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this_o have_v be_v the_o portion_n of_o the_o church_n at_o all_o time_n we_o be_v kill_v all_o the_o day_n long_o and_o be_v count_v but_o sheep_n for_o the_o slaughter_n say_v the_o psalmist_n and_o saint_n paul_n tell_v the_o corinthian_n that_o he_o die_v daily_o i_o die_v daily_o he_o his_o own_o word_n again_o in_o the_o act_n to_o the_o brethren_n what_o do_v you_o weep_v and_o break_v my_o heart_n for_o i_o be_o ready_a not_o only_o to_o be_v bind_v but_o also_o to_o die_v at_o jerusalem_n for_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n and_o in_o another_o place_n the_o same_o apostle_n i_o take_v pleasure_n in_o infirmity_n in_o reproach_n in_o necessity_n in_o persecution_n in_o
of_o thy_o uprightness_n if_o thou_o have_v not_o patience_n thou_o pray_v and_o god_n hear_v not_o thou_o ask_v &_o he_o give_v not_o thou_o will_v have_v plenty_n and_o behold_v want_n thou_o will_v have_v health_n and_o strength_n and_o behold_v weakness_n thou_o will_v have_v peace_n and_o behold_v war_n thou_o will_v have_v credit_n and_o behold_v slander_n thou_o will_v be_v some_o and_o be_v no_o body_n and_o what_o will_v become_v of_o thy_o prayer_n if_o thou_o have_v not_o patience_n to_o keep_v patience_n we_o must_v be_v behold_v to_o experience_n try_v once_o how_o much_o profit_n patience_n do_v bring_v thou_o and_o thou_o shall_v never_o be_v weary_a of_o it_o thou_o shall_v sinde_v succour_n feel_v comfort_n unexpected_a observe_v god_n providence_n &_o forget_v not_o his_o love_n this_o will_v direct_v to_o the_o end_n where_o we_o shall_v find_v contentment_n when_o nothing_o shall_v make_v we_o more_o happy_a than_o that_o we_o have_v suffer_v with_o patience_n they_o that_o will_v not_o be_v patient_a shall_v suffer_v more_o than_o we_o but_o we_o only_a which_o be_v patient_a shall_v receive_v the_o reward_n of_o suffer_v meditation_n 6._o of_o liberty_n we_o love_v to_o take_v liberty_n and_o fare_v all_o the_o worse_o because_o our_o choice_n be_v of_o such_o as_o be_v agreeable_a to_o a_o nature_n sick_a and_o not_o sound_a god_n be_v necessary_o good_a and_o yet_o do_v good_a most_o free_o man_n since_o his_o fall_n be_v necessary_o evil_a and_o do_v evil_n most_o free_o but_o alas_o what_o a_o freedom_n be_v this_o so_o to_o be_v overlookt_v by_o sin_n that_o we_o can_v do_v any_o thing_n to_o please_v god_n or_o to_o ease_v ourselves_o christ_n by_o his_o gospel_n call_v we_o to_o a_o liberty_n not_o of_o the_o flesh_n to_o live_v according_a to_o the_o lust_n thereof_o not_o a_o outward_a liberty_n to_o discharge_v we_o from_o duty_n fit_a for_o our_o calling_n or_o prescribe_v by_o law_n not_o repugnant_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n but_o to_o a_o liberty_n of_o the_o spirit_n first_o from_o the_o curse_n of_o the_o moral_a law_n by_o which_o we_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n and_o this_o liberty_n come_v from_o the_o free_a remission_n of_o our_o sin_n in_o his_o blood_n who_o be_v become_v our_o saviour_n so_o that_o all_o the_o evil_n which_o befall_v we_o in_o this_o life_n even_o unto_o death_n itself_o turn_v unto_o our_o good_a and_o be_v send_v not_o from_o a_o angry_a judge_n but_o from_o a_o merciful_a father_n as_o