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tomb_n but_o this_o impatient_a man_n be_v among_o the_o live_n and_o molest_v and_o grieve_v those_o that_o be_v near_o he_o 2._o immoderate_a sorrow_n waste_v the_o spirit_n see_v prov._n 15.13_o by_o sorrow_n of_o the_o heart_n the_o spirit_n be_v break_v it_o weaken_v the_o body_n and_o hasten_v death_n 2_o cor._n 7.10_o the_o sorrow_n of_o the_o world_n work_v death_n say_v the_o apostle_n by_o sorrow_n of_o the_o world_n we_o may_v understand_v immoderate_a sorrow_n about_o worldly_a thing_n hasten_v death_n and_o eat_v out_o the_o very_a comfort_n of_o life_n you_o read_v of_o moses_n deut._n 34.7_o he_o be_v a_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o year_n old_a when_o he_o die_v his_o eye_n be_v not_o dim_a nor_o his_o natural_a force_n abate_v what_o shall_v be_v the_o reason_n why_o sure_o under_o god_n his_o own_o meekness_n for_o numb_a 12.3_o he_o be_v very_o meek_a above_o all_o the_o man_n that_o be_v upon_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n hypocrates_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d animalia_fw-la quae_fw-la felle_fw-la carent_fw-la ut_fw-la cerui_fw-la sunt_fw-la longaeva_fw-la so_o meek_a person_n many_o time_n live_v long_a but_o impatient_a person_n through_o fret_a discontent_n bring_v their_o body_n into_o a_o consumption_n suppose_v as_o job_n say_v job_n 6.12_o your_o strength_n be_v the_o strength_n of_o stone_n yet_o continual_a drop_v of_o tear_n and_o droop_v under_o sorrow_n will_v bring_v you_o down_o and_o wear_v you_o away_o for_o the_o same_o job_n tell_v you_o job_n 14.19_o the_o water_n wear_v the_o stone_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gutta_n cavat_fw-la lapidem_fw-la non_fw-la vi_fw-la sed_fw-la saepè_fw-la cadendo_fw-la and_o the_o wise_a man_n tell_v you_o prov._n 12.25_o heaviness_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o a_o man_n make_v it_o stoop_v immoderate_a grief_n like_o a_o heavy_a burden_n lay_v upon_o a_o man_n will_v make_v he_o stoop_v and_o break_v he_o many_o a_o man_n look_v wrinkle_v with_o sorrow_n and_o care_n long_o before_o he_o be_v wrinkle_v with_o age_n cura_fw-la facit_fw-la canos_fw-la quamvis_fw-la homo_fw-la non_fw-la habet_fw-la annos_fw-la let_v we_o then_o 23._o seneca_n consâ—l_n ad_fw-la poâ—â—â—_n c._n 23._o as_o a_o heathen_a say_v spare_v such_o grief_n as_o this_o be_v faciliùs_fw-la illi_fw-la nos_fw-la dolour_n iste_fw-la ad_fw-la jiciet_fw-la quà m_fw-la illum_fw-la nobis_fw-la reducet_fw-la for_o soon_o will_v it_o send_v thou_o to_o he_o who_o thou_o bewail_v than_o bring_v he_o back_o to_o thou_o three_o and_o last_o it_o great_o provoke_v god_n indeed_o a_o meek_a and_o quiet_a spirit_n be_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n of_o great_a price_n 1_o pet._n 3.4_o but_o a_o froward_a peevish_a spirit_n be_v abomination_n to_o he_o as_o you_o may_v read_v prov._n 11.20_o &_o 17.20_o &_o 22.5_o so_o ps_n 18.26_o discontent_n be_v a_o sin_n that_o god_n take_v special_a notice_n of_o exod._n 16.7_o 8_o 9_o 12._o so_o the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o god_n be_v not_o well_o please_v the_o meaning_n be_v for_o the_o word_n be_v a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o be_v high_o displease_v with_o the_o murmur_a israelite_n for_o they_o be_v overthrow_v in_o the_o wilderness_n 1_o cor._n 10.5_o 10_o compare_v this_o must_v needs_o he_o hateful_a to_o god_n for_o it_o be_v a_o decompounded_a sin_n make_v up_o of_o many_o bitter_a ingredient_n as_o pride_n passion_n unthankfulness_n etc._n etc._n sigh_n sobbing_n sorrowful_a exclamation_n do_v penetrate_v the_o heaven_n and_o enter_v into_o the_o ear_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n but_o make_v no_o good_a music_n there_o god_n be_v thereby_o provoke_v to_o lengthen_v our_o misery_n and_o adjourn_v our_o mercy_n paula_n romana_n who_o carry_v it_o froward_o and_o fretful_o at_o death_n of_o her_o child_n meet_v with_o many_o loss_n of_o that_o nature_n we_o say_v impatiens_fw-la aegrotus_fw-la crudelem_fw-la facit_fw-la medicum_fw-la and_o so_o it_o be_v struggle_v and_o stubbornness_n that_o make_v the_o father_n continue_v to_o beat_v the_o child_n indeed_o god_n