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will_v make_v itself_o good_a by_o the_o strong_a reason_n when_o we_o have_v see_v a_o little_a what_o communion_n with_o god_n be_v and_o wherein_o it_o consist_v and_o 1._o it_o stand_v in_o reconciliation_n the_o immediate_a result_n of_o justification_n by_o faith_n amos_n 3_o 3._o â—_o can_v two_o walk_v together_o except_o they_o be_v agree_v rom._n 5_o 1._o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n we_o have_v peace_n with_o god_n and_o 10._o v._n we_o be_v reconcile_v by_o the_o death_n of_o his_o son_n this_o give_v access_n to_o god_n and_o bring_v we_o near_o who_o sometime_o be_v far_o off_o this_o of_o enemy_n make_v friend_n even_o as_o abraham_n believe_v and_o be_v call_v the_o friend_n of_o god_n 2._o in_o a_o mystical_a spiritual_a and_o supernatural_a union_n the_o product_n of_o regeneration_n for_o he_o that_o be_v join_v to_o the_o lord_n be_v one_o spirit_n and_o be_v make_v partaker_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n this_o make_v we_o son_n and_o plant_v we_o in_o god_n john_n 1_o 12_o 13._o to_o as_o many_o as_o receive_v he_o to_o they_o give_v he_o power_n to_o become_v the_o son_n of_o god_n which_o be_v bear_v not_o of_o blood_n nor_o of_o the_o will_n of_o the_o flesh_n nor_o of_o the_o will_n of_o man_n but_o of_o god_n 1_o john_n 4_o 13._o hereby_o we_o know_v that_o we_o dwell_v in_o he_o and_o he_o in_o we_o because_o he_o have_v give_v we_o of_o his_o spirit_n and_o v_o 16._o god_n be_v love_n and_o he_o that_o love_v dwell_v in_o god_n and_o god_n in_o he_o john_n 17._o 23._o i_o in_o they_o and_o thou_o in_o i_o that_o they_o may_v be_v make_v perfect_a in_o one_o john_n 15_o 5._o i_o be_o the_o vine_n you_o be_v the_o branch_n 3._o in_o likeness_n of_o nature_n compliance_n of_o mind_n and_o conformity_n of_o manner_n 2_o cor_fw-la 3_o last_o he_o that_o have_v communion_n with_o god_n be_v change_v into_o the_o same_o â—mage_n and_o colos._n 3._o 10._o be_v renew_v after_o the_o image_n of_o he_o that_o create_v he_o 1_o cor_n 15._o 49._o as_o we_o have_v bear_v the_o image_n of_o the_o earthy_a so_o must_v we_o also_o of_o the_o heavenly_a christ_n be_v the_o image_n of_o his_o father_n and_o saint_n be_v the_o image_n of_o christ._n and_o how_o much_o be_v they_o of_o one_o humour_n please_v in_o and_o please_a one_o another_o the_o lord_n be_v a_o god_n to_o the_o saint_n mind_n in_o heaven_n or_o earth_n he_o see_v nothing_o to_o he_o who_o have_v i_o in_o heaven_n but_o thou_o or_o who_o be_v a_o god_n like_o unto_o thou_o nec_fw-la viget_fw-la quidquam_fw-la simile_n aut_fw-la secundum_fw-la and_o the_o saint_n be_v a_o david_n a_o man_n to_o god_n heart_n what_o be_v the_o book_n of_o canticle_n but_o one_o continue_a proof_n of_o this_o matter_n what_o
conceal_v his_o own_o purpose_n tâ—_n the_o opportunity_n and_o this_o be_v the_o ruler_n prudence_n neither_o to_o let_v the_o evil_a approach_n he_o nor_o the_o good_a escape_n he_o nor_o ought_v he_o to_o say_v to_o the_o people_n come_v again_o another_o time_n when_o it_o be_v in_o the_o power_n his_o hand_n to_o do_v they_o good_a lest_o hind-bald_a occasion_n siâ—_n he_o and_o his_o power_n perish_v with_o the_o opportunity_n 1_o chron._n 12._o 32._o the_o child_n of_o isachar_n we_o man_n that_o have_v understand_v of_o the_o time_n to_o know_v wâ—_n israel_n ought_v to_o do_v tempuâ—_n nosce_fw-la be_v the_o saying_n pittacus_n of_o mitylenae_n reckon_v the_o first_o of_o tâ—â—_n greek_z sage_a to_o day_n if_o you_o will_v hear_v his_o voice_n be_v 〈◊〉_d say_v of_o the_o only_a wise_a god_n and_o o_o that_o to_o haast_a know_v even_o thou_o in_o this_o tâ—â—â—_n day_n be_v the_o wâ—_n and_o lamentation_n of_o the_o consubstantial_a