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definition_n of_o every_o thing_n which_o be_v to_o be_v dispute_v or_o reason_v of_o be_v necessary_a and_o wherefore_o page_n 1._o the_o definition_n of_o desperation_n of_o two_o sort_n page_n 1._o &_o 2._o two_o kind_n of_o desperation_n the_o one_o wicked_a the_o other_o good_a and_o holy_a page_n 3._o three_o thing_n especial_o to_o be_v note_v in_o the_o treatise_n of_o desperation_n page_n 4._o god_n be_v constant_a and_o faithful_a and_o how_o and_o wherein_o page_n 4._o the_o duty_n of_o the_o faithful_a towards_o god_n in_o regard_n of_o god_n faythfulnes_n towards_o he_o page_n 5._o the_o horriblnes_n of_o the_o sin_n of_o diffidence_n mistrust_v or_o desperation_n page_n 5._o when_o especial_o the_o devil_n degin_v to_o tempt_v to_o desperation_n page_n 6._o what_o kind_n of_o physic_n and_o surgery_n the_o devil_n practise_v page_n 7._o the_o absurd_a deal_n of_o such_o as_o yield_v to_o desperation_n page_n 8._o what_o great_a inconvenience_n they_o fall_v into_o that_o yield_v to_o desperation_n page_n 8._o saint_n bernard_n his_o opinion_n concern_v the_o heinousness_n of_o the_o sin_n of_o desperation_n page_n 9_o scylla_n and_o charybdis_n not_o so_o dangerous_a as_o desperation_n page_n 9_o the_o danger_n of_o desperation_n page_n 10._o &_o 11._o of_o the_o degree_n by_o which_o the_o devil_n draw_v man_n into_o desperation_n page_n 13._o the_o devil_n the_o chief_a cause_n of_o desperation_n page_n 13._o the_o forerunner_n of_o desperation_n page_n 14._o what_o the_o devil_n will_v obict_v to_o bring_v we_o to_o desperation_n page_n 15._o ignorance_n the_o second_o cause_n of_o desperation_n page_n 16._o ignorance_n the_o mother_n of_o desperation_n page_n 17._o servitude_n or_o bondage_n of_o sin_n the_o three_o cause_n of_o desration_n page_n 17._o the_o woeful_a effect_n of_o sinneâ—_n page_n 18._o the_o four_o cause_n of_o desperation_n page_n 18._o the_o manifold_a adversary_n of_o man_n salvation_n all_o which_o the_o devil_n use_v as_o mean_n to_o desperation_n page_n 19_o the_o five_o cause_n of_o desperation_n page_n 20._o &_o 21._o the_o sixth_o cause_n of_o desperation_n page_n â—2_n long_o custom_n grow_v into_o a_o second_o nature_n page_n 22._o the_o first_o preservative_n against_o desperation_n page_n 88_o a_o example_n show_v that_o many_o man_n put_v more_o trust_n in_o mortal_a man_n then_o in_o god_n page_n 89._o an_o other_o proof_n that_o many_o put_v more_o trust_n in_o mortal_a man_n then_o in_o god_n page_n 90._o the_o second_o general_a help_n against_o desperation_n page_n 91._o the_o three_o general_a help_n against_o desperation_n page_n 92._o what_o soever_o can_v be_v look_v for_o at_o god_n hand_n or_o what_o soever_o man_n can_v be_v charge_v with_o that_o have_v christ_n perform_v page_n 93._o the_o four_o general_a help_n for_o the_o avoid_n of_o desperation_n page_n 94._o the_o five_o general_a
