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thought_n of_o a_o kingdom_n chap._n vi_o matth_n 5.4_o bless_a be_v they_o that_o mourn_v m_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d here_o be_v eight_o step_n lead_v to_o true_a blessedness_n they_o may_v be_v compare_v to_o jacob_n ladder_n the_o top_n whereof_o reach_v to_o heaven_n we_o have_v already_o go_v over_o one_o step_n and_o now_o let_v we_o proceed_v to_o the_o second_o beati_fw-la lugentes_fw-la blessed_n be_v they_o that_o mourn_v we_o must_v go_v through_o the_o valley_n of_o tear_n to_o paradise_n mourn_v be_v a_o sad_a and_o unpleasant_a subject_n to_o treat_v on_o be_v it_o not_o that_o it_o have_v blessedness_n go_v before_o and_o comfort_n come_v after_o mourn_v be_v put_v here_o for_o repentance_n it_o imply_v both_o sorrow_n which_o be_v the_o cloud_n and_o tear_n which_o be_v the_o rain_n distil_v in_o this_o golden_a shower_n god_n come_v down_o to_o we_o the_o word_n fall_v into_o two_o part_n 1._o a_o assertion_n that_o mourner_n be_v bless_v person_n 2._o a_o 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without_o cut_v or_o force_v marry_o magdalen_n repentance_n be_v voluntary_a she_o stand_v weep_v luke_n 7._o she_o come_v to_o christ_n with_o ointment_n in_o her_o hand_n with_o love_n in_o her_o heart_n with_o tear_n in_o her_o eye_n god_n be_v for_o a_o freewil-offering_a he_o love_v not_o to_o be_v put_v to_o distrain_v 2._o gospel-mourning_a be_v spiritual_a that_o be_v when_o we_o mourn_v for_o sin_n more_o than_o suffer_v pharaoh_n say_v take_v away_o the_o plague_n he_o never_o think_v of_o the_o plague_n of_o his_o heart_n a_o sinner_n mourn_v because_o judgement_n follow_v at_o the_o heel_n of_o sin_n but_o david_n cry_v out_o my_o sin_n be_v ever_o before_o i_o psal_n 51._o god_n have_v threaten_v that_o the_o sword_n shall_v ride_v in_o circuit_n in_o his_o family_n but_o david_n do_v not_o say_v the_o sword_n be_v ever_o before_o i_o but_o my_o sin_n be_v ever_o before_o i_o the_o offence_n against_o god_n trouble_v he_o he_o grieve_v more_o for_o the_o treason_n than_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v rebellion_n a_o sinner_n do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d now_o when_o we_o mourn_v for_o sin_n as_o it_o be_v a_o walk_a antipode_n to_o heaven_n this_o be_v a_o gospel-mourning_a nature_n will_v not_o bear_v contrary_n 2._o we_o must_v mourn_v for_o sin_n as_o it_o be_v a_o piece_n of_o the_o high_a ingratitude_n it_o be_v a_o kick_n against_o the_o breast_n of_o mercy_n god_n send_v his_o son_n to_o redeem_v we_o his_o spirit_n to_o comfort_v we_o we_o sin_n against_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n the_o grace_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o shall_v we_o not_o mourn_v we_o complain_v of_o the_o unkindness_n of_o other_o and_o shall_v we_o not_o lay_v to_o heart_n our_o own_o unkindness_n against_o god_n caesar_n take_v it_o unkind_o that_o his_o son_n brutus_n shall_v stab_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o thou_o my_o son_n may_v not_o the_o lord_n say_v to_o we_o these_o wound_n i_o have_v receive_v in_o the_o house_n of_o my_o friend_n 13.6_o friend_n zach._n 13.6_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d theocr._n 〈◊〉_d theocr._n israel_n take_v their_o jewel_n