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public_o choose_v to_o display_v his_o whole_a strength_n as_o if_o by_o this_o he_o be_v desirous_a that_o every_o part_n of_o the_o controversy_n shall_v be_v decide_v i_o accept_v his_o challenge_n and_o hearty_o thank_v he_o for_o the_o contrivance_n he_o have_v give_v i_o a_o occasion_n of_o take_v much_o a_o near_a way_n to_o my_o journey_n end_n than_o i_o first_o intend_v sect._n 4._o conviction_n the_o speedy_a way_n to_o conviction_n for_o if_o i_o prove_v out_o of_o his_o mouth_n and_o out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o his_o predecessor_n that_o what_o they_o public_o acknowledge_v to_o be_v blasphemous_o false_a do_v unavoidable_o follow_v from_o their_o espouse_a notion_n of_o god_n decree_n then_o can_v he_o not_o choose_v but_o acknowledge_v that_o such_o a_o notion_n of_o god_n decree_n must_v needs_o be_v dangerous_o false_a he_o must_v confess_v that_o his_o book_n be_v a_o insufferable_a libel_n against_o his_o maker_n and_o such_o as_o against_o which_o he_o must_v public_o enter_v his_o protestation_n now_o that_o it_o be_v false_a and_o blasphemous_a to_o say_v that_o god_n be_v the_o author_n or_o cause_n of_o sin_n both_o in_o those_o very_a term_n and_o in_o other_o as_o bad_a and_o in_o many_o other_o much_o worse_o be_v ever_o acknowledge_v by_o themselves_o in_o some_o part_n of_o their_o write_n wherein_o forgetful_a of_o their_o doctrine_n they_o consider_v nothing_o but_o duty_n who_o yet_o in_o other_o part_n of_o their_o own_o writing_n wherein_o forgetful_a of_o duty_n they_o reason_v only_o from_o their_o doctrine_n do_v most_o dogmatical_o deliver_v it_o for_o very_o great_a truth_n sect._n 5._o thing_n make_a plain_a and_o open_a by_o a_o manifestation_n of_o three_o thing_n in_o great_a affection_n to_o the_o most_o vulgar_a and_o less_o intelligent_a reader_n who_o deliverance_n and_o liberty_n from_o the_o worst_a kind_n of_o thraldom_n i_o do_v especial_o aim_v at_o in_o what_o i_o publish_v i_o will_v use_v the_o great_a plainness_n and_o perspicuity_n of_o speech_n which_o by_o study_n and_o meditation_n i_o be_o able_a to_o contrive_v our_o whole_a dispute_n will_v be_v conclude_v by_o a_o most_o cogent_a demonstration_n of_o these_o three_o thing_n first_o that_o it_o be_v grant_v by_o the_o adversary_n themselves_o to_o be_v both_o false_a and_o blasphemous_a to_o say_v that_o god_n be_v the_o author_n or_o cause_n of_o sin_n second_o it_o be_v affirm_v by_o the_o very_a same_o party_n to_o be_v neither_o false_a nor_o blasphemous_a but_o 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 three_o it_o can_v be_v deny_v by_o the_o aforesaid_a party_n that_o what_o they_o sometime_o confess_v to_o be_v both_o false_a and_o blasphemous_a they_o will_v not_o at_o other_o time_n affirm_v to_o be_v neither_o false_a nor_o blasphemous_a but_o that_o they_o find_v it_o to_o be_v the_o natural_a and_o unavoidable_a issue_n flow_v out_o from_o their_o principle_n of_o god_n decree_n sect._n 6._o thing_n the_o three_o thing_n i_o do_v solemn_o take_v upon_o i_o after_o mature_a deliberation_n prove_v undertake_v solemn_o to_o be_v prove_v and_o in_o a_o full_a comprehension_n of_o the_o several_a evidence_n and_o proof_n to_o make_v a_o cogent_a demonstration_n of_o those_o three_o thing_n a_o demonstration_n so_o cogent_a that_o the_o most_o stomachful_a adversary_n shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o gainsay_v it_o unless_o they_o will_v say_v that_o they_o never_o say_v what_o they_o say_v and_o that_o they_o have_v not_o print_v what_o they_o have_v print_v or_o that_o the_o world_n lie_v in_o darkness_n so_o as_o we_o can_v read_v either_o their_o latin_a or_o their_o english_a but_o only_o dream_v that_o we_o read_v what_o indeed_o we_o do_v not_o either_o they_o will_v or_o they_o will_v not_o proceed_v to_o those_o late_a degree_n of_o madness_n if_o they_o will_v they_o