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3_o this_o testimony_n be_v holy_a holy_a formal_o original_o effective_o it_o make_v holy_a more_o humble_a more_o contrite_a more_o watchful_a more_o zealous_a more_o thankful_a etc._n etc._n that_o assurance_n which_o breed_v vanity_n contempt_n of_o ordinance_n neglect_v of_o duty_n security_n in_o sin_n be_v deceitful_a and_o abominable_a thus_o of_o the_o efficient_a cause_n comfort_n the_o matter_n of_o comfort_n now_o the_o matter_n of_o spiritual_a comfort_n follow_v that_o which_o be_v comfortable_a must_v be_v such_o as_o can_v in_o some_o measure_n satisfy_v and_o fill_v the_o desire_n and_o appetite_n of_o the_o soul_n for_o so_o long_o as_o desire_n be_v hold_v from_o her_o object_n there_o be_v a_o unrest_n and_o unquietness_n in_o the_o heart_n there_o will_v be_v a_o whine_a and_o cry_v of_o spirit_n there_o be_v pain_n in_o hunger_n &_o grief_n in_o want_n now_o as_o desire_n be_v a_o extension_n or_o reach_v of_o the_o soul_n after_o something_o futable_a so_o it_o 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christian_n but_o grace_n as_o it_o be_v the_o light_n not_o the_o warmth_n of_o the_o sun_n that_o make_v day_n so_o that_o this_o may_v fail_v 1._o god_n may_v suspend_v his_o testimony_n or_o 2._o he_o may_v let_v in_o satan_n to_o afflict_v or_o 3._o hide_v himself_o and_o not_o meet_v they_o in_o approach_n to_o he_o in_o combat_n for_o he_o etc._n etc._n i_o must_v cut_v myself_o short_a here_o for_o i_o see_v the_o book_n swell_v big_a than_o i_o desire_v let_v this_o therefore_o suffice_v for_o entrance_n into_o the_o business_n itself_o chap._n xxxv_o of_o the_o state_n and_o degree_n of_o this_o sad_a condition_n now_o i_o come_v to_o the_o sad_a state_n of_o the_o soul_n want_v the_o comfort_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n god_n withdraw_v himself_o in_o respect_n of_o that_o gracious_a effusion_n of_o his_o mercy_n and_o manifestation_n of_o his_o love_n to_o the_o soul_n shut_v up_o those_o sweet_a stream_n of_o refreshment_n which_o be_v wont_a to_o flow_v here_o i_o will_v speak_v of_o 1_o the_o case_n 2_o the_o cure_n the_o state_n of_o a_o desert_a and_o disconsolate_a soul_n require_v to_o consider_v of_o 1_o the_o nature_n of_o it_o 2_o degree_n of_o it_o 3_o effect_n of_o it_o 4_o cause_n of_o it_o first_o then_o let_v we_o see_v what_o it_o be_v it_o be_v a_o eminent_a and_o abide_a uncomfortablenesse_n of_o heart_n towards_o god_n or_o a_o loss_n of_o that_o comfort_n which_o the_o soul_n be_v wont_a to_o have_v in_o god_n 1_o it_o be_v a_o loss_n of_o comfort_n in_o god_n a_o man_n may_v have_v much_o unquietness_n god_n it_o be_v a_o loss_n of_o comfort_n towards_o god_n and_o yet_o not_o be_v in_o this_o case_n we_o speak_v of_o discomfort_n except_o the_o object_n of_o it_o be_v god_n displeasure_n or_o departure_n make_v not_o a_o desert_a case_n a_o man_n may_v be_v afflict_v in_o his_o spirit_n many_o way_n yet_o god_n wont_a presence_n may_v continue_v as_o the_o conscience_n of_o some_o sin_n may_v cause_v much_o sadness_n and_o mourning_n