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person_n will_v not_o be_v grieve_v but_o either_o for_o omit_v what_o he_o will_v have_v do_v or_o for_o commit_v what_o he_o will_v have_v leave_v undo_v how_o then_o can_v the_o regenerate_v grieve_v god_n spirit_n for_o as_o to_o every_o good_a act_n he_o do_v determine_v our_o will_n to_o that_o and_o produce_v it_o by_o a_o irresistible_a efficiency_n and_o this_o be_v good_a and_o according_a to_o his_o will_n it_o can_v grieve_v he_o as_o for_o every_o evil_a act_n his_o determinate_a counsel_n extend_v itself_o to_o that_o too_o and_o that_o not_o by_o a_o bare_a permission_n only_o supra_fw-la only_o declar._n of_o congreg_n ch._n ut_fw-la supra_fw-la nor_o as_o the_o author_n of_o nature_n that_o he_o may_v not_o be_v want_v to_o his_o charge_n of_o providence_n afford_v such_o a_o simultaneous_a concourse_n as_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o second_o cause_n require_v that_o it_o may_v use_v its_o natural_a liberty_n but_o by_o way_n of_o predetermination_n and_o a_o most_o efficacious_a decree_n 90._o decree_n dr._n twiss_n ib._n pag._n 88_o 89_o 90._o to_o that_o 1._o he_o be_v the_o author_n of_o the_o act_n whole_o 2._o he_o be_v the_o fore-determiner_n orderer_n and_o governor_n of_o the_o sinfulness_n of_o the_o action_n to_o his_o own_o glorious_a and_o bless_a end_n say_v mr._n norton_n thâ—s_v herefore_o be_v according_a to_o his_o good_a pleasure_n too_o and_o how_o then_o can_v it_o be_v say_v to_o grieve_v he_o especial_o see_v he_o have_v his_o own_o glorious_a and_o bless_a end_n in_o it_o for_o which_o he_o fore-determines_a it_o and_o every_o sinful_a act_n be_v thus_o order_v and_o fore-determine_a it_o be_v impossible_a a_o poor_a creature_n shall_v avid_n it_o and_o consequent_o i_o can_v omit_v no_o mo_z e_z evil_a than_o i_o
ita_fw-la &_o sapientissimus_fw-la qui_fw-la decretum_fw-la de_fw-fr sine_fw-la non_fw-la facit_fw-la nisi_fw-la decretum_fw-la de_fw-la mediis_fw-la ei_fw-la aeque_fw-la sit_fw-la certum_fw-la sapientiae_fw-la enim_fw-la non_fw-la congruit_fw-la ut_fw-la decretum_fw-la de_fw-la sine_fw-la quod_fw-la per_fw-la media_fw-la exequendum_fw-la est_fw-la sine_fw-la mediorum_fw-la certa_fw-la limitatione_n statuatur_fw-la resp_n ant._n wallaei_fw-la ad_fw-la censur_fw-la câ—rvini_n pag._n 138._o as_o the_o decree_n for_o the_o illustration_n of_o his_o own_o glory_n be_v absolute_a and_o irresistibl_a and_o therefore_o not_o to_o be_v defeat_v so_o the_o mean_n for_o the_o execution_n of_o that_o decree_n be_v certain_o ordain_v and_o to_o be_v accomplish_v inevitable_o and_o therefore_o not_o suspend_v upon_o so_o contingent_a a_o thing_n as_o man_n freewill_n be_v if_o leave_v to_o its_o own_o determination_n hereupon_o the_o westminster_n assembler_n and_o the_o congregational_a church_n tread_v in_o their_o step_n unless_o it_o be_v where_o they_o think_v those_o tread_n awry_o do_v tell_v we_o that_o god_n providence_n be_v 4._o chap._n 5._o 〈◊〉_d 4._o extend_v even_o to_o the_o first_o fall_n and_o all_o other_o sin_n of_o angel_n and_o man_n 3_o and_o that_o not_o by_o a_o bare_a permission_n etc._n etc._n so_o that_o this_o permissive_a decree_n be_v very_o pregnant_a and_o teem_a it_o bring_v forth_o in_o its_o season_n as_o be_v say_v by_o the_o prophet_n of_o god_n decree_n concern_v a_o temporal_a judgement_n zeph._n 2._o 2._o pâ—ganus_fw-la do_v you_o think_v that_o god_n allow_v and_o approve_v