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sin-offering_n do_v bear_v iniquity_n viz._n the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o congregation_n and_o the_o scape-goat_n have_v the_o sin_n of_o israel_n put_v upon_o it_o eliezer_n hazazel_n â—hircus_fw-la peccati_fw-la atque_fw-la omnes_fw-la iniquitates_fw-la israelis_fw-la super_fw-la illum_fw-la sunt_fw-la juxta_fw-la illud_fw-la &_o feret_fw-la etc._n etc._n rabbi_n eliezer_n and_o the_o goat_n do_v bear_v the_o iniquity_n and_o carry_v it_o away_o into_o a_o land_n of_o forgetfulness_n levit._n 16.21_o 22._o whatever_o sacrifice_n for_o sin_n either_o the_o superstition_n and_o will-worship_n of_o man_n without_o direction_n from_o god_n do_v substitute_n in_o their_o own_o stead_n and_o do_v offer_v for_o their_o own_o sin_n on_o it_o they_o think_v they_o do_v transfer_v both_o their_o crime_n and_o its_o guilt_n and_o hence_o promise_v a_o impunity_n to_o themselves_o and_o whatever_o sacrifice_n by_o god_n own_o appointment_n be_v offer_v for_o expiation_n of_o sin_n have_v 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have_v forfeit_v all_o and_o all_o estreat_v unto_o god_n the_o king_n and_o sovereign_a of_o man._n in_o sum_n christ_n have_v time_n enough_o wherein_o to_o do_v this_o he_o have_v good_a will_v enough_o to_o move_v he_o to_o it_o he_o have_v estate_n enough_o to_o furnish_v and_o enrich_v they_o and_o his_o poor_a kindred_n have_v need_n enough_o and_o what_o then_o think_v we_o can_v hinder_v he_o from_o make_v his_o will_n or_o what_o shall_v dissuade_v we_o from_o believe_v it_o from_o his_o humiliation_n unto_o death_n he_o humble_v himself_o and_o become_v obedient_a unto_o death_n etc._n etc._n wherefore_o god_n have_v give_v he_o a_o name_n etc._n etc._n that_o every_o tongue_n shall_v confess_v that_o jesus_n christ_n be_v lord_n christ_n who_o die_v and_o because_o he_o die_v have_v this_o title_n give_v he_o he_o be_v lord_n and_o this_o title_n be_v give_v to_o he_o of_o god_n himself_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d god_n have_v exalt_v he_o and_o give_v to_o he_o a_o glorious_a title_n now_o this_o be_v not_o a_o swell_a title_n without_o power_n or_o riches_n to_o befriend_v and_o help_v his_o people_n such_o vain_a title_n be_v sometime_o give_v by_o man_n to_o man_n but_o never_o unto_o any_o by_o god_n himself_o for_o he_o ever_o invest_v power_n with_o the_o title_n he_o confer_v and_o such_o a_o power_n or_o authority_n as_o become_v both_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o giver_n and_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o receiver_n can_v not_o be_v less_o than_o a_o full_a uncontrolled_a and_o lawful_a power_n of_o make_v a_o will_n or_o testament_n give_v out_o legacy_n to_o his_o indigent_a kindred_n and_o friend_n suitable_a to_o all_o this_o be_v that_o of_o john_n 10.17_o therefore_o do_v my_o father_n love_v i_o because_o i_o lay_v down_o my_o life_n etc._n etc._n note_v well_o how_o christ_n lay_v down_o his_o life_n i._n e._n die_v for_o his_o sheep_n be_v be_v set_v down_o as_o one_o cause_n why_o the_o father_n do_v so_o love_v he_o now_o because_o the_o father_n love_v he_o he_o have_v give_v or_o put_v all_o thing_n into_o his_o hand_n john_n 3.35_o leave_v they_o all_o to_o his_o disposal_n these_o two_o place_n of_o st._n john_n do_v in_o effect_n speak_v this_o very_a language_n that_o the_o voluntary_a death_n of_o christ_n shall_v procure_v his_o father_n love_n to_o he_o and_o this_o love_n of_o his_o father_n shall_v bestow_v a_o power_n and_o right_n on_o christ_n to_o dispose_v of_o all_o thing_n all_o which_o be_v exact_o and_o