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the_o reins_n lest_o thou_o be_v overthrow_v have_v thou_o to_o deal_v with_o a_o cunning_a man_n which_o be_v like_a to_o overtake_v thou_o or_o a_o great_a man_n which_o will_v be_v too_o hard_a for_o thou_o or_o a_o hasty_a man_n which_o will_v offer_v to_o hurt_v thou_o or_o with_o a_o lewd_a man_n which_o may_v corrupt_v thou_o look_v well_o about_o thou_o there_o be_v more_o danger_n from_o thy_o own_o passion_n then_o from_o any_o or_o all_o these_o it_o be_v good_a to_o do_v nothing_o in_o passion_n give_v time_n to_o reason_n and_o use_v the_o help_n of_o prayer_n and_o thou_o shall_v anon_o espy_v the_o depth_n of_o some_o temptation_n which_o lie_v common_o hide_v under_o a_o ordinary_a passion_n there_o be_v tentation_n of_o all_o sort_n and_o for_o all_o sort_n of_o passion_n for_o merry_a man_n unlawful_a pleasure_n for_o sad_a man_n uncomfortable_a despair_n for_o presumptuous_a cry_v sin_n for_o angry_a man_n quarrel_n and_o brawl_n look_v to_o thy_o passion_n and_o thou_o may_v prevent_v many_o though_o not_o all_o temptation_n meditation_n 4._o of_o providence_n thou_o be_v not_o able_a to_o change_v the_o course_n of_o nature_n it_o be_v only_o in_o the_o power_n of_o god_n who_o make_v it_o the_o second_o cause_n be_v tie_v to_o the_o first_o but_o the_o first_o work_v free_o either_o with_o it_o or_o without_o it_o have_v god_n take_v order_n for_o one_o part_n of_o his_o work_n and_o not_o for_o all_o thou_o have_v a_o free_a will_n not_o to_o be_v constrain_v true_a yet_o be_v this_o thy_o will_n subject_n to_o the_o high_a and_o first_o will_n which_o move_v all_o our_o will_n be_v move_v of_o none_o thou_o must_v needs_o follow_v it_o that_o will_v not_o follow_v thou_o god_n make_v i_o in_o the_o first_o man_n as_o in_o my_o cause_n and_o he_o make_v the_o first_o man_n for_o himself_o wherefore_o the_o fall_n of_o man_n do_v not_o cross_v his_o supreme_a counsel_n for_o than_o shall_v not_o that_o have_v be_v which_o notwithstanding_o he_o do_v most_o willing_o and_o just_o suffer_v be_v it_o god_n will_v then_o that_o all_o man_n shall_v be_v conclude_v under_o sin_n that_o he_o may_v have_v mercy_n on_o who_o he_o will_v and_o who_o he_o will_v he_o may_v just_o forsake_v so_o it_o follow_v yet_o be_v his_o will_n no_o cause_n of_o sin_n but_o a_o rule_n of_o all_o righteousness_n so_o ought_v i_o to_o believe_v well_o do_v god_n look_v on_o i_o in_o the_o face_n of_o his_o well_o belove_a do_v i_o believe_v the_o christian_a faith_n do_v i_o desire_v to_o do_v all_o christian_a duty_n strive_v i_o against_o my_o own_o corruption_n this_o be_v god_n special_a favour_n unto_o i_o it_o be_v his_o work_n in_o i_o for_o which_o
i_o be_o bind_v to_o be_v thankful_a unto_o he_o in_o which_o i_o be_o to_o take_v comfort_n this_o be_v my_o duty_n to_o follow_v his_o call_n to_o be_v obedient_a to_o his_o government_n herein_o stand_v my_o eternal_a happiness_n or_o be_v it_o that_o i_o do_v not_o believe_v or_o love_n god_n or_o live_v in_o his_o fear_n yet_o be_v not_o this_o in_o my_o power_n to_o amend_v or_o have_v i_o any_o just_a cause_n of_o excuse_n examine_v not_o god_n decree_n by_o thy_o own_o reason_n or_o those_o law_n of_o justice_n which_o we_o be_v bind_v to_o observe_v fear_v his_o majesty_n humble_v thyself_o before_o his_o presence_n seek_v his_o mercy_n receive_v not_o grace_n in_o vain_a there_o be_v no_o way_n to_o heaven_n but_o a_o