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that_o wherein_o they_o intend_v nothing_o but_o evil_n gen._n 45.7_o and_o 50.20_o and_o david_n foretell_v that_o great_a work_n of_o make_v christ_n the_o head_n stone_n of_o the_o corner_n prove_v it_o to_o be_v god_n do_v &_o a_o work_n of_o admiration_n because_o the_o bvilder_n have_v cast_v he_o aside_o psal_n 118.23_o 24._o all_o effect_n must_v have_v some_o cause_n by_o the_o power_n and_o virtue_n whereof_o they_o be_v produce_v wherefore_o when_o there_o appear_v no_o second_o cause_n in_o the_o bring_n forth_o of_o any_o effect_n it_o must_v be_v ascribe_v to_o he_o that_o work_v without_o or_o above_o or_o against_o all_o cause_n as_o please_v himself_o when_o the_o wilderness_n which_o by_o nature_n bring_v forth_o nothing_o but_o bush_n and_o shrubb_n be_v store_v with_o pleasant_a fruitful_a and_o useful_a plant_n it_o be_v
that_o man_n may_v see_v and_o know_v and_o understand_v together_o that_o the_o lord_n have_v do_v this_o isa_n 41.18_o 19_o 20._o so_o when_o man_n by_o who_o counsel_n and_o endeavour_n ordinary_o thing_n be_v effect_v intend_v any_o thing_n and_o the_o event_n fall_v out_o contrary_a to_o what_o they_o purpose_v it_o must_v be_v conclude_v that_o when_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n devise_v his_o way_n yet_o it_o be_v god_n that_o direct_v his_o step_n prov._n 16.9_o thus_o that_o it_o may_v appear_v the_o restore_n of_o the_o church_n be_v god_n own_o work_n he_o suffer_v satan_n and_o his_o wicked_a instrument_n to_o oppose_v and_o hinder_v it_o what_o they_o can_v that_o the_o effect_n of_o that_o work_n without_o and_o against_o man_n intention_n may_v be_v ascribe_v to_o god_n alone_o 2._o ly_o as_o the_o carry_v on_o of_o the_o church_n reformation_n in_o troublous_a time_n discover_v it_o to_o be_v god_n work_n so_o it_o manifest_v it_o to_o be_v the_o work_n of_o his_o 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