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sermon_n preach_v on_o several_a occasion_n to_o which_o a_o discourse_n be_v annex_v concern_v the_o true_a reason_n of_o the_o suffering_n of_o christ_n wherein_o crellius_n his_o answer_n to_o grotius_n be_v consider_v by_o edward_n stillingfleet_n d._n d._n chaplain_n in_o ordinary_a to_o his_o majesty_n london_n print_v by_o robert_n white_a for_o henry_n mortlock_n at_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o phoenix_n in_o saint_n t._n paul_n churchyard_n and_o at_o the_o white_a hart_n in_o westminster_n hall_n 1673._o the_o content_n part_n i._n six_o sermon_n upon_o amos_n iu_o xi_o i_o have_v overthrow_v some_o of_o you_o as_o god_n overthrow_v sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n and_o you_o be_v as_o a_o firebrand_n pluck_v out_o of_o the_o burn_a yet_o have_v you_o not_o return_v unto_o i_o say_v the_o lord_n pag._n 1_o prov_n fourteen_o ix_o fool_n make_v a_o mock_n at_o sin_n pag._n 23_o luke_n vii_o xxxv_o but_o wisdom_n be_v justify_v of_o all_o her_o child_n pag._n 42_o roman_n i_o xvi_o for_o i_o be_o not_o ashamed_a of_o the_o gospel_n of_o christ_n for_o it_o be_v the_o power_n of_o god_n unto_o salvation_n to_o every_o one_o that_o believe_v to_o the_o jew_n first_o and_o also_o to_o the_o greek_a pag._n 62_o hebrew_n ii_o iii_o how_o shall_v we_o escape_v if_o we_o neglect_v so_o great_a salvation_n pag._n 79_o hebrew_n xii_o iii_o for_o consider_v he_o that_o endure_v such_o contradiction_n of_o sinner_n against_o himself_o lest_o you_o be_v weary_a and_o faint_a in_o your_o mind_n pag._n 97_o judas_n v._n ii_o and_o perish_v in_o the_o gainsay_n of_o corah_n pag._n 120_o matthew_n xxi_o xliii_o therefore_o say_v i_o unto_o you_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v take_v from_o you_o and_o give_v to_o a_o nation_n bring_v forth_o the_o fruit_n thereof_o pag._n 141_o john_n vii_o xx_o xix_o but_o this_o speak_v he_o of_o the_o spirit_n which_o they_o that_o believe_v on_o he_o shall_v receive_v for_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v not_o yet_o give_v because_o that_o jesus_n be_v not_o yet_o glorify_v pag._n 162_o isaiah_n lvii_o xxi_o there_o be_v no_o peace_n say_v my_o god_n to_o the_o wicked_a pag._n 178_o two_o corinth_n v._o ii_o know_v therefore_o the_o terror_n of_o the_o lord_n we_o persuade_v man_n pag._n 198_o matthew_n xvi_o xxvi_o for_o what_o be_v a_o man_n profit_v if_o he_o shall_v gain_v the_o whole_a world_n and_o lose_v his_o own_o soul_n or_o what_o shall_v he_o give_v in_o exchange_n for_o his_o soul_n pag._n 217_o part_n ii_o a_o discourse_n concern_v the_o true_a reason_n of_o the_o suffering_n of_o christ_n chap._n i._o of_o the_o socinian_n way_n of_o interpret_n scripture_n of_o the_o uncertainty_n it_o leave_v we_o in_o as_o to_o the_o main_a article_n of_o faith_n manifest_v by_o a_o exposition_n of_o gen._n 1._o suitable_a to_o that_o way_n the_o state_n of_o the_o controversy_n in_o general_a concern_v the_o suffering_n of_o christ_n for_o we_o he_o do_v not_o suffer_v the_o same_o we_o shall_v have_v do_v the_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d never_o use_v for_o the_o take_v away_o a_o thing_n by_o the_o destruction_n of_o it_o crellius_n his_o sense_n examine_v isa._n 53._o 11._o vindicate_v the_o argument_n from_o matth._n 8._o 17._o answer_v grotius_n constant_a to_o himself_o in_o his_o note_n on_o that_o place_n isa._n 53._o 5_o 6_o 7._o clear_v whether_o christ_n death_n be_v a_o proper_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o whether_o that_o do_v imply_v that_o it_o be_v a_o punishment_n of_o sin_n how_o far_o the_o punishment_n of_o child_n for_o their_o father_n fault_n be_v exemplary_a among_o man_n the_o distinction_n of_o calamity_n and_o punishment_n hold_v not_o here_o