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happen_v daily_o to_o thosâ—_n man_n that_o be_v conversant_a in_o this_o affair_n for_o not_o know_v in_o the_o begin_n the_o value_n of_o this_o merchandise_n because_o they_o be_v not_o spiritual_a noâ—_n have_v any_o feel_n of_o that_o which_o lie_v there-und_a out_o be_v carnâ—ll_o they_o think_v it_o to_o be_v dear_a and_o of_o no_o value_n but_o when_o they_o begin_v to_o taste_v how_o sweet_a our_o lord_n be_v they_o present_o glory_v of_o their_o reward_n because_o there_o be_v no_o price_n worthy_a of_o so_o great_a a_o benefit_n consider_v how_o that_o merchant_n in_o the_o gospel_n joyful_o sell_v all_o that_o which_o he_o have_v that_o he_o may_v buy_v the_o field_n in_o which_o he_o have_v find_v the_o treasure_n wherefore_o therefore_o do_v not_o a_o christian_a contend_v hear_v this_o name_n to_o know_v what_o it_o be_v true_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n to_o be_v wonder_v at_o if_o some_o toy-boaster_n shall_v assure_v thou_o that_o in_o thy_o house_n and_o in_o such_o a_o place_n a_o treasure_n be_v hide_v thou_o will_v not_o cease_v to_o dig_v and_o seek_v and_o prove_v if_o that_o be_v true_a which_o he_o say_v but_o whereas_o god_n himself_o affirm_v that_o there_o liâ—th_v a_o incomparable_a treasure_n hide_v in_o thy_o mind_n will_v thou_o never_o be_v persuade_v to_o seek_v it_o out_o o_o how_o quick_o shall_v thou_o find_v this_o treaâ—uâ—e_n if_o thou_o do_v only_o know_v how_o near_o our_o lord_n be_v to_o all_o those_o that_o â—ruly_o call_v upon_o he_o how_o many_o man_n be_v there_o in_o this_o world_n who_o weigh_v their_o sin_n and_o persevere_v in_o prayer_n have_v obtain_v the_o remission_n of_o their_o sin_n in_o less_o than_o onâ—_n week_n space_n have_v open_v thâ—_n earth_n and_o to_o speak_v more_o aptlâ—â—_n have_v find_v a_o new_a heaven_n and_o a_o new_a earth_n and_o begin_v to_o feel_v in_o themâ—selues_n the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n how_o great_a be_v that_o which_o our_o lord_n do_v who_o say_v at_o what_o time_n so_o ever_o a_o sinner_n shall_v repent_v he_o of_o his_o sin_n i_o will_v no_o more_o remember_v they_o how_o great_a be_v this_o that_o this_o most_o loâ—uing_a father_n do_v who_o upon_o thâ—_n short_a and_o scarce_o end_v prayer_n or_o thâ—_n prodigal_a son_n can_v not_o contain_v himself_o any_o long_o but_o thaâ—_n he_o embrace_v he_o and_o receaveâ—_n he_o with_o great_a joy_n into_o his_o house_n return_v therefore_o my_o brother_n to_o this_o gracious_a and_o bountiful_a father_n lift_v up_o thy_o heart_n in_o time_n convenient_a â—nd_v fail_v not_o incessant_o to_o 〈◊〉_d at_o the_o gate_n of_o his_o mercy_n and_o assâ—â—redly_o believe_v that_o if_o thou_o persevere_v with_o humility_n he_o will_v at_o 〈◊〉_d answer_v thou_o and_o show_v thou_o the_o secret_a treasure_n of_o his_o love_n which_o when_o thou_o hâ—st_v approve_v thou_o shall_v say_v with_o the_o spouse_n in_o the_o canticle_n if_o a_o man_n shall_v give_v all_o the_o substance_n of_o his_o house_n for_o love_n 8._o he_o sâ—all_v esteem_v it_o as_o nothing_o the_o argument_n it_o great_o deceive_v a_o christian_a man_n to_o persevere_v in_o his_o sin_n and_o to_o excuse_v himself_o and_o say_v that_o he_o will_v in_o short_a space_n amend_v his_o life_n for_o it_o blind_v his_o soul_n and_o buriâ—th_v it_o deep_o in_o evil_a custom_n so_o that_o he_o accustome_v himself_o more_o and_o more_o in_o sin_n and_o cause_v vice_n to_o take_v so_o deep_a root_n in_o man_n that_o but_o very_o hardly_o it_o may_v afterward_o be_v root_v out_o chap._n 17._o notwithstanding_o all_o these_o which_o defend_v the_o cause_n of_o