repentance_n but_o to_o condemn_v myself_o if_o my_o tongue_n have_v not_o lively_o express_v my_o desire_n alas_o lord_n thou_o know_v what_o we_o will_v have_v before_o we_o have_v think_v thereon_o it_o be_v sufficient_a to_o lift_v up_o our_o heart_n unto_o thou_o and_o forthwith_o thou_o grant_v our_o petition_n 10._o but_o wherefore_o o_o lord_n do_v thou_o delay_v to_o give_v i_o the_o holy_a comfort_n which_o thou_o have_v promise_v i_o alas_o i_o be_o able_a to_o do_v no_o more_o my_o hart_n fail_v i_o my_o sense_n be_v trouble_v my_o strength_n forsake_v i_o my_o sight_n wax_v dim_a and_o my_o run_n away_o soul_n be_v already_o upon_o the_o brink_n of_o my_o lip_n 11._o all_o my_o friend_n stand_v about_o i_o and_o do_v already_o bewail_v my_o death_n they_o have_v no_o hope_n of_o my_o health_n they_o take_v care_n for_o my_o burial_n and_o question_n with_o themselves_o where_o be_v the_o help_n he_o expect_v from_o his_o god_n where_o be_v the_o favour_n which_o he_o promise_v to_o himself_o from_o he_o 12._o flatterer_n be_v depart_v from_o i_o they_o do_v think_v to_o divide_v my_o spoil_n they_o will_v have_v prevent_v my_o fatal_a hour_n so_o troublesome_a be_o i_o to_o the_o whole_a world_n in_o the_o state_n wherein_o i_o stand_v 13._o they_o round_v one_o another_o in_o the_o ear_n and_o make_v a_o thousand_o tale_n of_o i_o they_o do_v daily_o invent_v new_a practice_n against_o i_o and_o think_v on_o nothing_o so_o much_o as_o to_o betray_v i_o he_o be_v say_v they_o upon_o his_o death_n bed_n he_o will_v never_o rise_v up_o again_o what_o do_v we_o fear_v will_v the_o shadow_n of_o his_o bone_n bite_v we_o 14_o and_o i_o as_o if_o i_o have_v be_v deaf_a make_v as_o though_o i_o hear_v nothing_o and_o like_o a_o dumb_a man_n i_o answer_v not_o a_o word_n my_o patience_n be_v my_o buckler_n and_o my_o constancy_n my_o rampire_n 15_o every_o one_o that_o see_v i_o so_o patient_a in_o my_o adversity_n do_v say_v this_o man_n for_o a_o certain_a be_v dumb_a when_o he_o be_v taunt_v he_o reply_v not_o can_v he_o endure_v all_o these_o indignity_n if_o any_o feel_n of_o courage_n or_o reputation_n be_v leave_v he_o he_o must_v needs_o be_v guilty_a for_o innocence_n be_v ever_o bold_a in_o she_o own_o defence_n yet_o all_o this_o do_v not_o move_v i_o 16._o wherefore_o i_o trust_v in_o my_o god_n and_o be_o assure_v that_o he_o will_v help_v i_o let_v the_o world_n bend_v itself_o against_o i_o let_v heaven_n and_o earth_n conspire_v my_o downfall_n so_o long_o as_o i_o have_v his_o aid_n i_o shall_v always_o conquer_v by_o the_o breath_n of_o his_o mouth_n he_o create_v all_o thing_n and_o by_o his_o breath_n if_o he_o please_v he_o can_v destroy_v they_o i_o will_v fight_v under_o his_o banner_n and_o i_o be_o assure_v of_o victory_n 17_o i_o have_v oftentime_o say_v unto_o they_o rejoice_v not_o at_o my_o misery_n though_o i_o be_o torment_v and_o afflict_a brave_a i_o not_o for_o the_o lord_n be_v long_o enough_o to_o reach_v you_o trust_v not_o to_o his_o long_a patience_n for_o though_o he_o have_v foot_n of_o will_v his_o arm_n be_v of_o iron_n if_o he_o once_o lift_v they_o over_o your_o