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engage_v we_o against_o our_o neighbour_n good_a 11._o it_o cause_v man_n to_o love_v their_o enemy_n and_o to_o forgive_v and_o forbear_v and_o to_o avoid_v all_o unjust_a and_o unmerciful_a revenge_n it_o make_v man_n meek_a long-suffering_a and_o patient_a though_o not_o impassionate_a insensible_a or_o void_a of_o that_o anger_n hâ—eâ—on_n which_o be_v the_o necessary_a opposer_n of_o sin_n and_o folly_n 12._o it_o employ_v man_n in_o do_v all_o the_o good_a they_o can_v it_o make_v they_o long_o for_o the_o holiness_n and_o happiness_n of_o one_o another_o soul_n and_o desirous_a to_o do_v good_a to_o those_o that_o be_v in_o need_n according_a to_o our_o power_n 13._o this_o true_a regeneration_n by_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n do_v make_v those_o superior_n that_o have_v it_o even_o prince_n magistrate_n parent_n and_o master_n to_o rule_v those_o under_o they_o in_o holiness_n love_n and_o justice_n with_o self-denial_n seek_v more_o the_o please_a of_o god_n and_o the_o 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that_o no_o temporal_a punishment_n or_o reward_n can_v be_v too_o great_a for_o some_o crime_n and_o for_o some_o achievement_n read_v but_o the_o statute-book_n and_o this_o will_v be_v soon_o find_v and_o that_o the_o offence_n which_o be_v against_o the_o infinite_a majesty_n deserve_v incomparable_o sore_a punishment_n than_o any_o against_o man_n as_o such_o be_v past_o all_o question_n as_o also_o that_o love_n and_o fidelity_n and_o duty_n to_o god_n be_v incomparable_o more_o laudable_a §_o 16._o xvi_o if_o there_o be_v no_o life_n of_o retribution_n after_o this_o it_o will_v follow_v that_o man_n be_v more_o to_o be_v fear_v and_o obey_v than_o god_n and_o so_o have_v the_o far_o great_a and_o high_a hand_n in_o the_o moral_a government_n of_o the_o world_n but_o the_o consequent_a be_v absurd_a and_o blasphemous_a ergo_fw-la so_o be_v the_o antecedent_n the_o argument_n be_v clear_a and_o past_a all_o contradiction_n the_o reason_n of_o the_o major_a or_o consequence_n be_v 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most_o cruel_a inhuman_a torment_n and_o death_n upon_o thousand_o of_o innocent_a person_n to_o change_v the_o new-planted_a religion_n in_o japan_n he_o therefore_o that_o care_v for_o his_o life_n and_o peace_n will_v think_v it_o far_o safe_a to_o venture_v on_o the_o present_a execution_n of_o god_n than_o of_o his_o king_n or_o enemy_n or_o any_o one_o that_o be_v strong_a enough_o to_o ruin_v he_o if_o i_o live_v under_o the_o turkish_a empire_n and_o be_v command_v to_o deny_v christ_n and_o to_o renounce_v my_o baptism_n and_o to_o subscribe_v that_o my_o baptismal_a vow_n do_v not_o oblige_v i_o or_o any_o way_n to_o lie_v or_o be_v perjure_v or_o sin_n against_o god_n self-preservation_n will_v bid_v i_o venture_n on_o the_o sin_n for_o it_o be_v a_o hundred_o to_o one_o but_o god_n will_v spare_v thou_o 2._o and_o it_o be_v a_o hundred_o to_o one_o but_o that_o the_o prince_n will_v punish_v and_o destroy_v thou_o if_o thou_o obey_v he_o not_o how_o few_o that_o know_v there_o be_v no_o life_n to_o come_v will_v not_o rather_o venture_v to_o please_v a_o tyrant_n or_o a_o robber_n than_o god_n and_o more_o fear_n to_o