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may_v we_o appoint_v the_o continuance_n of_o this_o darkness_n which_o whether_o it_o shall_v be_v long_o than_o the_o darkness_n in_o egypt_n which_o last_v three_o day_n or_o short_a than_o the_o darkness_n at_o our_o saviour_n passion_n which_o last_v but_o three_o hour_n we_o have_v no_o more_o use_n of_o such_o knowledge_n than_o knowledge_n of_o the_o continuance_n but_o this_o we_o know_v that_o it_o shall_v be_v long_o enough_o to_o prove_v the_o instant_a approach_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v come_v and_o to_o drive_v the_o wicked_a not_o into_o repentance_n but_o into_o desperation_n but_o yet_o there_o must_v be_v more_o preparation_n in_o the_o heaven_n while_o preparation_n in_o the_o star_n for_o the_o star_n shall_v fall_v from_o heaven_n matt._n 24.29_o though_o reason_n and_o the_o astronomer_n will_v undertake_v to_o demonstrate_v that_o a_o star_n be_v of_o that_o bigness_n that_o the_o whole_a earth_n be_v not_o able_a to_o entertain_v a_o star_n or_o two_o beside_o 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star_n in_o heaven_n will_v be_v needful_a for_o the_o earth_n but_o when_o night_n itself_o shall_v cease_v to_o be_v than_o likewise_o the_o star_n shall_v be_v no_o more_o which_o interpretation_n do_v no_o way_n disagree_v either_o with_o the_o wonder_n of_o that_o day_n which_o shall_v be_v a_o day_n of_o wonder_n or_o with_o the_o omnipotency_n of_o god_n who_o can_v easy_o make_v they_o less_o and_o make_v they_o fall_v who_o of_o nothing_o make_v they_o into_o this_o bigness_n irreverent_a it_o be_v for_o we_o to_o examine_v whether_o he_o will_v do_v it_o by_o a_o miraculous_a compression_n of_o the_o substance_n of_o a_o star_n or_o otherwise_o who_o can_v perform_v it_o so_o many_o way_n beyond_o the_o feeble_a and_o ridiculous_a guess_n of_o reason_n
he_o to_o the_o defence_n of_o his_o own_o truth_n or_o say_v of_o his_o truth_n as_o the_o jew_n do_v of_o his_o son_n let_v he_o deliver_v it_o if_o he_o will_v have_v it_o if_o we_o discern_v any_o that_o prefer_v the_o giddiness_n of_o their_o own_o reason_n under_o the_o notion_n of_o sound_a reason_n before_o the_o sobriety_n of_o the_o holy_a writing_n and_o the_o church_n shall_v we_o present_o either_o reel_v out_o of_o the_o way_n or_o stagger_v in_o it_o about_o the_o eleven_o year_n of_o this_o present_a century_n of_o the_o church_n a_o new_a stargazer_n one_o fabricius_n in_o the_o upper_a germany_n publish_v at_o witteberge_n by_o the_o virtue_n of_o a_o strange_a glass_n a_o pretend_a discovery_n of_o strange_a spot_n in_o the_o sun_n about_o which_o time_n in_o the_o low_a germany_n a_o like_a acute_a novelist_n publish_v pretend_v spot_n in_o the_o best_a belgic_a church_n but_o as_o the_o clearest-sighted_n though_o of_o a_o less_o excellency_n then_o s._n stephen_n 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motive_n can_v we_o have_v for_o tear_n whether_o we_o consider_v ourselves_o or_o god_n than_o fear_v or_o love_n both_o which_o god_n have_v provide_v for_o we_o there_o be_v say_v s._n gregory_n two_o cause_n of_o tear_n the_o first_o for_o fear_n of_o punishment_n the_o second_o for_o delay_v of_o our_o happiness_n both_o which_o be_v intimate_v according_a to_o that_o father_n by_o that_o double_a blessing_n which_o caleb_n as_o it_o be_v josh_n 15.19_o bestow_v upon_o his_o daughter_n achsah_n to_o who_o he_o give_v the_o upper_a and_o the_o nether_a spring_n the_o nether_a spring_n be_v fear_n the_o upper_a love_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n do_v nazianzen_n observe_v that_o noah_n flood_n come_v partly_o from_o the_o earth_n and_o partly_o from_o heaven_n so_o say_v he_o the_o purge_a flood_n of_o tear_n come_v partly_o from_o the_o fear_n of_o hell_n land_n partly_o from_o the_o desire_n of_o heaven_n from_o the_o love_n of_o god_n and_o sure_o as_o water_n which_o be_v 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