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that_o shall_v be_v reveal_v rom._n 8._o 18._o 6._o proportion_v to_o our_o need_n 1_o pet._n 1._o 6._o and_o to_o our_o strength_n 1_o cor._n 10._o 13._o if_o we_o will_v come_v to_o glory_n we_o must_v go_v the_o same_o way_n unto_o it_o as_o christ_n do_v the_o way_n of_o holiness_n and_o the_o way_n of_o suffering_n act._n 14._o 22._o and_o sure_o if_o there_o be_v enough_o in_o a_o woman_n child_n to_o recompense_v the_o pain_n of_o her_o travel_n john_n 16._o 21._o there_o will_v certain_o be_v enough_o in_o the_o glory_n to_o come_v to_o recompense_v all_o our_o pain_n either_o in_o our_o obedience_n or_o in_o our_o affliction_n ii_o we_o may_v here_o note_v that_o even_o god_n own_o servant_n in_o time_n of_o trouble_n &_o calamity_n be_v very_o apt_a to_o betake_v themselves_o to_o their_o own_o conception_n and_o contrivance_n for_o deliverance_n they_o be_v big_a oftentimes_o with_o their_o own_o counsel_n and_o in_o pain_n tobr_v forth_o and_o execute_v their_o own_o projection_n in_o order_n to_o the_o free_n of_o themselves_o from_o trouble_n 13._o abraham_n 2._o when_o he_o be_v afraid_a of_o pharaoh_n and_o abimelech_n dissemble_v his_o relation_n unto_o sarah_n david_n fear_v achish_n the_o king_n of_o gath_n feign_v himself_o mad_a 1_o sam._n 21._o 11_o 12_o 13._o when_o he_o fear_v the_o discovery_n of_o his_o adultery_n he_o give_v order_n for_o the_o kill_n of_o uriah_n 2_o sam._n 11._o 15._o one_o sin_n be_v the_o womb_n of_o another_o when_o asa_n be_v in_o danger_n from_o baasha_n king_n of_o israel_n he_o buy_v his_o peace_n with_o the_o spoil_n of_o the_o temple_n 2_o chron._n 16._o 1_o 2._o when_o jonah_n be_v afraid_a of_o preach_v destruction_n to_o ninive_n he_o flee_v unto_o tarshish_n from_o the_o presence_n and_o service_n of_o the_o lord_n jonah_n 1._o 3._o when_o peter_n be_v afraid_a of_o suffer_v with_o christ_n he_o fly_v to_o that_o woeful_a sanctuary_n of_o deny_v and_o forswear_v he_o mat._n 26._o 69_o 74._o thus_o the_o fear_n of_o man_n cause_v a_o snare_n prov._n 29._o 25._o this_o therefore_o be_v a_o necessary_a duty_n in_o time_n of_o fear_n and_o danger_n to_o look_v up_o as_o the_o church_n here_o after_o disappointment_n by_o other_o refuge_n do_v with_o a_o victorious_a and_o triumphant_a faith_n unto_o god_n 13._o and_o to_o make_v he_o only_o our_o fear_n and_o our_o dread_n not_o to_o trust_v in_o fraud_n and_o perverseness_n or_o to_o betake_v ourselves_o unto_o a_o refuge_n of_o lie_n isa._n 30._o 12._o 28._o 15._o but_o to_o build_v our_o confidence_n upon_o that_o sure_a foundation_n on_o the_o which_o he_o that_o believe_v shall_v not_o need_n make_v haste_n if_o we_o lean_v not_o upon_o our_o own_o understanding_n nor_o be_v wise_a in_o our_o own_o eye_n but_o in_o all_o our_o way_n acknowledge_v he_o and_o trust_v in_o he_o and_o fear_v he_o and_o depart_v from_o evil_n we_o have_v this_o gracious_a promise_n that_o he_o will_v direct_v our_o path_n prov._n 3._o 5_o 7._o the_o more_o we_o deny_v ourselves_o the_o more_o be_v he_o engage_v to_o help_v we_o but_o when_o we_o travel_v with_o our_o own_o conception_n and_o will_v needs_o be_v the_o contriver_n of_o our_o own_o deliverance_n it_o can_v be_v wonder_v if_o the_o lord_n turn_v our_o device_n into_o vanity_n and_o make_v our_o belly_n prepare_v wind_n and_o deceit_n job_n 15._o 35._o as_o it_o here_o follow_v we_o have_v bring_v forth_o wind_n we_o have_v not_o wrought_v