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34._o 7._o not_o by_o be_v here_o resident_a and_o abide_v on_o earth_n out_o of_o their_o proper_a place_n of_o abode_n but_o by_o stand_v before_o god_n in_o heaven_n and_o behold_v his_o face_n that_o they_o may_v be_v ready_a in_o a_o moment_n when_o he_o give_v the_o watch_n word_n to_o present_v themselves_o on_o earth_n there_o to_o deliver_v his_o elect_a and_o to_o destroy_v their_o enemy_n as_o our_o saviour_n do_v intimate_v matth._n 18._o 20._o 7._o corollary_n seven_o see_v the_o high_a heaven_n be_v the_o proper_a place_n of_o angel_n angel_n and_o this_o be_v the_o order_n which_o god_n do_v set_v in_o the_o creation_n that_o all_o creature_n shall_v keep_v their_o station_n and_o not_o leave_v their_o dwell_n hence_o it_o follow_v that_o it_o be_v against_o nature_n and_o contrary_a to_o the_o order_n of_o creation_n that_o many_o angel_n be_v exclude_v and_o shut_v out_o of_o heaven_n even_o all_o the_o evil_a angel_n and_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n above_o nature_n even_o 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and_o of_o himself_o most_o glorious_a and_o bless_a for_o ever_o and_o with_o he_o be_v no_o variableness_n or_o shadow_n of_o turn_v so_o angel_n be_v most_o quick_a active_a and_o lively_a spirit_n the_o most_o excellent_a of_o all_o god_n creature_n in_o wisdom_n knowledge_n and_o liberty_n of_o will_n and_o in_o all_o goodness_n and_o good_a will_n towards_o man_n they_o be_v also_o great_a in_o power_n and_o excel_v in_o strength_n psal._n 103._o 20._o and_o be_v call_v the_o bless_a and_o glorious_a angel_n of_o light_n heaven_n the_o place_n of_o bliss_n be_v their_o habitation_n and_o as_o they_o be_v incorporeal_a spirit_n which_o can_v be_v dissolve_v and_o die_v as_o man_n do_v when_o their_o soul_n be_v separate_v from_o their_o body_n and_o the_o whole_a person_n be_v dissolve_v so_o and_o in_o that_o respect_n they_o be_v immortal_a &_o do_v more_o resemble_v god_n who_o only_o have_v immortality_n than_o any_o other_o creature_n do_v by_o nature_n all_o these_o thing_n 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she_o shall_v be_v call_v woman_n because_o she_o be_v take_v out_o of_o man_n verse_n 23._o wherein_n we_o may_v note_v three_o thing_n worthy_a to_o be_v consider_v first_o that_o god_n have_v make_v a_o wife_n fit_a for_o adam_n do_v not_o by_o 〈◊〉_d coactive_a or_o command_a power_n and_o authority_n put_v she_o upon_o he_o but_o have_v show_v she_o to_o he_o what_o one_o and_o whence_o she_o be_v suffer_v he_o to_o accept_v and_o choose_v she_o free_o of_o his_o own_o accord_n and_o make_v not_o up_o the_o marriage_n till_o adam_n do_v cheerful_o upon_o certain_a knowledge_n of_o her_o nature_n and_o disposition_n accept_v she_o for_o his_o wife_n and_o second_o self_n whence_o we_o learn_v that_o marriage_n according_a to_o god_n ordinance_n be_v a_o free_a voluntary_a voluntary_a contract_n make_v between_o a_o man_n and_o his_o wife_n make_v with_o the_o well_o like_v and_o mutual_a consent_n of_o both_o party_n though_o father_n be_v say_v to_o take_v wife_n to_o their_o son_n 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of_o god_n saint_n who_o body_n be_v temple_n and_o tabernacle_n of_o god_n by_o his_o spirit_n thus_o much_o concern_v the_o first_o external_a work_n of_o god_n the_o creation_n and_o the_o state_n wherein_o god_n create_v man_n and_o wherein_o the_o state_n of_o innocency_n do_v consist_v chap._n xvi_o of_o the_o actual_a providence_n of_o god_n the_o object_n of_o it_o what_o the_o word_n signify_v in_o 3._o thing_n proof_n that_o there_o be_v a_o providence_n by_o text_n and_o argument_n description_n show_v what_o it_o be_v demonstrate_v in_o the_o part_n and_o branch_n of_o it_o providence_n general_a and_o special_a act_n of_o it_o special_a providence_n in_o save_v the_o elect_a by_o christ_n what_o and_o in_o what_o part_n