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and_o so_o great_a in_o they_o that_o they_o will_v stick_v and_o persevere_v in_o my_o favour_n even_o for_o ever_o say_v saint_n augustine_n 2._o aug._n de_fw-fr bono_fw-mi persevere_v ca._n 2._o 3._o the_o prophet_n amos_n say_v i_o will_v plant_v they_o upon_o their_o own_o land_n and_o they_o shall_v no_o more_o be_v pull_v up_o again_o out_o of_o their_o own_o land_n which_o i_o have_v give_v they_o say_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n where_o we_o may_v observe_v 1._o who_o plant_v they_o i_o say_v the_o lord_n which_o plant_v and_o water_v and_o give_v the_o increase_n 2._o who_o shall_v be_v plant_v the_o elect_a only_o they_o but_o not_o all_o 3._o where_o in_o their_o own_o land_n and_o what_o be_v that_o in_o the_o mystical_a body_n of_o christ_n in_o the_o
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his_o greatness_n shall_v keep_v we_o from_o presume_v and_o his_o goodness_n from_o despair_v whereupon_o saint_n bernard_n paruorum_fw-la bern._n ser_n 52._o paruorum_fw-la say_v that_o these_o two_o be_v the_o two_o foot_n of_o the_o lord_n whereby_o he_o walk_v in_o all_o his_o way_n and_o fasten_v both_o these_o foot_n upon_o every_o sinner_n that_o true_o turn_v unto_o he_o for_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n only_o will_v animate_v the_o wicked_a to_o presumption_n and_o his_o greatness_n only_o will_v terrify_v even_o the_o godly_a to_o desperation_n 128._o psal_n 128._o and_o therefore_o david_n excellent_o say_v that_o he_o will_v not_o sing_v of_o mercy_n alone_o nor_o of_o judgement_n alone_o but_o his_o song_n shall_v be_v of_o mercy_n and_o judgement_n together_o that_o so_o in_o respect_n of_o god_n justice_n he_o may_v retain_v fear_n and_o in_o respect_n of_o god_n mercy_n he_o may_v conceive_v hope_n but_o as_o the_o consideration_n of_o god_n goodness_n do_v breed_v in_o we_o fiduciam_fw-la faith_n to_o proceed_v bold_o to_o the_o throne_n of_o grace_n so_o i_o will_v to_o god_n that_o the_o consideration_n of_o his_o greatness_n will_v breed_v in_o we_o devotion_n and_o reverence_n to_o work_v our_o salvation_n with_o fear_n and_o tremble_a for_o we_o be_v all_o ready_a enough_o to_o lay_v hold_n on_o his_o goodness_n but_o we_o be_v far_o enough_o from_o any_o true_a fear_n of_o his_o greatness_n sinner_n lay_v hold_v on_o that_o only_a that_o serve_v their_o turn_n to_o go_v on_o in_o sin_n and_o therefore_o the_o prophet_n say_v that_o supra_fw-la dorsum_fw-la dei_fw-la fabricaverunt_fw-la peccatores_fw-la prolong_v averunt_fw-la iniquitatem_fw-la they_o lay_v all_o their_o sin_n upon_o god_n back_n and_o multiply_v their_o sin_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o multitude_n of_o his_o mercy_n they_o make_v god_n all_o of_o mercy_n only_o merciful_a and_o never_o remember_v that_o he_o be_v iustus_fw-la &_o verax_fw-la just_a and_o 102._o psal_n 102._o true_a as_o well_o as_o good_a and_o gracious_a and_o therefore_o they_o add_v sin_n upon_o sin_n and_o despise_v the_o goodness_n and_o long_a sufferance_n of_o god_n and_o never_o 2._o rom._n 2._o think_v that_o his_o goodness_n be_v use_v to_o lead_v they_o to_o repentance_n and_o not_o to_o encourage_v they_o in_o their_o wickedness_n and_o so_o they_o heap_v unto_o themselves_o wrath_n against_o the_o day_n of_o wrath_n and_o declaration_n of_o the_o just_a judgement_n of_o god_n and_o thus_o much_o of_o these_o title_n joint_o it_o rest_v that_o we_o shall_v speak_v of_o they_o several_o and_o 1._o of_o the_o title_n that_o express_v god_n greatness_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d god_n damascen_n say_v that_o there_o be_v two_o signify_v what_o the_o word_n god_n do_v signify_v principal_a name_n of_o god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o be_v or_o he_o that_o be_v or_o i_o be_o as_o himself_o say_v to_o moses_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d god_n and_o of_o this_o latter_a he_o give_v three_o special_a etymology_n and_o derivation_n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o run_v or_o compass_v about_o because_o by_o his_o providence_n over_o all_o thing_n attingit_fw-la a_o sine_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la finem_fw-la &_o disponit_fw-la omne_fw-la suaviter_fw-la 1._o job_n 28._o sap._n 8._o 1._o he_o behold_v all_o thing_n under_o heaven_n and_o dispose_v all_o thing_n orderly_o and_o thus_o plato_n proclus_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o platonist_n do_v interpret_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o signify_v the_o providence_n of_o god_n 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o see_v because_o he_o see_v all_o thing_n and_o all_o thing_n be_v patent_n unto_o his_o eye_n and_o nothing_o 4._o heb._n 4._o in_o the_o world_n can_v be_v hide_v from_o he_o the_o very_a thought_n of_o our_o heart_n be_v see_v of_o he_o a_o phrase_n worth_a the_o nothing_o that_o it_o be_v not_o only_o say_v christ_n know_v the_o thought_n of_o man_n but_o that_o he_o see_v their_o thought_n quia_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o of_o his_o all-seeing_a eye_n 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o burn_v fire_n deut._n 4._o 24._o two_o property_n of_o fire_n and_o consume_v in_o respect_n whereof_o he_o be_v call_v fire_n and_o that_o in_o a_o double_a respect_n 1._o in_o regard_n of_o his_o wrath_n and_o hatred_n consume_v 1._o to_o consume_v against_o sinner_n in_o which_o sense_n moses_n say_v deus_fw-la ignis_fw-la consumens_fw-la est_fw-la your_o god_n be_v a_o consume_a fire_n to_o burn_v the_o wicked_a like_o stubble_n and_o to_o consume_v the_o ungodly_a unto_o ash_n 2._o in_o respect_n of_o the_o brightness_n of_o cherish_v 2._o to_o cherish_v his_o majesty_n to_o cherish_v and_o comfort_v the_o godly_a in_o this_o sense_n saint_n john_n 1._o 1_o joh._n 1._o say_v god_n be_v light_n and_o in_o he_o be_v