the_o contrary_a inclination_n to_o good_a whereof_o the_o soul_n itself_o and_o its_o natural_a faculty_n be_v the_o substratum_fw-la the_o prime_a subject_n of_o such_o depravation_n and_o vicious_a inclination_n and_o in_o like_a manner_n of_o all_o sinful_a omission_n or_o non-agencies_a and_o of_o actual_a sinful_a commission_n the_o substratum_fw-la or_o materiale_a the_o matter_n whereof_o be_v the_o act_n itself_o yea_o it_o be_v denominate_v of_o thâ—m_n all_o in_o the_o abstract_n eph._n 5.8_o rom._n 8.7_o ch_n 1.29_o let_v now_o this_o irregular_a warp_a of_o the_o faculty_n this_o crookedness_n of_o the_o habitual_a frame_n and_o inclination_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o disconformity_n of_o its_o action_n isa_n 59.8_o let_v it_o i_o say_v be_v what_o it_o will_v be_v in_o its_o precise_a nature_n ens_fw-la real_n rationis_fw-la modus_fw-la entis_fw-la or_o modus_fw-la modi_fw-la entis_fw-la still_o it_o cleave_v to_o and_o be_v affirm_v of_o the_o faculty_n habit_n or_o act_n whereof_o it_o be_v the_o mode_n the_o scripture_n throughout_o and_o he_o that_o determine_v or_o be_v determine_v to_o a_o act_n forbid_v do_v or_o be_v so_o also_o to_o the_o sin_n or_o evil_n of_o it_o in_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n or_o to_o the_o evil_a action_n in_o concreto_fw-la as_o well_o to_o its_o irregularity_n as_o to_o the_o entity_n of_o the_o action_n which_o whilst_o the_o law_n abide_v it_o can_v never_o real_o only_o by_o a_o mentâ—l_a precision_n or_o abstraction_n be_v separate_v from_o put_v but_o the_o fundamentum_fw-la and_o terminus_fw-la and_o the_o relation_n result_v if_o a_o man_n beget_v a_o child_n the_o relation_n of_o paternity_n can_v but_o â—ollow_v if_o the_o soldier_n do_v not_o keep_v their_o râ—nks_n or_o observe_v not_o their_o due_a and_o proper_a motion_n the_o disorder_n of_o the_o army_n reâ—â—lâ—s_v and_o noâ—e_n can_v help_v it_o the_o wind_v up_o or_o lose_v of_o a_o string_n or_o physical_a undue_a touch_n or_o motion_n of_o it_o will_v cause_v a_o irregularity_n or_o discord_n in_o musicâ—_n and_o that_o by_o resultancy_n from_o it_o so_o let_v the_o habit_n and_o propensiâ—ns_n â—f_a the_o soul_n be_v wrong_v point_v and_o its_o natural_a action_n determine_v as_o to_o the_o entity_n of_o they_o and_o manner_n of_o be_v cross_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n whencesoever_o it_o be_v and_o its_o harmony_n be_v destroy_v sin_n result_v neâ—ther_o can_v the_o gild_n of_o it_o come_v any_o oâ—her_a way_n he_o that_o so_o act_v do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d make_v sâ—n_n joh._n 8.34_o sin_n it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o transgression_n beside_o or_o against_o the_o law_n 2_o pet._n 2.16_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d impiety_n 2_o tim._n 2.16_o and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o deflection_n from_o a_o straight_a line_n rom._n 5.14_o and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o aberration_n or_o lapse_n v_o 15._o and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d disobedience_n v_o 19_o and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pravity_n act._n 3.26_o and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d â—â—edity_n or_o impurity_n mat._n 23.27_o and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d wickedness_n act._n 8.22_o and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o injustice_n or_o deviation_n from_o the_o rule_n of_o righteousness_n be_v sin_n 1_o jâ—h_n 5.17_o the_o question_n be_v of_o what_o all_o this_o be_v denominate_v what_o it_o be_v that_o whoever_o can_v just_o be_v charge_v therewith_o the_o gâ—ilt_n of_o all_o that_o cleave_v to_o he_o sure_o it_o be_v something_o reâ—l_o not_o imaginary_a only_o that_o it_o be_v speak_v of_o it_o be_v as_o well_o of_o habit_n as_o privation_n of_o actâ—_n as_o omission_n and_o have_v a_o efficient_a cause_n and_o real_a foundation_n with_o the_o entity_n whereof_o those_o relative_n respect_n be_v identify_v and_o he_o that_o cause_v one_o cause_v both_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d unbridled_a concupiscence_n rom._n 7.8_o or_o the_o habitual_a inclination_n of_o the_o whole_a man_n to_o what_o be_v prohibit_v and_o dâ—sclination_n to_o what_o be_v command_v it_o be_v term_v in_o scripture_n sin_n the_o body_n of_o sin_n and_o law_n of_o it_o rom._n 7.23_o something_o present_v dwelling_n and_o move_a in_o the_o subject_a v_o 5.17_o ch_n 8.3_o sometime_o it_o be_v say_v to_o war_n sometime_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o reign_v or_o to_o lord_n it_o this_o nonens_a as_o some_o will_v have_v it_o let_v not_o sin_n reign_v in_o your_o mortal_a body_n that_o you_o shall_v obey_v it_o in_o the_o lust_n thereof_o rom._n 6.12_o this_o our_o catechize_v teach_v to_o be_v a_o corrupt_a nature_n inhere_v or_o dwelling_v in_o we_o pondus_fw-la a_o weight_n and_o a_o operative_a effective_a principle_n a_o anomalous_a thing_n yet_o the_o foam_n peccati_fw-la the_o source_n and_o fountain_n of_o all_o actual_a transgression_n the_o natural_a habit_n or_o inclination_n be_v quid_fw-la real_n something_o real_a and_o existent_a a_o active_a quality_n it_o be_v the_o soul_n the_o form_n that_o act_v but_o by_o the_o habit_n it_o be_v dispose_v to_o act_n its_o faculty_n and_o habit_n or_o disposition_n be_v its_o instrument_n of_o action_n and_o concur_v subordinate_o thereunto_o if_o it_o incline_v stand_v bend_v or_o determine_v towards_o what_o the_o law_n forbid_v or_o be_v point_v repugnant_o to_o rule_n it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o evil_a complexion_n habit_n or_o constitution_n of_o soul_n a_o leprosy_n isa_n 1.6_o a_o run_v sore_o upon_o it_o ps_n 38.5_o it_o be_v more_o than_o a_o privation_n it_o be_v a_o contrary_a habit_n to_o good_a a_o plagâ—e_n on_o â—he_n heart_n hos_n 11.7_o inclinatio_fw-la ad_fw-la malum_fw-la &_o prohibitum_fw-la reciprocanter_n to_o incline_v to_o any_o act_n or_o object_n that_o god_n prohibit_n be_v to_o incline_v to_o moral_a eull_n or_o wickedness_n and_o such_o inclination_n of_o mind_n will_n or_o afflection_n or_o so_o modify_v and_o determine_v be_v wicked_a and_o sinful_a the_o entity_n of_o it_o be_v so_o moâ—ally_o not_o physical_o so_o be_v the_o miâ—d_a its_o self_n so_o affect_v act._n 14.2_o the_o will_n eph._n 2.3_o and_o â—_z rom._n 1.26_o as_o well_o as_o that_o which_o proceed_v or_o come_v our_o of_o they_o for_o from_o within_o out_o of_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n