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the_o small_a and_o unworthy_a the_o object_n be_v the_o more_o shameful_a be_v the_o despair_n about_o it_o but_o in_o recompense_v it_o be_v more_o curable_a for_o than_o one_o be_v easy_o bring_v to_o consider_v in_o cold_a blood_n that_o the_o thing_n be_v not_o worthy_a either_o of_o his_o affliction_n or_o affection_n but_o when_o the_o object_n be_v great_a and_o worthy_a the_o despair_n be_v more_o guilty_a and_o less_o curable_a wherefore_o the_o worst_a despair_n of_o all_o be_v when_o one_o despair_v of_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n so_o far_o as_o to_o hate_v he_o for_o nothing_o can_v be_v worse_o than_o to_o hate_v the_o sovereign_n good_a only_o worthy_a to_o be_v belove_v with_o all_o the_o soul_n many_o distrust_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n who_o be_v not_o therefore_o desperate_a though_o they_o think_v themselves_o so_o to_o be_v let_v they_o ask_v of_o themselves_o whether_o they_o hate_v god_n and_o let_v they_o know_v that_o as_o long_o as_o a_o grain_n of_o god_n love_n remain_v in_o they_o there_o be_v together_o a_o grain_n of_o faith_n though_o oppress_v and_o offuscate_v by_o melancholy_a for_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o god_n shall_v be_v their_o enemy_n and_o their_o sovereign_a evil_n while_o they_o love_v he_o to_o they_o this_o comfort_n be_v address_v prov._n 8.17_o i_o love_v they_o that_o love_v i_o and_o those_o that_o seek_v i_o early_o shall_v find_v i_o and_o this_o likewise_o 1_o joh._n 4.19_o we_o love_v he_o because_o he_o first_o love_v we_o if_o then_o we_o love_v he_o we_o must_v be_v sure_a that_o he_o love_v we_o and_o we_o must_v fight_v against_o the_o temptation_n of_o despair_n say_v with_o job_n though_o god_n stay_v i_o yet_o will_v i_o trust_v in_o he_o job_n 13.15_o and_o with_o isaiah_n isa_n 25.9_o loe_o this_o be_v our_o god_n we_o have_v wait_v for_o he_o and_o he_o will_v save_v we_o this_o be_v the_o lord_n we_o have_v wait_v for_o he_o we_o will_v be_v glad_a and_o rejoice_v in_o his_o salvation_n confidence_n be_v good_a according_a to_o the_o goodness_n of_o the_o subject_n that_o it_o repose_v upon_o wherefore_o confidence_n in_o god_n the_o only_a sovereign_n good_a perfect_a solid_a and_o immutable_a be_v the_o best_a of_o all_o and_o the_o only_a that_o can_v give_v assurance_n and_o content_a to_o the_o soul_n he_o that_o be_v blessed_v with_o that_o confidence_n be_v half_a in_o paradise_n already_o he_o be_v firm_a safe_a meek_a serene_a and_o too_o strong_a for_o all_o his_o enemy_n psal_n 84.12_o god_n be_v to_o he_o a_o sun_n to_o give_v he_o light_n heat_n life_n and_o plenty_n of_o all_o good_n and_o a_o shield_n to_o guard_v he_o and_o shelter_v he_o from_o all_o evil_n ver_fw-la 13._o he_o give_v he_o grace_v in_o this_o life_n and_o glory_n in_o the_o next_o o_o lord_n of_o host_n bless_a be_v the_o man_n that_o trust_v in_o thou_o chap._n xviii_o of_o pity_n pity_n be_v a_o passion_n compose_v of_o love_n and_o sorrow_n move_v by_o the_o distress_n of_o another_o either_o true_a or_o seem_a and_o that_o sympathy_n be_v sometime_o ground_v upon_o false_a love_n because_o we_o acknowledge_v ourselves_o obnoxious_a to_o the_o same_o calamity_n and_o fear_v the_o like_a fortune_n pity_n be_v opposite_a to_o envy_n for_o envy_n be_v a_o displeasure_n conceive_v at_o another_o man_n good_a but_o pity_n be_v a_o displeasure_n conceive_v at_o another_o man_n harm_n