uses_n the_o next_o great_a external_a work_n of_o god_n after_o the_o creation_n be_v his_o actual_a providence_n by_o which_o he_o do_v rule_v and_o dispose_v all_o thing_n create_v and_o do_v order_v all_o action_n which_o be_v do_v and_o all_o event_n which_o come_v to_o pass_v in_o the_o world_n to_o the_o manifestation_n of_o his_o glorious_a goodness_n this_o great_a work_n of_o god_n do_v reach_v through_o all_o other_o external_a providence_n work_n which_o be_v do_v either_o by_o god_n himself_o or_o any_o other_o and_o do_v comprehend_v with_o in_o the_o compass_n of_o it_o all_o god_n work_n which_o he_o do_v in_o the_o world_n whether_o they_o be_v work_n of_o wisdom_n and_o power_n in_o rule_v and_o preserve_v his_o creature_n or_o work_n of_o justice_n in_o punish_v and_o destroy_v or_o work_n of_o mercy_n and_o grace_n in_o redeem_v repair_v and_o save_v the_o world_n and_o in_o bring_v his_o choose_a to_o eternal_a blessedness_n yea_o there_o be_v no_o work_n do_v nor_o any_o event_n which_o come_v to_o pass_v at_o any_o time_n or_o in_o any_o
in_o all_o his_o outward_a action_n which_o he_o do_v either_o immediate_o by_o himself_o or_o mediate_o by_o the_o ministry_n of_o his_o subordinate_a instrument_n and_o it_o also_o over-ruleth_a and_o dispose_v thing_n which_o be_v evil_a which_o be_v not_o do_v by_o god_n himself_o move_v the_o doer_n of_o they_o but_o come_v to_o pass_v by_o the_o permission_n and_o sufferance_n of_o he_o witting_o and_o willing_o suffer_v his_o creature_n to_o abuse_v the_o power_n which_o they_o have_v from_o he_o this_o point_n be_v manifest_a by_o the_o lord_n own_o word_n isa._n 45._o 7._o where_o he_o say_v i_o form_v the_o light_n and_o create_v darkness_n i_o make_v peace_n and_o create_v evil_a i_o the_o lord_n do_v all_o these_o thing_n and_o by_o that_o speech_n of_o the_o prophet_n amos._n chap._n 3._o 6._o shall_v there_o be_v evil_a in_o a_o city_n and_o the_o lord_n have_v not_o do_v it_o the_o true_a sense_n and_o meaning_n of_o which_o word_n saint_n augustine_n 95._o do_v notable_o express_v where_o he_o say_v nothing_o be_v do_v unless_o god_n omnipotent_a do_v will_n that_o it_o be_v do_v either_o by_o do_v it_o himself_o or_o suffer_v it_o to_o be_v do_v for_o it_o can_v not_o be_v do_v if_o he_o do_v not_o suffer_v it_o neither_o very_o do_v he_o unwilling_o without_o or_o against_o his_o will_n but_o willing_o and_o with_o he_o will_v suffer_v every_o thing_n to_o be_v to_o which_o purpose_n he_o have_v divers_a other_o speech_n as_o that_o god_n be_v good_a will_v not_o suffer_v any_o evil_a to_o be_v do_v unless_o as_o he_o be_v omnipotent_a he_o can_v bring_v good_a out_o of_o they_o neither_o be_v that_o do_v without_o god_n will_n which_o be_v do_v against_o his_o will_n that_o be_v his_o word_n and_o approbation_n in_o the_o second_o main_a part_n there_o be_v divers_a special_a branch_n particular_a show_v the_o special_a thing_n whereby_o god_n actual_a providence_n be_v distinguish_v from_o his_o other_o outward_a action_n the_o first_o 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as_o supreme_a lord_n king_n judge_n and_o ruler_n thereof_o the_o scripture_n abundant_o testify_v as_o gen._n 18._o 25._o and_o psalm_n 50._o 6._o psalm_n 82._o 1._o and_o 2._o chron._n 19_o 6._o where_o god_n be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o judge_n of_o all_o the_o earth_n yea_o the_o judge_n both_o in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n who_o sit_v chief_a among_o all_o judge_n and_o be_v with_o they_o in_o the_o judgement_n also_o in_o those_o place_n where_o the_o kingdom_n dominion_n and_o rule_n over_o all_o be_v say_v to_o belong_v to_o god_n and_o he_o be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o king_n which_o reign_v and_o rule_v all_o to_o the_o utmost_a end_n of_o the_o earth_n yea_o to_o be_v a_o great_a king_n above_o all_o god_n and_o the_o only_a potentate_n king_n of_o king_n and_o