Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A Word B Word C Word D Occurrence Frequency Band MI MI Band Prominent
death_n great_a see_v sin_n 6,414 5 4.5914 4 false
View all documents for the selected quad

Text snippets containing the quad

ID Title Author Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication) STC Words Pages
A46653 Death unstung a sermon preached at the funeral of Thomas Mowsley, an apothecary, who died July, 1669 : with a brief narrative of his life and death : also the manner of Gods dealings with him before and after his conversion : drawn up by his own hand and published / by James Janeway ... Janeway, James, 1636?-1674. 1669 (1669) Wing J459; ESTC R11356 73,896 158

There are 8 snippets containing the selected quad. | View original text

touchstone_n and_o not_o to_o be_v satisfy_v till_o he_o find_v that_o he_o have_v get_v more_o than_o ever_o any_o hypocrite_n yet_o have_v or_o can_v have_v the_o best_a of_o god_n child_n be_v most_o suspicious_a of_o themselves_o and_o afraid_a of_o their_o own_o deceitful_a heart_n do_v but_o see_v how_o david_n carry_v it_o in_o psal_n 139._o what_o be_v his_o great_a request_n that_o he_o must_v have_v grant_v or_o he_o can_v be_v satisfy_v be_v it_o not_o that_o god_n will_v deliver_v he_o from_o mistake_n in_o matter_n of_o everlasting_a consequence_n so_o psal_n 119.80_o pardon_v this_o tediousness_n upon_o these_o thing_n if_o most_o of_o the_o professor_n of_o the_o world_n do_v not_o split_v upon_o these_o rock_n i_o shall_v pass_v these_o thing_n over_o with_o silence_n four_o all_o that_o die_v quiet_o be_v not_o happy_a after_o death_n it_o be_v no_o unusual_a thing_n for_o the_o wicked_a to_o carry_v their_o false_a peace_n with_o they_o to_o the_o grave_a i_o have_v hear_v indeed_o many_o poor_a people_n boast_v of_o their_o decease_a friend_n and_o please_v themselves_o to_o think_v how_o happy_a they_o be_v because_o they_o die_v like_o lamb_n to_o use_v their_o own_o expression_n alas_o alas_o how_o many_o thousand_o be_v there_o that_o dye_n like_o lamb_n that_o be_v but_o swine_n and_o have_v the_o devil_n be_v brand_n upon_o their_o forehead_n it_o be_v dangerous_a argue_v from_o people_n carriage_n upon_o a_o deathbed_n what_o their_o state_n be_v in_o another_o world_n such_o be_v the_o hardness_n of_o man_n heart_n so_o dreadful_a the_o searedness_n of_o their_o conscience_n and_o so_o great_a the_o subtlety_n of_o satan_n that_o many_o be_v carry_v very_o quiet_o to_o hell_n and_o fear_v nothing_o till_o they_o feel_v and_o be_v not_o bring_v to_o their_o sense_n till_o unspeakable_a horror_n and_o anguish_n do_v it_o and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n how_o many_o of_o the_o precious_a son_n of_o zion_n have_v seat_n in_o a_o cloud_n how_o many_o of_o the_o dear_a child_n of_o god_n may_v go_v out_o of_o the_o world_n through_o a_o painful_a death_n be_v not_o their_o intellectual_n sometime_o impair_v their_o reason_n cloud_v and_o their_o body_n upon_o the_o rack_n and_o yet_o in_o a_o moment_n they_o feel_v themselves_o swallow_v up_o of_o that_o glory_n and_o the_o doleful_a antecedent_n of_o their_o happiness_n do_v but_o make_v their_o rest_n more_o sweet_a and_o welcome_a and_o put_v a_o accent_n upon_o their_o bliss_n the_o truth_n of_o it_o be_v it_o have_v not_o a_o little_a puzzle_v some_o as_o well_o as_o david_n to_o construe_v god_n dispensation_n to_o see_v the_o wicked_a die_v quiet_o psal_n 73.4_o and_o the_o godly_a to_o have_v a_o strange_a death_n but_o god_n will_v short_o resolve_v this_o riddle_n and_o i_o think_v it_o be_v not_o very_o difficult_a thing_n for_o a_o serious_a understand_a man_n to_o give_v himself_o considerable_a satisfaction_n in_o this_o business_n may_v not_o the_o wicked_a die_v quiet_o because_o his_o conscience_n be_v quite_o sear_v and_o he_o may_v persuade_v himself_o that_o he_o have_v make_v a_o agreement_n with_o death_n and_o hell_n may_v he_o not_o hope_v that_o there_o be_v no_o such_o place_n as_o hell_n or_o if_o there_o be_v that_o it_o be_v tolerable_a may_v he_o not_o make_v himself_o believe_v that_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v not_o true_a and_o invisibles_n be_v all_o but_o fancy_n or_o that_o god_n be_v so_o merciful_a as_o that_o he_o will_v not_o damn_v he_o and_o many_o such_o thing_n the_o devil_n help_v his_o servant_n with_o that_o so_o his_o service_n may_v not_o be_v disparage_v and_o that_o he_o may_v have_v the_o better_a advantage_n to_o tempt_v other_o there_o be_v much_o also_o in_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o disease_n and_o it_o may_v be_v god_n may_v try_v his_o own_o child_n with_o acute_a pain_n and_o let_v satan_n buffer_v they_o to_o manifest_v the_o excellency_n of_o his_o power_n and_o their_o grace_n to_o try_v other_o of_o his_o child_n whether_o for_o all_o this_o they_o will_v serve_v he_o and_o some_o person_n of_o admirable_a attainment_n and_o great_a experience_n while_o in_o health_n may_v have_v some_o considerable_a trial_n upon_o a_o deathbed_n that_o poor_a christian_n which_o be_v ready_a to_o fear_v because_o they_o have_v not_o their_o enjoyment_n that_o therefore_o they_o have_v nothing_o at_o all_o may_v see_v that_o great_a saint_n have_v their_o trial_n as_o well_o as_o they_o but_o i_o shall_v be_v far_o brief_a in_o other_o thing_n i_o come_v now_o to_o show_v you_o who_o they_o be_v that_o be_v bless_v at_o their_o death_n and_o to_o give_v they_o a_o brief_a description_n of_o those_o which_o die_v in_o the_o lord_n first_o they_o be_v such_o who_o be_v make_v thorough_o to_o understand_v that_o they_o be_v sometime_o quite_o dead_a in_o sin_n and_o trespass_n that_o they_o be_v alien_n from_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o israel_n and_o stranger_n to_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n second_o they_o be_v person_n which_o be_v convince_v of_o that_o misery_n of_o such_o a_o state_n and_o make_v to_o know_v that_o if_o they_o die_v in_o their_o sin_n they_o must_v be_v bury_v in_o flame_n three_o upon_o this_o they_o be_v out_o of_o love_n with_o their_o most_o belove_a sin_n and_o count_v that_o which_o be_v their_o life_n joy_n and_o pleasure_n to_o be_v a_o very_a death_n misery_n and_o hell_n whereupon_o they_o set_v themselves_o in_o good_a earnest_n against_o sin_n as_o the_o great_a evil_n in_o the_o world_n they_o believe_v now_o that_o if_o they_o live_v after_o the_o flesh_n they_o shall_v die_v but_o if_o through_o the_o spirit_n they_o mortify_v the_o deed_n of_o the_o flesh_n they_o shall_v live_v upon_o this_o account_n they_o use_v all_o the_o mean_n that_o they_o can_v to_o get_v their_o corruption_n weaken_v a_o inward_a principle_n divine_a life_n now_o he_o begin_v to_o act_v they_o which_o be_v as_o contrary_a to_o sin_n as_o heaven_n to_o hell_n a_o spirit_n of_o ingenuity_n restrain_v they_o how_o shall_v they_o do_v this_o and_o sin_n against_o god_n they_o now_o see_v sin_n in_o its_o colour_n as_o it_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o best_a good_a god_n they_o can_v see_v its_o kill_n and_o damn_v nature_n in_o the_o agony_n and_o suffering_n of_o christ_n and_o they_o feel_v the_o doleful_a effect_n of_o sin_n in_o their_o soul_n and_o body_n both_o and_o upon_o this_o account_n they_o can_v say_v what_o have_v i_o to_o do_v with_o vanity_n any_o more_o shall_v i_o still_o hug_v this_o serpent_n shall_v i_o still_o sail_n with_o this_o jonah_n in_o my_o vessel_n and_o shall_v i_o after_o all_o this_o keep_v this_o dalilah_n in_o my_o bosom_n no_o but_o o_o that_o i_o can_v hate_v it_o ten_o thousand_o time_n more_o than_o i_o do_v there_o be_v a_o enmity_n raise_v in_o the_o soul_n against_o sin_n which_o can_v be_v satisfy_v till_o it_o see_v the_o death_n of_o sin_n now_o this_o be_v a_o person_n that_o be_v fit_a for_o death_n and_o death_n it_o will_v as_o you_o shall_v hear_v afterward_o do_v he_o a_o world_n of_o kindness_n in_o show_v he_o the_o head_n of_o all_o his_o enemy_n 4._o an_o other_o quality_n of_o this_o person_n which_o be_v like_a to_o make_v such_o a_o bless_a end_n be_v this_o he_o be_v one_o that_o be_v dead_a to_o the_o world_n faith_n have_v discover_v a_o better_a country_n to_o he_o it_o have_v spy_v that_o new_a jerusalem_n and_o those_o bless_a region_n and_o now_o the_o soul_n think_v the_o world_n scarce_o worthy_a of_o a_o serious_a thought_n or_o look_v he_o take_v himself_o to_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o prisoner_n here_o and_o the_o whole_a world_n but_o a_o dungeon_n if_o compare_v with_o that_o state_n of_o liberty_n and_o glory_n he_o now_o join_v with_o david_n and_o say_v who_o have_v i_o in_o heaven_n but_o thou_o and_o there_o be_v none_o upon_o earth_n that_o i_o can_v desire_v beside_o thou_o this_o be_v the_o man_n that_o be_v like_a to_o be_v a_o gainer_n by_o death_n he_o who_o contemn_v earth_n and_o make_v heaven_n his_o choice_n shall_v never_o find_v himself_o a_o loser_n 5._o another_o property_n of_o the_o man_n which_o shall_v be_v bless_v at_o death_n be_v this_o he_o be_v one_o that_o take_v christ_n for_o life_n and_o happiness_n time_n be_v indeed_o he_o be_v of_o a_o other_o mind_n sin_n be_v his_o delight_n and_o none_o so_o despicable_a in_o his_o eye_n as_o christ_n but_o god_n in_o free_a and_o rich_a grace_n have_v take_v away_o the_o scale_n from_o his_o eye_n and_o heal_v he_o of_o his_o miserable_a blindness_n and_o let_v he_o see_v such_o a_o loveliness_n in_o the_o lord_n christ_n as_o that_o now_o he_o be_v able_a to_o say_v