will_v prove_v the_o liberty_n of_o their_o will_n to_o speak_v against_o their_o own_o light_n and_o against_o their_o own_o speaking_n and_o against_o their_o testimony_n of_o conscience_n and_o against_o the_o witness_n of_o other_o man_n eye_n as_o well_o as_o of_o their_o own_o and_o what_o be_v this_o but_o to_o sin_v as_o with_o a_o cart-rope_n to_o turn_v grace_n backward_o to_o bid_v righteousness_n stand_v afar_o off_o and_o to_o say_v we_o will_v be_v stubborn_a in_o spite_n of_o evidence_n and_o conviction_n thus_o it_o be_v if_o they_o will_v proceed_v to_o the_o degree_n of_o madness_n above_o specify_v and_o if_o they_o will_v not_o as_o sure_o they_o will_v not_o then_o in_o spite_n of_o themselves_o and_o their_o own_o perverseness_n they_o must_v fly_v by_o way_n of_o refuge_n to_o these_o follow_a confession_n first_o that_o they_o have_v publish_v self-contradiction_n beyond_o compare_n affirm_v what_o they_o deny_v and_o deny_v what_o they_o affirm_v call_v that_o by_o the_o name_n of_o blasphemy_n which_o they_o profess_v to_o think_v orthodox_n and_o assert_v that_o for_o true_a divinity_n with_o one_o stroke_n of_o their_o pen_n which_o with_o another_o dash_n of_o the_o same_o pen_n they_o call_v the_o doctrine_n of_o devil_n their_o second_o confession_n must_v be_v this_o that_o be_v prove_v to_o have_v print_v such_o contradiction_n in_o several_a part_n of_o their_o write_n as_o their_o occasion_n do_v require_v or_o their_o necessity_n enforce_v they_o they_o be_v oblige_v indispensable_o to_o declare_v their_o last_o thought_n and_o to_o name_v that_o part_n of_o their_o contradiction_n to_o which_o they_o will_v final_o adhere_v and_o in_o adherence_n to_o which_o they_o will_v quit_v the_o contrary_a from_o this_o day_n forward_o whether_o the_o affirmative_a or_o the_o negative_a part_n of_o the_o contradiction_n whether_o that_o which_o be_v for_o god_n or_o that_o which_o be_v against_o he_o if_o the_o late_a they_o be_v declare_o libertine_n and_o ranter_n and_o i_o shall_v wish_v for_o nothing_o more_o than_o the_o publick'st_a trial_n in_o the_o world_n to_o prove_v they_o such_o there_o be_v nothing_o now_o want_v but_o a_o sufficient_a publication_n and_o notification_n of_o the_o thing_n to_o effect_v its_o solemn_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o total_a banishment_n out_o of_o the_o world_n thus_o it_o be_v if_o they_o adhere_v to_o the_o late_a part_n of_o their_o contradiction_n and_o if_o they_o adhere_v unto_o the_o former_a which_o god_n of_o his_o mercy_n and_o by_o his_o grace_n may_v be_v please_v to_o work_v in_o they_o both_o to_o will_v and_o to_o do_v i_o know_v not_o how_o they_o can_v escape_v a_o entire_a conversion_n unto_o the_o truth_n or_o how_o obstinacy_n itself_o can_v slip_v its_o neck_n out_o of_o the_o collar_n which_o the_o sovereignty_n of_o light_n have_v sit_v for_o it_o and_o in_o a_o willing_a submission_n unto_o which_o the_o ghostly_a freedom_n of_o the_o obstinate_a do_v chief_o stand_v sin_n the_o same_o man_n affirm_v it_o to_o be_v both_o blasphemy_n and_o truth_n to_o say_v that_o god_n be_v the_o author_n or_o cause_n of_o sin_n sect._n 7._o to_o prove_v the_o three_o thing_n of_o which_o i_o speak_v in_o my_o last_o paragraph_n but_o one_o and_o to_o prove_v they_o so_o large_o as_o i_o desire_v be_v not_o the_o business_n of_o this_o place_n but_o of_o my_o follow_a chapter_n of_o the_o second_o and_o three_o more_o especial_o to_o which_o i_o now_o be_o but_o write_v my_o introduction_n i_o will_v therefore_o say_v no_o more_o here_o then_o what_o may_v serve_v to_o stay_v the_o appetite_n of_o any_o possible_a impatient_a and_o long_a reader_n first_o that_o the_o adversary_n do_v grant_v it_o to_o be_v both_o false_a and_o blasphemous_a to_o say_v that_o god_n be_v the_o author_n or_o cause_n of_o sin_n good_a note_v the_o double_a concession_n of_o mr._n b._n first_o that_o his_o master_n do_v call_v