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A61882 Fourteen sermons heretofore preached IIII. Ad clervm, III. Ad magistratvm, VII. Ad popvlvm / by Robert Sanderson ...; Sermons. Selections Sanderson, Robert, 1587-1663. 1657 (1657) Wing S605; ESTC R13890 499,470 466

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which_o fall_v so_o daily_a and_o thick_a upon_o we_o from_o heaven_n whether_o to_o warn_v we_o or_o to_o plague_v we_o be_v but_o arrow_n which_o ourselves_o first_o shoot_v up_o against_o heaven_n and_o now_o drop_v down_o again_o with_o double_a force_n upon_o our_o head_n omnis_fw-la poena_fw-la propter_fw-la culpam_fw-la all_o evil_n of_o pain_n be_v for_o the_o evil_n of_o sin_n i_o say_v four_a all_o such_o evil_n be_v for_o our_o own_o sin_n 9_o the_o scripture_n be_v plain_a 1.17_o god_n judge_v every_o man_n according_a to_o his_o own_o work_n 6.5_o every_o man_n shall_v bear_v his_o own_o burden_n etc._n etc._n god_n have_v enjoin_v it_o as_o a_o law_n for_o magistrate_n wherein_o they_o have_v also_o his_o example_n to_o lead_v they_o that_o 24.16_o not_o the_o father_n for_o the_o child_n nor_o the_o child_n for_o the_o father_n but_o every_o man_n shall_v be_v put_v to_o death_n for_o his_o own_o sin_n deuteron_n 24._o if_o israel_n take_v up_o a_o proverb_n of_o their_o 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undertake_v for_o another_o man_n debt_n make_v it_o his_o own_o and_o stand_v chargeable_a with_o it_o as_o if_o it_o be_v his_o own_o personal_a debt_n so_o christ_n become_v surety_n for_o our_o sin_n make_v they_o 21._o his_o own_o and_o so_o be_v punishable_a for_o they_o as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v his_o own_o personal_a sin_n 2.24_o who_o his_o own_o self_n bear_v our_o sin_n in_o his_o own_o body_n upon_o the_o tree_n 1_o pet._n 2_o that_o he_o be_v punish_v for_o we_o who_o himself_o deserve_v no_o punishment_n it_o be_v because_o 5.21_o he_o be_v make_v sin_n for_o we_o who_o himself_o know_v no_o sin_n so_o that_o i_o say_v in_o some_o sense_n the_o assertion_n may_v be_v defend_v universal_o and_o without_o exception_n but_o yet_o i_o desire_v rather_o it_o may_v be_v thus_o christ_n only_o except_v all_o the_o pain_n and_o evil_n of_o man_n be_v bring_v upon_o they_o for_o their_o own_o sin_n these_o three_o point_n then_o be_v certain_a and_o it_o be_v needful_a they_o shall_v be_v well_o understand_v and_o remember_v 10._o because_o nothing_o can_v be_v object_v against_o god_n justice_n in_o the_o punish_n of_o sin_n which_o may_v not_o be_v easy_o remove_v if_o we_o have_v recourse_n to_o some_o one_o or_o other_o of_o these_o three_o certainty_n and_o right_o apply_v they_o all_o the_o three_o doubt_n propose_v in_o the_o beginning_n have_v one_o and_o the_o same_o resolution_n answer_v one_o and_o answer_n all_o ahab_n here_o sin_v by_o oppression_n and_o yet_o the_o evil_n must_v light_v though_o not_o all_o of_o it_o for_o some_o part_n of_o it_o fall_v and_o be_v perform_v upon_o ahab_n himself_n yet_o the_o main_a of_o it_o upon_o his_o son_n jehoram_n i_o will_v will_v not_o bring_v the_o evil_n in_o his_o day_n but_o in_o his_o son_n day_n will_v i_o bring_v the_o evil_n upon_o