tertullian_n say_v nulli_fw-la rei_fw-la natus_fw-la nisi_fw-la poenitentiae_fw-la that_o he_o be_v bear_v for_o penitential_a sorrow_n all_o that_o be_v fit_v for_o death_n be_v benoni_n son_n of_o sorrow_n and_o their_o tear_n for_o sin_n be_v so_o many_o dissolve_a pearl_n nay_o they_o do_v not_o only_o weep_v for_o their_o own_o sin_n but_o likewise_o for_o the_o sin_n of_o other_o so_o do_v ezra_n nehemiah_n daniel_n etc._n etc._n they_o endeavour_v to_o wash_v away_o those_o sin_n with_o a_o flood_n of_o tear_n which_o they_o can_v bear_v down_o with_o a_o stream_n of_o power_n thus_o do_v david_n psal_n 119.136_o so_o do_v isaiah_n isa_n 6.5_o and_o jeremiah_n wish_v his_o eye_n be_v a_o fountain_n jer._n 9.1_o he_o will_v have_v they_o not_o to_o drop_v as_o a_o limbeck_n but_o like_o a_o fountain_n send_v forth_o stream_n of_o tear_n to_o bewail_v the_o sin_n and_o misery_n of_o the_o people_n so_o st._n paul_n can_v not_o speak_v of_o the_o sin_n of_o other_o without_o tear_n in_o his_o eye_n phil._n 3.18_o now_o as_o st._n ambrose_n tell_v monica_n weep_v for_o her_o son_n austin_n impossibile_fw-it est_fw-la tantarum_fw-la lachrymarum_fw-la filium_fw-la perire_fw-la so_o may_v i_o say_v to_o those_o that_o weep_v for_o their_o own_o sin_n and_o the_o sin_n of_o other_o it_o be_v impossible_a they_o shall_v eternal_o miscarry_v yea_o austin_n himself_o say_v of_o his_o mother_n and_o other_o good_a woman_n mulierculae_fw-la istae_fw-la lachrymis_fw-la suis_fw-la coelum_fw-la nobis_fw-la praeripiunt_fw-la when_o we_o have_v do_v all_o we_o can_v with_o our_o learning_n these_o woman_n with_o their_o tear_n will_v get_v heaven_n before_o we_o indeed_o the_o way_n to_o heaven_n be_v by_o weeping-cross_n jacob_n as_o you_o read_v gen._n 29._o can_v not_o obtain_v rachel_n till_o he_o have_v first_o marry_v leah_n heaven_n be_v a_o beautiful_a place_n as_o rachel_n be_v a_o beautiful_a person_n but_o there_o be_v no_o obtain_v it_o till_o we_o have_v get_v our_o eye_n blear_v leah-like_a with_o penitential_a tear_n to_o end_v this_o christ_n oft_o go_v as_o we_o read_v in_o the_o gospel_n from_o bethanie_n to_o jerusalem_n so_o a_o true_a christian_a must_v go_v from_o the_o house_n of_o sorrow_n to_o the_o vision_n of_o peace_n 3._o preparation_n for_o death_n consist_v in_o forsake_v the_o sin_n we_o mourn_v for_o relinquendo_fw-la 3._o dir._n deplorata_fw-la relinquendo_fw-la after_o you_o have_v disgorge_v your_o sin_n by_o sorrowful_a confession_n take_v heed_n you_o turn_v not_o again_o with_o the_o dog_n to_o your_o former_a vomit_n 2_o pet._n 2.22_o which_o if_o you_o do_v it_o will_v high_o aggravate_v your_o sin_n not_o at_o all_o ease_n you_o of_o the_o burden_n so_o say_v st._n austin_n qui_fw-la pectus_fw-la suum_fw-la tundit_fw-la &_o se_fw-la non_fw-la corriget_fw-la aggravat_fw-la peccata_fw-la non_fw-la tollit_fw-la and_o st._n bernard_n say_v verus_fw-la poenitens_fw-la semper_fw-la est_fw-la in_o labour_v &_o dolore_fw-la dolet_fw-la de_fw-la praeteritis_fw-la laborat_fw-la pro_fw-la futuris_fw-la cavendis_fw-la a_o true_a penitent_n say_v he_o be_v full_a of_o sorrow_n and_o care_n sorrowful_a he_o be_v for_o what_o be_v past_a careful_a he_o be_v for_o the_o future_a to_o avoid_v the_o sin_n he_o have_v sorrow_v for_o and_o st._n