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becanus_n p._n 6._o who_o say_v that_o the_o god_n of_o the_o calvinist_n be_v the_o author_n of_o sin_n nor_o as_o bellar_n i_o 〈…〉_o beza_n first_o that_o we_o say_v god_n to_o be_v true_o and_o proper_o the_o cause_n of_o those_o sin_n which_o man_n commit_v 4._o de_fw-fr amissione_n gratiae_fw-la et_fw-la statu_fw-la peccatt_n lib._n 2._o cap_n 4._o second_o that_o we_o say_v god_n true_o &_o proper_o to_o sin_n three_o god_n alone_o true_o to_o sin_n whereas_o calvin_n hold_v the_o quite_o contrary_a 105._o insâ—â—ut_fw-fr lib._n 1._o cap._n 14._o sect._n 16._o &_o lab._n 2._o cap._n 4._o sect._n 2._o neminem_fw-la indurat_fw-la nisâ—â—eâ—â—ò_fw-la epist_n 106._o non_fw-la inâ—uâ—dendo_fw-la malitiam_fw-la sed_fw-la â—â—bâ—r_fw-la â—â—endo_fw-la gratiam_fw-la aug._n ad_fw-la sixtum_fw-la epist_n 105._o but_o we_o say_v that_o induration_n and_o excaecation_n be_v just_a judgement_n of_o god_n he_o harden_v none_o but_o deserve_o say_v augustine_n and_o in_o calvins_n judgement_n 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as_o 1._o king_n 22.22_o when_o he_o bid_v satan_n deceive_v the_o false_a prophet_n thou_o shall_v entice_v he_o and_o prevail_v go_v forth_o and_o do_v so_o and_o in_o this_o no_o sin_n for_o satan_n be_v the_o executioner_n of_o god_n anger_n and_o judgement_n do_v so_o plunge_v those_o that_o be_v turn_v over_o to_o he_o into_o eternal_a destruction_n that_o he_o punish_v their_o former_a sin_n by_o make_v they_o commit_v great_a than_o they_o do_v before_o thus_o do_v god_n with_o the_o wicked_a people_n rom._n 1.24_o because_o they_o regard_v not_o to_o know_v god_n therefore_o god_n give_v they_o over_o that_o satan_n may_v punish_v they_o by_o drive_v they_o into_o great_a sin_n than_o ever_o they_o have_v commit_v before_o three_o divine_a permission_n when_o god_n suffer_v satan_n and_o wicked_a man_n to_o run_v into_o sin_n but_o without_o his_o furtherance_n as_o psal_n 81.12_o my_o people_n will_v not_o hearken_v israel_n will_v not_o obey_v therefore_o i_o give_v they_o over_o to_o the_o hardness_n of_o their_o heart_n &_o let_v they_o follow_v their_o own_o imagination_n &_o as_o he_o do_v here_o with_o the_o jew_n so_o do_v he_o with_o the_o gentile_n act._n 14.16_o the_o god_n that_o make_v heaven_n &_o earth_n in_o time_n pass_v suffer_v all_o the_o gentile_n to_o walk_v in_o their_o own_o way_n and_o in_o zach._n 8.16_o i_o set_v all_o man_n every_o one_o against_o his_o brother_n and_o yet_o in_o this_o permission_n god_n be_v neither_o altogether_o unwilling_a that_o it_o shall_v be_v do_v for_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o be_v do_v if_o god_n be_v whole_o against_o it_o neither_o be_v he_o simple_o willing_a because_o he_o do_v both_o hate_n sin_n and_o punish_v it_o as_o psal_n 5.5_o so_o that_o if_o permission_n be_v refer_v to_o the_o act_n of_o sin_n god_n hate_v it_o will_v it_o not_o but_o unwilling_a permit_v it_o but_o if_o refer_v to_o the_o end_n not_o which_o the_o agent_n do_v intend_v but_o which_o the_o divine_a wisdom_n deduce_v 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reliquisset_fw-la filium_fw-la bucholcer_n in_o ann._n dom._n 181._o hist_o nat_n lib._n 34._o cap._n 8._o antoninus_n have_v be_v happy_a if_o he_o have_v leave_v never_o a_o son_n sometime_o in_o their_o wit_n which_o god_n turn_v as_o the_o edge_n and_o point_n of_o a_o weapon_n against_o themselves_o such_o be_v the_o wit_n of_o achitophel_n and_o plinius_n report_v of_o one_o perillus_n a_o athenian_a who_o frame_v for_o the_o tyrant_n phalaris_n a_o brazen_a bull_n wherein_o man_n be_v torment_v shall_v low_o like_o ox_n not_o speak_v like_o man_n his_o wit_n prove_v his_o death_n for_o himself_o be_v the_o first_o that_o die_v in_o it_o sometime_o in_o their_o wealth_n he_o make_v the_o rust_n of_o it_o to_o be_v a_o witness_n against_o they_o and_o to_o eat_v their_o flesh_n like_o fire_n jam._n 5.3_o there_o be_v since_o adam_n fall_n in_o every_o creature_n a_o poison_n and_o a_o curse_n since_o god_n curse_v the_o earth_n which_o to_o a_o good_a man_n be_v take_v away_o 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a_o borrow_a than_o plain_a and_o proper_a speech_n to_o make_v they_o more_o sensible_a of_o the_o weight_n and_o terriblenesse_n of_o it_o see_v man_n natural_o be_v more_o quick_a in_o discern_v corporal_a than_o spiritual_a punishment_n and_o be_v more_o affect_v with_o the_o blindness_n of_o the_o body_n than_o of_o the_o mind_n though_o this_o be_v incomparable_o the_o great_a and_o heavy_a judgement_n whence_o first_o observe_v that_o