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thou_o that_o it_o may_v not_o fall_v off_o till_o it_o have_v possess_v thou_o with_o the_o gain_n thou_o come_v for_o do_v thou_o lay_v in_o too_o day_n now_o for_o the_o bread_n of_o the_o day_n and_o each_o sacrament_n do_v thou_o say_v 13.8_o heb._n 13.8_o christ_n jesus_n yesterday_o to_o day_n and_o the_o same_o for_o ever_o it_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o faith_n quicken_v in_o thou_o so_o come_v and_o prosper_v so_o much_o for_o the_o latter_a trial_n i_o conclude_v the_o chapter_n with_o some_o use_n conclusion_n conclusion_n and_o because_o the_o whole_a be_v one_o use_n of_o trial_n which_o be_v the_o scope_n the_o short_a use_n shall_v serve_v i_o will_v not_o trouble_v the_o reader_n with_o former_a use_n as_o to_o mourn_v for_o the_o woeful_a faith_n of_o ordinary_a receiver_n or_o reproof_n of_o god_n own_o for_o count_v this_o trial_n tedious_a which_o god_n have_v make_v a_o sweet_a yoke_n to_o his_o i_o will_v partly_o warn_v partly_o exhort_v partly_o comfort_v the_o 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work_n of_o the_o spirit_n for_o before_o it_o count_v he_o her_o enemy_n who_o seek_v to_o sow_v the_o least_o dissension_n between_o sin_n and_o herself_o then_o second_o she_o have_v indignation_n against_o herself_o for_o sin_n we_o know_v how_o our_o nature_n be_v give_v to_o miscall_v our_o enemy_n so_o do_v a_o repenter_n miscall_v himself_o 7.11_o 2_o cor._n 7.11_o thus_o the_o corinthian_n be_v say_v to_o revenge_v themselves_o for_o that_o bolster_n up_o the_o incestuous_a person_n in_o his_o sin_n and_o david_n call_v himself_o not_o in_o a_o pang_n but_o cordia_o a_o wretch_n 73.22_o psal_n 73.22_o a_o fool_n 7.24_o rom._n 7.24_o a_o beast_n for_o his_o distrust_n of_o the_o promise_n paul_n also_o o_o miserable_a man_n and_o this_o revenge_n reach_v to_o the_o very_a instrument_n of_o sin_n that_o they_o may_v never_o provoke_v the_o soul_n to_o the_o like_o any_o more_o as_o we_o may_v see_v in_o those_o act._n 19.19_o 19.19_o act._n 19.19_o who_o destroy_v their_o 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this_o be_v very_o material_a for_o sin_n be_v like_o a_o old_a harlot_n which_o will_v plead_v welcome_a after_o long_a intermission_n by_o old_a familiarity_n and_o sweetness_n as_o that_o harlot_n which_o austin_n answer_v when_o she_o meet_v her_o lover_n and_o tell_v he_o it_o be_v i._o he_o answer_v but_o i_o be_o not_o i_o when_o old_a unlawful_a gain_n in_o shop_n and_o trade_n old_a base_a company_n and_o unlawful_a gain_n when_o old_a steal_v pleasure_n and_o water_n offer_v themselves_o in_o a_o golden_a cup_n say_v how_o can_v thou_o want_v we_o then_o for_o the_o soul_n to_o answer_v by_o woeful_a experience_n how_o dare_v i_o buy_v repentance_n so_o dear_a how_o dare_v i_o return_v to_o that_o i_o have_v abhor_v 21._o rom._n 6_o 21._o what_o fruit_n have_v i_o have_v of_o those_o thing_n whereof_o i_o be_o ashamed_a do_v i_o hasten_v to_o woe_n that_o i_o repent_v i_o of_o my_o repentance_n when_o achish_n see_v david_n to_o go_v against_o saul_n and_o bear_v arm_n against_o he_o he_o tell_v he_o now_o he_o have_v make_v himself_o stink_n in_o saul_n nostril_n he_o shall_v return_v no_o more_o 1â—_n 2_o sam._n 27_o 1â—_n how_o odious_a be_v it_o then_o for_o thou_o to_o return_v to_o that_o sin_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v cause_v to_o stink_n in_o thy_o nostril_n a_o hypocrite_n will_v fain_o be_v a_o repenter_n but_o he_o will_v keep_v that_o which_o cut_v the_o throat_n of_o repentance_n as_o david_n will_v fain_o be_v king_n of_o israel_n and_o keep_v his_o crown_n but_o his_o first_o question_n be_v be_v the_o young_a man_n absalon_n alive_a and_o safe_a 19_o 2_o sam._n 18_o 19_o what_o absurdity_n be_v here_o or_o how_o can_v these_o two_o stand_v together_o but_o repentance_n answer_v as_o cushi_n do_v will_v all_o the_o enemy_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v as_o he_o be_v 32._o verse_n 32._o he_o be_v thrust_v through_o and_o dispatch_v never_o to_o trouble_v thou_o with_o his_o treason_n more_o so_o here_o renounce_v of_o evil_a stand_v at_o 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