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their_o strength_n that_o be_v the_o chief_a and_o most_o excellent_a estate_n the_o very_a flower_n of_o their_o life_n wherein_o man_n do_v so_o much_o glory_n and_o rejoice_v be_v but_o a_o time_n of_o labour_n and_o sorrow_n we_o be_v teach_v doct._n 3_o that_o there_o be_v no_o estate_n of_o man_n in_o this_o life_n forrow_n no_o estate_n but_o full_a of_o labour_n and_o forrow_n so_o high_a or_o so_o sure_a and_o certain_a or_o so_o sweet_a and_o comfortable_a but_o it_o be_v subject_a to_o alteration_n and_o change_n subject_n to_o misery_n and_o trouble_n for_o moses_n speak_v this_o in_o general_a both_o of_o prince_n
and_o peer_n rich_a and_o poor_a one_o and_o all_o there_o be_v no_o estate_n but_o have_v misery_n enough_o attend_v upon_o it_o who_o be_v there_o live_v among_o all_o mankind_n that_o be_v so_o happy_a and_o profperous_a in_o the_o world_n who_o if_o they_o shall_v compare_v their_o comfort_n with_o their_o cross_n but_o must_v acknowledge_v that_o man_n life_n be_v full_a of_o labour_n and_o sorrow_n no_o not_o the_o great_a prince_n and_o monarch_n in_o the_o world_n that_o be_v free_a from_o care_n fear_n and_o trouble_n as_o we_o may_v see_v in_o david_n who_o be_v a_o man_n of_o trouble_v all_o his_o day_n exercise_v sometime_o by_o foreign_a enemy_n sometime_o by_o his_o own_o courtier_n yea_o by_o absalon_n his_o darling_n son_n their_o crown_n be_v continual_o attend_v with_o care_n and_o fear_n of_o treason_n and_o they_o be_v still_o fill_v with_o the_o care_n and_o trouble_n of_o the_o common-weal_n they_o be_v set_v over_o and_o be_v to_o look_v unto_o and_o those_o who_o have_v be_v high_o advance_v to_o honour_n and_o dignity_n as_o who_o but_o they_o wait_v upon_o by_o a_o great_a and_o sumptuous_a train_n in_o all_o glory_n and_o honour_n yet_o have_v sudden_o be_v throw_v down_o to_o the_o low_a degree_n of_o shame_n and_o dishonour_n and_o the_o like_a may_v be_v say_v of_o all_o rank_n and_o condition_n of_o man_n what_o with_o care_n fear_n discontent_n cross_n loss_n and_o daily_a vexation_n and_o molestation_n we_o be_v incident_a unto_o and_o daily_o meet_v withal_o it_o be_v not_o the_o least_o of_o our_o misery_n to_o live_v long_o to_o bear_v they_o so_o that_o it_o may_v be_v say_v of_o man_n as_o it_o be_v say_v of_o the_o angeil_n of_o laudicea_n 3.17_o rev._n 3.17_o he_o know_v not_o that_o he_o be_v wretched_a and_o poor_a and_o blind_a and_o naked_a here_o be_v our_o case_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o all_o our_o pomp_n and_o glory_n and_o outward_a felicity_n in_o this_o world_n we_o be_v ignorant_a of_o what_o misery_n daily_o 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help_v my_o unbelief_n as_o bradford_n that_o bless_a martyr_n of_o god_n be_v wont_a to_o do_v so_o that_o we_o have_v cause_n continual_o to_o groan_v under_o the_o burden_n of_o our_o misery_n here_o and_o subscribe_v this_o truth_n of_o moses_n that_o our_o most_o happy_a and_o flourish_a estate_n in_o this_o world_n be_v but_o labour_n and_o sorrow_n that_o herein_o and_o hereby_o the_o lord_n may_v exercise_v our_o spiritual_a armour_n reas_n 1_o wherewith_o he_o have_v furnish_v we_o to_o wit_n the_o shield_n of_o faith_n the_o helmet_n of_o salvation_n the_o breastplate_n of_o righteousness_n and_o the_o sword_n of_o the_o spirit_n for_o wherefore_o shall_v all_o these_o part_n of_o our_o spiritual_a armour_n be_v provide_v we_o of_o god_n but_o that_o we_o must_v look_v daily_o to_o have_v they_o exercise_v second_o reas_n 2_o to_o wean_v we_o from_o the_o world_n who_o practice_n be_v to_o mingle_v our_o sweet_a with_o sour_a