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be_v draw_v by_o his_o own_o concupiscence_n 16._o 1._o john_n 2._o 16._o s._n john_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n lust_n of_o the_o eye_n and_o pride_n of_o life_n be_v not_o of_o the_o father_n but_o of_o the_o world_n this_o tenet_n make_v god_n worse_a than_o the_o devil_n who_o tentation_n may_v be_v resist_v but_o god_n powerful_a effectual_a decree_n can_v be_v frustrate_v prosper_n say_v if_o this_o be_v charge_v on_o the_o devil_n he_o may_v in_o some_o sort_n clear_v himself_o since_o he_o can_v compel_v none_o to_o sin_n what_o madness_n then_o be_v it_o to_o asper_n that_o on_o god_n which_o can_v just_o be_v impute_v to_o satan_n tertullian_n say_v he_o can_v be_v account_v author_n of_o sin_n who_o be_v avenger_n and_o condemner_n of_o it_o nor_o can_v he_o be_v a_o just_a holy_a god_n say_v s._n basil_n nor_o judge_n of_o the_o world_n if_o he_o decree_v sin_n since_o it_o be_v all_o one_o to_o say_v god_n be_v author_n of_o sin_n and_o to_o aver_v 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the_o flesh_n and_o make_v god_n to_o decree_v sin_n efficatious_o with_o a_o energetical_a work_a will_n blame_v those_o that_o refer_v aught_o to_o god_n prescience_n only_o permission_n proper_o be_v a_o act_n of_o god_n consequent_a judiciary_n will_n by_o which_o he_o punish_v man_n for_o abuse_v their_o freedom_n in_o commit_v sin_n day_n by_o day_n which_o they_o may_v have_v decline_v and_o it_o be_v call_v his_o long-suffering_a procede_v to_o punish_v with_o a_o slow_a unwilling_a pace_n see_v ps_n 81._o 11_o 12._o ezek._n 18_o 39_o rom._n 1._o 21_o 24._o rev._n 22._o 11._o but_o permission_n by_o they_o intend_v be_v a_o act_n of_o god_n antecedent_n will_n exercise_v on_o innocent_a man_n lie_v under_o no_o guilt_n who_o he_o eterna_o preordain_v to_o sin_n and_o punishment_n so_o true_a permission_n about_o whomever_o exercise_v be_v only_o not_o to_o hinder_v they_o from_o fal_v which_o be_v able_a to_o stand_v and_o suppose_v a_o possibility_n in_o the_o party_n permit_v to_o sin_n or_o not_o but_o in_o their_o sens_fw-fr it_o be_v a_o withdraw_a or_o withhold_a of_o grace_n needful_a to_o shun_v sin_n and_o so_o infold_v a_o absolute_a necessity_n of_o sin_v as_o the_o fall_n of_o dagons_n house_n follow_v sampson_n pluck_v down_o the_o pillar_n which_o support_v it_o so_o maccovius_fw-la say_v permission_n be_v a_o subtraction_n of_o divine_a assistance_n necessary_a to_o prevent_v sin_n so_o dr._n whitaker_n permission_n be_v a_o privation_n of_o that_o aid_n which_o bâ—ing_v present_a will_v have_v prevent_v sin_n so_o pareus_n that_o help_v which_o god_n witheld_a from_o adam_n make_v that_o he_o can_v not_o so_o use_v his_o endowment_n as_o to_o persevere_v which_o he_o say_v be_v the_o doctrine_n genera_o defend_v by_o their_o side_n so_o their_o permission_n of_o sin_n be_v a_o subtraction_n of_o necessary_a grace_n be_v equivalent_a to_o a_o actual_a effectual_a procure_n and_o woke_v of_o it_o for_o a_o deficient_a cause_n in_o thing_n 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