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and_o so_o to_o lament_v a_o man_n error_n and_o imperfection_n second_o god_n will_v pardon_v all_o sin_n to_o they_o that_o believe_v and_o repent_v be_v they_o as_o the_o sand_n of_o the_o sea_n for_o number_n and_o weight_n and_o hereupon_o we_o read_v in_o the_o scripture_n how_o that_o judas_n have_v commit_v incest_n david_n have_v in_o the_o pride_n of_o his_o heart_n number_v the_o people_n and_o add_v thereunto_o adultery_n and_o murder_n solomon_n in_o his_o defection_n give_v a_o toleration_n to_o idolatry_n peter_n have_v thrice_o deny_v his_o lord_n and_o master_n marry_o the_o adultress_n paul_n a_o blasphemer_n and_o persecutor_n zacheus_n a_o extortioner_n diverse_a conjurer_n whereof_o we_o read_v in_o the_o act_n of_o the_o apostle_n the_o incestuous_a corinthian_a repent_v and_o be_v receive_v into_o grace_n and_o favour_n with_o god_n three_o 37._o christ_n their_o saviour_n come_v into_o the_o world_n to_o save_v sinner_n and_o for_o this_o end_n give_v himself_o 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communion_n of_o saint_n nor_o from_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n and_o god_n that_o be_v by_o his_o essence_n every_o where_o present_a be_v as_o ready_a to_o help_v his_o child_n in_o any_o strange_a country_n as_o in_o their_o own_o psal._n 105.12.13.14_o four_o sundry_a man_n have_v get_v great_a honour_n and_o attain_v unto_o great_a learning_n and_o live_v in_o the_o place_n of_o their_o banishment_n five_o here_o we_o shall_v be_v secure_v from_o envy_n evil_a man_n shall_v not_o molest_v we_o but_o good_a man_n shall_v love_v we_o and_o long_o for_o our_o company_n â—2_n six_o as_o the_o husbandman_n remove_v his_o plant_n and_o tree_n out_o of_o one_o orchard_n into_o another_o that_o they_o may_v the_o better_o prosper_v so_o god_n for_o great_a good_a of_o his_o church_n do_v translate_v his_o child_n into_o some_o other_o country_n or_o coast_n 4._o last_o the_o time_n of_o our_o banishment_n well_o spend_v will_v send_v we_o into_o a_o far_o better_a that_o be_v a_o 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abode_n with_o who_o he_o can_v receive_v any_o good_a information_n but_o much_o defilement_n and_o therefore_o in_o this_o regard_n he_o must_v prefer_v religion_n and_o a_o good_a conscience_n before_o country_n and_o native_a soil_n last_o he_o have_v the_o benefit_n of_o his_o privatenes_n and_o live_v in_o peace_n without_o distraction_n or_o disturbance_n and_o therefore_o he_o must_v by_o the_o advantage_n hereof_o betake_v himself_o to_o divine_a study_n and_o meditation_n q._n propound_v and_o deliver_v some_o heavenly_a consolation_n against_o bondage_n and_o thraldom_n a._n first_o it_o be_v the_o great_a bondage_n to_o be_v captivate_v and_o enthrall_v to_o sin_n and_o satan_n 5.1_o from_o which_o slavery_n god_n child_n be_v by_o grace_n fréede_v for_o their_o conscience_n be_v at_o peace_n with_o god_n and_o they_o be_v the_o servant_n of_o god_n
bless_a truth_n yet_o we_o must_v be_v martyr_n in_o desire_n and_o affection_n and_o then_o god_n will_v accept_v the_o will_n for_o the_o deed_n for_o there_o be_v martyrium_fw-la sine_fw-la flammâ—_n i._o a_o martyrdom_n without_o a_o faggot_n second_o we_o must_v not_o esteem_v nor_o think_v the_o fiery_a trial_n as_o some_o strange_a thing_n 4.12_o but_o rejoice_v in_o as_o much_o as_o we_o be_v hereby_o make_v partaker_n of_o christ_n his_o suffering_n that_o when_o his_o glory_n shall_v appear_v we_o may_v be_v glad_a and_o rejoice_v three_o we_o must_v comfort_v and_o stay_v ourselves_o in_o the_o expectation_n of_o the_o fearful_a end_n that_o abide_v god_n enemy_n 37.9_o they_o shall_v soon_o be_v cut_v off_o their_o pomp_n shall_v be_v despise_v and_o soon_o vanish_v away_o psal._n 73.19_o they_o be_v god_n rod_n to_o correct_v and_o disciplinate_v his_o child_n by_o who_o when_o they_o have_v do_v their_o office_n must_v be_v cast_v into_o the_o fire_n and_o consume_v 10.21.22_o last_o there_o be_v no_o persecution_n so_o general_a and_o grievous_a but_o many_o shall_v be_v preserve_v in_o it_o and_o from_o it_o and_o after_o long_a wrestle_n god_n will_v grant_v a_o breathe_a time_n q._n what_o if_o god_n child_n can_v be_v suffer_v to_o be_v bury_v when_o they_o be_v dead_a what_o shall_v we_o judge_v of_o they_o or_o how_o shall_v we_o comfort_v ourselves_o against_o this_o evil_n a._n their_o dead_a body_n be_v member_n of_o christ_n temple_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o they_o