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work_v all_o this_o villainy_n against_o his_o divine_a majesty_n be_v he_o therefore_o a_o trespasser_n in_o his_o own_o wrong_n it_o can_v be_v for_o he_o do_v not_o the_o hurt_n in_o his_o own_o person_n nor_o be_v any_o way_n tie_v to_o prevent_v it_o in_o other_o which_o be_v grant_v he_o can_v no_o way_n be_v blame_v for_o what_o we_o commit_v quest_n 1_o but_o some_o not_o content_v with_o this_o demand_v why_o god_n do_v suffer_v the_o sin_n which_o he_o can_v so_o easy_o hinder_v ans_fw-fr paul_n answer_v in_o that_o he_o suffer_v with_o long_a patience_n the_o vessel_n of_o wrath_n prepare_v to_o destruction_n 9.22.23_o rom._n 9.22.23_o it_o be_v to_o show_v his_o wrath_n 1._o de_fw-fr prade_a l._n 1._o and_o make_v his_o power_n know_v over_o the_o wicked_a and_o that_o he_o may_v declare_v the_o riches_n of_o his_o glory_n upon_o the_o vessel_n of_o mercy_n in_o which_o as_o augustine_n say_v the_o lord_n do_v well_o for_o he_o do_v not_o suffer_v sin_n but_o by_o his_o just_a judgement_n and_o whatsoever_o be_v just_a be_v good_a for_o although_o sin_n be_v not_o good_a in_o that_o respect_n that_o they_o be_v simple_o sin_n yet_o it_o be_v good_a that_o there_o shall_v be_v sin_n otherwise_o god_n to_o who_o it_o be_v as_o easy_a to_o hinder_v evil_a from_o be_v do_v as_o when_o it_o be_v do_v to_o cause_v good_a to_o arise_v from_o the_o same_o will_v never_o have_v suffer_v it_o to_o be_v commit_v fulgentius_n fulgentius_n for_o how_o can_v we_o imagine_v that_o he_o who_o be_v goodness_n itself_o and_o also_o al-omnipotent_a 23._o jerem._n 23._o will_v suffer_v any_o evil_a to_o be_v do_v unless_o by_o that_o evil_n he_o effect_v some_o good_a alexandrinus_n clemens_n alexandrinus_n the_o sin_n of_o the_o reprobate_n declare_v his_o just_a justice_n and_o judgement_n upon_o the_o vessel_n of_o reprobation_n the_o fall_n of_o the_o godly_a his_o exceed_a riches_n of_o grace_n upon_o the_o vessel_n of_o mercy_n 9.17.32.33_o rom._n 9.17.32.33_o and_o thus_o in_o the_o depth_n of_o his_o wisdom_n he_o have_v shut_v up_o all_o under_o sin_n 11.31_o gal._n 3.22_o rom._n 11.31_o that_o his_o justice_n and_o mercy_n may_v appear_v unto_o all_o man_n second_o note_n that_o before_o this_o suffering_n of_o sin_n there_o do_v ever_o go_v a_o offering_n of_o mercy_n to_o prevent_v the_o sin_n so_o that_o if_o we_o be_v not_o stay_v from_o our_o iniquity_n the_o cause_n be_v not_o the_o want_n of_o god_n mercy_n in_o not_o offer_v grace_n but_o in_o the_o hardness_n of_o our_o heart_n in_o not_o receive_v it_o when_o it_o be_v offer_v and_o therefore_o say_v augustine_n augustine_n augustine_n non_fw-la ideò_fw-la non_fw-la habet_fw-la homo_fw-la gratiam_fw-la quia_fw-la deus_fw-la non_fw-la that_fw-mi sed_fw-la quia_fw-la homo_fw-la non_fw-la accipit_fw-la man_n want_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n to_o keep_v they_o from_o sin_n not_o because_o god_n do_v not_o offer_v it_o but_o because_o when_o it_o be_v offer_v they_o have_v not_o heart_n to_o receive_v it_o christ_n be_v the_o way_n to_o the_o wanderer_n but_o he_o seek_v bypath_n &_o will_v not_o follow_v he_o a_o light_n to_o they_o in_o darkness_n but_o they_o wink_v with_o their_o eye_n and_o will_v not_o behold_v he_o a_o inviter_n to_o his_o bless_a supper_n 6.35_o luk._n 14.24_o joh._n 6.35_o but_o man_n will_v not_o taste_v it_o he_o knock_v at_o the_o door_n of_o our_o heart_n but_o we_o will_v not_o let_v he_o enter_v he_o bring_v the_o bread_n of_o life_n but_o we_o will_v needs_o starve_v in_o our_o sin_n 1._o prou._n 1._o he_o make_v proclamation_n that_o all_o may_v free_o have_v it_o yet_o man_n must_v be_v draw_v or_o none_o will_v receive_v it_o per_fw-la totum_fw-la ubique_fw-la iacet_fw-la agrotus_fw-la 9.11_o aug._n in_o matth._n 9.11_o every_o soul_n be_v sick_a of_o sin_n ideoque_fw-la magnus_fw-la de_fw-la coelo_fw-la venit_fw-la medice_fw-la and_o therefore_o that_o great_a and_o gracious_a physician_n be_v come_v from_o heaven_n to_o cure_v we_o he_o seek_v unto_o we_o knock_v