displease_v they_o and_o will_v not_o by_o perjury_n or_o any_o command_a villainy_n save_v himself_o from_o their_o fury_n and_o cruelty_n and_o will_v not_o study_v more_o to_o flatter_v and_o humour_v they_o than_o to_o obey_v their_o god_n and_o so_o man_n shall_v have_v the_o chief_a government_n of_o the_o world_n while_o man_n reward_n and_o punishment_n be_v so_o much_o more_o notable_a than_o god_n man_n will_v be_v fear_v and_o obey_v before_o god_n that_o be_v man_n will_v be_v take_v for_o our_o god_n these_o thing_n be_v clear_a undeniable_a truth_n if_o there_o be_v no_o life_n to_o come_v self-love_n and_o reason_n will_v make_v man_n more_o obedient_a to_o man_n than_o god_n and_o so_o make_v god_n of_o flesh_n and_o blood_n but_o whether_o this_o be_v the_o tendency_n of_o the_o government_n of_o god_n let_v reason_n judge_v §_o 17._o xvii_o a_o very_a probable_a argument_n may_v be_v fetch_v from_o the_o number_n and_o quality_n of_o intellectual_a spirit_n he_o that_o look_v to_o the_o vast_a and_o numerous_a and_o glorious_a orb_n which_o be_v above_o he_o and_o think_v of_o the_o glorious_a receptacle_n of_o a_o more_o glorious_a sort_n of_o creature_n and_o then_o consider_v that_o we_o be_v intellectual_a agent_n make_v to_o love_n and_o honour_n god_n as_o well_o as_o they_o and_o consider_v further_a both_o the_o benignity_n of_o god_n and_o the_o communion_n which_o those_o other_o orb_n have_v with_o we_o will_v think_v it_o probable_a that_o we_o be_v in_o progress_n towards_o perfection_n and_o that_o we_o that_o be_v so_o like_o they_o may_v be_v capable_a of_o their_o happiness_n §_o 18._o xviii_o if_o in_o this_o life_n god_n have_v little_a of_o the_o praise_n and_o glory_n of_o his_o work_n from_o those_o who_o he_o create_v for_o it_o but_o contrary_o be_v much_o dishonour_v by_o 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they_o be_v much_o obscure_v and_o blasphemer_n reproach_v he_o to_o his_o face_n and_o godliness_n which_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n teach_v be_v deride_v as_o a_o foolish_a thing_n and_o as_o the_o mere_a effect_n of_o superstitious_a fear_n now_o though_o all_o this_o do_v no_o hurt_n to_o god_n yet_o he_o be_v capable_a of_o wrong_n who_o be_v uncapable_a of_o hurt_n and_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v believe_v that_o he_o will_v final_o put_v up_o all_o this_o at_o his_o creature_n hand_n and_o never_o vindicate_v his_o honour_n not_o never_o more_o show_v the_o glory_n of_o his_o grace_n his_o image_n his_o justice_n and_o judgement_n than_o he_o now_o do_v §_o 19_o xix_o the_o constant_a testimony_n of_o conscience_n in_o all_o man_n 1._o that_o have_v not_o master_v reason_n by_o sensuality_n and_o the_o common_a consent_n of_o all_o that_o be_v worthy_a to_o be_v call_v man_n in_o all_o age_n and_o country_n upon_o earth_n do_v show_v that_o the_o life_n to_o come_v be_v a_o truth_n which_o be_v natural_o reveal_v and_o most_o sure_a §_o 20._o xx._n the_o enemy_n of_o soul_n do_v against_o his_o will_n give_v man_n a_o fourfold_a reason_n to_o judge_v that_o there_o be_v a_o life_n of_o reward_n and_o punishment_n hereafter_o viz._n 1._o by_o compact_n with_o witch_n 2._o by_o apparition_n 3._o by_o satanical_a possession_n 4._o by_o all_o kind_n of_o subtle_a importunate_a temptation_n which_o evidence_n themselves_o 1._o though_o some_o be_v very_o incredulous_a about_o witch_n yet_o to_o a_o full_a enquiry_n the_o evidence_n be_v past_a question_n that_o multitude_n of_o such_o there_o be_v though_o many_o be_v wrong_v and_o some_o may_v be_v think_v so_o foolish_a or_o melancholy_a as_o not_o to_o know_v what_o they_o say_v against_o themselves_o yet_o against_o such_o numerous_a
