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a_o slack_a hand_n but_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o diligent_a make_v rich_a prov._n 10.4_o chap._n xlv_o riches_n ought_v to_o be_v contemn_v and_o how_o to_o be_v a_o christian_n be_v enough_o to_o oblige_v you_o to_o the_o contempt_n of_o all_o earthly_a riches_n we_o be_v engage_v to_o it_o by_o our_o baptism_n for_o by_o our_o solemn_a promise_n to_o renounce_v the_o pomp_n and_o vanity_n of_o this_o world_n we_o have_v at_o the_o same_o time_n implicit_o promise_v to_o make_v no_o account_n of_o its_o riches_n be_v the_o cause_n and_o nurse_n of_o they_o take_v away_o the_o cause_n the_o effect_n cease_v take_v away_o riches_n you_o take_v away_o pride_n and_o vanity_n will_v you_o not_o set_v your_o heart_n on_o riches_n remember_v that_o naked_a thou_o come_v out_o of_o thy_o mother_n womb_n and_o naked_a shall_v thou_o return_v thither_o again_o job_n 1.21_o remember_v that_o we_o bring_v nothing_o into_o this_o world_n and_o it_o be_v certain_a we_o can_v carry_v nothing_o out_o 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his_o own_o soul._n at_o last_o remember_v that_o the_o pilgrim_n who_o be_v go_v to_o travel_v a_o great_a journey_n be_v not_o use_v to_o load_v himself_o we_o be_v all_o pilgrim_n our_o country_n be_v heaven_n we_o intend_v to_o go_v thither_o if_o you_o will_v easy_o enter_v into_o it_o you_o must_v not_o load_v yourselves_o with_o the_o care_n of_o riches_n when_o i_o say_v you_o ought_v to_o contemn_v riches_n i_o do_v not_o mean_v you_o ought_v quite_o to_o forsake_v they_o so_o that_o you_o may_v be_v bring_v to_o extreme_a poverty_n because_o poverty_n be_v another_o sort_n of_o temptation_n which_o be_v able_a to_o make_v you_o fall_v into_o sin_n and_o consequent_o loose_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n heaven_n solomon_n who_o know_v it_o speak_v thus_o unto_o his_o god._n o_o lord_n give_v i_o neither_o poverty_n nor_o riches_n feed_v i_o with_o food_n convenient_a for_o i_o lest_o i_o be_v full_a and_o deny_v thou_o and_o steal_v and_o take_v the_o name_n of_o my_o god_n in_o vain_a prov._n 30.8_o by_o the_o contempt_n of_o riches_n i_o mean_v if_o you_o have_v they_o in_o great_a plenty_n you_o ought_v neither_o to_o set_v your_o heart_n on_o they_o nor_o endeavour_v to_o keep_v and_o increase_v they_o by_o unlawful_a way_n but_o let_v the_o needy_a be_v partaker_n of_o they_o otherwise_o it_o will_v be_v as_o hard_a to_o you_o to_o go_v to_o heaven_n as_o to_o a_o camel_n to_o go_v through_o a_o needle_n eye_n and_o if_o you_o have_v none_o you_o must_v not_o be_v idle_a but_o work_n by_o just_a and_o honest_a way_n to_o get_v some_o but_o if_o after_o your_o endeavour_n it_o please_v god_n to_o leave_v you_o in_o poverty_n be_v content_a with_o your_o condition_n and_o persuade_v since_o god_n who_o be_v good_a and_o wise_a deny_v you_o riches_n in_o this_o world_n it_o be_v either_o to_o punish_v you_o for_o your_o sin_n or_o because_o he_o know_v they_o will_v be_v a_o hindrance_n to_o your_o salvation_n chap._n xlvi_o we_o must_v avoid_v the_o 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at_o first_o unto_o great_a sin_n you_o will_v be_v fright_v at_o they_o and_o he_o will_v loose_v his_o time_n he_o incite_v you_o to_o commit_v the_o small_a know_v by_o experience_n that_o if_o you_o commit_v they_o you_o will_v insensible_o fall_v into_o those_o which_o be_v more_o heinous_a if_o you_o suffer_v sin_n when_o