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the_o heart_n be_v in_o the_o lively_a temper_n than_o the_o spirit_n be_v fresh_a and_o quick_a and_o natural_a cheerfulness_n be_v sanctify_v be_v a_o furtherance_n of_o spiritual_a joy_n the_o quickness_n of_o the_o natural_a temper_n which_o be_v in_o youth_n most_o vigorous_a be_v a_o good_a servant_n to_o quicken_a grace_n think_v not_o that_o god_n be_v best_a please_v with_o the_o lumpish_a old_a age_n which_o many_o time_n be_v little_o more_o than_o a_o dead_a piece_n of_o earth_n with_o a_o little_a portion_n a_o small_a remainder_n of_o life_n abide_v in_o it_o god_n be_v the_o live_a god_n and_o he_o require_v live_v sacrifice_n rom._n 12._o 1._o now_o thy_o youth_n have_v more_o life_n in_o it_o than_o thy_o old_a age_n there_o be_v as_o it_o be_v a_o close_a union_n between_o the_o soul_n and_o body_n in_o youth_n the_o soul_n impart_v a_o more_o plentiful_a â—nfluence_n of_o life_n unto_o the_o body_n in_o youth_n than_o â—n_o old_a age_n by_o the_o quickness_n and_o 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accept_v yea_o when_o it_o be_v almost_o consume_v even_o the_o remainder_n that_o be_v half_o burn_v do_v yield_v a_o sweet_a savour_n to_o the_o lord_n because_o the_o best_a be_v burn_v also_o upon_o the_o altar_n of_o the_o lord_n so_o let_v a_o man_n consecrate_v the_o prime_n of_o his_o day_n his_o youth_n to_o the_o lord_n offer_v up_o this_o as_o a_o live_a sacrifice_n and_o then_o even_o his_o wear_v old_a age_n which_o be_v like_o a_o sacrifice_n half_o burn_v and_o spend_v shall_v be_v exceed_o sweet_a and_o please_a to_o the_o lord_n because_o the_o best_a be_v give_v up_o unto_o he_o whereas_o on_o the_o other_o side_n shall_v any_o of_o the_o priest_n have_v burn_v a_o sacrifice_n upon_o the_o altar_n of_o baal_n and_o then_o when_o it_o be_v half_o burn_v shall_v have_v bring_v the_o glean_n and_o lay_v they_o upon_o the_o altar_n of_o the_o lord_n this_o will_v have_v be_v a_o grievous_a abomination_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n so_o in_o this_o case_n etc._n etc._n oh_o then_o remember_v thy_o creator_n in_o thy_o youth_n lest_o he_o forget_v or_o despise_v thou_o in_o thy_o age_n remember_v he_o in_o thy_o youth_n that_o thy_o hoar_a head_n may_v be_v find_v in_o the_o way_n of_o righteousness_n and_o so_o may_v be_v a_o crown_n of_o glory_n and_o not_o a_o spectacle_n of_o reproach_n and_o contempt_n unto_o thou_o 3._o consider_v especial_o the_o unspeakable_a danger_n of_o sin_n confirm_v and_o root_v with_o time_n wrought_v and_o wreathe_v into_o the_o heart_n and_o clasp_v in_o the_o affection_n by_o long_a custom_n in_o sin_n oh_o when_o sin_n have_v be_v thirty_o or_o forty_o year_n in_o grow_v and_o take_v root_n it_o cleave_v like_o the_o skin_n to_o the_o bone_n like_o the_o leprosy_n that_o be_v root_v in_o a_o wall_n which_o can_v not_o be_v take_v away_o until_o the_o wall_n be_v pull_v down_o that_o sin_n which_o be_v in_o grow_v the_o whole_a time_n of_o a_o man_n youth_n during_o the_o best_a of_o his_o strength_n it_o be_v even_o a_o wonder_n if_o it_o do_v not_o accompany_v that_o man_n to_o his_o deathbed_n yea_o to_o the_o judgment-seat_n of_o god_n i_o know_v the_o mercy_n