it_o a_o excerable_a blasphemy_n p._n 129_o etc._n etc._n and_o yet_o they_o teach_v in_o other_o place_n 1._o that_o god_n be_v the_o author_n of_o sin_n 2._o will_n sin_n 3._o impell_v to_o it_o 4._o force_v man_n to_o it_o p._n 132_o 133._o where_o he_o labour_v to_o make_v it_o good_a i_o have_v abundant_o prove_v in_o my_o defence_n of_o god_n purity_n chap._n 4._o sect._n 6._o p._n 30_o 31._o and_o shall_v far_o do_v it_o in_o this_o follow_a work_n in_o particular_a chap._n 3._o sect_n 13._o &_o 27._o nor_o can_v they_o possible_o eat_v their_o word_n but_o at_o the_o peril_n of_o renounce_v the_o whole_a stream_n of_o church-writer_n both_o ancient_a and_o modern_a of_o who_o i_o have_v give_v a_o large_a specimen_fw-la in_o my_o divine_a purity_n def._n ch_n 4._o sect_n 5._o p._n 22_o etc._n etc._n to_o p._n 29._o and_o yet_o second_o that_o the_o same_o party_n do_v affirm_v it_o to_o be_v neither_o false_a nor_o blasphemous_a but_o
will_v only_o observe_v how_o needful_a it_o be_v for_o a_o divine_a to_o lay_v his_o foundation_n of_o knowledge_n in_o humane_a learning_n or_o at_o least_o to_o preach_v only_o by_o way_n of_o exhortation_n to_o depart_v from_o evil_n and_o to_o do_v the_o thing_n that_o be_v good_a but_o not_o to_o meddle_v in_o matter_n beyond_o their_o ken_n the_o sad_a effect_n of_o such_o meddle_v i_o have_v show_v already_o and_o be_o now_o to_o show_v further_o in_o the_o ensue_a paragraph_n for_o what_o i_o speak_v as_o a_o physician_n to_o show_v mr._n b._n the_o immediate_a cause_n of_o his_o disease_n mr._n w._n either_o can_v not_o or_o will_v not_o comprehend_v and_o do_v his_o utmost_a to_o nourish_v the_o peccant_a humour_n mark_v he_o well_o as_o he_o go_v on_o sect._n 6._o act._n mr._n w_n 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 object_n against_o this_o mr._n p._n object_n that_o it_o be_v as_o impossible_a to_o separate_v the_o wickedness_n of_o the_o act_n from_o the_o act_n which_o be_v wicked_a as_o to_o separate_v roundness_n from_o the_o globe_n and_o to_o separate_v sinfulness_n from_o the_o sin_n as_o from_o the_o sinful_a act_n p._n 24._o 1._o this_o be_v now_o the_o second_o morsel_n of_o my_o philanthropy_n which_o he_o have_v venture_v to_o fasten_v his_o tooth_n upon_o that_o the_o reader_n may_v see_v how_o much_o often_o i_o have_v occasion_n to_o confute_v mr._n w_n invention_n then_o to_o defend_v my_o own_o doctrine_n deliver_v in_o that_o book_n which_o his_o boast_a title-page_n pretend_v to_o combat_v 2._o he_o have_v not_o â—he_n courage_n to_o cite_v my_o word_n right_a or_o to_o acknowledge_v in_o the_o errata_fw-la that_o his_o citation_n be_v wrong_v for_o 1._o he_o cite_v they_o all_o from_o ch_n 4._o p._n 48._o where_o i_o have_v say_v nothing_o like_o it_o nor_o have_v it_o cost_v i_o a_o little_a trouble_n to_o find_v the_o page_n of_o my_o book_n where_o such_o word_n be_v to_o be_v find_v which_o true_o be_v matter_n of_o just_a complaint_n and_o now_o at_o last_o i_o have_v find_v they_o in_o two_o distinct_a page_n at_o great_a distance_n whereas_o he_o have_v cite_v they_o as_o from_o the_o same_o and_o as_o speak_v in_o the_o same_o period_n p._n 48._o but_o the_o former_a part_n be_v p._n 42._o and_o the_o late_a p._n 43._o and_o each_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o several_a page_n 2._o he_o have_v leave_v out_o the_o word_n wicked_a which_o he_o find_v in_o my_o sentence_n before_o the_o first_o mention_n of_o the_o word_n act_n which_o be_v the_o less_o excusable_a because_o he_o cite_v so_o few_o thing_n from_o i_o 3._o he_o take_v not_o any_o notice_n of_o what_o lurge_v for_o the_o proof_n of_o those_o few_o word_n but_o bare_o set_v down_o the_o word_n themselves_o which_o be_v a_o great_a tergiversation_n in_o a_o pretender_n to_o confute_v i_o deserve_v no_o other_o reply_n then_o to_o be_v send_v for_o satisfaction_n to_o my_o three_o whole_a 44._o whole_a see_v the_o diu._n philan._n