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conflict_n 1._o secure_v your_o propriety_n in_o god_n 1_o sam._n 30._o david_n at_o ziklag_n 2._o and_o the_o goodness_n of_o the_o cause_n as_o 2_o chron._n 20._o 3._o and_o the_o weighty_a consequence_n of_o a_o good_a cause_n else_o we_o shall_v be_v slave_n 4._o have_v a_o eye_n upon_o christ_n your_o leader_n in_o this_o conflict_n psalm_n 45.3_o 4._o 5._o keep_v mutual_a communion_n one_o with_o another_o as_o mal._n 3.16_o act_n 28.15_o 6._o set_a faith_n on_o work_n as_o heb._n 11.34_o and_o the_o more_o because_o of_o the_o promise_n of_o the_o gospel_n which_o to_o do_v consider_v the_o promise_n of_o 1._o god_n assistance_n psalm_n 27.14_o 2._o good_a success_n as_o john_n 1.6_o and_o john_n 26.33_o be_v of_o good_a cheer_n i_o have_v overcome_v the_o world_n 3._o recompense_n to_o man_n resolute_a in_o good_a 7._o enlarge_v your_o love_n for_o love_n work_v much_o in_o 1._o feeble_n woman_n 2._o in_o fearful_a ewe_n for_o their_o child_n their_o lamb_n 3._o jacob_n hard_a service_n be_v short_a and_o easy_a upon_o this_o score_n 8._o keep_v a_o clear_a conscience_n this_o will_v make_v a_o man_n bold_a and_o courageous_a 9_o improve_v experience_n these_o will_v add_v much_o confidence_n to_o courage_n 10._o go_v on_o in_o this_o spiritual_a combare_a self-denying_o in_o the_o strength_n of_o god_n as_o verse_n 10._o before_o 1_o sam._n 17.45_o see_v psalm_n 20.6_o 7_o 8._o but_o psalm_n 68.17_o 18._o the_o chariot_n of_o god_n be_v twenty_o thousand_o thousand_o of_o angel_n etc._n etc._n and_o he_o have_v lead_v captivity_n captive_a etc._n etc._n thus_o i_o have_v finish_v three_o use_v from_o the_o first_o seven_o particular_n of_o the_o point_n 1._o use_n inform_v we_o of_o the_o great_a danger_n the_o church_n be_v in_o because_o of_o the_o tare_n heresy_n error_n and_o schism_n which_o 1._o apostate_n romanist_n 2._o ancient_a heretic_n and_o 3._o modern_a separatist_n anabaptist_n brownist_n and_o independent_o have_v sow_o and_o by_o they_o 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and_o yet_o that_o she_o may_v stand_v and_o remain_v victorious_a and_o triumphant_a over_o all_o in_o the_o end_n when_o all_o be_v do_v 1._o this_o point_n have_v be_v full_o prove_v by_o scripture_n and_o reason_n 2._o and_o three_o uses_n be_v finish_v which_o inform_v we_o of_o 1._o the_o great_a danger_n that_o the_o church_n be_v in_o because_o of_o heresy_n error_n and_o schism_n of_o apostate_n romanist_n ancient_a heretic_n modern_a separatist_n 2._o the_o church_n weakness_n to_o withstand_v etc._n etc._n by_o she_o own_o strength_n 3._o what_o need_v the_o church_n have_v of_o wisdom_n and_o courage_n to_o resist_v so_o many_o wiles_n and_o assault_n of_o such_o mighty_a adversary_n now_o because_o these_o enemy_n do_v storm_n we_o both_o within_o and_o without_o let_v i_o add_v a_o four_o use_v consist_v of_o two_o branch_n viz._n 1._o how_o mistrustful_a we_o shall_v be_v of_o our_o own_o heart_n within_o we_o 2._o how_o heedful_a against_o the_o world_n and_o occasion_n of_o sin_n without_o we_o 4._o use_v which_o may_v be_v prosecute_v as_o the_o rest_n do_v inform_v we_o 1._o how_o mistrustful_a we_o shall_v be_v of_o our_o own_o heart_n reas_n and_o great_a reason_n we_o have_v so_o to_o be_v if_o we_o do_v but_o consider_v what_o the_o lord_n speak_v by_o the_o prophet_n jer._n 17.9_o the_o heart_n be_v deceitful_a above_o all_o thing_n and_o desperate_o wicked_a who_o can_v know_v it_o which_o sentence_n contain_v a_o lively_a description_n of_o the_o great_a pravity_n and_o deep_a corruption_n that_o be_v in_o our_o heart_n heart_n be_v here_o put_v for_o the_o soul_n or_o mind_n as_o usual_o jer._n 4.4_o and_o 5.24_o and_o all_o its_o part_n understanding_n will_n and_o affection_n for_o the_o whole_a inward_a man_n the_o corrupt_a deceitfulness_n of_o which_o be_v very_o hard_a to_o be_v discover_v or_o know_v either_o by_o 1._o other_o 1_o cor._n 2.11_o none_o know_v the_o thing_n of_o a_o man_n save_v the_o spirit_n of_o a_o man_n etc._n 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