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he_o of_o he_o it_o it_o be_v true_a he_o save_v both_o man_n and_o beast_n and_o the_o eye_n of_o all_o do_v wait_v upon_o he_o and_o he_o give_v they_o meat_n in_o due_a season_n he_o hear_v the_o cry_n of_o raven_n and_o not_o a_o sparrow_n light_v upon_o the_o ground_n without_o his_o providence_n the_o very_a lion_n roar_v after_o their_o prey_n do_v seek_v their_o meat_n at_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n yet_o if_o he_o be_v please_v to_o save_v our_o soul_n we_o have_v reason_n to_o submit_v unto_o he_o in_o do_v what_o he_o will_v with_o our_o body_n which_o yet_o one_o day_n he_o will_v raise_v glorious_a body_n when_o mortality_n shall_v be_v swallow_v up_o of_o life_n we_o acknowledge_v no_o other_o end_n of_o man_n creation_n and_o of_o all_o other_o divine_a act_n of_o god_n but_o his_o own_o glory_n for_o even_o there_o where_o solomon_n profess_v god_n have_v make_v even_o the_o wicked_a against_o the_o day_n of_o evil_a he_o withal_o acknowledge_v that_o both_o they_o and_o all_o thing_n he_o have_v make_v for_o himself_o god_n of_o his_o mere_a pleasure_n create_v all_o but_o of_o his_o mere_a pleasure_n he_o damn_v none_o but_o every_o one_o that_o be_v damn_v be_v damn_v for_o his_o sin_n &_o that_o wilful_o commit_v &_o contumacious_o continue_v by_o they_o that_o come_v to_o ripe_a year_n for_o as_o austin_n say_v libertas_n sine_fw-la gratia_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la libertas_fw-la sed_fw-la contumacia_fw-la liberty_n without_o grace_n be_v not_o liberty_n but_o wilfulness_n or_o contumacy_n i_o come_v to_o the_o second_o part_n of_o his_o first_o argument_n the_o second_o part_n of_o the_o argument_n sect._n 1_o 25._o second_o this_o opinion_n charge_v god_n with_o man_n sin_n