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A46700
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A treatise concerning the indifference of humane actions
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Jeanes, Henry, 1611-1662.
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1669
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objective_o good_a and_o honest_a because_o this_o goodness_n and_o illnesse_n be_v not_o take_v by_o extrinsic_a denomination_n from_o the_o inward_a act_n but_o from_o its_o intrinsical_a agreement_n with_o or_o repugnancy_n unto_o right_a reason_n those_o action_n which_o have_v a_o material_a and_o objective_a goodness_n be_v not_o indifferent_a action_n in_o the_o language_n of_o the_o school_n but_o the_o action_n that_o the_o doctor_n speak_v of_o have_v a_o objective_n and_o material_a goodness_n because_o they_o be_v command_v and_o therefore_o they_o be_v not_o indifferent_a but_o say_v the_o doctor_n they_o be_v indifferent_a at_o lest_o indifferentiâ_fw-la contrarietatis_fw-la such_o as_o suppose_v the_o do_v may_v be_v indifferent_o either_o good_a or_o evil_n because_o so_o they_o may_v be_v do_v as_o to_o be_v good_a and_o so_o they_o may_v be_v do_v also_o as_o to_o be_v evil_a for_o answer_v by_o this_o account_n all_o outward_a ordinance_n of_o god_n all_o external_a act_n of_o worship_n and_o indeed_o all_o outward_a good_a work_n whatsoever_o shall_v be_v action_n indifferent_a because_o they_o may_v be_v do_v well_o or_o ill_o but_o to_o say_v that_o all_o these_o be_v indifferent_a will_v be_v very_o strange_a language_n for_o although_o they_o may_v have_v evil_a cast_n upon_o they_o external_o by_o the_o agent_n yet_o this_o be_v no_o hindrance_n but_o that_o they_o may_v be_v in_o themselves_o objective_o and_o material_o good_a as_o be_v matter_n of_o precept_n but_o perhaps_o there_o may_v be_v some_o mystery_n in_o this_o clause_n indefinite_o command_v they_o be_v command_v but_o not_o to_o be_v perform_v always_o but_o only_a lâ—co_n &_o tempere_fw-la debitis_fw-la according_o to_o the_o know_a rule_n affirmativa_fw-la praecepta_fw-la obligant_fw-la semper_fw-la non_fw-la ad_fw-la semper_fw-la for_o answer_v this_o will_v nothing_o alter_v the_o case_n for_o hereby_o it_o will_v follow_v that_o the_o matter_n of_o all_o affirmative_a precept_n shall_v be_v indifferent_a and_o whosoever_o shall_v say_v so_o take_v indifferency_n in_o a_o different_a notion_n from_o the_o usual_a acception_n thereof_o by_o both_o papist_n and_o protestant_n who_o joint_o make_v it_o to_o be_v a_o middle_a thing_n betwixt_o that_o moral_a goodness_n and_o badness_n which_o be_v call_v objective_n or_o material_a as_o for_o the_o second_o sort_n of_o action_n i_o ready_o confess_v that_o in_o some_o sense_n they_o may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v unequal_o indifferent_a incline_v and_o sway_v more_o to_o evil_n then_o to_o good_a to_o clear_v which_o i_o shall_v distinguish_v of_o a_o twofold_a consideration_n of_o such_o action_n they_o may_v be_v consider_v mere_o in_o regard_n of_o their_o object_n or_o else_o also_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o circumstance_n which_o usual_o be_v annex_v with_o they_o in_o regard_n of_o their_o object_n they_o be_v equal_o indifferent_a but_o yet_o in_o regard_n of_o circumstance_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v more_o notable_o and_o eminent_o incline_v unto_o evil_a then_o unto_o good_a because_o the_o circumstance_n which_o general_o and_o common_o be_v connex_v with_o they_o be_v evil_a but_o as_o for_o the_o reason_n which_o the_o doctor_n bring_v to_o prove_v they_o to_o be_v unequal_o indifferent_a rather_o evil_a then_o good_a be_v to_o i_o very_o unsatisfy_v