a_o book_n which_o the_o lord_n at_o that_o time_n open_v my_o heart_n to_o ask_v for_o which_o be_v drex_n d._n eternit_fw-la and_o true_o upon_o the_o perusal_n of_o that_o treatise_n i_o think_v nay_o i_o be_o sure_a the_o burden_n of_o my_o sin_n seem_v to_o be_v renew_v and_o i_o can_v express_v that_o unspeakable_a sorrow_n which_o i_o then_o have_v in_o my_o poor_a soul_n by_o reason_n of_o all_o its_o mighty_a sin_n and_o true_o i_o hope_v the_o mercy_n of_o god_n be_v not_o a_o little_a cause_n of_o my_o trouble_n to_o think_v that_o i_o shall_v have_v none_o to_o offend_v and_o kick_v against_o but_o those_o bowel_n yea_o those_o tender_a bowel_n of_o pity_n and_o compassion_n which_o have_v so_o long_o yearn_v over_o my_o poor_a soul_n and_o have_v so_o long_o shield_v off_o the_o stroke_n of_o justice_n which_o be_v so_o long_o hang_v over_o my_o provoke_a head_n and_o then_o oh_o then_o i_o do_v unspeakable_o desire_v the_o pardon_n of_o my_o sin_n and_o then_o do_v feel_v the_o burden_n of_o they_o so_o unsupportable_a that_o i_o do_v earnest_o beg_v of_o the_o lord_n that_o they_o may_v be_v lay_v upon_o the_o lord_n jesus_n who_o be_v able_a to_o bear_v they_o and_o do_v endeavour_v by_o earnest_a prayer_n to_o obtain_v a_o smile_n from_o god_n in_o and_o through_o jesus_n christ_n for_o out_o of_o christ_n he_o be_v a_o terrible_a god_n and_o a_o consume_a fire_n and_o so_o i_o forthwith_o resolve_v to_o take_v up_o with_o all_o outward_a duty_n as_o prayer_n reading_n hear_v confer_v with_o good_a christian_n and_o i_o can_v but_o let_v you_o know_v that_o the_o first_o sermon_n i_o hear_v in_o this_o condition_n be_v out_o of_o 1_o tim._n 1.15_o where_o it_o be_v say_v that_o christ_n come_v into_o the_o world_n to_o save_v sinner_n of_o who_o i_o not_o paul_n only_o but_o i_o even_o i_o be_o chief_a and_o so_o i_o go_v on_o through_o fear_n and_o tremble_a and_o not_o without_o some_o joy_n and_o hope_n that_o the_o lord_n who_o have_v begin_v a_o good_a work_n in_o i_o will_v finish_v it_o in_o his_o good_a time_n which_o god_n grant_v for_o christ_n his_o sake_n min._n and_o be_v this_o which_o you_o have_v speak_v from_o your_o own_o experience_n be_v it_o indeed_o as_o i_o hope_v it_o be_v than_o i_o can_v no_o long_o for_o bear_v but_o say_v with_o good_a zacharias_n bless_a be_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n who_o have_v visit_v and_o redeem_v his_o people_n and_o among_o they_o thy_o poor_a soul_n and_o now_o i_o say_v again_o take_v heed_n of_o spiritual_a pride_n think_v very_o lowly_a of_o thyself_o and_o give_v glory_n to_o god_n and_o now_o dear_a heart_n give_v i_o leave_v for_o the_o good_a of_o thy_o eternal_a welfare_n to_o examine_v thou_o of_o some_o thing_n which_o thou_o have_v touch_v upon_o in_o the_o last_o discourse_n that_o so_o i_o may_v be_v assure_v that_o that_o work_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v begin_v in_o thou_o may_v prove_v as_o a_o tree_n plant_v and_o root_v in_o thy_o renew_a heart_n by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o not_o of_o thy_o own_o set_n and_o for_o the_o accomplish_n of_o which_o weighty_a work_n it_o will_v be_v convenient_a to_o inquire_v what_o fruit_n it_o have_v since_o bear_v for_o the_o tree_n may_v be_v know_v by_o its_o fruit_n therefore_o in_o brief_a what_o have_v thou_o find_v in_o thy_o heart_n concern_v sin_n conu._n sin_n true_o i_o be_o not_o able_a now_o to_o express_v that_o unspeakable_a bitterness_n i_o then_o find_v in_o it_o oh_o how_o do_v i_o hate_v it_o and_o pursue_v it_o with_o the_o great_a zeal_n and_o detestation_n possible_a oh_o how_o do_v my_o heart_n rise_v at_o the_o very_a appearance_n of_o it_o and_o true_o if_o it_o do_v not_o very_o great_o deceive_v i_o i_o think_v i_o hate_v it_o more_o than_o death_n itself_o and_o shall_v have_v choose_v death_n rather_o than_o wilful_o commit_v the_o least_o know_a sin_n and_o if_o there_o have_v be_v no_o hell_n yet_o as_o i_o have_v often_o say_v sin_n shall_v have_v be_v my_o hell_n and_o holiness_n my_o heaven_n min._n i_o be_o glad_a to_o hear_v what_o thou_o have_v say_v but_o what_o sin_n be_v they_o thou_o so_o hate_v it_o may_v be_v they_o be_v great_a and_o dreadful_a fin_n as_o blasphemy_n and_o murder_n etc._n etc._n but_o what_o do_v thou_o think_v of_o heart_n sin_n and_o evil_a motion_n which_o i_o be_o sure_a will_v much_o beset_v thou_o conu._n oh_o of_o i_o know_v my_o own_o heart_n these_o be_v the_o great_a enemy_n that_o i_o have_v to_o encounter_v these_o be_v they_o that_o like_v unto_o so_o many_o goliah_n bid_v defiance_n to_o what_o christ_n have_v wrought_v in_o my_o poor_a soul_n and_o do_v endeavour_v to_o retake_v the_o fort-royal_a of_o my_o heart_n which_o the_o lord_n be_v about_o to_o make_v a_o temple_n for_o his_o glorious_a image_n to_o dwell_v in_o and_z oh_o bless_a be_v free_a grace_n and_o let_v all_o that_o hear_v of_o this_o stand_v and_o admire_v and_o give_v glory_n to_o god_n min._n the_o lord_n preserve_v this_o bless_a enmity_n still_o more_o and_o more_o in_o thy_o heart_n and_o now_o tell_v i_o which_o way_n thou_o wente_v about_o to_o engage_v against_o and_o so_o to_o overcome_v these_o great_a goliah_n though_o common_o know_v by_o the_o name_n of_o peccadillo_n conu._n oh_o now_o now_o you_o come_v very_o near_o i_o and_o this_o even_o pierce_v between_o the_o bone_n and_o marrow_n and_o the_o lord_n who_o be_v the_o searcher_n of_o heart_n and_o know_v the_o thought_n and_o act_n of_o every_o soul_n give_v i_o understanding_n in_o this_o point_n that_o i_o may_v say_v nothing_o but_o what_o i_o real_o find_v in_o my_o own_o soul_n oh_o than_o i_o do_v presume_v too_o much_o upon_o my_o own_o strength_n and_o do_v not_o lay_v they_o at_o the_o foot_n of_o christ_n who_o then_o i_o hope_v i_o take_v for_o my_o lord_n and_o king_n and_o do_v not_o as_o i_o fear_v whole_o depend_v upon_o his_o kingly_a power_n which_o be_v to_o overcome_v and_o subdue_v all_o those_o enemy_n which_o rise_v up_o in_o the_o heart_n of_o his_o child_n and_o make_v war_n against_o he_o and_o will_v not_o that_o he_o shall_v rule_v over_o they_o for_o sure_o have_v i_o thus_o do_v he_o will_v not_o have_v suffer_v they_o so_o often_o to_o assault_v i_o and_o even_o sometime_o overcome_v i_o as_o i_o shall_v god_n will_v make_v clear_a to_o you_o by_o and_o by_o min._n still_o i_o have_v great_a cause_n to_o admire_v the_o goodness_n of_o god_n to_o thy_o poor_a soul_n in_o that_o he_o have_v be_v please_v now_o to_o open_v thy_o eye_n to_o see_v this_o thy_o great_a mistake_n which_o doubtless_o have_v not_o the_o lord_n in_o time_n reveal_v it_o to_o thou_o it_o will_v have_v prove_v a_o sore_a evil_n and_o it_o may_v be_v thou_o may_v not_o have_v see_v it_o before_o it_o have_v be_v too_o late_o and_o now_o tell_v i_o which_o way_n thou_o wente_v about_o to_o destroy_v thy_o sin_n see_v thou_o be_v ignorant_a in_o great_a measure_n in_o apply_v the_o death_n of_o christ_n to_o kill_v they_o conu._n the_o chief_a instrument_n that_o i_o use_v in_o this_o work_n be_v prayer_n and_o sometime_o fast_v which_o i_o find_v very_o powerful_a to_o batter_v down_o the_o strong_a hold_n of_o satan_n in_o my_o poor_a soul_n for_o which_o doubtless_o i_o be_v not_o to_o be_v blame_v if_o so_o be_v that_o i_o have_v use_v they_o only_o as_o a_o mean_n to_o have_v raise_v up_o my_o heart_n to_o christ_n and_o so_o as_o they_o be_v appoint_v of_o god_n to_o be_v the_o way_n and_o mean_n whereby_o i_o may_v have_v recourse_n to_o he_o who_o alone_o be_v able_a for_o so_o great_a a_o work_n but_o woe_n to_o my_o ignorant_a and_o proud_a heart_n that_o will_v not_o total_o submit_v to_o god_n but_o idolise_v prayer_n and_o repentance_n and_o fast_v as_o if_o these_o have_v be_v the_o captain_n of_o the_o soul_n salvation_n whereas_o they_o be_v but_o empty_a in_o themselves_o and_o nothing_o worth_a no_o more_o than_o as_o they_o lead_v i_o to_o christ_n who_o alone_o be_v the_o captain_n and_o horn_n of_o my_o salvation_n min._n and_o now_o i_o think_v it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o let_v i_o hear_v how_o you_o carry_v yourself_o in_o the_o great_a duty_n of_o prayer_n and_o how_o soon_o you_o enter_v upon_o the_o duty_n conu._n the_o lord_n be_v please_v within_o two_o or_o three_o day_n after_o my_o first_o trouble_n to_o incline_v my_o heart_n to_o seek_v he_o by_o prayer_n which_o i_o use_v constant_o twice_o a_o day_n beside_o some_o private_a ejaculation_n and_o sigh_n between_o while_n and_o i_o will_v now_o tell_v