his_o house_n it_o be_v not_o jehorams_fw-mi case_n alone_a it_o be_v a_o thing_n that_o often_o have_v and_o daily_o do_v befall_v many_o other_o in_o genesis_n 9_o when_o noah_n ungracious_a son_n ham_n have_v discover_v his_o father_n nakedness_n the_o old_a man_n no_o doubt_n by_o god_n special_a inspiration_n lay_v the_o curse_n not_o upon_o ham_n himself_o but_o upon_o his_o son_n canaan_n 9.25_o curse_a be_v canaan_n etc._n etc._n and_o god_n ratify_v the_o curse_n by_o root_a out_o the_o posterity_n of_o canaan_n first_o out_o of_o the_o pleasant_a land_n wherein_o they_o be_v seat_v and_o then_o afterward_o from_o the_o face_n of_o the_o whole_a earth_n jeroboam'_v 30._o idolatry_n cut_v off_o his_o posterity_n from_o the_o kingdom_n and_o the_o 36._o wickedness_n of_o eli_n his_o son_n they_o from_o the_o priesthood_n of_o israel_n gehasi_fw-la with_o the_o bribe_n he_o take_v purchase_v a_o 5.27_o leprosy_n in_o fee-simple_n to_o he_o and_o his_o heir_n for_o ever_o the_o jew_n for_o ston_a the_o prophet_n of_o god_n but_o most_o of_o all_o for_o crucify_a the_o son_n of_o god_n bring_v bloodguiltinesse_n not_o only_o upon_o 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the_o three_o and_o four_o generation_n there_o be_v no_o question_n then_o the_o facto_fw-la but_o so_o it_o be_v 11._o the_o sin_n of_o the_o father_n be_v visit_v upon_o the_o child_n but_o de_fw-la jure_fw-la with_o what_o right_a and_o equity_n it_o be_v so_o it_o be_v as_o saint_n chrysostome_n speak_v 28._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o question_n famous_a and_o much_o debate_v the_o consideration_n which_o i_o find_v give_v in_o for_o the_o resolution_n of_o this_o question_n 3._o by_o those_o that_o have_v purposely_o handle_v it_o be_v very_o many_o but_o multitude_n breed_v confusion_n and_o therefore_o i_o propose_v no_o more_o but_o two_o only_a unto_o which_o so_o many_o of_o the_o rest_n as_o be_v material_a may_v be_v reduce_v and_o those_o two_o ground_v upon_o the_o certainty_n already_o declare_v the_o former_a concern_v the_o nature_n of_o those_o punishment_n which_o be_v inflict_v upon_o the_o child_n for_o the_o father_n sin_n the_o late_a the_o condition_n of_o those_o child_n upon_o who_o such_o punishment_n be_v inflict_v as_o to_o the_o first_o 12._o the_o punishment_n which_o god_n bring_v usual_o upon_o the_o child_n for_o the_o father_n sin_n be_v only_o temporal_a and_o outward_a punishment_n some_o have_v be_v plague_v with_o infectious_a disease_n as_o 5.27_o gehazy_n posterity_n and_o 3.29_o joabs_n also_o if_o that_o curse_n which_o david_n pronounce_v against_o he_o take_v effect_v as_o it_o be_v like_o it_o do_v some_o have_v come_v to_o untimely_a and_o uncomfortable_a end_n as_o david_n child_n 13.29_o amnon_n and_o 18.15_o absalon_n and_o the_o 16.27.33_o little_a one_o of_o dathan_n and_o abiram_n and_o other_o some_o have_v have_v loss_n and_o reproach_n and_o manifold_a other_o distress_n and_o
