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according_a to_o election_n may_v stand_v it_o be_v say_v jacob_n have_v i_o love_v esau_n have_v i_o hate_v we_o be_v not_o elect_v for_o holiness_n but_o to_o holiness_n eph._n 1.3_o if_o we_o be_v not_o justify_v for_o our_o faith_n much_o less_o elect_v for_o our_o faith_n but_o we_o be_v not_o justify_v for_o it_o we_o be_v say_v to_o be_v justify_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d through_o faith_n as_o a_o instrument_n eph._n 2.8_o but_o not_o for_o faith_n as_o a_o cause_n and_o if_o not_o justify_v for_o faith_n then_o much_o less_o elect_v god_n decree_n of_o election_n be_v eternal_a and_o unchangeable_a therefore_o depend_v not_o upon_o faith_n foresee_v act_v 13.48_o as_o many_o as_o be_v ordain_v to_o eternal_a life_n believe_v they_o be_v not_o elect_v because_o they_o believe_v but_o they_o believe_v because_o they_o be_v elect_v use_v 2._o if_o god_n decree_n be_v unchangeable_a it_o be_v comfort_n in_o two_o case_n 1._o concern_v god_n providence_n towards_o his_o 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but_o lay_v they_o a_o whitening_n therefore_o murmur_v not_o at_o god_n deal_n his_o work_n go_v on_o nothing_o fall_v out_o but_o what_o he_o have_v wise_o decree_v from_o eternity_n every_o thing_n shall_v promote_v god_n design_n and_o fulfil_v his_o decree_n 2._o comfort_n to_o the_o godly_a in_o regard_n of_o their_o salvation_n 2_o tim._n 2.19_o the_o foundation_n of_o god_n stand_v sure_a have_v this_o seal_n the_o lord_n know_v who_o be_v he_o god_n counsel_n of_o election_n be_v unchangeable_a once_o elect_v and_o for_o ever_o elect_v rev._n 3.5_o i_o will_v not_o blot_v his_o name_n out_o of_o the_o book_n of_o life_n the_o book_n of_o god_n decree_n have_v no_o errata_n in_o it_o no_o blotting_n out_o once_o justify_v never_o unjustified_a hos._n 13.14_o repentance_n shall_v be_v hide_v from_o my_o eye_n god_n never_o repent_v of_o his_o elect_a love_n â—_o joh._n 13.1_o he_o love_v they_o to_o the_o end_n therefore_o if_o thou_o be_v a_o believer_n comfort_n thyself_o 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understanding_n tell_v i_o in_o the_o hebrew_n let_v man_n of_o heart_n tell_v i_o god_n be_v wise_a in_o heart_n that_o be_v he_o be_v most_o wise_a 1._o god_n be_v only_o wise_a he_o do_v monopolise_v and_o engross_v all_o wisdom_n ergo_fw-la he_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o only_a wise_a god_n 1_o tim._n 1.17_o all_o the_o treasure_n of_o wisdom_n be_v lock_v up_o in_o he_o and_o no_o creature_n can_v have_v any_o wisdom_n but_o as_o god_n be_v please_v to_o give_v it_o out_o of_o his_o treasury_n 2._o god_n be_v perfect_o wise_a there_o be_v no_o defect_n in_o his_o wisdom_n man_n may_v be_v wise_a in_o some_o thing_n but_o in_o other_o thing_n may_v betray_v imprudence_n and_o weakness_n but_o god_n be_v the_o exemplar_n and_o pattern_n of_o wisdom_n and_o the_o pattern_n must_v be_v perfect_a matth._n 5.48_o god_n wisdom_n appear_v in_o two_o thing_n 1._o his_o infinite_a intelligence_n 2._o his_o exact_a work_v 1._o his_o infinite_a intelligence_n he_o know_v the_o most_o profound_a obstruse_a secret_n dan._n 2.28_o he_o know_v the_o thought_n which_o be_v the_o most_o intricate_a subtle_a thing_n amos_n 4.13_o he_o declare_v to_o man_n what_o be_v his_o thought_n let_v sin_n be_v contrive_v never_o so_o politic_o god_n will_v pull_v off_o all_o mask_n and_o disguise_n and_o make_v a_o heart-anatomy_n he_o know_v all_o future_a contingency_n &_o ante_fw-la intuitu_fw-la all_o thing_n be_v before_o he_o in_o one_o clear_a prospect_n 2._o his_o exact_a curious_a work_v he_o be_v wise_a in_o heart_n