Selected quad for the lemma: child_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
child_n	aaron_n	congregation_n	israel_n	2,066	5	7.8338	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A53084	A sermon preached in the parish-church of Aldenham, in the county of Hertford, on Thursday, April 16, 1696 being the day of thanksgiving to almighty God for discovering and disappointing a horrid and barbarous conspiracy of papists and other trayterous persons to assassinate and murder His Most Gracious Majesty's Royal Person, and for delivering this kingdom from an invasion intended by the French / by Peter Newcome ... ; published at the request of the inhabitants of the said parish.	Newcome, Peter, 1656-1738.	1696 (1696)	Wing N903; ESTC R42212	15,546	31

a_o sermon_n preach_v in_o the_o parish-church_n of_o aldenham_n in_o the_o county_n of_o hertford_n on_o thursday_n april_n 16._o 1696._o be_v the_o day_n of_o thanksgiving_n to_o almighty_a god_n for_o discover_v and_o disappoint_v a_o horrid_a and_o barbarous_a conspiracy_n of_o papist_n and_o other_o traitorous_a person_n to_o assassinate_n and_o murder_n his_o most_o gracious_a majesty_n royal_a person_n and_o for_o deliver_v this_o kingdom_n from_o a_o invasion_n intend_v by_o the_o french_a publish_a at_o the_o request_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o say_a parish_n by_o peter_n newcome_n m._n a._n and_o vicar_n of_o aldenham_n in_o hertfordshire_n london_n print_v for_o john_n wyatt_n at_o the_o rose_n in_o st._n paul_n churchyard_n 1696._o to_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o parish_n of_o aldenham_n who_o be_v hearer_n of_o this_o discourse_n it_o be_v no_o little_a surprise_n to_o i_o after_o i_o have_v preach_v the_o follow_a discourse_n to_o you_o to_o meet_v you_o all_o draw_v up_o in_o a_o body_n in_o the_o churchyard_n so_o importunate_o request_v this_o publication_n so_o much_o besides_o either_o my_o inclination_n or_o judgement_n but_o as_o hereby_o you_o seem_v willing_a to_o manifest_v your_o zealous_a loyalty_n to_o the_o present_a government_n and_o offer_v i_o a_o opportunity_n of_o testify_v the_o sincerity_n of_o my_o affection_n to_o you_o who_o be_o whole_o this_o government_n and_o you_o so_o have_v i_o turn_v my_o back_n upon_o all_o objection_n which_o i_o then_o urge_v upon_o you_o and_o find_v afterward_o multiply_v very_o fast_o and_o thick_a upon_o i_o to_o comply_v with_o your_o desire_n if_o this_o publication_n may_v contribute_v any_o service_n to_o the_o government_n and_o find_v as_o kind_a a_o acceptance_n from_o the_o press_n as_o it_o do_v from_o the_o pulpit_n which_o be_v what_o i_o know_v better_o how_o to_o wish_v than_o hope_v for_o to_o god_n be_v the_o glory_n to_o you_o the_o thanks_o and_o to_o myself_o i_o own_v nothing_o more_o due_a but_o the_o charity_n of_o prayer_n which_o i_o desire_v none_o of_o my_o reader_n to_o refuse_v or_o neglect_v for_o the_o success_n and_o encouragement_n of_o the_o weak_a endeavour_n of_o a_o unworthy_a and_o obscure_a labourer_n in_o christ_n vineyard_n p._n n._n nehem_n ix_o 17._o and_o in_o their_o rebellion_n appoint_v a_o captain_n to_o return_v to_o their_o bondage_n upon_o a_o solemn_a day_n of_o humiliation_n as_o the_o remembrance_n of_o god_n mercy_n be_v think_v here_o in_o this_o chapter_n a_o proper_a introduction_n to_o a_o more_o humble_a confession_n of_o the_o people_n sin_n so_o upon_o a_o solemn_a day_n