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the_o time_n of_o noe._n the_o dreadful_a consume_n of_o sodom_n 19_o and_o gomorra_n with_o the_o city_n about_o it_o by_o 〈◊〉_d and_o brimston_n the_o send_v down_o quick_a 16._o to_o hell_n of_o chore_n dathan_n and_o abyron_n with_o the_o slaughter_n of_o two_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o 10._o their_o adherent_n for_o rebellion_n against_o moses_n and_o aaron_n the_o sudden_a kill_n of_o nadab_n &_o abiu_n son_n of_o aaron_n and_o choose_v preeste_n for_o once_o offer_v of_o other_o fire_n on_o the_o altar_n than_o be_v appoint_v they_o the_o most_o terrible_a strike_v dead_a of_o ananias_n and_o saphira_n for_o retain_v 5._o some_o part_n of_o their_o own_o good_n by_o deceit_n from_o the_o apostle_n with_o many_o mo_z such_o example_n which_o the_o scripture_n do_v recount_v and_o for_o the_o greevousnes_n of_o god_n justice_n hand_n &_o heaviness_n of_o his_o hand_n when_o it_o light_v upon_o we_o though_o it_o may_v appear_v sufficient_o by_o all_o these_o example_n before_o 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rise_v against_o they_o and_o first_o to_o come_v to_o the_o house_n of_o god_n in_o silo_n to_o ask_v his_o advice_n and_o follow_v his_o direction_n in_o this_o war_n against_o their_o brethren_n and_o thence_o have_v by_o god_n appointement_n enter_v battle_n twice_o with_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n the_o three_o day_n god_n give_v they_o so_o great_a a_o victory_n as_o they_o slay_v all_o the_o live_a creature_n within_o the_o compass_n of_o that_o tribe_n except_o only_o six_o hundred_o man_n that_o escape_v away_o into_o the_o desert_n the_o rest_n be_v slay_v both_o man_n woman_n child_n and_o infant_n together_o with_o all_o the_o beast_n and_o cattall_a and_o all_o the_o city_n village_n and_o house_n burn_v with_o fire_n and_o all_o this_o for_o one_o sin_n commit_v only_o at_o one_o time_n with_o one_o woman_n and_o who_o will_v not_o then_o confess_v with_o moy_fw-fr 10._o ses_fw-fr that_o god_n be_v a_o just_a god_n a_o great_a god_n and_o a_o terrible_a god_n who_o will_v not_o confess_v with_o s._n paul_n 10._o it_o be_v horrible_a to_o fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lyve_a god_n who_o will_v not_o say_v with_o holy_a david_n a_o juditiis_fw-la tuis_fw-la timui_fw-la i_o have_v fear_v at_o the_o remembrance_n 118._o of_o thy_o judgement_n if_o god_n will_v not_o spare_v the_o destroye_v of_o a_o whole_a tribe_n for_o one_o sin_n only_o if_o he_o will_v not_o perdon_v chore_n dathan_n and_o abiron_n for_o once_o the_o son_n of_o aaron_n for_o once_o ananias_n and_o saphira_n for_o once_o if_o he_o will_v not_o forgyve_v esau_n though_o he_o demand_v it_o with_o tear_n as_o s._n paul_n say_v if_o he_o will_v not_o remit_v the_o punishment_n of_o one_o 12._o fault_n to_o moses_n &_o aaron_n though_o they_o ask_v it_o with_o great_a instance_n if_o he_o will_v not_o forgyve_v one_o proud_a cogitation_n unto_o the_o angel_n nor_o one_o eatinge_v of_o a_o apple_n unto_o adam_n without_o infinite_a punishment_n nor_o will_v not_o pass_v over_o the_o cup_n of_o affliction_n from_o his_o own_o son_n though_o he_o ask_v it_o thrice_o upon_o hysknee_n with_o the_o sweat_n of_o blood_n and_o water_n what_o reason_n have_v thou_o to_o think_v that_o he_o 26._o will_v let_v pass_v so_o many_o sin_n of_o thy_o unpunished_a what_o cause_n have_v thou_o to_o induce_v the_o imagination_n that_o he_o will_v deal_v