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the_o top_n of_o a_o house_n we_o must_v believe_v that_o they_o be_v all_o order_v direct_v and_o overrule_v by_o god_n so_o as_o that_o to_o he_o there_o be_v nothing_o casual_a or_o contingent_a and_o though_o there_o be_v many_o thing_n happen_v of_o which_o there_o be_v no_o necessity_n in_o their_o immediate_a cause_n yet_o do_v they_o as_o necessary_o depend_v upon_o the_o will_n and_o power_n of_o the_o first_o cause_n of_o all_o as_o the_o rise_n and_o set_v of_o the_o sun_n and_o ebb_a and_o flow_v of_o the_o sea_n so_o that_o how_o fortuitous_a soever_o these_o thing_n may_v be_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o design_n and_o natural_a tendency_n of_o second_o cause_n yet_o none_o of_o they_o ever_o happen_v beside_o the_o purpose_n and_o intention_n of_o god_n who_o foresee_v and_o design_n they_o before_o they_o come_v to_o pass_v and_o direct_v and_o level_v they_o to_o his_o own_o most_o wise_a and_o holy_a end_n and_o purpose_n for_o so_o the_o arrow_n which_o the_o soldier_n 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difficulty_n it_o be_v because_o their_o power_n be_v weak_a and_o not_o able_a to_o conquer_v without_o struggle_v the_o resistance_n of_o the_o object_n upon_o which_o they_o operate_v but_o against_o perfect_a and_o infinite_a power_n there_o be_v no_o object_n can_v make_v such_o resistance_n as_o to_o put_v they_o upon_o struggle_v and_o labour_n so_o that_o to_o a_o omniscient_a and_o omnipotent_a mind_n there_o can_v be_v nothing_o difficult_a to_o be_v know_v or_o effect_v and_o it_o be_v altogether_o as_o easy_a to_o it_o to_o know_v all_o thing_n that_o be_v knowable_a and_o do_v all_o thing_n that_o be_v possible_a as_o to_o know_v or_o do_v any_o one_o thing_n whatsoever_o because_o whatsoever_o it_o do_v it_o do_v perfect_o how_o then_o can_v the_o government_n of_o the_o world_n be_v difficult_a or_o uneasy_a to_o god_n who_o knowledge_n and_o power_n be_v perfect_a and_o infinite_a and_o consequent_o can_v inspect_v and_o govern_v all_o the_o being_n in_o the_o world_n 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