wisdom_n god_n be_v wise_a now_o therefore_o o_o ve_fw-la king_n be_v infirm_v you_o judge_n of_o the_o earth_n psal._n 2_o 10._o 9_o the_o good_a ruler_n be_v a_o person_n of_o courage_n aâ—_n valour_n a_o gallant_a person_n in_o this_o nehemiah_n be_v 〈◊〉_d this_o be_v the_o main_a and_o only_a thing_n so_o much_o culcat_n by_o moses_n upon_o joshuah_n his_o successor_n jos._n 1._o 7._o only_o be_v thou_o strong_a and_o very_a courageous_a this_o join_v with_o the_o former_a make_v consilio_fw-la &_o animus_fw-la a_o noble_a device_n for_o a_o ruler_n and_o he_o who_o be_v bear_v with_o those_o enduement_n have_v a_o horoscope_n more_o prognosticative_a of_o advancement_n than_o he_o who_o be_v bear_v under_o the_o most_o regnant_n planet_n the_o gallantry_n of_o the_o ruler_n be_v evidence_v in_o a_o resolute_a and_o inflexible_a observance_n of_o all_o god_n holy_a commandment_n maugre_o all_o opposition_n of_o his_o own_o lust_n and_o corruption_n he_o that_o be_v slow_a to_o anger_n be_v better_a than_o the_o mighty_a and_o 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chap._n 2._o 6_o 7._o 2._o in_o that_o he_o can_v sustain_v the_o grief_n dispel_v sure_a and_o scorn_v of_o malicious_a heathen_a enemy_n for_o the_o work_n of_o reformation_n ibid._n 10_o v_o 3._o in_o that_o he_o dare_v achieve_v so_o desperate_a like_o a_o work_n as_o be_v the_o repair_n of_o jerusalem_n so_o vast_a desolation_n v_o 17._o 4._o in_o his_o unconquered_a faith_n and_o confidence_n of_o god_n assistance_n 20._o v._n he_o be_v strong_a in_o the_o lord_n and_o in_o the_o power_n of_o his_o might_n 5._o in_o the_o atcheiument_n of_o a_o double_a employment_n building_n and_o fight_v chap._n 4_o 17._o a_o coward_n may_v build_v a_o city_n in_o peace_n and_o a_o slugard_a may_v defend_v himself_o in_o a_o strong_a city_n but_o a_o worthy_a only_o can_v build_v with_o one_o hand_n and_o fight_v with_o the_o other_o 6._o in_o his_o rebuke_v the_o noble_n and_o the_o ruler_n for_o their_o oppression_n chap_n 5._o 7._o a_o act_n of_o native_a gallantry_n and_o a_o example_n for_o all_o that_o deserve_v to_o be_v in_o eminency_n the_o matter_n of_o holy_a job_n gloriation_n chap._n 31._o 34._o do_v i_o fear_v a_o great_a multitude_n or_o do_v the_o contempt_n of_o family_n terrify_v i_o that_o i_o keep_v silence_n 7._o in_o his_o rare_a generosity_n refuse_v because_o of_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n to_o eat_v the_o bread_n of_o the_o governor_n or_o to_o bow_v to_o the_o example_n of_o those_o that_o have_v be_v before_o he_o who_o have_v be_v chargeable_a to_o the_o people_n the_o good_a ruler_n dare_v be_v singular_a in_o virtue_n and_o account_v it_o his_o honour_n not_o to_o take_v evil_a but_o to_o give_v good_a example_n what_o a_o unexcusable_a incongruity_n be_v it_o for_o a_o man_n who_o shall_v be_v exemplary_a to_o other_o in_o good_a to_o submit_v to_o evil_a example_n and_o it_o be_v the_o voice_n of_o roman_a gallantry_n discant_fw-la alâ—_n potius_fw-la nostro_fw-la exemplo_fw-la recte_fw-la facere_fw-la quam_fw-la nos_fw-la illorum_fw-la peccare_fw-la 8._o in_o his_o inexorable_a resistance_n even_o to_o the_o five_o time_n of_o his_o enemy_n treacherous_a pretence_n for_o accommodation_n with_o a_o design_n to_o do_v he_o mischief_n 6._o chap._n wherein_o be_v no_o less_o manifest_v his_o singular_a wisdom_n 10._o the_o good_a ruler_n be_v a_o vigilant_a active_a and_o diligent_a person_n we_o find_v nehemiah_n in_o continual_a motion_n act_v himself_o and_o exciting_a other_o in_o their_o respective_a order_n like_o a_o great_a superior_a orb_n wind_v the_o inferior_a in_o their_o subordinate_a course_n for_o it_o be_v the_o inseparable_a undeniable_a right_n of_o supremacy_n to_o take_v