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lord_n will_v we_o shall_v live_v 15._o and_o do_v this_o or_o that_o there_o be_v a_o number_n of_o free-willer_n who_o proud_o conceit_v that_o they_o have_v a_o absolute_a and_o plenary_a dominion_n over_o their_o own_o will_n and_o action_n who_o james_n rebuke_n and_o tell_v they_o they_o ought_v to_o say_v if_o the_o lord_n will_v etc._n etc._n so_o that_o he_o plain_o resolve_v all_o the_o act_n of_o man_n will_n into_o the_o will_n of_o god_n as_o the_o original_a cause_n and_o principe_n but_o let_v we_o see_v how_o poor_o strangius_n shift_v off_o the_o force_n of_o this_o argument_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 10._o pag._n 227._o he_o say_v who_o ever_o understand_v these_o word_n if_o god_n will_v i._n e._n if_o god_n predetermine_v my_o will_n to_o do_v this_o or_o that_o then_o he_o add_v his_o own_o gloss_n but_o true_o nothing_o more_o can_v be_v understand_v by_o that_o condition_n if_o god_n will_n than_o this_o if_o god_n shall_v permit_v or_o will_v permit_v as_o it_o be_v elsewhere_o explicate_v act._n 16._o 7._o &_o 1_o cor._n 16._o 7._o i_o must_v confess_v i_o can_v but_o wonder_n that_o a_o person_n of_o so_o great_a reason_n and_o under_o so_o many_o advantage_n and_o assistance_n from_o divine_a revelation_n shall_v satisfy_v himself_o with_o so_o slender_a a_o evasion_n which_o not_o only_o reason_n and_o scripture_n but_o even_o pagan_a philosopheme_v contradict_v for_o 1_o it_o be_v most_o evident_a that_o james_n here_o as_o luke_n act._n 16._o 7._o and_o paul_n 1_o cor._n 16._o 7._o speak_v not_o of_o a_o mere_a permissive_a will_n but_o of_o a_o efficacious_a influential_a concourse_n arise_v from_o the_o will_n of_o god_n which_o be_v the_o alone_a principe_fw-la and_o spring_n of_o divine_a concourse_n for_o all_o action_n both_o natural_a civil_a and_o supernatural_a
the_o presence_n of_o allthing_n in_o eternity_n wherein_o he_o follow_v the_o dominican_n and_o so_o must_v by_o consequence_n resolve_v the_o futurition_n of_o sin_n into_o the_o will_n of_o god_n permit_v it_o which_o overthrow_v his_o hypothesis_n yet_o cap._n 8._o pag._n 622._o he_o resolve_v the_o certainty_n of_o god_n foreknow_v future_a event_n into_o the_o more_o essence_n of_o god_n and_o pag._n 626._o he_o resolve_v it_o into_o the_o action_n themselves_o and_o their_o determinate_a cause_n last_o cap._n 10._o pag._n 646._o he_o in_o down_o right_a term_n confess_v that_o the_o science_n of_o future_a sin_n be_v refer_v to_o the_o science_n of_o vision_n which_o be_v all_o that_o we_o contend_v for_o and_o that_o which_o necessary_o resolve_v god_n prescience_n of_o sin_n into_o the_o act_n of_o his_o will_n permit_v it_o some_o of_o our_o opponent_n resolve_v god_n certain_a prescience_n of_o sin_n into_o the_o infinitude_n of_o his_o science_n thus_o le_fw-fr blanc_n de_fw-fr concord_n libert_n p_o 444._o thes_n 39_o as_o for_o the_o four_o opinion_n which_o seck_v the_o certitude_n of_o divine_a prescience_n in_o the_o infinity_n of_o the_o divine_a intellect_n and_o in_o the_o determinate_a verity_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v contingent_o future_a it_o lay_v down_o nothing_o but_o what_o be_v certain_a and_o indubitate_a yet_o thes_n 40._o he_o confess_v that_o this_o opinion_n do_v not_o satisfy_v the_o question_n nor_o take_v away_o the_o principal_a difficulty_n for_o that_o which_o be_v here_o most_o difficult_a to_o be_v understand_v be_v how_o future_a contingent_n do_v from_o eternity_n pass_v from_o mere_a possible_n into_o the_o nature_n of_o future_n that_o so_o under_o that_o reason_n they_o may_v be_v perceive_v by_o god_n which_o knot_n he_o endeavour_v to_o untie_v by_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o same_o cause_n that_o give_v existence_n to_o thing_n future_a give_v they_o also_o their_o futurition_n but_o this_o be_v a_o very_a jejune_n and_o poor_a evasion_n as_o we_o shall_v hereafter_o show_v chap._n 5._o §_o 1._o 3_o other_o refer_v god_n certain_a prescience_n of_o sin_n to_o the_o jesuit_n middle_a science_n whereby_o god_n foresee_v that_o if_o the_o will_n of_o man_n come_v under_o such_o a_o connexion_n of_o cause_n circumstance_n and_o providential_a concurrence_n the_o effect_n will_v certain_o follow_v albeit_o in_o itself_o mere_o contingent_a thus_o lud._n crocius_n dyodec_n dissert_n dissert_n 7._o where_o he_o large_o but_o weak_o defend_v this_o middle_a science_n which_o le_fw-fr blanc_n de_fw-fr concord_n libert_n pag._n 449._o thes_n 26_o etc._n etc._n make_v to_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o baronius_n and_o other_o le_fw-fr blanc_n himself_o pag._n 444._o thes_n 42._o confess_v that_o it_o want_v not_o great_a difficulty_n how_o a_o thing_n which_o be_v suppose_v to_o depend_v on_o a_o cause_n in_o itself_o indeterminate_a shall_v be_v certain_o know_v by_o the_o divine_a intellect_n for_o the_o divine_a intellect_n although_o infinite_a can_v see_v what_o be_v not_o nor_o yet_o change_v the_o nature_n of_o its_o object_n whence_o he_o conclude_v thes_n 43._o that_o see_v there_o be_v so_o much_o darkness_n on_o all_o side_n our_o safe_a and_o most_o ingenuous_a course_n be_v to_o confess_v our_o own_o ignorance_n herein_o the_o like_a subterfuge_n strangius_n make_v use_v of_o l._n 3._o c._n 5._o p._n 576._o etc._n etc._n 6._o p._n 591._o with_o this_o pretexte_v that_o the_o mode_n of_o divine_a prescience_n be_v not_o revel_v in_o scripture_n a_o poor_a refuge_n indeed_o why_o then_o do_v they_o so_o dare_o sift_v and_o pry_v into_o the_o divine_a prescience_n and_o draw_v it_o down_o to_o the_o model_n of_o our_o corrupt_a reason_n we_o easy_o grant_v that_o the_o mode_n of_o divine_a prescience_n be_v incomprehensible_a by_o poor_a mortal_n and_o therefore_o can_v content_v ourselves_o with_o scriptural_a description_n thereof_o but_o this_o we_o assert_v that_o it_o be_v impossible_a the_o divine_a prescience_n which_o be_v in_o itself_o most_o certain_a shall_v depend_v on_o the_o most_o incertain_a ambulatory_a will_n of_o man_n and_o so_o much_o scripture_n and_o reason_n ground_v thereon_o do_v full_o demonstrate_v 2._o our_o adversary_n differ_v great_o among_o themselves_o about_o the_o sin_n futurition_n of_o sin_n and_o god_n predefinition_n thereof_o strangius_n l._n 3._o c._n 11._o hold_n that_o some_o free_a act_n be_v absolute_o future_a and_o know_v of_o god_n as_o such_o without_o any_o decree_n predetermine_v the_o free_a cause_n to_o those_o act_n and_o yet_o he_o deny_v that_o those_o free_a contingent_a future_n can_v be_v know_v by_o god_n according_a to_o any_o hypothesis_n which_o do_v not_o necessary_o infer_v the_o determination_n of_o the_o create_v will_n and_o thence_o which_o do_v not_o include_v a_o absolute_a decree_n of_o their_o futurition_n whence_o it_o will_v follow_v that_o god_n can_v foreknow_v no_o contingent_a sinful_a act_n as_o absolute_o future_a but_o what_o he_o first_o decree_v to_o be_v absolute_o future_a which_o yet_o strangius_n admit_v not_o herein_o he_o be_v oppose_v by_o le_fw-fr blanc_n de_fw-fr concord_n libert_n pag._n 455._o 3._o our_o opponent_n be_v also_o at_o variance_n among_o themselves_o concourse_n touch_v god_n concourse_n its_o immediation_n totalitie_n priority_n efficace_n and_o predetermination_n as_o to_o sinful_a act_n 1_o how_o many_o of_o they_o incline_v to_o the_o sentiment_n of_o durandus_fw-la deny_v all_o immediate_a concourse_n to_o sinful_a act_n and_o of_o those_o that_o grant_v immediate_a concourse_n in_o term_n how_o many_o yet_o deny_v it_o in_o reality_n among_o those_o that_o grant_v immediate_a concourse_n both_o name_n and_o thing_n do_v not_o many_o espouse_v such_o consequence_n as_o be_v inconsistent_a therewith_o yea_o repugnant_a thereto_o 2_o our_o adversary_n also_o differ_v much_o about_o god_n total_a particular_a concourse_n to_o the_o substrate_a mater_fw-la or_o entitative_a act_n of_o sin_n some_o grant_v a_o total_a concourse_n to_o the_o physic_n entitative_a act_n in_o the_o general_n but_o not_o in_o particular_a other_o grant_v a_o total_a concourse_n to_o the_o entitative_a act_n in_o particular_a abstract_v the_o reference_n it_o have_v to_o its_o object_n thus_o strangius_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 3._o who_o grant_v that_o god_n do_v concur_v by_o a_o special_a concourse_n to_o the_o special_a effect_n as_o they_o be_v specifical_o distinguish_v not_o moral_o but_o physical_o which_o be_v all_o that_o we_o contend_v for_o other_o on_o the_o contrary_a make_v god_n concourse_n to_o the_o substrate_a mater_fw-la of_o sin_n only_o partial_a and_o general_a assert_v with_o molina_n part._n 1._o q._n 14._o a._n 3._o disp_n 6._o that_o god_n be_v only_o a_o partial_a cause_n of_o the_o entitative_a act_n of_o sin_n so_o a_o divine_a of_o name_n among_o we_o yea_o he_o assert_v that_o god_n never_o total_o permit_v sin_n 3_o our_o opponent_n differ_v also_o among_o themselves_o touch_v the_o priority_n of_o god_n concourse_n to_o the_o substrate_a mater_fw-la of_o sin_n some_o grant_n god_n concourse_n hereto_o previous_a