holy_a life_n and_o he_o that_o purpose_v thou_o shall_v besaved_a do_v call_v thou_o to_o faith_n and_o repentance_n if_o thou_o avoid_v the_o mean_n to_o attain_v unto_o either_o thou_o â—…est_v thyself_o out_o and_o be_v a_o â—…my_n to_o thy_o own_o soul_n if_o thâ—…_n come_v unto_o god_n he_o will_v not_o reject_v thou_o wherefore_o ask_v for_o grace_n that_o thou_o may_v come_v without_o which_o thou_o shall_v never_o come_v and_o it_o be_v necessary_a for_o thou_o to_o know_v this_o lest_o thou_o shall_v trust_v to_o nature_n and_o not_o seek_v grace_n or_o despair_n when_o thou_o see_v thou_o can_v not_o attain_v unto_o it_o by_o thy_o own_o strength_n ask_v not_o how_o he_o be_v merciful_a which_o save_v a_o few_o and_o condemn_v many_o how_o he_o be_v just_a which_o by_o his_o will_n so_o bring_v it_o about_o that_o we_o be_v all_o in_o the_o cause_n of_o damnation_n but_o believe_v it_o ask_v not_o why_o god_n do_v not_o change_v the_o will_n of_o wicked_a man_n with_o who_o and_o in_o who_o he_o do_v not_o cease_v to_o work_v but_o reverence_v his_o decree_n who_o judgement_n be_v just_a though_o unknown_a but_o thou_o be_v much_o trouble_v and_o vex_v to_o hear_v this_o doctrine_n and_o so_o be_v many_o other_o this_o trouble_n this_o vexation_n if_o thou_o belong_v to_o god_n shall_v turn_v to_o thy_o good_a for_o it_o shall_v so_o humble_a and_o cast_v thou_o down_o that_o thou_o shall_v whole_o depend_v on_o god_n and_o give_v he_o his_o glory_n but_o if_o thou_o belong_v not_o to_o he_o thou_o shall_v complain_v and_o murmur_v more_o and_o more_o and_o be_v nothing_o the_o better_a nothing_o the_o near_a for_o god_n will_v not_o cease_v to_o be_v god_n though_o we_o believe_v not_o nor_o good_a though_o we_o be_v wicked_a but_o who_o will_v care_v to_o believe_v to_o amend_v his_o life_n to_o strive_v against_o sin_n if_o it_o be_v not_o in_o we_o if_o without_o we_o god_n have_v dispose_v of_o we_o sure_o none_o of_o himself_o can_v or_o will_v they_o only_o do_v who_o god_n do_v vouchsafe_v to_o enable_v the_o word_n of_o god_n which_o be_v his_o reveal_v and_o conditional_a will_n be_v unto_o some_o the_o savour_n of_o life_n unto_o life_n and_o unto_o other_o the_o savour_n of_o death_n unto_o death_n to_o none_o the_o savour_n of_o life_n but_o to_o those_o that_o believe_v to_o none_o the_o savour_n of_o death_n but_o to_o those_o that_o believe_v not_o he_o will_v have_v all_o man_n to_o be_v save_v if_o they_o will_v themselves_o and_o he_o forsake_v none_o but_o they_o that_o forsake_v he_o these_o thing_n be_v for_o we_o to_o mark_v and_o observe_v yet_o to_o believe_v or_o not_o to_o believe_v to_o will_v salvation_n or_o to_o will_v it_o not_o do_v depend_v upon_o a_o high_a will_n who_o law_n be_v unknown_a to_o we_o we_o must_v live_v by_o that_o which_o be_v reveal_v and_o adore_v that_o which_o be_v hide_v from_o we_o so_o shall_v we_o neither_o neglect_v our_o duty_n nor_o deprive_v god_n of_o his_o glory_n and_o majesty_n meditation_n 5._o of_o patience_n there_o be_v none_o which_o can_v be_v merry_a none_o rich_a none_o well_o friend_v none_o in_o authority_n none_o have_v ever_o good_a success_n more_o safe_o than_o a_o christian_a for_o in_o all_o these_o he_o 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we_o must_v suffer_v many_o thing_n of_o our_o adversary_n which_o will_v oppose_v themselves_o to_o our_o vocation_n it_o be_v not_o in_o our_o power_n to_o put_v they_o by_o and_o take_v