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118_o 216_o  _fw-fr 19_o 122_o 18_o 20_o 700_o  _fw-fr 15_o 119_o 24_o 9_o 688_o  _fw-fr 30_o 278_o  _fw-fr 31_o ibid._n  _fw-fr 51_o 305_o mark_n 4_o 24_o 303_o 10_o 30_o 149_o luke_n 1_o 76_o 689_o 10_o 27_o 430_o 12_o 41_o 705_o 710_o 13_o 32_o 48_o 24_o 8_o 295_o 25_o 18_o ibid._n john_n 2_o 10_o 102_o 3_o 34_o 715_o  _fw-fr 35_o 710_o 10_o 16_o 273_o 15_o 2_o 22_o  _fw-fr 10_o 157_o 16_o 13_o 625_o 20_o 21_o 124_o acts._n 2_o 28_o 168_o 7_o 55_o 369_o 560_o 9_o 11_o 43_o 20_o 28_o 112_o roman_n 5_o 12_o 343_o 8_o 28_o 712_o 10_o 18_o 364_o 11_o 12_o to_o 15_o 287_o  _fw-fr 25_o 269_o 12_o 26_o 267_o  _fw-fr 3_o 716_o 1_o corinthian_n 3_o 22_o 712_o 4_o 6_o 118_o 5_o 4_o 124_o 10_o 11_o â—1_n 12_o 7_o 117_o  _fw-fr 28_o 112_o 14_o 26_o 411_o  _fw-fr 32_o 413_o 15_o 24_o 660_o  _fw-fr 28_o 71_o  _fw-fr 52_o 279_o 2_o corinthian_n 3_o 15_o 270_o 4_o 18_o 317_o  _fw-fr 6_o ibid._n 6_o 1_o 712_o  _fw-fr 16_o 573_o 7_o 1_o 421_o 10_o 13_o 717_o galatian_n 1_o 6_o 194_o 3_o 19_o 339_o 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for_o i_o know_v no_o sin_n but_o may_v overtake_v such_o but_o final_a impenitency_n and_o the_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n yet_o all_o thing_n shall_v work_v together_o for_o good_a to_o they_o that_o fear_v god_n et_fw-la si_fw-la omne_fw-la qui_fw-la ni_fw-fr etiam_fw-la peccata_fw-la aug._n aug._n aug._n if_o all_o thing_n than_o sin_n itself_o be_v not_o exclude_v god_n make_v a_o strange_a use_n of_o sin_n to_o his_o people_n good_a and_o benefit_n either_o to_o discover_v unto_o a_o man_n what_o be_v in_o his_o heart_n and_o so_o to_o abate_v his_o carnal_a confidence_n as_o the_o lord_n do_v let_v hezekiah_n fall_v to_o that_o end_n that_o the_o work_n of_o mortification_n may_v be_v perfect_v and_o the_o sword_n of_o godly_a sorrow_n may_v go_v the_o wide_a and_o the_o plough_n of_o repentance_n the_o deep_a and_o that_o shall_v be_v the_o fruit_n of_o it_o that_o the_o man_n may_v be_v more_o vile_a in_o his_o own_o sight_n or_o else_o to_o make_v he_o the_o more_o 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six_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o happy_a and_o glorious_a condition_n of_o the_o church_n that_o be_v promise_v in_o the_o latter_a day_n there_o be_v a_o time_n come_v when_o all_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o earth_n shall_v become_v the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o of_o his_o christ_n rev._n 11.16,17_o and_o unto_o the_o holy_a people_n of_o the_o most_o high_a dan_o 17.27_o and_o when_o the_o smoke_n out_o of_o the_o temple_n shall_v vantsh_n and_o the_o temple_n shall_v be_v open_v in_o heaven_n and_o a_o man_n may_v see_v into_o the_o court_n of_o the_o testament_n which_o be_v within_o the_o vayl_n the_o darkness_n of_o the_o preâ—ent_a dispensation_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v do_v away_o and_o new_a jerusalem_n shall_v come_v down_o from_o god_n out_o of_o heaven_n