of_o god_n be_v infinite_a and_o he_o call_v at_o the_o eleven_o hour_n but_o i_o be_o persuade_v those_o be_v very_o few_o which_o be_v so_o call_v and_o especial_o very_o few_o if_o any_o of_o those_o who_o have_v have_v the_o mean_n of_o grace_n in_o their_o youth_n and_o regard_v they_o not_o oh_o this_o wilful_a harden_v of_o the_o heart_n be_v dreadful_a this_o continue_v in_o sin_n against_o knowledge_n this_o withhold_a the_o truth_n in_o unrighteousness_n move_v the_o lord_n to_o give_v man_n over_o to_o a_o reprobate_a sense_n rom._n 1._o 21_o 24_o 25_o 28._o into_o such_o a_o state_n that_o he_o become_v uncapable_a unteachable_a that_o neither_o blessing_n nor_o cross_n neither_o the_o rod_n nor_o the_o word_n neither_o sickness_n nor_o health_n neither_o gray_a haris_fw-la nor_o the_o approach_n of_o death_n can_v work_v he_o to_o to_o sound_a conversion_n ah_o poor_a forsake_a soul_n such_o a_o one_o may_v come_v to_o say_v with_o saul_n god_n have_v forsake_v i_o a_o speech_n that_o may_v rend_v a_o tender_a heart_n to_o hear_v it_o i_o speak_v not_o this_o to_o bring_v you_o to_o despair_v but_o to_o stir_v you_o up_o to_o speedy_a repentance_n that_o you_o may_v prevent_v this_o desperate_a and_o woeful_a condition_n chap._n i._n in_o the_o last_o place_n let_v i_o speak_v a_o few_o word_n to_o parent_n and_o old_a people_n 1._o to_o parent_n you_o that_o be_v parent_n labour_v you_o to_o season_v the_o very_a childhood_n of_o your_o son_n and_o daughter_n with_o the_o true_a knowledge_n and_o fear_n of_o god_n pray_v over_o they_o daily_o instruct_v exhort_v rebuke_n and_o use_v all_o good_a mean_n that_o the_o prime_n of_o their_o day_n may_v be_v give_v up_o to_o god_n teach_v they_o to_o remember_v their_o creator_n in_o their_o childhood_n that_o they_o may_v neither_o forget_v he_o in_o their_o youth_n nor_o forsake_v he_o in_o their_o old_a age_n i_o fear_v that_o most_o parent_n among_o we_o by_o neglect_v their_o duty_n herein_o be_v guilty_a of_o their_o child_n destruction_n 2._o to_o the_o age_a you_o that_o be_v grow_v old_a and_o have_v not_o remember_v your_o creator_n in_o your_o young_a day_n who_o bone_n be_v full_a of_o the_o sin_n of_o your_o youth_n oh_o know_v that_o your_o case_n be_v exceed_o dangerous_a therefore_o bewail_v your_o life_n whereby_o you_o have_v so_o much_o dishonour_v your_o maker_n humble_a and_o judge_v yourselves_o in_o the_o bitterness_n of_o your_o soul_n cry_v continual_o and_o importunate_o in_o the_o ear_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o if_o it_o be_v possible_a the_o sin_n of_o your_o youth_n and_o the_o long_o continue_a wickedness_n of_o your_o life_n may_v be_v forgive_v you_o that_o the_o often_o resistance_n which_o you_o have_v make_v against_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n may_v be_v pardon_v if_o it_o be_v possible_a that_o the_o frequent_a cast_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n behind_o thy_o back_n may_v be_v forgive_v oh_o how_o odious_a and_o contemptible_a be_v the_o hoary_a head_n find_v in_o the_o way_n of_o wickedness_n in_o a_o state_n of_o impenitency_n what_o be_v a_o old_a drunkard_n or_o adulterer_n a_o gray-headed_a swearer_n a_o old_a covetous_a worldling_n a_o