ezek._n 14._o 4._o every_o man_n of_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n that_o set_v up_o his_o idol_n in_o his_o heart_n and_o put_v the_o stumble_a block_n of_o his_o iniquity_n before_o his_o face_n and_o come_v to_o the_o prophet_n i_o the_o lord_n will_v answer_v he_o that_o come_v according_a to_o the_o multitude_n of_o his_o idol_n balaam_n have_v a_o mind_n to_o the_o wage_n of_o unrighteousness_n but_o yet_o he_o dare_v not_o go_v without_o god_n and_o till_o god_n have_v permit_v he_o he_o will_v be_v ask_v again_o and_o again_o numb_a 22._o 12._o compare_v with_o the_o 20_o and_o 22_o verse_n god_n answer_v he_o in_o wrath_n according_a to_o the_o idol_n of_o his_o heart_n thus_o you_o see_v man_n tempt_v god_n when_o either_o out_o of_o diffidence_n or_o presumption_n they_o seek_v a_o experience_n of_o his_o wisdom_n power_n justice_n truth_n goodness_n against_o his_o word_n and_o command_n and_o the_o order_n he_o have_v establish_v as_o the_o israelite_n when_o mean_n fail_v murmur_v and_o prescribe_v time_n means_n and_o manner_n of_o deliverance_n as_o if_o they_o will_v subject_v god_n to_o their_o lusts._n ii_o the_o heinousness_n of_o the_o sin_n 1._o because_o it_o be_v a_o great_a arrogancy_n when_o we_o seek_v thus_o to_o subject_v the_o lord_n to_o our_o direction_n will_n and_o carnal_a affection_n prescribe_v to_o god_n argue_v too_o great_a a_o ascribe_v to_o ourselves_o certain_o the_o lord_n can_v endure_v that_o his_o people_n who_o ought_v whole_o to_o depend_v upon_o he_o submit_v to_o he_o and_o be_v rule_v by_o he_o shall_v prescribe_v as_o they_o please_v how_o and_o when_o he_o shall_v help_v they_o and_o that_o his_o power_n and_o goodness_n shall_v lackey_n upon_o and_o be_v at_o the_o beck_n of_o our_o idle_a and_o wanton_a humour_n the_o direction_n of_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o world_n be_v one_o of_o the_o flower_n of_o god_n crown_n now_o to_o dislike_v of_o his_o holy_a government_n be_v a_o presumptuous_a arrogancy_n in_o 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why_o do_v thou_o this_o isa._n 45._o 9_o wo_n unto_o he_o that_o strive_v with_o his_o maker_n let_v the_o potsherd_n strive_v with_o the_o potsherd_n of_o the_o earth_n shall_v the_o clay_n say_v to_o he_o that_o fashion_v it_o what_o make_v thou_o or_o thy_o work_n he_o have_v no_o hand_n tempt_v before_o the_o event_n be_v the_o same_o almost_o with_o murmur_v after_o the_o event_n 2._o it_o be_v great_a unbelief_n or_o a_o call_n into_o question_n god_n power_n mercy_n and_o goodness_n to_o we_o we_o shall_v entire_o depend_v upon_o god_n for_o salvation_n and_o whatsoever_o be_v necessary_a to_o salvation_n and_o that_o he_o will_v supply_v our_o want_n and_o bring_v we_o out_o of_o every_o straight_a in_o a_o way_n most_o conduce_v to_o our_o own_o welfare_n and_o his_o honour_n but_o now_o we_o be_v not_o satisfy_v with_o the_o assurance_n god_n have_v give_v we_o in_o those_o law_n of_o commerce_n which_o be_v establish_v between_o he_o and_o we_o we_o must_v have_v extraordinary_a proof_n or_o else_o we_o question_v all_o tempt_v god_n seem_v rather_o to_o be_v oppose_v to_o the_o fear_n and_o reverence_n that_o we_o shall_v have_v of_o he_o yet_o primary_o and_o in_o itself_o it_o be_v rather_o opposite_a to_o our_o trust._n and_o though_o we_o take_v it_o for_o a_o sin_n which_o argue_v too_o much_o trust_v or_o a_o unwarrantable_a boldness_n in_o expect_v unusual_a way_n of_o help_n from_o god_n yet_o general_o it_o belong_v to_o unbelief_n and_o diffidence_n and_o arise_v from_o it_o for_o therefore_o we_o put_v he_o to_o proof_n tempt_v or_o make_v trial_n of_o god_n because_o we_o distrust_v his_o help_n and_o be_v not_o satisfy_v