though_o not_o predeterminative_a so_o strangius_n but_o other_o make_v it_o to_o be_v only_o simultaneous_a assert_v that_o god_n concur_v with_o the_o will_n of_o man_n in_o the_o same_o moment_n of_o nature_n and_o reason_n to_o the_o same_o act_n so_o baronius_n wherein_o he_o also_o follow_v lud._n molina_n and_o the_o arminian_n 4_o last_o the_o principal_a difference_n among_o our_o adversary_n be_v about_o the_o efficacitie_n and_o predetermination_n of_o divine_a concourse_n as_o to_o the_o substrate_a mater_fw-la of_o sin_n some_o make_v the_o concourse_n of_o god_n to_o be_v only_o general_a and_o indifferent_a and_o so_o determinable_a by_o the_o second_o cause_n as_o the_o influence_n of_o the_o sun_n be_v by_o the_o mater_fw-la it_o work_v upon_o thus_o baronius_n metaphys_n sect._n 8._o disput_n 3._o §_o 73_o 74_o 75._o pag._n 142_o etc._n etc._n where_o he_o make_v god_n concourse_n to_o the_o substrate_a mater_fw-la of_o sinful_a act_n to_o be_v the_o same_o with_o that_o of_o the_o sun_n concur_v to_o the_o generation_n of_o a_o man_n or_o horse_n wherein_o he_o follow_v the_o remonstrant_n and_o jesuit_n more_o particular_o molina_n concord_n libre_fw-la arbitr_n cum_fw-la grat._n donis_fw-la etc._n etc._n quaest_n 14._o disput_n 26._o thus_o a_o reverend_a divine_a of_o name_n among_o ourselves_o open_o assert_n that_o god_n concourse_n be_v determinable_a by_o the_o creature_n but_o strangius_n albeit_o he_o too_o far_o fall_v in_o with_o the_o sentiment_n of_o baronius_n against_o predetermination_n yet_o he_o reject_v this_o hypothesis_n of_o a_o general_a indifferent_a concourse_n as_o too_o gross_a and_o pelagian_a so_o l._n 2._o c._n 3._o p._n 154._o we_o say_v not_o therefore_o that_o god_n concur_v only_o by_o a_o general_a concourse_n as_o the_o sun_n concur_v in_o the_o same_o manner_n to_o
herein_o whence_o in_o the_o follow_a chapter_n 9_o 10_o 11_o 12._o he_o answer_v the_o objection_n and_o argument_n of_o the_o papist_n whereby_o they_o endeavour_v to_o prove_v that_o the_o calvinist_n make_v god_n the_o author_n of_o sin_n which_o imputation_n be_v still_o fasten_v on_o we_o by_o the_o arminian_n and_o new_a methodist_n we_o may_v add_v hereto_o the_o sentiment_n of_o ludovicus_n crocius_n professor_n crocius_n at_o breme_n and_o a_o member_n of_o the_o synod_n of_o dort_n who_o in_o many_o point_n special_o that_o of_o middle_a science_n and_o universal_a grace_n follow_v the_o new_a method_n yet_o in_o this_o of_o god_n concourse_n to_o the_o substrate_a mater_fw-la of_o sin_n seem_v orthodox_n and_o concurrent_a to_o calvin_n doctrine_n so_o in_o his_o duodecas_fw-la dissertat_fw-la exegetic_n de_fw-fr voluntate_fw-la dei_fw-la dissert_n permittit_fw-la 8._o thes_n 74._o pag._n 415._o where_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o fundamen_fw-la of_o clear_v god_n from_o be_v the_o author_n of_o sin_n be_v the_o distinction_n of_o the_o material_a and_o formal_a part_n of_o sin_n namely_o of_o the_o action_n and_o the_o vitiositie_n which_o be_v in_o the_o action_n for_o that_o not_o this_o he_o will_v and_o decree_n and_o this_o not_o that_o he_o permit_v and_o his_o reason_n be_v invincible_a for_o otherwise_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o action_n independent_a as_o to_o god_n and_o the_o efficacious_a providence_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v deny_v which_o be_v epicurean_a and_o then_o thes_n 99_o pag._n 426._o he_o tell_v we_o that_o as_o to_o the_o act_n of_o the_o divine_a will_n about_o sin_n the_o scripture_n seem_v to_o contradict_v themselves_o in_o that_o some_o scripture_n assure_v we_o that_o god_n do_v not_o will_n sin_n but_o hate_v it_o with_o those_o that_o commit_v it_o as_o psal_n 5._o 5_o 6_o 7._o zach._n 8._o 17._o and_o yet_o other_o scripture_n say_v that_o god_n will_v create_v and_o effect_n sin_n as_o esa_n 45._o 7._o lam._n 3._o 37_o 38._o amos_n 3._o 6._o then_o he_o solve_v these_o seem_a contradiction_n by_o distinguish_v between_o the_o act_n and_o the_o vitiositie_n of_o the_o act_n also_o between_o the_o act_n as_o it_o proceed_v from_o god_n and_o as_o from_o the_o creature_n last_o between_o the_o decree_a will_n of_o god_n and_o the_o preceptive_a will_n of_o god_n whence_o he_o conclude_v thes_n 100_o thus_o `_o for_o god_n both_o will_n and_o produce_v the_o act_n as_o a_o act_n of_o itself_o indifferent_a to_o moral_a bonitie_n and_o evil_n etc._n etc._n and_o he_o add_v thes_n 101._o `_o that_o this_o act_n in_o itself_o essential_o good_a even_o as_o it_o be_v contaminate_v by_o the_o creature_n god_n will_v it_o as_o a_o punishment_n and_o use_v it_o as_o a_o ordain_v convenient_a mean_n for_o the_o best_a end_n the_o like_o thes_n 112._o p._n 430._o where_o he_o show_v how_o god_n will_v sin_n not_o as_o sin_n but_o as_o a_o punishment_n etc._n etc._n of_o which_o more_o full_o hereafter_o chap._n 5._o §_o 5._o these_o sentiment_n of_o lud._n crocius_n i_o rather_o choose_v to_o cite_v because_o he_o in_o other_o point_n follow_v the_o new_a method_n and_o be_v cry_v up_o by_o some_o of_o that_o party_n as_o for_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o synod_n of_o dort_n touch_v our_o hypothesis_n dort_n it_o be_v sufficient_o evident_a by_o their_o determination_n as_o also_o by_o the_o opposition_n the_o arminian_n make_v against_o they_o in_o this_o point_n both_o while_o they_o sit_v and_o afterward_o i_o be_o not_o ignorant_a that_o some_o of_o our_o adversary_n be_v so_o confident_a as_o to_o cite_v the_o synod_n testimony_n in_o favour_n of_o their_o antithesis_fw-la but_o this_o be_v so_o false_a a_o imputation_n as_o that_o i_o judge_v no_o intelligent_a impartial_a reader_n can_v give_v credit_n to_o it_o there_o need_v no_o more_o to_o evince_v the_o synod_n concurrence_n with_o we_o in_o this_o point_n than_o their_o stout_a defence_n of_o absolute_a reprobation_n of_o which_o see_v davenant_n animadversion_n on_o god_n love_n pag._n 242._o we_o may_v add_v almost_o a_o infinitude_n of_o testimony_n from_o reform_a england_n divine_n church_n and_o synod_n for_o the_o confirmation_n of_o our_o hypothesis_n but_o in_o what_o remain_v we_o shall_v confine_v ourselves_o to_o the_o doctrine_n and_o testimony_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n and_o those_o renown_a professor_n of_o theology_n who_o have_v maintain_v and_o vindicate_v our_o hypothesis_n the_o church_n of_o england_n as_o to_o doctrine_n imbibe_v even_o in_o her_o first_o reformation_n the_o sentiment_n of_o calvin_n and_o the_o reform_a church_n in_o france_n holland_n helvetia_n and_o germany_n albeit_o as_o to_o discipline_n she_o stick_v unto_o episcopal_a jurisdiction_n this_o be_v evident_a by_o that_o noble_a design_n of_o cranmer_n and_o our_o first_o reformer_n to_o reduce_v the_o doctrine_n of_o all_o the_o reform_a church_n unto_o one_o confession_n i_o shall_v here_o only_o cull_v out_o a_o few_o testimony_n of_o some_o great_a professor_n of_o theology_n both_o in_o oxford_n and_o cambridge_n who_o be_v of_o a_o episcopal_a judgement_n as_o to_o discipline_n yet_o stout_a champion_n for_o our_o hypothesis_n we_o shall_v begin_v with_o davenant_n a_o great_a master_n of_o reason_n and_o davenant_n one_o that_o go_v as_o far_o as_o he_o can_v and_o i_o think_v as_o far_o as_o any_o aught_o in_o compliance_n with_o those_o of_o the_o new_a method_n yet_o he_o still_o assert_v and_o with_o great_a strength_n of_o reason_n defend_v absolute_a reprobation_n and_o god_n predeterminative_a concourse_n to_o the_o substrate_a mater_fw-la of_o sin_n thus_o in_o his_o determination_n when_o professor_n of_o theology_n at_o cambridge_n quaest_n 22._o in_o evil_a act_n say_v he_o god_n have_v decree_v to_o permit_v the_o event_n to_o concur_v with_o the_o agent_n as_o a_o universal_a motor_n and_o last_o to_o order_v the_o event_n itself_o according_a to_o that_o of_o hugo_n de_fw-fr sacr_n fid_fw-we lib._n 1._o cap._n 13._o god_n will_v that_o sin_n be_v and_o yet_o he_o will_v not_o sin_n i._n e._n with_o a_o will_n of_o approbation_n so_o quaest_n 25._o pag._n 118._o he_o grant_v that_o god_n decree_n to_o permit_v sin_n be_v efficacious_a so_o as_o to_o extract_v good_a out_o of_o it_o but_o he_o speak_v more_o full_o for_o the_o defence_n of_o our_o hypothesis_n in_o his_o animadversion_n on_o god_n love_n to_o mankind_n pag._n 72._o but_o those_o who_o derive_v the_o evil_a action_n of_o man_n from_o their_o own_o free_a will_n as_o the_o proper_a efficient_a cause_n and_o the_o exi_a or_o come_v of_o such_o action_n in_o eventum_fw-la à _fw-la decreto_fw-la dei_fw-la permittente_fw-la &_o ordinante_fw-la be_v in_o no_o error_n at_o al._n but_o if_o any_o shall_v go_v about_o to_o set_v man_n will_n at_o liberty_n and_o to_o tie_v up_o short_a the_o decree_a and_o determine_v will_n of_o god_n as_o if_o this_o have_v not_o the_o determine_a stroke_n among_o all_o possible_a evil_a action_n or_o event_n which_o shall_v infallible_o be_v and_o which_o shall_v infallible_o not_o be_v he_o may_v avoid_v the_o suspicion_n of_o stoicism_n and_o manicheisme_n but_o he_o will_v hardly_o avoid_v the_o suspicion_n