the_o thing_n of_o our_o peace_n be_v which_o man_n disbelieve_v 99_o 1._o unbelief_n as_o to_o the_o scripture_n in_o general_a 100_o 2._o unbelief_n as_o to_o the_o gospel_n 104._o 1._o as_o to_o matter_n of_o grace_n 105._o 1._o the_o reality_n of_o evangelic_a offer_n 106._o 2._o the_o freedom_n of_o the_o covenant_n 107._o 3._o the_o universality_n of_o its_o offer_n 108._o 4._o the_o riches_n of_o grace_n in_o the_o covenant_n 109._o 5._o the_o immutabilitie_n of_o the_o covenant_n 111._o 2._o unbelief_n as_o to_o matter_n of_o providence_n 112-115_a 3._o unbelief_n as_o to_o future_a glory_n ibid._n the_o formal_a object_n of_o unbelief_n 117._o chap._n 4._o unbelief_n as_o oppose_v to_o the_o assent_n of_o faith_n 119._o 1._o rejection_n of_o divine_a truth_n 120._o 2._o non-attention_n to_o sacred_a notion_n ibid._n 3._o implicit_a assent_n be_v unbelief_n 121._o 4._o when_o assent_n be_v not_o supernatural_a 123._o 5._o when_o assent_n be_v only_o superficial_a 125._o 6._o when_o assent_n be_v not_o real_a 126._o 7._o when_o assent_n be_v not_o spiritual_a 128._o 8._o a_o general_a confuse_a assent_n 129._o 9_o a_o suspense_n dout_v assent_n 130-133_a 10._o a_o inevident_a obscure_a assent_n 133._o 11._o a_o legal_a assent_n 134._o 12._o a_o force_a assent_n 135._o 13._o a_o fluctuate_a assent_n 138._o 14._o a_o undervalue_a assent_n 140._o 15._o a_o barren_a assent_n 141._o chap._n 5._o the_o real_a object_n of_o infidelity_n 142._o infidelity_n strike_v at_o 1._o god_n himself_o 143._o 2._o his_o divine_a attribute_n soveraintie_n etc._n etc._n 144._o 3._o divine_a providence_n 4._o ordinance_n ib._n unbelief_n reject_v christ_n 145._o unbelief_n reject_v heaven_n 146._o the_o act_n of_o unbelief_n 1._o rejection_n of_o christ_n 147._o 1._o by_o open_a opposition_n of_o he_o 148._o 2._o by_o dislike_n of_o he_o 149._o 3._o by_o heart-cavil_n against_o he_o 150._o 4._o by_o not_o approve_v the_o report_n of_o christ_n 151._o 5._o by_o delay_n as_o to_o a_o closure_n with_o he_o 153._o chap._n 6._o the_o will_n defective_a reception_n of_o christ_n 156._o 1._o as_o to_o the_o object_n 1._o in_o receive_v a_o false_a christ_n 158._o 1._o a_o compound_n christ_n ibid._n 2._o a_o divide_a christ_n 160._o 2._o the_o true_a christ_n under_o false_a respect_n 163._o 1._o in_o regard_n of_o motive_n ibid._n 2._o in_o regard_n of_o christ_n grandeur_n 164._o 3._o when_o christ_n be_v not_o receive_v as_o offer_v 165._o 2._o the_o defect_n of_o the_o subject_n 1._o when_o the_o will_n be_v rot_v 166._o 2._o when_o the_o will_n be_v languid_a and_o faint_a 167._o 3._o when_o the_o will_n be_v only_o terrify_v 169._o ch._n 7._o 3._o unbelief_n as_o oppose_v to_o adherence_n 174._o 4._o diffidence_n and_o distrust_n pag._n 178._o 5._o dissatisfaction_n of_o heart_n 182._o 6._o the_o disobedience_n of_o unbelief_n 185._o 7._o non-application_n of_o christ_n grace_n 189._o 8._o put_v far_o off_o christ_n come_n 190._o chap._n 8._o doctrinal_a corollary_n cor._n 1._o almost-believer_n may_v proceed_v very_o far_o and_o yet_o remain_v infidel_n 195._o 1._o how_o far_o as_o to_o assent_v 196._o 2._o how_o far_o as_o to_o consent_v 197._o cor._n 2._o there_o be_v a_o