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as_o the_o learned_a observe_v this_o be_v the_o plain_a and_o evident_a coherence_n what_o interpose_v be_v to_o be_v include_v in_o a_o parenthesis_n be_v thy_o heart_n so_o stubborn_a sullen_a or_o overwhelm_v with_o anguish_n or_o any_o other_o passion_n that_o rachel-like_a thou_o will_v not_o be_v comfort_v even_o this_o his_o power_n can_v subdue_v and_o bow_v into_o a_o spontaneous_a forwardness_n to_o accept_v his_o gracious_a offer_n be_v thou_o so_o debase_v and_o vile_a in_o thy_o own_o eye_n that_o thou_o dare_v not_o presume_v to_o be_v comfort_v omnipotence_n can_v and_o will_v be_v the_o instrument_n of_o goodness_n and_o fidelity_n to_o create_v inthee_o a_o humble_a confidence_n in_o receive_v and_o apply_v it_o as_o thy_o peculiarly_a design_v portion_n for_o which_o thou_o be_v under_o a_o immediate_a preparation_n the_o tempter_n be_v not_o so_o able_a to_o molest_v as_o thy_o redeemer_n to_o pacify_v thy_o conscience_n and_o because_o he_o be_v more_o able_a he_o 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wonder_n beyond_o the_o dimension_n of_o all_o other_o miracle_n to_o be_v ascribe_v to_o the_o benignity_n and_o efficiency_n of_o nothing_o inferior_a to_o infiniteness_n man_n may_v flatter_v themselves_o in_o their_o sweet_a harangue_n concern_v the_o celsitude_n dignity_n and_o nobleness_n of_o humane_a nature_n let_v it_o in_o its_o positive_a state_n as_o the_o effect_n of_o a_o most_o excellent_a cause_n be_v advance_v and_o admire_v as_o much_o as_o it_o can_v by_o word_n or_o thought_n yet_o what_o be_v it_o comparative_o to_o god_n what_o be_v it_o under_o the_o debasement_n of_o sin_n which_o be_v infinite_o more_o odious_a to_o god_n than_o any_o thing_n short_a of_o himself_o can_v be_v please_v so_o that_o nothing_o less_o than_o divinity_n can_v give_v satisfaction_n for_o the_o wrong_v it_o do_v to_o the_o supreme_a majesty_n of_o heaven_n not_o all_o the_o natural_a excellency_n of_o the_o whole_a creation_n not_o all_o the_o moral_a perfection_n and_o performance_n of_o man_n and_o angel_n and_o what_o account_n be_v to_o be_v make_v of_o a_o drop_n of_o honey_n intermingle_v with_o a_o ocean_n of_o gall_n the_o ever_o adoreable_a son_n of_o god_n who_o be_v much_o more_o a_o man_n in_o respect_n of_o all_o eximious_a humane_a endowment_n than_o ever_o any_o bear_v of_o woman_n beside_o his_o sinlessness_n yet_o in_o the_o person_n of_o david_n say_v of_o himself_o psal_n 22.6.4_o i_o be_o a_o worm_n and_o no_o man_n if_o that_o be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v estimative_o that_o he_o be_v no_o better_a in_o the_o account_n of_o his_o reproacher_n that_o shake_v the_o head_n at_o he_o say_v be_v trust_v in_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n compare_v this_o with_o matth._n 27.39.43_o see_v also_o psal_n 8.4_o 5_o 6._o heb._n 2.6_o etc._n etc._n in_o job_n 25.6_o man_n be_v consider_v with_o respect_n to_o that_o which_o do_v most_o of_o all_o ennoble_v viz._n goodness_n and_o righteousness_n yet_o because_o it_o be_v allay_v with_o the_o
57.20_o 21._o but_o when_o the_o lord_n heal_v and_o lead_v he_o will_v restore_v comfort_n to_o mourner_n verse_n 18._o be_v thou_o then_o spiritual_o alive_a o_o my_o soul_n or_o dead_a dead_a thou_o be_v if_o destitute_a of_o soul_n thy_o soul_n be_v god_n christ_n be_v thy_o life_n col._n 3.4_o the_o life_n thou_o live_v in_o the_o flesh_n ought_v to_o be_v by_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n gal._n 2.20_o and_o he_o also_o be_v thy_o peace_n mic._n 5.5_o eph._n 2.14_o if_o thou_o live_v in_o god_n and_o god_n in_o thou_o by_o faith_n and_o love_n thy_o peace_n be_v solid_a and_o genuine_a but_o in_o disunion_n and_o separation_n from_o