and_o earrings_a and_o make_v a_o golden_a calf_n of_o they_o the_o sinner_n take_v the_o jewel_n of_o god_n mercy_n and_o make_v use_v of_o they_o to_o sin_n ingratitude_n die_v a_o sin_n in_o grain_n hence_o they_o be_v call_v crimson_a sin_n isa_n 1.18_o sin_n against_o gospel-love_n be_v worse_o in_o some_o sense_n than_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o devil_n for_o they_o never_o have_v a_o offer_n of_o grace_n tender_v to_o they_o diabolus_fw-la peccavit_fw-la in_o innocentia_fw-la constitutus_fw-la ego_fw-la vero_fw-la restitutus_fw-la ille_fw-la perstitit_fw-la in_o malitia_fw-la deo_fw-la reprobante_fw-la ego_fw-la vero_fw-la deo_fw-la revocante_fw-la ille_fw-la obduratur_fw-la ad_fw-la punientem_fw-la ego_fw-la vero_fw-la ad_fw-la blandientem_fw-la &_o sic_fw-la uterque_fw-la contra_fw-la deum_fw-la ille_fw-la contra_fw-la non_fw-la requirentem_fw-la se_fw-la ego_fw-la vero_fw-la contra_fw-la morientem_fw-la pro_fw-la i_o ecce_fw-la cujus_fw-la imaginem_fw-la horrebam_fw-la in_fw-la multis_fw-la aspicio_fw-la i_o horribiliorem_fw-la anselm_n de_fw-fr casu_fw-la diab_n now_o when_o we_o mourn_v for_o sin_n as_o it_o have_v its_o accent_n of_o ingratitude_n upon_o it_o this_o be_v a_o evangelical_n mourning_n 3._o we_o must_v mourn_v for_o sin_n as_o it_o be_v a_o privation_n it_o keep_v good_a thing_n from_o we_o it_o hinder_v our_o communion_n with_o god_n mary_n weep_v for_o christ_n absence_n john_n 20.13_o they_o have_v take_v away_o my_o lord_n so_o our_o sin_n have_v take_v away_o our_o lord_n they_o have_v deprive_v we_o of_o his_o sweet_a presence_n will_v not_o he_o grieve_v who_o have_v lose_v a_o rich_a jewel_n when_o we_o mourn_v for_o sin_n under_o this_o notion_n as_o it_o make_v the_o sun_n of_o righteousness_n withdraw_v from_o our_o horizon_n when_o we_o mourn_v not_o so_o much_o that_o peace_n be_v go_v and_o trade_v be_v go_v but_o god_n be_v 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10.10_o we_o have_v serve_v baalim_fw-la they_o mourn_v for_o their_o idolatry_n and_o david_n lay_v his_o finger_n upon_o the_o sore_a and_o point_n to_o that_o very_a sin_n that_o trouble_a he_o psal_n 51.4_o i_o have_v do_v this_o evil_a he_o mean_v his_o bloodguiltiness_n a_o wicked_a man_n will_v say_v he_o be_v a_o sinner_n but_o a_o child_n of_o god_n say_v i_o have_v do_v this_o evil_n peter_n weep_v for_o that_o particular_a sin_n of_o deny_v christ_n clemens_n alexandrinus_n say_v he_o never_o hear_v a_o cock_n crow_n but_o he_o fall_v a_o weep_n there_o must_v be_v a_o particular_a repentance_n before_o we_o have_v a_o general_a pardon_n 5._o gospel-tear_n must_v drop_v from_o the_o eye_n of_o faith_n mark_v 9.24_o the_o father_n of_o the_o child_n cry_v out_o with_o tear_n lord_z i_o believe_v our_o disease_n must_v make_v we_o mourn_v but_o when_o we_o look_v up_o to_o our_o physician_n who_o have_v make_v a_o plaster_n of_o his_o own_o blood_n we_o must_v not_o mourn_v without_o hope_n believe_v tear_n be_v precious_a when_o the_o cloud_n of_o sorrow_n have_v overcast_v the_o soul_n some_o sunshine_n of_o faith_n must_v break_v forth_o the_o soul_n will_v be_v swallow_v up_o of_o sorrow_n it_o will_v be_v drown_v in_o tear_n if_o faith_n be_v not_o the_o bladder_n to_o keep_v it_o up_o from_o sink_v though_o our_o tear_n drop_v to_o the_o earth_n our_o faith_n must_v reach_v heaven_n after_o the_o great_a rain_n faith_n must_v appear_v as_o the_o rainbow_n in_o the_o cloud_n the_o tear_n of_o faith_n be_v bottle_a as_o precious_a wine_n psal_n 56.8_o 6._o gospel-mourning_a be_v join_v with_o self-loathing_a the_o sinner_n do_v admire_v himself_o the_o penitent_a do_v loathe_v himself_o ezek._n 20.42_o you_o shall_v loathe_v yourselves_o in_o your_o own_o sight_n for_o all_o your_o