proceed_v evil_a thought_n adultery_n etc._n etc._n say_v our_o saviour_n all_o these_o evil_a thing_n and_o defile_v the_o man_n mark_n 7.21_o 23._o have_v eye_n full_a of_o adultery_n 2_o pet._n 2.14_o so_o for_o omission_n and_o commission_n omission_n there_o be_v none_o that_o call_v upon_o thy_o name_n that_o stir_v up_o himself_o to_o take_v hold_n of_o thou_o isa_n 64.7_o there_o be_v none_o that_o understand_v none_o that_o seek_v after_o god_n none_o that_o do_v good_a rom._n 3.11_o 12._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ingrateful_a 2_o tim._n 3.2_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d without_o natural_a affection_n v_o 3._o i_o be_v a_o hunger_v and_o you_o give_v i_o no_o meat_n in_o prison_n and_o you_o visit_v i_o not_o mat._n 25.42_o all_o this_o be_v impiety_n sin_n or_o unrighteousness_n by_o what_o thâ—n_n do_v a_o man_n contract_v the_o gild_n of_o all_o but_o by_o a_o non_fw-fr agency_n nor_o non-exertion_a of_o some_o physical_a act_n which_o the_o law_n of_o god_n some_o affirmative_a precept_n require_v it_o result_v from_o it_o in_o like_a manner_n for_o commission_n they_o be_v all_o go_v out_o of_o the_o way_n rom._n 3.12_o their_o throat_n be_v a_o open_a sepulchre_n with_o their_o tongue_n they_o have_v use_v deceit_n etc._n etc._n v._n 13._o this_o be_v sin_n and_o wickedness_n the_o question_n be_v whether_o sin_n have_v anâ—_n efficient_a or_o author_n or_o not_o or_o if_o so_o what_o it_o be_v to_o be_v the_o author_n of_o it_o sin_n be_v the_o transgression_n of_o the_o law_n say_v the_o apostle_n 1_o joh._n 3.4_o but_o he_o that_o lie_v carnal_o with_o another_o man_n wife_n or_o that_o take_v away_o the_o life_n of_o a_o innocent_a person_n or_o uncondemned_a etc._n etc._n transgress_v the_o law_n jam._n 2.11_o ergò_fw-la so_o to_o do_v be_v sin_n the_o very_a natural_a act_n be_v such_o put_v but_o the_o law_n and_o the_o act_n and_o it_o result_v if_o you_o have_v respect_n of_o person_n you_o commit_v sin_n and_o be_v convince_v of_o the_o law_n as_o transgressor_n v_o 9_o you_o be_v the_o author_n of_o it_o hence_o such_o action_n receive_v a_o new_a denomination_n when_o illegal_a the_o natural_a use_n of_o woman_n be_v lawful_a but_o that_o be_v not_o call_v adultery_n so_o to_o take_v away_o the_o life_n of_o man_n in_o some_o case_n but_o that_o be_v not_o term_v murder_n as_o before_o jam._n 2.11_o all_o eat_v and_o drink_v be_v not_o surfeit_v and_o drunkenness_n nor_o every_o take_n of_o a_o purse_n theft_n nor_o say_v yea_o
the_o will_n be_v forge_v by_o he_o as_o to_o the_o suberate_a matter_n that_o unto_o all_o the_o hatred_n of_o himself_o all_o the_o lie_v curse_v rapâ—ne_n blood_n cruelty_n and_o confusion_n in_o the_o world_n he_o be_v the_o first_o â—over_n the_o reducer_n of_o it_o out_o of_o its_o bare_a potentiality_n into_o act_n its_o specifier_n and_o predeterminer_n as_o to_o its_o existence_n and_o mode_n of_o be_v not_o only_o the_o assyrian_n spoil_v and_o take_v the_o prey_n isa_n 10.6_o but_o all_o his_o evil_a meaning_n 20.7_o and_o his_o say_n that_o by_o his_o strength_n and_o wisdom_n he_o have_v do_v it_o v_o 13._o both_o habit_n and_o act_n all_o that_o have_v any_o thing_n of_o entity_n in_o it_o that_o nâ—t_o only_o the_o power_n of_o herod_n and_o the_o exercise_n thereof_o unto_o the_o take_n of_o a_o wife_n be_v from_o god_n but_o in_o specie_fw-la and_o individuo_fw-la that_o he_o take_v his_o brother_n philip_n wife_n rather_o than_o a_o other_o woman_n he_o be_v indeclinable_o premoved_a of_o god_n and_o efficient_o predetermine_v by_o he_o and_o so_o in_o all_o instance_n of_o natural_a action_n this_o be_v it_o which_o i_o oppose_v and_o the_o which_o now_o come_v more_o direct_o to_o be_v consider_v and_o argue_v 1._o the_o first_o argument_n which_o i_o shall_v insist_v on_o for_o the_o confutation_n of_o the_o doctrine_n aforesaid_a and_o in_o maintenance_n of_o the_o position_n by_o i_o before_o lay_v down_o which_o be_v diametrical_o opposite_a to_o it_o be_v this_o it_o make_v god_n to_o be_v the_o efficient_a cause_n or_o the_o author_n of_o sin_n not_o a_o sinner_n for_o that_o he_o be_v above_o law_n say_v some_o but_o of_o all_o that_o be_v so_o in_o man_n the_o consequence_n i_o know_v be_v deny_v by_o they_o who_o i_o oppose_v yea_o and_o the_o thing_n disow_v they_o will_v not_o affirm_v nor_o grant_v god_n to_o be_v the_o author_n of_o sin_n nor_o do_v think_v that_o from_o what_o they_o assert_v it_o will_v unavoidable_o follow_v whatever_o odious_a consequence_n we_o fasten_v upon_o a_o opinion_n in_o the_o way_n of_o argumentation_n we_o take_v for_o grant_v the_o contrary_n namely_o that_o they_o who_o do_v hold_v that_o opinion_n do_v not_o hold_v that_o which_o we_o connect_v with_o it_o or_o that_o which_o we_o tell_v they_o will_v follow_v thereupon_o when_o i_o endeavour_v to_o convince_v a_o man_n of_o his_o error_n by_o reduce_v he_o ad_fw-la incommodum_fw-la or_o absurdum_fw-la to_o a_o inconveniency_n or_o absurdity_n i_o take_v it_o for_o grant_v that_o himself_o account_v it_o a_o absurdity_n which_o i_o will_v fasten_v upon_o he_o or_o my_o argument_n be_v to_o he_o lose_v if_o he_o agree_v not_o with_o i_o in_o that_o which_o i_o make_v use_v of_o aâ—_n my_o medium_n to_o convince_v he_o and_o there_o be_v no_o man_n so_o perfect_a but_o he_o hold_v contradiction_n though_o he_o see_v it_o not_o or_o if_o he_o do_v not_o with_o i_o more_o firm_o adhere_v to_o the_o truâ—h_n which_o i_o take_v to_o be_v contradictory_n to_o his_o error_n my_o argument_n which_o procee_v ex_fw-la concessis_fw-la will_v not_o pinch_v he_o at_o all_o here_o therefore_o they_o distinguish_v of_o the_o physical_a action_n and_o the_o morality_n of_o it_o the_o action_n they_o say_v be_v of_o god_n and_o its_o existence_n he_o it_o be_v that_o premove_v and_o by_o his_o transient_a physical_a influence_n cause_v and_o efficient_o predetermine_v man_n in_o and_o unto_o all_o their_o sinful_a action_n and_o be_v the_o first_o cause_n and_o determiner_n in_o all_o their_o omission_n that_o he_o specifi_v and_o give_v its_o particular_a individuation_n to_o every_o such_o numerical_a action_n but_o for_o the_o anomy_n or_o ataxy_n of_o it_o it_o be_v irregularity_n wherein_o the_o formal_a nature_n of_o sin_n consist_v its_o inconformity_n to_o law_n that_o be_v a_o privation_n it_o be_v a_o non_fw-la ens_fw-la or_o nihil_fw-la it_o hâ—th_v no_o author_n or_o efficient_a cause_n at_o all_o only_o a_o deficient_a cause_n or_o subject_n rather_o nor_o be_v cause_v the_o action_n they_o say_v the_o