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mediator_n the_o hill_n and_o the_o mountain_n can_v be_v a_o shelter_n from_o his_o wrath_n whither_o can_v you_o go_v from_o his_o presence_n whither_o will_v not_o the_o sense_n of_o his_o anger_n and_o your_o own_o guilty_a thought_n pursue_v you_o betake_v yourselves_o to_o he_o and_o when_o you_o think_v of_o he_o think_v of_o he_o as_o a_o god_n in_o who_o there_o be_v the_o great_a tenderness_n and_o pity_n and_o of_o which_o all_o the_o compassion_n that_o be_v in_o humane_a nature_n be_v but_o a_o weak_a resemblance_n as_o it_o be_v all_o one_o with_o he_o in_o temporal_a deliverance_n to_o save_v by_o many_o or_o by_o few_o for_o what_o danger_n can_v reâ—â—_n omnipotence_n so_o it_o be_v as_o easy_a with_o he_o to_o 〈◊〉_d give_v a_o thousand_o thousand_o sin_n as_o one_o sin_n 〈◊〉_d we_o be_v never_o so_o unworthy_a and_o so_o vile_a yet_o mercy_n seek_v no_o other_o qualification_n of_o its_o object_n but_o that_o it_o be_v necessitous_a and_o obnoxious_a to_o ruin_v and_o it_o be_v a_o good_a way_n to_o fly_v to_o his_o mere_a grace_n and_o mercy_n for_o we_o have_v undo_v ourselves_o pore_a upon_o ourselves_o do_v but_o increase_v our_o load_n we_o be_v apt_a to_o say_v in_o our_o distress_n be_v we_o so_o and_o so_o mortify_v to_o the_o world_n be_v our_o heart_n so_o purify_v and_o cleanse_v than_o we_o may_v approach_v he_o with_o some_o boldness_n who_o be_v altogether_o holy_a this_o be_v true_a but_o yet_o we_o must_v first_o ask_v of_o he_o to_o make_v we_o such_o in_o who_o he_o may_v delight_v and_o as_o we_o sorrowful_o cast_v our_o eye_n upon_o our_o wound_n and_o our_o misery_n let_v we_o look_v at_o the_o same_o time_n to_o that_o physician_n who_o have_v provide_v a_o remedy_n for_o we_o by_o christ_n and_o who_o can_v heal_v all_o our_o backslide_n and_o teach_v we_o to_o apply_v that_o remedy_n if_o we_o be_v the_o worst_a and_o the_o most_o sinful_a creature_n upon_o earth_n yet_o be_v a_o saviour_n tender_v to_o our_o acceptance_n and_o our_o choice_n and_o if_o we_o will_v receive_v he_o all_o our_o transgression_n how_o heinous_a soever_o will_v be_v blot_v out_o as_o we_o have_v a_o very_a deep_a sense_n of_o hell_n and_o destruction_n so_o let_v we_o have_v the_o most_o enlarge_a thought_n of_o the_o pardon_v grace_n of_o god_n and_o to_o this_o we_o be_v encourage_v by_o the_o discovery_n that_o he_o have_v make_v of_o himself_o through_o his_o dear_a son_n his_o forgiveness_n be_v like_o himself_o it_o be_v as_o one_o say_v a_o object_n for_o faith_n alone_o which_o can_v rest_v in_o that_o which_o it_o can_v comprehend_v 221._o dr._n owen_n in_o psal_n 130._o p._n
of_o the_o world_n as_o also_o the_o reason_n why_o good_a people_n be_v many_o time_n very_o willing_a to_o die_v and_o of_o the_o inexcusableness_n and_o misery_n of_o those_o that_o be_v without_o god_n favour_n and_o whence_o it_o be_v that_o some_o grow_v in_o grace_n more_o than_o other_o and_o be_v more_o earnest_n for_o a_o share_n in_o god_n love_n p._n 207._o chap._n xiii_o show_v that_o the_o favour_n of_o god_n be_v diligent_o to_o be_v seek_v and_o what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v that_o we_o may_v obtain_v it_o p._n 228._o chap._n iu._n that_o we_o ought_v to_o take_v heed_n