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to_o dispense_v with_o his_o own_o law_n and_o with_o this_o law_n he_o have_v before_o dispense_v in_o the_o case_n of_o cain_n murder_n of_o abel_n as_o to_o the_o immediate_a punishment_n of_o it_o with_o death_n which_o indeed_o be_v settle_v afterward_o by_o his_o authority_n but_o then_o omit_v because_o of_o the_o paucity_n of_o man_n and_o for_o the_o people_n the_o world_n but_o settle_v afterward_o when_o there_o be_v almost_o though_o not_o altogether_o the_o like_a occasion_n of_o omit_v it_o for_o a_o time_n 3._o his_o sovereignty_n appear_v in_o punish_v the_o transgression_n of_o his_o law_n 1._o this_o be_v a_o branch_n of_o god_n dominion_n as_o lawgiver_n so_o be_v the_o vengeance_n god_n will_v take_v upon_o the_o amalekite_n exod._n 17.16_o the_o lord_n have_v swear_v that_o the_o lord_n will_v have_v war._n the_o hebrew_n be_v the_o hand_n upon_o the_o throne_n of_o the_o lord_n as_o in_o the_o margin_n as_o a_o lawgiver_n he_o save_v or_o destroy_v james_n 4.12_o he_o act_v according_a to_o his_o own_o law_n in_o a_o congruity_n to_o the_o sanction_n of_o his_o own_o precept_n though_o he_o be_v a_o arbitrary_a lawgiver_n appoint_v what_o law_n he_o please_v yet_o he_o be_v not_o a_o arbitrary_a judge_n as_o he_o command_v nothing_o but_o what_o he_o have_v a_o right_a to_o command_v so_o he_o punish_v none_o but_o who_o he_o have_v a_o right_a to_o punish_v and_o with_o such_o punishment_n as_o the_o law_n have_v denounce_v all_o his_o act_n of_o justice_n and_o infliction_n of_o curse_n be_v the_o effect_n of_o this_o sovereign_a dominion_n psal_n 29.10_o he_o sit_v king_n upon_o the_o flood_n upon_o the_o deluge_n of_o water_n wherewith_o he_o drown_v the_o world_n say_v some_o it_o be_v a_o right_a belong_v to_o the_o authority_n of_o magistrate_n to_o pull_v up_o the_o infectious_a weed_n that_o corrupt_v a_o commonwealth_n it_o be_v no_o less_o the_o right_n of_o god_n as_o the_o lawgiver_n and_o judge_n of_o all_o the_o earth_n to_o subject_a criminal_n to_o his_o vengeance_n after_o they_o have_v render_v themselves_o abominable_a in_o his_o eye_n and_o carry_v themselves_o unworthy_a subject_n of_o so_o great_a and_o glorious_a a_o king_n the_o first_o name_n whereby_o god_n be_v make_v know_v in_o scripture_n be_v elohim_n gen._n 1.1_o in_o the_o beginning_n god_n create_v the_o heaven_n and_o earth_n a_o name_n which_o signify_v his_o power_n of_o judge_v in_o the_o opinion_n of_o some_o critic_n from_o he_o it_o be_v derive_v to_o earthly_a magistrate_n their_o judgement_n be_v say_v therefore_o to_o be_v the_o judgement_n of_o god_n deut._n 1.17_o when_o christ_n come_v he_o propose_v this_o great_a motive_n of_o repentance_n from_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n be_v at_o hand_n the_o kingdom_n of_o his_o grace_n whereby_o to_o invite_v man_n the_o kingdom_n of_o his_o justice_n in_o the_o punishment_n of_o the_o neglecter_n of_o it_o whereby_o to_o terrify_v man_n punishment_n as_o well_o as_o reward_n 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only_o spurn_v at_o by_o rebel_n sovereignty_n be_v not_o preserve_v without_o justice_n when_o the_o psalmist_n speak_v of_o the_o majesty_n of_o god_n kingdom_n he_o tell_v we_o that_o righteousness_n and_o judgement_n be_v the_o habitation_n of_o his_o throne_n psal_n 97.1_o 2._o these_o be_v the_o engine_n of_o divine_a dignity_n which_o render_v he_o glorious_a and_o majestic_a a_o legislative_a power_n will_v be_v trample_v on_o without_o executive_a by_o this_o the_o reverential_a apprehension_n of_o god_n be_v preserve_v in_o the_o wâ—rld_n he_o be_v know_v to_o be_v lord_n of_o the_o world_n by_o the_o judgement_n which_o he_o execute_v psal_n 9.16_o when_o he_o seem_v to_o have_v lose_v his_o dominion_n or_o give_v it_o up_o in_o the_o world_n he_o recover_v it_o by_o punishment_n when_o he_o take_v some_o away_o with_o a_o whirlwind_n and_o in_o his_o wrath_n the_o natural_a consequence_n man_n make_v of_o it_o be_v this_o sure_o there_o be_v a_o god_n that_o judge_v