and_o what_o accident_n make_v a_o thing_n unlawful_a to_o be_v command_v and_o what_o not_o and_o what_o scandal_n be_v and_o how_o far_o to_o be_v avoid_v which_o we_o shall_v do_v in_o these_o proposition_n follow_v prop._n 1._o morality_n be_v either_o regulans_n or_o regulata_n mensurans_fw-la or_o mensurata_fw-la the_o first_o be_v radical_o in_o god_n own_o mind_n and_o will_n and_o be_v call_v by_o many_o lex_fw-la aeterna_fw-la and_o it_o be_v signal_o and_o expressive_o in_o god_n law_n and_o subord_o 〈◊〉_d nate_o in_o man_n law_n as_o they_o be_v a_o rule_n to_o subject_n of_o these_o we_o be_v not_o now_o to_o speak_v that_o be_v not_o of_o the_o holiness_n of_o god_n or_o his_o law_n nor_o of_o man_n as_o they_o be_v true_o a_o rule_n to_o subject_n morality_n as_o regulate_v be_v subject_v in_o the_o mind_n and_o action_n of_o the_o creature_n special_o in_o the_o will_n and_o in_o our_o action_n as_o voluntary_a and_o so_o even_o the_o law_n of_o man_n as_o those_o man_n be_v god_n subject_n and_o their_o law_n be_v action_n good_a or_o evil_n as_o regulate_v by_o god_n superior_a law_n be_v the_o subject_n of_o the_o morality_n now_o in_o question_n prop._n 2._o this_o morality_n in_o man_n will_n and_o action_n be_v nothing_o else_o formal_o but_o their_o relation_n of_o conformity_n or_o disconformity_n to_o god_n law_n as_o their_o rule_n and_o subordinate_o to_o subordinate_a rule_n and_o material_o to_o the_o end_n and_o o_o 〈◊〉_d ject_n prop._n 3._o how_o far_o this_o moral_a relation_n be_v immediate_o found_v in_o a_o physical_a relation_n which_o be_v before_o it_o in_o order_n of_o nature_n viz._n in_o the_o say_a relation_n of_o the_o will_n and_o action_n to_o the_o end_n and_o object_n as_o such_o antecedent_o to_o the_o relation_n to_o the_o command_a or_o forbid_v law_n we_o will_v willing_o open_v be_v it_o not_o lest_o we_o seem_v with_o man_n that_o love_v not_o much_o distinction_n to_o justify_v or_o excuse_v they_o that_o censure_v we_o as_o guilty_a of_o excess_n herein_o and_o we_o may_v do_v what_o be_v now_o necessary_a to_o be_v do_v without_o it_o prop._n 4._o no_o be_v as_o such_o no_o substance_n as_o such_o no_o habit_n as_o a_o habit_n no_o act_n as_o a_o act_n be_v moral_o good_a or_o evil_a for_o so_o they_o be_v but_o quid_fw-la naturale_fw-la and_o god_n do_v not_o command_n and_o forbid_v natural_a being_n as_o such_o prop._n 5._o all_o moral_a good_a and_o evil_a be_v subject_v in_o natural_a being_n or_o privation_n but_o not_o immediate_o as_o such_o but_o as_o modify_v circumstantiate_v and_o relate_v prop._n 6._o good_a and_o evil_a make_v up_o all_o morality_n there_o be_v no_o three_o species_n there_o be_v many_o thing_n that_o be_v indifferent_a as_o to_o morality_n that_o be_v neither_o moral_o good_a nor_o moral_o evil_a but_o there_o be_v nothing_o moral-indifferent_a mere_a natural_a being_n and_o act_n be_v indifferent_a as_o to_o morality_n that_o be_v they_o be_v not_o moral_a but_o whatever_o be_v moral_a be_v moral_o good_a or_o evil_a and_o not_o indifferent_a prop._n 7._o the_o subject_a and_o quid_fw-la absolutum_fw-la fundamentale_n of_o all_o moral_a good_a be_v quid_fw-la positivum_fw-la or_o a_o real_a be_v but_o the_o form_n of_o moral_a evil_n be_v ever_o find_v indeed_o in_o a_o real_a subject_n but_o not_o always_o in_o a_o real_a fundamentum_fw-la for_o it_o be_v oft_o at_o least_o in_o total_a omission_n and_o privation_n of_o the_o act_n and_o in_o privation_n of_o some_o modal_n or_o accidental_a qualification_n or_o