2._o the_o action_n as_o far_o specify_v by_o the_o terminate_a object_n 1._o in_o the_o first_o respect_n the_o gradus_fw-la actus_fw-la be_v accidens_fw-la accident_n 〈◊〉_d and_o a_o act_n may_v become_v good_a or_o evil_a by_o such_o intenseness_n or_o remissness_n as_o be_v ordinate_a or_o inordinate_a and_o the_o time_v it_o may_v do_v the_o like_a as_o to_o be_v think_v when_o i_o shall_v sleep_v 2._o in_o the_o second_o respect_n a_o accident_n superven_a or_o add_v to_o the_o object_n be_v say_v to_o make_v that_o action_n good_a or_o evil_a by_o accident_n that_o be_v by_o a_o alteration_n of_o the_o specify_v object_n by_o some_o accident_n and_o this_o be_v the_o common_a case_n and_o the_o sense_n in_o which_o this_o controversy_n in_o hand_n be_v most_o concern_v which_o therefore_o we_o desire_v to_o be_v most_o observe_v prop._n 15._o any_o man_n therefore_o that_o know_v what_o true_a knowledge_n be_v may_v easy_o perceive_v that_o he_o that_o will_v dispute_v about_o bonum_fw-la vel_fw-la malum_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la &_o per_fw-la accidens_fw-la if_o he_o will_v not_o lose_v his_o labour_n or_o deceive_v must_v use_v more_o diligence_n in_o explain_v these_o term_n than_o they_o do_v that_o toss_v they_o about_o unexplain_v as_o if_o they_o be_v sufficient_o intelligible_a of_o themselves_o to_o such_o as_o some_o use_n to_o make_v the_o receiver_n of_o their_o choleric_a and_o splenetic_a evacuation_n even_o bonum_fw-la &_o malum_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la be_v not_o such_o ver_fw-la se_fw-la qua_fw-la substantiam_fw-la nor_o per_fw-la se_fw-la qua_fw-la actum_fw-la nor_o per_fw-la se_fw-la qua_fw-la intellectionem_fw-la volitionem_fw-la aut_fw-la praxin_n execu_n ivam_fw-la but_o per_fw-la se_fw-la ut_fw-la accidens_fw-la substantiae_fw-la scilicet_fw-la actum_fw-la circa_fw-la objectum_fw-la quod_fw-la est_fw-la accidens_fw-la plerumque_fw-la sine_fw-la altero_fw-la accident_n superaddito_fw-la so_o that_o the_o same_o which_o now_o be_v bonum_fw-la vel_fw-la malum_fw-la per_fw-la accidens_fw-la be_v call_v bonum_fw-la vel_fw-la malum_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la in_o respect_n to_o a_o supervenient_a accident_n and_o exclude_v all_o accident_n or_o all_o good_a or_o evil_a by_o accident_n so_o nothing_o in_o the_o world_n be_v bonum_fw-la or_o malum_fw-la morale_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la except_o what_o be_v anon_o except_v e._n g._n to_o love_n be_v a_o act_n that_o act_n as_o be_v the_o habit_n also_o be_v a_o accident_n to_o love_v a_o man_n as_o godly_a or_o wise_a or_o as_o my_o king_n or_o teacher_n be_v to_o love_v he_o for_o accident_n that_o be_v godliness_n wisdom_n authority_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v bonum_fw-la per_fw-la accidens_fw-la and_o yet_o bonum_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la state_v the_o object_n thus_o without_o far_a accident_n to_o love_v he_o as_o a_o enemy_n and_o persecutor_n and_o silencer_n of_o godly_a minister_n of_o christ_n be_v malum_fw-la per_fw-la accidens_fw-la and_o yet_o malum_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la in_o respect_n to_o far_a accident_n to_o love_v the_o man_n be_v not_o evil_a but_o to_o love_v he_o for_o his_o