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all_o his_o royalty_n be_v not_o like_o one_o of_o these_o vers_n 29_o 30._o he_o bid_v we_o consider_v the_o lily_n yea_o the_o field-lilly_n which_o no_o body_n meddle_v with_o for_o the_o garden-lilly_n perhaps_o may_v be_v water_v and_o help_v by_o the_o art_n and_o industry_n of_o man_n but_o even_o the_o lily_n of_o the_o field_n which_o seem_v dead_a in_o the_o winter_n and_o be_v in_o the_o spring_n quicken_v and_o so_o deck_v in_o such_o fresh_a colour_n although_o neither_o themselves_o nor_o any_o body_n else_o confer_v or_o bestow_v any_o labour_n hereabout_o as_o that_o they_o surpass_v king_n solomon_n who_o surpass_v all_o other_o king_n yea_o even_o when_o he_o will_v show_v himself_o in_o his_o great_a bravery_n for_o questionless_a there_o be_v no_o cambric_n or_o lawn_n so_o white_a as_o the_o lily_n nor_o any_o purple_n so_o fair_a as_o the_o violet_n nor_o any_o scarlet_a and_o crimson_n like_o the_o gillyflower_n there_o be_v tree_n also_o as_o well_o as_o herb_n 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providence_n for_o the_o pillar_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o strength_n and_o power_n of_o god_n uphold_v and_o preserve_v it_o then_o may_v we_o assure_v ourselves_o of_o the_o stability_n and_o firm_a foundation_n of_o the_o church_n and_o all_o the_o true_a member_n thereof_o the_o righteous_a be_v a_o everlasting_a foundation_n they_o shall_v stand_v fast_o like_o mount_n zion_n which_o can_v be_v remove_v psal_n 125.1_o for_o 1._o the_o world_n be_v establish_v for_o a_o time_n by_o the_o power_n of_o that_o god_n that_o govern_v the_o world_n by_o his_o providence_n but_o mount_v zion_n the_o church_n abide_v for_o ever_o 2._o mat._n terra_fw-la ipsa_fw-la propriè_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la stat_fw-la &_o fundata_fw-la est_fw-la super_fw-la nihilum_fw-la nec_fw-la aliae_fw-la columnae_fw-la ejus_fw-la quas_fw-la confirmavit_fw-la deus_fw-la quà m_fw-la vis_fw-la ac_fw-la potentia_fw-la dei_fw-la eam_fw-la continens_fw-la conservansque_fw-la damascen_n solius_fw-la christi_fw-la est_fw-la haec_fw-la victoria_fw-la hic_fw-la tuti_fw-la consistemus_fw-la ferus_fw-la in_o mat._n god_n establish_v the_o world_n for_o a_o time_n because_o he_o see_v his_o own_o workmanship_n in_o it_o but_o he_o will_v uphold_v his_o church_n for_o ever_o because_o he_o see_v his_o own_o image_n in_o it_o 3._o the_o world_n shall_v be_v so_o far_o from_o ruine_v the_o church_n that_o the_o church_n shall_v be_v glorious_a when_o the_o world_n shall_v be_v destroy_v and_o turn_v into_o ash_n 4._o the_o earth_n of_o itself_o hang_v upon_o nothing_o but_o the_o church_n be_v build_v upon_o the_o rock_n jesus_n christ_n therefore_o the_o gate_n of_o hell_n all_o infernal_a power_n and_o policy_n shall_v not_o prevail_v against_o it_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o world_n be_v no_o better_o at_o the_o best_a than_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o house_n that_o be_v build_v upon_o the_o sand_n for_o as_o the_o sand_n be_v slippery_a and_o will_v not_o be_v 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a_o man_n shall_v say_v very_o there_o be_v a_o reward_n for_o the_o righteous_a doubtless_o there_o be_v a_o god_n that_o judge_v in_o the_o earth_n psal_n 58.10_o 11._o heaven_n earth_n