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the_o atheist_n of_o the_o world_n who_o imagine_v there_o be_v no_o gain_n in_o godliness_n it_o be_v the_o speech_n of_o king_n saul_n to_o his_o servant_n 1_o sam._n 22.7_o will_v the_o son_n of_o jesse_n give_v every_o one_o of_o you_o field_n and_o vineyard_n will_v the_o world_n or_o man_n lust_n give_v they_o such_o noble_a recompense_n of_o reward_n as_o god_n bestow_v upon_o his_o follower_n sure_o it_o be_v holiness_n carry_v away_o the_o garland_n as_o for_o this_o treatise_n it_o come_v abroad_o in_o a_o plain_a dress_n truth_n like_o a_o diamond_n shine_v bright_a in_o its_o native_a lustre_n saint_n paul_n come_v not_o to_o the_o corinthian_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o excellency_n of_o speech_n 1.1_o or_o the_o pride_n of_o oratory_n vorstius_fw-la his_o study_n be_v not_o to_o court_n but_o convert_v it_o be_v a_o unhappiness_n that_o in_o these_o luxuriant_a time_n religion_n shall_v for_o the_o most_o part_n run_v either_o into_o notion_n or_o ceremony_n 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one_o of_o another_o p._n 89_o comfort_n when_o god_n say_v you_o be_v i_o p._n 171_o covenant_n union_n with_o god_n to_o be_v endeavour_v p._n 172_o d_o day_n of_o judgement_n how_o far_o to_o be_v fear_v by_o a_o child_n of_o god_n p._n 71_o day_n of_o make_v up_o god_n jewel_n p._n 190_o death_n how_o far_o to_o be_v fear_v by_o a_o child_n of_o god_n p._n 67_o different_a carriage_n of_o god_n towards_o his_o child_n and_o the_o wicked_a p._n 134_o e_o evil_n thought_n be_v punishable_a in_o god_n court_n p._n 111_o excellency_n of_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n p._n 29_o eye_n of_o sinner_n at_o present_a shut_v p._n 209_o f_o fear_v of_o god_n describe_v p._n 15_o fear_v of_o god_n be_v by_o a_o trope_n put_v for_o all_o religion_n ibid._n fear_v of_o god_n make_v we_o fear_v sin_n p._n 45_o fearing_n god_n and_o keep_v his_o commandment_n conjoin_v p._n 54_o fear_v of_o god_n how_o to_o be_v attain_v p._n 80_o fear_v of_o miss_v heaven_n p._n 78_o folly_n of_o idolater_n p._n 136_o friend_n may_v be_v forgetful_a but_o god_n will_v not_o p._n 150_o g_o god_n deal_v with_o his_o saint_n as_o a_o father_n with_o his_o son_n p._n 195_o god_n deal_v well_o with_o his_o people_n when_o he_o afflict_v they_o p._n 217_o god_n take_v notice_n of_o the_o good_a in_o his_o child_n p._n 130_o god_n harken_v to_o we_o shall_v make_v we_o hearken_v to_o he_o p._n 138_o god_n have_v a_o book_n of_o remembrance_n for_o his_o people_n p._n 140_o god_n own_v of_o his_o people_n p._n 161_o god_n spare_v they_o p._n 201_o good_a conference_n to_o be_v use_v p._n 82_o grace_n of_o the_o saint_n shall_v be_v perfect_a p._n 191_o h_n hasty_a word_n show_v the_o devil_n to_o be_v in_o the_o tongue_n p._n 87_o heart_n deceit_n p._n 62_o heart_n not_o to_o be_v harden_v against_o god_n p._n 156_o help_n to_o good_a discourse_n p._n 100_o help_n to_o holy_a thought_n p._n 127_o hell_n how_o far_o to_o be_v fear_v by_o a_o believer_n p._n 73_o honour_n attend_v holiness_n p._n 174_o i_o 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this_o life_n p._n 144_o saint_n god_n jewel_n p._n 175_o saint_n shall_v shine_v as_o jewel_n p._n 183_o satan_n snare_n p._n 59_o scoffer_n