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child_n this_o exception_n the_o law_n expressy_a make_v deut._n 20._o 14._o ob._n in_o other_o place_n god_n people_n be_v command_v to_o slay_v man_n and_o woman_n infant_n and_o suckling_n 1_o sam._n 15._o 3._o answerable_o the_o israelites_n deal_v with_o many_o of_o their_o enemy_n they_o utter_o destroy_v all_o both_o man_n and_o woman_n young_a and_o old_a etc._n etc._n jos_n 6._o 21._o answ_n 1._o particular_a charge_n make_v extraordinary_a case_n as_o 2._o as_o as_o as_o gen._n 22_o 2._o the_o charge_n give_v to_o abraham_n for_o sacrifice_v his_o son_n extraordinary_a case_n be_v not_o exemplary_a they_o be_v rather_o matter_n of_o admiration_n than_o imitation_n 2._o the_o people_n who_o be_v so_o to_o be_v deal_v withal_o be_v by_o god_n devote_v to_o utter_a destruction_n some_o because_o their_o land_n be_v give_v by_o the_o supreme_a possessor_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n for_o a_o inheritance_n to_o his_o people_n the_o law_n therefore_o that_o speak_v of_o spare_v 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l._n 5._o c._n 8._o the_o israelite_n deal_v with_o adonibezek_n who_o thumb_n and_o great_a toe_n they_o cut_v off_o for_o so_o have_v he_o do_v to_o threescore_o and_o ten_o king_n before_o 3._o in_o case_n of_o revenge_v unsupportable_a insolence_n and_o injury_n hereby_o be_v 31._o be_v be_v be_v 2_o sam._n 12._o 31._o david_n move_v to_o put_v the_o ammonite_n under_o saw_n and_o harrow_n of_o iron_n etc._n etc._n for_o they_o have_v 4._o have_v have_v have_v 10._o 4._o villanous_o entreat_v the_o ambassador_n who_o david_n in_o kindness_n have_v send_v unto_o they_o which_o be_v a_o insolency_n against_o the_o law_n of_o nation_n 4._o in_o case_n of_o treachery_n perjury_n and_o breach_n of_o fidelity_n for_o this_o cause_n 7._o cause_n cause_n cause_n jer._n 39_o 6_o 7._o nabuchadnezzar_n slay_v the_o son_n of_o zedekiah_n before_o his_o eye_n and_o then_o put_v out_o his_o eye_n 4._o what_o thou_o do_v against_o thy_o enemy_n do_v in_o love_n love_n 4._o slay_v in_o love_n love_v their_o person_n though_o thou_o hate_v their_o practice_n 44._o practice_n practice_n practice_n mat._n 5._o 44._o pray_v therefore_o for_o they_o pray_o that_o god_n will_v turn_v their_o heart_n and_o move_v they_o to_o cease_v from_o their_o hostility_n or_o pardon_v their_o sin_n thus_o pious_a magistrate_n will_v pray_v for_o the_o salvation_n of_o their_o soul_n who_o body_n they_o adjudge_v to_o death_n thyself_o 5._o avenge_v not_o thyself_o 5._o take_v heed_n of_o make_v that_o public_a execution_n of_o justice_n a_o occasion_n of_o execute_v private_a revenge_n 29._o revenge_n revenge_n revenge_n 2_o sam._n 3._o 27_o 29._o so_o deal_v joab_n with_o abner_n 32._o abner_n abner_n abner_n 1_o king_n 2._o 32._o which_o pull_v vengeance_n on_o joabs_n head_n §._o 61._o of_o the_o meaning_n method_n and_o matter_n of_o the_o fourteen_o verse_n exod._n xvii_o xiiii_o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n write_v this_o for_o a_o memorial_n in_o a_o book_n rehearse_v it_o 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thus_o frame_v when_o a_o plague_n be_v begin_v