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prize_v christ_n more_o he_o that_o feel_v his_o sin_n as_o a_o sick_a man_n feel_v his_o sickness_n how_o welcome_a be_v christ_n the_o physician_n to_o he_o he_o that_o feel_v himself_o sting_v with_o sin_n how_o precious_a be_v the_o brazen_a serpent_n to_o he_o when_o paul_n have_v cry_v out_o of_o a_o body_n of_o death_n how_o thankful_a be_v he_o for_o christ_n rom._n 7.25_o i_o thank_v god_n through_o jesus_n christ_n my_o lord_n christ_n blood_n save_v from_o sin_n and_o be_v the_o sacred_a ointment_n which_o kill_v this_o quicksilver_n 3._o sin_n work_v for_o good_a as_o it_o be_v a_o occasion_n of_o put_v the_o soul_n upon_o six_o rare_a
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below_o it_o be_v this_o that_o 〈◊〉_d the_o ingredient_n and_o make_v up_o the_o whole_a compound_v branch_n 2._o it_o show_v we_o the_o happy_a condition_n of_o every_o child_n of_o god_n all_o thing_n work_v for_o his_o good_a the_o best_a and_o worst_a thing_n psal._n 112.4_o unto_o the_o upright_a arise_v light_n in_o darkness_n the_o most_o dark_a cloudy_a providence_n of_o god_n have_v some_o sunshine_n in_o they_o plato_n what_o a_o bless_a condition_n be_v a_o true_a believer_n in_o when_o he_o die_v he_o go_v to_o god_n and_o while_o he_o live_v every_o thing_n shall_v do_v he_o good_a affliction_n be_v for_o his_o good_a what_o hurt_n do_v the_o fire_n to_o the_o gold_n only_o purify_v it_o what_o hurt_n do_v the_o fan_n to_o the_o corn_n only_o separate_v the_o chaff_n from_o it_o what_o hurt_n do_v leech_n to_o the_o body_n only_o suck_v out_o the_o bad_a blood_n god_n do_v never_o use_v his_o staff_n but_o to_o beat_v out_o the_o dust_n affliction_n do_v that_o which_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d death_n shall_v stop_v the_o bottle_n of_o tear_n and_o open_v the_o gate_n of_o paradise_n a_o believer_n die_v day_n be_v his_o ascension_n day_n to_o glory_n hence_o it_o be_v the_o saint_n have_v put_v their_o affliction_n in_o the_o inventory_n of_o their_o riches_n heb._n 11.26_o themistocles_n be_v banish_v his_o own_o country_n grow_v afterward_o in_o favour_n with_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n whereupon_o he_o say_v periissem_fw-la nisi_fw-la periissem_fw-la i_o have_v perish_v if_o i_o have_v not_o perish_v so_o may_v a_o child_n of_o god_n say_v if_o i_o have_v not_o be_v afflict_v i_o have_v be_v destroy_v if_o my_o health_n and_o estate_n have_v not_o be_v lose_v my_o soul_n have_v be_v lose_v 3._o branch_n see_v then_o what_o a_o encouragement_n here_o be_v to_o become_v godly_a all_o thing_n shall_v work_v for_o good_a oh_o that_o this_o may_v tempt_v the_o world_n to_o fall_v in_o love_n with_o religion_n can_v there_o be_v a_o great_a loadstone_n 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the_o wrath_n of_o god_n numb_a 11.33_o foeâ—us_fw-la pecuniae_fw-la funus_fw-la animae_fw-la pâ—ide_n and_o luxury_n be_v the_o twin_n of_o prosperity_n deut._n 32.15_o thou_o be_v waxen_a fat_a then_o he_o forsake_v god_n impellunt_fw-la riches_n be_v not_o only_o the_o spider_n web_n unprofitable_a but_o the_o cockatrice_n egg_n pernicious_a eccl._n 5.13_o riches_n keep_v for_o the_o hurt_n of_o