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prompt_v he_o to_o punish_v sinner_n arise_v from_o too_o mean_a and_o narrow_a a_o conception_n of_o divine_a justice_n as_o though_o it_o lay_v only_o in_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o execution_n of_o it_o but_o that_o there_o be_v a_o essential_a attribute_n of_o justice_n belong_v to_o the_o divine_a nature_n appear_v from_o hence_o that_o there_o be_v some_o thing_n which_o be_v so_o disagreeable_a to_o the_o divine_a nature_n that_o he_o can_v do_v they_o he_o can_v break_v his_o promise_n nor_o deceive_v mankind_n to_o their_o destruction_n he_o can_v deny_v himself_o nor_o pervert_v that_o order_n or_o due_a respect_n of_o thing_n to_o each_o other_o which_o he_o have_v establish_v in_o the_o world_n he_o can_v make_v it_o the_o duty_n of_o mankind_n to_o dishonour_v their_o maker_n or_o to_o violate_v the_o rule_n of_o good_a and_o evil_a so_o as_o to_o make_v evil_a good_a and_o good_a evil_n he_o can_v make_v murder_n and_o adultery_n to_o be_v virtue_n nor_o impiety_n and_o 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of_o all_o the_o earth_n do_v right_a i._o e._n will_v he_o not_o punish_v according_a to_o the_o righteousness_n of_o his_o nature_n and_o so_o abimelech_n argue_v from_o the_o natural_a notion_n he_o have_v of_o godâ—s_n righteous_a nature_n lord_n will_v thou_o slay_v also_o a_o righteous_a nation_n 20.4_o but_o here_o the_o main_a difficulty_n which_o deserve_v to_o be_v clear_v be_v this_o how_o far_o punitive_a justice_n be_v found_v on_o that_o universal_a justice_n which_o be_v a_o essential_a attribute_n of_o god_n for_o the_o want_n of_o understand_v this_o have_v be_v the_o great_a occasion_n of_o so_o much_o confusion_n in_o the_o discourse_n about_o this_o matter_n and_o for_o the_o clear_n of_o it_o these_o thing_n must_v be_v consider_v 1._o that_o there_o be_v a_o difference_n between_o that_o justice_n in_o god_n whereby_o he_o hate_v sin_n and_o that_o whereby_o he_o punish_v the_o sinner_n the_o hatred_n of_o sin_n do_v necessary_o follow_v the_o perfection_n of_o 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impulsive_a cause_n of_o another_o punishment_n but_o they_o can_v be_v the_o meritorious_a the_o difference_n between_o they_o he_o thus_o explain_v the_o cause_n be_v that_o which_o make_v a_o thing_n to_o be_v the_o impulsive_a that_o which_o move_v one_o to_o do_v a_o thing_n without_o any_o consideration_n of_o right_n that_o one_o have_v to_o do_v it_o merit_n be_v that_o which_o make_v a_o man_n worthy_a of_o a_o thing_n either_o good_a or_o bad_a and_o so_o give_v a_o right_a to_o it_o if_o it_o be_v good_a to_o himself_o if_o bad_a to_o he_o at_o who_o hand_n he_o have_v deserve_v it_o now_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o one_o man_n sin_n shall_v make_v any_o other_o deserve_v punishment_n but_o the_o person_n who_o commit_v they_o but_o they_o may_v impel_v one_o to_o punish_v another_o and_o that_o just_o if_o the_o person_n have_v otherwise_o deserve_v to_o be_v punish_v unjust_o if_o he_o have_v not_o the_o reason_n he_o give_v of_o it_o be_v that_o the_o vitiosity_n of_o the_o act_n which_o be_v the_o proper_a cause_n of_o punishment_n can_v go_v beyond_o the_o person_n of_o the_o offender_n and_o therefore_o can_v oblige_v none_o to_o punishment_n but_o he_o that_o have_v commit_v the_o fault_n and_o therefore_o he_o assert_n that_o no_o man_n can_v be_v just_o punish_v beyond_o the_o desert_n of_o his_o own_o sin_n but_o there_o may_v sometime_o be_v a_o double_a impulsive_a cause_n of_o that_o punishment_n viz._n his_o own_o and_o other_o man_n 18._o whereof_o one_o make_v that_o they_o may_v be_v just_o punish_v the_o other_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v actual_o but_o the_o latter_a he_o say_v always_o suppose_v the_o former_a as_o the_o foundation_n of_o just_a punishment_n so_o that_o no_o part_n of_o punishment_n can_v be_v execute_v upon_o he_o