eye_n be_v upon_o he_o so_o which_o way_n soever_o we_o turn_v ourselves_o still_o god_n eye_n be_v upon_o we_o job_n 37.16_o do_v thou_o know_v the_o balance_a of_o the_o cloud_n the_o work_n of_o he_o who_o be_v perfect_a in_o knowledge_n god_n know_v whatever_o be_v knowable_a he_o know_v future_a contingency_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chrys._n he_o foretell_v israel_n come_n out_o of_o babylon_n and_o the_o virgin_n conceive_v by_o this_o the_o lord_n prove_v the_o truth_n of_o his_o godhead_n against_o idol-god_n isa._n 41.23_o indicate_v futura_fw-la shew_n the_o thing_n that_o be_v to_o come_v hereafter_o that_o we_o may_v know_v you_o be_v god_n the_o perfection_n of_o god_n knowledge_n be_v that_o it_o can_v be_v search_v out_o to_o perfection_n job_n 11.7_o what_o angel_n can_v reach_v the_o top_n of_o these_o pyramid_n but_o 1._o god_n knowledge_n be_v primary_n he_o be_v the_o original_a the_o pattern_n and_o prototype_n of_o all_o knowledge_n other_o borrow_v their_o kowledge_v of_o he_o the_o angel_n light_v their_o lamp_n at_o this_o glorious_a sun_n 2._o god_n knowledge_n be_v pure_a it_o be_v not_o contaminate_v with_o the_o object_n divina_fw-la natura_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la immista_fw-la râ—bus_fw-la aut_fw-la sordibus_fw-la inquinata_fw-la aug._n though_o god_n know_v sin_n yet_o it_o be_v to_o hate_v and_o punish_v it_o no_o evil_a can_v mix_v or_o incorporate_v with_o his_o knowledge_n no_o more_o than_o the_o sun_n can_v be_v defile_v with_o the_o vapour_n which_o arise_v from_o the_o earth_n 3._o god_n knowledge_n be_v facile_a it_o be_v without_o any_o difficulty_n we_o study_v and_o search_v for_o knowledge_n prov._n 2.4_o if_o thou_o seek_v for_o she_o as_o silver_n but_o the_o lamp_n of_o god_n knowledge_n be_v so_o infinite_o bright_a that_o all_o thing_n be_v easy_o intelligible_a to_o he_o 4._o god_n knowledge_n be_v infallible_a there_o be_v no_o mistake_n in_o his_o knowledge_n humane_a knowledge_n be_v subject_a to_o error_n 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not_o that_o his_o sin_n be_v hide_v from_o god_n but_o his_o sin_n be_v hide_v that_o be_v it_o be_v record_v it_o be_v lay_v up_o against_o a_o day_n of_o reckon_a that_o this_o be_v the_o meaning_n be_v clear_a by_o the_o foregoing_a word_n his_o iniquity_n be_v bind_v up_o as_o the_o clerk_n of_o the_o assize_n bind_v up_o the_o indictment_n of_o malefactor_n in_o a_o bundle_n and_o at_o the_o assize_n bring_v out_o the_o indictment_n and_o read_v they_o in_o court_n so_o god_n bind_v up_o man_n sin_n in_o a_o bundle_n and_o at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n this_o bundle_n shall_v be_v open_v and_o all_o their_o sin_n bring_v to_o light_n before_o man_n and_o angel_n that_o god_n be_v thus_o infinite_a in_o his_o knowledge_n 1._o it_o can_v but_o be_v so_o for_o he_o who_o be_v the_o original_a cause_n and_o give_v a_o be_v to_o thing_n must_v needs_o have_v a_o clear_a inspection_n into_o they_o psal._n 94_o 9_o he_o that_o plant_v the_o ear_n shall_v not_o he_o hear_v he_o that_o form_v the_o eye_n shall_v not_o he_o see_v he_o who_o make_v a_o watch_n or_o engine_n know_v all_o the_o workmanship_n in_o it_o god_n that_o make_v the_o heart_n know_v all_o the_o motion_n and_o fallacy_n of_o it_o he_o be_v like_o ezekiel_n wheel_n full_a of_o eye_n and_o as_o austin_n say_v totus_fw-la oculis_fw-la all_o eye_n 2._o it_o ought_v to_o be_v so_o for_o he_o be_v to_o be_v judge_n of_o all_o the_o