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of_o the_o drunkard_n be_v a_o denial_n of_o god_n if_o the_o drunkard_n be_v persuade_v there_o be_v a_o god_n he_o will_v not_o give_v himself_o up_o to_o such_o swinish_a brutishness_n the_o like_a may_v be_v say_v to_o those_o that_o delight_n in_o secret_a sin_n 4._o such_o as_o deny_v god_n in_o any_o thing_n through_o their_o gross_a atheistical_a thought_n of_o god_n 1._o such_o as_o shut_v up_o god_n in_o heaven_n as_o a_o blind_a and_o ignorant_a god_n not_o know_v or_o not_o regard_v what_o be_v do_v here_o below_o they_o imagine_v he_o a_o forgetful_a god_n or_o a_o god_n that_o see_v not_o the_o psalmist_n give_v we_o the_o language_n of_o such_o man_n psal_n 73._o 11._o they_o say_v how_o do_v god_n know_v and_o be_v there_o knowledge_n in_o the_o most_o high_a so_o they_o deny_v god_n omnipresency_n and_o god_n omnisciency_n which_o to_o think_v be_v as_o it_o be_v to_o un-god_n god_n 2._o such_o as_o conceive_v god_n to_o be_v make_v all_o of_o mercy_n and_o no_o 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shall_v they_o acknowledge_v that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n chap._n v._n this_o shall_v cause_v every_o one_o of_o we_o to_o humble_v ourselves_o for_o those_o curse_a seed_n of_o atheism_n that_o be_v in_o all_o our_o heart_n and_o cause_v we_o to_o oppose_v atheism_n as_o one_o of_o the_o most_o detestable_a sin_n that_o be_v among_o we_o we_o shall_v hate_v and_o oppose_v it_o 1._o as_o a_o sin_n that_o be_v most_o against_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n every_o creature_n the_o least_o gnat_n and_o fly_n and_o the_o mean_a worm_n will_v confound_v a_o man_n that_o dispute_n whether_o there_o be_v a_o god_n 2._o we_o shall_v set_v ourselves_o against_o this_o sin_n as_o that_o which_o be_v most_o of_o all_o opposite_a to_o god_n against_o the_o very_a be_v of_o god_n himself_o because_o it_o deny_v his_o
what_o the_o lord_n jehovah_n do_v fot_o thou_o it_o be_v for_o the_o best_a 3._o that_o the_o lord_n perform_v his_o promise_n in_o his_o own_o time_n not_o in_o time_n that_o we_o prescribe_v to_o he_o heb._n 4._o 16._o he_o will_v give_v grace_n and_o mercy_n in_o a_o time_n of_o need_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o opportunum_fw-la auxilium_fw-la for_o a_o seasonable_a aid_n it_o be_v say_v 2_o cor._n 6._o 2._o in_o a_o time_n accept_v have_v i_o hear_v thou_o and_o in_o the_o day_n of_o salvation_n have_v i_o succour_v thou_o therefore_o bless_v be_v the_o man_n that_o wait_v always_o when_o god_n time_n begin_v to_o dawn_n than_o mercy_n shall_v shine_v forth_o the_o israelite_n do_v endure_v a_o long_a and_o sore_a bondage_n in_o egypt_n do_v groan_v heavy_o yet_o moses_n come_v not_o to_o deliver_v they_o till_o the_o appoint_a time_n come_v 4._o when_o god_n determinate_a time_n be_v come_v than_o he_o will_v be_v make_v know_v by_o his_o name_n jehovah_n the_o lord_n be_v very_o punctual_a in_o the_o observation_n of_o moment_n day_n and_o year_n as_o the_o deliverance_n of_o israel_n out_o of_o egypt_n be_v at_o the_o end_n of_o 430._o year_n determine_v before_o and_o then_o moses_n come_v at_o the_o fullness_n of_o time_n christ_n come_v in_o the_o flesh_n so_o in_o the_o fullness_n of_o time_n pardon_v of_o sin_n peace_n of_o conscience_n comfort_n and_o deliverance_n shall_v come_v or_o whatsoever_o it_o be_v thou_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o when_o we_o will_v have_v thing_n do_v in_o