one_o sin_n voluntary_o commit_v 〈…〉_o 〈…〉_o be_v necessary_o attend_v with_o another_o as_o the_o just_a punishment_n of_o it_o because_o the_o jew_n willing_o wink_v when_o the_o sun_n of_o righteousness_n which_o as_o the_o prophet_n speak_v do_v arise_v unto_o they_o bring_v heal_a in_o his_o wing_n so_o as_o they_o will_v not_o see_v he_o notwithstanding_o he_o so_o clear_o shine_v unto_o they_o both_o in_o his_o doctrine_n for_o never_o man_n speak_v as_o he_o speak_v and_o in_o his_o miracle_n which_o none_o can_v do_v but_o he_o that_o be_v equal_a with_o his_o father_n therefore_o the_o lord_n give_v they_o up_o to_o the_o blindness_n of_o their_o mind_n so_o as_o they_o can_v not_o though_o they_o will_v see_v the_o light_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o the_o way_n of_o salvation_n reveal_v by_o it_o because_o nebuchadnezzer_n have_v the_o understanding_n of_o a_o man_n carry_v himself_o like_o a_o furious_a beast_n towards_o god_n and_o his_o people_n even_o as_o a_o rage_a lion_n tear_v they_o in_o piece_n and_o tread_v they_o under_o his_o foot_n therefore_o his_o reason_n be_v take_v from_o he_o and_o so_o become_v brutish_a he_o be_v drive_v out_o from_o among_o man_n to_o consort_v with_o beast_n because_o the_o israelite_n will_v not_o hear_v god_n word_n in_o the_o mouth_n of_o his_o prophet_n therefore_o he_o threaten_v to_o send_v such_o a_o famine_n of_o the_o word_n that_o they_o can_v not_o enjoy_v the_o spiritual_a manna_n 12._o 〈◊〉_d 12._o though_o they_o do_v run_v from_o one_o end_n of_o the_o land_n to_o the_o other_o to_o seek_v it_o the_o unprofitable_a servant_n that_o will_v not_o use_v the_o talon_n when_o he_o have_v it_o shall_v be_v deprive_v of_o the_o very_a possession_n of_o it_o so_o as_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o use_v it_o though_o he_o will_v use_v which_o shall_v move_v we_o to_o make_v high_a account_n of_o god_n ordinance_n while_o we_o enjoy_v they_o and_o embrace_v the_o truth_n of_o the_o gospel_n with_o ardent_a love_n walk_v in_o the_o light_n thereof_o in_o all_o holiness_n of_o conversation_n while_o it_o shine_v unto_o we_o lest_o the_o lord_n in_o his_o righteous_a judgement_n cause_v our_o sun_n to_o set_v at_o noonday_n and_o leave_v we_o to_o grope_v in_o that_o egyptian_a darkness_n of_o popery_n and_o superstition_n and_o because_o we_o will_v not_o retain_v the_o love_n of_o the_o truth_n that_o we_o may_v be_v save_v do_v send_v we_o strong_a delusion_n that_o we_o shall_v believe_v lie_n as_o the_o apostle_n threaten_v 2_o thess_n 2.10_o 11._o second_o observe_v from_o hence_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o god_n punish_v they_o who_o resect_v and_o persecute_v christ_n with_o spiritual_a blindness_n so_o as_o they_o do_v they_o know_v not_o what_o and_o go_v they_o know_v not_o whither_o thus_o the_o priest_n and_o pharisy_n refuse_v to_o retain_v christ_n as_o the_o messiah_n and_o saviour_n of_o the_o world_n be_v so_o blind_v in_o their_o understanding_n that_o though_o this_o sun_n of_o righteousness_n shine_v unto_o they_o most_o clear_o both_o in_o the_o light_n of_o his_o doctrine_n and_o divine_a miracle_n yet_o they_o neither_o can_v nor_o will_v discern_v and_o acknowledge_v he_o yea_o be_v utter_o blind_v with_o brutish_a rage_n they_o take_v occasion_n by_o his_o miracle_n the_o more_o to_o traduce_v and_o slander_v he_o say_v this_o fellow_n cast_v out_o devil_n by_o beelzebub_n the_o prince_n of_o devil_n matth._n 12.24_o yea_o even_o to_o persecute_v he_o to_o the_o very_a death_n for_o when_o he_o have_v raise_v lazarus_n from_o the_o dead_a though_o their_o conscience_n be_v convince_v with_o the_o â—â—â—acle_n yet_o present_o they_o conspir_v his_o death_n joh._n 11.47_o and_o sure_o they_o must_v needs_o be_v bruitish_o blind_a that_o reject_v christ_n see_v be_v be_v the_o light_n of_o the_o world_n and_o they_o who_o be_v opposite_a to_o he_o must_v needs_o live_v in_o darkness_n and_o shadow_n of_o death_n he_o be_v the_o wisdom_n of_o his_o father_n and_o in_o he_o be_v hide_v all_o the_o treasure_n of_o wisdom_n and_o knowledge_n col._n 2.3_o and_o what_o then_o can_v be_v in_o those_o that_o malign_v and_o refuse_v he_o but_o blind_a fury_n folly_n and_o madness_n the_o which_o shall_v serve_v for_o the_o terror_n of_o all_o those_o that_o oppose_v and_o persecute_v christ_n use_v 1_o either_o in_o his_o truth_n or_o in_o his_o member_n see_v hereby_o they_o bring_v upon_o themselves_o this_o blindness_n of_o mind_n which_o be_v above_o other_o a_o most_o fearful_a judgement_n so_o 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