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and_o cut_v i_o off_o which_o with_o other_o passage_n in_o that_o chapter_n i_o shall_v after_o open_v at_o large_a again_o chap._n 13._o 24_o 26._o thou_o hold_v i_o for_o thy_o enemy_n thou_o write_v bitter_a thing_n against_o i_o and_o make_v i_o to_o possess_v the_o sin_n of_o my_o youth_n also_o chap._n 16._o ver_fw-la 12_o 13_o 14_o 15._o god_n he_o also_o have_v take_v i_o by_o my_o neck_n and_o shake_v i_o to_o piece_n and_o set_v i_o up_o for_o his_o mark_n his_o archer_n compass_v i_o about_o he_o cleave_v my_o reins_o asunder_o and_o do_v not_o spare_v he_o break_v i_o with_o breach_n upon_o breach_n he_o run_v upon_o i_o as_o a_o giant_n i_o shall_v here_o only_o single_a out_o that_o of_o heman_n which_o be_v a_o most_o full_a one_o and_o alone_o sufficient_a and_o reserve_v the_o explicate_a that_o of_o job_n case_n whole_o unto_o the_o set_n forth_o the_o dreadfulness_n which_o be_v the_o subject_n of_o the_o second_o section_n heman_n complain_v at_o the_o three_o 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do_v withal_o all_o must_v acknowledge_v that_o it_o be_v conscience_n that_o have_v to_o do_v with_o god_n as_o a_o judge_n for_o it_o must_v be_v that_o in_o man_n which_o be_v the_o most_o proper_a seat_n of_o the_o guilt_n of_o sin_n which_o guilt_n be_v the_o obligation_n unto_o judgement_n and_o punishment_n and_o this_o to_o be_v man_n conscience_n the_o scripture_n hold_v forth_o and_o every_o man_n be_v own_o soul_n feel_v hence_o also_o to_o be_v purge_v from_o a_o evil_a conscience_n be_v all_o one_o and_o to_o be_v perfect_o acquit_v from_o the_o gild_n of_o sin_n and_o for_o god_n no_o more_o to_o remember_v our_o sin_n or_o to_o be_v atone_v with_o we_o as_o a_o judge_n be_v all_o one_o as_o to_o say_v that_o we_o on_o our_o part_n have_v no_o more_o conscience_n of_o sin_n heb._n 10._o 2_o 3_o 10_o 11_o 17._o verse_n compare_v conscience_n be_v that_o part_n of_o the_o soul_n whereby_o god_n as_o the_o judge_n arraign_v every_o man._n it_o be_v the_o hand_n which_o a_o guilty_a soul_n hold_v up_o at_o god_n bar_n for_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o man_n and_o be_v god_n witness_n within_o man_n against_o himself_o rom._n 2._o 15._o and_o that_o in_o order_n unto_o judgement_n as_o follow_v in_o verse_n 16._o again_o 2._o i_o inquire_v when_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o the_o execution_n of_o the_o punishment_n sentence_v what_o be_v it_o in_o the_o soul_n or_o spirit_n of_o man_n that_o be_v most_o direct_o and_o natural_o capable_a of_o anguish_n and_o torment_n and_o what_o that_o part_n be_v which_o god_n may_v most_o proper_o strike_v a_o man_n soul_n in_o when_o he_o will_v rebuke_v he_o for_o sin_n certain_o still_o a_o man_n conscience_n all_o beast_n have_v one_o tender_a part_n above_o any_o other_o that_o most_o grieve_v they_o if_o smite_v this_o in_o guilty_a man_n be_v conscience_n we_o see_v it_o in_o cain_n and_o judas_n god_n burn_v they_o both_o in_o this_o hand_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o conscience_n in_o this_o world_n have_v by_o these_o 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which_o by_o its_o own_o acknowledgement_n of_o a_o judgement_n make_v unto_o god_n when_o he_o shall_v come_v to_o judge_v bind_v over_o itself_o and_o with_o itself_o the_o whole_a soul_n for_o the_o payment_n and_o upon_o that_o account_n be_v to_o be_v reckon_v the_o chief_a obligee_n and_o therefore_o the_o execution_n be_v just_o to_o be_v serve_v upon_o it_o and_o through_o it_o upon_o the_o whole_a soul_n 2._o if_o we_o take_v in_o together_o with_o conscience_n the_o understand_a part_n in_o man_n the_o intelligentia_fw-la or_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o mind_n in_o the_o summity_n of_o it_o that_o be_v real_o to_o be_v account_v also_o the_o principal_a in_o respect_n of_o its_o share_n in_o the_o very_a act_n of_o