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that_o it_o please_v god_o by_o so_o great_a gentleness_n and_o liberality_n to_o allure_v and_o win_v we_o unto_o himself_o but_o we_o must_v not_o hereupon_o infer_v that_o man_n may_v merit_v and_o deserve_v any_o thing_n by_o serve_v of_o god_n as_o the_o papist_n when_o they_o hear_v such_o place_n they_o run_v to_o their_o merit_n and_o it_o seem_v unto_o they_o that_o god_o be_v further_o bind_v and_o behold_v unto_o they_o than_o he_o have_v promise_v but_o god_n contrariwise_o mean_v to_o show_v we_o that_o he_o be_v ready_a to_o apply_v himself_o to_o we_o and_o to_o the_o fashion_n of_o man_n that_o he_o desire_v nothing_o else_o but_o to_o win_v we_o by_o all_o gentleness_n unto_o his_o obedience_n and_o this_o be_v not_o for_o any_o profit_n that_o he_o receive_v thereby_o as_o in_o very_a deed_n what_o profit_n shall_v he_o receive_v when_o we_o shall_v have_v accomplish_v his_o whole_a law_n be_v this_o any_o way_n to_o his_o gain_n and_o advantage_n no._n but_o it_o 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life_n our_o lord_n must_v needs_o show_v some_o sign_n and_o take_v of_o his_o anger_n that_o it_o may_v be_v know_v he_o be_v judge_n of_o the_o world_n but_o he_o have_v also_o as_o well_o a_o regard_n unto_o our_o profit_n that_o be_v that_o we_o may_v be_v sorry_a for_o our_o fault_n and_o be_v in_o displeasure_n with_o ourselves_o for_o they_o and_o that_o we_o shall_v have_v our_o recourse_n unto_o he_o in_o true_a and_o unfeigned_a repentance_n loe_o how_o god_o when_o he_o show_v his_o anger_n towards_o we_o cease_v not_o to_o declare_v his_o love_n for_o he_o seek_v to_o win_v we_o unto_o himself_o he_o see_v that_o we_o be_v bring_v asleep_a in_o our_o sin_n and_o he_o awake_v we_o know_v that_o it_o be_v expedient_a and_o necessary_a that_o he_o shall_v so_o do_v thus_o we_o see_v what_o we_o have_v to_o note_v upon_o this_o place_n now_o in_o the_o end_n moses_n speak_v of_o the_o land_n they_o be_v to_o possess_v and_o say_v that_o thou_o may_v prosper_v in_o the_o land_n which_o i_o shall_v give_v thou_o and_o again_o for_o the_o second_o time_n he_o place_v this_o sentence_n that_o it_o may_v be_v well_o with_o you_o in_o the_o land_n which_o you_o shall_v possess_v now_o it_o seem_v at_o the_o first_o sight_n that_o god_n promise_v no_o other_o reward_n than_o in_o this_o earthly_a and_o transitory_a life_n if_o it_o be_v so_o the_o hope_n of_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n have_v be_v clean_o beat_v down_o but_o let_v we_o note_v that_o our_o lord_n have_v use_v towards_o this_o people_n a_o other_o mean_a than_o with_o we_o albeit_o it_o tend_v to_o the_o same_o end_n for_o the_o sacrifice_n which_o be_v ordain_v in_o the_o law_n be_v not_o to_o withdraw_v the_o people_n from_o the_o salvation_n which_o we_o have_v in_o jesus_n christ_n 22._o but_o they_o serve_v rather_o that_o god_o may_v signify_v that_o man_n be_v condemn_v that_o they_o have_v no_o other_o mean_a to_o be_v reconcile_v unto_o he_o than_o this_o which_o they_o have_v by_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n now_o for_o all_o this_o man_n cease_v not_o to_o kill_v brute_n beast_n for_o their_o offering_n and_o god_o say_v your_o sin_n shall_v be_v pardon_v 16._o when_o you_o shall_v have_v kill_v for_o i_o a_o calf_n a_o lamb_n or_o a_o sheep_n it_o seem_v they_o that_o god_n will_v appoint_v the_o remission_n of_o sin_n by_o these_o sacrifice_n of_o brute_n beast_n but_o he_o do_v not_o this_o be_v to_o conduct_v the_o people_n after_o such_o a_o gross_a manner_n to_o the_o redemption_n which_o in_o the_o end_n be_v obtain_v we_o in_o the_o person_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n as_o much_o be_v signify_v by_o the_o land_n of_o chanaan_n god_n therein_o will_v from_o the_o beginning_n propose_v the_o eternal_a inheritance_n of_o salvation_n unto_o the_o child_n of_o abraham_n in_o say_v to_o abraham_n 1._o i_o be_o thy_o exceed_a great_a reward_n he_o promise_v not_o the_o land_n to_o abraham_n therein_o to_o rest_v himself_o but_o he_o will_v that_o abraham_n 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