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god_n in_o our_o work_n as_o far_o as_o we_o be_v able_a do_v that_o which_o be_v good_a in_o itself_o correspoudent_a every_o way_n and_o useful_a to_o other_o which_o be_v and_o will_v be_v our_o honour_n comfort_n and_o ground_n of_o reward_n from_o god_n in_o time_n to_o come_v rom._n 2.6_o 7._o the_o goodness_n of_o the_o light_n as_o it_o be_v a_o work_n of_o god_n consider_v in_o general_n we_o have_v observe_v if_o we_o consider_v it_o apart_o as_o we_o find_v it_o here_o in_o particular_a approve_v by_o god_n and_o testify_v by_o he_o to_o be_v good_a we_o may_v 4._o observe_v light_n be_v a_o good_a creature_n observe_v 4_o glorious_a in_o itself_o and_o therefore_o say_v to_o be_v the_o robe_n wherewith_o god_n clothes_v himself_o psal_n 104.4_o exceed_o comfortable_a and_o delightsome_a eccl._n 11.7_o for_o which_o cause_n a_o prosperous_a and_o comfortable_a condition_n be_v every_o where_o express_v by_o light_n of_o singgular_a use_n to_o the_o creature_n as_o discover_v and_o make_v all_o thing_n manifest_a unto_o they_o eph._n 5.13_o and_o thereby_o direct_v and_o guide_v they_o in_o all_o their_o way_n for_o which_o cause_n god_n law_n according_a to_o which_o all_o man_n way_n ought_v to_o be_v order_v be_v express_v by_o that_o name_n prov._n 6.23_o psal_n 119.20_o and_o consequent_o further_a all_o employment_n which_o when_o the_o egyptian_n want_v they_o be_v fain_o to_o sit_v still_o every_o one_o in_o his_o place_n exod._n 10.23_o 1._o acknowledge_v it_o unto_o god_n with_o all_o thankfulness_n as_o a_o special_a though_o a_o common_a blessing_n that_o we_o enjoy_v the_o light_n compare_v the_o comfortablenesse_n of_o the_o light_n of_o the_o day_n with_o the_o shadow_n and_o darkness_n of_o the_o night_n the_o manifold_a benefit_n of_o the_o sight_n with_o the_o uncomfortablenesse_n of_o blindness_n and_o the_o danger_n unto_o which_o it_o make_v man_n subject_a much_o more_o let_v we_o rejoice_v in_o that_o glorious_a light_n of_o the_o 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that_o set_v up_o a_o candle_n to_o play_v by_o but_o attend_v and_o take_v heed_n to_o it_o 2_o pet._n 1.19_o and_o walk_v in_o it_o as_o child_n of_o light_n see_v roman_n 13.12_o ephesi_n 5.8_o something_o may_v yet_o far_o be_v observe_v in_o this_o testimony_n of_o god_n concern_v both_o the_o light_n and_o other_o creature_n which_o he_o form_n afterward_o that_o the_o holy_a ghost_n think_v this_o sufficient_a to_o commend_v god_n work_n unto_o we_o that_o they_o be_v approve_v by_o god_n himself_o and_o allow_v as_o good_a whence_o 5._o observe_v that_o and_o that_o only_a be_v good_a which_o god_n approve_v observe_v 5_o rom._n 2.29_o 2_o cor._n 10.18_o whence_o it_o be_v that_o god_n lay_v a_o special_a charge_n upon_o his_o people_n to_o do_v not_o that_o which_o be_v right_a in_o their_o own_o eye_n deut._n 12.8_o but_o that_o which_o be_v good_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o lord_n their_o god_n deut._n 6.18_o reason_n 1._o he_o only_o have_v authority_n to_o allow_v and_o approve_v as_o prince_n have_v to_o stamp_v coin_n and_o that_o just_o see_v he_o have_v only_a wisdom_n to_o understand_v and_o discern_v thing_n aright_o and_o thereby_o to_o put_v a_o true_a difference_n between_o good_a and_o evil_a and_o beside_o his_o will_n be_v that_o which_o make_v thing_n good_a 2._o there_o can_v otherwise_o be_v no_o certainty_n in_o the_o world_n unless_o there_o be_v one_o and_o that_o a_o unchangeable_a and_o infallible_a rule_n for_o man_n to_o walk_v by_o and_o one_o balance_n in_o which_o all_o man_n and_o their_o action_n may_v be_v equal_o weigh_v and_o approve_v thereby_o let_v no_o man_n please_v himself_o either_o with_o his_o own_o or_o with_o the_o world_n censure_n concern_v himself_o or_o his_o way_n against_o which_o st._n paul_n protest_v 1_o cor._n 4.3_o 4._o consider_v 1._o that_o the_o creature_n have_v no_o authority_n to_o justify_v or_o condemn_v rom._n 14.4_o 2._o neither_o be_v any_o creature_n furnish_v with_o such_o a_o measure_n of_o wisdom_n as_o to_o set_v a_o right_a esteem_n on_o man_n action_n the_o ground_n and_o scope_n whereof_o they_o can_v reach_v into_o much_o less_o of_o their_o person_n see_v they_o can_v look_v only_o on_o the_o outward_a appearance_n so_o that_o god_n reverse_v their_o judgement_n abhor_v many_o time_n that_o which_o they_o high_o esteem_v luke_n 16.15_o after_o the_o approbation_n of_o the_o