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seek_v i_o diligent_o say_v come_v let_v we_o return_v to_o the_o lord_n for_o he_o have_v spoil_v and_o he_o will_v heal_v we_o etc._n etc._n and_o the_o same_o may_v be_v confirm_v by_o the_o example_n of_o man_n in_o all_o age_n â—3_n who_o in_o their_o trouble_n do_v call_v upon_o the_o lord_n the_o israelit_v though_o a_o rebellious_a people_n yet_o when_o the_o lord_n slay_v they_o they_o seek_v he_o and_o they_o return_v and_o seek_v god_n early_o manasses_n though_o the_o most_o wicked_a of_o all_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n yet_o when_o he_o be_v in_o tribulation_n be_v take_v captive_a and_o bind_v in_o chain_n and_o carry_v to_o babylon_n he_o pray_v to_o the_o lord_n his_o god_n and_o humble_v himself_o great_o before_o the_o god_n of_o his_o father_n and_o pray_v unto_o he_o etc._n etc._n the_o prodigal_a son_n though_o he_o have_v run_v a_o lewd_a course_n yet_o when_o he_o be_v pinch_v with_o penury_n than_o he_o do_v bethink_v himself_o of_o return_v home_o to_o his_o father_n and_o fall_v down_o before_o he_o say_v father_n i_o have_v sin_v against_o heaven_n august_n and_o before_o thou_o etc._n etc._n and_o this_o be_v that_o which_o some_o do_v well_o gather_v out_o of_o this_o text_n that_o god_n do_v therefore_o afflict_v we_o that_o we_o may_v call_v upon_o he_o that_o call_v upon_o he_o we_o may_v be_v deliver_v that_o be_v deliver_v we_o may_v glorify_v he_o four_o because_o the_o lord_n many_o time_n do_v therefore_o delay_v his_o help_n and_o defer_v our_o deliverance_n that_o our_o desire_n may_v be_v inflame_v and_o our_o faith_n exercise_v as_o appear_v by_o the_o parable_n of_o the_o two_o friend_n luke_n 11.5.8_o and_o of_o the_o widow_n and_o the_o judge_n and_o the_o scope_n thereof_o luke_n 18._o 18.1_o by_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o lord_n with_o the_o israelit_n 16_o judg._n 10._o to_o who_o request_n he_o will_v not_o at_o the_o first_o condescend_v but_o when_o they_o persist_v in_o prayer_n confess_v and_o forsake_v their_o sin_n it_o be_v say_v that_o his_o soul_n be_v grieve_v for_o the_o affliction_n of_o israel_n by_o the_o behaviour_n of_o our_o saviour_n christ_n towards_o the_o woman_n which_o be_v a_o canaanit_n 28._o for_o when_o she_o have_v cry_v after_o he_o to_o have_v mercy_n on_o she_o because_o her_o daughter_n be_v miserable_o vex_v with_o a_o devil_n and_o our_o saviour_n answer_v not_o a_o word_n she_o notwithstanding_o persist_v in_o call_v upon_o he_o insomuch_o that_o his_o disciple_n come_v unto_o he_o and_o beseech_v he_o say_v send_v she_o away_o for_o she_o cry_v after_o we_o and_o although_o he_o answer_v that_o he_o be_v not_o send_v but_o to_o the_o lose_a sheep_n of_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n notwithstanding_o she_o importune_v he_o again_o and_o come_v unto_o he_o worship_v he_o say_v lord_n help_v i_o and_o have_v receive_v another_o repulse_n our_o saviour_n answer_v that_o it_o be_v not_o meet_v to_o take_v the_o child_n bread_n and_o to_o cast_v it_o to_o whelp_n she_o acknowledge_v herself_o to_o be_v such_o a_o one_o but_o yet_o expect_v such_o crumb_n as_o it_o be_v from_o his_o table_n whereupon_o our_o saviour_n christ_n have_v try_v she_o sufficient_o commend_v her_o faith_n and_o grant_v her_o request_n and_o last_o because_o the_o lord_n in_o this_o place_n have_v not_o only_o command_v we_o to_o call_v upon_o he_o in_o the_o time_n of_o affliction_n but_o also_o have_v promise_v to_o deliver_v us._n and_o therefore_o in_o obedience_n to_o this_o commandment_n and_o in_o faith_n in_o this_o promise_n we_o be_v to_o pour_v forth_o our_o soul_n before_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o