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wherewith_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v rich_o
de_fw-fr fluxibus_fw-la lapsus_fw-la grave_n nuperriméque_fw-la calculum_fw-la foetum_fw-la suum_fw-la o_fw-la abdita_fw-la praeclarior_fw-la gemniâ_fw-la libre_fw-la donasse_n luce_fw-fr publicum_fw-la gaudet_fw-la bonum_fw-la jam_fw-la nunc_fw-la ad_fw-la altiora_fw-la surgit_fw-la numinis_fw-la assertor_n est_fw-la vindexque_fw-la providentiae_fw-la fortuna_fw-la fati_fw-la vis_fw-la voluntas_fw-la libera_n summi_fw-la docentur_fw-la obsequi_fw-la dictis_n dei_fw-la deo_fw-la favente_fw-la cuncta_fw-la vocum_fw-la copiam_fw-la lectissimarum_fw-la mirer_fw-la a_o rerum_fw-la magis_fw-la utramque_fw-la miror_fw-la pariter_fw-la atque_fw-la exosculor_fw-la utramque_fw-la pronus_fw-la veneror_fw-la &_o longè_fw-la sequor_fw-la o_o author_n annumerande_fw-fr charltonis_fw-la tuis_fw-la gassende_v chartes_n magne_n sennerte_fw-la angliae_fw-la et_fw-la ipse_fw-la vivas_fw-la &_o libri_fw-la vivre_fw-fr diu_fw-la et_fw-la artium_fw-la de_fw-la te_fw-la optimae_fw-la certent_fw-la diu_fw-la homines_fw-la priori_fw-la opere_fw-la devinctos_fw-la habes_fw-la nunc_fw-la maximum_fw-la tibi_fw-la obligavisti_fw-la deum_fw-la clemens_n barksdallus_n the_o content_n series_n and_o order_n of_o the_o whole_a book_n chap._n i._n the_o existence_n of_o god_n demonstrate_v page_n 1._o sect_n i._o artic_a 1._o aristotle_n the_o most_o know_v and_o curious_a ethnic_a do_v yet_o by_o his_o silence_n in_o the_o cardinal_a point_n of_o theology_n proclaim_v the_o impossibility_n of_o man_n full_a understanding_n the_o simple_a and_o perfect_a essence_n of_o god_n p._n 1._o 2._o the_o hebrew_n intimate_v so_o much_o in_o the_o immoderate_a veneration_n enjoin_v towards_o his_o name_n jehovah_n p._n 3._o 3._o the_o clear_a sight_v christian_n also_o can_v perceive_v no_o more_o of_o the_o divine_a nature_n than_o what_o be_v shadow_v in_o its_o attribute_n ibid._n 4._o and_o therefore_o the_o author_n restrain_v the_o reader_n expectation_n only_o to_o a_o demonstration_n of_o the_o existence_n of_o god_n in_o this_o chap._n subnect_v a_o short_a scheme_n of_o his_o present_a design_n and_o method_n p._n 4._o sect_n ii_o artic_a 1._o the_o mind_n of_o man_n can_v have_v no_o cognition_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o its_o object_n but_o by_o the_o mediation_n of_o their_o proper_a idea_n p._n 5._o 2._o those_o idea_n be_v 1_o innate_a two_o adventitious_a 3_o imaginary_a p._n 6._o 3._o a_o strict_a enquiry_n whether_o the_o idea_n of_o object_n existent_a without_o ourselves_o hold_v a_o exact_a simlitude_n to_o their_o nature_n ibid._n 4._o a_o second_o disquisition_n whether_o any_o of_o those_o thing_n who_o idea_n be_v find_v in_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n have_v any_o existence_n without_o it_o p._n 8._o 5._o a_o firm_a induction_n that_o its_o impossible_a for_o any_o idea_n to_o import_v or_o comprehend_v more_o of_o perfection_n than_o its_o prototype_n or_o cause_n p._n 10._o 6._o and_o therefore_o if_o any_o idea_n contain_v more_o of_o perfection_n then_o can_v be_v sound_a in_o our_o mind_n â—_o certain_o our_o mind_n can_v be_v the_o efficient_a of_o that_o idea_n ibid._n 7._o the_o diversity_n of_o idea_n respective_a to_o the_o diversity_n of_o entity_n ibid._n 8._o the_o possible_a original_n of_o each_o sort_n severe_o examine_v and_o all_o sound_a desumable_a from_o ourselves_o the_o idea_n of_o god_n only_o except_v p._n 11._o 9_o the_o idea_n of_o god_n here_o describe_v can_v be_v either_o formal_o or_o material_o false_a but_o the_o most_o clear_a distinct_a and_o true_a of_o all_o other_o p._n 13._o 10._o a_o declarement_n of_o the_o impossibility_n of_o the_o divine_a idea_n desumption_n either_o from_o ourselves_o p._n 15._o 11._o or_o from_o some_o other_o cause_n less_o perfect_a than_o god_n p._n 18._o 12._o or_o from_o our_o parent_n p._n 19_o 13._o the_o concernment_n of_o all_o or_o a_o conclusion_n that_o the_o idea_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n be_v innate_a and_o congenial_a to_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n p._n 20._o 14._o a_o abstract_n or_o anacephalaeosis_n of_o the_o whole_a demonstration_n p._n 21._o sect_n iii_o artic_a 1._o the_o importance_n of_o the_o term_n cogitation_n p._n 21._o 2._o of_o a_o idea_n ibid._n 3._o of_o the_o objective_a reality_n of_o a_o idea_n p._n 22._o 4._o of_o the_o â—oâ—mal_a and_o eminent_a be_v of_o attribute_n in_o the_o object_n of_o idea_n ibid._n â—_o of_o a_o substance_n ibid._n 6._o of_o the_o word_n mind_n ibid._n 7._o of_o a_o body_n p._n 23._o 8._o of_o the_o real_a distinction_n of_o two_o substance_n ibid._n 9_o of_o the_o substance_n supreme_o perfect_a ibid._n sect_n iv_o artic_a 1._o object_n 1._o that_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n be_v sinite_fw-la can_v extend_v to_o the_o clear_a and_o distinct_a intellection_n of_o a_o infinite_a quatenus_fw-la a_o insinite_a and_o the_o solution_n thereof_o by_o three_o distinction_n p._n 23._o 2._o object_n 2._o that_o the_o idea_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n resident_a in_o the_o mind_n os_fw-la man_n be_v a_o mere_a ens_fw-la rationis_fw-la and_o the_o solut_a p._n 27._o 3._o object_n 3._o that_o a_o effect_n may_v have_v more_o os_fw-la reality_n or_o persâ—ction_n thâ—n_o its_o cause_n and_o the_o solut_a p._n 27._o 4._o object_n 4._o that_o the_o existence_n of_o such_o a_o excellent_a idea_n as_o have_v be_v describe_v of_o the_o divine_a nature_n do_v not_o necessitate_v the_o existence_n of_o a_o entity_n in_o all_o point_n respondent_fw-la or_o superior_a thereto_o because_o of_o the_o possible_a compose_v such_o a_o idea_n out_o of_o our_o collection_n from_o sensible_a object_n p._n 29._o and_o the_o ample_a solut_a p._n 31._o 5._o object_n 5._o that_o the_o idea_n conceive_v of_o god_n be_v capable_a of_o augmentation_n and_o diminution_n and_o the_o clear_a solut_a p._n 32._o 6._o many_o scruple_n concern_v the_o finality_n manner_n and_o form_n of_o the_o idea_n imprc_v as_o also_o concernine_v the_o seem_a heterogeneity_n or_o altery_o between_o the_o essence_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o that_o of_o the_o idea_n particular_o satisfy_v p._n 33._o chap._n ii_o that_o god_n create_v the_o world_n ex_fw-la nihilo_fw-la prove_v by_o argument_n apodictical_a page_n 39_o sect_n i._o artic_a 1._o the_o inseparability_n or_o rather_o identity_n of_o god_n and_o creator_n b._n 39_o 2._o the_o two_o respect_n which_o incline_v the_o author_n to_o amore_fw-la a_o mâ—le_a comprobation_n of_o the_o first_o article_n of_o our_o christian_a creed_n together_o with_o a_o dielenchical_a explosion_n of_o that_o antiquatated_a delusion_n that_o the_o universe_n be_v autocthenous_a in_o its_o original_n or_o construct_v mere_o by_o chance_n ibid._n 3._o the_o summary_n of_o empedocles_n leucippus_n epicurn_n democritus_n &_o c._n doctrine_n of_o the_o world_n spontaneous_a result_n from_o a_o chaos_n of_o atom_n p._n 40._o 4._o a_o digression_n winnow_v the_o chaff_n from_o the_o wheat_n conceal_v in_o the_o former_a theory_n of_o epicurn_n and_o by_o the_o corollary_n of_o some_o castigation_n restriction_n and_o addition_n declare_v the_o great_a advantage_n that_o this_o hypothesis_n of_o atom_n have_v beyond_o any_o other_o concern_v the_o material_a principle_n of_o all_o body_n as_o yet_o excogitated_a p._n 43._o sect_n ii_o artic_a 1._o the_o conceit_n of_o the_o world_n fortuitous_a production_n disparage_v by_o a_o praepollency_n even_o of_o pagan_a authority_n that_o profound_o assert_v the_o contrary_a viz._n of_o 2._o thales_n milesius_n p._n 47_o 48._o 3._o anaxagoras_n ibid._n 4._o pythagoras_n and_o plato_n ibid._n 5._o the_o stoic_n p._n 49._o 6._o aristotle_n ibid._n sect_n iii_o artic_a 1._o the_o pretext_n of_o fortune_n destroy_v by_o the_o constancy_n of_o nature_n in_o her_o act_n of_o specification_n i._n e._n the_o restraint_n and_o determination_n of_o the_o semnalty_n of_o animal_n to_o the_o procreation_n of_o their_o like_a in_o specie_fw-la and_o the_o atheist_n objection_n of_o fiequent_a anomalous_a and_o heteroplasmical_a or_o monstrous_a production_n dissolve_v p._n 53._o 2._o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o world_n creation_n by_o a_o agent_n infinite_a in_o science_n and_o power_n proclaim_v by_o the_o constant_a uniformity_n of_o nature_n in_o her_o perpectuation_n of_o vegetable_n p._n 56._o 3._o the_o sun_n convincive_o demonstrate_v the_o infinite_a wisdom_n of_o its_o creator_n by_o 3._o argument_n viz._n 1._o the_o universal_a convenience_n of_o its_o situation_n in_o its_o proper_a orb_n p._n 57_o 2._o the_o appointment_n of_o its_o continual_a circ_n umgyration_n p._n 58._o 3._o the_o contrivement_n of_o its_o oblique_a motion_n along_o the_o line_n ecliptic_a p._n 59_o 4._o the_o impress_n of_o a_o infinite_a intelligence_n plain_o legible_a in_o the_o front_v even_o of_o subterraneous_a inanimate_v p._n 60._o 5._o the_o impossibility_n of_o the_o world_n creation_n by_o any_o agent_n but_o god_n illustrate_v both_o by_o the_o magnitude_n and_o pulchritude_n thereof_o and_o the_o epicurean_o dream_n of_o a_o motive_n faculty_n eternal_o inherent_a in_o atom_n deride_v p._n 61._o 6._o the_o epicurean_o grand_a argument_n of_o the_o possibility_n of_o the_o consiguration_n of_o the_o universe_n by_o a_o casual_a and_o spontaneous_a
