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increase_v i_o will_v lay_v i_o down_o in_o peace_n etc._n etc._n how_o comfortable_o do_v he_o take_v to_o his_o rest_n when_o he_o lie_v down_o in_o god_n favour_n and_o have_v he_o keep_v his_o sin_n he_o have_v lose_v his_o peace_n and_o happiness_n for_o you_o may_v see_v a_o glimpse_n of_o the_o sadness_n of_o his_o soul_n and_o unquietness_n in_o that_o 51._o psalm_n when_o he_o cry_v out_o o_o his_o sin_n his_o sin_n why_o david_n what_o have_v thou_o do_v by_o sin_v what_o damage_n have_v fall_v on_o thou_o by_o thy_o sin_n why_o you_o shall_v see_v he_o lose_v his_o peace_n he_o lose_v the_o presence_n of_o god_n favour_n and_o by_o this_o his_o only_a comfort_n and_o felicity_n he_o have_v lose_v the_o best_a jewel_n in_o his_o crown_n be_v drop_v out_o when_o he_o lose_v god_n favour_n he_o cry_v hearty_o for_o mercy_n the_o mercy_n of_o pardon_n the_o mercy_n of_o purification_n and_o clean_v from_o the_o filth_n of_o his_o sin_n &_o the_o mercy_n of_o his_o restauration_n 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and_o decay_v and_o alas_o how_o sad_o do_v that_o poor_a wretch_n think_v on_o death_n when_o it_o will_v prove_v but_o the_o execution_n of_o a_o rebel_n and_o a_o change_n of_o this_o miserable_a life_n for_o a_o eternity_n of_o horror_n and_o reproach_n ah_o let_v i_o now_o consider_v whether_o my_o gain_n by_o sin_n any_o way_n will_v countervail_v this_o loss_n be_v it_o not_o more_o eligible_a and_o shall_v it_o not_o be_v a_o matter_n of_o my_o choice_n infinite_o rather_o to_o enjoy_v the_o favour_n of_o god_n and_o peace_n and_o tranquillity_n of_o my_o own_o conscience_n than_o whatever_o pleasure_n gain_n or_o other_o emolument_fw-fr may_v come_v to_o my_o flesh_n by_o sin_v with_o the_o loss_n of_o my_o innocency_n integrity_n my_o happiness_n in_o god_n favour_n and_o that_o inward_a peace_n which_o be_v a_o continual_a feast_n pass_v all_o outward_a delight_n whatsoever_o s._n 60_o 3._o sin_n do_v not_o only_o banish_v god_n and_o happiness_n from_o my_o soul_n here_o 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heaven_n at_o my_o dispose_n or_o at_o god_n be_v it_o not_o he_o to_o give_v to_o who_o he_o please_v can_v i_o force_v in_o against_o his_o will_n have_v he_o not_o pass_v his_o word_n that_o no_o wicked_a man_n nor_o unrighteous_a nor_o adulterer_n nor_o whoremonger_n nor_o thief_n nor_o drunkard_n nor_o liar_n nor_o any_o impenitent_a sinner_n of_o any_o kind_n shall_v inherit_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n and_o shall_v i_o think_v god_n will_v revoke_v his_o decree_n and_o comply_v with_o the_o expectation_n of_o any_o vile_a sinner_n against_o his_o own_o truth_n honour_n and_o holiness_n may_v i_o hope_v to_o get_v to_o heaven_n whether_o god_n will_v or_o no_o no_o certain_o i_o must_v leave_v my_o sin_n or_o leave_v off_o to_o hope_v any_o more_o that_o i_o shall_v be_v save_v i_o must_v despair_v of_o salvation_n or_o i_o must_v depart_v from_o my_o iniquity_n and_o get_v my_o sin_n pardon_v and_o soul_n sanctify_v