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A81871 Comfort & counsell for dejected soules. Or a treatise concerning spirituall dejection. In which is handled, 1 the nature 2 the working 3 the grounds 4 the remedies of spiritual dejection. And in which is held forth, satisfaction to some particular cases, and generall advice for any soule who is cast downe. Being the heads and sum of divers sermons preached to a particular congregation from Psalm 42. last. By John Durant, preacher of the Gospel, and pastour of a church of Christ in Canterbury. Durant, John, b. 1620. 1650 (1650) Wing D2673; Thomason E1215_1; ESTC R208831 144,036 296

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to_o the_o full_a when_o thou_o shall_v enter_v into_o thy_o master_n joy_n when_o thou_o shall_v rest_v from_o thy_o labour_n thy_o income_n shall_v follow_v thou_o when_o thou_o shall_v come_v to_o abraham_n bosom_n and_o there_o thou_o shall_v come_v deject_a soul_n as_o poor_a a_o lazarus_n as_o thou_o be_v than_o thou_o shall_v have_v every_o prayer_n every_o sigh_n every_o groan_n come_v to_o remembrance_n and_o say_v now_o thou_o have_v all_o that_o which_o we_o go_v out_o for_o rouse_v up_o therefore_o o_o cast-downe_a soul_n god_n be_v a_o good_a master_n you_o shall_v not_o labour_v in_o vain_a be_v not_o deject_v but_o be_v steadfast_a unmoveable_a always_o abound_v in_o the_o work_n of_o the_o lord_n for_o as_o much_o as_o you_o know_v your_o labour_n be_v not_o in_o vain_a in_o the_o lord_n as_o it_o be_v 1_o cor._n 15._o last_o why_o then_o shall_v you_o be_v cast_v down_o for_o lack_n of_o income_n chap._n 20._o cure_v for_o soul_n cast_v down_o upon_o insultation_n of_o satan_n and_o enemy_n i_o remember_v another_o cause_n i_o mention_v of_o dejection_n be_v the_o insultation_n of_o satan_n and_o enemy_n many_o soul_n be_v deject_v at_o this_o that_o satan_n and_o his_o instrument_n triumph_v over_o as_o it_o be_v at_o large_a show_v before_o now_o to_o cure_v and_o comfort_v those_o cure_n cure_n let_v i_o entreat_v deject_v soul_n to_o mind_n and_o remember_v these_o ensue_a thing_n first_o satan_n will_v insult_v without_o ground_n he_o will_v say_v to_o david_n where_o be_v his_o god_n and_o he_o will_v but_o if_o to_o christ_n concern_v his_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n satan_n be_v a_o impudent_a enemy_n who_o will_v brag_v and_o triumph_v against_o a_o soul_n for_o nothing_o it_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o a_o dog_n to_o bark_v a_o lion_n to_o roar_v wolf_n wolf_n a_o wolf_n to_o howl_v and_o it_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o satan_n to_o insult_v be_v not_o therefore_o cast_v down_o at_o it_o second_o though_o satan_n insult_v christ_n be_v a_o friend_n and_o love_v we_o still_o even_o at_o that_o time_n that_o satan_n insult_v and_o buffet_v paul_n christ_n grace_n be_v sufficient_a shall_v the_o child_n be_v cast_v down_o for_o the_o insult_a of_o the_o groom_n or_o the_o scullion_n when_o he_o be_v belove_v of_o his_o father_n as_o his_o heir_n what_o though_o satan_n say_v where_o be_v thy_o god_n thy_o hope_n etc._n etc._n may_v not_o thou_o o_o soul_n say_v my_o god_n and_o hope_n be_v in_o heaven_n still_o all_o the_o devil_n in_o hell_n and_o man_n on_o earth_n shall_v never_o can_v never_o