substrate_a matter_n of_o sin_n god_n cause_v or_o effect_v not_o the_o obliquity_n of_o it_o the_o act_n not_o the_o sinfulness_n the_o former_a i._n e._n the_o act_n they_o say_v be_v ens_fw-la it_o have_v a_o entity_n or_o be_v and_o ens_fw-la &_o bonum_fw-la convertuntur_fw-la it_o must_v necessary_o therefore_o be_v good_a and_o have_v god_n for_o its_o author_n who_o be_v so_o of_o all_o that_o be_v good_a etc._n etc._n but_o sure_o ens_fw-la &_o bonum_fw-la morale_fw-la be_v not_o convertible_a term_n every_o thing_n that_o be_v be_v not_o moral_o good_a and_o of_o metaphysic_n we_o be_v not_o dispute_v lay_v aside_o therefore_o all_o philosophical_a and_o scholastical_a subtlety_n let_v we_o attend_v to_o the_o scripture_n and_o see_v whether_o we_o can_v find_v out_o what_o be_v sin_n and_o whether_o it_o may_v be_v say_v to_o have_v any_o author_n of_o it_o or_o no_o and_o if_o so_o what_o it_o be_v that_o denominate_v any_o one_o such_o in_o the_o language_n of_o the_o holy-ghost_n sin_n be_v either_o orginal_a or_o actual_a original_a be_v either_o that_o of_o adam_n or_o of_o all_o mankind_n in_o he_o rom._n 5.12_o which_o be_v origo_fw-la the_o first_o beginning_n and_o springhead_n of_o all_o sin_n or_o the_o immediate_a product_n thereof_o that_o which_o though_o it_o be_v not_o the_o first_o sâ—n_n or_o transgression_n yet_o be_v ab_fw-la origine_fw-la congenite_fw-la or_o of_o the_o same_o original_a with_o we_o and_o that_o be_v either_o private_a the_o loss_n or_o want_n of_o something_o in_o debito_fw-la subjecto_fw-la that_o the_o jure_v aught_o to_o be_v in_o the_o subject_a term_v the_o image_n of_o god_n gen._n 1.26_o ecc._n 7.29_o col._n 3.10_o or_o positive_a a_o alienation_n or_o dis-inclination_n to_o what_o the_o law_n of_o god_n require_v and_o a_o bias_n and_o propension_n to_o what_o it_o prohibit_v job_n 14.4_o psal_n 51.5_o and_o 58.3_o gen._n 6_o 5._o rom._n 3.10_o which_o be_v heighten_v by_o continue_a act_n jer._n 13.23_o and_o this_o be_v the_o source_n and_o fountain_n of_o all_o other_o sin_n actual_a sin_n be_v either_o of_o omission_n or_o commission_n the_o former_a be_v the_o subject_n not_o exert_v or_o not_o come_v up_o to_o some_o particular_a act_n which_o by_o the_o law_n he_o stand_v oblige_v to_o the_o latter_a the_o perpetration_n of_o some_o act_n or_o the_o do_v of_o some_o thing_n which_o the_o law_n of_o god_n forbid_v to_o be_v commit_v or_o do_v luk._n 11.42_o the_o formal_a nature_n of_o sin_n in_o abstracto_fw-la be_v a_o repugnancy_n to_o law_n or_o rule_n so_o the_o apostle_n define_v it_o a_o transgression_n of_o the_o law_n 1_o joh._n 3.4_o all_o sin_n however_o distinguish_v be_v such_o and_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n be_v sin_n because_o inconform_v to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o illegality_n it_o be_v not_o the_o object_n or_o circumstance_n of_o a_o act_n or_o intention_n of_o the_o agent_n in_o act_v that_o be_v the_o rule_n or_o measure_n of_o its_o morality_n but_o the_o act_n or_o action_n so_o modify_v be_v good_a or_o evil_a as_o conform_v or_o inconform_v to_o rule_n rom._n 4.15_o sin_n in_o concreto_fw-la be_v a_o peccant_a habit_n act_n or_o omission_n against_o law_n or_o rule_n in_o it_o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o nor_o less_o to_o be_v consider_v but_o the_o habit_n or_o privation_n act_n or_o omission_n of_o the_o law_n and_o the_o habitude_n of_o the_o former_a to_o it_o the_o law_n that_o be_v good_a and_o holy_a rom._n 7.12_o it_o be_v also_o index_n recti_fw-la &_o obliqui_fw-la the_o rule_n and_o standard_n of_o what_o be_v right_o and_o what_o not._n god_n be_v the_o author_n of_o that_o man_n of_o the_o habit_n or_o act_n deviant_fw-la from_o it_o the_o habitude_n or_o relation_n of_o sinfulness_n stante_fw-la lege_fw-la result_v from_o the_o former_a act._n the_o formality_n god_n be_v the_o author_n of_o in_o some_o sense_n he_o constitute_v the_o law_n what_o action_n shall_v be_v good_a what_o evil_a his_o nature_n and_o will_n give_v it_o so_o to_o be_v it_o be_v of_o he_o but_o the_o existence_n of_o the_o act_n or_o action_n discrepant_a to_o law_n be_v of_o man_n god_n be_v not_o the_o author_n or_o predeterminer_n of_o that_o he_o may_v not_o do_v it_o or_o be_v not_o necessitate_v so_o to_o have_v do_v it_o sin_n be_v sometime_o in_o scripture_n predicate_v of_o the_o soul_n now_o deprave_v sometime_o of_o its_o faculty_n of_o the_o understanding_n will_n and_o affection_n and_o sometime_o of_o the_o body_n its_o instrument_n as_o the_o subject_a and_o efficient_a of_o it_o so_o it_o be_v of_o the_o habit_n or_o propension_n to_o evil_a and_o privation_n of_o light_n and_o of_o
or_o nay_o lie_v but_o as_o the_o question_n be_v put_v act._n 5.8_o the_o modification_n then_o of_o these_o natural_a act_n the_o power_n whereof_o be_v from_o god_n act._n 17.28_o the_o specify_v and_o determine_v they_o this_o or_o the_o other_o way_n with_o their_o relation_n to_o god_n law_n be_v that_o which_o give_v they_o both_o name_n and_o thing_n if_o a_o man_n â—ayeth_v yea_o when_o by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n he_o ought_v to_o say_v nay_o it_o be_v lie_v and_o the_o physical_a act_n sin_n or_o transgression_n to_o pour_v water_n and_o to_o baptise_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o father_n son_n and_o holy-ghost_n be_v no_o sin_n yea_o may_v be_v righteousness_n but_o so_o to_o do_v and_o say_v over_o a_o beast_n can_v never_o be_v but_o sin_n to_o name_v the_o word_n devil_n be_v be_v not_o always_o sin_n but_o to_o baptise_v a_o christian_a inâ—o_v his_o name_n have_v a_o moral_a malignity_n in_o it_o that_o can_v never_o by_o the_o wit_n of_o man_n be_v separate_v from_o it_o but_o that_o he_o that_o determine_v to_o the_o act_n do_v also_o to_o the_o obliquity_n of_o it_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o man_n be_v say_v to_o hatch_v and_o contrive_v mischief_n isa_n 59.4_o to_o do_v wickedness_n gen._n 39.9_o or_o unrighteousness_n leu._n 19.15_o rom._n 1.29_o and_o to_o commit_v sin_n ja._n 2.9_o the_o abstract_n for_o the_o concrete_a this_o though_o it_o may_v not_o be_v good_a metaphysic_n be_v find_v divinity_n i_o be_o sure_a it_o be_v mean_v of_o act_n oblique_a and_o thwart_v god_n law_n term_v a_o work_v of_o wickedness_n 2_o king_n 21.6_o it_o be_v the_o act_n or_o substratum_fw-la only_o that_o be_v mean_v or_o that_o man_n do_v when_o he_o be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o author_n or_o worker_n of_o sin_n and_o that_o he_o please_v himself_o