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whether_o by_o false_a accusation_n and_o perjury_n or_o if_o need_v be_v by_o poison_v or_o stab_v of_o they_o provide_v he_o can_v do_v these_o thing_n so_o as_o to_o escape_v the_o suspicion_n of_o other_o and_o human_a penalty_n now_o let_v any_o man_n judge_v what_o bear_v and_o wolf_n and_o devil_n man_n will_v prove_v to_o one_o another_o if_o every_o thing_n shall_v be_v not_o only_o lawful_a but_o a_o duty_n whereby_o they_o may_v gratify_v their_o impetuous_a lust_n if_o they_o may_v either_o perjure_v themselves_o or_o steal_v or_o murder_n as_o often_o as_o they_o can_v do_v it_o safe_o and_o get_v any_o advantage_n by_o it_o but_o these_o thing_n be_v so_o very_o obvious_a and_o undeniable_a that_o the_o most_o profane_a atheistical_a person_n do_v own_o the_o truth_n of_o they_o and_o upon_o this_o they_o be_v willing_a to_o acknowledge_v that_o religion_n and_o the_o belief_n of_o another_o life_n be_v a_o very_a politic_a invention_n and_o needful_a for_o the_o well-governing_a of_o the_o world_n and_o for_o the_o keep_n man_n in_o awe_n from_o the_o do_v any_o secret_a mischief_n which_o by_o the_o way_n be_v a_o concession_n of_o no_o small_a advantage_n to_o the_o honour_n of_o religion_n consider_v that_o it_o proceed_v from_o the_o great_a profess_a enemy_n to_o it_o whereby_o they_o grant_v that_o it_o be_v fit_a these_o thing_n shall_v be_v true_a if_o they_o be_v not_o or_o at_o least_o that_o it_o be_v fit_a that_o the_o generality_n of_o man_n shall_v believe_v they_o to_o be_v true_a and_o though_o they_o themselves_o pretend_v to_o believe_v otherwise_o yet_o be_v they_o not_o so_o far_o out_o of_o their_o wit_n as_o to_o be_v willing_a that_o those_o with_o who_o they_o converse_v their_o wife_n and_o child_n and_o servant_n shall_v be_v of_o the_o same_o opinion_n with_o they_o because_o than_o they_o can_v have_v no_o reason_n to_o expect_v any_o safety_n among_o they_o what_o securiry_n can_v any_o man_n have_v of_o his_o estate_n or_o honour_n or_o life_n if_o such_o with_o who_o he_o be_v most_o familiar_a and_o intimate_a may_v think_v themselves_o at_o liberty_n to_o do_v all_o the_o secret_a mischief_n to_o they_o that_o they_o have_v opportunity_n to_o commir_v but_o there_o be_v one_o thing_n more_o which_o those_o who_o profess_v to_o disbelief_n this_o principle_n shall_v do_v well_o to_o consider_v and_o that_o be_v this_o that_o there_o be_v no_o imaginable_a reason_n why_o among_o those_o that_o know_v they_o they_o shall_v pretend_v to_o any_o kind_n of_o honesty_n or_o conscience_n because_o they_o be_v whole_o destitute_a of_o all_o such_o motive_n as_o may_v be_v sufficient_a to_o oblige_v they_o to_o any_o thing_n of_o this_o nature_n but_o according_a to_o they_o that_o which_o be_v call_v virtue_n and_o religion_n must_v be_v one_o of_o the_o most_o silly_a and_o useless_a thing_n in_o the_o world_n as_o for_o the_o principle_n of_o honour_n which_o some_o imagine_n may_v supply_v the_o room_n of_o conscience_n this_o relate_v only_o to_o external_a reputation_n and_o the_o esteem_n which_o we_o have_v among_o other_o and_o therefore_o can_v be_v of_o no_o influence_n to_o restrain_v man_n from_o do_v any_o secret_a mischief_n from_o what_o have_v be_v say_v it_o will_v follow_v that_o those_o who_o have_v any_o regard_n to_o their_o own_o safety_n aught_o to_o abandon_v all_o kind_n of_o society_n with_o such_o pernicious_a person_n who_o according_a to_o their_o own_o principle_n must_v take_v all_o opportunity_n of_o do_v any_o mischief_n to_o other_o which_o they_o be_v able_a to_o effect_v with_o any_o advantage_n to_o themselves_o now_o if_o this_o be_v so_o as_o i_o have_v prove_v that_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n be_v so_o frame_v as_o not_o to_o be_v effectual_o persuade_v and_o wrought_v upon_o without_o the_o consideration_n of_o such_o a_o future_a state_n if_o it_o be_v necessary_a to_o put_v in_o everlasting_a motive_n