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i_o know_v that_o many_o time_n virtue_n be_v a_o pretence_n for_o choler_n angry_a man_n justify_v their_o passion_n by_o the_o right_n which_o they_o maintain_v think_v that_o they_o can_v maintain_v it_o with_o vigour_n enough_o thus_o whereas_o other_o passion_n be_v corrupt_v by_o evil_a thing_n this_o it_o corrupt_v by_o good_a thing_n and_o then_o to_o be_v even_o with_o they_o it_o corrupt_v those_o good_a thing_n for_o there_o be_v no_o cause_n so_o good_a but_o it_o be_v mar_v by_o impetuous_a choler_n the_o great_a plea_n of_o anger_n be_v the_o injustice_n of_o other_o but_o we_o must_v not_o repel_v one_o injustice_n by_o another_o for_o although_o a_o angry_a man_n can_v keep_v himself_o from_o offend_v his_o neighbour_n he_o can_v excuse_v his_o offence_n against_o god_n and_o himself_o by_o trouble_v the_o serenity_n of_o his_o soul_n which_o be_v expelling_a the_o image_n of_o god_n for_o it_o be_v not_o reflect_v but_o in_o a_o calm_a soul_n and_o bring_v in_o storm_n and_o confusision_n which_o be_v the_o devil_n image_n as_o when_o a_o hogshead_n of_o wine_n be_v shake_v the_o dregs_o rise_v to_o the_o top_n and_o when_o the_o sea_n be_v rage_v the_o mire_n do_v the_o like_a a_o fit_a of_o rage_a choler_n do_v thrust_v up_o all_o the_o hide_a ordure_n which_o be_v settle_v before_o by_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n or_o man_n the_o wrong_n do_v by_o other_o to_o piety_n and_o justice_n be_v no_o just_a reason_n for_o our_o immoderate_a choler_n for_o they_o have_v no_o need_n of_o such_o a_o ill_a champion_n which_o be_v rather_o a_o hindrance_n then_o a_o defence_n of_o their_o cause_n and_o to_o maintain_v they_o transgress_v against_o they_o to_o defend_v such_o reasonable_a thing_n as_o piety_n and_o justice_n there_o be_v need_n of_o a_o free_a reason_n and_o a_o sober_a sense_n and_o whether_o we_o be_v incense_v with_o the_o injury_n do_v to_o they_o or_o that_o which_o be_v do_v to_o we_o we_o must_v be_v so_o just_a to_o ourselves_o as_o not_o to_o lay_v the_o punishment_n upon_o we_o for_o the_o fault_n of_o another_o or_o make_v ourselves_o miserable_a because_o our_o neighbour_n be_v wicked_a to_o that_o end_n we_o must_v remember_v that_o in_o the_o violation_n of_o justice_n god_n be_v more_o interest_v than_o we_o be_v and_o know_v how_o to_o punish_v it_o when_o he_o see_v it_o expedient_a and_o if_o god_n will_v not_o punish_v it_o as_o yet_o our_o will_n must_v not_o be_v more_o hasty_a than_o he_o and_o it_o become_v we_o not_o to_o be_v impatient_a for_o our_o interess_n when_o himself_o be_v patient_a in_o the_o wrong_n do_v to_o his_o own_o let_v the_o cause_n of_o our_o anger_n be_v never_o so_o holy_a and_o just_a the_o sentence_n of_o st_n james_n be_v of_o perpetual_a truth_n jam._n 1.20_o the_o wrath_n of_o man_n work_v not_o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n if_o it_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o god_n that_o we_o defend_v we_o must_v not_o use_v that_o good_a cause_n to_o bring_v forth_o evil_a effect_n &_o the_o evil_a that_o incense_v we_o can_v hardly_o be_v so_o grievous_a as_o the_o loss_n of_o humanity_n and_o right_a reason_n of_o which_o a_o man_n be_v deprive_v by_o excessive_a wrath_n for_o wrath_n be_v cruel_a and_o anger_n be_v outrageous_a prov._n 27.4_o it_o rest_v in_o the_o bosom_n of_o fool_n say_v solomon_n eccles_n 