his_o word_n be_v which_o be_v in_o themselves_o rather_o evil_a then_o good_a because_o they_o be_v ever_o evil_a unless_o all_o circumstance_n concur_v to_o make_v they_o good_a the_o ground_n of_o my_o exception_n against_o this_o reason_n be_v because_o as_o much_o may_v be_v say_v of_o all_o outward_a good_a work_n religious_a duty_n and_o service_n whatsoever_o they_o be_v all_o ever_o evil_a unless_o all_o circumstance_n concur_v to_o make_v they_o good_a according_a to_o that_o of_o dionysius_n bonum_fw-la fit_a ex_fw-la causâ_fw-la integrâ_fw-la malum_fw-la ex_fw-la quovis_fw-la defectu_fw-la i_o shall_v conclude_v my_o answer_n unto_o this_o second_o quâ—re_n with_o rehearsal_a of_o dr_n ames_n his_o proposal_n and_o decision_n of_o it_o an_fw-mi actiones_fw-la indifferentes_fw-la nihil_fw-la inter_fw-la se_fw-la differant_fw-la sed_fw-la aequè_fw-la omnes_fw-la à _fw-la bono_fw-mi &_o malo_fw-la distent_a resp_n in_o suâ_fw-la intrinsec_fw-la â_fw-la nature_n â_fw-la nihil_fw-la omnino_fw-la differunt_fw-la sed_fw-la tamen_fw-la quaedam_fw-la sunt_fw-la quae_fw-la ut_fw-la plurimum_fw-la habent_fw-la circumstantias_fw-la malas_fw-la annexas_fw-la atque_fw-la adeò_fw-la dicuntur_fw-la vergere_fw-la in_o malum_fw-la aut_fw-la in_o malum_fw-la sonare_fw-la ut_fw-la accusatoris_fw-la aut_fw-la carnificis_fw-la munere_fw-la fungi_fw-la quaedam_fw-la etiam_fw-la quae_fw-la ut_fw-la plurimum_fw-la habent_fw-la circumstantias_fw-la bonas_fw-la annexas_fw-la atque_fw-la adeò_fw-la dicuntur_fw-la vergere_fw-la in_o bonum_fw-la aut_fw-la in_o bonum_fw-la sonare_fw-la ut_fw-la colere_fw-la agros_fw-la diligentiam_fw-la in_o studiis_fw-la adhibere_fw-la etc._n etc._n in_o their_o own_o intrinsical_a nature_n they_o differ_v nothing_o at_o all_o but_o yet_o there_o be_v some_o which_o for_o the_o most_o part_n have_v evil_a circumstance_n annex_v to_o they_o and_o so_o bend_v more_o towards_o evil_n and_o have_v a_o evil_a name_n as_o to_o do_v the_o work_n of_o a_o accuser_n the_o office_n of_o a_o hangman_n etc._n etc._n some_o there_o be_v also_o which_o for_o the_o most_o part_n have_v good_a circumstance_n and_o so_o bend_v towards_o good_a and_o have_v a_o good_a name_n as_o to_z till_o the_o ground_n to_o follow_v our_o study_n diligent_o etc._n etc._n have_v premise_v these_o thing_n i_o shall_v in_o the_o next_o place_n proceed_v to_o lay_v down_o some_o conclusion_n concern_v the_o indifferency_n of_o the_o action_n of_o man_n and_o they_o shall_v be_v three_o 1._o conclusion_n the_o indeliberate_a action_n of_o man_n which_o proceed_v from_o the_o disposition_n of_o natural_a quality_n or_o only_o from_o the_o imagination_n as_o to_o rub_v the_o beard_n or_o hand_n to_o scratch_v the_o head_n to_o move_v the_o head_n foot_n or_o a_o staff_n the_o mind_n be_v not_o intent_n upon_o they_o may_v be_v and_o be_v indifferent_a not_o only_o in_o the_o general_a but_o in_o their_o individual_n and_o singular_n the_o reason_n which_o 9_o which_o 1._o 2_o ae_z qu._n 18._o art_n 9_o aquinas_n give_v for_o this_o be_v very_o solid_a because_o such_o action_n to_o speak_v proper_o be_v not_o moral_a and_o humane_a for_o they_o do_v not_o proceed_v from_o the_o soul_n as_o reasonable_a those_o action_n which_o be_v not_o moral_a or_o of_o moral_a consideration_n be_v uncapable_a of_o moral_a goodness_n or_o badness_n for_o moral_a goodness_n or_o badness_n impli_v a_o moral_a be_v but_o now_o those_o action_n which_o proceed_v from_o the_o disposition_n of_o natural_a quality_n or_o from_o the_o force_n of_o the_o imagination_n only_o be_v not_o moral_a be_v not_o of_o moral_a consideration_n they_o be_v extra_fw-la genus_fw-la moris_fw-la and_o the_o reason_n be_v because_o action_n have_v their_o morality_n from_o this_o that_o they_o be_v