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note_v vers_fw-la 43._o their_o eye_n be_v heavy_a second_o indisposition_n the_o soul_n have_v also_o its_o indisposition_n which_o he_o ready_o improve_v against_o duty_n to_o hinder_v it_o as_o first_o it_o be_v capable_a of_o a_o spiritual_a sluggishness_n and_o dulness_n wherein_o the_o spiritual_a sense_n be_v so_o bind_v up_o that_o it_o consider_v not_o mind_v not_o have_v no_o list_n nor_o inclination_n to_o act_n of_o service_n what_o a_o stupifaction_n be_v our_o spirit_n capable_a of_o as_o david_n in_o his_o adultery_n seem_v not_o to_o mind_n nor_o care_v what_o he_o have_v do_v in_o like_a manner_n be_v some_o in_o a_o lethargy_n as_o the_o prophet_n speak_v they_o care_v not_o to_o seek_v after_o god_n bernard_n bernard_n have_v a_o description_n of_o it_o contrahitur_fw-la animus_n subtrahitur_fw-la gratia_fw-la defervescit_fw-la novitius_fw-la fervour_n ingravescit_fw-la tepor_fw-la fastidiosus_fw-la the_o spirit_n be_v contract_v grace_n withdraw_v fervour_n abate_v sluggishness_n draw_v on_o and_o then_o duty_n be_v neglect_v second_o the_o spirit_n be_v indispose_v by_o a_o throng_n of_o worldly_a affair_n and_o these_o oft_o justle_v out_o duty_n christ_n tell_v we_o they_o have_v the_o same_o influence_n upon_o man_n that_o gluttony_n and_o drunkenness_n have_v and_o these_o unfit_a man_n for_o action_n take_v heed_n say_v luk._n 21._o 34._o to_o yourselves_o lest_o at_o any_o time_n your_o heart_n be_v overcharge_v with_o surfeit_v and_o drunkenness_n and_o the_o ear_n of_o this_o life_n these_o than_o may_v at_o so_o high_a a_o rate_n overcharge_v the_o soul_n of_o man_n so_o as_o to_o make_v they_o frame_v excuse_n i_o have_v buy_v a_o farm_n or_o ox_n and_o therefore_o i_o can_v attend_v and_o by_o this_o mean_n may_v they_o grow_v so_o neglective_a that_o the_o day_n of_o the_o lord_n may_v come_v upon_o they_o at_o unaware_o three_o sometime_o the_o soul_n be_v discompose_v through_o passion_n and_o then_o it_o be_v indispose_v which_o opportunity_n the_o devil_n espy_v he_o close_v in_o with_o it_o sometime_o he_o blow_v the_o fire_n that_o the_o heat_n of_o anger_n may_v put_v they_o upon_o a_o carelessness_n sometime_o he_o plead_v their_o present_a frame_n as_o a_o unfitness_n for_o service_n and_o so_o upon_o a_o pretence_n of_o reverence_n to_o the_o service_n and_o leave_v the_o gift_n at_o the_o altar_n till_o they_o be_v in_o a_o better_a humour_n many_o time_n the_o gift_n be_v not_o offer_v at_o all_o 1_o pet._n 3._o 7._o the_o apostle_n direct_v husband_n to_o manage_v their_o authority_n over_o their_o wife_n with_o prudence_n for_o the_o avoid_n of_o brawl_n and_o contention_n you_o husband_n dwell_v with_o they_o according_a to_o knowledge_n give_v honour_n to_o the_o wife_n aâ—_n the_o weak_a vessel_n the_o reason_n of_o which_o advice_n he_o give_v in_o these_o word_n that_o your_o prayer_n be_v not_o hinder_v prayer_n be_v hinder_v partly_o in_o their_o success_n when_o they_o prevail_v not_o partly_o they_o be_v hinder_v when_o the_o duty_n of_o prayer_n be_v put_v by_o and_o suspend_v and_o this_o doubtless_o the_o apostle_n aim_v at_o to_o teach_v we_o that_o contentious_a quarrelling_n in_o a_o family_n hinder_v the_o exercise_n of_o the_o duty_n of_o prayer_n elisha_n 2_o king_n 3._o discompose_v himself_o in_o his_o earnest_a reproof_n of_o jehoram_n for_o with_o great_a vehemency_n he_o have_v speak_v to_o he_o vers_n 13_o 14._o what_o have_v i_o do_v with_o thou_o get_v thou_o to_o the_o prophet_n of_o thy_o father_n wâ—eâ—â—_n it_o not_o that_o i_o regard_v the_o presence_n of_o jehosaphat_n i_o will_v not_o look_v towards_o thou_o nor_o see_v thou_o but_o when_o he_o set_v himself_o to_o receive_v the_o vision_n of_o god_n he_o call_v for_o a_o minstrel_n influence_n vers_fw-la 15._o the_o reason_n whereof_o as_o p._n mantyr_n and_o other_o suppose_v be_v this_o that_o however_o
