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between_o sin_n of_o omission_n and_o sin_n of_o commission_n consist_v 1._o in_o that_o sin_n of_o commission_n be_v against_o a_o negative_a law_n and_o sin_n of_o omission_n be_v against_o a_o affirmative_a law_n oppression_n be_v against_o a_o negative_a law_n thou_o shall_v not_o oppress_v thy_o neighbour_n thou_o shall_v not_o oppress_v a_o stranger_n neglect_v of_o charity_n be_v against_o a_o affirmative_a law_n give_v to_o he_o that_o ask_v of_o thou_o and_o from_o he_o that_o will_v borrow_v turn_v not_o thou_o away_o matth._n 5.42_o 2._o they_o differ_v in_o this_o every_o commission_n proceed_v original_o from_o a_o sin_n of_o omission_n but_o sin_n of_o omission_n do_v not_o proceed_v original_o from_o sin_n of_o commission_n all_o sin_n spring_v from_o this_o the_o departure_n of_o the_o heart_n from_o god_n jer._n 2.5_o heb._n 3.12_o and_o the_o want_n of_o true_a love_n to_o and_o fear_v of_o his_o majesty_n 1_o joh._n 5.3_o joh._n 15._o which_o be_v sin_n of_o omission_n where_o there_o be_v no_o love_n to_o god_n there_o be_v no_o care_n to_o forbear_v what_o he_o forbid_v joh._n 14.24_o he_o that_o love_v i_o not_o keep_v not_o my_o say_n and_o where_o there_o be_v no_o fear_n of_o god_n all_o manner_n of_o wickedness_n will_v abound_v psal_n 36.1.2_o david_n conclude_v a_o wicked_a man_n omission_n from_o his_o sin_n of_o commission_n the_o transgression_n of_o the_o wicked_a say_v within_o my_o heart_n that_o there_o be_v no_o fear_n of_o god_n before_o his_o eye_n i._n e._n his_o scandalous_a practice_n and_o sin_n of_o commission_n tell_v i_o that_o he_o be_v guilty_a of_o inward_a omission_n that_o there_o be_v no_o fear_n of_o god_n before_o his_o eye_n he_o who_o cast_v off_o fear_n will_v soon_o let_v the_o reins_o lose_v to_o all_o licentiousness_n they_o who_o call_v not_o on_o god_n will_v devour_v jacob_n and_o make_v waste_v his_o dwelling-place_n jer._n 10._o ult_n no_o sin_n come_v amiss_o to_o they_o rom._n 3.9_o to_o 14._o 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mercy_n for_o if_o they_o sin_v and_o afterward_o bethink_v themselves_o and_o turn_v i._n e._n from_o their_o sin_n and_o return_v unto_o thou_o with_o all_o the_o heart_n and_o with_o all_o the_o soul_n then_o hear_v thou_o from_o heaven_n from_o thy_o dwelling-place_n 2_o chron._n 6.36_o to_o 40._o isaiah_n call_v on_o man_n not_o only_o to_o forsake_v their_o evil_a way_n and_o evil_a thought_n but_o also_o to_o return_v unto_o the_o lord_n isa_n 55.7_o jeremiah_n cry_v to_o his_o people_n not_o to_o oppress_v the_o stranger_n the_o fatherless_a and_o the_o widow_n and_o also_o thorough_o to_o execute_v judgement_n between_o a_o man_n and_o his_o neighbour_n jer._n 7.5_o 6._o so_o ezekiel_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o prophet_n ezek._n 18.21_o our_o saviour_n in_o his_o exposition_n of_o the_o law_n do_v forbid_v what_o be_v evil_a and_o command_v what_o be_v good_a matth._n 5.43_o 44._o so_o matth._n 7._o per_fw-la tot_fw-la the_o apostle_n st._n paul_n command_v not_o to_o be_v 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to_o be_v positive_a as_o well_o as_o negative_a and_o this_o mind_n of_o his_o he_o have_v ordain_v to_o be_v the_o rule_n of_o our_o heart_n and_o life_n and_o what_o shall_v we_o answer_v when_o we_o shall_v be_v call_v to_o a_o account_n for_o our_o disobedience_n to_o what_o purpose_n be_v a_o rule_n if_o it_o be_v not_o follow_v and_o to_o what_o end_n be_v the_o penalty_n denounce_v against_o the_o ungodly_a if_o it_o be_v not_o execute_v this_o be_v the_o voice_n of_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o therefore_o reader_n either_o