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call_v natural_a wisdom_n or_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o flesh_n the_o further_o off_o they_o be_v from_o all_o true_a knowledge_n and_o wisdom_n of_o god_n for_o the_o wisdom_n of_o â—he_n flesh_n be_v death_n enmity_n against_o god_n not_o subject_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n neither_o indeed_o can_v be_v rom._n 8._o 6._o 7._o therefore_o elsewhere_o the_o apostle_n say_v that_o god_n have_v not_o choose_v many_o wise_a man_n after_o the_o flesh_n but_o the_o foolish_a thing_n of_o the_o woâ—ld_n and_o thing_n that_o be_v despise_v to_o bring_v to_o nought_o thing_n that_o be_v etc._n etc._n 1._o cor._n 1._o 26._o 27._o by_o the_o neuter_a gender_n here_o he_o mean_v the_o masculine_a and_o by_o thing_n he_o understand_v person_n as_o also_o we_o have_v the_o like_a phrase_n john_n 6._o 37._o colossian_n 1._o 20._o ephesian_n 1._o 10._o this_o be_v a_o point_n of_o great_a moment_n and_o the_o more_o worthy_a a_o little_a more_o to_o be_v insist_v upon_o because_o many_o natural_a 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in_o his_o name_n they_o have_v cast_v out_o devil_n who_o notwithstanding_o he_o will_v reject_v as_o mere_a natural_a and_o wicked_a man_n say_v unto_o they_o i_o never_o know_v you_o depart_v from_o i_o you_o worker_n of_o iniquity_n mat._n 7._o 22._o 23._o what_o shall_v we_o say_v of_o such_o man_n so_o high_o account_v of_o in_o the_o world_n so_o great_o advance_v so_o deep_o learn_v even_o in_o divinity_n and_o do_v so_o great_a thing_n be_v they_o all_o unwise_a be_v they_o all_o without_o understanding_n be_v they_o all_o fool_n yea_o very_o the_o scripture_n and_o god_n himself_o that_o be_v only_o wise_a and_o know_v best_a what_o man_n be_v have_v so_o pronounce_v of_o they_o man_n therefore_o need_v not_o fear_v to_o give_v the_o like_a sentence_n and_o judgement_n of_o such_o so_o long_o as_o they_o continue_v natural_a and_o wicked_a man_n themselves_o though_o they_o convert_v and_o make_v never_o so_o many_o other_o wise_a and_o righteous_a such_o sentence_n and_o judgement_n be_v not_o the_o sentence_n and_o judgement_n of_o man_n but_o of_o god_n this_o appear_v by_o the_o description_n of_o true_a wisdom_n in_o the_o word_n of_o god_n for_o paul_n by_o oppose_v the_o word_n unwise_a to_o the_o understanding_n of_o the_o will_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o say_v be_v not_o unwise_a but_o understand_v what_o the_o will_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v ephes_n 5._o 17._o do_v plain_o teach_v true_a wisdom_n to_o be_v understand_v the_o will_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o that_o all_o that_o do_v not_o understand_v what_o the_o will_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v be_v unwise_a but_o what_o will_v of_o the_o lord_n do_v the_o apostle_n mean_v only_o that_o that_o be_v reveal_v in_o his_o word_n therefore_o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o lord_n give_v wisdom_n unto_o the_o simple_a psal_n 19_o 7._o and_o that_o the_o scripture_n that_o be_v the_o word_n write_v be_v able_a to_o make_v man_n wise_a to_o salvation_n 2._o tim._n 3._o 15._o therefore_o also_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o be_v the_o keep_n of_o god_n commandment_n eccles_n 12._o 13._o be_v often_o call_v the_o beginning_n of_o wisdom_n or_o the_o chief_a and_o most_o principal_a wisdom_n job_n 28._o 28._o psal_n 111._o 10._o pro._n 1._o 7._o yea_o the_o truth_n be_v that_o there_o be_v no_o good_a and_o sound_a policy_n for_o the_o government_n of_o kingdom_n and_o common_a wealth_n but_o by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n therefore_o in_o this_o very_a case_n the_o prophet_n speak_v thus_o to_o the_o priest_n and_o prophet_n and_o doctor_n of_o the_o law_n that_o take_v upon_o they_o to_o be_v politician_n and_o state_n man_n without_o the_o word_n of_o god_n they_o have_v reject_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o what_o wisdom_n
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child_n there_o be_v but_o one_o among_o they_o all_o account_v the_o heir_n but_o the_o child_n of_o god_n though_o they_o be_v many_o even_o as_o the_o star_n of_o heaven_n and_o the_o sand_n by_o the_o seashore_n gen._n 15._o 5._o and_o 22._o 17._o yet_o they_o be_v all_o heir_n yea_o whereas_o great_a man_n have_v both_o son_n and_o daughter_n divide_v their_o inheritance_n for_o the_o most_o part_n only_o among_o their_o son_n though_o also_o of_o many_o son_n they_o make_v but_o one_o heir_n and_o do_v but_o give_v portion_n of_o money_n to_o their_o daughter_n here_o the_o daughter_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v heir_n as_o well_o as_o the_o son_n of_o god_n the_o reason_n of_o this_o community_n of_o inheritance_n of_o all_o the_o child_n of_o god_n be_v from_o the_o like_a communion_n betwixt_o christ_n himself_o and_o they_o the_o child_n of_o man_n be_v all_o and_o every_o one_o child_n in_o themselves_o they_o be_v not_o child_n by_o the_o elder_a or_o by_o the_o heir_n but_o 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peace_n