disposition_n of_o atom_n from_o the_o frequent_a actual_a production_n of_o a_o jusect_n by_o the_o same_o mean_n or_o principle_n countermine_v by_o a_o inversion_n or_o argument_n à _fw-la majori_fw-la ad_fw-la minus_fw-la p._n 65._o 7._o a_o exception_n against_o the_o seem_a disparity_n betwixt_o their_o inserence_n and_o we_o prevent_v and_o the_o invalidity_n of_o they_o though_o their_o own_o hypothesis_n be_v concede_v in_o terminis_fw-la declare_v by_o a_o adequate_a similitude_n p._n 67._o 8._o the_o conclusion_n of_o this_o section_n or_o the_o aequipondium_fw-la of_o the_o praecedent_a reason_n if_o perpend_v in_o the_o mass_n and_o conjunctive_o to_o the_o most_o perfect_a demonstration_n p._n 68_o sect_n iv_o artic_a 1._o that_o antique_a absurd_a expostulation_n whoâ—_n instrument_n auxiliants_n material_n predisposed_a god_n make_v use_v of_o in_o his_o act_n of_o fabrication_n of_o the_o universe_n copious_o satisfy_v and_o the_o energy_n of_o the_o divine_a will_n commonstrate_v superior_a to_o the_o indigence_n of_o either_o p._n 69._o 2._o a_o second_o immodest_a interrogation_n wherefore_o god_n so_o long_o defer_v the_o creation_n resolve_v with_o a_o detection_n of_o the_o unreasonableness_n of_o undecent_a curiosity_n p._n 73._o chap._n iii_o why_o god_n create_v the_o world_n page_n 77._o sect_n i._o artic_a 1._o the_o improbability_n of_o the_o world_n creation_n by_o god_n insinuate_v by_o the_o atheist_n from_o his_o defect_n of_o any_o possible_a motive_n scope_n or_o final_a cause_n p._n 71._o 2._o their_o first_o argument_n that_o the_o divine_a nature_n be_v above_o the_o capacity_n of_o either_o emolument_fw-fr or_o delectation_n from_o the_o universe_n p_o 78._o 3._o the_o satisfactory_a resutation_n thereof_o and_o god_n glory_v manifest_v to_o have_v be_v his_o prime_n and_o principal_a end_n p._n 79._o sect_n ii_o artic_a 1._o their_o second_o argument_n that_o god_n have_v no_o especial_a regard_n to_o the_o benefit_n of_o man_n and_o the_o fortification_n thereof_o by_o 8_o reason_n p._n 82._o 2._o the_o total_a redargution_n thereof_o by_o a_o commonstrance_n that_o the_o benefit_n and_o felicity_n of_o man_n be_v god_n secondary_a end_n and_o the_o impossibility_n of_o satisfaction_n to_o the_o first_o end_n by_o any_o creature_n but_o man_n conclude_v from_o his_o 1._o rationality_n p._n 86._o 2._o sermocination_n p._n 88_o 3._o lucretius_n his_o 8._o reason_n subvert_v particular_o p._n 90._o chap._n iu._n the_o general_a providence_n of_o god_n demonstrate_v page_n 94._o sect_n i._o artic_a 1._o the_o author_n reason_n for_o his_o present_a adherence_n to_o the_o common_a discrimination_n of_o providence_n from_o creation_n p._n 94._o 2._o the_o definition_n and_o receive_v division_n of_o divine_a providence_n p._n 95._o 3._o a_o short_a list_n of_o the_o principal_a ethnic_a physiologist_n who_o in_o order_n to_o their_o propagation_n of_o atheism_n have_v attempt_v the_o eradication_n of_o this_o magisterial_a verity_n of_o divine_a providence_n and_o a_o gentle_a cure_n of_o s._n hieroms_n wound_n cause_v by_o his_o venial_a lapse_n from_o the_o same_o ibid._n 4._o the_o atheist_n first_o argument_n against_o universal_a providence_n with_o the_o absurd_a and_o malicious_a comment_n of_o lucretius_n thereupon_o p._n 97._o 5._o their_o second_o argument_n and_o its_o convenient_a dissection_n into_o two_o part_n viz._n 1._o the_o irregularity_n of_o contingency_n p._n 99_o 2._o the_o unequal_a or_o unjust_a distribution_n of_o good_a and_o evil_n p._n 101._o sect_n ii_o artic_a 1._o that_o the_o notion_n of_o general_n providence_n be_v proleptical_a infer_v from_o the_o umversality_n of_o its_o recepeption_n p._n 102._o 2._o from_o the_o misplace_a devotion_n of_o idolater_n ibid._n 3._o from_o the_o confession_n of_o most_o philosopher_n of_o the_o high_a form_n as_o of_o 1._o ecphantus_n p._n 103_o 2._o plato_n ibid._n 3._o aristotle_n ibid._n 4._o the_o stoic_n p._n 104._o 5._o the_o academic_n and_o sceptic_n ibid._n 4._o a_o review_n of_o the_o induction_n and_o the_o argument_n find_v to_o be_v apodictical_a on_o one_o side_n and_o on_o the_o other_o only_o persuasive_a p._n 105._o sect_n iii_o artic_a 1._o god_n general_a providence_n demonstrate_v by_o the_o idea_n of_o his_o nature_n reflect_v on_o our_o thought_n p._n 107._o 2._o the_o same_o particular_o support_v by_o that_o trinity_n of_o attribute_n viz._n his_o 1._o infinite_a wisdom_n p._n 109._o 2._o infinite_a power_n ibid._n 3._o infinite_a goodness_n p._n 110._o 3._o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o world_n gubernation_n by_o the_o indefinent_a influence_n of_o god_n general_a providence_n demonstrate_v from_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o absolute_a and_o total_a dependence_n of_o all_o second_o cause_n upon_o the_o first_o p._n 111._o 4._o the_o vastity_n of_o the_o world_n the_o infinite_a variety_n of_o its_o part_n and_o the_o irreconcilable_a discord_n of_o many_o nature_n demonstrate_v as_o much_o p._n 113._o 5._o under_o what_o restriction_n we_o be_v to_o understand_v that_o tropology_n of_o some_o hermetical_a philosopher_n deum_fw-la esse_fw-la animam_fw-la mundi_fw-la p._n 114._o 6._o the_o atheist_n subterfuge_n of_o nature_n and_o fortune_n praeclude_v p._n 116._o sect_n iv_o artic_a 1._o the_o atheist_n first_o antiprovidential_n argument_n refute_v by_o the_o perfection_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n and_o their_o absurdity_n in_o commensurate_v the_o excellency_n of_o god_n by_o the_o infinite_o inferior_a faculty_n of_o man_n detect_v ibid._n 2._o divinity_n demonstrate_v superior_a to_o the_o circumscription_n both_o of_o time_n and_o place_n p._n 118._o 3._o that_o the_o procuration_n of_o all_o the_o infinite_o various_a action_n of_o second_o cause_n in_o the_o world_n can_v be_v any_o interturbation_n of_o god_n serene_a felicity_n prove_v by_o a_o argument_n à _fw-fr minori_fw-la p._n 119._o 4._o the_o same_o illustrate_v by_o a_o second_o comparison_n p._n 120._o 5._o that_o the_o administration_n of_o petty_a occurrence_n can_v be_v no_o indignity_n or_o disparagement_n to_o the_o sacred_a majesty_n of_o god_n but_o on_o the_o contrary_a absolute_o essential_a to_o he_o firm_o evict_v from_o the_o universality_n of_o his_o cognition_n and_o presence_n p._n 121._o sect_n v._o artic_a 1._o the_o first_o division_n of_o the_o atheist_n second_o objection_n viz._n that_o the_o apparent_a irregularity_n of_o event_n do_v justisie_n their_o non-praedestination_a or_o mere_a contingency_n strong_o convel_v and_o that_o to_o the_o praeordination_n of_o divinity_n nothing_o can_v be_v casual_a clear_o commonstrate_v p._n 124._o 2._o the_o author_n antithesis_fw-la that_o all_o natural_a agent_n be_v under_o the_o strict_a law_n of_o their_o distinct_a species_n p._n 129._o 3._o a_o second_o counterposition_n that_o those_o law_n be_v institute_v and_o sancit_v by_o a_o infinite_a wisdom_n ibid._n 4._o a_o three_o that_o the_o legislator_n have_v reserve_v to_o himself_o a_o prerogative_n power_n to_o alter_v transcend_v invert_v or_o repeal_v the_o law_n of_o nature_n ibid._n 5._o the_o verity_n of_o the_o first_o and_o second_o position_n ample_o demonstrate_v p._n 130._o 6._o the_o verity_n of_o the_o three_o position_n demonstrate_v p._n 136._o 7._o a_o far_a confirmation_n of_o the_o same_o by_o a_o argument_n from_o the_o miraculous_a operation_n of_o god_n in_o praeterito_fw-la p._n 137._o 8._o that_o there_o be_v a_o universal_a deluge_n p._n 138._o 9_o the_o cessation_n of_o satan_n oracle_n after_o the_o advent_n of_o the_o word_n of_o truth_n prove_v authentique_o ibid._n 10._o that_o there_o be_v a_o prodigious_a eclipse_n of_o the_o sun_n at_o the_o passion_n of_o our_o saviour_n p._n 140._o 11._o a_o demonstration_n of_o the_o impossibility_n of_o the_o catholic_a deluge_n proceed_v from_o cause_n natural_a p._n 141._o 12._o that_o the_o cessation_n of_o pagan_a oracle_n upon_o the_o incarnation_n of_o god_n be_v a_o effect_n mere_o fupernatural_a comprobate_v uncontrollable_o p._n 146._o 13._o that_o the_o eclipse_n of_o the_o sun_n at_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n be_v pure_o metaphysical_a irrefutable_o demonstrate_v p._n 149._o 14._o the_o adaequatien_n of_o all_o to_o the_o verification_n of_o the_o author_n three_o position_n p._n 152._o sect_n vi_o artic_a 1._o lucretius_n his_o blasphemy_n that_o man_n ignorance_n of_o the_o energy_n of_o natural_a cause_n be_v the_o sole_a basis_n of_o the_o opinion_n of_o a_o universal_a providence_n p._n 152._o 2._o the_o redargution_n thereof_o p._n 153._o 3._o magnanimity_n the_o proper_a effect_n of_o religion_n p._n 154._o 4._o the_o opinion_n of_o a_o general_n providence_n consistent_a with_o physiology_n p._n 155._o 5._o lucretius_n his_o scruple_n concern_v the_o seem_o temerarious_a effect_n of_o the_o thunderbolt_n singular_o resolve_v ibid._n chap._n v._o the_o especial_a providence_n of_o god_n demonstrate_v page_n 157._o sect_n i._n artic_a 1._o the_o introduction_n intimate_v the_o near_a cognation_n betwixt_o this_o present_a and_o the_o precedent_a theme_n and_o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o author_n
beginning_n at_o the_o atheist_n objection_n p._n 157._o 2._o the_o first_o objection_n desume_v from_o the_o apathy_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n p._n 158._o 3._o the_o same_o excogitated_a by_o epicurus_n and_o promote_v by_o lucretius_n ibid._n 4._o the_o second_o objection_n extort_a from_o man_n be_v obnoxious_a to_o the_o hostility_n of_o many_o other_o nature_n p._n 159._o 5._o the_o last_o objection_n of_o the_o adversity_n of_o the_o pious_a and_o prosperity_n of_o the_o impious_a in_o this_o life_n p._n 160._o 6._o the_o sporadical_a diffusion_n thereof_o upon_o ethnic_n hebrew_n and_o christian_n and_o the_o probability_n of_o their_o opinion_n who_o hold_v the_o book_n of_o job_n to_o be_v a_o treatise_n concern_v the_o same_o subject_n insinuate_v p._n 16â—_n sect_n ii_o artic_a 1._o that_o man_n be_v the_o sole_a object_n of_o god_n special_a providence_n argue_v from_o hence_o that_o he_o be_v the_o principal_a object_n of_o his_o extrinsical_a love_v and_o that_o infer_v from_o hence_o 1_o that_o god_n have_v impress_v upon_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n a_o great_a knowledge_n of_o his_o divinity_n then_o upon_o any_o other_o creature_n angel_n only_o exclude_v 2_o that_o man_n be_v only_o qualify_v to_o speculate_v admire_v and_o laud_v the_o pulchritude_n of_o nature_n p._n 166._o 2._o that_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n contain_v a_o proleptical_a notion_n of_o god_n special_a providence_n p._n 170._o 3._o that_o this_o proleptical_a notion_n be_v the_o basis_n of_o religion_n ibid._n 4._o that_o man_n bring_v into_o the_o world_n with_o he_o a_o irresistible_a propension_n to_o religion_n p._n 172._o 5._o a_o objection_n that_o the_o calaici_fw-la be_v absolute_a atheist_n refute_v p._n 173._o 6._o a_o second_o objection_n that_o the_o massagetae_n and_o scythian_n be_v devoid_a of_o all_o religion_n prevent_v ibid._n 7._o that_o it_o be_v not_o in_o the_o power_n of_o man_n total_o to_o cradicate_v this_o plant_n of_o religion_n or_o notion_n of_o special_a providence_n divine_a out_o of_o his_o mind_n evince_v