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day_n they_o walk_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o god_n army_n take_v heed_n you_o scoffer_n at_o religion_n you_o persecutor_n of_o his_o righteous_a isaac_n take_v heed_n you_o drunkard_n how_o you_o provoke_v god_n to_o anger_n for_o if_o he_o give_v a_o commission_n to_o any_o of_o his_o army_n and_o command_v the_o least_o creature_n in_o his_o host_n to_o fall_v upon_o you_o you_o be_v destroy_v for_o ever_o 7._o god_n name_v himself_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o holy_a one_o the_o holy_a one_o of_o israel_n psal_n 71._o 22._o if_o god_n be_v holy_a then_o he_o can_v 1._o use_v 1._o endure_v any_o sin_n he_o must_v needs_o hate_v sin_n and_o sinner_n thou_o be_v of_o pure_a eye_n then_o to_o behold_v evil_a and_o can_v not_o look_v on_o iniquity_n habak_v 1._o 13._o thou_o be_v not_o a_o god_n that_o have_v pleasure_n in_o wickedness_n neither_o shall_v evil_o dwell_v with_o thou_o the_o foolish_a shall_v not_o stand_v in_o thy_o sight_n and_o thou_o hate_v all_o worker_n of_o iniquity_n psal_n 5._o 4_o 5._o 2._o labour_v to_o be_v holy_a as_o he_o be_v holy_a as_o he_o which_o have_v call_v you_o be_v holy_a so_o be_v you_o holy_a in_o all_o manner_n of_o conversation_n because_o it_o be_v write_v be_v you_o holy_a for_o i_o be_o holy_a 1_o pet._n 1._o 15_o 16._o god_n be_v free_a from_o all_o vice_n there_o be_v three_o other_o name_n whereby_o god_n have_v make_v himself_o know_v and_o they_o be_v call_v his_o essential_a name_n because_o they_o do_v denote_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d his_o be_v and_o all_o from_o one_o root_n havah_o or_o hadiah_o esse_fw-la to_o be_v the_o first_o be_v exod._n 3._o 14._o eheje_n i_o be_o that_o i_o be_o or_o i_o will_v be_v what_o i_o will_v be_v some_o make_v this_o name_n to_o be_v god_n extraordinary_a name_n that_o of_o our_o saviour_n rev._n 1._o 8._o i_o be_o he_o which_o be_v and_o which_o be_v and_o which_o be_v to_o come_v be_v the_o interpretation_n of_o this_o name_n damascene_fw-la say_v this_o name_n damasc_n damasc_n contain_v all_o thing_n in_o it_o like_o a_o vast_a and_o infinite_a ocean_n without_o bound_n the_o reason_n why_o god_n name_v himself_o i_o be_o that_o i_o be_o or_o i_o will_v be_v that_o i_o will_v be_v be_v because_o he_o be_v the_o be_v of_o being_n subsist_v by_o himself_o as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v i_o be_o my_o be_v i_o be_o my_o essence_n my_o existence_n differ_v not_o from_o my_o essence_n because_o i_o be_o that_o i_o be_o and_o as_o i_o be_o so_o i_o will_v be_v to_o all_o eternity_n the_o same_o yesterday_o to_o day_n and_o for_o ever_o there_o be_v no_o shadow_n of_o change_n no_o variableness_n at_o all_o in_o me._n the_o second_o name_n be_v jah_n sing_v unto_o god_n sing_v praise_n to_o his_o name_n extol_v he_o that_o ride_v upon_o the_o heaven_n by_o his_o name_n jah_n and_o rejoice_v before_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o psal_n 68_o 4._o now_o this_o name_n jah_n be_v but_o the_o contract_n of_o jehovah_n genes_n jah_n nihil_fw-la est_fw-la aliud_fw-la quam_fw-la nomen_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d decurtatum_fw-la quod_fw-la ebraice_n doctissimi_fw-la viri_fw-la