his_o eat_a swine_n flesh_n the_o latter_a which_o be_v evil_a because_o forbid_v be_v after_o the_o law_n for_o that_o very_a reason_n but_o the_o former_a which_o be_v forbid_v because_o it_o be_v evil_a be_v such_o in_o order_n of_o nature_n before_o the_o law_n the_o want_n of_o heed_n to_o which_o thing_n i_o have_v the_o rather_o desire_v to_o remove_v by_o insist_v on_o it_o a_o second_o time_n because_o i_o think_v it_o be_v the_o parent_n of_o many_o error_n diotallevius_n §_o 16_o have_v thus_o do_v with_o my_o reply_n to_o the_o several_a answer_n of_o m._n barlow_n i_o now_o proceed_v to_o another_o argument_n which_o i_o late_o gather_v out_o of_o franciscus_n diotallevius_n and_o which_o be_v the_o fit_a to_o succeed_v the_o immediate_a argument_n go_v before_o because_o it_o will_v make_v for_o its_o confirmation_n evil_a work_n say_v this_o author_n who_o for_o strength_n and_o accuteness_n give_v place_n to_o none_o be_v ut_fw-la synonymous_a with_o work_n which_o be_v forbid_v by_o god_n almighty_a who_o have_v leave_v it_o in_o our_o power_n to_o make_v our_o way_n evil_a which_o yet_o can_v not_o be_v if_o he_o do_v not_o only_o permit_v but_o efficacious_o make_v we_o to_o 84._o do_v the_o thing_n that_o he_o forbid_v now_o the_o thing_n that_o he_o forbid_v will_v be_v confess_v not_o to_o be_v this_o that_o when_o we_o act_v what_o he_o forbid_v we_o we_o do_v not_o suffer_v to_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o formal_a obliquity_n annex_v to_o all_o such_o act_n by_o the_o repugnance_n which_o they_o have_v to_o the_o law_n forbid_v they_o but_o the_o thing_n forbid_v to_o we_o be_v this_o that_o we_o do_v not_o produce_v the_o positive_a be_v of_o that_o act_n with_o which_o the_o moral_a obliquity_n be_v inseparable_o annex_v the_o former_a can_v be_v the_o thing_n because_o the_o law_n be_v give_v thou_o shall_v love_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n we_o can_v possible_o hate_v he_o without_o a_o repugnance_n unto_o the_o law_n which_o by_o command_v our_o love_n forbid_v our_o hatred_n the_o latter_a therefore_o must_v be_v the_o thing_n which_o we_o be_v forbid_v to_o put_v in_o be_v and_o which_o be_v proper_o our_o work_n though_o a_o positive_a entity_n because_o it_o be_v absolute_o impossible_a that_o god_n who_o forbid_v we_o the_o act_n of_o hate_v he_o shall_v make_v that_o act_n which_o he_o thus_o forbid_v the_o make_n of_o or_o that_o by_o act_v we_o with_o his_o power_n which_o be_v irresistible_a he_o shall_v make_v we_o to_o do_v what_o he_o forbid_v we_o the_o do_v of_o but_o to_o return_v to_o diotallevius_n when_o it_o be_v say_v thou_o shall_v not_o covet_v thy_o neighbour_n wife_n the_o meaning_n of_o it_o can_v be_v this_o beware_v that_o whilst_o thou_o proâ—ucest_v the_o free_a act_n of_o concupiscence_n the_o moral_a obliquity_n do_v not_o follow_v it_o for_o alas_o it_o can_v but_o follow_v the_o meaning_n therefore_o must_v needs_o be_v this_o see_v that_o thou_o abstain_v from_o that_o free_a act_n of_o concupiscence_n because_o of_o that_o obliquity_n which_o be_v inseparable_o annex_v or_o determine_v not_o thy_o will_n to_o that_o object_n which_o make_v the_o act_n become_v contrary_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o right_a reason_n and_o so_o he_o conclude_v it_o to_o be_v the_o judgement_n of_o the_o whole_a ib_o council_n at_o trent_n which_o in_o matter_n of_o this_o nature_n must_v needs_o be_v of_o great_a consideration_n that_o god_n concurrence_n be_v only_o permissive_a to_o the_o free_a determination_n of_o the_o create_a will_n in_o produce_v the_o very_a be_v of_o the_o evil_a act_n and_o god_n permission_n be_v so_o distinguish_v both_o by_o s._n father_n and_o schoolman_n from_o his_o effection_n or_o operation_n as_o to_o signify_v no_o more_o than_o the_o negation_n of_o a_o impediment_n or_o cohibition_n scotus_n call_v it_o the_o negation_n of_o the_o divine_a positive_a act_n which_o by_o consequence_n be_v not_o a_o positive_a act_n and_o it_o be_v not_o a_o action_n say_v diotallevius_n but_o the_o negation_n of_o a_o impediment_n in_o respect_n of_o that_o operation_n which_o do_v depend_v upon_o our_o free_a determination_n from_o whence_o it_o follow_v that_o he_o who_o hate_v god_n be_v he_o man_n or_o devil_n be_v the_o sole_a cause_n of_o that_o act_n which_o for_o that_o reason_n also_o be_v whole_o sin_n §_o 17._o this_o be_v far_o confirm_v by_o a_o argument_n lead_v ad_fw-la absurdum_fw-la imagine_v for_o if_o god_n do_v concur_v to_o the_o positive_a act_n of_o hate_v god_n not_o only_o permissive_o by_o not_o hinder_v it_o but_o physical_o too_o by_o praedetermine_v the_o will_n of_o the_o sinner_n to_o it_o than_o he_o absolute_o wail_v the_o actual_a hate_v of_o himself_o which_o of_o all_o absurdity_n be_v the_o great_a and_o again_o when_o man_n be_v forbid_v by_o god_n to_o hate_v he_o and_o when_o god_n do_v grievous_o complain_v and_o threaten_v to_o punish_v with_o hell_n fire_n the_o man_n that_o do_v not_o obey_v his_o prohibition_n it_o can_v choose_v but_o follow_v that_o if_o he_o absolute_o will_v the_o positive_a act_n which_o he_o forbid_v to_o wit_n the_o sinner_n hate_v of_o he_o he_o will_v and_o nill_v the_o same_o thing_n and_o after_o the_o very_a same_o manner_n which_o be_v a_o blasphemous_a contradiction_n and_o thus_o it_o be_v prove_v to_o mr._n hickman_n to_o who_o alone_o i_o be_o henceforth_o speak_v that_o the_o sin_n of_o hate_v god_n have_v a_o positive_a be_v because_o that_o quality_n or_o action_n which_o have_v a_o positive_a be_v be_v clear_o prove_v to_o be_v a_o sin_n and_o it_o be_v prove_v to_o be_v a_o sin_n by_o be_v prove_v to_o be_v a_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o make_v or_o produce_v but_o only_o suffer_v or_o permit_v by_o god_n almighty_a to_o come_v to_o pass_v and_o only_o make_v or_o produce_v by_o they_o that_o hate_v he_o 2_o §_o 18._o caietan_n prove_v the_o positive_a entity_n of_o sin_n because_o say_v he_o it_o consist_v as_o well_o of_o a_o conversion_n to_o a_o object_n contrary_a to_o the_o object_n of_o virtue_n as_o of_o a_o aversion_n from_o the_o law_n and_o hence_o say_v the_o cardinal_n there_o be_v in_o sin_n a_o double_a nature_n of_o evil_n the_o one_o arise_v from_o the_o object_n the_o other_o from_o the_o not_o observe_v of_o the_o law_n the_o first_o be_v positive_a the_o second_o privative_a the_o first_o infer_v the_o second_o for_o it_o can_v be_v that_o a_o man_n shall_v hate_v god_n but_o that_o in_o so_o do_v he_o must_v break_v the_o law_n because_o it_o be_v simple_o and_o intrinsical_o evil_a so_o that_o to_o do_v it_o be_v a_o sin_n and_o as_o this_o be_v observe_v by_o d._n field_n in_o confirmation_n of_o his_o doctrine_n l._n 3._o c._n 23._o p._n 120._o so_o i_o find_v the_o same_o cardinal_n 5._o elsewhere_o say_v that_o in_o moralibus_fw-la pars_fw-la subjectiva_fw-la mali_fw-la est_fw-la malum_fw-la and_o est_fw-la in_o moralibus_fw-la malum_fw-la dupliciter_fw-la imply_v the_o whole_a sin_n to_o be_v a_o concrete_a not_o a_o repugnance_n to_o the_o law_n without_o a_o act_n which_o do_v imply_v a_o contradiction_n §_o 19_o the_o most_o acute_a episcopius_n do_v implicit_o thus_o argue_v â—_o although_o by_o way_n of_o paralipsis_n as_o a_o act_n command_v by_o the_o law_n be_v the_o virtue_n itself_o or_o ordination_n of_o the_o will_n unto_o the_o law_n so_o the_o act_n forbid_v by_o the_o law_n be_v the_o vice_n itself_o or_o inordination_n of_o the_o will_n against_o the_o law_n and_o as_o the_o act_n of_o virtue_n do_v not_o contain_v or_o connote_v any_o real_a thing_n positive_a superad_v to_o the_o act_n which_o may_v be_v call_v ordination_n so_o the_o act_n of_o vice_n do_v connote_v nothing_o privative_a superad_v to_o the_o act_n which_o may_v be_v call_v inordination_n §_o 20._o doctor_n stern_n a_o very_a late_a 281._o but_o learned_a writer_n do_v brief_o urge_v six_o argument_n to_o prove_v that_o sin_n may_v have_v a_o positive_a be_v four_o of_o which_o i_o praetermit_v because_o i_o have_v already_o show_v they_o as_o long_o since_o urge_v by_o other_o man_n though_o otherwise_o urge_v by_o he_o than_o other_o and_o perhaps_o in_o some_o place_n to_o more_o advantage_n the_o other_o two_o i_o shall_v mention_v as_o not_o yet_o touch_v first_o say_v he_o a_o nonentity_n may_v be_v moral_o good_a and_o therefore_o a_o entity_n may_v be_v moral_o evil_a 280._o the_o consequence_n be_v evident_a both_o by_o the_o rule_n of_o opposite_n and_o because_o there_o be_v not_o more_o repugnance_n betwixt_o obliquity_n and_o entity_n as_o obliquity_n be_v take_v or_o mistake_v by_o the_o adverse_a party_n then_o betwixt_o goodness_n and_o nonentity_n the_o antecedent_n be_v prove_v because_o a_o mere_a omission_n of_o a_o forbid_a