from_o hence_o that_o the_o most_o contumatious_a atheist_n have_v at_o some_o time_n or_o other_o acknowledge_v it_o as_o p._n 174._o 8._o pharaoh_n ibid._n 9_o herod_n agrippa_n p._n 175._o 10._o antiochus_n epiphanes_n ibid._n 11._o maximinus_n p._n 176._o 12._o julian_n apostata_fw-la p._n 177._o 13._o tullus_n hostilius_n ibid._n 14._o bion_n borysthenites_n p._n 178._o 15._o the_o possibility_n of_o the_o obscuration_n of_o the_o impress_n of_o special_a providence_n divine_a pro_fw-la tempore_fw-la concede_v and_o the_o impossibility_n of_o the_o total_a deletion_n thereof_o brief_o prove_v p._n 179._o 16._o the_o reduction_n of_o all_o to_o a_o concise_a and_o memorable_a demonstration_n that_o the_o occurrence_n of_o every_o man_n life_n be_v the_o consignation_n of_o special_a providence_n p._n 180._o sect_n iii_o artic_a 1._o the_o atheist_n first_o objection_n confute_v and_o the_o divine_a nature_n demonstrate_v both_o irascible_a and_o placable_a anthropopathical_o p._n 180._o 2._o the_o atheist_n scruple_n of_o god_n inaudition_n of_o the_o prayer_n of_o good_a man_n or_o not_o concession_n of_o their_o petition_n satisfy_v p._n 183._o 3._o the_o atheist_n second_o argument_n against_o special_a providence_n divine_a dissolve_v and_o the_o necessity_n of_o object_n hostile_a and_o deleterious_a to_o the_o life_n of_o man_n demonstrate_v p._n 184._o 4._o the_o same_o illustrate_v by_o a_o correspondent_a simile_n p._n 185._o 5._o the_o atheist_n last_v and_o grand_a objection_n of_o the_o prosperity_n of_o the_o vicious_a and_o adversity_n of_o the_o virtuous_a redargue_v and_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o good_n of_o fortune_n profound_v p._n 186._o 6._o the_o reason_n wherefore_o divine_a providence_n confer_v good_a thing_n on_o evil_a man_n p._n 189._o 7._o those_o apparent_a evil_n which_o providence_n divine_a consignes_fw-la to_o virtuous_a man_n anatomize_v and_o find_v to_o be_v real_a good_n intrinsically_a p._n 190_o 8._o the_o author_n sanctuary_n wherein_o he_o secure_v his_o mind_n from_o discontent_n in_o all_o those_o storm_n of_o calamity_n which_o our_o late_a civil_a war_n shower_v upon_o he_o p._n 191._o 9_o virtue_n a_o mere_a chimaera_n without_o the_o occursion_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o sensuality_n call_v evil._n p._n 192._o 10._o the_o sense_n no_o competent_a criterion_n of_o the_o good_a or_o evil_a of_o the_o mind_n ibid._n 11._o the_o atheist_n objection_n that_o god_n aught_o in_o justice_n always_o to_o preserve_v good_a man_n from_o suffer_v evil_a expunge_v p._n 195._o 12._o the_o summum_fw-la bonum_fw-la of_o this_o life_n consistent_a in_o a_o full_a conformity_n of_o our_o will_n to_o the_o divine_a will_n p._n 196._o 13._o a_o excellent_a meditation_n of_o marcus_n antoninus_n concern_v the_o good_a and_o evil_a occurrent_a to_o man_n in_o this_o life_n ibid._n chap._n vi_o the_o mobility_n of_o the_o term_n of_o man_n life_n assert_v page_n 199._o sect_n i._o artic_a 1._o the_o assinity_n of_o this_o theorem_fw-la to_o the_o precedent_n intimate_v and_o the_o necessary_a division_n thereof_o into_o a_o specifical_a and_o individual_a consideration_n p._n 199._o 2._o the_o reason_n of_o the_o author_n concise_a tractation_n of_o the_o first_o part_n p._n 200._o 3._o the_o moderation_n of_o death_n by_o special_a providence_n divine_a argue_v from_o the_o impossibility_n of_o the_o moderation_n thereof_o by_o any_o other_o power_n ibid._n 4._o the_o same_o demonstrate_v from_o the_o necessary_a dependence_n of_o all_o natural_a motion_n in_o its_o beginning_n continuation_n and_o period_n on_o the_o will_n of_o the_o first_o mover_n p._n 202._o sect_n ii_o artic_a 1._o a_o transient_a discovery_n of_o the_o almost_o insuperable_a difficulty_n to_o be_v encounter_v in_o the_o worthy_a and_o satisfactory_a solution_n of_o this_o problem_n whether_o the_o term_n of_o man_n life_n be_v movable_a or_o fatal_a premise_v by_o way_n of_o apology_n for_o the_o author_n unequal_a judgement_n and_o his_o purpose_n of_o take_v a_o middle_a way_n between_o the_o absolute_a fatality_n of_o the_o soick_a and_o the_o mere_a fortune_n of_o the_o epicurean_a p._n 204._o 2._o two_o praevious_a considerable_n necessary_a to_o the_o right_a understanding_n and_o consequent_a discussion_n of_o the_o question_n p._n 207._o 3._o the_o necessary_a relation_n of_o all_o cause_n both_o of_o life_n and_o death_n to_o three_o general_a head_n viz._n necessary_a fortuitous_a supernatural_a support_v the_o discrimination_n of_o the_o term_n of_o life_n into_o supernatural_a natural_a and_o accidentary_a and_o the_o impertinency_n of_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o supernatural_a term_n to_o the_o present_a scope_n p._n 207._o 4._o the_o proper_a import_n of_o the_o natural_a term_n oâ—_n man_n life_n and_o also_o of_o the_o accidental_a p._n 209._o 5._o the_o result_n of_o our_o acceptation_n of_o the_o term_n of_o life_n in_o the_o first_o signification_n ibid._n 6._o the_o consequence_n of_o our_o understanding_n the_o term_n of_o life_n in_o the_o second_o signification_n p._n 210._o 7._o the_o fixation_n of_o the_o term_n of_o life_n acceptable_a in_o a_o double_a interest_n viz._n 1_o in_o respect_n to_o some_o absolute_a divine_a decree_n precedent_n even_o to_o god_n prescience_n of_o all_o secondary_a or_o instrumental_a cause_n 2_o to_o some_o hypothetical_n divine_a decree_n who_o mutability_n be_v suspend_v on_o the_o liberty_n of_o man_n will._n and_o the_o indifferency_n of_o either_o branch_n of_o the_o distinction_n to_o our_o instant_a design_n p._n 211._o 8._o three_o different_a opinion_n vulgar_o extract_v from_o the_o precedent_a distinction_n p._n 212._o 9_o the_o convenient_a reduction_n of_o they_o to_o two_o only_a ibid._n 10._o the_o first_o opinion_n declare_v and_o the_o principal_a abettor_n thereof_o mention_v p._n 213_o 11._o the_o stoical_a fate_n and_o the_o calvinist_n predestination_n full_o define_v p._n 215._o 12._o a_o full_a and_o clear_a discrimination_n of_o the_o stoical_a from_o the_o theological_a fate_n ibid._n 13._o a_o list_n of_o the_o execrable_a absurdity_n impendent_a on_o the_o opinion_n of_o absolute_a fatality_n so_o accept_v as_o the_o stoic_a propose_v it_o p._n 217._o sect_n iii_o artic_a 1._o the_o author_n adhaesion_n to_o the_o second_o opinion_n justify_v by_o two_o important_a reason_n p._n 219._o 2._o the_o great_a obscurity_n and_o small_a validity_n of_o some_o text_n of_o holy_a writ_n allege_v by_o the_o defendant_n of_o fatality_n to_o warrant_v their_o opinion_n detect_v p._n 220._o 3._o the_o natural_a cause_n proxime_fw-la of_o the_o longitude_n and_o brevity_n of_o man_n life_n and_o the_o author_n private_a conjecture_n of_o the_o cause_n of_o longevity_n in_o the_o first_o age_n of_o the_o world_n p._n 221._o 4._o the_o injustice_n of_o our_o adversary_n title_n of_o patronage_n from_o the_o forementioned_a text_n of_o job_n further_o manifest_v p._n 222._o 5._o seven_o testimony_n out_o of_o holy_a writ_n support_v the_o mobility_n of_o the_o
to_o myself_o this_o verity_n that_o god_n do_v exist_v for_o though_o the_o idea_n of_o a_o substance_n be_v include_v in_o i_o for_o this_o cause_n that_o i_o be_o a_o substance_n yet_o it_o do_v not_o necessary_o follow_v that_o therefore_o i_o can_v have_v the_o idea_n of_o a_o infinite_a substance_n since_o i_o be_o myself_o but_o finite_a unless_o that_o idea_n first_o proceed_v from_o some_o substance_n real_o infinite_a nor_o be_o i_o oblige_v to_o think_v that_o i_o do_v not_o conceive_v a_o infinite_a by_o a_o true_a idea_n â—ut_fw-la as_o most_o schoolman_n will_v have_v it_o by_o the_o negation_n of_o a_o finite_a as_o i_o understand_v rest_n and_o darkness_n by_o the_o negation_n of_o motion_n and_o light_n for_o on_o the_o contrary_a i_o perspicuous_o understand_v that_o there_o be_v more_o of_o reality_n in_o a_o infinite_a substance_n then_o in_o a_o finite_a and_o by_o consequence_n that_o the_o perception_n of_o a_o infinite_a essence_n the_o deity_n be_v elder_a then_o and_o so_o precedent_a unto_o the_o perception_n of_o a_o finite_a essence_n myself_o for_o i_o demand_v of_o the_o whole_a world_n by_o what_o mean_v possible_a i_o shall_v come_v to_o understand_v that_o i_o doubt_v desire_v etc._n etc._n i._n e._n that_o something_o be_v want_v to_o my_o nature_n which_o i_o find_v requisite_a to_o make_v it_o perfect_a if_o there_o be_v in_o i_o no_o idea_n of_o a_o more_o perfect_a be_v by_o compare_v who_o perfection_n to_o my_o own_o deficiency_n i_o be_o bring_v to_o a_o assure_a knowledge_n of_o the_o imperfection_n and_o so_o the_o subordination_n and_o dependence_n of_o my_o own_o be_v nor_o can_v it_o be_v object_v that_o the_o idea_n which_o i_o conceive_v of_o god_n be_v material_o false_a and_o therefore_o possible_a to_o be_v desume_v from_o nothing_o as_o those_o idea_n of_o heat_n and_o cold_a former_o examine_v for_o on_o the_o contrary_a in_o this_o interest_n that_o it_o be_v transcendent_o clear_a and_o distinct_a and_o comprehend_v more_o of_o objective_a reality_n than_o any_o other_o idea_n which_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n can_v either_o conceive_v or_o create_v no_o one_o be_v more_o true_a per_fw-mi se_fw-mi nor_o in_o which_o less_o suspicion_n of_o falsehood_n can_v be_v detect_v this_o idea_n i_o say_v of_o the_o supreme_a be_v perfect_a and_o infinite_a be_v most_o true_a for_o though_o it_o may_v be_v imagine_v possible_a that_o there_o be_v no_o such_o entity_n existent_a as_o my_o idea_n represent_v yet_o can_v it_o be_v imagine_v that_o the_o idea_n of_o this_o ens_fw-la summum_fw-la can_v exhibit_v unto_o i_o nothing_o real_a as_o may_v the_o idea_n of_o heat_n cold_a etc._n etc._n moreover_o i_o be_o confirm_v that_o this_o idea_n of_o god_n be_v of_o all_o other_o the_o most_o clear_a and_o distinct_a for_o whatever_o of_o reality_n verity_n and_o perfection_n i_o clear_o and_o distinct_o perceive_v in_o all_o other_o idea_n be_v radical_o concentre_v in_o this_o one_o as_o in_o the_o archtype_n or_o universal_a fountain_n nor_o can_v this_o my_o beleif_n be_v stagger_v by_o this_o weak_a objection_n that_o i_o can_v comprehend_v a_o infinite_a or_o that_o beside_o these_o attribute_n mention_v in_o the_o description_n of_o this_o superexcellent_a idea_n there_o be_v miriads_o of_o other_o excellency_n in_o god_n