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conviction_n it_o be_v infinite_a patience_n that_o the_o earth_n do_v not_o open_a her_o mouth_n and_o swallow_v they_o up_o alive_a and_o if_o the_o rock_n rend_v the_o fonndation_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v move_v and_o the_o sun_n hide_v its_o self_n when_o christ_n be_v crucify_v and_o blaspheme_v aug._n by_o many_o that_o know_v he_o not_o oh_o how_o do_v the_o whole_a creation_n groan_v under_o the_o burden_n of_o such_o as_o crucify_v the_o lord_n afresh_o and_o witting_o and_o malicious_o put_v he_o to_o a_o open_a shame_n 4._o it_o do_v exceed_o debase_v a_o man_n and_o make_v he_o vile_a than_o the_o vile_a creature_n that_o we_o tread_v under_o our_o foot_n for_o they_o in_o their_o kind_a praise_n god_n and_o show_v forth_o the_o wisdom_n power_n and_o goodness_n of_o their_o creator_n but_o the_o blasphemer_n dishonour_v he_o in_o all_o his_o attribute_n 5._o it_o be_v a_o most_o unprofitable_a sin_n other_o sin_n have_v some_o seem_a pleasure_n and_o profit_n to_o allure_v but_o what_o pleasure_n or_o profit_n can_v it_o be_v to_o rage_n against_o the_o just_a and_o great_a god_n 6._o such_o be_v guilty_a of_o a_o most_o pestilent_a scandal_n they_o grieve_v the_o godly_a harden_v the_o wicked_a offend_v the_o weak_a who_o be_v quick_o turn_v out_o of_o the_o way_n and_o become_v a_o ill_a example_n to_o their_o child_n who_o like_o soft_a wax_n be_v ready_a to_o be_v frame_v to_o any_o thing_n like_o sponge_n which_o suck_v up_o any_o water_n that_o come_v near_o they_o now_o woe_n unto_o they_o by_o who_o scandal_n especial_o blasphemous_a scandal_n come_v matth._n 18.6_o 7._o 4._o 7._o it_o be_v a_o sin_n which_o make_v man_n most_o like_a to_o the_o damn_a in_o hell_n as_o the_o saint_n in_o heaven_n be_v fill_v with_o joy_n shall_v vocal_o sing_v the_o praise_n of_o their_o redeemer_n so_o the_o damn_a in_o hell_n be_v fill_v with_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n shall_v vocal_o blaspheme_v he_o hell_n be_v full_a of_o blasphemy_n it_o be_v the_o very_a 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blasphemy_n and_o if_o it_o be_v act_v not_o out_o of_o infirmity_n of_o nature_n the_o person_n not_o be_v distemper_v with_o sickness_n melancholy_a or_o madness_n god_n but_o out_o of_o malice_n deliberation_n and_o obstinacy_n then_o the_o party_n be_v to_o die_v without_o mercy_n leu._n 24.13_o 14_o 15_o 16._o this_o be_v no_o judicial_a law_n peculiar_a only_o to_o the_o jew_n but_o it_o be_v of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n be_v a_o universal_a law_n for_o all_o nation_n he_o who_o ever_o he_o be_v that_o shall_v direct_o and_o obstinate_o blaspheme_v the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n shall_v sure_o die_v hence_o wicked_a jesabel_n that_o she_o may_v stone_n naboth_n to_o death_n proclaim_v he_o a_o blasphemer_n 1_o king_n 21.11.14_o this_o ston_a endure_v till_o christ_n time_n as_o appear_v by_o their_o ston_a of_o steven_n act_n 7._o now_o if_o every_o direct_a and_o obstinate_a blasphemer_n shall_v be_v stone_v to_o death_n in_o england_n what_o shower_n of_o stone_n will_v there_o be_v in_o all_o part_n of_o the_o land_n and_o if_o nabuchadnezzar_n a_o heathen_a by_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n can_v make_v a_o decree_n that_o who_o ever_o blaspheme_v the_o god_n of_o heaven_n or_o speak_v any_o thing_n amiss_o concern_v he_o shall_v be_v cut_v in_o piece_n and_o his_o house_n be_v make_v a_o dunghill_n dan._n 3_o 29._o how_o much_o more_o ought_v christian_a