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rejoice_v so_o many_o hypocrite_n who_o religion_n lie_v only_o in_o their_o opinion_n hâ—ve_v their_o comfort_n also_o only_o there_o §._o 16._o §._o 17._o when_o man_n dally_v with_o sin_n and_o will_v be_v play_v with_o snare_n and_o bait_n &_o allow_v a_o secret_a liberty_n in_o the_o heart_n to_o sin_n connive_v at_o many_o working_n of_o it_o and_o not_o set_v upon_o mortification_n with_o earnest_a endeavour_n though_o they_o be_v convince_v yet_o they_o be_v not_o persuade_v to_o arise_v with_o all_o their_o might_n against_o the_o lord_n enemy_n but_o do_v his_o work_n negligent_o which_o be_v a_o accurse_a thing_n for_o this_o god_n cast_v they_o upon_o sore_a strait_n simonds_n deserted_n soul_n etc._n etc._n pag._n 521.522_o some_o will_v have_v man_n after_o the_o commit_n of_o gross_a sin_n to_o be_v present_o comfortable_a and_o believe_v without_o humble_v themselves_o at_o all_o indeed_o when_o we_o be_v once_o in_o christ_n we_o ought_v not_o to_o question_v our_o state_n in_o he_o etc._n etc._n but_o yet_o a_o guilty_a conscience_n will_v be_v clamorous_a and_o full_a of_o objection_n and_o god_n will_v not_o speak_v peace_n to_o it_o till_o it_o be_v humble_v god_n will_v let_v his_o best_a child_n know_v what_o it_o be_v to_o be_v too_o bold_a with_o sin_n etc._n etc._n dr_n sibbs_n soul_n conflict_n preface_n §._o 18._o see_v dr_n sib_n soul_n conflict_n pag._n 480_o 481._o ☜_o soul_n conflict_n pag._n 480_o 481._o man_n experimental_o feel_v that_o comfort_n in_o do_v that_o which_o belong_v unto_o they_o which_o before_o they_o long_v for_o and_o go_v without_o dr_n sibbs_n soul_n conflict_n pag._n 45._o 45._o preface_n to_o soul_n conflict_n §._o 19_o non_fw-fr est_fw-fr mirum_fw-la si_fw-la â—imenâ—_n melancholici_fw-la quia_fw-la causam_fw-la timoris_fw-la continuo_fw-la secum_fw-la portant_fw-la anima_fw-la enim_fw-la estiâ—voluta_fw-la cum_fw-la caligine_fw-la tenebrosa_fw-la et_fw-la
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direct_o building_n the_o church_n be_v but_o a_o orderly_a join_n of_o the_o material_n and_o what_o then_o be_v disjoyn_v but_o pull_v down_o many_o doctrinal_a difference_n must_v be_v tolerate_v in_o a_o church_n and_o why_o but_o for_o unity_n and_o peace_n therefore_o disunion_n and_o separation_n be_v utter_o intolerable_a believe_v not_o those_o to_o be_v the_o church_n friend_n that_o will_v cure_v and_o reform_v she_o by_o cut_v her_o throat_n those_o that_o say_v no_o truth_n must_v be_v conceal_v for_o peace_n have_v usual_o as_o little_a of_o the_o one_o as_o the_o other_o study_n gal._n 2.2_o rom._n 14.1_o etc._n etc._n act_v 21.24_o 26._o 1_o tim_n 1.4_o and_o 6.4_o tit._n 3.8_o 9_o i_o hope_v sad_a experience_n speak_v this_o lesson_n to_o your_o very_a heart_n if_o i_o shall_v say_v nothing_o do_v not_o your_o heart_n bleed_v to_o look_v upon_o the_o state_n of_o england_n and_o to_o think_v how_o few_o town_n or_o city_n there_o be_v where_o be_v any_o forwardness_n in_o religion_n that_o be_v not_o cut_v into_o shred_n and_o crumble_v as_o to_o dust_n by_o separation_n and_o division_n to_o think_v what_o a_o wound_n we_o have_v hereby_o give_v to_o the_o very_a christian_a name_n how_o we_o have_v harden_v the_o ignorant_a confirm_a the_o papist_n and_o be_v ourselves_o become_v the_o scorn_n of_o our_o enemy_n and_o the_o grief_n of_o our_o friend_n and_o how_o many_o of_o our_o dear_a best_a esteem_v friend_n be_v fall_v to_o notorious_a pride_n or_o impiety_n yea_o some_o to_o be_v worse_o than_o open_a infidel_n these_o be_v pillar_n of_o salt_n see_v that_o you_o remember_v they_o you_o be_v yet_o eminent_a for_o your_o unity_n steadfastness_n and_o godliness_n hold_v fast_o that_o you_o have_v that_o no_o man_n take_v your_o crown_n from_o you_o temptation_n be_v now_o come_v near_o your_o door_n yet_o many_o of_o you_o have_v go_v through_o great_a and_o therefore_o