by_o a_o timely_a repentance_n and_o sound_a reformation_n or_o quit_v my_o claim_n to_o salvation_n and_o let_v fall_v my_o suit_n and_o expectation_n though_o i_o seek_v it_o beg_v for_o it_o desire_v it_o cry_v for_o it_o in_o my_o settle_a course_n of_o sin_v i_o shall_v not_o find_v it_o nor_o attain_v it_o nay_o though_o i_o have_v to_o give_v and_o will_v free_o give_v all_o i_o have_v 8._o micah_n 6.7_o 8._o and_o ten_o thousand_o time_n more_o than_o the_o whole_a world_n be_v worth_a to_o purchase_v heaven_n at_o the_o end_n of_o a_o vicious_a life_n it_o will_v not_o be_v account_v of_o it_o will_v not_o open_v heaven-gate_n to_o i_o it_o can_v not_o procure_v for_o i_o one_o glimpse_n of_o that_o glory_n which_o the_o saint_n enjoy_v much_o less_o that_o full_a enjoyment_n which_o be_v lay_v up_o for_o those_o that_o repent_v and_o believe_v and_o live_v holy_o here_o and_o so_o persevere_v to_o the_o end_n of_o their_o day_n and_o now_o let_v i_o consider_v have_v i_o best_o leave_v my_o sin_n or_o my_o claim_n and_o hope_n of_o 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cross_v in_o thy_o gratify_v a_o vile_a lust_n and_o can_v bear_v with_o contentedness_n the_o loss_n of_o thy_o god_n and_o saviour_n thy_o joy_n and_o felicity_n for_o ever_o o_o sordid_a stupidity_n o_o stupid_a folly_n o_o desperate_a madness_n be_v it_o imaginable_a that_o such_o a_o thing_n as_o this_o shall_v ever_o enter_v into_o the_o heart_n of_o any_o man_n that_o have_v not_o forfeit_v his_o reason_n and_o sell_v himself_o to_o work_v wickedness_n or_o resolve_v to_o throw_v away_o his_o soul_n and_o undo_v himself_o for_o ever_o and_o resolve_v to_o continue_v in_o his_o sin_n though_o it_o be_v with_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o salvation_n s._n 61_o
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dispensation_n and_o that_o be_v the_o upshot_n of_o all_o s._n 41_o now_o while_o i_o continue_v in_o any_o sin_n what_o do_v i_o any_o less_o than_o cross_a the_o design_n of_o god_n by_o these_o mean_n and_o so_o render_v myself_o inexcusable_a and_o oppose_v god_n in_o christ_n and_o resist_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n in_o his_o word_n work_v and_o endeavour_v by_o all_o mean_v my_o conversion_n what_o be_o i_o less_o injurious_a to_o god_n grace_n and_o christ_n love_n by_o my_o obstinacy_n and_o wilfullness_n than_o they_o of_o this_o sort_n which_o our_o saviour_n speak_v to_o in_o tear_n how_o often_o will_v i_o have_v gather_v thou_o 19.42_o luke_n 13.34_o luke_n 19.42_o as_o a_o hen_n do_v her_o chicken_n under_o her_o wing_n but_o you_o will_v not_o o_o that_o thou_o have_v know_v even_o thou_o in_o this_o thy_o day_n and_o by_o these_o thy_o mean_n the_o thing_n that_o belong_v unto_o thy_o peace_n but_o now_o they_o be_v hide_v from_o thy_o eye_n thou_o know_v not_o the_o time_n of_o mercy_n visitation_n but_o cross_v the_o gracious_a design_n of_o thy_o invitation_n thou_o will_v not_o leave_v thy_o sin_n and_o now_o mercy_n be_v hide_v from_o thou_o and_o so_o my_o continuance_n in_o sin_n be_v