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stony_a and_o thorny_a soil_n if_o a_o man_n wound_n be_v right_a and_o humiliation_n deep_a enough_o that_o man_n faith_n be_v right_a and_o his_o sanctification_n be_v glorious_a for_o christ_n can_v be_v exceed_v sweet_a and_o satisfactory_a to_o the_o soul_n unless_o sin_n be_v first_o exceed_v bitter_a and_o this_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o christ_n be_v not_o sweet_a nor_o precious_a at_o first_o nor_o afterward_o because_o sin_n be_v not_o so_o better_a to_o they_o especial_o heart_n sin_n christian_n shall_v find_v it_o the_o esteem_n and_o price_n of_o christ_n fall_v while_o sin_n lie_v light_a and_o be_v not_o bitter_a sect_n vii_o quest._n how_o bitter_a must_v it_o be_v answ._n so_o bitter_a as_o that_o nothing_o content_v your_o heart_n 22._o while_o sin_n be_v with_o you_o and_o the_o lord_n be_v go_v from_o you_o lam._n 3._o 49._o my_o eye_n cease_v not_o mourning_n till_o the_o lord_n look_v down_o from_o heaven_n as_o a_o man_n that_o look_v for_o a_o prince_n to_o come_v and_o live_v with_o he_o he_o prepare_v room_n for_o all_o his_o attendant_n but_o he_o reserve_v the_o best_a lodging_n for_o the_o prince_n himself_o and_o they_o be_v keep_v empty_a while_o he_o come_v so_o the_o soul_n entertain_v creature_n and_o ordinance_n and_o saint_n of_o god_n but_o yet_o the_o heart_n be_v not_o content_a but_o sit_v empty_a desolate_a while_o the_o lord_n be_v go_v for_o while_o the_o heart_n be_v delight_v with_o somewhat_o else_o beside_o the_o lord_n that_o if_o the_o lord_n come_v it_o be_v well_o if_o not_o it_o be_v merry_a and_o jolly_a see_v what_o the_o lord_n there_o speak_v jam._n 4._o 8_o 9_o 10._o cleanse_v your_o heart_n and_o he_o will_v draw_v nigh_o unto_o you_o turn_v laughter_n to_o mourning_n else_o you_o be_v not_o humble_v let_v god_n own_o people_n do_v so_o it_o stop_v up_o the_o fountain_n of_o god_n love_n and_o sweetness_n of_o mercy_n psal._n 30._o 7._o when_o carnal_o confident_a i_o be_v trouble_v as_o it_o be_v in_o marriage_n if_o a_o man_n know_v there_o be_v familiarity_n between_o the_o woman_n and_o another_o lover_n he_o will_v have_v none_o of_o she_o but_o when_o sin_n be_v thus_o bitter_a the_o lord_n have_v the_o garment_n of_o joy_n to_o give_v for_o the_o spirit_n of_o heaviness_n isa._n 61._o 1_o 2._o oh_o therefore_o though_o it_o be_v cross_a to_o have_v limb_n cut_v off_o and_o breast_n fear_v bone_n break_v etc._n etc._n yet_o part_n with_o all_o for_o life_n even_o this_o life_n of_o christ_n in_o you_o which_o will_v give_v you_o full_a content_n sect_n viii_o quest._n how_o shall_v i_o do_v thus_o my_o heart_n will_v be_v wanton_a and_o carnal_a answ._n 1._o set_a this_o down_o for_o a_o conclusion_n i_o shall_v never_o be_v comfort_v by_o the_o lord_n while_o any_o thing_n else_o comfort_v my_o heart_n i._n e._n for_o itself_o as_o have_v be_v prove_v and_o if_o this_o be_v well_o think_v of_o this_o will_v make_v a_o man_n above_o all_o other_o thing_n detest_v his_o carnal_a content_n because_o this_o indeed_o keep_v the_o lord_n from_o he_o 2._o keep_v the_o remembrance_n of_o the_o bitterness_n of_o your_o sin_n and_o evil_n in_o it_o thus_o david_n plal._n 51._o 3._o set_v it_o ever_o before_o he_o for_o all_o the_o sweet_a of_o sin_n come_v into_o the_o heart_n by_o a_o delusion_n first_o