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dei_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la mensura_fw-la nostrerum_fw-la virium_fw-la sed_fw-la regula_n officii_fw-la &_o materia_fw-la praecum_fw-la as_o molinus_n contr._n amyrald_n precept_n and_o exhortation_n ordinary_o signify_v the_o approve_v will_n of_o the_o commander_n and_o his_o duty_n to_o who_o they_o be_v propound_v although_o sometime_o the_o duty_n of_o the_o hearer_n rather_o than_o the_o will_n of_o the_o speaker_n be_v declare_v by_o they_o they_o show_v we_o what_o we_o ought_v to_o do_v not_o what_o we_o can_v they_o assure_v we_o what_o god_n will_v do_v when_o he_o please_v not_o what_o he_o be_v bind_v to_o do_v grace_n be_v free_a neither_o can_v any_o creature_n challâ—…gâ—â—…fâ—ctâ—…l_a grace_n at_o god_n hand_n as_o a_o dâ—e_a debt_n eiâ—her_o to_o his_o nature_n or_o his_o labour_n however_o some_o saucy_o wâ—…_n and_o spâ—…k_n of_o god_n as_o if_o he_o weâ—…_n bouâ—d_v to_o do_v this_o or_o that_o to_o giuâ—â—his_n or_o the_o other_o grace_n even_o whâ—…_n 〈…〉_o produce_v no_o promise_n by_o 〈…〉_o mâ—de_o himself_o a_o debtor_n 〈…〉_o be_v the_o zeal_n of_o petâ—r_n l_o â—…rd_n lib._n â—_o sentâ—n_n distinct_a 43._o against_o such_o man_n ut_fw-la mihi_fw-la videtur_fw-la hoc_fw-la verbum_fw-la debet_fw-la venenum_fw-la habet_fw-la nec_fw-la deo_fw-la proprium_fw-la competit_fw-la quia_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la debtor_n nobis_fw-la nisi_fw-la forte_fw-fr expromisso_fw-la to_o i_o say_v he_o this_o word_n he_o aught_o or_o he_o be_v bind_v seem_v to_o have_v much_o poison_n in_o it_o and_o can_v proper_o belong_v to_o god_n who_o be_v no_o debtor_n to_o we_o save_v only_o in_o those_o case_n wherein_o he_o have_v pass_v some_o free_a promise_n and_o i_o be_o sure_a our_o saviour_n tell_v his_o disciple_n plain_o it_o be_v give_v to_o you_o to_o know_v the_o mystery_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n to_o other_o it_o be_v not_o give_v math._n 13.11_o and_o the_o housholder_n in_o the_o parable_n stop_v the_o mouth_n of_o those_o murmurer_n that_o repine_v as_o expect_v more_o from_o he_o than_o it_o be_v his_o pleasure_n to_o give_v with_o the_o sole_a consideration_n of_o its_o be_v his_o will_n so_o to_o have_v it_o friend_n i_o do_v thou_o no_o wrong_n etc._n etc._n math._n 20.10,13_o dei_fw-la judicia_fw-la nemo_fw-la plene_fw-la comprehendit_fw-la nemo_fw-la just_a reprehendit_fw-la 5._o it_o be_v object_v god_n command_v abraham_n to_o kill_v his_o son_n answ_n 1._o he_o may_v do_v that_o which_o he_o have_v forbid_v we_o to_o do_v as_o appear_v out_o of_o deut._n 24.16_o compare_v with_o 2_o king_n 14.6_o for_o although_o by_o a_o express_a law_n magistrate_n be_v forbid_v to_o put_v child_n to_o death_n for_o their_o parent_n sin_n yet_o god_n who_o be_v the_o author_n of_o life_n and_o death_n have_v reserve_v to_o himself_o a_o liberty_n of_o so_o do_v whensoever_o it_o shall_v so_o please_v he_o by_o reason_n of_o his_o supreme_a dominion_n over_o all_o and_o therefore_o for_o he_o to_o inflict_v inferior_a temporal_a punishment_n in_o that_o case_n can_v but_o be_v account_v just_a and_o the_o rather_o if_o we_o consider_v that_o child_n may_v be_v account_v part_n of_o their_o parent_n for_o as_o a_o man_n wife_n be_v himself_o divide_v so_o his_o child_n be_v himself_o multiply_v 2._o god_n command_n to_o abraham_n be_v but_o mandaâ—um_fw-la explorationis_fw-la not_o seductionis_fw-la a_o command_n of_o trial_n not_o of_o seduction_n god_n be_v say_v to_o tempt_v when_o he_o put_v we_o upon_o the_o trial_n of_o our_o faith_n and_o obedience_n that_o he_o may_v do_v we_o good_a in_o the_o latter_a end_n deut._n 8.26_o but_o to_o seduce_v he_o can_v be_v say_v to_o do_v the_o author_n of_o 〈◊〉_d good_a can_v be_v the_o author_n of_o sin_n as_o before_o be_v note_a object_n do_v he_o not_o bid_v shimei_n to_o curse_n david_n answ_n true_a as_o a_o punishment_n on_o david_n but_o it_o be_v a_o sin_n in_o shimei_n his_o caâ—_n be_v to_o drive_v david_n to_o despair_n but_o god_n direct_v it_o to_o humble_v he_o 6._o it_o be_v object_v how_o it_o can_v stand_v with_o justice_n in_o god_n to_o set_v forth_o his_o innocent_a son_n to_o suffer_v from_o this_o the_o sâ—cinian_n party_n cry_v out_o against_o we_o as_o if_o god_n be_v charge_v with_o tyranny_n in_o lay_v the_o punishment_n of_o offender_n on_o our_o innocent_a saviour_n which_o also_o draw_v from_o brentius_n a_o lâ—tâ—eran_n thiâ—_n blasphemy_n dâ—us_fw-la pater_fw-la in_o cruse_n tyrannus_n egit_fw-la erga_fw-la filium_fw-la etc._n etc._n answ_n to_o which_o i_o answer_v 1._o it_o be_v with_o his_o will_n which_o be_v the_o rule_n of_o justice_n wiâ—h_o 〈◊〉_d to_o his_o infinite_a wisdom_n 〈◊〉_d â—st_fw-la jusâ—…â—…si_fw-la quia_fw-la volitum_fw-la quâ—mvis_fw-la non_fw-la tâ—…um_fw-la qua_fw-la vâ—litum_fw-la sâ—d_fw-la quâ—â—nus_fw-la sâ—…lâ—ntia_fw-la dictatum_fw-la dei_fw-la vâ—…tatâ—s_fw-la est_fw-la semper_fw-la licet_fw-la non_fw-la câ—usâ—_n this_o be_v conclude_v on_o as_o the_o most_o congâ—nous_a and_o