it_o be_v small_a to_o subdue_v your_o heart_n it_o will_v increase_v by_o little_a and_o little_a and_o afterward_o it_o will_v be_v as_o hard_a to_o you_o to_o drive_v it_o out_o as_o it_o be_v difficult_a to_o pluck_v up_o a_o great_a tree_n eschew_v therefore_o the_o small_a sin_n as_o you_o be_v use_v to_o avoid_v plague_n and_o serpent_n chap._n xlvii_o we_o must_v obey_v king_n and_o magistrate_n king_n &_o magistrate_n be_v god_n lieutenant_n they_o be_v his_o image_n they_o represent_v he_o and_o for_o this_o cause_n they_o be_v call_v god_n in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n when_o they_o command_v you_o must_v obey_v he_o that_o hear_v you_o say_v christ_n unto_o his_o disciple_n hear_v i_o and_o he_o that_o obey_v king_n and_o magistrate_n obey_v god._n you_o be_v then_o bind_v to_o obey_v they_o provide_v they_o command_v nothing_o contrary_a to_o the_o command_v of_o god_n if_o it_o be_v so_o you_o ought_v to_o disobey_v as_o do_v sydrach_n misach_n and_o abednago_n who_o have_v rather_o to_o enter_v into_o a_o burn_a furnace_n than_o to_o bow_v before_o the_o image_n which_o nabuchadnezzar_n have_v cause_v to_o be_v erect_v and_o as_o do_v also_o the_o apostle_n and_o martyr_n who_o have_v rather_o to_o endure_v all_o kind_n of_o torment_n than_o to_o obey_v the_o heathen_a emperor_n when_o they_o do_v forbid_v they_o to_o believe_v and_o preach_v that_o j._n christ_n be_v the_o son_n of_o god._n for_o it_o be_v write_v in_o the_o act_n we_o ought_v rather_o to_o obey_v god_n than_o men._n but_o when_o you_o see_v nothing_o in_o their_o command_n contrary_a to_o the_o will_n of_o god._n you_o must_v obey_v they_o obey_v they_o that_o rule_n over_o you_o and_o submit_v yourselves_o for_o they_o watch_v for_o your_o soul_n as_o they_o that_o must_v give_v account_n heb._n â—_o 17_o and_o let_v every_o soul_n be_v subject_a unto_o the_o high_a power_n for_o there_o be_v no_o power_n but_o of_o god_n the_o power_n that_o be_v be_v ordain_v of_o god_n whosoever_o therefore_o resist_v the_o power_n resist_v the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n and_o they_o that_o resist_v shall_v receive_v to_o themselves_o damnation_n it_o may_v be_v that_o both_o the_o king_n and_o magistrate_n be_v sinner_n it_o be_v what_o you_o must_v not_o consider_v the_o office_n wherein_o they_o be_v by_o god_n will_n be_v holy_a and_o what_o they_o command_v be_v good_a
3._o c._n 24._o s._n 13._o wherefore_o when_o it_o be_v say_v that_o god_n will_v have_v all_o man_n to_o be_v save_v we_o must_v understand_v thereby_o his_o outward_a and_o reveal_v will_n but_o not_o his_o inward_a and_o secret_a to_o who_o i_o answer_v that_o this_o distinction_n be_v impious_a and_o blasphemous_a make_v our_o good_a god_n cruel_a tyrannical_a and_o author_n of_o sin_n as_o i_o will_v make_v it_o appear_v in_o the_o two_o next_o chapter_n chap._n xxiii_o four_o impiety_n it_o make_v god_n cruel_a and_o tyrannical_a to_o say_v that_o there_o be_v in_o god_n a_o outward_a and_o reveal_v will_n whereby_o he_o will_v have_v all_o man_n to_o be_v save_v and_o that_o there_o be_v in_o he_o another_o inward_a and_o secret_a will_n irresistible_a and_o always_o effectual_a whereby_o he_o have_v choose_v some_o to_o be_v save_v and_o determine_v other_o to_o be_v damn_v without_o any_o respect_n to_o their_o good_a or_o bad_a action_n it_o be_v to_o make_v god_n cruel_a and_o tyrannical_a i_o know_v that_o god_n by_o his_o absolute_a power_n and_o right_n over_o all_o