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〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n that_o be_v in_o a_o literal_a construction_n god_n therefore_o pass_v over_o the_o time_n of_o ignorance_n as_o if_o he_o see_v they_o not_o do_v now_o command_v all_o man_n every_o where_o to_o repent_v which_o you_o may_v conceive_v thus_o by_o this_o kind_n of_o vulgar_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o sensible_a proceed_n in_o god_n god_n always_o be_v essential_o and_o perfect_o every_o one_o of_o his_o attribute_n wisdom_n justice_n mercy_n etc._n etc._n but_o yet_o be_v say_v at_o one_o time_n to_o be_v peculiar_o one_o attribute_n at_o another_o time_n another_o i._n e._n to_o be_v at_o one_o time_n actual_o just_a at_o another_o time_n actual_o merciful_a according_a to_o his_o determination_n to_o the_o object_n as_o when_o god_n fix_v his_o eye_n upon_o a_o rebellious_a people_n who_o sin_n be_v ripe_a for_o his_o justice_n he_o than_o execute_v his_o vengeance_n on_o they_o as_o on_o sodom_n when_o he_o fix_v his_o eye_n upon_o a_o penitent_a 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not_o be_v render_v by_o way_n of_o opposition_n he_o wink_v then_o but_o now_o command_v as_o if_o their_o former_a ignorance_n be_v justifiable_a and_o a_o account_n of_o knowledge_n shall_v only_o be_v exact_v from_o we_o and_o in_o the_o second_o place_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o word_n read_v but_o this_o once_o in_o all_o the_o new_a testament_n must_v be_v render_v not_o wink_v at_o but_o look_v over_o or_o not_o insist_v upon_o as_o when_o we_o fix_v our_o eye_n upon_o a_o hill_n we_o suffer_v they_o not_o to_o dwell_v on_o the_o valley_n on_o this_o side_n of_o it_o because_o we_o look_v earnest_o on_o the_o hill_n now_o if_o this_o be_v not_o the_o common_a attical_a acception_n of_o it_o yet_o it_o will_v seem_v agreeable_a to_o the_o pen_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n in_o which_o whosoever_o will_v observe_v may_v find_v word_n and_o phrase_n which_o perhaps_o the_o attic_a purity_n perhaps_o grammar_n will_v not_o approve_v of_o and_o yet_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o classic_a authority_n may_v be_v bring_v where_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d shall_v signify_v not_o a_o wink_a or_o not_o take_v notice_n of_o but_o a_o look_v far_o a_o not_o rest_v in_o this_o but_o a_o drive_v high_o for_o so_o it_o be_v render_v by_o stephanus_n ad_fw-la ulteriora_fw-la oculos_fw-la convertere_fw-la and_o then_o the_o phrase_n shall_v be_v as_o proper_a as_o the_o sense_n the_o greek_a as_o authentical_a as_o the_o doctrine_n that_o god_n look_v over_o and_o not_o insist_v upon_o the_o ignorance_n of_o the_o former_a heathen_a at_o christ_n come_n enter_v a_o covenant_n with_o their_o successor_n the_o condition_n of_o which_o be_v that_o every_o man_n every_o where_o shall_v repent_v and_o this_o be_v make_v good_a by_o the_o gr._n schol._n arcâ—as_fw-la of_o the_o n._n t._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n that_o be_v speak_v not_o that_o the_o former_a heathen_a shall_v be_v unpunished_a but_o that_o their_o successor_n to_o who_o st._n paul_n preach_v if_o they_o will_v repent_v shall_v not_o be_v call_v to_o a_o account_n of_o their_o ignorance_n shall_v not_o fare_v the_o worse_a for_o the_o ignorance_n of_o their_o father_n and_o at_o this_o drive_v also_o chrysostome_n 4._o out_o of_o who_o the_o scholiast_n may_v seem_v to_o have_v borrow_v it_o their_o whole_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d glean_n out_o of_o the_o father_n before_o they_o i_o may_v far_o prove_v the_o necessity_n of_o this_o interpretation_n if_o it_o be_v require_v of_o i_o and_o thus_o far_o i_o have_v stay_v you_o to_o prove_v it_o because_o our_o english_a be_v somewhat_o imperfect_a in_o the_o expression_n of_o it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v aristotle_n two_o cube_n be_v not_o a_o cube_fw-la but_o another_o figure_n very_o different_a from_o it_o and_o indeed_o our_o english_a translation_n by_o make_v two_o proposition_n of_o this_o verse_n have_v vary_v the_o native_a single_a proposition_n 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