god_n wrath_n be_v go_v out_o but_o now_o a_o plague_n be_v begin_v therefore_o etc._n etc._n here_o be_v two_o point_n to_o be_v consider_v 1._o the_o substance_n of_o the_o reason_n 2._o the_o inference_n of_o the_o reason_n the_o substance_n set_v out_o 1._o the_o cause_n wrath._n 2._o the_o effect_n plague_n the_o inference_n note_v out_o a_o duty_n to_o be_v thereupon_o perform_v which_o be_v to_o appease_v god_n wrath_n first_o of_o the_o cause_n wrath_n amplify_v by_o the_o author_n whence_o it_o come_v from_o the_o lord_n §._o 41._o of_o the_o sense_n of_o these_o word_n wrath_n be_v go_v out_o from_o the_o lord_n the_o original_a word_n translate_v wrath_n signify_v a_o fervour_n vehemencer_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d excanduit_fw-la vehemencer_n fierceness_n or_o vehemency_n of_o anger_n 7._o anger_n hos_fw-la 10._o 7._o the_o some_o that_o arise_v from_o the_o rage_a and_o beat_v of_o the_o sea_n be_v set_v out_o by_o 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in_o which_o respect_n wrath_n be_v say_v to_o come_v from_o the_o face_n of_o a_o man_n that_o be_v in_o and_z by_o the_o face_n to_o show_v itself_o thus_o by_o a_o metaphor_n and_o by_o resemblance_n to_o man_n when_o the_o lord_n do_v by_o any_o visible_a sign_n manifest_v his_o wrath_n it_o be_v say_v to_o come_v from_o his_o face_n that_o be_v as_o our_o english_a according_a to_o the_o usual_a acception_n of_o the_o hebrew_n phrase_n have_v translate_v it_o from_o the_o lord_n the_o great_a ineffable_a and_o most_o proper_a name_n of_o god_n jehovah_n be_v here_o express_v when_o matter_n of_o favour_n be_v apply_v 72._o of_o the_o title_n jehovah_n see_v the_o church_n conquest_n on_o exo._n 17._o 15._o §._o 72._o to_o this_o name_n jehovah_n they_o be_v much_o amplify_v thereby_o they_o be_v the_o favour_n of_o jehovah_n but_o when_o wrath_n be_v attribute_v to_o he_o it_o be_v much_o aggravate_v the_o wrath_n of_o jehovah_n must_v needs_o be_v a_o wrath_n that_o make_v all_o to_o tremble_v §._o 42._o of_o anger_n attribute_v to_o god_n 4._o of_o the_o kind_n of_o affection_n see_v the_o saint_n sacrifice_n on_o ps_n 116._o ver_fw-la 1_o §._o 4._o ista_fw-la verba_fw-la in_o scripture_n posita_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la ut_fw-la aliquam_fw-la dei_fw-la perturbationem_fw-la significent_fw-la sed_fw-la quia_fw-la nihil_fw-la dignum_fw-la de_fw-la dco_o dici_fw-la potest_fw-la propterea_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la ca_fw-mi perventum_fw-la est_fw-la aug._n contr_n adi_n mant_fw-fr c_o 13._o what_o anger_n be_v in_o man_n ira_fw-la est_fw-la motus_fw-la naturalis_fw-la concept_n we_o ex_fw-la causis_fw-la qui_fw-la solet_fw-la ad_fw-la profectum_fw-la pertinere_fw-la delinquentis_fw-la amb._n comment_n in_o eph._n 4._o quest._n be_v anger_n in_o god_n answ_n not_o proper_o as_o in_o a_o man_n a_o passion_n distinct_a from_o the_o essence_n for_o god_n be_v a_o most_o simple_a and_o pure_a essence_n he_o be_v all_o essence_n there_o be_v nothing_o in_o he_o different_a from_o his_o essence_n the_o thing_n that_o be_v attribute_v unto_o he_o be_v speak_v of_o he_o only_o by_o way_n of_o resemblance_n for_o teach_v