the_o great_a duty_n of_o self-resignation_n to_o the_o divine_a will._n by_o the_o late_a pious_a and_o learned_a john_n worthington_n d.d._n luke_n xxii_o 42._o nevertheless_o not_o my_o will_n but_o thou_o be_v do_v rom._n vi_fw-la 13._o but_o yield_v yourselves_o unto_o god_n london_n print_v by_o a._n c._n for_o walter_n kettilby_n at_o the_o bishops-head_n in_o st._n paul_n churchyard_n m._n dc_o lxxv_o the_o preface_n the_o follow_a treatise_n contain_v the_o substance_n of_o several_a sermon_n which_o be_v preach_v on_o divers_a text_n relate_v to_o each_o other_o and_o most_o of_o they_o at_o benet_n fink_n in_o london_n where_o the_o worthy_a author_n be_v for_o some_o time_n preacher_n till_o his_o church_n and_o parish_n be_v lay_v in_o ash_n and_o they_o be_v the_o last_o that_o be_v hear_v from_o he_o in_o that_o place_n on_o that_o lord's-day_n whereon_o the_o dreadful_a fire_n of_o london_n break_v forth_o he_o be_v come_v to_o insist_v on_o the_o exemplary_a 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loss_n of_o this_o temper_n accompany_v with_o the_o necessary_a and_o immediate_a consequent_n thereof_o man_n affect_v independence_n on_o his_o maker_n his_o be_v impatient_a to_o be_v restrain_v within_o those_o limit_n which_o his_o creator_n have_v appoint_v he_o and_o choose_v to_o gratify_v his_o sense_n and_o fond_a imagination_n without_o consult_v with_o the_o divine_a will_n make_v know_v to_o he_o by_o the_o dictate_v of_o natural_a light_n and_o external_n revelation_n this_o be_v true_o his_o loss_n of_o paradise_n this_o be_v his_o lapse_n from_o the_o heavenly_a to_o the_o hellish_a state_n and_o therefore_o the_o restore_a mankind_n to_o their_o original_a constitution_n the_o reduce_v our_o will_n to_o a_o perfect_a harmony_n and_o compliance_n with_o the_o will_n of_o god_n be_v a_o undertake_n of_o all_o other_o the_o most_o worthy_a of_o his_o only_a begotten_a son_n be_v manifest_v himself_n in_o our_o flesh_n and_o his_o do_v and_o suffer_v what_o he_o do_v in_o 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best_a and_o most_o important_a notion_n and_o principle_n i_o mean_v such_o as_o have_v the_o most_o apparent_a tendency_n to_o the_o promote_a of_o true_a holiness_n and_o to_o rectify_v the_o most_o dangerous_a and_o fatal_a mistake_n which_o be_v such_o as_o either_o direct_o strike_v at_o or_o in_o their_o consequence_n undermine_v a_o good_a life_n the_o reader_n will_v likewise_o observe_v a_o excellent_a and_o most_o christian_a spirit_n run_v through_o this_o whole_a discourse_n and_o see_v great_a reason_n to_o believe_v that_o the_o author_n be_v very_o much_o affect_v with_o what_o he_o have_v write_v that_o his_o heart_n be_v powerful_o touch_v with_o the_o argument_n he_o pursue_v and_o that_o he_o have_v not_o a_o mere_a notional_a but_o experimental_a knowledge_n of_o the_o excellency_n of_o a_o self-denying_a resign_v temper_n and_o be_v act_v with_o a_o great_a zeal_n
he_o call_v they_o to_o such_o trial_n as_o be_v very_o difficult_a and_o ungrateful_a let_v we_o walk_v in_o the_o step_n of_o the_o faith_n and_o obedience_n of_o our_o father_n abraham_n in_o ready_o sacrifice_v our_o isaac_n our_o delight_n and_o joy_n that_o sin_n which_o be_v most_o belove_a the_o sin_n of_o our_o soul_n as_o the_o phrase_n be_v micah_n vi_fw-la 7._o which_o seem_v to_o bring_v we_o most_o profit_n and_o most_o delight_n and_o pleasure_n by_o thus_o do_v shall_v we_o be_v own_v as_o the_o especial_a friend_n and_o favourite_n of_o god_n as_o abraham_n be_v and_o receive_v the_o reward_n of_o such_o as_o he_o do_v chap._n ix_o of_o the_o example_n of_o job_n ix_o seecond_o the_o next_o example_n