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they_o please_v the_o taste_n delight_v the_o smell_n tickle_a and_o flatter_v the_o ear_n dazzle_v the_o eye_n have_v more_o prevalency_n upon_o we_o but_o yet_o upon_o examination_n we_o shall_v find_v this_o be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o prevail_v against_o those_o important_a consideration_n which_o i_o have_v already_o propose_v nor_o to_o leave_v mankind_n excusable_a for_o abandon_v himself_o to_o the_o pleasure_n of_o this_o life_n so_o as_o to_o neglect_v those_o better_a thing_n which_o be_v propound_v as_o the_o reward_n of_o holiness_n let_v we_o but_o quit_v ourselves_o like_o man_n and_o exercise_v those_o common_a principle_n of_o reason_n which_o we_o exercise_v in_o other_o affair_n of_o our_o life_n and_o though_o we_o can_v perhaps_o thereby_o silence_v the_o clamour_n of_o sense_n yet_o we_o may_v confute_v they_o and_o reject_v they_o do_v we_o not_o ordinary_o see_v man_n correct_v the_o error_n of_o sense_n by_o reason_n do_v we_o not_o see_v they_o part_v with_o their_o blood_n to_o prevent_v the_o inconveniency_n of_o a_o disease_n which_o for_o the_o most_o part_n they_o do_v believe_v or_o suspect_v not_o upon_o the_o evident_a demonstration_n but_o probable_a conjecture_n of_o a_o physician_n or_o at_o best_o by_o their_o own_o reason_n do_v not_o man_n endure_v the_o cut_n off_o of_o a_o member_n to_o save_v the_o body_n and_o lengthen_v out_o a_o miserable_a life_n for_o some_o day_n or_o year_n do_v not_o man_n drink_v the_o most_o unpleasing_a potion_n for_o the_o recovery_n of_o their_o health_n or_o repair_v their_o decay_a strength_n do_v not_o man_n cast_v their_o seed_n into_o the_o earth_n in_o hope_n of_o receive_v the_o increase_n of_o it_o do_v not_o the_o merchant_n send_v away_o his_o good_n in_o hope_n to_o receive_v other_o for_o they_o which_o may_v bring_v he_o some_o gain_n and_o advantage_n and_o what_o be_v all_o this_o to_o deny_v ungodliness_n and_o worldly_a lust_n deny_v ourselves_o the_o pleasure_n of_o sin_n for_o the_o pleasure_n of_o heaven_n yea_o do_v we_o not_o see_v man_n ordinary_o bind_v their_o son_n to_o some_o apprenticeship_n for_o many_o year_n that_o so_o they_o may_v learn_v a_o trade_n to_o maintain_v themselves_o in_o some_o repute_n in_o the_o world_n when_o they_o shall_v come_v to_o year_n rather_o than_o let_v they_o live_v in_o idleness_n and_o pleasure_n give_v up_o themselves_o to_o childish_a sport_n and_o vanity_n when_o they_o be_v young_a which_o will_v afterward_o expose_v they_o to_o poverty_n and_o contempt_n and_o he_o be_v account_v a_o cruel_a and_o unjust_a father_n that_o will_v not_o thus_o love_v his_o child_n with_o such_o a_o prudent_a severity_n rather_o than_o undo_v he_o by_o a_o foolish_a indulgence_n yet_o how_o wide_o a_o difference_n be_v there_o in_o these_o case_n and_o how_o
present_o we_o observe_v that_o their_o thought_n be_v quite_o take_v off_o from_o those_o thing_n and_o like_o water_n which_o have_v be_v warm_v they_o return_v to_o their_o old_a temper_n again_o we_o see_v here_o christ_n himself_o assign_v the_o cause_n of_o it_o it_o be_v the_o devil_n that_o do_v this_o where_o it_o be_v suppose_v that_o he_o have_v power_n to_o do_v it_o though_o we_o be_v not_o so_o easy_o able_a to_o understand_v how_o he_o do_v it_o unless_o it_o be_v by_o propound_v other_o object_n to_o we_o we_o see_v here_o his_o design_n in_o it_o discover_v which_o be_v to_o hinder_v their_o believe_v and_o consequent_o their_o salvation_n which_o we_o find_v by_o sad_a experience_n to_o be_v the_o woeful_a consequent_a of_o this_o his_o malice_n now_o the_o most_o effectual_a remedy_n against_o this_o inconsiderateness_n will_v be_v a_o serious_a apprehension_n of_o the_o great_a moment_n and_o concernment_n of_o these_o thing_n it_o be_v the_o mean_n which_o moses_n