defend_v ch_n 4._o p._n 42_o 43_o 44._o page_n upon_o that_o subject_n yet_o that_o he_o may_v not_o be_v able_a to_o say_v i_o slight_v he_o i_o will_v show_v he_o his_o unhappiness_n in_o every_o part_n of_o his_o answer_n though_o not_o so_o much_o of_o his_o unhappiness_n as_o i_o can_v easy_o discover_v if_o i_o will_v lose_v so_o much_o time_n sect._n 7._o 8._o his_o first_o essay_n be_v a_o bare_a dictate_v including_z a_o manifold_a absurdity_n no_o less_o than_o 8._o his_o 1._o answer_n be_v this_o god_n be_v little_o behold_v to_o he_o for_o so_o deny_v he_o to_o be_v the_o author_n of_o the_o evil_a that_o cleave_v to_o the_o action_n of_o nature_n as_o withal_o to_o deny_v he_o to_o be_v the_o author_n of_o nature_n for_o maintain_v his_o purity_n by_o deny_v his_o omnipotency_n p._n 24_o 25._o first_n it_o be_v a_o ugly_a expression_n to_o say_v that_o god_n be_v little_o behold_v to_o i_o for_o any_o thing_n as_o if_o for_o something_o he_o may_v be_v possible_o behold_v when_o i_o have_v do_v my_o best_a for_o the_o honour_n of_o god_n i_o have_v do_v but_o my_o duty_n which_o be_v my_o duty_n but_o in_o part_n and_o infinite_o far_o from_o what_o i_o owe_v he_o i_o must_v say_v when_o all_o be_v do_v i_o be_o a_o 17.10_o a_o luk._n 17.10_o unprofitable_a servant_n 2._o but_o yield_v mr._n w._n his_o naughty_a term_n how_o much_o less_o can_v it_o be_v say_v that_o god_n be_v behold_v to_o mr._n w._n who_o will_v so_o maintain_v he_o to_o be_v the_o author_n of_o nature_n as_o to_o make_v he_o also_o the_o author_n of_o thing_n against_o nature_n how_o much_o rather_o be_v satan_n behold_v to_o he_o for_o so_o assert_v god_n omnipotence_n as_o to_o asperse_v his_o purity_n and_o so_o by_o consequence_n to_o plead_v for_o satan_n 3._o it_o go_v ill_a enough_o with_o mr._n w._n that_o what_o he_o say_v he_o say_v only_o without_o a_o offer_n of_o any_o proof_n to_o which_o it_o be_v sufficient_a to_o say_v the_o contrary_a with_o the_o same_o confidence_n and_o to_o charge_n or_o challenge_v he_o to_o provide_v his_o proof_n against_o hereafter_o yet_o even_o thus_o he_o be_v worsted_n by_o the_o mere_a opposition_n of_o dictate_v to_o dictate_v because_o it_o be_v less_o wicked_a to_o ascribe_v some_o work_n of_o god_n unto_o the_o devil_n then_o to_o ascribe_v the_o proper_a work_n of_o the_o devil_n unto_o god_n uncorrupted_a god_n of_o action_n natural_a and_o unnatural_a nature_n corrupt_v and_o uncorrupted_a 4._o but_o i_o will_v more_o than_o dictate_v though_o he_o do_v not_o for_o i_o will_v mind_v he_o that_o the_o word_n nature_n which_o of_o itself_o be_v good_a when_o god_n be_v call_v the_o god_n of_o nature_n be_v often_o set_v in_o opposition_n to_o grace_n and_o be_v use_v to_o signify_v the_o corruption_n of_o nature_n at_o least_o by_o way_n of_o connotation_n which_o mr._n w._n not_o consider_v as_o something_o or_o other_o be_v still_o the_o cause_n of_o aberration_n from_o the_o truth_n confound_v the_o action_n of_o nature_n with_o unnatural_a action_n to_o speak_v indeed_o be_v the_o work_n of_o nature_n but_o sure_o it_o be_v not_o a_o sin_n to_o speak_v to_o pray_v sincere_o be_v the_o work_n of_o grace_n and_o sure_o it_o be_v not_o a_o sin_n to_o pray_v sincere_o but_o to_o blaspheme_v against_o god_n be_v neither_o a_o work_n or_o a_o action_n of_o grace_n or_o nature_n yet_o be_v it_o a_o work_n or_o action_n as_o real_o as_o the_o former_a that_o be_v a_o work_n of_o the_o devil_n ungracious_a and_o unnatural_a against_o the_o god_n of_o grace_n and_o nature_n now_o the_o difference_n be_v wide_a betwixt_o speak_v in_o general_n and_o speak_v in_o particular_a to_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o particular_a speak_v against_o god_n glory_n for_o the_o last_o of_o these_o i_o demand_v of_o mr._n w._n be_v that_o action_n of_o blaspheme_v or_o speak_v against_o god_n a_o action_n of_o nature_n or_o be_v it_o not_o if_o he_o say_v yes_o he_o do_v bewray_v