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the_o disturb_v of_o their_o own_o unsound_a the_o accept_n of_o he_o that_o deserve_v the_o true_a peace_n and_o the_o walk_n in_o the_o way_n of_o holiness_n but_o peace_n from_o god_n be_v never_o desire_v for_o man_n to_o continue_v in_o a_o state_n of_o war_n against_o god_n 4._o 12.12_o rom._n 5.9_o 10_o rom._n 5.1_o eph._n 1.6_o hebr._fw-la 2.15_o 1_o cor._n 15.31_o job_n 15.20_o 21_o judas_n 19_o gal._n 5.22_o ephes_n 2.12_o rom._n 12.12_o the_o faithful_a only_o have_v take_v the_o right_a course_n to_o obtain_v peace_n they_o alone_o be_v free_v from_o god_n wrath_n more_o dreadful_a than_o the_o roar_n of_o a_o lion_n or_o the_o wrath_n of_o all_o the_o king_n of_o the_o world_n it_o destroy_a body_n and_o soul_n in_o hell_n they_o only_o have_v pardon_n of_o sin_n the_o other_o like_o guilty_a malefactor_n be_v in_o a_o hourly_a expectation_n of_o the_o worst_a of_o death_n through_o the_o fear_n whereof_o they_o die_v before_o they_o die_v the_o faithful_a only_o have_v 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your_o joy_n say_v christ_n no_o man_n take_v from_o you_o the_o power_n of_o adversary_n be_v but_o skindeep_a there_o be_v a_o threefold_a impotency_n of_o man_n in_o reference_n to_o a_o christian_n peace_n 1_o man_n can_v give_v this_o peace_n 2_o he_o can_v hinder_v it_o from_o enter_v 3._o he_o can_v remove_v it_o or_o hinder_v it_o from_o abide_v it_o continue_v like_o a_o fountain_n in_o the_o hot_a summer_n and_o be_v warm_a in_o the_o cold_a winter_n of_o affliction_n like_o a_o candle_n which_o be_v not_o overwhelm_v or_o quench_v in_o the_o dismal_a darkness_n of_o the_o night_n but_o be_v make_v thereby_o to_o give_v the_o clear_a light_n david_n in_o great_a strait_n comfort_v himself_o in_o god_n 12.11_o 1_o jam._n 1_o 2._o 2_o cor._n 7.4_o rom._n 5.3_o 1_o thes_n 5.16_o 2_o cor._n 14.5_o phil._n 4.4_o heb._n 12.11_o the_o faithful_a glory_n in_o tribulation_n they_o be_v command_v to_o rejoice_v evermore_o as_o the_o suffering_n of_o christ_n abound_v in_o they_o so_o 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against_o the_o express_a prohibition_n of_o god_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o defile_v themselves_o with_o the_o idol_n of_o egypt_n and_o that_o they_o do_v not_o forsake_v those_o idol_n and_o the_o same_o prophet_n chap._n 23.3_o reprove_v israel_n for_o their_o early_a adultery_n by_o which_o he_o mean_v their_o idolatry_n say_v that_o she_o commit_v whoredom_n in_o egypt_n in_o her_o youth_n i._n e._n when_o the_o israelite_n be_v but_o a_o young_a and_o new_a nation_n and_o vers_fw-la 8._o that_o she_o leave_v not_o her_o whoredom_n bring_v from_o the_o egyptian_n for_o in_o her_o youth_n they_o lie_v with_o she_o and_o bruise_v the_o breast_n of_o her_o virginity_n clear_v likewise_o to_o this_o purpose_n be_v that_o command_n of_o joshua_n to_o the_o israelite_n chap._n 24.14_o put_v away_o the_o god_n which_o your_o father_n serve_v in_o egypt_n nor_o be_v there_o want_v learned_a man_n who_o conceive_v that_o the_o reason_n why_o the_o israelite_n in_o the_o wilderness_n
in_o they_o believe_v god_n too_o little_a and_o man_n too_o much_o by_o their_o unbelief_n make_v god_n as_o man_n and_o man_n as_o god_n 6.8_o gen._n 12.7_o 13.15_o 15.18_o 17.7.8_o 26.4_o deut._n 1.8_o exo._n 3.17_o and_o 6.8_o 2._o god_n have_v afford_v many_o help_n and_o antidote_n against_o the_o unbeleef_n of_o the_o israelite_n god_n have_v give_v promise_n first_o to_o their_o father_n and_o afterward_o to_o these_o israelite_n their_o posterity_n of_o his_o bestow_n upon_o they_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n for_o a_o inheritance_n his_o promise_n like_o himself_o be_v faithful_a and_o true_a and_o impossible_a it_o