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the_o devil_n to_o deceive_v achab_n with_o a_o lie_n put_v the_o spirit_n of_o error_n into_o the_o lie_a prophet_n their_o lie_v be_v a_o sin_n but_o god_n will_v it_o as_o punishment_n and_o not_o as_o it_o be_v mere_o a_o sin_n of_o itself_o the_o like_a appear_v 2._o thess_n 2.10.11_o 29._o rom._n 1._o isai_n 19_o isai_n 29._o because_o the_o thessalonian_o receive_v not_o the_o love_n of_o the_o truth_n that_o they_o may_v be_v save_v therefore_o god_n send_v they_o strong_a delusion_n that_o they_o shall_v believe_v lie_n 3._o tim._n 7._o lib._n 5._o cap._n 3._o augustine_n against_o julian_n show_v that_o a_o desire_n to_o sin_n be_v a_o sin_n a_o punishment_n and_o a_o cause_n of_o sin_n but_o yet_o in_o respect_n of_o god_n a_o punishment_n only_o this_o shall_v suffice_v touch_v this_o point_n if_o any_o one_o list_v to_o hear_v more_o i_o refer_v he_o to_o that_o of_o tertullian_n before_o allege_v contra_fw-la martion_n lib._n 2._o p._n 180._o that_o god_n do_v will_n 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virtue_n of_o the_o same_o power_n all_o substance_n be_v maintain_v and_o action_n effect_v tyrant_n persecute_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n their_o malice_n proceed_v from_o themselves_o but_o their_o strength_n to_o effect_n come_v of_o the_o lord_n 20._o tom._n 7._o de_fw-fr gratia_n &_o libero_fw-la arbit_n c._n 20._o isai_n 7.17_o for_o as_o augustine_n say_v god_n do_v work_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n and_o do_v move_v the_o motion_n of_o the_o will_n that_o by_o they_o he_o may_v bring_v to_o pass_v whatsoever_o he_o have_v decree_v according_a to_o that_o of_o solomon_n prou._n 21.1_o the_o king_n heart_n be_v in_o the_o lord_n hand_n as_o the_o river_n of_o water_n he_o turn_v it_o whither_o soever_o it_o please_v he_o all_o god_n creature_n be_v his_o instrument_n of_o glory_n we_o can_v proper_o say_v that_o a_o instrument_n work_v but_o the_o user_n of_o the_o same_o the_o axe_n be_v not_o the_o squarer_n of_o the_o timber_n but_o the_o carpenter_n with_o the_o axe_n 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can_v abide_v in_o content_a manner_n to_o look_v upon_o sin_n or_o behold_v iniquity_n in_o another_o much_o less_o do_v he_o will_v it_o himself_o but_o we_o will_v reduce_v the_o argument_n after_o this_o manner_n this_o be_v impossible_a that_o there_o shall_v proceed_v any_o evil_n from_o a_o cause_n which_o be_v simple_o and_o absolute_o good_a but_o god_n be_v a_o cause_n in_o all_o respect_v simple_o and_o absolute_o good_a and_o therefore_o no_o evil_n can_v proceed_v from_o he_o that_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o there_o shall_v proceed_v evil_a from_o a_o cause_n which_o be_v simple_o prove_v the_o proposition_n prove_v and_o absolute_o good_a who_o so_o wilful_a that_o will_v not_o conceive_v it_o who_o so_o blind_a that_o can_v see_v it_o how_o can_v that_o be_v absolute_o good_a from_o whence_o proceed_v some_o evil_n wherein_o shall_v a_o absolute_a good_a cause_n differ_v from_o a_o evil_a cause_n if_o evil_o do_v proceed_v as_o well_o from_o the_o one_o as_o the_o 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