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thus_o demonstrate_v quod_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la malum_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la potuit_fw-la non_fw-la prohiberi_fw-la for_o there_o be_v no_o reason_n imaginable_a why_o there_o shall_v not_o be_v a_o possibility_n of_o not_o prohibit_v that_o which_o be_v not_o absolute_o evil_a which_o be_v in_o its_o own_o nature_n indifferent_a but_o now_o there_o be_v some_o evil_n so_o excessive_o evil_a as_o that_o they_o can_v but_o be_v forbid_v i_o shall_v only_o name_v this_o one_o odium_n dei_fw-la for_o a_o be_v to_o hate_v the_o creator_n and_o cause_n of_o its_o be_v if_o it_o be_v possible_a for_o this_o not_o to_o be_v forbid_v it_o be_v possible_a for_o it_o to_o be_v lawful_a for_o ubi_fw-la nulla_fw-la lex_fw-la ibi_fw-la praevaricatio_fw-la where_o there_o be_v no_o law_n there_o be_v no_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d where_o there_o be_v no_o rule_n there_o be_v no_o anomaly_n if_o there_o be_v no_o prohibition_n of_o this_o it_o will_v not_o be_v sin_n to_o do_v it_o but_o that_o to_o hate_n god_n shall_v not_o be_v a_o sin_n do_v involve_v a_o whole_a heap_n of_o contradiction_n so_o that_o this_o evil_n be_v so_o full_a of_o evil_n as_o that_o it_o can_v but_o be_v forbid_v and_o therefore_o it_o be_v a_o evil_a in_o order_n of_o nature_n before_o the_o prohibition_n of_o it_o beside_o as_o the_o philosopher_n love_n to_o speak_v essentiae_fw-la rerum_fw-la sunt_fw-la immutabiles_fw-la essence_n neither_o ebb_v nor_o flow_v but_o have_v in_o themselves_o a_o perpetual_a unity_n and_o identity_n and_o all_o such_o property_n as_o flow_v and_o bubble_n up_o from_o being_n be_v constant_a and_o unvariable_a but_o if_o they_o can_v be_v stop_v in_o their_o motion_n yet_o that_o state_n will_v be_v violent_a and_o not_o at_o all_o conatural_a to_o such_o a_o subject_n 57_o so_o that_o grant_v only_o the_o be_v of_o man_n and_o you_o can_v but_o grant_v this_o also_o that_o there_o be_v such_o a_o constant_a conveniency_n and_o analogy_n which_o some_o 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