rectitude_n prop._n 8._o yet_o the_o formal_a relation_n of_o moral_a good_a and_o evil_n be_v both_o true_a 〈◊〉_d relation_n even_o dis-conformity_n as_o well_o as_o conformity_n as_o curv_v 〈◊〉_d tude_z and_o dis-similitude_n be_v as_o well_o as_o rectitude_n and_o similitude_n and_o a_o mere_a negative_a be_v neither_o good_a nor_o evil_a e._n g._n negative_a nonconformity_n which_o be_v not_o privative_a dis-conformity_n be_v no_o sin_n because_o there_o be_v not_o the_o debitum_fw-la inessendi_fw-la the_o non-inesse_a be_v inculpable_a it_o seem_v indeed_o to_o some_o learned_a man_n that_o non_fw-la agere_fw-la may_v be_v moral_a good_a e._n g._n non_fw-la odisse_fw-la deum_fw-la au_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d proximum_fw-la non_fw-la ment_fw-mi 〈◊〉_d ri_fw-mi not_o to_o murder_v steal_z etc._n etc._n and_o it_o be_v true_a that_o the_o 〈◊〉_d be_v the_o thing_n remote_o command_v or_o loco_fw-la materie_fw-la 〈◊〉_d but_o the_o thing_n immediate_o command_v be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d agere_fw-la the_o will_n by_o all_o these_o command_n be_v bind_v positive_o to_o will_z the_o forbid_a act_n e._n g._n murder_n adultery_n lie_v etc._n etc._n to_z will_z they_o be_v the_o prime_a duty_n or_o moral_a good_a that_o we_o say_v not_o with_o ockam_n the_o only_a and_o not-to-d_a 〈◊〉_d they_o be_v the_o secondary_a but_o that_o be_v as_o they_o be_v act_n restrain_v or_o forbear_v by_o a_o command_a will_n for_o a_o man_n in_o infancy_n or_o the_o womb_n or_o in_o a_o apoplexy_n or_o when_o he_o be_v whole_o take_v up_o with_o some_o other_o sin_n not_o then_o to_o steal_v lie_v murder_n or_o commit_v adultery_n be_v not_o at_o all_o a_o moral_n good_n but_o a_o mere_a incogitancy_n non_fw-la agere_fw-la non_fw-la velle_fw-la may_v be_v a_o true_a moral_a evil_n the_o reason_n be_v because_o when_o a_o right_a volition_n be_v command_v as_o to_o love_n god_n or_o man_n or_o â—â—ight_a action_n to_o do_v good_a 〈◊〉_d not_o to_o do_v it_o be_v a_o breach_n of_o the_o command_n and_o not_o to_o will_n and_o not_o to_o do_v when_o we_o ought_v be_v the_o common_a kind_n of_o sin_v prop._n 9_o right_o order_v action_n disposition_n and_o habit_n then_o as_o in_o or_o of_o the_o will_n directly_z and_o remote_o some_o non_fw-la agency_n be_v the_o only_a thing_n command_v call_v moral_o good_a save_o that_o eorum_fw-la gratia_fw-la the_o soul_n and_o whole_a man_n or_o person_n be_v well_o and_o true_o call_v moral_a 〈◊〉_d good_a and_o the_o p_o 〈◊〉_d ivation_n and_o i_o 〈◊〉_d ordination_n of_o voluntary_a action_n disposition_n and_o habit_n be_v the_o only_a moral_a evil_n save_o that_o the_o person_n be_v also_o call_v such_o eorum_fw-la gratia_fw-la prop._n 10._o a_o action_n may_v be_v indifferent_a or_o of_o no_o morality_n as_o to_o election_n or_o performance_n and_o yet_o to_o deliberate_a about_o that_o act_n may_v be_v moral_o good_a e._n g._n i_o may_v doubt_v of_o two_o way_n which_o be_v equal_a to_o my_o end_n as_o far_o as_o can_v be_v know_v by_o i_o whether_o they_o be_v so_o or_o not_o or_o which_o be_v the_o better_a i_o may_v be_v oblige_v to_o deliberate_v whether_o they_o be_v equal_a or_o not_o to_o guide_v my_o progress_n and_o end_v my_o doubt_n and_o when_o i_o have_v find_v they_o equal_a i_o have_v find_v that_o comparative_o neither_o of_o they_o be_v matter_n of_o election_n as_o by_o reason_n to_o be_v prefer_v to_o the_o other_o but_o yet_o because_o i_o must_v choose_v to_o g_o 〈◊〉_d on_o therefore_o i_o must_v take_v