separate_v between_o thou_o and_o thy_o god_n neither_o principality_n nor_o power_n nor_o life_n nor_o death_n nor_o any_o thing_n can_v separate_v etc._n etc._n triumph_n o_o soul_n in_o that_o rom._n 8.35.37_o though_o satan_n insult_v be_v not_o thou_o cast_v down_o three_o the_o time_n shall_v come_v when_o thou_o shall_v tread_v upon_o thy_o insult_a enemy_n and_o when_o he_o shall_v be_v ashamed_a for_o all_o his_o insultation_n remember_v o_o cast_v down_o soul_n the_o god_n of_o peace_n will_v though_o thou_o can_v not_o and_o that_o short_o tread_v down_o satan_n under_o your_o even_o thy_o foot_n rom._n 16.20_o christ_n will_v take_v thou_o by_o the_o hand_n and_o own_v thou_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n angel_n and_o man_n yea_o and_o devil_n too_o and_o than_o thy_o enemy_n satan_n shall_v see_v who_o say_v where_o be_v thy_o god_n even_o than_o he_o shall_v see_v thy_o god_n as_o thou_o and_o be_v confound_v for_o all_o his_o insultation_n over_o thou_o last_o for_o wicked_a man_n who_o now_o it_o may_v be_v deride_v and_o scoff_n at_o thou_o be_v not_o deject_v for_o they_o because_o the_o day_n will_v come_v when_o they_o will_v wish_v they_o be_v as_o thou_o be_v when_o they_o shall_v as_o much_o admire_v at_o thy_o happiness_n and_o wisdom_n as_o now_o they_o sleight_v thy_o state_n and_o thought_n when_o god_n shall_v bring_v thou_o forth_o to_o light_n and_o thou_o shall_v behold_v his_o righteousness_n then_o shall_v all_o thy_o enemy_n see_v it_o and_o be_v ashamed_a which_o say_v where_o be_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n then_o shall_v they_o lick_v the_o dust_n like_o a_o serpent_n and_o shall_v fear_v not_o only_o because_o of_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n but_o also_o because_o of_o thou_o as_o it_o be_v in_o that_o excellent_a scripture_n mich._n 7.9.10.17_o which_o scripture_n if_o thou_o read_v serious_o and_o act_v faith_n upon_o i_o dare_v assure_v thou_o of_o cure_n for_o this_o cause_n of_o dejection_n viz._n insultation_n of_o satan_n and_o enemy_n chap._n 21._o cure_v for_o soul_n cast_v down_o upon_o corporal_a affliction_n spiritual_a dejection_n be_v sometime_o cause_v by_o corporal_a affliction_n a_o sick_a body_n do_v in_o some_o person_n make_v a_o sad_a soul_n cause_n cause_n when_o hezekiah_n be_v sick_a and_o have_v receive_v the_o sentence_n and_o message_n of_o death_n he_o turn_v to_o the_o wall_n and_o weep_v and_o the_o thought_n of_o the_o die_a of_o his_o body_n produce_v dejection_n in_o his_o soul_n thus_o indeed_o it_o be_v oft_o with_o other_o now_o to_o cure_v this_o cause_n of_o dejection_n i_o shall_v not_o need_v to_o be_v large_a only_o take_v a_o few_o ingredient_n which_o mix_v together_o and_o apply_v may_v serve_v in_o this_o case_n to_o raise_v the_o deject_a spirit_n first_o consider_v the_o great_a ground_n of_o this_o dejection_n be_v a_o deceit_n cure_n cure_n afflict_a soul_n interpret_v affliction_n amiss_o and_o therefore_o be_v cast_v down_o they_o take_v every_o whip_n to_o be_v a_o effect_n of_o anger_n whereas_o its_o a_o sign_n of_o love_n your_o father_n o_o deject_a soul_n in_o your_o sickness_n be_v sweet_a he_o make_v thou_o sick_a in_o thy_o body_n to_o cure_v some_o disease_n in_o thy_o soul_n he_o do_v not_o afflict_v thou_o willing_o it_o