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how_o weak_a and_o light_v the_o tentation_n have_v often_o be_v that_o have_v draw_v thou_o to_o it_o nay_o how_o thou_o have_v draw_v and_o provoke_v thyself_o to_o it_o and_o say_v thou_o to_o thy_o own_o heart_n if_o god_n be_v so_o much_o offend_v with_o ahab_n though_o he_o have_v so_o strong_a a_o tempter_n as_o jesabel_n his_o wife_n i_o king_n 21._o 25._o alas_o what_o cause_n have_v he_o to_o be_v offend_v with_o i_o that_o have_v be_v my_o own_o tempter_n remember_v what_o the_o holy_a ghost_n speak_v of_o this_o circumstance_n isaiah_n 33._o 1_o woe_n to_o thou_o that_o spoil_v and_o be_v not_o spoil_v &_o 5._o 18._o woe_n unto_o they_o that_o draw_v iniquity_n with_o cord_n of_o vanity_n &_o sin_n as_o it_o be_v with_o a_o cart_n rope_n four_o theâ—_n 〈◊〉_d â—â—mber_n of_o thy_o sin_n say_v they_o be_v in_o their_o 〈…〉_z so_o small_a yet_o the_o number_n of_o they_o and_o thy_o multiply_v of_o they_o so_o ofâ—_n make_v the_o burden_n â—f_v they_o intolerable_a consider_v how_o the_o lord_n aggravate_v sin_n by_o this_o circumstance_n jer._n 5._o 6._o a_o lion_n out_o of_o the_o forest_n shall_v slay_v they_o and_o a_o wolf_n of_o the_o evening_n shall_v spoil_v they_o a_o leopard_n shall_v watch_v over_o their_o city_n every_o one_o that_o go_v out_o thence_o shall_v be_v tear_v in_o piece_n because_o their_o transgression_n be_v many_o and_o their_o backslide_n be_v increase_v see_v what_o weight_n this_o very_a circumstance_n give_v unto_o david_n sin_n in_o the_o sense_n of_o his_o conscience_n my_o iniquity_n say_v he_o psal._n 40._o 12._o be_v more_o than_o the_o hair_n of_o my_o head_n therefore_o my_o heart_n fail_v i_o the_o sand_n though_o take_v several_o they_o
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sell_v that_o you_o have_v and_o give_v alm_n provide_v yourselves_o bag_n that_o wax_v not_o old_a a_o treasure_n in_o the_o heaven_n that_o fail_v not_o where_o no_o thief_n approach_v neâ—ther_o moth_n corrupt_v as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v bestow_v your_o good_n so_o while_o you_o live_v here_o as_o you_o may_v have_v most_o use_v and_o comfort_n of_o they_o in_o the_o life_n that_o be_v to_o come_v as_o our_o merchant_n that_o trade_n into_o turkey_n or_o persia_n will_v lay_v out_o their_o money_n there_o upon_o those_o commodity_n that_o will_v be_v most_o beneficial_a to_o they_o here_o when_o they_o shall_v come_v home_o again_o this_o argument_n solomon_n propound_v here_o by_o way_n of_o answer_n to_o a_o objection_n that_o man_n special_o voluptuous_a man_n be_v apt_a to_o make_v against_o all_o this_o that_o he_o have_v say_v to_o persuade_v they_o to_o work_n of_o charity_n and_o mercy_n and_o whereby_o they_o be_v make_v most_o backward_o unto_o this_o duty_n the_o objection_n be_v set_v down_o in_o the_o 7._o verse_n true_o the_o light_n be_v sweet_a and_o a_o pleasant_a thing_n it_o be_v for_o the_o eye_n to_o behold_v the_o sun_n where_o it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v for_o the_o open_n of_o the_o word_n that_o by_o light_n be_v mean_v a_o pleasant_a and_o prosperous_a and_o comfortable_a life_n for_o as_o our_o life_n be_v call_v in_o holy_a scripture_n the_o light_n of_o the_o live_n psal._n 56._o 13._o because_o life_n itself_o be_v sweet_a and_o comfortable_a to_o man_n so_o be_v a_o comfortable_a estate_n in_o this_o life_n oft_o set_v forth_o and_o resemble_v by_o this_o metaphor_n when_o eliphas_n will_v persuade_v job_n how_o beneficial_a a_o thing_n it_o will_v be_v unto_o he_o to_o return_v unto_o the_o almighty_a not_o only_o in_o respect_n of_o spiritual_a and_o eternal_a but_o even_o of_o worldly_a and_o temporal_a blessing_n also_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v sure_a to_o receive_v by_o it_o he_o express_v it_o thus_o job_n 22._o 28._o thou_o shall_v decree_v a_o thing_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v establish_v unto_o thou_o and_o the_o light_n shall_v shine_v upon_o thy_o way_n that_o be_v thou_o shall_v prosper_v in_o whatsoever_o thou_o take_v in_o hand_n and_o have_v comfort_n in_o it_o the_o jew_n say_v the_o sacred_a story_n est._n 8._o 16._o upon_o the_o advancement_n of_o mordecay_n and_o the_o reverse_v of_o hamans_n letter_n have_v light_a and_o gladness_n and_o joy_n and_o honour_n so_o that_o the_o objection_n which_o the_o voluptuous_a man_n make_v verse_n 7._o be_v in_o effect_n thus_o much_o certain_o life_n be_v sweet_a and_o it_o be_v a_o great_a happiness_n to_o live_v plentiful_o and_o prosperous_o neat_o and_o pleasant_o in_o this_o world_n which_o i_o can_v never_o do_v if_o i_o shall_v not_o be_v careful_a to_o keep_v that_o i_o have_v if_o i_o shall_v hearken_v to_o thy_o counsel_n and_o be_v so_o liberal_a and_o bountiful_a to_o the_o poor_a as_o thou_o will_v have_v i_o to_o be_v this_o 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