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to_o punish_v upon_o the_o commission_n of_o it_o though_o he_o may_v not_o punish_v according_a to_o the_o strict_a letter_n of_o the_o threaten_a the_o person_n sin_v but_o relax_v his_o own_o law_n for_o the_o honour_n of_o his_o attribute_n and_o transfer_v the_o punishment_n from_o the_o offender_n to_o a_o person_n substitute_v in_o his_o room_n this_o be_v the_o case_n in_o the_o first_o threaten_v against_o man_n and_o the_o substitute_v a_o surety_n in_o the_o place_n of_o the_o malefactor_n but_o the_o answer_n to_o these_o case_n be_v this_o 213._o this_o rivet_n in_o genes_n exerciâ—â—_n 51._o pa._n 213._o that_o where_o we_o find_v prediction_n in_o scripture_n declare_v and_o yet_o not_o execute_v we_o must_v consider_v they_o not_o as_o absolute_a but_o conditional_a or_o as_o the_o civil_a law_n call_v it_o a_o interlocutory_a sentence_n god_n declare_v what_o will_v follow_v by_o natural_a cause_n or_o by_o the_o demerit_n of_o man_n not_o what_o he_o will_v absolute_o 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order_v it_o to_o return_v into_o its_o dark_a den_n of_o nothingness_n rip_v up_o every_o part_n of_o its_o foundation_n or_o have_v give_v be_v to_o many_o more_o creature_n than_o he_o do_v if_o you_o consider_v his_o absolute_a sovereignty_n why_o may_v he_o not_o have_v devest_v adam_n present_o of_o those_o rational_a perfection_n wherewith_o he_o have_v endow_v he_o and_o may_v he_o not_o have_v metamorphose_a he_o into_o some_o beast_n and_o elevate_v some_o beast_n into_o a_o rational_a nature_n why_o may_v he_o not_o have_v degrade_v a_o angel_n to_o a_o worm_n and_o advance_v a_o worm_n to_o the_o nature_n and_o condition_n of_o a_o angel_n why_o may_v he_o not_o have_v revoke_v that_o grant_n of_o dominion_n which_o he_o have_v pass_v to_o man_n over_o all_o creature_n it_o be_v free_a to_o he_o to_o permit_v sin_n to_o enter_v into_o the_o earth_n or_o to_o have_v exclude_v it_o out_o of_o the_o earth_n as_o he_o do_v out_o of_o heaven_n 3._o redemption_n be_v a_o fruit_n 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especial_o this_o dominion_n in_o the_o peculiarity_n of_o its_o extent_n be_v see_v in_o the_o exercise_n of_o it_o over_o the_o spirit_n and_o heart_n of_o men._n earthly_a governor_n have_v by_o his_o indulgence_n a_o share_n with_o he_o in_o a_o dominion_n over_o man_n body_n upon_o which_o account_n he_o grace_v prince_n and_o judge_n with_o the_o title_n of_o go_n psal_n 82.6_o but_o the_o high_a prince_n be_v but_o a_o prince_n according_a to_o the_o flesh_n as_o the_o apostle_n call_v master_n in_o relation_n to_o their_o servant_n colos_n 3.22_o god_n be_v the_o sovereign_n man_n rule_v over_o the_o beast_n in_o man_n the_o body_n and_o god_n rule_v over_o the_o man_n in_o man_n the_o soul_n it_o stick_v not_o in_o the_o outward_a surface_n but_o peirce_v to_o the_o inward_a marrow_n it_o be_v impossible_a god_n shall_v be_v without_o this_o if_o our_o will_n be_v independent_a on_o he_o we_o be_v in_o some_o sort_n equal_a with_o himself_o in_o part_n god_n as_o well_o as_o 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mediate_o it_o may_v by_o propose_v reason_n which_o may_v master_v the_o understanding_n and_o thereby_o determine_v the_o will._n but_o god_n bow_v the_o heart_n of_o man_n by_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o his_o dominion_n to_o what_o centre_n he_o please_v when_o the_o more_o overween_a sort_n of_o man_n that_o think_v their_o own_o head_n as_o fit_v for_o a_o crown_n as_o saul_n scornful_o despise_v he_o yet_o god_n touch_v the_o heart_n of_o a_o band_n of_o man_n to_o follow_v and_o adhere_v to_o he_o 1_o sam._n 10.26_o 27._o when_o the_o antichristian_a whore_n shall_v be_v ripe_a for_o destruction_n god_n shall_v put_v it_o into_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o ten_o horn_n or_o king_n to_o hate_v the_o whore_n burn_v she_o with_o fire_n and_o fulfil_v his_o will._n rev._n 17.16_o 17._o he_o fashion_n the_o heart_n alike_o and_o tune_n one_o string_n to_o answer_v another_o and_o both_o to_o answer_v his_o own_o design_n psal_n 33.15_o and_o while_o man_n seem_v to_o gratify_v their_o own_o 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