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more_o may_v make_v a_o worse_a thing_n happen_v unto_o he_o i_o say_v not_o this_o without_o ground_n because_o i_o find_v he_o abuse_v my_o former_a lenity_n as_o if_o he_o imagine_v his_o be_v terrible_a have_v make_v i_o courteous_a christian_n reader_n observe_v my_o reason_n he_o do_v now_o acknowledge_v to_o all_o the_o world_n and_o withal_o profess_v he_o praef._n sect_n 4._o p._n 3._o must_v acknowledge_v both_o my_o gentleness_n and_o charity_n and_o brotherly_a moderation_n in_o deal_v with_o he_o but_o as_o if_o gentleness_n and_o charity_n and_o brotherly_a moderation_n be_v only_o fit_a for_o a_o moral_a man_n and_o be_v the_o glitter_a sin_n of_o a_o episcopal_a divine_a he_o behave_v himself_o so_o unexpected_o in_o divers_a passage_n of_o his_o book_n as_o if_o he_o dare_v not_o imitate_v the_o best_a thing_n in_o i_o and_o in_o the_o point_n of_o charity_n have_v think_v it_o his_o duty_n to_o come_v behind_o i_o have_v do_v no_o worse_o than_o the_o clear_n of_o god_n from_o those_o slander_n which_o the_o tongue_n of_o the_o wicked_a have_v raise_v against_o he_o and_o the_o free_n myself_o from_o those_o other_o slander_n which_o be_v raise_v against_o i_o for_o clear_v god_n thing_n confess_v to_o be_v matchless_a and_o groundless_a slander_n by_o the_o dear_a friend_n of_o mr._n barlee_n &_o now_o at_o last_o not_o deny_v by_o himself_o when_o yet_o mr._n baxter_n think_v fit_a to_o say_v in_o the_o depth_n of_o his_o passion_n and_o partiality_n mr._n baxter_n in_o his_o praef._n address_v to_o mr._n t.p._n sect._n 20._o towards_o the_o end_n of_o it_o that_o he_o have_v rather_o die_v in_o the_o state_n of_o david_n before_o nathan_n speak_v to_o he_o or_o of_o peter_n after_o he_o have_v deny_v his_o lord_n that_o be_v in_o
of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n exhibit_v to_o we_o in_o the_o last_o clause_n of_o the_o article_n the_o second_o be_v ground_v on_o another_o confession_n of_o the_o contrary_a party_n in_o their_o definition_n of_o god_n decree_n sect._n 13._o mr._n w_n mistake_n of_o the_o thing_n in_o question_n represent_v in_o clear_a and_o fair_a colour_n the_o general_a content_n of_o the_o several_a chapter_n chap._n i._n sect._n 1_o master_n w'_v fanciful_a creation_n of_o three_o general_a objection_n the_o distrust_n he_o put_v in_o his_o cause_n his_o study_a aim_v beside_o the_o mark_n he_o overthrow_v his_o own_o rampire_n his_o second_o overthrow_n of_o himself_o and_o of_o his_o absolute_a decree_n sect._n 2._o his_o three_o overthrow_n of_o himself_o by_o a_o most_o crimson_a contradiction_n he_o enter_v on_o that_o which_o mr._n calvin_n judge_v the_o worst_a part_n of_o libertinism_n his_o new_a contradiction_n about_o the_o manner_n of_o god_n work_v his_o down_n right_a libertinism_n libertine_n no_o christian_n a_o dilemma_n as_o a_o touch_n stone_n to_o try_v his_o meaning_n the_o determination_n of_o man_n will_n to_o wicked_a action_n be_v not_o god_n work_n he_o infer_v god_n to_o be_v worse_o than_o the_o author_n of_o sin_n his_o meaning_n ferret_v out_o of_o his_o word_n his_o abuse_n of_o scripture_n to_o serve_v his_o turn_n he_o speak_v worse_a of_o god_n then_o can_v be_v true_o say_v of_o satan_n his_o ugly_a doctrine_n of_o god_n speak_v out_o by_o mr._n barlee_n sect._n 3_o his_o three_o general_n answer_v a_o mere_a majestic_a mistake_n sect._n 4._o he_o descend_v from_o general_n to_o particular_n begin_v with_o the_o charge_n of_o make_v god_n the_o author_n of_o sin_n and_o with_o a_o tergiversation_n and_o imposition_n on_o the_o scripture_n he_o asperse_v god_n with_o the_o decree_a of_o sin_n in_o the_o first_o attempt_n of_o his_o excuse_n his_o memorable_a answer_n to_o his_o own_o objection_n his_o meaning_n catch_v in_o a_o dilemma_n his_o foul_a use_n of_o the_o word_n permission_n and_o its_o odious_a impropriety_n represent_v in_o other_o colour_n the_o common_a poultice_n for_o a_o sore_a doctrine_n sect._n 5._o he_o mould_v a_o new_a objection_n against_o himself_o and_o grant_v what_o his_o doctrine_n be_v charge_v with_o his_o answer_n consist_v in_o shift_v the_o duty_n of_o a_o respondent_fw-la and_o speak_v quite_o another_o thing_n he_o confound_v the_o permission_n of_o sin_n with_o sin_n and_o try_v to_o blot_v his_o doctrine_n fair_a his_o abuse_n of_o saint_n austin_n he_o argue_v that_o god_n do_v will_v sin_v perfect_o because_o he_o will_v the_o permission_n of_o it_o and_o fain_o will_v have_v scripture_n to_o speak_v against_o god_n by_o speak_v his_o activity_n in_o the_o production_n of_o sin_n 1._o from_o the_o sell_n of_o joseph_n 2._o pharaoh_n