be_v a_o principle_n in_o politic_n that_o poena_n debetur_fw-la reipublicae_fw-la it_o be_v the_o commonwealth_n to_o which_o the_o punishment_n of_o offender_n be_v due_a that_o be_v it_o be_v a_o mean_n which_o the_o ruler_n owe_v they_o for_o their_o security_n and_o cato_n be_v wont_a to_o say_v se_fw-la it_fw-la pro_fw-la collato_fw-la beneficio_fw-la nullam_fw-la reportare_fw-la gratiam_fw-la quam_fw-la pro_fw-la maleficio_fw-la perpetrato_fw-la non_fw-la dare_v poenam_fw-la plutar._n apoth_v rom._n he_o have_v rather_o miss_v of_o thanks_o for_o his_o kindness_n and_o gift_n than_o of_o punishment_n for_o his_o fault_n and_o be_v wont_a to_o say_v that_o magistratus_fw-la qui_fw-la maleficos_fw-la prohibere_fw-la possent_fw-la &_o tamen_fw-la impunitate_fw-la donarent_fw-la lapidibus_fw-la ol_fw-la ruendos_fw-la esse_fw-la ut_fw-la reipub._n perniciosissimos_fw-la a_o hundred_o such_o say_n be_v in_o cicero_n offic._n 3._o quotusquisque_fw-la reperietur_fw-la qui_fw-la impunitate_fw-la propositâ_fw-la abstinere_fw-la possit_fw-la injuriâ_fw-la impunitas_fw-la peccandi_fw-la maxima_fw-la est_fw-la illecebra_fw-la de_fw-fr natur._n deor._n 3._o nec_fw-la domus_fw-la nec_fw-la respubl_n stare_v potest_fw-la si_fw-la in_o ea_fw-la nec_fw-la recte_fw-la factis_fw-la praemia_fw-la extent_n ulla_fw-la nec_fw-la supplicia_fw-la peccatis_fw-la in_o verrem_fw-la 5._o est_fw-la utilius_fw-la unius_fw-la improbi_fw-la supplicio_fw-la multorum_fw-la improbitatem_fw-la coercere_fw-la quam_fw-la propter_fw-la multos_fw-la improbos_fw-la uni_fw-la parcere_fw-la offic._n 1._o non_fw-la satis_fw-la est_fw-la eum_fw-la qui_fw-la lacesserit_fw-la injuriae_fw-la suae_fw-la penitere_fw-la ut_fw-la ipse_fw-la nequid_fw-la tale_n posthac_fw-la committat_fw-la &_o caeteri_fw-la sint_fw-la ad_fw-la injuriam_fw-la tardiores_fw-la this_o be_v the_o common_a sense_n of_o all_o that_o know_v what_o it_o be_v to_o govern_v obj._n but_o god_n be_v so_o good_a that_o all_o his_o punishment_n tend_v at_o last_o to_o the_o sinner_n good_a and_o be_v mere_o castigatory_a answ_n god_n be_v so_o wise_a that_o he_o know_v better_a than_o we_o what_o be_v good_a and_o fit_a to_o be_v do_v and_o god_n be_v so_o good_a that_o for_o the_o honour_n of_o his_o government_n and_o holiness_n and_o goodness_n he_o express_v his_o hatred_n of_o sin_n to_o the_o final_a ruin_n of_o the_o sinner_n and_o he_o be_v so_o wise_a and_o good_a that_o he_o will_v not_o spare_v the_o offendor_n when_o the_o penalty_n be_v necessary_a to_o the_o good_a of_o the_o innocent_a to_o prevent_v their_o fall_n the_o objection_n be_v a_o surmise_n not_o only_o groundless_a but_o notorious_o false_a §_o 10._o he_o that_o will_v know_v how_o far_o punishment_n be_v necessary_a to_o the_o end_n of_o government_n must_v first_o know_v how_o far_o the_o penal_a law_n itself_o be_v necessary_a for_o the_o