hoary_a head_a impenitent_a person_n but_o even_o a_o monster_n among_o man_n what_o do_v thou_o not_o yet_o remember_v thy_o creator_n not_o in_o old_a age_n not_o at_o fifty_o at_o sixty_o or_o seventy_o year_n oh_o wretched_a security_n awake_v awake_a unto_o righteousness_n unto_o repentance_n you_o old_a one_o that_o sleep_n in_o sin_n lest_o you_o sleep_v the_o sleep_n of_o everlasting_a death_n and_o never_o behold_v the_o face_n of_o god_n in_o righteousness_n sermon_n iii_o eccles._n 12._o 1._o remember_v now_o thy_o creator_n in_o the_o day_n of_o thy_o youth_n etc._n etc._n chap._n i._n beside_o what_o have_v be_v already_o observe_v something_o yet_o may_v be_v further_o note_v viz._n obseru._n that_o grace_n and_o holiness_n be_v exceed_o fit_a and_o no_o way_n unseemly_a for_o the_o young_a sort_n man_n life_n have_v in_o some_o regard_v be_v compare_v to_o a_o comedy_n or_o interlude_n act_v upon_o the_o theatre_n or_o sage_a of_o this_o world_n and_o the_o truth_n be_v many_o a_o man_n life_n be_v but_o a_o play_n and_o many_o in_o their_o course_n do_v but_o act_v other_o man_n part_n not_o in_o sincerity_n express_v their_o own_o inward_a disposition_n and_o therefore_o that_o decorum_n which_o they_o suppose_v may_v grace_v they_o in_o the_o eye_n of_o man_n be_v the_o thing_n they_o most_o of_o all_o affect_v and_o aim_v
upon_o this_o improvidence_n when_o change_n happen_v which_o be_v grievous_a in_o themselves_o they_o become_v more_o grievous_a to_o we_o for_o want_v of_o preparation_n that_o which_o in_o its_o own_o nature_n be_v a_o misery_n be_v make_v a_o double_a misery_n to_o we_o when_o we_o be_v not_o prepare_v for_o it_o what_o discomfort_n will_v sickness_n bring_v when_o it_o come_v unlooked_a for_o and_o when_o we_o have_v not_o prepare_v for_o it_o by_o search_v our_o heart_n cast_v up_o our_o account_n get_v assure_v pardon_n of_o our_o sin_n at_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n when_o a_o sick_a body_n and_o a_o guilty_a conscience_n meet_v together_o there_o be_v a_o woeful_a condition_n when_o a_o man_n shall_v lie_v down_o in_o his_o death_n bed_n with_o the_o guilt_n of_o all_o his_o sin_n lie_v upon_o he_o and_o press_v upon_o his_o soul_n there_o be_v a_o grievous_a burden_n and_o especial_o when_o death_n come_v and_o find_v he_o not_o regenerate_v find_v in_o he_o no_o other_o life_n but_o that_o which_o flow_v from_o the_o union_n between_o the_o soul_n and_o body_n no_o new_a spiritual_a life_n issue_v from_o a_o inseparable_a communion_n between_o christ_n and_o he_o oh_o how_o will_v death_n insult_v over_o such_o a_o one_o how_o will_v the_o name_n the_o thought_n the_o visage_n of_o death_n dismay_v he_o when_o it_o meet_v he_o alone_o not_o join_v to_o christ_n and_o enter_v into_o a_o single_a combat_n with_o he_o not_o strengthen_v by_o a_o happy_a union_n with_o the_o lord_n of_o life_n will_v it_o not_o tear_v he_o in_o piece_n as_o a_o lion_n may_v do_v a_o little_a dog_n it_o be_v a_o double_a misery_n not_o to_o be_v aforehand_o with_o death_n not_o to_o be_v provide_v for_o this_o change_n 4._o on_o the_o other_o side_n much_o ease_n much_o good_a much_o comfort_n follow_v upon_o a_o timely_a foresight_n and_o wise_a preparation_n