in_o when_o he_o be_v say_v to_o take_v pleasure_n in_o unrighteousness_n 2_o thes_n 2.12_o or_o that_o his_o member_n be_v serviceable_a to_o when_o he_o be_v say_v to_o yield_v they_o as_o instrument_n of_o 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its_o deceit_n heb._n 3.13_o what_o can_v all_o this_o and_o the_o like_v be_v affirm_v of_o but_o of_o somewhat_o that_o have_v entity_n it_o be_v the_o material_a the_o substrate_a matter_n or_o subject_a the_o illegal_a habit_n or_o operation_n of_o the_o soul_n that_o be_v call_v sin_n and_o the_o body_n of_o it_o rom._n 6.6_o yet_o far_o if_o sin_n be_v a_o nonens_a nothing_o or_o have_v no_o efficient_a neither_o be_v grace_n any_o thing_n nor_o have_v it_o god_n for_o its_o author_n nor_o yet_o man_n this_o appear_v from_o the_o rule_n of_o contrary_n contrariorum_fw-la eadem_fw-la est_fw-la ratio_fw-la sin_n and_o grace_n righteousness_n and_o unrighteousness_n be_v oppose_v contrary_o not_o privative_o in_o moral_n sub_fw-la habitu_fw-la vel_fw-la actione_n morali_fw-la they_o be_v two_o contrary_n meet_v sometime_o in_o the_o same_o subject_a and_o combat_v there_o gal._n 5.17_o as_o grace_n or_o holiness_n be_v a_o elective_a habit_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o will_n or_o a_o 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thing_n not_o relate_v to_o religion_n wherein_o yet_o manonce_n have_v understanding_n and_o be_v capable_a of_o it_o be_v a_o privation_n but_o no_o sin_n or_o moral_a evil._n if_o a_o man_n become_v ignorant_a or_o nescient_fw-la in_fw-la or_o unto_o the_o compass_n of_o what_o be_v by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n forbid_v it_o be_v metaphysical_a evil_n if_o i_o may_v so_o term_v it_o a_o privation_n of_o something_o that_o have_v a_o entity_n and_o with_o which_o transcendental_a good_a the_o common_a affection_n of_o entity_n be_v convertible_a but_o it_o be_v moral_a good_a jam._n 3.15_o let_v not_o my_o soul_n come_v into_o their_o secret_n gen._n 49.6_o ignorance_n or_o darkness_n in_o and_o aboâ—t_v the_o thing_n of_o god_n and_o of_o the_o spirit_n be_v it_o juris_fw-la or_o facti_fw-la of_o the_o law_n or_o of_o the_o adequation_n of_o the_o act_n to_o it_o 1_o tim._n 6.5_o isa_n 5.20_o if_o of_o that_o which_o be_v due_a and_o be_v connate_a to_o man_n to_o know_v and_o understand_v it_o be_v a_o privation_n viz._n of_o that_o the_o habit_n or_o power_n whereof_o be_v once_o a_o humane_a endowment_n and_o the_o which_o he_o be_v a_o subject_a capable_a of_o have_v again_o retrive_v by_o a_o supernatural_a and_o divine_a power_n and_o perfective_a of_o man_n and_o its_o moral_a evil._n the_o soul_n or_o mind_n of_o man_n be_v the_o substratum_fw-la or_o subject_a of_o it_o or_o that_o that_o be_v so_o deprive_v and_o be_v destitute_a of_o light_n and_o truth_n it_o be_v ens_fw-la moraliter_fw-la malum_fw-la a_o be_v ethical_o evil_a a_o deprave_a faculty_n eph_n 4.18_o and_o he_o that_o extinguish_v the_o habit_n cause_v the_o privation_n and_o all_o the_o evil_a that_o ensu_v rom._n 1.28_o 2_o pet._n 3.5_o the_o pravity_n or_o sinfulness_n of_o the_o soul_n or_o its_o faculty_n by_o reason_n of_o that_o privation_n be_v from_o the_o law_n require_v the_o contrary_a habit._n the_o formal_a nature_n thereof_o be_v its_o discrepancy_n and_o repugnancy_n to_o law_n or_o rule_n and_o have_v as_o much_o of_o entity_n in_o it_o as_o when_o the_o fundamentum_fw-la the_o foundation_n of_o that_o relative_a respect_n be_v quid_fw-la positivum_fw-la something_o positive_a as_o a_o habit._n and_o the_o reason_n of_o sin_n be_v the_o same_o in_o omission_n and_o commission_n the_o will_n be_v culpable_a in_o both_o alike_o either_o efficient_o or_o deficient_o and_o the_o obliquity_n or_o illegality_n of_o the_o one_o have_v as_o much_o of_o positivity_n in_o it_o as_o of_o the_o other_o neither_o have_v righteousness_n or_o holiness_n the_o contrary_a mode_n of_o be_v any_o thing_n more_o of_o entity_n as_o have_v be_v say_v than_o sin_n or_o unrighteousness_n or_o be_v there_o any_o more_o of_o efficiency_n to_o the_o one_o than_o the_o other_o neither_o sin_n nor_o grace_n piety_n or_o impiety_n can_v subsist_v out_o of_o any_o subject_a or_o hang_v in_o the_o air_n inconcreto_fw-la &_o abstracto_fw-la in_o that_o agree_v harmony_n na_o discord_n order_n and_o disorder_n conformity_n and_o disconformity_n rectitude_n and_o obiquity_n righteousness_n and_o unrighteousness_n have_v a_o efficient_a cause_n and_o man_n be_v say_v as_o well_o to_o do_v one_o as_o the_o other_o if_o we_o may_v credit_v the_o scripture_n 1_o joh._n 3._o 7_o 10._o leu._n 19.15_o rom._n 6.23_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d uncorruptness_n or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sincerity_n tit._n 2.7_o which_o be_v as_o salt_n that_o render_v every_o instance_n or_o obedience_n savoury_a have_v no_o more_o of_o positivity_n in_o it_o than_o the_o contrary_a deceit_n corruptness_n prevarication_n or_o hypocrisy_n of_o which_o the_o former_a be_v the_o negation_n without_o hypocrisy_n isa_n 3.17_o 1_o pet._n 3.4_o that_o be_v upright_o in_o the_o affirmative_a yea_o one_o
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in_o his_o operation_n it_o be_v grant_v that_o by_o his_o own_o infinite_a perfection_n he_o may_v do_v and_o do_v foresee_v in_o eternity_n what_o he_o will_v issue_v in_o as_o future_a isa_n 41_o 22_o 23._o all_o his_o action_n good_a and_o evil_n even_o the_o sin_n of_o they_o in_o concreto_fw-la &_o abstracto_fw-la yeâ—_n the_o formale_a of_o it_o its_o anomy_n or_o irregularity_n which_o some_o term_n a_o non_fw-la ens_fw-la he_o foreknow_v but_o the_o modus_fw-la or_o the_o way_n and_o manner_n how_o god_n forsee_v all_o future_a contingency_n especial_o the_o fall_n of_o man_n and_o of_o angel_n be_v to_o we_o unknown_a at_o least_o i_o shâ—ll_v not_o for_o my_o part_n enterprise_n to_o determine_v it_o no_o principle_n of_o the_o christian_a religion_n render_v it_o necessary_a for_o we_o to_o understand_v the_o prescience_n of_o god_n nil_fw-la ponit_fw-la in_o objecto_fw-la put_v nothing_o into_o the_o creature_n it_o infer_v no_o more_o than_o a_o logical_a necessity_n of_o 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all_o into_o the_o determine_v i_o thereunto_o it_o leave_v i_o equal_o free_a and_o indetermine_v as_o if_o he_o foreknow_v it_o not_o at_o all_o nor_o his_o it_o more_o difficult_a to_o i_o to_o conceive_v or_o fathom_n how_o god_n shall_v in_o eternity_n foresee_v the_o frâ—est_a action_n of_o his_o creature_n which_o yet_o he_o predetermine_v not_o to_o but_o leave_v still_o in_o iâ—s_n own_o nature_n evitable_a and_o contingent_a than_o it_o be_v to_o i_o to_o form_v any_o conception_n of_o his_o eternity_n or_o how_o he_o come_v to_o be_v god_n wherein_o i_o be_o lose_v exit_fw-la nihilo_fw-la nihil_fw-la fit_a that_o of_o nothing_o nothing_o be_v make_v be_v as_o cogent_a a_o argument_n to_o i_o to_o prove_v that_o the_o world_n must_v needs_o be_v eternal_a as_o any_o that_o ever_o i_o meet_v with_o to_o prove_v that_o god_n can_v foresee_v what_o he_o do_v not_o decree_v to_o effect_v or_o that_o which_o
