_o sinner_n of_o mere_a pleasure_n but_o be_v provoke_v thereunto_o and_o that_o according_a to_o the_o purport_n of_o the_o first_o place_n ezech_n 18._o by_o the_o sinner_n himself_o and_o also_o according_a to_o the_o purport_n of_o the_o second_o place_n only_o in_o case_n of_o impenitency_n and_o i_o concur_v with_o he_o in_o this_o and_o so_o i_o conceive_v it_o to_o be_v deliver_v in_o the_o same_o sense_n with_o that_o lament_n 3._o 32_o 33._o for_o though_o he_o cause_n grief_n to_o wit_n by_o reason_n of_o man_n sin_n v._n 39_o yet_o will_v he_o have_v compassion_n according_a to_o the_o multitude_n of_o his_o mercy_n to_o wit_n in_o case_n he_o repent_v jer._n 18._o 7._o judg._n 10._o 16._o for_o he_o do_v not_o afflict_v willing_o nor_o grieve_v the_o child_n of_o man_n mark_v i_o pray_v not_o willing_o to_o wit_n in_o as_o much_o as_o he_o be_v provoke_v thereunto_o by_o sin_n and_o by_o refusal_n to_o repent_v and_o this_o be_v in_o the_o former_a 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be_v a_o unbeliever_n then_o be_v every_o man_n of_o every_o condition_n under_o mercy_n and_o if_o every_o man_n be_v under_o mercy_n than_o there_o be_v no_o antecedent_n precise_a will_n in_o god_n of_o shut_v up_o some_o and_o those_o the_o most_o from_o all_o possibility_n of_o obtain_v mercy_n for_o these_o two_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o can_v stand_v together_o twisse_n consideration_n i_o willing_o grant_v the_o word_n all_o in_o each_o place_n be_v of_o equal_a extent_n but_o how_o in_o the_o apostle_n meaning_n in_o this_o place_n that_o be_v look_v in_o what_o sense_n the_o apostle_n take_v the_o word_n all_o when_o he_o say_v god_n have_v conclude_v all_o under_o unbelief_n in_o the_o same_o sense_n he_o take_v the_o word_n all_o when_o he_o say_v that_o he_o may_v have_v mercy_n