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whereby_o withal_o the_o heart_n be_v fill_v with_o his_o love_n and_o with_o a_o holy_a rejoice_v in_o he_o with_o thankfulness_n and_o encourage_v by_o such_o enlargement_n to_o all_o cheerfulness_n in_o his_o service_n with_o the_o prophet_n psal_n 116.12_o 13_o 14._o which_o be_v the_o main_a end_n that_o god_n aim_v at_o in_o lade_v we_o with_o his_o blessing_n 2._o there_o be_v a_o evil_a disposition_n in_o man_n heart_n to_o forget_v god_n in_o his_o mercy_n deut._n 32.18_o psal_n 106.21_o and_o to_o ascribe_v they_o to_o themselves_o with_o nabuchadnezzar_n dan._n 4.30_o hab._n 1.16_o or_o if_o not_o to_o their_o idol_n hos_fw-la 2.5_o yet_o at_o least_o to_o some_o second_o cause_n or_o mean_n by_o which_o those_o blessing_n which_o they_o enjoy_v be_v convey_v unto_o they_o never_o look_v up_o to_o the_o
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say_v of_o filthy_a lust_n those_o thing_n thus_o tender_v and_o promise_v be_v either_o evil_n in_o their_o own_o nature_n as_o that_o of_o the_o whore_n and_o the_o drunkard_n isa_n 56.12_o of_o the_o devil_n to_o witch_n to_o help_v they_o to_o destroy_v and_o do_v mischief_n or_o at_o least_o they_o bring_v evil_a after_o they_o as_o riches_n reserve_v to_o man_n greedy_a of_o gain_n for_o their_o hurt_n eccl._n 5.13_o nourish_a pride_n security_n voluptuousness_n carnal_a confidence_n and_o the_o like_a beside_o the_o pierce_a of_o the_o heart_n through_o with_o many_o sorrow_n 1_o tim._n 6.10_o neither_o indeed_o be_v it_o possible_a that_o it_o shall_v be_v otherwise_o for_o who_o can_v hope_v for_o good_a thing_n from_o evil_a man_n or_o profitable_a thing_n from_o such_o as_o be_v unprofitable_a both_o to_o themselves_o and_o other_o let_v no_o man_n then_o suffer_v himself_o to_o be_v beguile_v and_o lead_v away_o by_o such_o fair_a promise_n of_o the_o favour_n of_o great_a man_n increase_v of_o wealth_n enjoy_v of_o variety_n of_o pleasure_n and_o the_o like_a which_o the_o man_n of_o the_o woâ—_n so_o much_o look_v after_o tender_v unto_o we_o by_o wicked_a man_n and_o that_o usual_o in_o a_o way_n of_o sin_n but_o every_o man_n advise_o consider_v 1._o the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n themselves_o that_o be_v offer_v unto_o we_o which_o we_o shall_v find_v to_o be_v such_o as_o can_v neither_o make_v we_o good_a nor_o much_o less_o happy_a 2._o what_o they_o promise_v in_o they_o which_o be_v only_o the_o have_v not_o the_o enjoy_n much_o less_o the_o holy_a use_n of_o they_o without_o which_o they_o can_v do_v we_o no_o good_a 3._o under_o what_o condition_n they_o be_v offer_v unto_o we_o which_o we_o shall_v find_v usual_o to_o be_v the_o commit_n of_o some_o sin_n or_o the_o neglect_v of_o some_o good_a duty_n or_o other_o 4._o take_v notice_n with_o what_o affection_n they_o tender_v they_o unto_o we_o questionless_a those_o that_o love_v we_o not_o can_v promise_v or_o bestow_v any_o thing_n on_o we_o out_o of_o any_o true_a desire_n of_o our_o good_a but_o either_o to_o serve_v their_o own_o turn_n or_o to_o draw_v we_o if_o it_o may_v be_v to_o the_o same_o wicked_a practice_n which_o they_o themselves_o delight_v in_o 5._o let_v we_o serious_o consider_v what_o the_o issue_n and_o event_n must_v needs_o be_v at_o the_o last_o when_o we_o have_v weary_v