wherein_o his_o own_o sin_n be_v not_o suppose_v as_o the_o meritorious_a cause_n of_o it_o these_o be_v his_o two_o main_a principle_n which_o we_o must_v now_o thorough_o examine_v the_o main_a force_n of_o his_o book_n lie_v in_o they_o but_o if_o we_o can_v prove_v that_o it_o have_v be_v general_o receive_v by_o the_o consent_n of_o mankind_n that_o a_o person_n may_v be_v punish_v beyond_o the_o desert_n of_o his_o own_o action_n if_o god_n have_v just_o punish_v some_o for_o the_o sin_n of_o other_o and_o there_o be_v no_o injustice_n in_o one_o man_n suffering_n by_o his_o own_o consent_n for_o another_o than_o these_o principle_n of_o crellius_n will_v be_v find_v not_o so_o firm_a as_o he_o imagine_v they_o iv._o 1._o that_o it_o have_v be_v general_o receive_v by_o the_o consent_n of_o mankind_n 4._o that_o a_o person_n may_v be_v just_o punish_v beyond_o the_o desert_n of_o his_o own_o
josias_n for_o their_o own_o sin_n 22._o 26._o when_o their_o sin_n be_v much_o less_o in_o the_o time_n of_o josias_n than_o in_o any_o time_n mention_v before_o after_o their_o lapse_n into_o idolatry_n nay_o it_o be_v express_o say_v 33_o that_o josiah_n take_v away_o all_o the_o abomination_n out_o of_o all_o the_o country_n that_o pertain_v to_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n and_o make_v all_o that_o be_v present_a in_o israel_n to_o serve_v even_o to_o serve_v the_o lord_n their_o god_n and_o all_o his_o day_n they_o depart_v not_o from_o follow_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o their_o father_n to_o say_v that_o thâ—s_n be_v do_v in_o hypocrisy_n and_o bare_a outward_a compliance_n be_v to_o speak_v without_o book_n and_o if_o the_o reason_n of_o so_o severe_a punishment_n have_v be_v their_o hypocrisy_n that_o aught_o to_o have_v be_v mention_v but_o not_o only_o here_o but_o afterward_o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o reason_n of_o god_n destroy_v judah_n be_v for_o the_o sin_n of_o manasseh_n viz._n his_o idolatry_n and_o murder_n 4._o which_o it_o be_v say_v the_o lord_n will_v not_o pardon_v and_o if_o he_o will_v not_o pardon_v than_o he_o do_v punish_v for_o those_o sin_n not_o bare_o as_o the_o occasion_n but_o as_o the_o meritorious_a cause_n of_o that_o punishment_n what_o shall_v we_o say_v then_o do_v the_o people_n in_o iosiah_n time_n deserve_v to_o be_v punish_v for_o the_o sin_n of_o manasseh_n grandfather_n to_o josiah_n or_o be_v god_n so_o high_o provoke_v with_o those_o sin_n that_o although_o he_o do_v not_o punish_v manasseh_n himself_o upon_o his_o repentance_n yet_o he_o will_v let_v the_o world_n see_v how_o much_o he_o abhor_v they_o by_o punish_v those_o sin_n upon_o the_o people_n afterward_o although_o according_a to_o the_o usual_a proportion_n of_o sin_n and_o punishment_n the_o sin_n of_o the_o people_n in_o that_o age_n do_v not_o exceed_v the_o sin_n of_o other_o age_n as_o much_o as_o the_o punishment_n they_o suffer_v do_v exceed_v the_o punishment_n of_o other_o age_n which_o be_v necessary_a according_a to_o crellius_n his_o doctrine_n for_o if_o god_n never_o punish_v by_o occasion_n of_o their_o father_n sin_n the_o child_n beyond_o the_o desert_n of_o their_o own_o sin_n than_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o where_o judgement_n be_v remarkable_o great_a the_o sin_n must_v be_v so_o too_o the_o contrary_a to_o which_o be_v plain_a in_o this_o instance_n by_o which_o we_o see_v that_o it_o be_v not_o contrary_a to_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n in_o punish_v to_o make_v the_o punishment_n of_o some_o on_o the_o account_n of_o other_o sin_n to_o exceed_v the_o desert_n of_o their_o own_o measure_v that_o desert_n not_o in_o a_o way_n common_a to_o all_o sin_n but_o when_o the_o desert_n of_o some_o sin_n be_v compare_v with_o the_o desert_n of_o other_o for_o it_o be_v of_o this_o latter_a we_o speak_v of_o and_o of_o the_o method_n which_o god_n use_v in_o punish_v sin_n here_o for_o the_o demonstration_n of_o