any_o deliverance_n all_o our_o endeavour_n have_v be_v vain_a and_o successless_a iii_o carnal_a counsel_n and_o humane_a contrivance_n be_v usual_o carry_v on_o with_o pain_n and_o end_n in_o disappointment_n and_o do_v obstruct_v the_o progress_n and_o execution_n of_o god_n promise_n unto_o we_o if_o we_o will_v go_v on_o in_o god_n way_n and_o use_v the_o mean_n which_o he_o have_v direct_v and_o build_v our_o faith_n and_o hope_n upon_o his_o promise_n we_o have_v then_o his_o word_n to_o secure_v we_o his_o spirit_n to_o strengthen_v we_o his_o grace_n to_o assist_v we_o his_o power_n and_o fidelity_n to_o comfort_v we_o we_o have_v he_o engage_v to_o work_v our_o work_n for_o we_o and_o his_o angel_n to_o bear_v we_o in_o our_o way_n but_o when_o we_o seek_v out_o diverticle_n and_o invention_n of_o our_o own_o when_o we_o will_v walk_v in_o the_o light_n of_o our_o fire_n and_o in_o the_o spark_n which_o we_o have_v kindle_v isa._n 50._o 11._o and_o be_v wise_a in_o our_o own_o conceit_n rom._n 12._o 16._o and_o walk_v after_o our_o own_o thought_n isa._n 65._o 2._o no_o wonder_v if_o we_o be_v disappoint_v and_o make_v ashamed_a of_o our_o own_o counsel_n hos._n 10._o 6._o when_o we_o sow_v the_o wind_n it_o be_v not_o strange_a if_o we_o reap_v the_o whirlwind_n hos._n 8._o 7._o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v our_o wisdom_n to_o cease_v from_o our_o own_o wisdom_n as_o the_o wise_a man_n exhort_v prov._n 23._o 4._o in_o as_o much_o as_o the_o lord_n have_v pronounce_v a_o curse_n upon_o those_o that_o be_v prudent_a in_o their_o own_o sight_n isa._n 5._o 21._o who_o usual_o he_o disappoint_v job_n 5._o 12._o we_o have_v consider_v the_o church_n complaint_n her_o anguish_n her_o disappointment_n now_o in_o her_o triumph_n we_o be_v first_o to_o view_v her_o deliverance_n and_o then_o the_o cause_n of_o it_o in_o the_o deliverance_n be_v a_o gradation_n both_o in_o the_o misery_n from_o which_o and_o in_o the_o condition_n unto_o which_o they_o be_v restore_v for_o the_o former_a 1._o it_o extend_v unto_o dead_a man_n who_o to_o quicken_v exceed_v the_o power_n of_o nature_n but_o we_o do_v not_o use_v to_o give_v man_n over_o and_o lay_v they_o out_o for_o dead_a as_o soon_o as_o their_o breath_n fail_v they_o some_o disease_n look_v like_a death_n therefore_o the_o deliverance_n go_v further_a unto_o cadaver_n meum_fw-la my_o carcase_n which_o the_o remainder_n of_o vital_a heat_n have_v forsake_v lay_v out_o carried_z away_o sever_v from_o the_o live_n hasten_v to_o putrefaction_n but_o death_n make_v yet_o a_o further_a progress_n this_o carcase_n must_v be_v have_v out_o of_o sight_n lodge_v in_o the_o bowel_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o there_o dissolve_v into_o dust_n his_o house_n must_v know_v he_o no_o more_o job_n 7._o 10._o and_o yet_o even_o here_o when_o death_n have_v carry_v a_o man_n to_o the_o end_n of_o his_o journey_n and_o land_v he_o in_o its_o own_o dominion_n so_o far_o shall_v the_o deliverance_n extend_v the_o damsel_n who_o christ_n raise_v be_v mortua_fw-la though_o yet_o in_o the_o house_n among_o the_o live_n mark_v 5._o 35._o the_o widow_n son_n go_v a_o little_a further_o into_o the_o region_n of_o death_n coffin_v up_o lay_v on_o the_o bier_n carry_v out_o from_o the_o house_n a_o carcase_n luke_n 7._o 14._o lazarus_n in_o death_n den_n inhabitator_fw-la pulveris_fw-la as_o far_o as_o death_n can_v carry_v he_o yet_o raise_v up_o john_n 11._o 38_o 44._o