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world_n and_o therefore_o we_o find_v the_o church_n or_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n in_o scripture_n frequent_o compare_v to_o a_o net_n cast_v into_o the_o sea_n gather_v every_o kind_n of_o fish_n both_o good_a and_o bad_a matth._n 13.47_o both_o sort_n be_v embrace_v in_o the_o bosom_n of_o this_o net_n and_o no_o perfect_a separation_n can_v be_v make_v until_o it_o be_v draw_v to_o shore_n at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n and_o then_o the_o good_a will_v be_v gather_v into_o vessel_n and_o the_o bad_a cast_n away_o as_o it_o be_v there_o express_v again_o it_o be_v compare_v to_o a_o floor_n wherein_o be_v both_o chaff_n and_o wheat_n luk._n 3.17_o and_o these_o will_v be_v mix_v together_o until_o the_o last_o discriminate_v day_n and_o then_o shall_v the_o wheat_n be_v gather_v into_o the_o garner_n and_o the_o chaff_n burn_v up_o with_o unquenchable_a fire_n again_o it_o be_v compare_v to_o a_o field_n wherein_o there_o grow_v tare_n as_o well_o as_o corn_n matth._n 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still_o imperfect_a not_o only_o from_o a_o mixture_n of_o person_n but_o from_o a_o mixture_n in_o person_n as_o we_o know_v but_o in_o part_n so_o we_o love_v but_o in_o part_n we_o fear_v we_o obey_v god_n but_o in_o part_n and_o with_o our_o profession_n of_o faith_n we_o have_v need_v also_o to_o prefer_v that_o humble_a petition_n mark_v 9.24_o lord_n i_o believe_v help_v thou_o my_o unbelief_n second_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n may_v be_v consider_v in_o its_o perfection_n and_o consummation_n and_o so_o it_o be_v triumphant_a in_o heaven_n and_o this_o consist_v of_o such_o glorious_a angel_n as_o never_o fall_v and_o of_o such_o glorify_a saint_n who_o be_v raise_v from_o their_o fall_n and_o restore_v to_o a_o far_o better_a condition_n than_o what_o they_o lose_v this_o be_v the_o most_o glorious_a part_n of_o god_n kingdom_n here_o be_v his_o throne_n especial_o establish_v and_o here_o it_o be_v that_o he_o display_v himself_o in_o the_o splendour_n of_o his_o majesty_n 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foot_n of_o god_n and_o make_v their_o chief_a excellency_n itself_o do_v homage_n to_o he_o that_o be_v king_n of_o king_n and_o lord_n of_o lord_n and_o so_o shall_v we_o in_o all_o our_o serve_v of_o god_n do_v it_o with_o reverence_n and_o godly_a fear_n preserve_v upon_o our_o heart_n a_o awful_a sense_n and_o regard_n of_o the_o dreadful_a majesty_n before_o who_o we_o appear_v six_o the_o will_n of_o god_n be_v do_v in_o heaven_n with_o constancy_n and_o perseverance_n they_o serve_v god_n day_n and_o night_n rev._n 7.15_o and_o be_v never_o weary_a of_o his_o work_n no_o more_o than_o they_o be_v of_o their_o own_o happiness_n for_o his_o service_n be_v their_o happiness_n and_o their_o obedience_n their_o glory_n and_o thus_o shall_v we_o pray_v and_o endeavour_v that_o we_o may_v do_v the_o will_n of_o god_n constant_o and_o persevere_o for_o it_o be_v perseverance_n that_o crown_v all_o other_o grace_n and_o god_n have_v promise_v to_o crown_v our_o perseverance_n with_o 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petition_n contain_v herein_o as_o i_o say_v in_o the_o beginning_n be_v such_o as_o immediate_o concern_v god_n glory_n or_o such_o as_o immediate_o concern_v our_o good_a the_o first_o i_o have_v already_o consider_v i_o now_o come_v to_o treat_v of_o those_o petition_n which_o immediate_o concern_v our_o own_o good_a and_o that_o be_v either_o our_o temporal_a or_o our_o spiritual_a good_a our_o temporal_a good_a in_o pray_v for_o our_o daily_a bread_n our_o spiritual_a good_a in_o the_o two_o last_o petition_n wherein_o we_o pray_v for_o the_o forgiveness_n of_o our_o sin_n past_a and_o for_o deliverance_n from_o sin_n for_o time_n to_o come_v i_o begin_v with_o the_o first_o of_o these_o our_o request_n or_o petition_n for_o temporal_a blessing_n contain_v in_o the_o four_o petition_n give_v we_o this_o day_n our_o daily_a bread_n and_o here_o i_o shall_v