upon_o those_o word_n gen._n 39.10_o he_o hearken_v not_o unto_o she_o to_o lie_v by_o she_o or_o to_o be_v with_o she_o he_o will_v not_o lie_v with_o she_o in_o this_o world_n lest_o he_o shall_v suffer_v with_o she_o in_o the_o next_o now_o because_o these_o action_n depend_v upon_o both_o their_o free-will_n therefore_o one_o deserve_v eternal_a praise_n and_o glory_n and_o the_o other_o everlasting_a disgrace_n and_o ruin_n if_o we_o allow_v any_o such_o thing_n as_o reward_n and_o punishment_n we_o must_v necessary_o admit_v of_o freewill_n wherefore_o god_n always_o support_v and_o help_v those_o person_n that_o mind_v their_o duty_n and_o be_v industrious_a but_o disregard_v the_o lazy_a and_o slothful_a sect_n 10._o as_o to_o the_o three_o thing_n i_o be_o to_o prove_v maimonides_n affirm_v that_o if_o man_n sin_n be_v very_o heinous_a and_o notorious_a there_o be_v no_o room_n for_o repentance_n and_o in_o confirmation_n of_o his_o opinion_n he_o use_v to_o allege_v that_o of_o isaiah_n 6.10_o and_o 2_o chron._n 36.16_o so_o that_o according_a to_o he_o god_n harden_v the_o heart_n of_o pharaoh_n for_o his_o sin_n exod._n 14.4_o likewise_o sihon_n and_o og_n king_n of_o basan_n be_v so_o wicked_a that_o their_o repentance_n can_v not_o avert_v their_o punishment_n agreeable_a to_o this_o opinion_n it_o be_v that_o god_n sometime_o take_v away_o freewill_n from_o sinner_n certain_a it_o be_v that_o god_n deprive_v man_n of_o their_o estate_n honour_n life_n and_o liberty_n for_o their_o iniquity_n the_o ancient_n too_o be_v of_o this_o mind_n but_o what_o we_o read_v in_o tanhuma_n be_v worth_a our_o observation_n three_o thing_n say_v the_o author_n god_n have_v put_v into_o our_o power_n viz._n our_o hand_n foot_n and_o mouth_n and_o there_o be_v three_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o in_o our_o power_n viz._n our_o eye_n ear_n and_o nose_n for_o we_o see_v hear_v and_o smell_v many_o thing_n that_o be_v offensive_a to_o we_o god_n oftentimes_o debar_v we_o the_o use_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v in_o our_o power_n by_o reason_n of_o our_o sin_n thus_o god_n wither_v the_o hand_n of_o jeroboam_n which_o he_o reach_v out_o to_o seize_v the_o prophet_n and_o make_v balaam_n bless_v the_o israelite_n who_o he_o design_v to_o curse_v therefore_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o god_n very_o often_o obstruct_v man_n action_n and_o can_v abridge_v their_o power_n hence_o abravanel_n confess_v that_o when_o god_n intend_v to_o reward_v or_o punish_v any_o person_n nothing_o can_v prevent_v it_o a_o instance_n of_o this_o he_o say_v we_o have_v in_o the_o infatuation_n of_o achitophel_n because_o god_n be_v resolve_v to_o punish_v absolom_n to_o this_o belong_v the_o word_n of_o jerem._n 10.23_o 2_o sam._n 17.14_o isa_n 14.27_o isaac_n arama_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o repentance_n be_v never_o too_o late_o for_o say_v he_o it_o be_v always_o acceptable_a to_o god_n but_o he_o affirm_v that_o for_o the_o murder_n of_o our_o neighbour_n repentance_n be_v ineffectual_a and_o therefore_o we_o can_v escape_v punishment_n for_o that_o if_o i_o may_v have_v leave_n to_o declare_v my_o judgement_n in_o this_o case_n i_o do_v firm_o believe_v that_o god_n never_o force_v or_o take_v away_o the_o use_n of_o our_o freewill_n but_o