sake_n to_o make_v we_o somewhat_o more_o distinct_o conceive_v god_n deal_v with_o we_o anger_n in_o man_n be_v a_o passion_n whereby_o upon_o apprehension_n of_o some_o evil_n do_v he_o be_v stir_v up_o to_o punish_v he_o that_o have_v do_v it_o the_o evil_a that_o stir_v up_o anger_n be_v either_o a_o true_a evil_n that_o just_o deserve_v to_o be_v punish_v and_o in_o that_o respect_n anger_n be_v deserve_o provoke_v as_o 8._o as_o exo._n 11._o 8._o moses_n his_o anger_n be_v provoke_v at_o pharaoh_n obstinacy_n or_o only_o a_o evil_a in_o appearance_n or_o in_o the_o apprehension_n of_o he_o that_o be_v angry_a and_o in_o that_o respect_n unjust_o incense_v as_o 1_o as_o 1_o sam._n 20._o 30_o si_fw-mi offâ—nditur_fw-la debet_fw-la irosci_fw-la si_fw-la irascitur_fw-la debet_fw-la ulcisci_fw-la no_o &_o ultic_a fructus_fw-la est_fw-la irae_fw-la &_o ira_fw-la debitum_fw-la offen_n sae_z tertul_n advers._fw-la martion_n l._n 1_o saul_n anger_n against_o jonathan_n anger_n attribute_v to_o god_n set_v out_o his_o dislike_n of_o evil_a and_o his_o resolution_n to_o punish_v evil_a doer_n god_n can_v not_o mistake_v the_o evil_a at_o which_o he_o be_v at_o any_o time_n angry_a be_v indeed_o evil_a when_o any_o way_n god_n manife_v his_o dislike_n and_o his_o resolution_n to_o punish_v he_o be_v say_v to_o be_v angry_a thus_o 18._o thus_o rom._n 1._o 18._o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n be_v reveal_v from_o heaven_n against_o all_o ungodliness_n that_o be_v god_n who_o be_v in_o heaven_n manife_v from_o thence_o his_o dislike_n of_o ungodliness_n and_o his_o purpose_n to_o take_v vengeance_n thereof_o and_o because_o that_o dislike_n and_o purpose_n to_o punish_v use_v to_o be_v manifest_v sometime_o by_o threaten_v so_o to_o do_v and_o sometime_o by_o put_v his_o purpose_n into_o execution_n and_o perform_v it_o such_o his_o threaten_a and_o execute_v of_o judgement_n be_v call_v the_o anger_n or_o wrath_n of_o god_n who_o can_v tell_v say_v the_o king_n of_o nineveh_n if_o god_n will_v turn_v away_o from_o his_o fierce_a anger_n by_o 9_o jon_n 3._o 9_o anger_n he_o mean_v jonahs_n threaten_v of_o vengeance_n for_o no_o punishment_n be_v then_o inflict_v but_o where_o 25._o where_o rom._n 25._o the_o apostle_n say_v thou_o treasure_v up_o to_o thyself_o wrath_n he_o mean_v judgement_n as_o be_v further_a evident_a by_o this_o phrase_n iram_fw-la phrase_n rom._n 35._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d qui_fw-la infert_fw-la iram_fw-la god_n inflict_v wrath_n that_o be_v take_v vengcance_v as_o our_o english_a turn_v it_o to_o apply_v these_o as_o to_o dislike_v and_o to_o purpose_n to_o punish_v sinner_n or_o to_o threaten_v vengeance_n or_o to_o execute_v judgement_n may_v be_v attribute_v to_o god_n so_o to_o be_v angry_a and_o as_o god_n threaten_v and_o execution_n of_o judgement_n be_v less_o or_o more_o terrible_a so_o his_o wrath_n therefore_o to_o manifest_v and_o aggravate_v the_o terror_n thereof_o sundry_a metaphor_n and_o epithet_n be_v add_v thereto_o as_o 24._o as_o psal_n 69._o 24._o wrathful_a anger_n 24._o anger_n deut._n 29_o 24._o heat_n of_o great_a anger_n 26_o anger_n 2_o king_n 23._o 26_o fierceness_n of_o great_a wrath_n 