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qualification_n i._o a_o excellent_a people_n so_o the_o original_a in_o the_o text_n import_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quod_fw-la est_fw-la praestare_fw-la as_o grotius_n note_n come_v from_o a_o greek_a word_n which_o signify_v to_o excel_v so_o david_n esteem_v of_o the_o saint_n however_o the_o world_n account_v they_o but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d offscouring_a 13._o 1_o cor._n 4._o 13._o and_o no_o wonder_n for_o wicked_a man_n esteem_v christ_n himself_o to_o have_v no_o form_n or_o comeliness_n etc._n etc._n as_o a_o excellent_a generation_n excellent_a in_o respect_n 3._o isa_n 53._o 2._o psal_n 16._o 3._o of_o that_o image_n of_o god_n they_o bear_v and_o those_o relation_n they_o stand_v in_o to_o he_o solomon_n pass_v the_o same_o judgement_n upon_o the_o saint_n prov._n 12._o 26._o the_o righteous_a say_v he_o
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shall_v hide_v i_o in_o his_o pavilion_n in_o the_o secret_a of_o his_o 5._o psal_n 27._o 5._o tabernacle_n shall_v he_o hide_v i_o he_o shall_v set_v i_o upon_o a_o rock_n and_o so_o elsewhere_o he_o say_v thou_o shall_v hide_v they_o in_o the_o secret_a of_o thy_o presence_n from_o 9_o psal_n 31._o 20._o psal_n 143._o 9_o the_o pride_n of_o man_n and_o deliver_v i_o o_o lord_n from_o my_o enemy_n i_o fly_v unto_o thou_o to_o hide_v i_o god_n hide_v good_a josiah_n lay_v he_o up_o under_o ground_n as_o many_o do_v their_o plate_n and_o jewel_n in_o time_n of_o war_n safe_a from_o 30._o 2_o king_n 22._o 30._o the_o evil_a to_o come_v he_o hide_v jonah_n in_o the_o whale_n belly_n from_o the_o rage_n and_o fury_n of_o the_o water_n observe_v deut._n 32._o 9_o 10._o for_o the_o lord_n portion_n be_v his_o people_n he_o find_v he_o in_o a_o desert_n land_n in_o the_o waste_a bowl_a wilderness_n he_o lead_v he_o about_o he_o instruct_v he_o he_o keep_v he_o as_o the_o apple_n of_o his_o 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to_o receive_v at_o least_o 3._o jam._n 4._o 3._o not_o at_o present_a or_o they_o ask_v amiss_o as_o to_o the_o manner_n 5._o in_o regard_n of_o a_o peculiar_a covenant_n which_o god_n have_v make_v with_o they_o i_o mean_v the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n indeed_o all_o profess_v christianity_n be_v i_o conceive_v within_o the_o covenant_n in_o respect_n of_o outward_a administration_n and_o privilege_n but_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o covenant_n remission_n justification_n adoption_n and_o the_o rest_n belong_v only_o to_o the_o elect-regenerate_a god_n peculiar_a the_o conditional_a covenant_n be_v in_o the_o 8._o ezek._n 16._o 8._o dispensation_n of_o the_o gospel_n offer_v to_o all_o and_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o covenant_n upon_o the_o condition_n but_o there_o be_v a_o peculiar_a people_n in_o behalf_n of_o who_o god_n have_v undertake_v for_o the_o work_n of_o the_o condition_n in_o they_o as_o well_o as_o bestow_v the_o benefit_n upon_o they_o jer._n 31._o 33._o but_o this_o 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this_o account_n he_o must_v account_v himself_o behold_v to_o man_n for_o it_o who_o determine_v himself_o to_o accept_v of_o those_o offer_n all_o which_o will_v otherwise_o have_v be_v in_o vain_a and_o ineffectual_a it_o will_v be_v most_o easy_a to_o answer_v that_o question_n of_o the_o apostle_n 1_o cor._n 4._o 7._o who_o make_v thou_o to_o differ_v or_o what_o have_v thou_o which_o thou_o have_v not_o receive_v lord_n may_v the_o soul_n say_v i_o have_v this_o actual_a acceptance_n of_o thy_o grace_n offer_v