boundless_a difference_n betwixt_o save_v faith_n and_o commun_n as_o to_o 199._o 1._o knowledge_n 200._o 2._o self-denial_n 201._o 3._o a_o legal_a and_o evangelic_a spirit_n 202._o 4._o the_o bent_n of_o the_o will_n towards_o christ_n 204._o 5._o purify_n the_o heart_n from_o sin_n 206._o 6._o transformation_n of_o the_o heart_n into_o the_o image_n of_o christ_n 207._o 7._o the_o use_n of_o mean_n 208._o 8._o the_o foundation_n 209._o 9_o the_o end_n and_o rule_n ibid._n 10._o god_n faithfulness_n ibid._n cor._n 3._o no_o middle_n betwixt_o faith_n &_o unbelief_n ib._n cor._n 4._o save_v faith_n most_o rare_a but_o commun_n faith_n most_o cheap_a 211._o cor._n 5._o believer_n have_v much_o unbeief_n 214._o cor._n 6._o unbelief_n be_v the_o great_a sin_n 217._o cor._n 7._o this_o justify_v god_n in_o his_o great_a severity_n against_o unbeliever_n 221._o chap._n 9_o practic_n use_v use_v 1._o study_v the_o mystery_n of_o infidelity_n 224._o study_v the_o cause_n of_o infidelity_n 227._o 1._o spiritual_a darkness_n 2._o carnal_a reason_n 228._o 3._o carnal_a security_n 4._o self-love_n ibid._n 5._o spiritual_a pride_n 6._o short-spiritednesse_a 229._o 7._o belove_a lust_n ibid._n use_v 2._o of_o lamentation_n and_o humiliation_n for_o the_o prevalence_n of_o infidelity_n 230._o motive_n to_o humble_v ourselves_o for_o unbelief_n 232._o use_v 3._o of_o examination_n whether_o our_o faith_n be_v save_v or_o only_o commun_v also_o how_o far_o we_o fall_v under_o infidelity_n 233._o heart-examens_a by_o way_n of_o soliloquie_n 236._o use_v 4._o of_o exhortation_n to_o deal_v with_o infidelite_n as_o our_o worst_a enemy_n 238._o use_v 5._o pursue_v after_o faith_n as_o the_o most_o excellent_a and_o useful_a grace_n 245._o the_o excellent_a effect_n of_o faith_n 246._o the_o opposite_a quality_n of_o faith_n and_o unbelief_n 249_o scripture_n explicate_v chap._n ver._n page_n genesis_n 4._o 7._o 19_o deuteronomie_n 10._o 20._o 174._o 32._o 34_o 45._o 38._o 2_o samuel_n 23._o 5._o 111._o 2_o chronicle_n 28._o 22._o 37._o job_n 1._o 20._o 185._o psalm_n 37._o 1_o 7._o 187._o 37._o 5._o 179._o 63._o 8._o 175._o 78._o 34._o 171._o 78._o 37._o 178._o 119._o 11._o 139._o 119._o 16._o 138._o esaias_n 2._o 10._o 32._o 30._o 13._o 22._o 42._o â—â—_o 30._o jeremy_n 3._o 10._o 169._o 7._o 4._o 25._o 8._o 14_o 15._o 32._o 31._o 32._o 61._o lamentation_n 1._o 9_o 30._o 1._o 15._o 41._o 2._o 1._o 42._o 2._o 14._o 26._o 4._o 16._o 42._o hosea_n 4._o 16._o 161._o 11._o 7._o 178._o matthew_n 6._o 30_o 31_o 32._o 113._o 11._o 6._o 149._o 19_o 20_o 21_o 22._o 159._o luke_n 7._o 29_o 30._o 152._o 11._o 41._o 182._o 12._o 22-29_a 114._o 12._o 29._o 132_o 14._o 26_o 33._o 185._o luke_n 19_o 6._o 171._o 19_o 41._o 3_o etc._n etc._n 19_o 42._o 76_o etc._n etc._n 19_o 44._o 44._o 20._o 5._o 151._o 24._o 45._o 124._o john_n 1._o 11._o 61_o 161._o 3._o 36._o 286._o 5._o 38._o 139._o 5._o 39_o 129._o 7._o 28._o 141._o 10._o 24._o 132._o 12._o 12_o 13._o 10._o acts._n 2._o 41._o 135._o 17._o 11._o 137._o roman_n 2._o 17-20_a 126._o 4._o 19_o 20_o 21._o 131._o 5._o 20._o 110._o 10._o 15_o 16._o 106._o 1_o corinthian_n 2._o 14._o 128._o galatian_n 4._o 9_o 21._o 184._o ephesian_n 1._o 13_o 14._o 191._o