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all_o those_o that_o persecute_v christ_n in_o his_o member_n with_o fear_n and_o tremble_a wherewith_o christ_n terrify_v paul_n from_o heaven_n act_v 9.4_o 5._o wherein_o they_o discover_v 1._o their_o impiety_n that_o take_v up_o arm_n against_o christ_n himself_o 2._o their_o folly_n as_o be_v assure_v to_o be_v foil_v and_o utter_o ruin_v at_o the_o last_o three_o let_v it_o move_v we_o to_o be_v zealous_a for_o christ_n our_o husband_n nay_o our_o head_n as_o elijah_n be_v for_o god_n 1_o king_n 19.10_o and_o david_n psal_n 119.139_o 1._o for_o his_o honour_n psal_n 69.9_o 2._o for_o his_o child_n 2_o cor._n 11.29_o 3._o for_o his_o truth_n judas_n 3._o sensible_a of_o any_o evil_n do_v unto_o any_o of_o these_o see_v psal_n 119.158_o and_o rejoice_v in_o their_o advancement_n four_o let_v we_o that_o draw_v so_o near_o unto_o christ_n walk_v worthy_a of_o he_o in_o all_o holy_a conversation_n 1._o because_o he_o will_v be_v sanctify_v in_o all_o that_o come_v near_o he_o levit_fw-la 10.3_o 2._o because_o the_o scandal_n of_o our_o sin_n reflect_v upon_o he_o rom._n 2.24_o it_o have_v be_v note_v that_o the_o bruise_n of_o christ_n heel_n imply_v the_o suffering_n of_o christ_n in_o his_o member_n as_o well_o as_o in_o his_o own_o person_n and_o both_o of_o they_o by_o god_n decree_n whence_o 30._o observe_v the_o member_n of_o christ_n may_v and_o shall_v suffer_v by_o the_o malice_n of_o satan_n and_o of_o his_o instrument_n observe_v 30_o of_o this_o truth_n our_o saviour_n himself_o assure_v mat._n 24.9_o and_o rev._n 2.10_o and_o all_o experience_n make_v it_o good_a hebrew_n 11.36_o 37._o reason_n 1._o satan_n power_n eph._n 6.12_o when_o god_n let_v we_o loose_v the_o
reins_n to_o he_o as_o be_v manifest_a in_o job_n suffering_n job_n 1._o and_o 2._o join_v with_o malice_n and_o sedulity_n 1_o pet._n 5.8_o 2._o god_n will_v and_o decree_n and_o that_o first_o for_o his_o own_o honour_n divers_a way_n 1._o to_o manifest_v his_o child_n sincerity_n and_o faithfulness_n in_o cleave_v to_o he_o trust_v in_o he_o job_n 13.15_o and_o serve_v he_o cheerful_o act_v 20.24_o notwithstanding_o all_o the_o affliction_n that_o befall_v they_o 2._o to_o declare_v his_o own_o power_n in_o support_v and_o preserve_v his_o servant_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o their_o trial_n like_o the_o three_o child_n in_o the_o fiery_a furnace_n second_o he_o cause_v those_o affliction_n to_o turn_v to_o the_o good_a of_o his_o child_n 1._o to_o keep_v their_o heart_n low_a 2_o cor._n 12.7_o 2._o to_o make_v we_o thereby_o more_o watchful_a over_o our_o way_n 3._o to_o increase_v our_o reward_n hereafter_o let_v not_o we_o then_o be_v discourage_v by_o our_o suffering_n as_o david_n be_v to_o his_o great_a hazard_n psal_n 73.13_o much_o less_o be_v so_o offend_v by_o they_o as_o to_o forsake_v our_o way_n with_o those_o resemble_v by_o the_o stony_a ground_n mat._n 13.21_o see_v we_o have_v therein_o 1._o christ_n for_o our_o companion_n 2._o the_o affliction_n themselves_o sanctify_v in_o his_o person_n 3._o order_v by_o the_o counsel_n of_o god_n for_o our_o good_a rom._n 8.28_o 4._o and_o recompense_v at_o length_n with_o a_o far_o more_o excellent_a weight_n of_o glory_n 2_o cor._n 4.17_o second_o expect_v and_o prepare_v for_o trial_n see_v we_o know_v they_o be_v 1._o certain_a 2_o tim._n 3.12_o as_o be_v decree_v by_o god_n himself_o 2._o in_o themselves_o unpleasant_a to_o flesh_n and_o blood_n heb._n 