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the_o centre_n of_o the_o earth_n yet_o god_n fill_v the_o whole_a jer._n 23.24_o yea_o it_o can_v contain_v he_o 1_o king_n 8.27_o yea_o it_o be_v but_o a_o span_n with_o he_o isa_n 40.12_o &_o 48.13_o although_o therefore_o god_n be_v otherwise_o in_o heaven_n then_o in_o earth_n otherwise_o in_o the_o temple_n then_o in_o private_a house_n otherwise_o with_o the_o saint_n then_o with_o the_o wicked_a yet_o he_o be_v always_o every_o where_o present_a within_o all_o thing_n though_o not_o where_o include_v without_o all_o thing_n though_o not_o where_o exclude_v 2_o behold_v the_o great_a condescension_n of_o god_n who_o though_o he_o dwell_v in_o the_o high_a heaven_n yet_o vouchsafe_v to_o take_v care_n of_o earthly_a thing_n it_o be_v david_n observation_n psal_n 113.4_o 5_o 6._o number_v the_o hair_n of_o his_o child_n order_v the_o fly_n of_o every_o sparrow_n etc._n etc._n mat._n 10.29_o 30._o but_o especial_o our_o saviour_n abase_v himself_o in_o come_v down_o out_o of_o the_o bosom_n of_o his_o father_n from_o the_o height_n of_o heavenly_a glory_n to_o the_o earth_n and_o there_o live_v above_o 30_o year_n in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o servant_n subject_a to_o many_o inconvenience_n and_o injury_n and_o at_o last_o be_v obedient_a to_o the_o death_n of_o the_o cross_n and_o lie_v three_o day_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o all_o this_o for_o our_o sake_n who_o have_v very_o ill_o deserve_v it_o at_o his_o hand_n again_o repr_fw-la repr_fw-la if_o the_o heaven_n god_n dwell_v place_n be_v so_o high_a above_o the_o earth_n how_o mad_a be_v they_o that_o fight_n against_o god_n for_o 1_o god_n nature_n admit_v not_o that_o he_o can_v suffer_v any_o hurt_n 2_o suppose_v he_o can_v yet_o he_o be_v omnipotent_a and_o so_o able_a to_o repel_v it_o 3_o grant_v he_o be_v not_o yet_o we_o know_v the_o high_a ground_n be_v great_a advantage_n in_o fight_n it_o be_v that_o the_o jebusite_n be_v so_o confident_a in_o 2_o sam._n 5.6_o see_v job_n 35.5_o 6._o psal_n 2.1_o 2_o 3_o 4._o this_o shall_v also_o exhort_v we_o to_o humility_n and_o reverence_n before_o god_n exhort_v exhort_v solomon_n give_v this_o reason_n for_o it_o in_o prayer_n eccles_n 5.2_o and_o there_o be_v the_o same_o reason_n in_o all_o other_o thing_n it_o shall_v also_o dehort_v we_o from_o the_o immoderate_a love_n of_o this_o world_n dehort_v dehort_v motiv_n true_a felicity_n be_v in_o heaven_n psal_n 16.11_o luke_n 12.33_o in_o a_o word_n there_o christ_n be_v act_v 3.21_o heb._n 7.26_o coloss_n 3.1_o look_v therefore_o how_o great_a the_o distance_n be_v between_o heaven_n and_o earth_n so_o far_o be_v we_o distant_a from_o true_a and_o perfect_a felicity_n and_o absent_a from_o christ_n our_o hope_n &_o
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sam._n 21.15_o 16._o by_o comesticall_a treason_n and_o rebellion_n of_o abner_n and_o the_o house_n of_o saul_n of_o absalorn_a and_o achitophel_n who_o desperate_a counsel_n see_v 2_o sam._n 17.1_o 2_o 3._o of_o sheba_n 2_o sam._n 20._o of_o eternal_a death_n he_o be_v in_o danger_n by_o reason_n of_o his_o sin_n for_o this_o death_n especial_o be_v the_o wage_n of_o sin_n rom._n 6.23_o and_o what_o be_v here_o say_v of_o david_n be_v for_o the_o same_o or_o the_o like_a reason_n true_a of_o man_n in_o general_n we_o be_v all_o both_o many_o way_n subject_a to_o danger_n of_o untimely_a bodily_a death_n as_o dwell_v in_o house_n of_o clay_n who_o foundation_n be_v in_o the_o dust_n which_o be_v crush_v before_o the_o moth_n job_n 4.19_o and_o by_o our_o sin_n liable_a to_o god_n wrath_n and_o thereby_o to_o eternal_a death_n both_o of_o body_n and_o soul_n rom._n 3.19_o uses_n the_o