evil._n the_o exception_n here_o be_v when_o we_o be_v bind_v to_o love_v the_o simple_a essence_n as_o such_o abstract_v from_o all_o accident_n the_o principal_a instance_n be_v of_o our_o love_n to_o god_n of_o which_o more_o anon_o because_o god_n have_v no_o accident_n and_o therefore_o be_v love_v mere_o as_o in_o his_o essence_n and_o no_o doubt_n but_o god_n be_v to_o be_v love_v as_o in_o his_o essential_a perfection_n but_o yet_o we_o be_v nono_fw-la of_o those_o that_o against_o pet._n hurtado_n mendez_n and_o other_o nominal_n will_v undertake_v to_o prove_v that_o relation_n to_o the_o creature_n which_o be_v accident_n do_v not_o true_o belong_v to_o god_n such_o as_o that_o of_o creator_n owner_n ruler_n benefactor_n etc._n etc._n we_o leave_v that_o task_n to_o the_o thomist_n and_o to_o other_o man_n judgement_n how_o well_o they_o perform_v it_o the_o next_o instance_n be_v our_o love_n to_o man_n as_o man_n and_o so_o to_o other_o create_a essence_n which_o we_o deny_v not_o but_o add_v 1._o that_o man_n relation_n to_o god_n as_o he_o show_v his_o maker_n perfection_n be_v a_o relation_n and_o that_o be_v it_o that_o be_v to_o be_v love_v moral_o in_o man_n at_o least_o principal_o and_o never_o leave_v out_o the_o same_o we_o say_v of_o other_o essence_n 2._o and_o the_o wisdom_n goodness_n and_o so_o the_o moral_a amiableness_n of_o man_n at_o least_o the_o principal_a be_v itself_o a_o accident_n the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n be_v accident_n but_o yet_o we_o say_v that_o the_o proper_a notion_n of_o bonum_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la be_v when_o we_o love_v a_o thing_n but_o special_o god_n himself_o as_o in_o the_o simple_a essence_n 〈◊〉_d a_o superven_a oblige_a accident_n and_o of_o malum_fw-la per_fw-la 〈◊〉_d when_o god_n very_a essence_n be_v hate_v or_o not_o love_v but_o that_o any_o moral_o hate_v the_o very_a substantial_a essence_n of_o a_o creature_n we_o leave_v other_o to_o prove_v prop._n 16._o this_o hold_v about_o the_o very_a negative_a law_n of_o the_o decalogue_n e._n g._n to_o kill_v a_o man_n be_v in_o itself_o no_o moral_a evil_n else_o it_o be_v sin_n to_o execute_v malefactor_n and_o king_n judges_z and_o soldier_n be_v the_o most_o criminal_a sinner_n to_o kill_v a_o man_n authoritative_o that_o be_v a_o traitor_n or_o murderer_n be_v good_a that_o be_v a_o act_n with_o its_o due_a mode_n and_o object_n which_o be_v accident_n that_o make_v it_o good_a and_o to_o kill_v the_o innocent_a or_o without_o authority_n be_v sin_n by_o this_o accident_n of_o a_o undue_a mode_n and_o object_n to_o take_v another_o man_n good_n or_o money_n be_v not_o malum_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la for_o it_o may_v be_v do_v as_o a_o mulct_n or_o by_o law_n on_o just_a cause_n or_o for_o the_o public_a defence_n by_o authority_n or_o by_o his_o consent_n but_o to_o take_v it_o without_o consent_n right_o or_o authority_n be_v sin_n by_o this_o accident_n so_o also_o of_o the_o seven_o commandment_n the_o law_n forbid_v the_o act_n as_o clothe_v with_o its_o undue_a accident_n the_o name_n of_o injustice_n covet_v murder_n adultery_n theft_n false-witness_n etc._n etc._n all_o signify_v the_o act_n with_o the_o undue_a prohibit_v accident_n one_o of_o our_o casuist_n