innocent_a person_n that_o good_a may_v come_v of_o it_o and_o if_o his_o opinion_n of_o absolute_a necessity_n of_o all_o thing_n be_v true_a the_o destiny_n of_o man_n can_v not_o be_v alter_v either_o by_o example_n or_o fear_n of_o punishment_n animadversion_n upon_o the_o reply_n numb_a xvii_o whereas_o he_o have_v in_o his_o first_o discourse_n make_v this_o consequence_n if_o you_o take_v away_o liberty_n you_o take_v away_o the_o very_a nature_n of_o evil_n and_o the_o formal_a reason_n of_o sin_n i_o deny_v that_o consequence_n it_o be_v true_a he_o who_o take_v away_o the_o liberty_n of_o do_v according_a to_o the_o will_n take_v away_o the_o nature_n of_o sin_n but_o he_o that_o deni_v the_o liberty_n to_o will_n do_v not_o so_o but_o he_o suppose_v i_o understand_v he_o not_o will_v needs_o reduce_v his_o argument_n into_o form_n in_o this_o manner_n a_o that_o opinion_n which_o take_v away_o the_o formal_a reason_n of_o sin_n and_o by_o consequence_n sin_n â—t_a self_n 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advise_v to_o be_v make_v he_o say_v also_o that_o i_o suppose_v the_o will_n be_v inevitable_o determine_v by_o special_a influence_n from_o the_o first_o cause_n it_o be_v true_a save_v that_o senseless_a word_n influence_n which_o i_o never_o use_v but_o his_o consequence_n than_o it_o be_v not_o man_n will_n but_o god_n will_v be_v not_o true_a for_o it_o may_v be_v the_o will_v both_o of_o the_o one_o and_o of_o the_o other_o and_o yet_o not_o by_o concurrence_n as_o in_o a_o league_n but_o by_o subjection_n of_o the_o will_n of_o man_n to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n c_o that_o which_o he_o add_v of_o a_o judge_n be_v altogether_o impertinent_a as_o to_o his_o defence_n neither_o be_v a_o civil_a judge_n the_o proper_a judge_n nor_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n a_o proper_a rule_n of_o sin_n a_o judge_n be_v to_o judge_v of_o voluntary_a crime_n he_o have_v no_o commission_n to_o look_v into_o the_o secret_a cause_n that_o make_v it_o voluntary_a a_o because_o the_o bishop_n have_v say_v the_o law_n can_v just_o punish_v a_o crime_n that_o proceed_v from_o necessity_n it_o be_v no_o impertinent_a answer_n to_o say_v the_o judge_n look_v at_o no_o high_a cause_n than_o the_o will_n of_o the_o doer_n and_o even_o this_o as_o hâ—_n say_v be_v enough_o to_o prove_v that_o the_o will_n of_o the_o doer_n do_v determine_v itself_o free_o and_o that_o the_o malefactor_n have_v liberty_n to_o have_v keep_v the_o law_n if_o he_o will_v to_o which_o i_o answer_v that_o it_o prove_v indeed_o that_o the_o malefactor_n have_v liberty_n to_o have_v keep_v the_o law_n if_o hâ—_n will_v but_o it_o prove_v not_o that_o he_o have_v the_o liberty_n to_o have_v a_o will_v to_o keep_v the_o law_n nor_o do_v it_o prove_v that_o the_o will_n of_o the_o doer_n dâ—d_v determine_v itself_o free_o for_o nothing_o can_v prove_v nonsense_n but_o here_o you_o see_v what_o the_o bishop_n pursu_v in_o this_o whole_a reply_n namely_o to_o prove_v that_o a_o man_n have_v liberty_n to_o do_v if_o he_o will_v which_o i_o deny_v not_o and_o think_v when_o he_o have_v do_v that_o he_o have_v prove_v a_o man_n have_v liberty_n to_o will_n which_o he_o call_v the_o will_n determine_v of_o itself_o free_o and_o whereas_o he_o add_v a_o judge_n ought_v to_o look_v at_o all_o essential_a cause_n it_o be_v answer_n enough_o to_o say_v he_o be_v bind_v to_o look_v at_o no_o more_o than_o he_o think_v he_o can_v see_v d_o