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terror_n out_o of_o nothing_o at_o all_o the_o rule_n of_o fear_n 〈◊〉_d not_o like_o the_o rule_n in_o arithmetic_n where_o many_o nothing_o make_v nothing_o but_o fear_n can_v make_v something_o out_o of_o nothing_o yea_o many_o thing_n and_o great_a thing_n out_o of_o nothing_o at_o all_o cicero_n psal._n 53_o 5._o there_o werâ—_n they_o in_o great_a feaâ—_n where_o no_o fear_n be_v here_o be_v a_o great_a fear_n raiseâ—_n or_o create_v out_o of_o nothing_o at_o allâ—_n have_v their_o fear_n be_v examine_v anâ—_n hunt_v home_o to_o its_o original_n it_o will_v have_v beeâ—_n find_v a_o pure_a creature_n of_o fancy_n a_o chimaera_n haveâ—â—â—_n no_o fundamentum_fw-la in_o re_fw-la no_o other_o foundation_n but_o 〈◊〉_d trouble_a fancy_n and_o a_o guilty_a conscience_n thus_o it_o 〈◊〉_d with_o pashur_n he_o be_v a_o very_a wicked_a man_n and_o a_o bitâ—â—_n enemy_n to_o the_o prophet_n jeremy_n and_o if_o there_o be_v none_o 〈◊〉_d fright_v and_o terrify_v from_o abroad_o rather_o than_o he_o 〈◊〉_d want_v it_o he_o shall_v be_v a_o terror_n to_o himself_o jer._n 20._o 3_o 4._o he_o be_v his_o own_o bug_n bear_v afraid_a of_o his_o own_o shadow_n and_o true_o this_o be_v a_o great_a plague_n and_o misery_n he_o that_o be_v a_o terror_n to_o himself_o can_v no_o more_o flee_v from_o terror_n than_o he_o can_v flee_v from_o himself_o o_o the_o efficacy_n of_o conscience_n how_o do_v it_o arrest_v the_o stout_a sinner_n and_o make_v they_o tremble_v when_o there_o be_v no_o visible_a external_a cause_n of_o fear_n nemo_fw-la sejudice_n nocens_fw-la absolvitur_fw-la 1._o object_n but_o may_v not_o a_o good_a man_n who_o sin_n be_v pardon_v be_v affright_v with_o his_o own_o fancy_n and_o scare_v with_o his_o own_o imagination_n sol._n no_o doubt_v he_o may_v for_o there_o be_v a_o twofold_a fountain_n of_o fear_n one_o in_o the_o body_n another_o in_o the_o soul_n one_o in_o the_o constitution_n another_o in_o the_o conscience_n it_o be_v the_o affliction_n and_o infelicity_n of_o many_o pardon_v and_o gracious_a soul_n to_o be_v unite_v and_o marry_v to_o such_o distemper_a and_o ill_o habit_v body_n as_o shall_v afflict_v they_o without_o any_o real_a cause_n from_o within_o and_o wound_v they_o by_o their_o own_o disease_n and_o distemper_n and_o these_o wound_n can_v no_o more_o be_v prevent_v or_o cure_v by_o their_o reason_n or_o religion_n than_o any_o other_o bodily_a disease_n suppose_v a_o ague_n or_o a_o fever_n can_v be_v so_o cure_v thus_o physician_n tell_v we_o when_o adust_a choler_n and_o melancholy_a overflow_n and_o abound_v in_o the_o body_n etc._n as_o in_o the_o hypochondriacal_a distemper_n etc._n etc._n what_o sad_a effect_n it_o have_v upon_o the_o mind_n as_o well_o as_o upon_o the_o body_n there_o be_v not_o only_o a_o sad_a and_o fearful_a aspect_n or_o countenance_n without_o but_o sorrow_n fear_n and_o afflict_a thought_n within_o this_o be_v a_o sore_a affliction_n to_o many_o good_a man_n who_o conscience_n be_v sprinkle_v with_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n from_o guilt_n but_o yet_o god_n see_v good_a to_o clog_v they_o with_o such_o affliction_n as_o this_o for_o their_o humiliation_n and_o for_o the_o prevention_n of_o worse_a evil_n 2._o object_n but_o many_o bold_a and_o dare_a sinner_n be_v find_v who_o notwithstanding_o all_o the_o guilt_n with_o which_o their_o conscience_n be_v load_v can_v look_v danger_n in_o the_o face_n without_o tremble_v yea_o they_o can_v look_v death_n itself_o the_o king_n of_o terror_n in_o the_o face_n with_o less_o fear_n than_o better_a man_n sol._n true_a but_o the_o reason_n of_o that_o be_v from_o a_o spiritual_a judgement_n of_o god_n