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verse_n 10._o but_o my_o mercy_n shall_v not_o depart_v from_o thou_o nor_o the_o covenant_n of_o my_o peace_n shall_v be_v move_v say_v thy_o merciful_a lord_n and_o how_o say_v you_o to_o it_o that_o god_n power_n have_v nothing_o to_o withstand_v or_o let_v it_o but_o all_o thing_n give_v place_n to_o it_o and_o all_o thing_n yield_v and_o obey_v the_o same_o let_v therefore_o our_o hope_n endeavour_v itself_o with_o the_o will_n and_o power_n of_o god_n and_o not_o with_o humane_a endeavour_n and_o help_n but_o the_o phrase_n of_o law_n thou_o shall_v reward_v every_o man_n according_a to_o his_o work_n let_v that_o be_v understand_v according_a to_o the_o interpretation_n of_o the_o gospel_n for_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n teach_v who_o be_v just_a &_o who_o be_v unjust_a unjust_a in_o what_o manner_n work_v do_v please_v or_o not_o please_v god_n the_o person_n be_v just_a that_o be_v accept_v unto_o god_n not_o for_o work_n but_o for_o the_o mediator_n sake_n who_o 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not_o impute_v unto_o we_o our_o sin_n &_o love_v we_o with_o the_o same_o fatherly_a affection_n wherewith_o this_o foundation_n once_o lay_v that_o be_v we_o acknowledge_v the_o mediator_n and_o receive_v by_o his_o mean_n and_o for_o his_o sake_n forgiveness_n of_o sin_n and_o reconciliation_n we_o may_v cry_v aloud_o with_o that_o most_o holy_a old_a simeon_n now_o lord_n let_v thou_o thy_o servant_n depart_v in_o peace_n according_a to_o thy_o word_n for_o my_o eye_n have_v see_v thy_o salvation_n which_o thou_o have_v prepare_v before_o the_o face_n of_o all_o people_n to_o be_v a_o light_n to_o lighten_v the_o gentile_n and_o to_o be_v the_o glory_n of_o thy_o people_n israel_n but_o see_v the_o say_n of_o isaias_n wherein_o christ_n be_v call_v the_o salvation_n of_o god_n be_v know_v unto_o all_o man_n they_o seem_v not_o needful_a for_o i_o here_o to_o recite_v they_o at_o this_o time_n verse_n 3_o let_v the_o people_n praise_v thou_o o_o god_n yea_o let_v all_o the_o people_n praise_v thou_o verse_n 4_o o_o let_v the_o nation_n rejoice_v and_o be_v glad_a for_o thou_o shall_v judge_v the_o folk_n righteous_o and_o govern_v the_o nation_n upon_o earth_n verse_n 5_o let_v the_o people_n praise_v thou_o o_o god_n let_v all_o the_o people_n praise_v thou_o quod_fw-la latet_fw-la ignotum_fw-la est_fw-la ignoti_fw-la nulla_fw-la cupidâ—_n that_o which_o be_v keep_v close_o be_v not_o know_v the_o thing_n unknown_a no_o man_n desire_v how_o shall_v they_o believe_v if_o they_o hear_v not_o how_o shall_v they_o hear_v if_o none_o do_v teach_v he_o therefore_o crave_v of_o god_n not_o only_o to_o send_v his_o son_n but_o also_o to_o advance_v the_o gospel_n whereby_o be_v gather_v unto_o the_o son_n a_o everlasting_a inheritance_n both_o from_o among_o the_o jew_n and_o gentile_n and_o i_o have_v speak_v in_o the_o argument_n as_o also_o elsewhere_o how_o great_a a_o benefit_n the_o call_n of_o the_o nation_n be_v to_o the_o society_n of_o the_o true_a church_n and_o unto_o life_n everlasting_a and_o there_o be_v not_o any_o vice_n or_o wickedness_n wherewith_o the_o ethnic_n or_o heathen_a people_n have_v not_o wicked_o and_o filthy_o defile_v themselves_o for_o they_o have_v devise_v a_o great_a number_n of_o god_n they_o have_v call_v upon_o dead_a