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destroy_v they_o and_o we_o if_o we_o be_v wicked_a yea_o though_o they_o by_o we_o yet_o may_v we_o be_v destroy_v by_o other_o mean_n for_o in_o that_o we_o be_v make_v instrument_n to_o bring_v they_o to_o ruin_n it_o be_v no_o ground_n or_o sign_n that_o we_o shall_v not_o be_v destroy_v 10.12_o isa_n 10.12_o see_v that_o place_n in_o the_o margin_n but_o again_o many_o say_v the_o lord_n be_v a_o merciful_a god_n and_o will_v not_o deal_v with_o we_o after_o our_o desert_n objection_n objection_n though_o we_o by_o our_o sin_n have_v and_o do_v still_o provoke_v his_o incomprehenble_a majesty_n and_o so_o deserve_v no_o other_o favour_n then_o continual_a misery_n yet_o for_o his_o name_n sake_n and_o covenant_n sake_n etc._n etc._n he_o will_v spare_v we_o and_o suffer_v we_o still_o to_o enjoy_v peace_n and_o quietness_n 48.11_o answer_n passim_fw-la caelebratur_fw-la &_o paterna_fw-la ejus_fw-la bonitas_fw-la voluntas_fw-la ad_fw-la benesicientiam_fw-la proclivis_fw-la sed_fw-la exempla_fw-la traduntur_fw-la severitatis_fw-la quae_fw-la justum_fw-la scelerum_fw-la ullo_fw-la rem_fw-la esse_fw-la ostenâ—â—nt_fw-la praesertim_fw-la ubi_fw-la tolerantia-sua_a contra_fw-la obstinatos_fw-la nihil_fw-la proficit_fw-la cal._n inst_z lib._n 1._o cap._n 10_o sect._n 1._o isa_n 48.11_o that_o god_n be_v a_o merciful_a god_n this_o kingdom_n experience_n may_v at_o large_a testify_v and_o that_o he_o spare_v and_o will_v spare_v man_n deserve_v wrath_n for_o his_o own_o sake_n the_o scripture_n do_v *_o witness_v as_o likewise_o that_o he_o be_v a_o just_a god_n a_o true_a god_n a_o god_n that_o will_v not_o suffer_v the_o least_o sin_n to_o go_v unpunished_a especial_o when_o man_n continue_v in_o sin_n and_o yet_o expect_v favour_n such_o man_n will_v sudden_o cause_v the_o lord_n patience_n to_o be_v out_o of_o date_n for_o he_o can_v endure_v that_o they_o shall_v commit_v ill_a and_o expect_v that_o he_o shall_v patronage_n they_o for_o their_o ill_n by_o 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unto_o we_o persuade_v ourselves_o that_o therefore_o he_o can_v or_o will_v be_v no_o otherways_o thus_o heap_v up_o more_o sin_n in_o and_o by_o the_o same_o mean_n which_o shall_v draw_v we_o to_o repentance_n these_o our_o do_n therefore_o i_o say_v due_o mark_v may_v rather_o cause_v we_o fear_v that_o there_o be_v wrath_n lay_v up_o for_o we_o and_o that_o it_o shall_v sudden_o be_v reveal_v against_o we_o then_o that_o the_o lord_n will_v any_o long_o continue_v his_o mercy_n and_o love_a kindness_n unto_o we_o to_o spare_v we_o by_o divert_v those_o plague_n from_o we_o that_o he_o have_v not_o only_o in_o store_n but_o in_o part_n execute_v upon_o many_o of_o our_o brethren_n who_o though_o their_o offence_n to_o man_n sight_n seem_v less_o than_o we_o have_v already_o suffer_v more_o than_o we_o have_v do_v and_o therefore_o while_o we_o now_o see_v wrath_n against_o they_o notwithstanding_o of_o their_o former_a suffering_n let_v we_o never_o flatter_v ourselves_o with_o hope_n of_o immunity_n see_v we_o be_v in_o as_o great_a if_o not_o great_a fault_n i_o will_v say_v no_o more_o but_o that_o i_o will_v have_v every_o one_o to_o know_v that_o god_n be_v merciful_a but_o yet_o let_v they_o know_v that_o it_o be_v to_o such_o as_o hate_v or_o at_o least_o have_v a_o desire_n to_o hate_v and_o leave_v off_o sin_v which_o when_o i_o see_v but_o in_o some_o reasonable_a manner_n practise_v among_o we_o i_o will_v then_o hope_v to_o see_v the_o lord_n mercy_n not_o only_o continue_v but_o increase_v to_o we_o in_o the_o mean_a while_n i_o will_v trust_v in_o god_n mercy_n and_o hope_v the_o best_a but_o i_o will_v prepare_v and_o advise_v all_o i_o can_v to_o prepare_v to_o be_v ready_a at_o all_o time_n to_o undergo_v what_o ever_o it_o shall_v please_v god_n to_o inflict_v upon_o
