cap._n 9_o isti_fw-la aut_fw-la minorem_fw-la acceperunt_fw-la amoris_fw-la divini_fw-la gratiam_fw-la quam_fw-la illi_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o eadem_fw-la perstiterunt_fw-la aut_fw-la si_fw-la utriquè_fw-fr boni_fw-la aequaliter_fw-la creati_fw-la sunt_fw-la istis_fw-la mala_fw-la voluntate_fw-la cadentibus_fw-la illi_fw-la amplius_fw-la adjuti_fw-la ad_fw-la eam_fw-la beatitudinis_fw-la plenitudinem_fw-la unde_fw-la se_fw-la nunquà m_fw-la casuros_fw-la certissimi_fw-la fierent_fw-la pervenerunt_fw-la so_o likewise_o that_o god_n permission_n be_v enough_o to_o prostitute_v any_o man_n unto_o sin_n and_o not_o our_o divine_n only_o but_o arminius_n also_o and_o other_o arminius_n exam._n pag._n 152._o quoties_fw-la voluntas_fw-la permittitur_fw-la a_o deo_fw-la ut_fw-la faciat_fw-la aliquid_fw-la necesse_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la nullo_n argumentorum_fw-la genere_fw-la persuadeatur_fw-la ad_fw-la nolendum_fw-la secùs_fw-la permissio_fw-la non_fw-la fieret_fw-la and_o pag._n 157._o thus_o he_o define_v the_o permission_n of_o sin_n permissio_fw-la peccati_fw-la est_fw-la suspensio_fw-la omnium_fw-la impedimentorum_fw-la quibus_fw-la positis_fw-la peccatum_fw-la non_fw-la fieret_fw-la now_o let_v any_o sober_a man_n judge_n whether_o herehence_a it_o it_o follow_v not_o necessary_o necessitate_v consequentiâ—_n &_o suppositionis_fw-la that_o sin_n shall_v be_v to_o wit_n upon_o the_o remove_n of_o all_o those_o impediment_n upon_o the_o position_n whereof_o sin_n can_v not_o be_v consider_v that_o a_o impediment_n of_o sin_n in_o this_o case_n and_o in_o arminius_n his_o phrase_n be_v every_o thing_n quo_fw-la posito_fw-la peccatum_fw-la non_fw-la fuerit_fw-la vorstius_n in_o like_a manner_n in_o pater_fw-la duplicatione_fw-la pag._n 213._o fateor_fw-la quidem_fw-la permissione_n jam_fw-la positâ_fw-la in_o actu_fw-la necessariò_fw-la etiam_fw-la poni_fw-la rem_fw-la aliquam_fw-la permittendam_fw-la idque_fw-la ob_fw-la necessariam_fw-la talium_fw-la relatorum_fw-la ad_fw-la se_fw-la inuicem_fw-la habitudinem_fw-la atque_fw-la in_o arguendo_fw-la mutuam_fw-la quandam_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quae_fw-la far_o non_fw-la potest_fw-la ut_fw-la unum_fw-la sine_fw-la altero_fw-la reipsâ_fw-la sit_fw-la nedum_fw-la ut_fw-la alterum_fw-la extra_fw-la se_fw-la quidquam_fw-la verè_fw-la agate_n altero_fw-la ne_fw-la quidem_fw-la adhuc_fw-la existente_fw-la nedum_fw-la verè_fw-la patiente_a aut_fw-la contra_fw-la navarettus_n in_o 1._o quest_n 19_o art_n 9_o §_o 2._o maintain_v posita_fw-la permissione_n infallibilitèr_fw-la sequi_fw-la quod_fw-la permittitur_fw-la austin_n himself_o suppose_v as_o much_o where_o he_o say_v ad_fw-la omnipotentissimam_fw-la svam_fw-la bonitatem_fw-la pertinere_fw-la potiùs_fw-la bona_fw-la ex_fw-la malis_fw-la elicere_fw-la quam_fw-la mala_fw-la esse_fw-la non_fw-la sinere_fw-la for_o hereby_o he_o give_v to_o understand_v that_o god_n permit_v sin_n with_o a_o purpose_n to_o work_v good_a out_o of_o evil_a now_o this_o manifest_o imply_v that_o upon_o god_n permission_n of_o sin_n sin_n shall_v exist_v nay_o how_o can_v this_o be_v avoid_v unless_o we_o deny_v that_o god_n alone_o be_v he_o that_o keep_v we_o from_o run_v into_o sin_n and_o maintain_v that_o man_n can_v do_v this_o of_o himself_o without_o that_o special_a grace_n of_o god_n whereby_o he_o keep_v we_o from_o sin_n yet_o in_o the_o council_n of_o palestine_n it_o be_v conclude_v that_o god_n grace_n be_v require_v to_o every_o act_n and_o pelagius_n himself_o be_v drive_v to_o subscribe_v thereunto_o and_o to_o anathematise_v those_o that_o deny_v now_o let_v we_o examine_v what_o this_o grace_n of_o god_n be_v which_o be_v necessary_o require_v to_o every_o good_a act_n whether_o god_n do_v not_o work_v the_o will_v thereunto_o according_a to_o that_o i_o will_v cause_v they_o to_o walk_v