be_v a_o indulgent_a tender-hearted_a father_n to_o his_o child_n psal_n 103.13_o yet_o he_o will_v not_o burn_v the_o rod_n till_o their_o stout_a stomach_n be_v take_v down_o how_o do_v he_o pursue_v jonah_n with_o wind_n and_o tempest_n nay_o he_o cast_v he_o overboard_o into_o the_o sea_n and_o plunge_v he_o over_o head_n and_o ear_n into_o the_o hell_n of_o the_o whale_n belly_n never_o leave_v he_o till_o he_o submit_v to_o his_o will_n to_o go_v to_o niniveh_n ferre_n minora_fw-la volo_fw-la nè_fw-la graviora_fw-la feram_fw-la let_v we_o bear_v lesser_a trouble_n patient_o lest_o god_n lie_v great_a trouble_n upon_o we_o to_o end_v this_o a_o man_n in_o a_o seaver_n the_o more_o he_o struggle_v the_o more_o he_o increase_v his_o pain_n a_o wild_a bull_n in_o a_o net_n isa_n 51.20_o instead_o of_o break_v forth_o by_o struggle_v he_o more_o entangle_v himself_o so_o we_o gain_v nothing_o by_o our_o struggle_a impatience_n and_o obstinacy_n against_o god_n but_o increase_v of_o our_o misery_n oh_o then_o let_v we_o not_o by_o any_o mean_n give_v passion_n a_o loose_a reign_n for_o phaiton-like_a with_o his_o wild_a horse_n they_o will_v do_v a_o world_n of_o mischief_n consid_fw-la 10_o ten_o and_o last_o consider_v death_n be_v very_o advantageous_a to_o the_o godly_a phil._n 1.21_o for_o i_o to_o die_v be_v gain_v there_o be_v a_o privative_a and_o positive_a benefit_n that_o death_n bring_v to_o believer_n to_o begin_v with_o the_o first_o death_n free_v a_o believer_n 1._o from_o sin_n peccatum_fw-la peperit_fw-la mortem_fw-la &_o filia_fw-la devoravit_fw-la matrem_fw-la sin_n bring_v in_o death_n rom._n 5.12_o and_o 6.23_o and_o death_n carry_v out_o sin_n viperlike_a it_o devour_v that_o which_o bring_v it_o forth_o he_o that_o be_v dead_a be_v free_v from_o sin_n rom._n 6.7_o here_o indeed_o be_v no_o perfection_n 1_o john_n 1.8_o grace_n be_v like_a gold_n in_o the_o oar_n mingle_v with_o much_o dross_n the_o most_o refine_a soul_n have_v some_o dregs_o and_o be_v daily_o contest_v with_o homebred_a corruption_n cum_fw-la avarit_fw-la â_fw-la nobis_fw-la cum_fw-la impudicitiâ_fw-la cum_fw-la irâ_fw-la cum_fw-la ambitione_n congressis_fw-la est_fw-la cyprian_a here_o the_o best_a be_v continual_o afflict_v either_o for_o their_o sin_n or_o with_o their_o sin_n but_o death_n free_v they_o from_o all_o sin_n rom._n 7.24_o o_o wretched_a man_n that_o i_o be_o who_o shall_v deliver_v i_o say_v st._n paul_n from_o the_o body_n of_o this_o death_n why_o by_o the_o death_n of_o the_o body_n we_o be_v deliver_v from_o sin_n which_o be_v the_o body_n of_o death_n 1_o cor._n 15.26_o the_o last_o enemy_n that_o shall_v be_v destroy_v be_v death_n if_o sin_n continue_v after_o death_n death_n be_v not_o a_o believer_n last_o enemy_n dictum_fw-la est_fw-la primo_fw-la homini_fw-la morieres_fw-la si_fw-la peccaveris_fw-la nunc_fw-la dicitur_fw-la morere_fw-la nè_fw-la pecces_fw-la nisi_fw-la peccâssent_fw-la illi_fw-la non_fw-la morerentur_fw-la peccarent_fw-la autem_fw-la justi_fw-la nisi_fw-la moriantur_fw-la st._n august_n de_fw-fr civitate_fw-la dei_fw-la lib._n 13._o cap._n 3._o whilst_o we_o be_v in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o this_o world_n latet_fw-la anguis_fw-la in_o herbâ_fw-la fiery_a serpent_n sting_v we_o sin_n stick_v close_o to_o we_o but_o at_o death_n as_o st._n paul_n cast_v the_o viper_n off_o his_o hand_n act_v 28.3_o 5._o so_o do_v believer_n shake_v off_o sin_n their_o die_a day_n be_v the_o funeral_n of_o all_o their_o vice_n the_o least_o of_o which_o make_v they_o grieve_v here_o as_o the_o least_o hair_n make_v the_o eye_n to_o water_n after_o death_n they_o be_v like_o god_n himself_o in_o perfect_a holiness_n and_o righteousness_n not_o have_v spot_n or_o wrinkle_n ephes_n 5.27_o 2._o from_o satan_n temptation_n the_o devil_n like_v to_o joab_n make_v our_o misery_n his_o sport_n and_o play_v 2_o sam._n 2.14_o he_o be_v the_o great_a peripatetic_a go_v up_o and_o down_o the_o world_n job_n 1.7_o and_o 2.2_o this_o roar_a lion_n be_v continual_o range_v for_o his_o prey_n 1_o pet._n 5.8_o he_o assault_v christ_n the_o head_n mat._n 4.1_o etc._n etc._n and_o so_o he_o do_v the_o member_n quid_fw-la aliud_fw-la in_o mundo_fw-la quà m_fw-la pugna_fw-la adversus_fw-la