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a_o blasphemer_n and_o a_o persecutor_n and_o contumelious_a in_o his_o thought_n and_o speech_n towards_o christ_n our_o saviour_n yet_o he_o receive_v mercy_n ponder_v the_o hardness_n which_o natural_o we_o find_v among_o man_n to_o forgive_v offence_n and_o compare_v it_o with_o what_o we_o experience_n in_o god_n and_o be_v confound_v at_o thy_o ingratitude_n have_v recourse_n to_o his_o mercy_n enlarge_v thy_o haâ—t_n in_o hope_n and_o confidence_n and_o give_v not_o way_n to_o thought_n of_o diffidence_n for_o if_o thy_o sin_n be_v as_o scarlet_a 18._o they_o shall_v be_v whiten_v as_o snow_n and_o if_o they_o be_v as_o red_a as_o crimson_a they_o shall_v be_v white_a like_o wool_n he_o give_v unto_o solomon_n latitude_n of_o hart_n as_o the_o sand_n which_o be_v on_o the_o sea_n shore_n 29._o but_o what_o be_v this_o compare_v with_o the_o largeness_n of_o thy_o mercy_n my_o god_n ready_a to_o forgive_v more_o offence_n than_o there_o be_v sand_n on_o the_o shore_n and_o to_o 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in_o provide_v such_o sustenance_n for_o we_o of_o a_o mother_n and_o nurse_n in_o feed_v we_o at_o his_o own_o breast_n of_o a_o friend_n iâ—_n comfort_v and_o assist_v we_o all_o these_o kindness_n require_v love_a correspondence_n on_o our_o part_n let_v we_o â—leare_v ourselves_o of_o as_o many_o imperfection_n as_o w_n can_v that_o we_o may_v be_v less_o troublesome_a accommodate_v ourselves_o to_o his_o will_n and_o pleasute_n in_o all_o thing_n and_o be_v continual_o give_v ourselves_o even_o to_o death_n for_o his_o sake_n if_o he_o so_o require_v and_o be_v sure_a never_o to_o be_v from_o he_o by_o any_o grievous_a offence_n two_o it_o be_v say_v in_o the_o first_o of_o king_n that_o the_o soul_n of_o jonâ—thâ—s_n be_v join_v fâ—st_n to_o the_o soul_n of_o david_n 18_o and_o jonathas_n louâ—d_v he_o as_o he_o own_o soul_n and_o they_o enter_v aleague_n and_o jonathas_n stripe_v himself_o of_o the_o coat_n where_o with_o he_o be_v clothe_v and_o give_v it_o to_o david_n and_o 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do_v prostrate_v myself_o at_o thy_o foot_n beg_v thâ—â—_n thou_o will_v conserve_v we_o in_o the_o order_n thou_o have_v create_v we_o and_o that_o we_o may_v be_v ever_o subject_a to_o thy_o bless_a will_n and_o ordination_n amen_n whence_o be_v it_o that_o thou_o come_v to_o i_o who_o be_o i_o ke._n that_o thou_o shall_v give_v i_o thyself_o how_o dare_v a_o sinner_n appear_v before_o thou_o and_o how_o come_v it_o that_o thou_o vouchsafe_v to_o come_v to_o a_o sinner_n 1_o entertainment_n of_o our_o saviour_n as_o king_n i._o that_o our_o saviour_n be_v a_o king_n be_v among_o christian_n undoubted_a 16._o himself_o acknowledge_v it_o before_o pilate_n and_o in_o the_o apocalypse_v we_o read_v that_o he_o have_v in_o his_o garment_n and_o on_o his_o thigh_n write_v king_n of_o king_n and_o lord_n of_o lord_n so_o that_o he_o be_v not_o only_o as_o other_o prince_n king_n and_o lord_n of_o a_o parcel_n of_o ground_n bound_v and_o confine_v with_o in_o certain_a limit_n but_o he_o be_v king_n over_o the_o whole_a univer_n and_o as_o such_o even_o in_o this_o disguise_n we_o must_v acknowledge_v he_o and_o prostrate_v ourselves_o in_o his_o presence_n with_o the_o four_o and_o twenty_o elders_n and_o lay_v all_o the_o crown_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n at_o his_o foot_n 10_o profess_v that_o he_o alone_o be_v worthy_a to_o receive_v all_o gloris_fw-la and_o honour_n from_o every_o creature_n in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o under_o the_o earth_n and_o however_o he_o have_v not_o here_o that_o visible_a attendance_n which_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n use_v to_o have_v it_o be_v for_o our_o sake_n that_o he_o conceal_v it_o that_o we_o may_v have_v the_o more_o free_a access_n to_o he_o for_o as_o he_o say_v to_o s._n peter_n in_o the_o garden_n with_o one_o word_n he_o can_v show_v we_o 53_o