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out_o of_o malice_n what_o god_n command_v out_o of_o sovereignty_n and_o for_o gracious_a design_n have_v god_n employ_v a_o holy_a angel_n in_o his_o design_n upon_o job_n the_o action_n have_v be_v good_a in_o the_o affliction_n because_o his_o nature_n be_v holy_a and_o therefore_o his_o end_n holy_a but_o bad_a in_o the_o devil_n because_o his_o end_n be_v base_a and_o unworthy_a 4._o we_o may_v gather_v from_o hence_o the_o difficulty_n of_o conversion_n and_o mortification_n to_o follow_v thereupon_o what_o be_v the_o reason_n man_n receive_v no_o more_o impression_n from_o the_o voice_n of_o god_n and_o the_o light_n of_o his_o truth_n than_o a_o dead_a man_n in_o the_o grave_n do_v from_o the_o roar_a thunder_n or_o a_o blind_a mole_n from_o the_o light_n of_o the_o sun_n it_o be_v because_o our_o atheism_n be_v as_o great_a as_o the_o deadness_n of_o the_o one_o or_o the_o blindness_n of_o the_o other_o the_o principle_n in_o the_o heart_n be_v strong_a to_o shut_v the_o 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have_v all_o the_o utensil_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n employ_v about_o his_o service_n to_o be_v holy_a the_o inward_o of_o the_o sacrifice_n be_v to_o be_v rinse_v thrice_o 1.9_o thrice_o as_o the_o jewish_a doctor_n observe_v on_o leu._n 1.9_o the_o crop_n and_o feather_n of_o sacrifice_a dove_n be_v to_o be_v hang_v eastward_o towards_o the_o entrance_n of_o the_o temple_n at_o a_o distance_n from_o the_o holy_a of_o holies_n where_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n be_v most_o eminent_a 1.16_o eminent_a leu._n 1.16_o when_o aaron_n be_v to_o go_v into_o the_o holy_a of_o holies_n he_o be_v to_o sanctify_v himself_o in_o a_o extraordinary_a manner_n 16.4_o manner_n leu._n 16.4_o the_o priest_n be_v to_o be_v bare_a foot_v in_o the_o temple_n in_o the_o exercise_n of_o their_o office_n shoe_n always_o be_v to_o be_v put_v off_o upon_o holy_a ground_n look_v to_o thy_o foot_n when_o thou_o go_v to_o the_o house_n of_o god_n say_v the_o wise_a man_n eccles_n 5.1_o strip_v the_o affection_n the_o foot_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o all_o the_o dirt_n contract_v discard_v all_o earthly_a and_o base_a thought_n from_o the_o heart_n a_o beast_n be_v not_o to_o touch_v the_o mount_n sinai_n without_o lose_v his_o life_n nor_o can_v we_o come_v near_o the_o throne_n with_o brutish_a affection_n without_o lose_v the_o life_n and_o fruit_n of_o the_o worship_n a_o unholy_a soul_n degrade_v himself_o from_o a_o spirit_n to_o a_o brute_n and_o the_o worship_n from_o spiritual_a to_o brutish_a if_o any_o unmortified_a sin_n be_v find_v in_o the_o life_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o comer_n to_o the_o temple_n it_o taint_v and_o pollute_v the_o worship_n 1.15_o worship_n isa_n 1.15_o all_o worship_n be_v a_o acknowledgement_n of_o the_o excellency_n of_o god_n as_o he_o be_v holy_a 10._o holy_a jer._n 7.9_o 10._o hence_o it_o be_v call_v a_o sanctify_a god_n name_v how_o can_v any_o person_n sanctify_v god_n name_n that_o have_v not_o a_o holy_a resemblance_n to_o his_o nature_n if_o he_o 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will_v i_o compass_v thy_o altar_n oh_o lord_n he_o will_v observe_v the_o appoint_a ceremony_n but_o not_o without_o cleanse_v his_o heart_n