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sort_n to_o wit_n his_o judicia_fw-la judicantia_fw-la &_o judicata_fw-la 1._o his_o judicia_fw-la judicantia_fw-la or_o judgement_n pronounce_v in_o the_o sentence_n of_o his_o law_n doom_v offender_n to_o such_o penalty_n for_o their_o offence_n against_o it_o and_o it_o be_v usual_a with_o the_o scripture_n to_o call_v the_o law_n of_o god_n on_o this_o account_n his_o judgement_n and_o to_o join_v they_o with_o statute_n as_o word_n of_o like_a import_n as_o i_o can_v show_v in_o very_a many_o place_n 2._o his_o judicia_fw-la judicata_fw-la or_o judgement_n in_o the_o phrase_n of_o the_o text_n execute_v which_o be_v the_o former_a doom_n actual_o inflict_v and_o be_v therefore_o call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o those_o according_a to_o which_o they_o do_v befall_v man_n now_o though_o it_o be_v true_a that_o no_o evil_a of_o suffer_v befall_v any_o sinner_n but_o what_o to_o speak_v proper_o be_v such_o a_o judgement_n of_o god_n because_o all_o evil_n penal_a be_v before_o 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etc._n etc._n 58.10_o psal_n 58.10_o and_o when_o god_n call_v on_o all_o the_o saint_n even_o in_o glory_n 18.2_o apoc._n 18.2_o the_o holy_a prophet_n and_o apostle_n especial_o to_o rejoice_v and_o triumph_v over_o antichristian_a babylon_n yet_o it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o these_o and_o the_o like_a text_n relate_v only_o to_o such_o as_o be_v god_n public_a and_o notorious_a enemy_n and_o the_o joy_n and_o triumph_v require_v or_o allow_v in_o their_o destruction_n be_v only_o upon_o account_n of_o the_o success_n of_o his_o cause_n against_o they_o and_o the_o vindication_n of_o his_o glory_n and_o interest_n as_o appear_v remarkable_o in_o the_o psalm_n quote_v wherein_o he_o tell_v we_o how_o the_o observer_n shall_v express_v their_o joy_n to_o wit_n by_o take_v notice_n that_o very_o there_o be_v a_o reward_n