of_o thanksgiving_n a_o sensible_a reflection_n on_o sin_n can_v prove_v no_o less_o proper_a introduction_n to_o a_o more_o grateful_a praise_v of_o god_n for_o his_o mercy_n for_o as_o the_o greatness_n of_o mercy_n aggravate_v the_o guilt_n of_o sin_n so_o the_o greatness_n of_o gild_n inhaunce_v no_o less_o the_o greatness_n of_o mercy_n and_o therefore_o as_o the_o jewish_a levite_n on_o their_o fastday_n help_v forward_o their_o humiliation_n by_o their_o praise_n so_o be_v it_o not_o improper_a for_o we_o now_o on_o this_o our_o day_n of_o thanksgiving_n to_o promote_v our_o gratitude_n by_o our_o humble_a acknowledgement_n and_o as_o they_o introduce_v their_o confession_n of_o sin_n by_o recount_v god_n mercy_n to_o they_o so_o we_o may_v fit_o introduce_v our_o gratitude_n by_o reflect_v on_o our_o sin_n against_o god_n and_o to_o this_o argument_n do_v the_o text_n refer_v contain_v a_o acknowledgement_n of_o their_o forefather_n gild_n in_o a_o instance_n that_o our_o present_a age_n have_v appropriate_v and_o occasion_v these_o our_o thanksgiving_n for_o its_o no_o less_o remarkable_a disappointment_n the_o passage_n refer_v to_o the_o story_n we_o read_v in_o numb_a 14_o 2_o 3_o and_o four_o verse_n the_o people_n of_o israel_n have_v be_v miraculous_o deliver_v out_o of_o egypt_n and_o provide_v for_o in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o ready_a to_o enter_v into_o rest_n the_o promise_a land_n upon_o the_o return_n of_o the_o spy_n and_o their_o false_a report_n they_o fall_v a_o murmur_a and_o not_o only_o fall_v out_o with_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n towards_o they_o but_o plot_v rebellion_n against_o the_o government_n god_n have_v in_o mercy_n place_v over_o they_o and_o in_o a_o wonderful_a manner_n make_v instrumental_a for_o their_o late_a deliverance_n for_o all_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n murmur_v against_o moses_n and_o against_o aaron_n and_o the_o whole_a congregation_n say_v unto_o they_o will_v god_n that_o we_o have_v die_v in_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n or_o will_v god_n we_o have_v die_v in_o this_o wilderness_n and_o wherefore_o have_v the_o lord_n bring_v we_o unto_o this_o land_n to_o fall_v by_o the_o sword_n that_o our_o wife_n and_o our_o child_n shall_v be_v a_o prey_n be_v it_o not_o better_o for_o we_o to_o return_v into_o egypt_n and_o they_o say_v one_o to_o another_o let_v we_o make_v a_o captain_n and_o let_v we_o return_v into_o egypt_n and_o according_o our_o text_n tell_v we_o that_o in_o their_o rebellion_n they_o appoint_v a_o captain_n at_o least_o purpose_v to_o do_v so_o which_o in_o the_o eye_n of_o god_n be_v as_o criminous_a as_o if_o they_o have_v do_v so_o to_o return_v to_o their_o bondage_n this_o be_v the_o plot_n by_o they_o contrive_v but_o by_o god_n gracious_o disappoint_v in_o their_o own_o ruin_n and_o destruction_n so_o that_o it_o hence_o appear_v to_o be_v no_o new_a thing_n though_o very_o unreasonable_a and_o wicked_a for_o a_o people_n eminent_o save_v and_o rescue_v from_o bondage_n to_o oppose_v themselves_o their_o complete_a deliverance_n and_o to_o be_v weary_a of_o mercy_n before_o perfect_v to_o they_o in_o their_o rebellion_n desire_v and_o endeavour_v to_o return_v back_o to_o their_o former_a already_o forget_v misery_n they_o groan_v under_o a_o case_n no_o more_o unreasonable_a and_o impious_a than_o too_o exact_o parallel_v