sin_v so_o as_o just_o the_o gild_n of_o every_o act_n be_v refund_v upon_o it_o as_o the_o principal_a actor_n for_o it_o be_v betrust_v by_o god_n with_o the_o steer_n and_o management_n of_o the_o whole_a soul_n with_o the_o conduct_n of_o it_o as_o the_o 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its_o own_o tormentor_n and_o instrument_n of_o the_o high_a punishment_n in_o and_o unto_o the_o soul_n that_o have_v sin_v there_o be_v no_o sword_n like_a unto_o that_o will_v justice_n say_v to_o slay_v a_o sinner_n withal_o it_o be_v of_o all_o other_o the_o most_o proper_a and_o exquisite_a way_n of_o punish_v for_o the_o sinner_n to_o eat_v for_o ever_o of_o the_o fruit_n of_o his_o own_o way_n and_o 31._o prov._n 1._o 31._o to_o be_v fill_v with_o their_o own_o device_n and_o their_o iniquity_n to_o slay_v they_o this_o be_v the_o just_a and_o high_a doom_n which_o wisdom_n itself_o can_v invent_v or_o god_n power_n execute_v the_o very_a same_o do_v jeremy_n also_o speak_v jer._n 2._o 19_o thou_o own_o wickedness_n shall_v correct_v thou_o know_v therefore_o and_o see_v that_o it_o be_v a_o evil_a thing_n and_o a_o bitter_a that_o thou_o have_v forsake_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n certain_o for_o the_o sinner_n to_o feel_v in_o the_o most_o intimate_a and_o immediate_a manner_n that_o may_v be_v the_o bitterness_n of_o the_o gild_n of_o sin_n and_o to_o find_v that_o that_o above_o all_o other_o punishment_n that_o can_v be_v inflict_v be_v the_o sharp_a and_o severe_a this_o be_v a_o transcendent_a strain_n of_o justice_n indeed_o now_o this_o be_v most_o exquisite_o accomplish_v through_o that_o proper_a capacity_n which_o conscience_n and_o the_o intellectual_a part_n in_o man_n have_v as_o to_o this_o very_a thing_n and_o in_o their_o be_v the_o seat_n of_o the_o gild_n of_o sin_n they_o be_v thereby_o further_o fit_v to_o become_v the_o vessel_n or_o receptacle_n of_o this_o the_o high_a punishment_n this_o be_v in_o a_o great_a measure_n verify_v by_o that_o in_o isa_n 59_o 11_o 12._o we_o roar_v all_o like_a bear_n and_o what_o be_v it_o that_o cause_v this_o for_o our_o transgression_n be_v multiply_v before_o thou_o and_o our_o sin_n testify_v against_o we_o for_o our_o transgression_n be_v with_o we_o they_o dwell_v with_o and_o possess_v we_o and_o we_o possess_v they_o as_o job_n also_o speak_v and_o as_o for_o our_o iniquity_n we_o know_v they_o it_o be_v their_o very_a know_v of_o their_o sin_n as_o set_v on_o by_o god_n that_o make_v they_o thus_o roar_v which_o be_v the_o loud_a and_o wild_a tone_n of_o grief_n and_o note_v of_o insufferable_a torment_n and_o observe_v how_o that_o that_o knowledge_n have_v two_o thing_n in_o contemplation_n which_o cause_v the_o roar_a 1._o sin_n together_o with_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n our_o transgression_n be_v multiply_v afore_o thou_o and_o so_o they_o have_v god_n in_o their_o eye_n as_o a_o judge_n which_o those_o word_n show_v we_o look_v for_o salvation_n but_o it_o be_v far_o from_o we_o v._o 11._o and_o 2._o they_o testify_v against_o we_o this_o be_v the_o accusation_n of_o their_o own_o conscience_n themselves_o so_o as_o it_o be_v conscience_n which_o be_v the_o seat_n the_o habitation_n as_o it_o be_v where_o these_o two_o take_v up_o their_o dwelling_n continual_o quarter_v upon_o and_o possess_v jeremy_n say_v the_o same_o to_o see_v and_o know_v how_o bitter_a a_o thing_n it_o be_v to_o sin_n etc._n etc._n and_o though_o these_o scripture_n speak_v not_o immediate_o of_o hell_n yet_o they_o do_v clear_o point_v out_o to_o we_o what_o and_o wherein_o the_o most_o exquisite_a punishment_n of_o sin_n lie_v and_o by_o what_o effect_v namely_o knowledge_n of_o sin_n and_o wrath_n whether_o it_o be_v in_o man_n in_o forerun_a anguish_n in_o this_o life_n or_o hereafter_o in_o hell_n in_o the_o fullness_n of_o it_o 3._o it_o be_v not_o nor_o can_v it_o be_v the_o mere_a spiritual_a evil_n that_o