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as_o well_o as_o the_o wicked_a when_o the_o lord_n sweep_v away_o 70_o thousand_o with_o a_o three_o day_n pestilence_n in_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n be_v it_o not_o possible_a think_v this_o author_n that_o any_o of_o god_n dear_a child_n shall_v perish_v by_o that_o pestilence_n to_o be_v carry_v away_o into_o captivity_n by_o a_o heathenish_a nation_n i_o shall_v think_v be_v a_o great_a calamity_n then_o to_o die_v of_o the_o pestilence_n yet_o those_o who_o be_v carry_v away_o into_o babylon_n with_o king_n jechoniah_n the_o lord_n represent_v by_o 24._o the_o basket_n of_o good_a fig_n and_o those_o the_o lord_n profess_v that_o he_o have_v send_v they_o away_o into_o babylon_n for_o their_o good_a be_v all_o damn_a will_n this_o author_n say_v that_o perish_v in_o the_o flood_n saint_n peter_n seem_v to_o be_v of_o a_o other_o opinion_n where_o he_o say_v to_o this_o purpose_n be_v the_o gospel_n preach_v also_o to_o the_o end_n that_o they_o may_v be_v condemn_v also_o to_o man_n in_o the_o flesh_n but_o may_v 6._o live_v according_a to_o god_n in_o the_o spirit_n true_o i_o do_v not_o say_v so_o much_o of_o they_o that_o perish_v in_o the_o conspiracy_n of_o corah_n when_o the_o earth_n open_v her_o mouth_n and_o swallow_v up_o the_o conspirator_n nor_o they_o only_o but_o their_o wife_n and_o child_n also_o especial_o consider_v that_o inter_fw-la pontem_fw-la &_o fontem_fw-la mercy_n may_v be_v seek_v and_o mercy_n may_v be_v find_v sect._n 2._o contain_v the_o first_o objection_n with_o the_o answer_n thereunto_o devise_v and_o my_o reply_n thereupon_o and_o a_o answer_n thereunto_o 17._o but_o god_n say_v some_o be_v sovereign_a lord_n of_o all_o creature_n they_o be_v true_o and_o proper_o his_o own_o can_v he_o therefore_o dispose_v of_o they_o as_o he_o please_v and_o do_v with_o his_o own_o what_o he_o will_v object_n the_o question_n be_v not_o what_o a_o almighty_a sovereign_a power_n can_v do_v to_o poor_a vassal_n but_o what_o a_o power_n that_o be_v just_a and_o good_a may_v do_v by_o the_o power_n of_o a_o lord_n his_o absolute_a and_o naked_a power_n he_o can_v cast_v away_o the_o whole_a answer_n mass_n of_o mankind_n for_o it_o be_v not_o repugnant_a to_o omnipotency_n or_o soveraingty_n but_o by_o the_o power_n of_o a_o judge_n to_o wit_n that_o actual_a power_n of_o he_o which_o be_v always_o clothe_v with_o goodness_n and_o justice_n he_o can_v for_o it_o be_v not_o compatible_a with_o these_o property_n in_o god_n to_o appoint_v man_n to_o hell_n of_o his_o mere_a will_n and_o pleasure_n no_o fault_n at_o all_o of_o they_o preexi_v in_o his_o eternal_a mind_n it_o be_v not_o compatible_a with_o justice_n which_o be_v a_o constant_a will_n of_o render_v to_o every_o one_o his_o due_a and_o that_o be_v
loose_a and_o dissolute_a discourse_n be_v most_o suitable_a with_o his_o genius_n 1._o adam_n sin_n be_v no_o man_n personal_a sin_n but_o adam_n true_a for_o there_o be_v no_o man_n then_o but_o adam_n but_o all_o man_n be_v the_o posterity_n of_o adam_n be_v then_o in_o adam_n in_o that_o one_o person_n of_o adam_n and_o in_o he_o all_o have_v sin_v say_v the_o apostle_n rom._n 5._o and_o without_o consent_n to_o sin_n they_o can_v not_o sin_n 2._o when_o he_o say_v this_o sin_n of_o adam_n be_v not_o the_o sin_n of_o our_o nature_n by_o generation_n it_o be_v so_o wild_a a_o expression_n that_o i_o profess_v i_o can_v devise_v any_o tolerable_a sense_n of_o it_o that_o we_o be_v in_o adam_n when_o he_o sin_v it_o be_v full_o sufficient_a to_o bring_v upon_o we_o that_o corruption_n that_o depth_n of_o corruption_n wherein_o we_o be_v all_o conceive_a and_o bear_v and_o not_o by_o imputation_n what_o divine_a among_o papist_n or_o protestant_n be_v he_o that_o maintain_v that_o 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not_o to_o maintain_v any_o universal_a grace_n otherwise_o then_o as_o nature_n may_v be_v call_v grace_n for_o grace_n be_v goodness_n but_o goodness_n do_v not_o consist_v in_o a_o power_n to_o do_v good_a if_o we_o will_v but_o it_o be_v a_o habitual_a dispose_n of_o the_o will_v to_o that_o which_o be_v good_a only_a how_o much_o more_o be_v it_o so_o of_o grace_n which_o we_o count_v supernatural_a goodness_n neither_o be_v the_o maintenance_n of_o such_o a_o power_n to_o do_v good_a any_o contradiction_n to_o holy_a scripture_n testify_v that_o man_n can_v believe_v can_v repent_v can_v please_v god_n can_v be_v subject_a to_o the_o
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can_v be_v without_o sin_n and_o though_o they_o will_v and_o desire_v to_o be_v without_o sin_n yet_o they_o can_v be_v without_o sin_n this_o i_o conceive_v be_v speak_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o flesh_n lust_a against_o the_o spirit_n &_o of_o the_o law_n in_o our_o member_n rebel_a against_o the_o law_n of_o our_o mind_n &_o lead_v we_o captive_a to_o the_o law_n of_o sin_n how_o much_o more_o be_v the_o wicked_a in_o bondage_n 7._o to_o sin_n and_o satan_n as_o the_o same_o florus_n show_v pag._n 142_o for_o whereas_o scotus_n teach_v that_o a_o man_n have_v not_o lose_v his_o liberty_n but_o only_o the_o power_n and_o vigour_n of_o his_o liberty_n florus_n oppose_v he_o thus_o non_fw-la rectè_fw-la dicit_fw-la quia_fw-la nec_fw-la sentit_fw-la he_o say_v not_o well_o because_o he_o think_v not_o well_o sed_fw-la sicut_fw-la vigorem_fw-la &_o potestatem_fw-la libertatis_fw-la ita_fw-la ipsam_fw-la perdidit_fw-la libertatem_fw-la ut_fw-la jam_fw-la ipse_fw-la ad_fw-la verum_fw-la 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