with_o his_o goodness_n and_o power_n till_o we_o have_v other_o testimony_n thereof_o than_o be_v ordinary_o dispense_v therefore_o this_o reason_n be_v give_v of_o their_o tempt_a god_n because_o they_o believe_v not_o god_n and_o trust_v not_o in_o his_o salvation_n psal._n 78._o 22._o they_o must_v have_v their_o own_o salvation_n their_o own_o way_n of_o supply_n or_o deliverance_n or_o else_o they_o can_v trust_v god_n if_o he_o do_v not_o help_v they_o at_o their_o time_n and_o by_o their_o mean_n 3._o it_o loosen_v the_o bond_n of_o all_o obedience_n because_o we_o set_v up_o new_a law_n of_o commerce_n between_o god_n and_o we_o for_o when_o we_o suspect_v god_n fidelity_n to_o we_o unless_o he_o do_v such_o thing_n as_o we_o fancy_n we_o suspect_v our_o fidelity_n to_o he_o therefore_o disobedience_n be_v make_v the_o fruit_n of_o tempt_a god_n psal._n 78._o 56._o yea_o they_o tempt_v and_o provoke_v the_o most_o high_a god_n and_o keep_v not_o his_o testimony_n they_o that_o tempt_v god_n cast_v away_o god_n rule_n and_o god_n term_n of_o obedience_n and_o make_v other_o to_o themselves_o the_o question_n be_v whether_o god_n shall_v direct_v we_o or_o we_o he_o we_o say_v unless_o god_n will_v do_v thus_o and_o thus_o we_o will_v no_o long_o believe_v his_o power_n and_o serve_v he_o 4._o it_o be_v great_a ingratitude_n or_o a_o lessen_v god_n benefit_n and_o work_n already_o do_v for_o we_o psal._n 78._o 20._o behold_v he_o smite_v the_o rock_n that_o the_o water_n gush_v out_o and_o the_o stream_n overflow_v can_v he_o give_v bread_n also_o can_v he_o provide_v flesh_n for_o his_o people_n as_o if_o what_o he_o have_v do_v former_o be_v nothing_o now_o god_n can_v endure_v to_o have_v his_o benefit_n lessen_v or_o his_o former_a work_n forget_v and_o despise_v 5._o it_o be_v wantonness_n rather_o than_o want_n put_v we_o upon_o tempt_v of_o god_n there_o be_v a_o humour_n in_o man_n we_o be_v very_o desirous_a to_o try_v conclusion_n condemn_v thing_n common_a and_o be_v fond_a about_o strange_a novelty_n it_o be_v tell_v the_o israelite_n as_o plain_a as_o can_v be_v that_o they_o shall_v not_o reserve_v manna_n till_o the_o morning_n and_o they_o need_v not_o to_o have_v reserve_v it_o they_o have_v fresh_a every_o day_n yet_o they_o will_v needs_o keep_v it_o for_o experiment_n sake_n to_o try_v whether_o it_o will_v stink_v or_o no_o exod._n 16._o 20._o and_o though_o they_o be_v forbid_v to_o gather_v it_o on_o the_o sabbath_n day_n have_v on_o the_o evening_n before_o enough_o for_o two_o day_n and_o it_o be_v tell_v they_o they_o shall_v find_v none_o on_o the_o sabbath_n day_n yet_o they_o must_v try_v where_o need_n be_v there_o a_o man_n may_v commit_v himself_o to_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n and_o rely_v upon_o he_o and_o where_o mean_n fail_v we_o god_n can_v help_v we_o by_o prerogative_n that_o we_o may_v say_v with_o abraham_n when_o we_o have_v no_o help_n present_a in_o the_o mount_n of_o the_o lord_n it_o shall_v be_v see_v gen._n 22._o 14._o and_o with_o moses_n when_o the_o red_a sea_n be_v before_o they_o and_o the_o enemy_n be_v behind_o they_o fear_v you_o not_o stand_v still_o and_o you_o shall_v see_v the_o salvation_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o he_o will_v show_v to_o you_o to_o day_n exod._n 14._o 13._o when_o elias_n be_v in_o distress_n the_o angel_n bring_v he_o meat_n 1_o king_n 19_o 5_o 6._o when_o hagar_n and_o ishmael_n be_v in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o the_o bottle_n spend_v than_o god_n comfort_v she_o from_o heaven_n gen._n 21._o 17._o when_o the_o three_o child_n be_v in_o the_o fiery_a furnace_n than_o god_n send_v a_o angel_n to_o be_v their_o deliverer_n dan._n 3._o 28._o but_o now_o in_o wantonness_n to_o desire_v extraordinary_a proof_n of_o god_n care_n over_o we_o when_o he_o have_v in_o ordinary_a way_n provide_v for_o we_o be_v to_o tempt_v the_o lord_n psal._n 106._o 14._o they_o lust_v exceed_o in_o the_o desert_n and_o tempt_v god_n in_o the_o wilderness_n when_o
