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a_o saint_n wherefore_o in_o answer_n to_o this_o request_n the_o lord_n make_v he_o a_o promise_n say_v i_o will_v make_v 19_o verse_n 19_o all_o my_o goodness_n pass_v before_o thou_o the_o thing_n desire_v be_v a_o sight_n of_o his_o glory_n the_o thing_n promise_v a_o view_n of_o his_o goodness_n which_o intimate_v that_o however_o in_o themselves_o all_o the_o attribute_n of_o god_n be_v glorious_a yet_o he_o glori_v most_o in_o the_o manifestation_n of_o his_o goodness_n neither_o do_v any_o bring_v he_o in_o so_o much_o glory_n from_o the_o creature_n who_o be_v wont_a to_o magnify_v this_o most_o i_o will_v mention_v the_o 7._o isai_n 63._o 7._o love_a kindness_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o praise_n of_o the_o lord_n according_a to_o all_o that_o the_o lord_n have_v bestow_v on_o we_o and_o the_o great_a goodness_n towards_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n which_o he_o have_v bestow_v on_o they_o according_a to_o his_o mercy_n and_o according_a to_o the_o multitude_n of_o his_o 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18._o micah_n 7._o 18._o mercy_n mercy_n please_v he_o as_o much_o as_o ever_o any_o sin_n do_v thou_o what_o though_o thy_o rebellion_n have_v be_v long_o continue_v the_o 17._o psalm_n 103._o 17._o mercy_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v from_o everlasting_a to_o everlasting_a upon_o they_o that_o fear_v he_o yea_o what_o though_o to_o former_a guilt_n thou_o have_v add_v backslide_n and_o relapse_n to_o rebellion_n yet_o remember_v that_o in_o jeremiah_n return_v 22._o jerem._n 〈◊〉_d 22._o you_o backslide_n child_n and_o i_o will_v heal_v your_o backslide_n together_o with_o that_o in_o the_o last_o of_o hosea_n where_o israel_n have_v no_o soon_o say_v in_o thou_o the_o fatherless_a find_v mercy_n but_o it_o follow_v immediate_o i_o will_v heal_v 4._o hos_fw-la 14._o 3_o 4._o their_o backslide_n i_o will_v love_v they_o free_o but_o lest_o any_o shall_v surfeit_v on_o these_o sweet_a meat_n take_v we_o heed_n §_o 5._o second_o of_o abuse_v mercy_n by_o presumption_n mercy_n improve_v open_v 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thou_o shall_v not_o be_v purge_v from_o thy_o filthiness_n any_o more_o till_o i_o have_v cause_v my_o fury_n to_o rest_v upon_o thou_o i_o the_o lord_n have_v speak_v 14._o ezâ—k_n 24._o 13_o 14._o it_o and_o i_o will_v do_v it_o i_o will_v not_o go_v back_o neither_o will_v i_o spare_v neither_o will_v i_o repent_v etc._n etc._n wo_n and_o again_o wo_n to_o they_o all_o against_o who_o mercy_n itself_o shall_v rise_v up_o in_o judgement_n look_v as_o the_o power_n of_o god_n though_o infinite_a receive_v limitation_n from_o his_o will_n he_o can_v have_v make_v million_o of_o world_n will_v make_v but_o one_o in_o like_a manner_n his_o infinite_a mercy_n be_v also_o limit_v by_o his_o will_n and_o his_o word_n the_o interpreter_n of_o his_o will_n plain_o tell_v we_o that_o as_o physician_n begin_v with_o preparative_n so_o he_o beget_v fear_n in_o their_o heart_n who_o he_o intend_v mercy_n to_o look_v as_o a_o father_n pity_v he_o his_o child_n so_o the_o lord_n pity_v they_o 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be_v of_o mercy_n exercitation_n 2._o grace_n what_o from_o it_o spring_n election_n redemption_n vocation_n sanctification_n and_o salvation_n a_o caveat_n not_o to_o receive_v it_o in_o vain_a it_o purge_v and_o cheer_v gloss_n upon_o titus_n 2._o 11_o 12._o and_o 2_o thess_n 2._o 26_o 17._o the_o exaltation_n of_o free_a grace_n exhort_v to_o long-suffering_a not_o exercise_v towards_o evil_a angel_n but_o towards_o man_n of_o all_o sort_n it_o lead_v to_o repentance_n be_v value_v by_o god_n and_o must_v not_o be_v slight_v by_o we_o a_o dreadful_a example_n of_o goodness_n despise_v §_o 1._o a_o second_o branch_n of_o god_n goodness_n be_v grace_n which_o relate_v to_o unworthiness_n as_o the_o former_a do_v to_o misery_n god_n be_v merciful_a to_o the_o illdeserving_a gracious_a to_o the_o undeserving_a so_o far_o be_v we_o from_o be_v able_a to_o merit_v so_o much_o as_o the_o crumb_n which_o