of_o self-resignation_n shall_v be_v that_o of_o upright_a and_o holy_a job_n and_o he_o will_v appear_v to_o be_v a_o most_o memorable_a and_o eminent_a one_o by_o these_o follow_a particular_n first_o he_o be_v a_o great_a man_n great_a for_o estate_n and_o riches_n we_o read_v that_o he_o have_v seven_o thousand_o sheep_n three_o thousand_o camel_n 3._o five_o hundred_o yoke_n of_o ox_n five_o hundred_o she-ass_n and_o very_o great_a store_n of_o servant_n that_o he_o be_v the_o great_a of_o all_o the_o man_n of_o the_o east_n that_o be_v of_o arabia_n which_o lie_v eastward_o from_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n he_o be_v great_a for_o wisdom_n and_o by_o that_o mean_n for_o honour_n and_o esteem_n of_o which_o there_o be_v a_o particular_a account_n chap._n xxix_o the_o age_a man_n when_o they_o see_v he_o arise_v and_o stand_v up_o ver_fw-la 8._o the_o prince_n refrain_v talk_v and_o lay_v their_o hand_n upon_o their_o mouth_n the_o noble_n hold_v their_o peace_n and_o their_o tongue_n cleave_v to_o the_o roof_n of_o their_o mouth_n ver_fw-la 9_o 10._o such_o a_o reverence_n have_v they_o for_o he_o for_o the_o greatness_n of_o his_o wisdom_n and_o excellent_a accomplishment_n that_o the_o car_n that_o hear_v he_o bless_v he_o ver_fw-la 11._o all_o give_v ear_n to_o he_o and_o wait_v and_o keep_v silence_n at_o his_o counsel_n after_o his_o word_n they_o speak_v not_o again_o his_o speech_n drop_v upon_o they_o and_o they_o wait_v for_o he_o as_o for_o the_o rain_n and_o open_v their_o mouth_n wide_o as_o for_o the_o latter_a rain_n ver_fw-la 22._o 23._o they_o receive_v his_o discourse_n as_o a_o welcome_a and_o most_o desirable_a rain_n and_o such_o especial_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o latter_a rain_n before_o harvest_n for_o make_v the_o corn_n more_o plump_a and_o fair_a second_o he_o be_v as_o good_a as_o great_a and_o honourable_a such_o be_v his_o humility_n that_o he_o do_v not_o despise_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o manservant_n or_o maid-servant_n when_o they_o contend_v with_o he_o chap._n xxxi_o 13._o his_o sobriety_n and_o moderation_n of_o spirit_n be_v to_o be_v see_v v_o 25._o etc._n etc._n his_o charity_n and_o compassion_n chap._n xxix_o 13_o 15_o 16._o chap._n thirty_o 25._o chap._n xxxi_o 16_o 17_o 19_o 20_o 32._o his_o great_a chastity_n chap._n xxxi_o 1_o 9_o so_o far_o be_v he_o from_o make_v his_o great_a estate_n to_o serve_v sensuality_n and_o lust._n his_o integrity_n and_o honesty_n ch._n xxix_o 14._o chap._n xxxi_o 7_o 38_o 39_o his_o readiness_n to_o employ_v his_o power_n and_o interest_n for_o the_o relief_n and_o not_o for_o the_o crush_a of_o oppress_a innocent_n ch._n xxix_o 12._o ch._n xxxi_o 21._o and_o this_o he_o do_v bold_o and_o resolve_o ch._n xxxi_o 34._o his_o exemplary_a piety_n in_o keep_v himself_o from_o the_o idolatry_n of_o the_o arabian_n ch._n xxxi_o 26_o 27._o his_o pious_a solicitude_n for_o his_o child_n in_o their_o yearly_a feast_n lest_o they_o may_v have_v offend_v god_n in_o the_o heat_n of_o their_o banquet_n chap._n i._n 5._o and_o chap._n xxiii_o 11_o 12._o we_o have_v he_o express_v the_o great_a devotion_n of_o his_o soul_n towards_o god_n in_o the_o constancy_n and_o universality_n of_o his_o obedience_n my_o foot_n say_v he_o have_v hold_v his_o step_n his_o way_n have_v i_o keep_v and_o not_o decline_v neither_o have_v i_o go_v back_o from_o the_o commandment_n of_o his_o lip_n i_o have_v esteem_v the_o word_n of_o his_o mouth_n more_o than_o my_o necessary_a food_n and_o god_n himself_o give_v this_o character_n of_o job_n chap._n two_o 3._o that_o there_o be_v none_o like_o he_o in_o the_o earth_n a_o