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mind_n lame_a also_o not_o regard_v my_o friendly_a admonition_n tumble_v down_o headlong_o and_o do_v break_v his_o neck_n be_v it_o strange_a to_o â—ée_v he_o burn_v that_o will_v not_o come_v out_o of_o the_o fire_n but_o now_o to_o the_o matter_n let_v it_o be_v grant_v that_o i_o set_v he_o in_o that_o way_n foresee_v his_o fall_n shall_v he_o not_o therefore_o be_v in_o 〈…〉_z ited_a of_o his_o own_o death_n reas_n sure_o but_o here_o can_v thou_o not_o go_v clear_a away_o without_o touch_n for_o have_v thou_o not_o set_v the_o blind_a man_n in_o that_o way_n he_o may_v right_v well_o have_v escape_v that_o misfortune_n the_o like_a may_v be_v say_v of_o thy_o son_n also_o reli._n do_v i_o not_o tell_v thou_o that_o no_o creature_n be_v to_o be_v compare_v with_o god_n who_o if_o he_o shall_v damn_v the_o whole_a world_n set_v the_o desert_n of_o jesus_n christ_n apart_o be_v nevertheless_o righteous_a true_a it_o be_v if_o i_o have_v never_o be_v get_v my_o son_n he_o have_v never_o be_v drown_v but_o the_o cause_n stand_v upright_o as_o i_o leave_v it_o can_v thou_o show_v any_o reason_n why_o i_o shall_v not_o be_v get_v he_o see_v it_o be_v my_o will_n even_o so_o if_o god_n have_v never_o make_v man_n doubtless_o it_o have_v be_v long_o ere_o man_n have_v sin_v but_o in_o those_o thing_n which_o we_o know_v the_o lord_n have_v just_o do_v for_o his_o own_o glory_n sake_n let_v we_o be_v content_a and_o leave_v off_o these_o tovish_a objection_n of_o if_z and_o and_n for_o what_o pretend_v we_o thereby_o but_o to_o set_v the_o lord_n to_o school_n and_o to_o take_v he_o forth_o a_o lesson_n of_o our_o own_o mother_n wit_n who_o god_n know_v leave_v have_v much_o less_o need_n thereof_o than_o the_o sea_n to_o borrow_v some_o small_a stream_n of_o water_n from_o poor_a brook_n which_o the_o sun_n have_v dry_v up_o rea._n well_o then_o consider_v that_o nothing_o in_o the_o whole_a world_n come_v to_o pass_v rash_o or_o casual_o but_o according_a to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n that_o be_v to_o say_v his_o ordinance_n may_v it_o be_v say_v that_o god_n have_v appoint_v any_o thing_n that_o he_o mislike_v where-upon_o he_o do_v take_v occasion_n to_o minister_v justice_n rel._n doubtless_o it_o must_v be_v grant_v willing_o that_o whatsoever_o god_n have_v appoint_v be_v appoint_v altogether_o willing_o and_o without_o mislike_v otherwise_o may_v he_o seem_v variable_a or_o to_o be_v canstrain_v to_o will_v those_o thing_n that_o he_o will_v but_o stay_v thyself_o herein_o appear_v the_o wonderful_a wisdom_n of_o god_n for_o those_o thing_n that_o in_o their_o own_o proper_a nature_n be_v naught_o have_v yet_o before_o he_o great_a respect_n of_o goodness_n whereby_o goodness_n
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the_o otherside_n i_o will_v be_v loath_a that_o by_o to_o much_o cowardice_n i_o shall_v dishonour_v the_o truth_n therefore_o as_o there_o want_v not_o testimony_n of_o scripture_n to_o warrant_v this_o doctrine_n so_o i_o think_v it_o not_o unméete_a that_o herein_o i_o follow_v that_o general_a sentence_n of_o the_o apostle_n whereof_o we_o have_v already_o speak_v namely_o that_o 11_o god_n bring_v all_o thing_n to_o pass_v according_a to_o the_o council_n of_o his_o own_o will_n and_o lest_o i_o may_v sâ—enâ—e_v to_o give_v to_o much_o liberty_n to_o my_o own_o interpretation_n i_o will_v also_o incline_v to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o saint_n augustine_n who_o say_v to_o the_o very_a same_o effect_n the_o will_n of_o god_n be_v the_o chief_a and_o principal_a cause_n of_o all_o manner_n of_o action_n &_o motion_n whatsoever_o for_o there_o be_v nothing_o that_o 3._o proceed_v not_o from_o that_o unsearchable_a wisdom_n and_o will_n of_o he_o of_o these_o two_o we_o gather_v that_o 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