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suffer_v their_o heart_n to_o be_v thorough_o heat_v with_o true_a zeal_n and_o beside_o their_o outward_a reformation_n and_o general_a lightning_n of_o the_o spirit_n to_o entertain_v that_o special_a save_n and_o sanctify_a grace_n which_o only_o can_v save_v their_o soul_n and_o prepare_v they_o for_o the_o glory_n that_o be_v to_o be_v reveal_v lest_o now_o at_o length_n for_o he_o have_v bear_v with_o we_o miraculous_o our_o just_a god_n cause_v our_o sun_n to_o go_v down_o at_o noon_n and_o darkness_n to_o surprise_v we_o in_o the_o clear_a day_n lâ—st_v he_o root_v we_o out_o of_o this_o good_a land_n as_o a_o fruitless_a and_o faithless_a nation_n turn_v we_o out_o of_o our_o house_n of_o peace_n as_o the_o unworthy_a and_o unthankefull_a people_n under_o heaven_n and_o let_v out_o his_o vineyard_n to_o other_o husbandman_n which_o will_v deliver_v he_o the_o fruit_n in_o their_o season_n and_o the_o more_o secure_a and_o fearless_a we_o be_v as_o we_o be_v never_o more_o the_o more_o sudden_a and_o inevitable_a be_v like_a to_o be_v our_o surprisal_n and_o destruction_n for_o as_o god_n mercy_n be_v then_o most_o magnify_v when_o they_o relieve_v the_o extreme_a misery_n and_o shine_v into_o the_o depth_n of_o discomfort_n and_o darkness_n when_o all_o other_o help_n be_v utter_o despair_v of_o so_o his_o judgement_n be_v most_o glorious_a when_o they_o strike_v at_o the_o height_n and_o top_n of_o pride_n and_o impenitency_n while_o they_o think_v themselves_o most_o sure_o and_o with_o great_a confidence_n repose_v upon_o the_o arm_n of_o flesh_n and_o policy_n of_o man_n the_o three_o reason_n and_o motive_n why_o i_o insist_v so_o long_o in_o the_o point_n of_o formal_a hypocrisy_n be_v take_v from_o the_o condition_n of_o my_o auditor_n who_o be_v of_o deep_a understanding_n be_v natural_o apt_a and_o strongly_a tempt_v to_o mistake_v &_o underualue_n the_o mystery_n of_o godliness_n and_o to_o deceive_v their_o own_o
uprightness_n of_o heart_n resign_v i_o own_o soul_n nay_o i_o have_v vow_v and_o resolve_v that_o my_o crown_n and_o sceptre_n my_o court_n and_o whole_a kingdom_n shall_v for_o ever_o be_v serviceable_a to_o my_o gracious_a god_n and_o that_o great_a majesty_n above_o my_o mind_n be_v never_o true_o please_v and_o joyful_a but_o when_o it_o be_v gaze_v and_o meditate_v upon_o the_o excellent_a beauty_n of_o his_o glorious_a be_v upon_o his_o bottomless_a goodness_n and_o immeasurable_a greatness_n his_o word_n and_o sacred_a law_n be_v better_a and_o dear_a unto_o i_o than_o thousand_o of_o gold_n and_o silver_n his_o saint_n upon_o earth_n be_v only_o my_o solace_n and_o their_o sincerity_n the_o delight_n of_o my_o heart_n for_o my_o innocency_n from_o those_o imputation_n which_o be_v charge_v upon_o i_o i_o dare_v appeal_n unto_o the_o strict_a tribunal_n of_o heaven_n why_o then_o how_o come_v it_o to_o pass_v that_o i_o be_o become_v a_o spectacle_n of_o disgrace_n and_o contempt_n to_o heaven_n and_o earth_n to_o man_n and_o angel_n to_o god_n people_n and_o that_o which_o grieve_v i_o more_o to_o gath_n and_o askelon_n saul_n for_o all_o the_o service_n i_o have_v do_v to_o hiâ—_n and_o to_o the_o state_n hunt_v i_o up_o and_o down_o like_o a_o partridge_n in_o the_o mountain_n dogged_a doeg_n he_o have_v inform_v against_o ahimelech_n for_o relieve_v i_o and_o so_o cause_v the_o sacred_a blood_n of_o 85._o priest_n to_o be_v spill_v as_o water_n upon_o the_o ground_n malice_n and_o fury_n drive_v i_o into_o the_o wilderness_n for_o lion_n and_o tiger_n be_v more_o merciful_a then_o mad_v and_o enrage_a profaneness_n but_o there_o the_o barbarous_a ziphim_n have_v betray_v i_o to_o the_o king_n i_o be_o rail_v upon_o not_o only_o by_o base_a and_o worthless_a companion_n by_o fellow_n of_o