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the_o act_n man_n produce_v the_o circumstance_n of_o the_o act_n whereby_o it_o be_v evil._n god_n order_v both_o the_o action_n wherein_o he_o concur_v and_o the_o sinfulness_n over_o which_o he_o preside_v as_o a_o governor_n to_o his_o own_o ends._n in_o joseph_n case_n man_n be_v sinful_a and_o god_n merciful_a his_o brethren_n act_v envy_n and_o god_n design_v mercy_n gen._n 45.4_o 5._o they_o will_v be_v rid_v of_o he_o as_o a_o eyesore_n and_o god_n concur_v with_o their_o action_n to_o make_v he_o their_o preserver_n gen._n 50.20_o you_o think_v evil_a against_o i_o but_o god_n mean_v it_o unto_o good_a god_n concur_v to_o judas_n his_o action_n of_o betray_v our_o saviour_n he_o support_v his_o nature_n while_o he_o contract_v with_o the_o priest_n and_o support_v his_o member_n while_o he_o be_v their_o guide_n to_o apprehend_v he_o god_n end_n be_v the_o manifestation_n of_o his_o choice_a love_n to_o man_n and_o judas_n his_o end_n be_v the_o gratification_n of_o his_o 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ravage_v creature_n aim_v at_o god_n concur_v with_o satan_n in_o spoil_v job_n of_o his_o good_n and_o scarify_n his_o body_n god_n give_v satan_n licence_n to_o do_v it_o 21._o job_n 1.12_o 21._o and_o job_n acknowledge_v it_o to_o be_v god_n act_n but_o their_o end_n be_v different_a god_n concur_v with_o satan_n for_o the_o clear_n the_o integrity_n of_o his_o servant_n when_o satan_n aim_v at_o nothing_o but_o the_o provoke_v he_o to_o curse_v his_o creator_n the_o physician_n apply_v leech_n to_o suck_v the_o superfluous_a blood_n but_o the_o leech_n suck_v to_o glut_v themselves_o without_o any_o regard_n to_o the_o intention_n of_o the_o physician_n and_o the_o welfare_n of_o the_o patient_n in_o the_o same_o act_n where_o man_n intend_v to_o hurt_v god_n intend_v to_o correct_v so_o that_o his_o concurrence_n be_v in_o a_o holy_a manner_n while_o man_n commit_v unrighteous_a action_n a_o judge_n command_v the_o executioner_n to_o execute_v the_o sentence_n of_o death_n which_o 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god_n can_v lift_v up_o a_o hand_n or_o move_v his_o tongue_n without_o god_n preserve_v and_o uphold_v the_o faculty_n and_o preserve_v the_o power_n of_o action_n and_o preserve_v every_o member_n of_o the_o body_n in_o its_o actual_a motion_n and_o in_o every_o circumstance_n of_o its_o motion_n we_o must_v necessary_o suppose_v god_n to_o have_v such_o a_o way_n of_o concurrence_n as_o do_v not_o entrench_v upon_o his_o holiness_n we_o must_v not_o equal_v the_o creature_n to_o god_n by_o deny_v its_o dependence_n on_o he_o nor_o must_v we_o imagine_v such_o a_o concurrence_n to_o the_o sinfulness_n of_o a_o act_n as_o stain_v the_o divine_a purity_n which_o be_v i_o think_v sufficient_o salve_v by_o distinguish_v the_o matter_n of_o the_o act_n from_o the_o evil_a adhere_n to_o it_o for_o since_o all_o evil_n be_v found_v in_o some_o good_a the_o evil_n be_v distinguishable_a from_o the_o good_a and_o the_o deformity_n of_o the_o action_n from_o the_o action_n itself_o which_o 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and_o evil_a set_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o garden_n of_o eden_n have_v no_o violent_a influence_n on_o man_n to_o force_v he_o to_o eat_v of_o it_o his_o liberty_n to_o eat_v of_o it_o or_o not_o be_v reserve_v entire_a to_o himself_o no_o such_o charge_n can_v be_v bring_v against_o any_o object_n whatsoever_o if_o a_o man_n meet_v accidental_o at_o a_o table_n with_o meat_n that_o be_v grateful_a to_o his_o palate_n but_o hurtful_a to_o the_o present_a temper_n of_o his_o body_n do_v the_o present_v this_o sort_n of_o food_n to_o he_o strip_v he_o of_o his_o liberty_n to_o decline_v it_o as_o well_o as_o to_o feed_v of_o it_o can_v the_o food_n have_v any_o internal_a influence_n upon_o his_o will_n and_o lay_v the_o freedom_n of_o it_o asleep_a whether_o he_o will_v or_o no_o be_v there_o any_o charm_n in_o that_o more_o than_o in_o other_o sort_n of_o diet_n no_o but_o it_o be_v the_o habit_n of_o love_n which_o he_o have_v to_o that_o particular_a dish_n the_o curiosity_n 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