man_n they_o have_v slay_v man_n for_o their_o sacrifice_n they_o have_v mix_v their_o lust_n with_o sacrifice_n past_a and_o final_o all_o kind_n of_o mischief_n as_o it_o be_v fury_n send_v out_o of_o hell_n have_v wander_v every_o where_n whereas_o then_o such_o outcast_n be_v cooptate_fw-la or_o choose_v and_o regenerate_v of_o god_n into_o the_o society_n of_o the_o everlasting_a church_n that_o aught_o all_o man_n mind_n and_o tongue_n celebrate_v or_o have_v reverence_n grace_n for_o if_o god_n shall_v deal_v with_o severe_a judgement_n towards_o blind_a and_o miserable_a person_n he_o may_v or_o shall_v have_v strike_v downright_a all_o man_n with_o the_o thunderclap_n of_o his_o wrath_n and_o cause_v the_o ground_n to_o swallow_v they_o up_o into_o everlasting_a destruction_n but_o he_o in_o his_o wrathful_a displeasure_n think_v upon_o his_o mercy_n have_v not_o bring_v we_o utter_o to_o nothing_o nor_o cast_v away_o this_o our_o wretched_a lump_n of_o we_o into_o everlasting_a torment_n but_o with_o a_o unspeakable_a equity_n and_o lenity_n have_v grant_v we_o a_o space_n to_o turn_v unto_o he_o and_o have_v give_v we_o teacher_n which_o may_v call_v we_o back_o from_o our_o error_n and_o idolatry_n unto_o true_a acknowledgement_n of_o god_n &_o to_o the_o right_a use_n of_o call_v upon_o he_o therefore_o let_v every_o one_o say_v with_o jeremie_n lamentat_fw-la 3.22_o it_o be_v the_o mercy_n of_o god_n that_o we_o be_v not_o consume_v and_o again_o with_o the_o patriarch_n jacob_n i_o be_o unworthy_a o_o lord_n of_o all_o thy_o mercy_n bestow_v upon_o i_o genes_n 32.9_o 10._o verse_n 6_o then_o shall_v the_o earth_n bring_v forth_o her_o increase_n and_o god_n even_o our_o own_o god_n shall_v give_v we_o his_o blessing_n verse_n 7_o god_n shall_v bless_v we_o and_o all_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n shall_v fear_v he_o in_o the_o latter_a verse_n be_v two_o notable_a place_n one_o of_o the_o efficacy_n of_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o gospel_n a_o other_o of_o the_o mystery_n of_o the_o trinity_n true_o the_o teacher_n and_o preacher_n of_o the_o gospel_n seem_v to_o profit_v no_o more_o therein_o then_o as_o the_o proverb_n be_v the_o ox_n plough_v upon_o the_o sand_n or_o as_o he_o that_o roll_v a_o stone_n up_o against_o a_o hill_n but_o that_o the_o labour_n of_o they_o which_o teach_v in_o the_o church_n be_v not_o in_o vain_a these_o say_n do_v witness_v isay_n 55.10.11_o sure_o as_o the_o reign_n come_v down_o and_o the_o snow_n from_o heaven_n and_o return_v not_o thither_o but_o water_v the_o earth_n and_o make_v it_o to_o bring_v forth_o and_o bud_n that_o it_o may_v give_v seed_n to_o the_o sour_a and_o bread_n unto_o he_o that_o eat_v so_o shall_v my_o word_n be_v that_o go_v out_o of_o my_o mouth_n it_o shall_v not_o return_v unto_o i_o void_a but_o it_o shall_v accomplish_v that_o which_o i_o will_v and_o it_o shall_v prosper_v in_o the_o thing_n whereto_o i_o send_v it_o preach_v in_o the_o first_o psalm_n 3._o verse_n a_o teacher_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v compare_v unto_o a_o fruitful_a tree_n which_o bring_v forth_o sweet_a and_o whole_a some_o fruit_n in_o the_o 15._o of_o s._n johns_n gospel_n 16_o verse_n the_o son_n of_o god_n say_v i_o have_v ordain_v you_o that_o you_o do_v go_v and_o bring_v forth_o fruit_n and_o that_o your_o fruit_n remain_v