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it_o seem_v they_o good_a which_o have_v to_o do_v therewith_o so_o as_o solomon_n say_v god_n turn_v the_o king_n heart_n whither_o he_o will_v he_o say_v not_o that_o he_o turn_v it_o to_o this_o or_o to_o that_o but_o whither_o he_o will_v for_o as_o the_o scripture_n show_v we_o he_o incline_v one_o to_o one_o thing_n and_o another_o to_o another_o thing_n one_o man_n now_o to_o one_o thing_n and_o by_o and_o by_o too_o a_o contrary_a he_o turn_v the_o king_n of_o egypt_n heart_n in_o josephes_n time_n to_o do_v well_o to_o jacob_n and_o his_o kindred_n contrariwise_o he_o turn_v 16._o gen._n 45._o 16._o his_o successor_n hart_n to_o misuse_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n after_o the_o death_n of_o joseph_n this_o inclination_n ought_v to_o be_v well_o know_v of_o we_o when_o god_n say_v to_o moses_n but_o i_o be_o sure_a that_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n will_v not_o let_v you_o go_v but_o by_o a_o mighty_a hand_n and_o yet_o more_o manifest_a 21._o exod._n 1._o 8._o &_o 3._o 19_o &_o 4_o 21._o when_o god_n say_v and_o i_o will_v harden_v his_o heart_n etc._n etc._n he_o have_v turn_v david_n heart_n to_o goodness_n as_o appear_v when_o he_o say_v from_o this_o day_n forward_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n shall_v prosper_v in_o david_n and_o afterwards_o have_v incline_v it_o to_o evil_a but_o one_o may_v make_v here_o two_o objection_n the_o one_o that_o king_n be_v not_o culpable_a when_o they_o do_v evil_a 24._o 1._o sam._n 16._o 13._o 2._o sam._n 24._o see_v that_o god_n incline_v their_o heart_n thereto_o the_o other_o that_o god_n be_v the_o cause_n and_o author_n of_o sin_n a_o answer_n to_o the_o first_o objection_n although_o god_n do_v turn_v the_o heart_n of_o king_n to_o evil_a yet_o be_v they_o nevertheless_o culpable_a for_o god_n by_o his_o just_a judgement_n which_o be_v incomprehensible_a to_o we_o provoke_v they_o to_o evil_a either_o to_o punish_v their_o former_a sin_n by_o other_o sin_n and_o make_v they_o more_o faulty_a 24._o rom._n 1._o 24._o or_o for_o to_o punish_v and_o chastise_v they_o who_o he_o think_v good_a as_o he_o stir_v up_o sennacherib_n and_o other_o king_n against_o his_o people_n of_o israel_n or_o to_o try_v and_o exercise_v his_o choose_a once_o to_o patience_n as_o he_o have_v by_o the_o minister_n of_o satan_n stir_v up_o the_o chaldian_n and_o sabian_o 14_o jam._n 1._o 13._o 14_o against_o job_n but_o the_o wicked_a have_v no_o knowledge_n of_o the_o judgement_n divine_a no_o reverence_n to_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n nor_o any_o fear_n of_o his_o word_n be_v carry_v away_o by_o their_o own_o concupiscence_n likewise_o the_o wicked_a do_v not_o refer_v their_o fault_n unto_o god_n but_o be_v reproove_v by_o their_o own_o conscience_n confess_v their_o wickedness_n as_o pharaoh_n know_v well_o that_o he_o be_v a_o offendor_n saul_n make_v the_o same_o confession_n or_o very_o like_a david_n elect_v of_o god_n have_v number_v 10._o exod._n 9_o 27._o 1._o sam._n 24._o 18._o &_o 26._o 21._o 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up_o themselves_o fierce_o and_o take_v joy_n and_o delight_v therein_o and_o so_o there_o be_v great_a wickedness_n in_o their_o proceed_n estate_n and_o joy_n solomon_n show_v it_o by_o this_o word_n sin_n when_o he_o say_v a_o high_a look_n and_o a_o proud_a heart_n etc._n etc._n wherein_o we_o have_v to_o note_v first_o of_o all_o that_o a_o high_a look_n as_o all_o other_o bravity_n and_o pomp_n of_o the_o body_n be_v a_o sign_n and_o token_n of_o the_o pride_n which_o be_v in_o the_o heart_n and_o therefore_o one_o call_v it_o pride_n and_o it_o be_v sin_n as_o it_o be_v judge_v natural_o to_o be_v without_o the_o scripture_n for_o man_n will_v say_v behold_v a_o great_a pride_n to_o wit_n when_o one_o see_v any_o to_o be_v very_o glorious_a and_o bear_v his_o head_n on_o high_a or_o use_v any_o other_o gesture_n contrary_a to_o humility_n and_o lowliness_n and_o they_o will_v say_v he_o have_v a_o stout_a and_o lofty_a heart_n therefore_o with_o nature_n the_o scripture_n 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