a_o gallant_a superscription_n as_o here_o thou_o see_v grave_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n it_o be_v much_o less_o than_o this_o that_o queen_n sabba_n have_v hear_v of_o solomon_n and_o yet_o she_o come_v from_o the_o uttermost_a part_n of_o the_o earth_n to_o try_v whether_o those_o thing_n be_v true_a which_o be_v report_v unto_o she_o wherefore_o then_o hear_v such_o and_o so_o certain_a tiding_n of_o virtue_n do_v thou_o not_o betake_v thou_o to_o a_o little_a travel_n if_o thou_o will_v be_v assure_v hereof_o grant_v thyself_o unto_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o confident_o commit_v thyself_o into_o his_o hand_n lose_v thyself_o from_o the_o hand_n which_o have_v wrap_v and_o win_v thou_o and_o thou_o shall_v see_v that_o the_o same_o of_o virtue_n be_v less_o than_o her_o merit_n and_o that_o whatsoever_o we_o have_v say_v be_v nothing_o in_o comparison_n of_o that_o she_o be_v in_o her_o proper_a effect_n the_o argument_n to_o persevere_v in_o sin_n with_o a_o thousand_o excuse_n and_o delay_n intend_v to_o amend_v his_o life_n hereafter_o deceive_v a_o christian_n marvellous_o for_o by_o this_o mean_v he_o blind_v and_o buri_v himself_o in_o the_o dirty_a dunghill_n of_o vice_n and_o wax_v daily_o more_o prone_a thereunto_o in_o such_o wise_a that_o iniquity_n take_v deep_a root_n in_o the_o entrail_n of_o his_o mind_n it_o will_v very_o hardly_o be_v remove_v chap._n viii_o notwithstanding_o all_o these_o assertion_n whereby_o the_o condition_n of_o virtue_n be_v justify_v sufficient_o the_o wicked_a will_v never_o want_v their_o wont_a excuse_n and_o delay_n for_o as_o it_o be_v write_v he_o that_o will_v shake_v off_o his_o friend_n search_v for_o a_o cause_n of_o quarrel_n but_o in_o so_o do_v he_o merit_v a_o gréevous_a reprehension_n and_o controlment_n yet_o some_o there_o be_v which_o with_o one_o only_a word_n will_v easy_o reply_v to_o all_o this_o say_v it_o suffice_v they_o to_o amend_v hereafter_o and_o then_o to_o reduce_v the_o course_n of_o their_o life_n to_o a_o better_a order_n foolish_o feign_v to_o themselves_o that_o it_o be_v too_o hard_a a_o matter_n present_o for_o they_o so_o to_o do_v and_o that_o in_o time_n to_o come_v they_o may_v attempt_v &_o achieve_v this_o thing_n with_o more_o facility_n himself_o how_o fond_o man_n deceive_v himself_o which_o be_v one_o of_o the_o gross_a error_n wherewith_o a_o man_n may_v delude_v himself_o for_o if_o thou_o mind_v so_o long_o to_o proceed_v and_o persevere_v in_o that_o perilous_a path_n wherein_o thou_o be_v enter_v still_o augment_v the_o heap_n of_o thy_o iniquity_n how_o can_v thou_o so_o easy_o hereafter_o forsake_v it_o at_o thy_o pleasure_n thy_o naughty_a condition_n be_v grow_v by_o continual_a custom_n into_o a_o habit_n further_o if_o thou_o continue_v herein_o evil_a custom_n shall_v be_v more_o fortify_v and_o confirm_v and_o nature_n shall_v be_v corrupt_v the_o more_o and_o the_o devil_n shall_v prevail_v and_o have_v more_o power_n upon_o thou_o and_o shall_v be_v still_o far_o from_o the_o favour_n of_o god_n and_o consequent_o more_o blind_a more_o incline_v and_o plunge_v deep_o in_o the_o stink_a puddle_n of_o iniquity_n then_o how_o can_v it_o