consideration_n of_o both_o may_v afford_v we_o several_a instruction_n instr_n instr_n 1_o for_o 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not_o believe_v or_o at_o least_o that_o they_o do_v not_o think_v of_o either_o be_v it_o not_o for_o bond_n indenture_n etc._n etc._n a_o man_n may_v well_o think_v they_o never_o dream_v of_o death_n there_o indeed_o upon_o supposal_n and_o fear_n of_o their_o own_o death_n they_o will_v put_v in_o heir_n executor_n &_o administrator_n make_v many_o provisos_fw-la in_o behalf_n of_o posterity_n but_o they_o lay_v their_o worldly_a project_n for_o one_o seven_o ten_o twenty_o year_n without_o once_o look_v after_o any_o proviso_n for_o their_o own_o eternal_a security_n if_o death_n happen_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n kind_a heart_n that_o be_v so_o much_o more_o careful_a of_o the_o outward_a estate_n of_o their_o child_n then_o of_o the_o
eternal_a welfare_n of_o their_o own_o soul_n but_o will_v neither_o the_o remembrance_n of_o all_o their_o ancestor_n dead_a before_o they_o nor_o the_o daily_a example_n of_o mortality_n nor_o so_o many_o clear_a testimony_n of_o scripture_n that_o all_o must_v die_v nor_o that_o statute_n of_o the_o immutable_a and_o omnipotent_a god_n heb._n 9.27_o any_o thing_n at_o all_o move_v they_o the_o reason_n sure_a be_v that_o which_o the_o philosopher_n touch_v rhet._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 5._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o man_n know_v they_o must_v die_v but_o because_o it_o be_v not_o near_o they_o regard_v it_o not_o or_o that_o which_o thomas_n say_v plerique_fw-la non_fw-la timent_fw-la mortem_fw-la quia_fw-la apprehendunt_fw-la sub_fw-la remotâ_fw-la distantiâ_fw-la most_o man_n fear_v not_o death_n because_o they_o apprehend_v it_o as_o at_o a_o remote_a distance_n and_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n they_o much_o less_o fear_n what_o may_v come_v after_o death_n but_o let_v we_o make_v it_o our_o continual_a meditation_n exhort_v exhort_v 1_o of_o bodily_a death_n to_o which_o we_o be_v so_o liable_a that_o there_o be_v no_o possibility_n of_o avoid_v it_o and_o for_o the_o time_n as_o we_o know_v it_o can_v be_v far_o off_o so_o we_o know_v not_o how_o near_o it_o may_v be_v this_o meditation_n will_v be_v of_o excellent_a use_n 1_o for_o the_o take_n down_o of_o our_o pride_n the_o worst_a of_o evil_n what_o ever_o the_o ground_n of_o it_o be_v whether_o we_o be_v proud_a of_o the_o good_n of_o the_o mind_n psal_n 146.4_o or_o of_o the_o good_n of_o the_o body_n strength_n beauty_n etc._n etc._n job_n 21.23_o 24_o 25_o 26._o or_o of_o our_o kindred_n job_n 17.14_o or_o of_o outward_a thing_n riches_n honour_n etc._n etc._n psal_n 49.16_o 17._o 2_o for_o the_o moderate_v our_o desire_n of_o earthly_a thing_n as_o which_o can_v neither_o keep_v off_o death_n nor_o continue_v with_o we_o after_o death_n 3_o for_o the_o bridle_n our_o unruly_a passion_n 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be_v lose_v and_o that_o either_o by_o price_n levit._n 25.25_o power_n ex._n 6.6_o psalm_n 77.15_o here_o understand_v it_o the_o first_o way_n viz._n the_o preserve_a david_n life_n which_o otherwise_o will_v have_v be_v lose_v this_o david_n often_o acknowledge_v in_o general_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d psal_n 19.14_o in_o special_a for_o temporal_a death_n 2_o sam._n 4.9_o for_o eternal_a death_n psal_n 71.23_o so_o nathan_n tell_v he_o 2_o sam._n 12.13_o for_o the_o reason_n hereof_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d though_o the_o first_o cause_n of_o all_o god_n benefit_n be_v that_o which_o be_v mention_v in_o the_o latter_a part_n of_o this_o verse_n his_o own_o