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and_o grace_n languish_v for_o want_v of_o employment_n 1_o thes._n 5.19_o quench_v not_o the_o spirit_n thomas_n his_o omission_n make_v way_n for_o his_o unbelief_n joh._n 20.24_o 2._o external_n it_o bring_v on_o many_o temporal_a judgement_n god_n put_v by_o saul_n from_o be_v king_n for_o a_o omission_n 1_o sam._n 15.11_o it_o repent_v i_o for_o set_v up_o saul_n to_o be_v king_n for_o he_o have_v not_o do_v the_o thing_n that_o i_o command_v he_o forbear_v to_o destroy_v all_o of_o amalek_n for_o this_o he_o put_v by_o eli_n house_n from_o the_o priesthood_n 1_o sam._n 3.13_o i_o will_v judge_v his_o house_n for_o ever_o because_o his_o son_n make_v themselves_o vile_a and_o he_o restrain_v they_o not_o eli_n omission_n be_v punish_v as_o well_o as_o
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the_o author_n of_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n and_o that_o order_n which_o beget_v a_o sense_n of_o good_a and_o evil_a in_o our_o heart_n god_n be_v the_o author_n of_o the_o law_n give_v by_o moses_n and_o the_o gospel_n reveal_v by_o his_o son_n therefore_o whatever_o thing_n be_v commit_v against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n or_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n or_o the_o gospel_n certain_o it_o be_v a_o wrong_n to_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n as_o be_v a_o breach_n of_o that_o order_n which_o he_o have_v establish_v 1_o joh._n 3.4_o he_o that_o commit_v sin_n transgress_v also_o the_o law_n for_o sin_n be_v a_o transgression_n of_o the_o law_n law_n can_v be_v despise_v but_o the_o majesty_n of_o the_o lawgiver_n be_v contemn_v disparage_v and_o slight_v therefore_o upon_o this_o right_a god_n may_v come_v in_o as_o a_o very_a proper_a judge_n but_o indeed_o god_n do_v not_o punish_v mere_o as_o offend_v or_o as_o a_o private_a man_n revenge_v himself_o where_o there_o be_v no_o power_n public_o constitute_v to_o do_v he_o right_o but_o he_o proper_o judge_v 2._o a_o supreme_a and_o sovereign_a lord_n and_o governor_n of_o the_o world_n to_o who_o it_o belong_v for_o the_o common_a good_a to_o see_v that_o it_o be_v well_o with_o they_o that_o do_v well_o and_o ill_o with_o they_o that_o do_v evil_a and_o that_o no_o compassion_n be_v show_v but_o where_o the_o case_n be_v compassionable_a according_a to_o that_o declaration_n he_o have_v make_v of_o himself_o to_o the_o creature_n to_o declare_v this_o more_o plain_o we_o shall_v see_v how_o this_o right_a accrueth_n to_o god_n it_o may_v be_v suppose_v to_o accrue_v to_o he_o two_o way_n either_o because_o of_o the_o excellency_n of_o his_o be_v or_o because_o of_o his_o benefit_n which_o he_o have_v bestow_v upon_o mankind_n 1._o the_o excellency_n of_o his_o be_v this_o be_v according_a to_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n that_o those_o that_o excel_v shall_v be_v above_o other_o as_o it_o be_v clear_a in_o man_n 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people_n will_v acknowledge_v this_o how_o much_o great_a than_o be_v the_o right_n of_o god_n who_o have_v give_v we_o life_n and_o breath_n and_o be_v and_o wellbeing_a and_o all_o thing_n he_o create_v we_o out_o of_o nothing_o and_o be_v create_v he_o preserve_v we_o and_o give_v we_o all_o the_o good_a thing_n which_o we_o enjoy_v and_o therefore_o we_o be_v oblige_v to_o be_v subject_a to_o he_o and_o to_o obey_v his_o holy_a law_n and_o to_o be_v accountable_a to_o he_o for_o the_o breach_n of_o they_o therefore_o let_v we_o slate_n it_o thus_o as_o the_o excellency_n of_o his_o nature_n give_v he_o a_o fitness_n and_o a_o sufficiency_n for_o the_o government_n of_o mankind_n his_o creation_n preservation_n and_o other_o benefit_n give_v he_o a_o full_a right_o to_o make_v what_o law_n he_o please_v and_o to_o call_v man_n to_o a_o account_n whether_o he_o have_v keep_v they_o yea_o or_o no._n his_o right_n be_v great_a than_o parent_n can_v have_v over_o their_o child_n for_o in_o natural_a generation_n they_o be_v but_o instrument_n of_o his_o providence_n act_v only_o the_o power_n which_o god_n give_v they_o and_o the_o parent_n propagate_v nothing_o to_o the_o child_n but_o the_o body_n and_o those_o thing_n that_o belong_v to_o