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question_n in_o justin_n say_v 75._o that_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o just_a be_v carry_v into_o paradise_n where_o be_v the_o company_n and_o sight_n of_o angel_n and_o arke-angel_n and_o of_o our_o saviour_n christ_n but_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o wicked_a into_o hell_n rom._n death_n say_v chrysostome_n do_v not_o sever_v we_o from_o christ_n but_o join_v we_o to_o that_o company_n which_o be_v with_o christ_n 1._o and_o anselm_n agree_v say_v so_o great_a peace_n be_v wrought_v by_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n that_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o righteous_a do_v now_o when_o they_o go_v forth_o of_o the_o body_n forthwith_o enter_v into_o heaven_n the_o angel_n be_v glad_a thereof_o and_o this_o appear_v to_o be_v true_a by_o that_o parable_n in_o the_o gospel_n 23._o
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that_o act_n decree_n which_o god_n will_v and_o determine_v in_o his_o secret_a and_o eternal_a council_n to_o be_v do_v yet_o he_o do_v it_o not_o upon_o those_o ground_n &_o for_o those_o end_n which_o god_n do_v propose_v unto_o himself_o for_o all_o the_o work_n of_o god_n be_v do_v in_o wisdom_n and_o justice_n but_o the_o murderer_n be_v set_v a_o work_n by_o the_o devil_n and_o his_o own_o inward_a corruption_n when_o the_o father_n deliver_v his_o son_n 38._o say_v saint_n augustine_n and_o christ_n his_o body_n and_o judas_n his_o master_n wherefore_o be_v god_n in_o this_o delivery_n just_a and_o man_n guilty_a but_o that_o because_o in_o one_o thing_n which_o they_o do_v the_o cause_n be_v not_o one_o for_o which_o they_o do_v it_o note_n again_o though_o a_o murderer_n do_v what_o the_o hand_n and_o counsel_n of_o god_n have_v determine_v to_o be_v do_v yet_o that_o be_v no_o warrant_n for_o his_o murder_n because_o he_o sin_n against_o the_o reveal_v will_n of_o god_n the_o which_o be_v to_o be_v obey_v of_o every_o man_n unto_o death_n now_o god_n reveal_v will_n be_v that_o we_o shall_v not_o murder_v 13._o it_o will_v be_v say_v then_o that_o the_o reveal_v will_n of_o god_n which_o forbid_v murder_n be_v contrario_fw-la to_o his_o secret_a will_n 4._o by_o which_o he_o do_v determine_v and_o appoint_v it_o i_o answer_v sol._n the_o reveal_v will_n be_v not_o contrary_a to_o his_o secret_a will_n for_o the_o reveal_v will_n forbid_v murder_n simple_o as_o it_o be_v murder_v but_o the_o secret_a decree_n and_o will_n it_o not_o as_o or_o because_o be_v be_v murder_n sed_fw-la propter_fw-la coniunctum_fw-la bonum_fw-la but_o for_o some_o good_a conjoin_v with_o it_o for_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a that_o god_n who_o be_v the_o fountain_n of_o good_a thing_n yea_o and_o goodness_n itself_o shall_v will_v any_o evil_n for_o itself_o but_o that_o no_o man_n be_v mistake_v that_o read_v these_o thing_n i_o will_v here_o brief_o show_v my_o opinion_n in_o this_o point_n of_o murder_n first_o note_n i_o say_v god_n be_v not_o the_o author_n of_o murder_n as_o it_o be_v murder_n but_o do_v detest_v and_o condemn_v it_o and_o put_v no_o not_o the_o least_o malice_n into_o any_o man_n heart_n which_o stir_v he_o or_o move_v he_o unto_o murder_n second_o i_o say_v that_o which_o god_n do_v about_o murder_n be_v comprehend_v in_o these_o action_n first_o 1._o as_o the_o universal_a