the_o most_o wise_a and_o just_a â—â—â—poser_n of_o all_o thing_n permit_v not_o either_o air_n or_o water_n to_o have_v dead_a and_o perpetual_a calm_n neither_o to_o be_v incessant_o hurry_v with_o violent_a storm_n and_o furious_a wind_n but_o so_o moderate_v both_o with_o sundry_a interchange_n as_o that_o neither_o be_v these_o familiar_a element_n corrupt_v for_o want_v of_o some_o agitation_n neither_o the_o creature_n in_o they_o interest_v general_o detrimented_a by_o their_o intemperate_a rage_n but_o so_o sweet_o do_v that_o gracious_a providence_n accommodate_v particular_n with_o his_o uniâ—ersall_a law_n of_o nature_n that_o the_o fowl_n commend_v and_o endear_v the_o fair_a season_n the_o fair_a comfort_v and_o refresh_v after_o the_o storm_n so_o that_o there_o be_v no_o tide_n â—runneth_v no_o wind_n blow_v from_o the_o several_a point_n of_o the_o heaven_n which_o though_o it_o cross_v some_o concur_v not_o with_o the_o desire_n and_o course_n of_o other_o semblable_o 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noâ—_n so_o dangerous_a as_o other_o menâ—_n security_n our_o instance_n may_v be_v in_o job_n and_o dives_fw-la therâ—_n be_v also_o a_o affect_a stupidity_n a_o stoical_a sottishness_n which_o have_v the_o face_n of_o patience_n there_o be_v a_o impatience_n which_o look_v like_o zeal_n and_o yet_o neither_o of_o these_o be_v good_a there_o be_v also_o a_o laudable_a disquiet_n of_o mind_n a_o holy_a impatience_n a_o zealous_a passion_n as_o when_o we_o can_v bear_v the_o dishonour_n of_o god_n the_o meek_a moses_n throw_v down_o 32._o and_o break_v the_o table_n which_o god_n have_v write_v he_o make_v the_o revenge_a sword_n fly_v among_o the_o idolater_n eliah_n be_v â—ealously_o impatient_a 19_o because_o they_o have_v break_v down_o the_o altar_n and_o slay_v the_o prophet_n of_o the_o lord_n lot_n spirit_n be_v vex_v at_o the_o 8._o unclean_a conversation_n of_o the_o sodomite_n and_o on_o the_o other_o part_n the_o lord_n thretn_v elt_v that_o there_o shall_v not_o be_v 32._o a_o old_a man_n of_o his_o house_n for_o ever_o that_o the_o wickedness_n of_o 13._o his_o family_n shall_v not_o be_v expiate_v &_o purge_v with_o sacrifice_n for_o ever_o why_o because_o his_o son_n run_v into_o a_o slander_n â—nd_v he_o â—â—ayed_v they_o â—â—t_n whicâ—_n be_v because_o himself_o be_v too_o indulgent_o mild_a patient_a in_o his_o reprove_v they_o there_o be_v then_o a_o evil_a patience_n and_o a_o good_a impatience_n as_o also_o a_o evil_a impatience_n and_o a_o good_a patience_n or_o quietness_n of_o mind_n in_o bear_v we_o may_v observe_v d._n that_o these_o four_o thing_n do_v especial_o name_v and_o demonstrate_v disquietness_n of_o mind_n or_o impatience_n evil_a 1._o when_o the_o ground_n or_o occasion_n can_v justify_v any_o impatience_n 2._o when_o the_o cause_n of_o our_o impatience_n be_v some_o evil_n in_o ourselves_o 3._o want_v of_o a_o prudent_a moderation_n 4._o when_o there_o follow_v not_o a_o due_a end_n and_o profitable_a effect_n provocation_n the_o first_o be_v when_o the_o external_a impulsive_a cause_n which_o i_o call_v the_o ground_n or_o occasion_n of_o our_o disquiet_n be_v through_o our_o pravitie_n the_o inward_a move_a cause_n of_o the_o same_o so_o pervert_v as_o that_o it_o produce_v not_o such_o a_o issue_n as_o it_o ought_v but_o contrariwise_o that_o which_o be_v on_o such_o a_o ground_n must_v needs_o be_v evil_a there_o be_v no_o question_n but_o impatience_n for_o the_o dishonour_n of_o god_n if_o it_o be_v active_a and_o express_v upon_o other_o be_v a_o masculine_a virtue_n a_o effect_n of_o a_o holy_a zeal_n it_o 13._o be_v commendable_a in_o lot_n at_o sodom_n in_o moses_n at_o sina_n in_o phinebas_n at_o shittim_n or_o if_o it_o be_v that_o