it_o be_v say_v we_o be_v afflict_v but_o not_o convict_v we_o doubt_v but_o we_o despair_v not_o we_o be_v persecute_v but_o not_o forsake_v we_o be_v cast_v down_o but_o we_o perish_v not_o second_o from_o the_o tyranny_n of_o sin_n so_o that_o we_o do_v not_o only_o begin_v to_o strive_v but_o do_v also_o prevail_v against_o it_o more_o and_o more_o and_o shall_v at_o last_o utter_o overcome_v it_o even_o to_o the_o break_n of_o the_o serpent_n head_n three_o from_o observation_n of_o ceremony_n and_o judicial_o of_o moses_n as_o touch_v not_o taste_v not_o handle_v not_o and_o we_o may_v free_o use_v the_o creature_n of_o god_n with_o sobriety_n and_o thanksgiving_n which_o be_v give_v for_o meat_n drink_n and_o apparel_n and_o use_v likewise_o or_o not_o use_v all_o thing_n indifferent_a according_a to_o charity_n four_o from_o all_o law_n and_o constitution_n of_o man_n that_o they_o bind_v not_o the_o conscience_n as_o matter_n of_o salvation_n though_o for_o outward_a order_n and_o policy_n we_o be_v in_o conscience_n bind_v to_o observe_v they_o if_o they_o be_v not_o contrary_a to_o god_n word_n but_o agreeable_a to_o the_o general_a rule_n thereof_o this_o be_v true_a liberty_n agreeable_a to_o the_o state_n of_o our_o first_o creation_n and_o abound_v more_o in_o grace_n it_o we_o seek_v for_o it_o for_o the_o which_o we_o be_v continual_o to_o praise_n god_n the_o author_n thereof_o it_o be_v great_a liberty_n to_o be_v out_o of_o bondage_n but_o it_o a_o great_a to_o be_v the_o freeman_n of_o christ_n it_o be_v a_o great_a liberty_n to_o be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o tyrant_n but_o a_o great_a to_o be_v rescue_v out_o of_o the_o power_n of_o sin_n and_o satan_n it_o be_v a_o great_a liberty_n which_o nobility_n do_v challenge_v but_o a_o great_a which_o a_o good_a conscience_n what_o a_o liberty_n be_v it_o to_o do_v that_o which_o be_v good_a to_o speak_v that_o which_o be_v wholesome_a and_o for_o edification_n to_o wrong_n no_o man_n not_o to_o wrong_v himselse_a to_o live_v without_o shame_n and_o to_o die_v without_o fear_n let_v we_o detest_v the_o youth_n liberty_n to_o have_v no_o tutor_n the_o thief_n to_o escape_v the_o halter_n the_o fool_n to_o scoff_n at_o his_o brother_n the_o blasphemer_n to_o swear_v the_o wanton_n to_o be_v unseen_a the_o drunkard_n to_o pledge_v health_n and_o use_n much_o quaff_v the_o malcontent_n to_o have_v no_o state_n the_o unthrift_n to_o turn_v himself_o out_o of_o house_n and_o home_n meditation_n 7._o humane_a frailty_n o_o father_n adam_n thy_o child_n be_v all_o too_o much_o like_o thou_o will_v i_o be_v a_o pillar_n of_o marble_n in_o the_o house_n of_o my_o god_n that_o no_o tentation_n may_v shake_v i_o no_o sin_n displace_v i_o or_o as_o the_o two_o pillar_n of_o solomon_n temple_n jatui_n and_o boam_o that_o there_o may_v be_v certainty_n in_o my_o resolution_n and_o constancy_n in_o my_o course_n a_o christian_a be_v a_o man_n but_o i_o be_o more_o a_o man_n then_o a_o christian_a nay_o rather_o a_o child_n than_o a_o man_n i_o weep_v for_o vanity_n and_o toy_n and_o cast_v hehind_v i_o the_o law_n of_o god_n more_o worth_a than_o the_o gold_n of_o ophir_n i_o will_v stand_v but_o i_o fall_v down_o flat_a i_o will_v be_v better_o but_o prove_v worse_o i_o