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glory_n to_o misery_n from_o the_o high_a throne_n in_o heaven_n to_o the_o low_a part_n of_o the_o earth_n hilar_n earth_n ephes_n 4.9_o pudorem_fw-la exordii_fw-la nostri_fw-la non_fw-la recusaâ—iâ—_n sed_fw-la contumelias_fw-la naturae_fw-la nostrae_fw-la transcurrit_fw-la hilar_n how_o have_v thou_o pursue_v â—s_a through_o all_o the_o stage_n of_o our_o infelicity_n from_o the_o dishonour_n of_o the_o womb_n to_o those_o of_o the_o tomb_n not_o abhor_v the_o mean_a place_n that_o be_v pure_a nor_o the_o low_a condition_n that_o innocence_n can_v be_v put_v into_o what_o cause_n have_v we_o to_o bless_v thou_o est_fw-la thou_o ideo_fw-la quod_fw-la homo_fw-la est_fw-la &_o christus_fw-la esse_fw-la voluit_fw-la ut_fw-la homo_fw-la possit_fw-la esse_fw-la quod_fw-la christus_fw-la est_fw-la who_o be_v please_v to_o become_v what_o we_o be_v that_o we_o may_v be_v not_o what_o we_o deserve_v but_o as_o thou_o be_v holy_a saviour_n we_o believe_v and_o rejoice_v in_o believe_v that_o 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which_o take_v in_o that_o universal_a corruption_n which_o have_v overspread_v the_o soul_n and_o consist_v in_o the_o decay_n of_o the_o divine_a image_n which_o man_n be_v create_v in_o viz._n the_o quickness_n and_o comprehensiveness_n of_o the_o intellectual_a power_n to_o discern_v what_o be_v true_o good_a and_o the_o readiness_n of_o the_o will_v to_o choose_v and_o of_o the_o affection_n to_o make_v after_o that_o which_o be_v so_o discern_v this_o be_v our_o state_n but_o now_o the_o understanding_n be_v dull_a and_o shallow_a confuse_a with_o wrong_a notion_n and_o busy_v in_o devise_v evil_a vertit_fw-la evil_a prov._n 19.21_o prov._n 3.29_o heb._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d glebas_fw-la vertit_fw-la which_o the_o scripture_n compare_v to_o plough_v and_o turn_v up_o the_o clod_n to_o search_v with_o labour_n and_o industry_n for_o fine_a dress_n plausible_a excuse_n and_o speedy_a accomplishment_n and_o then_o we_o begin_v to_o fall_v in_o love_n with_o evil_n and_o 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homini_fw-la prodesse_fw-la non_fw-la deo_fw-la aug._n civ_o dei_fw-la l._n 10._o cap._n 5._o reduce_v both_o to_o one_o assure_v we_o that_o all_o the_o advantage_n accrue_v to_o we_o but_o whether_o we_o look_v on_o they_o single_a or_o conjoin_v no_o part_n of_o divine_a worship_n do_v so_o much_o express_v and_o advance_v god_n glory_n nor_o so_o direct_o tend_v to_o man_n good_a as_o public_a prayer_n in_o which_o we_o make_v the_o most_o universal_a solemn_a acknowledgement_n of_o our_o obligation_n unto_o and_o dependence_n upon_o the_o supreme_a lord_n of_o all_o the_o world_n and_o by_o which_o all_o the_o servant_n of_o god_n in_o all_o time_n place_n and_o circumstance_n do_v with_o one_o heart_n and_o voice_n by_o common_a consent_n cyprian_a consent_n publica_n est_fw-la nobis_fw-la &_o communis_fw-la oratio_fw-la &_o quando_fw-la oramus_fw-la non_fw-la pro_fw-la uno_fw-la sed_fw-la pro_fw-la toto_fw-la populo_fw-la oramus_fw-la quia_fw-la totus_fw-la populus_fw-la 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scripture_n 53.4_o scripture_n psal_n 14.4_o &_o 53.4_o be_v that_o they_o call_v not_o upon_o god_n it_o be_v well_o if_o any_o of_o we_o can_v excuse_v ourselves_o but_o the_o general_a neglect_n of_o daily_a prayer_n prayer_n prayer_n in_o the_o rubric_n before_o the_o morning_n prayer_n by_o minister_n who_o be_v both_o desirous_a and_o bind_v to_o perform_v they_o do_v too_o sad_o testify_v they_o be_v tire_v out_o with_o the_o people_n constant_a absence_n and_o all_o together_o witness_v a_o universal_a decay_n of_o true_a piety_n perhaps_o the_o dishonour_n that_o be_v cast_v upon_o god_n and_o religion_n while_o there_o be_v no_o apparent_a testimony_n that_o they_o value_v either_o will_v not_o move_v these_o disregarder_n and_o neglecter_n since_o they_o live_v so_o that_o a_o stranger_n can_v not_o imagine_v they_o have_v any_o god_n at_o all_o but_o i_o hope_v they_o have_v yet_o so_o much_o charity_n for_o themselves_o that_o it_o may_v