silent_a agitation_n of_o the_o mind_n who_o secret_a address_n be_v only_o to_o god_n who_o complaint_n be_v private_a it_o be_v a_o pregnant_a virtue_n eliah_n pursue_v sit_v under_o the_o juniper_n tree_n and_o 14._o say_v it_o be_v enough_o lord_n take_v my_o soul_n why_o holy_a man_n of_o god_n i_o have_v be_v very_o jealous_a for_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o host_n because_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n have_v forsake_v thy_o covenant_n cast_v down_o thy_o altar_n slainâ—_n thy_o prophet_n etc._n etc._n what_o more_o just_a occasion_n to_o moâ—â—_n a_o man_n to_o a_o holy_a impatience_n when_o hezekiah_n receive_v the_o sentence_n of_o death_n from_o 2._o the_o lord_n by_o isaiah_n he_o be_v trouble_v he_o weep_v and_o pray_v and_o god_n see_v his_o tear_n and_o hear_v his_o prayer_n whether_o the_o ground_n be_v the_o fear_n of_o innovation_n in_o the_o church_n or_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n so_o quick_o design_v he_o to_o death_n who_o he_o have_v late_o deliver_v either_o be_v a_o just_a occasion_n of_o some_o holy_a impatience_n the_o one_o be_v out_o of_o zeal_n the_o other_o because_o his_o sin_n can_v not_o but_o come_v to_o mind_n with_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n which_o be_v always_o to_o be_v consider_v with_o a_o godly_a indignation_n against_o ourselves_o who_o cause_n they_o but_o if_o the_o mind_n be_v vex_v and_o unquiet_a for_o that_o which_o be_v to_o god_n honour_n and_o shall_v contrariwise_o have_v occasion_v our_o thanksgiving_n and_o rejoice_v or_o for_o thing_n frivolous_a and_o unworthy_a how_o can_v it_o be_v good_a jonah_n be_v trouble_v that_o god_n spare_v nineve_v wherein_o be_v a_o 3._o hundred_o and_o twenty_o thousand_o person_n that_o can_v not_o discern_v between_o their_o right_a hand_n and_o their_o left_a it_o displease_v he_o exceed_o and_o he_o be_v angry_a he_o expostulate_v with_o god_n i_o pray_v thou_o o_o lord_n be_v not_o this_o my_o say_n when_o i_o be_v yet_o in_o my_o 11._o country_n therefore_o now_o o_o lord_n take_v i_o beseech_v thou_o my_o life_n from_o i_o for_o it_o be_v better_a for_o i_o to_o die_v then_o to_o line_n so_o when_o the_o gourd_n be_v smite_v that_o it_o die_v when_o the_o east_n wind_n and_o the_o sun_n beat_v upon_o his_o head_n he_o fall_v into_o the_o same_o impatience_n a_o gain_n it_o be_v no_o sufficient_a ground_n therefore_o the_o lord_n say_v do_v thou_o well_o to_o be_v angry_a the_o pharisee_n be_v vex_v because_o christ_n heal_v on_o the_o sabbath_n because_o he_o reprove_v their_o sin_n the_o israelite_n be_v trouble_v because_o 3_o they_o have_v not_o to_o satisfy_v their_o lust_n insomuch_o that_o they_o wish_v they_o have_v die_v in_o egypt_n david_n himself_o be_v not_o clear_a from_o this_o eviâ—_a sickness_n hewas_fw-mi disquiet_v for_o the_o prosperity_n of_o the_o wicked_a against_o this_o there_o be_v excellent_a precept_n psalm_n 37._o fret_v not_o thyself_o because_o of_o wicked_a man_n neither_o be_v thou_o envious_a against_o the_o worker_n of_o iniquity_n for_o they_o shall_v soon_o be_v cut_v down_o as_o the_o grass_n fret_v not_o thyself_o because_o of_o he_o who_o prosper_v in_o his_o way_n cease_v from_o anger_n &_o for_o sake_n wrath_n fret_v not_o thyself_o in_o any_o wise_a to_o do_v evil_a for_o all_o such_o ill-grounded_a disquier_n whether_o conceive_v of_o envy_n indignation_n fear_n sorrow_n or_o the_o like_a whether_o express_v in_o anger_n or_o revenge_v on_o other_o or_o obscure_a and_o inward_a repine_v at_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n be_v evil_a and_o by_o all_o mean_v possible_a to_o be_v decline_v as_o have_v in_o it_o the_o venom_n of_o impatience_n second_o if_o it_o proceed_v of_o a_o evil_a in_o ward_n cause_n it_o be_v e_fw-la vill_n all_o the_o congregation_n lift_v up_o their_o voice_n and_o 3._o cry_v and_o weep_v they_o all_o murmur_v against_o moses_n and_o aaron_n what_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o so_o mighty_a a_o host_n of_o man_n shall_v seem_v so_o effeminate_a the_o occasion_n be_v this_o the_o spy_n have_v report_v the_o difficulry_n of_o the_o passage_n into_o canaan_n
