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hell_n if_o it_o be_v yet_o there_o be_v thy_o lord_n present_a and_o thence_o shall_v his_o merit_n and_o mercy_n fetch_v thou_o out_o 11.4_o thy_o sickness_n be_v not_o unto_o death_n though_o i_o die_v but_o for_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n 102.10_o that_o the_o son_n of_o god_n may_v be_v glorify_v thereby_o say_v not_o then_o he_o lifteth_z i_o up_o to_o cast_v i_o down_o and_o have_v raise_v i_o high_a that_o my_o fall_n may_v be_v the_o low_a but_o he_o cast_v i_o down_o that_o he_o may_v lift_v i_o up_o and_o lay_v i_o low_a that_o i_o may_v rise_v the_o high_a a_o hundred_o experience_n have_v seal_v this_o truth_n unto_o thou_o that_o the_o great_a dejection_n be_v intend_v but_o for_o advantage_n to_o thy_o great_a dignity_n and_o thy_o redeemer_n glory_n sect_n iii_o the_o three_o part_n of_o this_o prologue_n to_o the_o saint_n rest_v judgement_n be_v the_o public_a and_o solemn_a process_n at_o their_o judgement_n where_o they_o shall_v first_o themselves_o be_v acquit_v 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the_o goodness_n and_o severity_n of_o the_o lord_n 25._o on_o they_o who_o perish_v severity_n but_o to_o his_o choose_a goodness_n when_o every_o one_o must_v give_v account_n of_o his_o stewardship_n and_o every_o talon_n of_o time_n health_n wit_n mercy_n affliction_n mean_n warning_n must_v be_v reckon_v for_o when_o the_o sin_n of_o youth_n and_o those_o which_o they_o have_v forget_v and_o their_o secret_a sin_n shall_v all_o be_v lay_v open_a before_o angel_n and_o man_n when_o they_o shall_v see_v all_o their_o friend_n wealth_n old_a delight_n all_o their_o confidence_n and_o false_a hope_n of_o heaven_n to_o forsake_v they_o when_o they_o shall_v see_v the_o lord_n jesus_n who_o they_o neglect_v who_o word_n
we_o shall_v be_v raise_v from_o many_o year_n rottenness_n and_o dust_n and_o that_o dust_n exalt_v to_o a_o sunlike_a glory_n and_o that_o glory_v perpetuate_v to_o all_o eternity_n what_o say_v thou_o christian_n be_v not_o this_o the_o great_a of_o miracle_n or_o wonder_n sure_o if_o we_o observe_v but_o common_a providence_n the_o motion_n of_o the_o sun_n the_o tide_n of_o the_o sea_n the_o stand_n of_o the_o earth_n the_o warm_n it_o the_o water_v it_o with_o rain_n as_o a_o garden_n the_o keep_n in_o order_n a_o wicked_a confuse_a world_n with_o multitude_n the_o like_a they_o be_v all_o very_a admirable_a but_o then_o to_o think_v of_o the_o zion_n of_o god_n of_o the_o vision_n of_o the_o divine_a majesty_n of_o the_o comely_a order_n of_o the_o heavenly_a host_n what_o a_o admirable_a sight_n must_v that_o needs_o be_v o_o what_o rare_a and_o mighty_a work_n have_v we_o see_v in_o britain_n in_o four_o or_o five_o year_n what_o change_n what_o subdue_a of_o enemy_n what_o 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thy_o fear_n and_o unbelief_n when_o he_o prevent_v the_o inconvenience_n of_o thy_o life_n which_o thy_o own_o counsel_n will_v have_v cast_v thou_o into_o when_o he_o ease_v thy_o pain_n when_o he_o heal_v thy_o sickness_n and_o raise_v thou_o up_o as_o from_o the_o very_a grave_n and_o death_n when_o thou_o pray_v and_o weep_v as_o