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if_o god_n do_v not_o by_o his_o sanctify_a and_o prevent_v grace_n preserve_v we_o we_o shall_v be_v sure_a enough_o of_o ourselves_o without_o any_o intrusion_n or_o infliction_n of_o any_o positive_a evil_n from_o god_n to_o fall_v from_o one_o wickedness_n to_o another_o and_o to_o commit_v all_o sin_n even_o with_o greediness_n so_o there_o his_o meaning_n be_v not_o to_o deny_v the_o withhold_a of_o his_o grace_n from_o the_o child_n of_o the_o wicked_a which_o be_v all_o that_o here_o he_o threaten_v but_o that_o he_o will_v not_o inflict_v any_o positive_a punishment_n upon_o they_o for_o their_o father_n sin_n and_o therefore_o though_o god_n say_v in_o ezechiel_n that_o he_o will_v not_o punish_v the_o child_n for_o their_o father_n fault_n i._n e._n by_o any_o positive_a punishment_n yet_o do_v he_o not_o deny_v sin_n that_o god_n deny_v his_o grace_n unto_o the_o child_n for_o the_o parent_n sin_n but_o that_o the_o privative_a punishment_n of_o deny_v his_o grace_n unto_o 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child_n for_o the_o father_n sin_n and_o the_o second_o he_o do_v by_o a_o positive_a infliction_n of_o punishment_n upon_o every_o man_n according_a to_o his_o own_o sin_n for_o as_o he_o promise_v to_o bless_v the_o child_n of_o the_o godly_a for_o the_o love_n that_o he_o bear_v unto_o their_o parent_n as_o he_o say_v unto_o abraham_n 17.7_o gen._n 17.7_o i_o will_v be_v thy_o god_n and_o the_o god_n of_o thy_o seed_n after_o thou_o so_o he_o deny_v his_o grace_n many_o time_n unto_o the_o child_n of_o the_o wicked_a for_o the_o very_a hatred_n that_o he_o bear_v against_o their_o father_n sin_n as_o most_o innumerable_a woeful_a example_n do_v make_v it_o plain_a for_o you_o see_v the_o jew_n forsake_v god_n to_o be_v forsake_v of_o god_n to_o this_o very_a day_n and_o that_o blood_n of_o christ_n which_o their_o father_n spill_v to_o remain_v upon_o the_o child_n of_o so_o many_o generation_n and_o we_o see_v so_o many_o nation_n of_o man_n suffer_v 1.79_o luc._n 1.79_o to_o sit_v 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