therefore_o who_o see_v not_o that_o these_o honour_n and_o spiritual_a riches_n infinite_o surpass_v all_o the_o riches_n and_o glory_n of_o this_o world_n this_o be_v thy_o present_a condition_n as_o long_o as_o thou_o be_v in_o this_o world_n as_o for_o thy_o future_a thou_o be_v indeed_o as_o all_o man_n be_v subject_n to_o death_n whereby_o thou_o obtain_v more_o excellent_a thing_n than_o thou_o can_v enjoy_v in_o thy_o life_n time_n so_o that_o not_o without_o cause_n it_o be_v say_v precious_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v the_o death_n of_o his_o saint_n psal_n 116.15_o for_o death_n will_v put_v a_o period_n unto_o all_o thy_o adversity_n and_o will_v be_v the_o beginning_n or_o rather_o the_o fulfil_n of_o all_o good_a thing_n by_o death_n thou_o cease_v to_o sin_n and_o provoke_v god_n thy_o father_n to_o anger_n and_o to_o commit_v such_o thing_n as_o be_v unworthy_a thy_o eminent_a condition_n as_o long_o as_o thou_o be_v clothe_v with_o the_o mantle_n of_o flesh_n the_o concupiscence_n thereof_o will_v vex_v and_o solicit_v thou_o with_o that_o unchaste_a woman_n say_v lie_v with_o i_o but_o when_o thy_o mantle_n as_o that_o of_o elias_n when_o he_o ascend_v into_o heaven_n shall_v fall_v from_o thou_o it_o shall_v never_o trouble_v nor_o molest_v thou_o by_o death_n thy_o last_o enemy_n all_o the_o rest_n of_o thy_o enemy_n shall_v be_v put_v to_o flight_n they_o shall_v be_v never_o able_a to_o hurt_v and_o entrap_v thou_o thou_o shall_v be_v free_v from_o the_o fear_n of_o all_o danger_n which_o in_o this_o life_n abide_v thou_o it_o will_v rid_v thou_o from_o all_o molestation_n miltery_n affliction_n care_n and_o grief_n thy_o foul_a be_v sever_v from_o thy_o body_n will_v escape_v as_o a_o bird_n out_o of_o the_o snare_n of_o the_o foul_a the_o snare_n be_v break_v and_o we_o be_v escape_v psal_n 124.7_o be_v then_o free_v from_o innumerable_a torment_n and_o trouble_n she_o shall_v enter_v into_o rest_n insomuch_o that_o when_o the_o last_o hour_n shall_v make_v the_o near_a approach_n thou_o may_v say_v unto_o she_o return_v unto_o thy_o rest_n o_o my_o soul_n for_o the_o lord_n have_v deal_v bountiful_o with_o thou_o psal_n 116.7_o depart_v this_o world_n she_o shall_v enter_v into_o heaven_n to_o enjoy_v eternal_a happiness_n and_o rejoice_v at_o the_o beatifical_a vision_n of_o her_o heavenly_a bridegoome_n then_o she_o go_v forth_o to_o behold_v king_n solomon_n with_o the_o crown_n wherewith_o his_o mother_n crown_v he_o in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o espousal_n and_o in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o gladness_n of_o his_o heart_n cant._n 3.11_o as_o for_o thy_o body_n it_o shall_v return_v into_o dust_n but_o it_o shall_v not_o long_o remain_v in_o that_o state_n it_o be_v sow_o very_o in_o corruption_n it_o be_v raise_v in_o incorruption_n it_o be_v sow_o in_o dishonour_n it_o be_v raise_v in_o power_n it_o be_v a_o natural_a body_n it_o be_v raise_v a_o spiritual_a body_n 1_o cor._n 15.42,43,44_o so_o that_o the_o death_n of_o the_o body_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o as_o feed_v cast_v into_o the_o earth_n produce_v in_o its_o time_n most_o plentiful_a fruit_n then_o be_v reunite_v to_o the_o soul_n shall_v be_v bring_v into_o the_o king_n chamber_n where_o it_o will_v be_v glad_a and_o rejoice_v for_o ever_o and_o enjoy_v plenary_a possession_n of_o ineffable_a happiness_n which_o eye_n have_v not_o see_v nor_o ear_n hear_v neither_o have_v enter_v into_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n the_o thing_n which_o god_n have_v prepare_v for_o they_o that_o love_v he_o 1_o cor._n 2.9_o go_v to_o then_o if_o thy_o condition_n have_v be_v so_o miserable_a and_o will_v be_v so_o happy_a have_v not_o thou_o sufficient_a cause_n to_o rejoice_v now_o thou_o be_v sorrowful_a and_o despair_a and_o suffer_v molestation_n which_o thou_o can_v not_o repel_v or_o drive_v away_o from_o thou_o repeat_v these_o word_n to_o thyself_o alas_o when_o will_v that_o day_n appear_v wherein_o i_o shall_v have_v cause_n of_o rejoice_v and_o render_v thanks_o to_o god_n know_v this_o that_o the_o meditation_n of_o spiritual_a benefit_n be_v there_o no_o other_o occasion_n move_v thou_o to_o rejoice_v shall_v be_v a_o most_o weighty_a motive_n induce_v thou_o thereunto_o and_o even_o without_o intermission_n to_o praise_n god_n amid_o the_o most_o grievous_a calamity_n how_o will_v that_o wretched_a captive_n rejoice_v be_v set_v at_o liberty_n from_o the_o dark_a and_o noisome_a dungeon_n with_o what_o exultation_n do_v that_o lame_a man_n restore_v to_o his_o foot_n by_o peter_n praise_n god_n act._n 3.8_o the_o guilty_a person_n be_v certify_v of_o