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say_v psalm_n 104._o 27._o that_o god_n open_v his_o hand_n and_o give_v they_o meat_n in_o due_a season_n and_o sure_o as_o god_n be_v most_o wonderful_a in_o all_o his_o work_n so_o be_v he_o most_o humble_a and_o gentle_a to_o all_o his_o creature_n not_o disdain_v with_o his_o own_o hand_n to_o feed_v the_o base_a swine_n or_o beast_n in_o the_o world_n but_o how_o unlike_a be_v they_o to_o god_n which_o do_v not_o hear_v the_o voice_n of_o dumb_a beast_n no_v not_o of_o speak_v soul_n and_o live_a man_n and_o if_o they_o do_v yet_o their_o hand_n must_v not_o come_v near_o they_o but_o either_o they_o must_v take_v it_o up_o on_o the_o ground_n or_o 1._o else_o receive_v of_o their_o abridger_n i_o mean_v their_o servant_n the_o reason_n of_o this_o doctrine_n be_v these_o first_o because_o god_n have_v create_v they_o gen._n 2._o 2._o and_o for_o this_o cause_n before_o that_o ever_o he_o make_v beast_n he_o make_v all_o the_o grass_n and_o herb_n of_o the_o field_n to_o be_v 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the_o one_o be_v do_v for_o his_o sin_n the_o other_o be_v for_o his_o instruction_n that_o as_o the_o heinousness_n of_o his_o sin_n do_v bring_v mo_z into_o danger_n beside_o himself_o whereby_o he_o may_v despair_v so_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o lord_n mercy_n may_v bring_v mo_z into_o favour_n again_o beside_o himself_o whereby_o he_o may_v be_v comfort_v and_o thus_o we_o may_v see_v how_o for_o our_o sake_n be_v the_o rod_n of_o vengeance_n and_o the_o staff_n of_o mercy_n for_o our_o example_n some_o be_v kill_v some_o be_v burn_v some_o be_v hew_v and_o some_o be_v damn_v and_o for_o we_o again_o we_o may_v see_v the_o angel_n be_v maintain_v the_o world_n be_v lengthen_v many_o good_a man_n have_v be_v preserve_v and_o many_o bruit_n beast_n be_v continual_o maintain_v the_o use_n which_o 1_o come_v from_o hence_o be_v these_o first_o that_o we_o fall_v not_o into_o any_o despair_n of_o god_n his_o goodness_n towards_o we_o either_o for_o our_o soul_n or_o body_n mat._n 6._o 25_o 26._o where_o our_o saviour_n bid_v we_o to_o look_v to_o the_o lilly_n and_o to_o the_o young_a raven_n for_o who_o the_o lord_n take_v care_n and_o very_o every_o hair_n on_o a_o good_a man_n head_n be_v more_o worth_a than_o all_o the_o beast_n of_o the_o world_n therefore_o let_v we_o persuade_v ourselves_o that_o see_v god_n hear_v their_o cry_n he_o will_v not_o deny_v our_o prayer_n and_o see_v he_o look_v on_o their_o mourning_n he_o will_v not_o despise_v our_o tear_n and_o see_v he_o regard_v their_o life_n he_o will_v not_o cast_v away_o our_o soul_n he_o that_o command_v we_o to_o be_v merciful_a unto_o they_o have_v also_o bind_v himself_o to_o be_v merciful_a unto_o we_o therefore_o let_v we_o be_v assure_v that_o we_o be_v more_o worth_a than_o the_o beast_n in_o the_o ark_n or_o all_o the_o creature_n in_o the_o world_n but_o alas_o why_o do_v i_o tell_v man_n of_o their_o worth_n for_o they_o know_v it_o too_o well_o or_o of_o the_o lord_n mercy_n for_o they_o be_v too_o proud_a of_o it_o sure_o because_o as_o bathsheba_n teach_v solomon_n prou._n 31._o 4_o 5._o not_o to_o be_v give_v to_o excess_n or_o to_o be_v win_v with_o vanity_n because_o he_o be_v a_o king_n that_o be_v a_o worthy_a man_n in_o the_o world_n so_o i_o will_v teach_v man_n by_o tell_v they_o their_o worth_n to_o avoid_v from_o their_o filthy_a abomination_n what_o shall_v gold_n do_v in_o the_o dirt_n or_o pearl_n in_o a_o swine_n trough_n or_o money_n in_o a_o madman_n puâ—se_n or_o authority_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o fool_n o_o 〈…〉_o that_o we_o have_v all_o under_o we_o and_o yet_o be_v 〈…〉_o honour_n be_v it_o to_o we_o to_o be_v more_o worth_a than_o all_o creature_n to_o have_v the_o lord_n for_o our_o creator_n and_o his_o mercy_n when_o we_o entreat_v they_o if_o in_o the_o mean_a season_n