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1-12-14-20_a with_o chap._n 2._o &_o isa_n 50._o 1_o 2_o 3._o with_o rom._n 11._o 1-7-11_a 23._o compare_v with_o 2_o chron._n 15._o 2._o &_o 2_o tim._n 2._o 11_o 12._o psal_n 125._o yea_o further_o such_o his_o love_n and_o faithfulness_n that_o he_o will_v not_o fail_v they_o of_o all_o the_o good_a that_o he_o have_v promise_v they_o or_o give_v they_o encouragement_n to_o expect_v in_o he_o and_o with_o he_o nor_o forsake_v they_o or_o leave_v they_o comfortless_o or_o as_o orphan_n and_o widow_n in_o any_o trial_n service_n and_o suffering_n for_o so_o be_v that_o say_n of_o god_n allude_v to_o in_o this_o heb._n 13._o 5._o both_o express_v and_o apply_v in_o deut._n 31._o 6_o 8._o josh_n 1._o 5._o as_o a_o faithful_a head_n and_o husband_n he_o will_v write_v his_o name_n and_o his_o father_n upon_o they_o in_o such_o wise_a now_o as_o they_o shall_v be_v know_v and_o call_v by_o it_o in_o heaven_n and_o by_o they_o that_o have_v their_o conversation_n there_o and_o be_v fit_v and_o strengthen_v to_o bear_v forth_o a_o right_n and_o successful_a profession_n of_o it_o to_o other_o and_o be_v seal_v distinguish_v and_o mark_v by_o it_o to_o the_o day_n of_o redemption_n and_o it_o be_v and_o shall_v be_v engage_v for_o their_o protection_n and_o defence_n and_o in_o due_a time_n full_o and_o glorious_o write_v and_o manifest_v upon_o they_o feed_v and_o satisfy_v they_o with_o the_o fatness_n of_o his_o house_n and_o make_v they_o to_o drink_v abundant_o of_o the_o river_n of_o his_o pleasure_n he_o will_v give_v they_o that_o which_o be_v good_a and_o their_o soul_n shall_v delight_v itself_o in_o fatness_n for_o the_o bread_n that_o he_o will_v give_v they_o be_v his_o flesh_n which_o he_o give_v for_o the_o life_n
all_o man_n in_o that_o he_o have_v raise_v he_o from_o the_o dead_a act_n 17._o 31._o see_v also_o rom._n 2._o 6_o 16._o now_o according_a to_o these_o three_o branch_n of_o god_n judge_v we_o be_v to_o take_v this_o namely_o in_o such_o a_o sense_n as_o include_v they_o all_o 1._o god_n will_v not_o now_o own_o and_o approve_v they_o but_o reprove_v convict_v and_o bear_v sentence_n against_o they_o by_o the_o spirit_n of_o his_o mouth_n or_o doctrine_n make_v that_o a_o reprover_n and_o condemner_n of_o they_o in_o their_o spirit_n and_o conscience_n and_o this_o in_o mercy_n and_o faithfulness_n to_o they_o that_o take_v shame_n to_o themselves_o and_o turn_v at_o his_o reproof_n they_o may_v escape_v further_o and_o worse_a judgement_n and_o so_o be_v that_o to_o be_v understand_v 1_o pet._n 4._o 6._o for_o this_o cause_n be_v the_o gospel_n preach_v also_o to_o they_o that_o be_v dead_a even_o by_o his_o spirit_n to_o their_o spirit_n as_o in_o the_o day_n of_o noah_n chap._n 3._o 19_o that_o they_o may_v be_v namely_o by_o that_o preach_n judge_v that_o be_v discover_v reprove_v condemn_v and_o make_v to_o take_v shame_n as_o man_n yet_o live_v in_o the_o flesh_n but_o that_o they_o may_v live_v according_a to_o god_n in_o the_o spirit_n to_o which_o agree_v that_o 2_o cor._n 5._o 15._o that_o one_o die_v for_o all_o that_o they_o which_o live_v in_o their_o several_a age_n shall_v not_o henceforth_o namely_o after_o this_o grace_n come_v to_o they_o in_o his_o spiritual_a ministration_n thus_o discover_v and_o judge_v they_o as_o dead_a man_n see_v vers_fw-la 14._o live_v to_o themselves_o but_o to_o he_o that_o die_v for_o they_o and_z rise_v again_z so_o our_o saviour_n say_v the_o spirit_n of_o truth_n that_o he_o will_v send_v in_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n shall_v reprove_v judge_n condemn_v convict_v the_o world_n of_o sin_n because_o they_o believe_v not_o on_o he_o etc._n etc._n joh._n 16._o 8_o 9_o 10._o that_o be_v by_o take_v of_o the_o thing_n of_o christ_n and_o show_v they_o namely_o what_o he_o have_v do_v and_o be_v become_v for_o sinner_n and_o so_o glorify_v he_o he_o shall_v manifest_v and_o evince_v to_o they_o that_o it_o be_v their_o own_o wilful_a sin_n and_o great_a iniquity_n that_o they_o believe_v not_o on_o he_o and_o that_o that_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o all_o other_o sin_n which_o thereby_o be_v render_v odious_a and_o out_o of_o measure_n sinful_a prevail_v over_o they_o and_o that_o they_o remain_v still_o in_o they_o and_o be_v not_o wash_v from_o they_o in_o this_o sense_n of_o judge_v ezekiel_n be_v call_v upon_o as_o god_n mouth_n and_o messenger_n to_o judge_v the_o elder_n of_o israel_n and_o the_o bloody_a city_n will_v thou_o judge_v they_o son_n of_o man_n will_v thou_o judge_v they_o cause_v they_o to_o know_v their_o abomination_n see_v ezek._n 20._o 4._o &_o 22._o 2._o &_o 23._o 36._o and_o for_o this_o i_o dare_v appeal_n to_o all_o whoremonger_n and_o adulterer_n but_o more_o especial_o to_o those_o to_o who_o the_o plain_a declaration_n of_o the_o gospel_n have_v come_v though_o god_n leave_v not_o himself_o without_o witness_n to_o any_o and_o most_o of_o all_o to_o those_o of_o they_o that_o have_v go_v on_o in_o their_o evil_a way_n follow_v their_o unclean_a and_o sinful_a lust_n till_o they_o have_v bring_v further_a wrath_n shame_n and_o judgement_n upon_o themselves_o whether_o before_o it_o have_v come_v to_o that_o god_n have_v not_o oftentimes_o by_o the_o spiritual_a conviction_n and_o reproof_n of_o his_o instruction_n by_o his_o servant_n or_o otherwise_o also_o judge_v they_o in_o their_o own_o mind_n and_o conscience_n have_v he_o not_o gracious_o show_v they_o their_o abomination_n and_o how_o hateful_a to_o he_o in_o discover_v a_o open_a fountain_n for_o their_o wash_n have_v not_o his_o goodness_n ofttimes_o melt_v and_o move_v to_o repentance_n have_v he_o not_o many_o way_n cry_v to_o they_o oh_o do_v not_o this_o abominable_a 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