nature_n never_o intend_v the_o generation_n of_o a_o monster_n if_o all_o the_o cause_n concur_v sufficient_o a_o perfect_a creature_n be_v produce_v but_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o insufficiency_n or_o debility_n or_o contingent_a aberration_n of_o some_o of_o the_o cause_n sometime_o a_o monster_n be_v produce_v he_o have_v no_o soon_o say_v this_o but_o find_v his_o error_n he_o retract_v it_o and_o confess_v that_o the_o cause_n of_o a_o monster_n be_v sufficient_a for_o the_o production_n of_o that_o which_o be_v produce_v that_o be_v of_o a_o monster_n otherwise_o a_o monster_n have_v not_o be_v produce_v which_o be_v all_o that_o i_o intend_v by_o sufficiency_n of_o the_o cause_n but_o whether_o every_o suffâ—â—â—â—nt_a cause_n be_v a_o necessary_a cause_n or_o not_o he_o mean_v to_o examine_v in_o numb_a 31._o in_o the_o mean_a time_n he_o say_v only_o that_o liberty_n flow_v from_o the_o sufficiency_n and_o contingency_n from_o the_o debility_n of_o the_o cause_n and_o leave_v out_o necessity_n as_o if_o it_o come_v from_o neither_o i_o must_v note_v also_o that_o where_o he_o say_v nature_n never_o intend_v the_o generation_n of_o a_o monster_n i_o understand_v not_o whether_o by_o nature_n he_o mean_v the_o author_n of_o nature_n in_o which_o meaning_n it_o derogate_v from_o god_n or_o nature_n itself_o as_o
if_o liberty_n be_v take_v away_o the_o nature_n and_o formal_a reason_n of_o sin_n be_v take_v away_o i_o answer_v by_o deny_v the_o consequence_n the_o nature_n of_o sin_n consi_v in_o this_o that_o the_o action_n do_v proceed_v from_o ouâ—_n will_v and_o be_v against_o the_o law_n a_o judge_n in_o judge_v whether_o it_o be_v sin_n or_o not_o which_o be_v do_v against_o the_o law_n look_v at_o no_o high_a cause_n oâ—_n the_o action_n than_o the_o will_n of_o the_o doer_n now_o when_o i_o say_v the_o action_n be_v necessary_a i_o do_v not_o say_v it_o be_v do_v against_o the_o will_n oâ—_n the_o doer_n but_o with_o his_o will_n and_o so_o necessary_o because_o man_n will_n that_o be_v every_o act_n of_o the_o will_n and_o purpose_n of_o man_n have_v a_o sufficient_a and_o therefore_o a_o necessary_a cause_n and_o consequent_o every_o voluntary_a action_n be_v necessitate_v a_o action_n therefore_o may_v be_v voluntary_a and_o a_o sin_n and_o nevertheless_o be_v necessary_a and_o because_o god_n may_v afflict_v by_o right_n derive_v from_o his_o omnipotency_n though_o sin_n be_v not_o and_o the_o example_n of_o punishment_n on_o voluntary_a sinner_n be_v the_o cause_n that_o produce_v justice_n and_o make_v sin_n less_o frequent_a for_o god_n to_o punish_v such_o sinner_n as_o i_o have_v show_v before_o be_v no_o injustice_n and_o thus_o you_o have_v my_o answer_n to_o his_o objection_n both_o out_o of_o scripture_n and_o reason_n j._n d._n scis_fw-la tu_fw-la simulare_fw-la â—upressum_fw-la quid_fw-la hoc_fw-la it_o be_v shrewd_a counsel_n which_o alcibiades_n give_v to_o themistocles_n when_o he_o be_v busy_a about_o his_o account_n to_o the_o state_n that_o he_o shall_v rather_o study_v how_o to_o make_v no_o account_n so_o it_o seem_v t._n h._n think_v it_o a_o more_o compendious_a way_n to_o balk_v a_o argument_n then_o to_o satisfy_v it_o and_o if_o he_o can_v produce_v a_o rowland_n against_o a_o olâ—ver_n if_o he_o can_v urge_v a_o reason_n against_o a_o reason_n he_o think_v he_o have_v quit_v himself_o fair_o but_o it_o will_v not_o serve_v his_o turn_n and_o that_o he_o may_v not_o complain_v of_o