79._o our_o good_a opinion_n and_o love_n of_o ourselves_o which_o when_o all_o be_v say_v be_v the_o chief_a cause_n of_o anger_n aught_o to_o be_v also_o the_o motive_n to_o abate_v or_o prevent_v it_o for_o will_v any_o man_n that_o think_v well_o of_o himself_o and_o love_v his_o own_o good_a make_v himself_o vile_a &_o brutish_a now_o this_o be_v do_v by_o let_v the_o reins_n lose_v to_o choler_n whereas_o the_o way_n to_o deserve_v the_o good_a opinion_n of_o ourselves_o and_o other_o be_v to_o maintain_v ourselves_o calm_a and_o generous_a never_o remove_v from_o the_o imperial_a power_n over_o ourselves_o by_o any_o violence_n of_o passion_n pro._n 16.32_o he_o that_o be_v slow_a to_o anger_n be_v better_a than_o the_o mighty_a and_o he_o that_o rule_v his_o spirit_n than_o he_o that_o take_v a_o city_n i_o account_v not_o alexander_n the_o great_a a_o great_a conqueror_n since_o he_o be_v a_o slave_n to_o his_o anger_n a_o man_n that_o never_o draw_v sword_n and_o be_v master_n of_o himself_o be_v a_o great_a conqueror_n than_o he_o that_o calm_a disposition_n shall_v not_o want_v many_o provocation_n from_o those_o with_o who_o we_o must_v of_o necessity_n live_v servant_n especial_o and_o servile_a soul_n like_v unto_o cart_n horse_n that_o will_v neither_o go_v nor_o drive_v unless_o they_o feel_v the_o whip_n or_o be_v terrify_v with_o a_o harsh_a angry_a tone_n seneca_n give_v leave_v to_o the_o wiseman_n to_o use_v such_o varlet_n with_o the_o word_n and_o action_n of_o anger_n but_o not_o to_o be_v angry_a a_o difficult_a task_n it_o be_v to_o be_v fear_v that_o by_o counterfeit_a anger_n we_o may_v become_v angry_a in_o good_a earnest_n and_o a_o man_n have_v need_v of_o a_o sound_a premonition_n of_o reason_n and_o constancy_n before_o he_o come_v to_o use_v those_o way_n so_o easy_a it_o be_v to_o slip_v into_o anger_n when_o one_o have_v cause_n for_o it_o and_o be_v persvade_v that_o the_o fault_n of_o a_o idle_a servant_n can_v be_v mend_v without_o anger_n but_o anger_n be_v a_o remedy_n worse_o than_o most_o disease_n and_o no_o household_n disorder_n be_v worth_a the_o disorder_v of_o our_o soul_n with_o passion_n better_a be_v it_o to_o be_v ill_o serve_v or_o not_o serve_v at_o all_o then_o to_o make_v our_o servant_n our_o master_n give_v they_o power_n to_o dispossess_v we_o of_o the_o command_n of_o ourselves_o whensoever_o
resolution_n of_o mutual_a forbearance_n above_o all_o thing_n we_o must_v remember_v that_o we_o be_v all_o guilty_a before_o god_n and_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o mercy_n and_o unless_o we_o forgive_v they_o that_o trespass_n against_o we_o we_o pray_v against_o ourselves_o and_o ask_v our_o condemnation_n every_o time_n that_o we_o say_v the_o lord_n prayer_n the_o meditation_n of_o death_n will_v conduce_v much_o to_o lay_v down_o hatred_n to_o wish_v one_o dead_a be_v among_o the_o vulgar_a a_o expression_n of_o the_o great_a hatred_n if_o then_o we_o may_v be_v satisfy_v with_o the_o death_n of_o our_o enemy_n we_o may_v be_v sure_a that_o all_o our_o enemy_n shall_v die_v but_o we_o must_v be_v sure_a also_o that_o they_o may_v expect_v of_o we_o the_o like_a satisfaction_n the_o worst_a we_o can_v do_v the_o one_o to_o the_o other_o be_v to_o bring_v we_o to_o the_o end_n which_o nature_n lead_v we_o unto_o as_o while_o two_o little_a fish_n be_v fight_v for_o a_o fly_n the_o pike_n come_v that_o devour_v they_o