be_v that_o he_o who_o make_v they_o shall_v lie_v these_o promise_n be_v often_o repeat_v to_o their_o forefather_n and_o themselves_o and_o the_o very_a land_n of_o canaan_n be_v call_v the_o land_n of_o promise_n 8.56_o heb._n 11.9_o 1_o king_n 8.56_o and_o afterward_o solomon_n profess_v there_o have_v not_o fail_v one_o word_n of_o all_o god_n good_a promise_n which_o he_o promise_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o moses_n all_o his_o promise_n be_v yea_o and_o amen_o the_o promise_n of_o give_v to_o israel_n the_o land_n of_o canaan_n 17.10_o gen._n 22.16_o gen._n 26.3_o psal_n 105.9_o 1_o chr._n 26.26_o gen._n 17.10_o god_n have_v sundry_a time_n confirm_v by_o oath_n the_o oath_n god_n follow_v with_o his_o seal_n of_o circumcision_n whereby_o be_v confirm_v the_o promise_n of_o the_o earthly_a and_o heavenly_a canaan_n to_o all_o these_o god_n have_v add_v the_o abundant_a example_n of_o those_o their_o holy_a forefather_n who_o open_o profess_v their_o believe_a of_o the_o promise_n that_o their_o seed_n shall_v inherit_v canaan_n 7.5_o heb._n 11.9_o act._n 7.5_o hence_o abraham_n sojourn_v content_o in_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n where_o he_o have_v not_o so_o much_o room_n as_o to_o set_v his_o foot_n on_o without_o borrow_v or_o buy_v hence_o also_o he_o purchase_v a_o bury_a place_n in_o that_o land_n gen._n in_o terra_fw-la promissâ_fw-la sibi_fw-la emit_fw-la sepulchrum_fw-la ut_fw-la spem_fw-la svam_fw-la vel_fw-la mortuus_fw-la testaretur_fw-la rivet_n exerc._n 119._o in_o gen._n of_o which_o though_o live_v he_o have_v not_o possession_n yet_o die_v nay_o dead_a he_o show_v his_o expectation_n how_o holy_o solicitous_a be_v jacob_n and_o joseph_n that_o their_o body_n after_o their_o death_n shall_v be_v carry_v out_o of_o egypt_n into_o that_o canaan_n where_o their_o hope_n and_o heart_n have_v be_v while_o they_o live_v to_o all_o these_o example_n god_n have_v give_v they_o to_o prevent_v unbelief_n their_o own_o multiply_a and_o astostonish_a experience_n of_o his_o former_a power_n and_o love_n can_v not_o he_o who_o by_o the_o lift_n up_o of_o the_o arm_n of_o one_o moses_n destroy_v a_o army_n of_o amalekite_n as_o easy_o overthrow_v the_o army_n of_o the_o canaanite_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o six_o hundred_o thousand_o israelite_n can_v he_o who_o commissionated_a the_o very_a louse_n and_o fly_n to_o plague_n egypt_n and_o at_o who_o command_n be_v all_o the_o host_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n want_v power_n to_o deal_v with_o the_o son_n of_o anak_n can_v not_o he_o who_o make_v the_o weak_a and_o unsteady_a water_n of_o the_o red_a sea_n to_o stand_v up_o like_a wall_n as_o easy_o make_v the_o strong_a wall_n of_o the_o canaanitish_a city_n to_o fall_v down_o 78.32.42_o psal_n 78.32.42_o but_o they_o believe_v not_o for_o his_o wondrous_a work_n they_o remember_v not_o his_o hand_n nor_o the_o day_n when_o he_o deliver_v they_o from_o the_o enemy_n 3._o their_o unbelief_n most_o of_o all_o rob_v god_n of_o his_o though_o not_o essential_a yet_o declarative_a glory_n it_o be_v a_o bold_a sin_n it_o rifle_v his_o cabinet_n and_o take_v away_o his_o chief_a jewel_n 4.10_o isa_n 42.8_o 1_o joh._n 5.10_o rom._n 4.10_o even_o that_o which_o he_o say_v he_o will_v not_o give_v to_o another_o 1._o it_o take_v away_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o truth_n it_o no_o more_o trust_v he_o then_o if_o he_o be_v a_o know_a liar_n and_o as_o we_o say_v of_o such_o a_o one_o no_o further_o than_o we_o see_v he_o it_o endeavour_v to_o make_v god_n in_o that_o condition_n of_o some_o lose_a man_n who_o credit_n be_v quite_o go_v and_o who_o word_n none_o will_v take_v now_o to_o discredit_v be_v to_o dishonour_v a_o man_n unbeliever_n