they_o quiet_o we_o can_v without_o patience_n yea_o which_o be_v worst_a of_o all_o god_n will_v seem_v sometime_o to_o be_v against_o we_o and_o take_v from_o we_o inward_a consolation_n will_v leave_v we_o to_o sorrow_n and_o sadness_n of_o spirit_n as_o if_o we_o be_v forsake_v these_o thing_n befall_v unto_o our_o lord_n who_o use_v patience_n as_o the_o best_a remedy_n teach_v we_o not_o only_o to_o bear_v his_o cross_n but_o how_o to_o bear_v it_o also_o till_o it_o shall_v please_v god_n to_o return_v again_o unto_o we_o with_o comfort_n we_o must_v have_v patience_n to_o bear_v great_a tentation_n as_o well_o as_o small_a and_o to_o bear_v they_o as_o long_o as_o it_o please_v god_n whether_o great_a or_o small_a great_a trouble_n will_v need_v great_a patience_n and_o small_a trouble_n endure_v long_v no_o small_a patience_n now_o the_o christian_a be_v to_o be_v exercise_v grievous_o continual_o because_o god_n mean_v to_o make_v he_o partaker_n of_o a_o great_a victory_n a_o great_a reward_n faith_n be_v necessary_a for_o our_o entrance_n into_o the_o church_n hope_v to_o nourish_v faith_n and_o love_n be_v the_o fruit_n of_o faith_n and_o brief_a of_o all_o the_o commandment_n see_v here_o the_o sum_n of_o divinity_n but_o without_o patience_n we_o can_v abide_v in_o the_o church_n for_o be_v once_o offend_v we_o shall_v lose_v they_o except_o we_o have_v patience_n why_o be_v it_o say_v woe_n be_v to_o he_o that_o have_v lose_v patience_n belike_o it_o be_v the_o last_o loss_n if_o a_o master_n of_o a_o ship_n lose_v his_o anchor_n or_o mainmast_n or_o a_o sail_n those_o be_v great_a loss_n yet_o to_o be_v repair_v but_o if_o it_o be_v say_v once_o he_o have_v lose_v his_o ship_n we_o know_v he_o have_v lose_v all_o and_o perhaps_o himself_o too_o so_o if_o we_o 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a_o remedy_n in_o those_o cause_n which_o nothing_o else_o can_v remedy_v show_v thy_o faith_n to_o the_o persecutor_n he_o will_v not_o suffer_v thou_o to_o enjoy_v it_o except_o thou_o will_v lose_v liberty_n good_n friend_n and_o life_n what_o will_v become_v now_o of_o thy_o faith_n except_o thou_o have_v patience_n show_v thy_o charity_n to_o thy_o enemy_n he_o will_v despise_v it_o he_o will_v wrong_v thou_o still_o more_o and_o more_o what_o then_o will_v become_v of_o thy_o charity_n if_o thou_o have_v not_o patience_n let_v it_o be_v know_v that_o thou_o be_v a_o upright_a man_n the_o devil_n will_v tempt_v thou_o outward_o and_o inward_o and_o what_o will_v become_v
of_o thy_o uprightness_n if_o thou_o have_v not_o patience_n thou_o pray_v and_o god_n hear_v not_o thou_o ask_v &_o he_o give_v not_o thou_o will_v have_v plenty_n and_o behold_v want_n thou_o will_v have_v health_n and_o strength_n and_o behold_v weakness_n thou_o will_v have_v peace_n and_o behold_v war_n thou_o will_v have_v credit_n and_o behold_v slander_n thou_o will_v be_v some_o and_o be_v no_o body_n and_o what_o will_v become_v of_o thy_o prayer_n if_o thou_o have_v not_o patience_n to_o keep_v patience_n we_o must_v be_v behold_v to_o experience_n try_v once_o how_o much_o profit_n patience_n do_v bring_v thou_o and_o thou_o shall_v never_o be_v weary_a of_o it_o thou_o shall_v sinde_v succour_n feel_v comfort_n unexpected_a observe_v god_n providence_n &_o forget_v not_o his_o love_n this_o will_v direct_v to_o the_o end_n where_o we_o shall_v find_v contentment_n when_o nothing_o shall_v make_v we_o more_o happy_a than_o