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predestinarian_o shall_v so_o long_o and_o so_o loud_o exclaim_v against_o it_o i_o be_o sure_a it_o be_v a_o faith_n that_o all_o true_o good_a man_n practice_v and_o which_o he_o adversary_n do_v themselves_o teach_v in_o all_o their_o exhortation_n to_o a_o virtuous_a and_o godly_a way_n of_o live_v of_o the_o period_n of_o humane_a life_n the_o predestinarian_o teach_v likewise_o that_o the_o period_n of_o humane_a life_n be_v unchangeable_o fix_v by_o god_n so_o that_o no_o man_n can_v either_o live_v long_o or_o die_v soon_o than_o he_o do_v but_o this_o be_v also_o a_o unscriptural_a doctrine_n as_o well_o as_o unreasonable_a and_o therefore_o a_o error_n the_o scripture_n do_v plain_o imply_v that_o by_o wickedness_n man_n may_v cut_v their_o life_n short_a and_o that_o by_o righteousness_n man_n life_n may_v be_v prolong_v thus_o it_o be_v say_v the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n prolong_v day_n but_o the_o year_n of_o the_o wicked_a shall_v be_v shorten_v prov._n 10.27_o again_o as_o righteousness_n tend_v to_o life_n so_o he_o that_o pursue_v evil_a pursue_v it_o to_o his_o own_o death_n prov._n 11.19_o again_o it_o be_v say_v evil_a doer_n shall_v be_v cut_v off_o but_o those_o that_o wait_v upon_o the_o lord_n they_o shall_v inherit_v the_o earth_n psal_n 37.9_o beside_o these_o testimony_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o in_o many_o place_n of_o scripture_n wickedness_n be_v threaten_v with_o a_o short_a life_n thus_o it_o be_v say_v bloody_a and_o deceitful_a man_n shall_v not_o live_v out_o half_a their_o day_n psal_n 55.28_o be_v not_o overmuch_o wicked_a neither_o be_v thou_o foolish_a for_o why_o shall_v thou_o die_v before_o thy_o time_n eccles_n 7.17_o long_a life_n be_v also_o promise_v to_o goodness_n and_o virtue_n as_o thus_o my_o son_n forget_v unto_o my_o law_n but_o let_v thy_o heart_n keep_v my_o commandment_n for_o length_n of_o day_n and_o long_a life_n and_o peace_n shall_v they_o add_v unto_o thou_o prov._n 3.1_o 2._o because_o he_o have_v set_v his_o love_n upon_o i_o therefore_o i_o will_v deliver_v he_o with_o long_a life_n will_v i_o satisfy_v he_o and_o show_v he_o my_o salvation_n psal_n 91.14_o 16._o happy_a be_v the_o man_n that_o find_v wisdom_n and_o the_o man_n that_o get_v understanding_n she_o be_v more_o precious_a than_o ruby_n and_o all_o thing_n that_o thou_o can_v desire_v be_v not_o to_o be_v compare_v unto_o she_o length_n of_o day_n be_v in_o her_o right_a hand_n and_o in_o her_o left_a hand_n riches_n and_o honour_n prov._n 3.13_o 15_o 16._o hear_v o_o my_o son_n and_o receive_v my_o say_n and_o the_o year_n of_o thy_o life_n shall_v be_v many_o prov._n 4.10_o honour_n thy_o father_n and_o thy_o mother_n that_o thy_o day_n may_v be_v long_o in_o the_o land_n exod._n 20.12_o thus_o you_o see_v the_o scripture_n do_v plain_o confute_v this_o foolish_a notion_n and_o as_o the_o scripture_n confute_v it_o so_o the_o universal_a voice_n of_o nature_n be_v against_o it_o or_o that_o which_o we_o call_v 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