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dreadful_a doom_n be_v denounce_v against_o i_o not_o by_o a_o enemy_n or_o one_o that_o hate_v i_o but_o by_o a_o friend_n and_o father_n by_o one_o that_o love_v i_o and_o take_v my_o nature_n on_o he_o and_o suffer_v therein_o the_o law_n curse_v to_o render_v i_o capable_a of_o escape_v these_o torment_n which_o i_o now_o suffer_v and_o partake_v of_o those_o pleasure_n which_o yonder_o bless_a soul_n enjoy_v chap._n vii_o contain_v the_o folly_n of_o sinner_n and_o the_o vast_a difference_n between_o they_o and_o the_o godly_a at_o the_o great_a day_n 3._o it_o inform_v we_o that_o every_o wicked_a man_n be_v out_o of_o his_o wit_n sure_o the_o man_n be_v mad_a who_o exchange_v his_o soul_n and_o saviour_n and_o god_n and_o all_o for_o a_o little_a worldly_a profit_n or_o fleshly_a pleasure_n yea_o that_o part_n with_o true_a and_o durable_a riches_n for_o shadowy_a and_o fade_a treasure_n that_o lose_v heavenly_a and_o eternal_a joy_n for_o earthly_a and_o transitory_a pleasure_n 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for_o the_o better_a it_o be_v usual_o on_o the_o sinner_n side_n the_o vile_a man_n be_v exalt_v and_o the_o proud_a prosper_v but_o at_o that_o day_n there_o will_v be_v a_o difference_n indeed_o for_o the_o better_a on_o the_o saint_n side_n that_o day_n will_v be_v terrible_a to_o the_o wicked_a a_o day_n of_o wrath_n a_o day_n of_o the_o perdition_n of_o ungodly_a man_n rom._n 2.4_o 2_o pet._n 3.7_o to_o the_o godly_a a_o day_n of_o redemption_n a_o time_n of_o refresh_v a_o day_n of_o light_n and_o gladness_n and_o a_o good_a day_n luk._n 21.28_o act._n 3.19_o repent_v you_o therefore_o and_o be_v convert_v that_o your_o sin_n may_v be_v blot_v out_o when_o the_o time_n of_o refreshment_n shall_v come_v from_o
hand_n who_o i_o appoint_v to_o utter_v destruction_n thy_o life_n shall_v go_v for_o his_o life_n eli_n be_v a_o good_a man_n and_o as_o much_o in_o god_n favour_n but_o by_o not_o reprove_v his_o son_n he_o so_o far_o incur_v god_n anger_n that_o he_o lose_v his_o two_o wicked_a foundling_n in_o a_o day_n and_o the_o priesthood_n for_o ever_o 1_o sam._n 3.12_o 13_o etc._n etc._n moses_n be_v god_n special_a friend_n and_o favourite_n and_o the_o lord_n speak_v to_o moses_n face_n to_o face_n as_o a_o man_n speak_v to_o his_o friend_n exod._n 33.11_o and_o the_o lord_n say_v to_o moses_n thou_o have_v find_v grace_n in_o my_o sight_n and_o i_o know_v thou_o by_o name_n yet_o when_o this_o moses_n be_v guilty_a of_o a_o omission_n that_o he_o do_v not_o believe_v god_n nor_o sanctify_v his_o name_n in_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n he_o be_v exclude_v the_o temporal_a canaan_n numb_a 20.12_o though_o moses_n be_v take_v up_o to_o the_o mount_n to_o converse_v with_o god_n forty_o day_n together_o when_o aaron_n and_o all_o the_o people_n must_v stay_v below_o though_o moses_n be_v honour_v to_o see_v the_o command_n write_v with_o god_n own_o hand_n though_o moses_n be_v take_v into_o a_o rock_n while_o god_n pass_v before_o he_o that_o he_o may_v hear_v his_o name_n the_o lord_n the_o lord_n god_n gracious_a etc._n etc._n proclaim_v and_o see_v his_o back_n part_n