judicant_fw-la idque_fw-la per_fw-la sâ—ncopen_fw-la qua_fw-la aliquid_fw-la è_fw-la medio_fw-la dictionis_fw-la eximitur_fw-la contractio_fw-la autem_fw-la syncopica_fw-la apud_fw-la ebraeos_fw-la siâ—ri_fw-la soleat_fw-la reducta_fw-la voâ—ali_fw-la consonantis_fw-la sequentis_fw-la ad_fw-la antecedentem_fw-la ut_fw-la cum_fw-la hac_fw-la in_o unam_fw-la vocem_fw-la coalescat_fw-la â—ndè_fw-la eâ—iam_fw-la sequi_fw-la vocales_fw-la illas_fw-la esse_fw-la nomini_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d proprias_fw-la &_o camet_n terâ—â—am_fw-la esse_fw-la camquè_fw-fr propriam_fw-la tetragrammati_fw-la vocalem_fw-la rivet_n exercit_fw-la 14._o in_o genes_n and_o signify_v the_o same_o or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o be_v the_o last_o name_n be_v here_o in_o the_o text_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d jehovah_n this_o be_v his_o memorial_n to_o all_o generation_n jehovah_n eloha_n abraham_n the_o lord_n god_n of_o abraham_n exod._n 3._o 15._o this_o name_n be_v use_v always_o when_o the_o priest_n bless_v the_o people_n num._n 6._o 24_o 25_o 26._o the_o lord_n or_o jehovah_n bless_v thou_o and_o keep_v thou_o jehovah_n make_v his_o face_n to_o shine_v upon_o thou_o and_o be_v gracious_a to_o thou_o jehovah_n lift_v up_o his_o countenance_n upon_o thou_o and_o give_v thou_o peace_n it_o be_v thrice_o repeat_v and_o this_o name_n they_o be_v command_v to_o swear_v by_o thou_o shall_v fear_v jehovah_n thy_o god_n and_o swear_v by_o his_o name_n deut._n 6._o 13._o the_o jew_n have_v many_o gross_a conceit_n of_o this_o name_n and_o fear_v to_o use_v it_o say_v for_o it_o adonai_n scarce_o any_o but_o the_o priest_n use_v it_o they_o call_v it_o nomen_fw-la dei_fw-la 12._o zanch._n the_o â—ib_n eloham_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 12._o ineffabile_fw-la but_o this_o name_n jehovah_n be_v not_o unspeakable_a in_o regard_n of_o the_o name_n but_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o essence_n of_o god_n set_v forth_o by_o it_o as_o zanchy_a note_v the_o jew_n observe_v that_o in_o god_n name_n jehovah_n the_o trinity_n be_v imply_v je_fw-fr signify_v the_o present-tense_n ho_o the_o preterperfect_a tense_n vah_o the_o future_a and_o s._n john_n allude_v to_o this_o name_n rev._n 1._o 8._o which_o be_v which_o be_v and_o be_v to_o come_v the_o jew_n also_o observe_v that_o in_o this_o name_n jehovah_n all_o the_o hebrew_n letter_n be_v literae_fw-la quiescentes_fw-la that_o denote_v rest_n imply_v that_o in_o god_n and_o from_o god_n be_v all_o our_o rest_n every_o godly_a man_n be_v like_o noah_n dove_n he_o can_v find_v no_o rest_n nor_o satisfaction_n in_o any_o creature_n but_o in_o god_n god_n be_v the_o godly_a man_n ark_n of_o rest_n and_o safety_n chap._n iii_o here_o i_o will_v do_v two_o thing_n first_o i_o will_v show_v what_o this_o name_n impli_v and_o then_o draw_v some_o observation_n from_o it_o 1._o 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omne_fw-la therefore_o most_o perfect_a therefore_o but_o simpliciter_fw-la there_o be_v none_o good_a but_o god_n verè_fw-la perfectè_fw-la summè_fw-la simpliciter_fw-la one_o god_n who_o be_v infinite_o wise_a infinite_o good_a infinite_o powerful_a infinite_o holy_a there_o be_v none_o good_a but_o god_n