thou_o have_v love_v i_o and_o ver_fw-la 26._o that_o the_o love_n wherewith_o thou_o have_v love_v i_o may_v be_v in_o they_o that_o be_v by_o the_o gift_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o everlasting_a glory_n though_o christ_n be_v the_o belove_a son_n yet_o his_o state_n be_v but_o mean_a and_o despicable_a in_o the_o world_n he_o be_v afflict_v a_o man_n of_o sorrow_n pursue_v to_o the_o death_n even_o a_o shameful_a painful_a accurse_a death_n yet_o all_o this_o while_n he_o be_v full_a of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n of_o his_o grace_n comfort_n and_o afterward_o receive_v to_o glory_n and_o so_o will_v he_o love_v we_o at_o this_o rate_n and_o tenor_n his_o love_n bind_v he_o not_o to_o give_v we_o worldly_a greatness_n but_o if_o we_o have_v the_o spirit_n and_o may_v be_v welcome_v to_o heaven_n at_o the_o last_o we_o have_v that_o which_o be_v the_o true_a discovery_n of_o god_n love_n so_o he_o manifest_v his_o love_n to_o the_o only_o beget_v son_n and_o therefore_o the_o adopt_a child_n shall_v be_v content_v with_o this_o love_n if_o by_o the_o spirit_n they_o may_v be_v enable_v to_o continue_v with_o patience_n in_o well-doing_n till_o they_o receive_v eternal_a glory_n and_o happiness_n 3._o the_o next_o thing_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o who_o i_o be_o well_o please_v this_o be_v to_o be_v interpret_v of_o christ_n as_o mediator_n or_o god_n incarnate_a for_o this_o be_v twice_o speak_v at_o christ_n baptism_n mar._n 3._o 17._o and_o now_o at_o his_o transfiguration_n both_o imply_v his_o mediatorship_n for_o his_o baptism_n have_v the_o notion_n of_o a_o dedication_n he_o do_v then_o present_v himself_o to_o god_n as_o a_o mediator_n for_o we_o to_o be_v the_o servant_n of_o his_o decree_n as_o we_o in_o baptism_n dedicate_v our_o self_n to_o fulfil_v the_o precept_n which_o belong_v to_o we_o and_o as_o we_o be_v concern_v to_o promote_v his_o glory_n in_o the_o world_n christ_n present_v himself_o as_o a_o mediator_n that_o be_v as_o a_o 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management_n of_o it_o by_o christ._n 1._o as_o to_o the_o design_n god_n be_v well-pleased_a that_o lapse_v mankind_n shall_v be_v restore_v at_o the_o first_o god_n be_v please_v with_o his_o creation_n exod._n 31._o 17._o on_o the_o seven_o day_n he_o rest_v and_o be_v refresh_v that_o be_v recreate_v in_o the_o view_n of_o his_o work_n as_o the_o effect_n of_o his_o wisdom_n power_n and_o goodness_n and_o psal._n 104._o 31._o the_o lord_n shall_v rejoice_v in_o his_o work_n the_o lord_n see_v all_o to_o be_v good_a in_o the_o beginning_n and_o work_v not_o to_o be_v repent_v of_o this_o be_v god_n rest_n and_o sabbath_n to_o take_v delight_n in_o his_o work_n when_o he_o look_v on_o it_o altogether_o behold_v it_o be_v exceed_o good_a but_o afterward_o man_n the_o ungrateful_a part_n of_o the_o creation_n though_o the_o masterpiece_n of_o it_o in_o this_o visible_a and_o low_a world_n fall_v from_o god_n his_o creator_n and_o prefer_v the_o creature_n before_o he_o to_o his_o loss_n and_o ruin_n then_o god_n be_v so_o far_o displease_v that_o he_o have_v reason_n to_o wish_v the_o destruction_n of_o mankind_n it_o be_v say_v gen._n 6._o 6._o that_o it_o repent_v god_n that_o he_o have_v make_v man_n that_o be_v he_o be_v displease_v with_o we_o estrange_v from_o we_o no_o more_o content_v with_o we_o than_o a_o man_n be_v