cause_n of_o all_o thing_n he_o sustain_v man_n and_o all_o his_o action_n so_o that_o no_o man_n can_v either_o be_v or_o act_v any_o thing_n but_o that_o god_n do_v sustain_v he_o 28._o for_o by_o god_n we_o be_v we_o live_v and_o move_v all_o a_o man_n action_n therefore_o as_o they_o be_v action_n and_o every_o man_n as_o he_o be_v a_o man_n be_v the_o work_n of_o god_n and_o therefore_o also_o good_a the_o action_n then_o which_o be_v the_o material_a part_n or_o subject_n of_o murder_n the_o naked_a action_n i_o say_v be_v of_o god_n note_n not_o the_o murder_n which_o be_v the_o formal_a part_n indeed_o the_o deformity_n of_o that_o action_n second_o 2._o god_n withholdeth_a his_o grace_n from_o the_o murderer_n and_o leave_v he_o to_o himself_o be_v tie_v to_o no_o man_n further_o or_o long_o than_o he_o list_v now_o as_o hugo_n de_fw-fr sancto_fw-la victore_fw-la say_v peccatum_fw-la necessary_a sequitur_fw-la ex_fw-la gratiae_fw-la subtractione_n sin_n necessary_o follow_v upon_o the_o withhold_a of_o grace_n but_o how_o not_o as_o the_o effect_n follow_v the_o efficient_a note_n for_o god_n do_v not_o put_v any_o murderous_a thought_n or_o intention_n into_o their_o heart_n but_o he_o do_v only_o deny_v they_o his_o grace_n which_o shall_v make_v they_o tender_a heart_a &_o love_a he_o give_v satan_n leave_v to_o egg_n they_o on_o and_o offer_v they_o sundry_a object_n by_o themselves_o good_a which_o they_o turn_v into_o occasion_n of_o evil_a have_v neither_o will_n nor_o power_n to_o stay_v themselves_o and_o god_n may_v thus_o deal_v because_o he_o be_v bind_v to_o no_o man_n three_o god_n order_v and_o dispose_v the_o murder_n and_o that_o be_v thus_o 3._o he_o directe_v it_o so_o as_o that_o it_o proceed_v no_o further_o nor_o no_o otherwise_o than_o he_o please_v sometime_o he_o turn_v it_o to_o another_o end_n than_o the_o murderer_n think_v of_o sometime_o he_o make_v a_o way_n by_o it_o to_o punish_v some_o other_o sin_n and_o sometime_o he_o turn_v it_o to_o the_o good_a of_o they_o that_o be_v murder_v but_o i_o will_v set_v down_o some_o sentence_n of_o the_o learned_a of_o who_o i_o have_v light_v my_o candle_n which_o i_o will_v propound_v as_o answer_n to_o these_o ensue_a question_n first_o 1._o be_v there_o any_o thing_n whether_o good_a or_o evil_n which_o be_v not_o by_o the_o will_n of_o god_n non_fw-fr fit_a aliquid_fw-la sol._n nisi_fw-la omnipotens_fw-la fieri_fw-la velit_fw-la vel_fw-la sinendo_fw-la ut_fw-la fiat_fw-la velipse_n faciendo_fw-la there_o be_v nothing_o do_v say_v saint_n austen_n but_o that_o which_o the_o almighty_a 95._o will_v have_v do_v either_o by_o permit_v it_o to_o be_v do_v or_o by_o do_v it_o himself_o second_o 2._o may_v not_o a_o man_n will_v that_o with_o a_o unjust_a will_n which_o god_n do_v with_o a_o holy_a fieri_fw-la potest_fw-la ut_fw-la hoc_fw-la velit_fw-la homo_fw-la voluntate_fw-la malâ_fw-la sol._n quod_fw-la deus_fw-la vult_fw-la bonâ_fw-la 101._o it_o may_v fall_v out_o say_v saint_n augustine_n that_o a_o man_n may_v will_v that_o with_o a_o will_n that_o be_v evil_a which_o god_n do_v will_n with_o a_o good_a three_o 3._o be_v it_o good_a that_o there_o shall_v be_v evil_a quamuis_fw-la ergo_fw-la sol._n quaemala_fw-mi sunt_fw-la in_fw-la quantum_fw-la mala_fw-la sunt_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la bona_fw-la tamen_fw-la ut_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la