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because_o god_n determinate_a counsel_n hiâ—_n providence_n power_n permission_n and_o his_o give_a man_n over_o be_v in_o their_o sin_n and_o because_o he_o may_v have_v hinder_v it_o if_o he_o will_v therefore_o they_o think_v they_o can_v choose_v but_o sin_n and_o why_o shall_v fault_n be_v find_v with_o they_o if_o god_n will_v it_o shouâ—â—_n be_v otherwise_o such_o be_v bring_v in_o object_v 9_o rom._n 9_o who_o have_v resist_v his_o will_n why_o do_v he_o yet_o find_v fault_n this_o they_o take_v from_o adam_n who_o before_o his_o conversion_n will_v have_v lay_v the_o fault_n on_o god_n rather_o than_o take_v it_o on_o himself_o for_o he_o say_v 3.12_o gen._n 3.12_o the_o woman_n who_o thou_o give_v to_o be_v wiih_o i_o she_o give_v i_o of_o the_o tree_n and_o i_o do_v eat_v but_o take_v notice_n that_o although_o he_o thus_o extenuate_v his_o sin_n by_o lay_v it_o on_o god_n yet_o god_n can_v 3.17_o gen._n 3.17_o and_o do_v curse_v adam_n and_o the_o earth_n the_o bitter_a 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