either_o some_o sin_n stir_v or_o some_o sin_n act_v may_v much_o afflict_v but_o trouble_v of_o reluctance_n or_o sorrow_n of_o repentance_n be_v there_o and_o will_v be_v there_o where_o god_n be_v most_o present_a paul_n be_v a_o pattern_n in_o the_o first_o roman_n 7._o and_o david_n in_o the_o other_o psal_n 51._o the_o sin_n of_o other_o may_v disquiet_v river_n of_o tear_n run_v down_o my_o eye_n because_o man_n keep_v not_o thy_o law_n psal_n 119._o lot_z ezra_n all_o that_o have_v most_o of_o god_n have_v most_o of_o these_o sorrow_n and_o these_o sorrow_n be_v no_o misery_n but_o mercy_n there_o be_v much_o sweetness_n in_o this_o temper_n the_o trouble_n of_o the_o church_n may_v in_o a_o way_n of_o compassion_n and_o sympathy_n afflict_v yea_o outward_a affliction_n may_v in_o a_o natural_a way_n pain_n the_o spirit_n for_o a_o time_n and_o the_o soul_n may_v mourn_v because_o of_o its_o deficiency_n and_o poverty_n want_v that_o completeness_n of_o holiness_n 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paul_n be_v take_v up_o into_o the_o three_o heaven_n but_o he_o come_v down_o again_o the_o sun_n do_v not_o always_o shine_v in_o a_o equal_a lustre_n god_n sometime_o give_v coruscation_n of_o glory_n but_o like_o lightning_n they_o shut_v in_o again_o as_o a_o father_n sometime_o send_v for_o his_o son_n from_o school_n and_o make_v merry_a with_o they_o at_o home_n but_o these_o play_v time_n come_v not_o every_o day_n they_o must_v to_o school_v again_o and_o live_v under_o tutor_n and_o governor_n till_o they_o come_v to_o full_a age_n god_n open_v himself_o much_o at_o some_o time_n 1_o in_o special_a approach_n of_o the_o soul_n to_o he_o than_o a_o man_n see_v and_o taste_v such_o thing_n that_o he_o be_v loath_a to_o depart_v but_o these_o comfort_n though_o
with_o it_o if_o the_o mind_n be_v puzzle_v the_o heart_n be_v trouble_v if_o the_o pilot_n be_v disconsolate_a how_o be_v the_o passenger_n afflict_v what_o tear_n what_o paleness_n what_o wring_v what_o faint_v may_v one_o see_v there_o what_o sigh_v cry_v howl_a screech_a may_n one_o hear_v in_o such_o a_o trouble_a case_n be_v the_o heart_n when_o god_n hide_v himself_o and_o will_v not_o be_v find_v like_o rachel_n weep_v for_o her_o child_n and_o will_v not_o be_v comfort_v because_o they_o be_v not_o but_o when_o the_o soul_n see_v god_n then_o it_o be_v quiet_a the_o cry_n of_o the_o heart_n be_v still_v her_o wound_n be_v heal_v her_o pain_n cease_v and_o all_o be_v calm_a 2._o joy_n joy._n joy._n this_o be_v a_o high_a degree_n of_o comfort_n peace_n be_v negative_a comfort_n joy_n be_v positive_a comfort_n that_o be_v a_o cessation_n or_o mitigation_n of_o trouble_n this_o be_v a_o high_a contentment_n that_o be_v like_o the_o lay_n of_o the_o storm_n this_o like_a the_o 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gaudium_fw-la a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d jos_n scalig_v in_o conject_n which_o if_o it_o be_v strong_a be_v call_v exultation_n which_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o vault_a and_o leap_v of_o the_o mind_n