to_o our_o own_o of_o this_o nation_n who_o god_n have_v in_o like_a manner_n but_o just_o save_v from_o rather_o than_o out_o of_o a_o bondage_n which_o sure_o inhaunce_v the_o mercy_n and_o too_o many_o of_o we_o have_v in_o no_o less_o aggravate_v a_o rebellion_n be_v plot_v to_o return_v and_o undo_v ourselves_o therewith_o more_o irrecoverable_o again_o a_o most_o prodigious_a unreasonable_a horrid_a and_o impious_a folly_n and_o madness_n to_o a_o proverb_n 2.22_o prov._n 26.11_o and_o 2_o pet._n 2.22_o the_o dog_n that_o return_v to_o his_o vomit_n do_v but_o what_o those_o rebel_n propose_v to_o do_v who_o greedy_o long_v after_o their_o nauseated_a and_o disgorge_a oppression_n which_o as_o it_o stand_v upon_o record_n to_o the_o reproach_n of_o the_o israelite_n so_o will_v it_o doubtless_o be_v chronicle_v to_o the_o shame_n of_o such_o of_o this_o age_n with_o all_o that_o shall_v come_v after_o concern_v it_o therefore_o that_o such_o as_o have_v any_o way_n share_v in_o the_o gild_n may_v be_v true_o humble_v and_o such_o of_o we_o as_o have_v be_v blessed_v in_o its_o defeat_n may_v be_v true_o thankful_a and_o all_o of_o we_o do_v what_o lie_v in_o our_o power_n to_o prevent_v the_o like_a for_o the_o future_a by_o a_o more_o unanimous_a and_o steady_a perseverance_n in_o our_o loyalty_n i_o shall_v insist_v upon_o these_o three_o thing_n consider_v i._o the_o evil_a and_o folly_n of_o the_o sin_n ii_o the_o inducement_n that_o may_v be_v account_v for_o thereto_o and_o iii_o the_o duty_n incumbent_a on_o we_o for_o its_o present_a disappointment_n i._o i_o be_o to_o account_v for_o the_o evil_a and_o folly_n of_o the_o sin_n which_o in_o the_o text_n be_v that_o in_o their_o rebellion_n against_o god_n government_n by_o moses_n the_o israelite_n appoint_v or_o plot_v so_o to_o appoint_v a_o captain_n to_o return_v their_o bondage_n they_o have_v so_o late_o and_o wonderful_o be_v thereby_o rescue_v from_o and_o in_o its_o parallel_n wherein_o we_o be_v concern_v be_v that_o some_o in_o like_a manner_n of_o this_o nation_n have_v in_o rebellion_n both_o to_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n and_o the_o best_a of_o government_n be_v conspire_v to_o overturn_v both_o and_o in_o the_o most_o lawless_a and_o base_a method_n desperate_o to_o involve_v all_o in_o misery_n we_o have_v so_o miraculous_o hitherto_o be_v preserve_v from_o the_o evil_a and_o folly_n of_o both_o which_o instance_n be_v apparent_a in_o the_o very_a attempt_n much_o more_o in_o the_o the_o fact_n and_o most_o of_o all_o in_o the_o consequence_n thereof_o 1._o the_o attempt_n be_v unreasonable_a and_o impious_a as_o oppose_v the_o design_n of_o god_n providence_n and_o presume_v upon_o its_o assistance_n to_o contradict_v itself_o for_o as_o he_o be_v effect_v and_o carry_v on_o deliverance_n so_o be_v the_o israelite_n here_o

no_o compassion_n but_o be_v treat_v as_o enemy_n and_o slave_n and_o subject_v to_o as_o many_o tyrant_n as_o they_o have_v governor_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v in_o vain_a for_o they_o to_o hope_v to_o be_v more_o at_o ease_n there_o than_o where_o they_o now_o be_v among_o man_n of_o their_o own_o nation_n and_o profession_n and_o under_o the_o conduct_n of_o that_o government_n whereby_o god_n have_v wrought_v deliverance_n for_o they_o and_o design_v they_o rest_n and_o liberty_n and_o who_o service_n be_v nothing_o to_o the_o drudgery_n of_o a_o