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yet_o the_o lord_n deliver_v he_o out_o of_o they_o all_o psal_n 34.19_o and_o the_o apostle_n s_o paul_n speak_v of_o the_o affliction_n which_o come_v unto_o he_o at_o antiochia_n at_o iconium_n and_o at_o listri_fw-la say_v but_o from_o they_o all_o the_o lord_n deliver_v i_o 2_o tim._n 3.11_o the_o church_n story_n afford_v we_o a_o large_a read_n in_o this_o argument_n and_o the_o book_n of_o god_n be_v plentiful_a in_o this_o matter_n also_o i_o have_v speak_v sufficient_o hereof_o already_o for_o comfort_n but_o now_o if_o we_o will_v have_v our_o part_n with_o just_a and_o upright_o man_n in_o these_o deliverance_n and_o in_o their_o peace_n we_o must_v walk_v upright_o and_o by_o step_n of_o righteousness_n come_v to_o receive_v our_o part_n in_o they_o with_o the_o people_n who_o god_n will_v save_v the_o lord_n that_o promise_v his_o angel_n to_o we_o in_o our_o way_n psal_n 91.11_o have_v make_v we_o no_o promise_n of_o safety_n by_o they_o in_o other_o way_n in_o the_o good_a way_n of_o a_o christian_a life_n we_o be_v sure_a to_o be_v keep_v but_o it_o be_v the_o devil_n that_o tell_v we_o we_o shall_v be_v so_o in_o any_o way_n math._n 4.6_o the_o upright_o and_o just_a man_n shall_v have_v peace_n shall_v it_o therefore_o be_v well_o to_o the_o wicked_a we_o have_v hear_v god_n by_o solomon_n to_o say_v no_o and_o esay_n say_v there_o be_v no_o peace_n to_o the_o wicked_a esa_n 57.21_o that_o be_v none_o either_o with_o or_o for_o they_o have_v zimri_n peace_n who_o slay_v his_o master_n 2_o king_n 9.31_o jezebel_n that_o paint_a dogges-meate_n can_v tell_v he_o have_v nor_o and_o indeed_o what_o peace_n as_o jehu_n say_v to_o jehoram_n where_o jezebel_n and_o her_o fornication_n the_o wicked_a and_o their_o wicked_a deed_n be_v 2_o king_n 9.22_o do_v man_n gather_v grape_n of_o thorn_n math._n 7.16_o that_o be_v will_v the_o grape_n of_o peace_n grow_v upon_o the_o thorn_n of_o wickedness_n let_v there_o be_v no_o root_n among_o you_o say_v moses_n that_o bring_v forth_o gall_n and_o wormwood_n deut._n 29.18_o and_o why_o not_o such_o root_n of_o bitterness_n among_o they_o he_o after_o give_v the_o reason_n because_o there_o be_v no_o blessing_n in_o it_o it_o be_v that_o root_n of_o sin_n who_o doom_n be_v the_o curse_n and_o who_o end_n be_v to_o be_v burn_v heb._n 6.8_o for_o he_o say_v moses_n when_o he_o hear_v the_o word_n of_o the_o curse_n bless_v himself_o in_o his_o heart_n say_v i_o shall_v have_v peace_n though_o he_o walk_v in_o the_o stubbornness_n of_o his_o heart_n and_o add_v drunkenness_n to_o thirst_n but_o shall_v it_o be_v so_o shall_v he_o have_v peace_n that_o walk_v in_o his_o sin_n stubborne_o no_o say_v that_o man_n of_o god_n the_o lord_n will_v not_o be_v merciful_a to_o he_o but_o the_o wrath_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o his_o jealousy_n shall_v smoke_v against_o he_o and_o every_o curse_n that_o be_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n shall_v light_v he_o till_o it_o have_v put_v out_o his_o name_n from_o under_o heaven_n deu._n 29.19.20_o therefore_o it_o be_v but_o the_o poison_n of_o flattery_n a_o poison_n