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of_o his_o human_a nature_n if_o thou_o consent_v nature_n will_v be_v supply_v and_o the_o power_n of_o thy_o divinity_n will_v be_v manifest_v the_o first_o adam_n look_v not_o at_o what_o shall_v be_v the_o issue_n of_o go_v out_o of_o god_n way_n to_o attain_v that_o which_o the_o temptation_n present_v to_o he_o and_o so_o be_v take_v in_o the_o snare_n the_o lord_n jesus_n look_v to_o the_o event_n as_o appear_v in_o his_o answer_n to_o the_o devil_n man_n shall_v not_o live_v by_o bread_n alone_o it_o be_v the_o blessing_n of_o god_n upon_o the_o bread_n that_o make_v it_o tend_v to_o the_o satisfy_n of_o nature_n and_o not_o bread_n alone_o without_o his_o blessing_n that_o can_v do_v it_o and_o so_o he_o overcome_v the_o tempter_n the_o devil_n be_v overcome_v in_o this_o first_o assault_n he_o prepare_v for_o the_o second_o ver_fw-la 5_o 6._o and_o the_o devil_n take_v he_o up_o into_o the_o holy_a city_n and_o set_v he_o on_o a_o pinnacle_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o say_v unto_o he_o if_o thou_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n cast_v thyself_o down_o for_o it_o be_v write_v he_o shall_v give_v his_o angel_n charge_v concern_v thou_o and_o in_o their_o hand_n they_o shall_v bear_v thou_o up_o lest_o at_o any_o time_n thou_o dash_v thy_o foot_n against_o a_o stone_n ver._n 7._o jesus_n say_v unto_o he_o it_o be_v write_v again_o thou_o shall_v not_o tempt_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n not_o that_o another_o scripture_n oppose_v the_o true_a meaning_n of_o that_o scripture_n cite_v by_o the_o devil_n but_o his_o addition_n to_o it_o cast_v thyself_o down_o for_o he_o be_v say_v to_o tempt_v god_n who_o presumptuous_o without_o necessity_n seek_v a_o experiment_n of_o the_o wisdom_n power_n goodness_n and_o truth_n of_o god_n the_o devil_n be_v overcome_v in_o this_o second_o temptation_n prepare_v for_o the_o three_o ver_fw-la 8._o again_o the_o devil_n take_v he_o up_o into_o a_o exceed_a high_a mountain_n and_o show_v he_o all_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o glory_n of_o they_o ver._n 9_o and_o say_v unto_o he_o all_z these_o thing_n will_v i_o give_v thou_o if_o thou_o will_v fall_v down_o and_o worship_v i_o here_o he_o appear_v as_o a_o liar_n in_o say_v that_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o glory_n of_o it_o be_v at_o his_o disposal_n and_o he_o manifest_v his_o pride_n in_o require_v the_o son_n of_o god_n to_o fall_v down_o and_o worship_v he_o which_o be_v imply_v in_o our_o saviour_n answer_n ver_fw-la 10._o get_v thou_o hence_o satan_n for_o it_o be_v write_v thou_o shall_v worship_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n and_o he_o only_o shall_v thou_o serve_v it_o appear_v from_o what_o have_v be_v here_o lay_v down_o that_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n be_v require_v as_o the_o head_n of_o the_o elect_n to_o give_v a_o perfect_a obedience_n to_o the_o law_n or_o the_o first_o covenant_n do_v notwithstanding_o the_o assault_n of_o satan_n persevere_v in_o his_o obedience_n which_o obedience_n of_o he_o be_v in_o scripture_n call_v god_n righteousness_n because_o of_o the_o union_n of_o the_o two_o nature_n in_o his_o person_n and_o because_o it_o be_v by_o the_o power_n of_o his_o divine_a nature_n that_o his_o human_a nature_n be_v support_v and_o enable_v to_o withstand_v the_o temptation_n but_o see_v i_o shall_v have_v occasion_n to_o speak_v further_o of_o this_o righteousness_n when_o i_o come_v to_o show_v how_o the_o holy_a ghost_n do_v apply_v it_o to_o the_o soul_n of_o poor_a weary_a heavy-laden_a sinner_n who_o fly_v out_o of_o self-dependance_n unto_o he_o as_o to_o a_o sanctuary_n i_o shall_v proceed_v to_o the_o second_o part_n of_o the_o redemption_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n which_o consist_v in_o his_o free_a and_o voluntary_a give_v up_o of_o himself_o to_o answer_v the_o justice_n of_o god_n for_o the_o elect._n and_o first_o i_o shall_v