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few_o no_o god_n forbid_v let_v every_o horse_n bear_v his_o own_o burden_n for_o every_o man_n shall_v be_v judge_v according_a to_o his_o own_o work_n and_o therefore_o though_o as_o in_o the_o field_n of_o god_n church_n there_o be_v tare_n as_o well_o as_o wheat_n so_o in_o our_o priestly_a dignity_n there_o be_v many_o among_o we_o that_o be_v not_o of_o we_o of_o who_o i_o understand_v what_o i_o say_v before_o that_o be_v like_o statuae_fw-la mercuriale_n which_o show_v the_o way_n to_o other_o but_o walk_v not_o one_o step_v themselves_o or_o like_o those_o skilful_a cook_n that_o dress_v good_a meat_n for_o other_o but_o taste_v not_o a_o bit_n thereof_o themselves_o or_o rather_o that_o feed_v not_o the_o flock_n at_o all_o but_o feed_v themselves_o upon_o the_o flock_n of_o christ_n and_o gather_v wealth_n to_o themselves_o in_o steed_n of_o gain_v soul_n to_o god_n yet_o let_v god_n be_v true_a and_o every_o man_n a_o liar_n and_o let_v not_o the_o wicked_a life_n of_o 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his_o royal_a authority_n whereby_o we_o do_v enjoy_v this_o truth_n in_o a_o bless_a peace_n but_o also_o by_o his_o own_o divine_a pen_n and_o industry_n whereby_o he_o show_v himself_o esse_fw-la quod_fw-la est_fw-la to_o be_v of_o the_o truth_n indeed_o rather_o than_o any_o way_n in_o the_o least_o manner_n to_o fear_n or_o suspect_v the_o disturbance_n of_o the_o same_o for_o god_n who_o be_v abundant_a in_o truth_n will_v preserve_v his_o own_o truth_n for_o evermore_o and_o therefore_o see_v that_o though_o some_o of_o we_o be_v wicked_a yea_o though_o all_o of_o we_o shall_v be_v wicked_a and_o deprive_v ourselves_o of_o happiness_n which_o i_o hope_v our_o great_a enemy_n will_v not_o dare_v to_o say_v yet_o do_v not_o that_o make_v the_o truth_n of_o god_n of_o none_o effect_v let_v we_o be_v gens_n
kindred_n of_o a_o traitor_n be_v thereby_o taint_v and_o disparage_v by_o the_o macedonian_a law_n and_o therefore_o we_o must_v abridge_v god_n of_o that_o which_o we_o see_v just_a in_o man_n or_o else_o we_o must_v yield_v it_o be_v just_a in_o god_n to_o visit_v and_o to_o punish_v the_o sin_n of_o the_o father_n upon_o the_o child_n but_o for_o the_o second_o that_o for_o the_o father_n sin_n the_o child_n shall_v be_v spiritual_o punish_v or_o inflict_v with_o criminal_a punishment_n it_o seem_v more_o than_o strange_a and_o therefore_o aquinas_n and_o many_o other_o think_v thereby_o to_o reconcile_v this_o place_n of_o the_o law_n that_o god_n will_v visit_v the_o sin_n of_o the_o father_n upon_o the_o child_n and_o that_o of_o ezechiel_n where_o god_n say_v the_o innocent_a child_n shall_v not_o bear_v the_o iniquity_n of_o his_o wicked_a father_n do_v say_v that_o god_n here_o do_v understand_v it_o of_o temporal_a punishment_n or_o corporal_a castigation_n which_o god_n often_o time_n lay_v upon_o the_o child_n for_o their_o father_n sin_n but_o in_o ezechiel_n god_n mean_v that_o he_o will_v not_o spiritual_o punish_v or_o eternal_o plague_v the_o child_n for_o the_o father_n sin_n and_o i_o confess_v that_o that_o place_n of_o ezechiel_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v that_o god_n will_v not_o eternal_o punish_v the_o child_n simple_o for_o the_o father_n sin_n for_o god_n use_v not_o to_o