god_n and_o christ_n there_o be_v neither_o true_a life_n nor_o peace_n enjoy_v thou_o a_o christ_n within_o thou_o he_o be_v then_o thy_o hope_n of_o glory_n therefore_o thy_o haven_n of_o rest_n joy_n and_o consolation_n do_v thou_o experience_n any_o communion_n of_o life_n betwixt_o thyself_o and_o holy_a jesus_n do_v thou_o feel_v any_o thing_n of_o his_o powerful_a gracious_a influence_n holy_a soul_n be_v spiritual_o move_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n which_o be_v the_o bond_n of_o union_n betwixt_o they_o and_o god_n by_o he_o christ_n dwell_v in_o we_o 1_o joh._n 3.24_o rom._n 8.9_o 10_o 11_o 15._o have_v this_o quicken_a spirit_n enliven_v thou_o thou_o may_v know_v that_o the_o spirit_n of_o grace_n have_v quicken_v thou_o by_o his_o fruit_n gal._n 5.22_o 23._o for_o if_o thou_o live_v in_o the_o spirit_n thou_o will_v walk_v also_o in_o the_o spirit_n verse_n 25._o and_o the_o law_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o life_n in_o christ_n jesus_n will_v free_v thou_o from_o the_o law_n of_o sin_n and_o death_n rom._n 8.2_o which_o natural_o thou_o walk_v by_o that_o thou_o will_v affectionate_o savour_v so_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d translate_v matth._n 16.23_o col._n 3.2_o mind_n relish_v the_o thing_n of_o the_o spirit_n not_o of_o the_o flesh_n verse_n 5._o if_o thou_o be_v or_o haste_v a_o spiritual_a be_v according_o to_o the_o spirit_n verse_n 5._o or_o in_o the_o spirit_n verse_n 9_o he_o house_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o thou_o and_o make_v thou_o spiritual_o mind_v which_o be_v life_n and_o peace_n verse_n 6._o and_o by_o degree_n destroy_v out_o of_o thou_o the_o mind_v or_o savour_n of_o the_o flesh_n which_o be_v death_n or_o enmity_n against_o god_n verse_n 7._o have_v thou_o study_v these_o thing_n to_o know_v they_o and_o thyself_o whether_o thou_o do_v real_o feel_v they_o thorough_o consider_v and_o fearch_v all_o within_o to_o see_v what_o one_o thing_n thou_o can_v pitch_v upon_o that_o will_v be_v a_o sure_a evidence_n that_o thou_o live_v in_o the_o spirit_n and_o he_o in_o thou_o without_o which_o thou_o can_v never_o ground_o say_v my_o god_n as_o the_o psalmist_n for_o thou_o be_v none_o of_o he_o rom._n 8.9_o therefore_o he_o none_o of_o thou_o that_o be_v by_o federal_a union_n what_o then_o be_v thy_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d these_o be_v the_o sure_a testimony_n of_o a_o life_n in_o god_n by_o his_o spirit_n it_o be_v a_o very_a comprehensive_a word_n full_a of_o sense_n no_o one_o in_o our_o language_n can_v express_v it_o for_o it_o include_v the_o noble_a act_n of_o the_o whole_a soul_n in_o know_v consider_v mind_v regard_v think_v wise_o discreet_o prudent_o powerful_o effectual_o with_o affection_n savour_n and_o a_o spiritual_a taste_n and_o sense_n of_o sweetness_n and_o delectable_a goodness_n with_o the_o result_n hereof_o those_o state_v principle_n which_o these_o act_n establish_v as_o a_o law_n to_o our_o conscience_n affection_n and_o practice_n not_o only_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o agency_n of_o the_o mind_n but_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o fruit_n of_o its_o operation_n the_o think_v of_o the_o mind_n and_o the_o think_v form_v by_o the_o mind_n upon_o what_o object_n do_v thou_o fix_v thy_o minding_n and_o willing_n of_o this_o nature_n and_o what_o kind_n of_o thing_n of_o what_o virtue_n and_o efficacy_n be_v the_o savoury_a cogitation_n that_o issue_n from_o these_o minding_n when_o thou_o settle_v these_o working_n of_o soul_n upon_o the_o flesh_n and_o the_o world_n thou_o make_v they_o thy_o god_n as_o the_o carnal_a heart_n do_v true_o nothing_o deserve_v or_o can_v be_v worthy_a of_o this_o contention_n of_o