and_o last_o reas_n 3_o to_o make_v we_o long_o after_o a_o better_a life_n where_o all_o tear_n shall_v be_v wipe_v away_o from_o our_o eye_n and_o sin_n from_o our_o soâ—ls_n see_v this_o be_v so_o use_v 1_o that_o our_o chief_a strength_n our_o best_a time_n and_o the_o most_o excellent_a and_o principal_a part_n of_o our_o life_n be_v not_o free_v from_o labour_n and_o sorrow_n care_n fear_n vexation_n and_o molestation_n but_o that_o our_o whole_a life_n be_v full_a of_o labour_n and_o sorrow_n as_o this_o shall_v wean_v we_o from_o the_o world_n and_o put_v we_o out_o of_o love_n of_o all_o thing_n here_o below_o so_o it_o shall_v stir_v we_o up_o to_o seek_v that_o life_n where_o all_o these_o misery_n shall_v be_v take_v away_o where_o god_n shall_v wipe_v away_o all_o tear_n from_o our_o eye_n 21.4_o rev._n 21.4_o and_o where_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o more_o death_n neither_o sorrow_n nor_o cry_v neither_o shall_v there_o be_v any_o more_o pain_n but_o pleasure_n without_o pain_n and_o fullness_n of_o joy_n at_o his_o right_a hand_n for_o evermore_o our_o best_a estate_n here_o be_v mix_v with_o grief_n sorrow_n care_n and_o trouble_v but_o happy_a and_o thrice_o happy_a be_v they_o which_o shall_v be_v judge_v worthy_a to_o inherit_v that_o life_n which_o shall_v last_v for_o ever_o and_o that_o without_o all_o care_n fear_v labour_n and_o sorrow_n 14.13_o rev._n 14.13_o bless_a be_v the_o dead_a that_o die_v in_o the_o lord_n they_o rest_v from_o their_o labour_n second_o use_v 2_o see_v no_o estate_n of_o our_o life_n be_v free_a from_o sundry_a sorrow_n and_o misery_n trouble_n care_n and_o fear_n it_o may_v serve_v to_o admonish_v we_o all_o to_o bear_v they_o patient_o and_o not_o to_o forsake_v our_o calling_n and_o place_n wherein_o the_o lord_n have_v set_v we_o because_o of_o they_o for_o here_o we_o see_v that_o in_o this_o short_a life_n of_o we_o the_o most_o excellent_a part_n thereof_o be_v not_o free_a from_o labour_n and_o sorrow_n there_o be_v no_o calling_n or_o condition_n of_o life_n but_o have_v misery_n enough_o attend_v upon_o it_o to_o make_v they_o wretched_a that_o live_v in_o it_o if_o they_o want_v patience_n to_o bear_v they_o and_o those_o that_o seem_v most_o happy_a and_o we_o look_v upon_o they_o as_o most_o free_a from_o those_o misery_n themselves_o many_o time_n can_v wish_v rather_o to_o be_v any_o other_o then_o that_o they_o be_v and_o if_o we_o can_v change_v our_o estate_n with_o they_o it_o be_v possible_a we_o shall_v wish_v to_o take_v our_o own_o again_o why_o then_o shall_v we_o be_v weary_a of_o those_o calling_n wherein_o the_o lord_n have_v set_v we_o but_o rather_o undergo_v the_o same_o and_o arm_v ourselves_o against_o these_o trouble_n and_o sorrow_n and_o not_o to_o use_v unlawful_a mean_n to_o escape_v they_o for_o that_o will_v but_o increase_v our_o sorrow_n and_o make_v ourselves_o more_o miserable_a for_o it_o be_v soon_o cut_v off_o and_o we_o fly_v away_o moses_n in_o the_o former_a part_n of_o this_o verse_n have_v show_v the_o misery_n sorrow_n and_o trouble_n incident_a to_o the_o best_a and_o flourish_a estate_n of_o mankind_n in_o general_a in_o the_o latter_a part_n of_o this_o verse_n apply_v it_o to_o the_o state_n and_o condition_n of_o the_o church_n and_o people_n of_o god_n in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o show_v but_o for_o we_o say_v he_o our_o time_n be_v cut_v off_o swift_o and_o we_o fly_v away_o for_o so_o i_o take_v it_o it_o make_v the_o sense_n plain_a though_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v read_v otherwise_o in_o our_o common_a translation_n yet_o if_o we_o mark_v the_o