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prompt_v he_o to_o punish_v sinner_n arise_v from_o too_o mean_a and_o narrow_a a_o conception_n of_o divine_a justice_n as_o though_o it_o lay_v only_o in_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o execution_n of_o it_o but_o that_o there_o be_v a_o essential_a attribute_n of_o justice_n belong_v to_o the_o divine_a nature_n appear_v from_o hence_o that_o there_o be_v some_o thing_n which_o be_v so_o disagreeable_a to_o the_o divine_a nature_n that_o he_o can_v do_v they_o he_o can_v break_v his_o promise_n nor_o deceive_v mankind_n to_o their_o destruction_n he_o can_v deny_v himself_o nor_o pervert_v that_o order_n or_o due_a respect_n of_o thing_n to_o each_o other_o which_o he_o have_v establish_v in_o the_o world_n he_o can_v make_v it_o the_o duty_n of_o mankind_n to_o dishonour_v their_o maker_n or_o to_o violate_v the_o rule_n of_o good_a and_o evil_a so_o as_o to_o make_v evil_a good_a and_o good_a evil_n he_o can_v make_v murder_n and_o adultery_n to_o be_v virtue_n nor_o impiety_n and_o 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of_o all_o the_o earth_n do_v right_a i._o e._n will_v he_o not_o punish_v according_a to_o the_o righteousness_n of_o his_o nature_n and_o so_o abimelech_n argue_v from_o the_o natural_a notion_n he_o have_v of_o godâ—s_n righteous_a nature_n lord_n will_v thou_o slay_v also_o a_o righteous_a nation_n 20.4_o but_o here_o the_o main_a difficulty_n which_o deserve_v to_o be_v clear_v be_v this_o how_o far_o punitive_a justice_n be_v found_v on_o that_o universal_a justice_n which_o be_v a_o essential_a attribute_n of_o god_n for_o the_o want_n of_o understand_v this_o have_v be_v the_o great_a occasion_n of_o so_o much_o confusion_n in_o the_o discourse_n about_o this_o matter_n and_o for_o the_o clear_n of_o it_o these_o thing_n must_v be_v consider_v 1._o that_o there_o be_v a_o difference_n between_o that_o justice_n in_o god_n whereby_o he_o hate_v sin_n and_o that_o whereby_o he_o punish_v the_o sinner_n the_o hatred_n of_o sin_n do_v necessary_o follow_v the_o perfection_n of_o 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