be_v only_a that_o thy_o spirit_n may_v be_v well_o that_o he_o make_v thy_o body_n ill_o you_o have_v have_v father_n of_o your_o flesh_n who_o correct_v you_o and_o you_o give_v they_o reverence_n shall_v you_o not_o much_o rather_o be_v in_o subjection_n to_o the_o father_n of_o spirit_n &_o live_v heb._n 12.9_o this_o be_v speak_v in_o reference_n to_o affliction_n by_o this_o chastisement_n god_n seal_v up_o child-ship_n do_v not_o despise_v therefore_o the_o chastening_n of_o the_o lord_n nor_o be_v not_o deject_v for_o the_o word_n will_v bear_v this_o translation_n when_o thou_o be_v by_o sickness_n rebuke_v of_o the_o lord_n philo._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i.e._n they_o ●eject_v their_o own_o spirit_n philo._n heb_fw-mi 12.5_o it_o be_v a_o fault_n in_o the_o chastise_a child_n to_o be_v dog_v and_o it_o be_v a_o fail_v in_o thou_o o_o soul_n by_o reason_n of_o corporal_a affliction_n which_o be_v but_o a_o fatherly_a chastisement_n to_o be_v deject_v beside_o second_o your_o father_n know_v your_o frame_n he_o know_v what_o you_o can_v bear_v and_o he_o will_v lay_v no_o more_o upon_o you_o than_o your_o strength_n can_v master_v the_o lord_n will_v not_o always_o chide_v neither_o will_v he_o keep_v his_o anger_n for_o ever_o it_o be_v speak_v of_o affliction_n by_o disease_n as_o seem_v to_o be_v hint_v vers_fw-la 3._o but_o as_o a_o father_n pitty_v his_o child_n so_o the_o lord_n pity_v they_o who_o fear_v he_o for_o he_o know_v our_o frame_n he_o remember_v we_o be_v but_o dust_n as_o for_o man_n his_o day_n be_v but_o as_o grass_n as_o a_o flower_n in_o the_o field_n so_o he_o flourish_v psalm_n 103.9_o 13_o 14_o 15._o mind_v this_o o_o thou_o sick_a and_o sad_a soul_n thy_o father_n know_v thy_o frame_n he_o mind_v thou_o be_v but_o dust_n and_o he_o pittye_n thou_o in_o all_o thy_o affliction_n which_o he_o lay_v upon_o thou_o yea_o he_o sit_v by_o and_o make_v all_o thy_o bed_n in_o thy_o sickness_n as_o it_o be_v psa_n 41._o and_o he_o make_v sore_a and_o bind_v up_o be_v wound_v and_o his_o hand_n make_v whole_a as_o it_o be_v in_o job_n 4_o 18._o that_o be_v speak_v of_o sickness_n too_o christ_n if_o he_o will_v can_v make_v thou_o whole_a and_o certain_o if_o thou_o can_v believe_v thou_o shall_v see_v his_o glory_n as_o it_o be_v joh._n 11.40_o have_v he_o not_o say_v enough_o to_o make_v thou_o say_v as_o david_n say_v i_o shall_v not_o die_v but_o live_v to_o declare_v the_o work_n of_o god_n the_o lord_n have_v chastened_a i_o sore_o but_o have_v not_o give_v i_o over_o unto_o death_n see_v that_o place_n psalm_n 118.17_o 18._o o_o bear_v up_o deject_v heart_n though_o thou_o be_v sick_a yet_o thou_o may_v recover_v and_o go_v up_o to_o the_o house_n of_o god_n where_o thou_o may_v praise_v he_o for_o health_n restore_v to_o thou_o and_o
say_v bless_v the_o lord_n o_o my_o soul_n and_o all_o that_o be_v within_o i_o bless_v his_o holy_a name_n who_o forgive_v all_o thy_o iniquity_n and_o heal_v all_o thy_o disease_n quest_n prithee_o mind_n this_o and_o say_v do_v it_o not_o speak_v to_o thy_o dejection_n answ_n no_o will_v thou_o say_v i_o will_v bear_v sickness_n but_o that_o i_o fear_v death_n this_o thought_n i_o shall_v die_v be_v that_o which_o cast_v i_o down_o reply_v it_o be_v true_a i_o think_v and_o i_o know_v here_o be_v