always_o merciful_o dispose_v the_o mean_n as_o they_o be_v more_o or_o less_o agreeable_a to_o our_o inclination_n like_o the_o primum_fw-la mobile_a which_o carry_v round_o the_o inferior_a orb_n yet_o every_o one_o of_o they_o have_v a_o distinct_a motion_n i_o shall_v illustrate_v my_o meaning_n by_o this_o example_n god_n design_v that_o the_o israelite_n shall_v continue_v in_o the_o egyptian_a bondage_n so_o many_o year_n and_o that_o joseph_n shall_v be_v advance_v above_o all_o his_o brethren_n now_o god_n compel_v no_o body_n to_o accomplish_v this_o design_n but_o he_o only_o so_o order_v the_o mean_n that_o joseph_n may_v be_v sell_v to_o the_o midianitish_a merchant_n and_o then_o this_o way_n he_o may_v come_v into_o egypt_n in_o like_a manner_n god_n intend_v to_o display_v the_o miraculous_a sign_n of_o his_o power_n among_o the_o egyptian_n but_o how_o by_o harden_v pharaoh_n heart_n so_o that_o he_o shall_v have_v no_o use_n of_o his_o freewill_n no_o but_o by_o so_o contrive_v it_o that_o the_o king_n may_v have_v occasion_n by_o the_o free_a use_n or_o rather_o the_o abuse_n of_o his_o will_n of_o harden_v his_o heart_n thus_o when_o he_o see_v his_o own_o magician_n work_v the_o same_o miracle_n which_o moses_n do_v he_o disregard_v they_o he_o perceive_v that_o the_o plague_n can_v be_v easy_o remove_v and_o so_o be_v not_o much_o concern_v at_o they_o but_o obstinate_o refuse_v to_o dismiss_v the_o people_n till_o he_o be_v surprise_v with_o the_o slaughter_n of_o his_o son_n and_o all_o the_o first-born_a of_o his_o subject_n thus_o we_o must_v understand_v that_o god_n harden_v the_o heart_n of_o sihon_n and_o og_n the_o king_n of_o basan_n for_o the_o israelite_n have_v send_v messenger_n to_o the_o edomite_n the_o ammonite_n and_o the_o moabite_n to_o request_v a_o passage_n through_o the_o border_n of_o their_o country_n but_o be_v deny_v they_o go_v another_o way_n now_o sihon_n and_o og_n expect_v that_o they_o will_v do_v the_o same_o to_o they_o but_o when_o they_o see_v they_o will_v not_o they_o take_v up_o arm_n and_o stiff_o oppose_v their_o passage_n but_o unhappy_o for_o they_o be_v present_o conquer_v here_o god_n only_o give_v a_o opportunity_n to_o their_o perverseness_n but_o do_v not_o in_o the_o least_o force_n their_o will_n that_o he_o may_v punish_v they_o god_n also_o determine_v to_o divide_v solomon_n kingdom_n but_o which_o way_n do_v he_o effect_v it_o not_o by_o compel_v rehoboam_n but_o by_o give_v occasion_n that_o by_o the_o advice_n of_o his_o young_a counselor_n by_o who_o he_o be_v direct_v he_o may_v refuse_v to_o lessen_v the_o people_n tax_n and_o so_o abijah_n prophecy_n be_v fulfil_v thus_o i_o think_v all_o the_o place_n where_o god_n seem_v to_o deprive_v man_n of_o his_o freewill_n that_o he_o may_v punish_v he_o may_v be_v explain_v for_o as_o prince_n know_v how_o wise_o and_o prudent_o to_o manage_v their_o affair_n that_o they_o may_v obtain_v their_o design_n so_o do_v god_n who_o be_v the_o king_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n in_o like_a manner_n dispose_v all_o thing_n without_o impair_n our_o free-will_n that_o he_o may_v effect_v his_o resolution_n that_o he_o may_v merciful_o recompense_v some_o and_o just_o punish_v other_o to_o this_o belong_v the_o word_n of_o solomon_n prov._n 21.1_o the_o king_n heart_n