bona_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la sint_fw-la &_o mala_fw-la bonum_fw-la est_fw-la nam_fw-la nisi_fw-la esset_fw-la hoc_fw-la bonum_fw-la ut_fw-la essent_fw-la &_o mala_fw-la nullo_fw-la modo_fw-la sinerentur_fw-la ab_fw-la omnipotent_a bono_fw-mi 98._o although_o say_v saint_n augustine_n those_o thing_n that_o be_v evil_a as_o they_o be_v evil_a be_v not_o good_a yet_o it_o be_v good_a that_o there_o shall_v be_v not_o good_a thing_n only_o but_o evil_n also_o for_o except_o it_o be_v good_a that_o evilles_n be_v they_o will_v by_o no_o mean_n be_v permit_v of_o that_o good_a that_o can_v do_v all_o thing_n four_o 4._o be_v that_o which_o be_v against_o the_o word_n at_o any_o time_n do_v with_o the_o will_n of_o god_n intelligendum_fw-la est_fw-la omne_fw-la vel_fw-la adiunante_fw-la domino_fw-la perfici_fw-la sol._n vel_fw-la deserente_fw-la permitti_fw-la ut_fw-la intelligas_fw-la tamen_fw-la nolente_fw-la deo_fw-la nihil_fw-la prorsus_fw-la admitti_fw-la 15._o understand_v say_v saint_n augustine_n that_o all_o thing_n be_v either_o do_v by_o god_n help_n or_o suffer_v to_o be_v do_v by_o his_o forsake_v that_o thou_o may_v know_v that_o there_o be_v nothing_o at_o all_o commit_v if_o god_n will_v it_o propterea_fw-la namque_fw-la magna_fw-la opera_fw-la domini_fw-la exquisita_fw-la in_o omnes_fw-la voluntates_fw-la eius_fw-la ut_fw-la miro_fw-la &_o ineffabili_fw-la modo_fw-la non_fw-la fiat_fw-la praeter_fw-la eius_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la 101._o quod_fw-la etiam_fw-la contra_fw-la eius_fw-la fit_a voluntatem_fw-la for_o therefore_o say_v he_o the_o great_a work_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v exquisite_a according_a to_o all_o his_o will_n that_o after_o a_o marvelous_a and_o unspeakable_a manner_n that_o be_v not_o do_v beside_o his_o will_n which_o be_v also_o do_v against_o his_o will_n five_o 5._o do_v god_n will_v no_o more_o than_o his_o will_n be_v to_o work_v himself_o est_fw-la dei_fw-la voluntas_fw-la beneplacitum_fw-la eius_fw-la sol._n voluntas_fw-la eius_fw-la operatio_fw-la eius_fw-la &_o voluntas_fw-la permissio_fw-la eius_fw-la the_o will_n of_o god_n say_v
erit_fw-la he_o which_o by_o repentance_n purge_v away_o his_o sin_n shall_v be_v partaker_n and_o say_v saint_n austen_n of_o angelical_a happiness_n for_o ever_o penitent_a now_o a_o true_a penitent_a person_n must_v be_v thus_o dispose_v first_o he_o must_v plain_o and_o from_o his_o heart_n confess_v his_o sin_n to_o god_n second_o he_o must_v earnest_o beg_v pardon_n of_o his_o sin_n desire_v god_n for_o christ_n to_o be_v reconcile_v to_o he_o three_o he_o must_v resolve_v full_o to_o leave_v his_o sinew_n and_o to_o practice_v all_o holy_a and_o honest_a duty_n 22._o if_o the_o wicked_a will_v return_v from_o all_o his_o sin_n and_o do_v that_o which_o be_v lawful_a and_o right_a he_o shall_v sure_o live_v note_n and_o shall_v not_o die_v it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o set_v himself_o against_o one_o fault_n but_o against_o all_o all_z all_z without_o exception_n of_o any_o simile_n for_o one_o wing_n belime_v may_v cause_v the_o whole_a bird_n to_o be_v take_v and_o one_o discase_v may_v be_v the_o death_n of_o all_o the_o body_n so_o one_o unrepentant_a of_o know_a enormity_n even_o one_o though_o there_o be_v no_o more_o may_v yea_o and_o will_v be_v the_o ruin_n of_o the_o soul_n the_o destruction_n