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4_o when_o we_o be_v about_o great_a business_n we_o must_v look_v at_o god_n end_n ib._n obs_n 5_o we_o can_v have_v no_o comfort_n of_o god_n mercy_n if_o we_o stay_v not_o god_n time_n 19_o ob_n 6_o when_o we_o have_v a_o mercy_n promise_v we_o must_v take_v it_o by_o lawful_a mean_n ib._n obs_n 7_o when_o we_o have_v a_o mercy_n we_o must_v improve_v it_o for_o god_n 20_o ob_n 8_o god_n know_v how_o to_o make_v use_n of_o man_n sin_n 22_o ob_n 9_o god_n many_o time_n suffer_v sinner_n to_o prosper_v a_o long_a time_n ib._n verse_n v._n obs_n 1_o though_o idolater_n promise_v themselves_o safety_n by_o their_o idol_n yet_o they_o will_v leave_v they_o at_o last_o 26_o ob_n 2_o take_v heed_n of_o engagement_n in_o what_o be_v evil_a 28_o ob_n 3_o if_o by_o custom_n in_o evil_n we_o have_v no_o power_n to_o get_v out_o this_o will_v be_v no_o excuse_n ib._n verse_n vi._n obs_n 1_o none_o be_v so_o soâ—â—ish_a in_o wicked_a way_n as_o apostat_n 30_o ob_n 2_o to_o he_o deviser_n of_o evil_a in_o god_n worship_n be_v a_o great_a aggravation_n of_o sin_n ib._n obs_n 3_o man_n stick_v close_o to_o their_o own_o invention_n in_o god_n worship_n ib._n obs_n 4_o there_o be_v no_o sin_n more_o hereditary_a than_o idolatry_n ib._n obs_n 5_o idol_n must_v be_v break_v in_o piece_n 34_o ob_n 6_o whatsoever_o may_v be_v break_v in_o piece_n we_o may_v not_o make_v our_o god_n ib._n obs_n 7_o deify_v a_o creature_n make_v way_n for_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o creature_n 35_o verse_n vii_o obs_n 1_o idolater_n be_v willing_a to_o take_v pain_n for_o their_o false_a worship_n 35_o use_v let_v we_o take_v pain_n for_o the_o the_o true_a worship_n ib._n obs_n 2_o idolater_n sow_v in_o hope_n 36_o ob_n 3_o idolater_n lay_v a_o ground_n for_o succession_n ib._n obs_n 4_o idolater_n observe_v their_o season_n ib._n obs_n 5_o many_o sow_n the_o wind_n 37_o who_o sow_v the_o wind_n 1_o some_o student_n ib._n 2_o idolater_n ib._n 3_o formalist_n 38_o 4_o vain_a glorious_a ib._n 5_o carnal_a politician_n 39_o 6_o such_o as_o serve_v themselves_o of_o sin_n ib._n use_v 1_o comfort_n for_o the_o church_n that_o all_o their_o enemy_n do_v but_o sow_v the_o wind_n 39_o use_v 2._o minister_n must_v beware_v of_o sow_v the_o wind_n 1_o if_o they_o bring_v empty_a word_n 2_o their_o own_o fancy_n to_o the_o people_n 41_o ob_n 6_o they_o that_o sow_v the_o wind_n it_o be_v just_a with_o god_n they_o shall_v reap_v the_o whirlwind_n 42_o ob_n 7_o sometime_o wicked_a action_n may_v seem_v to_o prosper_v though_o the_o curse_n of_o god_n be_v upon_o they_o 44_o obs_n 8_o to_o have_v our_o desire_n satisfy_v for_o a_o while_n and_o then_o destroy_v be_v a_o great_a judgement_n 45_o verse_n viii_o expound_v 46_o verse_n ix_o expound_v 50_o object_n why_o do_v god_n compare_v the_o ten_o tribe_n to_o a_o wild_a ass_n answ_n 1._o to_o show_v their_o stubbornness_n 52_o 2_o to_o show_v their_o contemptibleness_n 53_o obj_n why_o do_v he_o say_v alone_a answ_n 1._o to_o show_v 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tax_n upon_o man_n estate_n be_v but_o a_o little_a burden_n in_o respect_n of_o be_v bring_v under_o the_o power_n of_o the_o enemy_n 67_o ob_n 3_o tax_n be_v but_o little_a burden_n in_o comparison_n to_o the_o carry_v of_o our_o brethren_n into_o captivity_n 67_o ob_n 4_o it_o be_v god_n mercy_n to_o bring_v lesser_a evil_n upon_o we_o thereby_o to_o prevent_v great_a ib._n obs_n 5._o the_o consideration_n of_o little_a burden_n upon_o we_o shall_v move_v we_o to_o turn_v to_o god_n 68_o ob_n 6._o god_n judgement_n against_o wicked_a man_n be_v the_o begining_n of_o further_o judgement_n ib._n verse_n xi_o open_v 69_o object_n why_o