light_n follow_v the_o distinction_n and_o separation_n of_o it_o from_o the_o darkness_n which_o as_o they_o be_v oppositein_a nature_n and_o so_o can_v subsist_v together_o so_o god_n separate_v they_o in_o time_n appoint_v they_o to_o succeed_v one_o another_o mutual_o in_o their_o turn_n whence_o 6._o observe_v light_n and_o darkness_n can_v subsist_v together_o observe_v 6_o neither_o by_o nature_n in_o which_o be_v opposite_a they_o must_v necessary_o destroy_v one_o another_o nor_o by_o the_o will_n of_o god_n who_o have_v purposely_o sever_v they_o for_o avoid_v confusion_n see_v 2_o cor._n 6.14_o let_v all_o those_o that_o be_v of_o the_o light_n 1_o thess_n 5.5_o nay_o light_n in_o the_o lord_n ephes_n 5.8_o abandon_v darkness_n with_o all_o the_o work_v thereof_o rom._n 13.12_o ephes_n 5.11_o together_o with_o the_o society_n of_o all_o that_o walk_v in_o they_o as_o be_v 1._o uncomely_a 2._o unprofitable_a and_o unfruitful_a 3._o dangerous_a as_o whole_o opposite_a to_o the_o state_n unto_o which_o we_o be_v call_v and_o hinder_v our_o communion_n and_o fellowship_n with_o god_n who_o dwell_v in_o the_o light_n 1_o tim._n 6.16_o nay_o be_v altogether_o light_a without_o any_o darkness_n at_o all_o 1_o joh._n 1.5_o 6._o now_o though_o god_n divide_v the_o light_n from_o the_o darkness_n yet_o he_o take_v not_o the_o darkness_n clean_o away_o but_o continue_v they_o both_o still_o though_o not_o confound_v together_o yet_o to_o take_v their_o turn_n successive_o and_o come_v in_o one_o another_o room_n in_o the_o order_n that_o he_o appoint_v whence_o 7._o observe_v light_n and_o darkness_n take_v their_o turn_n and_o succeed_v one_o another_o in_o the_o order_n that_o god_n have_v appoint_v observe_v 7_o whether_o we_o take_v they_o proper_o so_o we_o see_v the_o night_n and_o day_n succeed_v one_o another_o by_o turn_n of_o if_o we_o take_v they_o figurative_o for_o prosperity_n and_o adversity_n they_o also_o have_v their_o mutual_a succession_n psal_n 30.5_o so_o that_o weep_v may_v endure_v for_o a_o night_n but_o joy_n come_v in_o the_o morning_n and_o that_o also_o by_o god_n appointment_n who_o have_v set_v the_o one_o against_o the_o other_o eccles_n 7.14_o to_o keep_v all_o upright_a reason_n 1._o they_o be_v both_o useful_a in_o their_o time_n the_o light_n and_o day_n for_o action_n and_o employment_n psal_n 104.23_o the_o night_n and_o darkness_n for_o
of_o free_a bounty_n 2._o depend_v and_o trust_v on_o he_o by_o faith_n as_o we_o be_v direct_v psalm_n 37.3_o ground_a on_o his_o promise_n i_o will_v not_o leave_v thou_o nor_o forsake_v thou_o hebr._n 13.5_o 3._o walk_v in_o a_o course_n of_o holy_a obedience_n to_o which_o sufficiency_n and_o abundance_n in_o all_o blessing_n of_o this_o life_n be_v promise_v deut._n 28.13_o and_o psalm_n 81.13.16_o especial_o to_o diligence_n in_o a_o honest_a call_v he_o that_o till_v his_o land_n shall_v be_v satisfy_v with_o bread_n prov._n 12.11_o he_o that_o labour_v with_o his_o hand_n the_o thing_n that_o be_v good_a shall_v have_v both_o to_o supply_v his_o own_o want_n and_o a_o overplus_n to_o give_v to_o he_o that_o needs_o eph._n 4.28_o 2._o for_o shame_v let_v we_o serve_v he_o faithful_o who_o feed_v we_o as_o it_o be_v at_o his_o own_o table_n nay_o prepare_v a_o table_n before_o we_o and_o make_v our_o cup_n to_o run_v over_o psal_n 23.5_o and_o beside_o warm_v we_o and_o clothe_v we_o with_o the_o fliece_n of_o his_o own_o flock_n which_o he_o give_v as_o he_o do_v to_o abraham_n gen._n 24_o 35._o yea_o abase_v himself_o so_o low_o as_o to_o take_v off_o our_o yoke_n from_o we_o and_o to_o lay_v our_o meat_n before_o we_o hos_fw-la 11.4_o and_o beyond_o all_o this_o support_v and_o protect_v we_o by_o his_o power_n so_o that_o the_o everlasting_a arm_n be_v underneath_o we_o deut._n 33.27_o so_o that_o we_o dwell_v in_o safety_n alone_o verse_n 28._o and_o no_o evil_n come_v near_o our_o dwelling_n the_o kind_n of_o the_o provision_n which_o god_n allow_v unto_o man_n follow_v herb_n and_o fruit_n of_o tree_n must_v be_v his_o food_n both_o of_o they_o but_o a_o little_a before_o and_o produce_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n by_o the_o powerful_a word_n of_o god_n mouth_n upon_o the_o three_o day_n verse_n 11._o so_o that_o we_o may_v out_o of_o that_o consideration_n 6._o observe_v all_o the_o provision_n that_o god_n have_v allow_v man_n for_o his_o food_n be_v 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before_o he_o in_o every_o dish_n