consider_v first_o the_o order_n and_o then_o the_o petition_n itself_o first_o the_o order_n and_o that_o be_v remarkable_a 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israel_n there_o be_v no_o god_n like_o unto_o thou_o in_o heaven_n above_o or_o in_o the_o earth_n beneath_o who_o keep_v covenant_n and_o mercy_n with_o thy_o servant_n thus_o jehosaphat_n 2_o chron._n 20.6_o o_o lord_n god_n of_o our_o father_n be_v not_o thou_o god_n in_o heaven_n and_o rule_a not_o thou_o over_o all_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o heathen_n and_o in_o thy_o hand_n be_v there_o not_o power_n and_o may_v so_o hezekiah_n 2_o king_n 19.15_o o_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n who_o dwell_v between_o the_o cherubim_n thou_o be_v god_n even_o thou_o alone_o who_o have_v make_v heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o so_o the_o prophet_n jerem._n 32.17_o ah_o lord_n god_n behold_v thou_o have_v make_v the_o heaven_n and_o the_o earth_n by_o thy_o great_a power_n and_o stretched-out_a arm_n and_o there_o be_v nothing_o too_o hard_o for_o thou_o the_o great_a the_o mighty_a god_n the_o lord_n of_o host_n be_v his_o name_n great_a in_o counsel_n and_o mighty_a in_o work_v and_o thus_o our_o 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ever_o and_o therefore_o the_o most_o wicked_a of_o all_o god_n creature_n be_v still_o his_o subject_n not_o subject_a indeed_o to_o his_o law_n for_o so_o they_o break_v his_o bond_n asunder_o and_o cast_v away_o his_o cord_n from_o they_o but_o they_o be_v subject_a to_o his_o power_n and_o providence_n and_o that_o in_o three_o respect_n as_o it_o grant_v permission_n as_o it_o impose_v restraint_n and_o as_o it_o inflict_v punishment_n first_o all_z be_v god_n subject_n in_o that_o they_o can_v do_v nothing_o without_o his_o permission_n neither_o the_o devil_n that_o arch-creature_n nor_o the_o worst_a of_o his_o instrument_n can_v so_o much_o as_o touch_v a_o hair_n of_o our_o head_n unless_o leave_v be_v grant_v they_o yea_o we_o find_v that_o a_o whole_a legion_n of_o devil_n after_o they_o be_v dispossess_v of_o their_o usurp_a abode_n dare_v not_o so_o much_o as_o house_n themselves_o in_o a_o herd_n of_o swine_n without_o first_o crave_v leave_n of_o our_o saviour_n mark_v 5.12_o and_o all_o the_o villainy_n and_o outrages_a that_o have_v ever_o be_v commit_v in_o the_o world_n have_v have_v their_o pass_n from_o god_n permission_n without_o which_o the_o lust_n of_o man_n as_o furious_a and_o eager_a as_o they_o be_v must_v needs_o have_v miscarry_v womb_n and_o dry_a breast_n nor_o be_v it_o any_o taint_n at_o all_o to_o the_o pure_a holiness_n of_o god_n that_o he_o do_v thus_o permit_v the_o wickedness_n of_o man_n which_o if_o he_o please_v he_o may_v prevent_v for_o though_o we_o be_v oblige_v to_o keep_v other_o from_o sin_n when_o it_o lie_v in_o our_o power_n to_o do_v it_o yet_o no_o such_o obligation_n lie_v upon_o god_n though_o he_o can_v keep_v the_o wicked_a wretch_n on_o earth_n from_o ever_o sin_v any_o more_o yet_o he_o permit_v wise_o for_o the_o great_a advancement_n of_o his_o own_o glory_n and_o the_o exercise_n of_o his_o people_n grace_n and_o at_o the_o last_o he_o punish_v just_o second_o his_o kingdom_n be_v over_o all_o in_o 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measure_n which_o they_o can_v neither_o fill_v without_o his_o permission_n nor_o exceed_v because_o of_o his_o restraint_n three_o god_n declare_v his_o kingdom_n to_o be_v over_o all_o by_o inflict_v deserve_v punishment_n on_o the_o most_o stubborn_a and_o rebellious_a sinner_n though_o they_o transgress_v his_o law_n and_o provoke_v his_o holiness_n yet_o they_o shall_v never_o outbrave_v his_o justice_n but_o he_o will_v certain_o humble_v they_o if_o not_o to_o repentance_n yet_o to_o hell_n and_o perdition_n luke_n 19.17_o those_o my_o enemy_n that_o will_v not_o that_o i_o shall_v reign_v over_o they_o bring_v they_o hither_o and_o slay_v they_o before_o i_o and_o therefore_o we_o see_v how_o god_n have_v erect_v trophy_n and_o monument_n to_o the_o praise_n of_o