first_o and_o chief_a benefit_n to_o the_o commonwealth_n be_v from_o the_o law_n and_o the_o next_o from_o the_o execution_n 6._o the_o first_o benefit_n be_v to_o constrain_v man_n to_o duty_n and_o to_o restrain_v they_o from_o do_v ill_o this_o be_v do_v immediate_o by_o the_o fear_n of_o punishment_n with_o the_o expectation_n of_o the_o benefit_n this_o fear_n of_o punishment_n be_v to_o be_v cause_v by_o the_o rational_a expectation_n of_o it_o if_o they_o do_v offend_v this_o expectation_n be_v to_o be_v cause_v by_o the_o commination_n of_o the_o law_n when_o the_o law_n say_v he_o that_o sin_v shall_v suffer_v the_o subject_n avoid_v sin_n for_o fear_n of_o suffering_n therefore_o the_o subject_n must_v believe_v that_o the_o lawgiver_n mean_v as_o he_o speak_v even_o to_o govern_v and_o judge_v in_o justice_n according_a to_o that_o law_n and_o he_o that_o can_v but_o make_v the_o subject_n believe_v that_o the_o governor_n do_v but_o affright_a man_n with_o a_o lie_n and_o mean_v not_o to_o execute_v his_o penalty_n shall_v easy_o make_v his_o law_n of_o none_o effect_n and_o turn_v loose_a offender_n to_o presumptuous_a disobedience_n therefore_o the_o fore-belief_n of_o execution_n be_v necessary_a to_o the_o efficacy_n of_o the_o law_n which_o else_o be_v but_o as_o a_o malkin_n to_o affright_v away_o bird_n and_o fit_a to_o work_v on_o none_o but_o fool_n and_o if_o it_o be_v so_o necessary_a a_o duty_n to_o the_o subject_a to_o believe_v that_o the_o law_n shall_v be_v the_o norma_n judicii_fw-la and_o shall_v be_v execute_v then_o in_o our_o present_a case_n it_o be_v certain_o true_a for_o god_n can_v lie_v nor_o make_v it_o the_o duty_n of_o the_o world_n to_o believe_v a_o lie_n nor_o need_v so_o vile_a a_o mean_n to_o keep_v the_o world_n in_o order_n so_o that_o it_o be_v most_o evident_a that_o if_o the_o law_n be_v necessary_a the_o execution_n of_o it_o be_v ordinary_o necessary_a and_o either_o the_o execution_n or_o some_o mean_n as_o effectual_a to_o the_o end_n of_o government_n be_v ever_o necessary_a §_o 11._o therefore_o he_o that_o will_v know_v what_o degree_n of_o punishment_n it_o be_v meet_v and_o just_a for_o god_n to_o execute_v must_v first_o know_v what_o degree_n it_o be_v meet_v for_o he_o to_o threaten_v or_o make_v due_a by_o law_n or_o rather_o how_o much_o he_o have_v make_v due_a because_o what_o god_n shall_v do_v be_v best_a know_v by_o what_o he_o actual_o do_v if_o a_o temporal_a short_a or_o small_a measure_n of_o penalty_n be_v sufficient_a to_o be_v threaten_v in_o the_o law_n for_o the_o present_a attain_n of_o the_o end_n of_o government_n than_o such_o a_o punishment_n be_v sufficient_a in_o the_o execution_n but_o if_o the_o threaten_n of_o a_o endless_a punishment_n in_o another_o world_n be_v little_a enough_o in_o svo_fw-la genere_fw-la to_o prevail_v now_o with_o subject_n for_o order_n and_o obedience_n than_o the_o execution_n will_v be_v therefore_o necessary_a by_o consequence_n §_o 12._o it_o follow_v not_o therefore_o that_o punishment_n or_o reward_n must_v cease_v if_o the_o end_n be_v pass_v in_o natural_a existence_n because_o moral_a mean_n may_v in_o time_n be_v after_o their_o end_n to_o which_o they_o be_v appoint_v to_o operate_v in_o esse_fw-la cognito_fw-la clem._n and_o that_o penalty_n which_o