12.11_o 3._o and_o dangerous_a if_o we_o be_v discourage_v by_o they_o the_o best_a preparation_n against_o it_o be_v 1._o to_o make_v sure_a of_o christ_n and_o in_o he_o of_o eternal_a life_n 2._o in_o all_o thing_n keep_v a_o good_a conscience_n 1_o pet._n 3.16_o that_o we_o may_v have_v no_o other_o burden_n upon_o we_o but_o the_o affliction_n itself_o 3._o stand_v loose_a from_o the_o world_n see_v 2_o tim._n 2.3_o 4._o 4._o join_v in_o society_n &_o fellowship_n with_o the_o godly_a ps_n 119.63_o who_o may_v both_o advise_v and_o encourage_v we_o but_o that_o which_o may_v be_v unto_o we_o instead_o of_o all_o comfort_n in_o these_o combat_n of_o we_o with_o satan_n and_o his_o instrument_n be_v this_o that_o jesus_n christ_n himself_o be_v engage_v in_o the_o cause_n and_o undertake_v the_o quarrel_n in_o our_o behalf_n the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n that_o be_v christ_n not_o only_o enter_v into_o the_o combat_n against_o satan_n but_o prevail_v in_o it_o and_o in_o the_o issue_n break_v the_o serpent_n head_n that_o be_v wound_v he_o and_o that_o mortal_o and_o irrecoverable_o whence_o 31_o observe_v christ_n himself_o in_o his_o own_o person_n be_v he_o that_o take_v up_o the_o quarrel_n of_o his_o church_n against_o satan_n and_o all_o his_o agent_n observe_v 31_o see_v rev._n 12.7_o he_o be_v that_o strong_a man_n that_o enter_v into_o his_o house_n and_o spoil_v he_o mat._n 12.29_o it_o be_v he_o that_o undertake_v all_o his_o instrument_n the_o mighty_a man_n of_o the_o world_n and_o tread_v they_o down_o psal_n 110.6_o reason_n 1._o there_o be_v none_o else_o that_o can_v undertake_v so_o great_a a_o adversory_a to_o prevail_v against_o he_o see_v isa_n 59.16_o 17_o 18._o 2._o neither_o be_v it_o fit_a that_o any_o but_o he_o that_o be_v the_o head_n of_o the_o church_n shall_v be_v the_o saviour_n of_o his_o body_n that_o when_o he_o alone_o be_v all_o thing_n unto_o we_o the_o honour_n of_o all_o may_v return_v unto_o he_o alone_o 1_o cor._n 1.30_o 31._o beside_o it_o wonderful_o establish_v our_o heart_n when_o we_o know_v we_o be_v under_o the_o wing_n of_o a_o protector_n not_o only_o mighty_a to_o save_v isa_n 63.1_o but_o ready_a to_o save_v and_o serve_v the_o member_n of_o his_o own_o body_n upon_o which_o ground_n our_o saviour_n will_v we_o to_o be_v without_o fear_n john_n 16.33_o and_o last_o it_o can_v but_o encourage_v we_o to_o adhere_v firm_o to_o he_o alone_o as_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n resolve_v to_o do_v unto_o god_n upon_o the_o same_o ground_n josh_n 24.17_o 18._o let_v it_o raise_v up_o and_o support_v all_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o godly_a in_o a_o full_a assurance_n of_o a_o certain_a and_o glorious_a conquest_n over_o satan_n and_o all_o his_o malignant_a instrument_n at_o the_o last_o in_o all_o their_o conflict_n rom._n 8.37_o see_v they_o have_v a_o protector_n that_o in_o himself_o be_v mighty_a to_o save_v isa_n 69.1_o and_o that_o have_v receive_v from_o his_o father_n all_o fullness_n of_o power_n in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n mat._n 28.18_o and_o that_o for_o that_o purpose_n that_o he_o may_v save_v his_o body_n the_o church_n 2._o let_v we_o undertake_v christ_n quarrel_n as_o he_o undertake_v we_o and_o engage_v ourselves_o for_o he_o as_o he_o do_v for_o we_o after_o the_o example_n of_o the_o prophet_n david_n psal_n 139.21_o 22._o especial_o magistrate_n see_v psal_n 94.16_o and_o 101.8_o and_o every_o