his_o prince_n pardon_n even_o at_o the_o very_a nick_n he_o be_v to_o suffer_v for_o joy_n be_v as_o it_o be_v wrap_v out_o of_o himself_o judge_v thou_o whether_o all_o the_o misery_n of_o this_o world_n may_v be_v compare_v to_o that_o out_o of_o which_o god_n have_v rid_v thou_o can_v thou_o be_v so_o senseless_a and_o dull_a as_o not_o to_o rejoice_v from_o the_o bottom_n of_o thy_o heart_n in_o that_o he_o have_v deliver_v thou_o from_o those_o infinite_a calamity_n those_o everlasting_a burn_n and_o darkness_n where_o be_v weep_v and_o gnash_n of_o tooth_n thou_o be_v real_o possess_v thou_o have_v a_o most_o just_a cause_n to_o be_v sorrowful_a and_o conclude_v thy_o condition_n to_o be_v miserable_a and_o unhappy_a then_o very_o thou_o shall_v have_v cause_n to_o complain_v of_o thy_o misery_n if_o god_n have_v leave_v thou_o in_o the_o state_n of_o corruption_n and_o misery_n alas_o how_o many_o miserable_a infant_n be_v there_o and_o will_v be_v in_o hell_n who_o have_v know_v neither_o good_a nor_o evil_a and_o how_o many_o be_v damn_v who_o though_o they_o live_v in_o this_o world_n without_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n yet_o commit_v not_o such_o grievous_a sin_n as_o thou_o do_v and_o think_v they_o worship_v god_n aright_o but_o since_o they_o live_v without_o faith_n neither_o make_v god_n will_v reveal_v in_o his_o word_n a_o rule_n to_o square_v their_o action_n by_o be_v son_n of_o perdition_n and_o can_v not_o god_n leave_v thou_o in_o the_o very_a same_o misery_n he_o leave_v they_o in_o by_o his_o just_a judgement_n consider_v then_o how_o much_o happy_a thou_o be_v then_o so_o many_o miriads_o of_o man_n who_o be_v eternal_o damn_v consider_v further_o how_o far_o happy_a thou_o be_v than_o innumerable_a wicked_a man_n who_o while_o they_o live_v in_o this_o world_n be_v seem_o bless_v in_o regard_n of_o honour_n riches_n pleasure_n power_n estimation_n and_o authority_n how_o infinite_o and_o without_o comparison_n be_v thy_o condition_n happy_a than_o their_o state_n in_o that_o they_o persist_v in_o their_o sin_n be_v reserve_v to_o horrible_a punishment_n and_o unutterable_a torment_n god_n forbid_v than_o thou_o shall_v envy_v their_o varnish_n happiness_n and_o deceitful_a prosperity_n and_o that_o thou_o will_v not_o consider_v how_o much_o happy_a thou_o be_v than_o those_o as_o be_v not_o liable_a to_o the_o same_o condemnation_n and_o if_o thou_o can_v not_o find_v in_o thy_o heart_n to_o be_v joyful_a in_o that_o he_o have_v not_o leave_v thou_o in_o that_o miserable_a plight_n behold_v thou_o have_v a_o more_o weighty_a motive_n thereunto_o in_o that_o he_o have_v translate_v thou_o into_o a_o most_o happy_a condition_n vouchsafe_v to_o receive_v thou_o into_o the_o number_n of_o his_o child_n for_o he_o be_v not_o only_o satisfy_v to_o deliver_v thou_o from_o so_o many_o evil_n but_o he_o send_v thou_o as_o many_o benefit_n that_o speech_n of_o christ_n unto_o his_o disciple_n concern_v thou_o rejoice_v that_o your_o name_n be_v write_v in_o heaven_n luk._n 10.20_o thou_o will_v real_o rejoice_v if_o thou_o be_v now_o in_o the_o state_n of_o innocency_n wherein_o adam_n be_v in_o that_o earthly_a paradise_n but_o assure_v thyself_o there_o be_v great_a than_o paradise_n here_o for_o thou_o receive_v more_o blessing_n and_o honour_n in_o christ_n than_o thou_o have_v lose_v in_o adam_n then_o man_n be_v god_n creature_n now_o thou_o be_v his_o son_n in_o christ_n the_o first_o man_n be_v form_v out_o of_o earthly_a matter_n thou_o be_v bear_v of_o heavenly_a and_o incorruptible_a seed_n god_n word_n in_o thy_o former_a state_n thou_o can_v sin_v as_o that_o doleful_a experience_n witness_v in_o this_o thou_o can_v not_o sin_v in_o that_o thou_o be_v subject_a to_o die_v whereas_o the_o life_n prepare_v for_o thou_o in_o christ_n have_v neither_o end_n nor_o consummation_n last_o do_v not_o the_o consideration_n of_o thy_o future_a condition_n move_v thou_o to_o rejoice_v the_o time_n will_v short_o appear_v wherein_o all_o thy_o adversity_n and_o misery_n shall_v be_v bring_v to_o a_o period_n and_o thou_o shall_v possess_v all_o those_o thing_n which_o god_n have_v prepare_v