bonum_fw-la est_fw-la eligibile_fw-la cajet_fw-fr in_o hunc_fw-la locum_fw-la locum_fw-la aquin._n 1_o secundae_fw-la qu._n 18._o art_n 4._o ad_fw-la 3._o &_o qu._n 19_o art_n 6._o ad_fw-la 1._o ex_fw-la dionys●o_fw-la cap._n 4._o de_fw-fr divin_n nomin_v nomin_v non_fw-fr est_fw-fr actio_fw-la bona_fw-la simpliciter_fw-la nisi_fw-la omnes_fw-la bon●tates_fw-la concurrant_fw-la s●d_fw-la quilibet_fw-la defectus_fw-la singularis_fw-la causat_fw-la malum_fw-la aquin._n 1.2_o qu._n 18._o art_n 4._o ad_fw-la 3._o 3._o 1_o sam._n 15.20_o etc._n etc._n etc._n 2_o sam._n 6.6_o 7_o 7_o mat._n 16.22_o 23._o 23._o greg._n lib._n 28._o moral_a cap._n 13._o euseb._n emiss_a hom_n 26._o and_o other_o other_o mat._n 12.33_o 12.33_o mat._n 6.12_o 6.12_o sed_fw-la videte_fw-la ne_fw-la fortè_fw-la non_fw-la sit_fw-la verè_fw-la oculus_fw-la simplex_fw-la qui_fw-la fallatur_fw-la be_v de_fw-fr precept_n &_o dispensat_fw-la dispensat_fw-la sancta_fw-la hypocrisis_fw-la be_v dominicus_n his_o word_n word_n horat._n lib._n 1._o epist._n 1._o 1._o gaudeo_fw-la sive_fw-la per_fw-la veritatem_fw-la sive_fw-la per_fw-la occasionem_fw-la romanae_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la dignitatem_fw-la ex●olli_fw-la joseph_n stephanus_n de_fw-fr osc._n pe_z in_o epist_n ad_fw-la lect_n lect_n james_n 2.10_o 11._o 11._o eâdem_fw-la doctrinâ_fw-la qua_fw-la horremus_fw-la facere_fw-la mala_fw-la ut_fw-la eveniant_fw-la bona_fw-la horrere_fw-la debemus_fw-la f●cere_fw-la mala_fw-la ut_fw-la evitemus_fw-la pejora_fw-la evitare_fw-la enim_fw-la pejora_fw-la multò_fw-la minus_fw-la bonume_v quam_fw-la evenire_fw-la bonum_fw-la cajetan_n hic_fw-la hic_fw-la non_fw-la enim_fw-la datu●_fw-la p●rplexio_fw-la ex_fw-la parte_fw-la rerum_fw-la sed_fw-la conting●re_fw-la potest_fw-la ex_fw-la p●rte_fw-la hominis_fw-la nescientis_fw-la evadere_fw-la nec_fw-la videntis_fw-la aditum_fw-la evadendi_fw-la absque_fw-la aliquo_fw-la peccato_fw-la cajer_n hic_fw-la see_v the_o gloss_n on_o do_v 13._o item_n adversus_fw-la where_o he_o prove_v against_o gratian_n that_o there_o can_v be_v no_o perplexity_n perplexity_n non_fw-la docet_fw-la eligere_fw-la minus_fw-la peccatum_fw-la sed_fw-la solutionem_fw-la mino●is_fw-la nex●s_fw-la cajetanus_n hic_fw-la speak_v of_o th●_n council_n of_o toledo_n see_n c._n 22._o q._n 4._o per_fw-la tot_fw-la tot_fw-la mat._n 5.37_o 5.37_o exod._n 1.16_o etc._n etc._n etc._n see_v august_n contra_fw-la mend●c_fw-la cap._n 19_o 19_o gen._n 19.8_o p●rturbatio_n animi_fw-la fui●_fw-la ●●n_fw-la consilium_fw-la hist._n scholast_n in_o gen._n cap._n 5_o 5_o sin_n be_v the_o transgression_n of_o the_o law_n 1_o john_n 3.4_o 3.4_o whatsoever_o be_v not_o of_o faith_n be_v sin_n rom._n 14.23_o omne_fw-la quod_fw-la fit_a contra_fw-la conscientiam_fw-la aedificat_fw-la ad_fw-la gehenam_fw-la c._n 28._o q._n 1._o omnes_fw-la sec._n exit_fw-la his_fw-la his_fw-la num._n 25.7_o 8._o 8._o rom._n 2.22_o 2.22_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2_o king_n 18.44_o 45._o 45._o n●c_fw-la samson_n aliter_fw-la excusatur_fw-la quòd_fw-la s●ipsum_fw-la cum_fw-la hostibus_fw-la ruinâ_fw-la domûs_fw-la oppressit_fw-la nisi_fw-la quod_fw-la latenter_fw-la spiritus_fw-la sanctus_n hoc_fw-la ●usserat_fw-la qui_fw-la per_fw-la illum_fw-la miracula_fw-la faciebat_fw-la aug._n l●b_n 1._o de_fw-la civ_o dei_fw-la ca._n 21_o si_fw-la defenditur_fw-la non_fw-la fuisse_fw-la peccatum_fw-la privatum_fw-la habuisse_fw-la consilium_fw-la indubitanter_fw-la