fall_v from_o his_o table_n that_o even_o temporal_a favour_n be_v all_o from_o grace_n noah_n be_v preserve_v in_o the_o deluge_n why_o because_o he_o find_v 8._o gen._n 6._o 8._o grace_n in_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o lord_n jacob_n be_v enrich_v and_o have_v enough_o how_o come_v it_o to_o pass_v because_o god_n say_v he_o to_o esau_n 11._o gen._n 33._o 11._o have_v deal_v gracious_o with_o i_o but_o beside_o that_o common_a favour_n which_o all_o share_n in_o more_o or_o less_o there_o be_v a_o more_o special_a grace_n which_o the_o psalmist_n pray_v for_o remember_v i_o o_o lord_n with_o the_o favour_n that_o thou_o bear_v unto_o thy_o people_n o_o visit_v i_o with_o 5._o psal_n 106._o 5._o thy_o salvation_n §_o 2._o this_o three_o be_v draw_v throughout_o the_o whole_a web_n of_o salvation_n and_o there_o be_v not_o a_o round_a in_o the_o ladder_n to_o heaven_n which_o do_v not_o give_v every_o one_o that_o step_v upon_o it_o just_a occasion_n of_o cry_v grace_n grace_n do_v the_o lord_n elect_v thou_o to_o life_n and_o glory_n when_o so_o many_o be_v pass_v by_o what_o reason_n can_v be_v give_v of_o this_o but_o free_a grace_n paul_n style_v it_o the_o election_n of_o grace_n in_o his_o 5._o rom._n 11._o 5._o epistle_n to_o the_o roman_n and_o tell_v his_o ephesian_n that_o god_n have_v choose_v they_o in_o 6._o ephes_n 1._o 4_o 5_o 6._o christ_n before_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o world_n according_a to_o the_o good_a pleasure_n of_o his_o will_n to_o the_o praise_n of_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o 7._o ibid._n vers_fw-la 7._o grace_n have_v thou_o obtain_v redemption_n through_o the_o blood_n of_o jesus_n that_o also_o say_v he_o there_o flow_v from_o the_o riches_n of_o his_o grace_n have_v the_o lord_n effectual_o call_v thou_o bow_v down_o thy_o head_n and_o adore_v free_a grace_n as_o the_o cause_n thereof_o for_o he_o save_v and_o call_v we_o 9_o 2_o tim._n 1._o 9_o say_v the_o same_o holy_a apostle_n with_o a_o holy_a call_n not_o according_a to_o our_o work_n but_o according_a to_o his_o own_o purpose_n and_o grace_n so_o in_o the_o act_n when_o a_o great_a number_n believe_v and_o be_v turn_v to_o christianity_n barnabas_n see_v the_o grace_n of_o 23._o act._n 11._o 21._o 23._o god_n shine_v forth_o in_o their_o conversion_n have_v thou_o receive_v any_o ability_n tend_v either_o to_o thou_o own_o sanctification_n or_o to_o the_o edification_n of_o other_o do_v the_o like_a upon_o this_o occasion_n too_o as_o paul_n do_v say_v by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n i_o be_o what_o 10_o 1_o cor._n 15._o 10_o i_o be_o and_o his_o grace_n which_o be_v bestow_v upon_o i_o be_v not_o in_o vain_a but_o i_o labour_v more_o abundant_o than_o they_o all_o yet_o not_o i_o but_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n which_o be_v with_o i_o in_o a_o word_n do_v
they_o in_o these_o a_o little_a before_o he_o be_v to_o be_v execute_v afford_v a_o few_o whorish_a tear_n ask_v whether_o he_o may_v be_v save_v by_o christ_n or_o no_o when_o one_o tell_v he_o that_o if_o he_o true_o repent_v he_o shall_v sure_o not_o perish_v he_o break_v out_o into_o this_o speech_n nay_o if_o your_o christ_n be_v so_o easy_a to_o be_v entreat_v indeed_o as_o you_o say_v than_o i_o defy_v he_o and_o care_v not_o for_o he_o horrible_a blasphemy_n desperate_a wickedness_n for_o a_o man_n to_o draw_v himself_o back_o from_o repentance_n by_o that_o very_a cord_n of_o love_n whereby_o he_o shall_v have_v be_v draw_v to_o it_o the_o next_o degree_n of_o impiety_n be_v when_o man_n be_v therefore_o bold_a to_o continue_v long_o in_o sin_v because_o he_o with_o who_o they_o have_v to_o do_v be_v a_o long-suffering_a god_n a_o vice_n which_o the_o preacher_n of_o old_a take_v notice_n of_o because_o sentence_v against_o a_o evil_a work_n be_v not_o execute_v speedy_o therefore_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n be_v full_o set_v in_o they_o to_o do_v evil_a but_o let_v such_o fear_n and_o tremble_v at_o what_o follow_v though_o a_o sinner_n do_v evil_a 13._o eccles_n 8_o 11_o 12_o 13._o a_o hundred_o time_n and_o