loving-kindnesse_n and_o tender-mercy_n and_o the_o last_o end_n his_o own_o glory_n yet_o among_o the_o benefit_n themselves_o also_o there_o may_v be_v a_o subordination_n so_o that_o one_o benefit_n may_v be_v the_o cause_n or_o end_n of_o another_o so_o here_o god_n out_o of_o his_o free_a love_n to_o david_n and_o to_o his_o people_n israel_n and_o for_o his_o own_o glory_n and_o their_o good_a have_v decree_v from_o all_o eternity_n to_o set_v he_o as_o king_n over_o they_o and_o for_o a_o testimony_n thereof_o have_v command_v samuel_n to_o anoint_v he_o 1_o sam._n 16._o in_o order_n therefore_o hereunto_o and_o that_o the_o immutability_n of_o his_o counsel_n and_o the_o truth_n of_o his_o promise_n may_v appear_v he_o redeem_v or_o preserve_v david_n life_n from_o temporal_a death_n both_o while_o he_o be_v yet_o a_o private_a man_n that_o he_o may_v bring_v he_o to_o the_o kingdom_n and_o after_o he_o be_v king_n that_o he_o may_v go_v through_o with_o the_o administration_n of_o it_o to_o the_o end_n before_o mention_v for_o eternal_a death_n his_o preservation_n from_o it_o necessary_o follow_v upon_o his_o deliverance_n from_o the_o guilt_n and_o dominion_n of_o sin_n vers_fw-la 3._o and_o therefore_o that_o deliverance_n be_v the_o immediate_a cause_n of_o this_o and_o the_o cause_n of_o that_o do_v mediate_o and_o by_o necessary_a consequence_n infer_v this_o uses_n our_o instruction_n from_o hence_o may_v be_v 1_o concern_v temporal_a death_n instr_n instr_n 1_o we_o see_v what_o it_o be_v to_o walk_v under_o divine_a protection_n how_o many_o and_o how_o great_a danger_n david_n life_n be_v liable_a to_o we_o hear_v before_o yet_o out_o of_o they_o all_o the_o lord_n deliver_v he_o of_o this_o david_n be_v thorough_o sensible_a psal_n 23.4_o and_o can_v say_v experimental_o of_o himself_o in_o particular_a what_o he_o say_v of_o the_o righteous_a in_o general_n psal_n 34.19_o 2_o we_o see_v also_o who_o they_o be_v that_o may_v expect_v this_o protection_n from_o almighty_a god_n viz._n not_o such_o as_o wander_v in_o the_o by-path_n of_o sin_n provoke_v god_n continual_o to_o his_o face_n such_o man_n indeed_o god_n sometime_o deliver_v from_o many_o danger_n but_o 1_o they_o have_v no_o promise_n from_o god_n whereupon_o they_o may_v rely_v to_o expect_v it_o 2_o though_o such_o deliverance_n be_v in_o itself_o good_a and_o by_o god_n intend_v for_o their_o good_a yet_o if_o they_o go_v on_o in_o their_o sin_n it_o will_v through_o their_o own_o fault_n prove_v very_o ill_o to_o they_o as_o give_v they_o time_n to_o heap_v up_o more_o sin_n and_o so_o more_o wrath_n against_o the_o day_n of_o wrath_n but_o such_o as_o be_v like_a unto_o david_n who_o serve_v god_n and_o trust_n in_o he_o who_o though_o they_o have_v not_o such_o special_a promise_n for_o this_o as_o david_n have_v yet_o they_o have_v god_n general_a promise_n psal_n 84.11_o &_o 33.18_o 19_o etc._n etc._n whereupon_o they_o may_v expect_v protection_n from_o temporal_a death_n so_o far_o as_o be_v expedient_a for_o they_o that_o be_v so_o far_o as_o that_o death_n will_v be_v true_o hurtful_a to_o they_o 2_o concern_v eternal_a death_n we_o see_v 1_o the_o great_a mercy_n of_o god_n not_o willing_a to_o deal_v with_o mankind_n fall_v into_o sin_n according_a to_o the_o rigour_n of_o his_o justice_n but_o find_v out_o a_o way_n whereby_o we_o may_v be_v deliver_v from_o it_o 2_o to_o who_o this_o deliverance_n belong_v viz._n to_o david_n and_o by_o the_o like_a reason_n to_o all_o that_o observe_v the_o condition_n of_o the_o covenant_n for_o in_o this_o david_n have_v no_o special_a promise_n nor_o any_o other_o then_o what_o all_o true_a believer_n in_o like_a manner_n have_v here_o be_v reprove_v 1_o in_o respect_n of_o bodily_a