perfect_a and_o a_o upright_a man_n one_o that_o fear_v god_n and_o eschew_v evil_a thus_o be_v this_o excellent_a person_n a_o great_a pattern_n of_o all_o kind_n of_o virtue_n in_o his_o flourish_a estate_n and_o he_o be_v no_o less_o a_o pattern_n of_o self-resignation_n in_o his_o affliction_n and_o trial_n for_o three_o this_o great_a and_o good_a man_n be_v sore_o afflict_v and_o try_v by_o god_n there_o be_v three_o messenger_n that_o bring_v he_o the_o tiding_n of_o sad_a calamity_n that_o befall_v he_o in_o his_o possession_n his_o ox_n ass_n sheep_n and_o camel_n with_o his_o servant_n be_v carry_v away_o by_o the_o sabean_o and_o chaldean_n or_o consume_v by_o fire_n from_o heaven_n but_o the_o four_o messenger_n bring_v the_o heavy_a news_n of_o all_o viz._n that_o all_o his_o son_n and_o daughter_n be_v crush_v to_o piece_n by_o the_o fall_n of_o the_o house_n wherein_o they_o be_v feast_v this_o be_v dismal_a indeed_o to_o lose_v all_o his_o child_n at_o once_o and_o that_o not_o by_o a_o natural_a but_o violent_a death_n and_o to_o have_v they_o destroy_v with_o such_o a_o sudden_a destruction_n and_o that_o also_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o their_o feast_n and_o mirth_n but_o beside_o the_o more_o to_o aggravate_v his_o affliction_n these_o several_a messenger_n come_v immediate_o one_o after_o another_o while_o one_o be_v speak_v another_o come_v in_o one_o wave_n the_o more_o to_o overwhelm_v he_o come_v upon_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o other_o so_o that_o he_o have_v no_o respite_n no_o time_n to_o concoct_v his_o sorrow_n no_o diversion_n no_o time_n of_o breathe_v to_o prepare_v himself_o to_o bear_v the_o next_o but_o after_o all_o this_o affliction_n come_v near_a still_o and_o more_o close_o to_o he_o god_n permit_v satan_n to_o exercise_v his_o cruelty_n upon_o his_o body_n which_o be_v strike_v with_o sore_n boil_v and_o that_o all_o over_o even_o from_o the_o crown_n of_o his_o head_n to_o the_o sole_a of_o his_o foot_n chap._n two_o 7._o he_o be_v full_a of_o anguish_n in_o every_o part_n hot_a there_o be_v nothing_o about_o he_o leave_v whole_a and_o entire_a but_o the_o skin_n of_o his_o tooth_n chap._n nineteeen_o 20._o or_o the_o skin_n about_o his_o gum_n or_o lip_n nothing_o be_v whole_a about_o he_o but_o his_o mouth_n to_o complain_v with_o to_o have_v one_o such_o boil_n be_v very_o painful_a but_o to_o have_v such_o angry_a and_o noisome_a thing_n all_o over_o the_o body_n how_o exquisite_o torment_v must_v it_o need_v be_v bile_n and_o in_o this_o sad_a plight_n he_o sit_v down_o not_o on_o a_o easy_a couch_n or_o soft_a bed_n but_o among_o the_o ash_n v_o 8._o or_o upon_o a_o dunghill_n without_o the_o city_n as_o the_o septuagint_n have_v it_o 〈◊〉_d where_o he_o have_v none_o to_o dress_v his_o sore_n but_o himself_o nor_o any_o thing_n that_o we_o read_v of_o to_o help_v himself_o with_o but_o some_o piece_n of_o earthen_a vessel_n cast_v on_o the_o dunghill_n instead_o of_o use_v oil_n and_o salve_n that_o be_v proper_a for_o the_o mitigation_n of_o his_o pain_n and_o the_o heal_a his_o sore_n he_o scrape_v they_o or_o squeeze_v out_o the_o rage_a matter_n of_o they_o with_o a_o potsherd_n he_o be_v so_o change_v by_o his_o blain_n and_o botch_n and_o in_o so_o squalid_a a_o condition_n that_o his_o friend_n know_v he_o not_o chap._n two_o 12._o his_o brethren_n go_v far_o from_o he_o and_o his_o acquaintance_n be_v estrange_v from_o he_o his_o kinsfolk_n fail_v he_o and_o his_o familiar_a friend_n forget_v he_o they_o that_o dwell_v in_o his_o house_n and_o his_o maid_n count_v he_o for_o a_o stranger_n he_o 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