prescribe_v to_o the_o israelite_n deut._n 32.47_o for_o set_v their_o heart_n to_o those_o thing_n which_o he_o testify_v to_o they_o it_o be_v not_o a_o vain_a thing_n for_o you_o say_v he_o it_o be_v your_o life_n and_o by_o those_o thing_n you_o shall_v prolong_v your_o day_n it_o be_v a_o rule_n of_o prudence_n which_o prevail_v throughout_o that_o we_o shall_v look_v to_o the_o main_a chance_n and_o not_o neglect_v the_o important_a affair_n of_o our_o life_n the_o husbandman_n sorget_v many_o petty_a business_n but_o he_o never_o forget_v to_o blow_n and_o sow_v he_o will_v be_v account_v a_o mad_a man_n that_o shall_v go_v to_o the_o market_n and_o buy_v trifle_n and_o toy_n for_o his_o child_n and_o forget_v to_o buy_v they_o bread_n a_o traitor_n will_v not_o forget_v to_o sue_v out_o his_o pardon_n or_o a_o man_n that_o have_v a_o suit_n for_o his_o whole_a estate_n forget_v to_o produce_v his_o evidence_n and_o prepare_v his_o answer_n against_o the_o term._n this_o be_v our_o case_n we_o be_v condemn_v already_o in_o law_n john_n 3.18_o that_o be_v in_o force_n against_o we_o we_o know_v not_o how_o soon_o we_o shall_v be_v setch_v to_o execution_n if_o a_o man_n do_v but_o apprehend_v the_o danger_n he_o be_v in_o continual_o while_o he_o be_v a_o wicked_a man_n and_o in_o a_o unregenerate_a condition_n stand_v continual_o upon_o the_o pit_n brink_n and_o ready_a to_o fall_v in_o it_o will_v sure_o awake_v he_o out_o of_o his_o security_n and_o prevent_v his_o sleep_n till_o he_o shall_v have_v some_o hope_n of_o his_o pardon_n or_o the_o thought_n of_o the_o infinite_a advantage_n that_o true_a godliness_n bring_v with_o it_o will_v make_v he_o continual_o apply_v his_o heart_n to_o it_o the_o abundance_n of_o the_o rich_a suffer_v he_o not_o to_o sleep_v by_o reason_n of_o his_o care_n and_o solicitude_n for_o the_o keep_n of_o it_o and_o we_o have_v more_o cause_n a_o thousand_o time_n to_o be_v solicitous_a in_o this_o case_n lest_o a_o promise_n and_o possibility_n be_v leave_v we_o of_o enter_v into_o such_o a_o rest_n we_o shall_v by_o any_o mean_n fall_v short_a of_o it_o the_o ordinance_n of_o the_o gospel_n the_o read_n of_o the_o word_n the_o communion_n of_o the_o saint_n be_v prescribe_v by_o god_n as_o a_o further_a remedy_n of_o this_o evil_n heb._n 3.13_o daily_o mutual_a exhortation_n be_v commend_v as_o a_o mean_n to_o prevent_v the_o harden_v of_o our_o heart_n through_o the_o deceitfulness_n of_o sin_n which_o the_o more_o it_o be_v indulge_v the_o more_o it_o insinuate_v and_o prevail_v upon_o we_o man_n knowledge_n make_v not_o the_o word_n of_o god_n less_o useful_a to_o they_o therefore_o it_o be_v a_o vain_a ignorant_a thing_n for_o man_n to_o neglect_v it_o upon_o pretence_n of_o know_v as_o much_o as_o their_o teacher_n though_o the_o saint_n to_o who_o peter_n write_v be_v instruct_v and_o establish_v in_o the_o truth_n yet_o he_o think_v it_o necessary_a to_o write_v those_o thing_n to_o they_o 2_o pet._n 1.12_o to_o put_v they_o in_o remembrance_n and_o thereby_o to_o stir_v up_o their_o pure_a mind_n cap._n 3.1_o the_o word_n of_o the_o wise_a be_v not_o only_o as_o nail_n to_o fasten_v that_o christian_n may_v be_v establish_v but_o as_o goad_n to_o excite_v that_o so_o they_o may_v not_o grow_v negligent_a eccl._n 12.11_o and_o the_o work_n of_o minister_n lie_v more_o in_o awaken_n the_o conscience_n and_o quicken_a the_o affection_n than_o inform_v the_o judgement_n and_o there_o be_v few_o man_n that_o live_v where_o the_o sound_n of_o the_o gospel_n come_v but_o know_v that_o which_o due_o improve_v will_v make_v a_o considerable_a change_n in_o their_o life_n and_o i_o think_v it_o may_v be_v of_o singular_a use_n in_o a_o christian_a life_n for_o those_o that_o have_v near_a relation_n if_o such_o as_o be_v prudent_a and_o faithful_a or_o those_o that_o have_v friend_n which_o be_v to_o they_o as_o