yea_o a_o leap_v out_o of_o itself_o ling._n itself_o exultatio_fw-la est_fw-la gaudium_fw-la gestuosum_fw-la ab_fw-la ex_fw-la &_o salto_fw-la becmde_a orig_n lat_fw-la ling._n peace_n be_v contentment_n when_o the_o heart_n be_v bound_v by_o its_o condition_n and_o be_v not_o effuse_v and_o pour_v out_o of_o its_o own_o channel_n as_o the_o river_n be_v when_o the_o channel_n be_v too_o scant_a or_o not_o passable_a but_o joy_n be_v a_o enlargement_n of_o the_o heart_n 1._o heart_n laetus_n qu._n latus_fw-la ut_fw-la moerore_fw-la contrahimur_fw-la sic_fw-la &_o gestimus_fw-la gaudio_fw-la sen._n laetis_fw-la diffunditur_fw-la per_fw-la universum_fw-la corpus_fw-la calor_fw-la ac_fw-la plus_fw-la foris_fw-la motus_fw-la ejus_fw-la essertur_fw-la ut_fw-la tristibus_fw-la intro_fw-la galen_n l._n 3._o de_fw-la causis_fw-la pulsuum_fw-la apud_fw-la cornel._n a_o lap_n in_o proverb_n 17.22_o dilatatur_fw-la affectus_fw-la per_fw-la delectationem_fw-la quasi_fw-la se_fw-la tradens_fw-la ad_fw-la continendum_fw-la interius_fw-la rem_fw-la delectantem_fw-la aquin._n 1.2_o q._n 33._o a._n 1._o it_o be_v call_v enlargement_n of_o heart_n psal_n 119.32_o the_o heart_n open_v itself_o and_o be_v fill_v with_o the_o thing_n it_o love_v 3._o triumph_n and_o glory_v thing_n triumph_n and_o that_o in_o two_o thing_n which_o be_v joy_n elevate_v and_o it_o consist_v in_o two_o thing_n 1_o a_o victoriousnesse_n and_o magnanimous_a conquest_n of_o heart_n over_o all_o thing_n spirit_n victoriousnesse_n of_o spirit_n when_o the_o heart_n be_v raise_v to_o this_o pitch_n of_o comfort_n in_o god_n all_o the_o world_n be_v bring_v under_o a_o man_n and_o the_o great_a evil_n can_v daunt_v there_o be_v such_o a_o gradation_n as_o we_o speak_v of_o rom._n 5._o we_o have_v peace_n towards_o god_n ver_fw-la 1._o we_o rejoice_v in_o hope_n ver_fw-la 2._o and_o not_o only_o so_o but_o we_o glory_n in_o tribulation_n also_o ver_fw-la 3._o 2_o a_o boast_n and_o holy_a vaunt_a of_o heart_n god_n boast_v in_o god_n the_o word_n which_o be_v use_v by_o the_o apostle_n for_o glory_v import_v a_o jet_n or_o strut_a of_o the_o neck_n ceruix_fw-la neck_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ab_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ab_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ceruix_fw-la it_o be_v often_o use_v by_o the_o apostle_n for_o boasting_n as_o 2_o cor._n 9.2_o rom._n 2.17.23_o chap._n 11.18_o 2_o cor._n 10.8_o etc._n etc._n a_o man_n boast_v when_o he_o be_v full_a of_o that_o which_o he_o think_v excellent_a and_o to_o add_v worth_a and_o excellency_n to_o he_o when_o a_o man_n count_v it_o not_o only_a happiness_n but_o honour_n to_o have_v such_o a_o god_n and_o be_v not_o only_o not_o ashamed_a of_o he_o but_o in_o his_o account_n magnify_v by_o he_o when_o he_o be_v able_a to_o hold_v up_o his_o spirit_n against_o the_o proffer_n and_o terror_n of_o the_o world_n and_o do_v profess_v to_o heaven_n and_o earth_n amid_o all_o blasphemy_n jealoufy_v threat_n suffering_n glory_n which_o be_v in_o the_o world_n that_o god_n be_v good_a sufficient_a worthy_a