philippian_n 3._o 3._o 183._o 1_o thessalonian_n 2._o 13._o 117._o hebrew_n 3._o 12_o 14._o 175_o 176._o 4._o 2._o 135._o 11._o 1._o 116._o 12._o 38_o 39_o 177._o james_n 2._o 26._o 142._o 2_o peter_n 1._o 9_o 139._o errata_fw-la page_n 11._o l._n 5._o read_v pretension_n p._n 12._o run_a title_n r._n without_o p._n 23._o l._n 2._o for_o ie_v r._n lie_v p._n 37._o l._n 28._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 62._o l._n 1._o after_o his_o own_o put_v a_o colon._n p._n 78._o l._n 7._o r._n particle_n p._n 85._o l._n 21._o for_o thenc_n r._n thence_o p._n 111._o l._n 21._o r._n whereon_o p._n 144._o l._n 18._o after_o under_o add_v the._n p._n 178._o l._n 18._o for_o i_o r._n he_o p._n 179._o l._n 11._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 191._o l._n 7._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l._n 16._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 192._o l._n 2._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 193._o l._n 1._o for_o have_v lean_v read_v hasten_v book_n i._o a_o general_a account_n of_o christ_n lamentation_n over_o jerusalem_n luke_n 19_o 41._o and_o when_o he_o be_v come_v near_o he_o behold_v the_o city_n and_o weep_v over_o it_o chap._n i._n a_o explication_n of_o the_o text_n luke_n 19_o 41._o as_o israel_n temporal_a benediction_n be_v symbolic_a image_n or_o type_n of_o spiritual_a blessing_n promise_v to_o the_o believe_a seed_n of_o abraham_n so_o her_o temporal_a jugement_n be_v also_o symbol_n or_o typic_a shadow_n of_o spirtual_a jugement_n threaten_v to_o and_o inflict_v on_o evangelic_a unbeliever_n and_o to_o confirm_v this_o it_o be_v worth_a our_o observation_n that_o most_o if_o not_o all_o of_o those_o expression_n in_o scripture_n whereby_o 1._o the_o place_n of_o eternal_a punishment_n be_v represent_v relate_v and_o allude_v to_o some_o place_n or_o story_n remarkable_a for_o god_n exemplary_a vengeance_n execute_v on_o sinner_n under_o the_o old_a testament_n yea_o the_o last_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n by_o titus_n here_o foretell_v and_o lament_v by_o our_o lord_n be_v by_o a_o 91._o learned_a author_n style_v a_o map_n of_o hel._n the_o 〈…〉_z our_o ensue_a discourse_n touch_v the_o nature_n aggravation_n and_o punishment_n of_o unbelief_n and_o i_o no_o way_n doubt_v but_o that_o it_o will_v appear_v in_o the_o sequel_n to_o be_v a_o
and_o seek_v not_o what_o you_o shall_v eat_v or_o what_o you_o shall_v drink_v neither_o be_v you_o of_o doutful_a mind_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d let_v not_o your_o mind_n hang_v as_o meteor_n in_o the_o air_n full_a of_o suspense_n about_o future_a supply_n be_v not_o of_o a_o anxious_a thoughtful_a mind_n let_v not_o your_o thought_n be_v distract_v and_o as_o it_o be_v rack_v with_o cark_n care_n the_o word_n signify_v such_o a_o anxiety_n as_o fluctuate_v betwixt_o hope_n and_o fear_n such_o be_v the_o suspicious_a anxious_a temper_n of_o unbelief_n as_o to_o providential_a matter_n of_o the_o covenant_n 3._o the_o last_o branch_n of_o the_o covenant_n concern_v glory_n matter_n of_o come_v glory_n wherein_o also_o unbelief_n may_v be_v say_v not_o to_o know_v the_o thing_n