misunderstand_v it_o as_o those_o who_o have_v a_o politic_a deafness_n to_o hear_v nothing_o but_o what_o like_v they_o i_o will_v first_o reduce_v my_o argument_n into_o form_n and_o then_o weigh_v what_o he_o say_v in_o answer_n or_o rather_o in_o opposition_n to_o it_o a_o that_o opinion_n which_o take_v away_o the_o formal_a reason_n of_o sin_n and_o by_o consequence_n sin_n itself_o be_v not_o to_o be_v approve_a this_o be_v clear_a because_o both_o reason_n and_o religion_n nature_n and_o scripture_n do_v prove_v and_o the_o whole_a world_n confess_v that_o there_o be_v sin_n but_o this_o opinion_n of_o the_o necessity_n of_o all_o thing_n by_o reason_n of_o a_o conflux_n of_o second_o cause_n order_v and_o determine_v by_o the_o first_o cause_n do_v take_v away_o the_o very_a formal_a reason_n of_o sin_n this_o be_v prove_v thus_o that_o which_o make_v sin_n itself_o to_o be_v good_a and_o just_a and_o lawful_a take_v away_o the_o formal_a cause_n and_o destroy_v the_o essence_n of_o sin_n for_o if_o sin_n be_v good_a and_o just_a and_o lawful_a it_o be_v no_o more_o evil_a it_o be_v no_o sin_n no_o anomy_n but_o this_o opinion_n of_o the_o necessity_n of_o all_o thing_n make_v sin_n to_o be_v very_o good_a and_o just_a and_o lawful_a for_o nothing_o can_v flow_v essential_o by_o way_n of_o physical_a determination_n from_o the_o first_o cause_n which_o be_v the_o law_n and_o rule_n of_o goodness_n and_o justice_n but_o that_o which_o be_v good_a and_o just_a and_o lawful_a but_o this_o opinion_n make_v sin_n to_o proceed_v essential_o by_o way_n of_o physical_a determination_n from_o the_o first_o cause_n as_o appear_v in_o t._n h._n his_o whole_a discourse_n neither_o be_v it_o material_a at_o all_o whether_o it_o proceed_v immediate_o from_o the_o fist_n cause_n or_o mediate_o so_o as_o it_o be_v by_o a_o necessary_a flux_n of_o second_o and_o determinate_a cause_n which_o produce_v it_o inevitable_o to_o these_o proof_n he_o answer_v nothing_o but_o only_o by_o deny_v the_o first_o consequence_n as_o he_o call_v it_o and_o then_o sing_v over_o his_o old_a song_n that_o the_o nature_n of_o sin_n consist_v in_o this_o that_o the_o action_n proceed_v from_o our_o will_n and_o be_v against_o the_o law_n which_o in_o our_o sense_n be_v most_o true_a if_o he_o understand_v a_o just_a law_n and_o a_o free_a rational_a will_n b_o but_o suppose_v as_o he_o do_v that_o the_o law_n injoin_v thing_n impossible_a in_o themselves_o to_o be_v do_v then_o it_o be_v a_o unjust_a and_o tyrahnical_a law_n and_o the_o transgression_n of_o it_o be_v no_o sin_n not_o to_o do_v that_o which_o never_o be_v in_o our_o power_n to_o do_v and_o suppose_v likewise_o as_o he_o do_v that_o the_o will_n be_v inevitable_o determine_v by_o special_a influence_n from_o the_o first_o cause_n than_o it_o be_v not_o man_n will_n but_o god_n will_v and_o flow_v essential_o from_o the_o law_n of_o goodness_n c_o that_o which_o he_o add_v of_o a_o judge_n be_v altogether_o impertinent_a as_o to_o his_o defence_n neither_o be_v a_o civil_a judge_n the_o proper_a judge_n noâ—_n the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n the_o proper_a rule_n of_o sin_n but_o it_o make_v strong_o against_o he_o for_o the_o judge_n go_v upon_o a_o good_a ground_n and_o even_o this_o which_o he_o confess_v that_o the_o judge_n look_v at_o no_o high_a cause_n than_o the_o will_n of_o the_o doer_n prove_v that_o the_o will_n of_o the_o doer_n do_v determine_v itself_o free_o and_o that_o the_o malefactor_n