and_o sea_n say_v one_o 7_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d niceph_n gregor_n l._n 7_o do_v fight_n against_o a_o wicked_a man_n as_o a_o fugitive_n from_o providence_n and_o a_o disturber_n of_o justice_n 3._o in_o respect_n of_o the_o measure_n of_o they_o reward_v babylon_n as_o she_o have_v reward_v you_o and_o double_a unto_o her_o double_a according_a to_o her_o work_n in_o the_o cup_n which_o she_o have_v fill_v fill_v to_o her_o double_a revel_v 18.6_o by_o this_o it_o appear_v that_o whereas_o other_o prince_n rule_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o their_o subject_n the_o lord_n rule_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o enemy_n psal_n 110.2_o and_o this_o make_v much_o for_o the_o comfort_n of_o the_o people_n of_o god_n that_o the_o lord_n in_o his_o severe_a judgement_n execute_v upon_o his_o enemy_n be_v 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understanding_n and_o make_v choice_n of_o this_o refuse_v that_o they_o speak_v move_z act_n etc._n etc._n in_o he_o we_o live_v move_v and_o have_v our_o be_v and_o by_o he_o all_o thing_n be_v move_v in_o he_o do_v they_o consist_v he_o support_v all_o thing_n by_o the_o word_n of_o his_o power_n 2._o thes_n 2._o the_o second_o position_n be_v that_o god_n execute_v this_o decree_n and_o govern_v some_o time_n possumus_fw-la greg._n nazianzen_n call_v those_o work_n of_o god_n quae_fw-la suprà _fw-la leges_fw-la naturae_fw-la ac_fw-la facultarum_fw-la hominum_fw-la facit_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dei_fw-la potentias_fw-la quas_fw-la nos_fw-la mentis_fw-la intelligentia_fw-la nunquà m_fw-la consequi_fw-la possumus_fw-la 1._o without_o mean_n that_o we_o may_v know_v he_o be_v not_o by_o necessity_n tie_v to_o they_o but_o at_o pleasure_n free_o use_v they_o and_o that_o he_o can_v at_o his_o pleasure_n effect_v his_o purpose_n without_o they_o and_o that_o his_o child_n may_v not_o distrust_v nor_o be_v too_o much_o cast_v down_o when_o they_o want_v they_o and_o that_o man_n may_v think_v god_n be_v not_o idle_a and_o that_o nothing_o fall_v out_o by_o fortune_n as_o they_o say_v thus_o the_o lord_n rain_v down_o manna_n from_o heaven_n enough_o to_o suffice_v the_o whole_a camp_n of_o israel_n that_o the_o people_n shall_v go_v out_o and_o gather_v that_o which_o be_v sufficient_a for_o every_o day_n exod._n 16.4_o if_o the_o field_n shall_v fail_v and_o the_o whole_a earth_n grow_v barren_a yet_o can_v the_o lord_n nourish_v his_o people_n and_o send_v food_n to_o nourish_v those_o that_o trust_v in_o he_o god_n be_v not_o tie_v to_o ordinary_a mean_n nor_o our_o maintenance_n to_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n he_o find_v meat_n for_o the_o raven_n and_o they_o bring_v bread_n and_o flesh_n morning_n and_o evening_n to_o the_o prophet_n elijah_n by_o the_o brook_n cherith_n 1_o reg._n 17.5_o and_o this_o be_v do_v by_o god_n command_n i_o have_v command_v the_o raven_n to_o feed_v thou_o there_o vers_n 4._o so_o when_o he_o flee_v from_o jezabel_n a_o angel_n provide_v a_o cake_n for_o he_o bake_v upon_o the_o coal_n and_o a_o cruse_v of_o water_n at_o his_o head_n and_o he_o do_v eat_v and_o drink_v and_o go_v in_o the_o strength_n of_o that_o meat_n forty_o day_n and_o forty_o night_n unto_o horeb_n the_o mount_n of_o god_n 1_o reg._n 19.8_o a_o little_a oil_n shall_v continue_v