other_o a_o firebrand_n in_o hell_n so_o that_o a_o good_a man_n must_v not_o reckon_v his_o child_n by_o their_o number_n but_o by_o their_o grace_n and_o holiness_n those_o among_o they_o that_o be_v wicked_a be_v none_o of_o he_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o woman_n seed_n according_a to_o the_o flesh_n for_o the_o image_n of_o satan_n which_o they_o bear_v and_o wherein_o they_o resemble_v he_o as_o a_o child_n do_v the_o parent_n be_v term_v his_o seed_n for_o the_o resemblance_n that_o they_o carry_v of_o his_o nature_n for_o under_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o serpent_n that_o be_v of_o satan_n in_o this_o place_n be_v comprehend_v not_o only_o all_o the_o devil_n who_o though_o they_o come_v not_o of_o lucifer_n the_o prince_n of_o devil_n by_o natural_a propagation_n yet_o resemble_v he_o in_o their_o disposition_n and_o may_v not_o improper_o be_v term_v his_o seed_n but_o beside_o all_o such_o wicked_a man_n as_o be_v draw_v in_o by_o he_o to_o take_v part_n with_o he_o against_o god_n in_o hate_v and_o persecute_v his_o servant_n and_o in_o submit_v themselves_o to_o serve_v he_o and_o to_o be_v guide_v in_o all_o thing_n by_o he_o to_o do_v and_o fulfil_v his_o will._n whence_o 22._o observe_v wicked_a man_n be_v the_o devil_n child_n in_o true_a account_n observe_v 22_o so_o our_o saviour_n call_v the_o jew_n john_n 8.44_o and_o the_o apostle_n 1_o john_n 3.10_o term_v all_o wicked_a man_n and_o st._n paul_n give_v that_o name_n to_o elymas_n in_o particular_a act_v 13.10_o so_o indeed_o they_o may_v be_v judge_v to_o be_v 1._o because_o satan_n seed_n abide_v in_o they_o that_o be_v those_o false_a principle_n which_o satan_n have_v infuse_v into_o they_o and_o wherewith_o he_o strong_o possess_v their_o heart_n which_o the_o apostle_n call_v strong_a hold_n and_o high_a imagination_n 2_o cor._n 10.4_o according_a to_o which_o they_o resemble_v his_o nature_n as_o child_n do_v the_o disposition_n of_o their_o parent_n 2._o because_o they_o willing_o serve_v he_o as_o a_o son_n either_o do_v or_o aught_o to_o do_v his_o father_n mal._n 3.17_o walk_v according_o to_o he_o eph._n 2.2_o do_v his_o work_n and_o fulfil_v his_o will_n and_o lust_n by_o which_o mark_n our_o saviour_n prove_v the_o jew_n that_o persecute_v he_o to_o be_v satan_n child_n john_n 8.44_o so_o that_o the_o condition_n of_o such_o person_n must_v needs_o be_v extreme_o both_o base_a and_o miserable_a which_o as_o it_o may_v just_o move_v all_o wise_a man_n both_o to_o hate_v and_o avoid_v they_o as_o so_o many_o young_a devil_n so_o it_o ought_v to_o turn_v our_o envy_v at_o they_o to_o which_o we_o be_v too_o prone_a into_o mourning_n and_o lament_v for_o they_o as_o so_o many_o miserable_a wretch_n who_o instead_o of_o the_o image_n of_o god_n have_v upon_o they_o the_o image_n of_o satan_n which_o abase_v they_o below_o the_o base_a of_o all_o creature_n between_o this_o bastard_n seed_n and_o the_o true_a seed_n of_o the_o woman_n god_n have_v decree_v perpetual_a enmity_n which_o neither_o can_v nor_o shall_v be_v end_v but_o in_o the_o final_a destruction_n of_o satan_n and_o his_o curse_a feed_n who_o shall_v not_o leave_v to_o hate_v fight_v against_o the_o godly_a till_o they_o leave_v to_o be_v whence_o 