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the_o alone_a free_a grace_n of_o this_o god_n whereby_o we_o come_v to_o partake_v of_o his_o glory_n 2._o but_o why_o be_v it_o the_o mercy_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n 1._o it_o be_v he_o ratione_fw-la meriti_fw-la he_o have_v purchase_v it_o by_o his_o merit_n the_o obedience_n of_o christ_n be_v not_o only_o satisfactory_a but_o meritorious_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o infiniteness_n of_o the_o person_n there_o be_v a_o infinite_o great_a excess_n and_o proportion_n of_o virtue_n in_o his_o obedience_n then_o of_o malignity_n in_o our_o disobedience_n by_o virtue_n of_o which_o merit_n a_o purchase_n be_v make_v of_o this_o mercy_n as_o well_o as_o there_o be_v a_o removal_n make_v of_o our_o misery_n christ_n merit_n at_o his_o first_o procure_v mercy_n at_o his_o second_o come_v 2_o it_o be_v his_o respectu_fw-la praeparationis_fw-la he_o have_v prepare_v we_o for_o it_o job_n parat_fw-la quodammodo_fw-la mansiones_fw-la mansionibus_fw-la parando_fw-la mansores_fw-la 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mercy_n gr._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d note_v proper_o a_o earnest_n receive_v of_o it_o or_o take_v it_o to_o we_o as_o some_o welcome_a guest_n or_o stranger_n who_o we_o take_v in_o a_o disposition_n commend_v in_o and_o command_v to_o the_o saint_n tit._n 2.13_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d look_v for_o that_o bless_a hope_n and_o christ_n command_v he_o to_o be_v like_o man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 16.2_o luke_n 12.36_o rom._n 16.2_o that_o look_v for_o their_o lord_n and_o this_o comprehend_v several_a particular_n under_o it_o as_o 1._o meditation_n of_o this_o mercy_n i_o may_v think_v of_o that_o which_o i_o do_v not_o look_v for_o but_o i_o can_v look_v for_o that_o of_o which_o i_o do_v not_o think_v the_o wife_n that_o look_v for_o the_o return_n of_o her_o welcome_a
the_o former_a as_o whereby_o be_v intend_v that_o these_o seducer_n imitate_v those_o former_a sinner_n in_o those_o very_a sin_n which_o be_v before_o by_o the_o apostle_n mention_v 7._o ver._n 5_o 6_o 7._o i_o conceive_v it_o may_v be_v best_a answer_v that_o the_o agreement_n here_o mention_v by_o judas_n between_o the_o former_a and_o latter_a sinner_n be_v a_o agreement_n in_o the_o same_o sin_n for_o sort_n and_o kind_n and_o that_o he_o intend_v as_o the_o isralite_n and_o angel_n proud_o refuse_v to_o yield_v due_a obedience_n and_o subjection_n to_o god_n the_o former_a rebel_n against_o god_n who_o govern_v they_o immediate_o loc_n videtur_fw-la judas_n indicare_fw-la gnostico_v sodomitis_fw-la fuisse_fw-la simile_n quasi_fw-la eo_fw-la rum_o improbitatem_fw-la imitarentur_fw-la vid._n justinian_n in_o loc_n the_o latter_a despise_v that_o government_n which_o he_o exercise_v over_o they_o by_o his_o servant_n moses_n and_o as_o the_o sodomite_n sin_v by_o sensual_a filthiness_n and_o carnal_a uncleanness_n in_o like_a manner_n do_v these_o seducer_n defile_v the_o flesh_n and_o despise_v dominion_n etc._n etc._n and_o yet_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o withal_o the_o apostle_n in_o this_o word_n likewise_o insinuate_v a_o further_a agreement_n between_o these_o former_a and_z and_o late_a sinner_n and_o that_o be_v in_o the_o same_o punishment_n which_o be_v