run_v till_o many_o vessel_n be_v full_a when_o he_o please_v 2_o reg._n 4.4_o to_o this_o purpose_n our_o saviour_n propound_v a_o question_n to_o his_o disciple_n when_o i_o send_v you_o forth_o without_o purse_n and_o scrip_n and_o shoe_n lack_v you_o any_o thing_n and_o they_o say_v nothing_o luk._n 22.35_o they_o that_o be_v at_o god_n find_v find_v no_o inconvenience_n therein_o but_o by_o his_o blessing_n he_o make_v what_o ever_o he_o give_v they_o be_v it_o little_a or_o much_o sufficient_a for_o they_o 2._o god_n ordinary_o in_o 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than_o the_o fowl_n 1._o in_o respect_n of_o kind_n 2._o in_o respect_n of_o gift_n above_o they_o natural_a supernatural_a 3._o in_o respect_n of_o his_o rule_n and_o sovereignty_n over_o they_o 4._o in_o respect_n of_o his_o use_n and_o end_n above_o they_o dr_n th._n taylor_n serm._n on_o mat._n 6.26_o moses_n his_o face_n do_v shine_v in_o his_o fast_a day_n and_o daniel_n and_o the_o three_o child_n have_v live_v ten_o day_n upon_o pulse_n and_o water_n appear_v fair_a in_o their_o countenance_n and_o fat_a in_o flesh_n than_o all_o the_o child_n which_o do_v eat_v the_o portion_n of_o the_o king_n meat_n dan._n 1.15_o beside_o god_n will_v help_v his_o people_n in_o their_o great_a extremity_n as_o he_o do_v the_o son_n of_o jacob_n when_o they_o gaze_v one_o upon_o another_o god_n will_v either_o supply_v his_o people_n want_n or_o take_v they_o away_o before_o the_o sharpness_n of_o extremity_n come_v it_o be_v rare_a to_o see_v the_o godly_a fall_n into_o those_o pinch_a 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god_n and_o change_v not_o therefore_o the_o son_n of_o jacob_n be_v not_o consume_v my_o counsel_n shall_v stand_v and_o i_o will_v do_v all_o my_o pleasure_n isa_n 26.10_o with_o god_n there_o be_v no_o variableness_n nor_o shadow_n of_o turn_v jam._n 1.17_o it_o be_v a_o metaphor_n that_o seem_v to_o be_v take_v from_o the_o sun_n who_o be_v sometime_o near_o to_o the_o earth_n and_o sometime_o far_o from_o the_o earth_n who_o sometime_o set_v a_o large_a course_n and_o sometime_o a_o short_a cut_n yea_o who_o sometime_o shine_v out_o clear_o and_o sometime_o hide_v himself_o under_o a_o cloud_n and_o according_a to_o the_o diversity_n of_o his_o aspect_n and_o influence_n 3._o tempus_fw-la ab_fw-la aevo_fw-la esse_fw-la jubes_fw-la stabilìsque_fw-la manens_fw-la das_fw-la cuncta_fw-la maneri_fw-la boet._n the_o consolat_a philos_fw-la l._n 3._o he_o affect_v well_o or_o ill_o these_o sublunary_a and_o inferior_a body_n but_o god_n be_v capable_a of_o no_o such_o alteration_n whether_o we_o consider_v his_o nature_n his_o essential_a property_n or_o his_o will._n in_o regard_n of_o they_o all_o he_o be_v sempèr_n idem_fw-la always_o the_o same_o his_o be_v be_v and_o will_v be_v be_v all_o one_o he_o be_v the_o same_o at_o this_o present_a that_o he_o be_v at_o the_o beginning_n and_o will_v be_v the_o same_o for_o ever_o that_o he_o be_v at_o this_o instant_n and_o this_o must_v needs_o be_v so_o for_o be_v a_o simple_a entire_a essence_n void_a of_o all_o mixture_n and_o composition_n he_o be_v free_a from_o those_o quality_n that_o accompany_v compound_v body_n viz._n generation_n corruption_n augmencation_n diminution_n and_o all_o manner_n of_o alteration_n and_o for_o the_o immutability_n of_o his_o will_n he_o tell_v we_o aug._n