23._o observe_v there_o be_v and_o shall_v be_v irreconcilable_a hatred_n and_o enmity_n between_o the_o godly_a and_o the_o wicked_a man_n of_o the_o world_n observe_v 23_o they_o have_v always_o be_v and_o shall_v be_v a_o abomination_n to_o the_o wicked_a as_o the_o wicked_a be_v unto_o the_o godly_a prov._n 27.27_o see_v ver_fw-la 1._o obs_n 2._o in_o the_o use_n 24._o observe_v enmity_n and_o malice_n against_o godly_a man_n be_v a_o evident_a mark_n of_o a_o child_n of_o the_o devil_n observe_v 24_o thereby_o our_o saviour_n convince_v the_o jew_n to_o be_v of_o their_o father_n the_o devil_n because_o they_o hate_v he_o that_o come_v from_o god_n john_n 8.40_o and_o saint_n john_n 1_o john_n 3.10_o tell_v we_o that_o this_o manifest_v man_n to_o be_v the_o child_n of_o satan_n because_o they_o love_v not_o their_o brethren_n as_o cain_n love_v not_o abel_n but_o hate_v and_o slay_v he_o upon_o no_o other_o quarrel_n but_o for_o goodness_n ver_fw-la 12._o as_o david_n enemy_n hate_v he_o for_o the_o same_o cause_n psal_n 38.20_o indeed_o when_o they_o make_v the_o goodness_n of_o those_o who_o they_o hate_v the_o ground_n of_o their_o hatred_n they_o express_v the_o image_n of_o satan_n in_o they_o to_o the_o life_n i_o grant_v they_o pretend_v to_o hate_v no_o man_n for_o good_a or_o goodness_n but_o for_o some_o evil_n which_o they_o pretend_v they_o find_v to_o be_v in_o they_o so_o the_o jew_n excuse_v themselves_o to_o our_o saviour_n christ_n john_n 10.33_o but_o when_o they_o neither_o hate_n nor_o avoid_v nor_o abhor_v in_o themselves_o or_o other_o man_n that_o hypocrisy_n pride_n covetousness_n censorious_a spirit_n for_o which_o they_o pretend_v to_o hate_v the_o godly_a beside_o other_o foul_a and_o grosser_n sin_n even_o against_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n which_o either_o themselves_o live_v in_o or_o else_o they_o tolerate_v in_o their_o friend_n they_o do_v clear_o convince_v themselves_o that_o the_o pretend_a cause_n of_o their_o hatred_n be_v but_o cloak_n of_o their_o malice_n which_o be_v true_o raise_v in_o they_o by_o the_o contrariety_n of_o their_o nature_n to_o that_o which_o be_v good_a which_o because_o they_o abhor_v they_o hate_v all_o those_o in_o who_o they_o find_v it_o we_o have_v hitherto_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o enmity_n that_o god_n put_v between_o satan_n and_o the_o woman_n and_o between_o his_o seed_n and_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n this_o inward_a enmity_n break_v out_o at_o last_o into_o open_a war_n wherein_o christ_n who_o be_v special_o point_v at_o in_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n show_v himself_o on_o the_o behalf_n of_o his_o child_n and_o undertake_v the_o quarrel_n and_o for_o they_o subdue_v satan_n and_o break_v and_o crush_v in_o piece_n all_o his_o power_n yet_o not_o without_o some_o wound_n receive_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o satan_n both_o in_o his_o own_o person_n and_o in_o the_o faithful_a who_o be_v his_o seed_n and_o member_n of_o his_o body_n this_o indeed_o happen_v to_o our_o saviour_n in_o his_o own_o person_n in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o flesh_n when_o he_o take_v on_o he_o our_o nature_n and_o become_v