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conspiracy_n of_o the_o chatholick_a league_n and_o the_o association_n it_o have_v with_o spain_n with_o the_o general_a revolt_n of_o the_o great_a city_n in_o france_n against_o their_o lawful_a king_n that_o have_v not_o god_n fill_v the_o heart_n of_o henry_n the_o four_o with_o hope_n and_o undaunted_a valour_n that_o kingdom_n have_v be_v rend_v and_o tear_v in_o piece_n by_o foreign_a prince_n five_o ahitophel_n fall_v into_o such_o a_o deep_a despair_n 27.23_o 2_o sam._n 27.23_o because_o his_o council_n be_v reject_v and_o hushay_v council_n be_v accept_v that_o he_o go_v and_o put_v his_o house_n in_o order_n and_o then_o hang_v himself_o sixthly_a the_o cardinal_n ximines_n five_o see_v the_o spanish_a history_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o charles_n the_o five_o who_o be_v viceroy_n in_o spain_n during_o the_o minority_n of_o the_o emperor_n charles_n the_o five_o die_v with_o sorrow_n and_o despair_n because_o his_o faithful_a service_n to_o the_o crown_n of_o spain_n be_v reward_v with_o a_o ingrateful_a dismission_n from_o the_o court_n and_o all_o public_a afair_n first_o apostasy_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o spirtual_a despair_n for_o saul_n king_n of_o israel_n fall_v into_o despair_n for_o disobey_v the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n despair_n four_o cause_n of_o spiritual_a despair_n in_o not_o cut_v off_o all_o the_o amalekite_n and_o for_o repair_v to_o the_o witch_n of_o endor_n in_o stead_n to_o ask_v counsel_n of_o god_n and_o be_v wound_v by_o the_o philistine_n and_o his_o army_n rout_v upon_o mount_n gilboa_n 31.40_o 1_o sam._n 31.40_o he_o fall_v upon_o his_o sword_n and_o kill_v himself_o second_o judas_n iscariot_n that_o betray_v our_o bless_a saviour_n fall_v into_o despair_n for_o his_o apostasy_n and_o disloyalty_n and_o bring_v again_o the_o thirty_o piece_n of_o silver_n to_o the_o chief_a priest_n and_o elder_n and_o say_v i_o have_v sin_v in_o that_o i_o have_v betray_v the_o innocent_a blood_n 4._o mat._n 27.3_o 4._o and_o so_o go_v out_o and_o hang_v himself_o three_o francisco_n spira_n fall_v into_o despair_n for_o his_o apostasy_n for_o have_v embrace_v the_o protestant_a religion_n he_o be_v by_o large_a promise_n of_o great_a preferment_n seduce_v to_o return_v to_o popery_n but_o the_o worm_n of_o conscience_n do_v so_o rack_v he_o martyr_n see_v the_o book_n of_o martyr_n that_o he_o often_o cry_v out_o he_o be_v in_o in_o hell_n because_o the_o torment_n of_o hell_n as_o he_o say_v can_v not_o be_v great_a than_o those_o that_o he_o do_v suffer_v fourthly_a the_o persecute_v of_o god_n child_n be_v a_o cause_n to_o beget_v a_o spiritual_a despair_n in_o man_n as_o you_o may_v see_v at_o large_a in_o a_o treatise_n call_v the_o judgement_n of_o god_n upon_o persecutor_n three_o the_o worst_a effect_n of_o self-murdering_a despair_n be_v that_o it_o deprive_v man_n of_o repentance_n and_o by_o consequence_n of_o salvation_n for_o repentance_n be_v a_o gift_n of_o the_o free_a 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fear_v the_o most_o high_a will_v not_o remember_v my_o sin_n such_o a_o man_n only_o fear_v the_o eye_n of_o man_n and_o know_v not_o that_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v ten_o thousand_o time_n bright_a than_o the_o sun_n behold_v all_o the_o way_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n this_o man_n shall_v be_v punish_v in_o the_o street_n of_o the_o city_n and_o where_o he_o suspect_v not_o he_o shall_v be_v take_v eccl._n 23.18_o 19_o 21._o by_o these_o and_o many_o other_o place_n contain_v in_o the_o word_n of_o god_n it_o be_v apparent_a that_o the_o lascivious_a passion_n of_o volupty_a be_v more_o destructive_a to_o man_n then_o any_o other_o passion_n whatsoever_o therefore_o it_o behove_v all_o sort_n of_o man_n whether_o they_o be_v young_a or_o old_a to_o be_v cautious_a of_o their_o way_n that_o they_o may_v not_o by_o their_o own_o corruption_n set_v on_o fire_n by_o the_o temptation_n of_o satan_n be_v ensnare_v in_o this_o horrid_a sin_n of_o uncleanness_n and_o special_o 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