to_o be_v bring_v into_o strait_n thing_n be_v here_o express_v as_o we_o hear_v according_a to_o appearance_n a_o man_n be_v not_o pinch_v with_o want_n till_o he_o feel_v it_o and_o be_v oppress_v with_o it_o hence_o doct._n when_o god_n intend_v save_v grace_n to_o any_o he_o first_o make_v they_o effectual_o sensible_a of_o their_o own_o miserable_a and_o undo_v state_n god_n in_o the_o ordinary_a and_o usual_a method_n of_o convert_v sinner_n under_o the_o mean_n of_o grace_n begin_v with_o the_o discovery_n of_o their_o empty_a needy_a poor_a and_o miserable_a condition_n here_o begin_v the_o ground_n and_o motive_n of_o the_o young_a man_n return_v to_o his_o father_n though_o it_o do_v not_o present_o work_v to_o this_o end_n have_v he_o not_o be_v reduce_v to_o the_o great_a strait_n he_o have_v never_o think_v of_o return_v his_o be_v in_o want_n be_v that_o which_o set_v he_o to_o seek_v relief_n and_o this_o be_v it_o which_o do_v at_o last_o though_o not_o immediate_o 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when_o the_o famine_n come_v and_o increase_v that_o now_o he_o have_v nothing_o to_o live_v upon_o in_o the_o explication_n we_o may_v consider_v 1._o what_o be_v this_o conviction_n of_o misery_n 2._o how_o it_o be_v wrought_v 3._o the_o reason_n of_o the_o doctrine_n 1._o what_o be_v this_o conviction_n of_o misery_n answ_n it_o be_v the_o first_o legal_a work_n that_o be_v usual_o wrought_v in_o a_o sinner_n make_v he_o to_o apprehend_v his_o present_a state_n of_o perdition_n notwithstanding_o all_o that_o be_v either_o in_o himself_o or_o in_o the_o world_n it_o be_v though_o not_o the_o full_a of_o a_o lose_a estate_n yet_o lead_v to_o it_o or_o a_o step_n towards_o it_o in_o the_o description_n observe_v 1._o i_o call_v it_o a_o legal_a work_n now_o divine_n be_v wont_a to_o call_v those_o work_n legal_a 1._o which_o be_v usual_o wrought_v by_o the_o application_n of_o the_o law_n in_o which_o be_v the_o curse_n and_o by_o which_o be_v the_o knowledge_n of_o sin_n rom._n 7._o 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that_o he_o be_v condemn_v before_o he_o apprehend_v sin_n to_o be_v the_o just_a condemnation_n he_o feel_v himself_o miserable_a before_o he_o justifi_v god_n for_o though_o it_o be_v sin_n which_o the_o law_n condemn_v and_o hence_o he_o must_v so_o far_o see_v sin_n as_o to_o know_v that_o he_o have_v break_v this_o law_n yet_o he_o be_v not_o make_v to_o know_v sin_n in_o its_o just_a merit_n but_o rather_o count_v it_o a_o rigour_n of_o the_o law_n which_o make_v he_o angry_a with_o that_o and_o not_o with_o sin_n rom._n 7._o 5._o 3._o the_o proper_a effect_n of_o this_o conviction_n be_v to_o make_v he_o know_v and_o feel_v his_o perish_a condition_n at_o present_a that_o he_o be_v now_o go_v to_o perdition_n viz._n that_o he_o be_v under_o the_o curse_n of_o the_o law_n bind_v over_o to_o eternal_a death_n and_o that_o he_o be_v in_o the_o way_n to_o it_o be_v hold_v under_o the_o curse_n the_o young_a man_n find_v himself_o perish_v with_o hunger_n 4._o the_o efficacy_n of_o 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do_v he_o think_v himself_o rich_a and_o the_o world_n a_o trusty_a friend_n both_o these_o be_v mistake_n and_o now_o he_o find_v they_o so_o to_o be_v so_o that_o the_o substance_n of_o rhis_n charge_n be_v now_o he_o be_v convince_v that_o before_o he_o cheat_v himself_o hence_o 2._o his_o