in_o my_o statute_n and_o keep_v my_o judgement_n and_o do_v they_o ezech._n 36._o 28._o or_o whether_o it_o be_v only_o such_o a_o cooperate_v grace_n as_o some_o now_o a_o day_n blush_v not_o to_o profess_v as_o whereby_o god_n work_v in_o we_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d velle_fw-la bonum_fw-la modò_fw-la velimus_fw-la this_o i_o can_v show_v under_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o zealous_a partisan_n for_o arminius_n now_o i_o hope_v there_o be_v no_o such_o cunning_a contrivance_n in_o the_o permission_n of_o sin_n far_o there_o be_v certain_a occasion_n &_o opportunity_n offer_v for_o the_o commit_n of_o sin_n in_o the_o course_n of_o the_o world_n we_o willing_o ascribe_v unto_o god_n the_o administration_n of_o these_o and_o so_o do_v arminius_n and_o that_o not_o of_o occasion_n only_o but_o of_o argument_n also_o incite_v unto_o sin_n disput_n pub._n thes_n 9_o de_fw-fr justitiâ_fw-la &_o efficaciâ_fw-la providentiae_fw-la dei_fw-la in_o malo_fw-la num._n 6._o efficientia_fw-la dei_fw-la circa_fw-la peccatum_fw-la concernit_fw-la tum_fw-la actum_fw-la ipsum_fw-la tum_fw-la vitiositatem_fw-la ejus_fw-la efficientia_fw-la quae_fw-la circa_fw-la initium_fw-la consideratur_fw-la vel_fw-la impeditio_fw-la vel_fw-la permissio_fw-la est_fw-la cui_fw-la addimus_fw-la administrationem_fw-la argumentorum_fw-la &_o occasionum_fw-la ad_fw-la peccatum_fw-la incitantium_fw-la yet_o there_o be_v a_o great_a power_n of_o provocation_n unto_o sin_n then_o all_o these_o &_o that_o be_v by_o the_o practice_n of_o satan_n who_o go_v about_o like_o a_o roar_a lion_n seek_v who_o he_o may_v devour_v how_o come_v he_o to_o have_v such_o liberty_n have_v not_o god_n power_n to_o bind_v satan_n for_o a_o thousand_o year_n and_o more_o if_o it_o please_v he_o the_o devil_n sometime_o beseech_v our_o saviour_n that_o he_o will_v not_o send_v they_o into_o the_o deep_a sure_o they_o acknowledge_v thereby_o his_o power_n to_o send_v they_o thither_o yet_o he_o do_v not_o though_o he_o be_v not_o ignorant_a that_o their_o go_v about_o be_v like_o so_o many_o roar_a lion_n to_o devour_v the_o soul_n of_o man_n by_o provoke_v unto_o sin_n as_o for_o those_o that_o tiberius_n set_v about_o drusus_n and_o nero_n to_o provoke_v they_o what_o be_v they_o comparable_a to_o the_o devil_n and_o his_o angel_n for_o the_o practise_n of_o provoke_a course_n but_o tiberius_n bid_v his_o servant_n to_o provoke_v drusus_n and_o nero_n and_o not_o to_o spare_v but_o can_v any_o say_v true_o that_o we_o maintain_v that_o god_n bid_v the_o devil_n to_o provoke_v this_o author_n or_o any_o such_o arminian_n spirit_n to_o make_v such_o parallel_n as_o these_o yet_o 1_o king_n 22._o we_o read_v when_o a_o wicked_a spirit_n offer_v his_o service_n to_o god_n to_o entice_v ahab_n that_o he_o may_v go_v and_o fall_v at_o ramoth-gilead_n &_o that_o by_o become_v a_o lie_a spirit_n in_o the_o mouth_n of_o all_o his_o prophet_n the_o lord_n not_o only_o accept_v it_o say_v go_v forth_o and_o do_v so_o but_o also_o tell_v he_o thou_o shall_v entice_v he_o and_o shall_v also_o prevail_v that_o be_v a_o great_a deal_n more_o than_o be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o tiberius_n or_o his_o instigator_n or_o the_o devil_n themselves_o and_o do_v not_o ahab_n deserve_v as_o much_o at_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n and_o why_o may_v not_o this_o author_n and_o his_o fellow_n have_v deserve_v so_o much_o at_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n as_o to_o have_v a_o lie_a spirit_n put_v in_o the_o mouth_n of_o they_o on_o who_o they_o depend_v for_o resolution_n in_o point_n of_o divinity_n and_o that_o they_o prevail_v with_o they_o also_o and_o why_o may_v not_o he_o also_o be_v thus_o give_v over_o to_o illusion_n to_o believe_v lie_n nay_o what_o do_v we_o talk_v of_o desert_n in_o this_o do_v not_o the_o