a_o mere_a contradiction_n to_o my_o pardon_n and_o forgiveness_n you_o see_v s._n 42_o o_o how_o shall_v this_o consideration_n cut_v i_o to_o the_o bone_n and_o pierce_v i_o to_o the_o heart_n when_o my_o continue_n in_o sin_n be_v no_o less_o than_o the_o oppose_a the_o grace_n of_o god_n its_o design_n be_v to_o bring_v i_o to_o repentance_n and_o forsake_v sin_n that_o i_o may_v find_v mercy_n and_o favour_n from_o he_o who_o but_o a_o mad_a man_n or_o a_o fool_n will_v continue_v in_o his_o sin_n against_o such_o grace_n and_o so_o cross_v that_o design_n of_o god_n to_o bring_v thou_o poor_a wretch_n to_o happiness_n s._n 43_o i_o consider_v that_o as_o my_o sin_n be_v against_o god_n for_o it_o be_v a_o pollution_n and_o so_o against_o his_o most_o 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against_o my_o own_o self_n it_o be_v the_o great_a wrong_a and_o injury_n i_o can_v do_v to_o myself_o and_o if_o i_o have_v any_o true_a love_n to_o myself_o that_o be_v to_o the_o eternal_a welfare_n of_o my_o best_a self_n my_o soul_n 8.36_o pro._n 8.36_o i_o shall_v forbear_v sin_v he_o that_o sin_v against_o i_o that_o be_v against_o christ_n wrong_v his_o own_o soul_n all_o they_o that_o hate_v i_o love_v death_n if_o i_o live_v in_o sin_n and_o will_v not_o repent_v of_o it_o and_o forbear_v it_o i_o work_v the_o great_a mischief_n i_o can_v against_o myself_o sin_v be_v self-murthering_a i_o lay_v violent_a hand_n on_o myself_o if_o i_o will_v study_v to_o ruin_v myself_o for_o ever_o there_o be_v no_o way_n imaginable_a like_o this_o now_o mention_v of_o sin_v and_o repeat_v the_o act_n and_o continue_v in_o any_o sinful_a course_n to_o effect_v my_o utter_a destruction_n every_o sin_n be_v a_o deaths-wound_n &_o although_o it_o kill_v i_o not_o outright_o yet_o it_o leave_v i_o for_o dead_a i_o be_o a_o condemn_a man_n i_o be_o dead_a in_o law_n and_o dead_a as_o to_o the_o act_v any_o life_n of_o grace_n it_o may_v be_v i_o may_v have_v for_o a_o little_a while_o a_o name_n to_o live_v but_o indeed_o i_o be_o dead_a dead_a while_n i_o live_v in_o the_o world_n such_o a_o one_o a_o sinner_n be_v as_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o church_n of_o sardis_n reprove_v 1._o rev._n 3_o 1._o i_o know_v thy_o work_n that_o thou_o have_v a_o name_n that_o thou_o live_v and_o be_v dead_a s._n 44_o when_o i_o commit_v a_o sin_n i_o consider_v i_o do_v that_o which_o for_o aught_o i_o know_v i_o may_v neither_o have_v the_o grace_n nor_o the_o space_n to_o repent_v of_o i_o may_v forget_v it_o i_o may_v make_v light_n of_o it_o or_o i_o may_v excuse_v it_o or_o defend_v it_o or_o maintain_v it_o i_o may_v be_v harden_v in_o it_o and_o add_v more_o to_o it_o and_o draw_v other_o to_o countenance_n and_o practice_v my_o sin_n and_o so_o still_o infect_v another_o with_o my_o plague_n and_o become_v a_o exemplar_n and_o promoter_n of_o wickedness_n and_o teach_v other_o to_o sin_n too_o and_o propagate_v iniquity_n and_o bring_v subject_n to_o the_o devil_n and_o enlarge_v his_o kingdom_n o_o what_o a_o innumerable_a many_o of_o mischief_n do_v