will_v sin_v no_o more_o i_o do_v not_o to_o my_o knowledge_n sin_n so_o much_o before_o oh_o hell_n in_o this_o world_n to_o hate_v sin_n yet_o to_o entertain_v it_o to_o bear_v the_o shame_n the_o sorrow_n the_o smart_n of_o sin_n and_o yet_o to_o shake_v hands_z withit_z where_o shall_v i_o have_v tear_n enough_o to_o bewail_v my_o sin_n my_o heart_n be_v break_v with_o sigh_v and_o my_o brain_n dry_v up_o with_o weep_v will_v to_o god_n my_o head_n be_v a_o fountain_n of_o tear_n and_o my_o eye_n river_n of_o water_n to_o bewail_v the_o desolation_n that_o sin_n have_v wrought_v within_o i_o if_o i_o be_v not_o able_a to_o match_v sin_n in_o his_o strength_n why_o give_v i_o it_o time_n and_o not_o rather_o kill_v it_o while_o it_o be_v young_a if_o jealous_a thought_n and_o occasion_n not_o cut_v off_o do_v increase_v his_o band_n why_o do_v i_o suffer_v he_o to_o muster_v soldier_n in_o my_o own_o dominion_n oh_o that_o we_o can_v renew_v our_o fight_n when_o we_o be_v put_v to_o flight_n as_o i_o have_v read_v of_o some_o people_n and_o take_v our_o pursuer_n at_o a_o disadvantage_n but_o when_o we_o begin_v once_o to_o sly_a nothing_o can_v stay_v we_o and_o though_o no_o enemy_n follow_v we_o run_v ourselves_o out_o of_o breath_n the_o comfort_n we_o may_v lawful_o use_v be_v ten_o thousand_o time_n more_o than_o the_o pleasure_n we_o unlawful_o steal_v the_o devotion_n which_o god_n law_n ask_v be_v free_a noble_a full_a of_o reward_n the_o tax_n which_o sin_n impose_v base_a slavish_a beggarly_a yet_o how_o proud_a be_v we_o in_o such_o poverty_n if_o we_o compare_v ourselves_o then_o be_v we_o far_o more_o circumspect_a more_o holy_a than_o other_o if_o any_o duty_n require_v of_o we_o than_o presume_v of_o our_o own_o strength_n we_o follow_v christ_n to_o the_o death_n and_o a_o little_a after_o deny_v he_o peter_n do_v once_o i_o will_v we_o do_v not_o often_o for_o less_o cause_n how_o necessary_a for_o we_o then_o be_v humility_n and_o prayer_n humility_n to_o value_v our_o self_n as_o we_o be_v and_o we_o can_v indeed_o think_v worse_o of_o ourselves_o than_o we_o be_v wander_v weak_a unconstant_a wilful_a wicked_a and_o prayer_n that_o we_o may_v find_v in_o god_n what_o we_o want_v in_o ourselves_o for_o sure_o he_o will_v never_o have_v send_v his_o son_n among_o we_o have_v he_o not_o have_v care_n to_o redress_v our_o misery_n and_o to_o ask_v of_o the_o father_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o son_n be_v the_o way_n to_o be_v gracious_a in_o obtain_v our_o suit_n let_v not_o thy_o unworthiness_n discourage_v thou_o to_o come_v unto_o god_n nor_o let_v his_o mercy_n make_v thou_o forget_v thy_o vileness_n that_o keep_v a_o hard_a hand_n on_o thy_o corruption_n thou_o may_v the_o better_o prevail_v with_o god_n as_o jacob_n do_v meditation_n 8._o of_o
