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the_o same_o man_n a_o little_a gain_n honour_n pleasure_n for_o his_o soul_n and_o he_o will_v part_v with_o that_o for_o it_o esau_n sell_v his_o soul_n for_o a_o mess_n of_o pottage_n judas_n his_o for_o 30._o piece_n of_o silver_n the_o prodigal_a his_o for_o husk_n and_o the_o worldling_n for_o mere_a vanity_n drown_v his_o soul_n in_o perdition_n 1_o tim._n 6.9_o let_v we_o from_o time_n to_o come_v set_v a_o high_a price_n on_o our_o soul_n let_v we_o so_o pray_v so_o hear_v so_o live_v as_o those_o that_o believe_v that_o our_o soul_n be_v immortal_a it_o be_v true_a we_o must_v have_v a_o moderate_a care_n of_o our_o body_n 1_o timothy_n 5.23_o but_o the_o welfare_n of_o our_o soul_n must_v be_v chief_o regard_v matth._n 6.33_o john_n 6.27_o it_o be_v a_o high_a commendation_n of_o gajus_n when_o the_o apostle_n wish_v he_o may_v be_v in_o health_n and_o prosper_v even_o as_o his_o soul_n prosper_v 3_o john_n 1.2_o i_o see_v more_o in_o mr._n calamy_n sermon_n at_o r._n boltoâ—s_n funeral_n and_o mr._n ambrose_n his_o prima_fw-la 2_o p._n p._n 61._o etc._n etc._n see_v 20._o reas._o for_o the_o soul_n immortality_n in_o mr._n baxters_n saint_n rest._n p._n 2._o c._n 10._o s._n 1._o p._n 298._o norton_n orthodox_n evangel_n c._n 15._o d._n arrowsmith_n tactica_fw-la s._n l._n 3._o c._n 3._o s._n 12._o prideaux_n fascicul_n p._n 315._o calvin_n de_fw-fr psychopannychia_fw-la inter_fw-la opuscula_fw-la &_o contra_fw-la libertinos_fw-la cap._n 22._o observation_n 5._o 5._o the_o death_n of_o the_o martyr_n be_v a_o most_o please_a sacrifice_n to_o god_n the_o obedient_a life_n and_o death_n of_o all_o god_n saint_n be_v very_o please_v to_o he_o psal._n 116.15_o but_o the_o death_n of_o martyr_n who_o do_v actual_o seal_v to_o his_o truth_n with_o their_o dear_a blood_n be_v a_o most_o deligthful_a sacrifice_n to_o he_o sâ—ulter_n how_o vile_o soever_o the_o world_n esteem_v of_o their_o suffering_n yet_o they_o be_v precious_a in_o god_n eye_n and_o 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v._n 7._o henceforth_o there_o be_v lay_v up_o for_o i_o a_o crown_n of_o righteousness_n which_o the_o lord_n the_o righteous_a judge_n shall_v give_v i_o at_o that_o day_n and_o not_o to_o i_o only_o but_o unto_o they_o also_o that_o love_n his_o appear_v the_o apostle_n be_v come_v to_o the_o end_n of_o his_o race_n he_o look_v about_o he_o he_o look_v downward_o backward_o upward_o 1._o he_o look_v downward_o into_o the_o grave_n v._n 6._o whither_o he_o be_v go_v and_o there_o he_o see_v comfort_n his_o death_n be_v a_o please_a sacrifice_n to_o god_n and_o a_o friend_n to_o convey_v he_o to_o his_o father_n house_n 2._o he_o look_v backward_o and_o view_v his_o well-spent_a life_n with_o joy_n and_o comfort_n and_o in_o a_o holy_a gloriation_n break_v forth_o i_o have_v fight_v the_o good_a fight_n habent_fw-la etc._n etc._n a_o soul_n that_o have_v make_v its_o peace_n with_o god_n may_v with_o comfort_n and_o confidence_n look_v death_n in_o the_o face_n and_o say_v with_o 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money_n to_o get_v money_n judas_n will_v sell_v christ_n himself_o and_o many_o pope_n give_v themselves_o body_n and_o soul_n to_o the_o devil_n how_o many_o covetous_a cruel_a landlord_n by_o oppression_n eat_v and_o drink_v the_o blood_n of_o their_o tenant_n and_o their_o family_n jer._n 22.17_o exek_n 22.13_o and_o many_o by_o their_o excessive_a sorrow_n for_o the_o loss_n of_o their_o money_n oft_o become_v guilty_a of_o their_o own_o death_n 7._o for_o money_n the_o pope_n holiness_n will_v erect_v a_o stew_n and_o tolerate_v whore_n and_o other_o cast_v off_o all_o modesty_n and_o chastity_n 8._o for_o money_n man_n will_v rob_v etc._n cousin_n use_v false_a weight_n false_a ware_n etc._n etc._n 9_o what_o lie_v slander_v backbiting_a etc._n etc._n and_o all_o for_o money_n jezabell_n will_v suborn_v false_a witness_n to_o get_v naboth_n vine-yard_n 10._o he_o be_v always_o covet_v his_o neighbour_n good_n and_o this_o commandment_n he_o break_v above_o all_o the_o rest_n for_o though_o he_o can_v get_v a_o kingdom_n yet_o his_o covetous_a heart_n may_v desire_v a_o kingdom_n 3._o consider_v it_o be_v a_o sin_n which_o the_o very_a heathen_a by_o the_o dim_a light_n of_o nature_n have_v contemn_v and_o condemn_v bion_n call_v it_o the_o metropolis_n of_o all_o evil_a student_n cicero_n can_v say_v it_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o a_o sordid_a spirit_n to_o love_v money_n themistocles_n can_v say_v take_v up_o that_o gold_n for_o i_o regard_v it_o not_o seneca_n can_v say_v it_o be_v the_o property_n of_o a_o noble_a mind_n to_o contemn_v those_o earthly_a thing_n hence_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d magnus_fw-la quasi_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d non_fw-la terrae_fw-la filius_fw-la non_fw-la terrenus_fw-la now_o shall_v not_o faith_n do_v that_o which_o infidelity_n have_v do_v shall_v nature_n excel_v grace_n and_o shall_v we_o come_v short_a of_o those_o that_o come_v short_a of_o heaven_n there_o be_v no_o sin_n so_o unbeseeming_a a_o saint_n as_o 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answer_v his_o adversary_n when_o they_o will_v have_v have_v he_o fly_v neh._n 9.11_o shall_v such_o a_o one_o as_o i_o fly_v so_o shall_v such_o a_o one_o as_o i_o be_v covetous_a that_o have_v god_n for_o my_o father_n the_o promise_n for_o my_o heritage_n that_o have_v interest_n in_o christ_n and_o so_o by_o he_o have_v interest_n in_o all_o i_o that_o be_o under_o such_o special_a protection_n and_o have_v such_o plentiful_a provision_n shall_v i_o be_v covetous_a let_v the_o dog_n of_o the_o world_n fight_v for_o these_o bone_n and_o scramble_v for_o these_o scrap_n let_v esau_n laban_n ahab_n achan_n balaam_n jezabel_n judas_n demas_n simon-magus_n feed_v upon_o these_o husk_n but_o let_v the_o saint_n who_o be_v clothe_v with_o the_o sun_n tread_v the_o moon_n under_o their_o foot_n rev._n 12.1_o they_o must_v contemn_v these_o sublunary_a transitory_a thing_n count_v they_o all_o but_o dung_n and_o dogs-meat_n in_o comparison_n of_o christ_n phil._n 3.8_o how_o oft_o do_v we_o read_v of_o the_o saint_n bounty_n and_o liberality_n but_o never_o of_o their_o rapine_n usury_n etc._n etc._n job_n be_v eye_n to_o the_o blind_a and_o foot_n to_o the_o lame_a he_o never_o do_v eat_v his_o morsel_n alone_o job_n 31._o david_n give_v his_o good_n to_o the_o saint_n and_o million_o towards_o