extraordinarilie_o with_o thou_o and_o break_v the_o course_n of_o his_o justice_n for_o thy_o sake_n be_v thou_o better_v they_o those_o who_o i_o have_v name_v have_v thou_o any_o privilege_n from_o god_n above_o they_o if_o thou_o will_v consider_v the_o great_a and_o justice_n strange_a effect_n of_o god_n justice_n which_o we_o see_v daily_a execute_v in_o the_o world_n thou_o shall_v have_v little_a cause_n to_o persuade_v thyself_o so_o favorablie_o or_o rather_o to_o flatter_v thyself_o so_o daugerouslie_o as_o thou_o do_v we_o see_v that_o notwithstanding_o god_n mercy_n yea_o after_o the_o death_n and_o passion_n of_o christ_n our_o saviour_n for_o save_v of_o the_o whole_a world_n yet_o so_o many_o infinite_a million_o to_o be_v damn_v daily_a by_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n so_o many_o infideles_fw-la heathen_n jew_n and_o turk_n that_o remain_v in_o the_o darkness_n of_o their_o own_o ignorance_n and_o among_o christian_n so_o many_o hereti_fw-la ques_fw-la &_o misbelever_n &_o among_o catholic_n so_o many_o evell_a lyver_n as_o christ_n true_o say_v that_o few_o be_v they_o which_o 20_o shall_v be_v save_v albeit_o his_o death_n be_v pay_v for_o all_o if_o they_o make_v not_o themselves_o unworthy_a thereof_o and_o before_o the_o come_n of_o our_o savyour_fw-mi much_o more_o we_o see_v that_o all_o the_o world_n go_v awry_a to_o damnation_n for_o many_o thousand_o year_n together_o except_v a_o few_o jew_n which_o be_v the_o people_n of_o god_n and_o yet_o among_o they_o also_o the_o great_a part_n perhaps_o be_v not_o save_v as_o may_v be_v conjecture_v by_o the_o speech_n of_o the_o prophet_n from_o time_n to_o time_n and_o special_o by_o the_o sayeing_n of_o christ_n to_o the_o pharisee_n and_o other_o ruler_n thereof_o now_o then_o if_o god_n for_o the_o satisfie_v of_o his_o justice_n can_v let_v so_o many_o million_o perish_v through_o their_o own_o sin_n as_o he_o do_v also_o now_o daily_a permit_v without_o any_o prejudice_n or_o impechement_n to_o his_o mercy_n why_o may_v not_o he_o also_o damn_v thou_o for_o thy_o sin_n notwithstanding_o his_o mercy_n sing_v thou_o do_v not_o only_o commit_v they_o without_o fear_n but_o also_o do_v confident_o persist_v in_o the_o same_o but_o here_o perhaps_o some_o man_n may_v say_v justice_n if_o this_o be_v so_o that_o god_n be_v so_o severe_a in_o punishment_n of_o every_o sin_n and_o that_o he_o damnethe_v so_o many_o thousand_o for_o one_o that_o he_o save_v how_o be_v it_o true_a that_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n be_v above_o all_o his_o other_o vuoorke_v as_o the_o scripture_n say_v and_o that_o it_o pass_v and_o exalt_v itself_o above_o his_o 14._o judgement_n for_o if_o the_o number_n of_o the_o damn_a 2._o do_v exceed_v so_o much_o the_o number_n of_o those_o which_o be_v save_v it_o seem_v that_o the_o work_n of_o justice_n do_v pass_v the_o work_n of_o mercy_n to_o which_o i_o answer_v that_o touch_v the_o small_a number_n of_o those_o that_o be_v save_v and_o infinite_a quantity_n of_o such_o as_o be_v damn_v we_o may_v in_o no_o wise_a dowte_n for_o that_o beside_o all_o other_o prophet_n christ_n our_o saviour_n have_v make_v the_o 20._o matter_n certain_a &_o out_o of_o question_n we_o have_v to_o see_v therefore_o how_o notwithstanding_o all_o this_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n do_v exceed_v his_o other_o work_n and_o first_o his_o mercy_n may_v be_v say_v to_o exceed_v for_o that_o all_o our_o salvation_n be_v of_o