that_o belong_v unto_o our_o peace_n the_o chief_a concern_v of_o our_o peace_n be_v those_o invisible_a glory_n of_o the_o other_o world_n all_o our_o present_a spiritual_a suavity_n and_o delices_n be_v but_o dream_n in_o comparison_n of_o that_o formal_a beatitude_n in_o the_o beatific_a vision_n of_o god_n face_n to_o face_n alas_o how_o far_o short_a be_v our_o present_a vision_n of_o god_n in_o evangelic_a shadow_n and_o report_n of_o that_o immediate_a intuition_n of_o god_n as_o he_o be_v 1_o joh._n 3._o 2_o 3_o whence_o the_o main_a work_n of_o a_o believer_n here_o be_v to_o live_v by_o faith_n in_o the_o daily_a contemplation_n and_o expectation_n of_o that_o approach_a glory_n for_o the_o more_o we_o eye_v our_o home_n the_o more_o industrious_a lively_a and_o press_v will_v we_o be_v in_o our_o journey_n thither_o faith_n make_v thing_n absent_a present_a so_o heb._n 11._o 1._o faith_n be_v the_o substance_n of_o thing_n hope_v 1._o for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o which_o give_v a_o substantial_a essence_n a_o actual_a existence_n a_o solid_a basis_n or_o foundation_n the_o first-fruit_n yea_o a_o real_a presence_n to_o those_o good_a thing_n hope_v for_o of_o the_o other_o world_n so_o much_o be_v wrap_v up_o in_o that_o notion_n then_o it_o follow_v the_o evidence_n of_o thing_n not_o see_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o argument_n the_o demonstration_n the_o meridian_n light_n the_o legal_a conviction_n the_o spiritual_a eye_n whereby_o invisible_a glory_n be_v make_v visible_a such_o be_v the_o miraculous_a efficace_n of_o faith_n as_o to_o approach_a glory_n such_o a_o clear_a real_a fix_a fight_n of_o heaven_n have_v it_o here_o on_o earth_n ay_o but_o now_o unbelief_n draw_v a_o veil_n on_o all_o these_o invisible_a glory_n and_o make_v they_o to_o disappear_v what_o fantastic_a dream_n what_o carnal_a and_o gross_a notion_n what_o base_a and_o unworthy_a thought_n have_v it_o of_o future_a rest_n how_o studious_a be_v unbelief_n to_o obliterate_v and_o raze_v out_o the_o idea_n of_o eternity_n fix_v in_o the_o heart_n how_o apt_a be_v it_o yea_o industrious_a to_o remove_v far_o from_o conscience_n the_o second_o come_v of_o christ_n and_o ensue_a jugement_n how_o fain_o will_v it_o build_v mansion_n here_o and_o take_v up_o with_o something_o short_a of_o god_n oh_o how_o little_a do_v unbelief_n regard_v those_o mansion_n of_o glory_n which_o christ_n be_v prepare_v john_n 14._o 1_o 2_o how_o seldom_o or_o never_o do_v it_o take_v a_o view_n with_o moses_n on_o mount_n pisgah_n of_o the_o celestial_a canaan_n the_o new_a jerusalem_n where_o be_v the_o lamb_n throne_n yea_o what_o low_a cheap_a undervalue_v thought_n have_v unbelief_n of_o that_o promise_v land_n thus_o it_o be_v say_v of_o the_o unbelieve_a jew_n psal_n 106._o 24._o yea_o they_o despise_v the_o pleasant_a land_n or_o the_o land_n of_o desire_n and_o believe_v not_o his_o word_n this_o pleasant_a land_n canaan_n be_v a_o type_n of_o heaven_n and_o in_o despise_v it_o they_o despise_a heaven_n and_o all_o this_o lay_v wrap_v up_o in_o the_o bowel_n of_o their_o unbelief_n they_o do_v not_o yield_v a_o real_a supernatural_a firm_a