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lust_n of_o thy_o heart_n what_o do_v use_v to_o draw_v they_o forth_o into_o practice_n whatever_o it_o be_v fear_v it_o as_o you_o will_v fear_v the_o devil_n particular_o 1._o fear_v whatever_o you_o over_o love_n in_o the_o world_n 1._o when_o you_o have_v your_o pleasant_a dish_n before_o you_o and_o variety_n of_o they_o when_o you_o have_v your_o pleasant_a cup_n before_o you_o fear_v your_o be_v tempt_v to_o excess_n feed_v not_o yourselves_o without_o fear_n especial_o feast_v not_o without_o fear_n put_v a_o knife_n to_o thy_o throat_n if_o thou_o be_v give_v to_o appetite_n when_o thou_o see_v dainty_n before_o thou_o prov._n 23.2_o look_v not_o on_o the_o wine_n when_o it_o be_v red_a in_o
be_v my_o grief_n that_o i_o be_o a_o worldling_n or_o proud_a or_o froward_a but_o god_n be_v merciful_a to_o i_o i_o can_v get_v rid_v of_o these_o evil_n if_o your_o sorrow_n whatever_o it_o be_v do_v not_o bring_v forth_o fruit_n unto_o repentance_n it_o be_v not_o wrought_v up_o high_a enough_o there_o must_v be_v more_o load_n lay_v on_o there_o must_v be_v more_o of_o its_o thorn_n and_o spear_n and_o sting_n thrust_v into_o that_o hard_a heart_n of_o thou_o thou_o must_v feel_v more_o of_o its_o gripe_n it_o must_v fetch_v out_o more_o groan_n and_o sigh_n and_o tear_n out_o of_o thou_o thou_o must_v be_v bring_v to_o another_o manner_n of_o trouble_n for_o sin_n than_o yet_o thou_o be_v ere_o it_o reach_v the_o due_a degree_n of_o godly_a sorrow_n 2._o this_o sorrow_n must_v not_o be_v so_o great_a as_o to_o hinder_v the_o exercise_n of_o any_o other_o grace_n or_o duty_n it_o be_v seldom_o there_o be_v a_o error_n in_o the_o excess_n we_o do_v use_v to_o sorrow_n over_o much_o no_o no_o we_o be_v apt_a to_o err_v in_o the_o defect_n we_o do_v not_o usual_o come_v up_o to_o sufficient_a sorrow_n our_o heart_n have_v but_o a_o light_a hurt_n upon_o they_o our_o wound_n ordinary_o be_v not_o deep_a enough_o it_o be_v this_o which_o most_o undo_v we_o we_o find_v our_o sin_n to_o be_v too_o light_a a_o burden_n it_o be_v well_o if_o our_o heart_n be_v more_o sick_a that_o we_o can_v find_v they_o bleed_v inward_o and_o bleed_v more_o abundant_o as_o it_o be_v say_v of_o false_a teacher_n jer._n 6.14_o they_o heal_v the_o hurt_n of_o the_o daughter_n of_o my_o people_n slight_o it_o be_v seldom_o that_o we_o can_v now_o a_o day_n hear_v of_o such_o a_o thing_n as_o a_o trouble_v soul_n and_o a_o wound_a spirit_n we_o be_v even_o professor_n of_o too_o whole_a and_o unbroken_a heart_n the_o sacrifice_n of_o god_n be_v a_o break_a heart_n psal_n 51.17_o but_o how_o few_o such_o sacrifice_n be_v there_o any_o where_o find_v for_o the_o lord_n the_o work_n 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so_o deep_a and_o make_v such_o work_n such_o wound_n in_o my_o heart_n that_o now_o the_o oil_n be_v more_o need_v and_o the_o balm_n to_o heal_v my_o wound_n o_o it_o be_v matter_n of_o trouble_n and_o sadness_n of_o heart_n to_o find_v no_o more_o such_o sad_a soul_n and_o sorrow_n bite_v heart_n than_o we_o can_v either_o see_v or_o hear_v of_o in_o the_o world_n it_o be_v seldom_o therefore_o i_o say_v that_o there_o be_v too_o much_o of_o this_o sorrow_n that_o trouble_n for_o sin_n rise_v too_o high_a but_o yet_o sometime_o and_o in_o some_o case_n it_o may_v be_v so_o there_o may_v be_v a_o excess_n of_o sorrow_n for_o sin_n christian_n may_v be_v press_v down_o over_o measure_n they_o may_v be_v swallow_v up_o of_o overmuch_a sorrow_n as_o the_o apostle_n intimate_v and_o will_v have_v prevent_v 2_o cor._n 2.7_o comfort_v such_o a_o one_o lest_o perhaps_o he_o shall_v be_v swollow_v up_o of_o overmuch_a sorrow_n therefore_o in_o this_o case_n there_o must_v be_v limit_n set_v to_o our_o sorrow_n and_o it_o must_v be_v hold_v within_o these_o limit_n it_o must_v be_v so_o much_o only_o as_o may_v not_o hinder_v the_o exercise_n of_o other_o grace_n and_o duty_n it_o must_v neither_o hinder_v our_o hope_n nor_o hinder_v our_o faith_n nor_o our_o love_n no_o nor_o our_o joy_n in_o the_o lord_n it_o shall_v be_v with_o christian_n in_o this_o case_n as_o with_o the_o apostle_n in_o another_o case_n 2_o cor._n 6.10_o