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good_a sense_n as_o good_a and_o holy_a man_n in_o this_o place_n send_v from_o the_o lord_n our_o righteousness_n from_o whence_o this_o question_n may_v be_v move_v namely_o how_o the_o word_n of_o god_n by_o good_a man_n yea_o by_o the_o son_n of_o god_n himself_o may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v send_v to_o wicked_a man_n yea_o to_o false_a interpreter_n thereof_o which_o spirit_n of_o falsehood_n be_v never_o find_v but_o in_o the_o devil_n himself_o 1_o this_o point_n narrow_o scan_v may_v breed_v some_o commotion_n in_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n for_o if_o god_n send_v his_o word_n unto_o the_o wicked_a which_o have_v salvation_n in_o it_o then_o if_o he_o deal_v plain_o with_o they_o who_o nature_n it_o be_v so_o to_o do_v his_o intent_n be_v to_o do_v they_o good_a thereby_o and_o to_o save_v they_o and_o if_o so_o then_o salvation_n depend_v upon_o the_o will_n of_o the_o creature_n in_o the_o approve_v or_o disallow_v in_o its_o reception_n or_o rejection_n thereof_o 2_o again_o 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christ_n for_o in_o other_o way_n the_o lord_n never_o send_v nor_o utter_v himself_o in_o his_o own_o language_n and_o upon_o his_o own_o proper_a term_n for_o otherways_o it_o be_v not_o the_o word_n of_o god_n but_o the_o word_n of_o man_n which_o be_v naught_o and_o bring_v to_o naught_o therefore_o if_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v send_v by_o a_o prophet_n a_o wise_a man_n or_o scribe_n man_n that_o be_v godly_a and_o holy_a as_o the_o word_n be_v holy_a be_v one_o with_o it_o for_o the_o word_n of_o christ_n never_o appear_v nor_o utter_v itself_o but_o in_o and_o by_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n for_o if_o it_o come_v not_o from_o he_o in_o who_o god_n and_o man_n consist_v in_o one_o it_o be_v not_o the_o word_n of_o christ_n how_o then_o can_v it_o be_v send_v to_o all_o wicked_a man_n see_v as_o many_o man_n live_v and_o die_v and_o a_o godly_a man_n never_o come_v nigh_o unto_o they_o yea_o it_o may_v be_v as_o be_v like_a people_n and_o nation_n if_o we_o look_v but_o upon_o the_o moor_n indian_n and_o barbarian_n in_o these_o our_o day_n doubtless_o it_o be_v and_o have_v be_v the_o case_n of_o many_o thousand_o man_n in_o the_o world_n never_o to_o hear_v a_o prophet_n and_o holy_a man_n of_o god_n speak_v although_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n may_v speak_v plentiful_o for_o their_o own_o advantage_n as_o also_o many_o infant_n die_v before_o they_o have_v the_o use_n of_o reason_n a_o godly_a man_n therefore_o can_v never_o be_v send_v or_o expesse_fw-la himself_n unto_o they_o 4_o add_v further_o the_o voice_n of_o satan_n never_o utter_v itself_o but_o as_o man_n be_v real_o consider_v therein_o so_o it_o be_v in_o cain_n in_o who_o
conversant_a in_o as_o well_o as_o man_n these_o person_n be_v such_o of_o what_o rank_n soever_o they_o may_v be_v as_o do_v debase_v undervalue_n and_o have_v in_o contempt_n the_o grand_a principle_n and_o main_a pillar_n of_o that_o law_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o life_n which_o be_v in_o christ_n jesus_n and_o prefer_v thing_n which_o perish_v in_o the_o use_n before_o the_o thing_n of_o duration_n wherein_o the_o grace_n of_o salvation_n do_v only_o consist_v 3._o the_o three_o point_n therefore_o declare_v wherein_o this_o grace_n and_o weighty_a matter_n of_o the_o law_n do_v consist_v and_o that_o be_v 1._o in_o judgement_n that_o be_v ability_n to_o discern_v and_o authority_n to_o give_v sentence_n of_o all_o thing_n according_a to_o the_o nature_n and_o end_n of_o they_o design_v they_o to_o their_o proper_a use_n not_o villify_n or_o exalt_v not_o shorten_v or_o extend_v any_o thing_n above_o or_o below_o the_o proper_a nature_n and_o end_n thereof_o 2._o these_o weighty_a matter_n of_o the_o law_n consist_v in_o mercy_n now_o this_o word_n mercy_n by_o conference_n of_o the_o scripture_n be_v of_o large_a comprehension_n the_o hebrew_a word_n châ—seâ—_n signify_v a_o sacred_a affection_n of_o mercy_n piety_n grace_n piety_n grace_n benignity_n and_o bountiful_a good_a will_n to_o any_o without_o respect_n of_o person_n or_o reward_n sometime_o it_o be_v take_v for_o bounteous_a and_o liberal_a exercise_n of_o mercy_n in_o give_v sometime_o for_o the_o mercy_n or_o bounty_n receive_v for_o clemency_n commiseration_n compassion_n tenderness_n and_o love_n gracious_a kindness_n or_o glorious_a grace_n call_v in_o greek_a sometime_o doxa_n glory_n 1_o pet._n 1._o 24._o sometime_o eleos_n mercy_n which_o be_v use_v indifferent_o one_o for_o the_o other_o as_o appear_v by_o compare_v hosea_n 6._o 6._o with_o 9_o 13._o and_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o a_o godly_a man_n be_v call_v in_o hebrew_a chasid_n that_o be_v gracious_a or_o merciful_a psalm_n 4._o 3._o in_o the_o former_a they_o neglect_v and_o despise_v the_o law_n as_o it_o be_v concern_v in_o the_o