magistrate_n to_o make_v severe_a law_n for_o the_o punish_n of_o such_o high_a offender_n lest_o as_o their_o light_n and_o charge_n be_v great_a so_o they_o suffer_v double_a punishment_n we_o see_v how_o careful_a magistrate_n be_v to_o punish_v thief_n and_o murderer_n of_o man_n and_o shall_v spiritual_a thief_n who_o rob_v god_n of_o his_o honour_n deny_v his_o be_v and_o since_o they_o can_v kill_v he_o yet_o will_v smite_v he_o with_o their_o tongue_n be_v suffer_v to_o go_v unpunished_a we_o see_v how_o tender_a great_a man_n be_v of_o their_o own_o name_n honour_n privilege_n and_o life_n if_o any_o oppose_v they_o he_o must_v die_v for_o it_o and_o shall_v he_o that_o abuse_v and_o blaspheme_v the_o king_n of_o king_n attainer_n not_o die_v the_o death_n sure_o as_o this_o be_v the_o great_a sin_n so_o it_o shall_v be_v punish_v with_o some_o eminent_a and_o remarkable_a punishment_n this_o hellish_a sin_n defile_v the_o land_n and_o can_v bâ—_n purge_v away_o but_o by_o the_o death_n of_o the_o blasphemer_n impunity_n breed_v blasphemy_n and_o all_o manner_n of_o sin_n eccles._n 8.11_o paul_n must_v excommunicate_v such_o 1_o tim._n 1.1.20_o and_o the_o magistrate_n must_v cut_v they_o off_o levit._fw-la 24.6.16_o dan._n 3.29_o and_o when_o man_n can_v or_o will_v not_o punish_v they_o god_n take_v the_o sword_n into_o his_o own_o hand_n he_o cut_v off_o blasphemous_a sennacherâ—b_n with_o one_o hundred_o fourscore_o and_o and_o five_o thousand_o man_n 2_o king_n 19.35_o blasphemous_a arrius_n void_v his_o bowel_n fayuâ—_n and_o so_o die_v the_o syrian_n blaspheme_v the_o god_n of_o israel_n and_o call_v he_o the_o god_n of_o the_o mountain_n and_o not_o of_o the_o valley_n many_o thousand_o of_o they_o fall_v by_o the_o sword_n 1_o king_n 20.29_o 30._o and_o if_o the_o lord_n be_v thus_o terrible_a in_o the_o camp_n of_o the_o assyrian_n for_o blasphemy_n where_o will_v blasphemous_a christian_n appear_v who_o sin_n against_o great_a light_n and_o great_a love_n caution_n yet_o every_o unadvised_a speech_n or_o act_n against_o god_n do_v not_o present_o denominate_v a_o man_n a_o blasphemer_n there_o be_v may_v blasphemy_n in_o what_o be_v speak_v and_o yet_o the_o person_n speak_v not_o to_o be_v a_o blasphemer_n job_n and_o jeremy_n speak_v many_o thing_n unadvised_o when_o under_o a_o tentation_n yet_o blaspheme_v not_o blasphemy_n proper_o take_v be_v ever_o join_v with_o a_o intent_n to_o cast_v reproach_n upon_o god_n as_o every_o one_o be_v not_o a_o liar_n that_o tell_v what_o be_v not_o true_a but_o he_o that_o tell_v a_o untruth_n know_v it_o to_o be_v a_o untruth_n with_o a_o intent_n to_o deceive_v and_o wrong_v other_o so_o he_o that_o think_v or_o speak_v a_o thing_n unbecoming_a god_n with_o a_o intent_n to_o reproach_n or_o slander_n god_n and_o his_o way_n this_o be_v blasphemy_n direct_o against_o god_n 6._o disobedient_a to_o parent_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d parentibus_fw-la non_fw-la obedientes_fw-la next_o unto_o god_n our_o parent_n be_v to_o be_v love_v and_o obey_v he_o that_o dare_v blaspheme_v the_o one_o espencaeus_fw-la will_v never_o fear_v to_o abuse_v the_o other_o he_o that_o dare_v revile_v his_o heavenly_a father_n will_v not_o stick_v to_o rebel_v against_o a_o earthly_a one_o hence_o hater_n of_o god_n and_o disobedient_a to_o parent_n be_v yoke_v together_o in_o the_o same_o predicament_n rom._n 1.30_o this_o be_v a_o branch_n of_o pride_n it_o be_v that_o which_o make_v man_n so_o refractory_a persuadec_fw-la and_o rebellious_a that_o no_o persuasion_n of_o their_o superior_n can_v work_v upon_o