for_o thou_o lord_n make_v i_o dwell_v in_o safety_n psal_n 4._o 8._o this_o peace_n of_o the_o child_n of_o god_n be_v not_o only_o common_a to_o they_o all_o neither_o only_o proper_a to_o they_o alone_o neither_o only_o always_o in_o they_o even_o in_o all_o trouble_n and_o in_o death_n itself_o in_o manner_n notwithstanding_o and_o with_o the_o exception_n before_o express_v but_o it_o be_v also_o accompany_v with_o great_a joy_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o such_o as_o none_o of_o the_o wicked_a do_v enjoy_v though_o they_o be_v king_n and_o prince_n or_o otherwise_o abound_v in_o all_o prosperity_n indeed_o common_o the_o state_n of_o the_o child_n of_o god_n be_v account_v the_o most_o lumpish_a dumpish_a heavy_a and_o solitary_a state_n of_o all_o other_o yea_o among_o many_o other_o thing_n that_o do_v discourage_v man_n from_o be_v the_o child_n of_o god_n this_o be_v not_o the_o least_o that_o they_o think_v there_o be_v no_o joy_n no_o mirth_n no_o gladness_n 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hathaliah_n that_o immediate_o after_o ahaziah_n usurp_v the_o kingdom_n all_o these_o seven_o king_n i_o say_v be_v evil_a and_o ungodly_a though_o some_o of_o they_o at_o their_o entrance_n into_o their_o kingdom_n make_v great_a show_n of_o godliness_n neither_o have_v any_o of_o these_o seven_o any_o good_a child_n for_o aught_o that_o we_o know_v but_o only_o ahaz_n who_o ezekiâ—h_v his_o son_n succeed_v yet_o in_o the_o day_n of_o hezekiah_n the_o lord_n comfort_v he_o against_o zenaherib_n and_o promise_v to_o save_v jerusalem_n for_o his_o own_o sake_n and_o for_o david_n his_o servant_n sake_n 2._o king_n 19_o 34._o so_o he_o note_v that_o all_o the_o former_a succession_n of_o evil_a king_n so_o long_o together_o even_o for_o the_o space_n of_o about_o 155_o year_n at_o least_o not_o much_o less_o have_v not_o disannul_v and_o make_v void_a the_o former_a covenant_n of_o god_n make_v with_o david_n yea_o we_o may_v say_v more_o that_o sometime_o the_o promise_n of_o the_o lord_n make_v to_o the_o wicked_a though_o indeed_o as_o they_o in_o some_o thing_n resemble_v the_o child_n of_o god_n be_v keep_v with_o their_o posterity_n and_o they_o also_o have_v the_o benefit_n of_o it_o this_o have_v be_v show_v before_o by_o the_o performance_n of_o god_n promise_v make_v to_o jehu_n even_o to_o his_o son_n afterward_o though_o all_o wicked_a to_o the_o four_o generation_n what_o a_o gracious_a privilege_n than_o be_v it_o to_o they_o that_o be_v the_o child_n of_o god_n indeed_o that_o even_o their_o child_n be_v by_o their_o parent_n within_o the_o covenant_n of_o god_n although_o also_o wicked_a child_n of_o good_a parent_n do_v deprive_v themselves_o of_o all_o benefit_n of_o god_n covenant_n touch_v the_o life_n to_o come_v yet_o they_o do_v receive_v many_o by_o the_o same_o covenant_n touch_v this_o present_a life_n ishmael_n have_v not_o only_o the_o seal_n of_o the_o covenant_n circumcision_n but_o for_o the_o covenant_n sake_n make_v with_o 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that_o i_o may_v answer_v he_o that_o reprove_v i_o pro._n 27._o 11._o and_o 29._o 3._o sometime_o also_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o good_a child_n become_v parent_n to_o their_o parent_n by_o relieve_v they_o in_o their_o necessity_n and_o help_v they_o in_o their_o outward_a state_n so_o joseph_n be_v say_v to_o have_v nourish_v his_o father_n jacob_n and_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o son_n and_o their_o family_n gen._n 45._o 18._o and_o 47._o 12._o so_o likewise_o ruth_n be_v a_o great_a help_n for_o maintenance_n to_o her_o mother_n in_o law_n naomi_n and_o much_o other_o comfort_n have_v naomi_n by_o she_o in_o her_o old_a age_n the_o contrary_n be_v manifest_a of_o wicked_a child_n both_o by_o many_o sentence_n in_o the_o proverb_n before_o allege_v and_o also_o by_o many_o example_n of_o ishmael_n esau_n the_o son_n of_o eli_n hophni_n and_o phine_n as_o amnon_n and_o absalon_n the_o son_n of_o david_n and_o of_o many_o other_o as_o it_o be_v thus_o between_o the_o husband_n and_o the_o wife_n and_o parent_n and_o child_n that_o be_v themselves_o the_o child_n of_o god_n so_o the_o master_n and_o servant_n that_o be_v the_o child_n of_o god_n have_v much_o great_a benefit_n one_o by_o another_o then_o wicked_a master_n and_o servant_n have_v for_o how_o great_a be_v the_o mutual_a comfort_n both_o that_o abraham_n have_v by_o the_o faithful_a service_n that_o his_o servant_n perform_v who_o he_o employ_v about_o a_o wife_n for_o his_o son_n isaac_n and_o also_o that_o the_o same_o servant_n have_v by_o the_o former_a instruction_n and_o example_n of_o abraham_n whereby_o no_o doubt_n he_o be_v bring_v to_o make_v such_o conscience_n of_o faithful_a service_n unto_o abraham_n for_o do_v not_o the_o lord_n himself_o say_v of_o abraham_n i_o know_v he_o that_o he_o will_v command_v his_o servant_n and_o his_o house_n after_o he_o that_o they_o keep_v the_o way_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o do_v righteousness_n and_o judgement_n gen._n 18._o 19_o yea_o 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