man_n in_o his_o place_n contend_v for_o the_o common_a faith_n judas_n 3_o stand_v up_o and_o show_v ourselves_o on_o the_o behalf_n of_o his_o child_n against_o all_o those_o that_o wrong_n and_o persecute_v they_o in_o the_o next_o place_n it_o will_v be_v fit_a to_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o kind_n of_o the_o wound_n which_o they_o that_o be_v the_o woman_n seed_n receive_v at_o satan_n hand_n and_o they_o be_v like_o the_o wound_v that_o light_n upon_o our_o saviour_n in_o his_o own_o person_n wound_n in_o the_o heel_n painful_a but_o not_o mortal_a as_o come_v near_o no_o vital_a part_n whence_o 32_o observe_v the_o wound_n which_o the_o member_n of_o christ_n receive_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o satan_n and_o his_o instrument_n may_v be_v painful_a but_o shall_v not_o be_v mortal_a observe_v 32_o they_o may_v fall_v seven_o time_n a_o day_n but_o shall_v still_o rise_v again_o prov._n 24.16_o their_o enemy_n may_v afflict_v they_o but_o shall_v never_o prevail_v against_o they_o no_o though_o they_o take_v away_o their_o life_n luke_n 21.16_o 18._o because_o they_o can_v be_v hurt_v of_o the_o second_o death_n revel_v 2.11_o reason_n 1._o god_n who_o have_v set_v bound_n unto_o the_o sea_n which_o it_o can_v pass_v job_n 38.11_o can_v and_o do_v restrain_v the_o remainder_n of_o the_o wrath_n and_o rage_n of_o wicked_a man_n psal_n 76.10_o yea_o of_o satan_n himself_o as_o we_o see_v in_o job_n example_n job_n 1.12_o &_o 2.6_o 2._o and_o have_v give_v christ_n a_o special_a charge_n to_o keep_v all_o those_o safe_a that_o god_n have_v give_v he_o john_n 6.39_o &_o 10.28_o and_o have_v also_o furnish_v he_o with_o sufficient_a power_n for_o that_o purpose_n 3._o god_n shall_v otherwise_o fail_v of_o his_o main_a end_n the_o honour_n that_o he_o have_v by_o his_o saint_n who_o he_o have_v choose_v for_o himself_o and_o take_v near_o unto_o he_o that_o they_o may_v behold_v his_o glory_n john_n 17.24_o and_o continual_o sing_v his_o praise_n 4._o and_o beside_o he_o must_v needs_o suffer_v in_o his_o honour_n another_o way_n when_o he_o shall_v be_v conceive_v to_o be_v either_o unfaithful_a in_o not_o protect_v his_o own_o servant_n or_o weak_a as_o unable_a to_o secure_v those_o that_o depend_v upon_o he_o 5._o and_o upon_o those_o ground_n man_n must_v needs_o be_v discourage_v in_o give_v up_o themselves_o to_o his_o service_n or_o to_o go_v on_o therein_o with_o cheerfulness_n and_o confidence_n which_o god_n require_v when_o they_o can_v have_v no_o assurance_n of_o safety_n in_o his_o way_n let_v all_o those_o that_o be_v christ_n labour_v to_o establish_v their_o heart_n with_o such_o a_o firm_a confidence_n in_o god_n protection_n for_o the_o secure_n of_o their_o estate_n that_o they_o may_v despise_v all_o the_o rage_n power_n and_o policy_n yea_o all_o the_o effect_n of_o the_o malice_n of_o satan_n or_o any_o of_o his_o instrument_n in_o those_o trouble_n and_o affliction_n wherewith_o they_o exercise_v the_o godly_a as_o the_o three_o child_n despise_v the_o menace_n of_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n dan._n 3.16_o 17._o and_o saint_n paul_n the_o prison_n and_o bond_n that_o he_o know_v he_o be_v to_o undergo_v which_o move_v he_o not_o at_o all_o act._n 20.24_o as_o there_o be_v no_o cause_n why_o they_o shall_v see_v we_o know_v 1._o that_o such_o thing_n can_v hurt_v we_o 2._o but_o shall_v turn_v to_o our_o good_a rom._n 8_o 28._o as_o david_n find_v by_o experience_n psal_n 119.71_o and_o shall_v increase_v our_o reward_n hereafter_o 2_o cor._n 4.17_o 3._o and_o be_v but_o the_o