obduration_n 3._o the_o candanite_n harden_v 4._o absaloms_n defile_n his_o father_n concubine_n 5._o shimei_n curse_v david_n 6_o 7_o 8._o three_o other_o text_n 9_o the_o egyptian_n hatred_n of_o israel_n 10._o god_n be_v say_v to_o deceive_v the_o prophet_n 11._o give_v up_o to_o vile_a affection_n 12._o give_v eye_n not_o to_o see_v 13._o send_v delusion_n 14._o the_o nation_n make_v league_n with_o the_o roman_n all_o which_o scripture_n be_v explain_v and_o vindicate_v from_o the_o frightful_a misapprehension_n of_o this_o mistaker_n sect._n 6._o mr._n w._n most_o groundless_o infer_v god_n to_o sit_v still_o and_o to_o be_v a_o idle_a beholder_n if_o he_o be_v not_o busy_a in_o the_o efficiency_n of_o sin_n chap._n ii_o sect._n 1_o of_o the_o common_a hebraisme_n by_o which_o such_o verb_n be_v active_a in_o sound_n be_v only_o permissive_a in_o signification_n by_o the_o admission_n of_o which_o rule_n the_o foul_a absurdity_n aforesaid_a will_v be_v avoid_v and_o scripture_n expound_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mr._n w'_v manifold_a unhappiness_n in_o reject_v that_o rule_n he_o make_v contradiction_n in_o scripture_n and_o overthrow_v his_o own_o interest_n in_o other_o case_n he_o be_v convince_v by_o that_o which_o he_o can_v but_o confess_v his_o woeful_a shift_n in_o expound_v scripture_n and_o the_o mischief_n ensue_v on_o it_o his_o master_n contradict_v themselves_o by_o not_o observe_v the_o hebraisme_n mr._n w._n make_v light_a to_o be_v a_o sin_n and_o incest_n to_o be_v no_o sin_n by_o make_v a_o parity_n of_o god_n work_v in_o either_o case_n he_o be_v beat_v with_o his_o own_o weapon_n by_o any_o atheist_n dialogue-wise_a condemn_v out_o of_o his_o own_o mouth_n scripture_n interpret_v scripture_n against_o mr._n vv._n sect._n 2._o his_o return_n to_o his_o first_o method_n of_o forge_v objection_n to_o himself_o he_o be_v at_o odds_o with_o doctor_n twisse_n to_o make_v man_n sin_n be_v a_o a_o sin_n of_o the_o worst_a size_n yet_o ascribe_v unto_o god_n by_o that_o sort_n of_o man_n sect._n 3_o the_o ease_n and_o ordinary_a perversion_n of_o the_o scripture_n mr._n w._n mistake_v the_o error_n for_o the_o person_n of_o some_o protestant_n and_o confound_v they_o with_o the_o papist_n his_o party_n clamour_n against_o themselves_o and_o affront_n god_n with_o a_o epitrope_n mr._n w'_v clamour_n against_o protestant_a divine_n he_o jump_v in_o so_o do_v with_o the_o jesuited_a papist_n sect._n 4._o his_o foul_a imputation_n cast_v upon_o the_o scripture_n saint_n peter_n caveat_n touch_v paul_n epistle_n the_o literal_a plalnness_n of_o some_o scripture_n do_v make_v they_o difficult_a to_o some_o a_o short_a direction_n to_o the_o mean_n of_o remedy_n or_o prevention_n remove_v a_o stumbling-block_n out_o of_o the_o people_n way_n sect._n 5._o mr._n w._n either_o mean_n that_o god_n have_v a_o hand_n in_o evil_n because_o in_o good_a or_o that_o the_o act_n of_o sin_n be_v not_o the_o sin_n or_o that_o god_n be_v the_o proper_a cause_n and_o efficient_a of_o sin_n and_o that_o he_o mean_v the_o last_o be_v prove_v by_o a_o dilemma_n humane_a learning_n a_o good_a foundation_n for_o a_o divine_a sect._n 6._o mr._n w'_v rare_a essay_n to_o separate_v the_o wickedness_n from_o the_o act_n of_o the_o wicked_a act_n sect._n 7._o his_o first_o essay_n be_v a_o bare_a dictate_v include_v eight_o gross_a absurdity_n of_o action_n natural_a and_o unnatural_a of_o nature_n corrupt_v and_o uncorrupted_a mr._n vv._n deny_v god_n omnipotence_n and_o make_v he_o the_o proper_a cause_n of_o sin_n sect._n 8._o his_o second_o essay_n be_v a_o impertinence_n beyond_o example_n or_o what_o be_v so_o much_o worse_o as_o that_o it_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v name_v he_o be_v force_v to_o be_v pertinent_a and_o his_o answer_n challenge_v sect._n 9_o his_o three_o essay_n be_v a_o continuance_n of_o his_o tergiversation_n and_o infer_v god_n the_o efficient_a of_o sin_n mr._n vv._n vindicate_v from_o his_o abuse_n put_v upon_o himself_o the_o probable_a cause_n of_o his_o chief_a aberration_n five_o expedient_n propose_v to_o undeceive_v he_o sect._n 10._o his_o four_o essay_n make_v the_o wicked_a action_n to_o be_v good_a and_o from_o god_n sect._n 11._o his_o five_o essay_n do_v betray_v he_o to_o a_o confession_n that_o he_o make_v god_n the_o author_n of_o sin_n he_o mistake_v a_o moral_a for_o a_o natural_a action_n and_o be_v hamper_v in_o some_o dilemma_n the_o method_n by_o which_o he_o be_v lead_v into_o all_o his_o blasphemy_n sect._n 12._o sin_n be_v inseparable_a from_o the_o sinful_a action_n which_o mr._n vv._n seem_v to_o see_v by_o his_o tergiversation_n he_o make_v