of_o sin_n then_o for_o this_o permission_n as_o you_o define_v it_o import_v something_o to_o that_o purpose_n as_o i_o conceive_v it_o diotrephes_n no_o we_o do_v not_o speak_v of_o a_o moral_a permission_n which_o be_v a_o concession_n but_o of_o a_o physical_a permission_n which_o be_v no-impedition_a a_o not-hindring_a but_o such_o as_o do_v determine_v the_o infallible_a futurition_n of_o sin_n nam_fw-la dei_fw-la decretum_fw-la de_fw-la permittendo_fw-la pecâ—ato_fw-la ponit_fw-la quidem_fw-la illius_fw-la infallibâ—lem_fw-la fâ—turitionem_fw-la câ—m_fw-la debeat_fw-la sieâ—i_fw-la &_o evenire_fw-la quod_fw-la deus_fw-la decreviâ—_n permittere_fw-la ut_fw-la fiat_fw-la say_v 354._o say_v in_o sva_fw-la hydra_n soâ—in_n expug_n tom._n 1._o p._n 353._o &_o 354._o maresius_n and_o a_o little_a after_o he_o say_v by_o the_o effective_a decree_n man_n determinate_o and_o certain_o be_v to_o be_v â—ntire_a to_o be_v endue_v with_o freewill_n and_o peâ—cable_a and_o by_o his_o permissive_a decree_n that_o peccable_a man_n be_v to_o sin_n ultro_fw-la &_o sponte_fw-la of_o his_o own_o acâ—oâ—d_n and_o free_o but_o yet_o determinate_o certain_o and_o infallible_o hereupon_o piscator_fw-la say_v decretum_fw-la ibid._n ubi_fw-la supra_fw-la c._n 3._o ibid._n permittendi_fw-la pâ—câ—ata_fw-la necessit_fw-la at_o peccâ—â—a_fw-la quia_fw-la se_fw-la we_o frustra_fw-la â—sset_fw-la the_o decree_n of_o permit_v sin_n do_v necessitate_v sin_n for_o otherwise_o it_o be_v to_o no_o purpose_n and_o â—gain_o decretum_fw-la permissivum_fw-la etiam_fw-la est_fw-la cau_fw-fr a_fw-fr â—fficiens_fw-la suâ—â—obâ—ectâ—_n â—_o e._n peccati_fw-la the_o permissive_a decree_n be_v also_o the_o efficient_a cause_n of_o its_o object_n that_o be_v of_o sin_n and_o upon_o this_o account_n the_o divine_n of_o wedderau_n at_o the_o synod_n of_o dort_n 2._o dort_n de_fw-fr artic._n 3_o &_o 4._o mihi_fw-la page_n 154._o part_n 2._o do_v conclude_v that_o sin_n do_v come_v to_o pass_v necessary_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o permissive_a decree_n and_o some_o english_a divine_n do_v affirm_v that_o god_n decree_n be_v not_o less_o efficacious_a in_o the_o permission_n of_o evil_n than_o in_o the_o production_n of_o good_a fol._n good_a but_o some_o say_v 〈◊〉_d as_o permissiva_fw-mi efficâ—â—_n est_fw-la non_fw-la quoad_fw-la productâ—â—nem_fw-la sed_fw-la quoad_fw-la illationem_fw-la so_o r._n b._n 〈◊〉_d â—ect_n 2_o the_o 〈◊〉_d med._n p._n 30._o â—per_n in_o fol._n dr._n twiss_n say_v that_o sin_n come_v not_o to_o pass_v but_o by_o the_o most_o efficacious_a decree_n and_o ordinance_n of_o god_n iâ—id_n p_o 88_o paganus_fw-la this_o do_v confound_v god_n decree_n of_o permission_n with_o his_o decree_n of_o effection_n or_o operation_n diotrephes_n they_o do_v but_o trifle_n 1_o trifle_n calv._n inâ—it_fw-la lib._n 1._o cap._n 〈◊〉_d sect._n 1_o and_o play_v the_o fool_n that_o substitute_n a_o bare_a permission_n instead_o of_o god_n providence_n as_o if_o god_n sit_v only_o as_o a_o spectator_n expect_v the_o fortuitous_a and_o casual_a event_n of_o thing_n and_o so_o his_o judgement_n shall_v depend_v upon_o man_n freewill_n paganus_fw-la have_v you_o any_o good_a proof_n that_o god_n decree_n do_v certain_o determine_v the_o futurition_n of_o sin_n diotâ—ephes_n our_o divine_n do_v prove_v it_o out_o of_o petâ—rs_n sermon_n act_v 2._o 22_o 23._o where_o he_o thus_o bespeak_v his_o auditor_n you_o man_n of_o 90._o dr._n twiss_n ubâ—_n