and_o scorn_v by_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n and_o the_o rather_o we_o ought_v to_o do_v so_o because_o we_o be_v so_o continual_o warn_v there_o be_v not_o one_o day_n wherein_o we_o hear_v not_o of_o some_o affliction_n oâ—_n misery_n which_o in_o one_o place_n or_o other_o our_o brethren_n do_v suffer_v all_o which_o be_v as_o so_o many_o exhortation_n to_o stir_v we_o up_o to_o duty_n of_o preparation_n shall_v god_n give_v we_o so_o many_o warning_n and_o shall_v we_o still_o be_v careless_a shall_v he_o let_v we_o see_v so_o many_o object_n of_o his_o fierce_a wrath_n and_o shall_v we_o not_o fear_v shall_v the_o lion_n roar_v â—ound_v about_o we_o and_o yet_o we_o not_o tremble_v shall_v he_o let_v we_o see_v how_o hardly_o affliction_n go_v with_o other_o place_n for_o want_n of_o due_a preparation_n and_o shall_v not_o we_o prepare_v let_v we_o beware_v of_o this_o otherways_o our_o misery_n shall_v be_v great_a and_o so_o hard_a to_o be_v bear_v then_o ever_o hitherto_o by_o 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and_o our_o brethren_n who_o will_v rejoice_v to_o see_v we_o with_o patience_n undergo_v the_o lord_n affliction_n thus_o rejoice_v the_o apostle_n paul_n that_o the_o hebrew_n can_v with_o such_o patience_n under_o go_v the_o spoil_n of_o their_o good_n 10.34_o heb._n 10.34_o &c_n &c_n and_o this_o will_v be_v of_o exccede_v great_a comfort_n to_o all_o those_o who_o eye_n be_v now_o upon_o we_o to_o see_v how_o we_o will_v behave_v ourselves_o in_o affliction_n and_o let_v we_o the_o rather_o remember_v to_o do_v this_o because_o there_o be_v no_o hope_n of_o escape_v when_o once_o the_o flood_n of_o affliction_n do_v encompass_v we_o god_n will_v not_o be_v entreat_v to_o spare_v we_o after_o the_o time_n of_o mercy_n be_v once_o over_o and_o we_o shall_v find_v patience_n if_o not_o former_o seek_v for_o hard_a to_o obtain_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o misery_n let_v this_o therefore_o stir_v we_o up_o to_o prepare_v if_o nothing_o else_o will_v that_o we_o may_v with_o eli_n say_v it_o be_v the_o lord_n let_v he_o due_a what_o seem_v he_o good_a and_o with_o patient_a job_n though_o the_o lord_n kill_v we_o yet_o will_v we_o trust_v in_o he_o that_o come_v what_o will_v nothing_o may_v be_v able_a to_o separate_v we_o from_o god_n but_o that_o we_o may_v cleave_v close_o to_o he_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o affliction_n and_o make_v a_o sanctify_a uâ—e_v of_o all_o his_o correction_n to_o our_o comfort_n in_o this_o and_o the_o world_n to_o come_v chap._n ix_o how_o to_o prepare_v against_o particular_a affliction_n as_o war_n pestilence_n etc._n etc._n to_o undergo_v they_o patient_o what_o affliction_n the_o lord_n may_v lay_v upon_o we_o we_o know_v not_o no_o how_o soon_o we_o know_v not_o therefore_o as_o i_o have_v before_o say_v it_o stand_v we_o in_o hand_n to_o prepare_v ourselves_o for_o all_o condition_n and_o because_o perhaps_o some_o will_v and_o can_v other_o can_v and_o will_v not_o to_o instruct_v the_o one_o and_o leave_v the_o other_o without_o excuse_n i_o will_v brief_o lay_v down_o how_o and_o