full_a everlasting_a freedom_n from_o evil_n or_o any_o imperfection_n 2._o it_o consist_v in_o a_o complete_a perfect_a and_o eternal_a enjoyment_n of_o all_o the_o good_a that_o our_o nature_n be_v capable_a of_o first_o it_o consist_v in_o a_o full_a and_o everlasting_a freedom_n from_o evil_n or_o any_o imperfection_n and_o here_o i_o shall_v insist_v upon_o some_o of_o those_o evil_n and_o imperfection_n which_o a_o child_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v free_v from_o as_o soon_o as_o ever_o death_n have_v let_v the_o soul_n out_o of_o the_o body_n first_o the_o saint_n be_v free_a from_o all_o sin_n the_o bolt_n shall_v be_v knock_v off_o the_o prison_n wall_n break_v down_o and_o the_o poor_a captive_n set_v at_o liberty_n o_o bless_a jubilee_n how_o glad_a will_v paul_n have_v be_v if_o when_o he_o cry_v out_o in_o such_o a_o agony_n o_o wretched_a man_n who_o shall_v deliver_v i_o if_o he_o have_v hear_v a_o voice_n from_o heaven_n say_v thy_o groan_n have_v pierce_v the_o cloud_n thy_o prayer_n have_v reach_v the_o heaven_n thy_o petition_n shall_v be_v grant_v immediate_o will_v not_o this_o have_v be_v grateful_a news_n when_o before_o a_o few_o day_n be_v at_o a_o end_n this_o shall_v be_v the_o condition_n of_o every_o one_o of_o god_n people_n now_o indeed_o if_o you_o listen_v to_o their_o closet_n you_o shall_v hear_v how_o doleful_o they_o bemoan_v their_o condition_n if_o you_o follow_v they_o into_o their_o family_n what_o be_v it_o that_o they_o will_v most_o desire_v of_o god_n be_v it_o not_o freedom_n from_o sin_n what_o complaint_n do_v they_o make_v of_o themselves_o that_o there_o shall_v be_v so_o great_a a_o unsutableness_n in_o they_o to_o god_n that_o their_o heart_n be_v unsensible_a of_o the_o worth_n of_o divine_a thing_n that_o they_o shall_v have_v so_o little_a love_n to_o the_o lord_n christ_n and_o be_v so_o little_o take_v with_o the_o kindness_n of_o the_o redeemer_n how_o weak_a and_o faint_a how_o cold_a and_o dull_a in_o duty_n how_o ready_a to_o betray_v their_o lord_n how_o cowardly_a in_o the_o cause_n of_o god_n but_o death_n will_v for_o ever_o silence_v these_o complaint_n death_n tare_n off_o joshua_n rag_n and_o present_n he_o before_o the_o lord_n without_o spot_n or_o wrinkle_n or_o any_o such_o thing_n sin_n indeed_o accompani_v the_o ungodly_a into_o another_o world_n he_o rest_v from_o his_o pleasure_n and_o his_o wicked_a work_n follow_v he_o but_o it_o be_v far_o otherwise_o with_o the_o godly_a sin_n be_v his_o burden_n and_o death_n shall_v unload_v ●im_a sin_n shall_v be_v confine_v to_o hell_n heaven_n entertain_v no_o such_o deformity_n this_o tyrant_n shall_v no_o more_o enslave_v any_o of_o christ_n subject_n the_o house_n of_o saul_n and_o the_o house_n of_o david_n shall_v no_o long_o contend_v that_o bloody_a conflict_n between_o the_o flesh_n and_o spirit_n shall_v then_o be_v determine_v by_o a_o final_a victory_n than_o the_o soul_n will_v say_v farewell_n my_o hard_a heart_n farewell_n unbelief_n farewell_n ingratitude_n then_o thou_o shall_v never_o entertain_v a_o unkind_a thought_n of_o god_n more_o the_o lame_a and_o the_o blind_a and_o the_o jebusite_n shall_v be_v smite_v when_o king_n david_n come_v to_o make_v his_o palace_n in_o zion_n thy_o sin_n must_v die_v when_o the_o lord_n come_v to_o take_v the_o full_a possession_n of_o this_o fort_n royal_a confession_n of_o sin_n shall_v short_o be_v needless_a no_o darkness_n shall_v cloud_v the_o understanding_n no_o perverseness_n the_o will_n no_o disorderliness_n in_o the_o affection_n no_o treachery_n in_o the_o memory_n the_o eye_n shall_v be_v better_o employ_v than_o in_o behold_v of_o vanity_n the_o ear_n shall_v not_o be_v lock_v against_o truth_n the_o hand_n far_o from_o violence_n the_o tongue_n from_o deceit_n and_o the_o foot_n from_o walk_v in_o way_n of_o wickedness_n and_o seem_v this_o a_o light_a matter_n to_o you_o who_o have_v go_v bow_v all_o your_o day_n under_o the_o pressure_n of_o sin_n be_v it_o nothing_o to_o you_o to_o have_v all_o your_o iniquity_n do_v away_o as_o a_o cloud_n and_o your_o transgression_n as_o a_o thick_a cloud_n thus_o see_v what_o a_o kindness_n that_o formidable_a enemy_n do_v to_o all_o the_o subject_n of_o christ_n kingdom_n what_o prayer_n tear_n and_o groan_n do_v gradual_o it_o do_v at_o one_o blow_n thus_o the_o oppress_a be_v deliver_v the_o mourner_n make_v to_o rejoice_v and_o the_o great_a makebate_n between_o god_n and_o the_o soul_n for_o ever_o discard_v and_o turn_v out_o of_o door_n eph._n 5.27_o es_fw-ge 44.22_o 2._o when_o a_o christian_a ay●th_n he_o shall_v be_v free_v from_o all_o the_o temptation_n of_o satan_n death_n set_v the_o soul_n out_o of_o the_o devil_n reach_v this_o angel_n have_v nothing_o to_o do_v in_o heaven_n this_o serpent_n shall_v not_o come_v into_o the_o high_a paradise_n nor_o satan_n creep_v into_o this_o eden_n now_o indeed_o he_o go_v up_o and_o down_o like_o a_o roar_a lion_n seek_v who_o he_o may_v devour_v now_o he_o set_v he_o begin_v every_o where_o to_o catch_v the_o unwary_a christian_a he_o use_v his_o stratagem_n to_o surprise_v they_o but_o then_o this_o adversary_n shall_v be_v tread_v under_o foot_n his_o fiery_a dart_n shall_v be_v quench_v and_o his_o design_n break_v o_o happy_a day_n when_o will_v it_o come_v when_o the_o devil_n shall_v be_v as_o unlikely_a to_o tempt_v as_o our_o heart_n to_o close_v when_o we_o be_v get_v once_o safe_a to_o rest_v the_o devil_n shall_v as_o easy_o shake_v god_n throne_n as_o our_o happiness_n death_n turn_v the_o key_n bolt_n and_o bar_n this_o enemy_n out_o then_o o_o then_o thou_o shall_v see_v this_o pharaoh_n cast_v dead_a on_o the_o shore_n and_o for_o ever_o disable_v from_o make_v any_o resistance_n against_o thou_o or_o in_o the_o least_o disturb_v thy_o peace_n rev._n 20.10_o 3._o the_o blessedness_n of_o the_o people_n of_o god_n consist_v in_o their_o be_v free_v from_o the_o frown_n and_o flattery_n of_o the_o world_n in_o life_n time_n thou_o be_v fain_o to_o fight_v thy_o way_n to_o peace_n to_o dispute_v every_o step_n thou_o go_v and_o can_v never_o have_v a_o quiet_a hour_n while_o thou_o have_v such_o ill_a neighbour_n there_o be_v a_o old_a quarrel_n between_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n and_o the_o serpent_n and_o the_o enmity_n be_v radicate_v and_o the_o ●end_n can_v be_v cool_v with_o nothing_o but_o death_n christian_n expect_v not_o as_o long_o as_o any_o of_o that_o cainis●_n generation_n breath_n that_o thou_o shall_v be_v long_o ●●cure_a in_o the_o world_n you_o shall_v have_v tribulation_n ●ut_v be_v of_o good_a cheer_n christ_n have_v overcome_v the_o world_n joh._n 16.33_o what_o though_o they_o speak_v ●●eat_a word_n prison_n halter_n faggot_n thou_o shall_v ●e_v long_o ride_v in_o state_n to_o glory_n and_o then_o let_v they_o 〈◊〉_d their_o worst_a when_o thou_o be_v in_o heaven_n they_o ●ay_v curse_v and_o increase_v their_o own_o misery_n but_o ●●ey_n shall_v not_o in_o the_o least_o diminish_v thy_o tranquillity_n use_v as_o for_o their_o flattery_n they_o shall_v signify_v nothing_o thing_n the_o beauty_n of_o this_o inseriour_a world_n will_v be_v darken_v by_o the_o brightness_n of_o that_o light_n which_o death_n lead_v thou_o into_o its_o excellency_n will_v be_v quite_o eclipse_v its_o allurement_n will_v lose_v their_o power_n who_o can_v choose_v but_o contemn_v the_o earth_n that_o know_v what_o heaven_n mean_v o_o how_o low_o a_o esteem_n have_v the_o most_o experience_a man_n here_o o●_n the_o world_n honour_n and_o riches_n be_v account_v very_o inconsiderable_a thing_n to_o they_o which_o understand_v the_o difference_n between_o finite_a and_o infinite_a the_o disproportion_n between_o time_n and_o eternity_n death_n blow_v the_o dust_n out_o of_o our_o eye_n it_o pluck●_n off_o the_o veil_n and_o show_v one_o quick_o the_o glory_n o●_n both_o world_n and_o so_o it_o be_v not_o lest_o long_o to_o determine_v which_o be_v to_o be_v prefer_v dross_n or_o silver_n brass_n or_o gold_n a_o dunghill_n or_o a_o palace_n there_o wi●●_n be_v no_o thought_n of_o return_v to_o egypt_n or_o goshe●_n either_o in_o they_o which_o know_v the_o fruitfulness_n of_o th●_n spiritual_a canaan_n the_o accommodation_n of_o the_o ne●_n jerusalem_n the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o holy_a court_n 4._o at_o death_n he_o shall_v rest_v from_o all_o his_o pain_n there_o be_v no_o fear_n of_o sickness_n sorrow_n and_o ach●●●_n the_o stone_n gout_n and_o plague_n be_v distemper_n th●●_n none_o labour_v with_o there_o that_o air_n be_v clear_a an●_n sin_n which_o infect_v other_o place_n never_o get_v foot_v there_o they_o that_o scarce_o know_v what_o a_o day●●_n ease_v now_o mean_n shall_v then_o forget_v their_o sorrow_n their_o constitution_n shall_v be_v mend_v their_o