creature_n may_v do_v what_o seem_v he_o good_a and_o none_o dare_v ask_v he_o why_o do_v thou_o so_o be_v it_o not_o lawful_a to_o i_o to_o do_v what_o i_o will_v with_o my_o own_o mat._n 20.15_o but_o the_o question_n here_o be_v not_o of_o his_o absolute_a authority_n but_o of_o such_o power_n as_o agree_v with_o his_o infinite_a goodness_n wisdom_n and_o justice_n and_o if_o he_o have_v determine_v some_o to_o eterral_n damnation_n without_o any_o respect_n to_o their_o bad_a action_n where_o be_v that_o infinite_a goodness_n wisdom_n and_o justice_n which_o we_o will_v have_v to_o be_v in_o our_o god_n it_o be_v say_v that_o god_n way_n be_v right_a and_o equal_a that_o he_o can_v do_v no_o iniquity_n eze._n 18.25_o it_o be_v write_v in_o hosea_n man_n destruction_n be_v of_o himself_o hos_fw-la 13.9_o we_o read_v in_o isaiah_n that_o our_o iniquity_n have_v separate_v between_o we_o and_o our_o god_n and_o our_o sin_n have_v hide_v his_o face_n from_o we_o we_o read_v also_o in_o the_o act_v 10.34_o god_n be_v no_o respecter_n of_o person_n but_o in_o every_o nation_n he_o that_o fear_v he_o and_o work_v righteousness_n be_v accept_v with_o he_o how_o can_v these_o text_n agree_v with_o this_o doctrine_n that_o without_o any_o respect_n unto_o sin_n god_n have_v determine_v the_o great_a part_n of_o mankind_n to_o be_v damn_v to_o have_v such_o thought_n of_o god_n be_v it_o not_o to_o make_v he_o tyrannical_a where_o be_v a_o king_n so_o unjust_a and_o arbitrary_a that_o without_o any_o respect_n to_o the_o obedience_n or_o disobedience_n of_o his_o subject_n order_n that_o some_o live_v in_o peace_n and_o that_o other_o be_v cruel_o put_v to_o death_n where_o be_v a_o father_n so_o cruel_a and_o barbarous_a that_o without_o any_o respect_n to_o the_o ill_a carriage_n and_o behaviour_n of_o his_o child_n will_v have_v some_o to_o be_v happy_a the_o rest_n miserable_a but_o if_o there_o be_v either_o a_o king_n or_o father_n who_o will_v deal_v in_o such_o a_o manner_n shall_v he_o not_o be_v think_v cruel_a and_o tyrannical_a by_o all_o man_n the_o five_o impiety_n chap._n xxiv_o it_o make_v god_n the_o author_n of_o sin._n it_o be_v say_v in_o several_a place_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n that_o god_n hate_v sin_n and_o that_o he_o have_v no_o pleasure_n in_o wickedness_n but_o hate_v and_o abhor_v iniquity_n psa_n 5.4_o 45.7_o it_o be_v a_o burden_n to_o he_o he_o forbid_v it_o he_o be_v provoke_v to_o anger_n by_o it_o it_o be_v enmity_n to_o he_o he_o do_v revenge_v it_o and_o punish_v the_o sinner_n for_o it_o whosoever_o have_v sin_v he_o will_v i_o blot_v out_o exo._n 32.33_o the_o soul_n that_o sin_v it_o shall_v die_v ezech._n 18.4_o nevertheless_o this_o doctrine_n of_o predestination_n and_o reprobation_n make_v god_n the_o author_n of_o what_o he_o hate_v forbid_v and_o punish_v for_o be_v a_o certain_a truth_n that_o none_o shall_v enter_v into_o hell_n but_o after_o he_o have_v commit_v sin_n it_o follow_v according_a to_o calvin_n doctrine_n that_o god_n have_v determine_v the_o great_a part_n of_o mankind_n to_o a_o eternal_a damnation_n as_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o they_o to_o avoid_v it_o so_o they_o can_v avoid_v the_o mean_n viz._n sin_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v clear_a that_o god_n be_v the_o author_n of_o it_o calvin_n be_v of_o that_o opinion_n as_o you_o may_v see_v by_o these_o follow_a word_n the_o reprobate_n say_v he_o will_v be_v think_v excusable_a in_o sin_v