his_o day_n be_v prolong_v yet_o sure_o i_o know_v it_o shall_v not_o be_v well_o with_o the_o wicked_a the_o lord_n valu_v every_o moment_n of_o his_o forbearance_n as_o in_o the_o parable_n behold_v these_o three_o year_n i_o come_v seek_v 7._o luke_n 13._o 7._o fruit_n on_o this_o figtree_n and_o find_v none_o christ_n set_v a_o high_a price_n upon_o every_o exercise_n of_o his_o patience_n as_o in_o the_o canticle_n open_v to_o i_o for_o my_o head_n be_v fill_v with_o 2._o cantic_a 5._o 2._o dew_n and_o my_o lock_n with_o the_o drop_n of_o the_o night_n take_v we_o heed_n of_o slight_v that_o which_o god_n and_o christ_n value_n know_v and_o consider_v that_o patience_n may_v be_v tire_v that_o however_o the_o lord_n be_v long-suffering_a yet_o he_o will_v not_o suffer_v for_o ever_o but_o be_v weary_a of_o repent_v in_o case_n man_n will_v not_o be_v weary_a of_o sin_v hear_v what_o be_v once_o say_v by_o himself_o to_o jerusalem_n thou_o have_v forsake_v i_o say_v the_o lord_n thou_o 6._o jerem._n 15._o 6._o be_v go_v backward_o therefore_o will_v i_o stretch_v out_o my_o hand_n against_o thou_o and_o destroy_v thou_o i_o be_o weary_a with_o repent_v exercitation_n 3._o 3_o exerc._n 3_o the_o bounty_n of_o god_n declare_v by_o his_o benefit_n viz._n give_v his_o son_n to_o free_v we_o from_o hell_n his_o spirit_n to_o fit_v we_o for_o heaven_n his_o angel_n to_o guard_v we_o on_o earth_n large_a provision_n in_o the_o way_n and_o full_a satisfaction_n at_o our_o journey_n end_n joh._n 3._o 16._o james_n 1._o 5._o and_o psal_n 24._o 1._o gloss_a isai_n 25._o 6._o allude_v to_o inference_n from_o divine_a bounty_n beneficence_n to_o saint_n not_o deal_v niggardly_o with_o god_n exemplify_v in_o david_n paul_n and_o luther_n truth_n in_o god_n be_v without_o all_o mixture_n of_o the_o contrary_n it_o appear_v in_o his_o make_n good_a of_o promise_n and_o threaten_n teach_v we_o what_o to_o perform_v and_o what_o to_o expect_v §_o 1._o our_o bibles_n in_o the_o next_o clause_n make_v use_n of_o the_o generical_a term_n have_v it_o abundant_a in_o goodness_n i_o will_v make_v bold_a to_o vary_v a_o little_a from_o the_o common_a translation_n and_o to_o read_v it_o abundant_a in_o bounty_n because_o the_o word_n as_o zanchy_a and_o other_o have_v observe_v most_o proper_o signify_v that_o kind_n of_o 8._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d propriè_fw-la significat_fw-la benignitatem_fw-la seu_fw-la liberalem_fw-la beneficentiam_fw-la zanch._n the_o nature_n dei_fw-la l._n 1._o câ—_n 18._o vide_fw-la fulleri_fw-la miscellan_o lib._n 1._o c._n 8._o goodness_n which_o we_o call_v bounty_n or_o benignity_n and_o which_o make_v a_o four_o branch_n this_o god_n be_v abundant_a in_o witness_v the_o great_a of_o his_o gift_n by_o which_o we_o be_v wont_v to_o measure_v the_o bounty_n of_o benefactor_n i_o shall_v instance_n in_o some_o of_o the_o chief_a he_o bestow_v upon_o we_o first_o his_o son_n to_o free_v we_o from_o hell_n god_n 16._o joh._n 3._o 16._o so_o love_v the_o world_n that_o he_o give_v his_o only_a beget_v son_n he_o do_v not_o grant_v he_o upon_o stella_fw-la non_fw-la concessit_fw-la sed_fw-la purissime_fw-la dedit_fw-la stella_fw-la the_o request_n and_o earnest_a suit_n of_o lapse_v creature_n but_o free_o give_v he_o unasked_a not_o a_o servant_n but_o a_o son_n not_o a_o adopt_a son_n such_o as_o we_o be_v but_o a_o beget_v beget_v not_o as_o saint_n be_v of_o his_o 18._o jam._n 1._o 18._o will_n by_o the_o word_n of_o truth_n but_o of_o his_o nature_n he_o himself_o be_v the_o word_n and_o the_o truth_n not_o one_o of_o many_o but_o a_o only_a son_n thus_o beget_v and_o this_o not_o for_o the_o procure_n of_o some_o petty_a deliverance_n but_o that_o whosoever_o believe_v in_o he_o shall_v not_o perish_v but_o have_v everlasting_a life_n well_o may_v this_o gift_n of_o royal_a bounty_n be_v usher_v in_o with_o a_o god_n so_o love_v the_o world_n majesty_n and_o love_n have_v be_v think_v amoâ—_n non_fw-la bene_fw-la conveniunt_fw-la nec_fw-la in_o una_fw-la sede_fw-la morantur_fw-la majâ—stas_fw-la &_o amoâ—_n hardly_o compatible_a yet_o behold_v the_o majesty_n of_o god_n bear_v love_n