the_o passion_n of_o pity_n must_v be_v distinguish_v from_o the_o virtue_n that_o bear_v the_o same_o name_n for_o they_o be_v easy_o confound_v the_o pity_n of_o the_o vulgar_a which_o be_v impute_v to_o good_a nature_n and_o christian_a charity_n come_v chief_o out_o of_o two_o cause_n the_o one_o be_v a_o error_n in_o judgement_n whereby_o they_o reckon_v many_o thing_n among_o the_o great_a good_n which_o be_v good_a but_o in_o a_o very_a low_a degree_n and_o likewise_o many_o thing_n among_o evil_n which_o be_v not_o evil_a hence_o it_o be_v that_o those_o be_v most_o pity_v that_o die_v and_o the_o best_a man_n more_o than_o any_o as_o though_o death_n be_v evil_a to_o such_o man_n and_o they_o that_o lose_v their_o money_n which_o be_v call_v good_n as_o though_o they_o be_v the_o only_a good_a thing_n and_o they_o that_o lose_v their_o land_n which_o be_v call_v a_o estate_n as_o though_o a_o man_n be_v and_o well_o be_v be_v estate_v in_o they_o the_o other_o cause_n of_o the_o passion_n of_o pity_n be_v a_o sickly_a tenderness_n of_o mind_n easy_a to_o be_v move_v wherefore_o woman_n and_o child_n be_v more_o inclinable_a to_o it_o but_o the_o same_o tenderness_n and_o softness_n make_v they_o equal_o inclinable_a to_o choler_n yea_o to_o cruelty_n the_o people_n that_o see_v the_o bleed_a carcase_n of_o a_o man_n new_o murder_v be_v strike_v with_o great_a pity_n towards_o he_o who_o be_v past_o all_o worldly_a sorrow_n and_o with_o great_a hatred_n against_o the_o murderer_n wish_v that_o they_o may_v get_v he_o into_o their_o hand_n to_o tear_v he_o to_o piece_n but_o when_o the_o felon_n be_v put_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o justice_n condemn_v and_o bring_v to_o execution_n than_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o people_n passion_n be_v altogether_o for_o pity_n to_o he_o and_o that_o pity_n beget_v wrath_n against_o the_o executioner_n when_o he_o do_v his_o office_n so_o easy_o do_v the_o passion_n of_o vulgar_a soul_n pass_v from_o one_o contrary_a to_o another_o from_o pity_n to_o cruelty_n from_o cruelty_n to_o pity_v again_o and_o from_o compassion_n for_o one_o to_o hatred_n for_o another_o but_o all_o these_o sudden_a contrary_a motion_n proceed_v from_o one_o cause_n which_o be_v the_o tenderness_n and_o instability_n of_o weak_a soul_n who_o reason_n be_v drown_v in_o passion_n and_o their_o passion_n be_v in_o perpetual_a agitation_n but_o the_o virtue_n of_o pity_n which_o be_v a_o limb_n of_o charity_n be_v a_o firm_a resolution_n to_o relieve_v our_o neighbour_n that_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o our_o help_n and_o it_o 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weep_v for_o it_o for_o that_o weep_a be_v a_o real_a evil_n though_o the_o cause_n which_o be_v slander_n be_v but_o a_o imaginary_a evil_n he_o will_v labour_v to_o get_v such_o a_o firm_a soul_n that_o neither_o the_o good_a nor_o the_o evil_a that_o he_o see_v in_o or_o about_o his_o neighbour_n be_v able_a to_o work_v any_o perturbation_n within_o he_o the_o world_n be_v a_o great_a hospital_n of_o misery_n where_o we_o see_v wellnigh_a as_o many_o miserable_a person_n as_o we_o see_v man_n if_o we_o be_v oblige_v to_o have_v a_o yearning_n compassion_n for_o all_o the_o miserable_a we_o shall_v soon_o become_v more_o miserable_a than_o any_o of_o they_o and_o must_v bid_v for_o ever_o adieu_n to_o the_o peace_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o contentment_n of_o