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to_o be_v god_n the_o holy_a one_o and_o not_o man_n rather_o than_o the_o execution_n of_o the_o fierceness_n of_o his_o anger_n and_o be_v not_o god_n be_v grieve_v by_o the_o rebellious_a jew_n a_o suffer_v when_o they_o harden_v their_o heart_n and_o provoke_v he_o in_o the_o wilderness_n for_o he_o say_v forty_o year_n long_o be_v i_o grieve_v with_o this_o generation_n psal._n 95._o therefore_o to_o day_n if_o you_o will_v hear_v his_o voice_n harden_v not_o your_o heart_n and_o do_v not_o god_n suffer_v long_o by_o the_o old_a world_n before_o he_o destroy_v they_o see_v when_o he_o see_v their_o wickedness_n it_o grieve_v he_o at_o his_o heart_n gen._n 6.6_o also_o he_o say_v his_o spirit_n shall_v not_o always_o strive_v with_o they_o vers_n 3._o so_o that_o his_o spirit_n do_v suffer_v and_o be_v grieve_v by_o they_o before_o they_o be_v destroy_v again_o how_o oft_o do_v they_o provoke_v he_o and_o grieve_v he_o in_o the_o desert_n psal._n 78.40_o and_o do_v not_o he_o complain_v against_o the_o people_n when_o they_o be_v rebellious_a and_o pollute_v say_v your_o new_a moon_n and_o your_o appoint_a feast_n my_o soul_n hate_v they_o be_v a_o trouble_n to_o i_o i_o be_o weary_a to_o bear_v they_o be_v not_o this_o trouble_n and_o be_v weary_a with_o they_o matter_n of_o suffer_v and_o be_v not_o this_o his_o suffer_v for_o some_o time_n before_o he_o do_v ease_v himself_o of_o his_o adversary_n and_o avenge_v he_o of_o his_o enemy_n see_v isa._n 1._o and_o also_o it_o be_v say_v chap._n 7.13_o hear_v you_o now_o you_o house_n of_o david_n be_v it_o a_o small_a thing_n to_o weary_a man_n but_o will_v you_o weary_v my_o god_n also_o and_o chap._n 43.24_o 25._o neither_o have_v thou_o fill_v i_o with_o the_o fat_a of_o thy_o sacrifice_n but_o thou_o have_v make_v i_o to_o serve_v with_o thy_o sin_n thou_o have_v weary_v i_o with_o thy_o iniquity_n i_o even_o i_o be_o he_o that_o blot_v out_o thy_o transgression_n for_o my_o own_o sake_n and_o will_v 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lord_n shall_v prosper_v in_o his_o hand_n this_o be_v he_o that_o have_v be_v despise_v and_o reject_v of_o man_n this_o be_v he_o who_o have_v be_v as_o a_o lamb_n slay_v from_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o world_n this_o be_v he_o man_n have_v evil_o entreat_v and_o evil_o requite_v for_o his_o kindness_n and_o good_a will_n that_o he_o have_v show_v forth_o towards_o they_o this_o be_v he_o who_o they_o have_v cause_v to_o suffer_v by_o their_o iniquity_n and_o so_o thereby_o have_v show_v great_a unworthiness_n and_o ingratitude_n towards_o he_o and_o his_o father_n who_o pleasure_n and_o good_a will_v he_o come_v to_o perform_v both_o in_o his_o be_v deliver_v up_o to_o undergo_v affliction_n and_o bruise_n and_o many_o hard_a suffering_n for_o mankind_n and_o sure_o god_n be_v in_o he_o reconcile_a the_o world_n even_o in_o and_o through_o that_o low_a and_o suffer_a state_n which_o the_o righteous_a seed_n and_o renown_a plant_n of_o the_o lord_n have_v undergo_v but_o now_o 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a_o shame_n that_o a_o man_n that_o pretend_v to_o any_o brain_n shall_v mention_v it_o that_o though_o christ_n have_v satisfy_v for_o we_o the_o debt_n remain_v still_o to_o christ_n pag._n 66._o reply_n be_v this_o such_o a_o childish_a shameful_a or_o brainless_a consequence_n that_o the_o debt_n remain_v still_o to_o