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of_o god_n shall_v say_v of_o that_o long_v for_o deliverance_n when_o that_o great_a mountain_n shall_v become_v a_o plain_a before_o zerubbabell_a grace_n grace_n unto_o they_o that_o be_v grace_n have_v begin_v they_o and_o grace_n alone_o will_v maintain_v continue_v and_o perfect_a what_o it_o have_v begin_v as_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o we_o except_o our_o misery_n which_o move_v the_o lord_n to_o begin_v so_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o we_o but_o our_o inability_n which_o move_v the_o lord_n to_o perfect_v what_o he_o have_v begin_v he_o see_v we_o can_v and_o therefore_o he_o will_v perfect_v what_o he_o have_v begin_v and_o all_o this_o he_o do_v that_o he_o may_v exalt_v his_o own_o name_n and_o perfect_a the_o praise_n of_o his_o free_a grace_n towards_o we_o more_o distinct_o that_o all_o come_v from_o grace_n or_o from_o the_o graciousness_n of_o god_n may_v note_v these_o five_o thing_n to_o we_o first_o not_o only_o that_o god_n do_v all_o for_o his_o people_n free_o 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do_v both_o these_o be_v rather_o tropological_a exposition_n then_o literal_a yet_o they_o may_v have_v their_o use_n and_o improvement_n by_o way_n of_o allusion_n in_o this_o place_n elihu_n have_v thus_o hold_v out_o the_o openness_n and_o exemplariness_n of_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n upon_o wicked_a man_n proceed_v in_o the_o follow_a word_n to_o show_v the_o equity_n and_o righteousness_n of_o they_o verse_n 27._o because_o they_o have_v turn_v back_o from_o he_o and_o will_v not_o consider_v any_o of_o his_o way_n here_o i_o say_v lest_o any_o shall_v surmise_v that_o god_n take_v vengeance_n without_o cause_n the_o cause_n be_v name_v and_o assign_v why_o god_n take_v vengeance_n it_o be_v because_o they_o turn_v back_o from_o he_o they_o in_o the_o pride_n and_o stoutness_n of_o their_o heart_n which_o great_a man_n especial_o be_v much_o subject_n to_o refuse_v to_o obey_v and_o follow_v god_n and_o therefore_o his_o wrath_n follow_v and_o break_v they_o they_o turn_v back_o from_o he_o domino_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d verbum_fw-la è_fw-la verbo_fw-la de_fw-la post_fw-la eum_fw-la sic_fw-la alibi_fw-la scortati_fw-la sunt_fw-la de_fw-la post_fw-la dominum_fw-la i_o e._n deserto_fw-la domino_fw-la there_o be_v a_o twofold_n turn_v back_o first_o corporal_n second_o moral_a or_o spiritual_a none_o can_v corporal_o turn_v back_o from_o god_n though_o some_o attempt_n it_o to_o what_o hide_v place_n soever_o we_o turn_v ourselves_o we_o can_v be_v hide_v from_o he_o who_o fill_v every_o place_n but_o there_o be_v many_o who_o moral_o turn_v back_o and_o depart_v from_o the_o live_a god_n sinner_n will_v turn_v their_o person_n back_o from_o god_n and_o hide_v their_o head_n they_o will_v get_v quite_o out_o of_o his_o sight_n and_o reach_v though_o they_o can_v but_o all_o of_o they_o turn_v back_o from_o god_n in_o their_o heart_n in_o two_o respect_n sinner_n in_o general_a may_v be_v say_v to_o turn_v back_o from_o god_n first_o when_o he_o command_v and_o they_o will_v not_o obey_v he_o or_o withdraw_v their_o obedience_n from_o his_o commandment_n second_o when_o he_o entreat_v and_o invite_v they_o and_o they_o will_v not_o come_v to_o he_o nor_o accept_v his_o tender_v respect_n and_o favour_n thus_o the_o lord_n complain_v of_o his_o own_o people_n psal_n 81.11_o israel_n will_v none_o of_o i_o god_n woo_v they_o but_o they_o have_v other_o lover_n and_o after_o they_o they_o will_v go_v even_o israel_n light_o regard_v the_o god_n of_o israel_n yea_o they_o make_v a_o defection_n from_o he_o more_o distinct_o there_o be_v a_o threefold_a turn_n back_o from_o god_n or_o they_o who_o turn_v back_o from_o god_n be_v of_o three_o sort_n first_o there_o be_v a_o turn_n back_o from_o god_n by_o those_o who_o have_v open_o follow_v he_o or_o make_v profession_n of_o his_o name_n thus_o hypocrite_n and_o formalist_n turn_v back_o from_o god_n this_o the_o scripture_n call_v backslide_n revolt_a and_o go_v a_o whore_v from_o god_n such_o as_o these_o be_v like_o perfidious_a soldier_n who_o enter_v and_o listen_v themselves_o in_o a_o army_n march_v with_o they_o for_o a_o while_n &_o take_v their_o pay_n yet_o soon_o after_o forsake_v their_o colour_n and_o turn_v to_o the_o enemy_n thus_o many_o apostatise_v from_o god_n to_o the_o devil_n and_o to_o the_o creature_n or_o as_o paul_n say_v of_o demas_n they_o forsake_v christ_n and_o embrace_v this_o present_a world_n luther_n be_v charge_v by_o his_o enemy_n that_o he_o be_v a_o apostate_n and_o he_o acknowledge_v he_o be_v but_o he_o thank_v god_n for_o it_o he_o indeed_o turn_v back_o from_o what_o he_o do_v once_o profess_v but_o it_o be_v to_o a_o better_a profession_n he_o do_v not_o turn_v from_o god_n to_o the_o world_n but_o he_o turn_v from_o the_o world_n to_o god_n and_o that_o be_v a_o bless_a apostasy_n he_o do_v not_o turn_v from_o truth_n to_o error_n but_o from_o error_n to_o truth_n he_o do_v not_o turn_v from_o pure_a worship_n to_o 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