state_n be_v not_o proper_o mend_v by_o this_o conviction_n for_o though_o he_o see_v his_o misery_n in_o some_o degree_n yet_o this_o sight_n do_v not_o free_v he_o from_o it_o conviction_n be_v not_o conversion_n though_o god_n can_v when_o he_o please_v make_v it_o a_o step_n towards_o it_o conviction_n do_v not_o make_v any_o man_n real_o better_a though_o it_o do_v give_v we_o hope_n that_o where_o the_o spirit_n begin_v he_o may_v carry_v it_o on_o for_o cain_n and_o judas_n fare_v never_o the_o better_a by_o it_o though_o many_o soul_n have_v by_o divine_a grace_n 2._o how_o this_o conviction_n be_v wrought_v answ_n 1._o if_o we_o speak_v of_o the_o author_n or_o efficient_a cause_n of_o this_o work_n it_o proper_o belong_v to_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n who_o in_o a_o work_n of_o common_a grace_n bring_v the_o creature_n to_o the_o sense_n and_o apprehension_n of_o this_o misery_n i_o deny_v not_o but_o that_o rational_a conviction_n may_v be_v gather_v and_o apply_v from_o the_o rational_a consideration_n of_o thing_n but_o that_o this_o sensible_a conviction_n depend_v on_o a_o special_a work_n of_o the_o spirit_n appear_v 1._o because_o the_o same_o mean_n of_o conviction_n be_v use_v with_o other_o who_o yet_o be_v not_o thus_o convince_v we_o preach_v sin_n and_o misery_n to_o a_o great_a many_o discourse_n with_o they_o of_o the_o distress_a condition_n of_o the_o poor_a prodigal_a man_n but_o it_o be_v but_o now_o and_o then_o one_o that_o be_v touch_v with_o remorse_n and_o cry_v out_o of_o it_o or_o acknowledge_v it_o sensible_o 2._o because_o the_o same_o mean_n may_v have_v be_v former_o use_v with_o this_o person_n and_o yet_o do_v not_o gain_v their_o effect_n it_o may_v be_v he_o have_v hear_v the_o same_o thing_n many_o a_o time_n and_o his_o judgement_n assent_v to_o it_o to_o be_v truth_n but_o yet_o he_o regard_v it_o not_o nor_o be_v affect_v with_o it_o yea_o possible_o he_o have_v have_v it_o more_o urge_v with_o more_o strength_n of_o argument_n and_o press_v with_o more_o moral_o persuasive_a motive_n by_o other_o but_o yet_o it_o never_o gain_v upon_o or_o get_v within_o he_o till_o now_o and_o why_o now_o rather_o than_o at_o any_o other_o time_n there_o be_v as_o much_o to_o have_v drive_v it_o home_o before_o it_o must_v needs_o therefore_o proceed_v from_o the_o power_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n work_v when_o he_o see_v meet_v but_o 2._o
i_o speak_v to_o the_o motive_n themselves_o we_o may_v a_o little_a consider_v how_o he_o come_v to_o improve_v they_o intimate_v in_o that_o word_n he_o say_v there_o be_v a_o speech_n of_o the_o tongue_n and_o a_o speech_n of_o the_o heart_n the_o young_a man_n have_v none_o to_o discourse_v with_o in_o that_o far_a country_n he_o therefore_o commune_v with_o his_o own_o heart_n the_o meaning_n be_v he_o ponder_v of_o the_o matter_n consider_v and_o weigh_v in_o his_o mind_n conclude_v of_o the_o truth_n and_o make_v application_n of_o it_o to_o his_o own_o condition_n hence_o doct._n consideration_n be_v the_o first_o step_n towards_o conversion_n the_o first_o thing_n we_o find_v this_o young_a man_n do_v after_o he_o come_v to_o himself_o be_v he_o begin_v to_o consider_v and_o discourse_n with_o himself_o he_o first_o ponder_v then_o conclude_v than_o act_n conversion_n be_v proper_o the_o return_v of_o a_o sinner_n from_o sin_n unto_o god_n embleme_v