death_n 1_o such_o as_o presume_v to_o be_v deliver_v from_o it_o repr_fw-la repr_fw-la when_o yet_o by_o their_o own_o deed_n they_o call_v it_o unto_o themselves_o as_o by_o immoderate_a worldly_a sorrow_n 2_o cor._n 7.10_o by_o envy_n job_n 5.2_o prov._n 14.30_o by_o drunkenness_n prov._n 23.29_o etc._n etc._n in_o like_a manner_n by_o gluttony_n idleness_n quarrel_v unwarrantable_a venture_v upon_o danger_n etc._n etc._n 2_o such_o as_o do_v not_o trust_v or_o seek_v to_o god_n for_o deliverance_n from_o it_o but_o to_o secondary_a mean_n whether_o in_o themselves_o lawful_a as_o asa_n 2_o chron._n 16.12_o or_o unlawful_a 2_o in_o respect_n of_o eternal_a death_n 1_o such_o as_o expect_v of_o god_n deliverance_n from_o it_o but_o presumptuous_o as_o be_v nothing_o less_o than_o such_o as_o david_n here_o be_v 2_o such_o as_o expect_v it_o otherwise_o then_o from_o god_n two_o thing_n we_o be_v here_o to_o be_v exhort_v to_o exhort_v exhort_v 1_o in_o respect_n of_o ourselves_o to_o flee_v unto_o god_n for_o protection_n from_o both_o kind_n of_o death_n motiv_n 1_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o objectum_fw-la quod_fw-la the_o deliverance_n itself_o which_o we_o seek_v 1_o we_o stand_v in_o great_a need_n of_o it_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o many_o danger_n both_o bodily_a and_o spiritual_a to_o which_o we_o be_v
be_v reduce_v to_o his_o work_n of_o mercy_n towards_o the_o israelite_n and_o of_o justice_n against_o the_o egyptian_n the_o rebellious_a israelite_n the_o midianite_n amalek_n and_o the_o canaanite_n the_o particular_n every_o where_o occur_v 2_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n child_n by_o a_o synecd_a spec_fw-la familiar_a to_o the_o hebrew_n be_v put_v for_o posterity_n why_o they_o shall_v be_v denominate_v as_o here_o and_o general_o they_o be_v of_o israel_n rather_o than_o of_o abraham_n or_o isaac_n the_o reason_n may_v seem_v to_o be_v because_o these_o have_v child_n of_o deferent_a religion_n abraham_n have_v isaac_n and_o ishmael_n isaac_n have_v jacob_n and_o esau_n but_o jacob_n child_n though_o many_o be_v all_o of_o one_o faith_n and_o religion_n why_o of_o israel_n rather_o than_o of_o jacob_n the_o reason_n may_v be_v because_o the_o name_n of_o israel_n be_v give_v he_o by_o god_n himself_o and_o that_o of_o honourable_a signification_n a_o prince_n with_o god_n and_o bestow_v upon_o he_o for_o his_o great_a and_o pertinacious_a piety_n gen._n 32._o that_o god_n have_v before_o david_n time_n make_v know_v his_o act_n to_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d abundant_o appear_v in_o all_o the_o book_n of_o moses_n josuah_n judge_n and_o samuel_n see_v deut._n 11.2_o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6_o 7._o reason_n 1_o for_o the_o impulsive_a cause_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d god_n act_n of_o mercy_n viz._n his_o deliver_v the_o israelite_n out_o of_o egypt_n lead_v they_o to_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n bring_v they_o into_o it_o place_v they_o in_o it_o and_o so_o the_o act_n tend_v thereunto_o proceed_v from_o god_n truth_n and_o fidelity_n which_o require_v the_o performance_n of_o his_o promise_n make_v unto_o their_o father_n his_o act_n of_o justice_n proceed_v from_o his_o hatred_n of_o sin_n and_o all_o from_o his_o love_n to_o that_o nation_n even_o those_o act_n of_o justice_n which_o he_o show_v on_o the_o rebellious_a israelite_n for_o so_o he_o pluck_v up_o the_o ill_a weed_n that_o the_o corn_n may_v grow_v the_o better_a and_o punish_v some_o exemplary_o that_o other_o fear_v may_v be_v keep_v in_o their_o duty_n see_v deut._n 17.13_o 2_o the_o end_n in_o general_n be_v that_o they_o so_o many_o as_o