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mighty_a discouragement_n 6._o that_o yet_o through_o he_o they_o can_v dâ—…_n all_o thing_n 7._o that_o he_o must_v help_v or_o they_o 〈◊〉_d go_v and_o shall_v never_o win_v through_o all_o these_o difficulty_n and_o discouragement_n but_o shall_v one_o day_n or_o other_o die_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o saul_n 8._o that_o they_o wilâ—…_n wait_v earnest_o seek_v help_n from_o he_o cry_v for_o it_o and_o look_v for_o it_o and_o resolve_v never_o â—…_n give_v over_o and_o if_o they_o be_v disappoint_v 〈◊〉_d aâ—…_n disappoint_v now_o for_o the_o last_o particular_a the_o word_n of_o caâ—…tion_n take_v these_o 1._o they_o will_v not_o think_v to_o be_v altogether_o 〈◊〉_d of_o faint_a for_o there_o be_v no_o perfection_n here_o anâ—…_n there_o be_v much_o flesh_n and_o corruption_n remain_v 〈◊〉_d that_o will_v occasion_n faint_v 2._o nor_o will_v they_o think_v to_o be_v free_a of_o all_o 〈◊〉_d cause_n and_o occasion_n of_o this_o faint_a viz_o the_o discouragement_n former_o mention_v or_o the_o like_a for_o if_o the_o devil_n can_v do_v any_o thing_n he_o will_v work_v discouragement_n both_o within_o and_o without_o so_o that_o they_o will_v lay_v their_o resolution_n to_o meet_v with_o discouragament_n for_o few_o or_o none_o ever_o go_v to_o heaven_n but_o they_o have_v many_o a_o storm_n in_o their_o face_n and_o they_o must_v not_o think_v to_o have_v a_o way_n pave_v for_o themselves_o alone_o 3._o they_o will_v not_o pore_v too_o much_o nor_o dwell_v too_o long_o and_o too_o much_o upon_o the_o thought_n of_o those_o discouragement_n for_o that_o be_v satan_n advantage_n &_o tend_v to_o weaken_v themselves_o but_o it_o be_v better_a to_o be_v look_v beyond_o they_o as_o christ_n do_v heb._n 12_o 2._o when_o he_o have_v the_o cross_n and_o the_o shame_n to_o wrestle_v with_o he_o look_v to_o the_o joy_n that_o be_v set_v before_o he_o and_o that_o make_v he_o endure_v the_o cross_n and_o despise_v the_o shame_n and_o as_o moses_n do_v heb._n 11_o 25_o 26_o 27._o 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dead_a as_o to_o duty_n sometime_o the_o believer_n will_v be_v under_o such_o â—…_n distemper_n as_o that_o he_o will_v be_v as_o unfit_a &_o unable_a for_o discharge_v of_o any_o command_a duty_n as_o a_o dead_a man_n or_o one_o in_o a_o swoon_n be_v to_o work_v or_o go_v a_o journay_n &_o it_o be_v good_a to_o know_v how_o christ_n shall_v be_v make_v use_n of_o as_o the_o life_n to_o the_o end_n the_o disease_a soul_n may_v be_v deliver_v from_o this_o for_o this_o cause_n we_o shall_v consider_v those_o four_o thing_n 1._o see_v what_o be_v the_o several_a step_n &_o degree_n of_o this_o distemper_n 2._o consider_v whence_o it_o come_v or_o what_o be_v the_o cause_n or_o occasion_n thereof_o 3._o consider_v how_o christ_n be_v life_n to_o the_o soul_n in_o such_o a_o dead_a case_n &_o 4._o point_v out_o the_o way_n of_o the_o soul_n usemake_v of_o christ_n that_o will_v be_v deliver_v herefrom_o as_o to_o the_o first_o this_o distemper_n cometh-on_a by_o several_a step_n &_o 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he_o till_o he_o shall_v be_v please_v to_o come_v to_o they_o with_o salvation_n and_o who_o can_v tell_v how_o soon_o he_o may_v come_v but_o enough_o of_o this_o there_o be_v a_o four_o case_n of_o deadness_n to_o be_v speak_v to_o and_o that_o be_v this_o chap._n xxiv_o how_o shall_v the_o soul_n make_v use_v of_o christ_n as_o the_o life_n which_o be_v under_o the_o prevail_a power_n of_o unbeleef_n &_o infidelity_n that_o we_o may_v help_v to_o give_v some_o clear_n to_o a_o poor_a soul_n in_o this_o case_n we_o shall_v 1._o see_v what_o be_v the_o several_a step_n and_o degree_n of_o this_o distemper_n 2._o consider_v what_o the_o cause_n hereof_o be_v 3._o show_v how_o christ_n be_v life_n to_o a_o soul_n in_o such_o a_o case_n and_o 4._o give_v some_o direction_n how_o a_o soul_n in_o that_o case_n shall_v make_v use_n of_o christ_n as_o the_o life_n to_o the_o end_n it_o may_v be_v deliver_v therefrom_o and_o first_o there_o be_v many_o several_a step_n to_o and_o degree_n 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