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article_n of_o the_o late_a judgement_n be_v not_o only_o ground_v as_o you_o see_v upon_o the_o word_n but_o we_o may_v draw_v argument_n also_o to_o prove_v it_o from_o all_o the_o attribute_n of_o god_n his_o power_n will_v then_o be_v show_v in_o raise_v the_o dead_a out_o of_o the_o dust_n and_o bring_v all_o his_o rational_a creature_n before_o his_o tribunal_n and_o with_o one_o word_n of_o his_o mouth_n turn_v the_o wicked_a into_o hell_n and_o all_o the_o people_n that_o forget_v god_n his_o wisdom_n will_v then_o appear_v by_o bring_v to_o light_v the_o hide_a thing_n of_o darkness_n and_o lay_v open_a all_o the_o work_n and_o word_n and_o thought_n of_o man_n his_o truth_n will_v then_o be_v manifest_a by_o perform_v the_o promise_n that_o he_o make_v to_o his_o servant_n and_o by_o execute_v the_o threat_n denounce_v against_o his_o enemy_n last_o his_o justice_n and_o mercy_n will_v then_o become_v unquestionable_a which_o during_o the_o time_n of_o this_o life_n be_v 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thunder_v not_o as_o oft_o as_o man_n blaspheme_v because_o sentence_n against_o their_o evil_a work_n be_v not_o execute_v speedy_o therefore_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n be_v full_o set_v in_o they_o to_o do_v evil_a eccles_n 8.11_o nay_o because_o god_n keep_v silence_n they_o take_v his_o silence_n for_o consent_n and_o they_o think_v he_o be_v altogether_o such_o a_o one_o as_o themselves_o psa_n 50.21_o sure_o he_o love_v our_o person_n say_v they_o he_o ow_v our_o cause_n he_o be_v well_o please_v with_o our_o course_n otherwise_o he_o will_v never_o pour_v his_o favour_n so_o plentiful_o on_o we_o and_o thus_o they_o grow_v more_o harden_v in_o their_o sin_n on_o the_o other_o side_n the_o righteous_a compare_v their_o own_o affliction_n with_o the_o prosperity_n of_o the_o wicked_a be_v ready_a to_o call_v into_o question_n the_o justice_n of_o god_n and_o the_o truth_n of_o his_o promise_n this_o seem_a confusion_n that_o be_v in_o god_n deal_n with_o man_n in_o this_o world_n make_v not_o some_o moral_a heathen_n alone_o to_o question_v providence_n as_o we_o read_v lucilius_n demand_v of_o seneca_n quid_fw-la ita_fw-la si_fw-la providentia_fw-la mundus_fw-la agatur_fw-la tam_fw-la multa_fw-la bonis_fw-la viris_fw-la accidunt_fw-la mala_fw-la but_o it_o move_v the_o prophet_n thus_o to_o expostulate_v with_o god_n himself_o righteous_a art_n thou_o o_o lord_n when_o i_o plead_v with_o thou_o yet_o let_v i_o talk_v with_o thou_o of_o thy_o judgement_n wherefore_o do_v the_o way_n of_o the_o wicked_a prosper_v wherefore_o be_v all_o they_o happy_a that_o deal_n very_o treacherous_o jer._n 12.1_o yea_o this_o unevenness_n in_o the_o way_n of_o god_n make_v the_o psalmist_n stumble_v shrewd_o psal_n 73.2_o 3._o as_o for_o i_o say_v he_o my_o foot_n be_v almost_o go_v my_o step_n have_v well-nigh_o slip_v for_o i_o be_v envious_a at_o the_o foolish_a when_o i_o see_v the_o prosperity_n of_o the_o wicked_a and_o ver_fw-la 13_o 14._o very_o i_o 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well_o as_o god_n matth._n 22.21_o the_o apostle_n agree_v with_o their_o master_n s._n paul_n rom._n 13._o tell_v we_o that_o the_o magistrate_n be_v ordain_v of_o god_n and_o that_o he_o be_v the_o minister_n of_o god_n for_o our_o good_a &_o that_o we_o must_v afford_v he_o subjection_n tribute_n fear_n honour_n s._n peter_n say_v the_o like_a 1_o pet._n 11_o 13-17_a and_o s._n judas_n sharp_o inveigh_v against_o such_o as_o despise_v dominion_n &_o speak_v evil_a of_o dignity_n vers_fw-la 8._o since_o the_o scripture_n be_v so_o clear_a for_o this_o point_n how_o intolerable_o too_o blame_n be_v they_o that_o abuse_v this_o spiritual_a sword_n to_o blunt_v the_o edge_n of_o the_o temporal_a &_o slander_v magistracy_n and_o civil_a justice_n as_o if_o it_o can_v not_o stand_v with_o religion_n &_o christianity_n such_o affront_n as_o these_o that_o be_v put_v upon_o the_o judgement-seat_n itself_o i_o think_v shall_v rouse_v up_o the_o spirit_n even_o of_o a_o gallio_n and_o make_v 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