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they_o can_v but_o be_v sensible_a how_o much_o they_o have_v lose_v that_o kingdom_n which_o every_o good_a man_n have_v in_o the_o tranquillity_n of_o his_o spirit_n and_o the_o command_n of_o his_o passion_n 6._o the_o time_n that_o god_n spare_v wicked_a man_n be_v not_o so_o long_o as_o we_o think_v for_o it_o be_v all_o one_o as_o plutarch_n say_v as_o if_o we_o shall_v complain_v that_o the_o malefactor_n be_v punish_v in_o the_o evening_n and_o not_o in_o the_o morning_n god_n forbearance_n be_v but_o for_o a_o very_a little_a time_n compare_v with_o his_o own_o duration_n we_o measure_v god_n by_o the_o short_a hourglass_n of_o our_o own_o time_n when_o we_o be_v so_o ready_a to_o confine_v he_o to_o our_o measure_n the_o time_n seem_v long_o to_o we_o but_o it_o be_v as_o nothing_o in_o its_o self_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o whole_a life_n of_o man_n compare_v with_o eternity_n be_v nothing_o beside_o all_o this_o time_n god_n suffer_v wicked_a man_n to_o live_v here_o he_o have_v they_o under_o safe_a custody_n he_o do_v but_o let_v they_o take_v the_o air_n within_o the_o prison-wall_n or_o it_o may_v be_v they_o may_v play_v and_o sport_n themselves_o there_o but_o there_o be_v no_o possibility_n of_o escape_v out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o divine_a justice_n 7._o god_n forbear_v wicked_a man_n here_o because_o the_o time_n be_v to_o come_v wherein_o god_n intend_v to_o punish_v they_o this_o be_v the_o high_a vindication_n of_o divine_a providence_n as_o to_o the_o present_a impunity_n of_o wicked_a man_n in_o the_o world_n because_o this_o be_v not_o the_o proper_a season_n for_o the_o open_a execution_n of_o justice._n there_o be_v but_o few_o in_o comparison_n who_o justice_n cause_v to_o be_v execute_v in_o the_o â—rison_n of_o what_o be_v reserve_v for_o the_o general_a assize_n god_n reserve_v they_o for_o a_o fair_a and_o open_a trial_n for_o the_o great_a vindication_n of_o his_o honour_n and_o manifestation_n of_o his_o justice_n 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according_a to_o its_o performance_n of_o it_o and_o as_o he_o before_o speak_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o same_o reason_n which_o confirm_v providence_n do_v likewise_o confirm_v the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o if_o one_o be_v take_v away_o the_o other_o follow_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o if_o the_o soul_n do_v subsist_v after_o death_n it_o stand_v to_o the_o great_a reason_n that_o it_o shall_v there_o receive_v either_o reward_n or_o punishment_n thus_o we_o see_v how_o far_o natural_a light_n and_o moral_a reason_n will_v carry_v man_n in_o the_o vindicate_a divine_a providence_n as_o to_o the_o present_a impunity_n of_o wicked_a man_n the_o other_o part_n which_o concern_v the_o suffering_n of_o good_a man_n be_v not_o of_o so_o great_a difficulty_n because_o there_o be_v none_o so_o good_a 22._o as_o