the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n as_o he_o be_v indeed_o and_o be_v so_o term_v by_o god_n himself_o in_o this_o place_n whence_o 25._o observe_v christ_n be_v true_o the_o woman_n seed_n observe_v 25_o make_a flesh_n john_n 1.14_o mediate_o through_o many_o descent_n of_o the_o seed_n of_o david_n rom._n 1.3_o but_o immediate_o make_v only_o of_o a_o woman_n gal._n 4.4_o not_o the_o natural_a way_n of_o generation_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o other_o man_n but_o by_o the_o power_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n over-shadowing_a the_o bless_a virgin_n but_o in_o all_o other_o thing_n sin_n only_o except_v make_v like_o unto_o his_o brethren_n as_o the_o apostle_n speak_v heb._n 2.17_o and_o thus_o far_o it_o please_v he_o to_o abase_v himself_o 1._o that_o thereby_o be_v make_v under_o the_o law_n which_o be_v give_v to_o the_o whole_a nature_n of_o man_n he_o may_v in_o our_o nature_n fulfil_v it_o for_o we_o gal._n 4.5_o 2._o that_o he_o may_v in_o the_o same_o nature_n suffer_v and_o make_v satisfaction_n for_o our_o sin_n which_o as_o god_n he_o can_v not_o do_v become_v a_o curse_n for_o we_o gal._n 3.13_o 3._o that_o he_o may_v take_v that_o be_v that_o we_o may_v be_v assure_v that_o he_o do_v take_v compassion_n of_o our_o infirmity_n whereof_o he_o have_v experience_n in_o his_o own_o person_n heb._n 2.17_o 18._o 4._o that_o he_o may_v join_v we_o unto_o god_n by_o take_v on_o he_o a_o middle_a person_n and_o become_v both_o god_n and_o man_n 5._o that_o in_o our_o nature_n he_o may_v conquer_v satan_n death_n and_o hell_n and_o take_v possession_n of_o heaven_n for_o we_o as_o himself_o affirm_v he_o will_v do_v john_n 14.2_o 3._o christ_n now_o become_v the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n by_o take_v the_o substance_n of_o his_o flesh_n from_o her_o body_n and_o therewithal_o unite_n all_o the_o faithful_a with_o he_o into_o one_o body_n whereof_o he_o be_v the_o head_n undertake_v the_o war_n against_o satan_n wherein_o as_o in_o all_o war_n it_o happen_v there_o be_v wound_n on_o both_o side_n those_o of_o christ_n and_o his_o member_n without_o danger_n as_o light_v only_o on_o the_o heel_n but_o satan_n mortal_a let_v we_o then_o consider_v they_o first_o as_o they_o light_v upon_o christ_n in_o his_o own_o person_n and_o then_o as_o they_o light_v upon_o his_o member_n and_o 26_o
gladness_n of_o heart_n deut._n 28_o 47._o the_o whole_a tenor_n of_o this_o promise_n of_o god_n make_v to_o man_n in_o this_o place_n of_o the_o estate_n into_o which_o he_o shall_v be_v restore_v by_o his_o free_a grace_n discover_v a_o double_a difference_n between_o it_o and_o the_o estate_n in_o which_o he_o be_v first_o create_v 1._o in_o respect_n of_o the_o present_a imperfection_n 2._o of_o the_o immutability_n of_o this_o renew_a state_n into_o which_o he_o be_v now_o restore_v of_o the_o former_a we_o shall_v speak_v anon_o as_o for_o the_o late_a it_o be_v intimate_v in_o this_o promise_n two_o way_n first_o in_o the_o mean_n by_o which_o he_o shall_v be_v continue_v in_o the_o state_n of_o grace_n which_o be_v here_o promise_v which_o shall_v be_v the_o power_n of_o god_n as_o if_o god_n have_v say_v it_o shall_v not_o be_v with_o man_n hereafter_o as_o it_o