the_o 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appearance_n in_o the_o state_n of_o a_o judge_n when_o his_o order_n be_v violate_v he_o rescue_v the_o honour_n of_o they_o by_o a_o execution_n of_o justice_n he_o first_o judge_v the_o angel_n punish_v the_o evil_a one_o for_o their_o crime_n the_o first_o court_n he_o keep_v among_o they_o as_o a_o governor_n be_v to_o give_v they_o a_o law_n the_o second_o court_n he_o keep_v be_v as_o a_o judge_n try_v the_o delinquent_n and_o adjudge_v the_o offender_n to_o be_v reserve_v in_o chain_n of_o darkness_n till_o the_o final_a execution_n judas_n 6._o and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n probable_o he_o confirm_v the_o good_a one_o in_o their_o obedience_n by_o grace_n so_o the_o first_o discovery_n of_o his_o dominion_n to_o man_n be_v the_o give_v he_o a_o precept_n the_o next_o be_v the_o inflict_v a_o punishment_n for_o the_o
as_o he_o will_v have_v do_v those_o sinner_n in_o who_o stead_n he_o suffer_v without_o this_o act_n of_o sovereignty_n in_o god_n we_o have_v for_o ever_o perish_v for_o if_o we_o can_v suppose_v christ_n lay_v down_o his_o life_n for_o we_o without_o the_o pleasure_n and_o order_n of_o god_n he_o can_v not_o have_v be_v say_v to_o have_v bear_v our_o punishment_n what_o can_v he_o have_v undergo_v in_o his_o humanity_n but_o a_o temporal_a death_n but_o more_o than_o this_o be_v due_a to_o we_o even_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n which_o far_o exceed_v the_o calamity_n of_o a_o mere_a bodily_a death_n the_o soul_n be_v principal_a in_o the_o crime_n be_v to_o be_v principal_a in_o the_o punishment_n the_o wrath_n of_o god_n can_v not_o have_v drop_v upon_o his_o soul_n and_o render_v it_o so_o full_a of_o agony_n without_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n a_o creature_n be_v not_o capable_a to_o reach_v the_o soul_n neither_o as_o to_o comfort_v nor_o terror_n and_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n can_v not_o have_v make_v he_o a_o sufferer_n if_o it_o have_v not_o first_o consider_v he_o a_o sinner_n by_o imputation_n or_o by_o inhaerency_n and_o actual_a commission_n of_o a_o crime_n in_o his_o own_o person_n the_o latter_a be_v far_o from_o christ_n who_o be_v holy_a harmless_a and_o undefiled_a he_o must_v be_v consider_v then_o in_o the_o other_o state_n of_o imputation_n which_o can_v not_o be_v without_o a_o sovereign_a appointment_n or_o at_o least_o concession_n of_o god_n for_o without_o it_o he_o can_v have_v have_v no_o more_o authority_n to_o lay_v down_o his_o life_n for_o we_o than_o abraham_n can_v have_v have_v to_o have_v sacrifice_v his_o son_n or_o any_o man_n to_o expose_v himself_o to_o death_n without_o a_o call_n nor_o can_v any_o plea_n have_v be_v enter_v in_o the_o court_n of_o heaven_n either_o by_o christ_n for_o we_o or_o by_o we_o for_o ourselves_o and_o though_o the_o death_n of_o so_o great_a a_o person_n have_v be_v meritorious_a in_o itself_o 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a_o eye_n to_o his_o precept_n therefore_o what_o servant_n do_v for_o their_o master_n they_o must_v do_v as_o to_o the_o lord_n col._n 3.23_o and_o child_n be_v to_o obey_v their_o parent_n in_o the_o lord_n eph._n 6.1_o the_o authority_n of_o god_n be_v to_o be_v eye_v in_o all_o the_o service_n payable_a to_o man_n proper_a and_o true_a obedience_n have_v god_n sole_o for_o its_o principal_a and_o primary_n object_n all_o obedience_n to_o man_n that_o interfere_n with_o that_o and_o will_v justle_v out_o obedience_n to_o god_n be_v to_o be_v refuse_v what_o obedience_n be_v due_a to_o man_n be_v but_o render_v as_o a_o part_n of_o obedience_n to_o god_n and_o a_o stoop_v of_o his_o authority_n 5._o it_o must_v be_v universal_a obedience_n the_o law_n of_o man_n be_v not_o to_o be_v universal_o obey_v some_o may_v be_v oppress_v and_o unjust_a no_o man_n have_v authority_n to_o make_v a_o unjust_a law_n and_o no_o subject_n be_v bind_v to_o obey_v a_o unrighteous_a law_n but_o god_n 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