ambrose_n say_v ille_fw-la veer_fw-la plangit_fw-la commissa_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la committit_fw-la plangenda_fw-la he_o true_o lament_v the_o sin_n he_o have_v commit_v who_o do_v not_o afterward_o commit_v such_o thing_n as_o be_v to_o be_v lament_v we_o ought_v to_o renounce_v all_o sin_n peccatum_fw-la in_o deliciis_fw-la as_o st._n bernard_n call_v it_o that_o darling_n sin_n which_o lie_v near_a the_o heart_n according_a to_o our_o saviour_n precept_n we_o shall_v pluck_v out_o a_o right_a eye_n and_o cut_v off_o a_o right_a hand_n i._n e._n part_v with_o sin_n that_o be_v as_o near_o and_o dear_a unto_o we_o as_o the_o member_n of_o our_o body_n mat._n 5.29_o 30._o col._n 3.5_o immedicabile_fw-la vulnus_fw-la ense_n recidendum_fw-la est_fw-la ne_fw-la pars_fw-la sincera_fw-la trahatur_fw-la better_o to_o part_v with_o a_o gangrene_v member_n that_o be_v offensive_a then_o endanger_v the_o whole_a life_n so_o it_o be_v better_a for_o you_o to_o leave_v your_o dear_a sin_n or_o the_o occasion_n and_o incentives_n thereto_o then_o that_o the_o whole_a man_n shall_v be_v utter_o and_o eternal_o ruin_v by_o they_o st._n 15._o st._n jerom._n lib._n 2._o ep._n 15._o jerom_n counsel_n be_v to_o be_v follow_v nulli_fw-la parcas_fw-la ut_fw-la soli_fw-la parcas_fw-la animae_fw-la spare_v not_o lust_n but_o let_v it_o be_v mortify_v that_o so_o thy_o soul_n may_v be_v spare_v for_o fleshly_a lust_n war_n against_o the_o soul_n 1_o pet._n 2.11_o say_v not_o of_o any_o sin_n as_o lot_n do_v of_o zoar_n gen._n 19.20_o be_v it_o not_o a_o little_a one_o and_o my_o soul_n shall_v live_v o_o my_o friend_n there_o be_v no_o little_a god_n to_o sin_n against_o no_o little_a punishment_n reserve_v for_o any_o sin_n for_o rom._n 6.23_o the_o wage_n of_o sin_n be_v death_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v not_o say_v that_o the_o wage_n of_o this_o or_o the_o other_o sin_n be_v death_n but_o of_o sin_n indefinite_o i._n e._n of_o all_o sin_n of_o every_o sin_n of_o any_o sin_n death_n not_o only_o temporal_a but_o eternal_a too_o for_o this_o be_v chief_o here_o mean_v as_o it_o appear_v by_o the_o opposition_n to_o eternal_a life_n in_o the_o text_n be_v as_o due_a to_o every_o sin_n live_v in_o as_o wage_n be_v to_o he_o that_o yearn_v it_o and_o thereupon_o st._n austin_n say_v audacior_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la cum_fw-la uno_fw-la peccato_fw-la dormit_fw-la quà m_fw-la qui_fw-la cum_fw-la septem_fw-la hostibus_fw-la he_o be_v foolhardy_a indeed_o that_o can_v sleep_v secure_o in_o any_o know_a sin_n even_o those_o sin_n which_o you_o count_v small_a fault_n become_v great_a by_o frequent_a repetition_n and_o in_o a_o short_a time_n lie_v conscience_n waste_v as_o small_a expense_n multiply_v insensible_o waste_v a_o vast_a revenue_n and_o therefore_o say_v the_o same_o chordis_fw-la same_o aust_n lib._n de_fw-fr decem_fw-la chordis_fw-la father_n noli_fw-la illa_fw-la contemnere_fw-la quia_fw-la minora_fw-la sunt_fw-la sed_fw-la cave_n quia_fw-la plura_fw-la sunt_fw-la etc._n etc._n what_o your_o little_a sin_n as_o you_o call_v they_o want_v of_o other_o sin_n in_o weight_n they_o make_v up_o in_o number_n and_o therefore_o take_v heed_n of_o they_o courtier_n they_o see_v resin_v