after_o what_o manner_n man_n may_v prepare_v themselves_o for_o all_o estate_n and_o condition_n whatever_o and_o first_o to_o undergo_v patient_o the_o burden_n and_o misery_n of_o war_n which_o for_o aught_o we_o know_v the_o lord_n may_v again_o bring_v upon_o we_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o we_o repent_v we_o of_o and_o forsake_v all_o our_o sin_n which_o forme_o have_v 3._o insium_fw-la et_fw-la tenaâ—em_fw-la propositi_fw-la virum_fw-la non_fw-la civium_fw-la ardour_n prava_fw-la jubentium_fw-la nâ—n_fw-la vultus_fw-la instantis_fw-la tyranai_fw-la mâ—â—â—e_fw-la quatit_fw-la sâ—lidâ—â—_n etc._n etc._n hâ—râ—_n lib._n 3._o od._n 3._o or_o again_o may_v provoke_v the_o lord_n wrath_n against_o we_o and_o always_o remember_v that_o this_o must_v be_v a_o principal_a general_a rule_n in_o prepare_v against_o all_o other_o affliction_n that_o so_o though_o our_o enemy_n shall_v rise_v in_o a_o tumult_n against_o we_o yet_o they_o may_v not_o be_v aid_v against_o we_o by_o the_o lord_n as_o set_v a_o work_n by_o he_o to_o punish_v and_o destroy_v we_o but_o only_o fatherly_a to_o chastise_v we_o and_o we_o be_v reconcile_v unto_o god_n through_o christ_n have_v that_o inward_a peace_n of_o conscience_n may_v by_o such_o correction_n be_v rather_o make_v better_a than_o worse_o for_o a_o outward_a war_n be_v never_o grievous_a to_o a_o man_n that_o have_v inward_a peace_n as_o long_o as_o man_n be_v reconcile_v to_o god_n and_o at_o peace_n with_o he_o a_o earthly_a enemy_n may_v hardly_o entreat_v they_o but_o can_v utter_o dismay_v they_o for_o they_o fear_v not_o they_o that_o can_v but_o only_o kill_v the_o body_n but_o he_o that_o can_v cast_v both_o soul_n and_o body_n into_o hell_n so_o i_o say_v if_o we_o do_v but_o true_o repent_v what_o affliction_n soever_o come_v they_o will_v not_o be_v as_o punishment_n to_o take_v 19.12_o take_v psa_fw-la 1_o 19.12_o vengeance_n on_o we_o for_o sin_n but_o as_o fatherly_a chastisement_n to_o warn_v we_o from_o sin_n which_o will_v not_o seem_v intolerable_a and_o hard_a but_o light_n and_o easy_a to_o be_v bear_v and_o instead_o of_o make_v we_o murmur_v against_o god_n we_o shall_v say_v with_o holy_a large_a holy_a there_o be_v in_o affliction_n vindicte_fw-la divina_fw-la castigatio_fw-la paterua_fw-la vindicta_fw-la divina_fw-la est_fw-la poena_fw-la qua_fw-la deus_fw-la ulciscetur_fw-la peccata_fw-la improborum_fw-la &_o eos_fw-la destruet_fw-la castigatio_fw-la paterna_fw-la est_fw-la poena_fw-la qun_fw-la deus_fw-la electos_fw-la proprer_fw-la peccata_fw-la corripit_fw-la ut_fw-la choose_fw-la ad_fw-la resipiscentiam_fw-la excitat_fw-la corrigat_fw-la &_o cautiores_fw-la tardioresque_fw-la ad_fw-la peccandum_fw-la in_o postâ—rum_fw-la reddat_fw-la utquesiceos_fw-la â—rudiat_a ne_fw-la cum_fw-la hoc_fw-la mundo_fw-la condemnentur_fw-la affliction_n to_o the_o godly_a be_v not_o timoriai_o but_o paideiai_o not_o revengements_n but_o inftruction_n polan_n sintag_n lib._n 6._o cap._n 4._o pag._n 340._o col_fw-fr 2._o &_o calvin_n instit_fw-la lib._n 3._o cap._n 4._o sect._n 31_o 32.33_o 34._o where_o you_o may_v read_v of_o this_o at_o large_a david_n it_o be_v good_a for_o we_o that_o we_o have_v be_v afflict_v when_o on_o the_o contrary_a the_o judgement_n of_o war_n come_v upon_o man_n in_o their_o sin_n and_o so_o at_o enmity_n with_o god_n will_v be_v a_o heavy_a judgement_n and_o so_o will_v cause_v they_o to_o fret_v and_o repine_v and_o murmur_v against_o god_n to_o the_o further_o harden_v of_o their_o