of_o bread_n cleanness_n of_o tooth_n invasion_n of_o enemy_n but_o never_o any_o like_a unto_o this_o and_o therefore_o do_v the_o prophet_n call_v it_o a_o only_a evil_n ezek._n 7.5,6,7_o it_o be_v come_v and_o it_o be_v not_o a_o high_a sound_n the_o echo_n of_o the_o mountain_n but_o it_o shall_v be_v so_o in_o truth_n and_o in_o reality_n in_o which_o the_o fury_n of_o the_o lord_n shall_v be_v pour_v out_o upon_o they_o he_o will_v give_v the_o dear_o belove_v of_o his_o soul_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o enemy_n second_o there_o be_v none_o like_o it_o if_o we_o also_o compare_v god_n deal_v with_o they_o and_o with_o other_o people_n the_o lord_n have_v not_o deal_v so_o with_o any_o nation_n as_o he_o have_v do_v with_o jerusalem_n and_o therefore_o they_o be_v afflict_v and_o in_o captivity_n with_o the_o heathen_a nation_n who_o be_v at_o ease_n and_o sit_v still_o zach._n 1.13.14_o for_o judgement_n must_v begin_v at_o the_o house_n of_o god_n and_o there_o be_v at_o the_o last_o a_o worse_a end_n remain_v for_o they_o that_o obey_v not_o the_o gospel_n etc._n etc._n second_o here_o be_v a_o consolation_n also_o jacob_n shall_v have_v his_o time_n of_o trouble_n but_o it_o be_v yet_o but_o a_o time_n the_o people_n of_o god_n never_o enter_v into_o affliction_n without_o a_o promise_n and_o therefore_o they_o be_v prisoner_n of_o hope_n when_o they_o be_v in_o a_o pit_n in_o which_o there_o be_v no_o water_n zach._n 9.11,12_o there_o be_v three_o great_a promise_n that_o the_o saint_n have_v under_o all_o their_o affliction_n first_o they_o be_v promise_v support_n in_o the_o affliction_n i_o will_v be_v with_o you_o and_o there_o be_v a_o river_n the_o stream_n whereof_o do_v make_v glad_a the_o city_n of_o god_n gen._n 15._o there_o be_v a_o light_n that_o go_v between_o the_o piece_n in_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o darkness_n the_o bush_n in_o the_o fire_n be_v not_o burn_v a_o peculiar_a providence_n watch_v over_o they_o to_o keep_v they_o 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forth_o out_o of_o the_o pit_n and_o he_o will_v break_v the_o yoke_n from_o off_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o anoint_v etc._n etc._n and_o some_o think_v as_o calvin_n that_o to_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o be_v 9.1_o her_o dimness_n shall_v not_o be_v such_o as_o be_v in_o her_o vexation_n when_o he_o first_o light_o afflict_v the_o land_n of_o zabulon_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v in_o the_o inroad_n former_o make_v upon_o they_o by_o tiglah_n pileser_n and_o be_v that_o great_a than_o the_o captivity_n when_o the_o city_n shall_v be_v destroy_v and_o the_o temple_n burn_v with_o fire_n and_o there_o be_v no_o comparison_n in_o the_o affliction_n but_o yet_o the_o darkness_n shall_v not_o be_v such_o and_o the_o reason_n be_v this_o huic_fw-la certa_fw-la permissionem_fw-la esse_fw-la additam_fw-la cum_fw-la in_o prioribus_fw-la nulla_fw-la esset_fw-la better_o be_v as_o low_a as_o hell_n with_o a_o promise_n then_o in_o paradise_n without_o it_o the_o darkness_n of_o the_o bottomless_a 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man_n whole_a life_n christianus_n must_v be_v crucianus_fw-la he_o must_v take_v up_o his_o cross_n that_o will_v follow_v the_o lord_n there_o be_v no_o son_n that_o he_o receive_v but_o he_o chustise_n affliction_n be_v a_o child_n portion_n in_o the_o way_n of_o holiness_n their_o correction_n be_v as_o true_o from_o the_o hand_n of_o their_o father_n as_o their_o provision_n be_v but_o my_o purpose_n at_o present_a be_v to_o speak_v of_o some_o special_a time_n of_o jacob_n trouble_n a_o great_a day_n a_o day_n of_o strait_n and_o god_n do_v many_o time_n bring_v his_o own_o people_n unto_o this_o it_o will_v appear_v to_o be_v true_a from_o all_o the_o deal_n of_o god_n with_o the_o saint_n the_o child_n of_o