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rich_a in_o mercy_n it_o show_v the_o abundance_n thereof_o in_o both_o we_o have_v a_o singular_a comfort_n for_o be_v it_o that_o he_o have_v mercy_n that_o be_v a_o comfort_n but_o our_o comfort_n be_v great_a because_o dive_v est_fw-la he_o be_v rich_a in_o mercy_n for_o with_o he_o there_o be_v plentiful_a redemption_n psal_n 130.7_o or_o be_v it_o that_o he_o be_v rich_a it_o show_v a_o abundance_n and_o sufficiency_n in_o himself_o but_o where_o be_v our_o comfort_n even_o this_o dives_fw-la est_fw-la in_o misericordia_fw-la he_o be_v rich_a in_o mercy_n the_o sweet_a propriety_n of_o his_o divine_a nature_n so_o then_o he_o be_v not_o simple_o rich_a but_o in_o mercy_n nor_o have_v he_o simple_o mercy_n but_o be_v also_o rich_a therein_o which_o as_o it_o be_v abundant_o discover_v unto_o we_o by_o the_o effect_n thereof_o so_o it_o be_v testify_v unto_o we_o by_o his_o own_o mouth_n and_o we_o know_v that_o his_o testimony_n be_v true_a for_o when_o god_n descend_v from_o heaven_n which_o descent_n be_v not_o by_o mutation_n of_o place_n but_o by_o exhibition_n of_o presence_n and_o proclaim_v his_o own_o name_n see_v what_o a_o style_n he_o give_v himself_o the_o lord_n the_o lord_n strong_a merciful_a gracious_a slow_a to_o anger_n abundant_a in_o goodness_n &_o truth_n reserve_v mercy_n for_o thousand_o forgive_a ininquitie_n transgression_n and_o sin_n not_o make_v the_o wicked_a innocent_a visit_v the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o father_n upon_o their_o child_n unto_o the_o three_o and_o four_o generation_n exod._n 34.6.7_o consider_v here_o first_o the_o propriety_n themselves_o merciful_a gracious_a slow_a to_o anger_n abundant_a in_o goodness_n reserve_v mercy_n forgive_a iniquity_n unto_o all_o these_o he_o oppose_v two_o
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in_o justice_n for_o their_o destruction_n sleep_v not_o 2._o pet._n 2.3_o so_o much_o of_o the_o second_o motive_n or_o cause_n to_o wit_n the_o great_a love_n of_o god_n wherewith_o he_o love_v we_o when_o we_o be_v dead_a in_o sin_n now_o ensue_v the_o three_o and_o last_o namely_o grace._n for_o so_o it_o follow_v by_o grace_n you_o be_v save_v whereof_o i_o will_v entreat_v as_o brief_o as_o i_o can_v it_o may_v be_v a_o question_n why_o not_o before_o be_v now_o turn_v into_o vos_fw-fr before_o he_o say_v god_n love_v we_o to_o wit_n jew_n and_o gentile_n now_o he_o say_v you_o be_v save_v to_o wit_n the_o gentile_n the_o answer_n be_v though_o jew_n and_o gentile_n have_v a_o common_a right_n in_o christ_n yet_o the_o right_n of_o the_o jew_n be_v more_o singular_a than_o we_o and_o in_o order_n at_o the_o least_o before_o we_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o privilege_n as_o i_o show_v you_o before_o whence_o it_o be_v that_o our_o saviour_n himself_o testify_v in_o this_o manner_n 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here_o be_v a_o great_a than_o noah_n and_o a_o great_a sacrifice_n than_o he_o his_o sacrifice_n yield_v a_o savour_n of_o rest_n unto_o god_n by_o acceptation_n this_o by_o desert_n his_o by_o the_o mercy_n of_o the_o father_n this_o by_o merit_n of_o the_o son_n now_o since_o the_o whole_a sum_n and_o part_n of_o our_o salvation_n be_v thus_o comprehend_v in_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n we_o must_v not_o derive_v any_o parcel_n thereof_o direct_o nor_o indirect_o positive_o nor_o consequent_o unto_o any_o other_o man_n or_o angel_n but_o look_v always_o unto_o he_o the_o author_n and_o finisher_n of_o our_o faith_n heb._n 12.2_o if_o we_o seek_v salvation_n it_o be_v in_o his_o name_n if_o any_o gift_n of_o the_o spirit_n they_o be_v in_o his_o unction_n if_o fortitude_n it_o be_v in_o his_o dominion_n if_o purity_n it_o be_v in_o his_o conception_n if_o indulgence_n it_o be_v in_o his_o nativity_n if_o redemption_n it_o be_v in_o his_o passion_n if_o absolution_n it_o be_v in_o 