and_o that_o to_o the_o world_n the_o undeserving_a yea_o illdeserving_a world_n of_o mankind_n herein_o be_v love_n say_v st_n john_n elsewhere_o let_v i_o say_v herein_o be_v bounty_n not_o that_o we_o love_v 10._o 1_o joh._n 4._o 10._o god_n but_o that_o he_o love_v we_o and_o send_v his_o son_n to_o be_v the_o propitiation_n for_o our_o sin_n love_a and_o so_o love_v that_o particle_n be_v most_o emphatical_a and_o note_v the_o transcendency_n of_o a_o thing_n either_o good_a or_o evil_n paul_n speak_v of_o the_o incestuous_a corinthian_a decipher_v he_o thus_o he_o that_o have_v so_o 3._o 1_o cor._n 5._o 3._o do_v this_o deed_n so_o impudent_o so_o abominable_o so_o unchristian_o the_o officer_n be_v astonish_v at_o our_o saviour_n doctrine_n cry_v out_o never_o man_n speak_v so_o as_o 46._o joh._n 7._o 46._o this_o man_n so_o excellent_o so_o powerful_o so_o incomparable_o here_o god_n so_o love_v the_o world_n that_o be_v so_o free_o so_o infinite_o so_o unspeakable_o the_o apostle_n himself_o who_o have_v be_v rapt_v up_o to_o the_o three_o heaven_n and_o there_o hear_v thing_n not_o to_o be_v utter_v want_v word_n when_o he_o come_v to_o utter_v this_o and_o use_v a_o accumulation_n of_o many_o because_o no_o one_o can_v serve_v his_o turn_n to_o express_v it_o sufficient_o not_o content_a to_o have_v style_v it_o love_n mercy_n grace_n as_o not_o have_v yet_o say_v enough_o he_o call_v it_o great_a love_n glorious_a grace_n rich_a mercy_n yea_o exceed_a riches_n 7._o ephes_n 2._o 4_o 5_o 7._o of_o his_o glorious_a and_o merciful_a grace_n in_o his_o second_o chapter_n to_o the_o ephesian_n §_o 2._o second_o his_o spirit_n to_o fit_v we_o for_o heaven_n our_o heavenly_a father_n be_v he_o that_o give_v the_o holy_a spirit_n to_o they_o that_o ask_v 13._o luke_n 11._o 13._o he_o the_o spirit_n thus_o give_v work_v in_o we_o regeneration_n we_o be_v therefore_o say_v to_o be_v bear_v of_o the_o spirit_n and_o that_o real_a holiness_n 6._o joh._n 3._o 5._o 6._o concern_v which_o the_o apostle_n say_v without_o it_o no_o man_n shall_v see_v the_o lord_n 14._o hebr._n 12._o 14._o so_o prepare_v we_o for_o that_o place_n which_o our_o lord_n jesus_n be_v go_v before_o to_o prepare_v 3._o joh._n 14._o 2_o 3._o for_o we_o a_o daily_a conversation_n in_o heaven_n be_v the_o sure_a forerunner_n of_o a_o constant_a abode_n there_o the_o spirit_n by_o enable_v we_o hereunto_o first_o bring_v heaven_n into_o the_o soul_n then_o conduct_v the_o soul_n to_o it_o whence_o it_o be_v that_o nehemiah_n record_v the_o act_n of_o god_n bounty_n to_o israel_n reckon_v this_o as_o one_o of_o the_o principal_a thou_o give_v also_o thy_o good_a spirit_n to_o instruct_v 20._o nehem._n 9_o 20._o they_o three_o his_o angel_n to_o guard_v we_o on_o earth_n after_o david_n have_v say_v the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n encamp_v round_o about_o they_o that_o 8._o psal_n 34._o 7_o 8._o fear_v he_o and_o deliver_v they_o he_o add_v immediate_o o_o taste_n and_o see_v that_o the_o lord_n be_v good_a herein_o good_a in_o bestow_v such_o a_o guard_n upon_o we_o it_o be_v a_o act_n of_o royal_a benignity_n towards_o mordechai_n in_o king_n ahashuerus_n to_o make_v haman_n the_o favourite_n his_o attendant_n as_o he_o ride_v through_o the_o street_n lo_o here_o a_o
nehemiah_n for_o thy_o great_a mercy_n sake_n thou_o do_v 31._o nehem._n 9_o 31._o not_o utter_o consume_v they_o nor_o forsake_v they_o for_o thou_o be_v a_o gracious_a and_o merciful_a god_n second_o that_o all_o sort_n of_o sinner_n be_v not_o so_o punish_v but_o only_o or_o main_o such_o as_o be_v guilty_a of_o the_o most_o heinous_a provocation_n chief_o idolater_n and_o worshipper_n of_o false_a go_n for_o the_o second_o commandment_n which_o be_v the_o first_o place_n of_o scripture_n wherein_o we_o meet_v with_o this_o expression_n have_v it_o thus_o i_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n be_o a_o jealous_a god_n decalogi_fw-la deum_fw-la odisse_fw-la insacris_fw-la literis_fw-la peculiariter_fw-la illi_fw-la dicuntur_fw-la qui_fw-la falsos_fw-la deos_fw-la colunt_fw-la ita_fw-la ut_fw-la neget_fw-la maimonides_n alio_fw-la sensu_fw-la