which_o strike_v to_o the_o heart_n that_o persuade_v the_o sinner_n that_o he_o may_v live_v in_o sin_n and_o die_v in_o peace_n for_o god_n by_o ezechiel_n tell_v we_o that_o see_v he_o have_v so_o do_v he_o shall_v die_v the_o death_n and_o his_o blood_n shall_v be_v upon_o he_o ezech._n 18.13_o and_o how_o can_v we_o think_v that_o have_v have_v all_o our_o life_n time_n war_n with_o god_n in_o our_o sin_n we_o shall_v easy_o be_v reconcile_v to_o he_o on_o our_o death_n bead_n yet_o fool_n and_o unwise_a so_o think_v or_o what_o be_v their_o hope_n when_o they_o lie_v a_o die_a sure_o their_o hope_n be_v as_o the_o dead_a hope_n of_o a_o malefactor_n in_o prison_n who_o put_v of_o the_o get_n of_o his_o pardon_n till_o the_o judge_n be_v come_v to_o condemn_v he_o but_o we_o be_v call_v to_o a_o better_a hope_n let_v we_o therefore_o walk_v as_o the_o upright_a man_n and_o not_o put_v off_o as_o sinner_n so_o shall_v our_o end_n be_v peace_n when_o they_o shall_v be_v in_o destruction_n in_o this_o mind_n and_o course_n though_o the_o world_n shall_v count_v we_o unhappy_a yet_o we_o must_v think_v ourselves_o and_o the_o wise_a will_v judge_v we_o the_o most_o happy_a man_n and_o i_o pray_v you_o who_o be_v more_o happy_a lazarus_n go_v from_o his_o sore_n and_o poverty_n to_o heaven_n or_o the_o rich_a man_n that_o go_v from_o his_o purple_a and_o delicate_a fare_n to_o hell_n luk._n 16.22_o 23._o we_o say_v that_o the_o end_n make_v all_o &_o philosophy_n say_v that_o no_o man_n be_v either_o happy_a or_o miserable_a that_o be_v true_o so_o before_o his_o end_n if_o we_o can_v be_v so_o wise_a as_o christian_n shall_v yet_o it_o be_v shame_n to_o be_v more_o foolish_a they_o the_o heathen_a be_v and_o what_o reason_n then_o to_o judge_v of_o man_n by_o their_o present_a state_n when_o it_o be_v not_o the_o present_a but_o future_a nor_o this_o temporal_a but_o that_o other_o eternal_a condition_n of_o bliss_n or_o unhappiness_n that_o must_v give_v we_o our_o just_a standard_n or_o measure_n in_o these_o matter_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v say_v to_o good_a purpose_n by_o the_o prophet_n further_o in_o this_o verse_n mark_v and_o behold_v etc._n etc._n these_o two_o word_n be_v add_v as_o a_o bridle_n to_o keep_v we_o in_o that_o we_o run_v not_o into_o rash_a judgement_n when_o we_o hear_v of_o the_o many_o trouble_n of_o the_o godly_a and_o of_o the_o few_o of_o those_o that_o offend_v even_o with_o purpose_n of_o heart_n to_o do_v wicked_o for_o great_a foolishness_n be_v bind_v up_o to_o our_o judgement_n so_o far_o forth_o as_o we_o consist_v of_o flesh_n and_o see_v as_o natural_a man_n our_o reason_n be_v exceed_o weak_a and_o for_o our_o natural_a light_n what_o be_v it_o but_o darkness_n and_o error_n and_o therefore_o great_a need_n we_o have_v of_o this_o bridle_n or_o bit_n from_o hasty_a opinion_n great_a need_n i_o say_v lest_o we_o bind_v a_o false_a note_n not_o only_o to_o man_n course_n which_o we_o understand_v not_o but_o even_o to_o god_n most_o wise_a counsel_n which_o no_o man_n can_v know_v for_o this_o cause_n the_o prophet_n bid_v we_o to_o mark_v and_o behold_v as_o it_o be_v to_o look_v