which_o be_v too_o resplendent_a and_o remote_a to_o be_v gaze_v upon_o by_o the_o weak_a and_o purblind_a eye_n of_o man_n understanding_n and_o too_o numerous_a to_o fall_v under_o the_o short_a arithmetic_n of_o reason_n much_o less_o to_o be_v epitomise_v or_o decipher_v in_o the_o unequal_a landscape_n of_o my_o cogitation_n for_o i_o know_v full_a well_o that_o it_o be_v of_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o infinite_a not_o to_o be_v comprehend_v by_o i_o that_o be_o finite_a that_o it_o be_v sufficient_a for_o i_o to_o understand_v only_o so_o much_o and_o to_o judge_v all_o those_o thing_n which_o i_o perceive_v to_o contain_v or_o import_v any_o perfection_n and_o perchance_o innumerable_a other_o dignity_n of_o which_o i_o be_o yet_o ignorant_a to_o be_v in_o god_n either_o formal_o or_o eminent_o so_o the_o idea_n which_o i_o conceive_v of_o he_o be_v of_o all_o other_o to_o which_o my_o intellect_n can_v extend_v its_o power_n of_o apprehension_n the_o most_o perspicuous_a and_o distinct_a notwithstanding_o that_o i_o may_v leave_v no_o doubt_n to_o eclipse_v the_o splendour_n of_o ourselves_o article_n 10._o a_o declarement_n of_o the_o impossibility_n of_o the_o divine_a idea_n desumption_n either_o from_o ourselves_o this_o assertion_n i_o permit_v my_o thought_n to_o run_v into_o this_o expostulation_n perhaps_o i_o have_v not_o the_o just_a dimension_n of_o my_o own_o essence_n that_o i_o be_o a_o far_o great_a and_o more_o perfect_a something_o then_o hitherto_o i_o have_v perceive_v myself_o to_o be_v and_o that_o all_o those_o excellency_n which_o i_o speculate_v in_o the_o idea_n of_o god_n be_v in_o some_o measure_n potential_o in_o my_o nature_n though_o hitherto_o they_o have_v lie_v dormant_a in_o capacity_n only_o and_o have_v not_o be_v deduce_v into_o act_n for_o i_o already_o find_v my_o cognition_n much_o increase_v nor_o can_v i_o discover_v any_o impediment_n wherefore_o it_o may_v not_o be_v every_o day_n more_o and_o more_o enlarge_v even_o to_o infinity_n nor_o also_o my_o cognition_n be_v so_o advance_v why_o i_o may_v not_o at_o length_n by_o the_o benefit_n and_o advantage_n thereof_o aspire_v and_o arise_v to_o all_o those_o perfection_n of_o god_n nor_o final_o why_o this_o capacity_n of_o arrive_v at_o all_o those_o perfection_n may_v not_o suffice_v upon_o the_o stock_n of_o its_o own_o single_a power_n to_o the_o production_n of_o their_o true_a and_o adequate_a idea_n and_o i_o be_o answer_v from_o my_o domestic_a oracle_n the_o light_n of_o nature_n that_o not_o one_o of_o those_o illation_n can_v stand_v for_o first_o though_o it_o be_v true_a that_o my_o knowledge_n may_v by_o degree_n be_v very_o much_o multiply_v and_o that_o many_o thing_n be_v in_o potentia_fw-la in_o i_o which_o be_v not_o yet_o awake_v into_o their_o proper_a operation_n yet_o not_o one_o of_o all_o those_o proper_o belong_v to_o the_o idea_n of_o god_n in_o which_o there_o be_v nothing_o at_o all_o potential_a for_o this_o very_a condition_n to_o be_v capable_a of_o augmentation_n by_o degree_n be_v a_o undeniable_a argument_n of_o imperfection_n second_o though_o my_o cognition_n shall_v be_v more_o and_o more_o augment_v nevertheless_o i_o understand_v that_o it_o can_v never_o be_v actual_o infinite_a because_o it_o can_v never_o be_v raise_v to_o such_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o zenith_n as_o to_o be_v above_o all_o possibility_n of_o far_a access_n but_o my_o idea_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n represent_v he_o actual_o infinite_a so_o that_o nothing_o be_v want_v nothing_o can_v be_v add_v to_o the_o perfection_n of_o his_o nature_n and_o last_o i_o perceive_v that_o the_o objective_n esse_fw-la of_o a_o idea_n can_v be_v produce_v by_o a_o bare_a potential_a esse_fw-la which_o to_o speak_v like_o a_o metaphysician_n and_o proper_o be_v a_o mere_a nothing_o but_o only_o by_o a_o actual_a or_o formal_a now_o albeit_o there_o be_v not_o one_o among_o all_o these_o notion_n which_o to_o my_o retire_a and_o circumspect_a consideration_n do_v nor_o appear_v a_o most_o serene_a noble_a and_o illustrious_a truth_n demonstrable_a by_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n yet_o since_o when_o with_o more_o loose_a and_o unattentive_a thought_n i_o examine_v they_o and_o when_o the_o grosser_n image_n of_o corporeal_a and_o sensible_a nature_n benight_v the_o optic_n of_o my_o reason_n i_o can_v so_o easy_o make_v it_o out_o why_o the_o idea_n of_o a_o be_v more_o noble_a and_o perfect_a then_o my_o own_o must_v of_o necessity_n proceed_v from_o some_o such_o other_o be_v which_o be_v real_o more_o perfect_a for_o this_o respect_n i_o say_v i_o lead_v on_o my_o mind_n to_o a_o further_a enquiry_n viz._n whether_o or_o no_o i_o who_o have_v this_o idea_n can_v have_v a_o existence_n if_o there_o be_v no_o such_o ens_fw-la as_o my_o idea_n adumbrate_v real_o existent_a to_o particular_a from_o what_o original_n shall_v my_o be_v descend_v either_o from_o myself_o or_o my_o parent_n or_o some_o other_o essence_n of_o perfection_n infinite_o inferior_a to_o that_o of_o god_n for_o no_o fancy_n can_v be_v so_o wild_a as_o to_o feign_v any_o thing_n more_o perfect_a then_o nay_o not_o equal_o perfect_a with_o he_o now_o have_v i_o receive_v my_o be_v from_o myself_o undoubted_o i_o shall_v not_o then_o have_v be_v subject_a to_o those_o frailty_n of_o dubitation_n and_o desideration_n nor_o will_v any_o thing_n have_v be_v want_v to_o my_o nature_n for_o at_o the_o same_o instant_n when_o i_o give_v to_o myself_o a_o be_v assure_o
the_o immediate_a hand_n of_o any_o such_o supreme_a nature_n real_o existent_a in_o which_o all_o those_o attribute_n be_v formal_o inherent_a and_o coessential_a by_o no_o mean_n for_o though_o i_o may_v in_o some_o latitude_n allow_v my_o parent_n to_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o my_o generation_n yet_o can_v i_o think_v they_o to_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o my_o conservation_n since_o they_o can_v conserve_v themselves_o nor_o have_v they_o make_v i_o what_o i_o be_o i._n e._n constitute_v i_o to_o be_v res_fw-la cogitans_fw-la a_o entity_n who_o nature_n be_v to_o think_v but_o only_o as_o subordinate_a and_o instrumental_a cause_n have_v contribute_v certain_a requisite_a disposition_n or_o qualification_n to_o that_o matter_n in_o which_o i_o understand_v myself_o i._n e._n my_o mind_n or_o rational_a soul_n which_o in_o this_o discourse_n i_o constant_o take_v for_o the_o whole_a of_o myself_o to_o be_v enshrine_v and_o upon_o the_o credit_n of_o this_o consideration_n there_o can_v 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what_o i_o speak_v but_o from_o thence_o it_o be_v make_v evident_a unto_o i_o that_o i_o have_v in_o i_o the_o particular_a idea_n of_o that_o thing_n which_o i_o signify_v by_o those_o word_n and_o so_o i_o do_v not_o call_v only_o those_o image_n depict_v or_o engrave_v on_o my_o pharisee_n ideas_n yea_o in_o this_o discourse_n i_o do_v not_o allow_v they_o to_o be_v idea_n as_o they_o be_v depict_v in_o my_o fancy_n corporeal_a i._n e._n in_o any_o parcel_n of_o my_o brain_n but_o only_o as_o they_o serve_v as_o certain_a character_n to_o inform_v my_o mind_n when_o convert_v upon_o that_o part_n of_o my_o brain_n where_o my_o fancy_n be_v seat_v by_o the_o objective_a reality_n of_o a_o idea_n i_o intend_v the_o entity_n of_o that_o thing_n represent_v by_o that_o idea_n and_o according_a to_o the_o same_o intention_n idea_n article_n 3._o of_o the_o objective_a reality_n of_o a_o idea_n we_o may_v say_v the_o perfection_n objective_n or_o artisice_n objective_n etc._n etc._n 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the_o inconsiderate_a and_o extemporary_a result_v of_o chance_n since_o we_o have_v late_o behold_v the_o ruin_n of_o that_o sanctuary_n nor_o dare_v i_o be_v so_o uncharitable_a as_o to_o presume_v that_o the_o reason_n of_o any_o thing_n praetend_v to_o humanity_n can_v be_v so_o infatute_v with_o the_o stupid_a idolatry_n of_o that_o fairy_n queen_n as_o to_o expect_v a_o far_a resutation_n of_o that_o delirium_fw-la sect_n iv_o have_v with_o perspicuity_n equal_a to_o the_o high_a expectation_n demonstrate_v the_o necessity_n of_o universal_a providence_n from_o the_o nature_n both_o of_o the_o agent_n and_o patient_n god_n and_o the_o world_n it_o remain_v only_o that_o we_o withdraw_v that_o curtain_n of_o objection_n wherewith_o the_o impiety_n of_o its_o adversary_n have_v darken_v the_o prospect_n of_o less_o ocular_a discerner_n and_o terminate_v the_o vision_n of_o those_o who_o optic_n have_v not_o be_v strong_a enough_o to_o transfix_v it_o the_o first_o we_o may_v 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the_o prayer_n of_o good_a man_n or_o not_o concession_n
alteration_n be_v not_o only_o above_o the_o hope_n of_o man_n who_o virtuous_a endeavour_n piety_n and_o prayer_n must_v therefore_o prove_v as_o fruitless_a and_o ineffectual_a towards_o the_o aversion_n as_o vitiosity_n impiety_n and_o profaneness_n towards_o the_o attraction_n or_o acceleration_n of_o any_o misfortune_n predecreed_a but_o even_o of_o god_n himself_o who_o though_o they_o allow_v to_o have_v be_v the_o author_n of_o that_o sempiternal_a and_o irrepealable_a law_n of_o destiny_n yet_o they_o deny_v he_o to_o have_v reserve_v to_o himself_o the_o prerogative_n of_o exemption_n from_o the_o obligation_n thereof_o this_o be_v the_o creed_n of_o philetas_n when_o he_o say_v '_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mortales_fw-la superat_fw-la quodcunque_fw-la necesse_fw-la est_fw-la vi_o solida_fw-la quia_fw-la nec_fw-la superos_fw-la reveretur_fw-la in_fw-la almis_fw-la qui_fw-la coeli_fw-la spatiis_fw-la degunt_fw-la sine_fw-la luctibus_fw-la aevum_fw-la of_o that_o old_a poet_n quote_v by_o cicero_n de_fw-la fato_fw-la who_o say_v quod_fw-la fore_fw-la paratum_fw-la est_fw-la id_fw-la summum_fw-la exuperat_fw-la jupiter_fw-la and_o of_o that_o renown_a captain_n hector_n when_o be_v importune_v by_o his_o wife_n not_o to_o hazard_v himself_o in_o a_o sally_n upon_o the_o grecian_a trench_n he_o conjure_v her_o fond_a fear_n into_o a_o resolve_a confidenco_n that_o no_o sword_n can_v reach_v his_o heart_n but_o that_o of_o fate_n by_o this_o spell_n parce_fw-fr precor_fw-la nimio_fw-la miserable_fw-la indulgere_fw-la dolori_fw-la nam_fw-la quis_fw-la