except_v only_o lie_v as_o simple_o per_fw-mi se_fw-mi evil_a but_o he_o that_o lie_v sin_v not_o because_o he_o speak_v those_o same_o word_n but_o because_o he_o speak_v word_n that_o in_o relation_n to_o his_o own_o mind_n and_o to_o the_o matter_n and_o to_o the_o hearer_n understanding_n be_v false_a and_o deceitful_a and_o that_o relative_n incongruity_n of_o the_o word_n be_v the_o accident_n that_o make_v they_o sinful_a prop._n 17._o man_n pass_v his_o life_n among_o such_o a_o multitude_n of_o accident_n and_o circumstance_n that_o it_o be_v not_o one_o but_o very_o many_o that_o every_o one_o of_o our_o action_n be_v clothe_v with_o or_o concern_v in_o which_o tend_v to_o make_v it_o good_a or_o evil._n prop._n 18._o a_o chief_a distinction_n here_o to_o be_v observe_v be_v between_o immutable_a duty_n suppose_v our_o own_o continue_a faculty_n and_o mutable_a one_o and_o those_o thing_n be_v principal_o or_o eminent_o call_v good_a or_o evil_a per_fw-la se_fw-la which_o be_v so_o immutable_o and_o no_o supervenient_a accident_n can_v ever_o make_v they_o otherwise_o and_o in_o the_o most_o notable_a sense_n those_o thing_n be_v call_v good_a or_o evil_a per_fw-la accidens_fw-la which_o by_o superven_a accident_n may_v be_v change_v from_o what_o they_o be_v before_o pr._n 19_o that_o which_o be_v thus_o immutable_o good_a per_fw-la se_fw-la be_v man_n duty_n to_o god_n himself_o immediate_o as_o he_o be_v our_o owner_n ruler_n benefactor_n and_o end_v consider_v this_o duty_n not_o in_o this_o or_o that_o time_n but_o in_o kind_n in_o its_o season_n and_o suppose_v our_o faculty_n and_o concause_n for_o if_o a_o man_n shall_v be_v exercise_v even_o love_n to_o god_n when_o he_o be_v bind_v to_o sleep_v for_o the_o support_n of_o nature_n or_o if_o a_o man_n shall_v love_v god_n with_o so_o passionate_a a_o affection_n as_o will_v distract_v he_o this_o as_o so_o use_v be_v not_o good_a but_o we_o never_o know_v any_o in_o much_o danger_n of_o so_o over_n nor_o be_v it_o a_o duty_n for_o a_o man_n in_o infancy_n or_o a_o apoplexy_n or_o deep_a sleep_n etc._n etc._n actual_o to_o love_v fear_v or_o trust_n god_n and_o in_o other_o such_o case_n of_o impossibility_n but_o when_o possible_a or_o in_o its_o season_n it_o be_v immutable_o a_o duty_n not_o so_o rare_o as_o the_o jansenist_n charge_v the_o jesuit_n casuist_n to_o hold_v once_o in_o many_o week_n or_o month_n or_o year_n but_o love_v constrain_a we_o to_o its_o holy_a fruit_n must_v be_v the_o very_a new_a
law_n pr._n 41._o but_o to_o know_v of_o several_a good_n which_o be_v most_o eligible_a or_o the_o great_a be_v a_o matter_n of_o great_a difficulty_n in_o many_o instance_n in_o which_o consist_v no_o small_a part_n of_o the_o christian_a wisdom_n work_n and_o life_n the_o rule_n of_o such_o discern_a be_v elsewhere_o lay_v down_o by_o such_o as_o have_v write_v on_o that_o subject_a see_v christian_n direct_a p._n 137._o etc._n etc._n pr._n 42._o a_o good_a that_o in_o itself_o be_v lesser_o may_v be_v the_o matter_n of_o a_o great_a duty_n pro_fw-la hic_fw-la &_o nunc_fw-la because_o the_o great_a may_v have_v another_o season_n when_o the_o lesser_a can_v e._n g._n to_o save_v a_o soul_n or_o to_o build_v a_o church_n may_v be_v a_o better_a work_n than_o to_o quench_v the_o fire_n in_o a_o house_n