of_o all_o love_n fear_v and_o trust_v i_o say_v when_o the_o heart_n come_v with_o undauntednesse_n and_o full_a contentment_n set_v god_n against_o all_o this_o be_v a_o holy_a boast_n of_o god_n or_o in_o god_n like_o that_o of_o david_n i_o will_v bless_v the_o lord_n at_o all_o time_n his_o praise_n shall_v continual_o be_v in_o my_o mouth_n my_o soul_n shall_v make_v she_o boast_v in_o the_o lord_n psal_n 34.2_o in_o god_n we_o boast_v all_o the_o day_n long_o and_o praise_v thy_o name_n for_o ever_o psal_n 44.8_o psal_n 64.10_o chap._n xxxiv_o the_o cause_n and_o root_n of_o comfort_n now_o from_o the_o nature_n of_o spiritual_a comfort_n let_v we_o descend_v to_o the_o cause_n and_o root_n of_o it_o and_o that_o we_o may_v not_o run_v too_o large_a a_o compass_n we_o will_v confine_v ourselves_o to_o the_o cause_n 1_o efficient_a god_n first_o cause_n efficient_a god_n 2_o material_a the_o efficient_a cause_n be_v various_a but_o we_o will_v only_o pitch_v upon_o the_o principal_a work_a cause_n which_o be_v god_n who_o be_v call_v the_o god_n of_o all_o comfort_n 2_o cor._n 1.3_o dom._n 1.3_o patrem_fw-la dicens_fw-la non_fw-la unius_fw-la misericordiae_fw-la tantum_fw-la sed_fw-la misericordiarum_fw-la &_o deum_fw-la non_fw-la unius_fw-la sed_fw-la totius_fw-la consolationis_fw-la qui_fw-la consolatur_fw-la nos_fw-la non_fw-la modo_fw-la in_o hac_fw-la vel_fw-la ill_a 1._o sed_fw-la in_o omâ—i_fw-la tribulatione_fw-la etc._n etc._n bern._n serm._n 5._o the_o natal_a dom._n here_o brief_o two_o thing_n 1_o that_o it_o be_v of_o god_n 2_o how_o wrought_v by_o god_n 1_o that_o comfort_n be_v of_o god_n this_o appear_v thus_o 1_o suppose_v a_o man_n dead_a in_o trespass_n and_o sin_n here_o be_v require_v the_o same_o power_n to_o give_v comfort_n which_o be_v to_o give_v life_n 2_o suppose_v one_o trouble_v in_o spirit_n vex_v with_o fear_n here_o no_o less_o power_n can_v comfort_v then_o the_o power_n of_o god_n for_o comfort_v in_o this_o case_n be_v a_o act_n of_o supremacy_n as_o in_o a_o civil_a state_n none_o can_v take_v off_o chain_n of_o imprisonment_n but_o he_o that_o put_v they_o on_o all_o creature_n in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n can_v loose_v he_o who_o god_n have_v bind_v though_o all_o shall_v speak_v well_o yet_o if_o god_n frown_n chide_v smite_v condemn_v this_o prevail_v because_o he_o be_v supreme_a nothing_o can_v comfort_v but_o to_o have_v what_o god_n only_o can_v give_v as_o pardon_v of_o sin_n deliverance_n from_o hell_n etc._n etc._n and_o to_o know_v what_o god_n only_o can_v reveal_v as_o whether_o sin_n be_v pardon_v god_n reconcile_v etc._n etc._n these_o thing_n god_n only_o know_v and_o none_o can_v know_v they_o but_o those_o to_o who_o he_o reveal_v they_o and_o far_o when_o god_n afflict_v he_o do_v it_o for_o a_o end_n till_o that_o be_v compass_v the_o soul_n lie_v in_o the_o deep_n grief_n and_o fear_n be_v to_o bring_v in_o the_o heart_n to_o christ_n therefore_o none_o but_o he_o can_v take_v it_o off_o who_o be_v set_v to_o be_v the_o physician_n to_o cure_v the_o sore_n and_o wound_n of_o a_o break_a spirit_n and_o there_o be_v in_o the_o soul_n when_o god_n shake_v it_o with_o his_o power_n a_o disposition_n so_o set_v towards_o he_o that_o nothing_o can_v satisfy_v the_o soul_n but_o his_o favour_n 3_o consider_v what_o comfort_n be_v it_o be_v a_o strength_n or_o satisfaction_n of_o spirit_n that_o than_o which_o comfort_v must_v be_v proportionable_a to_o or_o exceed_v that_o which_o may_v cause_v grief_n or_o trouble_n now_o if_o a_o man_n be_v