virtue_n sufficient_o enough_o the_o perverse_a sort_n have_v as_o yet_o certain_a argument_n whereby_o they_o labour_v to_o defend_v their_o slothfulness_n he_o seek_v occasion_n that_o will_v forsake_v his_o friend_n but_o he_o that_o do_v this_o be_v at_o all_o time_n worthy_a of_o reprehension_n 18._o for_o there_o be_v some_o who_o will_v answer_v in_o one_o only_a word_n say_v that_o 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therefore_o grow_v more_o blind_a moâ—â—_n addict_v to_o sin_n and_o as_o it_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o same_o if_o therefore_o the_o difficulty_n of_o this_o cause_n be_v such_o who_o be_v he_o of_o so_o corrupt_a judgement_n among_o we_o that_o believe_v his_o conversion_n will_v hereafter_o be_v more_o easy_a â—he_v cause_n of_o the_o difficulty_n every_o â—â—ves_n increase_n for_o whereas_o daiâ—â—_n sin_n be_v heap_v on_o sin_n it_o be_v â—ot_n to_o be_v doubt_v but_o that_o the_o knot_n wherewith_o the_o soul_n be_v bind_v 〈◊〉_d multiply_v &_o the_o chain_n whereby_o it_o be_v tie_v make_v strong_a the_o â—â—derstanding_n in_o time_n to_o come_v shall_v be_v more_o obscure_v through_o the_o use_n of_o sin_n the_o will_n shall_v be_v weaken_v to_o good_a work_n the_o appetite_n shall_v be_v more_o prone_a to_o all_o evil_a and_o the_o will_n â—hall_v be_v so_o weaken_v as_o that_o the_o appetite_n may_v not_o be_v subdue_v thereby_o which_o since_o it_o be_v so_o how_o can_v it_o be_v that_o thou_o shall_v believe_v that_o in_o â—uture_a time_n the_o affair_n of_o thy_o conversion_n will_v be_v more_o easy_a to_o thou_o and_o if_o thou_o say_v that_o thou_o can_v not_o â—uer-ferry_n the_o ford_n in_o the_o morâ—ing_n when_o as_o the_o water_n be_v yet_o at_o the_o â—est_n ebb_n in_o the_o evening_n when_o as_o the_o channel_n be_v full_a and_o the_o flood_n like_o a_o sea_n over-floweth_a how_o can_v thou_o get_v over_o it_o if_o it_o seem_v hard_a unto_o â—hee_n to_o root_v out_o this_o new_a plant_n of_o â—hy_a offence_n what_o will_v thou_o do_v when_o it_o have_v take_v deep_a root_n and_o cleave_v more_o strong_o to_o the_o earth_n â—hen_o ever_o it_o do_v before_o put_v the_o case_n that_o thou_o be_v now_o to_o fight_v with_o a_o hundred_o sin_n and_o hereafter_o thou_o be_v to_o battle_n with_o a_o thousand_o now_o with_o the_o deprave_a custom_n of_o one_o or_o two_o year_n than_o perchance_o with_o the_o imperfection_n of_o ten_o year_n who_o therefore_o tell_v â—hee_o that_o in_o timâ—_n to_o come_v thou_o may_v more_o easy_o bear_v thy_o burden_n which_o at_o this_o present_a thou_o can_v not_o sustain_v wheâ—_n as_o nevertheless_o both_o thy_o sin_n arâ—_n daily_o multiply_v &_o thy_o evil_a customeâ—_n increase_v do_v thou_o not_o markâ—_n that_o these_o be_v the_o cavilation_n of_o evils_n debtor_n who_o because_o they_o woulâ—_n not_o repay_v the_o money_n they_o have_v borrow_v defer_v the_o payment_n from_o daâ—_n to_o day_n but_o what_o among_o diverse_a other_o thing_n shall_v i_o say_v of_o perverse_a cuâ—stome_n and_o the_o violence_n of_o his_o tiranâ—nie_n which_o detain_v a_o man_n confâ—â—â—med_v in_o his_o wickedness_n it_o be_v a_o ordâ—â—narie_a thing_n that_o he_o that_o drive_v in_o 〈◊〉_d nail_n first_o before_o he_o strike_v it_o witâ—_n his_o hammer_n he_o firm_o fix_v it_o anâ—_n the_o second_o time_n more_o firm_o anâ—_n the_o three_o most_o strong_o so_o in_o 〈◊〉_d our_o evil_a work_n that_o we_o do_v as_o 〈◊〉_d be_v with_o a_o great_a mallet_n we_o moâ—â—_n deep_o infix_v sin_n in_o our_o soul_n and_o â—â—ere_o cleave_v it_o so_o unmooveablie_o that_o nothing_o may_v be_v find_v that_o may_v draw_v out_o or_o expel_v the_o