punctual_o perform_v to_o christ_n after_o his_o death_n as_o well_o as_o large_o promise_v and_o contract_v for_o upon_o condition_n that_o he_o shall_v die_v the_o promise_n be_v make_v on_o condition_n he_o will_v die_v and_o the_o right_n to_o all_o contain_v in_o the_o promise_n be_v confer_v upon_o he_o because_o he_o die_v and_o this_o right_n be_v express_v by_o st._n john_n thus_o he_o have_v put_v all_o thing_n into_o his_o hand_n because_o he_o love_v he_o and_o he_o love_v he_o because_o he_o lay_v down_o his_o life_n thus_o christ_n acquire_v a_o right_a over_o all_o by_o his_o death_n and_o at_o his_o death_n dispose_v of_o it_o for_o the_o good_a and_o benefit_n of_o his_o people_n who_o he_o make_v his_o heir_n by_o will_n or_o testament_n which_o be_v yet_o far_o confirm_v by_o these_o two_o place_n viz._n luk._n 22.29_o i_o appoint_v unto_o you_o a_o kingdom_n i_o appoint_v so_o we_o read_v it_o at_o large_a but_o the_o greek_a do_v point_n out_o a_o appoint_v by_o will_n or_o testament_n on_o which_o passage_n the_o learned_a beza_n have_v this_o note_n beside_o what_o be_v cite_v in_o the_o margin_n these_o word_n be_v the_o word_n of_o christ_n 9.17_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vulg_n dispono_fw-la alii_fw-la lego_n exit_fw-la illa_fw-la formula_fw-la dâ—_n lego_n in_o testamentis_fw-la usitatâ_fw-la nomen_fw-la enim_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d peculiariter_fw-la de_fw-la testamento_fw-la dicitur_fw-la beza_n in_o loc_n haec_fw-la christi_fw-la ad_fw-la mortem_fw-la proporantis_fw-la verba_fw-la speciem_fw-la habent_fw-la testamentariae_fw-la cujusdam_fw-la dispositionis_fw-la quo_fw-la allusit_fw-la apostolus_fw-la heb._n 9.17_o approach_v now_o to_o his_o death_n do_v carry_v the_o form_n and_o show_v of_o a_o certain_a testamentary_a disposition_n to_o which_o the_o apostle_n allude_v heb._n 9.17_o more_o may_v be_v add_v to_o clucidate_v and_o clear_v the_o word_n in_o this_o its_o most_o proper_a and_o native_a signification_n but_o i_o forbear_v that_o now_o 470._o vox_fw-la testamenti_fw-la latina_n graecam_fw-la vocem_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d restringit_fw-la ad_fw-la foederis_fw-la gratiae_fw-la oecononiam_fw-la testamentariam_fw-la etc._n etc._n joh._n cloppenb_n de_fw-fr v.t._n disput_fw-la 1._o sect_n 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d notat_fw-la declarationem_fw-la voluntatis_fw-la ultimae_fw-la etc._n etc._n joh._n cocceius_n de_fw-fr foeb_n c._n 13._o sect_n 470._o let_v it_o suffice_v that_o christ_n use_v a_o word_n in_o this_o place_n which_o natural_o import_v the_o make_n of_o a_o will_n and_o so_o lead_v we_o to_o consider_v he_o as_o a_o testator_n as_o one_o before_o his_o each_o appoint_v and_o ordain_v his_o ast-testament_n the_o second_o place_n be_v that_o of_o st._n paul_n test_n latinis_fw-la auribus_fw-la nota_fw-la erat_fw-la vox_fw-la testamentum_fw-la significare_fw-la in_o rebus_fw-la oivilibus_fw-la extremam_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la de_fw-la rebus_fw-la quas_fw-la post_fw-la mortem_fw-la quis_fw-la fieri_fw-la velit_fw-la etc._n etc._n bened._n aretius_n in_o prologum_fw-la ad_fw-la nou._n test_n heb._n 9.16_o 17._o for_o where_o there_o be_v a_o testament_n there_o must_v of_o necessiity_n be_v the_o death_n of_o the_o testator_n for_o a_o testament_n be_v of_o force_n after_o man_n be_v dead_a otherwise_o it_o be_v of_o no_o strength_n at_o all_o whilst_o the_o testator_n live_v in_o which_o word_n the_o apostle_n do_v argue_v the_o certainty_n and_o perfection_n of_o the_o covenant_n or_o promise_n in_o christ_n and_o prove_v it_o by_o this_o