service_n easy_a gen_n 29.20_o 2._o and_o of_o the_o law_n itself_o for_o the_o purity_n of_o it_o psal_n 119.140_o the_o righteousness_n and_o saithfulnesse_n of_o it_o v._o 138._o the_o wonderful_a perfection_n and_o admirable_a effect_n of_o it_o psal_n 19.7_o 8._o 3._o for_o the_o reward_n set_v before_o we_o hereafter_o and_o peace_n which_o our_o obedience_n to_o the_o law_n bring_v at_o present_a see_v psal_n 73.24_o and_o 119.165_o this_o cheerfulness_n of_o spirit_n be_v necessary_a 1._o to_o sweeten_v and_o make_v we_o despise_v those_o encumbrance_n which_o we_o meet_v in_o our_o way_n 2._o to_o encourage_v other_o 3._o to_o bring_v honour_n to_o god_n but_o it_o be_v observable_a that_o in_o this_o commandment_n though_o the_o labour_n enjoin_v be_v hard_a and_o painful_a yet_o it_o shall_v not_o want_v effect_n though_o it_o be_v purchase_v with_o the_o sweat_n of_o his_o brow_n yet_o his_o labour_n shall_v produce_v he_o bread_n to_o sustain_v his_o life_n whence_o 3._o observe_v whatsoever_o we_o undertake_v in_o obedience_n to_o god_n commandment_n shall_v not_o want_v effect_n observe_v 3_o prov._n 14.23_o he_o that_o sow_v plentiful_o shall_v reap_v plentiful_o 2_o cor._n 9.6_o which_o be_v not_o only_o true_a in_o respect_n of_o the_o future_a reward_n promise_v 1_o cor._n 15.58_o but_o beside_o in_o respect_n of_o man_n present_a labour_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o want_v success_n unless_o god_n be_v please_v to_o deny_v his_o blessing_n to_o humble_a man_n for_o their_o sin_n as_o hag._n 1.6_o otherwise_o the_o promise_n hold_v and_o be_v make_v good_a to_o all_o that_o in_o their_o labour_n serve_v god_n in_o sincerity_n ps_n 128._o 2._o isa_n 65.23_o unless_o god_n see_v it_o fit_v sometime_o to_o with_o hold_v his_o blessing_n on_o they_o for_o some_o great_a good_a to_o we_o or_o honour_n to_o himself_o reason_n 1._o that_o god_n be_v able_a to_o give_v success_n and_o by_o his_o blessing_n to_o prosper_v man_n endeavour_n no_o man_n can_v deny_v 2._o that_o it_o concern_v he_o in_o point_n of_o honour_n to_o prosper_v that_o which_o he_o command_v be_v as_o clear_a as_o theformer_n 3._o it_o be_v needful_a to_o be_v so_o lest_o other_o wise_a man_n shall_v be_v discourage_v in_o his_o service_n if_o they_o shall_v labour_v therein_o without_o bring_v any_o thing_n to_o effect_v let_v it_o encourage_v all_o man_n in_o the_o service_n which_o god_n command_v wherein_o they_o be_v sure_a not_o to_o labour_v in_o vain_a but_o either_o to_o effect_v what_o they_o undertake_v 2._o or_o to_o attain_v something_o that_o shall_v be_v better_o for_o they_o 3._o and_o to_o have_v the_o reward_n of_o their_o endeavour_n from_o god_n isa_n 49.5_o so_o they_o undertake_v thing_n 1._o in_o obedience_n to_o god_n command_n 2._o to_o a_o right_a end_n for_o his_o glory_n and_o the_o good_a of_o other_o 3._o and_o depend_v upon_o god_n blessing_n and_o not_o on_o their_o ownlabour_v for_o success_n after_o the_o injunction_n of_o painful_a labour_n follow_v the_o duration_n of_o it_o for_o term_v of_o his_o life_n contain_v withal_o the_o sentence_n of_o god_n concern_v man_n dissolution_n by_o death_n with_o the_o equity_n thereof_o in_o this_o sentence_n take_v notice_n 1._o of_o the_o moderation_n thereof_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o curse_n threaten_v 2._o of_o the_o mitigation_n thereof_o 