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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 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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 death_n before_o he_o luke_n 23.39_o it_o be_v true_a notwithstanding_o that_o god_n extraordinary_o may_v reveal_v unto_o man_n beforehand_o the_o time_n of_o their_o death_n or_o removal_n from_o hence_o as_o in_o aaron_n and_o moses_n case_n numb_a 20.26_o deut._n 32.49_o and_o elijah_n 2_o king_n 2.3_o 5._o and_o hezekiah_n 2_o king_n 20.6_o but_o that_o be_v not_o usual_a let_v it_o move_v all_o to_o stand_v loose_a from_o the_o world_n in_o which_o they_o have_v no_o assurance_n to_o continue_v one_o moment_n to_o have_v our_o lamp_n always_o burn_v with_o the_o five_o wise_a virgin_n mat._n 25.7_o to_o make_v sure_a of_o christ_n and_o heaven_n to_o be_v always_o well-doing_n that_o our_o master_n may_v find_v we_o so_o whensoever_o he_o come_v mat._n 24.46_o 47._o for_o fear_n of_o the_o danger_n threaten_v ver_fw-la 50_o 51._o but_o it_o be_v worth_a our_o observe_n that_o god_n together_o with_o the_o sentence_n which_o he_o pronounce_v against_o man_n withal_o manifest_v 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 evil_a lam._n 3.38_o 3._o nor_o the_o respect_n to_o his_o own_o honour_n magnify_v as_o well_o in_o his_o justice_n psal_n 64.8_o 9_o as_o in_o his_o mercy_n and_o truth_n 4._o it_o will_v otherwise_o discourage_v his_o own_o servant_n see_v mat._n 25.24_o 25._o as_o the_o opinion_n of_o god_n favour_v of_o the_o wicked_a and_o afflict_v his_o own_o servant_n have_v almost_o discourage_v david_n psal_n 73.13_o 14._o let_v it_o cease_v our_o murmur_n against_o god_n administration_n towards_o ourselves_o or_o other_o to_o which_o our_o corrupt_a nature_n easy_o incline_v psal_n 73.3_o against_o which_o the_o psalmist_n give_v a_o special_a caveat_n psal_n 37.1_o and_o justify_v god_n in_o all_o his_o way_n in_o which_o he_o be_v righteous_a psal_n 145.17_o to_o this_o purpose_n 1._o let_v we_o lay_v that_o before_o we_o as_o a_o principle_n unquestionable_a with_o the_o prophet_n jer._n 12.1_o 2._o that_o we_o may_v see_v and_o so_o bear_v witness_n to_o that_o justice_n of_o god_n 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