help_n against_o desperation_n page_n 95._o saint_n paul_n &_o s._n james_n their_o counsel_n against_o the_o temptation_n and_o assault_n of_o satan_n page_n 24._o a_o description_n of_o the_o armour_n with_o which_o s._n paul_n will_v have_v christian_n to_o resist_v the_o devil_n page_n 25._o the_o first_o kind_n of_o armour_n to_o resist_v the_o devil_n with_o page_n 25._o the_o second_o kind_n of_o armour_n wherewith_o the_o devil_n be_v to_o be_v resist_v page_n 25._o whereby_o the_o devil_n be_v embolden_v to_o tempt_v &_o whereby_o on_o the_o other_o side_n he_o be_v discourage_v page_n 26._o the_o three_o kind_n of_o armour_n against_o satan_n page_n 27._o the_o four_o armour_n against_o satan_n page_n 28._o what_o faith_n be_v page_n 29._o the_o five_o kind_n of_o armour_n to_o resist_v the_o devil_n page_n 29._o christ_n himself_o a_o example_n how_o to_o resist_v the_o devil_n page_n 30._o the_o scripture_n do_v minister_v store_n of_o armour_n against_o every_o kind_n of_o temptation_n page_n 31._o the_o sixth_o kind_n of_o christian_a armour_n page_n 32._o remedy_n against_o ignorance_n page_n 34._o the_o danger_n of_o wilful_a ignorance_n page_n 35._o what_o the_o ignorant_a must_v do_v page_n 35._o counsel_n very_o necessary_a for_o the_o ignorant_a page_n 36._o what_o the_o minister_n of_o god_n word_n be_v page_n 36._o how_o the_o minister_n of_o god_n word_n be_v to_o be_v account_v of_o page_n 37._o of_o the_o great_a servitude_n and_o bondage_n of_o sin_n and_o of_o the_o remedy_n thereof_o page_n 3â—_n example_n tend_v to_o the_o strengthen_n of_o our_o faith_n hope_n and_o patience_n against_o desperation_n page_n 39_o &_o 40._o wherefore_o christ_n come_v into_o this_o world_n page_n 41._o 42._o &_o 43._o what_o manner_n of_o righteousness_n god_n require_v at_o our_o hand_n page_n 45._o sin_n dwell_v even_o in_o the_o believer_n and_o in_o the_o most_o righteous_a in_o the_o world_n but_o yet_o reign_v not_o neither_o can_v it_o condemn_v they_o and_o why_o page_n 46._o &_o 47._o place_n of_o scripture_n set_v forth_o god_n great_a mercy_n page_n 49._o a_o catalogue_n or_o rehearsal_n of_o many_o thing_n whereby_o the_o devil_n crafty_o tempt_v many_o man_n to_o sin_n and_o desperation_n page_n 50._o how_o the_o devil_n tempt_v by_o riches_n page_n 50._o how_o the_o devil_n tempt_v by_o poverty_n page_n 51._o how_o the_o devil_n tempt_v by_o friend_n page_n 51._o how_o the_o devil_n tempt_v by_o enemy_n page_n 52._o how_o the_o devil_n tempt_v by_o carefulness_n page_n 52._o how_o the_o devil_n tempt_v by_o security_n and_o carelessness_n page_n 52._o how_o the_o devil_n tempt_v by_o strength_n by_o health_n ablenesse_n of_o body_n beauty_n by_o honour_n &_o dignie_a by_o quickness_n of_o spirit_n &_o sharpness_n of_o wit_n page_n 5â—_n &_o 53._o how_o the_o devil_n tempt_v by_o god_n word_n and_o how_o he_o will_v abuse_v wrest_v &_o misapply_v god_n word_n page_n 53._o &_o 54._o the_o true_a use_n of_o those_o scripture_n which_o the_o devil_n seek_v to_o abuse_v to_o bring_v man_n to_o desperation_n thereby_o page_n 55._o the_o comfort_n and_o commodity_n of_o the_o cross_n and_o affliction_n of_o god_n child_n page_n 57_o &_o 58._o why_o god_n send_v evilles_n to_o his_o child_n and_o how_o he_o send_v comfort_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o evil_n page_n 59_o how_o god_n love_v and_o deal_v with_o his_o child_n page_n 60._o god_n rod_n of_o what_o sort_n