drunkard_n or_o unclean_a or_o profane_a person_n do_v in_o effect_n deny_v the_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n and_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o body_n wherefore_o when_o almighty_a god_n require_v every_o christian_n to_o be_v true_a or_o faithful_a unto_o the_o death_n that_o he_o may_v receive_v a_o crown_n of_o life_n revel_v 2._o 10._o he_o require_v of_o he_o a_o double_a truth_n or_o faithfulness_n not_o only_o that_o he_o be_v true_a and_o faithful_a in_o his_o belief_n but_o also_o and_o much_o rather_o that_o he_o be_v true_a and_o faithful_a in_o his_o life_n first_o god_n require_v a_o faithfulness_n in_o our_o belief_n by_o a_o right_a apprehension_n of_o god_n word_n not_o add_v thereto_o nor_o diminish_v therefrom_o for_o that_o be_v forbid_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o law_n as_o deut._n 4._o 2._o to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o gospel_n as_o revel_v 22._o 18_o 19_o not_o add_v thereto_o by_o superstition_n nor_o diminish_v therefrom_o by_o faction_n for_o as_o the_o 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cap._n 13._o greece_n be_v not_o so_o happy_a as_o to_o afford_v we_o a_o name_n for_o this_o moral_a truth_n and_o may_v just_o own_v to_o be_v graecia_n mendax_fw-la upon_o that_o account_n but_o he_o that_o have_v that_o virtue_n be_v call_v by_o aristotle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o true_a man_n both_o in_o life_n and_o word_n and_o be_v to_o be_v know_v by_o these_o three_o property_n that_o he_o be_v full_a of_o equity_n will_v do_v no_o man_n wrong_v be_v full_a of_o authoriey_n will_v ask_v no_o man_n leave_n whereas_o the_o hypocrite_n be_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d himself_o for_o all_o other_o but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o other_o for_o himself_o and_o last_o be_v full_a of_o modesty_n will_v ask_v no_o man_n praise_n and_o therefore_o will_v set_v forth_o himself_o though_o in_o true_a colour_n yet_o with_o the_o least_o varnish_n so_o also_o be_v the_o true_a religion_n first_o it_o be_v full_a of_o justice_n and_o equity_n for_o it_o look_v only_o after_o god_n glory_n not_o after_o this_o world_n advantage_n and_o therefore_o declare_v thing_n as_o they_o be_v not_o as_o they_o conduce_v to_o man_n interest_n second_o it_o be_v full_a of_o authority_n in_o all_o word_n and_o deed_n still_o like_o itself_o neither_o dissemble_v what_o be_v nor_o pretend_v what_o be_v not_o that_o it_o may_v please_v man_n rather_o than_o god_n but_o say_v with_o s._n paul_n for_o if_o i_o yet_o please_v man_n i_o shall_v not_o be_v the_o servant_n of_o christ_n gal._n 1._o 10._o three_o it_o be_v full_a of_o modesty_n rather_o delight_v in_o extenuation_n of_o its_o own_o worth_n then_o in_o amplification_n of_o it_o for_o though_o hypocrisy_n be_v a_o great_a talker_n &_o a_o great_a boaster_n yet_o religion_n do_v very_o much_o abhor_v all_o vain_a babble_n and_o much_o more_o all_o vain_a boast_n not_o walk_v in_o crastiness_n nor_o handle_v the_o word_n of_o god_n deceitful_o but_o by_o manifestation_n of_o the_o truth_n commend_v itself_o in_o every_o man_n conscience_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n 2_o cor._n 4._o 2._o and_o therefore_o any_o christian_a church_n whatsoever_o that_o either_o turn_v religion_n into_o state_n policy_n make_v christ_n interest_n subservient_fw-fr to_o its_o own_o or_o that_o change_v its_o doctrine_n to_o please_v its_o new_a lord_n and_o master_n or_o that_o boast_v too_o much_o of_o its_o own_o purity_n and_o