at_o our_o door_n and_o offer_v his_o heavenly_a potion_n imò_fw-la pharmaca_fw-la benedicta_fw-la immensique_fw-la valoris_fw-la yea_o bless_a potion_n and_o of_o a_o exceed_o great_a value_n simile_n simile_n but_o such_o be_v our_o wayward_a nature_n such_o our_o affection_n mere_a repugnant_a to_o that_o which_o be_v good_a that_o we_o will_v not_o be_v heal_v so_o that_o meritò_fw-la perit_fw-la aegrotus_fw-la qui_fw-la medicum_fw-la ulerò_fw-la venientem_fw-la respuit_fw-la the_o sick_a patient_n do_v deserve_o perish_a which_o perverse_o refuse_v the_o good_a physician_n when_o he_o willing_o offer_v his_o help_n unto_o he_o musculus_fw-la musculus_fw-la the_o lame_a in_o the_o ditch_n do_v wilful_o perish_v while_o he_o reject_v his_o neighbour_n hand_n when_o it_o be_v offer_v unto_o he_o so_o if_o man_n darken_v in_o their_o understanding_n and_o have_v the_o veil_n of_o ignorance_n as_o yet_o before_o their_o eye_n do_v tread_v the_o path_n of_o sin_n till_o they_o stumble_v at_o the_o threshold_n of_o hell_n and_o so_o fall_v into_o the_o pit_n of_o eternal_a destruction_n the_o cause_n be_v not_o the_o want_n of_o god_n gracy_n that_o will_v not_o enlighten_v they_o but_o their_o wilful_a blindness_n that_o will_v not_o be_v enlighten_v 3.19_o joh._n 3.19_o for_o herein_o be_v their_o condemnation_n in_o that_o as_o s._n john_n say_v that_o light_n be_v come_v into_o the_o world_n but_o man_n love_v darkness_n more_o than_o light_n because_o their_o deed_n be_v enill_n quest_n 2_o other_o demand_v why_o god_n give_v m_o a_o nature_n mutable_a and_o subject_a to_o sin_v ans_fw-fr to_o these_o lunius_fw-la answer_n that_o it_o may_v as_o well_o be_v demand_v why_o he_o make_v he_o not_o god_n because_o immutabilitie_n be_v proper_a to_o the_o deity_n only_o neither_o be_v it_o in_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o learned_a as_o praise_v worthy_a to_o have_v a_o nature_n not_o subject_a to_o temptation_n as_o 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judgement_n with_o us._n for_o sure_o though_o the_o world_n make_v but_o a_o jest_n at_o sin_n and_o a_o toy_n to_o commit_v iniquity_n though_o they_o play_v with_o it_o as_o the_o fish_n with_o the_o bait_n in_o her_o mouth_n not_o regard_v the_o hook_n till_o she_o see_v it_o have_v catch_v she_o yet_o at_o last_o they_o shall_v find_v that_o it_o be_v a_o fearful_a thing_n to_o fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o live_a god_n 10._o hebr._n 10._o and_o that_o when_o his_o register_n of_o what_o be_v do_v amiss_o shall_v be_v open_v before_o they_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o abide_v it_o as_o be_v the_o mean_v the_o thief_n can_v use_v for_o his_o delivery_n and_o the_o disposition_n of_o the_o judge_n before_o who_o he_o be_v to_o be_v arraign_v so_o be_v he_o raise_v up_o to_o hope_n or_o drive_v down_o to_o despair_n now_o all_o have_v sin_v if_o we_o use_v the_o mean_n christ_n jesus_n the_o sole_a redeemer_n of_o the_o world_n by_o a_o lively_a faith_n exercise_v in_o the_o work_n of_o righteousness_n we_o shall_v be_v free_v from_o the_o censure_n of_o condemnation_n but_o if_o thou_o shall_v reject_v christ_n and_o unrepentant_o delight_v in_o the_o work_n of_o darkness_n behold_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o judge_n and_o from_o thence_o the_o fearfulness_n of_o his_o judgement_n and_o so_o avoid_v i_o beseech_v thou_o the_o sin_n that_o will_v cause_v it_o first_o therefore_o we_o consider_v that_o god_n be_v infinite_a in_o mercy_n here_o and_o therefore_o will_v very_o severe_o punish_v in_o the_o life_n to_o come_v the_o mean_n of_o present_a maintenance_n add_v to_o the_o grievousnes_n of_o the_o theft_n and_o the_o clemency_n of_o the_o prince_n make_v the_o rebellion_n more_o punishable_a how_o then_o shall_v the_o wicked_a appear_v before_o the_o lord_n when_z the_o heaven_z and_z the_o earth_n with_o all_o thing_n therein_o contain_v shall_v declare_v both_o his_o worthiness_n and_o bounty_n when_o his_o minister_n shall_v object_v their_o infinite_a sermon_n