his_o wisdom_n lie_v in_o his_o work_n these_o work_n of_o god_n be_v bind_v up_o in_o three_o great_a volume_n where_o we_o may_v read_v his_o wisdom_n 1._o the_o work_n of_o creation_n the_o creation_n as_o it_o be_v a_o monument_n of_o god_n power_n so_o a_o looking-glass_n in_o which_o we_o may_v see_v his_o wisdom_n none_o but_o a_o wise_a god_n can_v so_o curious_o contrive_v the_o world_n behold_v the_o earth_n deck_v with_o variety_n of_o flower_n which_o be_v both_o for_o beauty_n and_o fragrancy_n the_o heaven_n bespangle_v with_o light_n we_o may_v see_v the_o glorious_a wisdom_n of_o god_n blaze_v in_o the_o sun_n twinkle_v in_o the_o star_n his_o wisdom_n be_v see_v in_o the_o marshal_n and_o order_v every_o thing_n in_o its_o proper_a place_n and_o sphere_n if_o the_o sun_n have_v be_v set_v low_o it_o will_v have_v burn_v we_o if_o high_a it_o will_v not_o have_v warm_v we_o with_o its_o beam_n god_n wisdom_n be_v see_v in_o appoint_v the_o season_n of_o the_o year_n psal._n 74.17_o thou_o have_v make_v summer_n and_o winter_n if_o it_o have_v be_v all_o summer_n the_o heat_n will_v have_v scorch_v we_o if_o all_o winter_n the_o cold_a will_v
very_o poor_a and_o now_o be_v warn_v of_o the_o angel_n to_o go_v into_o egypt_n matth._n 2.13_o the_o virgin_n have_v scarce_o enough_o to_o bear_v her_o charge_n thither_o see_v now_o how_o god_n provide_v for_o she_o beforehand_o he_o by_o his_o providence_n send_v the_o wiseman_n from_o the_o east_n and_o they_o bring_v costly_a gift_n gold_n myrrh_n and_o frankincense_n and_o present_a there_o to_o christ_n and_o now_o the_o virgin_n have_v enough_o to_o defray_v her_o charge_n unto_o to_o egypt_n god_n child_n sometime_o scarce_o know_v how_o they_o be_v feed_v and_o yet_o providence_n feed_v they_o psal._n 37.3_o very_o thou_o shall_v be_v feed_v if_o god_n will_v give_v his_o people_n a_o kingdom_n when_o they_o die_v he_o will_v not_o deny_v they_o daily_a bread_n while_o they_o live_v 3._o god_n providence_n reach_v to_o all_o affair_n and_o occurrence_n in_o the_o world_n there_o be_v nothing_o that_o stir_v in_o the_o world_n but_o god_n have_v by_o his_o providence_n the_o overrule_a of_o it_o the_o raise_n of_o a_o man_n to_o honour_n whence_o be_v this_o but_o through_o divine_a providence_n psal._n 75.7_o he_o put_v down_o one_o and_o set_v up_o another_o success_n and_o victory_n in_o battle_n be_v the_o result_n of_o providence_n saul_n have_v the_o victory_n but_o god_n wrought_v the_o salvation_n 1_o sam._n 11.13_o that_o among_o all_o virgin_n that_o be_v bring_v before_o the_o king_n that_o esther_n shall_v find_v favour_n in_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o king_n be_v not_o without_o god_n special_a providence_n for_o by_o this_o mean_v the_o lord_n save_v the_o jew_n alive_a that_o be_v destinated_a to_o destruction_n providence_n reach_v to_o the_o least_o of_o thing_n to_o the_o bird_n and_o pismire_n providence_n feed_v the_o young_a raven_n when_o the_o dam_n forsake_v it_o and_o will_v give_v it_o no_o food_n psal._n 147.9_o providence_n reach_v to_o the_o very_a hair_n of_o our_o head_n matth._n 10.30_o the_o hair_n of_o your_o head_n 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they_o all_o for_o the_o do_v of_o his_o work_n thus_o it_o be_v with_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n they_o seem_v to_o we_o to_o be_v very_o crooked_a and_o strange_a yet_o they_o all_o carry_v on_o god_n work_n i_o shall_v clear_v this_o to_o you_o in_o two_o particular_a case_n 1_o sy_n god_n people_n be_v low_a why_o this_o seem_v to_o be_v very_o much_o out_o of_o order_n that_o these_o that_o be_v best_o shall_v be_v in_o the_o low_a