as_o well_o as_o his_o hand_n vain_a man_n be_v apt_a to_o rest_v upon_o outward_a act_n and_o rite_n of_o worship_n but_o this_o must_v always_o be_v practise_v the_o word_n be_v in_o the_o present_a tense_n i_o wash_v i_o compass_n purity_n in_o worship_n ought_v to_o be_v our_o continual_a care_n if_o we_o will_v perform_v a_o spiritual_a service_n wherein_o we_o will_v have_v communion_n with_o god_n it_o must_v be_v in_o holiness_n if_o we_o will_v walk_v with_o christ_n it_o must_v be_v in_o white_a 3.4_o white_a revel_v 3.4_o allude_v to_o the_o white_a garment_n the_o priest_n put_v on_o when_o they_o go_v to_o perform_v their_o service_n as_o without_o this_o we_o can_v see_v god_n in_o heaven_n so_o neither_o can_v we_o see_v the_o beauty_n of_o god_n in_o his_o own_o ordinance_n 11._o spiritual_a worship_n be_v perform_v with_o spiritual_a end_n with_o raise_a aim_n at_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n no_o duty_n can_v be_v spiritual_a that_o have_v a_o carnal_a aim_n where_o god_n be_v the_o sole_a object_n he_o ought_v to_o be_v the_o principal_a end_n in_o all_o our_o action_n he_o be_v to_o be_v our_o end_n as_o he_o be_v the_o principle_n of_o our_o be_v much_o more_o in_o religious_a act_n as_o he_o be_v the_o object_n of_o our_o worship_n the_o worship_n of_o god_n in_o scripture_n be_v express_v by_o the_o seek_n of_o he_o 11.6_o he_o heb._n 11.6_o he_o not_o ourselves_o all_o be_v to_o be_v refer_v to_o god_n as_o we_o be_v not_o to_o live_v to_o ourselves_o that_o be_v the_o sign_n of_o a_o carnal_a state_n so_o we_o be_v not_o to_o worship_v for_o ourselves_o rom._n 14.7_o 8._o as_o all_o action_n be_v denominate_v good_a from_o their_o end_n as_o well_o as_o their_o object_n so_o upon_o the_o same_o account_n they_o be_v denominate_v spiritual_a the_o end_n spiritualize_v our_o natural_a action_n much_o 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by_o they_o cain_n carriage_n after_o his_o sacrifice_n testify_v some_o base_a end_n in_o his_o worship_n he_o come_v not_o to_o god_n as_o a_o subject_a to_o a_o sovereign_n but_o as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v the_o sovereign_n and_o god_n the_o subject_a and_o when_o his_o design_n be_v not_o answer_v and_o his_o desire_n not_o gratify_v he_o prove_v more_o a_o rebel_n to_o god_n and_o a_o murderer_n of_o his_o brother_n such_o base_a scent_n will_v rise_v up_o in_o our_o worship_n from_o the_o body_n of_o death_n which_o cleave_v to_o we_o and_o mix_v themselves_o with_o our_o service_n as_o weed_n with_o the_o fish_n in_o the_o net_n david_n therefore_o after_o his_o people_n have_v offer_v willing_o to_o the_o temple_n beg_v of_o god_n that_o their_o heart_n may_v be_v prepare_v to_o he_o 29.18_o he_o 1_o cron._n 29.18_o that_o their_o heart_n may_v stand_v right_a to_o god_n without_o any_o squint_v to_o self-end_n some_o present_n themselves_o to_o god_n as_o poor_a man_n offer_v 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to_o mock_v he_o than_o worship_v he_o when_o we_o believe_v that_o we_o ought_v to_o be_v satisfy_v rather_o than_o god_n glorify_v we_o set_v god_n below_o ourselves_o imagine_v that_o he_o shall_v submit_v his_o own_o honour_n to_o our_o advantage_n we_o make_v ourselves_o more_o glorious_a than_o god_n as_o though_o we_o be_v not_o make_v for_o he_o but_o he_o have_v a_o be_v only_o