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they_o in_o the_o day_n of_o hezekiah_n but_o of_o manasseh_n his_o son_n who_o pull_v manasses_n it_o down_o upon_o his_o own_o and_o his_o people_n head_n for_o as_o it_o be_v register_v 2_o kin._n 21._o 3._o he_o go_v back_o and_o build_v the_o high_a place_n which_o hezekiah_n his_o father_n have_v destroy_v and_o erect_v altar_n for_o baal_n and_o make_v a_o grove_n as_o do_v ahab_n king_n of_o israel_n and_o worship_v all_o the_o host_n of_o heaven_n and_o serve_v they_o and_o as_o if_o he_o mean_v to_o thrust_v the_o lord_n out_o of_o his_o own_o house_n he_o build_v altar_n in_o it_o of_o the_o which_o the_o lord_n say_v in_o jerusalem_n will_v i_o put_v my_o name_n and_o he_o build_v altar_n for_o all_o the_o host_n of_o heaven_n in_o the_o two_o court_n of_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n ver_fw-la 45._o and_o beside_o these_o and_o many_o other_o sin_n wherewith_o he_o cause_v judah_n to_o sin_n and_o to_o do_v evil_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n after_o the_o abomination_n of_o the_o heathen_a which_o the_o lord_n have_v cast_v out_o before_o they_o he_o fill_v jerusalem_n from_o corner_n to_o corner_n with_o innocent_a blood_n who_o cry_n do_v fill_v the_o court_n of_o heaven_n so_o both_o 16._o he_o and_o his_o people_n be_v plague_v for_o their_o grievous_a sin_n he_o be_v the_o first_o king_n of_o judah_n that_o be_v lead_v into_o captivity_n yet_o upon_o his_o return_v to_o the_o lord_n his_o god_n he_o be_v restore_v again_o but_o his_o good_a example_n do_v not_o move_v his_o people_n heart_n unto_o like_a repentance_n as_o his_o former_a bad_a example_n have_v cause_v they_o to_o sin_n wherefore_o albeit_o the_o lord_n repent_v he_o of_o the_o evil_n which_o have_v befall_v his_o person_n yet_o amon_n his_o son_n and_o successor_n imitate_v his_o father_n sin_n but_o not_o his_o repentance_n 2_o chron._n 33._o 21._o do_v he_o not_o turn_v away_o from_o his_o fierce_a wrath_n amon._n wherewith_o he_o be_v angry_a against_o judah_n 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receiver_n this_o be_v preach_v at_o newcastle_n upon_o tine_n for_o who_o be_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n prepare_v see_v the_o 10._o book_n chapt._n 42._o fol._n 3236._o etc._n etc._n humility_n a_o necessary_a qualification_n the_o three_o point_n the_o qualification_n for_o receive_v this_o free_a gift_n why_o christ_n instance_v in_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n turkish_a mercy_n see_v the_o discourse_n follow_v upon_o that_o precept_n do_v as_o you_o will_v be_v do_v to_o two_o general_n 1._o a_o sentence_n and_o that_o twofold_a 2_o the_o execution_n thereof_o controversy_n about_o the_o sentence_n three_o positive_a verity_n or_o conclusion_n see_v the_o father_n cite_v by_o this_o author_n in_o his_o four_o book_n chap._n 11._o etc._n etc._n about_o the_o inseparableness_n of_o faith_n and_o work_n good_a work_n necessary_a to_o salvation_n omission_n of_o good_a work_n forfeit_v our_o interest_n in_o the_o promise_n damnation_n award_v for_o omission_n the_o romanist_n wrest_v hebr._n 11._o 6._o to_o maintain_v merit_n of_o work_n the_o three_o positive_a truth_n mention_v §._o 1._o handle_v chap._n 31._o ☞_o see_v this_o author_n treatise_n of_o justify_v faith_n or_o four_o book_n chap._n 15._o see_v this_o author_n treatise_n of_o justify_v faith_n or_o four_o book_n chap._n 15._o a_o sinister_a exposition_n of_o saint_n james_n 2._o 10._o ☞_o why_o christ_n instance_n in_o work_n of_o charity_n rather_o than_o of_o piety_n ☞_o ☞_o ☞_o about_o newcastle_n upon_o tine_n where_o these_o be_v preach_v the_o worse_a the_o poor_a be_v the_o more_o we_o may_v be_v charitable_a unto_o they_o all_o neglect_n of_o the_o poor_a be_v sin_n this_o spiritual_a neglect_n be_v a_o sin_n exceed_o sinful_a jansenius_n his_o observation_n a_o catholic_n verity_n the_o definition_n of_o merit_n the_o state_n of_o the_o question_n consider_v three_o thing_n increase_v of_o grace_n no_o more_o merit_v than_o the_o first_o grace_n about_o freewill_n see_v a_o elaborate_a treatise_n book_n x._o chap._n 24._o etc._n etc._n a_o syllogism_n if_o there_o be_v not_o ratio_fw-la dati_fw-la &_o accepti_fw-la a_o promise_n be_v no_o ground_n of_o merit_n how_o the_o papist_n and_o pharisee_n agree_v in_o this_o point_n rather_o how_o they_o exceed_v he_o the_o objection_n draw_v from_o the_o causal_a particle_n for_o in_o the_o text_n frame_v and_o answer_v jansenius_n his_o argument_n the_o author_n his_o answer_n see_v the_o 27_o chapter_n of_o this_o book_n where_o this_o argument_n be_v most_o full_o answer_v and_o that_o with_o some_o variation_n of_o what_o be_v here_o the_o misery_n and_o mistake_n of_o man_n the_o short_a or_o sum_n of_o man_n duty_n the_o coherence_n the_o author_n method_n severus_n two_o ground_n of_o this_o rule_n or_o law_n of_o nature_n cyrus_n scipio_n exception_n against_o these_o two_o rule_n the_o answer_n to_o the_o former_a exception_n ☞_o more_o exception_n against_o that_o rule_n and_o answer_n to_o they_o this_o rule_n must_v be_v understand_v of_o a_o 〈◊〉_d will._n rigid_a censure_v a_o pronostick_n of_o fall_v q._n if_o nature_n alone_o bind_v man_n to_o do_v good_a to_o their_o enemy_n how_o christ_n fulfil_v the_o law_n law_n see_v §._o 8._o rom._n 12._o 20._o the_o application_n ☜_o ps_n 35._o 13_o esai_n 22._o 12._o ezek._n 21._o 10._o how_o this_o precept_n do_v as_o you_o &c_n &c_n contain_v all_o the_o second_o table_n so_o christ_n say_v to_o st._n peter_n love_v thou_o i_o feed_v my_o sheep_n so_o david_n say_v to_o god_n psal_n 16_o my_o goodness_n extend_v not_o to_o thou_o but_o to_o the_o saint_n that_o be_v in_o earth_n and_o to_o the_o excellent_a in_o who_o be_v all_o my_o delight_n see_v st._n aug_n de_fw-fr civit._fw-la dei_fw-la lib._n 10._o cap_n 4._o and_o 15._o cap._n 22._o and_o lud._n vives_n comment_n a_o objection_n against_o this_o precept_n thus_o improve_v and_o expound_v a_o answer_n to_o the_o objection_n a_o second_o objection_n man_n affection_n be_v 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