transibunt_fw-la coeli_fw-la i._n e._n in_o melius_fw-la mutabuntur_fw-la hieron_n in_o psal_n 102._o et_fw-la erunt_fw-la caeli_fw-la novi_fw-la nòn_n substantiâ_fw-la sed_fw-la quâ—litacibus_fw-la renovati_fw-la aug._n that_o as_o he_o have_v purpose_v it_o shall_v stand_v and_o as_o he_o have_v consult_v it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v jer._n 14.24_o and_o our_o saviour_n say_v till_o heaven_n and_o earth_n pass_v away_o one_o jot_n and_o tittle_n shall_v in_o no_o wise_a pass_n from_o the_o law_n till_o all_o be_v fullfil_v matth._n 5.18_o whereby_o our_o saviour_n christ_n do_v not_o mean_a that_o either_o heaven_n and_o earth_n shall_v one_o day_n be_v destroy_v in_o regard_n of_o their_o substance_n by_o fire_n any_o more_o than_o they_o be_v by_o water_n 2_o pet._n 3.6_o rom._n 8.21_o nor_o yet_o then_o when_o they_o be_v change_v in_o regard_n of_o their_o quality_n when_o there_o shall_v be_v new_a heaven_n and_o new_a earth_n wherein_o dwell_v righteousness_n that_o be_v i_o suppose_v when_o god_n shall_v alter_v and_o change_v the_o state_n of_o his_o church_n as_o it_o shall_v seem_v to_o dwell_v in_o a_o new_a world_n that_o then_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o dissolution_n or_o alteration_n of_o the_o moral_a law_n it_o be_v certain_a that_o the_o use_n of_o art_n and_o tongue_n interpretation_n exposition_n and_o all_o knowledge_n of_o the_o law_n and_o other_o thing_n get_v by_o these_o mean_n shall_v then_o cease_v and_o have_v a_o end_n for_o when_o that_o which_o it_o perfect_a be_v come_v that_o which_o be_v unperfect_a shall_v be_v do_v away_o 1_o cor._n 13.8_o 10._o but_o for_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o moral_a law_n it_o be_v indissoluble_a immutable_a and_o unalterable_a and_o soon_o shall_v the_o frame_n and_o fabric_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n fail_v and_o the_o world_n become_v a_o second_o chaos_n than_o it_o be_v destroy_v the_o grass_n wither_v the_o flower_n fade_v but_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n endure_v for_o ever_o object_n be_v the_o will_n of_o god_n unchangeable_a may_v it_o not_o be_v say_v that_o under_o the_o law_n god_n will_v be_v worship_v by_o ceremony_n and_o under_o the_o gospel_n he_o will_v not_o so_o be_v worship_v therefore_o the_o will_n of_o god_n be_v change_v august_n mutatio_fw-la rerum_fw-la seu_fw-la effectuum_fw-la nòn_n valet_fw-la ad_fw-la mutationem_fw-la causarum_fw-la variis_fw-la temporibus_fw-la mutantur_fw-la opera_fw-la agricolae_fw-la &_o nòn_n ideò_fw-la mutatur_fw-la ipsa_fw-la ars_fw-la agriculturae_fw-la august_n resp._n i_o answer_v that_o the_o change_n of_o thing_n or_o effect_n make_v nothing_o to_o the_o change_n of_o cause_n a_o husbandman_n at_o one_o time_n use_v one_o piece_n of_o husbandry_n another_o while_n he_o use_v another_o sometime_o till_v sometime_o sow_v sometime_o dung_v and_o sometime_o reap_v at_o several_a time_n the_o work_n of_o the_o husbandman_n be_v change_v and_o yet_o the_o art_n of_o husbandry_n itself_o be_v not_o change_v god_n do_v not_o now_o under_o the_o gospel_n govern_v his_o church_n in_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o he_o do_v under_o the_o law_n in_o the_o church_n infancy_n than_o he_o allure_v they_o with_o temporal_a promise_n whereby_o 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