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prisoner_n 38._o calvin_n in_o job_n 38._o the_o mist_n and_o cloud_n be_v nothing_o but_o vapour_n engender_v in_o the_o air_n and_o herein_o god_n providence_n appear_v for_o as_o soon_o as_o a_o mist_n arise_v by_z and_o by_o the_o sea_n become_v calm_a though_o before_o tempestuous_a and_o thus_o they_o get_v the_o upper_a hand_n of_o the_o sea_n thus_o god_n restrain_v the_o sea_n from_o swallow_v we_o up_o tie_v up_o the_o sea_n even_o as_o a_o little_a infant_n that_o be_v tie_v in_o swaddle_a clout_n when_o mention_n be_v make_v of_o the_o flood_n that_o once_o drown_v the_o whole_a earth_n except_o eight_o person_n it_o be_v say_v gen._n 7.11_o that_o all_o the_o fountain_n of_o the_o great_a deep_a be_v break_v up_o and_o the_o window_n or_o floudgate_n of_o heaven_n be_v open_v so_o as_o the_o water_n be_v not_o restrain_v but_o let_v loose_a by_o that_o dreadful_a judgement_n of_o the_o deluge_n god_n show_v we_o as_o in_o a_o mirror_n that_o which_o shall_v have_v be_v 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lord_n and_o his_o wonder_n in_o the_o deep_a psal_n 107.23_o 24._o the_o psalmist_n have_v say_v that_o the_o earth_n be_v full_a of_o the_o riches_n of_o god_n say_v further_a so_o be_v this_o great_a and_o wide_a sea_n wherein_o be_v thing_n creep_v innumerable_a etc._n etc._n there_o go_v the_o ship_n there_o be_v that_o leviathan_n who_o thou_o have_v make_v to_o play_v therein_o these_o wait_v all_o upon_o thou_o that_o thou_o may_v give_v they_o their_o meat_n in_o due_a season_n that_o thou_o give_v they_o they_o gather_v thou_o open_v thy_o hand_n they_o be_v fill_v with_o good_a psal_n 104.24_o 25_o 26_o 27._o from_o the_o little_a anchoie_n to_o the_o great_a whale_n apua_fw-la apua_fw-la god_n providence_n be_v wonderful_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o great_a multitude_n and_o diversity_n of_o fish_n that_o be_v there_o to_o be_v see_v even_o many_o heathen_n be_v constrain_v to_o say_v that_o whereas_o man_n see_v many_o miracle_n upon_o the_o land_n the_o sea_n be_v the_o true_a storehouse_n of_o the_o wonder_n of_o nature_n be_v it_o not_o almost_o a_o incredible_a thing_n that_o so_o great_a a_o creature_n as_o the_o whale_n shall_v live_v in_o the_o water_n for_o in_o all_o probability_n he_o shall_v come_v forth_o to_o prey_n upon_o the_o land_n and_o there_o shall_v not_o be_v food_n to_o suffice_v he_o in_o the_o water_n the_o fruitfulness_n of_o the_o fish_n in_o the_o sea_n proceed_v from_o god_n special_a blessing_n for_o when_o the_o water_n bring_v forth_o the_o fish_n abundant_o after_o their_o kind_n god_n bless_v they_o say_v be_v fruitful_a and_o multiply_v and_o fill_v the_o water_n in_o the_o sea_n gen._n 1.21_o 22._o for_o be_v in_o a_o moist_a element_n they_o do_v most_o easy_o conceive_v 10._o plutarc_n l._n 5._o sympos_fw-la quaest_a 10._o by_o reason_n of_o the_o abundance_n of_o humour_n which_o be_v great_a in_o the_o female_a fish_n than_o in_o the_o male_n and_o therefore_o the_o female_a kind_n of_o fish_n be_v big_a common_o than_o the_o male_n some_o kind_n of_o fish_n bring_v forth_o twice_o in_o a_o year_n some_o three_o time_n some_o six_o time_n in_o a_o year_n and_o that_o in_o great_a abundance_n the_o most_o wise_a creator_n will_v have_v they_o thus_o fruitful_a partly_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o vastness_n of_o the_o element_n which_o they_o must_v replenish_v viz._n the_o water_n which_o be_v far_o great_a and_o more_o spacious_a than_o the_o earth_n which_o beside_o animal_n be_v stuff_v with_o vegetable_n and_o partly_o that_o there_o may_v be_v variety_n and_o plenty_n of_o they_o for_o man_n to_o feed_v upon_o ambrose_n say_v 10._o ambros_n hexam_n l._n 5._o c._n 10._o that_o fish_n by_o infinite_a number_n out_o of_o many_o place_n from_o sundry_a creek_n of_o the_o sea_n with_o a_o joint_a float_n as_o it_o be_v make_v towards_o the_o blast_n of_o the_o northwind_n and_o by_o a_o certain_a instinct_n of_o nature_n hasten_v into_o that_o sea_n of_o the_o northern_a part_n so_o that_o a_o man_n that_o see_v the_o manner_n of_o they_o will_v say_v a_o certain_a tide_n be_v come_v down_o from_o the_o current_n they_o rush_v so_o forward_o and_o cut_v the_o wave_n as_o they_o pass_v with_o a_o violent_a power_n through_o propontis_n into_o pontus_n euxinus_n and_o alsted_n say_v 2._o alsted_n theol._n natural_a part_n 2._o there_o be_v often_o such_o multitude_n of_o fish_n in_o the_o northern_a sea_n that_o ship_n be_v stop_v by_o they_o and_o camden_n make_v mention_n of_o one_o sort_n of_o fish_n viz._n herring_n yorkshire_n cambden_n britan._n descript_n of_o yorkshire_n which_o in_o some_o age_n pass_v keep_v as_o it_o be_v their_o station_n only_o about_o norway_n but_o now_o in_o our_o time_n not_o without_o the_o divine_a providence_n as_o he_o well_o note_v do_v swim_v yearly_a round_o about_o this_o isle_n of_o britain_n by_o skull_n in_o very_o great_a number_n about_o midsummer_n they_o shoal_n out_o of_o the_o deep_a and_o vast_a northern_a sea_n to_o the_o coast_n of_o scotland_n hence_o come_v they_o to_o the_o english_a east_n coast_n and_o from_o the_o midst_n of_o august_n to_o november_n be_v the_o best_a and_o most_o plentiful_a take_n of_o they_o beside_o we_o read_v in_o holy_a writ_n that_o when_o peter_n let_v down_o his_o net_n into_o the_o sea_n at_o christ_n word_n they_o enclose_v a_o great_a multitude_n of_o fish_n and_o their_o net_n break_v but_o they_o lose_v not_o the_o fish_n but_o by_o the_o help_n of_o their_o fellow_n that_o be_v in_o the_o other_o ship_n they_o bring_v off_o so_o many_o fish_n to_o shore_n as_o be_v even_o ready_a to_o sink_v two_o ship_n and_o the_o phrase_n of_o break_v in_o scripture_n sometime_o signify_v abundance_n as_o prov._n 