his_o dread_a power_n and_o servere_fw-la justice_n out_o of_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o most_o proud_a and_o insolent_a sinner_n pharaoh_n who_o be_v both_o the_o great_a type_n and_o instrument_n of_o the_o devil_n how_o do_v god_n break_v that_o stubborn_a wretch_n with_o plague_n upon_o plague_n and_o one_o misery_n after_o another_o for_o to_o this_o very_a purpose_n god_n set_v he_o up_o that_o he_o may_v show_v his_o sign_n and_o wonder_n upon_o he_o and_o thus_o god_n deal_v with_o many_o other_o in_o this_o life_n by_o some_o signal_n and_o remarkable_a punishment_n make_v they_o example_n to_o deter_v other_o from_o the_o like_a crime_n but_o thus_o he_o deal_v with_o all_o his_o rebel_n in_o hell_n for_o even_o that_o be_v one_o and_o a_o large_a part_n of_o his_o kingdom_n it_o be_v his_o prison_n wherein_o he_o have_v shut_v up_o all_o his_o malefactor_n who_o his_o grim_a sergeant_n death_n have_v arrest_v it_o be_v the_o great_a slaughter-house_n of_o soul_n and_o the_o shop_n of_o justice_n devil_n be_v there_o his_o executioner_n and_o fire_n and_o rack_n and_o torment_v the_o due_a guerdon_n of_o those_o impenitent_a rebel_n who_o shake_v off_o his_o yoke_n and_o cast_v of_o his_o cord_n from_o they_o be_v crush_v for_o ever_o under_o the_o insupportable_a load_n of_o his_o wrath_n and_o bind_v in_o chain_n of_o massy_a darkness_n reserve_v for_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o great_a day_n thus_o we_o see_v god_n universal_a kingdom_n consist_v of_o three_o great_a province_n heaven_n earth_n and_o hell_n in_o heaven_n only_a grace_n and_o mercy_n reign_v on_o earth_n both_o mercy_n and_o justice_n in_o the_o various_a dispensation_n of_o they_o towards_o the_o son_n of_o man_n in_o hell_n pure_a and_o unmixed_a justice_n triumph_n in_o the_o eternal_a damnation_n of_o his_o apostate_n creature_n this_o be_v god_n universal_a kingdom_n but_o second_o beside_o this_o god_n have_v a_o peculiar_a kingdom_n and_o that_o be_v his_o kingdom_n of_o grace_n which_o though_o it_o be_v not_o so_o large_a and_o extensive_a as_o the_o
be_v every_o way_n perfect_a perfect_a in_o the_o full_a number_n of_o its_o subject_n and_o every_o subject_a perfect_a in_o his_o entire_a and_o complete_a reward_n his_o soul_n make_v for_o ever_o bless_v in_o the_o beatifical_a vision_n of_o god_n and_o his_o body_n make_v unconceivable_o glorious_a by_o the_o redundancy_n of_o that_o glory_n that_o fill_v his_o soul_n and_o both_o shall_v remain_v for_o ever_o with_o the_o lord_n and_o thus_o you_o see_v what_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n be_v both_o universal_a and_o peculiar_a the_o kingdom_n of_o his_o power_n and_o the_o kingdom_n of_o his_o grace_n and_o that_o as_o it_o be_v militant_a here_o on_o earth_n both_o visible_a and_o invisible_a and_o as_o it_o be_v triumphant_a in_o heaven_n the_o next_o thing_n in_o order_n be_v to_o show_v how_o this_o kingdom_n of_o god_n be_v say_v to_o come_v this_o word_n come_v imply_v that_o we_o pray_v for_o a_o kingdom_n that_o be_v yet_o in_o its_o progress_n and_o have_v not_o yet_o attain_v the_o high_a pitch_n of_o that_o perfection_n which_o be_v expect_v and_o desire_v for_o that_o which_o be_v yet_o to_o come_v be_v not_o as_o yet_o arrive_v to_o that_o state_n in_o which_o it_o be_v to_o be_v and_o therefore_o we_o do_v not_o so_o proper_o pray_v that_o the_o universal_a kingdom_n of_o god_n shall_v come_v for_o his_o dominion_n over_o the_o creature_n be_v actual_o the_o same_o and_o shall_v be_v so_o for_o ever_o but_o more_o especial_o we_o pray_v that_o the_o peculiar_a kingdom_n of_o god_n shall_v come_v and_o that_o as_o to_o both_o part_n of_o it_o militant_a and_o triumphant_a now_o this_o peculiar_a kingdom_n be_v say_v to_o come_v in_o three_o respect_n first_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o mean_n of_o grace_n and_o salvation_n for_o where_o these_o be_v right_o dispense_v i_o mean_v the_o holy_a word_n and_o sacrament_n there_o be_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n begin_v and_o erect_v and_o