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paul_n call_v it_o the_o riches_n of_o god_n goodness_n rom._n â_o 4._o and_o make_v this_o use_n of_o it_o that_o it_o shall_v lead_v we_o to_o repentance_n to_o consider_v 1._o what_o we_o be_v original_o good_a the_o creator_n be_v so_o the_o creature_n must_v needs_o be_v and_o â_o what_o we_o be_v now_o unlike_o he_o isaiah_n 5._o 25._o luke_n 6._o 36._o god_n bounty_n god_n be_v like_o a_o most_o liberal_a householder_n which_o take_v order_n that_o nothing_o in_o his_o house_n or_o about_o it_o shall_v want_v that_o which_o be_v necessary_a further_o than_o the_o fault_n be_v in_o itself_o he_o give_v more_o than_o we_o ask_v and_o before_o we_o ask_v vbârior_fw-la gratia_fw-la quam_fw-la precatio_fw-la 2_o chron._n â0_n 7._o isaiah_n 41_o 8_o james_n 2._o 23._o 23._o gratia_n est_fw-la qua_fw-la deus_fw-la in_o seipso_fw-la est_fw-la amaâilâs_fw-la suaâque_fw-la creaturae_fw-la tavet_fw-la &_o benefacit_fw-la unde_fw-la hoc_fw-la respectu_fw-la gratia_fw-la dei_fw-la est_fw-la favour_n quo_fw-la creaturas_fw-la svas_fw-la &_o inprimis_fw-la hemiââes_fw-la prosequitur_fw-la wendelinus_n wendelinus_n dr._n jackson_n of_o god_n attribute_n l._n 1._o c._n 14._o consectary_n of_o god_n graciousnesse_n psalm_n 103._o 8_o 9_o 1_o pet._n 5._o 16._o nehe._n 9_o 17_o 31._o rom._n 5._o 20_o 21._o ephes._n 2._o 9_o 2_o tim._n l._n 9_o bâna_fw-la mea_fw-la ãâã_d aug._n l._n 10._o confess_v c._n 4._o every_o one_o be_v bear_v with_o a_o pope_n in_o his_o belly_n man_n have_v rather_o be_v save_v by_o something_o of_o their_o own_o then_o be_v behold_v to_o christ_n for_o salvation_n ignorant_a people_n say_v they_o hope_v to_o be_v âaved_v by_o their_o good_a deed_n and_o meaning_n meaning_n dr._n twisse_n in_o a_o manuscript_n in_o johannem_fw-la tract_n 81._o exod._n 33._o 19_o &_o 34._o 6._o psalm_n 103._o â_o exod._n 22._o 22._o isaiah_n 30._o 18._o lament_n 3._o 22._o titus_n 3._o 5._o exod._n 34._o 6_o 7._o ephes._n 2._o 4._o rom._n 4._o 19_o &_o 11._o 30_o 31._o 31._o misericordia_fw-la est_fw-la qua_fw-la propensus_fw-la est_fw-la deus_fw-la ad_fw-la succurrendum_fw-la suââ_n creaturis_fw-la in_o aliqua_fw-la miseria_fw-la constitutis_fw-la iisque_fw-la re_fw-la ipsa_fw-la succurrit_fw-la wendelinus_n the_o scripture_n have_v three_o notable_a word_n to_o express_v the_o fullness_n of_o god_n mercy_n in_o christ_n ephes._n 2._o 7._o rom._n 5._o 20._o 1_o tim._n 1._o 14._o 3_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d put_v upon_o god_n mercy_n luke_n 1._o 50._o 54._o psalm_n 48._o 2_o 3._o &_o 89._o 28._o 28._o ephes._n â_o 4._o 1_o pet._n 1._o 3_o mercy_n and_o compassion_n dâffer_v only_o in_o the_o exârinsecall_a denomination_n take_v from_o different_a object_n compassion_n be_v good_a will_n towards_o otheâs_n provoke_v from_o notice_n of_o their_o misery_n mercy_n be_v a_o excess_n of_o bounty_n not_o estrange_v from_o ill_a deserve_v in_o distress_n that_o god_n have_v mercy_n in_o hâm_n he_o be_v ready_a to_o forgive_v more_o sin_n thân_o we_o can_v