credendus_fw-la est_fw-la bern._n de_fw-fr prec_fw-la &_o disp●nsa●_n disp●nsa●_n gen._n 22.2_o 22.2_o chyer_n in_o gen._n 14._o &_o in_o exod._a 3●_n 3●_n 1_o sam._n 17._o 17._o jud._n 10.30_o 10.30_o exod._n 2.12_o 2.12_o judg._n 3_o ●5_n etc._n etc._n etc._n 2_o king_n 1.10_o 12._o 12._o imitando_fw-la ab_fw-la aliis_fw-la exprimi_fw-la nec_fw-la possunt_fw-la nec_fw-la debent_fw-la nifi_n e●dem_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d spiritûs_fw-la exciteatur_fw-la chyer_n in_o exod._n 2._o 2._o luke_n 9.53_o 9.53_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d luc._n 9.55_o 9.55_o de_fw-fr phinees_n autem_fw-la dicendum_fw-la est_fw-la quòd_fw-la ex_fw-la inspiratione_n divina_fw-la zelo_fw-la d●i_fw-la commotus_fw-la hoc_fw-la fecit_fw-la aqui._n 2.2_o qu._n 60._o art_n 6._o ad_fw-la 2._o &_o theologi_fw-la passim_fw-la passim_fw-la sacerdos_n debtor_n est_fw-la ut_fw-la veritatem_fw-la quam_fw-la audivit_fw-la à_fw-la deo_fw-la liberè_fw-la praedicet_fw-la 11._o qu._n 3._o noli_fw-la timere_fw-la exit_fw-la chrysost._n chrysost._n moulin_n buckler_n of_o faith_n part_v 2._o sect_n 4._o and_o not_o only_o we_o but_o some_o of_o their_o own_o too_o see_v espenaecus_fw-la ad_fw-la tit._n cap._n 1._o 1._o in_o quibus_fw-la plus_fw-la proficit_fw-la vitiorum_fw-la ignoratio_fw-la quam_fw-la cognitio_fw-la virtutis_fw-la justin._n lib._n 2._o hist._n cap._n 2._o 2._o quis_fw-la veterum_fw-la poetarum_fw-la plus_fw-la obscoenitatis_fw-la impuritatis_fw-la flagitiorum_fw-la professus_fw-la est_fw-la quam_fw-la docet_fw-la poenitentiale_fw-la burchardi_fw-la quot_fw-la sunt_fw-la qui_fw-la ignorarent_fw-la multa_fw-la quae_fw-la ibi_fw-la leguntur_fw-la nisi_fw-la ex_fw-la ipso_fw-la didicissent_fw-la i.r._n in_o confut_o fab_n burdon_n p._n 305._o qui_fw-la principum_fw-la sacerdotum_fw-la negotiatorum_fw-la ac_fw-la praecipuè_fw-la mulierum_fw-la vitia_fw-la in_o c●ncionibus_fw-la suis_fw-la i●sectentur_fw-la quae_fw-la saepius_fw-la ita_fw-la depingunt_fw-la ut_fw-la obscoenitatem_fw-la doceant_fw-la erasm._n in_o adag_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o cor._n 9.26_o 9.26_o fight_v neither_o with_o small_a nor_o great_a save_v only_o with_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n 2_o king_n 22.31_o 22.31_o isaiah_n 58.1_o 58.1_o if_o the_o trumpet_n give_v a_o uncertain_a sound_n who_o shall_v prepare_v himself_o to_o the_o battle_n 1_o cor._n 14.8_o 14.8_o amos_n 1_o &_o 2._o 2._o penè_fw-la idem_fw-la est_fw-la fidem_fw-la nolle_fw-la asserere_fw-la &_o negare_fw-la fulg._n l._n 1._o ad_fw-la thrasim._n c._n 1._o sicut_fw-la incauta_fw-la locutio_fw-la in_o errorem_fw-la p●rtrahit_fw-la ita_fw-la indiscr●tum_fw-la silentium_fw-la in_o errore_fw-la relinquit_fw-la greg._n in_o mor._n mor._n act_n 20.26_o 27._o 27._o 1_o ●oh_o 3.20_o 3.20_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d act_n 17.11_o non_fw-la requiritur_fw-la quis_fw-la vel_fw-la qualis_fw-la praedicet_fw-la sed_fw-la quid_fw-la praedicet_fw-la distinct._n 19_o secundum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d plat._n in_o charmide_v charmide_v phil._n 1.15_o 16_o 17_o 18._o 18._o gal._n 1.8_o 9_o 9_o mat._n 23.23_o 23.23_o woe_n unto_o