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and_o unto_o the_o lamb_n for_o evermore_o amen_o apoc._n 5.13_o thus_o much_o of_o the_o four_o particular_n in_o the_o last_o verse_n of_o my_o texe_n it_o remain_v now_o that_o according_a to_o my_o 30._o my_o pag._n 30._o design_n i_o reflect_v upon_o the_o general_a doctrine_n which_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o same_o and_o so_o by_o it_o i_o will_v make_v a_o transition_n unto_o my_o own_o particular_a case_n the_o consideration_n whereof_o have_v treat_v with_o i_o to_o make_v special_a choice_n of_o this_o text_n in_o regard_n of_o sundry_a markable_a effect_n of_o god_n mercy_n love_n and_o grace_n towards_o i_o which_o as_o i_o feel_v comfortable_o in_o myself_o so_o i_o will_v impart_v willing_o unto_o you_o the_o general_a doctrine_n stream_v out_o of_o the_o premise_n concern_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n which_o he_o seek_v and_o obtain_v in_o all_o his_o work_n in_o our_o glory_n he_o advance_v his_o own_o as_o our_o apostle_n say_v he_o declare_v the_o riches_n of_o his_o glory_n upon_o the_o vessel_n of_o mercy_n which_o he_o have_v prepare_v unto_o glory_n rom._n 9.22_o here_o his_o glory_n be_v show_v in_o his_o mercy_n which_o sometime_o he_o show_v in_o his_o justice_n also_o but_o with_o different_a effect_n towards_o us._n for_o then_o he_o be_v glorify_v in_o we_o not_o of_o we_o he_o get_v glory_n we_o give_v it_o not_o we_o be_v passive_a in_o the_o one_o active_a in_o the_o other_o first_o he_o be_v glorify_v in_o we_o that_o be_v to_o say_v in_o our_o destruction_n by_o his_o justice_n i_o will_v get_v i_o honour_n say_v god_n upon_o pharaoh_n and_o upon_o all_o his_o host_n exod._n 14.4_o glorificabor_fw-la in_o pharaoh_n as_o the_o vulgar_a have_v it_o and_o near_o unto_o the_o original_n i_o will_v be_v glorify_v in_o pharaoh_n that_o be_v my_o honour_n and_o glory_n shall_v be_v declare_v eminent_o in_o his_o ruin_n and_o fall_v fiet_fw-la voluntas_fw-la dei_fw-la aut_fw-la à _fw-la nobis_fw-la aut_fw-la de_fw-la nobis_fw-la the_o will_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v do_v upon_o we_o if_o not_o by_o we_o as_o here_o you_o may_v see_v in_o the_o lamentable_a submersion_n &_o subversion_n of_o this_o puissant_a and_o mighty_a king_n second_o he_o be_v glorify_v of_o we_o that_o be_v to_o say_v in_o our_o salvation_n by_o his_o mercy_n call_v upon_o i_o say_v god_n in_o the_o day_n of_o trouble_n so_o i_o will_v deliver_v thou_o and_o thou_o shall_v glorify_v i_o psal_n 50.15_o here_o be_v a_o good_a harmony_n &_o concord_n god_n deliver_v man_n man_n glorifi_v god_n god_n be_v honour_v and_o man_n be_v save_v both_o these_o glorification_n be_v join_v together_o by_o moses_n after_o he_o have_v see_v the_o confusion_n of_o pharaoh_n and_o
be_v not_o the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n we_o have_v not_o the_o seal_n of_o the_o covenant_n the_o promise_n appertain_v not_o unto_o we_o at_o least_o according_a to_o the_o letter_n all_o which_o thing_n the_o jew_n may_v plead_v as_o peculiar_a unto_o themselves_o alone_o therefore_o s._n paul_n have_v demand_v what_o be_v the_o preferment_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o what_o be_v the_o profit_n of_o circumcision_n answer_v much_o every_o manner_n of_o way_n and_o chief_o because_o unto_o they_o be_v commit_v the_o oracle_n of_o god_n rom._n 3.1.2_o but_o since_o we_o gentile_n be_v not_o privilege_v by_o any_o of_o these_o grace_n but_o be_v stranger_n from_o the_o covenant_n and_o whole_o enthral_v into_o the_o captivity_n of_o sin_n and_o satan_n herein_o the_o love_n of_o god_n be_v more_o spectable_a and_o more_o commend_v in_o we_o then_o in_o they_o because_o he_o quicken_v we_o also_o when_o we_o be_v dead_a in_o sin_n so_o that_o now_o we_o be_v succeed_v into_o the_o state_n nay_o more_o into_o the_o very_a name_n of_o the_o jew_n themselves_o for_o he_o be_v a_o jew_n who_o be_v one_o