we_o be_v not_o godly_a then_o shall_v the_o best_a become_v worst_a and_o at_o the_o latter_a end_n we_o shall_v wish_v we_o have_v be_v worst_a of_o all_o in_o the_o next_o word_n he_o tell_v we_o how_o the_o river_n of_o water_n be_v dry_v and_o how_o the_o little_a country_n cottage_n wherein_o poor_a man_n &_o cattle_n be_v foster_v be_v burn_v up_o both_o very_a wonder_a that_o the_o one_o i_o mean_v the_o water_n shall_v loose_v their_o spring_n which_o seem_v to_o have_v a_o everlasting_a assurance_n of_o perpetuity_n but_o alas_o what_o can_v be_v perpetual_a when_o god_n alter_v what_o can_v continue_v when_o he_o dissolve_v it_o sure_o nothing_o for_o he_o bend_v the_o heaven_n melt_v the_o earth_n empti_v the_o sea_n &_o therefore_o may_v easy_o dry_v up_o the_o little_a land-brooke_n therefore_o as_o on_o the_o earth_n be_v the_o safe_a go_v because_o it_o be_v low_a so_o in_o poverty_n be_v the_o best_a estate_n because_o it_o have_v nothing_o once_o there_o be_v no_o river_n and_o so_o sometime_o be_v not_o and_o one_o day_n shall_v cease_v to_o be_v again_o so_o once_o man_n have_v nothing_o now_o in_o their_o rich_a estate_n they_o have_v but_o little_a and_o one_o day_n they_o must_v forgo_v all_o but_o when_o he_o say_v that_o the_o little_a cottage_n be_v burn_v up_o we_o may_v note_v that_o there_o be_v not_o any_o thing_n so_o small_a or_o so_o vile_a but_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n will_v find_v it_o out_o amos._n 9_o poor_a man_n think_v because_o they_o be_v poor_a that_o god_n neither_o regard_v their_o well_o do_v nor_o think_v on_o their_o evil_n but_o they_o must_v be_v of_o another_o mind_n for_o as_o fire_n burn_v up_o all_o that_o stand_v against_o it_o so_o do_v the_o wrath_n of_o god_n meet_v with_o all_o that_o be_v against_o his_o law_n god_n be_v in_o the_o city_n and_o in_o the_o wood_n and_o in_o the_o village_n and_o in_o the_o cornfield_n and_o in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o on_o the_o sea_n he_o note_v thy_o do_n in_o thy_o palace_n and_o in_o thy_o house_n and_o in_o thy_o barn_n and_o in_o thy_o labour_n and_o in_o thy_o cottage_n and_o in_o thy_o ship_n even_o as_o christ_n see_v nathaniel_n when_o he_o be_v under_o the_o figtree_n sure_o the_o building_n of_o stone_n be_v too_o high_a to_o stand_v long_o the_o building_n of_o wood_n be_v too_o weak_a for_o the_o little_a low_a tabernacle_n with_o cord_n tie_v together_o shall_v come_v to_o a_o end_n and_o thus_o we_o see_v that_o fire_n shall_v be_v the_o end_n of_o all_o as_o it_o be_v the_o end_n of_o sodom_n so_o be_v it_o of_o zeboijm_n and_o as_o of_o they_o so_o be_v it_o of_o the_o poor_a shepherd_n tent_n and_o as_o of_o these_o tent_n so_o shall_v it_o be_v of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n thus_o much_o for_o this_o first_o chapter_n the_o xuj_o sermon_n chap._n 2._o v._o 1._o blow_v the_o trumpet_n in_o zion_n and_o shout_n in_o my_o holy_a mountain_n let_v all_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o land_n tremble_v for_o the_o day_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v come_v for_o it_o be_v at_o hand_n it_o have_v be_v show_v that_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o chapter_n unto_o the_o end_n of_o the_o 11._o verse_n be_v the_o continuance_n of_o the_o former_a judgement_n speak_v of_o in_o the_o first_o chapter_n so_o that_o this_o verse_n belong_v to_o the_o charge_n of_o the_o minister_n and_o people_n wherein_o the_o minister_n be_v first_o exhort_v to_o sound_v the_o trumpet_n and_o second_o the_o people_n be_v bid_v to_o tremble_v because_o the_o day_n of_o the_o lord_n wrath_n be_v at_o hand_n concern_v this_o blow_n of_o the_o trumpet_n we_o may_v read_v the_o right_a use_n and_o first_o institution_n thereof_o numb_a 10._o first_o it_o be_v time_n use_v for_o assemble_v the_o