they_o be_v page_n 61._o what_o god_n seek_v to_o work_v by_o deal_v hardly_o with_o his_o child_n page_n 62._o god_n affection_n to_o his_o child_n like_v unto_o a_o kind_a love_a mother_n affection_n page_n 63._o &_o 64._o god_n deal_v with_o his_o child_n as_o physician_n and_o surgeon_n do_v with_o their_o patientes_fw-la page_n 66._o god_n use_v sometime_o the_o service_n and_o ministry_n of_o devil_n and_o of_o wicked_a man_n page_n 67._o the_o wicked_a be_v not_o beâ—ered_v by_o their_o trouble_n and_o affliction_n page_n 67._o whence_o it_o come_v that_o affliction_n and_o cross_n profit_n god_n child_n page_n 67._o the_o conceit_n and_o opinion_n of_o the_o wicked_a in_o their_o adversity_n and_o trouble_n page_n 68_o &_o 69._o the_o end_n that_o the_o devil_n bring_v the_o wicked_a unto_o by_o their_o affliction_n trouble_n and_o cross_n page_n 70._o two_o commodity_n to_o be_v reap_v by_o the_o life_n and_o manner_n of_o the_o death_n of_o the_o wicked_a page_n 71._o the_o great_a danger_n of_o custom_n of_o sin_n and_o of_o delay_v of_o amendment_n of_o life_n page_n 71._o &_o 72._o a_o comparison_n show_v the_o danger_n of_o long_a custom_n and_o welter_v in_o sin_n page_n 72._o &_o 73._o whence_o repentance_n &_o amendment_n of_o life_n be_v to_o be_v have_v and_o how_o they_o be_v to_o be_v come_v by_o page_n 74_o many_o be_v and_o may_v be_v deceive_v in_o the_o manner_n and_o time_n of_o their_o repentance_n page_n 75._o a_o note_n for_o such_o as_o defer_v repentance_n unto_o their_o last_o day_n page_n 75._o example_n show_v that_o it_o be_v dangerous_a trust_n unto_o the_o last_o hour_n page_n 76._o notable_a example_n of_o sudden_a and_o unprovided_a death_n out_o of_o holy_a scripture_n &_o other_o writer_n page_n 76._o 77._o 78_o 79._o a_o catalogue_n or_o rehearsal_n of_o sundry_a let_n and_o impediment_n which_o oftentimes_o fall_v out_o when_o we_o come_v to_o our_o last_o hour_n to_o hinder_v and_o put_v by_o that_o late_a repentance_n which_o so_o many_o trust_n to_o at_o the_o end_n of_o their_o life_n page_n 81._o &_o 82._o the_o effect_n of_o choler_n in_o time_n of_o extreme_a sickness_n page_n 82._o the_o manner_n how_o the_o devil_n will_v busy_v himself_o to_o hinder_v repentance_n at_o our_o last_o pant_v page_n 83._o the_o example_n of_o joseph_n of_o arimathea_n most_o worthy_a to_o be_v imitate_v page_n 85._o the_o use_n and_o custom_n of_o the_o egyptian_n to_o bridle_v evil_a action_n page_n 86._o the_o notable_a and_o imitable_a example_n of_o king_n ezechias_n page_n 86._o finis_fw-la of_o desperation_n chapter_n i._o the_o first_o chapter_n contain_v the_o definition_n and_o division_n of_o desperation_n m_o t._n cicero_n that_o most_o worthy_a father_n of_o the_o roman_a eloquence_n be_v of_o that_o mind_n wherefore_o a_o definition_n oâ—_n every_o thing_n which_o be_v to_o be_v dispute_v or_o reason_v of_o be_v necessary_a and_o wherefore_o that_o every_o thing_n which_o be_v to_o be_v reason_v &_o dispute_v of_o shall_v first_o begin_v at_o the_o definition_n thereof_o that_o so_o it_o may_v brief_o be_v understand_v what_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o matter_n be_v whereof_o reason_v or_o