and_o yet_o for_o that_o time_n the_o quench_n of_o the_o fire_n may_v be_v the_o great_a duty_n because_o it_o can_v be_v do_v no_o other_o time_n when_o the_o other_o may_v and_o so_o both_o do_v in_o their_o several_a season_n be_v better_a than_o one_o alone_a pr._n 43._o a_o great_a good_n may_v be_v no_o duty_n to_o he_o that_o be_v not_o call_v to_o do_v it_o as_o preach_v to_o a_o woman_n or_o unable_a layman_n to_o rule_v well_o as_o a_o king_n be_v a_o great_a good_a than_o private_a business_n and_o yet_o private_a man_n must_v not_o usurp_v it_o but_o let_v it_o alone_o as_o no_o work_n of_o they_o the_o subject_n must_v not_o take_v up_o the_o ruler_n work_n nor_o the_o child_n the_o father_n nor_o the_o wife_n the_o husband_n nor_o the_o scholar_n the_o teacher_n because_o it_o be_v better_a pr._n 44._o a_o ruler_n command_n will_v not_o justify_v all_o scandal_n give_v by_o the_o act_n command_v nor_o make_v that_o act_n lawful_a nor_o will_v all_o scandal_n that_o we_o foreknow_v will_v thence_o be_v take_v excuse_v we_o from_o obey_v the_o ruler_n command_v in_o the_o offend_a act._n it_o be_v therefore_o a_o matter_n of_o great_a difficulty_n and_o prudence_n sometime_o to_o discern_v whether_o the_o ruler_n command_v or_o the_o scandalousness_n or_o accidental_a hurtfulness_n of_o the_o act_n put_v into_o the_o counterbalance_n do_v weigh_v down_o the_o other_o pr._n 45._o if_o governor_n determine_v circumstance_n antecedent_o indifferent_a as_o the_o place_n and_o hour_n of_o assembly_n etc._n etc._n that_o way_n which_o some_o will_v be_v scandalize_v at_o and_o turn_v to_o their_o sin_n and_o hurt_v when_o they_o may_v have_v avoid_v this_o occasion_n of_o their_o sin_n by_o another_o way_n without_o any_o or_o so_o great_a a_o hurt_n this_o be_v the_o governors_n sin_n so_o to_o mis-do_a but_o it_o may_v notwithstanding_o be_v a_o duty_n in_o the_o subject_a to_o obey_v that_o determination_n because_o 1._o it_o be_v a_o command_n of_o a_o ruler_n in_o his_o place_n 2._o the_o thing_n be_v suppose_v not_o only_o lawful_a but_o such_o as_o do_v more_o good_a for_o concord_n as_o it_o be_v a_o determination_n of_o authority_n than_o it_o do_v hurt_v by_o man_n mistake_n of_o which_o we_o have_v speak_v in_o another_o paper_n as_o e._n g._n some_o be_v so_o offend_v at_o the_o old_a metre_n of_o our_o sing_a psalm_n that_o they_o will_v separate_v from_o the_o worship_n on_o that_o account_n suppose_v that_o the_o magistrate_n and_o pastor_n will_v use_v they_o and_o no_o other_o if_o they_o sin_v in_o choose_v no_o better_o and_o if_o my_o use_v they_o be_v offensive_a to_o they_o that_o separate_v yet_o be_v it_o my_o duty_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o people_n to_o obey_v the_o magistrate_n and_o pastor_n and_o join_v with_o the_o church_n in_o use_v they_o rather_o than_o separate_v as_o other_o do_v for_o many_o reason_n pr._n 46._o of_o the_o nature_n kind_n cause_n and_o cure_n of_o scandal_n give_v and_o take_v one_o of_o we_o have_v write_v so_o much_o christian_n directory_n tom._n 4._o p._n 80._o etc._n etc._n as_o may_v excuse_v the_o omission_n of_o the_o same_o in_o this_o write_n but_o we_o must_v still_o desire_v the_o reader_n to_o note_v that_o the_o word_n scandal_n be_v among_o we_o various_o use_v 1._o sometime_o