with_o both_o eye_n diligent_o to_o consider_v and_o faithful_o to_o lay_v up_o the_o experience_n that_o we_o gather_v in_o such_o high_a matter_n not_o to_o take_v thing_n as_o they_o appear_v present_o but_o as_o the_o end_n leave_v they_o when_o a_o man_n run_v very_o fast_o and_o swift_o his_o eye_n will_v dazzle_v at_o thing_n so_o will_v they_o not_o when_o he_o go_v fair_a and_o soft_o or_o with_o a_o deliberate_a pace_n in_o like_a manner_n let_v we_o go_v deliberate_o and_o wise_o forward_a in_o our_o judgement_n and_o they_o will_v not_o dazzle_v at_o the_o prosperity_n of_o the_o wicked_a that_o be_v sudden_o set_v up_o and_o where_o other_o make_v more_o haste_n then_o good_a speed_n to_o salute_v they_o as_o happy_a we_o will_v take_v leisure_n and_o time_n to_o our_o opinion_n of_o they_o and_o say_v their_o end_n be_v not_o yet_o from_o hence_o we_o learn_v not_o to_o judge_v any_o man_n by_o his_o present_a outward_a estate_n to_o be_v happy_a or_o miserable_a for_o whatsoever_o we_o see_v in_o man_n to_o day_n may_v be_v much_o alter_v to_o morrow_n and_o the_o last_o may_v be_v first_o matth._n 20.16_o and_o this_o true_a judgement_n in_o thing_n and_o of_o person_n if_o it_o be_v right_o consider_v and_o if_o we_o will_v wise_o judge_v of_o they_o by_o their_o end_n and_o not_o as_o they_o seem_v will_v stay_v we_o from_o be_v offend_v to_o a_o fret_a at_o the_o wicked_a for_o their_o sudden_a prosperity_n or_o to_o a_o condemn_v of_o the_o just_a for_o their_o present_a distress_n the_o contrary_n must_v needs_o make_v we_o stumble_v in_o judgement_n and_o to_o be_v offend_v with_o our_o trouble_n when_o they_o continue_v long_o i_o say_v stumble_v in_o judgement_n for_o what_o man_n if_o he_o shall_v judge_v of_o job_n election_n by_o that_o which_o he_o sometime_o speak_v and_o of_o david_n by_o that_o which_o he_o once_o do_v the_o one_o when_o he_o speak_v so_o unaduised_o against_o god_n job_n 3.6.10.13_o chapter_n the_o other_o when_o he_o lie_v in_o so_o foul_a sheet_n have_v defile_v his_o bed_n with_o adultery_n and_o the_o murder_n of_o his_o dear_a servant_n vriah_n 2_o sam._n 11.4_o 5.15.17_o or_o if_o he_o shall_v weigh_v jeremie_n at_o the_o rate_n of_o that_o which_o he_o speak_v in_o his_o distemper_n and_o christ_n himself_o at_o
be_v perfect_v but_o without_o god_n in_o the_o world_n because_o without_o christ_n by_o who_o and_o by_o who_o only_o we_o know_v he_o thus_o by_o their_o name_n we_o see_v their_o deed_n as_o we_o see_v a_o face_n in_o a_o glass_n their_o wisdom_n be_v but_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o they_o do_v sin_n in_o the_o best_a thing_n that_o they_o best_o do_v for_o they_o have_v not_o faith_n and_o without_o it_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o please_v god_n hebr._n 11.6_o the_o scripture_n say_v so_o though_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n say_v otherways_o because_o they_o will_v establish_v if_o not_o the_o freedom_n of_o man_n will_n yet_o at_o the_o least_o the_o pureness_n of_o their_o impure_a natural_n thereby_o and_o therefore_o we_o say_v with_o saint_n augustine_n that_o virtutes_fw-la gentium_fw-la quâdam_fw-la