mind_n it_o be_v enough_o to_o give_v power_n to_o our_o neighbour_n to_o command_v our_o counsel_n our_o labour_n and_o our_o purse_n in_o their_o need_n but_o to_o give_v they_o power_n over_o the_o firmeness_n of_o our_o soul_n to_o shake_v and_o enervate_v it_o at_o their_o pleasure_n it_o be_v too_o much_o let_v we_o depend_v of_o none_o if_o it_o may_v be_v but_o god_n and_o ourselves_o let_v none_o other_o have_v the_o power_n be_v it_o for_o good_a or_o evil_n to_o turn_v the_o stern_a of_o our_o mind_n at_o his_o pleasure_n it_o must_v be_v acknowledge_v that_o pity_n as_o weak_a as_o it_o be_v have_v more_o affinity_n with_o virtue_n than_o any_o other_o passion_n and_o turn_v into_o virtue_n soon_o than_o any_o that_o way_n weak_a soul_n handle_v with_o dexterity_n be_v bring_v to_o meekeness_n and_o charity_n and_o that_o way_n many_o pagan_n have_v be_v bring_v to_o the_o christian_a verity_n we_o owe_v the_o great_a conversion_n to_o the_o suffering_n of_o martyr_n
work_n of_o salvation_n do_v the_o best_a of_o all_o work_n of_o the_o author_n and_o finisher_n whereof_o isaiah_n say_v he_o shall_v not_o strive_v nor_o lift_v up_o not_o cause_n his_o voice_n to_o be_v hear_v in_o the_o street_n isa_n 42.2_o wherefore_o when_o devil_n possess_v man_n body_n cry_v out_o in_o his_o presence_n he_o command_v they_o to_o hold_v their_o peace_n for_o the_o devil_n love_v noise_n and_o tumult_n but_o god_n love_v peace_n meekness_n and_o serenity_n it_o be_v a_o precept_n fit_a for_o the_o gospel_n of_o peace_n let_v your_o moderation_n be_v know_v of_o all_o man_n phil._n 4.5_o the_o word_n of_o the_o text_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d proper_o signify_v equity_n of_o that_o equity_n the_o grand_a rule_n be_v to_o do_v to_o other_o as_o we_o will_v have_v other_o do_v to_o we_o which_o in_o the_o point_n of_o conversation_n our_o present_a matter_n aught_o to_o make_v we_o deal_v with_o other_o with_o that_o patience_n respect_n and_o moderation_n which_o we_o expect_v of_o they_o not_o set_v forth_o our_o opinion_n imperious_o nor_o reject_v the_o opinion_n of_o other_o arrogant_o remember_v that_o all_o man_n by_o their_o natural_a condition_n never_o thorough_o mend_v by_o grace_n in_o this_o life_n be_v enwrap_v in_o a_o deep_a mist_n and_o that_o all_o our_o reason_n be_v grope_v in_o the_o dark_a let_v we_o pass_v gentle_o over_o the_o error_n of_o our_o neighbour_n to_o oblige_v they_o to_o the_o like_a kindness_n if_o we_o know_v how_o few_o thing_n we_o know_v and_o how_o lame_o we_o will_v make_v use_n of_o reason_n and_o discourse_n rather_o to_o seek_v instruction_n then_o to_o pronounce_v aphorism_n if_o we_o find_v ourselves_o capable_a to_o clear_v a_o matter_n let_v we_o do_v it_o without_o aw_v the_o company_n with_o peremptoriness_n or_o weary_v it_o with_o multitude_n of_o word_n no_o discourse_n be_v profitable_a when_o it_o be_v tedious_a in_o every_o matter_n there_o be_v common_o but_o one_o essential_a reason_n or_o two_o at_o the_o most_o more_o reason_n serve_v for_o illustration_n or_o to_o fill_v up_o and_o many_o time_n to_o invalid_a the_o true_a reason_n three_o good_a reason_n for_o the_o same_o thing_n be_v worse_o than_o one_o the_o great_a use_n and_o indeed_o the_o great_a trial_n of_o moderation_n in_o conference_n be_v to_o avoid_v confound_v the_o interest_n of_o the_o thing_n with_o the_o interest_n of_o the_o person_n of_o one_o self_n especial_o for_o where_o shall_v you_o find_v those_o