have_v be_v heretofore_o then_o man_n have_v power_n in_o his_o own_o hand_n to_o stand_v or_o fall_v lose_v it_o quick_o hereafter_o the_o power_n shall_v be_v in_o my_o hand_n and_o satan_n shall_v not_o so_o far_o prevail_v upon_o man_n as_o to_o win_v he_o to_o consent_v unto_o he_o and_o to_o fall_v away_o from_o god_n again_o but_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o perpetual_a enmity_n between_o man_n and_o satan_n second_o this_o be_v far_o manifest_v in_o the_o event_n wherein_o satan_n have_v use_v the_o uttermost_a of_o his_o power_n shall_v yet_o never_o be_v able_a to_o wound_v the_o head_n of_o the_o woman_n seed_n either_o christ_n or_o any_o of_o his_o member_n to_o destroy_v either_o the_o one_o or_o the_o other_o whence_o 11_o observe_v the_o state_n of_o man_n into_o which_o he_o be_v now_o restore_v and_o establish_v by_o grace_n be_v unchangeable_a observe_v 11_o so_o it_o be_v promise_v it_o shall_v be_v jer._n 31.32_o his_o life_n be_v now_o hide_v with_o christ_n in_o god_n col._n 3.3_o and_o not_o leave_v any_o long_o in_o his_o own_o keep_n that_o it_o may_v be_v so_o it_o please_v god_n to_o give_v his_o child_n unto_o christ_n out_o of_o who_o hand_n no_o man_n can_v take_v they_o by_o any_o power_n joh._n 10.29_o neither_o can_v or_o will_v he_o lose_v any_o that_o be_v give_v he_o joh._n 6.39_o have_v unite_v they_o as_o member_n to_o his_o own_o body_n and_o that_o by_o the_o firm_a band_n even_o his_o own_o spirit_n so_o that_o they_o be_v now_o keep_v by_o his_o power_n to_o salvation_n 1_o pet._n 1.5_o this_o indeed_o be_v first_o a_o great_a honour_n to_o god_n when_o according_a to_o his_o unchangeable_a nature_n who_o he_o love_v he_o love_v unto_o the_o end_n joh._n 13.1_o so_o that_o his_o gift_n and_o call_n be_v without_o repentance_n rom._n 11.29_o and_o second_o a_o ground_n of_o strong_a consolation_n to_o the_o godly_a who_o know_v who_o they_o have_v believe_v and_o be_v well_o assure_v that_o both_o he_o be_v able_a to_o keep_v that_o which_o be_v commit_v to_o he_o to_o the_o last_o day_n 2_o tim._n 1.12_o and_o withal_o that_o he_o abide_v faithful_a and_o can_v deny_v himself_o 2_o tim._n 2.13_o be_v thereby_o strong_o encourage_v unto_o all_o duty_n of_o obedience_n know_v that_o their_o labour_n be_v not_o in_o vain_a in_o the_o lord_n 1_o cor._n 15.58_o see_v they_o be_v assure_v they_o shall_v persist_v unto_o the_o end_n and_o have_v do_v the_o will_n of_o god_n shall_v receive_v the_o promise_n heb._n 10.36_o the_o purpose_n of_o god_n as_o we_o have_v see_v be_v to_o keep_v the_o holy_a seed_n hereafter_o from_o fall_v away_o from_o god_n now_o to_o this_o end_n he_o take_v order_n that_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o perpetual_a enmity_n between_o man_n and_o satan_n and_o all_o satan_n seed_n and_o instrument_n that_o god_n child_n may_v be_v no_o more_o allure_v and_o entangle_v in_o their_o sin_n so_o that_o we_o may_v here_o discover_v the_o malice_n of_o the_o wicked_a against_o the_o godly_a when_o and_o whence_o it_o arise_v by_o who_o it_o be_v appoint_v and_o direct_v and_o to_o what_o end_n all_o circumstance_n worthy_a our_o serious_a consideration_n we_o see_v then_o that_o when_o sin_n come_v into_o the_o world_n than_o come_v in_o malice_n