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it_o may_v be_v say_v that_o these_o two_o say_n set_v forth_o two_o sin_n 1._o the_o accuse_v of_o providence_n because_o the_o just_a perish_v express_v by_o be_v not_o righteous_a overmuch_o neither_o make_v thyself_o over-wise_a as_o if_o thou_o can_v devise_v a_o wise_a way_n of_o order_v the_o world_n and_o 2._o the_o abuse_n of_o providence_n and_o of_o god_n patience_n towards_o wicked_a man_n unto_o all_o licentiousness_n express_v by_o be_v not_o wicked_a overmuch_o unto_o both_o these_o extreme_n the_o psalmist_n upon_o the_o same_o work_n of_o providence_n that_o be_v here_o describe_v ver_fw-la 15._o show_v our_o proneness_n who_o on_o the_o one_o side_n be_v ready_a to_o condemn_v the_o generation_n of_o the_o righteous_a that_o be_v to_o charge_n god_n because_o he_o put_v they_o under_o such_o bitter_a providence_n psal_n 73._o 13_o 14_o 15._o and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n be_v ready_a to_o warp_v and_o nod_v towards_o the_o profane_a world_n because_o they_o 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behind_o his_o back_n and_o so_o the_o sun_n and_o he_o go_v back_o isa_n 42._o 1_o 3._o with_o mat._n 12._o 20._o q._n what_o be_v mean_v by_o christ_n bring_v forth_o judgement_n and_o that_o unto_o truth_n or_o victory_n for_o so_o it_o be_v say_v v_o 1._o he_o shall_v bring_v forth_o judgement_n to_o the_o gentile_n v_o 3._o he_o shall_v bring_v forth_o judgement_n unto_o truth_n a._n by_o judgement_n be_v mean_v in_o scripture_n not_o only_o the_o administration_n of_o justice_n but_o a_o just_a administration_n of_o all_o thing_n or_o a_o set_n of_o every_o thing_n right_a as_o psal_n 94._o
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temptation_n there_o be_v in_o it_o see_v deut._n 28._o 64._o but_o beside_o that_o err_a and_o harden_v may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v of_o god_n in_o these_o respect_n which_o be_v common_a to_o wicked_a man_n there_o be_v some_o respect_n wherein_o this_o complain_n and_o humble_a cast_v of_o these_o thing_n in_o a_o sort_n upon_o god_n be_v proper_a to_o the_o child_n of_o god_n who_o be_v embolden_v to_o do_v it_o 1._o in_o regard_n of_o god_n covenant_n in_o reference_n whereto_o it_o may_v be_v say_v that_o they_o err_v not_o only_a when_o god_n can_v hinder_v it_o but_o when_o he_o have_v bind_v himself_o to_o hinder_v it_o isa_n 30._o 21._o ezek._n 36._o 27._o since_o therefore_o he_o have_v promise_v to_o make_v they_o go_v in_o the_o path_n of_o his_o commandment_n he_o be_v humble_o question_v by_o his_o err_a and_o grieve_v servant_n as_o if_o he_o make_v they_o go_v out_o for_o how_o can_v they_o go_v out_o if_o he_o cause_v they_o and_o make_v they_o to_o go_v in_o psal_n 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not_o the_o blame_n upon_o i_o if_o you_o live_v and_o die_v in_o a_o sad_a state_n it_o be_v you_o that_o be_v enemy_n to_o your_o own_o good_a 2._o in_o regard_n of_o god_n wont_a ordinary_a deal_n with_o his_o people_n whereupon_o they_o may_v say_v why_o do_v thou_o cause_n to_o err_v for_o want_v of_o work_v as_o thou_o be_v wont_a to_o do_v to_o hinder_v it_o will_v thou_o forsake_v the_o work_n of_o thy_o own_o hand_n psal_n 138._o 8._o be_v not_o thy_o former_a a_o engagement_n for_o thy_o