for_o we_o this_o be_v to_o have_v a_o very_a low_a esteem_n of_o the_o majesty_n of_o god_n whatsoever_o any_o man_n aim_v at_o in_o worship_n above_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n that_o he_o form_n as_o a_o idol_n to_o himself_o instead_o of_o god_n and_o set_v up_o a_o golden-image_n god_n count_v not_o this_o as_o a_o worship_n the_o offering_n make_v in_o the_o wilderness_n for_o forty_o year_n together_o god_n esteem_v as_o not_o offer_v to_o he_o amos_n 5.25_o have_v you_o offer_v to_o i_o sacrifice_n and_o offering_n in_o the_o wilderness_n forty_o year_n oh_o house_n of_o israel_n they_o do_v it_o 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step_n whereby_o the_o gentile_n arise_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o gospel_n as_o the_o set_n of_o the_o sun_n in_o one_o place_n be_v the_o rise_n of_o it_o in_o another_o 9â—_n another_o mat._n 22_o 9â—_n he_o use_v the_o corruption_n of_o man_n instrumental_o to_o propagate_v his_o gospel_n he_o build_v up_o the_o true_a church_n by_o the_o preach_a of_o some_o out_o of_o envy_n phil._n 1.15_o as_o he_o bless_a israel_n out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o a_o false_a prophet_n numb_a 23._o how_o often_o have_v the_o heresy_n of_o man_n be_v the_o occasion_n of_o clear_v up_o the_o truth_n of_o god_n and_o fix_v the_o more_o lively_a impression_n of_o it_o on_o the_o heart_n of_o believer_n neither_o judah_n nor_o tamar_n in_o their_o lust_n dream_v of_o a_o
stock_n for_o the_o redeemer_n yet_o god_n give_v a_o son_n from_o that_o unlawful_a bed_n whereof_o christ_n come_v according_a to_o the_o flesh_n gen._n 38.29_o compare_v with_o mat._n 1.3_o jonahs_n sin_n be_v probable_o the_o first_o and_o remote_a occasion_n of_o the_o ninivites_n give_v credit_n to_o his_o prophecy_n his_o sin_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o punishment_n and_o his_o be_v sling_v into_o the_o sea_n may_v facilitate_v the_o reception_n of_o his_o message_n and_o excite_v the_o ninivites_n repentance_n whereby_o a_o cloud_n of_o severe_a judgement_n be_v blow_v away_o from_o they_o it_o be_v think_v by_o some_o that_o when_o jonah_n pass_v through_o the_o street_n of_o niniveh_n with_o his_o proclamation_n of_o destruction_n he_o may_v be_v know_v by_o some_o of_o the_o mariner_n of_o that_o ship_n from_o whence_o he_o be_v cast_v overboard_n into_o the_o sea_n and_o may_v after_o their_o voyage_n be_v occasional_o in_o that_o city_n the_o metropolis_n of_o the_o nation_n and_o the_o place_n of_o some_o of_o their_o birth_n and_o may_v acquaint_v the_o people_n that_o this_o be_v the_o same_o person_n they_o have_v cast_v into_o the_o sea_n by_o his_o own_o consent_n for_o his_o acknowledge_a run_v from_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o lord_n for_o that_o he_o have_v tell_v they_o jonah_n 1.10_o and_o the_o mariner_n prayer_n verse_n 14._o evidence_v it_o whereupon_o they_o may_v conclude_v his_o message_n worthy_a of_o belief_n since_o they_o know_v from_o such_o evidence_n that_o he_o have_v sink_v into_o the_o bowel_n of_o the_o water_n and_o now_o see_v he_o safe_a in_o their_o street_n by_o a_o deliverance_n unknown_a to_o they_o and_o that_o therefore_o that_o power_n that_o deliver_v he_o can_v easy_o verify_v his_o word_n in_o the_o threaten_a judgement_n have_v jonah_n go_v at_o first_o