though_o god_n be_v please_v to_o confer_v with_o moses_n as_o one_o friend_n with_o another_o yet_o when_o this_o moses_n come_v to_o be_v guilty_a of_o such_o a_o omission_n he_o be_v deny_v liberty_n to_o enter_v into_o the_o land_n flow_v with_o milk_n and_o honey_n nay_o though_o this_o moses_n beg_v so_o hard_a i_o pray_v thou_o let_v i_o go_v over_o and_o see_v the_o good_a land_n beyond_o jordan_n that_o goodly_a mountain_n and_o lebanon_n yet_o god_n be_v so_o provoke_v by_o his_o omission_n that_o though_o he_o have_v hear_v he_o once_o and_o again_o for_o great_a thing_n on_o the_o behalf_n of_o other_o exod._n 33.11_o to_o 15._o numb_a 14.10_o he_o will_v not_o hear_v he_o in_o this_o small_a request_n for_o himself_o but_o his_o wrath_n be_v kindle_v and_o he_o will_v not_o hear_v i_o and_o say_v let_v it_o suffice_v thou_o speak_v no_o more_o unto_o i_o of_o this_o matter_n deut._n 3.25_o 26._o nay_o how_o angry_a be_v christ_n with_o the_o man_n who_o have_v not_o a_o wedding-garment_n at_o his_o supper_n how_o severe_a be_v his_o sentence_n how_o dreadful_a his_o doom_n and_o when_o the_o king_n come_v in_o to_o see_v the_o guest_n he_o see_v there_o a_o man_n which_o have_v not_o a_o wedding-garment_n though_o but_o one_o in_o a_o crowd_n christ_n spy_v he_o 1._o here_o be_v his_o transgression_n we_o do_v not_o read_v that_o the_o man_n slight_v the_o invitation_n and_o deny_v to_o come_v as_o they_o in_o vers_n 5._o nor_o that_o he_o entreat_v his_o servant_n spiteful_o and_o slay_v they_o as_o those_o vers_n 6._o we_o do_v not_o read_v that_o the_o man_n come_v to_o the_o feast_n in_o a_o drunken-fit_a or_o reproach_v and_o abuse_v either_o the_o master_n or_o guest_n but_o only_o omit_v to_o bring_v with_o he_o a_o wedding-garment_n which_o some_o say_v be_v charity_n other_o obedience_n he_o be_v a_o professor_n but_o without_o godly_a practice_n but_o i_o suppose_v be_v mean_v christ_n and_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o spirit_n which_o be_v compare_v to_o a_o garment_n rom._n 13._o col._n 3._o ephes_n 4.23_o 24._o and_o that_o you_o be_v renew_v in_o the_o spirit_n of_o your_o mind_n and_o that_o you_o put_v on_o the_o new_a man_n 2._o here_o be_v the_o man_n self-conviction_n vers_fw-la 12._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o be_v muzzle_v the_o same_o word_n be_v use_v of_o muzle_v the_o mouth_n of_o a_o beast_n whereby_o its_o unable_a to_o open_v it_o to_o eat_v 1_o cor._n 9.9_o his_o conscience_n be_v that_o which_o put_v a_o muzzle_n on_o his_o mouth_n be_v convince_v that_o he_o may_v and_o ought_v to_o have_v procure_v a_o garment_n before_o he_o have_v go_v to_o the_o feast_n they_o who_o have_v a_o form_n and_o no_o power_n of_o godliness_n who_o make_v a_o show_n without_o any_o substance_n of_o religion_n will_v be_v speechless_a when_o christ_n shall_v come_v to_o reckon_v with_o they_o 3._o here_o be_v his_o condemnation_n vers_fw-la 13._o bound_v he_o hand_n and_o foot_n when_o malefactor_n be_v cast_v in_o law_n either_o by_o their_o own_o confession_n or_o the_o evidence_n of_o other_o the_o gaoler_n put_v new_a fetter_n and_o shackle_n on_o they_o to_o secure_v their_o person_n against_o sentence_n and_o