at_o his_o table_n which_o he_o feed_v upon_o it_o just_o tax_v both_o our_o niceness_n and_o foolish_a pride_n in_o make_v that_o a_o occasion_n and_o mean_n of_o lift_v up_o our_o heart_n and_o glory_v to_o other_o by_o which_o god_n most_o endeavour_n to_o humble_a and_o abase_v we_o our_o food_n and_o clothing_n be_v both_o of_o they_o evidence_n of_o our_o weakness_n baseness_n and_o shame_n who_o be_v make_v of_o earth_n dwell_v in_o house_n of_o earth_n or_o clay_n as_o job_n call_v they_o job_n 4.19_o and_o get_v our_o bread_n and_o food_n out_o of_o the_o earth_n be_v withal_o clothe_v with_o no_o better_a than_o earth_n from_o whence_o we_o draw_v our_o fine_a linen_n immediate_o and_o from_o whence_o the_o fliece_n of_o our_o flock_n the_o skin_n and_o costly_a fur_n which_o we_o borrow_v from_o the_o back_n of_o beast_n be_v derive_v in_o the_o second_o descent_n o_o earth_n earth_n earth_n know_v thy_o own_o vileness_n and_o glory_v not_o in_o thy_o own_o shame_n as_o wicked_a man_n be_v just_o charge_v to_o do_v phil._n 3.19_o if_o we_o lie_v together_o the_o dispensation_n of_o god_n unto_o man_n we_o may_v easy_o observe_v and_o have_v cause_n serious_o to_o consider_v how_o strange_o god_n level_v man_n way_n thereby_o and_o temper_n together_o our_o advancement_n and_o abasement_n first_o adam_n be_v make_v as_o it_o be_v a_o god_n upon_o earth_n and_o now_o a_o worm_n feed_v as_o it_o be_v upon_o the_o dust_n first_o a_o lord_n over_o all_o the_o work_n that_o god_n have_v make_v to_o rule_v and_o command_v they_o and_o now_o make_v to_o stoop_v in_o a_o sort_n to_o his_o own_o vassal_n and_o to_o make_v use_n of_o they_o for_o the_o sustain_n of_o his_o life_n whence_o 7._o observe_v god_n do_v strange_o counterbalance_v our_o honour_n and_o abasement_n in_o all_o his_o dispensation_n unto_o we_o observe_v 7_o thus_o the_o prophet_n david_n profess_v that_o god_n do_v lift_v he_o up_o and_o cast_v he_o down_o psal_n 102.10_o thus_o he_o deal_v with_o jacob_n who_o he_o advance_v in_o his_o birthright_n and_o blessing_n above_o his_o brother_n esau_n and_o make_v he_o his_o lord_n and_o not_o long_o after_o bring_v he_o down_o before_o he_o on_o his_o knee_n make_v moses_n the_o repute_a son_n of_o pharaoh_n daughter_n and_o by_o and_o by_o a_o exile_n and_o shepherd_n in_o midian_a and_o from_o that_o base_a condition_n advance_v he_o to_o a_o estate_n above_o the_o great_a monarch_n of_o the_o world_n thus_o he_o deal_v with_o david_n job_n and_o many_o other_o and_o in_o the_o same_o manner_n he_o deal_v with_o all_o his_o child_n in_o spiritual_a thing_n temper_v our_o advancement_n with_o abasement_n as_o he_o deal_v with_o s._n paul_n 2_o cor_n 12.7_o our_o consolation_n with_o heaviness_n of_o spirit_n our_o holiness_n with_o manifold_a corruption_n and_o thus_o it_o please_v he_o to_o deal_v with_o we_o 1._o to_o fit_v we_o to_o that_o condition_n of_o baseness_n in_o which_o he_o have_v place_v we_o in_o this_o world_n 2._o to_o keep_v our_o heart_n low_a and_o humble_a which_o especial_o in_o this_o state_n of_o corruption_n we_o be_v so_o hardly_o bring_v unto_o lest_o we_o forget_v both_o ourselves_o and_o which_o be_v much_o worse_o he_o that_o make_v as_o all_o thing_n so_o we_o also_o for_o his_o own_o honour_n which_o agur_n fear_v prov._n 30.9_o in_o the_o kind_n of_o the_o food_n which_o god_n allow_v to_o adam_n we_o can_v but_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o homeliness_n of_o that_o provision_n that_o god_n appoint_v he_o to_o feed_v on_o no_o way_n answerable_a to_o those_o delicate_n that_o our_o luxurious_a palate_n so_o much_o affect_v and_o delight_v in_o but_o wholesome_a and_o vulgar_a easy_o to_o be_v find_v in_o any_o place_n where_o he_o shall_v set_v his_o foot_n it_o can_v be_v deny_v but_o that_o those_o herb_n and_o fruit_n before_o god_n curse_n come_v upon_o the_o earth_n for_o sin_n exceed_v both_o in_o taste_n and_o virtue_n those_o 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occasion_n we_o be_v permit_v to_o a_o more_o free_a and_o liberal_a use_n of_o the_o creature_n for_o our_o food_n ruler_n as_o solomon_n imply_v prov._n 23.1_o and_o as_o appear_v by_o the_o provision_n which_o he_o make_v for_o his_o own_o table_n and_o family_n 1_o king_n 4.23_o and_o that_o of_o nehemiah_n chap._n 5.18_o and_o all_o other_o man_n of_o ability_n and_o large_a estate_n be_v permit_v to_o make_v provision_n for_o their_o table_n according_a to_o their_o place_n and_o condition_n yea_o man_n of_o ordinary_a rank_n upon_o special_a occasion_n of_o marriage_n birth_n of_o child_n entertain_v of_o friend_n holy_a feast_n and_o like_a be_v allow_v to_o exceed_v their_o ordinary_a proportion_n provide_v always_o 1._o