that_o we_o do_v not_o lose_v the_o favour_n of_o god_n after_o we_o have_v once_o enjoy_v it_o and_o what_o we_o be_v to_o do_v that_o we_o may_v not_o fall_v into_o a_o condition_n so_o miserable_a as_o this_o will_v be_v p._n 241._o chap._n v._n of_o assurance_n and_o of_o the_o false_a ground_n from_o which_o many_o be_v apt_a to_o conclude_v that_o they_o be_v god_n favourite_n when_o they_o be_v not_o so_o p._n 263._o chap._n vi_o show_v by_o what_o mean_v we_o may_v know_v whether_o we_o have_v god_n favour_n or_o not_o and_o first_o by_o the_o grace_n of_o his_o spirit_n though_o the_o act_n of_o they_o be_v neither_o so_o strong_a nor_o so_o comfortable_a at_o one_o time_n as_o another_o and_o second_o by_o our_o hatred_n of_o sin_n and_o our_o be_v satisfy_v with_o all_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n p._n 275._o chap._n vii_o of_o several_a other_o way_n whereby_o a_o sense_n of_o god_n favour_n may_v be_v preserve_v in_o our_o soul_n and_o how_o we_o may_v certain_o know_v that_o we_o be_v in_o that_o happy_a state_n p._n 294._o chap._n viii_o of_o the_o several_a privilege_n that_o belong_v to_o those_o who_o have_v god_n favour_n p._n 309._o the_o content_n of_o the_o three_o part._n chap._n i._n of_o the_o many_o misery_n of_o this_o mortal_a life_n that_o be_v the_o usual_a occasion_n of_o sorrow_n to_o the_o son_n of_o man_n with_o respect_n both_o to_o their_o body_n and_o their_o soul_n p._n 317._o chap._n ii_o show_v that_o the_o fall_v of_o adam_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o our_o misery_n and_o in_o how_o excellent_a a_o condition_n the_o bless_a angel_n be_v and_o the_o folly_n of_o such_o as_o expect_v to_o meet_v with_o nothing_o in_o the_o world_n but_o what_o be_v easy_a and_o pleasant_a p._n 331._o chap._n iii_o of_o the_o peculiar_a occasion_n of_o weep_v that_o good_a christian_n have_v more_o than_o other_o men._n p._n 338._o chap._n iu._n show_v what_o dreadful_a apprehension_n a_o soul_n have_v that_o be_v under_o desertion_n and_o in_o several_a respect_n how_o very_o sad_a and_o doleful_a its_o condition_n be_v from_o the_o author_n be_v own_o experience_n p._n 352._o chap._n v._n answer_v some_o objection_n and_o of_o the_o further_a doleful_a state_n of_o a_o desert_a soul_n and_o whence_o it_o be_v that_o god_n be_v please_v to_o suffer_v a_o very_a tempestuous_a and_o stormy_a night_n to_o come_v upon_o his_o servant_n in_o this_o world_n p._n 370._o chap._n vi_o show_v whence_o it_o be_v that_o melancholy_a people_n love_n solitariness_n and_o whence_o it_o be_v that_o serious_a person_n be_v not_o so_o light_a in_o their_o conversation_n as_o other_o be_v with_o some_o inference_n deducible_a from_o the_o forego_n doctrine_n as_o also_o some_o advice_n to_o those_o who_o have_v never_o be_v desert_v and_o to_o such_o who_o be_v complain_v that_o they_o be_v so_o p._n 381._o chap._n vii_o of_o the_o great_a joy_n that_o fill_v a_o soul_n when_o the_o sense_n of_o god_n favour_n return_v to_o it_o after_o have_v be_v long_o in_o darkness_n and_o that_o this_o be_v great_a in_o several_a respect_n as_o it_o be_v unexpected_a as_o it_o discover_v god_n to_o be_v reconcile_v and_o give_v the_o mourner_n a_o interest_n in_o christ_n by_o faith_n through_o the_o