to_o learn_v this_o lesson_n right_o and_o thorough_o to_o examine_v the_o cause_n of_o our_o sorrow_n we_o shall_v be_v soon_o free_v from_o they_o for_o discover_v they_o either_o to_o be_v without_o good_a cause_n or_o the_o cause_n to_o be_v some_o foul_a evil_n in_o which_o we_o yet_o lie_v we_o shall_v be_v ashamed_a of_o they_o and_o turn_v our_o sorrow_n upon_o a_o right_a object_n and_o so_o be_v cure_v two_o thing_n be_v therefore_o to_o be_v observe_v in_o this_o case_n 1_o we_o must_v examine_v and_o sinde_v out_o the_o first_o cause_n of_o our_o sorrow_n every_o man_n know_v the_o next_o and_o immediate_a cause_n of_o his_o grief_n but_o we_o must_v not_o rest_v there_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o for_o israel_n to_o sorrow_n because_o the_o lord_n &c_n say_v i_o will_v not_o go_v up_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o thou_o except_o they_o consider_v why_o god_n say_v so_o which_o be_v because_o they_o be_v a_o stiff-necked_a people_n 6._o it_o be_v not_o enough_o for_o joshuah_n and_o the_o elder_n of_o israel_n to_o rend_v their_o clothes_n lament_v their_o danger_n and_o loss_n of_o their_o brethren_n except_o they_o look_v to_o the_o cause_n of_o god_n displeasure_n there_o be_v a_o achan_n wedge_n some_o neglect_n some_o sin_n if_o israel_n be_v smite_v if_o the_o lord_n give_v thou_o a_o tremble_a heart_n fail_v eye_n 67._o and_o sorrow_n of_o mind_n so_o that_o thy_o life_n hang_v in_o doubt_n before_o thou_o and_o thou_o fear_v day_n and_o night_n if_o thou_o have_v no_o assurance_n of_o thy_o life_n so_o that_o thou_o say_v in_o the_o morning_n will_v god_n it_o be_v evening_n and_o at_o evening_n will_v god_n it_o be_v morning_n for_o the_o fear_n of_o thy_o 58._o heart_n which_o thou_o shall_v fear_v know_v it_o be_v because_o thou_o do_v not_o observe_v to_o do_v all_o the_o word_n of_o this_o law_n neither_o do_v thou_o fear_v this_o glorious_a and_o fearful_a name_n the_o lord_n thy_o god._n all_o sorrow_n be_v the_o undoubted_a effect_n of_o sin_n therefore_o the_o ready_a way_n to_o the_o cure_n be_v not_o to_o rest_v till_o we_o have_v find_v out_o 3._o the_o mischief_n which_o be_v hide_v the_o excommunicate_a thing_n to_o begin_v at_o the_o root_n and_o cause_n of_o the_o evil_a which_o we_o suffer_v the_o prophet_n like_o a_o skilful_a empiric_n go_v roundly_o to_o work_v wherefore_o do_v a_o live_a man_n complain_v a_o man_n for_o the_o punishment_n 40._o of_o his_o sin_n we_o have_v transgress_v and_o have_v rebel_v and_o thou_o have_v not_o pardon_v and_o the_o psalmist_n say_v 17._o fool_n because_o of_o their_o transgression_n and_o because_o of_o their_o iniquity_n be_v afflict_v so_o 14_o jeremie_n the_o lord_n our_o god_n have_v put_v we_o to_o silence_n and_o give_v we_o water_n of_o gall_n to_o drink_v because_o we_o have_v sin_v against_o the_o lord_n whence_o it_o appear_v that_o sin_n in_o general_n be_v the_o true_a cause_n of_o grief_n and_o impatience_n more_o particular_o &_o especial_o these_o three_o 1._o ignorance_n 2._o unbelief_n 3._o the_o distemper_n and_o indisposition_n of_o mind_n which_o follow_v they_o ignorance_n have_v the_o first_o place_n unbelief_n the_o second_o which_o the_o order_n of_o the_o cure_n import_v to_o help_v our_o unbelief_n we_o must_v first_o