you_o may_v do_v the_o devil_n work_v as_o long_o as_o you_o can_v and_o that_o then_o god_n shall_v reward_v you_o with_o salvation_n no_o such_o matter_n you_o may_v more_o rational_o expect_v that_o god_n shall_v for_o your_o sake_n pull_v the_o sun_n out_o of_o the_o firmament_n than_o that_o he_o shall_v remove_v holiness_n out_o of_o heaven_n and_o bring_v hell_n in_o its_o place_n if_o wicked_a man_n will_v please_v themselves_o with_o their_o own_o delusion_n and_o look_v for_o glory_n still_o they_o must_v thank_v themselves_o when_o they_o see_v how_o infinite_o they_o be_v disappoint_v but_o i_o leave_v these_o as_o despair_v to_o convince_v they_o of_o their_o folly_n till_o judgement_n and_o flame_n make_v they_o to_o understand_v it_o 2._o all_o that_o live_v upon_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n here_o be_v not_o like_a to_o be_v bless_v after_o death_n there_o be_v a_o vast_a difference_n between_o common_a and_o special_a mercy_n many_o partake_v rich_o of_o god_n common_a bounty_n that_o have_v not_o the_o least_o interes●_n in_o his_o love_n god_n give_v this_o world_n often_o time_n to_o his_o great_a enemy_n he_o give_v glory_n in_o a_o other_o world_n to_o none_o but_o his_o friend_n and_o child_n nay_o let_v i_o speak_v it_o free_o i_o be_o sure_a i_o have_v christ_n and_o scripture_n to_o warrant_v what_o i_o say_v that_o they_o which_o gain_v this_o world_n with_o their_o neglect_n of_o heaven_n shall_v at_o their_o death_n lose_v both_o many_o receive_v temporal_a mercy_n that_o shall_v never_o enjoy_v eternal_a job_n 21.9_o luk._n 16.25_o o_o how_o great_o be_v they_o mistake_v who_o think_v that_o earl_n lord_z knight_z etc._n etc._n be_v word_n of_o any_o significancy_n after_o death_n that_o hope_n that_o their_o honour_n here_o will_v procure_v they_o any_o real_a respect_n hereafter_o that_o reckon_v gold_n and_o silver_n will_v go_v currant_n in_o that_o country_n many_o that_o will_v be_v count_v person_n of_o some_o depth_n and_o wisdom_n make_v a_o world_n of_o stir_n about_o trifle_n that_o drive_v a_o great_a trade_n for_o that_o which_o be_v next_o to_o nothing_o and_o that_o lay_v in_o no_o better_a provision_n than_o gravel_n clay_n or_o dung_n when_o they_o be_v bind_v for_o eternity_n and_o yet_o how_o do_v they_o bless_v themselves_o and_o say_v i_o be_o rich_a and_o increase_v in_o good_n and_o have_v need_n of_o nothing_o soul_n take_v thy_o ease_n eat_v drink_v and_o be_v merry_a they_o think_v they_o make_v a_o very_a wise_a bargain_n when_o they_o sell_v their_o conscience_n god_n and_o heaven_n for_o a_o little_a of_o that_o which_o some_o call_v riches_n not_o consider_v that_o a_o few_o hour_n experience_n may_v make_v they_o know_v though_o it_o may_v be_v not_o cure_v this_o mistake_n o_o that_o i_o can_v but_o bring_v my_o hearer_n out_o of_o this_o delusion_n o_o that_o their_o apprehension_n be_v but_o rectify_v and_o that_o they_o may_v know_v the_o real_a worth_n of_o thing_n and_o person_n o_o that_o i_o can_v but_o bring_v down_o the_o price_n of_o sublunary_a thing_n and_o raise_v the_o thing_n of_o that_o other_o world_n to_o their_o true_a worth_n consider_v that_o that_o holiness_n as_o mean_o as_o you_o think_v of_o it_o be_v the_o most_o excellent_a thing_n that_o that_o be_v the_o great_a riches_n and_o man_n high_a dignity_n god_n know_v no_o difference_n between_o a_o lord_n and_o a_o beggar_n a_o prince_n and_o a_o subject_a he_o be_v no_o respecter_n of_o person_n if_o there_o be_v any_o difference_n it_o lie_v here_o that_o god_n have_v more_o wrath_n in_o store_n for_o they_o that_o have_v great_a engagement_n and_o better_a advantage_n to_o serve_v he_o than_o other_o have_v i_o pity_v the_o poor_a lord_n of_o the_o world_n and_o i_o be_o confident_a he_o that_o know_v the_o worth_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o nature_n of_o his_o own_o soul_n can_v much_o envy_v they_o they_o swell_v like_o bladder_n upon_o water_n for_o a_o moment_n and_o god_n blow_v and_o where_o be_v they_o now_o indeed_o they_o reckon_v themselves_o very_o secure_a and_o their_o house_n be_v free_a from_o fear_n neither_o be_v the_o rod_n of_o god_n upon_o they_o they_o take_v the_o timbrel_n and_o harp_n and_o rejoice_v at_o the_o sound_n of_o the_o organ_n job_n 21._o they_o think_v they_o fool_n that_o can_v spare_v their_o riches_n and_o want_v their_o greatness_n so_o they_o may_v but_o have_v a_o estate_n in_o invisibles_fw-fr and_o secure_v a_o inheritance_n that_o will_v last_v for_o ever_o these_o be_v the_o man_n that_o hate_v seriousness_n and_o holiness_n which_o be_v the_o beauty_n of_o earth_n and_o heaven_n too_o be_v undervalue_v by_o they_o and_o how_o can_v they_o expect_v sanctity_n shall_v be_v delightful_a to_o they_o hereafter_o when_o it_o be_v abhor_v now_o how_o can_v they_o look_v for_o heaven_n when_o they_o die_v when_o they_o think_v it_o not_o worth_a their_o mind_v while_o they_o live_v no_o no_o very_o they_o have_v their_o reward_n they_o have_v now_o their_o good_a thing_n and_o much_o good_a may_v they_o do_v they_o o_o let_v i_o rather_o gain_v christ_n at_o death_n though_o i_o lose_v all_o beside_o than_o possess_v ten_o world_n here_o and_o after_o all_o lose_v my_o soul_n can_v the_o mighty_a one_o of_o the_o world_n have_v but_o one_o hour_n discourse_n with_o one_o of_o their_o brethren_n in_o hell_n i_o believe_v their_o judgement_n will_v be_v huge_o alter_v and_o they_o will_v soon_o tell_v they_o that_o riches_n and_o honour_n and_o whatsoever_o else_o most_o man_n do_v pursue_v let_v it_o be_v what_o it_o will_v below_o christ_n will_v yield_v they_o but_o little_a happiness_n and_o comfort_n in_o another_o world_n riches_n profit_v not_o in_o the_o day_n of_o wrath_n do_v but_o read_v luk._n 16.19_o 25._o i_o be_o the_o large_a that_o if_o possible_a i_o may_v prevent_v mistake_n in_o matter_n of_o eternal_a consequence_n three_o there_o be_v thousand_o that_o seem_v to_o have_v a_o far_o better_a title_n to_o this_o blessedness_n that_o will_v fall_v short_a of_o it_o and_o they_o be_v professor_n that_o call_v themselves_o by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n not_o all_o that_o be_v call_v yea_o and_o esteem_v christian_n be_v like_a to_o have_v any_o great_a benefit_n by_o death_n to_o be_v christen_v and_o to_o be_v christian_n be_v two_o thing_n not_o every_o one_o that_o wear_v christ_n livery_n shall_v have_v his_o wage_n o_o how_o many_o million_o be_v there_o that_o have_v no_o better_a shelter_n than_o a_o mere_a name_n to_o themselves_o from_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n be_v it_o not_o more_o than_o possible_a to_o hear_v read_v pray_v and_o to_o be_v esteem_v a_o saint_n and_o yet_o to_o miscarry_v everlasting_o how_o many_o seem_a saint_n shall_v gain_v nothing_o at_o death_n but_o a_o thorough_a knowledge_n of_o their_o own_o folly_n and_o if_o to_o know_v what_o god_n anger_n be_v be_v a_o advantage_n when_o there_o be_v no_o escape_v of_o it_o and_o if_o to_o have_v their_o heart_n wound_v when_o there_o be_v no_o cure_n to_o be_v have_v be_v any_o profit_n and_o if_o to_o be_v quite_o free_v of_o conscience_n search_v minister_n be_v a_o happiness_n when_o they_o be_v out_o of_o the_o reach_n of_o their_o help_n or_o pity_n then_o such_o may_v be_v esteem_v bless_v but_o if_o all_o this_o will_v but_o make_v the_o flame_n hot_a than_o i_o leave_v any_o serious_a person_n to_o judge_n whether_o it_o do_v not_o concern_v man_n and_o woman_n to_o look_v after_o better_a security_n than_o this_o amount_n to_o do_v you_o ever_o well_o study_v mat._n 7.21_o i_o hope_v you_o will_v believe_v christ_n though_o you_o will_v not_o i_o read_v that_o scripture_n and_o what_o say_v christ_n o_o consider_v serious_o that_o to_o be_v a_o heir_n of_o glory_n be_v no_o such_o light_a matter_n as_o most_o judge_v it_o to_o be_v to_o be_v bear_v to_o a_o crown_n and_o a_o kingdom_n and_o to_o have_v a_o good_a title_n to_o it_o be_v a_o dignity_n indeed_o but_o a_o madman_n in_o chain_n and_o rag_n may_v say_v he_o be_v a_o king_n or_o a_o lord_n o_o please_v not_o yourselves_o with_o fancy_n sickness_n and_o death_n be_v come_v and_o then_o you_o will_v know_v better_o whether_o i_o have_v not_o some_o reason_n to_o be_v earnest_a with_o you_o in_o this_o matter_n i_o be_o most_o afraid_a of_o the_o confident_a pharisee_fw-mi that_o trust_v in_o his_o poor_a sorry_a prayer_n and_o his_o own_o righteousness_n o_o that_o i_o can_v but_o shake_v he_o and_o his_o hope_n before_o death_n and_o judgement_n do_v it_o o_o that_o i_o can_v but_o persuade_v he_o to_o maintain_v a_o jealousy_n over_o himself_o and_o to_o search_v and_o try_v his_o heart_n and_o to_o bring_v himself_o to_o the_o
be_v like_a to_o make_v a_o separation_n between_o christ_n and_o thou_o i_o shall_v then_o be_v far_o from_o blame_v these_o thy_o fear_n but_o i_o shall_v rather_o wonder_v that_o they_o be_v not_o a_o thousand_o time_n great_a but_o methinks_v a_o soul_n that_o have_v have_v many_o a_o sweet_a kiss_n from_o christ_n that_o understand_v what_o he_o be_v worth_a and_o that_o have_v some_o good_a reason_n to_o say_v my_o belove_a be_v i_o and_o i_o be_o he_o methinks_v i_o say_v such_o a_o one_o shall_v not_o desire_v that_o the_o day_n of_o marriage_n shall_v be_v protract_v sure_o be_v this_o but_o clear_v it_o be_v nothing_o to_o die_v but_o life_n itself_o will_v be_v as_o considerable_a a_o exercise_n of_o patience_n as_o any_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n let_v i_o therefore_o again_o expostulate_v the_o case_n with_o thou_o and_o do_v what_o i_o can_v to_o shake_v off_o those_o unwarrantable_a fear_n what_o be_v it_o that_o you_o be_v so_o much_o afraid_a of_o be_v it_o of_o pain_n why_o when_o you_o be_v dead_a you_o will_v feel_v none_o they_o be_v the_o live_n which_o feel_v pain_n and_o i_o believe_v there_o be_v few_o live_n but_o at_o one_o time_n or_o other_o feel_v as_o much_o pain_n as_o some_o do_v in_o their_o death_n and_o if_o their_o pain_n be_v acute_a they_o be_v like_a to_o be_v short_a and_o if_o they_o be_v not_o acute_a they_o may_v be_v the_o more_o easy_o bear_v be_v you_o loath_a to_o leave_v your_o friend_n i_o hope_v god_n saint_n and_o angel_n be_v other_o guess_v friend_n than_o any_o you_o have_v here_o you_o have_v a_o fine_a house_n and_o sweet_a convenience_n alas_o it_o be_v but_o a_o hog-sty_n or_o a_o dunghill_n if_o compare_v with_o heaven_n but_o how_o shall_v i_o do_v for_o my_o child_n what_o will_v become_v of_o they_o when_o i_o be_o dead_a and_o go_v why_o do_v you_o make_v nothing_o of_o god_n promise_n be_v not_o he_o a_o father_n to_o