i_o hope_v will_v escape_v through_o these_o yet_o lest_o your_o 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law_n so_o he_o do_v not_o persuade_v the_o gentile_n to_o it_o as_o necessary_a yet_o if_o he_o acknowledge_v christ_n he_o judge_v that_o he_o may_v be_v save_v and_o he_o will_v embrace_v he_o and_o have_v communion_n with_o he_o as_o a_o brother_n and_o paul_n will_v have_v he_o receive_v that_o be_v weak_a in_o the_o faith_n and_o not_o unchurch_n whole_a parish_n of_o those_o that_o we_o know_v not_o nor_o be_v ever_o bring_v to_o a_o just_a trial_n you_o know_v i_o never_o conform_v to_o the_o use_n of_o mystical_a symbolical_a rite_n myself_o but_o only_o to_o the_o determination_n of_o circumstantial_o necessary_a in_o genere_fw-la and_o yet_o i_o ever_o love_v a_o godly_a peaceable_a conformist_n better_a than_o a_o turbulent_a nonconformist_a i_o yet_o differ_v from_o many_o in_o several_a doctrine_n of_o great_a moment_n than_o baptism_n etc._n etc._n as_o
daily_a expectation_n of_o renew_a help_n or_o of_o grow_v insensible_a of_o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o continual_a influence_n and_o assistance_n of_o the_o spirit_n when_o you_o once_o begin_v to_o trust_v to_o your_o stock_n of_o habitual_a grace_n and_o to_o depend_v on_o your_o own_o understanding_n or_o resolution_n for_o duty_n and_o holy_a walk_n you_o be_v then_o in_o a_o dangerous_a decline_a state_n in_o every_o duty_n remember_v christ_n word_n joh._n 15.5_o without_o i_o you_o can_v do_v nothing_o and_o 2_o cor._n 3.5_o not_o that_o we_o be_v sufficient_a of_o ourselves_o to_o think_v any_o thing_n as_o of_o ourselves_o but_o our_o sufficiency_n be_v of_o god_n sect_n vii_o 7._o 7._o here_o be_v suppose_v a_o internal_a principle_n of_o life_n in_o the_o person_n god_n move_v not_o man_n like_o a_o stone_n but_o by_o indue_a he_o first_o with_o life_n not_o to_o enable_v he_o to_o move_v without_o god_n but_o thereby_o to_o qualify_v he_o to_o move_v himself_o in_o 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etc._n in_o spiritualibus_fw-la thesis_n which_o some_o think_v the_o most_o probable_a and_o that_o it_o be_v such_o a_o power_n that_o adam_n lose_v and_o that_o the_o natural_a man_n as_o experience_n tell_v we_o be_v still_o devoid_a of_o whether_o such_o a_o power_n can_v be_v conceive_v which_o be_v not_o reason_n itself_o and_o whether_o reason_n be_v not_o the_o soul_n itself_o and_o so_o we_o shall_v make_v the_o soul_n diminish_v and_o increase_v as_o body_n whether_o spirit_n have_v accident_n as_o corporal_a substance_n have_v a_o multitude_n of_o such_o difficulty_n occur_v which_o will_v be_v difficulty_n while_o the_o doctrine_n of_o spirit_n and_o spiritual_n be_v so_o dark_a to_o we_o and_o that_o will_v be_v while_o the_o dust_n of_o mortality_n and_o corruption_n be_v in_o our_o eye_n this_o be_v my_o comfort_n that_o death_n will_v short_o blow_v out_o this_o dust_n and_o then_o i_o shall_v be_v resolve_v of_o these_o and_o many_o more_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n i_o be_o a_o sceptic_a and_o know_v little_a in_o this_o whole_a doctrine_n of_o spirit_n and_o spiritual_a working_n further_o than_o scripture_n clear_o reveal_v sect_n viii_o 8._o here_o be_v presuppose_v before_o rest_n 8._o a_o actual_a motion_n rest_n be_v the_o end_n of_o motion_n no_o motion_n no_o rest._n christianity_n be_v not_o a_o sedentary_a profession_n and_o employment_n nor_o do_v it_o consist_v in_o mere_a negative_n it_o be_v for_o not_o feed_v not_o clothe_v etc._n etc._n that_o christ_n condemn_v not_o do_v good_a be_v not_o the_o least_o evil_a sit_v still_o will_v lose_v you_o heaven_n as_o well_o as_o if_o you_o run_v from_o it_o it_o be_v a_o great_a question_n whether_o the_o elicit_a act_n of_o the_o will_v be_v by_o motion_n or_o by_o subitaneous_a mutation_n but_o it_o be_v a_o logomachy_n sect_n ix_o 9_o here_o be_v presuppose_v also_o 