as_o the_o sanction_n of_o that_o law_n by_o which_o the_o human_a nature_n be_v to_o be_v govern_v this_o must_v render_v it_o high_o credible_a that_o there_o be_v such_o a_o state_n because_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v very_o unworthy_a of_o god_n to_o conceive_v of_o he_o that_o he_o have_v contrive_v the_o nature_n of_o one_o of_o his_o best_a and_o most_o noble_a creature_n after_o such_o a_o manner_n as_o to_o make_v it_o incapable_a of_o be_v govern_v without_o falsehood_n and_o deceit_n 3._o the_o three_o and_o last_o argument_n i_o propose_v to_o speak_v to_o be_v from_o the_o necessity_n of_o this_o principle_n to_o the_o vindication_n of_o divine_a providence_n nothing_o be_v more_o universal_o acknowledge_v than_o that_o god_n be_v good_a and_o just._n that_o well-doing_n shall_v be_v reward_v and_o evil_a action_n punish_v by_o he_o and_o yet_o we_o see_v that_o his_o dispensation_n in_o this_o life_n be_v many_o time_n promiscuous_a and_o uncertain_a so_o thaâ—_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d judge_v of_o louâ—_n or_o hatred_n by_o all_o thâ—t_n be_v before_o he_o the_o worst_a man_n be_v sometime_o in_o the_o best_a condition_n if_o in_o this_o life_n only_o we_o have_v hope_n we_o shall_v be_v of_o all_o man_n the_o most_o 19_o miserablâ—_n say_v the_o apostle_n speak_v concern_v those_o primitive_a time_n of_o persecution_n when_o the_o better_a any_o man_n be_v the_o more_o he_o be_v expose_v to_o suffering_n now_o the_o great_a uncertainty_n there_o be_v as_o to_o the_o present_a affair_n in_o this_o world_n by_o so_o much_o great_a be_v the_o certainâ—y_n of_o a_o future_a judgement_n what_o couâ—d_v be_v a_o great_a disparagement_n to_o divine_a providence_n than_o to_o permit_v the_o calamity_n and_o suffering_n which_o good_a man_n undergo_v in_o this_o world_n many_o time_n upon_o the_o account_n of_o religion_n to_o pass_v unrewarded_a and_o the_o many_o mischief_n and_o profanation_n which_o wicked_a man_n take_v the_o advantage_n of_o commit_v by_o their_o greatness_n and_o prosperity_n in_o this_o world_n to_o go_v unpunished_a what_o great_a glory_n will_v it_o be_v to_o preside_v over_o this_o material_a world_n sâ—ars_n and_o meteor_n sea_n and_o land_n plant_n and_o beast_n to_o put_v these_o thing_n into_o such_o a_o regular_a course_n as_o may_v be_v suitable_a to_o their_o nature_n and_o the_o operation_n for_o which_o they_o be_v design_v and_o in_o the_o mean_a space_n to_o have_v no_o proportionable_a regard_n either_o for_o those_o that_o reverence_v the_o deity_n or_o those_o who_o contemn_v he_o it_o be_v very_o well_o say_v to_o this_o purpose_n by_o a_o late_a author_n that_o not_o to_o conduct_v amyraldus_n the_o course_n of_o nâ—â—ure_n in_o a_o due_a manner_n may_v speak_v some_o defect_n of_o wisdom_n in_o god_n but_o not_o to_o compensate_a virtue_n and_o vice_n beside_o the_o defect_n of_o wisdom_n in_o not_o adjust_v thing_n suitable_o to_o their_o qualification_n but_o cross_o couple_v prosperity_n with_o vice_n and_o misery_n with_o virtue_n will_v argue_v too_o great_a a_o defect_n of_o goodness_n and_o justice_n and_o perhaps_o it_o will_v be_v less_o expedient_a say_v he_o with_o epicurus_n to_o deny_v all_o providence_n than_o to_o ascribe_v it_o to_o such_o defect_n it_o be_v less_o unworthy_a of_o the_o divine_a nature_n to_o neglect_v the_o universe_n altogether_o than_o to_o administer_v human_a affair_n with_o so_o much_o injustice_n and_o irregularity_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v necessary_a for_o the_o vindication_n of_o divine_a providence_n that_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o future_a state_n and_o day_n of_o account_n wherein_o every_o man_n shall_v be_v force_v to_o acknowledge_v that_o very_o there_o be_v a_o reward_n for_o the_o righteous_a 11._o doubtless_o there_o be_v a_o god_n that_o judge_v the_o earth_n i_o crave_v leave_n for_o a_o word_n of_o application_n and_o i_o have_v do_v if_o