of_o atheism_n for_o the_o great_a number_n of_o man_n action_n be_v wicked_a and_o evil_a if_o these_o come_v into_o act_n without_o god_n determinate_a counsel_n and_o decree_n human_a affair_n be_v more_o overrule_v by_o man_n will_n than_o by_o go_n what_o can_v be_v say_v more_o acute_o and_o distinct_o for_o the_o demonstration_n of_o our_o hypothesis_n he_o here_o alserte_n 1_o that_o the_o existence_n of_o evil_a action_n be_v from_o god_n decree_n permit_v and_o order_v of_o they_o 2_o that_o god_n decree_a will_n do_v determine_v or_o predetermine_v all_o possible_a evil_a action_n or_o event_n which_o shall_v infallible_o be_v and_o do_v or_o need_v we_o assert_v more_o than_o this_o and_o frequent_o in_o that_o book_n davenant_n asserte_n and_o demonstrate_v that_o the_o decree_n of_o reprobation_n be_v absolute_a determine_v sinful_a act_n and_o event_n yet_o so_o as_o that_o it_o leave_v no_o man_n under_o a_o compulsion_n to_o sin_n so_o pag._n 253._o he_o say_v god_n decree_n carry_v with_o they_o a_o necessity_n of_o infallibility_n as_o to_o the_o event_n but_o not_o a_o necessity_n of_o compulsion_n as_o to_o the_o manner_n of_o act_v and_o elsewhere_o he_o frequent_o inculcate_n that_o let_v reprobation_n be_v absolute_a or_o conditional_a it_o leave_v the_o same_o possibility_n and_o the_o same_o liberty_n to_o the_o agent_n so_o pag._n 333_o 340_o 341_o 351_o 360._o yea_o he_o prove_v that_o the_o arminian_n must_v and_o do_v grant_v immutable_a absolute_a decree_n which_o admit_v the_o same_o objection_n and_o difficulty_n as_o those_o of_o the_o antiarminian_o so_o pag._n 354_o 400_o 418_o 419._o last_o he_o prove_v
quarrel_v about_o term_n without_o just_a ground_n and_o therefore_o can_v easy_o admit_v this_o distinction_n though_o it_o make_v neither_o for_o nor_o against_o either_o party_n but_o that_o which_o more_o immediate_o concern_v our_o what_o present_a controversy_n be_v 1._o to_o give_v the_o true_a idea_n and_o notion_n of_o immediate_a concourse_n as_o general_o assert_v and_o state_v in_o the_o school_n which_o we_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o explicate_v both_o negative_o and_o positive_o 1_o negative_o immediate_a concourse_n to_o a_o act_n consist_v not_o in_o the_o preservation_n of_o the_o principe_fw-la or_o render_v of_o it_o apt_a and_o habile_fw-la for_o any_o congenerous_a action_n i_o know_v a_o learned_a and_o pious_a divine_a who_o seem_v in_o term_n to_o grant_v immediate_a concourse_n as_o to_o the_o substrate_a mater_fw-la of_o sinful_a action_n yet_o in_o the_o close_o place_v it_o only_o in_o this_o that_o god_n as_o the_o first_o mover_n so_o far_o excite_v and_o actuate_v those_o power_n as_o that_o they_o be_v apt_a and_o habile_fw-la for_o any_o congenerous_a action_n to_o which_o they_o have_v a_o natural_a designation_n and_o whereunto_o they_o be_v not_o sinful_o disincline_v but_o all_o this_o as_o i_o conceive_v no_o way_n reach_v the_o true_a notion_n of_o immediate_a concourse_n neither_o be_v it_o consistent_a with_o itself_o for_o 1_o if_o god_n as_o the_o first_o mover_n excite_v and_o actuate_v those_o power_n then_o be_v they_o necessary_o by_o he_o draw_v or_o apply_v to_o act_n which_o be_v more_o than_o be_v apt_a and_o habile_fw-la for_o any_o congenerous_a action_n certain_o to_o excite_v and_o actuate_v a_o power_n be_v more_o than_o to_o render_v it_o apt_a and_o habile_fw-la for_o a_o action_n 2_o if_o the_o power_n by_o god_n exciting_a of_o they_o be_v render_v only_o apt_a and_o habile_fw-la for_o any_o congenerous_a action_n then_o where_o be_v immediate_a concourse_n as_o to_o the_o act_n do_v or_o will_v any_o term_v this_o immediate_a concourse_n so_o far_o to_o excite_v and_o actuate_v those_o power_n as_o that_o they_o be_v apt_a and_o habile_fw-la for_o any_o congenerous_a action_n 3_o what_o this_o aptitude_n and_o hability_n be_v which_o the_o power_n receive_v by_o be_v thus_o excite_v and_o actuate_v by_o god_n i_o can_v divine_v be_v not_o the_o power_n of_o the_o soul_n as_o power_n apt_a and_o habile_fw-la for_o natural_a action_n such_o as_o the_o substrate_a mater_fw-la of_o sin_n be_v what_o other_o aptitude_n or_o hability_n do_v god_n give_v unto_o the_o natural_a faculty_n as_o to_o sinful_a act_n but_o mere_o the_o faculty_n of_o act_v need_v sinner_n any_o other_o faculty_n power_n aptitude_n or_o hability_n to_o sin_n but_o the_o rational_a faculty_n deprave_v it_o be_v true_a god_n apply_v those_o faculty_n to_o the_o entitative_a act_n of_o that_o which_o be_v sinful_a but_o yet_o do_v not_o add_v any_o aptitude_n or_o hability_n to_o sin_n 4_o do_v not_o durandus_fw-la and_o his_o sectator_n grant_v all_o this_o and_o yet_o deny_v immediate_a concourse_n as_o to_o the_o entitative_a act_n of_o sin_n the_o hypothesis_n of_o durandus_fw-la do_v no_o way_n exclude_v any_o kind_n of_o aptitude_n or_o hability_n but_o rather_o include_v the_o same_o it_o only_o exclude_v the_o immediate_a application_n of_o the_o power_n to_o its_o act_n which_o also_o be_v exclude_v by_o this_o lax_n notion_n of_o immediate_a concourse_n 5_o last_o if_o they_o who_o oppose_v god_n concourse_n to_o the_o substrate_a mater_fw-la of_o all_o sinful_a act_n do_v indeed_o and_o in_o truth_n assert_v and_o own_v a_o immediate_a concourse_n to_o any_o one_o entitative_a act_n that_o be_v sinful_a all_o those_o black_a and_o direful_a consequence_n which_o they_o cast_v on_o the_o assertor_n of_o predetermination_n may_v with_o as_o much_o facility_n be_v retort_v on_o they_o as_o we_o shall_v demonstrate_v chap._n 5._o §_o 4._o hence_o 2_o affirmative_o immediate_a concourse_n as_o to_o its_o formal_a idea_n not_o only_o give_v a_o aptitude_n or_o hability_n to_o act_n but_o also_o immediate_o produce_v the_o very_a act_n itself_o that_o this_o notion_n of_o immediate_a concourse_n be_v universal_o receive_v in_o the_o school_n be_v most_o evident_a i_o shall_v desire_v the_o reader_n to_o consult_v our_o countryman_n compton_n carleton_n a_o learned_a and_o acute_a jesuit_n who_o have_v his_o first_o education_n in_o cambridge_n and_o be_v more_o moderate_a than_o most_o of_o that_o faction_n he_o say_v philosoph_n disput_n 28._o de_fw-la causa_fw-la prima_fw-la sect._n 3._o p._n 319._o god_n therefore_o concur_v with_o all_o his_o creature_n immediate_o to_o all_o their_o action_n not_o only_o by_o the_o immediation_n of_o virtue_n but_o also_o of_o supposite_a i._n e._n that_o action_n whereby_o the_o creature_n operate_v do_v also_o flow_v immediate_o from_o god_n himself_o and_o not_o from_o any_o other_o substitute_v in_o his_o place_n a_o clear_a explication_n of_o immediate_a concourse_n so_o far_o as_o it_o regard_v its_o immediation_n whence_o disput_n 29._o sect._n 2._o he_o determine_v thus_o touch_v god_n immediate_a concourse_n to_o the_o act_n of_o sin_n we_o must_v say_v therefore_o that_o god_n do_v physical_o and_o immediate_o concur_v to_o the_o act_n of_o sin_n together_o with_o the_o create_v wil._n and_o he_o confirm_v this_o hypothesis_n by_o argument_n out_o of_o aquinas_n suarez_n vasques_n anselm_n tanner_n zumel_n montesinus_n mulderus_n arriaga_n and_o oviedo_n so_o that_o this_o notion_n of_o immediate_a concourse_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v general_o entertain_v by_o all_o party_n both_o thomist_n scotist_n and_o jesuit_n as_o that_o which_o be_v most_o rational_a and_o self-evidencing_a 2._o but_o the_o principal_a point_n in_o controversy_n be_v touch_v the_o efficacitie_n concourse_n and_o predetermination_n of_o divine_a concourse_n wherein_o the_o jesuit_n and_o arminian_n oppose_v the_o dominican_n and_o calvinist_n i_o must_v confess_v when_o i_o first_o undertake_v the_o explication_n of_o divine_a concourse_n special_o as_o to_o the_o substrate_a mater_fw-la of_o sin_n i_o studiose_o avoid_v the_o term_n predetermination_n although_o it_o be_v frequent_o father_v on_o i_o as_o be_v intimate_v court_n gentile_n p._n 4._o b._n 2._o c._n 11._o §_o 7._o partly_o to_o avoid_v needless_a counte_v about_o word_n and_o partly_o because_o i_o will_v not_o profess_o espouse_v the_o interest_n of_o any_o one_o sect_n but_o adhere_v to_o scriptural_a term_n but_o since_o upon_o a_o more_o accurate_a inquiry_n find_v the_o term_n express_o lay_v down_o in_o scripture_n and_o that_o as_o to_o the_o very_a mater_fw-la in_o controversy_n touch_v god_n concourse_n to_o the_o substrate_a mater_fw-la of_o sin_n i_o see_v no_o reason_n why_o we_o may_v not_o make_v use_n of_o it_o notwithstanding_o the_o prejudices_fw-la some_o endeavour_n to_o load_v it_o with_o therefore_o for_o the_o more_o full_a explication_n of_o this_o term_n i_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o show_v 1_o what_o efficacious_a concourse_n note_n and_o 2_o how_o this_o efficacious_a concourse_n may_v be_v term_v predeterminative_a 1._o divine_a concourse_n be_v term_v efficacious_a as_o it_o do_v most_o potent_o what_o and_o invincible_o produce_v its_o effect_n the_o grecanic_a term_n whereby_o the_o efficacitie_n of_o divine_a concourse_n be_v express_v in_o the_o scripture_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d