id_fw-la loquendi_fw-la genus_fw-la reperiri_fw-la grotius_n in_o explicat_fw-la decalogi_fw-la visit_v the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o father_n upon_o the_o child_n unto_o the_o three_o and_o four_o generation_n of_o they_o that_o hate_v i_o that_o be_v of_o they_o that_o manifest_a their_o hatred_n of_o i_o by_o commit_v spiritual_a adultery_n with_o idol_n which_o as_o some_o affirm_v be_v the_o most_o proper_a and_o only_a notion_n of_o that_o phrase_n throughout_o the_o scripture_n three_o that_o it_o be_v seldom_o do_v but_o where_o child_n tread_v in_o their_o father_n step_n and_o be_v guilty_a of_o the_o same_o sin_n with_o their_o progenitour_n then_o no_o wonder_n if_o what_o we_o find_v in_o isaiahs_n pprophecy_n be_v accomplish_v to_o the_o full_a behold_v it_o be_v write_v before_o i_o i_o will_v not_o keep_v 7._o isa_n 65._o 6_o 7._o silence_n but_o will_v recompense_v even_o recompense_n into_o their_o bosom_n your_o iniquity_n and_o the_o iniquity_n of_o your_o father_n together_o say_v the_o lord_n which_o have_v burn_v incense_n upon_o the_o mountain_n and_o blaspheme_v i_o upon_o the_o hill_n therefore_o will_v i_o 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and_o 1_o cor._n 9_o 24_o 25_o 26._o clear_v ephes_n 5_o and_o 11._o enlighten_v concern_v the_o good_a pleasure_n of_o god_n will_v and_o the_o counsel_n thereof_o §_o 1._o i_o dare_v not_o whole_o wave_v the_o doctrine_n of_o predestination_n no_o not_o in_o this_o treatise_n of_o principle_n after_o i_o have_v due_o 5._o aph._n 5._o ponder_v that_o grave_a admonition_n of_o ambrose_n or_o according_a to_o other_o of_o prosper_n 7._o quae_fw-la deus_fw-la occulta_fw-la esse_fw-la voluit_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la scrutanda_fw-la quae_fw-la autem_fw-la monifesta_fw-la fecit_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la neganda_fw-la ne_fw-la in_o illis_fw-la illicitè_fw-fr curiosi_fw-la in_fw-la istis_fw-la damnabiliter_fw-la inveniamur_fw-la in_o grati_fw-la de_fw-fr vocar_n gent._n cap._n 7._o such_o thing_n as_o god_n will_v have_v keep_v secret_a must_v not_o be_v pry_v into_o by_o we_o nor_o such_o deny_v as_o he_o have_v open_o declare_v lest_o we_o be_v find_v in_o the_o former_a attempt_n unlawful_o curious_a in_o the_o latter_a damnable_o unthankful_a and_o also_o lay_v to_o heart_n the_o endeavour_n not_o of_o foreiner_n only_o but_o of_o certain_a late_a english_a writer_n to_o possess_v their_o reader_n with_o vehement_a and_o strong_a prejudices_fw-la against_o the_o long-received_n truth_n in_o those_o point_n one_o of_o they_o tell_v we_o it_o be_v sacrilegious_a to_o grant_v that_o god_n have_v 46._o i._o g._n red._n redeem_v pag._n 243._o lin_v 7._o ibid._n pag._n 278._o lin_v 46._o from_o eternity_n elect_v a_o certain_a number_n of_o man_n personal_o unto_o salvation_n who_o he_o purpose_v to_o bring_v thereunto_o infallible_o etc._n etc._n elsewhere_o style_v it_o that_o capital_a error_n of_o personal_a election_n and_o reprobation_n another_o speak_n of_o preterition_n or_o negative_a reprobation_n have_v these_o word_n this_o be_v 2._o t._n p._n divine_a philanthropy_n defend_v c._n 4._o §_o 2._o one_o of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o 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the_o foundation_n of_o 20._o 1_o pet._n 1._o 19_o 20._o the_o world_n yet_o have_v he_o no_o existence_n as_o such_o till_o after_o his_o incarnation_n god_n who_o have_v design_v josiah_n to_o special_a service_n locum_fw-la 1_o king_n 13._o 3._o vid._n junium_fw-la &_o piscat_fw-la in_o locum_fw-la call_v he_o by_o his_o name_n and_o foretell_v what_o shall_v be_v do_v by_o he_o full_o three_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n before_o he_o do_v it_o so_o elsewhere_o cyrus_n be_v fin_n see_v scultetus_n on_o esai_n 45._o pag._n 623._o fin_n name_v and_o have_v a_o service_n allot_v he_o in_o the_o foreknowledge_n of_o god_n one_o hundred_o and_o forty_o year_n before_o he_o be_v bear_v it_o be_v report_v by_o procopius_n procopius_n procopius_n that_o when_o misdates_n king_n of_o persia_n be_v dead_a without_o issue_n but_o