way_n than_o one_o §_o 9_o whereas_o it_o be_v say_v answer_n p._n 67._o that_o if_o the_o man_n that_o hate_v god_n while_o yet_o in_o his_o wit_n shall_v continue_v to_o hate_v he_o be_v mad_a the_o act_n remain_v but_o not_o the_o obliquity_n because_o the_o act_n to_o be_v sinful_a must_v be_v rational_a and_o free_a i_o deny_v that_o any_o man_n can_v hate_v god_n or_o love_v he_o without_o the_o use_n of_o reason_n but_o i_o further_o return_v six_o thing_n 1._o that_o for_o a_o man_n to_o hate_n god_n be_v the_o great_a madness_n in_o the_o world_n 2._o that_o if_o he_o be_v not_o so_o alter_v but_o that_o he_o continue_v to_o hate_n god_n he_o be_v not_o alter_v so_o far_o but_o that_o he_o continue_v to_o be_v a_o sinner_n in_o hate_v god_n 3._o whilst_o he_o continue_v to_o be_v a_o man_n he_o continue_v to_o have_v freedom_n and_o rationality_n enough_o to_o sin_n by_o 4._o this_o argument_n will_v prove_v if_o it_o have_v real_a force_n in_o it_o that_o not_o only_o all_o infant_n but_o some_o adultâ—_n be_v in_o a_o state_n of_o impeccability_n 5._o it_o will_v follow_v from_o hence_o that_o the_o goodness_n of_o a_o virtuous_a act_n do_v not_o consist_v in_o the_o substance_n of_o it_o because_o it_o will_v then_o become_v impossible_a that_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o act_n shall_v continue_v without_o the_o goodness_n whereas_o it_o be_v say_v in_o this_o evasion_n that_o the_o act_n of_o hate_v god_n may_v remain_v in_o substance_n without_o the_o presence_n of_o its_o obliquity_n but_o 6._o to_o answer_v yet_o more_o express_o to_o his_o reason_n take_v from_o rational_a and_o free_a i_o say_v the_o sinfulness_n of_o the_o act_n be_v one_o thing_n and_o the_o sinfulness_n of_o the_o agent_n be_v quite_o another_o the_o obliquity_n alone_o or_o the_o sole_a contrariety_n of_o the_o act_n to_o the_o law_n in_o conjunction_n with_o the_o act_n from_o which_o it_o can_v be_v disjoin_v be_v enough_o to_o constitute_v the_o sinfulness_n of_o the_o act_n but_o the_o liberty_n of_o will_n and_o use_v of_o reason_n be_v require_v only_o to_o the_o sinfulness_n of_o the_o agent_n which_o yet_o again_o be_v no_o otherwise_o then_o in_o respect_n unto_o god_n impute_v or_o punish_v according_a to_o the_o equity_n or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o second_o covenant_n for_o though_o otherwise_o consider_v without_o the_o equity_n of_o the_o gospel_n sin_n of_o ignorance_n be_v sin_n and_o original_a sin_n which_o be_v bear_v with_o we_o be_v our_o sin_n still_o §_o 10._o and_o whereas_o it_o be_v add_v a_o little_a after_o that_o if_o with_o the_o very_a same_o act_n wherewith_o he_o now_o do_v hate_n god_n act_n a_o man_n shall_v afterward_o hate_v sin_n the_o same_o act_n for_o substance_n will_v be_v moral_o good_a p._n 67_o i_o reply_v that_o this_o suppose_v a_o impossibility_n and_o confute_v itself_o with_o the_o contradiction_n which_o it_o imply_v to_o hate_v god_n one_o day_n and_o to_o hate_v sin_n the_o next_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v the_o same_o act_n numerical_o that_o dr._n field_n do_v right_o make_v they_o to_o be_v specifical_o distinct_a and_o the_o suppose_v they_o to_o be_v one_o be_v to_o i_o at_o first_o such_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o i_o admire_v how_o mr._n barlow_n can_v so_o impose_v upon_o him-self_n until_o i_o due_o consider_v his_o want_n of_o year_n when_o he_o engage_v himself_o for_o so_o great_a a_o error_n sin_n §_o 11._o the_o two_o argument_n which_o follow_v to_o prove_v that_o sin_n have_v a_o real_a be_v whereof_o the_o one_o be_v urge_v by_o ferrariensis_n the_o other_o by_o gregory_n ariminensis_n i_o forbear_v to_o prosecute_v as_o i_o may_v because_o they_o do_v not_o prove_v the_o positive_a but_o only_o the_o real_a be_v of_o sin_n which_o mr._n hickman_n grant_v though_o it_o be_v deny_v by_o m._n barlow_n p._n 69._o or_o rather_o it_o be_v deny_v by_o he_o when_o he_o be_v new_o master_n of_o arts._n for_o that_o he_o shall_v still_o be_v so_o much_o mistake_v be_v more_o than_o can_v enter_v into_o my_o thought_n and_o therefore_o unless_o he_o shall_v friendly_o invite_v i_o to_o it_o i_o will_v not_o meddle_v with_o the_o infirmity_n of_o the_o two_o next_o page_n but_o only_o observe_v how_o the_o belief_n that_o sin_n have_v no_o positive_a be_v apt_a to_o pass_v into_o a_o belief_n that_o it_o have_v not_o so_o much_o as_o a_o real_a be_v and_o indeed_o by_o the_o same_o figure_n that_o sin_n be_v call_v a_o mere_a privation_n it_o be_v also_o call_v a_o mere_a nothing_o the_o reason_n of_o which_o i_o shall_v show_v anon_o §_o 12._o and_o so_o i_o pass_v to_o a_o four_o reason_n rada_n why_o the_o sin_n of_o hate_v god_n have_v a_o positive_a be_v because_o this_o sin_n be_v intrinsical_o evil_a as_o mr._n b._n object_n against_o himself_o out_o of_o joannes_n de_fw-fr rada_n and_o therefore_o not_o only_o evil_a through_o some_o privation_n because_o say_v he_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o any_o privation_n shall_v be_v intrinsical_v to_o a_o positive_a act_n and_o gulielmus_fw-la de_fw-la rubione_fw-la do_v press_v it_o thus_o a_o positive_a act_n which_o be_v so_o evil_a that_o no_o kind_n of_o circumstance_n can_v make_v it_o not_o evil_a be_v not_o evil_a for_o any_o defect_n or_o privation_n but_o precise_o for_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o act_n p._n 71._o to_o the_o argument_n of_o rada_n mr._n barlow_n thus_o answer_n that_o such_o a_o act_n be_v call_v intrinsical_o evil_a answer_n not_o because_o its_o obliquity_n be_v of_o its_o nature_n and_o essence_n but_o because_o by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n it_o be_v evil_a of_o itself_o without_o the_o addition_n of_o a_o positive_a law_n or_o because_o it_o be_v evil_a ex_fw-la genere_fw-la &_o objecto_fw-la and_o not_o only_o for_o the_o want_n of_o some_o circumstance_n p._n 73._o but_o i_o reply_v 1._o it_o imply_v a_o contradiction_n respect_n to_o affirm_v its_o be_v intrinsical_o evil_a and_o at_o once_o to_o deny_v it_o essential_o evil_a for_o ratio_fw-la formalis_fw-la and_o ratio_fw-la intrinseca_fw-la be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o philosopher_n and_o m._n hickman_n have_v drop_v a_o good_a confession_n that_o the_o action_n of_o hate_v god_n be_v essential_o evil_a p._n 94._o 2._o that_o it_o be_v evil_a of_o itself_o antecedent_o to_o any_o positive_a law_n evil_a ex_fw-la genere_fw-la &_o objecto_fw-la be_v a_o concession_n whereby_o to_o prove_v it_o essential_o evil_a 3._o no_o part_n of_o this_o answer_n pretend_v to_o prove_v that_o it_o be_v not_o indeed_o intrinsical_o evil_a but_o only_a quarrel_n be_v about_o the_o reason_n why_o the_o act_n be_v so_o call_v 4._o it_o do_v not_o speak_v to_o the_o chief_a thing_n of_o all_o that_o no_o privation_n can_v be_v intrinsical_v to_o a_o positive_a act_n and_o so_o it_o seem_v by_o silence_n to_o give_v consent_n 1._o §_o 13_o moral_a evil_n be_v prove_v to_o be_v a_o positive_a thing_n because_o vice_n be_v set_v against_o virtue_n by_o a_o opposition_n of_o contrariety_n as_o aristotle_n say_v l._n cat._n c._n 10._o §_o 1._o for_o each_o term_n of_o such_o opposite_n must_v needs_o be_v positive_a because_o they_o be_v both_o predicamental_a species_n which_o thing_n be_v so_o true_a that_o they_o be_v grant_v by_o m._n barlow_n p._n 80._o who_o therefore_o endeavour_v to_o elude_v the_o argument_n by_o say_v the_o same_o thing_n which_o i_o have_v often_o reply_v unto_o to_o wit_n that_o in_o respect_n of_o their_o material_a signification_n virtue_n and_o vice_n be_v opposita_fw-la contrariè_fw-la but_o not_o in_o respect_n of_o their_o formal_a signification_n to_o which_o i_o reply_v first_o as_o before_o that_o this_o be_v the_o old_a fallacy_n à _fw-la rectè_fw-la conjunctis_fw-la ad_fw-la malè_fw-la divisa_fw-la 492._o and_o so_o a_o flat_a transition_n à _fw-la thesi_fw-la ad_fw-la hypothesin_n and_o if_o it_o be_v put_v into_o syllogism_n there_o will_v be_v find_v to_o be_v unavoidable_o a_o ignoratio_fw-la elenchi_fw-la the_o question_n be_v of_o sin_n or_o vice_n in_o sense_n composito_fw-la and_o the_o answer_v only_o consider_v it_o in_o sense_n diviso_fw-la second_o vice_n can_v be_v vice_n nor_o be_v imagine_v so_o to_o be_v without_o its_o material_a as_o well_o as_o formal_a significatum_fw-la for_o without_o the_o act_n of_o hate_v god_n the_o sin_n or_o vice_n of_o hate_v god_n which_o be_v the_o act_n can_v be_v so_o much_o as_o suppose_v to_o be_v much_o less_o to_o be_v repugnant_a to_o any_o law_n wherein_o its_o formality_n be_v say_v to_o consist_v for_o that_o will_v imply_v a_o contradiction_n and_o thus_o the_o answer_n or_o rather_o evasion_n do_v so_o far_o forsake_v as_o indeed_o to_o nul_fw-fr the_o thing_n in_o question_n three_o