beget_v in_o the_o mind_n of_o some_o present_a good_a in_o it_o which_o the_o soul_n not_o attend_v to_o be_v draw_v away_o by_o it_o â—â—am_n 1._o 14._o draw_v away_o and_o entice_v hence_o fortify_v here_o three_o thing_n in_o sin_n which_o if_o remember_v will_v make_v it_o bitter_a 1._o sentence_n of_o condemnation_n pass_v upon_o thou_o by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n for_o it_o which_o may_v make_v a_o soul_n to_o mourn_v little_a 〈◊〉_d do_v man_n take_v in_o their_o prison-bolt_n 2._o the_o death_n and_o agony_n and_o sorrow_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n to_o acquit_v the_o soul_n from_o this_o condemnation_n this_o be_v that_o which_o may_v work_v bitterness_n as_o for_o a_o first_o bear_v zach._n 12._o 10_o 11._o 3._o cross_v the_o will_n and_o so_o grieve_v the_o heart_n of_o christ_n now_o in_o glory_n as_o when_o the_o old_a world_n grow_v sensual_a it_o grieve_v god_n to_o the_o heart_n keep_v these_o in_o remembrance_n what_o pleasure_n can_v thou_o take_v in_o that_o which_o make_v the_o lord_n sigh_v 4._o the_o end_n wâ—ll_n be_v bitterness_n psal._n 73._o 17._o second_o take_v heed_n you_o miss_v not_o of_o that_o faith_n which_o will_v bring_v in_o supply_n heâ—_n 4._o 1_o 2._o take_v heed_n lest_o a_o promise_n be_v leâ—t_o any_o fall_n short_a of_o that_o rest_n which_o come_v by_o the_o promise_n by_o a_o unbelieve_a heart_n for_o many_o desire_v the_o
so_o christ_n now_o solomon_n reckon_v it_o as_o one_o part_n of_o his_o folly_n madness_n and_o vanity_n when_o he_o forsake_v the_o lord_n in_o his_o degenerate_a condition_n ecâ—les_n 2._o 3._o that_o he_o give_v up_o his_o heart_n to_o vanitâ—y_v and_o to_o wisdom_n also_o as_o if_o that_o be_v not_o sufficient_a alone_o man_n be_v not_o content_v with_o the_o lord_n alone_o solomon_n as_o you_o hear_v be_v go_v who_o god_n appear_v twice_o unto_o david_n heart_n be_v sore_o assault_v pâ—al_n 73._o until_o he_o wenâ—_n into_o the_o sanctuary_n of_o god_n and_o then_o say_v he_o who_o have_v i_o in_o earth_n but_o thou_o but_o as_o for_o other_o they_o be_v far_o from_o this_o and_o hence_o come_v the_o many_o murmur_n and_o sinking_n of_o heart_n why_o do_v not_o man_n sink_v and_o drown_v because_o they_o be_v not_o in_o the_o ark_n or_o ship_n and_o stay_v there_o alone_o so_o it_o be_v here_o psal._n 16._o 4._o their_o sorrow_n 〈◊〉_d multiply_v etc._n etc._n sect_n xiii_o labour_n for_o this_o contentedness_n in_o spirit_n in_o four_o case_n especial_o wherein_o the_o heart_n be_v apt_a to_o withdraw_v from_o the_o lord_n first_o in_o case_n the_o lord_n take_v away_o the_o dear_a nay_o all_o outward_a blessing_n from_o we_o man_n can_v â—ub_v it_o out_o with_o quietness_n of_o spirit_n when_o some_o of_o their_o money_n loose_v in_o their_o pocket_n be_v lose_v but_o when_o their_o jewel_n be_v lose_v their_o dear_a blessing_n single_v out_o wife_n husband_n child_n then_o as_o jonah_n the_o soul_n be_v almost_o angry_a with_o god_n when_o his_o gourd_n be_v smite_v 1_o thess._n 4._o 13._o without_o hope_n again_o some_o can_v rub_v this_o out_o till_o they_o come_v to_o part_v with_o all_o when_o some_o of_o our_o bough_n be_v cut_v and_o branch_n lop_v we_o can_v be_v content_a but_o to_o have_v ouâ—_n top_n bough_n cut_v off_o and_o to_o strike_v at_o the_o root_n too_o that_o we_o shall_v remain_v as_o withered_a