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of_o god_n and_o final_o blessedness_n matth._n 5._o 3._o reason_n 1._o because_o a_o godly_a man_n know_v god_n excellency_n the_o foulness_n of_o sin_n and_o his_o own_o littleness_n and_o sinfulness_n therefore_o must_v needs_o be_v mean_a in_o his_o own_o eye_n job_n 42._o 6._o isa._n 6._o 6._o second_o there_o be_v no_o way_n to_o exalt_v mercy_n but_o by_o abase_v self_n it_o will_v not_o be_v prize_v unless_o self_n be_v abase_v deut._n 26._o 5._o the_o whole_a have_v no_o need_n of_o the_o physician_n but_o the_o sick_a mark_n of_o this_o excellent_a grace_n 1._o we_o may_v judge_v of_o it_o by_o the_o efficient_a cause_n the_o spirit_n of_o god_n must_v be_v the_o worker_n humble_a of_o it_o god_n when_o he_o convert_v a_o man_n show_v he_o his_o own_o misery_n and_o the_o excellency_n of_o christ._n 2._o the_o effect_n of_o humility_n it_o discover_v itself_o in_o its_o carriage_n to_o god_n upon_o his_o dispensation_n towards_o we_o if_o his_o way_n be_v way_n of_o mercy_n and_o enlargement_n it_o admire_v freegrace_n in_o they_o all_o 1_o chron._n 29._o lat_fw-la end_n that_o i_o shall_v enjoy_v such_o blessing_n if_o god_n send_v affliction_n he_o acquit_v his_o severity_n and_o say_v the_o lord_n be_v righteous_a and_o submit_v to_o he_o 3._o such_o a_o one_o reject_v himself_o as_o vile_a and_o abominable_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n paul_n presence_n after_o his_o conversion_n say_v i_o know_v that_o in_o i_o dwell_v no_o good_a 4._o such_o a_o one_o willing_o embrace_v every_o service_n belong_v to_o his_o relation_n christ_n wash_v his_o disciple_n foot_n queen_n bathsheba_n teach_v solomon_n her_o son_n 5._o he_o be_v far_o from_o censure_v and_o undervalue_v of_o other_o be_v not_o many_o master_n jam._n 3._o 1._o the_o whole_a design_n of_o the_o gospel_n lie_v in_o two_o thing_n 1._o to_o make_v the_o creature_n nothing_o 2._o to_o make_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n in_o christ_n all_o thing_n quicken_a motive_n to_o provoke_v we_o to_o get_v humility_n meditate_v on_o three_o thing_n 1._o the_o absolute_a necessity_n of_o it_o 2._o the_o difficulty_n of_o it_o 3._o the_o excellency_n of_o it_o 1._o the_o necessity_n of_o it_o god_n take_v no_o pleasure_n in_o man_n till_o he_o have_v bring_v they_o into_o such_o a_o frame_n humility_n be_v necessary_a also_o for_o every_o condition_n of_o life_n if_o god_n send_v cross_n thou_o will_v never_o bear_v they_o till_o he_o have_v humble_v thy_o spirit_n 2._o the_o difficulty_n of_o it_o it_o be_v hard_o to_o get_v the_o heart_n into_o such_o a_o temper_n all_o that_o be_v in_o thou_o be_v against_o thou_o the_o grecian_n and_o philosopher_n think_v humility_n be_v not_o a_o virtue_n but_o a_o despondency_n of_o spirit_n all_o thy_o corruption_n be_v against_o it_o thy_o excellency_n wit_n authority_n thy_o grace_n against_o it_o grace_n will_v be_v against_o grace_n thou_o will_v be_v proud_a because_o thou_o be_v humble_a 3._o the_o excellency_n of_o it_o thy_o heart_n shall_v be_v god_n temple_n a_o break_a spirit_n be_v in_o stead_n of_o all_o sacrifice_n it_o will_v nourish_v all_o grace_n in_o thou_o a_o humble_a man_n seem_v to_o creep_v but_o he_o fly_v to_o heaven_n say_v parisiensis_fw-la not_o one_o administration_n of_o god_n will_v pass_v without_o do_v thou_o good_a if_o thou_o have_v a_o humble_a spirit_n mean_v to_o get_v it_o first_o see_v thy_o pride_n all_o sin_n be_v resolve_v into_o pride_n jer._n 13._o 17._o second_o meditate_v 1._o of_o the_o baseness_n of_o thy_o beginning_n and_o original_n thou_o come_v humility_n immediate_o from_o the_o slime_n of_o thy_o parent_n loin_n and_o mediate_o from_o the_o dust_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o just_o nothing_o 2._o consider_v thy_o extreme_a sinfulness_n how_o little_o do_v we_o know_v in_o comparison_n of_o what_o we_o shall_v know_v how_o little_a do_v we_o love_v serve_v and_o obey_v god_n in_o comparison_n of_o that_o our_o duty_n bind_v we_o what_o a_o deal_n of_o atheism_n blindness_n vanity_n be_v in_o our_o mind_n how_o forgetful_a be_v we_o of_o god_n and_o our_o late_a end_n how_o foolish_a and_o sensual_a 3._o we_o must_v put_v ourselves_o in_o mind_n of_o our_o death_n and_o late_a end_n we_o must_v short_o rot_v putrify_v stink_n and_o crawl_v with_o worm_n we_o must_v return_v to_o the_o dust_n lie_v down_o in_o the_o grave_n must_v be_v without_o wealth_n honour_n beauty_n strength_n wit_n learning_n knowledge_n celebrate_v thy_o own_o funeral_n 4._o consider_v of_o the_o torment_n and_o