condition_n but_o there_o be_v much_o wisdom_n to_o be_v see_v in_o this_o providence_n as_o appear_v thus_o 1._o perhaps_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o godly_a be_v lift_v up_o with_o riches_n or_o with_o success_n now_o god_n come_v with_o a_o humble_v providence_n to_o afflict_v they_o and_o fleece_v they_o better_a be_v the_o loss_n that_o make_v they_o humble_a than_o the_o success_n that_o make_v they_o proud_a again_o 2._o if_o the_o godly_a be_v not_o sometime_o afflict_v and_o suffer_v a_o eclipse_n in_o their_o outward_a comfort_n how_o can_v 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heart_n teach_v i_o how_o to_o possess_v the_o world_n and_o not_o love_v it_o how_o to_o hold_v it_o in_o my_o hand_n and_o not_o let_v it_o get_v into_o my_o heart_n so_o much_o for_o the_o commandment_n in_o general_n thou_o shall_v not_o cover_v 2._o i_o shall_v speak_v of_o it_o more_o particular_o thou_o shall_v not_o covet_v thy_o neighbour_n house_n thou_o shall_v not_o covet_v thy_o neighbour_n wife_n etc._n etc._n observe_v here_o the_o holiness_n and_o perfection_n of_o god_n law_n it_o forbid_v the_o motus_fw-la primo_fw-la primi_fw-la the_o first_o motion_n and_o rise_n of_o sin_n in_o the_o heart_n thou_o shall_v not_o covet_v the_o law_n of_o man_n take_v hold_v of_o the_o action_n but_o the_o law_n of_o god_n go_v further_a it_o forbid_v not_o only_o the_o action_n but_o the_o affection_n thou_o shall_v not_o covet_v thy_o neighbour_n house_n it_o be_v not_o say_v thou_o shall_v not_o take_v away_o his_o house_n but_o thou_o shall_v not_o covet_v it_o these_o lust_n and_o desire_n after_o the_o forbid_v fruit_n be_v sinful_a rom._n 7.7_o the_o law_n have_v say_v thou_o shall_v not_o covet_v though_o the_o tree_n bear_v no_o bad_a fruit_n it_o may_v be_v faulty_a at_o the_o root_n though_o a_o man_n do_v not_o commit_v gross_a sin_n yet_o who_o can_v say_v his_o heart_n be_v pure_a there_o may_v be_v a_o faultiness_n at_o the_o root_n there_o may_v be_v sinful_a covet_n and_o lusting_n in_o the_o soul_n use_v let_v we_o be_v humble_v for_o the_o sin_n of_o our_o nature_n the_o rise_n of_o evil_a thought_n covet_v that_o which_o we_o ought_v not_o our_o nature_n be_v a_o seedplot_n of_o iniquity_n it_o be_v like_a charcoal_n that_o be_v ever_o sparkle_a the_o sparkle_v of_o pride_n envy_n covetousness_n arise_v in_o the_o mind_n how_o shall_v this_o humble_v we_o if_o there_o be_v not_o sinful_a act_n there_o be_v sinful_a covet_n let_v we_o pray_v for_o mortify_a grace_n which_o may_v be_v like_o the_o water_n of_o jealousy_n to_o make_v the_o 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endear_a sin_n jacob_n can_v of_o all_o his_o son_n most_o hard_o part_v with_o benjamin_n gen._n 42.36_o will_v you_o take_v benjamin_n away_o so_o say_v the_o sinner_n this_o and_o that_o sin_n i_o have_v leave_v but_o must_v benjamin_n go_v too_o must_v i_o part_v with_o this_o delightful_a sin_n that_o go_v to_o the_o heart_n as_o it_o be_v with_o a_o castle_n that_o have_v several_a fort_n about_o it_o the_o first_o and_o second_o fort_n be_v yield_v but_o when_o it_o come_v to_o the_o main_a castle_n the_o governor_n will_v rather_o fight_v and_o die_v then_o yield_v that_o so_o a_o man_n may_v suffer_v some_o of_o his_o sin_n to_o be_v demolish_v but_o when_o it_o come_v to_o one_o that_o be_v like_o the_o take_n of_o the_o castle_n he_o will_v never_o yield_v to_o part_v with_o that_o sure_o that_o be_v the_o master-sin_n take_v heed_n especial_o of_o this_o sin_n the_o strength_n of_o sin_n lie_v in_o the_o belove_a sin_n this_o be_v like_o a_o humour_n strike_v to_o the_o 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