they_o be_v invincible_o determine_v to_o evil_a or_o bend_v on_o it_o in_o the_o general_n or_o can_v do_v good_n man_n in_o innocency_n he_o have_v perfect_a good_a or_o spotless_a obedience_n and_o also_o sin_n and_o evil_a within_o his_o power_n both_o be_v make_v mutable_a man_n restore_v and_o manumit_v by_o grace_n have_v imperfect_a good_a compare_v to_o the_o original_a law_n or_o sincere_a obedience_n within_o his_o power_n and_o also_o sin_n and_o disobedience_n be_v on_o earth_n defectible_a or_o not_o yet_o confirm_v though_o the_o decree_n and_o efficiency_n of_o god_n shall_v prevent_v that_o he_o sin_v not_o to_o death_n yet_o may_v freewill_n be_v denominate_v or_o affirm_v of_o they_o all_o the_o one_o act_n as_o free_o as_o the_o other_o the_o worst_a in_o sin_v as_o the_o best_a in_o obey_v he_o act_v free_o that_o can_v act_v or_o not_o act_v what_o when_o and_o how_o he_o press_v in_o thing_n which_o mâ—y_v be_v say_v to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n in_o our_o power_n so_o do_v the_o sâ—rvant_n at_o his_o master_n beck_n col._n 3.23_o where_o note_v by_o the_o way_n that_o to_o act_v voluntary_o or_o free_o and_o yet_o necessary_o be_v consistent_a and_o may_v well_o stand_v together_o the_o angel_n in_o heaven_n they_o love_v god_n and_o serve_v he_o voluntary_o and_o free_o so_o shall_v the_o sâ—ints_n in_o glory_n and_o so_o do_v man_n in_o his_o present_a state_n even_o in_o what_o have_v a_o kind_n of_o natural_a connexion_n with_o the_o will_n determine_v himself_o free_o according_o to_o the_o dictate_v of_o his_o reason_n and_o judgement_n a_o rational_a a_o voluntary_a and_o a_o free_a choice_n be_v convertible_a term_n the_o will_n act_v free_o not_o necessary_o as_o oppose_v to_o voluntary_a either_o contrariè_fw-fr by_o coaction_n or_o violence_n against_o its_o elicit_v inclination_n or_o negatiuè_fw-la from_o a_o mere_a natural_a necessity_n without_o reason_n bâ—t_v still_o it_o act_v necessary_o in_o some_o sense_n as_o the_o will_v evermore_o do_v when_o reason_n have_v once_o cast_v the_o scale_n with_o necessity_n of_o immutability_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o event_n which_o opponitur_fw-la possibili_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la be_v oppose_v to_o a_o possibility_n not_o to_o be_v god_n supportation_n and_o concourse_n presuppose_v or_o eventus_fw-la contrarii_fw-la of_o the_o contrary_a issue_n or_o event_n it_o can_v do_v no_o otherwise_o and_o tâ—at_a from_o the_o potency_n or_o perfection_n of_o the_o rational_a faculty_n and_o cognation_n that_o it_o have_v with_o the_o object_n and_o the_o contrary_n be_v as_o true_a of_o wicked_a and_o unregenerate_a man_n they_o act_n free_o follow_v the_o dictate_v of_o their_o reason_n and_o judgement_n such_o as_o it_o be_v though_o brutish_a jer._n 10.8_o 21._o &_o 55.17_o though_o carnal_a â—ensual_a and_o devilish_a jam._n 3.15_o jer._n 4.22_o voâ—d_a of_o all_o natural_a necessity_n or_o coaction_n in_o their_o choice_n of_o sin_n and_o flâ—sh-pleasing_a eph._n 2.3_o yet_o do_v they_o act_n necessary_o also_o so_o as_o that_o they_o can_v possible_o will_v or_o do_v the_o contrary_a without_o renew_v grace_n job_n 5.44.45_o rom._n 2.5_o and_o that_o ab_fw-la intriseco_fw-la from_o a_o privation_n in_o their_o mind_n rom._n 3.11_o eph._n 4.18_o and_o a_o impotency_n or_o contraty_a propension_n in_o their_o will_n and_o affection_n preponderate_v they_o to_o evil_a though_o not_o sub_fw-la ratione_fw-la mali_fw-la and_o to_o a_o disrelish_v of_o true_a holiness_n rom._n 8.5_o 7._o which_o be_v languor_n &_o aegritudo_fw-la animi_fw-la the_o soul_n sickness_n and_o depravation_n of_o its_o faculty_n the_o fruit_n of_o man_n first_o apostasy_n from_o god_n job_n 14.4_o though_o he_o be_v still_o habile_fw-la subjectum_fw-la a_o subject_a capable_a of_o the_o retrivement_n of_o god_n image_n into_o his_o soul_n col._n 3.10_o i_o e._n man_n still_o with_o his_o natural_a faculty_n of_o reason_n and_o will_n and_o so_o good_a be_v yet_o possible_a to_o he_o in_o some_o sense_n if_o god_n please_v to_o adapt_v he_o for_o it_o eph._n 2.10_o in_o and_o about_o particular_a act_n agible_a within_o man_n power_n and_o unto_o which_o he_o be_v not_o actual_o or_o virtual_o by_o a_o previous_a invincible_a habit_n or_o propension_n of_o mind_n and_o will_n predetermine_v lie_v the_o contingency_n and_o evitability_n of_o humane_a action_n in_o such_o action_n have_v man_n a_o liberty_n of_o contrariety_n or_o contradiction_n in_o the_o exercise_n and_o specification_n of_o his_o act_n or_o of_o indifferency_n according_o as_o his_o reason_n do_v sway_v he_o he_o may_v and_o can_v act_n or_o suspend_v his_o act_n his_o will_n contain_v within_o its_o dominion_n a_o power_n and_o possibility_n unto_o contrary_a act_n and_o effect_n what_o be_v future_a be_v yet_o evitable_a and_o that_o possible_a that_o be_v not_o future_a man_n say_v the_o learned_a davenant_n have_v not_o only_a potentiam_fw-la in_o se_fw-la liberam_fw-la a_o faculty_n in_o its_o self_n free_a or_o capable_a of_o freedom_n but_o liberum_fw-la usum_fw-la potentiae_fw-la the_o free_a use_n or_o exercise_n of_o it_o a_o wicked_a man_n for_o instance_n can_v upon_o other_o deliberation_n resolve_v to_o do_v otherwise_o than_o he_o do_v which_o freedom_n be_v evident_a in_o adulterer_n thief_n and_o all_o manner_n of_o sinner_n who_o be_v resolve_v to_o commit_v this_o or_o that_o sin_n when_o they_o perceive_v some_o great_a danger_n present_o choose_v to_o abstain_v from_o it_o till_o fit_a opportunity_n cain_n absalon_n judas_n and_o other_o be_v not_o under_o a_o necessity_n of_o commit_v those_o sin_n whereof_o they_o be_v note_v to_o be_v guilty_a it_o be_v out_o of_o their_o free_a election_n have_v a_o power_n whereby_o they_o may_v have_v abstain_v from_o they_o the_o angel_n that_o fall_v notwithstanding_o the_o decree_n of_o the_o divine_a will_n have_v a_o possibility_n of_o