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but_o the_o apostle_n the_o best_a interpreter_n rectify_v this_o in_o extend_v it_o by_o name_n to_o jew_n as_o well_o as_o gentile_n rom._n 3.9_o we_o have_v before_o prove_v both_o jew_n and_o gentile_n that_o they_o be_v all_o under_o sin_n and_o v._o 10.11_o 12._o cites_n part_n of_o his_o psalm_n and_o other_o passage_n of_o scripture_n for_o the_o further_a evidence_n of_o it_o conclude_v by_o jew_n and_o gentile_n every_o person_n in_o the_o world_n natural_o in_o this_o state_n of_o corruption_n the_o psalmist_n first_o declare_v the_o corruption_n of_o the_o faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n the_o fool_n have_v say_v in_o his_o heart_n second_o the_o stream_n issue_v from_o thence_o they_o be_v corrupt_v etc._n etc._n the_o first_o in_o athestical_a principle_n the_o other_o in_o unworthy_a practice_n and_o lay_v all_o the_o evil_a tyranny_n lust_n and_o persecution_n by_o man_n as_o if_o the_o world_n be_v only_o for_o their_o sake_n upon_o the_o neglect_v of_o god_n and_o the_o atheism_n cherish_v in_o their_o heart_n the_o fool_n a_o term_n in_o scripture_n signify_v a_o wicked_a man_n use_v also_o by_o the_o heathen_a philosopher_n to_o signify_v a_o vicious_a person_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o come_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v the_o extinction_n of_o life_n in_o man_n animal_n and_o plant_n so_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v take_v 28.1_o take_v isa_n 40.7_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o flower_n fade_v isa_n 28.1_o a_o plant_n that_o have_v lose_v all_o that_o juice_n that_o make_v it_o lovely_a and_o useful_a so_o a_o fool_n be_v one_o that_o have_v lose_v his_o wisdom_n and_o right_a notion_n of_o god_n and_o divine_a thing_n which_o be_v communicate_v to_o man_n by_o creation_n one_o dead_a in_o sin_n yet_o one_o not_o so_o much_o void_a of_o rational_a faculty_n as_o of_o grace_n in_o those_o faculty_n not_o one_o that_o want_v reason_n but_o abuse_v his_o reason_n in_o scripture_n the_o word_n signify_v foolish_a unwise_a foolish_a mais_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d put_v together_o deut._n 32.6_o oh_o foolish_a people_n and_o unwise_a *_o say_fw-la in_o his_o heart_n that_o be_v he_o think_v or_o he_o doubt_v or_o he_o wish_v the_o thought_n of_o the_o heart_n be_v in_o the_o nature_n of_o word_n to_o god_n though_o not_o to_o man_n it_o be_v use_v in_o the_o like_a case_n of_o the_o atheistical_a person_n psal_n 10.11.13_o he_o have_v say_v in_o his_o heart_n god_n have_v forget_v he_o have_v say_v in_o his_o heart_n thou_o will_v not_o require_v it_o he_o do_v not_o form_v a_o syllogism_n as_o calvin_n speak_v that_o there_o be_v no_o god_n he_o dare_v not_o open_o publish_v it_o though_o he_o dare_v secret_o think_v it_o he_o can_v not_o raze_v out_o the_o thought_n of_o a_o deity_n though_o he_o endeavour_v to_o blot_v those_o character_n of_o god_n in_o his_o soul_n he_o have_v some_o doubt_n whither_o there_o be_v a_o god_n or_o 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that_o thou_o make_v they_o after_o their_o pattern_n look_v to_o it_o beware_v of_o do_v any_o thing_n of_o thy_o own_o head_n and_o justle_a