it_o to_o be_v his_o doctrine_n that_o god_n be_v the_o author_n of_o blaspheme_v against_o god_n which_o blaspheme_v as_o it_o be_v a_o action_n so_o it_o be_v a_o sin_n too_o if_o he_o say_v no_o than_o he_o confess_v there_o be_v action_n which_o be_v not_o of_o nature_n unless_o he_o will_v say_v that_o to_o blaspheme_v be_v no_o action_n if_o the_o former_a he_o pull_v down_o with_o both_o hand_n what_o he_o erect_v only_o with_o one_o if_o the_o late_a then_o according_a to_o his_o reason_n either_o to_o speak_v be_v not_o a_o action_n or_o to_o blaspheme_v be_v not_o to_o speak_v and_o so_o the_o far_o he_o proceed_v the_o woâ—se_n it_o fare_v with_o he_o 4._o where_o now_o be_v the_o ground_n of_o mr._n w_n say_n that_o i_o deny_v god_n omnipotence_n even_o my_o dutiful_a denial_n that_o god_n be_v the_o author_n of_o such_o action_n as_o blaspheme_v curse_a fight_v against_o god_n david_n be_v lie_v with_o bathshebah_n cain_n be_v kill_v abel_n and_o the_o like_a he_o may_v by_o the_o same_o logic_n accuse_v the_o apostle_n of_o deny_v god_n omnipotence_n and_o that_o in_o contradiction_n to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n for_o our_o saviour_n say_v with_o god_n nothing_o shall_v be_v impossible_a luke_n 1.37_o but_o the_o apostle_n say_v it_o be_v impossible_a for_o god_n to_o lie_v heb._n 6.18_o the_o reconcilement_n stand_v in_o this_o that_o our_o saviour_n speak_v of_o good_a thing_n only_o for_o of_o evil_n it_o be_v true_a that_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o god_n to_o be_v either_o principal_a or_o accessary_n now_o because_o i_o maintain_v that_o god_n can_v will_v or_o work_v sin_n
god_n glory_n or_o that_o god_n may_v get_v himself_o glory_n by_o it_o and_o be_v apt_a to_o plead_v upon_o his_o commit_n of_o adultery_n or_o incest_n that_o he_o do_v not_o do_v it_o as_o it_o be_v forbid_v by_o the_o word_n which_o be_v 47._o be_v this_o be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o dr._n twisse_n &_o other_o particular_o own_v by_o mr._n w._n p._n 47._o improper_o call_v the_o will_n of_o god_n say_v they_o but_o as_o god_n do_v secret_o will_v it_o as_o it_o make_v for_o god_n glory_n or_o to_o the_o end_n that_o god_n may_v get_v himself_o some_o glory_n by_o it_o he_o do_v it_o not_o out_o of_o lust_n or_o as_o a_o sin_n but_o to_o procreate_v a_o saint_n and_o increase_v the_o number_n of_o the_o godly_a and_o withal_o to_o glorify_v that_o discriminate_a mercy_n which_o can_v not_o be_v exercise_v in_o the_o pardon_v of_o such_o sin_n if_o they_o be_v not_o commit_v by_o they_o in_o who_o they_o be_v capable_a of_o be_v pardon_v that_o be_v to_o say_v by_o the_o elect._n i_o put_v this_o case_n to_o fright_v man_n out_o of_o those_o premise_n from_o which_o if_o god_n restrain_v they_o not_o they_o have_v be_v know_v by_o experience_n to_o draw_v such_o horrible_a conclusion_n and_o have_v i_o not_o be_v able_a to_o give_v example_n i_o shall_v not_o have_v think_v this_o method_n needful_a mr._n w._n tell_v we_o plain_a enough_o both_o p._n 26._o and_o here_o too_o that_o so_o far_o as_o sin_n make_v for_o god_n glory_n god_n may_v both_o chapter_n both_o note_v that_o all_o be_v his_o own_o expression_n â—_o 26_o &_o 28._o which_o must_v be_v compare_v to_o which_o purpose_n look_v on_o what_o i_o hâ—ve_v say_v sect_n 14._o of_o this_o chapter_n will_n and_o *_o work_n it_o and_o have_v a_o hand_n in_o 〈◊〉_d effect_v or_o *_o work_n of_o it_o and_o though_o sin_n be_v in_o itself_o evil_a yet_o it_o may_v have_v some_o respect_n of_o *_o good_a as_o for_o that_o which_o he_o call_v a_o true_a rule_n and_o what_o he_o have_v out_o of_o austin_n against_o himself_o i_o will_v not_o exagitate_v his_o unhappiness_n therein_o as_o i_o must_v also_o forbear_v to_o do_v it_o in_o many_o other_o particular_n mere_o for_o fear_n i_o shall_v be_v endless_a sect._n 20._o mr._n w._n proceed_v to_o a_o six_o argument_n whereby_o he_o prove_v