certain_a practic_a assent_n to_o the_o word_n of_o promise_n touch_v canaan_n and_o therefore_o they_o despise_v it_o and_o not_o only_o that_o but_o also_o the_o celestial_a canaan_n which_o make_v god_n swear_v in_o his_o wrath_n against_o they_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o enter_v in_o heb._n 3._o 11._o so_o much_o for_o the_o material_a notion_n both_o general_a and_o particular_a which_o unbelief_n be_v ignorant_a of_o 2._o i_o shall_v treat_v a_o little_a of_o the_o formal_a object_n unbelief_n of_o faith_n and_o how_o far_o unbelief_n be_v defective_a therein_o the_o formal_a object_n of_o faith_n as_o it_o come_v under_o the_o notion_n of_o assent_n be_v the_o divine_a veracitie_n or_o authority_n of_o god_n appendent_a to_o his_o word_n for_o look_v as_o in_o the_o work_v of_o god_n there_o be_v certain_a divine_a character_n idea_n impress_n or_o notice_n of_o god_n wisdom_n power_n and_o goodness_n which_o a_o spiritual_a heart_n contemplate_v and_o admire_v so_o likewise_o in_o the_o word_n of_o god_n there_o be_v certain_a stamp_v and_o idea_n of_o the_o veracitie_n and_o authority_n of_o god_n which_o the_o believer_n contemplate_v and_o assent_v unto_o as_o the_o formal_a object_n of_o his_o faith_n thus_o 1_o thes_n 2._o 13._o because_o when_o you_o receive_v the_o word_n of_o god_n which_o you_o hear_v of_o we_o you_o receive_v thess_n it_o not_o as_o the_o word_n of_o man_n but_o as_o it_o be_v in_o 13._o truth_n the_o word_n of_o god_n not_o as_o the_o word_n of_o man_n as_o here_o note_v a_o reduplication_n i._n e_o the_o formal_a reason_n proper_a motive_n or_o principal_a ground_n of_o their_o assent_n to_o god_n word_n be_v not_o any_o human_a authority_n but_o the_o divine_a authority_n or_o veracitie_n of_o god_n and_o here_o lie_v the_o main_a specific_a essential_a difference_n betwixt_o divine_a and_o human_a faith_n divine_a faith_n receive_v the_o word_n of_o god_n as_o the_o word_n of_o god_n under_o that_o reduplication_n i._n e_o as_o it_o be_v clothe_v with_o divine_a authority_n but_o human_a faith_n receive_v the_o word_n of_o god_n as_o the_o word_n of_o man_n ay_o e_o as_o clothe_v with_o some_o human_a authority_n church-tradition_n or_o the_o like_a commun_n motive_n now_o this_o human_a faith_n as_o to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v no_o other_o than_o real_a unbelief_n for_o he_o that_o believe_v the_o word_n of_o god_n only_o as_o commend_v to_o he_o by_o the_o church_n do_v real_o disbelieve_v the_o same_o it_o be_v not_o the_o object_n believe_v but_o the_o formal_a reason_n of_o our_o belief_n that_o distinguish_v a_o divine_a from_o a_o human_a faith_n he_o that_o assent_v to_o divine_a truth_n mere_o on_o human_a ground_n or_o reason_n can_v have_v but_o a_o human_a faith_n which_o be_v real_a unbelief_n as_o he_o that_o assent_v to_o natural_a truth_n revel_v in_o the_o word_n of_o god_n as_o revel_v and_o clothe_v with_o divine_a authority_n have_v a_o divine_a faith_n so_o that_o albeit_o the_o 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conspectâ—_n removentur_fw-la gerhard_n gerhard_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ignorantia_fw-la