be_v more_o easy_a for_o thou_o to_o perform_v this_o business_n be_v increase_v with_o these_o new_a difficulty_n by_o reason_n of_o thy_o perseveraunce_n in_o sin_n if_o every_o time_n that_o thou_o do_v offend_v thou_o leave_v behind_o thâ—â—_n a_o day_n journey_n of_o thy_o voyage_n towards_o virtue_n how_o can_v thou_o more_o ready_o frame_v thyself_o thereunto_o hereafter_o have_v let_v slip_v so_o many_o day_n journey_n as_o thou_o have_v commit_v offence_n it_o may_v well_o appear_v that_o by_o this_o answer_n thou_o be_v instruct_v by_o the_o father_n of_o lie_n and_o falsehood_n that_o after_o thou_o have_v so_o long_o enure_v thyself_o to_o vice_n and_o folly_n and_o haste_v run_v a_o race_n so_o far_o from_o the_o trade_n of_o virtue_n shall_v then_o be_v most_o 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carnalitie_n be_v often_o subject_a to_o the_o dissolute_a manner_n of_o their_o youth_n yea_o although_o they_o then_o abhor_v they_o and_o nature_n thereof_o disclaym_v utter_o which_o only_o come_v to_o pass_v through_o the_o tyranny_n of_o evil_a custom_n for_o it_o be_v affirm_v by_o job_n that_o the_o bone_n of_o the_o wicked_a shall_v be_v full_a of_o those_o vice_n that_o they_o use_v in_o their_o youth_n which_o shall_v accompany_v they_o in_o their_o grave_n in_o such_o sort_n the_o vice_n have_v no_o other_o end_n then_o death_n which_o be_v the_o dissolution_n and_o extinguishment_n of_o all_o mortal_a thing_n which_o only_o suffice_v to_o redress_v and_o cure_v it_o and_o the_o cause_n hereof_o be_v custom_n confirm_v which_o now_o be_v grow_v to_o nature_n for_o vicious_a appetite_n take_v such_o root_n in_o the_o bone_n and_o bowel_n of_o their_o soul_n be_v even_o like_a unto_o a_o joint_a ague_n which_o have_v settle_v itself_o in_o the_o entrail_n of_o a_o man_n be_v become_v incurable_a the_o very_a same_o thing_n be_v show_v by_o our_o saviour_n in_o the_o resurrection_n of_o lazarus_n which_o have_v lie_v dead_a now_o four_o day_n who_o god_n call_v again_o to_o life_n with_o such_o vehement_a shriek_n and_o cry_n notwithstanding_o he_o raise_v many_o from_o death_n before_o with_o such_o falicitie_n thereby_o to_o make_v it_o know_v unto_o we_o what_o a_o wonder_n it_o be_v that_o god_n raise_v he_o again_o who_o four_o day_n have_v be_v dead_a and_o bury_v this_o long_a since_o be_v espy_v to_o be_v in_o sin_n for_o as_o saint_n augustine_n open_v this_o place_n of_o these_o four_o day_n the_o first_o be_v the_o delight_n we_o have_v in_o sin_n the_o second_o be_v the_o consent_n of_o mind_n the_o three_o the_o accomplishment_n in_o deed_n the_o four_o the_o perseverance_n in_o sin_n and_o he_o that_o be_v come_v to_o this_o point_n be_v lazarus_n lie_v dead_a four_o day_n who_o can_v be_v receive_v but_o with_o the_o loud_a lamentation_n and_o tear_n of_o our_o saviour_n if_o peradventure_o this_o chance_n unto_o thou_o which_o very_o seldom_o happen_v to_o any_o tell_v i_o what_o law_n can_v thou_o allege_v for_o thy_o lewdness_n that_o god_n before_o all_o world_n have_v love_v and_o create_v thou_o to_o invest_v thou_o with_o the_o glory_n of_o eternal_a felicity_n will_v not_o consume_v in_o the_o service_n of_o he_o who_o have_v be_v thy_o