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and_o his_o anoint_v god_n sit_v in_o heaven_n and_o laugh_v they_o to_o scorn_v 7._o because_o without_o knowledge_n of_o 7._o reas_n 7._o all_o particular_n of_o our_o thought_n word_n and_o action_n with_o all_o their_o circumstance_n god_n who_o be_v the_o just_a judge_n of_o all_o the_o world_n can_v give_v righteous_a judgement_n god_n have_v say_v that_o he_o will_v judge_v every_o man_n according_a to_o his_o work_n which_o he_o can_v do_v not_o he_o know_v the_o action_n of_o man_n good_a and_o evil_n with_o all_o their_o circumstance_n very_o say_v our_o saviour_n man_n shall_v give_v a_o account_n of_o every_o idle_a word_n than_o god_n must_v know_v every_o word_n altogether_o that_o we_o speak_v in_o the_o last_o day_n god_n will_v judge_v the_o secret_n of_o man_n heart_n how_o can_v he_o judge_v thou_o for_o thy_o secret_a thought_n and_o intent_n and_o aim_n if_o the_o lord_n do_v not_o know_v thy_o thought_n every_o particular_a action_n of_o thy_o mind_n though_o 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wicked_a who_o atheistical_a heart_n licence_v they_o to_o commit_v sin_n upon_o this_o blasphemous_a conceit_n tush_o god_n know_v not_o what_o we_o do_v god_n regard_v and_o see_v we_o not_o well!_o he_o that_o make_v the_o eye_n and_o give_v to_o thou_o a_o see_a eye_n he_o see_v thou_o there_o be_v for_o all_o thy_o action_n he_o that_o give_v man_n the_o hear_v ear_n he_o hear_v every_o word_n there_o be_v for_o all_o thy_o word_n he_o that_o give_v to_o man_n the_o know_a heart_n he_o know_v all_o there_o be_v for_o all_o thy_o thought_n therefore_o rejoice_v thou_o atheist_n and_o let_v thy_o heart_n cheer_v thâ—e_n be_v filthy_a still_o in_o thy_o thought_n and_o affection_n be_v thou_o unjust_a still_o in_o thy_o word_n and_o action_n but_o yet_o know_v the_o lord_n know_v all_o and_o for_o these_o thing_n will_v bring_v thou_o to_o judgement_n mark_v what_o god_n will_v one_o day_n say_v to_o the_o wicked_a and_o all_o hypocrite_n depart_v from_o i_o you_o wicked_a i_o kniw_v you_o not_o you_o worker_n of_o iniquity_n you_o may_v see_v god_n be_v say_v to_o know_v and_o not_o to_o know_v the_o wicked_a he_o know_v that_o they_o be_v worker_n of_o iniquity_n and_o know_v all_o their_o work_n he_o know_v the_o drunkard_n and_o his_o drunkenness_n etc._n etc._n he_o know_v their_o person_n and_o their_o action_n so_o as_o to_o hate_v they_o he_o know_v they_o so_o as_o to_o bring_v they_o to_o judgement_n for_o all_o their_o work_n of_o iniquity_n he_o know_v they_o so_o as_o to_o take_v vengeance_n on_o they_o and_o to_o destroy_v they_o from_o his_o bless_a presence_n but_o yet_o god_n know_v they_o not_o so_o as_o to_o approve_v of_o their_o person_n or_o course_n so_o as_o to_o show_v they_o the_o least_o
he_o be_v the_o maker_n of_o time_n of_o all_o age_n and_o generation_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v take_v sometime_o for_o time_n create_v tit._n 1._o 2._o second_o because_o he_o be_v king_n eternal_a not_o only_a ante_fw-la temporis_fw-la durationem_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la omnem_fw-la cogitationem_fw-la as_o st._n augustine_n in_o his_o book_n of_o confession_n acknowledge_v confess_v august_n confess_v 2._o he_o be_v call_v king_n immortal_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sometime_o this_o word_n denote_v incorruptible_a pure_a and_o sincere_a and_o without_o corruption_n but_o here_o iâ—_n exclude_v end_n of_o time_n or_o be_v o_o else_o it_o signify_v god_n that_o can_v not_o die_v 3._o he_o be_v call_v invisible_a god_n that_o can_v be_v see_v and_o of_o this_o attribute_n i_o be_o to_o speak_v chap._n ii_o hence_o i_o note_v that_o god_n be_v a_o invisible_a observe_v observe_v king_n or_o god_n be_v invisible_a god_n invisibility_n be_v that_o divine_a perfection_n whereby_o his_o nature_n be_v so_o spiritual_a can_v be_v see_v by_o any_o bodily_a eye_n the_o scripture_n