both_o while_o we_o quarrel_n about_o small_a thing_n death_n be_v come_v which_o will_v swallow_v he_o that_o be_v in_o the_o right_n and_o he_o that_o be_v in_o the_o wrong_n the_o victor_n and_o the_o vanquish_a look_v upon_o the_o broil_n of_o the_o age_n of_o our_o father_n what_o be_v become_v of_o the_o long_a and_o opiniatre_n quarrel_v of_o the_o leagve_n in_o which_o all_o christendom_n be_v involve_v death_n have_v decide_v it_o it_o have_v cool_v the_o assume_v *_o title_n that_o the_o leagver_v assume_v ardent_a and_o the_o zealous_a it_o have_v stop_v the_o full_a career_n of_o hatred_n assist_v with_o valournd_v power_n it_o will_v do_v the_o like_a to_o the_o quarrel_n of_o our_o day_n let_v we_o not_o be_v so_o hot_a in_o our_o dissension_n death_n will_v quench_v our_o heat_n within_o a_o few_o day_n and_o send_v we_o to_o plead_v our_o cause_n before_o our_o great_a judge_n it_o will_v go_v ill_a with_o we_o if_o we_o appear_v in_o that_o judgement_n before_o we_o have_v make_v peace_n with_o our_o judge_n by_o a_o true_a repentance_n and_o faith_n which_o without_o charity_n with_o our_o neighbour_n can_v subsist_v why_o shall_v our_o hatred_n be_v long_o since_o our_o life_n be_v short_a the_o same_o consideration_n will_v serve_v to_o temper_v the_o hatred_n of_o iniquity_n which_o for_o the_o most_o part_n be_v a_o pretence_n whereby_o we_o cozen_v ourselves_o and_o other_o to_o palliate_v personal_a hatred_n if_o we_o take_v god_n cause_n sincere_o in_o hand_n we_o must_v conform_v ourselves_o to_o his_o will_n and_o wisdom_n expect_v till_o he_o send_v his_o messenger_n which_o be_v death_n to_o attach_v the_o wicked_a before_o his_o judgement_n psal_n 37.8_o cease_v from_o anger_n and_o forsake_v wrath_n fret_v not_o thyself_o in_o any_o wise_a to_o do_v evil_a for_o evil_a doer_n shall_v be_v cut_v off_o 10._o yet_o a_o little_a while_n and_o the_o wicked_a shall_v not_o be_v if_o we_o hate_v wickedness_n we_o may_v be_v sure_a that_o god_n hate_v it_o more_o yet_o and_o he_o will_v punish_v it_o but_o in_o his_o own_o time_n to_o satisfy_v his_o justice_n not_o our_o fashion_n certain_o if_o we_o hate_v iniquity_n in_o good_a earnest_n we_o will_v hate_v it_o in_o ourselves_o though_o our_o enemy_n be_v wicked_a we_o must_v love_v they_o for_o god_n sake_n and_o because_o we_o also_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o like_a infirmity_n we_o must_v love_v they_o for_o our_o sake_n chap._n xiii_o of_o envy_n here_o be_v one_o more_o of_o the_o daughter_n of_o pride_n and_o therefore_o a_o grandchild_n of_o ignorance_n and_o self_n love_n she_o be_v much_o like_a hatred_n her_o elder_a sister_n in_o this_o they_o differ_v that_o hatred_n be_v bend_v against_o the_o evil_a and_o envy_n against_o the_o good_a but_o to_o show_v herself_o descend_v from_o ignorance_n she_o mistake_v the_o false_a good_n for_o the_o true_a for_o no_o man_n will_v envy_v the_o christian_a virtue_n of_o his_o neighbour_n nor_o the_o riches_n of_o his_o mind_n but_o the_o good_n of_o fortune_n which_o often_o deserve_v rather_o to_o be_v call_v evil_n let_v a_o man_n grow_v in_o learning_n &_o holiness_n let_v he_o be_v a_o saint_n upon_o earth_n let_v he_o have_v seraphical_a rapture_n no_o man_n will_v envy_v he_o for_o it_o but_o let_v he_o once_o get_v favour_n at_o court_n let_v his_o degree_n and_o his_o rent_n be_v augment_v present_o the_o arrow_n of_o envy_n will_v be_v