3.9_o 10._o where_o solomon_n pronounce_v a_o blessing_n upon_o such_o as_o shall_v bestow_v their_o good_n on_o pious_a use_n say_v thus_o honour_n god_n with_o thy_o substance_n and_o with_o the_o first_o fruit_n of_o all_o thy_o increase_n so_o shall_v thy_o barn_n be_v fill_v with_o plenty_n and_o thy_o press_n shall_v burst_v out_o with_o new_a wine_n that_o be_v thou_o shall_v not_o need_v to_o fear_v to_o be_v bring_v to_o beggary_n but_o it_o shall_v procure_v thou_o a_o abundant_a blessing_n and_o here_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n be_v further_o manifest_v that_o at_o certain_a time_n certain_a kind_n of_o fish_n do_v enter_v in_o or_o go_v out_o of_o the_o sea_n and_o that_o which_o be_v yet_o more_o wonderful_a new_a sort_n of_o fish_n be_v take_v almost_o in_o every_o month_n especial_o in_o place_n near_o the_o sea-cost_n and_o herein_o god_n goodness_n appear_v that_o such_o multitude_n of_o fish_n of_o several_a kind_n shall_v draw_v near_o to_o the_o seashore_n 12._o plin._n nat._n hist_o l._n 9_o c._n 12._o and_o in_o many_o month_n be_v take_v for_o the_o use_n of_o man_n and_o more_o admirable_a it_o be_v that_o those_o creature_n that_o live_v and_o breed_v in_o the_o water_n be_v not_o all_o cover_v and_o clad_v alike_o for_o as_o pliny_n note_v some_o have_v a_o skin_n over_o they_o and_o the_o same_o hairy_a as_o the_o seal_n other_o but_o a_o bare_a skin_n as_o the_o dolphin_n some_o have_v a_o shell_n like_o a_o bark_n as_o the_o tortoise_n and_o in_o other_o the_o shell_n be_v as_o hard_a as_o a_o flint_n and_o such_o be_v the_o oyster_n muscle_n cockle_n and_o winckle_n some_o be_v cover_v over_o with_o crust_n or_o hard_a pill_n as_o the_o locust_n other_o have_v sharp_a prickle_n some_o be_v scale_v as_o the_o ordinary_a fish_n other_o be_v rough-coated_n as_o the_o sol_n some_o have_v a_o tender_a and_o soft_a skin_n as_o the_o lamprey_n other_o none_o at_o all_o as_o the_o porcontrell_n of_o these_o we_o may_v say_v with_o the_o psalmist_n o_o lord_n
the_o fish_n of_o the_o sea_n of_o their_o multiplication_n of_o the_o several_a sort_n of_o fish_n that_o be_v take_v in_o every_o month_n of_o their_o provision_n a_o objection_n answer_v chap._n 14._o of_o the_o extent_n of_o providence_n to_o the_o earth_n and_o to_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v in_o it_o of_o the_o form_n and_o figure_n of_o the_o earth_n of_o the_o stability_n and_o situation_n of_o the_o earth_n how_o it_o stand_v in_o the_o water_n and_o out_o of_o the_o water_n five_o branch_n of_o comfort_n to_o god_n people_n draw_v from_o the_o earth_n stability_n to_o prove_v the_o stability_n of_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n chap._n 15._o that_o providence_n be_v visible_a in_o herb_n plant_n and_o tree_n that_o grow_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n of_o the_o variety_n of_o herb_n and_o plant_n bring_v forth_o in_o every_o month_n of_o the_o lily_n of_o the_o field_n chap._n 16._o of_o the_o extent_n of_o providence_n to_o the_o beast_n of_o the_o earth_n of_o a_o special_a providence_n in_o provide_v for_o lion_n and_o other_o beast_n of_o prey_n chap._n 17._o how_o the_o call_n and_o labour_n of_o the_o husbandman_n be_v direct_o subordinate_a to_o god_n providence_n chap._n 18._o of_o the_o special_a providence_n of_o god_n towards_o man_n how_o god_n over-ruleth_a the_o heart_n and_o will_n of_o man_n yea_o of_o the_o great_a king_n and_o prince_n and_o how_o the_o action_n of_o man_n be_v sway_v by_o god_n providence_n of_o god_n providence_n about_o thing_n contingent_a a_o discourse_n upon_o lot_n chap._n 19_o how_o the_o step_n and_o go_n of_o man_n be_v order_v by_o god_n providence_n a_o discourse_n on_o the_o journey_n of_o the_o wise_a man_n that_o come_v from_o the_o east_n to_o jerusalem_n at_o the_o birth_n of_o christ_n some_o objection_n answer_v chap._n 20._o how_o the_o good_a action_n of_o man_n be_v under_o divine_a providence_n chap._n 21._o how_o the_o evil_a action_n of_o man_n be_v govern_v by_o god_n providence_n of_o god_n end_n satan_n end_n and_o sinner_n end_n in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o action_n chap._n 22._o how_o god_n providence_n reach_v the_o habitation_n and_o dwelling_n of_o man_n chap._n 23._o of_o god_n providence_n concern_v marriage_n and_o in_o bring_v man_n and_o wife_n together_o chap._n 24._o sect._n 1_o of_o the_o special_a providence_n of_o god_n towards_o the_o godly_a in_o afflict_v they_o a_o objection_n answer_v god_n end_n in_o afflict_v they_o sect._n 2._o of_o god_n providence_n in_o preserve_v his_o people_n in_o affliction_n sect._n 3_o of_o god_n deliver_v his_o people_n out_o of_o affliction_n of_o the_o divers_a way_n god_n use_v in_o their_o deliverance_n and_o how_o they_o be_v more_o than_o conqueror_n in_o affliction_n show_v in_o five_o thing_n sect._n 4._o of_o god_n providence_n in_o bring_v about_o the_o salvation_n of_o his_o people_n chap._n 25._o how_o god_n providence_n reach_v the_o wicked_a sect._n 1_o of_o his_o suffering_n the_o wicked_a to_o rage_v against_o his_o people_n a_o question_n whither_o a_o christian_a may_v fly_v in_o time_n of_o persecution_n answer_v sect._n 2._o of_o god_n restrain_v the_o rage_n of_o the_o wicked_a show_v in_o divers_a particular_n sect._n 3_o of_o the_o dreadful_a execution_n god_n do_v sometime_o lay_v on_o wicked_a man_n many_o notable_a example_n of_o god_n heavy_a judgement_n upon_o persecutor_n chap._n 26._o quest_n 1._o how_o god_n govern_v all_o thing_n whether_o immediate_o by_o himself_o or_o mediate_o by_o second_o cause_n answer_v in_o two_o thesis_n a_o objection_n answer_v chap._n 27._o quest_n 2._o whether_o god_n providence_n be_v immutable_a answer_v affirm_v sect._n 1_o sect._n 2._o sect._n 3_o a_o object_n against_o the_o