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the_o substance_n of_o religion_n and_o before_o that_o but_o this_o i_o confess_v unto_o thou_o that_o after_o the_o way_n which_o they_o call_v heresy_n so_o worship_v i_o there_o his_o tongue_n be_v true_a to_o his_o heart_n in_o the_o profession_n of_o it_o for_o he_o look_v upon_o the_o profession_n of_o his_o religion_n as_o a_o necessary_a duty_n not_o to_o be_v omit_v for_o fear_n not_o to_o be_v dissemble_v for_o shame_n i_o unto_o thou_o hint_n both_o these_o i_o a_o prisoner_n at_o the_o bar_n to_o thou_o a_o judge_n upon_o the_o bench_n for_o saint_n paul_n be_v here_o arraign_v as_o a_o fellow_n for_o his_o religion_n which_o have_v be_v always_o the_o portion_n of_o the_o godly_a for_o the_o wicked_a precedent_n and_o prince_n can_v not_o but_o say_v we_o shall_v not_o find_v any_o occasion_n against_o this_o daniel_n except_o we_o find_v it_o against_o he_o concern_v the_o law_n of_o his_o god_n dan._n 6._o 5._o i_o say_v saint_n paul_n have_v be_v indict_v and_o be_v here_o arraign_v as_o a_o fellow_n or_o a_o delinquent_n that_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o a_o general_a refusal_n or_o denial_n of_o christ_n he_o dare_v own_o to_o be_v a_o christian_n and_o will_v be_v constant_a in_o the_o profession_n of_o his_o christianity_n and_o he_o show_v that_o notwithstanding_o all_o the_o affront_v offer_v he_o and_o the_o aspersion_n cast_v upon_o he_o yet_o his_o profession_n be_v true_o christian_n be_v such_o as_o he_o may_v not_o be_v afraid_a will_v not_o be_v ashamed_a of_o i_o unto_o thou_o be_v enough_o against_o the_o fear_n &_o which_o they_o call_v heresy_n be_v enough_o against_o the_o shame_n let_v we_o put_v on_o the_o armour_n of_o proof_n against_o the_o fear_n and_o we_o shall_v need_v of_o no_o mask_n or_o vizard_n against_o the_o shame_n and_o sure_o this_o ego_fw-la in_o the_o text_n saint_n paul_n example_n be_v warrant_n enough_o not_o to_o be_v afraid_a for_o so_o say_v the_o holy_a ghost_n by_o his_o mouth_n be_v you_o follower_n of_o i_o even_o as_o i_o also_o be_o of_o christ_n 1_o cor._n 11._o 1._o every_o man_n be_v bind_v to_o follow_v his_o church_n where_o that_o follow_v his_o saviour_n but_o because_o this_o refractory_a age_n think_v it_o the_o near_a cut_n to_o go_v to_o christ_n to_o run_v away_o from_o his_o church_n it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o show_v how_o our_o bless_a saviour_n example_n do_v move_v saint_n paul_n that_o so_o both_o example_n together_o may_v the_o more_o forcible_o move_v we_o not_o to_o be_v afraid_a to_o make_v profession_n of_o our_o religion_n for_o so_o it_o be_v record_v of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n that_o before_o pontius_n pilate_n he_o witness_v a_o good_a confession_n or_o a_o good_a profession_n 1_o tim._n 6._o 13._o can_v we_o be_v call_v before_o worse_a tyrant_n than_o felix_n and_o pilate_n can_v we_o look_v for_o better_a example_n than_o saint_n paul_n and_o our_o bless_a saviour_n the_o one_o the_o teacher_n the_o other_o the_o king_n of_o saint_n &_o lo_o saint_n paul_n profess_v his_o religion_n before_o felix_n our_o bless_a saviour_n before_o pilate_n and_o both_o they_o profess_v it_o when_o there_o be_v the_o great_a danger_n of_o that_o profession_n when_o they_o be_v in_o danger_n of_o their_o life_n not_o only_o of_o their_o livelyhood_n for_o profess_v it_o if_o the_o tyranny_n can_v be_v great_a why_o shall_v the_o profession_n be_v less_o for_o so_o saint_n chrysostome_n set_v down_o the_o profession_n of_o christ_n before_o pontius_n pilate_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o come_v to_o be_v a_o witness_n to_o the_o truth_n or_o a_o martyr_n for_o it_o a_o witness_n to_o the_o truth_n in_o time_n of_o peace_n and_o prosperity_n a_o martyr_n for_o the_o truth_n in_o time_n of_o opposition_n and_o apostasy_n so_o shall_v every_o christian_a think_v and_o say_v that_o he_o be_v not_o bear_v as_o a_o man_n much_o less_o newborn_a