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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d determine_v the_o foreappointed_a time_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o for_o predestination_n in_o special_a see_v rom._n 8._o 28._o and_o ephes_n 1._o 11._o there_o be_v 〈◊〉_d be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o set_n and_o place_v of_o thing_n by_o the_o counsel_n of_o his_o own_o will_n in_o that_o order_n of_o cause_n and_o of_o mean_n which_o he_o infallible_o understand_v will_n bring_v forth_o such_o end_n and_o such_o effect_n if_o he_o please_v to_o do_v his_o part_n as_o be_v lay_v out_o by_o himself_o in_o this_o order_n and_o please_v to_o permit_v the_o creature_n to_o do_v its_o part_n as_o be_v observe_v in_o the_o same_o order_n by_o this_o order_n mean_n government_n benefit_n aide_n etc._n etc._n i_o understand_v the_o creation_n of_o man_n righteous_a the_o permission_n of_o his_o fall_n the_o correction_n of_o his_o sin_n the_o mean_n of_o his_o restauration_n by_o the_o son_n of_o god_n make_v 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ac_fw-la sine_fw-la ipso_fw-la beatorum_fw-la praevisis_fw-la molina_n q._n 23._o art_n 1._o desp._n 2._o pag._n 305._o the_o predestinate_v to_o some_o man_n but_o those_o mean_n which_o god_n foreknow_v through_o their_o own_o fault_n will_v not_o bring_v they_o to_o life_n be_v the_o reprobate_n of_o they_o namely_o with_o that_o reprobation_n which_o be_v negative_a that_o those_o mean_n bring_v they_o not_o to_o life_n be_v not_o ever_o from_o the_o insufficiency_n of_o the_o mean_n for_o by_o the_o same_o mean_n in_o the_o church_n of_o god_n other_o come_v to_o life_n but_o from_o the_o personal_a fault_n and_o disobedience_n of_o they_o that_o use_v not_o the_o mean_n or_o their_o fault_n that_o have_v charge_n of_o they_o that_o no_o better_a mean_n be_v give_v they_o which_o god_n knowledge_n understand_v will_v save_v they_o if_o they_o be_v give_v arise_v only_o from_o the_o just_a will_n &_o pleasure_n of_o god_n neither_o can_v this_o be_v disgrace_v by_o a_o nickname_n 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to_o exercise_v his_o justice_n upon_o the_o despiser_n of_o his_o sufficient_a grace_n and_o to_o make_v they_o vessel_n of_o his_o wrath_n to_o teach_v the_o creature_n what_o it_o be_v to_o tempt_v the_o creator_n to_o put_v forth_o the_o uttermost_a of_o his_o wisdom_n and_o power_n to_o save_v the_o slothful_a and_o ingrateful_a chap._n v._o the_o transition_n to_o the_o three_o part_n thus_o have_v i_o speak_v spare_o and_o with_o reverence_n of_o these_o high_a thing_n conceive_v by_o we_o as_o eternal_a and_o before_o all_o time_n next_o i_o be_o to_o declare_v the_o thing_n do_v in_o time_n open_v &_o reveal_v of_o those_o eternal_a counsel_n which_o two_o part_n i_o think_v good_a to_o unite_v as_o it_o be_v by_o a_o strong_a joint_n set_v between_o they_o take_v and_o transcribe_v out_o of_o that_o judicious_a divine_a m._n richard_n hooker_n lib._n 5._o par_fw-fr 56._o wherein_o let_v the_o ingenuous_a reader_n tell_v i_o whether_o i_o do_v not_o show_v he_o fair_a print_n 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〈◊〉_d who_o he_o foreknow_v he_o predestinate_v s._n peter_n say_v 1_o pet._n 1._o 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o stranger_n elect_v according_a to_o the_o foreknowledge_n of_o god_n the_o father_n there_o be_v that_o interpret_v these_o two_o place_n rather_o by_o the_o word_n precognition_n than_o by_o the_o word_n prescience_n and_o tropical_o as_o to_o signify_v approbation_n and_o love_n rather_o than_o knowledge_n proper_o take_v and_o they_o complain_v of_o the_o ignorance_n of_o the_o latin_n that_o understand_v not_o the_o greek_a and_o of_o the_o ignorance_n of_o the_o greek_n that_o understand_v not_o the_o hebrew_n phrase_n in_o this_o word_n and_o that_o by_o the_o word_n prescience_n they_o occasion_v the_o pelagian_a heresy_n of_o election_n upon_o prescience_n of_o work_n so_o pareus_n yet_o origen_n be_v he_o to_o who_o they_o be_v behold_v for_o this_o their_o interpretation_n one_o neither_o ignorant_a of_o greek_a nor_o hebrew_n nor_o think_v 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thereof_o it_o be_v the_o proper_a work_n of_o the_o will_n to_o predestinate_a or_o to_o decree_n what_o of_o those_o infinite_a thing_n which_o the_o understanding_n present_v shall_v be_v and_o come_v into_o light_n for_o unless_o the_o will_n of_o god_n with_o his_o power_n come_v to_o they_o their_o be_v know_v make_v they_o not_o to_o be_v praedestinatio_fw-la est_fw-la propositum_fw-la propositum_fw-la est_fw-la actus_fw-la practicus_fw-la &_o vltimus_fw-la voluntatis_fw-la ergo_fw-la praedestinatio_fw-la magis_fw-la importat_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la quà m_fw-la scientiam_fw-la p_o ferrius_n p._n 232._o he_o say_v vltimus_fw-la because_o there_o be_v a_o act_n of_o the_o will_v even_o in_o know_v primò_fw-la enim_fw-la volumus_fw-la aliquid_fw-la scire_fw-la quam_fw-la sciamus_fw-la vel_fw-la intelligamus_fw-la deinde_fw-la intelligimus_fw-la &_o tunc_fw-la quod_fw-la intelleximus_fw-la voluntate_fw-la probamus_fw-la as_o it_o be_v a_o little_a above_o in_o the_o same_o author_n 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