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give_v the_o proper_a and_o certain_a reason_n of_o his_o work_n howbeit_o undoubted_o a_o proper_a and_o certain_a reason_n there_o be_v of_o every_o finite_a work_n of_o god_n in_o as_o much_o as_o there_o be_v a_o law_n impose_v upon_o it_o which_o if_o there_o be_v not_o it_o shall_v be_v infinite_a even_o as_o the_o worker_n himself_o be_v they_o err_v therefore_o who_o think_v that_o of_o the_o will_n of_o god_n to_o do_v this_o or_o that_o there_o be_v no_o reason_n beside_o his_o will._n many_o time_n no_o reason_n know_v to_o we_o but_o that_o there_o be_v no_o reason_n thereof_o i_o judge_v it_o most_o unreasonable_a to_o imagine_v in_o as_o much_o as_o he_o work_v all_o thing_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o only_o according_a to_o his_o own_o will_n 11._o but_o the_o counsel_n of_o his_o own_o will._n and_o whatsoever_o be_v do_v with_o counsel_n or_o wise_a resolution_n have_v of_o necessity_n some_o reason_n why_o it_o shall_v be_v do_v albeit_o that_o reason_n be_v to_o we_o in_o some_o thing_n so_o secret_a that_o it_o force_v the_o wit_n of_o man_n to_o stand_v as_o the_o bless_a apostle_n himself_o do_v amaze_v thereat_o 23._o o_o the_o depth_n of_o the_o riches_n both_o of_o the_o wisdom_n and_o knowledge_n of_o god_n how_o unsearchable_a be_v his_o judgement_n etc._n etc._n that_o law_n eternal_a which_o god_n himself_o have_v make_v to_o himself_o and_o thereby_o work_v all_o thing_n whereof_o he_o be_v the_o cause_n and_o author_n that_o law_n in_o the_o admirable_a frame_n whereof_o shine_v with_o most_o perfect_a beavey_a the_o countenance_n of_o that_o wisdom_n which_o have_v testify_v concern_v herself_o â—3_n the_o lord_n possess_v i_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o way_n even_o before_o his_o work_n of_o old_a i_o be_v set_v up_o that_o law_n which_o have_v be_v the_o pattern_n to_o make_v and_o be_v the_o card_n to_o guide_v the_o world_n by_o that_o law_n which_o have_v be_v of_o god_n and_o with_o god_n everlasting_o that_o law_n the_o author_n and_o observer_n whereof_o be_v one_o only_a god_n to_o be_v bless_v for_o ever_o how_o shall_v either_o man_n or_o angel_n be_v able_a perfect_o to_o behold_v the_o book_n of_o this_o law_n we_o be_v neither_o able_a nor_o worthy_a to_o open_v and_o look_v into_o that_o little_a thereof_o which_o we_o dark_o apprehend_v we_o admire_v the_o rest_n with_o religious_a ignorance_n we_o humble_o and_o meek_o adore_v see_v therefore_o that_o according_a to_o this_o law_n he_o work_v of_o who_o through_o who_o and_o for_o who_o be_v all_o thing_n although_o there_o seem_v unto_o we_o confusion_n and_o disorder_n in_o the_o affair_n of_o this_o present_a worldâ—_n philos._n tamen_fw-la quoniam_fw-la bone_fw-la mundum_fw-la rector_n temperate_a recte_fw-la fieri_fw
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