that_o god_n hatred_n of_o sin_n can_v not_o be_v see_v in_o the_o suffering_n of_o christ_n unless_o they_o be_v a_o punishment_n of_o sin_n prove_v against_o crellius_n grotius_n his_o argument_n from_o christ_n be_v make_v sin_n and_o a_o curse_n for_o we_o defend_v the_o liberty_n our_o adversary_n take_v in_o change_a the_o sense_n of_o word_n the_o particle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v join_v to_o sin_n and_o relate_v to_o suffering_n do_v imply_v those_o suffering_n to_o be_v a_o punishment_n for_o sin_n according_a to_o their_o way_n of_o interpret_n scripture_n it_o have_v be_v impossible_a for_o our_o doctrine_n to_o be_v clear_o express_v therein_o pag._n 265_o chap._n iii_o the_o word_n of_o scripture_n be_v at_o last_o acknowledge_v by_o our_o adversary_n to_o make_v for_o we_o the_o only_a pretence_n remain_v be_v that_o our_o doctrine_n be_v repugnant_a to_o reason_n the_o debate_n manage_v upon_o point_n of_o reason_n the_o grand_a difficulty_n inquire_v into_o and_o manifest_v by_o our_o adversary_n concession_n not_o to_o lie_v in_o the_o greatness_n of_o christ_n suffering_n or_o that_o our_o sin_n be_v the_o impulsive_a cause_n of_o they_o or_o that_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o one_o shall_v be_v punish_v for_o another_o fault_n or_o in_o all_o case_n unjust_a the_o case_n 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25._o but_o his_o father_n sin_n nor_o of_o the_o punishment_n of_o the_o people_n in_o c_o david_n time_n but_o his_o own_o sin_n lo_o i_o have_v sin_v and_o i_o have_v do_v wicked_o but_o these_o sheep_n what_o have_v they_o do_v 17._o which_o be_v no_o hyperbolical_a expression_n but_o the_o assign_v the_o proper_a cause_n of_o that_o judgement_n to_o have_v be_v his_o own_o sin_n as_o the_o whole_a chapter_n declare_v nor_o of_o the_o hang_n up_o of_o saul_n son_n by_o the_o gibeonite_n but_o that_o saul_n their_o father_n have_v plot_v 5._o their_o destruction_n and_o in_o a_o instance_n more_o remarkable_a than_o any_o of_o those_o which_o crellius_n answer_v viz._n the_o punishment_n of_o the_o people_n of_o judah_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o manasses_n in_o the_o time_n of_o josias_n when_o a_o through_o reformation_n be_v design_v among_o d_o they_o the_o prince_n be_v very_o good_a and_o all_o the_o place_n of_o idolatry_n destroy_v such_o a_o passover_n keep_v as_o have_v not_o be_v keep_v before_o in_o the_o time_n of_o any_o king_n in_o israel_n yet_o it_o then_o follow_v notwithstanding_o the_o lord_n turn_v not_o from_o the_o fierceness_n of_o his_o great_a wrath_n wherewith_o his_o anger_n be_v kindle_v against_o judah_n 21._o because_o of_o all_o the_o provocation_n wherewith_o manasses_n have_v provoke_v he_o withal_o who_o can_v say_v here_o that_o the_o sin_n of_o manasseh_n be_v only_o the_o occasion_n of_o god_n punish_v the_o people_n in_o 26._o the_o time_n of_o josias_n for_o their_o own_o sin_n when_o their_o sin_n be_v much_o less_o in_o the_o time_n of_o josias_n than_o in_o any_o time_n mention_v e_o before_o after_o their_o lapse_n into_o idolatry_n nay_o it_o be_v express_o say_v that_o josiah_n take_v away_o all_o the_o abomination_n out_o of_o all_o the_o 33._o country_n that_o pertain_v to_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n and_o make_v all_o that_o be_v present_a in_o isreal_n to_o serve_v even_o to_o serve_v the_o lord_n their_o god_n and_o all_o his_o day_n they_o depart_v not_o from_o follow_v a_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o their_o father_n to_o say_v that_o this_o be_v do_v in_o hypocrisy_n and_o bare_a outward_a compliance_n be_v to_o speak_v without_o book_n and_o if_o the_o reason_n of_o so_o severe_a punishment_n have_v be_v their_o hypocrisy_n that_o aught_o to_o have_v be_v mention_v but_o not_o