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and_o not_o by_o our_o merit_n that_o our_o sin_n be_v pardon_v prov._n 16.6_o as_o jacob_n say_v of_o his_o riches_n and_o child_n gen._n 33.5_o 11._o god_n have_v show_v mercy_n to_o i_o and_o have_v give_v i_o all_o this_o and_o these_o be_v the_o child_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v give_v i_o so_o the_o lord_n have_v show_v we_o mercy_n in_o give_v we_o faith_n repentance_n obedience_n and_o these_o be_v the_o grace_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v give_v we_o and_o therefore_o as_o all_o river_n come_v secret_o and_o silent_o from_o the_o sea_n but_o return_v open_o thither_o again_o so_o those_o grace_n which_o god_n have_v secret_o wrought_v in_o our_o heart_n must_v open_o appear_v in_o our_o life_n to_o his_o praise_n we_o must_v not_o kiss_v our_o own_o hand_n job_n 31.27_o nor_o sacrifice_n to_o our_o own_o net_n but_o with_o the_o church_n give_v all_o to_o god_n psal._n 115.1_o so_o do_v christ_n matth._n 11.25_o 26._o 2._o this_o may_v comfort_v we_o in_o the_o sight_n and_o 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he_o free_o heal_v and_o pardon_v they_o 2._o it_o may_v comfort_v we_o against_o final_a apostasy_n if_o our_o salvation_n be_v ground_v on_o ourselves_o if_o it_o be_v conditional_a depend_v on_o our_o free_a will_v we_o may_v just_o fear_v but_o since_o it_o be_v ground_v on_o the_o unchangeable_a purpose_n and_o good_a will_n of_o god_n we_o be_v safe_a for_o his_o purpose_n be_v sure_a rom._n 9.11_o and_o his_o foundation_n firm_a 2_o tim._n 2.19_o his_o counsel_n shall_v stand_v in_o despite_n of_o all_o opposition_n respect_n isaiah_n 14.27_o and_o 46.10_o we_o stand_v not_o now_o by_o our_o own_o power_n or_o will_n our_o salvation_n be_v not_o now_o in_o our_o own_o keep_n but_o in_o
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break_v forth_o into_o it_o the_o man_n of_o nineveh_n shall_v rise_v in_o judgement_n against_o the_o man_n of_o this_o generation_n for_o they_o have_v but_o one_o jonah_n to_o preach_v unto_o they_o and_o they_o repent_v but_o we_o have_v have_v many_o jonahs_n jeremies_n daniel_n ezekiel_n and_o yet_o we_o abide_v impenitent_a 2._o they_o have_v but_o one_o sermon_n and_o that_o a_o short_a one_o yet_o they_o repent_v of_o their_o covetousness_n and_o cruelty_n but_o we_o have_v have_v many_o large_a one_o and_o yet_o we_o continue_v the_o same_o man_n still_o let_v such_o know_v that_o if_o preach_v will_v not_o mend_v they_o judgement_n will_v end_v they_o if_o the_o old_a world_n will_v not_o return_v at_o the_o preach_a of_o noah_n the_o flood_n shall_v drown_v they_o if_o pharaoh_n will_v not_o hearken_v to_o moses_n voice_n the_o sea_n shall_v swallow_v he_o if_o eli'_v son_n will_v not_o hearken_v to_o the_o voice_n of_o their_o father_n it_o be_v a_o sign_n god_n have_v a_o 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all_o the_o saint_n who_o have_v god_n promise_n for_o their_o portion_n and_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o money_n grieve_v he_o more_o than_o the_o loss_n of_o god_n favour_n hence_o bernard_n compare_v covetousness_n to_o a_o lady_n ride_v in_o in_o a_o chariot_n who_o wheel_n be_v four_o vice_n 1._o contempt_n of_o god_n 2._o inhumanity_n towards_o man_n 3._o