his_o promise_n it_o rob_v god_n of_o his_o fatherly_a care_n he_o have_v of_o we_o infringe_v that_o hope_n which_o shall_v be_v repose_v in_o he_o hence_o the_o apostle_n join_v it_o with_o diffidence_n say_v that_o you_o sorrow_n not_o as_o other_o which_o have_v no_o hope_n 1_o thes_n 4,13_o it_o make_v he_o ungrateful_a blot_v out_o his_o remembrance_n so_o many_o corporal_a and_o spiritual_a blessing_n whereof_o he_o have_v have_v experience_n by_o god_n goodness_n which_o if_o he_o will_v think_v upon_o he_o will_v not_o suffer_v himself_o to_o be_v carry_v headlong_o thereby_o and_o because_o his_o mind_n be_v fix_v upon_o evil_a his_o affliction_n also_o be_v either_o real_a or_o imaginary_a he_o make_v little_a or_o no_o reckon_n of_o god_n benefit_n but_o bury_v they_o in_o oblivion_n not_o without_o a_o execrable_a brand_n of_o ingratitude_n it_o make_v he_o not_o to_o employ_v all_o the_o faculty_n both_o of_o his_o body_n and_o soul_n in_o god_n service_n with_o such_o a_o measure_n of_o zeal_n as_o be_v meet_v serve_v the_o lord_n say_v the_o prophet_n david_n with_o gladness_n and_o come_v before_o his_o presence_n with_o a_o song_n psal_n 100.2_o thou_o shall_v rejoice_v in_o thy_o feast_n etc._n etc._n seven_o day_n shall_v thou_o keep_v a_o solemn_a feast_n unto_o thy_o lord_n thy_o god_n and_o therefore_o shall_v thou_o sure_o rejoice_v deut._n 16.14,15_o this_o alacrity_n in_o serve_v god_n can_v even_o in_o the_o least_o degree_n be_v perform_v by_o he_o nay_o he_o be_v as_o remiss_a in_o all_o the_o action_n of_o his_o life_n as_o he_o be_v negligent_a in_o god_n service_n and_o thus_o thou_o see_v how_o heinous_o he_o offend_v god_n in_o relation_n to_o his_o neighbour_n he_o be_v suspicious_a unaffable_a unmannerly_a testy_a contentious_a whereby_o he_o render_v himself_o vicious_o deform_v hateful_a and_o odious_a in_o relation_n to_o himself_o it_o make_v he_o to_o incur_v no_o less_o reproach_n and_o ignominy_n than_o filthiness_n for_o general_o it_o argue_v the_o weakness_n of_o his_o understanding_n join_v with_o foolishness_n yea_o beastliness_n and_o declare_v he_o to_o be_v beside_o himself_o whereby_o it_o happen_v that_o he_o judge_v foolish_o of_o the_o cause_n of_o his_o sorrow_n and_o embrace_v falsehood_n instead_o of_o truth_n hence_o the_o apostle_n join_v it_o with_o false_a opinion_n say_v no_o sorrow_n for_o the_o present_a seem_v to_o be_v joyous_a but_o grievous_a heb._n 12.11_o where_o wrong_a judgement_n be_v tax_v which_o accompany_v it_o particular_o it_o make_v he_o ignorant_a of_o his_o own_o condition_n and_o to_o take_v at_o least_o for_o a_o time_n no_o consideration_n of_o himself_o for_o be_v call_v hereunto_o to_o wit_n to_o be_v a_o joyful_a heir_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n by_o the_o right_n of_o adoption_n coheir_n with_o jesus_n christ_n and_o lord_n of_o all_o the_o creature_n he_o ought_v not_o to_o make_v his_o firm_a abode_n in_o this_o world_n neither_o to_o place_v his_o happiness_n therein_o but_o as_o a_o sojourner_n to_o travel_v to_o his_o heavenly_a country_n wherefore_o he_o shall_v always_o go_v forward_o not_o stand_v still_o much_o less_o retreat_n back_o but_o despise_v the_o world_n and_o all_o the_o concupiscence_n thereof_o courageous_o to_o remove_v all_o obstacle_n hinder_v he_o thither_o and_o to_o place_v his_o happiness_n in_o god_n of_o who_o love_n whosoever_o be_v once_o persuade_v doubt_v not_o but_o he_o will_v lead_v he_o by_o his_o fatherly_a providence_n in_o this_o desert_n and_o pilgrimage_n wherefore_o he_o shall_v carry_v with_o he_o a_o high_a generous_a and_o undaunted_a spirit_n which_o be_v altogether_o become_v the_o son_n of_o the_o king_n of_o king_n this_o he_o shall_v have_v continual_o before_o his_o eye_n and_o diligent_o and_o serious_o consider_v thereupon_o how_o wise_o then_o will_v he_o order_v his_o life_n and_o conversation_n with_o what_o happiness_n will_v he_o live_v in_o this_o world_n but_o sorrow_n as_o a_o deadly_a frenzy_n bury_v all_o these_o thing_n in_o oblivion_n so_o that_o it_o make_v one_o forget_v his_o original_n and_o estate_n his_o own_o name_n nay_o himself_o it_o make_v he_o whole_o bend_v upon_o this_o world_n miserable_o torture_v himself_o for_o the_o loss_n which_o he_o either_o sustain_v or_o fear_n to_o be_v of_o honour_n riches_n pleasure_n or_o the_o like_a as_o may_v be_v see_v in_o that_o young_a man_n who_o when_o he_o have_v hear_v he_o shall_v sustain_v the_o loss_n of_o his_o riches_n go_v away_o sorrowful_a leave_v jesus_n mat._n 9.22_o which_o discover_v he_o to_o be_v desperate_o enamour_v of_o this_o world_n and_o to_o seek_v his_o abode_n and_o solace_n therein_o whereas_o he_o shall_v seek_v for_o tranquillity_n in_o heaven_n and_o felicity_n in_o god_n it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o he_o be_v pensive_a upon_o any_o occasion_n disorder_v afflict_a macerate_v and_o suffer_v himself_o to_o be_v easy_o miss_v out_o of_o the_o way_n to_o his_o heavenly_a country_n in_o a_o word_n he_o be_v like_o a_o foolish_a traveller_n who_o be_v give_v over_o to_o commit_v innumerable_a foolery_n can_v never_o attain_v to_o his_o journey_n end_v and_o there_o be_v another_o sort_n of_o foolishness_n