know_a argument_n they_o be_v the_o testament_n or_o last_o will_n of_o christ_n which_o christ_n the_o testator_n have_v by_o his_o death_n confirm_v beyond_o possibility_n of_o a_o change_n 2._o est_fw-la oeconomia_fw-la testamentaria_fw-la cvi_fw-la confirmandae_fw-la mors_fw-la intercedit_fw-la testatoris_fw-la heb._n 9.16_o 17._o joh._n cloppenb_n de_fw-fr test_n vet._n disp_n 1._o sect_n 2._o that_o look_v how_o sure_a and_o firm_a the_o last_o will_n be_v when_o he_o who_o make_v it_o be_v dead_a so_o sure_a and_o firm_a be_v the_o promise_v to_o we_o soc_fw-la voluit_fw-la foedas_fw-la suum_fw-la babere_fw-la rationem_fw-la testamenti_fw-la propriè_fw-la dicti_fw-la jacob._n cappellus_n in_o soc_fw-la for_o they_o be_v the_o testament_n of_o our_o lord_n confirm_v to_o we_o by_o his_o death_n for_o christ_n will_v have_v his_o covenant_n cast_v into_o the_o mould_n of_o a_o testament_n or_o last_o will_v proper_o so_o call_v on_o these_o place_n i_o conclude_v this_o first_o point_n christ_n do_v not_o die_v intestate_a but_o do_v ordain_v his_o last_o will_n ere_o he_o die_v and_o so_o his_o death_n may_v be_v consider_v by_o we_o as_o the_o death_n of_o a_o testator_n who_o be_v our_o friend_n make_v his_o last_o will_n for_o our_o good_a and_o benefit_n for_o by_o will_v he_o have_v bequeath_v very_o great_a thing_n to_o we_o cap._n two_o christ_n a_o testator_n proper_a object_n to_o mediditate_a on_o at_o the_o sacrament_n have_v in_o the_o former_a chap._n prove_v what_o i_o undertake_v or_o at_o least_o do_v so_o much_o that_o we_o may_v without_o error_n in_o our_o meditation_n consider_v christ_n die_v a_o testator_n i_o be_o in_o this_o chapter_n to_o show_v that_o the_o meditation_n of_o christ_n death_n as_o it_o be_v the_o death_n of_o a_o testator_n do_v very_o well_o suit_n with_o the_o sacrament_n sect._n 1_o 1._o first_o such_o thought_n be_v suggest_v to_o we_o by_o christ_n himself_o in_o those_o expression_n which_o he_o use_v in_o the_o first_o appoint_v and_o administer_a of_o this_o ordinance_n when_o he_o choose_v to_o speak_v of_o it_o at_o a_o testament_n among_o many_o name_n which_o may_v have_v be_v use_v and_o which_o be_v get_v into_o use_n since_o none_o so_o much_o please_v our_o lord_n as_o this_o 22.20_o mat._n 26.28_o mark_v 14.24_o luk._n 22.20_o it_o be_v the_o blood_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n and_o it_o be_v the_o new_a testament_n in_o my_o blood_n now_o a_o testament_n lead_v our_o thought_n to_o the_o testator_n and_o indeed_o primary_o or_o in_o the_o first_o place_n though_o secondary_o it_o signify_v a_o covenant_n and_o though_o now_o the_o frequent_a use_n of_o it_o in_o the_o notion_n of_o a_o covenant_n make_v we_o the_o labour_n to_o prove_v this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d testament_n to_o signify_v a_o testamentary_a disposition_n or_o will_n yet_o we_o can_v
sacrament_n until_o he_o take_v we_o to_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o father_n or_o come_v again_o to_o we_o in_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o father_n every_o sacrament_n be_v a_o take_v out_o a_o certificate_n that_o christ_n die_v and_o be_v bury_v but_o that_o he_o be_v rise_v from_o the_o dead_a 53._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d isa_n 53._o every_o time_n the_o bread_n be_v break_v in_o a_o sacrament_n we_o tell_v the_o world_n that_o our_o lord_n be_v cut_v off_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o the_o live_n the_o pour_v out_o of_o the_o wine_n speak_v his_o pour_v out_o his_o blood_n unto_o death_n and_o for_o proof_n hereof_o we_o produce_v his_o testament_n and_o last_o