have_v liberty_n to_o have_v keep_v the_o law_n if_o he_o will_v certain_o a_o judge_n ought_v to_o look_v at_o all_o material_a circumstance_n and_o much_o more_o at_o all_o essential_a cause_n whether_o every_o sufficient_a cause_n be_v a_o necessary_a cause_n will_v come_v to_o be_v examine_v more_o proper_o numb_a 31._o for_o the_o present_a it_o shall_v suffice_v to_o say_v that_o liberty_n flow_v from_o the_o sufficiency_n and_o contingency_n from_o the_o debility_n of_o the_o cause_n d_o nature_n never_o intend_v the_o generation_n of_o a_o monster_n if_o all_o the_o cause_n concur_v sufficient_o a_o a_o perfect_a creature_n be_v produce_v but_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o insufficiency_n or_o debility_n or_o contingent_a aberration_n of_o some_o of_o the_o cause_n sometime_o a_o monster_n be_v produce_v yet_o the_o cause_n of_o a_o monster_n be_v sufficient_a for_o the_o production_n of_o that_o which_o be_v produce_v that_o be_v a_o monster_n otherwise_o a_o monster_n have_v not_o be_v produce_v what_o be_v it_o then_o a_o monster_n be_v not_o produce_v by_o virtue_n of_o that_o order_n which_o be_v set_v in_o nature_n but_o by_o the_o contingent_a aberration_n of_o some_o of_o the_o natural_a cause_n in_o their_o concurrence_n the_o order_n set_v in_o nature_n be_v that_o every_o like_a shall_v beget_v its_o like_a but_o suppose_v the_o concurrence_n of_o the_o cause_n to_o be_v such_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o generation_n of_o a_o monster_n the_o generation_n of_o a_o monster_n be_v necessary_a as_o all_o the_o event_n in_o the_o world_n be_v when_o they_o be_v that_o be_v by_o a_o hypothetical_a necessity_n e_z then_o he_o betake_v himself_o to_o his_o old_a help_n that_o god_n may_v punish_v by_o right_a of_o omnipotence_n though_o there_o be_v no_o sin_n the_o question_n be_v not_o now_o what_o god_n may_v do_v but_o what_o god_n will_v do_v according_a to_o that_o covenant_n which_o he_o have_v make_v with_o man_n fac_n hoc_fw-la &_o vives_fw-la do_v this_o and_o thou_o shall_v live_v neither_o do_v god_n punish_v any_o man_n contrary_a to_o this_o covenant_n hosea_n 13._o 9_o o_o israel_n thy_o destruction_n be_v from_o thyself_o but_o in_o i_o be_v thy_o help_n he_o that_o will_v not_o the_o death_n of_o a_o sinner_n do_v much_o less_o will_v the_o death_n of_o a_o innocent_a 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cause_n it_o shall_v be_v choose_v which_o cause_n for_o the_o most_o part_n be_v deliberation_n or_o consultation_n and_o therefore_o consultation_n be_v not_o in_o vain_a and_o indeed_o the_o less_o in_o vain_a by_o how_o much_o the_o election_n be_v more_o necessitate_v the_o same_o answer_n be_v to_o be_v give_v to_o the_o three_o suppose_a inconvenience_n namely_o that_o admonition_n be_v in_o vain_a for_o admonition_n be_v part_n of_o consultation_n the_o admonitor_n be_v â—_o counsellor_n for_o the_o time_n to_o he_o that_o be_v admonish_v the_o four_o pretend_a inconvenience_n be_v that_o praise_n and_o dispraise_v reward_n and_o punishment_n will_v be_v in_o vain_a to_o which_o i_o answer_v that_o for_o praise_n and_o dispraise_v they_o depend_v not_o at_o all_o on_o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o action_n praise_v or_o dispraise_v for_o what_o be_v it_o else_o to_o praise_v but_o to_o say_v a_o thing_n be_v good_a good_a i_o say_v for_o i_o or_o for_o some_o body_n else_o or_o 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