his_o hand_n alone_o math._n 10.28_o whereof_o man_n be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o instrument_n either_o in_o the_o sentence_n or_o in_o the_o execution_n thereof_o it_o must_v necessary_o be_v so_o see_v otherwise_o the_o give_v of_o life_n can_v not_o be_v entire_o in_o god_n hand_n if_o a_o creature_n at_o his_o pleasure_n may_v take_v away_o that_o which_o he_o himself_o have_v bestow_v and_o second_o it_o be_v fit_a that_o god_n alone_o shall_v have_v the_o dispose_n of_o the_o great_a of_o all_o judgement_n as_o well_o that_o it_o may_v be_v measure_v out_o to_o all_o in_o righteousness_n as_o that_o god_n may_v be_v fear_v alone_o the_o consideration_n hereof_o can_v but_o revive_v the_o heart_n of_o god_n servant_n hate_a and_o persecute_v by_o man_n of_o the_o world_n when_o they_o know_v their_o life_n and_o breath_n be_v in_o god_n hand_n which_o therefore_o none_o can_v take_v away_o but_o by_o his_o will_n and_o decree_n and_o therefore_o 1._o not_o while_n god_n have_v 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ground_n which_o be_v in_o themselves_o infallible_a 1._o the_o holiness_n of_o his_o nature_n by_o which_o he_o be_v constant_o move_v to_o take_v vengeance_n on_o sin_n as_o well_o as_o to_o reward_v righteousness_n 2._o his_o unalterable_a truth_n which_o be_v firm_a than_o heaven_n or_o earth_n see_v numb_a 14.23_o 35._o 3._o his_o unresistable_a power_n deut._n 32.39_o second_o direct_v to_o the_o same_o end_n which_o god_n aim_v at_o in_o all_o his_o way_n and_o work_n the_o fill_n of_o the_o earth_n with_o his_o glory_n numb_a 14.21_o advance_a in_o the_o act_n of_o his_o justice_n as_o well_o as_o of_o his_o mercy_n howsoever_o man_n bewitch_v themselves_o with_o a_o groundless_a hope_n of_o impunity_n in_o their_o sinful_a course_n deut._n 29.19_o whereby_o as_o they_o take_v from_o god_n the_o honour_n of_o his_o justice_n holiness_n and_o truth_n so_o they_o necessary_o overthrow_v all_o the_o ground_n of_o their_o dependence_n upon_o god_n promise_n the_o certainty_n 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harden_v of_o their_o own_o heart_n rom._n 2.4_o 5._o rev._n 2.22_o 23._o 2._o or_o for_o the_o sinner_n sake_n to_o bring_v he_o if_o it_o be_v possible_a to_o repentance_n rom._n 2.4_o as_o god_n bear_v with_o st._n paul_n in_o his_o bloody_a persecution_n win_v he_o at_o the_o last_o or_o 3._o for_o the_o church_n sake_n to_o make_v use_n of_o the_o sinner_n service_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n for_o the_o good_a of_o his_o people_n or_o some_o way_n or_o other_o for_o some_o fit_a opportunity_n or_o some_o special_a occasion_n as_o we_o spare_v the_o execution_n of_o woman_n with_o child_n till_o they_o be_v deliver_v notwithstanding_o vengeance_n overtake_v man_n sometime_o in_o the_o very_a act_n of_o sin_v as_o it_o do_v the_o sodomite_n zimri_n and_o cosby_n corah_n dathan_n and_o abiram_n gehazi_n ananias_n and_o sapphirah_n and_o the_o like_a in_o their_o several_a sin_n let_v man_n tremble_v at_o sin_n as_o at_o a_o serpent_n conceive_v that_o when_o they_o lie_v hold_v on_o 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day_n as_o we_o have_v there_o to_o the_o work_n of_o the_o three_o day_n the_o chief_a whereof_o be_v set_v down_o in_o the_o former_a chapter_n in_o recount_v the_o work_n of_o the_o six_o day_n moses_n have_v relate_v the_o creation_n of_o the_o man_n and_o add_v that_o he_o create_v man_n in_o both_o sex_n how_o this_o be_v do_v the_o holy_a ghost_n record_v at_o large_a in_o this_o place_n wherein_o he_o set_v before_o we_o 1._o the_o cause_n or_o occasion_n of_o create_v the_o woman_n which_o be_v the_o inconvenience_n of_o adam_n solitariness_n and_o the_o unfitnesse_n of_o his_o society_n with_o any_o other_o of_o the_o creature_n 2._o god_n observe_v of_o it_o and_o resolution_n thereupon_o to_o make_v he_o such_o a_o help_n as_o may_v be_v every_o way_n meet_v for_o
and_o abundance_n but_o withal_o kindle_v in_o our_o heart_n a_o long_a desire_n after_o that_o one_o thing_n which_o be_v both_o necessary_a and_o sufficient_a even_o god_n himself_o communicate_v unto_o we_o in_o his_o son_n jesus_n christ_n who_o alone_o be_v unto_o we_o a_o full_a and_o all-sufficient_a treasury_n see_v the_o very_a variety_n of_o these_o outward_a thing_n argue_v their_o insufficiency_n and_o imperfection_n the_o second_o circumstance_n by_o which_o this_o grant_v of_o the_o fruit_n of_o paradise_n be_v enlarge_v be_v that_o god_n give_v not_o the_o man_n only_o the_o taste_n of_o they_o but_o withal_o the_o full_a and_o constant_a fruition_n of_o they_o to_o take_v of_o they_o what_o he_o please_v either_o for_o necessity_n or_o delight_n within_o the_o bound_n of_o sobriety_n without_o any_o other_o limitation_n or_o restraint_n at_o all_o whence_o 6._o observe_v whatsoever_o god_n bestow_v upon_o we_o he_o bestow_v free_o and_o full_o observe_v 6_o all_o 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appear_v chap._n 3.6_o otherwise_o it_o can_v be_v no_o trial_n of_o adam_n obedience_n to_o forbear_v that_o whereof_o he_o can_v make_v no_o use_n now_o in_o this_o relation_n of_o god_n restraint_n lay_v upon_o adam_n we_o find_v no_o more_o forbid_v but_o the_o eat_v of_o the_o fruit_n of_o that_o tree_n though_o the_o woman_n in_o repeat_v it_o mention_n touch_v as_o well_o as_o eat_v gen._n 3.3_o whether_o that_o clause_n be_v add_v by_o god_n though_o it_o be_v omit_v by_o moses_n here_o or_o whether_o the_o woman_n conceive_v it_o to_o be_v employ_v although_o it_o be_v not_o express_v as_o conceive_v it_o unfit_a for_o they_o to_o handle_v that_o which_o they_o may_v not_o eat_v it_o be_v not_o much_o material_a this_o be_v evident_a that_o by_o this_o abstinence_n from_o the_o tree_n adam_n be_v to_o acknowledge_v god_n absolute_a power_n over_o the_o creature_n who_o have_v therefore_o free_a liberty_n to_o grant_v or_o withhold_v what_o he_o please_v and_o withal_o he_o 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