the_o fatherless_a and_o be_v it_o not_o his_o command_n that_o we_o shall_v leave_v our_o fatherless_a child_n with_o he_o can_v god_n take_v as_o good_a care_n of_o they_o as_o you_o o_o but_o the_o grave_n be_v a_o doleful_a place_n and_o who_o can_v think_v with_o any_o comfort_n of_o be_v nail_v up_o in_o a_o coffin_n and_o cover_v over_o with_o earth_n and_o of_o rot_v under_o ground_n why_o man_n be_v the_o resurrection_n no_o comfort_n to_o thou_o if_o there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n this_o argue_v be_v the_o more_o excusable_a who_o be_v you_o i_o pray_v that_o you_o shall_v be_v privilege_v above_o all_o the_o king_n and_o monarchs_n since_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n which_o of_o they_o have_v secure_v themselves_o from_o the_o power_n of_o death_n which_o of_o they_o can_v retain_v their_o breath_n a_o moment_n when_o death_n have_v receive_v his_o commission_n to_o stop_v it_o be_v you_o better_o than_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n do_v not_o david_n see_v corruption_n and_o the_o father_n where_o be_v they_o nay_o do_v not_o christ_n die_v and_o die_v so_o bitter_a a_o death_n as_o i_o believe_v never_o any_o from_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o world_n ever_o do_v must_v god_n make_v thou_o the_o three_o that_o must_v be_v single_v out_o from_o mankind_n to_o be_v translate_v to_o glory_n do_v you_o walk_v as_o enock_n and_o elias_n do_v and_o if_o you_o do_v i_o know_v you_o will_v then_o be_v so_o humble_a not_o to_o expect_v this_o prerogative_n and_o so_o full_a of_o love_n to_o god_n as_o to_o be_v content_v to_o die_v if_o it_o be_v a_o hundred_o death_n so_o you_o may_v but_o enjoy_v he_o for_o ever_o and_o what_o say_v you_o now_o be_v there_o not_o a_o root_n of_o unbelief_n at_o the_o bottom_n be_v there_o not_o something_o of_o atheism_n in_o this_o have_v not_o the_o world_n a_o prevail_a interest_n in_o your_o affection_n do_v you_o think_v you_o have_v not_o have_v time_n enough_o yet_o to_o sin_n will_v you_o say_v displease_v god_n a_o little_a more_fw-mi do_v you_o imagine_v that_o you_o have_v not_o sufficient_o abuse_v his_o goodness_n if_o not_o what_o be_v the_o matter_n o_o i_o want_v assurance_n do_v i_o but_o know_v that_o i_o be_o indeed_o reconcile_v to_o god_n then_o o_o then_o i_o can_v die_v as_o willing_o as_o sleep_v the_o truth_n of_o it_o be_v there_o can_v be_v no_o other_o reason_n that_o can_v bear_v any_o great_a weight_n except_o this_o and_o a_o desire_n to_o glorify_v god_n more_o in_o bring_v in_o soul_n to_o he_o as_o for_o this_o latter_a i_o wave_v it_o few_o of_o my_o hearer_n be_v so_o much_o concern_v in_o that_o as_o minister_n be_v but_o as_o for_o the_o former_a i_o will_v upon_o this_o account_n put_v you_o upon_o the_o most_o speedy_a and_o serious_a diligence_n in_o this_o work_n i_o believe_v the_o apostle_n have_v some_o reason_n on_o his_o side_n when_o he_o do_v so_o earnest_o persuade_v the_o people_n of_o god_n to_o use_v all_o diligence_n to_o make_v their_o call_v and_o election_n sure_a and_o to_o work_v out_o their_o own_o salvation_n with_o fear_n and_o tremble_a why_o then_o shall_v not_o every_o christian_a without_o delay_n set_v upon_o this_o and_o then_o the_o next_o news_n we_o shall_v hear_v will_v be_v come_v lord_n jesus_n why_o be_v thy_o chariot_n wheel_v so_o long_a a_o come_n o_o that_o i_o may_v but_o come_v to_o eternal_a life_n though_o through_o the_o valley_n of_o the_o shadow_n of_o death_n it_o be_v our_o trifle_n with_o god_n that_o make_v the_o thought_n of_o our_o appear_v before_o he_o to_o be_v so_o dreadful_a our_o formality_n deadness_n and_o coldness_n our_o worldly_a mindedness_n and_o laziness_n do_v we_o a_o world_n of_o injury_n this_o this_o disturb_v our_o peace_n this_o strengthen_v satan_n and_o blur_v our_o evidence_n and_o make_v we_o go_v despond_v into_o another_o world_n and_o this_o bring_v i_o to_o the_o next_o use_n use_v 5_o be_v it_o so_o that_o they_o be_v bless_v that_o die_n in_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n be_v hence_o exhort_v to_o live_v so_o as_o that_o you_o may_v die_v in_o the_o lord_n will_v you_o take_v so_o much_o pain_n for_o a_o little_a gain_n in_o this_o life_n and_o will_v you_o take_v none_o at_o all_o for_o eternal_a blessing_n how_o many_o hazardous_a voyage_n have_v some_o of_o you_o make_v to_o ginnee_n and_o the_o east_n indies_n to_o get_v gold_n and_o spice_n how_o many_o terrible_a storm_n have_v you_o be_v in_o and_o what_o inconceivable_a hazard_n have_v you_o run_v that_o you_o may_v enjoy_v yourselves_o in_o age_n and_o have_v something_o to_o carry_v you_o comfortable_o and_o decent_o to_o your_o grave_n o_o why_o shall_v you_o not_o be_v as_o solicitous_a in_o your_o soul_n concern_v remember_v my_o dear_a friend_n that_o you_o be_v bind_v for_o another_o world_n and_o you_o must_v ere_o long_a sail_n into_o the_o ocean_n of_o eternity_n consider_v what_o your_o lay_v be_v and_o whether_o it_o will_v return_v to_o any_o account_n when_o you_o come_v home_o to_o your_o great_a owner_n methinks_v you_o of_o all_o man_n shall_v think_v grace_n the_o best_a commodity_n and_o christianity_n the_o best_a trade_n and_o the_o secure_n of_o everlasting_a happiness_n the_o great_a wisdom_n how_o can_v you_o live_v within_o a_o few_o inch_n of_o death_n and_o look_v the_o king_n of_o terror_n in_o the_o face_n every_o day_n without_o some_o wellgrounded_n evidence_n of_o your_o interest_n in_o god_n love_n o_o who_o will_v not_o labour_v to_o get_v out_o of_o danger_n who_o will_v not_o think_v it_o a_o bless_a estate_n to_o be_v beyond_o fear_n who_o can_v take_v it_o to_o be_v a_o unnecessary_a work_n to_o secure_v a_o soul_n be_v not_o this_o the_o one_o thing_n needful_a what_o shall_v a_o man_n get_v if_o he_o shall_v gain_v the_o whole_a world_n and_o lose_v his_o own_o soul_n and_o what_o shall_v a_o man_n give_v in_o exchange_n for_o his_o soul_n but_o you_o professor_n above_o all_o it_o concern_v you_o to_o make_v as_o sure_a as_o can_v be_v possible_a of_o something_o better_a than_o you_o can_v have_v here_o below_o what_o a_o lamentable_a thing_n will_v it_o be_v for_o you_o to_o undergo_v so_o many_o reproach_n for_o christ_n sake_n to_o venture_v your_o liberty_n and_o to_o hazard_v your_o estate_n and_o after_o all_o to_o be_v leave_v in_o woeful_a uncertainty_n it_o will_v be_v a_o dreadful_a thing_n to_o lose_v the_o comfort_n of_o both_o world_n o_o make_v sure_a work_n your_o pain_n and_o cost_n here_o will_v pay_v its_o own_o charge_n be_v not_o daunt_v it_o be_v a_o thing_n have_v be_v do_v what_o do_v you_o say_v will_v you_o take_v some_o pain_n in_o the_o examine_n of_o your_o heart_n will_v you_o
enter_v into_o the_o world_n but_o i_o have_v no_o soon_o embrace_v the_o motion_n but_o that_o very_a day_n i_o feel_v a_o change_n in_o my_o poor_a soul_n viz._n a_o too_o too_o much_o let_v out_o my_o thought_n upon_o it_o which_o i_o most_o perceive_v in_o duty_n and_o the_o devil_n who_o long_o wait_v his_o opportunity_n do_v then_o i_o be_o afraid_a not_o only_o parley_v but_o get_v entrance_n through_o the_o treachery_n and_o deceitfulness_n of_o my_o wretched_a heart_n and_o he_o tell_v i_o that_o i_o may_v lawful_o settle_v my_o mind_n upon_o this_o it_o be_v a_o business_n of_o great_a concernment_n and_o that_o it_o will_v be_v but_o a_o little_a while_n and_o then_o i_o shall_v return_v to_o my_o former_a temper_n in_o spiritual_a matter_n upon_o those_o delusion_n my_o silly_a heart_n give_v way_n and_o i_o find_v too_o much_o willingness_n of_o soul_n to_o place_v its_o concern_v in_o that_o matter_n and_o so_o i_o lay_v down_o my_o watch_n soon_o lose_v my_o former_a experience_n and_o every_o day_n i_o find_v my_o comfort_n on_o the_o ebb_a hand_n i_o secret_o depart_v from_o god_n and_o darken_v the_o light_n of_o his_o countenance_n that_o do_v shine_v sometime_o upon_o my_o soul_n and_o have_v not_o infinite_a grace_n put_v a_o seasonable_a word_n into_o your_o mouth_n to_o prevent_v i_o how_o have_v i_o fall_v and_o whither_o have_v i_o go_v i_o can_v not_o have_v think_v it_o possible_a that_o ever_o my_o heart_n shall_v decline_v so_o strange_o as_o it_o do_v i_o that_o former_o can_v serve_v my_o master_n faithful_o cheerful_o and_o comfortable_o do_v it_o grutch_o and_o not_o out_o of_o love_n though_o i_o never_o fall_v so_o far_o through_o grace_n as_o to_o neglect_v any_o thing_n of_o his_o business_n yet_o 〈◊〉_d lose_v the_o right_a principle_n of_o action_n and_o the_o art_n of_o spiritualize_v of_o civil_a affair_n and_o this_o last_v for_o about_o three_o month_n it_o be_v scarce_o to_o be_v think_v what_o perplexity_n i_o bring_v myself_o into_o by_o my_o backslide_n from_o god_n i_o have_v not_o time_n to_o declare_v thing_n and_o have_v i_o it_o will_v be_v very_o unwelcome_a to_o you_o true_a i_o hope_v i_o do_v enjoy_v some_o communion_n with_o god_n when_o i_o be_v engage_v in_o duty_n especial_o in_o that_o to_o be_v admire_v ordinance_n of_o the_o sacrament_n and_o prayer_n but_o yet_o my_o comfort_n and_o duty_n usual_o end_v together_o i_o hope_v the_o experience_n that_o i_o have_v have_v of_o the_o treachery_n of_o my_o own_o heart_n will_v make_v i_o carry_v a_o fence_n of_o my_o weakness_n and_o folly_n so_o as_o 〈◊〉_d throw_v myself_o whole_o upon_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n