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behaviour_n and_o take_v no_o heed_n nor_o care_n to_o conform_v unto_o they_o but_o it_o may_v be_v they_o do_v not_o believe_v the_o report_n of_o their_o piety_n and_o why_o do_v they_o not_o because_o sometime_o man_n even_a preacher_n lash_v out_o in_o excessive_a commendation_n of_o they_o far_o above_o their_o deserve_n if_o it_o be_v so_o the_o more_o be_v their_o sin_n and_o the_o great_a one_o day_n will_v be_v their_o shame_n but_o certain_o there_o be_v many_o that_o be_v far_o more_o holy_a than_o the_o wicked_a of_o the_o world_n will_v easy_o believe_v and_o one_o main_a cause_n of_o their_o diffidence_n and_o distrust_n be_v because_o of_o their_o own_o guilt_n and_o unacquaintance_n in_o the_o way_n of_o godliness_n they_o will_v not_o believe_v that_o illiterate_a unlearned_a layman_n be_v able_a in_o prayer_n to_o pour_v forth_o their_o soul_n with_o pathetical_a and_o plentiful_a expression_n they_o have_v not_o be_v eare-witness_n of_o any_o such_o gift_n of_o god_n spirit_n and_o therefore_o they_o will_v give_v no_o credit_n to_o those_o that_o report_v it_o but_o doubtless_o there_o be_v such_o man_n and_o woman_n too_o and_o there_o be_v such_o gift_n manifest_v by_o their_o exercise_n of_o they_o and_o i_o have_v hear_v it_o from_o the_o mouth_n of_o a_o very_a g._n very_a mr_n s_o g._n faithful_a witness_n that_o a_o man_n of_o as_o eminent_a place_n in_o the_o church_n and_o of_o as_o eminent_a part_n and_o proficiency_n in_o all_o kind_n of_o knowledge_n especial_o in_o divinity_n as_o any_o be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o all_o his_o majesty_n dominion_n have_v acknowledge_v that_o he_o have_v hear_v a_o layman_n in_o a_o leathern_a jacket_n pray_v by_o heart_n without_o art_n or_o book_n and_o with_o such_o a_o evidence_n and_o demonstration_n of_o the_o spirit_n as_o have_v make_v he_o much_o ashamed_a of_o his_o own_o defect_n and_o disability_n to_o perform_v that_o duty_n of_o devotion_n in_o such_o a_o manner_n and_o measure_n as_o he_o do_v but_o they_o that_o have_v not_o have_v some_o experimental_a proof_n of_o this_o kind_n entertain_v such_o report_n many_o time_n as_o not_o only_o untrue_a but_o as_o impossible_a when_o they_o shall_v think_v all_o thing_n easy_a and_o possible_a with_o god_n mat._n 19.26_o and_o they_o may_v find_v if_o they_o will_v mark_v it_o somewhat_o in_o experience_n betwixt_o the_o devil_n and_o themselves_o which_o may_v induce_v they_o to_o believe_v a_o strange_a and_o strong_a operation_n of_o god_n spirit_n in_o his_o child_n for_o do_v not_o that_o powerful_a impostor_n sometime_o so_o prevail_v with_o their_o corrupt_a nature_n as_o by_o his_o suggestion_n to_o sway_v they_o against_o the_o evident_a direction_n of_o god_n word_n the_o light_n of_o their_o own_o reason_n the_o bent_n of_o their_o own_o resolution_n the_o check_n of_o their_o convince_a conscience_n the_o example_n of_o all_o good_a man_n though_o they_o can_v expect_v none_o other_o end_n of_o that_o way_n wherein_o the_o devil_n drive_v they_o than_o the_o ruin_n of_o their_o soul_n and_o shall_v not_o the_o father_n of_o light_n the_o author_n of_o every_o good_a and_o perfect_a gift_n who_o can_v make_v the_o dumb_a ass_n to_o speak_v more_o wise_o than_o his_o rider_n though_o a_o prophet_n endow_v those_o who_o by_o peculiar_a favour_n he_o have_v choose_v to_o be_v his_o with_o what_o portion_n of_o spirit_n of_o illumination_n and_o sanctification_n please_v himself_o and_o guide_v both_o their_o mind_n and_o tongue_n and_o all_o their_o faculty_n to_o such_o effect_n as_o he_o think_v fit_a for_o his_o own_o glory_n and_o the_o good_a of_o his_o people_n doubtless_o though_o all_o have_v not_o the_o spirit_n that_o pretend_v to_o have_v it_o nor_o the_o gift_n of_o prayer_n who_o take_v upon_o they_o to_o pray_v by_o the_o spirit_n