serene_a unmoved_a mind_n who_o hear_v their_o opinion_n tax_v of_o ignorance_n &_o folly_n will_v not_o present_o start_v &_o take_v more_o pain_n to_o prove_v that_o they_o be_v no_o fool_n then_o to_o weigh_v the_o reason_n and_o judge_v impartial_o where_o the_o truth_n lie_v most_o man_n be_v thus_o dispose_v he_o that_o will_v oppose_v their_o opinion_n must_v proceed_v with_o great_a moderation_n lest_o that_o be_v touch_v in_o credit_n and_o personal_a ressent_v they_o make_v the_o truth_n suffer_v for_o their_o private_a interest_n we_o must_v charitable_o consider_v that_o every_o one_o love_v the_o production_n of_o his_o own_o brain_n as_o his_o child_n and_o be_v sensible_a of_o the_o abuse_n offer_v unto_o they_o and_o we_o must_v bring_v our_o charity_n to_o this_o belief_n that_o every_o one_o be_v in_o good_a earnest_n of_o the_o opinion_n which_o he_o profess_v and_o think_v himself_o to_o be_v in_o the_o right_n il_fw-fr proprio_fw-la parer_fw-la non_fw-la ha_o mai_fw-gr torto_fw-la you_o believe_v he_o be_v in_o a_o error_n he_o believe_v the_o same_o of_o you_o and_o he_o will_v never_o think_v himself_o to_o be_v in_o the_o wrong_n till_o it_o be_v represent_v to_o he_o with_o solid_a reason_n sweeten_v with_o singular_a meekness_n and_o respect_n moderate_a and_o ingenuous_a spirit_n o_o how_o rare_a they_o be_v find_a themselves_o press_v with_o reason_n and_o truth_n will_v free_o yield_v the_o buckler_n they_o win_v when_o truth_n overcome_v but_o it_o be_v a_o flight_n to_o use_v fradulent_a shift_n oppose_v right_a reason_n with_o sophistry_n and_o when_o a_o man_n be_v overcome_v &_o be_v ashamed_a to_o yield_v throw_v dust_n in_o the_o eye_n of_o his_o adversary_n that_o peevish_a and_o ungenerous_a point_n of_o honour_n be_v learn_v in_o our_o school_n never_o to_o yield_v any_o thing_n as_o long_o as_o one_o can_v maintain_v it_o by_o right_n or_o wrong_n one_o error_n be_v defend_v by_o another_o and_o a_o man_n come_v to_o believe_v in_o earnest_n that_o which_o he_o have_v allege_v before_o out_o of_o despair_n it_o be_v also_o a_o point_n of_o moderation_n to_o consider_v mature_o what_o it_o be_v that_o give_v occasion_n to_o the_o opinion_n and_o practice_n which_o be_v deserve_o condemn_v there_o be_v no_o doctrine_n so_o horrible_a no_o disorder_n so_o foul_a but_o there_o be_v much_o to_o learn_v out_o of_o it_o look_v to_o the_o source_n something_o will_v be_v find_v obscure_a or_o ill_o expound_v in_o the_o term_n of_o the_o receive_a doctrine_n or_o some_o excess_n or_o defect_n in_o the_o ordinary_a practice_n which_o give_v occasion_n of_o exception_n and_o then_o of_o separation_n and_o again_o of_o opposition_n and_o faction_n to_o scrupulous_a and_o turbulent_a spirit_n there_o be_v no_o rebellion_n but_o be_v occasion_v by_o some_o fault_n in_o the_o sit_v let_v we_o never_o look_v upon_o those_o public_a transgression_n but_o with_o a_o reflection_n upon_o the_o cause_n which_o if_o they_o be_v pass_v our_o mend_n we_o must_v try_v whether_o we_o may_v mend_v ourselves_o by_o they_o learning_n by_o the_o fault_n of_o other_o and_o the_o occasion_n moderation_n in_o our_o judgement_n and_o compassion_n of_o humane_a weakeness_n which_o be_v uncapable_a of_o a_o sincere_a and_o constant_a keep_n of_o any_o good_a lose_v the_o benefit_n of_o good_a thing_n by_o turn_v they_o to_o the_o wrong_a side_n labour_v to_o cure_v one_o evil_a by_o a_o great_a and_o kill_v 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