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temptation_n to_o leave_v off_o seek_v god_n shall_v thou_o get_v any_o thing_n by_o it_o certain_o thou_o can_v not_o do_v better_o and_o therefore_o seek_v the_o lord_n seek_v the_o lord_n till_o he_o come_v explain_v isa_n 30._o 18._o be_v a_o most_o excellent_a scripture_n to_o uphold_v the_o heart_n in_o seek_v god_n though_o god_n do_v not_o seem_v to_o come_v the_o lord_n be_v a_o god_n of_o judgement_n bless_v be_v they_o that_o wait_v for_o he_o you_o be_v not_o a_o man_n or_o woman_n of_o judgement_n you_o know_v not_o when_o it_o be_v a_o fit_a time_n that_o thing_n shall_v be_v do_v but_o god_n be_v a_o god_n of_o judgement_n he_o know_v how_o to_o do_v thing_n in_o judgement_n and_o
more_o than_o former_o calvin_n the_o 70._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d praevaricati_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o heb._n read_v obs_n 1._o chaldae_fw-la paâ—ephrase_n obs_n 2._o applicat_fw-la obs_n 3._o comfortable_a if_o in_o truth_n obs_n 4._o obs_n 5_o elongavit_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d abominatus_fw-la est_fw-la anselm_n bonum_fw-la in_o quo_fw-la omne_fw-la bona_fw-la obs_n 1._o obs_n 2._o obs_n 3._o backslider_n from_o what_o they_o have_v find_v good_a in_o we_o shall_v the_o more_o cast_v off_o fall_v worship_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d obs_n 4._o appliâ—_n obser_n lapide_fw-la caution_n concern_v imitate_v the_o king_n if_o the_o jew_n expos_fw-la 1._o 2._o the_o author_n opinion_n opinion_n ipsae_fw-la tribus_fw-la liberae_fw-la erant_fw-la populusque_fw-la liberi_fw-la rehoboam_n autem_fw-la volebat_fw-la eas_fw-la in_o servitutem_fw-la redigere_fw-la easque_fw-la regere_fw-la ut_fw-la tyrannus_n non_fw-la ut_fw-la rex_fw-la poterunt_fw-la ergo_fw-la ab_fw-la eo_fw-la recedere_fw-la et_fw-la novum_fw-la regem_fw-la sibi_fw-la creare_fw-la populus_fw-la svi_fw-la vel_fw-la resp_n principib_fw-la &_o regib_n dedit_fw-la impium_fw-la in_o se_fw-la sed_fw-la certis_fw-la justisque_fw-la condicionibus_fw-la inde_fw-la &_o potest_fw-la illud_fw-la jisdem_fw-la auferre_fw-la vel_fw-la imminuere_fw-la si_fw-la ipsi_fw-la eo_fw-la abutantur_fw-la &_o tyranni_fw-la evadant_fw-la non_fw-la enim_fw-la populus_fw-la se_fw-la absolute_a dedit_fw-la regi_fw-la uti_fw-la quis_fw-la aurum_fw-la vel_fw-la equum_fw-la amico_fw-la ut_fw-la omne_fw-la suum_fw-la jus_o in_fw-la eum_fw-la transferat_fw-la nec_fw-la unquam_fw-la illud_fw-la revocare_fw-la possit_fw-la sed_fw-la certis_fw-la pactis_fw-la intervenientibus_fw-la abulensis_n in_o 1_o reg._n 12._o quaest._n 8._o t._n 9_o 9_o viz._n orderly_a and_o ordinary_o ordinary_o scil._n formal_a or_o tacit_a a_o direct_v exposit_n obs_n 1._o obs_n 2._o misery_n of_o ignoranâ—s_n obs_n 3._o publius_n scipio_n obs_n 4._o england_n luke_n 6._o 12_o 13._o open_v church-officer_n with_o what_o religious_a care_n to_o be_v choose_v obs_n 5._o jeroboam'_v sin_n obs_n 1._o obs_n 2._o obs_n 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quest_n object_n r._n kimc_n ap_fw-mi merc._n in_o lo_o quando_fw-la quidem_fw-la ridebant_fw-la quod_fw-la prohiberet_fw-la eos_fw-la ab_fw-la ascendendo_fw-la hierosolyman_n in_o conspectum_fw-la domini_fw-la &_o fecerat_fw-la illis_fw-la vitutos_fw-la illorum_fw-la erat_fw-la eum_fw-la