immutability_n of_o god_n providence_n answer_v how_o god_n be_v say_v to_o repent_v etc._n etc._n chap._n 28._o divers_a objection_n against_o this_o doctrine_n of_o providence_n answer_v object_n 1._o answer_v chap._n 29._o object_n 2._o answer_v in_o five_o thing_n chap._n 30._o object_n 3._o object_n 4._o answer_v chap._n 31._o divers_a corollary_n draw_v from_o this_o doctrine_n of_o providence_n corol._n 1._o corol._n 2._o corol._n 3_o chap._n 32._o corol._n 4._o corol._n 5._o chap._n 33._o corol._n 6._o corol._n 7._o chap._n 34._o profitable_a instruction_n arise_v from_o this_o doctrine_n of_o providence_n instruct_v 1._o chap._n 35._o instruct_v 2._o chap._n 36._o instruct_v 3._o chap._n 37._o instruct_v 4._o chap._n 38._o instruct_v 5._o chap._n 39_o instruct_v 6._o chap._n 40._o instruct_v 7._o chap._n 41._o instruct_v 8._o chap._n 42._o the_o conclusion_n consolatory_a to_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n the_o author_n cite_v in_o this_o treatise_n a_o aben_n ezra_n aelian_a nat_n hist_o ainsworth_n ambrose_n alstedius_n antoninus_n aquila_n athanasius_n aulus_n gellius_n aquinas_n ausonius_n augustinus_n arias_n montanus_n aristotle_n aratus_n aretius_n b_o b_o p_o babington_n sr_n ri._n barckley_n basilius_n bastingius_fw-la beda_n ben._n gorion_n d._n bernard_n r._n bern._n on_o ruth_n benefield_n beza_n bodinus_fw-la de_fw-la republ._n boetius_fw-la de_fw-la consol_fw-la d._n boy_n bucan_n loc_fw-la come_v bullinger_n bucer_n d._n bright_a brathwait_n c_o callistratus_n calvinus_n camden_n britan._n causinus_fw-la cassiodorus_n cebes_n theban_n caelius_n rhodig_n carion_n chron._n caryl_n chald._n chemnitius_n clapham_n cant._n clapham_n manual_n clemens_n alexand._n chrysippus_n cratippus_n cicero_n cotton_n caesar_n comment_fw-fr chrysostome_n cyprian_a com._n relig._n galliae_fw-la m._n coverdale_n crompton_n d_o damascen_n de_fw-fr dieu_fw-fr diodati_n discip_n de_fw-fr temp._n dorotheus_n dearing_n dyonis_n aereop_n didacus_n stella_fw-la danaeus_n diodor._fw-la sicul._n drexelius_n e_o egesippus_fw-la euseb_n eccl._n hist_o euripides_n euthymius_n expl._n ver_fw-la relig._n f_o frytschius_n franzius_n ferus_fw-la flac._n illyric_n fox_n act_n &_o mon._n fenner_n catech._n th._n fuller_n g_o genev._n transl_o gualther_n greg._n magn._n greg._n nyssen_n lud._n granat_n greenhaw_n goulart_n gossen_n h_o hagius_n hesychius_n hist_o sinarum_fw-la herodotus_n hebr._n hieronymus_n hedf_n sphinx_n holcot_n hooker_n eccl._n pol._n hist_o novi_fw-la orbis_fw-la homerus_fw-la hyperius_fw-la hesiod_n hilarius_n horatius_n i_o ital._n annot._n josph_n antiqu._n b_o p_o juell_n jul._n scalig._n junius_n isidorus_n just_a mart._n juvenal_n sat._n k_o keckerman_n bp._n king_n l_o lactantius_n levin_n lemn_a livius_n lorinus_n lumb_n sent._n luther_n lip_n de_fw-mi con_v lyra._n lyranus_fw-la lucanus_n m_o marcellinus_n macchiavel_n menochius_fw-la maimony_n morney_n mayer_n pet_n mart._n moor_n antidote_n munst_n cosmog_n minut._n faelix_fw-la geo._n more_o be_v demonstr_n n_o gr._n nazianzen_n niceph._n gregor_n jos_n nancler_n o_o origen_n ovid._n otho_fw-la casman_n orpheus_n p_o pacuvius_n pareus_n paulus_n aemil._n philo_n jud._n pompon_n laetus_fw-la petrarch_n pemble_n pineda_n pet._n du_fw-fr moulin_n perkins_n plin._n nat._n hist_o prideaux_n pier._n hierogl_n polan_n synt._n procopius_n prosper_n perrerius_fw-la plutarch_n pythagoras_n publ._n mimus_fw-la dr_n preston_n q_o quintilian_n quint._n curt._n r_o rab._n sol._n jarch_n remigius_n rest_n fren_fw-it estate_n rolloc_n rutherford_n s_o salvian_n senault_n b_o p_o sanderson_n seneca_n septuagint_n solinus_n strabo_n scultetus_n stock_n suetonius_n sutton_n symmachus_n synesius_n socinus_n struther_n symson_n synops._fw-la purior_fw-la theol_fw-it t_o tacitus_n dr_n tailor_n tertullian_n theophilact_fw-mi theodoret._n tremellius_n talmud_n thucyd._n hist_o turnbull_n v_o vatablus_n verron_n phys_n virgil._n vrsinus_n w_n r._n walker_n weems_n willet_n wilkins_n wolfius_n woodward_n x_o xenophon_n z_o zanchius_n zegedin_n the_o eye_n and_o wheel_n of_o providence_n joh._n 5.17_o but_o jesus_n answer_v they_o my_o father_n work_v hitherto_o and_o i_o work_v chap._n 1._o the_o text_n open_v a_o introduction_n to_o this_o work_n the_o word_n be_v a_o answer_n to_o the_o jew_n that_o persecute_v our_o saviour_n and_o seek_v to_o slay_v he_o for_o heal_v one_o on_o the_o sabbath-day_n that_o have_v be_v disease_v thirty_o eight_o year_n christ_n plead_v with_o they_o in_o the_o defence_n of_o his_o fact_n to_o let_v they_o see_v and_o the_o world_n know_v that_o he_o have_v do_v nothing_o but_o what_o be_v lawful_a and_o justifiable_a he_o may_v have_v tell_v they_o what_o though_o it_o be_v unlawful_a upon_o the_o sabbath-day_n to_o do_v any_o servile_a work_n except_o with_o limitation_n about_o the_o sacrifice_n in_o the_o temple_n mat._n 12.5_o 6._o yet_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o cure_v as_o i_o do_v for_o i_o use_v no_o work_n but_o do_v all_o by_o my_o word_n now_o it_o be_v ever_o hold_v lawful_a to_o speak_v on_o the_o sabbath-day_n but_o by_o his_o answer_n he_o full_o instruct_v we_o in_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o sabbath_n they_o may_v have_v remember_v that_o he_o be_v lawmaker_n and_o lord_n of_o the_o sabbath_n and_o therefore_o not_o tie_v by_o the_o law_n for_o though_o it_o be_v a_o question_n in_o policy_n whether_o the_o law_n make_v or_o the_o