his_o great_a willingness_n to_o prove_v that_o god_n have_v efficiency_n and_o hand_n in_o sin_n siam_fw-it mr._n w_n dangerous_a misapprehension_n of_o that_o figurative_a sentence_n that_o god_n do_v punish_v sin_n with_o siam_fw-it but_o more_o than_o his_o willingness_n to_o prove_v it_o he_o prove_v not_o for_o his_o argument_n be_v but_o this_o that_o god_n punish_v one_o sin_n with_o another_o and_o punishment_n be_v more_o than_o a_o bare_a permission_n it_o be_v ridiculous_a to_o say_v that_o a_o judge_n only_o permit_v a_o malefactor_n to_o be_v arraign_v condemn_v and_o execute_v p._n 28._o lin_v ult_n p._n 29._o lin_v 1_o 2_o 3_o 4._o first_o it_o be_v not_o any_o where_o say_v in_o scripture_n that_o god_n do_v punish_v one_o sin_n with_o another_o but_o it_o be_v a_o sentence_n of_o the_o schoolman_n as_o common_o know_v to_o be_v catachrestical_a as_o any_o beggar_n know_v his_o own_o dish_n and_o have_v neither_o truth_n nor_o sense_n in_o it_o unless_o it_o be_v figurative_o mean_v for_o god_n punish_v the_o sinner_n and_o not_o the_o sin_n nor_o do_v he_o imprint_v sin_n on_o he_o as_o the_o lictor_n do_v stripe_n but_o withdraw_v his_o grace_n and_o leave_v the_o sinner_n to_o himself_o whereupon_o he_o sin_v without_o restraint_n but_o i_o have_v speak_v of_o this_o in_o 9_o in_o see_v the_o sinner_n implead_v c._n 1._o p._n 9_o another_o place_n where_o i_o have_v also_o record_v s._n augustine_n suffrage_n for_o the_o truth_n sin_n 2._o his_o make_v god_n the_o proper_a cause_n of_o the_o great_a sin_n 2._o but_o mr._n w._n have_v so_o prodigious_o misunderstand_v that_o sentence_n or_o else_o so_o guilty_o dissemble_v his_o understanding_n as_o to_o express_v god_n punish_v of_o sin_n with_o sin_n by_o the_o positive_a action_n of_o a_o judge_n in_o his_o arraign_v condemn_v and_o execution_n of_o malefactor_n which_o be_v to_o make_v god_n the_o author_n and_o proper_a cause_n of_o the_o great_a sin_n in_o the_o world_n such_o as_o be_v the_o late_a sin_n which_o be_v call_v the_o punishment_n of_o the_o former_a it_o be_v frequent_o the_o doctrine_n of_o mr._n w._n that_o of_o all_o positive_a action_n god_n be_v the_o author_n and_o 11._o and_o exeunt_n of_o god_n prov._n c._n 4._o p._n 11._o proper_a cause_n but_o idolatry_n and_o adultery_n blasphemy_n and_o murder_n and_o the_o sin_n not_o to_o be_v name_v rom._n 1.26_o be_v positive_a action_n and_o punishment_n in_o the_o schoolmen_n sense_n and_o so_o according_a to_o mr._n w._n god_n be_v blasphemous_o infer_v to_o be_v their_o author_n and_o proper_a cause_n act_n 3._o which_o he_o also_o extend_v to_o the_o very_a sin_n of_o the_o act_n 3._o now_o we_o see_v what_o move_v he_o to_o say_v in_o print_n that_o god_n must_v 2._o must_v ibid._n p._n 12._o jin._n 1_o 2._o needs_o some_o way_n both_o will_n and_o work_v in_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o act._n mark_v well_o good_a reader_n he_o do_v not_o say_v as_o at_o other_o time_n the_o act_n of_o sin_n or_o the_o sinful_a act_n but_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o act_n mean_v the_o pravity_n and_o deformity_n and_o obliquity_n itself_o as_o he_o explain_v himself_o in_o the_o next_o two_o line_n wherein_o he_o say_v that_o god_n get_v glory_n to_o himself_o by_o that_o very_a pravity_n and_o deformity_n worst_a 4._o he_o tread_v a_o step_n beyond_o calvin_n worst_a 4._o mr._n w._n in_o this_o do_v tread_v a_o step_n beyond_o calvin_n not_o only_o 68_o †_o calv._n instit_fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 18._o sect_n 1._o fol._n 68_o follow_v he_o through_o thick_a and_o thin_a for_o though_o mr._n calvin_n speak_v broad_o that_o the_o wicked_a man_n while_o he_o act_v be_v 7._o be_v id._n ib._n sect_n 2._o fol._n 69._o apparet_fw-la cer_fw-la â_fw-la destinatione_fw-la dei_fw-la fuisse_fw-la impulsos_fw-la fateor_fw-la quidem_fw-la interpositâ_fw-la satanae_n operâ_fw-la saepe_fw-la deum_fw-la agere_fw-la