woeful_a condition_n which_o we_o have_v deserve_v to_o which_o we_o must_v go_v if_o we_o be_v not_o humble_v in_o the_o sense_n of_o our_o have_v deserve_v it_o we_o can_v escape_v three_o add_v to_o these_o meditation_n hearty_a prayer_n to_o god_n to_o humble_v you_o to_o convinte_v you_o of_o sin_n to_o open_v your_o eye_n to_o know_v yourselves_o and_o he_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n holiness_n excellency_n majesty_n glory_n will_v also_o abase_v we_o isa._n 6._o 5._o job_n 42._o 5_o 6._o the_o worst_a pride_n be_v a_o overween_n of_o ourselves_o because_o of_o our_o grace_n consider_v 1._o that_o this_o holiness_n be_v receive_v from_o god_n 1_o cor._n 4._o 17._o 2._o it_o be_v imperfect_a 3._o it_o be_v in_o its_o own_o nature_n defective_a be_v a_o creature_n grace_n be_v depositum_fw-la as_o well_o as_o donum_fw-la a_o talon_n or_o pledge_n that_o the_o lord_n have_v leave_v with_o you_o as_o well_o as_o a_o gift_n justice._n justinian_n define_v it_o thus_o est_fw-la constans_fw-la &_o perpetua_fw-la voluntas_fw-la suum_fw-la cuique_fw-la tribuendi_fw-la he_o begin_v his_o institution_n so_o d._n ames_n de_fw-fr consc_fw-la lib._n 5._o cap._n 2._o say_v it_o be_v a_o virtue_n by_o ibid._n which_o we_o be_v incline_v to_o perform_v all_o due_a office_n
will_v be_v more_o merciful_a i_o will_v even_o stir_v up_o myself_o to_o show_v mercy_n be_v it_o not_o my_o duty_n will_v it_o not_o be_v my_o profit_n shall_v i_o not_o have_v the_o benefit_n of_o it_o must_v i_o not_o obey_v god_n commandment_n away_o objection_n away_o fleshly_a reason_n i_o must_v be_v merciful_a and_o by_o god_n help_n i_o will_v be_v merciful_a i_o can_v no_o further_o be_v a_o true_a christian_n than_o i_o be_o merciful_a last_o must_v follow_v practice_n a_o man_n must_v consider_v of_o some_o present_a occasion_n that_o require_v the_o exercise_n of_o mercy_n or_o if_o he_o find_v none_o he_o must_v open_v his_o purse_n and_o lay_v aside_o some_o penny_n or_o shilling_n or_o pound_n as_o his_o estate_n will_v afford_v and_o say_v this_o i_o will_v sequester_v from_o myself_o and_o lay_v aside_o for_o the_o performance_n of_o the_o next_o work_n of_o mercy_n i_o meet_v with_o occasion_n of_o perform_v if_o one_o have_v not_o do_v so_o already_o he_o must_v 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because_o of_o pinch_v from_o work_n of_o mercy_n have_v not_o god_n say_v in_o his_o word_n he_o that_o save_v more_o than_o enough_o it_o be_v only_o for_o poverty_n nay_o thy_o save_n from_o work_n of_o mercy_n will_v cause_v god_n to_o cross_v thou_o in_o other_o thing_n with_o sickness_n ill_a debtor_n loss_n of_o cattle_n unfaithful_a servant_n riotous_a child_n with_o some_o or_o other_o loss_n in_o thy_o body_n or_o state_n but_o if_o thou_o will_v give_v to_o the_o poor_a thou_o shall_v be_v bless_v and_o have_v abundance_n 2._o this_o be_v a_o self-loving_a heart_n thou_o may_v have_v for_o thyself_o and_o thou_o have_v not_o thou_o some_o overplus_n too_o if_o thou_o will_v think_v any_o thing_n enough_o for_o thyself_o and_o thou_o second_o some_o object_n they_o have_v not_o wherewithal_o to_o be_v merciful_a in_o so_o great_a quantity_n answ._n he_o that_o have_v wherewithal_o to_o fare_v well_o and_o go_v well_o himself_o and_o to_o dispatch_v any_o other_o thing_n that_o he_o desire_v have_v wherewithal_o to_o show_v mercy_n too_o if_o he_o want_v not_o will_n when_o thou_o want_v any_o thing_n for_o thyself_o thou_o can_v find_v wherewithal_o to_o supply_v thou_o but_o when_o god_n call_v for_o it_o in_o work_n of_o mercy_n thou_o have_v it_o not_o this_o be_v to_o add_v lie_v to_o unmercifulnesse_n and_o to_o go_v about_o to_o mock_v god_n as_o well_o as_o disobey_v he_o 2._o from_o other_o i_o be_o as_o merciful_a as_o such_o and_o such_o i_o answer_v 1._o thou_o can_v not_o tell_v what_o another_o do_v in_o secret_a but_o 2._o suppose_v thou_o be_v so_o god_n have_v not_o give_v the_o liberality_n or_o mercy_n of_o man_n to_o thou_o for_o a_o pattern_n and_o precedent_n of_o mercy_n but_o his_o own_o be_v merciful_a as_o your_o heavenly_a father_n be_v merciful_a 3._o what_o harm_n be_v it_o if_o thou_o shall_v outstrip_v other_o in_o mercy_n and_o gain_v a_o great_a blessing_n to_o thyself_o than_o they_o do_v seek_v after_o objection_n 3._o from_o the_o person_n to_o who_o 5._o their_o faultinesse_n and_o unworthiness_n in_o regard_n of_o ill_a carriage_n in_o general_a or_o to_o one_o self_n first_o they_o be_v idle_a unthrifty_a careless_a i_o answer_v be_v thou_o sure_a of_o it_o or_o do_v thou_o think_v so_o or_o have_v hear_v