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estate_n of_o minister_n do_v not_o and_o shall_v not_o hinder_v the_o minister_n to_o look_v upon_o that_o indulgence_n and_o make_v use_n of_o it_o as_o a_o relaxation_n of_o the_o rigour_n of_o the_o edict_n make_v against_o their_o person_n and_o estate_n why_o shall_v his_o ill_a intention_n in_o grant_v a_o indulgence_n relate_v to_o their_o function_n hinder_v they_o from_o make_v use_n of_o it_o only_o as_o it_o be_v a_o relaxation_n of_o the_o rigour_n of_o the_o edict_n which_o restrain_v they_o from_o the_o peaceable_a use_n of_o their_o ministry_n for_o the_o one_o relaxation_n consider_v in_o its_o self_n be_v as_o good_a if_o not_o better_a than_o the_o other_o for_o the_o free_a undisturbed_a peaceable_a exercise_n of_o the_o ministry_n be_v preferable_a to_o the_o mere_a freedom_n of_o a_o minister_n person_n or_o the_o free_a use_n of_o his_o estate_n and_o though_o the_o magistrate_n ill_a design_n in_o relax_v do_v vitiate_v his_o act_n to_o himself_o yet_o it_o do_v 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indulge_v do_v not_o accept_v of_o those_o act_n in_o the_o complex_fw-la but_o of_o the_o relaxation_n of_o the_o restraint_n they_o know_v how_o to_o choose_v what_o be_v good_a and_o refuse_v the_o evil_n but_o that_o which_o have_v deceive_v this_o author_n have_v be_v a_o very_a odd_a conceit_n viz._n that_o the_o indulge_v minister_n can_v not_o in_o their_o practice_n accept_v of_o the_o relaxation_n and_o not_o be_v involve_v in_o the_o guilt_n of_o the_o magistrate_n design_n because_o the_o morality_n of_o action_n do_v much_o depend_v upon_o circumstance_n and_o the_o end_n and_o design_n be_v a_o main_a circumstance_n in_o constitute_v the_o morality_n of_o a_o action_n but_o he_o be_v very_o far_o out_o in_o his_o moral_n if_o he_o think_v that_o the_o morality_n of_o one_o man_n action_n be_v constitute_v by_o another_o man_n design_n titius_n design_n be_v extrinsical_a to_o sempronius_n action_n another_o man_n bad_a design_n if_o i_o do_v not_o approve_v of_o it_o do_v not_o vitiate_v my_o action_n i_o show_v before_o that_o a_o man_n may_v make_v use_n of_o relaxation_n from_o imprisonment_n though_o he_o who_o relax_n he_o have_v a_o bad_a design_n in_o do_v it_o it_o be_v a_o ill_a intention_n in_o the_o agent_n himself_o that_o vitiate_v his_o action_n and_o not_o the_o ill_a intention_n of_o another_o person_n who_o intention_n he_o know_v not_o or_o if_o he_o know_v it_o to_o be_v ill_a disapprove_v it_o it_o be_v upon_o the_o circumstance_n of_o our_o own_o action_n and_o not_o upon_o the_o circumstance_n of_o other_o folk_n action_n that_o the_o morality_n of_o our_o action_n do_v much_o depend_v pag._n 98._o sect._n 7._o after_o the_o repetition_n of_o what_o he_o have_v say_v often_o before_o he_o allege_v that_o the_o refuse_v of_o the_o indulgence_n will_v have_v be_v a_o sensible_a defeat_n of_o the_o design_n of_o erastianism_n and_o will_v have_v necessitate_v the_o designer_n to_o have_v take_v other_o measure_n and_o he_o add_v that_o this_o supposable_a defeat_n be_v sufficient_a to_o show_v how_o suitable_a a_o medium_n this_o be_v unto_o the_o project_v end_n and_o that_o it_o can_v be_v say_v that_o this_o be_v but_o accidental_a for_o it_o have_v a_o necessary_a connexion_n with_o the_o end_n as_o not_o only_a experience_n have_v prove_v but_o the_o very_a nature_n of_o the_o thing_n evince_v as_o be_v abundant_o clear_v above_o ans_fw-fr the_o absolute_a refusal_n of_o the_o relaxation_n of_o the_o restraint_n or_o the_o absolute_a refusal_n of_o the_o peaceable_a exercise_n of_o the_o ministry_n will_v not_o have_v be_v a_o right_a way_n of_o defeat_a erastianism_n it_o be_v a_o very_a ordinary_a fault_n in_o these_o time_n in_o oppose_v one_o evil_a to_o run_v into_o another_o dum_fw-la vitant_fw-la stulti_fw-la vitia_fw-la in_o contraria_fw-la currunt_fw-la there_o be_v some_o who_o a_o little_a after_o the_o reformation_n from_o popery_n in_o their_o oppose_v the_o merit_n of_o good_a work_n run_v 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