scope_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n which_o be_v to_o show_v that_o their_o estate_n in_o the_o wilderness_n be_v far_o worse_a than_o other_o people_n be_v thus_o though_o the_o ordinary_a time_n of_o man_n life_n be_v seventie_o year_n or_o eighty_o year_n yet_o we_o be_v otherwise_o deal_v withal_o our_o life_n be_v neither_o so_o long_o nor_o yet_o so_o free_a from_o labour_n and_o sorrow_n as_o other_o man_n be_v because_o we_o be_v cut_v off_o sudden_o in_o the_o turn_n of_o a_o hand_n we_o fly_v away_o and_o be_v go_v hence_o we_o may_v see_v and_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o heinousness_n of_o sin_n doct._n 4_o death_n sin_n cause_v many_o time_n sudden_a death_n and_o especial_o of_o the_o sin_n of_o infidelity_n and_o murmur_v against_o god_n it_o make_v the_o lord_n to_o cut_v down_o his_o people_n confuse_o and_o hasty_o even_o as_o a_o man_n by_o his_o since_o sweep_v down_o his_o grass_n even_o so_o the_o lord_n be_v here_o say_v to_o cut_v down_o his_o people_n with_o the_o sharp_a since_o of_o his_o judgement_n as_o it_o have_v be_v grass_n and_o sure_o among_o other_o sin_n wherefore_o the_o lord_n even_o in_o
our_o time_n have_v cut_v down_o so_o many_o some_o with_o one_o disease_n &_o some_o with_o another_o confuse_o quick_o and_o hasty_o this_o sin_n have_v not_o be_v the_o least_o provoke_a sin_n of_o this_o land_n this_o day_n our_o distrust_v of_o god_n power_n and_o providence_n and_o murmur_v against_o the_o lord_n as_o though_o we_o shall_v never_o see_v peaceable_a day_n again_o or_o religion_n establish_v and_o the_o gospel_n to_o flourish_v and_o that_o we_o shall_v never_o see_v those_o golden_a day_n we_o have_v so_o long_o desire_v even_o this_o sin_n of_o murmur_a and_o distrust_v of_o god_n power_n and_o providence_n be_v no_o small_a let_v and_o hindrance_n to_o our_o desire_a peace_n this_o this_o be_v the_o sin_n of_o this_o church_n and_o people_n though_o they_o have_v have_v much_o experience_n of_o god_n power_n and_o goodness_n towards_o they_o in_o deliver_v they_o from_o their_o cruel_a bondage_n in_o egypt_n and_o that_o the_o lord_n have_v now_o bring_v they_o to_o the_o sight_n of_o canaan_n yet_o for_o their_o sin_n of_o unbelief_n and_o murmur_a against_o moses_n and_o aanon_n the_o lord_n will_v not_o suffer_v they_o to_o possess_v that_o good_a land_n but_o cut_v they_o off_o and_o sweep_v they_o away_o by_o hundred_o and_o thousand_o that_o they_o die_v in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o how_o severe_o god_n have_v punish_v this_o sin_n in_o his_o own_o servant_n numb_a 20_o 8.12_o luke_n 1.20_o for_o the_o reason_n and_o uses_n see_v the_o first_o doctrine_n and_o we_o fly_v away_o moses_n speak_v not_o here_o of_o the_o people_n alone_o that_o they_o be_v waste_v and_o consume_v but_o join_v himself_o with_o they_o the_o lord_n have_v cut_v we_o off_o and_o we_o fly_v away_o he_o join_v himself_o in_o the_o sin_n and_o also_o in_o the_o punishment_n they_o all_o have_v sin_v even_o moses_n himself_o and_o for_o his_o sin_n the_o lord_n will_v not_o suffer_v he_o to_o come_v into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n 20.8.12_o num._n 20.8.12_o his_o sin_n he_o here_o confess_v with_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o people_n and_o god_n righteous_a judgement_n upon_o they_o for_o the_o same_o hence_o we_o may_v observe_v doct._n 5_o that_o the_o usual_a manner_n of_o the_o servant_n of_o god_n other_o god_n servant_n confess_v their_o own_o sin_n as_o the_o sin_n of_o other_o in_o their_o prayer_n have_v be_v to_o confess_v themselves_o sinner_n and_o by_o their_o sin_n to_o have_v draw_v down_o