one_o self_n from_o and_o so_o that_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d here_o it_o stand_v in_o opposition_n to_o the_o follow_a word_n god_n then_o hide_v himself_o from_o the_o nation_n hide_v the_o mean_n of_o grace_n from_o they_o but_o now_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o gospel_n do_v more_o open_a and_o declare_v himself_o to_o the_o nation_n command_v every_o man_n every_o where_o to_o repent_v and_o yet_o even_o then_o when_o he_o suffer_v all_o nation_n to_o walk_v in_o their_o own_o way_n he_o nevertheless_o leave_v not_o himself_o without_o witness_n in_o that_o he_o do_v good_a give_v they_o rain_n from_o heaven_n and_o fruitful_a season_n fill_v their_o heart_n with_o food_n and_o gladness_n as_o paul_n and_o barnabas_n tell_v the_o man_n of_o lystra_n act._n 14.16_o 17._o one_o say_v that_o the_o chief_a title_n that_o god_n give_v to_o himself_o be_v bonitas_fw-la goodness_n because_o it_o be_v the_o property_n of_o all_o good_a thing_n to_o communicate_v themselves_o to_o other_o therefore_o most_o agreeable_a to_o god_n who_o rain_v down_o all_o his_o blessing_n upon_o we_o and_o that_o therefore_o all_o other_o name_n of_o god_n be_v but_o commentary_n and_o exposition_n of_o this_o name_n 3._o 3._o jus_n come_v jovis_n ambros_n in_o rom._n 3._o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n be_v also_o a_o demonstration_n of_o god_n providence_n ambrose_n call_v the_o mercy_n of_o god_n the_o justice_n of_o god_n because_o he_o say_v god_n declare_v himself_o righteous_a by_o perform_v his_o promise_n isa_n 53.11_o 22._o and_o god_n in_o his_o work_n of_o justice_n use_v mercy_n prov._n 3.12_o heb._n 12.6_o but_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n be_v more_o manifest_v in_o his_o judgement_n the_o lord_n be_v know_v by_o the_o judgement_n which_o he_o execute_v rom._n 9_o 16._o i_o e._n know_v to_o be_v just_a and_o righteous_a we_o read_v rev._n 16.4_o 5._o that_o the_o three_o of_o the_o seven_o angel_n pour_v out_o his_o vial_n upon_o the_o fountain_n and_o river_n of_o water_n that_o be_v upon_o a_o part_n of_o antichrist_n follower_n and_o those_o that_o be_v figure_v by_o the_o fountain_n of_o water_n be_v think_v to_o be_v the_o teacher_n of_o that_o corrupt_a church_n and_o the_o text_n say_v they_o become_v blood_n that_o be_v their_o blood_n be_v shed_v a_o there_o be_v a_o notable_a declaration_n of_o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n by_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o water_n thou_o be_v righteous_a o_o lord_n which_o art_n 2._o a_o wise_a heathen_a say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o that_o god_n do_v be_v full_a of_o providence_n and_o he_o can_v do_v nothing_o that_o be_v unjust_a antonin_n l._n 2._o §._o 2._o and_o waste_v and_o shall_v be_v because_o thou_o have_v judge_v thus_o and_o ver_fw-la 6._o for_o they_o have_v shed_v the_o blood_n of_o saint_n and_o prophet_n and_o thou_o have_v give_v they_o blood_n to_o drink_v for_o they_o be_v worthy_a and_o ver_fw-la 8._o another_o succee_v he_o even_o so_o o_o lord_n true_a and_o righteous_a be_v thy_o judgement_n true_a because_o thou_o have_v lay_v on_o they_o no_o more_o than_o thou_o threatn_v before_o and_o righteous_a because_o do_v according_a to_o their_o desert_n and_o rev._n 19.11_o 12._o christ_n be_v mount_v on_o his_o white_a horse_n and_o describe_v very_o glorious_o here_o be_v a_o description_n full_a of_o terror_n and_o majesty_n and_o his_o execution_n be_v so_o dreadful_a that_o there_o be_v a_o solemn_a invitation_n to_o a_o strange_a feast_n ver_fw-la 17_o 18._o to_o eat_v the_o flesh_n of_o king_n and_o captain_n and_o of_o mighty_a man_n and_o the_o flesh_n of_o horse_n and_o they_o that_o sit_v on_o they_o and_o the_o flesh_n of_o all_o man_n both_o free_a and_o bond_n both_o small_a and_o great_a by_o the_o flesh_n of_o these_o i_o conceive_v be_v mean_v the_o spoil_n of_o the_o antichristian_a party_n when_o this_o great_a battle_n shall_v be_v fight_v in_o armageddon_n but_o how_o this_o be_v â—â—â—â—â—ged_v appear_v in_o the_o latter_a part_n of_o ver_fw-la 11._o it_o be_v say_v he_o that_o sit_v upon_o the_o white_a horse_n be_v call_v faithful_a and_o true_a and_o in_o righteousness_n do_v he_o judge_v and_o make_v war_n it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o hard_a thing_n in_o the_o world_n to_o manage_v the_o sword-military_a according_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o justice_n soldier_n use_v to_o put_v all_o to_o the_o sword_n that_o stand_v in_o their_o way_n plunder_v both_o friend_n and_o foe_n but_o christ_n act_v the_o part_n of_o a_o valiant_a warrior_n and_o of_o a_o just_a judge_n in_o righteousness_n do_v he_o judge_v and_o make_v war_n it_o be_v say_v psal_n 97.2_o that_o cloud_n and_o darkness_n be_v round_o about_o he_o righteousness_n and_o judgement_n be_v the_o habitation_n of_o his_o throne_n ver._n 33._o a_o fire_n go_v before_o he_o and_o burn_v up_o his_o enemy_n round_o about_o when_o fire_n be_v kindle_v in_o god_n anger_n as_o fire_v enkindle_v in_o a_o thicket_n of_o thorn_n spread_v itself_o every_o way_n fly_v from_o bush_n to_o bush_n yet_o do_v it_o not_o burn_v at_o random_n but_o break_v our_o from_o the_o throne_n of_o god_n which_o be_v found_v on_o righteousness_n or_o compose_v of_o righteousness_n man_n in_o their_o anger_n be_v usual_o transport_v with_o violent_a passion_n and_o be_v very_o irregular_a but_o when_o 〈◊〉_d be_v incense_v by_o the_o worst_a of_o 〈◊〉_d enemy_n he_o act_v regular_o his_o throne_n be_v upon_o judgement_n and_o righteousness_n and_o heaven_n and_o earth_n angel_n and_o man_n be_v witness_n thereof_o ver._n 6._o the_o heaven_n declare_v his_o righteousness_n and_o all_o the_o people_n see_v his_o glory_n now_o these_o terrible_a act_n of_o god_n in_o righteousness_n be_v great_a proof_n of_o his_o providence_n chap._n iii_o argum._n 2._o argum._n 2_o the_o second_o argument_n to_o prove_v there_o be_v a_o divine_a providence_n may_v be_v draw_v from_o the_o fulfil_n of_o whatsoever_o have_v be_v foretell_v and_o perform_v of_o what_o have_v be_v promise_v and_o prophesy_v of_o to_o instance_n in_o