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notable_o express_v where_o he_o say_v nothing_o be_v do_v unless_o god_n omnipotent_a do_v will_n that_o it_o be_v do_v either_o by_o do_v it_o himself_o or_o suffer_v it_o to_o be_v do_v for_o it_o can_v not_o be_v do_v if_o he_o do_v not_o suffer_v it_o neither_o very_o do_v he_o unwilling_o without_o or_o against_o his_o will_n but_o willing_o and_o with_o he_o will_v suffer_v every_o thing_n to_o be_v to_o which_o purpose_n he_o have_v divers_a other_o speech_n as_o that_o god_n be_v good_a will_v not_o suffer_v any_o evil_a to_o be_v do_v unless_o as_o he_o be_v omnipotent_a he_o can_v bring_v good_a out_o of_o they_o neither_o be_v that_o do_v without_o god_n will_n which_o be_v do_v against_o his_o will_n that_o be_v his_o word_n and_o approbation_n in_o the_o second_o main_a part_n there_o be_v divers_a special_a branch_n particular_a show_v the_o special_a thing_n whereby_o god_n actual_a providence_n be_v distinguish_v from_o his_o other_o outward_a action_n the_o first_o 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as_o supreme_a lord_n king_n judge_n and_o ruler_n thereof_o the_o scripture_n abundant_o testify_v as_o gen._n 18._o 25._o and_o psalm_n 50._o 6._o psalm_n 82._o 1._o and_o 2._o chron._n 19_o 6._o where_o god_n be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o judge_n of_o all_o the_o earth_n yea_o the_o judge_n both_o in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n who_o sit_v chief_a among_o all_o judge_n and_o be_v with_o they_o in_o the_o judgement_n also_o in_o those_o place_n where_o the_o kingdom_n dominion_n and_o rule_n over_o all_o be_v say_v to_o belong_v to_o god_n and_o he_o be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o king_n which_o reign_v and_o rule_v all_o to_o the_o utmost_a end_n of_o the_o earth_n yea_o to_o be_v a_o great_a king_n above_o all_o god_n and_o the_o only_a potentate_n king_n of_o king_n and_o lord_n of_o lord_n as_o i_o chron._n 29._o 10._o 11._o psalm_n 10._o 16._o and_o 29._o 10._o and_o 4._o 27._o and_o 95._o 3._o and_o his_o kingdom_n be_v say_v to_o rule_v over_o all_o psalm_n 103_o 19_o and_o that_o not_o for_o a_o time_n but_o from_o generation_n to_o generation_n psalm_n 145._o 13._o it_o be_v he_o who_o set_v bound_n to_o the_o tumultuous_a sea_n beyond_o which_o they_o can_v pass_v job_n 38._o 8._o psalm_n 104._o 9_o and_o rule_v over_o the_o rage_a wave_n psalm_n 89._o 9_o and_o still_v thâ—â—_n when_o they_o arise_v and_o that_o he_o have_v a_o watchful_a eye_n over_o all_o creature_n even_o to_o preserve_v man_n and_o beast_n it_o appear_v psalm_n 36._o 6._o and_o that_o as_o his_o eye_n be_v upon_o they_o that_o fear_v he_o and_o hope_v in_o his_o mercy_n to_o deliver_v their_o soul_n from_o death_n and_o to_o keep_v they_o alive_a in_o famine_n psalm_n 33._o 18._o 19_o so_o his_o face_n be_v against_o they_o that_o do_v evil_a to_o cut_v off_o the_o remembrance_n of_o they_o psalm_n 34._o 16._o the_o second_o point_n be_v that_o god_n providence_n be_v exercise_v both_o in_o the_o do_n of_o all_o good_a and_o in_o permit_v and_o suffer_v witting_o 2._o and_o willing_o all_o evil_a which_o come_v to_o pass_v in_o the_o world_n and_o so_o it_o consist_v of_o two_o part_n action_n and_o permission_n this_o also_o be_v full_o prove_v and_o confirm_v isa._n 41._o 23._o and_o 45._o 7._o where_o the_o lord_n prove_v himself_o to_o be_v the_o only_a true_a god_n by_o dispose_v all_o thing_n both_o form_v the_o light_n and_o make_v peace_n by_o his_o active_a hand_n and_o power_n and_o also_o create_v evil_a and_o darkness_n by_o permit_v and_o give_v up_o the_o devil_n and_o his_o wicked_a instrument_n to_o abuse_v his_o power_n which_o he_o have_v give_v they_o to_o do_v evil_a and_o to_o work_v wickedness_n as_o we_o see_v in_o pharaoh_n who_o heart_n he_o be_v say_v to_o harden_v yea_o and_o to_o raise_v he_o up_o by_o give_v he_o up_o to_o his_o own_o lust_n and_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o satan_n who_o harden_v he_o and_o make_v his_o heart_n obdurate_a so_o that_o the_o more_o god_n plague_v he_o with_o great_a plague_n which_o natural_o tend_v to_o break_v a_o stout_a heart_n and_o to_o pull_v down_o pride_n the_o more_o do_v his_o corruption_n rise_v up_o and_o rebel_v and_o the_o more_o do_v satan_n stir_v he_o up_o against_o god_n and_o his_o people_n and_o make_v he_o run_v desperate_o into_o the_o devour_a gulf_n of_o destruction_n we_o see_v this_o also_o in_o god_n permit_v satan_n to_o afflict_v job_n and_o to_o tempt_v he_o to_o blasphemy_n by_o strip_v he_o naked_a of_o all_o that_o he_o have_v torment_v his_o body_n and_o batter_v his_o soul_n with_o sore_a temptation_n of_o his_o wife_n and_o friend_n and_o with_o scare_v dream_n and_o terrible_a vision_n as_o we_o read_v job_n 1._o and_o 2._o and_o 7._o 14._o also_o the_o apostle_n in_o express_a word_n affirm_v that_o god_n be_v provoke_v by_o man_n wilful_a sin_n do_v in_o just_a wrath_n give_v they_o to_o uncleanness_n through_o the_o lust_n of_o their_o own_o heart_n and_o to_o vile_a affection_n and_o a_o reprobate_a mind_n to_o work_v all_o iniquity_n with_o 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