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piety_n but_o also_o the_o like_a instruction_n and_o example_n thereof_o to_o all_o other_o in_o posterity_n who_o see_v and_o consider_v well_o of_o those_o virtue_n &_o holy_a perfection_n may_v be_v thereby_o occasion_v to_o follow_v they_o therein_o to_o the_o high_a praise_n of_o god_n &_o their_o own_o soul_n health_n 6._o gen_n 6._o it_o be_v therefore_o â—eported_v of_o noah_n that_o he_o be_v not_o only_o a_o righteous_a man_n but_o also_o that_o he_o be_v perfect_a &_o walk_v with_o god_n abraham_n be_v a_o righteous_a man_n 18_o gen._n 18_o declare_v himself_o merciful_a in_o his_o kindness_n to_o the_o sodomite_n to_o lot_n 18._o gen._n 18._o to_o the_o angel_n to_o stranger_n and_o in_o a_o word_n in_o many_o such_o work_n of_o mercy_n 3â—.32_n job._n 1_o 8._o epoc._n 32_o 3â—.32_n the_o like_a may_v be_v easy_o find_v and_o approve_v in_o the_o holy_a man_n job_n in_o moses_n the_o servant_n of_o god_n in_o david_n the_o king_n in_o the_o noble_a captain_n nehemias_n 11.16_o neh._n 1.4_o and_o 58.10_o 11.16_o in_o good_a tobiah_n 1._o tob_z 1._o luk._n 1._o mat._n 1._o in_o the_o priest_n zachary_n and_o his_o wife_n in_o symeon_n theâ—_n just_a and_o godly_a man_n in_o joseph_n the_o husband_n of_o mary_n and_o to_o pass_v by_o many_o other_o beyond_o all_o the_o justice_n of_o the_o lord_n have_v be_v mix_v with_o mercy_n in_o the_o admirable_a redemption_n of_o mankind_n in_o and_o by_o the_o mean_n and_o merit_n of_o his_o son_n jesus_n in_o who_o also_o these_o virtue_n as_o in_o the_o image_n of_o the_o father_n have_v and_o do_v ever_o shine_v and_o declare_v themselves_o to_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o eternal_a benefit_n of_o his_o elect_a saint_n justice_n 3_o a_o double_a justice_n three_o find_v these_o word_n with_o semblable_a example_n thus_o conjoin_v and_o of_o such_o affinity_n we_o may_v well_o perceive_v how_o the_o prophet_n aim_v to_o that_o double_a justice_n require_v of_o man_n that_o be_v not_o only_o to_o that_o 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