be_v perpetuate_v may_v be_v a_o mean_n to_o the_o end_n already_o attain_v that_o be_v the_o threaten_n and_o the_o expectation_n of_o they_o and_o then_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o ruler_n veracity_n and_o justice_n bind_v he_o to_o the_o execution_n §_o 13._o what_o ever_o reward_n or_o punishment_n be_v annex_v to_o sin_n by_o the_o law_n be_v offer_v with_o the_o duty_n and_o sin_n to_o the_o subject_n choose_v or_o refuse_v and_o no_o man_n be_v in_o danger_n of_o any_o punishment_n but_o he_o that_o choose_v it_o in_o its_o self_n or_o in_o its_o annex_v cause_n and_o he_o that_o will_v have_v it_o or_o will_v have_v that_o which_o he_o be_v tell_v by_o god_n be_v annex_v to_o it_o especial_o if_o it_o be_v deliberate_o and_o obstinate_o to_o the_o last_o have_v none_o to_o blame_v of_o cruelty_n towards_o he_o but_o himself_o nor_o nothing_o to_o complain_v of_o but_o his_o wilful_a choice_n obj._n but_o it_o be_v easy_a with_o god_n to_o confirm_v man_n will_n so_o that_o the_o threaten_n of_o a_o temporal_a punishment_n may_v have_v rule_v he_o answ_n it_o be_v easy_a with_o god_n to_o make_v every_o man_n a_o angel_n and_o every_o beast_n or_o worm_n a_o man_n but_o if_o his_o wisdom_n think_v meet_v below_z man_n to_o make_v such_o inferior_a thing_n as_o beast_n and_o below_o angel_n or_o confirm_a soul_n to_o make_v so_o low_a a_o rank_n of_o creature_n as_o man_n that_o have_v reason_n and_o undetermined_a and_o unconfirmed_a free-will_n what_o be_v we_o that_o we_o shall_v expostulate_v with_o he_o for_o make_v they_o no_o better_o nor_o rule_v they_o in_o our_o way_n §_o 14._o sin_n do_v unquestionable_o deserve_v a_o natural_a death_n and_o annihilation_n this_o all_o man_n grant_v that_o believe_v that_o god_n be_v our_o governor_n and_o that_o there_o be_v any_o such_o thing_n as_o his_o law_n and_o man_n sin_n if_o treason_n against_o a_o king_n deserve_v death_n 13._o much_o more_o rebellion_n and_o sin_n against_o god_n life_n and_o be_v be_v god_n free_a gift_n if_o he_o take_v it_o away_o from_o the_o innocent_a he_o take_v but_o his_o own_o therefore_o there_o can_v be_v no_o doubt_n but_o he_o may_v take_v it_o away_o from_o the_o guilty_a who_o abuse_v it_o §_o 15._o if_o such_o a_o penalty_n be_v inflict_v god_n be_v not_o bind_v to_o restore_v that_o sinner_n to_o be_v again_o who_o he_o have_v annihilate_v if_o it_o be_v not_o a_o contradiction_n and_o then_o this_o penal_a privation_n will_v be_v everlasting_a therefore_o a_o endless_a privation_n of_o be_v and_o all_o mercy_n be_v the_o sinner_n due_a all_o this_o i_o know_v of_o no_o man_n that_o do_v deny_v §_o 16._o god_n be_v not_o bind_v thus_o to_o annihilate_v the_o sinner_n but_o may_v continue_v all_o his_o natural_a be_v egens_fw-la and_o
in_o captivity_n yet_o how_o unlikely_a they_o be_v to_o prevail_v with_o other_o both_o reason_n and_o experience_n full_o testify_v §_o 12._o and_o whereas_o god_n special_a mercy_n and_o grace_n be_v necessary_a to_o so_o great_a a_o change_n and_o cure_v and_o this_o grace_n be_v forfeit_v by_o sin_n and_o every_o sin_n deserve_v more_o punishment_n and_o this_o sin_n and_o punishment_n must_v be_v so_o far_o forgive_v before_o god_n can_v give_v we_o that_o grace_n which_o we_o have_v forfeit_v nature_n do_v not_o