supra_fw-la p._n 89_o 90._o israeâ—_n hear_v these_o word_n jesus_n of_o nazareth_n a_o man_n approve_v of_o god_n among_o you_o by_o miracle_n wonder_n and_o sign_n him_n be_v deliver_v by_o the_o determinate_a counsel_n and_o foreknowledge_n of_o god_n you_o have_v take_v and_o by_o wicked_a hand_n have_v crucify_v and_o stain_v in_o the_o same_o breath_n say_v dr._n twiss_n both_o conuâ—cting_v they_o of_o crucify_a christ_n and_o withal_o acknowledge_v that_o he_o be_v deliver_v by_o the_o determinate_a counsel_n and_o foreknowledge_n of_o god_n the_o meaning_n whereof_o be_v full_o set_v down_o act_v 4._o 28._o to_o this_o effect_n namely_o that_o what_o contumelious_a outrage_n soever_o they_o commit_v upon_o the_o person_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n in_o all_o this_o they_o do_v but_o that_o which_o god_n hand_n and_o god_n counsel_n have_v predertermine_v to_o be_v do_v paganus_fw-la esse_fw-la paganus_fw-la cum_fw-la ad_fw-la productionem_fw-la actus_fw-la mali_fw-la concurrit_fw-la deus_fw-la eatenùs_fw-la concurrit_fw-la quatenús_fw-la muneri_fw-la auctoris_fw-la naturae_fw-la de_fw-la patientia_fw-la absolutae_fw-la deesse_fw-la non_fw-la oult_n impediendo_fw-la per_fw-la substractionem_fw-la svi_fw-la concursus_fw-la usum_fw-la libertatiâ—_n creatae_fw-la ac_fw-la proptereà _fw-la concurrit_fw-la quatenùs_fw-la sinit_fw-la ut_fw-la influxus_fw-la oblatus_fw-la ab_fw-la ipso_fw-la in_o actu_fw-la primâ—_n ad_fw-la opposita_fw-la pâ—r_fw-la libertatem_fw-la creatam_fw-la determinetur_fw-la ad_fw-la â—anc_fw-la actum_fw-la secundum_fw-la quem_fw-la quantum_fw-la est_fw-la ex_fw-la se_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la voluntate_fw-la antecedente_fw-la nollet_fw-la esse_fw-la god_n may_v out_o of_o his_o mercy_n ordain_v that_o his_o son_n shall_v be_v make_v a_o sacrifice_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o world_n and_o he_o may_v free_o determine_v his_o own_o will_n to_o deliver_v he_o up_o to_o that_o purpose_n and_o out_o of_o his_o foreknowledge_n that_o the_o will_n of_o his_o malicious_a crucifier_n will_v fâ—eâ—ly_o apply_v and_o determine_v itself_o to_o that_o wicked_a act_n of_o crucify_a he_o he_o may_v as_o the_o author_n of_o nature_n and_o to_o perform_v the_o office_n of_o the_o first_o cause_n determine_v to_o uphold_v their_o power_n of_o act_v and_o not_o to_o hinder_v the_o use_n of_o their_o naturâ—l_a liberty_n by_o the_o withdraw_n of_o his_o concourse_n but_o to_o afford_v the_o simultaneous_a influence_n thereof_o that_o they_o may_v free_o act_v what_o they_o have_v most_o wicked_o determine_v diotrephes_n we_o do_v hold_v with_o alvarez_n ibid._n alvarez_n ibid._n that_o god_n 23._o god_n apud_fw-la ames_n bel._n enervat_fw-la tom._n 4._o l._n 2._o c._n 2d_o 4._o p._n 23._o by_o his_o eternal_a decree_n and_o by_o his_o absolute_a and_o effectual_a will_n have_v predetermine_v all_o our_o act_n in_o particular_a and_o that_o before_o the_o prevision_n of_o they_o and_o independent_o to_o any_o middle_a knowledge_n of_o our_o future_a free_a co-operation_n upon_o supposition_n and_o amesius_n *_o have_v give_v the_o reason_n of_o it_o because_o the_o firmness_n of_o god_n decree_n do_v not_o proper_o depend_v upon_o the_o contingent_a and_o mutable_a will_n of_o man_n paganus_fw-la this_o overthrow_v the_o liberty_n of_o the_o will_n to_o my_o weak_a apprehension_n and_o turn_v man_n who_o natural_a property_n it_o be_v to_o