with_o my_o authority_n it_o be_v so_o afterward_o in_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o temple_n which_o succeed_v the_o tabernacle_n god_n give_v the_o model_n of_o it_o to_o david_n and_o make_v he_o understand_v in_o write_v by_o his_o hand_n upon_o he_o even_o all_o the_o work_n of_o this_o pattern_n 1_o chron._n 28.19_o neither_o the_o royal_a authority_n in_o moses_n who_o be_v king_n in_o jesurun_n nor_o in_o david_n who_o be_v a_o man_n after_o god_n own_o heart_n and_o call_v to_o the_o crown_n by_o a_o special_a and_o extraordinary_a providence_n nor_o aaron_n and_o the_o high_a priest_n his_o successor_n invest_v in_o the_o sacerdotal_a office_n have_v any_o authority_n from_o god_n to_o do_v any_o thing_n in_o the_o frame_n the_o tabernacle_n or_o temple_n of_o their_o own_o head_n god_n bar_v they_o from_o any_o thing_n of_o that_o 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the_o injury_n of_o man_n but_o as_o it_o signify_v a_o willingness_n to_o defer_v and_o a_o unwillingness_n to_o pour_v forth_o his_o wrath_n upon_o sinful_a creature_n he_o moderate_v his_o provoke_v justice_n and_o forbear_v to_o revenge_v the_o injury_n he_o daily_o meet_v with_o in_o the_o world_n he_o suffer_v no_o grief_n by_o man_n wrong_v he_o but_o he_o restrain_v his_o arm_n from_o punish_v they_o according_a to_o their_o merit_n and_o thus_o there_o be_v patience_n in_o every_o across_o a_o man_n meet_v with_o in_o the_o world_n because_o though_o it_o be_v a_o punishment_n it_o be_v less_o than_o be_v merit_v by_o the_o unrighteous_a rebel_n and_o less_o than_o may_v be_v inflict_v by_o a_o righteous_a and_o powerful_a god_n this_o patience_n be_v see_v in_o his_o providential_a work_n in_o the_o world_n he_o suffer_v the_o nation_n to_o walk_v in_o their_o own_o way_n and_o the_o witness_n of_o his_o providence_n to_o they_o be_v his_o give_v they_o rain_n and_o fruitful_a season_n fill_v their_o heart_n with_o food_n and_o gladness_n act._n 16.17_o the_o heathen_n take_v notice_n of_o it_o and_o signify_v it_o by_o feign_v their_o god_n saturn_n to_o be_v bind_v a_o whole_a year_n in_o a_o soft_a cord_n a_o cord_n of_o wool_n and_o express_v it_o by_o this_o proverb_n the_o mill_n of_o the_o god_n grind_v slow_o i._n e._n god_n do_v not_o use_v man_n with_o that_o severity_n that_o they_o deserve_v the_o mill_n be_v usual_o â—â—nned_v by_o criminal_o condemn_v to_o that_o work_n 14._o work_n rhodigi_n l._n 6._o c._n 14._o this_o in_o scripture_n be_v frequent_o express_v by_o a_o slowness_n to_o anger_n psal_n 103.8_o sometime_o by_o long_a suffering_n which_o be_v a_o patience_n with_o duration_n psal_n 145.8_o and_o joel_n 2.13_o he_o be_v slow_a to_o anger_n he_o take_v not_o the_o first_o occasion_n of_o a_o provocation_n he_o be_v long_o suffer_v rom._n 9.22_o and_o psal_n 86.15_o he_o forbear_v punishment_n upon_o many_o occasion_n offer_v he_o it_o be_v long_a before_o he_o consent_v to_o give_v fire_n to_o his_o wrath_n and_o shoot_v out_o his_o thunderbolt_n sin_n have_v a_o loud_a cry_n but_o god_n seem_v to_o stop_v his_o ear_n not_o to_o hear_v the_o clamour_n it_o raise_v and_o the_o charge_v it_o present_v he_o keep_v his_o sword_n a_o long_a time_n in_o the_o sheath_n one_o call_v the_o patience_n