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consolation_n and_o see_v that_o god_n my_o love_a father_n temper_v this_o potion_n for_o i_o and_o jesus_n christ_n his_o son_n have_v begin_v unto_o i_o shall_v i_o not_o drink_v it_o with_o thankfulness_n and_o comfort_n but_o why_o will_v he_o have_v thy_o death_n so_o bitter_a and_o sharp_a it_o be_v my_o lord_n who_o can_v and_o will_v wish_v i_o nothing_o but_o good_a and_o why_o shall_v i_o his_o poor_a and_o unprofitable_a servant_n refuse_v to_o suffer_v that_o which_o the_o lord_n of_o glory_n and_o my_o bless_a saviour_n sustain_v himself_o but_o it_o be_v a_o miserable_a thing_n to_o die_v no_o the_o death_n of_o god_n saint_n be_v precious_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o of_o god_n 14._o and_o the_o ready_a way_n to_o eternal_a life_n bless_v be_v the_o dead_a which_o die_v in_o the_o lord_n for_o so_o say_v the_o spirit_n they_o shall_v rest_v from_o their_o labour_n but_o the_o death_n of_o sinner_n be_v damnable_a yea_o but_o he_o be_v no_o more_o a_o sinner_n that_o true_o repent_v and_o be_v pardon_v let_v not_o satan_n tell_v god_n child_n what_o they_o have_v be_v but_o what_o they_o will_v be_v for_o such_o we_o be_v by_o imputation_n section_n 16_o as_o we_o be_v in_o affection_n and_o he_o be_v now_o no_o sinner_n which_o for_o the_o love_n he_o bear_v to_o righteousness_n will_v be_v no_o sinner_n such_o as_o we_o be_v in_o desire_n and_o purpose_n such_o we_o be_v in_o reckon_n and_o account_n with_o god_n who_o give_v that_o true_a desire_n and_o holy_a purpose_n to_o none_o but_o to_o his_o child_n who_o he_o justify_v neither_o undoubted_o can_v the_o guiltiness_n of_o sin_n break_v the_o true_a peace_n of_o conscience_n see_v it_o be_v the_o work_n of_o another_o who_o have_v commend_v we_o as_o righteous_a before_o god_n and_o save_v us._n it_o must_v needs_o be_v grant_v that_o in_o ourselves_o we_o be_v weak_a than_o that_o we_o can_v resist_v the_o least_o sin_n so_o far_o off_o be_v it_o that_o we_o can_v encounter_v with_o the_o law_n sin_n death_n hell_n and_o devil_n and_o yet_o in_o jesus_n christ_n we_o be_v more_o than_o conqueror_n over_o they_o all_o if_o satan_n summon_v thou_o therefore_o to_o answer_v for_o thy_o section_n 17_o debt_n send_v he_o straight_o to_o christ_n thy_o pledge_n and_o say_v that_o the_o wife_n be_v not_o sueable_a but_o the_o husband_n therefore_o enter_v thy_o action_n satan_n against_o christ_n my_o husband_n and_o he_o will_v answer_v thou_o who_o then_o shall_v condemn_v we_o or_o what_o judge_n shall_v daunt_v we_o since_o god_n have_v acquit_v we_o and_o christ_n that_o be_v condemn_v have_v justify_v we_o he_o be_v our_o judge_n that_o will_v not_o the_o death_n of_o a_o sinner_n he_o be_v our_o man_n of_o law_n that_o to_o excuse_v we_o suffer_v himself_o to_o be_v accuse_v for_o us._n o_o gluttonous_a hell_n where_o be_v thy_o defence_n o_o cruel_a sin_n where_o be_v thy_o tyrannous_a power_n o_o raven_a death_n where_o be_v thy_o bloody_a sting_n o_o roar_a lion_n why_o do_v thou_o fret_v and_o fume_v christ_n my_o law_n fight_v against_o thou_o o_o law_n and_o be_v my_o liberty_n christ_n my_o sin_n against_o thou_o o_o sin_n and_o be_v my_o righteousness_n christ_n war_v against_o thou_o o_o devil_n and_o be_v my_o saviour_n christ_n death_n be_v against_o thou_o o_o death_n and_o be_v my_o life_n thou_o do_v desire_v to_o pave_v my_o way_n to_o the_o burn_a lake_n of_o damn_a soul_n but_o contrary_a to_o thy_o will_n thou_o be_v constrain_v to_o lift_v up_o the_o ladder_n whereby_o i_o must_v ascend_v to_o everlasting_a happiness_n and_o joy_n in_o our_o trial_n and_o temptation_n we_o must_v first_o search_v out_o