efficacitie_n or_o energy_n which_o note_v the_o puissant_a force_n of_o any_o operation_n so_o ephes_n 1._o 19_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 19_o accord_v to_o the_o energy_n or_o efficacious_a work_n of_o the_o might_n of_o his_o power_n here_o be_v 1_o power_n or_o force_n 2_o may_v of_o power_n or_o most_o potent_a power_n and_o 3_o the_o efficacious_a work_n of_o this_o most_o potent_a power_n which_o note_v the_o puissant_a efficacitie_n of_o divine_a concourse_n thence_o the_o syriac_n render_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d according_a to_o the_o efficace_n so_o ephes_n 3._o 7._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 7._o according_a to_o the_o energy_n or_o efficace_n of_o his_o power_n the_o like_a phil._n 3._o 21._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 21._o according_a to_o the_o efficacious_a work_n whereby_o he_o be_v able_a even_o to_o subdue_v allthing_n unto_o himself_o so_o col._n 1._o 29._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d according_a to_o his_o efficacious_a work_n which_o work_v in_o i_o mighty_o in_o all_o these_o text_n we_o have_v mighty_a power_n yea_o omnipotence_n join_v with_o the_o efficace_n of_o divine_a concourse_n which_o demonstrate_v its_o invincible_a manner_n of_o work_v in_o the_o production_n of_o all_o its_o effect_n so_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v god_n intime_fw-la presence_n with_o all_o second_o cause_n and_o efficacious_a concur_v with_o and_o actuate_a of_o they_o in_o all_o their_o operation_n the_o like_a import_n may_v be_v apply_v to_o its_o conjugate_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d
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among_o they_o shall_v stumble_v and_o fall_v and_o be_v break_v and_o be_v snare_v and_o be_v take_v the_o like_a rom._n 9_o 33._o 6_o god_n put_v a_o period_n to_o the_o day_n of_o grace_n and_o leave_v man_n to_o the_o plague_n of_o their_o own_o heart_n esa_n 22._o 14._o sure_o this_o iniquity_n shall_v not_o be_v purge_v from_o you_o till_o you_o die_v hebr._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d if_o this_o iniquity_n be_v purge_v it_o be_v the_o concise_a form_n of_o a_o oath_n frequent_o use_v in_o scripture_n as_o chap._n 5._o 18._o whereby_o god_n swear_v that_o their_o iniquity_n shall_v not_o be_v purge_v so_o luke_n 19_o 41_o 42._o heb._n 3._o 7._o 7_o god_n do_v positive_o yea_o efficacious_o concur_v to_o all_o that_o be_v positive_a material_a entitative_a and_o natural_a in_o judicial_a hardness_n without_o the_o least_o hand_n in_o the_o obliquity_n or_o vitiositie_n 4._o prop._n the_o suspension_n of_o restrain_v grace_n in_o judicial_a excecation_n be_v not_o proper_o a_o privation_n of_o any_o grace_n due_a to_o the_o creature_n but_o a_o negation_n or_o withdrawment_n of_o undeserved_a and_o abuse_a grace_n for_o the_o clear_n whereof_o we_o be_v to_o consider_v the_o difference_n between_o man_n and_o god_n in_o this_o particular_a no_o mere_a man_n may_v or_o aught_o to_o permit_v or_o deliver_v up_o another_o to_o sin_n or_o hardness_n if_o it_o be_v in_o his_o power_n to_o hinder_v 1_o because_o all_o man_n be_v under_o a_o law_n and_o obligation_n of_o subjection_n to_o their_o creator_n whereby_o they_o be_v oblige_v to_o promove_v his_o glory_n and_o prevent_v sin_n and_o rebellion_n against_o he_o the_o most_o they_o can_v 2_o because_o all_o man_n be_v under_o a_o communion_n of_o nature_n and_o therefore_o bind_v to_o afford_v assistance_n each_o to_o other_o so_o far_o as_o they_o may_v for_o their_o natural_a and_o moral_a good_a but_o now_o the_o sovereign_a creator_n of_o man_n be_v under_o no_o such_o obligation_n and_o therefore_o 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unto_o his_o own_o glory_n which_o evident_o demonstrate_v his_o immediate_a concourse_n and_o predetermination_n to_o the_o substrate_a mater_fw-la or_o entitative_a act_n thereof_o thus_o exod._n 9_o 14_o 15_o 16._o god_n threaten_v pharaoh_n 16._o vers_fw-la 14._o to_o send_v all_o his_o plague_n on_o his_o heart_n i._n e._n in_o a_o way_n of_o judicial_a excecation_n and_o induration_n and_o why_o that_o thou_o may_v know_v there_o be_v none_o like_o i_o in_o all_o the_o earth_n i._n e._n that_o i_o may_v magnify_v my_o august_n vindictive_a justice_n and_o power_n on_o thou_o whence_o he_o add_v v_o 15._o for_o now_o i_o will_v stretch_v out_o my_o hand_n that_o i_o may_v smite_v thou_o and_o thy_o people_n with_o pestilence_n and_o thou_o shall_v be_v cut_v off_o from_o the_o earth_n it_o run_v in_o the_o
what_o follow_v touch_v bradwardine_n i_o now_o come_v to_o thomas_n bradwardine_n our_o pious_a learned_a and_o profound_a grace_n bradwardine_n who_o may_v i_o be_v allow_v my_o liberty_n i_o shall_v rather_o reckon_v among_o our_o first_o reformer_n than_o among_o the_o son_n of_o antichrist_n for_o indeed_o he_o be_v a_o zelose_a patron_n of_o and_o stout_a champion_n for_o the_o fundamental_a point_n of_o the_o reform_a religion_n special_o efficacious_a free_a grace_n which_o he_o with_o so_o much_o courage_n strength_n of_o argument_n and_o flame_a zele_n defend_v against_o the_o pelagian_n of_o those_o day_n this_o thomas_n bradwardine_n bear_v at_o hartfield_n in_o sussex_n flourish_v about_o the_o year_n 1350._o he_o be_v a_o person_n of_o prodigiose_fw-la natural_a ingeny_n which_o he_o great_o polish_a by_o all_o manner_n of_o acquire_v science_n special_o the_o mathematics_n and_o scholastic_a theology_n he_o be_v a_o great_a affecter_n and_o admirer_n of_o metaphysic_n 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baconthorp_n that_o famose_n divine_a and_o englishman_n return_v from_o paris_n have_v a_o great_a contest_v with_o bradwardine_n about_o the_o point_n of_o god_n prescience_n and_o predestination_n to_o who_o at_o last_o bradwardine_n assent_v in_o all_o those_o point_n as_o the_o same_o baconthorp_n declare_v in_o sent._n lib._n 4._o dist_n 1._o q._n 4._o afterward_o he_o be_v call_v to_o be_v confessor_n to_o king_n edward_n iii_o and_o thence_o make_v archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n without_o any_o desire_n of_o his_o own_o thereto_o he_o be_v indeed_o a_o good_a mathematician_n a_o great_a philosopher_n and_o excellent_a divine_a be_v commun_o style_v doctor_n profundus_fw-la the_o profound_a doctor_n neither_o be_v he_o less_o renown_v for_o his_o piety_n and_o zele_n in_o the_o sin_n cause_n of_o god_n against_o the_o pelagian_n which_o he_o defend_v with_o great_a fervour_n as_o well_o as_o acumen_n of_o spirit_n which_o also_o be_v great_o illustrious_a in_o his_o defence_n of_o god_n efficacious_a concourse_n and_o providence_n about_o the_o substrate_a mater_fw-la of_o sinful_a act_n this_o he_o frequent_o inculcate_n in_o his_o most_o excellent_a book_n de_fw-fr causa_fw-la dei_fw-la special_o lib._n 1._o c._n 30_o 31_o 32_o 33_o 34._o he_o demonstrate_v 1_o that_o all_o voluntary_a action_n be_v govern_v by_o the_o law_n of_o divine_a providence_n cap._n 30_o 31._o p._n 271_o etc._n etc._n 2_o that_o allthing_n which_o have_v any_o natural_a entity_n or_o be_v proceed_v from_o god_n providence_n actual_o and_o efficacious_o dispose_v they_o and_o not_o mere_o permit_v which_o he_o demonstrate_v many_o way_n as_o 1_o because_o there_o be_v no_o act_n simple_o evil_a and_o inordinate_a by_o any_o inordination_n precedent_n to_o the_o divine_a wil._n 2_o because_o otherwise_v the_o whole_a universe_n will_v not_o be_v dispose_v in_o the_o best_a manner_n 3_o because_o the_o scripture_n both_o of_o old_a and_o new_a testment_n ascribe_v to_o god_n in_o his_o providence_n about_o sin_n active_a name_n thus_o cap._n 32._o p._n 288._o 3_o that_o about_o whatever_o god_n permission_n be_v his_o actual_a volition_n be_v also_o employ_v about_o the_o same_o and_o he_o give_v this_o demonstrative_a reason_n hereof_o for_o albeit_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v evil_a as_o evil_a be_v not_o good_a yet_o it_o be_v good_a that_o there_o shall_v be_v not_o only_o good_a thing_n but_o also_o evil_a for_o unless_o it_o be_v good_a that_o evil_n be_v the_o omnipotent_a good_a will_v not_o suffer_v they_o to_o be_v as_o cap._n 33._o hence_o 4_o he_o come_v l._n 34._o to_o the_o state_n of_o the_o controversy_n sin_n how_o god_n will_v sin_n and_o how_o he_o will_v it_o not_o 1_n he_n prove_v p._n 294_o 295._o that_o god_n must_v necessary_o will_v the_o existence_n of_o sin_n because_o he_o permit_v it_o also_o god_n do_v voluntary_o provide_v for_o yea_o act_n all_o the_o voluntary_a act_n of_o the_o will_v both_o good_a and_o evil_n with_o all_o their_o positive_a circumstance_n which_o necessary_o import_v sin_n again_o this_o proposition_n sin_n be_v be_v true_a and_o therefore_o there_o must_v be_v some_o cause_n of_o its_o truth_n which_o can_v be_v no_o other_o than_o the_o divine_a will_n from_o which_o all_o complexe_n being_n as_o well_o as_o incomplexe_v have_v their_o origination_n again_o `_o whatever_o be_v good_a must_v proceed_v from_o the_o first_o good_a but_o that_o sin_n existe_fw-fr be_v