25._o wrath_n isa_n 42._o 25._o fury_n of_o anger_n and_o his_o anger_n be_v say_v to_o 11._o to_o exo_fw-la 32._o 11._o wax_v hot_a 10_o hot_a numb_a 11_o 10_o to_o be_v kindle_v great_o 20._o great_o deut._n 29._o 20._o to_o smoke_v other_o smoke_v 32._o 22._o difference_n betwixt_o god_n anger_n on_o saint_n and_o other_o to_o burn_v unto_o the_o low_a hell_n according_a to_o the_o person_n with_o who_o god_n be_v angry_a may_v his_o anger_n be_v distinguish_v 1._o by_o reason_n of_o the_o flesh_n in_o his_o
that_o i_o shall_v not_o destory_n it_o but_o i_o find_v none_o therefore_o have_v i_o pour_v out_o my_o indignation_n upon_o they_o i_o have_v consume_v they_o with_o the_o fire_n of_o my_o wrath_n etc._n wrath_n gen._n 18._o 24_o etc._n etc._n the_o integrity_n of_o some_o though_o but_o a_o few_o among_o many_o wicked_a be_v a_o mean_n to_o withhold_v the_o wrath_n of_o he_o who_o will_v not_o slay_v the_o righteous_a with_o the_o wicked_a but_o when_o there_o be_v none_o to_o stand_v in_o the_o gap_n how_o shall_v his_o wrath_n be_v stay_v 9_o obstinacy_n when_o man_n will_v not_o be_v reclaim_v but_o hate_v to_o be_v reform_v this_o provoke_v god_n to_o say_v to_o his_o own_o 6._o sicut_fw-la obdurata_fw-la corpora_fw-la &_o dura_fw-la non_fw-la obsequuntur_fw-la manibus_fw-la medicorum_fw-la sic_fw-la &_o animae_fw-la obdurate_a non_fw-la obsequuntur_fw-la verbo_fw-la dei_fw-la chrys_n in_o heb._n 3_o hom._n 6._o people_n 21._o people_n ezek._n 20._o 21._o i_o will_v pour_v out_o my_o fury_n upon_o they_o to_o accomplish_v my_o anger_n against_o they_o obstinacy_n 25._o obstinacy_n isa_n 5._o 24_o 25._o after_o god_n have_v give_v his_o law_n and_o word_n to_o his_o people_n and_o give_v 35._o give_v numb_a 16._o 32_o 35._o former_a evidence_n of_o his_o wrath_n against_o they_o most_o incense_v divine_a fury_n lap_n fury_n 2_o chr._n 36._o 16._o peccantes_fw-la non_fw-la dolere_fw-la magis_fw-la deum_fw-la indignari_fw-la facit_fw-la &_o irasci_fw-la quam_fw-la peccare_fw-la chrys_n ad_fw-la pop._n hom._n â—6_n cui_fw-la deest_fw-la fiducia_fw-la januam_fw-la sibi_fw-la rest_n piscendi_fw-la semolobfirmavit_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la curriculum_fw-la aditum_fw-la interclusit_fw-la chrys_n pri_fw-la par_fw-fr ad_fw-la theod._n lap_n they_o mock_v the_o messenger_n of_o god_n and_o despise_v his_o word_n and_o misuse_v his_o prophet_n until_o the_o wrath_n of_o the_o lord_n arise_v against_o his_o people_n till_o there_o be_v no_o remedy_n not_o to_o be_v move_v with_o sin_n more_o incense_v god_n then_o to_o sin_n 10._o infidelity_n by_o this_o man_n put_v away_o the_o only_a mean_n of_o quench_v the_o fire_n of_o god_n wrath_n christ_n his_o blood_n his_o intercession_n 34._o intercession_n joh_n 3._o 36._o see_v more_o of_o this_o sin_n in_o the_o whole_a armour_n of_o god_n on_o ephes_n 6._o 16._o treat_n 2._o part_n 6._o §._o 34._o he_o that_o believe_v not_o the_o son_n shall_v not_o see_v life_n but_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n abide_v on_o he_o this_o sin_n be_v direct_o against_o the_o gospel_n against_o the_o mercy_n truth_n power_n and_o other_o like_a attribute_n of_o god_n theod._n god_n numb_a 