so_o take_v heed_n of_o follow_v thy_o own_o conceit_n and_o receive_v other_o slander_n for_o than_o thou_o will_v add_v slander_v to_o thy_o unmercifulnesse_n have_v thou_o ever_o admonish_v they_o heretofore_o and_o labour_v to_o amend_v they_o if_o not_o it_o be_v not_o hatred_n of_o sin_n that_o make_v thou_o withdraw_v from_o show_v mercy_n but_o unwillingness_n to_o show_v mercy_n that_o make_v thou_o pretend_v hatred_n of_o sin_n and_o so_o here_o be_v hypocrisy_n as_o well_o as_o unmercifulnesse_n but_o if_o thou_o have_v tell_v they_o and_o they_o will_v not_o amend_v then_o admonish_v and_o help_v too_o for_o so_o do_v god_n to_o thou_o or_o else_o thou_o must_v perish_v and_o if_o thou_o allege_v particular_a injury_n against_o thyself_o or_o unthankfulness_n know_v that_o of_o all_o person_n to_o who_o one_o shall_v show_v a_o work_n of_o mercy_n none_o shall_v be_v prefer_v before_o such_o a_o one_o for_o this_o be_v most_o near_o to_o resemble_v god_n in_o mercy_n who_o do_v good_a to_o those_o that_o rebel_n against_o he_o and_o his_o mercy_n be_v not_o spiritual_a that_o can_v hold_v out_o to_o be_v merciful_a to_o his_o enemy_n here_o be_v the_o perfection_n of_o a_o christian_a man_n goodness_n he_o will_v do_v good_a to_o they_o that_o do_v evil_a to_o he_o patience_n patientia_fw-la est_fw-la malorum_fw-la quae_fw-la aut_fw-la inferuntur_fw-la aut_fw-la accidunt_fw-la cum_fw-la aequanimitate_fw-la perlatio_fw-la justitia_fw-la lactan._n l._n 5_o de_fw-fr justitia_fw-la it_o be_v a_o grace_n of_o the_o sanctify_a spirit_n of_o god_n whereby_o the_o soul_n do_v silent_o and_o free_o submit_v to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n in_o bear_v its_o own_o burden_n without_o inordinate_a sorrow_n or_o fret_a discontent_n 1._o a_o grace_n of_o the_o sanctify_a spirit_n not_o a_o natural_a or_o moral_a patience_n but_o wrought_v by_o god_n spirit_n gal._n 5._o 22._o the_o foundation_n of_o it_o be_v lay_v in_o regeneration_n 2._o it_o be_v a_o silent_a submission_n to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n david_n have_v a_o great_a trial_n by_o his_o son_n treason_n and_o subject_n rebellion_n yet_o he_o submit_v to_o god_n appointment_n 2_o sam._n 15._o 26._o levit._fw-la 10._o 3._o 3._o it_o be_v a_o free_a submission_n act._n 21._o 13._o paul_n look_v on_o his_o suffering_n as_o a_o sacrifice_n phil._n 1._o 27._o therefore_o it_o be_v to_o be_v voluntary_a 4._o must_v submit_v to_o god_n in_o bear_v his_o own_o burden_n the_o object_n of_o it_o be_v malum_fw-la triste_fw-fr a_o man_n must_v take_v up_o his_o cross_n ezek._n 24._o 16._o lam._n 1._o 10._o 5._o he_o must_v bear_v it_o without_o inordinate_a sorrow_n or_o anger_n mark_n of_o patience_n 1._o such_o a_o one_o will_v find_v matter_n to_o bless_v god_n in_o the_o great_a evil_n he_o lie_v under_o suffer_v nemini_fw-la mirum_fw-la debet_fw-la videri_fw-la si_fw-la pro_fw-la nostris_fw-la saepè_fw-la delictis_fw-la castigamur_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la immo_n vero_fw-la cum_fw-la vexamur_fw-la ac_fw-la premimur_fw-la tum_fw-la maximè_fw-la gratias_fw-la agimus_fw-la indulgentissimo_fw-la patri_fw-la quod_fw-la corruptelam_fw-la nostram_fw-la non_fw-la patitur_fw-la longius_fw-la procedere_fw-la sed_fw-la plagis_fw-la ac_fw-la verberibus_fw-la emendat_fw-la exit_fw-la quo_fw-la intelligimus_fw-la esse_fw-la nos_fw-la deo_fw-la curae_fw-la quibus_fw-la quoniam_fw-la peccamus_fw-la irascitur_fw-la lactant._n l._n 5._o de_fw-la justitia_fw-la 2._o such_o a_o one_o more_o desire_v the_o right_a use_n of_o the_o cross_n he_o lie_v under_o then_o to_o be_v free_v from_o it_o 3._o such_o a_o one_o will_v not_o give_v over_o serve_v god_n love_a and_o fear_v he_o for_o any_o evil_n he_o lie_v under_o 4._o he_o will_v seek_v deliverance_n only_o in_o god_n way_n heb._n 11._o 35._o if_o god_n will_v not_o help_v saul_n he_o will_v seek_v to_o a_o witch_n flectere_fw-la si_fw-la nequeo_fw-la superos_fw-la acheronta_fw-la movebo_fw-la 5._o a_o patient_a heart_n will_v wait_v god_n time_n as_o well_o as_o go_v his_o way_n hab._n 2._o psal._n 27._o at_o end_n 6._o till_o deliverance_n do_v come_v he_o can_v find_v matter_n of_o joy_n and_o comfort_n in_o god_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o all_o pressure_n hab._n 2._o 17._o paul_n and_o sylas_n sing_v in_o the_o stock_n motive_n or_o argument_n to_o persuade_v the_o heart_n to_o patient_a bear_n of_o affliction_n i._o from_o god_n consider_v 1._o his_o absolute_a sovereignty_n over_o we_o and_o all_o creature_n he_o may_v throw_v thy_o soul_n and_o body_n into_o hell_n if_o he_o will_v psal._n 39_o 2._o his_o infinite_a