upon_o their_o heart_n and_o conscience_n whereby_o they_o be_v harden_v and_o sear_v as_o with_o a_o hot_a iron_n 2._o tim._n 4._o 2._o and_o so_o conscience_n be_v disable_v for_o the_o present_a to_o do_v its_o office_n it_o can_v put_v forth_o its_o efficacy_n and_o activity_n now_o when_o it_o may_v be_v useful_a to_o their_o salvation_n but_o it_o will_v do_v it_o to_o purpose_n hereafter_o when_o their_o case_n shall_v be_v remediless_a 3._o cause_n 3._o we_o see_v what_o a_o forge_n of_o fear_n a_o guilty_a conscience_n be_v and_o no_o less_o be_v the_o sin_n of_o unbelief_n the_o real_a and_o proper_a cause_n of_o most_o distract_n and_o afflictive_a fear_n so_o much_o as_o our_o soul_n be_v empty_a of_o faith_n they_o be_v in_o time_n of_o trouble_n fill_v with_o fear_n we_o read_v of_o some_o that_o have_v die_v by_o no_o other_o hand_n but_o their_o own_o fear_n but_o we_o never_o read_v of_o any_o that_o die_v by_o fear_n who_o be_v once_o bring_v to_o live_v by_o faith_n if_o man_n will_v but_o dig_v to_o the_o root_n of_o their_o fear_n they_o shall_v certain_o find_v unbelief_n there_o matth._n 8._o 26._o why_o be_v you_o fearful_a oye_n of_o little_a faith_n the_o less_o faith_n still_o the_o more_o fear_n fear_n be_v generate_v by_o unbelief_n and_o unbelief_n strengthen_v by_o 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office_n of_o faith_n to_o reallize_v to_o the_o soul_n the_o invisible_a thing_n of_o the_o world_n to_o come_v and_o thereby_o encourage_v it_o against_o the_o fear_n and_o danger_n of_o the_o present_a world_n thus_o moses_n forsake_v egypt_n not_o fear_v the_o wrath_n of_o the_o king_n for_o he_o endure_v as_o see_v he_o that_o be_v invisible_a heb._n 11._o 27._o if_o this_o assent_a act_n of_o faith_n be_v weaken_v or_o stagger_v in_o the_o soul_n if_o once_o invisibles_n seem_v uncertainty_n and_o visibles_fw-fr the_o only_a reality_n no_o wonder_n we_o be_v so_o scare_v and_o fright_v when_o these_o visible_a and_o sensible_a comfort_n be_v expose_v and_o endanger_v as_o they_o often_o be_v and_o will_v be_v in_o this_o mutable_a world_n that_o man_n must_v needs_o be_v afraid_a to_o stand_v his_o ground_n that_o
danger_n when_o the_o foot_n of_o they_o that_o carry_v out_o the_o dear_a servant_n of_o god_n in_o bloody_a wind_a sheet_n to_o their_o grave_n stand_v at_o the_o door_n to_o carry_v we_o forth_o next_o if_o providence_n lose_v their_o chain_n and_o give_v they_o a_o permission_n so_o to_o do_v and_o our_o fear_n on_o this_o account_n be_v heighten_v by_o consider_v and_o revolve_v these_o four_o thing_n in_o our_o thought_n which_o we_o be_v always_o more_o incline_v to_o do_v than_o the_o thing_n that_o shall_v fortify_v our_o faith_n and_o heighten_v our_o christian_a courage_n as_o 1._o we_o be_v very_o apt_a to_o consider_v that_o as_o the_o same_o race_n and_o kind_n of_o man_n that_o commit_v these_o outrage_n upon_o our_o brethren_n be_v still_o in_o be_v and_o that_o their_o rage_n and_o malice_n be_v not_o abate_v in_o the_o least_o degree_n but_o be_v as_o fierce_a and_o cruel_a as_o ever_o it_o be_v gal._n 4._o 29._o as_o than_o he_o that_o be_v bear_v after_o the_o flesh_n perseout_v he_o that_o be_v bear_v after_o the_o spirit_n even_o so_o it_o be_v now_o so_o it_o be_v then_o and_o just_a so_o it_o be_v still_o the_o old_a enmity_n be_v entail_v upon_o all_o wicked_a man_n from_o generation_n to_o generation_n multi_fw-la adhuc_fw-la sunt_fw-la qui_fw-la clavum_fw-la sanguine_fw-la abelis_fw-la rubentem_fw-la adhuc_fw-la circumferunt_fw-la cain_n be_v club_n be_v to_o this_o day_n carry_v up_o and_o down_o the_o world_n stain_v with_o the_o blood_n of_o abel_n as_o bucholtzer_n speak_v it_o be_v a_o