inspection_n of_o all_o and_o put_v every_o one_o to_o his_o proper_a duty_n and_o as_o the_o superior_a orb_n move_v not_o symmetrical_o in_o the_o place_n of_o the_o inferior_a but_o move_v in_o its_o place_n concentrical_o just_o so_o be_v the_o case_n of_o the_o ruler_n the_o slothful_a and_o soft_a ruler_n be_v one_o upon_o the_o matter_n and_o if_o there_o be_v any_o odds_o a_o wake_a live_a dog_n be_v better_a than_o a_o sleep_a dead_a lyon_n it_o be_v nehemiah_n honour_n that_o neither_o the_o people_n nor_o his_o own_o servant_n nor_o the_o prince_n and_o ruler_n can_v be_v evil_a without_o a_o witness_n as_o they_o be_v not_o good_a without_o a_o example_n whence_o 11._o the_o good_a ruler_n be_v a_o person_n of_o a_o exemplary_a conversation_n alios_fw-la quod_fw-la monet_fw-la ipse_fw-la facit_fw-la he_o practise_v the_o same_o that_o he_o command_v by_o a_o lead_a example_n he_o go_v out_o and_o in_o before_o the_o people_n he_o walk_v with_o a_o perfect_a heart_n within_o his_o house_n the_o world_n be_v rule_v by_o example_n a_o good_a life_n be_v as_o necessary_a as_o good_a law_n in_o a_o ruler_n and_o a_o evil_a example_n more_o hurtful_a than_o evil_a law_n for_o that_o a_o pernicious_a law_n may_v quick_o be_v repeal_v but_o bad_a example_n be_v not_o easy_o reform_v law_n govern_v by_o 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iâ—_n very_o unequal_a in_o the_o world_n answer_n because_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o the_o lord_n to_o do_v what_o he_o will_v with_o â—â—_o own_o math._n 20._o 15._o question_n 6._o why_o do_v the_o lord_n vouchsafe_v grace_n to_o those_o most_o ordinary_o who_o natural_o lie_v at_o the_o great_a disadvantage_n â—_o that_o the_o poor_a the_o fool_n babe_n yea_o the_o most_o desperate_a forlorn_a sinner_n publican_n and_o harlot_n aâ—_n call_v and_o do_v receive_v the_o mystery_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n and_o enter_v thereinto_o whilst_o thâ—_n wise_a the_o mighty_a the_o righteous_a civil_a well_o nature_a and_o well_o breed_v pharisee_n be_v pass_v by_o whâ—_n shall_v all_o this_o be_v answer_n even_o so_o father_n for_o so_o seem_v good_a in_o thy_o sight_n math._n 11._o 26_o question_n 7._o why_o do_v the_o lord_n choose_v one_o people_n and_o â—ation_n to_o make_v they_o
say_v o_fw-la â—ut_fw-la i_o love_v the_o house_n of_o god_n well_o and_o o_o when_o shall_v i_o come_v and_o appear_v there_o before_o god_n for_o the_o â—ay_n be_v when_o i_o see_v the_o lord_n glory_n and_o his_o power_n in_o â—â—_o sanctuary_n psal._n 63_o 2._o and_o o_o when_o shall_v i_o see_v â—e_n like_o again_o o_o how_o shall_v that_o be_v then_o make_v â—e_n of_o thy_o memory_n and_o remember_v that_o davidâ—â—m_o â—â—m_z the_o wilderness_n return_v and_o dwell_v in_o the_o â—use_n of_o the_o lord_n all_o the_o day_n of_o his_o life_n remember_v likewise_o isai_n 64._o 3._o that_o god_n do_v for_o his_o people_n terrible_a thing_n which_o they_o look_v not_o for_o â—he_n come_v down_o and_o the_o mountain_n flow_v down_o at_o his_o presence_n and_o this_o they_o build_v their_o hope_n upon_o in_o their_o present_a case_n conclude_v thou_o then_o with_o david_n 2_o sam._n 15_o 25._o that_o if_o thou_o have_v find_v favour_n in_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o lord_n he_o will_v bring_v thou_o again_o and_o show_v the_o both_o his_o ark_n and_o his_o habitation_n this_o scripture_n have_v long_o lodge_v in_o my_o thought_n and_o while_o minâ—_n own_o heart_n like_o sarah_n behind_o the_o tent_n door_n laugh_v and_o say_v shall_v these_o thing_n be_v in_o reproach_n â—â—_o scornful_a unbelief_n i_o thus_o both_o use_n and_o please_v to_o reason_n those_o who_o find_v favour_n in_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o