his_o hatred_n of_o it_o according_a to_o which_o the_o great_a punishment_n must_v suppose_v the_o great_a sin_n either_o of_o their_o own_o or_o other_o which_o they_o suffer_v for_o 18.4.20_o vii_o but_o have_v not_o god_n declare_v that_o he_o will_v never_o punish_v the_o child_n for_o the_o father_n sin_n for_o the_o soul_n that_o sin_v it_o shall_v die_v the_o son_n shall_v not_o bear_v the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o father_n etc._n etc._n to_o which_o i_o answer_v these_o word_n be_v to_o be_v consider_v as_o a_o answer_n to_o a_o complaint_n make_v by_o the_o jew_n soon_o after_o their_o go_v into_o captivity_n which_o they_o impute_v to_o god_n severity_n in_o punish_v they_o for_o their_o father_n sin_n now_o the_o complaint_n be_v either_o true_a or_o false_a if_o it_o be_v true_a then_o though_o this_o be_v look_v upon_o as_o great_a severity_n in_o god_n yet_o it_o be_v no_o injustice_n in_o he_o for_o though_o god_n may_v act_v severe_o he_o can_v act_v unjust_o if_o it_o be_v false_a than_o the_o answer_n have_v be_v a_o absolute_a denial_n of_o it_o as_o a_o thing_n repugnant_a to_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n which_o we_o do_v not_o find_v here_o but_o that_o god_n say_v unto_o they_o v_o 3._o you_o shall_v not_o have_v occasion_n any_o more_o to_o use_v this_o proverb_n in_o israel_n if_o the_o thing_n have_v be_v plain_o unjust_a which_o they_o complain_v of_o he_o will_v have_v tell_v they_o they_o never_o have_v occasion_n to_o use_v it_o but_o we_o find_v the_o prophet_n tell_v they_o beforehand_o that_o they_o shall_v suffer_v for_o their_o father_n sin_n jer._n 15.3_o 4._o where_o he_o threaten_v they_o with_o destruction_n and_o banishment_n because_o of_o the_o sin_n of_o manasseh_n in_o jerusalem_n and_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o captivity_n they_o complain_v of_o this_o lam._n 5.7_o our_o father_n have_v sin_v and_o be_v not_o and_o we_o have_v bear_v their_o iniquity_n and_o jer._n 31.28_o god_n say_v by_o the_o prophet_n that_o he_o have_v watch_v over_o they_o to_o pluck_v up_o and_o to_o pull_v down_o and_o to_o destroy_v and_o to_o afflict_v but_o that_o he_o will_v watch_v over_o they_o to_o build_v and_o to_o plant_v 30._o and_o in_o those_o day_n they_o shall_v say_v no_o more_o the_o father_n have_v eat_v sour_a grape_n and_o the_o child_n tooth_n be_v set_v on_o edge_n but_o every_o one_o shall_v die_v for_o his_o own_o iniquity_n which_o place_n be_v exact_o parallel_v with_o this_o in_o ezekiel_n and_o give_v we_o a_o clear_a account_n of_o it_o which_o be_v that_o now_o indeed_o god_n have_v deal_v very_o severe_o with_o they_o by_o make_v they_o suffer_v beyond_o what_o in_o the_o ordinary_a course_n of_o his_o providence_n their_o sin_n have_v deserve_v but_o he_o punish_v they_o not_o only_o for_o their_o own_o sin_n but_o the_o sin_n of_o their_o father_n but_o lest_o they_o shall_v think_v they_o shall_v be_v utter_o consume_v for_o their_o iniquity_n and_o be_v no_o long_o a_o people_n enjoy_v the_o land_n which_o god_n have_v promise_v they_o he_o tell_v they_o by_o the_o prophet_n though_o they_o have_v smart_v so_o much_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o father_n sin_n this_o severity_n shall_v not_o always_o continue_v upon_o they_o but_o that_o god_n will_v visit_v they_o with_o his_o kindness_n again_o and_o will_v plant_v they_o in_o their_o own_o land_n than_o they_o shall_v see_v no_o reason_n to_o continue_v this_o proverb_n among_o they_o for_o they_o will_v then_o find_v though_o their_o father_n have_v eat_v sour_a grape_n their_o tooth_n shall_v not_o be_v always_o set_v on_o edge_n with_o it_o and_o if_o we_o observe_v it_o the_o occasion_n of_o the_o proverb_n be_v concern_v the_o land_n of_o israel_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d supra_fw-la terra_fw-la israel_n as_o the_o chaldee_n paraphra_v render_v it_o more_o agreeable_a to_o the_o hebrew_n 18.2_o than_o the_o other_o