because_o they_o can_v escape_v the_o necessity_n of_o sin_v special_o since_o such_o necessity_n be_v cast_v upon_o they_o by_o the_o ordinance_n of_o god._n neither_o ought_v it_o to_o seem_v a_o absurdity_n which_o i_o say_v that_o god_n foresee_v not_o only_o the_o fall_n of_o the_o first_o man_n and_o in_o he_o the_o ruin_n of_o his_o posterity_n but_o also_o dispose_v it_o after_o his_o own_o will_n l._n 3._o c._n 23._o s._n 9_o and_o 7_o here_o they_o run_v to_o the_o distinction_n of_o will_n &_o permission_n by_o which_o they_o will_v have_v it_o grant_v that_o the_o wicked_a do_v perish_v god_n only_o permit_v but_o not_o will_v it_o but_o why_o shall_v we_o say_v that_o he_o permit_v it_o but_o because_o he_o so_o will_v howbeit_o it_o be_v not_o likely_a that_o man_n by_o himself_o by_o the_o only_a permission_n of_o god_n without_o any_o of_o his_o ordinance_n bring_v destruction_n to_o he_o ibid._n s._n 8._o some_o answer_n there_o be_v two_o thing_n in_o sin_n to_o be_v distinguish_v the_o materiality_n and_o formality_n of_o sin_n that_o be_v to_o say_v its_o act_n and_o deformity_n and_o that_o god_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o former_a but_o not_o of_o the_o latter_a to_o which_o i_o thus_o answer_v if_o there_o be_v sin_n capable_a of_o this_o distinction_n as_o blasphemy_n murder_n and_o other_o sin_n of_o commission_n and_o if_o we_o may_v say_v that_o in_o those_o sort_n of_o sin_n god_n concur_v with_o the_o act_n and_o not_o with_o the_o deformity_n wherein_o sin_n true_o consist_v there_o be_v other_o sin_n call_v of_o omission_n which_o have_v no_o act_n we_o can_v say_v that_o god_n concur_v with_o they_o without_o say_v also_o that_o he_o be_v the_o author_n of_o of_o they_o and_o this_o distinction_n of_o materiatity_n and_o formality_n of_o the_o act_n and_o deformity_n be_v vain_a sin_n consist_v only_o in_o the_o latter_a i_o mean_v in_o the_o formality_n or_o deformity_n of_o the_o act._n chap._n xxv_o six_o impiety_n it_o cause_n and_o nourish_v vice_n and_o be_v enmity_n to_o a_o good_a government_n vice_n be_v forbid_v both_o by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o men._n and_o we_o be_v bind_v to_o banish_v it_o not_o only_o from_o our_o heart_n but_o also_o from_o our_o family_n and_o from_o a_o state_n as_o much_o as_o lie_v in_o our_o power_n now_o the_o doctrine_n of_o predestination_n and_o reprobation_n according_a to_o calvin_n principles_n do_v maintain_v and_o encourage_v it_o for_o when_o a_o man_n be_v teach_v and_o convince_v that_o god_n decree_n be_v immutable_a and_o that_o he_o have_v elect_v to_o eternal_a salvation_n but_o a_o very_a little_a number_n of_o man_n without_o any_o respect_n to_o their_o faith_n and_o obedience_n to_o his_o commandment_n and_o by_o the_o same_o decree_n o_o dain_v the_o rest_n of_o mankind_n to_o eternal_a damnation_n without_o any_o regard_n to_o their_o infidelity_n and_o other_o sin_n how_o can_v the_o fear_n of_o damnation_n ever_o restrain_v he_o from_o yield_v to_o a_o brisk_a and_o voluptuous_a temptation_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o from_o indulge_v his_o sense_n in_o whatsoever_o they_o desire_v but_o if_o he_o know_v how_o to_o make_v the_o best_a use_n of_o this_o doctrine_n what_o advantage_n may_v he_o not_o draw_v from_o thence_o it_o will_v serve_v he_o both_o for_o a_o sword_n and_o buckler_n in_o all_o fear_n and_o dangerss_n it_o will_v make_v he_o courageous_a 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