suppose_v the_o vice_n to_o be_v take_v from_o the_o act_n or_o habit_n of_o hate_v or_o hatred_n 5_o by_o its_o have_a sin_n for_o its_o object_n it_o must_v be_v grant_v to_o be_v a_o virtue_n and_o therefore_o not_o oppose_v to_o virtue_n by_o any_o kind_n of_o opposition_n which_o m._n b._n observe_v to_o be_v reply_v by_o ferrariensis_n to_o which_o although_o it_o be_v rejoin_v by_o the_o same_o ferrariensis_n yet_o the_o rejoynder_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o gross_a return_n to_o the_o old_a fallacy_n just_o now_o discover_v in_o the_o answer_n and_o so_o be_v equal_o refell_v by_o every_o part_n of_o my_o reply_n by_o the_o way_n i_o note_v one_o good_a confession_n 8._o and_o from_o the_o word_n of_o aquinas_n that_o vice_n as_o well_o as_o virtue_n may_v be_v take_v for_o a_o concrete_a whereas_o m._n hickman_n be_v fain_o to_o say_v that_o sin_n or_o vice_n be_v so_o perfect_o a_o abstract_n that_o he_o can_v conceive_v it_o to_o be_v sin_n unless_o he_o conceive_v it_o as_o a_o abstract_n and_o that_o he_o be_v to_o seek_v what_o vox_fw-la abstracta_fw-la be_v if_o sin_n be_v not_o such_o p._n 54._o it_o may_v very_o well_o be_v that_o he_o be_v to_o seek_v for_o he_o elsewhere_o confess_v that_o sin_n be_v complexum_fw-la quid_fw-la and_o if_o he_o think_v that_o abstractum_fw-la do_v signify_v complexum_fw-la he_o be_v a_o small_a latinist_n indeed_o if_o he_o do_v not_o he_o be_v a_o self-contradictor_a §_o 14._o a_o sin_n of_o commission_n be_v prove_v to_o have_v a_o positive_a be_v other_o because_o it_o necessary_o require_v some_o positive_a act_n whereby_o to_o become_v a_o perfect_a sin_n of_o commission_n which_o as_o it_o be_v grant_v by_o m._n barlow_n so_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v also_o confirm_v by_o he_o p._n 84._o where_o he_o approve_v that_o of_o suarez_n metaph._n tom_n 1._o disp_n 11._o malum_fw-la simpliciter_fw-la est_fw-la illud_fw-la quod_fw-la est_fw-la in_o se_fw-la malum_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la caret_fw-la aliquo_fw-la bono_fw-mi sibi_fw-la ipsi_fw-la debito_fw-la ad_fw-la modum_fw-la perfectionis_fw-la propriè_fw-la quale_fw-la est_fw-la omne_fw-la peccatum_fw-la praesertim_fw-la commissionis_fw-la for_o if_o every_o sin_n of_o commissi_fw-la on_z be_v not_o simple_o evil_a only_o but_o whole_o too_o as_o that_o must_v needs_o be_v which_o do_v career_n omni_n bono_fw-mi sibi_fw-la debito_fw-la and_o though_o i_o deny_v the_o supposition_n that_o any_o good_a thing_n can_v be_v due_a to_o sin_n then_o the_o positive_a act_n without_o which_o it_o can_v be_v must_v needs_o be_v moral_o and_o simple_o evil_a it_o be_v the_o sin_n of_o commission_n which_o be_v speak_v of_o in_o both_o place_n not_o any_o action_n or_o quality_n which_o be_v no_o sin_n at_o all_o so_o as_o the_o ordinary_a shift_n of_o fly_v from_o the_o act_n of_o hate_v god_n which_o be_v the_o sin_n of_o commission_n and_o so_o the_o subject_n of_o the_o discourse_n to_o the_o act_n of_o hate_v without_o relation_n to_o any_o object_n which_o be_v no_o sin_n at_o all_o or_o with_o relation_n only_o to_o sin_n which_o make_v it_o a_o high_a moral_a good_a be_v foresee_v and_o prevent_v by_o what_o i_o now_o say_v what_o be_v say_v by_o m._n barlow_n of_o the_o threefold_a difference_n betwixt_o a_o sin_n of_o omission_n and_o commission_n barlow_n p._n 86._o concern_v nothing_o that_o i_o know_v except_v those_o word_n which_o he_o frame_v to_o himself_o in_o his_o objection_n p._n 82._o in_o hoc_fw-la solum_fw-la distinguitur_fw-la peccatum_fw-la omissionis_fw-la &_o commissionis_fw-la quia_fw-la omissio_fw-la dicit_fw-la nudam_fw-la carentiam_fw-la actus_fw-la at_o commissio_fw-la necessario_fw-la requirit_fw-la actum_fw-la the_o word_n solùm_fw-la be_v very_o strange_a and_o if_o he_o find_v it_o in_o gulielmus_fw-la de_fw-fr rubione_fw-la as_o it_o be_v more_o than_o i_o know_v so_o i_o be_o not_o concern_v to_o make_v inquiry_n it_o be_v sufficient_a for_o i_o that_o my_o argument_n be_v unanswered_a need_v not_o the_o help_n of_o a_o reply_n i_o hasten_v therefore_o to_o another_o way_n of_o eviction_n §_o 15._o that_o be_v proper_o a_o sin_n which_o be_v forbid_v by_o the_o law_n field_n but_o the_o positive_a act_n of_o adultery_n theft_n or_o hate_v god_n be_v forbid_v by_o the_o law_n and_o therefore_o the_o act_n so_o forbid_v be_v very_o proper_o a_o sin_n we_o common_o say_v it_o be_v a_o sin_n to_o do_v this_o or_o that_o as_o to_o hate_n god_n and_o to_o love_v the_o world_n because_o god_n have_v forbid_v we_o to_o do_v the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o to_o this_o it_o be_v answer_v by_o mr._n barlow_n who_o not_o produce_v any_o author_n for_o the_o objection_n answer_n and_o put_v in_o the_o word_n formaliter_fw-la p._n 82._o may_v seem_v to_o have_v adapt_v the_o argument_n for_o a_o answer_n that_o the_o act_n precise_o take_v be_v not_o forbid_v as_o a_o positive_a act_n as_o in_o murder_n mere_o to_o kill_v be_v not_o forbid_v quoad_fw-la esse_fw-la physicum_fw-la for_o then_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v lawful_a to_o kill_v a_o malefactor_n who_o be_v just_o condemn_v to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n but_o as_o it_o recede_v from_o the_o rule_n of_o right_a reason_n and_o be_v subject_v to_o the_o privation_n of_o that_o rectitude_n which_o be_v due_a pag._n 86._o but_o i_o reply_v 1._o that_o this_o be_v the_o old_a fallacy_n so_o often_o mention_v respect_n for_o a_o act_n without_o reference_n to_o a_o negative_a precept_n of_o the_o law_n be_v not_o a_o act_n which_o be_v forbid_v nor_o pretend_v by_o any_o to_o be_v a_o sin_n much_o less_o of_o comm_n ssion_n which_o alone_o be_v the_o act_n speak_v of_o in_o the_o argument_n and_o so_o instead_o of_o a_o answer_n we_o have_v only_o a_o escape_n from_o the_o thing_n in_o question_n 2._o it_o be_v affirm_v by_o aquinas_n 1.2_o q._n 71._o art_n 6._o and_o q._n 72._o art_n 6._o that_o austin_n put_v two_o thing_n in_o the_o definition_n of_o sin_n to_o wit_n a_o material_a and_o formal_a part_n that_o be_v a_o positive_a act_n and_o its_o repugnance_n to_o the_o law_n witness_v his_o citation_n p._n 85._o and_o what_o be_v this_o but_o to_o say_v that_o sin_n be_v totum_fw-la essentiale_fw-la which_o it_o can_v be_v without_o one_o of_o its_o two_o essential_o so_o that_o the_o answer_n do_v offend_v against_o the_o answerer_n himself_o by_o consider_v the_o one_o without_o relation_n to_o the_o other_o notwithstanding_o his_o acquiescence_n in_o st._n augustine_n definition_n 3._o the_o answer_n do_v not_o deny_v that_o the_o positive_a act_n be_v forbid_v and_o so_o a_o sin_n but_o only_o speak_v of_o that_o thing_n in_o respect_n of_o which_o it_o be_v forbid_v and_o to_o this_o it_o may_v easy_o be_v reply_v that_o as_o a_o law_n act_n be_v not_o moral_o evil_a without_o relation_n to_o the_o law_n which_o do_v forbid_v it_o so_o a_o act_n have_v nothing_o of_o moral_a goodness_n without_o relation_n to_o the_o law_n which_o do_v command_v it_o or_o to_o the_o council_n which_o do_v commend_v it_o and_o again_o as_o no_o act_n can_v be_v a_o sin_n without_o repugnance_n to_o the_o rule_n of_o right_a reason_n so_o can_v there_o be_v no_o such_o repugnance_n without_o a_o act_n 4._o it_o be_v not_o all_o kill_a but_o kill_v proper_o call_v murder_n which_o be_v forbid_v by_o the_o law_n which_o command_v the_o kill_n of_o the_o murderer_n and_o thereby_o make_v it_o a_o act_n of_o justice._n and_o therefore_o that_o shall_v have_v be_v the_o instance_n for_o all_o such_o kill_a be_v forbid_v by_o the_o law_n and_o such_o alone_a do_v belong_v to_o the_o adequate_a subject_n of_o our_o discourse_n 5._o to_o hate_v god_n be_v a_o sin_n and_o a_o positive_a act_n to_o which_o it_o have_v beâ—n_o prove_v that_o no_o kind_n of_o rectitude_n can_v be_v due_a and_o it_o have_v natural_o be_v evil_a though_o it_o have_v never_o be_v forbid_v which_o yet_o it_o can_v not_o but_o have_v be_v because_o the_o not_o forbid_v of_o it_o have_v be_v repugnant_a to_o god_n nature_n for_o though_o the_o act_n of_o hate_v god_n can_v not_o be_v from_o eternity_n yet_o this_o proposition_n be_v aeternae_fw-la veritatis_fw-la and_o may_v true_o have_v be_v speak_v from_o all_o eternity_n that_o it_o be_v evil_a to_o hate_v god_n 278._o therefore_o this_o and_o the_o like_a act_n be_v forbid_v by_o the_o law_n even_o because_o they_o be_v evil_a and_o be_v not_o only_o evil_a by_o be_v forbid_v by_o the_o law_n which_o yet_o those_o man_n do_v presuppose_v who_o will_v have_v every_o thing_n good_a that_o have_v a_o positive_a be_v and_o nothing_o simple_o evil_a but_o a_o abstract_a repugnance_n unto_o the_o law_n not_o consider_v the_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o breach_n of_o a_o positive_a and_o moral_a law_n betwixt_o a_o jew_n hate_v god_n and_o