execution_n lest_o they_o shall_v make_v a_o escape_n bound_v he_o hand_n and_o foot_n make_v sure_a of_o he_o the_o sinner_n shall_v have_v no_o power_n of_o resist_v or_o possibility_n of_o fly_v from_o divine_a severity_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ejicite_fw-la cast_v he_o forth_o cast_v he_o out_o as_o a_o vile_a loathsome_a abominable_a wretch_n unfit_a for_o company_n who_o i_o hate_v to_o behold_v into_o utter_a darkness_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o prison_n a_o dungeon_n where_o there_o be_v no_o light_n a_o condition_n most_o remote_a from_o joy_n and_o comfort_n such_o darkness_n as_o have_v a_o blackness_n join_v to_o it_o judas_n vers_fw-la 13._o there_o shall_v be_v weep_v and_o gnash_n of_o tooth_n weep_v for_o the_o extremity_n of_o their_o own_o pain_n and_o gnash_v of_o tooth_n out_o of_o envy_n at_o other_o happiness_n chap._n xxiii_o the_o danger_n of_o sin_n of_o omission_n in_o their_o destructiveness_n to_o man_n and_o our_o proneness_n to_o overlook_a they_o 3._o the_o danger_n of_o sin_n of_o omission_n will_v appear_v by_o their_o destructiveness_n to_o man_n the_o more_o wrong_a and_o injury_n any_o sin_n do_v we_o the_o more_o danger_n be_v in_o it_o now_o what_o have_v be_v already_o speak_v do_v abundant_o evince_v this_o if_o omission_n be_v so_o great_a sin_n that_o they_o most_o direct_o cross_v the_o mind_n of_o the_o law_n and_o make_v way_n for_o all_o sin_n of_o commission_n and_o exceed_o grieve_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n they_o must_v needs_o be_v dangerous_a and_o destructive_a to_o man_n if_o god_n himself_o blame_v they_o so_o sharp_o threaten_v they_o so_o severe_o and_o punish_v they_o so_o grievous_o who_o be_v guilty_a of_o such_o sin_n then_o these_o sin_n must_v be_v very_o injurious_a to_o we_o but_o it_o will_v further_o appear_v if_o you_o consider_v that_o they_o cause_n 1._o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n on_o man_n in_o regard_n of_o their_o body_n or_o external_a comfort_n he_o punish_v many_o with_o extreme_a penury_n for_o not_o be_v diligent_a in_o their_o particular_a calling_n their_o idleness_n which_o be_v a_o sin_n of_o omission_n clothes_v they_o with_o rag_n prov._n 23.21_o again_o the_o idle_a soul_n shall_v suffer_v hunger_n prov._n 19.15_o how_o do_v experience_n prove_v the_o truth_n of_o this_o many_o begin_v the_o world_n as_o we_o say_v with_o considerable_a estate_n who_o in_o a_o few_o year_n for_o lack_v of_o care_n and_o industry_n in_o their_o employ_v have_v waste_v all_o the_o idle_a man_n may_v call_v the_o prodigal_a brother_n beside_o these_o sin_n of_o omission_n be_v punish_v with_o a_o temporal_a destruction_n the_o lord_n have_v save_v the_o people_n out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n afterward_o destroy_v they_o that_o believe_v not_o judas_n vers_fw-la 5._o israel_n be_v god_n own_o people_n his_o peculiar_a treasure_n exod._n 19.5_o a_o people_n nigh_o unto_o he_o psal_n 148._o ult_n incomparable_a for_o this_o deut._n 4.7_o and_o other_o privilege_n rom._n 9.4_o yet_o when_o guit_o of_o this_o omission_n god_n will_v not_o spare_v they_o but_o destroy_v they_o no_o privilege_n can_v