the_o build_n of_o the_o temple_n the_o disciple_n forsake_v all_o for_o christ_n and_o the_o primitive_a christian_n sell_v their_o house_n and_o land_n for_o pious_a use_n and_o how_o careful_a be_v paul_n to_o shun_v this_o sin_n 1_o thes._n 2.5_o 1_o cor._n 9.12_o 4._o it_o besot_v man_n it_o make_v they_o unteacheable_a and_o untractable_a none_o so_o dull_a and_o uncapable_a of_o the_o thing_n of_o god_n as_o those_o that_o be_v besot_v with_o the_o world_n these_o thorny_a care_n choke_v the_o good_a seed_n of_o the_o word_n luke_n 8.14_o and_o blind_a the_o understanding_n isai_n 56.11_o 12._o greedy_a dog_n can_v understand_v because_o their_o mind_n run_v all_o upon_o gain_n this_o sin_n so_o besot_v the_o pharisee_n that_o they_o deride_v even_o christ_n himself_o be_v and_o blow_v their_o nose_n at_o he_o in_o contempt_n luke_n 16.14_o we_o do_v not_o read_v of_o any_o other_o sinner_n that_o they_o deride_v christ_n as_o these_o covetous_a pharisee_n do_v thus_o ezekiel_n covetous_a he_o arer_n deride_v he_o ezek._n 33.30_o 31._o so_o that_o we_o may_v as_o soon_o expect_v a_o crop_n of_o corn_n on_o the_o top_n of_o barren_a mountain_n as_o a_o crop_n of_o grace_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o covetous_a cormorant_n 5._o it_o eat_v out_o that_o love_n and_o tenderness_n it_o destroy_v that_o society_n and_o sweet_a communion_n which_o shall_v be_v among_o the_o son_n of_o man_n it_o turn_v man_n into_o hog_n and_o christian_n into_o cannibal_n it_o make_v man_n churlish_a nabal_n and_o render_v they_o cruel_a and_o unnatural_a to_o the_o wife_n of_o their_o bosom_n to_o their_o own_o child_n to_o friend_n neighbour_n and_o dear_a relation_n 6._o it_o create_v trouble_n to_o man_n and_o their_o house_n prov._n 15.27_o he_o that_o be_v greedy_a of_o gain_n trouble_v his_o own_o house_n he_o fire_v his_o own_o nest_n when_o he_o think_v to_o feather_n it_o and_o trouble_v all_o his_o own_o household_n with_o haste_n and_o hurry_v to_o get_v gain_n he_o overwork_n both_o servant_n and_o cattle_n he_o bring_v lawsuit_n upon_o himself_o and_o at_o last_o a_o curse_n upon_o his_o posterity_n sen._n and_o so_o passive_o as_o well_o as_o active_o he_o be_v say_v to_o trouble_v his_o own_o house_n what_o do_v achan_n and_o ahab_n get_v by_o their_o covetousness_n but_o ruin_n to_o themselves_o and_o their_o posterity_n so_o gehazi_n by_o his_o covetousness_n bring_v a_o leprosy_n upon_o himself_o and_o upon_o his_o posterity_n 2_o king_n 5.26_o 27._o and_o king_n jehojakim_n ruin_v himself_o by_o this_o jer._n 22.17_o 18._o by_o this_o they_o provoke_v god_n to_o sell_v they_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o tyrant_n and_o robber_n hab._n 2.6_o 7._o and_o at_o last_o it_o rob_v they_o of_o inward_a peace_n and_o bring_v trouble_v of_o conscience_n which_o be_v the_o trouble_n of_o trouble_n isaiah_n 57.17_o such_o pierce_v themselves_o through_o with_o many_o sorrow_n perforant_fw-la 1_o tim._n 6.10_o they_o wound_v themselves_o on_o every_o side_n as_o if_o one_o be_v stab_v all_o over_o from_o top_n to_o toe_n insomuch_o that_o they_o be_v seldom_o free_a from_o vex_v care_n torment_v fearâ—_n and_o toil_a labour_n 7._o it_o make_v a_o man_n odious_a to_o god_n however_o the_o world_n may_v admire_v such_o yet_o god_n soul_n abhor_v they_o psal._n 10.3_o he_o dislike_v all_o sinner_n but_o he_o abhor_v these_o hence_o god_n be_v say_v to_o pun_a his_o fist_n at_o such_o as_o we_o do_v at_o those_o with_o who_o we_o be_v angry_a ezek._n 22.13_o 14._o compare_v with_o numb_a 24.10_o and_o cry_v woe_n to_o they_o that_o load_n themselves_o with_o thick_a clay_n hab._n 2.5_o 6._o i._n e._n with_o these_o earthly_a thing_n which_o burden_n and_o oppress_v the_o soul_n therefore_o when_o god_n be_v angry_a with_o a_o man_n and_o will_v punish_v he_o for_o his_o other_o sin_n he_o give_v he_o up_o to_o this_o sin_n among_o the_o rest_n rom._n 1.29_o this_o make_v the_o apostle_n so_o careful_a to_o warn_v all_o the_o church_n of_o god_n against_o it_o as_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n rom._n 12.8.13_o the_o church_n of_o corinth_n 1.6.9_o 10._o gal._n 6.6.20_o so_o eph._n 5.3.5_o phil._n 3.18_o 19_o col._n 3.5_o and_o general_o all_o the_o church_n 1_o tim._n 6.6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o 10.17_o this_o make_v our_o saviour_n not_o simple_o forbid_v this_o sin_n but_o to_o use_v more_o argument_n against_o it_o then_o against_o any_o one_o sin_n whatsoever_o mat._n 6.24_o to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o chap._n 8._o it_o harden_v the_o
it_o refresh_v and_o delight_v we_o in_o a_o sober_a way_n we_o may_v use_v it_o prov._n 31.6_o 7._o thus_o and_o no_o otherwise_o josephs_n brethren_n drink_v and_o be_v merry_a the_o philosopher_n make_v three_o cup_n ancharsis_n the_o first_o of_o necessity_n the_o second_o of_o pleasure_n the_o three_o of_o madness_n josephs_n brethren_n take_v the_o first_o and_o second_o but_o not_o the_o three_o 2._o object_n noah_n and_o lot_n be_v drunken_a gen._n 9.21_o &_o 19.32_o answ._n hominem_fw-la yet_o they_o be_v not_o drunkard_n it_o be_v not_o their_o trade_n to_o sit_v at_o the_o wine_n one_o action_n do_v not_o denominate_v or_o make_v a_o man_n good_a or_o bad_a conscio_fw-la they_o sin_v through_o weakness_n &_o infirmity_n against_o the_o bent_n and_o resolution_n of_o their_o soul_n but_o thou_o sin_v wilful_o and_o deliberate_o 2._o these_o example_n be_v record_v to_o fright_v we_o from_o sin_n that_o we_o may_v shun_v the_o rock_n where_o other_o have_v split_v themselves_o not_o to_o encourage_v we_o in_o sin_n aug._n 3._o to_o keep_v we_o from_o despair_n that_o if_o through_o weakness_n and_o for_o want_v of_o watchfulness_n we_o have_v fall_v yet_o we_o may_v remember_v that_o god_n which_o pardon_v penitent_a noah_n and_o lot_n will_v also_o pardon_v we_o upon_o our_o repentance_n object_n it_o be_v physical_a convalescere_fw-la answ._n 1._o it_o be_v a_o medicine_n worse_o than_o the_o disease_n for_o a_o man_n to_o destroy_v his_o soul_n that_o he_o may_v cure_v his_o body_n be_v worse_a than_o death_n 2._o we_o may_v not_o do_v evil_a that_o good_a may_v come_v thereof_o rom._n 3.8_o 3._o very_o learned_a physician_n affirm_v the_o contrary_a they_o say_v that_o drunkenness_n destroy_v the_o health_n spoil_n the_o stomach_n hurt_v the_o brain_n make_v the_o blood_n waterish_a dull_v the_o sense_n weaken_v the_o memory_n 43._o and_o destroy_v the_o understanding_n object_n they_o be_v so_o