you_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n hypocrite_n mat._n 23.13_o 14_o etc._n etc._n etc._n gal._n 5.15_o 5.15_o verse_n 1._o 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chrys._n in_o 1_o cor._n hom_n 29._o 29._o verse_n 8_o 10._o 10._o verse_n 11._o 11._o verse_n 1._o 1._o verse_n 1._o 1._o verse_n 4_o 6._o 6._o verse_n 11._o 11._o verse_n 38._o 38._o james_n 1.17_o 1.17_o ephes._n 4.7_o 4.7_o ne_fw-fr gratia_fw-la &_o donum_fw-la divisum_fw-la sit_fw-la per_fw-la personas_fw-la patris_fw-la &_o filii_fw-la &_o sp._n sancti_fw-la sed_fw-la indiscretae_fw-la unitatis_fw-la &_o naturae_fw-la t●ium_fw-la unum_fw-la opus_fw-la intelligatur_fw-la ambros_n in_o 1_o cor._n 7._o c._n 61._o 61._o v._o aquin._n 1._o qu._n 39.7_o 39.7_o act._n 10.45_o 46._o 46._o id_fw-la est_fw-la donum_fw-la spiritûs_fw-la quo_fw-la dono_fw-la spiritus_fw-la svam_fw-la in_o homine_fw-la praesentiam_fw-la declarat_fw-la metonymy_fw-la eff●cti_fw-la pisca_n in_o schol_a hic_fw-la hic_fw-la v._o aquin._n 1.2_o qu._n 111.1_o 111.1_o duplex_fw-la est_fw-la operatio_fw-la sancti_fw-la spiritús_fw-la operatur_fw-la enim_fw-la in_o nobis_fw-la aliud_fw-la propter_fw-la nos_fw-la aliud_fw-la propter_fw-la proximos_fw-la bern._n in_o paruis_fw-la s●r._n 55._o 55._o geminae_n operationis_fw-la experimentum_fw-la unius_fw-la quâ_fw-la nos_fw-la primo_fw-la intùs_fw-la virtutibus_fw-la solidat_fw-la ad_fw-la salutem_fw-la alterius_fw-la quá_fw-la foris_fw-la quoque_fw-la muneribus_fw-la ornat_fw-la ad_fw-la lucrum_fw-la illas_fw-la nobis_fw-la haec_fw-la nostris_fw-la accepimus_fw-la bernard_n in_o cant._n ser._n 18._o 18._o gal._n 5.22_o 5.22_o 1_o cor._n 7.7_o 7.7_o verse_n 8._o 8._o mat._n 5.16_o 5.16_o exod._n 35.30_o etc._n etc._n etc._n eph._n 4.11_o 13_o 13_o mat._n 28.20_o 28.20_o 1_o cor._n 7.17_o 7.17_o mat._n 25.30_o 25.30_o mat._n 20.6_o 20.6_o 1_o cor._n 14.37_o 14.37_o john_n 20.22_o 20.22_o 2_o tim._n 1.6_o 1.6_o rom._n 1.11_o 1.11_o tit._n 2.7_o 8._o 8._o john_n 2.10_o 2.10_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d restring●ndum_fw-la est_fw-la ad_fw-la praesentem_fw-la hypothesin_n piscat_fw-la schol_n in_o luc._n 20.38_o instance_n see_v john_n 11.7_o ro._n 5.18_o etc._n etc._n etc._n unicuique_fw-la datur_fw-la intellige_fw-la unicuique_fw-la cui_fw-la datur_fw-la piscat_fw-la in_o schol_a hic_fw-la hic_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chrys._n in_o 1_o cor._n hom_n 29._o 1_o cor._n 12.8_o etc._n etc._n etc._n ibid._n ibid._n verse_n 29._o 29._o ephes._n 4.11_o 4.11_o 1_o cor._n 12.28_o 12.28_o jam._n 1.17_o 1.17_o 1_o cor._n 4.7_o 4.7_o 1_o cor._n 4.7_o 4.7_o cum_fw-la illius_fw-la sit_fw-la gratiae_fw-la quod_fw-la creatus_fw-la es_fw-la hieron_n epist._n 139._o attendamus_fw-la gratiam_fw-la dei_fw-la non_fw-la solùm_fw-la quâ_fw-la fecit_fw-la nos_fw-la aug._n in_o psal._n 144._o 144._o deut._n 8.18_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dictum_fw-la agam●mnonis_fw-la ad_fw-la achillem_n apud_fw-la homer_n iliad_n ●_o ●_o 1_o cor._n 12.11_o 12.11_o ibid._n 18._o 18._o rom._n 11.35_o 11.35_o isaiah_n 64.8_o 64.8_o rom._n 9.21_o 9.21_o hab._n 1.16_o 1.16_o heb._n 12.9_o 12.9_o 1_o cor._n 15.41_o 15.41_o james_n 1.17_o 1.17_o james_n 1.5_o 1.5_o jam._n 1.6_o 7._o 7._o hoskins_n