to_o we_o by_o the_o prodigal_n return_n from_o a_o far_a country_n to_o his_o father_n house_n the_o sinner_n before_o conversion_n be_v go_v away_o from_o god_n now_o he_o be_v return_v to_o he_o conversion_n be_v consider_v either_o passive_o or_o active_o the_o soul_n be_v say_v to_o be_v passive_a in_o conversion_n in_o as_o much_o as_o he_o can_v do_v nothing_o saving_o till_o he_o have_v receive_v a_o principle_n of_o save_a grace_n but_o still_o we_o mistake_v if_o we_o think_v that_o god_n deal_v with_o man_n as_o with_o stock_n and_o stone_n and_o brute_n creature_n the_o will_n of_o man_n which_o be_v the_o first_o mover_n in_o he_o must_v not_o be_v force_v but_o lead_v the_o spirit_n though_o he_o deal_v irresistable_o yet_o not_o violent_o with_o it_o hence_o he_o do_v not_o compel_v but_o persuade_v which_o persuasion_n be_v a_o rational_a conviction_n whereby_o impression_n be_v make_v upon_o the_o understanding_n and_o will_v the_o one_o be_v to_o see_v and_o approve_v the_o other_o to_o embrace_v the_o object_n which_o may_v be_v call_v active_a conversion_n when_o the_o soul_n view_v and_o discern_v the_o force_n of_o those_o argument_n use_v by_o the_o spirit_n and_o imprint_v upon_o he_o turn_v from_o sin_n to_o god_n and_o thus_o though_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n be_v the_o author_n or_o efficient_a of_o this_o work_n yet_o he_o make_v use_v of_o we_o in_o the_o work_n of_o it_o this_o be_v that_o which_o i_o say_v begin_v at_o consideration_n and_o this_o will_v appear_v in_o a_o few_o thing_n 1_o the_o natural_a man_n sinful_a way_n be_v right_a in_o his_o own_o eye_n unregenerate_a man_n though_o fool_n themselves_o and_o foolish_a in_o all_o they_o do_v yet_o think_v they_o be_v the_o only_a wise_a and_o prudent_a they_o call_v evil_a good_a i._n e._n they_o so_o judge_v of_o it_o the_o prodigal_n in_o his_o vain_a humour_n think_v it_o the_o only_a happy_a life_n to_o get_v abroad_o into_o a_o far_a country_n and_o riot_n it_o among_o stranger_n where_o he_o may_v live_v at_o large_a sinner_n think_v the_o way_n to_o hell_n a_o fair_a large_a broad_a pleasant_a way_n here_o they_o promise_v themselves_o to_o find_v pleasure_n profit_n preferment_n they_o see_v no_o hurt_n in_o their_o course_n and_o can_v laugh_v at_o the_o way_n of_o god_n and_o godliness_n as_o foolish_a and_o unprofitable_a of_o these_o the_o wise_a man_n speak_v prov._n 14._o 12._o there_o be_v a_o way_n which_o seem_v right_a to_o a_o man_n but_o the_o end_n thereof_o be_v the_o way_n of_o death_n the_o truth_n be_v the_o great_a number_n of_o sinner_n think_v they_o sin_n with_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o reason_n 2._o nay_o the_o sinner_n have_v many_o strong_a engagment_n lie_v upon_o he_o to_o follow_v his_o own_o way_n and_o course_n his_o heart_n be_v natural_o set_v upon_o they_o sin_n be_v connatural_a to_o he_o he_o have_v all_o his_o dependence_n for_o happiness_n upon_o these_o design_n ever_o since_o man_n go_v away_o from_o god_n and_o forsake_v he_o he_o have_v have_v his_o dependence_n upon_o lie_a vanity_n and_o in_o those_o his_o hope_n be_v lay_v up_o nay_o there_o be_v many_o entice_a promise_n fair_a word_n and_o deceive_a flattery_n which_o draw_v his_o heart_n away_o his_o lust_n do_v as_o prov._n 7._o 21._o with_o much_o fair_a speech_n she_o cause_v he_o to_o yield_v with_o the_o flattery_n of_o her_o lip_n