extremity_n and_o nonsense_n in_o the_o worst_a degree_n because_o it_o imply_v a_o contradiction_n to_o say_v the_o sin_n be_v the_o mere_a repugnance_n of_o the_o act_n to_o the_o law_n without_o the_o act_n which_o be_v repugnant_a or_o that_o the_o sin_n of_o hate_v god_n be_v a_o deflection_n from_o the_o precept_n without_o that_o hate_v which_o be_v the_o sin_n xiii_o it_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v false_a to_o call_v it_o a_o sin_n to_o blaspheme_v which_o be_v a_o positive_a entity_n that_o it_o be_v blasphemy_n to_o deny_v it_o this_o be_v a_o proof_n from_o plain_a experience_n fourteen_o a_o part_n of_o nothing_o can_v be_v the_o thing_n of_o which_o it_o be_v but_o a_o part_n for_o then_o the_o part_n will_v be_v the_o whole_a which_o do_v imply_v a_o contradiction_n and_o so_o the_o formal_a part_n of_o sin_n can_v possible_o be_v the_o sin_n but_o the_o sin_n must_v include_v the_o material_a also_o this_o do_v prompt_v i_o gentle_a reader_n to_o prepare_v thou_o also_o for_o those_o evasion_n with_o which_o the_o adversary_n of_o truth_n will_v pretend_v to_o answer_v what_o thou_o shall_v urge_v 1._o if_o therefore_o when_o thou_o prove_v a_o sin_n be_v positive_a they_o shall_v only_o answer_v concern_v sin_n quatenus_fw-la sin_n remember_v to_o tell_v they_o of_o their_o fallacy_n à _fw-la thesi_fw-la ad_fw-la hypothesin_n or_o à _fw-la dicto_fw-la simpliciter_fw-la ad_fw-la dictum_fw-la secundum_fw-la quid_fw-la 2._o if_o again_o when_o thou_o say_v some_o sin_n be_v action_n such_o as_o those_o which_o god_n forbid_v we_o to_o put_v in_o be_v they_o shall_v answer_v that_o sin_n of_o omission_n be_v not_o put_v they_o in_o mind_n of_o that_o other_o fallacy_n a_o dicto_fw-la secundum_fw-la quid_fw-la ad_fw-la dictum_fw-la simpliciter_fw-la 3._o if_o when_o thou_o argue_v by_o a_o induction_n of_o such_o particular_n as_o in_o the_o instance_n of_o hate_v god_n they_o shall_v answer_v that_o hate_v be_v not_o evil_a in_o it_o self_n and_o good_a as_o fasten_v upon_o sin_n tell_v they_o straight_o of_o their_o fallacy_n a_o rectè_fw-la conjunctis_fw-la ad_fw-la malè_fw-la divisa_fw-la and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o the_o argument_n be_v of_o hate_v as_o have_v god_n for_o its_o object_n and_o so_o to_o answer_v of_o hate_v without_o a_o object_n be_v a_o intolerable_a impertinence_n divide_v the_o act_n from_o the_o object_n which_o be_v only_o consider_v in_o conjunction_n much_o more_o be_v it_o impertinent_a to_o talk_v of_o hate_v as_o it_o be_v object_v upon_o sin_n for_o that_o iâ—_n a_o transition_n à _fw-la genere_fw-la ad_fw-la genus_fw-la god_n be_v not_o sin_n nor_o be_v it_o a_o sin_n to_o hate_v sin_n but_o the_o sin_n of_o hate_v god_n be_v that_o to_z which_o they_o must_v speak_v in_o a_o compound_n sense_n hold_v they_o punctual_o to_o this_o and_o they_o be_v undo_v 4_o if_o they_o take_v upon_o they_o to_o prove_v act_v the_o part_n of_o the_o opponent_n that_o the_o formal_a part_n of_o sin_n be_v a_o mere_a privation_n therefore_o the_o sin_n be_v a_o mere_a privation_n tell_v they_o first_o of_o their_o fallacy_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o the_o antecedent_n may_v be_v true_a and_o yet_o the_o sequel_n extreme_o false_a tell_v they_o next_o there_o be_v a_o fallacy_n of_o ignoratio_fw-la elenchì_n for_o the_o question_n be_v of_o sin_n not_o of_o a_o portion_n or_o part_n of_o sin_n they_o be_v pass_v all_o remedy_n who_o when_o the_o question_n be_v whether_o it_o râ—ines_v do_v only_o answer_v that_o the_o staff_n do_v not_o stand_v in_o the_o corner_n tell_v they_o over_o and_o above_o that_o the_o formal_a part_n of_o some_o sin_n as_o of_o the_o devil_n hate_v god_n be_v a_o positive_a repugnance_n to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o so_o again_o there_o be_v the_o fallacy_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bare_o to_o say_v and_o not_o to_o prove_v the_o universality_n of_o the_o thing_n can_v amount_v to_o no_o more_o than_o only_a the_o beg_n of_o the_o question_n mr._n hickman_n must_v confess_v he_o be_v the_o worst_a of_o blasphemer_n if_o there_o be_v but_o one_o sin_n that_o be_v a_o positive_a entity_n because_o he_o say_v that_o all_o such_o must_v be_v either_o 5_o god_n creature_n or_o 5_o god_n himself_o this_o also_o prompt_v i_o to_o reflect_v upon_o the_o mischievous_a effect_n of_o his_o sad_a dilemma_n for_o if_o god_n be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o that_o positive_a entity_n or_o action_n adam_n eat_v forbid_v fruit_n and_o the_o cause_n of_o that_o law_n thou_o shall_v not_o eat_v it_o he_o be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o author_n or_o cause_n of_o that_o sin_n which_o be_v his_o very_a eat_v forbid_a fruit_n i_o have_v therefore_o take_v the_o great_a pain_n in_o my_o follow_a treatise_n both_o in_o 103._o vindicate_a god_n from_o be_v the_o author_n of_o such_o effect_n and_o in_o charge_v they_o whole_o upon_o the_o freewill_n of_o man_n 104._o show_v how_o the_o sinful_a agent_n be_v alone_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o sinful_a act_n to_o the_o end_n i_o may_v convince_v and_o convert_v my_o adversary_n even_o in_o spite_n of_o his_o own_o perverseness_n and_o disabuse_v his_o follower_n or_o abettor_n notwithstanding_o their_o partiality_n and_o praepossession_n that_o when_o they_o exert_v any_o such_o real_a and_o positive_a action_n as_o the_o hate_v of_o god_n the_o ravish_a of_o virgin_n the_o kill_n of_o king_n the_o commit_n of_o sacrilege_n the_o covet_v and_o seize_v their_o neighbour_n good_n they_o may_v be_v force_v to_o declare_v with_o coppinger_n and_o hacket_n in_o the_o star-chamber_n the_o work_n be_v evil_a and_o from_o themselves_o unless_o they_o will_v take_v in_o the_o devil_n too_o not_o good_a and_o from_o god_n as_o 82._o mr._n hickman_n no_o less_o irrational_o than_o blasphemous_o say_v that_o there_o be_v 1.30_o hater_n of_o god_n who_o be_v love_n itself_o god_n have_v tell_v we_o by_o moses_n and_o by_o saint_n paul_n and_o according_a to_o the_o importance_n 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ad_fw-la omne_fw-la valet_fw-la consequentia_fw-la by_o his_o own_o confession_n p._n 85._o what_o than_o mean_n he_o by_o a_o privation_n when_o he_o say_v that_o sin_n or_o moral_a evil_n as_o such_o be_v a_o privation_n unless_o he_o mean_v a_o mere_a privation_n and_o nothing_o else_o he_o speak_v not_o against_o the_o positivity_n of_o sin_n which_o even_o they_o who_o do_v assert_v do_v also_o hold_v there_o be_v a_o want_n of_o such_o a_o rectitude_n as_o be_v due_a but_o they_o say_v there_o be_v something_o beside_o that_o want_n as_o in_o walk_v to_o kill_v a_o neighbour_n there_o be_v something_o positive_a beside_o the_o want_n of_o a_o good_a end_n to_o which_o the_o walk_a shall_v be_v direct_v and_o if_o any_o thing_n can_v be_v due_a to_o the_o hate_v of_o god_n to_o make_v it_o good_a as_o nothing_o can_v be_v there_o will_v be_v a_o action_n beside_o the_o want_n of_o that_o due_a as_o m._n hickman_n confess_v p_o 94._o nay_o in_o say_n that_o that_o action_n be_v essential_o evil_a ibid._n he_o confess_v the_o very_a action_n to_o be_v the_o sin_n and_o take_v sin_n in_o the_o right_a sense_n for_o complexum_fw-la quid_fw-la as_o he_o confess_v p._n 95._o we_o may_v allow_v he_o his_o own_o way_n of_o state_v the_o question_n to_o his_o undo_n libertine_n §_o 15._o again_o he_o be_v ruin_v by_o his_o preservative_n as_o may_v appear_v by_o this_o dilemma_n do_v he_o think_v that_o privation_n be_v a_o thing_n real_a or_o only_o nominal_a something_o or_o nothing_o if_o nothing_o then_o for_o m._n hickman_n to_o filch_v and_o plunder_v be_v but_o a_o sin_n and_o therefore_o nothing_o in_o his_o opinion_n and_o so_o be_v a_o carneadist_n if_o something_o than_o he_o think_v it_o god_n creature_n or_o not_o his_o creature_n if_o his_o creature_n than_o he_o think_v that_o god_n be_v the_o author_n of_o sin_n and_o so_o he_o must_v think_v that_o sin_n be_v good_a or_o not_o good_a if_o he_o think_v it_o to_o be_v good_a he_o will_v scruple_n to_o 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illi_fw-la annexam_fw-la no_o daemon_n non_fw-la producunt_fw-la actiones_fw-la quibus_fw-la malitia_fw-la est_fw-la annexa_fw-la sed_fw-la tantum_fw-la solicitant_fw-la etc._n etc._n multo_fw-la itaque_fw-la magis_fw-la malitiae_fw-la reus_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la sciens_fw-la &_o volens_fw-la non_fw-la tentat_fw-la aut_fw-la solicitat_fw-la sed_fw-la actionem_fw-la reipsa_fw-la producit_fw-la cujus_fw-la malitia_fw-la ut_fw-la ab_fw-la ea_fw-la prorsus_fw-la inseparabilis_fw-la ipsi_fw-la quam_fw-la clarissimè_fw-la patet_fw-la what_o kind_n of_o adversary_n they_o be_v who_o the_o doctor_n thus_o handle_v and_o how_o much_o mr._n hickman_n become_v concern_v he_o give_v we_o to_o know_v by_o his_o two_o instance_n in_o twisse_n and_o zuinglius_fw-la §_o 12._o a_o whole_a college_n of_o remonstrant_n man_n of_o renown_n for_o their_o piety_n and_o learning_n too_o think_v fit_a to_o shame_v the_o common_a subterfuge_n by_o these_o two_o way_n of_o argumentation_n etc._n 1._o 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god_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o being_n p._n 