perfection_n as_o if_o none_o can_v be_v christian_n but_o in_o outward_a communion_n with_o it_o none_o good_a christian_n in_o comparison_n of_o it_o must_v in_o these_o respect_n be_v say_v not_o to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d true_a church_n for_o though_o it_o be_v metaphysical_o a_o true_a church_n yet_o be_v not_o so_o moral_o not_o according_a to_o moral_a truth_n for_o that_o it_o want_v either_o equity_n or_o authority_n or_o modesty_n or_o all_o three_o that_o be_v to_o say_v it_o want_v some_o necessary_a attendant_n of_o moral_a truth_n and_o here_o i_o have_v rather_o bewail_v then_o examine_v rather_o deplore_v than_o detect_v the_o present_a condition_n of_o many_o christian_a church_n it_o be_v enough_o that_o the_o now_o so_o much_o despise_v and_o persecute_a church_n of_o england_n can_v have_v it_o just_o lay_v to_o her_o charge_n that_o either_o she_o labour_v to_o inter-weave_a her_o own_o with_o christ_n interest_n much_o less_o to_o advance_v she_o own_o interest_n above_o he_o for_o want_n of_o equity_n or_o do_v not_o deal_v plain_o with_o those_o church_n that_o do_v so_o for_o want_v of_o authorite_n or_o do_v revile_v other_o reform_a church_n which_o sure_o have_v not_o be_v infallible_a can_v not_o be_v impeccable_a for_o want_v of_o modesty_n and_o my_o hope_n be_v that_o a_o church_n so_o full_a of_o moral_a truth_n no_o less_o then_o of_o metaphysical_a as_o it_o have_v the_o god_n of_o truth_n to_o own_o it_o so_o it_o will_v in_o due_a time_n find_v the_o god_n of_o power_n to_o vindicate_v to_o restore_v and_o to_o defend_v it_o however_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o many_o good_a christian_n have_v rather_o suffer_v in_o her_o afflict_a communion_n then_o reign_v in_o the_o prosperity_n and_o glory_n of_o those_o who_o either_o do_v cause_n or_o do_v not_o regard_v her_o affliction_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n i_o can_v but_o pass_v this_o for_o a_o general_a animadversion_n that_o since_o only_o the_o true_a catholic_n be_v the_o true_a christian_a and_o he_o have_v two_o oposites_n the_o pseudocatholick_a who_o be_v peccant_a in_o excess_n and_o the_o anticatholick_a who_o be_v peccant_a in_o defect_n it_o fare_v with_o these_o two_o opposite_n as_o it_o fare_v with_o those_o two_o extreme_n that_o oppose_v the_o moral_a truth_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o proud_a boaster_n love_v to_o make_v show_n of_o more_o than_o be_v so_o do_v the_o pseudocatholick_a who_o obtrude_v more_o for_o religion_n then_o can_v be_v prove_v religion_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o the_o dissembler_n be_v quite_o contrary_a for_o he_o deny_v thing_n that_o be_v and_o dimininish_v what_o he_o do_v not_o deny_v so_o do_v the_o anticatholick_a who_o deny_v that_o to_o be_v religion_n which_o god_n have_v make_v so_o and_o diminish_v what_o he_o can_v deny_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v the_o same_o author_n the_o boaster_n and_o the_o dissembler_n both_o be_v to_o be_v blame_v because_o neither_o be_v so_o true_a a_o man_n as_o he_o ought_v to_o be_v yet_o more_o the_o boaster_n than_o the_o dissembler_n so_o also_o in_o religion_n the_o pseudocatholick_a seem_v far_a from_o the_o truth_n for_o his_o superaddition_n than_o the_o anticatholick_a for_o his_o diminution_n for_o he_o that_o avow_v uncertainty_n for_o certainty_n bring_v a_o suspicion_n upon_o his_o faith_n even_o in_o most_o undoubted_a truth_n whereas_o he_o