be_v in_o sin_n as_o sin_n be_v sin_n and_o a_o opposite_a to_o true_a holiness_n and_o as_o it_o stand_v in_o a_o contrariety_n to_o the_o holiness_n and_o goodness_n of_o god_n that_o be_v not_o it_o which_o man_n in_o hell_n shall_v spiritual_o know_v and_o see_v so_o as_o to_o lay_v to_o heart_n the_o evil_a thereof_o in_o that_o respect_n no_o for_o that_o be_v the_o peculiar_a effect_n of_o grace_n and_o proper_a to_o the_o saint_n even_o as_o to_o see_v the_o beauty_n that_o be_v in_o holiness_n as_o it_o be_v holiness_n likewise_o be_v it_o be_v therefore_o sin_n in_o the_o bitter_a effect_n thereof_o only_o whereby_o soul_n still_o remain_v whole_o sinful_a as_o those_o in_o hell_n do_v can_v come_v to_o know_v this_o bitterness_n of_o sin_n now_o to_o prosecute_v this_o the_o evil_a of_o sin_n be_v not_o sufficient_o or_o perfect_o feel_v no_o not_o in_o the_o effect_n of_o it_o by_o the_o conscience_n of_o a_o sinner_n so_o as_o it_o may_v be_v until_o it_o be_v feel_v in_o that_o which_o be_v the_o high_a and_o most_o transcendent_a and_o proper_a most_o immediate_a and_o first-born_a effect_n thereof_o of_o all_o other_o and_o that_o be_v no_o other_o than_o the_o wrath_n and_o indignation_n of_o the_o all-powerful_a god_n for_o that_o his_o wrath_n shall_v break_v in_o upon_o the_o sinner_n and_o so_o consider_v it_o be_v the_o most_o proper_a effect_n of_o all_o other_o of_o the_o demerit_n of_o sin_n god_n be_v stir_v up_o and_o provoke_v thereunto_o by_o sin_n do_v you_o provoke_v the_o lord_n to_o jealousy_n 1_o cor._n 10._o 22._o the_o like_a jer._n 7._o 19_o sin_n be_v as_o a_o heap_n of_o charcoal_n wicked_a man_n conscience_n the_o oven_n and_o god_n wrath_n the_o fire_n let_v this_o fire_n be_v put_v into_o this_o coal_n and_o let_v both_o meet_v in_o a_o guilty_a conscience_n and_o it_o instant_o become_v a_o fiery_a oven_n within_o itself_o and_o as_o concern_v all_o other_o punishment_n i_o may_v say_v it_o that_o all_o other_o of_o what_o kind_n or_o from_o whosoever_o although_o they_o be_v all_o the_o effect_n and_o desert_n of_o sin_n according_a to_o that_o
job_n thou_o write_v bitter_a thing_n against_o i_o and_o cause_v i_o to_o possess_v the_o sin_n of_o my_o youth_n job_n 13._o 26._o let_v no_o man_n therefore_o imagine_v that_o devil_n be_v the_o great_a tormentor_n of_o man_n or_o of_o their_o conscience_n in_o hell_n or_o if_o any_o will_v affirm_v it_o i_o will_v demand_v who_o it_o be_v that_o torment_v the_o conscience_n of_o devil_n themselves_o certain_o none_n but_o god_n they_o now_o believe_v there_o be_v a_o god_n do_v tremble_v but_o in_o hell_n they_o fear_v he_o and_o for_o ever_o have_v to_o do_v with_o he_o and_o it_o be_v as_o sure_a that_o the_o same_o god_n with_o who_o those_o spirit_n and_o their_o conscience_n have_v for_o ever_o to_o do_v the_o conscience_n of_o man_n shall_v also_o and_o as_o for_o all_o other_o mediate_a or_o outward_a way_n of_o judgement_n execute_v in_o which_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n be_v reveal_v from_o heaven_n but_o as_o at_o the_o second_o hand_n take_v the_o sore_a and_o severe_a 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sect_n ii_o the_o dreadfulness_n thereof_o argue_v from_o all_o and_o each_o of_o the_o particular_n treat_v of_o in_o the_o former_a section_n heb._n 10._o 31._o it_o be_v a_o fearful_a thing_n to_o fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o live_n god_n the_o second_o thing_n at_o first_o propound_v to_o be_v handle_v be_v the_o dreadfulness_n of_o this_o punishment_n it_o be_v a_o fearful_a thing_n to_o fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o live_a god_n which_o be_v a_o inference_n from_o the_o forego_n word_n and_o not_o a_o simple_a affirmation_n only_o do_v come_v in_o with_o a_o amaze_a kind_n of_o implication_n wherein_o the_o apostle_n leave_v it_o to_o our_o own_o thought_n to_o conceive_v
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