will_n the_o last_o will_n of_o our_o great_a commander_n who_o make_v it_o in_o procinctu_fw-la when_o he_o be_v gird_v and_o in_o his_o armour_n just_o ready_a to_o enter_v the_o conflict_n wherein_o he_o lay_v down_o his_o life_n for_o we_o the_o excellent_a moralist_n and_o historian_n plutarch_n tell_v we_o etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n it_o be_v the_o custom_n with_o the_o roman_a soldier_n to_o make_v their_o will_n when_o they_o stand_v in_o battel-aray_n 2._o facientibus_fw-la testamenta_fw-la in_o procinctu_fw-la veluti_fw-la ad_fw-la certam_fw-la mortem_fw-la eundum_fw-la foret_fw-la velleius_n paterculus_n lib._n 2._o i_o be_o sure_a when_o they_o go_v on_o a_o hard_a and_o dangerous_a design_n the_o more_o considerate_a among_o they_o make_v their_o last_o will_n as_o the_o roman_a historian_n report_v of_o their_o soldier_n assault_v trebonia_n in_o spain_n our_o great_a and_o glorious_a captain_n know_v that_o his_o hour_n be_v come_v and_o that_o he_o must_v die_v for_o we_o dispose_v thus_o his_o estate_n by_o will_n or_o testament_n which_o prove_v the_o truth_n of_o his_o death_n as_o full_o as_o any_o will_v due_o prove_v by_o course_n of_o law_n prove_v that_o the_o testator_n be_v dead_a now_o certain_o good_a evidence_n to_o the_o truth_n of_o christ_n death_n must_v needs_o be_v very_o suitable_a to_o our_o public_a declaration_n and_o profession_n of_o his_o death_n and_o so_o must_v suit_v with_o this_o first_o end_n of_o the_o sacrament_n which_o be_v to_o show_v forth_o his_o death_n until_o he_o come_v the_o valid_a and_o irreversible_a testament_n prove_v the_o death_n of_o the_o testator_n now_o such_o a_o testament_n we_o have_v exhibit_v in_o the_o sacrament_n and_o who_o employ_v his_o thought_n on_o this_o meditation_n employ_v they_o so_o as_o they_o agree_v with_o the_o end_n of_o the_o sacrament_n 2._o second_o christ_n intend_v the_o renewal_a of_o our_o lively_a affection_n towards_o he_o die_v for_o we_o as_o another_o end_n of_o the_o sacrament_n of_o his_o body_n and_o blood_n he_o do_v therefore_o appoint_v this_o ordinance_n to_o continue_v after_o his_o death_n that_o it_o may_v keep_v the_o affectionate_a remembrance_n of_o his_o love_n alive_a in_o our_o heart_n he_o will_v not_o have_v his_o death_n forget_v 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but_o the_o table_n and_o the_o cross_n do_v more_o particular_o and_o lively_o set_v our_o remembrance_n on_o work_n sic_fw-la oculos_fw-la sic_fw-la ille_fw-la manus_fw-la etc._n etc._n let_v i_o ask_v the_o question_n do_v you_o ever_o lose_v a_o dear_a friend_n who_o make_v you_o a_o legatee_n in_o his_o will_n or_o appoint_v you_o executor_n of_o it_o how_o do_v your_o affection_n stir_v move_v yea_o melt_v your_o heart_n when_o you_o read_v over_o the_o will_n when_o you_o come_v to_o demand_v your_o legacy_n do_v you_o receive_v it_o with_o dry_a eye_n let_v we_o bestow_v our_o affection_n in_o read_v over_o christ_n will_n as_o we_o will_v bestow_v they_o in_o read_v over_o the_o will_n of_o a_o tender_a careful_a friend_n and_o then_o i_o be_o sure_a we_o shall_v frame_v our_o heart_n to_o this_o second_o end_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n and_o demean_v ourselves_o as_o christ_n expect_v we_o shall_v at_o his_o table_n we_o shall_v remember_v he_o with_o love_n for_o his_o love_a remembrance_n of_o we_o we_o shall_v remember_v he_o with_o desire_n of_o his_o return_n and_o come_n in_o glory_n to_o make_v good_a all_o that_o he_o have_v bequeath_v to_o we_o to_o put_v we_o in_o possession_n of_o all_o that_o which_o the_o sacrament_n represent_v and_o seal_v to_o we_o