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author_n of_o unrighteousness_n he_o himself_o may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v unrighteous_a to_o which_o the_o apostle_n give_v a_o absit_fw-la as_o a_o thing_n blasphemous_a to_o speak_v or_o think_v be_v god_n unrighteous_a which_o punish_v say_v he_o god_n forbid_v how_o then_o shall_v he_o judge_v the_o world_n rom._n 3.5,6_o 8._o the_o apostle_n say_v that_o he_o who_o commit_v sin_n be_v of_o the_o devil_n 1_o john_n 3.8_o and_o that_o christ_n come_v into_o the_o world_n to_o dissolve_v the_o work_n of_o the_o devil_n now_o christ_n come_v not_o into_o the_o world_n to_o dissolve_v the_o work_n of_o god_n therefore_o sin_n be_v none_o of_o his_o work_n 9_o if_o god_n shall_v be_v the_o author_n of_o sin_n than_o the_o difference_n betwixt_o good_a and_o evil_n will_v be_v take_v away_o both_o arise_v from_o the_o same_o cause_n in_o the_o same_o manner_n 10._o if_o god_n shall_v be_v the_o author_n of_o sin_n than_o he_o shall_v seem_v to_o dissemble_v and_o deal_v deceitful_o with_o man_n because_o he_o so_o often_o call_v off_o from_o this_o as_o a_o thing_n which_o he_o loathe_v and_o abhor_v and_o mean_v while_o be_v the_o parent_n and_o producer_n of_o it_o by_o all_o these_o ground_n it_o appear_v that_o god_n can_v be_v the_o author_n and_o proper_a cause_n of_o sin_n though_o he_o have_v some_o kind_n of_o hand_n in_o it_o chap._n iii_o show_v how_o god_n have_v a_o hand_n in_o the_o sinful_a action_n of_o man_n the_o just_a and_o holy_a god_n may_v be_v say_v to_o have_v a_o hand_n in_o the_o unjust_a action_n of_o sinful_a man_n divers_a way_n as_o 1._o by_o way_n of_o permission_n when_o he_o suffer_v they_o to_o follow_v the_o sinful_a inclination_n and_o disposition_n of_o their_o own_o wicked_a nature_n and_o so_o produce_v action_n according_o without_o restrain_v or_o hinder_v they_o thus_o it_o be_v say_v he_o suffer_v the_o gentile_n to_o walk_v in_o their_o own_o way_n act._n 14.16_o a_o man_n may_v be_v say_v to_o have_v a_o hand_n in_o that_o which_o he_o willing_o and_o witty_o suâ—…ers_v to_o be_v do_v when_o he_o have_v power_n to_o hinder_v it_o this_o be_v grant_v on_o all_o hand_n for_o if_o god_n shall_v not_o suffer_v sin_n to_o be_v it_o can_v not_o be_v commit_v god_n be_v able_a to_o restrain_v and_o hinder_v the_o commit_n of_o sin_n if_o he_o please_v if_o any_o thing_n shall_v be_v do_v whether_o he_o will_v or_o not_o then_o be_v he_o not_o omnipotent_a 2._o by_o suffer_v satan_n to_o tempt_v and_o provoke_v mon_fw-fr to_o sin_n and_o by_o his_o temptation_n to_o prevail_v thus_o it_o be_v say_v that_o he_o do_v deliver_v all_o that_o job_n have_v into_o the_o hans_n of_o satan_n and_o then_o
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his_o way_n past_o find_v out_o rom._n 11.33_o conclu_n 3._o three_o hence_o it_o follow_v that_o we_o ought_v to_o acknowledge_v with_o all_o thankfulness_n that_o infinite_a goodness_n of_o god_n which_o do_v not_o suffer_v we_o to_o go_v on_o in_o a_o course_n of_o sin_v especial_o in_o such_o a_o sort_n as_o will_v ruin_v our_o soul_n and_o drive_v we_o to_o destruction_n for_o if_o he_o shall_v it_o will_v be_v in_o vain_a for_o we_o to_o complain_v against_o he_o he_o will_v easy_o acquit_v himself_o and_o justify_v his_o own_o proceed_n he_o will_v be_v justify_v in_o his_o word_n and_o overcome_v when_o he_o be_v judge_v as_o the_o apostle_n speak_v ro._n 3.4_o he_o will_v easy_o convince_v we_o that_o in_o all_o the_o evil_n which_o we_o have_v do_v or_o shall_v suffer_v the_o just_a blame_n lie_v upon_o our_o own_o head_n and_o our_o destruction_n be_v of_o ourselves_o he_o will_v cause_v our_o mouth_n to_o be_v stop_v and_o make_v we_o as_o all_o the_o world_n to_o be_v find_v culpable_a before_o he_o rom._n 3.10_o if_o he_o shall_v enter_v into_o judgement_n with_o we_o we_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o answer_v one_o of_o a_o thousand_o what_o a_o mercy_n be_v it_o that_o he_o do_v not_o suffer_v we_o to_o fall_v into_o sin_n so_o frequent_o and_o in_o so_o foul_a a_o manner_n as_o we_o be_v ready_a to_o do_v especial_o that_o he_o do_v not_o charge_v our_o sin_n upon_o we_o what_o reason_n have_v we_o to_o say_v with_o the_o psalmist_n praise_v thou_o the_o lord_n o_o my_o soul_n and_o all_o that_o be_v within_o i_o praise_v his_o holy_a name_n who_o forgive_v all_o thy_o iniquity_n and_o heal_v all_o thy_o infirmity_n who_o do_v not_o deal_v with_o we_o after_o our_o sin_n nor_o reward_v we_o after_o our_o iniquity_n but_o as_o high_a as_o the_o heaven_n be_v above_o the_o earth_n such_o be_v his_o mercy_n towards_o we_o as_o far_o as_o the_o east_n be_v from_o the_o west_n so_o far_o he_o do_v remove_v our_o sin_n from_o we_o psalm_n 103.1,3,10,11,12_o to_o he_o alone_o be_v all_o glory_n now_o and_o ever_o finis_fw-la