brick-kiln_a or_o confinement_n of_o prison_n which_o they_o under_o go_v and_o must_v again_o expect_v if_o ever_o they_o return_v into_o egypt_n which_o of_o all_o place_n have_v experience_v its_o cruelty_n ought_v to_o be_v dread_v and_o least_o of_o all_o aim_v at_o by_o they_o so_o that_o slavery_n must_v necessary_o have_v be_v the_o consequence_n of_o return_v thither_o and_o no_o better_o in_o analogy_n of_o reason_n be_v our_o return_n design_v to_o have_v be_v in_o in_o respect_n to_o the_o liberty_n we_o have_v recover_v and_o now_o enjoy_v from_o a_o government_n that_o exact_o observe_v the_o liberty_n of_o the_o subject_a to_o a_o government_n that_o we_o experience_v woeful_o arbitrary_a and_o under_o which_o we_o can_v foresee_v nothing_o but_o ruin_n and_o slavery_n and_o therefore_o the_o consequence_n of_o this_o must_v necessary_o have_v be_v infinite_o for_o the_o aggravation_n of_o our_o grievance_n and_o increase_n of_o our_o complaint_n who_o if_o we_o can_v be_v content_a to_o submit_v to_o a_o easy_a and_o limit_a government_n that_o suffer_v and_o encourage_v every_o man_n to_o sit_v under_o his_o own_o vine_n and_o to_o possess_v and_o enjoy_v what_o he_o have_v without_o jealousy_n or_o disturbance_n shall_v be_v very_o unable_a to_o bear_v up_o under_o the_o insult_v and_o oppression_n of_o the_o despotic_a power_n of_o a_o irritated_a conquer_a enemy_n therefore_o do_v god_n threaten_v such_o a_o slavery_n as_o this_o as_o a_o judgement_n to_o his_o people_n deut._n 28.47_o 48._o because_o thou_o serve_v not_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n with_o joyfulness_n of_o heart_n for_o the_o abundance_n of_o all_o thing_n therefore_o shall_v thou_o serve_v thy_o enemy_n which_o the_o lord_n shall_v send_v against_o thou_o in_o hunger_n and_o in_o thirst_n and_o in_o nakedness_n and_o in_o want_n of_o all_o thing_n and_o he_o shall_v put_v a_o yoke_n of_o iron_n upon_o thy_o neck_n until_o he_o have_v destroy_v thou_o from_o which_o good_a lord_n continue_v evermore_o to_o deliver_v we_o 2_o nor_o be_v there_o more_o of_o religion_n than_o liberty_n to_o be_v expect_v in_o egypt_n 8.26_o exod._n 8.26_o where_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o israelite_n be_v a_o abomination_n and_o for_o which_o therefore_o they_o expect_v to_o have_v be_v stone_v shall_v they_o have_v offer_v they_o before_o their_o eye_n and_o insist_v hereupon_o for_o the_o necessity_n of_o their_o remove_n thence_o into_o the_o wilderness_n for_o their_o liberty_n in_o religion_n which_o the_o egyptian_n abominate_v and_o persecute_v they_o for_o and_o to_o who_o therefore_o to_o return_v now_o again_o be_v to_o give_v up_o their_o religion_n or_o themselves_o to_o suffer_v for_o it_o nor_o be_v the_o malignity_n of_o our_o adversary_n from_o who_o we_o be_v deliver_v and_o have_v be_v conspire_v to_o return_v less_o to_o be_v dread_v by_o we_o than_o be_v this_o of_o the_o egyptian_n by_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n towards_o a_o profession_n for_o the_o true_a uncorrupted_a service_n of_o god_n we_o have_v have_v long_o and_o repeat_v instance_n of_o the_o implacable_a malice_n and_o cruelty_n of_o popery_n against_o protestantism_n which_o authorise_v prince_n to_o dragoon_n their_o own_o subject_n yea_o and_o dignify_v they_o with_o the_o title_n of_o elder_a son_n of_o the_o church_n for_o encouragement_n to_o do_v so_o and_o will_v