ourselves_o in_o vain_a to_o become_v fool_n at_o the_o latter_a end_n jer._n 17.12_o complain_v when_o it_o will_v be_v too_o late_o to_o help_v it_o prov._n 5.11_o let_v we_o therefore_o hearken_v unto_o god_n who_o promise_n be_v 1._o all_o of_o they_o yea_o and_o amen_o 2._o of_o thing_n true_o and_o in_o themselves_o grace_n and_o glory_n and_o every_o good_a thing_n psal_n 84.11_o 3._o tender_v unto_o we_o out_o of_o true_a love_n that_o he_o may_v do_v we_o good_a at_o the_o latter_a end_n deut._n 8.16_o 4._o and_o that_o under_o the_o condition_n of_o serve_v he_o 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babel_n isa_n 14.13_o 14._o or_o of_o antichrist_n his_o antitype_n 2_o thes_n 2.4_o but_o be_v the_o desire_n of_o every_o wicked_a man_n to_o have_v or_o do_v that_o which_o be_v peculiar_a to_o god_n himself_o 1._o to_o excel_v alone_o and_o to_o get_v themselves_o a_o name_n that_o may_v be_v admire_v and_o speak_v of_o by_o all_o man_n not_o only_o the_o bvilder_n of_o babel_n gen._n 11.4_o and_o absalon_n 2_o sam_n 18.18_o but_o general_o all_o proud_a man_n as_o they_o be_v describe_v unto_o we_o psal_n 49.11_o 2._o to_o be_v independent_a and_o to_o have_v sufficiency_n in_o their_o own_o hand_n as_o that_o fool_n think_v himself_o to_o have_v luke_n 12.19_o which_o be_v the_o desire_n of_o all_o covetous_a person_n 3._o
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5.22_o 2._o neither_o be_v the_o chastisement_n of_o his_o child_n any_o hindrance_n to_o that_o covenant_n by_o which_o god_n have_v engage_v himself_o to_o withhold_v no_o good_a thing_n from_o we_o psal_n 84.11_o see_v they_o also_o work_v together_o to_o their_o good_a rom._n 8.28_o as_o david_n find_v by_o experience_n psal_n 119.71_o 3._o otherwise_o god_n shall_v lose_v his_o end_n in_o chasten_v his_o own_o for_o their_o good_a see_v the_o good_a of_o all_o proceed_v from_o the_o sanctify_a of_o all_o in_o christ_n who_o be_v like_o the_o tree_n that_o sweeten_v the_o bitter_a water_n exod._n 15.25_o 4._o god_n be_v no_o changeling_n his_o mercy_n be_v from_o everlasting_a to_o everlasting_a upon_o those_o that_o fear_v he_o psal_n 103.17_o neither_o do_v he_o as_o man_n sometime_o love_n and_o sometime_o hate_n but_o love_v unto_o the_o end_n those_o who_o he_o love_v john_n 13.1_o always_o take_v pleasure_n in_o those_o that_o fear_v he_o psal_n 147.11_o even_o when_o he_o 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the_o religious_a observation_n of_o that_o bring_v unto_o &_o support_v the_o soul_n withal_o upon_o the_o same_o ground_n it_o must_v needs_o be_v perpetual_a for_o if_o it_o bound_v all_o man_n it_o must_v of_o necessity_n bound_v all_o age_n which_o also_o our_o saviour_n necessary_o imply_v in_o his_o answer_n to_o the_o pharisee_n question_n about_o divorce_n matth._n 19.8_o wherein_o he_o affirm_v the_o divorce_n suppose_v to_o be_v permit_v by_o moses_n to_o be_v unwarrantable_a because_o it_o cross_v the_o law_n of_o marriage_n give_v to_o adam_n in_o paradise_n which_o answer_n must_v necessary_o suppose_v this_o ground_n that_o whatsoever_o law_n be_v give_v to_o adam_n in_o the_o beginning_n those_o law_n that_o respect_v his_o present_a condition_n as_o his_o labour_v in_o paradise_n and_o eat_v of_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n except_v bind_v all_o his_o