the_o bottom_n of_o the_o doubt_n and_o dejection_n to_o speak_v therefore_o to_o it_o direct_o i_o will_v grant_v it_o thou_o shall_v die_v though_o it_o may_v be_v not_o now_o but_o suppose_v i_o say_v now_o case_n case_n even_o now_o thou_o shall_v die_v yet_o consider_v these_o thing_n and_o thou_o need_v not_o be_v deject_v first_o christ_n come_v to_o deliver_v thou_o from_o this_o fear_n cure_n cure_n it_o be_v the_o fear_n of_o death_n that_o do_v more_o deject_a than_o death_n itself_o now_o remember_v christ_n come_v to_o free_v thou_o from_o this_o fear_n for_o as_o much_o as_o the_o child_n be_v partaker_n of_o flesh_n and_o blood_n he_o also_o himself_o likewise_o take_v part_n of_o the_o same_o that_o through_o death_n he_o may_v destroy_v he_o that_o have_v the_o power_n of_o death_n that_o be_v the_o devil_n and_o mark_v it_o deliver_v they_o who_o through_o the_o fear_n of_o death_n be_v all_o their_o life_n time_n subject_a unto_o bondage_n heb._n 2.14_o 15._o consider_v christ_n have_v destroy_v he_o that_o have_v the_o power_n of_o death_n the_o devil_n and_o have_v deliver_v thou_o can_v thou_o believe_v this_o and_o why_o shall_v thou_o not_o thou_o may_v triumph_v but_o second_o christ_n have_v take_v away_o the_o sting_n of_o death_n death_n be_v a_o bee_n have_v the_o honey_n of_o deliverance_n from_o this_o vile_a body_n etc._n etc._n but_o it_o have_v no_o sting_n for_o what_o say_v the_o scripture_n the_o sting_n of_o death_n be_v sin_n the_o strength_n of_o sin_n be_v the_o law_n but_o thanks_n be_v to_o god_n who_o give_v we_o the_o victory_n through_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n go_v thou_o to_o that_o glorious_a chapter_n 1_o corinth_n 15._o and_o read_v it_o o_o thou_o that_o be_v deject_v with_o fear_n of_o death_n three_o christ_n will_v be_v with_o thou_o in_o that_o hour_n thou_o fear_v thou_o shall_v not_o die_v alone_o for_o though_o all_o thy_o friend_n shall_v leave_v thou_o yet_o will_v not_o christ_n this_o david_n know_v for_o speak_v of_o his_o shepherd_n and_o who_o be_v the_o shepherd_n but_o our_o lord_n jesus_n as_o it_o be_v hell_n 13.20_o he_o say_v although_o i_o walk_v through_o the_o valley_n of_o the_o shadow_n of_o death_n i_o will_v fear_v no_o evil_n he_o need_v not_o for_o observe_v what_o he_o say_v thou_o art_n with_o i_o thy_o rod_n and_o thy_o staff_n they_o comfort_v i_o psal_n 23.4_o albeit_o thy_o relation_n bid_v thou_o farewell_n and_o shake_v hand_n as_o not_o be_v willing_a nor_o able_a to_o keep_v thou_o long_a company_n yet_o christ_n will_v not_o leave_v thou_o nor_o forsake_v thou_o in_o truth_n in_o life_n nor_o death_n he_o will_v never_o do_v that_o as_o it_o be_v heb._n 13.5_o four_o death_n shall_v be_v no_o death_n to_o thou_o a_o change_n it_o will_v be_v and_o that_o from_o worse_a to_o the_o better_a but_o it_o be_v not_o a_o death_n do_v not_o christ_n say_v it_o whosoever_o live_v and_o believe_v in_o i_o shall_v never_o die_v yea_o though_o he_o be_v dead_a yet_o shall_v he_o live_v john_n 11.26_o thou_o must_v not_o call_v that_o death_n which_o the_o scripture_n call_v but_o sleep_n the_o scripture_n speak_v of_o the_o dead_a in_o christ_n that_o they_o sleep_v in_o jesus_n 1_o thess_n 4.14_o and_o she_o be_v not_o dead_a but_o sleep_v and_o our_o friend_n lazarus_n sleep_v now_o