the_o body_n call_v therefore_o the_o father_n of_o our_o flesh_n heb._n 12.9_o yea_o in_o frame_v the_o body_n god_n have_v a_o great_a hand_n than_o they_o for_o they_o can_v tell_v whether_o the_o child_n will_v be_v male_a or_o female_a beautiful_a or_o deform_a they_o know_v not_o the_o number_n and_o posture_n of_o the_o bone_n and_o vein_n and_o artery_n and_o sinew_n but_o god_n do_v not_o only_o concur_v to_o all_o these_o thing_n but_o form_n the_o spirit_n of_o man_n in_o he_o zech._n 12.1_o and_o all_o the_o care_n and_o providence_n of_o our_o parent_n come_v to_o nothing_o unless_o the_o lord_n direct_v it_o and_o second_v it_o with_o his_o blessing_n therefore_o god_n natural_o be_v the_o governor_n and_o judge_n of_o all_o creature_n visible_a and_o invisible_a so_o that_o from_o his_o empire_n and_o jurisdiction_n they_o neither_o can_v nor_o aught_o to_o exempt_v themselves_o so_o that_o to_o be_v god_n and_o judge_n of_o the_o world_n be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n express_v in_o divers_a term_n well_o then_o you_o will_v ask_v why_o be_v christ_n the_o judge_n of_o the_o world_n rather_o than_o the_o father_n and_o the_o spirit_n who_o make_v we_o and_o give_v the_o law_n to_o we_o 1._o i_o answer_v that_o we_o have_v go_v a_o good_a step_n to_o prove_v that_o it_o be_v the_o peculiar_a right_n of_o god_n common_a to_o the_o three_o person_n father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n for_o these_o three_o be_v one_o
it_o roar_v god_n attribute_n must_v not_o be_v set_v a_o quarrel_v he_o be_v love_n and_o mercy_n but_o he_o be_v also_o just_a and_o true_a and_o holy_a if_o he_o be_v not_o angry_a for_o sin_n he_o shall_v not_o love_v his_o justice_n make_v good_a his_o truth_n manifest_a his_o holiness_n and_o so_o hate_v himself_o if_o god_n shall_v pardon_v all_o sin_n his_o abhorrency_n and_o hatred_n of_o sin_n can_v not_o be_v manifest_v and_o so_o he_o will_v lose_v the_o honour_n of_o his_o infinite_a holiness_n therefore_o in_o man_n and_o angeâ—â—_n he_o will_v declare_v his_o displeasure_n of_o it_o and_o no_o less_o hatred_n of_o the_o sinner_n god_n 〈◊〉_d it_o best_o for_o his_o own_o glory_n to_o suffer_v some_o to_o sin_n and_o by_o sin_n to_o come_v to_o punishment_n therefore_o do_v not_o wallow_v in_o thy_o filthiness_n and_o think_v that_o god_n will_v be_v all_o honey_n that_o mercy_n will_v bear_v thou_o out_o he_o have_v say_v that_o liar_n and_o drunkard_n shall_v have_v their_o portion_n in_o the_o lake_n that_o burn_v with_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n 〈◊〉_d god_n be_v merciful_a and_o yet_o do_v such_o thing_n to_o christ_n certain_o he_o may_v remain_v merciful_a much_o more_o and_o yet_o punish_v thou_o 2._o god_n do_v it_o to_o show_v his_o mercy_n to_o other_o it_o be_v necessary_a for_o the_o whole_a world_n that_o god_n shall_v inflict_v so_o severe_a a_o punishment_n punishment_n be_v not_o always_o for_o the_o emendation_n of_o the_o delinquent_n but_o for_o the_o good_a of_o other_o the_o howl_n and_o groan_n of_o the_o damn_a make_v the_o harmony_n and_o music_n of_o providence_n more_o entire_a say_v gerson_n it_o be_v a_o necessary_a provision_n for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o whole_a world_n and_o meet_v for_o the_o beauty_n of_o providence_n that_o god_n shall_v have_v a_o prison_n as_o well_o as_o a_o palace_n beside_o for_o the_o restraint_n of_o sin_n there_o be_v more_o mercy_n in_o the_o restraint_n of_o sin_n or_o the_o take_n away_o of_o sin_n than_o there_o will_v be_v in_o restrain_v the_o punishment_n this_o be_v the_o great_a mean_n to_o lessen_v corruption_n origen_n that_o think_v the_o punishment_n of_o hell_n shall_v one_o day_n have_v a_o end_n yet_o think_v not_o good_a to_o suppress_v this_o doctrine_n lest_o man_n shall_v take_v liberty_n to_o sin_n so_o epicurus_n and_o seneca_n that_o look_v upon_o it_o as_o a_o poetical_a fiction_n think_v it_o to_o be_v a_o fit_a invention_n a_o temporal_a punishment_n will_v not_o have_v be_v enough_o to_o restrain_v man_n man_n be_v obstinate_a in_o sin_n and_o will_v endure_v any_o temporal_a inconvenience_n rather_o than_o part_v with_o their_o lust_n micah_n 6._o river_n of_o oil_n the_o first-born_a of_o their_o