a_o accident_n the_o subject_n of_o inhesion_n to_o a_o accident_n confound_v the_o act_n of_o differ_v with_o the_o passive_a power_n of_o be_v part_v make_v david_n lie_v with_o bathshebah_n no_o sin_n and_o the_o sin_n of_o adultery_n separable_a from_o itself_o sect._n 13._o he_o show_v his_o cause_n be_v desperate_a by_o speak_v purposely_o beside_o the_o purpose_n he_o attempt_v the_o wash_n of_o wet_a from_o water_n roundness_n from_o a_o globe_n sect._n 14._o mr._n vv._n affirm_v that_o god_n do_v will_n and_o work_v sin_n and_o have_v a_o hand_n in_o effect_v it_o and_o that_o sin_n make_v for_o god_n glory_n conclude_v sin_n to_o be_v good_a or_o god_n work_v it_o as_o evil_n feign_v god_n to_o work_v evil_a to_o a_o good_a end_n q._n whether_o he_o infer_v not_o god_n to_o be_v a_o sinner_n his_o inconsistence_n with_o mr._n hick_n and_o mr._n b._n and_o with_o himself_o he_o frame_v not_o his_o proposition_n to_o the_o nature_n of_o god_n but_o the_o nature_n of_o god_n to_o his_o proposition_n sect._n 15_o &_o 16._o mr._n w'_v great_a forgery_n in_o that_o little_a which_o he_o cite_v his_o foul_a sense_n of_o god_n determination_n that_o sin_n shall_v be_v do_v his_o impious_a expression_n or_o god_n have_v a_o hand_n in_o sin_n and_o the_o importance_n of_o that_o phrase_n sect._n
a_o most_o necessary_a truth_n to_o say_v that_o god_n be_v the_o author_n or_o cause_n of_o sin_n i_o have_v more_o abundant_o make_v apparent_a in_o three_o distinct_a tract_n viz._n correct_v copy_n p._n 9_o 10_o 50._o especial_o diu._n philanthropy_n defend_v ch_n 3._o sect_n 34._o p._n 132._o etc._n etc._n to_o p._n 139._o &_o sect_n 35._o p._n 141._o and_o again_o diu._n purity_n def_n ch_n 4._o sect_n 3._o p._n 19_o 20._o and_o i_o shall_v do_v it_o yet_o more_o effectual_o in_o the_o second_o and_o three_o chapter_n of_o this_o follow_a work_n in_o particular_a ch_n 3._o sect_n 13._o &_o 27._o and_o therefore_o three_o that_o they_o will_v not_o so_o frequent_o and_o affectionate_o contend_v for_o that_o very_a doctrine_n which_o sometime_o though_o very_o rare_o they_o confess_v to_o be_v false_a &_o blasphemous_a but_o that_o they_o find_v it_o must_v follow_v from_o their_o espouse_a principle_n of_o god_n decree_n so_o as_o they_o see_v they_o must_v relinquish_v either_o both_o or_o neither_o i_o have_v abundant_o evince_v in_o the_o diu._n pur._n def_n ch_n 4._o sect_n 7._o p._n 33_o etc._n etc._n to_o p._n 39_o especial_o from_o the_o citation_n out_o of_o doctor_n twisse_n du_n moulin_n remigius_n and_o the_o other_o friend_n of_o gotteschalc_n bishop_n cuthert_n tunstal_n and_o above_o all_o out_o of_o prosper_n who_o they_o many_o time_n dream_v to_o have_v be_v their_o patron_n and_o therefore_o can_v gainsay_v he_o without_o discomfort_n and_o again_o i_o shall_v evince_v it_o in_o several_a part_n of_o the_o follow_a work_n and_o in_o particular_a ch_n 3._o sect_n 8._o &_o 10._o beside_o that_o the_o thing_n be_v so_o conspicuous_a of_o itself_o that_o i_o may_v venture_v to_o make_v the_o adversary_n the_o sole_a judge_n of_o the_o business_n for_o nature_n nothing_o but_o their_o principle_n of_o god_n decree_n can_v lead_v they_o to_o blasphemy_n of_o such_o a_o nature_n sect._n 8._o i_o demand_v of_o any_o man_n live_v what_o shall_v move_v such_o learned_a man_n as_o huldericus_n zuinglius_fw-la doctor_n twisse_n piscator_fw-la zanchy_a triglandius_n beza_n calvin_n martyr_n borrhaus_n and_o many_o other_o to_o teach_v posterity_n in_o their_o print_a work_n that_o god_n do_v make_v man_n transgressor_n 32._o for_o the_o several_a page_n of_o their_o work_n see_v the_o diu._n philan._n def_n ch_n 3._o sect_n 34._o especial_o the_o diu._n purity_n def_n ch_n 4._o sect_n 3._o p._n 19_o 20._o &_o sect_n 6._o p._n 31_o 32._o and_o be_v the_o author_n of_o adultery_n and_o that_o murder_n be_v the_o work_n of_o god_n and_o that_o sinner_n do_v sin_n by_o the_o force_n of_o god_n will_n that_o god_n predestine_n man_n to_o sin_n and_o to_o sin_n quatenus_fw-la sin_n that_o he_o be_v the_o author_n of_o evil_n not_o only_o of_o punishment_n but_o of_o sin_n too_o that_o he_o be_v the_o cause_n not_o only_o of_o humane_a action_n but_o of_o the_o very_a defect_n and_o privation_n that_o he_o effect_v sin_n that_o he_o excit_v and_o tempt_v and_o 5._o and_o all_o the_o excuse_n mr._n b._n make_v for_o the_o say_n that_o god_n do_v compel_v man_n to_o sin_n be_v that_o they_o use_v it_o but_o seldom_o see_v what_o shall_v be_v say_v ch_n 3._o sect_n 27._o num_fw-la 5._o compel_v man_n to_o sin_n and_o a_o world_n the_o like_a stuff_n i_o say_v what_o move_v they_o to_o print_v such_o loathsome_a doctrine_n be_v it_o that_o