18_o there_o be_v no_o fear_n in_o love_n etc._n etc._n and_o also_o large_o to_o that_o place_n rom._n 8._o 15_o you_o have_v not_o receive_v the_o spirit_n of_o bondage_n again_o to_o fear_v etc._n etc._n that_o place_n in_o rev._n 21._o 8_o but_o the_o fearful_a etc._n etc._n shall_v be_v cast_v into_o the_o lake_n of_o sire_n etc._n etc._n answer_v what_o be_v that_o fear_n of_o god_n here_o command_v far_o set_v down_o in_o three_o particular_n q._n what_o be_v the_o special_a mark_n of_o the_o true_a fear_n of_o god_n answer_v in_o seven_o particular_n q._n what_o the_o argument_n be_v to_o induce_v we_o to_o fear_n god_n answer_v in_o eight_o thing_n in_o way_n of_o a_o conclusion_n thirteen_o sentence_n about_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n exercitation_n v._n of_o wait_v upon_o god_n upon_o these_o word_n my_o soul_n wait_v thou_o only_o upon_o god_n for_o my_o expectation_n be_v from_o he_o three_o ingredient_n to_o wait_v upon_o god_n what_o wait_v upon_o god_n be_v four_o sign_n 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unchangeable_a decree_n 4._o therefore_o he_o will_v be_v acknowledge_v and_o praise_v by_o we_o as_o the_o author_n fountain_n and_o worker_n of_o all_o good_a thing_n for_o nothing_o in_o any_o creature_n be_v or_o can_v be_v of_o good_a unto_o we_o but_o by_o god_n will_v affectual_o work_v in_o it_o and_o by_o it_o 5._o see_v all_o good_a thing_n be_v from_o god_n let_v we_o not_o sacrifice_v to_o our_o own_o 16._o â—â—â—_o 1._o 16._o net_n or_o burn_v incense_n to_o our_o own_o drag_v that_o be_v not_o rest_v in_o creature_n or_o second_o cause_n by_o which_o we_o may_v be_v benefit_v but_o give_v all_o glory_n and_o praise_n to_o god_n to_o acknowledge_v the_o creature_n be_v but_o instrument_n and_o minister_n in_o his_o hand_n and_o by_o his_o order_n to_o do_v good_a unto_o we_o 6._o sith_o nothing_o rash_o or_o casual_o happen_v to_o we_o but_o all_o thing_n betide_v we_o by_o god_n most_o bless_v just_a and_o profitable_a decree_n and_o goodwill_n towards_o we_o let_v we_o 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119._o 71._o it_o be_v good_a for_o i_o that_o i_o have_v be_v afflict_v etc._n etc._n 9_o for_o future_a cross_n and_o affliction_n see_v they_o be_v sign_n and_o token_n of_o go_n anger_n against_o sin_n let_v we_o fear_v they_o and_o strive_v to_o avoid_v they_o by_z fleeing_z and_o abstain_v from_o sin_n the_o cause_n of_o they_o 10._o let_v we_o not_o faint_a much_o less_o despair_n when_o we_o be_v in_o danger_n trouble_n or_o adversity_n when_o the_o outward_a mean_n of_o our_o deliverance_n fail_v and_o the_o creature_n seem_v to_o be_v against_o we_o because_o god_n be_v not_o tie_v to_o help_v by_o they_o for_o man_n live_v not_o by_o bread_n alone_o etc._n etc._n the_o 18._o mat._n 4._o 4._o &_o 16._o 18._o gate_n of_o hell_n shall_v not_o prevail_v etc._n etc._n there_o 6._o 1_o sam._n 14._o 6._o be_v no_o restraint_n to_o the_o lord_n to_o save_v by_o many_o or_o by_o few_o he_o can_v deliver_v either_o by_o mean_n or_o without_o mean_n or_o against_o mean_n 11._o see_v 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sparrow_n let_v we_o in_o do_v our_o duty_n faithful_o in_o our_o place_n rest_v confident_o on_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n cast_v all_o our_o care_n on_o he_o for_o he_o care_v for_o we_o exercitation_n the_o fourteen_o rev._n 20._o 12_o &_o 15_o verse_n and_o i_o see_v the_o dead_a small_a and_o great_a stand_n before_o god_n and_o the_o book_n be_v open_v and_o another_o book_n be_v open_v which_o be_v the_o book_n of_o life_n and_o the_o dead_a be_v judge_v out_o of_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v write_v in_o the_o book_n according_a to_o their_o work_n and_o whosoever_o be_v not_o find_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o life_n be_v cast_v into_o the_o lake_n of_o fire_n expect_v not_o a_o logical_a analysis_n of_o the_o word_n and_o a_o procedure_v thereon_o according_o that_o i_o leave_v to_o divine_n in_o their_o sermon_n but_o according_a to_o my_o use_n in_o my_o former_a exercitation_n to_o choose_v out_o some_o head_n out_o of_o the_o word_n read_v and_o so_o meditate_v and_o dilate_v upon_o they_o and_o here_o we_o may_v consider_v these_o four_o head_n 1_o death_n 2_o judgement_n 3_o hell_n 4_o heaven_n according_o we_o shall_v frame_v our_o ensue_a discourse_n 1._o death_n out_o of_o these_o word_n and_o i_o death_n 1_o death_n see_v the_o dead_a etc._n etc._n first_o there_o must_v be_v death_n before_o they_o can_v be_v dead_a 2._o judgement_n out_o of_o these_o word_n judgement_n 2_o judgement_n stand_v before_o god_n etc._n etc._n and_o they_o be_v judge_v etc._n etc._n 3._o this_o judgement_n shall_v be_v according_a to_o their_o work_n they_o that_o have_v do_v good_a shall_v go_v into_o life_n everlasting_a and_o heaven_n 3_o heaven_n they_o that_o have_v do_v evil_a into_o everlasting_a hell_n 4_o hell_n fire_n so_o it_o be_v in_o the_o creed_n of_o holy_a athanasius_n and_o so_o also_o in_o the_o apostle_n creed_n i_o believe_v that_o christ_n shall_v come_v to_o judge_v both_o the_o quick_a and_o dead_a i_o believe_v the_o resurrection_n 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