i_o fat_a be_v invitis_fw-la mittet_fw-la ad_fw-la orcum_fw-la nullum_fw-la equidem_fw-la vitasse_fw-la hominum_fw-la dico_fw-la ultima_fw-la fata_fw-la prithee_o forbear_v thy_o needless_a grief_n and_o know_v no_o hand_n can_v send_v i_o to_o the_o shade_n below_o without_o the_o fate_n assent_v i_o hold_v it_o true_a what_o fate_n have_v destine_v no_o man_n can_v eschew_v as_o also_o of_o those_o military_a man_n mention_v by_o p._n gregorius_n tholosanus_n lib._n 21._o the_o republ_n cap._n 8._o who_o mind_n be_v season_v with_o the_o same_o persuasion_n that_o the_o manner_n and_o moment_n of_o every_o man_n death_n be_v appoint_v by_o the_o immutable_a law_n of_o fate_n and_o his_o lot_n inscribe_v in_o invisible_a character_n on_o his_o forehead_n become_v of_o so_o hard_a a_o temper_n as_o to_o be_v whole_o insensible_a of_o the_o threat_n of_o that_o terrible_a giant_n danger_n nor_o do_v they_o account_v it_o other_o than_o a_o vanity_n result_v from_o the_o cowardice_n of_o ignorance_n to_o provide_v against_o the_o blow_n of_o war_n either_o by_o caution_n or_o defensive_a arm_n urge_v the_o example_n of_o many_o valiant_a soldier_n who_o have_v be_v observe_v to_o have_v confront_v whole_a shower_n of_o level_a bullet_n shoot_v from_o the_o near_a engine_n of_o the_o advancing_z foe_n without_o a_o wound_n and_o yet_o at_o last_o have_v fall_v by_o some_o petite_fw-fr and_o unexpected_a pebble_n throw_v from_o the_o sure_a sling_n of_o destiny_n even_o then_o when_o they_o seem_v immure_v in_o the_o secure_a citadel_n of_o peace_n and_o think_v their_o triumphant_a laurel_n armour_n of_o proof_n even_o against_o thunder_n occidis_fw-la argivae_fw-la quem_fw-la non_fw-la potuere_fw-la phalanges_fw-la sternere_fw-la nec_fw-la priami_fw-la regnorum_fw-la eversor_fw-la achilles_n hic_fw-la tibi_fw-la mortis_fw-la erant_fw-la metae_fw-la etc._n etc._n virg._n 12._o aeneid_n but_o alas_o it_o be_v not_o the_o academy_n of_o the_o stoic_n alone_o that_o afford_v patronage_n to_o this_o error_n of_o absolute_a fatality_n nor_o the_o camp_n that_o only_o contend_v for_o the_o propagation_n thereof_o nor_o the_o politic_a institution_n of_o that_o secretary_n of_o hell_n mahomet_n in_o his_o absurd_a alcoran_n cap._n 6._o that_o only_a countenance_n the_o diffusion_n thereof_o in_o these_o our_o day_n for_o even_o the_o school_n of_o christianity_n in_o some_o part_n have_v advance_v the_o reputation_n thereof_o to_o so_o unreasonable_a and_o dangerous_a a_o height_n as_o to_o make_v it_o a_o article_n of_o faith_n if_o not_o absolute_o necessary_a yet_o at_o least_o collateral_o conductive_a to_o salvation_n and_o this_o by_o authority_n of_o the_o council_n of_o dort_n which_o ratify_v the_o doctrine_n of_o their_o apostle_n calvir_n concern_v absolute_a predestination_n and_o enjoin_v the_o public_a assertion_n thereof_o to_o most_o of_o their_o divine_n of_o the_o last_o reformation_n i_o say_v the_o doctrine_n of_o calvin_n concern_v absolute_a predestination_n define_v article_n 11._o the_o stoical_a fate_n and_o the_o calvinist_n predestination_n full_o define_v thereby_o though_o tacit_o intimate_v my_o knowledge_n of_o the_o no_o small_a disparity_n between_o the_o fate_n of_o the_o stoic_n and_o that_o propugned_a by_o many_o christian_a divine_n the_o one_o be_v as_o chrysippus_n have_v define_v it_o sempiterna_fw-la &_o indeclinabilis_fw-la series_n rerum_fw-la &_o catena_fw-la quae_fw-la seipsam_fw-la velvit_fw-la &_o perpetuò_fw-la implicat_fw-la per_fw-la aeternos_fw-la consequentiae_fw-la ordines_fw-la ex_fw-la quibus_fw-la connexa_fw-la est_fw-la a_o sempiternal_a and_o indeclinable_a series_n syntax_n or_o chain_n of_o cause_n who_o turn_n convolution_n and_o perpetual_a implication_n be_v dependent_a on_o itself_o by_o those_o eternal_a order_n of_o consequence_n of_o which_o it_o be_v make_v up_o and_o connect_v the_o other_o as_o the_o best_a of_o school_n man_n have_v define_v it_o pendens_fw-la à _fw-la divino_fw-la consilio_fw-la series_n ordoque_fw-la caussarum_fw-la a_o series_n or_o successive_a complexion_n and_o order_n of_o cause_n dependent_a on_o the_o will_n of_o god_n from_o the_o just_a collation_n of_o which_o two_o definition_n our_o first_o thought_n may_v collect_v that_o the_o difference_n between_o the_o stoical_a and_o theological_a fate_n may_v be_v thus_o state_v the_o former_a in_o some_o thing_n exclude_v divinity_n from_o that_o fate_n article_n 12._o a_o full_a and_o câ—â—ar_a discrimination_n of_o the_o stoical_a from_o the_o theological_a fate_n round_a or_o circle_n of_o cause_n reser_v all_o event_n as_o well_o general_a as_o particular_a to_o the_o mere_a subsequence_n of_o natural_a active_n operate_a upon_o capable_a passive_n subordinate_o connect_v unto_o and_o so_o by_o successive_a influx_n necessary_o dispose_v each_o other_o to_o the_o production_n of_o those_o particular_a effect_n to_o the_o causation_n whereof_o their_o natural_a faculty_n be_v at_o first_o determinate_o accommodate_v and_o in_o other_o include_v divinity_n within_o it_o i._n e._n confine_n his_o power_n and_o will_n to_o that_o rigid_a and_o infringible_a law_n of_o necessity_n excogitated_a by_o his_o wisdom_n from_o all_o eternity_n and_o establish_v by_o his_o decrce_n at_o the_o inauguration_n of_o nature_n to_o existence_n the_o late_a make_v the_o will_n of_o god_n to_o be_v the_o first_o link_n in_o the_o chaâ—n_n of_o cause_n and_o so_o superior_a to_o the_o restriction_n of_o natural_a necessity_n dependent_a thereon_o the_o stoic_a be_v a_o declare_a enemy_n to_o the_o arbitrary_a prerogative_n of_o god_n adlige_v the_o energy_n of_o the_o first_o and_o infinite_a cause_n to_o the_o capacity_n of_o secondary_a and_o finite_a and_o upon_o consequence_n do_v acknowledge_v neither_o the_o liberty_n of_o his_o will_n nor_o the_o absoluteness_n of_o his_o power_n or_o omnipotency_n but_o on_o the_o contrary_a the_o christian_a look_n up_o to_o heaven_n as_o the_o council-house_n where_o the_o instrument_n opportunity_n place_n and_o success_n of_o every_o action_n receive_v their_o specification_n to_o this_o or_o that_o determinate_a purpose_n to_o the_o arbitrary_a resolve_v of_o god_n as_o the_o definite_a sentence_n or_o injunction_n and_o on_o all_o second_o cause_n but_o as_o subordinate_a and_o subalternal_o instrumental_a to_o the_o punctual_a execution_n and_o accomplishment_n of_o the_o same_o and_o upon_o legal_a consequence_n conclude_v that_o the_o divine_a will_n be_v absolute_o free_a know_v no_o circumscription_n but_o that_o of_o the_o divine_a wisdom_n that_o the_o mere_a fiat_n of_o that_o council_n be_v the_o director_n and_o spring_n in_o the_o engine_n of_o the_o world_n and_o that_o the_o author_n of_o nature_n have_v reserve_v to_o himself_o the_o privilege_n of_o add_v unto_o detract_n from_o intend_v remit_v invert_v transcend_v or_o adnul_v the_o fundamental_a constitution_n of_o nature_n and_o so_o break_v that_o concatenation_n of_o causality_n or_o the_o chain_n of_o fate_n at_o pleasure_n the_o heathen_a absurd_o dream_v that_o all_o effect_n be_v inevitable_o produce_v by_o the_o conspiracy_n and_o coefficiency_n of_o natural_a cause_n respective_o qualify_v or_o that_o all_o accident_n spring_v up_o from_o the_o proper_a tendency_n of_o their_o particular_a efficient_n without_o the_o influence_n direction_n or_o moderation_n of_o any_o other_o virtue_n beside_o their_o own_o native_a and_o congenial_a faculty_n the_o more_o intelligent_a christian_a prove_v that_o all_o natural_a cause_n do_v not_o produce_v their_o respective_a effect_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ex_fw-la
inevitabili_fw-la necessitate_v by_o the_o absolute_a and_o never-failing_a power_n of_o their_o essential_a quality_n or_o inherent_a endowment_n but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quatenus_fw-la fieri_fw-la licuit_fw-la or_o according_a to_o the_o possibility_n of_o their_o concingency_n and_o therefore_o though_o he_o confess_v that_o all_o event_n be_v foreknow_v and_o preordain_v in_o the_o eternal_a council_n of_o god_n yet_o he_o stand_v assure_v as_o well_o upon_o the_o ground_n of_o reason_n as_o faith_n that_o the_o precise_a and_o opportune_a contingency_n of_o every_o individual_a event_n proceed_v from_o the_o insluence_n of_o this_o providence_n which_o dispose_v and_o conjoyn_v some_o certain_a convenient_a cause_n to_o the_o production_n of_o this_o or_o that_o determinate_a effect_n in_o some_o sort_n respect_v the_o last_o of_o end_n his_o own_o glory_n to_o conclude_v the_o stoic_a have_v clip_v the_o immense_a and_o tower_a wing_n of_o man_n will_n and_o allow_v it_o no_o wide_o range_v than_o what_o the_o line_n of_o fate_n afford_v while_o the_o sublime_a christian_a scorn_v to_o stoop_v to_o the_o lure_n of_o any_o necessity_n beside_o the_o special_a decree_n of_o the_o divine_a council_n not_o conceive_v his_o will_n subject_n to_o the_o inclination_n much_o less_o the_o compulsion_n of_o any_o force_n below_o that_o of_o he_o who_o confer_v that_o infinite_a liberty_n upon_o it_o for_o he_o indeed_o hold_v the_o rain_v of_o our_o will_n and_o can_v bend_v they_o yet_o non_fw-la coactione_n violenta_fw-la sed_fw-la leni_fw-la suavique_fw-la influxu_fw-la not_o by_o violent_a coaction_n but_o gentle_a and_o sweet_a invitation_n as_o the_o schoolman_n distinguish_v now_o if_o we_o consider_v fate_n in_o the_o notion_n of_o the_o stoic_n it_o will_v it_o article_n 13._o a_o list_n of_o the_o execrable_a absurdity_n impendent_a on_o the_o opinion_n of_o ablute_a fatality_n so_o accept_v as_o the_o stoic_a propose_v it_o be_v no_o easy_a wonder_n if_o any_o man_n though_o his_o reason_n be_v never_o so_o much_o hoodwink_v with_o the_o veil_n of_o prejudice_n shall_v not_o at_o first_o glance_n discover_v it_o to_o be_v a_o opinion_n blasphemous_a in_o respect_n to_o god_n insomuch_o as_o it_o strike_v at_o no_o less_o than_o the_o cardinal_n and_o inseparable_a attribute_n of_o his_o nature_n omnipotence_n by_o coerce_v his_o infinite_a and_o arbitrary_a activity_n with_o the_o definite_a law_n of_o second_o cause_n and_o deny_v he_o the_o prerogative_n of_o absolute_a superiority_n to_o his_o mechanic_n vicegerent_n or_o rather_o instrument_n nature_n and_o inrespect_n of_o man_n intolerable_o absurd_a since_o it_o subvert_v the_o liberty_n of_o all_o humane_a action_n and_o leave_v nothing_o in_o