discernible_a in_o he_o for_o after_o he_o have_v once_o wander_v out_o of_o the_o king_n of_o heaven_n highway_n he_o so_o misgovern_v himself_o as_o that_o without_o any_o circumspection_n he_o take_v hold_v of_o every_o thing_n which_o even_o at_o the_o first_o blush_n offer_v itself_o to_o his_o view_n he_o be_v not_o content_v to_o be_v exercise_v with_o more_o weighty_a occasion_n and_o affliction_n but_o as_o if_o his_o life_n be_v not_o miserable_a enough_o of_o itself_o he_o fabricate_v to_o himself_o daily_o new_a misery_n so_o that_o he_o will_v be_v sorrowful_a upon_o any_o ridiculous_a vile_a and_o slight_a matter_n whereof_o if_o he_o be_v question_v by_o a_o certain_a jonadab_n a_o faithful_a friend_n thou_o be_v the_o king_n son_n why_o be_v thou_o lean_a from_o day_n to_o day_n 2_o sam._n 13.4_o certain_o he_o will_v not_o be_v less_o ashamed_a to_o confess_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o sorrow_n than_o amon_n be_v of_o the_o intend_a detestable_a incest_n he_o be_v vex_v at_o one_o small_a word_n though_o well_o speak_v yet_o take_v by_o he_o in_o ill_a part_n or_o if_o one_o speak_v amiss_o he_o will_v interpret_v it_o to_o be_v worser_o he_o will_v be_v so_o far_o move_v by_o a_o oblique_a aspect_n by_o a_o vain_a and_o counterfeit_a messenger_n by_o a_o slight_a fault_n of_o his_o maidservant_n and_o manservant_n as_o to_o forget_v all_o the_o benefit_n he_o possess_v in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n which_o be_v a_o thing_n unbefitting_a he_o who_o be_v the_o son_n of_o the_o king_n of_o king_n and_o heir_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n beside_o sorrow_n discover_v in_o he_o another_o kind_n of_o foolishness_n in_o that_o he_o reduce_v thereby_o the_o soul_n in_o subjection_n to_o the_o body_n which_o shall_v govern_v the_o body_n and_o it_o only_o be_v rule_v by_o a_o divine_a spirit_n and_o whereas_o he_o shall_v rather_o oftentimes_o suffer_v set_v light_n by_o and_o in_o some_o measure_n concoct_v it_o he_o out_o of_o a_o kind_n of_o brutish_a self-love_n have_v rather_o be_v miserable_a than_o happy_a of_o a_o craze_a than_o find_v mind_n moreover_o it_o show_v he_o to_o be_v abject_a and_o destitute_a of_o a_o generous_a and_o heroical_a spirit_n which_o reside_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o child_n of_o god_n neither_o endeavour_n he_o with_o such_o a_o courage_n as_o be_v fit_a to_o remove_v the_o obstacle_n which_o in_o this_o life_n hinder_v he_o from_o the_o attainment_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n but_o stoop_v to_o the_o difficulty_n that_o withstand_v he_o he_o be_v of_o a_o vile_a abject_a spirit_n and_o as_o much_o as_o in_o he_o lie_v renounce_v his_o own_o right_a thereunto_o further_o the_o deformity_n thereof_o show_v itself_o by_o external_a symptom_n it_o make_v he_o to_o be_v of_o a_o heavy_a countenance_n pore_v upon_o the_o earth_n oftentimes_o to_o weep_v not_o unlike_o a_o silly_a fool_n or_o soft_a woman_n otherwhile_o his_o speech_n fail_v he_o or_o his_o tongue_n faulter_v yea_o by_o his_o silence_n he_o speak_v his_o infamy_n he_o abandon_v the_o society_n of_o man_n hide_v himself_o in_o corner_n even_o as_o the_o malefactor_n to_o escape_v the_o sight_n of_o the_o magistrate_n it_o impair_v his_o good_a name_n or_o reputation_n and_o especial_o when_o the_o cause_n induce_v he_o thereunto_o be_v unknown_a or_o of_o no_o reckon_n thereupon_o he_o render_v himself_o suspicious_a that_o he_o have_v commit_v or_o be_v about_o to_o perpetrate_v some_o heinous_a sin_n but_o this_o suspicion_n be_v oftentimes_o false_a as_o may_v appear_v by_o ely_n the_o priest_n who_o think_v anna_n
touch_v his_o business_n it_o be_v certain_a it_o disturb_v yea_o overthrow_v his_o best_a and_o most_o profitable_a and_o necessary_a endeavour_n it_o obscure_v his_o mind_n with_o innumerable_a sad_a thought_n which_o as_o darksome_a vapour_n ascend_v to_o the_o understanding_n and_o darkon_v the_o clearness_n thereof_o whence_o arise_v so_o many_o erratas_fw-la or_o fault_n disorder_v his_o endeavour_n and_o employment_n and_o involve_v he_o in_o new_a difficulty_n as_o we_o shall_v present_o make_v it_o appear_v for_o misery_n and_o affliction_n it_o augment_v they_o five_o manner_n of_o way_n first_o it_o represent_v not_o calamity_n in_o their_o native_a colour_n but_o aggravate_v they_o by_o what_o be_v evil_a therein_o increase_v and_o what_o be_v good_a depress_v so_o that_o it_o display_v the_o former_a which_o shall_v be_v conceal_v and_o conceal_v the_o latter_a which_o shall_v be_v discover_v further_o it_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o many_o grievous_a calamity_n which_o but_o for_o