â—ry_n tree_n this_o can_v hardly_o be_v bear_v man_n can_v be_v content_a to_o follow_v christ_n if_o they_o may_v carry_v something_o on_o their_o back_n beside_o the_o cross_n some_o can_v endure_v â—ny_a thing_n but_o poverty_n because_o covetous_a other_o any_o thing_n but_o disgrace_n because_o proud_a if_o some_o thing_n or_o many_o thing_n be_v cast_v overboard_o in_o a_o storm_n man_n can_v be_v sometime_o content_v therewith_o if_o something_o escape_v but_o when_o there_o be_v a_o wâ—aâ—k_n of_o all_o now_o to_o be_v content_a be_v as_o hard_a as_o to_o walk_v upon_o the_o water_n israel_n when_o they_o be_v feed_v and_o lead_v by_o god_n all_o be_v still_o but_o when_o they_o want_v bread_n and_o water_n than_o they_o murmur_v and_o also_o question_n exod._n 17._o 7._o be_v god_n among_o we_o now_o and_o true_o it_o will_v break_v one_o heart_n to_o see_v what_o sinking_n of_o heart_n there_o be_v among_o we_o the_o fruit_n of_o extreme_a pride_n and_o christlesness_n and_o what_o vexation_n man_n be_v to_o themselves_o that_o man_n be_v become_v devil_n to_o themselves_o their_o own_o tormentor_n what_o care_n fear_n grief_n loss_n decay_n that_o their_o head_n be_v dawl_v and_o their_o memory_n lose_v and_o their_o heart_n sink_v and_o their_o countenance_n alter_v and_o the_o ordinance_n comfortless_a and_o themselves_o heartless_a and_o pine_v away_o in_o their_o iniquity_n because_o of_o outward_a sorrow_n oh_o consider_v either_o thou_o shall_v short_o be_v with_o the_o lord_n or_o not_o if_o not_o there_o be_v cause_n of_o mourning_n oh_o to_o go_v home_o and_o see_v abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacâ—b_n in_o god_n kingdom_n and_o thyself_o shoot_v out_o it_o be_v a_o lamentable_a thing_n indeed_o but_o if_o it_o be_v otherwise_o with_o thou_o oh_o consider_v thou_o shall_v be_v happy_a enough_o without_o these_o thing_n in_o heaven_n and_o therefore_o though_o these_o thing_n be_v lose_v thou_o shall_v not_o lose_v one_o jot_n of_o thy_o happiness_n a_o man_n that_o be_v bless_v with_o blessedness_n itself_o and_o yet_o sink_v either_o shall_v say_v christ_n be_v not_o blessedness_n or_o else_o recover_v object_n oh_o but_o though_o i_o have_v lose_v my_o estate_n yet_o that_o do_v not_o so_o much_o trouble_v i_o as_o to_o have_v lose_v friend_n and_o their_o love_n anew_o and_o what_o if_o thou_o have_v lose_v thy_o life_n and_o thy_o body_n be_v rend_v from_o thy_o soul_n if_o that_o go_v to_o the_o lord_n heb._n 11._o they_o be_v â—awn_v asunder_o it_o may_v be_v thy_o heart_n have_v go_v from_o christ_n oh_o therefore_o reâ—â—â—â—_n for_o it_o may_v be_v this_o be_v god_n end_n and_o methinks_v this_o shall_v make_v you_o content_a with_o any_o cross_n thou_o be_v not_o near_a enough_o to_o the_o lord_n oh_o therefore_o you_o poor_a saint_n be_v not_o in_o heaviness_n by_o many_o temptation_n the_o lord_n do_v it_o to_o try_v your_o faith_n can_v you_o be_v content_a with_o he_o alone_o it_o be_v justin_n martyr_n speech_n nothing_o else_o to_o care_n for_o second_o in_o case_n the_o lord_n make_v outward_a peace_n and_o blessing_n to_o abound_v upon_o you_o set_v not_o now_o your_o heart_n upon_o these_o thing_n sometime_o when_o misery_n abound_v and_o there_o be_v wrack_n of_o all_o now_o the_o soul_n be_v glad_a to_o stand_v upon_o the_o rock_n to_o save_v its_o life_n psal._n 78._o 35._o