accustom_v to_o it_o that_o they_o can_v leave_v it_o answ._n a_o evil_a custom_n be_v better_a break_v then_o keep_v and_o though_o custom_n be_v a_o second_o nature_n yet_o the_o god_n of_o nature_n can_v change_v nature_n he_o can_v make_v a_o black_a more_o white_a and_o take_v spot_n from_o a_o leopard_n he_o can_v turn_v a_o lion_n into_o a_o lamb_n and_o water_n into_o wine_n he_o can_v make_v iron_n to_o swim_v and_o jordan_n to_o recoil_v he_o be_v el_n the_o the_o strong_a god_n and_o though_o our_o corruption_n be_v too_o strong_a for_o we_o yet_o be_v they_o not_o too_o strong_a for_o he_o spread_v therefore_o thy_o misery_n before_o the_o lord_n and_o let_v he_o see_v it_o be_v the_o unfeigned_a desire_n of_o thy_o soul_n as_o free_o to_o forget_v sin_n as_o thou_o will_v have_v he_o to_o forgive_v it_o and_o to_o part_v with_o it_o as_o to_o have_v it_o pardon_v and_o then_o in_o due_a time_n he_o will_v heal_v thou_o of_o it_o what_o ever_o it_o be_v i_o come_v now_o to_o some_o brief_a rule_n against_o it_o and_o so_o conclude_v 1._o kill_v it_o in_o the_o root_n get_v a_o hearty_a detestation_n of_o it_o resolve_v rather_o to_o die_v then_o to_o be_v drink_v to_o this_o end_n consider_v the_o vileness_n of_o the_o sin_n in_o the_o effect_n before_o recite_v remember_v the_o judgement_n of_o god_n on_o nabal_n ammon_n elah_n and_o belshazar_n who_o die_v in_o their_o drunkenness_n 1_o sam._n 25.36_o and_o 2_o sam._n 13.28_o 29._o and_o 1_o king_n 16.8_o 9_o 10._o dan._n 5.2.30_o let_v their_o fall_n make_v thou_o to_o fear_v for_o god_n be_v the_o same_o still_o to_o the_o same_o sinner_n 2._o be_v diligent_a in_o your_o calling_n idleness_n breed_v drunkenness_n when_o man_n have_v nothing_o to_o do_v occupo_fw-la the_o devil_n come_v and_o call_v they_o out_o to_o work_v the_o fly_a bird_n be_v safe_a it_o be_v the_o bird_n that_o sit_v still_o which_o be_v in_o danger_n god_n have_v promise_v to_o protect_v we_o but_o then_o we_o must_v keep_v his_o way_n psal._n 91.11_o 12._o object_n we_o be_v gentleman_n and_o can_v work_v answ._n you_o must_v work_v or_o do_v worse_o god_n have_v ordain_v that_o every_o son_n of_o adam_n in_o the_o sweat_n of_o his_o brow_n shall_v eat_v his_o bread_n gen._n 3.19_o and_o he_o that_o will_v not_o not_o he_o that_o by_o reason_n of_o sickness_n can_v labour_v joh._n shall_v not_o eat_v 2_o thes._n 3.10_o and_o if_o adam_n in_o the_o state_n of_o innocency_n must_v work_v and_o dress_v the_o garden_n and_o after_o the_o fall_n when_o he_o be_v monarch_n of_o all_o the_o world_n yet_o must_v he_o labour_v who_o then_o can_v think_v himself_o free_a it_o be_v not_o idleness_n which_o commend_v a_o gentleman_n or_o follow_v of_o foolish_a fashion_n drink_v of_o health_n lie_v in_o a_o alehouse_n etc._n etc._n there_o be_v no_o baseness_n like_o this_o but_o the_o life_n and_o soul_n of_o nobility_n and_o gentility_n consist_v in_o noble_a and_o virtuous_a disposition_n in_o gallantness_n of_o spirit_n without_o pride_n or_o insoleuce_n to_o do_v his_o country_n good_a 3._o in_o all_o place_n and_o at_o all_o time_n set_v a_o watch_n against_o this_o sin_n when_o man_n be_v most_o secure_a they_o be_v in_o most_o danger_n where_o the_o watch_n be_v most_o careless_a there_o the_o enemy_n enter_v and_o if_o christ_n own_o disciple_n must_v watch_v against_o this_o sin_n who_o may_v be_v secure_a luke_n 22.34_o many_o when_o they_o go_v to_o fair_n and_o market_n they_o go_v without_o care_n or_o fear_n they_o do_v not_o take_v antidote_n with_o they_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o so_o many_o fall_n by_o this_o sin_n a_o man_n that_o go_v among_o such_o as_o have_v plague-sore_n run_v on_o they_o have_v need_n of_o special_a antidote_n to_o keep_v out_o the_o infection_n 4._o shun_v the_o occasion_n of_o this_o sin_n he_o that_o will_v no_o evil_n do_v must_v do_v nothing_o that_o belong_v thereto_o he_o must_v not_o once_o look_v on_o the_o wine_n when_o it_o be_v red_a prov._n 23.31_o a_o little_a leak_n may_v drown_v a_o ship_n and_o great_a fire_n have_v come_v from_o little_a spark_n especial_o shun_v the_o company_n of_o drunkard_n be_v not_o among_o wine_n bibber_n prov._n 23.20_o we_o shall_v have_v no_o familiarity_n with_o they_o 1_o cor._n 5.11_o eph._n 5.7_o touch_v not_o this_o pitch_n lest_o you_o be_v defile_v with_o it_o mingle_v not_o with_o they_o lest_o you_o learn_v their_o work_n what_o solomon_n say_v of_o the_o harlot_n that_o say_v i_o of_o the_o drunkard_n prov._n 5.8_o 9_o 10_o 11._o remove_n far_o from_o he_o come_v not_o nigh_o the_o door_n of_o his_o house_n etc._n etc._n especial_o shun_v alehouse_n these_o den_n of_o devil_n and_o cage_n of_o unclean_a bird_n those_o stew_n and_o sty_n of_o all_o abomination_n take_v heed_n of_o the_o excessive_a use_n and_o the_o great_a abuse_n of_o tobacco_n great_a tobacconist_n oft_o time_n be_v great_a drunkard_n all_o drunkenness_n be_v not_o by_o wine_n or_o strong_a drink_n 17.6_o as_o a_o learned_a man_n well_o observe_v the_o thracian_n and_o scythian_n use_v to_o burn_v certain_a herb_n that_o they_o may_v be_v drink_v with_o the_o smoke_n thereof_o that_o barbarism_n our_o english_a nation_n use_v too_o much_o in_o a_o base_a indian_a weed_n it_o be_v pity_n man_n of_o good_a part_n shall_v be_v drink_v so_o they_o shall_v leave_v it_o to_o idle_a empty_a witless_a worthless_a head_n it_o be_v say_v of_o garlic_n that_o it_o make_v man_n wink_v and_o drink_v and_o stink_n many_o use_n tobacco_n to_o make_v they_o drink_v till_o at_o last_o they_o wink_v and_o stink_n it_o be_v true_a the_o drug_n be_v good_a in_o itself_o as_o it_o be_v god_n creature_n and_o the_o fume_n of_o it_o take_v in_o a_o discreet_a moderate_a physical_a way_n may_v be_v useful_a but_o take_v in_o that_o excessive_a intemperate_a laborant_fw-la irregular_a way_n as_o most_o take_v it_o it_o besot_v man_n and_o rob_v they_o of_o their_o health_n wealth_n wit_n time_n etc._n etc._n i_o shall_v therefore_o give_v some_o reason_n against_o the_o abuse_n of_o the_o creature_n because_o the_o sin_n be_v general_n and_o it_o be_v the_o devil_n shoeing-horn_n to_o draw_v man_n on_o to_o drunkenness_n instead_o of_o salt-meat_n the_o devil_n feed_v his_o follower_n now_o with_o smoke_n fumo_fw-la pereat_fw-la qui_fw-la fumum_fw-la vendit_fw-la first_o drink_v and_o then_o smoke_n then_o smoke_n and_o after_o drink_v the_o pot_n and_o the_o pipe_n and_o the_o pipe_n and_o the_o pot_n walk_v so_o long_o till_o they_o have_v pipe_v themselves_o out_o of_o all_o 1._o consider_v that_o tobacco_n be_v a_o physical_a root_n and_o have_v in_o it_o a_o poisonous_a quality_n as_o appear_v by_o its_o antipathy_n against_o nature_n now_o he_o that_o shall_v take_v physic_n every_o day_n may_v soon_o put_v a_o end_n to_o