thou_o must_v betake_v thyself_o to_o practical_a godliness_n or_o else_o disown_a the_o scripture_n for_o thy_o rule_n and_o square_v thy_o duty_n must_v at_o least_o in_o thy_o desire_n and_o endeavour_n carry_v some_o proportion_n to_o thy_o standard_n and_o rule_n or_o else_o thy_o religion_n be_v a_o mere_a cypher_n and_o signify_v nothing_o so_o far_o as_o the_o best_a come_v short_a of_o the_o law_n they_o sin_n 1_o joh._n 5.3_o sin_n be_v a_o transgression_n of_o the_o law_n and_o that_o because_o the_o law_n be_v give_v to_o he_o as_o a_o rule_n of_o life_n god_n have_v therefore_o qualify_v it_o with_o the_o porperty_n of_o a_o rule_n 1._o a_o rule_n must_v be_v perfect_a and_o not_o defective_a not_o redundant_fw-la the_o law_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v perfect_a psal_n 19.7_o 2._o a_o rule_n must_v be_v plain_a not_o dark_a all_o her_o way_n be_v plain_a to_o he_o that_o understand_v 3._o a_o rule_n must_v be_v publish_v and_o know_v otherwise_o it_o be_v a_o snare_n to_o entrap_v man_n god_n have_v proclaim_v his_o law_n the_o command_n be_v not_o hide_v from_o thou_o nor_o far_o off_o deut._n 30.11_o it_o be_v not_o in_o heaven_n that_o thou_o shall_v say_v who_o shall_v go_v up_o for_o we_o thither_o and_o fetch_v it_o thence_o that_o we_o may_v hear_v it_o and_o do_v it_o nor_o beyond_o the_o sea_n but_o the_o word_n be_v very_o nigh_o unto_o thou_o in_o thy_o mouth_n and_o in_o thy_o heart_n 12_o 13_o 14_o verses_z that_o thou_o may_v do_v they_o 4._o a_o rule_n be_v that_o by_o which_o man_n shall_v be_v judge_v so_o be_v this_o law_n joh._n 12._o 48._o the_o word_n that_o i_o have_v speak_v the_o same_o shall_v judge_v you_o at_o the_o last_o day_n 2._o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n to_o thou_o be_v positive_a as_o well_o as_o privative_a and_o why_o shall_v not_o thy_o duty_n be_v suitable_a to_o the_o divine_a bounty_n god_n be_v not_o only_o a_o shield_n to_o defend_v thou_o from_o evil_a in_o thy_o body_n in_o thy_o soul_n in_o thy_o person_n in_o thy_o relation_n in_o thy_o out-going_n and_o in_o thy_o incoming_n by_o night_n and_o by_o day_n at_o all_o time_n and_o in_o all_o place_n but_o he_o be_v also_o a_o sun_n to_o refresh_v thou_o with_o good_a with_o temporal_a good_a food_n raiment_n friend_n relation_n sleep_v liberty_n wealth_n esteem_v in_o the_o world_n etc._n etc._n with_o spiritual_a good_a with_o sabbath_n scripture_n sacrament_n season_n of_o grace_n with_o the_o tender_v of_o pardon_n and_o peace_n and_o adoption_n and_o eternal_a salvation_n upon_o excellent_a and_o equitable_a term_n and_o what_o reason_n can_v we_o give_v why_o our_o obedience_n shall_v not_o bear_v a_o proportion_n to_o his_o beneficence_n he_o be_v a_o sun_n and_o a_o shield_n and_o give_v grace_n and_o glory_n and_o withholdeth_a no_o good_a thing_n from_o they_o that_o walk_v upright_o psal_n 84._o shall_v god_n withhold_v no_o good_a thing_n from_o thou_o and_o can_v thou_o find_v in_o thy_o heart_n to_o deny_v the_o do_n of_o any_o good_a thing_n for_o he_o be_v his_o bounty_n of_o so_o large_a a_o extent_n as_o to_o comprehend_v protection_n from_o all_o evil_a and_o the_o fruition_n of_o all_o good_a and_o must_v thy_o duty_n be_v so_o narrow_a and_o scanty_a as_o if_o he_o do_v not_o deserve_v so_o much_o as_o he_o require_v be_v it_o honest_a to_o receive_v or_o buy_v in_o by_o one_o measure_n and_o to_o return_v and_o sell_v out_o by_o another_o divers_a weight_n and_o 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and_o favour_n 1_o pet._n 2.9_o he_o redeem_v thou_o from_o those_o enemy_n which_o have_v carry_v thou_o captive_n sin_n satan_n death_n hell_n rom._n 6.11_o ephes_n 2.3_o 4._o heb._n 2._o 2_o tim._n 1.9_o 10._o 1_o thess_n 1._o ult_n but_o this_o be_v not_o all_o he_o have_v also_o bring_v thou_o into_o the_o glorious_a liberty_n of_o the_o child_n of_o god_n 1_o joh._n 12._o 1_o joh._n 3.1_o he_o have_v deliver_v thou_o from_o this_o present_a evil_a world_n that_o its_o affrightment_n its_o allurement_n that_o all_o its_o power_n and_o policy_n shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o destroy_v thou_o but_o this_o be_v not_o all_o he_o have_v make_v thou_o a_o heir_n of_o a_o better_a
