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convert_v and_o god_n shall_v heal_v they_o therefore_o i_o be_o willing_a to_o consider_v what_o you_o bring_v to_o the_o contrary_n your_o first_o place_n be_v out_o of_o deut._n 8._o 16._o who_o feed_v thou_o in_o the_o wilderness_n with_o manna_n which_o thy_o father_n know_v not_o to_o humble_v thou_o and_o to_o prove_v thou_o and_o that_o he_o may_v do_v thou_o good_a in_o thy_o latter_a end_n that_o of_o humble_v thou_o junius_n and_o piscator_fw-la read_v thus_o ut_fw-la affligeret_fw-la te_fw-la belike_o partly_o in_o reference_n to_o that_o which_o follow_v and_o to_o prove_v thou_o for_o as_o much_o as_o temporal_a humiltation_n have_v more_o congruity_n to_o the_o prove_v of_o they_o than_o spiritual_a as_o whereby_o they_o humble_v themselves_o and_o which_o follow_v the_o prove_v of_o they_o rather_o than_o go_v before_o it_o partly_o in_o reference_n to_o the_o three_o verse_n go_v before_o where_o it_o be_v say_v more_o at_o full_a therefore_o he_o humble_v thou_o and_o 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affection_n and_o desire_n towards_o they_o suitable_a to_o the_o desire_n and_o affection_n of_o a_o earthly_a father_n who_o be_v not_o able_a effectual_o to_o procure_v their_o amendment_n yet_o desire_v it_o and_o this_o be_v god_n usual_a course_n to_o express_v himself_o in_o such_o language_n per_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o shall_v we_o hereupon_o take_v liberty_n to_o build_v doctrine_n as_o touch_v the_o nature_n of_o god_n as_o if_o that_o which_o be_v figurative_o utter_v be_v proper_o deliver_v he_o prove_v they_o all_o i_o confess_v and_o upon_o the_o probation_n some_o prove_v good_a silver_n and_o other_o no_o better_o than_o dross_n and_o thereupon_o he_o do_v good_a to_o the_o one_o in_o their_o latter_a end_n and_o not_o unto_o the_o other_o neither_o do_v he_o ever_o purpose_n that_o good_a in_o their_o latter_a end_n shall_v redound_v unto_o any_o but_o as_o they_o shall_v be_v humble_v wherein_o humiliation_n be_v make_v the_o condition_n of_o do_v they_o good_a not_o of_o god_n purpose_n or_o intention_n and_o withal_o god_n give_v unto_o those_o that_o be_v true_o mortify_v that_o be_v true_o humble_v heart_n to_o perceive_v eye_n to_o see_v and_o ear_n to_o hear_v but_o he_o give_v not_o the_o like_a grace_n unto_o all_o and_o look_v what_o be_v say_v of_o god_n intention_n to_o humble_v they_o the_o same_o may_v be_v say_v of_o god_n intention_n to_o purge_v they_o according_a to_o that_o ezek._n 24._o 13._o because_o i_o will_v have_v purge_v thou_o and_o thou_o be_v not_o purge_v thou_o shall_v not_o be_v purge_v from_o thy_o filthiness_n till_o i_o have_v cause_v my_o wrath_n to_o light_v upon_o thou_o i_o will_v have_v purge_v thou_o voluntate_fw-la praecepti_fw-la represent_v by_o the_o mean_v use_v in_o his_o word_n which_o fail_v he_o resolve_v to_o take_v another_o course_n even_o by_o judgement_n in_o his_o work_n mean_v to_o go_v on_o in_o avenge_a the_o quarrel_n of_o his_o covenant_n levit._n 26._o 25._o until_o 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smite_v your_o child_n in_o vain_a they_o have_v receive_v no_o correction_n and_o this_o plain_o argue_v as_o you_o say_v his_o first_o and_o chief_a intent_n be_v to_o heal_v and_o not_o to_o harden_v it_o be_v true_a upon_o a_o superficial_a scan_n of_o the_o place_n it_o seem_v that_o god_n intend_v to_o heal_v they_o but_o of_o any_o comparison_n make_v between_o two_o end_n intend_v the_o one_o chief_o the_o other_o secondary_o not_o the_o least_o glimpse_n of_o evidence_n but_o i_o deny_v that_o he_o intend_v heal_v at_o all_o in_o this_o case_n for_o if_o he_o do_v that_o be_v his_o own_o work_n why_o do_v he_o not_o heal_v they_o will_v you_o say_v because_o they_o will_v not_o receive_v instruction_n but_o go_v after_o the_o way_n of_o their_o own_o heart_n still_o this_o be_v a_o vain_a answer_n for_o this_o be_v no_o impediment_n unto_o god_n as_o i_o prove_v first_o by_o clear_a evidence_n of_o scripture_n isaiah_n 57_o 17._o i_o have_v smite_v he_o and_o yet_o he_o go_v 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then_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o lord_n say_v i_o have_v smite_v your_o child_n in_o vain_a they_o have_v receive_v no_o correction_n i_o answer_v we_o be_v to_o conceive_v god_n correction_n to_o tend_v to_o this_o according_a to_o that_o of_o peter_n know_v that_o the_o long-suffering_a of_o the_o lord_n be_v salvation_n or_o god_n speak_v this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d after_o the_o manner_n of_o earthly_a parent_n seek_v their_o child_n amendment_n by_o correction_n but_o not_o obtain_v it_o and_o this_o be_v a_o end_n of_o correction_n in_o god_n child_n in_o the_o wicked_a this_o end_n be_v not_o obtain_v and_o what_o difference_n be_v there_o between_o mean_n natural_a and_o mean_v moral_a but_o this_o mean_v natural_a have_v power_n to_o effect_v their_o end_n mean_n moral_a be_v to_o admonish_v moral_a agent_n of_o their_o duty_n to_o do_v this_o or_o that_o and_o so_o the_o end_n of_o god_n punishment_n be_v that_o by_o they_o we_o shall_v learn_v to_o amend_v 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