his_o hand_n alone_o math._n 10.28_o whereof_o man_n be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o instrument_n either_o in_o the_o sentence_n or_o in_o the_o execution_n thereof_o it_o must_v necessary_o be_v so_o see_v otherwise_o the_o give_v of_o life_n can_v not_o be_v entire_o in_o god_n hand_n if_o a_o creature_n at_o his_o pleasure_n may_v take_v away_o that_o which_o he_o himself_o have_v bestow_v and_o second_o it_o be_v fit_a that_o god_n alone_o shall_v have_v the_o dispose_n of_o the_o great_a of_o all_o judgement_n as_o well_o that_o it_o may_v be_v measure_v out_o to_o all_o in_o righteousness_n as_o that_o god_n may_v be_v fear_v alone_o the_o consideration_n hereof_o can_v but_o revive_v the_o heart_n of_o god_n servant_n hate_a and_o persecute_v by_o man_n of_o the_o world_n when_o they_o know_v their_o life_n and_o breath_n be_v in_o god_n hand_n which_o therefore_o none_o can_v take_v away_o but_o by_o his_o will_n and_o decree_n and_o therefore_o 1._o not_o while_n god_n have_v any_o use_n of_o their_o service_n here_o 2._o not_o if_o they_o be_v of_o the_o number_n of_o christ_n redeem_a one_o for_o who_o he_o have_v conquer_v death_n and_o take_v away_o the_o sting_n of_o it_o 1_o cor._n 15.55.57_o and_o deliver_v they_o from_o the_o power_n of_o it_o under_o this_o name_n of_o death_n be_v include_v all_o manner_n of_o evil_n outward_a and_o inward_a temporal_a and_o eternal_a both_o death_n itself_o and_o whatsoever_o tend_v thereunto_o so_o that_o we_o have_v hence_o warrant_v to_o 9_o observe_v all_o kind_n of_o evil_n and_o misery_n present_a or_o future_a outward_a or_o inward_a be_v the_o wage_n of_o sin_n observe_v 9_o death_n come_v into_o the_o world_n by_o sin_n rom._n 5.12_o whereof_o it_o be_v the_o wage_n rom._n 6.23_o wherefore_o we_o find_v all_o outward_a misery_n threaten_v against_o man_n for_o disobedience_n levit._n 26._o deut._n 28._o and_o the_o plague_n of_o the_o soul_n as_o ignorance_n inordinate_a lust_n a_o reprobate_a mind_n be_v just_o reckon_v up_o among_o the_o judgement_n upon_o man_n for_o sin_n rom._n 1.28_o 29._o much_o more_o be_v it_o sin_n alone_o that_o bring_v eternal_a death_n for_o unbelief_n man_n be_v condemn_v joh._n 3.36_o and_o for_o hatred_n and_o malice_n man_n abide_v in_o death_n 1_o joh._n 3.14_o and_o for_o sin_n be_v adjudge_v to_o the_o everlasting_a flame_n of_o hell_n fire_n matth._n 25.41_o rev._n 21.8_o let_v man_n then_o when_o they_o feel_v the_o smart_n of_o any_o evil_n either_o inward_a or_o outward_a complain_v of_o nothing_o but_o sin_n as_o the_o fountain_n from_o which_o they_o spring_v lam._n 3.39_o ascribe_v their_o destruction_n to_o themselves_o or_o any_o evil_n that_o lie_v upon_o they_o at_o present_a see_v hos_n 13.9_o and_o therefore_o 1._o let_v they_o remove_v and_o take_v away_o their_o sin_n if_o they_o desire_v ease_n abstain_v from_o that_o as_o from_o the_o gate_n of_o hell_n 2._o especial_o when_o they_o fear_v any_o judgement_n hang_v over_o they_o let_v they_o labour_n to_o prevent_v it_o by_o take_v away_o the_o sin_n that_o bring_v it_o 3._o in_o the_o mean_a time_n admire_v and_o magnify_v the_o riches_n of_o god_n mercy_n in_o our_o redemption_n by_o christ_n by_o who_o both_o our_o sin_n in_o which_o we_o be_v all_o once_o dead_a and_o by_o which_o we_o draw_v death_n upon_o ourselves_o every_o day_n be_v take_v away_o and_o with_o they_o hell_n and_o eternal_a death_n and_o those_o evil_n that_o remain_v upon_o we_o at_o present_a be_v sanctify_v so_o that_o they_o work_v together_o for_o our_o good_a this_o phrase_n die_v you_o shall_v die_v do_v not_o only_o import_v the_o extent_n but_o withal_o the_o certainty_n of_o that_o death_n which_o the_o double_n of_o that_o word_n usual_a in_o the_o hebrew_n language_n do_v very_o often_o imply_v whence_o we_o may_v further_o 10._o observe_v god_n judgement_n be_v certain_a and_o infallible_a as_o well_o as_o his_o promise_n of_o mercy_n obser_n 10_o rest_a upon_o the_o same_o ground_n which_o be_v in_o themselves_o infallible_a 1._o the_o holiness_n of_o his_o nature_n by_o which_o he_o be_v constant_o move_v to_o take_v vengeance_n on_o sin_n as_o well_o as_o to_o reward_v righteousness_n 2._o his_o unalterable_a truth_n which_o be_v