this_o gulf_n and_o become_v nothing_o to_o he_o you_o see_v amnon_n vex_v and_o sick_a for_o his_o sister_n tame_a wax_v lean_a from_o day_n to_o day_n you_o see_v ahab_n though_o a_o king_n who_o have_v enough_o to_o satisfy_v his_o mind_n in_o the_o same_o condition_n for_o naboth_n vineyard_n if_o you_o say_v these_o be_v wicked_a man_n who_o ride_v their_o lust_n without_o a_o bridle_n and_o use_v the_o spur_n look_v then_o upon_o better_a man_n and_o you_o will_v see_v too_o much_o rachel_n so_o grieve_v and_o mourn_v for_o want_v of_o child_n that_o she_o profess_v her_o life_n inconsistent_a with_o her_o disappointment_n give_v i_o child_n else_o i_o die_v hanna_n upon_o the_o same_o occasion_n weep_v and_o eat_v not_o and_o pray_v in_o the_o bitterness_n of_o her_o soul_n and_o the_o abundance_n of_o her_o complaint_n and_o grief_n jeremiah_n be_v press_v with_o discouragement_n from_o the_o contradiction_n of_o evil_a man_n call_v himself_o a_o man_n of_o strife_n and_o 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often_o in_o hunger_n and_o thirst_n in_o fasting_n often_o in_o cold_a and_o nakedness_n beside_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v without_o that_o which_o come_v upon_o i_o daily_o the_o care_n of_o all_o the_o church_n who_o be_v weak_a and_o i_o be_o not_o weak_a etc._n etc._n for_o the_o jew_n he_o have_v great_a heaviness_n and_o continual_a sorrow_n in_o his_o heart_n 2._o and_o for_o the_o gentile_n he_o have_v perpetual_a fear_n now_o though_o he_o have_v a_o great_a share_n of_o divine_a comfort_n intermix_v and_o a_o more_o than_o ordinary_a assistance_n of_o the_o spirit_n to_o keep_v he_o from_o sinful_a discomposure_n of_o spirit_n at_o least_o to_o such_o a_o height_n as_o it_o ordinary_o prevail_v upon_o other_o yet_o be_v he_o very_o sensible_a of_o his_o burden_n and_o doubtless_o the_o devil_n labour_v to_o improve_v these_o occasion_n to_o weary_a out_o his_o strength_n for_o by_o these_o and_o such_o like_a thing_n he_o frequent_o vex_v the_o righteous_a soul_n of_o the_o faithful_a minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n from_o day_n to_o day_n so_o that_o their_o heart_n have_v no_o rest_n and_o their_o hand_n grow_v often_o feeble_a and_o they_o cry_v out_o o_o the_o burden_n o_o the_o care_n be_v ready_a to_o say_v as_o jeremiah_n chap._n 20._o 7._o o_o lord_n thou_o have_v deceive_v i_o and_o i_o be_v decieve_v i_o be_o a_o derision_n daily_o every_o one_o mock_v i_o thus_o say_v they_o do_v we_o ever_o think_v to_o meet_v with_o such_o disappointment_n such_o grief_n from_o the_o wilfulness_n pride_n weakness_n ignorance_n pettishness_n inconstancy_n negligence_n and_o scandal_n of_o friend_n and_o such_o hatred_n contradiction_n scorn_n and_o injury_n from_o enemy_n be_v we_o free_a what_o call_v will_v we_o not_o rather_o choose_v what_o place_n will_v we_o not_o rather_o go_v to_o where_o we_o may_v spend_v the_o remainder_n of_o our_o day_n in_o some_o rest_n and_o ease_v be_v it_o not_o better_a to_o work_v with_o our_o hand_n for_o a_o morsel_n of_o bread_n for_o so_o may_v our_o sleep_n be_v sweet_a to_o we_o at_o night_n and_o we_o shall_v not_o see_v these_o sorrow_n at_o this_o rate_n be_v good_a man_n sometime_o disturb_v and_o the_o anguish_n of_o their_o spirit_n make_v their_o life_n a_o burden_n 2._o yet_o be_v not_o this_o all_o the_o disturbance_n that_o the_o devil_n work_v upon_o our_o heart_n by_o these_o