sufficient_o prove_v this_o attribute_n of_o god_n his_o glory_n that_o be_v his_o essence_n be_v invisible_a when_o moses_n pray_v lord_n i_o beseech_v thou_o shâ—w_v i_o thy_o glory_n god_n answer_v he_o thou_o can_v not_o see_v my_o face_n for_o 27._o heb._n 11._o 27._o there_o shall_v no_o man_n see_v i_o and_o live_v ex._n 33._o 18._o 20._o the_o invisible_a thing_n of_o god_n viz._n his_o power_n wisdom_n goodness_n be_v see_v only_o in_o the_o visible_a creature_n which_o he_o have_v make_v rom._n 1._o 20._o but_o the_o face_n and_o essence_n of_o god_n can_v be_v see_v for_o to_o be_v invisible_a be_v to_o be_v of_o such_o a_o nature_n as_o can_v be_v see_v by_o any_o mortal_a eye_n a_o thing_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v invisible_a to_o a_o man_n eye_n divers_a way_n 1._o when_o there_o be_v something_o between_o he_o object_n and_o the_o eye_n the_o object_n be_v 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can_v see_v iâ—_n though_o it_o be_v a_o mountain_n because_o the_o sight_n be_v terminate_v and_o bound_v beyond_o which_o the_o eye_n can_v exceed_v or_o ken_v and_o in_o this_o sense_n god_n be_v not_o invisible_a for_o he_o be_v near_o every_o one_o of_o we_o that_o be_v it_o possible_a for_o bodily_a hand_n of_o flesh_n to_o touch_v and_o feel_v a_o spirit_n we_o may_v touch_v and_o feel_v he_o act._n 17._o 4._o a_o thing_n be_v say_v to_o be_v invisible_a when_o the_o medium_n be_v not_o right_o dispose_v as_o in_o the_o dark_a we_o can_v see_v nothing_o because_o the_o air_n be_v not_o light_n which_o be_v the_o medium_n or_o mean_v of_o see_v in_o that_o sense_n the_o schoolman_n say_v god_n be_v invisible_a because_o there_o be_v lumen_fw-la gloriae_fw-la a_o light_n of_o glory_n require_v to_o behold_v god_n and_o so_o god_n as_o he_o have_v reveal_v himself_o in_o his_o word_n be_v invisible_a to_o sinner_n because_o they_o be_v in_o darkness_n and_o there_o be_v a_o thick_a vail_n of_o ignorant_a draw_v over_o their_o eye_n that_o they_o can_v see_v god_n in_o his_o word_n of_o grace_n 5._o a_o object_n be_v invisible_a through_o the_o glorious_a perfection_n of_o it_o when_o there_o be_v not_o a_o proportion_n between_o the_o eye_n and_o the_o object_n so_o the_o glorious_a sun_n dâ—zleth_v the_o eye_n that_o we_o can_v look_v upon_o it_o so_o god_n be_v invisible_a therefore_o he_o be_v style_v light_n inaccessible_a unto_o which_o no_o mortal_a eye_n can_v approach_v a_o thing_n be_v say_v to_o be_v invisible_a in_o respect_n of_o the_o nature_n or_o essence_n of_o it_o be_v spiritual_a and_o incorporeal_a and_o in_o this_o sense_n god_n be_v invisible_a who_o be_v a_o spirit_n more_o spiritual_a than_o angel_n incorporeal_a though_o the_o scripture_n attribute_v to_o god_n eye_n hand_n mouth_n nose_n etc._n etc._n it_o speak_v of_o he_o to_o we_o after_o the_o manner_n of_o man_n but_o it_o set_v forth_o the_o invisible_a thing_n of_o god_n by_o the_o visible_a part_n of_o man_n body_n as_o by_o the_o eye_n god_n omnisciency_n and_o his_o provident_a care_n etc._n etc._n chap._n iii_o reason_n to_o prove_v god_n invisibility_n the_o reason_n to_o prove_v this_o doctrine_n be_v these_o 1._o because_o if_o god_n be_v visible_a than_o 1._o reas_n 1._o we_o shall_v see_v nothing_o in_o the_o world_n but_o god_n because_o god_n be_v omnipresent_v immense_a and_o infinite_a and_o so_o fill_v heaven_n and_o earth_n with_o his_o presence_n then_o shall_v we_o see_v nothing_o else_o but_o god_n his_o immense_a essence_n will_v exclude_v all_o other_o visible_a object_n 2._o because_o if_o god_n be_v visible_a then_o 2._o reas_n 2._o god_n shall_v be_v corporeal_a and_o not_o a_o spirit_n because_o there_o be_v nothing_o subject_a to_o bodily_a sense_n but_o what_o be_v corporeal_a this_o be_v our_o saviour_n argument_n to_o confirm_v his_o stagger_a disciple_n after_o his_o resurrection_n that_o he_o be_v true_o the_o christ_n that_o be_v 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