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kindle_v his_o spiritual_a gospel-fire_n on_o that_o earth_n or_o earthly_a law-life_n in_o himself_o speak_v no_o peace_n but_o war_n and_o death_n to_o it_o luk._n 12._o 49._o 51._o but_o when_o the_o subtle_a enemy_n have_v seem_o prevail_v with_o any_o hopeful_o secure_v and_o steel_v they_o with_o his_o serpentine_a armour_n and_o doctrine_n against_o the_o harsh_a accent_n and_o sharp_a discipline_n of_o the_o cross_n as_o a_o most_o absurd_a unreasonable_a and_o destructive_a thing_n he_o frisk_n about_n turn_v his_o dragon's-tail_n upon_o they_o and_o accuse_v they_o to_o god_n as_o those_o who_o if_o he_o touch_v they_o to_o the_o quick_a in_o the_o mystical_a skin_n and_o life_n of_o their_o righteous_a natural_a spirit_n break_v the_o mystical_a bone_n cut_v asunder_o the_o neru_n thereof_o enervate_a abolish_v and_o take_v away_o all_o
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solomon_n faithful_a and_o timely_a warning_n to_o all_o mankind_n in_o all_o generation_n prov._n 1._o 20_o etc._n etc._n 8._o 1_o etc._n etc._n final_a disappointment_n torment_n and_o vexation_n will_v befall_v all_o that_o final_o fall_v short_a of_o true_a substantial_a divine_a and_o spiritual_a thing_n in_o which_o alone_a true_a blessedness_n can_v ever_o befound_v vers._n xviii_o for_o in_o much_o wisdom_n be_v much_o grief_n and_o he_o that_o increase_v knowledge_n increase_v sorrow_n all_o increasing_n with_o the_o increase_v of_o man_n in_o the_o fade_a life_n wisdom_n riches_n righteousness_n and_o glory_n of_o his_o own_o nature_n not_o of_o god_n in_o the_o everlasting_a life_n wisdom_n glory_n and_o righteousness_n thing_n of_o god_n be_v but_o addition_n to_o and_o multiplication_n of_o his_o sorrow_n in_o get_v keep_v and_o then_o lose_v all_o again_o for_o all_o must_v go_v first_o or_o last_o by_o the_o dispensation_n of_o the_o cross_n in_o love_n or_o final_a 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persuasion_n of_o he_o find_v all_o death-struck_a by_o the_o cross_n the_o very_a righteous_a life_n and_o mystical_a riches_n of_o his_o spirit_n as_o well_o as_o outward_a concern_v of_o his_o body_n his_o secret_a fear_n be_v the_o true_a thought_n and_o faithful_a 〈◊〉_d of_o he_o as_o to_o what_o he_o be_v to_o expect_v at_o wind_v up_o man_n increase_n in_o the_o wisdom_n and_o knowledge_n of_o his_o own_o nature_n amount_v but_o to_o the_o clear_a sight_n of_o the_o misery_n and_o defect_n of_o himself_o and_o other_o therein_o and_o all_o such_o wisdom_n show_v itself_o insufficient_a to_o correct_v his_o own_o or_o other_o error_n young_a sciolist_n be_v apt_a present_o to_o think_v they_o know_v all_o but_o when_o they_o have_v travel_v far_o in_o their_o inquiry_n come_v with_o socrates_n to_o see_v and_o confess_v they_o know_v only_o this_o that_o they_o know_v nothing_o with_o certainty_n infallible_o and_o so_o find_v no_o rest_n or_o satisfaction_n in_o all_o they_o find_v yea_o and_o be_v still_o more_o and_o more_o vex_v and_o press_v thereby_o with_o the_o foresight_n of_o future_a evil_n incident_a to_o they_o the_o wise_a man_n will_v more_o and_o more_o find_v himself_o in_o the_o exercise_n of_o his_o own_o wisdom_n as_o to_o thing_n past_a present_a or_o to_o come_v but_o in_o a_o self-tormenting_a labyrinth_n and_o 〈◊〉_d maze_n of_o vain_a self-bewildring_a imagination_n all_o knowledge_n and_o thought_n depend_v on_o the_o temper_n and_o fitness_n of_o bodily_a organ_n be_v enfeeble_v in_o the_o old_a age_n and_o at_o length_n quite_o extinguish_v at_o the_o death_n of_o the_o body_n then_o that_o all_o that_o sort_n of_o thought_n perish_v all_o see_v again_o the_o high_a man_n light_n and_o knowledge_n if_o uncompliant_a therewith_o in_o practice_n the_o heavy_a he_o know_v will_v the_o wrath_n of_o god_n be_v upon_o he_o for_o ever_o thus_o the_o sad_a and_o inevitable_a result_n of_o all_o man_n increase_n in_o his_o own_o wisdom_n 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