be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n as_o the_o river_n of_o water_n he_o incline_v it_o whithersoever_o he_o will_n he_o do_v not_o say_v he_o force_v but_o incline_v and_o this_o be_v all_o that_o i_o propose_v to_o prove_v sect_n 11._o there_o still_o remain_v one_o difficult_a and_o intricate_a question_n which_o i_o will_v endeavour_v to_o solve_v and_o it_o be_v this_o how_o can_v man_n freewill_n and_o god_n foreknowledge_n be_v reconcile_v together_o this_o seem_v inexplicable_a to_o cajetan_a very_o crabbed_a to_o vasquez_n and_o the_o jew_n unanimous_o confess_v that_o it_o be_v very_o abstruse_a hence_o maimonides_n say_v that_o god_n knowledge_n be_v not_o a_o accident_n as_o man_n be_v but_o be_v the_o very_a essence_n of_o god_n wherefore_o as_o man_n can_v comprehend_v the_o essence_n of_o god_n according_a to_o that_o in_o exod._n 33.20_o there_o shall_v no_o man_n see_v i_o and_o live_v so_o neither_o can_v they_o apprehend_v how_o god_n fore-knows_a thing_n isaiah_n 55.8_o it_o be_v evident_a say_v the_o same_o author_n that_o man_n have_v freewill_n and_o no_o body_n doubt_n but_o god_n know_v all_o thing_n from_o eternity_n but_o it_o be_v still_o a_o question_n how_o god_n know_v thing_n and_o yet_o man_n have_v the_o liberty_n of_o his_o will._n for_o to_o inquire_v which_o way_n god_n know_v thing_n be_v as_o much_o as_o to_o desire_v the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n himself_o both_o which_o can_v be_v attain_v in_o this_o life_n to_o this_o belong_v the_o answer_n of_o bias_n who_o be_v ask_v how_o god_n be_v acquaint_v with_o humane_a affair_n and_o action_n it_o be_v certain_a say_v he_o there_o be_v a_o god_n who_o providence_n be_v over_o all_o and_o it_o be_v likewise_o certain_a that_o we_o have_v a_o freewill_n but_o how_o god_n know_v our_o action_n be_v easy_a to_o conjecture_v but_o difficult_a to_o explain_v r._n abraham_n bar_n david_n a_o rival_n of_o malmonides_n say_v that_o maimonides_n indeed_o do_v propose_v the_o question_n but_o do_v not_o answer_v it_o and_o therefore_o he_o have_v better_o have_v let_v it_o alone_o wherefore_o this_o rabbi_n offer_v his_o opinion_n to_o explain_v the_o manner_n of_o god_n prescience_n
these_o follow_a reason_n 1._o because_o god_n promise_v long_a life_n upon_o the_o observation_n of_o some_o of_o his_o commandment_n as_o exod._n 20.12_o honour_n thy_o father_n and_o thy_o mother_n that_o thy_o day_n may_v be_v long_o upon_o the_o land_n deut._n 4.40_o and_o 32.47_o now_o if_o our_o day_n be_v decree_v by_o god_n from_o all_o eternity_n this_o promise_n will_v be_v vain_a and_o no_o body_n can_v exceed_v they_o much_o less_o can_v god_n deceive_v we_o therefore_o it_o be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o man_n to_o make_v his_o life_n long_o or_o short_a as_o i_o shall_v show_v hereafter_o 2._o we_o find_v several_a person_n earnest_o desire_v god_n to_o spare_v their_o life_n so_o hezekiah_n 2_o king_n 20.2_o 3._o then_o he_o turn_v his_o face_n to_o the_o wall_n and_o pray_v unto_o the_o lord_n say_v i_o beseech_v thou_o o_o lord_n remember_v now_o how_o i_o have_v walk_v before_o thou_o in_o truth_n and_o with_o a_o perfect_a heart_n and_o david_n ps_n 61._o cain_n be_v afraid_a of_o death_n say_v gen._n 14.14_o every_o one_o that_o find_v i_o shall_v stay_v i_o there_o be_v other_o that_o