congregation_n second_o for_o the_o remove_n of_o the_o camp_n and_o last_o when_o they_o go_v forth_o to_o war_n because_o the_o people_n may_v be_v have_v in_o remembrance_n before_o god_n although_o it_o be_v hard_a to_o show_v whether_o in_o this_o discourse_n follow_v the_o prophet_n mean_v the_o come_n of_o the_o beast_n before_o name_v or_o the_o come_n of_o the_o assyrian_n their_o enemy_n yet_o the_o matter_n be_v not_o so_o necessary_a as_o that_o we_o shall_v spend_v much_o time_n therein_o nor_o so_o difficult_a but_o it_o may_v be_v decide_v and_o therefore_o i_o think_v that_o here_o be_v only_o mean_v the_o come_n of_o the_o noisome_a beast_n because_o the_o description_n follow_v be_v set_v forth_o by_o similitude_n take_v from_o war_n and_o not_o by_o flat_a and_o evident_a proposition_n the_o which_o course_n the_o lord_n do_v take_v in_o other_o place_n when_o he_o note_v a_o invasion_n as_o in_o jerem._n 50._o in_o this_o place_n we_o must_v first_o of_o all_o handle_n the_o blow_n of_o the_o trumpet_n which_o be_v the_o priest_n office_n and_o the_o cause_n thereof_o be_v to_o put_v they_o in_o mind_n of_o a_o danger_n for_o the_o people_n be_v now_o assemble_v and_o have_v need_v to_o be_v terrify_v to_o the_o uttermost_a to_o make_v they_o humble_a as_o we_o may_v see_v the_o effect_n amos._n 3._o 6._o for_o the_o trumpet_n may_v be_v hear_v far_o and_o near_o as_o a_o alarm_n among_o us._n wherefore_o we_o may_v gather_v danger_n from_o hence_o that_o it_o be_v the_o minister_n duty_n to_o show_v the_o people_n of_o the_o lord_n wrath_n and_o the_o danger_n which_o they_o be_v subject_a unto_o for_o the_o same_o ezech._n 33._o 2_o 3_o 4._o if_o they_o sound_v not_o the_o trumpet_n the_o people_n can_v be_v prepare_v and_o then_o shall_v they_o endure_v a_o double_a condemnation_n they_o bear_v the_o lord_n ark_n when_o they_o stand_v all_o must_v stand_v and_o when_o they_o go_v all_o must_v go_v and_o if_o they_o sound_v the_o trumpet_n and_o tell_v the_o danger_n only_o the_o disobedient_a come_v to_o destruction_n and_o thus_o we_o may_v see_v how_o the_o hard_a burden_n and_o most_o dangerous_a be_v lay_v on_o the_o minister_n back_n for_o if_o they_o preach_v man_n will_v not_o believe_v they_o and_o then_o they_o be_v persecute_v if_o they_o preach_v not_o god_n will_v forsake_v they_o and_o then_o they_o be_v damn_v be_v also_o subject_a to_o all_o those_o danger_n which_o themselves_o do_v threaten_v the_o which_o thing_n may_v discourage_v man_n from_o that_o holy_a function_n but_o that_o the_o lord_n command_v we_o and_o enforce_v we_o thereunto_o and_o i_o will_v god_n that_o all_o the_o cross_n and_o danger_n which_o wait_v like_o page_n or_o rather_o like_o jailer_n upon_o the_o minister_n office_n can_v be_v sufficient_a to_o deny_v a_o passage_n or_o entrance_n unto_o the_o unlearned_a and_o vain_a head_a person_n whereby_o for_o ever_o they_o may_v be_v exclude_v from_o our_o calling_n but_o of_o this_o matter_n sufficient_a have_v be_v say_v already_o the_o reason_n be_v these_o first_o because_o god_n open_v to_o they_o either_o ordinary_o or_o extraordinarilie_o his_o purpose_n 1._o which_o he_o will_v do_v in_o his_o church_n for_o there_o have_v not_o be_v any_o great_a calamity_n in_o the_o world_n but_o the_o lord_n give_v knowledge_n thereof_o before_o it_o come_v so_o that_o his_o preacher_n may_v be_v believe_v and_o destruction_n avoid_v second_o they_o be_v the_o mouth_n of_o god_n to_o the_o church_n and_o of_o the_o church_n to_o god_n matth._n 18._o 20._o and_o therefore_o what_o they_o sound_v god_n sound_v what_o they_o bind_v god_n bind_v and_o what_o they_o discharge_v god_n set_v at_o liberty_n yet_o so_o as_o their_o action_n must_v be_v guide_v by_o the_o scripture_n if_o they_o will_v have_v god_n to_o confirm_v they_o the_o use_n which_o we_o be_v 1_o to_o make_v of_o this_o doctrine_n be_v these_o first_o that_o we_o do_v not_o only_o teach_v the_o judgement_n but_o join_v with_o our_o doctrine_n a_o outward_a testimony_n