world_n gen._n 18.25_o there_o be_v so_o many_o cause_n to_o be_v bring_v before_o he_o and_o so_o many_o person_n to_o be_v try_v that_o he_o must_v have_v a_o most_o exquisite_a perfect_a knowledge_n or_o he_o can_v not_o do_v justice._n a_o ordinary_a judge_n can_v proceed_v without_o a_o jury_n the_o jury_n must_v search_v the_o cause_n and_o give_v in_o their_o verdict_n but_o god_n can_v judge_v without_o a_o jury_n he_o know_v all_o thing_n in_o and_o of_o himself_o and_o needs_o no_o witness_n to_o inform_v he_o a_o judge_n judge_v only_a matter_n of_o fact_n but_o god_n judge_v the_o heart_n he_o not_o only_o judge_v wicked_a action_n but_o wicked_a design_n he_o see_v the_o treason_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o punish_v it_o use_v 1_o be_v god_n infinite_a in_o knowledge_n 1_o john_n 1.5_o he_o be_v light_a and_o in_o he_o be_v no_o darkness_n then_o how_o unlike_a be_v they_o to_o god_n who_o be_v darkness_n and_o in_o they_o be_v no_o light_n who_o be_v destitute_a of_o knowledge_n such_o as_o the_o indian_n who_o never_o hear_v of_o god_n and_o be_v there_o not_o many_o among_o we_o who_o be_v no_o better_a than_o baptize_v heathen_n who_o be_v to_o seek_v in_o the_o first_o principle_n of_o the_o oracle_n of_o god_n it_o be_v sad_a that_o after_o the_o sun_n of_o the_o gospel_n have_v shine_v so_o long_o in_o our_o horizon_n yet_o to_o this_o day_n the_o veil_n shall_v be_v upon_o their_o heart_n such_o as_o be_v envelop_v with_o ignorance_n can_v give_v god_n a_o reasonable_a service_n rom._n 12.1_o ignorance_n be_v the_o nurse_n of_o impiety_n the_o schoolman_n say_v omne_fw-la peccatum_fw-la fundatur_fw-la in_o ignorantia_fw-la jer._n 9.3_o they_o proceed_v from_o evil_a to_o evil_n and_o know_v not_o i_o say_v the_o lord_n where_o ignorance_n reign_v in_o the_o understanding_n lust_n rage_v in_o the_o affection_n prov._n 19.2_o that_o the_o mind_n be_v without_o knowledge_n it_o be_v not_o good_a neither_o faith_n nor_o fear_n no_o faith_n for_o knowledge_n carry_v the_o torch_n before_o faith_n psal._n 9.10_o they_o that_o know_v thy_o name_n will_v put_v their_o trust_n in_o thou_o a_o man_n can_v no_o more_o believe_v without_o knowledge_n than_o the_o eye_n can_v see_v without_o light_n nor_o fear_v of_o god_n how_o can_v they_o fear_v he_o who_o they_o do_v not_o know_v the_o cover_v of_o haman_n face_n be_v a_o sad_a presage_v of_o death_n when_o peoples_n mind_n be_v cover_v with_o ignorance_n this_o cover_v of_o the_o face_n be_v a_o fatal_a forerunner_n of_o destruction_n 2._o if_o god_n be_v a_o god_n of_o knowledge_n then_o see_v the_o folly_n of_o hypocrisy_n hypocrite_n do_v not_o virtutem_fw-la facere_fw-la but_o fingere_fw-la melanct._n they_o carry_v it_o fair_a with_o man_n but_o care_v not_o how_o bad_a their_o heart_n be_v they_o live_v in_o secret_a sin_n psal._n 73.11_o they_o say_v how_o do_v god_n know_v psal._n 10.11_o god_n have_v forget_v he_o â—ideth_v his_o face_n he_o will_v never_o see_v it_o but_o psal._n 147.5_o his_o understanding_n be_v infinite_a he_o have_v a_o grate_n crates_n that_o look_v into_o man_n breast_n he_o have_v a_o key_n for_o the_o heart_n he_o behold_v all_o the_o sinful_a work_n of_o man_n spirit_n as_o in_o a_o glass-hive_n we_o can_v see_v the_o bee_n work_v in_o their_o comb_n matth._n