imagine_v luke_n 6._o 11._o 11._o exod._n 20._o 6._o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n which_o reach_v to_o the_o pardon_n of_o sin_n be_v peculiar_a to_o the_o catholic_n church_n isaiah_n 33._o 24._o lukâ_n 16._o 24_o â5_n titus_n 3._o 5._o luke_n 1._o 77_o 78._o lament_n 3._o 2d_o on_o what_o term_v god_n will_v show_v mercy_n 2_o to_o who_o he_o will_v show_v mercy_n eâsi_fw-la omnes_fw-la hâmânes_fw-la deus_fw-la damnaret_fw-la unâ_n excepto_fw-la tameâ_n adhuc_fw-la major_a esset_fw-la misericordia_fw-la quam_fw-la judicium_fw-la nimirum_fw-la quia_fw-la nullum_fw-la ãâã_d judicii_fw-la divini_fw-la effectum_fw-la âisi_fw-la propter_fw-la merita_fw-la eorum_fw-la qui_fw-la damnantuâ_n at_o misericârdia_fw-la nulla_fw-la invenit_fw-la merita_fw-la chamier_n ãâã_d 3._o lib._n 7._o c._n 8._o misericordia_fw-la &_o justitia_fw-la dei_fw-la in_o se_fw-la &_o quatenuâ_fw-la in_o deo_fw-la sunt_fw-la pares_fw-la sunt_fw-la respectu_fw-la effectârum_fw-la &_o objectorum_fw-la major_n est_fw-la miseriâordia_fw-la wendelinus_n matth._n 18._o 30._o 30._o the_o papist_n sâekâ_n to_o the_o virgin_n mary_n and_o other_o saint_n maria_n mater_fw-la graâiae_fw-la mater_fw-la miseriooâdiae_fw-la tu_fw-la nos_fw-la ab_fw-la host_n protege_n &_o horâ_fw-la mortis_fw-la suscipe_fw-la psalm_n 106._o 3._o luke_n 1._o 46_o 50._o luke_n 6._o 36._o 36._o justitiâ_n est_fw-la âua_fw-la deââ_n in_o se_fw-la iustùs_fw-la est_fw-la &_o extra_fw-la se_fw-la constanti_fw-la voluntate_fw-la suum_fw-la cuique_fw-la âribuit_fw-la wenââlinus_n genes_n 18._o 25._o justitia_fw-la dispânens_fw-la qua_fw-la deuâ_n uniuârsa_fw-la &_o âingula_fw-la jusââo_fw-la ordine_fw-la dispââit_fw-la &_o guâernat_fw-la deut._n 32._o 4._o psalm_n 11._o 7._o &_o 48._o 11._o &_o 145._o 17._o 1_o pet._n 1._o 17._o rom._n 2._o from_o thâ_n 6._o to_o the_o 12._o 2_o cor._n 5._o 10._o col._n 3._o 25._o rev._n 22._o 12._o justitia_fw-la distribuens_fw-la est_fw-la gratiae_fw-la uâl_fw-la irae_fw-la illa_fw-la âst_fw-la ãâã_d uââuntas_fw-la praestandi_fw-la promise_n isâa_fw-la voluntââ_fw-la implendi_fw-la comminatiânes_fw-la wendelinus_n matth._n 19_o 29._o god_n assign_v fit_a reward_n for_o well_o and_o evil_a do_v rom._n 1._o 18._o 18._o god_n justice_n be_v not_o a_o quality_n or_o accident_n in_o he_o but_o his_o very_a nature_n essential_a to_o he_o a_o man_n may_v be_v a_o man_n and_o yet_o be_v unjust_a but_o god_n can_v not_o be_v god_n and_o be_v unjust_a geth_o loc_n commun_n commun_n the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n be_v take_v divers_a waâes_n in_o scripture_n sometime_o for_o the_o essential_a attribute_n of_o gâd_n sometime_o for_o the_o righteousness_n of_o faith_n which_o be_v call_v the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n because_o it_o be_v such_o a_o righteousness_n as_o god_n do_v approve_v of_o and_o with_o which_o we_o may_v appeal_v bold_o in_o his_o presence_n again_o righteousness_n be_v take_v for_o his_o truth_n and_o faithfulness_n in_o promise_n david_n pray_v god_n to_o do_v good_a