shoot_v at_o he_o on_o all_o side_n indeed_o great_a orator_n great_a warrior_n and_o man_n eminent_a in_o civil_a prudence_n be_v much_o envy_v by_o idle_a drone_n but_o if_o you_o look_v to_o the_o ground_n of_o that_o envy_n it_o be_v not_o the_o virtue_n and_o capacity_n of_o those_o brave_a man_n that_o beget_v it_o but_o the_o fame_n and_o credit_n which_o they_o get_v thereby_o think_v not_o that_o satan_n envy_v god_n because_o he_o be_v good_a &_o wise_a if_o he_o do_v he_o will_v endeavour_v to_o be_v so_o he_o envy_v god_n because_o he_o be_v almighty_a and_o because_o he_o be_v worship_v by_o man_n and_o angel_n whereas_o himself_o will_v have_v all_o power_n in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o every_o knee_n to_o bow_v unto_o he_o it_o be_v not_o virtue_n but_o the_o reward_n of_o virtue_n that_o move_v envy_v if_o it_o be_v in_o a_o envious_a man_n power_n to_o distribute_v all_o the_o wealth_n spiritual_a and_o temporal_a which_o be_v among_o man_n he_o will_v not_o dispute_v to_o his_o enemy_n the_o possession_n of_o all_o the_o virtue_n but_o he_o will_v keep_v to_o himself_o all_o the_o reward_n this_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o that_o disposition_n when_o a_o envious_a man_n see_v other_o enjoy_v wealth_n he_o fear_v there_o will_v not_o be_v enough_o leave_v for_o he_o but_o as_o for_o virtue_n he_o be_v sure_a that_o the_o plenty_n of_o it_o with_o other_o will_v not_o hinder_v his_o own_o possession_n of_o the_o like_a so_o he_o do_v not_o envy_v it_o for_o nothing_o move_v 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to_o their_o neighbour_n but_o it_o be_v needless_a to_o do_v harm_n to_o a_o envious_a man_n or_o wish_v he_o more_o harm_n than_o he_o do_v to_o himself_o vex_v his_o mind_n and_o dry_v up_o his_o body_n by_o a_o continual_a and_o just_a punishment_n this_o be_v wise_o express_v in_o the_o cxii_o psalm_n where_o after_o the_o promise_n make_v to_o the_o just_a that_o his_o righteousness_n endure_v for_o ever_o and_o his_o horn_n shall_v be_v exalt_v with_o honoùr_fw-la the_o text_n add_v the_o wicked_a shall_v see_v it_o and_o be_v grieve_v he_o shall_v gnash_v with_o his_o tooth_n the_o desire_n of_o the_o wicked_a shall_v perish_v and_o it_o be_v very_o probable_a that_o in_o the_o outward_a darkness_n where_o there_o be_v weep_v and_o
declination_n of_o our_o body_n will_v miss_v we_o and_o hit_v our_o neighbour_n head_n a_o little_a wind_n will_v turn_v a_o great_a storm_n a_o sudden_a commotion_n in_o the_o state_n will_v create_v every_o where_o new_a interess_n he_o that_o hold_v we_o by_o the_o throat_n will_v be_v sudden_o set_v upon_o by_o another_o &_o will_v let_v we_o go_v to_o defend_v himself_o if_o we_o see_v no_o way_n for_o we_o to_o escape_v god_n see_v it_o after_o we_o have_v reckon_v all_o the_o evil_a that_o our_o adversary_n can_v do_v we_o know_v not_o what_o god_n will_v do_v in_o the_o creation_n he_o make_v the_o light_n to_o shine_v out_o of_o darkness_n and_o ever_o since_o he_o take_v delight_n to_o fetch_v the_o comfort_n and_o advancement_n of_o those_o who_o he_o love_v out_o of_o the_o thing_n they_o fear_v that_o which_o we_o fear_v may_v happen_v but_o it_o will_v be_v for_o our_o good_a unto_o many_o the_o bed_n or_o the_o prison_n have_v be_v a_o sanctuary_n in_o a_o ill_a time_n unto_o many_o the_o public_a calamity_n have_v be_v a_o shelter_n against_o the_o