we_o shall_v say_v make_v have_v come_v quick_o oh_o lord._n 3._o three_o a_o solemn_a public_a and_o constant_a return_n of_o thanks_o and_o praise_n to_o the_o lord_n be_v a_o three_o end_n of_o this_o sacrament_n 5._o christus_fw-la voluit_fw-la sacram_fw-la svam_fw-la coenam_fw-la esse_fw-la mortis_fw-la &_o passionis_fw-la suae_fw-la nostraeque_fw-la per_fw-la eam_fw-la à _fw-la peccato_fw-la morte_fw-la &_o diabolo_fw-la liberationis_fw-la perpetuum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o nostrae_fw-la ea_fw-la propter_fw-la gratitudinis_fw-la &_o observantiae_fw-la publicum_fw-la testimonium_fw-la ludoy_n cappel_n thes_n salm._n de_fw-fr liturg._n &_o ling._n ignot_n part_n 1._o the_o 5._o christ_n will_v have_v his_o holy_a supper_n be_v a_o perpetual_a remembrance_n as_o of_o his_o death_n and_o passion_n and_o as_o of_o our_o deliverance_n from_o sin_n death_n and_o the_o devil_n so_o of_o our_o gratitude_n and_o observance_n will_v he_o have_v it_o be_v a_o public_a testimony_n as_o that_o learned_a professor_n have_v express_v his_o sense_n and_o apprehension_n of_o this_o matter_n we_o can_v scarce_o meet_v with_o any_o one_o person_n among_o the_o low_a and_o mean_a professor_n of_o christian_a religion_n so_o little_o instruct_v in_o the_o nature_n and_o end_n of_o this_o ordinance_n as_o not_o full_a well_o to_o know_v and_o open_o profess_v it_o be_v a_o ordinance_n appoint_v for_o continue_v a_o thankful_a remembrance_n of_o our_o die_a lord_n we_o can_v read_v any_o writer_n popish_a or_o other_o but_o in_o their_o writing_n of_o the_o sacrament_n every_o page_n be_v full_a of_o it_o the_o most_o usual_a name_n of_o it_o be_v eucharist_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o syriack_n version_n have_v borrow_v this_o greek_a word_n to_o express_v itself_o in_o act._n 2.42_o &_o 20.7_o where_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v render_v by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o sound_v out_o gratitude_n and_o thankfulness_n so_o some_o render_v and_o translate_v bread_n in_o act_n 2.42_o &_o 10.7_o break_a in_o the_o sacrament_n and_o call_v it_o the_o break_v of_o the_o eucharist_n but_o i_o will_v spare_v my_o time_n pain_n and_o paper_n and_o appeal_v to_o thy_o pretence_n and_o profession_n who_o go_v to_o the_o lord_n table_n i_o know_v thou_o can_v not_o acquit_v thyself_o to_o thy_o brethren_n with_o who_o thou_o communicate_a nor_o to_o thy_o own_o profession_n unless_o thou_o declare_v thy_o desire_n to_o remember_v thankful_o the_o death_n of_o thy_o lord_n now_o the_o love_n of_o christ_n remember_v thou_o by_o will_n in_o his_o testamentary_a disposition_n have_v in_o it_o very_o many_o strong_a and_o prevail_a persuasive_n to_o thankfulness_n and_o will_v certain_o awaken_v the_o sober_a considerate_a soul_n unto_o gratitude_n and_o so_o will_v excellent_o well_o suit_n with_o the_o season_n and_o the_o duty_n of_o feast_v with_o our_o lord_n of_o which_o more_o shall_v be_v say_v in_o our_o follow_a discourse_n if_o the_o lord_n give_v leave_v mean_o while_o the_o greatness_n of_o our_o legacy_n the_o freeness_n of_o love_n in_o the_o legator_n the_o unworthiness_n of_o the_o legatee_n the_o certainty_n of_o our_o future_a receive_v it_o the_o present_a enjoy_n more_o if_o so_o be_v we_o will_v set_v ourselves_o with_o more_o diligence_n and_o search_n to_o inquire_v into_o the_o deed_n of_o gift_n our_o lord_n have_v make_v to_o we_o these_o i_o say_v will_v certain_o persuade_v we_o to_o constant_a acknowledge_v our_o debt_n of_o thankfulness_n to_o our_o die_a lord_n our_o life_n shall_v be_v
