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of_o law_n moral_a and_o politic_a by_o thomas_n hobbs_n of_o malmsbury_n the_o copy-holders_n plea_n against_o the_o excess_n of_o fine_n uncertain_a exact_v of_o they_o by_o their_o lord_n upon_o their_o admittance_n a_o trumpeter_n send_v by_o god_n to_o all_o europe_n woodward_n antidote_n against_o the_o plague-sore_n in_o mr._n edward_n his_o gangraena_fw-la baptism_n break_v bread_n or_o the_o lord_n supper_n brief_o discuss_v the_o army_n vindicated_n the_o content_n chap._n 1._o page_n 1_o chap._n 2._o that_o there_o be_v a_o breach_n make_v between_o god_n and_o man_n after_o a_o bless_a union_n page_z 5_o chap._n 3._o that_o there_o be_v away_o to_o make_v up_o a_o peace_n between_o god_n and_o sinful_a man._n page_n 11_o chap._n 4._o reconciliation_n open_v 1._o by_o it_o god_n enmity_n be_v take_v away_o 2._o the_o enmity_n on_o the_o soul_n part_n be_v take_v away_o 3._o god_n take_v into_o entire_a love_n 4._o by_o it_o thou_o come_v to_o be_v in_o league_n and_o covenant_n with_o god_n 5._o the_o soul_n be_v perfect_o reconcile_v 6._o this_o reconciliation_n its_o everlasting_a 7._o it_o continue_v notwithstanding_o all_o thy_o sin_n 8._o the_o devil_n accusation_n shall_v never_o make_v god_n thy_o enemy_n again_o page_n 17_o chap._n 5._o twelve_o bless_a consequence_n of_o our_o reconciliation_n page_n 25_o chap._n 6._o use_v 1._o page_n 34_o chap._n 7._o use_v 2._o page_n 38_o chap._n 8._o how_o to_o know_v whether_o a_o man_n peace_n be_v make_v with_o god_n open_v in_o in_o seven_o particular_n 1._o every_o weapon_n of_o war_n against_o god_n be_v lay_v down_o 2._o there_o have_v be_v treaty_n of_o peace_n between_o god_n and_o that_o soul_n 3._o peace_n with_o god_n will_v make_v thou_o abhor_v thyself_o for_o thy_o former_a curse_a way_n 4._o it_o will_v make_v thou_o on_o god_n side_n 5._o it_o will_v preserve_v from_o evil_a 6._o it_o will_v enable_v thou_o to_o suffer_v much_o 7._o it_o will_v make_v thou_o high_o prize_v it_o page_n 41_o chap._n 9_o use_v 3._o to_o seek_v to_o make_v our_o peace_n with_o god_n five_o help_n thereunto_o 1._o keep_v from_o the_o outward_a act_n of_o sin_n 2._o labour_n to_o set_v god_n continual_o before_o you_o 3._o resolve_v not_o to_o be_v at_o peace_n with_o yourselves_o till_o you_o be_v at_o peace_n with_o god_n 4._o seek_v peace_n with_o god_n on_o his_o own_o condition_n 5._o prize_n peace_n with_o god_n now_o as_o you_o will_v value_v it_o at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n page_n 50_o chap._n 10._o god_n begin_v the_o work_n of_o reconciliation_n with_o man_n page_n 59_o chap._n 11._o use_v of_o god_n beginning_n with_o man_n to_o be_v reconcile_v use_v 1._o admire_v his_o goodness_n in_o beginning_n see_v he_o have_v no_o need_n of_o we_o and_o have_v so_o great_a advantage_n against_o we_o use_v 2._o begin_v to_o seek_v peace_n even_o with_o our_o inferior_n use_v 3._o the_o certainty_n of_o our_o salvation_n be_v reconcile_v use_v 4._o not_o to_o be_v backward_o and_o 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play_v upon_o it_o and_o so_o it_o be_v here_o god_n have_v make_v all_o other_o creature_n very_o good_a and_o there_o be_v in_o they_o matter_n of_o god_n praise_n but_o now_o to_o the_o end_n that_o this_o praise_n and_o glory_n of_o god_n may_v be_v sound_v forth_o he_o bring_v in_o man_n and_o he_o give_v he_o skill_n to_o praise_v the_o name_n of_o god_n in_o all_o these_o creature_n and_o in_o this_o god_n delight_v very_o much_o thus_o there_o be_v a_o most_o bless_a union_n and_o a_o wonderful_a delight_n between_o god_n and_o man_n at_o first_o but_o the_o truth_n be_v this_o union_n be_v soon_o break_v and_o man_n in_o a_o small_a time_n do_v come_v to_o be_v next_o to_o the_o devil_n the_o most_o deadly_a enemy_n that_o god_n have_v though_o there_o be_v a_o most_o bless_a union_n between_o god_n and_o man_n at_o first_o so_o that_o adam_n can_v walk_v and_o converse_v with_o god_n as_o he_o do_v for_o a_o while_n yet_o adam_n sin_n against_o god_n and_o turn_v a_o most_o 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certain_o if_o any_o man_n in_o the_o world_n be_v not_o enemy_n unto_o god_n they_o be_v those_o that_o be_v reconcile_v afterward_o but_o the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o himself_o and_o of_o all_o other_o christian_n that_o be_v reconcile_v unto_o god_n he_o say_v that_o they_o be_v