courtier_n small_a wound_n multiply_v will_v let_v out_o life_n and_o a_o great_a number_n of_o narrow_a leak_n endanger_v the_o sink_n of_o the_o stately_a ship_n and_o several_a minute_n drop_v of_o rain_n swell_v to_o a_o overflow_a deluge_n ehud_n kill_v eglon_n who_o be_v a_o very_a fat_a man_n with_o a_o dagger_n of_o a_o cubit_n long_o as_o you_o may_v read_v judg._n 3.16_o a_o long_a sword_n can_v have_v do_v no_o more_o it_o may_v be_v not_o so_o much_o a_o pocket-pistol_n penknife_n or_o stiletto_n be_v more_o dangerous_a many_o time_n than_o big_a weapon_n because_o not_o discern_v and_o so_o no_o danger_n be_v suspect_v thus_o it_o be_v with_o your_o small_a sin_n as_o you_o be_v please_v to_o call_v they_o they_o be_v not_o take_v notice_n of_o by_o you_o and_o therefore_o you_o fear_v no_o harm_n from_o they_o whereas_o indeed_o because_o undiscerned_a they_o be_v the_o more_o deadly_a resolve_v then_o with_o david_n to_o refrain_v thy_o foot_n from_o every_o evil_a way_n psalm_n 119.101_o yea_o to_o hate_v every_o fable_n way_n vers_n 104._o vain_a thought_n vers_fw-la 113._o as_o well_o as_o lie_v vers_n 163._o for_o jam._n 2.10_o whosoever_o shall_v keep_v the_o whole_a law_n and_o yet_o offend_v in_o one_o point_n he_o be_v guilty_a of_o all_o that_o be_v say_v some_o he_o make_v it_o appear_v that_o he_o keep_v no_o precept_n in_o obedience_n to_o god_n for_o if_o he_o do_v he_o will_v refrain_v from_o every_o sin_n as_o well_o as_o any_o sin_n or_o according_a to_o dr._n hammond_n paraphrase_n it_o be_v but_o a_o small_a excuse_n for_o you_o to_o think_v that_o this_o be_v but_o one_o transgression_n and_o therefore_o not_o considerable_a for_o obedience_n to_o god_n will_n be_v require_v universal_o to_o all_o that_o he_o command_v and_o he_o that_o offend_v in_o one_o though_o he_o keep_v all_o the_o rest_n be_v guilty_a of_o the_o breach_n of_o that_o obedience_n and_o punishable_a as_o well_o as_o if_o he_o have_v break_v all_o in_o vain_a do_v any_o man_n hope_v for_o heaven_n that_o live_v in_o any_o know_a sin_n 1_o john_n 3.3_o he_o that_o have_v this_o hope_n viz._n of_o see_v god_n in_o glory_n vers_fw-la 2._o purify_v himself_o even_o as_o he_o be_v pure_a heaven_n be_v not_o like_o your_o common_a inn_n that_o receive_v all_o comer_n or_o like_o the_o ark_n in_o which_o enter_v both_o clean_a and_o
tomb_n but_o this_o impatient_a man_n be_v among_o the_o live_n and_o molest_v and_o grieve_v those_o that_o be_v near_o he_o 2._o immoderate_a sorrow_n waste_v the_o spirit_n see_v prov._n 15.13_o by_o sorrow_n of_o the_o heart_n the_o spirit_n be_v break_v it_o weaken_v the_o body_n and_o hasten_v death_n 2_o cor._n 7.10_o the_o sorrow_n of_o the_o world_n work_v death_n say_v the_o apostle_n by_o sorrow_n of_o the_o world_n we_o may_v understand_v immoderate_a sorrow_n about_o worldly_a thing_n hasten_v death_n and_o eat_v out_o the_o very_a comfort_n of_o life_n you_o read_v of_o moses_n deut._n 34.7_o he_o be_v a_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o year_n old_a when_o he_o die_v his_o eye_n be_v not_o dim_a nor_o his_o natural_a force_n abate_v what_o shall_v be_v the_o reason_n why_o sure_o under_o god_n his_o own_o meekness_n for_o numb_a 12.3_o he_o be_v very_o meek_a above_o all_o the_o man_n that_o be_v