in_o reprebis_fw-la sed_fw-la ut_fw-la e_fw-la jus_o impulsu_fw-la satan_n ipse_fw-la svas_fw-la part_n agate_n unde_fw-la hoc_fw-la nisi_fw-la quod_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la manat_fw-la efficacia_fw-la erroris_fw-la ut_fw-la mendacium_fw-la credant_fw-la etc._n etc._n ibid._n summa_fw-la haec_fw-la sit_fw-la quum_fw-la dei_fw-la voluntas_fw-la dicitur_fw-la rerum_fw-la omnium_fw-la esse_fw-la cause_n ut_fw-la non_fw-la tantùm_fw-la vim_o svam_fw-la exerat_fw-la in_o electis_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la reprobos_fw-la in_o obsequium_fw-la cogat_fw-la ibid._n et_fw-la jam_fw-la satis_fw-la apertè_fw-la ostendi_fw-la deum_fw-la vocari_fw-la eorum_fw-la omnium_fw-la authorem_fw-la quae_fw-la isti_fw-la censores_fw-la volunt_fw-la otioso_fw-la tantum_fw-la ejus_fw-la permissu_fw-la contingere_fw-la id._n ib._n sect_n 3._o p._n 7._o act_v by_o god_n and_o that_o the_o assyrian_n be_v thrust_v on_o to_o rob_v and_o plunder_v by_o the_o sure_a destination_n of_o god_n and_o that_o god_n do_v act_n in_o the_o reprobate_n by_o the_o interposition_n of_o satan_n help_n that_o satan_n by_o god_n impulse_n may_v act_v his_o own_o part_n also_o and_o that_o the_o efficacy_n of_o error_n proceed_v from_o god_n and_o that_o when_o he_o cast_v man_n into_o filthy_a desire_n he_o be_v the_o chief_a author_n of_o his_o just_a vengeance_n that_o be_v of_o sin_n in_o mr._n w_n sense_n and_o satan_n only_o the_o minister_n and_o that_o the_o will_n of_o god_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o thing_n and_o that_o his_o providence_n do_v not_o only_o exert_v its_o force_n in_o the_o elect_a who_o be_v rule_v by_o his_o holy_a spirit_n but_o do_v also_o compel_v the_o reprobate_n to_o be_v obsequious_a and_o that_o god_n be_v call_v the_o author_n of_o all_o those_o thing_n which_o the_o censorious_a will_v have_v to_o happen_v by_o his_o idle_a permission_n only_o though_o these_o be_v frightful_a expression_n and_o apply_v in_o such_o a_o manner_n as_o not_o to_o be_v capable_a of_o excuse_n yet_o mr._n vv._n as_o i_o show_v have_v step_v beyond_o he_o 5._o the_o 95._o the_o veteres_n religiosiù_fw-fr interdum_fw-la simplicem_fw-la veritatis_fw-la confessionem_fw-la in_o hac_fw-la parte_fw-la reformidant_fw-la ne_fw-la augustinus_n quidem_fw-la illâ_fw-la superstâ—tione_fw-la interdum_fw-la solutus_fw-la est_fw-la quemadmodum_fw-la ubi_fw-la dicit_fw-la indurationem_fw-la &_o excaecationem_fw-la non_fw-la ad_fw-la operationem_fw-la dei_fw-la sed_fw-la ad_fw-la praescientiam_fw-la spectare_fw-la calv._n inst_z l._n 2._o c._n 4._o sect._n 3._o fol._n 95._o ancient_a father_n be_v afraid_a to_o ascribe_v that_o to_o god_n work_v which_o they_o see_v can_v only_o be_v the_o object_n of_o his_o prescience_n and_o his_o permission_n
and_o this_o by_o the_o confession_n of_o mr._n calvin_n himself_o who_o as_o he_o call_v it_o their_o superstition_n so_o he_o confess_v that_o s._n austin_n be_v not_o always_o free_a from_o it_o but_o mr._n calvin_n in_o despite_n of_o the_o father_n piety_n which_o he_o brand_v with_o the_o title_n of_o superstition_n do_v very_o dogmatical_o pronounce_v of_o those_o late_a sin_n of_o man_n which_o be_v call_v the_o punishment_n of_o the_o former_a that_o as_o they_o be_v punishment_n god_n be_v 2._o be_v idem_fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 18._o sect._n 2._o author_n praecipuus_fw-la the_o prime_a or_o chief_a author_n and_o that_o the_o devil_n be_v only_a subservient_fw-fr to_o he_o satan_n verò_fw-la tantù_fw-fr minister_n and_o though_o he_o say_v that_o the_o ancient_n be_v somewhat_o too_o religious_a in_o their_o fear_n of_o speak_v the_o simple_a truth_n as_o he_o call_v it_o yet_o he_o confess_v their_o fear_n be_v very_o sober_a because_o the_o thing_n which_o they_o fear_v be_v the_o 95._o the_o idem_fw-la ib._n l._n 2._o c._n 4._o sect._n 3._o fol._n 95._o open_v a_o passage_n unto_o impiety_n