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a_o wonder_n that_o he_o that_o be_v provoke_v by_o all_o do_v not_o upon_o the_o first_o provocation_n rid_v his_o hand_n of_o all_o this_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o he_o do_v bear_v such_o a_o weight_n of_o provocation_n from_o vessel_n of_o wrath_n prepare_v for_o ruin_n that_o he_o may_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d show_v what_o he_o be_v able_a to_o do_v the_o lordship_n and_o royalty_n he_o have_v over_o himself_o the_o power_n of_o god_n be_v more_o manifest_a in_o his_o patience_n to_o a_o multitude_n of_o sinner_n than_o it_o can_v be_v in_o create_v million_o of_o world_n out_o of_o nothing_o this_o be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o power_n over_o himself_o 5._o this_o patience_n be_v a_o branch_n of_o mercy_n the_o exercise_n of_o it_o be_v found_v in_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n without_o the_o consideration_n of_o this_o we_o can_v give_v no_o account_n why_o divine_a patience_n shall_v extend_v itself_o to_o we_o and_o not_o to_o the_o fall_v angel_n the_o threaten_a extend_v itself_o to_o we_o as_o well_o as_o to_o the_o fall_v angel_n the_o threaten_a must_v necessary_o have_v sink_v man_n as_o well_o as_o those_o glorious_a creature_n have_v not_o christ_n step_v into_o our_o relief_n 119._o relief_n testaâ—d_n de_fw-fr nature_n &_o grat._n thes_n 119._o have_v not_o christ_n interpose_v to_o satisfy_v the_o justice_n of_o god_n man_n upon_o his_o sin_n have_v be_v actual_o bind_v over_o to_o punishment_n as_o well_o as_o the_o fall_a angel_n be_v upon_o they_o and_o be_v fetter_v in_o chain_n as_o strong_a as_o those_o spirit_n feel_v the_o reason_n why_o man_n be_v not_o hurl_v into_o the_o same_o deplorable_a condition_n upon_o his_o sin_n as_o they_o be_v be_v christ_n promise_n of_o take_v our_o nature_n and_o not_o they_o have_v god_n design_v christ_n take_n their_o nature_n the_o same_o patience_n have_v be_v exercise_v towards_o they_o and_o the_o same_o offer_n will_v have_v be_v make_v to_o they_o as_o be_v make_v to_o we_o in_o regard_n of_o these_o fruit_n of_o this_o patience_n christ_n be_v say_v to_o buy_v the_o wicked_a apostate_n from_o he_o 1_o pet._n 2.1_o deny_v the_o lord_n that_o buy_v they_o such_o be_v buy_v by_o he_o as_o bring_v upon_o themselves_o just_a destruction_n and_o who_o damnation_n slumber_v not_o ver_fw-la 3._o he_o purchase_v the_o continuance_n of_o their_o life_n and_o the_o stay_n of_o their_o execution_n that_o offer_v of_o grace_n may_v be_v make_v to_o they_o this_o patience_n must_v be_v either_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o the_o law_n or_o the_o gospel_n for_o there_o be_v no_o other_o rule_n whereby_o god_n govern_v the_o world_n a_o fruit_n of_o the_o law_n it_o be_v not_o that_o speak_v nothing_o but_o curse_n after_o disobedience_n not_o a_o letter_n of_o mercy_n be_v write_v upon_o that_o and_o therefore_o nothing_o of_o patience_n death_n and_o wrath_n be_v denounce_v no_o slowness_n to_o anger_v intimate_v it_o must_v be_v therefore_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o 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be_v present_o after_o the_o sweet_a savour_n he_o find_v in_o noah_n sacrifice_n the_o promise_a and_o design_v come_v of_o christ_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o that_o patience_n god_n exercise_v before_o in_o the_o world_n and_o his_o gather_v the_o elect_a together_o be_v the_o reason_n of_o his_o patience_n since_o his_o death_n 6._o the_o naturalness_n of_o his_o veracity_n and_o holiness_n and_o the_o strictness_n of_o his_o justice_n be_v no_o bar_n to_o the_o exercise_n of_o his_o patience_n 1._o his_o veracity_n in_o those_o threaten_n where_o the_o punishment_n be_v express_v but_o not_o the_o time_n of_o inflict_v it_o prefix_v and_o determine_v in_o the_o threaten_n his_o veracity_n suffer_v no_o damage_n by_o the_o delay_a execution_n so_o it_o be_v once_o do_v though_o a_o long_a time_n after_o the_o credit_n of_o his_o truth_n stand_v unshaken_a as_o when_o god_n promise_v a_o thing_n without_o fix_v the_o time_n he_o be_v at_o liberty_n to_o pitch_v upon_o what_o time_n he_o please_v for_o the_o performance_n of_o it_o without_o stain_v his_o faithfulness_n to_o his_o word_n by_o not_o give_v the_o thing_n promise_v present_o why_o shall_v the_o defer_v of_o justice_n upon_o a_o offender_n be_v any_o more_o against_o his_o veracity_n than_o his_o delay_v a_o answer_n to_o the_o petition_n of_o a_o suppliant_a but_o the_o difference_n will_v lie_v in_o the_o threaten_n gen._n 2.17_o in_o the_o day_n thou_o eat_v thereof_o thou_o shall_v die_v the_o death_n the_o time_n be_v there_o settle_v in_o that_o day_n thou_o shall_v die_v some_o refer_v day_n to_o eat_v not_o to_o die_v and_o render_v the_o sentence_n thus_o i_o do_v not_o prohibit_v thou_o the_o eat_v this_o fruit_n for_o
his_o blow_n the_o smart_a it_o will_v be_v the_o heavy_a the_o canon_n be_v the_o more_o difficulty_n be_v they_o draw_v to_o the_o besiege_a town_n but_o when_o arrive_v they_o recompense_v the_o slowness_n of_o their_o march_n by_o the_o fierceness_n of_o their_o battery_n because_o i_o have_v purge_v thou_o i._n e._n use_v mean_n for_o thy_o reformation_n and_o wait_v for_o it_o and_o thou_o be_v not_o purge_v thou_o shall_v not_o be_v purge_v from_o thy_o filthiness_n any_o more_o till_o i_o have_v cause_v my_o fury_n to_o rest_v upon_o thou_o i_o will_v not_o go_v back_o neither_o will_v i_o spare_v according_a to_o thy_o way_n and_o according_a to_o thy_o do_n shall_v they_o judge_v thou_o ezek._n 24.13.14_o god_n will_v spare_v as_o little_a then_o as_o he_o spare_v much_o before_o his_o wrath_n shall_v be_v as_o rage_v upon_o they_o as_o the_o sea_n of_o their_o wickedness_n be_v within_o they_o when_o there_o be_v a_o bank_n to_o forbid_v the_o irruption_n of_o the_o stream_n 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