exempt_v from_o punishment_n god_n may_v forsake_v his_o tabernacle_n at_o shiloth_n deliver_v his_o strength_n into_o captivity_n and_o his_o glory_n into_o the_o enemy_n hand_n if_o they_o will_v not_o believe_v he_o if_o they_o will_v not_o obey_v he_o psal_n 78.60_o 61._o 2._o a_o judicial_a tradition_n to_o spiritual_a judgement_n of_o all_o judgement_n none_o in_o this_o world_n be_v so_o dreadful_a as_o those_o that_o be_v spiritual_a bodily_a judgement_n touch_v the_o flesh_n but_o these_o the_o spirit_n when_o god_n will_v speak_v and_o wreak_v his_o anger_n against_o a_o person_n or_o people_n to_o the_o utmost_a he_o do_v it_o this_o way_n by_o give_v they_o up_o to_o their_o own_o wickedness_n when_o he_o will_v strike_v ephraim_n under_o the_o five_o rib_n and_o kill_v he_o at_o a_o blow_n it_o be_v by_o this_o judgement_n ephraim_n be_v join_v to_o idol_n let_v he_o alone_o hos_fw-la 4.17_o he_o be_v give_v to_o idolatry_n let_v he_o take_v his_o fill_n of_o it_o
and_o see_v what_o the_o end_n will_v be_v he_o be_v fond_a of_o lie_n and_o vanity_n and_o delight_n in_o prostitute_v himself_o to_o their_o embrace_n let_v he_o alone_o let_v none_o disturb_v he_o or_o recall_v he_o let_v no_o mercy_n no_o misery_n no_o mean_n no_o ministry_n ever_o hinder_v he_o in_o the_o prosecution_n of_o his_o lust_n or_o stop_v he_o in_o his_o course_n much_o less_o be_v effectual_a for_o his_o repentance_n and_o amendment_n in_o temporal_a judgement_n god_n act_v the_o part_n of_o a_o father_n to_o whip_v his_o child_n that_o he_o may_v reclaim_v he_o for_o his_o error_n and_o be_v fit_a to_o inherit_v his_o estate_n but_o in_o spiritual_a god_n act_v the_o part_n of_o a_o judge_n to_o deliver_v the_o malefactor_n over_o to_o execution_n in_o the_o former_a he_o prune_v the_o tree_n that_o it_o may_v bring_v forth_o fruit_n and_o so_o continue_v in_o his_o garden_n to_o his_o joy_n and_o delight_n but_o in_o the_o latter_a he_o leave_v the_o tree_n as_o unsound_a and_o barren_a to_o be_v cut_v down_o for_o the_o fire_n now_o sin_n of_o omission_n cause_n god_n to_o deliver_v man_n up_o to_o these_o judgement_n god_n call_v upon_o israel_n to_o hear_v and_o obey_v he_o they_o will_v not_o but_o my_o people_n will_v not_o hearken_v to_o my_o voice_n israel_n will_v none_o of_o i_o what_o be_v the_o result_n of_o their_o refusal_n so_o i_o give_v they_o up_o to_o their_o own_o heart_n lust_n and_o they_o walk_v in_o their_o own_o counsel_n psal_n 81.11_o 12._o god_n do_v not_o testify_v his_o anger_n for_o their_o contempt_n of_o he_o by_o send_v plague_n or_o flame_n or_o wild_a beast_n among_o they_o he_o do_v not_o say_v well_o since_o they_o thus_o slight_v my_o authority_n i_o will_v be_v avenge_v on_o they_o to_o purpose_n i_o will_v give_v they_o up_o to_o the_o sword_n or_o famine_n or_o rack_a disease_n or_o greedy_a devour_a lion_n which_o will_v have_v be_v sad_a and_o grievous_a but_o he_o execute_v on_o they_o a_o far_o more_o sad_a and_o grievous_a judgement_n when_o he_o say_v so_o i_o give_v they_o up_o to_o their_o own_o heart_n lust_n and_o they_o walk_v in_o their_o own_o counsel_n god_n leave_v one_o soul_n to_o one_o lust_n be_v far_o worse_a than_o leave_v he_o to_o all_o