i_o bring_v upon_o myself_o and_o other_o when_o i_o sin_n and_o after_o all_o this_o if_o i_o do_v seem_v to_o be_v sorry_a for_o my_o so_o do_v at_o the_o end_n of_o a_o vicious_a life_n i_o can_v have_v none_o assurance_n that_o i_o shall_v be_v pardon_v but_o on_o the_o contrary_a most_o certain_a it_o be_v if_o i_o continue_v in_o my_o sin_n until_o death_n i_o must_v be_v damn_v for_o all_o my_o repentance_n for_o judas_n sin_v and_o repent_v and_o despair_v and_o be_v damn_v for_o all_o his_o repentance_n his_o sin_n for_o which_o he_o be_v accuse_v and_o for_o which_o he_o hang_v himself_o be_v but_o a_o sin_n and_o my_o transgression_n be_v a_o sin_n too_o and_o if_o judas_n or_o cain_n or_o a_o simon_n magus_n or_o a_o julian_n be_v damn_v for_o their_o sin_n what_o advantage_n will_v it_o be_v for_o i_o if_o my_o sin_n be_v not_o so_o deep_a a_o dye_n so_o grim_a a_o complexion_n so_o horrid_a a_o sound_n as_o treason_n and_o murder_n a_o betray_v my_o master_n and_o kill_v my_o brother_n if_o i_o be_v cast_v into_o hell_n for_o my_o omission_n of_o god_n command_n and_o do_v such_o thing_n though_o but_o in_o the_o least_o instance_n which_o god_n have_v absolute_o forbid_v when_o i_o consider_v this_o methinks_v i_o shall_v dread_v sin_n as_o a_o ugly_a fiend_n as_o a_o devil_n of_o hell_n and_o shun_v it_o as_o a_o pest_n and_o a_o kill_a plague_n and_o repent_v i_o hearty_o that_o ever_o i_o commit_v any_o and_o resolve_v to_o commit_v it_o no_o more_o and_o the_o more_o i_o consider_v the_o more_o i_o shall_v detest_v loath_a shun_v renounce_v all_o and_o every_o wickedness_n and_o the_o more_o shall_v i_o raise_v my_o resolution_n to_o sin_n no_o more_o as_o i_o have_v do_v lest_o as_o bad_a a_o thing_n befall_v i_o as_o have_v befall_v any_o of_o those_o who_o destruction_n be_v most_o dreadful_a god_n grant_v i_o may_v i_o hope_v i_o shall_v s._n 55_o 3._o i_o consider_v again_o that_o when_o i_o sin_v i_o injure_v my_o own_o soul_n 1._o i_o wrong_v my_o knowledge_n i_o know_v i_o shall_v not_o commit_v the_o sin_n i_o commit_v and_o yet_o i_o do_v it_o against_o my_o knowledge_n 2._o i_o wrong_v my_o reason_n and_o judgement_n my_o reason_n and_o my_o judgement_n if_o it_o act_v clear_a tell_v i_o that_o there_o be_v no_o reason_n why_o i_o shall_v serve_v sin_n but_o all_o the_o reason_n in_o the_o world_n why_o i_o shall_v not_o sin_v thus_o and_o if_o i_o will_v yield_v to_o reason_n i_o shall_v not_o yield_v to_o sin_n and_o yet_o i_o sin_n against_o my_o reason_n and_o judgement_n and_o wrong_a both_o 3._o i_o wrong_n and_o offer_v violence_n to_o my_o conscience_n when_o i_o sin_n my_o conscience_n mind_v i_o that_o i_o must_v not_o commit_v this_o and_o that_o sin_n and_o it_o smite_v i_o when_o i_o do_v and_o it_o accuse_v for_o my_o sin_v when_o i_o have_v do_v it_o and_o yet_o i_o sin_n i_o do_v act_n against_o my_o conscience_n when_o i_o sin_n at_o all_o and_o how_o will_v my_o conscience_n endure_v this_o will_v not_o my_o conscience_n one_o day_n complain_v to_o god_n of_o i_o that_o i_o wrong_v it_o and_o do_v thing_n contrary_a to_o it_o in_o despite_n of_o it_o and_o do_v i_o not_o wound_v and_o gash_n and_o tear_v my_o bosom_n friend_n when_o i_o sin_n do_v i_o not_o