so_o there_o be_v a_o gradation_n in_o the_o terminus_n à _fw-fr quo_fw-la of_o this_o deliverance_n there_o be_v likewise_o a_o gradation_n in_o the_o terminus_n ad_fw-la quem_fw-la the_o condition_n unto_o which_o they_o be_v restore_v 1._o they_o shall_v live_v and_o this_o be_v a_o favour_n though_o one_o stay_n in_o prison_n 2._o they_o shall_v rise_v their_o life_n shall_v be_v to_o a_o exaltation_n the_o wicked_a shall_v live_v again_o but_o it_o shall_v be_v to_o die_v again_o but_o these_o dead_a shall_v live_v and_o rise_v their_o life_n shall_v be_v a_o advancement_n to_o they_o 3._o they_o shall_v awake_v like_o a_o man_n out_o of_o sleep_n refresh_v and_o comfort_v psal._n 17._o 15._o 4._o they_o shall_v sing_v as_o victor_n over_o the_o grave_n never_o to_o return_v thither_o more_o so_o we_o have_v here_o 1._o the_o sad_a condition_n of_o the_o church_n 2._o the_o great_a mercy_n and_o power_n of_o god_n to_o they_o in_o that_o condition_n their_o sad_a condition_n in_o the_o former_a of_o these_o two_o gradation_n 1._o they_o be_v dead_a man_n in_o a_o condition_n of_o death_n their_o whole_a life_n a_o conflict_n with_o mortality_n and_o though_o this_o be_v not_o a_o calamity_n peculiar_a to_o they_o for_o death_n feed_v equal_o upon_o all_o and_o though_o there_o be_v a_o great_a alleviation_n in_o their_o being_n mortui_fw-la tui_fw-la the_o lord_n dead_a man_n yet_o in_o some_o respect_n we_o find_v the_o weight_n of_o mortality_n on_o the_o church_n side_n wicked_a man_n meet_v many_o time_n with_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d live_v in_o pleasure_n and_o then_o die_v in_o ease_n spend_v their_o day_n in_o wealth_n and_o jollity_n in_o vanity_n and_o folly_n and_o go_v sudden_o to_o the_o grave_n die_v only_o once_o and_o together_o job_n 21._o 13._o whereas_o
world_n which_o both_o use_v we_o ill_o and_o pass_v away_o 1_o john_n 2._o 15_o 17._o john_n 15._o 19_o 4_o to_o increase_v our_o desire_n of_o glory_n that_o we_o may_v with_o good_a jacob_n wait_v for_o the_o salvation_n of_o the_o lord_n gen._n 49._o 18._o 5_o to_o commend_v our_o love_n to_o christ_n which_o make_v we_o willing_a to_o be_v dissolve_v that_o we_o may_v go_v to_o he_o as_o a_o stone_n be_v content_v to_o be_v break_v in_o move_v towards_o its_o centre_n phil._n 1._o 23._o 6_o to_o commend_v the_o power_n of_o righteousness_n which_o be_v not_o afraid_a of_o the_o king_n of_o terror_n nor_o to_o go_v to_o christ_n though_o there_o be_v a_o lion_n in_o the_o way_n act._n 21._o 13._o rom._n 8._o 35-37_a 7_o to_o show_v the_o sweetness_n and_o virtue_n of_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n which_o make_v a_o bed_n of_o a_o grave_a a_o antidote_n of_o a_o serpent_n have_v bring_v sweetness_n out_o of_o the_o strong_a and_o meat_n out_o of_o the_o eater_n have_v bind_v death_n with_o her_o own_o grave_a clothes_n and_o set_v a_o guard_n of_o angel_n over_o the_o body_n of_o the_o saint_n have_v roll_v away_o the_o heavy_a stâ—ne_n from_o the_o grave_n of_o his_o people_n and_o make_v it_o a_o place_n of_o ease_n and_o refreshment_n have_v make_v our_o grave_n like_o a_o garden_n that_o our_o body_n like_o herb_n may_v spring_v out_o again_o have_v slay_v death_n as_o benaiah_n do_v the_o lion_n in_o its_o own_o pit_n and_o have_v make_v it_o sick_a of_o the_o body_n of_o his_o people_n and_o travel_v in_o pain_n like_o a_o woman_n with-child_n till_o at_o last_o it_o be_v deliver_v of_o they_o 2_o we_o