only_o here_o but_o afterward_o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o reason_n of_o god_n destroy_v judah_n be_v for_o the_o sin_n of_o manasseh_n viz._n 4._o his_o idolatry_n and_o murder_n which_o it_o be_v say_v the_o lord_n will_v not_o pardon_v and_o if_o he_o will_v not_o pardon_v than_o he_o do_v punish_v for_o those_o sin_n not_o bare_o as_o the_o occasion_n but_o as_o the_o meritorious_a cause_n of_o that_o punishment_n what_o shall_v we_o say_v then_o do_v b_o the_o people_n in_o iosiah_n time_n deserve_v to_o be_v punish_v for_o the_o sin_n of_o manasseh_n grandfather_n to_o josiah_n or_o be_v god_n so_o high_o provoke_v with_o those_o sin_n that_o although_o he_o do_v not_o punish_v manasseh_n himself_o upon_o his_o repentance_n yet_o he_o will_v let_v the_o world_n see_v how_o much_o he_o abhor_v they_o by_o punish_v those_o sin_n upon_o the_o people_n afterward_o although_o according_a to_o the_o usual_a proportion_n of_o sin_n punishment_n the_o sin_n and_o of_o the_o people_n in_o that_o age_n do_v not_o exceed_v the_o sin_n of_o other_o age_n as_o much_o as_o the_o punishment_n they_o suffer_v do_v exceed_v the_o punishment_n of_o other_o age_n which_o be_v necessary_a according_a to_o crellius_n his_o doctrine_n c_o for_o if_o god_n never_o punish_v by_o occasion_n of_o their_o father_n sin_n the_o child_n beyond_o the_o desert_n of_o their_o own_o sin_n than_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o where_o judgement_n be_v remarkable_o great_a the_o sin_n must_v be_v so_o too_o the_o contrary_a to_o which_o be_v plain_a in_o this_o instance_n by_o which_o we_o see_v that_o it_o be_v not_o contrary_a to_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n in_o punish_v to_o make_v the_o punishment_n of_o some_o on_o the_o account_n of_o other_o sin_n to_o exceed_v the_o desert_n of_o their_o own_o measure_v that_o desert_n not_o in_o a_o way_n common_a to_o all_o sin_n but_o when_o the_o desert_n of_o some_o sin_n be_v compare_v with_o the_o desert_n of_o other_o for_o it_o be_v of_o this_o latter_a we_o speak_v of_o d_o and_o of_o the_o method_n which_o god_n use_v in_o punish_v sin_n here_o for_o the_o demonstration_n of_o his_o hatred_n of_o it_o according_a to_o which_o the_o great_a punishment_n must_v suppose_v the_o great_a sin_n either_o of_o their_o own_o or_o other_o which_o they_o suffer_v for_o but_o have_v not_o god_n declare_v that_o he_o will_v never_o punish_v the_o child_n for_o the_o father_n sin_n for_o the_o soul_n that_o sin_v it_o shall_v 20._o die_v the_o son_n shall_v not_o bear_v the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o father_n etc._n etc._n to_o which_o i_o answer_v these_o word_n be_v to_o be_v consider_v as_o a_o answer_n to_o a_o complaint_n make_v by_o the_o jew_n soon_o after_o their_o go_v into_o captivity_n which_o they_o impute_v to_o god_n severity_n in_o e_o punish_v they_o for_o their_o father_n sin_n now_o the_o complaint_n be_v either_o true_a or_o false_a if_o it_o be_v true_a then_o though_o this_o be_v look_v upon_o as_o great_a severity_n in_o god_n yet_o it_o be_v no_o injustice_n in_o he_o for_o though_o god_n may_v act_v severe_o he_o can_v act_v unjust_o if_o it_o be_v false_a than_o the_o answer_n have_v be_v a_o absolute_a a_o denial_n of_o it_o as_o a_o thing_n repugnant_a to_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n which_o we_o do_v not_o find_v here_o but_o that_o god_n say_v