firm_a than_o heaven_n or_o earth_n see_v numb_a 14.23_o 35._o 3._o his_o unresistable_a power_n deut._n 32.39_o second_o direct_v to_o the_o same_o end_n which_o god_n aim_v at_o in_o all_o his_o way_n and_o work_n the_o fill_n of_o the_o earth_n with_o his_o glory_n numb_a 14.21_o advance_a in_o the_o act_n of_o his_o justice_n as_o well_o as_o of_o his_o mercy_n howsoever_o man_n bewitch_v themselves_o with_o a_o groundless_a hope_n of_o impunity_n in_o their_o sinful_a course_n deut._n 29.19_o whereby_o as_o they_o take_v from_o god_n the_o honour_n of_o his_o justice_n holiness_n and_o truth_n so_o they_o necessary_o overthrow_v all_o the_o ground_n of_o their_o dependence_n upon_o god_n promise_n the_o certainty_n whereof_o be_v build_v upon_o the_o same_o ground_n which_o assure_v the_o infallibility_n of_o his_o judgement_n and_o withal_o open_v a_o gap_n to_o all_o impiety_n the_o last_o considerable_a circumstance_n in_o the_o judgement_n here_o threaten_v be_v the_o speedy_a execution_n thereof_o as_o be_v limit_v to_o the_o very_a day_n wherein_o they_o shall_v transgress_v whence_o 11._o observe_v vengeance_n and_o judgement_n follow_v sin_n at_o the_o heel_n obser_n 11_o sin_n that_o be_v the_o guilt_n and_o punishment_n lie_v at_o the_o door_n as_o god_n tell_v cain_n gen._n 4.7_o indeed_o the_o gild_n of_o sin_n by_o which_o man_n be_v make_v liable_a to_o the_o punishment_n be_v incur_v by_o the_o very_a act_n of_o sin_v although_o god_n be_v please_v oftentimes_o to_o suspend_v the_o execution_n either_o 1._o for_o his_o own_o sake_n to_o manifest_v his_o patience_n and_o long-suffering_a and_o withal_o the_o justice_n of_o his_o wrath_n upon_o those_o that_o abuse_v it_o to_o the_o harden_v of_o their_o own_o heart_n rom._n 2.4_o 5._o rev._n 2.22_o 23._o 2._o or_o for_o the_o sinner_n sake_n to_o bring_v he_o if_o it_o be_v possible_a to_o repentance_n rom._n 2.4_o as_o god_n bear_v with_o st._n paul_n in_o his_o bloody_a persecution_n win_v he_o at_o the_o last_o or_o 3._o for_o the_o church_n sake_n to_o make_v use_n of_o the_o sinner_n service_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n for_o the_o good_a of_o his_o people_n or_o some_o way_n or_o other_o for_o some_o fit_a opportunity_n or_o some_o special_a occasion_n as_o we_o spare_v the_o execution_n of_o woman_n with_o child_n till_o they_o be_v deliver_v notwithstanding_o vengeance_n overtake_v man_n sometime_o in_o the_o very_a act_n of_o sin_v as_o it_o do_v the_o sodomite_n zimri_n and_o cosby_n corah_n dathan_n and_o abiram_n gehazi_n ananias_n and_o sapphirah_n and_o the_o like_a in_o their_o several_a sin_n let_v man_n tremble_v at_o sin_n as_o at_o a_o serpent_n conceive_v that_o when_o they_o lie_v hold_v on_o sin_n they_o take_v hold_v of_o death_n itself_o and_o embrace_v the_o flame_n of_o hell_n fire_n 1._o fly_v from_o it_o and_o from_o all_o mean_n and_o instrument_n occasion_n and_o opportunity_n that_o lead_v unto_o sin_n 2._o repent_v of_o it_o speedy_o and_o cast_v it_o out_o as_o we_o will_v do_v fire_n out_o of_o our_o bosom_n and_o sleep_v not_o in_o the_o bond_n of_o iniquity_n all_o night_n lest_o it_o break_v out_o sudden_o upon_o we_o like_o a_o hide_a fire_n and_o consume_v we_o and_o all_o that_o we_o have_v verse_n 18._o we_o have_v take_v a_o surview_n of_o the_o law_n give_v to_o man_n for_o the_o worship_n and_o service_n of_o god_n and_o for_o his_o employment_n the_o mean_n of_o propagate_a mankind_n and_o the_o law_n that_o god_n give_v man_n concern_v it_o we_o have_v set_v down_o unto_o we_o in_o the_o rest_n of_o this_o chapter_n wherein_o as_o in_o the_o relation_n of_o the_o plant_n of_o paradise_n we_o have_v a_o addition_n to_o the_o work_n of_o the_o six_o day_n as_o we_o have_v there_o to_o the_o work_n of_o the_o three_o day_n the_o chief_a whereof_o be_v set_v down_o in_o the_o former_a chapter_n in_o recount_v the_o work_n of_o the_o six_o day_n moses_n have_v relate_v the_o creation_n of_o the_o man_n and_o add_v that_o he_o create_v man_n in_o both_o sex_n how_o this_o be_v do_v the_o holy_a ghost_n record_v at_o large_a in_o this_o place_n wherein_o he_o set_v before_o we_o 1._o the_o cause_n or_o occasion_n of_o create_v the_o woman_n which_o be_v the_o inconvenience_n of_o adam_n solitariness_n and_o the_o unfitnesse_n of_o his_o society_n with_o any_o other_o of_o the_o creature_n 2._o god_n observe_v of_o it_o and_o resolution_n thereupon_o to_o make_v he_o such_o a_o help_n as_o may_v be_v every_o way_n meet_v for_o