startle_v they_o to_o consider_v what_o mischief_n be_v hereby_o bring_v upon_o themselves_o and_o other_o wherefore_o let_v they_o ask_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o that_o atheism_n and_o profaneness_n luxury_n and_o oppression_n lie_v and_o deceive_v malice_n and_o bitterness_n that_o be_v break_v in_o upon_o we_o to_o the_o torment_n and_o disquiet_v of_o the_o whole_a world_n let_v they_o ask_v why_o they_o plague_n other_o with_o their_o sin_n and_o other_o requite_v they_o again_o and_o it_o will_v appear_v that_o all_o this_o be_v come_v upon_o we_o because_o we_o forget_v god_n and_o heaven_n death_n and_o judgement_n which_o daily_a prayer_n will_v mind_v we_o of_o our_o soul_n be_v fix_v to_o the_o earth_n because_o we_o lift_v they_o not_o up_o to_o heaven_n we_o have_v neither_o grace_n to_o do_v good_a nor_o resist_v sin_n because_o we_o never_o ask_v it_o and_o we_o can_v have_v as_o little_a hope_n of_o glory_n as_o we_o have_v sign_n of_o grace_n because_o we_o do_v not_o prepare_v for_o it_o but_o if_o these_o evil_n be_v too_o thin_a and_o spiritual_a let_v it_o be_v inquire_v whence_o our_o national_a and_o personal_a calamity_n proceed_v epidemical_a disease_n war_n and_o pestilence_n whence_o come_v the_o multiplication_n of_o heresy_n the_o prevalency_n and_o pride_n of_o the_o enemy_n of_o the_o true_a religion_n the_o jew_n will_v tell_v you_o jacob_n voice_n in_o the_o synagogue_n musar_n synagogue_n omni_fw-la tempore_fw-la quo_fw-la jacobi_n vox_fw-la est_fw-la in_o synagogis_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la ibi_fw-la manus_fw-la esau_n prov._n rab._n lib._n musar_n keep_v off_o esau_n hand_n from_o the_o people_n we_o have_v disrespect_a and_o slight_v god_n and_o his_o worship_n and_o he_o may_v just_o put_v we_o out_o of_o his_o protection_n who_o do_v not_o due_o pay_v our_o homage_n to_o he_o and_o go_v away_o rh._n away_o si_fw-mi deus_fw-la s_o b._n synagogam_fw-la intrat_fw-la &_o nemo_fw-la inventus_fw-la est_fw-la abiit_fw-la iratus_fw-la ut_fw-la isai_n 50.2_o buxtorf_n sin_v ex_fw-la rh._n displease_v and_o then_o we_o lie_v open_a to_o all_o evil_n when_o our_o defence_n be_v depart_v from_o we_o and_o they_o that_o provoke_v he_o so_o to_o do_v be_v enemy_n to_o themsâ—â—â—â—_n and_o to_o the_o church_n and_o state_n where_o they_o live_v indeed_o the_o worst_a neighbour_n latr_n neighbour_n quisquis_fw-la incolit_fw-la civitatem_fw-la in_o quâ_fw-la extat_fw-la synagoga_fw-la et_fw-la eam_fw-la tecum_fw-la non_fw-la adiit_fw-la be_v est_fw-la vicinus_fw-la malus_fw-la r._n nath._n the_o latr_n but_o notwithstanding_o all_o this_o while_o all_o sober_a and_o devout_a man_n lament_v this_o epidemical_a iniquity_n and_o groan_v under_o the_o sad_a effect_n thereof_o passionate_o wish_v a_o speedy_a remedy_n the_o offender_n grow_v bold_a by_o their_o number_n and_o harden_v by_o this_o evil_a custom_n till_o they_o now_o despise_v a_o reproof_n and_o deny_v this_o negligence_n to_o be_v a_o sin_n because_o they_o have_v no_o mind_n to_o amend_v it_o but_o these_o be_v of_o two_o kind_n 1._o those_o that_o make_v their_o business_n their_o apology_n and_o suppose_v it_o be_v unreasonable_a to_o expect_v they_o every_o day_n at_o common_a prayer_n and_o judge_v it_o sufficient_a to_o say_v they_o can_v come_v 2._o those_o which_o have_v learned_a to_o despise_v or_o hate_v the_o prayer_n of_o the_o church_n and_o to_o scorn_v that_o which_o their_o forefather_n general_o better_a than_o they_o do_v hearty_o serve_v god_n by_o and_o yet_o these_o account_n it_o their_o virtue_n to_o abstain_v from_o they_o and_o have_v sufficient_o undervalue_v these_o devotion_n stamp_v by_o public_a authority_n they_o imagine_v they_o may_v say_v innocent_o enough_o they_o will_v not_o come_v but_o if_o to_o disparage_v our_o rule_n do_v take_v off_o our_o obligation_n to_o walk_v by_o it_o scorner_n than_o be_v the_o least_o of_o sinner_n but_o neither_o the_o excuse_n of_o the_o one_o can_v cover_v his_o covetousness_n and_o 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the_o one_o best_a but_o we_o must_v pity_v the_o other_o also_o and_o endeavour_v to_o
