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goodness_n to_o the_o son_n of_o man_n so_o if_o under_o the_o cure_n of_o such_o a_o high_a priest_n we_o come_v to_o any_o miscarriage_n it_o must_v be_v through_o ourselves_o but_o what_o for_o a_o priest_n do_v the_o priest_n of_o these_o time_n make_v he_o with_o their_o reprobate_a doctrine_n which_o render_v he_o shut_v the_o gate_n of_o heaven_n against_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o flock_n commit_v to_o his_o cure_n and_o instead_o of_o intercede_v to_o god_n for_o they_o deliver_v they_o over_o to_o satan_n and_o to_o eternal_a ruin_n and_o this_o not_o because_o of_o their_o wickedness_n and_o that_o they_o will_v not_o be_v reclaim_v but_o for_o the_o pleasure_n of_o his_o father_n will_n even_o because_o god_n have_v will_v and_o decree_v it_o as_o they_o say_v see_v here_o how_o injurious_a be_v this_o doctrine_n of_o reprobation_n unto_o god_n and_o christ_n in_o those_o general_a relation_n of_o king_n father_n and_o priest_n etc._n etc._n chap._n iii_o reassume_v the_o substance_n of_o those_o scripture_n and_o inference_n mention_v in_o the_o introduction_n most_o usual_o urge_v in_o plead_v for_o personal_a reprobation_n with_o particular_a answer_n and_o explication_n to_o each_o according_a to_o their_o true_a and_o genuine_a sense_n in_o which_o be_v clear_o refute_v those_o false_a sense_n and_o meaning_n which_o the_o predestinarian_o common_o impose_v upon_o they_o the_o whole_a comprise_v in_o ten_o objection_n and_o their_o respective_a answer_n have_v thus_o far_o go_v upon_o general_a reason_n i_o shall_v now_o come_v to_o a_o particular_a examen_fw-la of_o sundry_a scripture_n most_o use_v in_o plead_v for_o personal_a reprobation_n which_o i_o shall_v put_v as_o objection_n not_o that_o they_o be_v real_o so_o to_o the_o argument_n i_o be_o advance_v but_o the_o misunderstand_a or_o that_o false_a sense_n put_v upon_o they_o so_o what_o i_o put_v down_o under_o the_o head_n of_o answer_n be_v the_o explication_n of_o their_o true_a genuine_a sense_n and_o refutation_n of_o those_o false_a and_o foreign_a sense_n and_o meaning_n impose_v on_o they_o which_o have_v for_o avoid_v of_o cavil_n premise_v i_o proceed_v object_n 1._o though_o god_n be_v love_n good_a gracious_a merciful_a etc._n etc._n yet_o be_v he_o excellent_a in_o power_n and_o in_o judgement_n and_o in_o plenty_n of_o justice_n and_o the_o scripture_n tell_v we_o of_o the_o fierceness_n of_o his_o anger_n and_o of_o his_o indignation_n and_o of_o his_o wrath_n and_o vengeance_n etc._n etc._n deut._n 9.7_o 22._o and_o 13.17_o josh_n 7.26_o job_n 37.23_o jer._n 50.7_o mic._n 7.9_o rom._n 12.19_o answ_n all_o such_o place_n in_o which_o god_n anger_n and_o wrath_n etc._n etc._n be_v speak_v of_o have_v respect_n to_o provocation_n and_o offence_n give_v and_o not_o otherwise_o for_o all_o his_o attribute_n be_v resolvable_a into_o goodness_n and_o love_n mercy_n and_o truth_n meet_v together_o or_o be_v unite_v in_o he_o and_o justice_n and_o 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and_o denominate_v he_o crabbed_a peevish_a angry_a implacable_a etc._n etc._n which_o by_o no_o mean_n may_v be_v speak_v of_o god_n thus_o the_o race_n of_o mankind_n can_v not_o offend_v their_o maker_n before_o they_o be_v make_v neither_o can_v it_o be_v consistent_a with_o he_o to_o make_v such_o a_o number_n of_o live_v soul_n so_o good_a so_o honourable_a and_o resemble_v himself_o to_o a_o end_n so_o miserable_a as_o the_o torment_n of_o hell_n object_n 2._o the_o scripture_n mention_n vessel_n of_o wrath_n fit_v for_o destruction_n and_o also_o vessel_n of_o mercy_n and_o it_o be_v plain_a some_o man_n be_v intend_v by_o vessel_n of_o wrath_n and_o some_o man_n by_o vessel_n of_o mercy_n now_o there_o be_v a_o vast_a difference_n betwixt_o wrath_n and_o mercy_n and_o the_o scripture_n speak_v of_o mankind_n under_o the_o term_n
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his_o punishment_n further_o defer_v for_o god_n great_a glory_n that_o he_o may_v multiply_v his_o sign_n upon_o egypt_n and_o so_o his_o power_n be_v manifest_a and_o name_v declare_v throughout_o all_o the_o earth_n and_o this_o be_v all_o that_o place_n import_v but_o not_o that_o pharaoh_n be_v make_v on_o purpose_n for_o this_o end_n of_o destruction_n and_o no_o other_o nor_o do_v temporal_a destruction_n always_o imply_v eternal_a the_o term_n in_o the_o argument_n for_o instance_n not_o a_o few_o may_v be_v collect_v in_o scripture_n where_o god_n pardon_v the_o sin_n as_o to_o the_o eternal_a punishment_n of_o it_o and_o yet_o inflict_v a_o heavy_a temporal_a punishment_n i_o come_v now_o to_o the_o second_o part_n of_o the_o objection_n therefore_o have_v he_o mercy_n on_o who_o he_o will_v have_v mercy_n and_o who_o he_o will_v he_o harden_v as_o to_o this_o and_o such_o passage_n though_o our_o opposer_n will_v have_v they_o carry_v their_o sense_n yet_o read_v but_o as_o 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etc._n etc._n and_o make_v he_o as_o old_a as_o the_o world_n because_o of_o some_o contain_v in_o he_o that_o shall_v not_o be_v save_v from_o the_o begin_n thereof_o so_o it_o be_v queryable_a whether_o he_o make_v his_o adam-belial_n before_o the_o scripture_n adam_n as_o he_o make_v his_o fall_n before_o he_o and_o what_o in_o the_o state_n of_o creation_n he_o differ_v from_o he_o the_o scripture_n call_v the_o first_o adam_n and_o not_o be_v make_v male_a and_o female_a how_o he_o propagate_v posterity_n &_o c_o if_o as_o he_o say_v in_o p._n 14._o of_o the_o reprobate_n they_o be_v of_o adam-belial_n and_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o serpent_n the_o best_a construction_n i_o can_v suppose_v upon_o it_o though_o very_o improper_a be_v that_o they_o be_v of_o adam_n according_a to_o generation_n and_o belial_n or_o the_o serpent_n seed_n according_a to_o degeneration_n of_o adam_n as_o man_n and_o woman_n and_o of_o belial_n as_o to_o the_o carnal_a mind_n the_o fleshly_a birth_n 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