shall_v by_o faith_n and_o hope_n in_o this_o doctrine_n comfort_v ourselves_o against_o all_o other_o calamity_n and_o encourage_v ourselves_o against_o death_n itself_o which_o be_v but_o a_o depositary_a and_o shall_v be_v a_o accountant_a unto_o god_n for_o every_o member_n of_o his_o church_n though_o it_o have_v swallow_v they_o as_o the_o whale_n do_v jonah_n it_o shall_v cast_v they_o up_o again_o though_o to_o the_o wicked_a it_o be_v a_o trap-door_n which_o let_v they_o down_o to_o hell_n and_o so_o keep_v they_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o laughter_n sorrowful_a in_o the_o midst_n of_o plenty_n and_o pleasure_n fearful_a in_o the_o midst_n of_o hope_n doubtful_a when_o they_o remember_v the_o day_n of_o darkness_n for_o they_o be_v many_o and_o the_o day_n of_o torment_n for_o they_o be_v more_o yet_o to_o believer_n it_o be_v a_o bed_n a_o rest_n a_o sleep_v a_o friend_n when_o it_o shut_v the_o door_n between_o we_o and_o the_o world_n it_o open_v a_o door_n between_o we_o and_o heaven_n pardon_v of_o sin_n and_o peace_n with_o god_n make_v we_o bold_a to_o play_v with_o the_o hole_n of_o the_o asp_n and_o with_o the_o cockatrice_n den_fw-mi isai._n 11._o 8._o we_o have_v thus_o far_o consider_v the_o church_n as_o dead_a bury_v in_o the_o dust_n as_o quicken_v raise_v awaken_v delight_v in_o god_n we_o be_v iii_o to_o take_v a_o view_n of_o the_o cause_n of_o this_o deliverance_n which_o be_v 1_o dispositive_a in_o regard_n of_o the_o subject_a 2_o efficient_a in_o regard_n of_o the_o author_n the_o dispositive_a cause_n qualify_a the_o subject_a for_o this_o deliverance_n be_v in_o the_o two_o pronown_n tui_fw-la and_o meum_fw-la thy_o dead_a man_n my_o dead_a body_n these_o mercy_n be_v not_o promise_v general_o unto_o all_o dead_a man_n but_o unto_o the_o lord_n dead_a man_n who_o he_o have_v choose_v and_o form_v for_o himself_o psalm_n 4._o 3._o isai._n 43._o 21._o if_o he_o say_v thou_o be_v i_o neither_o water_n nor_o fire_n nor_o east_n west_n north_n south_n egypt_n ethiopia_n nor_o any_o other_o enemy_n shall_v keep_v we_o back_o from_o he_o isai._n 43._o 1_o 2_o 6._o 1._o his_o we_o must_v be_v if_o we_o will_v not_o be_v lose_v in_o death_n 1_o his_o by_o consanguinity_n for_o christ_n have_v take_v upon_o he_o the_o nature_n of_o adam_n and_o the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n and_o so_o vouchsafe_v to_o call_v believer_n brethren_n heb._n 2._o 11._o by_o that_o mean_v god_n be_v become_v our_o father_n john_n 20._o 17._o and_o therefore_o in_o the_o deluge_n of_o desolation_n he_o will_v bring_v we_o into_o his_o ark_n as_o rahab_n when_o she_o be_v deliver_v herself_o call_v together_o her_o kindred_n to_o share_v therein_o with_o she_o josh._n 6._o 23._o 2_o he_o by_o purchase_n there_o be_v a_o dear_a and_o precious_a price_n pay_v for_o we_o we_o be_v buy_v with_o no_o less_o a_o price_n then_o the_o blood_n of_o god_n act._n 20._o 28._o and_o therefore_o he_o will_v vindicate_v his_o claim_n and_o title_n unto_o we_o no_o man_n will_v lose_v what_o he_o have_v pay_v for_o if_o he_o be_v able_a to_o rescue_v and_o recover_v it_o out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o unjust_a possessor_n christ_n have_v buy_v we_o death_n shall_v not_o withhold_v we_o from_o he_o the_o redeem_a of_o the_o lord_n shall_v return_v isai._n 51._o 11._o 3_o he_o by_o covenant_n thy_o maker_n be_v thy_o husband_n isai._n 54._o 5._o and_o be_v marry_v to_o she_o he_o will_v