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peace_n because_o i_o come_v so_o light_o by_o it_o page_n 14_o answ_n all_o peace_n be_v the_o free_a gift_n of_o god_n for_o christ_n his_o sake_n not_o for_o our_o suffering_n page_n 15_o object_n i_o want_v that_o peace_n within_o how_o shall_v i_o come_v by_o it_o ibid._n answ_n the_o lord_n only_o can_v speak_v this_o peace_n to_o thou_o which_o he_o do_v speak_v in_o the_o way_n of_o his_o ordinance_n ibid._n quest_n what_o do_v the_o lord_n speak_v in_o his_o ordinance_n that_o may_v quiet_v my_o soul_n ibid._n answ_n 1_o you_o be_v will_v to_o consider_v much_o of_o the_o fullness_n of_o christ_n satisfaction_n ibid._n god_n for_o christ_n sake_n work_v all_o our_o work_n for_o we_o page_n 16_o 2_o christ_n be_v our_o peacemaker_n we_o must_v go_v to_o he_o ibid._n the_o manner_n how_o we_o must_v go_v 1_o go_v in_o uprightness_n page_n 17_o 2_o carry_v the_o promise_n with_o you_o ibid._n 3_o wait_v long_o on_o christ_n till_o peace_n do_v come_v ibid._n quest_n must_v we_o not_o be_v humble_v for_o sin_n commit_v ibid._n answ_n in_o all_o your_o humiliation_n carry_v christ_n along_o with_o you_o ibid._n 4_o labour_n to_o mortify_v your_o affection_n ibid._n 5_o walk_v not_o with_o doubt_v company_n page_n 18_o 6_o when_o god_n speak_v a_o little_a peace_n to_o thou_o refuse_v it_o not_o for_o it_o will_v increase_v page_n 19_o this_o be_v amplify_v page_n 20_o sermon_n ii_o doct._n 2._o the_o saint_n may_v be_v under_o much_o discouragement_n page_n 21_o two_o word_n in_o the_o text_n most_o emphatical_a cast_v down_o disquiet_v ibid._n the_o word_n open_v by_o four_o question_n page_n 22_o 1_o how_o far_o a_o good_a man_n may_v be_v discourage_v 2_o how_o it_o come_v that_o he_o be_v discourage_v 3_o how_o discouragement_n can_v stand_v with_o grace_n 4_o how_o they_o may_v be_v cure_v quest_n 1._o how_o far_o may_v a_o good_a man_n be_v discourage_v page_n 22_o answ_n 1_o a_o saint_n may_v refuse_v comfort_n for_o the_o soul_n ibid._n 2_o for_o the_o body_n also_o ibid._n 3_o a_o good_a man_n may_v refuse_v duty_n page_n 23_o 4_o he_o may_v be_v weary_a of_o his_o life_n ibid._n quest_n 2._o why_o do_v god_n suffer_v his_o child_n to_o be_v so_o discourage_v ibid._n answ_n in_o general_n it_o be_v for_o their_o good_a page_n 24_o more_o particular_o 1_v it_o be_v god_n way_n to_o deal_v so_o with_o man_n ibid._n 2_o this_o way_n god_n set_v a_o great_a price_n on_o our_o inward_a peace_n page_n 25_o 3_o god_n will_v have_v we_o to_o love_v he_o only_o ibid._n 4_o he_o thus_o train_v up_o his_o child_n to_o more_o perfection_n ib._n 5_o he_o do_v this_o to_o keep_v his_o chil-from_a security_n page_n 24_o 6_o this_o be_v explain_v by_o the_o similitude_n of_o a_o chirurgeon_n deal_v with_o his_o patient_n page_n 26_o object_n can_v any_o man_n foretell_v a_o man_n discouragement_n ibid._n answ_n affirmative_o 1_o it_o may_v be_v foretell_v when_o a_o man_n place_v his_o spiritual_a comfort_n on_o outward_a blessing_n page_n 27_o 2_o when_o a_o man_n be_v unthankful_a for_o true_a peace_n and_o not_o humble_v for_o false_a peace_n ibid._n 3_o when_o a_o man_n do_v raise_v his_o comfort_n only_o from_o grace_n within_o and_o not_o from_o christ_n without_o yet_o grace_v within_o be_v 1._o a_o cause_n sine_fw-la qua_fw-la non_fw-la 2._o it_o remove_v all_o impediment_n of_o comfort_n 3._o it_o be_v a_o witness_v cause_n 4._o it_o be_v a_o confirm_a cause_n ibid._n 4_o when_o a_o man_n lay_v his_o comfort_n on_o the_o impression_n or_o come_n in_o of_o the_o word_n rather_o than_o upon_o the_o word_n iâ—_n self_n the_o word_n on_o psal_n 16.4_o critical_o expound_v page_n 28_o quest_n 3._o how_o can_v all_o this_o stand_n with_o grace_n ibid._n answ_n affirmative_o the_o saint_n be_v never_o so_o discourage_v but_o there_o be_v some_o grace_n leave_v ibid._n quest_n be_v there_o no_o evil_a in_o discouragement_n page_n 29_o answ_n affirmative_o very_o much_o ibid._n quest_n 4._o what_o must_v a_o poor_a soul_n