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paul_n and_o peter_n have_v teach_v we_o also_o their_o punishment_n moses_n tell_v such_o a_o one_o how_o ever_o other_o be_v deal_v with_o that_o yet_o 29.20_o yet_o deut._n 29.20_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o spare_v he_o but_o the_o anger_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o his_o jealousy_n shall_v smoke_v against_o that_o man_n and_o all_o the_o curse_n that_o be_v write_v in_o god_n book_n shall_v light_v upon_o he_o and_o the_o lord_n shall_v blot_v out_o his_o name_n from_o under_o heaven_n s._n paul_n tell_v such_o man_n that_o by_o despise_v the_o riches_n of_o his_o goodness_n and_o forbearance_n they_o do_v but_o 2.5_o but_o rom._n 2.5_o treasure_n up_o unto_o themselves_o wrath_n against_o the_o great_a day_n of_o wrath_n and_o of_o the_o revelation_n of_o the_o righteous_a judgement_n of_o god_n s._n peter_n tell_v they_o howsoever_o they_o not_o only_o sleep_v but_o even_o snort_v in_o deep_a security_n that_o yet_o 2.3_o yet_o 2_o pet._n 2.3_o their_o judgement_n of_o long_a time_n sleep_v not_o and_o their_o damnation_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o so_o much_o as_o slumber_v do_v thou_o then_o take_v heed_n whosoever_o thou_o be_v &_o whatsoever_o thou_o do_v that_o thou_o abuse_v not_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n and_o to_o divorce_v it_o from_o his_o truth_n be_v to_o abuse_v it_o if_o when_o god_n threaten_v thou_o lay_v aside_o his_o truth_n &_o presume_v on_o his_o bare_a mercy_n when_o he_o punish_v take_v heed_n he_o do_v not_o cry_v quittance_n with_o thou_o by_o lay_v aside_o his_o mercy_n and_o manifest_v his_o bare_a truth_n god_n be_v 145.8_o be_v psal._n 145.8_o patient_a and_o merciful_a patience_n will_v bear_v much_o mercy_n forbear_v much_o but_o be_v scorn_v and_o provoke_v &_o dare_v patientia_fw-la dare_v furor_fw-la sit_fw-la laese_n saepius_fw-la patientia_fw-la patience_n itself_o
conscience_n in_o the_o judge_n right_o so_o if_o in_o many_o thing_n god_n proceed_n hold_v not_o proportion_n with_o those_o character_n of_o justice_n and_o equity_n which_o our_o weak_a and_o carnal_a reason_n will_v express_v we_o must_v thence_o infer_v our_o own_o ignorance_n not_o his_o injustice_n and_o that_o so_o much_o the_o rather_o because_o those_o matter_n of_o law_n be_v such_o as_o fall_v within_o the_o comprehension_n of_o ordinary_a reason_n whereas_o the_o way_n of_o god_n be_v far_o remove_v out_o of_o our_o sight_n and_o advance_v above_o our_o reach_n and_o beside_o a_o earthly_a judge_n be_v subject_a to_o misprision_n misinformation_n partiality_n corruption_n and_o sundry_a infirmity_n that_o may_v vitiate_v his_o proceed_n whereas_o no_o such_o thing_n can_v possible_o fall_v upon_o the_o divine_a nature_n david_n have_v teach_v we_o in_o the_o psalm_n that_o 36.6_o that_o psal._n 36.6_o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n be_v as_o the_o great_a mountain_n and_o his_o judgement_n as_o the_o great_a deep_a a_o great_a mountain_n be_v eath_n to_o be_v see_v a_o man_n that_o will_v but_o open_v his_o eye_n can_v overlook_v it_o but_o who_o can_v see_v into_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o sea_n or_o find_v out_o what_o be_v do_v in_o the_o depth_n thereof_o whatsoever_o we_o do_v then_o let_v we_o beware_v we_o measure_v not_o 55.8.9_o not_o esay_n 55.8.9_o his_o way_n by_o our_o way_n nor_o his_o work_n by_o our_o work_n howsoever_o they_o seem_v to_o swerve_v from_o the_o rule_n of_o our_o way_n and_o work_n yet_o still_o 145.17_o still_o psal._n 145.17_o the_o lord_n be_v righteous_a in_o all_o his_o way_n and_o holy_a in_o all_o his_o work_n though_o we_o can_v fathom_v the_o deep_n of_o his_o judgement_n for_o 4.11_o for_o joh._n 4.11_o the_o well_o be_v deep_a and_o we_o have_v not_o wherewithal_o to_o draw_v yet_o let_v the_o assurance_n of_o the_o righteousness_n of_o all_o his_o proceed_n stand_v firm_a and_o manifest_a as_o the_o 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that_o 40.1_o that_o sirac_n 40.1_o heavy_a yoke_n which_o be_v upon_o the_o son_n of_o adam_n from_o the_o day_n that_o they_o go_v out_o of_o their_o mother_n womb_n till_o the_o day_n that_o they_o return_v to_o the_o mother_n of_o all_o thing_n i_o say_v none_o of_o all_o these_o be_v proper_o and_o de_fw-la toto_fw-la genere_fw-la to_o be_v account_v punishment_n for_o to_o make_v a_o thing_n simple_o and_o proper_o and_o formal_o a_o punishment_n there_o be_v require_v these_o three_o condition_n 