hezekiah_n and_o say_v my_o day_n be_v cut_v off_o i_o shall_v go_v to_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o grave_n i_o be_o deprive_v of_o the_o residue_n of_o my_o year_n i_o say_v i_o shall_v not_o see_v the_o lord_n even_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o live_n i_o shall_v behold_v man_n no_o more_o with_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o world_n my_o age_n be_v depart_v and_o remove_v from_o i_o as_o a_o shepherd_n tent_n i_o have_v cut_v off_o like_o a_o weaver_n my_o life_n he_o will_v cut_v i_o off_o with_o pine_a sickness_n from_o day_n to_o day_n will_v thou_o make_v a_o end_n of_o i_o etc._n etc._n yet_o do_v he_o in_o love_n to_o thy_o soul_n deliver_v it_o from_o the_o pit_n of_o corruption_n and_o cast_v thy_o sin_n behind_o his_o back_n and_o set_v thou_o among_o the_o live_n to_o praise_v he_o as_o thou_o do_v this_o day_n that_o the_o father_n to_o the_o child_n may_v make_v know_v his_o truth_n the_o lord_n be_v ready_a to_o save_v thou_o that_o thou_o may_v sing_v the_o song_n of_o praise_n to_o he_o in_o his_o house_n all_o the_o day_n of_o thy_o life_n isai._n 38.10_o to_o the_o 20._o i_o say_v be_v not_o all_o these_o most_o precious_a mercy_n alas_o these_o be_v but_o small_a thing_n for_o thou_o in_o the_o eye_n of_o god_n he_o intend_v thou_o far_o great_a thing_n than_o these_o even_o such_o as_o these_o be_v scarce_o a_o taste_n of_o it_o be_v a_o choice_a mercy_n that_o god_n have_v so_o notable_o answer_v thy_o prayer_n and_o that_o thou_o have_v be_v so_o oft_o and_o so_o evident_o a_o prevailer_n with_o he_o but_o o_o think_v then_o be_v all_o these_o so_o sweet_a and_o precious_a that_o my_o life_n will_v have_v be_v a_o perpetual_a misery_n without_o they_o have_v his_o providence_n lift_v i_o so_o high_a on_o earth_n and_o his_o merciful_a kindness_n make_v i_o great_a how_o sweet_a then_o will_v the_o glory_n of_o his_o presence_n be_v and_o how_o high_a will_v his_o eternal_a love_n exalt_v i_o and_o how_o great_a shall_v i_o be_v make_v in_o communion_n with_o his_o greatness_n if_o my_o pilgrimage_n and_o warfare_n have_v such_o mercy_n what_o shall_v i_o find_v in_o my_o home_n and_o in_o my_o triumph_n if_o god_n will_v communicate_v so_o much_o to_o i_o while_o i_o remain_v a_o sinner_n what_o will_v he_o bestow_v when_o i_o be_o a_o perfect_a saint_n if_o i_o have_v have_v so_o much_o in_o this_o strange_a country_n at_o such_o a_o distance_n from_o he_o what_o shall_v i_o have_v in_o heaven_n in_o his_o immediate_a presence_n where_o i_o shall_v ever_o stand_v about_o his_o throne_n sect_n x._o 10._o 8._o compare_v the_o comfort_n which_o thou_o shall_v have_v above_o 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have_v make_v this_o reconciliation_n sure_o not_o the_o great_a reconciler_n he_o have_v tell_v we_o in_o the_o world_n we_o shall_v have_v trouble_n and_o in_o he_o only_o we_o shall_v have_v peace_n we_o may_v reconcile_v ourselves_o to_o the_o world_n at_o our_o peril_n but_o it_o will_v never_o reconcile_v itself_o to_o we_o o_o foolish_a unworthy_a soul_n who_o have_v rather_o dwell_v in_o this_o land_n of_o darkness_n and_o rather_o wander_v in_o this_o barren_a wilderness_n