it_o will_v never_o happen_v for_o while_o one_o by_o the_o suggestion_n thereof_o err_v manifold_o it_o can_v be_v but_o evil_a and_o misfortune_n shall_v befall_v he_o second_o it_o make_v he_o suspicious_a froward_a unastable_n in_o his_o conversation_n and_o intolerable_a to_o his_o neighbour_n whereby_o not_o seldom_o he_o incur_v some_o great_a calamity_n whereof_o king_n david_n afford_v we_o a_o notable_a example_n 2_o sam._n 19.23,4,5,9,7_o who_o have_v obtain_v victory_n over_o his_o son_n absalon_n by_o who_o he_o be_v put_v off_o his_o kingdom_n yet_o by_o reason_n of_o his_o death_n he_o become_v exceed_v sorry_a which_o usher_v he_o into_o a_o notable_a error_n for_o by_o give_v himself_o to_o sorrow_n he_o neglect_v his_o faithful_a constant_a and_o obedient_a subject_n by_o who_o magnanimity_n he_o obtain_v that_o notable_a victory_n and_o recover_v his_o kingdom_n and_o be_v well-nigh_o entangle_v in_o new_a trouble_n and_o like_a to_o fall_v into_o great_a affliction_n than_o befall_v he_o all_o his_o life_n long_o even_o as_o joab_n do_v most_o wise_o warn_v he_o for_o he_o be_v well-nigh_o forsake_v of_o all_o his_o people_n and_o like_a to_o lose_v his_o kingdom_n which_o not_o long_o before_o he_o recover_v in_o brief_a sorrow_n be_v like_o a_o spider_n which_o if_o it_o begin_v to_o spin_v his_o own_o bowel_n will_v not_o cease_v till_o it_o have_v weave_v a_o whole_a web_n of_o mischief_n three_o it_o heap_v not_o upon_o he_o only_o present_a calamity_n but_o draw_v upon_o he_o future_a misery_n which_o otherwise_o will_v never_o have_v fall_v out_o so_o that_o he_o stay_v not_o for_o such_o evil_n as_o come_v of_o their_o own_o accord_n but_o run_v to_o meet_v they_o and_o curious_o and_o ingenious_o invent_v they_o for_o fear_v whereof_o he_o be_v so_o sad_a and_o pensive_a be_v ignorant_a that_o sufficient_a to_o the_o day_n be_v the_o evil_a thereof_o mat._n 6.34_o four_o as_o though_o those_o evil_n and_o grievous_a real_a and_o vehement_a discommodity_n which_o come_v of_o their_o own_o accord_n and_o that_o by_o interval_n of_o year_n lodge_v with_o we_o to_o wit_n loss_n of_o good_n honour_n child_n and_o such_o as_o be_v dear_a unto_o we_o as_o also_o banishment_n and_o imprisonment_n do_v not_o sufficient_o torment_v he_o he_o miserable_o vex_v himself_o as_o have_v be_v say_v for_o small_a slight_a and_o ridiculous_a occasion_n which_o at_o every_o moment_n well-nigh_o and_o ordinary_o fall_v out_o and_o be_v take_v hold_v of_o the_o miserable_a man_n with_o great_a grief_n of_o mind_n hence_o it_o happen_v that_o all_o his_o life_n long_o well-nigh_o he_o become_v his_o own_o executioner_n be_v vex_v with_o sorrow_n and_o grief_n whereas_o if_o he_o will_v set_v light_a by_o such_o occasion_n he_o may_v joyful_o pass_v away_o his_o life_n five_o it_o increase_v the_o discommodity_n of_o this_o life_n in_o that_o it_o abuse_v those_o blessing_n which_o god_n have_v confer_v upon_o he_o make_v of_o they_o that_o use_v whereunto_o they_o be_v not_o design_v and_o cause_v he_o to_o set_v light_n by_o all_o such_o thing_n as_o shall_v exhilarate_v he_o or_o to_o forget_v or_o extenuate_v god_n benefit_n confer_v upon_o he_o and_o to_o take_v a_o surfeit_n of_o they_o change_v all_o their_o sweetness_n into_o gall_n and_o wormwood_n so_o that_o it_o may_v be_v compare_v to_o that_o little_a venomous_a creature_n which_o turn_v the_o juice_n of_o the_o sweet_a flower_n into_o poison_n or_o a_o bad_a stomach_n by_o who_o ill_a constitution_n the_o choice_a and_o best_a food_n be_v turn_v into_o phlegmatic_a and_o hurtful_a humour_n in_o respect_n of_o his_o whole_a person_n it_o bring_v he_o into_o a_o most_o miserable_a condition_n for_o heaviness_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n make_v it_o stoop_v and_o by_o sorrow_n of_o the_o heart_n the_o spirit_n be_v break_v prov._n 12.25_o prov._n 15.13_o for_o it_o corrupt_v his_o understanding_n and_o sense_n deprive_v he_o of_o wisdom_n whereby_o he_o be_v disable_v from_o attend_v his_o business_n it_o make_v he_o to_o be_v a_o vile_a abject_a spirit_n it_o so_o blunt_v the_o vigour_n of_o his_o mind_n as_o it_o can_v even_o in_o the_o least_o degree_n resist_v evil_a it_o take_v away_o the_o inclination_n of_o the_o will_v to_o perform_v any_o good_a or_o noble_a act_n redound_v to_o his_o own_o or_o neighbour_n good_a and_o render_v he_o uncapable_a of_o put_v in_o ure_n good_a and_o profitable_a employment_n in_o a_o word_n it_o dissolve_v he_o like_o pearlin_n vinegar_n neither_o do_v it_o less_o weaken_v the_o body_n for_o heaviness_n of_o heart_n break_v strength_n and_o a_o break_a spirit_n dry_v the_o bone_n eccles_n 38.19_o whereupon_o he_o can_v sleep_v or_o take_v