78._o and_o p._n 95._o and_o pet._n mart._n in_o 1_o sam._n c._n 2._o chap._n v._n §_o 1._o the_o positive_a entity_n of_o sin_n be_v so_o clear_a from_o scripture_n scripture_n and_o from_o the_o write_n of_o all_o the_o father_n both_o greek_a and_o latin_a that_o as_o mr._n hickman_n have_v not_o attempt_v to_o give_v we_o scripture_n for_o his_o opinion_n so_o the_o father_n be_v very_o few_o who_o very_a figurative_a speech_n do_v look_v that_o way_n and_o their_o meaning_n be_v so_o conspicuous_a by_o what_o the_o same_o father_n say_v before_o and_o after_o that_o if_o he_o drink_v out_o of_o the_o fountain_n 41.24_o as_o i_o see_v he_o have_v do_v out_o of_o several_a cistern_n i_o admire_v the_o greatness_n of_o his_o delusion_n his_o performance_n be_v no_o better_o than_o i_o or_o any_o man_n will_v be_v who_o shall_v prove_v that_o a_o idol_n have_v not_o a_o positive_a be_v although_o the_o work_n of_o man_n hand_n and_o 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a_o thing_n temporal_a not_o derive_v from_o god_n but_o from_o the_o voluntary_a creature_n endue_v with_o liberty_n of_o will_n go_v on_o for_o several_a whole_a page_n to_o speak_v as_o much_o for_o my_o purpose_n as_o i_o can_v wish_v he_o he_o show_v the_o folly_n of_o their_o distinction_n who_o so_o endeavour_n to_o put_v a_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o act_n of_o hâ—ting_a god_n and_o the_o sin_n of_o hate_v god_n which_o they_o call_v the_o obliquity_n of_o the_o act_n as_o to_o affirm_v the_o first_o to_o be_v from_o god_n and_o therefore_o good_a the_o other_o evil_n and_o from_o the_o creature_n 7._o whereas_o it_o be_v impossible_a say_v the_o father_n that_o
own_o lusts._n cha_fw-mi p._n vi_o argument_n §_o 1._o have_v bestow_v so_o much_o paper_n on_o what_o be_v think_v of_o most_o moment_n i_o shall_v need_v spend_v but_o little_a in_o the_o dispatch_a of_o those_o fly_n to_o which_o mr._n h._n give_v the_o name_n of_o argument_n artificial_a p._n 69._o the_o first_o he_o confess_v be_v mr._n barlee_n if_o sin_n as_o sin_n be_v a_o positive_a entity_n than_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n in_o itself_o good_a for_o it_o be_v add_v by_o mr._n b._n but_o now_o substract_v by_o mr._n h._n every_o positive_a thing_n be_v good_a sect._n 2._o to_o this_o i_o answer_v 153._o many_o thing_n of_o which_o mr._n h._n reply_v only_o to_o a_o few_o as_o 1._o that_o if_o sin_n be_v a_o thing_n positive_a he_o seek_v to_o prove_v by_o this_o argument_n that_o sin_n be_v good_a 2._o that_o i_o have_v prove_v sin_n a_o thing_n positive_a in_o my_o two_o last_o section_n which_o continue_v firm_a and_o not_o disprove_v evince_v the_o force_n of_o his_o argument_n to_o serve_v for_o nothing_o but_o only_o to_o prove_v that_o sin_n be_v good_a 3._o that_o a_o thing_n which_o be_v privative_a in_o one_o respect_n be_v also_o positive_a in_o another_o as_o that_o which_o be_v privative_a of_o life_n and_o sight_n must_v needs_o be_v positive_a of_o death_n and_o blindness_n 4._o that_o mr._n b._n himself_o do_v grant_v as_o much_o in_o confess_v the_o efficient_a cause_n of_o sin_n and_o say_v there_o may_v be_v something_o of_o positive_a in_o a_o privation_n 5._o that_o in_o say_v sin_n be_v privative_a he_o confess_v it_o be_v not_o a_o mere_a privation_n because_o a_o privation_n be_v but_o the_o abstract_n of_o privative_a and_o what_o be_v most_o positive_a in_o one_o case_n may_v be_v privative_a in_o another_o 6._o that_o sin_n be_v not_o conceivable_a unless_o as_o a_o concrete_a which_o have_v something_o positive_a as_o well_o as_o privative_a there_o be_v no_o kind_n of_o difference_n betwixt_o david_n lie_v with_o bathshebah_n and_o hiâ—_n adultery_n with_o bâ—thshebah_n at_o the_o time_n of_o her_o be_v vriahs_n wife_n 7._o that_o bonum_fw-la metaphysicum_fw-la have_v quite_o another_o signification_n then_o bonum_fw-la morale_fw-la to_o which_o alone_o we_o oppose_v sin_n or_o malum_fw-la morale_fw-la 8._o that_o a_o libertine_n a_o ranter_n or_o a_o carneadist_n will_v be_v glad_a to_o introduce_v a_o opinion_n that_o sin_n be_v good_a by_o call_v it_o bonum_fw-la metâ—physicum_fw-la and_o confound_v that_o with_o bonum_fw-la morale_fw-la 9_o that_o the_o subject_n of_o metaphysic_n be_v ens_fw-la quatenus_fw-la ens_fw-la real_n illud_fw-la not_o omnimodo_fw-la positivum_fw-la quatenus_fw-la positivum_fw-la and_o so_o in_o one_o sensâ—_n it_o comprehend_v res_n &_o aliquid_fw-la 10._o that_o bonum_fw-la metaphysicum_fw-la do_v not_o signify_v good_a in_o english_a as_o canis_fw-la astronomicus_fw-la do_v not_o signify_v a_o dog_n in_o our_o english_a street_n and_o apprehension_n 11._o that_o dr._n twisse_n be_v betray_v into_o one_o of_o his_o worst_a error_n that_o it_o be_v better_a to_o be_v torture_v to_o all_o eternity_n than_o not_o to_o have_v a_o real_a being_n by_o not_o consider_v this_o very_a thing_n 12._o that_o a_o lie_n be_v verum_fw-la as_o much_o as_o sin_n be_v bonum_fw-la metaphysicum_fw-la because_o it_o have_v a_o positive_a be_v which_o prove_v the_o argument_n to_o be_v impertinent_a at_o the_o best_a §_o 3._o now_o reader_n observe_v what_o a_o incomparable_a confuter_n i_o have_v to_o deal_v with_o to_o there_o be_v but_o four_o thing_n of_o twelve_o on_o which_o his_o courage_n will_v serve_v he_o to_o try_v his_o tooth_n which_o find_v also_o to_o be_v too_o hard_a he_o do_v as_o lepid_o nibble_v at_o they_o as_o the_o tame_a creature_n do_v at_o the_o thistle_n which_o make_v philemon_n so_o full_a of_o laughter_n for_o to_o the_o first_o he_o thus_o reply_n the_o design_n of_o the_o argument_n be_v to_o fright_v mr._n p._n out_o of_o his_o sad_a opinion_n concern_v the_o positivity_n of_o sin_n by_o bring_v he_o to_o the_o grand_a absurdity_n of_o say_v sin_n be_v good_a p._n 70._o but_o i_o rejoin_v 1._o first_o that_o my_o answer_n be_v design_v to_o fright_v mr._n hick_n from_o his_o opinion_n concern_v god_n be_v the_o author_n of_o all_o thing_n positive_a nay_o of_o all_o thing_n ult_n real_a too_o neither_o blasphemy_n nor_o buggery_n nor_o hate_v god_n be_v except_v by_o bring_v he_o to_o the_o grand_a absurdity_n of_o say_v god_n be_v the_o author_n of_o the_o great_a wickedness_n in_o the_o world_n and_o withal_o of_o say_v the_o great_a wickedness_n be_v good_a 2._o he_o can_v bring_v i_o to_o say_v that_o sin_n be_v good_a but_o only_o he_o can_v say_v he_o design_v to_o bring_v i_o which_o show_v the_o folly_n of_o his_o design_n too_o for._n 3_o as_o i_o say_v that_o bonum_fw-la among_o the_o heathen_a metaphysician_n do_v not_o signify_v good_a in_o our_o english_a acception_n of_o the_o word_n any_o more_o than_o malum_fw-la which_o be_v latin_a for_o a_o apple_n can_v signify_v evil_a in_o a_o translation_n though_o malum_fw-la be_v latin_n for_o evil_a too_o so_o i_o shall_v make_v it_o undeniable_a by_o appeal_n even_o to_o they_o who_o be_v partial_a to_o he_o whether_o we_o can_v proper_o say_v in_o english_a that_o it_o be_v good_a to_o hate_n god_n or_o good_a for_o mr._n hickman_n to_o lie_v with_o a_o beast_n ☞_o because_o they_o be_v action_n which_o have_v positive_a entity_n and_o therefore_o be_v bona_fw-la metaphysica_fw-la in_o mr._n hickmans_n dialect_n nay_o in_o very_o broad_a english_a mr._n h._n will_v tell_v we_o that_o they_o be_v good_a and_o from_o god_n if_o he_o dare_v say_v twice_o what_o he_o have_v say_v too_o often_o by_o say_v once_o to_o wit_n in_o his_o page_n 95_o 96_o 4._o i_o tell_v he_o aristotlâ—'s_n phrase_n of_o every_o entity_n be_v good_a shall_v rather_o have_v be_v reject_v as_o unsound_a and_o unsafe_a and_o so_o return_v to_o that_o heathen_a from_o whence_o it_o come_v then_o have_v be_v use_v by_o a_o christian_n to_o prove_v it_o good_a to_o hate_v god_n and_o according_o dr._n stearn_n do_v somewhere_o deny_v that_o metaphysical_a axiom_n to_o be_v of_o universal_a truth_n for_o when_o it_o be_v urge_v that_o the_o act_n of_o hate_v god_n must_v be_v good_a because_o ens_fw-la &_o bonum_fw-la convertuntur_fw-la he_o call_v it_o the_o beg_n of_o the_o question_n as_o well_o he_o may_v 5._o mr._n h._n say_v themaxime_n be_v ens_fw-la &_o bonum_fw-la convertuntur_fw-la not_o quatenus_fw-la positivum_fw-la and_o so_o ascribe_v a_o equal_a goodness_n to_o the_o formal_a obliquity_n which_o be_v ens_fw-la as_o to_o the_o act_n itself_o to_o which_o the_o obliquity_n it_o annex_v 6._o it_o be_v easy_a to_o prove_v to_o mr._n h._n that_o the_o great_a lie_n be_v as_o true_a as_o the_o truth_n itself_o because_o it_o be_v aristotle_n maxim_n and_o as_o general_o receive_v as_o that_o he_o urge_v ens_fw-la and_o verum_fw-la convertuntur_fw-la 7._o i_o have_v tell_v he_o while_o it_o be_v time_n that_o if_o by_o good_a he_o mean_v bonum_fw-la morale_fw-la as_o to_o be_v pertinent_a he_o must_v he_o must_v also_o prove_v parricide_n incest_n witchcraft_n or_o rebellion_n a_o thing_n neither_o better_o nor_o worse_o than_o witchcraft_n either_o mere_a