they_o nor_o any_o entreaty_n win_v they_o to_o obedience_n the_o word_n be_v indefinite_a and_o equivalent_a to_o a_o universal_a baldwin_n in_o the_o last_o day_n man_n shall_v be_v disobedient_a to_o parent_n in_o the_o plural_a number_n viz._n to_o parent_n natural_a political_a spiritual_a domestical_a 1._o in_o the_o last_o day_n man_n shall_v be_v disobedient_a to_o their_o natural_a parent_n of_o both_o sex_n mercer_n father_n and_o mother_n thief_n especial_o be_v here_o employ_v in_o the_o word_n parent_n though_o i_o shall_v not_o exclude_v the_o latter_a since_o the_o character_n in_o its_o full_a latitude_n suit_v so_o full_o with_o our_o time_n 1._o be_v there_o ever_o more_o contempt_n of_o natural_a parent_n be_v not_o the_o complaint_n general_a that_o the_o youth_n of_o our_o age_n be_v
a_o fool_n in_o israel_n 2_o sam._n 13.12_o 13_o 4._o it_o destroy_v the_o body_n it_o consume_v the_o radical_a moisture_n and_o so_o shorten_v the_o life_n it_o impair_v the_o strength_n prov._n 31.3_o and_o waste_v the_o flesh_n prov._n 5.11_o and_o make_v man_n liable_a to_o the_o sword_n of_o the_o magistrate_n who_o ought_v to_o punish_v adulterer_n with_o death_n virg._n levit._n 20.10_o gen._n 38.24_o deut._n 22.22_o yea_o the_o pharisee_n though_o they_o dispense_v with_o other_o sin_n yet_o judge_v adulterer_n worthy_a of_o death_n john_n 8.5_o the_o anabaptist_n allege_v this_o text_n for_o liberty_n of_o conscience_n and_o to_o destroy_v the_o coercive_a power_n of_o the_o magistrate_n i_o shall_v therefore_o take_v a_o little_a pain_n to_o vindicate_v it_o 1._o our_o saviour_n do_v not_o plead_v for_o the_o woman_n in_o favour_n of_o adultery_n for_o he_o condemn_v even_o adulterous_a aspect_n matth._n 5.28_o and_o charge_v she_o to_o go_v gualther_n and_o sin_n no_o more_o in_o this_o or_o any_o other_o kind_n viz._n willing_o and_o deliberate_o 2._o our_o saviour_n do_v not_o say_v absolute_o that_o the_o sin_n deserve_v not_o condemnation_n 108._o or_o no_o man_n ought_v to_o punish_v it_o but_o he_o only_o tell_v she_o neither_o do_v i_o condemn_v thou_o q._n d._n though_o the_o sin_n deserve_v punishment_n yet_o that_o be_v the_o magistrate_n duty_n i_o have_v no_o commission_n to_o take_v his_o sword_n into_o my_o hand_n the_o end_n of_o my_o come_n into_o the_o world_n be_v not_o to_o destroy_v but_o to_o save_v not_o to_o punish_v as_o a_o magistrate_n but_o to_o forgive_v not_o to_o take_v away_o temporal_a life_n but_o to_o purchase_v eternal_a 3._o the_o pharisee_n come_v to_o ensnare_v christ_n but_o he_o snare_v they_o q._n d._n the_o fact_n be_v evident_a but_o who_o be_v you_o that_o demand_v justice_n against_o she_o look_v into_o the_o book_n of_o your_o conscience_n o_o you_o hypocrite_n and_o see_v if_o you_o be_v not_o guilty_a of_o the_o like_a crime_n yourselves_o 4._o christ_n teach_v we_o to_o be_v compassionate_a to_o poor_a penitent_a sinner_n who_o be_v confound_v with_o shame_n and_o can_v speak_v a_o word_n in_o their_o own_o defence_n we_o shall_v send_v such_o away_o with_o some_o comfort_n and_o godly_a admonition_n as_o christ_n do_v this_o woman_n the_o magistrate_n be_v to_o do_v his_o duty_n and_o pro_fw-la re_fw-la nata_fw-la as_o occasion_n require_v to_o cut_v off_o the_o worker_n of_o iniquity_n sen._n this_o keep_v geneva_n so_o pure_a even_o their_o sharp_a punish_v of_o adulterer_n 5._o it_o destroy_v the_o soul_n it_o besot_v a_o man_n it_o rob_v he_o of_o his_o gift_n yea_o of_o his_o heart_n hos._n 4.11_o it_o blind_v the_o judgement_n draw_v away_o the_o will_n from_o goodness_n and_o make_v the_o affection_n