one_o way_n and_o not_o the_o other_o because_o i_o can_v go_v both_o but_o this_o be_v only_o a_o choose_n to_o go_v and_o a_o take_v that_o way_n but_o not_o a_o choose_n it_o which_o signify_v a_o rational_a prefer_n it_o here_o my_o deliberation_n be_v a_o moral_a act_n and_o so_o be_v my_o choose_n to_o go_v but_o my_o choose_v this_o way_n rather_o than_o the_o other_o be_v none_o for_o upon_o deliberate_v i_o find_v that_o neither_o be_v eligible_a and_o choice_n no_o duty_n prop._n 11._o as_o the_o smallness_n of_o the_o least_o physical_a be_v though_o undiscernible_a prove_v it_o not_o to_o be_v nothing_o so_o the_o smallness_n of_o any_o moral_a good_a or_o evil_a duty_n or_o sin_n prove_v not_o that_o it_o be_v no_o duty_n or_o sin_n at_o all_o prop._n 12._o moral_a good_a and_o evil_a be_v itself_o only_o a_o accident_n for_o habit_n disposition_n action_n and_o relation_n be_v accident_n and_o privation_n be_v either_o reductive_o accident_n as_o some_o call_v they_o or_o less_o than_o accident_n even_o mere_a nothing_o though_o from_o a_o nullity_n or_o privation_n a_o moral_a relation_n true_o result_v on_o the_o person_n prop._n 13._o therefore_o when_o we_o say_v that_o a_o thing_n be_v good_a or_o evil_a by_o accident_n we_o mean_v somewhat_o more_o than_o that_o the_o good_a or_o evil_a be_v a_o accident_n itself_o for_o there_o be_v no_o other_o we_o mean_v that_o it_o be_v something_o accide_v or_o add_v to_o the_o former_a accident_n or_o state_n that_o make_v it_o now_o good_a or_o evil._n prop._n 14._o in_o a_o action_n there_o be_v considerable_a 1._o the_o action_n as_o such_o or_o as_o specify_v only_o by_o the_o faculty_n intellection_n volition_n imagination_n etc._n etc._n
28._o and_o 13._o 9_o col._n 3._o 16._o and_o 4._o 6._o eph._n 4._o 7._o 29._o and_o 3._o 8._o gal._n 2._o 9_o 2_o cor._n 8._o 6_o 7._o and_o 9_o 8._o joh._n 1._o 16._o etc._n etc._n ii_o the_o word_n morality_n and_o moral_a have_v also_o divers_a signification_n i._o in_o the_o first_o most_o comprehensive_a and_o most_o famous_a sense_n morality_n as_o distinguish_v from_o mere_a naturality_n or_o physics_n do_v signify_v the_o relation_n of_o the_o manner_n or_o act_n of_o a_o intelligent_a free_a agent_n to_o the_o govern_v will_n and_o law_n of_o god_n and_o so_o actus_fw-la morales_fw-la and_o actus_fw-la humani_fw-la be_v use_v in_o the_o same_o sense_n and_o all_o morality_n be_v distinguish_v into_o moral_a good_a and_o moral_a evil_n virtue_n and_o vice_n ii_o some_o have_v use_v morality_n in_o a_o narrow_a sense_n unfit_o for_o so_o much_o of_o man_n duty_n as_o be_v reveal_v by_o the_o mere_a law_n of_o nature_n and_o as_o be_v of_o common_a obligation_n to_o lapse_v mankind_n and_o so_o it_o comprehend_v the_o relic_n of_o the_o law_n of_o innocent_a nature_n to_o love_n god_n and_o obey_v he_o etc._n etc._n and_o the_o additional_a law_n of_o lapse_v nature_n to_o repent_v and_o use_v all_o possible_a mean_n for_o our_o recovery_n and_o thankful_o improve_v the_o mercy_n which_o we_o receive_v and_o thus_o it_o be_v distinguish_v from_o duty_n know_v by_o supernatural_a revelation_n and_o especial_o the_o mystery_n of_o redemption_n by_o jesus_n christ_n iii_o some_o use_n the_o word_n improper_o also_o for_o all_o that_o duty_n which_o be_v of_o perpetual_a obligation_n whether_o by_o natural_a or_o supernatural_a revelation_n and_o so_o it_o be_v distinguish_v from_o temporary_a duty_n and_o thus_o the_o lordsday_n baptism_n the_o lords-supper_n a_o gospel_n ministry_n scripture_n