Osmotic causes of diarrhea can include: Intolerances to certain compounds in food, such as lactose (milk sugar) and artificial sweeteners. Medications, such as antibiotics, blood pressure medications, and some antacids. Digestive disorders, such as IBS, IBD, and celiac disease. Chemotherapy.
7. (Art Terms) harmony in the parts of a whole: balance in an artistic composition. 8. the act of weighing factors, quantities, etc, against each other. 9. the power to influence or control: he held the balance of power. 10. (Accounting & Book-keeping) something that remains or is left: let me have the balance of what you owe me.
Used in this context, Perkinsâs expression âthe balance of the sanctuaryâ (balance here referring figuratively to a scale used to weigh objects according to the weight given them in Scripture) expresses his position on the relationship between predestination and preaching.