20._o 12_o deut_n 3_o 26._o mafignus_fw-la nihil_fw-la non_fw-la tentat_fw-la quo_fw-la nobis_fw-la dissidentem_fw-la cogitationem_fw-la inserat_fw-la chrys_n prio_fw-la par._n ad_fw-la theod._n for_o this_o be_v god_n angry_a even_o with_o moses_n and_o suffer_v he_o not_o to_o enter_v into_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n the_o evil_a one_o every_o way_n assay_v to_o work_v dissidence_n in_o man_n thus_o deal_v he_o with_o adam_n and_o prevail_v gen._n 3._o 1._o thus_o deal_v he_o with_o christ_n but_o nought_o avail_v mat._n 4._o 3_o 4._o 11._o impenitency_n to_o such_o a_o one_o say_v the_o apostle_n 5._o apostle_n rom._n 2._o 5._o de_fw-fr nulla_fw-la re_fw-mi sic_fw-la irascitur_fw-la deus_fw-la quemodo_fw-la si_fw-la peccator_fw-la superbiat_fw-la &_o erectus_fw-la ac_fw-la rigidus_fw-la non_fw-la sera_fw-it tur_fw-la in_o sletum_fw-la nec_fw-la misericordiam_fw-la postulet_fw-la pro_fw-la delicto_fw-la hier._n comment_n l._n 3._o in_o eph._n 5._o after_o thy_o hardness_n and_o impenitent_a heart_n thou_o treasure_v up_o unto_o thyself_o wrath_n against_o the_o day_n of_o wrath_n great_a be_v that_o mercy_n that_o by_o the_o gospel_n be_v offer_v to_o sinner_n that_o thereby_o god_n may_v not_o be_v think_v to_o bolster_v up_o sinner_n repentance_n be_v require_v therefore_o he_o that_o come_v to_o save_v sinner_n say_v 38._o say_v mat._n 9_o 13._o impoenitentia_fw-la est_fw-la delietum_fw-la maximum_fw-la &_o blasphemia_fw-la irremissibi_fw-la lie_fw-la bern._n super_fw-la cant._n serm._n 38._o i_o be_o come_v to_o call_v sinner_n to_o repentance_n to_o live_v under_o the_o gospel_n of_o christ_n and_o to_o live_v in_o sin_n be_v to_o pervert_v the_o end_n of_o christ_n come_n to_o abuse_v mercy_n to_o scandalize_v the_o word_n of_o grace_n what_o then_o can_v be_v expect_v of_o such_o but_o wrath_n just_o may_v it_o be_v account_v the_o great_a sin_n 12._o apostasy_n by_o this_o man_n withdraw_v themselves_o from_o god_n 38._o god_n heb._n 10._o 38._o in_o they_o therefore_o god_n can_v have_v no_o pleasure_n they_o depart_v from_o the_o comfortable_a sunshine_n of_o his_o mercy_n and_o cast_v themselves_o into_o the_o scald_a heat_n of_o his_o wrath_n moses_n foretell_v the_o fearful_a judgement_n which_o shall_v befall_v the_o israelite_n as_o evidence_n and_o effect_n of_o god_n wrath_n show_v that_o every_o one_o can_v tell_v the_o cause_n thereof_o for_o when_o all_o nation_n shall_v ask_v 15._o ask_v deut._n 29._o 24_o 25._o discedens_fw-la a_o domino_fw-la salutem_fw-la haberenon_fw-mi potest_fw-la ambr._n in_o psal_n 118._o serm._n 15._o wherefore_o have_v the_o lord_n do_v thus_o unto_o this_o land_n what_o mean_v the_o heat_n of_o this_o great_a anger_n then_o man_n shall_v say_v because_o they_o have_v forsake_v the_o covenant_n of_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n apostate_n disgrace_v the_o religion_n and_o profession_n whence_o they_o fall_v offend_v the_o faithful_a professor_n thereof_o grieve_v the_o good_a spirit_n of_o god_n and_o open_v the_o mouth_n of_o the_o enemy_n of_o the_o gospel_n against_o their_o profession_n and_o so_o give_v great_a cause_n of_o wrath_n yea_o depart_v away_o from_o god_n who_o be_v