punish_v any_o one_o man_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o any_o other_o man_n but_o as_o the_o lord_n say_v himself_o the_o soul_n which_o sin_v punishment_n ezech._n 18.4_o a_o difference_n betwixt_o spiritual_a and_o eternal_a punishment_n that_o soul_n shall_v die_v yet_o i_o say_v that_o in_o ezechiel_n he_o deny_v not_o what_o here_o he_o affirm_v and_o that_o he_o mean_v the_o same_o thing_n in_o both_o place_n if_o both_o be_v right_o understand_v for_o i_o make_v a_o great_a difference_n between_o a_o spiritual_a and_o a_o eternal_a punishment_n that_o god_n will_v 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if_o god_n do_v not_o by_o his_o sanctify_a and_o prevent_v grace_n preserve_v we_o we_o shall_v be_v sure_a enough_o of_o ourselves_o without_o any_o intrusion_n or_o infliction_n of_o any_o positive_a evil_n from_o god_n to_o fall_v from_o one_o wickedness_n to_o another_o and_o to_o commit_v all_o sin_n even_o with_o greediness_n so_o there_o his_o meaning_n be_v not_o to_o deny_v the_o withhold_a of_o his_o grace_n from_o the_o child_n of_o the_o wicked_a which_o be_v all_o that_o here_o he_o threaten_v but_o that_o he_o will_v not_o inflict_v any_o positive_a punishment_n upon_o they_o for_o their_o father_n sin_n and_o therefore_o though_o god_n say_v in_o ezechiel_n that_o he_o will_v not_o punish_v the_o child_n for_o their_o father_n fault_n i._n e._n by_o any_o positive_a punishment_n yet_o do_v he_o not_o deny_v sin_n that_o god_n deny_v his_o grace_n unto_o the_o child_n for_o the_o parent_n sin_n but_o that_o the_o privative_a punishment_n of_o deny_v his_o grace_n unto_o they_o for_o their_o father_n sin_n shall_v be_v inflict_v upon_o they_o and_o that_o suffer_v of_o we_o to_o sin_n or_o not_o hinder_v of_o we_o to_o sin_n just_o inflict_v upon_o we_o for_o our_o father_n sin_n be_v a_o most_o lamentable_a and_o a_o most_o fearful_a thing_n because_o such_o child_n so_o just_o refuse_v to_o be_v help_v by_o god_n and_o so_o deserve_o leave_v in_o the_o council_n of_o their_o own_o hand_n shall_v be_v sure_a of_o sin_n enough_o of_o their_o own_o to_o be_v plague_v for_o that_o they_o shall_v never_o need_v to_o say_v 18.2_o ezech._n 18.2_o the_o father_n have_v eat_v sour_a grape_n and_o the_o child_n tooth_n be_v set_v on_o edge_n or_o that_o they_o be_v punish_v for_o their_o father_n sin_n and_o so_o you_o see_v how_o god_n visit_v the_o sin_n of_o the_o father_n upon_o the_o child_n and_o yet_o punish_v every_o man_n but_o for_o his_o own_o sin_n the_o first_o he_o do_v by_o a_o spiritual_a desertion_n and_o denial_n of_o grace_n unto_o the_o child_n for_o the_o father_n sin_n and_o the_o second_o he_o do_v by_o a_o positive_a infliction_n of_o punishment_n upon_o every_o man_n according_a to_o his_o own_o sin_n for_o as_o he_o promise_v to_o bless_v the_o child_n of_o the_o godly_a for_o the_o love_n that_o he_o bear_v unto_o their_o parent_n as_o he_o say_v unto_o abraham_n 17.7_o gen._n 17.7_o i_o will_v be_v thy_o god_n and_o the_o god_n of_o thy_o seed_n after_o thou_o so_o he_o deny_v his_o grace_n many_o time_n unto_o the_o child_n of_o the_o wicked_a for_o the_o very_a hatred_n that_o he_o bear_v against_o their_o father_n sin_n as_o most_o innumerable_a woeful_a example_n do_v make_v it_o plain_a for_o you_o see_v the_o jew_n forsake_v god_n