2._o that_o it_o may_v increase_v and_o flourish_v 3._o that_o the_o kingdom_n of_o glory_n may_v hasten_v and_o that_o god_n will_v in_o his_o due_a time_n translate_v we_o into_o it_o 1._o what_o this_o kingdom_n of_o glory_n be_v 2._o what_o be_v the_o property_n of_o it_o 3._o wherein_o it_o exceed_v all_o other_o kingdom_n 4._o when_o this_o kingdom_n come_v 5._o wherein_o appear_v the_o certainty_n of_o it_o 6._o why_o we_o shall_v pray_v for_o its_o come_n 1._o what_o this_o kingdom_n of_o glory_n be_v answ._n by_o this_o kingdom_n be_v mean_v that_o glorious_a estate_n which_o the_o saint_n shall_v enjoy_v when_o they_o shall_v reign_v with_o god_n and_o angel_n for_o ever_o if_o a_o man_n stand_v upon_o the_o seashore_n he_o can_v see_v all_o the_o dimension_n of_o the_o sea_n the_o length_n breadth_n and_o depth_n of_o it_o yet_o he_o may_v see_v it_o be_v of_o a_o vast_a extension_n so_o though_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n be_v of_o that_o incomparable_a excellency_n that_o neither_o tongue_n of_o man_n or_o angel_n can_v express_v yet_o we_o may_v conceive_v of_o it_o to_o be_v a_o exceed_o glorious_a thing_n such_o as_o eye_n have_v not_o see_v concern_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n i_o shall_v show_v what_o 1._o it_o imply_v 2._o it_o import_v 1._o what_o it_o imply_v answ._n it_o imply_v a_o bless_a freedom_n from_o all_o evil._n 2._o what_o it_o import_v answ._n it_o import_v glorious_a fruition_n of_o all_o good_a 1._o what_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n imply_v resp._n it_o imply_v a_o bless_a freedom_n from_o all_o evil_a 1._o a_o freedom_n from_o the_o necessity_n of_o nature_n we_o be_v in_o this_o life_n subject_a to_o many_o necessity_n we_o need_v food_n to_o nourish_v we_o clothes_n to_o cover_v we_o armour_n to_o defend_v we_o sleep_v to_o refresh_v we_o but_o in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n there_o be_v no_o need_n of_o these_o thing_n and_o it_o be_v better_a not_o to_o need_v they_o then_o to_o have_v they_o as_o it_o be_v better_a not_o to_o need_v crutch_n then_o to_o have_v crutch_n what_o need_n will_v there_o be_v of_o food_n when_o our_o body_n shall_v be_v make_v spiritual_a 1_o cor._n 15.44_o though_o not_o spiritual_a for_o substance_n yet_o for_o quality_n what_o need_n will_v there_o be_v of_o clothe_v when_o our_o body_n shall_v be_v like_o christ_n glorious_a body_n what_o need_n will_v there_o be_v of_o armour_n when_o there_o be_v no_o enemy_n what_o need_n will_v there_o be_v of_o sleep_n when_o there_o be_v no_o night_n rev._n 22.5_o the_o saint_n shall_v be_v free_v in_o the_o heavenly_a kingdom_n from_o those_o necessity_n of_o nature_n to_o which_o now_o they_o lie_v expose_v 2_o in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n we_o shall_v be_v free_v from_o the_o imperfection_n of_o nature_n since_o the_o fall_v our_o knowledge_n have_v suffer_v a_o eclipse_n 1._o our_o natural_a knowledge_n be_v imperfect_a it_o be_v chequer_a with_o ignorance_n there_o be_v many_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hard_a knot_n in_o nature_n which_o we_o can_v easy_o untie_v why_o the_o sea_n shall_v be_v high_o than_o the_o earth_n yet_o not_o drown_v it_o what_o way_n the_o light_n be_v part_v job_n 38.24_o what_o be_v the_o reason_n of_o all_o the_o occult_a quality_n sympathy_n and_o antipathy_n he_o who_o see_v clear_a have_v a_o mist_n before_o his_o eye_n socrates_n say_v on_o his_o deathbed_n there_o be_v many_o thing_n he_o have_v yet_o to_o learn_v our_o ignorance_n be_v more_o than_o our_o knowledge_n 2._o our_o divine_a knowledge_n be_v imperfect_a we_o know_v but_o in_o part_n say_v paul_n 1_o cor._n 13.9_o