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R.
19.
Epbe ans,
Chap.
q...
523
to
it;
as
for
Example:
The
execution
of
a
malefac
}or, juftly
con-
Goa
ð
demned by
a
malicious
executioner
:
the
death
of
this
party,
as
it
is
men
up
to
it
malicioufly effecîed by
the
headf
man,
is
murder
in
him, that
the
asitisapn-
Judge willeth not
:
the death
of
him
fo
farre
as
it
is a
jut
recompenfe
nilhment.
of
his
wickedneffe,
is
the worke
of
j
uftice,
comming from the
Judge
:
fo finne
'
as itis a
branch
of
the Commandement
in men
(whom God
maketh
by
his unfpeakeable
power their owne doomefinen)
is
not
of
God
:
as
it
is a
juft recompenfe
of
former
wickedneffe, he
that
is
the
Judge
of
all
the world, doth
inf1id
it and effeétually
bring
it
about.
Now
then
finne
thus confidered,
God doth
give up
to
it 3. wayes.
And
that three
z.
By
withdrawing himfelfe,
and leaving men
to themfelves,
i1tl.
wayes.
14. x6.
He left
the
Gentiles
to
their
ownewayes.
2. God prefenting Soveraigne things
to
finfull
men,
even
from
fuch
things
alfo
their corruption takerh
occafion
to
frnne,
though the
things be
good
in
themfelves,
as
his
Word,
his workes
of mercy
and
of
judgement; I
will lay
/tumbling
blacker
before
this
people,
ier.
6.2
z.
What
then
doth God
lay
fumbling
blocks
to
make men
offend
by
No,he
layette
thi
to promote
his
j
of
judgements;for
as fin
is
fin,he
no
way
can
tempt
or
provoke unto it,
lams.
z4.
But every man
is
tempted
when
he
is
drawee
away
of
his
owne coneupifcence
and
is enticed.
objet!. Yet God doth
fee
that
man will
finne
upon
fuch
things.
tilnfw.
Forefight
of
things caufeth not things
:
a
wife
Father fore-
Goa
forefeeth
fecth
that
a
lewd childe
will
come
to thçgallows,
he
doth not
caufe
it.
the
but
is
Secondly,
though God
forefeeth that
a
man will finne,
yet
he
is
not
of
i
saute
the
caufe
of
his finne, becaufe
hedothnot
intend finne,
but executing
his Spirituali
judgement.
Thus the Phyfitianforefeeththat
he cannot
fo purge out
a malignant
humour, but he
flail
take with it
fomething
that
is
good,
fo
that
hecannot
retore
a
man and profit
him,
but
hee
!ball in
part hurt
him; yet the Phy fidanwhen
he
healeth,is not
faid
to
hurt,
becaufe this, though
it
goeth together, yet
it
is
not intended by
him.
So,
&c.
3. God doth give
fuch
(inners
into more
full
power
of
the
devil(,
who
is
effeCuall in
the
tonnes of difobedience; for
the
Devil(
is
Gods
torturer.
Now
they
gave up themfelves, becaufe
God doth
worke
his workes,
fo
as
in
the
meane
while, he letteth
us
worke ours alfo:
They
then
gave
up
themfelves,
Now
men
wive
z.
In that
their former
frnnes
deferved
thefe,
up themfelves
2.
In
that they
voluntarily did commit
them, not
admit them
to
finne.
unwillingly.
Now
then
to
return
to the
doótrine.
This
doth
give
us
to
fee
what
pre
a.
is
the
efate of
many; they
may hence
know themfelves not to be
re-
generate, nor
in
Chrift,
if
they doe willingly, when they
finne,
yeeid
unto
it.
2.
It doth
alfo let
us fee
how the
wicked
(whatever the
blind rea-
fon
of
man
may fay) are altogether
without
excufe, becaufe
they
fin
wilfully,yeelding themfelves
to
it.
The a.
thing
they
did
it
greedily;
which doth teach
us, TOa finne
is
Z
z
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