by_o the_o vulgar_a for_o mere_a displease_v or_o grieve_v another_o especial_o in_o matter_n of_o religion_n 2._o sometime_o for_o a_o seem_a sinfulness_n so_o a_o scandal_n be_v say_v to_o be_v raise_v of_o a_o man_n when_o he_o be_v true_o or_o false_o accuse_v of_o sin_n especial_o a_o disgraceful_a sin_n and_o a_o man_n be_v call_v scandalous_a and_o scandalize_v when_o other_o just_o or_o unjust_o report_v he_o to_o be_v a_o disgraceful_a sinner_n and_o he_o be_v call_v a_o scandal_n in_o the_o place_n where_o he_o live_v for_o that_o infamy_n 3._o the_o use_n of_o the_o word_n in_o the_o gospel_n be_v for_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v a_o snare_n or_o trap_n or_o stumbling-block_n to_o other_o to_o keep_v or_o hinder_v they_o by_o temptation_n from_o faith_n repentance_n holiness_n or_o salvation_n pr._n 47._o love_n kindle_v by_o faith_n and_o faith_n kindle_v love_n and_o love_n work_v in_o the_o order_n of_o obedience_n be_v the_o sum_n of_o all_o our_o duty_n or_o religion_n to_o love_v our_o neighbour_n as_o ourselves_o and_o exercise_v love_n in_o do_v good_a to_o all_o as_o we_o be_v able_a be_v indispensible_a duty_n we_o speak_v of_o natural_a and_o moral-legal_a power_n conjunct_a illu_z 〈◊〉_d possumus_fw-la quod_fw-la &_o animae_fw-la corporisque_fw-la viribus_fw-la &_o jure_fw-la possumus_fw-la see_v then_o that_o love_n be_v the_o fulfil_n of_o god_n law_n no_o ruler_n law_n can_v disoblige_v we_o from_o it_o no_o not_o to_o our_o very_a enemy_n nor_o be_v they_o disoblige_v themselves_o pr._n 48._o he_o break_v the_o six_o command_n thou_o shall_v not_o murder_n who_o do_v not_o do_v his_o best_a to_o save_v his_o neighbour_n life_n in_o danger_n much_o more_o if_o he_o voluntary_o and_o unnecessary_o do_v that_o which_o he_o know_v or_o aught_o to_o know_v will_v be_v the_o occasion_n and_o mean_n abuse_v to_o effect_v it_o he_o that_o owe_v maintenance_n to_o another_o and_o deny_v it_o he_o be_v guilty_a of_o his_o suffering_n though_o he_o take_v nothing_o from_o he_o e._n g._n he_o that_o provide_v not_o food_n for_o the_o life_n of_o his_o child_n and_o famish_v he_o by_o such_o omission_n he_o that_o suffer_v his_o neighbour_n to_o famish_v when_o he_o may_v relieve_v he_o yea_o or_o his_o enemy_n except_o when_o in_o war_n or_o a_o course_n of_o justice_n he_o may_v take_v away_o his_o life_n he_o that_o see_v his_o neighbour_n in_o fire_n or_o water_n or_o among_o thief_n and_o can_v save_v he_o by_o lawful_a mean_n and_o do_v not_o be_v guilty_a of_o his_o blood_n so_o be_v he_o that_o see_v his_o neighbour_n in_o drunkenness_n folly_n or_o passion_n make_v away_o himself_o and_o do_v not_o save_v he_o from_o himself_o if_o he_o can_v much_o more_o be_v be_v guilty_a of_o murder_n who_o wilful_o sell_v poison_n to_o he_o who_o he_o know_v do_v intend_v to_o kill_v his_o neighbour_n or_o 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can_v bear_v d_o 〈◊〉_d stinct_a explication_n but_o in_o the_o dungeon_n of_o confusion_n still_o deride_v or_o r_o 〈◊〉_d ge_fw-mi at_o the_o light_n which_o render_v thing_n intelligible_a do_v open_v the_o unloveliness_n of_o ignorance_n and_o the_o error_n and_o sin_n which_o be_v its_o progeny_n be_v not_o the_o reader_n 〈◊〉_d for_o who_o this_o be_v publish_v but_o such_o as_o have_v retain_v so_o much_o of_o humane_a nature_n as_o to_o love_v the_o light_n and_o be_v willing_a to_o know_v the_o truth_n and_o to_o be_v patient_a of_o a_o little_a sober_a consideration_n that_o they_o may_v know_v it_o that_o we_o may_v make_v the_o matter_n in_o question_n intelligible_a we_o must_v open_v the_o nature_n of_o morality_n and_o so_o of_o moral_a evil_n or_o sin_n and_o what_o it_o be_v to_o be_v evil_a by_o accident_n