mind_n but_o what_o be_v spiritual_a and_o celestial_a wherever_o this_o be_v engage_v from_o thence_o be_v thy_o life_n and_o thy_o peace_n be_v congenerous_a to_o thy_o life_n if_o the_o best_a thing_n habitual_o and_o stated_o enjoy_v these_o endeavour_n and_o motion_n of_o thy_o superior_a power_n and_o maintain_v a_o inviolable_a authority_n over_o they_o thy_o life_n be_v the_o best_a and_o no_o other_o thy_o consolation_n last_o real_a and_o deceive_a comfort_n may_v be_v difference_v by_o their_o tendency_n and_o effect_n they_o both_o end_n as_o they_o begin_v the_o cheat_a peace_n of_o the_o profane_a and_o hypocritical_a will_v never_o produce_v any_o conscionable_a persevere_v care_n and_o endeavour_n to_o please_v god_n and_o profit_n men._n but_o the_o joy_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v the_o soul_n strength_n in_o his_o service_n and_o evermore_o lead_v to_o he_o in_o holiness_n of_o heart_n and_o life_n and_o to_o more_o lively_a act_n of_o faith_n love_n and_o gratitude_n to_o growth_n in_o grace_n and_o godliness_n as_o be_v not_o obscure_o intimate_v in_o the_o example_n of_o the_o psalmist_n we_o will_v suppose_v the_o act_n of_o his_o grace_n to_o proceed_v in_o the_o same_o tenor_n with_o the_o expression_n thereof_o in_o the_o psalm_n for_o we_o have_v no_o other_o evidence_n thereof_o and_o may_v rational_o judge_v this_o to_o be_v a_o report_n of_o his_o inward_a sensation_n in_o their_o nature_n order_n progress_n and_o perfection_n as_o we_o find_v in_o other_o psalm_n well_o his_o faith_n which_o at_o the_o beginning_n appear_v something_o pendulous_a weak_a and_o waver_v as_o to_o that_o particular_a thing_n about_o which_o it_o be_v first_o engage_v viz._n the_o interposal_n of_o divine_a justice_n to_o secure_v the_o church_n from_o the_o rage_n of_o its_o enemy_n and_o can_v only_o look_v for_o this_o in_o a_o petitionary_a way_n and_o view_v it_o in_o its_o cause_n verse_n 1_o 2_o 3_o etc._n etc._n do_v after_o this_o favourable_a aspect_n of_o divine_a comfort_n in_o this_o verse_n grow_v up_o to_o a_o prophetical_a confidence_n in_o the_o certain_a futurity_n of_o the_o event_n verse_n 23._o and_o as_o it_o have_v eye_v the_o cause_n divine_a vengeance_n in_o a_o duplication_n of_o the_o address_n to_o it_o in_o the_o first_o weak_a act_n of_o affiance_n verse_n 1._o so_o also_o verse_n last_o present_v a_o double_a testimony_n of_o the_o more_o establish_v and_o strong_a act_n of_o confident_a assurance_n that_o the_o effect_n which_o he_o expect_v shall_v undoubted_o be_v produce_v what_o he_o only_o see_v the_o possibility_n of_o in_o the_o first_o working_n of_o his_o faith_n he_o foresee_v the_o existence_n of_o in_o the_o last_o what_o he_o only_o beg_v that_o it_o may_v be_v in_o the_o infancy_n of_o his_o faith_n he_o peremptory_o conclude_v and_o promise_n himself_o that_o it_o will_v be_v in_o this_o its_o maturity_n then_o his_o faith_n only_a wish_n here_o it_o determine_v there_o be_v his_o supposition_n here_o be_v desinitive_a sentence_n and_o decision_n that_o his_o prayer_n this_o his_o answer_n the_o victory_n of_o his_o faith_n over_o all_o precede_a fear_n and_o dubitation_n hope_n triumph_v over_o his_o despondency_n and_o that_o comfort_n have_v a_o special_a influence_n thus_o to_o heighten_v faith_n and_o perfect_a its_o act_n be_v apparent_a from_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n for_o since_o it_o be_v the_o quiet_a and_o rest_n of_o the_o mind_n upon_o good_a evidence_n of_o the_o love_n of_o god_n to_o a_o man_n in_o particular_a through_o christ_n it_o can_v do_v no_o other_o than_o embolden_v his_o address_n and_o encourage_v his_o confidence_n even_o as_o when_o a_o tender_a father_n receive_v into_o and_o cherish_v in_o his_o bosom_n