unto_o they_o v_o 3._o you_o shall_v not_o have_v occasion_n any_o more_o to_o use_v this_o proverb_n in_o israel_n if_o the_o thing_n have_v be_v plain_o unjust_a which_o they_o complain_v of_o he_o will_v have_v tell_v they_o they_o never_o have_v occasion_n to_o use_v it_o but_o we_o find_v the_o prophet_n tell_v they_o before_o hand_n that_o they_o shall_v suffer_v for_o their_o father_n sin_n jerem._n 15._o 3_o 4_o where_o he_o threaten_v they_o with_o destruction_n and_o banishment_n because_o of_o the_o sin_n of_o manasseh_n in_o jerusalem_n and_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o captivity_n they_o complain_v of_o this_o lam._n b_o 5._o 7._o our_o father_n have_v sin_v and_o be_v not_o and_o we_o have_v bear_v their_o iniquity_n and_o jerem._n 31._o 28._o god_n say_v by_o the_o prophet_n that_o he_o have_v watch_v over_o they_o to_o pluckup_n and_o to_o pull_v down_o and_o to_o destroy_v and_o to_o afflict_v but_o that_o he_o will_v watch_v over_o they_o to_o build_v and_o to_o plant_v and_o in_o those_o day_n they_o shall_v say_v no_o more_o the_o father_n have_v eat_v sour_a grape_n and_o the_o child_n tooth_n be_v set_v on_o edge_n but_o every_o one_o shall_v die_v for_o 30._o his_o own_o iniquity_n which_o place_n be_v exact_o parallel_v with_o this_o in_o ezekiel_n and_o give_v we_o a_o clear_a account_n of_o it_o which_o be_v that_o now_o indeed_o god_n have_v deal_v very_o severe_o with_o they_o by_o make_v c_o they_o suffer_v beyond_o what_o in_o the_o ordinary_a course_n of_o his_o providence_n their_o sin_n have_v deserve_v but_o he_o punish_v they_o not_o only_o for_o their_o own_o sin_n but_o the_o sin_n of_o their_o father_n but_o lest_o they_o shall_v think_v they_o shall_v be_v utter_o consume_v for_o their_o iniquity_n and_o be_v no_o long_o a_o people_n enjoy_v the_o land_n which_o god_n have_v promise_v they_o he_o tell_v they_o by_o the_o prophet_n though_o they_o have_v smart_v so_o much_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o father_n sin_n this_o severity_n shall_v not_o always_o continue_v upon_o they_o but_o that_o god_n will_v visit_v they_o with_o his_o kindness_n again_o and_o will_v plant_v they_o in_o their_o own_o land_n than_o they_o shall_v see_v no_o reason_n d_o to_o continue_v this_o proverb_n among_o they_o for_o they_o will_v then_o find_v though_o their_o father_n have_v eat_v sour_a grape_n their_o tooth_n shall_v not_o be_v always_o set_v on_o edge_n with_o it_o and_o if_o we_o observe_v it_o the_o occasion_n of_o the_o proverb_n be_v concern_v the_o land_n of_o israel_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d super_fw-la terra_fw-la israel_n as_o the_o chaldee_n paraphra_v render_v it_o more_o agreeable_a to_o the_o hebrew_n than_o the_o 2._o other_o version_n do_v so_o that_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n be_v the_o occasion_n of_o the_o proverb_n by_o their_o be_v banish_v out_o of_o it_o for_o their_o father_n sin_n now_o god_n tell_v they_o they_o shall_v have_v no_o more_o occasion_n to_o use_v this_o proverb_n concern_v the_o land_n of_o israel_n e_o for_o they_o notwithstanding_o their_o father_n sin_n shall_v return_v into_o their_o own_o land_n and_o even_o during_o the_o continuance_n of_o their_o captivity_n they_o shall_v not_o undergo_v such_o great_a severity_n for_o the_o future_a but_o they_o shall_v find_v their_o condition_n much_o more_o tolerable_a than_o they_o imagine_v only_o if_o any_o be_v guilty_a of_o a_o great_a sin_n than_o other_o they_o shall_v themselves_o suffer_v for_o their_o own_o fault_n but_o he_o will_v not_o punish_v the_o whole_a nation_n for_o they_o or_o their_o own_o posterity_n this_o i_o take_v to_o be_v the_o genuine_a meaning_n of_o this_o place_n and_o i_o the_o rather_o embrace_v it_o because_o i_o find_v such_o insuperable_a difficulty_n in_o other_o interpretation_n that_o be_v give_v of_o it_o for_o to_o say_v as_o our_o adversary_n do_v that_o what_o god_n say_v shall_v not_o be_v for_o the_o future_a be_v repugnant_a to_o his_o nature_n and_o justice_n ever_o to_o do_v be_v to_o charge_n god_n plain_o with_o injustice_n in_o what_o he_o have_v do_v for_o the_o prophet_n tell_v they_o they_o shall_v suffer_v for_o