likewise_o to_o fall_v upon_o those_o who_o live_v in_o the_o same_o sin_n for_o which_o they_o of_o old_a be_v punish_v the_o second_o aggravation_n of_o the_o wickedness_n of_o these_o seducer_n be_v take_v from_o their_o obstinacy_n in_o sin_v contain_v in_o this_o expression_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d also_o or_o notwithstanding_o note_v that_o these_o seducer_n sin_v although_o they_o well_o know_v what_o judgement_n of_o god_n have_v befall_v the_o forementioned_a sinner_n for_o the_o very_a same_o sin_n whereof_o they_o be_v guilty_a these_o angel_n isralite_n sodomite_n have_v be_v 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be_v far_o worse_o that_o there_o they_o shall_v pine_v away_o in_o their_o iniquity_n though_o their_o liberty_n estate_n life_n be_v consume_v yet_o their_o sin_n outlive_v they_o and_o remain_v their_o iniquity_n do_v not_o pine_v away_o in_o they_o but_o they_o in_o their_o iniquite_v the_o prophet_n hosea_n hos_n 13.13_o compare_v they_o to_o a_o foolish_a child_n that_o stay_v in_o the_o place_n of_o break_v forth_o of_o child_n man_n may_v be_v in_o trouble_n and_o yet_o rather_o die_v there_o then_o seek_v by_o repentance_n to_o be_v deliver_v like_v as_o the_o prophet_n in_o that_o place_n use_v the_o comparison_n of_o a_o foolish_a child_n which_o though_o in_o a_o dark_a stifle_a womb_n there_o continue_v though_o to_o the_o destruction_n of_o itself_o and_o mother_n there_o be_v a_o insufficiency_n in_o all_o outward_a dispensation_n to_o change_v the_o disposition_n of_o the_o heart_n the_o back_n may_v be_v break_v and_o yet_o the_o heart_n remain_v unbroken_a though_o 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a_o personal_a fail_v in_o one_o or_o two_o he_o accuse_v the_o whole_a religion_n itself_o rail_v against_o the_o sun_n because_o one_o have_v stumble_v in_o the_o sunshine_n he_o have_v a_o art_n to_o accuse_v for_o that_o whereof_z himself_z and_z his_o be_v most_o guilty_a thus_o he_o accuse_v joseph_n of_o incontinency_n elijah_n of_o trouble_v israel_n christ_n of_o be_v a_o enemy_n to_o cesar_n yea_o of_o that_o to_o which_o the_o accuse_v be_v most_o contrary_a as_o in_o those_o instance_n appear_v accuse_v even_o the_o sun_n of_o darkness_n and_o god_n hereby_o make_v their_o integrity_n more_o apparent_a either_o here_o or_o hereafter_o slander_n be_v but_o as_o soap_n which_o though_o it_o soil_v for_o the_o present_a yet_o it_o make_v way_n for_o whiteness_n the_o sun_n of_o their_o good_a fame_n shall_v break_v out_o glorious_o from_o under_o the_o cloud_n of_o slander_n god_n will_v bring_v forth_o their_o righteousness_n as_o the_o light_n 37.6_o psal_n 37.6_o and_o 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invidentium_fw-la natura_fw-la ut_fw-la malinâ—_n propria_fw-la mala_fw-la pati_fw-la quam_fw-la aliena_fw-la bona_fw-la intueri_fw-la mend_v in_o 1_o sam._n 5._o quanto_fw-la ille_fw-la qui_fw-la invidetur_fw-la successu_fw-la meliore_fw-la profecerit_fw-la tanto_fw-la inuidus_fw-la in_o majus_fw-la incendium_fw-la livoris_fw-la ignibus_fw-la inardescit_fw-la cypr._n lib._n de_fw-fr zel._n &_o liv._o non_fw-la illos_fw-la malos_fw-la faciendo_fw-la sed_fw-la istis_fw-la bona_fw-la quibus_fw-la mali_fw-la facillimè_fw-la possunt_fw-la invidere_fw-la largiendo_fw-la incitesse_n dicitur_fw-la ad_fw-la odium_fw-la august_n in_o loc_n and_o dream_v that_o