that_o we_o have_v suffer_v with_o patience_n they_o that_o will_v not_o be_v patient_a shall_v suffer_v more_o than_o we_o but_o we_o only_a which_o be_v patient_a shall_v receive_v the_o reward_n of_o suffer_v meditation_n 6._o of_o liberty_n we_o love_v to_o take_v liberty_n and_o fare_v all_o the_o worse_o because_o our_o choice_n be_v of_o such_o as_o be_v agreeable_a to_o a_o nature_n sick_a and_o not_o sound_a god_n be_v necessary_o good_a and_o yet_o do_v good_a most_o free_o man_n since_o his_o fall_n be_v necessary_o evil_a and_o do_v evil_n most_o free_o but_o alas_o what_o a_o freedom_n be_v this_o so_o to_o be_v overlookt_v by_o sin_n that_o we_o can_v do_v any_o thing_n to_o please_v god_n or_o to_o ease_v ourselves_o christ_n by_o his_o gospel_n call_v we_o to_o a_o liberty_n not_o of_o the_o flesh_n to_o live_v according_a to_o the_o lust_n thereof_o not_o a_o outward_a liberty_n to_o discharge_v we_o from_o duty_n fit_a for_o our_o calling_n or_o prescribe_v by_o law_n not_o repugnant_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n but_o to_o a_o liberty_n of_o the_o spirit_n first_o from_o the_o curse_n of_o the_o moral_a law_n by_o which_o we_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n and_o this_o liberty_n come_v from_o the_o free_a remission_n of_o our_o sin_n in_o his_o blood_n who_o be_v become_v our_o saviour_n so_o that_o all_o the_o evil_n which_o befall_v we_o in_o this_o life_n even_o unto_o death_n itself_o turn_v unto_o our_o good_a and_o be_v send_v not_o from_o a_o angry_a judge_n but_o from_o a_o merciful_a father_n as_o it_o be_v say_v we_o be_v afflict_v but_o not_o convict_v we_o doubt_v but_o we_o despair_v not_o we_o be_v persecute_v but_o not_o forsake_v we_o be_v cast_v down_o but_o we_o perish_v not_o second_o from_o the_o tyranny_n of_o sin_n so_o that_o we_o do_v not_o only_o begin_v to_o strive_v but_o do_v also_o prevail_v against_o it_o more_o and_o more_o and_o shall_v at_o last_o utter_o overcome_v it_o even_o to_o the_o break_n of_o the_o serpent_n head_n three_o from_o observation_n of_o ceremony_n and_o judicial_o of_o moses_n as_o touch_v not_o taste_v not_o handle_v not_o and_o we_o may_v free_o use_v the_o creature_n of_o god_n with_o sobriety_n and_o thanksgiving_n which_o be_v give_v for_o meat_n drink_n and_o apparel_n and_o use_v likewise_o or_o not_o use_v all_o thing_n indifferent_a according_a to_o charity_n four_o from_o all_o law_n and_o constitution_n of_o man_n that_o they_o bind_v not_o the_o conscience_n as_o matter_n of_o salvation_n though_o for_o outward_a order_n and_o policy_n we_o be_v in_o conscience_n bind_v to_o observe_v they_o if_o they_o be_v not_o contrary_a to_o god_n word_n but_o agreeable_a to_o the_o general_a rule_n thereof_o this_o be_v true_a liberty_n agreeable_a to_o the_o state_n of_o our_o first_o creation_n and_o abound_v more_o in_o grace_n it_o we_o seek_v for_o it_o for_o the_o which_o we_o be_v continual_o to_o praise_n god_n the_o author_n thereof_o it_o be_v great_a liberty_n to_o be_v out_o of_o bondage_n but_o it_o a_o great_a to_o be_v the_o freeman_n of_o christ_n it_o be_v a_o great_a liberty_n to_o be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o tyrant_n but_o a_o great_a to_o be_v rescue_v out_o of_o the_o power_n of_o sin_n and_o satan_n it_o be_v a_o great_a liberty_n which_o nobility_n do_v challenge_v but_o a_o great_a which_o a_o good_a conscience_n what_o a_o liberty_n be_v it_o to_o do_v that_o