too_o whence_o 12_o observe_v hatred_n and_o enmity_n be_v both_o itself_o a_o sin_n and_o withal_o the_o fruit_n of_o sin_n observe_v 12_o the_o devil_n be_v at_o the_o first_o a_o angel_n of_o light_n become_v satan_n that_o be_v a_o hater_n only_o by_o sin_n take_v away_o sin_n which_o shall_v be_v when_o christ_n kingdom_n be_v full_o settle_v and_o all_o the_o creature_n agree_v together_o isa_n 11.6_o 7._o and_o all_o with_o man_n ver_fw-la 8._o and_o one_o man_n with_o another_o ver_fw-la 13._o see_v job_n 5.23_o it_o be_v sin_n that_o make_v we_o enemy_n to_o god_n rom._n 8.7_o and_o 1.30_o and_o he_o a_o enemy_n to_o man_n psal_n 11.5_o that_o make_v the_o wicked_a hate_n the_o godly_a unjust_o and_o they_o just_o hate_v of_o the_o godly_a prov._n 29.27_o it_o can_v be_v otherwise_o see_v god_n himself_o be_v love_n and_o consequent_o can_v not_o but_o infuse_v love_n into_o all_o his_o creature_n which_o dwell_v in_o love_n as_o long_o as_o they_o dwell_v in_o god_n 1_o john_n 4.16_o so_o that_o hatred_n can_v be_v nothing_o else_o but_o sin_n by_o which_o the_o creature_n depart_v from_o god_n and_o the_o fruit_n of_o sin_n the_o great_a shame_n be_v there_o to_o those_o who_o have_v themselves_o beget_v this_o bastard_n lay_v it_o at_o the_o door_n of_o religion_n and_o the_o professor_n thereof_o as_o they_o have_v do_v in_o all_o age_n paul_n and_o silas_n be_v charge_v to_o be_v the_o troubler_n of_o the_o city_n act._n 16.20_o and_o paul_n a_o mover_n of_o sedition_n act._n 24.5_o the_o same_o slander_n be_v take_v up_o and_o fasten_v upon_o the_o church_n in_o the_o primitive_a time_n as_o all_o history_n record_v the_o less_o cause_n have_v we_o to_o marvel_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v charge_v upon_o we_o in_o our_o day_n how_o unjust_o it_o will_v appear_v 1._o if_o we_o examine_v the_o principle_n of_o religion_n and_o the_o rule_n which_o the_o doctrine_n thereof_o prescribe_v all_o of_o they_o tend_v to_o love_n meekness_n patience_n in_o wrong_n readiness_n to_o forgive_v nay_o to_o render_v good_a for_o evil_n 2._o by_o observe_v the_o carriage_n of_o all_o that_o embrace_v religion_n in_o sincerity_n both_o towards_o one_o another_o and_o towards_o all_o man_n it_o be_v true_a indeed_o that_o hatred_n and_o division_n usual_o accompany_v religion_n mat._n 24.9_o 10._o but_o that_o we_o shall_v always_o find_v to_o be_v raise_v not_o by_o those_o that_o embrace_v it_o but_o by_o such_o as_o oppose_v it_o as_o there_o be_v trouble_v in_o rob_v a_o house_n but_o it_o be_v cause_v by_o thief_n that_o break_v in_o and_o steal_v not_o by_o the_o true_a man_n that_o maintain_v the_o possession_n of_o his_o own_o good_n not_o the_o apostle_n and_o their_o follower_n but_o their_o wicked_a enemy_n be_v they_o that_o cause_v all_o the_o stir_n in_o all_o place_n where_o they_o come_v act._n 13.45_o 50._o and_o 14.2_o 4_o 5_o 19_o and_o 17.5_o and_o 18.12_o and_o 19.23_o 24._o there_o be_v indeed_o three_o thing_n that_o evident_o manifest_v that_o hatred_n and_o envy_n be_v the_o fruit_n of_o sin_n although_o they_o be_v the_o companion_n of_o religion_n 1._o that_o we_o find_v they_o reign_v most_o among_o such_o as_o never_o know_v religion_n 2._o that_o when_o the_o godly_a be_v party_n in_o any_o