the_o power_n of_o man_n will_n either_o to_o elect_v or_o avoid_v for_o whoever_o conced'_v that_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o compulsive_a regiment_n of_o fatal_a necessity_n and_o so_o that_o all_o the_o action_n of_o our_o life_n be_v but_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o so_o many_o ineluctable_a immovable_a and_o inevitable_a decree_n from_o the_o birth_n of_o time_n enroll_v in_o the_o ephemerides_n of_o destiny_n must_v also_o concede_fw-la upon_o clear_a inference_n that_o our_o creator_n endow_v we_o with_o the_o semidivine_a faculty_n of_o rationality_n either_o to_o no_o purpose_n at_o all_o or_o at_o best_a to_o facilitate_v our_o betray_a ourselves_o into_o the_o snare_n of_o ruin_n and_o misery_n beyond_o possibility_n of_o reparation_n or_o redemption_n must_v induce_v that_o the_o will_n be_v depose_v from_o her_o arbitrary_a throne_n the_o judgement_n seat_n of_o reason_n must_v fall_v to_o the_o ground_n nor_o can_v there_o be_v any_o room_n leave_v for_o consultation_n to_o sit_v and_o determine_v the_o debate_n of_o the_o soul_n concern_v the_o good_a or_o evil_n of_o her_o object_n since_o notwithstanding_o all_o our_o most_o profound_a serious_a and_o prudent_a deliberation_n the_o success_n of_o our_o action_n as_o well_o as_o the_o result_v of_o our_o counsel_n will_v then_o be_v no_o other_o but_o what_o have_v be_v resolve_v on_o and_o predecreed_a by_o fate_n and_o then_o to_o conceive_v ourselves_o obnoxious_a to_o punishment_n for_o incur_v those_o sin_n which_o be_v impose_v upon_o our_o will_n by_o a_o necessity_n beyond_o our_o control_n be_v a_o open_a derogation_n to_o the_o equity_n and_o justice_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n and_o to_o ascribe_v our_o evil_n to_o that_o which_o be_v by_o essence_n superlative_o good_n that_o prudence_n be_v miserable_a folly_n the_o study_n of_o wisdom_n laborious_a vanity_n and_o all_o our_o ancient_a lawmaker_n either_o ridiculous_a fool_n or_o detestable_a tyrant_n since_o they_o prescribe_v and_o enjoin_v those_o thing_n which_o either_o we_o must_v have_v do_v have_v not_o they_o enjoin_v they_o or_o be_v restrain_v from_o do_v in_o spite_n of_o our_o own_o conformable_a inclination_n by_o the_o contrary_a impulsion_n or_o seduction_n of_o destiny_n and_o final_o that_o all_o divine_a and_o human_a exhortation_n to_o good_a and_o dehortation_n from_o evil_n be_v unnecessary_a and_o supersluous_a thus_o shall_v virtue_n and_o vice_n vanish_v into_o mere_a and_o empty_a notion_n and_o religion_n become_v what_o libertine_n will_v have_v it_o a_o mysterious_a and_o well_o contrive_v invention_n to_o support_v temporal_a greatness_n and_o fright_v vulgar_a mind_n into_o a_o tame_a submission_n to_o the_o arbitrary_a dictate_v of_o their_o imperious_a lord_n nor_o shall_v there_o be_v a_o heaven_n to_o compensate_a suffer_a piety_n or_o a_o hell_n for_o the_o punition_n of_o villainy_n because_o as_o the_o good_a man_n can_v not_o but_o live_v honest_o and_o religious_o whether_o he_o will_v or_o no_o so_o must_v it_o not_o be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o the_o wicked_a man_n to_o abstain_v from_o do_v evil._n thus_o shall_v love_n and_o hatred_n the_o two_o most_o useful_a affection_n of_o our_o soul_n be_v rob_v of_o their_o proper_a object_n amiable_a and_o detestable_a nor_o shall_v justice_n find_v convenient_a subject_n whereon_o to_o place_v laudation_n and_o vituperation_n since_o praise_v only_o belong_v to_o those_o who_o have_v choose_v to_o do_v good_a when_o it_o be_v in_o their_o power_n to_o have_v do_v evil_a and_o dispraise_n be_v the_o due_a guerdon_n of_o those_o who_o choose_v to_o do_v evil_a when_o it_o be_v in_o their_o power_n to_o have_v do_v good_n and_o thus_o shall_v all_o our_o prayer_n be_v fruitless_a our_o vow_n hopeless_a our_o sacrifice_n unprofitable_a and_o all_o other_o act_n of_o devotion_n desperate_a vanity_n the_o least_o of_o which_o and_o of_o a_o myriad_o of_o other_o equivalent_a absurdity_n incongruity_n and_o oblique_a or_o appendent_a and_o inferrible_a blasphemy_n shoot_v up_o from_o this_o one_o poisonous_a root_n of_o absolute_a fatality_n be_v more_o than_o enough_o inconsistent_a to_o the_o fundamental_o both_o of_o reason_n and_o religion_n to_o deter_v even_o heathen_n from_o approach_v much_o more_o embrace_v and_o defend_v it_o but_o as_o for_o theological_a fate_n or_o predestination_n if_o accept_v in_o the_o legitimate_a sense_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n and_o not_o in_o that_o rigorous_a and_o inflexible_a notion_n of_o the_o german_a calvinist_n i_o conceive_v it_o full_o concordant_a not_o only_o to_o many_o text_n of_o sacred_a writ_n but_o even_o conciliable_a to_o man_n free_a will_n notwithstanding_o the_o apparent_a repugnancy_n betwixt_o they_o as_o i_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o prove_v singular_o in_o a_o ensue_a chapter_n sect_n iii_o as_o for_o the_o second_o opinion_n viz._n that_o the_o term_n of_o man_n life_n reason_n article_n 1._o the_o author_n adhesion_n to_o the_o second_o opinion_n justify_v by_o two_o important_a reason_n be_v not_o fix_v beyond_o possibility_n of_o either_o anticipation_n or_o postposition_n this_o i_o profess_v my_o judgement_n incline_v i_o to_o prefer_v as_o that_o which_o seem_v to_o be_v draw_v in_o the_o direct_v line_n from_o the_o point_n of_o truth_n and_o that_o for_o two_o mighty_a reason_n first_o because_o there_o be_v very_o few_o place_n or_o testimony_n of_o scripture_n which_o may_v be_v think_v to_o advantage_v the_o doctrine_n 1._o 1._o of_o absolute_a fatality_n but_o on_o the_o contrary_a very_o many_o allegable_a in_o defence_n of_o this_o second_o because_o those_o text_n which_o make_v for_o this_o have_v 2._o 2._o their_o importance_n so_o perpendicular_a that_o nothing_o but_o a_o violent_a perversion_n can_v wrest_v so_o perspicuous_a that_o nothing_o but_o obscure_a interpretation_n can_v darken_v so_o soft_a and_o easy_a that_o nothing_o but_o over_o nice_a and_o unnatural_a exception_n can_v harden_v it_o and_o justice_n will_v frown_v on_o that_o stupid_a partiality_n that_o shall_v prefer_v paucity_n to_o multitude_n obscurity_n to_o clarity_n and_o difficult_a to_o genuine_a and_o familiar_a solution_n to_o explain_v and_o justify_v this_o by_o instance_n the_o hercules_n or_o detect_v article_n 2._o the_o great_a
combustible_a body_n to_o fire_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o its_o combustion_n in_o this_o respect_n only_o that_o it_o be_v conditio_fw-la sine_fw-la qua_fw-la non_fw-la or_o if_o that_o admotion_n have_v not_o praecede_v the_o combustion_n have_v not_o succeed_v so_o also_o can_v that_o concourse_n of_o cause_n from_o which_o any_o fortuitous_a event_n do_v result_v unexpected_o be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o cause_n thereof_o in_o any_o other_o respect_n but_o this_o that_o it_o be_v conditio_fw-la sine_fw-la qua_fw-la non_fw-la i._n e._n if_o that_o concourse_n of_o cause_n have_v not_o praecede_v that_o event_n have_v not_o succeed_v though_o not_o one_o of_o those_o cause_n in_o the_o single_a energy_n of_o its_o nature_n nor_o all_o in_o confederacy_n ever_o any_o way_n intend_v it_o the_o analogy_n betwixt_o these_o two_o case_n stand_v fair_a and_o full_a in_o all_o point_n again_o forasmuch_o as_o this_o indeliberate_a syndrome_n or_o combination_n of_o cause_n be_v always_o uncertain_a and_o various_a the_o cause_n be_v fortune_n article_n 5._o epicurus_n commend_v for_o illustrate_v the_o instability_n and_o uncertainty_n of_o fortune_n neither_o elect_a nor_o connect_v nor_o manage_v by_o any_o providence_n of_o their_o own_o we_o can_v in_o justice_n but_o applaud_v the_o wary_a judgement_n of_o epicurus_n in_o this_o that_o he_o call_v fortune_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o cause_n instable_n in_o person_n time_n and_o manner_n which_o be_v equivalent_a to_o this_o that_o since_o she_o be_v a_o cause_n of_o uncertain_a and_o indeterminate_a insluence_n none_o but_o fool_n can_v hope_v that_o this_o chamaeleon_n shall_v constant_o appear_v in_o the_o same_o colour_n or_o wear_v the_o same_o countenance_n nor_o be_v he_o less_o to_o be_v commend_v for_o his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d deification_n article_n 6._o her_o indivinity_n manifest_v &_o how_o she_o come_v by_o her_o deification_n cave_fw-la ne_fw-la habeas_fw-la fortunam_fw-la deam_fw-la apud_fw-la diogen_n laert._n epist_n 3._o epicuro_fw-la conscripta_fw-la endeavour_v to_o degrade_v fortune_n from_o her_o imaginary_a divinity_n and_o deride_v the_o egregious_a folly_n of_o her_o solemn_a worship_n for_o so_o great_a be_v the_o imbecility_n of_o vulgar_a mind_n that_o what_o they_o do_v not_o well_o comprehend_v they_o not_o only_o immoderate_o admire_v but_o superstitious_o revere_a as_o something_o whole_o divine_a and_o as_o far_o above_o nature_n as_o it_o seem_v above_o their_o capacity_n and_o undoubted_o man_n ignorance_n of_o the_o praevious_a conspiracy_n of_o accidentaly_n concurrent_a cause_n from_o which_o any_o event_n extraordinary_a and_o superintentional_a do_v emerge_n first_o praevail_v upon_o he_o to_o invest_v fortune_n in_o such_o a_o specious_a disguise_n under_o which_o he_o may_v with_o less_o dishonour_n to_o his_o ow_v intellectual_n advance_v she_o to_o the_o reputation_n of_o a_o deity_n and_o adore_v she_o it_o be_v more_o than_o probable_a that_o man_n do_v not_o at_o her_o first_o canonization_n either_o much_o care_n for_o or_o inquire_v into_o the_o condition_n and_o extent_n of_o her_o power_n and_o evident_a that_o when_o she_o begin_v to_o be_v cry_v up_o for_o produce_v strange_a effect_n in_o the_o transaction_n of_o the_o world_n and_o by_o a_o kind_n of_o impervestigable_a superintendency_n to_o dispose_v the_o activity_n of_o natural_a cause_n to_o the_o induction_n of_o event_n above_o or_o beside_o their_o proper_a and_o customary_a destination_n then_o begin_v the_o vulgar_a to_o think_v themselves_o concern_v in_o the_o conciliation_n of_o her_o favour_n and_o early_a atonement_n of_o her_o displeasure_n and_o so_o by_o those_o to_o who_o she_o seem_v friendly_a and_o prosperous_a be_v she_o account_v a_o good_a and_o propitious_a numen_fw-la and_o to_o those_o to_o who_o she_o appear_v inclement_n and_o adverse_a a_o evil_a