upon_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n hypocrates_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d animalia_fw-la quae_fw-la felle_fw-la carent_fw-la ut_fw-la cerui_fw-la sunt_fw-la longaeva_fw-la so_o meek_a person_n many_o time_n live_v long_a but_o impatient_a person_n through_o fret_a discontent_n bring_v their_o body_n into_o a_o consumption_n suppose_v as_o job_n say_v job_n 6.12_o your_o strength_n be_v the_o strength_n of_o stone_n yet_o continual_a drop_v of_o tear_n and_o droop_v under_o sorrow_n will_v bring_v you_o down_o and_o wear_v you_o away_o for_o the_o same_o job_n tell_v you_o job_n 14.19_o the_o water_n wear_v the_o stone_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gutta_n cavat_fw-la lapidem_fw-la non_fw-la vi_fw-la sed_fw-la saepè_fw-la cadendo_fw-la and_o the_o wise_a man_n tell_v you_o prov._n 12.25_o heaviness_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o a_o man_n make_v it_o stoop_v immoderate_a grief_n like_o a_o heavy_a burden_n lay_v upon_o a_o man_n will_v make_v he_o stoop_v and_o break_v he_o many_o a_o man_n look_v wrinkle_v with_o sorrow_n and_o care_n long_o before_o he_o be_v wrinkle_v with_o age_n cura_fw-la facit_fw-la canos_fw-la quamvis_fw-la homo_fw-la non_fw-la habet_fw-la annos_fw-la let_v we_o then_o 23._o seneca_n consâ—l_n ad_fw-la poâ—â—â—_n c._n 23._o as_o a_o heathen_a say_v spare_v such_o grief_n as_o this_o be_v faciliùs_fw-la illi_fw-la nos_fw-la dolour_n iste_fw-la ad_fw-la jiciet_fw-la quà m_fw-la illum_fw-la nobis_fw-la reducet_fw-la for_o soon_o will_v it_o send_v thou_o to_o he_o who_o thou_o bewail_v than_o bring_v he_o back_o to_o thou_o three_o and_o last_o it_o great_o provoke_v god_n indeed_o a_o meek_a and_o quiet_a spirit_n be_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n of_o great_a price_n 1_o pet._n 3.4_o but_o a_o froward_a peevish_a spirit_n be_v abomination_n to_o he_o as_o you_o may_v read_v prov._n 11.20_o &_o 17.20_o &_o 22.5_o so_o ps_n 18.26_o discontent_n be_v a_o sin_n that_o god_n take_v special_a notice_n of_o exod._n 16.7_o 8_o 9_o 12._o so_o the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o god_n be_v not_o well_o please_v the_o meaning_n be_v for_o the_o word_n be_v a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o be_v high_o displease_v with_o the_o murmur_a israelite_n for_o they_o be_v overthrow_v in_o the_o wilderness_n 1_o cor._n 10.5_o 10_o compare_v this_o must_v needs_o he_o hateful_a to_o god_n for_o it_o be_v a_o decompounded_a sin_n make_v up_o of_o many_o bitter_a ingredient_n as_o pride_n passion_n unthankfulness_n etc._n etc._n sigh_n sobbing_n sorrowful_a exclamation_n do_v penetrate_v the_o heaven_n and_o enter_v into_o the_o ear_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n but_o make_v no_o good_a music_n there_o god_n be_v thereby_o provoke_v to_o lengthen_v our_o misery_n and_o adjourn_v our_o mercy_n paula_n romana_n who_o carry_v it_o froward_o and_o fretful_o at_o death_n of_o her_o child_n meet_v with_o many_o loss_n of_o that_o nature_n we_o say_v impatiens_fw-la aegrotus_fw-la crudelem_fw-la facit_fw-la medicum_fw-la and_o so_o it_o be_v struggle_v and_o stubbornness_n that_o make_v the_o father_n continue_v to_o 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in_o three_o