good_a according_a to_o augustin_n so_o hugo_n say_v that_o god_n will_v that_o sin_n existe_v because_o this_o be_v good_a moreover_o he_o bring_v in_o hugo_n speak_v thus_o which_o deserve_v a_o great_a remark_n if_o it_o be_v say_v god_n will_v sin_n this_o seem_v harsh_a and_o scandalous_a to_o the_o ear_n and_o therefore_o some_o pious_a mind_n do_v refute_v this_o not_o because_o that_o which_o be_v speak_v be_v il_fw-mi speak_v but_o because_o that_o which_o be_v well_o speak_v be_v il_fw-mi understand_v 2_o thence_n bradwardine_n proceed_v to_o refute_v lombard_n who_o assert_n that_o god_n will_v sin_n as_o a_o punishment_n not_o under_o this_o reason_n as_o it_o be_v sin_n i._n e._n material_o or_o entitative_o consider_a which_o hypothesis_n of_o lombard_n he_o refute_v by_o show_v that_o the_o punishment_n of_o sin_n be_v necessary_o conjoin_v with_o the_o sin_n so_o that_o if_o god_n will_v sin_n as_o a_o punishment_n he_o must_v necessary_o will_v the_o existence_n of_o sin_n also_o whoever_o know_v two_o thing_n to_o be_v necessary_o and_o inseparable_o conjoin_v and_o will_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v so_o conjoin_v and_o know_o and_o rational_o will_v one_o the_o same_o person_n will_v also_o the_o other_o special_o if_o about_o both_o he_o employ_v a_o act_n of_o his_o will_n but_o now_o god_n know_v and_o will_v that_o those_o two_o sin_n and_o punishment_n be_v conjoin_v together_o and_o rational_o will_v the_o one_o namely_o the_o punishment_n of_o sin_n therefore_o also_o the_o sin_n again_o he_o that_o will_v a_o antecedent_n will_v also_o the_o consequent_a at_o least_o in_o a_o universal_a albeit_o not_o in_o a_o particular_a for_o he_o that_o will_v a_o whole_a will_v all_o the_o part_n necessary_a thereto_o 3_o thence_o he_o proceed_v p._n 300._o to_o show_n how_o god_n will_v sin_n god_n say_v he_o do_v no_o way_n will_v sin_n simple_o but_o only_o in_o some_o limit_a respect_n for_o to_o say_v that_o god_n will_v something_o simple_o be_v according_a to_o the_o commun_n manner_n of_o speech_n to_o say_v that_o he_o love_v it_o and_o approve_v of_o it_o as_o good_a yea_o add_v he_o may_v it_o not_o be_v say_v that_o in_o the_o whole_a universe_n there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n as_o inordination_n deformity_n or_o sin_n simple_o consider_v but_o only_a sin_n in_o some_o respect_n because_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o prime_n and_o supreme_a cause_n all_o being_n both_o positive_a and_o privative_a be_v sweet_o dispose_v with_o the_o high_a wisdom_n beauty_n and_o justice_n whence_o 4_o he_o give_v we_o the_o difference_n between_o god_n concourse_n to_o sinful_a act_n and_o to_o such_o as_o be_v good_a p._n 302._o god_n say_v he_o be_v not_o the_o author_n of_o sin_n as_o of_o that_o which_o be_v do_v well_o for_o of_o this_o he_o be_v the_o author_n so_o as_o that_o he_o alone_o do_v supernatural_o create_v and_o give_v to_o the_o wel-doer_n faith_n hope_n and_o love_n etc._n etc._n but_o it_o be_v not_o so_o as_o to_o sin_n i_o e._n as_o to_o good_a god_n produce_v not_o only_o the_o natural_a act_n but_o also_o the_o moral_a bonitie_n but_o as_o to_o sin_n he_o produce_v only_o the_o natural_a entitative_a act._n 5_o he_o thence_o p._n 302._o explicate_v how_o the_o apostle_n paul_n and_o the_o father_n deny_v that_o god_n will_v sin_n when_o say_v he_o augustin_n and_o the_o other_o holy_a man_n deny_v that_o god_n will_v sin_n the_o cause_n of_o this_o negation_n seem_v
possibility_n to_o a_o state_n of_o futurition_n etc._n etc._n whence_o he_o conclude_v thes_n 43._o sithat_o there_o be_v so_o much_o darkness_n on_o every_o side_n there_o be_v nothing_o more_o safe_a than_o to_o profess_v our_o ignorance_n in_o this_o particular_a and_o this_o indeed_o be_v the_o best_a refuge_n these_o new_a methodist_n have_v when_o they_o see_v themselves_o involve_v in_o so_o many_o self-contradiction_n and_o absurdity_n to_o profess_v their_o ignorance_n as_o to_o the_o mode_n of_o divine_a prescience_n yea_o some_o of_o they_o proceed_v so_o far_o in_o this_o pretend_a modesty_n as_o to_o profess_v that_o the_o mode_n of_o divine_a prescience_n be_v not_o determine_v in_o scripture_n thus_o strangius_n l._n 3._o c._n 5._o p._n 576._o that_o god_n be_v omniscient_a be_v put_v out_o of_o doubt_n but_o touch_v the_o mode_n and_o manner_n of_o prescience_n nothing_o be_v express_o deliver_v in_o scripture_n the_o like_o other_o but_o be_v it_o so_o indeed_o do_v not_o the_o scripture_n declare_v express_o the_o mode_n of_o prescience_n why_o then_o 1_o be_v our_o adversary_n so_o dogmatic_a and_o positive_a in_o their_o new_a mode_n and_o measure_n of_o divine_a prescience_n contrary_a to_o the_o receive_a sentiment_n of_o the_o church_n in_o all_o age_n how_o come_v it_o to_o pass_v that_o they_o contend_v with_o so_o much_o heat_n and_o passion_n for_o that_o which_o they_o confess_v be_v not_o express_o deliver_v in_o scripture_n be_v not_o a_o modest_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o suspension_n of_o assent_n more_o agreeable_a to_o such_o a_o confession_n but_o 2_o we_o easy_o grant_v they_o that_o the_o mode_n of_o divine_a prescience_n be_v unsearchable_a and_o past_a find_v out_o as_o indeed_o all_o divine_a perfection_n be_v but_o yet_o must_v we_o thence_o necessary_o conclude_v that_o nothing_o of_o the_o mode_n of_o divine_a prescience_n be_v express_o deliver_v in_o scripture_n 1_n do_v not_o the_o scripture_n evident_o declare_v that_o the_o mode_n of_o god_n prescience_n be_v far_o above_o yea_o opposite_a to_o that_o of_o man_n science_n as_o much_o as_o heaven_n be_v above_o the_o earth_n yea_o infinite_o more_o 2_o do_v not_o the_o scripture_n also_o remove_v from_o the_o mode_n of_o divine_a prescience_n all_o manner_n of_o imperfection_n much_o more_o contradiction_n and_o be_v not_o the_o mode_n of_o god_n prescience_n in_o his_o own_o essence_n and_o decree_n much_o more_o perfect_a than_o that_o which_o make_v his_o infallible_a immutable_a prescience_n dependent_a on_o the_o mutable_a fallible_a will_n of_o man_n but_o see_v more_o hereof_o court_n gent._n p._n 4._o b._n 2._o c._n 5._o §_o 2._o §_o 3._o we_o pass_v on_o to_o our_o three_o argument_n which_o shall_v be_v take_v reprobation_n from_o the_o divine_a will_n and_o decree_n and_o more_o particular_o from_o the_o decree_n of_o reprobation_n and_o here_o we_o shall_v lay_v down_o this_o principe_n which_o be_v grant_v by_o strangius_n and_o other_o of_o the_o new_a method_n that_o divine_a predetermination_n be_v adequate_a and_o commensurate_a to_o divine_a predefinition_n or_o predestination_n so_o strangius_n l._n 3._o c._n 2._o p._n 547._o we_o easy_o grant_v say_v he_o that_o the_o predefinition_n of_o god_n from_o eternity_n and_o the_o predetermination_n of_o the_o create_v will_n in_o time_n mutual_o follow_v each_o other_o so_o that_o if_o god_n do_v absolute_o predefine_v any_o particular_a and_o singular_a act_n to_o be_v bring_v about_o by_o we_o he_o must_v also_o determine_v our_o will_n to_o the_o same_o this_o he_o inculcate_n c._n 5._o p._n 584._o now_o this_o ingenuous_a concession_n be_v as_o much_o as_o we_o desire_v to_o build_v our_o demonstration_n on_o for_o we_o no_o way_n doubt_v but_o to_o demonstrate_v that_o god_n do_v absolute_o predefine_v the_o material_a entitative_a act_n of_o sin_n which_o we_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o make_v good_a in_o the_o follow_a proposition_n 1_o prop._n reprobation_n admit_v no_o formal_a motive_n proper_a condition_n or_o cause_n this_o proposition_n be_v general_o deny_v by_o the_o new_a methodist_n who_o grant_v that_o god_n decree_v all_o good_a absolute_o but_o as_o for_o sin_n say_v they_o god_n decree_v that_o only_a respective_o and_o conditional_o so_o strangius_n l._n 3._o c._n 2._o p._n 546-548_a but_o we_o no_o way_n doubt_v but_o before_o we_o have_v finish_v this_o demonstration_n to_o make_v it_o evident_a that_o god_n decree_n of_o reprobation_n whereby_o he_o determine_v to_o leave_v man_n to_o sin_n be_v absolute_a as_o well_o as_o the_o decree_n of_o election_n yea_o it_o be_v to_o i_o a_o thing_n altogether_o impossible_a to_o defend_v a_o absolute_a decree_n of_o election_n and_o yet_o to_o make_v the_o decree_n of_o reprobation_n conditional_a and_o respective_a for_o if_o the_o absolute_a good_a pleasure_n of_o god_n be_v the_o only_a cause_n why_o some_o be_v elect_v must_v it_o not_o also_o be_v the_o only_a cause_n why_o other_o be_v reject_v do_v not_o the_o election_n of_o the_o one_o necessary_o imply_v the_o reprobation_n of_o the_o other_o it_o be_v true_a our_o divine_n that_o follow_v the_o sublapsarian_a mode_n as_o davenant_n etc._n etc._n speak_v of_o sin_n as_o a_o commun_n condition_n belong_v to_o the_o whole_a mass_n of_o corrupt_a nature_n yet_o they_o allow_v not_o of_o any_o distinctive_a condition_n or_o formal_a cause_n or_o motive_n which_o shall_v incline_v the_o divine_a will_n to_o reprobate_v one_o rather_o than_o another_o for_o nothing_o can_v move_v the_o divine_a will_n but_o what_o be_v some_o way_n antecedent_n to_o