enemy_n unto_o he_o this_o may_v be_v say_v of_o every_o man_n child_n in_o the_o world_n that_o he_o be_v a_o enemy_n unto_o god_n and_o such_o enemy_n be_v every_o one_o of_o we_o unto_o god_n natural_o as_o that_o there_o be_v a_o antipathy_n between_o our_o heart_n and_o he_o and_o the_o enmity_n of_o antipathy_n be_v the_o great_a it_o be_v not_o a_o enmity_n occasion_v by_o some_o ill_a carriage_n in_o one_o act_n as_o for_o example_n two_o man_n though_o they_o be_v great_a friend_n before_o yet_o there_o may_v be_v some_o miscarriage_n between_o they_o that_o they_o may_v be_v as_o enemy_n for_o a_o while_n but_o that_o be_v not_o all_o the_o enmity_n that_o be_v on_o man_n part_n against_o god_n 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god_n even_o natural_o and_o know_v this_o that_o there_o be_v in_o man_n nature_n not_o only_o a_o hatred_n of_o god_n but_o a_o deadly_a hatred_n perhaps_o you_o may_v think_v you_o be_v free_a from_o this_o but_o certain_o this_o be_v in_o every_o one_o of_o your_o heart_n natural_o even_o in_o those_o that_o have_v the_o best_a nature_n in_o the_o world_n as_o you_o call_v they_o there_o be_v in_o their_o heart_n a_o hatred_n nay_o a_o deadly_a hatred_n against_o god_n but_o you_o will_v say_v god_n forbid_v what_o hate_n god_n see_v that_o scripture_n
more_o than_o so_o but_o that_o thou_o cast_v of_o the_o comfort_n of_o it_o that_o thou_o may_v give_v liberty_n to_o thy_o looseness_n and_o negligence_n and_o to_o have_v the_o flesh_n have_v satisfaction_n and_o so_o christ_n himself_o may_v abray_v the_o what_o shall_v i_o come_v from_o the_o bosom_n of_o my_o father_n and_o take_v upon_o i_o the_o form_n of_o a_o servant_n and_o be_v make_v a_o curse_n that_o i_o may_v make_v peace_n between_o my_o father_n and_o thou_o and_o be_v it_o worth_a no_o more_o but_o this_o that_o thou_o cast_v away_o the_o comfort_n of_o thy_o assurance_n for_o such_o a_o sinful_a distemper_n of_o heart_n to_o give_v thy_o liberty_n to_o live_v after_o the_o flesh_n yea_o the_o holy_a spirit_n may_v come_v and_o a_o braid_v thou_o and_o say_v what_o shall_v i_o come_v and_o reveal_v the_o deep_a counsel_n of_o god_n towards_o thou_o and_o show_v thou_o what_o those_o thing_n be_v that_o god_n from_o all_o eternity_n have_v do_v for_o thou_o shall_v 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enough_o unto_o they_o and_o yet_o thou_o through_o the_o give_a sattisfaction_n to_o some_o base_a and_o sinful_a distemper_n or_o lust_n can_v not_o think_v upon_o god_n without_o terror_n can_v not_o apprehend_v he_o but_o as_o a_o enemy_n o_o unworthy_a soul_n how_o shall_v thou_o be_v confound_v in_o thy_o own_o thought_n for_o the_o looseness_n and_o negligence_n of_o heart_n in_o preserve_v that_o peace_n which_o christ_n have_v wrought_v between_o the_o father_n and_o thou_o so_o strange_o and_o so_o wonderful_o work_v these_o thing_n my_o brethren_n upon_o your_o heart_n any_o ground_n all_o upon_o this_o that_o we_o be_v reconcile_v to_o god_n in_o christ_n our_o reconciliation_n be_v wrought_v by_o such_o a_o strange_a way_n as_o by_o christ_n and_o it_o cost_v his_o blood_n to_o work_v it_o therefore_o if_o we_o have_v any_o hope_n of_o our_o peace_n with_o god_n we_o have_v need_n look_v to_o it_o to_o preserve_v it_o chap._n 27._o use_v 6._o give_v god_n the_o glory_n 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heart_n in_o his_o desire_n to_o be_v reconcilce_v to_o sinner_n and_o that_o be_v our_o point_n of_o doctrine_n our_o doctrine_n shall_v be_v the_o scope_n of_o these_o expression_n not_o the_o very_a word_n but_o the_o scope_n and_o the_o ground_n of_o it_o it_o be_v this_o doct._n 4._o that_o god_n and_o jesus_n christ_n be_v exceed_o willing_a and_o very_o desirous_a to_o be_v reconcile_v unto_o sinner_n now_o the_o thing_n that_o i_o be_o to_o open_a to_o you_o be_v to_o show_v this_o in_o the_o several_a manifestation_n of_o it_o several_a demonstration_n of_o the_o willingness_n and_o desire_v that_o be_v in_o god_n and_o christ_n to_o be_v reconcile_v unto_o sinner_n and_o then_o answer_v a_o question_n about_o it_o why_o they_o be_v not_o reconcile_v to_o god_n if_o god_n be_v so_o willing_a and_o the_o like_a and_o then_o for_o application_n of_o it_o the_o next_o point_n will_v come_v in_o stead_n of_o the_o use_v that_o therefore_o the_o minister_n of_o god_n they_o shall_v 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