i_o have_v thus_o open_v my_o soul_n to_o you_o o_o that_o the_o lord_n who_o first_o for_o his_o own_o name_n sake_n show_v mercy_n to_o i_o when_o i_o deserve_v none_o will_v now_o look_v upon_o i_o in_o my_o low_a estate_n and_o consult_v the_o same_o bowel_n of_o pity_n and_o compassion_n which_o be_v infinite_a past_o the_o sin_n of_o finite_a creature_n o_o that_o he_o will_v heal_v my_o backslide_n and_o love_v i_o free_o god_n be_v the_o same_o and_o change_v not_o and_o my_o hope_n be_v that_o he_o will_v again_o return_v and_o visit_v my_o soul_n in_o mercy_n after_o this_o the_o lord_n be_v please_v to_o come_v in_o again_o and_o he_o find_v his_o former_a comfort_n in_o some_o measure_n return_v after_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o pain_n with_o his_o own_o heart_n and_o wrestle_v with_o god_n hear_v what_o language_n he_o begin_v to_o speak_v again_o bless_a be_v god_n for_o what_o i_o do_v enjoy_v it_o be_v ten_o thousand_o time_n more_o than_o i_o deserve_v i_o hope_v the_o dew_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n do_v oft_o refresh_v i_o and_o the_o blood_n of_o jesus_n be_v my_o cordial_n when_o i_o sit_v at_o his_o table_n he_o visit_v i_o and_o his_o banner_n over_o i_o be_v love_n i_o may_v speak_v it_o to_o the_o glory_n of_o rich_a grace_n that_o my_o heart_n be_v in_o a_o better_a frame_n than_o it_o be_v and_o i_o be_o more_o free_a from_o distraction_n in_o duty_n but_o yet_o i_o be_o far_o from_o that_o frame_n that_o i_o be_v once_o in_o my_o distemper_n it_o lie_v in_o want_n of_o those_o strong_a affection_n to_o god_n and_o that_o which_o have_v make_v i_o so_o silent_a to_o you_o be_v the_o fear_n of_o hypocrisy_n lest_o my_o tongue_n shall_v at_o any_o time_n outreach_v my_o heart_n i_o may_v be_v far_o large_a and_o yet_o speak_v none_o but_o his_o word_n this_o i_o think_v may_v prove_v that_o he_o be_v a_o very_a curious_a observer_n of_o his_o own_o soul_n and_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o least_o departure_n of_o his_o heart_n from_o god_n or_o god_n absent_v of_o himself_o from_o he_o i_o may_v tell_v you_o what_o pain_n he_o take_v to_o prepare_v for_o the_o sacrament_n and_o what_o exactness_n he_o use_v afterward_o in_o take_v notice_n how_o his_o soul_n be_v affect_v &_o when_o it_o be_v not_o raise_v what_o care_n do_v he_o use_v till_o he_o find_v a_o fresh_a w●r●nth_n heat_n and_o life_n animate_v of_o he_o i_o may_v tell_v you_o how_o frequent_a he_o be_v in_o that_o rare_a duty_n of_o meditation_n i_o speak_v not_o this_o without_o book_n many_o sheet_n of_o his_o meditation_n which_o i_o have_v by_o i_o show_v that_o he_o be_v no_o stranger_n to_o those_o spiritual_a duty_n which_o few_o understand_v and_o few_o practice_n 9_o he_o be_v great_o desirous_a to_o be_v reprove_v and_o watch_v over_o that_o of_o the_o psalmist_n be_v oft_o in_o his_o mouth_n and_o write_v in_o his_o letter_n let_v the_o righteous_a smite_v i_o and_o it_o shall_v be_v a_o kindness_n and_o let_v he_o reprove_v i_o and_o it_o shall_v be_v excellent_a oil_n which_o shall_v not_o break_v my_o head_n 10._o he_o be_v much_o exercise_v in_o act_n of_o mortification_n and_o self_n denial_n he_o labour_v to_o keep_v under_o his_o body_n to_o have_v the_o command_n of_o his_o passion_n and_o affection_n very_o temperate_a drink_v water_n etc._n etc._n 11._o he_o be_v frequent_o praise_v of_o god_n and_o speak_v well_o of_o his_o way_n indeed_o his_o deportment_n be_v such_o that_o he_o credit_v religion_n and_o commend_v the_o service_n of_o his_o great_a master_n and_o make_v people_n to_o believe_v that_o religion_n be_v a_o excellent_a thing_n and_o he_o justify_v wisdom_n and_o be_v able_a to_o say_v her_o way_n be_v pleasantness_n and_o her_o path_n peace_n 12._o he_o be_v a_o very_a good_a husband_n of_o time_n one_o will_v wonder_v how_o one_o can_v roll_v over_o such_o a_o deal_n of_o business_n as_o he_o do_v not_o in_o the_o least_o neglect_v his_o master_n affair_n and_o yet_o that_o he_o shall_v write_v such_o packet_n of_o letter_n and_o pen_n so_o many_o meditation_n and_o be_v so_o very_o helpful_a to_o his_o brethren_n the_o young_a man_n how_o many_o book_n do_v he_o read_v over_o and_o read_v they_o to_o the_o purpose_n so_o as_o to_o make_v they_o his_o own_o some_o of_o they_o five_o or_o six_o time_n over_o and_o if_o he_o have_v no_o company_n to_o discourse_v with_o when_o he_o go_v abroad_o he_o look_v oft_o into_o his_o pocket_n book_n which_o be_v call_v make_v religion_n one_o business_n 13._o he_o have_v a_o strong_a affection_n for_o the_o faithful_a minister_n of_o christ_n and_o be_v concern_v when_o the_o cloud_n begin_v to_o threaten_v they_o that_o he_o engage_v all_o the_o prayer_n he_o can_v for_o they_o that_o the_o lord_n will_v blow_v over_o this_o storm_n and_o i_o be_o ready_a to_o think_v that_o this_o may_v hasten_v his_o end_n 14._o he_o be_v great_o afraid_a of_o spiritual_a pride_n to_o this_o end_n he_o desire_v i_o to_o keep_v a_o watch_n over_o he_o and_o beseech_v i_o to_o discover_v it_o to_o he_o when_o i_o do_v at_o any_o time_n discern_v the_o act_n of_o it_o but_o though_o he_o have_v great_a part_n and_o gift_n above_o his_o age_n yet_o the_o fence_n of_o former_a sin_n and_o his_o curious_a observance_n of_o his_o heart_n and_o the_o fence_n of_o free_a grace_n keep_v he_o very_o low_o 15._o he_o seem_v to_o be_v possess_v with_o the_o thought_n of_o death_n and_o eternity_n he_o have_v a_o strong_a impression_n upon_o his_o spirit_n of_o the_o nearness_n of_o his_o end_n for_o about_o half_a a_o year_n before_o he_o die_v and_o 16._o he_o be_v much_o above_o the_o fear_n of_o death_n and_o from_o a_o deep_a fence_n of_o the_o reality_n of_o invisibles_n and_o his_o propriety_n in_o they_o he_o think_v long_o for_o possession_n and_o he_o can_v say_v i_o desire_v to_o be_v dissolve_v and_o to_o be_v with_o jesus_n on_o the_o lord_n day_n before_o he_o die_v he_o
be_v in_o a_o ecstasy_n of_o comfort_n and_o feel_v what_o those_o joy_n unspeakable_a in_o believe_v mean_v in_o former_a time_n he_o have_v great_a manifestation_n of_o god_n love_n but_o never_o any_o break_v into_o his_o soul_n with_o such_o power_n and_o clear_a evidence_n as_o then_o he_o have_v as_o it_o be_v a_o prospect_n of_o glory_n and_o some_o foretaste_n of_o that_o happiness_n that_o be_v prepare_v for_o he_o before_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o world_n and_o o_o how_o do_v his_o heart_n even_o leap_v within_o he_o to_o think_v that_o within_o a_o little_a while_o he_o shall_v full_o and_o eternal_o enjoy_v what_o he_o now_o have_v a_o little_a glimpse_n of_o upon_o monday_n i_o go_v to_o visit_v he_o and_o find_v he_o in_o a_o very_a sweet_a frame_n so_o take_v up_o with_o heaven_n that_o he_o do_v even_o wonder_n at_o himself_o i_o be_o say_v he_o so_o overcome_v with_o the_o love_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o glory_n of_o heaven_n that_o all_o manner_n of_o fear_n be_v hide_v from_o my_o eye_n and_o i_o can_v so_o much_o as_o think_v of_o hell_n or_o if_o i_o do_v it_o be_v with_o joy_n that_o there_o be_v no_o condemnation_n to_o they_o which_o be_v in_o christ_n jesus_n but_o what_o do_v you_o think_v of_o these_o thing_n be_v it_o possible_a that_o they_o shall_v be_v delusion_n o_o sir_n i_o beseech_v you_o be_v faithful_a to_o my_o soul_n and_o tell_v i_o as_o you_o will_v answer_v it_o at_o the_o bar_n of_o god_n what_o you_o judge_v of_o my_o state_n i_o will_v not_o for_o a_o world_n be_v now_o in_o a_o fool_n paradise_n and_o then_o he_o tell_v i_o his_o experience_n and_o entreat_v i_o to_o search_v and_o try_v he_o and_o again_o and_o again_o he_o express_v his_o great_a joy_n under_o the_o apprehension_n of_o death_n and_o that_o glorious_a eternity_n that_o he_o be_v pass_v into_o i_o desire_v earnest_o to_o discourse_v with_o you_o say_v he_o because_o i_o expect_v to_o lose_v the_o use_n of_o my_o reason_n and_o be_o not_o like_a to_o be_v capable_a of_o speak_v my_o mind_n to_o you_o hereafter_o and_o then_o he_o entreat_v i_o to_o give_v he_o a_o funeral_n sermon_n and_o all_o this_o he_o speak_v with_o as_o much_o cheerfulness_n as_o can_v well_o be_v imagine_v speak_v of_o death_n as_o the_o most_o desirable_a thing_n o_o say_v he_o that_o i_o be_v but_o ten_o time_n sick_a i_o long_o to_o die_v i_o be_o ill_a but_o i_o will_v be_v ill_a to_o purpose_n o_o dear_a jesus_n i_o long_o to_o be_v with_o thou_o upon_o tuesday_n his_o distemper_n grow_v much_o upon_o he_o and_o begin_v a_o little_a at_o time_n to_o impair_v his_o intellectual_n and_o yet_o by_o fit_n he_o will_v speak_v excellent_o of_o the_o thing_n of_o god_n be_v ask_v whether_o he_o be_v willing_a to_o die_v he_o answer_v that_o eternity_n be_v too_o little_a for_o he_o to_o praise_n god_n in_o for_o his_o rich_a mercy_n to_o such_o a_o poor_a creature_n as_o he_o be_v that_o the_o lord_n shall_v prepare_v such_o a_o inheritance_n among_o the_o saint_n in_o glory_n for_o he_o and_o that_o his_o life_n be_v hide_v with_o christ_n and_o that_o when_o christ_n who_o be_v his_o life_n shall_v appear_v he_o also_o shall_v appear_v with_o he_o in_o glory_n this_o morning_n he_o pray_v for_o a_o exhort_v those_o that_o be_v in_o the_o family_n to_o prepare_v to_o meet_v he_o in_o glory_n upon_o wednesday_n when_o he_o have_v any_o intermission_n he_o break_v out_o