which_o be_v good_a to_o speak_v that_o which_o be_v wholesome_a and_o for_o edification_n to_o wrong_n no_o man_n not_o to_o wrong_v himselse_a to_o live_v without_o shame_n and_o to_o die_v without_o fear_n let_v we_o detest_v the_o youth_n liberty_n to_o have_v no_o tutor_n the_o thief_n to_o escape_v the_o halter_n the_o fool_n to_o scoff_n at_o his_o brother_n the_o blasphemer_n to_o swear_v the_o wanton_n to_o be_v unseen_a the_o drunkard_n to_o pledge_v health_n and_o use_n much_o quaff_v the_o malcontent_n to_o have_v no_o state_n the_o unthrift_n to_o turn_v himself_o out_o of_o house_n and_o home_n meditation_n 7._o humane_a frailty_n o_o father_n adam_n thy_o child_n be_v all_o too_o much_o like_o thou_o will_v i_o be_v a_o pillar_n of_o marble_n in_o the_o house_n of_o my_o god_n that_o no_o tentation_n may_v shake_v i_o no_o sin_n displace_v i_o or_o as_o the_o two_o pillar_n of_o solomon_n temple_n jatui_n and_o boam_o that_o there_o may_v be_v certainty_n in_o my_o resolution_n and_o constancy_n in_o my_o course_n a_o christian_a be_v a_o man_n but_o i_o be_o more_o a_o man_n then_o a_o christian_a nay_o rather_o a_o child_n than_o a_o man_n i_o weep_v for_o vanity_n and_o toy_n and_o cast_v hehind_v i_o the_o law_n of_o god_n more_o worth_a than_o the_o gold_n of_o ophir_n i_o will_v stand_v but_o i_o fall_v down_o flat_a i_o will_v be_v better_o but_o prove_v worse_o i_o will_v sin_v no_o more_o i_o do_v not_o to_o my_o knowledge_n sin_n so_o much_o before_o oh_o hell_n in_o this_o world_n to_o hate_v sin_n yet_o to_o entertain_v it_o to_o bear_v the_o shame_n the_o sorrow_n the_o smart_n of_o sin_n and_o yet_o to_o shake_v hands_z withit_z where_o shall_v i_o have_v tear_n enough_o to_o bewail_v my_o sin_n my_o heart_n be_v break_v with_o sigh_v and_o my_o brain_n dry_v up_o with_o weep_v will_v to_o god_n my_o head_n be_v a_o fountain_n of_o tear_n and_o my_o eye_n river_n of_o water_n to_o bewail_v the_o desolation_n that_o sin_n have_v wrought_v within_o i_o if_o i_o be_v not_o able_a to_o match_v sin_n in_o his_o strength_n why_o give_v i_o it_o time_n and_o not_o rather_o kill_v it_o while_o it_o be_v young_a if_o jealous_a thought_n and_o occasion_n not_o cut_v off_o do_v increase_v his_o band_n why_o do_v i_o suffer_v he_o to_o muster_v soldier_n in_o my_o own_o dominion_n oh_o that_o we_o can_v renew_v our_o fight_n when_o we_o be_v put_v to_o flight_n as_o i_o have_v read_v of_o some_o people_n and_o take_v our_o pursuer_n at_o a_o disadvantage_n but_o when_o we_o begin_v once_o to_o sly_a nothing_o can_v stay_v we_o and_o though_o no_o enemy_n follow_v we_o run_v ourselves_o out_o of_o breath_n the_o comfort_n we_o may_v lawful_o use_v be_v ten_o thousand_o time_n more_o than_o the_o pleasure_n we_o unlawful_o steal_v the_o devotion_n which_o god_n law_n ask_v be_v free_a noble_a full_a of_o reward_n the_o tax_n which_o sin_n impose_v base_a slavish_a beggarly_a yet_o how_o proud_a be_v we_o in_o such_o poverty_n if_o we_o compare_v ourselves_o then_o be_v we_o far_o more_o circumspect_a more_o holy_a than_o other_o if_o any_o duty_n require_v of_o we_o than_o presume_v of_o our_o own_o strength_n we_o follow_v christ_n to_o the_o death_n and_o a_o little_a after_o deny_v he_o peter_n do_v once_o i_o will_v we_o do_v not_o often_o for_o less_o cause_n how_o necessary_a for_o we_o then_o be_v humility_n and_o prayer_n humility_n to_o value_v our_o self_n as_o we_o be_v and_o we_o can_v indeed_o think_v