the_o vile_a of_o sinner_n p._n 28_o secure_a sinner_n characterise_a p._n 27_o serve_v god_n as_o a_o son_n do_v his_o father_n p._n 203_o sign_n of_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n p._n 45_o sign_n of_o such_o as_o shall_v go_v to_o hell_n p._n 74_o silence_n in_o religion_n a_o loud_a sin_n p._n 85_o sinful_a compliance_n sordid_a p._n 5_o sin_n worse_o than_o affliction_n p._n 46_o sin_n begin_v in_o the_o thought_n p._n 109_o sinner_n have_v not_o right_a thought_n of_o god_n p._n 107_o sinner_n shall_v not_o be_v spare_v p._n 203_o sin_n of_o the_o wicked_a write_v down_o in_o god_n book_n of_o remembrance_n p._n 146_o swasives_n to_o holy_a conference_n p._n 94_o t_n think_v of_o god_n in_o a_o right_a manner_n p._n 125_o thought_n of_o god_n may_v be_v peccant_a p._n 124_o thought_n and_o good_a speech_n of_o the_o godly_a be_v write_v down_o 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honour_n in_o that_o day_n when_o i_o make_v up_o my_o jewel_n isai._n 43.4_o since_o thou_o be_v precious_a in_o my_o sight_n thou_o have_v be_v honourable_a honour_n attend_v holiness_n that_o the_o lord_n do_v high_o honour_v the_o fearer_n of_o he_o be_v evident_a by_o four_o demonstration_n 1._o in_o that_o he_o prefer_v they_o before_o other_o he_o choose_v they_o and_o pass_v by_o the_o rest_n mal._n 1.2_o be_v not_o jacob_n esau_n brother_n say_v the_o lord_n yet_o i_o hate_v esau_n and_o love_v jacob._n 2._o in_o that_o god_n give_v they_o frequent_a visit_n it_o be_v count_v a_o
will_v spare_v we_o as_o a_o father_n spare_v his_o son_n chap._n xx._n contain_v the_o epiphonema_n or_o shut_v up_o of_o the_o chapter_n mal._n iii_o 18._o then_o shall_v you_o return_v and_o discern_v between_o the_o righteous_a and_o the_o wicked_a between_o he_o that_o serve_v god_n and_o he_o that_o serve_v he_o not_o here_o follow_v the_o close_a of_o the_o chapter_n which_o i_o shall_v little_o more_o than_o paraphrase_n upon_o these_o word_n be_v speak_v to_o the_o wicked_a as_o piscator_fw-la calvin_n grotius_n and_o other_o learned_a expositor_n assert_v for_o though_o the_o godly_a shall_v at_o last_o discern_v what_o a_o difference_n god_n make_v between_o they_o and_o the_o wicked_a how_o indulgent_a he_o be_v to_o the_o one_o and_o how_o severe_a to_o the_o other_o yet_o this_o text_n be_v chief_o speak_v to_o the_o wicked_a vers_fw-la 14._o you_o have_v say_v it_o be_v vain_a to_o serve_v god_n and_o vers_fw-la 15._o now_o we_o call_v the_o proud_a happy_a yea_o they_o 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between_o the_o righteous_a and_o the_o wicked_a quest._n when_o be_v the_o time_n when_o the_o eye_n of_o sinner_n shall_v be_v open_v and_o they_o shall_v see_v a_o difference_n between_o the_o righteous_a and_o the_o wicked_a answ._n there_o be_v two_o time_n when_o sinner_n shall_v see_v a_o manifest_a difference_n between_o the_o righteous_a and_o the_o wicked_a 1._o at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n 2._o at_o the_o hour_n of_o separation_n 1._o at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n that_o will_v be_v a_o day_n of_o discrimination_n grotius_n thing_n will_v then_o appear_v in_o their_o proper_a colour_n the_o difference_n will_v easy_o be_v see_v between_o good_a and_o bad_a the_o one_o being_n absolve_v