when_o he_o smite_v they_o they_o then_o remember_v god_n be_v their_o rock_n but_o when_o the_o lord_n begin_v to_o fill_v the_o soul_n with_o outward_a blessing_n it_o be_v then_o exceed_v hear_v not_o to_o lodge_v they_o in_o the_o lord_n own_o room_n and_o habitation_n for_o himself_o and_o the_o lord_n be_v forget_v and_o forsake_v also_o jet_n 2._o 1_o 2_o 4_o 5._o but_o when_o these_o thing_n be_v remove_v or_o with_o you_o continue_v yet_o let_v your_o heart_n still_o be_v keep_v for_o the_o lord_n for_o if_o these_o thing_n be_v necessary_a you_o shall_v have_v they_o in_o heaven_n but_o there_o be_v no_o need_n of_o they_o there_o but_o only_o of_o the_o lord_n psal._n 17._o ult_n it_o be_v david_n prayer_n that_o he_o may_v be_v deliver_v from_o the_o man_n who_o have_v their_o portion_n in_o this_o world_n but_o i_o shall_v behold_v thy_o face_n and_o therewith_o be_v satisfy_v when_o i_o awake_v i._n e._n some_o outward_a trouble_n now_o make_v he_o heavy_a that_o he_o sleep_v the_o sleep_n of_o death_n say_v calvin_n but_o then_o he_o shall_v be_v satisfy_v it_o be_v david_n argument_n to_o prove_v his_o faith_n psal._n 16._o the_o lord_n be_v the_o portion_n of_o my_o lot_n and_o cup_n not_o his_o crown_n nor_o kingdom_n 1_o cor._n 7._o 30._o paul_n mix_v this_o with_o his_o counsel_n use_v the_o world_n as_o if_o you_o use_v it_o not_o possess_z as_o if_o you_o possess_v not_o for_o the_o fashion_n of_o it_o pass_v away_o the_o love_n of_o christ_n sweeten_v these_o thing_n nay_o the_o sweet_a of_o they_o be_v christ_n he_o let_v into_o they_o his_o love_n and_o his_o sweetness_n etc._n etc._n oh_o the_o peace_n that_o come_v by_o this_o mean_n when_o a_o no_o outward_a evil_n detract_v and_o no_o outward_a good_a thing_n add_v to_o your_o blessedness_n it_o be_v so_o in_o itself_o oh_o that_o it_o be_v so_o indeed_o unto_o you_o psal._n 23._o three_o in_o case_n the_o soul_n comfort_v itself_o in_o hope_n and_o desire_n after_o good_a thing_n to_o come_v in_o this_o world_n for_o sometime_o that_o which_o fill_v the_o heart_n be_v not_o thing_n present_v a_o man_n find_v a_o bottom_n here_o but_o he_o look_v for_o thing_n to_o come_v and_o so_o lanch_v out_o his_o heart_n in_o the_o deep_a le_fw-fr we_o the_o rain_n of_o his_o heart_n go_v strong_o after_o thing_n to_o come_v and_o so_o the_o lord_n alone_o do_v not_o quiet_v he_o many_o man_n blessedness_n here_o be_v imaginary_a and_o chief_o because_o of_o that_o which_o be_v to_o come_v oh_o consider_v when_o it_o will_v be_v find_v to_o be_v blessedness_n to_o enjoy_v the_o lord_n alone_o without_o hope_n or_o desire_v of_o any_o good_a else_o to_o come_v thy_o soul_n shall_v say_v let_v i_o ever_o see_v and_o love_v this_o god_n and_o none_o else_o it_o be_v the_o sweet_a affection_n of_o paul_n i_o desire_v much_o to_o be_v with_o christ_n he_o do_v not_o desire_v these_o thing_n no_o not_o body_n nor_o life_n nothing_o else_o but_o to_o be_v with_o he_o and_o that_o not_o faint_o but_o earnest_o 2_o cor._n 5._o 1._o because_o he_o be_v now_o absent_a from_o the_o lord_n oh_o the_o sinful_a lust_n of_o menâ—_n man_n think_v themselves_o miserable_a if_o they_o be_v not_o satisfy_v and_o they_o be_v not_o satisfy_v because_o christ_n be_v not_o enough_o alone_o oh_o but_o know_v it_o he_o will_v be_v so_o short_o
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