some_o few_o particular_n he_o promise_v adam_n that_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n shall_v bruise_v the_o head_n of_o the_o serpent_n gen._n 3._o the_o which_o promise_n be_v fulfil_v and_o make_v good_a in_o christ_n four_o thousand_o year_n after_o it_o be_v make_v he_o promise_v abraham_n that_o though_o his_o seed_n shall_v sojourn_v in_o a_o strange_a land_n four_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n yet_o he_o will_v at_o length_n bring_v they_o into_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n and_o the_o lot_n of_o their_o inheritance_n which_o promise_v he_o perform_v at_o the_o time_n appoint_v viz._n in_o the_o day_n of_o joshua_n and_o in_o the_o performance_n of_o this_o promise_n god_n providence_n manifest_o appear_v and_o many_o way_n manifest_v itself_o 1._o in_o the_o preservation_n of_o isaac_n who_o his_o father_n be_v command_v to_o offer_v up_o for_o a_o burnt-offering_a upon_o mount_n moriah_n gen._n 22._o as_o abraham_n have_v already_o stretch_v out_o his_o hand_n and_o be_v ready_a to_o dart_v the_o thunderbolt_n god_n have_v put_v into_o his_o hand_n he_o who_o command_v abraham_n to_o strike_v stay_v his_o blow_n and_o the_o altar_n of_o moriah_n which_o be_v to_o be_v the_o scaffold_n of_o death_n become_v the_o theatre_n of_o life_n 2._o causin_n hist_o sac_fw-la l._n 2._o and_o his_o pile_n as_o one_o have_v well_o note_v serve_v but_o to_o make_v a_o bonfire_n of_o joy_n and_o a_o triumph_n of_o the_o fidelity_n which_o abraham_n and_o isaac_n testify_v unto_o god_n 2._o by_o send_v joseph_n into_o egypt_n to_o provide_v for_o his_o father_n jacob_n and_o his_o family_n during_o the_o famine_n i_o doubt_v not_o but_o jacob_n think_v god_n will_v provide_v for_o the_o preservation_n of_o himself_o and_o his_o family_n but_o how_o far_o be_v it_o from_o his_o thought_n that_o joseph_n shall_v be_v the_o instrument_n of_o their_o preservation_n who_o he_o think_v long_o before_o to_o have_v be_v a_o prey_n to_o so_o i_o cruel_a beast_n therefore_o when_o joseph_n make_v himself_o know_v to_o his_o brethren_n he_o tell_v they_o god_n send_v i_o before_o you_o to_o preserve_v you_o a_o posterity_n in_o the_o earth_n and_o to_o save_v your_o life_n by_o a_o great_a deliverance_n so_o now_o it_o be_v not_o you_o that_o send_v i_o hither_o but_o god_n gen._n 45.7_o 8._o gregory_n gloss_v upon_o the_o story_n of_o joseph_n thus_o greg._n divino_fw-la judicio_fw-la quod_fw-la declinare_fw-la conati_fw-la sunt_fw-la renitendo_fw-la servierunt_fw-la ideò_fw-la venditus_fw-la est_fw-la à _fw-la fratribus_fw-la joseph_n ne_fw-la adoraretur_fw-la sed_fw-la ideò_fw-la est_fw-la adoratus_fw-la quia_fw-la venditus_fw-la sic_fw-la divinum_fw-la consilium_fw-la dum_fw-la devitatur_fw-la impletur_fw-la sic_fw-la humana_fw-la
still_o continue_v a_o order_n among_o they_o ever_o since_o the_o creation_n and_o that_o notwithstanding_o all_o the_o change_n that_o have_v happen_v in_o the_o mean_a while_n man_n may_v perceive_v that_o all_o thing_n have_v be_v so_o well_o dispose_v that_o the_o world_n have_v still_o be_v preserve_v in_o his_o right_a state_n and_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o this_o orderlinesse_n which_o we_o see_v among_o they_o shall_v come_v either_o of_o the_o star_n themselves_o or_o of_o any_o other_o move_a cause_n than_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o that_o god_n which_o govern_v all_o thing_n by_o his_o wise_a providence_n the_o star_n be_v for_o divers_a use_n god_n have_v set_v they_o for_o sign_n and_o season_n and_o for_o day_n and_o year_n gen._n 1.14_o they_o be_v for_o a_o twofold_a sign_n 1._o natural_a and_o ordinary_a they_o show_v by_o their_o rise_n and_o set_v and_o by_o their_o eclipse_n heat_n and_o cold_a drought_n and_o moisture_n storm_n and_o tempest_n fair_a and_o pleasant_a weather_n 2._o they_o be_v sometime_o sign_n extraordinary_a to_o show_v god_n judgement_n and_o the_o great_a alteration_n that_o he_o will_v bring_v on_o the_o world_n sometime_o they_o signify_v extraordinary_a blessing_n 2.2_o matth._n 2.2_o of_o this_o nature_n be_v that_o star_n that_o appear_v to_o the_o wiseman_n when_o christ_n be_v bear_v which_o they_o call_v christ_n star_n quest_n here_o it_o may_v be_v demand_v how_o they_o come_v to_o know_v it_o to_o be_v christ_n star_n and_o point_v out_o the_o place_n of_o his_o nativity_n and_o will_v at_o last_o conduct_n and_o direct_v they_o to_o he_o answ_n 1._o some_o say_v there_o be_v a_o apocryphal_a tradition_n father_v upon_o seth_n which_o foretold_v at_o the_o nativity_n of_o the_o messiah_n such_o a_o star_n shall_v appear_v and_o such_o present_n be_v offer_v unto_o he_o 2._o other_o say_v that_o these_o magi_n be_v of_o the_o posterity_n of_o balaam_n of_o who_o we_o read_v numb_a 22._o &_o chap._n 23_o &_o 24._o have_v their_o light_n from_o his_o prophecy_n numb_a 24.17_o there_o shall_v come_v a_o star_n out_o of_o jacob_n etc._n etc._n whereupon_o say_v they_o twelve_o of_o they_o by_o turn_n watch_v continual_o upon_o the_o top_n of_o a_o high_a mountain_n and_o pray_v that_o god_n will_v reveal_v unto_o they_o that_o star_n which_o they_o say_v he_o do_v that_o very_a night_n that_o christ_n be_v bear_v and_o upon_o the_o sight_n thereof_o they_o present_o address_v themselves_o for_o their_o journey_n to_o jerusalem_n 3._o other_o think_v that_o they_o have_v the_o hint_n thereof_o out_o of_o dan._n 2._o or_o at_o least_o from_o some_o other_o prophecy_n which_o be_v in_o those_o time_n translate_v into_o greek_a and_o extant_a in_o many_o place_n among_o the_o gentile_n and_o this_o seem_v a_o probable_a conceit_n because_o they_o go_v to_o jerusalem_n to_o be_v further_o instruct_v all_o do_v agree_v that_o it_o be_v none_o of_o the_o star_n make_v in_o the_o beginning_n