his_o rest_n in_o the_o night_n time_n as_o may_v be_v see_v in_o antiochus_n in_o who_o grief_n be_v more_o and_o more_o and_o he_o make_v account_v that_o he_o shall_v die_v wherefore_o he_o call_v for_o all_o his_o friend_n and_o say_v unto_o they_o the_o sleep_n be_v go_v from_o my_o eye_n and_o my_o heart_n fail_v for_o very_a care_n in_o what_o tribulation_n be_o i_o come_v and_o how_o great_a a_o flood_n of_o misery_n be_v it_o wherein_o now_o i_o be_o 1_o macch._n 6.10.11_o it_o breed_v deadly_a disease_n as_o be_v manifest_a in_o the_o same_o antiochus_n who_o lay_v he_o down_o upon_o his_o bed_n and_o fall_v sick_a for_o grief_n 1_o macch._n 6,8_o hereof_o come_v horiness_n and_o untimely_a old_a age_n envy_n and_o wrath_n shorten_v the_o life_n and_o carefulness_n bring_v age_n before_o the_o time_n eccl._n 30.24_o as_o also_o death_n for_o sorrow_n have_v kill_v many_o and_o there_o be_v no_o profit_n therein_o eccl._n 30.23_o say_v the_o wise_a man_n and_o again_o of_o heaviness_n come_v death_n eccles_n 38.19_o and_o saint_n paul_n say_v the_o sorrow_n of_o the_o world_n work_v death_n 2_o cor._n 7.10_o hereof_o be_v the_o patriarch_n jacob_n afraid_a as_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o son_n be_v convey_v his_o son_n benjamin_n down_o to_o egypt_n you_o shall_v say_v he_o bring_v down_o my_o gray_a hair_n to_o the_o grave_n with_o sorrow_n if_o mischief_n befall_v he_o gen._n 44.29_o now_o of_o all_o the_o effect_n it_o produce_v death_n be_v the_o best_a it_o be_v better_o to_o die_v than_o undergo_v the_o continual_a torment_n thereof_o death_n be_v better_a than_o a_o bitter_a life_n say_v the_o wise_a man_n eccl._n 30.17_o and_o by_o destroy_v he_o it_o give_v a_o deadly_a blow_n to_o itself_o the_o vessel_n be_v break_v the_o liquor_n must_v needs_o run_v to_o waste_v and_o perish_v so_o that_o by_o his_o ruin_n it_o be_v far_o more_o pernicious_a fall_n to_o destruction_n thus_o much_o of_o the_o temporal_a misery_n which_o attend_v it_o as_o for_o spiritual_a evil_n which_o be_v far_o more_o grievous_a than_o the_o former_a it_o be_v evident_a that_o one_o through_o sorrow_n do_v grievous_o offend_v god_n provoke_v he_o to_o anger_v through_o disobedience_n impatience_n distrust_n ingratitude_n and_o brutish_a stupidity_n which_o move_v god_n to_o forsake_v and_o leave_v he_o whole_o to_o his_o care_n and_o anxiety_n and_o to_o speak_v to_o he_o as_o it_o be_v thus_o what_o do_v thou_o endeavour_v through_o thy_o carefulness_n to_o rob_v i_o of_o the_o honour_n whereby_o i_o care_v for_o all_o thing_n be_v it_o so_o torment_v thyself_o as_o long_a as_o it_o please_v thou_o thou_o shall_v see_v what_o it_o will_v avail_v thou_o be_v then_o leave_v to_o himself_o he_o run_v into_o most_o grievous_a enormity_n wherein_o he_o be_v altogether_o involve_v by_o god_n judgement_n and_o by_o mean_n whereof_o fall_v into_o more_o grievous_a calamity_n it_o deprive_v he_o of_o the_o testimony_n of_o adoption_n and_o the_o certainty_n of_o the_o right_n of_o god_n child_n for_o whosoever_o be_v bear_v of_o god_n overcom_v the_o
world_n joh._n 5.4_o but_o what_o be_v it_o to_o overcome_v it_o it_o be_v not_o for_o one_o to_o make_v himself_o a_o slave_n thereunto_o neither_o to_o stoop_v to_o adversity_n on_o the_o one_o side_n nor_o to_o place_v his_o felicity_n therein_o on_o the_o other_o he_o that_o do_v this_o may_v assure_o persuade_v himself_o to_o be_v bear_v of_o god_n and_o to_o enjoy_v god_n benevolence_n and_o grace_n whereby_o the_o world_n be_v vanquish_v contrary_o one_o by_o be_v sorrowful_a plain_o testify_v that_o he_o be_v desperate_o in_o love_n with_o this_o world_n moreover_o it_o open_v a_o gap_n to_o the_o devil_n to_o assault_v he_o with_o divers_a temptation_n and_o bring_v he_o into_o thousand_o evil_n and_o heinous_a sin_n the_o murderer_n cain_n may_v serve_v for_o a_o example_n who_o anger_n be_v not_o only_o kindle_v but_o his_o countenance_n fall_v assoon_o as_o god_n disrespect_a his_o sacrifice_n which_o move_v he_o to_o kill_v his_o brother_n it_o induce_v he_o to_o become_v a_o apostate_n or_o revolter_v from_o the_o true_a religion_n subscribe_v and_o consent_v to_o the_o lie_v of_o satan_n when_o calamity_n be_v set_v before_o his_o view_n as_o poverty_n banishment_n imprisonment_n and_o death_n which_o he_o be_v bind_v to_o suffer_v for_o the_o confession_n of_o truth_n it_o make_v he_o despair_v and_o to_o lay_v violent_a hand_n upon_o himself_o and_o minister_v a_o opportunity_n to_o the_o devil_n to_o set_v aside_o his_o proper_a shape_n and_o appear_v unto_o such_o as_o give_v themselves_o thereunto_o visible_o as_o it_o happen_v to_o the_o egyptian_n in_o time_n past_a which_o be_v as_o