diabolum_fw-la quotidiè_fw-la geritur_fw-la cypr._n the_o righteous_a be_v the_o white_a at_o which_o the_o devil_n most_o shoot_v the_o arrow_n of_o temptation_n chrysostome_n somewhere_o in_o his_o homily_n have_v this_o comparison_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n as_o pirate_n upon_o the_o sea_n set_v upon_o the_o rich_a vessel_n so_o satan_n see_v a_o vessel_n fraught_v with_o grace_n use_v all_o art_n and_o exercise_v all_o violence_n to_o master_v both_o the_o vessel_n and_o the_o prize_n but_o in_o heaven_n they_o shall_v no_o more_o be_v trouble_v with_o satan_n fiery_a dart_n for_o the_o accuser_n of_o the_o brethren_n be_v cast_v out_o rev._n
whatever_o we_o deliver_v on_o this_o point_n come_v as_o far_o short_a of_o the_o truth_n itself_o as_o the_o picture_n of_o the_o sun_n in_o the_o wall_n do_v of_o the_o greatness_n and_o brightness_n of_o it_o in_o its_o orb_n gaudium_fw-la erit_fw-la in_o fine_a sed_fw-la gaudium_fw-la erit_fw-la sine_fw-la sine_fw-la bern._n it_o shall_v be_v joy_n in_o the_o end_n but_o joy_n without_o end_n carnal_a joy_n of_o wicked_a man_n be_v brutish_a and_o sensual_a eccles_n 2.2_o i_o say_v of_o laughter_n it_o be_v mad_a and_o of_o mirth_n what_o do_v it_o it_o be_v neither_o true_a nor_o last_v it_o be_v not_o true_a for_o say_v the_o same_o wiseman_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o laughter_n the_o heart_n be_v sorrowful_a prov._n 14.13_o nor_o be_v it_o last_a for_o the_o pleasure_n of_o sin_n be_v but_o for_o a_o season_n heb._n 11.25_o but_o now_o heavenly_a joy_n be_v both_o true_a and_o last_a for_o psal_n 16.11_o in_o thy_o presence_n be_v fullness_n of_o joy_n and_o at_o thy_o right_a hand_n there_o be_v pleasure_n for_o evermore_o and_o psal_n 36.8_o 9_o they_o shall_v be_v abundant_o satisfy_v with_o the_o fatness_n of_o thy_o house_n and_o thou_o shall_v make_v they_o drink_v of_o the_o river_n of_o thy_o pleasure_n for_o with_o thou_o be_v the_o fountain_n of_o life_n they_o shall_v lie_v at_o the_o fountain_n and_o be_v for_o ever_o bathe_v themselves_o in_o river_n of_o pleasure_n that_o flow_v from_o the_o everlasting_a fountain_n the_o joy_n that_o come_v stream_v into_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o believer_n that_o have_v make_v his_o peace_n with_o god_n it_o pass_v all_o understanding_n phil._n 4.7_o it_o be_v joy_n unspeakable_a and_o full_a of_o glory_n 1_o pet._n 1.8_o yet_o this_o be_v but_o a_o dark_a representation_n of_o heavenly_a joy_n god_n indeed_o give_v his_o people_n here_o a_o little_a of_o the_o hide_a manna_n of_o joy_n but_o hereafter_o he_o will_v give_v into_o their_o bosom_n good_a measure_n press_v down_o shake_v together_o and_o run_v over_o as_o expression_n be_v luke_n 6.38_o tanta_fw-la est_fw-la dulcedo_fw-la coelestibus_fw-la gaudii_fw-la say_v st._n austin_n ut_fw-la si_fw-la una_fw-la guttula_fw-la diffluerit_fw-la in_o infernum_fw-la totam_fw-la amaritudinem_fw-la inferni_fw-la absorberet_fw-la the_o joy_n of_o heaven_n say_v 295._o say_v mr._n strode_n anatom_n of_o mortality_n p._n 294_o 295._o another_z be_v so_o many_o that_o god_n only_o can_v number_v they_o so_o great_a that_o he_o only_o can_v aestimate_n they_o of_o such_o variety_n and_o perfection_n that_o this_o world_n have_v nothing_o comparable_a unto_o they_o they_o be_v so_o great_a that_o they_o can_v be_v measure_v so_o long_o that_o they_o can_v limit_v so_o many_o that_o they_o can_v be_v number_v so_o precious_a that_o they_o can_v be_v value_v yet_o we_o shall_v see_v they_o without_o weariness_n love_v they_o without_o measure_n and_o praise_v they_o without_o end_n it_o be_v such_o joy_n as_o our_o lord_n and_o master_n have_v and_o because_o too_o great_a to_o enter_v into_o we_o he_o bid_v we_o enter_v into_o it_o mat._n 25.23_o well_o do_v good_a and_o faithful_a servant_n enter_z thou_o into_o the_o joy_n of_o thy_o lord_n o_o joy_n surpass_v all_o other_o joy_n when_o shall_v i_o enjoy_v thou_o thus_o courteous_a reader_n i_o have_v like_o the_o searcher_n of_o canaan_n bring_v thou_o a_o cluster_n of_o grape_n a_o taste_n as_o it_o be_v of_o the_o plentiful_a vintage_n which_o thou_o may_v expect_v in_o the_o heavenly_a canaan_n now_o consider_v these_o manifold_a