dispense_v with_o all_o the_o most_o sacred_a tie_n of_o oath_n and_o promise_n for_o the_o propagation_n of_o their_o faith_n and_o suppression_n of_o the_o northern_a heresy_n as_o they_o devilish_o nickname_n true_a religion_n if_o therefore_o we_o have_v any_o kindness_n for_o our_o profession_n it_o will_v be_v impossible_a to_o be_v fond_a of_o those_o that_o hate_v it_o and_o once_o begin_v to_o enslave_v we_o for_o it_o and_o from_o who_o no_o indulgence_n be_v to_o be_v expect_v there_o any_o long_a than_o it_o shall_v not_o lie_v in_o their_o power_n to_o hurt_v it_o be_v the_o certain_a prospect_n of_o the_o impend_a ruin_n to_o our_o religion_n that_o make_v we_o seek_v for_o security_n in_o a_o deliverance_n and_o therefore_o to_o conspire_v a_o return_n to_o our_o former_a and_o much_o worse_o estate_n be_v to_o betray_v this_o security_n and_o to_o sacrifice_v our_o religion_n to_o our_o indiscretion_n for_o we_o can_v hope_v to_o be_v receive_v with_o this_o which_o be_v a_o abomination_n to_o the_o state_n we_o will_v return_v to_o nor_o can_v they_o be_v think_v but_o to_o be_v weary_a of_o their_o own_o religion_n who_o will_v have_v the_o government_n in_o the_o power_n of_o its_o worst_a enemy_n and_o subject_n themselves_o to_o those_o that_o have_v espouse_v the_o interest_n of_o another_o religion_n however_o can_v it_o probable_o be_v think_v that_o egypt_n and_o arbitrary_a government_n will_v remit_v of_o the_o slavery_n of_o their_o former_a servant_n and_o indulge_v a_o religion_n they_o abominate_a which_o be_v a_o odd_a supposition_n to_o venture_v much_o on_o yet_o after_o such_o a_o escape_n and_o deliverance_n it_o can_v very_o hardly_o be_v hope_v 3._o that_o a_o return_n will_v be_v able_a to_o secure_v a_o welcome_n but_o rather_o expose_v to_o revenge_n and_o great_a misery_n for_o the_o israelite_n escape_v cost_v the_o egyptian_n dear_a by_o which_o they_o suffer_v both_o in_o their_o estate_n and_o life_n and_o will_v doubtless_o render_v it_o the_o hard_a for_o they_o to_o forgive_v and_o if_o ever_o they_o have_v get_v they_o into_o their_o hand_n again_o have_v provoke_v they_o to_o have_v make_v they_o pay_v dear_o for_o it_o never_o trust_v who_o they_o have_v be_v so_o great_a sufferer_n by_o keep_v a_o more_o strict_a and_o jealous_a eye_n to_o prevent_v the_o like_a escape_n again_o suffer_v it_o no_o more_o to_o be_v in_o their_o power_n ever_o to_o hurt_v they_o again_o than_o they_o will_v be_v sure_a to_o take_v care_n of_o ever_o encourage_v they_o thereto_o by_o connivance_n or_o kindness_n a_o provoke_v enemy_n can_v never_o make_v a_o good_a friend_n and_o therefore_o israel_n be_v return_v into_o egypt_n can_v no_o more_o secure_v themselves_o than_o it_o will_v oblige_v their_o enemy_n and_o yet_o israel_n may_v as_o reasonable_o think_v to_o make_v peace_n with_o egypt_n as_o we_o with_o france_n and_o popery_n who_o design_n we_o and_o god_n for_o we_o have_v hitherto_o so_o vigorous_o oppose_v and_o successful_o break_v all_o their_o measure_n into_o who_o power_n can_v we_o upon_o any_o term_n but_o be_v once_o reduce_v which_o god_n forbid_v both_o revenge_n and_o inclination_n will_v quick_o break_v all_o to_o work_v our_o final_a destruction_n for_o tyranny_n and_o persecution_n be_v the_o very_a genius_n of_o popery_n it_o be_v egypt_n constitution_n to_o oppress_v neither_o be_v it_o alter_v since_o we_o be_v deliver_v from_o it_o nor_o will_v