why_o shall_v thou_o o_o soul_n who_o be_v weary_a be_v cast_v down_o with_o the_o thought_n of_o sleep_n five_o christ_n have_v sweeten_v death_n for_o thou_o he_o have_v lie_v in_o the_o grave_n and_o so_o honour_v and_o soften_v that_o bed_n unto_o believer_n will_v any_o child_n be_v afraid_a to_o lie_v in_o its_o mother_n bed_n be_v it_o not_o a_o honour_n to_o lie_v down_o in_o the_o same_o bed_n in_o which_o the_o king_n of_o glory_n lay_v be_v deject_v o_o soul_n to_o go_v into_o thy_o saviour_n sepulchre_n what_o be_v thou_o cast_v down_o with_o the_o fear_n of_o gain_n to_o die_v be_v gain_v say_v paul_n philip._n 1.21_o six_o christ_n will_v raise_v you_o up_o again_o he_o have_v say_v so_o and_o if_o he_o shall_v not_o he_o will_v not_o only_o break_v his_o own_o word_n but_o disobey_v his_o father_n will_n neither_o of_o which_o he_o will_v do_v this_o be_v the_o father_n will_n who_o have_v send_v i_o that_o of_o all_o which_o he_o have_v give_v i_o i_o shall_v loose_v nothing_o but_o shall_v raise_v it_o up_o at_o the_o last_o day_n this_o christ_n speak_v once_o yea_o twice_o and_o pray_v mark_v it_o well_o john_n 6_o 39_o 41._o christ_n o_o soul_n will_v raise_v thou_o up_o again_o shall_v the_o child_n be_v afraid_a to_o go_v to_o sleep_v at_o night_n when_o his_o father_n promise_v to_o raise_v he_o up_o in_o the_o morning_n christ_n have_v promise_v to_o raise_v up_o your_o body_n again_o yea_o and_o he_o have_v promise_v to_o give_v you_o a_o new_a spirit_n into_o the_o bargain_n for_o it_o be_v sow_v a_o natural_a but_o raise_v a_o spiritual_a body_n put_v all_o this_o together_o o_o thou_o deject_a soul_n and_o tell_v i_o now_o what_o cause_n have_v thou_o to_o be_v cast_v down_o with_o the_o thought_n of_o death_n may_v not_o these_o consideration_n cure_v that_o cause_n of_o thy_o dejection_n thou_o be_v now_o trouble_v with_o sickness_n weakness_n pain_n etc._n etc._n but_o let_v death_n come_v do_v not_o fear_v it_o and_o thou_o shall_v be_v cure_v of_o all_o disease_n yea_o and_o which_o be_v better_o free_v from_o all_o defilement_n methinks_v therefore_o you_o shall_v rather_o desire_v to_o 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chap._n 3._o the_o doctrine_n which_o arise_v from_o the_o text._n have_v thus_o open_v and_o divide_v the_o text_n it_o will_v not_o now_o be_v difficult_a to_o draw_v forth_o the_o doctrine_n the_o kernel_n be_v visible_a when_o the_o shell_n be_v crack_v and_o the_o grain_n be_v clear_a when_o the_o busk_n be_v thresh_v there_o be_v four_o doctrine_n which_o i_o shall_v gather_v as_o the_o principal_a grain_n in_o this_o floor_n and_o if_o christ_n will_v help_v i_o in_o the_o manage_n of_o they_o they_o will_v be_v bread_n to_o eat_v i._o even_o the_o choice_a saint_n and_o such_o as_o be_v according_a to_o god_n heart_n be_v liable_a to_o spiritual_a dejection_n and_o disquiet_v ii_o it_o be_v the_o wisdom_n and_o shall_v be_v the_o care_n of_o saint_n when_o they_o be_v cast_v down_o not_o to_o give_v way_n thereunto_o but_o to_o argue_v the_o case_n with_o their_o own_o soul_n iii_o saint_n in_o their_o deep_a dejection_n when_o they_o be_v most_o disquiet_v shall_v be_v 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too_o well_o it_o may_v be_v to_o tell_v what_o these_o working_n of_o dejection_n be_v let_v