section_n 18_o the_o cause_n and_o ascend_v to_o god_n plead_v guilty_a and_o crave_v mercy_n at_o his_o hand_n and_o not_o so_o much_o stand_v quarrel_v with_o the_o corruption_n of_o our_o nature_n and_o satan_n malice_n against_o us._n for_o as_o it_o be_v no_o good_a wisdom_n for_o a_o man_n condemn_v to_o die_v to_o make_v any_o long_a suit_n to_o the_o jailor_n or_o hangman_n for_o they_o be_v but_o under-officer_n and_o can_v do_v nothing_o of_o themselves_o but_o must_v rather_o labour_v to_o the_o judge_n himself_o who_o can_v either_o reprieve_v or_o release_v he_o so_o it_o be_v no_o good_a policy_n to_o stand_v reason_v so_o long_o with_o satan_n in_o our_o temptation_n who_o do_v all_o by_o constraint_n and_o restraint_n under_o god_n our_o lord_n in_o who_o only_a hand_n be_v both_o the_o entrance_n and_o issue_n of_o all_o affliction_n and_o death_n itself_o section_n 19_o whatsoever_o scruple_n therefore_o arise_v from_o ourselves_o or_o be_v infer_v of_o satan_n from_o any_o imperfection_n that_o be_v in_o we_o it_o need_v not_o at_o all_o dismay_v we_o because_o we_o save_v not_o ourselves_o but_o be_v save_v by_o he_o who_o be_v make_v unto_o we_o from_o god_n wisdom_n 1.30_o righteousness_n sanctification_n and_o redemption_n that_o who_o so_o glori_v shall_v glory_v in_o he_o thus_o we_o must_v send_v satan_n to_o christ_n who_o be_v our_o advocate_n to_o plead_v and_o defend_v our_o cause_n which_o yet_o be_v not_o so_o much_o we_o as_o his_o own_o because_o the_o question_n be_v not_o of_o our_o merit_n or_o satisfaction_n which_o we_o free_o renounce_v but_o of_o the_o merit_n of_o his_o obedience_n and_o of_o the_o value_n of_o his_o death_n unto_o the_o salvation_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o all_o the_o faithful_a thus_o shall_v we_o at_o once_o for_o ever_o stop_v the_o mouth_n of_o this_o our_o cruel_a enemy_n when_o refuse_v to_o plead_v our_o own_o cause_n we_o refer_v ourselves_o unto_o christ_n who_o we_o know_v to_o be_v the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n 17._o and_o sufficient_a to_o answer_v what_o possible_o can_v or_o shall_v be_v object_v against_o us._n when_o david_n come_v to_o fight_v with_o goliath_n he_o cast_v away_o saul_n armour_n all_o confidence_n in_o the_o world_n or_o man_n be_v lay_v aside_o and_o he_o only_o trust_v in_o god_n section_n 20_o do_v the_o law_n indite_v we_o of_o transgression_n we_o must_v make_v our_o appeal_n to_o the_o court_n of_o conscience_n in_o heaven_n and_o there_o get_v a_o supersede_n as_o to_o stay_v the_o course_n of_o law_n and_o so_o appeal_v to_o the_o throne_n of_o grace_n from_o the_o law_n of_o fear_n to_o the_o law_n of_o love_n as_o augustine_n speak_v august_n do_v the_o adversary_n urge_v our_o debt_n our_o answer_n be_v the_o obligation_n be_v cancel_v and_o the_o book_n be_v cross_v and_o the_o whole_a sum_n discharge_v christ_n have_v pass_v his_o word_n nay_o he_o have_v pay_v all_o that_o be_v due_a for_o we_o to_o the_o utmost_a farthing_n let_v we_o show_v he_o our_o general_a acquittance_n under_o hand_n and_o seal_v give_v we_o by_o god_n himself_o with_o who_o it_o be_v as_o proper_a to_o show_v pity_n as_o mercy_n to_o help_v misery_n this_o be_v my_o well_o belove_a son_n 3.17_o in_o who_o i_o be_o well_o please_v here_o be_v the_o creditor_n own_o word_n his_o own_o handwriting_n under_o seal_n this_o be_v a_o very_a good_a quietus_n est_fw-la in_o law_n it_o be_v proclaim_v from_o heaven_n and_o therefore_o sufficient_a to_o comfort_v poor_a distress_a sinner_n upon_o earth_n 7._o the_o house_n build_v upon_o a_o rock_n be_v not_o move_v when_o the_o storm_n beat_v and_o the_o wind_n blue_a christ_n be_v our_o sure_a rock_n