9_o as_o motion_n so_o such_o motion_n as_o be_v right_o order_v and_o direct_v towards_o the_o end_n not_o all_o motion_n 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and_o of_o himself_o and_o the_o pleasure_n which_o he_o shall_v have_v for_o ever_o at_o god_n right_a hand_n how_o do_v it_o make_v he_o break_v forth_o and_o say_v therefore_o my_o heart_n be_v glad_a and_o my_o glory_n rejoice_v my_o flesh_n also_o shall_v rest_v in_o hope_n psal._n 16.9_o why_o think_v then_o if_o the_o foresight_n can_v raise_v such_o ravish_a joy_n what_o will_v the_o actual_a possession_n do_v how_o oft_o have_v we_o read_v and_o hear_v of_o the_o die_a saint_n who_o when_o they_o have_v scarce_o strength_n and_o life_n enough_o to_o express_v they_o have_v be_v as_o full_a of_o joy_n as_o their_o heart_n can_v hold_v and_o when_o their_o body_n have_v be_v under_o the_o extremity_n of_o their_o sickness_n yea_o ready_a to_o feel_v the_o pang_n of_o death_n have_v yet_o have_v so_o much_o of_o heaven_n in_o their_o spirit_n that_o their_o joy_n have_v far_o surpass_v their_o sorrow_n and_o if_o a_o spark_n of_o this_o fire_n be_v so_o glorious_a and_o that_o 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stock_n that_o mr._n philpots_n foot_n have_v be_v in_o before_o she_o and_o shall_v not_o i_o rejoice_v that_o my_o soul_n shall_v live_v in_o the_o same_o place_n of_o glory_n where_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n be_v go_v before_o i_o shall_v fire_n and_o faggot_n shall_v prison_n and_o banishment_n 9_o shall_v scorn_n and_o cruel_a torment_n be_v more_o welcome_a to_o other_o than_o christ_n and_o glory_n shall_v be_v to_o i_o god_n forbid_v what_o thanks_o do_v lucius_n the_o martyr_n give_v they_o that_o they_o will_v send_v he_o to_o christ_n from_o his_o ill_a master_n on_o earth_n how_o desirous_o do_v basil_n wish_v when_o his_o persecuter_n threaten_v his_o
may_v please_v god_n in_o some_o respect_n secundum_fw-la quid_fw-la as_o ahabs_n humiliation_n a_o flat_a necessity_n both_o of_o come_v to_o god_n as_o the_o end_n or_o our_o chief_a good_a and_o to_o christ_n as_o the_o way_n to_o the_o father_n father_n viz._n as_o it_o be_v put_v for_o all_o obedience_n to_o the_o command_v proper_a to_o the_o gospel_n which_o part_n of_o this_o turn_n go_v first_o the_o terminus_fw-la a_o quo_fw-la considerable_a before_o the_o terminus_fw-la ad_fw-la quâ—m_fw-la in_o order_n of_o nature_n object_n answ._n §_o 5._o as_o the_o will_n turn_v from_o evil_a so_o at_o the_o same_o time_n to_o god_n and_o the_o mediator_n mediator_n to_o the_o godhead_n in_o order_n of_o nature_n nature_n to_o the_o mediator_n as_o the_o way_n which_o be_v by_o faith_n john_n 14.6_o act_n 20.21_o &_o 5.31_o &_o 11.18_o &_o 26.20_o what_o justify_v faith_n be_v it_o be_v proper_a act_n be_v the_o acceptation_n of_o christ_n offer_v offer_v so_o doctor_n prestons_n judgement_n be_v and_o master_n woollis_n against_o the_o lord_n brook_n p._n 94._o it_o be_v a_o accept_n of_o christ_n offer_v rather_o than_o the_o belief_n of_o a_o proposition_n affirm_v so_o that_o excellent_a philosopher_n and_o divine_a love_n to_o christ_n whether_o it_o be_v not_o essential_a to_o justify_v faith_n see_v more_o of_o this_o in_o the_o position_n of_o justification_n love_n to_o christ_n must_v be_v the_o strong_a love_n luke_n 14.26_o doctor_n sibbs_n soul_n conflict_n justify_v faith_n be_v the_o accept_n christ_n both_o for_o saviour_n and_o lord_n so_o that_o our_o subjection_n to_o christ_n as_o our_o lord_n be_v part_n of_o that_o faith_n which_o justifi_v how_o this_o differ_v from_o the_o abhor_a doctrine_n of_o the_o socinian_o you_o may_v see_v in_o the_o aphorism_n of_o justification_n what_o christ_n do_v for_o we_o upon_o our_o acceptance_n covenant_v with_o christ_n be_v a_o essential_a part_n of_o our_o actual_a conversion_n and_o of_o our_o 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