take_v notice_n of_o the_o suffering_n of_o his_o soul_n isa_n 53.10_o yet_o it_o please_v the_o lord_n to_o bruise_v he_o he_o have_v put_v he_o to_o grief_n when_o thou_o shall_v make_v his_o soul_n a_o offer_n for_o sin_n he_o never_o have_v commit_v violence_n neither_o be_v guile_n find_v in_o his_o mouth_n but_o have_v undertake_v to_o make_v satisfaction_n to_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n for_o the_o elect_n and_o to_o undergo_v the_o penalty_n of_o the_o first_o covenant_n how_o do_v he_o feel_v the_o weight_n of_o divine_a wrath_n upon_o his_o soul_n as_o that_o bitter_a fruit_n which_o do_v attend_v sin_n mat._n 26.37_o 38._o and_o he_o take_v with_o he_o peter_n and_o the_o two_o son_n of_o zebedee_n and_o begin_v to_o be_v sorrowful_a and_o very_o heavy_a then_o say_v he_o unto_o they_o my_o soul_n be_v exceed_o sorrowful_a even_o unto_o death_n
god_n through_o the_o ignorance_n that_o be_v in_o they_o because_o of_o the_o blindness_n of_o their_o heart_n who_o be_v past_a feeling_n have_v give_v themselves_o over_o unto_o lasciviousness_n to_o work_v all_o uncleanness_n with_o greediness_n the_o understanding_n be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v take_v up_o with_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n his_o mind_n and_o will_n that_o it_o labour_v more_o and_o more_o after_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o way_n of_o sin_n and_o so_o become_v more_o and_o more_o estrange_v from_o god_n wise_a to_o do_v evil_a but_o to_o do_v good_a without_o understanding_n the_o memory_n wherein_o lie_v a_o holy_a remembrance_n of_o heavenly_a thing_n be_v now_o become_v dull_a and_o forgetful_a and_o easy_o let_v go_v those_o thing_n which_o we_o be_v in_o the_o chief_a place_n concern_v to_o remember_v we_o can_v remember_v ready_o the_o thing_n which_o concern_v this_o life_n the_o vanity_n and_o folly_n of_o the_o way_n of_o sin_n what_o deep_a impression_n do_v these_o thing_n make_v upon_o the_o memory_n of_o poor_a creature_n but_o thing_n which_o lead_v to_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o god_n and_o the_o everlasting_a welfare_n of_o the_o immortal_a soul_n how_o slippery_a and_o weak_a be_v the_o memory_n become_v to_o retain_v these_o the_o will_n wherein_o lie_v the_o liberty_n of_o choose_v or_o refuse_v and_o before_o sin_n enter_v will_v always_o that_o which_o be_v good_a be_v now_o become_v impotent_a and_o weak_a in_o its_o join_n with_o good_a how_o be_v it_o enslave_v by_o sin_n and_o in_o the_o chain_n of_o satan_n rom._n 6.20_o for_o when_o you_o be_v the_o servant_n of_o sin_n you_o be_v free_a from_o righteousness_n holiness_n without_o which_o god_n can_v be_v enjoy_v the_o poor_a unconvert_v sinner_n have_v no_o will_n in_o he_o to_o lay_v hold_n of_o but_o on_o the_o contrary_a lu_v after_o that_o which_o be_v evil_a gen._n 6.6_o and_o god_n see_v that_o the_o wickedness_n of_o man_n be_v great_a in_o the_o earth_n and_o that_o every_o imagination_n of_o his_o heart_n be_v evil_a continual_o compare_v with_o job_n 15.16_o how_o much_o more_o abominable_a be_v man_n who_o drink_v iniquity_n like_o water_n yea_o what_o a_o enmity_n be_v seat_v in_o the_o will_n of_o unconverted_a sinner_n against_o the_o way_n of_o holiness_n how_o do_v their_o very_a heart_n rise_v against_o it_o rom._n 8.7_o because_o the_o carnal_a mind_n be_v enmity_n against_o god_n for_o it_o be_v not_o subject_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n neither_o indeed_o can_v be_v the_o affection_n of_o the_o soul_n wherein_o lie_v the_o strength_n of_o the_o desire_n after_o god_n be_v subject_v to_o sin_n how_o be_v they_o set_v upon_o unmeet_a object_n incline_n to_o thing_n they_o shall_v not_o be_v and_o not_o to_o those_o they_o shall_v thus_o we_o natural_o hate_v good_a and_o love_v evil_a 1_o king_n 22.8_o and_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n say_v unto_o jehoshaphat_n there_o be_v yet_o one_o man_n micaiah_n the_o son_n of_o imlah_n by_o who_o we_o may_v inquire_v