shall_v rise_v again_o in_o glory_n to_o eternal_a life_n therefore_o we_o may_v not_o judge_v they_o accurse_v second_o the_o want_n of_o burial_n do_v nothing_o hurt_v they_o as_o the_o performance_n of_o it_o do_v nothing_o profit_v the_o wicked_a &_o as_o for_o these_o funeral_n solemnity_n they_o be_v rather_o vivorum_fw-la solatia_fw-la quam_fw-la mortuorum_fw-la auxilia_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la comfort_n for_o the_o live_n then_o help_v for_o the_o dead_a 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divorce_v they_o from_o he_o and_o his_o love_n last_o 14.13_o though_o sometime_o the_o dead_a body_n of_o god_n saint_n want_v burial_n yet_o they_o feel_v no_o smart_n and_o their_o soul_n in_o glory_n can_v and_o do_v not_o behold_v the_o loathsomeness_n of_o their_o unbury_a body_n q._n what_o use_n be_v to_o be_v make_v hereof_o a._n first_o we_o must_v not_o so_o much_o trouble_v ourselves_o about_o this_o matter_n but_o commit_v the_o disposition_n of_o our_o dead_a corpse_n to_o god_n providence_n and_o the_o care_n of_o the_o live_n second_o let_v we_o bury_v our_o sin_n in_o christ_n his_o grave_n and_o sepulchre_n and_o then_o the_o want_n of_o burial_n and_o funeral_n solemnity_n shall_v neither_o shame_v we_o 4._o nor_o harm_n us._n last_o if_o in_o the_o heat_n of_o personal_a persecution_n the_o body_n of_o god_n saint_n know_v unto_o we_o and_o near_o we_o do_v want_n burial_n we_o must_v after_o the_o manner_n of_o those_o devoute_a brethren_n that_o bury_v stephen_n enterre_fw-fr they_o 8.2_o for_o hereby_o we_o do_v not_o only_o testify_v our_o love_n and_o reverence_n towards_o they_o but_o also_o declare_v our_o good_a hope_n of_o their_o glorious_a resurrection_n q._n by_o what_o special_a consideration_n be_v we_o to_o arm_n and_o hearten_v ourselves_o against_o persecution_n a._n first_o we_o know_v it_o be_v the_o lot_n of_o god_n child_n to_o be_v persecute_v of_o the_o wicked_a in_o every_o generation_n 12.17_o but_o most_o notable_o in_o the_o reign_n and_o rage_n of_o antichrist_n for_o they_o that_o be_v bear_v after_o the_o flesh_n will_v persecute_v they_o that_o be_v bear_v after_o the_o spirit_n 4.29_o and_o therefore_o why_o shall_v we_o be_v so_o offend_v at_o persecution_n have_v so_o many_o compartner_n and_o companion_n herein_o second_o that_o we_o be_v hereby_o make_v conformable_a unto_o christ_n our_o captain_n leader_n and_o guide_n and_o therefore_o if_o we_o suffer_v with_o he_o we_o shall_v reign_v with_o he_o three_o that_o god_n power_n and_o his_o goodness_n do_v as_o much_o appear_v in_o privative_a blessing_n as_o in_o positive_a for_o god_n be_v with_o we_o in_o trouble_n 10._o he_o when_o it_o please_v he_o repress_v the_o power_n &_o check_v the_o malice_n of_o the_o enemy_n reform_v and_o refine_v we_o and_o give_v a_o joyful_a issue_n evasion_n and_o event_n to_o our_o affliction_n four_o that_o persecution_n be_v a_o badge_n ensign_n and_o ornament_n of_o the_o true_a church_n for_o hereby_o open_a enemy_n take_v occasion_n to_o oppose_v themselves_o against_o god_n servant_n and_o hypocrite_n and_o time_n seruer_n be_v discover_v five_o 5.8_o that_o persecution_n be_v a_o schoolmaster_n to_o make_v we_o understand_v god_n will_n and_o a_o plain_a commentary_n of_o god_n word_n for_o we_o learn_v that_o by_o experience_n which_o we_o hear_v by_o the_o public_a ministry_n last_o persecution_n be_v good_a for_o god_n child_n whether_o they_o escape_v it_o or_o die_v by_o it_o for_o god_n do_v order_v it_o for_o their_o profit_n and_o happiness_n and_o they_o be_v gainer_n by_o it_o many_o way_n luk._n 18.28.29.30_o q._n what_o duty_n be_v we_o to_o perform_v in_o persecution_n a._n first_o we_o be_v to_o prepare_v ourselves_o against_o it_o by_o daily_a mortification_n and_o by_o the_o experience_n of_o the_o sweet_a and_o heavenly_a society_n that_o we_o have_v with_o our_o bless_a god_n that_o dwell_v in_o we_o 15.30.31_o and_o so_o we_o shall_v learn_v to_o die_v daily_o second_o let_v we_o be_v assure_v that_o we_o suffer_v as_o christian_n 4.16_o and_o not_o as_o malefactor_n and_o then_o we_o be_v not_o to_o be_v ashamed_a but_o to_o glorify_v god_n in_o that_o behalf_n for_o we_o be_v god_n worthy_n and_o his_o champion_n place_v in_o the_o theatre_n of_o the_o world_n and_o if_o we_o fight_v stout_o &_o wise_o in_o our_o lord_n quarrel_n and_o cause_n he_o will_v honour_v and_o advance_v we_o according_o both_a here_o and_o hereafter_o three_o because_o 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