the_o lion_n in_o the_o world_n alas_o it_o will_v tear_v the_o soul_n worse_o than_o a_o lion_n can_v do_v the_o body_n and_o rend_v it_o in_o piece_n when_o there_o be_v none_o to_o deliver_v it_o god_n give_v they_o up_o to_o their_o own_o will_n that_o they_o walk_v in_o their_o own_o counsel_n be_v in_o effect_n a_o give_v they_o up_o to_o eternal_a wrath_n and_o woe_n 3._o the_o destructiveness_n of_o sin_n of_o omission_n to_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n appear_v in_o that_o they_o render_v the_o condition_n of_o man_n desperate_a and_o without_o remedy_n sin_n of_o commission_n wound_v the_o soul_n dangerous_o but_o sin_n of_o omission_n make_v the_o state_n of_o the_o patient_a hopeless_a and_o desperate_a sin_n of_o commission_n be_v direct_o against_o the_o law_n and_o so_o bind_v the_o sinner_n over_o to_o its_o curse_n but_o sin_n of_o omission_n be_v direct_o against_o the_o gospel_n and_o thereby_o hinder_v the_o patient_n cure_n gal._n 3.20_o joh._n 3._o ult_n he_o that_o have_v break_v the_o precept_n of_o the_o law_n be_v liable_a to_o its_o punishment_n but_o yet_o this_o sinner_n may_v fly_v to_o the_o gospel_n as_o his_o city_n of_o refuge_n and_o lie_v hold_v on_o christ_n there_o tender_v for_o pardon_n and_o life_n but_o by_o some_o sin_n of_o omission_n he_o render_v the_o gospel_n ineffectual_a for_o his_o good_a and_o himself_o uncapable_a of_o the_o good_a thing_n promise_v in_o it_o faith_n and_o repentance_n be_v the_o two_o condition_n upon_o which_o all_o the_o exceed_a rich_a and_o precious_a promise_n depend_v so_o that_o by_o not_o believe_v and_o not_o repent_v which_o be_v sin_n of_o omission_n man_n deny_v themselves_o all_o the_o benefit_n and_o advantage_n of_o the_o gospel_n he_o that_o believe_v shall_v be_v save_v he_o that_o believe_v not_o shall_v be_v damn_v mark_v 16.16_o he_o upbraid_v the_o city_n wherein_o most_o of_o his_o mighty_a work_n be_v do_v because_o they_o repent_v not_o woe_n to_o thou_o corazin_n woe_n to_o thou_o bethsaida_n etc._n etc._n matth._n 11.21_o 22_o 23._o sin_n of_o commission_n make_v the_o wound_n and_o sin_n of_o omission_n keep_v off_o that_o plaster_n which_o alone_o can_v heal_v it_o sin_n of_o commission_n plunge_v we_o into_o a_o bottomless_a gulf_n of_o misery_n and_o sin_n of_o omission_n stop_v the_o current_n of_o that_o mercy_n that_o alone_o can_v relieve_v and_o succour_v we_o these_o sinner_n be_v like_o man_n in_o swoon_n gasp_v for_o breath_n and_o ready_a to_o expire_v yet_o shut_v their_o mouth_n and_o fasten_v their_o tooth_n together_o to_o keep_v out_o those_o cordial_n that_o alone_o can_v recall_v they_o to_o life_n 4._o the_o danger_n of_o sin_n of_o omission_n will_v appear_v by_o our_o proneness_n to_o slight_v and_o neglect_v they_o if_o sin_n of_o omission_n be_v of_o so_o deadly_a a_o nature_n as_o most_o to_o contradict_v the_o will_n of_o god_n and_o so_o high_o provoke_v to_o he_o and_o so_o mortal_o destructive_a to_o we_o then_o the_o more_o we_o slight_v this_o great_a enemy_n the_o more_o dangerous_a it_o be_v to_o we_o a_o weak_a enemy_n and_o a_o enemy_n that_o can_v do_v we_o little_a harm_n may_v be_v slight_v without_o great_a danger_n but_o when_o a_o