she_o force_v he_o the_o carnal_a concupiscence_n of_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n be_v not_o otherwise_o to_o be_v satiate_v but_o in_o the_o prosecution_n of_o their_o sinful_a way_n 3._o more_o than_o this_o he_o be_v deep_o root_v in_o his_o way_n he_o be_v practical_o fix_v in_o it_o by_o custom_n it_o be_v the_o trade_n which_o he_o have_v live_v in_o all_o his_o day_n he_o take_v to_o it_o natural_o learn_v it_o ready_o and_o have_v live_v in_o it_o long_o now_o custom_n be_v a_o second_o nature_n and_o therefore_o of_o much_o difficulty_n to_o alter_v or_o remove_v man_n essay_n in_o it_o be_v like_o the_o wash_n of_o a_o ethiopian_a to_o get_v off_o his_o blackness_n as_o jer._n 13._o 23._o it_o be_v a_o hard_a matter_n to_o persuade_v man_n to_o leave_v off_o old_a custom_n though_o never_o so_o bad_a but_o beside_o this_o he_o be_v also_o root_v in_o it_o by_o the_o approbation_n of_o his_o mispersuade_v judgement_n it_o have_v get_v room_n in_o his_o heart_n and_o be_v high_a in_o his_o opinion_n and_o that_o opinion_n be_v strengthen_v by_o observation_n and_o experience_n he_o have_v find_v it_o a_o profitable_a way_n as_o they_o jer._n 44._o 17_o it_o have_v be_v very_o pleasant_a to_o he_o prov._n 9_o 17._o steal_v water_n be_v sweet_a hence_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v exceed_v difficult_a if_o not_o impossible_a to_o make_v he_o out_o of_o love_n with_o it_o or_o think_v other_o than_o well_o of_o it_o the_o covetous_a man_n find_v a_o sweetness_n in_o gain_n the_o voluptuous_a man_n in_o his_o amorous_a embrace_n the_o ambitious_a man_n in_o his_o adoration_n etc._n etc._n 4._o beside_o this_o he_o have_v take_v up_o strong_a prejudices_fw-la against_o the_o way_n of_o conversion_n and_o that_o partly_o through_o the_o contrariety_n of_o his_o heart_n and_o nature_n to_o it_o in_o which_o there_o be_v a_o congenerate_a averseness_n to_o all_o which_o be_v good_a and_o partly_o through_o the_o temptation_n and_o misrepresentation_n of_o satan_n who_o endeavour_v to_o exhibit_v it_o before_o his_o thought_n in_o the_o black_a and_o ugly_a colour_n that_o may_v be_v and_o that_o both_o against_o the_o beginning_n and_o progress_n of_o it_o godly_a sorrow_n mourn_v for_o sin_n forsake_v of_o our_o evil_a way_n turn_v into_o the_o strict_a way_n of_o god_n and_o live_v a_o life_n of_o godliness_n these_o be_v harsh_a lesson_n and_o hard_a say_n not_o ready_o entertain_v by_o a_o soul_n that_o love_v jollity_n and_o care_v not_o to_o be_v molest_v the_o thought_n of_o such_o a_o work_n and_o way_n be_v frightful_a and_o set_v he_o violent_o against_o conversion_n in_o the_o very_a first_o motion_n of_o it_o these_o be_v dull_a dark_a strait_a melancholic_a way_n beside_o the_o cross_n and_o persecution_n that_o be_v in_o they_o hence_o the_o natural_a man_n be_v persuade_v to_o think_v that_o there_o be_v none_o who_o live_v so_o miserable_o and_o unhappy_o as_o the_o people_n of_o god_n and_o if_o they_o shall_v be_v convert_v farewell_n to_o joy_n and_o quiet_a they_o must_v over_o after_o be_v man_n of_o sorrow_n and_o contention_n and_o good_a day_n must_v be_v at_o a_o end_n with_o they_o 5._o to_o true_a conversion_n be_v necessary_o require_v the_o full_a and_o free_a consent_n of_o the_o will_v for_o god_n regard_v the_o heart_n and_o judge_v of_o man_n action_n according_a as_o that_o be_v in_o they_o so_o the_o