word_n be_v not_o reason_n just_o to_o be_v suspect_v in_o all_o these_o thing_n as_o think_v but_o too_o well_o of_o herself_o give_v too_o much_o liberty_n to_o nature_n and_o justify_v she_o own_o hypocrisy_n for_o god_n good_a service_n of_o which_o it_o will_v not_o be_v say_v as_o our_o saviour_n of_o the_o lesser_a matter_n of_o the_o law_n the_o tthe_n of_o mint_n and_o cummin_n these_o thing_n you_o shall_v have_v do_v but_o rather_o this_o who_o require_v these_o thing_n at_o your_o hand_n for_o which_o you_o have_v leave_v my_o commandment_n now_o my_o soul_n look_v to_o thyself_o how_o thou_o do_v make_v thy_o choice_n regard_v not_o that_o antiquity_n universality_n succession_n pomp_n authority_n which_o be_v not_o ground_v on_o the_o truth_n in_o the_o word_n all_o these_o will_v follow_v humane_a reason_n regard_v the_o word_n of_o the_o almighty_a and_o unchangeable_a truth_n itself_o which_o be_v alone_o sufficient_a without_o these_o and_o they_o without_o it_o nothing_o worth_a meditation_n 16._o repentance_n defer_v in_o summer_n we_o can_v provide_v for_o winter_n in_o youth_n we_o lie_v up_o for_o age_n but_o who_o in_o health_n do_v prepare_v for_o sickness_n as_o long_o as_o we_o do_v well_o we_o will_v not_o live_v well_o but_o put_v it_o over_o to_o that_o time_n when_o we_o have_v much_o ado_n to_o live_v then_o can_v we_o not_o remedy_v what_o be_v past_a neither_o have_v we_o leisure_n to_o do_v better_o repentance_n indeed_o be_v never_o too_o late_o and_o mercy_n may_v come_v on_o a_o sudden_a but_o repentance_n in_o health_n be_v the_o ordinary_a gift_n of_o god_n in_o sickness_n extraordinary_a because_o he_o do_v not_o give_v it_o he_o which_o may_v and_o will_v not_o thou_o can_v tell_v i_o no_o cause_n why_o thou_o shall_v not_o repent_v when_o thou_o be_v well_o and_o i_o can_v tell_v thou_o many_o why_o thou_o can_v not_o repent_v when_o thou_o be_v sick_a thy_o heart_n be_v a_o stranger_n to_o goodness_n and_o god_n to_o thou_o hardly_o can_v thou_o hear_v good_a counsel_n but_o it_o be_v the_o hard_a of_o all_o to_o settle_v thyself_o on_o it_o then_o when_o all_o thing_n grow_v so_o troublesome_a and_o uncertain_a many_o have_v say_v it_o be_v too_o late_o will_v i_o can_v have_v follow_v it_o in_o time_n past_a neither_o have_v we_o leisure_n to_o do_v better_a repentance_n indeed_o be_v never_o too_o late_o but_o sickness_n be_v the_o time_n past_a yet_o will_v thou_o not_o repent_v in_o health_n do_v thou_o make_v but_o a_o pastime_n of_o repentance_n take_v heed_n lest_o sickness_n be_v unto_o thou_o the_o end_n of_o a_o bad_a life_n which_o in_o health_n thou_o will_v not_o amend_v and_o deliver_v thou_o over_o to_o endless_a death_n oh_o my_o soul_n remember_v thy_o own_o estate_n thou_o do_v put_v over_o repentance_n and_o god_n do_v put_v thou_o over_o to_o sickness_n what_o discomfort_n be_v it_o to_o think_v on_o sin_n past_a what_o little_a hope_n have_v thou_o of_o good_a to_o come_v how_o unable_a be_v thou_o to_o recollect_v thyself_o what_o mean_n do_v thou_o want_v to_o be_v raise_v up_o if_o thou_o have_v any_o holy_a desire_n any_o feel_n at_o the_o last_o thou_o be_v more_o bind_v to_o thy_o saviour_n which_o seek_v thou_o out_o a_o wander_a sheep_n where_o be_v thou_o now_o my_o soul_n what_o do_v thou_o that_o which_o thou_o do_v then_o promise_v to_o close_v near_o with_o thy_o god_n who_o have_v give_v life_n to_o thy_o desire_n and_o year_n to_o thy_o life_n sure_o i_o have_v escape_v a_o great_a harm_n and_o outlive_v myself_o good_a lord_n have_v mercy_n on_o i_o and_o grant_v that_o i_o forget_v not_o thy_o goodness_n nor_o betray_v myself_o any_o more_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o danger_n thou_o know_v well_o enough_o