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it_o but_o to_o conclude_v my_o answer_n to_o this_o reason_n do_v this_o darken_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o will_n of_o man_n do_v this_o confine_v it_o destroy_v its_o freedom_n and_o its_o joy_n that_o it_o act_v and_o move_v in_o conformity_n to_o in_o communion_n and_o fellow_n ship_n with_o the_o divine_a will_n from_o the_o same_o principle_n in_o the_o same_o amplitude_n to_o the_o same_o end_n by_o the_o same_o necessity_n of_o good_a alone_a of_o the_o supreme_a the_o universal_a good_a comprehend_v all_o thing_n in_o itself_o unchangeable_a in_o all_o this_o be_v the_o proper_a nature_n of_o man_n and_o of_o his_o will_n that_o divine_a similitude_n and_o image_n in_o which_o he_o be_v first_o create_v 9_o reason_n but_o the_o variety_n of_o thing_n that_o it_o may_v be_v entire_a require_v it_o that_o there_o shall_v be_v in_o nature_n a_o free_a agent_n undetermined_a to_o motion_n or_o a_o cessation_n from_o motion_n to_o this_o or_o a_o contrary_a motion_n have_v the_o 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