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within_o himself_o that_o his_o creature_n shall_v with_o effect_n perform_v this_o for_o than_o he_o will_v have_v wrought_v it_o in_o his_o creature_n even_o as_o the_o threaten_a do_v not_o show_v that_o it_o be_v god_n final_a pleasure_n within_o himself_o that_o we_o shall_v all_o lie_v in_o death_n if_o that_o we_o sin_v argument_n 4._o the_o second_o part_n be_v again_o deny_v to_o give_v a_o commandment_n to_o my_o creature_n to_o do_v this_o or_o that_o which_o i_o be_o mind_v within_o myself_o he_o shall_v not_o do_v be_v no_o untruth_n when_o it_o be_v not_o for_o to_o deceive_v but_o for_o trial_n or_o otherwise_o as_o in_o abraham_n offer_v thy_o son_n isaak_n yet_o god_n will_n be_v not_o to_o have_v he_o offer_v the_o command_n ergo_fw-la do_v not_o lay_v down_o what_o be_v god_n will_n within_o himself_o for_o these_o be_v contradictory_n in_o the_o divine_a will_n if_o he_o shall_v be_v say_v to_o will_n in_o himself_o at_o the_o same_o time_n and_o not_o to_o will_v within_o himself_o the_o offering_n of_o isaak_n thus_o here_o it_o be_v no_o untruth_n for_o god_n to_o signify_v this_o as_o his_o will_n to_o adam_n that_o he_o shall_v do_v unto_o life_n that_o in_o charge_n when_o yet_o it_o be_v not_o his_o will_n to_o have_v he_o with_o effect_n perform_v it_o and_o look_v as_o god_n in_o his_o threaten_n do_v signify_v as_o his_o final_a will_n that_o which_o be_v not_o his_o final_a pleasure_n touch_v mankind_n without_o any_o untruth_n so_o here_o argument_n 5._o the_o second_o part_n be_v deny_v we_o do_v not_o affirm_v the_o substraction_n of_o any_o grace_n he_o have_v neither_o do_v this_o follow_v on_o decree_a his_o fall_n but_o only_o the_o not_o superad_v of_o that_o