day_n of_o affliction_n but_o some_o man_n will_v ask_v when_o be_v this_o day_n of_o affliction_n wherein_o we_o be_v to_o call_v upon_o god_n affliction_n be_v every_o thing_n that_o cross_v our_o lawful_a desire_n and_o that_o be_v either_o private_a or_o public_a private_a either_o belong_v to_o ourselves_o or_o to_o other_o to_o ourselves_o either_o in_o our_o soul_n as_o the_o anguish_n of_o the_o soul_n for_o sin_n which_o be_v the_o great_a affliction_n or_o other_o heaviness_n and_o passion_n melancholic_a or_o in_o our_o body_n as_o sickness_n infirmity_n hurt_n or_o wound_n or_o in_o our_o good_n as_o poverty_n want_n loss_n debt_n or_o in_o our_o good_a name_n as_o infamy_n by_o evil_a report_n or_o slander_n or_o in_o those_o that_o belong_v unto_o we_o as_o wife_n child_n and_o servant_n to_o other_o as_o to_o our_o kindred_n friend_n acquaintance_n neighbour_n countryman_n brethren_n in_o christ_n as_o all_o christian_n be_v to_o be_v esteem_v of_o we_o though_o foreigner_n in_o respect_n of_o place_n and_o in_o respect_n of_o affection_n not_o well_o mind_v to_o we_o for_o such_o a_o sympathy_n there_o ought_v to_o be_v betwixt_o those_o that_o be_v member_n of_o the_o same_o body_n politic_a but_o much_o more_o of_o the_o same_o mystical_a body_n of_o christ_n especial_o when_o other_o respect_n also_o concur_v of_o kindred_n amity_n acquaintance_n neighbourhood_n etc._n etc._n that_o in_o a_o fellow_n feel_n and_o christian_a compassion_n we_o shall_v mourn_v when_o other_o member_n of_o the_o same_o body_n be_v afflict_v when_o the_o affliction_n therefore_o belong_v to_o ourselves_o we_o be_v in_o our_o own_o behalf_n to_o call_v upon_o god_n when_o to_o other_o we_o be_v in_o tender_a compassion_n of_o their_o grief_n to_o commend_v their_o cause_n to_o god_n in_o our_o prayer_n david_n when_o those_o who_o indeed_o be_v his_o enemy_n be_v afflict_v he_o humble_v himself_o in_o fast_v and_o prayer_n for_o they_o psal._n 35.13_o 10.12_o in_o like_a sort_n he_o mourn_v and_o fast_v for_o the_o death_n of_o saul_n and_o jonathan_n 1._o chron._n 10._o and_o also_o of_o abner_n 2._o sam._n 3._o 3.35_o public_a affliction_n be_v when_o the_o country_n the_o church_n or_o commonwealth_n be_v afflict_v with_o any_o common_a calamity_n as_o famine_n sword_n pestilence_n desolation_n captivity_n and_o such_o like_a let_v we_o therefore_o consider_v whether_o this_o present_a time_n be_v a_o time_n of_o affliction_n or_o not_o and_o if_o it_o be_v let_v we_o know_v that_o this_o commandment_n belong_v unto_o we_o and_o that_o the_o lord_n call_v we_o to_o fast_v and_o prayer_n 22.12_o be_v it_o that_o in_o respect_n of_o thyself_o and_o those_o that_o belong_v to_o thou_o thou_o have_v no_o cause_n of_o mourning_n as_o who_o almost_o be_v free_a yet_o thy_o brethren_n thy_o sister_n thy_o friend_n thy_o countryman_n thy_o fellow_n member_n in_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n be_v visit_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n or_o the_o place_n of_o their_o dwell_n at_o least_o infect_v with_o this_o contagious_a sickness_n do_v david_n fast_o and_o mourn_v and_o pray_v for_o his_o enemy_n when_o they_o be_v in_o affliction_n and_o do_v not_o thou_o mourn_v for_o thy_o dear_a brethren_n and_o friend_n but_o though_o we_o have_v no_o private_a cause_n of_o grief_n yet_o the_o common_a calamity_n shall_v most_o of_o all_o affect_v we_o see_v the_o chief_a city_n and_o many_o other_o place_n of_o the_o land_n the_o lord_n shoot_v his_o arrow_n on_o every_o side_n be_v visit_v with_o the_o fearful_a plague_n of_o pestilence_n what_o shall_v we_o think_v because_o we_o as_o yet_o through_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n have_v