as_o sorrow_v yet_o always_o rejoice_v sorrow_v yet_o believe_v sorrow_v yet_o hope_v cast_v down_o yet_o comfort_v it_o must_v not_o hinder_v our_o duty_n some_o christian_n have_v be_v so_o overwhelm_v with_o trouble_n that_o they_o have_v not_o be_v able_a to_o hear_v nor_o pray_v nor_o think_v with_o any_o comfort_n upon_o god_n or_o the_o thing_n of_o god_n this_o be_v a_o excess_n of_o sorrow_n and_o must_v be_v restrain_v sorrow_n for_o sin_n no_o more_o than_o will_v help_v you_o to_o believe_v and_o hope_n and_o love_n and_o praise_n and_o serve_v the_o lord_n 2._o affliction_n this_o be_v another_o object_n of_o sorrow_n the_o degree_n and_o limit_n of_o this_o be_v 1._o that_o we_o sorrow_n not_o so_o little_a but_o that_o we_o have_v a_o due_a and_o a_o deep_a sense_n of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n upon_o we_o otherwise_o we_o despise_v the_o chastn_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o the_o apostle_n forbid_v heb._n 12.5_o despise_v not_o thou_o the_o chastn_n of_o the_o lord_n by_o affliction_n i_o mean_v here_o the_o suffering_n of_o this_o life_n cross_n and_o loss_n of_o estate_n of_o friend_n husband_n wife_n child_n or_o near_a relation_n suffering_n in_o our_o person_n by_o sickness_n pain_n languish_v and_o the_o like_a these_o must_v be_v grieve_v for_o god_n complain_v jer._n 3.5_o i_o have_v smite_v they_o but_o they_o have_v not_o grieve_v it_o be_v their_o sin_n that_o they_o do_v not_o sorrow_n 2._o that_o we_o sorrow_n not_o so_o much_o as_o to_o sink_v under_o our_o sorrow_n that_o we_o be_v not_o swallow_v up_o of_o overmuch_a sorrow_n as_o we_o may_v not_o slight_a or_o despise_v the_o chastning_n of_o the_o lord_n so_o we_o may_v not_o faint_v when_o we_o be_v chasten_v the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o 2_o cor._n 7.10_o that_o worldly_a sorrow_n the_o sorrow_n of_o worldly-man_n for_o their_o worldly_a cross_n work_v death_n it_o sometime_o kill_v their_o body_n some_o man_n die_v of_o their_o grief_n but_o it_o often_o kill_v their_o heart_n sink_v they_o in_o their_o spirit_n stupefy_v they_o and_o make_v they_o fit_a for_o nothing_o we_o may_v not_o be_v so_o depress_v with_o sorrow_n but_o that_o we_o still_o keep_v our_o heart_n alive_a and_o to_o be_v of_o good_a courage_n 3._o not_o as_o man_n without_o hope_n we_o must_v sorrow_n for_o all_o our_o affliction_n but_o as_o the_o apostle_n will_v have_v christian_n sorrow_n for_o the_o dead_a 1_o thess_n 4.13_o sorrow_n not_o say_v he_o as_o other_o which_o have_v no_o hope_n the_o righteous_a have_v hope_n in_o his_o heart_n and_o his_o hope_n must_v moderate_v his_o sorrow_n this_o sad_a state_n will_v not_o last_v always_o there_o be_v hope_n of_o a_o end_n of_o his_o affliction_n and_o that_o shall_v moderate_v his_o sorrow_n the_o righteous_a have_v hope_n in_o his_o death_n prov._n 14.32_o and_o have_v this_o double_a hope_n 1._o that_o death_n will_v put_v a_o end_n to_o his_o sorrow_n 2._o that_o the_o end_n of_o his_o sorrow_n shall_v be_v the_o beginning_n of_o everlasting_a joy_n and_o in_o this_o hope_n he_o must_v comfort_v himself_o under_o his_o suffering_n and_o moderate_v his_o sorrow_n for_o they_o 4._o always_o as_o man_n that_o have_v worse_a matter_n to_o sorrow_n for_o the_o least_o sin_n be_v a_o worse_a evil_n than_o the_o great_a affliction_n and_o call_v for_o more_o of_o our_o sorrow_n christian_n must_v take_v heed_n that_o they_o do_v not_o loose_v the_o sense_n of_o sin_n in_o their_o excessive_a sorrow_n for_o affliction_n when_o affliction_n lie_v too_o heavy_a sin_n usual_o lie_v too_o light_a jer._n 30.15_o why_o cry_v thou_o for_o thy_o affliction_n because_o thy_o sin_n be_v increase_v i_o have_v do_v these_o thing_n unto_o thou_o why_o be_v thou_o impatient_a under_o thy_o suffering_n whatsoever_o thou_o suffer_v how_o hard_o soever_o it_o go_v with_o thou_o in_o the_o world_n there_o be_v a_o worse_a thing_n than_o all_o this_o that_o shall_v set_v thou_o a_o cry_v thy_o sin_n thy_o sin_n which_o be_v the_o root_n of_o all_o that_o which_o thou_o suffer_v 5._o let_v your_o sorrow_n for_o affliction_n never_o be_v so_o great_a as_o to_o hinder_v your_o sorrow_n for_o sin_n sorrow_n more_o