that_o he_o have_v at_o hand_n above_o twelve_o legion_n of_o angel_n to_o attend_v he_o ii_o the_o part_n of_o a_o good_a subject_n be_v not_o only_o to_o acknowledge_v the_o right_n of_o his_o prince_n and_o to_o do_v he_o corporal_a reverence_n but_o to_o his_o power_n he_o must_v keep_v the_o king_n peace_n observe_v his_o law_n and_o also_o suppress_v disturber_n so_o far_o as_o it_o may_v concern_v he_o in_o duty_n to_o do_v it_o 27_o now_o our_o saviour_n tell_v we_o that_o his_o kingdom_n be_v within_o we_o with_o in_o ourselves_o therefore_o we_o must_v keep_v peace_n and_o watch_v upon_o the_o quiet_a of_o our_o soul_n suppress_v our_o passion_n which_o be_v the_o only_a disturber_n and_o not_o countermand_v do_v break_v the_o peace_n betwixt_o god_n and_o we_o and_o his_o other_o subject_n which_o be_v our_o neighbour_n in_o this_o occasion_n therefore_o of_o receive_v or_o of_o be_v present_a at_o the_o holy_a sacrifice_n it_o be_v fit_v we_o shall_v offer_v unto_o he_o our_o endeavour_n one_o day_n in_o the_o week_n or_o one_o week_n in_o the_o month_n to_o watch_v upon_o the_o passion_n of_o anger_n that_o it_o do_v not_o disband_v another_o day_n or_o week_n upon_o fear_n that_o it_o do_v not_o withdraw_v we_o from_o our_o duty_n another_o upon_o too_o much_o inclination_n to_o liberty_n or_o to_o sloth_n and_o idleness_n and_o so_o upon_o the_o rest_n of_o our_o passion_n or_o inclination_n or_o also_o upon_o our_o sense_n our_o ear_n our_o tongue_n our_o sight_n etc._n etc._n that_o we_o may_v become_v and_o persevere_v perfect_o subject_a to_o he_o and_o he_o reign_v peaceable_o in_o our_o soul_n iii_o and_o because_o here_o he_o do_v offer_v himself_o not_o only_o to_o the_o view_n of_o his_o people_n to_o be_v worship_v by_o they_o and_o to_o take_v their_o allegiance_n but_o also_o to_o be_v entertain_v as_o when_o king_n go_v their_o progress_n they_o appoint_v their_o lodging_n and_o send_v their_o harbinger_n before_o they_o see_v he_o be_v please_v to_o choose_v thy_o hart_n for_o one_o of_o his_o station_n beg_v of_o he_o that_o the_o will_v be_v also_o please_v to_o send_v his_o harbinger_n who_o 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what_o be_v best_a and_o most_o necessary_a for_o thou_o to_o demand_v and_o let_v iâ—_n be_v with_o full_a resignation_n to_o his_o bless_a will_n to_o obtain_v or_o not_o to_o obtain_v what_o thou_o ask_v in_o particular_a be_v assure_v that_o he_o will_v do_v for_o thou_o for_o the_o best_a and_o however_o fail_v not_o to_o repeat_v often_o in_o this_o occasion_n that_o which_o himself_o have_v put_v into_o our_o mouth_n thy_o kingdom_n come_v that_o it_o may_v be_v once_o universal_o spread_v over_o the_o whole_a world_n and_o that_o in_o those_o who_o be_v under_o thy_o charge_n thou_o may_v ever_o have_v care_n to_o maintain_v it_o 38._o amen_n bless_a be_v he_o that_o do_v come_v king_n in_o the_o name_n of_o our_o lord_n peace_n in_o heaven_n and_o glory_n in_o the_o hige_a
6._o entertainment_n of_o our_o saviour_n as_o he_o be_v a_o spiritual_a banquet_n i._o meat_n and_o drink_n be_v for_o necessary_a sustenance_n a_o banquet_n be_v moreover_o for_o pleasure_n and_o contentment_n not_o only_o of_o the_o taste_n but_o general_o all_o other_o delight_n concur_v in_o it_o now_o if_o the_o wiseman_n â—ould_v say_v of_o the_o manna_n in_o the_o old_a law_n 〈◊〉_d that_o it_o have_v in_o it_o all_o delight_n and_o the_o siveetnes_n of_o every_o thing_n that_o we_o taste_v doubtless_o if_o we_o apply_v ourselves_o unto_o it_o we_o shall_v find_v also_o in_o this_o heavenly_a sacrament_n where_o of_o that_o be_v a_o figure_n all_o sort_n of_o spiritual_a delight_n and_o first_o occur_v the_o exquisiteness_n of_o the_o food_n it_o be_v the_o bread_n of_o angel_n and_o senâ—_n we_o down_o as_o far_o as_o from_o heaven_n prepare_v to_o our_o hand_n without_o other_o labour_n on_o our_o part_n then_o as_o in_o all_o banker_n to_o dress_v ourselves_o handsome_o 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