so_o brutish_a that_o they_o mind_v nothing_o and_o delight_n in_o nothing_o but_o beastly_a sensuality_n hence_o such_o impure_a person_n be_v compare_v to_o unclean_a dog_n deut._n 23.18_o 2_o sam._n 3.8_o and_o to_o unruly_a stallion_n jer._n 5.8_o how_o sottish_a do_v this_o sin_n make_v wise_a solomon_n and_o those_o great_a philosopher_n rom._n 1.21.26_o it_o harden_v the_o heart_n so_o that_o such_o seldom_o repent_v hence_o the_o guest_n of_o the_o harlot_n be_v say_v to_o be_v in_o the_o depth_n of_o hell_n prov._n 9_o ult_n and_o 7.26_o 27._o the_o whore_n be_v a_o pit_n that_o he_o which_o fall_v into_o hardly_o ever_o come_v out_o again_o prov._n 2.18_o 19_o her_o house_n incline_v to_o death_n and_o her_o path_n unto_o the_o dead_a none_o that_o go_v unto_o her_o return_n again_o neither_o take_v they_o hold_v of_o the_o path_n of_o life_n my_o heart_n tremble_v when_o i_o read_v this_o text._n none_o return_v again_o i._n e._n none_o return_v ordinary_o they_o be_v very_o few_o in_o comparison_n of_o the_o multitude_n that_o be_v deliver_v from_o this_o pit_n prov._n 23.27_o like_o a_o winter_n plague_n some_o do_v escape_v but_o very_o few_o and_o that_o hardly_o it_o be_v peccatum_fw-la maximae_fw-la adherentiae_fw-la a_o sin_n that_o stick_v close_o to_o the_o soul_n of_o such_o as_o it_o have_v once_o possess_v such_o must_v be_v cast_v out_o of_o church-communion_n here_o the_o people_n of_o god_n must_v have_v no_o fellowship_n with_o such_o here_o 2_o cor._n 5.9_o ephes._n 5.11_o and_o god_n bar_v they_o out_o of_o heaven_n hereafter_o 1_o cor._n 6.9_o 10._o ephes._n 5.5_o 6._o revel_v 21.8_o and_o 23.15_o never_o any_o give_v themselves_o to_o such_o sensual_a lust_n but_o they_o pay_v full_a dear_o for_o they_o their_o end_n be_v bitter_a as_o wormwood_n prov._n 5.4_o as_o such_o sin_n be_v commit_v with_o more_o sensual_a delight_n and_o wilfulness_n so_o they_o bring_v more_o guilt_n and_o horror_n with_o they_o insomuch_o as_o many_o have_v despair_v under_o the_o burden_n &_o have_v murder_v themselves_o we_o shall_v therefore_o careful_o fly_v these_o fleshly_a lust_n 10._o because_o they_o war_n against_o 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a_o abomination_n ezek._n 22.11_o and_o a_o sin_n that_o ought_v to_o be_v severe_o punish_v by_o the_o magistrate_n job_n 31.11_o numb_a 25.11_o 12._o and_o though_o such_o sinner_n may_v escape_v the_o hand_n of_o man_n yet_o they_o can_v escape_v the_o hand_n of_o a_o just_a god_n heb._n 13.4_o who_o will_v punish_v his_o servant_n who_o repent_n for_o this_o sin_n with_o temporal_a judgement_n as_o we_o see_v in_o david_n and_o solomon_n prov._n 11._o ult_n 1_o cor._n 11.32_o or_o if_o they_o be_v impenitent_a profane_a violator_n and_o contemner_n of_o that_o order_n which_o god_n have_v plant_v among_o man_n he_o will_v punish_v they_o eternal_o rev._n 22.15_o object_n sir_n what_o shall_v i_o do_v i_o be_o the_o man_n that_o have_v fall_v once_o yea_o and_o again_o into_o this_o foul_a sin_n my_o conscience_n accuse_v i_o and_o god_n who_o be_v great_a than_o my_o conscience_n and_o know_v more_o by_o i_o then_o i_o do_v by_o myself_o have_v see_v my_o beastly_a abomination_n 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they_o will_v stir_v up_o the_o magistrate_n since_o they_o have_v more_o especial_a influence_n on_o he_o and_o be_v more_o near_o relate_v to_o he_o that_o he_o may_v no_o long_o bear_v the_o sword_n in_o vain_a but_o as_o god_n have_v make_v he_o the_o drunkard_n terror_n the_o swearer_n terror_n and_o the_o profane_a man_n terror_n so_o he_o may_v be_v