make_v conscience_n my_o enemy_n too_o as_o well_o as_o god_n my_o enemy_n every_o time_n i_o commit_v a_o sin_n s._n 56_o 4._o beside_o all_o this_o when_o i_o sin_v again_o wilful_o with_o consent_n deliberate_o i_o break_v my_o baptismal_a vow_n and_o my_o rational_a christian_a conscientious_a resolution_n i_o â—m_n engage_v by_o vow_n and_o promise_v to_o forsake_v the_o devil_n to_o resist_v his_o temptation_n to_o renounce_v worldly_a lust_n and_o fleshly_a lust_n and_o every_o way_n that_o be_v contrary_a to_o christ_n and_o holiness_n and_o i_o have_v or_o shall_v peremptory_o resolve_v against_o all_o manner_n of_o sin_n and_o yet_o when_o i_o sin_v voluntary_o i_o violate_v my_o vow_n and_o break_v my_o promise_n and_o contradict_v my_o resolution_n and_o render_v myself_o a_o covenant-breaker_n a_o perjure_a person_n a_o unfaithful_a and_o unconstant_a a_o fickle_a and_o vain_a fool_n and_o bring_v guilt_n and_o disgrace_n sin_n and_o ignominy_n together_o upon_o my_o own_o soul_n and_o do_v i_o not_o wrong_v myself_o extreme_o in_o so_o do_v can_v i_o do_v a_o great_a mischief_n to_o myself_o than_o i_o do_v when_o i_o sin_n after_o all_o this_o can_v any_o thing_n disgrace_v i_o more_o debase_v i_o low_o revile_v i_o more_o deserve_o then_o this_o when_o i_o commit_v a_o sin_n and_o live_v in_o it_o be_v there_o any_o thing_n can_v deface_v the_o image_n of_o god_n in_o i_o which_o be_v my_o glory_n and_o honour_n my_o beauty_n and_o perfection_n than_o sin_n if_o i_o be_v poor_a and_o holy_a yet_o be_o i_o rich_a in_o grace_n and_o so_o be_o i_o honourable_a too_o though_o i_o want_v both_o worldly_a riches_n and_o honour_n but_o if_o i_o be_o a_o sinful_a wretch_n though_o never_o so_o rich_a and_o great_a in_o the_o world_n account_n yet_o be_o i_o but_o a_o vile_a and_o deform_a person_n a_o scorn_n and_o contemptible_a before_o god_n and_o angel_n o_o there_o be_v nothing_o make_v i_o ugly_a and_o deform_a vile_a and_o contemptible_a but_o my_o sin_n do_v i_o not_o then_o wrong_v myself_o by_o sin_v or_o be_v there_o any_o way_n imaginable_a whereby_o a_o man_n can_v do_v a_o great_a or_o so_o great_a a_o mischief_n to_o himself_o then_o by_o act_v and_o repeat_v his_o sin_n sure_o there_o be_v not_o any_o s._n 57_o 5._o when_o i_o consider_v the_o damage_n and_o irreparable_a loss_n i_o procure_v to_o my_o precious_a soul_n by_o my_o own_o sin_n i_o must_v conclude_v within_o myself_o that_o when_o i_o sin_v i_o wrong_v my_o own_o soul_n and_o fight_v against_o my_o own_o and_o contend_v for_o my_o own_o undo_n 1._o when_o i_o commit_v sin_n i_o make_v a_o breach_n between_o god_n and_o my_o own_o soul_n my_o sin_n be_v the_o makebate_n not_o poverty_n nor_o affliction_n not_o sickness_n nor_o meanness_n of_o birth_n nor_o deformity_n of_o body_n nor_o any_o thing_n but_o sin_n do_v make_v god_n at_o a_o distance_n from_o my_o soul_n but_o by_o sin_n i_o lose_v my_o innocency_n and_o sin_n away_o that_o