israel_n be_v in_o bondage_n in_o egypt_n long_o and_o their_o affliction_n be_v great_a but_o there_o be_v a_o time_n when_o the_o brick_n be_v double_v and_o the_o opposition_n heighten_v so_o that_o they_o be_v as_o dead_a carrion_n cast_v out_o to_o the_o raven_n gen._n 15._o and_o though_o israel_n be_v hate_v of_o all_o the_o nation_n which_o god_n call_v their_o evil_a neighbour_n yet_o there_o be_v some_o special_a strait_n that_o befall_v they_o as_o in_o the_o day_n of_o asa_n 2_o chron._n 14.9,10_o when_o there_o come_v a_o army_n of_o the_o ethiopian_n a_o host_n of_o a_o thousand_o thousand_o man_n and_o in_o the_o day_n of_o hezckiah_n when_o senacherib_n besiege_v jerusalem_n it_o be_v a_o day_n of_o trouble_n of_o rebuke_n and_o of_o blasphemy_n isa_n 37.3_o but_o yet_o there_o be_v a_o time_n of_o great_a strait_n when_o they_o must_v be_v carry_v into_o captivity_n and_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n remove_v from_o his_o own_o habitation_n and_o the_o gospel_n be_v no_o soon_o place_v in_o the_o world_n but_o the_o great_a red_a dragon_n raise_v a_o persecution_n the_o heathen_a emperor_n and_o all_o the_o power_n of_o their_o empire_n rev._n 12.1,3_o and_o that_o power_n be_v no_o soon_o break_v and_o the_o church_n obtain_v of_o 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grace_n of_o god_n to_o another_o end_n then_o that_o for_o which_o the_o lord_n appoint_v it_o when_o man_n do_v father_n their_o lust_n upon_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o bear_v they_o up_o by_o it_o and_o this_o have_v always_o be_v the_o custom_n of_o a_o i_o falâ—e_v teacher_n 2_o pet._n 3.16_o the_o word_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o do_v put_v the_o scripture_n upon_o the_o rack_n and_o bend_v they_o unto_o their_o own_o bow_n they_o shall_v serve_v their_o turn_n which_o way_n soever_o their_o lust_n work_n there_o shall_v be_v find_v something_o in_o scripture_n that_o they_o can_v lay_v hold_n of_o for_o it_o and_o when_o man_n do_v make_v use_n of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o gospel_n to_o serve_v their_o own_o lust_n and_o do_v grow_v more_o loose_a and_o licentious_a under_o they_o this_o be_v to_o pervert_v the_o gospel_n of_o grace_n unto_o a_o end_n for_o which_o it_o be_v never_o appoint_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d justin_n m._n hence_o there_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o do_v allure_v as_o with_o a_o bait_n 2_o tim._n 3.13_o evil_a man_n and_o deceiver_n grow_v worse_o and_o worse_o there_o be_v no_o stay_n when_o man_n once_o be_v deceive_v themselves_o and_o do_v become_v deceiver_n and_o seducer_n of_o other_o the_o lord_n do_v common_o give_v they_o up_o in_o judgement_n unto_o all_o excess_n of_o riot_n and_o they_o shall_v to_o all_o manner_n of_o lasciviousness_n etc._n etc._n second_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v so_o if_o we_o consider_v from_o whence_o do_v heresy_n come_v we_o have_v the_o rise_v of_o it_o revel_v 9.1,2_o and_o i_o see_v a_o star_n fall_v from_o heaven_n unto_o the_o earth_n and_o to_o he_o be_v give_v the_o key_n of_o the_o bottomless_a pit_n and_o he_o opâ—…ed_v the_o bottomless_a pit_n and_o there_o arise_v a_o smoke_n out_o of_o the_o pit_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v speak_v of_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n pour_v out_o upon_o râ—me_n anti-christian_n in_o the_o eastern_a part_n of_o