prostitute_a conscience_n and_o conversation_n that_o be_v tolerable_a but_o even_o prince_n and_o those_o that_o sit_v in_o the_o gate_n speak_v against_o i_o not_o only_o drunkard_n make_v song_n and_o jest_n upon_o i_o but_o even_o great_a man_n with_o authority_n and_o imperiousness_n carry_v in_o triumph_n my_o distress_a and_o forsake_a innocence_n nay_o &_o that_o which_o be_v the_o complement_n of_o misery_n and_o discomfort_n my_o own_o familiar_n with_o who_o i_o have_v many_o time_n sweet_o and_o secret_o consult_v they_o have_v also_o deceive_v i_o as_o a_o brook_n and_o as_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o river_n they_o be_v pass_v away_o but_o mark_v now_o the_o issue_n of_o this_o conflict_n and_o inward_a dispute_n with_o himself_o have_v a_o notorious_a sinner_n be_v in_o these_o strait_n perhaps_o he_o will_v have_v burst_v out_o into_o desperate_a conclusion_n and_o furious_a attempt_n have_v a_o papist_n be_v here_o he_o will_v present_o have_v have_v recourse_n unto_o the_o jesuit_n fellow_n which_o be_v by_o definition_n refine_a and_o sublimate_v friar_n compose_v all_o of_o fire_n blood_n and_o gunpowder_n inspire_v by_o the_o power_n of_o darkness_n with_o a_o transcendent_a rage_n against_o god_n truth_n swear_v solemn_o in_o the_o black_a consistory_n of_o hell_n to_o the_o death_n of_o king_n desolation_n of_o state_n combustion_n of_o the_o whole_a christian_a world_n and_o destruction_n of_o infinite_a soul_n these_o man_n will_v present_o have_v address_v some_o bloody_a and_o prodigious_a villain_n with_o a_o kniffe_n poison_n or_o gunpowder_n to_o have_v kill_v the_o king_n and_o to_o have_v blow_v up_o saul_n and_o all_o his_o court_n have_v a_o formal_a hypocrite_n be_v in_o this_o case_n see_v these_o cross_n and_o misery_n befall_v he_o he_o perhaps_o will_v have_v present_o recoil_v from_o these_o course_n of_o opposition_n though_o in_o a_o good_a cause_n close_v with_o some_o great_a man_n in_o the_o court_n and_o cast_v himself_o into_o the_o current_n of_o the_o time_n but_o mark_v david_n carriage_n in_o this_o point_n his_o noble_a 〈◊〉_d like_o a_o glorious_a sun_n break_v through_o these_o cloud_n and_o storm_n of_o inward_a trouble_n these_o strong_a temptation_n to_o impatiency_n and_o discontent_n he_o put_v on_o more_o strength_n of_o faith_n and_o patience_n and_o shine_v bright_a in_o all_o spiritual_a grace_n i_o think_v he_o reach_v the_o very_a meridian_n of_o all_o christian_a comfort_n and_o high_a resolution_n for_o as_o you_o may_v see_v in_o the_o forecited_a 62._o psalm_n he_o do_v not_o only_o fortify_v his_o own_o hart_n with_o unconquerable_a confidence_n in_o godâ—_n protection_n but_o also_o with_o a_o holy_a triumph_n insult_v over_o the_o insolence_n of_o his_o adversary_n and_o already_o wash_v his_o princely_a foot_n in_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o wicked_a he_o tell_v they_o they_o shall_v be_v slay_v every_o mother_n son_n of_o they_o and_o that_o in_o fearful_a and_o horrible_a manner_n as_o if_o a_o man_n shall_v come_v upon_o the_o back_n of_o a_o rot_a and_o totter_a wall_n and_o with_o great_a strength_n and_o fury_n push_v it_o down_o even_o so_o when_o they_o be_v most_o swell_v with_o pride_n and_o profaneness_n the_o wrath_n and_o vengeance_n of_o god_n shall_v like_o a_o fierce_a tempest_n and_o whirlwind_n seize_v sudden_o upon_o they_o and_o hurl_v they_o out_o of_o their_o place_n finis_fw-la finis_fw-la wâ—ll_n a_o man_n spoil_v his_o god_n yet_o have_v â—e_v spoil_v i_o but_o you_o say_v wherein_o â—ave_n we_o spoil_v thou_o in_o tithe_n and_o offering_n you_o be_v curse_v with_o a_o curse_n â—or_a you_o have_v spoil_v i_o even_o this_o whole_a nation_n malach._n 3.8_o luke_n 16.15_o isai._n 55.8_o matth._n 16.25_o pâ—alm_n 92.12_o psalm_n 125.1_o