it_o now_o the_o consideration_n of_o all_o sin_n be_v subsequent_a to_o some_o act_n of_o god_n wil._n 2_o prop._n the_o act_n of_o reprobation_n be_v not_o mere_o negative_a but_o positive_a and_o efficacious_a it_o be_v grant_v that_o some_o of_o our_o divine_n make_v mention_n of_o a_o negative_a act_n of_o reprobation_n which_o they_o term_v nonelection_n or_o preterition_n yet_o hereby_o they_o intend_v not_o a_o suspense_n act_n of_o the_o divine_a will_n but_o include_v also_o a_o positive_a efficacious_a act_n thus_o jansenius_n august_n de_fw-fr grat._n christi_fw-la l._n 10._o c._n 2._o pag._n 420._o prove_v out_o of_o augustin_n that_o god_n negative_a reprobation_n be_v positive_a so_o davenant_n dissert_n de_fw-fr elect._n &_o reprob_n p._n 113._o but_o we_o must_v take_v heed_n say_v he_o lest_o with_o scotus_n we_o think_v that_o the_o will_n of_o god_n in_o regard_n of_o reprobate_n which_o he_o electe_v not_o but_o pass_v by_o be_v mere_o negative_a for_o in_o this_o very_a act_n which_o we_o express_v by_o a_o negation_n be_v contain_v a_o express_a and_o affirmate_v will_n of_o god_n so_o in_o his_o determination_n quaest_n 25._o p._n 117._o he_o tell_v we_o that_o it_o be_v most_o certain_a there_o can_v be_v no_o decree_n permit_v sin_n to_o which_o there_o do_v not_o adhere_v some_o efficacious_a decree_n and_o p._n 118._o he_o instruct_v we_o that_o this_o decree_n of_o permit_v sin_n be_v efficacious_a not_o in_o a_o way_n of_o efficience_n but_o by_o direct_v and_o ordain_v to_o extract_v good_a out_o of_o evil_a 3_o prop._n in_o the_o mater_fw-la of_o reprobation_n god_n be_v consider_v as_o a_o sovereign_a absolute_a lord_n not_o as_o a_o righteous_a judge_n the_o pelagian_n molinists_n arminian_n and_o new_a methodist_n consider_v god_n in_o the_o act_n of_o reprobation_n as_o a_o just_a judge_n not_o as_o a_o supreme_a absolute_a lord_n whence_o they_o conclude_v that_o it_o be_v unjust_a with_o god_n to_o reprobate_v any_o but_o on_o the_o prevision_n of_o their_o sin_n not_o consider_v that_o reprobation_n be_v not_o a_o act_n inflict_v punishment_n but_o of_o deny_v benefit_n wherein_o the_o liberty_n and_o dominion_n of_o god_n be_v only_o to_o be_v attend_v according_a to_o that_o of_o the_o apostle_n rom._n 9_o 21._o have_v not_o the_o potter_n power_n over_o the_o clay_n &_o c_o what_o be_v sovereign_a dominion_n but_o a_o absolute_a right_n to_o dispose_v of_o what_o be_v our_o own_o and_o shall_v we_o not_o allow_v the_o same_o dominion_n to_o god_n which_o be_v allow_v to_o the_o potter_n over_o his_o clay_n be_v the_o sovereign_a lord_n tie_v to_o his_o creature_n by_o any_o law_n more_o than_o what_o be_v in_o his_o own_o nature_n and_o will_n hence_o it_o follow_v 4_o that_o the_o decree_n of_o reprobation_n be_v most_o absolute_a and_o independent_a as_o to_o all_o distinctive_a condition_n or_o cause_n in_o man_n thus_o jansenius_n august_n de_fw-fr grat._n christi_fw-la l._n 10._o c._n 4._o p._n 423._o prove_n out_o of_o augustin_n that_o the_o absolute_a will_n of_o god_n be_v the_o alone_a cause_n of_o reprobation_n and_o augustin_n complain_v that_o it_o be_v a_o great_a injury_n to_o god_n when_o man_n search_v for_o cause_n of_o thing_n superior_a to_o his_o sovereign_a will_n for_o his_o will_n
of_o the_o new_a methodist_n baronius_n strangius_n and_o other_o about_o concourse_n fall_n in_o with_o those_o of_o the_o jesuit_n for_o a_o simultaneous_a concourse_n only_o albeit_o some_o of_o they_o in_o term_n disow_v it_o 6_o last_o the_o sovereign_a and_o absolute_a independence_n of_o god_n concourse_n independence_n give_v we_o further_o demonstration_n of_o his_o predetermine_v the_o will_n as_o to_o the_o substrate_a mater_fw-la of_o sin_n that_o god_n concourse_n be_v not_o conditionate_n but_o absolute_a and_o independent_a we_o have_v copiose_o prove_v court_n gent._n p._n 4._o b._n 2._o c._n 7._o §_o 4._o p._n 412_o etc._n etc._n and_o indeed_o what_o more_o absurd_a yea_o impossible_a than_o such_o a_o conditionate_n concourse_n whereby_o the_o molinist_n and_o arminian_n suppose_v god_n concurrence_n to_o depend_v on_o man_n be_v there_o not_o hereby_o a_o effectual_a door_n open_v to_o a_o progress_n into_o infinite_a for_o if_o god_n concur_v on_o condition_n that_o man_n concur_v do_v god_n concur_v to_o that_o condition_n or_o not_o if_o not_o be_v there_o not_o then_o some_o act_n of_o the_o creature_n produce_v without_o god_n concourse_n if_o god_n concur_v to_o the_o work_n of_o that_o condition_n then_o absolute_o or_o conditional_o if_o absolute_o than_o his_o former_a concourse_n be_v not_o conditional_a if_o conditional_o than_o what_o a_o infinitude_n of_o condition_n will_v follow_v hence_o we_o take_v it_o then_o for_o grant_v that_o god_n concourse_n be_v not_o conditional_a but_o absolute_a and_o independent_a and_o hence_o we_o thus_o argue_v if_o god_n concur_v absolute_o and_o independent_o to_o the_o substrate_a mater_fw-la of_o sin_n than_o he_o do_v predetermine_v the_o will_n thereto_o the_o consequence_n be_v rational_a and_o clear_a for_o where_o two_o agent_n concur_v total_o and_o immediate_o to_o one_o and_o the_o same_o action_n and_o effect_n the_o one_o must_v necessary_o depend_v on_o the_o other_o and_o that_o which_o depend_v on_o another_o must_v be_v determine_v by_o that_o other_o for_o every_o cause_n that_o be_v dependent_a on_o another_o be_v so_o far_o as_o it_o depend_v thereon_o determinable_a thereby_o it_o be_v true_a natural_a corporeous_a effect_n have_v some_o dependence_n on_o the_o sun_n without_o be_v determine_v thereby_o because_o the_o sun_n be_v a_o limit_a cause_n and_o have_v not_o efficace_n sufficient_a to_o determine_v the_o mater_fw-la be_v work_n on_o but_o be_v rather_o determine_v thereby_o and_o so_o in_o that_o respect_n dependent_a thereon_o but_o as_o for_o god_n the_o first_o cause_n who_o will_n the_o principe_fw-la of_o his_o concourse_n be_v omnipotent_a and_o most_o efficacious_a it_o be_v impossible_a that_o he_o shall_v have_v any_o dependence_n on_o or_o be_v any_o way_n determinable_a in_o his_o concourse_n by_o the_o mater_fw-la he_o work_v on_o he_o be_v the_o most_o universal_a cause_n infinite_o perfect_a and_o void_a of_o all_o potentialitie_n or_o passive_a power_n must_v necessary_o predetermine_v all_o second_o cause_n to_o their_o act_n but_o be_v determine_v by_o none_o but_o more_o of_o this_o in_o what_o immediate_o follow_v of_o the_o efficace_n of_o god_n concourse_n 3._o have_v demonstrate_v divine_a predetermination_n to_o the_o substrate_a act_n mater_fw-la of_o sin_n from_o the_o principe_fw-la and_o nature_n of_o divine_a concourse_n we_o now_o proceed_v to_o demonstrate_v the_o same_o from_o the_o efficace_n thereof_o strangius_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 11._o pag._n 61._o albeit_o he_o deny_v god_n general_a concourse_n whereby_o he_o concur_v to_o the_o mater_fw-la of_o sin_n to_o be_v predeterminative_a yet_o he_o grant_v it_o be_v efficacious_a call_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o force_n and_o efficace_n of_o god_n whereby_o he_o subordinate_n second_o cause_n to_o himself_o so_o that_o whatever_o they_o be_v or_o act_n they_o essential_o depend_v on_o he_o in_o both_o respect_n and_o this_o ingenuous_a concession_n touch_v the_o efficace_n of_o divine_a concourse_n be_v all_o that_o we_o require_v to_o build_v our_o present_a demonstration_n on_o which_o we_o shall_v distribute_v into_o two_o branch_n 1_o god_n efficacious_a concourse_n unto_o all_o natural_a act_n and_o effect_n 2_o god_n efficacious_a concourse_n to_o all_o supernatural_a act_n and_o effect_n 1._o we_o shall_v demonstrate_v divine_a predetermination_n to_o the_o substrate_a mater_fw-la of_o sin_n from_o the_o efficacitie_n of_o divine_a concourse_n as_o to_o all_o natural_a act_n and_o effect_n which_o evident_o appear_v in_o the_o follow_a particular_n 1_o god_n concourse_n to_o all_o physic_n or_o natural_a cause_n motion_n and_o effect_n be_v most_o efficacious_a this_o proposition_n the_o sacred_a scripture_n do_v abundant_o confirm_v as_o esa_n 26._o 12._o rom._n 11._o 36._o eph._n 1._o 11._o act._n 17._o 28._o of_o which_o before_o chap._n 3._o §_o 1._o thus_o much_o strangius_n and_o those_o of_o his_o persuasion_n grant_v we_o as_o before_o c._n 2._o §_o 1._o 2_o the_o efficace_n of_o divine_a concourse_n depend_v on_o the_o efficace_n and_o determination_n of_o the_o divine_a wil._n for_o what_o be_v efficacious_a concourse_n consider_v active_o but_o the_o efficacitie_n of_o the_o divine_a will_n predetermine_v to_o act_v so_o or_o so_o to_o presume_v that_o active_a concourse_n be_v any_o thing_n else_o but_o a_o immanent_a efficacious_a act_n of_o the_o divine_a will_n be_v to_o cross_v the_o mind_n of_o sacred_a scripture_n and_o the_o most_o awaken_v divine_n as_o we_o have_v copiose_o demonstrate_v court_n gent._n p._n 4._o b._n 2._o c._n 7._o §_o 3._o 3_o god_n will_v be_v efficacious_a and_o determinate_a determine_v all_o second_o cause_n to_o all_o their_o natural_a action_n and_o effect_n be_v it_o not_o impossible_a but_o that_o the_o will_n of_o god_n be_v