disputation_n be_v to_o be_v hold_v of_o the_o like_a opinion_n &_o mind_n be_o i_o at_o this_o present_a concern_v the_o dangerous_a peste_n of_o most_o wicked_a and_o damnable_a desperation_n be_v the_o matter_n which_o now_o i_o have_v in_o hand_n through_o god_n assistance_n to_o write_v of_o sort_n definition_n of_o desperation_n be_v of_o two_o sort_n the_o definition_n then_o of_o desperation_n i_o find_v and_o read_v to_o be_v of_o two_o sort_n as_o concern_v the_o word_n and_o yet_o in_o sense_n and_o substance_n of_o matter_n little_o differ_v one_o from_o the_o other_o desperation_n the_o first_o definition_n of_o desperation_n whereof_o the_o one_o be_v desperatio_fw-la est_fw-la horribilis_fw-la mertis_fw-la &_o câ—rdis_fw-la seu_fw-la conscientiae_fw-la trepidatio_fw-la ex_fw-la sensu_fw-la irae_fw-la divinae_fw-la propter_fw-la peccatum_fw-la concepta_fw-la cum_fw-la metu_fw-la aeternae_fw-la damnacionis_fw-la sine_fw-la ulla_fw-la expectatione_n veniae_fw-la desperation_n be_v a_o horrible_a fear_n or_o tremble_v of_o the_o mind_n &_o heart_n or_o conscience_n conceyve_v through_o a_o sense_n and_o feel_n of_o god_n wrath_n for_o sin_n with_o a_o fear_n of_o eternal_a damnation_n without_o all_o expectation_n or_o hope_n of_o pardon_n or_o forgiveness_n thereof_o desperation_n the_o second_o definition_n of_o desperation_n the_o other_o which_o be_v a_o far_o more_o ancient_a definition_n be_v this_o desperatio_fw-la est_fw-la malum_fw-la quo_fw-la quis_fw-la diffidit_fw-la de_fw-la voluntate_fw-la dei_fw-la aestimans_fw-la malitiam_fw-la svam_fw-la magnitudinem_fw-la divinae_fw-la misâ—ricordiae_fw-la &_o bonitatis_fw-la excedere_fw-la desperation_n be_v a_o evil_a through_o which_o a_o man_n mistrust_v dispair_v utter_o and_o be_v past_o all_o hope_n of_o the_o good_a will_n of_o god_n very_o think_v that_o his_o naughtiness_n or_o sin_n excel_v the_o mercy_n and_o goodness_n of_o god_n according_a to_o that_o say_n of_o the_o fâ—rst_a desperate_a man_n cain_n 4.13_o gen._n 4.13_o my_o iniquity_n be_v great_a than_o can_v be_v pardon_v genes_n 4.13_o thus_o it_o be_v make_v plain_a and_o easy_a what_o desperation_n be_v by_o these_o aforesaid_a definition_n it_o follow_v in_o the_o next_o place_n to_o proceed_v after_o the_o same_o order_n that_o the_o say_v
be_v to_o 〈◊〉_d have_v and_o â—ow_o they_o â—e_v to_o be_v â—me_n by_o &_o lay_v it_o down_o at_o our_o own_o pleasure_n and_o that_o of_o ourselves_o we_o can_v not_o put_v it_o into_o nor_o plant_v it_o in_o our_o heart_n when_o and_o where_o we_o listen_v except_o it_o first_o come_v from_o above_o for_o that_o it_o be_v a_o excellent_a and_o a_o rare_a gift_n of_o god_n let_v we_o earnest_o and_o hearty_o with_o our_o humble_a and_o fervent_a prayer_n beg_v and_o crave_v the_o same_o at_o god_n hand_n let_v we_o practice_v much_o and_o often_o hear_v read_v &_o meditate_v the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o with_o care_n &_o diligence_n use_v all_o ordinary_a mean_n for_o the_o better_a more_o ready_a and_o speedy_a attain_n of_o it_o for_o it_o be_v not_o so_o easy_a a_o matter_n to_o be_v come_v by_o as_o the_o world_n think_v it_o it_o be_v not_o a_o hour_n