and_o malevolent_a one_o and_o hence_o the_o error_n like_o river_n still_o enlarge_a be_v stately_a and_o magnificent_a temple_n erect_v for_o her_o popular_a and_o solemn_a adoration_n and_o several_a inscription_n respective_a to_o that_o particular_a attribute_n which_o her_o fond_a votary_n conceive_v most_o eminent_a in_o she_o or_o most_o advantageous_a to_o themselves_o engrave_v in_o capital_a letter_n on_o their_o porch_n such_o as_o '_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d one_o of_o which_o i_o have_v see_v at_o the_o house_n of_o that_o ingenious_a benefactor_n to_o antiquary_n mr_n vernon_n in_o essex_n with_o no_o small_a cost_n and_o difficulty_n dig_v up_o in_o a_o field_n near_o smyrna_n and_o together_o with_o many_o other_o very_o antique_a monument_n bring_v by_o he_o into_o england_n malae_fw-la fortunae_fw-la averruncae_n blandae_fw-la calvae_fw-la vitreae_fw-la equestri_fw-la fallaci_fw-la aureae_fw-la etc._n etc._n a_o large_a catalogue_n of_o which_o appellation_n we_o may_v read_v in_o pliny_n lib._n 2_o cap._n 7._o plutarch_n lib._n de_fw-la fortuna_fw-la romanorum_fw-la and_o natalis_n come_v lib._n 4._o mytholog_fw-la cap._n 9_o this_o pliny_n with_o some_o indignation_n at_o the_o ridiculous_a delirium_fw-la of_o the_o world_n in_o the_o deification_n of_o this_o nonentity_n take_v ample_a notice_n of_o in_o these_o word_n toto_fw-la mundo_fw-la &_o locis_fw-la omnibus_fw-la omnibusque_fw-la horis_fw-la omnium_fw-la vocibus_fw-la fortuna_fw-la sola_fw-la invocatur_fw-la una_fw-la nominatur_fw-la una_fw-la accusatur_fw-la una_fw-la cogitatur_fw-la sola_fw-la laudatur_fw-la sola_fw-la arguitur_fw-la &_o cum_fw-la convitiis_fw-la colitur_fw-la volubilis_fw-la à _fw-la plerisque_fw-la verò_fw-la &_o caeca_fw-la etiam_fw-la existimata_fw-la vaga_fw-la inconstans_fw-la incerta_fw-la varia_fw-la indignorum_fw-la fautrix_fw-la huic_fw-la omne_fw-la expensa_fw-la huic_fw-la omne_fw-la feruntur_fw-la accepta_fw-la &_o in_o tota_fw-la ratione_fw-la mortalium_fw-la sola_fw-la utramque_fw-la paginam_fw-la facit_fw-la adeoque_fw-la obnoxiae_fw-la sumus_fw-la sortis_fw-la ut_fw-la sors_z ipsa_fw-la pro_fw-la deo_fw-la sit_fw-la qua_fw-la deus_fw-la probatur_fw-la incertus_fw-la we_o be_v not_o ignorant_a nor_o in_o duty_n to_o the_o preservation_n of_o their_o memory_n from_o ingrateful_a detraction_n ought_v we_o to_o conceal_v fortune_n article_n 7._o all_o sober_a philosopher_n vindicate_v from_o the_o guilt_n of_o ascribe_v divinity_n to_o fortune_n how_o difficult_a it_o be_v for_o any_o man_n to_o impeach_v any_o one_o philosopher_n among_o those_o many_o who_o name_n or_o write_n have_v hitherto_o escape_v the_o jaw_n of_o oblivion_n of_o this_o absurd_a delusion_n of_o ascribe_v divinity_n to_o fortune_n for_o though_o plato_n de_fw-la legibus_fw-la lib._n 4._o have_v this_o say_n deum_fw-la omne_fw-la ac_fw-la secundum_fw-la deum_fw-la fortunam_fw-la &_o tempus_fw-la omne_fw-la gubernare_fw-la &_o aristotle_n 2_o phys_n 4._o affirm_v that_o some_o there_o be_v who_o hold_v fortunam_fw-la esse_fw-la causam_fw-la quidem_fw-la sed_fw-la humanae_fw-la menti_fw-la obscuram_fw-la &_o stobaeus_n ecles_n physic_n tell_v we_o of_o other_o qui_fw-la partem_fw-la aliquam_fw-la fortunae_fw-la ex_fw-la eo_fw-la esse_fw-la divinam_fw-la censerent_fw-la quo_fw-la quidam_fw-la temere_fw-la agentes_fw-la optatum_fw-la finem_fw-la consequerentur_fw-la caeteros_fw-la verò_fw-la prudentia_fw-la utentes_fw-la optata_fw-la dâ—stituerent_a who_o opinion_v that_o fortune_n be_v in_o some_o part_n divine_a for_o this_o reason_n that_o some_o man_n who_o enterprise_v their_o design_n rash_o and_o inconsiderate_o do_v not_o withstand_v accomplish_v they_o successful_o and_o happy_o attain_v their_o end_n while_z other_o who_o ground_v they_o upon_o the_o most_o apparent_a probability_n and_o manage_v the_o mean_n conduce_v to_o their_o procuration_n with_o great_a prudence_n and_o circumspection_n be_v however_o fool_v in_o their_o attempt_n cross_v in_o their_o hope_n and_o frustrate_v of_o their_o purpose_n by_o the_o sudden_a intervention_n of_o some_o occult_a impediment_n which_o as_o no_o forecast_n can_v discover_v so_o no_o caution_n prevent_v yet_o can_v all_o this_o be_v just_o interpret_v any_o other_o than_o their_o wary_a and_o tacit_a confession_n of_o their_o ignorance_n of_o the_o cryptick_a way_n and_o imperceptible_a end_n of_o providence_n divine_a nor_o do_v these_o great_a bookman_n speak_v other_o than_o the_o dialect_n of_o the_o illiterate_a and_o conform_v their_o expression_n to_o the_o customary_a notion_n of_o the_o multitude_n when_o they_o refer_v to_o fortune_n those_o contingent_n which_o to_o the_o jndgement_n of_o reason_n seem_v to_o want_v a_o natural_a series_n of_o cause_n proper_a for_o their_o induction_n be_v as_o it_o be_v obtrude_v upon_o man_n by_o a_o power_n supernatural_a i._n e._n so_o far_o above_o the_o precaution_n of_o his_o prudence_n as_o the_o investigation_n of_o his_o sapience_n and_o though_o some_o few_o perhaps_o who_o curiosity_n be_v weak_a but_o superstition_n strong_a may_v be_v find_v to_o have_v contribute_v towards_o the_o propagation_n of_o this_o error_n yet_o can_v that_o in_o reason_n be_v extend_v to_o the_o attainder_n of_o the_o major_a and_o more_o judicious_a number_n of_o philosopher_n who_o upon_o the_o strict_a examination_n of_o their_o relic_n must_v be_v find_v guilty_a of_o no_o more_o than_o
omnino_fw-la deus_fw-la regit_fw-la &_o moderatur_fw-la chap._n ix_o of_o fate_n sect_n i._o it_o be_v not_o unknown_a to_o the_o mean_a in_o the_o commonweal_n head_n article_n 1._o the_o convenient_a reduction_n of_o all_o opinion_n concern_v the_o essence_n of_o fate_n to_o 2._o general_a head_n of_o learning_n that_o no_o less_o than_o a_o age_n can_v suffice_v to_o the_o observant_a lecture_n of_o that_o vatican_n of_o book_n compose_v by_o philosopher_n of_o all_o time_n concern_v this_o perplex_v theorem_n there_o be_v more_o discourse_n abate_v those_o which_o the_o kindness_n of_o time_n have_v substract_v now_o extant_a thereupon_o than_o any_o other_o subject_n that_o ever_o exercise_v the_o cogitation_n and_o pen_n of_o scholar_n as_o must_v be_v acknowledge_v by_o any_o who_o have_v survey_v the_o singular_a jatrophilological_a treatise_n of_o that_o judicious_a parisian_a gabriel_n naudaeâ—â—_n de_fw-fr fato_fw-la &_o vitæ_fw-la termino_fw-la but_o yet_o such_o have_v be_v the_o singular_a fortune_n of_o fate_n that_o it_o have_v obtain_v a_o exemption_n from_o that_o general_a experiment_n tot_o sententiae_fw-la quot_fw-la authores_fw-la there_o be_v find_v upon_o a_o just_a audit_n of_o they_o all_o few_o opinion_n than_o book_n concern_v it_o nay_o what_o be_v one_o degree_n of_o wonder_n high_o a_o diligent_a scrutiny_n may_v soon_o explore_v that_o they_o all_o fall_n under_o the_o comprehension_n of_o only_a two_o catholic_a head_n some_o understand_a fate_n to_o be_v aliquid_fw-la divinum_fw-la a_o certain_a power_n divine_a and_o the_o rest_n aliquid_fw-la merè_fw-la naturale_fw-la a_o certain_a constitution_n mere_o natural_a in_o the_o classis_fw-la of_o those_o who_o have_v conceive_v fate_n to_o be_v a_o divine_a power_n the_o high_a seat_n belong_v to_o the_o platonist_n and_o stoic_a according_a to_o who_o doctrine_n methodise_v and_o summary_v by_o plutarch_n lib._n de_fw-la fato_fw-la we_o may_v consider_v it_o in_o a_o twofold_a notion_n first_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ut_fw-la substantia_fw-la as_o a_o substance_n in_o which_o sense_n substance_n article_n 2_o what_o the_o platonist_n and_o stoic_a mean_v by_o fate_n consider_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o a_o substance_n it_o be_v accept_v for_o god_n himself_o or_o that_o sempiternal_a reason_n or_o establish_v method_n according_a to_o who_o tenor_n he_o have_v praeordain_v and_o dispose_v all_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n and_o so_o connected_a cause_n to_o cause_n that_o all_o event_n whatever_o arbitrary_a and_o fortuitous_a individual_o depend_v upon_o and_o indeclinable_o result_v from_o that_o subalternate_a series_n or_o complication_n of_o essicients_n for_o thus_o plato_n in_o timaeo_n one_o while_o affirm_v that_o fate_n be_v ipsa_fw-la anima_fw-la mundi_fw-la the_o very_a soul_n of_o the_o universe_n and_o another_o while_n naturae_fw-la vniversi_fw-la aeterna_fw-la ratio_fw-la ac_fw-la lex_fw-la the_o eternal_a reason_n and_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o thus_o also_o both_o zeno_n and_o chrysippus_n be_v cite_v by_o plutarch_n in_o 1._o placit_fw-la 28._o as_o define_v fate_n to_o be_v vis_fw-fr spiritualis_fw-la ac_fw-la ratio_fw-la ordinis_fw-la universa_fw-la gubernans_fw-la a_o spiritual_a power_n and_o constitution_n govern_v all_o thing_n according_a to_o a_o order_n eternal_o praecogitate_v and_o praedecreed_a and_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o stoical_a family_n as_o well_o general_o quote_v by_o diogenes_n laertius_n as_o panaetius_n and_o possidonius_fw-la at_o least_o if_o he_o be_v the_o true_a father_n of_o that_o book_n de_fw-fr mundo_fw-la vulgar_o conscribe_v to_o aristotle_n out_o of_o which_o the_o text_n be_v extract_v quote_v by_o stobaeus_n ecl._n physic_n have_v unanimous_o hold_v that_o fate_n be_v the_o same_o with_o god_n jupiter_n and_o the_o universal_a man_n to_o who_o we_o may_v just_o associate_v seneca_n also_o who_o in_o 4._o the_o benefic_n &_o 2._o natural_a quaest_n 45._o say_v in_o downright_a term_n si_fw-la fatum_fw-la jupiter_fw-la dixeris_fw-la non_fw-la mentieris_fw-la if_o you_o please_v to_o assert_v that_o jupiter_n and_o fate_n be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n you_o shall_v speak_v the_o truth_n hence_o come_v it_o that_o though_o poet_n sometime_o refer_v all_o event_n to_o the_o procuration_n of_o jupiter_n and_o sometime_o again_o to_o fate_n yet_o may_v not_o the_o nice_a critic_n impeach_v they_o of_o inconstancy_n or_o contradiction_n since_o those_o term_n differ_v only_o in_o the_o sound_n not_o in_o the_o notion_n as_o signify_v one_o and_o the_o same_o eternal_a principle_n dispose_v the_o virtue_n and_o conspiration_n of_o all_o second_o cause_n to_o the_o opportune_a effect_n of_o event_n design_v by_o itself_o and_o so_o make_v indeclinable_a thus_o homer_n introduce_v agamemnon_n as_o plead_v his_o excuse_n fot_o be_v instrumental_a to_o a_o misfortune_n make_v he_o incriminate_a upon_o fate_n and_o jupiter_n at_o once_o in_o 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mobility_n of_o the_o term_n of_o man_n life_n to_o which_o for_o more_o assurance_n we_o may_v annex_v the_o respective_a signification_n and_o importance_n of_o each_o of_o those_o various_a appellative_n which_o the_o stoic_n have_v accommodate_v to_o fate_n for_o they_o have_v name_v it_o 1_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o it_o be_v a_o connected_a series_n or_o subalternately-dependent_a syntax_n of_o cause_n and_o effect_n 2_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o it_o involve_v and_o contain_v all_o thing_n in_o that_o definite_a and_o invariable_a concatenation_n 3_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o all_o event_n be_v the_o necessary_a designation_n thereof_o or_o because_o itself_o be_v also_o under_o the_o same_o restraint_n of_o a_o immutable_a definition_n 4_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o no_o attempt_n can_v praevail_v to_o a_o alteration_n infringement_n of_o its_o tenor_n 5_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o it_o be_v a_o 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respect_n to_o the_o irrevocability_n of_o time_n past_a which_o exact_o resemble_v a_o thread_n already_o spin_v and_o wound_n upon_o the_o reel_n or_o fuze_v 2_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o respect_n to_o the_o decurrent_a or_o present_a time_n which_o respondes_fw-la
