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A57573 A discourse concerning trouble of mind and the disease of melancholly in three parts : written for the use of such as are, or have been exercised by the same / by Timothy Rogers ... ; to which are annexed, some letters from several divines, relating to the same subject. Rogers, Timothy, 1658-1728. 1691 (1691) Wing R1848; ESTC R21503 284,310 522

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wo._n lam._n 3.3_o sure_o against_o i_o be_v he_o turn_v he_o turn_v his_o hand_n against_o i_o all_o the_o day_n a_o person_n that_o be_v thus_o distress_a sit_v and_o muse_n on_o his_o misery_n and_o will_v glad_o find_v something_o that_o may_v be_v comfortable_a but_o he_o can_v what_o he_o first_o think_v of_o be_v torment_v he_o change_v that_o uneasy_a thought_n for_o another_o and_o that_o be_v as_o torment_v as_o the_o first_o there_o be_v a_o circulation_n of_o flame_a disquiet_n thought_n and_o such_o a_o person_n dwell_v as_o in_o a_o nery_n furnace_n or_o as_o in_o a_o thicket_n of_o brier_n which_o way_n soever_o he_o turn_v himself_o he_o be_v pain_v and_o wound_v all_o the_o terrible_a place_n of_o scripture_n that_o be_v make_v against_o the_o wicked_a do_v continual_o present_v themselves_o to_o his_o consideration_n and_o he_o think_v that_o he_o shall_v most_o certain_o have_v their_o portion_n every_o thing_n in_o nature_n that_o be_v frightful_a fright_v he_o as_o still_o believe_v god_n to_o be_v against_o he_o from_o all_o the_o terrible_a thing_n imaginable_a he_o fetch_v something_o that_o do_v still_o more_o afflict_v he_o and_o thus_o he_o will_v be_v imagine_v suppose_v i_o be_v to_o be_v saw_v asunder_o to_o be_v burn_v to_o be_v flay_v alive_a or_o to_o be_v tear_v to_o piece_n oh_o what_o a_o sad_a thing_n will_v that_o be_v and_o yet_o i_o be_o in_o a_o case_n worse_o than_o all_o this_o for_o i_o be_o now_o continual_o rack_v with_o guilt_n and_o be_o like_a to_o be_v in_o hell_n for_o ever_o the_o terror_n of_o the_o lord_n we_o may_v seel_v indeed_o but_o we_o can_v express_v they_o they_o be_v so_o very_o terrible_a they_o wound_v our_o most_o sensible_a and_o tender_a part_n they_o cause_v our_o very_a soul_n to_o pine_v and_o languish_v away_o they_o fix_v our_o mind_n to_o the_o contemplation_n of_o every_o thing_n that_o be_v sad_a and_o doleful_a they_o fill_v we_o with_o confusion_n and_o heman_n say_v ps_n 88.15_o they_o be_v terror_n that_o compass_v we_o round_o about_o they_o seize_v upon_o every_o faculty_n and_o distress_n we_o in_o every_o part_n to_o have_v god_n against_o we_o his_o holiness_n to_o dazzle_v we_o his_o power_n to_o overthrow_v we_o his_o law_n to_o condemn_v we_o our_o conscience_n to_o accuse_v we_o be_v the_o sum_n of_o terror_n six_o fear_n be_v another_o occasion_n of_o sorrow_n and_o the_o night_n be_v usual_o a_o time_n of_o horror_n we_o be_v apt_a then_o to_o be_v impose_v upon_o with_o false_a as_o well_o as_o with_o real_a danger_n we_o can_v think_v of_o nothing_o but_o out_o misery_n and_o the_o continual_a unavoidable_a think_v of_o it_o make_v we_o more_o miserable_a job_n 13.21_o these_o fear_n be_v as_o so_o many_o fetter_n from_o which_o we_o can_v fly_v and_o when_o we_o think_v to_o shake_v they_o off_o we_o put_v ourselves_o to_o more_o pain_n if_o i_o say_v i_o will_v forget_v my_o complaint_n i_o will_v leave_v off_o my_o heaviness_n and_o comfort_v 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