our_o return_n thither_o change_v or_o abate_v its_o temper_n to_o we_o especial_o who_o have_v so_o provoke_v it_o it_o be_v not_o safe_a trust_n to_o a_o reconcile_a enemy_n who_o will_v continue_v reconcile_v but_o till_o he_o can_v have_v a_o opportunity_n to_o do_v revenge_n and_o this_o present_a french_a king_n that_o be_v set_v in_o his_o throne_n by_o his_o protestant_a subject_n do_v therefore_o it_o be_v say_v make_v this_o his_o argument_n for_o their_o destruction_n that_o they_o who_o have_v power_n to_o set_v he_o up_o may_v not_o be_v in_o a_o capacity_n to_o use_v it_o to_o pull_v he_o down_o again_o and_o shall_v then_o the_o present_a discontent_n and_o malignity_n among_o we_o have_v take_v effect_v to_o have_v restore_v we_o to_o our_o egyptian_a bondage_n to_o be_v sure_a it_o will_v quick_o have_v be_v take_v out_o of_o our_o power_n ever_o to_o have_v deliver_v ourselves_o again_o and_o so_o our_o return_n must_v necessary_o have_v be_v to_o far_o great_a misery_n than_o we_o escape_v from_o beside_o 4._o last_o the_o displeasure_n and_o vengeance_n of_o god_n that_o undoubted_o follow_v and_o fall_v just_o upon_o such_o perfidious_a revolter_n for_o the_o false_a spy_n who_o be_v the_o chief_a conspirator_n die_v by_o the_o plague_n present_o and_o god_n cut_v off_o by_o degree_n all_o the_o murmur_a israelite_n and_o delay_n the_o national_a mercy_n forty_o year_n till_o they_o be_v all_o dead_a that_o despise_v it_o

against_o all_o reason_n he_o that_o have_v do_v that_o can_v do_v this_o so_o faith_n argue_v 20._o ps_n 78.19_o 20._o but_o unbelief_n say_v he_o have_v indeed_o do_v that_o but_o can_v he_o do_v this_o also_o can_v god_n furnish_v a_o table_n in_o the_o wilderness_n behold_v he_o smite_v the_o rock_n and_o the_o water_n gush_v out_o and_o the_o stream_n overflow_v can_v he_o give_v bread_n also_o can_v he_o provide_v flesh_n for_o his_o people_n such_o be_v the_o logic_n of_o infidelity_n that_o never_o want_v objection_n against_o providence_n and_o render_v every_o objection_n insuperable_a to_o the_o little_v of_o god_n upon_o all_o occasion_n to_o its_o carnal_a eye_n the_o work_n glorious_o begin_v can_v never_o be_v perfect_v as_o if_o god_n that_o have_v do_v can_v do_v no_o more_o or_o that_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v to_o be_v do_v be_v great_a than_o what_o have_v be_v do_v as_o if_o god_n who_o have_v plague_v egypt_n overthrow_v pharaoh_n with_o all_o his_o host_n and_o so_o miraculous_o rescue_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n can_v not_o as_o easy_o drive_v out_o the_o canaanite_n before_o they_o but_o that_o they_o be_v now_o come_v to_o their_o nè_fw-la plus_fw-la ultra_fw-la and_o have_v already_o advance_v as_o far_o as_o god_n can_v conduct_v they_o and_o be_v necessitate_v to_o shift_v at_o last_o for_o themselves_o and_o appoint_v they_o a_o captain_n to_o return_v to_o their_o bondage_n as_o if_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o people_n that_o dwell_v in_o the_o land_n 15.28_o num._n 15.28_o be_v too_o great_a for_o god_n to_o conquer_v for_o they_o or_o their_o wall_v city_n more_o impossible_a to_o be_v scale_v than_o a_o sea_n to_o be_v walk_v through_o on_o foot_n dryshod_a alas_o what_o be_v the_o child_n of_o anak_n more_o in_o god_n hand_n than_o the_o egyptian_n who_o can_v as_o easy_o and_o speedy_o squeeze_v their_o grand_a monarch_n as_o we_o have_v hear_v they_o