the_o blaspheamer_n terror_n and_o the_o quaker_n terror_n make_v they_o quake_n in_o a_o better_a kind_n etc._n etc._n that_o some_o of_o these_o be_v witch_n accumulative_a compound_v seduce_a blasphemous_a witch_n in_o the_o high_a degree_n there_o be_v none_o that_o have_v read_v their_o book_n or_o know_v their_o practice_n but_o be_v or_o may_v be_v full_o satisfy_v that_o such_o shall_v be_v put_v to_o death_n be_v clear_a exod._n 22.18_o levit._fw-la 24.16_o dan._n 3.29_o deut._n 13.6_o to_o 10._o some_o judicial_a precept_n be_v juris_fw-la communis_fw-la of_o common_a equity_n such_o as_o be_v agreeable_a to_o the_o instinct_n and_o law_n of_o nature_n common_a to_o all_o man_n and_o these_o for_o substance_n bind_v all_o person_n both_o jew_n and_o gentile_n as_o be_v moral_a and_o so_o agree_v with_o the_o moral_a law_n these_o judicial_a precept_n which_o be_v juris_fw-la particularis_fw-la of_o particular_a equity_n such_o as_o pertain_v especial_o to_o the_o jew_n commonwealth_n and_o be_v sit_v for_o they_o and_o their_o time_n be_v now_o abolish_v e._n g._n that_o a_o man_n shall_v marry_v with_o none_o but_o his_o own_o stock_n that_o the_o brother_n shall_v raise_v up_o seed_n to_o his_o brother_n and_o that_o a_o thief_n shall_v restore_v fourfold_a this_o be_v peculiar_a to_o their_o commonwealth_n and_o not_o to_o we_o for_o 1._o they_o be_v a_o wealthy_a people_n good_a have_v abundance_n and_o can_v better_o bear_v a_o loss_n than_o we_o can_v to_o steal_v a_o ox_n from_o he_o that_o have_v a_o thousand_o be_v nothing_o in_o comparison_n of_o steal_v a_o ox_n from_o he_o that_o 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the_o magistrate_n may_v increase_v the_o punishment_n and_o inflict_v death_n upon_o the_o party_n as_o appear_v 2_o sam._n 12.1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o etc._n etc._n exod._n 22.2_o prov._n 6.31_o so_o then_o those_o judicial_a and_o civil_a precept_n which_o be_v agreeable_a to_o the_o moral_a law_n and_o do_v confirm_v and_o uphold_v it_o they_o bind_v for_o ever_o e._n g._n it_o be_v a_o judicial_a law_n that_o adulterer_n and_o adulteress_n shall_v die_v the_o death_n now_o this_o be_v agreeable_a to_o common_a equity_n and_o to_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n as_o appear_v gen._n 38.24_o where_o judah_n before_o this_o judicial_a law_n be_v publish_v by_o moses_n appoint_v tamar_n his_o daughter-in-law_n to_o be_v burn_v for_o this_o sin_n and_o nabuchadnezzar_n burn_v ahab_n and_o zedekiah_n for_o it_o jer._n 29.21_o 22_o 23._o so_o this_o judicial_a law_n of_o put_v witch_n to_o death_n by_o the_o magistrate_n be_v agreeable_a to_o common_a equity_n it_o help_v to_o preserve_v all_o the_o moral_a prceept_n which_o be_v break_v by_o the_o idolatry_n murder_n and_o malice_n of_o wiche_n it_o preserve_v the_o peace_n of_o the_o land_n and_o therefore_o be_v perpetual_a and_o must_v be_v execute_v in_o our_o day_n on_o such_o as_o practise_v witchcraft_n be_v they_o high_a or_o low_o white_a or_o black_a as_o witchcraft_n be_v the_o same_o for_o substance_n now_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o day_n of_o moses_n viz._n a_o covenant_n with_o the_o devil_n whereby_o man_n can_v do_v strange_a thing_n above_o the_o order_n of_o nature_n so_o the_o punishment_n ought_v to_o be_v the_o same_o and_o witch_n shall_v now_o be_v more_o severe_o punish_v because_o they_o sin_n against_o great_a light_n and_o love_n against_o great_a mean_n and_o mercy_n yea_o though_o they_o never_o hurt_v any_o person_n yet_o if_o it_o can_v be_v clear_o prove_v