4.14_o and_o among_o the_o plague_n threaten_v against_o wicked_a man_n this_o be_v not_o the_o least_o that_o their_o life_n shall_v hang_v before_o they_o and_o they_o shall_v fear_v day_n and_o night_n deut._n 28.66_o even_o where_o no_o fear_n be_v psal_n 53.5_o where_o none_o pursue_v prov._n 28.1_o as_o the_o devil_n no_o soon_o see_v christ_n but_o he_o think_v he_o be_v come_v to_o torment_v he_o mat._n 8.29_o no_o marvel_n that_o the_o sound_n of_o fear_n shall_v be_v in_o his_o ear_n job_n 15.21_o when_o the_o matter_n and_o cause_n of_o fear_n be_v in_o his_o heart_n and_o conscience_n even_o the_o desert_n of_o vengeance_n for_o sin_n which_o accompany_v he_o wheresoever_o he_o go_v the_o fear_n that_o seize_v upon_o adam_n and_o eve_n upon_o the_o apprehension_n of_o god_n presence_n have_v fill_v their_o heart_n present_o drive_v he_o to_o his_o heel_n he_o fear_v god_n and_o fly_n from_o he_o whence_o 12_o observe_v whatsoever_o we_o true_o fear_v we_o can_v but_o endeavour_v to_o fly_v from_o and_o avoid_v observe_v 12_o yea_o though_o it_o be_v far_o off_o for_o a_o prudent_a man_n when_o he_o foresee_v evil_a hide_v himself_o prov._n 22.3_o as_o josiah_n do_v when_o hear_v the_o plague_n denounce_v in_o the_o law_n against_o such_o sin_n as_o he_o find_v among_o his_o own_o people_n and_o fear_v the_o wrath_n of_o god_n hang_v over_o his_o head_n takes_z counsel_n about_o and_o inquire_v diligent_o after_o the_o mean_n of_o escape_v the_o vengeance_n which_o follow_v it_o 2_o chron._n 34.19.21_o 31._o thus_o nature_n teach_v we_o to_o fly_v from_o serpent_n wild_a beast_n or_o weapon_n of_o destruction_n and_o so_o do_v grace_n teach_v we_o to_o fly_v from_o sin_n that_o slay_v the_o soul_n and_o from_o the_o wrath_n and_o vengeance_n to_o come_v and_o that_o mere_o out_o of_o the_o desire_n plant_v in_o nature_n of_o preserve_v itself_o by_o seek_v after_o and_o embrace_v those_o thing_n that_o preserve_v it_o and_o shun_v those_o that_o be_v hurtful_a to_o it_o let_v man_n try_v their_o fear_n of_o god_n wrath_n by_o take_v hold_n of_o his_o strength_n that_o they_o may_v make_v peace_n with_o he_o isa_n 27.5_o see_v they_o can_v neither_o escape_v nor_o resist_v nor_o endure_v it_o and_o their_o fear_n of_o sin_n by_o fly_v from_o it_o and_o from_o all_o allurement_n and_o provocation_n thereunto_o as_o joseph_n flee_v from_o his_o adulterous_a mistress_n gen._n 39.12_o in_o such_o fear_n that_o for_o haste_n he_o leave_v his_o cloak_n behind_o he_o it_o be_v that_o indeed_o which_o the_o wise_a man_n advise_v we_o unto_o not_o to_o come_v near_o the_o house_n of_o a_o lewd_a woman_n prov._n 5.8_o now_o by_o this_o mark_v it_o will_v evident_o appear_v that_o there_o be_v no_o fear_n of_o god_n before_o wicked_a man_n eye_n neither_o of_o sin_n nor_o of_o the_o wrath_n to_o come_v see_v they_o pass_v on_o careless_o and_o so_o at_o last_o be_v deserve_o punish_v prov._n 27.12_o but_o to_o what_o purpose_n be_v it_o to_o seek_v a_o hide_v place_n from_o that_o god_n from_o who_o presence_n no_o man_n can_v fly_v psal_n 139.7_o see_v he_o be_v present_a every_o where_o and_o all_o thing_n be_v naked_a in_o his_o sight_n heb._n 4.13_o even_o the_o very_a heart_n of_o man_n nay_o hell_n and_o destruction_n itself_o prov._n 15.11_o it_o appear_v by_o this_o how_o far_o our_o first_o parent_n have_v lose_v if_o not_o the_o knowledge_n yet_o at_o least_o the_o right_a consideration_n of_o he_o see_v they_o deal_v with_o he_o as_o with_o a_o mortal_a man_n in_o run_v away_o from_o he_o and_o hide_v himself_o from_o his_o presence_n as_o one_o will_v fly_v and_o hide_v from_o a_o man_n whence_o 13_o observe_v there_o be_v a_o wonderful_a proneness_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n to_o conceive_v of_o god_n as_o they_o do_v of_o a_o mortal_a man_n observe_v 13_o thus_o the_o psalmist_n tax_v a_o wicked_a man_n that_o he_o think_v god_n to_o be_v like_o himself_o psal_n 50.21_o in_o his_o providence_n that_o he_o can_v see_v through_o the_o dark_a cloud_n job_n 22.13_o in_o his_o power_n that_o he_o can_v deliver_v out_o of_o man_n hand_n dan._n 3.15_o in_o his_o truth_n that_o he_o alter_v and_o change_v his_o mind_n like_o a_o man_n as_o balak_n imply_v numb_a 23.13_o 19_o in_o his_o holiness_n that_o he_o regard_v not_o evil_a psal_n 94.7_o nor_o forget_v it_o as_o man_n do_v common_o those_o thing_n that_o they_o respect_v not_o psal_n 10.11_o and_o no_o marvel_n if_o man_n who_o be_v themselves_o sensual_a