posterity_n in_o all_o age_n beside_o the_o place_n of_o this_o commandment_n among_o the_o precept_n of_o the_o 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to_o light_v only_o so_o much_o thereof_o as_o may_v manifest_v the_o delinquent_n desert_n of_o that_o punishment_n that_o he_o afterward_o lay_v upon_o they_o with_o such_o a_o mixture_n of_o mercy_n withal_o as_o exceed_v belief_n as_o we_o shall_v see_v anon_o that_o he_o may_v be_v justify_v in_o all_o his_o way_n and_o admire_v in_o his_o free_a grace_n whence_o 2_o observe_v man_n sin_n must_v and_o shall_v be_v so_o far_o manifest_v as_o may_v conduce_v to_o the_o advance_n of_o god_n glory_n observe_v 2_o thus_o joshuah_n exhort_v achan_n to_o confess_v his_o sin_n that_o he_o may_v give_v glory_n to_o god_n josh_n 7.19_o and_o david_n free_o acknowledge_v his_o sin_n that_o god_n may_v be_v justify_v psal_n 51.4_o and_o saint_n paul_n witness_v the_o law_n convince_v all_o man_n of_o sin_n in_o such_o sort_n that_o the_o whole_a world_n may_v be_v guilty_a before_o god_n and_o that_o his_o righteousness_n may_v be_v make_v manifest_a for_o the_o remission_n of_o sin_n rom._n 3.19_o 23_o 25._o and_o good_a reason_n see_v 1._o it_o be_v the_o principal_a end_n wherefore_o we_o and_o all_o thing_n be_v that_o ourselves_o and_o all_o our_o action_n and_o all_o event_n that_o befall_v we_o of_o good_a or_o evil_n in_o all_o god_n dispensation_n towards_o we_o may_v be_v refer_v to_o the_o manifest_v of_o god_n glory_n who_o therefore_o permit_v with_o patience_n the_o vessel_n of_o wrath_n ordain_v to_o destruction_n for_o the_o magnify_n of_o his_o justice_n in_o their_o deserve_a punishment_n at_o the_o last_o and_o gracious_o pardon_v his_o choose_a one_o that_o he_o may_v set_v out_o the_o riches_n of_o his_o free_a mercy_n and_o grace_n rom._n 9.22_o 23._o which_o end_n of_o his_o we_o ought_v to_o further_a in_o all_o our_o
pleasant_a this_o painfulness_n in_o labour_n must_v needs_o be_v a_o consequent_a of_o god_n curse_n upon_o the_o earth_n which_o thereby_o become_v more_o barren_a in_o itself_o require_v the_o more_o labour_n to_o make_v it_o fruitful_a so_o that_o the_o earth_n which_o of_o itself_o shall_v be_v apt_a to_o bring_v forth_o nothing_o but_o brier_n and_o thorn_n with_o hard_a labour_n shall_v yield_v he_o bread_n this_o clause_n have_v in_o it_o both_o a_o precept_n and_o a_o promise_n till_o thou_o return_v to_o the_o ground_n a_o phrase_n that_o both_o express_v the_o continuance_n of_o his_o labour_n which_o shall_v not_o end_v but_o with_o his_o life_n and_o withal_o pronounce_v the_o sentence_n of_o death_n upon_o he_o and_o the_o corruption_n of_o his_o body_n after_o death_n this_o sentence_n although_o pronounce_v against_o the_o man_n alone_o yet_o comprehend_v the_o woman_n too_o who_o be_v to_o be_v mortal_a as_o well_o as_o he_o as_o the_o former_a injunction_n of_o painful_a labour_n be_v indifferent_o extend_v unto_o both_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o and_o all_o their_o posterity_n as_o all_o experience_n make_v it_o evident_a for_o out_o of_o it_o thou_o be_v take_v thus_o god_n manifest_v his_o justice_n in_o the_o censure_n which_o reduce_v man_n to_o no_o worse_a condition_n than_o he_o be_v in_o at_o first_o so_o righteous_a be_v god_n in_o all_o his_o judgement_n and_o so_o careful_a