forgetfulness_n of_o death_n when_o they_o must_v part_v with_o all_o 4._o diffidence_n and_o distrust_n in_o god_n providence_n and_o promise_n 2._o it_o be_v call_v the_o root_n of_o all_o evil_a 1_o tim._n 6.10_o nor_o money_n but_o the_o inordinate_a love_n of_o money_n be_v the_o root_n of_o pride_n the_o root_n of_o theft_n murder_n bribery_n perjury_n usury_n heresy_n apostasy_n oppression_n false_a weight_n false_a ware_n etc._n etc._n in_o a_o word_n it_o be_v the_o root_n not_o only_o of_o one_o or_o two_o but_o of_o all_o evil_a then_o have_v at_o the_o root_n say_v father_n latimer_n and_o have_v at_o all_o down_o 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account_n rom._n 7._o the_o pure_a gold_n have_v yet_o some_o dross_n the_o best_a corn_n some_o weed_n the_o fine_a wool_n some_o moth_n the_o best_a wine_n some_o lees_n the_o best_a man_n while_o he_o be_v in_o the_o vale_n of_o tear_n will_v have_v cause_n to_o cry_v a_o necessitatibus_fw-la meis_fw-la libera_fw-la i_o domine_fw-la deliver_v i_o o_o lord_n from_o my_o invincible_a infirmity_n viz._n faintness_n drowsiness_n indisposedness_n etc._n etc._n the_o best_a here_o be_v like_o prisoner_n which_o though_o they_o be_v get_v out_o of_o prison_n yet_o have_v bolt_n on_o their_o leg_n still_o so_o that_o they_o can_v run_v so_o fast_o as_o they_o will_v like_o a_o bird_n with_o a_o stone_n tie_v to_o the_o leg_n of_o it_o that_o fain_o will_v ascend_v and_o be_v go_v but_o can_v though_o they_o find_v sometime_o a_o loathnesse_n and_o indisposition_n to_o duty_n yet_o have_v they_o no_o loathe_n of_o duty_n or_o decry_v of_o ordinance_n there_o may_v be_v a_o weariness_n in_o 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himself_o love_n rom._n 14.1_o see_v how_o gentle_o he_o deal_v with_o peter_n john_n 21.15_o to_o put_v he_o in_o mind_n of_o his_o threefold_a denial_n he_o do_v not_o harsh_o upbraid_v he_o with_o it_o but_o only_o in_o a_o mild_a manner_n ask_v he_o thrice_o peter_n love_v thou_o i_o he_o take_v no_o notice_n of_o the_o sin_n and_o infirmity_n of_o the_o people_n so_o as_o to_o impute_v they_o to_o they_o or_o condemn_v they_o for_o they_o 1._o number_n 23.21.22_o cor._n 5.21_o as_o a_o father_n piti_v his_o child_n so_o do_v the_o lord_n pity_v he_o psal._n 103.13_o he_o spare_v they_o as_o a_o man_n spare_v his_o son_n that_o serve_v he_o mal._n 3.17_o and_o will_v not_o reject_v their_o service_n though_o mix_v with_o many_o weakness_n zach._n 3.3_o 4._o we_o have_v a_o merciful_a high_a priest_n full_a of_o compassion_n who_o be_v touch_v with_o the_o sense_n of_o our_o infirmity_n heb._n 2.17_o and_o 4.15_o in_o all_o our_o affliction_n he_o be_v afflict_v isaiah_n 63.9_o he_o 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great_a perfection_n be_v to_o bewail_v our_o imperfection_n and_o our_o great_a righteousness_n to_o lament_v our_o unrighteousness_n we_o be_v apt_a to_o have_v hard_a conceit_n of_o god_n and_o to_o judge_v of_o he_o by_o ourselves_o but_o his_o thought_n be_v not_o our_o thought_n nor_o his_o way_n our_o way_n isaiah_n 55.8_o there_o be_v no_o god_n like_o our_o god_n for_o pardon_v and_o pass_v by_o the_o sin_n of_o his_o people_n exod._n 34.6_o 7._o micah_n 7.18_o our_o distemper_n can_v distemper_v he_o nor_o our_o infirmity_n interrupt_v his_o