inexcusabili_fw-la quia_fw-la lucemoblaram_fw-la i_fw-it mo_z ingestam_fw-la fastidiose_fw-la respuis_fw-la grot._n doct._n 1._o doct._n 2._o doct._n 3._o doct._n 4._o doct._n 5._o psal_n 9_o 10._o doct._n 6._o even_o thou_o thou_o si_fw-mi vel_fw-la tu_fw-la quae_fw-la singulari_fw-la privilegio_fw-la in_o toto_fw-la orbe_fw-la praecellis_fw-la si_fw-la tu_fw-la inquam_fw-la quae_fw-la eoeleste_v es_fw-la in_o rerris_fw-la sacrarium_fw-la cognosceres_fw-la calv._n doct._n 7_o doct._n 8._o doct._n 9_o doct._n 10._o doct._n 11._o doct._n 12._o doct._n 13._o doct._n 14._o doct._n 15._o doct._n 16._o doct._n 17._o doct._n 18._o doct._n the_o nature_n of_o unbelief_n what_o the_o thing_n that_o belong_v to_o our_o peace_n be_v the_o first_o part_n of_o unbelief_n in_o respect_n joh._n 5._o 39_o disbeliefe_n of_o the_o gospel_n or_o covenant_n of_o grace_n the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n contain_v 1._o matter_n of_o grace_n unbelief_n question_n the_o reality_n of_o the_o offer_v of_o grace_n rom._n 10._o 10_o 16._o unbelief_n question_n the_o freedom_n of_o the_o covenant_n unbelief_n strike_v at_o the_o universality_n of_o the_o covenant_n offer_v unbelief_n limit_n the_o riches_n of_o grace_n rom._n 5._o 20_o unbelief_n question_n the_o certainty_n of_o the_o covenant_n 2_o sam._n 23._o 5._o unbelief_n as_o to_o providence_n mat._n 6._o 30_o 31_o 32._o 32._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hebraeis_n etiam_fw-la vocantur_fw-la hi_o qui_fw-la cum_fw-la in_o praesens_fw-la habeant_fw-la satis_fw-la futuri_fw-la inâ—er_fw-la â—itudinecruciantur_fw-la grot._n luke_n 12._o 22-29_a aristotle_n pliny_n aelian_a unbelief_n as_o to_o future_a glory_n heb._n 11._o 1._o the_o formal_a object_n of_o unbelief_n 1_o thess_n 2._o 13._o the_o several_a gradation_n of_o dissent_n from_o the_o sacred_a notion_n of_o our_o peace_n 1._o rejection_n of_o divine_a truth_n 2._o not_o to_o attend_v to_o sacred_a notion_n 3._o not_o to_o yield_v a_o explicit_a assent_n to_o divine_a truth_n 4._o not_o to_o give_v a_o supernatural_a assent_n luk._n 24._o 45_o 5._o not_o to_o give_v a_o deep_a assent_n 6._o not_o to_o yield_v a_o real_a assent_n rom._n 2._o 17_o 18_o 19_o 20._o 20._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d oecum_fw-la 7._o not_o to_o give_v a_o spiritual_a assent_n 1_o cor._n 2._o 14._o 8._o a_o general_a confuse_a assent_n joh._n 5._o 39_o metaphor_n a_o canum_fw-la sagacitate_fw-la sumta_fw-la etc._n etc._n strigel_n 9_o to_o suspend_v our_o assent_n rom._n 4._o 19_o ver_fw-la 20._o ver_fw-la 21._o joh._n 10._o 24_o 24_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hic_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d luc._n 12._o 29_o suspensum_fw-la tenere_fw-la grot._n luk._n 12._o 29_o 29_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d graecis_fw-la non_fw-la eum_fw-la modò_fw-la declarat_fw-la qui_fw-la positus_fw-la est_fw-la in_o sublimi_fw-la sed_fw-la eriam_fw-la eum_fw-la cujus_fw-la animus_n velut_fw-la 10._o a_o inevident_a obscure_a assent_n assent_n veritates_fw-la fidei_fw-la sunt_fw-la evidenter_fw-la credibâ—les_fw-la aquin_n 2_o pet_n 1_o 9_o 11._o a_o legal_a assent_n heb._n 4._o 