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but_o the_o absence_n thereof_o so_o when_o god_n depart_v in_o that_o be_v it_o never_o so_o little_a 12._o matth._n 13._o 12._o suppose_v but_o restrain_v grace_n hardness_n follow_v yet_o god_n be_v not_o the_o efficient_a of_o it_o time_n be_v when_o pharaoh_n have_v restrain_v grace_n while_o it_o last_v there_o be_v no_o violent_a hand_n lay_v upon_o moses_n and_o aaron_n by_o who_o ministry_n all_o the_o plague_n be_v bring_v upon_o he_o he_o be_v no_o soon_o deprive_v of_o that_o but_o his_o cruelty_n be_v let_v out_o to_o the_o full_a moses_n threaten_v with_o death_n the_o last_o time_n he_o see_v his_o face_n and_o all_o pursue_v with_o a_o bloody_a intent_n pharaoh_n heart_n have_v somewhat_o of_o softness_n and_o malliableness_n in_o it_o all_o the_o while_n this_o fire_n remain_v upon_o the_o removal_n whereof_o it_o return_v to_o its_o own_o hardness_n and_o coldness_n as_o metal_n will_v as_o when_o a_o man_n hold_v a_o staff_n in_o his_o hand_n let_v he_o but_o take_v away_o his_o manutenencie_n the_o staff_n fall_v immediate_o to_o the_o ground_n by_o its_o own_o poise_n ii_o by_o way_n of_o negation_n as_o when_o god_n either_o refuse_v to_o give_v a_o people_n soften_a mean_n or_o deni_v his_o blessing_n upon_o they_o so_o when_o moses_n call_v to_o all_o israel_n and_o say_v unto_o they_o you_o have_v see_v 4_o deut._n 29._o 2_o 3_o 4_o all_o that_o the_o lord_n do_v before_o your_o eye_n in_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n unto_o pharaoh_n and_o unto_o all_o his_o servant_n and_o unto_o all_o his_o land_n the_o great_a temptation_n which_o thy_o eye_n have_v see_v the_o sign_n and_o those_o great_a miracle_n yet_o the_o lord_n have_v not_o give_v you_o a_o heart_n to_o perceive_v and_o eye_n to_o see_v and_o ear_n to_o hear_v unto_o this_o day_n in_o so_o do_v god_n himself_o be_v say_v to_o harden_v as_o s._n austin_n have_v it_o when_o 105._o dicitur_fw-la deus_fw-la indurare_fw-la quando_fw-la non_fw-la en_fw-fr ollâ—t_fw-fr excoecare_fw-la quando_fw-la non_fw-la illuminat_fw-la de_fw-fr praed_n c._n 〈◊〉_d non_fw-la indurat_fw-la deus_fw-la impertiendo_fw-la malâ—tiam_fw-la sed_fw-la non_fw-la impertiendo_fw-la gratiam_fw-la aug._n epist_n 105._o he_o soften_v not_o and_o to_o blind_v when_o he_o enlighten_v not_o as_o the_o sun_n freeze_v and_o congeal_v the_o water_n not_o by_o impart_v coldness_n to_o it_o but_o by_o not_o impart_v heat_n and_o shine_v upon_o it_o with_o fervent_a beam_n so_o it_o be_v say_v the_o same_o father_n in_o god_n harden_v who_o do_v not_o do_v it_o by_o impart_v malice_n but_o by_o not_o impart_v grace_n neither_o do_v this_o denial_n affix_v any_o unlawfulness_n upon_o he_o as_o the_o like_a will_v do_v upon_o a_o good_a man_n that_o have_v to_o give_v and_o to_o spare_v what_o his_o neighbour_n stand_v in_o absolute_a need_n of_o for_o it_o be_v not_o the_o same_o cause_n throughout_o betwixt_o god_n and_o man_n there_o be_v a_o mutual_a tie_n of_o the_o creature_n one_o to_o another_o all_o man_n be_v make_v of_o one_o blood_n as_o in_o the_o act_n they_o be_v therefore_o bind_v by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n to_o mutual_a helpfulness_n not_o so_o between_o god_n and_o the_o creature_n for_o the_o dependence_n and_o consequent_o the_o tie_n be_v not_o mutual_a we_o depend_v upon_o god_n not_o he_o upon_o we_o therefore_o for_o we_o not_o to_o do_v what_o he_o require_v be_v absolute_o sinful_a but_o no_o law_n bind_v he_o to_o give_v whatsoever_o be_v needful_a for_o we_o therefore_o not_o to_o give_v it_o be_v no_o sin_n if_o he_o please_v to_o indulge_v it_o it_o be_v grace_n and_o not_o debt_n if_o not_o the_o clay_n must_v not_o contend_v and_o find_v fault_n with_o the_o potter_n §_o 6._o iii_o by_o way_n of_o permission_n hardheartedness_n be_v one_o of_o those_o evil_n which_o god_n permit_v but_o approve_v not_o and_o according_o include_v in_o that_o speech_n god_n in_o time_n past_o suffer_v all_o nation_n 16._o act._n 14._o 16._o to_o walk_v in_o their_o own_o way_n therefore_o the_o schoolman_n upon_o those_o text_n deus_fw-la non_fw-la volens_fw-la iniquitatem_fw-la tu_fw-la es_fw-la and_o 4._o psalm_n 5._o 5._o esai_n 66._o 4._o quod_fw-la non_fw-la volui_fw-la elegerunt_fw-la have_v found_v a_o notable_a distinction_n between_o velle_fw-la nolle_n and_o non_fw-la velle_fw-la which_o be_v not_o inconsiderable_a here_o god_n be_v say_v to_o will_n a_o thing_n when_o he_o so_o approve_v it_o as_o to_o effect_v it_o to_z will_v a_o thing_n when_o he_o so_o dislike_v it_o as_o to_o prohibit_v it_o non_fw-la velle_fw-la not_o to_o will_v it_o when_o he_o so_o dislike_v as_o not_o to_o prohibit_v yea_o and_o not_o to_o effect_v it_o yet_o permit_v it_o to_o be_v for_o good_a end_n of_o the_o lord_n it_o be_v true_o say_v that_o he_o will_v a_o heart_n of_o flesh_n and_o that_o he_o nill_v a_o heart_n of_o stone_n as_o for_o hardheartedness_n although_o he_o frequent_o permit_v it_o yet_o we_o must_v say_v he_o be_v not_o altogether_o willing_a to_o have_v it_o however_o willing_a to_o suffer_v it_o our_o temper_n must_v be_v that_o of_o austin_n in_o a_o wonderful_a and_o unspeakable_a manner_n even_o that_o which_o be_v ibid._n miro_n &_o inessabili_fw-la modo_fw-la non_fw-la sit_fw-la praeter_fw-la ejus_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la quod_fw-la etiam_fw-la sit_fw-la contra_fw-la ejus_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la quia_fw-la non_fw-la fieret_fw-la nisi_fw-la sineret_fw-la nec_fw-la utique_fw-la nolens_fw-la sinit_fw-la sed_fw-la volens_fw-la aug._n enchir._n l._n 160._o non_fw-la sineret_fw-la bone_fw-la fieri_fw-la male_a nisi_fw-la omnipotens_fw-la etiam_fw-la de_fw-la malo_fw-la posset_n sacere_fw-la bene_fw-la id._n ibid._n do_v against_o his_o will_n be_v not_o do_v without_o his_o will_n for_o it_o will_v not_o be_v do_v if_o it_o be_v not_o permit_v neither_o do_v he_o permit_v it_o without_o but_o with_o