worse_o of_o ourselves_o than_o we_o be_v wander_v weak_a unconstant_a wilful_a wicked_a and_o prayer_n that_o we_o may_v find_v in_o god_n what_o we_o want_v in_o ourselves_o for_o sure_o he_o will_v never_o have_v send_v his_o son_n among_o we_o have_v he_o not_o have_v care_n to_o redress_v our_o misery_n and_o to_o ask_v of_o the_o father_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o son_n be_v the_o way_n to_o be_v gracious_a in_o obtain_v our_o suit_n let_v not_o thy_o unworthiness_n discourage_v thou_o to_o come_v unto_o god_n nor_o let_v his_o mercy_n make_v thou_o forget_v thy_o vileness_n that_o keep_v a_o hard_a hand_n on_o thy_o corruption_n thou_o may_v the_o better_o prevail_v with_o god_n as_o jacob_n do_v meditation_n 8._o of_o
wherefore_o as_o the_o desire_n of_o society_n between_o man_n and_o man_n have_v erect_v state_n and_o weal_n public_a so_o the_o desire_n of_o society_n between_o god_n and_o man_n have_v cause_v church_n and_o holy_a assembly_n for_o they_o be_v a_o number_n of_o such_o man_n which_o not_o regard_v the_o world_n or_o the_o fashion_n of_o it_o do_v desire_v the_o acquaintance_n and_o familiarity_n of_o god_n have_v a_o special_a care_n in_o all_o their_o do_n that_o in_o nothing_o they_o offend_v his_o presence_n which_o vouchsafe_v to_o be_v among_o they_o as_o his_o own_o child_n and_o friend_n our_o bless_a saviour_n know_v how_o necessary_a it_o be_v for_o man_n to_o recover_v this_o society_n with_o god_n lose_v by_o the_o fall_n of_o our_o first_o progenitor_n adam_n and_o desire_v to_o be_v the_o author_n of_o so_o great_a a_o good_a unto_o we_o all_o do_v in_o his_o own_o person_n ratify_v the_o band_n or_o league_n of_o our_o reconciliation_n with_o god_n for_o be_v everlasting_o god_n as_o the_o son_n the_o second_o person_n in_o the_o trinity_n he_o take_v unto_o the_o same_o our_o humane_a nature_n and_o so_o become_v both_o god_n and_o man_n and_o one_o true_a immanuel_n of_o which_o nature_n it_o be_v true_o say_v that_o the_o fullness_n of_o the_o godhead_n dwell_v in_o it_o bodily_a and_o all_o we_o which_o be_v make_v bone_n of_o his_o bone_n and_o flesh_n of_o his_o flesh_n be_v also_o partaker_n of_o this_o fellowship_n not_o only_o to_o dwell_v with_o god_n and_o god_n with_o we_o but_o also_o for_o the_o nearness_n thereof_o to_o dwell_v in_o god_n and_o god_n in_o we_o but_o we_o must_v remember_v this_o still_o for_o a_o chief_a point_n in_o this_o argument_n that_o we_o have_v no_o communion_n nor_o fellowship_n with_o god_n but_o by_o jesus_n christ_n and_o that_o this_o love_a league_n and_o sociable_a familiarity_n do_v proceed_v whole_o from_o his_o incarnation_n and_o in_o the_o use_n of_o this_o most_o singular_a blessing_n do_v consist_v all_o the_o happy_a content_n which_o man_n may_v reap_v here_o in_o this_o life_n or_o in_o that_o which_o be_v to_o come_v i_o mean_v if_o we_o converse_v and_o keep_v company_n with_o god_n as_o he_o on_o the_o other_o side_n do_v most_o love_o offer_v himself_o unto_o we_o for_o this_o only_o be_v we_o bear_v and_o this_o be_v true_o to_o live_v and_o without_o this_o we_o be_v rather_o shadow_n than_o man_n or_o very_a beast_n in_o man_n shape_n oh_o man_n how_o have_v the_o lord_n ennoble_v thou_o do_v thou_o not_o debase_v thyself_o he_o call_v thou_o to_o be_v a_o favourite_n in_o his_o court_n and_o thou_o have_v rather_o shift_v up_o and_o down_o as_o a_o base_a peasant_n in_o the_o devil_n country_n he_o