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a_o discourse_n about_o thou_o be_v peter_n etc._n etc._n book_n 2._o ch_z 30_o valentian_n his_o enchant_a circle_n anton._n fernand._n see_v book_n 8._o ch._n 7._o and_o book_n 10._o chap._n 15_o 16._o see_v matth._n 16._o 16_o 19_o two_o fundamental_a point_n collect_v by_o collate_v scripture_n with_o scripture_n the_o exaltation_n of_o jehovah_n as_o king_n be_v that_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n which_o s._n john_n baptist_n preach_v to_o be_v then_o approach_v the_o septuagint_n deut._n 32._o 43._o reconcile_v with_o psal_n 97._o 7._o see_v chap._n 2._o §._o 5._o and_o ch_n 3._o §._o 11._o the_o ground_n of_o christ_n title_n to_o be_v lord_n other_o ground_n of_o christ_n title_n to_o be_v the_o lord_n revel_v 5._o 13._o a_o universality_n of_o duty_n as_o well_o as_o of_o tongue_n be_v include_v in_o this_o confession_n the_o same_o will_n of_o god_n be_v declare_v by_o moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n and_o by_o christ_n but_o more_o full_o by_o christ_n the_o first_o instance_n how_o christian_n be_v bind_v more_o strict_o to_o obey_v now_o than_o jew_n be_v before_o christ_n mal._n 4._o 2._o matth._n 4._o 16._o luke_n 2._o 32._o john_n 1._o 6._o what_o service_n of_o man_n be_v forbid_v 1_o cor._n 7._o 23._o a_o second_o instance_n of_o obedience_n more_o strict_o enjoin_v christian_n than_o it_o be_v the_o jew_n see_v the_o 10_o book_n chap._n 39_o pag._n 3187._o 3187._o so_o christ_n say_v joh._n 15._o 8._o herein_o be_v my_o father_n glorify_v that_o you_o bring_v forth_o much_o fruit_n so_o shall_v you_o be_v my_o disciple_n see_v how_o salvian_n answer_v the_o like_a objection_n in_o his_o 5_o book_n de_fw-fr providentia_fw-la deut._n 4._o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8._o see_v the_o application_n chap._n 2._o §._o 5_o 6._o f._n 3316._o a_o advertisement_n concern_v h._n scripture_n experiment_n in_o nature_n and_o in_o ourselves_o or_o conscience_n confirm_v the_o truth_n of_o h._n scripture_n five_o general_n point_n heathen_a notion_n of_o two_o sort_n the_o pythagorean_n notion_n s._n g._n nazianzen_n story_n of_o bishop_n marcus_n arethusus_fw-la be_v in_o his_o three_o oration_n or_o former_a invective_n against_o julian_n s._n augustine_n story_n of_o bishop_n firmus_n metaphrastes_n have_v a_o story_n of_o anthimus_n bishop_n of_o nicomedia_n partly_o like_o this._n the_o opinion_n of_o the_o stoic_n how_o virtue_n be_v a_o reward_n to_o itself_o gen._n 15._o 1._o hebr._n 11._o 26._o philip._n 3._o 14._o heb._n 12._o 2._o rom._n 2._o 7._o notion_n of_o good_a and_o evil_a as_o fresh_a as_o those_o of_o true_a and_o false_a ☞_o ☞_o the_o jealousy_n and_o inquisitiveness_n of_o conscience_n show_v that_o it_o be_v depute_v by_o god_n as_o our_o visitor_n or_o supervisour_n the_o check_n &_o gratulation_n of_o our_o conscience_n be_v taste_n or_o pledge_n of_o the_o twofold_n award_v that_o shall_v be_v give_v at_o the_o last_o day_n rom._n 2._o 6_o 7_o etc._n etc._n the_o heathen_a notion_n of_o a_o final_a judgement_n vanish_v like_o dream_n a_o discourse_n about_o dream_n though_o heathen_a notion_n be_v like_a dream_n christian_a divine_n may_v see_v reality_n of_o truth_n in_o they_o touch_v epicurus_n see_v book_n 10._o fol._n 3139._o how_o epicurus_n do_v collect_v that_o nature_n detest_v vice_n see_v the_o