as_o a_o christian_a for_o himself_o but_o for_o his_o saviour_n to_o be_v a_o witness_n to_o he_o truth_n for_o if_o this_o principle_n of_o religion_n be_v doctrinal_a in_o our_o heart_n to_o believe_v it_o it_o will_v also_o be_v practical_a in_o our_o life_n to_o perform_v it_o but_o we_o believe_v not_o the_o doctrine_n and_o therefore_o regard_v not_o the_o practice_n the_o faith_n be_v first_o dead_a than_o the_o work_n so_o say_v the_o prophet_n he_o that_o believe_v in_o he_o shall_v not_o make_v haste_n isa._n 28._o 16._o id_fw-la est_fw-la ex_fw-la impatientiâ_fw-la &_o infidelitate_fw-la ad_fw-la res_fw-la praesentes_fw-la non_fw-la confugiet_fw-la say_v junius_n he_o that_o believe_v in_o he_o shall_v not_o make_v such_o haste_n as_o out_o of_o impatience_n and_o infidelity_n to_o comply_v with_o the_o present_a occasion_n or_o opportunity_n more_o to_o keep_v his_o estate_n then_o to_o keep_v his_o conscience_n as_o those_o miscreant_n do_v v_o 15._o who_o say_v we_o have_v make_v a_o covenant_n with_o death_n and_o with_o hell_n be_v we_o at_o agreement_n when_o the_o overflow_a scourge_n shall_v pass_v through_o it_o shall_v not_o come_v unto_o we_o for_o we_o have_v make_v lie_v our_o refuge_n and_o under_o falsehood_n have_v we_o hide_v ourselves_o junius_n thus_o right_o explain_v their_o wicked_a meaning_n we_o be_v as_o secure_v as_o if_o we_o have_v make_v a_o covenant_n with_o death_n we_o have_v do_v as_o much_o as_o wise_a man_n can_v do_v and_o more_o than_o honest_a man_n will_v do_v to_o preserve_v ourselves_o to_o make_v a_o agreement_n with_o those_o that_o be_v too_o strong_a for_o we_o we_o have_v cast_v up_o our_o bank_n against_o the_o overflow_a scourge_n and_o though_o you_o call_v it_o lie_v and_o falsehood_n which_o we_o have_v do_v yet_o we_o know_v it_o
by_o a_o gracious_a dependence_n on_o god_n truth_n and_o faithfulness_n and_o expect_v in_o his_o good_a time_n a_o comfortable_a issue_n of_o his_o promise_n such_o waiter_n who_o god_n be_v the_o lord_n jehovah_n in_o who_o they_o trust_v on_o who_o they_o depend_v and_o who_o they_o constant_o obey_v not_o depart_v from_o his_o precept_n when_o he_o seem_v to_o have_v forsake_v they_o in_o their_o great_a distress_n such_o man_n be_v the_o prime_n the_o only_a christian_n who_o have_v in_o their_o soul_n the_o seal_n of_o god_n grace_n to_o assure_v they_o of_o their_o future_a happiness_n o_o thou_o who_o name_n be_v the_o great_a jehovah_n and_o rule_a all_o thing_n in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n send_v down_o from_o heaven_n the_o habitation_n of_o thy_o glory_n thy_o holy_a spirit_n into_o our_o heart_n and_o so_o possess_v our_o soul_n with_o a_o awful_a fear_n of_o thy_o majesty_n and_o a_o filial_a love_n of_o thou_o for_o thy_o goodness_n and_o mercy_n that_o we_o abhor_v all_o thing_n that_o may_v displease_v thou_o and_o obey_v thy_o precept_n may_v in_o the_o end_n of_o our_o day_n obtain_v the_o end_n of_o our_o hope_n and_o the_o fruit_n of_o thy_o promise_n which_o be_v the_o salvation_n of_o our_o soul_n and_o eternal_a bliss_n through_o the_o merit_n of_o our_o bless_a redeemer_n our_o lord_n christ_n jesus_n the_o ten_o and_o last_o name_n of_o god_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d schaddai_fw-fr by_o which_o god_n often_o style_v himself_o when_o he_o speak_v unto_o the_o patriarch_n to_o uphold_v their_o spirit_n and_o sustain_v their_o faith_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o their_o trouble_n gen._n 17._o 1._o the_o lord_n appear_v unto_o abraham_n and_o say_v unto_o he_o i_o be_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o same_o word_n he_o bespeak_v jacob_n gen._n 35.11_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o they_o also_o when_o they_o be_v to_o speak_v or_o make_v mention_n of_o god_n often_o use_v that_o name_n or_o word_n thus_o isaac_n when_o he_o bless_v jacob_n gen._n 28.3_o say_v the_o god_n who_o name_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bless_v