of_o the_o lord_n but_o i_o hate_v he_o for_o he_o do_v not_o prophesy_v good_a concern_v i_o but_o evil_a our_o affection_n be_v natural_o raise_v to_o meet_v sin_n and_o the_o temptation_n that_o lead_v into_o it_o and_o do_v even_o embrace_v the_o temptation_n but_o be_v not_o stir_v up_o to_o that_o which_o be_v good_a unless_o it_o be_v to_o eschew_v and_o shun_v it_o beside_o when_o the_o affection_n do_v move_v how_o disorderly_o be_v their_o motion_n when_o merry_a too_o merry_a when_o sad_a too_o sad_a the_o conscience_n wherein_o lie_v man_n integrity_n or_o walk_v with_o god_n and_o wherein_o be_v the_o impression_n of_o the_o divine_a law_n which_o contain_v in_o it_o our_o duty_n to_o god_n and_o to_o one_o another_o how_o be_v it_o disorder_v by_o sin_n the_o act_n of_o sin_n take_v away_o the_o inward_a sense_n and_o feel_n of_o the_o evil_a of_o it_o and_o with_o what_o weakness_n do_v that_o first_o covenant-light_n which_o lead_v the_o soul_n to_o seek_v after_o god_n as_o creator_n move_v in_o the_o soul_n how_o be_v its_o reproof_n hardly_o take_v notice_n of_o by_o most_o person_n and_o that_o by_o reason_n of_o that_o great_a darkness_n that_o be_v fall_v upon_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n thus_o we_o may_v see_v that_o sin_n as_o a_o leprosy_n have_v overrun_v all_o the_o faculty_n and_o be_v become_v as_o a_o body_n in_o the_o soul_n consist_v of_o many_o member_n rom._n 7.23_o 24._o but_o i_o see_v another_o law_n in_o my_o member_n war_a against_o the_o law_n of_o my_o mind_n and_o bring_v i_o into_o captivity_n to_o the_o law_n of_o sin_n which_o be_v in_o my_o member_n o_o wretched_a man_n that_o i_o be_o who_o shall_v deliver_v i_o from_o the_o body_n of_o this_o death_n though_o all_o sin_n do_v not_o appear_v alike_o in_o all_o some_o by_o nature_n be_v more_o mild_a and_o courteous_a than_o other_o the_o reason_n of_o which_o difference_n be_v not_o that_o there_o be_v not_o the_o same_o seed_n of_o corruption_n in_o all_o but_o that_o the_o lord_n keep_v down_o those_o sin_n in_o some_o which_o he_o suffer_v to_o rise_v up_o in_o other_o the_o child_n of_o god_n that_o be_v by_o the_o inlightning_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n come_v to_o see_v into_o the_o corruption_n of_o their_o heart_n how_o do_v they_o see_v the_o seed_n of_o sin_n lie_v in_o their_o soul_n even_o of_o such_o sin_n which_o they_o think_v have_v not_o be_v in_o they_o the_o heart_n or_o soul_n do_v then_o appear_v to_o be_v desperate_o wicked_a who_o but_o god_n himself_o can_v have_v the_o full_a knowledge_n of_o it_o for_o the_o child_n of_o god_n in_o their_o search_n after_o heart-corruption_n can_v come_v to_o find_v the_o bottom_n of_o they_o so_o far_o be_v the_o soul_n of_o man_n fall_v from_o god_n by_o sin_n that_o it_o be_v afraid_a to_o come_v nigh_o unto_o god_n it_o fly_v far_a and_o far_o from_o god_n until_o it_o get_v into_o the_o pit_n of_o eternal_a misery_n how_o dark_a be_v adam_n become_v by_o sin_n as_o to_o think_v the_o tree_n of_o the_o garden_n can_v hide_v he_o from_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o great_a creator_n and_o that_o god_n may_v aggravate_v and_o heighten_v his_o sin_n he_o speak_v ironical_o by_o way_n of_o taunt_n the_o man_n be_v become_v like_o one_o of_o we_o he_o be_v come_v to_o know_v evil_a by_o woeful_a experience_n he_o be_v fill_v with_o inward_a horror_n and_o with_o outward_a shame_n second_o i_o shall_v show_v the_o miserable_a state_n that_o adam_n be_v bring_v into_o by_o the_o fall_n as_o to_o his_o body_n for_o no_o soon_o be_v he_o fall_v but_o the_o sentence_n be_v inflict_v on_o he_o that_o in_o the_o day_n thou_o eat_v thereof_o thou_o shall_v sure_o die_v although_o the_o sentence_n be_v not_o so_o far_o put_v in_o execution_n against_o he_o as_o to_o separate_v the_o soul_n from_o the_o body_n yet_o his_o bodily_a state_n be_v so_o far_o change_v as_o to_o bring_v it_o under_o those_o evil_n that_o lead_v to_o a_o 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