their_o own_o soul_n if_o they_o live_v together_o and_o have_v opportunity_n to_o know_v well_o each_o other_o conversation_n serious_o to_o oblige_v themselves_o to_o each_o other_o if_o they_o observe_v any_o thing_n in_o each_o other_o life_n or_o carriage_n which_o be_v unbecoming_a their_o profession_n to_o take_v the_o first_o opportunity_n with_o all_o christian_a meekness_n and_o privacy_n to_o tell_v they_o of_o it_o how_o they_o speak_v such_o a_o thing_n unadvised_o do_v this_o thing_n unseemly_a exceed_v in_o the_o other_o thing_n i_o know_v it_o be_v a_o duty_n of_o zeal_n and_o charity_n which_o all_o christian_n owe_v to_o each_o other_o but_o those_o have_v the_o best_a opportunity_n for_o it_o who_o have_v daily_o intimate_a conversation_n with_o other_o and_o advantage_n for_o observe_v the_o whole_a procedure_n of_o their_o life_n and_o this_o which_o i_o have_v now_o be_v speak_v of_o do_v likewise_o make_v that_o gracious_a christian_a communication_n which_o the_o gospel_n require_v more_o necessary_a and_o for_o this_o cause_n god_n do_v not_o only_o require_v it_o of_o the_o jew_n but_o further_a enjoin_v they_o the_o use_n of_o their_o phylactery_n and_o the_o writing_n the_o most_o important_a period_n of_o the_o law_n upon_o their_o gate_n and_o post_n that_o so_o the_o thing_n which_o do_v so_o near_o concern_v they_o may_v be_v continual_o sound_v in_o their_o ear_n and_o represent_v before_o their_o eye_n i_o may_v assign_v further_o some_o other_o cause_n and_o cure_n of_o man_n atheism_n and_o wickedness_n as_o the_o corruption_n of_o man_n nature_n do_v strong_o incline_v a_o man_n to_o evil_a so_o regeneration_n be_v that_o which_o do_v change_v their_o nature_n and_o dispose_v they_o to_o holiness_n but_o there_o be_v many_o act_n of_o morality_n which_o conduce_v to_o man_n present_a advantage_n both_o in_o a_o personal_a and_o a_o relative_a capacity_n to_o which_o regeneration_n be_v not_o absolute_o necessary_a and_o i_o have_v already_o speak_v something_o of_o it_o sect._n 7._o therefore_o i_o shall_v say_v no_o more_o of_o it_o in_o this_o place_n concern_v the_o praevalency_n of_o evil_a habit_n and_o custom_n and_o the_o prejudice_n that_o do_v thereby_o arise_v against_o holiness_n as_o also_o concern_v the_o advantage_n that_o one_o who_o be_v a_o christian_a indeed_o and_o have_v experience_n of_o spiritual_a comfort_n and_o the_o sweetness_n of_o the_o duty_n of_o religion_n have_v above_o one_o that_o be_v only_o outward_o a_o christian_n and_o do_v duty_n only_o as_o a_o task_n i_o have_v elsewhere_o speak_v somewhat_o also_o and_o so_o supersede_n from_o any_o further_a consideration_n of_o they_o i_o confess_v i_o think_v the_o put_n off_o and_o procrastinate_v of_o repentance_n detain_v many_o in_o the_o snare_n of_o satan_n but_o the_o former_a part_n of_o my_o discourse_n do_v whole_o militate_v against_o this_o folly_n of_o man_n and_o deprive_v they_o of_o all_o such_o pretence_n in_o that_o beside_o the_o imprudence_n and_o extreme_a madness_n of_o put_v off_o that_o which_o we_o know_v not_o whether_o we_o shall_v ever_o have_v opportunity_n for_o and_o leave_v a_o matter_n of_o such_o importance_n as_o our_o eternal_a salvation_n at_o uncertainty_n the_o advantage_n which_o man_n have_v by_o observe_v the_o precept_n of_o the_o gospel_n even_o in_o this_o life_n do_v require_v our_o most_o speedy_a apply_v ourselves_o to_o the_o observance_n of_o they_o and_o argue_v the_o defer_v of_o our_o repentance_n of_o the_o great_a folly_n and_o all_o that_o have_v be_v bring_v thereto_o especial_o in_o their_o old_a age_n have_v be_v ready_a with_o austin_n to_o complain_v that_o they_o have_v know_v god_n too_o late_o &_o repent_v that_o they_o do_v no_o soon_o exchange_v the_o pleasure_n of_o sin_n for_o the_o joy_n and_o peace_n which_o be_v in_o believe_v sect_n xvi_o objection_n from_o