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without_o iniquity_n just_a and_o right_o be_v he_o deut._n 32._o 4._o but_o this_o fasten_v on_o he_o the_o great_a injustice_n imaginable_a to_o determine_v man_n by_o a_o forcible_a and_o irresistible_a decree_n before_o they_o be_v to_o sin_v against_o his_o law_n that_o so_o he_o may_v take_v justice_n on_o they_o which_o likewise_o asmuch_o derogate_v from_o his_o wisdom_n in_o find_v no_o more_o righteous_a a_o way_n to_o magnify_v his_o justice_n than_o by_o enforce_v man_n to_o sin_n by_o a_o irresistible_a decree_n and_o overrule_a providence_n in_o order_n thereunto_o that_o so_o justice_n may_v take_v place_n upon_o they_o what_o such_o a_o thing_n will_v be_v account_v among_o man_n i_o need_v not_o speak_v but_o here_o it_o will_v be_v object_v that_o god_n be_v under_o no_o law_n his_o own_o will_n be_v his_o law_n and_o whatever_o he_o will_v be_v good_a and_o righteous_a and_o therefore_o what_o have_v we_o to_o do_v to_o question_v his_o will_n and_o work_n or_o to_o say_v unto_o he_o what_o do_v thou_o rom._n 9_o 14_o to_o 22._o have_v enough_o in_o it_o to_o confirm_v this_o and_o to_o stop_v all_o mouth_n in_o this_o matter_n answ_n 1._o it_o be_v true_a the_o will_n of_o god_n be_v his_o law_n and_o whatever_o he_o will_v be_v just_a and_o right_o yet_o 2._o it_o behoove_v we_o to_o understand_v that_o such_o be_v the_o holiness_n of_o his_o nature_n and_o name_n that_o he_o can_v will_v nothing_o which_o be_v contrary_a thereunto_o and_o 3._o that_o such_o be_v his_o truth_n and_o faithfulness_n that_o he_o never_o do_v nor_o can_v will_v any_o thing_n that_o be_v contrary_a to_o his_o word_n rom._n 3._o 3_o 4._o tit._n 1._o 2._o that_o though_o he_o be_v under_o no_o law_n of_o man_n make_v yet_o he_o be_v under_o the_o law_n of_o his_o own_o name_n and_o nature_n of_o his_o own_o reveal_v word_n and_o will_n and_o those_o who_o say_v otherwise_o end_v all_o ground_n of_o faith_n and_o religion_n and_o as_o for_o rom._n 9_o i_o have_v say_v enough_o to_o that_o already_o it_o not_o relate_v to_o his_o eternal_a decree_n but_o his_o present_a act_n towards_o man_n in_o way_n of_o judgement_n for_o former_a iniquity_n and_o otherwise_o to_o understand_v it_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o name_n nature_n and_o truth_n of_o god_n in_o his_o word_n and_o therefore_o be_v impious_a so_o to_o imagine_v 4._o and_o it_o strike_v as_o deep_o at_o the_o truth_n and_o faithfulness_n of_o god_n in_o his_o word_n which_o present_v we_o with_o his_o be_v good_a to_o all_o and_o with_o his_o love_n to_o all_o in_o which_o he_o swear_v that_o he_o have_v no_o pleasure_n in_o the_o death_n of_o the_o wicked_a but_o this_o give_v he_o the_o lie_n in_o all_o assert_v a_o eternal_a decree_n both_o of_o sin_n and_o death_n before_o the_o world_n be_v but_o let_v god_n be_v true_a and_o every_o man_n a_o liar_n in_o this_o matter_n thus_o have_v i_o endeavour_v though_o very_o brief_o to_o open_v this_o great_a mystery_n of_o iniquity_n and_o have_v it_o not_o be_v state_v as_o a_o foundation-principle_n of_o faith_n though_o tend_v to_o end_v all_o faith_n and_o clothe_v in_o so_o fine_a a_o dress_n as_o make_v so_o much_o for_o the_o exaltation_n of_o god_n in_o his_o name_n and_o for_o the_o consolation_n of_o christian_n have_v at_o present_a say_v nothing_o to_o it_o and_o all_o arise_v from_o and_o as_o the_o effect_n of_o that_o untimely_a bear_v monster_n absolute_a reprobation_n of_o the_o world_n by_o a_o immutable_a decree_n before_o ever_o it_o have_v a_o be_v and_o from_o hence_o as_o the_o reprobation_n be_v decree_v so_o must_v the_o sin_n to_o make_v the_o reprobation_n certain_a and_o sure_a and_o