the_o lord_n of_o life_n they_o can_v have_v salvation_n §._o 46._o of_o the_o cause_n of_o god_n wrath_n among_o we_o that_o it_o may_v appear_v what_o just_a cause_n the_o lord_n have_v to_o pour_v out_o the_o vial_n of_o his_o wrath_n among_o we_o it_o will_v be_v a_o seasonable_a task_n to_o take_v a_o view_n of_o our_o own_o time_n and_o to_o observe_v whether_o the_o forename_a sin_n may_v be_v find_v among_o we_o for_o too_o too_o true_o it_o may_v now_o be_v say_v of_o this_o land_n of_o this_o city_n there_o be_v wrath_n go_v out_o from_o the_o lord_n the_o plague_n be_v begin_v in_o prosecute_a this_o task_n i_o will_v follow_v the_o order_n before_o idolatry_n sin_n provoke_v god_n anger_n rise_v among_o we_o as_o 1._o idolatry_n propound_v and_o bring_v those_o sin_n which_o have_v be_v prove_v former_o to_o have_v provoke_v god_n wrath_n to_o our_o time_n 1._o for_o idolatry_n though_o the_o bright_a light_n of_o the_o gospel_n have_v for_o 1558._o for_o since_o the_o 17_o of_o nou._n 1558._o many_o year_n dispel_v the_o thick_a cloud_n of_o popery_n a_o detestable_a idolatry_n yet_o in_o many_o place_n that_o cloud_n gather_v and_o thickn_v again_o i_o pray_v god_n it_o increase_v not_o as_o 44._o as_o 1_o kin._n 18._o 44._o that_o cloud_n which_o eliahs_n servant_n espy_v which_o though_o at_o first_o it_o be_v but_o a_o little_a one_o like_o a_o man_n hand_n yet_o it_o grow_v to_o cover_v the_o whole_a sky_n and_o to_o cause_v much_o rain_n too_o many_o seducer_n be_v among_o we_o too_o great_a countenance_n be_v give_v to_o they_o we_o minister_n have_v need_v to_o inculcate_v this_o apostolical_a prohibition_n 14._o prohibition_n 1_o cor._n 10._o 14._o flee_v from_o idolatry_n 2._o for_o profanation_n of_o holy_a thing_n and_o time_n he_o be_v blind_a profanation_n 2._o profanation_n that_o discern_v it_o not_o he_o himself_o be_v too_o profane_a that_o be_v not_o in_o his_o righteous_a soul_n vex_v thereat_o prayer_n preach_v sacrament_n be_v altogether_o neglect_v or_o very_o careless_o observe_v as_o for_o the_o lord_n day_n it_o be_v in_o many_o place_n by_o many_o person_n make_v the_o devil_n day_n it_o be_v not_o only_o in_o act_n profane_v but_o the_o profanation_n thereof_o too_o much_o countenance_v justify_v 3._o for_o pollution_n of_o profession_n what_o advantage_n be_v thereby_o profession_n 3._o pollution_n of_o profession_n give_v to_o our_o adversary_n thence_o they_o take_v occasion_n of_o upbraid_v to_o we_o our_o reformation_n yea_o the_o profane_a among_o we_o be_v hereby_o justify_v for_o many_o professor_n be_v every_o way_n as_o lewd_a and_o licentious_a as_o they_o as_o vain_a in_o their_o attire_n as_o corrupt_v in_o their_o speech_n as_o wanton_a in_o their_o gesture_n as_o deceitful_a in_o their_o deal_n as_o uncharitable_a in_o their_o censure_n as_o unmerciful_a to_o the_o poor_a etc._n etc._n 4._o for_o ungrateful_a vilify_a god_n mercy_n i_o think_v our_o ingratitude_n 4._o ingratitude_n people_n exceed_v therein_o the_o israelite_n that_o dwell_v in_o the_o wilderness_n heavenly_a manna_n the_o word_n of_o life_n that_o plentiful_o fall_v among_o we_o be_v by_o superstitious_a
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