have_v desire_v to_o die_v as_o eli_n 1_o king_n 19.4_o it_o be_v enough_o now_o o_o lord_n take_v away_o my_o life_n for_o i_o be_o not_o better_o than_o my_o father_n and_o jonah_n chap._n 4.8_o he_o faint_v and_o wish_v in_o himself_o to_o die_v and_o say_v it_o be_v better_a for_o i_o to_o die_v than_o to_o live_v now_o if_o the_o term_n of_o life_n be_v absolute_o predestinate_v the_o prayer_n of_o hezekiah_n cain_n and_o david_n be_v vain_a and_o those_o of_o elias_n and_o jonah_n superfluous_a hence_o the_o talmudist_n in_o guemara_n berachet_n say_v that_o if_o any_o one_o come_v into_o a_o city_n and_o find_v it_o in_o a_o uproar_n he_o may_v lift_v up_o his_o voice_n and_o pray_v to_o god_n that_o he_o will_v avert_v that_o evil_a from_o his_o family_n or_o if_o any_o one_o shall_v desire_v after_o his_o wife_n be_v with_o child_n that_o it_o may_v be_v a_o male_a certain_o such_o petition_n be_v frivolous_a because_o when_o a_o thing_n be_v do_v it_o can_v be_v alter_v this_o we_o may_v apply_v to_o our_o present_a purpose_n for_o if_o all_o thing_n be_v decree_v from_o eternity_n it_o be_v absurd_a to_o be_v solicitous_a or_o careful_a about_o any_o thing_n 3._o the_o truth_n of_o this_o argument_n be_v mighty_o confirm_v by_o the_o word_n which_o god_n speak_v to_o solomon_n 1_o king_n 3.11_o 12_o 13_o 14._o from_o whence_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o solomon_n may_v ask_v for_o life_n as_o a_o contingent_a thing_n and_o when_o god_n confer_v on_o he_o wisdom_n riches_n and_o honour_n he_o promise_v he_o life_n too_o not_o absolute_o but_o conditional_o if_o thou_o will_v walk_v in_o my_o way_n etc._n etc._n 4._o if_o the_o term_n of_o life_n be_v unalterable_o settle_v no_o man_n can_v prevent_v death_n and_o yet_o we_o find_v god_n exhort_v man_n to_o beware_v of_o danger_n and_o the_o occasion_n of_o misfortune_n deut._n 20.5_o 6_o 7._o and_o in_o another_o place_n chap._n 22.8_o when_o thou_o build_v a_o new_a house_n than_o thou_o shall_v make_v a_o battlement_n for_o thy_o roof_n that_o thou_o bring_v not_o blood_n upon_o thy_o house_n if_o any_o man_n fall_v from_o thence_o therefore_o it_o follow_v that_o the_o term_n of_o life_n be_v not_o fix_v by_o a_o absolute_a predestination_n 5._o david_n himself_o say_v 1_o sam._n 27.10_o as_o the_o lord_n live_v the_o lord_n shall_v smite_v he_o or_o his_o day_n shall_v come_v to_o die_v or_o he_o shall_v descend_v into_o battle_n and_o perish_v if_o by_o those_o word_n or_o his_o day_n shall_v come_v to_o die_v he_o understand_v the_o day_n that_o be_v decree_v by_o god_n it_o be_v superfluous_a to_o mention_v the_o three_o kind_n of_o death_n for_o which_o soever_o have_v happen_v it_o will_v have_v be_v appoint_v beforehand_o and_o if_o so_o it_o be_v plain_a those_o word_n be_v false_a for_o saul_n may_v have_v be_v smite_v by_o the_o lord_n as_o well_o as_o slay_v in_o the_o battle_n 6._o there_o be_v not_o one_o place_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n which_o affirm_v this_o predestination_n but_o we_o may_v only_o collect_v from_o the_o forecited_a passage_n that_o there_o be_v a_o term_n of_o life_n which_o as_o i_o have_v explain_v it_o depend_v upon_o the_o time_n the_o heaven_n and_o the_o constitution_n so_o job_n say_v chap._n 14.5_o thou_o have_v appoint_v his_o bound_n that_o he_o can_v pass_v by_o