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self_n love_n that_o move_v they_o not_o god_n love_v nor_o the_o love_n of_o righteousness_n now_o if_o man_n require_v more_o nor_o account_v not_o of_o this_o when_o self_n love_n have_v the_o sway_n and_o man_n seek_v themselves_o how_o shall_v god_n and_o why_o shall_v man_n expect_v it_o from_o he_o patrem_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la confitetur_fw-la deo_fw-la quia_fw-la potens_fw-la est_fw-la est_fw-la quoniam_fw-la sibi_fw-la bone_fw-la est_fw-la est_fw-la quia_fw-la simpliciter_fw-la bone_fw-la est_fw-la psal_n 118.1.19_o primus_fw-la servus_n est_fw-la &_o timet_fw-la secundus_fw-la mercenarius_fw-la &_o cupit_fw-la sibi_fw-la tertius_fw-la filius_fw-la est_fw-la &_o diligit_fw-la patrem_fw-la *_o one_o bless_v god_n because_o he_o be_v powerful_a another_o because_o he_o be_v good_a to_o he_o another_o because_o he_o be_v simple_o good_a in_o himself_o psal_n 118.1_o the_o first_o be_v a_o servant_n and_o fear_n the_o second_o be_v a_o hireling_n and_o look_n for_o gain_v 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estate_n bless_v verse_n 10.11_o 2._o their_o reputation_n clear_v ver_fw-la 12._o so_o there_o be_v here_o two_o promise_n verse_n 10_o 11._o first_o a_o blessing_n on_o their_o estate_n ver_fw-la 10.11_o bring_v you_o all_o the_o tithe_n into_o the_o storehouse_n that_o there_o may_v be_v meat_n in_o my_o house_n and_o prove_v i_o now_o herewith_o say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n if_o i_o will_v not_o open_v unto_o you_o the_o window_n of_o heaven_n and_o pour_v you_o out_o a_o blessing_n that_o there_o shall_v not_o be_v room_n enough_o to_o receive_v it_o and_o i_o will_v rebuke_v the_o devourer_n for_o your_o sake_n and_o he_o shall_v not_o destroy_v the_o fruit_n of_o your_o ground_n neither_o shall_v your_o vine_n cast_v her_o fruit_n before_o the_o time_n in_o the_o field_n say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n a_o place_n often_o and_o pertinent_o apply_v and_o press_v by_o such_o as_o have_v have_v occasion_n to_o declaim_v on_o this_o subject_n and_o sure_o of_o great_a force_n to_o such_o as_o have_v faith_n in_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n a_o place_n which_o have_v well_o deserve_v more_o than_o a_o bare_a marginal_a note_n from_o the_o late_a author_n of_o the_o profitable_a treatise_n of_o divine_a promise_n lib._n 3._o p._n 231._o bring_v you_o all_o the_o tithe_n our_o old_a authorise_a english_a bring_v you_o every_o tithe_n man_n have_v make_v distinction_n of_o tithe_n and_o some_o of_o their_o own_o coin_v to_o save_v something_o from_o god_n but_o rank_n they_o under_o what_o head_n you_o will_v all_o must_v be_v bring_v and_o of_o every_o kind_n into_o the_o storehouse_n vulg._n into_o the_o barn_n the_o tyth-barne_n so_o the_o word_n be_v joel._n 1.17_o the_o garner_n be_v lay_v desolate_a the_o barn_n be_v break_v down_o but_o it_o be_v usual_o render_v treasury_n beth_n haozar_n the_o house_n of_o treasure_n or_o store_n it_o seem_v they_o have_v a_o stand_a place_n for_o tithe_n as_o it_o be_v call_v nehem._n 13.11.12_o 13._o see_v the_o place_n 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that_o malachy_n word_n be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v causaliter_fw-la but_o consecutiuè_fw-la namely_o that_o they_o shall_v indeed_o find_v by_o experience_n that_o if_o they_o offer_v their_o tithe_n they_o shall_v find_v the_o lord_n gracious_a and_o bountiful_a see_v he_o more_o full_o in_o the_o place_n cite_v in_o his_o conciliator_n so_o that_o here_o the_o promise_n of_o good_a thing_n follow_v in_o which_o let_v we_o observe_v the_o artifice_n use_v in_o persuade_v prove_v i_o etc._n etc._n if_o i_o will_v not_o open_v you_o the_o window_n of_o heaven_n whither_o i_o will_v not_o piscat_fw-la and_o our_o comment_n make_v this_o form_n if_o i_o will_v not_o a_o oath_n which_o can_v be_v clear_a without_o some_o supply_n to_o the_o text_n to_o make_v up_o the_o sense_n which_o need_v not_o