without_o commit_v that_o sin_n and_o receive_v that_o punishment_n his_o message_n have_v not_o be_v judge_v a_o divine_a prediction_n but_o a_o fruit_n 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god_n can_v will_v any_o thing_n as_o his_o end_n of_o act_v but_o himself_o without_o undeify_v himself_o god_n will_v be_v infinite_o good_a can_v move_v for_o any_o thing_n but_o what_o be_v infinite_o good_a and_o therefore_o whatsoever_o god_n make_v he_o make_v for_o himself_o 16.4_o himself_o prov._n 16.4_o that_o whatsoever_o he_o make_v may_v bear_v a_o badge_n of_o this_o perfection_n upon_o it_o and_o be_v a_o discovery_n of_o his_o wonderful_a goodness_n for_o the_o make_n thing_n for_o himself_o do_v not_o signify_v any_o indigence_n in_o god_n that_o he_o make_v any_o thing_n to_o increase_v his_o excellency_n for_o that_o be_v capable_a of_o no_o addition_n but_o to_o manifest_v his_o excellency_n god_n possess_v every_o thing_n eminent_o in_o himself_o do_v not_o create_v the_o world_n for_o any_o need_n he_o have_v of_o it_o finite_a thing_n be_v unable_a to_o make_v any_o accession_n to_o that_o which_o be_v infinite_a man_n indeed_o build_v a_o house_n to_o be_v a_o 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of_o god_n be_v conclude_v from_o the_o mutability_n of_o those_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n whence_o we_o infer_v that_o there_o must_v be_v some_o stable_a foundation_n of_o those_o totter_a thing_n some_o firm_a hinge_v upon_o which_o those_o changeable_a thing_n do_v move_v without_o which_o there_o will_v be_v no_o stability_n in_o the_o kind_n of_o thing_n no_o order_n no_o agreement_n or_o union_n among_o they_o so_o from_o the_o goodness_n of_o every_o thing_n and_o their_o usefulness_n to_o we_o we_o must_v conclude_v he_o good_a who_o make_v all_o those_o thing_n and_o since_o we_o find_v distinct_a goodness_n in_o the_o creature_n we_o must_v conclude_v that_o one_o principle_n whence_o they_o do_v slow_a excel_v in_o the_o glory_n of_o goodness_n all_o those_o little_a glimmering_n of_o goodness_n which_o be_v scatter_v in_o the_o creature_n as_o the_o image_n in_o the_o glass_n represent_v the_o face_n posture_n motion_n of_o he_o who_o image_n it_o be_v but_o not_o in_o 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to_o the_o innocent_a and_o culpable_a can_v you_o account_v he_o good_a if_o he_o do_v always_o with_o pleasure_n behold_v evil_a and_o perpetual_o suffer_v the_o oppression_n of_o the_o innocent_a under_o unpunished_a wickedness_n how_o shall_v we_o know_v the_o goodness_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n and_o his_o affection_n to_o the_o goodness_n of_o his_o creature_n if_o he_o do_v not_o by_o some_o act_n of_o severity_n witness_v his_o implacable_a aversion_n against_o sin_n and_o his_o care_n to_o preserve_v the_o good_a government_n of_o the_o world_n if_o corrupt_a creature_n shall_v always_o be_v exempt_a from_o the_o effect_n of_o his_o indignation_n he_o will_v declare_v himself_o not_o to_o be_v infinite_o good_a because_o he_o will_v not_o be_v real_o righteous_a no_o man_n think_v it_o a_o natural_a vice_n in_o the_o sun_n by_o the_o power_n of_o its_o scorch_a heat_n to_o dry_v up_o and_o consume_v the_o unwholesome_a vapour_n of_o the_o air_n nor_o be_v the_o 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