enemy_n be_v so_o powerful_a so_o deadly_a so_o damnable_a our_o contempt_n of_o he_o be_v a_o great_a advantage_n to_o he_o and_o a_o great_a disadvantage_n to_o we_o for_o by_o this_o mean_v he_o fall_v upon_o we_o disarm_v and_o unprepared_a for_o he_o pompey_n slight_v caesar_n when_o news_n first_o come_v to_o rome_n of_o his_o march_v into_o italy_n with_o his_o army_n and_o say_v that_o if_o do_v but_o stamp_n with_o his_o foot_n he_o shall_v therewith_o fetch_v soldier_n enough_o out_o of_o all_o part_n to_o subdue_v caesar_n and_o so_o make_v small_a preparation_n to_o resist_v he_o which_o be_v his_o own_o and_o the_o commonwealth_n destruction_n true_o thus_o man_n be_v apt_a to_o slight_a sin_n of_o omission_n and_o thereby_o to_o undo_v themselves_o as_o it_o be_v say_v of_o joab_n he_o speak_v kind_o to_o amasa_n and_o make_v as_o if_o he_o will_v kiss_v he_o but_o amasa_n take_v no_o heed_n to_o the_o sword_n that_o be_v in_o joabs_n hand_n so_o he_o smite_v he_o therewith_o in_o the_o five_o rib_n and_o shed_v out_o his_o bowel_n to_o the_o ground_n that_o he_o die_v 2_o sam._n 20.9_o 10._o thus_o sin_n of_o omission_n be_v familiar_a with_o we_o and_o pretend_v rather_o love_n and_o kindness_n than_o any_o hurt_n to_o we_o for_o in_o all_o sin_n there_o be_v a_o deceitfulness_n and_o we_o take_v no_o heed_n to_o the_o sword_n in_o its_o hand_n 3.13_o heb._n 3.13_o to_o its_o malignant_a killing-nature_n but_o slight_v it_o as_o if_o it_o be_v venial_a be_v destroy_v by_o it_o and_o there_o be_v three_o reason_n why_o we_o be_v so_o apt_a to_o overlook_a sin_n of_o omission_n 1._o because_o conscience_n do_v not_o so_o soon_o cheek_n we_o for_o they_o as_o for_o sin_n of_o commission_n if_o a_o man_n commit_v murder_n or_o adultery_n or_o theft_n his_o conscience_n be_v ready_a to_o fly_v in_o his_o face_n and_o thunder_n in_o his_o ear_n as_o it_o do_v with_o cain_n after_o the_o slaughter_n of_o his_o brother_n that_o he_o cry_v out_o my_o punishment_n be_v great_a than_o i_o can_v bear_v and_o he_o go_v up_o and_o down_o tremble_v as_o some_o think_v all_o his_o day_n gen._n 4.13_o 14._o but_o man_n may_v neglect_v pray_v or_o read_v or_o charity_n especial_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o manner_n of_o do_v they_o and_o conscience_n will_v take_v little_a notice_n of_o it_o such_o omission_n may_v pass_v with_o little_a or_o no_o regard_n cain_n in_o the_o offer_n he_o bring_v to_o god_n neglect_v probable_o to_o bring_v the_o best_a of_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o ground_n however_o to_o offer_v it_o with_o a_o upright_a believe_a heart_n but_o we_o read_v not_o that_o he_o take_v notice_n of_o these_o omission_n though_o he_o do_v of_o god_n manifest_a disrespect_v his_o offer_n gen._n 4.3_o 4_o 5._o it_o be_v ordinary_a with_o some_o moral_a man_n if_o they_o fall_v into_o ill_a company_n sometime_o by_o accident_n and_o be_v make_v drink_v to_o be_v ashamed_a of_o it_o and_o much_o trouble_v for_o it_o but_o these_o man_n can_v live_v in_o their_o family_n without_o prayer_n and_o scripture_n and_o neglect_v to_o teach_v their_o child_n and_o servant_n the_o way_n of_o god_n and_o yet_o these_o omission_n do_v not_o at_o