to_o show_v we_o the_o equity_n of_o they_o now_o the_o woman_n be_v not_o frame_v out_o of_o the_o dust_n of_o the_o earth_n immediate_o yet_o see_v the_o man_n be_v make_v of_o dust_n it_o must_v needs_o follow_v that_o the_o woman_n who_o be_v take_v out_o of_o he_o can_v be_v make_v of_o no_o better_a substance_n and_o therefore_o may_v be_v true_o say_v to_o be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o dust_n as_o well_o as_o the_o man_n for_o dust_n thou_o be_v as_o psal_n 103.14_o eccles_n 12.7_o and_o such_o be_v all_o the_o son_n of_o adam_n though_o clothe_v with_o skin_n and_o flesh_n and_o sence_v with_o bone_n and_o sinew_n this_o indeed_o be_v the_o matter_n of_o all_o man_n body_n whatsoever_o form_n god_n be_v please_v to_o grace_v they_o withal_o and_o unto_o dust_n shall_v thou_o return_v flesh_n and_o bone_n and_o all_o as_o experience_n show_v and_o so_o to_o continue_v till_o god_n raise_v we_o at_o the_o last_o day_n to_o clothe_v we_o with_o glory_n and_o immortality_n to_o begin_v with_o the_o first_o clause_n man_n labour_n in_o the_o sweat_n of_o his_o face_n we_o may_v 1_o observe_v man_n employment_n in_o this_o life_n be_v in_o wearisome_a and_o painful_a labour_n observe_v 1_o all_o thing_n indeed_o be_v full_a of_o labour_n eccl._n 1.8_o but_o man_n task_n especial_o be_v to_o labour_v with_o his_o hand_n eph._n 4.28_o 1_o thes_n 4.11_o which_o if_o he_o do_v not_o by_o the_o apostle_n censure_n 2_o thes_n 3.10_o 12._o he_o must_v not_o eat_v it_o be_v true_a that_o some_o calling_n as_o minister_n and_o magistrate_n employ_v the_o mind_n most_o and_o not_o so_o much_o the_o body_n but_o those_o employment_n as_o all_o experience_n teach_v be_v of_o all_o the_o rest_n most_o wearisome_a and_o painful_a reason_n 1._o the_o curse_n that_o be_v lay_v upon_o the_o earth_n for_o sin_n by_o which_o without_o hard_a labour_n it_o yield_v no_o fruit_n for_o the_o sustain_n of_o man_n life_n 2._o the_o lord_n have_v so_o appoint_v it_o for_o man_n good_a 1._o to_o humble_v he_o by_o leave_v he_o that_o remembrance_n of_o sin_n 2._o to_o make_v he_o long_o for_o heaven_n rom._n 8.22_o 23._o 3._o to_o preserve_v the_o body_n in_o health_n see_v eccl._n 5.12_o and_o to_o keep_v the_o mind_n in_o frame_n 2_o thes_n 2.11_o which_o unless_o it_o be_v exercise_v in_o useful_a and_o profitable_a thing_n be_v fill_v with_o vain_a and_o evil_a thought_n first_o this_o reprove_v all_o idle_a slothful_a person_n live_v without_o calling_n or_o idle_a in_o their_o calling_n or_o in_o unprofitable_a calling_n who_o be_v all_o moth_n 1._o in_o the_o state_n prov._n 18.9_o 2._o to_o themselves_o in_o their_o own_o estate_n prov._n 20.4_o 3._o enemy_n to_o their_o body_n and_o their_o mind_n both_o which_o idleness_n corrupt_v and_o weaken_v second_o and_o shall_v stir_v we_o up_o to_o diligence_n in_o such_o employment_n as_o we_o be_v call_v unto_o 1._o in_o obedience_n to_o god_n command_n 2._o and_o as_o therein_o serve_v god_n and_o not_o man_n eph._n 6.7_o 3._o and_o be_v profitable_a prov._n 14.23_o to_o ourselves_o prov._n 10.4_o and_o other_o prov._n 21.5_o 4._o and_o thereby_o procure_v we_o a_o just_a title_n to_o what_o we_o possess_v 2_o thes_n 3.12_o only_o 1._o labour_n that_o which_o be_v good_a eph._n 4.28_o 2._o and_o with_o a_o desire_n to_o be_v profitable_a to_o community_n psal_n 