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have_v make_v all_o thing_n for_o himself_o yea_o even_o the_o wicked_a for_o the_o day_n of_o evil_a and_o look_v as_o a_o thing_n serve_v more_o to_o declare_v the_o excellency_n of_o god_n so_o it_o be_v say_v to_o have_v in_o it_o more_o goodness_n take_v all_o the_o jewel_n in_o the_o world_n they_o have_v not_o in_o they_o that_o goodness_n in_o a_o true_a consideration_n that_o have_v one_o blade_n of_o grass_n which_o have_v life_n though_o of_o the_o low_a sort_n yet_o it_o have_v life_n grass_n and_o plant_n not_o so_o good_a as_o sensitives_n that_o have_v a_o better_a kind_n of_o life_n lion_n and_o eagle_n nothing_o comparable_a to_o the_o poor_a man_n and_o to_o speak_v in_o the_o word_n of_o chrysostome_n take_v all_o the_o man_n in_o the_o world_n and_o they_o be_v not_o worth_a one_o saint_n or_o gracious_a soul_n though_o never_o so_o mean_a in_o regard_n of_o outward_n and_o what_o be_v the_o reason_n of_o this_o sure_o because_o they_o be_v they_o by_o who_o god_n 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rule_n be_v there_o for_o god_n to_o be_v conform_v unto_o to_o which_o i_o answer_v truth_n as_o it_o be_v in_o this_o first_o acceptation_n attribute_v to_o god_n be_v not_o in_o he_o a_o conformity_n of_o be_v to_o a_o rule_n or_o pattern_n for_o then_o god_n shall_v not_o be_v eternal_a religione_fw-la veritas_fw-la est_fw-la vera_fw-la similitudo_fw-la principii_fw-la quae_fw-la sine_fw-la ulla_fw-la dissimilitudine_fw-la est_fw-la aug._n de_fw-fr vera_fw-la religione_fw-la and_o something_o shall_v be_v before_o god_n according_a to_o which_o his_o entity_n be_v conform_a shall_v make_v he_o a_o true_a god_n but_o in_o this_o that_o his_o nature_n be_v such_o as_o that_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v the_o exemplary_a cause_n and_o measure_n of_o all_o thing_n this_o be_v of_o god_n than_o be_v veritas_fw-la fundamentalis_fw-la as_o the_o schoolman_n call_v it_o in_o this_o sense_n he_o be_v the_o
that_o after_o this_o life_n when_o all_o promise_n be_v fulfil_v obj._n there_o be_v no_o use_n of_o fidelity_n i_o answer_v that_o we_o may_v distinguish_v the_o property_n from_o the_o exercise_n of_o it_o or_o else_o and_o rather_o this_o i_o say_v sol._n to_o all_o eternity_n there_o be_v use_v of_o god_n fidelity_n for_o that_o his_o saint_n continue_v in_o their_o blessedness_n be_v by_o virtue_n of_o his_o promise_n and_o fidelity_n where_o some_o also_o have_v say_v there_o be_v some_o kind_n of_o faith_n that_o last_v in_o heaven_n which_o they_o call_v the_o faith_n of_o depency_n this_o truth_n i_o say_v will_v stand_v when_o all_o that_o oppose_v it_o or_o slight_v it_o shall_v fall_v and_o such_o as_o doubt_v of_o it_o shall_v be_v without_o depenetiae_fw-la fides_n depenetiae_fw-la numb_a 23.19_o god_n be_v not_o a_o man_n that_o he_o shall_v lie_v nor_o the_o son_n of_o man_n that_o he_o shall_v repent_v shall_v he_o say_v and_o not_o do_v or_o shall_v he_o speak_v and_o not_o make_v it_o good_a malachy_n 3.6_o for_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n i_o change_v not_o therefore_o you_o son_n of_o jacob_n be_v not_o consume_v and_o the_o apostle_n james_n say_v with_o he_o be_v no_o varablenesse_n nor_o shadow_n of_o turn_v deut._n 7.9_o know_v therefore_o that_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n he_o be_v god_n the_o faithful_a god_n which_o keep_v covenant_n &_o mercy_n with_o they_o that_o love_v he_o etc._n etc._n proof_n be_v plentiful_a in_o the_o history_n of_o the_o scripture_n god_n truth_n and_o faithfullnes_n be_v the_o ground_n of_o the_o saint_n security_n and_o the_o sinner_n destruction_n and_o this_o must_v needs_o be_v in_o god_n who_o first_o know_v what_o he_o say_v to_o be_v good_a and_o fit_a and_o truth_n in_o a_o logical_a sense_n of_o which_o you_o have_v already_o hear_v and_o therefore_o he_o need_v not_o repent_v he_o have_v no_o after_a thought_n and_o second_o he_o hate_v and_o threaten_v and_o punish_v the_o want_n of_o faithfulness_n 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