influence_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n it_o revive_v his_o grace_n deliver_v he_o from_o the_o insult_a of_o the_o devil_n and_o show_v the_o soul_n ir_v right_a to_o the_o promise_n p._n 393._o chap._n viii_o of_o the_o further_a property_n of_o the_o jâ—â—y_n that_o come_v to_o a_o soul_n after_o long_a desertion_n it_o be_v irr_n sistible_a it_o be_v usual_o gradual_a it_o revive_v the_o body_n and_o the_o natural_a spirit_n it_o fill_v the_o late_a mourner_n with_o the_o hope_n of_o glory_n and_o cause_v he_o to_o express_v his_o delight_n to_o other_o from_o all_o which_o we_o may_v just_o admire_v the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o divine_a providence_n p._n 408._o chap._n ix_o of_o the_o different_a end_n that_o god_n have_v in_o the_o affliction_n of_o the_o good_a and_o the_o wicked_a and_o what_o reason_n we_o have_v to_o be_v reconcile_v to_o his_o providence_n and_o that_o we_o must_v be_v satisfy_v that_o god_n carry_v we_o to_o heaven_n in_o his_o oven_n way_n and_o method_n p._n 421._o chap._n x._o the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o whole_a treatise_n with_o direction_n to_o such_o who_o have_v be_v former_o in_o the_o darkness_n of_o a_o sorrowful_a night_n and_o now_o enjoy_v the_o light_n of_o day_n p._n 427._o a_o discourse_n concern_v trouble_n of_o mind_n and_o the_o disease_n of_o melancholy_a part_n i._n psal._n xxx_o 5._o for_o his_o anger_n endure_v but_o a_o moment_n in_o his_o favour_n be_v life_n weep_v may_v endure_v for_o a_o night_n but_o joy_n come_v in_o the_o morning_n the_o introduction_n the_o misery_n under_o which_o the_o whole_a race_n of_o man_n have_v now_o for_o a_o long_a time_n groan_v and_o under_o which_o they_o still_o groan_v be_v owe_v to_o the_o fall_n of_o man._n the_o day_n on_o which_o our_o first_o parent_n comply_v with_o the_o temptation_n of_o the_o devil_n be_v a_o mournful_a day_n to_o they_o and_o in_o its_o effect_n no_o less_o sad_a to_o we_o it_o fill_v their_o once_o pure_a and_o quiet_a heart_n with_o trouble_n and_o disorder_n and_o make_v they_o unable_a to_o think_v of_o their_o great_a creator_n with_o delight_n it_o intercept_v those_o cheerful_a and_o 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that_o overwhelm_v our_o soul_n our_o body_n be_v liable_a to_o a_o thousand_o calamity_n that_o may_v be_v both_o long_a and_o sharp_a but_o how_o long_o and_o how_o sharp_a soever_o they_o be_v they_o do_v not_o altogether_o give_v we_o such_o a_o sensible_a and_o such_o lively_a grief_n as_o we_o have_v when_o we_o be_v under_o distress_n of_o conscience_n and_o when_o we_o be_v under_o a_o sense_n of_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n that_o be_v due_a to_o we_o for_o sin_n there_o be_v many_o person_n who_o endeavour_v by_o all_o the_o rule_n of_o art_n to_o give_v relief_n and_o help_n against_o the_o mischief_n that_o attend_v our_o body_n but_o which_o after_o all_o their_o art_n will_v go_v into_o the_o grave_a and_o there_o be_v as_o many_o that_o by_o the_o duty_n of_o their_o office_n and_o the_o character_n they_o bear_v be_v oblige_v to_o imitate_v their_o saviour_n to_o preach_v good_a tiding_n to_o the_o meek_a and_o to_o bind_v up_o the_o break_a heart_v to_o proclaim_v 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