not-rebelling_a against_o god_n and_o a_o sufficiency_n of_o divine_a grace_n give_v they_o to_o have_v preserve_v they_o so_o have_v adam_n have_v they_o not_o abuse_v it_o god_n absolute_a prescience_n do_v not_o take_v away_o the_o possibility_n of_o the_o contrary_a action_n or_o event_n no_o more_o do_v his_o absolute_a decree_n to_o think_v that_o the_o decree_n of_o absolute_a reprobation_n must_v leave_v man_n under_o a_o necessity_n of_o commit_v their_o several_a sin_n be_v a_o false_a imagination_n as_o every_o man_n conscienee_n be_v able_a to_o witness_v so_o the_o aforesaid_a author_n p._n 116.199.328.344_o who_o i_o have_v the_o rather_o consult_v for_o that_o he_o be_v instance_a in_o by_o some_o and_o produce_v for_o a_o maintainer_n of_o god_n predetermination_n of_o man_n will_n in_o the_o sense_n by_o they_o plead_v for_o which_o himself_n term_v a_o controversy_n between_o the_o dominican_n and_o jesuit_n with_o who_o metaphysical_a speculation_n our_o protestant_a divine_n love_v not_o to_o torture_v their_o brain_n nor_o yet_o do_v i_o take_v all_o extrinsic_a predetermination_n to_o be_v inconsistent_a with_o humane_a freedom_n in_o act_v for_o it_o have_v be_v before_o grant_v that_o such_o predetermination_n of_o god_n be_v necessary_a unto_o the_o conversion_n of_o any_o sinner_n unto_o he_o though_o the_o sinner_n be_v capable_a of_o do_v something_o that_o in_o the_o order_n of_o god_n appointment_n have_v a_o tendency_n to_o it_o prov._n 2.3_o 5._o isa_n 64_o 7._o and_o it_o lie_v at_o the_o door_n of_o any_o under_o the_o call_n of_o the_o gospel_n that_o they_o be_v not_o convert_v and_o heal_v by_o god_n it_o be_v their_o own_o fault_n jer._n 13.27_o mat._n 25.29_o and_o their_o heart_n will_v one_o day_n reproach_v they_o for_o it_o luk._n 16.28_o neither_o do_v we_o when_o we_o speak_v of_o a_o irreversible_a insuperable_a irresistible_a determination_n whether_o to_o good_a or_o evil_a action_n mean_v any_o more_o than_o such_o as_o can_v or_o rather_o shall_v not_o be_v resist_v such_o as_o be_v efficacious_o prevalent_a and_o never_o fruastrate_v yet_o be_v the_o liberty_n and_o freedom_n of_o co-operation_n in_o the_o subject_a in_o such_o case_n no_o more_o than_o that_o of_o a_o rational_a spontaneity_n it_o contain_v in_o its_o own_o nature_n nothing_o of_o contingency_n or_o possibility_n of_o the_o contrary_a event_n in_o effectual_a call_n the_o new_a creation_n wherein_o god_n work_v something_o above_o and_o beside_o the_o order_n and_o course_n of_o second_o cause_n in_o order_n to_o the_o new_a bias_v and_o point_v the_o soul_n towards_o himself_o heaven_n and_o holiness_n whatever_o the_o influence_n or_o efficiency_n of_o god_n be_v on_o the_o soul_n or_o its_o faculty_n of_o reason_n and_o will_n or_o his_o manner_n of_o operation_n whether_o it_o be_v by_o way_n of_o objective_a proposal_n and_o fixation_n on_o the_o mind_n demonstrate_v the_o object_n and_o effectual_o set_v home_o truth_n to_o a_o immutation_n therein_o and_o turn_v of_o
and_o the_o same_o act_n or_o action_n every_o way_n alike_o circumstantiate_v may_v and_o have_v receive_v either_o denomination_n sometime_o that_o of_o good_a or_o righteous_a and_o then_o again_o of_o sinful_a or_o unrighteous_a upon_o the_o alteration_n of_o the_o law_n the_o standard_n of_o righteousness_n josh_n 7._o 20_o 21._o and_o chap._n 8.2_o so_o it_o be_v with_o reference_n to_o the_o ceremonial_a and_o judicial_a law_n after_o the_o come_v of_o christ_n if_o in_o lineâ_fw-la physicâ_fw-la the_o jew_n keep_v their_o course_n act_v and_o do_v what_o before_o that_o they_o practise_v those_o same_o action_n be_v now_o impious_a and_o sinful_a that_o before_o be_v pious_a and_o good_n shall_v we_o then_o think_v that_o the_o goodness_n and_o rectitude_n of_o the_o same_o natural_a habit_n and_o act_n be_v ens_fw-la and_o have_v a_o efficient_a cause_n when_o the_o law_n be_v in_o force_n but_o yet_o that_o the_o malignity_n and_o obliquity_n of_o they_o be_v nihil_fw-la 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explication_n of_o the_o scriptural_a notion_n of_o sin_n to_o reassume_v then_o our_o former_a argument_n and_o reduce_v what_o have_v be_v before_o insi_v on_o to_o the_o case_n in_o hand_n 1_o as_o to_o original_a sin_n originans_fw-la i_o mean_v that_o of_o adam_n and_o we_o in_o he_o if_o our_o first_o parent_n inadvertency_n or_o omission_n of_o a_o due_a exercise_n of_o reason_n and_o understanding_n if_o their_o eat_v of_o the_o forbid_v fruit_n if_o their_o losâ—_n and_o depravation_n of_o the_o image_n of_o god_n in_o knowledge_n and_o light_n necessary_a to_o conduct_v they_o unto_o god_n and_o holiness_n or_o their_o decline_a from_o god_n and_o inclination_n and_o propension_n to_o the_o flesh-pleasing_a contrary_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n be_v sin_n then_z according_o it_o follow_v from_o our_o adversary_n hyyothesis_n that_o god_n must_v be_v the_o author_n of_o sin_n but_o the_o antecedent_n be_v true_a ergò_fw-la the_o consequent_a the_o antecedent_n be_v prove_v gen._n 3.6_o what_o be_v this_o that_o thou_o have_v do_v say_v god_n v_o 13_o 17._o 1_o tim._n 2.14_o rom._n 5.12_o col._n 3.10_o nor_o can_v it_o be_v deny_v to_o be_v sin_n the_o consequent_a be_v evident_a in_o that_o they_o make_v god_n to_o be_v the_o first_o cause_n and_o predeterminer_n of_o man_n unto_o all_o in_o every_o branch_n thereof_o that_o adam_n do_v not_o advert_v weigh_v and_o better_a consider_v the_o evil_a and_o danger_n of_o comply_v with_o the_o temptation_n be_v they_o say_v from_o god_n withdraw_v his_o influence_n and_o causation_n from_o he_o as_o often_o as_o man_n do_v not_o will_n or_o act_n he_o therefore_o do_v it_o not_o say_v they_o because_o god_n do_v not_o determine_v he_o to_o it_o and_o that_o none-determination_n or_o suspensation_n of_o god_n mere_o of_o its_o self_n without_o any_o positive_a action_n inure_v to_o the_o prevent_n of_o all_o operation_n of_o the_o creature_n they_o affirm_v that_o god_n do_v subtract_v or_o take_v away_o from_o adam_n before_o his_o fall_n that_o spotless_a light_n and_o primogenial_a perfection_n of_o his_o understanding_n wherein_o he_o be_v at_o first_o create_v and_o and_o leave_v he_o so_o denude_v or_o strip_v to_o shift_v for_o himself_o that_o moreover_o god_n do_v predefine_v his_o lapse_n or_o fall_n and_o that_o in_o execution_n of_o his_o decree_n he_o do_v premove_v and_o efficient_o by_o his_o physical_a influx_n predetermine_v his_o will_n to_o the_o eat_v of_o the_o tree_n whereof_o he_o command_v he_o not_o to_o