particular_a many_o time_n that_o which_o look_v grim_a a_o far_o off_o smile_v upon_o we_o near_o hand_n and_o what_o be_v more_o common_a then_o to_o be_v promote_v by_o those_o thing_n which_o we_o fear_v most_o exile_n and_o confiscation_n condemn_v we_o often_o to_o a_o happy_a tranquillity_n take_v we_o from_o the_o crowd_n and_o the_o tumult_n to_o set_v we_o at_o large_a and_o at_o rest_n these_o consideration_n serve_v to_o decline_v not_o to_o overcome_v the_o evil_a wherefore_o there_o be_v need_n of_o strong_a remedy_n for_o that_o we_o may_v be_v heal_v of_o fear_n it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o say_v perhaps_o the_o evil_n will_v not_o come_v or_o will_v not_o prove_v so_o terrible_a as_o it_o look_v say_v we_o rather_o suppose_v the_o evil_n must_v avoidable_o come_v i_o do_v imagine_v the_o worst_a say_v it_o be_v poverty_n close_a prison_n torture_n the_o scaffold_n the_o axe_n all_o that_o can_v take_v nothing_o from_o i_o that_o i_o may_v call_v i_o god_n and_o a_o good_a conscience_n be_v my_o only_a true_a good_n which_o no_o power_n and_o no_o violence_n can_v take_v from_o i_o all_o the_o rest_n be_v not_o worth_a the_o fear_n of_o lose_v isa_n 12.2_o behold_v god_n be_v my_o salvation_n i_o will_v trust_v and_o not_o be_v afraid_a for_o the_o lord_n jehovah_n be_v my_o strength_n and_o my_o song_n he_o also_o be_v become_v my_o salvation_n then_o the_o remedy_n to_o the_o shake_a ague_n of_o fear_n consist_v in_o know_v these_o two_o thing_n the_o evil_a and_o the_o liberatour_n the_o evil_n can_v be_v very_o great_a since_o it_o have_v a_o end_n no_o evil_a of_o this_o world_n but_o end_n by_o death_n death_n itself_o be_v good_a since_o it_o end_v evil_n how_o much_o more_o when_o it_o begin_v eternal_a good_n to_o the_o right_a christian_a death_n be_v not_o a_o matter_n of_o fear_n but_o of_o hope_n let_v we_o take_v away_o from_o the_o thing_n we_o 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persuade_v that_o god_n be_v most_o wise_a and_o most_o good_a and_o that_o all_o thing_n work_v together_o for_o good_a unto_o they_o that_o love_v he_o we_o will_v repress_v our_o fear_n of_o the_o accident_n of_o life_n and_o second_o cause_n say_v the_o will_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v do_v we_o be_v sure_a that_o nothing_o but_o good_a can_v come_v to_o we_o since_o nothing_o can_v come_v but_o from_o god_n wheresore_n instead_o of_o fear_v to_o suffer_v evil_a we_o must_v fear_v to_o do_v it_o which_o be_v the_o safe_a course_n to_o prevent_v suffer_v he_o that_o commit_v sin_n be_v more_o unfortunate_a than_o he_o that_o suffer_v pain_n for_o suffering_n move_v god_n mercy_n but_o sin_n move_v his_o indignation_n that_o man_n can_v but_o fear_v sin_n that_o bear_v in_o mind_n that_o god_n hate_v it_o and_o mark_n it_o there_o than_o we_o must_v fear_v and_o the_o chief_a deliverance_n that_o we_o must_v ask_v of_o god_n be_v that_o he_o deliver_v we_o from_o every_o evil_a work_n 2_o tim._n 4.18_o as_o we_o fear_v suffering_n because_o of_o themselves_o so_o must_v we_o fear_v evil_a work_n because_o of_o the_o evil_a that_o be_v in_o they_o beside_o the_o suffering_n that_o attend_v they_o soon_o or_o late_a this_o fear_n of_o love_n and_o revecence_n towards_o god_n put_v out_o all_o other_o fear_n he_o that_o fear_v god_n need_v not_o fear_v any_o thing_n else_o chap._n xvii_o of_o confidence_n and_o despair_n of_o