have_v insult_o a_o poor_a orange_n as_o if_o it_o be_v a_o great_a thing_n for_o god_n to_o settle_v a_o nation_n than_o to_o deliver_v it_o and_o final_o as_o if_o he_o that_o have_v break_v so_o oft_o the_o design_n of_o france_n upon_o we_o can_v not_o in_o the_o end_n break_v the_o power_n of_o france_n for_o we_o but_o we_o must_v now_o shift_v for_o ourselves_o and_o to_o atone_v for_o what_o have_v be_v do_v endeavour_v to_o undo_v all_o again_o and_o return_v ourselves_o into_o bondage_n through_o a_o mistrust_n that_o our_o deliverance_n can_v be_v secure_v to_o we_o in_o opposition_n to_o god_n providence_n and_o our_o duty_n wrest_v the_o disposal_n of_o affair_n out_o of_o his_o hand_n commit_v ourselves_o no_o long_o to_o his_o conduct_n but_o in_o rebellion_n in_o treachery_n violence_n and_o villainy_n force_v our_o way_n back_o as_o not_o believe_v we_o can_v go_v any_o long_a prosperous_o forward_a hence_o it_o be_v man_n make_v so_o many_o difficulty_n and_o grievance_n to_o themselves_o and_o then_o run_v upon_o so_o many_o unreasonable_a extravagance_n to_o avoid_v they_o to_o he_o that_o believe_v 9.23_o mar._n 9.23_o all_o thing_n be_v possible_a and_o to_o they_o that_o once_o begin_v to_o mistrust_v god_n nothing_o seem_v probable_a so_o that_o it_o be_v evident_o infidelity_n that_o make_v man_n restless_a and_o murmur_a under_o their_o present_a circumstance_n and_o run_v they_o upon_o such_o impious_a and_o foolish_a design_n as_o be_v unreasonable_a in_o the_o attempt_n wicked_a in_o the_o fact_n and_o destructive_a in_o the_o consequence_n a_o further_a and_o no_o less_o justifyable_a account_v of_o the_o sin_n before_o we_o may_v also_o be_v give_v 3._o from_o a_o unreasonable_a prejudice_n envy_n and_o spite_n against_o the_o person_n god_n have_v make_v here_o both_o deliverer_n and_o governor_n a_o wicked_a people_n can_v hearty_o love_v a_o good_a governor_n not_o for_o any_o evil_n they_o fear_v from_o such_o but_o because_o of_o the_o good_a they_o malign_v in_o they_o they_o envy_v moses_n in_o the_o camp_n 106._o psal_n 106._o and_o aaron_n the_o saint_n of_o the_o lord_n they_o will_v not_o be_v save_v by_o those_o they_o hate_v who_o success_n increase_v their_o hatred_n and_o be_v all_o for_o return_v to_o the_o tyranny_n of_o pharaoh_n rather_o than_o be_v oblige_v to_o their_o great_a benefactor_n and_o submit_v to_o the_o government_n of_o god_n by_o moses_n the_o meek_a of_o men._n thus_o themistocles_n and_o aristides_n be_v both_o drive_v out_o of_o their_o country_n plutarch_n plutarch_n only_o for_o their_o eminent_a service_n for_o it_o the_o praedominancy_n of_o vice_n can_v endure_v the_o opposition_n of_o virtue_n the_o israelite_n will_v hardly_o ever_o have_v think_v of_o egypt_n for_o their_o asylum_n be_v it_o not_o for_o good_a moses_n who_o they_o can_v love_v because_o he_o be_v holy_a and_o good_a and_o will_v have_v they_o be_v so_o too_o and_o will_v not_o suffer_v they_o in_o their_o badness_n therefore_o to_o gratify_v revenge_n and_o indulge_v spite_n be_v slavery_n to_o the_o worst_a of_o tyrant_n prefer_v to_o security_n and_o liberty_n under_o the_o most_o gentle_a government_n that_o seek_v our_o good_a and_o will_v make_v we_o good_n and_o this_o further_a suggest_v another_o reason_n of_o so_o unreasonable_a a_o attempt_n even_n 4._o last_o from_o a_o impious_a malignity_n and_o seem_a dread_n of_o be_v reform_v from_o our_o vice_n