contention_n they_o be_v usual_o therein_o the_o patient_n and_o not_o the_o agent_n 3._o that_o if_o there_o happen_v any_o difference_n among_o the_o godly_a as_o it_o happen_v sometime_o they_o be_v occasion_v either_o by_o such_o as_o embrace_v religion_n in_o outward_a profession_n and_o not_o indeed_o or_o by_o the_o remainder_n of_o those_o bitter_a root_n of_o pride_n and_o self-love_n which_o be_v not_o whole_o root_v out_o of_o the_o heart_n of_o god_n dear_a servant_n when_o sin_n begin_v than_o enmity_n begin_v but_o from_o who_o do_v it_o first_o spring_n satan_n out_o of_o mere_a malice_n and_o envy_n lay_v snare_n for_o the_o woman_n to_o entrap_v she_o who_o have_v never_o provoke_v he_o nor_o have_v aught_o to_o do_v with_o he_o so_o that_o he_o be_v the_o hater_n and_o enemy_n both_o of_o god_n and_o man_n be_v the_o first_o from_o who_o all_o hatred_n and_o envy_n spring_v whence_o 13_o observe_v satan_n be_v the_o first_o author_n of_o all_o envy_n and_o malice_n especial_o against_o god_n child_n observe_v 13_o he_o be_v the_o murderer_n from_o the_o beginning_n john_n 8.44_o and_o they_o that_o hate_v and_o persecute_v the_o godly_a do_v his_o deed_n ver_fw-la 41._o and_o fulfil_v his_o will_n ver_fw-la 44._o and_o
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so_o and_o that_o also_o reach_v to_o satan_n malice_n against_o man_n which_o though_o god_n infuse_v not_o into_o he_o yet_o he_o order_n and_o moderate_v not_o according_a to_o satan_n will_n but_o according_a to_o his_o own_o and_o partly_o by_o the_o effectual_a work_n of_o his_o own_o spirit_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o godly_a which_o move_v they_o with_o a_o just_a hatred_n against_o satan_n and_o all_o his_o instrument_n as_o be_v both_o their_o own_o and_o god_n enemy_n whence_o 14_o observe_v the_o malice_n and_o hatred_n between_o the_o godly_a and_o satan_n and_o his_o instrument_n be_v by_o god_n appointment_n and_o decree_n observe_v 14_o wherefore_o he_o be_v say_v to_o have_v a_o hand_n in_o many_o of_o the_o attempt_n of_o wicked_a man_n against_o his_o own_o child_n he_o harden_v pharaoh_n heart_n to_o follow_v after_o his_o people_n ex._n 14.8_o 17._o nay_o he_o turn_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o egyptian_n to_o hate_v his_o people_n psal_n 105.25_o he_o stir_v up_o 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jew_n do_v in_o crucify_a our_o bless_a saviour_n act._n 4.28_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v so_o see_v the_o counsel_n of_o god_n must_v stand_v in_o all_o age_n psal_n 33.11_o and_o therefore_o they_o can_v hate_v where_o god_n will_v they_o shall_v love_v much_o less_o can_v they_o out_o of_o malice_n effect_v any_o thing_n otherwise_o then_o god_n have_v appoint_v let_v all_o that_o be_v godly_a bear_v the_o malicious_a practice_n of_o man_n against_o they_o 1._o as_o be_v determine_v by_o god_n 2._o and_o so_o moderate_v that_o the_o wrath_n of_o man_n shall_v praise_v he_o psal_n 76.10_o and_o the_o remainder_n of_o it_o so_o restrain_v that_o it_o shall_v work_v to_o the_o good_a of_o those_o that_o love_v he_o rom._n 8.28_o be_v the_o mean_n of_o continue_a strangeness_n between_o they_o and_o wicked_a man_n lest_o by_o familiarity_n with_o they_o they_o