root_a antipathy_n and_o it_o run_v in_o a_o blood_n and_o will_v run_v as_o long_o as_o there_o be_v wicked_a man_n from_o who_o and_o to_o who_o it_o shall_v be_v propagate_v and_o a_o devil_n in_o hell_n by_o who_o it_o will_v not_o fail_v to_o be_v exasperate_v and_o irritate_v 2._o we_o know_v also_o that_o nothing_o hinder_v the_o execution_n of_o their_o wicked_a purpose_n against_o we_o but_o the_o restraint_n of_o providence_n shall_v god_n loose_v the_o chain_n and_o give_v they_o leave_v to_o act_v forth_o the_o malice_n and_o rage_n that_o be_v in_o their_o heart_n no_o pity_n will_v be_v show_v by_o they_o or_o can_v be_v rational_o expect_v from_o they_o psal._n 124._o 1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6._o we_o live_v among_o lion_n and_o they_o that_o be_v set_v on_o fire_n of_o hell_n psal._n 57_o 4._o the_o only_a reason_n of_o our_o safety_n be_v this_o that_o he_o who_o be_v the_o keeper_n of_o the_o lion_n be_v also_o the_o shepherd_n of_o the_o sheep_n 3._o we_o find_v that_o god_n have_v many_o time_n let_v loose_v these_o lion_n upon_o his_o people_n and_o give_v they_o leave_v to_o tear_v his_o lamb_n in_o piece_n and_o suck_v the_o blood_n of_o his_o saint_n how_o well_o soever_o he_o love_v they_o yet_o have_v he_o often_o deliver_v they_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o enemy_n and_o suffer_v they_o to_o perpetuate_v and_o act_v the_o great_a cruelty_n upon_o they_o the_o best_a man_n have_v suffer_v the_o worst_a thing_n and_o the_o history_n of_o all_o age_n have_v deliver_v down_o unto_o we_o the_o most_o tragical_a relation_n of_o their_o barbarous_a usage_n 4._o we_o be_v also_o conscious_a to_o ourselves_o how_o faâ—_n short_a we_o come_v in_o holiness_n innocency_n and_o spiritual_a excellency_n of_o those_o excellent_a person_n who_o have_v suffer_v these_o thing_n and_o therefore_o have_v no_o ground_n to_o expect_v more_o favour_n from_o providence_n than_o they_o find_v â—_o we_o know_v also_o there_o be_v no_o promise_n in_o the_o scripture_n tâ—_n which_o they_o have_v not_o as_o good_a a_o claim_n and_o title_n as_o ourselves_o with_o we_o be_v find_v as_o great_a yea_o great_a sin_n than_o in_o they_o and_o therefore_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o please_v ourselves_o with_o the_o fond_a imagination_n of_o extraordinary_a exemption_n if_o we_o think_v these_o evil_n shall_v not_o come_v in_o our_o day_n it_o be_v like_o many_o of_o they_o think_v so_o too_o and_o yet_o they_o do_v and_o we_o may_v find_v it_o quite_o otherwise_o lam._n 4._o 12._o who_o will_v have_v think_v that_o the_o enemy_n shall_v have_v enter_v in_o at_o the_o gate_n of_o jerusalem_n the_o revolve_v of_o these_o and_o such_o like_a consideration_n in_o our_o thought_n and_o mix_v our_o own_o unbelief_n with_o they_o create_v a_o world_n of_o fear_n even_o in_o good_a man_n till_o by_o resignation_n of_o all_o to_o god_n and_o act_v faith_n upon_o the_o promise_n that_o assure_v we_o of_o the_o sanctification_n of_o all_o our_o trouble_n as_o that_o rom._n 8._o 28._o god_n presence_n with_o we_o in_o our_o trouble_n as_o that_o psal._n 91._o 15._o his_o moderation_n of_o our_o trouble_n to_o that_o measure_n and_o degree_n in_o which_o they_o be_v supportable_a isai._n 27._o 8._o and_o the_o safe_a and_o comfortable_a outlet_n and_o final_a deliverance_n from_o they_o all_o at_o last_o according_a to_o that_o in_o rev._n 7._o 17._o we_o do_v at_o last_o recover_v our_o heart_n out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o our_o fear_n again_o and_o compose_v they_o to_o a_o quiet_a and_o sweet_a satisfaction_n in_o the_o wise_a and_o holy_a pleasure_n of_o our_o god_n 5._o cause_n 5._o