benefactor_n and_o friend_n so_o long_o in_o this_o short_a &_o brickle_z life_n that_o thou_o enjoy_v the_o argument_n repentance_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v defer_v to_o the_o end_n of_o life_n for_o they_o god_n do_v seldom_o grant_v they_o his_o grace_n to_o die_v well_o for_o he_o that_o have_v lead_v a_o lewd_a life_n have_v common_o a_o worse_a death_n and_o so_o find_v a_o righteous_a recompense_n for_o his_o unjust_a desert_n chap._n ix_o but_o some_o there_o be_v so_o blind_a &_o shameless_a that_o it_o suffice_v they_o not_o to_o have_v sin_v all_o their_o life_n pass_v but_o they_o resolve_v with_o themselves_o wilful_o to_o wallow_v therein_o until_o they_o sensible_o feel_v themselves_o assit_v with_o the_o very_a summons_n of_o death_n o_o dreadful_a time_n full_a of_o perplexity_n what_o think_v thou_o with_o this_o price_n to_o purchase_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n and_o to_o merit_v the_o society_n and_o seat_n of_o angel_n do_v thou_o not_o see_v that_o whatsoever_o be_v do_v at_o this_o time_n be_v necessity_n and_o not_o will_n be_v force_v and_o not_o free_a be_v constraint_n and_o not_o consent_v be_v fear_n and_o not_o friendship_n yet_o it_o be_v love_n not_o the_o love_n of_o god_n but_o self_n love_n which_o shun_v natural_o his_o own_o annoy_n do_v thou_o not_o perceive_v that_o these_o thing_n be_v mere_a opposite_a
10._o final_o there_o shall_v be_v inward_a and_o outward_a darkness_n both_o of_o the_o body_n and_o mind_n far_o more_o obscure_a than_o those_o of_o egypt_n which_o may_v be_v feel_v and_o touch_v with_o the_o hand_n there_o shall_v be_v fire_n but_o not_o such_o as_o we_o use_v common_o which_o smart_v a_o little_a and_o vanish_v quick_o but_o such_o as_o be_v most_o fit_a for_o that_o place_n that_o be_v which_o afflict_v vehement_o and_o never_o cease_v to_o torment_v if_o this_o be_v true_a how_o can_v it_o be_v that_o those_o which_o believe_v and_o confess_v the_o same_o shall_v line_v so_o loose_o and_o sleep_n in_o such_o security_n what_o danger_n what_o tedious_a toil_n will_v not_o any_o man_n glad_o undertake_v rather_o than_o he_o will_v endure_v one_o day_n yea_o one_o hour_n the_o least_o of_o these_o torment_n why_o then_o to_o shun_v a_o perpetuity_n of_o calamity_n so_o tragical_a do_v they_o not_o employ_v themselves_o to_o so_o easy_a travail_n as_o that_o which_o be_v requisite_a to_o the_o follow_v of_o virtue_n this_o thing_n be_v enough_o to_o sequester_v a_o man_n soul_n from_o his_o sense_n and_o to_o bring_v he_o to_o a_o extacie_n that_o deliberate_v advise_o hereupon_o yet_o if_o among_o these_o huge_a heap_n of_o misery_n be_v any_o hope_n of_o end_n or_o redress_v it_o will_v qualify_v somewhat_o their_o gripe_n corsy_z but_o alas_o they_o find_v it_o there_o far_o otherwise_o for_o the_o gate_n of_o comfort_n be_v close_v up_o on_o all_o side_n in_o all_o kind_n of_o heaviness_n that_o may_v happen_v in_o this_o life_n rest_v always_o some_o relief_n wherein_o the_o afflict_a may_v repose_v himself_o as_o that_o which_o be_v administer_v either_o by_o reason_n of_o time_n friend_n or_o company_n of_o many_o which_o do_v participate_v with_o he_o in_o the_o same_o mishap_n or_o