of_o irreverent_o defame_v the_o work_n of_o god_n now_o what_o it_o be_v which_o mislead_v mr._n vv._n and_o mr._n b._n from_o that_o holy_a fear_n of_o those_o father_n to_o speak_v of_o god_n in_o such_o a_o fearless_a and_o frightful_a manner_n as_o i_o have_v partly_o already_o show_v and_o be_o partly_o to_o show_v in_o my_o follow_a chapter_n i_o believe_v most_o reader_n do_v judge_v as_o i_o do_v sect._n 21._o emollient_n 1._o the_o desperate_a nature_n of_o mr._n u'_v salvo_n and_o the_o hardness_n of_o his_o very_a emollient_n mr._n w._n have_v now_o do_v with_o the_o prime_a part_n of_o his_o enterprise_n wherein_o he_o have_v often_o make_v god_n to_o be_v the_o author_n of_o sin_n and_o often_o very_o much_o worse_o go_v on_o talk_v to_o himself_o from_o p._n 29._o to_o p._n 35._o in_o a_o endeavour_v excuse_v of_o what_o he_o have_v hitherto_o deliver_v and_o in_o the_o very_a entrance_n on_o that_o attempt_n he_o make_v himselef_n unexcusable_a by_o drop_v out_o such_o excuse_n as_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o a_o excuse_n but_o can_v find_v one_o 1._o though_o god_n permission_n of_o sin_n be_v a_o operative_a permission_n say_v mr._n w._n yet_o he_o be_v not_o the_o author_n of_o the_o evil_n permit_v his_o reason_n be_v because_o what_o the_o wicked_a do_v wicked_o god_n do_v holy_o p._n 29._o which_o be_v only_o to_o say_v that_o god_n be_v not_o the_o author_n of_o sin_n in_o himself_o not_o that_o he_o be_v not_o the_o author_n of_o sin_n in_o other_o the_o question_n be_v not_o whether_o god_n be_v a_o transgressor_n but_o whether_o he_o make_v man_n transgressor_n as_o zuinglius_fw-la public_o affirm_v not_o whether_o david_n lie_v with_o bathshebah_n be_v a_o good_a adultery_n and_o so_o no_o sin_n in_o as_o much_o as_o it_o be_v the_o work_n of_o god_n and_o in_o as_o much_o as_o god_n do_v impel_v he_o to_o it_o as_o zuinglius_fw-la also_o speak_v this_o be_v not_o the_o question_n but_o the_o sordid_a beg_n of_o the_o question_n and_o a_o take_n that_o for_o grant_v which_o we_o deny_v and_o abominate_a with_o all_o our_o might_n as_o most_o blasphemous_a and_o irrational_a the_o question_n be_v whether_o god_n impel_v david_n to_o that_o adultery_n or_o do_v work_v in_o the_o sin_n of_o that_o act_n as_o mr._n w._n speak_v which_o while_o i_o deny_v as_o a_o most_o impious_a and_o a_o most_o senseless_a proposition_n he_o must_v first_o of_o all_o prove_v and_o make_v apparent_a before_o he_o come_v to_o infer_v upon_o it_o that_o the_o very_a same_o thing_n which_o man_n do_v wicked_o god_n do_v holy_o and_o just_o for_o god_n do_v it_o not_o at_o all_o nor_o can_v he_o do_v it_o because_o he_o be_v god_n 2._o what_o he_o say_v of_o the_o physician_n occasion_v the_o sickness_n yea_o the_o death_n of_o the_o patient_n 2._o 2._o by_o give_v physic_n which_o meet_v with_o ha_o malignant_a humour_n who_o yet_o can_v be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o author_n of_o those_o effect_n p._n 29_o 30._o be_v as_o impertinent_a a_o similitude_n as_o he_o can_v easy_o have_v choose_v and_o show_v he_o consider_v not_o of_o what_o he_o speak_v or_o understand_v not_o any_o thing_n of_o the_o word_n author_n or_o seek_v to_o amuse_v his_o illiterate_a reader_n 3._o he_o hope_v to_o excuse_v himself_o by_o utter_v these_o follow_a aphorism_n 3._o 3._o which_o pass_v with_o he_o for_o fan_n and_o soft_a and_o supply_a speech_n 1._o god_n may_v be_v say_v to_o administer_v occasion_n of_o sin_v and_o so_o to_o have_v some_o kind_n of_o hand_n in_o it_o speaker_n the_o mollify_a expression_n of_o the_o harsh_a speaker_n by_o his_o word_n and_o by_o his_o work_n p._n 30._o 2._o the_o law_n have_v a_o efficacy_n in_o stir_v up_o sinful_a motion_n p._n 30._o 3._o the_o good_a word_n of_o god_n do_v accidental_o stir_v up_o the_o corruption_n that_o be_v in_o man_n wicked_a heart_n p._n 31._o 4._o christ_n 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