benefit_n that_o come_v by_o death_n both_o privative_a and_o positive_a we_o may_v conclude_v on_o better_a ground_n than_o the_o heathen_a do_v that_o the_o dead_a be_v bless_v faelices_n nimiùm_fw-la quibus_fw-la est_fw-la fortuna_fw-la peracta_fw-la jam_fw-la sva_fw-la blessed_n they_o be_v and_o that_o by_o a_o voice_n from_o heaven_n who_o die_v in_o the_o lord_n rev._n 14.13_o in_o domino_fw-la i._n e._n in_o domini_fw-la favore_fw-la 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tertullian_n say_v nulli_fw-la rei_fw-la natus_fw-la nisi_fw-la poenitentiae_fw-la that_o he_o be_v bear_v for_o penitential_a sorrow_n all_o that_o be_v fit_v for_o death_n be_v benoni_n son_n of_o sorrow_n and_o their_o tear_n for_o sin_n be_v so_o many_o dissolve_a pearl_n nay_o they_o do_v not_o only_o weep_v for_o their_o own_o sin_n but_o likewise_o for_o the_o sin_n of_o other_o so_o do_v ezra_n nehemiah_n daniel_n etc._n etc._n they_o endeavour_v to_o wash_v away_o those_o sin_n with_o a_o flood_n of_o tear_n which_o they_o can_v bear_v down_o with_o a_o stream_n of_o power_n thus_o do_v david_n psal_n 119.136_o so_o do_v isaiah_n isa_n 6.5_o and_o jeremiah_n wish_v his_o eye_n be_v a_o fountain_n jer._n 9.1_o he_o will_v have_v they_o not_o to_o drop_v as_o a_o limbeck_n but_o like_o a_o fountain_n send_v forth_o stream_n of_o tear_n to_o bewail_v the_o sin_n and_o misery_n of_o the_o people_n so_o st._n paul_n can_v not_o speak_v of_o the_o sin_n of_o other_o without_o tear_n in_o his_o eye_n phil._n 3.18_o now_o as_o st._n ambrose_n tell_v monica_n weep_v for_o her_o son_n austin_n impossibile_fw-it est_fw-la tantarum_fw-la lachrymarum_fw-la filium_fw-la perire_fw-la so_o may_v i_o say_v to_o those_o that_o weep_v for_o their_o own_o sin_n and_o the_o sin_n of_o other_o it_o be_v impossible_a they_o shall_v eternal_o miscarry_v yea_o austin_n himself_o say_v of_o his_o mother_n and_o other_o good_a woman_n mulierculae_fw-la istae_fw-la lachrymis_fw-la suis_fw-la coelum_fw-la nobis_fw-la praeripiunt_fw-la when_o we_o have_v do_v all_o we_o can_v with_o our_o learning_n these_o woman_n with_o their_o tear_n will_v get_v heaven_n before_o we_o indeed_o the_o way_n to_o heaven_n be_v by_o weeping-cross_n jacob_n as_o you_o read_v gen._n 29._o can_v not_o obtain_v rachel_n till_o he_o have_v first_o marry_v leah_n heaven_n be_v a_o beautiful_a place_n as_o rachel_n be_v a_o beautiful_a person_n but_o there_o be_v no_o obtain_v it_o till_o we_o have_v get_v our_o eye_n blear_v leah-like_a with_o penitential_a tear_n to_o end_v this_o christ_n oft_o go_v as_o we_o read_v in_o the_o gospel_n from_o bethanie_n to_o jerusalem_n so_o a_o true_a christian_a must_v go_v from_o the_o house_n of_o sorrow_n to_o the_o vision_n of_o peace_n 3._o preparation_n for_o death_n consist_v in_o forsake_v the_o sin_n we_o mourn_v for_o relinquendo_fw-la 3._o dir._n deplorata_fw-la relinquendo_fw-la after_o you_o have_v disgorge_v your_o sin_n by_o sorrowful_a confession_n take_v heed_n you_o turn_v not_o again_o with_o the_o dog_n to_o your_o former_a vomit_n 2_o pet._n 2.22_o which_o if_o you_o do_v it_o will_v high_o aggravate_v your_o sin_n not_o at_o all_o ease_n you_o of_o the_o burden_n so_o say_v st._n austin_n qui_fw-la pectus_fw-la suum_fw-la tundit_fw-la &_o se_fw-la non_fw-la corriget_fw-la aggravat_fw-la peccata_fw-la non_fw-la tollit_fw-la and_o st._n bernard_n say_v verus_fw-la poenitens_fw-la semper_fw-la est_fw-la in_o labour_v &_o dolore_fw-la dolet_fw-la de_fw-la praeteritis_fw-la laborat_fw-la pro_fw-la futuris_fw-la cavendis_fw-la a_o true_a penitent_n say_v he_o be_v full_a of_o sorrow_n and_o care_n sorrowful_a he_o be_v for_o what_o be_v past_a careful_a he_o be_v for_o the_o future_a to_o avoid_v the_o sin_n he_o have_v sorrow_v for_o and_o st._n ambrose_n say_v ille_fw-la veer_fw-la plangit_fw-la commissa_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la committit_fw-la plangenda_fw-la he_o true_o lament_v the_o sin_n he_o have_v commit_v who_o do_v not_o afterward_o commit_v such_o thing_n as_o be_v to_o be_v lament_v we_o ought_v to_o renounce_v all_o sin_n peccatum_fw-la in_o deliciis_fw-la as_o st._n bernard_n call_v it_o that_o darling_n sin_n which_o lie_v near_a the_o heart_n according_a to_o our_o