the_o owner_n et_fw-la transeunt_fw-la et_fw-la vulnerant_fw-la ambrose_n the_o câ—mmon_a mercy_n wicked_a man_n have_v be_v not_o lodestone_n to_o draw_v they_o near_o to_o god_n but_o millstone_n to_o sink_v they_o deep_o in_o hell_n 1_o tim._n 6.9_o their_o dilicious_a dainty_n be_v like_o hamans_n banquet_n after_o all_o their_o lordly_a fare_n death_n will_v bring_v in_o the_o reckon_a and_o they_o must_v pay_v the_o reckon_n in_o hell_n 2._o spiritual_a good_a thing_n work_v for_o hurt_v to_o the_o wicked_a from_o the_o flower_n of_o heavenly_a blessing_n they_o suck_v poison_n â—_o the_o minister_n of_o god_n work_n for_o their_o hurt_n the_o same_o wind_n that_o blow_v one_o ship_n to_o the_o haven_n blow_v another_o ship_n upon_o a_o rock_n the_o same_o breath_n in_o the_o ministry_n that_o blow_v a_o godly_a man_n to_o heaven_n blow_v a_o profane_a sinner_n to_o hell_n they_o who_o come_v with_o the_o word_n of_o life_n in_o their_o mouth_n yet_o to_o many_o be_v a_o savour_n of_o death_n isa._n 6.10_o make_v the_o heart_n of_o this_o people_n fat_a and_o their_o ear_n heavy_a the_o prophet_n be_v send_v upon_o a_o sad_a message_n to_o preach_v their_o funeral_n sermon_n wicked_a man_n be_v worse_o for_o preach_v amos_n 5.10_o they_o hate_v he_o that_o rebuke_n in_o the_o gate_n sinner_n grow_v more_o resolve_v in_o sin_n let_v god_n say_v what_o he_o will_v they_o will_v do_v what_o they_o list_v jer._n 44.16_o as_o for_o the_o word_n which_o thou_o have_v speak_v to_o we_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n we_o will_v not_o hearken_v unto_o thou_o the_o word_n preach_v be_v not_o heal_v but_o harden_v and_o how_o dreadful_a be_v this_o for_o man_n to_o be_v sink_v to_o hell_n with_o sermon_n 2._o prayer_n work_v for_o their_o hurt_n pro._n 8.15_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o wicked_a be_v a_o abomination_n to_o the_o lord_n a_o wicked_a man_n be_v in_o a_o great_a strait_n if_o he_o pray_v not_o he_o sin_n if_o he_o pray_v he_o sin_n psal._n 109.7_o let_v his_o prayer_n become_v sin_n it_o be_v a_o sad_a judgement_n if_o all_o the_o meat_n a_o man_n do_v eat_v shall_v turn_v to_o ill-humor_n and_o breed_v disease_n in_o the_o body_n so_o it_o be_v with_o a_o wicked_a man_n that_o prayer_n which_o shall_v do_v he_o good_a work_v for_o his_o hurt_n he_o pray_v against_o sin_n and_o sin_n against_o his_o prayer_n his_o duty_n be_v taint_v with_o atheism_n fly-blown_a with_o hypocrisy_n god_n abhor_v they_o 3._o the_o lord_n supper_n work_v for_o their_o hurt_n 1_o cor._n 10.31_o you_o can_v eat_v of_o the_o lord_n table_n and_o the_o table_n of_o devil_n do_v we_o provoke_v the_o lord_n to_o jealousy_n some_o of_o the_o jew_n keep_v their_o idol_n feast_n yet_o will_v come_v to_o the_o lord_n table_n say_v the_o apostle_n do_v you_o provoke_v the_o lord_n to_o wrath_n profane_a person_n feast_v with_o their_o sin_n yet_o will_v come_v to_o feast_v at_o the_o lord_n table_n this_o be_v to_o provoke_v god_n to_o a_o sinner_n there_o be_v death_n in_o the_o cup_n he_o eat_v and_o drink_v his_o own_o damnation_n 1_o cor._n 11.29_o thus_o the_o lord_n supper_n work_v for_o hurt_v to_o impenitent_a sinner_n after_o the_o sop_n the_o devil_n enter_v 4._o christ_n himself_o work_v for_o hurt_v to_o desperate_a sinner_n he_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o stone_n of_o stumble_v and_o a_o rock_n of_o offence_n 1_o pet._n 2.7_o he_o