to_o that_o excellent_a sentence_n of_o the_o poet_n libera_n stat_fw-la nobis_fw-la mens_fw-la nulli_fw-la subdita_fw-la coelo_fw-la the_o second_o pregnant_a argument_n wherewith_o the_o more_o sober_a twin_n article_n 4._o 2_o by_o the_o common_a experiment_n of_o the_o unaequal_a fortune_n of_o twin_n sort_n of_o bookman_n usual_o deride_v the_o arrogance_n of_o our_o genethliack_n who_o blush_v not_o to_o promise_v to_o the_o world_n exact_a copy_n of_o the_o roll_n of_o destiny_n and_o divine_a as_o confident_o as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v of_o the_o cabal_n with_o all_o the_o asterism_n we_o derive_v from_o the_o common_a experiment_n of_o twin_n who_o though_o procreate_v of_o the_o same_o seminality_n faecundate_n in_o the_o same_o ovarie_a or_o bed_n of_o nature_n and_o for_o aught_o even_o our_o most_o perspicacious_a harvey_n know_v to_o the_o contrary_a conceive_v in_o the_o same_o moment_n and_o so_o under_o the_o same_o ascendent_n be_v notwithstanding_o many_o time_n observe_v to_o differ_v in_o sex_n physiognomy_n genius_n condition_n of_o life_n and_o most_o in_o the_o manner_n and_o time_n of_o their_o death_n thus_o esan_n and_o jacob_n who_o may_v without_o the_o dispensation_n of_o a_o figure_n be_v say_v to_o have_v be_v but_o one_o and_o the_o same_o birth_n the_o young_a midwising_n himself_o into_o the_o world_n by_o hold_v fast_o his_o brother_n heel_n and_o so_o if_o not_o indubitate_v the_o right_n of_o primogeniture_n yet_o at_o least_o portend_v his_o future_a purchase_n and_o usurpation_n thereof_o be_v yet_o so_o disparate_a n_o their_o complexion_n disposition_n fortune_n course_n of_o life_n age_n and_o dissolution_n that_o our_o secretary_n of_o heaven_n must_v either_o demonstrate_v that_o the_o face_n of_o the_o heaven_n be_v vary_v in_o that_o short_a moment_n that_o intervene_v betwixt_o near_a nativity_n or_o confess_v it_o to_o be_v the_o hand_n of_o providence_n divine_a which_o distribute_v to_o each_o his_o peculiar_a 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be_v so_o contradictory_o impudent_a what_o excuse_n have_v they_o then_o leave_v they_o for_o stop_v their_o ear_n against_o that_o grave_a admonition_n of_o the_o oraculous_a zoroaster_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ne_o tu_fw-la augeas_fw-la fatum_fw-la beware_v thou_o do_v not_o aggravate_v thy_o fate_n which_o signify_v no_o less_o than_o this_o in_o thy_o power_n it_o be_v either_o to_o promote_v or_o frustrate_v the_o virtue_n of_o celestial_a influx_n to_o promote_v they_o by_o cooperation_n to_o infirm_a and_o defeat_v they_o by_o counter-inclination_n or_o repugnancy_n to_o which_o we_o may_v accommodate_v also_o that_o memorable_a aphorism_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o astrologer_n ptolemy_n potest_fw-la be_v qui_fw-la sciens_fw-la est_fw-la multos_fw-la stellarum_fw-la effectus_fw-la avertere_fw-la quando_fw-la naturam_fw-la earum_fw-la noverit_fw-la ac_fw-la seipsum_fw-la ante_fw-la illorum_fw-la eventum_fw-la praeparaveril_n our_o last_o argument_n to_o confound_v 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execution_n of_o those_o design_n which_o the_o malevolent_a star_n in_o their_o confoederation_n have_v determine_v to_o accomplish_v by_o such_o and_o such_o unhappy_a instrument_n then_o must_v it_o be_v concede_v that_o no_o malefactor_n ought_v to_o be_v accountable_a to_o justice_n because_o he_o can_v plead_v non_fw-la equidem_fw-la vellem_fw-la sed_fw-la i_o mea_fw-la fata_fw-la trahebant_fw-la as_o also_o that_o god_n be_v the_o author_n of_o evil_a by_o give_v to_o the_o star_n such_o noxious_a power_n and_o such_o unlimited_a commission_n as_o do_v autorize_v they_o to_o operate_v to_o the_o destruction_n of_o his_o masterpiece_n to_o these_o 3_o redargution_n of_o astrological_a necessity_n we_o may_v have_v annex_v as_o many_o score_n borrow_v from_o picus_n mirandulanus_n bradwardine_n b._n of_o canterbury_n sixtus_n senensis_n mersennus_n gassendus_fw-la all_o which_o heroical_a champion_n of_o truth_n and_o providence_n divine_a have_v draw_v their_o victorious_a 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fornicata_fw-la est_fw-la nunquam_fw-la nullibi_fw-la nullis_fw-la ante_fw-la tychonem_fw-la &_o à _fw-fr ptolemaeo_n post_fw-la aliqua_fw-la saecula_fw-la annuam_fw-la veracem_fw-la revolutionem_fw-la dedit_fw-la neque_fw-la eventuum_fw-la verum_fw-la tempus_fw-la consignavit_fw-la non_fw-la ipsa_fw-la non_fw-la dilectissima_fw-la silia_fw-la astrologia_fw-la utraque_fw-la enim_fw-la pavit_fw-la curiosos_fw-la mendaciis_fw-la &_o adulationibus_fw-la si_fw-mi autem_fw-la interdummendaces_fw-la non_fw-la fuere_fw-la sor_n favit_fw-la vel_fw-la casus_fw-la vel_fw-la per_fw-la accidens_fw-la congruentia_fw-la syderum_fw-la ad_fw-la illa_fw-la puncta_fw-la &_o non_fw-la docta_fw-la ac_fw-la naturalis_fw-la conjectatio_fw-la by_o which_o ingenuous_a confession_n of_o a_o person_n who_o assiduous_a inquest_n into_o the_o most_o recondite_v mystery_n of_o astronomy_n non_fw-fr only_a by_o indefatigate_v lecture_n of_o the_o choice_a of_o urania_n secretary_n but_o also_o by_o the_o most_o exact_a use_n of_o instrument_n and_o table_n and_o frequent_v tempestive_a experiment_n have_v enable_v he_o to_o detect_v all_o those_o pernicious_a fraud_n which_o either_o the_o ignorance_n or_o ostentation_n of_o succeed_a age_n have_v foist_v in_o upon_o the_o simple_a and_o demonstrable_a vranometrical_a observation_n and_o axiom_n of_o antiquity_n not_o only_o to_o the_o corruption_n but_o eternal_a defamation_n and_o contempt_n of_o that_o noble_a science_n how_o much_o of_o just_a disparagement_n be_v infer_v upon_o judicial_a astrology_n which_o the_o avarice_n of_o divine_a impostor_n on_o one_o hand_n and_o the_o superstitious_a curiosity_n of_o abject_a mind_n on_o the_o other_o have_v exalt_v to_o the_o height_n of_o destiny_n we_o shall_v rude_o derogate_v from_o our_o reader_n capacity_n not_o whole_o to_o entrust_v to_o his_o own_o immediate_a judgement_n to_o ratify_v and_o terminate_v this_o our_o reprobation_n of_o our_o genethliacal_a schematist_n we_o have_v the_o like_a censure_n of_o they_o from_o sâ—_n ambrose_n in_o hexaemero_n nonnulli_fw-la tentaverunt_fw-la exprimere_fw-la nativitatum_fw-la qualitates_fw-la qualis_fw-la futurus_fw-la unusquisque_fw-la qui_fw-la natus_fw-la sit_fw-la esset_fw-la cum_fw-la hoc_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la vanum_fw-la sit_fw-la &_o inutile_fw-la quaerentibus_fw-la sed_fw-la impossibile_fw-it pollicentibus_fw-la chap._n x._o the_o liberty_n of_o man_n will_n fortune_n and_o fate_n conciliate_v to_o providence_n divine_a sect_n i._o thus_o long_o have_v we_o exercise_v the_o candour_n and_o patience_n of_o our_o
reader_n with_o the_o prolix_a recitation_n chapter_n article_n 1._o the_o intent_n of_o the_o chapter_n and_o necessary_a explanation_n of_o the_o ancient_n opinion_n concern_v fate_n and_o the_o residue_n of_o our_o province_n be_v to_o gratify_v he_o with_o the_o concise_a declarement_n of_o our_o own_o both_o concern_v the_o legitimate_a admission_n of_o this_o notion_n of_o fate_n and_o the_o conciliation_n thereof_o to_o man_n freewill_n fortune_n and_o providence_n divine_a which_o we_o have_v former_o invite_v he_o to_o expect_v as_o the_o grand_a scope_n at_o which_o all_o our_o praevious_a meditation_n be_v direct_v and_o the_o point_n in_o which_o all_o these_o line_n of_o this_o small_a matter_n of_o book_n be_v concentre_v first_o we_o be_v to_o abominate_a the_o execrable_a opinion_n of_o democritus_n detest_a article_n 2._o democritus_n fate_n inconsistent_a both_o to_o the_o fundamental_o of_o religion_n and_o the_o liberty_n of_o man_n will_n and_o therefore_o detest_a 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that_o labyrinth_n article_n 4._o the_o second_o opinion_n to_o a_o great_a part_n extricate_v from_o the_o same_o labyrinth_n seem_v capable_a of_o extrication_n from_o the_o forementioned_a labyrinth_n without_o much_o difficulty_n thus_o i_o be_o say_v adrastus_n or_o the_o fatist_n either_o elect_a to_o glory_n or_o reprobate_n to_o misery_n by_o a_o eternal_a decree_n of_o god_n this_o we_o grant_v to_o be_v most_o true_a but_o with_o this_o additional_a qualification_n that_o himself_o be_v now_o the_o cause_n why_o he_o be_v from_o eternity_n elect_a or_o reprobate_n for_o he_o be_v now_o in_o that_o very_a state_n in_o which_o god_n foresee_v that_o he_o will_v be_v when_o educe_v into_o existence_n endow_v with_o reason_n and_o assist_v with_o sufficient_a grace_n for_o the_o clear_a discernment_n of_o good_a from_o evil_a and_o it_o now_o depend_v upon_o the_o liberty_n of_o his_o will_n that_o god_n have_v praevise_v he_o operate_a good_a or_o evil_n so_o that_o the_o 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