christ_n have_v not_o t.u._n herein_o show_v his_o ignorance_n of_o scripture_n for_o aught_o nor_o christ_n to_o be_v obey_v who_o be_v the_o author_n of_o eternal_a salvation_n to_o they_o that_o obey_v he_o heb._n 5._o and_o we_o be_v not_o under_o the_o law_n to_o god_n but_o under_o the_o law_n to_o christ_n and_o to_o what_o end_n be_v his_o spiritual_a law_n write_v in_o the_o heart_n and_o his_o spirit_n in_o the_o inward_a part_n but_o to_o be_v obey_v and_o we_o be_v debtor_n not_o to_o the_o flesh_n to_o live_v after_o the_o flesh_n rom._n 8.12_o to_o what_o then_o but_o to_o live_v after_o the_o spirit_n and_o through_o it_o to_o mortify_v the_o deed_n of_o the_o body_n vers_fw-la 1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o 10_o 11._o the_o apostle_n be_v far_o from_o plead_v for_o sin_n and_o imperfection_n as_o priest_n do_v for_o which_o god_n will_v judge_v they_o by_o jesus_n christ_n to_o who_o all_o judgement_n be_v commit_v who_o have_v power_n to_o proclaim_v the_o day_n of_o vengeance_n as_o well_o as_o the_o acceptable_a year_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o truth_n of_o it_o be_v t.u._n have_v confess_v to_o what_o w._n p._n have_v write_v in_o many_o place_n but_o to_o his_o own_o contradiction_n but_o here_o he_o fall_v a_o rail_a and_o vilify_a he_o with_o such_o term_n as_o abominable_a worm_n etc._n etc._n he_o have_v not_o at_o all_o deal_v fair_o or_o honest_o
of_o it_o in_o the_o unregenerate_a state_n not_o come_v to_o know_v the_o image_n of_o god_n renew_v in_o they_o for_o man_n be_v not_o imputed_o righteous_a when_o actual_o sinner_n as_o impious_o have_v be_v assert_v nor_o imputed_o save_v when_o actual_o damn_v no_o more_o than_o imputative_o saint_n while_o actual_o devil_n seven_o neither_o do_v god_n account_v man_n justify_v or_o reckon_v they_o righteous_a whilst_o they_o be_v real_o unjust_a be_v reprove_v and_o judge_v as_o unrighteous_a by_o his_o light_n and_o spirit_n in_o they_o for_o god_n account_n and_o reckon_n be_v true_a and_o righteous_a and_o he_o just_a and_o true_a in_o all_o his_o way_n and_o his_o judgement_n be_v right_o and_o he_o can_v no_o more_o therein_o contradict_v his_o own_o light_n in_o man_n or_o its_o judgement_n and_o testimony_n than_o he_o can_v oppose_v or_o deny_v himself_o eight_o the_o unrighteous_a shall_v not_o inherit_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n and_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n be_v reveal_v from_o heaven_n against_o all_o ungodliness_n and_o unrighteousness_n of_o man_n they_o that_o be_v or_o continue_v actual_o sinful_a and_o pollute_a be_v neither_o acquit_v nor_o righteous_a in_o god_n account_n but_o must_v bear_v their_o iniquity_n which_o will_v be_v their_o ruin_n unless_o they_o return_v and_o be_v reconcile_v in_o their_o mind_n to_o the_o light_n of_o christ_n within_n which_o reprove_v they_o of_o sin_n and_o evil_n and_o so_o except_o man_n repent_v and_o forsake_v their_o sin_n they_o shall_v sure_o perish_v they_o that_o neglect_v the_o great_a salvation_n can_v escape_v condemnation_n if_o i_o sin_v against_o thou_o than_o thou_o mark_v i_o and_o thou_o will_v not_o acquit_v i_o from_o my_o iniquity_n job_n 10.14_o psal._n 32._o god_n impute_v sin_n to_o none_o but_o they_o in_o who_o it_o be_v in_o be_v so_o he_o impute_v nor_o righteousness_n to_o any_o but_o they_o in_o who_o it_o be_v as_o the_o bless_a man_n to_o who_o god_n impute_v not_o