this_o suffice_v for_o that_o second_o head_n viz._n the_o working_n of_o spiritual_a dejection_n chap._n 9_o the_o cause_n of_o spiritual_a cast_v down_o have_v see_v both_o the_o nature_n and_o the_o working_n of_o spiritual_a dejection_n i_o shall_v now_o come_v to_o inquire_v after_o the_o cause_n it_o be_v clear_a enough_o that_o even_o holy_a and_o precious_a soul_n may_v be_v and_o sometime_o be_v cast_v down_o and_o disquiet_v and_o if_o you_o now_o will_v know_v whence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v i_o conceive_v the_o reason_n may_v be_v such_o as_o these_o 1_o remainder_n of_o corruption_n 2_o fall_n into_o sin_n 3_o ignorance_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n 4_o spiritual_a indisposition_n to_o duty_n 5_o want_n of_o former_a income_n 6_o insult_a of_o satan_n and_o enemy_n 7_o some_o corporal_a affliction_n 8_o appearance_n of_o divine_a wrath_n these_o i_o find_v to_o be_v the_o 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i_o believe_v let_v i_o grant_v it_o yet_o it_o be_v but_o perish_v by_o presumption_n and_o so_o thou_o must_v certain_o except_o thou_o believe_v i_o remember_v how_o the_o leprous_a man_n speak_v one_o to_o another_o why_o sit_v we_o here_o until_o we_o die_v if_o we_o say_v we_o will_v enter_v into_o the_o city_n we_o shall_v die_v there_o and_o if_o we_o sit_v still_o here_o we_o die_v also_o come_v let_v we_o go_v to_o the_o host_n if_o they_o save_v we_o alive_a we_o shall_v live_v and_o if_o they_o kill_v we_o we_o shall_v but_o die_v 2_o king_n 7.3_o 4._o reason_n thou_o so_o o_o soul_n if_o i_o sit_v still_o in_o my_o deject_a state_n and_o despair_n i_o shall_v die_v and_o if_o i_o do_v act_n faith_n and_o believe_v i_o can_v but_o die_v therefore_o i_o will_v up_o and_o believe_v yea_o though_o christ_n shall_v kill_v i_o i_o will_v believe_v if_o i_o must_v perish_v i_o will_v perish_v in_o a_o way_n of_o believe_a say_v therefore_o to_o thy_o soul_n as_o david_n do_v why_o be_v cast_v down_o o_o my_o soul_n and_o why_o be_v thou_o disquiet_v wait_v on_o god_n believe_v in_o christ_n if_o i_o must_v perish_v i_o will_v perish_v trust_v in_o he_o that_o i_o shall_v praise_v he_o but_o know_v o_o soul_n if_o thou_o do_v believe_v thou_o shall_v see_v christ_n glory_n thou_o shall_v see_v the_o glory_n of_o his_o power_n in_o help_v the_o weak_a and_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o grace_n in_o do_v for_o the_o worst_a and_o when_o thou_o see_v this_o thou_o shall_v praise_v he_o as_o thy_o god_n wherefore_o then_o to_o wind_v up_o all_o remember_v though_o thou_o be_v low_a and_o see_v little_a yet_o do_v not_o despair_v although_o thy_o eye_n have_v fail_v with_o look_v and_o thy_o heart_n with_o longing_n although_o thy_o strength_n be_v go_v and_o thou_o be_v now_o ready_a to_o die_v yet_o do_v not_o despair_v but_o in_o thy_o low_a ebb_n of_o dejection_n when_o thou_o be_v disquiet_v and_o cast_v down_o most_o act_v thy_o faith_n and_o say_v though_o i_o be_v low_a i_o may_v rise_v yea_o though_o i_o be_v cast_v down_o i_o shall_v be_v raise_v when_o i_o be_o in_o the_o deep_a dejection_n and_o can_v mount_v up_o myself_o then_o shall_v christ_n power_n be_v manifest_v and_o magnify_v in_o my_o weakness_n and_o i_o shall_v after_o all_o my_o sigh_n and_o groan_n yet_o