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for_o shall_v the_o infidelity_n of_o man_n turn_v the_o truth_n of_o god_n into_o a_o lie_n god_n forbid_v answ._n i_o have_v before_o answer_v that_o all_o god_n ordinance_n be_v in_o themselves_o and_o on_o his_o part_n holy_a faithful_a and_o true_a they_o be_v true_a seal_n of_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n but_o to_o such_o as_o be_v worthy_a partaker_n of_o they_o in_o faith_n otherweise_v they_o seal_v judgement_n unto_o man_n 1_o cor._n 11._o 27._o 28_o 29._o and_o it_o be_v not_o his_o ordinance_n that_o open_a and_o obstinate_a idolater_n and_o wicked_a man_n shall_v administer_v or_o receive_v they_o ezek._n 44._o 9_o numb_a 15._o 30._o 31._o levit._fw-la 7._o 20._o psalm_n 〈◊〉_d 1â—_n 17._o that_o man_n may_v turn_v the_o truth_n of_o god_n into_o a_o lie_n the_o apostle_n plain_o teach_v rom._n 1._o 25._o so_o may_v they_o the_o truth_n of_o his_o ordinance_n into_o lie_n but_o the_o truth_n of_o god_n as_o it_o be_v in_o himself_o or_o his_o faithfulness_n be_v unchangeable_a &_o if_o man_n believe_v not_o or_o sanctify_v he_o not_o they_o perish_v by_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n which_o be_v according_a to_o truth_n and_o his_o faithfulness_n suffer_v he_o not_o to_o save_v such_o unless_o he_o make_v they_o first_o new_a creature_n and_o believer_n joh._n 3._o 36._o 1._o joh._n 5._o 10._o 12._o six_o he_o expound_v israel_n death_n in_o hos._n 13._o 1._o to_o be_v by_o the_o exposition_n of_o sundry_a writer_n not_o death_n in_o sin_v but_o slay_v for_o their_o sin_n or_o their_o estate_n overthrow_v or_o near_o utter_a destruction_n etc._n etc._n answ._n both_o may_v be_v true_a that_o first_o they_o be_v dead_a in_o sin_v and_o after_o destroy_v civil_o for_o their_o sin_v god_n judgement_n be_v according_a to_o man_n desert_n he_o destroy_v not_o the_o amorites_n egyptian_n and_o other_o nation_n till_o their_o iniquity_n be_v full_a gen._n 15._o 16._o wherefore_o to_o condemn_v the_o exposition_n which_o i_o give_v because_o a_o other_o consequent_a follow_v upon_o it_o as_o the_o ruin_n of_o achabs_n house_n or_o the_o like_a be_v no_o fitme_n argument_n and_o to_o his_o many_o expositor_n who_o he_o cit_v i_o oppose_v one_o great_a than_o all_o even_o th'apostle_n in_o rom._n 11._o before_o speak_v of_o who_o show_v the_o election_n of_o grace_n to_o be_v in_o the_o 7000_o that_o worship_v not_o baal_n and_o not_o in_o the_o multitude_n of_o the_o baalist_n and_o if_o they_o be_v not_o of_o the_o election_n of_o grace_n than_o be_v they_o dead_a in_o sin_v though_o he_o and_o many_o say_v the_o contrary_n final_o he_o allege_v the_o say_n of_o the_o prophet_n before_o and_o after_o the_o lord_n find_v jakob_n in_o bethel_n and_o there_o he_o speak_v with_o we_o &c_n &c_n therefore_o turn_v thou_o to_o thy_o god_n etc._n etc._n hos._n 12._o 4._o 5._o 6._o 9_o and_o yet_o be_o i_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n from_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n and_o thou_o shall_v know_v no_o god_n but_o i_o i_o do_v know_v thou_o in_o the_o wilderness_n etc._n etc._n hose_n 13._o 4._o 5._o answ._n i_o have_v before_o show_v that_o the_o prophet_n speak_v to_o israel_n as_o a_o corporation_n or_o body_n which_o after_o a_o sort_n continue_v one_o and_o the_o same_o through_o many_o generation_n when_o yet_o as_o touch_v their_o particular_a person_n or_o generation_n they_o be_v different_a &_o contrary_a as_o godly_a father_n in_o the_o state_n of_o grace_n and_o life_n may_v beget_v wicked_a child_n without_o grace_n and_o in_o state_n of_o death_n ezek._n 18._o 9_o 10._o 13._o 14._o 17._o 18._o etc._n etc._n so_o the_o king_n