prou._n 13.1_o psalm_n 91.13_o eccles._n 2.2_o eccles._n 1.18_o chap._n 14.22_o job_n 20._o chap._n 14.10_o 11.12_o pro._n 17.15_o 17.15_o cato_n homo_fw-la virâ—â—ti_fw-la similimus_fw-la qui_fw-la nunquam_fw-la rectè_fw-la fecit_fw-la ut_fw-la facere_fw-la viderâ—tâ—r_fw-la sed_fw-la quia_fw-la all_fw-mi â—â—r_fw-fr facere_fw-la non_fw-la poteraâ—_n cuique_fw-la idsolum_fw-la visum_fw-la est_fw-la rationem_fw-la haebâ—re_fw-la quòd_fw-la haberet_fw-la iustitiam_fw-la omnibus_fw-la humaniâ—_n vitijâ—_n immunis_fw-la semper_fw-la fortunam_fw-la in_o sua_fw-la potestate_fw-la habuit_fw-la paterculus_n lib._n 2._o 2._o splendida_fw-la peccaâ—a_fw-la peccaâ—a_fw-la cap._n 11.6_o matth._n 19_o prou._n 12.26_o 2._o pet._n 1.4_o â—_o tim._n 3.5_o chap._n 15.10_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d prou._n 28.1_o 28.1_o prou._n 23.32_o chap._n 23.10_o 23.10_o but_o let_v no_o man_n bear_v himself_o presumptuous_o upon_o this_o comfortable_a promise_n but_o consider_v well_o the_o condition_n for_o it_o be_v thus_o in_o the_o text_n but_o if_o the_o wicked_a will_v return_v from_o all_o his_o sin_n that_o he_o have_v do_v and_o keep_v all_o my_o statute_n and_o do_v thâ—â—_n which_o be_v law_n full_a and_o right_a he_o shall_v sure_o live_v and_o shall_v not_o die_v ezech_v 18.21_o chap._n 10.20_o 10.20_o theatra_fw-la desinire_fw-la possumus_fw-la surpitudinis_fw-la viâ—iorumque_fw-la omnium_fw-la sentinam_fw-la ac_fw-la scholam_fw-la â—odin_fw-fr â—e_z repub_fw-la lib._n 6._o cap._n 1._o dâ—ut_fw-la 22.5_o prou._n 10.7_o chap._n 35._o chap._n 5.3_o vers._n 6._o 2._o cor._n 2.11_o psalm_n 7â—_n 2._o tiâ—o_o 3.12_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chap._n 16.19_o 16.19_o for_o i_o may_v take_v conscience_n for_o the_o habit_n of_o practical_a principle_n as_o do_v origen_n basil_n damascen_n jerom._n origen_n call_v conscientia_fw-la paedagogus_fw-la animae_fw-la sociatus_fw-la basil_n naturale_fw-la iudicatorium_fw-la damascen_n lux_fw-la intellectus_fw-la nostrit_a jerom_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o only_a man_n those_o that_o be_v man_n indeed_o rom._n 5.3.4_o 5._o prou._n 4.16_o isal._n 48.4_o 1._o king_n 21._o 21._o the_o world_n be_v come_v to_o that_o wretched_a pass_n and_o height_n of_o profaneness_n that_o even_o honesty_n and_o sanctification_n be_v many_o time_n odiouslie_o brand_v by_o the_o nickname_n of_o puritanisme_n puritanisme_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d licet_fw-la inâ—erpretari_fw-la vel_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vel_fw-la magnos_fw-la magnis_fw-la â—eddidis_fw-la calumus_fw-la ezech._n 13.22_o 13.22_o i_o do_v not_o hereby_o exempt_a the_o state_n of_o unregene_a aâ—ion_n from_o all_o tremble_n and_o terror_n of_o conscience_n for_o sinâ—e_n but_o only_o make_v it_o a_o privilege_n of_o god_n child_n to_o pass_v quite_o through_o they_o into_o the_o spiritual_a pleasure_n and_o paradise_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o grace_n and_o to_o be_v able_a with_o a_o holy_a amazement_n and_o thankfulness_n to_o look_v back_o upon_o the_o skaâ—â—es_n and_o print_n of_o those_o former_a wound_n of_o a_o true_o humble_v and_o break_a heart_n already_o heal_v and_o â—weethe_v close_v up_o with_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n whereas_o in_o other_o they_o common_o either_o work_n but_o a_o half_a conâ—â—â—sion_n be_v expel_v with_o outward_a mirth_n or_o end_n in_o despaâ—re_n despaâ—re_n i_o mean_v those_o bless_a stir_n of_o the_o harâ—_n unspeakable_a and_o glorious_a when_o the_o seal_n of_o remission_n of_o sin_n be_v first_o set_v unto_o the_o soul_n by_o tâ—e_v spirit_n of_o adâ—ption_n isaiah_n 58.3_o lib._n de_fw-fr conscientia_fw-la conscientia_fw-la i_o mean_v horror_n of_o judgement_n not_o detestation_n