escape_v this_o plague_n that_o therefore_o it_o be_v not_o a_o time_n of_o affliction_n wherein_o we_o be_v to_o humble_v ourselves_o before_o god_n by_o fast_v and_o prayer_n far_o be_v it_o from_o we_o that_o we_o shall_v be_v so_o hard-hearted_a as_o that_o we_o shall_v not_o take_v to_o heart_n the_o affliction_n of_o joseph_n 6.6_o or_o such_o unnatural_a member_n of_o the_o body_n politic_a or_o unsound_a and_o rot_a member_n of_o the_o mystical_a body_n of_o christ_n as_o that_o when_o the_o chief_a city_n and_o as_o it_o be_v the_o head_n of_o our_o country_n beside_o many_o other_o place_n and_o person_n be_v so_o grievous_o afflict_v that_o we_o shall_v not_o condole_v and_o mourn_v together_o with_o they_o and_o pray_v to_o god_n for_o they_o or_o may_v we_o think_v that_o because_o ourselves_o and_o perhaps_o also_o the_o place_n where_o we_o dwell_v be_v free_a that_o therefore_o this_o affliction_n and_o judgement_n do_v not_o concern_v we_o yes_o belove_a it_o do_v near_o concern_v us._n for_o that_o this_o affliction_n be_v lay_v upon_o the_o land_n for_o sin_n we_o need_v not_o doubt_n see_v the_o scripture_n so_o oft_o do_v teach_v that_o truth_n 3.39_o behold_v say_v the_o prophet_n isaiah_n thou_o be_v angry_a when_o we_o offend_v david_n testify_v that_o the_o lord_n with_o rebuke_n do_v chastise_v man_n for_o sin_n and_o jeremie_n that_o man_n be_v punish_v for_o their_o sin_n insomuch_o that_o affliction_n
every_o day_n to_o perform_v mutual_a benevolence_n and_o not_o defraud_v one_o another_o unless_o it_o be_v by_o consent_n for_o a_o time_n that_o they_o may_v give_v themselves_o to_o fast_v and_o prayer_n and_o again_o come_v together_o that_o satan_n tempt_v they_o not_o through_o their_o incontinency_n and_o therefore_o we_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o join_v fast_v with_o our_o ordinary_a and_o daily_a prayer_n but_o when_o we_o have_v just_a and_o special_a occasion_n to_o humble_v ourselves_o in_o prayer_n after_o a_o extraordinary_a manner_n and_o our_o saviour_n christ_n note_v that_o those_o which_o do_v fast_o 9.15_o do_v mourn_v and_o that_o the_o time_n of_o fast_v be_v the_o time_n of_o mourning_n and_o that_o in_o the_o time_n of_o joy_n it_o be_v unseasonable_a 5.16_o now_o ordinary_o the_o faithful_a be_v to_o be_v joyful_a and_o therefore_o they_o be_v not_o bind_v ordinary_o to_o fast_v and_o in_o fast_v to_o mourn_v but_o when_o they_o have_v some_o extraordinary_a cause_n of_o mourning_n for_o as_o a_o piece_n of_o new_a cloth_n put_v to_o a_o old_a garment_n make_v the_o rent_n worse_o 9.16_o so_o fast_v unreasonable_o impose_v upon_o man_n make_v they_o not_o better_o but_o worse_o again_o the_o time_n of_o the_o fast_o have_v the_o nature_n of_o a_o sabbath_n wherein_o we_o be_v to_o lay_v aside_o all_o worldly_a business_n and_o the_o work_n of_o our_o calling_n which_o ordinary_o we_o be_v to_o follow_v neither_o be_v it_o a_o ordinary_a sabbath_n but_o the_o extraordinary_a sabbath_n of_o humiliation_n wherein_o we_o be_v after_o a_o special_a manner_n to_o humble_v our_o soul_n and_o to_o give_v ourselves_o to_o prayer_n abstain_v not_o only_a from_o bodily_a labour_n and_o worldly_a affair_n but_o also_o from_o our_o food_n and_o other_o delight_n of_o this_o life_n and_o to_o the_o sanctify_a of_o this_o sabbath_n we_o be_v bind_v 22.12_o when_o the_o lord_n call_v we_o to_o fast_v and_o mourn_v by_o some_o special_a cause_n of_o mourning_n and_o humble_v ourselves_o which_o afterward_o i_o shall_v touch_v whether_o they_o be_v private_a or_o public_a but_o especial_o we_o be_v then_o bind_v to_o observe_v this_o fast_n when_o not_o only_o the_o lord_n by_o some_o public_a judgement_n or_o calamity_n either_o threaten_v or_o