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A65748 A commentary upon the three first chapters of the first book of Moses called Genesis by John White. White, John, 1575-1648. 1656 (1656) Wing W1775; ESTC R23600 464,130 520

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appear_v before_o the_o judgement_n seat_n of_o christ_n at_o the_o last_o day_n 2_o cor._n 5.10_o all_o nation_n mat._n 25.31_o those_o that_o be_v swallow_v up_o by_o the_o sea_n which_o must_v give_v up_o her_o dead_a or_o be_v bury_v in_o their_o grave_n rev._n 20.13_o and_o such_o as_o shall_v be_v then_o find_v live_v 1_o thes_n 4.17_o and_o all_o must_v be_v judge_v and_o every_o man_n must_v give_v a_o account_n of_o himself_o unto_o god_n rom._n 14.12_o 1._o that_o god_n by_o his_o power_n can_v enforce_v and_o draw_v all_o man_n before_o he_o and_o to_o confess_v he_o too_o rom._n 14.11_o no_o man_n can_v deny_v 2._o beside_o it_o be_v fit_a that_o god_n shall_v do_v it_o for_o the_o clear_n of_o his_o justice_n both_o in_o reward_v his_o own_o and_o punish_v the_o wicked_a and_o ungodly_a when_o every_o man_n work_n be_v manifest_a and_o it_o appear_v that_o every_o man_n receive_v according_a to_o his_o deed_n rom._n 2.8_o of_o this_o truth_n there_o can_v be_v no_o 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