conference_n betwixt_o dionysius_n and_o daâ—ocles_n tull._n tùscul_n lib._n 5._o and_o philip_n comines_n of_o lewis_n the_o eleven_o see_v wisdom_n 17._o ver_fw-la 11._o see_v juvenal_n set._n 13._o see_v horace_n epist_n lib._n 1._o epist_n 1._o hic_fw-la murus_fw-la abeneuâ—_n esto_fw-la nil_fw-la conscire_fw-la sibi_fw-la psalm_n 3._o 6._o and_o 23._o 4._o and_o 27_o 1._o and_o 46_o 1._o prov._n 28._o 1._o wisd_v 5._o 1._o that_o there_o be_v to_o be_v a_o judgement_n be_v know_v to_o the_o original_a world_n it_o be_v foretell_v by_o enoch_n see_v book_n 10._o chap._n 38._o num_fw-la 11._o p._n 3171._o enoch_n a_o lively_a type_n of_o christ_n testimony_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n that_o god_n that_o christ_n shall_v be_v judge_n see_v book_n 7._o chap._n 36._o it_o be_v reveal_v by_o degree_n that_o christ_n shall_v be_v judge_n two_o conclusion_n one_o corollary_n a_o useful_a general_n rule_n christ_n answer_n to_o the_o jew_n be_v but_o comment_n upon_o the_o prophet_n a_o main_a branch_n of_o that_o good_a confession_n which_o christ_n witness_v be_v his_o title_n to_o be_v judge_n the_o adversative_a particle_n nevertheless_o the_o blasphemous_a and_o treacherous_a jew_n condemn_v christ_n of_o treason_n and_o blasphemy_n the_o application_n so_o god_n take_v away_o the_o author_n of_o this_o book_n some_o 16._o or_o 17._o year_n ago_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d this_o be_v preach_v at_o newcastle_n where_o he_o be_v vicar_n divers_a year_n the_o literal_a meaning_n of_o dan._n 7._o 13._o inquire_v polanus_fw-la his_o restriction_n of_o dan._n 7._o 13._o to_o christ_n ascension_n one_o prophecy_n may_v in_o the_o literal_a sense_n have_v two_o verification_n yea_o contrary_a sense_n lib._n 7._o cap._n 17._o a_o answer_n to_o all_o text_n bâ—ought_v for_o the_o rome_n church_n great_a glory_n by_o distinction_n inchoatiuè_fw-la and_o completiuè_fw-la see_v chap._n 12._o §._o 8._o a_o exposition_n of_o jerem._n 31._o 34._o mal._n 3._o 2._o mean_v inchoatiuè_n of_o christ_n first_o come_v completiuè_fw-la of_o his_o second_o by_o first_o come_v he_o mean_v his_o come_n to_o judge_n and_o punish_v the_o jew_n the_o come_v speak_v of_o john_n 21._o 22._o such_o a_o discrimination_n of_o elect_a and_o reprobate_n as_o be_v then_o may_v not_o be_v look_v for_o till_o doomsday_n see_v book_n 10._o chap._n 37_o 38._o dan._n 7._o 13._o fulfil_v act_n 1._o 9_o the_o manner_n of_o christ_n go_v up_o to_o heaven_n show_v the_o manner_n of_o his_o come_n to_o judge_n the_o earth_n the_o place_n or_o term_n from_o which_o christ_n shall_v come_v to_o judgement_n to_o what_o place_n christ_n probable_o shall_v come_v see_v book_n 9_o chap._n 43._o two_o sense_n chief_o apt_a to_o receive_v the_o impression_n of_o terror_n terror_n of_o sound_n and_o terror_n of_o sight_n a_o view_n of_o the_o terrible_a spectacle_n and_o sound_n precede_v doomsday_n see_v book_n 1._o chap._n 24._o see_v book_n 1._o chap._n 24._o §._o 4_o 5_o etc._n etc._n the_o terror_n on_o mount_n sinai_n type_n of_o the_o terror_n of_o doomsday_n a_o special_a observable_a it_o be_v christ_n that_o shake_v the_o earth_n at_o the_o give_v of_o the_o law_n the_o dreadful_a sound_n that_o will_v be_v hear_v at_o doomsday_n clavius_n another_o author_n tell_v that_o the_o bird_n fall_v to_o the_o earth_n upon_o a_o great_a shout_n give_v by_o