dispel_v our_o ignorance_n the_o cloud_n which_o darken_v our_o mind_n for_o how_o shall_v they_o 14_o believe_v in_o he_o of_o who_o they_o haâ—e_v not_o hear_v though_o it_o be_v true_a unbelief_n be_v before_o ignorance_n in_o time_n and_o order_n of_o cause_v in_o the_o first_o sinner_n who_o do_v know_v all_o thing_n which_o he_o ought_v to_o believe_v till_o believe_v the_o serpent_n which_o be_v his_o unbelief_n he_o transgress_v and_o so_o bring_v a_o native_a ignorance_n and_o spiritual_a blindness_n on_o all_o mankind_n this_o ignorance_n be_v first_o our_o ignorance_n of_o god_n when_o we_o know_v not_o or_o consider_v not_o his_o power_n and_o all-disposing_a providence_n govern_v all_o thing_n with_o a_o sweet_a and_o unresistible_a omnipotency_n then_o we_o repine_v and_o murmur_n than_o we_o strive_v and_o wrestle_v as_o if_o we_o can_v prevail_v against_o he_o our_o ignorance_n of_o god_n goodness_n and_o mercy_n work_v all_o thing_n for_o the_o best_a to_o they_o that_o love_v he_o cure_v their_o soul_n with_o assâ—ictions_n temporal_a heal_v with_o part_n of_o that_o scorpion_n which_o do_v sting_v they_o our_o ignorance_n i_o say_v of_o the_o work_n of_o god_n herein_o cause_v that_o we_o look_v not_o beyond_o our_o present_a condition_n and_o therefore_o distrust_v the_o issue_n whereupon_o we_o be_v deject_a and_o so_o impatient_a as_o if_o we_o be_v utter_o lose_v for_o want_n of_o look_v to_o second_o of_o ourselves_o and_o our_o own_o unwor_n thinesse_n which_o when_o we_o know_v not_o or_o remember_v not_o we_o think_v we_o be_v too_o good_a to_o be_v so_o sharp_o deal_v withal_o that_o our_o sorrow_n be_v great_a than_o our_o sin_n that_o we_o have_v not_o deserve_v all_o the_o misery_n we_o suffer_v this_o ignorance_n of_o ourselves_o cause_v we_o to_o build_v hope_n far_o great_a than_o our_o foundation_n to_o undertake_v affair_n abone_n our_o strength_n and_o in_o the_o whole_a course_n of_o our_o life_n to_o carry_v a_o sail_n too_o great_a for_o our_o bottom_n so_o that_o when_o our_o disproportion_a hope_n and_o projection_n fail_v and_o be_v overset_v we_o grieve_v we_o vex_v as_o if_o god_n have_v do_v we_o injury_n because_o he_o give_v we_o not_o so_o much_o as_o our_o foolish_a hope_n promise_v us._n 2_o unbelief_n be_v a_o genuine_a cause_n of_o disquiet_n of_o mind_n we_o can_v not_o be_v immoderate_o grieve_v or_o trouble_v for_o any_o temporal_a evil_n if_o we_o do_v confident_o believe_v god_n our_o powerful_a and_o gracious_a deliverer_n at_o hand_n this_o be_v that_o old_a man_n which_o lie_v murmur_v and_o vex_v within_o we_o this_o be_v that_o unregenerate_a part_n which_o because_o it_o be_v conscious_a of_o nothing_o but_o sin_n therefore_o can_v conceive_v nothing_o but_o justice_n in_o god_n and_o fear_v in_o itself_o which_o suspicion_n so_o multiply_v that_o upon_o every_o the_o least_o appearance_n of_o 44._o danger_n be_v it_o but_o like_o the_o cloud_n arise_v out_o of_o the_o sea_n which_o eliahs_n servant_n see_v on_o carmel_n as_o little_a as_o a_o man_n hand_n it_o present_o resolve_v of_o perpetual_a storm_n hopeless_a and_o helpless_a condition_n therefore_o our_o psalmist_n say_v hope_v in_o god_n by_o the_o cure_n show_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o disease_n that_o be_v distrust_n and_o want_v of_o faith_n as_o we_o shall_v see_v hereafter_o 3_o the_o distemper_n of_o mind_n be_v diverse_a 1_o want_n of_o foresight_n and_o before_o expectation_n of_o calamity_n it_o must_v needs_o be_v that_o affliction_n fall_v very_o heavy_o upon_o that_o man_n who_o never_o look_v for_o it_o who_o make_v no_o other_o account_n to_o himsulfe_n but_o to_o be_v carry_v to_o heaven_n upon_o 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