favour_n the_o marriage_n knot_n be_v not_o break_v by_o every_o fall_a only_o nor_o the_o league_n between_o prince_n break_v by_o the_o wrong_n do_v by_o pirate_n the_o sickness_n or_o weakness_n of_o the_o child_n do_v not_o make_v the_o parent_n reject_v it_o but_o rather_o make_v he_o more_o pitiful_a and_o tender_a towards_o he_o caut._n yet_o lest_o any_o shall_v mistake_v and_o take_v his_o enormity_n and_o gross_a sin_n for_o infirmity_n i_o will_v give_v you_o four_o difference_n between_o they_o 1._o he_o that_o sin_n through_o infirmity_n have_v the_o life_n of_o grace_n begin_v in_o he_o so_o paul_n rom._n 7._o there_o be_v not_o weakness_n but_o deadness_n where_o there_o s_o no_o life_n 2._o that_o be_v a_o sin_n of_o infirmity_n which_o be_v commit_v against_o the_o bent_n purpose_n and_o resolution_n of_o the_o soul_n when_o we_o sudden_o fall_v into_o sin_n without_o deliberation_n either_o through_o passion_n fear_v &c_n &c_n as_o peter_n do_v this_o be_v call_v a_o fall_n by_o a_o occasion_n gal._n 6.1_o he_o do_v not_o run_v himself_o into_o sin_n but_o accidental_o he_o stumble_v at_o sin_n and_o catch_v a_o fall_n so_o that_o when_o a_o man_n full_o resolve_v against_o a_o sin_n pray_v against_o it_o strive_v against_o it_o groan_n
righteous_a act_n or_o two_o which_o a_o wicked_a man_n may_v do_v but_o he_o that_o work_v righteousness_n and_o and_o make_v it_o his_o trade_n to_o be_v do_v good_a he_o shall_v have_v a_o sure_a and_o full_a reward_n 3._o he_o be_v the_o wise_a man_n that_o take_v the_o fair_a way_n now_o the_o way_n of_o piety_n be_v a_o pure_a path_n and_o lead_v to_o the_o god_n of_o purity_n matthew_n 5.8_o but_o the_o way_n of_o sin_n be_v a_o foul_a and_o loath_a some_o way_n and_o therefore_o sin_n be_v call_v filthiness_n in_o the_o abstract_n 1_o corinthian_n 7._o â—1_n james_n 1.22_o lay_v aside_o all_o filthiness_n i_o all_o sin_n which_o mar_v the_o glory_n and_o beauty_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o deface_v god_n image_n in_o we_o 2._o as_o the_o wicked_a be_v fool_n so_o they_o be_v madm-man_n also_o now_o in_o madness_n there_o be_v two_o thing_n viz._n furor_fw-la &_o amentia_fw-la false_a prophet_n have_v both_o 1615._o first_o their_o judgement_n be_v pervert_v they_o have_v lose_v their_o wit_n they_o be_v so_o bewitch_v with_o delusion_n that_o they_o can_v say_v be_v there_o not_o a_o lie_n in_o my_o right_a hand_n isaiah_n 44.20_o second_o they_o carry_v the_o whole_a man_n with_o fury_n after_o they_o none_o more_o violent_a in_o their_o persecution_n than_o such_o man_n be_v who_o have_v embrace_v for_o doctrine_n satanical_a delusion_n such_o be_v say_v to_o be_v mad_a jer._n 50.38_o and_o 51.7_o hos._n 9.7_o the_o day_n of_o visitation_n be_v come_v i._o the_o time_n be_v at_o hand_n when_o god_n will_v visit_v the_o people_n for_o their_o sin_n but_o how_o do_v that_o appear_v why_o the_o prophet_n be_v a_o fool_n and_o the_o spiritual_a man_n be_v mad_a i._n those_o false_a prophet_n which_o feed_v they_o with_o vain_a hope_n of_o golden_a time_n and_o glorious_a prosperity_n they_o be_v but_o fool_n and_o those_o spiritual_a guide_n which_o have_v miss_v you_o be_v no_o better_a than_o madman_n and_o why_o be_v all_o this_o why_o it_o be_v for_o the_o 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