devil_n provoke_v eve_n and_o adam_n to_o sin_n against_o god_n in_o paradise_n can_v not_o god_n have_v keep_v the_o devil_n off_o why_o do_v he_o not_o cur_n non_fw-la intercessit_fw-la &_o circumscriptorem_fw-la colubrum_fw-la cohibuit_fw-la to_o speak_v in_o tertullia_n phrase_n do_v it_o not_o manifest_o appear_v that_o it_o be_v god_n will_v to_o have_v they_o tempt_v to_o have_v they_o provoke_v unto_o sin_n &_o why_o not_o be_v it_o lawful_a for_o a_o man_n to_o lay_v a_o bait_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n in_o his_o servant_n way_n to_o try_v his_o fidelity_n and_o whether_o such_o a_o provocation_n will_v make_v a_o breach_n upon_o his_o honesty_n and_o shall_v not_o such_o a_o course_n be_v lawful_a unto_o god_n for_o this_o nothing_o hinder_v their_o liberty_n of_o transgress_v and_o to_o serve_v god_n while_o we_o be_v not_o tempt_v to_o sin_n against_o he_o be_v a_o poor_a commendation_n if_o thou_o faint_v in_o the_o day_n of_o adversity_n thy_o strength_n be_v small_a say_v solomon_n job._n 1._o 11._o 10._o stretch_v out_o now_o thy_o hand_n and_o touch_v all_o that_o he_o have_v and_o see_v if_o he_o will_v not_o blaspheme_v thou_o to_o thy_o face_n as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v let_v but_o job_n be_v in_o this_o manner_n provoke_v and_o see_v whether_o he_o will_v not_o blaspheme_v what_o be_v the_o lord_n answer_v lo_o all_o that_o he_o have_v be_v in_o thy_o hand_n only_o upon_o himself_o shall_v thou_o not_o stretch_v out_o thy_o hand_n hereupon_o satan_n go_v to_o his_o work_n one_o messenger_n come_v and_o bring_v tiding_n say_v the_o ox_n be_v
at_o first_o fight_n and_o much_o more_o by_o the_o distinction_n follow_v of_o gratia_n sufficiens_fw-la &_o efficax_n which_o he_o so_o well_o perceive_v that_o he_o be_v content_a to_o clap_v it_o upon_o augustine_n back_n to_o bear_v the_o burden_n of_o it_o and_o put_v it_o but_o upon_o adventure_n that_o it_o may_v prove_v to_o be_v the_o scripture_n meaning_n and_o in_o like_a sort_n when_o pag._n 98._o have_v propose_v two_o thing_n to_o be_v necessary_o unfold_v by_o he_o primò_fw-la de_fw-la gratiâ_fw-la sufficient_a &_o efficaci_fw-la secundo_fw-la de_fw-la utriusque_fw-la dispensatione_fw-la dispensationisque_fw-la causis_fw-la he_o leave_v off_o there_o give_v it_o over_o in_o plain_a ground_n what_o do_v this_o argue_v but_o that_o he_o manifest_o perceive_v he_o be_v not_o able_a in_o any_o tolerable_a manner_n to_o shape_v this_o distinction_n in_o congruity_n to_o his_o own_o tenent_n let_v this_o author_n well_o consider_v this_o that_o talk_v so_o much_o of_o our_o divine_n unwillingness_n to_o come_v to_o trial_n in_o the_o point_n of_o reprobation_n when_o arminius_n dare_v not_o adventure_v upon_o the_o explicate_a of_o his_o own_o opinion_n touch_v the_o distinction_n of_o grace_n sufficient_a and_o effectual_a and_o in_o give_v we_o the_o definition_n of_o each_o the_o like_a to_o have_v be_v the_o course_n of_o other_o arminian_n i_o have_v know_v decline_v the_o point_n of_o effectual_a grace_n as_o a_o precipice_n and_o break-neck_n unto_o they_o and_o when_o other_o have_v be_v put_v upon_o it_o they_o have_v place_v it_o in_o the_o grace_n subsequent_a and_o have_v not_o be_v ashamed_a to_o make_v it_o consist_v in_o this_o that_o god_n by_o effectual_a grace_n do_v work_n in_o man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d velle_fw-la credere_fw-la modo_fw-la velit_fw-la and_o why_o not_o as_o well_o that_o he_o work_v in_o man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d credere_fw-la modo_fw-la credat_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d resipiscere_fw-la modo_fw-la resipiscat_fw-la this_o that_o i_o speak_v i_o can_v show_v under_o the_o hand_n of_o one_o of_o they_o a_o great_a stickler_n for_o the_o arminian_n cause_n great_a i_o say_v in_o respect_n of_o affection_n not_o of_o