a_o fool_n in_o israel_n 2_o sam._n 13.12_o 13_o 4._o it_o destroy_v the_o body_n it_o consume_v the_o radical_a moisture_n and_o so_o shorten_v the_o life_n it_o impair_v the_o strength_n prov._n 31.3_o and_o waste_v the_o flesh_n prov._n 5.11_o and_o make_v man_n liable_a to_o the_o sword_n of_o the_o magistrate_n who_o ought_v to_o punish_v adulterer_n with_o death_n virg._n levit._n 20.10_o gen._n 38.24_o deut._n 22.22_o yea_o the_o pharisee_n though_o they_o dispense_v with_o other_o sin_n yet_o judge_v adulterer_n worthy_a of_o death_n john_n 8.5_o the_o anabaptist_n allege_v this_o text_n for_o liberty_n of_o conscience_n and_o to_o destroy_v the_o coercive_a power_n of_o the_o magistrate_n i_o shall_v therefore_o take_v a_o little_a pain_n to_o vindicate_v it_o 1._o our_o saviour_n do_v not_o plead_v for_o the_o woman_n in_o favour_n of_o adultery_n for_o he_o condemn_v even_o adulterous_a aspect_n matth._n 5.28_o and_o charge_v she_o to_o go_v gualther_n and_o sin_n no_o more_o in_o this_o or_o any_o other_o kind_n viz._n willing_o and_o deliberate_o 2._o our_o saviour_n do_v not_o say_v absolute_o that_o the_o sin_n deserve_v not_o condemnation_n 108._o or_o no_o man_n ought_v to_o punish_v it_o but_o he_o only_o tell_v she_o neither_o do_v i_o condemn_v thou_o q._n d._n though_o the_o sin_n deserve_v punishment_n yet_o that_o be_v the_o magistrate_n duty_n i_o have_v no_o commission_n to_o take_v his_o sword_n into_o my_o hand_n the_o end_n of_o my_o come_n into_o the_o world_n be_v not_o to_o destroy_v but_o to_o save_v not_o to_o punish_v as_o a_o magistrate_n but_o to_o forgive_v not_o to_o take_v away_o temporal_a life_n but_o to_o purchase_v eternal_a 3._o the_o pharisee_n come_v to_o ensnare_v christ_n but_o he_o snare_v they_o q._n d._n the_o fact_n be_v evident_a but_o who_o be_v you_o that_o demand_v justice_n against_o she_o look_v into_o the_o book_n of_o your_o conscience_n o_o you_o hypocrite_n and_o see_v if_o you_o be_v not_o guilty_a of_o the_o like_a crime_n yourselves_o 4._o christ_n teach_v we_o to_o be_v compassionate_a to_o poor_a penitent_a sinner_n who_o be_v confound_v with_o shame_n and_o can_v speak_v a_o word_n in_o their_o own_o defence_n we_o shall_v send_v such_o away_o with_o some_o comfort_n and_o godly_a admonition_n as_o christ_n do_v this_o woman_n the_o magistrate_n be_v to_o do_v his_o duty_n and_o pro_fw-la re_fw-la nata_fw-la as_o occasion_n require_v to_o cut_v off_o the_o worker_n of_o iniquity_n sen._n this_o keep_v geneva_n so_o pure_a even_o their_o sharp_a punish_v of_o adulterer_n 5._o it_o destroy_v the_o soul_n it_o besot_v a_o man_n it_o rob_v he_o of_o his_o gift_n yea_o of_o his_o heart_n hos._n 4.11_o it_o blind_v the_o judgement_n draw_v away_o the_o will_n from_o goodness_n and_o make_v the_o affection_n so_o brutish_a that_o they_o mind_v nothing_o and_o delight_n in_o nothing_o but_o beastly_a sensuality_n hence_o such_o impure_a person_n be_v compare_v to_o unclean_a dog_n deut._n 23.18_o 2_o sam._n 3.8_o and_o to_o unruly_a stallion_n jer._n 5.8_o how_o sottish_a do_v this_o sin_n make_v wise_a solomon_n and_o those_o great_a philosopher_n rom._n 1.21.26_o it_o harden_v the_o heart_n so_o that_o such_o seldom_o repent_v hence_o the_o guest_n of_o the_o harlot_n be_v say_v to_o be_v in_o the_o depth_n of_o hell_n prov._n 9_o ult_n and_o 7.26_o 27._o the_o whore_n be_v a_o pit_n that_o he_o which_o fall_v into_o hardly_o ever_o come_v out_o again_o prov._n 2.18_o 19_o her_o house_n incline_v to_o death_n and_o her_o path_n unto_o the_o dead_a none_o that_o go_v unto_o her_o return_n again_o neither_o take_v they_o hold_v of_o the_o path_n of_o life_n my_o heart_n tremble_v when_o i_o read_v this_o text._n none_o return_v again_o i._n e._n none_o return_v ordinary_o they_o be_v very_o few_o in_o comparison_n of_o the_o multitude_n that_o be_v deliver_v from_o this_o pit_n prov._n 23.27_o like_o a_o winter_n plague_n some_o do_v escape_v but_o very_o few_o and_o that_o hardly_o it_o be_v peccatum_fw-la maximae_fw-la adherentiae_fw-la a_o sin_n that_o stick_v close_o to_o the_o soul_n of_o such_o as_o it_o have_v once_o possess_v such_o must_v be_v cast_v out_o of_o church-communion_n here_o the_o people_n of_o god_n must_v have_v no_o fellowship_n with_o such_o here_o 2_o cor._n 5.9_o ephes._n 5.11_o and_o god_n bar_v they_o out_o of_o heaven_n hereafter_o 1_o cor._n 6.9_o 10._o ephes._n 5.5_o 6._o revel_v 21.8_o and_o 23.15_o never_o any_o give_v themselves_o to_o such_o sensual_a lust_n but_o they_o pay_v full_a dear_o for_o they_o their_o end_n be_v bitter_a as_o wormwood_n prov._n 5.4_o as_o such_o sin_n be_v commit_v with_o more_o sensual_a delight_n and_o wilfulness_n so_o they_o bring_v more_o guilt_n and_o horror_n with_o they_o insomuch_o as_o many_o have_v despair_v under_o the_o burden_n &_o have_v murder_v themselves_o we_o shall_v therefore_o careful_o fly_v these_o fleshly_a lust_n 10._o because_o they_o war_n against_o 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a_o abomination_n ezek._n 22.11_o and_o a_o sin_n that_o ought_v to_o be_v severe_o punish_v by_o the_o magistrate_n job_n 31.11_o numb_a 25.11_o 12._o and_o though_o such_o sinner_n may_v escape_v the_o hand_n of_o man_n yet_o they_o can_v escape_v the_o hand_n of_o a_o just_a god_n heb._n 13.4_o who_o will_v punish_v his_o servant_n who_o repent_n for_o this_o sin_n with_o temporal_a judgement_n as_o we_o see_v in_o david_n and_o solomon_n prov._n 11._o ult_n 1_o cor._n 11.32_o or_o if_o they_o be_v impenitent_a profane_a violator_n and_o contemner_n of_o that_o order_n which_o god_n have_v plant_v among_o man_n he_o will_v punish_v they_o eternal_o rev._n 22.15_o object_n sir_n what_o shall_v i_o do_v i_o be_o the_o man_n that_o have_v fall_v once_o yea_o and_o again_o into_o this_o foul_a sin_n my_o conscience_n accuse_v i_o and_o god_n who_o be_v great_a than_o my_o conscience_n and_o know_v more_o by_o i_o then_o i_o do_v by_o myself_o have_v see_v my_o beastly_a abomination_n 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virtue_n very_o requisite_a for_o a_o minister_n who_o have_v to_o do_v with_o all_o sort_n of_o man_n some_o be_v dull_a some_o froward_a some_o weak_a some_o wayward_a so_o that_o without_o patience_n there_o be_v