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scripture_n 1_o joh._n 5.1_o be_v he_o not_o consubstantial_a with_o the_o father_n you_o dare_v not_o deny_v it_o for_o the_o father_n and_o he_o be_v one_o joh._n 10.30_o if_o then_o goodness_n infinity_o eternity_n almightiness_n wisdom_n etc._n etc._n be_v the_o very_o be_v of_o god_n as_o have_v be_v prove_v be_v it_o not_o necessary_a that_o these_o excellency_n be_v active_a in_o that_o divine_a generation_n for_o how_o otherwise_o can_v he_o be_v the_o image_n of_o his_o father_n heb._n 1_o and_o if_o so_o wherein_o have_v raimund_n melancthon_n scaliger_n keckerman_n or_o other_o learned_a man_n offend_v that_o they_o shall_v be_v so_o set_v at_o nought_o by_o a_o phrase-gatherer_n but_o i_o smell_v the_o fox_n they_o can_v sophisticate_a authority_n of_o scripture_n of_o father_n of_o counsel_n for_o their_o consubstantiation_n the_o main_a point_n of_o their_o private_a opinion_n bâ—t_o by_o no_o mean_n can_v they_o tell_v how_o to_o make_v it_o stand_v with_o reason_n &_o 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sentence_n pronounce_v come_v you_o bless_v receive_v the_o kingdom_n prepare_v for_o you_o for_o i_o be_v hungry_a and_o you_o give_v i_o meat_n etc._n etc._n and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n depart_v you_o curse_v for_o i_o be_v hungry_a and_o you_o give_v i_o no_o meat_n etc._n etc._n mat._n 25.35_o to_o 46._o ans_fw-fr it_o can_v bedeny_v but_o that_o the_o sentence_n of_o condemnation_n upon_o the_o reprobate_n be_v according_a to_o their_o work_n as_o the_o deserve_a cause_n thereof_o for_o not_o to_o believe_v in_o christ_n be_v that_o great_a sin_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o condemnation_n joh._n 3.18_o and_o 16.9_o neither_o be_v a_o dead_a faith_n ought_v worth_a but_o that_o faith_n only_o be_v accept_v which_o work_v by_o love_n galat._n 5.6_o without_o which_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o please_v god_n hebr._n 11.6_o and_o if_o all_o thing_n that_o be_v not_o of_o faith_n be_v sin_n rom._n 14.23_o then_o the_o wicked_a work_n of_o infidel_n and_o hypocrite_n and_o 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merit_v heaven_n see_v the_o answer_n chap._n 19_o object_n 2._o and_o 3._o 3._o a_o three_o question_n may_v arise_v concern_v that_o which_o be_v say_v luke_n 21.32_o this_o generation_n shall_v not_o pass_v till_o all_o be_v fulfil_v why_o then_o be_v not_o the_o judgement_n long_o ago_o answer_n the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o generation_n in_o the_o narrow_a signification_n do_v signify_v that_o multitude_n of_o man_n which_o be_v alive_a at_o once_o and_o withal_o that_o time_n in_o which_o it_o be_v suppose_v they_o shall_v all_o be_v dead_a which_o in_o common_a reckon_n be_v 100_o year_n and_o in_o this_o sense_n the_o say_n of_o our_o lord_n must_v be_v refer_v only_o to_o that_o which_o he_o have_v speak_v concern_v the_o overthrow_n of_o jerusalem_n which_o follow_v about_o forty_o year_n after_o and_o the_o sign_n which_o shall_v go_v before_o that_o as_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n in_o all_o the_o world_n see_v col._n 1.6_o false_a christ_n see_v note_v g_o on_o chapter_n 24._o war_n pestilence_n etc._n etc._n but_o because_o our_o lord_n after_o the_o answer_n to_o the_o three_o question_n make_v by_o the_o disciple_n matth._n 24.3_o 1_o of_o the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n 2._o of_o the_o sign_n of_o his_o come_n 3._o of_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n add_v these_o same_o word_n this_o generation_n shall_v not_o pass_v etc._n etc._n vers_fw-la 34._o a_o generation_n can_v be_v so_o narrow_o take_v in_o this_o place_n but_o rather_o it_o must_v signify_v as_o much_o as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o saeculum_fw-la and_o so_o take_v the_o infancy_n of_o the_o world_n in_o the_o time_n of_o nature_n for_o one_o generation_n that_o middle_a age_n under_o the_o law_n for_o another_o and_o then_o this_o old_a age_n of_o the_o word_n under_o the_o gospel_n there_o be_v no_o other_o generation_n or_o change_n of_o state_n in_o the_o church_n to_o be_v look_v for_o but_o in_o this_o very_a generation_n all_o thing_n shall_v be_v fulfil_v and_o therefore_o saint_n john_n say_v 1_o epist_n 2.18_o this_o be_v the_o last_o time_n and_o although_o saint_n peter_n say_v 1_o epist_n 4.7_o that_o the_o end_n of_o all_o thing_n be_v at_o hand_n and_o that_o therefore_o we_o shall_v be_v sober_a and_o watch_v unto_o prayer_n because_o we_o know_v not_o when_o our_o lord_n shall_v call_v we_o to_o a_o particular_a account_n of_o our_o stewardship_n when_o all_o thing_n of_o this_o world_n be_v end_v with_o we_o yet_o saint_n paul_n 2_o thess_n 2._o direct_o affirm_v in_o his_o time_n that_o that_o great_a day_n of_o god_n shall_v not_o come_v till_o the_o apostasy_n be_v reveal_v which_o can_v not_o be_v till_o he_o that_o withhold_v that_o be_v the_o imperial_a power_n that_o then_o rule_v be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o way_n 4._o but_o see_v that_o day_n of_o god_n be_v so_o terrible_a to_o the_o wicked_a as_o that_o they_o put_v it_o far_o from_o they_o and_o again_o so_o much_o desire_v of_o the_o godly_a 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