to_o be_v use_v discipline_n be_v say_v to_o be_v moral-positives_a distinct_a from_o mere_a natural_a duty_n and_o from_o temporary_n iu._n last_o some_o yet_o more_o unapt_o confine_v the_o sense_n to_o the_o duty_n of_o our_o common_a conversation_n towards_o man_n as_o distinct_a from_o holiness_n or_o our_o duty_n to_o god_n and_o so_o they_o distinguish_v a_o mere_a moral_a honest_a man_n from_o a_o godly_a or_o religious_a man_n though_o we_o wish_v that_o the_o needless_a use_n of_o word_n improper_o be_v not_o the_o common_a fuel_n of_o vain_a contending_n yet_o we_o be_v not_o the_o master_n of_o language_n must_v take_v word_n as_o we_o find_v they_o use_v and_o leave_v all_o man_n arbitrary_o to_o use_v they_o as_o they_o please_v so_o be_v it_o they_o will_v but_o tell_v we_o what_o they_o mean_v by_o they_o before_o they_o lie_v any_o stress_n on_o they_o in_o dispute_v in_o reference_n to_o these_o various_a sense_n of_o these_o word_n we_o suppose_v that_o we_o be_v all_o agree_v as_o follow_v i_o as_o to_o morality_n in_o the_o first_o and_o most_o famous_a signification_n we_o be_v agree_v 1._o that_o all_o proper_a humane_a act_n be_v moral_a that_o be_v moral_o good_a or_o evil_a and_o all_o duty_n and_o sin_n virtue_n and_o vice_n in_o habit_n and_o act_n positive_a and_o privative_a vice_n be_v part_n of_o morality_n moral_a good_a direct_o and_o moral_a evil_n reductive_o and_o consequent_o 2._o holiness_n to_o the_o lord_n or_o the_o love_n of_o god_n as_o god_n be_v the_o chief_a part_n of_o morality_n and_o what_o duty_n soever_o be_v evangelical_n and_o spiritual_a be_v also_o moral_a 3._o nothing_o be_v moral_o laudable_a or_o rewardable_a but_o moral_a good_a and_o nothing_o be_v punishable_a but_o moral_a evil._n 4._o all_o morality_n be_v seat_v primary_o in_o the_o will_n but_o be_v secondary_o as_o flow_v thence_o in_o the_o imperate_a act_n of_o the_o intellect_n and_o inferior_a faculty_n 5._o all_o true_o moral_a good_a in_o lapse_v man_n be_v 1._o from_o god_n efficient_a grace_n 2._o and_o exercise_v on_o some_o objective_a grace_n and_o 3._o be_v itself_o subjective_a grace_n either_o special_a or_o common_a 6._o the_o good_a call_v moral_a in_o infidel_n and_o all_o other_o ungodly_a unsanctified_a man_n be_v such_o but_o secundum_fw-la quid_fw-la and_o not_o simpliciter_fw-la nor_o in_o the_o full_a or_o proper_a sense_n because_o bonum_fw-la est_fw-la ex_fw-la omnibus_fw-la causis_fw-la essentialibus_fw-la and_o a_o good_a principle_n rule_n end_v and_o right_a object_n especial_o the_o formal_a object_n be_v all_o essential_a to_o a_o true_o good_a moral_a act_n but_o every_o ungodly_a man_n in_o every_o action_n do_v want_v at_o least_o some_o one_o of_o these_o and_o a_o act_n be_v denominate_v in_o morality_n from_o that_o which_o be_v prevalent_a in_o it_o and_o not_o from_o every_o conquer_a depress_a ingredient_n we_o say_v not_o that_o he_o that_o kill_v his_o father_n or_o prince_n with_o the_o reluctancy_n of_o better_a thought_n and_o inclination_n do_v therein_o do_v a_o good_a work_n though_o that_o reluctancy_n be_v good_a so_o he_o that_o have_v some_o love_n to_o god_n and_o goodness_n but_o more_o hatred_n and_o more_o love_n to_o sinful_a pleasure_n do_v not_o a_o work_n proper_o good_a which_o proceed_v from_o such_o a_o mix_a cause_n but_o the_o evil_a principle_n and_o end_n be_v predominant_a in_o all_o ungodly_a man_n 7._o but_o material_o and_o secundum_fw-la quid_fw-la bad_a man_n may_v do_v work_n that_o be_v moral_o good_a and_o