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not_o yourselves_o but_o give_v place_n unto_o wrath_n for_o it_o be_v write_v vengeance_n belong_v unto_o i_o i_o will_v recompense_v say_v the_o lord_n it_o be_v write_v deut._n 32._o where_o moses_n after_o that_o he_o have_v gather_v together_o the_o elder_n and_o officer_n of_o israel_n to_o speak_v in_o their_o audience_n &_o have_v foretell_v they_o that_o after_o his_o death_n they_o will_v utter_o be_v corrupt_a and_o turn_v from_o the_o way_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o that_o therefore_o evil_a shall_v come_v upon_o they_o at_o the_o length_n he_o set_v down_o that_o his_o most_o excellent_a and_o spiritual_a song_n wherein_o his_o doctrine_n drop_v as_o the_o rain_n and_o his_o speech_n still_v like_o the_o sweet_a shower_n upon_o the_o herb_n in_o which_o his_o song_n he_o first_o make_v rehearsal_n of_o the_o inestimable_a benefit_n pour_v down_o in_o great_a abundance_n upon_o that_o people_n then_o he_o speak_v of_o their_o ingratitude_n lade_v with_o fatness_n they_o 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that_o trust_v in_o he_o this_o his_o protestation_n we_o read_v vers_fw-la 35_o 36._o of_o that_o song_n vengeance_n and_o recompense_n be_v i_o their_o foot_n shall_v slide_v in_o due_a time_n for_o the_o day_n of_o their_o destruction_n be_v at_o hand_n &_o the_o thing_n that_o shall_v come_v upon_o they_o make_v haste_n for_o the_o lord_n shall_v judge_v his_o people_n and_o repent_v towards_o his_o servante_n word_n of_o a_o double_a use_n they_o yield_v matter_n of_o comfort_n to_o all_o the_o faithful_a god_n will_v revenge_v all_o wrong_n do_v unto_o they_o for_o the_o lord_n shall_v judge_v his_o people_n &_o repent_v towards_o his_o servant_n they_o yield_v also_o matter_n of_o fearfulness_n and_o horror_n to_o all_o the_o wicked_a who_o must_v know_v that_o god_n be_v a_o revengeful_a judge_n the_o day_n of_o their_o destruction_n be_v at_o hand_n the_o thing_n that_o shall_v come_v upon_o they_o make_v haste_n their_o foot_n shall_v slide_v in_o due_a time_n for_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v and_o his_o say_n be_v immutable_a vengeance_n and_o recompense_n be_v i_o now_o we_o see_v the_o natural_a meaning_n of_o these_o word_n as_o they_o be_v use_v deut_n 32._o and_o allege_v rom._n 12._o they_o confirm_v that_o constant_a and_o eternal_a rule_n of_o right_n and_o wrong_n well_o know_v to_o the_o wise_a of_o the_o heathen_a by_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n homer_n in_o the_o four_o of_o his_o iliad_n theocritus_n in_o his_o ten_o idyllium_n pindarus_n in_o his_o pythia_n and_o general_o the_o residue_n of_o profane_a writer_n all_o do_v give_v their_o assent_n to_o this_o that_o god_n find_v out_o the_o wicked_a man_n wheresoever_o to_o be_v avenge_v on_o he_o i_o will_v not_o hold_v you_o with_o any_o recital_n of_o their_o say_n for_o it_o be_v not_o the_o delivery_n of_o a_o latin_a or_o greek_a sentence_n out_o of_o such_o author_n that_o will_v much_o edify_v the_o word_n of_o god_n i_o know_v be_v lively_a and_o mighty_a in_o operation_n in_o it_o be_v this_o eternal_a rule_n of_o right_n and_o wrong_n establish_v mention_v whereof_o be_v make_v by_o junius_n paral._n 24._o lib._n 2._o to_o this_o sense_n there_o be_v no_o cause_n why_o man_n shall_v be_v careful_a to_o procure_v revenge_n against_o or_o to_o take_v revenge_n upon_o such_o as_o have_v wrong_v they_o it_o be_v their_o part_n rather_o to_o rest_v in_o god_n and_o to_o commit_v all_o their_o injury_n unto_o he_o that_o he_o to_o who_o alone_a vengeance_n belong_v may_v at_o length_n show_v himself_o it_o be_v a_o axiom_n among_o schoole-divines_a nihil_fw-la obstat_fw-la quo_fw-la minùs_fw-la speciales_fw-la sententias_fw-la transferamus_fw-la ad_fw-la doctrinam_fw-la universalem_fw-la a_o particular_a and_o special_a sentence_n may_v be_v a_o good_a ground_n to_o a_o universal_a doctrine_n albeit_o therefore_o it_o be_v moses_n his_o purpose_n in_o use_v these_o word_n and_o paul_n in_o cite_v they_o to_o dissuade_v the_o godly_a from_o all_o private_a 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of_o god_n and_o his_o christ_n shall_v fall_v away_o from_o god_n and_o godliness_n from_o christ_n &_o christianity_n his_o root_n shall_v be_v rottenness_n and_o his_o bud_n shall_v rise_v up_o like_o the_o dust_n for_o the_o mighty_a one_o of_o israel_n have_v put_v on_o the_o garment_n of_o vengeance_n for_o clothing_n and_o be_v clad_v with_o zeal_n as_o with_o a_o cloak_n will_v come_v near_o to_o they_o in_o judgement_n and_o will_v be_v a_o swift_a witness_n against_o they_o for_o as_o the_o prophet_n jeremie_n chap._n 51.56_o speak_v to_o the_o confusion_n of_o idolatrous_a babel_n the_o lord_n god_n that_o recompense_v shall_v sure_o recompense_v so_o speak_v our_o apostle_n to_o the_o astonishment_n of_o all_o backsliders_a we_o know_v he_o that_o have_v say_v vengeance_n belong_v unto_o i_o i_o will_v recompense_v say_v the_o lord_n vengeance_n belong_v unto_o i_o in_o speak_v of_o the_o vengeance_n of_o god_n our_o first_o care_n must_v be_v not_o to_o derogate_v any_o 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