of_o god_n the_o sheath_n of_o his_o sword_n upon_o those_o word_n ezek._n 21.3_o i_o will_v draw_v forth_o my_o sword_n out_o of_o his_o sheath_n loc_n sheath_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d theodoret_n in_o loc_n this_o be_v one_o remarkable_a letter_n in_o the_o name_n of_o god_n he_o himself_o proclaim_v it_o exod._n 34.6_o the_o lord_n the_o lord_n god_n merciful_a gracious_a and_o long_a suffering_n and_o moses_n plead_v it_o in_o the_o behalf_n of_o the_o people_n numb_a 14.18_o where_o he_o place_v it_o in_o the_o first_o rank_n the_o lord_n be_v long_o suffer_v and_o of_o great_a mercy_n it_o be_v the_o first_o spark_n of_o mercy_n and_o usher_v it_o to_o its_o exercise_n in_o the_o world_n in_o the_o lord_n proclamation_n it_o be_v put_v in_o the_o middle_a link_n mercy_n and_o truth_n together_o mercy_n can_v have_v no_o room_n to_o act_v if_o patience_n do_v not_o prepare_v the_o way_n and_o his_o truth_n and_o goodness_n in_o his_o promise_n of_o the_o redeemer_n will_v not_o have_v be_v manifest_a to_o the_o world_n if_o he_o have_v shoot_v his_o arrow_n as_o soon_o as_o man_n commit_v their_o sin_n and_o deserve_v his_o punishment_n this_o perfection_n be_v express_v by_o other_o phrase_n as_o keep_v silence_n psal_n 50.21_o these_o thing_n have_v thou_o do_v and_o i_o keep_v silence_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o signify_v to_o behave_v one_o self_n as_o a_o deaf_a or_o dumb_a man_n i_o do_v not_o fly_v in_o thy_o face_n as_o some_o do_v with_o great_a a_o noise_n upon_o a_o light_a provocation_n as_o if_o their_o life_n honour_n estate_n be_v at_o the_o stake_n i_o do_v not_o present_o call_v thou_o to_o the_o bar_n and_o pronounce_v judicial_a sentence_n upon_o thou_o according_a to_o the_o law_n but_o demean_v myself_o as_o if_o i_o have_v be_v ignorant_a of_o thy_o crime_n and._n have_v not_o be_v invest_v with_o the_o power_n of_o judge_v thou_o for_o they_o chald._n i_o wait_v for_o thy_o conversion_n god_n patience_n be_v the_o silence_n of_o his_o justice_n and_o the_o first_o whisper_n of_o his_o mercy_n it_o be_v also_o express_v by_o not_o lay_v folly_n to_o man_n job_n 24.12_o man_n groan_v under_o the_o oppression_n of_o other_o yet_o god_n lay_v not_o folly_n to_o they_o i._n e._n to_o the_o oppressor_n god_n suffer_v they_o to_o go_v on_o with_o impunity_n he_o do_v not_o deliver_v his_o people_n because_o he_o will_v try_v they_o and_o take_v not_o revenge_v upon_o the_o unrighteous_a because_o in_o patience_n he_o do_v bear_v with_o they_o patience_n be_v the_o life_n of_o his_o providence_n in_o this_o world_n he_o charge_v not_o 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exercise_n of_o patience_n and_o patience_n set_v many_o a_o sinner_n on_o run_v into_o the_o arm_n of_o mercy_n that_o mercy_n which_o make_v god_n ready_a to_o embrace_v return_v sinner_n make_v he_o willing_a to_o bear_v with_o they_o in_o their_o sin_n and_o wait_v their_o return_n it_o differ_v also_o from_o goodness_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o object_n the_o object_n of_o goodness_n be_v every_o creature_n angel_n man_n all_o inferior_a creature_n to_o the_o low_a worm_n that_o crawl_v upon_o the_o ground_n the_o object_n of_o patience_n be_v primary_o