saviour_n precept_n we_o shall_v pluck_v out_o a_o right_a eye_n and_o cut_v off_o a_o right_a hand_n i._n e._n part_v with_o sin_n that_o be_v as_o near_o and_o dear_a unto_o we_o as_o the_o member_n of_o our_o body_n mat._n 5.29_o 30._o col._n 3.5_o immedicabile_fw-la vulnus_fw-la ense_n recidendum_fw-la est_fw-la ne_fw-la pars_fw-la sincera_fw-la trahatur_fw-la better_o to_o part_v with_o a_o gangrene_v member_n that_o be_v offensive_a then_o endanger_v the_o whole_a life_n so_o it_o be_v better_a for_o you_o to_o leave_v your_o dear_a sin_n or_o the_o occasion_n and_o incentives_n thereto_o then_o that_o the_o whole_a man_n shall_v be_v utter_o and_o eternal_o ruin_v by_o they_o st._n 15._o st._n jerom._n lib._n 2._o ep._n 15._o jerom_n counsel_n be_v to_o be_v follow_v nulli_fw-la parcas_fw-la ut_fw-la soli_fw-la parcas_fw-la animae_fw-la spare_v not_o lust_n but_o let_v it_o be_v mortify_v that_o so_o thy_o soul_n may_v be_v spare_v for_o fleshly_a lust_n war_n against_o the_o soul_n 1_o pet._n 2.11_o say_v not_o of_o any_o sin_n as_o lot_n do_v of_o zoar_n gen._n 19.20_o be_v it_o not_o a_o little_a one_o and_o my_o soul_n shall_v live_v o_o my_o friend_n there_o be_v no_o little_a god_n to_o sin_n against_o no_o little_a punishment_n reserve_v for_o any_o sin_n for_o rom._n 6.23_o the_o wage_n of_o sin_n be_v death_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v not_o say_v that_o the_o wage_n of_o this_o or_o the_o other_o sin_n be_v death_n but_o of_o sin_n indefinite_o i._n e._n of_o all_o sin_n of_o every_o sin_n of_o any_o sin_n death_n not_o only_o temporal_a but_o eternal_a too_o for_o this_o be_v chief_o here_o mean_v as_o it_o appear_v by_o the_o opposition_n to_o eternal_a life_n in_o the_o text_n be_v as_o due_a to_o every_o sin_n live_v in_o as_o wage_n be_v to_o he_o that_o yearn_v it_o and_o thereupon_o st._n austin_n say_v audacior_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la cum_fw-la uno_fw-la peccato_fw-la dormit_fw-la quà m_fw-la qui_fw-la cum_fw-la septem_fw-la hostibus_fw-la he_o be_v foolhardy_a indeed_o that_o can_v sleep_v secure_o in_o any_o know_a sin_n even_o those_o sin_n which_o you_o count_v small_a fault_n become_v great_a by_o frequent_a repetition_n and_o in_o a_o short_a time_n lie_v conscience_n waste_v as_o small_a expense_n multiply_v insensible_o waste_v a_o vast_a revenue_n and_o therefore_o say_v the_o same_o chordis_fw-la same_o aust_n lib._n de_fw-fr decem_fw-la chordis_fw-la father_n noli_fw-la illa_fw-la contemnere_fw-la quia_fw-la minora_fw-la sunt_fw-la sed_fw-la cave_n quia_fw-la plura_fw-la sunt_fw-la etc._n etc._n what_o your_o little_a sin_n as_o you_o call_v they_o want_v of_o other_o sin_n in_o weight_n they_o make_v up_o in_o number_n and_o therefore_o take_v heed_n of_o they_o courtier_n they_o see_v resin_v courtier_n small_a wound_n multiply_v will_v let_v out_o life_n and_o a_o great_a number_n of_o narrow_a leak_n endanger_v the_o sink_n of_o the_o stately_a ship_n and_o several_a minute_n drop_v of_o rain_n swell_v to_o a_o overflow_a deluge_n ehud_n kill_v eglon_n who_o be_v a_o very_a fat_a man_n with_o a_o dagger_n of_o a_o cubit_n long_o as_o you_o may_v read_v judg._n 3.16_o a_o long_a sword_n can_v have_v do_v no_o more_o it_o may_v be_v not_o so_o much_o a_o pocket-pistol_n penknife_n or_o stiletto_n be_v more_o dangerous_a many_o time_n than_o big_a weapon_n because_o not_o discern_v and_o so_o no_o danger_n be_v suspect_v thus_o it_o be_v with_o your_o small_a sin_n as_o you_o be_v please_v to_o call_v they_o they_o be_v not_o take_v notice_n of_o by_o you_o and_o therefore_o you_o fear_v no_o harm_n from_o they_o whereas_o indeed_o because_o undiscerned_a they_o be_v the_o more_o deadly_a resolve_v then_o with_o david_n to_o refrain_v thy_o foot_n from_o every_o evil_a way_n psalm_n 119.101_o yea_o to_o hate_v every_o fable_n way_n vers_n 104._o vain_a thought_n vers_fw-la 113._o as_o well_o as_o lie_v vers_n 163._o for_o jam._n 2.10_o whosoever_o shall_v keep_v the_o whole_a law_n and_o yet_o offend_v in_o one_o point_n he_o be_v guilty_a of_o all_o that_o be_v say_v some_o he_o make_v it_o appear_v that_o he_o keep_v no_o precept_n in_o obedience_n to_o god_n for_o if_o he_o do_v he_o will_v refrain_v from_o every_o