they_o esteem_v they_o as_o flower_n of_o rhetoric_n or_o witty_a sentence_n or_o pretty_a conceit_n or_o well-sounding_a period_n or_o soulsaving_a preachment_n or_o hosanna_n to_o the_o most_o high_a this_o can_v be_v no_o not_o so_o much_o as_o to_o be_v imagine_v what_o invite_v mr._n hobbs_n to_o say_v that_o 24._o mr._n hobbs_n of_o liberty_n and_o necessity_n p._n 23_o 24._o sin_n may_v be_v necessary_o cause_v in_o man_n by_o god_n order_v all_o the_o world_n that_o god_n do_v will_v it_o and_o necessitate_v it_o and_o 106._o and_o id._n in_o animadvers_fw-la p._n 11._o &_o 107._o &_o 106._o cause_n man_n to_o err_v and_o be_v the_o principal_a agent_n in_o the_o cause_v of_o all_o action_n which_o he_o who_o say_v do_v also_o say_v that_o he_o find_v no_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o action_n and_o the_o sin_n of_o that_o action_n from_o which_o great_a truth_n he_o shall_v have_v infer_v that_o god_n can_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o sinful_a action_n not_o that_o he_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o sin_n what_o make_v the_o 37_o the_o p._n 36_o 37_o comforter_n of_o believer_n to_o say_v that_o god_n be_v the_o author_n of_o sinfulness_n itself_o and_o have_v more_o hand_n in_o man_n sinfulness_n than_o they_o themselves_o be_v these_o writer_n afraid_a lest_o man_n shall_v think_v too_o reverent_o of_o god_n too_o hardly_o of_o the_o devil_n and_o too_o profane_o of_o themselves_o or_o be_v they_o move_v with_o a_o itch_n to_o revive_v the_o doctrine_n of_o carneades_n and_o to_o make_v man_n believe_v that_o sin_n be_v nothing_o but_o a_o name_n invent_v by_o 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second_o chapter_n of_o the_o follow_a work_n especial_o the_o second_o and_o in_o that_o for_o instance_n sect._n 14._o do_v will_n and_o work_v sin_n that_o he_o have_v a_o efficiency_n in_o sin_n that_o in_o all_o the_o wickedness_n in_o the_o world_n god_n have_v a_o hand_n a_o work_a hand_n yea_o the_o chief_a hand_n that_o sin_n do_v make_v for_o god_n glory_n and_o that_o it_o have_v a_o respect_n of_o good_a and_o that_o god_n have_v a_o hand_n in_o effect_v it_o yea_o that_o god_n do_v act_n in_o it_o as_o a_o natural_a cause_n that_o god_n decree_v the_o sin_n of_o adam_n and_o so_o order_v the_o whole_a business_n that_o he_o shall_v certain_o fall_v that_o it_o be_v necessary_a the_o first_o man_n shall_v sin_v that_o the_o gospel_n do_v stir_v up_o evil_a affection_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o wicked_a man_n and_o harden_v man_n heart_n and_o god_n intend_v it_o shall_v do_v so_o and_o send_v it_o for_o this_o very_a purpose_n that_o of_o sinful_a action_n god_n be_v the_o 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cause_n of_o the_o very_a obliquity_n of_o the_o act_n of_o sin_n that_o god_n excit_v man_n to_o the_o act_n of_o adultery_n that_o he_o stir_v they_o up_o to_o unjust_a act_n as_o a_o man_n put_v spur_n to_o a_o dull_a jade_n that_o he_o tempt_v man_n to_o sin_n and_o a_o world_n the_o like_a blasphemy_n nay_o what_o make_v he_o and_o mr._n hick_n to_o tell_v the_o world_n 18._o world_n see_v what_o shall_v be_v say_v ch_n 3._o sect._n 18._o that_o if_o sin_n be_v a_o positive_a entity_n either_o god_n be_v the_o creator_n of_o sin_n or_o else_o sin_n itself_o be_v god_n do_v this_o prodigious_a pair_n of_o writer_n think_v that_o these_o be_v quaint_a apophthegm_n which_o
it_o p._n â—6_n and_o gape_v so_o wide_o as_o he_o do_v nay_o wide_o than_o all_o this_o as_o shall_v be_v show_v in_o due_a time_n how_o can_v we_o fail_v to_o know_v his_o meaning_n by_o his_o gape_n let_v we_o then_o contemplate_v the_o large_a dimension_n of_o his_o swallow_n that_o at_o last_o we_o may_v demand_v what_o it_o be_v will_v stick_v with_o he_o work_v 3._o his_o now_o contradiction_n about_o the_o manner_n of_o god_n work_v 3._o first_o a_o huge_a contradiction_n go_v down_o very_o glib_o for_o as_o soon_o as_o his_o ignorance_n be_v acknowledge_v as_o to_o the_o manner_n of_o god_n work_v p._n 19_o he_o describe_v the_o manner_n of_o it_o and_o set_v it_o down_o as_o dogmatical_o as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v a_o eye-witness_n and_o of_o counsel_n to_o that_o secret_a and_o hide_a will_n of_o god_n which_o the_o man_n of_o his_o way_n be_v wont_a to_o oppose_v to_o his_o reveal_v one_o he_o say_v consent_o out_o of_o 17._o of_o negari_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la illum_fw-la aliquo_fw-la modo_fw-la procurare_fw-la negotium_fw-la cujus_fw-la consilio_fw-la &_o decreto_fw-la genotium_fw-la geritur_fw-la piscat_fw-la ad_fw-la am._n collat._n