sin_n etc._n etc._n in_o his_o spirit_n there_o be_v no_o guile_n final_o all_o that_o profess_v to_o be_v minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o teacher_n of_o other_o ought_v to_o preach_v or_o teach_v nothing_o but_o what_o may_v make_v or_o tend_v to_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o honour_n of_o christ_n jesus_n in_o the_o exaltation_n of_o truth_n and_o righteousness_n in_o the_o earth_n and_o all_o the_o contrary_a as_o all_o sin_n and_o sinful_a doctrine_n with_o all_o sin-pleasing_a and_o sinners-soothing_a principle_n to_o be_v abhor_v reject_v and_o oppose_v by_o all_o profess_v christianity_n that_o tender_v the_o honour_n of_o christ_n and_o desire_v the_o exaltation_n of_o his_o kingdom_n which_o stand_v in_o righteousness_n t.u._n his_o contradiction_n w._n madox_n madox_n christ_n divinity_n own_v own_v the_o unity_n of_o the_o deity_n and_o divinity_n of_o christ_n asserted_n asserted_n a_o poor_a trial_n trial_n the_o father_n the_o word_n and_o the_o spirit_n true_o confess_v by_o we_o according_a to_o the_o scripture_n but_o these_o priest_n miscalling_a they_o deny_v deny_v see_v our_o opposer_n blasphemous_a distinction_n and_o contradiction_n contradiction_n w._n m'_v rail_a rail_a presbyter_n vain_a &_o profane_a babble_n confusion_n and_o blaspphemous_a work_n work_n contradiction_n contradiction_n the_o pit_n they_o have_v dig_v for_o other_o they_o be_v fall_v into_o themselves_o here_o you_o may_v see_v t.u._n his_o invent_a un-scriptural_a riddle_n riddle_n yet_o in_o contradiction_n they_o other_o while_o state_n it_o as_o a_o act_n of_o law_n and_o contract_n between_o creditor_n and_o surety_n depend_v on_o christ_n as_o a_o second_o person_n but_o in_o contradiction_n again_o it_o be_v as_o god-man_n as_o their_o word_n be_v be_v where_o then_o be_v his_o absolute_a power_n and_o sovereignty_n so_o much_o profess_v confusion_n and_o distraction_n distraction_n for_o a_o life_n in_o sin_n be_v not_o god_n term_n term_n but_o j._n owen_n confess_v otherwise_o that_o god_n require_v faith_n and_o repentance_n in_o sinner_n antecedent_o to_o their_o participation_n of_o pardon_n pardon_n this_o be_v god_n pleasure_n in_o both_o where_o do_v the_o scripture_n call_v it_o his_o vindicative_a justice_n upon_o he_o as_o t._n v_n be_v word_n be_v which_o j._n o._n and_o t._n d._n call_v vindictive_a justice_n but_o by_o what_o scripture_n we_o know_v not_o for_o the_o scripture_n call_v it_o the_o chastisement_n of_o our_o peace_n that_o be_v on_o he_o he_o the_o soul_n that_o he_o have_v make_v his_o justice_n do_v not_o withhold_v pity_n from_o they_o to_o gain_v upon_o they_o heb._n 12.9_o 10_o 11._o 11._o it_o be_v christ_n persecutor_n that_o charge_v or_o impute_a sin_n gild_n and_o blasphemy_n to_o he_o and_o so_o such_o they_o be_v that_o impute_v righteousness_n to_o wicked_a or_o sinful_a person_n t.u._n t.u._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d three_o witness_n page_n 14._o page_n 16._o 16._o here_o they_o deny_v the_o full_a satisfaction_n or_o plenary_a as_o they_o call_v it_o it_o here_o t._n d._n have_v shoot_v at_o we_o in_o the_o devil_n bow_n as_o former_o he_o confess_v he_o do_v do_v but_o man_n in_o the_o fall_a state_n be_v worse_a than_o mere_o a_o debtor_n for_o he_o be_v a_o malefactor_n guilty_a of_o high_a offence_n and_o crime_n against_o the_o pure_a law_n of_o god_n for_o which_o he_o must_v feel_v justice_n in_o the_o