will_v destroy_v the_o whole_a world_n as_o in_o the_o angel_n adam_n all_o sin_n be_v virtual_o in_o every_o sin_n it_o be_v also_o a_o judge_n condemn_v sin_n john_n 5._o 41._o ezek._n 22._o 2._o it_o pass_v sentence_n on_o 26._o man_n estate_n and_o action_n 1_o cor._n 14._o 24_o 25._o heb._n 4._o 12_o 13._o &_o 10._o 27_o mortify_v their_o corruption_n tit._n 2_o 13._o 2_o cor._n 7._o 1._o the_o spirit_n mortify_v sin_n not_o only_o by_o infuse_v a_o new_a principle_n of_o grace_n but_o by_o restrain_v the_o old_a principle_n of_o sin_n rom._n 6._o 12._o psal._n 19_o 13._o second_o the_o law_n habet_fw-la rationem_fw-la fraeni_fw-la have_v the_o nature_n of_o a_o bridle_n to_o check_v and_o restrain_v sin_n 1._o by_o set_v before_o man_n its_o perfection_n psal._n 19_o 7_o 13._o jam._n 1._o 25._o 2._o by_o exalt_v in_o a_o man_n heart_n its_o authority_n jam._n 2._o 8._o 3._o by_o show_v the_o danger_n of_o the_o curse_n in_o it_o job_n 31._o 23._o 4._o by_o set_v before_o man_n its_o preciousness_n psal._n 119._o 103_o 104._o 5._o by_o show_v we_o that_o god_n observe_v what_o respect_v we_o bear_v to_o his_o law_n isa._n 66._o 2_o 3._o three_o the_o law_n be_v arule_v to_o direct_v in_o the_o way_n of_o duty_n it_o be_v 1._o a_o rule_n within_o order_v a_o man_n inward_a disposition_n the_o spirit_n of_o god_n in_o the_o work_n of_o regeneration_n stamp_v the_o law_n of_o god_n in_o the_o heart_n and_o make_v use_v of_o it_o to_o change_v the_o inward_a disposition_n rom._n 7._o 9_o psal._n 19_o 7._o see_v jer._n 31._o 32._o act._n 17._o 38._o grace_n be_v give_v by_o the_o gospel_n but_o it_o make_v use_v of_o the_o law_n fides_n impetrat_fw-la quod_fw-la lex_fw-la imperat_fw-la aug._n 2._o it_o be_v a_o rule_n without_o to_o guide_v a_o man_n way_n a_o rule_n of_o all_o gospel-obedience_n 1._o because_o the_o gospel_n send_v we_o to_o it_o for_o a_o rule_n luke_n 16._o 29._o james_n 1._o 25._o and_o 2._o 8._o 2._o christ_n have_v leave_v we_o a_o example_n 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these_o respect_v a_o servant_n to_o the_o gospel_n and_o gospel-end_n i._o as_o a_o glass_n and_o a_o judge_n 1._o by_o exalt_v free_a grace_n paul_n and_o luther_n be_v cast_v down_o with_o their_o sin_n exalt_v free_a grace_n 1_o tim._n 1._o 13_o 14._o 2._o by_o exalt_v the_o blood_n of_o christ_n the_o more_o one_o apprehend_v his_o sin_n the_o more_o orient_a will_v the_o blood_n of_o christ_n be_v to_o the_o soul_n philip._n 3._o 8_o 9_o rom._n 7._o 24_o 25._o 3._o by_o qualify_a the_o soul_n and_o prepare_v it_o for_o christ_n luke_n 3._o 5._o matth._n 11._o 28._o 4._o by_o make_v a_o man_n pliable_a to_o god_n ever_o after_o the_o discovery_n of_o our_o sin_n and_o misery_n by_o the_o law_n and_o of_o free_a grace_n work_v a_o childlike_a obedience_n isa._n 11._o 6._o 5._o by_o make_v a_o man_n fear_v sin_n ever_o after_o he_o have_v be_v under_o the_o hammer_v of_o the_o law_n psal._n 85._o 8._o hos._n 3._o 5._o 6._o by_o make_v one_o set_v a_o high_a price_n on_o the_o 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they_o from_o sin_n before_o their_o conversion_n 2._o it_o restrain_v their_o lust_n act._n 23._o 1._o and_o after_o their_o conversion_n keep_v they_o from_o sin_n psal._n 19_o 13._o by_o the_o restraint_n of_o the_o law_n and_o the_o gospel_n i_o shall_v in_o the_o next_o place_n lie_v down_o certain_a general_a rule_n which_o may_v direct_v we_o in_o the_o right_a interpretation_n of_o the_o ten_o commandment_n 1._o because_o the_o law_n do_v comprehend_v all_o our_o duty_n to_o be_v perform_v both_o to_o god_n and_o man_n luk._n 10._o 26._o therefore_o the_o interpretation_n of_o it_o must_v be_v seek_v and_o fetch_v out_o of_o the_o sermon_n of_o the_o prophet_n and_o apostle_n and_o the_o doctrine_n of_o our_o saviour_n 2._o whereas_o some_o law_n be_v lay_v down_o in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o command_n and_o most_o of_o they_o viz._n eight_o in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o prohibition_n we_o must_v conceive_v that_o under_o every_o command_n there_o be_v imply_v a_o prohibition_n of_o whatsoever_o be_v contrary_a to_o what_o be_v command_v and_o in_o every_o prohibition_n a_o command_n of_o all_o duty_n opposite_a to_o that_o which_o be_v forbid_v for_o example_n in_o the_o second_o commandment_n which_o under_o the_o name_n of_o image_n forbid_v the_o invent_v or_o use_v of_o any_o form_n of_o worship_n of_o man_n devise_v there_o be_v withal_o command_v the_o worship_n of_o god_n according_a to_o his_o own_o