his_o mercy_n &_o our_o damnation_n from_o ourselves_o as_o from_o the_o first_o and_o principal_a cause_n thereof_o according_a to_o the_o saye_v of_o god_n by_o the_o prophet_n perditio_fw-la tua_fw-la israel_n taniummodo_fw-la in_o i_o auxilium_fw-la tuum_fw-la thy_o only_a perdition_n be_v from_o thyself_o 13._o o_o israel_n &_o thy_o assistance_n to_o do_v good_a be_v only_o from_o i_o so_o that_o as_o we_o must_v acknowledge_v god_n grace_n and_o mercy_n for_o the_o author_n of_o every_o good_a thought_n and_o act_n that_o we_o do_v and_o consequenlie_o ascribe_v all_o our_o salvation_n unto_o he_o so_o none_o of_o our_o evil_a act_n for_o which_o we_o be_v damn_v do_v proceed_v from_o he_o but_o only_o from_o ourselves_o and_o so_o he_o be_v no_o cause_n at_o all_o of_o our_o damnation_n and_o in_o this_o do_v his_o mercy_n exceed_v his_o justice_n secondlie_o his_o mercy_n do_v exceed_v in_o 2._o that_o he_o desire_v all_o man_n to_o be_v save_v
as_o s._n paul_n 2._o teach_v and_o himself_o protest_v when_o he_o say_v i_o will_v not_o the_o death_n of_o a_o sinner_n but_o rather_o 18._o that_o he_o turn_v from_o his_o uvickednes_n and_o live_v and_o again_o by_o the_o prophet_n jeremie_n he_o complain_v greevouslie_o that_o man_n will_v not_o accept_v of_o his_o mercy_n offer_v turn_v from_o your_o uvicked_a way_n 3_o say_v he_o why_a uvill_n you_o die_v you_o house_v of_o isreal_n by_o which_o appear_v that_o he_o offer_v his_o mercy_n most_o willing_o and_o free_o to_o all_o but_o use_v his_o justice_n only_o upon_o necessity_n as_o it_o be_v constrain_v thereunto_o hy_z our_o obstinate_a behavioure_n this_o christ_n signify_v more_o plain_o when_o he_o say_v to_o jerusalem_n o_o jerusalem_n 25._o jerusalem_n which_o kylle_v the_o prophet_n and_o stone_v they_o to_o death_n that_o be_v send_v unto_o thou_o how_o often_o will_v i_o have_v gather_v thy_o child_n together_o as_o the_o hen_n clock_v her_o chickyn_n undernethe_v her_o wing_n but_o thou_o will_v not_o behold_v thy_o house_n for_o this_o cause_n shall_v be_v make_v desert_n and_o leave_v without_o child_n here_o you_o see_v thou_o mercy_n of_o god_n often_o offer_v unto_o the_o jew_n but_o for_o that_o they_o refuse_v it_o he_o be_v enforce_v in_o a_o certain_a manner_n to_o pronounce_v this_o heavy_a sentence_n of_o destruction_n &_o desolation_n upon_o they_o which_o he_o fullsil_v within_o forty_o or_o fifty_o year_n after_o 3._o by_o the_o hand_n of_o titus_n and_o vespasian_n emperor_n of_o rome_n who_o utterlie_o discomfait_v the_o city_n of_o jerusalem_fw-la &_o whole_a nation_n of_o jew_n who_o we_o see_v disperse_v over_o the_o world_n at_o this_o day_n in_o bondage_n both_o of_o body_n &_o soul_n which_o work_n of_o god_n justice_n thoghe_o it_o be_v most_o terrible_a yet_o be_v his_o mercy_n great_a to_o they_o as_o appeareth_z by_o christ_n word_n if_o they_o have_v not_o reject_v the_o son_n thirdlie_o his_o mercy_n exceed_v his_o justice_n 3._o even_o towards_o the_o damn_a themselves_o in_o that_o he_o use_v many_o mean_n to_o save_v they_o in_o this_o life_n by_o geve_v they_o freewill_n and_o assist_v the_o same_o with_o his_o grace_n to_o do_v good_a by_o move_v they_o inwardlie_o with_o infinite_a good_a inspiration_n by_o alluringe_v they_o owtwardlie_o with_o exhortation_n promise_n example_n of_o other_o as_o also_o by_o sickness_n adversity_n &_o other_o gentle_a correction_n by_o gevinge_v they_o space_n to_o repent_v with_o occasion_n opportunity_n and_o excitation_n unto_o