then_o be_v at_o rest_n with_o jesus_n christ_n who_o have_v rather_o stay_v among_o the_o wolf'_v and_o daily_o suffer_v the_o scorpion_n sting_n then_o to_o praise_v the_o lord_n with_o the_o host_n of_o heaven_n if_o thou_o do_v well_o know_v what_o heaven_n be_v and_o what_o earth_n be_v it_o will_v not_o be_v so_o sect_n vi_o 6._o 5._o this_o unwillingness_n to_o die_v do_v actual_o impeach_v we_o of_o high_a treason_n against_o the_o lord_n be_v it_o not_o a_o choose_n of_o earth_n before_o he_o and_o 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tantae_fw-la devotionis_fw-la est_fw-la insipida_fw-la bernard_n serm_v 23._o non_fw-fr cap_n o_o i_o pre_fw-la lativa_fw-la quia_fw-la illi_fw-la mayâ—tas_fw-la naturam_fw-la â—uim_fw-la naturae_fw-la â—â—ae_fw-la carnt_n &_o so_o gaint_v subuâ—lat_a &_o i_o insâ—â—um_n in_o divilia_n gloriae_fw-la suae_fw-la non_fw-la ad_fw-la horam_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o sempternum_fw-la includit_fw-la fit_a scatter_v meâ—s_fw-la doâ—inus_fw-la mens_fw-la et_fw-la timâ—â—_n domini_fw-la fratris_fw-la vincit_fw-la affectus_fw-la domine_fw-la jesus_n christ_n lâ—benter_fw-la audio_fw-la te_fw-la â—egnantem_fw-la in_o coelis_fw-la libentiâ—s_fw-la nascentem_fw-la in_o terris_fw-la liboutis_fw-la sime_fw-la crucem_fw-la clavos_fw-la &_o lanceam_fw-la sustinentem_fw-la haec_fw-la siquidem_fw-la effusio_fw-la rapit_fw-la affictum_fw-la meum_fw-la &_o istorum_fw-la memoria_fw-la incalescit_fw-la cor_fw-la meum_fw-la berna_n serm_v 23._o in_o die_v nata_fw-la nata_fw-la john_n 20_o 16._o mat._n 28_o 9_o john_n 20.13_o 2_o sam_n 23.16_o 17._o 1_o sam._n 21.9_o 1_o sam._n 18.4_o 18.4_o by_o the_o redundancy_n of_o which_o merit_n after_o satisfaction_n thereby_o make_v unto_o his_o father_n justice_n for_o our_o debt_n there_o be_v further_a a_o purchase_n make_v of_o grace_n and_o glory_n and_o of_o all_o good_a thing_n in_o our_o behalf_n m_o reinoldes_n life_n of_o christ_n pag._n 402._o isa._n 27.4_o lam._n 3.33_o ezek._n 18.23.32_o 18.23.32_o §._o 2._o 2_o it_o be_v free_o give_v we_o 1_o king_n 7.17_o rev._n 5.4_o 5._o jam._n 2.5_o 1_o cor._n 9.4_o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o 10_o 11_o 12_o 13._o 1_o cor._n 9.18_o 19_o rom._n 14.13_o 15_o 20_o 21._o rom._n 15.1_o 2._o 1_o cor._n 914_o 12_o ver_fw-la 15._o 1_o tim_n 5_o 17._o 1_o cor._n 4.10_o 11_o 12_o 1_o cor._n 9.16_o §_o 3._o 3._o it_o be_v the_o saint_n peculiar_a john_n 14.22_o luk_n 4.24_o 25_o 26_o 27._o rev._n 11.9.10_o rev._n 16.5.6_o rev._n 19_o 7.2_o rev._n 18.20_o 2_o chro._n 6.29_o psal._n 67.6_o &_o 33.12_o &_o 78.71_o &_o 16.5_o §._o 4._o 4._o it_o be_v a_o rest_n with_o angel_n and_o perfect_a saint_n saint_n socrates_n critoni_fw-la vehementâ—r_fw-la suadâ—nti_fw-la ut_fw-la si_fw-la vitam_fw-la ipse_fw-la svam_fw-la negligeret_fw-la certe_fw-la liberis_fw-la estiamâ—â—_n parvulis_fw-la &_o amiciss_fw-la ab_fw-la ipso_fw-la pendentibus_fw-la se_fw-la servaret_fw-la incolumem_fw-la liberi_fw-la inquit_fw-la deo_fw-la qui_fw-la mihi_fw-la choose_fw-la dedit_fw-la curae_fw-la erunt_fw-la amicos_fw-la hinc_fw-la discedens_fw-la inveniam_fw-la vobis_fw-la ant_n simile_n aut_fw-la etiam_fw-la meliores_fw-la ne_fw-la vestra_fw-la quidem_fw-la