sermon_n the_o first_o preach_v at_o st._n michael_n in_o coventry_n upon_o the_o 14_o day_n of_o december_n in_o the_o morning_n be_v the_o lecture_n day_n and_o the_o two_o other_o preach_v the_o lord_n day_n follow_v be_v the_o 18_o of_o the_o same_o instant_n in_o the_o same_o church_n anno_fw-la dom._n 1670._o by_o thomas_n allestree_n m._n a._n rector_n of_o ashow_n in_o the_o county_n of_o warwick_n i_o be_v bring_v low_a and_o he_o help_v i_o psal_n 116.6_o the_o lord_n have_v chasten_v i_o sore_o but_o he_o have_v not_o give_v i_o over_o unto_o death_n psal_n 118.18_o nè_fw-la umbrâ_fw-la quidem_fw-la corporis_fw-la nedum_fw-la vivo_fw-la ac_fw-la sano_fw-la corpore_fw-la dignus_fw-la est_fw-la quisquis_fw-la usque_fw-la adeò_fw-la stoicus_fw-la est_fw-la factus_fw-la ut_fw-la vitam_fw-la ac_fw-la sanitatem_fw-la corporis_fw-la quâ_fw-la utraque_fw-la ad_fw-la gloriam_fw-la dei_fw-la uti_fw-la poterit_fw-la non_fw-la sentiat_fw-la donum_fw-la esse_fw-la 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death_n and_o her_o path_n unto_o the_o dead_a prov._n 2.18_o so_o likewise_o prov._n 5.9_o 11._o &_o prov._n 6.26_o 33_o 34_o 35._o &_o prov._n 7.22_o 23._o &_o prov._n 31.3_o solomon_n mother_n there_o advise_v he_o not_o to_o give_v his_o strength_n unto_o woman_n 3._o take_v heed_n of_o intemperance_n in_o eat_v and_o drink_v this_o be_v as_o a_o knife_n to_o cut_v our_o own_o throat_n see_v prov._n 23.1_o 2._o when_o thou_o sit_v to_o eat_v with_o a_o ruler_n a_o magistrate_n or_o some_o great_a man_n consider_v diligent_o what_o be_v before_o thou_o and_o put_v a_o knife_n to_o thy_o throat_n if_o thou_o be_v a_o man_n give_v to_o appetite_n some_o read_v it_o impones_fw-la cultellum_fw-la gutturi_fw-la tuo_fw-la and_o then_o the_o sense_n be_v this_o thou_o do_v as_o good_a as_o put_v a_o knife_n to_o thy_o throat_n if_o thou_o be_v a_o man_n give_v to_o appetite_n thou_o may_v endanger_v thy_o life_n if_o thou_o feed_v too_o plentiful_o so_o vers_fw-la 29_o 30._o who_o have_v woe_n who_o have_v sorrow_n who_o have_v wound_n without_o cause_n who_o have_v redness_n of_o eye_n they_o that_o tarry_v long_o at_o the_o wine_n our_o own_o luxury_n as_o one_o say_v fill_v we_o full_a of_o disease_n which_o shorten_v this_o our_o short_a day_n of_o life_n and_o set_v our_o clock_n forward_o that_o it_o strike_v dead_a before_o the_o time_n of_o our_o natural_a circle_n be_v go_v about_o deinde_fw-la cogitemus_fw-la say_v musculus_fw-la 6.2_o musculus_fw-la in_o ps_n 6.2_o quae_fw-la sit_fw-la illorum_fw-la vaesania_fw-la qui_fw-la per_fw-la gulam_fw-la &_o intemperantiam_fw-la seipsos_fw-la donâ—_n sanitatis_fw-la privant_fw-la &_o variis_fw-la morbis_fw-la obnoxios_fw-la reddunt_fw-la we_o may_v say_v of_o fast_v and_o feast_v as_o the_o womâ—n_n sing_v of_o saul_n and_o david_n sam._n 18.7_o saul_n have_v slay_v his_o thousand_o and_o david_n his_o ten_o thousand_o feast_v kill_v more_o ten_o to_o one_o than_o fast_v poor_a people_n who_o have_v the_o short_a meal_n have_v common_o the_o long_a grace_n and_o the_o best_a health_n the_o glutton_n dig_v his_o grave_n with_o his_o own_o tooth_n the_o drunkard_n drink_v health_n so_o long_o to_o other_o that_o he_o have_v none_o to_o himself_o non_fw-la est_fw-la in_o potâ_fw-la vera_fw-la salute_v