that_o any_o person_n have_v make_v a_o league_n with_o the_o devil_n and_o be_v in_o confederacy_n with_o he_o this_o renounce_v the_o lord_n and_o contract_v with_o his_o deadly_a enemy_n be_v a_o high_a treason_n against_o god_n and_o deserve_v present_a and_o certain_a death_n it_o be_v dangerous_a for_o magistrate_n to_o suffer_v such_o to_o live_v who_o god_n have_v appoint_v unto_o death_n 1_o king_n 20.42_o true_o god_n be_v very_o tender_a of_o the_o life_n of_o man_n and_o therefore_o the_o magistrate_n must_v be_v very_o cautious_a and_o make_v diligent_a inquiry_n to_o find_v out_o this_o great_a mystery_n he_o must_v not_o judge_v by_o bare_a report_n or_o doubtful_a sign_n but_o he_o must_v lay_v all_o the_o testimony_n sign_n circumstance_n and_o strong_a presumption_n of_o witchcraft_n together_o and_o then_o judge_v of_o the_o cause_n what_o a_o heap_n of_o word_n the_o lord_n use_v by_o way_n of_o caution_n before_o a_o man_n be_v put_v to_o death_n deut._n 13.14_o 15._o if_o a_o man_n be_v report_v to_o be_v a_o seducer_n of_o other_o to_o idolatry_n he_o must_v not_o present_o be_v stone_v though_o he_o be_v a_o son_n of_o belial_n but_o they_o must_v inquire_v and_o make_v search_n and_o ask_v diligent_o and_o behold_v if_o it_o be_v truth_n and_o the_o thing_n be_v certain_a that_o such_o a_o abomination_n be_v wrought_v than_o they_o must_v sure_o die_v levit._fw-la 20._o ult_n this_o make_v josiah_n to_o destroy_v the_o witch_n of_o his_o time_n 2_o king_n 23.14_o yea_o saul_n though_o a_o wicked_a man_n yet_o put_v witch_n to_o death_n 2_o sam._n 28.3.9_o though_o his_o heart_n be_v not_o sincere_a in_o what_o he_o do_v for_o he_o seek_v to_o they_o in_o his_o trouble_n and_o if_o the_o magistrate_n will_v not_o cut_v off_o such_o yet_o 8._o god_n will_v balaam_n the_o sorcerer_n fall_v by_o the_o sword_n josh._n 13.22_o simon_n magus_n fall_v and_o perish_v miserable_o yea_o saul_n lose_v his_o life_n for_o seek_v to_o such_o 1_o chron._n 10.13_o 14._o and_o so_o do_v ahaziah_n 2_o king_n 1.2_o 3_o 4._o levit._fw-la 20.6_o 2._o idolater_n and_o enticer_n to_o idolatry_n must_v die_v exod._n 22.20_o deut._n 13.6.9_o but_o witch_n be_v the_o gross_a idolater_n they_o sacrifice_v to_o the_o devil_n they_o pray_v to_o he_o execrabilissima_fw-la trust_v in_o he_o and_o serve_v he_o who_o be_v god_n profess_a enemy_n 2._o they_o entice_v other_o to_o forsake_v god_n witch_n beget_v witch_n they_o usual_o seduce_v wife_n son_n daughter_n friend_n etc._n etc._n and_o therefore_o they_o ought_v to_o die_v 3._o those_o that_o do_v more_o especial_o bring_v god_n plague_n on_o a_o land_n and_o nation_n ought_v more_o especial_o to_o be_v punish_v but_o witch_n and_o wizard_n do_v more_o especial_o bring_v god_n plague_n on_o a_o nation_n this_o bring_v the_o curse_n on_o the_o canaanite_n and_o drive_v they_o out_o of_o their_o land_n deuteronomy_n 18.12_o 14_o 15._o this_o be_v that_o cry_a sin_n which_o make_v the_o lord_n to_o forsake_v his_o people_n isaiah_n 2.6_o therefore_o thou_o have_v forsake_v thy_o people_n because_o they_o be_v soothsayer_n like_o the_o philistines_n manasses_n witchcraft_n and_o wickedness_n bring_v plague_n on_o the_o jew_n many_o year_n after_o so_o 2_o king_n 17.17_o 18._o i_o have_v insist_v the_o more_o on_o this_o sin_n because_o witchcraft_n grow_v so_o rife_o in_o the_o land_n have_v it_o be_v practise_v in_o the_o midnight_n of_o popery_n it_o have_v be_v no_o wonder_n to_o see_v such_o work_n of_o darkness_n in_o day_n of_o darkness_n revelation_n 18.23_o but_o now_o in_o the_o glorious_a sunshine_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o day_n of_o special_a grace_n to_o practise_v such_o abominable_a work_n of_o darkness_n make_v man_n sin_n out_o of_o measure_n sinful_a we_o look_v for_o peace_n but_o god_n may_v say_v to_o we_o as_o jehu_n do_v to_o joram_n what_o have_v thou_o to_o do_v with_o peace_n since_o the_o whoredom_n of_o thy_o mother_n jesabel_n and_o