may_v learn_v their_o way_n prov._n 22.25_o and_o be_v entangle_v in_o their_o snare_n it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v pass_v by_o that_o the_o lord_n in_o establish_v this_o enmity_n between_o the_o woman_n and_o satan_n especial_o have_v this_o for_o his_o aim_n that_o the_o woman_n may_v for_o time_n to_o come_v be_v the_o better_o secure_v from_o that_o danger_n which_o she_o have_v fall_v into_o by_o her_o familiarity_n with_o satan_n who_o by_o that_o mean_n have_v ensnare_v and_o seduce_v she_o which_o he_o shall_v not_o have_v opportunity_n to_o do_v hereafter_o when_o there_o shall_v be_v such_o enmity_n between_o they_o whence_o 15_o observe_v god_n direct_v and_o turn_v the_o malice_n of_o satan_n and_o his_o instrument_n against_o the_o godly_a to_o their_o good_a at_o the_o last_o observe_v 15_o first_o by_o the_o hatred_n which_o they_o bear_v to_o the_o person_n of_o wicked_a man_n who_o have_v such_o mischievous_a intention_n against_o they_o they_o be_v move_v the_o more_o to_o abhor_v and_o avoid_v their_o way_n 2._o that_o enmity_n cut_v off_o all_o familiarity_n with_o wicked_a man_n deprive_v they_o of_o the_o opportunity_n of_o corrupt_v the_o godly_a by_o their_o example_n and_o allure_a enticement_n 3._o the_o more_o they_o be_v hatred_n and_o persecute_v by_o wicked_a man_n the_o more_o be_v their_o reward_n increase_v hereafter_o mat._n 5.12_o 4._o and_o god_n providence_n be_v the_o more_o clear_o manifest_v in_o preserve_v and_o protect_v those_o poor_a sheep_n among_o so_o many_o raven_a wolf_n 5._o and_o their_o sincerity_n the_o more_o appear_v when_o they_o continue_v constant_a with_o god_n serve_v he_o in_o a_o holy_a course_n of_o obedience_n notwithstanding_o man_n opposition_n against_o they_o as_o david_n imply_v psal_n 119.51_o 85_o 161._o last_o it_o be_v a_o occasion_n of_o unite_n the_o heart_n of_o the_o godly_a in_o a_o firm_a bond_n of_o love_n one_o towards_o another_o and_o of_o cleave_v more_o close_a unto_o god_n when_o they_o find_v themselves_o compass_v about_o with_o so_o many_o enemy_n in_o the_o world_n this_o promise_n howsoever_o intend_v 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so_o much_o weaken_v in_o both_o those_o ability_n the_o success_n of_o this_o temptation_n with_o the_o lamentable_a consequent_n that_o follow_v it_o with_o the_o miraculous_a mean_n by_o which_o man_n be_v recover_v after_o this_o fall_n which_o without_o god_n infinite_a mercy_n have_v whole_o ruin_v he_o and_o his_o posterity_n after_o he_o we_o be_v now_o to_o take_v up_o these_o particular_n as_o they_o be_v lay_v down_o unto_o we_o by_o moses_n in_o the_o narration_n ensue_v but_o first_o it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o take_v notice_n what_o the_o consideration_n in_o general_n of_o the_o several_a circumstance_n of_o this_o assault_n describe_v in_o the_o five_o verse_n which_o we_o have_v already_o expound_v may_v teach_v for_o our_o instruction_n verse_n 1._o out_o of_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o time_n of_o this_o temptation_n which_o though_o it_o be_v not_o express_o set_v down_o yet_o must_v be_v questionless_a short_o after_o the_o place_n of_o our_o first_o 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