he_o shall_v be_v high_o than_o they_o in_o his_o worldly_a condition_n the_o israelite_n likewise_o be_v envy_v because_o they_o increase_v more_o than_o egyptian_n david_n by_o saul_n because_o the_o woman_n ascribe_v more_o thousand_o to_o he_o then_o to_o saul_n moses_n by_o miriam_n and_o aaron_n because_o by_o god_n advance_v above_o they_o and_o here_o moses_n and_o aaron_n by_o corah_n and_o his_o complice_n because_o of_o their_o superiority_n the_o object_n of_o hatred_n be_v oft_o the_o sin_n of_o other_o but_o of_o envy_n always_o the_o excellency_n of_o other_o either_o real_a or_o seem_a of_o body_n mind_n estate_n fame_n etc._n etc._n the_o cause_n thereof_o be_v pride_n or_o a_o inordinate_a self-love_n the_o envious_a ever_o deem_v his_o own_o excellency_n by_o another_o happiness_n to_o be_v diminish_v and_o obscure_v thus_o the_o elder_a brother_n luke_n 25._o deem_v himself_o wrong_v by_o the_o love_n which_o his_o father_n show_v to_o the_o young_a and_o by_o reason_n of_o envy_n against_o his_o brother_n he_o forget_v his_o father_n bounty_n to_o himself_o and_o he_o who_o have_v receive_v all_o his_o father_n inheritance_n deny_v that_o ever_o his_o father_n have_v give_v he_o a_o kid_n of_o all_o sinner_n the_o envious_a be_v most_o his_o own_o scourge_n and_o torment_n he_o have_v rather_o suffer_v misery_n then_o see_v other_o in_o prosperity_n as_o some_o have_v note_v of_o the_o philistines_n who_o can_v hardly_o be_v bring_v by_o the_o smart_n of_o their_o own_o distress_n to_o send_v the_o ark_n back_o to_o israel_n psal_n 105.25_o it_o be_v say_v that_o god_n turn_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o egyptian_n to_o hate_v his_o people_n but_o as_o augustin_n well_o note_n not_o by_o make_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o egyptian_n evil_a but_o the_o estate_n of_o the_o israelite_n prosperous_a what_o a_o moth_n to_o the_o soul_n say_v cyprian_n be_v envy_n liv_o qualis_fw-la est_fw-la animi_fw-la tinea_fw-la in_fw-la malum_fw-la proprium_fw-la bona_fw-la aliena_fw-la convertere_fw-la aliorum_fw-la gloriam_fw-la facere_fw-la svam_fw-la poeham_fw-la &_o velut_fw-la quosdam_fw-la pectori_fw-la svo_fw-la admo_fw-la ere_o carnifice_n etc._n etc._n cypr._n the_o zel_n &_o liv_o to_o turn_v another_o good_a into_o our_o own_o hurt_n to_o make_v another_o glory_n our_o own_o punishment_n the_o meditation_n of_o this_o curse_a distemper_n of_o the_o envious_a may_v provoke_v we_o to_o contentation_n in_o a_o low_a condition_n they_o be_v high_a tower_n upon_o which_o the_o lightning_n of_o envy_n fall_v itâ—_n oftentimes_o a_o mercy_n to_o be_v in_o misery_n how_o many_o righteous_a and_o well-deserving_a person_n have_v be_v make_v faulty_a and_o guilty_a only_o for_o their_o be_v wealthy_a and_o honourable_a how_o abundant_o do_v the_o sweet_a safety_n of_o a_o retire_a life_n recompense_n for_o all_o that_o obscurity_n which_o seem_v to_o debase_v it_o how_o oft_o have_v i_o know_v those_o who_o have_v live_v in_o envy_v honour_n to_o envy_v those_o who_o have_v live_v in_o safe_a obscurity_n 10_o heretical_a seducer_n 10._o observe_v 10._o be_v common_o turbulent_a and_o seditious_a they_o here_o follow_v corah_n in_o his_o oppose_v of_o authority_n they_o who_o deny_v the_o only_a lord_n god_n as_o these_o seducer_n do_v will_v make_v nothing_o of_o 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