act_v free_o into_o the_o condition_n of_o a_o necessary_a agent_n diotrephes_n no_o you_o be_v mistake_v for_o see_v not_o only_o every_o action_n of_o the_o creature_n but_o also_o the_o manner_n of_o that_o action_n depend_v upon_o 11._o vid._n ames_n bel._n eneru._n tom._n 4._o l._n 3._o c._n 3._o n._n 4._o ex_fw-la alvar._n synopsis_fw-la pur_fw-mi thâ—ol_fw-mi disp_n 11._o thes_n 11._o the_o efficacy_n of_o the_o divine_a will_n it_o follow_v that_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n do_v not_o destroy_v the_o liberty_n of_o humane_a action_n but_o establish_v it_o as_o the_o belgic_a professor_n have_v observe_v for_o god_n so_o rule_v his_o creature_n that_o he_o suffer_v they_o also_o to_o act_n and_o exercise_v their_o own_o motion_n as_o austin_n have_v it_o though_o god_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o action_n in_o
one_o kind_n â—inem_fw-la kind_n dato_n quod_fw-la voluntas_fw-la sit_fw-la causa_fw-la actionis_fw-la liberae_fw-la addam_fw-la si_fw-la placet_fw-la totalis_fw-la in_fw-la svo_fw-la genere_fw-la ergo_v deus_n ejusdem_fw-la actionis_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la causa_fw-la in_o svo_fw-la genere_fw-la mr._n hickman_n in_o br._n refut_o tilcâ—i_fw-la ad_fw-la â—inem_fw-la yet_o man_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o same_o action_n in_o another_o kind_n god_n preserve_v his_o creature_n in_o their_o nature_n and_o property_n he_o move_v they_o also_o and_o apply_v they_o to_o act_v or_o work_n agreeable_o to_o their_o nature_n he_o afford_v they_o his_o concourse_n and_o so_o concur_v with_o they_o and_o so_o immediate_o influence_v the_o action_n of_o the_o creature_n with_o his_o action_n that_o one_o and_o the_o same_o action_n be_v say_v to_o proceed_v from_o the_o first_o and_o second_o cause_n inasmuch_o as_o unum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d one_o production_n or_o work_n derive_v its_o existence_n from_o they_o both_o in_o which_o work_n if_o there_o be_v any_o thing_n inordinate_a it_o be_v from_o the_o action_n not_o as_o it_o be_v the_o creator_n but_o as_o it_o be_v the_o creature_n thus_o the_o belgic_a professor_n ibid._n thes_n 13._o paganus_fw-la if_o god_n as_o the_o first_o cause_n and_o author_n of_o nature_n to_o conserve_v that_o order_n and_o manner_n of_o work_v institute_v in_o second_o cause_n at_o their_o first_o creation_n do_v afford_v his_o general_a concourse_n 8._o concourse_n deus_fw-la enim_fw-la â—t_a author_n naturae_fw-la tenetur_fw-la se_fw-la voluntati_fw-la creaâ—â—_n paratum_fw-la praebere_fw-la ad_fw-la concurrendum_fw-la ad_fw-la opposita_fw-la ut_fw-la ipsa_fw-la uti_fw-la possit_fw-la sva_fw-la naturali_fw-la libertate_fw-la hence_o they_o say_v actus_fw-la pravus_fw-la quatenâ—â—_fw-la ens_fw-la est_fw-la 〈◊〉_d deo_fw-la non_fw-la ut_fw-la induâ—enâ—e_fw-la ad_fw-la illuâ—_fw-la sed_fw-la ut_fw-la non_fw-la subtrahente_fw-la suum_fw-la necessarium_fw-la concursum_fw-la volâ—ntati_fw-la quae_fw-la dum_fw-la ad_fw-la illum_fw-la se_fw-la determinat_fw-la abutitur_fw-la sva_fw-la libertate_fw-la &_o influxu_fw-la divino_fw-la in_o actu_fw-la primo_fw-la ad_fw-la opposita_fw-la sibi_fw-la â—blato_fw-la et_fw-la id_fw-la 〈◊〉_d magis_fw-la proprie_fw-la dicitur_fw-la dâ—us_fw-la congerâ—_n voluntati_fw-la in_o talem_fw-la actum_fw-la causando_fw-la quaâ—_n voluntas_fw-la dicatur_fw-la coagere_fw-la deo_fw-la vid._n greg._n in_o 2._o d._n 34._o &_o 37._o q_o 