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worthy_a and_o meet_a to_o be_v partaker_n of_o the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o saint_n in_o light_n such_o as_o have_v do_v his_o commandment_n and_o perform_v the_o term_n of_o the_o gospel-covenant_n have_v right_o to_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n and_o admission_n through_o the_o gate_n into_o the_o city_n chap._n ii_o the_o probability_n of_o the_o question_n argue_v from_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o god_n and_o man._n the_o question_n be_v thus_o brief_o state_v i_o shall_v lay_v down_o such_o proposition_n as_o shall_v render_v it_o fair_o probable_a to_o person_n of_o free_a and_o vnprejudiced_a mind_n and_o will_v give_v themselves_o liberty_n to_o consider_v thing_n without_o byass_n and_o partiality_n 1._o god_n perfection_n be_v infinite_a his_o power_n have_v no_o limit_n of_o extension_n he_o can_v effect_v all_o thing_n that_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o power_n there_o be_v nothing_o impossible_a unto_o he_o his_o wisdom_n be_v of_o vast_a extent_n and_o 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all_o thing_n and_o there_o it_o rest_v and_o be_v satisfy_v that_o be_v the_o proper_a and_o terminate_a object_n of_o all_o humane_a knowledge_n and_o disquisition_n when_o we_o have_v pursue_v thing_n thither_o be_v we_o sit_v down_o in_o complacency_n and_o solace_v ourselves_o in_o our_o acqusition_n 6._o what_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n can_v receive_v of_o the_o divine_a perfection_n at_o once_o it_o may_v receive_v at_o many_o time_n and_o by_o succession_n the_o soul_n be_v a_o limit_a essence_n it_o can_v receive_v or_o know_v much_o of_o the_o excellency_n of_o god_n at_o one_o single_a grasp_v or_o fathom_n but_o at_o several_a time_n and_o successive_o it_o may_v know_v much_o and_o how_o much_o be_v not_o safe_a to_o say_v or_o determine_v ten_o thousand_o man_n can_v pass_v the_o gate_n of_o a_o city_n at_o once_o but_o in_o succession_n of_o time_n many_o million_o may_v do_v it_o all_o the_o water_n in_o the_o ocean_n
that_o forbid_v such_o opinion_n or_o apprehension_n though_o it_o teach_v no_o such_o doctrine_n nor_o do_v i_o affirm_v it_o certain_o true_a or_o necessary_a yet_o i_o find_v not_o any_o thing_n in_o the_o content_n thereof_o which_o be_v opposite_a unto_o it_o or_o inconsistent_a with_o it_o i_o do_v not_o affirm_v there_o shall_v be_v a_o succession_n of_o world_n equal_o wicked_a with_o this_o and_o consequent_o such_o as_o shall_v need_v a_o saviour_n and_o redeemer_n but_o what_o hinder_v that_o there_o may_v not_o be_v a_o world_n yea_o many_o world_n that_o may_v retain_v their_o primitive_a integrity_n and_o state_n and_o that_o god_n may_v govern_v they_o by_o natural_a and_o reveal_v law_n since_o adam_n while_o innocent_a be_v so_o govern_v and_o after_o such_o a_o part_n of_o time_n as_o shall_v seem_v good_a to_o the_o pleasure_n of_o his_o will_n remove_v the_o inhabitant_n thereof_o to_o better_a and_o more_o glorious_a habitation_n 23._o yea_o let_v i_o add_v that_o i_o be_o not_o very_o sure_a that_o god_n govern_v the_o saint_n and_o angel_n in_o heaven_n by_o no_o other_o but_o natural_a law_n the_o service_n the_o they_o do_v to_o god_n almighty_a either_o in_o the_o protect_v of_o kingdom_n church_n and_o particular_a person_n or_o in_o punish_v his_o enemy_n may_v in_o my_o apprehension_n by_o perform_v in_o obedience_n to_o some_o positive_a and_o particular_a command_n and_o revelation_n for_o although_o reward_n and_o punishment_n be_v of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n yet_o the_o time_n and_o of_o measure_n they_o be_v not_o so_o what_o law_n of_o nature_n do_v determine_v when_o and_o in_o what_o degree_n and_o measure_n the_o enemy_n of_o god_n and_o of_o his_o people_n shall_v be_v punish_v and_o chastise_v what_o law_n of_o nature_n do_v appoint_v when_o kingdom_n and_o church_n shall_v be_v protect_v or_o deliver_v out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o their_o oppressor_n and_o such_o as_o seek_v their_o ruin_n these_o thing_n seem_v to_o i_o 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