to_o be_v forsake_v of_o god_n to_o this_o very_a day_n and_o that_o blood_n of_o christ_n which_o their_o father_n spill_v to_o remain_v upon_o the_o child_n of_o so_o many_o generation_n and_o we_o see_v so_o many_o nation_n of_o man_n suffer_v 1.79_o luc._n 1.79_o to_o sit_v in_o darkness_n and_o in_o the_o shadow_n of_o death_n as_o the_o seven_o church_n of_o asia_n and_o many_o other_o famous_a place_n of_o greece_n and_o other_o country_n because_o their_o forefather_n have_v forsake_v their_o first_o love_n and_o through_o their_o negligence_n have_v extinguish_v the_o light_n of_o truth_n and_o be_v thus_o leave_v of_o god_n and_o deprive_v of_o grace_n what_o can_v be_v leave_v in_o they_o or_o derive_v from_o they_o but_o the_o fruit_n of_o that_o natural_a corruption_n which_o be_v ingraff_v in_o all_o man_n and_o therefore_o as_o it_o be_v true_o say_v of_o all_o the_o offspring_n of_o jeroboam_fw-la that_o be_v bereave_v of_o grace_n and_o leave_v unto_o themselves_o even_o for_o their_o father_n sin_n they_o walk_v in_o the_o way_n of_o jeroboam_fw-la 15.34_o 1_o king_n 15.34_o the_o son_n of_o nebat_fw-la which_o make_v israel_n to_o sin_n so_o we_o may_v say_v of_o the_o child_n of_o wicked_a parent_n that_o be_v leave_v as_o they_o be_v 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satan_n care_v not_o where_o he_o may_v have_v hold_n of_o thou_o so_o he_o may_v have_v hold_n of_o thou_o and_o he_o care_v not_o by_o what_o door_n he_o may_v enter_v into_o thy_o soul_n so_o he_o may_v enter_v in_o by_o any_o door_n for_o as_o one_o leak_n may_v sink_v a_o ship_n one_o wound_n may_v kill_v a_o man_n so_o one_o sin_n especial_o practise_v may_v slay_v the_o soul_n and_o what_o avail_v it_o whether_o covetousness_n or_o prodigality_n preciseness_n or_o prophanesse_n do_v reign_v in_o we_o whether_o on_o the_o right_a hand_n or_o on_o the_o left_a hand_n by_o over-going_a or_o under-going_a we_o be_v deprive_v of_o salvation_n for_o though_o the_o bypath_n of_o iniquity_n which_o do_v mislead_v a_o christian_n be_v very_o many_o yet_o they_o all_o meet_v in_o one_o place_n for_o the_o issue_n of_o they_o all_o 16.25_o prou._n 16.25_o be_v the_o issue_n of_o death_n say_v saloman_n and_o therefore_o if_o this_o roar_a lion_n have_v catch_v hold_n of_o thy_o eye_n that_o by_o wanton_a look_n look_v full_a of_o adultery_n as_o saint_n peter_n speak_v it_o make_v thou_o to_o offend_v pull_v it_o out_o and_o cast_v it_o off_o 2.14_o 2_o pet._n 2.14_o that_o thou_o may_v free_v the_o rest_n of_o thy_o self_n from_o eternal_a destruction_n and_o so_o of_o all_o other_o part_n do_v as_o our_o saviour_n bid_v thou_o free_v thyself_o from_o satan_n et_fw-la redime_fw-la te_fw-la capio_fw-la quam_fw-la queo_fw-la minimus_fw-la and_o free_v thyself_o as_o soon_o as_o thou_o can_v and_o as_o well_o as_o thou_o can_v for_o thou_o be_v better_o shake_v off_o that_o one_o sin_n then_o that_o satan_n by_o that_o one_o sin_n shall_v take_v thou_o into_o hell_n fire_n and_o as_o they_o use_v to_o do_v in_o besiege_a city_n where_o the_o assault_n be_v sore_a there_o they_o place_v the_o stout_a man_n so_o do_v thou_o against_o sin_n and_o satan_n strive_v most_o to_o hinder_v he_o where_o he_o strive_v most_o to_o enter_v for_o so_o david_n say_v that_o he_o 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