which_o he_o mean_v that_o all_o man_n must_v die_v and_o david_n ps_n 89.49_o what_o man_n be_v he_o that_o live_v and_o shall_v not_o see_v death_n and_o in_o another_o place_n 1_o chron._n 29.15_o our_o day_n on_o earth_n be_v as_o a_o shadow_n and_o there_o be_v none_o abide_v as_o for_o job_n say_v chap._n 14.5_o the_o number_n of_o his_o month_n be_v with_o thou_o he_o mean_v nothing_o else_o but_o god_n pre-science_n because_o god_n know_v and_o foresee_v all_o thing_n from_o eternity_n book_n ii_o whether_o the_o term_n of_o life_n be_v alterable_a or_o unalterable_a sect_n 1._o have_v in_o the_o former_a book_n prove_v that_o there_o be_v a_o term_n to_o every_o man_n life_n i_o shall_v in_o the_o next_o place_n inquire_v whether_o this_o term_n be_v so_o fix_v that_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o exceed_v or_o prevent_v it_o or_o on_o the_o contrary_a whether_o it_o be_v mutable_a all_o the_o jew_n unanimous_o consent_v that_o this_o term_n be_v alterable_a though_o it_o depend_v upon_o the_o planet_n the_o constitution_n or_o the_o variety_n of_o time_n hereupon_o r._n bahye_n say_v that_o there_o be_v a_o more_o eminent_a power_n above_o that_o of_o the_o star_n which_o order_n thing_n by_o reward_n and_o punishment_n the_o same_o be_v confirm_v by_o aben_n ezra_n upon_o exod._n ch._n 23._o where_o assign_v the_o dependence_n of_o life_n upon_o the_o temper_n of_o the_o body_n he_o say_v that_o the_o natural_a heat_n and_o moisture_n of_o every_o one_o that_o serve_v god_n be_v augment_v and_o then_o a_o man_n exceed_v the_o term_n of_o life_n therefore_o according_a to_o this_o opinion_n the_o term_n of_o life_n be_v alterable_a this_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o man_n take_v such_o care_n to_o preserve_v their_o health_n and_o when_o it_o be_v impair_v to_o recover_v it_o this_o make_v they_o so_o often_o change_v the_o air._n this_o make_v they_o drink_v those_o medicinal_a potion_n that_o be_v to_o nauseous_a in_o a_o word_n this_o first_o make_v man_n study_v and_o then_o practise_v physic_n and_o indeed_o as_o it_o be_v very_o ridiculous_a to_o aspire_v to_o that_o preferment_n which_o by_o no_o pain_n or_o industry_n can_v be_v procure_v so_o i_o think_v it_o exceed_v simple_a to_o be_v careful_a about_o the_o preservation_n of_o our_o life_n when_o the_o term_n be_v immutable_a and_o it_o can_v be_v prolong_v nay_o it_o will_v be_v to_o no_o purpose_n for_o the_o forth_o to_o bring_v forth_o plant_n and_o herb_n by_o the_o bounty_n of_o god_n for_o no_o other_o design_n than_o 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experience_n make_v it_o appear_v that_o these_o thing_n depend_v upon_o freewill_n if_o any_o one_o inquire_v how_o we_o must_v understand_v that_o there_o be_v some_o time_n of_o life_n appoint_v rabbi_n solomon_n answer_v the_o time_n of_o our_o formation_n be_v complete_v in_o nine_o month_n but_o that_o of_o death_n alter_v according_a to_o the_o diversity_n of_o the_o age._n and_o as_o i_o say_v before_o this_o be_v common_o the_o space_n of_o 70_o year_n this_o be_v premise_v i_o conclude_v that_o the_o space_n of_o 70_o year_n or_o rather_o the_o term_n of_o life_n be_v uncertain_a and_o mutable_a when_o the_o space_n of_o nine_o month_n or_o the_o time_n of_o pregnancy_n
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