112.5_o 9_o 1_o tim._n 6.18_o 3._o in_o a_o way_n of_o justice_n 1_o thes_n 4.6_o 4._o depend_v on_o god_n for_o his_o blessing_n on_o our_o labour_n which_o only_o make_v they_o prosperous_a psal_n 127.2_o three_o long_o for_o heaven_n where_o we_o shall_v cease_v from_o all_o our_o labour_n rev._n 14_o 1â—_n now_o if_o we_o observe_v this_o commandment_n we_o may_v take_v notice_n of_o a_o promise_n annex_v or_o imply_v at_o least_o adam_n must_v sweat_v but_o thereby_o he_o shall_v have_v bread_n to_o eat_v so_o that_o we_o may_v thence_o in_o general_n 2_o observe_v there_o be_v profit_n in_o all_o the_o duty_n which_o god_n enjoin_v we_o observe_v 2_o not_o only_o honour_v to_o god_n mat._n 5.16_o though_o to_o speak_v proper_o god_n be_v not_o profit_v by_o our_o service_n job_n 35.7_o and_o good_a to_o man_n job_n 35.8_o but_o special_o to_o ourselves_o deut._n 6.24_o and_o 10.13_o who_o have_v by_o our_o labour_n sufficiency_n and_o in_o exercise_v ourselves_o in_o other_o duty_n our_o fruit_n in_o holiness_n and_o the_o end_n everlasting_a life_n rom._n 6.22_o yea_o even_o in_o give_v and_o exercise_v duty_n of_o mercy_n there_o be_v profit_n as_o well_o to_o ourselves_o as_o to_o other_o isaiah_n 32.8_o proverb_n 11.24_o 25._o reason_n 1._o god_n who_o be_v in_o himself_o al-sufficient_a and_o perfect_o bless_v neither_o needs_o nor_o can_v be_v profit_v by_o any_o creature_n 2._o neither_o be_v it_o for_o his_o honour_n that_o his_o service_n shall_v be_v unprofitable_a as_o wicked_a man_n unjust_o slander_v he_o job_n 21.15_o 3._o neither_o can_v his_o servant_n have_v otherwise_o any_o encouragement_n to_o go_v on_o in_o his_o service_n with_o cheerfulness_n which_o god_n require_v deut._n 28.47_o and_o delight_n in_o 2_o cor._n 9.7_o first_o it_o manifest_v the_o folly_n of_o wicked_a man_n join_v with_o fearful_a impiety_n who_o complain_v of_o god_n government_n mat._n 25.24_o as_o hard_a and_o rigorous_a esteem_v his_o law_n band_n and_o coard_n psal_n 2.3_o and_o reject_v they_o with_o the_o capernait_n joh._n 6.60_o and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n subject_n themselves_o to_o the_o yoke_n of_o satan_n who_o seek_v their_o destruction_n who_o way_n yield_v they_o no_o fruit_n but_o shame_n rom._n 6.21_o and_o profit_v they_o not_o at_o all_o job_n 33.27_o as_o themselves_o will_v be_v force_v to_o acknowledge_v when_o it_o will_v be_v too_o late_o to_o help_v it_o second_o make_v choice_n of_o god_n commandment_n with_o david_n psal_n 119.30_o and_o that_o 1._o upon_o good_a ground_n psal_n 119.96_o and_o 128._o 2._o and_o with_o a_o firm_a resolution_n to_o keep_v they_o psal_n 119.106_o 1._o as_o more_o easy_a mat._n 11.30_o to_o a_o renew_a heart_n 2._o more_o honourable_a prov._n 12.26_o both_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o commander_n and_o of_o the_o commandment_n 3._o and_o more_o profitable_a both_o at_o present_a and_o hereafter_o roman_n 6.22_o 4._o and_o more_o full_a of_o peace_n and_o comfort_n psal_n 119.165_o the_o mean_n to_o bring_v our_o heart_n which_o by_o nature_n can_v submit_v unto_o god_n yoke_n rom._n 8.7_o to_o make_v choice_n of_o and_o cleave_v to_o his_o commandment_n be_v 1._o to_o beg_v at_o god_n hand_n both_o wisdom_n to_o understand_v his_o law_n psal_n 119.18_o and_o a_o renew_a heart_n to_o incline_v to_o it_o for_o 36._o 