sin_n as_o well_o as_o any_o sin_n or_o according_a to_o dr._n hammond_n paraphrase_n it_o be_v but_o a_o small_a excuse_n for_o you_o to_o think_v that_o this_o be_v but_o one_o transgression_n and_o therefore_o not_o considerable_a for_o obedience_n to_o god_n will_n be_v require_v universal_o to_o all_o that_o he_o command_v and_o he_o that_o offend_v in_o one_o though_o he_o keep_v all_o the_o rest_n be_v guilty_a of_o the_o breach_n of_o that_o obedience_n and_o punishable_a as_o well_o as_o if_o he_o have_v break_v all_o in_o vain_a do_v any_o man_n hope_v for_o heaven_n that_o live_v in_o any_o know_a sin_n 1_o john_n 3.3_o he_o that_o have_v this_o hope_n viz._n of_o see_v god_n in_o glory_n vers_fw-la 2._o purify_v himself_o even_o as_o he_o be_v pure_a heaven_n be_v not_o like_o your_o common_a inn_n that_o receive_v all_o comer_n or_o like_o the_o ark_n in_o which_o enter_v both_o clean_a and_o
unclean_a beast_n no_o there_o enter_v in_o nothing_o that_o defile_v rev._n 21.27_o and_o rev._n 22.15_o see_v 1_o cor._n 6.9_o 10_o 11._o and_o gal._n 5.19_o 20_o 21._o there_o be_v a_o catalogue_n of_o sin_n mention_v i_o pray_v you_o observe_v they_o and_o learn_v to_o avoid_v they_o if_o you_o expect_v to_o have_v a_o better_a life_n when_o this_o be_v end_v he_o that_o die_v to_o sin_v when_o he_o live_v shall_v live_v when_o he_o die_v and_o may_v say_v upon_o his_o deathbed_n as_o myconius_n say_v to_o luther_n his_o friend_n that_o come_v to_o visit_v he_o 48._o dr._n boreman_n sermon_n on_o phil._n 3.20_o p._n 47_o 48._o this_o sickness_n be_v not_o unto_o death_n but_o unto_o life_n for_o when_o he_o die_v to_o nature_n he_o shall_v live_v with_o god_n unto_o all_o eternity_n let_v we_o therefore_o as_o the_o author_n to_o the_o hebrew_n exhort_v heb._n 12.1_o lay_v aside_o every_o weight_n and_o the_o sin_n which_o do_v so_o easy_o beset_v we_o and_o let_v we_o run_v with_o patience_n the_o race_n that_o be_v set_v before_o we_o as_o racer_n lay_v aside_o thing_n burdensome_a and_o troublesome_a so_o do_v you_o lay_v aside_o sin_n which_o be_v a_o burden_n and_o hinder_v you_o in_o your_o spiritual_a race_n 〈◊〉_d race_n see_v crit._n sacra_fw-la in_o vocem_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d some_o say_v the_o greek_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v a_o cast_n off_o as_o a_o man_n do_v a_o long_o wear_v suit_n that_o begin_v to_o do_v he_o discredit_v to_o wear_v it_o or_o rather_o as_o a_o man_n come_v out_o of_o prison_n have_v filthy_a rag_n about_o he_o and_o full_a of_o vermin_n hurl_v they_o away_o into_o a_o dunghill_n or_o ditch_n and_o never_o purpose_v to_o touch_v they_o more_o it_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sin_n that_o do_v beset_v we_o or_o wrap_v we_o about_o a_o metaphor_n take_v from_o a_o long_a garment_n deal_v with_o the_o old_a wear_v garment_n of_o sin_n as_o elijah_n do_v by_o his_o mantle_n 2_o king_n 2.13_o lie_v it_o aside_o if_o ever_o you_o think_v to_o ascend_v to_o heaven_n 4._o preparation_n for_o death_n consist_v in_o do_v good_a work_n benefaciendo_fw-la 4._o dir._n benefaciendo_fw-la negative_a holiness_n will_v not_o bring_v with_o it_o positive_a happiness_n many_o build_v their_o hope_n of_o future_a happiness_n upon_o this_o sandy_a foundation_n that_o they_o be_v no_o drunkard_n whoremaster_n swearer_n liar_n etc._n etc._n because_o they_o be_v not_o guilty_a of_o open_a scandalous_a miscarrage_v therefore_o they_o bless_v themselves_o in_o their_o condition_n as_o the_o pharisee_n do_v luke_n 18.11_o god_n i_o thank_v thou_o that_o i_o be_o not_o as_o other_o man_n be_v extortioner_n unjust_a adulterer_n or_o even_o as_o this_o publican_n it_o be_v good_a indeed_o to_o keep_v ourselves_o unspotted_a from_o the_o world_n but_o this_o be_v not_o sufficient_a we_o must_v do_v good_a work_n visit_v the_o fatherless_a and_o widow_n in_o their_o affliction_n this_o be_v pure_a religion_n and_o undefiled_a before_o god_n as_o st._n james_n tell_v we_o jam._n 1.27_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o not_o to_o do_v evil_a but_o we_o must_v likewise_o do_v good_a ps_n 34.14_o isa_n 1.16_o 17._o rom._n 12.9_o sinful_a omission_n be_v not_o to_o be_v look_v upon_o as_o bare_a negation_n