and_o carnal_a judge_v of_o all_o thing_n sensual_o and_o carnal_o nay_o more_o be_v by_o their_o corrupt_a nature_n â—_z to_o god_n and_o his_o honour_n it_o be_v no_o wonder_n if_o they_o willing_o and_o purposely_o endeavour_v to_o abase_v he_o to_o the_o scantlet_n of_o a_o creature_n hence_o than_o we_o may_v easy_o discover_v the_o atheism_n and_o profaneness_n of_o man_n heart_n in_o general_a when_o we_o may_v judge_v what_o man_n think_v and_o conceive_v of_o god_n in_o 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clear_a evidence_n than_o the_o observation_n of_o that_o judgement_n which_o pass_v upon_o every_o man_n in_o the_o private_a consistory_n of_o his_o own_o conscience_n from_o which_o none_o can_v fly_v nor_o silence_v his_o own_o thought_n bear_v witness_n for_o he_o or_o against_o he_o no_o not_o those_o which_o have_v no_o knowledge_n of_o god_n or_o his_o law_n rom._n 2.15_o now_o though_o adam_n must_v appear_v when_o god_n call_v he_o and_o must_v give_v a_o answer_n to_o the_o question_n propose_v unto_o he_o yet_o in_o his_o answer_n we_o see_v he_o discover_v a_o desire_n to_o conceal_v all_o that_o he_o can_v at_o least_o as_o long_o as_o
withhold_v his_o blessing_n from_o the_o creature_n that_o shall_v be_v for_o our_o service_n as_o we_o withhold_v from_o he_o our_o service_n of_o obedience_n which_o we_o owe_v he_o by_o our_o covenant_n now_o if_o we_o compare_v this_o curse_n which_o god_n lay_v upon_o the_o earth_n for_o adam_n sake_n with_o the_o sin_n for_o which_o he_o inflict_v it_o we_o have_v a_o fair_a ground_n from_o thence_o to_o 2_o observe_v as_o we_o be_v more_o or_o less_o serviceable_a unto_o god_n so_o we_o may_v expect_v that_o the_o creature_n shall_v be_v more_o or_o less_o serviceable_a unto_o we_o observe_v 2_o of_o this_o we_o have_v ground_n to_o assure_v ourselves_o upon_o god_n own_o decree_n deut._n 28._o leu._n 26._o if_o we_o lie_v the_o blessing_n and_o curse_n there_o promise_v and_o denounce_v to_o the_o duty_n and_o sin_n there_o command_v and_o forbid_v see_v psal_n 81.13_o 16._o reason_n 1._o god_n blessing_n upon_o the_o creature_n be_v that_o only_a by_o which_o they_o be_v make_v useful_a unto_o we_o now_o god_n in_o justice_n can_v do_v no_o less_o then_o recompense_v all_o man_n according_a to_o their_o deed_n isa_n 59.17_o 18._o psal_n 62.12_o and_o that_o not_o only_o in_o that_o great_a day_n of_o judgement_n but_o even_o at_o present_a and_o in_o outward_a thing_n that_o man_n may_v see_v and_o acknowledge_v it_o as_o psalm_n 58.11_o 2._o neither_o be_v there_o a_o mean_n more_o effectual_a to_o prevail_v with_o man_n in_o general_a to_o walk_v in_o a_o course_n of_o obedience_n then_o when_o they_o find_v all_o the_o creature_n against_o they_o in_o a_o course_n of_o rebellion_n let_v it_o be_v one_o though_o not_o the_o chief_a of_o our_o motive_n to_o look_v careful_o to_o our_o way_n if_o we_o hope_v to_o have_v any_o comfort_n in_o any_o thing_n that_o we_o enjoy_v or_o success_n in_o any_o thing_n we_o take_v in_o hand_n it_o be_v a_o motive_n by_o which_o eliphaz_n persuade_v job_n to_o make_v his_o peace_n with_o god_n that_o the_o creature_n shall_v be_v at_o peace_n with_o he_o job_n 5.23_o 24._o it_o be_v true_a that_o the_o love_n of_o christ_n shall_v constrain_v a_o godly_a man_n and_o his_o authority_n over_o his_o own_o creature_n especial_o his_o redeem_a yea_o and_o his_o own_o covenant_n shall_v compel_v he_o to_o walk_v in_o obedience_n notwithstanding_o even_o the_o best_a need_n encouragement_n by_o experience_n and_o that_o even_o in_o outward_a thing_n to_o hold_v on_o in_o that_o course_n which_o they_o find_v so_o profitable_a to_o they_o every_o way_n it_o be_v observable_a that_o although_o adam_n by_o his_o rebellion_n have_v forfeit_v that_o grant_n of_o god_n in_o which_o he_o bestow_v on_o he_o the_o herb_n of_o the_o field_n for_o his_o food_n yet_o he_o be_v please_v here_o to_o renew_v it_o unto_o he_o although_o with_o some_o abatement_n whence_o 3_o observe_v god_n make_v good_a his_o promise_n by_o which_o he_o have_v engage_v himself_o unto_o we_o though_o we_o fail_v in_o our_o 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tender_a father_n psal_n 103.13_o isa_n 49.15_o howsoever_o wicked_a man_n blasphemous_o traduce_v and_o slander_v he_o mat._n 25.24_o and_o who_o service_n we_o find_v so_o easy_a 1_o john_n 5.3_o honourable_a and_o fruitful_a every_o way_n see_v rom._n 6.21_o 22._o both_o at_o present_a and_o