be_v not_o take_v away_o by_o his_o judgement_n and_o their_o posterity_n to_o who_o they_o be_v often_o command_v to_o declare_v his_o act_n may_v the_o more_o diligent_o keep_v his_o commandment_n who_o have_v do_v so_o great_a thing_n for_o they_o to_o their_o own_o salvation_n and_o his_o glory_n so_o deut._n 11.7_o 8._o your_o eye_n have_v see_v all_o the_o great_a act_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o he_o do_v therefore_o shall_v you_o keep_v all_o the_o commandment_n etc._n etc._n so_o chap._n 6.20_o etc._n etc._n &_o 10.12_o so_o psal_n 105._o where_o beginning_n from_o abraham_n verse_n 9_o and_o brief_o reckon_v up_o the_o act_n of_o god_n he_o conclude_v with_o the_o end_n of_o all_o vers_n 45._o that_o they_o may_v observe_v his_o statute_n and_o keep_v his_o law_n hence_o psal_n 78._o not_o to_o forget_v god_n work_n and_o to_o keep_v his_o commandment_n vers_fw-la 7._o and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n to_o forget_v those_o and_o not_o to_o keep_v these_o vers_n 10_o 11._o be_v join_v together_o as_o cause_n and_o effect_n in_o special_a for_o his_o work_n of_o mercy_n that_o they_o and_o their_o posterity_n in_o all_o their_o danger_n and_o necessity_n may_v put_v their_o trust_n in_o god_n who_o have_v show_v such_o great_a power_n and_o love_n towards_o they_o deut._n 7.17_o 18_o 19_o psal_n 77.10_o 11_o 12._o &_o 78.7_o for_o want_v of_o which_o duty_n moses_n reprove_v they_o deut._n 1.29_o etc._n etc._n as_o samuel_n those_o of_o his_o time_n who_o for_o fear_n of_o nahash_n ask_v a_o king_n when_o god_n who_o have_v former_o so_o many_o way_n deliver_v they_o be_v their_o king_n 1_o sam._n 12._o also_o that_o they_o may_v always_o have_v matter_n of_o praise_v and_o give_v thanks_o to_o god_n psal_n 9.1_o &_o 26.6_o 7._o so_o psal_n 105._o &_o 106._o &_o 136._o where_o earnest_o exhort_v to_o praise_n and_o give_v thanks_o to_o god_n he_o take_v his_o argument_n from_o these_o work_n of_o god_n for_o his_o work_n of_o punitive_a justice_n that_o behold_v therein_o his_o power_n and_o hatred_n of_o sin_n they_o may_v fear_v to_o offend_v he_o by_o commit_v it_o numb_a 16.40_o levit._fw-la 18.24_o 25_o etc._n etc._n &_o 20.22_o 23._o uses_n hence_o we_o may_v observe_v 1_o that_o god_n rest_v not_o in_o desire_n instr_n instr_n purpose_n etc._n etc._n of_o do_v good_a to_o the_o godly_a and_o punish_v the_o wicked_a but_o in_o due_a time_n proceed_v to_o act_n of_o mercy_n and_o justice_n many_o man_n think_v they_o have_v do_v a_o great_a matter_n if_o they_o inward_o wish_v well_o to_o the_o godly_a and_o ill_a to_o the_o wicked_a desire_v to_o do_v good_a to_o those_o and_o punish_v 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rom._n 11.33_o yet_o his_o act_n which_o it_o behoove_v man_n to_o know_v he_o have_v make_v know_v unto_o they_o that_o his_o mercy_n and_o justice_n may_v be_v manifest_a to_o the_o end_n abovesaid_a and_o the_o like_a and_o herein_o he_o be_v to_o be_v imitate_v by_o we_o but_o with_o caution_n that_o be_v so_o as_o it_o be_v not_o do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o dispraise_n of_o other_o or_o boast_v of_o ourselves_o but_o to_o the_o good_a of_o other_o and_o our_o own_o necessary_a defence_n and_o that_o modest_o 3_o behold_v here_o that_o god_n be_v no_o respecter_n of_o person_n for_o there_o be_v many_o nation_n at_o that_o time_n far_o superior_a to_o the_o israelite_n in_o all_o earthly_a respect_n yea_o of_o esau_n progeny_n there_o be_v many_o duke_n gen._n 36.15_o etc._n etc._n when_o the_o israelite_n live_v miserable_o and_o despicable_o in_o egypt_n yet_o god_n out_o of_o all_o nation_n choose_v these_o child_n of_o promise_n 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