matth._n 17._o again_o when_o a_o man_n will_v needs_o revenge_v himself_o of_o a_o wrong_n do_v against_o he_o he_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o person_n of_o the_o accuser_n witness_n judge_n and_o executioner_n which_o be_v against_o all_o justice_n and_o equity_n beside_o that_o the_o lord_n challenge_v this_o as_o his_o own_o prerogative_n vengeance_n be_v i_o and_o i_o will_v repay_v ob._n but_o do_v not_o elias_n pray_v for_o fire_n from_o heaven_n in_o way_n of_o revenge_n whereby_o he_o destroy_v his_o enemy_n ans._n he_o do_v but_o by_o instinct_n from_o god_n which_o be_v as_o much_o as_o a_o commandment_n ob._n but_o christ_n when_o he_o be_v smite_v say_v if_o i_o have_v well_o say_v why_o smite_v thou_o i_o ans._n we_o must_v put_v a_o difference_n between_o lawful_a defence_n of_o ourselves_o in_o our_o good_a cause_n and_o the_o offence_n of_o our_o adversary_n far_o be_v christ_n herein_o from_o revenge_n and_o so_o must_v we_o ob._n but_o this_o be_v hard_a and_o impossible_a unto_o flesh_n and_o blood_n ans._n yea_o but_o we_o profess_v ourselves_o to_o be_v child_n of_o our_o father_n in_o heaven_n and_o therefore_o we_o be_v to_o have_v more_o than_o flesh_n and_o blood_n in_o we_o even_o that_o grace_n of_o god_n which_o carry_v believer_n further_o in_o christ_n school_n than_o flesh_n and_o blood_n can_v lead_v they_o use_v scholar_n and_o learned_a man_n that_o be_v to_o defend_v god_n cause_n and_o the_o truth_n of_o religion_n yea_o even_o against_o very_a heretic_n must_v abstain_v from_o revile_v speech_n if_o we_o be_v revile_v by_o the_o peâ—_n of_o the_o adversary_n we_o must_v commit_v the_o injury_n to_o god_n second_o people_n that_o go_v to_o law_n with_o other_o for_o most_o part_n herein_o offend_v that_o they_o do_v it_o in_o way_n of_o revenge_n and_o to_o wreck_n their_o malice_n upon_o their_o adversary_n whereas_o the_o right_a use_n of_o suiâ—e_n in_o law_n be_v only_o to_o defend_v a_o man_n right_a all_o revenge_n 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church_n it_o be_v the_o order_n that_o god_n have_v set_v in_o the_o same_o that_o he_o that_o be_v to_o teach_v shall_v first_o be_v send_v rom._n 10.14_o and_o no_o man_n take_v this_o honour_n that_o be_v lawful_o to_o himself_o except_o he_o be_v call_v as_o aaron_n be_v second_o the_o ministry_n be_v god_n and_o not_o man_n because_o the_o minister_n stand_v in_o god_n room_n and_o speak_v in_o his_o name_n which_o he_o can_v never_o do_v true_o unless_o god_n send_v he_o and_o depute_v he_o in_o his_o stead_n three_o the_o minister_n must_v maintain_v that_o which_o he_o teach_v unto_o which_o he_o have_v need_v as_o in_o all_o the_o part_n of_o his_o call_n of_o god_n special_a protection_n for_o the_o which_o he_o must_v be_v always_o instant_a in_o prayer_n which_o he_o can_v never_o be_v assure_v of_o if_o he_o be_v not_o persuade_v of_o the_o truth_n of_o his_o call_n four_o the_o people_n can_v hear_v with_o comfort_n and_o profit_n if_o they_o be_v not_o persuade_v that_o god_n have_v call_v the_o teacher_n to_o instruct_v they_o rom._n 10.14_o how_o can_v they_o hear_v etc._n etc._n this_o truth_n extend_v itself_o also_o to_o all_o other_o office_n as_o well_o civil_a as_o ecclesiastical_a all_o which_o be_v to_o be_v wield_v and_o execute_v by_o man_n lawful_o call_v unto_o the_o same_o all_o entrance_n then_o into_o any_o office_n in_o church_n or_o commonwealth_n by_o money_n favour_n of_o man_n or_o any_o unlawful_a mean_n be_v intrusion_n and_o such_o be_v not_o call_v of_o god_n but_o be_v to_o be_v range_v among_o these_o seducer_n who_o creep_v into_o place_n and_o come_v not_o in_o by_o god_n call_v or_o approbation_n the_o second_o adjunct_n whereby_o the_o seducer_n be_v describe_v be_v their_o estate_n before_o god_n be_v man_n of_o old_a 〈◊〉_d ordain_v to_o this_o condemnation_n that_o be_v they_o be_v before_o all_o time_n lock_v enroll_v or_o bill_v unto_o condemnation_n even_o as_o though_o their_o name_n have_v be_v set_v down_o in_o 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and_o this_o latter_a be_v here_o mean_v so_o as_o thus_o much_o be_v here_o signify_v that_o the_o lord_n will_v pour_v out_o his_o fury_n and_o his_o wrathful_a indignation_n upon_o all_o the_o ungodly_a of_o the_o earth_n this_o wrathful_a rebuke_n have_v two_o part_n first_o the_o convict_a of_o the_o ungodly_a in_o their_o own_o conscience_n of_o all_o their_o wicked_a thought_n word_n and_o work_n and_o this_o the_o word_n also_o signify_v reu._n 20._o the_o book_n shall_v be_v open_v and_o all_o man_n sin_n shall_v be_v lay_v open_a that_o be_v they_o shall_v be_v so_o discover_v as_o they_o be_v convince_v shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o deny_v they_o second_o the_o punishment_n that_o shall_v follow_v that_o conviction_n so_o david_n pray_v psa._n 6._o neither_o chastise_v i_o in_o thy_o heavy_a displeasure_n doct._n hence_o we_o learn_v that_o all_o thing_n be_v full_o and_o perfect_o know_v unto_o god_n and_o all_o thing_n be_v open_a before_o he_o heb._n 4.13_o yea_o they_o 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