will_v make_v thou_o a_o lord_n over_o all_o thing_n in_o his_o right_n but_o thou_o choose_v rather_o to_o be_v a_o slave_n to_o the_o world_n sure_a of_o nothing_o but_o misery_n it_o be_v the_o chief_a commendation_n of_o good_a man_n that_o they_o walk_v with_o god_n and_o the_o shame_n of_o the_o wicked_a that_o they_o walk_v with_o the_o world_n they_o which_o converse_v with_o god_n be_v not_o much_o addict_v to_o this_o life_n not_o because_o they_o despise_v the_o commodity_n thereof_o but_o see_v they_o be_v much_o abuse_v they_o be_v wary_a how_o they_o meddle_v or_o look_v for_o better_a they_o make_v the_o less_o reckon_n of_o they_o wherein_o they_o take_v no_o loss_n as_o be_v suppose_v but_o procure_v to_o themselves_o no_o small_a advantage_n for_o when_o it_o so_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o they_o must_v part_v with_o life_n they_o do_v it_o with_o the_o great_a quietness_n and_o comfort_n of_o mind_n and_o wheresoever_o it_o be_v that_o death_n wait_v for_o they_o they_o be_v the_o ready_a for_o it_o which_o the_o worldly_a man_n be_v never_o and_o in_o the_o mean_a while_o none_o use_v life_n better_o than_o they_o or_o make_v more_o account_n to_o spend_v it_o well_o but_o it_o be_v rather_o to_o draw_v towards_o god_n then_o to_o seek_v any_o far_a acquaintance_n with_o the_o world_n but_o some_o will_v say_v the_o world_n offer_v itself_o unto_o we_o in_o every_o place_n but_o god_n be_v far_o from_o we_o and_o so_o strange_a unto_o we_o that_o we_o know_v not_o how_o to_o have_v any_o acquaintance_n with_o he_o a_o strange_a say_n indeed_o of_o he_o which_o be_v make_v after_o god_n image_n and_o can_v live_v or_o move_v or_o have_v his_o be_v but_o in_o he_o which_o be_v compass_v about_o and_o close_v in_o with_o his_o wonderful_a work_n and_o daily_a benefit_n so_o that_o if_o he_o will_v seek_v he_o may_v by_o grope_v easy_o find_v he_o which_o by_o reason_n of_o these_o thing_n whereby_o he_o have_v make_v himself_o know_v can_v be_v far_o from_o we_o but_o this_o principle_n of_o nature_n be_v oft_o time_n darken_v in_o man_n by_o evil_a custom_n or_o wicked_a malice_n and_o moreover_o not_o able_a of_o itself_o to_o bring_v man_n forward_o to_o this_o familiarity_n or_o acquaintance_n with_o god_n and_o therefore_o god_n offer_v himself_o and_o the_o godly_a walk_n with_o he_o by_o other_o mean_n as_o by_o his_o word_n where_o they_o find_v the_o help_n of_o his_o spirit_n by_o the_o sacrament_n by_o prayer_n meditation_n a_o godly_a life_n for_o as_o by_o certain_a obsequious_a office_n we_o infinuate_v our_o self_n into_o the_o favour_n and_o familiarity_n of_o man_n so_o these_o be_v the_o duty_n whereby_o we_o live_v here_o in_o this_o world_n be_v make_v near_o and_o dear_a unto_o god_n the_o poor_a wretch_n in_o the_o world_n that_o walk_v with_o god_n which_o be_v in_o his_o favour_n and_o set_v the_o lord_n before_o his_o eye_n in_o all_o his_o do_n be_v happy_a for_o the_o present_a time_n then_o the_o great_a monarch_n on_o earth_n which_o say_v as_o pharaoh_n do_v who_o be_v the_o lord_n and_o shall_v hereafter_o find_v more_o happiness_n than_o all_o the_o world_n can_v ever_o bestow_v most_o unworthy_a we_o which_o envy_v the_o ordinary_a favour_n of_o a_o prince_n unto_o our_o brethren_n and_o will_v come_v between_o they_o and_o home_n if_o possible_o we_o may_v whereas_o we_o may_v have_v access_n unto_o god_n and_o seek_v it_o not_o and_o if_o we_o have_v it_o