which_o i_o never_o receive_v but_o scripture_n have_v teach_v we_o the_o contrary_a language_n it_o be_v god_n which_o work_v in_o we_o both_o to_o will_v and_o to_o do_v of_o his_o own_o good_a pleasure_n phil._n 2._o 13._o therefore_o we_o can_v will_v before_o grace_n because_o grace_n work_v the_o will_n so_o to_o assert_v any_o fore-seen_a condition_n in_o we_o as_o the_o motive_n of_o god_n eternal_a love_n be_v to_o rob_v god_n of_o the_o glory_n which_o he_o have_v 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may_v design_n to_o do_v they_o good_a but_o to_o the_o the_o special_a love_n and_o friendship_n of_o god_n to_o and_o delight_n in_o his_o creature_n which_o can_v be_v till_o justice_n be_v satisfy_v and_o reconciliation_n perfect_v by_o christ_n 2_o cor._n 5._o 19_o rom._n 3._o 25._o that_o be_v his_o justice_n in_o punish_v sin_n and_o ephes_n 2._o 15_o 16._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v chrysostom_n reconciliation_n suppose_v enmity_n and_o make_v peace_n include_v opposition_n till_o which_o be_v remove_v the_o holiness_n and_o justice_n of_o god_n permit_v not_o the_o salvation_n of_o any_o sinner_n 3._o pardon_v and_o justification_n from_o guilt_n rom._n 3._o 24._o we_o be_v say_v to_o be_v justify_v free_o by_o his_o grace_n free_o in_o respect_n of_o we_o who_o confer_v nothing_o to_o it_o by_o grace_n in_o respect_n of_o divine_a acceptation_n of_o this_o price_n pay_v by_o christ_n yet_o by_o justice_n and_o merit_n if_o we_o respect_v christ_n who_o come_v into_o the_o world_n to_o die_v and_o by_o death_n to_o purchase_v our_o pardon_n rom._n 5._o 9_o so_o then_o justice_n be_v satisfy_v god_n reconcile_v and_o guilt_n remove_v by_o the_o undertake_n of_o christ_n the_o design_n of_o save_a sinner_n for_o which_o he_o come_v into_o the_o world_n be_v effectual_o promote_v six_o why_o and_o how_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o christ_n shall_v come_v in_o partic._n 6._o partic._n order_n to_o this_o end_n viz._n man_n salvation_n i_o shall_v lay_v down_o these_o six_o position_n for_o the_o determination_n of_o this_o i._o it_o be_v absolute_o impossible_a that_o the_o sinner_n shall_v be_v save_v till_o sin_n by_o some_o mean_n be_v remove_v and_o take_v away_o as_o it_o be_v contrary_a to_o god_n reveal_v will_n to_o save_v any_o man_n in_o his_o sin_n without_o repentance_n and_o faith_n in_o christ_n so_o it_o be_v a_o contradiction_n to_o the_o holiness_n and_o purity_n of_o his_o nature_n as_o be_v a_o god_n of_o pure_a eye_n then_o to_o behold_v evil_a as_o it_o be_v hab._n 1._o 13._o i_o like_v not_o to_o dispute_v the_o absoluteness_n of_o god_n power_n but_o we_o must_v have_v a_o care_n of_o exalt_v god_n power_n to_o the_o prejudice_n of_o his_o holiness_n as_o soon_o may_v god_n leave_v to_o hate_v sin_n that_o be_v as_o soon_o may_v god_n lay_v aside_o his_o nature_n as_o save_v any_o man_n obstinate_o continue_v and_o die_v in_o his_o sin_n ii_o it_o be_v not_o absolute_o necessary_a for_o christ_n to_o come_v into_o the_o world_n to_o save_v sinner_n not_o by_o any_o necessity_n of_o coaction_n for_o he_o undertake_v this_o work_n willing_o hence_o it_o be_v say_v isaiah_n 53._o 12._o he_o pour_v out_o his_o soul_n unto_o death_n etc._n etc._n to_o note_v the_o willingness_n of_o christ_n in_o the_o work_n beside_o it_o can_v not_o be_v absolute_o necessary_a because_o god_n may_v without_o any_o prejudice_n to_o his_o justice_n have_v suffer_v man_n final_o to_o have_v perish_v in_o his_o apostasy_n nor_o be_v he_o any_o way_n more_o oblige_v then_o by_o his_o love_n and_o mercy_n to_o provide_v for_o the_o recovery_n of_o lose_a man_n more_o