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though_o â—e_n leave_v not_o himself_o without_o witness_n dâ—ing_v good_a give_v rain_n from_o heaven_n and_o fruitful_a season_n fill_v our_o heart_n with_o food_n and_o gladness_n for_o what_o can_v this_o witness_v mean_a if_o it_o intend_v to_o destroy_v his_o own_o resolution_n of_o damn_v they_o and_o therefore_o speak_v to_o they_o that_o condemn_v the_o sin_n of_o other_o and_o do_v the_o like_a do_v thou_o condemn_v the_o riches_n of_o his_o patience_n and_o long_a suffering_n say_v he_o not_o know_v that_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n lead_v to_o repentance_n but_o according_a to_o thy_o hardness_n &_o impenitent_a heart_n heap_a up_o wrath_n to_o thyself_o against_o the_o day_n of_o wrath_n and_o revelation_n of_o the_o just_a judgement_n of_o god_n rom._n xi_o 3_o 4._o which_o be_v the_o same_o term_n that_o s._n peter_n use_v of_o the_o impenitent_a within_o the_o knowledge_n of_o christianity_n when_o he_o say_v 1._o peter_n iii_o 9_o the_o lord_n be_v not_o slack_a of_o his_o promise_n as_o some_o man_n count_v slackness_n but_o be_v long-suffering_a towards_o we_o not_o willing_a that_o any_o shall_v perish_v but_o come_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o his_o truth_n which_o be_v in_o that_o place_n the_o effectual_a acknowledgement_n of_o it_o as_o like_o wise_a say_v the_o prophet_n to_o they_o that_o cast_v off_o the_o thought_n of_o repentance_n as_o despair_v of_o forgiveness_n ezek._n xxiii_o 2._o as_o he_o have_v do_v before_o ezâ—k_v xviii_o 22._o these_o exhortation_n signify_v nothing_o unless_o we_o suppose_v that_o it_o turn_v to_o every_o man_n account_n to_o neglect_v the_o mean_n upon_o which_o they_o proceed_v which_o be_v this_o that_o god_n on_o his_o part_n have_v do_v what_o his_o goodness_n and_o justice_n require_v though_o not_o immediate_o bring_v to_o pass_v that_o which_o be_v immediate_o sufficient_a to_o the_o capacity_n of_o salvation_n and_o therefore_o require_v this_o at_o their_o hand_n intend_v to_o judge_v they_o in_o 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be_v purchase_v be_v grant_v in_o consideration_n of_o the_o right_a use_n of_o his_o former_a gift_n that_o in_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o final_a this_o of_o the_o meritorious_a cause_n though_o no_o way_n oblige_v god_n but_o by_o virtue_n of_o his_o own_o will_n to_o be_v oblige_v and_o herewith_o agree_v that_o of_o solomon_n prov._n xvi_o 4._o the_o lord_n have_v make_v all_o for_o himself_o and_o also_o the_o wicked_a for_o the_o day_n of_o wrath_n for_o whether_o we_o translate_v it_o with_o grotius_n for_o itself_o or_o as_o it_o use_v to_o be_v translate_v himself_o the_o consequence_n of_o it_o will_v be_v that_o as_o the_o world_n be_v and_z as_o thing_n pass_v in_o it_o all_o that_o come_v to_o pass_v be_v by_o god_n appointment_n or_o for_o his_o glory_n which_o be_v all_o one_o leave_v the_o account_n by_o which_o it_o may_v appear_v so_o to_o be_v give_v from_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o scripture_n but_o if_o we_o join_v both_o cause_n together_o by_o repeat_v for_o 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people_n without_o express_v any_o consideration_n in_o regard_n whereof_o he_o will_v do_v it_o and_o likewise_o our_o lord_n in_o the_o parable_n of_o the_o master_n that_o forgive_v his_o servant_n ten_o thousand_o talent_n mat._n xiiii_o 23_o seem_v to_o express_v god_n pardon_n which_o his_o gospel_n publish_v to_o be_v free_a from_o any_o consideration_n in_o which_o it_o be_v either_o proclaim_v or_o grant_v but_o as_o i_o say_v to_o our_o antinomian_o who_o will_v needs_o believe_v upon_o the_o warrant_n of_o the_o prophet_n word_n that_o their_o sin_n be_v pardon_v mere_o in_o consideration_n of_o christ_n without_o regard_n to_o any_o disposition_n requisite_a to_o qualify_v they_o for_o it_o by_o the_o gospel_n that_o it_o be_v neither_o requisite_a nor_o fit_a that_o the_o term_n upon_o which_o the_o blessing_n promise_v by_o the_o gospel_n be_v grant_v shall_v be_v express_v by_o the_o propheâ—y_n that_o only_o foretell_v the_o come_n of_o it_o be_v to_o be_v gather_v 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