heart_n to_o their_o destruction_n for_o they_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v amend_v by_o affliction_n or_o take_v any_o profit_n by_o they_o that_o rather_o by_o such_o beginning_n they_o be_v prepare_v for_o hell_n which_o at_o length_n abide_v for_o they_o say_v master_n 32._o master_n instit_fw-la lib._n 3._o cap._n 4._o sect_n 32._o calvin_n second_o if_o man_n will_v be_v prepare_v against_o war_n etc._n etc._n let_v they_o get_v themselves_o disengage_v from_o earthly_a pleasure_n profit_n etc._n etc._n for_o while_o their_o heart_n be_v set_v upon_o such_o thing_n they_o never_o can_v without_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o grief_n and_o inward_a trouble_n think_v of_o the_o come_n of_o such_o time_n wherein_o they_o must_v loose_v they_o all_o a_o man_n with_o patience_n will_v never_o undergo_v any_o hardship_n as_o long_o as_o he_o have_v any_o way_n to_o free_v himself_o from_o it_o nor_o can_v one_o ever_o think_v of_o affliction_n as_o long_o as_o he_o have_v all_o delight_n about_o he_o and_o to_o such_o as_o have_v place_v their_o delight_n in_o temporal_a transitory_a thing_n will_v the_o bosom_n of_o destruction_n which_o sweep_v all_o away_o seem_v trouble_v some_o 14.23_o isa_n 14.23_o how_o hard_o will_v it_o go_v with_o a_o man_n who_o delight_n be_v in_o wealth_n and_o worldly_a riches_n to_o have_v they_o before_o
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let_v they_o not_o think_v of_o say_v as_o the_o most_o part_n of_o common_a people_n do_v that_o if_o this_o war_n be_v at_o a_o end_n there_o be_v no_o danger_n of_o any_o other_o trouble_n and_o upon_o that_o grow_v secure_a and_o careless_a how_o they_o live_v but_o let_v they_o know_v that_o as_o god_n former_o send_v his_o spirit_n of_o disunity_n into_o the_o kingdom_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o kingdom_n so_o if_o the_o same_o or_o like_a sin_n remain_v he_o will_v again_o send_v the_o like_a or_o some_o other_o as_o fearful_a but_o if_o they_o will_v enjoy_v this_o peace_n let_v they_o learn_v to_o prize_v it_o as_o they_o ought_v 577._o propter_fw-la praesentem_fw-la aliquam_fw-la conditionem_fw-la prosperam_fw-la non_fw-la obliviscamur_fw-la prÄ™teritae_fw-la miseriae_fw-la sed_fw-la subinde_fw-la ad_fw-la eam_fw-la oculos_fw-la reflectamus_fw-la eâ—_n enim_fw-la re_fw-mi fit_n ut_fw-la melius_fw-la sentiamus_fw-la beneficii_fw-la &_o gratiae_fw-la magnitudinem_fw-la et_fw-la ex_fw-la sensu_fw-la illo_fw-la deum_fw-la magis_fw-la glorificemus_fw-la in_fw-la eoque_fw-la gloriemur_fw-la fit_a etiam_fw-la ut_fw-la inspecta_fw-la superiori_fw-la miseria_fw-la in_fw-la rebus_fw-la prosper_v be_v nos_fw-la submiss_a geâ—amus_fw-la neque_fw-la altum_fw-la sapiamus_fw-la vnde_fw-la existit_fw-la hÄ™c_fw-la superbia_fw-la etc._n etc._n nimirum_fw-la ex_fw-la eo_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la recordentur_fw-la prioris_fw-la suae_fw-la conditionis_fw-la quare_fw-la vel_fw-la hac_fw-la causa_fw-la ut_fw-la humilis_fw-la simus_fw-la jumin_fw-la sublimi_fw-la aliquo_fw-la loco_fw-la constitutis_fw-la nunquam_fw-la recedere_fw-la ab_fw-la oculis_fw-la nostris_fw-la debet_fw-la pristina_fw-la &_o miserable_fw-la noâ—â—ra_fw-la condition_n rolloc_n in_o lohan_n pag._n 576_o 577._o by_o be_v true_o thankful_a unto_o god_n for_o it_o and_o to_o this_o end_n let_v they_o always_o bear_v in_o mind_n former_a misery_n and_o be_v not_o puff_v up_o with_o pride_n or_o 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