gen._n 1.16_o for_o these_o have_v number_n and_o name_n isa_n 48.26_o and_o doubtless_o most_o of_o they_o be_v well_o know_v to_o these_o magi_n but_o it_o seem_v by_o their_o relation_n that_o this_o star_n be_v never_o see_v before_o as_o be_v also_o manifest_v by_o its_o perpendicular_a motion_n move_v from_o north_n to_o south_n contrary_a to_o the_o motion_n of_o other_o star_n that_o move_v from_o east_n to_o west_n else_o when_o they_o go_v from_o jerusalem_n it_o can_v not_o have_v direct_o point_v out_o the_o house_n at_o bethlehem_n where_o the_o holy_a child_n jesus_n and_o his_o mother_n lie_v for_o bethlehem_n stand_v thirty_o mile_n south_n from_o jerusalem_n as_o the_o learned_a do_v observe_v augustine_n say_v it_o be_v a_o new_a star_n create_v by_o god_n to_o point_v out_o the_o place_n of_o his_o son_n birth_n august_n haec_fw-la stella_fw-la magnifica_fw-la coeli_fw-la lingua_fw-la august_n call_v this_o star_n the_o wonderful_a tongue_n of_o heaven_n 4._o other_o say_v it_o be_v a_o angel_n appear_v not_o in_o the_o nature_n but_o form_n fashion_n and_o figure_n of_o a_o star_n and_o therefore_o call_v so_o and_o why_o may_v not_o a_o angel_n as_o well_o appear_v to_o these_o wise_a man_n of_o persia_n as_o to_o the_o shepherd_n of_o bethlehem_n and_o why_o may_v they_o not_o as_o well_o be_v teach_v from_o heaven_n how_o to_o set_v forth_o and_o undertake_v this_o journey_n as_o they_o be_v which_o way_n to_o return_v home_o again_o when_o they_o have_v dispatch_v and_o finish_v it_o mat._n 2.12_o 5._o nay_o some_o go_v further_o and_o say_v that_o it_o be_v the_o holy_a ghost_n himself_o who_o as_o he_o appear_v in_o the_o likeness_n of_o a_o dove_n at_o christ_n baptism_n luke_n 3._o so_o say_v they_o he_o appear_v in_o the_o likeness_n of_o a_o star_n at_o his_o birth_n in_o a_o word_n as_o the_o cloudy_a and_o fiery_a pillar_n go_v before_o the_o israelite_n and_o leave_v they_o not_o till_o it_o bring_v they_o to_o canaan_n the_o promise_a 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earth_n exit_fw-la plan_n ver._n relig_n to_o the_o mariner_n to_o the_o husbandman_n show_v he_o when_o to_o set_v sow_n plant_v etc._n etc._n to_o the_o mathematician_n they_o serve_v for_o the_o bring_n about_o the_o spring_n the_o summer_n the_o harvest_n and_o winter_n genes_n 8.22_o arcturus_n rise_v in_o september_n and_o begin_v autumn_n orion_n arise_v in_o december_n and_o begin_v winter_n and_o bring_v rain_n pleiades_n arise_v in_o the_o spring_n the_o dog-star_n and_o other_o arise_v in_o the_o summer_n and_o although_o the_o star_n have_v their_o season_n to_o mount_v above_o we_o and_o likewise_o to_o go_v down_o again_o out_o of_o our_o sight_n yet_o do_v it_o not_o happen_v at_o all_o adventure_n but_o by_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n so_o dispose_v it_o and_o though_o he_o have_v give_v they_o their_o influence_n from_o heaven_n yet_o do_v they_o not_o any_o thing_n of_o their_o own_o peculiar_a motion_n but_o god_n have_v still_o the_o guide_n and_o overrule_a of_o they_o coeli_fw-la tantum_n officium_fw-la habent_fw-la significandi_fw-la res_fw-la futuras_fw-la nòn_n autèm_n vim_o fatandi_fw-la ac_fw-la necessitatem_fw-la inferendi_fw-la zanch._n de_fw-fr luminar_fw-mi coeli_fw-la 3._o the_o star_n be_v for_o day_n and_o year_n they_o serve_v for_o the_o divide_v the_o day_n from_o the_o night_n and_o the_o light_n from_o the_o darkness_n the_o sun_n be_v the_o fountain_n of_o light_n measure_v the_o day_n by_o four_o and_o twenty_o hour_n and_o the_o year_n by_o return_v from_o one_o point_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o other_o they_o serve_v likewise_o for_o political_a observation_n as_o the_o computation_n of_o day_n week_n month_n and_o year_n and_o the_o celebration_n of_o festival_n among_o the_o jew_n they_o signify_v thing_n to_o come_v but_o prediction_n from_o the_o star_n and_o the_o discover_v of_o secret_n be_v false_a and_o uncertain_a chap._n xi_o of_o god_n providence_n to_o be_v see_v in_o the_o wind_n and_o in_o the_o blow_n of_o they_o a_o objection_n answer_v 8._o plin._n nat_n hist_o lib._n 2._o cap._n 8._o in_o the_o next_o place_n i_o shall_v show_v how_o god_n providence_n be_v much_o to_o be_v see_v in_o the_o air_n which_o fill_v up_o this_o vast_a and_o empty_a place_n which_o we_o see_v above_o we_o and_o also_o fill_v those_o cranny_n in_o the_o earth_n which_o be_v not_o to_o be_v see_v by_o we_o yea_o the_o very_a fish_n of_o the_o sea_n though_o we_o perceive_v not_o their_o breathe_n do_v die_v without_o it_o the_o air_n inviron_v the_o whole_a earth_n and_o all_o live_a creature_n receive_v the_o benefit_n of_o it_o it_o be_v a_o vital_a element_n heavy_a than_o fire_n light_a than_o earth_n and_o water_n the_o cause_n of_o sound_n and_o breathe_a capable_a of_o heat_n cold_a dryness_n and_o moisture_n have_v no_o light_n of_o
how_o manifold_a be_v thy_o work_n in_o wisdom_n have_v thou_o make_v they_o all_o psal_n 104.24_o moreover_o god_n providence_n be_v remarkable_a in_o sustain_v and_o feed_v such_o multitude_n of_o fish_n as_o be_v in_o the_o vast_a ocean_n some_o feed_n upon_o earth_n some_o on_o mud_n and_o slime_n other_o feed_v on_o sea-grass_n or_o seaweed_n some_o will_v eat_v herb_n and_o root_n and_o other_o will_v feed_v upon_o flesh_n when_o they_o meet_v with_o it_o and_o all_o of_o they_o be_v exceed_o refresh_v with_o soft_a rain_n and_o gentle_a shower_n that_o fall_v upon_o the_o sea_n by_o the_o shower_n of_o rain_n that_o fall_v upon_o the_o ocean_n st_n austin_n stop_v the_o mouth_n of_o those_o atheistical_a epicure_n that_o dispute_v against_o god_n providence_n psal_n august_n comment_fw-fr in_o psal_n one_o argument_n they_o bring_v be_v what_o reason_n can_v there_o be_v that_o it_o shall_v rain_v on_o the_o sea_n which_o need_v