some_o way_n or_o other_o immediate_o or_o mediate_o derive_v from_o reason_n against_o this_o reason_n of_o aquinas_n opinie_a aquinas_n sed_fw-la contra_fw-la ho_o instatur_fw-la quia_fw-la ubi_fw-la invenitur_fw-la dominium_fw-la rationis_fw-la vel_fw-la vosuntatis_fw-la ibi_fw-la invenitur_fw-la genus_fw-la moris_fw-la lead_v dominium_fw-la rationis_fw-la vel_fw-la voluntatis_fw-la invenitur_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la in_o actibus_fw-la qui_fw-la sequuntur_fw-la rationem_fw-la deliberantem_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la qui_fw-la praecedunt_fw-la in_fw-la quantum_fw-la à _fw-la ratione_fw-la praeveniri_fw-la potuerunt_fw-la ut_fw-la dictum_fw-la suis_fw-la supra_fw-la do_v 24._o q._n 5._o alioquin_fw-la in_fw-la sensualitate_fw-la nullum_fw-la posset_n esse_fw-la peccatum_fw-la ergo_fw-la actus_fw-la procedentes_fw-la à _fw-la solâ_fw-la imaginatione_fw-la pertinent_a ad_fw-la genus_fw-la moris_fw-la quiâ—_n subsunt_fw-la imperio_fw-la rationis_fw-la in_fw-la quantum_fw-la ab_fw-la ea_fw-la posâ—unt_fw-la praeveniri_fw-la et_fw-la sic_fw-la per_fw-la consequens_fw-la sunt_fw-la susceptivi_fw-la bonitatis_fw-la &_o malitiae_fw-la moralis_fw-la cujus_fw-la oppositum_fw-la assumebatur_fw-la pro_fw-la fundamento_fw-la et_fw-la ad_fw-la hoc_fw-la potest_fw-la dici_fw-la quod_fw-la aliqui_fw-la actus_fw-la procedentes_fw-la ab_fw-la imaginatione_fw-la et_fw-la praevenientes_fw-la delibâ—rationem_fw-la rationis_fw-la sunt_fw-la tale_n circa_fw-la quos_fw-la ratio_fw-la debet_fw-la esse_fw-la pervigil_n ne_fw-la insurgant_fw-la et_fw-la tale_n sunt_fw-la actus_fw-la appetitus_fw-la sensitivi_fw-la circa_fw-la materiam_fw-la peccati_fw-la etc._n etc._n &_o respectu_fw-la talium_fw-la actuum_fw-la quantumcunque_fw-la deliberationem_fw-la praeveniant_fw-la potest_fw-la esse_fw-la negligens_fw-la ratio_fw-la in_o reprimendo_fw-la &_o peccare_fw-la &c_n &c_n et_fw-fr de_fw-fr his_o procedit_fw-la ratio_fw-la scilicet_fw-la quod_fw-la sunt_fw-la aliquo_fw-la modo_fw-la in_o genere_fw-la moris_fw-la rec_fw-la sunt_fw-la indisterentes_fw-la alii_fw-la autem_fw-la sunt_fw-la circa_fw-la quos_fw-la ratio_fw-la nullo_n modo_fw-la tenetur_fw-la esse_fw-la pervigil_n nisi_fw-la in_o casu_fw-la ratione_fw-la alicujus_fw-la adjuncti_fw-la quia_fw-la objecta_fw-la talium_fw-la secundum_fw-la se_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la materia_fw-la alicujus_fw-la peccati_fw-la etc._n etc._n ut_fw-la
private_a feast_n be_v not_o a_o action_n in_o itself_o scandalous_a or_o inductive_a unto_o sin_n as_o be_v free_a from_o both_o sin_n and_o all_o real_a appearance_n of_o it_o yet_o the_o corinthian_n scandalize_v hereat_o have_v a_o probable_a ground_n why_o they_o conceive_v it_o to_o be_v unlawful_a and_o sinful_a the_o late_a moral_a or_o religious_a relation_n that_o the_o idolothytes_n have_v unto_o a_o idol_n this_o be_v offer_v in_o sacrifice_n unto_o idol_n mr_n rutherford_n in_o his_o treatise_n of_o scandal_n pag._n 53_o 54._o express_v this_o limitation_n as_o follow_v we_o read_v not_o of_o scandal_n culpable_a in_o god_n word_n but_o there_o be_v some_o moral_a reason_n in_o they_o and_o he_o apply_v eth_z it_n unto_o the_o offence_n that_o be_v take_v at_o toll_v of_o bell_n at_o a_o minister_n gown_n when_o he_o preach_v there_o be_v no_o apparent_a moral_a reason_n why_o the_o toll_n of_o a_o bell_n or_o a_o minister_n gown_n shall_v scandalize_v for_o they_o be_v of_o mere_a civil_a use_n and_o have_v no_o moral_a influence_n in_o the_o worship_n for_o the_o same_o toll_n of_o bell_n be_v and_o may_v be_v use_v to_o convocate_v the_o people_n to_o a_o baron_n court_n to_o hear_v a_o declamation_n to_o convocate_v soldier_n this_o exception_n that_o i_o have_v lay_v down_o be_v