adoptionis_fw-la illius_fw-la vim_o senserunt_fw-la in_o spiritu_fw-la sanctificante_fw-la pp_n salmur_n de_fw-fr sp._n adop_n sect._n 12._o so_o they_o who_o be_v seal_v with_o the_o spirit_n of_o adoption_n have_v still_o find_v the_o power_n of_o that_o adoption_n by_o the_o spirit_n of_o sanctification_n now_o i_o say_v christ_n die_v a_o testator_n and_o leave_v we_o his_o last_o will_n or_o testament_n to_o meditate_v upon_o have_v leave_v we_o a_o good_a answer_n to_o our_o doubt_n and_o the_o due_a meditation_n of_o the_o soul_n on_o the_o last_o will_n of_o christ_n will_v much_o dispel_v our_o fear_n and_o quiet_a the_o soul_n for_o whereas_o there_o be_v two_o sort_n of_o fear_n which_o afflict_v a_o gracious_a soul_n 1._o a_o fear_n it_o shall_v miss_v of_o glory_n and_o 2._o a_o fear_n it_o do_v want_v truth_n of_o grace_n christ_n by_o his_o last_o will_n have_v secure_v the_o believe_a soul_n against_o both_o these_o fear_n against_o the_o first_o by_o give_v a_o kingdom_n and_o glory_n to_o such_o by_o will_n he_o appoint_v they_o unto_o a_o kingdom_n to_o a_o glorious_a crown_n against_o the_o second_o by_o bequeath_v the_o spirit_n of_o truth_n and_o grace_n unto_o they_o to_o lead_v they_o in_o holiness_n unto_o the_o end_n and_o this_o will_n of_o our_o best_a friend_n who_o die_v to_o confirm_v it_o be_v a_o very_a sure_a title_n on_o the_o sacred_a reverence_n &_o authority_n of_o last_o will_n and_o testament_n virg._n legum_n servanda_fw-la fides_fw-la suprema_fw-la voluntas_fw-la quod_fw-la mandat_fw-la fierique_fw-la subet_fw-la parere_fw-la necesse_fw-la est_fw-la aug._n imper._n de_fw-fr vol._n virg._n which_o must_v be_v sacred_a and_o inviolate_a when_o the_o man_n be_v dead_a will_v command_v of_o law_n must_v due_o be_v fulfil_v and_o so_o must_v that_o our_o die_a friend_n last_o will_v how_o much_o more_o when_o he_o who_o die_v once_o have_v for_o ever_o conquer_v death_n and_o life_n for_o ever_o to_o see_v his_o own_o legacy_n both_o bestow_v and_o enjoy_v which_o peculiar_a to_o christ_n our_o die_a friend_n give_v great_a encouragement_n against_o such_o doubt_n and_o may_v very_o well_o ease_v we_o of_o all_o such_o fear_n and_o so_o be_v a_o excellent_a defence_n and_o prop_n to_o weak_a grace_n whence_o will_v soon_o follow_v a_o considerable_a growth_n in_o grace_n sect._n 3_o 3._o that_o which_o confirm_v the_o truth_n certainty_n and_o immutability_n of_o the_o promise_n improve_v grace_n i_o need_v not_o give_v long_a proof_n of_o so_o know_v a_o truth_n 7._o praecipuum_fw-la &_o maximè_fw-la proprium_fw-la objectum_fw-la fidei_fw-la situm_fw-la est_fw-la in_o promissionibus_fw-la pp_n salm._n de_fw-fr fide_fw-la sect_n 7._o the_o promisy_n be_v the_o object_n of_o our_o faith_n the_o good_a thing_n contain_v in_o the_o promise_n be_v the_o object_n of_o our_o hope_n the_o grace_n and_o mercy_n make_v the_o promise_n be_v the_o loadstone_n of_o our_o love_n in_o one_o word_n we_o be_v make_v partaker_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n we_o do_v purify_v ourselves_o and_o perfect_a holiness_n through_o these_o promise_n grace_n be_v as_o the_o vine_n the_o promise_n be_v the_o frame_n which_o bear_v up_o and_o carry_v the_o vine_n which_o thrive_v best_a when_o it_o rest_v on_o the_o sure_a and_o stedfast_a frame_n grace_n be_v a_o spiritual_a building_n which_o need_v a_o sure_a foundation_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d such_o be_v the_o promise_n which_o as_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v in_o itself_o sure_a and_o steadfast_a for_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o god_n shall_v lie_v tit._n 1.2_o &_o heb._n 6.18_o yet_o to_o this_o the_o lord_n have_v