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soul_n from_o god_n the_o more_o sin_n we_o commit_v and_o the_o long_o we_o trade_v in_o sin_n the_o far_o we_o go_v from_o god_n and_o as_o those_o that_o live_v under_o the_o north-pole_n far_o distant_a from_o the_o sun_n want_v light_n and_o heat_n be_v pinch_v with_o cold_a and_o encompass_v with_o darkness_n so_o a_o sinful_a soul_n that_o be_v at_o great_a distance_n from_o god_n have_v no_o communion_n with_o he_o by_o his_o spirit_n be_v in_o darkness_n and_o in_o the_o shadow_n of_o death_n it_o be_v likewise_o chill_v with_o fear_n and_o freeze_v with_o perplex_a doubt_n full_a of_o terror_n and_o amaze_a grief_n which_o be_v peccati_fw-la pedissequae_fw-la the_o black_a handmaid_n or_o attendant_n of_o sin_n which_o be_v the_o work_n of_o the_o devil_n for_o all_o that_o god_n make_v be_v good_a and_o without_o he_o nothing_o be_v make_v therefore_o as_o augustine_n often_o inculcate_n in_o his_o soliloquy_n c_o 5._o malum_fw-la or_o peccatum_fw-la nihil_fw-la est_fw-la quia_fw-la sine_fw-la verbo_fw-la factum_fw-la est_fw-la sine_fw-la quo_fw-la factum_fw-la est_fw-la nihil_fw-la illud_fw-la autem_fw-la malum_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la privatur_fw-la illo_fw-la bono_fw-mi per_fw-la quod_fw-la omne_fw-la facta_fw-la sunt_fw-la quaecunque_fw-la sunt_fw-la sin_n be_v a_o kind_n of_o nothing_o it_o be_v a_o mere_a privation_n of_o good_a as_o a_o shadow_n be_v of_o light_n and_o cold_a of_o heat_n and_o a_o sinner_n deprive_v of_o all_o grace_n have_v only_o a_o bare_a be_v as_o a_o creature_n be_v nothing_o in_o the_o esteem_n of_o god_n his_o maker_n who_o only_o or_o chief_o value_v man_n so_o far_o as_o he_o behold_v the_o jewel_n of_o his_o spirit_n his_o heavenly_a grace_n as_o love_n and_o charity_n humility_n and_o meekness_n etc._n etc._n reside_v and_o shine_v in_o they_o o_o thou_o who_o name_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d jah_n so_o enrich_v and_o possess_v our_o heart_n with_o thy_o grace_n that_o christ_n may_v dwell_v in_o they_o by_o his_o spirit_n and_o we_o may_v dwell_v in_o he_o by_o faith_n that_o the_o life_n of_o grace_n which_o we_o live_v here_o may_v be_v second_v and_o crown_v with_o the_o life_n of_o glory_n hereafter_o the_o nine_o essential_a proper_a name_n of_o god_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d jehovah_n which_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o name_n of_o four_o letter_n and_o of_o so_o many_o and_o no_o more_o or_o less_o consist_v the_o name_n of_o god_n as_o it_o be_v use_v among_o all_o nation_n as_o greek_n latin_n italian_n german_n english_a chaldean_n syrian_n aethtopian_o egyptian_n assyrian_n french_a and_o persian_n and_o other_o which_o be_v record_v by_o the_o elaborate_a learned_a zanchius_n which_o as_o he_o say_v l._n 2._o de_fw-fr nat._n dei_fw-la c._n 12._o est_fw-la res_fw-la magna_fw-la &_o admiratione_n digna_fw-la be_v as_o his_o name_n be_v a_o great_a or_o weighty_a matter_n deserve_v admiration_n not_o do_v without_o a_o special_a providence_n and_o by_o divine_a ordination_n whereby_o god_n intend_v to_o declare_v and_o manifest_v that_o as_o his_o name_n shall_v be_v know_v to_o all_o nation_n of_o the_o world_n so_o likewise_o that_o he_o be_v god_n and_o lord_n of_o all_o not_o only_o of_o the_o jew_n as_o the_o apostle_n speak_v but_o also_o of_o the_o gentile_n and_o that_o in_o all_o the_o four_o part_n of_o the_o world_n electos_fw-la habeat_fw-la quorum_fw-la sit_fw-la jchovah_n pater_n &_o servator_fw-la he_o have_v a_o set_v of_o certain_a number_n of_o elect_n of_o who_o he_o be_v jehovah_n or_o lord_n their_o father_n also_o and_o preserver_n etc._n