into_o such_o expression_n as_o these_o dear_a jesus_n what_o be_v thou_o do_v prepare_v mansion_n for_o i_o i_o be_o come_v sweet_a jesus_n i_o be_o come_v it_o be_v but_o a_o little_a while_n a_o little_a thread_n and_o when_o that_o be_v cut_v i_o shall_v be_v safe_a in_o glory_n be_v very_o ill_o he_o say_v what_o if_o i_o shall_v live_v two_o hour_n or_o two_o day_n what_o be_v that_o to_o a_o glorious_a eternity_n death_n what_o be_v it_o but_o a_o porter_n to_o open_a heaven-gate_n for_o i_o what_o be_v all_o the_o world_n compare_v to_o that_o crown_n which_o i_o shall_v receive_v be_v ask_v how_o he_o do_v he_o answer_v very_o well_o one_o stand_v by_o say_v no_o you_o be_v very_o ill_a he_o reply_v i_o know_v i_o be_o very_o sick_a but_o i_o say_v i_o be_o well_o because_o i_o be_o as_o god_n will_v have_v i_o be_v when_o i_o come_v to_o he_o in_o the_o afternoon_n i_o find_v he_o exceed_o ill_n and_o betray_v some_o weakness_n in_o his_o intellectual_n and_o his_o discourse_n be_v very_o impertinent_a i_o say_v to_o he_o your_o language_n be_v wont_a to_o be_v spiritual_a but_o now_o you_o forget_v yourself_o it_o be_v true_a sir_n say_v he_o but_o you_o know_v what_o the_o condition_n of_o my_o body_n now_o be_v bless_a be_v god_n the_o root_n of_o matter_n be_v in_o i_o after_o this_o he_o be_v very_o still_o and_o quiet_a while_o i_o read_v to_o he_o and_o seem_v to_o be_v much_o please_v at_o the_o read_n of_o the_o fifty_o four_o and_o fifty_o five_o of_o isaiah_n and_o give_v a_o very_a rational_a account_n of_o any_o spiritual_a question_n that_o be_v put_v to_o he_o and_o very_o desirous_a that_o i_o shall_v pray_v with_o he_o upon_o thursday_n because_o of_o extraordinary_a business_n of_o my_o own_o i_o can_v not_o be_v present_a with_o he_o upon_o friday_n he_o be_v take_v speechless_a for_o many_o hour_n together_o but_o according_a to_o our_o prayer_n at_o last_o he_o recover_v the_o use_n of_o his_o reason_n more_o than_o before_o and_o can_v speak_v that_o we_o may_v well_o understand_v he_o then_o i_o ask_v he_o how_o he_o do_v he_o answer_v i_o still_o alive_a after_o a_o considerable_a pause_n he_o cry_v out_o gracious_a father_n thy_o will_n be_v do_v then_o i_o open_v several_a scripture_n to_o he_o which_o speak_v the_o bless_a state_n of_o saint_n in_o another_o world_n and_o when_o i_o ask_v he_o whether_o he_o do_v understand_v i_o he_o answer_v yes_o yes_o and_o weep_v several_a time_n for_o joy_n now_o the_o symptom_n of_o death_n approach_v come_v upon_o he_o scarce_o any_o pulse_n and_o a_o die_a sweat_n and_o the_o last_o word_n that_o i_o hear_v he_o speak_v be_v glory_n glory_n after_o that_o he_o continue_v in_o very_o great_a agony_n and_o his_o pang_n be_v strong_a till_o about_o 11_o of_o the_o clock_n than_o he_o sleep_v in_o jesus_n be_v exceed_o lament_v by_o the_o young_a man_n of_o his_o society_n many_o of_o which_o be_v about_o he_o finis_fw-la a_o account_n of_o god_n deal_n with_o this_o young_a man_n before_z and_o at_o his_o conversion_n with_o some_o remark_n upon_o the_o same_o as_o it_o be_v deliver_v to_o i_o under_o his_o own_o hand_n after_o i_o have_v discourse_v with_o he_o by_o way_n of_o dialogue_n between_o a_o minister_n and_o himself_o minister_n what_o ought_v to_o be_v the_o great_a care_n and_o duty_n of_o every_o profess_v christian_a in_o these_o our_o day_n convert_n pray_v what_o may_v be_v the_o reason_n of_o this_o your_o question_n min._n i_o have_v very_o many_o reason_n but_o one_o be_v this_o because_o it_o be_v daily_o see_v that_o very_o many_o who_o have_v make_v great_a profession_n of_o religion_n and_o be_v account_v among_o the_o wise_a virgin_n fall_v away_o which_o be_v very_o sad_a to_o con●ider_v and_o i_o fear_v that_o the_o reason_n be_v because_o there_o be_v not_o that_o care_n take_v about_o the_o state_n of_o their_o soul_n which_o there_o ought_v to_o be_v now_o i_o pray_v you_o answer_v i_o my_o question_n viz._n what_o ought_v etc._n etc._n conu._n with_o respect_n to_o the_o former_a it_o ought_v to_o be_v every_o christian_n great_a care_n to_o examine_v himself_o whether_o he_o be_v in_o the_o state_n of_o grace_n or_o no_o and_o which_o way_n the_o lord_n be_v please_v to_o bring_v he_o into_o that_o bless_a condition_n since_o it_o be_v to_o be_v fear_v the_o want_n of_o this_o be_v the_o great_a and_o chief_a cause_n of_o man_n apostasy_n from_o religion_n for_o have_v he_o ever_o be_v true_o wrought_v upon_o by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n have_v his_o conviction_n which_o more_o or_o less_o all_o have_v have_v turn_v to_o a_o true_a conversion_n and_o have_v his_o pang_n of_o sorrow_n for_o sin_n but_o bring_v forth_o regeneration_n then_o sure_o he_o will_v have_v be_v in_o such_o a_o estate_n from_o which_o all_o the_o malice_n of_o the_o power_n of_o darkness_n can_v not_o have_v draw_v he_o min._n the_o answer_n do_v somewhat_o savour_n of_o goodness_n and_o that_o you_o understand_v with_o your_o heart_n what_o you_o express_v with_o the_o tongue_n conversion_n or_o regeneration_n be_v a_o mighty_a work_n and_o on_o whosoever_o it_o be_v true_o wrought_v
and_o my_o poor_a soul_n to_o be_v reconcile_v and_o oh_o my_o soul_n what_o if_o these_o be_v so_o already_o or_o what_o if_o one_o have_v tell_v thou_o of_o these_o thing_n some_o five_o year_n ago_o certain_o they_o will_v then_o have_v be_v too_o great_a for_o thy_o belief_n but_o what_o shall_v they_o now_o be_v so_o small_a as_o not_o to_o be_v worth_a thy_o praise_n oh_o disingenuous_a soul_n oh_o lord_n pardon_v my_o unthankfulness_n oh_o that_o all_o the_o angel_n in_o heaven_n shall_v rejoice_v and_o bless_v god_n for_o what_o he_o have_v do_v for_o thou_o even_o for_o thou_o for_o my_o poor_a soul_n and_o what_o can_v not_o thou_o find_v in_o heart_n to_o endeavour_v to_o set_v forth_o his_o praise_n as_o much_o as_o thou_o be_v able_a that_o so_o it_o may_v be_v know_v that_o at_o least_o thou_o desire_v to_o give_v all_o the_o glory_n to_o god_n and_o not_o to_o dare_v to_o take_v any_o to_o thyself_o oh_o my_o soul_n what_o say_v thou_o what_o say_v i_o oh_o i_o say_v again_o not_o unto_o i_o not_o unto_o i_o but_o unto_o the_o great_a and_o glorious_a jehovah_n be_v all_o the_o glory_n give_v and_o because_o i_o hope_v thy_o desire_n be_v great_a than_o thy_o expression_n therefore_o fail_v not_o my_o soul_n to_o show_v forth_o thy_o love_n and_o praise_n by_o give_v up_o thyself_o whole_o to_o serve_v and_o love_n fear_v and_o admire_v that_o god_n who_o have_v do_v such_o great_a and_o wonderful_a thing_n for_o thy_o soul_n that_o pass_v thy_o understanding_n my_o belove_a be_v i_o and_o i_o be_o he_o oh_o how_o be_v thou_o sure_a of_o that_o what_o be_v the_o peace_n conclude_v oh_o happy_a conclusion_n oh_o bless_a conjunction_n shall_v the_o star_n dwell_v with_o the_o dust_n or_o the_o wide_a distant_a pole_n be_v bring_v to_o mutual_a embrace_n and_o co-habitation_n but_o oh_o my_o soul_n here_o the_o distance_n be_v infinite_o great_a and_o now_o rejoice_v o_o angel_n shout_n o_o seraphim_n and_o all_o the_o friend_n of_o the_o bridegroom_n prepare_v a_o epithalamium_n be_v ready_a with_o the_o marriage_n song_n lo_o here_o be_v the_o wonder_n of_o wonder_n for_o jehovah_n have_v or_o be_v about_o to_o betrothe_v himself_o for_o ever_o to_o his_o poor_a captive_n my_o poor_a soul_n and_o be_v he_o so_o indeed_o as_o i_o hope_v he_o be_v than_o he_o own_v the_o marriage_n before_o all_o the_o world_n and_o be_v become_v one_o with_o i_o and_o i_o with_o he_o and_o now_o o_o my_o lord_n and_o my_o god_n cau●●_n thy_o face_n to_o shine_v on_o the_o soul_n of_o thy_o ●●●vant_n and_o show_v he_o more_o and_o more_o 〈◊〉_d vileness_n that_o he_o may_v lie_v very_o low_o even_o in_o the_o dust_n and_o be_v humble_v at_o thy_o foot_n and_o let_v the_o work_n which_o thou_o have_v begin_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o thy_o poor_a servant_n be_v establish_v for_o ever_o and_o do_v more_o for_o i_o than_o i_o can_v require_v that_o thy_o name_n may_v be_v magnify_v for_o ever_o and_o that_o all_o that_o hear_v of_o this_o may_v say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n be_v the_o god_n of_o israel_n amen_o haleluia_o finis_fw-la these_o book_n with_o several_a other_o be_v print_v for_o and_o to_o be_v sell_v by_o dorman_n newman_n at_o the_o surgeon_n arm_n in_o little-brittain_n near_o the_o hospital-gate_n folio_n a_o relation_n in_o form_n of_o a_o journal_n of_o the_o voyage_n and_o residence_n of_o charles_n the_o second_o king_n of_o great_a britain_n etc._n etc._n in_o holland_n by_o sir_n william_n lower_v knight_n memoires_n of_o the_o life_n action_n suffering_n and_o death_n of_o those_o noble_a reverend_a personage_n that_o suffer_v by_o death_n sequestration_n decimation_n or_o otherwise_o for_o the_o protestant_a religion_n and_o the_o great_a principle_n thereof_o by_o david_n lloyd_n a._n m._n sometime_o of_o oriel_n college_n in_o oxon._n mr._n knox_n his_o history_n of_o the_o reformation_n of_o the_o church_n of_o scotland_n a_o treatise_n of_o justification_n by_o george_n downam_n doctor_n of_o divinity_n spencer_n history_n of_o ireland_n brathwait_v english_a gentleman_n and_o gentlewoman_n augustine_n meditation_n review_n of_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n babingtons_n work_n jermin_n on_o the_o proverb_n and_o ecclesiaste_n