which_o nothing_o can_v procure_v i_o which_o be_v much_o more_o worth_a than_o gold_n that_o which_o gold_n can_v purchase_v again_o the_o peace_n of_o conscience_n 57.21_o isa_n 57.21_o there_o be_v no_o peace_n say_v my_o god_n to_o the_o wicked_a i_o provoke_v god_n anger_n and_o displeasure_n and_o tempt_v he_o to_o withdraw_v his_o favour_n from_o i_o and_o to_o bring_v forth_o treasure_n of_o wrath_n against_o i_o all_o the_o while_o i_o live_v in_o a_o sin_v state_n i_o lose_v the_o benefit_n of_o repentance_n the_o benefit_n of_o christ_n suffering_n and_o intercession_n i_o bereave_v my_o soul_n of_o the_o indwel_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o comfort_n and_o banish_v by_o my_o sin_v christ_n from_o my_o soul_n and_o grieve_v the_o holy_a spirit_n of_o god_n so_o that_o he_o withdraw_v himself_o and_o leave_v i_o desolate_a and_o alas_o what_o a_o sad_a loss_n have_v the_o soul_n that_o have_v lose_v christ_n and_o the_o spirit_n what_o a_o miserable_a condition_n be_v it_o to_o be_v without_o christ_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o be_v one_o that_o have_v banish_v christ_n and_o the_o holy_a spirit_n from_o his_o soul_n o_o how_o deplorable_a be_v that_o man_n estate_n and_o yet_o such_o be_v the_o state_n of_o a_o wilful_a sinner_n every_o man_n and_o woman_n that_o live_v in_o the_o love_n like_v and_o practice_n of_o sin_n and_o do_v not_o repent_v and_o reform_v he_o do_v not_o only_o lose_v his_o best_a friend_n and_o best_a friendship_n but_o provoke_v they_o to_o be_v his_o very_a enemy_n christ_n who_o love_v thou_o and_o pity_v thou_o and_o lay_v down_o his_o life_n for_o thou_o and_o weep_v over_o thou_o and_o bleed_v for_o thou_o and_o spare_v not_o his_o life_n to_o redeem_v thou_o from_o thy_o sin_n that_o he_o may_v have_v thou_o and_o yet_o for_o all_o this_o his_o unparallelled_a and_o unspeakable_a love_n and_o tender_a compassion_n will_v thou_o offer_v he_o all_o affront_n and_o pierce_v and_o wound_v he_o with_o thy_o sin_n and_o trample_v upon_o all_o his_o worth_n and_o banish_v he_o quite_o away_o with_o thy_o unkind_a deal_n what_o way_n can_v thou_o ever_o have_v think_v on_o more_o ready_a and_o certain_a to_o deprive_v thyself_o of_o all_o the_o benefit_n of_o christ_n transaction_n for_o sinner_n then_o by_o sin_v still_o as_o thou_o do_v nay_o what_o way_n can_v a_o wicked_a heart_n have_v choose_v that_o will_v study_v his_o own_o eternal_a loss_n and_o misery_n like_o this_o of_o sin_v still_o and_o go_v on_o in_o his_o wickedness_n can_v thou_o contrive_v any_o thing_n that_o will_v make_v christ_n the_o best_a friend_n that_o ever_o poor_a sinner_n have_v thy_o mortal_a enemy_n then_o by_o continue_v still_o to_o do_v wicked_o those_o my_o enemy_n say_v christ_n of_o impenitent_a implacable_a and_o unruly_a rebel_n and_o sinner_n 19.27_o luke_n 19.27_o that_o will_v not_o that_o i_o shall_v reign_v over_o they_o bring_v hither_o and_o stay_v they_o before_o i_o where_o i_o see_v it_o be_v possible_a that_o christ_n may_v 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