salus_fw-la and_o it_o be_v but_o just_a with_o god_n to_o strike_v he_o dead_a that_o make_v himself_o dead_a drink_v take_v heed_n then_o of_o this_o sin_n it_o be_v good_a advice_n at_o all_o time_n but_o most_o seasonable_a at_o this_o time_n which_o be_v a_o time_n of_o much_o feast_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pythag._n aurea_fw-la carmina_fw-la we_o ought_v say_v a_o heathen_a to_o have_v a_o care_n of_o our_o bodily_a health_n and_o to_o observe_v a_o mean_a in_o drink_v diet_n and_o recreation_n 4._o take_v heed_n of_o immoderate_a sorrow_n this_o like_o a_o heavy_a burden_n break_v a_o man_n and_o make_v he_o stoop_v prov._n 12.25_o heaviness_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n make_v it_o stoop_v so_o prov._n 15.13_o a_o merry_a heart_n make_v a_o cheerful_a countenance_n but_o by_o sorrow_n of_o the_o heart_n the_o spirit_n be_v break_v david_n tell_v we_o psal_n 31.10_o my_o life_n be_v spend_v with_o grief_n and_o my_o year_n with_o sigh_v and_o the_o apostle_n say_v 2_o cor._n 7.10_o the_o sorrow_n of_o the_o world_n work_v death_n immoderate_a sorrow_n for_o loss_n of_o worldly_a thing_n weaken_v the_o body_n and_o hasten_v death_n 5._o take_v heed_n of_o impatience_n passion_n and_o discontent_n the_o murmur_v israelite_n be_v destroy_v of_o the_o destroyer_n 1_o cor._n 10.10_o a_o impatient_a man_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d his_o own_o scourge_n we_o say_v true_o the_o hasty_a man_n never_o want_v wo._n pettish_a fretful_a passionate_a person_n like_o the_o demoniac_a in_o the_o gospel_n mar._n 5.2_o 3._o wound_n and_o cut_v themselves_o wrath_n be_v compare_v to_o fire_n in_o scripture_n gen._n 39.19_o 20._o esth_n 1.12_o est_fw-la intus_fw-la 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o god_n of_o my_o heart_n and_o my_o portion_n for_o ever_o when_o the_o godly_a man_n flesh_n fail_v health_n decline_v strength_n be_v weaken_v then_o be_v god_n ready_a to_o support_v he_o under_o sickness_n and_o to_o ease_v he_o of_o his_o pain_n either_o by_o restore_v he_o to_o health_n or_o by_o take_v he_o out_o of_o the_o misery_n of_o this_o sinful_a world_n by_o death_n so_o that_o if_o we_o belong_v to_o god_n as_o bullinger_n 2.27_o bull_v in_o phil_n 2.27_o say_v optimè_fw-la nobiscum_fw-la agitur_fw-la sive_fw-la revalescamus_fw-la sive_fw-la moriamur_fw-la it_o will_v go_v well_o with_o we_o whether_o we_o live_v or_o die_v 2._o this_o consideration_n afford_v comfort_n not_o only_o to_o believer_n '_o midst_n personal_a sickness_n but_o likewise_o to_o god_n church_n '_o midst_n national_a calamity_n though_o church_n and_o state_n lie_v as_o it_o be_v bedrid_a languish_v unto_o death_n under_o schism_n and_o division_n sin_n and_o error_n and_o other_o national_a calamity_n yet_o let_v we_o not_o despair_v of_o help_n for_o he_o that_o cure_v epaphroditus_n here_o who_o be_v sick_a nigh_o unto_o death_n can_v help_v we_o even_o in_o this_o extremity_n see_v ezek._n 37.11_o 12_o 13._o god_n like_o a_o skilful_a bonesetter_n or_o chirurgeon_n can_v bind_v up_o the_o breach_n of_o his_o people_n and_o heal_v the_o stroke_n of_o their_o wound_n as_o the_o expression_n be_v isa_n 30.26_o god_n have_v promise_v to_o heal_v in_o case_n we_o return_v unto_o he_o