physical_o very_o good_a to_o other_o as_o govern_v and_o protect_v commonwealth_n and_o church_n build_v city_n and_o temple_n and_o hospital_n relieve_v the_o poor_a preach_v the_o gospel_n expound_v scripture_n defend_v truth_n promote_a learning_n and_o in_o good_a nature_n patience_n meekness_n temperance_n chastity_n wit_n and_o industry_n they_o may_v be_v commendable_a and_o exemplary_a and_o their_o precept_n and_o practice_n may_v conduce_v much_o to_o the_o good_a of_o other_o 8._o whatever_o good_a be_v find_v in_o heathen_n or_o infidel_n or_o ungodly_a man_n be_v to_o be_v acknowledge_v and_o praise_v proportionable_o according_a to_o its_o real_a worth_n it_o be_v all_o from_o god_n who_o must_v not_o be_v rob_v of_o his_o praise_n 9_o a_o man_n that_o have_v but_o common_a grace_n be_v better_a than_o he_o will_v be_v if_o he_o have_v none_o and_o it_o be_v the_o usual_a preparatory_a for_o special_a save_a grace_n though_o many_o civil_a temperate_a person_n by_o overvalue_v common_a good_a be_v hinder_v from_o seek_v special_a grace_n that_o be_v not_o cause_v by_o the_o good_a but_o by_o their_o abuse_n of_o it_o objective_o and_o though_o god_n take_v occasion_n from_o some_o man_n great_a sin_n to_o affright_v their_o conscience_n to_o repentance_n and_o reformation_n that_o be_v not_o cause_v by_o the_o sin_n but_o by_o god_n mercy_n sin_n as_o remember_v be_v not_o sin_n in_o the_o act_n of_o remember_v nor_o sin_n as_o repent_v of_o in_o repent_v but_o before_o in_o the_o commit_n god_n may_v convert_v paul_n in_o the_o act_n of_o persecute_v but_o persecute_v be_v not_o the_o way_n or_o mean_n of_o conversion_n special_a grace_n must_v be_v seek_v in_o the_o use_n of_o common_a grace_n and_o not_o in_o a_o way_n of_o negligence_n contempt_n or_o wilful_a sin_n ii_o of_o morality_n in_o the_o second_o sense_n as_o take_v for_o natural_a duty_n which_o all_o mankind_n be_v oblige_v to_o by_o natural_a revelation_n of_o god_n will_n we_o be_v agree_v as_o follow_v 1._o the_o sum_n of_o this_o natural_a morality_n or_o duty_n be_v to_o love_n god_n as_o god_n for_o himself_o and_o all_o thing_n else_o for_o he_o even_o as_o be_v of_o he_o and_o through_o he_o and_o to_o he_o to_o obey_v god_n and_o make_v it_o our_o chief_a care_n to_o please_v he_o and_o therein_o to_o place_n and_o seek_v our_o happiness_n even_o in_o everlasting_a mutual_a love_n to_o love_v other_o as_o ourselves_o and_o do_v all_o the_o good_a we_o can_v to_o all_o for_o soul_n and_o body_n especial_o to_o the_o most_o public_a society_n to_o do_v just_o and_o as_o we_o will_v be_v do_v by_o to_o use_v our_o body_n as_o the_o servant_n of_o our_o soul_n and_o soul_n and_o body_n as_o the_o servant_n of_o god_n and_o to_o hate_v and_o avoid_v all_o that_o be_v contrary_a to_o these_o this_o natural_a evidence_n will_v prove_v to_o be_v the_o common_a duty_n of_o mankind_n 2._o this_o love_n to_o god_n and_o man_n before_o describe_v be_v true_a holiness_n that_o be_v the_o soul_n separation_n and_o devotedness_n to_o god_n 3._o all_o the_o evidence_n which_o nature_n afford_v we_o herein_o be_v not_o see_v by_o all_o man_n that_o be_v of_o natural_a wit_n or_o industry_n no_o more_o than_o all_o that_o be_v reveal_v by_o the_o scripture_n be_v know_v to_o all_o that_o read_v the_o scripture_n or_o that_o believe_v it_o 4._o holiness_n be_v the_o end_n of_o medicinal_a grace_n as_o use_v