vor_v sect_n 17._o piscator_fw-la but_o blush_v to_o put_v it_o into_o english_a that_o god_n do_v procure_v the_o business_n of_o sin_n by_o who_o counsel_n and_o decree_v the_o business_n be_v manage_v or_o carry_v on_o p._n 21._o my_o more_o distinct_o as_o to_o the_o manner_n in_o another_o shred_n of_o latin_a which_o he_o call_v a_o true_a rule_n but_o put_v it_o not_o into_o english_a the_o true_a english_a of_o it_o be_v this_o that_o naturalis_fw-la that_o deus_fw-mi agit_fw-fr in_fw-la peccato_fw-la non_fw-la tanquam_fw-la causa_fw-la moralis_fw-la sed_fw-la tanquam_fw-la causa_fw-la naturalis_fw-la god_n do_v act_n in_o sin_n not_o as_o a_o moral_a but_o as_o a_o natural_a cause_n p._n 25._o that_o be_v to_o say_v he_o do_v not_o so_o act_v as_o to_o persuade_v only_o which_o yet_o be_v bad_a 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natural_a cause_n of_o david_n lie_v with_o bathsheba_n and_o that_o that_o positive_a act_n of_o adultery_n be_v god_n work_n and_o his_o creature_n because_o of_o positive_a act_n he_o say_v that_o god_n be_v the_o proper_a efficient_a cause_n p._n 24._o this_o lie_v on_o he_o unavoidable_o unless_o he_o can_v separate_v the_o positive_a act_n of_o david_n lie_v with_o bathsheba_n from_o david_n sin_n of_o adultery_n which_o be_v his_o lie_v with_o bathsheba_n and_o nothing_o else_o which_o i_o shall_v show_v he_o can_v do_v if_o so_o gross_a a_o visible_a needs_o show_v when_o i_o discover_v how_o mr._n hicks_n betray_v mr._n barlee_n into_o a_o blasâ—_n hemy_n no_o less_o than_o sin_n be_v god_n if_o a_o positive_a act_n and_o how_o mr._n b._n be_v even_o with_o he_o by_o send_v his_o treachery_n to_o the_o press_n so_o much_o for_o mr._n w_n new_a self-contradiction_n libertinism_n 4._o his_o downright_a libertinism_n 4._o next_o mr._n w._n must_v be_v observe_v to_o speak_v the_o 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sunt_fw-la sturm_n de_fw-fr praedest_fw-la thes_n 16._o 4._o idem_fw-la facit_fw-la deus_fw-la scilicet_fw-la procurat_fw-la adulterium_fw-la maledicta_fw-la mendacia_fw-la piscat_fw-la resp_n ad_fw-la apolog._n birtii_fw-la p._n 143._o 5._o omnes_fw-la peccatores_fw-la &_o flagitiosi_fw-la vi_fw-la voluntatis_fw-la dei_fw-la faciunt_fw-la quicquid_fw-la faciunt_fw-la id._n resp_n ad_fw-la tauffr_n p._n 65._o 6._o deus_fw-la efficaciter_fw-la agit_fw-fr seu_fw-la efficit_fw-la &_o suâ_fw-la efficacitate_fw-la peragâ—t_fw-la omne_fw-la sine_fw-la ullâ_fw-la prorsus_fw-la quantulâcunque_fw-la exceptione_n beza_n contra_fw-la castle_n aphorism_n 1_o 6_o 7._o beza_n do_v and_o as_o mr._n w._n now_o do_v that_o all_o their_o sin_n be_v god_n work_n for_o that_o be_v their_o rule_n which_o be_v now_o mr._n whitfields_n that_o what_o the_o scripture_n both_o plain_o and_o positive_o assert_v that_o god_n do_v we_o ought_v not_o to_o deny_v that_o he_o do_v it_o p._n 19_o not_o admit_v any_o 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account_n though_o what_o i_o have_v now_o say_v be_v somewhat_o more_o than_o i_o ov_v he_o see_v sinner_n impl._n part_n 2._o ch_z 2._o p._n 258._o to_o p._n 264._o and_o because_o the_o word_n of_o that_o father_n be_v not_o there_o give_v at_o large_a i_o have_v here_o think_v fit_a to_o set_v they_o down_o in_o the_o margin_n justinus_n margin_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d just_a mart._n contra_fw-la tryph._n p._n 370._o porrò_fw-la illam_fw-la objectionem_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ita_fw-la solvit_fw-la justinus_n i_o be_o very_a well_o please_v that_o the_o same_o be_v object_v against_o my_o doctrine_n which_o be_v object_v by_o wicked_a tryphon_n against_o that_o learned_a apostolical_a and_o holy_a father_n what_o be_v add_v by_o mr._n w._n of_o god_n permit_v sin_n to_o be_v be_v only_o for_o
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all_o this_o be_v truth_n yet_o not_o the_o whole_a truth_n sect._n 3_o scripture_n 1._o the_o easy_a and_o ordinary_a perversion_n of_o the_o scripture_n but_o mr._n w._n proceed_v thus_o but_o all_o those_o scripture_n mention_v it_o may_v appear_v what_o little_a reason_n mr._n p._n have_v to_o make_v such_o a_o clamour_n against_o those_o our_o protestant_a divine_n as_o if_o they_o make_v god_n to_o be_v the_o author_n of_o sin_n when_o he_o know_v that_o they_o positive_o profess_v and_o some_o of_o they_o strong_o prove_v the_o contrary_a p._n 24._o so_o he_o say_v and_o say_v only_o but_o 1._o i_o have_v prove_v in_o my_o sect._n 1._o of_o this_o chapter_n that_o the_o abuse_n of_o those_o scripture_n be_v a_o great_a portion_n of_o the_o impiety_n suppose_v that_o some_o lucian_n shall_v make_v a_o