lord_n of_o lord_n as_o i_o chron._n 29._o 10._o 11._o psalm_n 10._o 16._o and_o 29._o 10._o and_o 4._o 27._o and_o 95._o 3._o and_o his_o kingdom_n be_v say_v to_o rule_v over_o all_o psalm_n 103_o 19_o and_o that_o not_o for_o a_o time_n but_o from_o generation_n to_o generation_n psalm_n 145._o 13._o it_o be_v he_o who_o set_v bound_n to_o the_o tumultuous_a sea_n beyond_o which_o they_o can_v pass_v job_n 38._o 8._o psalm_n 104._o 9_o and_o rule_v over_o the_o rage_a wave_n psalm_n 89._o 9_o and_o still_v thâ—â—_n when_o they_o arise_v and_o that_o he_o have_v a_o watchful_a eye_n over_o all_o creature_n even_o to_o preserve_v man_n and_o beast_n it_o appear_v psalm_n 36._o 6._o and_o that_o as_o his_o eye_n be_v upon_o they_o that_o fear_v he_o and_o hope_v in_o his_o mercy_n to_o deliver_v their_o soul_n from_o death_n and_o to_o keep_v they_o alive_a in_o famine_n psalm_n 33._o 18._o 19_o so_o his_o face_n be_v against_o they_o that_o do_v evil_a to_o cut_v off_o the_o remembrance_n of_o they_o psalm_n 34._o 16._o the_o second_o point_n be_v that_o god_n providence_n be_v exercise_v both_o in_o the_o do_n of_o all_o good_a and_o in_o permit_v and_o suffer_v witting_o 2._o and_o willing_o all_o evil_a which_o come_v to_o pass_v in_o the_o world_n and_o so_o it_o consist_v of_o two_o part_n action_n and_o permission_n this_o also_o be_v full_o prove_v and_o confirm_v isa._n 41._o 23._o and_o 45._o 7._o where_o the_o lord_n prove_v himself_o to_o be_v the_o only_a true_a god_n by_o dispose_v all_o thing_n both_o form_v the_o light_n and_o make_v peace_n by_o his_o active_a hand_n and_o power_n and_o also_o create_v evil_a and_o darkness_n by_o permit_v and_o give_v up_o the_o devil_n and_o his_o wicked_a instrument_n to_o abuse_v his_o power_n which_o he_o have_v give_v they_o to_o do_v evil_a and_o to_o work_v wickedness_n as_o we_o see_v in_o pharaoh_n who_o heart_n he_o be_v say_v to_o harden_v yea_o and_o to_o raise_v he_o up_o by_o give_v he_o up_o to_o his_o own_o lust_n and_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o satan_n who_o harden_v he_o and_o make_v his_o heart_n obdurate_a so_o that_o the_o more_o god_n plague_v he_o with_o great_a plague_n which_o natural_o tend_v to_o break_v a_o stout_a heart_n and_o to_o pull_v down_o pride_n the_o more_o do_v his_o corruption_n rise_v up_o and_o rebel_v and_o the_o more_o do_v satan_n stir_v he_o up_o against_o god_n and_o his_o people_n and_o make_v he_o run_v desperate_o into_o the_o devour_a gulf_n of_o destruction_n we_o see_v this_o also_o in_o god_n permit_v satan_n to_o afflict_v job_n and_o to_o tempt_v he_o to_o blasphemy_n by_o strip_v he_o naked_a of_o all_o that_o he_o have_v torment_v his_o body_n and_o batter_v his_o soul_n with_o sore_a temptation_n of_o his_o wife_n and_o friend_n and_o with_o scare_v dream_n and_o terrible_a vision_n as_o we_o read_v job_n 1._o and_o 2._o and_o 7._o 14._o also_o the_o apostle_n in_o express_a word_n affirm_v that_o god_n be_v provoke_v by_o man_n wilful_a sin_n do_v in_o just_a wrath_n give_v they_o to_o uncleanness_n through_o the_o lust_n of_o their_o own_o heart_n and_o to_o vile_a affection_n and_o a_o reprobate_a mind_n to_o work_v all_o iniquity_n with_o greediness_n rom._n 1._o 24_o 26_o 28._o and_o do_v give_v they_o the_o spirit_n of_o slumber_n eye_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o see_v and_o ear_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o hear_v rom._n 11._o 8._o not_o by_o put_v such_o a_o spirit_n into_o they_o so_o as_o he_o shed_v his_o spirit_n on_o man_n through_o christ_n but_o by_o suffering_n satan_n the_o spirit_n of_o lie_v and_o of_o all_o blindness_n and_o wickedness_n to_o enter_v into_o they_o which_o he_o will_v do_v into_o all_o man_n if_o god_n do_v not_o restrain_v he_o and_o by_o cast_v they_o out_o of_o his_o protection_n as_o we_o see_v in_o the_o evil_a spirit_n which_o vex_v saul_n and_o in_o the_o lie_a spirit_n which_o deceive_v