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wander_v abroad_o among_o many_o vain_a thing_n and_o know_v not_o where_o to_o make_v any_o stay_n to_o fasten_v themselves_o the_o spirit_n of_o life_n which_o be_v in_o they_o that_o be_v christ_n quicken_v their_o mind_n to_o think_v upon_o that_o which_o be_v just_a rom._n 8._o 2._o have_v thus_o far_o prove_v that_o the_o thought_n of_o righteous_a one_o be_v just_a and_o that_o he_o which_o be_v a_o righteous_a man_n must_v have_v good_a and_o just_a thought_n my_o method_n shall_v be_v 1._o to_o show_v the_o necessity_n or_o needfulness_n of_o this_o government_n of_o the_o thought_n 2._o the_o error_n and_o exorbitance_n of_o man_n thought_n 3._o the_o remedy_n against_o these_o exorbitancy_n general_o particular_o 4._o the_o mean_n to_o get_v good_a thought_n 5._o rule_v to_o govern_v good_a thought_n get_v chap._n iii_o first_o the_o needfulness_n of_o the_o government_n of_o thought_n appear_v because_o thought_n be_v the_o fountain_n or_o spring_n of_o all_o humane_a action_n whether_o they_o be_v good_a or_o evil_n a_o man_n ordinary_o first_o think_v and_o after_o speak_v out_o with_o his_o mouth_n or_o work_v outward_o with_o the_o member_n of_o the_o body_n my_o heart_n be_v hot_a within_o i_o while_o i_o be_v muse_v the_o fire_n kindle_v and_o i_o speak_v with_o my_o tongue_n psal_n 39_o 3._o so_o the_o wicked_a devise_n device_n against_o jeremy_n and_o then_o smite_v he_o with_o the_o tongue_n jer._n 18._o 18._o pharaoh_n think_v to_o deal_v wise_o and_o then_o command_v to_o destroy_v the_o hebrew_n child_n wherefore_o see_v action_n good_a or_o evil_a issue_n from_o our_o thought_n we_o ought_v to_o take_v notice_n of_o that_o wise_a advice_n keep_v thy_o heart_n with_o all_o diligence_n prov._n the_o soul_n retain_v so_o much_o of_o its_o spiritual_a nature_n and_o native_a perfection_n that_o after_o the_o similitude_n of_o god_n it_o be_v in_o continual_a action_n though_o it_o be_v its_o imperfection_n to_o be_v in_o do_v either_o good_a or_o evil_n thought_n pass_v in_o the_o mind_n as_o current_o as_o water_n in_o the_o lively_a fountain_n it_o be_v not_o like_o a_o watch_n in_o thy_o pocket_n which_o will_v not_o run_v without_o wind_v up_o it_o be_v a_o natural_a mover_n and_o be_v in_o uncessant_a motion_n towards_o good_a or_o evil_n god_n thought_n be_v good_a eternal_o but_o the_o best_a man_n thought_n be_v to_o good_a and_o evil_a be_v they_o only_o good_a and_o not_o evil_a the_o less_o care_n of_o prevention_n will_v serve_v in_o this_o government_n of_o thought_n but_o it_o be_v the_o misery_n of_o our_o soul_n that_o the_o imaginative_a faculty_n who_o perfection_n be_v always_o to_o think_v shall_v be_v take_v up_o too_o often_o time_n with_o think_v evil_a the_o holy_a spirit_n note_v this_o with_o a_o black_a coall_n the_o imagination_n of_o natural_a man_n be_v evil_a continual_o though_o the_o thought_n of_o the_o righteous_a be_v just_a gen._n 6._o 5._o gen._n 8._o 21._o grace_n and_o nature_n mix_v in_o the_o regenerate_a man_n and_o because_o of_o these_o different_a principle_n his_o thought_n move_v within_o he_o to_o good_a and_o to_o evil_a as_o he_o say_v i_o delight_v in_o the_o law_n of_o god_n after_o the_o inward_a man_n but_o i_o see_v another_o law_n in_o my_o member_n war_a against_o the_o law_n of_o my_o mind_n and_o bring_v i_o into_o captivity_n to_o the_o law_n of_o sin_n which_o be_v in_o my_o member_n rom._n 7._o 22_o 23._o this_o be_v one_o reason_n why_o our_o thought_n have_v need_n of_o government_n second_o evil_a thought_n be_v sin_n prov._n 24._o 9_o the_o thought_n of_o foolishness_n be_v sin_n not_o the_o action_n only_o but_o the_o thought_n also_o be_v sin_n it_o be_v a_o loose_a opinion_n and_o strike_v