no_o water_n where_o there_o be_v a_o confluence_n of_o all_o water_n and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n the_o earth_n be_v parch_v and_o gape_v for_o want_v of_o rain_n and_o get_v it_o not_o where_o then_o be_v providence_n poor_a creature_n say_v he_o that_o can_v see_v the_o end_n of_o thing_n so_o blind_a they_o be_v be_v there_o not_o fish_n live_v in_o the_o sea_n for_o god_n to_o nourish_v oh_o how_o do_v they_o leap_v sport_n and_o play_v and_o rejoice_v at_o the_o sweet_a rain_n they_o can_v suck_v the_o sweet_a water_n out_o of_o the_o salt_n sea_n here_o then_o be_v the_o reason_n say_v he_o why_o it_o rain_v upon_o the_o sea_n where_o be_v no_o want_n of_o water_n and_o it_o rain_v not_o upon_o the_o earth_n that_o thirst_v for_o it_o even_o for_o the_o punishment_n of_o man_n ingratitude_n and_o wickedness_n and_o here_o one_o thing_n more_o may_v be_v observe_v as_o to_o god_n providence_n concern_v the_o fish_n of_o the_o sea_n in_o that_o the_o fish_n be_v spare_v in_o the_o deluge_n from_o destruction_n as_o reserve_v in_o their_o own_o ark_n and_o element_n when_o all_o creature_n beside_o except_o those_o that_o be_v in_o noah_n ark_n be_v utter_o destroy_v from_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n doctr_n clapham_n manual_n bibl._n doctr_n and_o under_o the_o law_n the_o ceremonial_a sacrifice_n especial_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o burnt-offering_a be_v flesh_n with_o its_o adjunct_n as_o the_o flesh_n of_o beast_n and_o bird_n but_o of_o fish_n â—ever_o which_o be_v reserve_v for_o man_n ordinary_a use_n no_o one_o kind_a of_o they_o be_v appoint_v for_o ceremonial_a service_n as_o a_o learned_a man_n have_v well_o note_v but_o why_o god_n will_v not_o that_o any_o fish_n shall_v sacramental_o die_v i_o know_v not_o except_v for_o that_o earth_n have_v sin_v and_o earth_n must_v satisfy_v and_o fish_n be_v not_o of_o the_o earth_n as_o beast_n and_o bird_n be_v but_o substantial_o of_o the_o water_n that_o any_o corporeal_a substance_n shall_v not_o be_v of_o the_o earth_n philosophy_n can_v admit_v as_o for_o the_o water_n bring_v forth_o fish_n and_o fowl_n in_o gen._n 1._o it_o be_v understand_v as_o of_o the_o womb_n bring_v forth_o but_o material_o derive_v from_o the_o earth_n under_o yet_o some_o chemist_n will_v have_v water_n the_o original_a element_n of_o all_o but_o of_o this_o overcurious_a question_n only_o by_o the_o way_n chap._n fourteen_o of_o the_o extent_n of_o providence_n to_o the_o earth_n of_o the_o form_n and_o figure_n of_o the_o earth_n of_o the_o stability_n and_o situation_n of_o the_o earth_n how_o it_o stand_v in_o the_o water_n and_o out_o of_o the_o water_n 〈…〉_o branch_n of_o comfort_n to_o god_n people_n draw_v from_o the_o earth_n stability_n to_o prove_v the_o stability_n of_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n i_o shall_v in_o the_o next_o place_n speak_v of_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n with_o relation_n to_o the_o earth_n and_o to_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v in_o it_o grow_v out_o of_o it_o and_o that_o live_v upon_o the_o face_n thereof_o 1_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chrysost_n in_o gen._n serm._n 1_o i_o shall_v treat_v first_o of_o the_o earth_n itself_o which_o say_v chrysostome_n be_v our_o country_n our_o mother_n our_o nurse_n our_o table_n our_o grave_n which_o be_v the_o footstool_n for_o the_o sole_n of_o christ_n foot_n mat._n 5.35_o the_o office-house_n of_o sin_n isa_n 24.5_o satan_n walk_n job_n 2.2_o the_o poor_a heritage_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n the_o heaven_n even_o the_o heaven_n be_v the_o lord_n but_o the_o earth_n have_v he_o give_v to_o the_o child_n of_o man_n psal_n 115.16_o the_o slaughter-house_n or_o shambles_n of_o the_o saint_n the_o blood_n of_o the_o martyr_n of_o the_o prophet_n and_o of_o saint_n be_v shed_v upon_o the_o earth_n die_v rutherf_n christ_n die_v as_o a_o judicious_a divine_a have_v note_v revel_v 18.24_o the_o first_o doomsday_n say_v he_o fall_v upon_o the_o earth_n for_o man_n sin_n genes_n 3.17_o curse_v shall_v the_o earth_n be_v for_o thy_o sake_n the_o last_o doomsday_n be_v approach_v when_o this_o clay-stage_n shall_v be_v remove_v the_o earth_n and_o the_o work_v therein_o the_o house_n and_o all_o the_o furniture_n of_o it_o shall_v be_v burn_v with_o fire_n 2_o pet._n 3.10_o 1._o now_o here_o let_v we_o consider_v the_o figure_n of_o the_o earth_n the_o form_n and_o figure_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v round_o or_o circular_a as_o the_o globe_n represent_v to_o we_o for_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o sea_n make_v but_o one_o globe_n and_o be_v call_v the_o centre_n of_o the_o world_n which_o prove_v that_o there_o be_v antipode_n which_o so_o pose_v many_o of_o the_o father_n that_o be_v a_o people_n that_o dwell_v on_o the_o other_o side_n of_o the_o globe_n 2._o struth_o observe_v cent._n 2._o although_o pope_n zechary_n do_v excommunicate_a bishop_n virgilius_n in_o the_o eight_o age_n because_o he_o maintain_v there_o be_v antipode_n but_o when_o it_o be_v discover_v pope_n alexander_n the_o sixth_o find_v it_o within_o st_n peter_n jurisdiction_n adjudge_v the_o right_a of_o it_o to_o he_o who_o have_v most_o strength_n to_o conquer_v it_o and_o the_o pope_n pretend_a omnipotency_n divide_v that_o which_o his_o omniscience_n can_v not_o discover_v the_o roundness_n of_o the_o earth_n as_o also_o the_o part_n thereof_o shut_v up_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o bosom_n of_o the_o heaven_n and_o dispose_v with_o a_o marvellous_a order_n do_v express_o declare_v a_o divine_a providence_n when_o the_o heaven_n be_v whirl_v about_o with_o a_o swift_a and_o perpetual_a motion_n that_o the_o