privation_n of_o be_v or_o moral_a good_a thing_n for_o according_a to_o his_o dream_v they_o must_v be_v nothing_o or_o 2._o no_n sin_n or_o 3._o moral_a virtue_n or_o 4._o sin_n and_o moral_a virtue_n too_o 2d_o §_o 4._o he_o reply_v to_o the_o three_o by_o a_o full_a concession_n p._n 70.71_o but_o conceive_v it_o a_o disgrace_n to_o stick_v at_o nothing_o he_o whole_o pass_v by_o my_o answer_n and_o only_o quarrel_v my_o illustration_n which_o yet_o in_o one_o sense_n he_o do_v approve_v too_o that_o sense_n be_v i_o and_o as_o pertinent_a it_o be_v as_o whatsoever_o similitude_n he_o have_v steal_v from_o mr._n morice_n what_o i_o say_v of_o darkness_n he_o confess_v to_o be_v a_o truth_n and_o with_o a_o but_o it_o be_v very_o vulgar_a p._n 71._o as_o if_o the_o sun_n be_v the_o worse_a for_o be_v a_o every_o day_n spectacle_n he_o think_v his_o axiom_n the_o better_a for_o be_v vulgar_a and_o give_v it_o this_o commendation_n that_o it_o be_v common_o receive_v p._n 70._o when_o he_o impertinent_o say_v that_o darkness_n can_v be_v feel_v p._n 72._o he_o shall_v have_v except_v the_o egyptian_a and_o that_o of_o his_o own_o apprehension_n which_o be_v now_o so_o palpable_a to_o every_o reader_n 2._o i_o give_v a_o instance_n in_o the_o transgression_n of_o the_o law_n which_o i_o say_v be_v sin_n and_o yet_o a_o thing_n positive_a as_o well_o as_o privative_a to_o wit_n privative_a of_o virtue_n and_o positive_a of_o vice_n to_o this_o mr._n
here_o observe_v two_o thing_n 1_o his_o affirm_v the_o act_n of_o blasphemy_n to_o be_v from_o god_n as_o he_o do_v express_o lin_v 13_o 14._o next_o his_o deny_v those_o thing_n to_o be_v the_o work_n of_o the_o devil_n to_o which_o the_o scripture_n have_v give_v that_o name_n he_o deny_v it_o here_o partly_o and_o partly_o pag._n 96._o what_o yet_o the_o scripture_n assert_v plain_o 1_v joh._n 3.8_o but_o more_o of_o this_o reason_n in_o the_o follow_a section_n for_o §_o 13._o after_o five_o page_n of_o impertinence_n artificial_a he_o argue_v thus_o if_o a_o thing_n be_v therefore_o sinful_a because_o it_o want_v some_o perfection_n that_o it_o ought_v to_o have_v and_o cease_v to_o be_v sinful_a when_o it_o have_v all_o the_o perfection_n which_o it_o ought_v to_o have_v then_o be_v sin_n a_o privation_n but_o a_o thing_n be_v therefore_o sinful_a etc._n etc._n ergo_fw-la pag._n 84._o as_o this_o be_v also_o take_v from_o mr._n barlow_n but_o no_o more_o acknowledge_v by_o the_o taker_n than_o all_o the_o rest_n 7_o so_o a_o answer_n to_o it_o be_v give_v in_o my_o reply_n to_o mr._n barlow_n in_o vindication_n of_o dr._n field_n who_o have_v prove_v that_o there_o be_v act_n to_o which_o no_o rectitude_n can_v be_v due_a to_o make_v they_o perfect_a as_o the_o act_n of_o hate_v god_n have_v such_o a_o answer_n from_o master_n barlow_n as_o i_o show_v to_o be_v invalid_a in_o five_o respect_n and_o in_o each_o of_o they_o mr._n hickman_n be_v equal_o concern_v but_o yet_o i_o add_v 1._o that_o this_o make_v against_o those_o sin_n only_o which_o be_v only_a sin_n because_o forbid_v not_o at_o all_o against_o those_o which_o be_v only_o forbid_v for_o be_v sin_n of_o which_o i_o have_v speak_v ch_n 3._o §_o 6._o that_o something_o may_v be_v evil_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v affirm_v by_o saint_n basil_n as_o he_o confess_v and_o that_o the_o action_n of_o hate_v god_n be_v intrinsical_o evil_a we_o have_v his_o word_n p._n 94._o but_o 2._o this_o only_a prove_v that_o some_o sin_n be_v privative_a not_o that_o sin_n be_v a_o 〈◊〉_d privation_n and_o what_o be_v privative_a of_o one_o thing_n be_v also_o positive_a of_o another_o as_o have_v be_v show_v §_o 1._o and_o 4._o 3._o doctor_n field_n and_o other_o have_v often_o tell_v he_o of_o a_o positive_a repugnance_n to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o when_o it_o be_v say_v by_o himself_o pag._n 79._o he_o can_v derive_v the_o irregularity_n from_o corruption_n and_o the_o devil_n temptation_n he_o do_v not_o say_v it_o be_v not_o positive_a unless_o nothing_o can_v be_v so_o that_o be_v fâ—om_a corruption_n and_o the_o devil_n a_o man_n may_v thus_o make_v he_o confute_v himself_o of_o the_o vital_a act_n speak_v and_o blasphemy_n or_o lie_v he_o say_v the_o former_a be_v from_o god_n the_o latter_a from_o the_o devil_n and_o yet_o the_o blasphemy_n be_v as_o positive_a as_o speak_a can_v be_v because_o it_o be_v speak_v to_o god_n dishonour_n and_o so_o at_o once_o in_o opposition_n and_o yet_o according_a to_o mr._n hickman_n who_o be_v often_o antipus_fw-la to_o himself_o there_o be_v some_o thing_n positive_a which_o be_v neither_o god_n nor_o from_o god_n but_o from_o corruption_n and_o the_o devil_n temptation_n §_o 14._o what_o he_o be_v wiâ—ling_a to_o infer_v from_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 85._o which_o he_o see_v urge_v by_o mr._n barlow_n in_o no_o less_o than_o 51.65_o three_o place_n i_o shall_v show_v to_o be_v faulty_a in_o six_o respect_n 1._o he_o seem_v not_o to_o have_v know_v what_o mr._n barlow_n well_o know_v but_o consider_v not_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o composition_n have_v a_o threefold_a importance_n and_o thence_o be_v call_v by_o three_o name_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o that_o the_o law_n be_v transgress_v by_o he_o who_o add_v to_o it_o or_o go_v beyond_o it_o 233._o 2._o by_o this_o way_n of_o argue_v he_o may_v endeavour_v to_o prove_v god_n to_o be_v mere_o privative_a because_o he_o be_v say_v to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d infinite_a that_o be_v without_o any_o bound_n or_o term_n of_o be_v juâ—io_n and_o dionysius_n the_o areopagite_n delight_v to_o tell_v we_o what_o he_o be_v by_o tell_v we_o what_o he_o be_v not_o as_o have_v be_v show_v chap._n 5._o 3._o what_o st._n john_n have_v express_v by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d other_o common_o do_v express_v by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d each_o of_o which_o i_o now_o see_v in_o the_o same_o page_n of_o athanasius_n who_o also_o put_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o a_o instance_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d contra_fw-la gentes_fw-la pag._n 4._o 4._o there_o be_v nothing_o commoner_n in_o the_o n._n t._n then_o for_o word_n compound_v with_o α_n to_o have_v a_o positive_a signification_n in_o one_o respect_n as_o well_o as_o a_o privative_a in_o another_o as_o rom._n 1.30.31_o we_o find_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o import_v rebellious_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d covenant-breaker_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d implacable_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cruel_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v foolish_a but_o so_o as_o foolish_a signify_v unreasonable_a action_n as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d do_v malice_n and_o mischief_n against_o christ_n luk._n 6.11_o and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d those_o that_o be_v guilty_a of_o brutish_a practice_n tit._n 3.3_o v._n d._n h._n in_o locum_fw-la so_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o damascene_fw-la be_v positive_o liberal_a and_o use_v as_o a_o epithet_n of_o god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d positive_o confident_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o positive_a sorrow_n the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rom._n 1.28_o do_v not_o only_o denote_v a_o man_n who_o go_v without_o a_o reward_n but_o that_o be_v positive_o opposite_a to_o every_o thing_n that_o be_v good_a as_o doctor_n ham._n observe_v upon_o the_o place_n noteh_n 5._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o aequivalence_n be_v the_o same_o with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 554._o which_o with_o the_o learnede_a remonstrant_n be_v actus_fw-la hominis_fw-la as_o have_v be_v show_v ch_n 3._o §_o 25._o and_o so_o it_o be_v with_o hemmingius_n who_o say_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d unrighteousness_n which_o be_v use_v by_o saint_n john_n do_v signify_v in_o concreto_fw-la whatsoever_o thing_n be_v do_v in_o a_o contrariety_n to_o the_o law_n and_o according_o i_o observe_v in_o the_o most_o judicious_a doctor_n hammond_n that_o he_o take_v the_o 183._o transgress_a of_o the_o rule_n to_o be_v a_o positive_a thing_n a_o do_v contrary_a to_o god_n commandment_n from_o whence_o arise_v the_o obliquity_n of_o any_o act_n 6._o nay_o mr._n hick_n imply_v as_o much_o in_o the_o simplicity_n at_o least_o of_o his_o understanding_n which_o one_o mr._n bagshâ—w_n be_v so_o ignorant_a â—s_a to_o believe_v he_o have_v express_v 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terent._n in_o prol_n eunuch_n 27._o and_o according_o it_o be_v say_v by_o all_o kind_n of_o writer_n as_o well_o by_o our_o enemy_n as_o our_o friend_n that_o sin_n connote_v two_o thing_n whereof_o the_o one_o be_v material_a the_o other_o formal_a not_o aquinas_n only_o and_o all_o his_o follower_n but_o dr._n twisse_n and_o all_o he_o do_v affirm_v 554_o all_o sin_n to_o import_v 2_o thing_n sin_n of_o omission_n not_o except_v and_o hemmingius_n say_v that_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v a_o contempt_n of_o christ_n and_o hâ—s_a gospel_n which_o he_o also_o say_v be_v demonstrate_v both_o by_o st._n matthew_n and_o st._n mark_v i_o hope_v mr._n h_n will_v not_o say_v that_o the_o contempt_n