nature_n as_o it_o be_v of_o our_o soul_n and_o the_o business_n of_o our_o life_n prop._n 20._o that_o which_o make_v this_o to_o be_v bonum_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la immutabile_fw-la which_o no_o accident_n can_v alter_v be_v 1._o because_o the_o foundation_n of_o our_o obligation_n be_v immutable_a while_o our_o faculty_n and_o power_n endure_v else_o they_o will_v cease_v for_o the_o de_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d itum_fw-la be_v a_o relation_n result_v from_o the_o mere_a be_v or_o position_n of_o the_o humane_a nature_n as_o relate_v to_o god_n and_o god_n will_v never_o change_v therefore_o unless_o man_n cease_v to_o be_v man_n or_o to_o be_v able_a to_o act_v as_o man_n the_o obligation_n can_v by_o no_o accident_n be_v change_v 2._o because_o it_o be_v a_o duty_n to_o the_o supreme_a ruler_n and_o absolute_a infinite_a good_a and_o therefore_o the_o very_a performance_n of_o it_o be_v exclusive_a of_o all_o change_a accident_n for_o he_o that_o love_v god_n as_o a_o mean_n to_o his_o fleshly_a pleasure_n and_o prosperity_n only_o and_o as_o less_o good_a to_o he_o than_o the_o world_n love_v he_o not_o as_o god_n and_o he_o that_o love_v he_o as_o god_n love_v he_o as_o the_o absolute_a power_n wisdom_n and_o goodness_n and_o therefore_o exclusive_o as_o to_o all_o competitor_n unless_o as_o this_o love_n be_v sinful_o defective_a but_o that_o accident_n of_o defectiveness_n make_v not_o our_o love_n to_o god_n to_o be_v a_o sin_n but_o the_o deaf_a 〈◊〉_d t_o of_o it_o as_o to_o degree_n or_o frequency_n of_o exercise_n be_v the_o sin_n 3._o and_o also_o because_o that_o god_n be_v the_o final_a object_n and_o love_v the_o final_a act_n which_o together_o make_v up_o the_o ultimate_a end_n of_o man_n include_v the_o vision_n that_o kindle_v love_n and_o the_o praise_n joy_n and_o obedience_n which_o express_v it_o but_o though_o mean_a 〈◊〉_d may_v be_v oft_o change_v and_o may_v be_v too_o much_o love_v yet_o the_o ultimate_a end_n be_v unchangeable_a and_o can_v 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be_v mutable_a and_o the_o circumstance_n of_o thing_n which_o the_o obligation_n presuppose_v there_o the_o duty_n or_o sinfulness_n be_v by_o superven_a accident_n mutable_a even_o incest_n which_o be_v a_o heinous_a sin_n be_v a_o duty_n to_o adam_n child_n because_o of_o accidental_a difference_n of_o the_o case_n the_o kill_n of_o a_o innocent_a son_n be_v well_o consent_v to_o by_o abraham_n when_o the_o lord_n of_o life_n and_o of_o all_o the_o world_n have_v command_v it_o and_o that_o consent_n be_v a_o act_n of_o eminent_a goodness_n and_o according_o reward_v the_o borrow_n of_o the_o egyptian_n good_n without_o intent_n to_o restore_v they_o and_o the_o rob_n of_o they_o by_o take_v they_o away_o be_v well_o do_v when_o the_o absolute_a owner_n