ministration_n of_o the_o law_n and_o sentence_n of_o death_n inward_o upon_o the_o transgressor_n before_o he_o receive_v and_o enjoy_v the_o atonement_n ransom_n and_o peace_n with_o god_n god_n though_o god_n be_v always_o well_o please_v and_o satisfy_v in_o christ_n in_o his_o do_v and_o suffer_v and_o as_o he_o be_v a_o sacrifice_n for_o sin_n yet_o this_o be_v not_o enough_o for_o we_o to_o profess_v and_o believe_v without_o know_v the_o work_n of_o christ_n and_o effect_v of_o his_o suffering_n and_o righteousness_n within_o and_o his_o spirit_n to_o make_v intercession_n etc._n etc._n rom._n 8._o phil._n 3.9.10_o of_o justication_n to_o justify_v what_o it_o be_v of_o perfection_n of_o the_o light_n within_o of_o the_o scripture_n of_o baptism_n and_o the_o lord_n supper_n supper_n rather_o hireling_n at_o sandwich_n galat._n 3.4_o chapter_n of_o the_o resurrection_n 1_o cor._n 15.35_o 36_o 37_o 38._o pag._n 156_o 157_o and_o 160._o pag._n 163._o and_o 176._o pag._n 178._o and_o 180._o 180._o but_o what_o a_o strange_a instance_n be_v that_o of_o j._n o._n that_o god_n can_v lie_v he_o can_v deny_v himself_o etc._n etc._n to_o prove_v that_o he_o can_v free_o pardon_v sin_n etc._n etc._n pag._n 178._o as_o if_o the_o one_o be_v as_o much_o contrary_n to_o his_o nature_n as_o the_o other_o and_o yet_o upon_o faith_n and_o repentance_n which_o be_v his_o gift_n he_o do_v pardon_v his_o creature_n man_n note_v also_o that_o j._n o._n to_o the_o reader_n say_v of_o his_o author_n that_o many_o of_o they_o do_v express_o blame_v some_o of_o the_o schoolman_n as_o aquinus_n durandus_fw-la biel_n tartaretus_n for_o grant_v a_o possibility_n of_o pardon_n without_o satisfaction_n as_o open_v a_o way_n to_o the_o socinian_n error_n see_v here_o j._n oh_o author_n &_o great_a able_a learned_a defender_n how_o they_o censure_v and_o contradict_v one_o another_o yet_o he_o will_v have_v man_n be_v wary_a how_o they_o censure_v they_o notwithstanding_o notwithstanding_o who_o with_o his_o brethren_n be_v full_o manifest_v and_o confute_v by_o sam._n fisher_n in_o his_o book_n style_v rusticus_n etc._n etc._n never_o yet_o answer_v by_o they_o nor_o like_v to_o be_v be_v for_o it_o be_v commit_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o father_n and_o be_v that_o day_n in_o paradise_n paradise_n whether_o his_o soul_n travel_n and_o suffering_n under_o the_o burden_n of_o man_n transgression_n also_o even_o till_o he_o be_v in_o a_o agony_n or_o his_o body_n suffer_v under_o the_o violence_n of_o the_o wicked_a hand_n to_o death_n and_o the_o shed_n of_o his_o blood_n etc._n etc._n and_o why_o have_v thou_o forsake_v i_o mat._n 27.46_o imply_v a_o deep_a suffering_n for_o sinner_n under_o a_o cloud_n of_o affliction_n yet_o not_o the_o infinite_a wrath_n or_o eternal_a death_n that_o be_v due_a to_o the_o wicked_a who_o reject_v god_n love_n and_o good_a will_n that_o be_v tender_v in_o chirst_n we_o desire_v all_o may_v have_v as_o good_a a_o esteem_n of_o christ_n in_o his_o suffering_n as_o may_v be_v but_o methinks_v you_o professor_n do_v ascribe_v very_o mean_a honour_n to_o christ_n and_o his_o suffering_n who_o therein_o reckon_v he_o not_o innocent_a but_o guilty_a of_o your_o sin_n and_o therefore_o that_o he_o suffer_v the_o same_o vengeance_n or_o vindictive_a justice_n due_a to_o reprobate_n angel_n and_o devil_n be_v this_o the_o dignity_n you_o confer_v upon_o christ_n oh_o miserable_a miserable_a for_o if_o but_o a_o