in_o great_a affliction_n from_o the_o world_n that_o which_o can_v comfort_v must_v be_v something_o great_a than_o the_o world_n or_o if_o afflict_a by_o terror_n of_o conscience_n comfort_n can_v be_v but_o by_o one_o that_o be_v great_a than_o conscience_n if_o death_n sin_n hell_n wrath_n disquiet_v the_o soul_n what_o good_a in_o heaven_n or_o in_o earth_n can_v weigh_v down_o these_o but_o god_n himself_o second_o soul_n god_n work_v comfort_n first_o prepare_v the_o soul_n note_v how_o this_o comfort_n be_v wrought_v by_o god_n there_o be_v three_o act_n of_o god_n concur_v in_o this_o work_n of_o comfort_n preparation_n or_o dispose_v of_o the_o soul_n for_o comfort_n by_o give_v sight_n preparation_n or_o dispose_v of_o the_o soul_n for_o comfort_n by_o give_v faith_n preparation_n or_o dispose_v of_o the_o soul_n for_o comfort_n by_o give_v fitness_n collation_n of_o the_o matter_n of_o comfort_n attestation_n etc._n etc._n 1_o god_n illuminate_v the_o understanding_n to_o see_v the_o true_a fountain_n and_o proper_a object_n of_o true_a comfort_n illumination_n by_o illumination_n with_o the_o mean_n and_o condition_n of_o it_o till_o a_o man_n know_v the_o excellency_n of_o spiritual_a thing_n with_o their_o sufficiency_n and_o eternity_n and_o till_o he_o see_v they_o haveable_a and_o attainable_a either_o the_o heart_n be_v delude_v with_o the_o die_a vanity_n of_o this_o sinful_a and_o mortal_a life_n or_o hold_v under_o the_o terror_n of_o a_o guilty_a accuse_v misgive_a and_o despair_a conscience_n though_o there_o be_v incomparable_a worth_n and_o most_o delightful_a sweetness_n in_o jesus_n christ_n yet_o what_o be_v this_o to_o he_o that_o dwell_v in_o darkness_n the_o understanding_n be_v the_o gate_n both_o of_o life_n and_o comfort_n and_o as_o the_o heart_n ruth_n not_o what_o the_o eye_n see_v not_o so_o it_o joy_v not_o in_o what_o it_o know_v not_o it_o be_v necessary_a to_o true_a and_o strong_a consolation_n that_o a_o man_n have_v a_o sight_n 1_o clear_a dark_a vision_n breed_v but_o weak_a comfort_n darkness_n be_v the_o harbour_n and_o womb_n of_o doubt_n and_o in_o this_o case_n so_o far_o as_o the_o soul_n doubt_n it_o die_v if_o a_o condemn_a man_n have_v a_o pardon_n but_o so_o write_v either_o for_o letter_n or_o language_n that_o he_o can_v read_v or_o understand_v it_o though_o his_o pardon_n be_v his_o life_n indeed_o yeâ—_n it_o be_v but_o small_a comfort_n at_o present_a 2_o extend_v the_o heart_n can_v be_v establish_v and_o fill_v with_o comfort_n till_o the_o latitude_n of_o the_o object_n of_o comfort_n appear_v except_o the_o mind_n see_v thing_n in_o all_o their_o