stead_n of_o confess_v it_o he_o use_v all_o mean_n to_o hide_v it_o and_o so_o run_v himself_o into_o five_o sin_n more_o 1._o he_o use_v unlawful_a mean_n to_o father_n it_o on_o vriah_n 2._o he_o draw_v he_o into_o that_o foul_a sin_n of_o drunkenness_n 3._o after_o he_o have_v make_v he_o drunk_a he_o contrive_v how_o to_o kill_v he_o 4._o after_o he_o be_v dead_a he_o father_n his_o death_n on_o god_n 5._o he_o continue_v a_o considerable_a time_n in_o this_o sin_n without_o repentance_n all_o this_o david_n do_v when_o he_o change_v his_o condition_n and_o come_v to_o be_v a_o king_n hence_o we_o read_v of_o david_n first_o way_n which_o be_v his_o best_a when_o he_o be_v afflict_v and_o low_a 2_o chronicle_n 17.3_o solomon_n great_a prosperity_n prove_v a_o snare_n to_o he_o 1_o king_n 11.3_o jonah_n sleep_v when_o in_o the_o ship_n but_o pray_v in_o the_o sea_n we_o have_v more_o cause_n to_o fear_v then_o to_o desire_v prosperity_n when_o the_o moon_n be_v in_o the_o full_a 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goodwin_n aggravation_n of_o sin_n p._n 1._o etc._n etc._n 2._o it_o be_v matter_n of_o singular_a consolation_n do_v thou_o want_v wisdom_n righteousness_n sanctification_n etc._n etc._n christ_n be_v god_n &_o therefore_o infinite_o good_a able_a to_o supply_v all_o thy_o want_n he_o be_v a_o rich_a magazine_n in_o he_o be_v treasure_n of_o wisdom_n righteousness_n etc._n etc._n in_o he_o do_v fullness_n all_o fullness_n dwell_v he_o have_v not_o only_o a_o fullness_n of_o sufficiency_n but_o a_o fullness_n of_o redundancy_n a_o overflow_a fullness_n text._n for_o i_o and_o thou_o and_o all_o believer_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n john_n 1._o 16._o colos._n 1.19_o and_o 2.10_o 2._o it_o may_v comfort_v we_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o church_n trouble_n christ_n be_v god_n and_o king_n over_o his_o church_n though_o he_o be_v a_o
saviour_n what_o in_o we_o lie_v to_o all_o the_o world_n this_o be_v to_o do_v the_o work_n of_o a_o evangelist_n viz._n sound_o and_o sincere_o to_o publish_v the_o gospel_n true_o minister_n must_v preach_v the_o law_n but_o than_o it_o must_v be_v preparatory_a to_o the_o gospel_n to_o convince_v they_o of_o their_o sin_n and_o misery_n and_o so_o fit_v they_o for_o mercy_n and_o after_o their_o conversion_n as_o a_o rule_n for_o direction_n etc._n etc._n this_o work_n be_v so_o that_o christ_n tell_v we_o it_o be_v the_o primary_n end_n of_o his_o come_n into_o the_o world_n viz._n to_o preach_v the_o glad_a tiding_n of_o the_o gospel_n isai._n 61.2_o 3._o luke_n 4.18_o it_o be_v true_a the_o four_o apostle_n which_o write_v the_o gospel_n be_v proper_o or_o rather_o appropriate_o call_v evangelist_n but_o in_o a_o large_a sense_n he_o be_v a_o evangelist_n that_o teach_v the_o gospel_n observation_n 8._o timothy_n be_v no_o diocesan_n bishop_n bishop_n he_o be_v a_o evangelist_n 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triumph_n tell_v we_o that_o he_o have_v fight_v a_o good_a fight_n and_o finish_v his_o course_n and_o now_o the_o time_n of_o his_o departure_n be_v at_o hand_n when_o he_o shall_v receive_v a_o crown_n of_o glory_n death_n to_o he_o be_v but_o a_o depart_n from_o