and_o that_o if_o they_o can_v refrain_v such_o word_n and_o work_n as_o be_v of_o evil_a report_n and_o punishable_a than_o their_o peace_n be_v sound_a and_o themselves_o just_a though_o their_o thought_n be_v black_a as_o hell_n and_o conform_v to_o the_o work_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o indeed_o thought_n be_v free_a from_o punishment_n by_o the_o law_n of_o man_n which_o only_o reach_v to_o the_o outward_a man_n and_o a_o man_n be_v not_o bind_v by_o law_n or_o any_o duty_n to_o reveal_v all_o his_o thought_n unto_o another_o solomon_n tell_v we_o that_o a_o prate_a fool_n or_o a_o man_n of_o foolish_a lip_n shall_v fall_v prov._n 10._o 8._o but_o the_o good_a man_n must_v persuade_v himself_o that_o the_o lord_n take_v notice_n of_o abhor_v and_o will_v punish_v evil_a thought_n as_o the_o breach_n of_o his_o law_n therein_o extend_v more_o than_o the_o law_n of_o man_n it_o be_v a_o know_a distinction_n among_o all_o that_o there_o be_v sin_n of_o thought_n as_o much_o as_o sin_n 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this_o matter_n and_o you_o shall_v perceive_v 1._o that_o evil_a thought_n be_v ringleader_n to_o other_o sin_n all_o other_o uncleanness_n begin_v at_o the_o heart_n mat._n 15._o 18._o whether_o they_o be_v blasphemy_n or_o false-witnessing_a which_o be_v sin_n of_o the_o tongue_n or_o murder_n and_o adultery_n which_o be_v sin_n of_o deed_n from_o contemplative_a wickedness_n we_o go_v on_o to_o actual_a so_o lust_n within_o when_o it_o have_v conceive_v at_o temptation_n without_o bring_v forth_o sin_n jam._n 1._o 15_o imagination_n be_v the_o great_a wheel_n of_o the_o soul_n if_o that_o move_v amiss_o all_o the_o whole_a man_n run_v at_o random_n for_o as_o the_o fancy_n conceive_v the_o judgement_n conclude_v the_o will_n choose_v the_o affection_n pursue_v or_o eschew_v and_o the_o member_n of_o the_o body_n execute_v wherefore_o in_o regard_n of_o precedency_n or_o causality_n sin_n of_o thought_n be_v more_o sinful_a or_o inexcusable_a than_o either_o word_n or_o deed_n 2._o 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of_o fear_n or_o favour_n jonathan_n can_v love_v david_n as_o his_o own_o soul_n though_o he_o go_v in_o his_o father_n saul_n army_n which_o hunt_v he_o as_o a_o partridge_n upon_o the_o mountain_n obadiah_n think_v reverent_o of_o the_o lord_n prophet_n and_o preserve_v many_o of_o they_o from_o the_o cruel_a rage_n of_o jesabel_n though_o he_o live_v in_o ahabs_n court_n but_o if_o the_o inward_a part_n be_v wickedness_n there_o be_v no_o faithfulness_n in_o those_o sinner_n there_o be_v no_o faithfulness_n in_o their_o mouth_n their_o inward_a part_n be_v very_a wickedness_n psal_n 5._o 9_o it_o be_v possible_a god_n may_v have_v some_o who_o heart_n be_v right_a with_o he_o in_o evil_a time_n though_o they_o halt_v in_o their_o word_n and_o outward_a behaviour_n but_o if_o the_o thought_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o mind_n be_v evil_a whatsoever_o the_o outward_a appearance_n be_v there_o be_v no_o believe_v of_o such_o 3._o the_o temptation_n of_o satan_n have_v not_o such_o power_n over_o our_o thought_n as_o they_o have_v in_o our_o outward_a man_n in_o as_o much_o as_o the_o devil_n be_v no_o searcher_n of_o heart_n and_o therefore_o can_v so_o easy_o puddle_n these_o fountain_n as_o he_o do_v by_o god_n permission_n our_o word_n and_o deed_n i_o do_v not_o say_v satan_n have_v no_o power_n but_o not_o such_o power_n the_o devil_n know_v the_o constitution_n and_o temperament_n of_o man_n body_n and_o can_v move_v the_o humour_n and_o by_o they_o he_o can_v stir_v up_o the_o affection_n he_o can_v represent_v false_a species_n by_o the_o sense_n unto_o the_o cogitative_a faculty_n and_o thereby_o disorder_v the_o thought_n but_o he_o have_v not_o such_o a_o immediate_a illapse_n or_o entrance_n into_o the_o heart_n as_o into_o our_o outward_a sense_n and_o by_o how_o much_o our_o thought_n receive_v less_o violence_n and_o opposition_n from_o satan_n by_o so_o much_o the_o sin_n of_o our_o thought_n be_v less_o excusable_a as_o he_o be_v less_o a_o 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