than_o the_o apostate_n angel_n therefore_o scripture_n evidence_v the_o love_n of_o christ_n by_o this_o ephes_n 5._o 2._o and_o hebr._n 2._o 16._o iii_o suppose_v god_n design_n of_o save_a sinner_n this_o be_v the_o most_o convenient_a way_n this_o i_o find_v ready_o assent_v to_o by_o all_o that_o it_o be_v most_o convenient_a every_o way_n both_o 1._o in_o respect_n of_o god_n that_o the_o dishonour_n which_o he_o have_v receive_v by_o sin_n may_v be_v repair_v by_o the_o undertake_n of_o a_o person_n of_o infinite_a dignity_n as_o christ_n be_v 2._o that_o sinner_n may_v be_v save_v with_o security_n to_o all_o divine_a attribute_n by_o satisfaction_n to_o his_o justice_n by_o christ_n suffering_n in_o the_o same_o nature_n which_o have_v offend_v 3._o for_o security_n to_o his_o holy_a law_n by_o christ_n unsinning_a obedience_n and_o 4._o with_o the_o high_a exaltation_n of_o his_o mercy_n for_o abundantioris_fw-la erat_fw-la misericordiae_fw-la quà m_fw-la si_fw-la peccata_fw-la absque_fw-la satisfactione_n dimisisset_fw-la say_v aquinas_n the_o apostle_n from_o hence_o magnify_v the_o riches_n of_o 10._o aq._n 3._o p._n q._n 46._o art_n 10._o god_n mercy_n ephes_n 2._o 4_o 5._o hereby_o god_n do_v also_o most_o remarkable_o communicate_v himself_o to_o the_o creature_n a_o great_a be_v not_o possible_a than_o a_o personal_a union_n to_o the_o humane_a nature_n and_o then_o 5._o most_o convenient_a in_o respect_n of_o we_o as_o be_v the_o most_o cogent_a incentive_a of_o love_n to_o god_n ferrea_fw-la &_o lapidea_fw-la corda_fw-la esse_fw-la oportet_fw-la quae_fw-la non_fw-la emolliet_fw-la tam_fw-la incomparabilis_fw-la amoris_fw-la divini_fw-la suavitas_fw-la say_v calvin_n 13._o calv._n in_o joan._n 15._o 13._o hereby_o we_o have_v the_o advantage_n of_o a_o exact_a copy_n of_o all_o virtue_n humility_n patience_n constancy_n justice_n and_o the_o like_a and_o the_o most_o prevail_a motive_n to_o imitate_v it_o in_o all_o holiness_n and_o piety_n 1_o cor._n 6._o v._n last_o and_o then_o last_o it_o be_v most_o eminent_a in_o respect_n of_o satan_n that_o he_o may_v be_v more_o shame_v and_o confound_v by_o be_v conquer_v in_o the_o nature_n which_o he_o have_v seduce_v and_o ruin_v iv_o suppose_v the_o decree_n of_o god_n and_o his_o revelation_n concern_v mankind_n man_n recovery_n and_o salvation_n be_v as_o impossible_a any_o other_o way_n then_o by_o christ_n come_v into_o the_o world_n as_o it_o be_v for_o god_n purpose_n to_o be_v frustrate_v or_o his_o will_n to_o be_v fallible_a or_o plain_o for_o god_n to_o lie_v to_o which_o purpose_n these_o scripture_n speak_v express_o act_v 4._o 12._o act_n 2._o 23._o luke_n 22._o 22._o luke_n 24._o 26_o 27._o v._o suppose_v god_n purpose_n of_o save_a sinner_n by_o way_n of_o a_o price_n and_o satisfaction_n christ_n come_v into_o the_o world_n be_v indispensable_o necessary_a and_o in_o this_o estius_fw-la though_o he_o think_v it_o possible_a that_o mankind_n may_v have_v be_v recover_v and_o reconcile_v to_o god_n by_o a_o mere_a man_n or_o a_o angel_n yet_o this_o will_v not_o have_v be_v a_o redemption_n by_o a_o adequate_a price_n or_o purchase_v because_o justice_n require_v satisfaction_n in_o the_o nature_n offend_v every_o individual_a of_o which_o be_v corrupt_v and_o so_o obnoxious_a to_o justice_n and_o indebt_v to_o god_n in_o more_o than_o it_o be_v able_a to_o pay_v as_o derive_v all_o from_o he_o be_v incapable_a of_o satisfy_v for_o its_o own_o score_n much_o less_o for_o the_o sin_n of_o all_o mankind_n but_o suppose_v a_o man_n create_v pure_a or_o a_o angel_n still_o the_o obedience_n of_o this_o creature_n will_v be_v but_o finite_a and_o so_o in_o the_o