one_o room_n to_o another_o from_o a_o low_a room_n to_o a_o high_a from_o earth_n to_o heaven_n 21._o from_o trouble_n to_o rest_n from_o mortality_n to_o immortality_n they_o be_v long_o since_o dead_a to_o the_o world_n and_o so_o can_v part_v with_o it_o more_o easy_o paul_n die_v daily_o he_o be_v send_v more_o and_o more_o of_o his_o heart_n out_o of_o the_o world_n so_o that_o by_o that_o time_n he_o come_v to_o die_v he_o be_v full_o wean_v from_o the_o world_n and_o desirous_a to_o be_v go_v phil._n 1.23_o when_o moses_n have_v finish_v his_o course_n god_n bid_v he_o go_v up_o and_o die_v that_o be_v all_o deut._n 32.49_o 50._o death_n which_o to_o wicked_a man_n be_v the_o king_n of_o terror_n and_o make_v they_o 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it_o be_v but_o wink_v and_o they_o be_v present_o in_o heaven_n this_o make_v the_o martyr_n go_v as_o cheerful_o to_o their_o stake_n as_o other_o do_v to_o a_o feast_n or_o marriage_n when_o basils_n enemy_n threaten_v to_o kill_v he_o if_o he_o will_v not_o turn_v he_o bold_o answer_v oh_o that_o i_o may_v die_v for_o the_o truth_n hilarion_n chide_v himself_o for_o his_o backwardness_n why_o do_v thou_o fear_v oh_o my_o soul_n to_o die_v thou_o have_v serve_v thy_o god_n these_o seventy_o year_n and_o be_v thou_o now_o afraid_a to_o die_v egredere_fw-la anima_fw-la egredere_fw-la even_o 23â—_n seneca_n make_v it_o the_o property_n of_o a_o wise_a man_n to_o desire_v death_n we_o must_v not_o judge_v of_o death_n or_o of_o any_o other_o thing_n as_o sin_n riches_n affliction_n etc._n etc._n as_o the_o world_n judge_v of_o they_o but_o as_o scripture_n speak_v now_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n in_o scripture_n clothes_n death_n with_o very_o lovely_a and_o please_a expression_n novissima_fw-la 1._o it_o call_v it_o a_o go_v to_o our_o father_n gen._n 15.15_o a_o go_v to_o the_o spirit_n of_o just_a man_n make_v perfect_a heb._n 12._o 23._o a_o go_v to_o god_n to_o christ_n and_o to_o the_o bless_a angel_n phil._n 1.23_o 2._o it_o be_v call_v a_o exaltation_n or_o lift_v up_o john_n 3.14_o 3._o a_o sow_v which_o will_v rise_v in_o glory_n 1_o cor._n 15.43_o 4._o a_o undress_v and_o uncloathing_n of_o ourselves_o a_o put_v off_o our_o rag_n that_o we_o may_v put_v on_o immortal_a robe_n 2_o cor._n 5.2_o 2_o peter_n 1.14_o 5._o a_o go_v to_o sleep_v when_o man_n be_v weary_v with_o labour_n they_o desire_v their_o bed_n the_o grave_n be_v a_o bed_n of_o rest_n isaiah_n 57.2_o job_n 3.13_o dan._n 12.2_o rev._n 14.13_o
kindness_n shall_v not_o depart_v from_o thou_o neither_o shall_v the_o covenant_n of_o my_o peace_n be_v remove_v their_o peace_n may_v be_v interrupt_v and_o cloud_v for_o a_o time_n but_o it_o shall_v never_o be_v total_o take_v away_o for_o their_o seed_n abide_v within_o they_o even_o the_o spirit_n of_o peace_n and_o comfort_n though_o the_o good_a man_n beginning_n may_v be_v troublesome_a and_o sorrowful_a yet_o his_o end_n be_v peace_n psal._n 37.37_o 3._o this_o feast_n be_v a_o excel_a feast_n all_o other_o feast_n compare_v to_o this_o be_v mere_a hunger_n and_o empty_a thing_n this_o excel_v all_o other_o feast_n in_o three_o particular_n especial_o 1._o in_o respect_n of_o the_o founder_n of_o it_o viz._n the_o lord_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n the_o god_n of_o all_o comfort_n and_o consolation_n he_o only_o that_o make_v the_o conscience_n can_v remove_v the_o guilt_n of_o it_o and_o by_o his_o spirit_n infuse_v comfort_n and_o make_v peace_n there_o other_o feast_n 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