the_o same_o by_o threaten_v they_o eternal_a death_n if_o they_o repent_v not_o all_o which_o thing_n be_v effect_n of_o mercy_n and_o goodness_n toward_o they_o they_o must_v needs_o confess_v amyddest_n their_o great_a fury_n and_o torment_n that_o his_o judgement_n be_v true_a &_o justify_v in_o themselves_o and_o no_o way_n to_o be_v compare_v with_o the_o greatness_n of_o his_o mercy_n by_o this_o than_o we_o see_v that_o to_o be_v true_a which_o 83._o the_o prophet_n say_v misericordiam_fw-la &_o veritatem_fw-la diligit_fw-la dominus_fw-la god_n love_v mercy_n and_o truth_n and_o again_o mercy_n and_o truth_n have_v meet_v together_o justice_n and_o peace_n haâ—…e_v kyss_v themselves_o 84._o we_o see_v the_o reason_n why_o the_o same_o prophet_n 100_o protest_v of_o himself_o i_o will_v sing_v unto_o thou_o mercy_n &_o judgement_n o_o lord_n not_o mercy_n alone_o nor_o judgement_n alone_o but_o mercy_n and_o judgement_n together_o that_o be_v i_o will_v not_o so_o presume_v of_o thy_o mercy_n as_o i_o will_v not_o fear_v thy_o judgement_n nor_o will_v i_o so_o fear_v of_o thy_o judgement_n as_o i_o will_v ever_o despair_v of_o thy_o mercy_n the_o fear_n of_o god_n judgement_n be_v always_o to_o be_v join_v with_o our_o confidence_n in_o god_n mercy_n yea_o in_o very_a saint_n themselves_o as_o david_n say_v but_o what_o fear_n that_o fear_v true_o which_o the_o scripture_n 33._o describe_v when_o it_o say_v the_o fear_n of_o our_o lord_n expel_v sin_n the_o fear_n of_o god_n 1._o hate_v all_o evil_a he_o that_o fear_v god_n neglect_v 1._o nothing_o he_o that_o fear_v god_n will_v turn_v 7._o and_o look_v into_o his_o own_o hart_n he_o that_o fear_v 15._o god_n will_v do_v good_a work_v they_o which_o 7._o fear_v god_n will_v not_o be_v incredulous_a to_o that_o 2._o which_o he_o say_v 〈◊〉_d but_o will_v keep_v his_o way_n and_o seek_v out_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v pleasant_a unto_o he_o they_o will_v prepare_v their_o 〈◊〉_d and_o sanctify_v their_o soul_n in_o his_o sight_n this_o be_v the_o description_n of_o the_o true_a fear_n fear_n of_o god_n set_v down_o by_o the_o scripture_n this_o be_v the_o description_n of_o that_o fear_n which_o be_v so_o much_o commend_v and_o command_v in_o everye_o part_n and_o parcel_n of_o god_n word_n of_o that_o fear_n i_o say_v which_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d aquavitae_n radix_fw-la prudentiae_fw-la 14._o corona_fw-la &_o plenitudo_fw-la sapientia_fw-la gloria_fw-la &_o gloriatio_fw-la beatum_fw-la donum_fw-la that_o be_v the_o fountain_n of_o life_n 1._o the_o root_n of_o prudence_n the_o crown_n &_o fullness_n of_o 15._o wisdom_n the_o glory_n &_o gloriation_n of_o a_o christian_a man_n a_o happy_a gift_n of_o he_o that_o have_v this_o fear_n the_o scripture_n say_v happy_a be_v the_o 111._o man_n which_a fear_v our_o lord_n for_o he_o will_v place_v his_o mind_n upon_o his_o commandment_n and_o again_o the_o man_n that_o fear_v god_n shall_v be_v happy_a at_o the_o 1._o last_o end_n and_o shall_v be_v bless_v at_o the_o day_n of_o his_o death_n final_o of_o such_o as_o have_v this_o fear_n the_o scripture_n say_v that_o god_n be_v their_o foundation_n god_n have_v prepare_v great_a multitude_n 24._o of_o sweetness_n for_o they_o god_n have_v purchase_v 30._o they_o a_o inheritance_n god_n be_v as_o merciful_a 60._o to_o they_o as_o the_o father_n be_v merciful_a unto_o his_o 62._o child_n and_o to_o conclude_v 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