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prove_v 1._o because_o there_o be_v no_o force_n in_o the_o inference_n it_o be_v command_v ergo_fw-la it_o be_v unlawful_a 2._o though_o his_o act_n be_v culpable_a and_o without_o true_a power_n yet_o he_o be_v no_o usurper_n who_o we_o be_v oblige_v to_o disown_n and_o all_o true_a governor_n have_v their_o fault_n 3._o the_o thing_n may_v be_v good_a and_o so_o a_o duty_n on_o other_o accidental_a reason_n viz._n 1._o as_o a_o mean_n of_o concord_n 2._o of_o please_v other_o to_o their_o edification_n 3._o of_o honour_v superior_n 4._o of_o obtain_v liberty_n and_o avoid_v mischief_n and_o as_o such_o though_o not_o as_o a_o act_n of_o obedience_n may_v be_v a_o duty_n 4._o else_o it_o will_v be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o ill-minded_n ruler_n to_o make_v all_o indifferent_a lawful_a thing_n to_o be_v sin_n or_o unlawful_a to_o we_o by_o command_v they_o and_o so_o to_o deprive_v we_o crafty_o of_o all_o our_o liberty_n and_o make_v we_o slave_n if_o ruler_n forbid_v they_o make_v 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discern_v which_o preponderate_v there_o be_v circumstance_n in_o which_o paul_n will_v shave_v his_o head_n and_o circumcise_v timothy_n and_o become_v a_o jew_n to_o the_o jew_n and_o there_o be_v circumstance_n in_o which_o he_o say_v if_o you_o be_v circumcise_a christ_n shall_v profit_v you_o nothing_o stand_v fast_o in_o the_o liberty_n with_o which_o christ_n have_v make_v you_o free_a pr._n 27._o hence_o the_o common_a people_n who_o can_v be_v expect_v to_o have_v a_o sufficient_a measure_n of_o such_o ponderate_a prudence_n do_v need_v spiritual_a guide_n who_o shall_v be_v good_a casuist_n and_o endow_v with_o so_o much_o accurateness_n of_o sapience_n and_o prudence_n as_o to_o be_v able_a to_o examine_v all_o the_o circumstance_n of_o action_n as_o physician_n must_v do_v about_o their_o patient_n case_n and_o to_o see_v when_o one_o grain_n or_o accident_n do_v indeed_o determine_v they_o to_o be_v good_a or_o evil_n pr._n 28._o and_o the_o law_n of_o just_a governor_n be_v make_v by_o man_n that_o must_v be_v presume_v to_o be_v wise_a than_o the_o ordinary_a subject_n in_o the_o matter_n which_o belong_v to_o their_o own_o office_n as_o also_o the_o decision_n of_o a_o spiritual_a casuist_n and_o pastor_n if_o either_o of_o they_o be_v put_v into_o a_o balance_n that_o before_o stand_v equal_a be_v a_o additional_a accident_n which_o must_v turn_v the_o saint_n 〈◊〉_d ale_n suppose_v that_o the_o former_a equality_n or_o suspense_n be_v not_o from_o the_o person_n sinful_a ignorance_n or_o negligence_n prop._n 29._o but_o in_o such_o variety_n of_o case_n and_o intricate_a difficulty_n god_n do_v not_o lay_v our_o safety_n peace_n and_o comfort_n upon_o such_o degree_n of_o accurateness_n and_o prudence_n as_o we_o can_v attain_v though_o true_o willing_a and_o faithful_o endeavour_v it_o by_o sincere_a diligence_n nor_o be_v god_n please_v that_o man_n be_v over_o scrupulous_a or_o over_o solicitous_a about_o lesser_a doubtful_a circumstance_n that_o be_v that_o we_o neglect_v the_o duty_n itself_o or_o too_o much_o delay_v it_o or_o live_v in_o self-distracting_a uncomfortable_a despondency_n make_v god_n service_n burdensome_a and_o grievous_a to_o we_o either_o by_o a_o over_o troublesome_a and_o tedious_a care_n of_o some_o less_o accident_n or_o because_o we_o can_v do_v the_o work_v no_o more_o exact_o like_o a_o servant_n that_o instead_o of_o his_o day_n work_v and_o journey_n will_v sit_v down_o and_o spend_v half_a the_o day_n in_o cry_v because_o he_o can_v do_v no_o better_o or_o in_o