in_o what_o he_o repent_v of_o for_o proper_o god_fw-we can_v repent_v but_o this_o be_v a_o expression_n to_o show_v how_o odious_a we_o be_v grow_v to_o he_o psal._n 14._o 2_o 3._o the_o lord_n look_v down_o from_o heaven_n upon_o the_o child_n of_o man_n to_o see_v if_o there_o be_v any_o that_o do_v understand_v and_o do_v seek_v after_o god_n they_o be_v all_o go_v aside_o they_o be_v altogether_o become_v filthy_a there_o be_v none_o that_o do_v good_a no_o not_o one_o alas_o there_o be_v a_o lamentable_a appearance_n of_o mankind_n to_o god_n sight_n now_o nothing_o good_a to_o be_v find_v in_o they_o a_o universal_a defection_n both_o in_o piety_n and_o humanity_n but_o then_o christ_n undertake_v the_o reparation_n of_o mankind_n and_o the_o design_n be_v please_v to_o god_n that_o he_o may_v not_o lose_v the_o glory_n of_o his_o creation_n and_o all_o flesh_n be_v utter_o destroy_v col._n 1._o 19_o 20._o it_o please_v the_o father_n that_o in_o he_o shall_v all_o fullness_n dwell_v and_o have_v make_v peace_n through_o the_o blood_n of_o his_o cross_n by_o he_o to_o reconcile_v all_o thing_n to_o himself_o the_o restore_n of_o fall_a man_n to_o friendship_n with_o god_n and_o all_o thing_n tend_v to_o it_o be_v high_o please_v to_o god_n namely_o that_o jesus_n christ_n the_o second_o person_n in_o the_o trinity_n shall_v become_v a_o mediator_n for_o that_o end_n he_o have_v a_o great_a affection_n and_o like_n to_o this_o thing_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v the_o same_o word_n use_v here_o the_o thing_n be_v high_o please_v to_o god_n that_o the_o breach_n shall_v be_v make_v up_o that_o man_n who_o have_v lose_v the_o image_n favour_n and_o fellowship_n with_o god_n shall_v be_v again_o restore_v by_o renew_v his_o heart_n reconcile_a his_o person_n and_o admit_v he_o again_o into_o communion_n with_o god_n who_o be_v be_v so_o just_o provoke_v by_o he_o god_n stand_v in_o no_o need_n of_o our_o friendship_n nor_o can_v any_o loss_n come_v to_o he_o by_o our_o hatred_n and_o enmity_n only_o it_o please_v the_o father_n to_o take_v this_o way_n isa._n 53._o 10._o for_o it_o please_v the_o lord_n to_o bruise_v he_o he_o have_v put_v he_o to_o grief_n when_o thou_o shall_v make_v his_o soul_n a_o offering_n for_o sin_n he_o shall_v see_v his_o seed_n he_o shall_v prolong_v his_o day_n and_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o lord_n shall_v prosper_v in_o his_o hand_n 2._o he_o be_v please_v with_o the_o term_n god_n who_o be_v the_o supreme_a governor_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o offend_a party_n stand_v upon_o these_o term_n that_o the_o honour_n of_o his_o govern_n justice_n shall_v be_v secure_v and_o the_o repentance_n and_o reformation_n of_o man_n carry_v on_o strict_o these_o must_v be_v do_v or_o else_o man_n must_v lie_v under_o his_o eternal_a displeasure_n if_o one_o be_v do_v and_o not_o the_o other_o no_o reconciliation_n can_v ensue_v now_o that_o god_n be_v high_o please_v with_o the_o satisfaction_n and_o compensation_n make_v to_o his_o govern_n justice_n heb._n 10._o 6_o 7._o in_o burnt-offering_n and_o sacrifice_n for_o sin_n thou_o have_v no_o pleasure_n then_o say_v i_o lo_o i_o come_v to_o do_v thy_o will_n o_o god_n ver._n 10._o by_o the_o which_o will_v we_o be_v sanctify_v through_o the_o offering_n of_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n once_o for_o all_o god_n reject_v all_o other_o sacrifice_n but_o be_v full_o satisfy_v with_o this_o as_o enough_o to_o expiate_v the_o sin_n of_o man._n christ_n delight_v to_o give_v it_o and_o god_n delight_v to_o accept_v of_o it_o he_o pay_v a_o perfect_a ransom_n for_o we_o beside_o or_o above_o 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