for_o such_o change_n when_o a_o sad_a and_o sudden_a change_n be_v bring_v upon_o hezekiah_n a_o sharp_a fit_a of_o sickness_n suppose_v to_o have_v be_v the_o plague_n and_o a_o peremptory_a message_n from_o the_o lord_n by_o the_o prophet_n set_v thy_o house_n in_o order_n for_o thou_o shall_v die_v and_o not_o live_v do_v it_o not_o wonderful_o ease_v his_o burden_n that_o he_o be_v so_o well_o prepare_v for_o this_o change_n and_o able_a to_o say_v his_o conscience_n bear_v he_o witness_n 2_o king_n 20._o 3._o i_o beseech_v thou_o o_o lord_n remember_v now_o how_o i_o have_v walk_v before_o thou_o in_o truth_n and_o with_o a_o perfect_a heart_n and_o hauâ—_n do_v that_o which_o be_v good_a in_o thy_o sight_n what_o a_o comfort_n will_v it_o be_v when_o thy_o health_n be_v turn_v into_o sickness_n thy_o strength_n into_o weakness_n when_o thou_o be_v fasten_v to_o thy_o bed_n and_o have_v receive_v in_o thyself_o the_o sentence_n of_o death_n if_o then_o thou_o find_v thyself_o provide_v for_o this_o change_n a_o sweet_a comfort_n it_o shall_v be_v in_o old_a age_n when_o the_o grasshopper_n be_v a_o burden_n even_o the_o light_a thing_n it_o shall_v then_o ease_v that_o burden_n of_o year_n that_o make_v thou_o stoop_v if_o thou_o do_v in_o time_n foresee_v and_o provide_v for_o it_o turn_v to_o the_o lord_n aforehand_o that_o so_o thy_o gray_a hair_n may_v be_v find_v in_o the_o way_n of_o righteousness_n chap._n iii_o use_v 1._o 1._o this_o may_v serve_v to_o reprove_v the_o great_a sensuality_n and_o security_n that_o be_v natural_o among_o we_o that_o we_o look_v at_o thing_n present_a and_o do_v not_o serious_o take_v to_o heart_n such_o change_n as_o may_v befall_v we_o a_o comment_n upon_o psal._n 49._o will_v be_v a_o fit_a enlargement_n of_o this_o use_n where_o the_o psalmist_n discourse_v excellent_o of_o this_o point_n both_o show_v the_o folly_n of_o man_n trust_v to_o outward_a thing_n as_o to_o certainty_n and_o declare_v his_o own_o spiritual_a wisdom_n which_o god_n have_v teach_v he_o in_o prepare_v for_o any_o change_n that_o may_v befall_v he_o first_o he_o 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shall_v i_o fear_v in_o the_o day_n of_o evil_a when_o the_o iniquity_n of_o my_o heel_n shall_v compass_v i_o about_o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v i_o do_v foresee_v change_n and_o affliction_n i_o look_v for_o assault_n from_o satan_n but_o i_o be_o arm_v against_o they_o through_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n who_o have_v pardon_v my_o sin_n and_o therefore_o when_o such_o evil_n come_v and_o satan_n shall_v seek_v to_o entangle_v my_o conscience_n as_o in_o a_o snare_n as_o if_o these_o be_v sure_a argument_n of_o god_n hatred_n against_o i_o i_o will_v not_o fear_v i_o be_o prepare_v for_o these_o thing_n then_o on_o the_o other_o side_n in_o the_o next_o verse_n unto_o the_o fifteen_o he_o go_v on_o at_o large_a declare_v the_o folly_n and_o blindness_n of_o worldly-minded_n man_n &c_n &c_n secure_a sinner_n in_o this_o case_n they_o that_o trust_v in_o their_o wealth_n and_o boast_v themselves_o in_o the_o multitude_n of_o their_o riches_n none_o of_o they_o can_v by_o any_o mean_n 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