make_v her_o return_n jer._n 3._o 14._o any_o love_a husband_n will_v fetch_v back_o his_o wife_n from_o the_o dead_a if_o he_o be_v able_a to_o do_v it_o 4_o his_o by_o dedication_n inhabitation_n consecration_n as_o a_o temple_n 1_o cor._n 6._o 19_o if_o death_n destroy_v his_o temple_n he_o will_v raise_v it_o up_o again_o john_n 2._o 19_o the_o spirit_n that_o dwell_v in_o we_o will_v quicken_v our_o mortal_a body_n rom._n 8._o 11._o 2_o his_o dead_a man_n we_o must_v be_v we_o must_v die_v to_o sin_n because_o he_o die_v for_o it_o we_o must_v kill_v that_o which_o kill_v christ_n we_o must_v be_v dead_a unto_o sin_n if_o we_o will_v live_v unto_o god_n rom._n 6._o 11._o his_o dead_a man_n his_o perseverant_o until_o death_n rev._n 2._o 10._o he_o patient_o even_o unto_o death_n heb._n 10._o 36._o nothing_o must_v separate_v we_o from_o his_o love_n he_o ultimate_o whether_o we_o live_v we_o must_v live_v to_o the_o lord_n or_o whether_o we_o die_v we_o must_v die_v unto_o the_o lord_n rom._n 14._o 8._o that_o he_o may_v be_v glorify_v in_o our_o mortal_a body_n by_o life_n or_o by_o death_n phil._n 1._o 20._o and_o be_v thus_o his_o dead_a man_n 1_o we_o be_v sure_a death_n come_v not_o but_o with_o a_o commission_n from_o he_o his_o providence_n send_v it_o his_o power_n restrain_v it_o his_o love_n and_o wisdom_n guide_v and_o order_v it_o to_o our_o good_a it_o be_v his_o officer_n it_o shall_v touch_v we_o no_o further_o than_o he_o give_v it_o authority_n john_n 19_o 11._o he_o have_v muzzle_v and_o chain_v it_o he_o say_v to_o death_n as_o to_o satan_n concern_v job_n he_o be_v in_o thy_o hand_n but_o touch_v not_o his_o soul_n meddle_v not_o with_o his_o conscience_n or_o with_o his_o peace_n and_o for_o his_o body_n thou_o shall_v but_o keep_v it_o thou_o shall_v not_o destroy_v it_o thou_o shall_v be_v accountable_a for_o every_o piece_n of_o it_o again_o 2._o be_v his_o dead_a man_n he_o have_v always_o a_o eye_n of_o compassion_n upon_o we_o our_o sorrow_n and_o suffering_n he_o esteem_v his_o own_o isai._n 63._o 9_o col._n 1._o 24._o act._n 9_o 4._o and_o if_o they_o be_v his_o he_o will_v certain_o save_v we_o from_o they_o and_o conquer_v they_o as_o well_o in_o we_o as_o in_o himself_o for_o unto_o he_o belong_v the_o issue_n from_o death_n psalm_n 68_o 20._o 3_o as_o ever_o therefore_o we_o look_v for_o blessedness_n in_o death_n or_o deliverance_n from_o it_o we_o must_v labour_v both_o live_n and_o die_v to_o be_v the_o lord_n that_o he_o may_v own_v we_o when_o the_o world_n have_v cast_v we_o out_o that_o we_o may_v be_v precious_a in_o his_o sight_n when_o we_o be_v loathsome_a to_o the_o world_n jewel_n to_o he_o when_o dung_n to_o man_n that_o our_o grave_n may_v not_o only_o have_v worm_n in_o they_o to_o consume_v we_o but_o angel_n to_o guard_v we_o if_o we_o die_v in_o our_o sin_n and_o be_v satan_n dead_a man_n we_o shall_v never_o rise_v with_o comfort_n rottenness_n will_v feed_v not_o on_o our_o body_n only_o but_o on_o our_o name_n we_o shall_v have_v worm_n in_o our_o conscience_n as_o well_o as_o in_o our_o carcase_n but_o when_o we_o can_v say_v lord_n i_o be_o thou_o thou_o be_v i_o we_o may_v thence_o infer_v we_o shall_v not_o die_v hab._n 1._o 12._o we_o have_v a_o life_n which_o death_n can_v reach_v col._n 3._o 3._o this_o therefore_o must_v be_v our_o special_a care_n to_o be_v mortui_fw-la tui_fw-la to_o die_v to_o the_o lord_n to_o fall_v asleep_a in_o christ_n 1_o cor._n 15._o 18._o that_n