god_n judgement_n as_o well_o as_o the_o sin_n of_o other_o this_o do_v moses_n here_o link_v himself_o with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n in_o the_o case_n of_o god_n anger_n thus_o daniel_n in_o that_o solemn_a prayer_n of_o he_o for_o the_o church_n 9.5_o dan._n 9.5_o that_o the_o lord_n will_v make_v good_a his_o promise_n to_o deliver_v they_o from_o their_o captivity_n and_o bondage_n confess_v his_o own_o sin_n and_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o people_n we_o have_v sin_v say_v he_o and_o commit_v iniquity_n and_o have_v do_v wicked_o and_o have_v rebel_v even_o by_o depart_v from_o thy_o precept_n and_o from_o thy_o judgement_n and_o again_o 7._o ver._n 7._o o_o lord_n righteousness_n belong_v to_o thâ—e_n but_o unto_o we_o confusion_n of_o face_n as_o at_o this_o day_n thus_o godly_a nehemiah_n when_o he_o make_v his_o prayer_n in_o the_o behalf_n of_o the_o church_n 1.6_o neh._n 1.6_o we_o have_v sin_v against_o thou_o both_o i_o and_o my_o father_n house_n have_v sin_v if_o any_o man_n sin_n say_v saint_n john_n we_o have_v a_o advocate_n etc._n etc._n he_o join_v himself_o with_o other_o that_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o jesus_n christ_n for_o their_o advocate_n and_o who_o can_v have_v say_v more_o against_o paul_n than_o he_o against_o himself_o when_o he_o confess_v that_o he_o be_v the_o chief_a of_o sinner_n 15.18_o luk._n 16.13_o luk._n 15.18_o and_o thus_o do_v the_o poor_a publican_n the_o prodigal_n etc._n etc._n and_o it_o must_v be_v so_o for_o first_o reas_n 1_o the_o godly_a have_v learned_a to_o give_v glory_n to_o god_n when_o his_o judgement_n be_v go_v out_o into_o the_o world_n which_o they_o do_v when_o they_o acknowledge_v god_n to_o be_v just_a and_o themselves_o to_o have_v sin_v this_o reason_n do_v joshua_n press_v upon_o achan_n 7.19_o jos_n 7.19_o my_o son_n i_o pray_v thou_o give_v â—lory_n to_o god_n and_o confess_v thy_o fault_n hereby_o we_o clear_v his_o justice_n when_o we_o take_v shame_n to_o ourselves_o and_o this_o be_v david_n reason_n 51.4_o ps_n 51.4_o why_o he_o be_v so_o long_o and_o ample_a in_o the_o confession_n of_o his_o sin_n that_o thou_o may_v be_v justify_v etc._n etc._n second_o reas_n 2_o a_o child_n of_o god_n and_o true_a believer_n can_v but_o know_v that_o he_o lie_v under_o the_o guilt_n of_o many_o sin_n which_o must_v be_v take_v off_o by_o true_a repentance_n and_o godly_a sorrow_n and_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o in_o hearty_a prayer_n when_o they_o confess_v the_o sin_n of_o the_o church_n they_o can_v they_o dare_v not_o exclude_v themselves_o three_o in_o a_o true_a and_o hearty_a confession_n of_o our_o sin_n reas_n 3_o be_v ground_v our_o hope_n and_o confidence_n that_o god_n will_v hear_v and_o answer_v our_o prayer_n and_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o we_o shall_v find_v god_n people_n when_o in_o the_o most_o solemn_a manner_n they_o have_v seek_v the_o pardon_n of_o their_o fin_n they_o have_v ground_v their_o hope_n of_o mercy_n from_o their_o hearty_a confession_n of_o their_o sin_n thus_o david_n 51.3_o ps_n 51.3_o wash_v i_o thorough_o from_o my_o iniquity_n and_o cleanse_v i_o from_o my_o sin_n for_o say_v he_o i_o acknowledge_v my_o iniquity_n 32.5_o ps_n 32.5_o and_o again_o david_n press_v the_o lord_n with_o this_o i_o acknowledge_v my_o sin_n unto_o thou_o and_o my_o iniquity_n have_v i_o not_o hide_v and_o in_o time_n of_o public_a humiliation_n much_o of_o the_o work_n have_v be_v spend_v in_o confession_n of_o sin_n this_o serve_v for_o the_o just_a reproof_n of_o those_o use_v 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