superad_v the_o confirmation_n and_o certainty_n of_o a_o testamentary_a disposition_n or_o last_o will_n make_v all_o the_o promise_n in_o christ_n and_o make_v they_o all_o sure_a and_o unchangeable_a by_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n whereby_o they_o become_v to_o we_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d yea_o and_o amen_o 1.20_o 2_o cor._n 1.20_o that_o we_o may_v have_v such_o assurance_n as_o shall_v render_v it_o next_o to_o a_o moral_a impossibility_n for_o we_o sober_o and_o deliberate_o to_o doubt_v they_o now_o all_o this_o be_v excellent_o effect_v by_o resolve_v and_o mould_v the_o promise_n into_o a_o last_o will_v or_o testamentary_a disposition_n which_o be_v of_o such_o a_o nature_n that_o it_o become_v unalterable_a on_o the_o death_n of_o the_o testator_n 9.17_o heb._n 9.17_o for_o a_o testament_n be_v of_o force_n after_o man_n be_v dead_a and_o so_o the_o law_n maxim_n ensure_v we_o habetur_fw-la in_o publicis_fw-la lex_fw-la in_fw-la privatis_fw-la testamentum_fw-la firmissimum_fw-la habetur_fw-la that_o what_o the_o law_n be_v in_o public_a concern_v that_o a_o last_o will_n in_o private_a concern_v be_v for_o insurance_n and_o firmness_n in_o brief_a therefore_o the_o last_o will_n of_o christ_n die_v confirm_v the_o promise_n to_o we_o what_o confirm_v the_o promise_n confirm_v our_o faith_n and_o hope_n with_o other_o grace_n faith_n and_o hope_n confirm_v do_v great_o tend_v to_o purify_n and_o sanctify_v our_o heart_n and_o make_v our_o life_n fruitful_a in_o these_o thing_n lie_v the_o growth_n and_o improvement_n of_o grace_n so_o that_o due_a reflection_n and_o right_a manage_n of_o our_o thought_n on_o christ_n die_v a_o testator_n do_v as_o be_v say_v improve_v the_o communicants_a grace_n sect._n 4._o 4._o that_o improve_v grace_n which_o do_v soften_v the_o heart_n and_o as_o it_o be_v ripen_v it_o unto_o a_o mellow_a temper_n as_o the_o shower_n which_o soak_v into_o the_o earth_n in_o the_o spring_n time_n which_o soften_v the_o earth_n do_v both_o prepare_v the_o way_n that_o tender_a root_n of_o tree_n and_o plant_n may_v spread_v abroad_o and_o root_v deep_o and_o also_o do_v afford_v nourish_a moisture_n and_o sap_n whence_o the_o verdure_n blossom_n and_o the_o fruit_n itself_o so_o it_o be_v here_o a_o hard_a and_o rocky_a heart_n be_v as_o unkind_a a_o soil_n for_o grace_n as_o stony_a ground_n be_v for_o corn_n neither_o can_v take_v root_n to_o any_o good_a purpose_n tree_n of_o righteousness_n be_v plant_v by_o the_o river_n of_o water_n which_o be_v a_o tender_a soil_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d where_o the_o water_n course_n divide_v themselves_o and_o run_v out_o into_o many_o branch_n gentle_o and_o kind_o soften_a the_o ground_n and_o though_o some_o vine_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v plant_v in_o high_a mountain_n natural_o hard_a and_o barren_a in_o proud_a and_o hard_a heart_n yet_o these_o heart_n be_v like_a plough_v ground_n lay_v a_o fallow_a and_o mellow_n and_o so_o prepare_v for_o the_o seed_n time_n every_o high_a mountain_n be_v lay_v low_o before_o christ_n in_o one_o word_n the_o pleasant_a lily_n do_v grow_v in_o the_o valley_n low_a and_o soften_a ground_n so_o grace_n thrive_v best_a in_o the_o humble_a and_o tender_a soul_n now_o there_o be_v in_o the_o last_o will_n of_o christ_n many_o both_o common_a and_o ordinary_a as_o also_o singular_a and_o extraordinary_a motive_n and_o inducement_n to_o tender_a affection_n towards_o christ_n whatsoever_o cause_n any_o true_a friend_n any_o kind_a brother_n any_o dutiful_a child_n can_v see_v in_o the_o care_n love_n and_o bounty_n