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etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o be_v act_v by_o he_o so_o that_o the_o bare_a action_n be_v good_a and_o the_o fault_n whole_o remain_v with_o the_o creature_n obj._n but_o he_o that_o do_v not_o hinder_v sin_n when_o he_o may_v be_v guilty_a so_o a_o wicked_a mâ—rcian_n ask_v why_o the_o loâ—d_n who_o foresee_v the_o event_n do_v suffer_v eve_n and_o the_o devil_n to_o confer_v and_o if_o â—e_n be_v able_a why_o do_v he_o not_o hinder_v sin_n to_o be_v answ_n thus_o man_n presume_v upon_o certain_a axiom_n of_o crooked_a and_o distort_v reason_n will_v undertake_v to_o pass_v sentence_n upon_o god_n the_o rule_n will_v hold_v true_a in_o respect_n of_o man_n qui_fw-la non_fw-la vetat_fw-la peccare_fw-la cum_fw-la possit_fw-la jubet_fw-la but_o not_o in_o respect_n of_o god_n who_o be_v bind_v to_o no_o law_n neither_o do_v he_o suffer_v sin_n unreproved_a or_o unpunished_a prosper_n and_o hilarius_n both_o with_o austin_n make_v answer_n to_o this_o question_n why_o god_n 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