true_o perfect_o chief_o simple_o if_o there_o shall_v be_v more_o god_n then_o one_o than_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o distribution_n of_o excellency_n there_o will_v be_v some_o perfection_n in_o one_o god_n which_o be_v not_o in_o the_o other_o so_o each_o of_o they_o will_v be_v imperfect_a neither_o shall_v be_v god_n because_o each_o imperfect_a for_o there_o be_v no_o imperfection_n in_o the_o godhead_n a_o imperfect_a god_n be_v no_o god_n because_o that_o which_o have_v be_v from_o 2._o arg._n 2._o himself_o and_o be_v a_o absolute_a independent_a be_v can_v be_v but_o one_o now_o god_n have_v a_o absolute_a independent_a be_v from_o himself_o therefore_o he_o call_v 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worship_v as_o god_n because_o of_o their_o usefulness_n by_o those_o delude_a heathen_n thus_o the_o people_n of_o judah_n when_o they_o fall_v to_o idolatry_n burn_v incense_v as_o they_o term_v it_o to_o the_o queen_n of_o heaven_n pour_v out_o drink_v offering_n to_o she_o and_o make_v her_o cake_n to_o worship_n she_o jerem._n 44._o for_o say_v they_o to_o the_o prophet_n when_o we_o do_v thus_o then_o have_v we_o plenty_n of_o victual_n and_o be_v well_o and_o see_v no_o evil_n ver_fw-la 17._o therefore_o the_o egyptian_n will_v worship_v fire_n cattle_n onion_n dog_n etc._n etc._n and_o the_o persian_n will_v worship_v the_o sun_n moon_n and_o star_n 3._o from_o a_o conceit_n that_o devil_n do_v all_o mischief_n to_o they_o therefore_o they_o will_v worship_v even_o devil_n themselves_o to_o pacify_v they_o 4._o the_o devil_n himself_o do_v earnest_o labour_v to_o blind_v the_o eye_n of_o the_o heathen_a by_o foretell_v thing_n to_o come_v which_o beget_v in_o they_o a_o opinion_n of_o a_o deity_n therefore_o they_o do_v offer_v sacrifice_n to_o they_o and_o will_v go_v to_o their_o oracle_n to_o demand_v future_a thing_n which_o give_v they_o a_o ambiguous_a answer_n 5._o sometime_o they_o will_v frame_v a_o god_n according_a to_o their_o own_o lust_n and_o wicked_a condition_n as_o those_o that_o be_v give_v to_o lust_n and_o adultery_n make_v venus_n their_o goddess_n they_o that_o wâ—re_v give_v to_o theft_n make_v mercury_n their_o god_n they_o that_o be_v give_v to_o murder_v and_o war_n make_v mars_n their_o god_n 6._o the_o apostle_n give_v the_o true_a reason_n of_o all_o sc_fw-mi god_n judgement_n upon_o they_o give_v they_o up_o to_o a_o blind_a mind_n and_o vain_a imagination_n for_o their_o contempt_n of_o the_o true_a and_o only_o god_n râ—m_n 1._o 21._o 22_o 23._o because_o that_o when_o they_o know_v god_n they_o glorify_v he_o not_o as_o god_n neither_o be_v thankful_a but_o become_v vain_a in_o their_o imagination_n and_o their_o foolish_a heaâ—t_n be_v darken_a profess_v themselves_o wise_a they_o become_v fool_n and_o change_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o incorruptible_a god_n into_o a_o image_n make_v like_o corruptible_a man_n and_o to_o bird_n and_o fourfooted_a beast_n and_o creep_a thing_n therefore_o god_n give_v they_o up_o to_o their_o own_o heart_n lust_n and_o so_o they_o change_v the_o truth_n of_o god_n into_o a_o lie_n and_o worship_v and_o serve_v the_o creature_n more_o than_o the_o create_v 〈…〉_o who_o be_v bless_v for_o ever_o amen_n ver_fw-la 