have_v leave_v his_o wife_n with_o child_n the_o persian_a nobility_n set_v the_o crown_n on_o the_o queen_n belly_n before_o she_o quicken_v thereby_o 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peter_n as_o it_o be_v with_o one_o breath_n in_o that_o short_a say_n of_o he_o of_o a_o truth_n i_o perceive_v 35._o act_n 10._o 34_o 35._o that_o god_n be_v no_o respecter_n of_o person_n but_o in_o every_o nation_n he_o that_o fear_v he_o and_o work_v righteousness_n be_v accept_v with_o he_o the_o one_o as_o attributable_a to_o he_o the_o other_z as_o not_o be_v it_o not_o for_o his_o acceptation_n of_o person_n woe_n and_o nothing_o but_o woe_n to_o the_o son_n of_o man_n it_o be_v the_o joy_n of_o their_o heart_n to_o consider_v that_o there_o be_v certain_a man_n of_o his_o good_a will_n as_o some_o read_v that_o 14._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d luke_n 2._o 14._o in_o the_o angel_n song_n and_o to_o remember_v that_o the_o church_n be_v by_o her_o head_n and_o husband_n style_v hephzibah_n that_o be_v my_o delight_n be_v in_o she_o because_o the_o member_n thereof_o be_v as_o paul_n speak_v accept_v in_o 6._o ephes_n 1._o 6._o the_o belove_a next_o declare_v the_o true_a notion_n of_o prosopolepsie_n or_o acception_n of_o person_n in_o scripture-dialect_n beside_o the_o prime_a importance_n of_o these_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o greek_a and_o persona_fw-la in_o latin_a for_o a_o individual_a intelligent_a substance_n so_o the_o gift_n bestow_v 11._o 2_o cor._n 1._o 11._o upon_o we_o by_o the_o mean_n of_o many_o person_n be_v the_o blessing_n of_o recovery_n grant_v upon_o the_o prayer_n of_o sundry_a man_n and_o woman_n they_o have_v a_o secondary_a importance_n and_o be_v sometime_o put_v to_o signify_v a_o vizard_n property_n or_o counterfeit_a resemblance_n assume_v by_o any_o such_o individual_a so_o in_o seneca_n nemo_fw-la potest_fw-la personam_fw-la diu_fw-la far_o that_o be_v none_o can_v play_v the_o hypocrite_n long_o and_o in_o the_o epigrammatist_n a_o gray-haired_a man_n have_v put_v on_o a_o black_a periwig_n to_o conceal_v his_o age_n be_v tell_v of_o it_o thus_o inveniet_fw-la proserpina_n canum_fw-la personam_fw-la capiti_fw-la detrahet_fw-la illa_fw-la tuo_fw-la now_o because_o these_o vizard_n and_o property_n be_v thing_n external_a not_o at_o all_o belong_v to_o the_o essence_n of_o the_o party_n assume_v they_o hence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o these_o word_n at_o the_o next_o remove_v signify_v such_o relation_n accommodation_n causam_fw-la thom._n secunda_fw-la secundae_fw-la q._n 63._o artic_a 〈◊〉_d 1._o in_o conclus_fw-la ad_fw-la personam_fw-la refertur_fw-la quaecunque_fw-la conditio_fw-la non_fw-la faciens_fw-la ad_fw-la causam_fw-la and_o and_o accomplishment_n as_o be_v external_a to_o the_o essence_n of_o a_o man_n as_o also_o to_o the_o merit_n of_o his_o cause_n ought_v not_o to_o incline_v a_o judge_n to_o pronounce_v a_o sentence_n on_o his_o behalf_n or_o in_o the_o distribution_n of_o justice_n to_o regard_v he_o above_o other_o to_o who_o such_o help_n be_v want_v he_o who_o be_v sway_v in_o judicial_a proceed_n by_o such_o outward_a thing_n be_v in_o the_o scripture_n say_v to_o be_v a_o accepter_n of_o person_n so_o in_o leviticus_n you_o shall_v do_v no_o 15._o levit._fw-la 18._o 15._o unrighteousness_n in_o judgement_n thou_o shall_v not_o respect_v the_o person_n of_o the_o poor_a nor_o honour_v the_o person_n of_o the_o mighty_a but_o in_o righteousness_n thou_o shall_v judge_v thy_o neighbour_n and_o in_o the_o new_a testament_n these_o two_o term_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d righteous_a judgement_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 11._o rom._n 2._o 5._o compare_v with_o v._n 11._o accept_v of_o person_n be_v direct_o oppose_v divine_n have_v receive_v it_o for_o a_o 4o._o thom._n prima_fw-la secundae_fw-la qu._n 98._o art_n 4._o in_o resp_n ad_fw-la secundum_fw-la pererius_n super_fw-la rom._n 2._o pag._n 157._o in_o 4o._o maxim_n that_o acceptation_n of_o person_n be_v not_o find_v in_o gratuitis_fw-la in_o act_n of_o bounty_n wherein_o the_o