of_o their_o fear_n and_o a_o practice_n that_o may_v serve_v as_o a_o pattern_n for_o the_o people_n to_o repent_v by_o affection_n so_o the_o lord_n teach_v ezech._n 21._o 6._o 7._o where_o the_o prophet_n be_v command_v to_o mourn_v bitter_o as_o a_o man_n that_o mourn_v for_o the_o pain_n of_o the_o reins_n and_o the_o cause_n follow_v that_o when_o the_o people_n shall_v ask_v he_o he_o may_v tell_v they_o that_o he_o mourn_v because_o every_o heart_n shall_v melt_v and_o every_o mind_n shall_v faint_a and_o every_o hand_n shall_v be_v weak_a and_o every_o knee_n shall_v fall_v away_o like_o water_n and_o what_o heart_n of_o stone_n or_o desperate_a mind_n can_v see_v his_o tear_n and_o hear_v his_o word_n and_o yet_o refrain_v from_o weep_v it_o have_v be_v already_o show_v that_o the_o example_n of_o the_o pastor_n be_v the_o best_a way_n to_o persuade_v the_o people_n and_o we_o know_v by_o lamentable_a experience_n that_o where_o the_o preacher_n live_v ill_a his_o life_n do_v more_o hurt_n than_o his_o preach_n do_v good_a therefore_o my_o dear_a brethren_n when_o we_o have_v cause_n to_o threaten_v any_o judgement_n of_o god_n let_v we_o so_o temper_v our_o body_n as_o if_o we_o feel_v it_o within_o we_o as_o jeremie_n do_v when_o he_o cry_v out_o my_o belly_n my_o belly_n as_o if_o the_o calamity_n have_v already_o seize_v upon_o us._n let_v we_o preach_v earnest_o let_v we_o live_v zealous_o and_o let_v our_o word_n and_o tear_n be_v hear_v in_o the_o pulpit_n and_o our_o prayer_n and_o fear_n in_o private_a communication_n and_o full_a often_o let_v we_o urge_v and_o constrain_v our_o affection_n that_o by_o many_o passion_n as_o it_o be_v by_o many_o water_n drop_n the_o hard_a heart_n of_o stone_n may_v be_v pierce_v through_o but_o it_o greeve_v our_o hart_n that_o many_o preacher_n in_o many_o place_n when_o they_o have_v teach_v most_o singular_o on_o the_o sabbaoth_n day_n so_o soon_o as_o the_o door_n be_v shut_v some_o go_v to_o table_n some_o to_o card_v some_o to_o shoot_v some_o to_o bowl_v and_o some_o to_o banquet_v which_o make_v the_o people_n think_v they_o do_v but_o mock_v they_o in_o the_o pulpit_n another_o use_n which_o come_v by_o this_o doctrine_n be_v this_o that_o 2._o when_o we_o have_v so_o preach_v and_o so_o live_v then_o may_v we_o assure_v our_o soul_n of_o most_o excellent_a comfort_n as_o the_o apostle_n do_v act._n 18._o 6._o say_v now_o be_v we_o free_a from_o the_o blood_n of_o all_o man_n so_o that_o a_o good_a conscience_n be_v the_o reward_n of_o a_o good_a preacher_n which_o be_v a_o great_a benefit_n than_o any_o bishopric_n or_o preferment_n of_o the_o world_n when_o a_o man_n may_v rejoice_v of_o his_o labour_n so_o that_o let_v every_o preacher_n keep_v this_o joy_n and_o defile_v not_o his_o conscience_n for_o the_o conscience_n of_o a_o learned_a man_n once_o stain_v and_o corrupt_v seldom_o or_o never_o be_v quiet_v again_o look_v upon_o eli_n his_o conscience_n and_o upon_o the_o prophet_n which_o come_v to_o jeroboam_fw-la who_o be_v slay_v by_o a_o lion_n and_o upon_o jonah_n when_o he_o be_v cast_v into_o the_o sea_n and_o upon_o judas_n the_o most_o wretch_n that_o ever_o be_v bear_v when_o he_o have_v betray_v innocent_a blood_n i_o can_v bring_v many_o example_n out_o of_o other_o writer_n if_o i_o shall_v not_o be_v tedious_a but_o of_o my_o own_o knowledge_n i_o speak_v that_o i_o have_v see_v some_o in_o the_o ministry_n endue_v with_o rare_a gift_n and_o excellent_a learning_n use_v great_a diligence_n in_o their_o place_n yet_o be_v give_v over_o through_o natural_a infirmity_n their_o day_n have_v be_v very_o few_o and_o very_o bitter_a therefore_o maintain_v thy_o conscience_n with_o loss_n of_o life_n and_o live_n for_o it_o be_v a_o easy_a matter_n to_o bear_v all_o the_o reproach_n of_o the_o world_n than_o one_o of_o thy_o own_o heart_n for_o it_o will_v turn_v the_o 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