will_n in_o the_o use_n of_o the_o ordinance_n prescribe_v and_o warrant_v by_o his_o word_n as_o prayer_n and_o hear_n of_o the_o word_n receive_v the_o sacrament_n and_o in_o the_o three_o commandment_n under_o the_o prohibition_n of_o take_v god_n name_n in_o vain_a be_v command_v the_o take_n up_o of_o it_o with_o all_o holy_a reverence_n and_o fear_n thou_o shall_v have_v no_o other_o god_n that_o be_v thou_o shall_v have_v i_o for_o thy_o god_n keep_v holy_a the_o sabbath_n that_o be_v do_v not_o break_v it_o 3._o every_o commandment_n of_o god_n be_v spiritual_a 14._o and_o do_v bind_v the_o inward_a man_n as_o well_o as_o the_o outward_a humana_fw-la lex_fw-la ligat_fw-la manum_fw-la &_o linguam_fw-la divina_fw-la verò_fw-la ligat_fw-la animam_fw-la original_a sin_n be_v condemn_v in_o the_o whole_a law_n but_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v direct_o sermon_n condemn_v in_o the_o first_o and_o last_o commandment_n for_o these_o two_o concern_v proper_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n the_o first_o respect_v it_o so_o far_o as_o it_o concern_v god_n the_o last_o so_o far_o as_o it_o concern_v man_n whether_o himself_o or_o other_o 4._o in_o respect_n of_o the_o authority_n that_o command_v all_o the_o precept_n be_v equal_a james_n 2._o 11._o in_o respect_n of_o the_o object_n of_o the_o duty_n command_v the_o commandment_n of_o the_o first_o table_n be_v of_o great_a importance_n matth._n 22._o 38._o if_o equal_a proportion_n be_v observe_v and_o comparison_n make_v because_o the_o service_n therein_o require_v be_v more_o immediate_o direct_v unto_o god_n and_o consequent_o he_o be_v more_o immediate_o concern_v in_o they_o then_o in_o the_o duty_n of_o the_o second_o table_n 1_o sam._n 2._o 25._o isa._n 7._o 13._o the_o negative_a commandment_n schoolman_n bind_v we_o more_o strong_o than_o the_o affirmative_a for_o they_o oblige_v we_o always_o and_o to_o all_o time_n the_o affirmative_a although_o they_o bind_v we_o always_o yet_o they_o bind_v we_o not_o to_o all_o time_n a_o man_n be_v not_o bind_v always_o to_o worship_n god_n but_o he_o be_v bind_v never_o to_o exhibit_v divine_a worship_n to_o a_o creature_n he_o be_v not_o bind_v at_o all_o time_n and_o in_o all_o place_n to_o profess_v his_o faith_n but_o he_o be_v
christ_n who_o wear_v a_o crown_n of_o thorn_n for_o i_o i_o in_o the_o primitive_a time_n they_o be_v wont_a to_o call_v martyrdom_n by_o the_o name_n of_o corona_n martyrii_fw-la the_o crown_n of_o martyrdom_n and_o stephen_n the_o protomartyr_n have_v his_o name_n in_o greek_a from_o a_o crown_n erant_fw-la torti_fw-la torquentibus_fw-la fortiores_fw-la cyprian_a reformati_fw-la ligneas_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la papistae_fw-la vivas_fw-la dei_fw-la comburunt_fw-la imagine_v qui_fw-la primi_fw-la relictis_fw-la patriis_fw-la ritibus_fw-la ac_fw-la lege_fw-la qui_fw-la abjectis_fw-la &_o repudiatis_fw-la rebus_fw-la omnibus_fw-la quae_fw-la solent_fw-la esse_fw-la hominibus_fw-la in_o vita_fw-la gratissima_fw-la &_o charissima_fw-la christum_fw-la sunt_fw-la secuti_fw-la qui_fw-la ilii_fw-la noâ—a_fw-la atque_fw-la admirabilia_fw-la dicenti_fw-la fidem_fw-la tribuerunt_fw-la gravia_fw-la dura_fw-la praecipienti_fw-la obedierunt_fw-la denique_fw-la cervices_fw-la svas_fw-la obtulerunt_fw-la pro_fw-la illius_fw-la doctrina_fw-la &_o gloria_fw-la aliquid_fw-la certè_fw-la in_o co_fw-la majus_fw-la &_o excellentius_fw-la animadverterunt_fw-la humana_fw-la sapientia_fw-la &_o potentia_fw-la lod._n viv_n de_fw-la verit_fw-la fid._n christ_n l._n 2._o c._n 14._o 14._o non_fw-la paena_fw-la sed_fw-la causa_fw-la facit_fw-la martyrem_fw-la martyrem_fw-la lib._n 2._o c._n 25._o meminerunt_fw-la mosis_fw-la &_o diodorus_n siculus_n &_o strabo_n &_o plinius_n tacitus_n quoque_fw-la &_o post_fw-la eos_fw-la dionysius_n longinus_n de_fw-fr sermonis_fw-la sub_fw-la limitate_fw-la jamnis_n autem_fw-la &_o mambris_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o aegypto_n mosi_fw-la restiterunt_fw-la praeter_fw-la talmundicos_fw-la plinius_n &_o apulcius_n grotius_n de_fw-fr verit_fw-la relig_n christ._n christ._n bish._n andrews_n in_o his_o large_a exposition_n on_o the_o ten_o commandment_n commandment_n credit_n i_o vobis_fw-la folium_fw-la recitare_fw-la sybille_n sybille_n vid._n spanhem_n dub._n par_fw-fr 2._o dub._n 34._o sect._n 6_o 7._o 7._o exercit._fw-la 1._o ad_fw-la annal._n bar._n bar._n isa._n 8._o 20._o psal._n 19_o the_o author_n often_o testify_v that_o they_o speak_v not_o of_o themselves_o or_o by_o any_o humane_a instinct_n but_o from_o god_n command_n