1._o in_o the_o time_n adam_n shall_v die_v though_o not_o that_o day_n 2._o in_o the_o kind_n of_o death_n it_o shall_v be_v temporal_a but_o not_o eternal_a though_o both_o be_v include_v in_o the_o sanction_n whence_o 4_o observe_v god_n sanction_n be_v certain_a as_o well_o of_o judgement_n as_o of_o mercy_n observe_v 4_o not_o only_o unto_o the_o wicked_a gen._n 4.12_o eccl._n 8.12_o 13._o but_o unto_o the_o godly_a too_o 2_o sam._n 12.14_o 18._o but_o with_o this_o difference_n 1._o that_o their_o judgement_n be_v only_o outward_a and_o temporary_a whereas_o wicked_a man_n judgement_n be_v spiritual_a and_o eternal_a 2._o and_o those_o judgement_n be_v lay_v on_o they_o not_o as_o a_o part_n of_o their_o debt_n for_o sin_n which_o christ_n have_v satisfy_v to_o the_o full_a 3._o and_o be_v sanctify_v to_o they_o so_o that_o they_o work_v together_o to_o their_o good_a reason_n 1._o both_o the_o threat_n of_o judgement_n as_o well_o as_o the_o promise_v of_o mercy_n be_v found_v on_o the_o same_o ground_n of_o god_n truth_n and_o immutability_n and_o power_n 2._o and_o have_v the_o same_o scope_n the_o honour_v of_o god_n in_o the_o manifestation_n as_o well_o of_o his_o justice_n as_o of_o his_o mercy_n give_v to_o every_o man_n according_a to_o his_o deed_n see_v psal_n 58.11_o isa_n 59.18_o 19_o 1._o learn_v to_o tremble_v at_o god_n judgement_n ps_n 119.120_o as_o well_o as_o to_o hope_v in_o his_o mercy_n yea_o even_o the_o godly_a who_o though_o they_o be_v free_v from_o the_o everlasting_a curse_n by_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n yet_o be_v liable_a to_o such_o chastisement_n psal_n 89.31_o 32._o as_o may_v make_v their_o heart_n ache_v psal_n 143.4_o 2._o let_v it_o appall_v the_o heart_n of_o all_o wicked_a man_n that_o notwithstanding_o all_o god_n threaten_n go_v on_o desperate_o in_o their_o sin_n deut._n 29.19_o who_o as_o they_o dishonour_v god_n in_o the_o high_a degree_n either_o deny_v his_o power_n holiness_n and_o providence_n psal_n 94.7_o and_o his_o truth_n or_o imagine_v he_o to_o be_v like_a unto_o themselves_o psal_n 50.21_o so_o they_o bring_v upon_o themselves_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n to_o the_o uttermost_a to_o their_o everlasting_a destruction_n deut._n 29.20_o psal_n 50.21_o if_o we_o consider_v this_o sentence_n of_o god_n decree_a man_n dissolution_n and_o the_o turn_n of_o his_o body_n into_o dust_n in_o particular_a we_o may_v 5._o observe_v though_o god_n have_v free_v his_o child_n from_o eternal_a death_n yet_o he_o have_v leave_v they_o as_o well_o as_o other_o under_o the_o sentence_n of_o temporal_a death_n observe_v 5_o death_n by_o sin_n pass_v upon_o all_o man_n rom._n 5.12_o heb._n 9.27_o from_o which_o though_o henoch_n be_v exempt_v heb._n 11.5_o and_o elijah_n 2_o king_n 2.11_o as_o shall_v be_v such_o as_o be_v find_v live_v when_o christ_n shall_v come_v to_o judgement_n 1_o cor._n 15.51_o 1_o thes_n 4.17_o yet_o upon_o the_o rest_n as_o well_o godly_a as_o wicked_a this_o sentence_n take_v hold_v as_o all_o experience_n show_v reason_n 1._o that_o by_o it_o they_o may_v be_v put_v in_o mind_n of_o sin_n that_o bring_v death_n upon_o they_o rom._n 5.12_o 2._o they_o have_v no_o harm_n by_o death_n which_o be_v at_o present_a but_o a_o sleep_n wherein_o they_o rest_v from_o their_o labour_n isa_n 57.2_o and_o which_o sever_v they_o not_o from_o christ_n 1_o thes_n 4.14_o through_o who_o it_o be_v sanctify_v to_o they_o see_v 1_o cor._n 15.55_o and_o be_v make_v