cento_n out_o of_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o scripture_n as_o ausonius_n do_v out_o of_o virgil_n will_v the_o impiety_n of_o the_o thing_n be_v any_o whit_n the_o more_o 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papist_n 2._o i_o do_v not_o clamour_n against_o protestant_a divine_n but_o against_o the_o heathenish_a asseveration_n which_o have_v be_v publish_v in_o the_o writing_n of_o presbyterian_o and_o papist_n not_o only_o dominican_n but_o jesuit_n also_o for_o which_o i_o 28._o i_o sâ—e_fw-fr diu._n philâ—n_n ch_n 1._o sect_n 5._o p._n 27_o 28._o produce_v the_o confession_n of_o doctor_n twisse_n and_o mr._n barlee_n but_o be_v a_o protestant_n myself_o i_o have_v by_o so_o much_o the_o great_a reason_n to_o declare_v against_o the_o blasphemy_n of_o any_o protestant_a divine_n that_o i_o may_v not_o be_v accessary_a so_o much_o as_o by_o my_o silence_n and_o that_o some_o papist_n may_v cease_v to_o say_v what_o they_o common_o have_v do_v that_o those_o horrible_a
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and_o do_v so_o urge_v they_o that_o they_o smite_v the_o sinner_n mind_n etc._n etc._n which_o be_v to_o act_v in_o sin_n as_o a_o moral_a cause_n whereas_o mr._n w._n affirm_v his_o act_n to_o be_v as_o a_o natural_a cause_n only_o i_o will_v not_o exagitate_v the_o noisome_a instance_n by_o which_o he_o clear_v his_o meaning_n to_o we_o nor_o will_v i_o show_v how_o he_o have_v gratify_v his_o carnal_a reader_n i_o rather_o hasten_v to_o his_o ensue_a word_n sect._n 10._o god_n his_o four_o essay_n infer_v the_o wicked_a action_n to_o be_v good_a and_o from_o god_n his_o four_o answer_n be_v that_o every_o new_a action_n and_o motion_n
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it_o 18._o look_v forward_o on_o ch_n 3._o sect_n 12._o num._n 4._o &_o sect_n 18._o and_o can_v possible_o get_v out_o for_o 1._o he_o confess_v most_o explicit_o though_o not_o in_o any_o humble_a form_n that_o if_o it_o be_v prove_v to_o be_v impossible_a to_o separate_v the_o sin_n from_o the_o sinful_a action_n which_o i_o have_v often_o prove_v to_o be_v impossible_a he_o can_v choose_v but_o take_v god_n to_o be_v the_o author_n of_o sin_n here_o then_o again_o he_o must_v be_v summon_v to_o show_v we_o how_o david_n sin_n to_o wit_n his_o adultery_n can_v be_v separate_v from_o his_o sinful_a action_n to_o wit_n his_o lie_v with_o bathshebah_n which_o until_o he_o shall_v perform_v i_o must_v declare_v he_o out_o of_o his_o book_n which_o be_v as_o much_o as_o from_o his_o own_o mouth_n to_o be_v a_o assertor_n of_o that_o blasphemy_n which_o yet_o he_o do_v many_o time_n disow_v though_o not_o so_o often_o as_o he_o own_v it_o action_n 2._o he_o be_v fain_o to_o miscall_v 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and_o real_a thing_n therefore_o according_a to_o their_o concession_n they_o do_v all_o make_v god_n the_o author_n of_o sin_n sect._n 20._o block_n mr._n b_n second_o chip_n of_o the_o old_a block_n mr._n b._n hew_v out_o his_o second_o chip_n thus_o he_o must_v hold_v that_o there_o be_v miriads_o of_o miriads_o of_o action_n in_o the_o world_n which_o be_v not_o wrought_v by_o god_n etc._n etc._n p._n 113._o this_o second_o chip_n be_v wonderful_a if_o compare_v with_o the_o first_o god_n 1._o his_o inconsistency_n with_o himself_o and_o his_o infer_v all_o sinful_a action_n to_o be_v wrought_v by_o god_n for_o there_o he_o will_v have_v i_o bind_v up_o by_o my_o thesis_n to_o maintain_v that_o god_n be_v the_o author_n of_o sin_n though_o here_o he_o make_v i_o to_o hold_v that_o there_o be_v 100000._o of_o action_n not_o wrought_v by_o god_n if_o the_o first_o be_v swallow_v there_o be_v no_o place_n for_o the_o second_o and_o if_o the_o second_o than_o no_o place_n for_o the_o 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true_a for_o they_o be_v kinsman_n in_o these_o affair_n the_o jesuit_n in_o waggery_n do_v purposely_o propagate_v many_o blasphemy_n arise_v from_o the_o tenet_n of_o unconditional_a reprobation_n in_o many_o protestant_a part_n of_o the_o christian_a world_n that_o by_o make_v they_o odious_a they_o may_v fright_v man_n from_o thence_o into_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n i_o find_v the_o observation_n in_o the_o renown_a and_o judicious_a 3189._o judicious_a exact_a coll._n l._n 10._o ch_n 39_o sect_n 6._o p._n 3189._o dr._n jackson_n who_o mr._n b._n put_v i_o upon_o read_v by_o his_o say_n that_o i_o have_v read_v he_o when_o indeed_o i_o have_v not_o and_o since_o the_o jesuit_n suarez_n be_v of_o so_o much_o authority_n with_o his_o cousin_n of_o the_o kirk_n i_o will_v observe_v out_o of_o 