judgement_n and_o i_o have_v cause_n to_o conceive_v that_o both_o this_o author_n discourse_n and_o that_o other_o i_o have_v have_v to_o deal_v withal_o be_v but_o as_o a_o smoke_n that_o for_o a_o great_a part_n if_o not_o for_o the_o most_o of_o it_o come_v out_o of_o the_o same_o chimney_n 4._o let_v the_o argument_n stand_v as_o it_o do_v let_v infidelity_n by_o god_n permission_n follow_v upon_o the_o decree_n of_o damnation_n and_o that_o necessary_o yet_o consider_v 1._o god_n permit_v of_o it_o be_v no_o other_o than_o the_o leave_v of_o it_o uncured_a not_o that_o hereby_o infidelity_n follow_v which_o be_v not_o before_o but_o be_v in_o all_o before_o as_o the_o fruit_n of_o that_o natural_a corruption_n wherein_o all_o be_v bear_v as_o all_o confess_v as_o many_o as_o concur_v against_o the_o pelagian_n in_o acknowledge_v original_a sin_n by_o god_n permission_n of_o it_o it_o continue_v to_o be_v uncured_a what_o actual_a sin_n be_v there_o in_o the_o world_n or_o habitual_a sin_n arise_v thereupon_o which_o god_n can_v cure_v if_o it_o please_v he_o if_o then_o he_o will_v not_o cure_v it_o in_o some_o shall_v it_o not_o be_v lawful_a for_o he_o to_o punish_v it_o where_o he_o find_v the_o continuance_n of_o it_o unto_o the_o end_n without_o break_v off_o by_o repentance_n 2._o suppose_v all_o man_n have_v power_n to_o do_v any_o good_a thing_n if_o god_n will_v not_o give_v they_o velle_fw-la quod_fw-la possunt_fw-la as_o austin_n say_v he_o deal_v with_o adam_n in_o his_o innocency_n and_o give_v the_o angel_n that_o stand_v amplius_fw-la adjutorium_fw-la than_o he_o give_v the_o other_o whereby_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o they_o stand_v in_o obedience_n when_o the_o other_o fall_v what_o shall_v we_o say_v in_o this_o case_n be_v it_o possible_a that_o they_o shall_v velle_fw-la bonum_fw-la if_o god_n will_v not_o work_v it_o in_o they_o of_o who_o the_o apostle_n profess_v that_o he_o work_v in_o we_o both_o the_o will_n and_o the_o deed_n or_o shall_v we_o hereupon_o say_v they_o do_v not_o sin_v free_o what_o shift_n have_v they_o to_o avoid_v this_o but_o either_o by_o contradict_v the_o apostle_n and_o say_v god_n do_v not_o work_v in_o we_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d velle_fw-la or_o by_o say_v that_o god_n do_v work_v in_o we_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d velle_fw-la modò_fw-la velimus_fw-la as_o plain_a a_o contradiction_n as_o ever_o proceed_v from_o the_o mouth_n of_o any_o the_o self_n same_o act_n be_v make_v before_o and_o after_o itself_o for_o the_o condition_n be_v always_o before_o the_o thing_n condition_v and_o be_v this_o to_o work_v in_o we_o the_o will_n according_a to_o god_n pleasure_n or_o according_a to_o man_n good_a pleasure_n what_o be_v it_o to_o say_v that_o grace_n be_v give_v according_a unto_o work_n if_o this_o be_v not_o 3._o we_o deny_v that_o any_o evil_a act_n therefore_o come_v not_o to_o pass_v free_o because_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v necessary_o upon_o supposition_n of_o god_n denial_n of_o grace_n to_o refrain_v from_o it_o for_o like_a as_o good_a work_n be_v not_o therefore_o not_o wrought_v free_o by_o we_o because_o god_n by_o his_o grace_n work_v we_o to_o the_o performance_n of_o they_o for_o who_o dare_v deny_v that_o it_o be_v in_o god_n power_n to_o make_v we_o work_v this_o or_o that_o free_o in_o like_a sort_n and_o much_o more_o evil_a work_n be_v not_o do_v the_o less_o free_o because_o god_n deny_v special_a and_o effectual_a grace_n to_o abstain_v from_o they_o for_o want_v of_o grace_n do_v not_o take_v away_o willingness_n unto_o that_o which_o be_v evil_a but_o leave_v too_o much_o rather_o in_o man_n of_o that_o kind_n as_o austin_n say_v that_o libertas_n sine_fw-la gratiâ_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la 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