of_o his_o die_a friend_n brother_n or_o father_n express_v and_o contain_v in_o the_o porvision_n make_v by_o such_o one_o for_o he_o that_o all_o that_o and_o more_o may_v the_o meditate_v and_o considerate_a soul_n see_v in_o the_o last_o will_n of_o christ_n to_o melt_v he_o into_o affection_n for_o christ_n in_o who_o death_n he_o may_v see_v love_n live_v and_o grow_v strong_a when_o life_n faint_v and_o grow_v weak_a and_o as_o his_o vein_n and_o heart_n grow_v empty_a of_o blood_n both_o grow_v full_a of_o love_n to_o you_o and_o i_o so_o he_o love_v his_o own_o to_o the_o end_n what_o in_o particular_a these_o common_a and_o special_a motive_n be_v i_o shall_v not_o now_o specify_v but_o reserve_v they_o to_o another_o more_o fit_a place_n thus_o you_o have_v the_o sum_n of_o this_o four_o argument_n before_o you_o in_o the_o next_o place_n sect._n 5._o 5._o that_o improve_v our_o grace_n which_o endear_v the_o lord_n jesus_n to_o we_o what_o increase_v our_o love_n to_o christ_n do_v increase_v our_o holiness_n and_o add_v to_o our_o grace_n love_n will_v long_o for_o a_o more_o close_a union_n love_n will_v study_v the_o most_o entire_a compliance_n it_o will_v ambitious_o strive_v to_o advance_v and_o honour_n it_o will_v without_o cease_v endeavour_n to_o please_v that_o soul_n be_v most_o endear_a to_o holiness_n and_o most_o studious_a of_o holiness_n which_o be_v most_o endear_a to_o christ_n and_o most_o in_o love_n with_o he_o such_o a_o soul_n keep_v his_o commandment_n now_o the_o view_n and_o consideration_n of_o christ_n s_o last_v will_v and_o testament_n will_v sure_o endear_v
perverse_a in_o they_o prov._n 8.7_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d prov._n 8.7_o 8.8_o now_o then_o see_v what_o far_a ground_n of_o firm_a persuasion_n thou_o have_v oh_o believe_v soul_n to_o assent_v to_o wait_v for_o all_o that_o he_o have_v promise_v all_o which_o he_o have_v comprise_v and_o ratify_v by_o his_o last_o will._n read_v over_o the_o promise_n weigh_v they_o due_o and_o say_v to_o thyself_o at_o a_o sacrament_n all_o these_o promise_n be_v confirm_v by_o the_o last_o will_n of_o my_o lord_n who_o death_n i_o be_o to_o remember_v and_o consider_v with_o respect_n to_o the_o nature_n and_o notion_n of_o his_o death_n and_o this_o his_o death_n be_v the_o death_n of_o a_o testator_n of_o one_o who_o make_v his_o will_n so_o wise_o so_o consonant_o to_o the_o law_n viz._n of_o grace_n and_o mercy_n so_o agreeable_a to_o the_o holy_a will_n of_o god_n so_o plain_o and_o full_o for_o the_o consolation_n of_o his_o poor_a friend_n that_o no_o one_o of_o his_o poor_a friend_n shall_v ever_o be_v defeat_v disappoint_v or_o injure_v in_o their_o claim_n and_o plea_n their_o title_n by_o gift_n and_o will_n be_v so_o good_a that_o nothing_o but_o a_o narrow_a desire_n a_o straighten_a heart_n a_o scanty_a apprehension_n of_o it_o can_v lessen_v their_o portion_n in_o it_o the_o full_a apprehension_n the_o large_a heart_n and_o the_o vast_a desire_n according_a to_o christ_n own_o will_n shall_v have_v the_o best_a and_o great_a share_n in_o these_o gift_n get_v then_o apprehension_n suit_v to_o these_o excellent_a mercy_n inquire_v and_o learn_v what_o mercy_n be_v offer_v represent_v confirm_v and_o seal_v in_o the_o sacrament_n what_o privilege_n be_v there_o by_o god_n charter_n and_o grant_n give_v and_o conclude_v of_o they_o all_o these_o be_v put_v into_o christ_n hand_n he_o have_v dispose_v of_o they_o to_o he_o as_o they_o need_v as_o they_o desire_v as_o they_o want_v or_o wish_v and_o that_o they_o may_v be_v sure_a have_v ordain_v they_o by_o 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