consuetudinediucariturus_fw-la quando_fw-la quidem_fw-la vos_fw-la brevi_fw-la eodem_fw-la est_fw-la be_v commigraturi_fw-la eras._n apoth_o lib._n 3._o ex_fw-la platone_n zenop._n 2_o cor._n 5.16_o melchi_n adam_n in_o vita_fw-la lutheri_fw-la act._n 12.15_o matt._n 18.10_o luke_n 16.22_o luke_n 15.10_o heb._n 1.7_o etc._n etc._n psal._n 119.63_o heb._n 12.22_o 23_o 24._o §_o 5._o 5._o it_o be_v immediate_a from_o god_n and_o in_o he_o gen._n 44.12_o §._o 6._o 6._o it_o will_v be_v a_o seasonable_a rest._n mark_v 12.2_o luke_n 20.10_o psal._n 1.3_o isa._n 50.4_o gal_n 6_o 9_o jere._n 5_o 4._o and_o 33.20_o exod._n 12_o 40_o 41._o jere._n 8.7_o acts._n 27.7_o 9_o dan._n 6.19_o etc._n etc._n levit._fw-la 10.3_o psal._n 39.9_o 2_o sam._n 15.25_o 26._o 26._o secundum_fw-la quid_fw-la 1_o cor._n 11.30_o 32._o luk._n 19.17_o 18_o 19_o job_n 5.26_o mr._n capell_n temp._n temp._n secundum_fw-la quid_fw-la §_o 7._o 7._o it_o will_v be_v a_o rest_n suitable_a suitable_a to_o our_o nature_n 1_o pet._n 1.18_o 23._o 23._o to_o our_o desire_n gal._n 5.24_o 5.24_o to_o our_o necessity_n luke_n 8.43_o mark_v 5.25_o §_o 8._o 8._o it_o will_v be_v a_o perfect_a rest._n rest._n in_o the_o sincerity_n of_o it_o 1_o cor._n 12.7_o 1_o joh_n 4.18_o 4.18_o in_o the_o universality_n of_o it_o it_o in_o regard_n of_o good_a enjoy_v enjoy_v in_o regard_n of_o the_o evil_n we_o shall_v be_v free_v from_o from_o we_o shall_v rest_n from_o sin_n revel_v 21.27_o ephes._n 5.27_o 1_o joh._n 3_o 8._o 2_o cor._n 6.14_o 6.14_o from_o sin_n in_o the_o understanding_n understanding_n if_o a_o man_n shall_v defer_v his_o study_n of_o any_o art_n or_o science_n till_o the_o writer_n thereof_o do_v full_o and_o united_o consent_v it_o will_v be_v as_o vain_a a_o thing_n as_o if_o a_o man_n do_v purpose_v his_o journey_n from_o london_n to_o york_n but_o shall_v make_v a_o vow_n not_o to_o set_v forward_o till_o all_o the_o clock_n in_o london_n strike_v together_o fulbecks_n direction_n to_o study_v the_o law_n pag._n 26._o the_o writer_n in_o all_o science_n differ_v not_o from_o the_o uncertainty_n of_o the_o science_n but_o theiâ—_n own_o imperfection_n yea_o in_o history_n which_o report_v matter_n of_o fact_n livy_n against_o pâ—lâ—bâ—us_n plutarch_n against_o livy_n sigonius_n against_o plutarch_n ziphilinus_n against_o dio_n who_o he_o interpret_v and_o abridge_v non_fw-fr est_fw-fr litigiosa_fw-la juris_fw-la scientia_fw-la sed_fw-la ignorantia_fw-la cicero_n de_fw-fr finibus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 2._o the_o best_a and_o most_o grave_a man_n will_v confess_v that_o he_o be_v ignorant_a of_o many_o thing_n say_v cicero_n tuscul._n 3_o selon_fw-fr be_v not_o ashamed_a to_o say_v that_o in_o his_o old_a age_n he_o be_v a_o learner_n and_o juâ—â—â—an_v the_o lawyer_n say_v that_o when_o he_o have_v one_o foot_n in_o the_o grave_a yet_o he_o will_v have_v the_o other_o in_o the_o school_n school_n from_o sin_n of_o will_n affection_n and_o conversation_n josh_n 23.13_o gen._n 21.9_o heb._n 4.10_o §_o 9_o 9_o from_o suffer_v suffer_v from_o doubt_n of_o god_n love_n love_n dr._n preston_n of_o effectual_a faith_n pag._n 24._o §_o 10._o 10._o from_o all_o sense_n of_o god_n displeasure_n job_n 3_o &_o 