inflict_v do_v call_v we_o unto_o fast_v and_o mourn_v but_o also_o public_a authority_n have_v blow_v the_o trumpet_n 1â—_n and_o proclaim_v a_o fast_o for_o to_o such_o a_o sabbath_n of_o humiliation_n the_o equity_n of_o that_o law_n concern_v the_o yearly_a sabbath_n of_o humiliation_n be_v to_o be_v extend_v levit._n 23_o 23.29_o every_o person_n that_o humble_v not_o himself_o that_o day_n shall_v even_o be_v cut_v off_o from_o his_o people_n 11._o and_o this_o also_o i_o signify_v in_o the_o definition_n offer_v when_o i_o say_v that_o fast_v be_v a_o solemn_a exercise_n of_o religion_n to_o be_v undertake_v of_o we_o when_o we_o be_v to_o be_v humble_a suitor_n unto_o the_o lord_n upon_o some_o special_a and_o extraordinary_a occasion_n for_o when_o i_o call_v it_o a_o solemn_a exercise_n i_o do_v not_o mean_v that_o it_o be_v a_o common_a usual_a or_o ordinary_a exercise_n nor_o yet_o to_o be_v perform_v after_o a_o common_a or_o ordinary_a manner_n but_o that_o as_o it_o be_v undertake_v upon_o some_o special_a urgent_a occasion_n so_o we_o ought_v to_o stir_v up_o ourselves_o in_o the_o observation_n thereof_o to_o a_o extraordinary_a measure_n of_o humiliation_n to_o a_o extraordinary_a fervency_n in_o prayer_n to_o a_o solemn_a and_o extraordinary_a testification_n and_o profession_n of_o our_o repentance_n and_o when_o as_o it_o be_v say_v in_o the_o definition_n that_o this_o exercise_n be_v to_o be_v undertake_v of_o we_o when_o we_o be_v humble_a suitor_n to_o the_o lord_n upon_o some_o special_a or_o extraordinary_a occasion_n it_o be_v plain_o signify_v that_o this_o exercise_n be_v not_o at_o set_v and_o ordinary_a time_n to_o be_v perform_v but_o when_o it_o please_v god_n to_o give_v just_a and_o necessary_a occasion_n either_o by_o our_o want_n or_o by_o his_o judgement_n of_o a_o more_o special_a and_o extraordinary_a humble_v of_o ourselves_o in_o the_o exercise_n of_o prayer_n and_o profession_n of_o our_o repentance_n 12._o the_o cause_n therefore_o and_o occasion_n whereupon_o this_o exercise_n be_v to_o be_v use_v good_a be_v these_o first_o when_o we_o be_v humble_a suitor_n unto_o the_o lord_n for_o the_o obtain_n of_o some_o special_a benefit_n especial_o when_o some_o matter_n of_o great_a importance_n be_v to_o be_v enterprisâ—ed_v for_o at_o such_o a_o time_n a_o extraordinary_a fervency_n in_o prayer_n be_v require_v which_o may_v be_v holpen_v forward_o by_o fast_v nehemiah_n intend_v to_o move_v artasbaste_n for_o the_o repair_n of_o jerusalem_n 1.4.11_o first_o humble_v himself_o before_o god_n by_o fast_v and_o prayer_n for_o good_a success_n in_o that_o weighty_a business_n 8.21_o and_o so_o do_v ezra_n in_o his_o voyage_n towards_o jerusalem_n proclaim_v a_o fast_o queen_n esther_n before_o she_o dare_v presume_v contrary_a to_o the_o law_n of_o the_o persian_n 416._o to_o enter_v into_o the_o king_n presence_n be_v not_o call_v to_o make_v suit_n unto_o he_o for_o the_o preservation_n of_o the_o jew_n against_o the_o wicked_a conspiracy_n of_o haman_n she_o with_o her_o maid_n humble_v themselves_o by_o fast_v and_o prayer_n for_o three_o day_n and_o require_v the_o like_a fast_o to_o be_v observe_v of_o mordecay_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o jew_n who_o be_v at_o susban_n in_o like_a sort_n the_o ministry_n of_o the_o word_n be_v a_o matter_n of_o great_a importance_n for_o it_o be_v the_o power_n of_o god_n to_o our_o salvation_n 1.21_o and_o though_o it_o be_v esteem_v folly_n in_o the_o world_n yet_o by_o the_o foolishness_n of_o preach_v god_n be_v please_v to_o save_v those_o that_o believe_v therefore_o the_o church_n of_o god_n have_v think_v it_o expedient_a before_o they_o 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