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little_a good_a or_o other_o so_o it_o be_v here_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n there_o be_v a_o spot_n even_o of_o god_n child_n deut._n 32._o 5._o and_o there_o be_v hardly_o ever_o any_o one_o so_o righteous_a upon_o earth_n jesus_n christ_n the_o righteous_a except_v who_o do_v not_o in_o some_o little_a thing_n or_o other_o put_v forth_o their_o hand_n to_o iniquity_n they_o commit_v or_o consent_v to_o iniquity_n â—ess_n or_o more_o but_o they_o do_v not_o make_v a_o trade_n or_o continuance_n of_o it_o for_o this_o cause_n they_o be_v here_o chastened_a of_o the_o lord_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v condemn_v with_o the_o world_n 1_o cor._n 11._o 30_o 31._o then_o it_o be_v that_o people_n do_v err_v when_o they_o do_v not_o know_v the_o scripture_n for_o in_o these_o scripture_n very_o much_o be_v say_v concern_v the_o prosperity_n of_o the_o wicked_a and_o the_o affliction_n of_o the_o righteous_a so_o much_o whereof_o have_v be_v here_o declare_v and_o allege_v out_o from_o 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and_o the_o like_a imagination_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o child_n of_o disobedience_n or_o the_o ignorant_a multitude_n for_o the_o same_o word_n of_o truth_n which_o say_v because_o sentence_n against_o a_o evil_a work_n be_v not_o execute_v speedy_o therefore_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n be_v full_o set_v in_o they_o to_o do_v evil_a elsewhere_o speak_v on_o this_o wise_a i_o will_v punish_v the_o world_n for_o their_o evil_n and_o the_o wicked_a for_o their_o iniquity_n isa_n 13._o 11._o the_o punishment_n of_o god_n be_v almost_o throughout_o the_o whole_a scripture_n speak_v of_o in_o the_o future_a sense_n he_o will_v or_o shall_v punish_v i_o do_v hereby_o tell_v and_o warn_v the_o sinner_n and_o transgressor_n and_n hypocrite_n of_o this_o my_o generation_n who_o bless_v themselves_o in_o their_o heart_n say_v they_o shall_v have_v peace_n and_o safety_n although_o they_o walk_v in_o the_o imagination_n of_o their_o heart_n to_o add_v one_o sin_n to_o 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begin_v his_o process_n or_o proceed_n against_o they_o according_a to_o what_o they_o have_v do_v in_o this_o life_n whither_o good_a or_o evil._n god_n can_v have_v punish_v man_n in_o this_o life_n and_o on_o this_o earth_n if_o he_o have_v so_o please_v but_o his_o general_a decrâ—â—_n be_v to_o spare_v they_o here_o expect_v that_o his_o goodness_n forbearance_n and_o long_o suffer_v shall_v lead_v they_o to_o repentance_n but_o when_o he_o have_v give_v they_o a_o space_n to_o repent_v and_o they_o repent_v not_o then_o come_v retribution_n and_o punishment_n in_o this_o life_n man_n do_v despise_v and_o provoke_v the_o lord_n god_n but_o by_o death_n god_n take_v vengeance_n on_o man._n for_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n be_v reveal_v from_o heaven_n against_o all_o ungodliness_n and_o vnrighteousness_n of_o man_n rom._n 1._o 18._o mark_v here_o diligent_o how_o it_o be_v express_v it_o be_v reveal_v that_o be_v as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v it_o be_v make_v know_v from_o heaven_n 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