thing_n though_o these_o be_v bad_a enough_o but_o they_o have_v a_o tendency_n to_o further_a trouble_n discomposure_n of_o spirit_n if_o they_o continue_v long_o turn_v at_o last_o into_o trouble_n of_o conscience_n though_o there_o be_v no_o affinity_n betwixt_o simple_a discomposure_n of_o soul_n and_o trouble_n of_o conscience_n in_o their_o own_o nature_n the_o object_n of_o the_o former_a be_v thing_n external_a no_o way_n relate_v to_o the_o soul_n interest_n in_o god_n and_o salvation_n which_o be_v the_o object_n of_o the_o latter_a yet_o the_o effect_n produce_v by_o the_o prevalency_n of_o these_o disturbance_n be_v a_o fit_a stock_n for_o the_o engraft_v of_o doubt_n and_o questioning_n about_o our_o spiritual_a condition_n as_o saul_n father_n first_o trouble_v himself_o for_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o ass_n and_o send_v his_o son_n to_o seek_v they_o but_o when_o he_o stay_v long_o he_o forget_v his_o trouble_n and_o take_v up_o a_o new_a grief_n for_o his_o son_n who_o he_o fear_v he_o have_v lose_v in_o pursuit_n of_o the_o ass_n so_o be_v it_o sometime_o with_o man_n who_o after_o they_o have_v long_o vex_v themselves_o for_o injury_n or_o affliction_n etc._n etc._n upon_o a_o serious_a consideration_n of_o the_o work_n and_o power_n of_o these_o passion_n leave_v their_o former_a pursuit_n and_o begin_v to_o bethink_v themselves_o in_o what_o a_o condition_n their_o soul_n be_v that_o abound_v with_o so_o much_o murmur_a rage_n pride_n or_o impatience_n and_o then_o the_o scene_n be_v alter_v and_o they_o begin_v to_o fear_v they_o have_v lose_v their_o soul_n and_o be_v now_o perplex_v about_o their_o spiritual_a estate_n to_o make_v this_o plain_a i_o will_v give_v some_o instance_n and_o then_o add_v some_o reason_n which_o will_v evidence_n that_o it_o be_v so_o and_o also_o how_o it_o come_v to_o be_v so_o for_o instance_n though_o i_o may_v produce_v a_o sufficient_a number_n to_o this_o purpose_n from_o those_o that_o have_v write_v of_o melancholy_a yet_o i_o shall_v only_o insist_v upon_o two_o or_o three_o from_o scripture_n hezekiah_n when_o god_n smite_v he_o with_o sickness_n at_o first_o be_v discompose_v upon_o the_o apprehension_n of_o death_n that_o he_o shall_v so_o soon_o be_v deprive_v of_o the_o residue_n of_o his_o year_n and_o behold_v man_n no_o more_o with_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o world_n as_o he_o himself_o express_v it_o isaiah_n 38._o 10._o afterward_o his_o trouble_n grow_v great_a he_o chatter_v as_o a_o crane_n or_o swallow_n and_o mourn_v as_o a_o dove_n he_o be_v in_o great_a bitterness_n ver_fw-la 17._o and_o sad_o oppress_v therewith_o ver_fw-la 14._o that_o which_o thus_o distress_v he_o be_v not_o simple_o the_o fear_n of_o death_n we_o can_v imagine_v so_o pious_a a_o person_n will_v so_o very_o much_o disquiet_v himself_o upon_o that_o single_a account_n but_o by_o the_o expression_n which_o he_o let_v fall_v in_o his_o complain_n we_o may_v understand_v that_o some_o such_o thought_n as_o these_o do_v shake_v he_o that_o he_o apprehend_v god_n be_v angry_a with_o he_o that_o the_o present_a stroke_n signify_v so_o much_o to_o he_o 〈◊〉_d all_o circumstance_n consider_v for_o he_o be_v yet_o in_o his_o strength_n and_o jerusalem_n in_o great_a distress_n be_v at_o that_o time_n besiege_v by_o sennacherib_n army_n and_o for_o he_o to_o be_v doom_v to_o death_n by_o a_o sudden_a message_n at_o such_o a_o time_n seem_v to_o carry_v much_o in_o it_o and_o that_o sure_o there_o be_v great_a provocation_n on_o his_o part_n and_o it_o seem_v upon_o search_n he_o charge_v himself_o so_o deep_o 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