by_o prayer_n and_o unfeigned_a repentance_n isa_n 19.22_o so_o jer._n 33.6_o none_o indeed_o can_v heal_v we_o but_o he_o hos_n 5.13_o all_o other_o except_o god_n be_v of_o the_o quorum_fw-la be_v physician_n of_o no_o value_n let_v we_o then_o as_o it_o be_v hos_n 6.1_o come_v and_o return_v unto_o the_o lord_n for_o he_o have_v tear_v and_o he_o will_v heal_v we_o he_o have_v smite_v and_o he_o will_v bind_v we_o up_o una_fw-la eademque_fw-la manus_fw-la 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here_o sure_o it_o be_v he_o that_o cure_v the_o soul_n of_o sin_n which_o be_v a_o far_o hard_a work_n god_n upon_o the_o account_n of_o christ_n who_o as_o at_o this_o time_n come_v into_o the_o world_n to_o undertake_v for_o we_o heal_v our_o soul_n of_o sin_n by_o apply_v christ_n perfect_a righteousness_n to_o the_o soul_n he_o remove_v the_o guilt_n and_o by_o his_o bless_a spirit_n implant_n in_o the_o soul_n the_o seed_n of_o divine_a grace_n he_o heal_v it_o of_o the_o filth_n of_o sin_n psal_n 103.3_o who_o pardon_v all_o thy_o iniquity_n who_o heal_v all_o thy_o disease_n god_n alone_o that_o cure_v the_o body_n of_o its_o distemper_n heal_v the_o soul_n of_o its_o spiritual_a malady_n the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n acknowledge_v as_o much_o luke_n 5.21_o the_o pope_n can_v pardon_v sin_n the_o minister_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n absolve_v not_o otherwise_o then_o declaratiuè_fw-la as_o the_o ambassador_n of_o christ_n god_n do_v it_o autoritatiuè_fw-la the_o authority_n be_v whole_o he_o we_o do_v but_o pronounce_v the_o pardon_n which_o before_o we_o speak_v be_v real_o do_v in_o heaven_n to_o sincere_a penitent_n use_v 3_o and_o last_o 3._o and_o last_o by_o way_n of_o exhortation_n 1._o to_o all_o in_o general_a let_v we_o be_v exhort_v to_o go_v to_o god_n for_o help_v in_o time_n of_o sickness_n it_o be_v he_o that_o cure_v epaphroditus_n when_o sick_a nigh_o unto_o death_n too_o too_o blame_v be_v they_o who_o in_o sickness_n and_o such_o like_a strait_n consult_v astrologer_n witch_n devil_n and_o i_o know_v not_o who_o for_o help_v it_o be_v a_o inexcusable_a sin_n in_o ahaziah_n king_n of_o israel_n who_o in_o his_o sickness_n seek_v to_o baalzebub_n the_o godd_n of_o ekron_n for_o recovery_n of_o his_o health_n and_o for_o so_o do_v god_n threaten_v he_o and_z according_o bring_v it_o to_o pass_v that_o he_o shall_v not_o come_v down_o from_o his_o sickbed_n but_o shall_v sure_o die_v read_v the_o passage_n in_o 2_o king_n 1.2_o etc._n etc._n what_o good_a get_v saul_n by_o consult_v the_o witch_n of_o endor_n sure_o the_o wound_n of_o god_n be_v rather_o to_o be_v choose_v than_o the_o devil_n plaster_n indeed_o their_o best_a cure_n be_v deadly_a wound_n for_o if_o the_o mortal_a body_n shall_v be_v restore_v by_o such_o unlawful_a mean_n yet_o the_o immortal_a soul_n which_o be_v the_o far_o better_a part_n be_v thereby_o much_o endanger_v 2.27_o habes_fw-la hoc_fw-la loco_fw-la qui_fw-la omnes_fw-la depollit_fw-la morbos_fw-la bullaker_n in_o phil._n 2.27_o o_o do_v not_o go_v about_o indirect_o to_o wind_v yourselves_o out_o of_o trouble_n you_o have_v a_o god_n to_o repair_v unto_o who_o can_v help_v at_o all_o strait_n and_o at_o every_o turn_n your_o head_n can_v ache_v