for_o egypt_n though_o a_o house_n of_o bondage_n to_o their_o body_n be_v yet_o a_o freedom_n to_o their_o lust_n where_o no_o religious_a restraint_n be_v lay_v upon_o they_o but_o so_o they_o perform_v their_o duty_n to_o their_o taskmaster_n they_o have_v not_o only_a liberty_n but_o encouragement_n to_o neglect_v and_o despise_v the_o service_n of_o god_n whereas_o the_o present_a government_n they_o be_v under_o have_v procure_v they_o strict_a law_n and_o holy_a statute_n and_o put_v they_o in_o execution_n for_o the_o promotion_n of_o piety_n and_o religious_a exercise_n and_o though_o it_o have_v free_v they_o from_o bodily_a slavery_n yet_o it_o restrain_v they_o sinful_a liberty_n and_o if_o ever_o they_o be_v come_v to_o be_v settle_v in_o their_o land_n of_o rest_n they_o know_v they_o be_v to_o expect_v more_o strictness_n and_o severity_n in_o religious_a matter_n which_o be_v very_o ungrateful_a to_o corrupt_v nature_n and_o make_v they_o willing_a to_o turn_v their_o back_n on_o canaan_n rather_o than_o on_o their_o lust_n and_o prefer_v slavery_n in_o egypt_n before_o the_o service_n of_o god_n in_o canaan_n how_o much_o this_o impious_a motive_n may_v have_v influence_v the_o revolter_n in_o our_o israel_n though_o it_o be_v not_o charity_n to_o judge_v yet_o it_o be_v too_o apparent_a not_o to_o be_v take_v notice_n of_o from_o the_o profess_a looseness_n and_o vicious_a life_n of_o the_o majority_n of_o those_o who_o have_v all_o along_o appear_v most_o disaffect_v to_o this_o present_a government_n all_o may_v pretend_v conscience_n but_o few_o of_o they_o have_v afford_v we_o the_o testimony_n of_o a_o good_a life_n for_o their_o regard_n to_o any_o god_n be_v thank_v the_o rebellion_n be_v not_o so_o general_a among_o we_o as_o it_o be_v among_o the_o israelite_n but_o one_o not_o but_o observe_v those_o who_o have_v be_v concern_v in_o it_o to_o be_v the_o very_o worst_a of_o man_n papist_n and_o atheist_n man_n of_o the_o worst_a or_o man_n of_o no_o religion_n and_o therefore_o most_o likely_a to_o be_v induce_v thereto_o from_o their_o hatred_n to_o virtue_n and_o fear_n of_o reformation_n such_o than_o be_v the_o impiousness_n of_o the_o villainy_n and_o the_o unreasonableness_n of_o the_o inducement_n which_o may_v be_v suppose_v to_o lead_v to_o it_o we_o be_v next_o of_o all_o to_o consider_v as_o brief_o as_o may_v be_v iii_o last_o the_o duty_n now_o incumbent_a on_o we_o for_o its_o present_a disappointment_n and_o that_o sure_o be_v 1._o to_o detest_v and_o disclaim_v the_o gild_n of_o such_o sin_n because_o the_o more_o malignant_a the_o plague_n the_o further_a distance_n will_v every_o man_n in_o his_o wit_n endeavour_v to_o flee_v from_o it_o no_o wise_a nor_o good_a man_n but_o will_v be_v unwilling_a to_o be_v defile_v by_o his_o too_o near_a approach_n to_o such_o filthy_a practice_n a_o villainy_n of_o such_o grossness_n can_v not_o be_v decry_v nor_o declaim_v too_o much_o against_o the_o very_a occasion_n of_o it_o shall_v henceforward_o be_v more_o abominable_a to_o we_o neither_o can_v it_o become_v we_o now_o to_o sit_v neuter_n much_o less_o to_o approve_v but_o to_o oppose_v ourselves_o to_o the_o cause_n that_o need_v or_o countenance_n such_o unjustifyable_a course_n and_o since_o there_o be_v such_o villainy_n among_o we_o it_o concern_v we_o the_o rather_o to_o distinguish_v ourselves_o by_o ready_o associate_a with_o those_o that_o disclaim_v it_o by_o