2._o of_o proprio_fw-la &_o real_a influxu_fw-la concurrit_fw-la deus_fw-la ad_fw-la actus_fw-la liberi_fw-la arbitrii_fw-la ut_fw-la reale_v actus_fw-la sunt_fw-la etiamsi_fw-la saepissimè_fw-la &_o intrinsecè_fw-la mali_fw-la sint_fw-la nam_fw-la cùm_fw-la hi_o actus_fw-la sint_fw-la verè_fw-la res_fw-la &_o effectus_fw-la reale_v necesse_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la saltem_fw-la illam_fw-la dopendentiam_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la habeant_fw-la quae_fw-la omnibus_fw-la causarum_fw-la secundarum_fw-la effect_n bus_fw-la generalis_fw-la &_o omnino_fw-la necessaria_fw-la est_fw-la suarez_n de_fw-fr concursu_fw-la motione_fw-la &_o auxiliis_fw-la dei_fw-la lib._n 2._o suarez_n that_o the_o act_n of_o freewill_n be_v real_a act_n though_o evil_a and_o the_o real_a effect_n of_o second_o cause_n which_o mr._n hick_n and_o mr._n b._n be_v both_o entreat_v to_o chew_v upon_o and_o again_o i_o will_v observe_v that_o suarez_n give_v those_o act_n but_o a_o general_a dependence_n upon_o god_n whereas_o doctor_n twisse_n as_o i_o late_o cite_v he_o make_v god_n to_o be_v causa_fw-la particularis_fw-la uniuscujusque_fw-la actus_fw-la which_o be_v worse_o than_o the_o jesuit_n though_o the_o jesuit_n and_o dominican_n be_v too_o too_o bad_a in_o their_o assertion_n sect._n 21._o former_a mr._n b_n 3d._a chip_n more_o pitiful_a than_o the_o former_a mr._n b._n say_v far_o it_o will_v follow_v that_o the_o more_o sinful_a act_n any_o commit_v the_o more_o he_o be_v a_o creator_n and_o a_o kind_n of_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o god_n of_o himself_o p._n 13._o still_o a_o chip_n of_o the_o same_o block_n but_o 1._o what_o pretence_n have_v he_o for_o this_o when_o i_o have_v say_v so_o often_o that_o though_o the_o sinner_n in_o some_o sort_n may_v be_v call_v the_o creator_n of_o his_o sin_n yet_o the_o evil_n which_o he_o do_v he_o do_v by_o that_o power_n and_o freedom_n of_o will_n which_o he_o have_v from_o god_n how_o then_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o any_o sense_n 2._o to_o be_v a_o god_n of_o evil_n be_v a_o very_a sad_a privilege_n and_o the_o word_n god_n be_v so_o far_o from_o signify_v he_o only_o who_o be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o 22.28_o that_o exod._n 22.28_o man_n and_o 8.5_o and_o 1_o cor._n 8.5_o idol_n be_v call_v god_n in_o scripture_n and_o satan_n himself_o the_o 4.4_o the_o 2_o cor._n 4.4_o god_n of_o this_o world_n and_o so_o the_o sum_n of_o mr._n b_n acumen_fw-la be_v but_o this_o that_o the_o more_o sin_n a_o man_n commit_v of_o the_o more_o sin_n he_o be_v the_o author_n the_o more_o evil_a the_o devil_n invent_v the_o work_n of_o the_o devil_n be_v so_o much_o the_o more_o very_o pretty_a look_v back_o on_o sect._n 18._o &_o 19_o num._n 5._o sect._n 22._o all_o mr._n b_n four_o chip_n the_o most_o lamentable_a of_o all_o mr._n b._n begin_v to_o be_v more_o extravagant_a than_o himself_o not_o only_o more_o than_o other_o man_n by_o argue_v from_o the_o supposal_n of_o sin_n be_v a_o thing_n
the_o state_n of_o a_o adulterer_n murderer_n and_o one_o who_o project_v the_o drunkenness_n of_o uriah_n and_o continue_v thus_o about_o a_o year_n in_o a_o impenitent_a state_n then_o of_o mr._n pierce_n that_o have_v commit_v no_o such_o sin_n nor_o do_v he_o give_v the_o least_o reason_n beside_o my_o writing_n that_o book_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o my_o fail_n which_o be_v know_v to_o god_n only_o he_o do_v not_o pretend_v to_o know_v the_o least_o sin_n in_o i_o except_v my_o public_a write_n against_o those_o sin_n of_o which_o i_o know_v not_o that_o he_o be_v guilty_a until_o in_o this_o his_o late_a book_n he_o reveal_v it_o to_o i_o from_o the_o press_n and_o that_o i_o have_v fail_n know_v to_o god_n i_o will_v add_v to_o myself_o also_o be_v no_o more_o than_o he_o may_v have_v say_v even_o of_o david_n and_o peter_n after_o the_o time_n of_o their_o repentance_n yet_o go_v he_o not_o 5._o page_n far_o before_o his_o eruption_n into_o these_o strange_a word_n i_o ibid._n sect_n 24._o have_v rather_o my_o right_a hand_n be_v use_v as_o cranmer_n than_o i_o shall_v have_v write_v against_o puritan_n what_o you_o have_v do_v yet_o it_o be_v know_v that_o i_o write_v against_o no_o other_o puritan_n than_o such_o as_o be_v define_v at_o hampton-court_n to_o be_v protestant_n fright_v out_o of_o their_o wit_n such_o puritan_n as_o be_v know_v to_o be_v paint_v sepulcher_n have_v a_o form_n only_o of_o godliness_n without_o the_o power_n of_o it_o such_o as_o be_v think_v by_o judicious_a hooker_n to_o be_v fit_a inhabitant_n for_o a_o wilderness_n not_o for_o