let_v we_o build_v our_o faith_n upon_o he_o and_o we_o shall_v be_v safe_a man_n can_v be_v more_o sinful_a than_o god_n be_v merciful_a if_o section_n 21_o with_o penitent_a heart_n they_o faithful_o call_v upon_o he_o if_o we_o come_v to_o christ_n the_o fountain_n of_o all_o mercy_n there_o shall_v we_o find_v god_n in_o his_o mediation_n great_a without_o quantity_n and_o good_a without_o quality_n as_o a_o ancient_a speak_v august_n when_o the_o wander_a son_n have_v consume_v his_o father_n substance_n yet_o return_v sorrowful_a his_o father_n receive_v he_o and_o though_o we_o sometime_o loose_v the_o nature_n of_o child_n yet_o god_n do_v never_o loose_v the_o name_n and_o nature_n of_o a_o father_n to_o conclude_v the_o devil_n once_o overcome_v give_v a_o fresh_a assault_n again_o he_o will_v never_o give_v we_o over_o till_o death_n end_v the_o battle_n and_o then_o he_o shall_v be_v foil_v as_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v among_o warrior_n if_o the_o one_o die_v in_o the_o field_n and_o fight_v the_o other_o get_v the_o upper_a hand_n here_o be_v the_o difference_n the_o faithful_a at_o the_o last_o ever_o get_v a_o final_a conquest_n &_o then_o ascend_v to_o heaven_n as_o triumpher_n &_o there_o the_o devil_n can_v assail_v they_o no_o further_o he_o may_v compass_v the_o earth_n 1_o but_o he_o can_v enter_v
will_v set_v we_o all_o at_o rest_n in_o his_o due_a time_n section_n 12_o we_o must_v therefore_o neither_o hate_n this_o life_n for_o the_o toil_n therein_o for_o that_o be_v sloth_n and_o cowardliness_n nor_o love_v it_o for_o the_o delight_n for_o that_o be_v folly_n and_o vanity_n but_o serve_v ourselves_o of_o it_o to_o serve_v god_n in_o it_o who_o afterward_o shall_v place_v we_o in_o joyful_a rest_n and_o replenish_v we_o with_o pleasure_n which_o shall_v never_o more_o perish_v again_o to_o fly_v it_o be_v childish_a and_o in_o fly_v from_o it_o we_o meet_v it_o much_o less_o ought_v we_o to_o seek_v it_o for_o that_o be_v temerâ—tie_n nor_o every_o one_o that_o will_v die_v can_v die_v it_o be_v enough_o that_o constant_o we_o wait_v for_o death_n come_v that_o she_o never_o find_v we_o unprovided_a we_o must_v not_o fall_v sudden_o upon_o death_n but_o march_v valiant_o towards_o the_o same_o by_o little_a and_o little_a 26._o we_o must_v not_o rash_o or_o unaduised_o leave_v our_o life_n like_o one_o that_o take_v his_o run_n to_o fetch_v the_o better_a rise_n chap._n vii_o consolation_n against_o the_o agony_n of_o death_n and_o horror_n of_o the_o grave_n and_o corruption_n the_o very_a remembrance_n of_o death_n be_v bitter_a section_n 1_o enough_o to_o frail_a and_o mortal_a man_n but_o the_o agony_n and_o bicker_n we_o have_v in_o the_o flesh_n be_v far_o beyond_o the_o conceit_n of_o man_n for_o such_o be_v the_o weakness_n of_o our_o nature_n and_o the_o guiltiness_n of_o sin_n make_v war_n in_o our_o flesh_n that_o without_o especial_a aid_n and_o help_v from_o heaven_n we_o shall_v be_v swallow_v up_o of_o grief_n and_o what_o man_n be_v he_o so_o strong_a in_o faith_n that_o can_v contain_v himself_o in_o this_o pitiful_a trial_n of_o death_n combat_n it_o make_v christ_n himself_o to_o sweat_v and_o cry_v and_o pray_v 22.44_o before_o he_o get_v the_o victory_n although_o i_o confess_v the_o burden_n of_o our_o sin_n and_o god_n wrath_n be_v importable_a to_o any_o but_o himself_o yet_o be_v he_o fit_v with_o grace_n and_o power_n without_o measure_n and_o for_o all_o that_o feel_v this_o horror_n and_o therefore_o the_o best_a and_o strong_a regenerate_a man_n can_v go_v free_a but_o be_v make_v conformable_a to_o the_o suffering_n of_o christ_n in_o a_o measure_n beside_o the_o corruption_n of_o sin_n