and_o the_o spirit_n inspire_v inspire_v christ_n commend_v moses_n the_o prophet_n and_o psalm_n by_o which_o name_n be_v mean_v all_o the_o book_n belong_v to_o the_o canon_n of_o the_o hebrew_n hebrew_n the_o holy_a ghost_n inward_o witness_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o faithful_a that_o the_o scripture_n be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n 1_o joh._n 2._o 20_o 27._o 1_o cor._n 2._o 10_o 11_o 12._o &_o 12._o 3._o joh._n 16._o 23._o &_o 14._o 26._o isa._n 51._o 16._o isa._n 59_o 21._o rom._n 8._o 16._o the_o inspiration_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v consider_v as_o a_o efficient_a cause_n which_o dispose_v our_o faculty_n to_o believe_v the_o truth_n and_o not_o as_o a_o argument_n of_o the_o truth_n the_o pelagian_n say_v the_o faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v well_o enough_o dispose_v to_o understand_v and_o believe_v the_o thing_n of_o god_n without_o the_o inward_a inspiration_n and_o illumination_n of_o the_o spirit_n scripturam_fw-la tanquam_fw-la mortuam_fw-la literam_fw-la intuentur_fw-la &_o meros_fw-la spiritus_fw-la inflatis_fw-la buccis_fw-la crepant_fw-la interim_n tamen_fw-la neque_fw-la verbum_fw-la neque_fw-la spiritum_fw-la retinentes_fw-la hic_fw-la autem_fw-la audis_fw-la paulum_fw-la scripturae_fw-la testimoniis_fw-la ut_fw-la firmissimis_fw-la potissimum_fw-la nitâ—_n etc._n etc._n luth._o in_o 1_o cor._n 15._o 3_o 4._o quocirca_fw-la noli_fw-la esse_fw-la immodicus_fw-la jactator_fw-la spiritus_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la apertum_fw-la &_o externum_fw-la verbum_fw-la habueris_fw-la neque_fw-la enim_fw-la bone_fw-la eâ—â—_n quâ—m_n jactâ—s_v spiritus_fw-la sed_fw-la ipsissimus_fw-la diabolus_fw-la id._n ibid._n omnes_fw-la homines_fw-la quantumvis_fw-la illustrati_fw-la spiritu_fw-la sancto_fw-la tamen_fw-la manent_fw-la discipâ—li_fw-la â—erbâ—_n luth._o tom._n 4._o the_o work_n of_o the_o spirit_n now_o be_v not_o to_o perfect_a scripture_n or_o to_o add_v any_o thing_n to_o its_o discovery_n or_o to_o be_v â—â—_o stâ—aâ—_n of_o a_o scripture_n where_o it_o be_v want_v much_o less_o where_o the_o scripture_n be_v but_o to_o remove_v the_o darkness_n from_o our_o understanding_n that_o we_o may_v see_v clear_o what_o the_o scripture_n speak_v clear_o before_o the_o scripture_n be_v perfect_v the_o spirit_n do_v enlighten_v the_o prophet_n and_o penman_n of_o scripture_n both_o way_n but_o now_o i_o know_v no_o teach_n of_o the_o spirit_n save_v only_o by_o its_o illuminate_n â—â—_o sanctify_a work_n teach_v man_n no_o new_a lesson_n nor_o the_o old_a without_o book_n but_o to_o read_v with_o understanding_n what_o scripture_n nature_n creature_n and_o providence_n teach_v mr_n baxter_n saint_n everlasting_a rest_n part_n 1_o sect._n 51._o 51._o 1_o 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impropriè_fw-la fundamentum_fw-la
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legenda_fw-la cognoscenda_fw-la operae_fw-la non_fw-la parum_fw-la ac_fw-la temporis_fw-la ponâ—ndum_fw-la
nostra_fw-la si_fw-la quemadmodum_fw-la futura_fw-la sit_fw-la perfectè_fw-la comprehendere_fw-la non_fw-la valemus_fw-la august_n de_fw-fr civet_n dei_fw-la l._n 20._o c._n 20._o articulus_fw-la intelligi_fw-la debet_fw-la de_fw-la resurrectione_n gloriosa_fw-la quae_fw-la est_fw-la ad_fw-la vitam_fw-la nam_fw-la solius_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la privilegia_fw-la commemorantur_fw-la unde_fw-la nec_fw-la mortis_fw-la aeternae_fw-la mentio_fw-la fit_a quia_fw-la reprobos_fw-la ea_fw-la manet_fw-la non_fw-la electos_fw-la dei_fw-la vossius_fw-la disputat_fw-la 13._o de_fw-la baptismo_fw-la et_fw-la utique_fw-la idoneus_fw-la est_fw-la reficere_fw-la qui_fw-la fecit_fw-la quantò_fw-la plus_fw-la est_fw-la fecisse_fw-la quam_fw-la refecisse_fw-la initium_fw-la dedisse_fw-la quam_fw-la reddidisse_fw-la ita_fw-la restitutionem_fw-la carnis_fw-la faciliorem_fw-la credas_fw-la institutione_n aspiciâ—_n nunc_fw-la ad_fw-la ipsa_fw-la quoque_fw-la exempla_fw-la divinae_fw-la potestatis_fw-la dies_fw-la moritur_fw-la in_o noctem_fw-la &_o tenebris_fw-la usque_fw-la quaque_fw-la sâ—pelitur_fw-la funâ—statur_fw-la mundi_fw-la honour_n omnis_fw-la substantia_fw-la denigratur_fw-la tertul._n the_o resurrect_a carnis_fw-la this_o article_n be_v most_o difficult_a to_o be_v believe_v and_o most_o scoff_v at_o by_o the_o heathen_a therefore_o most_o defend_v by_o justin_n martyr_n athenagoras_n lactantius_n tertullian_n tertullian_n see_v m._n calamy_n on_o that_o text._n dormientes_fw-la videntur_fw-la mortui_fw-la