do_v to_o recover_v its_o peace_n lose_v page_n 30_o answer_v partly_o by_o way_n of_o question_n partly_o by_o direction_n ibid._n 1_o have_v thou_o quite_o forget_v thy_o former_a peace_n page_n 31_o 2_o do_v you_o not_o use_v the_o mean_n for_o restore_v your_o comfort_n ibid._n some_o seek_v comfort_n by_o way_n of_o reason_v with_o god_n some_o seek_v it_o in_o duty_n neglect_v their_o call_v both_o be_v deceive_v 3_o have_v you_o not_o so_o far_o strain_v for_o some_o outward_a comfort_n as_o to_o lose_v your_o inward_a comfort_n ibid._n quest_n what_o shall_v i_o do_v that_o my_o comfort_n may_v be_v restore_v page_n 32_o answ_n by_o direction_n in_o three_o thing_n 1_o do_v what_o you_o will_v do_v to_o be_v justify_v ibid._n 2_o seek_v whether_o god_n have_v withdraw_v his_o presence_n for_o your_o sin_n ibid._n a_o objection_n answer_v page_n 33_o 3_o read_v the_o scripture_n much_o ibid._n object_n what_o if_o i_o do_v they_o may_v not_o comfort_v i_o ib._n answ_n you_o can_v tell_v till_o you_o prove_v it_o page_n 34_o sometime_o the_o promise_n come_v to_o we_o sometime_o we_o go_v to_o it_o ib._n object_n i_o shall_v meet_v with_o threaten_n in_o the_o scripture_n ibid._n answ_n negative_o for_o threaten_n lead_v you_o to_o the_o promise_n page_n 34_o object_n there_o be_v many_o other_o thing_n in_o scripture_n that_o concern_v noâ—_n my_o condition_n ibid._n answ_n negative_o christ_n cure_v we_o sometime_o by_o divert_v our_o mind_n ibid._n quest_n where_o peace_n return_v what_o must_v i_o do_v page_n 35_o answ_n 1_o be_v sure_a it_o be_v true_a peace_n ib._n 2_o fall_v upon_o satan_n quarter_n ibid._n 3_o put_v all_o your_o comfort_n into_o christ_n hand_n ibid._n 4_o spend_v all_o for_o christ_n comfort_v other_o page_n 36_o sermon_n iii_o doct._n 3._o david_n condition_n be_v put_v for_o a_o pattern_n page_n 42_o habakkuk_n condition_n ibid._n a_o godly_a man_n may_v rejoice_v in_o any_o condition_n ibid._n the_o saint_n think_v they_o have_v reason_n for_o their_o discouragement_n page_n 43_o the_o saint_n may_v have_v reason_n for_o their_o discouragement_n ibid._n quest_n what_o have_v the_o saint_n that_o be_v a_o sufficient_a bulwark_n against_o all_o discouragement_n ibid._n answ_n 1_o a_o godly_a man_n have_v a_o propriety_n in_o god_n ibid._n how_o god_n be_v my_o god_n page_n 44_o 2_o god_n know_v he_o and_o his_o condition_n ibid._n 3_o god_n will_v not_o have_v his_o people_n to_o be_v discourage_v prove_v from_o god_n the_o son_n to_o god_n the_o father_n page_n 45_o 4_o the_o saint_n have_v no_o discouragement_n but_o there_o be_v a_o great_a encouragement_n bind_v up_o with_o it_o page_n 46_o god_n make_v our_o discouragement_n cause_n of_o encouragement_n page_n 47_o 5_o a_o pray_a man_n can_v never_o be_v very_o miserable_a page_n 48_o 4_o the_o matter_n of_o our_o discouragement_n be_v but_o as_o a_o cloud_n ibid._n quest_n how_o shall_v it_o appear_v to_o be_v but_o a_o cloud_n ibid._n answ_n 1_o if_o this_o cloud_n come_v after_o the_o promise_n page_n 49_o 2_o if_o a_o man_n can_v see_v to_o work_v page_n 50_o 3_o if_o there_o be_v some_o open_n of_o light_n with_o the_o darkness_n by_o intermission_n ibid._n application_n page_n 51_o object_n i_o have_v reason_n to_o be_v discourage_v for_o i_o have_v no_o feel_n of_o god_n love_n ibid._n answ_n 1_o we_o do_v not_o live_v by_o feeling_n but_o by_o faith_n ibid._n 2_o the_o great_a difference_n between_o a_o godly_a man_n and_o a_o wicked_a man_n in_o this_o page_n 52_o 3_o a_o exhortation_n to_o the_o saint_n not_o to_o be_v dscourage_v for_o four_o reason_n ibid._n 1_o you_o rejoice_v satan_n when_o you_o be_v discourage_v ibid._n 2_o you_o grieve_v the_o heart_n of_o god_n ib._n 3_o you_o do_v thereby_o make_v void_a the_o end_n of_o christ_n come_n ibid._n 4_o you_o make_v yourself_o unfit_a for_o christ_n service_n ibid._n quest_n what_o shall_v a_o man_n do_v to_o bear_v up_o against_o all_o discouragement_n page_n 54_o 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