thou_o and_o make_v thou_o to_o increase_v and_o multiply_v so_o jacob_n say_v to_o joseph_n the_o god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d appear_v to_o i_o in_o luz_n in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o bless_v i_o as_o for_o the_o notion_n or_o meaning_n of_o the_o name_n galatinus_n l._n 2._o c._n 17._o out_o of_o r._n moses_n the_o egyptian_a and_o algazel_n determine_v it_o that_o it_o be_v a_o compound_a term_n and_o make_v up_o of_o these_o two_o part_n or_o particular_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v in_o composition_n the_o same_o with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d qui_fw-la and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o signify_v sufficient_a and_o sufficiency_n so_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o whole_a latitude_n or_o acception_n of_o it_o denote_v the_o alsufficiency_n of_o god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d qui_fw-la in_o se_fw-la &_o à _fw-la se_fw-la sufficientiam_fw-la &_o abundantiam_fw-la omnimodam_fw-la habet_fw-la it_o a_o ut_fw-la nullius_fw-la open_a indigeat_fw-la i._n e._n who_o in_o himself_o and_o from_o himself_o have_v a_o sufficiency_n and_o abundance_n of_o all_o good_a thing_n and_o need_v not_o the_o help_n of_o any_o creature_n there_o be_v in_o god_n a_o fallness_n of_o power_n whereby_o he_o can_v do_v what_o he_o will_v his_o will_n be_v the_o only_a rule_n and_o bind_v of_o his_o power_n therefore_o the_o septuagint_n do_v often_o render_v this_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o job_n 8.3_o by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o that_o do_v or_o work_v all_o thing_n so_o in_o our_o english_a translation_n do_v the_o almighty_a pervert_n justice_n as_o there_o be_v in_o many_o a_o man_n a_o empty_a fullness_n when_o bladder-like_a his_o soul_n be_v blow_v up_o with_o windy_a fancy_n of_o have_v what_o he_o have_v not_o or_o of_o more_o knowledge_n than_o he_o true_o have_v so_o in_o god_n there_o be_v a_o fullness_n without_o any_o the_o least_o defect_n or_o degree_n of_o emptiness_n in_o god_n and_o christ_n who_o be_v god_n and_o man_n in_o one_o person_n there_o be_v as_o the_o school_n speak_v plenitudo_fw-la repletiva_fw-la and_o diffusiva_fw-la or_o plenitudo_fw-la abundantiae_fw-la and_o redundantiae_fw-la and_o abound_v fullness_n because_o no_o good_a thing_n no_o gift_n nor_o grace_n be_v want_v in_o he_o and_o a_o redound_v fullness_n because_o what_o gift_n or_o grace_n soever_o be_v in_o we_o they_o be_v all_o derive_v to_o our_o soul_n from_o he_o the_o everliving_a and_o overflow_a fountain_n and_o spring_n of_o they_o from_o who_o they_o slow_a into_o our_o soul_n per_fw-la spiritum_fw-la tanquam_fw-la per_fw-la canalem_fw-la through_o the_o spirit_n as_o it_o be_v a_o conduit-pipe_n without_o any_o loss_n of_o they_o in_o he_o or_o without_o any_o the_o least_o diminution_n and_o of_o his_o fullness_n have_v we_o all_o receive_v joh._n 1._o 16._o a_o fullness_n without_o any_o want_n argue_v a_o great_a perfection_n quod_fw-la plenè_fw-la habetur_fw-la perfectè_fw-la &_o totalitèr_fw-la habetur_fw-la aquin_n now_o if_o man_n through_o the_o door_n of_o faith_n open_v by_o god_n bless_a spirit_n do_v see_v the_o fullness_n the_o excellency_n and_o alsufficiency_n of_o god_n it_o will_v so_o fill_v they_o with_o admiration_n joy_n and_o content_a that_o have_v a_o communion_n with_o god_n by_o his_o sanctify_a spirit_n they_o will_v care_v for_o nothing_o else_o they_o consider_v what_o the_o lord_n be_v and_o behold_v his_o glorious_a face_n in_o the_o glass_n of_o his_o attribute_n viz._n his_o wisdom_n power_n and_o justice_n etc._n etc._n upon_o this_o consideration_n they_o will_v say_v with_o the_o prophet_n david_n the_o lord_n be_v on_o our_o side_n or_o with_o we_o we_o will_v not_o therefore_o fear_v what_o man_n can_v do_v unto_o we_o psa_fw-la 118._o 6._o the_o lord_n be_v we_o 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