this_o true_a hunger_n be_v bless_v and_o may_v take_v comfort_n in_o it_o object_n 2._o but_o my_o hunger_n after_o righteousness_n be_v so_o object_n 2_o weak_a that_o i_o fear_v it_o be_v not_o true_a answ_n 1._o though_o the_o pulse_n beat_v but_o weak_a it_o show_v answ_n 1_o there_o be_v life_n and_o that_o weak_a desire_n shall_v not_o be_v discourage_v there_o be_v a_o promise_n make_v to_o they_o matth._n 12.20_o a_o bruise_a reed_n he_o will_v not_o break_v a_o reed_n be_v a_o weak_a thing_n but_o especial_o when_o it_o be_v bruise_v yet_o this_o bruise_a reed_n shall_v not_o be_v break_v but_o like_o aaron_n dry_a rod_n bud_n and_o blossom_n in_o case_n of_o weakness_n look_v to_o christ_n thy_o high-priest_n he_o be_v merciful_a therefore_o will_v bear_v with_o thy_o infirmity_n he_o be_v mighty_a therefore_o will_v help_v they_o answ_n 2._o if_o thy_o desire_n after_o righteousness_n seem_v to_o answ_n 2_o be_v weak_a and_o languid_a yet_o a_o christian_a may_v sometime_o 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but_o now_o it_o be_v otherwise_o with_o i_o i_o have_v not_o those_o hungring_n as_o former_o answ_n 1_o answ_n it_o be_v indeed_o a_o ill_a sign_n for_o a_o man_n to_o lose_v his_o stomach_n but_o though_o it_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o the_o decay_n of_o grace_n to_o lose_v the_o spiritual_a appetite_n yet_o it_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o grace_n to_o bewail_v the_o loss_n it_o be_v sad_a to_o lose_v our_o first_o love_n but_o it_o be_v happy_a when_o we_o mourn_v for_o the_o loss_n of_o our_o first_o love_n answ_n 2_o 2._o if_o thou_o have_v not_o that_o appetite_n after_o heavenly_a thing_n as_o former_o yet_o be_v not_o discourage_v for_o in_o the_o use_n of_o mean_n thou_o may_v recover_v thy_o appetite_n the_o ordinance_n be_v for_o the_o recover_n of_o the_o appetite_n when_o it_o be_v lose_v in_o other_o case_n feed_v take_v away_o the_o stomach_n but_o here_o feed_v on_o a_o ordinance_n beget_v a_o stomach_n sect_n 6._o contain_v a_o persuasion_n to_o spiritual_a 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world_n as_o the_o diamond_n to_o the_o ring_n it_o do_v bespangle_v and_o beautify_v a_o soul_n deck_v with_o grace_n be_v as_o the_o dove_n cover_v with_o silver_n wing_n and_o golden_a feather_n excellency_n 4_o 4._o grace_n have_v a_o soul-cleansing_a excellency_n by_o nature_n we_o be_v defile_v sin_n be_v a_o impure_a issue_n it_o be_v he_o be_v filthy_a thing_n 2_o cor._n 7.1_o a_o sinner_n heart_n be_v so_o black_a that_o nothing_o but_o hell_n can_v pattern_n it_o but_o grace_n be_v lavacrum_fw-la animae_fw-la a_o spiritual_a lavor_fw-la therefore_o it_o be_v call_v the_o wash_n of_o regeneration_n tit._n 3.5_o the_o grace_n of_o repentance_n cleanse_v mary_n tear_n as_o they_o wash_v christ_n foot_n so_o they_o wash_v her_o heart_n faith_n have_v a_o cleanse_a