future_a work_n phil._n 1._o 6._o now_o wicked_a man_n can_v plead_v this_o that_o god_n have_v begin_v to_o build_v they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o design_v a_o better_a time_n and_o to_o say_v lord_n it_o be_v not_o wont_a to_o be_v so_o but_o as_o for_o god_n child_n a_o inchoation_n be_v a_o obligation_n isa_n 59_o 21._o ezek._n 39_o 29._o they_o may_v say_v work_v o_o our_o god_n as_o thou_o be_v wont_n in_o we_o and_o for_o we_o isa_n 26._o 12._o withal_o since_o they_o have_v a_o 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harlot_n also_o v_o 8._o see_v what_o be_v say_v before_o of_o judah_n v_o 1_o 2._o and_o jer._n 19_o 4_o 5_o 7_o 13._o see_v also_o 2_o chron._n 33._o 9_o ezek._n 16._o 47._o 2._o they_o be_v eminent_o guilty_a in_o look_v after_o forbid_a confederacy_n and_o trust_v to_o egypt_n and_o ashur_n and_o foreign_a aid_n jer._n 2._o 18._o isa_n 7._o 20._o &_o 8._o 6._o ezek._n 23._o 11_o 12_o 13._o 30_o 31._o 3._o they_o be_v abominable_a in_o their_o practice_n as_o we_o see_v jer._n 7._o 6._o 9_o 13._o ezek._n 16._o 49_o 51_o 52._o it_o be_v express_o say_v neither_o have_v samaria_n commit_v half_o of_o thy_o sin_n v_o 51._o 2._o because_o the_o sin_n of_o judah_n admit_v many_o aggravation_n beyond_o that_o of_o israel_n viz._n because_o they_o have_v more_o mean_n of_o do_v well_o than_o israel_n have_v for_o they_o enjoy_v the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n and_o have_v priest_n and_o levite_n of_o god_n own_o appoint_v that_o instruct_v they_o 2_o chron._n 30._o 22._o and_o prophet_n that_o warn_v they_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o do_v as_o israel_n do_v hos_n 4._o 15._o and_o whereas_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n be_v general_o wicked_a they_o have_v better_a king_n to_o rule_v they_o and_o when_o they_o fall_v into_o sin_n under_o worse_a king_n they_o have_v divers_a godly_a king_n to_o reform_v they_o as_o asa_n jehosaphat_n hezekiah_n yea_o manasseh_n at_o last_o 2_o chron._n 33._o 15_o 16._o 2._o because_o they_o see_v israel_n sin_n and_o know_v how_o by_o the_o messenger_n of_o god_n it_o be_v cry_v out_o against_o which_o if_o they_o have_v have_v any_o zeal_n for_o god_n will_v
we_o will_v not_o 17._o walk_v v_o 16._o then_o there_o be_v no_o rest_n any_o more_o than_o a_o travel_a woman_n have_v but_o fear_v oneveryside_o which_o way_n soever_o they_o walk_v v_o 24_o 25._o peace_n and_o wickedness_n can_v never_o stand_v together_o isa_n 57_o 20_o 21._o but_o as_o many_o as_o walk_v according_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o word_n peace_n shall_v be_v on_o they_o gal._n 6._o 16._o thus_o how_o rest_n be_v have_v in_o god_n way_n 2._o qu._n what_o be_v that_o rest_n and_o peace_n that_o be_v so_o have_v a._n to_o this_o i_o answer_v that_o it_o be_v a_o peace_n of_o heart_n and_o conscience_n or_o a_o soul-rest_n found_v on_o the_o knowledge_n and_o belief_n of_o the_o word_n and_o way_n of_o god_n with_o the_o order_n of_o our_o way_n and_o walk_v according_a to_o his_o word_n and_o will_n ps_n 119._o 165._o 1._o it_o be_v found_v on_o the_o faithful_a knowledge_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n suppose_v such_o a_o walk_n in_o conformity_n thereunto_o as_o be_v 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