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decree_v to_o concur_v with_o reasonable_a creature_n in_o their_o action_n but_o this_o be_v conditional_o modo_fw-la ipsi_fw-la velint_fw-la so_o they_o themselves_o will_v do_v this_o or_o that_o answ_n god_n do_v concur_v with_o man_n not_o only_o in_o the_o outward_a act_n of_o eat_v but_o in_o the_o inward_a act_n whereby_o he_o will_v to_o eat_v for_o not_o only_o the_o hand_n and_o mouth_n but_o the_o mind_n and_o will_v move_v by_o he_o suppose_v that_o he_o do_v decree_n to_o concur_v with_o man_n in_o the_o outward_a act_n of_o eat_v upon_o condition_n that_o man_n do_v will_n to_o eat_v yet_o upon_o what_o condition_n do_v he_o decree_v to_o concur_v with_o he_o in_o this_o act_n of_o his_o will_n if_o it_o shall_v be_v say_v on_o this_o condition_n if_o man_n himself_o will_v it_o may_v as_o well_o be_v say_v that_o god_n do_v decree_n to_o make_v man_n eat_v so_o be_v it_o that_o he_o hide_v eat_v what_o need_v he_o to_o concur_v with_o he_o in_o the_o act_n of_o his_o 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