of_o the_o sinner_n four_o where_o a_o injury_n be_v do_v unto_o our_o neighbour_n there_o ought_v we_o to_o seek_v reconcilement_n and_o to_o give_v they_o satisfaction_n for_o he_o that_o have_v offend_v man_n seek_v not_o to_o be_v reconcile_v to_o he_o doubtless_o shall_v never_o true_o be_v at_o peace_n with_o god_n brief_o he_o that_o will_v show_v himself_o a_o true_a penitent_a must_v be_v true_o grieve_v because_o his_o repentance_n be_v so_o poor_a his_o devotion_n so_o cold_a and_o his_o life_n so_o bad_a three_o 3_o he_o that_o will_v die_v comfortable_o in_o christ_n 16._o shall_v live_v obedient_o to_o christ_n for_o he_o that_o obey_v not_o the_o son_n shall_v not_o see_v life_n but_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n abide_v on_o he_o now_o he_o that_o will_v prove_v his_o obedience_n unto_o christ_n the_o lord_n must_v show_v it_o unto_o the_o bishop_n and_o minister_n of_o the_o church_n his_o servant_n speak_v unto_o they_o in_o his_o name_n according_a to_o his_o law_n 17._o obey_v they_o say_v the_o holy_a ghost_n which_o have_v the_o oversight_n of_o you_o and_o submit_v yourselves_o certain_o they_o that_o dishonour_n disobey_v and_o disdain_v they_o dishonour_n disobey_v and_o disdain_n christ_n their_o master_n four_o 4._o it_o behoove_v we_o to_o weine_v our_o affection_n from_o the_o world_n for_o the_o pleasure_n and_o vanity_n of_o the_o world_n be_v very_a band_n and_o bolt_n unto_o our_o soul_n if_o we_o wed_v ourselves_o unto_o they_o and_o they_o will_v make_v we_o altogether_o unwilling_a to_o depart_v five_o 5._o do_v good_a unto_o the_o poor_a and_o afflict_a member_n of_o christ_n jesus_n pray_v for_o they_o visit_v they_o and_o advise_v they_o help_v they_o feed_v they_o cloth_z they_o 6._o harbour_v they_o by_o mercy_n and_o truth_n iniquity_n shall_v be_v forgive_v say_v solomon_n charge_v they_o that_o be_v rich_a 19_o say_v paul_n that_o they_o be_v rich_a in_o good_a work_n and_o be_v ready_a to_o distribute_v and_o communicate_v lay_v up_o in_o store_n for_o they_o a_o good_a foundation_n against_o the_o time_n to_o come_v that_o they_o may_v obtain_v eternal_a life_n that_o which_o be_v give_v to_o poor_a christian_n note_n because_o they_o be_v christian_n 25._o be_v give_v unto_o christ_n himself_o who_o will_v recompense_v our_o temporal_a gift_n with_o eternal_a glory_n poor_a christian_n be_v as_o a_o rich_a fieldif_a the_o rich_a will_v sow_v the_o seed_n of_o their_o charitable_a almesdeede_n on_o they_o simile_n they_o shall_v by_o the_o heaven_n blessing_n receive_v a_o plentiful_a crop_n of_o eternal_a happiness_n on_o the_o contrary_a he_o shut_v against_o himself_o the_o door_n of_o god_n mercy_n 13._o who_o will_v show_v no_o mercy_n to_o his_o afflict_a brother_n six_o 6._o he_o that_o will_v have_v comfort_n in_o his_o death_n aught_o to_o live_v or_o at_o least_o to_o die_v in_o the_o love_n and_o reverend_a affection_n to_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n neither_o mean_v i_o only_o the_o catholic_a church_n part_v whereof_o be_v triumph_v in_o heaven_n and_o a_o part_n war_a on_o earth_n but_o that_o true_a visible_a church_n in_o which_o he_o be_v bear_v and_o baptize_v and_o to_o the_o obedience_n whereof_o he_o be_v most_o proper_o call_v schism_n for_o i_o do_v very_o much_o doubt_n of_o the_o salvation_n of_o all_o such_o as_o die_v unreconciled_a to_o the_o church_n out_o of_o love_n