of_o the_o world_n have_v by_o his_o precept_n alter_v the_o propriety_n thus_o the_o alter_n of_o the_o case_n may_v alter_v obligation_n pr._n 23._o but_o beside_o the_o immutable_a obligation_n to_o god_n himself_o there_o be_v 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god_n preserve_v so_o much_o constancy_n in_o humane_a affair_n as_o be_v just_a matter_n of_o constant_a universal_a law_n though_o they_o be_v liable_a rare_o to_o dispensation_n or_o exception_n and_o as_o not_o murder_v not_o commit_v adultery_n not_o steal_v not_o lie_v or_o false_a witness_n bear_v be_v such_o so_o also_o be_v the_o mere_a positives_n of_o the_o first_o table_n such_o as_o be_v the_o act_n of_o institute_v worship_n and_o the_o holy_a observation_n of_o the_o lord_n day_n prop._n 24._o the_o case_n of_o man_n life_n which_o be_v more_o mutable_a be_v the_o matter_n of_o mutable_a duty_n and_o sin_n which_o be_v most_o usual_o call_v good_a or_o evil_a per_fw-la accidens_fw-la because_o that_o mutable_a accident_n add_v to_o the_o more_o constant_a accident_n make_v they_o such_o by_o change_n and_o so_o it_o be_v great_o to_o be_v note_v that_o the_o act_n which_o be_v a_o duty_n to_o one_o man_n in_o one_o place_n at_o one_o time_n etc._n etc._n may_v be_v a_o sin_n to_o another_o man_n or_o at_o another_o time_n place_n etc._n etc._n and_o that_o new_a accident_n may_v again_o come_v in_o and_o make_v that_o action_n that_o be_v a_o sin_n to_o become_v again_o a_o duty_n and_o more_o new_a accident_n may_v make_v it_o a_o sin_n again_o and_o so_o over_o and_o over_o even_o as_o when_o you_o be_v weigh_v in_o the_o balance_n one_o grain_n may_v turn_v the_o scale_n the_o other_o way_n and_o two_o more_o in_o the_o other_o end_n may_v turn_v they_o back_o again_o and_o three_o more_o in_o the_o other_o end_n may_v yet_o return_v they_o and_o so_o on_o many_o time_n over_o and_o over_o for_o instance_n suppose_v a_o honest_a man_n can_v pray_v without_o some_o unseemly_a fault_n in_o utterance_n in_o secret_a it_o be_v his_o duty_n to_o pray_v vocal_o if_o that_o most_o profit_n and_o affect_v his_o heart_n if_o a_o exceptious_a person_n be_v know_v to_o overhear_v he_o it_o may_v be_v a_o sin_n to_o do_v it_o audible_o if_o his_o family_n be_v capable_a of_o bear_v it_o it_o be_v his_o duty_n to_o do_v it_o as_o he_o can_v if_o stranger_n come_v in_o that_o will_v by_o scorn_n make_v it_o do_v more_o hurt_n than_o good_a he_o may_v be_v bind_v to_o forbear_v till_o they_o be_v go_v when_o they_o be_v go_v it_o be_v his_o duty_n again_o a_o fire_n break_v out_o or_o one_o fall_v into_o a_o swoon_n and_o it_o be_v his_o duty_n to_o forbear_v when_o that_o be_v over_o it_o may_v be_v his_o duty_n again_o etc._n etc._n pr._n 25._o two_o sort_n therefore_o sin_n against_o god_n that_o will_v tie_v man_n to_o do_v the_o very_a same_o thing_n of_o such_o a_o mutable_a nature_n without_o except_v the_o mutation_n of_o accident_n 1._o those_o that_o will_v tie_v they_o to_o it_o by_o peremptory_a law_n 2._o those_o that_o will_v censorious_o reproach_v or_o condemn_v they_o as_o sinner_n that_o do_v not_o do_v just_a as_o they_o do_v when_o the_o circumstance_n alter_v the_o case_n many_o be_v so_o guilty_a who_o complain_v of_o 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