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time_n god_n true_o as_o a_o god_n of_o mercy_n do_v for_o his_o part_n that_o which_o be_v well_o seem_n to_o the_o uttermost_a point_n but_o they_o will_v not_o so_o take_v it_o at_o his_o merciful_a hand_n therefore_o in_o their_o sin_n of_o contempt_n they_o still_o slip_v from_o grace_n they_o fall_v far_o from_o their_o god_n and_o deny_v also_o his_o son_n jesus_n chryst_n that_o come_v to_o redeem_v both_o they_o and_o all_o mankind_n as_o you_o have_v hear_v before_o and_o the_o effect_n of_o this_o matter_n shall_v the_o reader_n have_v more_o perfect_o discuss_v in_o his_o place_n follow_v of_o this_o say_a epistle_n which_o i_o think_v here_o sufficient_a enough_o only_o to_o touch_v and_o to_o put_v he_o in_o mind_n thereof_o against_o he_o come_v to_o the_o text_n itself_o therefore_o see_v we_o have_v now_o bring_v it_o unto_o this_o conclusion_n that_o god_n true_o be_v clear_a and_o not_o to_o be_v blame_v for_o any_o man_n fall_n but_o save_v he_o from_o it_o even_o 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civility_n to_o be_v gentle_a and_o of_o good_a behaviour_n this_o same_o law_n of_o nature_n be_v graft_v of_o god_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o gentile_n at_o their_o very_a beginning_n and_o fiâ—tâ—â—_n creatiâ—â—_n which_o have_v in_o it_o a_o certain_a knowledge_n of_o god_n as_o many_o of_o the_o gentile_n have_v a_o certain_a love_n towards_o he_o to_o speak_v well_o of_o he_o to_o call_v daily_o upon_o he_o to_o fear_v he_o to_o love_v their_o neighbour_n and_o not_o to_o hurt_v the_o simple_a or_o their_o inferior_a with_o many_o other_o such_o godly_a virtue_n of_o honesty_n or_o godly_a quality_n but_o the_o most_o part_n of_o they_o do_v abuse_v the_o same_o civil_a and_o honest_a law_n which_o be_v give_v unto_o they_o of_o god_n to_o use_v it_o to_o his_o glory_n and_o honour_n and_o many_o of_o they_o also_o be_v so_o blind_v in_o idolatry_n false_a worship_v and_o lean_v many_o way_n to_o their_o own_o damnable_a imagination_n that_o they_o can_v not_o follow_v the_o nature_n of_o that_o law_n therefore_o s._n paul_n say_v though_o they_o have_v not_o the_o write_a law_n of_o moses_n amongst_o they_o yet_o they_o be_v all_o save_v or_o condemn_v according_a to_o their_o law_n of_o nature_n because_o it_o prescribe_v that_o in_o effect_n to_o the_o gentile_a which_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n do_v unto_o the_o jew_n and_o even_o so_o all_o man_n be_v find_v sinful_a and_o wretched_a before_o the_o face_n of_o god_n but_o it_o be_v provide_v through_o the_o wonderful_a wisdom_n of_o god_n that_o when_o the_o jew_n do_v forsake_v their_o own_o profession_n and_o deny_v the_o saviour_n christ_n that_o come_v to_o save_v they_o and_o all_o mankind_n according_a to_o his_o father_n truth_n that_o they_o this_o same_o law_n of_o moses_n and_o the_o fruit_n of_o christ_n come_n shall_v be_v turn_v unto_o the_o gentile_n for_o their_o conversion_n and_o salvation_n how_o be_v it_o this_o benefit_n of_o god_n be_v not_o so_o to_o be_v take_v as_o though_o he_o 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