there_o be_v divers_a that_o have_v it_o and_o give_v proof_n of_o it_o in_o such_o sort_n as_o can_v be_v gainsaid_a and_o more_o in_o this_o age_n then_o in_o any_o other_o since_o the_o primitive_a doctor_n who_o have_v a_o constant_a and_o infallible_a guidance_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v advance_v from_o earth_n to_o heaven_n and_o their_o example_n be_v as_o considerable_a in_o their_o ordinary_a practice_n of_o religious_a precept_n as_o in_o the_o exercise_n of_o their_o extraordinary_a gift_n yet_o i_o propose_v none_o though_o a_o patriarch_n a_o prophet_n a_o apostle_n or_o martyr_n much_o less_o any_o one_o below_o they_o to_o imitation_n without_o the_o limitation_n of_o s._n paul_n be_v you_o follower_n of_o i_o even_o as_o i_o be_o of_o christ_n 1_o cor._n 11_o 1._o for_o example_n though_o jacob_n and_o rachel_n be_v very_o good_a people_n yet_o be_v not_o like_a unto_o he_o in_o his_o immoderate_a affection_n to_o benjamin_n nor_o unto_o she_o in_o such_o a_o wilful_a bewail_v of_o her_o orbity_n as_o will_v not_o admit_v any_o consolation_n because_o she_o be_v childless_a let_v we_o rather_o consider_v what_o may_v be_v say_v to_o quiet_a and_o becalm_v our_o passion_n that_o they_o grow_v not_o too_o headstrong_a for_o religion_n and_o reason_n to_o rule_v they_o be_v our_o loss_n what_o it_o may_v be_v we_o shall_v bear_v it_o without_o repine_v or_o impatience_n and_o that_o for_o reason_n of_o weight_n take_v both_o from_o god_n and_o man_n from_o god_n concern_v who_o we_o must_v take_v notice_n first_o of_o his_o authority_n over_o we_o second_o of_o his_o intention_n 1._o towards_o we_o and_o 2._o towards_o we_o for_o the_o first_o it_o be_v god_n that_o kill_v and_o make_v alive_a isa_n 45.7_o and_o this_o he_o do_v not_o only_a de_fw-fr facto_fw-la but_o de_fw-la jure_fw-la he_o have_v not_o only_o a_o power_n to_o do_v so_o but_o a_o right_a also_o for_o we_o be_v all_o of_o we_o unto_o he_o as_o the_o clay_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o potter_n not_o only_o to_o make_v we_o vessel_n of_o honour_n or_o dishonour_n as_o he_o please_v but_o when_o we_o be_v make_v to_o dash_v we_o in_o piece_n if_o we_o please_v he_o not_o and_o shall_v we_o then_o be_v displease_v with_o he_o when_o as_o the_o owner_n of_o the_o vineyard_n demand_v of_o the_o murmur_a labourer_n mat._n 23.15_o he_o do_v but_o what_o he_o will_v with_o his_o own_o indeed_o we_o use_v to_o speak_v of_o what_o we_o possess_v with_o a_o term_n of_o propriety_n my_o wife_n my_o husband_n my_o child_n my_o friend_n but_o our_o title_n to_o they_o be_v not_o original_a but_o derivative_a from_o he_o and_o by_o way_n of_o subordination_n under_o he_o for_o we_o and_o they_o be_v his_o make_v by_o he_o and_o for_o he_o they_o to_o we_o be_v but_o lend_v and_o so_o lend_v without_o any_o certain_a time_n or_o date_n that_o we_o can_v in_o right_n say_v he_o call_v back_o or_o take_v away_o too_o soon_o if_o it_o be_v the_o same_o day_n of_o our_o first_o possession_n of_o they_o and_o if_o we_o have_v enjoy_v they_o long_o the_o less_o time_n in_o reason_n there_o remain_v for_o the_o future_a and_o so_o we_o shall_v the_o soon_o prepare_v for_o a_o part_n and_o when_o it_o come_v to_o that_o we_o shall_v consider_v what_o intent_n god_n may_v have_v in_o take_v away_o from_o we_o that_o which_o be_v dear_a unto_o we_o first_o it_o may_v be_v as_o the_o widow_n of_o sarepta_n say_v when_o her_o son_n be_v dead_a to_o call_v our_o sin_n to_o our_o remembrance_n 1_o king_n 17._o ver_fw-la 18._o a_o child_n or_o friend_n of_o we_o be_v dead_a that_o we_o may_v not_o die_v in_o sin_n and_o trespass_n without_o repentance_n second_o it_o may_v be_v with_o our_o other_o sin_n we_o may_v be_v guilty_a of_o some_o kind_n and_o degree_n of_o idolatry_n by_o set_v that_o delight_n upon_o the_o creature_n which_o of_o right_n belong_v to_o