a_o entrance_n into_o life_n rev._n 14.13_o and_o hurt_v not_o the_o body_n which_o shall_v be_v raise_v up_o in_o glory_n 1_o corinth_n 15.42_o 43._o prepare_v for_o it_o as_o be_v 1._o most_o certain_a eccl_n 9.5_o 2._o and_o yet_o uncertain_a in_o the_o time_n and_o mean_n of_o it_o luke_n 12.20_o 3._o and_o whereof_o man_n be_v natural_o regardless_o be_v bewitch_v by_o the_o world_n psal_n 49.11_o 4._o and_o yet_o be_v of_o all_o other_o thing_n that_o which_o most_o near_o concern_v we_o to_o this_o end_n 1._o make_v sure_a of_o christ_n who_o if_o we_o have_v to_o die_v be_v gain_v philip._n 1.21_o 2._o be_v always_o do_v good_a see_v luke_n 12.40_o 42_o 43._o know_v there_o be_v no_o work_n nor_o device_n in_o the_o grave_n whither_o we_o go_v eccl._n 9.10_o 3._o stand_v loose_a from_o the_o world_n that_o it_o may_v not_o trouble_v we_o to_o go_v out_o of_o the_o world_n 4._o let_v we_o have_v our_o conversation_n in_o heaven_n phil._n 3.20_o and_o lay_v up_o our_o treasure_n there_o mat._n 6.20_o whither_o by_o death_n we_o be_v translate_v the_o lord_n content_v not_o himself_o to_o mind_n adam_n that_o he_o be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o dust_n but_o tell_v he_o that_o he_o be_v dust_n and_o shall_v be_v resolve_v into_o dust_n whence_o 6_o observe_v man_n body_n be_v baste_v every_o way_n both_o in_o their_o original_n in_o their_o present_a condition_n and_o in_o their_o dissolution_n observe_v 6_o in_o their_o original_a of_o the_o dust_n eccl._n 3.20_o earthly_a of_o the_o earth_n 1_o cor._n 5.47_o in_o their_o present_a condition_n no_o better_a than_o dust_n psal_n 103.14_o eccl._n 12.7_o their_o food_n out_o of_o the_o earth_n psal_n 104.14_o their_o clothing_n no_o better_o and_o their_o dwell_a house_n of_o clay_n job_n 4.19_o in_o their_o dissolution_n turn_v into_o dust_n psal_n 104.29_o where_o one_o may_v say_v to_o corruption_n thou_o be_v my_o father_n to_o the_o worm_n thou_o be_v
42.6_o 3._o what_o contempt_n of_o all_o thing_n in_o comparison_n of_o christ_n with_o paul_n phil._n 3.8_o no_o title_n in_o the_o world_n can_v be_v more_o firm_a than_o adam_n be_v to_o the_o garden_n of_o eden_n which_o god_n have_v plant_v of_o purpose_n for_o he_o and_o into_o the_o possession_n whereof_o god_n have_v put_v he_o with_o his_o own_o hand_n and_o yet_o we_o see_v for_o his_o rebellion_n he_o be_v cast_v out_o of_o all_o that_o god_n have_v give_v he_o whence_o 1_o observe_v there_o be_v no_o blessing_n so_o firm_o assure_v unto_o we_o whereof_o sin_n may_v not_o deprive_v we_o observe_v 1_o even_o canaan_n itself_o though_o confirm_v by_o god_n oath_n to_o abraham_n and_o his_o seed_n the_o unbeliever_n be_v deprive_v and_o keep_v out_o of_o by_o unbelief_n heb._n 3.18_o as_o their_o posterity_n be_v cast_v out_o of_o it_o even_o after_o they_o possess_v it_o as_o god_n have_v threaten_v leu._n 26.33_o deut._n 28.63_o thus_o be_v elies_n posterity_n cast_v out_o of_o the_o priesthood_n 1_o sam._n 2.29_o 30._o and_o david_n out_o of_o the_o kingdom_n though_o both_o assure_v by_o god_n firm_a promise_n psal_n 89.35_o 36._o compare_v with_o ver_fw-la 39_o 40._o reason_n 1._o all_o promise_n be_v grant_v under_o the_o condition_n of_o obedience_n sometime_o express_v as_o psal_n 89.30_o 31_o 32._o and_o always_o understand_v 2_o it_o be_v not_o for_o god_n honour_n to_o prosper_v man_n and_o continue_v his_o blessing_n to_o they_o in_o a_o course_n of_o rebellion_n 1_o sam._n 2.30_o psal_n 94.20_o 3._o nor_o for_o