the_o other_o condemn_v 2._o at_o the_o hour_n of_o separation_n when_o god_n shall_v eternal_o separate_a the_o reprobate_n from_o the_o elect_n as_o a_o fan_n separate_v the_o chaff_n from_o the_o wheat_n then_o shall_v there_o be_v a_o visible_a discern_v between_o the_o righteous_a and_o the_o wicked_a mat._n 25.32_o before_o he_o shall_v be_v gather_v all_o nation_n and_o he_o shall_v separate_v they_o one_o from_o another_o as_o a_o shepherd_n divide_v the_o sheep_n from_o the_o goat_n jesus_n christ_n will_v take_v his_o saint_n up_o with_o he_o into_o glory_n and_o will_v cast_v the_o wicked_a down_o to_o hell_n he_o will_v make_v up_o the_o godly_a as_o jewel_n and_o make_v up_o the_o wicked_a in_o bundle_n mat._n 13.30_o bind_v they_o in_o bundle_n and_o burn_v they_o austin_n now_o sinner_n shall_v be_v convince_v with_o a_o vengeance_n that_o the_o state_n of_o the_o righteous_a and_o wicked_a be_v different_a they_o shall_v see_v the_o righteous_a advance_v to_o a_o kingdom_n and_o themselves_o cast_v into_o a_o fiery_a prison_n o_o the_o dreadfulness_n of_o that_o place_n of_o torment_n et_fw-la vox_fw-la et_fw-la verba_fw-la deficiunt_fw-la can_a man_n lay_v their_o ear_n to_o the_o infernal_a lake_n and_o but_o for_o one_o hour_n hear_v the_o groan_n and_o shriek_n of_o the_o damn_a they_o will_v tell_v we_o that_o they_o now_o see_v what_o before_o they_o will_v not_o believe_v the_o infinite_a difference_n between_o the_o righteous_a and_o the_o wicked_a natant_fw-la in_o hell_n be_v torment_n upon_o torment_n blackness_n of_o darkness_n judas_n 13._o bond_n and_o chain_n 2_o pet._n 2.4_o these_o chain_n be_v god_n decree_v ordain_v and_o his_o power_n bind_v man_n under_o wrath_n and_o that_o which_o do_v accent_n and_o put_v a_o sting_n into_o the_o torment_n of_o the_o wicked_a be_v that_o they_o shall_v be_v always_o scorch_v in_o the_o torrid_a zone_n of_o god_n wrath_n revel_v 14.11_o the_o smoke_n of_o their_o torment_n ascend_v up_o for_o ever_o and_o ever_o christ_n say_v of_o his_o suffer_v on_o the_o cross_n it_o be_v finish_v but_o sinner_n shall_v never_o say_v of_o their_o suffering_n in_o hell_n they_o be_v finish_v no_o imagine_v so_o many_o thousand_o year_n the_o damn_a have_v lie_v in_o hell_n as_o there_o be_v drop_n in_o the_o sea_n eternity_n be_v yet_o to_o begin_v use_v this_o may_v inform_v all_o wicked_a man_n that_o how_o blind_a soever_o they_o be_v now_o yet_o at_o last_o the_o veil_n shall_v be_v take_v from_o their_o eye_n they_o now_o count_v themselves_o the_o only_a happy_a man_n and_o look_v upon_o the_o people_n of_o god_n with_o derision_n they_o load_v they_o with_o invective_n and_o curse_v they_o with_o their_o excommunication_n well_o the_o time_n be_v not_o far_o off_o when_o the_o wicked_a shall_v clear_o discern_v who_o belong_v to_o christ_n and_o who_o belong_v to_o the_o devil_n as_o moses_n say_v to_o korah_n and_o his_o company_n numb_a 16.5_o to_o morrow_n the_o lord_n will_v show_v who_o be_v he_o so_o at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n the_o lord_n will_v show_v who_o be_v his_o and_o who_o be_v not_o nay_o soon_o than_o so_o at_o the_o day_n of_o death_n the_o wicked_a shall_v guess_v how_o it_o be_v like_a to_o be_v with_o they_o to_o 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