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utique_fw-la fuerit_fw-la cum_fw-la etiam_fw-la quem_fw-la fecit_fw-la voluntate_fw-la fecisse_fw-la et_fw-la veluti_fw-la sol_fw-la ita_fw-la &_o reliquae_fw-la creaturae_fw-la part_n omnes_fw-la quae_fw-la vel_fw-la obnoxiae_fw-la vel_fw-la non_fw-la obnoxiae_fw-la sunt_fw-la corruptibilitati_fw-la ex_fw-la voluntate_fw-la dei_fw-la &_o id_fw-la quod_fw-la sint_fw-la &_o id_fw-la quod_fw-la hujusmodi_fw-la sint_fw-la habent_fw-la chap._n 11._o contain_v the_o sum_n of_o what_o we_o be_v to_o believe_v in_o this_o article_n of_o creation_n and_o of_o the_o duty_n whereto_o it_o bind_v we_o with_o a_o introduction_n to_o the_o article_n of_o his_o providence_n to_o believe_v that_o god_n be_v the_o maker_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o of_o all_o thing_n visible_a and_o invisible_a include_v in_o it_o a_o acknowledgement_n not_o only_o of_o the_o six_o day_n work_n but_o that_o he_o still_o make_v all_o thing_n that_o be_v and_o shall_v make_v all_o thing_n which_o hereafter_o 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agent_n as_o they_o shall_v become_v instrument_n of_o great_a good_a to_o such_o as_o love_v he_o and_o in_o temptation_n adhere_v unto_o he_o the_o rule_n or_o maxim_n be_v universal_o true_a no_o agent_n or_o instrument_n whether_o of_o temporal_a harm_n or_o comfort_n whether_o of_o joy_n or_o grief_n can_v work_v any_o other_o way_n or_o any_o further_a than_o he_o by_o his_o eternal_a decree_n or_o providence_n have_v appoint_v it_o for_o the_o present_a to_o work_v and_o in_o that_o promise_n make_v unto_o we_o by_o our_o apostle_n that_o he_o will_v not_o suffer_v we_o to_o be_v tempt_v above_o our_o strength_n it_o be_v include_v that_o he_o will_v so_o restrain_v or_o abate_v the_o force_n and_o efficacy_n of_o all_o second_o cause_n as_o they_o shall_v not_o conquer_v our_o patience_n or_o quell_v the_o comfort_n of_o our_o unwounded_a conscience_n chap._n 12._o though_o nothing_o can_v fall_v out_o otherwise_o then_o god_n have_v decree_v yet_o god_n have_v decree_v that_o 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