due_a requisite_n which_o make_v they_o able_a to_o comfort_v full_o there_o will_v be_v somewhat_o want_v to_o a_o peaceful_a state_n as_o if_o he_o see_v a_o worth_n but_o not_o fitness_n or_o if_o that_o yet_o if_o not_o the_o possibility_n or_o if_o that_o yet_o not_o sufficiency_n or_o if_o that_o yet_o not_o perpetuity_n i_o say_v if_o any_o one_o of_o these_o appear_v not_o the_o heart_n will_v remain_v unsatisfied_a what_o a_o check_n to_o contentment_n in_o a_o thing_n be_v this_o when_o though_o a_o man_n see_v it_o be_v good_a yet_o he_o say_v it_o be_v not_o fit_a for_o i_o it_o please_v not_o or_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a i_o can_v obtain_v it_o or_o it_o be_v not_o sufficient_a it_o will_v not_o serve_v my_o turn_n or_o it_o be_v fade_v and_o not_o certain_a i_o may_v lose_v it_o again_o 3_o actual_a for_o not_o know_v good_a but_o mind_v good_a do_v comfort_n habitual_a knowledge_n do_v not_o comfort_n it_o have_v a_o power_n to_o comfort_n but_o till_o our_o knowledge_n be_v actual_a it_o give_v not_o actual_a comfort_n it_o be_v but_o as_o fire_n in_o the_o embers_n which_o warm_v not_o except_o it_o be_v blow_v up_o the_o rich_a promise_n lay_v up_o in_o a_o know_a man_n be_v but_o as_o bread_n in_o the_o cupboard_n which_o except_o by_o actual_a knowledge_n the_o mind_n feed_v upon_o it_o starve_v if_o a_o man_n have_v much_o wealth_n in_o his_o chest_n except_o he_o take_v it_o forth_o for_o his_o use_n wherein_o be_v he_o happy_a than_o a_o beggar_n though_o the_o well_o be_v full_a of_o water_n yet_o except_o a_o man_n draw_v it_o out_o he_o may_v thirst_v we_o must_v not_o forget_v our_o consolation_n unmindfulnesse_n breed_v uncomfortablenesse_n when_o therefore_o god_n will_v give_v comfort_n he_o be_v the_o remembrancer_n of_o his_o people_n 4_o serious_a for_o fleet_a thought_n breed_v flashie_a comfort_n passant_a view_v and_o glance_n of_o the_o mind_n can_v raise_v a_o settle_a comfort_n nay_o rather_o they_o discomfort_v as_o much_o by_o their_o vanish_v as_o they_o comfort_v by_o their_o presence_n the_o fruit_n of_o such_o sight_n of_o god_n christ_n heaven_n etc._n etc._n yield_v a_o present_a but_o a_o transient_a blaze_n of_o joy_n like_o fire_n in_o straw_n soon_o up_o and_o soon_o down_o yea_o this_o sweelnesse_n leave_v a_o bitterness_n and_o wound_v the_o heart_n to_o lose_v that_o so_o quick_o which_o iâ—_n have_v so_o happy_o so_o that_o by_o such_o transitory_a gust_n the_o soul_n learn_v more_o indeed_o how_o to_o prize_v the_o thing_n for_o sweetness_n and_o how_o to_o lament_v they_o for_o their_o absence_n &_o not_o his_o comfort_n but_o his_o sorrow_n be_v increase_v by_o such_o cursory_n view_v howsoever_o this_o be_v sure_a except_o our_o light_n be_v permanent_a our_o comfort_n will_v be_v transient_a and_o the_o heart_n will_v be_v still_o unsatisfied_a these_o fit_n of_o glare_a light_n be_v but_o like_o night-lighinings_a which_o make_v not_o day_n it_o be_v night_n still_o in_o the_o soul_n because_o the_o sun_n set_v over_o it_o when_o therefore_o god_n comfort_v he_o fix_v the_o eye_n of_o