13.26_o &_o 16.12_o 13_o 14._o &_o 7.20_o psal._n 38._o psal._n 69.3_o psal._n 77.2_o 3._o psal._n 88.7_o §_o 11._o 11._o from_o satan_n temptation_n 1_o tim._n 3.7_o 2_o tim._n 2.26_o ephes._n 6.11_o matth._n 6.13_o &_o 26.41_o revel_v 3.10_o §_o 12._o 12._o from_o temptation_n of_o the_o world_n and_o flesh._n 2_o cor._n 11.3_o &_o 1.12_o etc._n etc._n deut._n 12.30_o &_o 7.25_o hosea_n 9.8_o psal._n 69.22_o prov._n 20.25_o &_o 22.25_o &_o 29.6_o 25._o 1_o tim._n 6.9_o job_n 8.8_o 10._o psal._n 124.6_o 7._o §_o 13._o 13._o from_o abuse_n and_o persecution_n of_o the_o world_n revel_v 6.9_o 10._o 2_o tim._n 3.12_o rom._n 8.17_o matth_n 10.22_o &_o 24.9_o 2_o thes._n 1.9_o 10._o john_n 15.19_o &_o 17.14_o john_n 7_o 7._o &_o 15.18_o 20._o &_o 5.23_o &_o 17.22_o 1_o cor._n 4_o 9.13_o lam._n 3.45_o heb._n 10.43_o isai._n 8.18_o luke_n 6.22_o agesilaus_n dicere_fw-la solitus_fw-la est_fw-la se_fw-la uchementer_fw-la admirari_fw-la eos_fw-la non_fw-la haberi_fw-la in_o sacrilegorum_fw-la numero_fw-la qui_fw-la laederenâ—_n eos_fw-la qui_fw-la deo_fw-la supplicarent_fw-la vel_fw-la deum_fw-la venerarentur_fw-la quo_fw-la innuit_fw-la eos_fw-la non_fw-la tantum_fw-la sacrilegos_fw-la esse_fw-la qui_fw-la deos_fw-la ipsos_fw-la aut_fw-la templorum_fw-la ornatum_fw-la spoliarent_fw-la sed_fw-la eos_fw-la maximè_fw-la qui_fw-la deorum_fw-la ministros_fw-la &_o praecones_fw-la contumeliis_fw-la afficiunt_fw-la aemyl_n prob._n luke_n 16.24_o psal._n 83.4_o psal._n 2.4_o judge_n 5.23_o psalm_n 9.12_o john_n 7.34.36_o &_o 8.21_o 22._o revel_v 12.16_o heb._n 11._o matth._n 27.29_o 30._o luke_n 21.19_o job_n 31.36_o heb._n 11.25_o james_n 1.2_o dan._n 3.17_o 2_o thes._n 1_o 7._o 1_o pet._n 3.17_o &_o 4.14_o 15._o judas_n 8._o 2_o pet._n 2.10_o 1_o pet._n 4.14_o luke_n 14.26_o 27_o 33._o 2_o thes._n 3.2_o §_o 14._o 14._o from_o our_o division_n and_o dissension_n melch_v adam_n in_o vitâ_fw-la grynai_n grynai_n two_o book_n full_a of_o the_o language_n of_o hell_n in_o bitterrest_n scorn_v at_o the_o ministry_n and_o discipline_n think_v to_o be_v write_v by_o one_o overton_n overton_n quemadmodum_fw-la vero_fw-la in_o multas_fw-la &_o varias_fw-la sectas_fw-la scissa_fw-la est_fw-la catabaptistarum_fw-la haerefis_fw-la ita_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la omnes_fw-la unanimiter_fw-la consentiunt_fw-la ut_fw-la praedicatoribus_fw-la veritatis_fw-la negotium_fw-la exhibeant_fw-la &_o eos_fw-la erga_fw-la auditores_fw-la tanquam_fw-la seductores_fw-la suspectos_fw-la reddant_fw-la epistol_n leo._n judae_n ante_fw-la bullingerum_fw-la contra_fw-la catabap_n catabap_n si_fw-mi calvinus_n quam_fw-la a_o natura_fw-la insitam_fw-la habebat_fw-la vehementiam_fw-la ca_fw-mi ipse_fw-la adversus_fw-la perditos_fw-la sophistas_fw-la usus_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la interdum_fw-la etiam_fw-la modum_fw-la non_fw-la tenuisse_fw-la videri_fw-la possit_fw-la rogo_fw-la moderatissimos_fw-la istos_fw-la homines_fw-la quibus_fw-la nimium_fw-la incalescere_fw-la videntur_fw-la quicunque_fw-la ipsorum_fw-la more_fw-it non_fw-la frigent_fw-la ut_fw-la pro_fw-la quo_fw-la &_o in_o quem_fw-la dicatur_fw-la paulo_fw-la attentius_fw-la 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