curious_a inquiry_n about_o lesser_a circumstance_n but_o god_n will_v have_v we_o upon_o our_o sincere_a willingness_n and_o a_o proportionable_a fidelity_n in_o enquiry_n to_o do_v his_o service_n cheerful_o as_o well_o as_o we_o can_v and_o to_o go_v on_o as_o believe_v that_o we_o have_v a_o merciful_a god_n a_o sufficient_a and_o a_o pardon_v covenant_n and_o expect_v with_o joy_n his_o acceptance_n of_o our_o sincerity_n pr._n 30._o he_o that_o will_v tell_v ruler_n that_o they_o may_v lawful_o command_v every_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o evil_a in_o the_o physical_a action_n consider_v without_o its_o accident_n or_o that_o be_v not_o evil_a in_o the_o first_o accident_n or_o circumstance_n that_o cloth_n it_o will_v teach_v they_o to_o cast_v off_o religion_n and_o common_a honesty_n and_o justice_n and_o to_o own_o more_o iniquity_n than_o ever_o mahomet_n or_o any_o false_a prophet_n to_o our_o knowledge_n have_v defend_v and_o such_o as_o satan_n himself_o have_v confess_v to_o be_v evil_a pr._n 31._o no_o man_n may_v command_v other_o any_o action_n which_o be_v by_o accident_n unlawful_a to_o be_v command_v for_o it_o be_v sin_n if_o sin_n by_o accident_n but_o ruler_n may_v command_v many_o thing_n which_o the_o subject_n may_v by_o accident_n make_v sinful_a for_o himself_o to_o do_v as_o shall_v be_v show_v pr._n 32._o for_o there_o be_v some_o accident_n render_v the_o act_n sinful_a which_o a_o ruler_n may_v and_o aught_o to_o make_v provision_n against_o or_o prevent_v and_o there_o be_v some_o which_o he_o neither_o can_v prevent_v nor_o be_v bind_v therefore_o to_o forbear_v or_o change_v his_o law_n for_o instance_n pr._n 33._o no_o man_n be_v bind_v to_o forbear_v a_o law_n or_o practice_n which_o be_v command_v of_o god_n or_o be_v necessary_a to_o a_o great_a good_a as_o god_n glory_n the_o public_a safety_n the_o salvation_n of_o many_o or_o himself_o etc._n etc._n lest_o some_o man_n shall_v turn_v it_o to_o his_o own_o sin_n and_o ruin_n god_n law_n must_v not_o be_v break_v nor_o the_o public_a welfare_n hazard_v to_o save_v a_o particular_a person_n from_o himself_o and_o from_o his_o sinful_a inclination_n to_o ill_o do_v pr._n 34._o as_o to_o a_o circumstance_n that_o be_v indifferent_a antecedent_o to_o further_a accident_n and_o if_o it_o be_v determine_v one_o way_n will_v do_v accidental_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o good_a and_o a_o little_a hurt_n and_o if_o the_o other_o way_n it_o will_v do_v a_o little_a good_a and_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o hurt_n the_o ruler_n if_o he_o foresee_v it_o must_v determine_v it_o the_o first_o way_n notwithstanding_o the_o accidental_a hurt_n whether_o sin_n or_o suffering_n which_o will_v follow_v because_o a_o great_a hurt_n be_v more_o careful_o to_o be_v avoid_v than_o a_o less_o and_o a_o great_a good_a more_o careful_o to_o be_v endeavour_v than_o a_o less_o e._n g._n if_o the_o army_n be_v appoint_v to_o meet_v at_o such_o a_o day_n and_o place_n some_o few_o soldier_n one_o of_o a_o thousand_o will_v mutiny_v and_o not_o appear_v if_o at_o another_o time_n and_o place_n most_o of_o they_o will_v mutiny_v or_o if_o a_o congregation_n be_v appoint_v to_o meet_v at_o such_o a_o hour_n and_o place_n for_o 〈◊〉_d odds_n worship_n and_o join_v with_o such_o a_o worthy_a teacher_n one_o of_o a_o hundred_o will_v schismatical_o separate_v if_o in_o another_o place_n at_o another_o hour_n with_o another_o 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