thing_n to_o serve_v god_n this_o quench_v the_o spirit_n and_o hinder_v all_o good_a motion_n that_o be_v in_o our_o heart_n sect._n 5._o of_o man_n thought_n of_o distrust_n the_o four_o evil_a thought_n concern_v god_n be_v a_o thought_n of_o distrust_n thus_o frame_v in_o the_o mind_n god_n do_v not_o regard_v i_o god_n will_v not_o help_v i_o god_n will_v not_o be_v merciful_a unto_o i_o this_o think_v make_v entrance_n unto_o the_o fall_n of_o our_o first_o parent_n for_o first_o eve_n look_v upon_o the_o fruit_n &_o see_v that_o it_o be_v beutifull_a and_o then_o enter_v into_o her_o heart_n a_o thought_n of_o distrust_n after_o this_o manner_n it_o may_v be_v it_o be_v not_o true_a which_o god_n have_v say_v to_o we_o concern_v this_o fruit_n and_o it_o may_v be_v god_n regard_v we_o not_o as_o we_o think_v he_o do_v in_o that_o he_o deny_v we_o this_o fruit_n here_o upon_o her_o will_n and_o her_o affection_n be_v carry_v to_o the_o break_n of_o god_n commandment_n and_o so_o 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and_o most_o ignorant_a shall_v know_v and_o understand_v the_o holy_a scripture_n for_o else_o he_o will_v never_o have_v pen_v they_o in_o a_o phrase_n &_o style_n that_o do_v so_o well_o accord_n to_o the_o capacity_n of_o the_o simple_a ii_o point_n the_o decree_n itself_o i_o will_v henceforth_o curse_v the_o ground_n no_o more_o for_o man_n cause_n this_o be_v the_o peremptory_a law_n of_o god_n touch_v the_o restauration_n of_o nature_n wherein_o be_v contain_v two_o thing_n first_o what_o god_n have_v do_v second_o what_o god_n will_v not_o do_v hereafter_o the_o thing_n that_o god_n have_v do_v be_v the_o cursing_z of_o the_o earth_n for_o he_o say_v i_o will_v curse_v no_o more_o imply_v that_o he_o once_o curse_v it_o in_o this_o observe_v that_o god_n may_v true_o be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o cause_n of_o curse_n and_o to_o curse_v his_o creature_n not_o only_o for_o that_o he_o do_v ordain_v and_o decree_v all_o curse_n but_o also_o because_o he_o inflict_v they_o upon_o the_o 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what_o comfort_n can_v he_o have_v in_o the_o time_n of_o trouble_n that_o be_v persuade_v it_o come_v whole_o from_o the_o devil_n and_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n be_v not_o therein_o we_o therefore_o must_v learn_v to_o reform_v this_o opinion_n and_o know_v that_o cross_n and_o trouble_v come_v from_o god_n this_o david_n know_v well_o and_o therefore_o when_o shemi_n curse_v he_o and_o rail_v on_o he_o he_o forbid_v abâ—shai_n to_o touch_v he_o because_o say_v he_o 10._o what_o if_o or_o it_o may_v be_v god_n have_v bid_v he_o curse_n david_n so_o joseph_n tell_v his_o brethren_n who_o most_o traitorous_o sell_v he_o into_o egypt_n that_o 5._o the_o lord_n send_v he_o before_o they_o second_o here_o consider_v the_o impulsive_a cause_n that_o move_v god_n to_o curse_v the_o earth_n by_o a_o flood_n it_o be_v not_o in_o the_o earth_n but_o in_o man_n i_o will_v henceforth_o curse_v the_o earth_n no_o more_o for_o man_n that_o be_v for_o man_n sin_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n there_o be_v two_o especial_a sin_n record_v for_o which_o god_n send_v this_o curse_n first_o carnal_a security_n they_o be_v choke_v with_o worldly_a care_n and_o drown_v in_o earthly_a pleasure_n in_o the_o day_n of_o noah_n they_o do_v eat_v and_o drink_v marry_v and_o give_v in_o marriage_n matth._n 24._o 38._o second_o the_o contempt_n of_o the_o gospel_n in_o the_o ministry_n of_o noah_n who_o preach_v a_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o year_n unto_o they_o while_o the_o ark_n be_v in_o building_n but_o they_o be_v disobedient_a as_o 2d_o s._n peter_n say_v follow_v their_o own_o pleasure_n and_o delight_n whereby_o it_o appear_v that_o these_o two_o sin_n security_n and_o contempt_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v most_o grievous_a sin_n for_o these_o bring_v destruction_n not_o only_o upon_o all_o mankind_n noah_n and_o his_o family_n except_v but_o even_o upon_o all_o creature_n that_o live_v by_o breath_n now_o look_v as_o these_o sin_n be_v in_o the_o old_a world_n even_o so_o be_v they_o 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