our_o time_n the_o lord_n answer_v we_o as_o christ_n do_v his_o mother_n complain_v there_o be_v no_o wine_n woman_n what_o have_v i_o to_o do_v with_o thou_o i_o hour_n be_v not_o yet_o come_v joh._n 2._o 4._o when_o his_o hour_n be_v come_v than_o he_o turn_v water_n into_o wine_n so_o when_o thou_o be_v in_o affliction_n thou_o pray_v lord_n comfort_v now_o send_v deliverance_n now_o send_v assurance_n now_o our_o saviour_n answer_v my_o time_n be_v not_o yet_o come_v when_o that_o be_v come_v then_o will_v i_o turn_v thy_o water_n into_o wine_n then_o be_v it_o unto_o thou_o according_a to_o thy_o faith_n 5._o now_o the_o rule_n for_o temporal_a promise_n be_v though_o godliness_n have_v a_o interest_n title_n and_o claim_n to_o all_o the_o promise_n of_o this_o life_n yet_o the_o lord_n perform_v not_o all_o the_o promise_n of_o this_o life_n to_o all_o that_o be_v godly_a but_o give_v to_o all_o that_o which_o be_v good_a for_o they_o now_o the_o goodness_n of_o a_o outward_a thing_n lie_v not_o in_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o mercy_n as_o in_o the_o conveniency_n and_o fitness_n of_o the_o mercy_n to_o thy_o heart_n though_o godly_a man_n can_v lay_v claim_n to_o all_o promise_n yet_o all_o godly_a man_n have_v not_o fit_a heart_n for_o all_o promise_n as_o for_o instance_n every_o godly_a man_n have_v the_o promise_n of_o riches_n of_o honour_n of_o long-life_n but_o every_o godly_a man_n have_v not_o a_o heart_n fit_a for_o riches_n or_o honour_n shall_v god_n give_v they_o riches_n they_o will_v perhaps_o wax_v proud_a careless_a loose_a wanton_a and_o their_o heart_n be_v puff_v up_o will_v make_v they_o kick_v and_o spurn_v against_o god_n therefore_o god_n in_o his_o wisdom_n debar_v they_o from_o riches_n when_o godly_a man_n put_v temporal_a promise_n in_o suit_n in_o the_o court_n of_o request_n god_n answer_v they_o as_o our_o saviour_n answer_v the_o mother_n of_o zebedee_n child_n that_o desire_v that_o her_o two_o son_n may_v sit_v one_o at_o his_o right_a hand_n the_o other_o at_o his_o left_a hand_n in_o his_o kingdom_n you_o know_v not_o what_o you_o ask_v can_v you_o be_v baptize_v with_o the_o baptism_n that_o i_o be_o baptize_v with_o so_o you_o may_v ask_v for_o honour_n and_o riches_n but_o you_o know_v not_o what_o you_o ask_v say_v our_o saviour_n can_v you_o be_v poor_a can_v you_o be_v content_v can_v you_o be_v meek_a and_o lowly_a can_v you_o endure_v tribulation_n and_o persecution_n for_o righteousness_n sake_n chap._n ix_o now_o i_o proceed_v to_o make_v application_n of_o the_o point_n the_o first_o use_n shall_v be_v for_o terror_n to_o 1_o use_v 1_o all_o such_o as_o go_v on_o in_o their_o sin_n hear_v what_o the_o just_a and_o faithful_a god_n do_v threaten_v the_o lord_n jehovah_n be_v as_o true_a faithful_a and_o constant_a in_o his_o threaten_n as_o in_o his_o promise_n what_o he_o have_v speak_v shall_v undoubted_o fall_v upon_o the_o generation_n of_o the_o ungodly_a he_o will_v be_v make_v know_v to_o the_o wicked_a by_o his_o name_n jehovah_n in_o the_o full_a execution_n of_o his_o threaten_n as_o in_o the_o full_a performance_n of_o his_o promise_n to_o the_o godly_a and_o both_o in_o due_a time_n as_o in_o heaven_n all_o the_o saint_n will_v put_v their_o seal_n to_o the_o lord_n truth_n and_o faithfulness_n in_o his_o promise_n so_o in_o hell_n all_o the_o damn_a will_v put_v to_o their_o seal_n that_o god_n be_v true_a in_o his_o threaten_n lay_v 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