therefore_o we_o find_v it_o call_v the_o word_n of_o the_o 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the_o church_n of_o christ_n may_v be_v keep_v from_o error_n schism_n superstition_n and_o idolatry_n and_o that_o true_a doctrine_n and_o due_a discipline_n may_v be_v continue_v in_o they_o to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n q._n but_o may_v we_o not_o pray_v also_o for_o the_o church_n triumphant_a in_o heaven_n a._n we_o may_v for_o the_o fulfil_n of_o what_o be_v promise_v 1._o first_o that_o the_o number_n of_o they_o may_v be_v complete_v 2._o second_o that_o their_o person_n may_v be_v complete_v that_o the_o body_n of_o those_o saint_n which_o now_o sleep_v in_o the_o dust_n may_v be_v raise_v unite_a to_o their_o soul_n and_o both_o make_v eternal_o glorious_a in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n q._n be_v not_o this_o pray_n for_o the_o dead_a so_o just_o condemn_v of_o popish_a superstition_n a._n no_o for_o we_o pray_v not_o for_o another_o state_n as_o the_o papist_n do_v when_o they_o pray_v for_o soul_n to_o be_v deliver_v out_o of_o purgatory_n but_o we_o pray_v for_o 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testament_n wherein_o he_o have_v reveal_v to_o we_o the_o duty_n we_o ought_v to_o perform_v for_o the_o obtain_n of_o eternal_a life_n q._n how_o do_v these_o two_o will_n differ_v a._n 1._o first_o in_o that_o there_o be_v many_o thing_n which_o god_n will_v by_o his_o will_n of_o purpose_n that_o he_o have_v not_o will_v by_o his_o will_n of_o precept_n for_o god_n command_v nothing_o but_o what_o be_v holy_a yet_o he_o purpose_v to_o permit_v many_o thing_n that_o be_v evil._n 2._o second_o in_o that_o we_o may_v effectual_o resist_v his_o will_n of_o precept_n so_o as_o to_o hinder_v the_o accomplishment_n of_o it_o as_o we_o do_v whensoever_o we_o sin_n but_o we_o can_v resist_v the_o will_n of_o god_n purpose_n though_o many_o time_n to_o endeavour_v it_o be_v our_o indispensible_a duty_n q._n ought_v not_o the_o will_n of_o the_o creature_n to_o be_v conform_v to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n in_o all_o thing_n a._n yes_o to_o the_o will_n of_o his_o precept_n for_o that_o alone_o 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the_o saint_n in_o scripture_n pray_v for_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o this_o will_n of_o god_n as_o in_o 1_o sam._n 3.18_o and_o samuel_n tell_v he_o every_o whit_n and_o hide_v nothing_o from_o he_o and_o he_o say_v it_o be_v the_o lord_n let_v he_o do_v what_o seem_v he_o good_a 2_o sam._n 15.26_o but_o if_o he_o thus_o say_v i_o have_v no_o delight_n in_o thou_o behold_v here_o be_o i_o let_v he_o do_v to_o i_o as_o seem_v good_a unto_o he_o act_n 21.14_o and_o when_o he_o will_v not_o be_v persuade_v we_o cease_v say_v the_o will_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v do_v and_o our_o saviour_n luke_n 22.42_o say_v father_n if_o thou_o be_v willing_a remove_v this_o cup_n from_o i_o nevertheless_o
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it_o second_o their_o obedience_n be_v cheerful_a not_o extort_a by_o fear_n or_o suffering_n three_o they_o do_v the_o will_n of_o god_n with_o zeal_n and_o ardency_n psal_n 104.4_o who_o make_v his_o angel_n spirit_n his_o minister_n a_o flame_a fire_n four_o they_o do_v it_o with_o celerity_n and_o ready_a dispatch_n and_o therefore_o the_o angel_n be_v often_o in_o scripture_n describe_v to_o have_v wing_n five_o the_o will_n of_o god_n be_v do_v in_o heaven_n with_o all_o possible_a prostration_n and_o reverence_n rev._n 4.10_o the_o four_o and_o twenty_o elder_n fall_v down_o before_o he_o that_o sit_v on_o the_o throne_n and_o worship_v he_o that_o live_v for_o ever_o and_o ever_o and_o cast_v their_o crown_n before_o the_o throne_n say_v six_o the_o will_n of_o god_n be_v do_v in_o heaven_n with_o constancy_n and_o perseverance_n rev._n 7.15_o therefore_o be_v they_o before_o the_o throne_n of_o god_n and_o serve_v he_o day_n and_o night_n in_o his_o temple_n and_o he_o that_o 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