satisfactory_o teach_v i_o how_o god_n be_v so_o far_o reconcile_v to_o man_n nor_o how_o the_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n may_v be_v by_o we_o so_o far_o procure_v senec._n §_o 13._o and_o where_o as_o i_o see_v at_o once_o in_o the_o world_n both_o the_o aâ—oâ—ing_n of_o sin_n which_o deserve_v damnation_n and_o the_o abound_a of_o mercy_n to_o these_o that_o be_v under_o such_o desert_n i_o be_o not_o satisfy_v by_o the_o halt_n of_o nature_n how_o god_n be_v so_o far_o reconcile_v and_o the_o end_n of_o government_n and_o justice_n attain_v as_o to_o deal_v with_o the_o world_n so_o contrary_a to_o its_o desert_n §_o 14._o and_o while_o i_o be_o in_o this_o doubt_n of_o god_n reconciliation_n i_o be_o ready_a still_o to_o fear_v list_v present_a forbearance_n and_o mercy_n â—rt_v aâ—iâ—val_n and_o will_v end_v at_o last_o in_o great_a misery_n however_o i_o find_v it_o hard_o if_o not_o impossible_a to_o come_v to_o any_o certainty_n of_o 〈◊〉_d pardon_n and_o salvation_n §_o 15._o and_o while_o i_o be_o thus_o uncertain_a of_o pardon_n and_o the_o love_n of_o god_n it_o must_v needs_o make_v it_o a_o insuperable_a difficulty_n to_o i_o to_o love_n god_n above_o myself_o and_o all_o thing_n for_o to_o love_v a_o god_n that_o i_o think_v will_v damn_v i_o or_o most_o probable_o may_v do_v it_o for_o aught_o i_o know_v be_v a_o thing_n that_o man_n can_v hardly_o do_v §_o 16._o 3._o and_o therefore_o i_o can_v see_v how_o the_o guilty_a world_n can_v be_v sanctify_v nor_o bring_v to_o forsake_v the_o sin_n and_o vanity_n which_o they_o love_v as_o long_o as_o god_n who_o they_o must_v turn_v to_o by_o love_n do_v seem_v so_o unlovely_a to_o they_o §_o 17._o and_o every_o temptation_n from_o present_a pleasure_n commodity_n or_o honour_n will_v be_v like_a to_o prevail_v while_o the_o love_n of_o god_n and_o the_o happiness_n to_o come_v be_v so_o dark_a and_o doubtful_a to_o guilty_a misgive_a ignorant_a soul_n §_o 18._o nor_o can_v i_o see_v by_o nature_n how_o a_o sinner_n can_v live_v comfortable_o in_o the_o world_n for_o want_v of_o clear_a assurance_n of_o his_o future_a happiness_n for_o if_o he_o do_v but_o say_v as_o poor_a seneca_n cicero_n and_o other_o such_o be_v most_o like_a that_o there_o be_v another_o life_n for_o we_o but_o we_o be_v not_o sure_a it_o will_v both_o abate_v their_o comfort_n in_o the_o fore-thought_n of_o it_o and_o tempt_v they_o to_o venture_v upon_o present_a pleasure_n for_o fear_v of_o lose_v all_o and_o if_o they_o be_v never_o so_o confident_a of_o the_o life_n to_o come_v and_o have_v no_o assurance_n of_o their_o own_o part_n in_o it_o as_o not_o know_v whether_o their_o sin_n be_v pardon_v still_o their_o comfort_n in_o it_o will_v be_v small_a and_o the_o world_n can_v give_v they_o no_o more_o than_o be_v proportionable_a to_o so_o small_a and_o momentany_a a_o thing_n §_o 19_o nor_o do_v i_o see_v in_o nature_n any_o full_a and_o suitable_a support_n against_o the_o pain_n and_o fear_n of_o suffering_n and_o death_n while_o man_n doubt_v of_o that_o which_o shall_v support_v they_o §_o 20._o i_o must_v therefore_o conclude_v that_o the_o light_n and_o law_n of_o nature_n which_o be_v suitable_a to_o uncorrupted_a reason_n and_o will_v and_o to_o a_o undepraved_a mind_n be_v too_o insufficient_a to_o