virtue_n act_v 15.9_o have_v purify_v their_o heart_n by_o faith_n grace_n lay_v the_o soul_n a_o whitening_n it_o take_v out_o the_o leopard_n spot_n and_o turn_v the_o cypriss_n into_o a_o azure_a beauty_n grace_n 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devil_n come_v and_o tempt_v he_o mat._n 4.2_o 3._o when_o we_o have_v be_v most_o enlarge_v in_o our_o service_n now_o will_v satan_n tempt_v to_o pride_n and_o security_n many_o christian_n heart_n like_o bow_n stand_v unbend_v after_o shooting_n they_o be_v apt_a to_o grow_v more_o remiss_a as_o if_o duty_n be_v a_o sufficient_a spell_n and_o antidote_n against_o tentation_n do_v not_o we_o know_v satan_n always_o lie_v at_o the_o catch_n he_o be_v more_o mad_a against_o we_o after_o duty_n those_o prayer_n which_o appease_v god_n incense_n satan_n and_o if_o we_o lie_v down_o our_o weapon_n he_o will_v fall_v on_o and_o wound_v we_o after_o david_n victory_n over_o the_o assyrian_n he_o grow_v lustful_a and_o defile_v bathsheba_n 2_o sam._n 11.4_o after_o we_o have_v get_v a_o victory_n over_o satan_n in_o duty_n now_o let_v we_o fear_v lest_o our_o heart_n give_v we_o the_o slip_n when_o god_n have_v drive_v adam_n out_o of_o the_o garden_n he_o place_v a_o flame_a sword_n at_o 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use_v job_n wife_n as_o a_o ladder_n by_o which_o he_o will_v have_v scale_v the_o impregnable_a tower_n of_o job_n faith_n still_o retain_v thy_o integrity_n a_o cut_a kind_n of_o speech_n as_o if_o the_o devil_n have_v say_v god_n have_v pull_v down_o thy_o hedge_n he_o have_v smite_v thou_o in_o thy_o child_n and_o be_v thou_o so_o senseless_a as_o still_o to_o serve_v and_o worship_n god_n what_o have_v thou_o get_v by_o his_o service_n where_o be_v thy_o earning_n what_o have_v thou_o to_o show_v but_o thy_o boil_n throw_v off_o religion_n curse_v god_n and_o die_v satan_n physic_n always_o poison_n mal._n 3.14_o you_o have_v say_v it_o be_v vain_a to_o serve_v god_n and_o what_o profit_n be_v it_o that_o we_o have_v keep_v his_o ordinance_n we_o have_v mourn_v and_o fast_v and_o have_v almost_o fast_v away_o all_o we_o have_v we_o will_v fast_v no_o long_o when_o a_o man_n estate_n be_v low_a and_o his_o spirit_n trouble_v now_o satan_n begin_v to_o throw_v in_o his_o angle_n and_o oftentimes_o satan_n make_v use_v of_o poverty_n to_o put_v a_o man_n upon_o indirect_a course_n agur_n fear_v his_o heart_n in_o poverty_n prov._n 30.8_o 9_o oh_o keep_v thy_o heart_n in_o adversity_n beware_v of_o take_v the_o forbid_a fruit_n 5._o keep_v thy_o heart_n in_o time_n of_o prosperity_n the_o moon_n the_o full_a it_o be_v the_o more_o remote_a it_o be_v from_o the_o sun_n and_o oftentimes_o the_o more_o full_a a_o man_n be_v of_o the_o world_n the_o further_a his_o heart_n be_v from_o god_n deutr._fw-la 32.15_o jesurun_n wax_v fat_a and_o kick_v it_o be_v hard_a to_o abound_v in_o prosperity_n and_o not_o abound_v in_o sin_n a_o full_a cup_n be_v hardly_o carry_v without_o spill_v the_o tree_n be_v never_o more_o in_o danger_n of_o the_o wind_n than_o when_o they_o blossom_v pride_n idleness_n luxury_n reddidiâ—_n luxury_n multos_fw-la felicitas_fw-la pâ—rataiâ—_n paâ—_n victâ—s_fw-la reddidiâ—_n be_v the_o three_o daughter_n which_o be_v breed_v of_o plenty_n 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