any_o thing_n i_o know_v at_o all_o to_o trouble_v this_o place_n any_o more_o hereafter_o let_v we_o all_o now_o humble_o beseech_v almighty_a god_n to_o grant_v a_o blessing_n to_o what_o have_v be_v present_o teach_v and_o hear_v that_o it_o may_v work_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o we_o all_o charitable_a affection_n one_o towards_o another_o due_a obedience_n to_o lawful_a authority_n and_o a_o conscionable_a care_n to_o walk_v in_o our_o several_a calling_n faithful_o painful_o and_o peaceable_o to_o the_o comfort_n of_o our_o own_o soul_n the_o edification_n of_o god_n church_n and_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o everblessed_n trinity_n the_o father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n three_o person_n and_o one_o god_n to_o who_o be_v ascribe_v by_o we_o and_o the_o whole_a church_n as_o be_v most_o due_a the_o kingdom_n the_o power_n and_o the_o glory_n for_o ever_o and_o ever_o amen_n ad_fw-la clerum_fw-la the_o second_o sermon_n at_o a_o visitation_n at_o boston_n lincoln_n 24._o apr._n 1621._o rome_n 3.8_o and_o not_o rather_o as_o we_o be_v slanderous_o report_v and_o as_o some_o affirm_v that_o we_o say_v let_v we_o do_v evil_a that_o good_a may_v come_v who_o damnation_n be_v just_a a_o little_a before_o at_o the_o four_o verse_n s._n paul_n have_v deliver_v a_o conclusion_n sound_a and_o comfortable_a and_o strengthen_v it_o from_o david_n both_o experience_n and_o testimony_n in_o 51.4_o ps._n 51._o a_o place_n pregnant_a and_o full_a of_o sinew_n to_o enforce_v it_o the_o conclusion_n in_o effect_n be_v that_o nothing_o in_o man_n can_v annul_v the_o covenant_n of_o god_n neither_o the_o original_a unworthiness_n of_o god_n child_n through_o the_o universal_a corruption_n of_o nature_n nor_o their_o actual_a unfaithfulnesse_n bewray_v through_o frailty_n in_o particular_a trial_n can_v alienate_v the_o free_a love_n of_o god_n from_o they_o or_o cut_v they_o off_o from_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n but_o that_o still_o god_n will_v be_v glorify_v in_o the_o 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the_o three_o and_o last_o and_o worst_a inference_n if_o so_o than_o it_o be_v a_o good_a and_o wise_a resolution_n let_v we_o sin_n free_o and_o bold_o commit_v evil_a the_o colour_n for_o why_o shall_v we_o fear_v to_o do_v that_o from_o which_o so_o much_o good_a may_v come_v in_o this_o verse_n of_o my_o text_n and_o not_o rather_o let_v we_o do_v evil_a that_o good_a may_v come_v this_o last_o cavil_v inference_n the_o apostle_n in_o this_o verse_n both_o bring_v in_o and_o cast_v out_o again_o bring_v in_o as_o a_o objection_n and_o cast_v out_o by_o his_o answer_n a_o answer_n which_o at_o once_o cut_v off_o both_o it_o and_o the_o former_a inference_n and_o the_o answer_n be_v double_a ad_fw-la rem_fw-la ad_fw-la hominem_fw-la that_o concern_v the_o force_n and_o matter_n of_o the_o objection_n this_o the_o state_n and_o danger_n of_o the_o objector_n ad_fw-la rem_fw-la in_o the_o former_a part_n of_o the_o verse_n and_o not_o rather_o as_o we_o be_v slanderous_o report_v 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