apud_fw-la homines_fw-la quemadmodum_fw-la apud_fw-la deum_fw-la mortui_fw-la dormientes_fw-la vita_fw-la bernardi_n bernardi_n de_fw-fr adventu_fw-la domini_fw-la serm._n 3_o christ_n first_o and_o second_o come_v agree_v in_o some_o thing_n and_o differ_v in_o other_o they_o agree_v in_o these_o 1._o at_o his_o first_o come_v he_o come_v personal_o and_o visible_o and_o so_o shall_v at_o the_o last_o 2._o he_o come_v then_o and_o so_o also_o the_o second_o time_n to_o advance_v his_o church_n and_o overthrow_v his_o enemy_n they_o differ_v in_o four_o thing_n 1._o his_o first_o come_n in_o respect_n of_o outward_a glory_n be_v in_o a_o poor_a abase_v condition_n phil._n 2._o 7._o the_o second_o in_o great_a glory_n matth._n 24._o 30._o he_o shall_v be_v attend_v with_o innumerable_a angel_n he_o shall_v come_v in_o all_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o father_n matth._n 25._o 31._o &_o 16._o 27._o 2._o his_o second_o come_n will_v bring_v great_a joy_n to_o all_o his_o subject_n and_o terror_n to_o all_o his_o enemy_n 2_o thess._n 1._o 8_o 9_o 30_o 11._o 3._o the_o good_a he_o do_v for_o his_o people_n at_o his_o first_o come_n be_v but_o inchoate_n at_o the_o last_o perfect_a 4._o their_o communion_n with_o god_n be_v by_o ordinance_n which_o shall_v then_o be_v abolish_v when_o christ_n come_v in_o the_o flesh_n he_o come_v to_o be_v judge_v and_o condemn_v therefore_o he_o come_v in_o a_o mean_a and_o contemptible_a way_n but_o he_o shall_v come_v the_o second_o time_n to_o judge_v the_o world_n john_n 5._o 27._o hic_fw-la ostendit_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o ea_fw-la carne_fw-la veniet_fw-la judicaturus_fw-la in_fw-la qua_fw-la venerat_fw-la judicandus_fw-la aug._n the_o civ_o dei_fw-la l._n 20._o c._n 6._o 6._o dvas_fw-la hoc_fw-la loco_fw-la res_fw-la discimus_fw-la &_o venturum_fw-la esse_fw-la judicium_fw-la &_o cum_fw-la mortuorum_fw-la resurrectione_n venturum_fw-la de_fw-fr ninevitis_fw-la enim_fw-la &_o regina_fw-la austri_fw-la quando_fw-la haec_fw-la dicebat_fw-la de_fw-la mortuis_fw-la sine_fw-la dubio_fw-la loquebatur_fw-la quos_fw-la tamen_fw-la in_o die_fw-la judicii_fw-la resurrecturos_fw-la esse_fw-la praedixit_fw-la nec_fw-la ideo_fw-la dixit_fw-la condemnabunt_fw-la quia_fw-la &_o ipsi_fw-la judicabunt_fw-la sed_fw-la quia_fw-la ex_fw-la ipsorum_fw-la comparatione_fw-la isti_fw-la meritò_fw-la damâ—abuntur_fw-la august_n de_fw-fr civet_n dei_fw-la l._n 20._o c._n 5._o 5._o quod_fw-la autem_fw-la ait_fw-la in_o regeneratione_n proculdubio_fw-la mortuorum_fw-la resurrectionem_fw-la nomine_fw-la voluit_fw-la regenerationis_fw-la intelligi_fw-la sic_fw-la enim_fw-la caro_fw-la nostra_fw-la regenerabitur_fw-la per_fw-la incorruptionem_fw-la quemadmodum_fw-la est_fw-la anima_fw-la nostra_fw-la regenerata_fw-la per_fw-la fidem_fw-la aug._n the_o civet_n dei_fw-la l._n 20._o c._n 5._o god_n shall_v then_o have_v the_o glory_n of_o all_o his_o attribute_n and_o christ_n of_o all_o his_o office_n christ_n have_v fulfil_v all_o the_o other_o article_n in_o the_o creed_n that_o concern_v he_o therefore_o he_o will_v not_o fail_v also_o to_o accomplish_v this_o be_v the_o last_o act_n of_o his_o kingly_a office_n all_o the_o creature_n call_v for_o a_o day_n of_o judgement_n rom._n 8._o 19_o 20._o 2_o pet._n 3._o 10._o luke_n 21._o 35._o mat._n 12_o 36._o eccles._n 12._o 14._o 1_o cor._n 4._o 5._o cum_fw-la ergo_fw-la locus_fw-la determinatus_fw-la &_o tempus_fw-la dâ—sinitum_fw-la sapientiae_fw-la divinae_fw-la thesauris_fw-la absconditum_fw-la lateat_fw-la temeraria_fw-la esset_fw-la de_fw-la iis_fw-la inquisitio_fw-la synops._fw-la purior_fw-la theol._n disputat_fw-la 5â—_n 1_o thes._n 4._o 7._o 7._o supplem_fw-la 3._o part_n qu._n 88_o art_n 4._o vide_fw-la mercer_n in_o amos_n 9_o 9_o &_o 14._o &_o aâ—_n obad._n 20._o capel_n spicileg_n matth._n 17._o 3._o 4._o ad_fw-la joan._n 3._o 4._o &_o drus_n aâ—_n difficiliora_fw-la lâ—â—â—_n gen._n c._n 81._o 81._o mr_n meder_n answer_n to_o d._n twiss_n first_o letter_n see_v his_o answer_n also_o to_o the_o second_o solus_fw-la meritò_fw-la constitutus_fw-la est_fw-la judex_fw-la viuâ—rum_fw-la &_o mortuorum_fw-la qui_fw-la finxiâ—â—igillatim_fw-la corda_fw-la universorum_fw-la &_o intelligit_fw-la omne_fw-la opera_fw-la corum_fw-la solum_fw-la attendo_fw-la judicâ—â—_n quem_fw-la &_o solura_fw-la justificatorem_fw-la agnosco_fw-la bern._n epist._n 42._o compare_v 2_o phil._n 9_o 10_o â—1_n with_o rom._n 14._o 10_o 11._o there_o be_v three_o property_n especial_o require_v to_o the_o office_n of_o a_o judge_n 1._o knowledge_n to_o discern_v 2._o power_n to_o