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this_o be_v gather_v from_o v_o 9_o now_o here_o arise_v a_o question_n quest._n whether_o all_o and_o every_o particular_a man_n be_v mean_v thereby_o when_o it_o be_v say_v that_o god_n be_v not_o willing_a that_o any_o shall_v perish_v but_o that_o all_o shall_v come_v to_o repentance_n answ._n the_o patience_n of_o god_n according_a to_o its_o nature_n have_v that_o use_n and_o end_n to_o lead_v all_o sinner_n unto_o repentance_n rom._n 2._o 4._o and_o in_o that_o sense_n may_v their_o interpretation_n be_v admit_v who_o understand_v these_o word_n and_o the_o like_a of_o all_o and_o every_o particular_a man_n but_o that_o the_o apostle_n in_o this_o place_n have_v special_a reference_n to_o the_o elect_a it_o appear_v thereby_o that_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o belove_a of_o god_n verse_n 8._o and_o reckon_v himself_o among_o the_o number_n of_o we_o say_v that_o god_n be_v long-suffering_a to_o us-ward_n that_o be_v towards_o those_o belove_a and_o be_v not_o willing_a that_o any_o shall_v perish_v that_o be_v any_o of_o they_o because_o god_n principal_a work_n towards_o man_n be_v the_o salvation_n of_o the_o faithful_a and_o therefore_o all_o his_o way_n tend_v thereunto_o as_o unto_o the_o scope_n and_o mark_n whereunto_o they_o be_v direct_v use_v 1_o this_o may_v serve_v to_o reprove_v the_o madness_n of_o those_o man_n that_o blame_v those_o thing_n in_o god_n which_o make_v most_o for_o their_o use_n and_o good_a as_o these_o man_n do_v in_o the_o slackness_n of_o the_o lord_n come_v 2._o to_o admonish_v we_o not_o to_o pervert_v these_o right_a way_n of_o god_n but_o always_o to_o apply_v they_o unto_o that_o use_n whereunto_o they_o tend_v that_o be_v to_o the_o furtherance_n of_o our_o own_o repentance_n and_o salvation_n doct._n 5._o the_o way_n of_o the_o lord_n when_o he_o come_v to_o judgement_n shall_v be_v with_o swiftness_n majesty_n and_o terror_n this_o be_v gather_v from_o verse_n 10._o first_o it_o shall_v be_v sudden_a because_o the_o hour_n and_o day_n thereof_o be_v not_o reveal_v and_o because_o the_o most_o part_n of_o man_n expect_v no_o such_o thing_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v full_a of_o majesty_n and_o terror_n because_o it_o be_v the_o come_n of_o the_o lord_n not_o in_o humility_n as_o his_o first_o come_n be_v but_o in_o glory_n use_v this_o may_v serve_v to_o admonish_v we_o to_o prepare_v our_o selus_fw-la according_o against_o this_o come_n of_o the_o lord_n for_o this_o use_n the_o apostle_n press_v and_o exhort_v we_o unto_o in_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o chap._n verse_n 11._o see_v then_o that_o all_o these_o thing_n shall_v be_v dissolve_v what_o manner_n of_o person_n ought_v you_o to_o be_v in_o all_o holy_a conversation_n and_o godliness_n verse_n 12._o look_v for_o and_o haste_v unto_o the_o come_n of_o the_o day_n of_o god_n wherein_o the_o heaven_n be_v on_o fire_n shall_v be_v dissolve_v and_o the_o element_n shall_v melt_v with_o fervent_a heat_n verse_n 13._o nevertheless_o we_o according_a 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