eat_v to_o choose_v that_o rather_o than_o the_o other_o and_o that_o indeclinable_o so_o as_o that_o it_o be_v inevitable_a to_o he_o consider_v as_o he_o stand_v in_o subordination_n to_o the_o aforesaid_a decree_n and_o efficiency_n of_o god_n and_o his_o necessary_a dependence_n on_o he_o though_o in_o sensu_fw-la diviso_fw-la consider_v he_o or_o his_o furure_a act_n without_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o decree_n and_o efficiency_n of_o god_n or_o his_o dependence_n upon_o he_o in_o esse_fw-la &_o operari_fw-la or_o seclude_v the_o foreknowledge_n of_o god_n of_o all_o future_a contingency_n etc._n etc._n which_o be_v impossible_a they_o deny_v not_o but_o that_o he_o may_v possible_o have_v stand_v and_o not_o have_v be_v so_o predetermine_v by_o he_o or_o cause_v to_o fall_v either_o i_o say_v all_o that_o be_v not_o sin_n nor_o culpable_a or_o according_a to_o they_o god_n be_v the_o author_n of_o his_o sin_n or_o transgression_n so_o in_o like_a manner_n 2_o for_o our_o personal_a original_a sin_n ortum_fw-la i_o mean_v or_o originatum_fw-la that_o which_o ab_fw-la origine_fw-la we_o bring_v into_o the_o world_n with_o we_o job_n 14.4_o if_o god_n be_v the_o author_n and_o efficient_a of_o our_o habit_n or_o inclination_n in_o the_o general_n and_o their_o specifier_n and_o determiner_n give_v they_o their_o bias_n that_o way_n they_o propend_v or_o go_v namely_o contrary_a to_o his_o law_n then_o be_v he_o the_o author_n of_o sin_n but_o according_a to_o they_o who_o go_v the_o way_n of_o physical_a predetermination_n he_o do_v the_o former_a ergò_fw-la according_a to_o they_o he_o do_v the_o latter_a also_o the_o minor_a be_v their_o own_o assertion_n they_o say_v that_o not_o only_o the_o power_n of_o willing_a and_o the_o radical_a affection_n of_o love_n and_o hatred_n but_o their_o alienation_n from_o the_o life_n of_o god_n the_o habitual_a point_v and_o determine_v they_o oblique_a and_o cross_a to_o his_o law_n to_o the_o love_n of_o the_o word_n and_o flesh-pleasing_a and_o to_o the_o hatred_n of_o himself_o and_o enmity_n to_o his_o law_n both_o their_o entity_n and_o modification_n god_n be_v the_o prime_a cause_n and_o efficient_a of_o he_o from_o eternity_n foresee_v it_o and_o that_o in_o his_o decree_n with_o which_o his_o efficiency_n run_v parallel_n and_o even_o in_o all_o and_o every_o creature-effect_n all_o that_o have_v entity_n the_o connexion_n or_o consequence_n of_o the_o major_a proposition_n will_v not_o i_o suppose_v be_v deny_v namely_o that_o the_o habitual_a dis-inclination_n of_o the_o soul_n to_o holiness_n or_o propension_n and_o inclination_n to_o act_n discrepant_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n such_o as_o the_o hatred_n of_o god_n and_o aversation_n unto_o his_o command_n be_v indeed_o sin_n or_o the_o law_n of_o sin_n rom._n 8.3.5_o iâ—_n than_o god_n be_v the_o author_n and_o determiner_n of_o or_o unto_o that_o he_o be_v so_o of_o sin_n the_o case_n be_v still_o the_o sâ—me_n as_o to_o actual_a sin_n whether_o of_o omission_n or_o commission_n if_o god_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o man_n not_o hear_v the_o word_n reading_n pray_v omit_v or_o not_o exercise_v of_o this_o and_o the_o other_o act_n which_o his_o law_n command_v and_o oblige_v they_o unto_o causa_fw-la prohibens_fw-la by_o his_o suspending_a or_o deny_v that_o influence_n of_o he_o without_o which_o the_o creature_n can_v move_v or_o act_v at_o all_o but_o be_v determine_v to_o a_o non-agency_a then_o be_v the_o author_n or_o be_v whole_o in_o cause_n of_o all_o sâ—n_n against_o the_o affirmative_a command_n of_o his_o law_n but_o according_a to_o our_o adversary_n in_o this_o point_n he_o be_v so_o ergo._fw-la that_o the_o omission_n of_o many_o physical_a act_n be_v sin_n can_v be_v deny_v mat._n 5.42_o but_o that_o god_n by_o his_o non-operation_n do_v predetermine_v the_o creature_n universal_o to_o a_o not-acting_a be_v their_o constant_a doctrine_n as_o â—o_o all_o natural_a act_n nor_o only_o as_o to_o gracious_a or_o true_o pious_a act_n the_o which_o we_o grant_v in_o a_o sense_n since_o man_n have_v disable_v himself_o then_o by_o undeniable_a consequence_n be_v god_n the_o cause_n yea_o the_o sole_a cause_n of_o such_o sin_n for_o man_n do_v nothing_o at_o all_o therein_o neither_o according_a to_o they_o can_v do_v nor_o ever_o can_v and_o that_o common_a assertion_n
of_o divine_n wherewith_o they_o have_v be_v wont_a to_o stop_v the_o mouth_n of_o objector_n against_o the_o equity_n of_o god_n procedure_v with_o man_n for_o that_o he_o can_v do_v this_o and_o that_o namely_o that_o man_n once_o have_v power_n be_v by_o they_o explode_v as_o heterodox_n and_o of_o no_o use_n if_o this_o be_v true_a again_o if_o god_n premove_v and_o efficacious_o by_o his_o influence_n and_o causation_n predetermine_v man_n unto_o the_o perpetration_n of_o act_n repugnant_a to_o the_o negative_a precept_n of_o his_o law_n such_o as_o gluttony_n and_o drunkenness_n not_o bare_a eat_v and_o drink_v fornication_n adultery_n incest_n and_o the_o like_a then_o be_v he_o the_o author_n or_o predeterminer_n of_o sin_n or_o else_o those_o act_n be_v no_o sin_n but_o god_n cause_v those_o act_n according_a to_o they_o man_n they_o will_v have_v to_o be_v the_o deficient_a cause_n and_o god_n the_o prime_n efficient_a all_o such_o act_n say_v they_o be_v from_o eternity_n future_a and_o that_o can_v not_o be_v without_o a_o cause_n if_o god_n will_v then_o be_v not_o it_o there_o must_v be_v a_o effect_n without_o a_o cause_n this_o they_o term_v a_o insoluble_a demonstration_n that_o such_o effect_n have_v god_n for_o their_o cause_n thence_o they_o proceed_v to_o argue_v that_o the_o operation_n of_o the_o second_o cause_n be_v the_o effect_n of_o the_o precurse_n of_o the_o first_o cause_n as_o lâ—ss_v worthy_a dependent_a and_o subordinate_a to_o it_o etc._n etc._n now_o let_v any_o one_o show_v i_o how_o god_n for_o instance_n shall_v premove_v or_o excite_v achan_n to_o covet_v the_o babylonish_n garment_n the_o silver_n and_o the_o gold_n josh_n 7.21_o how_o he_o shall_v predetermine_v he_o by_o his_o physical_a influence_n to_o will_n and_o to_o do_v to_o take_v they_o and_o to_o hide_v they_o in_o the_o earth_n which_o himself_o acknowledge_v to_o be_v sin_n v_o 20._o add_v for_o the_o which_o do_v or_o for_o the_o pass_n of_o which_o act_n out_o of_o its_o potentiality_n into_o existence_n and_o determination_n he_o die_v and_o yet_o not_o be_v the_o author_n or_o cause_n of_o that_o sin_n of_o he_o how_o god_n shall_v effectual_o