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second_o part_n of_o the_o discourse_n which_o brief_o treat_v of_o formal_a sin_n with_o the_o requisite_n necessary_a to_o its_o constitution_n where_o also_o it_o be_v inquire_v whether_o the_o nature_n of_o sin_n be_v positive_a or_o privative_a 1._o we_o be_v now_o come_v to_o the_o second_o part_n of_o our_o discourse_n where_o we_o be_v to_o treat_v of_o the_o nature_n of_o formal_a sin_n that_o be_v of_o sin_n consider_v not_o abstract_o for_o the_o mere_a act_n of_o obliquity_n but_o concrete_o with_o such_o a_o special_a dependence_n of_o it_o upon_o the_o will_v as_o serve_v to_o render_v the_o agent_n guilty_a or_o obnoxious_a to_o punishment_n 2._o and_o here_o the_o first_o thing_n to_o be_v observe_v be_v that_o although_o material_a sin_n do_v neither_o in_o its_o notion_n nor_o in_o its_o existence_n include_v formal_a sin_n yet_o formal_a sin_n do_v always_o include_v the_o other_o though_o there_o may_v be_v a_o transgression_n of_o the_o law_n without_o formal_a 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material_a for_o where_o there_o be_v no_o guilt_n there_o can_v be_v no_o remission_n but_o of_o formal_a sin_n 4._o from_o this_o general_a notion_n of_o formal_a sin_n proceed_v we_o to_o inquire_v what_o that_o special_a dependence_n be_v that_o make_v a_o irregular_a action_n formal_o a_o sin_n and_o here_o it_o be_v in_o the_o first_o place_n suppose_v that_o not_o every_o dependence_n of_o a_o action_n upon_o the_o will_n be_v sufficient_a to_o make_v it_o imputable_a and_o with_o very_o good_a reason_n for_o otherwise_o the_o action_n of_o infant_n fool_n and_o madman_n will_v be_v imputable_a for_o these_o as_o indeed_o all_o action_n have_v some_o dependence_n upon_o the_o will_n at_o least_o as_o a_o physical_a principle_n 5._o to_o be_v positive_a therefore_o that_o a_o irregular_a action_n may_v so_o depend_v upon_o the_o will_v as_o to_o derive_v guilt_n upon_o the_o agent_n it_o be_v necessary_a first_o that_o it_o proceed_v from_o the_o will_v as_o from_o a_o free_a 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