omnipotent_a and_o determine_v for_o the_o production_n of_o such_o a_o action_n of_o man_n will_n the_o say_a action_n or_o effect_n must_v necessary_o follow_v be_v not_o the_o will_n of_o god_n sufficient_o potent_a to_o determine_v the_o will_n of_o man_n in_o all_o its_o natural_a act_n be_v not_o the_o efficacitie_n of_o the_o divine_a will_n so_o great_a that_o not_o only_o those_o thing_n be_v do_v which_o god_n will_v shall_v be_v do_v but_o in_o that_o manner_n as_o he_o will_v 266._o they_o do_v not_o strangius_n confess_v so_o much_o lib._n 1._o cap._n 10._o pag._n 55._o &_o lib._n 2._o cap._n 11._o pag._n 266._o whence_o if_o god_n in_o his_o own_o will_n purpose_n and_o determine_v that_o the_o human_a will_n shall_v produce_v such_o or_o such_o a_o action_n suppose_v that_o whereto_o sin_n be_v necessary_o annex_v be_v not_o the_o human_a will_n necessary_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o divine_a will_n and_o yet_o free_o in_o regard_n of_o its_o own_o manner_n of_o work_v predetermine_v thereto_o this_o be_v most_o evident_a in_o the_o crucifixion_n of_o our_o lord_n express_v act._n 2._o 23._o by_o the_o determinate_a counsel_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n 23._o by_o the_o decree_v fix_a determine_a will_n of_o god_n the_o like_a act._n 4._o 28._o of_o which_o place_n before_o chap._n 3._o §_o 2._o hence_o 4_o the_o efficacious_a concourse_n of_o god_n modify_v and_o according_a to_o its_o mode_n determine_v all_o action_n of_o second_o cause_n not_o only_o necessary_o but_o free_o do_v the_o divine_a will_v determine_v itself_o to_o the_o production_n of_o every_o singular_a individual_a effect_n and_o may_v it_o not_o yea_o must_v it_o not_o then_o determine_v the_o human_a will_n to_o all_o its_o natural_a act_n have_v man_n infirm_a ambulatorie_a will_n power_n to_o determine_v all_o such_o faculty_n act_n and_o effect_n as_o be_v subject_a to_o its_o empire_n and_o have_v not_o the_o divine_a will_n which_o be_v infinite_o more_o efficacious_a power_n to_o determine_v all_o inferior_a power_n act_n and_o effect_n subject_a to_o its_o universal_a dominion_n and_o do_v it_o not_o hence_o follow_v that_o the_o sovereign_a divine_a will_n do_v by_o its_o efficacious_a concourse_n predetermine_v all_o the_o free_a act_n of_o the_o human_a will_n which_o necessary_o fall_v under_o its_o empire_n and_o modification_n see_v this_o well_o demonstrate_v by_o that_o judicious_a professor_n sam._n ward_n determinat_fw-la de_fw-fr concursu_fw-la dei_fw-la pag._n 118_o etc._n etc._n whence_o 5_o the_o efficacious_a predeterminative_a concourse_n of_o god_n equal_o extende_v itself_o to_o all_o natural_a good_a even_o to_o the_o substrate_a mater_fw-la of_o sinful_a act_n strangius_n and_o other_o of_o our_o opponent_n grant_v that_o god_n efficacious_a predetermine_a concourse_n extende_v itself_o not_o only_o to_o all_o supernatural_a good_a but_o also_o to_o all_o natural_a good_a that_o have_v not_o sin_n intrinsical_o annex_v to_o it_o whence_o we_o may_v by_o a_o parity_n of_o reason_n demonstrate_v divine_a predetermination_n to_o the_o substrate_a mater_fw-la of_o all_o action_n though_o never_o so_o intrinsical_o evil_a for_o
be_v not_o the_o same_o objection_n with_o its_o reason_n as_o much_o urge_v and_o that_o with_o as_o great_a colour_n of_o reason_n by_o the_o molinist_n and_o arminian_n against_o all_o predetermination_n to_o gracious_a act_n i_o must_v confess_v i_o can_v never_o neither_o do_v i_o think_v any_o else_o can_v maintain_v and_o defend_v our_o ground_n against_o the_o jesuit_n and_o arminian_n if_o those_o reason_n and_o ground_n which_o our_o adversary_n urge_v against_o predetermination_n to_o the_o substrate_a mater_fw-la of_o sin_n be_v admit_v as_o valid_a 2_o the_o like_a may_v be_v say_v of_o that_o other_o objection_n or_o reason_n why_o our_o adversary_n reject_v predetermination_n to_o the_o substrate_a mater_fw-la of_o sin_n namely_o that_o it_o make_v all_o god_n law_n natural_o and_o absolute_o impossible_a etc._n etc._n be_v not_o this_o very_a objection_n and_o the_o reason_n urge_v to_o enforce_v it_o as_o much_o urge_v by_o molinists_n and_o arminian_n against_o all_o predetermination_n even_o to_o gracious_a act_n and_o be_v not_o the_o reason_n as_o valid_a on_o the_o late_a as_o on_o the_o former_a side_n what_o reason_n do_v the_o new_a methodist_n give_v that_o predetermination_n to_o the_o entitative_a act_n of_o sin_n make_v god_n law_n impossible_a but_o that_o it_o take_v away_o the_o will_n indifference_n and_o destroy_v the_o natural_a power_n that_o the_o will_n be_v invest_v with_o to_o act_n or_o not_o to_o act_v and_o do_v not_o predetermination_n to_o good_a as_o much_o destroy_v the_o will_n indifference_n and_o its_o power_n to_o act_v or_o not_o to_o act_v 3_o our_o adversary_n urge_v that_o this_o predetermination_n take_v away_o the_o use_n of_o promise_n invitation_n and_o all_o evangelic_a offer_n of_o grace_n and_o suppose_v god_n not_o to_o deal_v sincere_o with_o sinner_n in_o make_v offer_n of_o grace_n and_o yet_o irresistible_o determine_v their_o will_n against_o the_o acceptance_n of_o these_o offer_n be_v not_o this_o very_a objection_n with_o its_o reason_n urge_v and_o that_o with_o as_o much_o force_n of_o reason_n by_o jesuit_n and_o arminian_n against_o predetermination_n to_o gracious_a act_n for_o if_o no_o man_n can_v entertain_v those_o offer_n of_o grace_n by_o his_o own_o freewill_n without_o a_o predeterminative_a concourse_n be_v not_o all_o gracious_a promise_n invitation_n and_o offer_v of_o grace_n to_o sinner_n who_o fall_v not_o under_o this_o predetermination_n vain_a and_o useless_a our_o adversary_n the_o new_a methodist_n general_o some_o few_o except_v deny_v any_o sufficient_a grace_n or_o freewill_a in_o corrupt_a nature_n for_o the_o reception_n of_o evangelic_a offer_n and_o grace_n and_o be_v not_o then_o the_o vicious_a will_n of_o corrupt_a nature_n as_o well_o determine_v by_o its_o own_o vitiositie_n against_o the_o offer_n of_o grace_n as_o by_o the_o predeterminative_a concourse_n of_o god_n 4_o our_o adversary_n object_n that_o this_o predetermination_n to_o the_o entitative_a act_n of_o sin_n suppose_v god_n to_o compel_v and_o force_v man_n to_o sin_n and_o so_o make_v he_o to_o be_v the_o real_a author_n of_o sin_n yea_o more_o than_o the_o sinner_n that_o be_v under_o a_o violent_a compulsion_n etc._n etc._n and_o be_v not_o this_o very_a argument_n urge_v by_o jesuit_n and_o arminian_n against_o all_o predetermination_n even_o to_o what_o be_v good_a and_o that_o with_o as_o much_o colour_n of_o reason_n for_o say_v they_o if_o god_n predetermine_v the_o will_n to_o what_o be_v good_a than_o he_o compel_v and_o force_v the_o will_n to_o be_v good_a so_o that_o the_o will_n be_v under_o a_o compulsion_n can_v be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o author_n of_o its_o own_o act_n but_o be_v as_o a_o stock_n or_o stone_n in_o the_o exercise_v of_o that_o act_n which_o destroy_v all_o moral_a good_a etc._n etc._n which_o objection_n be_v as_o valid_a as_o that_o of_o our_o adversary_n and_o can_v never_o be_v solid_o answer_v if_o their_o objection_n be_v good_a though_o according_a to_o our_o principes_fw-la neither_o the_o one_o or_o the_o other_o objection_n have_v any_o force_n in_o it_o as_o we_o shall_v demonstrate_v c._n 6._o §_o 5._o to_o conclude_v this_o argument_n i_o be_o very_o confident_a our_o opponent_n the_o new_a methodist_n will_v never_o be_v able_a to_o defend_v a_o efficacious_a determinative_a concourse_n to_o what_o be_v moral_o or_o supernatural_o good_a so_o long_o as_o they_o deny_v the_o same_o to_o the_o substrate_a mater_fw-la of_o sin_n which_o be_v natural_o good_a for_o all_o or_o at_o least_o the_o most_o of_o those_o argument_n they_o urge_v against_o the_o late_a may_v and_o be_v urge_v by_o the_o molinist_n and_o arminian_n against_o the_o former_a and_o that_o with_o equal_a force_n and_o this_o baronius_n do_v by_o his_o natural_a acumen_n foresee_v and_o therefore_o he_o take_v a_o course_n more_o seem_o rational_a according_a to_o his_o principes_fw-la though_o less_o friendly_a to_o divine_a concourse_n to_o deny_v all_o predetermination_n as_o well_o to_o supernatural_a as_o natural_a good_a of_o which_o see_v his_o metaph._n sect._n 8._o disput_n 3._o n._n 66._o etc._n etc._n p._n 136._o §_o 5._o our_o five_o argument_n shall_v be_v take_v from_o the_o nature_n of_o sin_n sin_n its_o substrate_a mater_fw-la and_o formal_a reason_n 1._o as_o to_o the_o general_a idea_n and_o substrate_a mater_fw-la of_o sin_n we_o have_v demonstrate_v ch._n 1._o §_o 2._o 1_o that_o all_o human_a act_n consider_v in_o their_o natural_a entity_n abstract_v mater_fw-la from_o their_o moral_a constitution_n be_v neither_o good_a nor_o evil_a 2_o that_o all_o moral_a act_n whether_o good_a or_o evil_n receive_v their_o formal_a constitution_n and_o determination_n from_o the_o moral_a law_n 3_o that_o no_o human_a act_n consider_v physical_o or_o according_a to_o its_o natural_a entitative_a substance_n be_v intrinsical_o evil_a but_o only_o moral_o