cause_v that_o numerical_a act_n but_o not_o the_o obliquity_n of_o it_o the_o law_n abide_v or_o what_o achan_n the_o secondary_a instrument_n do_v more_o if_o it_o be_v grant_v but_o that_o he_o be_v the_o subordinate_a author_n of_o that_o wickedness_n though_o inevitable_a to_o he_o but_o enough_o of_o that_o arg._n 2._o the_o aforesaid_a hypothesis_n of_o god_n predetermine_v all_o sinful_a action_n reflect_v on_o the_o attribute_n of_o god_n and_o therefore_o be_v not_o to_o be_v admit_v 1_o it_o asperse_v the_o essential_a holiness_n of_o god_n 1_o pet._n 1.15_o 16._o while_o he_o be_v make_v to_o predetermine_v to_o and_o by_o his_o energetical_a operation_n to_o give_v a_o shallbe_a or_o determinate_a existence_n to_o all_o the_o impious_a action_n conceive_v and_o commit_v in_o the_o world_n yea_o to_o action_n intrinsical_o evil_a not_o only_o contrary_a to_o the_o light_n of_o our_o nature_n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o fundamental_a principle_n of_o reason_n relate_v to_o moral_n but_o repugnant_a to_o its_o own_o nature_n which_o be_v regula_fw-la regulans_fw-la such_o as_o be_v not_o so_o from_o the_o bare_a will_n or_o pleasure_n of_o god_n prohibit_v they_o but_o by_o resultancy_n from_o his_o nature_n and_o from_o the_o eternal_a reason_n of_o the_o thing_n in_o conjunction_n with_o the_o habitude_n or_o relation_n that_o we_o stand_v in_o to_o he_o and_o which_o himself_o can_v alter_v not_o change_v as_o to_o hate_v his_o bless_a self_n and_o to_o lie_v and_o blaspheme_n his_o holy_a name_n to_o say_v in_o the_o heart_n that_o there_o be_v no_o god_n or_o to_o curse_v he_o as_o to_o such_o act_n or_o action_n god_n himself_o can_v alter_v the_o standard_n which_o they_o run_v cross_v to_o nor_o can_v separate_v their_o entity_n from_o their_o obliquity_n or_o make_v they_o not_o to_o be_v wickedness_n and_o yet_o this_o he_o be_v say_v by_o those_o who_o i_o oppose_v to_o predetermine_v man_n to_o even_o to_o those_o very_a act_n but_o not_o to_o the_o sinfulness_n they_o say_v more_o tolerable_a be_v the_o opinion_n of_o the_o manichee_n who_o feign_v two_o god_n one_o to_o be_v the_o author_n of_o evil_a and_o the_o other_o of_o good_a than_o so_o to_o affirm_v or_o to_o father_n such_o action_n on_o the_o true_a god_n 2_o it_o impeach_v the_o legislative_a righteousness_n of_o god_n and_o the_o equity_n of_o his_o law_n it_o have_v be_v general_o take_v for_o grant_v that_o god_n not_o only_o make_v man_n with_o the_o faculty_n of_o reason_n and_o free_a will_n without_o which_o he_o have_v not_o be_v a_o be_v of_o such_o a_o species_n or_o kind_a as_o have_v be_v capable_a of_o any_o law_n but_o that_o also_o he_o be_v furnish_v with_o whatever_o may_v adapt_v he_o to_o the_o keep_n of_o that_o law_n he_o shall_v be_v put_v under_o and_o that_o the_o same_o be_v due_a to_o he_o from_o god_n justice_n or_o righteousness_n of_o condecency_n as_o due_a to_o his_o soul_n in_o case_n he_o expect_v obedience_n from_o he_o and_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v no_o way_n necessitate_v to_o transgress_v or_o obedience_n be_v render_v impossible_a to_o he_o from_o any_o cause_n extrinsical_a to_o himself_o now_o all_o this_o the_o former_a hypothesis_n overturn_v where_o then_o be_v the_o equity_n of_o â—he_n law_n or_o by_o what_o shall_v the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n be_v vindicate_v if_o it_o be_v true_a which_o be_v by_o they_o maintain_v that_o god_n never_o give_v to_o a_o man_n a_o self-determining_a power_n through_o his_o assistance_n that_o he_o never_o make_v nor_o can_v make_v such_o a_o creature_n as_o might_n or_o can_v possible_o specify_v his_o own_o act_n that_o can_v choose_v or_o refuse_v but_o as_o himself_o first_o determine_v he_o that_o it_o be_v a_o contradiction_n to_o suppose_v it_o for_o that_o he_o must_v be_v a_o god_n not_o make_v after_o his_o image_n that_o do_v it_o nor_o can_v god_n foresee_v if_o it_o be_v so_o what_o he_o will_v issue_v in_o nor_o his_o supremacy_n he_o retain_v over_o such_o a_o subject_a what_o reason_n then_o that_o man_n shall_v be_v oblige_v by_o any_o law_n when_o he_o can_v neither_o will_v nor_o choose_v in_o any_o instance_n of_o action_n whether_o this_o or_o that_o shall_v be_v or_o not_o be_v which_o be_v essential_a to_o the_o idea_n of_o a_o subject_a capable_a of_o moral_a government_n and_o obnoxious_a to_o a_o enquiry_n about_o it_o yet_o far_o if_o man_n can_v but_o omit_v what_o god_n efficacious_o determine_v he_o not_o to_o but_o must_v abide_v in_o a_o everlasting_a indetermination_n why_o shall_v he_o by_o law_n be_v oblige_v to_o a_o natural_a impossibility_n and_o if_o god_n invincible_o determine_v he_o unto_o every_o action_n that_o he_o do_v by_o what_o righteous_a law_n shall_v he_o be_v oblige_v to_o be_v above_o god_n or_o to_o be_v strong_a than_o he_o thus_o to_o resolve_v all_o man_n wickedness_n into_o necessity_n be_v to_o justify_v he_o and_o to_o condemn_v god_n nemo_n tenetur_fw-la ad_fw-la impossibile_fw-it 3_o it_o reflect_v on_o the_o wisdom_n and_o counsel_n of_o god_n in_o the_o constitution_n of_o his_o law_n the_o law_n must_v be_v rather_o for_o himself_o than_o for_o they_o if_o man_n can_v nor_o never_o can_v ever_o put_v in_o act_n the_o least_o thought_n or_o motion_n conform_v nor_o inconform_v to_o it_o but_o as_o he_o predetermine_v he_o a_o man_n may_v as_o rational_o make_v a_o law_n for_o his_o axe_n hammer_n or_o saw_n for_o though_o his_o elective_a power_n go_v along_o they_o say_v with_o god_n precurse_n or_o premotion_n yet_o in_o no_o instance_n can_v he_o turn_v this_o way_n or_o the_o other_o but_o as_o he_o be_v first_o incline_v by_o the_o lawgiver_n and_o predetermine_v antecedenâ—er_n therein_o let_v the_o law_n speak_v what_o it_o will_v for_o it_o or_o against_o it_o still_o the_o instrument_n can_v neither_o move_v nor_o act_n otherwise_o than_o it_o do_v what_o then_o mean_v the_o solemnity_n of_o a_o law_n or_o to_o what_o end_n shall_v it_o be_v design_v 4_o it_o impeach_v the_o fidelity_n and_o sincerity_n of_o god_n in_o his_o expostulation_n with_o man_n if_o nothing_o be_v within_o the_o verge_n of_o their_o power_n why_o will_v you_o die_v say_v he_o ezek._n â—8_o signify_v his_o be_v aggrieve_v at_o their_o sin_n and_o ruin_n thereby_o what_o shall_v we_o think_v of_o his_o upbraid_v man_n for_o it_o and_o protest_v he_o will_v the_o contrary_a o_o that_o my_o people_n will_v consider_v etc._n etc._n deut._n 5.29_o and_o 32.29_o isa_n 48.18_o jer._n 44.4_o psal_n 18.13_o mat._n 11.20_o and_o 12.41_o