regno_fw-la pellere_fw-la when_o arm_n may_v be_v take_v for_o religion_n england_n case_n in_o this_o particular_a law_n of_o nature_n particular_a person_n must_v sufer_v not_o resist_v state_n not_o so_o law_n destroy_v not_o nature_n text_n paraphrase_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o danger_n of_o set_v upon_o any_o new_a form_n of_o civil_a government_n profane_a covetous_a man_n worse_o â—han_a idolater_n pulchior_n est_fw-la cite_v sol_fw-la quam_fw-la pecunia_fw-la tua_fw-la &_o tamen_fw-la iste_fw-la sol_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la deus_fw-la tuus_fw-la aug._n de_fw-fr disciplinâ_fw-la christianâ_fw-la christianâ_fw-la chrysost_n in_o matth._n 28._o hom._n 84._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d finis_fw-la cujus_fw-la &_o finis_fw-la cui_fw-la calf_n of_o samaria_n why_o so_o call_v london_n obser_n excanduit_fw-la as_o in_o hot_a iron_n there_o be_v whiteness_n mix_v with_o the_o redness_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d non_fw-la poterunt_fw-la innocentiam_fw-la obs_n 1._o obs_n 2._o non_fw-la poterunt_fw-la far_o innocentiam_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d expâ—s_n act_n 19_o 35._o apis_n what_o kind_n of_o idol_n the_o calf_n of_o israel_n not_o the_o same_o obs_n 1._o obs_n 2._o obs_n 3._o expos_fw-la obser_n idolatry_n drive_v man_n against_o principl_n of_o reason_n reason_n in_o case_n of_o need_n 1_o pet._n 2._o 13._o king_n and_o magistrate_n man_n creation_n in_o some_o sort_n sort_n ps_n 82._o 6_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d act._n 25._o 23._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o excellency_n of_o the_o soul_n use_v 2._o the_o abominableness_n of_o the_o mass_n psal_n 106._o 20._o rom._n 1._o 23._o signifiâ—_n of_o the_o word_n a_o god_n obs_n 1._o a_o custom_n on_o basil_n obs_n 2._o obs_n 3._o england_n obs_n 1._o idolater_n be_v laborious_a use_v obs_n 2._o idolater_n sow_v in_o hope_n obs_n 3._o idolater_n lay_v ground_n for_o succession_n use_v obs_n 4._o idolater_n observe_v their_o season_n simile_n wind._n obs_n many_o sow_v the_o wind_n quest_n who_o sow_v to_o the_o wind_n some_o studient_n idolater_n scope_n of_o the_o text._n papist_n formalists_n the_o vainglorious_a prayer_n carnal_a politician_n that_o serve_v themselves_o of_o sin_n use_v 1_o comfort_n for_o the_o church_n life_n the_o seedtime_n for_o eternity_n simile_n good_a work_n how_o excellent_a why_o simile_n 1_o pet._n 2._o 9_o minister_n must_v beware_v of_o sow_v the_o wind_n how_o 1_o 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d corrupta_fw-la vento_fw-la 70._o turbo_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d here_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d whirlwind_n god_n almighty_a power_n obs_n 1._o 1._o triâ—lers_n 2._o superstitious_a 3._o formalist_n 4._o hypocrite_n 5._o carnal_a politician_n england_n gradation_n of_o the_o text_n obs_n 2._o england_n obs_n 3._o young_a professor_n england_n foreign_a league_n church_n mixture_n with_o the_o world_n dangerous_a wicked_a man_n first_o serve_v their_o turn_n of_o the_o godly_a and_o then_o scorn_v they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 70._o vas_n inutile_fw-la israel_n prerogative_n a_o sinner_n be_v the_o vessel_n where_o into_o the_o devil_n empty_v his_o excrement_n god_n freegrace_n to_o the_o vessel_n of_o mercy_n lapse_v minister_n and_o professor_n demosthenes_n the_o vileness_n of_o diffidence_n in_o god_n jer._n 2._o 24._o illustrate_v