lord_n he_o will_v bring_v they_o again_o and_o show_v they_o both_o his_o ark_n and_o his_o habitation_n to_o wit_n the_o sanctuary_n but_o the_o many_o wander_a saint_n and_o outcast_a minister_n and_o people_n of_o these_o nation_n find_v favour_n in_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o lord_n therefore_o they_o shall_v be_v bring_v back_o to_o see_v the_o ark_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o his_o habitation_n let_v unbelief_n answer_v the_o first_o proposition_n leâ—_n even_o their_o enemy_n answer_v the_o second_o and_o theâ—â—_n who_o shall_v deny_v the_o conclusion_n 7._o 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beyond_o all_o dispute_n a_o â—urnful_a one_o i_o shall_v therefore_o short_o hint_n at_o the_o â—oper_a use_n of_o such_o mournful_a dispensation_n and_o shall_v direct_v they_o all_o from_o the_o three_o chapter_n of_o the_o lmentation_n the_o first_o use_n of_o present_a dispensation_n be_v for_o lamentation_n verse_n 48_o 49_o 51._o my_o eye_n â—ine_z eye_n my_o eye_n i_o eye_n run_v down_o with_o â—vers_n of_o water_n my_o eye_n trickle_v down_o and_o â—â—seth_v not_o without_o any_o intermission_n my_o eye_n affectâ—â—_n my_o heart_n o_o call_v all_o that_o be_v skilful_a to_o mourn_v and_o let_v they_o raise_v up_o a_o lamentation_n but_o â—hough_o neither_o our_o eye_n weep_v nor_o our_o voice_n laâ—ent_n yet_o even_o our_o condition_n itself_o do_v weep_v and_o mourn_v to_o god_n jer._n 12._o 10_o 11._o many_o pastor_n have_v destroy_v my_o utneyard_n they_o have_v tread_v my_o portion_n unâ—â—r_n foot_n they_o have_v make_v my_o pleasant_a portion_n a_o desolate_a 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light_n obscure_v these_o nation_n and_o if_o a_o enemy_n have_v do_v thâ—_n then_o may_v we_o have_v bear_v it_o if_o pope_n if_o turk_n pagan_a but_o thou_o o_o a_o friend_n a_o protestant_n prince_n of_o the_o covenant_n what_o thing_n shall_v i_o taâ—â—_n to_o witness_v for_o this_o but_o because_o the_o apostle_n bid_v we_o mourn_v as_o those_o thâ—_n have_v hope_n the_o second_o use_v of_o present_a dispensation_n shâ—_n be_v to_o hope_n verse_n 21._o this_o i_o recall_v to_o my_o mâ—â—_n therefore_o have_v i_o hope_v verse_n 24._o in_o he_o will_v i_o hope_v verse_n 26._o it_o be_v good_a that_o a_o man_n shall_v both_o hopâ—_n and_o quiet_o wait_v for_o the_o salvation_n of_o the_o lord_n isai_n 8._o 17._o i_o will_v wait_v upon_o the_o lord_n that_o hide_v his_o face_n from_o the_o house_n of_o jacob_n and_o i_o will_v looâ—_n for_o he_o it_o be_v wonderful_a to_o see_v how_o contrary_a conclusion_n faith_n and_o unbelief_n will_v draw_v from_o the_o same_o premise_n the_o lord_n be_v wroth_a and_o hide_v hâ—â—_n face_n then_o say_v believe_v isai_n and_o jeremy_n we_o wiâ—â—_n hope_v in_o he_o and_o wait_v for_o he_o yea_o but_o set_v unbelieving_a joram_n to_o it_o and_o he_o will_v tell_v you_o short_o why_o shall_v i_o wait_v any_o long_o for_o he_o 2_o king_n 〈◊〉_d 32._o and_o if_o he_o must_v know_v why_o jeremy_n lament_n 3._o 26._o can_v tell_v he_o it_o be_v good_a and_o if_o he_o ask_v what_o good_a be_v in_o it_o isai_n will_v tell_v he_o more_o particular_o chap._n 30._o 18._o the_o lord_n be_v a_o god_n of_o judgement_n 〈◊〉_d bless_a be_v all_o they_o that_o wait_v for_o he_o psal._n 52_o 9_o will_v wait_v on_o thy_o name_n for_o it_o be_v good_a before_o thy_o saint_n â—here_o we_o see_v it_o be_v the_o judgement_n of_o all_o the_o saint_n â—at_a it_o be_v still_o good_a to_o wait_v on_o god_n o_o then_o let_v we_o â—ait_v on_o he_o that_o hide_v his_o face_n from_o the_o house_n 〈◊〉_d jacob_n for_o sure_o there_o be_v hope_n but_o where_o 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