etc._n etc._n that_o be_v the_o labour_n of_o they_o which_o teach_v shall_v not_o only_o for_o a_o small_a time_n profit_n mankind_n but_o shall_v gather_v unto_o god_n a_o everlasting_a church_n and_o the_o same_o doctor_n or_o teacher_n shall_v have_v their_o everlasting_a reward_n with_o these_o and_o such_o like_a say_n let_v godly_a 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reward_n of_o wicked_a amity_n of_o patience_n and_o hope_n in_o god_n when_o we_o be_v afflict_v satan_n extreme_a outrage_n against_o the_o church_n in_o her_o old_a age_n emulation_n in_o prince_n court_n etc._n etc._n who_o be_v just_a and_o who_o be_v unjust_a the_o want_n of_o a_o gooâ—_n thing_n make_v it_o more_o to_o be_v desire_v s._n john_n chrysostome_n his_o woâ—des_n upon_o the_o first_o chapter_n of_o saint_n paul_n to_o the_o roman_n appliable_a to_o this_o place_n a_o repetition_n of_o david_n prayer_n and_o five_o have_v thereof_o david_n pray_v for_o the_o destruction_n of_o his_o enemy_n his_o protestation_n of_o thankfulness_n towards_o god_n apelles_n his_o description_n of_o slander_n with_o her_o adherentes_fw-la apelles_n accuse_v of_o move_a sedition_n by_o antiphilus_n how_o he_o be_v acquit_v thereof_o and_o the_o reward_n of_o they_o both_o truth_n the_o conqueror_n of_o falsehood_n the_o effect_n of_o this_o psalm_n a_o thanksgiving_n to_o god_n for_o the_o estate_n ecclesiastical_a 〈◊〉_d &_o economical_n three_o degrâ—â—_n of_o enemy_n to_o those_o state_n doctrine_n of_o justification_n a_o thanksgiving_n to_o god_n for_o the_o preservation_n of_o the_o prince_n and_o present_a state_n of_o government_n the_o blessing_n of_o peace_n the_o miscry_n of_o war_n a_o notable_a say_n of_o plautus_n the_o heathen_a poet_n the_o monthly_a and_o fruitful_a property_n throughout_o the_o year_n the_o cloud_n diâ—â—ill_v the_o dew_n from_o heaven_n the_o benefit_n which_o the_o earth_n bring_v us._n us._n which_o be_v either_o a_o musical_a instrument_n or_o a_o solemn_a tune_n unto_o the_o which_o thâ—s_v psalm_n be_v sing_v the_o effect_n of_o the_o psalm_n â—ratulatâ—â—ie_n and_o exhortatorie_n s._n augustine_n saying_n touch_v god_n presence_n with_o his_o people_n a_o explanation_n of_o the_o miracle_n how_o when_o and_o where_o the_o israelite_n pass_v over_o jordan_n david_n chytraeus_n in_o his_o chronicle_n report_v this_o to_o be_v do_v in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o world_n 2493._o and_o before_o christ_n be_v baptiâ—â—d_v by_o s._n john_n in_o the_o same_o jordan_z just_a 150â—_n year_n herodotus_n lib._n â—_o iwenal_n satyr_n 1â—_n claudianus_n lib_n 1_o the_o great_a odds_n between_o this_o life_n and_o the_o life_n everlasting_a the_o rejoice_v of_o the_o faithful_a even_o in_o great_a danger_n three_o way_n unthankfulness_n of_o mankind_n david_n thankfulness_n the_o humanity_n and_o divinity_n of_o christ_n the_o son_n of_o god_n the_o gentile_n for_o their_o unthankfulness_n compare_v unto_o hog_n and_o dog_n hypocritâ—â—_n difference_n of_o the_o law_n and_o the_o gospel_n the_o wickedness_n of_o the_o heathen_a people_n in_o time_n past_a their_o regeneration_n by_o christ_n in_o the_o time_n of_o grace_n the_o fruitful_a 〈◊〉_d of_o preach_v one_o god_n in_o essence_n 3._o distinct_a person_n the_o effectual_a blessing_n of_o god_n in_o trinity_n
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