body_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o their_o soul_n and_o baal_n priest_n gash_a themselves_o it_o be_v the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n to_o find_v out_o such_o a_o remedy_n so_o that_o we_o may_v say_v that_o god_n can_v not_o have_v be_v so_o merciful_a if_o 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7_o 8._o sacrifice_n and_o offering_n thou_o do_v not_o desire_v my_o ear_n have_v thou_o open_v burnt-offering_a and_o sin-offering_a have_v thou_o not_o require_v then_o say_v i_o lo_o i_o come_v in_o the_o volume_n of_o the_o book_n it_o be_v write_v of_o i_o i_o delight_v to_o do_v thy_o will_n o_o my_o god_n yea_o thy_o law_n be_v in_o my_o heart_n this_o be_v the_o noble_a piece_n of_o service_n or_o the_o high_a degree_n of_o obedience_n that_o ever_o can_v be_v perform_v to_o god_n rom._n 5.19_o by_o the_o obedience_n of_o one_o shall_v many_o be_v make_v righteous_a phil._n 2.8_o and_o be_v find_v in_o fashion_n as_o a_o man_n he_o humble_v himself_o and_o become_v obedient_a unto_o death_n the_o death_n of_o the_o cross._n and_o heb._n 5.8_o 9_o though_o he_o be_v a_o son_n yet_o learn_v he_o
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promise_n and_o so_o our_o judicial_a or_o legal_a righteousness_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o our_o right_n to_o the_o reward_n gift_n or_o benefit_n found_v not_o in_o any_o merit_n of_o our_o own_o nor_o yet_o in_o the_o bare_a gift_n of_o another_o but_o in_o the_o merit_n of_o another_o conjoin_v with_o his_o free_a gift_n so_o by_o christ_n be_v make_v sin_n for_o we_o we_o have_v not_o only_a freedom_n from_o the_o curse_n but_o title_n to_o glory_n 1_o thess._n 5.9_o 10._o ver_fw-la and_o our_o estate_n in_o heaven_n be_v call_v redemption_n eph._n 1.14_o until_o the_o redemption_n of_o the_o purchase_a possession_n christ_n people_n be_v purchase_v by_o his_o blood_n and_o be_v his_o possession_n and_o his_o peculiar_a people_n and_o they_o shall_v at_o length_n come_v to_o their_o full_a and_o final_a deliverance_n which_o be_v there_o call_v redemption_n as_o also_o eph._n 4.16_o chief_o because_o it_o be_v a_o fruit_n of_o christ_n death_n and_o something_o that_o accrue_v 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creature_n any_o other_o of_o his_o essential_a attribute_n omnipotency_n and_o eternity_n but_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n god-man_n be_v conditionary_a and_o surety_n righteousness_n which_o he_o perform_v in_o our_o stead_n his_o do_v and_o suffer_v in_o our_o stead_n this_o may_v be_v communicate_v to_o we_o and_o be_v the_o ground_n of_o our_o acceptance_n with_o god_n and_o may_v be_v call_v the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n because_o the_o person_n that_o procure_v it_o be_v god_n 2_o it_o may_v be_v call_v the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n because_o the_o only_a wise_a god_n find_v it_o out_o and_o appoint_v it_o it_o be_v not_o the_o device_n of_o man_n but_o the_o result_n of_o his_o eternal_a counsel_n col._n 1.19_o 20._o so_o when_o the_o apostle_n have_v prove_v that_o jew_n and_o gentile_n be_v under_o a_o deep_a guilt_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rom._n 3.19_o liable_a to_o the_o challenge_n of_o the_o law_n and_o the_o process_n of_o his_o revenge_a justice_n and_o therefore_o need_v a_o righteousness_n to_o render_v they_o acceptable_a to_o god_n the_o light_n of_o nature_n and_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n can_v give_v they_o no_o remedy_n but_o rather_o render_v they_o more_o miserable_a discover_v sin_n and_o afford_v they_o no_o help_n against_o it_o but_o leave_v they_o under_o uncertainty_n bondage_n and_o horror_n of_o conscience_n what_o shall_v the_o fall_a creature_n do_v the_o lord_n in_o his_o mercy_n find_v out_o a_o righteousness_n even_o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n which_o be_v by_o faith_n of_o jesus_n christ_n unto_o all_o and_o upon_o all_o they_o that_o believe_v for_o there_o be_v no_o difference_n rom._n 3.21_o 22_o etc._n etc._n 3._o because_o it_o be_v accept_v by_o god_n a_o righteousness_n wherein_o god_n acquiesce_v and_o which_o he_o accept_v for_o our_o absolution_n matth._n 3.17_o god_n