account_v it_o impossible_a that_o he_o shall_v speak_v true_a for_o who_o to_o lie_v it_o be_v impossible_a after_o all_o the_o promise_n of_o give_v they_o canaan_n though_o repeat_v swear_v seal_v israel_n believe_v not_o god_n 2._o the_o israelite_n by_o their_o unbelief_n obscure_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n goodness_n they_o do_v not_o only_a labour_n to_o make_v their_o misery_n great_a than_o god_n mercy_n but_o even_o his_o very_a mercy_n to_o appear_v tyranny_n they_o often_o complain_v that_o he_o have_v bring_v they_o into_o the_o wilderness_n to_o slay_v they_o 106.24_o num._n 14.3_o psal_n 106.24_o and_o they_o despise_v that_o pleasant_a land_n which_o god_n have_v promise_v they_o yea_o as_o some_o note_n in_o regard_n that_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n be_v a_o type_n of_o the_o heavenly_a canaan_n place_n see_v m._n perkins_n on_o the_o place_n they_o believe_v not_o that_o god_n will_v bring_v they_o to_o heaven_n and_o give_v they_o inheritance_n in_o that_o eternal_a rest_n by_o mean_n of_o the_o messiah_n so_o that_o they_o reject_v at_o once_o both_o the_o blessing_n of_o the_o footstool_n and_o the_o throne_n the_o earthly_a and_o the_o heavenly_a canaan_n at_o the_o same_o time_n 3._o their_o unbelief_n do_v blemish_v the_o glory_n of_o his_o omnipotency_n 62.11_o psal_n 62.11_o they_o proclaim_v by_o this_o sin_n that_o he_o to_o who_o power_n belong_v and_o nothing_o be_v too_o hard_a who_o can_v do_v all_o thing_n but_o what_o argue_v impotency_n as_o lie_v and_o deny_v himself_o who_o make_v heaven_n and_o earth_n with_o a_o word_n 40.15_o isa_n 40.15_o and_o before_o who_o all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o world_n be_v as_o the_o drop_n of_o the_o bucket_n and_o the_o small_a dust_n of_o the_o balance_n can_v not_o crush_v a_o few_o worm_n nor_o pull_v down_o the_o height_n of_o those_o giant_n who_o by_o his_o power_n he_o uphold_v 4._o of_o all_o sin_n the_o unbelief_n of_o the_o israelites_n most_o cross_v their_o own_o profession_n they_o voice_v themselves_o to_o be_v and_o glory_v in_o be_v the_o people_n of_o god_n and_o they_o proclaim_v it_o both_o their_o duty_n and_o privilege_n to_o take_v god_n for_o their_o god_n they_o sometime_o appear_v to_o believe_v he_o but_o the_o unbelief_n of_o their_o heart_n give_v both_o god_n and_o their_o own_o tongue_n the_o lie_n they_o profess_v that_o they_o believe_v the_o power_n of_o god_n and_o remember_v that_o god_n be_v their_o rock_n 37._o psal_n 78.34_o 35_o 36_o 37._o but_o at_o the_o news_n from_o canaan_n they_o show_v that_o they_o believe_v that_o the_o anakim_v and_o the_o wall_a city_n be_v strong_a they_o profess_v that_o 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and_o custom_n without_o truth_n be_v at_o the_o best_a but_o the_o antiquity_n of_o error_n the_o old_a path_n and_o the_o good_a way_n be_v put_v for_o the_o same_o jerem._n 6.16_o if_o the_o removal_n of_o the_o ancient_a bound_n and_o landmark_n which_o our_o father_n have_v set_v be_v a_o sin_n so_o frequent_o prohibit_v how_o heinous_a be_v the_o violation_n of_o the_o ancient_a boundary_a of_o holiness_n which_o at_o the_o first_o be_v fix_v by_o god_n himself_o 3._o the_o depravation_n of_o nature_n 3._o observe_v 3._o introduce_v all_o disorder_n in_o practice_n when_o these_o angel_n have_v leave_v their_o original_a purity_n they_o soon_o forsake_v their_o original_a employment_n and_o 7.18_o mat._n 7.18_o the_o devil_n abide_v not_o in_o the_o truth_n become_v a_o murderer_n all_o the_o irregularity_n of_o life_n be_v but_o derivation_n from_o unholy_a principle_n the_o corrupt_a tree_n yield_v not_o good_a fruit_n 6.45_o luk._n 6.45_o out_o of_o the_o evil_a treasure_n 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