earth_n shall_v hang_v like_o a_o round_a ball_n in_o the_o air_n upon_o nothing_o as_o be_v express_v job_n 26.7_o chald._n non_fw-la quid_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d belimah_n à _fw-fr balam_n constringere_fw-la chald._n that_o be_v have_v nothing_o to_o support_v it_o that_o during_o many_o thousand_o year_n continuance_n this_o great_a frame_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v not_o shake_v out_o of_o joint_n notwithstanding_o 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than_o the_o fowl_n 1._o in_o respect_n of_o kind_n 2._o in_o respect_n of_o gift_n above_o they_o natural_a supernatural_a 3._o in_o respect_n of_o his_o rule_n and_o sovereignty_n over_o they_o 4._o in_o respect_n of_o his_o use_n and_o end_n above_o they_o dr_n th._n taylor_n serm._n on_o mat._n 6.26_o moses_n his_o face_n do_v shine_v in_o his_o fast_a day_n and_o daniel_n and_o the_o three_o child_n have_v live_v ten_o day_n upon_o pulse_n and_o water_n appear_v fair_a in_o their_o countenance_n and_o fat_a in_o flesh_n than_o all_o the_o child_n which_o do_v eat_v the_o portion_n of_o the_o king_n meat_n dan._n 1.15_o beside_o god_n will_v help_v his_o people_n in_o their_o great_a extremity_n as_o he_o do_v the_o son_n of_o jacob_n when_o they_o gaze_v one_o upon_o another_o god_n will_v either_o supply_v his_o people_n want_n or_o take_v they_o away_o before_o the_o sharpness_n of_o extremity_n come_v it_o be_v rare_a to_o see_v the_o godly_a fall_n into_o those_o pinch_a 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whether_o we_o consider_v his_o nature_n his_o essential_a property_n or_o his_o will._n in_o regard_n of_o they_o all_o he_o be_v sempèr_n idem_fw-la always_o the_o same_o his_o be_v be_v and_o will_v be_v be_v all_o one_o he_o be_v the_o same_o at_o this_o present_a that_o he_o be_v at_o the_o beginning_n and_o will_v be_v the_o same_o for_o ever_o that_o he_o be_v at_o this_o instant_n and_o this_o must_v needs_o be_v so_o for_o be_v a_o simple_a entire_a essence_n void_a of_o all_o mixture_n and_o composition_n he_o be_v free_a from_o those_o quality_n that_o accompany_v compound_v body_n viz._n generation_n corruption_n augmencation_n diminution_n and_o all_o manner_n of_o alteration_n and_o for_o the_o immutability_n of_o his_o will_n he_o tell_v we_o aug._n transibunt_fw-la coeli_fw-la i._n e._n in_o melius_fw-la mutabuntur_fw-la hieron_n in_o psal_n 102._o et_fw-la erunt_fw-la caeli_fw-la novi_fw-la nòn_n substantiâ_fw-la sed_fw-la quâ—litacibus_fw-la renovati_fw-la aug._n that_o as_o he_o have_v purpose_v it_o shall_v stand_v and_o as_o he_o have_v consult_v it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v jer._n 14.24_o and_o our_o saviour_n say_v till_o heaven_n and_o earth_n pass_v away_o one_o jot_n and_o tittle_n shall_v in_o no_o wise_a pass_n from_o the_o law_n till_o all_o be_v fullfil_v matth._n 5.18_o whereby_o our_o saviour_n christ_n do_v not_o mean_a that_o either_o heaven_n and_o earth_n shall_v one_o day_n be_v destroy_v in_o regard_n of_o their_o substance_n by_o fire_n any_o more_o than_o they_o be_v by_o water_n 2_o pet._n 3.6_o rom._n 8.21_o nor_o yet_o then_o when_o they_o be_v change_v in_o regard_n of_o their_o quality_n when_o there_o shall_v be_v new_a heaven_n and_o new_a earth_n wherein_o dwell_v righteousness_n that_o be_v i_o suppose_v when_o god_n shall_v alter_v and_o change_v the_o state_n of_o his_o church_n as_o it_o shall_v seem_v to_o dwell_v in_o a_o new_a world_n that_o then_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o dissolution_n or_o alteration_n 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appear_v in_o preserve_v a_o church_n to_o himself_o from_o several_a part_n of_o the_o world_n 110.2_o psal_n 110.2_o he_o rule_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o enemy_n like_o a_o king_n that_o be_v able_a to_o keep_v up_o his_o court_n and_o royal_a family_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o rebel_n though_o they_o may_v sometime_o prevail_v against_o yet_o they_o shall_v never_o be_v able_a to_o root_v up_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n object_n but_o it_o may_v be_v object_v that_o when_o the_o seven_o angel_n sound_v there_o be_v great_a voice_n in_o heaven_n say_v the_o kingdom_n of_o this_o world_n be_v become_v the_o kingdom_n of_o our_o lord_n and_o of_o his_o christ_n and_o he_o shall_v reign_v for_o ever_o and_o the_o four_o and_o twenty_o elder_n fall_v upon_o their_o face_n and_o worship_v god_n say_v we_o give_v thou_o thanks_o o_o lord_n god_n almighty_a which_o art_n and_o waste_v and_o be_v to_o come_v because_o thou_o have_v take_v to_o thou_o thy_o great_a power_n and_o have_v 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as_o his_o power_n be_v infinite_z to_o chastise_v and_o scourge_v the_o proud_a and_o great_a of_o his_o adversary_n and_o if_o god_n arm_v not_o the_o creature_n against_o we_o yet_o he_o can_v make_v one_o man_n to_o devour_v another_o such_o a_o judgement_n the_o lord_n threaten_v jer._n 13.13_o 14._o viz._n to_o fill_v the_o king_n of_o judah_n the_o priest_n prophet_n and_o all_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o land_n with_o drunkenness_n and_o dash_v they_o one_o against_o another_o as_o drunkenness_n deprive_v man_n of_o the_o use_n of_o common_a sense_n and_o reason_n and_o work_v so_o upon_o some_o temper_n as_o to_o fill_v they_o with_o rage_n and_o fury_n that_o like_o mad_a man_n they_o spare_v not_o those_o that_o be_v near_a and_o dear_a unto_o they_o 2._o carion_n chron._n lib._n 2._o as_o be_v evident_a in_o cambyses_n the_o second_o king_n of_o persia_n notwithstanding_o he_o be_v well_o bring_v up_o and_o deal_v valiant_o during_o the_o life_n of_o his_o father_n 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