2._o to_o compare_v the_o way_n of_o sin_n with_o the_o way_n of_o righteousness_n both_o in_o the_o present_a practice_n and_o in_o the_o issue_n of_o both_o at_o last_o three_o let_v all_o that_o be_v godly_a serve_v the_o lord_n in_o all_o duty_n command_v by_o he_o with_o cheerfulness_n it_o shall_v be_v joy_n to_o the_o just_a to_o do_v judgement_n prov._n 21.15_o god_n commandment_n shall_v be_v sweet_a to_o our_o taste_n then_o honey_n psal_n 119.103_o our_o delight_n ver_fw-la 143._o our_o joy_n v._o 62._o this_o cheerfulness_n our_o heart_n may_v be_v wrought_v unto_o 1._o by_o the_o love_n of_o god_n which_o make_v all_o
my_o mother_n and_o my_o sister_n job_n 17.14_o reason_n 1._o to_o humble_v we_o gen._n 18.27_o 2._o to_o magnify_v god_n mercy_n in_o abase_v himself_o to_o look_v on_o such_o vile_a wretch_n see_v psal_n 113.6_o 7_o 8._o to_o give_v his_o son_n for_o they_o to_o advance_v dust_n and_o ash_n to_o such_o a_o glorious_a condition_n as_o the_o apostle_n describe_v cor._n 15.42_o 43_o 49._o 3._o to_o move_v we_o to_o long_o for_o heaven_n see_v 2_o cor._n 5.1_o 2._o first_o it_o reprove_v all_o that_o glory_n in_o beauty_n or_o ability_n or_o bestow_v all_o their_o care_n and_o labour_n in_o make_v provision_n for_o the_o body_n by_o costly_a clothing_n delicate_a feed_n sumptuous_a building_n and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n leave_v the_o soul_n empty_a and_o naked_a discover_v therein_o 1._o their_o earthly_a mind_n phil._n 3.19_o 2._o and_o gross_a folly_n psal_n 49.13_o 3._o join_v with_o some_o impiety_n in_o glory_v in_o that_o wherein_o god_n especial_o labour_v to_o abase_v they_o second_o let_v it_o move_v we_o to_o cease_v from_o our_o care_n of_o provide_v for_o these_o earthly_a tabernacle_n and_o to_o bestow_v our_o labour_n for_o the_o supply_n and_o adorn_v of_o the_o soul_n as_o 1._o more_o immediate_o give_v by_o god_n 2._o carry_v the_o most_o lively_a character_n of_o his_o image_n 3._o more_o capable_a in_o itself_o of_o true_a beauty_n 4._o yet_o most_o deform_v by_o sin_n 5._o consequent_o reque_a most_o care_n and_o labour_n to_o repair_v and_o restore_v it_o unto_o that_o condition_n in_o which_o it_o be_v create_v to_o which_o purpose_n endeavour_v to_o enrich_v that_o with_o knowledge_n psal_n 1.9_o adorn_v it_o with_o humility_n 1_o pet._n 3.4_o establish_v it_o in_o faith_n heb._n 13.9_o now_o in_o that_o god_n who_o threaten_v death_n to_o our_o first_o parent_n in_o the_o day_n wherein_o they_o shall_v eat_v of_o the_o forbid_a fruit_n yet_o suspend_v the_o execution_n thereof_o till_o a_o long_a time_n though_o the_o weakness_n and_o infirmity_n of_o nature_n which_o before_o their_o fall_n they_o be_v not_o subject_a unto_o seize_v on_o they_o at_o present_a we_o may_v from_o thence_o 7_o observe_v the_o dispose_n of_o man_n life_n be_v in_o god_n hand_n observe_v 7_o which_o god_n challenge_v to_o himself_o deut_n 32.39_o david_n acknowledge_v psal_n 3.15_o daniel_n testify_v to_o belshazzar_n dan._n 5.23_o and_o be_v clear_o manifest_v by_o all_o experience_n psal_n 104.29_o so_o that_o it_o be_v not_o in_o the_o power_n of_o man_n to_o cut_v it_o off_o at_o their_o pleasure_n 1_o king_n 19_o dan._n 3.27_o and_o 6.22_o though_o god_n use_v they_o to_o that_o end_n sometime_o as_o his_o executioner_n psal_n 17.13_o 14._o reason_n 1._o