2._o 12._o force_a assent_n act._n 2._o 41._o act._n 17._o 11_o psal_n 119._o 16._o 13._o not_o to_o retain_v the_o thing_n of_o our_o peace_n peace_n jo._n 5._o 38._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d johanni_n est_fw-la insigi_fw-la grot._fw-la psal_n 119._o 11._o luk._n 11._o 28_o 14._o love_fw-mi estime_fw-fr joh._n 7._o 28._o 15._o a_o barren_a assent_n jam._n 2._o 26._o psal_n 119._o 11._o 1._o the_o simple_a object_n of_o unbelief_n unbelief_n refuse_v 1._o god_n 1._o his_o be_v 2._o his_o attribute_n wisdom_n faithfulness_n soveraintie_n mercy_n justice_n omnipotence_n 3._o providence_n ordinance_n 2._o unbelief_n reject_v christ_n 3._o unbelief_n refuse_v heaven_n the_o act_n of_o unbelief_n 1._o rejection_n of_o christ_n this_o rejection_n of_o christ_n imply_v 1._o open_v opposition_n dislike_n of_o christ_n mat._n 11._o 6._o 6._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d significat_fw-la propriè_fw-la tigillum_fw-la in_o instrumentis_fw-la quibus_fw-la capiuntur_fw-la lupi_fw-la aut_fw-la vulpes_fw-la aut_fw-la mure_n hesychius_n expressè_fw-la inquit_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o commentarius_fw-la aristophanis_n inquit_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sunt_fw-la curva_fw-la ligna_fw-la in_o decipulis_fw-la strigel_n in_o rom._n 11._o 9_o heart_n cavil_v against_o offer_n of_o grace_n luk._n 20._o 5._o 4._o not_o approve_v the_o report_n of_o christ_n luk._n 7._o 29._o 29._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rectè_fw-la vertitur_fw-la rejicere_fw-la id_fw-la enim_fw-la optimè_fw-la opponitur_fw-la v._n 30._o 5._o delay_n as_o to_o a_o thorough_a closure_n with_o christ_n luk._n 9_o 59_o the_o will_n defective_a reeption_n of_o christ_n the_o defect_n of_o unbelief_n as_o to_o its_o object_n in_o receive_v 1._o a_o false_a christ_n 1._o a_o compound_n christ_n christ_n compound_v wirh_n the_o world_n mat._n 19_o 20_o 21_o 22._o supra_fw-la modum_fw-la tristis_fw-la est_fw-la enim_fw-la composita_fw-la dictio_fw-la ex_fw-la adverbio_fw-la intendendi_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quod_fw-la semper_fw-la per_fw-la paroxytonum_fw-la est_fw-la et_fw-la significat_fw-la admodum_fw-la excellenter_n valde_fw-la nimis_fw-la schmidius_n in_o mat._n 26._o 38._o christ_n compound_v with_o lust_n christ_n compound_v with_o spiritual_a idol_n 2._o a_o divide_a christ_n christ_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ay_o e._n ut_fw-la dominum_fw-la grot._n joh._n 1._o 11._o 11._o lâ—râ—_n impatiens_fw-la the_o deâ—ects_n of_o unbelief_n as_o to_o the_o respect_n under_o which_o christ_n be_v receive_v 1._o as_o to_o motive_n 2._o as_o to_o the_o grandeur_n of_o christ_n 3._o when_o christ_n be_v not_o receive_v as_o offer_v the_o defect_n of_o unbelief_n as_o to_o the_o subject_n of_o its_o reception_n 1._o a_o rot_a deceitful_a heart_n 2._o a_o languid_a faint_a wil._n jer._n 3._o 10._o a_o terrify_v force_a wil._n psa_fw-la 68_o 34._o luk._n 19_o 6._o 3._o the_o will_n defect_n as_o to_o adherence_n unto_o christ_n christ_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d deut._n 10._o 20._o 〈…〉_z psal_n 63._o 8._o heb_n 3._o 12._o heb._n 