or_o privation_n but_o as_o breach_n of_o a_o positive_a law_n which_o command_v the_o contrary_a so_o that_o omission_n of_o duty_n be_v as_o damnable_a as_o commission_n of_o sin_n god_n curse_a meroz_n not_o for_o fight_v against_o the_o people_n of_o god_n but_o because_o they_o do_v not_o come_v out_o to_o their_o help_n against_o the_o mighty_a judg._n 5.23_o it_o be_v as_o true_a a_o fault_n in_o they_o hag._n 1.2_o etc._n etc._n not_o to_o set_v up_o the_o house_n of_o god_n as_o in_o other_o to_o pull_v it_o down_o the_o tree_n that_o bear_v not_o good_a fruit_n be_v fuel_n for_o the_o fire_n as_o well_o as_o the_o tree_n that_o bear_v evil_a fruit_n mat._n 3.10_o mat._n 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other_o say_v because_o there_o be_v but_o one_o single_a wall_n between_o the_o bed_n of_o the_o king_n of_o judea_n and_o the_o altar_n of_o god_n 1_o see_v caussin_n holy_a court_n p._n 1_o juxta_fw-la parietum_fw-la templi_fw-la solomon_n extruxit_fw-la palatium_fw-la and_o they_o use_v to_o pray_v with_o their_o face_n towards_o the_o temple_n 1_o king_n 8.35_o 48._o dan._n 6.10_o psal_n 5.6_o hezekiah_n thus_o turn_v himself_o towards_o the_o wall_n over_o against_o the_o temple_n and_o pray_v fervent_o to_o god_n be_v heal_v as_o you_o may_v see_v vers_n 5._o prayer_n be_v that_o which_o god_n direct_v his_o people_n unto_o in_o sickness_n and_o such_o like_a strait_n psal_n 50.15_o call_v upon_o i_o in_o time_n of_o trouble_n and_o i_o will_v deliver_v thou_o job_n 33.26_o he_o shall_v pray_v unto_o god_n and_o he_o will_v be_v favourable_a unto_o he_o so_o jam._n 5.13_o be_v any_o man_n afflict_v let_v he_o pray_v quest_n but_o if_o god_n send_v sickness_n and_o for_o good_a end_n unto_o his_o child_n be_v it_o not_o a_o sin_n in_o they_o to_o pray_v god_n to_o remove_v it_o and_o to_o heal_v their_o bodily_a distemper_n answ_n no_o all_o flesh_n natural_o desire_v health_n and_o preservation_n of_o life_n and_o grace_n in_o god_n child_n do_v not_o abolish_v but_o rectify_v nature_n deus_fw-la hoc_fw-la carni_fw-la naturaliter_fw-la dedit_fw-la ut_fw-la sanitatem_fw-la plura_fw-la musculus_fw-la in_o ps_n 6.2_o ubi_fw-la plura_fw-la i._n e._n conservationem_fw-la svi_fw-la cupidè_fw-la petat_fw-la piis_fw-la hanc_fw-la naturam_fw-la fides_fw-la non_fw-la adimit_fw-la sed_fw-la dirigit_fw-la so_o then_o god_n allow_v we_o to_o pray_v to_o he_o for_o health_n so_o we_o do_v it_o with_o submission_n to_o the_o good_a will_n of_o god_n as_o christ_n pray_v three_o time_n to_o his_o father_n in_o his_o agony_n mat._n 26.39_o o_o my_o father_n if_o it_o be_v possible_a let_v this_o cup_n pass_v from_o i_o nevertheless_o not_o as_o i_o will_v but_o as_o thou_o will_v and_o with_o a_o resolution_n to_o serve_v he_o better_o if_o he_o spare_v we_o pray_v then_o that_o god_n will_v be_v please_v to_o have_v mercy_n upon_o you_o in_o your_o sickness_n and_o to_o ease_v you_o of_o your_o pain_n and_o restore_v you_o to_o health_n and_o bless_v the_o mean_n you_o use_v in_o order_n thereunto_o if_o it_o be_v his_o bless_a will_n and_o as_o you_o ought_v to_o pray_v yourselves_o so_o you_o shall_v get_v other_o minister_n and_o good_a people_n to_o pray_v for_o you_o see_v james_n 5.14_o 15_o 16._o god_n hear_v the_o prayer_n of_o his_o people_n and_o ofttimes_o for_o their_o sake_n lengthen_v the_o life_n and_o outward_a prosperity_n of_o the_o wicked_a god_n spare_v zoar_n at_o the_o request_n of_o lot_n gen._n 19.20_o 21_o 22._o those_o that_o sail_v with_o st._n paul_n in_o the_o ship_n have_v their_o life_n spare_v for_o his_o sake_n see_v act_n 27.24_o for_o say_v the_o angel_n of_o god_n to_o paul_n lo_o god_n have_v give_v thou_o all_o they_o that_o sail_n with_o thou_o orig._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d will_v give_v thou_o as_o a_o favour_n no_o less_o than_o two_o hundred_o threescore_o and_o fifteen_o soul_n vers_fw-la 37._o be_v save_v in_o extremity_n of_o danger_n for_o paul_n sake_n and_o at_o his_o request_n get_v then_o other_o especial_o the_o godly_a who_o be_v god_n favourite_n to_o pray_v for_o thou_o no_o doubt_n but_o paul_n be_v a_o constant_a solicitor_n at_o the_o throne_n of_o grace_n in_o the_o behalf_n of_o epaphroditus_n who_o lie_v