way_n to_o escape_v they_o to_o deny_v my_o sin_n be_v impudence_n to_o excuse_v they_o will_v be_v apparent_a hypocrisy_n to_o be_v conceal_v be_v impossible_a to_o be_v find_v intolerable_a i_o be_o miserable_o confound_v but_o be_v never_o any_o in_o this_o case_n before_o that_o i_o may_v receive_v some_o advice_n and_o comfort_n for_o they_o yes_o sure_o the_o church_n have_v here_o present_v i_o with_o a_o king_n and_o a_o prophet_n both_o dear_a to_o god_n who_o fear_n be_v great_a though_o their_o sin_n be_v less_o and_o their_o danger_n not_o so_o great_a as_o i_o yet_o these_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o their_o fear_n consider_v their_o sin_n as_o the_o only_a cause_n of_o these_o evil_n and_o according_o they_o free_o confess_v they_o bitter_o lament_v and_o exceed_o humble_v themselves_o for_o they_o not_o strive_v so_o much_o to_o avoid_v the_o punishment_n as_o to_o obtain_v the_o pardon_n of_o their_o sin_n know_v that_o the_o guilt_n once_o remove_v thou_o will_v either_o total_o spare_v they_o or_o gentle_o chastise_v they_o for_o their_o good_a wherefore_o they_o render_v themselves_o up_o into_o thy_o hand_n rather_o aggravate_v then_o extenuate_v their_o offence_n and_o yet_o humble_o beg_v their_o correction_n may_v be_v in_o mercy_n and_o they_o find_v the_o benefit_n of_o it_o go_v to_o then_o my_o soul_n and_o do_v thou_o likewise_o thou_o have_v first_o occasion_v god_n wrath_n by_o thy_o breach_n of_o his_o law_n oh_o do_v not_o increase_v it_o by_o dishonour_v his_o name_n with_o excessive_a fear_n thou_o have_v forsake_v he_o by_o sin_n run_v not_o far_o by_o despair_n for_o the_o fast_o thou_o run_v from_o his_o mercy_n the_o soon_o thou_o will_v meet_v with_o his_o justice_n delay_v no_o long_o but_o go_v in_o before_o he_o send_v for_o thou_o deliver_v up_o thyself_o before_o death_n or_o any_o sore_a judgement_n arrest_v thou_o accuse_v thyself_o before_o thou_o be_v indict_v and_o confess_v thy_o sin_n free_o before_o the_o witness_n 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flesh_n and_o spirit_n can_v bear_v not_o what_o my_o sin_n deserve_v and_o thy_o justice_n may_v exact_v wherefore_o i_o will_v no_o long_o hide_v my_o sin_n but_o by_o a_o humble_a and_o hearty_a confession_n declare_v that_o i_o hate_v they_o more_o than_o i_o fear_v to_o fall_v into_o thy_o merciful_a hand_n and_o do_v hope_v hereafter_o i_o shall_v fear_v to_o offend_v and_o then_o i_o shall_v be_v free_v from_o these_o sad_a expectation_n of_o thy_o heavy_a wrath_n which_o wisdom_n god_n grant_v i_o for_o jesus_n sake_n amen_n §_o 4._o not_o much_o unlike_o this_o be_v the_o case_n of_o the_o poor_a doubt_a soul_n who_o be_v discourage_v from_o confession_n by_o mis-giving_a thought_n that_o god_n be_v become_v utter_o irreconcilable_a and_o hence_o they_o conclude_v it_o needless_a to_o repent_v because_o they_o believe_v the_o recovery_n of_o his_o favour_n to_o be_v impossible_a and_o true_o so_o it_o be_v if_o we_o think_v it_o so_o to_o be_v because_o while_o we_o look_v 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we_o in_o the_o same_o with_o thy_o mighty_a power_n 2._o in_o particular_a from_o 1._o spiritual_a and_o grant_v that_o this_o day_n we_o fall_v into_o no_o sin_n 2._o temporal_a neither_o run_v into_o any_o kind_n of_o danger_n 2._o to_o help_v we_o in_o do_v good_a that_o we_o may_v be_v 1_o direct_v by_o he_o but_o that_o all_o our_o do_n may_v be_v order_v by_o thy_o governance_n 2._o accept_v of_o he_o to_o do_v always_o that_o which_o be_v righteous_a in_o thy_o sight_n 4._o the_o mean_n to_o obtain_v it_o through_o jesus_n christ_n our_o lord_n amen_n a_o practical_a discourse_n on_o the_o collect_v for_o grace_n §_o 5._o o_o lord_n our_o heavenly_a father_n almighty_a and_o everlasting_a god_n peace_n without_o grace_n be_v the_o nurse_n of_o vice_n the_o sauce_n of_o dangerous_a pleasure_n it_o occasion_n our_o forgetfulness_n of_o god_n that_o give_v it_o and_o become_v a_o undisturbed_a opportunity_n to_o prosecute_v and_o enjoy_v those_o lust_n which_o it_o be_v apt_a to_o 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