the_o wise_a man_n witness_v scatter_v under_o a_o dark_a veil_n of_o forgetfulness_n be_v horrible_o astonish_v and_o trouble_v with_o strange_a apparition_n wisd_v 7.3_o it_o give_v way_n to_o the_o envious_a man_n the_o devil_n to_o persuade_v he_o to_o make_v a_o covenant_n with_o he_o and_o renounce_v his_o baptism_n as_o witch_n be_v wont_a to_o do_v which_o be_v do_v he_o possess_v vex_v and_o torment_v he_o after_o a_o wonderful_a manner_n behold_v the_o mischief_n thereof_o behold_v the_o offspring_n the_o sorrowful_a man_n breed_v in_o his_o bosom_n who_o see_v not_o that_o the_o grievous_a plague_n be_v that_o of_o the_o heart_n eecl_n 25.13_o and_o it_o can_v be_v but_o it_o shall_v produce_v the_o great_a misfortune_n and_o misery_n it_o be_v the_o grievous_a punishment_n and_o curse_n which_o god_n threaten_v to_o the_o transgressor_n of_o his_o law_n the_o lord_n shall_v give_v thou_o a_o tremble_a heart_n and_o fail_v of_o eye_n and_o sorrow_n of_o mind_n deut._n 28.65_o i_o will_v distress_n jerusalem_n and_o there_o shall_v be_v heaviness_n and_o sorrow_n it_o shall_v be_v unto_o i_o as_o ariel_n esay_n 29.2_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o of_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n they_o shall_v eat_v their_o bread_n with_o carefulness_n ez._n 12.19_o remove_v far_o from_o thou_o this_o most_o dangerous_a disease_n and_o embrace_v godly_a mirth_n which_o as_o have_v be_v say_v do_v not_o only_o become_v god_n child_n but_o afford_v excellent_a commodity_n it_o represent_v to_o the_o joyful_a man_n view_n the_o happy_a success_n of_o future_a thing_n cause_v he_o to_o bear_v all_o thing_n patient_o and_o to_o follow_v his_o business_n or_o employment_n or_o forgo_v they_o have_v regard_n to_o time_n and_o other_o circumstance_n and_o howsoever_o all_o thing_n fall_v not_o out_o according_a to_o his_o mind_n yet_o he_o be_v content_v with_o his_o condition_n he_o handle_v worldly_a thing_n as_o they_o be_v in_o their_o own_o nature_n fade_v and_o indifferent_a and_o be_v not_o clog_v by_o they_o he_o go_v on_o lusty_o in_o the_o way_n of_o life_n till_o he_o have_v prosperous_o finish_v his_o journey_n he_o lead_v his_o life_n as_o quiet_o as_o he_o can_v in_o this_o world_n neither_o aggravate_v it_o with_o new_a misery_n be_v burdensome_a enough_o of_o itself_o his_o understanding_n be_v sound_a and_o perfect_a in_o that_o he_o judge_v not_o according_a to_o his_o affection_n but_o as_o reason_n direct_v he_o his_o body_n be_v recreated_a and_o refresh_v thereby_o he_o know_v experimental_o what_o solomon_n speak_v of_o a_o merry_a heart_n do_v good_a like_o a_o medicine_n prov._n 17.22_o a_o merry_a heart_n have_v a_o continual_a feast_n prov._n 15.15_o and_o again_o the_o gladness_n of_o the_o heart_n be_v the_o life_n of_o man_n and_o the_o joyfulness_n of_o a_o man_n prolong_v his_o day_n eccl._n 30.22_o moreover_o one_o endue_v with_o this_o sanctify_a joy_n be_v most_o assure_a of_o god_n love_n and_o thorough_o furnish_v against_o satan_n so_o as_o he_o can_v exercise_v his_o power_n and_o force_v upon_o he_o in_o brief_a the_o blessing_n of_o the_o heavenly_a father_n rest_v upon_o he_o and_o in_o that_o he_o rejoice_v it_o be_v the_o work_n of_o grace_n and_o because_o he_o rejoice_v in_o god_n it_o be_v a_o infallible_a sign_n that_o god_n have_v pleasure_n in_o he_o wherefore_o be_v not_o sorry_a for_o the_o joy_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v our_o strength_n neh._n 8.11_o and_o say_v i_o will_v great_o rejoice_v in_o the_o lord_n my_o soul_n shall_v be_v joyful_a in_o my_o god_n esay_n 61.10_o chap._n iii_o the_o three_o ground_n or_o reason_n why_o the_o faithful_a man_n shall_v abandon_v it_o and_o be_v joyful_a be_v draw_v from_o god_n spiritual_a grace_n in_o jesus_n christ_n there_o be_v nothing_o which_o shall_v beget_v a_o great_a measure_n of_o joy_n in_o the_o faithful_a man_n than_o the_o contemplation_n and_o enjoyment_n of_o spiritual_a benefit_n which_o god_n have_v confer_v upon_o he_o for_o thereby_o he_o be_v free_v from_o the_o grievousnesse_n of_o his_o misery_n and_o translate_v into_o a_o most_o happy_a condition_n which_o thou_o faithful_a soul_n be_v in_o misery_n and_o sorrow_n which_o now_o boil_v within_o thou_o and_o be_v fix_v in_o thy_o breast_n shall_v especial_o take_v into_o consideration_n that_o thou_o may_v clear_o perceive_v as_o thou_o ought_v god_n grace_n and_o judge_v more_o right_o of_o the_o excellency_n of_o his_o benefit_n consider_v with_o i_o i_o beseech_v thou_o these_o three_o thing_n to_o wit_n thy_o state_n past_a present_a and_o to_o come_v what_o be_v man_n in_o respect_n of_o his_o past_a estate_n but_o natural_o the_o child_n