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fruitful_a season_n fill_v their_o heart_n with_o food_n and_o gladness_n act._n 16.17_o the_o heathen_n take_v notice_n of_o it_o and_o signify_v it_o by_o feign_v their_o god_n saturn_n to_o be_v bind_v a_o whole_a year_n in_o a_o soft_a cord_n a_o cord_n of_o wool_n and_o express_v it_o by_o this_o proverb_n the_o mill_n of_o the_o god_n grind_v slow_o i._n e._n god_n do_v not_o use_v man_n with_o that_o severity_n that_o they_o deserve_v the_o mill_n be_v usual_o â—â—nned_v by_o criminal_o condemn_v to_o that_o work_n 14._o work_n rhodigi_n l._n 6._o c._n 14._o this_o in_o scripture_n be_v frequent_o express_v by_o a_o slowness_n to_o anger_n psal_n 103.8_o sometime_o by_o long_a suffering_n which_o be_v a_o patience_n with_o duration_n psal_n 145.8_o and_o joel_n 2.13_o he_o be_v slow_a to_o anger_n he_o take_v not_o the_o first_o occasion_n of_o a_o provocation_n he_o be_v long_o suffer_v rom._n 9.22_o and_o psal_n 86.15_o he_o forbear_v punishment_n upon_o many_o occasion_n offer_v he_o it_o be_v long_a before_o he_o consent_v to_o give_v fire_n to_o his_o wrath_n and_o shoot_v out_o his_o thunderbolt_n sin_n have_v a_o loud_a cry_n but_o god_n seem_v to_o stop_v his_o ear_n not_o to_o hear_v the_o clamour_n it_o raise_v and_o the_o charge_v it_o present_v he_o keep_v his_o sword_n a_o long_a time_n in_o the_o sheath_n one_o call_v the_o patience_n of_o god_n the_o sheath_n of_o his_o sword_n upon_o those_o word_n ezek._n 21.3_o i_o will_v draw_v forth_o my_o sword_n out_o of_o his_o sheath_n loc_n sheath_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d theodoret_n in_o loc_n this_o be_v one_o remarkable_a letter_n in_o the_o name_n of_o god_n he_o himself_o proclaim_v it_o exod._n 34.6_o the_o lord_n the_o lord_n god_n merciful_a gracious_a and_o long_a suffering_n and_o moses_n plead_v it_o in_o the_o behalf_n of_o the_o people_n numb_a 14.18_o where_o he_o place_v it_o in_o the_o first_o rank_n the_o lord_n be_v long_o suffer_v and_o of_o great_a mercy_n it_o be_v 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the_o divine_a nature_n be_v the_o natural_a foundation_n for_o his_o dominion_n he_o have_v wisdom_n to_o know_v what_o be_v fit_a for_o he_o to_o do_v and_o a_o immutable_a righteousness_n whereby_o he_o can_v do_v any_o thing_n base_a and_o unworthy_a he_o have_v a_o foreknowledge_n whereby_o he_o be_v able_a to_o order_v all_o thing_n to_o answer_v his_o own_o glorious_a design_n and_o the_o end_n of_o his_o government_n that_o nothing_o can_v go_v awry_o nothing_o put_v he_o to_o a_o stand_n and_o constrain_v he_o to_o meditate_v new_a counsel_n 73._o counsel_n caâ—â—â—â—_n p._n a 1_n aâ—â—â—â—â—_n dissert_n p._n 72_o 73._o so_o that_o if_o it_o can_v be_v suppose_v that_o the_o world_n have_v not_o be_v create_v by_o he_o that_o the_o part_n of_o it_o have_v meet_v together_o by_o chance_n and_o be_v compact_v into_o such_o a_o body_n none_o but_o god_n the_o supreme_a and_o most_o excellent_a be_v in_o the_o world_n can_v have_v merit_v and_o deserve_o challenge_v the_o 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