the_o corrupt_a vitiate_a guilty_a world_n and_o that_o there_o be_v a_o necessity_n of_o some_o recover_a medicinal_a revelation_n which_o force_v the_o very_a 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have_v finish_v my_o inquiry_n into_o the_o state_n and_o book_n of_o nature_n i_o find_v it_o my_o duty_n to_o inquire_v what_o other_o man_n think_v in_o the_o world_n and_o what_o be_v the_o reason_n of_o their_o several_a belief_n that_o if_o they_o know_v more_o than_o i_o have_v discover_v by_o what_o mean_v soever_o i_o may_v become_v partaker_n of_o it_o §_o 1._o and_o first_o i_o find_v that_o all_o the_o world_n except_o those_o call_v heathen_n be_v conscious_a of_o the_o necessity_n of_o supernatural_a revelation_n yea_o the_o heathen_n themselves_o have_v some_o common_a apprehension_n of_o it_o §_o 2._o four_o sort_n of_o religion_n i_o find_v only_o considerable_a upon_o earth_n the_o mere_a naturalist_n call_v common_o heathen_n and_o idolater_n the_o jew_n the_o mahometan_n and_o the_o christian_n the_o heathen_n by_o their_o oracle_n augur_n and_o aruspices_fw-la confess_v the_o necessity_n of_o some_o supernatural_a light_n and_o the_o very_a religion_n of_o all_o the_o rest_n consist_v in_o it_o i._o §_o 3._o as_o for_o the_o heathen_n i_o find_v this_o much_o good_a among_o they_o that_o some_o of_o they_o have_v have_v a_o very_a great_a care_n of_o their_o soul_n and_o many_o have_v use_v exceed_v industry_n in_o seek_v after_o knowledge_n especial_o in_o the_o mystery_n of_o the_o work_n of_o god_n and_o some_o of_o they_o have_v bend_v their_o mind_n high_a to_o know_v god_n and_o the_o invisible_a world_n that_o they_o common_o think_v that_o there_o be_v a_o life_n of_o retribution_n after_o death_n and_o among_o the_o wise_a of_o they_o the_o sum_n of_o that_o be_v to_o be_v find_v though_o confuse_o which_o i_o have_v lay_v down_o in_o the_o first_o part_n of_o this_o book_n especial_o in_o seneca_n cicero_n plutarch_n plato_n plotinus_n earth_n jamblicus_n proclus_n porphyry_n julian_n the_o apostate_n antoninus_n epectetus_n arrian_n etc._n etc._n and_o for_o their_o learning_n and_o wisdom_n and_o moral_a virtue_n the_o christian_a 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exaltation_n whereupon_o the_o woman_n see_v the_o beauty_n of_o the_o fruit_n and_o desire_v knowledge_n believe_v the_o devil_n and_o do_v eat_v of_o that_o which_o god_n forbid_v the_o sin_n be_v so_o heinous_a for_o a_o new-made_a rational_a creature_n to_o believe_v that_o god_n be_v false_a and_o bad_a a_o liar_n and_o envious_a which_o be_v indeed_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o to_o depart_v from_o his_o love_n and_o obedience_n for_o so_o small_a a_o matter_n god_n do_v in_o justice_n present_o sentence_v the_o offender_n to_o punishment_n yet_o will_v not_o so_o lose_v his_o new-made_a creature_n nor_o cast_v off_o mankind_n by_o the_o full_a execution_n of_o his_o deserve_a punishment_n but_o he_o resolve_v to_o commit_v the_o recovery_n and_o conduct_n of_o mankind_n to_o a_o redeemer_n who_o shall_v better_o perform_v the_o work_n of_o salvation_n than_o the_o first_o man_n adam_n have_v do_v the_o work_n of_o adhaesion_n and_o obedience_n this_o saviour_n be_v 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