world_n of_o a_o child_n of_o the_o devil_n thou_o be_v make_v a_o child_n of_o god_n of_o a_o slave_n to_o sin_n a_o citizen_n of_o zion_n nay_o he_o do_v not_o only_o free_v thou_o from_o damnation_n and_o the_o curse_n of_o the_o law_n but_o also_o give_v thou_o the_o blessing_n of_o eternal_a life_n in_o and_o with_o himself_o among_o his_o innumerable_a company_n of_o angel_n and_o the_o congregation_n of_o the_o first-born_a now_o reader_n judge_v whether_o it_o be_v not_o very_o disingenuous_a to_o receive_v from_o god_n all_o sort_n of_o mercy_n and_o to_o give_v to_o god_n not_o half_a the_o duty_n we_o owe_v to_o he_o how_o can_v thou_o mete_v to_o god_n one_o measure_n and_o expect_v from_o he_o another_o friend_n god_n do_v not_o put_v thou_o off_o with_o half-happiness_n and_o why_o shall_v thou_o put_v he_o off_o with_o half-holiness_n chap._n xxxv_o argument_n against_o omission_n christ_n purchase_v positive_a as_o well_o as_o negative_a holiness_n and_o our_o 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make_v we_o negative_o religious_a in_o free_v we_o from_o the_o bondage_n of_o sin_n and_o purify_v unto_o himself_o a_o peculiar_a people_n zealous_a of_o good_a work_n i_o e._n make_v they_o positive_o holy_a none_o be_v purify_v without_o positive_a qualification_n and_o gracious_a habit_n in_o the_o soul_n to_o be_v purify_v unto_o himself_o be_v to_o be_v thus_o qualify_v for_o the_o honour_n and_o service_n of_o christ_n and_o to_o make_v it_o more_o plain_a the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o to_o purify_v unto_o himself_o a_o peculiar_a people_n a_o people_n that_o shall_v disow_v all_o other_o lord_n and_o all_o other_o work_n and_o shall_v be_v his_o servant_n and_o do_v his_o work_n only_o zealous_a of_o good_a work_n he_o do_v not_o die_v only_o to_o make_v man_n good_a and_o to_o enable_v man_n to_o do_v good_a but_o also_o to_o cause_v they_o to_o do_v good_a with_o heat_n and_o heart_n and_o fervency_n of_o spirit_n nay_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o to_o make_v man_n positive_o 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have_v of_o a_o interest_n in_o his_o death_n without_o it_o can_v thou_o think_v he_o buy_v one_o for_o thou_o without_o the_o other_o or_o that_o thou_o may_v be_v a_o partial_a sharer_n in_o his_o death_n and_o what_o will_v thou_o do_v without_o a_o interest_n in_o his_o suffering_n except_o he_o wash_v thou_o in_o his_o blood_n thou_o have_v no_o part_n in_o he_o and_o if_o thou_o have_v no_o part_n in_o he_o thy_o part_n must_v be_v among_o devil_n and_o damn_a spirit_n again_o will_v thou_o by_o thy_o omission_n deny_v and_o deprive_v christ_n of_o that_o service_n which_o he_o have_v buy_v so_o dear_o alas_o how_o little_a be_v it_o that_o thou_o be_v able_a to_o do_v for_o he_o when_o thou_o do_v all_o thou_o can_v and_o how_o much_o do_v that_o cost_v he_o what_o pang_n and_o throw_n do_v he_o bear_v what_o rage_n from_o man_n what_o wrath_n from_o god_n how_o do_v he_o wrestle_v with_o the_o frown_n and_o fury_n with_o the_o power_n and_o policy_n of_o the_o world_n and_o 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