the_o 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that_o all_o false_a doctrine_n come_v out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o old_a serpent_n who_o be_v uncleanness_n itself_o three_o they_o be_v in_o scripture_n resemble_v unto_o the_o wicked_a man_n that_o ever_o be_v 2_o pet._n 2.15_o as_o balaam_n it_o be_v say_v they_o follow_v the_o way_n of_o balaam_n who_o be_v himself_o a_o witch_n and_o one_o that_o will_v be_v easy_o hire_v to_o curse_v the_o people_n of_o god_n for_o a_o reward_n and_o they_o be_v jannes_n and_o jambres_n 2_o tim._n 3.8_o who_o be_v two_o famous_a egyptian_n of_o egypt_n there_o be_v not_o a_o more_o wicked_a generation_n of_o man_n in_o the_o world_n nor_o man_n give_v up_o to_o wantonness_n and_o looseness_n more_o than_o they_o four_o no_o man_n be_v so_o industrious_o wicked_a as_o they_o be_v and_o they_o will_v compass_v sea_n and_o land_n to_o make_v a_o proselyte_n and_o make_v he_o tenfold_o the_o child_n of_o hell_n when_o they_o have_v do_v more_o than_o he_o be_v before_o revel_v 9.10,18,19_o they_o have_v tail_n like_a to_o scorpion_n of_o these_o be_v the_o three_o part_n of_o man_n kill_v that_o be_v of_o the_o fire_n and_o smoke_n and_o brimstone_n that_o come_v out_o of_o their_o mouth_n for_o their_o power_n be_v in_o their_o mouth_n and_o in_o their_o tail_n it_o be_v speak_v of_o the_o mahometans_n who_o as_o they_o do_v conquer_v use_v their_o utmost_a power_n to_o promote_v their_o religion_n and_o the_o corrupt_a principle_n thereof_o by_o which_o they_o have_v whole_o defile_v even_o all_o the_o eastern_a chuche_n they_o have_v the_o head_n of_o lion_n but_o they_o have_v a_o stâ—ng_n in_o their_o tail_n wheresoever_o they_o come_v they_o leave_v a_o sting_n behind_o they_o and_o they_o do_v kill_v not_o only_o by_o their_o hand_n but_o by_o the_o smoke_n that_o come_v out_o of_o their_o mouth_n their_o power_n be_v not_o only_o in_o their_o mouth_n but_o in_o their_o tail_n also_o they_o do_v a_o great_a mischief_n by_o their_o corrupt_a doctrine_n than_o 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sincere_a one_o be_v star_n and_o it_o be_v a_o great_a abasement_n and_o the_o eclipse_v of_o the_o glory_n of_o a_o church_n to_o have_v a_o eminent_a light_n put_v out_o of_o it_o second_o when_o the_o saint_n be_v take_v away_o it_o be_v a_o dangerous_a sign_n that_o wrath_n be_v determine_v because_o the_o lord_n take_v away_o and_o withdraw_v the_o pillar_n of_o the_o earth_n from_o off_o the_o earth_n it_o be_v a_o sign_n that_o samson_n intend_v the_o fall_n of_o the_o house_n when_o he_o pluck_v down_o the_o pillar_n the_o lord_n do_v common_o before_o judgement_n come_v make_v way_n for_o his_o indignation_n and_o one_o special_a way_n by_o which_o he_o do_v it_o be_v by_o take_v away_o those_o that_o stand_v in_o the_o gap_n to_o divert_v it_o the_o lord_n may_v say_v to_o moses_n let_v i_o alone_o but_o yet_o moses_n will_v still_o wrestle_v with_o the_o lord_n but_o when_o moses_n be_v go_v now_o who_o shall_v strive_v with_o god_n for_o his_o people_n three_o all_o our_o 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world_n stand_v god_n will_v provide_v a_o place_n for_o they_o of_o safety_n when_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o world_n be_v consume_v as_o we_o see_v in_o zoar_n a_o place_n may_v be_v preserve_v for_o the_o sake_n of_o the_o people_n of_o god_n and_o indeed_o they_o be_v the_o partition_n wall_n