version_n do_v so_o that_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n be_v the_o occasion_n of_o the_o proverb_n by_o their_o be_v banish_v out_o of_o it_o for_o their_o father_n sin_n now_o god_n tell_v they_o they_o shall_v have_v no_o more_o occasion_n to_o use_v this_o proverb_n concern_v the_o land_n of_o israel_n for_o they_o notwithstanding_o their_o father_n sin_n shall_v return_v into_o their_o own_o land_n and_o even_o during_o the_o continuance_n of_o their_o captivity_n they_o shall_v not_o undergo_v such_o great_a severity_n for_o the_o future_a but_o they_o shall_v find_v their_o condition_n much_o more_o tolerable_a than_o they_o imagine_v only_o if_o any_o be_v guilty_a of_o great_a sin_n than_o other_o they_o shall_v themselves_o suffer_v for_o their_o own_o fault_n but_o he_o will_v not_o punish_v the_o whole_a nation_n for_o they_o or_o their_o own_o posterity_n this_o i_o take_v to_o be_v the_o genuine_a meaning_n of_o this_o place_n and_o i_o the_o rather_o embrace_v it_o because_o i_o find_v such_o insuperable_a difficulty_n in_o other_o interpretation_n that_o be_v give_v of_o it_o for_o to_o say_v as_o our_o adversary_n do_v that_o what_o god_n say_v shall_v not_o be_v for_o the_o future_a be_v repugnant_a to_o his_o nature_n and_o justice_n ever_o to_o do_v be_v to_o charge_n god_n plain_o with_o injustice_n in_o what_o he_o have_v do_v for_o the_o prophet_n tell_v they_o they_o shall_v suffer_v for_o the_o sin_n of_o their_o father_n which_o suffering_n be_v the_o ground_n of_o their_o complaint_n now_o and_o the_o answer_n here_o give_v must_v relate_v to_o the_o occasion_n of_o the_o complaint_n for_o god_n say_v they_o shall_v not_o have_v occasion_n to_o use_v that_o proverb_n wherein_o be_v employ_v they_o shall_v not_o have_v the_o same_o reason_n to_o complain_v which_o they_o have_v then_o i_o demand_v then_o
do_v not_o these_o word_n imply_v that_o god_n will_v not_o do_v for_o the_o future_a with_o they_o what_o he_o have_v do_v before_o if_o not_o the_o proper_a answer_n have_v be_v a_o plain_a denial_n and_o not_o a_o promise_n for_o the_o future_a he_o will_v not_o if_o they_o do_v then_o either_o god_n proper_o punish_v they_o for_o the_o sin_n of_o their_o father_n and_o then_o god_n must_v be_v unjust_a in_o do_v so_o or_o it_o be_v just_a with_o god_n to_o do_v it_o and_o so_o this_o place_n instead_o of_o overthrow_v will_v prove_v that_o some_o may_v be_v just_o punish_v beyond_o the_o desert_n of_o their_o own_o sin_n or_o else_o god_n do_v only_o take_v occasion_n by_o their_o father_n sin_n to_o punish_v they_o according_a to_o the_o desert_n of_o their_o own_o iniquity_n but_o then_o they_o have_v no_o cause_n to_o complain_v that_o they_o be_v punish_v for_o any_o more_o than_o their_o own_o iniquity_n and_o withal_o then_o god_n do_v oblige_v himself_o by_o his_o promise_n here_o never_o to_o punish_v man_n for_o the_o future_a by_o the_o occasion_n of_o other_o sin_n which_o be_v not_o only_o contrary_a to_o their_o own_o doctrine_n but_o to_o what_o be_v plain_o see_v afterward_o in_o the_o punishment_n of_o the_o jew_n for_o their_o father_n sin_n mention_v by_o our_o saviour_n after_o this_o 23.35_o and_o if_o this_o be_v a_o certain_a rule_n of_o equity_n which_o god_n here_o say_v that_o he_o will_v never_o vary_v from_o than_o the_o punish_v of_o some_o on_o the_o occasion_n of_o other_o sin_n will_v be_v as_o unjust_a as_o our_o adversary_n suppose_v the_o punish_v any_o beyond_o the_o desert_n of_o their_o own_o sin_n to_o be_v but_o be_v it_o not_o employ_v that_o god_n way_n will_v be_v unequal_a 18.25_o if_o he_o ever_o do_v otherwise_o than_o he_o there_o say_v he_o will_v do_v no_o it_o be_v not_o if_o by_o equal_a he_o mean_v just_a for_o his_o way_n never_o be_v or_o can_v be_v so_o unequal_a but_o here_o if_o it_o be_v take_v with_o a_o respect_n to_o the_o main_a dispute_n of_o the_o chapter_n no_o more_o be_v imply_v in_o they_o but_o that_o they_o judge_v amiss_o concern_v god_n