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say_v more_o we_o have_v fall_v and_o god_n cause_v it_o wicked_a and_o fearful_a thought_n when_o adam_n sin_v 3.12_o sin_v gen._n 3.12_o he_o blame_v his_o wife_n and_o she_o god_n himself_o and_o we_o have_v suck_v the_o same_o milk_n but_o as_o it_o will_v not_o serve_v adam_n turn_n no_o more_o will_v it_o serve_v we_o cease_v than_o thou_o foolish_a one_o from_o charge_v god_n or_o draw_v he_o in_o as_o a_o accessary_a to_o thy_o profaneness_n god_n will_v have_v thou_o save_v but_o thou_o will_v not_o he_o labour_v to_o make_v thou_o good_a and_o dare_v thou_o lay_v to_o his_o charge_n thy_o own_o voluntary_a badness_n behold_v god_n be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v guilty_a of_o thy_o misery_n as_o that_o he_o give_v thou_o his_o word_n his_o sacrament_n and_o afford_v thou_o all_o good_a help_n to_o mollify_v thy_o heart_n justify_v himself_o by_o these_o proffer_a mean_n of_o thy_o salvation_n that_o he_o have_v no_o desire_n nor_o delight_n in_o thy_o destruction_n and_o dare_v thou_o charge_v he_o with_o thy_o damnation_n thou_o say_v if_o god_n will_v it_o shall_v be_v otherwise_o if_o he_o object_n 1_o please_v he_o can_v save_v without_o these_o mean_n true_a resp_n resp_n if_o we_o speak_v of_o his_o absolute_a power_n as_o be_v before_o show_v but_o it_o be_v his_o actual_a power_n that_o thou_o must_v look_v unto_o and_o so_o he_o have_v tie_v the_o end_n and_o the_o mean_n together_o can_v because_o he_o will_v not_o bring_v thou_o to_o the_o end_n without_o thy_o use_n of_o those_o mean_n which_o tend_v unto_o the_o end_n for_o that_o be_v the_o ordinary_a course_n which_o he_o have_v decree_v to_o use_v and_o which_o he_o will_v not_o alter_v but_o upon_o special_a occasion_n as_o our_o saviour_n note_v 27._o note_v luke_n 4.26_o 27._o in_o the_o cure_n of_o naaman_n and_o in_o the_o feed_n of_o the_o widow_n of_o sarepta_n god_n have_v ordain_v that_o a_o man_n body_n shall_v live_v by_o the_o mean_n of_o meat_n drink_n sleep_n etc._n etc._n shall_v thou_o now_o neglect_v these_o mean_n for_o the_o preservation_n thereof_o and_o yet_o accuse_v god_n if_o thou_o grow_v sick_a and_o weak_a etc._n etc._n because_o if_o he_o will_v he_o can_v continue_v health_n and_o strength_n unto_o thou_o without_o these_o help_n i_o be_o sure_a that_o all_o man_n will_v condemn_v thou_o nay_o that_o thou_o will_v condemn_v thyself_o of_o folly_n and_o presumption_n object_n 2_o thou_o plead_v further_o god_n decree_n for_o albeit_o thou_o use_v the_o mean_n yet_o the_o end_n be_v already_o decree_v and_o who_o can_v alter_v it_o resp._n resp._n but_o secret_a thing_n belong_v unto_o the_o lord_n leave_v they_o to_o he_o it_o be_v not_o for_o thou_o to_o pry_v into_o that_o ark_n which_o be_v cover_v with_o a_o curtain_n of_o holy_a secrecy_n not_o to_o be_v draw_v aside_o until_o that_o day_n come_v wherein_o we_o shall_v know_v as_o we_o be_v know_v that_o sign_v and_o reveal_v will_n write_v in_o table_n publish_v with_o trumpet_n be_v it_o to_o which_o thou_o stand_v bind_v neither_o do_v the_o necessity_n of_o this_o decree_n excuse_v for_o god_n do_v not_o by_o his_o decree_n force_v thou_o unto_o evil_n but_o he_o find_v thou_o evil_a and_o prone_a only_a unto_o it_o of_o thyself_o he_o decree_v that_o thou_o shall_v be_v so_o or_o so_o and_o know_v that_o thou_o will_v be_v so_o have_v he_o never_o decree_v it_o but_o see_v thou_o know_v not_o what_o this_o his_o decree_n be_v use_v the_o mean_n and_o condemn_v not_o god_n thus_o learn_v to_o chamber_n thy_o tongue_n vain_a man_n for_o god_n can_v be_v charge_v nor_o any_o way_n blame_v with_o thy_o sinfulness_n and_o barrenness_n lay_v thy_o hand_n upon_o thy_o mouth_n and_o condemn_v thyself_o for_o 13._o for_o hos_fw-la 13._o thy_o destruction_n be_v of_o thyself_o oh_o israel_n say_v not_o what_o can_v i_o remedy_v it_o if_o god_n will_v not_o save_v i_o for_o what_o can_v god_n do_v more_o than_o he_o have_v do_v for_o thou_o god_n rain_v upon_o thou_o 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much_o for_o the_o first_o point_n a_o second_o follow_v and_o i_o propound_v it_o thus_o the_o wicked_a will_n still_o continue_v wicked_a contrary_n doct._n the_o wicked_a will_n still_o continue_v wicked_a notwithstanding_o all_o mean_n to_o the_o contrary_n although_o god_n use_v all_o good_a mean_n that_o can_v be_v use_v to_o bring_v they_o unto_o good_a and_o make_v they_o better_o god_n have_v do_v what_o may_v be_v do_v and_o yet_o his_o vineyard_n be_v as_o bad_a nay_o worse_o than_o ever_o a_o pregnant_a proof_n this_o our_o prophet_n give_v we_o when_o he_o say_v 26.10_o say_v isay_n 26.10_o let_v favour_n be_v show_v to_o the_o wicked_a yet_o will_v he_o not_o learn_v righteousness_n in_o the_o land_n of_o uprightness_n will_v he_o deal_v unjust_o and_o will_v not_o behold_v the_o majesty_n of_o the_o lord_n such_o be_v the_o vile_a and_o curse_a nature_n of_o they_o as_o that_o no_o mercy_n nor_o favour_n can_v work_v with_o they_o to_o do_v well_o nay_o in_o the_o land_n 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