sing_v praise_n unto_o god_n as_o the_o health_n of_o my_o countenance_n and_o my_o god_n sure_o this_o be_v thy_o duty_n to_o endeavour_v and_o it_o will_v be_v thy_o glory_n to_o perform_v bless_v the_o lord_n o_o my_o soul_n and_o all_o that_o be_v within_o i_o bless_v his_o holy_a name_n the_o printer_n to_o the_o reader_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o author_n absence_n from_o the_o press_n some_o fault_n have_v escape_v which_o may_v have_v be_v otherwise_o avoid_v but_o i_o hope_v they_o be_v such_o as_o a_o little_a care_n of_o thou_o reader_n will_v correct_v and_o a_o little_a charity_n pardon_n in_o hope_n of_o which_o i_o have_v omit_v the_o ordinary_a observation_n of_o errata_n and_o correction_n finis_fw-la a_o table_n show_v the_o principal_a thing_n in_o this_o treatise_n sect_n i._o the_o text_n be_v speak_v unto_o 1_o in_o its_o context_n where_o be_v set_v forth_o 1_o the_o occasion_n the_o psalm_n page_n 1_o 2_o 3_o 2_o the_o division_n of_o the_o psalm_n page_n 1_o 2_o 3_o 2_o in_o its_o self_n and_o here_o be_v 1_o the_o explication_n of_o the_o word_n p._n 4_o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8_o 2_o the_o division_n of_o they_o into_o part_n p._n 9_o 3_o the_o doctrine_n deduce_v from_o they_o p._n 10_o 3_o in_o its_o first_o and_o principal_a doctrine_n which_o be_v 1_o propose_v p._n 11_o 2_o prove_v p._n 12_o 3_o amplify_v 1_o show_v the_o nature_n of_o spiritual_a dejection_n p._n 13_o 14_o 2_o show_v the_o working_n which_o be_v 1_o fear_n and_o doubt_n as_o p._n 15_o 1_o whether_o god_n ever_o wrought_v upon_o the_o soul_n p._n 16_o 2_o whether_o grace_n be_v true_a p._n 17_o 3_o whether_o call_v conviction_n comfort_v be_v of_o the_o spirit_n p._n 18_o 4_o whether_o act_n be_v from_o love_n or_o light_n ibid._n 5_o whether_o the_o heart_n be_v sincere_a p._n 19_o 6_o whether_o it_o shall_v conquer_v corruption_n p._n 20_o 7_o whither_o the_o soul_n have_v close_v with_o christ_n save_o p._n 21_o 8_o whether_o the_o soul_n shall_v persevere_v or_o fall_v off_o from_o christ_n ib._n 9_o whither_o or_o no_o the_o soul_n ever_o pray_v as_o it_o ought_v or_o god_n ever_o hear_v it_o p._n 22_o 10_o whether_o the_o soul_n hear_v the_o word_n as_o it_o ought_v p._n 23_o 11_o whether_o the_o soul_n have_v a_o right_n unto_o or_o ever_o close_v with_o the_o promise_n p._n 24_o 12_o whether_o abstinence_n from_o sin_n have_v be_v upon_o religious_a or_o moral_a principle_n p._n 25_o 13_o whether_o one_o have_v not_o sin_v against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n ibid._n 14_o whether_o the_o soul_n shall_v not_o fall_v from_o grace_n p._n 26_o 2_o grief_n and_o sorrow_n p._n 27_o 3_o show_v the_o cause_n of_o dejection_n as_o 1_o remainder_n of_o corruption_n p._n 28_o 2_o fall_v into_o sin_n p._n 29_o 3_o ignorance_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n ibid._n 4_o spiritual_a indisposition_n to_o duty_n p._n 31_o 5_o want_n of_o former_a income_n p._n 32_o 6_o insultation_n of_o satan_n &_o enemy_n p._n 33_o 7_o corporal_a affliction_n as_o sickness_n etc._n etc._n p._n 34_o 8_o sense_n of_o divine_a wrath_n p._n 35_o 4_o apply_v 1_o to_o inform_v we_o of_o our_o imperfect_a state_n as_o to_o rest_n and_o peace_n while_o we_o be_v here_o p._n 36_o 2_o to_o be_v thankful_a in_o case_n of_o