action_n and_o that_o they_o be_v just_a when_o they_o think_v they_o not_o to_o be_v so_o or_o if_o at_o least_o they_o think_v his_o way_n very_o severe_a though_o just_a god_n by_o remit_v of_o this_o severity_n will_v show_v that_o he_o be_v not_o only_o just_a but_o kind_a and_o so_o they_o will_v find_v his_o way_n equal_a that_o be_v always_o agreeable_a to_o themselves_o and_o end_v in_o kindness_n to_o they_o though_o they_o hitherto_o be_v so_o severe_a towards_o they_o in_o their_o banishment_n and_o captivity_n or_o if_o they_o be_v take_v with_o a_o respect_n to_o the_o immediate_a occasion_n of_o they_o both_o ezek._n 18._o 33._o they_o do_v not_o relate_v to_o this_o dispute_n about_o child_n suffering_n for_o their_o father_n sin_n 33.20_o but_o to_o another_o which_o be_v concern_v a_o righteous_a man_n sin_v and_o die_v in_o his_o sin_n and_o a_o wicked_a man_n repent_v and_o live_v in_o his_o righteousness_n which_o be_v direct_o contrary_a to_o the_o common_a opinion_n of_o the_o jew_n to_o this_o day_n which_o be_v that_o god_n will_v judge_v man_n according_a to_o the_o great_a number_n of_o their_o action_n good_a or_o bad_a as_o appear_v by_o maimonides_n and_o other_o now_o they_o think_v it_o a_o very_a hard_a case_n for_o a_o man_n who_o have_v be_v righteous_a the_o far_o great_a part_n of_o his_o time_n if_o he_o do_v at_o last_o commit_v iniquity_n that_o his_o former_a righteousness_n shall_v signify_v nothing_o but_o he_o must_v die_v in_o his_o iniquity_n to_o this_o therefore_o god_n answer_v that_o it_o be_v only_o the_o inequality_n of_o their_o own_o way_n which_o make_v they_o think_v god_n way_n in_o do_v so_o unequal_a this_o then_o do_v not_o make_v it_o unequal_a for_o god_n either_o to_o punish_v man_n upon_o the_o occasion_n or_o by_o the_o desert_n of_o other_o man_n sin_n suppose_v such_o a_o conjunction_n between_o they_o as_o there_o be_v in_o the_o same_o body_n of_o people_n to_o those_o who_o go_v before_o they_o and_o crellius_n himself_o grant_v 15._o that_o socinus_n never_o intend_v to_o prove_v that_o one_o man_n suffering_n for_o another_o sin_n be_v unjust_a in_o itself_o unjust_a from_o this_o place_n no_o not_o though_o we_o take_v it_o in_o the_o strict_a sense_n for_o one_o suffer_v in_o the_o stead_n of_o another_o viii_o have_v thus_o far_o declare_v how_o far_o it_o be_v agreeable_a to_o god_n justice_n to_o punish_v any_o person_n either_o by_o reason_n of_o his_o dominion_n or_o the_o conjunction_n of_o person_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o other_o and_o consequent_o whether_o any_o punishment_n may_v be_v undergo_v just_o beyond_o the_o proper_a desert_n of_o their_o own_o sin_n i_o now_o return_v to_o the_o consent_n of_o mankind_n in_o it_o on_o supposition_n either_o of_o a_o near_a conjunction_n or_o a_o valid_a consent_n which_o 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sin-offering_n for_o so_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o signify_v and_o in_o the_o same_o sense_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v take_v ezek._n 45.19_o and_o the_o ram_n for_o atonement_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d numb_a 5.8_o and_o thence_o the_o highpriest_n when_o he_o make_v a_o atonement_n be_v say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2_o maccab._n 3.33_o which_o be_v of_o the_o great_a consequence_n to_o we_o because_o crellius_n will_v not_o have_v the_o sense_n either_o of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 10._o to_o be_v take_v from_o the_o common_a use_n of_o the_o word_n in_o the_o greek_a tongue_n but_o from_o that_o which_o some_o call_v the_o hellenistical_a use_n of_o it_o viz._n that_o which_o be_v use_v in_o the_o greek_a of_o the_o new_a testament_n out_o of_o the_o lxx_o and_o the_o apocryphal_a greek_a in_o both_o which_o we_o have_v find_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o a_o sense_n full_o 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