though_o he_o have_v many_o revelation_n and_o be_v wrap_v up_o into_o the_o three_o heaven_n we_o have_v but_o dark_a conception_n of_o the_o trinity_n job_n 11.7_o can_v thou_o by_o search_v find_v out_o god_n our_o narrow_a capacity_n will_v no_o more_o contain_v the_o trinity_n than_o a_o little_a glass-vial_n will_v hold_v all_o the_o water_n in_o the_o sea_n we_o can_v unriddle_v the_o mystery_n of_o the_o incarnation_n the_o humane_a nature_n assume_v into_o the_o person_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n the_o humane_a nature_n not_o god_n yet_o unite_v with_o god_n we_o see_v now_o in_o aenigmate_fw-la in_o a_o glass_n dark_o but_o in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n the_o veil_n shall_v be_v take_v off_o all_o imperfection_n of_o nature_n shall_v be_v do_v away_o when_o the_o sun-light_n of_o glory_n shall_v begin_v to_o shine_v in_o the_o heavenly_a horizon_n all_o dark_a shadow_n of_o ignorance_n shall_v fly_v away_o our_o lamp_n of_o knowledge_n shall_v burn_v bright_a we_o shall_v have_v a_o full_a knowledge_n of_o god_n though_o not_o know_v he_o full_o 3._o in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n we_o shall_v be_v free_v from_o the_o toilsome_a labour_n of_o this_o life_n god_n enact_v a_o law_n in_o paradise_n in_o the_o sweat_n of_o thy_o brow_n thou_o shall_v eat_v bread_n gen._n 3.9_o there_o be_v the_o labour_n of_o the_o hand_n in_o manufacture_n and_o the_o labour_n of_o the_o mind_n in_o study_n eccl._n 1.8_o all_o thing_n be_v full_a of_o labour_n but_o in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n we_o shall_v be_v free_v from_o our_o labour_n 1._o there_o need_v no_o labour_n when_o a_o man_n have_v get_v to_o the_o haven_n he_o have_v no_o more_o need_n of_o fail_v in_o heaven_n there_o need_v no_o labour_n because_o the_o saint_n shall_v have_v that_o glory_n which_o they_o labour_v for_o 2._o there_o shall_v be_v no_o labour_n rev._n 14.13_o they_o rest_v from_o their_o labour_n as_o god_n when_o he_o have_v finish_v the_o work_n of_o creation_n rest_v from_o his_o labour_n gen._n 2.2_o so_o when_o the_o saint_n have_v finish_v the_o work_n of_o sanctification_n they_o rest_v from_o their_o labour_n where_o shall_v there_o be_v rest_n but_o in_o the_o heavenly_a centre_n not_o that_o this_o sweet_a rest_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n exclude_v all_o motion_n for_o spirit_n can_v be_v idle_a but_o the_o saint_n glorify_v shall_v rest_v from_o all_o wearisome_a employment_n it_o shall_v be_v a_o labour_n full_a of_o ease_n a_o motion_n full_a of_o delight_n the_o saint_n in_o heaven_n shall_v love_v god_n and_o what_o labour_n be_v that_o be_v it_o any_o labour_n to_o love_v beauty_n they_o shall_v praise_v god_n and_o that_o sure_a be_v delightful_a when_o the_o bird_n sing_v it_o be_v not_o so_o much_o a_o labour_n as_o a_o pleasure_n 4._o in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n we_o shall_v be_v free_v from_o original_a corruption_n this_o be_v causa_fw-la causati_fw-la the_o root_n of_o all_o actual_a sin_n there_o will_v be_v no_o actual_a sin_n if_o there_o be_v no_o original_a there_o will_v be_v no_o water_n in_o the_o stream_n if_o there_o be_v none_o in_o the_o fountain_n original_a sin_n be_v incorporate_v into_o our_o nature_n it_o be_v as_o if_o the_o whole_a mass_n of_o blood_n be_v corrupt_v this_o make_v a_o christian_a weary_a of_o his_o life_n he_o offend_v that_o god_n who_o he_o 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