between_o wicked_a man_n and_o temporal_a wrath_n yea_o and_o eternal_a wrath_n it_o be_v the_o saint_n that_o keep_v the_o wicked_a so_o long_o out_o of_o hell_n whatever_o the_o world_n think_v of_o they_o they_o be_v a_o blessing_n to_o the_o world_n gen._n 12.2_o mic._n 5.7_o as_o the_o shower_n upon_o the_o grass_n be_v a_o blessing_n so_o be_v the_o saint_n by_o their_o prayer_n and_o their_o counsel_n and_o their_o pain_n and_o their_o gracious_a example_n and_o holy_a conversation_n every_o way_n a_o blessing_n so_o that_o as_o nazianzen_n say_v of_o julian_n when_o he_o be_v smite_v and_o have_v a_o wound_n it_o be_v to_o he_o indeed_o lethale_n vulnus_fw-la but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o we_o may_v invert_v it_o and_o say_v this_o of_o a_o saint_n that_o die_v it_o be_v indeed_o a_o happy_a wound_n for_o he_o for_o to_o be_v with_o christ_n be_v best_a of_o all_o but_o though_o a_o saint_n have_v advantage_n by_o it_o yet_o it_o be_v a_o misery_n to_o the_o place_n to_o the_o church_n to_o the_o commonwealth_n where_o such_o a_o one_o live_v â—ea_o even_o the_o whole_a world_n be_v a_o loser_n by_o the_o death_n of_o a_o saint_n and_o therefore_o judah_n be_v so_o sensible_a of_o the_o loss_n of_o gracious_a josiah_n that_o they_o make_v a_o great_a public_a mourning_n yea_o a_o yearly_a mourning_n for_o a_o long_a time_n after_o sine_fw-la supplicationibus_fw-la non_fw-la staret_fw-la mundus_fw-la be_v the_o jew_n proverb_n the_o world_n be_v uphold_v by_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o saint_n use_v hence_o learn_v that_o the_o way_n of_o holiness_n be_v the_o best_a way_n for_o that_o be_v the_o best_a way_n that_o lead_v a_o man_n to_o the_o best_a end_n there_o be_v a_o double_a goodness_n in_o holy_a walk_n first_o absoluta_fw-la there_o be_v a_o goodness_n in_o itself_o it_o be_v a_o conformity_n to_o the_o good_a will_n of_o god_n second_o there_o be_v a_o goodness_n in_o holâ—ness_n which_o be_v respectiva_fw-la in_o respect_n of_o the_o end_n unto_o which_o a_o man_n be_v thereby_o bring_v and_o we_o see_v finis_fw-la that_fw-mi mediis_fw-la bonitatem_fw-la amabilem_fw-la i_o know_v that_o the_o unworthy_a will_v have_v many_o prejudices_fw-la against_o the_o way_n of_o holiness_n the_o saint_n in_o their_o life_n be_v afflict_v and_o chastise_v every_o moment_n and_o they_o go_v mourn_v all_o the_o day_n long_o and_o they_o can_v put_v themselves_o in_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o world_n can_v partake_v of_o the_o jollity_n of_o the_o time_n as_o he_o say_v spiritus_fw-la calvinianus_n est_fw-la melancholicus_fw-la but_o look_v not_o upon_o their_o outside_n but_o their_o inside_n look_v not_o upon_o they_o in_o their_o life_n but_o in_o their_o death_n and_o then_o let_v i_o tell_v the_o great_a gallant_a of_o you_o all_o you_o will_v give_v a_o world_n to_o change_v estate_n with_o they_o at_o their_o death_n in_o who_o life_n thou_o will_v by_v no_o term_n be_v conformable_a unto_o what_o will_v dives_n have_v give_v after_o all_o his_o glory_n all_o his_o delicacy_n to_o have_v change_v with_o lazarus_n in_o his_o death_n let_v it_o be_v your_o work_n therefore_o to_o die_v the_o death_n of_o the_o righteous_a and_o to_o set_v this_o the_o more_o home_n upon_o your_o spirit_n take_v these_o four_o consideration_n 1_o consider_v the_o great_a end_n why_o we_o come_v into_o the_o world_n be_v that_o
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