what_o i_o be_o the_o worse_a for_o my_o abuse_a health_n and_o if_o any_o thing_n the_o better_a for_o my_o sickness_n it_o be_v thy_o favour_n i_o like_v not_o my_o amendment_n half_o so_o well_o as_o i_o hearty_o lament_v my_o neglect_a time_n meditation_n 17._o gift_n of_o god_n and_o men._n all_o blessing_n without_o that_o one_o for_o who_o sake_n they_o be_v bestow_v be_v but_o a_o curse_n other_o blessing_n be_v give_v for_o a_o good_a life_n which_o be_v the_o chief_a blessing_n they_o be_v good_a but_o this_o make_v we_o good_a they_o make_v we_o welcome_a to_o man_n as_o strength_n make_v we_o welcome_a to_o the_o weak_a learn_v to_o the_o simple_a wealth_n to_o they_o which_o want_n authority_n to_o such_o as_o be_v oppress_v but_o this_o make_v we_o welcome_a to_o our_o own_o conscience_n which_o entertain_v we_o with_o a_o continual_a feast_n to_o god_n which_o say_v welcome_o good_a servant_n for_o they_o we_o must_v make_v reckon_v but_o for_o this_o we_o shall_v receive_v a_o crown_n of_o righteousness_n yet_o see_v that_o man_n altogether_o admire_v and_o desire_v most_o the_o former_a kind_n of_o gift_n to_o they_o give_v they_o a_o stile_n they_o come_v not_o without_o grace_n excellency_n majesty_n holiness_n they_o call_v those_o that_o have_v they_o ruler_n benefactor_n lord_n prince_n but_o a_o good_a man_n be_v in_o no_o note_n no_o request_n and_o indeed_o he_o need_v it_o not_o for_o he_o have_v more_o than_o all_o the_o world_n can_v give_v he_o and_o his_o commendation_n be_v not_o from_o man_n but_o god_n christ_n our_o saviour_n the_o wise_a steward_n provide_v not_o for_o himself_o or_o we_o blessing_n of_o the_o former_a kind_n but_o of_o the_o latter_a judas_n have_v the_o bag_n and_o peter_n the_o sword_n but_o christ_n in_o his_o heart_n have_v righteousness_n even_o to_o his_o lip_n outward_o there_o be_v no_o guile_n find_v in_o his_o mouth_n and_o what_o he_o do_v by_o doctrine_n miracle_n passion_n for_o we_o tend_v to_o this_o end_n that_o be_v deliver_v from_o the_o captivity_n of_o sin_n we_o may_v be_v make_v free_a man_n of_o righteousness_n and_o show_v forth_o good_a work_n to_o god_n glory_n the_o great_a gift_n to_o this_o purpose_n that_o ever_o be_v bestow_v on_o mankind_n be_v on_o that_o glorious_a day_n a_o white_a and_o happy_a day_n the_o lord_n day_n a_o sunday_n 50_o day_n after_o the_o resurrection_n when_o according_a to_o his_o promise_n like_o a_o prince_n new_o crown_v he_o shower_v down_o the_o gift_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n on_o his_o church_n cleave_v and_o fiery_a tongue_n in_o terpretation_n of_o tongue_n knowledge_n to_o open_v the_o scripture_n and_o to_o apply_v they_o prophecy_n heal_v discern_v of_o spirit_n and_o the_o like_a by_o which_o gift_n christ_n have_v subdue_v the_o world_n and_o bring_v man_n from_o idolatry_n and_o wickedness_n to_o true_a godliness_n and_o righteousness_n among_o which_o do_v excel_v apostle_n martyr_n confessor_n virgin_n more_o famous_a in_o christianity_n then_o the_o demigod_n which_o ancient_o in_o the_o rude_a time_n of_o the_o world_n have_v store_v it_o with_o the_o rare_a invention_n of_o divers_a thing_n profitable_a to_o the_o life_n of_o man_n oh_o my_o 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