true_a and_o strict_a view_n and_o sentence_n of_o thing_n as_o a_o righteous_a judge_n and_o in_o the_o second_o they_o vilify_v and_o contemn_v the_o law_n as_o it_o comprehend_v all_o that_o tender_a care_n compassion_n giving_n and_o forgiving_n of_o a_o gracious_a and_o merciful_a father_n of_o such_o like_a consequence_n be_v that_o mint-like_a wash_n in_o outward_a and_o bodily_a baptism_n that_o cummin-like_a eat_n and_o drink_v in_o that_o humane_a frame_n of_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o supper_n that_o annis-like_a gather_v together_o a_o temporary_a congregation_n which_o man_n call_v a_o church_n and_o that_o rew-like_a censure_n of_o excommunication_n out_o of_o such_o a_o corruptible_a incorporation_n with_o all_o the_o green_a herb_n of_o such_o like_a nature_n which_o may_v be_v food_n for_o the_o beast_n as_o well_o as_o at_o the_o use_n and_o service_n of_o the_o 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charge_v his_o royal_a intention_n concern_v the_o son_n of_o man_n to_o be_v that_o which_o it_o never_o be_v which_o be_v no_o less_o then_o to_o give_v that_o which_o be_v truth_n itself_o the_o lie_n rom._n 1._o 25._o but_o let_v god_n be_v true_a and_o all_o such_o interpreter_n shall_v be_v find_v liar_n rom._n 3._o 4._o 1_o john_n 1._o 10._o no_o man_n can_v deny_v but_o that_o the_o whole_a word_n and_o so_o the_o whole_a work_n of_o god_n be_v commit_v to_o every_o one_o of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n for_o the_o management_n thereof_o even_o as_o certain_o as_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n of_o israel_n and_o not_o a_o part_n be_v commit_v unto_o saul_n in_o point_n of_o government_n and_o it_o be_v the_o whole_a kingdom_n which_o be_v rend_v from_o saul_n and_o give_v unto_o david_n 1_o sam._n 15._o 26_o 29._o for_o the_o order_n and_o government_n thereof_o for_o it_o be_v the_o difference_n of_o unction_n that_o breed_v the_o difference_n of_o kingdom_n in_o point_n of_o acceptation_n before_o god_n therefore_o it_o be_v that_o david_n desire_v that_o the_o head_n o_o l_o or_o the_o oil_n of_o the_o head_n come_v not_o upon_o he_o as_o the_o word_n ought_v to_o be_v render_v psalm_n 141._o 5._o that_o be_v that_o chief_a and_o principal_a ointment_n which_o be_v the_o headship_n of_o sâ—ul_a my_o potent_a enemy_n psal_n 140._o 9_o namely_o that_o wisdom_n humane_a in_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o flesh_n set_v forth_o in_o the_o spare_n of_o agag_n so_o honourable_a a_o captive_n subject_v unto_o he_o for_o glory_n and_o the_o beast_n to_o offer_v in_o sacrifice_n to_o god_n as_o man_n wisdom_n be_v as_o far_o from_o attain_v the_o thing_n of_o god_n according_a to_o his_o judgement_n that_o be_v the_o judgement_n of_o god_n as_o a_o beast_n be_v from_o attain_v the_o thing_n of_o man_n so_o that_o saul_n have_v the_o management_n of_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n turn_v into_o a_o kingdom_n of_o darkness_n by_o dispose_v of_o it_o by_o that_o oily_a 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we_o may_v observe_v that_o the_o spirit_n and_o life_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n do_v not_o only_a enterprise_n to_o solicit_v the_o world_n to_o break_v off_o and_o turn_v from_o their_o gross_a aberration_n and_o exorbitancy_n but_o also_o to_o reverse_v and_o repeal_v those_o law_n and_o order_n from_o whence_o they_o spring_v as_o thing_n of_o no_o account_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n nor_o be_v there_o any_o justice_n oâ—_n righteousness_n to_o be_v expect_v from_o any_o humane_a or_o literal_a institution_n or_o order_n further_o than_o it_o be_v use_v by_o he_o who_o have_v that_o spirit_n of_o the_o righteousness_n of_o faith_n to_o be_v his_o instructor_n therein_o therefore_o it_o be_v that_o christ_n affirm_v that_o in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n there_o be_v neither_o marriage_n nor_o give_v in_o marriage_n but_o be_v as_o the_o angel_n of_o god_n in_o heaven_n and_o to_o be_v ignorant_a of_o this_o point_n be_v to_o be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o scripture_n and_o of_o the_o power_n of_o god_n mat._n 22._o 29._o 30._o that_o be_v in_o case_n man_n acknowledge_v not_o that_o any_o temporary_a relation_n simple_o consider_v attain_v not_o unto_o the_o end_n of_o the_o law_n of_o god_n for_o man_n know_v the_o scripture_n and_o the_o power_n of_o god_n can_v but_o see_v and_o acknowledge_v that_o for_o shall_v we_o think_v that_o marriage_n which_o be_v the_o way_n of_o the_o multiplication_n of_o man_n and_o so_o the_o ground_n of_o all_o humane_a institution_n be_v any_o point_n of_o the_o proper_a end_n of_o the_o law_n of_o god_n when_o as_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o christ_n be_v the_o end_n of_o the_o law_n for_o righteousness_n rom._n 10._o 4._o but_o marriage_n as_o a_o humane_a act_n may_v attain_v its_o end_n in_o a_o wicked_a man_n as_o well_o as_o in_o a_o just_a