remain_v in_o we_o which_o final_o must_v be_v purge_v by_o the_o bitter_a pill_n of_o death_n ezechiah_n after_o the_o sentence_n of_o death_n pronounce_v section_n 2_o against_o he_o by_o the_o prophet_n complain_v how_o his_o day_n be_v cut_v off_o that_o he_o shall_v go_v to_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o grave_n to_o the_o pit_n of_o corruption_n where_o he_o can_v not_o see_v the_o lord_n any_o more_o in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o live_n nor_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o world_n to_o confess_v and_o praise_n god_n as_o the_o live_a do_v etc._n and_o hope_v for_o his_o truth_n he_o cry_v out_o that_o his_o habitation_n be_v remove_v like_o a_o shepherd_n tent_n and_o his_o life_n cut_v off_o as_o the_o weaver_n web_n that_o god_n break_v all_o his_o bone_n like_o a_o lion_n and_o so_o make_v a_o end_n of_o he_o this_o make_v he_o in_o his_o prayer_n to_o chatter_v like_o a_o swallow_n and_o mourn_v like_o a_o dove_n he_o say_v he_o be_v oppress_v and_o walk_v to_o his_o grave_n in_o the_o bitterness_n of_o his_o soul_n etc._n etc._n what_o shall_v i_o speak_v of_o many_o other_o of_o the_o faithful_a which_o cry_v out_o alive_a as_o man_n free_a among_o the_o dead_a draw_v near_o to_o the_o grave_n and_o go_v down_o to_o the_o pit_n who_o be_v remember_v no_o more_o but_o cut_v off_o by_o god_n hand_n lie_v in_o a_o place_n of_o darkness_n and_o in_o the_o deep_a feel_v god_n wrath_n lie_v upon_o they_o be_v vex_v with_o all_o his_o wave_n and_o storm_n how_o do_v they_o stretch_v out_o their_o hand_n with_o lamentable_a complaint_n say_n shall_v thy_o love_a kindness_n be_v declare_v in_o the_o grave_n etc._n or_o thy_o faithfulness_n in_o destruction_n shall_v thy_o wondrous_a work_n be_v know_v in_o the_o dark_a and_o thy_o righteousness_n in_o the_o land_n of_o oblivion_n i_o omit_v to_o speak_v of_o job_n of_o jonah_n and_o many_o of_o god_n child_n who_o have_v rueful_o complain_v in_o this_o case_n section_n 3_o if_o the_o part_a company_n of_o one_o way-faring_a man_n with_o another_o when_o they_o have_v travel_v but_o for_o a_o time_n together_o do_v cause_n such_o sorrow_n and_o solitariness_n what_o a_o grief_n than_o will_v it_o be_v to_o think_v that_o two_o such_o friend_n as_o the_o soul_n and_o body_n have_v be_v shall_v be_v separate_v and_o single_v one_o from_o another_o which_o so_o long_o have_v travel_v together_o even_o from_o the_o mother_n womb_n until_o the_o instant_a moment_n of_o death_n between_o who_o there_o have_v be_v so_o many_o knot_n and_o band_n of_o mutual_a love_n o_o death_n how_o imperious_a be_v thou_o to_o carnal_a mind_n aggravate_v their_o other_o misery_n not_o only_o by_o expectation_n of_o future_a pain_n but_o by_o the_o remembrance_n of_o wont_a joy_n not_o suffer_v they_o to_o see_v aught_o but_o what_o may_v torment_v they_o great_a no_o doubt_n be_v the_o horror_n of_o death_n when_o the_o sick_a man_n shall_v see_v the_o world_n his_o friend_n and_o all_o earthly_a thing_n forsake_v he_o but_o far_o great_a be_v the_o horror_n of_o judgement_n to_o consider_v he_o be_v now_o go_v to_o answer_v for_o all_o that_o he_o have_v do_v in_o his_o body_n whether_o it_o be_v good_a or_o ill_n if_o the_o countenance_n of_o a_o earthly_a judge_n be_v fearful_a to_o a_o guilty_a prisoner_n how_o much_o more_o shall_v the_o behold_n of_o a_o eternal_a judge_n amaze_v all_o such_o who_o find_v a_o thousand_o witness_n in_o themselves_o to_o give_v in_o evidence_n against_o they_o but_o as_o he_o that_o be_v to_o pass_v over_o some_o great_a and_o deep_a river_n upon_o a_o narrow_a plank_n and_o straight_a 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