25._o this_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o god_n give_v man_n up_o to_o idolatry_n in_o these_o day_n 2_o thes_n 2._o 10_o 11._o the_o apostle_n have_v describe_v the_o come_n of_o the_o man_n oâ—_n sin_n to_o be_v after_o the_o work_n of_o satan_n with_o all_o power_n and_o sign_n and_o lie_v wonder_n and_o with_o all_o deceiveablenesse_n of_o unrighteousness_n in_o they_o that_o perish_v because_o they_o receive_v not_o the_o love_n of_o the_o truth_n that_o 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46._o hold_v before_o his_o conversion_n because_o i_o believe_v there_o be_v none_o here_o that_o hold_v that_o wretched_a tenet_n there_o be_v other_o heretic_n call_v tritheitae_n who_o hold_v there_o be_v three_o god_n and_o that_o upon_o this_o ground_n because_o there_o be_v three_o person_n and_o each_o person_n be_v very_a god_n this_o error_n arise_v from_o the_o ignorance_n of_o this_o in_o that_o they_o consider_v not_o that_o though_o the_o three_o person_n be_v true_o distinct_a yet_o be_v they_o but_o one_o and_o the_o self_n same_o glorious_a be_v and_o essence_n i_o hope_v there_o be_v none_o that_o hear_v i_o that_o think_v the_o three_o person_n in_o holy_a trinity_n to_o be_v three_o god_n real_o distinct_a now_o because_o the_o heathen_a have_v worship_v many_o god_n and_o because_o mâ—ny_v error_n have_v spring_v from_o thence_o i_o will_v draw_v these_o useful_a consideration_n from_o the_o premise_n 1._o we_o may_v see_v in_o they_o the_o most_o horrible_a pollution_n of_o nature_n by_o the_o fall_n of_o adam_n the_o strong_a and_o strange_a proneness_n of_o man_n heart_n natural_o to_o idolatry_n and_o to_o make_v many_o go_n how_o can_v we_o but_o wonder_v to_o consider_v how_o reasonable_a man_n shall_v be_v so_o besot_v blind_a and_o stupefy_v as_o to_o fall_v down_o before_o stock_n and_o stone_n beast_n and_o clout_n and_o worship_v they_o for_o god_n hence_o god_n compare_v they_o to_o ox_n and_o ass_n yea_o make_v they_o more_o brutish_a isa_n 1._o 3._o 2._o we_o may_v see_v hence_o the_o full_a necessity_n of_o have_v the_o holy_a scripture_n which_o be_v god_n own_o testimony_n of_o himself_o as_o he_o be_v and_o how_o many_o god_n there_o be_v or_o rather_o that_o there_o be_v but_o one_o god_n the_o only_a live_n and_o true_a god_n then_o what_o a_o mercy_n be_v it_o to_o have_v the_o scripture_n read_v and_o diligent_o preach_v among_o we_o why_o do_v the_o gentile_n like_o blind_a sodomite_n go_v feeling_n and_o grope_v 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o creature_n and_o to_o this_o may_v be_v add_v their_o hyperdulia_fw-la to_o the_o virgin_n mary_n but_o we_o find_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v promiscuous_o use_v for_o service_n to_o god_n and_o the_o creature_n therefore_o it_o be_v a_o mere_a verbal_a distinction_n because_o they_o signify_v one_o and_o the_o same_o no_o distinction_n will_v excuse_v the_o papist_n from_o idolatry_n and_o as_o they_o give_v divine_a worship_n to_o other_o rather_o then_o to_o god_n they_o make_v more_o god_n then_o one_o their_o own_o prayer_n put_v up_o to_o the_o virgin_n mary_n testify_v against_o they_o that_o they_o make_v she_o a_o god_n pray_v to_o she_o for_o grace_n and_o mercy_n yea_o their_o put_v up_o