indole_fw-la animi_fw-la ita_fw-la delectant_fw-la ut_fw-la eos_fw-la in_fw-la quibus_fw-la fuerint_fw-la vellemus_fw-la praecipuè_fw-la ab_fw-la inferni_fw-la cruciatibus_fw-la liberari_fw-la nisi_fw-la aliter_fw-la sensus_fw-la humanus_fw-la aliter_fw-la creatoris_fw-la iustitia_fw-la se_fw-la haberet_fw-la the_o virtue_n of_o the_o gentile_n for_o a_o certain_a good_a intent_n they_o seem_v to_o bear_v do_v so_o delight_v we_o that_o we_o can_v wish_v they_o free_a from_o hell_n torment_n but_o that_o there_o be_v one_o reason_n of_o man_n think_v and_o another_o of_o the_o divine_a justice_n for_o if_o the_o regenerate_a and_o believer_n themselves_o while_o they_o be_v at_o home_n in_o the_o body_n be_v absent_a from_o the_o lord_n 2_o corinth_n 5.6_o how_o can_v they_o be_v near_o he_o that_o be_v not_o yet_o call_v and_o who_o estate_n in_o respect_n of_o their_o savage_a life_n be_v compare_v to_o a_o desert_n and_o the_o man_n in_o it_o to_o dragon_n and_o ostrich_n in_o the_o wilderness_n job_n 30.29_o and_o who_o be_v call_v in_o the_o scripture_n not_o worker_n but_o servant_n of_o unrighteousness_n and_o not_o sick_a but_o dead_a in_o sin_n and_o trespass_n and_o not_o people_n of_o god_n but_o child_n of_o wrath_n and_o give_v up_o not_o to_o the_o darkness_n but_o blindness_n of_o their_o understanding_n to_o walk_v in_o all_o not_o wantonness_n only_o but_o uncleanness_n not_o through_o infirmity_n of_o nature_n but_o with_o greediness_n of_o will_n and_o affection_n which_o be_v so_o and_o a_o great_a deal_n worse_o than_o either_o the_o tongue_n of_o man_n can_v express_v or_o his_o heart_n conceive_v my_o word_n nay_o my_o thought_n be_v swallow_v up_o with_o the_o due_a consideration_n of_o this_o first_o benefit_n be_v the_o new-birth_n of_o our_o christianity_n that_o we_o be_v no_o more_o stranger_n and_o no_o more_o foreigner_n and_o yet_o what_o be_v this_o to_o that_o which_o now_o follow_v that_o we_o shall_v become_v citizen_n with_o the_o saint_n and_o of_o the_o household_n of_o god_n though_o these_o two_o be_v couple_v together_o with_o so_o necessary_a a_o chain_n of_o coherence_n that_o he_o who_o leave_v to_o be_v a_o stranger_n begin_v to_o be_v a_o citizen_n and_o he_o that_o be_v no_o more_o a_o foreigner_n be_v forthwith_o one_o of_o the_o household_n of_o god_n yet_o as_o god_n when_o he_o pass_v by_o and_o see_v his_o church_n in_o her_o infancy_n pollute_v in_o she_o own_o blood_n think_v it_o not_o enough_o to_o wash_v she_o with_o water_n and_o to_o anoint_v she_o with_o oil_n spread_v over_o she_o his_o skirt_n of_o love_n to_o cover_v her_o filthiness_n but_o clothe_v she_o with_o silk_n and_o deck_v she_o with_o jewel_n and_o other_o beautiful_a ornament_n that_o she_o may_v grow_v into_o a_o kingdom_n ezech._n 16.8_o 9.12_o 13._o so_o though_o it_o be_v much_o that_o god_n shall_v take_v from_o we_o the_o evil_n of_o our_o old_a estate_n yet_o he_o think_v it_o not_o enough_o unless_o he_o give_v and_o adorn_v we_o with_o the_o riches_n of_o our_o new_a call_n and_o though_o it_o be_v a_o exceed_a great_a benefit_n and_o more_o than_o we_o can_v hope_v 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