of_o the_o gospel_n be_v positive_a be_v very_o good_a and_o from_o god_n which_o yet_o he_o must_v or_o he_o must_v sing_v his_o recantation_n in_o a_o word_n it_o can_v no_o more_o be_v prove_v that_o sin_n be_v a_o privation_n and_o nothing_o else_o from_o the_o say_n of_o st._n john_n that_o sin_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o the_o transgression_n of_o the_o law_n 1_o john_n 3.4_o then_o that_o christ_n himself_o be_v not_o positive_a from_o the_o tropical_a say_n of_o st._n paul_n that_o christ_n be_v make_v sin_n 2._o cor._n 5.21_o or_o that_o darkness_n be_v as_o positive_a as_o iron_n because_o the_o angel_n be_v deliver_v to_o chain_n of_o darkness_n 2_o pet._n 2.4_o and_o whether_o it_o be_v not_o indeed_o a_o sin_n without_o any_o such_o figure_n or_o catachrestical_a way_n of_o speak_v to_o ravish_v virgin_n and_o lie_v with_o beast_n to_o hate_n god_n and_o to_o love_v the_o devil_n which_o be_v confess_o as_o positive_a as_o any_o action_n that_o can_v be_v name_v i_o appeal_v to_o the_o usage_n of_o the_o word_n sin_n in_o the_o common_a experience_n of_o all_o mankind_n argument_n §_o 16._o his_o last_o argument_n as_o he_o call_v it_o be_v very_o rare_a original_a sin_n be_v not_o positive_a ergo_fw-la sin_n as_o sin_n be_v not_o positive_a p._n 8â—_n first_o for_o the_o manifold_a absurdity_n as_o well_o as_o guilt_n into_o which_o he_o fall_v by_o his_o reduplication_n sin_n as_o sin_v i_o brief_o refer_v to_o every_o part_n of_o my_o second_o chapter_n especial_o §_o 8_o 9_o 10_o 11_o 12_o etc._n etc._n next_o for_o what_o he_o say_v of_o original_a sin_n i_o refer_v to_o all_o i_o have_v produce_v from_o the_o ancient_a father_n and_o learned_a modern_a divine_n who_o hold_v it_o to_o be_v a_o positive_a quality_n in_o the_o three_o and_o four_o section_n of_o the_o five_o chapter_n of_o this_o book_n and_o also_o in_o the_o 3._o ch_z §_o 23._o but_o three_o as_o i_o never_o yet_o say_v so_o neither_o aâ—_n i_o concern_v to_o say_v that_o all_o sin_n be_v positive_a it_o be_v enough_o that_o some_o be_v and_o those_o the_o worst_a to_o be_v imagine_v nay_o mr._n h_n must_v be_v conclude_v a_o strange_a kind_n of_o blasphemer_n in_o say_v all_o thing_n positive_a be_v either_o god_n creature_n or_o god_n himself_o although_o there_o be_v but_o one_o sin_n that_o have_v a_o positive_a be_v such_o as_o be_v the_o angel_n pride_n and_o the_o devil_n hatred_n of_o god_n almighty_n or_o the_o lust_n of_o the_o devil_n joh._n 8.44_o yet_o now_o to_o speak_v more_o of_o original_a sin_n as_o that_o do_v signify_v the_o proneness_n of_o the_o will_v to_o evil_a after_o the_o image_n of_o adam_n will_n from_o after_o the_o time_n of_o his_o depravation_n it_o must_v needs_o be_v also_o positive_a to_o wit_n a_o conversion_n to_o the_o creature_n and_o why_o may_v not_o adam_n acquire_v by_o his_o sin_n the_o image_n of_o satan_n unto_o himself_o and_o offspring_n too_o as_o well_o as_o 88_o sin-away_a the_o image_n of_o god_n 232._o but_o this_o be_v not_o that_o upon_o which_o i_o be_o oblige_v to_o lay_v a_o stress_n nor_o shall_v this_o be_v the_o subject_n of_o new_a dispute_n whether_o a_o man_n do_v beget_v a_o man_n as_o much_o as_o a_o horse_n beget_v a_o horse_n it_o may_v be_v argue_v for_o ever_o on_o either_o side_n but_o i_o believe_v with_o great_a force_n for_o that_o part_n of_o the_o question_n to_o which_o st._n austin_n be_v most_o incline_v and_o all_o that_o be_v say_v by_o mr._n h._n do_v but_o help_n to_o disprove_v original_a sin_n for_o which_o pelagian_n and_o socinian_o may_v chance_v to_o thank_v he_o i_o know_v st._n paul_n hold_v that_o the_o whole_a of_o man_n do_v consist_v of_o three_o thing_n body_n soul_n and_o spirit_n concern_v which_o dr._n hammond_n have_v a_o most_o profitable_a discourse_n with_o a_o reference_n to_o which_o i_o will_v shut_v up_o this_o section_n argument_n see_v his_o annotation_n upon_o 1_o thess._n 5.23_o §_o 17._o have_v see_v his_o reason_n let_v we_o see_v what_o he_o say_v to_o some_o few_o of_o i_o or_o rather_o how_o guilty_o he_o sneak_n from_o the_o whole_a duty_n of_o a_o respondent_fw-la p._n 90._o for_o though_o he_o know_v what_o i_o have_v say_v devil_n to_o wit_n that_o sin_n in_o scripture_n be_v call_v work_n work_n of_o darkness_n work_v of_o the_o flesh_n work_v of_o man_n hand_n and_o work_n of_o the_o devil_n as_o it_o be_v on_o purpose_n to_o show_v that_o they_o be_v positive_a thing_n yet_o he_o pass_v by_o that_o as_o if_o the_o word_n work_v have_v be_v of_o no_o consideration_n and_o only_o nibble_v at_o my_o say_n that_o that_o be_v positive_a that_o christ_n come_v to_o destroy_v conceal_v also_o from_o his_o reader_n what_o i_o have_v cite_v from_o st._n john_n of_o christ_n be_v manifest_v in_o the_o flesh_n that_o he_o may_v destroy_v the_o work_n of_o the_o devil_n 1_o john_n 3.8_o nor_o take_v notice_n of_o what_o i_o say_v about_o vacuum_fw-la vacui_fw-la imply_v locatum_fw-la as_o the_o privation_n of_o a_o privation_n imply_v position_n by_o all_o confession_n i_o show_v it_o imply_v a_o contradiction_n to_o say_v a_o habit_n be_v a_o privation_n because_o it_o be_v call_v by_o a_o catachresis_fw-la the_o privation_n of_o a_o privation_n when_o after_o a_o loss_n it_o be_v recover_v from_o hence_o i_o argue_v that_o if_o the_o work_n of_o the_o devil_n which_o be_v also_o call_v the_o lust_n of_o the_o devil_n joh._n 8.44_o have_v be_v mere_a privation_n the_o destruction_n of_o they_o can_v have_v be_v none_o but_o mr._n h_n very_a weakness_n do_v serve_v he_o here_o instead_o of_o strength_n for_o not_o consider_v that_o death_n be_v say_v to_o be_v capable_a of_o destruction_n 1_o cor._n 15.16_o by_o the_o same_o catachrestical_a way_n of_o speak_v whereby_o it_o be_v say_v in_o other_o place_n to_o have_v a_o body_n and_o a_o sting_n and_o so_o i_o may_v prove_v it_o at_o least_o to_o he_o to_o have_v a_o positive_a entity_n he_o urge_v his_o ignorance_n for_o a_o proof_n that_o of_o a_o mere_a privation_n there_o may_v be_v proper_o a_o privation_n how_o much_o better_o may_v i_o prove_v that_o death_n itself_o have_v a_o positivity_n from_o rev._n 21.8_o where_o to_o be_v burn_v in_o a_o lake_n of_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n be_v express_v by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o second_o death_n but_o the_o work_n of_o the_o devil_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d proper_o so_o call_v and_o therefore_o positive_a the_o word_n of_o st._n john_n be_v even_o literal_o true_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o joh._n 3.4_o and_o lust_n be_v quality_n john_n 8.44_o drunkenness_n §_o 18._o to_o the_o argument_n which_o i_o urge_v from_o sin_n habitual_a or_o habit_n of_o sin_n such_o as_o drunkenness_n in_o a_o man_n who_o be_v seldom_o sober_a it_o seem_v he_o know_v so_o exact_o that_o no_o good_a answer_n be_v to_o be_v give_v as_o to_o resolve_v to_o supply_v it_o with_o mere_a scurrility_n and_o impertinence_n p._n 91._o he_o be_v fain_o to_o say_v that_o i_o intend_v a_o sorite_n or_o rather_o seem_v to_o intend_v it_o that_o he_o may_v seem_v to_o have_v something_o at_o which_o to_o nibble_n but_o no_o such_o thing_n as_o a_o sorite_n be_v any_o more_o in_o my_o thought_n then_o in_o my_o mention_n and_o therefore_o this_o be_v so_o vile_a a_o practice_n as_o may_v be_v use_v by_o any_o atheist_n who_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o calumniate_v any_o passage_n of_o any_o writer_n it_o i_o a_o easy_a thing_n to_o say_v that_o such_o a_o author_n make_v a_o face_n as_o if_o he_o intend_v this_o or_o that_o which_o we_o have_v reason_n to_o believe_v he_o can_v not_o possible_o intend_v but_o what_o say_v the_o rhapsodist_n to_o my_o argument_n 161._o that_o vice_n be_v habit_n as_o well_o as_o virtue_n and_o therefore_o positive_a quality_n as_o well_o as_o virtue_n he_o do_v not_o deny_v that_o some_o sort_n of_o vice_n indeed_o be_v habit_n for_o he_o can_v think_v that_o a_o act_n of_o drunkenness_n be_v a_o vice_n and_o that_o a_o habit_n of_o drunkennenss_n be_v none_o at_o all_o nor_o can_v he_o think_v it_o impossible_a to_o be_v habitual_o drink_v and_o that_o a_o habit_n be_v a_o thing_n positive_a he_o be_v so_o far_o from_o deny_v that_o he_o affirm_v it_o he_o prâ—fesseth_v not_o to_o doubt_v of_o it_o p_o 92._o so_o that_o now_o there_o be_v no_o question_n whether_o drunkenness_n when_o a_o habit_n be_v positive_a or_o not_o but_o whether_o or_o no_o it_o be_v a_o sin_n or_o whether_o it_o be_v not_o from_o god_n in_o mr._n hickman_n judgement_n one_o of_o the_o two_o we_o be_v assure_v by_o himself_o be_v his_o