be_v join_v with_o power_n and_o might_n there_o must_v needs_o be_v danger_n of_o some_o fearful_a effect_n and_o so_o make_v they_o suspect_v the_o worse_o it_o be_v so_o betwixt_o man_n and_o man_n gen._n 50.15_o so_o betwixt_o man_n and_o god_n use_v 1_o this_o teach_v we_o that_o undoubted_o there_o be_v a_o great_a want_n of_o this_o fear_n among_o most_o because_o they_o do_v not_o apprehend_v or_o believe_v the_o danger_n imminent_a or_o as_o great_a as_o they_o be_v but_o if_o a_o little_a yet_o they_o will_v not_o make_v the_o worst_a but_o the_o best_a of_o every_o thing_n they_o read_v often_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n write_v they_o hear_v they_o threaten_v against_o particular_a sin_n and_o it_o may_v be_v their_o own_o they_o see_v they_o execute_v upon_o particular_a man_n daily_o every_o moment_n and_o every_o morning_n he_o draw_v forth_o his_o judgement_n yet_o they_o hang_v in_o suspense_n whether_o he_o will_v do_v with_o they_o as_o they_o see_v he_o do_v with_o other_o before_o they_o they_o have_v the_o root_n of_o gall_n and_o bitterness_n deut_n 29.18_o 19_o how_o many_o scoffer_n have_v we_o who_o will_v not_o believe_v that_o hell_n fire_n be_v so_o hot_a as_o the_o preacher_n tell_v they_o no_o hell_n but_o in_o this_o life_n the_o gall_n of_o the_o conscience_n which_o they_o can_v cure_v with_o company_n and_o good_a fellowship_n how_o many_o have_v we_o that_o think_v the_o mouth_n of_o god_n be_v not_o so_o hot_a against_o sinner_n as_o man_n speak_v of_o not_o so_o grievous_a as_o we_o will_v make_v they_o believe_v and_o though_o now_o and_o then_o some_o be_v smite_v yet_o that_o he_o must_v for_o example_n sake_n to_o keep_v some_o more_o orderly_a but_o no_o great_a fear_n there_o needs_o be_v of_o it_o so_o long_o as_o a_o man_n be_v not_o outrageous_a how_o many_o that_o think_v repentance_n be_v not_o so_o difficult_a as_o man_n will_v make_v it_o for_o at_o their_o death_n for_o a_o little_a confession_n and_o proclaim_v of_o their_o sorrow_n they_o shall_v have_v a_o fellow_n pronounce_v pardon_n unto_o they_o how_o many_o think_v that_o death_n be_v not_o so_o sudden_a and_o so_o uncertain_a as_o some_o imagine_v few_o dye_n so_o and_o that_o they_o need_v not_o much_o suspect_n and_o fear_v to_o be_v prepare_v but_o they_o shall_v have_v time_n enough_o and_o for_o a_o little_a good_a at_o their_o death_n they_o hear_v many_o preacher_n not_o tell_v of_o the_o sin_n of_o man_n in_o their_o life_n for_o that_o will_v not_o be_v bear_v but_o of_o their_o good_a at_o their_o death_n and_o include_v every_o body_n soul_n in_o heaven_n but_o these_o man_n be_v all_o void_a of_o this_o fear_n for_o if_o they_o have_v it_o they_o will_v be_v easy_o persuade_v of_o these_o thing_n in_o their_o soul_n yea_o they_o will_v suspect_v far_o more_o than_o we_o can_v suggest_v for_o so_o suspicious_a be_v fear_n and_o as_o every_o affection_n be_v prone_a to_o the_o apprehension_n of_o those_o thing_n 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