their_o preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n their_o daily_a exhortation_n when_o his_o angel_n object_v their_o attendance_n service_n &_o ministry_n when_o as_o christ_n himself_o shall_v object_v his_o poor_a estate_n the_o observation_n of_o the_o wicked_a the_o contradiction_n of_o his_o enemy_n the_o reproach_n of_o the_o scornful_a the_o scar_n in_o his_o body_n the_o spear_n in_o his_o side_n the_o nail_n in_o his_o foot_n the_o bow_v of_o his_o head_n the_o spread_a of_o his_o arm_n the_o shed_n of_o his_o blood_n and_o all_o for_o to_o cleanse_v thou_o how_o strict_a will_v god_n be_v in_o punish_v when_o thou_o will_v not_o be_v cleanse_v secundum_fw-la magnitudinem_fw-la misericordiae_fw-la in_o praesenti_fw-la erit_fw-la magnitudo_fw-la furoris_fw-la in_o futuro_fw-la as_o god_n be_v most_o abundant_a in_o mercy_n now_o so_o he_o will_v be_v most_o furious_a in_o punish_v they_o and_o therefore_o say_v gregory_n moral_a greg._n in_o moral_a how_o shall_v he_o endure_v his_o displeasure_n there_o that_o contemn_v his_o rich_a mercy_n here_o the_o second_o consideration_n be_v of_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n if_o he_o spare_v not_o adam_n for_o eat_v the_o forbid_a fruit_n 3._o genes_n 3._o if_o not_o the_o whole_a world_n because_o they_o rebel_v against_o he_o 7._o genes_n 7._o if_o not_o the_o angel_n that_o sin_v 2.4_o 2._o pet._n 2.4_o but_o commit_v they_o to_o chain_n of_o perpetual_a darkness_n yea_o if_o he_o punish_v his_o righteous_a son_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o elect_a 53.8_o eph._n 2.13_o esay_n 53.8_o rather_o than_o sin_n shall_v go_v unpunished_a how_o hope_v thou_o to_o escape_v which_o be_v by_o nature_n the_o child_n of_o wrath_n 2.3_o ephes_n 2.3_o which_o be_v but_o one_o which_o may_v not_o be_v compare_v to_o the_o angel_n which_o be_v a_o wicked_a servant_n what_o shall_v become_v of_o the_o unprofitable_a shrub_n of_o the_o desert_n when_o that_o goodly_a cedar_n of_o paradise_n shall_v be_v strike_v 6._o hieron_n dan._n 7._o malach._n 3_o isai_n 30._o ose_n 11._o amos._n 4._o apocal._n 6._o neither_o shall_v god_n appear_v to_o the_o unrepentant_a in_o the_o strictness_n of_o his_o justice_n only_o but_o also_o in_o the_o zeal_n and_o fury_n of_o the_o same_o so_o that_o then_o they_o shall_v cry_v hide_v we_o from_o he_o that_o sit_v on_o the_o throne_n and_o from_o the_o fury_n of_o the_o lamb_n tunc_fw-la nec_fw-la divitiae_fw-la divitibus_fw-la prosunt_fw-la lion_n he_o that_o by_o nature_n be_v a_o lamb_n be_v enforce_v by_o sin_n to_o show_v himself_o asleep_o lion_n nec_fw-la paerentes_fw-la parentibus_fw-la intercedunt_fw-la nec_fw-la angeli_fw-la pro_fw-la hominibus_fw-la verbum_fw-la faciunt_fw-la quia_fw-la natura_fw-la iudicij_fw-la non_fw-la recipit_fw-la misericordiam_fw-la at_o that_o time_n say_v chrysostome_n riches_n shall_v not_o profit_v they_o one_o man_n shall_v not_o make_v intercession_n for_o another_o the_o angel_n shall_v not_o plead_v for_o they_o 7.19_o ezech._n 7.19_o because_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o judgement_n admit_v not_o of_o mercy_n mallent_fw-la omne_fw-la tormentum_fw-la sustinere_fw-la quà m_fw-la faciem_fw-la judicis_fw-la irati_fw-la videre_fw-la they_o have_v rather_o say_v augustine_n suffer_v any_o punishment_n 11.23_o prou._n 11.23_o then_o behold_v the_o angry_a countenance_n of_o that_o fearful_a judge_n who_o by_o their_o sin_n they_o displease_v the_o three_o consideration_n be_v that_o he_o to_o who_o it_o belong_v to_o punish_v sin_n be_v a_o all_o see_v god_n many_o break_v the_o law_n of_o the_o prince_n upon_o hope_n of_o conceal_v their_o offence_n but_o the_o sin_n we_o commit_v against_o the_o prince_n of_o prince_n can_v be_v hide_v he_o know_v the_o secret_n of_o the_o heart_n 16.17_o job_n 11.11_o 1._o king_n 16.19_o psalm_n 139.3_o jerem._n 16.17_o search_v the_o reins_n and_o understand_v the_o thought_n long_o before_o thou_o compasse_v my_o path_n say_v david_n and_o my_o lie_v 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