the_o soul_n upon_o himself_o and_o the_o good_a thing_n of_o his_o grace_n the_o second_o act_n of_o preparation_n of_o the_o heart_n for_o comfort_n be_v work_v of_o faith_n faith_n by_o work_v faith_n which_o be_v the_o main_a organ_n of_o comfort_n though_o a_o man_n know_v the_o gospel_n yet_o except_o he_o believe_v it_o all_o the_o glorious_a treasure_n of_o grace_n and_o mercy_n in_o it_o be_v but_o as_o a_o golden_a dream_n or_o a_o pleasant_a tale_n or_o as_o a_o fire_n which_o be_v paint_v on_o a_o wall_n which_o yield_v neither_o light_n nor_o heat_n the_o word_n profit_v not_o he_o that_o beleeâ—eth_v not_o this_o be_v the_o case_n of_o the_o lewes_z they_o have_v great_a promise_n make_v to_o they_o but_o the_o word_n preach_v do_v not_o profit_v they_o not_o be_v mix_v with_o faith_n in_o they_o that_o hear_v it_o heb._n 4.2_o etc._n 4.2_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d h._n c._n caleb_n &_o joshua_n qui_fw-la soli_fw-la crediderunt_fw-la sic_fw-la chrys_n theoph._n oecumen_n at_o intelliguntur_fw-la potius_fw-la ipsi_fw-la judaei_n par._n etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ut_fw-la vinum_fw-la aqua_fw-la temperatum_fw-la fit_a mitius_fw-la &_o utilius_fw-la infirmis_fw-la ita_fw-la ardua_fw-la illa_fw-la promissio_fw-la opinion_n major_n &_o incredibilis_fw-la non_fw-la admisâ—a_fw-la side_n non_fw-it profait_o cornel._n à _fw-la lapide_fw-la à _fw-la cibo_fw-la bene_fw-la condito_fw-la ducit_fw-la metaphoram_fw-la camer_n in_o respon_n ad_fw-la quaest_n in_o hebr._n at_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d legunt_fw-la syridc_fw-la vers_fw-la beza_n marian._n estius_n aug._n in_o psal_n 77._o etc._n etc._n as_o exceed_v strong_a drink_v not_o temper_v and_o qualify_v profit_v not_o nature_n so_o those_o great_a promise_n so_o much_o exceed_a opinion_n and_o expectation_n of_o reason_n not_o be_v mix_v with_o faith_n do_v not_o profit_v they_o or_o as_o some_o conceive_v the_o metaphor_n lie_v thus_o as_o he_o that_o drink_v of_o a_o empty_a cup_n so_o be_v they_o not_o believe_v the_o promise_n to_o they_o be_v but_o as_o a_o empty_a cup_n or_o as_o in_o the_o margin_n of_o out_o bibles_n they_o be_v not_o unite_v by_o faith_n to_o they_o that_o hear_v i._n e._n to_o they_o that_o believe_v so_o that_o they_o have_v not_o the_o same_o benefit_n by_o the_o word_n i'faith_o than_o be_v a_o necessary_a requisite_a and_o that_o 1._o as_o a_o condition_n upon_o which_o comfort_n be_v give_v 2._o as_o a_o instrument_n by_o which_o it_o be_v receive_v for_o faith_n give_v the_o promise_n a_o life_n and_o subsistence_n though_o not_o in_o itself_o yet_o in_o we_o except_o the_o gospel_n be_v believe_v it_o have_v no_o dwell_n no_o root_n no_o power_n no_o life_n no_o be_v to_o we_o but_o be_v as_o a_o thing_n that_o be_v not_o therefore_o god_n work_v faith_n which_o do_v enable_v and_o dispose_v the_o soul_n to_o suck_v sweetness_n from_o the_o breast_n of_o consolation_n joy_n and_o peace_n be_v fruit_n of_o faith_n now_o the_o god_n of_o hope_n fill_v you_o with_o all_o joy_n and_o peace_n in_o believe_v