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〈◊〉_d hence_o be_v that_o expression_n that_o god_n resist_v the_o proud_a set_v himself_o in_o battle_n array_n against_o they_o 1_o pet._n 5.5_o god_n be_v a_o profess_a enemy_n to_o proud_a person_n you_o can_v find_v very_o few_o instance_n of_o person_n that_o have_v be_v eminent_a for_o pride_n but_o god_n have_v make_v they_o example_n of_o his_o judgement_n pharaoh_n senacherib_n nabuchadnezzar_n herod_n be_v all_o monument_n of_o god_n severity_n against_o pride_n god_n be_v a_o profess_a enemy_n to_o proud_a person_n isa_n 2.11_o 12._o the_o day_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n shall_v be_v upon_o every_o one_o that_o be_v proud_a and_o lofty_a and_o upon_o every_o one_o that_o be_v lift_v up_o so_o vers_n 17._o and_o the_o loftiness_n of_o man_n shall_v be_v bow_v down_o and_o the_o haughtiness_n of_o man_n shall_v be_v make_v low_a and_o the_o lord_n alone_o shall_v be_v exalt_v a_o proud_a person_n will_v dethrone_v god_n and_o set_v himself_o in_o the_o place_n of_o god_n 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god_n draw_v the_o heart_n of_o his_o people_n by_o the_o visit_n of_o his_o spirit_n and_o by_o the_o fresh_a gale_n of_o divine_a grace_n look_v as_o a_o ship_n that_o be_v under_o a_o fresh_a gale_n can_v speed_v her_o course_n amain_o so_o when_o the_o saint_n be_v under_o new_a and_o fresh_a gale_n of_o the_o spirit_n than_o they_o find_v their_o heart_n draw_v out_o towards_o god_n and_o carry_v forth_o in_o the_o way_n of_o god_n psa_n 119.132_o i_o will_v run_v the_o way_n of_o thy_o commandment_n when_o thou_o shall_v enlarge_v my_o heart_n god_n must_v first_o enlarge_v our_o heart_n before_o we_o can_v run_v the_o way_n of_o his_o commandment_n when_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n enlarge_v the_o heart_n and_o fill_v the_o sail_n than_o the_o soul_n can_v run_v and_o move_v swift_o towards_o god_n thus_o have_v i_o show_v the_o several_a way_n by_o which_o god_n be_v wont_a to_o draw_v the_o heart_n of_o his_o people_n to_o himself_o i_o come_v now_o to_o the_o application_n 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show_v that_o oftentimes_o the_o best_a of_o god_n child_n do_v fall_v under_o deadness_n of_o heart_n and_o spiritual_a dullness_n now_o the_o cause_n of_o this_o spiritual_a dullness_n and_o deadness_n be_v common_o such_o as_o these_o 1._o unthankfulness_n for_o grace_n receive_v unthankfulness_n be_v a_o great_a sin_n and_o cost_v we_o dear_a than_o we_o be_v aware_a of_o god_n take_v nothing_o more_o unkind_o at_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o people_n than_o their_o unthankfulness_n for_o his_o own_o grace_n bestow_v upon_o they_o when_o we_o be_v not_o sensible_a how_o much_o god_n hathdone_v for_o we_o in_o give_v we_o his_o grace_n this_o do_v many_o time_n provoke_v god_n to_o take_v away_o his_o grace_n from_o we_o and_o then_o we_o soon_o fall_v under_o this_o spiritual_a deadness_n and_o dullness_n 2._o a_o second_o cause_n of_o dullness_n and_o deadness_n in_o the_o saint_n be_v this_o neglect_v of_o some_o of_o the_o mean_n of_o grace_n either_o in_o public_a or_o private_a 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which_o god_n have_v appoint_v for_o our_o help_n that_o may_v bring_v this_o deadness_n on_o we_o for_o it_o be_v certain_a we_o need_v all_o the_o mean_n of_o grace_n and_o the_o more_o we_o come_v to_o understand_v our_o own_o heart_n the_o more_o we_o be_v concern_v about_o our_o spiritual_a state_n the_o more_o we_o shall_v see_v our_o need_n of_o all_o the_o mean_n which_o god_n have_v appoint_v for_o our_o help_n and_o quicken_a and_o if_o we_o consult_v our_o own_o experience_n we_o shall_v find_v that_o when_o we_o be_v most_o remiss_a in_o the_o use_n of_o the_o mean_n then_o do_v spiritual_a deadness_n and_o dullness_n come_v upon_o we_o 4._o another_o cause_n of_o this_o spiritual_a dullness_n and_o deadness_n be_v some_o secret_a corruption_n that_o we_o indulge_v in_o ourselves_o exhort_v one_o another_o 3.13_o heb._n 3.13_o say_v the_o apostle_n lest_o any_o of_o you_o be_v harden_v through_o the_o deceitfulness_n of_o sin_n sin_n be_v a_o deceitful_a thing_n and_o 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