of_o wrath_n and_o eternal_a condemnation_n for_o whereas_o he_o be_v original_o create_v after_o the_o image_n of_o god_n now_o he_o be_v deprive_v thereof_o by_o his_o incredulity_n and_o rebellion_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o by_o the_o most_o just_a sentence_n of_o god_n he_o be_v adjudge_v to_o death_n that_o be_v to_o all_o manner_n of_o misery_n spiritual_a and_o corporal_a temporal_a and_o eternal_a wherein_o he_o involve_v all_o his_o posterity_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o man_n be_v conceive_v and_o bear_v in_o sin_n and_o so_o be_v deprive_v of_o righteousness_n he_o incline_v to_o all_o vice_n his_o understanding_n darken_v his_o will_n malicious_o bend_v all_o his_o affection_n deprave_v and_o out_o of_o order_n out_o of_o this_o corrupt_a fountain_n it_o can_v be_v but_o a_o infectious_a and_o corrupt_a stream_n shall_v flow_v to_o wit_n perverse_a &_o abominable_a thought_n &_o word_n answerable_a to_o the_o abundance_n &_o depravation_n of_o his_o heart_n action_n altogether_o unsavoury_a to_o god_n will_n brief_o he_o be_v dead_a in_o sin_n and_o so_o curse_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n unto_o who_o that_o speech_n of_o martha_n may_v be_v apply_v lord_n by_o this_o time_n he_o stink_v for_o he_o have_v be_v dead_a four_o day_n jo._n 11.39_o for_o whereas_o once_o he_o be_v the_o temple_n of_o god_n how_o he_o be_v become_v a_o noisome_a den_n and_o sink_v whereinto_o that_o infernal_a soul_n disburthen_n his_o filth_n nay_o he_o rebel_n against_o god_n and_o enter_v into_o act_n of_o hostility_n the_o wrath_n of_o god_n be_v thereupon_o reveal_v from_o heaven_n against_o all_o his_o unrighteousness_n and_o ungodliness_n rom._n 1.17_o be_v leave_v then_o to_o himself_o by_o god_n judgement_n he_o follow_v his_o own_o way_n he_o be_v give_v to_o a_o reprobate_a sense_n whereupon_o he_o feel_v divers_a curse_n inflict_v by_o god_n who_o either_o punish_v he_o in_o his_o good_n in_o his_o body_n in_o his_o honour_n or_o in_o such_o as_o be_v dear_a unto_o he_o one_o while_o he_o arm_v the_o heaven_n to_o be_v his_o enemy_n otherwhile_o the_o element_n otherwhile_o beast_n otherwhile_o he_o make_v man_n to_o fall_v out_o among_o themselves_o at_o length_n he_o cut_v he_o off_o from_o the_o land_n of_o the_o live_n who_o vengeance_n dog_n no_o less_o than_o before_o for_o his_o soul_n no_o soon_o forsake_v the_o body_n but_o it_o endure_v infernal_a pain_n until_o the_o resurrection_n at_o what_o time_n the_o
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deem_v that_o god_n love_v he_o not_o and_o that_o his_o fatherly_a care_n be_v alienate_v because_o he_o chastise_v he_o do_v not_o otherwise_o than_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v god_n love_v i_o not_o because_o he_o do_v i_o good_a for_o chastisement_n wherewith_o his_o child_n be_v exercise_v be_v a_o most_o needful_a and_o necessary_a benefit_n during_o the_o nonage_n of_o their_o life_n but_o hereof_o in_o the_o follow_a chapter_n it_o now_o be_v sufficient_a to_o declare_v that_o he_o will_v always_o take_v care_n of_o thou_o see_v thou_o be_v his_o son_n in_o the_o whole_a course_n of_o thy_o life_n by_o his_o providence_n and_o meet_a help_n he_o will_v be_v real_o careful_a of_o thou_o so_o far_o that_o thou_o may_v possess_v thy_o mind_n in_o tranquillity_n for_o the_o present_a and_o time_n to_o come_v certain_o if_o thy_o state_n and_o condition_n do_v not_o depend_v upon_o the_o providence_n of_o thy_o good_a and_o best_a father_n but_o blind_a fortune_n as_o atheist_n deem_v 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without_o persecution_n will_v never_o have_v be_v so_o much_o amplify_v and_o increase_v again_o what_o honour_n be_v it_o to_o be_v god_n instrument_n to_o cast_v down_o and_o overthrow_v all_o infernal_a and_o worldly_a power_n to_o destroy_v principality_n and_o power_n that_o rebel_v against_o he_o and_o i_o beseech_v thou_o know_v thou_o not_o what_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o ruin_n of_o empire_n kingdom_n and_o commonwealth_n it_o be_v because_o they_o make_v insurrection_n against_o god_n child_n persecute_v they_o otherwise_o they_o may_v have_v subsist_v long_o for_o jerusalem_n be_v a_o cup_n of_o tremble_v unto_o the_o people_n round_o about_o zach._n 12.2_o the_o church_n be_v like_a unto_o mount_n sinah_n whereunto_o if_o a_o man_n or_o beast_n draw_v near_o be_v thrust_v through_o and_o kill_v with_o dart_n from_o heaven_n or_o a_o anvil_n whereupon_o all_o the_o hammer_n that_o strike_v or_o beat_v be_v break_v into_o shiver_n so_o that_o the_o enemy_n of_o god_n 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