be_v so_o accidental_o and_o occasional_o through_o the_o pravity_n of_o man_n heart_n instead_o of_o believe_v in_o he_o they_o be_v offend_v at_o he_o the_o sun_n though_o in_o its_o own_o nature_n be_v pure_a and_o pleasant_a yet_o it_o be_v hurtful_a to_o sore_a eye_n jesus_n christ_n be_v as_o well_o for_o the_o fall_n as_o the_o rise_n of_o many_o luk._n 2.34_o sinner_n stumble_v at_o a_o saviour_n and_o pluck_v death_n from_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n as_o chemical_a oil_n recover_v some_o patient_n but_o destroy_v other_o so_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n though_o to_o some_o it_o be_v medicinable_a to_o other_o it_o be_v damnable_a here_o be_v the_o unparalleled_a misery_n of_o such_o as_o live_v and_o die_v in_o sin_n the_o best_a thing_n work_v for_o their_o hurt_n cordial_n themselves_o kill_v 5._o see_v here_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n branch_n who_o can_v make_v the_o worst_a thing_n imaginable_a turn_n to_o the_o good_a of_o the_o saint_n he_o can_v by_o a_o divine_a chemistry_n extract_v gold_n out_o of_o dross_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d god_n rom._n 11.33_o it_o be_v god_n great_a design_n to_o set_v forth_o the_o wonder_n of_o his_o wisdom_n the_o lord_n make_v josephs_n prison_n a_o step_n to_o preferment_n there_o be_v no_o way_n for_o jonah_n to_o be_v save_v but_o by_o be_v swallow_v up_o god_n suffer_v the_o egyptian_n to_o hate_n israel_n psal._n 106.41_o and_o this_o be_v the_o mean_n of_o their_o deliverance_n st_n paul_n be_v bind_v with_o a_o chain_n and_o that_o chain_n which_o do_v bind_v he_o be_v a_o mean_n to_o enlarge_v the_o gospel_n phil._n 1.12_o this_o wise_a physician_n can_v of_o the_o viper_n make_v a_o treacle_n god_n do_v enrich_v by_o impoverish_v he_o cause_v the_o augmention_n of_o grace_n by_o the_o diminution_n of_o a_o estate_n when_o the_o creature_n go_v further_a from_o we_o it_o be_v that_o christ_n may_v come_v near_o to_o we_o god_n work_v strange_o he_o bring_v order_n out_o of_o confusion_n harmony_n out_o of_o discord_n he_o make_v use_v many_o time_n of_o unjust_a man_n to_o do_v that_o which_o be_v just_a he_o be_v wise_a in_o heart_n job_n 10.4_o he_o can_v reap_v his_o glory_n out_o of_o man_n fury_n 〈◊〉_d psal._n 76.10_o either_o the_o wicked_a shall_v not_o do_v the_o hurt_n which_o they_o intend_v or_o they_o shall_v do_v the_o good_a which_o they_o do_v not_o intend_v god_n often_o help_v when_o there_o be_v least_o hope_n and_o save_v his_o people_n in_o that_o way_n which_o they_o think_v he_o will_v destroy_v he_o make_v use_v of_o the_o high-priest_n malice_n and_o judas_n his_o treason_n to_o redeem_v the_o world_n god_n have_v sometime_o much_o ado_n to_o please_v we_o through_o indiscrete_a passion_n we_o be_v apt_a to_o find_v fault_n with_o thing_n that_o fall_v out_o which_o be_v as_o if_o a_o illiterate_a man_n shall_v censure_v philosophy_n or_o a_o blind_a man_n find_v fault_n with_o the_o work_n in_o a_o landscape_n job_n 11.12_o vain_a man_n will_v