a_o well-ordered_a city_n such_o as_o have_v ever_o despise_v dominion_n and_o speak_v evil_a of_o dignity_n have_v be_v common_o boutefeus_n and_n man_n of_o blood_n the_o proverbial_a autor_n and_o fautor_n of_o sedition_n and_o violence_n in_o church_n and_o state_n if_o mr._n baxter_n do_v know_v enough_o of_o the_o ancient_a gnostic_n and_o catharist_n the_o pharisee_n of_o judaea_n and_o rigid_a 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of_o the_o augustan_n confession_n as_o of_o the_o article_n of_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n mistake_v at_o once_o the_o whole_a drift_n of_o grotius_n his_o excellent_a discussio_fw-la apologetici_fw-la rivetiani_n and_o parcel_a his_o mistake_n into_o a_o great_a many_o section_n towards_o the_o make_n of_o a_o book_n cite_v grotius_n his_o latin_a and_o not_o translate_n it_o into_o english_a or_o translate_n it_o so_o lame_o to_o say_v no_o worse_o as_o to_o conceal_v his_o true_a meaning_n from_o english_a reader_n i_o say_v so_o frequent_o do_v i_o discern_v mr._n baxters_n uncovering_n of_o himself_o in_o these_o and_o many_o more_o respect_n that_o for_o aught_o i_o yet_o know_v these_o very_a hint_n which_o i_o have_v give_v for_o the_o intelligent_a reader_n to_o enlarge_v upon_o unto_o himself_o may_v be_v a_o sufficient_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d against_o the_o contagion_n of_o all_o his_o volume_n my_o perusal_n of_o his_o book_n have_v be_v so_o hasty_a it_o have_v be_v bring_v i_o by_o the_o same_o carrier_n by_o who_o i_o be_o hasty_o send_v this_o short_a account_n unto_o the_o press_n that_o although_o i_o can_v say_v i_o have_v run_v it_o over_o yet_o i_o can_v say_v i_o have_v read_v it_o all_o and_o therefore_o my_o reader_n will_v be_v satisfy_v with_o this_o one_o instance_n of_o my_o experience_n in_o his_o sect._n 21._o p._n 34_o 35._o grotius_n be_v bring_v by_o mr._n baxter_n speak_v thus_o in_o his_o discussio_fw-la â‚_o quare_fw-la nunc_fw-la planè_fw-la it_o a_o sentit_fw-la grotius_n &_o multi_fw-la cum_fw-la ipso_fw-la non_fw-la posse_fw-la protestant_n inter_v se_fw-la jungi_fw-la nisi_fw-la simul_fw-la jungantur_fw-la cum_fw-la iis_fw-la qui_fw-la sedi_fw-la romanae_fw-la coherent_a sine_fw-la quâ_fw-la nullum_fw-la sperari_fw-la potest_fw-la in_o ecclesiâ_fw-la commune_fw-la regimen_fw-la ideo_fw-la optat_fw-la mark_v this_o good_a reader_n ut_fw-la ea_fw-la divulsio_fw-la quae_fw-la evenit_fw-la &_o causae_fw-la divulsionis_fw-la tollantur_fw-la inter_fw-la eas_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la primatus_fw-la episcopi_fw-la romani_fw-la secundum_fw-la canon_n fatente_fw-la melancthone_n the_o late_a part_n of_o these_o word_n which_o be_v the_o chief_a mr._n baxter_n take_v no_o notice_n of_o in_o the_o english_a account_n which_o he_o render_v of_o they_o only_o content_v himself_o to_o say_v here_o you_o see_v that_o grotius_n judge_v that_o the_o only_a way_n for_o union_n be_v for_o all_o protestant_n to_o join_v with_o they_o that_o adhere_v to_o the_o see_v of_o rome_n he_o be_v deep_o silent_a as_o to_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o breach_n which_o grotius_n do_v wish_v may_v be_v take_v away_o and_o which_o he_o charge_v the_o papist_n with_o vot_o pro_fw-la pace_n p._n 7_o 8._o i_o have_v not_o a_o minute_n wherein_o to_o say_v more_o then_o that_o for_o all_o his_o medling_n and_o misdemeanour_n about_o my_o last_o reckon_n with_o mr._n barlee_n in_o my_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o self-revenger_n exemplify_v i_o sincere_o commiserate_v his_o passion_n i_o true_o pardon_v his_o partiality_n and_o i_o hearty_o pray_v for_o his_o amendment_n errata_fw-la page_n 6._o lin_v 9_o in_o mark_fw-mi r._n libert_n c._n 13._o p._n 7._o l._n 5._o from_o the_o bottom_n r._n mr._n hickman_n p._n 31._o l._n 15._o after_o do_v r._n in_o p._n 40._o l._n 8._o in_o mark_fw-mi r._n 2_o sam._n 12.11_o 12._o p._n 50._o l._n 1._o r._n joh._n 15.5_o p._n 95._o l._n 3._o from_o the_o bottom_n r._n have_v p._n 102._o l._n 9_o r._n himself_o p._n 113._o l._n 8._o for_o mr._n w._n r._n mr._n b._n p._n 114._o l._n 28._o in_o mark_fw-mi for_o mr._n w._n r._n mr._n b._n p._n 149._o l._n 16._o for_o rest_n on_o r._n restore_v 163._o l._n 1._o in_o mark_fw-mi after_o of_o r._n in_o p._n 169._o l._n 10._o for_o severe_a r._n several_a p._n 171._o l._n 1._o for_o p._n 13._o r._n p._n 113._o p._n 176_o l._n 5._o r._n erinays_n p._n 187._o l._n 5._o after_o what_o r._n be_v p._n 197._o l._n 7._o in_o mark_fw-mi r._n in_o gen._n p_o 203._o 39_o in_o mark_fw-mi r._n vitetur_fw-la p._n 208._o l_o 13._o in_o mark_fw-mi r._n p._n 844_o 845._o the_o end_n