man_n good_a who_o will_v abuse_v the_o blessing_n to_o his_o own_o destruction_n see_v ps_n 73.6_o 7._o and_o harden_v the_o heart_n of_o other_o by_o continue_v in_o way_n of_o rebellion_n if_o they_o shall_v prosper_v in_o they_o see_v ps_n 73.10_o mal._n 3.15_o first_o it_o reprove_v all_o that_o walk_v in_o rebellious_a course_n promise_v themselves_o impunity_n in_o their_o sinful_a way_n deut._n 29.19_o and_o assurance_n of_o 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the_o wicked_a prov._n 14.16_o but_o the_o godly_a also_o ps_n 30.6_o whence_o we_o be_v call_v upon_o to_o be_v watchful_a mark_v 13.37_o consider_v 1._o that_o all_o promise_n be_v make_v under_o the_o condition_n of_o obedience_n leu._n 26.3_o 4._o and_o deut._n 28.1_o 2._o prov._n 2.21_o 2._o that_o outward_a blessing_n may_v be_v a_o snare_n unto_o we_o prov._n 30.9_o unless_o we_o use_v they_o wary_o 3._o that_o even_o inward_a spiritual_a blessing_n though_o they_o can_v be_v lose_v yet_o may_v be_v much_o impair_v and_o the_o comfort_n of_o they_o not_o feel_v for_o a_o time_n if_o we_o grieve_v the_o spirit_n by_o any_o sin_n as_o david_n find_v by_o experience_n psal_n 51.8.11_o adam_n be_v cast_v out_o of_o paradise_n be_v confine_v to_o labour_n in_o till_v the_o ground_n whence_o he_o be_v take_v which_o in_o all_o probability_n be_v not_o far_o from_o perhaps_o within_o the_o view_n of_o paradise_n a_o great_a change_n in_o his_o employment_n from_o keep_v and_o dress_v which_o be_v rather_o a_o recreation_n then_o any_o painful_a labour_n to_o tilling_n a_o tiresome_a toil_n especial_o to_o he_o who_o want_v tool_n beast_n servant_n and_o all_o help_n for_o that_o work_n and_o have_v beside_o tilling_n of_o the_o ground_n to_o provide_v himself_o some_o shelter_n to_o harbour_v himself_o from_o the_o weather_n together_o with_o many_o necessary_n for_o the_o support_n and_o comfort_n of_o his_o life_n but_o it_o be_v observable_a that_o when_o god_n send_v adam_n out_o of_o paradise_n he_o assign_v he_o a_o place_n where_o to_o be_v and_o a_o employment_n what_o to_o do_v whence_o 2_o observe_v man_n dwelling_n and_o employment_n be_v both_o assign_v by_o god_n observe_v 2_o god_n divide_v the_o earth_n among_o the_o inhabitant_n thereof_o in_o the_o beginning_n deut._n 21.21_o 22._o and_o 32._o and_o not_o only_o give_v it_o to_o they_o in_o general_a ps_n 115.16_o or_o assign_v a_o country_n to_o his_o own_o people_n in_o particular_a psal_n 105.44_o but_o allot_v out_o every_o tribe_n their_o portion_n in_o it_o as_o appear_v by_o compare_v gen._n 49.13_o with_o josh_n 19.11_o which_o although_o he_o point_v not_o out_o now_o to_o we_o by_o lot_n as_o he_o do_v then_o yet_o he_o dispose_v in_o the_o ordinary_a course_n of_o his_o providence_n direct_v the_o subordinate_a mean_n to_o act_v only_o what_o he_o have_v before_o determine_v and_o for_o man_n employment_n the_o apostle_n term_v they_o god_n calling_n 1_o cor._n 7.17_o reason_n 1._o the_o earth_n be_v god_n ps_n 24.1_o to_o which_o by_o consequent_a no_o man_n can_v have_v any_o title_n but_o by_o assignation_n from_o he_o and_o we_o be_v his_o ps_n 100.3_o and_o in_o he_o live_v and_o have_v our_o be_v act._n 17.28_o and_o consequent_o may_v more_o just_o be_v assign_v our_o employment_n by_o he_o than_o a_o servant_n may_v be_v appoint_v his_o work_n by_o his_o master_n and_o beside_o it_o be_v god_n that_o must_v both_o furnish_v he_o with_o ability_n for_o 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