etc._n even_o as_o christ_n say_v in_o the_o gospel_n that_o he_o will_v gather_v his_o elect_a at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n from_o the_o four_o wind_n è_fw-la quatuor_fw-la mundi_fw-la plagis_fw-la from_o the_o four_o quarter_n of_o the_o world_n agreeable_a to_o which_o be_v that_o which_o apoc._n 4._o be_v speak_v of_o the_o four_o beast_n i._n e._n the_o minister_n of_o the_o word_n who_o he_o will_v stir_v up_o or_o appoint_v to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n that_o all_o the_o elect_n may_v by_o the_o preach_n or_o publish_v of_o it_o be_v draw_v and_o turn_v to_o jehovah_n their_o lord_n this_o name_n be_v term_v by_o the_o father_n and_o other_o writer_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ineffabile_fw-la not_o for_o that_o it_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v utter_v as_o the_o jew_n superstitious_o conceit_v who_o bear_v such_o a_o awful_a respect_n to_o that_o name_n that_o they_o deem_v it_o a_o crime_n worthy_a of_o death_n for_o any_o but_o sacred_a lip_n those_o of_o the_o high-priest_n to_o express_v or_o name_v it_o and_o that_o on_o set_v time_n and_o in_o certain_a place_n as_o in_o the_o feast_n of_o expiation_n and_o in_o the_o temple_n and_o in_o the_o solemn_a benediction_n num._n 6._o 24_o 25_o 26._o but_o this_o be_v not_o the_o reason_n why_o it_o be_v term_v by_o the_o ancient_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ineffable_a the_o 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for_o who_o have_v know_v the_o mind_n of_o the_o lord_n or_o who_o have_v be_v his_o counsellor_n wherefore_o we_o must_v always_o take_v this_o for_o a_o sure_a ground_n that_o the_o will_n of_o god_n as_o it_o be_v with_o power_n so_o it_o can_v be_v without_o wisdom_n and_o consequent_o not_o without_o justice_n which_o be_v the_o dispensation_n of_o wisdom_n and_o this_o will_v either_o instruct_v our_o ignorance_n that_o we_o may_v be_v sure_a to_o dispute_v for_o god_n or_o over-rule_v our_o perverseness_n that_o we_o may_v be_v silence_v from_o dispute_v most_o seraphical_o bonaventure_n in_o 1._o send_v do_v 41._o cavendum_fw-la est_fw-la nè_fw-la dum_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la dei_fw-la magnificare_fw-la volumus_fw-la potiùs_fw-la voluntati_fw-la ejus_fw-la derogemus_fw-la si_fw-la enim_fw-la non_fw-la esset_fw-la alia_fw-la ratio_fw-la quare_fw-la deus_fw-la istum_fw-la elegit_fw-la &_o illum_fw-la non_fw-la nisi_fw-la quia_fw-la placet_fw-la certè_fw-la non_fw-la jam_fw-la occulta_fw-la dicerentur_fw-la divina_fw-la judicia_fw-la sed_fw-la manifesta_fw-la cum_fw-la quilibet_fw-la hanc_fw-la rationem_fw-la capiat_fw-la nec_fw-la dicerentur_fw-la mirabilia_fw-la sed_fw-la potiùs_fw-la voluntaria_fw-la etc._n etc._n we_o must_v take_v heed_n lest_o while_o we_o seek_v to_o magnify_v the_o will_n of_o god_n we_o rather_o derogate_v from_o his_o will_n for_o if_o there_o be_v no_o other_o reason_n why_o god_n elect_v this_o man_n and_o not_o that_o man_n but_o only_o because_o it_o please_v he_o sure_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n will_v not_o be_v call_v secret_a but_o manifest_a for_o every_o man_n understand_v this_o reason_n nor_o shall_v we_o say_v that_o his_o judgement_n be_v wonderful_a but_o rather_o that_o they_o be_v wilful_a i_o will_v conclude_v this_o debate_n with_o the_o pious_a determination_n of_o s._n augustine_n judicia_fw-la dei_fw-la secreta_fw-la esse_fw-la possunt_fw-la injusta_fw-la non_fw-la possunt_fw-la the_o judgement_n of_o god_n 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