donor_n be_v at_o liberty_n to_o dispose_v his_o free_a gift_n as_o please_v himself_o but_o in_o debitis_fw-la in_o act_n of_o justice_n and_o right_n wherein_o there_o lie_v a_o obligation_n upon_o he_o that_o distribute_v to_o give_v every_o man_n his_o due_n hereupon_o they_o conclude_v that_o in_o divine_a praedestination_n almighty_n god_n who_o be_v no_o debtor_n to_o any_o of_o his_o creature_n and_o who_o act_v therein_o not_o as_o a_o judge_n but_o as_o a_o sovereign_a lord_n and_o liberal_a benefactor_n choose_v some_o and_o pass_v by_o other_o as_o without_o injustice_n or_o wrong_n to_o any_o so_o without_o any_o show_n of_o that_o which_o the_o scripture_n proper_o call_v acception_n of_o person_n because_o he_o be_v not_o move_v by_o any_o external_a thing_n in_o do_v so_o if_o any_o reader_n think_v it_o not_o safe_a to_o credit_v this_o upon_o my_o single_a testimony_n behold_v in_o the_o margin_n further_a security_n 133._o potest_fw-la deus_fw-la absque_fw-la vitiosa_fw-la personarum_fw-la acceptione_n non_fw-la modo_fw-la ex_fw-la duobus_fw-la hominibus_fw-la prorsus_fw-la aequalibus_fw-la unum_fw-la eligere_fw-la ad_fw-la vitam_fw-la aeternam_fw-la alio_fw-la praeterito_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la illum_fw-la eligere_fw-la quem_fw-la praescivit_fw-la pluribus_fw-la &_o gravionibus_fw-la peccatis_fw-la implicandum_fw-la illo_fw-la relicto_fw-la quom_fw-la praevidit_fw-la pauciora_fw-la &_o leviora_fw-la admissurum_fw-la banne_n in_o 1_o thomae_fw-la quaest_n 23._o artic_a 51._o injusta_fw-la personarum_fw-la acceptio_fw-la locum_fw-la non_fw-la habet_fw-la ubi_fw-la quis_fw-la ex_fw-la mera_fw-fr liberalitate_fw-la de_fw-fr svo_fw-la that_fw-mi inaequaliter_fw-la aequalibus_fw-la sed_fw-la ubi_fw-la in_o dispensatione_fw-la rerum_fw-la debitarum_fw-la quis_fw-la uni_fw-la saucat_fw-la prae_fw-la altero_fw-la ex_fw-la respectu_fw-la ad_fw-la aliquam_fw-la personae_fw-la circumstantiam_fw-la quae_fw-la est_fw-la extra_fw-la causam_fw-la meriti_fw-la jam_fw-la vero_fw-la deus_fw-la eligens_fw-la ad_fw-la regnum_fw-la gloriae_fw-la unum_fw-la prae_fw-la alio_fw-la non_fw-la agit_fw-fr ex_fw-la debito_fw-la justitiâ—e_fw-la sed_fw-la ex_fw-la dono_fw-la munificentiae_fw-la neque_fw-la respicit_fw-la nobilitatem_fw-la divilia_n ingenium_fw-la aut_fw-la aliam_fw-la qualitatem_fw-la quamcunque_fw-la unde_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nomen_fw-la invenit_fw-la sed_fw-la liberalitatem_fw-la &_o bonitatem_fw-la svam_fw-la juxta_fw-la illud_fw-la matthaei_n 20._o licet_fw-la mihi_fw-la quod_fw-la velo_fw-la facere_fw-la de_fw-la meo_fw-la davenantius_n in_o disserto_fw-la de_fw-fr praedestin_n &_o reprobat_fw-la cap._n 3._o p._n 133._o to_o which_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o add_v much_o more_o if_o need_n be_v §_o 7._o four_o the_o product_n of_o divine_a election_n be_v chief_o two_o first_o holiness_n here_o god_n be_v say_v to_o have_v 4._o ephes_n 1._o 3_o 4._o bless_v we_o with_o all_o spiritual_a blessing_n in_o christ_n according_a as_o he_o have_v choose_v we_o in_o he_o before_o the_o 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all_o thing_n that_o stretch_v forth_o the_o heaven_n alone_o that_o spread_v abroad_o the_o earth_n by_o myself_o yea_o so_o necessary_a be_v the_o confession_n of_o this_o truth_n with_o the_o utmost_a hazard_n to_o distinguish_v god_n from_o idol_n that_o to_o the_o end_n the_o jew_n who_o be_v then_o captive_n in_o babylon_n may_v not_o be_v whole_o to_o seek_v for_o a_o profession_n of_o their_o faith_n they_o have_v this_o verse_n in_o the_o hebrew_n bible_n write_v then_o and_o so_o still_o in_o chaldee_n letter_n thus_o shall_v you_o say_v unto_o they_o the_o god_n that_o have_v not_o make_v the_o heaven_n and_o the_o earth_n even_o they_o shall_v perish_v from_o the_o earth_n and_o from_o under_o these_o heaven_n trismegistus_n jerem._n 10._o 11._o '_o eâ—_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d just_a mart._n de_fw-fr monarthia_n dei_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d trismegistus_n not_o unsuitable_a whereunto_o be_v that_o of_o pythagoras_n long_o