a_o multitude_n in_o a_o army_n or_o at_o some_o great_a solemnity_n the_o process_n of_o the_o final_a judgement_n of_o this_o rule_n see_v chap._n 11._o §._o 9_o christ_n exercise_n of_o the_o power_n of_o the_o key_n of_o hell_n and_o death_n not_o full_o manifest_v till_o doomsday_n the_o great_a excellency_n of_o christ_n name_n the_o word_n the_o real_a dignity_n embleme_v in_o the_o sharp_a sword_n go_v out_o of_o christ_n mouth_n be_v defender_n of_o his_o church_n whether_o s._n john_n and_o s._n paul_n by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n mean_v our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n a_o explication_n of_o heb._n 4._o 12_o 13._o the_o word_n write_v or_o preach_v not_o only_o nor_o chief_o mean_v heb._n 4._o 12._o most_o high_a perfection_n employ_v in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o book_n to_o be_v open_v at_o christ_n coming_z see_v ch_n 10._o §._o 9_o psal_n 32._o 1._o 1_o cor._n 1._o 23_o ☜_o three_o error_n about_o the_o last_o judgement_n see_v tully_n de_fw-fr senectute_n two_o point_n propose_v pythagoras_n his_o break_a notion_n of_o a_o resurrection_n see_v juvenal_n 15._o sat._n v_o 174._o the_o solid_a truth_n extract_v out_o of_o pythagoras_n his_o opinion_n of_o transmigration_n vid._n for_o catulum_fw-la lib._n 1._o pag._n 87_o 90._o point_n wherein_o heathen_n hold_v consort_n with_o christianity_n the_o opinion_n of_o the_o genethliaci_n this_o error_n of_o the_o genethliaci_n may_v facilitate_v the_o christian_n belief_n of_o god_n power_n some_o christian_n err_v as_o much_o as_o the_o genethliaci_n three_o principal_a proposition_n that_o there_o be_v a_o logical_a possibility_n presuppose_v to_o the_o work_n of_o god_n power_n see_v book_n 10._o fol._n 3177._o the_o bring_v possibility_n into_o act_n do_v not_o impair_v god_n power_n but_o show_v the_o exercise_n of_o it_o pro_fw-la hac_fw-la vice_n see_v §._o 9_o these_o differ_v as_o addition_n and_o substraction_n ☞_o the_o jesuit_n make_v a_o sinister_a use_n of_o this_o truth_n touch_v the_o power_n of_o god_n the_o several_a shift_n of_o romish_a writer_n to_o maintain_v their_o doctrine_n of_o transubstantiation_n of_o christ_n virtual_a influence_n see_v book_n 10._o ch_z 55_o 56._o the_o corinthian_a naturalist_n his_o two_o curious_a
of_o truth_n the_o philosopher_n rapt_v with_o joy_n in_o contemplation_n and_o invention_n invention_n the_o former_a of_o the_o two_o philosopher_n be_v pythagoras_n the_o late_a be_v archimedes_n of_o both_o see_v plutarch_n in_o his_o book_n entitle_v non_fw-la posse_fw-la hominem_fw-la suaviter_fw-la vivere_fw-la secundum_fw-la epicurum_n much_o more_o joy_n in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o save_a truth_n how_o this_o taste_v of_o eternal_a life_n be_v preserve_v of_o question_n touch_v fall_v from_o grace_n see_v the_o author_n opinion_n more_o full_o about_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n book_n 8._o chap._n 3._o which_o book_n though_o publish_v 21._o year_n since_o i_o suppose_v be_v write_v after_o this._n they_o only_o enjoy_v and_o keep_v this_o taste_n that_o diligent_o seek_v after_o it_o and_o true_o prize_v it_o the_o danger_n of_o seek_v to_o enjoy_v worldly_a contentment_n together_o with_o this_o heavenly_a taste_n see_v this_o fallacy_n in_o aristotle_n rhetor._n 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