ahab_n by_o enter_v into_o his_o prophet_n and_o speak_a lie_n by_o their_o mouth_n 1_o sam._n 16._o 14._o and_o 2_o king_n 22._o 22._o and_o thus_o we_o see_v that_o in_o all_o evil_n of_o sin_n god_n providence_n be_v exercise_v by_o way_n of_o voluntary_a permission_n but_o as_o for_o all_o good_a thing_n which_o come_v to_o pass_v god_n have_v in_o they_o a_o approve_v will_n and_o a_o work_a hand_n and_o work_v in_o man_n both_o to_o will_v and_o to_o do_v yea_o every_o thought_n and_o purpose_n of_o good_a 2_o cor._n 3._o 5._o philip._n 2._o 13._o and_o without_o he_o we_o can_v do_v nothing_o joh._n 15._o 5._o so_o that_o in_o all_o moral_a duty_n and_o in_o all_o good_a and_o godly_a work_n god_n work_v in_o man_n by_o his_o spirit_n immediate_o and_o give_v they_o heart_n will_v and_o power_n to_o do_v they_o and_o they_o be_v but_o his_o instrument_n to_o perform_v these_o good_a thing_n as_o
more_o subject_a of_o the_o froward_a to_o learn_v perverseness_n then_o by_o the_o wife_n meek_a and_o liberal_a consort_n to_o be_v draw_v from_o their_o folly_n fury_n and_o churlishness_n and_o therefore_o though_o in_o case_n when_o a_o hard_a lot_n befall_v man_n or_o woman_n they_o must_v make_v the_o best_a they_o can_v of_o that_o which_o be_v too_o bad_a in_o hope_n that_o god_n will_v bless_v their_o virtuous_a and_o godly_a endeavour_n yet_o the_o best_a rule_n which_o godly_a christian_n can_v observe_v in_o the_o choice_n of_o wife_n iâ—_n to_o choose_v such_o as_o be_v like_o affect_a and_o virtuous_o dispose_v as_o they_o themselves_o be_v to_o regard_v chief_o the_o unity_n of_o spirit_n and_o the_o similitude_n of_o nature_n and_o disposition_n which_o be_v a_o thing_n here_o teach_v by_o god_n in_o the_o creation_n and_o first_o marriage_n between_o adam_n and_o evah_n the_o first_o father_n and_o mother_n of_o all_o mankind_n second_o we_o may_v gather_v from_o this_o doctrine_n that_o there_o can_v 2._o be_v no_o hope_n or_o expectation_n of_o good_a from_o unequal_a marriage_n and_o when_o man_n for_o carnal_a worldly_a and_o politic_a respect_n yoke_n themselves_o with_o wife_n of_o a_o contrary_a disposition_n and_o religion_n daughter_n of_o a_o strange_a god_n and_o vassal_n of_o antichrist_n there_o seldom_o or_o never_o follow_v a_o blessing_n for_o just_a it_o be_v with_o god_n that_o when_o man_n and_o woman_n wall_n contrary_a to_o god_n and_o reject_v his_o right_a rule_n in_o their_o marriage_n and_o in_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o their_o family_n god_n shall_v walk_v contrary_a to_o they_o in_o their_o whole_a course_n of_o life_n and_o shall_v cross_v they_o in_o their_o endeavour_n and_o bring_v their_o family_n to_o confusion_n the_o three_o and_o last_o consequent_a of_o the_o woman_n creation_n consequent_a be_v that_o they_o be_v both_o naked_a â—he_v man_n and_o his_o wife_n and_o they_o be_v not_o ashamed_a ver_fw-la 25._o in_o which_o word_n we_o be_v not_o in_o any_o case_n to_o understand_v by_o nakedness_n either_o want_n of_o necessary_a apparel_n for_o in_o the_o state_n of_o innocency_n there_o be_v no_o need_n thereof_o and_o therefore_o no_o want_n of_o any_o nor_o any_o want_n of_o natural_a ability_n or_o virtue_n need_v full_a for_o beauty_n eve_n comeliness_n and_o ornament_n or_o for_o natural_a perfection_n all_o such_o nakedness_n and_o want_n come_v in_o by_o sin_n and_o after_o their_o fall_n but_o here_o they_o be_v say_v to_o be_v naked_a because_o they_o neither_o have_v nor_o need_v any_o clothes_n or_o cover_v of_o their_o body_n which_o be_v in_o all_o part_n most_o comely_a and_o beautiful_a their_o skin_n be_v not_o rough_a overgrow_v with_o hair_n like_o beast_n nor_o with_o feather_n like_o bird_n nor_o with_o hard_a scale_n like_o fish_n but_o their_o skin_n fair_a white_a and_o ruddy_a be_v comely_a in_o itself_o and_o beautiful_a to_o their_o own_o eye_n more_o than_o 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