the_o sin_n of_o their_o father_n which_o suffering_n b_o be_v the_o ground_n of_o their_o complaint_n now_o and_o the_o answer_n here_o give_v must_v relate_v to_o the_o occasion_n of_o the_o complaint_n for_o god_n say_v they_o shall_v not_o have_v occasion_n to_o use_v that_o proverb_n wherein_o be_v imply_v they_o shall_v not_o have_v the_o same_o reason_n to_o complain_v which_o they_o have_v then_o i_o demand_v then_o do_v not_o these_o word_n imply_v that_o god_n will_v not_o do_v for_o the_o future_a with_o they_o what_o he_o have_v do_v before_o if_o not_o the_o proper_a answer_n have_v be_v a_o plain_a denial_n and_o not_o a_o promise_n for_o the_o future_a he_o will_v not_o if_o they_o do_v then_o either_o god_n proper_o punish_v they_o for_o the_o sin_n of_o their_o father_n and_o then_o god_n must_v be_v unjust_a c_o in_o do_v so_o or_o it_o be_v just_a with_o god_n to_o do_v it_o and_o so_o this_o place_n instead_o of_o overthrow_v will_v prove_v that_o some_o may_v be_v just_o punish_v beyond_o the_o desert_n of_o their_o own_o sin_n or_o else_o god_n do_v only_o take_v occasion_n by_o their_o father_n sin_n to_o punish_v they_o according_a to_o the_o desert_n of_o their_o own_o iniquity_n but_o then_o they_o have_v no_o cause_n to_o complain_v that_o they_o be_v punish_v for_o any_o more_o than_o their_o own_o iniquity_n and_o withal_o then_o god_n do_v oblige_v himself_o by_o his_o promise_n here_o never_o to_o punish_v man_n for_o the_o future_a by_o the_o occasion_n of_o other_o sin_n which_o be_v not_o only_o contrary_a to_o their_o own_o doctrine_n but_o to_o what_o be_v plain_o see_v afterward_o d_o in_o the_o punishment_n of_o the_o jew_n for_o their_o father_n sin_n mention_v by_o our_o saviour_n after_o this_o and_o if_o this_o be_v a_o certain_a rule_n of_o equity_n which_o god_n here_o say_v that_o he_o will_v never_o vary_v 35._o from_o than_o the_o punish_v of_o some_o on_o the_o occasion_n of_o other_o sin_n will_v be_v as_o unjust_a as_o our_o adversary_n suppose_v the_o punish_v any_o beyond_o the_o desert_n of_o their_o own_o sin_n to_o be_v but_o be_v it_o not_o employ_v that_o god_n way_n will_v be_v unequal_a if_o he_o ever_o 25._o do_v otherwise_o than_o he_o there_o say_v he_o will_v do_v no_o it_o be_v not_o if_o by_o equal_a he_o mean_v just_a for_o his_o way_n never_o be_v or_o can_v be_v so_o unequal_a but_o here_o if_o it_o be_v take_v with_o a_o respect_n to_o the_o main_a e_o dispute_n of_o the_o chapter_n no_o more_o be_v imply_v in_o they_o but_o that_o they_o judge_v amiss_o concern_v god_n action_n and_o that_o they_o be_v just_a when_o they_o think_v they_o not_o to_o be_v so_o or_o if_o at_o least_o they_o think_v his_o way_n very_o severe_a though_o just_a god_n by_o remit_v of_o this_o severity_n will_v show_v that_o he_o be_v not_o only_o a_o just_a but_o kind_a and_o so_o they_o will_v find_v his_o way_n equal_a that_o be_v always_o agreeable_a to_o themselves_o and_o end_v in_o kindness_n to_o they_o though_o they_o hitherto_o be_v so_o severe_a towards_o they_o in_o their_o banishment_n and_o captivity_n or_o if_o they_o be_v take_v with_o a_o respect_n to_o the_o immediate_a occasion_n of_o they_o both_o ezek._n 18._o 33._o they_o do_v not_o relate_v to_o this_o dispute_n about_o child_n suffering_n for_o their_o father_n sin_n but_o to_o another_o which_o be_v concern_v 20._o a_o righteous_a man_n sin_v and_o die_v in_o his_o sin_n and_o a_o wicked_a man_n repent_v and_o live_v in_o his_o righteousness_n which_o be_v direct_o contrary_a to_o the_o common_a opinion_n of_o the_o b_o jew_n to_o this_o day_n which_o be_v that_o god_n will_v judge_v man_n according_a to_o the_o great_a number_n of_o their_o action_n good_a or_o bad_a as_o appear_v by_o maimonides_n and_o other_o now_o they_o 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