no_o good_a to_o be_v do_v it_o be_v for_o pusillanimons_n spirit_n to_o be_v always_o murmur_a complain_v and_o seek_v revenge_n the_o weak_a creature_n be_v most_o vindicative_a but_o noble_a 14._o heroic_a spirit_n pass_v by_o offence_n contemn_v contemner_n and_o be_v silent_a under_o the_o great_a pressure_n they_o be_v prudent_a man_n and_o so_o be_v patient_o silent_a under_o god_n afflict_a hand_n amos_n 3.5.13_o see_v the_o various_a acceptation_n of_o this_o text_n in_o caril_n job_n 13.5_o page_n 367._o it_o be_v a_o good_a answer_n of_o chrysostome_n to_o eudina_n xa_fw-la the_o empress_n if_o the_o queen_n say_v he_o will_v banish_v i_o let_v she_o banish_v i_o the_o earth_n be_v the_o lord_n and_o the_o fullness_n thereof_o if_o she_o will_v see_v i_o asunder_o let_v she_o do_v it_o isaiah_n suffer_v as_o much_o yea_o if_o she_o will_v throw_v i_o into_o the_o sea_n i_o will_v yet_o remember_v jonah_n this_o be_v a_o ornament_n of_o great_a worth_n not_o only_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o man_n but_o also_o of_o god_n 1_o peter_n 3_o 4._o without_o it_o we_o be_v unfit_a for_o duty_n as_o the_o trouble_a sea_n unfit_a for_o voyage_n without_o it_o we_o double_a and_o increase_v our_o burden_n like_o a_o wild_a bull_n in_o a_o net_n or_o the_o untamed_a heifer_n we_o may_v gall_v our_o neck_n sumat_fw-la but_o never_o break_v the_o yoke_n without_o patience_n no_o grace_n be_v perfect_a faith_n have_v but_o half_o its_o strength_n and_o hope_n be_v feeble_a james_n 1.4_o by_o our_o patience_n we_o please_v god_n displease_v the_o devil_n rejoice_v the_o angel_n and_o many_o time_n melt_v and_o convert_v our_o enemy_n by_o this_o mean_v we_o heap_v coal_n of_o conversion_n or_o coal_n of_o confusion_n upon_o their_o head_n roman_n 12.20_o this_o will_v keep_v we_o good_a in_o a_o bad_a condition_n so_o that_o a_o man_n enjoy_v himself_o when_o he_o have_v nothing_o else_o and_o though_o he_o have_v nothing_o yet_o be_v as_o one_o that_o possess_v all_o thing_n crucifaciam_fw-la the_o consideration_n of_o this_o make_v tertullian_n to_o cry_v farewell_n all_o so_o i_o may_v but_o get_v patience_n now_o that_o we_o may_v attain_v it_o 1._o get_v knowledge_n that_o will_v help_v to_o answer_v objection_n and_o doubt_n and_o so_o quiet_v the_o soul._n 2._o get_v humility_n pride_n breed_v impatiency_n but_o this_o will_v make_v we_o quiet_o to_o submit_v our_o will_n to_o god_n will._n god_n be_v the_o potter_n and_o we_o be_v his_o clay_n we_o must_v be_v content_a to_o be_v raise_v or_o ruin_v make_v or_o mar_v according_a as_o he_o please_v seneca_n 3._o get_v faith_n this_o breed_v patience_n roman_n 5.2_o 3._o 4._o get_v love_n it_o endure_v all_o thing_n and_o make_v hard_a thing_n easy_a 1_o corinthian_n 13.7_o for_o patience_n see_v robinson_n essay_n obseru._n 35._o aim_n cc._n lib._n 3._o cap._n 14._o bishop_n andrews_n on_o first_o comment_n cap._n 14._o byfield_n on_o colossian_n 1.11_o master_n valentine_n sermon_n on_o zeph._n 3.8_o preach_v 1643._o december_n 28._o church_n miscel._n page_n 122._o master_n samuel_n fisher_n on_o psalm_n 39.9_o doctor_n preston_n on_o james_n 4.7_o drexelius_n gymnasium_n patientiae_fw-la see_v 16._o reason_n to_o move_v we_o to_o patience_n in_o master_n young_n counterpoison_v against_o grief_n chapter_n 17._o and_o master_n francis_n rous_n art_n of_o happiness_n chapter_n 10._o verse_n 11._o persecution_n affliction_n which_o come_v to_o i_o at_o antioch_n at_o iconium_n at_o lystra_n what_o persecution_n i_o endure_v but_o out_o of_o they_o all_o the_o lord_n deliver_v i_o there_o be_v two_o thing_n which_o do_v usual_o much_o trouble_v the_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n 1._o the_o swarm_n of_o false_a teacher_n and_o seducer_n 2._o the_o persecution_n which_o they_o meet_v with_o from_o such_o against_o the_o former_a the_o apostle_n comfort_v we_o vers._n 9_o against_o the_o latter_a in_o this_o verse_n where_o he_o show_v what_o persecution_n and_o affliction_n he_o cheerful_o undergo_v for_o the_o gospel_n sake_n 8._o that_o so_o he_o may_v animate_v and_o excite_v timothy_n to_o a_o prudent_a expectation_n and_o patient_a endure_v of_o the_o like_a and_o withal_o he_o tell_v he_o how_o the_o lord_n deliver_v he_o out_o of_o all_o in_o this_o verse_n we_o have_v first_o paul_n suffering_n set_v down_o in_o the_o lump_n in_o general_n q._n d._n thou_o know_v what_o persecution_n i_o endure_v and_o how_o i_o be_v chase_v from_o place_n to_o place_n thou_o know_v what_o storm_n and_o tempest_n be_v raise_v against_o i_o both_o by_o jew_n and_o gentile_n by_o grecian_n and_o barbarian_n by_o prince_n and_o people_n by_o open_a enemy_n and_o false_a brethren_n by_o violence_n and_o deceit_n seek_v my_o ruin_n 2._o the_o better_a to_o arm_n timothy_n he_o tell_v he_o what_o affliction_n he_o endure_v both_o internal_a and_o external_n in_o soul_n and_o body_n from_o the_o world_n from_o satan_n obveniunt_fw-la and_o from_o his_o own_o corruption_n the_o word_n be_v plural_a and_o indefinite_a include_v all_o manner_n of_o affliction_n 1._o external_n as_o imprisonment_n banishment_n reproach_n hunger_n thirst_n nakedness_n cold_a 1_o corinthian_n 4.11.12.13_o he_o be_v oft_o in_o prison_n oft_o in_o death_n five_o time_n he_o be_v scourge_v thrice_o he_o be_v beat_v with_o rod_n once_o he_o be_v stone_v thrice_o he_o suffer_v shipwreck_n etc._n etc._n 2_o corinthian_n 11.23_o 24_o 25_o 26_o 27._o and_o 2_o corinthian_n 6.4_o to_o 11._o there_o you_o may_v see_v large_a catalogue_n of_o his_o suffering_n 2._o as_o for_o internal_a affliction_n and_o trial_n from_o sin_n and_o satan_n see_v what_o sad_a complaint_n he_o make_v against_o they_o roman_n 7._o and_o 2_o corinthian_n 12.7_o 8._o so_o that_o his_o life_n be_v a_o perpetual_a warrefare_n he_o be_v beset_v with_o enemy_n within_o and_o without_o which_o put_v he_o to_o much_o sorrow_n and_o affliction_n 2._o he_o descend_v to_o particular_n and_o name_n the_o place_n where_o he_o suffer_v that_o he_o may_v the_o better_o record_v the_o whole_a history_n and_o the_o better_a work_n upon_o timothy_n who_o be_v partly_o a_o eyewitness_n and_o partly_o a_o earwitness_n and_o have_v hear_v of_o many_o of_o his_o suffering_n by_o the_o relation_n of_o credible_a witness_n for_o paul_n persecution_n at_o antioch_n iconium_n and_o lystra_n be_v record_v act_v 13._o and_o 14._o but_o timothy_n begin_v not_o to_o cleave_v to_o paul_n till_o act_n 16.2_o etc._n etc._n paul_n have_v suffer_v much_o in_o