we_o rely_v not_o so_o much_o on_o it_o as_o they_o do_v on_o the_o grace_n or_o countenance_n of_o a_o mortal_a man_n what_o do_v not_o they_o adventure_v which_o be_v so_o back_v and_o how_o many_o of_o they_o shrink_v away_o unto_o who_o god_n do_v say_v i_o be_o with_o thou_o i_o will_v not_o fail_v thou_o or_o forsake_v thou_o i_o speak_v out_o of_o my_o own_o feel_n let_v other_o take_v the_o matter_n as_o they_o listen_v i_o do_v special_o condemn_v myself_o in_o those_o two_o point_n first_o for_o that_o i_o seek_v the_o lord_n most_o love_a grace_n and_o sweet_a acquaintance_n with_o no_o more_o heat_n and_o zeal_n second_o because_o that_o when_o i_o find_v it_o i_o be_o no_o more_o thankful_a unto_o god_n for_o it_o neither_o be_o so_o strengthen_v by_o it_o and_o go_v on_o in_o christian_a duty_n as_o i_o shall_v the_o lord_n have_v mercy_n on_o i_o and_o grant_v i_o grace_v ever_o to_o see_v my_o error_n to_o confess_v and_o repent_v for_o they_o not_o please_v myself_o in_o any_o know_a weakness_n but_o always_o strive_v to_o overcome_v &_o get_v out_o of_o it_o meditation_n 38._o non-parity_n of_o sin_n as_o a_o aptness_n to_o laugh_v or_o weep_v be_v a_o property_n which_o necessary_o follow_v the_o nature_n or_o kind_n of_o man_n and_o be_v affirm_v of_o the_o whole_a always_o and_o of_o his_o own_o right_n so_o guilt_n do_v follow_v sin_n and_o make_v the_o sinner_n subject_n to_o the_o guilt_n of_o the_o law_n which_o be_v death_n there_o be_v then_o no_o sin_n so_o light_a which_o of_o his_o own_o nature_n do_v not_o deserve_v death_n or_o to_o which_o a_o pardon_n be_v due_a of_o course_n without_o a_o infinite_a satisfaction_n yet_o be_v not_o all_o sin_n equal_a for_o neither_o do_v they_o offend_v god_n alike_o nor_o find_v the_o like_a punishment_n howbeit_o by_o a_o consequent_a to_o the_o true_a christian_a all_o sin_n be_v venial_a and_o to_o the_o unbeliever_n all_o mortal_a as_o they_o be_v ever_o of_o their_o own_o nature_n and_o it_o be_v not_o amiss_o to_o observe_v a_o far_a difference_n that_o there_o be_v sin_n which_o bear_v the_o whole_a sway_n in_o a_o man_n such_o be_v the_o sin_n of_o the_o wicked_a and_o there_o be_v sin_n which_o do_v but_o remain_v and_o dwell_v in_o man_n because_o there_o be_v a_o resistance_n and_o head_n make_v against_o it_o by_o the_o better_a part_n and_o be_v at_o last_o expel_v by_o grace_n and_o thus_o be_v the_o godly_a and_o
just_a subject_n to_o sin_n there_o be_v also_o sin_n so_o contrary_a to_o the_o conscience_n of_o the_o doer_n and_o join_v with_o such_o stubborness_n and_o wilfulness_n that_o it_o do_v utter_o waste_v &_o decay_v the_o conscience_n kill_v all_o seed_n of_o goodness_n or_o godliness_n which_o sin_n can_v stand_v with_o grace_n and_o there_o be_v a_o sin_n of_o weakness_n or_o negligence_n to_o which_o the_o godly_a be_v subject_a and_o by_o which_o they_o fall_v grievous_o and_o there_o be_v likewise_o sin_n in_o omit_v duty_n require_v as_o also_o in_o commit_v thing_n contrary_a to_o duty_n now_o if_o the_o question_n be_v demand_v what_o sin_n may_v be_v admit_v or_o commit_v most_o safe_o i_o answer_v none_o for_o all_o be_v by_o nature_n most_o deadly_a and_o if_o thou_o be_v drown_v what_o odâ—_n to_o thou_o whether_o in_o the_o deep_a sea_n or_o near_o the_o shore_n if_o again_o whether_o some_o sin_n be_v not_o to_o be_v avoid_v more_o than_o other_o i_o answer_v thou_o be_v 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