be_v wise_a silly_a animal_n will_v be_v tax_v providence_n and_o call_v the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n to_o the_o bar_n of_o reason_n god_n way_n be_v past_o find_v out_o rom._n 11.33_o they_o be_v rather_o to_o be_v admire_v than_o fathom_v there_o be_v never_o a_o providence_n of_o god_n but_o have_v either_o a_o mercy_n or_o a_o wonder_n in_o it_o how_o stupendous_a and_o infinite_a be_v that_o wisdom_n that_o make_v the_o most_o cross_a perplex_a dispensation_n work_v for_o the_o good_a of_o his_o child_n 6._o how_o little_a cause_n have_v we_o then_o to_o be_v discontent_v at_o outward_a trial_n and_o emergency_n branch_n what_o discontent_a at_o that_o which_o shall_v do_v we_o good_a all_o thing_n shall_v work_v for_o good_a there_o be_v no_o sin_n god_n people_n be_v more_o subject_a to_o than_o unbelief_n and_o impatience_n they_o be_v ready_a either_o to_o faint_v through_o unbelief_n or_o fret_v through_o impatience_n when_o man_n fly_v out_o against_o god_n by_o discontent_n and_o 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duty_n 1._o it_o put_v the_o soul_n upon_o self-searching_a a_o child_n of_o god_n be_v conscious_a to_o himself_o of_o sin_n take_v the_o candle_n and_o lantern_n of_o the_o word_n and_o search_v into_o his_o heart_n he_o desire_v to_o know_v the_o worst_a by_o himself_o as_o a_o man_n who_o be_v distemper_v in_o body_n desire_v to_o know_v the_o worst_a of_o his_o disease_n though_o our_o joy_n lie_v in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o our_o grace_n yet_o there_o be_v some_o benefit_n in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o our_o corruption_n therefore_o job_n pray_v make_v i_o to_o know_v my_o transgression_n job_n 13.23_o it_o be_v good_a to_o know_v our_o sin_n that_o we_o may_v not_o flatter_v ourselves_o or_o take_v our_o condition_n to_o be_v better_a than_o it_o be_v it_o be_v good_a to_o find_v out_o our_o sin_n lest_o they_o find_v we_o out_o 2._o the_o inherency_n of_o sin_n put_v a_o child_n of_o god_n upon_o self-abasing_a sin_n be_v leave_v in_o a_o godly_a man_n as_o a_o cancer_n in_o 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remember_v david_n he_o venture_v presumptuous_o on_o sin_n and_o what_o get_v he_o he_o lose_v his_o peace_n he_o feel_v the_o terror_n of_o the_o almighty_a in_o his_o soul_n though_o he_o have_v all_o help_n to_o cheerfulness_n he_o be_v a_o king_n he_o be_v of_o a_o ruddy_a sanguine_a complexion_n he_o have_v skill_n in_o music_n yet_o nothing_o can_v administer_v comfort_n to_o he_o he_o complain_v of_o his_o break_a bone_n gen._n psal._n 15.8_o and_o though_o he_o do_v at_o last_o come_v out_o of_o that_o dark_a cloud_n yet_o some_o divine_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o he_o never_o recover_v his_o full_a joy_n to_o his_o die_a day_n if_o any_o of_o god_n people_n shall_v be_v tamper_n with_o sin_n because_o god_n can_v turn_v it_o to_o good_a though_o the_o lord_n do_v not_o damn_v they_o he_o may_v send_v they_o to_o hell_n in_o this_o life_n he_o may_v put_v they_o into_o such_o bitter_a agony_n and_o soul-convulsion_n as_o may_v fill_v they_o full_a of_o horror_n and_o make_v 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