other_o city_n as_o appear_v in_o the_o act_n of_o the_o apostle_n but_o he_o mention_n his_o suffering_n in_o these_o three_o city_n because_o timothy_n have_v hear_v more_o of_o these_o be_v bear_v at_o lystra_n which_o be_v a_o 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deliver_v i_o will_v also_o deliver_v thou_o out_o of_o all_o thy_o trouble_n and_o affliction_n 1._o paul_n come_v to_o antioch_n in_o pisidia_n not_o antiâ—ch_n in_o syria_n this_o pisidia_n be_v a_o part_n of_o lesser_a asia_n of_o which_o antioch_n be_v the_o metropolis_n here_o the_o believer_n be_v first_o call_v christian_n act_n 11._o hither_o come_v paul_n and_o barnabas_n who_o ministry_n find_v good_a success_n they_o be_v envy_v by_o the_o jew_n who_o expel_v they_o out_o of_o their_o coast_n act_n 13.14.44.45_o 50_o 51._o be_v expel_v from_o antioch_n they_o go_v to_o iconium_n the_o metropolis_n of_o lycaonia_n where_o many_o believe_v to_o the_o grief_n both_o of_o jew_n and_o gentile_n who_o with_o their_o ruler_n think_v to_o stone_n they_o which_o the_o apostle_n discern_v flee_v unto_o lystra_n and_o derbe_n city_n of_o lycaonia_n act_v 14.1_o
consider_v that_o these_o persecution_n and_o trial_n come_v not_o upon_o we_o by_o chance_n or_o fortune_n or_o according_a to_o the_o pleasure_n of_o man_n or_o devil_n but_o by_o god_n decree_n and_o fore-appointment_n and_o special_a providence_n there_o be_v no_o evil_n in_o this_o kind_n but_o it_o come_v from_o god_n amos_n 3.6_o deuteronomy_n 32.39_o 2_o samuel_n 16.10_o 11._o psalm_n 39.9_o job_n 1.21_o isaiah_n 45.7_o hosea_n 6.1_o i_o create_v evil_a not_o the_o evil_a of_o sin_n but_o the_o evil_a of_o punishment_n which_o to_o our_o apprehension_n and_o feeling_n be_v evil_a sin_n be_v simple_o &_o per_fw-la se_fw-la evil_a but_o these_o suffering_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o in_o our_o apprehension_n only_o whatever_o the_o instrument_n of_o our_o trouble_n be_v yet_o god_n be_v the_o orderer_n and_o disposer_n of_o they_o josephs_n brethren_n sell_v he_o into_o egypt_n i_o but_o god_n dispose_v it_o unto_o good_a gen._n 50.20_o the_o assyrian_a be_v but_o god_n rod_n which_o can_v do_v nothing_o without_o the_o hand_n that_o move_v it_o isaiah_n 10.5_o they_o have_v only_o a_o dispensative_a power_n from_o god_n as_o our_o saviour_n tell_v pilate_n so_o we_o may_v say_v to_o all_o the_o wicked_a they_o have_v no_o power_n to_o take_v a_o hair_n from_o our_o head_n unless_o it_o be_v give_v they_o from_o above_o john_n 19_o herod_n judas_n pilate_n and_o the_o jew_n and_o the_o devil_n have_v all_o end_n of_o their_o own_o in_o persecute_v christ_n yet_o do_v they_o nothing_o but_o what_o god_n have_v fore-ordained_n and_o decree_v shall_v be_v do_v act_v 4.28_o god_n have_v fore-ordained_n the_o beginning_n end_v quantity_n and_o quality_n of_o our_o suffering_n roman_n 8.18_o 1_o thessalonian_n 3.3_o god_n deal_v with_o we_o as_o a_o father_n do_v with_o his_o child_n turn_v all_o to_o their_o good_a roman_n 8.28_o there_o be_v nothing_o will_v still_o the_o soul_n like_o this_o viz._n that_o it_o be_v the_o lord_n who_o in_o wisdom_n and_o 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darkness_n and_o good_a out_o of_o evil_a make_v the_o sin_n of_o his_o people_n a_o mean_n to_o cure_v and_o kill_v sin_n their_o fall_n make_v they_o more_o humble_a wise_a watchful_a and_o circumspect_a for_o time_n to_o come_v thus_o all_o thing_n work_v together_o for_o good_a to_o those_o that_o be_v good_a ro._n 8._o â—8_o 3._o it_o be_v a_o most_o desirable_a thing_n if_o it_o be_v wisdom_n and_o desirable_a to_o make_v house_n and_o land_n sure_a jer._n 32.9_o to_z 11_o 12._o and_o riches_n sure_a which_o yet_o be_v but_o unsure_a and_o uncertain_a riches_n when_o we_o have_v do_v all_o then_o à _fw-la fortiori_fw-la to_o get_v assurance_n of_o these_o durable_a and_o everlasting_a riches_n be_v the_o great_a wisdom_n in_o the_o world_n we_o shall_v therefore_o diligentiam_fw-la rather_o give_v all_o diligence_n to_o make_v our_o call_n sure_a we_o shall_v studious_o and_o earnest_o labour_v after_o this_o assurance_n in_o ourselves_o of_o our_o effectual_a call_n by_o our_o 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and_o be_v happy_a here_o under_o the_o assure_a hope_n of_o happiness_n hereafter_o these_o comfort_n have_v begin_v here_o which_o shall_v never_o end_v see_v more_o in_o davenant_n determine_v q._n 3._o prideaux_n fascicul_fw-la p._n 269._o paraeus_n contra_fw-la bellarm._n 1_o lect._n 272._o c._n 8._o dr._n ward_n suffrag_v pag._n 199._o wendelin_n theolog._n l._n 1._o c._n 25._o p._n 145._o and_o his_o exercitat_fw-la 122._o mr._n brooks_n treat_n of_o assurance_n mr._n culverwell_n serm._n on_o 2_o pet._n 1.10_o mr._n burgess_n spi._n refine_v serm._n 1._o l._n 12._o mr._n baxter_n saint_n rest_v l._n 3._o c._n 7._o p._n 147._o and_o if_o any_o yet_o shall_v desire_v more_o let_v he_o peruse_v dr._n wilkins_n his_o ecclesiaste_n p._n 125._o edit_n 3._o observation_n 2._o 2._o the_o salvation_n of_o god_n elect_n be_v sure_a it_o be_v lay_v up_o by_o a_o righteous_a judge_n for_o they_o as_o they_o be_v assure_v by_o god_n spirit_n of_o it_o so_o it_o be_v make_v 9_o sure_a to_o 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and_o 5.10_o 1_o pet._n 2.9_o they_o rule_v over_o sin_n and_o satan_n and_o conquer_v all_o the_o enemy_n of_o their_o salvation_n in_o christ_n and_o by_o his_o power_n john_n 16.33_o rom._n 8.37_o gal._n 5.24_o 1_o john_n 5.4_o they_o be_v marry_v to_o christ_n and_o by_o reason_n of_o this_o spiritual_a union_n they_o come_v to_o have_v communion_n with_o he_o in_o his_o privilege_n as_o the_o wife_n partake_v of_o the_o husband_n honour_n christ_n have_v make_v we_o heir_n and_o coheir_n with_o himself_o rom._n 8.17_o this_o may_v comfort_v we_o in_o our_o strait_n here_o it_o may_v be_v thou_o be_v poor_a contemn_a and_o cast_v out_o of_o all_o i_o but_o remember_v christ_n have_v make_v thou_o a_o spiritual_a king_n