i_o conceive_v ground_v as_o upon_o what_o the_o apostle_n say_v so_o also_o upon_o the_o reality_n and_o truth_n of_o our_o christian_a liberty_n in_o thing_n indifferent_a which_o otherwise_o will_v signify_v nothing_o for_o if_o we_o be_v to_o abstain_v from_o all_o indifferent_a thing_n in_o which_o another_o without_o probable_a ground_n imagine_v that_o there_o be_v sin_n the_o servitude_n of_o christian_n under_o the_o gospel_n will_v be_v far_o great_a and_o more_o intolerable_a then_o that_o of_o the_o jew_n under_o the_o mosaical_a administration_n a_o three_o exception_n which_o we_o may_v gather_v hence_o be_v in_o great_a part_n coincident_a with_o the_o first_o and_o it_o be_v that_o the_o abstinence_n unto_o which_o we_o be_v oblige_v in_o thing_n indifferent_a in_o the_o case_n of_o scandal_n be_v not_o universal_a and_o total_a but_o limit_v ad_fw-la hic_fw-la &_o nunc_fw-la those_o time_n and_o place_n in_o which_o there_o be_v danger_n or_o likelihood_n of_o scandal_n the_o corinthian_n be_v in_o their_o private_a feast_n to_o forbear_v eat_v idolothytes_n only_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o person_n apt_a to_o be_v scandalize_v and_o may_v elsewhere_o use_v their_o liberty_n without_o regret_n of_o conscience_n unto_o these_o exception_n insinuate_v here_o by_o the_o apostle_n we_o may_v add_v divers_a other_o of_o which_o some_o may_v be_v collect_v from_o what_o we_o above_o say_v touch_v the_o scandal_n of_o the_o wicked_a in_o thing_n indifferent_a mutatis_fw-la mutandis_fw-la and_o by_o and_o by_o i_o shall_v add_v other_o but_o first_o i_o shall_v examine_v some_o restriction_n which_o i_o give_v in_o a_o former_a edition_n 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it_o we_o must_v not_o then_o shun_v the_o lord_n table_n because_o some_o weak_a judgement_n have_v imagine_v in_o the_o act_n of_o kneel_v a_o show_n of_o idolatry_n so_o to_o avoid_v but_o a_o imaginary_a appearance_n of_o evil_a unto_o man_n we_o shall_v appear_v indeed_o unto_o god_n to_o be_v evil_a a_o minister_n must_v not_o neglect_v the_o discharge_n of_o his_o duty_n because_o some_o have_v suppose_v a_o show_n of_o superstition_n in_o some_o harmless_a cerem_fw-la nie_v annex_v to_o its_o performance_n so_o to_o avoid_v mâ—ns_n unjust_a censure_n he_o shall_v incur_v a_o just_a woe_n and_o curse_v from_o god_n woe_n be_v to_o i_o say_v the_o apostle_n if_o i_o prâ—ach_v not_o the_o gospel_n answer_n this_o first_o limitation_n i_o borrow_v from_o dr_n sclatâ—r_n upon_o the_o text_n for_o the_o examination_n of_o it_o we_o must_v distinguish_v of_o humane_a ceremony_n they_o be_v of_o two_o sort_n circumstantial_a or_o doctrinal_a first_o circumstantial_a such_o be_v the_o circumstance_n of_o time_n or_o place_n matter_n of_o order_n decency_n and_o the_o like_a now_o these_o be_v necessary_a in_o the_o general_a and_o the_o particular_n may_v be_v determine_v by_o the_o magistrate_n or_o church-officer_n v._n g._n that_o the_o public_a assembly_n be_v at_o such_o a_o convenient_a time_n of_o the_o day_n in_o such_o a_o place_n and_o that_o they_o be_v convocate_v by_o toll_v of_o bell_n that_o the_o minister_n officiate_v in_o a_o grave_a habit_n gown_n cloak_n or_o coat_n etc._n etc._n now_o though_o some_o of_o these_o may_v be_v by_o some_o causeless_o imagine_v to_o be_v evil_a yet_o they_o be_v not_o therefore_o to_o be_v forbear_v if_o they_o be_v by_o lawful_a command_n of_o the_o magistrate_n or_o church_n to_o be_v annex_v with_o necessary_a duty_n for_o necessary_a duty_n be_v not_o to_o be_v omit_v for_o mere_a circumstance_n connex_v with_o their_o performance_n thus_o we_o be_v not_o to_o forsake_v or_o refrain_v our_o public_a assembly_n 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