our_o immoderate_a love_n of_o life_n and_o the_o comfort_n and_o conveniency_n thereof_o may_v be_v assign_v as_o a_o proper_a and_o real_a ground_n and_o cause_n of_o our_o sinful_a fear_n when_o the_o danger_n of_o the_o time_n threaten_v the_o one_o or_o other_o do_v we_o love_v our_o life_n less_o we_o shall_v fear_v and_o tremble_v less_o than_o we_o do_v it_o be_v say_v of_o those_o renown_a saint_n rev._n 12._o 11._o they_o overcome_v by_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o lamb_n and_o by_o the_o word_n of_o their_o testimony_n and_o they_o love_v not_o their_o life_n unto_o the_o death_n they_o overcome_v not_o only_o the_o fury_n of_o their_o enemy_n without_o they_o but_o their_o sinful_a fear_n within_o they_o and_o this_o victory_n be_v achieve_v by_o their_o mortification_n to_o the_o inordinate_a and_o immoderate_a love_n of_o life_n certain_o their_o own_o fear_n have_v overcome_v they_o if_o they_o have_v not_o first_o overcome_v the_o love_n of_o life_n it_o be_v not_o therefore_o without_o very_o great_a reason_n that_o our_o lord_n enjoin_v it_o upon_o all_o his_o disciple_n and_o follower_n to_o hate_v their_o own_o life_n luke_n 14._o 26._o not_o absolute_o but_o in_o comparison_n and_o competition_n with_o he_o i._n e._n to_o love_n it_o in_o so_o remiss_a a_o degree_n as_o to_o slight_a and_o undervalue_v it_o as_o a_o poor_a low_a thing_n in_o such_o a_o comparison_n he_o foresee_v what_o sharp_a trial_n and_o suffering_n be_v come_v upon_o they_o and_o he_o know_v if_o the_o fond_a and_o immoderate_a love_n of_o life_n be_v not_o overcome_v and_o mortify_v in_o they_o it_o will_v make_v they_o warp_v and_o bend_v under_o such_o temptation_n this_o be_v it_o that_o free_v paul_n from_o slavish_a fear_n and_o make_v he_o so_o magnanimous_a and_o 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word_n i_o count_v not_o my_o life_n dear_a unto_o i_o q._n d._n it_o be_v a_o low_a prize_a commodity_n in_o my_o eye_n not_o worth_a the_o save_n or_o regard_v on_o such_o sinful_a term_n o_o how_o many_o have_v part_v with_o christ_n peace_n and_o eternal_a life_n for_o fear_v of_o lose_v that_o which_o paul_n regard_v not_o and_o if_o we_o bring_v our_o thought_n close_o to_o the_o matter_n we_o shall_v soon_o find_v that_o this_o be_v a_o fountain_n oâ—_n fear_v in_o time_n of_o danger_n and_o that_o from_o this_o excessive_a love_n of_o life_n we_o be_v rack_v and_o torture_v with_o ten_o thousand_o terror_n for_o 1._o life_n be_v the_o great_a and_o near_a interest_n man_n natural_o have_v in_o this_o world_n and_o that_o which_o
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these_o bitter_a apprehension_n by_o the_o foreta_v of_o it_o this_o be_v enough_o of_o put_v even_o sanctify_v nature_n into_o a_o consternation_n and_o make_v a_o very_a gracious_a heart_n to_o sink_v unless_o it_o be_v so_o uphold_v by_o divine_a strength_n and_o comfort_n and_o hence_o come_v many_o very_o many_o of_o our_o fear_n and_o terror_n especial_o when_o the_o same_o enemy_n that_o have_v be_v accustom_v to_o this_o bloody_a work_n shall_v be_v find_v confederate_v and_o design_v again_o to_o break_v in_o upon_o we_o and_o act_v over_o â—gain_o as_o much_o cruelty_n as_o ever_o they_o have_v do_v upon_o ouâ—_n brethren_n in_o time_n past_a 6._o cause_n to_o conclude_v many_o of_o our_o sinful_a fear_n and_o consternation_n flow_v from_o the_o influence_n of_o satan_n upon_o our_o fantasy_n they_o say_v wind_n and_o storm_n be_v ofâ—_n time_n raise_v by_o satan_n both_o by_o sea_n and_o land_n and_o i_o never_o doubt_v but_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o power_n of_o the_o 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