matter_n yet_o this_o circumstance_n heighten_v it_o and_o put_v a_o accent_n upon_o it_o it_o make_v it_o cry_v loud_o an_o give_v satan_n a_o strong_a plea_n against_o the_o soul_n lord_n here_o be_v a_o man_n who_o nothing_o can_v restrain_v no_o bond_n nor_o vow_n sacramental_a personal_n national_a can_v keep_v he_o from_o sin_n lord_n let_v he_o be_v i_o by_o justice_n since_o he_o will_v not_o be_v thou_o by_o grace_n 13._o when_o sin_n be_v spiritual_a sin_n it_o aggravate_v sin_n spiritual_a sin_n in_o their_o own_o nature_n et_fw-la caeteris_fw-la paribus_fw-la be_v great_a and_o more_o displease_v unto_o god_n who_o be_v a_o spirit_n and_o ponder_v our_o spirit_n then_o carnal_a and_o bodily_a sin_n fleshly_a sin_n make_v man_n like_o beast_n drunkenness_n fornication_n gluttony_n murder_n make_v a_o great_a noise_n and_o bring_v more_o reproach_n on_o man_n from_o the_o world_n but_o spiritual_a sin_n all_o thing_n consider_v be_v most_o dangerous_a for_o these_o make_v man_n like_o devil_n the_o devil_n sin_n be_v not_o fleshly_a sin_n for_o he_o have_v no_o body_n but_o they_o be_v spiritual_a sin_n hence_o they_o be_v call_v spiritual_a wickedness_n in_o high_a place_n ephes._n 6.12_o they_o be_v full_a of_o pride_n envy_n blasphemy_n heresy_n hypocrisy_n many_o bless_v themselves_o that_o they_o be_v no_o thief_n whore_n drunkard_n when_o they_o be_v drink_v with_o pride_n and_o full_a of_o atheism_n unbelief_n hypocrisy_n and_o heart-idolatry_n these_o be_v invisible_a sin_n the_o world_n take_v no_o notice_n of_o they_o so_o much_o the_o more_o dangerous_a inward_a disease_n be_v most_o dangerous_a and_o hard_a to_o be_v cure_v publican_n and_o harlot_n that_o be_v give_v to_o carnal_a sin_n be_v soon_o convert_v then_o spiritual_o proud_a self-conceited_a pharisee_n matth._n 21.31_o 2._o they_o be_v radical_a fundamental_a sin_n they_o be_v the_o root_n and_o cause_n of_o all_o carnal_a sin_n they_o be_v the_o quintessence_n of_o wickedness_n the_o wickedness_n of_o wickedness_n hos._n 10.15_o the_o very_a spirit_n as_o i_o may_v say_v of_o sin_n the_o evil_a of_o evil_n and_o the_o foolishness_n of_o madness_n eccles._n 7.25_o as_o sampsons_n strength_n lie_v in_o his_o lock_n so_o the_o strength_n of_o outward_a sin_n lie_v in_o the_o heart_n cleanse_v that_o and_o cleanse_v all_o it_o be_v these_o inward_a lust_n which_o war_v not_o only_o against_o the_o peace_n but_o against_o the_o salvation_n of_o the_o soul_n 1_o pet._n 2.11_o remove_v the_o cause_n and_o the_o effect_n well_o cease_v lay_v the_o axe_n to_o this_o root_n and_o the_o fruit_n will_v wither_v this_o make_v the_o saint_n so_o much_o to_o lament_v that_o sin_n and_o corruption_n within_o they_o job_n 25.4_o psal._n 51.5_o isaiah_n 6.5_o rom._n 7._o and_o god_n call_v on_o his_o people_n to_o wash_v not_o only_o their_o hand_n but_o their_o heart_n from_o wickedness_n and_o though_o vain_a thought_n will_v be_v creep_v in_o yet_o they_o must_v not_o 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&_o ex_fw-la opinion_n simul_fw-la &_o semel_fw-la uno_fw-la actu_fw-la &_o ictu_fw-la against_o these_o see_v m._n gataker_n god_n eye_n on_o israel_n m._n john_n sedgwick_n against_o the_o antinonian_o m._n anto._n burgesi_n vindic._n legis_fw-la v._o sal._n terrae_fw-la c._n 1._o v._o m._n ant._n bùrgess_n on_o john_n 17.12_o lect._n 69._o amant_fw-fr veritatem_fw-la lucentem_fw-la oderunt_fw-la redarguentem_fw-la aug._n gravis_fw-la malae_fw-la conscientiae_fw-la lux_fw-la est_fw-la seneca_n chalakot_o i_o lenia_fw-la mollia_fw-la blanda_fw-la suavia_fw-la se_fw-la m_o bâ—iâ—sâ—â—â—_n virtigo_n and_o m._n anto._n burgess_n his_o 120._o ser._n lect._n 51._o p_o 316._o ut_fw-la â—aro_fw-la pruriens_fw-la semper_fw-la appetit_fw-la fricari_fw-la sic_fw-la istorum_fw-la aâ—res_fw-la nunquam_fw-la non_fw-la cupâ—unt_fw-la audire_fw-la verba_fw-la quae_fw-la vanitatem_fw-la dâ—câ—ant_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la voluptatemilliciant_fw-la august_n in_o johâ—_n tract_n 97._o qui_fw-la novitatibus_fw-la student_fw-la nusquam_fw-la erroris_fw-la finem_fw-la inveniunt_fw-la sed_fw-la nova_fw-la semper_fw-la commenta_fw-la proferunt_fw-la â—a_o enim_fw-la est_fw-la erroris_fw-la vis_fw-la ut_fw-la sisti_fw-la nequeat_fw-la chrysostom_n in_o 2_o tim._n 3._o hom._n 8._o non_fw-fr est_fw-fr hodiè_fw-la sciens_fw-la qui_fw-la novitates_fw-la non_fw-la invenit_fw-la against_o these_o see_v bohemus_n his_o meditat._n 100_o p._n 233._o quid_fw-la monstri_fw-la est_fw-la si_fw-la nova_fw-la illis_fw-la videantur_fw-la omne_fw-la pia_fw-la quibus_fw-la novum_fw-la est_fw-la evangelium_fw-la bilney_n multi_fw-la propter_fw-la arborem_fw-la scientiae_fw-la amittunt_fw-la arborem_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la aug._n euclidâ—s_n interrâ—gatus_fw-la quales_fw-la essâ—nt_fw-la dâ—i_fw-la &_o quâ_fw-la re_fw-la delectarentur_fw-la caetera_fw-la quidem_fw-la ignoro_fw-la inquit_fw-la at_o curiosos_fw-la illis_fw-la odio_fw-la esse_fw-la cerio_fw-la scio_fw-la mâ—llem_fw-la ignorare_fw-la sine_fw-la crimine_fw-la quam_fw-la scire_fw-la cum_fw-la discriminâ—_n see_v 2_o tim._n 3.15_o observe_v 2._o v._o tactica_fw-la s._n l._n 2_o c._n 2._o f._n 5._o p._n 112._o pruritus_fw-la disputandi_fw-la fit_a ecelesiarum_fw-la scabies_fw-la inter_fw-la disputandum_fw-la amittitur_fw-la pietas_fw-la unitas_fw-la veritas_fw-la i_o speak_v now_o only_o of_o wrangle_v anabaptistick_a dispute_n and_o not_o of_o grave_n and_o serious_a one_o which_o search_v out_o truth_n to_o the_o bottom_n against_o these_o see_v a_o excâ—llent_a sermon_n of_o m._n anto._n burgess_n his_o spiritual_a refine_v 1._o part._n lect._n 51._o p._n 316._o l._n robinson_n his_o essay_n obseserv_v 7._o p._n 79.80_o &_o ubi_fw-la plurima_fw-la such_o question_n for_o disputation_n and_o not_o for_o edification_n hinder_v much_o the_o practice_n of_o religion_n such_o may_v well_o be_v call_v seeker_n since_o they_o be_v always_o seek_v but_o never_o find_v the_o right_a way_n v._o hildersham_n on_o john_n 4.32_o lect_v 58_o p._n 241._o 241._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pendebant_fw-la ab_fw-la eo_fw-la ay_o aâ—tentissimè_fw-la ipsius_fw-la sermonem_fw-la audiebant_fw-la quasi_fw-la ab_fw-la ipsius_fw-la ore_fw-la pendentem_fw-la beza_n judicio_fw-la discretionis_fw-la discretionis_fw-la see_v master_n case_n his_o morning_n lecture_n page_z 1_o etc._n etc._n per_fw-la victimas_fw-la aliena_fw-la caro_fw-la per_fw-la obedientiam_fw-la tua_fw-la propria_fw-la voluntas_fw-la mactatur_fw-la gregor_n gregor_n see_v master_n fenner_n and_o master_n hooker_n on_o that_o text_n vir_fw-la redargutionum_fw-la hebr._n vide_fw-la schooles-guard_n rule_n 12._o qui_fw-fr frequent_a ob_fw-la vitia_fw-la increpatur_fw-la vel_fw-la ab_fw-la homine_fw-la per_fw-la verba_fw-la vel_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la par_fw-fr flagella_fw-la aut_fw-la per_fw-la internas_fw-la inspirationes_fw-la &_o tamen_fw-la instar_fw-la tauri_fw-la indurat_fw-la cervicem_fw-la