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and_o brimstone_n which_o be_v the_o second_o death_n 8._o death_n rev._n 21._o 8._o or_o in_o say_v that_o no_o unclean_a thing_n shall_v enter_v into_o it_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n neither_o whatsoever_o work_v abomination_n 27._o abomination_n verse_n 27._o or_o that_o without_o be_v dog_n and_o sorcerer_n and_o whoremonger_n and_o murderer_n 15._o murderer_n verse_n 15._o etc._n etc._n certain_o blood_n desile_v a_o person_n as_o well_o as_o a_o nation_n or_o land_n 33_o land_n num._n 35._o 33_o when_o it_o be_v unrighteous_o spill_v in_o it_o and_o make_v as_o well_o the_o one_o as_o the_o other_o unclean_a until_o it_o be_v atone_v and_o for_o the_o sin_n of_o adultery_n it_o be_v sufficient_o know_v that_o the_o holy_a ghost_n present_v it_o almost_o every_o where_n as_o pollute_v and_o defile_v so_o that_o david_n during_o his_o impenitency_n aforesaid_a be_v cut_v off_o from_o all_o right_n of_o enter_v into_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n both_o by_o the_o general_a irregularity_n 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especial_o not_o for_o this_o latter_a for_o no_o man_n be_v to_o be_v judge_v a_o apostate_n but_o he_o that_o decline_v from_o the_o faith_n of_o jesus_n christ_n which_o sometime_o he_o profess_v and_o give_v sufficient_a ground_n unto_o man_n by_o his_o work_n to_o conceive_v and_o judge_v that_o he_o real_o be_v possess_v of_o and_o hold_v so_o than_o if_o such_o a_o man_n former_a good_a work_n be_v still_o to_o be_v judge_v valid_a in_o their_o testimony_n concern_v the_o goodness_n of_o his_o faith_n how_o evil_a and_o vile_a soever_o his_o after-work_n shall_v be_v evident_a it_o be_v that_o such_o a_o man_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v esteem_v a_o apostate_n but_o a_o persevere_a in_o the_o faith_n though_o his_o way_n and_o action_n shall_v degenerate_v into_o the_o high_a strain_n of_o wickedness_n or_o ungodliness_n that_o can_v be_v imagine_v 4._o and_o last_o for_o this_o that_o passage_n from_o god_n himself_o by_o his_o prophet_n ezekiel_n former_o open_v but_o when_o the_o righteous_a turn_v away_o from_o his_o righteousness_n and_o commit_v iniquity_n and_o do_v according_a to_o all_o the_o abomination_n that_o the_o wicked_a man_n do_v shall_v he_o live_v all_o his_o righteousness_n that_o he_o have_v do_v shall_v not_o be_v mention_v in_o his_o trespass_n that_o he_o have_v trespass_v and_o in_o his_o sin_n that_o he_o have_v sin_v in_o they_o shall_v he_o die_v 24_o die_v ezek._n 18._o 24_o this_o passage_n i_o say_v plain_o evince_v that_o the_o estimate_n which_o be_v to_o be_v make_v of_o man_n in_o point_n of_o righteousness_n and_o unrighteousness_n and_o consequent_o of_o faith_n and_o unbelief_n be_v not_o to_o be_v make_v by_o the_o import_n or_o rule_v of_o their_o former_a work_n but_o of_o their_o latter_a no_o not_o though_o the_o former_a have_v be_v many_o and_o the_o latter_a but_o few_o for_o the_o text_n say_v in_o his_o trespass_n in_o the_o singular_a number_n that_o he_o have_v trespass_v shall_v he_o die_v imply_v that_o any_o one_o sin_n of_o that_o kind_n of_o sin_n which_o the_o scripture_n call_v abomination_n while_o unrepented_a of_o translate_v he_o from_o life_n unto_o death_n cast_v he_o into_o the_o state_n and_o condition_n of_o a_o unbeliever_n 6._o and_o last_o if_o david_n repentance_n after_o the_o perpetration_n of_o the_o foul_a and_o horrid_a sin_n mention_v be_v not_o simple_o necessary_a to_o his_o salvation_n and_o consequent_o himself_o during_o his_o impenitency_n a_o man_n of_o death_n god_n send_v his_o prophet_n nathan_n unto_o he_o to_o awaken_v he_o and_o raise_v he_o up_o by_o repentance_n will_v be_v find_v to_o have_v little_a grace_n love_n or_o mercy_n in_o it_o or_o at_o least_o far_o less_o than_o such_o a_o necessity_n of_o his_o repentance_n suppose_v will_v derive_v upon_o it_o evident_a it_o be_v from_o the_o tenor_n of_o the_o message_n which_o the_o prophet_n bring_v from_o god_n unto_o he_o that_o his_o repentance_n do_v not_o exempt_v he_o from_o temporal_a judgement_n wherefore_o have_v thou_o despise_v the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o do_v evil_a in_o his_o sight_n thou_o have_v kill_v uriah_n the_o hittite_n with_o the_o sword_n and_o have_v take_v his_o wife_n to_o be_v thy_o wife_n and_o have_v slay_v he_o with_o the_o sword_n of_o the_o child_n of_o ammon_n now_o therefore_o the_o sword_n shall_v never_o depart_v from_o thy_o house_n thus_o say_v the_o lord_n behold_v i_o will_v raise_v up_o evil_a against_o thou_o out_o of_o thy_o own_o house_n and_o i_o will_v take_v thy_o wife_n before_o thy_o eye_n and_o give_v they_o unto_o thy_o neighbour_n and_o he_o shall_v lie_v with_o thy_o wife_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o this_o sun_n for_o thou_o do_v it_o secret_o but_o i_o will_v do_v this_o thing_n before_o israel_n and_o before_o the_o sun_n etc._n sun_n 2_o sam._n 12_o 9_o 10_o etc._n etc._n from_o whence_o together_o with_o the_o event_n every_o way_n answer_v as_o the_o process_n of_o david_n history_n make_v manifest_a 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