with_o that_o church_n unto_o the_o love_n and_o obedience_n whereof_o god_n do_v call_v they_o let_v our_o papist_n therefore_o brownist_n and_o such_o like_a spirit_n take_v heed_n unto_o themselves_o how_o they_o live_v and_o die_v out_o of_o love_n and_o loyalty_n to_o this_o church_n of_o england_n whereof_o they_o shall_v be_v love_v and_o obedient_a member_n but_o unto_o which_o indeed_o they_o stand_v ill-affected_a disobedient_a and_o undutiful_a they_o malice_n she_o they_o write_v and_o speak_v against_o she_o they_o speak_v evil_a of_o she_o and_o of_o her_o chief_a member_n i_o mean_v not_o to_o dispute_v of_o her_o lawfulness_n and_o truth_n this_o be_v all_o i_o say_v note_n if_o she_o be_v find_v to_o be_v a_o true_a church_n of_o christ_n as_o it_o will_v appear_v one_o day_n i_o do_v much_o fear_n that_o these_o her_o enemy_n her_o slanderer_n her_o disobedient_a and_o unruly_a child_n will_v not_o be_v able_a to_o stand_v unconfound_v before_o her_o head_n 12._o &_o husband_n christ_n jesus_n who_o then_o will_v recompense_v to_o every_o one_o according_a to_o his_o work_n even_o everlasting_a life_n to_o they_o 8._o which_o through_o patience_n in_o well-doing_n seek_v glory_n and_o honour_n and_o immort_a alitie_n but_o unto_o they_o that_o be_v contentious_a and_o disobey_v the_o truth_n indignation_n and_o wrath_n it_o behoove_v we_o therefore_o for_o our_o better_a assurance_n of_o comfort_n and_o salvation_n to_o know_v the_o true_a church_n and_o to_o cleave_v unto_o it_o be_v know_v seven_o 7._o let_v a_o man_n set_v his_o house_n in_o order_n and_o dispose_v of_o his_o estate_n 1._o it_o be_v the_o last_o wise_a work_n which_o achitophel_n perform_v 23._o and_o final_o when_o death_n seem_v to_o approach_v if_o it_o give_v he_o any_o warning_n 59_o as_o usual_o it_o do_v let_v he_o commend_v his_o soul_n with_o steven_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o christ_n lord_n jesus_n receive_v my_o spirit_n crave_v for_o mercy_n and_o not_o forget_v that_o the_o joy_n of_o heaven_n after_o which_o he_o gasp_v be_v far_o more_o complete_a and_o be_v able_a to_o give_v a_o thousand_o time_n more_o true_a contentment_n to_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n than_o all_o the_o transitory_a pleasure_n profit_n and_o preferment_n of_o this_o world_n can_v do_v commend_v he_o that_o be_v thus_o compose_v for_o death_n shall_v not_o die_v but_o live_v for_o ever_o his_o death_n shall_v be_v as_o a_o pleasant_a sleep_n his_o grave_n as_o a_o bed_n and_o his_o soul_n shall_v rest_v in_o peace_n with_o christ_n till_o the_o time_n appoint_v for_o the_o resurrection_n of_o our_o body_n be_v fulfil_v oh_o that_o man_n will_v think_v of_o these_o thing_n practise_v these_o thing_n will_v thou_o have_v comfort_n in_o thy_o death_n then_o seek_v and_o sue_v for_o comfort_n in_o thy_o life_n will_v thou_o be_v arm_v against_o the_o fear_n of_o death_n 56._o then_o die_v betimes_o to_o sin_n death_n be_v a_o serpent_n her_o sting_n be_v sin_n pull_v out_o the_o sting_n by_o true_a repentance_n and_o thou_o need_v not_o fear_v the_o serpent_n death_n can_v not_o hurt_v thou_o if_o thou_o hurt_v not_o thyself_o by_o sinne._n note_n death_n be_v not_o interitus_fw-la death_n to_o the_o penitent_a introitus_fw-la but_o a_o entrance_n into_o heaven_n and_o the_o way_n be_v make_v and_o the_o door_n 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