of_o tyre_n have_v be_v in_o eden_n the_o garden_n of_o god_n a_o proselyte_n in_o the_o church_n ezek._n 28._o 13._o not_o that_o heathen_a king_n then_o live_v but_o his_o predecessor_n huram_fw-la long_o before_o 1._o king_n 5._o so_o paul_n speak_v of_o the_o jew_n cast_v away_o of_o god_n as_o the_o same_o people_n till_o their_o last_o call_n rom._n 11._o and_o i_o doubt_v not_o 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28._o ezek_n 8._o 5._o 10._o 16._o dan._n 11._o 31._o 38._o answ._n i_o tell_v they_o plain_o that_o that_o temple_n of_o god_n which_o the_o prophet_n speak_v of_o have_v no_o agreement_n with_o idol_n though_o the_o wicked_a set_v up_o idol_n in_o it_o by_o force_n but_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n which_o these_o call_v the_o temple_n of_o god_n have_v agreement_n with_o idol_n if_o image_n of_o silver_n and_o gold_n wood_n and_o stone_n a_o wheaten_a god_n in_o the_o mass_n and_o the_o man_n of_o sin_v which_o sit_v as_o god_n be_v idol_n for_o these_o idol_n the_o church_n of_o rome_n worship_v and_o serve_v most_o synful_o but_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n which_o the_o prophet_n speak_v of_o never_o worship_v the_o idol_n set_v up_o in_o it_o nor_o have_v accord_n with_o they_o but_o this_o be_v a_o shift_n of_o shift_n and_o a_o notorious_a sophism_n in_o my_o opposite_a to_o reason_n from_o the_o material_a temple_n of_o god_n then_o which_o only_o suffer_v that_o abuse_n to_o 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his_o covenant_n of_o grace_n contrary_a to_o the_o whole_a testament_n of_o christ._n it_o be_v to_o make_v a_o wide_a gate_n and_o broad_a way_n into_o heaven_n and_o will_v make_v man_n secure_a in_o all_o sin_v if_o they_o that_o serve_v the_o man_n of_o sin_v himself_o worship_v his_o idol_n believe_v in_o his_o heresy_n and_o walk_v in_o his_o wicked_a work_n which_o hope_v to_o merit_v salvation_n by_o they_o in_o heaven_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v true_a christian_n and_o in_o the_o state_n of_o grace_n of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o heathen_a whereas_o i_o say_v 97._o i_o hold_v it_o presumption_n for_o any_o to_o limit_v god_n by_o how_o small_a mean_n or_o measure_n of_o faith_n and_o knowledge_n he_o will_v save_v a_o man_n who_o dare_v den_n but_o god_n have_v many_o elect_a among_o the_o heathen_n after_o he_o have_v separate_v jsrael_n from_o they_o yea_o god_n express_o say_v when_o he_o make_v israel_n his_o peculiar_a people_n that_o yet_o all_o the_o earth_n be_v he_o exod._n 19_o 5._o which_o be_v the_o word_n of_o the_o covenant_n 16_o general_o wherefore_o we_o leave_v god_n secret_a counsel_n to_o himself_o as_o he_o will_v we_o deut._n 29._o 29._o and_o do_v consider_v only_o the_o visible_a state_n of_o church_n by_o the_o rule_n of_o god_n law_n and_o promise_n to_o this_o my_o opposite_a say_v 181._o what_o be_v it_o that_o he_o mean_v hereby_o if_o by_o the_o covenant_n he_o mean_v the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n for_o salvation_n whereof_o we_o treat_v and_o think_v that_o all_o people_n of_o the_o world_n in_o all_o age_n and_o place_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v under_o it_o what_o differ_v this_o from_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o anabaptist_n and_o armintans_n touch_v general_n redemption_n if_o he_o speak_v not_o of_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n which_o be_v for_o salvation_n all_o may_v perceive_v he_o speak_v not_o to_o the_o point_n in_o hand_n answ._n my_o meaning_n be_v plain_a that_o god_n have_v his_o elect_a among_o the_o 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