3._o 14._o heb._n 10._o 38_o 39_o hos_fw-la 7._o 11._o psal_n 78._o 37_o 4_o diffidence_n and_o distrust_n psal_n 37._o 5._o cant._n 8._o 5._o luk_n 11._o 41._o 5._o dissatisfaction_n phil._n 3_o 3._o gal._n 4._o 9_o 9_o vocula_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d non_fw-la rem_fw-la eandem_fw-la sed_fw-la similem_fw-la respicit_fw-la idem_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d glass_n gram._n sacr._n sacr._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e_o qui_fw-la ultrò_fw-la &_o perindè_fw-la appetitis_fw-la velle_fw-la aliquando_fw-la pro_fw-la cupidè_fw-la optare_fw-la glass_n gram._n sacr._n luk._n 14._o 26_o 33._o 33._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d est_fw-la minus_fw-la amare_fw-la grot._n 6._o the_o disobedience_n of_o unbelief_n job_n 1._o 20._o joh._n 3._o 36._o 36._o qui_fw-la inabsequiens_fw-la est_fw-la filio_fw-la grot._n psal_n 37._o 1._o ver_fw-la 7._o 7._o nonapplication_n of_o the_o grace_n of_o christ_n 8._o put_v far_o off_o christ_n second_o come_v ephes_n 1._o 13_o 14._o corollary_n corol._n 1._o almost-believer_n may_v proceed_v far_o and_o yet_o continue_v infidel_n 1_o as_o to_o assent_v 2._o as_o to_o consent_v corol._n 2._o the_o difference_n betwixt_o save_a faith_n and_o commun_n 1._o as_o to_o knowledge_n 2._o as_o to_o selfdenial_n 3._o as_o to_o a_o legal_a and_o evangelic_a spirit_n 4._o as_o to_o turn_v the_o bend_v of_o the_o will_n to_o christ_n 5._o as_o to_o purify_n from_o sin_n 6._o as_o to_o transformation_n into_o the_o image_n of_o christ_n and_o conformation_n to_o his_o life_n and_o law_n 7._o as_o to_o the_o use_n of_o mean_n 8._o as_o to_o the_o foundation_n 9_o as_o to_o end_v and_o rule_v 10._o as_o to_o god_n faithfulness_n corol._n 3_o no_o middle_n betwixt_o faith_n and_o unbelief_n corol._n 4._o 4._o save_v faith_n rare_a but_o commun_v faith_n cheap_a corol._n 5._o believer_n have_v much_o of_o unbelief_n in_o they_o corol._n 6._o infidelity_n the_o great_a sin_n corol._n 7._o god_n justify_v in_o his_o severe_a procedure_n against_o unbeliever_n use_v 1_o of_o advice_n to_o study_v the_o nature_n and_o influence_n of_o infidelity_n study_v the_o cause_n of_o infidelity_n 1_o spiritual_a darkness_n 2._o carnal_a reason_n 3._o carnal_a security_n 4._o self-love_n 5._o spiritual_a pride_n 6._o short-spiritednes_a last_o belove_a lust_n use_v 2._o of_o lamentation_n and_o humiliation_n for_o the_o prevalence_n of_o infidelity_n use_v 3._o of_o examination_n whether_o thy_o faith_n be_v save_v or_o only_o commun_v heart_n examan_n by_o way_n of_o soliloquie_n use_v 4._o of_o exhortation_n to_o deal_v with_o infidelity_n as_o our_o worst_a enemy_n use_v 5._o to_o pursue_v after_o faith_n as_o the_o most_o excellent_a &_o powerful_a grace_n faith_n efficace_n the_o effect_n of_o faith_n 1._o self-denial_n 2._o the_o elevation_n of_o reason_n 3._o the_o fortify_v of_o the_o will_n and_o affection_n 4._o union_n with_o christ_n 5._o sanctification_n 6._o adherence_n to_o christ_n 7._o peace_n and_o communion_n with_o god_n in_o christ_n 8._o the_o exercise_n of_o grace_n 8._o all_o spiritual_a good_n the_o opposition_n betwixt_o faith_n and_o unbelief_n