same_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o we_o often_o see_v their_o â—ge_n to_o grow_v childish_a who_o have_v consume_v all_o their_o whole_a life_n in_o wickedness_n and_o offence_n &_o to_o overâ—â—ow_v with_o the_o dissolution_n of_o their_o forepast_a age_n although_o those_o year_n repugn_v and_o nature_n it_o â—elfe_n abhor_v the_o same_o and_o when_o as_o now_o nature_n herself_o be_v already_o weary_v &_o decay_v yet_o do_v that_o custom_n which_o be_v as_o yet_o in_o force_n wander_v round_o about_o â—eeking_v for_o impossible_a pleasure_n so_o much_o may_v the_o
impatient_a tyranny_n of_o evil_a custom_n hence_o it_o be_v say_v in_o the_o book_n of_o job_n his_o bone_n shall_v be_v filâ—ed_v with_o the_o surfeit_n of_o his_o youth_n 10._o and_o with_o he_o shall_v sleep_v in_o the_o dust_n so_o that_o these_o vice_n have_v no_o term_n nor_o any_o end_n beside_o that_o which_o be_v common_a to_o all_o other_o thing_n namely_o death_n the_o last_o limit_n of_o every_o thing_n hence_o be_v that_o of_o aristotle_n as_o in_o â—he_n stroke_n of_o a_o aspis_n there_o be_v no_o remedy_n except_o the_o part_n that_o be_v poison_v be_v cut_v off_o so_o certain_a sin_n may_v only_o be_v heal_v by_o death_n by_o death_n therefore_o these_o vice_n be_v end_v although_o if_o we_o will_v confess_v the_o truth_n we_o can_v true_o say_v that_o they_o be_v end_v by_o death_n for_o they_o endure_v always_o for_o which_o cause_n job_n also_o say_v and_o with_o he_o shall_v they_o sleep_v in_o the_o dust_n the_o reason_n hereof_o be_v because_o that_o by_o the_o continuance_n of_o the_o old_a custom_n which_o now_o be_v convert_v into_o another_o nature_n â—he_v appetite_n of_o vice_n be_v now_o already_o root_v in_o the_o very_a bone_n and_o marrow_n of_o the_o soul_n in_o no_o other_o sort_n then_o a_o consumption_n which_o be_v fix_v in_o the_o bowel_n of_o a_o man_n exclude_v all_o cure_n and_o admit_v no_o medicine_n the_o same_o do_v our_o saviour_n show_v in_o the_o resussitation_n of_o lazâ—rus_n be_v four_o day_n dead_a in_o which_o he_o unto_o who_o all_o thing_n be_v easy_a show_v a_o certain_a difficulty_n for_o he_o be_v trouble_v in_o spirit_n and_o declare_v that_o they_o have_v need_v oâ—_n much_o call_v upon_o who_o be_v harden_v in_o the_o custom_n of_o sin_v to_o the_o end_n they_o shall_v awake_v other_o dead_a man_n he_o revive_v with_o lessâ—â—_n word_n and_o sign_n that_o our_o lord_n may_v signify_v how_o great_a a_o miracle_n it_o be_v for_o god_n to_o raise_v again_o from_o death_n a_o man_n bury_v four_o day_n aâ—d_v 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for_o than_o be_v favour_n hardly_o obtain_v at_o god_n hand_n and_o death_n be_v most_o dangerous_a for_o he_o that_o have_v live_v evil_o die_v worse_a since_o according_a to_o the_o work_n the_o reward_n be_v also_o answerable_a chap._n 18._o other_o be_v so_o blind_a and_o bewitch_v that_o they_o be_v noâ—_n content_a with_o the_o misdeed_n of_o the_o time_n past_a but_o they_o persevere_v in_o the_o same_o to_o the_o end_n of_o their_o life_n and_o reserve_v their_o repentance_n till_o the_o hour_n of_o their_o death_n o_o time_n to_o be_v fear_v o_o term_v perilous_a and_o do_v thou_o persuade_v thyself_o for_o so_o small_a a_o price_n to_o purchase_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n and_o that_o thou_o can_v so_o easy_o attain_v the_o seat_n of_o the_o angel_n see_v thou_o not_o that_o whatsoever_o be_v do_v in_o that_o hour_n be_v more_o of_o necessity_n then_o of_o will_n be_v do_v rather_o by_o compulsion_n than_o liberty_n and_o proceed_v rather_o from_o fear_n than_o love_n 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