1._o that_o it_o be_v painful_a and_o grievous_a to_o suffer_v 2._o that_o it_o be_v inflict_v for_o some_o fault_n 3._o that_o it_o be_v involuntary_a and_o against_o the_o sufferer_n will_n that_o which_o have_v but_o the_o first_o of_o these_o three_o condition_n may_v be_v call_v after_o a_o sort_n and_o true_o too_o malum_fw-la poenae_fw-la a_o kind_n of_o punishment_n but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o proper_o that_o evil_a only_o be_v a_o punishment_n wherein_o the_o 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since_o by_o othersome_a man_n the_o great_a of_o they_o be_v willing_o and_o cheerful_o not_o only_o suffer_v but_o desire_v not_o but_o that_o they_o be_v grievous_a to_o the_o best_a it_o must_v needs_o be_v some_o grief_n as_o to_o the_o merchant_n to_o see_v his_o rich_a lade_n cast_v overboard_o and_o to_o the_o patient_n to_o have_v a_o old_a fester_a sore_o search_v and_o singe_a so_o to_o the_o christian_a to_o have_v god_n correct_v hand_n lie_v heavy_a upon_o he_o in_o some_o temporal_a affliction_n the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o plain_o 12.11_o plain_o heb._n 12.11_o no_o affliction_n for_o the_o present_a be_v joyous_a but_o grievous_a but_o involuntary_a it_o be_v no_o more_o in_o he_o than_o those_o other_o thing_n be_v in_o they_o as_o therefore_o the_o merchant_n though_o it_o pity_v his_o heart_n to_o see_v so_o much_o wealth_n irrecoverable_o lose_v yet_o get_v the_o best_a help_n and_o use_v the_o best_a speed_n he_o can_v to_o empty_a the_o vessel_n of_o they_o for_o the_o save_n of_o his_o life_n and_o as_o the_o patient_n though_o 5._o though_o est_fw-la planè_fw-la quasi_fw-la saevitia_fw-la medicina_fw-la de_fw-fr scalpâ—llâ—_n non_fw-la tamen_fw-la secari_fw-la ideirco_fw-la malum_fw-la quia_fw-la dolores_fw-la utiles_fw-la affert_fw-la ululans_fw-la ille_fw-la &_o gemens_fw-la &_o mugiens_fw-la inter_fw-la manus_fw-la medici_fw-la postmodum_fw-la easdem_fw-la mercede_fw-la cumulabit_fw-la tertullian_n in_o scorp_n cap._n 5._o he_o smart_v when_o the_o wound_n be_v dress_v yet_o thank_v and_o see_v the_o surgeon_n for_o his_o pain_n in_o hope_n of_o future_a ease_n so_o the_o christian_a though_o these_o temporal_a evil_n somewhat_o trouble_v he_o yet_o he_o be_v willing_a to_o they_o and_o he_o be_v cheerful_a under_o they_o and_o he_o acknowledge_v god_n goodness_n in_o they_o and_o return_v he_o thanks_n for_o they_o because_o he_o know_v they_o be_v send_v for_o his_o future_a good_a and_o that_o they_o will_v at_o the_o last_o 12.11_o last_o heb_fw-mi 12.11_o yield_v they_o the_o peaceable_a fruit_n of_o righteousness_n when_o they_o shall_v have_v be_v sufficient_o exercise_v thereby_o see_v 5.41_o see_v act._n 5.41_o peter_n and_o john_n rejoice_v when_o they_o suffer_v for_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n and_o s_o t_o paul_n so_o far_o from_o fear_v that_o 1.23_o that_o phil._n 1.23_o he_o long_v after_o his_o dissolution_n and_o the_o bless_a martyr_n run_v to_o a_o faggot_n as_o to_o a_o feast_n very_o god_n child_n see_v great_a good_a in_o these_o thing_n which_o other_o account_v evil_n and_o therefore_o they_o take_v they_o not_o as_o bare_a punishment_n send_v to_o afflict_v they_o but_o as_o glorious_a trial_n to_o exercise_v they_o as_o gracious_a correction_n to_o humble_v they_o as_o precious_a receipt_n to_o purge_v and_o recover_v and_o restore_v and_o strengthen_v they_o so_o that_o it_o be_v not_o any_o of_o the_o temporal_a evil_n of_o this_o life_n punishment_n §._o 5._o and_o eternal_a punishment_n but_o much_o rather_o the_o everlasting_a pain_n of_o hell_n wherein_o the_o just_a reward_n and_o punishment_n of_o sin_n proper_o and_o especial_o consist_v 6.23_o consist_v rom._n 6.23_o the_o wage_n of_o sin_n be_v death_n the_o proper_a wage_n of_o sin_n eternal_a death_n for_o so_o the_o antithesis_fw-la in_o that_o place_n give_v it_o to_o be_v understand_v viz._n of_o such_o a_o death_n as_o be_v oppose_v to_o eternal_a life_n and_o that_o be_v eternal_a death_n the_o wage_n of_o sin_n be_v death_n but_o the_o gift_n of_o god_n be_v eternal_a life_n rom._n 6._o by_o the_o distribution_n of_o those_o eternal_a punishment_n then_o we_o be_v rather_o to_o judge_v of_o god_n righteousness_n in_o recompense_a sinner_n than_o by_o the_o dispensation_n of_o these_o temporal_a evil_n it_o be_v a_o stumble_a block_n to_o the_o 104._o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d marmoreo_fw-la tumulo_fw-la licinus_n iaceo_fw-la at_o cato_n paruo_fw-la pompeius_n nullo_n