hereafter_o howsoever_o wicked_a man_n who_o be_v hater_n of_o god_n will_v persuade_v the_o world_n that_o there_o be_v nothing_o to_o be_v gain_v by_o it_o job_n 21.15_o 2._o and_o let_v we_o deal_v with_o our_o brethren_n as_o god_n deal_v with_o we_o 1._o look_v upon_o their_o error_n and_o fail_n with_o compassion_n as_o the_o lord_n look_v upon_o we_o as_o christ_n represent_v it_o in_o that_o parable_n mat._n 18.23_o and_o thereupon_o continue_v our_o love_n towards_o they_o and_o care_n of_o their_o good_a if_o they_o fail_v in_o their_o duty_n towards_o we_o notwithstanding_o if_o we_o compare_v this_o renew_a grant_n with_o that_o first_o grant_n which_o god_n make_v unto_o adam_n gen._n 1.29_o we_o shall_v find_v that_o although_o the_o same_o be_v grant_v in_o substance_n yet_o it_o be_v with_o a_o great_a abatement_n in_o the_o extent_n of_o it_o there_o he_o grant_v he_o all_o herb_n and_o fruit_n upon_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n within_o which_o paradise_n must_v be_v necessary_o include_v here_o he_o grant_v only_o the_o herb_n of_o the_o field_n he_o mean_v without_o paradise_n out_o of_o which_o paradise_n be_v exclude_v from_o whence_o he_o be_v now_o to_o be_v cast_v out_o now_o although_o paradise_n be_v but_o a_o small_a spot_n of_o ground_n in_o comparison_n of_o the_o world_n yet_o weigh_v the_o variety_n and_o choiceness_n of_o the_o fruit_n thereof_o the_o loss_n be_v very_o great_a in_o comparison_n of_o that_o which_o be_v now_o leave_v unto_o he_o whence_o 4_o observe_v though_o god_n when_o he_o pardon_v our_o sin_n restore_v we_o his_o blessing_n which_o we_o forfeit_v thereby_o yet_o we_o enjoy_v they_o with_o some_o diminution_n and_o abatement_n observe_v 4_o in_o outward_a blessing_n god_n indeed_o have_v restore_v we_o our_o life_n but_o not_o that_o perfect_a constitution_n of_o body_n that_o adam_n enjoy_v before_o his_o fall_n which_o free_v he_o from_o sickness_n and_o infirmity_n we_o be_v restore_v to_o the_o dominion_n of_o the_o creature_n but_o those_o subject_n to_o vanity_n rom._n 8.20_o neither_o so_o full_o submit_v nor_o so_o useful_a and_o serviceable_a unto_o we_o as_o they_o be_v in_o their_o first_o creation_n in_o the_o inward_a man_n it_o appear_v much_o more_o evident_o we_o be_v indeed_o renew_v in_o knowledge_n after_o the_o image_n of_o he_o that_o create_v we_o col._n 3.10_o but_o that_o be_v in_o part_n only_o 1_o cor._n 13.12_o whence_o agur_n complain_v of_o himself_o that_o he_o be_v even_o brutish_a prov._n 30.2_o and_o our_o new_a man_n be_v create_v after_o god_n in_o righteousness_n and_o holiness_n but_o so_o imperfect_a and_o with_o such_o a_o mixture_n of_o corruption_n that_o saint_n paul_n complain_v that_o he_o carry_v about_o he_o a_o body_n of_o death_n rom._n 7.24_o so_o that_o we_o have_v all_o of_o we_o just_a cause_n to_o acknowledge_v that_o we_o be_v all_o as_o a_o unclean_a thing_n isa_n 64.6_o reason_n 1._o it_o be_v needful_a to_o have_v every_o way_n some_o continual_a remembrance_n of_o sin_n that_o we_o may_v be_v the_o more_o abase_v in_o ourselves_o and_o more_o sensible_a of_o god_n mercy_n both_o in_o support_v we_o in_o our_o weakness_n and_o pardon_v we_o in_o our_o fail_n 2._o it_o be_v beside_o for_o god_n honour_n that_o there_o shall_v remain_v some_o monument_n both_o of_o his_o justice_n and_o mercy_n let_v it_o then_o move_v every_o one_o of_o we_o to_o make_v use_n of_o the_o sickness_n and_o distemper_n of_o the_o body_n of_o the_o unserviceablenesse_n of_o the_o creature_n much_o more_o of_o the_o stir_n of_o lust_n within_o we_o rebel_a against_o the_o law_n of_o our_o mind_n and_o lead_v we_o captive_a unto_o sin_n yea_o of_o the_o blindness_n and_o ignorance_n of_o our_o heart_n to_o bring_v ourselves_o to_o great_a detestation_n of_o sin_n a_o more_o careful_a watch_n over_o our_o own_o heart_n that_o we_o may_v avoid_v or_o suppress_v all_o motion_n thereunto_o a_o great_a abasement_n and_o humble_v of_o ourselus_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n that_o we_o may_v work_v out_o our_o salvation_n with_o fear_n and_o tremble_a and_o last_o may_v be_v stir_v up_o to_o a_o more_o earnest_a longing_n after_o heaven_n where_o sin_n be_v remove_v from_o we_o we_o shall_v enjoy_v all_o thing_n in_o their_o full_a perfection_n verse_n 19_o in_o the_o sweat_n of_o thy_o face_n with_o hard_a labour_n which_o cause_v both_o sweat_n and_o weariness_n whereas_o his_o work_n in_o paradise_n be_v easy_a and_o