certissimè_fw-la citissimeque_fw-la confringetur_fw-la confringetur_fw-la epilogus_fw-la est_fw-la quo_fw-la repetit_fw-la omne_fw-la quae_fw-la hâc_fw-la praecipuè_fw-la epistolâ_fw-la disputavit_fw-la eaque_fw-la nunc_fw-la infigit_fw-la altius_fw-la mirè_fw-la brevi_fw-la praeceptiunculâ_fw-la baldwin_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d significat_fw-la non_fw-la tantum_fw-la affligi_fw-la sed_fw-la quasvis_fw-la injurias_fw-la perferre_fw-la &_o nullis_fw-la malis_fw-la absterreri_fw-la quae_fw-la comitantur_fw-la praedicationem_fw-la evangelii_n 2._o significat_fw-la laborem_fw-la taedium_fw-la &_o periculum_fw-la superare_fw-la mala_fw-la sustinere_fw-la &_o pro_fw-la evangelio_n obdurare_fw-la plenâ_fw-la aniâ—i_fw-la â—idâ—câ—â_fw-la &_o spiritu_fw-la intrepido_fw-la part_n officii_fw-la tui_fw-la perfice_fw-la qui_fw-la mundi_fw-la odia_fw-la nimium_fw-la pertimescunt_fw-la in_fw-la ecclesiastico_fw-la ministerio_fw-la non_fw-la poâ—erunt_fw-la cum_fw-la fructu_fw-la versari_fw-la requiritur_fw-la igitur_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ac_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d per_fw-la quam_fw-la pericula_fw-la odia_fw-la &_o quaevis_fw-la adversa_fw-la contemnantur_fw-la gerhard_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ministerium_fw-la tuum_fw-la imple_n id_fw-la est_fw-la plenè_fw-la perfice_fw-la ministerium_fw-la tuum_fw-la ut_fw-la perfectè_fw-la expleas_fw-la &_o perfungaris_fw-la tuo_fw-la docendi_fw-la officio_fw-la &_o nihil_fw-la omittas_fw-la eoruâ—â—_n quae_fw-la à _fw-la â—ono_fw-la &_o fideli_fw-la ministro_fw-la jure_fw-la exiguntur_fw-la á_o lapide_fw-la paul_n have_v spread_v the_o gospel_n far_o and_o near_o at_o last_o come_v to_o rome_n and_o there_o be_v behead_v in_o the_o thirty_o seven_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n and_o the_o last_o of_o nero_n reign_n vide_fw-la euseb_n l._n 2._o c._n 25._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pro_fw-la libamento_fw-la offeror_fw-la percutio_fw-la foedus_fw-la libamen_fw-la non_fw-la ex_fw-la parte_fw-la sed_fw-la totum_fw-la &_o in_fw-la solidum_fw-la offertur_fw-la deo_fw-la chrysost._n in_o locum_fw-la in_o usu_fw-la erant_fw-la sub_fw-la veteri_fw-la lege_fw-la praeter_fw-la sacrificia_fw-la ex_fw-la animalibus_fw-la oblaâ—iones_fw-la partim_fw-la liquidis_fw-la vino_fw-la praesertim_fw-la quae_fw-la à _fw-la graecis_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dicebantur_fw-la à _fw-la latinis_fw-la libamina_fw-la tactica_fw-la s._n l._n 3._o c._n 3._o sect._n 15._o libor_fw-la i_o mactor_fw-la meton_n adjuncti_fw-la metaphoricâ_fw-la nam_fw-la sacrificiis_fw-la libamina_fw-la adjungebantur_fw-la sacrificium_fw-la erat_fw-la quasi_fw-la convivium_fw-la dei_fw-la in_o quo_fw-la victima_fw-la erat_fw-la iâ—star_fw-la â—ibi_fw-la libamen_fw-la instar_fw-la potus_fw-la dei_fw-la v._o ravenal_n in_o verbo_fw-la libamen_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dimissionis_fw-la meae_fw-la beza_n resolutionis_fw-la meae_fw-la vulg._n migrationis_fw-la &_o reditus_fw-la mei_fw-la sculteâ—_n mori_n est_fw-la resolvi_fw-la mors_fw-la enim_fw-la nihil_fw-la aliud_fw-la est_fw-la quam_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o resolutio_fw-la quaedam_fw-la cupio_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dissolâ—i_fw-la quod_fw-la est_fw-la voâ—is_fw-la mediae_fw-la unde_fw-la non_fw-la tam_fw-la actiuè_fw-la quam_fw-la passiuè_fw-la sumi_fw-la potest_fw-la &_o significat_fw-la non_fw-la solùm_fw-la dissolvi_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la dissolvere_fw-la vel_fw-la solvere_fw-la ut_fw-la nautae_fw-la a_o portu_fw-la scult_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d propriâ—_n significat_fw-la domum_fw-la râ—dire_fw-la scultet_fw-la exercit_fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 62._o vide_fw-la master_n burrough_n gracious_a spi._n cap._n 7._o qui_fw-la regit_fw-la signùm_fw-la est_fw-la in_o quod_fw-la satan_n omne_fw-la jacula_fw-la dirigit_fw-la luther_n v._o tactica_fw-la s._n l._n 3._o c._n 2._o sect_n 5._o p._n 283._o quoties_fw-la inteâ—_n homines_fw-la fui_fw-la minor_fw-la homâ—_n redii_fw-la vigilate_v fratres_fw-la quia_fw-la neâ—_n sanctiores_fw-la davide_n nec_fw-la fortiores_fw-la samsone_n nec_fw-la sapientiores_fw-la solomone_n vos_fw-la esse_fw-la cognoâ—citis_fw-la august_n august_n militi_fw-la multa_fw-la agenda_fw-la patienda_fw-la plura_fw-la solis_fw-la &_o laboris_fw-la sit_fw-la patience_n patience_n quis_fw-la nisi_fw-la vel_fw-la mile_n vel_fw-la amans_fw-la &_o frigora_fw-la noctis_fw-la et_fw-la denso_fw-la mixtas_fw-la preferet_fw-la imbre_fw-la nives_fw-la ovid._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d perdurare_fw-la i_o uchementer_fw-la &_o assidue_fw-la incumbere_fw-la uti_fw-la rei_fw-la alicui_fw-la difficili_fw-la &_o laboriosae_fw-la honour_n ministerii_fw-la est_fw-la in_o opere_fw-la dignitas_fw-la in_o diligentia_fw-la corona_fw-la in_o contemptu_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d aristo_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ministri_fw-la 1_o cor._n 4.1_o ab_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d remex_fw-la quia_fw-la remum_fw-la in_o navi_fw-la agit_fw-fr agit_fw-fr v._o attersot_n on_o philemon_n 2_o p._n 33_o etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ministerium_fw-la evangelii_n quo_fw-la nihil_fw-la sublimius_fw-la nihil_fw-la utilius_fw-la nihil_fw-la itaque_fw-la majore_fw-la fide_fw-la &_o diligentiâ_fw-la tractandum_fw-la davenantius_n see_v mr._n pryn_n treat_v timothy_n and_o titus_n in_o bishop_n omnia_fw-la ea_fw-la facere_fw-la quae_fw-la incumâ—unt_fw-la ministro_fw-la &_o quae_fw-la conducunt_fw-la ad_fw-la hominum_fw-la salutem_fw-la &_o regnum_fw-la christi_fw-la promovendum_fw-la davenant_n death_n in_o exiâ—us_a non_fw-la obitus_fw-la a_o depart_n of_o soul_n and_o body_n for_o a_o time_n that_o they_o may_v meet_v moâ—e_n glorious_o philip_n 3_o 21._o it_o may_v be_v say_v of_o all_o the_o godly_a in_o some_o sense_n as_o '_o â—is_n say_v of_o moses_n deut._n 34.5_o he_o die_v secundum_fw-la os_fw-la domini_fw-la god_n do_v by_o he_o as_o a_o fond_a nurse_n by_o her_o babe_n kill_v he_o and_o lay_v he_o down_o to_o sleep_v sapientis_fw-la animus_n totus_fw-la in_o mâ—rtem_fw-la prominet_fw-la hoc_fw-la vult_fw-la hoc_fw-la meditatur_fw-la hac_fw-la semper_fw-la cupâ—dine_fw-la feâ—tur_fw-la seneca_n ad_fw-la maâ—cium_fw-la c._n 23â—_n see_v more_o in_o mr._n robert_n