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his_o own_o will_n as_o it_o please_v thou_o a_o three_o thing_n be_v acknowledge_v by_o implication_n the_o equity_n &_o justice_n of_o that_o will_n as_o the_o warrant_n for_o their_o deed_n for_o thou_o lord_n etc._n etc._n their_o meaning_n be_v not_o therein_o either_o to_o charge_v he_o with_o a_o tyrannous_a will_n quod_fw-la libet_fw-la licet_fw-la as_o the_o manner_n of_o grievous_a prince_n be_v to_o think_v that_o lawful_a whatsoever_o please_v they_o either_o to_o insimulate_v and_o accuse_v he_o of_o injustice_n to_o make_v he_o actor_n or_o patron_n of_o any_o their_o sin_n who_o deal_v in_o the_o action_n of_o man_n sometime_o with_o open_a sometime_o with_o secret_a but_o always_o with_o a_o righteous_a judgement_n therefore_o i_o note_v their_o corruption_n who_o think_v themselves_o excuse_v in_o their_o most_o enormous_a and_o execrable_a sin_n because_o they_o fulfil_v the_o will_n of_o god_n in_o one_o sense_n not_o that_o open_a and_o reveal_v will_n which_o he_o have_v give_v in_o table_n publish_v by_o sound_n of_o a_o trumpet_n specify_v by_o blessing_n curse_n promise_n threaten_n exhortation_n dehortation_n and_o such_o like_a whereunto_o they_o stand_v strict_o bind_v but_o a_o secret_a and_o hide_a will_n write_v in_o another_o book_n wrap_v up_o in_o the_o counsel_n of_o his_o own_o breast_n which_o neither_o they_o intend_v when_o they_o do_v their_o misdeed_n neither_o be_v they_o ever_o charge_v therewith_o from_o god_n lip_n 100_o secreta_fw-la domino_fw-la revelata_fw-la nobis_fw-la &_o filijs_fw-la nostris_fw-la secret_a thing_n belong_v to_o the_o lord_n reveal_v to_o we_o &_o our_o child_n 1._o quantum_fw-la ad_fw-la ipsos_fw-la fecerunt_fw-la quod_fw-la deus_fw-la noluit_fw-la touch_v their_o own_o purpose_n and_o intendment_n they_o have_v do_v that_o which_o god_n will_v not_o they_o have_v transgress_v his_o law_n with_o contentation_n of_o heart_n perhaps_o with_o gladness_n it_o may_v be_v with_o greediness_n take_v a_o solace_n and_o pleasure_n therein_o and_o not_o wish_v to_o have_v do_v otherwise_o they_o have_v pursue_v it_o to_o the_o three_o and_o four_o generation_n from_o the_o first_o assault_n or_o motion_n of_o sin_n to_o consent_n from_o consent_n to_o delight_n from_o delight_n to_o custom_n and_o yet_o not_o give_v over_o till_o they_o come_v to_o a_o spirit_n of_o slumber_n or_o rather_o a_o death_n in_o sin_n 2._o quantum_fw-la ad_fw-la omnipotentiam_fw-la dei_fw-la nullo_fw-la modo_fw-la id_fw-la efficere_fw-la valuerunt_fw-la touch_v the_o omnipotency_n of_o god_n they_o be_v never_o able_a to_o do_v it_o he_o sit_v in_o heaven_n that_o laugh_v they_o to_o scorn_v he_o besiege_v they_o round_o about_o and_o his_o hand_n be_v upon_o they_o they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o depart_v from_o his_o will_n more_o than_o if_o a_o ship_n be_v go_v from_o joppe_n to_o tharsis_n as_o this_o ship_n be_v from_o west_n to_o east_n and_o one_o by_o walk_v upon_o the_o hatch_n a_o contrary_a course_n 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out_o the_o midst_n of_o dross_n and_o commodity_n from_o the_o very_a heart_n of_o deep_a wickedness_n at_o least_o he_o will_v execute_v his_o justice_n upon_o offender_n as_o he_o profess_v exod._n 14._o i_o will_v get_v i_o honour_n upon_o pharaoh_n and_o all_o his_o host_n for_o this_o cause_n he_o set_v he_o up_o to_o show_v his_o power_n in_o he_o and_o that_o his_o name_n may_v be_v declare_v to_o the_o whole_a earth_n exod._n 9_o to_o reduce_v a_o diffuse_v but_o a_o dangerous_a &_o intricate_a question_n wherein_o as_o i_o then_o protest_v the_o wariness_n of_o my_o proceed_n so_o now_o i_o again_o protest_v the_o subjection_n of_o my_o spirit_n to_o the_o spirit_n of_o prophet_n god_n forbid_v that_o i_o shall_v not_o be_v ready_a to_o learn_v than_o to_o teach_v i_o say_v 100_o to_o reduce_v it_o to_o head_n i_o propose_v unto_o you_o the_o error_n of_o some_o in_o 2._o 〈◊〉_d of_o extremity_n some_o go_v too_o far_o in_o that_o they_o make_v god_n the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o sin_n 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