in_o regard_n of_o its_o moral_a specification_n or_o determination_n to_o such_o or_o such_o a_o object_n hence_o 4_o that_o sin_n have_v for_o its_o substrate_a mater_fw-la some_o natural_a good_a now_o these_o proposition_n be_v lay_v as_o so_o many_o principes_fw-la we_o hence_o argue_v that_o god_n must_v necessary_o concur_v to_o yea_o predetermine_v the_o substrate_a mater_fw-la of_o action_n intrinsical_o evil_a for_o if_o all_o sinful_a act_n even_o such_o as_o be_v intrinsical_o evil_a moral_o be_v according_a to_o their_o substrate_a mater_fw-la physical_o good_a do_v it_o not_o necessary_o follow_v that_o god_n the_o first_o cause_n must_v concur_v thereto_o yea_o predetermine_v the_o same_o must_v not_o every_o second_o cause_n as_o such_o be_v actuate_v and_o so_o determine_v by_o its_o first_o cause_n and_o his_o efficacious_a concourse_n do_v not_o the_o subordination_n of_o the_o second_o cause_n to_o the_o first_o necessary_o demonstrate_v not_o only_o its_o dependence_n on_o but_o also_o predetermination_n by_o the_o same_o in_o all_o its_o natural_a operation_n and_o effect_n be_v not_o every_o be_v by_o participation_n necessary_o limit_v define_v and_o predetermine_v in_o all_o its_o natural_a entitative_a motion_n by_o the_o first_o be_v which_o be_v such_o by_o essence_n may_v not_o this_o also_o be_v demonstrate_v from_o the_o very_a concession_n of_o our_o adversary_n who_o grant_v that_o vitiositie_n follow_v not_o any_o act_n as_o a_o natural_a act_n so_o strangius_n l._n 2._o c._n 11._o p._n 243._o we_o confess_v say_v he_o that_o vitiositie_n do_v not_o follow_v the_o strang._n act_n of_o sin_n as_o a_o act_n for_o then_o every_o act_n will_v be_v sin_n also_o that_o it_o do_v not_o follow_v as_o the_o act_n proceed_v from_o god_n for_o then_o every_o act_n that_o proceed_v from_o god_n will_v have_v sin_n now_o if_o sin_n follow_v not_o the_o act_n of_o sin_n as_o a_o act_n what_o reason_n can_v there_o be_v why_o god_n shall_v not_o efficacious_o concur_v to_o yea_o predetermine_v the_o entitative_a act_n of_o sin_n this_o be_v well_o explicate_v by_o lud._n crocius_n that_o breme_n professor_n who_o be_v a_o member_n of_o the_o synod_n of_o dort_n and_o there_o begin_v the_o new_a method_n duodecas_n dissert_n de_fw-fr volunt_fw-la dei_fw-la dissert_n 8._o thes_n 99_o p._n 426._o as_o to_o the_o act_n say_v he_o of_o the_o divine_a will_n about_o sin_n the_o effate_n of_o scripture_n seem_v to_o contradict_v themselves_o while_o that_o some_o express_o affirm_v that_o god_n nil_v and_o hate_v sin_n and_o those_o that_o commit_v they_o psal_n 5._o 5_o 6_o 7._o zach._n 8._o 17._o but_o other_o seem_v to_o say_v that_o god_n will_v create_v effect_n they_o esa_n 45._o 7._o lam._n 3._o 37_o 38._o amos_n 3._o 6._o but_o these_o thing_n do_v well_o agree_v if_o the_o distinction_n be_v right_o observe_v 1_o between_o the_o act_n and_o the_o vitiositie_n of_o the_o act._n 2_o between_o the_o act_n as_o it_o be_v from_o god_n and_o as_o it_o
as_o we_o may_v presume_v the_o same_o with_o the_o hebrew_n messiah_n who_o conduct_v moses_n the_o egyptian_a bacchus_n and_o the_o israelite_n out_o of_o egypt_n unto_o canaan_n strike_v terror_n into_o the_o canaanite_n as_o before_o that_o pan_n the_o messiah_n god_n of_o shepherd_n and_o those_o many_o fabulous_a attribute_n and_o office_n give_v unto_o he_o be_v original_o borrow_v from_o the_o jewish_a messiah_n hold_v forth_o in_o the_o old_a testament_n under_o the_o emblem_n of_o a_o shepherd_n be_v prove_v at_o large_a by_o jackson_n in_o his_o discourse_n of_o the_o divine_a authority_n of_o sacred_a scripture_n fol._n 31._o where_o he_o cite_v a_o relation_n out_o of_o plutarch_n touch_v the_o mourning_n of_o the_o demoniac_a spirit_n for_o the_o death_n of_o their_o great_a god_n pan_n and_o the_o cease_n of_o all_o their_o oracle_n thereupon_o which_o be_v true_o and_o only_o verify_v in_o christ_n who_o death_n put_v a_o period_n to_o all_o heathen_a oracle_n as_o both_o sacred_a and_o pagan_a story_n relate_v but_o to_o finish_v this_o genealogy_n of_o pan_n bochart_n in_o the_o preface_n to_o his_o phaleg_n fol._n 2._o reduce_v his_o original_n to_o abel_n the_o greek_n say_v he_o when_o they_o abel_n write_v of_o the_o first_o inventor_n of_o thing_n substitute_n pan_n the_o arcadian_a unto_o abel_n the_o prince_n of_o pastor_n etc._n etc._n sandford_n de_fw-fr descensu_fw-la christi_fw-la l._n 1._o §_o 19_o suppose_v pan_n to_o be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o israel_n patriarch_n israel_n or_o jacob._n his_o word_n be_v these_o for_o joseph_n be_v that_o cham._n old_a osiris_n nourish_v by_o pan_n who_o i_o conceive_v to_o be_v israel_n dickinson_n delft_n phoenciz_n cap._n 4._o make_v pan_n the_o same_o with_o cham_n which_o he_o endeavour_v to_o prove_v from_o that_o of_o diodor._n sicul._n l._n 1._o where_o the_o same_o city_n in_o egypt_n which_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._o e._n the_o city_n of_o cham_n be_v interpret_v by_o the_o native_n the_o city_n of_o pan._n we_o need_v not_o exclude_v either_o of_o these_o parallel_n with_o pan_n because_o we_o find_v that_o the_o mythologist_n be_v according_a to_o their_o different_a humour_n very_o difforme_v and_o different_a in_o the_o application_n of_o their_o fable_n only_o i_o suppose_v the_o great_a pan_n so_o much_o idolise_v by_o the_o poet_n as_o the_o god_n of_o shepherd_n refer_v chief_o to_o the_o jewish_a messiah_n the_o great_a shepherd_n of_o israel_n as_o before_o §_o 4._o we_o now_o proceed_v to_o prometheus_n and_o his_o genealogy_n noah_n name_n and_o attribute_n with_o their_o parallel_n in_o sacred_a story_n and_o person_n there_o be_v some_o difference_n among_o philologist_n about_o the_o traduction_n of_o prometheus_n some_o reduce_v he_o to_o noah_n other_o to_o magog_n japhet_n son_n which_o controversy_n may_v be_v with_o much_o ease_n reconcile_v by_o take_v in_o both_o reduction_n for_o its_o certain_a that_o the_o old_a mythologist_n be_v no_o way_n uniform_a or_o conform_v in_o the_o application_n of_o those_o fable_n they_o glean_v up_o in_o the_o oriental_a part_n therefore_o to_o begin_v with_o those_o who_o make_v prometheus_n the_o same_o with_o noah_n as_o vossius_fw-la de_fw-fr idololatr_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 18._o pag._n 141._o the_o patriarch_n noah_n say_v he_o be_v adumbrate_v to_o we_o not_o only_o in_o saturn_n but_o also_o in_o prometheus_n who_o feast_n be_v call_v at_o athens_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o which_o there_o be_v a_o contest_v of_o lamp_n also_o a_o altar_n in_o the_o academy_n on_o which_o the_o lamp_n be_v wont_a to_o be_v kindle_v in_o this_o contest_v as_o it_o be_v attest_v by_o harpocration_n etc._n etc._n thus_o vossius_fw-la this_o rite_n consecrate_v to_o prometheus_n i_o presume_v have_v its_o original_a idea_n from_o the_o lamp_n which_o burn_v in_o the_o temple_n at_o jerusalem_n and_o from_o the_o fire_n on_o the_o altar_n whence_o also_o that_o fable_n of_o prometheus_n steal_v fire_n from_o heaven_n which_o may_v allude_v to_o elijah_n pray_v for_o fire_n which_o descend_v from_o heaven_n etc._n etc._n but_o as_o to_o the_o parallel_n betwixt_o prometheus_n and_o noah_n take_v these_o particular_n 1._o as_o under_o noah_n so_o also_o under_o prometheus_n the_o great_a flood_n be_v suppose_v to_o happen_v so_o diodorus_n lib._n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n they_o say_v that_o nilus_n have_v break_v down_o its_o bound_n overwhelm_v a_o great_a part_n of_o egypt_n especial_o that_o part_n where_o prometheus_n reign_v which_o destroy_v the_o great_a part_n of_o man_n in_o his_o territory_n whereas_o some_o may_v object_v that_o this_o be_v mean_v only_o of_o a_o particular_a deluge_n in_o egypt_n under_o prometheus_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v reply_v that_o as_o the_o grecian_n attribute_v the_o general_a flood_n to_o deucalion_n so_o the_o egyptian_n attribute_v the_o same_o to_o prometheus_n or_o as_o eusebius_n to_o 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consumtion_n or_o waste_v away_o 3._o prometheus_n be_v say_v to_o have_v his_o seat_n and_o to_o lie_v in_o caucasus_n because_o magog_n and_o his_o posterity_n seat_v themselves_o there_o 4._o they_o fable_n that_o fire_n and_o metal_n be_v invent_v by_o prometheus_n as_o former_o by_o vulcan_n because_o there_o be_v many_o subterraneous_a fire_n and_o metal_n in_o these_o place_n stillingfleet_n orig._n s._n book_n 3._o cap._n 5._o §_o 9_o etc._n etc._n follow_v bochart_n herein_o §_o 5._o from_o prometheus_n we_o pass_v to_o neptune_n which_o be_v indeed_o japhet_n a_o name_n rather_o appellative_a and_o common_a than_o proper_a for_o as_o in_o ancient_a time_n especial_o before_o the_o trojan_a war_n they_o style_v all_o illustrious_a king_n jupiter_n and_o all_o renown_a captain_n mars_n or_o hercules_n so_o also_o they_o call_v every_o insular_n prince_n by_o the_o name_n of_o neptune_n whence_o multitude_n partake_v of_o one_o and_o the_o same_o name_n which_o make_v their_o 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