sick_a nigh_o unto_o death_n and_o god_n have_v mercy_n on_o he_o 2._o rely_v confident_o upon_o god_n though_o we_o make_v use_v of_o the_o physician_n direction_n yet_o we_o must_v not_o trust_v in_o they_o but_o in_o god_n for_o mean_n and_o second_o cause_n work_v by_o his_o continual_a influence_n and_o receive_v their_o end_n from_o his_o eternal_a order_n as_o the_o psalmist_n say_v psal_n 127.1_o except_o the_o lord_n build_v the_o house_n they_o labour_v in_o vain_a that_o build_v it_o so_o except_o the_o lord_n cooperate_v mean_n and_o second_o cause_n which_o receive_v their_o be_v and_o efficacy_n from_o god_n be_v vain_a and_o ineffectual_a faith_n be_v require_v in_o all_o those_o under_o the_o gospel_n who_o christ_n cure_v mat._n 9.2_o luk._n 8_o 48._o as_o we_o must_v not_o neglect_v mean_n so_o neither_o must_v we_o trust_v in_o they_o nor_o rely_v upon_o they_o which_o if_o we_o do_v it_o be_v the_o ready_a way_n to_o render_v they_o useless_a see_v jer._n 17.5_o 6_o 7_o 8._o he_o that_o put_v his_o trust_n in_o the_o lord_n say_v the_o wise_a man_n prov._n 28.25_o shall_v be_v make_v fat_a q._n d._n shall_v be_v lusty_a and_o well_o rely_v then_o upon_o god_n mercy_n for_o deliverance_n he_o that_o high_o esteem_v of_o god_n be_v high_a in_o god_n esteem_n 3._o be_v merciful_a yourselves_o to_o other_o in_o misery_n if_o you_o will_v find_v mercy_n from_o god_n when_o you_o be_v in_o misery_n psal_n 41.1_o 2_o 3._o bless_a be_v the_o man_n that_o consider_v the_o poor_a the_o lord_n will_v deliver_v he_o in_o time_n of_o trouble_n the_o lord_n will_v preserve_v he_o and_o keep_v he_o alive_a the_o lord_n will_v strengthen_v he_o on_o the_o bed_n of_o languish_v thou_o will_v make_v all_o his_o bed_n in_o his_o sickness_n 11.25_o prov._n 11.25_o see_v likewise_o isa_n 58.6_o 7_o 8._o after_o he_o have_v speak_v of_o work_n of_o charity_n he_o add_v then_o shall_v thy_o light_n break_v forth_o as_o the_o morning_n and_o thy_o health_n shall_v spring_v forth_o speedy_o so_o mat._n 5.7_o bless_a be_v the_o merciful_a for_o they_o shall_v obtain_v mercy_n epaphroditus_n go_v a_o long_a and_o perilous_a voyage_n to_o minister_v to_o the_o apostle_n want_n phil._n 2.25_o 30._o and_o when_o he_o be_v sick_a nigh_o unto_o death_n god_n have_v mercy_n on_o he_o 4._o last_o be_v deep_o humble_v for_o your_o sin_n this_o humiliation_n consist_v in_o confess_v your_o sin_n with_o grief_n of_o heart_n and_o put_v away_o the_o sin_n you_o have_v lament_v and_o if_o we_o do_v thus_o we_o shall_v find_v mercy_n in_o sickness_n david_n in_o sickness_n confess_v and_o lament_v his_o sin_n with_o a_o sorrowful_a heart_n as_o you_o may_v read_v psal_n 32.4_o 5._o &_o 38.3_o 4_o 5_o 18._o so_o psal_n 41.4_o heal_n my_o soul_n say_v david_n under_o sickness_n for_o i_o have_v sin_v against_o thou_o what_o a_o plea_n be_v this_o heal_n my_o soul_n for_o i_o have_v sin_v against_o thou_o do_v god_n delight_n in_o man_n sin_n be_v he_o thereby_o allure_v to_o do_v they_o good_a one_o will_v think_v as_o musculus_fw-la 41.4_o muscul_fw-la in_o psal_n 41.4_o say_v magis_fw-la faceret_fw-la ad_fw-la impedimentum_fw-la quà m_fw-la ad_fw-la causam_fw-la impetrandae_fw-la sanitatis_fw-la this_o shall_v be_v rather_o a_o hindrance_n than_o furtherance_n to_o his_o cure_n but_o the_o truth_n be_v god_n who_o love_v not_o sin_n yet_o love_v to_o see_v sinner_n confess_v and_o bewail_v their_o sin_n and_o if_o we_o do_v so_o and_o withal_o forsake_v they_o we_o shall_v find_v mercy_n in_o sickness_n as_o david_n do_v for_o prov._n 28.13_o he_o that_o cover_v his_o sin_n shall_v not_o prosper_v but_o whoso_o confess_v and_o forsake_v they_o shall_v have_v mercy_n if_o sickness_n be_v epidemical_a 15._o exod._n 23.25_o deut._n 7.12_o 15._o a_o general_a humiliation_n be_v a_o mean_n to_o remove_v it_o levit._n 26.40_o 41_o 42._o so_o 2_o chron._n 3.14_o god_n send_v sickness_n for_o sin_n if_o sin_n be_v remove_v he_o will_v remove_v his_o stroke_n but_o he_o will_v not_o take_v off_o the_o plaster_n so_o careful_a he_o be_v till_o the_o wound_n be_v thorough_o cure_v and_o corruption_n purge_v out_o sin_n be_v as_o so_o many_o scotch_n in_o the_o way_n that_o hinder_v the_o chariot_n wheel_n of_o a_o deliverance_n from_o move_v