to_o he_o for_o his_o righteousness_n he_o mean_v his_o faithfulness_n in_o his_o promise_n see_v mr_n buââhowes_v on_o matth._n 5._o 6._o consectary_n from_o god_n justice_n â_o chron._n 2._o 5._o nehem._n 9_o 33._o psal._n 119._o 137._o dan._n 9_o 7._o rom._n 3._o 16._o rev._n 19_o 1._o john_n 14._o 6._o god_n be_v aetârna_fw-la veritas_fw-la &_o vera_fw-la aeternâas_fw-la if_o god_n say_v one_o be_v to_o be_v corporeal_a he_o will_v have_v light_a for_o his_o body_n and_o truth_n for_o his_o soul_n truth_n be_v original_o from_o god_n the_o first_o ideâ_n rule_n or_o standard_n of_o truth_n be_v god_n will_v which_o be_v veritas_fw-la dei_fw-la whereby_o he_o be_v what_o he_o be_v essential_o simple_o immutable_o by_o which_o he_o will_v all_o thing_n to_o be_v what_o indeed_o they_o be_v and_o know_v they_o to_o be_v such_o as_o they_o be_v most_o certain_o veritas_fw-la rei_fw-la entitatis_fw-la whereby_o thing_n be_v such_o as_o god_n will_v have_v they_o to_o be_v and_o so_o be_v true_a and_o good_a a_o idol_n be_v nothing_o in_o the_o world_n matth_n 24._o 35._o john_n 17._o 17._o which_o truth_n of_o god_n in_o his_o promise_n may_v be_v refer_v to_o justice_n because_o it_o be_v just_a to_o perform_v what_o thou_o have_v promise_v 2_o tim._n 4._o 8._o 8._o if_o i_o speak_v falsehood_n out_o of_o error_n and_o mistake_n i_o be_o weak_a if_o wilful_o i_o be_o wicked_a if_o i_o keep_v not_o promise_v it_o be_v either_o because_o i_o can_v and_o then_o i_o be_o weak_a or_o will_v not_o than_o i_o be_o wicked_a therefore_o god_n can_v possible_o lie_v 1_o king_n 22._o 23._o ezek._n 14._o 9_o consectary_n from_o god_n truth_n ephes._n 4._o 25._o heb._n 20._o 23._o consectary_n from_o god_n faithfulness_n heb._n â_o 15._o heb._n 3._o 5._o what_o faithfulness_n be_v nahum_n 1._o 3._o isaiah_n 30._o 18._o 18._o patientia_fw-la est_fw-la qua_fw-la ita_fw-la iram_fw-la svam_fw-la moderatuâ_n deus_fw-la erga_fw-la creaturas_fw-la ut_fw-la vel_fw-la poenas_fw-la differat_fw-la vel_fw-la iram_fw-la unâââmento_fw-la non_fw-la effundat_fw-la wendelinus_n wendelinus_n god_n be_v sensible_a of_o the_o wrong_n offer_v to_o he_o and_o provoke_v to_o wrath_n thereby_o 2_o pet._n 3._o 13._o he_o not_o only_o restrain_v his_o anger_n but_o give_v they_o time_n to_o repent_v a_o learned_a divine_a say_v if_o but_o any_o tender_a heart_a man_n shall_v sit_v one_o houâe_n in_o the_o throne_n of_o god_n almighty_n and_o look_v down_o upon_o the_o earth_n as_o god_n do_v continual_o and_o see_v what_o abomination_n be_v do_v in_o that_o hour_n he_o will_v undoubted_o in_o the_o next_o set_v all_o the_o world_n on_o fire_n mr._n bolâân_o matth._n 26._o 39_o this_o be_v in_o effect_n the_o same_o with_o patience_n num._n 14._o 18._o nehem._n 9_o 17._o 2_o pet._n 3._o 9_o 15_o 20._o longanimity_n be_v towards_o they_o of_o who_o we_o can_v patience_n towards_o they_o of_o who_o we_o can_v not_o be_v revenge_v consectary_n from_o god_n patience_n and_o long_o suffer_v posse_fw-la &_o nollâ_n nobile_fw-la what_o patience_n be_v it_o be_v a_o