within_o rom._n 2.28_o and_o we_o be_v the_o circumcision_n which_o worship_n god_n in_o the_o spirit_n philip._n 3.3_o for_o it_o be_v true_a my_o brethren_n that_o god_n delight_v not_o in_o outward_a thing_n without_o a_o inward_a affection_n not_o in_o ceremony_n not_o in_o sacrament_n not_o in_o sacrifice_n not_o in_o his_o own_o people_n nay_o more_o christ_n acknowledge_v not_o the_o bless_a virgin_n to_o be_v his_o mother_n if_o she_o hear_v not_o his_o word_n and_o keep_v it_o luke_n 8.21_o whereby_o he_o do_v not_o reprove_v she_o but_o instruct_v other_o in_o this_o behalf_n it_o be_v not_o therefore_o succession_n from_o worthy_a person_n it_o be_v not_o birth_n from_o religious_a father_n it_o be_v not_o the_o splendour_n and_o dignity_n of_o a_o particular_a place_n upon_o which_o we_o may_v secure_o rest_v yet_o these_o these_o be_v thing_n and_o principal_a thing_n too_o wherein_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n do_v so_o confident_o repose_v and_o as_o the_o literal_a babylon_n esay_n 47.8_o so_o she_o the_o mystical_a babylon_n apocal._n 18.7_o glori_v in_o this_o manner_n and_o say_v i_o sit_v be_v queen_n and_o be_o no_o widow_n and_o shall_v see_v no_o mourning_n howbeit_o her_o destruction_n be_v ordain_v of_o old_a the_o sentence_n of_o condemnation_n be_v past_a the_o writ_n of_o execution_n be_v go_v forth_o the_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n shall_v hate_v the_o whore_n the_o sometime_o mother_n church_n now_o become_v a_o whore_n and_o make_v her_o desolate_a and_o naked_a and_o shall_v burn_v she_o with_o fire_n apoc._n 17.16_o i_o come_v now_o from_o the_o object_n we_o unto_o the_o quality_n thereof_o dead_a in_o sin_n there_o be_v a_o spiritual_a death_n of_o the_o soul_n a_o temporal_a of_o the_o body_n a_o eternal_a of_o both_o i_o speak_v not_o of_o the_o two_o latter_a they_o be_v death_n for_o sin_n not_o in_o sin_n of_o which_o alone_o my_o text_n do_v here_o peculiar_o entreat_v this_o spiritual_a death_n therefore_o of_o the_o soul_n in_o sin_n be_v sometime_o in_o thought_n only_o when_o we_o yield_v not_o consent_v thereunto_o for_o there_o be_v first_o suggestion_n either_o external_o from_o satan_n or_o internal_o from_o our_o concupiscence_n than_o delectation_n and_o final_o consent_v which_o proper_o bring_v sin_n unto_o her_o birth_n otherwise_o s._n bernard_n ask_v in_o the_o person_n of_o a_o regenerate_a man_n a_o fort_n iam_fw-la non_fw-la ago_o illa_fw-la sed_fw-la patior_fw-la si_fw-mi utique_fw-la non_fw-la consentio_fw-la mea_fw-la dixerim_fw-la peccata_fw-la non_fw-la quia_fw-la facere_fw-la sed_fw-la quia_fw-la sustineo_fw-la i_o be_o rather_o a_o patient_a than_o a_o agent_n in_o my_o sin_n etc._n etc._n sometime_o this_o spiritual_a death_n be_v in_o action_n to_o wit_n transient_a action_n for_o there_o be_v a_o immanent_a action_n before_o for_o a_o sin_n may_v be_v actual_a in_o the_o mind_n though_o not_o act_v in_o the_o body_n sometime_o this_o spiritual_a sin_n be_v in_o habit_n and_o custom_n when_o sin_n be_v not_o only_a inhabitant_n for_o so_o it_o be_v in_o all_o though_o not_o impute_v unto_o all_o it_o remain_v in_o act_n not_o in_o guilt_n but_o regnant_a in_o our_o soul_n of_o which_o our_o apostle_n speak_v in_o this_o manner_n let_v not_o sin_n reign_v in_o your_o mortal_a body_n that_o you_o shall_v obey_v it_o in_o the_o lust_n thereof_o neither_o give_v you_o your_o member_n as_o weapon_n of_o unrighteousness_n unto_o sin_n rom._n 6.12_o all_o these_o death_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v figure_v and_o represent_v in_o certain_a person_n who_o our_o saviour_n raise_v up_o from_o the_o death_n of_o the_o body_n the_o first_o in_o the_o centurion_n daughter_n mark_n 5.40_o her_o body_n lie_v yet_o in_o her_o father_n house_n and_o there_o she_o be_v raise_v up_o unto_o life_n the_o second_o in_o the_o widow_n son_n luke_n 7.12_o his_o body_n 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