he_o give_v it_o psal_n 104.30_o job_n 33.4_o no_o reason_n then_o that_o any_o creature_n shall_v make_v his_o gift_n void_a 2._o and_o he_o can_v preserve_v it_o see_v isa_n 54.16_o 3._o to_o have_v power_n of_o life_n and_o death_n belong_v to_o the_o high_a authority_n which_o be_v found_v in_o god_n alone_o see_v john_n 19.10_o 11._o that_o all_o man_n may_v fear_v before_o he_o first_o let_v it_o arm_v we_o against_o the_o threat_n and_o violence_n of_o wicked_a man_n who_o 1._o can_v shorten_v our_o life_n one_o day_n see_v luke_n 13.32_o 2._o nor_o till_o we_o have_v serve_v our_o time_n act_v 13.36_o and_o finish_v our_o course_n 2_o tim._n 4.7_o 3._o and_o then_o shall_v but_o make_v we_o the_o soon_o possessor_n of_o our_o reward_n second_o depend_v upon_o god_n for_o our_o life_n 1._o seek_v they_o at_o god_n hand_n with_o hezekiah_n isa_n 38_o 3._o with_o david_n psal_n 102.24_o and_o jonah_n and_o depend_v not_o on_o mean_n with_o asa_n 2_o chron._n 16.11_o 12._o 2._o bless_v he_o for_o they_o isa_n 38.20_o 3._o and_o serve_v he_o with_o they_o live_v to_o he_o and_o not_o to_o ourselves_o 2_o cor._n 5.15_o the_o decree_n of_o god_n for_o man_n dissolution_n be_v clear_o express_v the_o time_n when_o this_o shall_v be_v god_n keep_v in_o his_o own_o breast_n that_o be_v not_o express_v at_o all_o whence_o 8_o observe_v though_o death_n be_v certain_a to_o all_o man_n yet_o the_o time_n of_o death_n be_v uncertain_a observe_v 8_o not_o in_o respect_n of_o god_n who_o number_n every_o man_n day_n out_o unto_o we_o luk_n 12_o 19_o as_o appear_v not_o only_o by_o extraordinary_a judgement_n that_o fall_v upon_o dathan_n uzzah_n ananias_n etc._n etc._n but_o in_o the_o ordinary_a course_n of_o providence_n reason_n 1._o that_o man_n may_v not_o be_v harden_v in_o sin_n as_o usual_o they_o be_v when_o judgement_n be_v defer_v eccl._n 8.11_o but_o walk_v in_o fear_n as_o be_v not_o assure_v of_o life_n for_o one_o moment_n of_o a_o hour_n 2._o to_o be_v assure_v of_o the_o term_n of_o life_n will_v not_o profit_v we_o any_o way_n either_o to_o prevent_v death_n which_o be_v certain_o determine_v or_o to_o further_a repentance_n which_o that_o blasphemous_a thief_n upon_o the_o cross_n find_v no_o place_n for_o though_o he_o see_v 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the_o equity_n of_o it_o that_o he_o do_v man_n no_o wrong_n since_o he_o leave_v he_o in_o no_o worse_a condition_n than_o he_o be_v at_o first_o resolve_v he_o into_o dust_n that_o be_v but_o dust_n whence_o 9_o observe_v the_o judgement_n of_o god_n be_v just_a and_o equal_a all_o of_o they_o in_o all_o thing_n observe_v 9_o as_o moses_n profess_v deut._n 32.4_o and_o job_n acknowledge_v job_n 1.21_o and_o 2.10_o and_o david_n psal_n 119.75_o 128._o though_o many_o time_n we_o see_v not_o how_o see_v jer._n 12.1_o which_o notwithstanding_o god_n reveal_v unto_o his_o servant_n as_o he_o do_v to_o abraham_n in_o the_o destruction_n of_o sodom_n gen._n 18.32_o reason_n 1._o he_o can_v wrong_v his_o own_o creature_n no_o more_o than_o the_o potter_n can_v the_o clay_n nay_o much_o less_o 2._o his_o nature_n will_v not_o suffer_v he_o to_o do_v otherwise_o he_o that_o be_v god_n must_v necessary_o do_v good_a psal_n 119.68_o out_o of_o the_o lord_n mouth_n proceed_v not_o good_a and_o 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