objecto_fw-la and_o antecedent_o to_o the_o law_n i_o say_v in_o this_o i_o have_v enough_o whereby_o to_o prove_v he_o most_o clear_o his_o own_o refuter_fw-la and_o yet_o i_o add_v that_o if_o the_o undue_a refer_v of_o hatred_n to_o god_n be_v not_o positive_a but_o privative_a as_o he_o unskilful_o say_v p._n 95._o then_o hatred_n be_v positive_a do_v cease_v to_o be_v positive_a by_o be_v fasten_v upon_o god_n as_o mr._n hickman_n must_v needs_o infer_v unless_o he_o deny_v the_o hatred_n of_o god_n to_o be_v a_o sin_n and_o yet_o the_o fasten_v it_o on_o god_n be_v as_o positive_a as_o the_o fasten_n it_o on_o the_o devil_n name_n §_o 21._o after_o this_o have_v itch_n to_o steal_v a_o discourse_n from_o mr._n barlow_n concern_v several_a ground_n of_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o sin_n of_o omission_n and_o commission_n and_o know_v not_o how_o to_o bring_v it_o in_o either_o by_o head_n or_o by_o shoulder_n by_o way_n of_o answer_n to_o any_o argument_n which_o he_o have_v see_v in_o my_o write_n think_v fit_a to_o forge_v such_o a_o syllogism_n as_o may_v be_v suitable_a to_o his_o purpose_n and_o set_v a_o bold_a face_n upon_o it_o to_o tell_v the_o reader_n that_o it_o be_v i_o pag_n 97._o i_o stand_v amaze_v for_o some_o time_n at_o his_o resolution_n especial_o when_o i_o see_v he_o make_v as_o good_a as_o a_o profession_n of_o such_o impiety_n for_o although_o he_o have_v direct_o lay_v his_o child_n at_o my_o door_n and_o pronounce_v i_o the_o father_n without_o reserve_n yet_o few_o line_n after_o he_o confess_v in_o effect_n that_o it_o be_v his_o own_o for_o he_o confess_v he_o do_v but_o suppose_v that_o if_o my_o word_n be_v reduce_v to_o mood_n and_o figure_n they_o will_v appear_v in_o such_o a_o form_n as_o he_o have_v now_o represent_v p._n 97._o but_o lest_o his_o reader_n shall_v see_v my_o word_n concern_v sin_n of_o omission_n and_o commission_n by_o be_v direct_v to_o the_o page_n where_o i_o have_v speak_v of_o that_o subject_n he_o straight_o create_v a_o ignis_fw-la fatuus_fw-la whereby_o to_o lead_v they_o out_o of_o their_o way_n for_o he_o say_v my_o word_n be_v p._n 167._o whereas_o in_o all_o that_o page_n there_o be_v not_o only_a no_o such_o word_n but_o no_o occasion_n or_o hint_n for_o so_o lewd_a a_o fiction_n the_o only_a place_n for_o aught_o i_o know_v wherein_o i_o use_v any_o such_o term_n as_o sin_n of_o omission_n and_o commisâ—ion_n but_o without_o any_o likeness_n to_o what_o he_o forge_v be_v pag._n 146_o and_o there_o my_o word_n be_v precise_o these_o if_o sin_n of_o omission_n as_o not_o pray_v and_o not_o give_v alm_n etc._n etc._n have_v but_o a_o deficient_a cause_n yet_o sin_n of_o commission_n as_o curse_v and_o sacrilege_n etc._n etc._n have_v a_o cause_n efficient_a with_o a_o witness_n it_o be_v true_a i_o say_v in_o another_o place_n p._n 162._o that_o whilst_o m._n hickman_n deny_v sin_n to_o be_v something_o positive_a he_o seem_v to_o make_v no_o difference_n betwixt_o a_o simple_a negative_a and_o a_o privative_a proper_o so_o call_v and_o again_o confound_v a_o privation_n proper_o so_o call_v with_o a_o thing_n call_v privative_a secundum_fw-la quid_fw-la he_o make_v no_o difference_n betwixt_o not_o bless_v and_o curse_v god_n &c_n &c_n where_o first_o i_o say_v not_o he_o make_v no_o difference_n but_o that_o he_o seem_v to_o make_v none_o mean_v none_o as_o to_o the_o point_n of_o its_o positivity_n and_o as_o to_o the_o force_n of_o my_o accusation_n he_o have_v not_o utter_v one_o word_n in_o his_o own_o defence_n nay_o he_o have_v prove_v his_o gross_a mistake_n of_o a_o simple_a negative_a for_o a_o privative_a proper_o so_o call_v and_o so_o he_o prove_v i_o have_v use_v he_o with_o two_o much_o candour_n §_o 22._o of_o all_o the_o text_n which_o i_o have_v bring_v all._n for_o the_o prove_v of_o sin_n be_v something_o positive_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 163._o he_o wilful_o pass_v by_o the_o rest_n and_o show_v his_o impertinence_n upon_o one_o in_o which_o the_o force_n of_o my_o argument_n do_v least_o consist_v unless_o as_o it_o relate_v to_o the_o next_o text_n after_o of_o which_o m._n hickman_n will_v take_v no_o notice_n my_o argument_n be_v that_o as_o we_o read_v of_o great_a and_o little_a sin_n in_o comparison_n so_o we_o read_v in_o proportion_n of_o great_a and_o lâ—ssâ—r_a damnation_n mat._n 23.14_o luk._n 12.48_o now_o it_o be_v so_o evident_a in_o itself_o and_o so_o acknowledge_v a_o thing_n among_o the_o man_n of_o all_o party_n that_o all_o the_o damn_a soul_n in_o hell_n be_v whole_o destitute_a of_o grace_n and_o that_o of_o those_o who_o have_v a_o total_a privation_n of_o it_o some_o shall_v have_v fewer_o and_o sâ—me_v more_o stripe_n some_o a_o lesser_a and_o some_o a_o great_a damnation_n that_o i_o think_v mr._n hickman_n can_v not_o choose_v but_o understand_v i_o but_o be_v convince_v of_o the_o truth_n which_o yet_o he_o resolve_v to_o abjure_v seek_v to_o hide_v his_o conviction_n by_o this_o incomparable_a impertinence_n that_o he_o will_v answer_v if_o he_o can_v guess_v where_o the_o vein_n of_o proof_n do_v lie_v and_o if_o he_o may_v guess_v it_o lie_v in_o this_o that_o there_o can_v be_v no_o degree_n in_o a_o privation_n p._n 99_o in_o which_o word_n '_o â—is_n hard_a to_o say_v how_o many_o way_n he_o be_v unhappy_a 1._o he_o can_v guess_v wherein_o the_o force_n of_o the_o proof_n do_v lie_v and_o yet_o he_o will_v answer_v for_o all_o his_o ignorance_n but_o 2._o he_o will_v not_o answer_v neither_o unless_o he_o may_v have_v leave_n to_o forge_v the_o thing_n to_o which_o he_o conceive_v he_o can_v give_v a_o answer_n if_o he_o may_v make_v a_o man_n of_o cloâ—ts_n he_o will_v adventure_v on_o that_o condition_n to_o strike_v at_o it_o when_o he_o have_v do_v 3._o he_o either_o think_v there_o be_v degree_n even_o of_o total_a privation_n of_o which_o some_o be_v privation_n of_o no_o more_o than_o all_o grace_n but_o other_o of_o all_o and_o some_o too_o or_o else_o 4._o of_o those_o that_o be_v damn_v in_o hell_n he_o think_v that_o some_o have_v more_o grace_n some_o less_o or_o some_o none_o at_o all_o some_o less_o than_o none_o at_o all_o because_o some_o have_v a_o great_a some_o a_o lesser_a damnation_n for_o my_o inference_n be_v this_o that_o of_o those_o that_o be_v whole_o deprive_v of_o grace_n some_o be_v great_a sinner_n than_o other_o and_o more_o torment_v who_o sin_n by_o consequence_n must_v be_v something_o beside_o a_o whole_a privation_n of_o grace_n it_o be_v indeed_o for_o want_n of_o grace_n or_o by_o resist_a grace_n give_v that_o ammon_n lust_v after_o fiâ—st_n 14._o and_o second_o loathe_v his_o sister_n tamar_n but_o beside_o that_o want_n or_o privation_n of_o grace_n there_o be_v some_o positive_a effect_n which_o be_v damn_v sin_n 1._o he_o lust_v after_o 2._o he_o dissemble_v with_o 3._o he_o violent_o defile_v 4._o he_o hate_v his_o injure_a sister_n it_o be_v not_o through_o a_o want_n of_o grace_n but_o abundance_n of_o wilfulness_n that_o some_o do_v 7.51_o resist_v the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o depart_v from_o grace_n give_v and_o sure_a beside_o the_o privation_n of_o grace_n there_o be_v that_o in_o some_o sinner_n by_o which_o they_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 24._o inventor_n of_o evil_a thing_n in_o a_o word_n there_o be_v some_o thing_n positive_a above_o the_o total_a privation_n of_o grace_n by_o which_o it_o shall_v be_v more_o tolerable_a in_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n for_o one_o reprobate_a than_o another_o so_o mr._n h._n aim_v purposely_o beside_o the_o mark_n unless_o he_o think_v there_o be_v grace_n in_o hell_n sect._n 23._o i_o have_v argue_v that_o sin_n be_v sâ—id_v to_o work_v in_o the_o sinner_n all_o manner_n of_o concupiscence_n respect_n rom._n 7.8_o &_o perfectius_fw-la est_fw-la agere_fw-la quam_fw-la esse_fw-la mr._n h._n say_v that_o in_o such_o speech_n sin_n signify_v not_o abstract_o and_o formal_o but_o it_o signify_v our_o nature_n and_o its_o faculty_n as_o under_o corruption_n etc._n etc._n p._n 100_o here_o be_v work_n for_o a_o volume_n if_o i_o can_v think_v it_o not_o below_o i_o to_o pursue_v mr._n h._n in_o all_o his_o folly_n first_o i_o note_v his_o confession_n that_o sin_n do_v signify_v something_o positive_a concretive_o and_o material_o and_o that_o in_o scripture_n next_o his_o self-contradiction_n in_o that_o he_o have_v say_v p._n 54._o sin_n be_v so_o perfect_o a_o abstract_n that_o if_o we_o conceive_v not_o of_o it_o as_o a_o abstract_n we_o can_v conceive_v of_o it_o as_o sin_n 3._o his_o virtual_a denial_n that_o sin_n and_o sinfulness_n be_v synonymous_a which_o yet_o he_o affirm_v p._n 53._o