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therefore_o do_v god_n seem_v sometime_o to_o disregard_n and_o reject_v his_o own_o child_n to_o try_v the_o sincerity_n of_o their_o confidence_n in_o he_o and_o whether_o they_o will_v cease_v to_o depend_v upon_o he_o because_o he_o seem_v not_o to_o provide_v for_o they_o 109._o nec_fw-la iratumcolere_fw-la destitit_fw-la numen_fw-la virtus_fw-la fidei_fw-la credere_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la vides_fw-la merces_fw-la fidei_fw-la videre_fw-la quod_fw-la credis_fw-la aug._n in_o ps_n 109._o they_o who_o depend_v upon_o god_n continual_o depend_v upon_o he_o true_o god_n make_v it_o appear_v to_o all_o the_o world_n that_o his_o people_n serve_v not_o he_o to_o serve_v their_o own_o turn_n upon_o he_o and_o that_o they_o be_v neither_o hireling_n nor_o changeling_n it_o be_v the_o efficacy_n of_o faith_n to_o believe_v what_o we_o see_v not_o and_o the_o reward_n of_o faith_n to_o see_v what_o we_o believe_v how_o improvident_a be_v those_o mere_a professor_n and_o appear_a 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judgement_n a_o unjust_a judge_n be_v a_o solecism_n a_o contradiction_n a_o judge_n shall_v be_v the_o law_n enliven_v to_o this_o end_n judge_n must_v be_v godly_a righteousness_n will_v not_o stand_v without_o religion_n jethro_n advice_n to_o moses_n be_v choose_v man_n fear_v god_n exod._n 18.21_o let_v the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v upon_o you_o say_v jehoshaphat_n to_o the_o judge_n 2_o chr._n 19.6_o 7._o the_o aethiopian_n apprehend_v that_o the_o angel_n attend_v on_o all_o judicatories_n and_o therefore_o as_o i_o have_v read_v of_o they_o they_o leave_v twelve_o chair_n empty_a in_o the_o judgement-place_n which_o they_o say_v be_v the_o seat_n of_o the_o angel_n but_o judge_n must_v believe_v that_o a_o great_a than_o the_o angel_n be_v there_o 2._o impartial_a he_o must_v not_o respect_v the_o person_n of_o the_o poor_a nor_o honour_v the_o person_n of_o the_o mighty_a leu._n 19.15_o and_o deut._n 1.17_o he_o must_v hear_v the_o small_a as_o well_o as_o the_o great_a 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