work_v when_o we_o lie_v on_o our_o deathbed_n that_o will_v serve_v the_o turn_n it_o be_v not_o cry_v god_n mercy_n a_o little_a for_o fashion_n sake_n that_o will_v do_v it_o repentance_n many_o be_v 〈◊〉_d may_v be_v deceive_v in_o the_o manner_n time_n of_o their_o repentance_n it_o be_v not_o a_o course_a or_o mumble_v up_o of_o a_o few_o prayer_n at_o a_o man_n last_o farewell_n that_o will_v avayle_v and_o yet_o if_o we_o be_v sure_a that_o that_o will_v serve_v yet_o we_o be_v very_o unsure_a whether_o we_o shall_v have_v time_n and_o leisure_n wit_n sense_n reason_n &_o remembrance_n at_o our_o last_o gasp_n to_o do_v that_o yea_o or_o no._n to_o trust_v to_o do_v it_o at_o our_o last_o hour_n be_v but_o a_o break_a staff_n to_o be_v rely_v on_o and_o trust_v unto_o and_o yet_o it_o be_v not_o so_o uncertain_a but_o on_o the_o other_o side_n it_o be_v as_o certain_a that_o then_o we_o shall_v have_v many_o byass_n and_o bar_n many_o rub_v &_o stop_v end_n note_v thâ—_n you_o that_o yferre_a repâ—tance_n unâ—_n your_o last_o end_n many_o let_n and_o impediment_n to_o lie_v in_o our_o way_n and_o to_o hinder_v our_o course_n in_o go_v forward_o at_o that_o time_n with_o last_o gasp_v repentance_n which_o many_o infatuate_v fond_a &_o foolish_a man_n rely_v so_o much_o upon_o and_o trust_v so_o much_o unto_o pass_v away_o their_o day_n and_o careless_o neglect_v good_a opportunity_n when_o time_n serve_v like_v unto_o those_o five_o foolish_a virgin_n that_o make_v no_o preparation_n aforehand_o to_o be_v in_o a_o readiness_n to_o enter_v in_o with_o the_o bridegroom_n till_o it_o be_v too_o late_o this_o be_v i_o say_v a_o very_a break_a staff_n to_o trust_v unto_o &_o a_o thing_n very_o doubtful_a and_o uncertain_a to_o depend_v upon_o or_o to_o make_v any_o reckon_n of_o for_o a_o man_n to_o repent_v and_o cry_n god_n mercy_n and_o make_v himself_o fit_a and_o ready_a for_o god_n at_o his_o last_o hour_n because_o that_o very_o many_o in_o all_o age_n and_o in_o all_o place_n have_v be_v and_o be_v take_v away_o oftentimes_o with_o a_o sudden_a death_n and_o have_v neither_o that_o hour_n nor_o half_a hour_n leisure_n that_o they_o before_o speak_v so_o much_o of_o and_o trust_v so_o much_o unto_o 19.23_o â—uke_n 17._o â—7_n â—amples_n â—ewing_v that_o â—s_a danger_n trustâ—â—_n to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d hour_n â—n_n 19.23_o when_o the_o world_n be_v eattng_a and_o drink_v plant_v and_o building_n when_o they_o be_v most_o secure_a and_o careless_a then_o sudden_o come_v the_o flood_n and_o overwhelm_v they_o all_o though_o it_o be_v a_o fair_a morning_n at_o lot_n go_v out_o of_o sodom_n yet_o by_o and_o by_o when_o they_o least_o think_v of_o any_o such_o matter_n they_o be_v all_o sudden_o destroy_v when_o nabuchadnezzar_n be_v most_o brag_v 4.12_o â—ni_fw-la 4.12_o and_o think_v himself_o most_o safe_a and_o sure_a sudden_o never_o dream_v nor_o once_o suspect_v any_o such_o thing_n be_v he_o pull_v on_o his_o knee_n wife_n â—ke_n 12.20_o â—es_n 5._o be_v â—o_o notable_a â—â—mples_n of_o â—aine_n and_o provide_v â—th_n in_fw-la â—nias_fw-la &_o 〈◊〉_d wife_n 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