man_n and_o secondary_o those_o creature_n that_o respect_v man_n support_n conveniency_n and_o delight_n but_o they_o be_v not_o the_o object_n of_o patience_n as_o consider_v in_o themselves_o but_o in_o relation_n to_o man_n for_o who_o use_n they_o be_v create_v and_o therefore_o god_n patience_n to_o they_o be_v proper_o his_o patience_n with_o man_n the_o low_a creature_n do_v not_o injure_v god_n and_o therefore_o be_v not_o the_o object_n of_o his_o patience_n but_o as_o they_o be_v forfeit_v by_o man_n and_o man_n deserve_v to_o be_v deprive_v of_o they_o as_o man_n in_o this_o regard_n fall_v under_o the_o patience_n of_o god_n so_o do_v those_o creature_n which_o be_v design_v for_o man_n good_a that_o patience_n which_o spare_v man_n spare_v other_o creature_n for_o he_o which_o be_v all_o forfeit_v by_o man_n sin_n as_o well_o as_o his_o own_o life_n and_o be_v rather_o the_o testimony_n of_o god_n patience_n than_o the_o proper_a object_n of_o it_o the_o object_n of_o god_n goodness_n than_o be_v the_o whole_a creation_n not_o a_o devil_n in_o hell_n but_o as_o a_o creature_n be_v a_o mark_n of_o his_o goodness_n but_o not_o of_o his_o patience_n there_o be_v a_o kind_n
a_o day_n or_o two_o but_o continual_o in_o whatsoever_o day_n thou_o eat_v thereof_o thou_o shall_v die_v but_o not_o understand_v his_o die_v that_o very_a day_n he_o shall_v eat_v of_o it_o refer_v day_n to_o the_o extensiveness_n of_o the_o prohibition_n as_o to_o time_n but_o to_o leave_v this_o as_o uncertain_a it_o may_v be_v answer_v that_o as_o in_o some_o threaten_n a_o condition_n be_v employ_v though_o not_o express_v as_o in_o that_o positive_a denounce_v of_o the_o destruction_n of_o niniveh_n jonah_n 3.4_o yet_o forty_o day_n and_o nineveh_n shall_v be_v destroy_v the_o condition_n be_v imply_v unless_o they_o humble_v themselves_o and_o repent_v for_o upon_o their_o repentance_n the_o sentence_n be_v defer_v so_o here_o in_o the_o day_n thou_o eat_v thereof_o thou_o shall_v die_v the_o death_n or_o certain_o die_v unless_o there_o be_v a_o way_n find_v for_o the_o expiation_n of_o thy_o crime_n and_o the_o right_v my_o honour_n this_o condition_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o event_n may_v as_o well_o be_v assert_v to_o be_v employ_v in_o this_o threaten_n as_o that_o of_o repentance_n be_v in_o the_o other_o or_o rather_o thou_o shall_v die_v thou_o shall_v die_v spiritual_o thou_o shall_v loose_v that_o image_n of_o i_o in_o thy_o nature_n that_o righteousness_n which_o be_v as_o much_o the_o life_n of_o thy_o soul_n as_o thy_o soul_n be_v the_o life_n of_o thy_o body_n that_o righteousness_n whereby_o thou_o be_v enable_v to_o live_v to_o i_o and_o thy_o own_o happiness_n what_o the_o soul_n be_v to_o the_o body_n a_o quicken_a soul_n that_o the_o image_n of_o god_n be_v to_o the_o soul_n a_o quicken_a image_n or_o thou_o shall_v die_v the_o death_n or_o certain_o die_v thou_o shall_v be_v liable_a to_o death_n loc_n death_n pere_a in_o loc_n and_o so_o it_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v not_o of_o a_o actual_a death_n of_o the_o body_n but_o the_o merit_n of_o death_n and_o the_o necessity_n of_o death_n thou_o will_v be_v obnoxious_a to_o death_n 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