will_n be_v the_o regent_n in_o man_n and_o the_o first_o mover_n to_o every_o action_n if_o that_o be_v true_a in_o it_o the_o work_n be_v real_a if_o that_o be_v deceitful_a the_o work_n be_v hypocritical_a conversion_n be_v a_o turn_n 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thing_n &_o himself_o be_v a_o sinner_n to_o be_v defile_v with_o it_o sin_n be_v not_o only_o vile_a in_o itself_o but_o it_o render_v every_o one_o so_o that_o be_v pollute_v by_o it_o the_o best_a of_o creature_n be_v vile_a if_o compare_v with_o god_n but_o sinful_a man_n much_o more_o job_n 11._o 14_o 15_o 16._o this_o have_v render_v man_n loathsome_a to_o god_n who_o pure_a eye_n hate_v sin_n and_o shall_v render_v he_o so_o to_o himself_o when_o god_n shall_v do_v he_o good_a ezek._n 36._o 31._o this_o have_v pull_v off_o his_o scarlet_n and_o throw_v he_o upon_o a_o dung_n hill_n this_o have_v deface_v his_o beauty_n and_o cover_v he_o with_o deformity_n degrade_v his_o glory_n and_o fill_v he_o with_o ignominy_n yea_o overspread_v he_o with_o wound_n ulcer_n and_o putrify_a sore_n so_o that_o now_o he_o can_v see_v nothing_o in_o himself_o that_o may_v attract_v love_n but_o just_o cause_v loathe_v 3._o vile_a in_o all_o that_o he_o do_v such_o as_o be_v the_o principle_n 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and_o penitent_a confession_n this_o acknowledgement_n be_v the_o same_o for_o substance_n which_o he_o have_v resolve_v upon_o vers_n 18_o 19_o he_o purpose_v if_o ever_o he_o can_v meet_v his_o father_n thus_o he_o will_v say_v he_o now_o not_o only_o see_v he_o but_o find_v himself_o in_o his_o embrace_n and_o here_o he_o pour_v out_o his_o soul_n to_o he_o there_o be_v only_o the_o last_o clause_n omit_v and_o why_o omit_v be_v not_o essential_a to_o inquire_v divers_a reason_n be_v give_v and_o that_o which_o seem_v most_o probable_a be_v that_o his_o father_n kind_a carriage_n and_o abundant_a expression_n of_o his_o love_n have_v leave_v he_o no_o room_n for_o it_o because_o he_o now_o find_v himself_o accept_v in_o quality_n of_o a_o son_n the_o particular_a meaning_n of_o these_o word_n as_o they_o express_v the_o nature_n of_o true_a repentance_n have_v be_v speak_v to_o from_o vers_fw-la 18_o 19_o that_o which_o we_o have_v now_o to_o consider_v be_v only_o his_o express_v 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publican_n and_o sinner_n give_v occasion_n to_o this_o and_o the_o forego_n parable_n he_o be_v call_v the_o elder_a because_o these_o man_n look_v upon_o themselves_o as_o the_o proper_a heir_n and_o inheriter_n of_o the_o promise_n take_v themselves_o to_o be_v the_o only_a man_n of_o merit_n and_o think_v that_o all_o favour_n show_v to_o publican_n be_v misapply_v in_o this_o part_n of_o the_o parable_n there_o be_v two_o part_n 1._o the_o offence_n which_o this_o son_n take_v at_o his_o father_n carriage_n to_o his_o young_a brother_n vers_fw-la 25._o to_o 31._o 2._o the_o father_n be_v vindicate_v the_o righteousness_n and_o equity_n of_o the_o carriage_n vers_fw-la 31_o 32._o 1._o in_o the_o offence_n we_o may_v observe_v 1._o the_o ground_n of_o it_o viz._n the_o information_n give_v he_o of_o his_o brother_n entertainment_n partly_o by_o his_o ear_n confused_z vers_n 25._o and_o partly_o by_o information_n upon_o enquiry_n vers_fw-la 26_o 27._o further_o illustrate_v by_o 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