1._o be_v 3_o ad_fw-la 8._o ad_fw-la opposita_fw-la that_o his_o creature_n may_v have_v power_n and_o liberty_n to_o do_v good_a or_o evil_n and_o suffer_v the_o will_n of_o man_n to_o determine_v its_o self_n free_o to_o the_o evil_a act_n and_o then_o foreseeing_a it_n so_o determine_v upon_o supposition_n of_o his_o concourse_n do_v yield_v his_o simultaneous_a influence_n to_o the_o production_n of_o that_o evil_a act_n than_o it_o be_v possible_a to_o conceive_v how_o a_o man_n may_v avoid_v sin_n notwithstanding_o that_o divine_a influx_n for_o in_o this_o case_n man_n do_v abuse_v his_o own_o liberty_n and_o the_o divine_a concourse_n offer_v to_o he_o ad_fw-la opposita_fw-la and_o so_o do_v free_o determine_v himself_o unto_o the_o sin_n when_o he_o may_v do_v otherwise_o and_o god_n shall_v cooperate_v with_o the_o create_a will_n as_o the_o author_n of_o nature_n according_a to_o the_o exigence_n thereof_o rather_o than_o the_o will_v cooperate_v with_o god_n as_o its_o first_o determiner_n diotrephes_n that_o opinion_n do_v cast_v fetter_n 103._o fetter_n r._n b._n p._n ubi_fw-la supra_fw-la p._n 27._o hoc_fw-la unum_fw-la asserimus_fw-la hunc_fw-la concursum_fw-la quicunque_fw-la tandem_fw-la be_v est_fw-la male_a statim_fw-la subordinatum_fw-la aut_fw-la posteriorem_fw-la influxâ—â—_n voluntatis_fw-la in_o actum_fw-la suum_fw-la quia_fw-la cum_fw-la deus_fw-la non_fw-la â—sset_fw-la causa_fw-la pâ—ima_fw-la omnium_fw-la entium_fw-la sed_fw-la secunda_fw-la deinde_fw-la quia_fw-la voluntas_fw-la in_o primo_fw-la motus_fw-la svi_fw-la initio_fw-la non_fw-la dependeret_fw-la a_o deo_fw-la sed_fw-la contra_fw-la deus_fw-la a_o primo_fw-la initio_fw-la mortuuâ—â—_n voluntatis_fw-la râ—sp_n a._n wallaei_fw-la ad_fw-la censur_n coâ—vini_n pag._n 103._o upon_o the_o divine_a liberty_n and_o providence_n for_o if_o man_n will_n do_v free_o determine_v itself_o before_o the_o divine_a determination_n than_o it_o will_v follow_v that_o the_o power_n and_o providence_n of_o god_n can_v dispose_v nothing_o till_o the_o assent_n of_o the_o create_v will_v be_v expect_v and_o first_o have_v with_o which_o it_o may_v concur_v as_o a_o partial_a cause_n to_o produce_v the_o effect_n and_o so_o god_n shall_v not_o be_v the_o first_o but_o the_o second_o cause_n of_o this_o act_n and_o the_o will_n shall_v not_o so_o much_o depend_v upon_o he_o as_o he_o depend_v upon_o the_o first_o motion_n of_o the_o will_n paganus_fw-la if_o god_n preserve_v to_o his_o rational_a creature_n its_o natural_a propriety_n and_o manner_n of_o work_v i_o suppose_v he_o do_v ordinary_o allow_v it_o the_o liberte_fw-fr of_o a_o self-determination_n and_o i_o understand_v not_o how_o this_o shall_v be_v any_o derogation_n to_o god_n power_n or_o providence_n for_o the_o creature_n still_o act_n not_o only_o under_o the_o general_a concourse_n of_o his_o providence_n but_o also_o under_o the_o special_a egression_n of_o it_o and_o god_n can_v and_o do_v as_o it_o seem_v good_a to_o he_o put_v in_o a_o immediate_a and_o extraordinary_a finger_n of_o power_n to_o over-rule_v and_o order_v the_o action_n of_o it_o the_o creature_n therefore_o be_v not_o exempt_v from_o the_o conduct_n of_o his_o providence_n by_o this_o mean_n as_o you_o pretend_v diotrephes_n we_o look_v upon_o all_o create_a being_n as_o so_o many_o emanation_n from_o the_o first_o cause_n upon_o which_o they_o depend_v in_o 2d_o ibid._n 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