quarto_fw-la that_o excellent_a piece_n of_o mr._n george_n swinnock_n christian-mans_n call_v in_o three_o volume_n direct_v the_o christian_a how_o to_o make_v religion_n his_o business_n in_o all_o relation_n condition_n and_o occurrence_n that_o may_v fall_v out_o in_o his_o whole_a life_n faith_n universal_a usefulness_n with_o the_o excellency_n of_o a_o spiritual_a life_n by_o that_o famous_a man_n of_o god_n master_n matthew_n laurence_n of_o ipswich_n mr._n elborough_n sermon_n on_o the_o fire_n there_o be_v now_o extant_a that_o much_o expect_a book_n of_o mr._n jeremiah_n burrough_n entitle_v gospel_n remission_n wherein_o be_v discover_v first_o the_o many_z and_o great_a gospel-mystery_n therein_o contain_v second_o the_o glorious_a effect_n proceed_v from_o it_o three_o the_o mistake_n that_o be_v make_v about_o it_o four_o the_o true_a sign_n and_o symptom_n of_o it_o five_o the_o way_n and_o mean_n how_o to_o obtain_v it_o the_o virtue_n and_o value_n of_o baptism_n catechetical_o propound_v as_o antidote_n against_o all_o baptism-despising_a dicrates_n by_o mr._n zach._n crof●on_n that_o much_o expect_a piece_n of_o mr._n durham_n minister_n in_o scotland_n his_o exposition_n upon_o the_o whole_a book_n of_o canticle_n or_o song_n of_o solomon_a be_v now_o print_v with_o dr._n owen_n preface_n and_o mr._n durham_n epistle_n dr._n hamptons_n sermon_n before_o king_n james_n lesley_n sermon_n tend_v to_o unity_n hampton_n threefold_a state_n of_o man_n a_o sermon_n before_o king_n james_n history_n of_o the_o gentle_a craft_n dod_n and_o clever_n on_o the_o commandment_n soul_n sentinel_n spicer_n elegy_n on_o sir_n arthur_n chester_n a_o discourse_n upon_o prodigious_a abstinence_n occasion_v by_o the_o twelve_o month_n fast_v of_o martha_n taylor_n the_o fame_a derbyshire_n damosel_n prove_v that_o without_o any_o miracle_n the_o texture_n of_o humane_a body_n may_v be_v so_o alter_v that_o life_n may_v be_v long_o continue_v without_o the_o supply_n of_o meat_n and_o drink_n with_o a_o account_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o how_o far_o it_o be_v interest_v in_o the_o business_n of_o fermentation_n humble_o offer_v to_o the_o royal_a society_n by_o john_n reynolds_n the_o quaker_n spiritual_a court_n proclaim_v be_v a_o exact_a narrative_n of_o two_o several_a trial_n have_v before_o that_o new-high-court_n of_o justice_n at_o the_o pcele_n in_o st._n john_n street_n together_o with_o the_o name_n of_o the_o judge_n that_o sit_v in_o judgement_n and_o of_o the_o party_n concern_v in_o the_o say_a trial_n also_o sundry_a error_n and_o corruption_n in_o principle_n and_o practice_n among_o the_o quaker_n which_o be_v never_o till_o now_o make_v know_v to_o the_o world_n also_o a_o direction_n to_o attain_v to_o be_v a_o quaker_n and_o profit_n by_o it_o all_o which_o with_o many_o new_a matter_n and_o thing_n of_o remark_n among_o those_o man_n be_v faithful_o declare_v and_o testify_v by_o nathaniel_n smith_n student_n in_o physic_n who_o be_v himself_o a_o quaker_n and_o conversant_a among_o they_o for_o the_o space_n of_o about_o fourteen_o year_n octavo_fw-la the_o life_n of_o cardinal_n woolsey_n that_o famous_a lord_n chancellor_n of_o england_n etc._n etc._n with_o the_o remark_n upon_o those_o time_n not_o unworthy_a the_o perusal_n of_o we_o the_o excellency_n of_o the_o pen_n and_o pencil_n exemplify_a the_o use_v of_o they_o in_o the_o most_o exquisite_a and_o mysterious_a art_n of_o draw_v etch_v engrave_v limbn_a paint_v in_o oil_n wash_v map_n and_o picture_n also_o the_o way_n to_o cleanse_v any_o old_a paint_n and_o preserve_v the_o colour_n furnish_v with_o divers_a copper_n cut_v a_o guide_n to_o lady_n gentlewoman_n and_o maid_n how_o to_o behave_v themselves_o in_o all_o estate_n relation_n and_o condition_n by_o hannah_n wolley_n a_o guide_n to_o the_o true_a religion_n direct_v how_o to_o make_v a_o wise_a choice_n of_o the_o religion_n man_n venture_v their_o salvation_n upon_o by_o j._n clapham_n m.a._n the_o christian_n great_a interest_n or_o a_o short_a treatise_n divide_v into_o two_o part_n the_o first_o whereof_o contain_v the_o trial_n of_o a_o save_v interest_n in_o christ_n the_o second_o point_v forth_o plain_o the_o way_n how_o to_o obtain_v it_o wherein_o somewhat_o be_v likewise_o speak_v to_o the_o manner_n of_o express_a covenant_v with_o god_n by_o w._n guthry_n late_a minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n in_o scotland_n the_o five_o impression_n justification_n only_o upon_o a_o satisfaction_n or_o the_o necessity_n and_o verity_n of_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o christ_n as_o the_o alone_a ground_n of_o remission_n of_o sin_n assert_v and_o open_v against_o the_o socinian_o by_o robert_n fergirson_n minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n in_o london_n the_o pastor_n love_n to_o a_o love_a people_n by_o mr._n william_n thompson_n minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n in_o london_n a_o synopsis_n of_o quakarisme_n or_o a_o collection_n of_o the_o fundamental_a error_n of_o the_o quaker_n with_o a_o brief_a refutation_n of_o their_o most_o material_a argument_n and_o particular_o w._n pen_n in_o his_o late_a sandy_a foundation_n shake_v and_o a_o essay_n towards_o the_o establishment_n of_o private_a christian_n in_o the_o truth_n oppose_v by_o those_o error_n by_o thomas_n danson_n sometime_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n in_o sandwich_n in_o kent_n the_o law_n and_o canon_n draw_v up_o and_o agree_v upon_o by_o the_o general_n assembly_n or_o meeting_n of_o the_o head_n of_o the_o quaker_n from_o all_o part_n of_o the_o kingdom_n fanatic_a primer_n for_o the_o instruction_n of_o little_a one_o in_o order_n to_o perfect_a read_n by_o h._n adis_n rebuke_n for_o sin_n by_o god_n burn_a anger_n by_o the_o burn_a of_o the_o city_n the_o burn_a of_o world_n and_o the_o burn_a of_o the_o wicked_a with_o a_o discourse_n of_o heart-fixedness_a by_o thomas_n doolittel_v minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n the_o life_n of_o dr._n james_n usher_n late_a archbishop_n of_o armagh_n and_o primate_n of_o all_o ireland_n a_o most_o comfortable_a and_o christian_a dialogue_n by_o mr._n william_n cooper_n spare_v minute_n or_o resolve_a meditation_n and_o premeditate_a resolution_n by_o arthur_n warwick_n clarissimi_fw-it viri_fw-la adriani_n heerchoordi_fw-la philosophiae_fw-la professoris_fw-la ordinarii_fw-la disputationum_fw-la de_fw-la concursu_fw-la examen_fw-la a_o johanne_n stern_a m.d._n institutum_fw-la ad_fw-la amicum_fw-la suum_fw-la johannem_fw-la rawlineum_fw-la a_o excellent_a oration_n of_o that_o late_a famous_o learned_a john_n raynolds_n d._n d._n and_o lecturer_n of_o the_o greek_a tongue_n in_o oxford_n very_o useful_a for_o all_o such_o as_o affect_v the_o study_n of_o logic_n and_o philosophy_n and_o admire_v profane_a learning_n archer_n jest_n heath_n transubstantiation_n sejanus_n owen_n epigram_n king_n james_n meditation_n none_o but_o christ_n four_o select_a sermon_n upon_o several_a text_n of_o scripture_n wherein_o the_o idolatry_n and_o will-worship_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n be_v lay_v open_a and_o confute_v by_o mr._n will._n fennar_n of_o rochsord_n never_o before_o publish_v mr._n james_n maltons_n twenty_o sermon_n preach_v on_o several_a text_n viz._n man_n petition_n and_o god_n compassion_n show_v on_o psalm_n 138.3_o mercy_n despise_v and_o god_n provoke_v thereby_o on_o psalm_n 106.24_o christ_n pretiousness_n on_o 1_o pet._n 2.7_o the_o necessity_n of_o humiliation_n on_o act_n 16.29_o 30._o christ_n the_o bread_n of_o life_n on_o john_n 6.35_o christ_n two_o disciple_n doer_n of_o god_n will_v on_o john_n 7.17_o fear_v of_o lose_v salvation_n and_o the_o way_n to_o obtain_v it_o on_o heb._n 4.1_o the_o persevere_v saint_n shall_v be_v crown_v saint_n on_o rev._n 3.11_o walk_v in_o christ_n a_o sign_n of_o our_o right_a receive_n of_o christ_n on_o col._n 2.6_o light_o discover_v and_o man_n recover_v on_o 1_o tim._n 1.10_o christ_n temptation_n the_o saint_n supportation_n on_o heb._n 2._o and_o the_o last_o verse_n christ_n provision_n for_o man_n direction_n on_o isa_n 40.11_o heaven_n upon_o earth_n or_o the_o best_a friend_n in_o the_o worst_a time_n by_o james_n janeway_n unhappy_a prosperity_n express_v in_o the_o history_n of_o a●lius_n sejanus_n and_o philippe_n the_o catamian_n the_o practice_n of_o quietness_n direct_v a_o christian_a how_o to_o live_v quiet_o in_o this_o troublesome_a world_n the_o church_n militant_a historical_o continue_v from_o the_o year_n 33._o to_o the_o year_n 1640._o by_o sir_n william_n vaughan_n knight_n a_o most_o comfortable_a and_o christian_a dialogue_n between_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o soul_n by_o william_n cooper_n lord_n bishop_n of_o galloway_n the_o virtue_n vigour_n and_o efficacy_n of_o the_o promise_v display_v in_o their_o strength_n and_o glory_n due_o methodise_v and_o fit_o apply_v to_o every_o christian_n particular_a case_n and_o condition_n in_o a_o soliloquy_n whole_o scriptural_a between_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o comforter_n with_o a_o divine_a rapture_n of_o the_o soul_n now_o rest_v satisfy_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o holy_a promise_n by_o th●_n henderson_n hollingworths_n justification_n in_o duodecimo_fw-la finis_fw-la