since_o cite_v by_o justin_n martyr_n whosoever_o will_v from_o henceforth_o challenge_v any_o deity_n to_o himself_o must_v be_v able_a to_o show_v such_o a_o world_n as_o this_o and_o to_o say_v in_o truth_n this_o be_v of_o my_o make_n and_o that_o of_o trismegist_n a_o heathen_a too_o in_o one_o of_o his_o book_n there_o be_v main_o three_o to_o be_v consider_v god_n the_o world_n and_o man_n the_o world_n make_v for_o man_n and_o man_n for_o god_n §_o 2._o but_o we_o have_v a_o more_o sure_a word_n of_o prophecy_n and_o to_o that_o let_v we_o take_v heed_n it_o will_v show_v we_o first_o how_o we_o christian_n by_o faith_n understand_v that_o the_o 3._o hebr._n 11._o 3._o world_n be_v frame_v by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n so_o that_o thing_n which_o be_v see_v be_v not_o make_v of_o thing_n which_o do_v appear_v well_o may_v a_o 881._o gilb._n voetius_fw-la disput_fw-la theol._n part_n 1_o p._n 881._o late_a writer_n conclude_v his_o discourse_n of_o creation_n with_o this_o epiphonema_n quantum_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la nescimus_fw-la the_o truth_n be_v it_o be_v but_o little_a that_o we_o can_v learn_v from_o philosopher_n even_o concern_v creation_n itself_o the_o only_a article_n of_o the_o creed_n which_o they_o speak_v full_o too_o unacquainted_a with_o scripture_n which_o make_v maximilian_n the_o first_o to_o say_v that_o the_o 680._o audiâ—ndi_fw-la sunt_fw-la ethâ—ici_fw-la non_fw-la â—anquam_fw-la philomeâ—e_fw-la sed_fw-la tanquam_fw-la ranae_n apud_fw-la voetium_n ibid._n pag._n 680._o ethnic_n be_v to_o be_v hear_v not_o as_o sing_v nightingale_n but_o as_o croak_a frog_n and_o two_o great_a physician_n betake_v themselves_o to_o the_o study_n of_o scripture_n for_o understand_v the_o secret_n of_o nature_n one_o sennertus_n who_o find_v much_o fault_n with_o those_o who_o pervert_v the_o text_n of_o moses_n and_o interpret_v he_o out_o of_o heathen_a writer_n ausu_fw-la infelici_fw-la say_v he_o &_o non_fw-la tolerando_fw-la by_o a_o unhappy_a and_o intolerable_a undertake_n the_o other_o vallesius_n vallosius_fw-la huic_fw-la lectioni_fw-la consecrari_fw-la senectutem_fw-la statui_fw-la in_o his_o philosophari_fw-la &c._n &c._n vallosius_fw-la who_o in_o the_o preface_n to_o his_o sacra_fw-la philosophia_fw-la tell_v we_o that_o whereas_o he_o have_v in_o the_o former_a part_n of_o his_o life_n comment_v upon_o all_o aristotle_n acromasticks_n and_o many_o piece_n both_o of_o hypocrates_n and_o galen_n he_o be_v resolve_v to_o devote_v the_o remainder_n of_o his_o day_n to_o the_o study_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n and_o to_o seek_v his_o philosophy_n out_o of_o they_o for_o time_n to_o come_v by_o faith_n we_o understand_v a_o christian_a firm_o believe_v those_o truth_n concern_v the_o time_n and_o manner_n of_o the_o world_n creation_n because_o he_o have_v scripture_n testimony_n for_o they_o that_o the_o world_n be_v frame_v speak_v after_o the_o jewish_a mode_n though_o there_o be_v indeed_o but_o one_o world_n in_o the_o plural_a number_n for_o the_o hebrew_n than_o be_v wont_a to_o mention_v a_o threefold_a viz._n a_o inferior_a a_o middle_a and_o a_o superior_a world_n as_o camero_n 288._o cameron_n myrothec_n pag._n 288._o tell_v we_o frame_v by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n say_v this_o place_n when_o solomon_n be_v to_o build_v a_o magnificent_a temple_n he_o need_v many_o workman_n and_o they_o many_o tool_n not_o so_o god_n who_o do_v all_o without_o any_o coadjutour_n any_o instrument_n by_o the_o sole_a word_n of_o his_o command_n by_o the_o word_n of_o 6._o psaâ—_n 33._o 6._o the_o lord_n be_v the_o heaven_n make_v and_o all_o the_o host_n of_o they_o by_o the_o breath_n of_o his_o mouth_n let_v 5._o psal_n 148._o 5._o they_o praiâ—e_v the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n for_o he_o command_v and_o they_o be_v create_v art_n can_v work_v if_o nature_n first_o afford_v it_o some_o complete_a matter_n let_v a_o artificer_n have_v a_o stone_n he_o can_v make_v a_o statue_n otherwise_o not_o nature_n can_v work_v 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