by_o hope_n to_o be_v release_v at_o last_o may_v mitigate_v their_o malady_n but_o in_o this_o evil_a only_a the_o conduit_n of_o grace_n be_v so_o 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the_o palace_n of_o their_o spouse_n be_v receive_v in_o 15._o matth._n 15._o as_o the_o evangelist_n say_v and_o sudden_o the_o gate_n be_v lock_v o_o perpetual_a pin_v fast_a o_o immortal_a enclosure_n o_o gate_n of_o comfort_n which_o never_o shall_v be_v open_v which_o be_v as_o though_o he_o have_v say_v closed_n be_v the_o port_n of_o pardon_n shut_v be_v the_o door_n and_o hatch_n of_o hope_n and_o intercession_n of_o grace_n of_o consolation_n and_o of_o merit_v any_o more_o the_o six_o day_n be_v vanish_v wherein_o manna_n be_v to_o be_v gather_v but_o the_o sabbath_n it_o can_v not_o be_v find_v wherefore_o he_o must_v fast_o always_o which_o will_v not_o provide_v for_o himself_o in_o time_n the_o yâ—le_a sluggard_n say_v solomon_n fear_v the_o cold_a will_v not_o till_o his_o ground_n in_o the_o winter_n whereby_o he_o shall_v beg_v in_o the_o summer_n and_o nothing_o shall_v be_v give_v he_o and_o again_o he_o that_o labour_v in_o the_o summer_n and_o time_n of_o harvest_n be_v discreet_a but_o he_o that_o than_o betake_v he_o to_o sleep_v be_v the_o son_n of_o perdition_n what_o great_a confusion_n can_v there_o be_v then_o that_o which_o happen_v to_o the_o scotfree_a miser_n who_o may_v have_v purchase_v his_o place_n in_o heaven_n with_o the_o crumb_n of_o bread_n that_o fall_v from_o his_o table_n by_o his_o covetousness_n in_o detain_v that_o little_a be_v now_o bring_v to_o such_o penury_n himself_o that_o he_o crave_v &_o shall_v crave_v continual_o one_o drop_n of_o water_n &_o shall_v never_o obtain_v it_o in_o who_o heart_n do_v not_o this_o request_n of_o that_o wretch_n move_v a_o remorse_n o_o father_n abraham_n pity_v my_o case_n and_o send_v lazarus_n 16._o luke_n 16._o that_o he_o may_v dip_v the_o top_n of_o his_o finger_n in_o the_o water_n and_o may_v touch_v my_o tongue_n therewith_o for_o this_o fire_n torment_v i_o out_o of_o measure_n what_o less_o petition_n can_v be_v demand_v then_o this_o for_o he_o dare_v not_o request_v one_o vessel_n of_o water_n neither_o will_v he_o that_o lazarus_n shall_v wet_v all_o his_o hand_n nor_o his_o whole_a finger_n which_o be_v to_o be_v wonder_v at_o but_o only_o the_o top_n of_o his_o finger_n and_o yet_o it_o will_v not_o be_v grant_v unto_o he_o by_o which_o thou_o see_v how_o close_o the_o gate_n of_o grace_n be_v shulte_n and_o how_o far_o the_o prohibition_n and_o curse_n stretch_v which_o be_v prepare_v for_o the_o ungodly_a since_o they_o can_v get_v so_o small_a a_o matter_n in_o such_o sort_n that_o cast_v they_o their_o ghastly_a look_n which_o way_n they_o will_v let_v they_o extend_v their_o hand_n to_o what_o place_n they_o list_n they_o shall_v find_v no_o crumb_n of_o comfort_n be_v it_o never_o so_o small_a and_o as_o one_o fall_v into_o the_o sea_n plunge_v in_o the_o depth_n of_o the_o water_n can_v find_v no_o perfect_a foot_n and_o often_o stretch_v out_o his_o arm_n catch_v and_o grasp_v round_o about_o in_o vain_a be_v now_o even_o swallow_v in_o 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