these_o we_o need_v not_o say_v much_o have_v speak_v before_o of_o hope_n and_o fear_v for_o confidence_n be_v the_o extremity_n of_o hope_n and_o despair_n be_v the_o extremity_n of_o fear_n confidence_n which_o otherwise_o may_v be_v call_v a_o firm_a expectation_n be_v a_o certainty_n that_o we_o conceive_v of_o a_o future_a desire_a good_a or_o of_o the_o love_n and_o fidelity_n of_o a_o person_n whereby_o the_o heart_n be_v fill_v with_o joy_n and_o love_n despair_n be_v the_o certainty_n that_o the_o mind_n conceive_v of_o a_o future_a evil_a very_o odious_a or_o of_o the_o enmity_n or_o infidelity_n of_o a_o person_n whereby_o the_o heart_n be_v seize_v and_o in_o a_o manner_n squeaze_v with_o sorrow_n and_o hatred_n these_o passion_n be_v so_o opposite_a yet_o ordinary_o will_v pass_v the_o one_o into_o the_o other_o i_o mean_v confidence_n into_o despair_n from_o despair_n to_o pass_v to_o confidence_n it_o be_v rare_a the_o sure_a course_n to_o avoid_v fall_v into_o despair_n for_o thing_n of_o the_o world_n be_v to_o put_v no_o great_a confidence_n in_o they_o moderate_a hope_n be_v frustrate_v turn_v into_o moderate_a fear_n and_o sorrow_n but_o a_o great_a and_o joyful_a confidence_n be_v disappoint_v will_v fall_v headlong_o into_o extreme_a and_o desperate_a sorrow_n as_o they_o that_o tumble_v from_o a_o high_a precipice_n get_v a_o heavy_a fall_n one_o subject_n only_o be_v proper_a for_o man_n entire_a confidence_n which_o be_v god_n all_o good_a all_o mighty_a and_o all_o wise_a without_o he_o all_o thing_n that_o man_n use_v to_o repose_v their_o confidence_n upon_o be_v wave_n and_o quicksand_n man_n be_v mutable_a and_o though_o they_o can_v give_v a_o good_a security_n for_o the_o constancy_n of_o their_o will_n they_o can_v give_v none_o for_o the_o continuance_n of_o their_o life_n the_o good_n of_o the_o earth_n fail_v our_o expectation_n or_o come_v short_a of_o our_o satisfaction_n or_o slip_v from_o our_o possession_n they_o will_v leave_v we_o or_o we_o they_o no_o wonder_n if_o they_o that_o repose_v their_o full_a and_o whole_a confidence_n in_o they_o be_v see_v so_o often_o to_o fall_v into_o despair_n here_o then_o the_o true_a counsel_n for_o tranquillity_n be_v to_o trust_v whole_o upon_o none_o but_o god_n on_o other_o thing_n according_a to_o their_o nature_n and_o capacity_n they_o shall_v never_o deceive_v we_o if_o we_o require_v nothing_o of_o they_o above_o their_o nature_n there_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o despair_n improper_o so_o call_v which_o be_v no_o more_o but_o to_o give_v over_o hope_v a_o thing_n which_o upon_o our_o second_o and_o better_a thought_n we_o have_v find_v either_o inconvenient_a or_o impossible_a that_o despair_n will_v rather_o bring_v rest_n then_o trouble_v to_o the_o mind_n wiseman_n be_v pliable_a and_o easy_a to_o be_v satisfy_v with_o reason_n it_o be_v wisdom_n to_o despair_n and_o desist_v betimes_o from_o unlikely_a and_o unfeasable_a design_n it_o be_v a_o true_a despair_n when_o one_o see_v himself_o absolute_o disappoint_v and_o exclude_v from_o the_o object_n of_o his_o chief_a love_n desire_v &_o hope_n at_o which_o the_o soul_n be_v smite_v with_o such_o a_o sorrow_n that_o she_o hate_v all_o thing_n yea_o the_o very_a thing_n that_o she_o desire_v so_o much_o and_o herself_o more_o
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 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