a_o reconcile_a child_n and_o speak_v to_o his_o heart_n this_o remove_v full_o all_o those_o jealousy_n and_o doubt_n which_o the_o remembrance_n of_o former_a unkindness_n and_o distance_n may_v create_v and_o invite_v the_o child_n to_o a_o more_o inhesitant_n and_o free_a recumbence_n upon_o and_o commit_v himself_o to_o this_o so_o ample_o attest_v love_n and_o tenderness_n of_o his_o now_o no_o more_o angry_a father_n so_o by_o the_o like_a reason_n it_o introduce_v a_o additional_a fervour_n and_o flame_n to_o the_o child_n love_n and_o engage_v he_o to_o a_o more_o full_a and_o ingenuous_a expression_n of_o his_o dutifulness_n and_o filial_a observance_n and_o no_o less_o may_v be_v gather_v from_o
love_v the_o lord_n then_o oh_o my_o soul_n with_o all_o thy_o mind_n with_o all_o thy_o heart_n with_o all_o thy_o strength_n and_o thy_o neighbour_n as_o thyself_o for_o his_o sake_n let_v he_o have_v thy_o whole_a desire_n thy_o whole_a delight_n at_o all_o time_n minus_n te_fw-la amat_fw-la qui_fw-la aliquid_fw-la tecum_fw-la amat_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la propter_fw-la te_fw-la amat_fw-la 12._o idiotae_fw-la contempl_a de_fw-fr amore_fw-la dei_fw-la c._n 12._o he_o love_v thou_o but_o little_a oh_o lord_n who_o love_v any_o thing_n with_o thou_o which_o he_o love_v not_o for_o thou_o say_v a_o devout_a man._n it_o be_v but_o meet_a that_o the_o high_a god_n shall_v have_v the_o supremacy_n in_o my_o heart_n if_o in_o the_o great_a world_n he_o be_v king_n must_v he_o be_v a_o subject_a in_o the_o less_o i_o be_o worse_a than_o hell_n if_o god_n must_v not_o be_v acknowledge_v sovereign_a in_o my_o soul_n the_o spirit_n there_o dare_v not_o can_v but_o own_v he_o as_o their_o lord_n this_o be_v the_o duty_n they_o pay_v extort_a indeed_o by_o their_o sense_n and_o fear_n which_o that_o it_o may_v not_o be_v thy_o dismal_a lot_n and_o fate_n oh_o my_o soul_n advance_v thou_o he_o free_o to_o the_o crown_n within_o thyself_o in_o a_o spontaneous_a generous_a ardour_n of_o pure_a incorrupt_a incorruptible_a love_n which_o if_o thou_o do_v not_o thou_o be_v accurse_v if_o thou_o do_v thou_o be_v bless_v for_o it_o be_v a_o prayer_n upon_o record_n in_o god_n word_n 16.22_o 1_o cor._n 16.22_o and_o therefore_o part_v of_o the_o matter_n of_o christ_n intercession_n grace_n be_v with_o all_o they_o that_o love_v our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o incorruption_n or_o immortality_n i._n e._n with_o a_o never-fading_a love_n eph._n 2.24_o and_o that_o only_o be_v a_o sincere_a love_n oh_o love_n the_o lord_n on_o earth_n as_o thou_o will_v love_v he_o in_o heaven_n with_o the_o same_o kind_n and_o press_v towards_o the_o same_o degree_n of_o love_n and_o be_v happy_a thus_o live_v in_o god_n above_o the_o tumult_n and_o hurry_n of_o external_a thing_n and_o be_v at_o rest_n supremum_fw-la marc._n antonin_n l._n 2._o p._n 5_o etc._n etc._n omnem_fw-la crede_fw-la diem_fw-la tibi_fw-la diluxisse_fw-la supremum_fw-la live_v every_o day_n as_o if_o it_o be_v thy_o last_o and_o in_o every_o employment_n so_o act_n 10._o arrian_n l._n 4._o c._n 10._o as_o one_o that_o can_v be_v free_a to_o be_v find_v therein_o by_o death_n 3â—_n p._n 416._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n it._n l._n 3._o c._n 5_o p._n 273._o antonin_n l._n 6._o §._o 3â—_n what_o will_v thou_o be_v find_v do_v by_o death_n say_v arrianus_n i_o for_o my_o part_n do_v some_o masculine_a beneficial_a public_a useful_a generous_a work_n but_o if_o i_o can_v be_v find_v in_o these_o yet_o this_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d unhinderable_a this_o be_v give_v to_o i_o to_o amend_v myself_o to_o elaborate_v that_o faculty_n which_o make_v use_v 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