pliny_n quest_n answ_n why_o the_o ten_o tribe_n compare_v to_o a_o wild_a ass_n colt_n wicked_a man_n wild_a upon_o their_o lust_n in_o their_o month_n what_o 2._o wicked_a man_n contemptible_a stubbornness_n the_o fruit_n of_o pride_n alone_a 1._o under_o no_o government_n eo_fw-la quòd_fw-la ambularunt_fw-la in_o voluntate_fw-la animae_fw-la suae_fw-la servant_n at_o their_o own_o hand_n especial_o maiden_n christian_n without_o ordinance_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d obs_n 1._o simile_n those_o that_o have_v nothing_o lovely_a in_o themselves_o will_v use_v unworthy_a mean_n to_o purchase_v it_o love_n can_v be_v buy_v obs_n 3._o a_o exhortation_n to_o the_o godly_a a_o apt_a simile_n paulina_n josephus_n lib._n 18._o cap._n 4._o explicatin_n obs_n 4._o admonition_n to_o saint_n simile_n explicat_fw-la obs_n 1._o explic._n 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d colligore_fw-la calvin_n in_o loc_n colligan_n eos_fw-la retinebo_fw-la eos_fw-la obs_n 2._o explic._n in_o 5._o particulars_n king_n of_o prince_n i.e._n the_o king_n of_o assyria_n joseph_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 10._o antiq._n à _fw-fr princip_n obs_n 3._o luther_n jesus_n christ_n the_o true_a king_n of_o prince_n revel_v 16._o 19_o open_v 1._o open_o 2._o church_n militant_a isa_n 16._o 13_o illustrate_v 2._o burden_n use_v follow_v not_o thy_o own_o way_n 2_o king_n 15._o 19_o 4._o burden_n of_o the_o king_n of_o prince_n obs_n 1._o use_v admonition_n to_o engl._n obs_n 2_o use_v obs_n 3._o obs_n 4_o in_o that_o generality_n that_o they_o be_v carry_v away_o obs_n 5_o ab_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d incipiam_fw-la à _fw-fr 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d exalto_fw-la signif_n deut._n 2._o 25._o obs_n 1_o deut._n 32._o 42._o illustrate_v use_v for_o england_n obs_n 2._o the_o altar_n 1._o of_o earth_n 2._o of_o ston_n no_o tool_n on_o it_o 3._o no_o step_n high_a altar_n altar_n of_o brass_n altar_n of_o incense_n rev._n 9_o 13_o open_v rev._n 8_o 3._o exod_n 30._o 3_o heb._n 13._o 10._o mal._n 1._o 11_o heb._n 9_o 4._o calvin_n see_v beza_n not_o major_a quest_n why_o but_o one_o altar_n reas_n 1_o 1._o the_o altar_n typify_v christ_n only_a sacrifice_n 2._o no_o acceptation_n but_o by_o he_o reas_n 2._o vinculum_fw-la unitati_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la no_o national_a church_n now_o yet_o in_o some_o sense_n obj._n 1_o 1_o king_n 19_o answ_n 1._o of_o other_o obj._n 2._o 2._o the_o author_n ans_fw-fr a_o good_a act_n in_o religion_n may_v be_v evil_a in_o the_o doer_n obs_n man_n invention_n in_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n reject_v the_o second_o commandment_n obs_n 1._o aust_n epist_n 19_o ad_fw-la januarin_n omne_fw-la in_o ecclesiâ_fw-la presumptionibus_fw-la plena_fw-la controversy_n between_o we_o and_o the_o papist_n about_o multiply_v josh_n 22._o 11._o obser_n obser_n deut._n 4._o 25._o applicat_fw-la deut._n 4._o 25._o to_o be_v remember_v multiplicavit_fw-la hierom._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 70._o observe_v ps_n 71._o 14._o illustrate_v more_o expect_v of_o we_o than_o of_o our_o ancestor_n as_o in_o outward_a estate_n holy_a ambition_n obs_n 1._o obs_n 2._o isa_n 44._o 9_o ezek._n 37._o 23._o obs_n 3._o 1._o governor_n for_o it_o 2_o teacher_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 70._o for_o sin_n i.e._n for_o punishment_n for_o sin_n this_o verse_n especial_o to_o be_v consider_v expicat_fw-la obs_n use_v 1._o