determine_v 3._o justice_z to_o execute_v all_o which_o be_v in_o christ._n 1_o cor._n 6._o 2._o aquinas_n the_o leyden_n divine_v in_o synops._n pur._n theâ—l_n seem_v to_o incline_v to_o the_o affirmative_a and_o so_o do_v other_o of_o our_o divine_n they_o say_v it_o shall_v be_v as_o a_o bond_n cancel_v other_o rather_o approve_v of_o the_o negative_a opinion_n see_v mr_n burgess_n of_o justification_n lect._n 29._o pag._n 264._o nam_fw-la per_fw-la quot_fw-la dies_fw-la hoc_fw-la judicium_fw-la tendatur_fw-la incertum_fw-la est_fw-la sed_fw-la scripturarum_fw-la morè_fw-la sanctarum_fw-la diem_fw-la poni_fw-la solcre_fw-la pro_fw-la tempore_fw-la nemo_fw-la qui_fw-la illas_fw-la literas_fw-la quamlibet_fw-la negligenter_n logerit_fw-la nescit_fw-la august_n de_fw-fr civet_n dei_fw-la l._n 20_o c._n 1._o we_o shall_v walk_v with_o a_o continual_a awe_n of_o it_o in_o our_o soul_n job_n 31._o 13_o 14._o luk._n 21._o 24._o quoties_fw-la diem_fw-la illum_fw-la coâ—sâ—dero_fw-la toto_fw-la corpore_fw-la contremisco_fw-la sive_fw-la enim_fw-la comedo_fw-la sine_fw-la bibo_fw-la sine_fw-la all_o quid_fw-la aliud_fw-la facere_fw-la semper_fw-la videtur_fw-la illa_fw-la tuba_fw-la terribilis_fw-la sonare_fw-la auribus_fw-la meis_fw-la surgite_fw-la mortui_fw-la venite_fw-la ad_fw-la judicium_fw-la hieron_n if_o thou_o be_v godly_a the_o thought_n of_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n will_v sweeten_v all_o reproach_n and_o false_a censure_n here_o job_n 16._o 19_o 2_o thess._n 1._o 6_o 7_o 8._o and_o make_v thou_o more_o holy_a as_o well_o as_o more_o comfortable_a a_o wicked_a pope_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o all_o his_o jollity_n hear_v a_o voice_n in_o his_o palace_n of_o naples_n say_v venâ—_n miser_n in_o judicium_fw-la dei_fw-la and_o that_o night_n he_o be_v find_v dead_a in_o sin_n there_o be_v a_o aversion_n from_o the_o creator_n and_o a_o conversion_n to_o the_o creature_n to_o the_o aversion_n the_o poena_fw-la damui_fw-la answer_n to_o the_o conversion_n poena_fw-la sensus_fw-la mark_v 9_o 48._o god_n thus_o punish_v the_o conscience_n in_o hell_n 1._o because_o that_o faculty_n be_v the_o strength_n of_o a_o man_n a_o man_n will_v bear_v his_o infirmity_n but_o a_o wound_a spirit_n who_o can_v bear_v 2._o because_o it_o be_v the_o tender_a part_n in_o a_o man_n 3._o it_o be_v the_o most_o active_a in_o sin_v shall_v purge_v their_o conscience_n from_o dead_a work_n heb._n 4._o because_o it_o have_v the_o great_a office_n and_o honour_n pâ—â—_n upon_o it_o here_o optimum_fw-la est_fw-la tunc_fw-la sentiri_fw-la vermem_fw-la cum_fw-la possit_fw-la etiam_fw-la suffocari_fw-la itaque_fw-la mordeat_fw-la nunc_fw-la ut_fw-la meriatur_fw-la &_o paulatim_fw-la desinat_fw-la mordere_fw-la bern._n primam_fw-la mors_fw-la animam_fw-la dolentem_fw-la pellit_fw-la de_fw-la corpore_fw-la secunda_fw-la mors_fw-la animam_fw-la nolentem_fw-la tenet_fw-la in_o corpore_fw-la aug._n the_o civet_n dei_fw-la l._n 21._o c._n 32._o mat._n 25._o 41._o &_o ult_n 2_o thess._n 1._o 10._o prov._n 11._o 7._o hell_n be_v call_v a_o bottomless_a pit_n luk._n 8._o 31._o revel_v 20._o 3._o the_o great_a gulf_n show_v the_o eternity_n of_o that_o condition_n they_o shall_v not_o come_v out_o till_o they_o have_v pay_v the_o utmost_a farthing_n ubi_fw-la mors_fw-la semper_fw-la vivit_fw-la finis_fw-la semper_fw-la incipit_fw-la spe_fw-la sublata_fw-la sola_fw-la manet_fw-la oeterna_fw-la desperatio_fw-la drexel_n some_o say_v hell_n be_v on_o high_a before_o the_o throne_n of_o the_o lamb_n and_o within_o the_o view_n
7._o the_o object_n of_o it_o be_v some_o sinful_a man_n or_o the_o great_a part_n of_o sinful_a man_n which_o be_v call_v vessel_n of_o wrath_n fit_v for_o destruction_n rom._n 9_o 22._o that_o there_o be_v more_o damn_v then_o save_v be_v prove_v matth._n 20._o 16._o matth._n 7._o 14._o the_o end_n of_o reprobation_n be_v the_o declaration_n of_o god_n justice_n in_o punish_v of_o sin_n there_o be_v no_o cause_n of_o reprobation_n in_o the_o reprobate_n that_o they_o rather_o than_o other_o be_v pass_v by_o of_o god_n that_o be_v whole_o from_o the_o unsearchable_a depth_n of_o god_n good_a pleasure_n but_o that_o damnation_n whereto_o they_o be_v adjudge_v be_v for_o their_o own_o sin_n there_o be_v five_o dreadful_a consequence_n of_o reprobation_n or_o preterition_n 1._o such_o who_o god_n pass_v by_o he_o never_o call_v or_o not_o effectual_o calling_n be_v according_a to_o purpose_n 2._o he_o desert_n leave_v they_o to_o follow_v their_o own_o corrupt_a lust_n 3._o harden_v 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