head_n o_o you_o impenitent_a soul_n he_o will_v crush_v you_o in_o such_o sort_n as_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o more_o remembrance_n of_o you_o 18._o as_o for_o myself_o i_o have_v handle_v the_o rod_n i_o have_v imprint_v upon_o my_o shoulder_n the_o condemnation_n of_o my_o sin_n i_o have_v o_o lord_n appear_v before_o thou_o with_o tear_n in_o my_o eye_n repentance_n in_o my_o mouth_n and_o sorrow_n in_o my_o heart_n i_o have_v fight_v with_o myself_o for_o fear_v lest_o my_o enemy_n shall_v triumph_v over_o i_o 19_o i_o have_v open_o confess_v my_o fault_n i_o make_v my_o sin_n manifest_a in_o time_n i_o take_v care_n to_o run_v unto_o thy_o mercy_n in_o due_a season_n 20._o but_o the_o more_o i_o humble_v myself_o before_o thou_o to_o draw_v of_o this_o run_a water_n out_o of_o the_o fountain_n of_o thy_o grace_n which_o stream_v from_o thy_o goodness_n the_o more_o do_v my_o enemy_n oppress_v i_o their_o number_n do_v daily_o increase_v they_o strengthen_v themselves_o on_o every_o side_n and_o foresee_v not_o the_o tempest_n which_o will_v crush_v they_o in_o piece_n they_o kindle_v by_o their_o pride_n the_o furnace_n of_o thy_o wrath_n they_o despite_v thy_o power_n which_o to_o their_o destruction_n they_o shall_v soon_o make_v proof_n of_o in_o a_o word_n they_o be_v secure_v against_o heaven_n and_o earth_n do_v wallow_v in_o their_o filthy_a pleasure_n and_o raze_v out_o as_o much_o as_o in_o they_o be_v the_o mark_n of_o divinity_n which_o thou_o have_v imprint_v in_o their_o soul_n and_o shut_v their_o eye_n at_o the_o hope_n of_o salvation_n which_o shine_v on_o they_o out_o of_o thy_o word_n 21._o i_o do_v not_o cease_v o_o my_o god_n to_o admonish_v they_o but_o they_o pay_v i_o evil_a for_o good_a and_o turn_v into_o laughter_n all_o that_o which_o i_o do_v to_o please_v thou_o and_o to_o give_v they_o good_a example_n they_o do_v slanderous_o traduce_v i_o up_o and_o down_o the_o street_n and_o lay_v a_o thousand_o wickedness_n to_o my_o charge_n i_o confess_v o_o lord_n that_o i_o begin_v to_o loose_v my_o patience_n 22_o but_o my_o god_n strengthen_v my_o infirmity_n and_o forsake_v i_o not_o by_o any_o mean_n otherwise_o i_o shall_v fall_v like_o a_o little_a child_n into_o the_o first_o pit_n i_o come_v at_o increase_v strength_n and_o courage_n in_o i_o o_o lord_n as_o much_o as_o thou_o have_v afflict_v i_o give_v i_o firm_a constancy_n as_o often_o as_o i_o shall_v stand_v in_o need_n thereof_o no_o less_o than_o a_o charitable_a mother_n who_o so_o soon_o as_o she_o hear_v her_o child_n cry_n do_v straight_a way_n give_v it_o the_o dug_n 23._o nourish_v i_o then_o o_o lord_n with_o the_o milk_n of_o thy_o holy_a charity_n to_o the_o end_n that_o be_v in_o some_o sort_n strengthen_v i_o may_v day_n and_o night_n run_v on_o in_o thy_o path_n to_o attain_v salvation_n the_o hope_n whereof_o shine_v in_o thy_o promise_n and_o if_o sin_n come_v and_o stand_v in_o my_o way_n i_o will_v open_v the_o floodgate_n of_o my_o eye_n and_o will_v not_o close_v they_o again_o till_o i_o have_v drown_v it_o in_o my_o tear_n miserere_fw-la mei_fw-la deus_fw-la psalm_n 50._o have_v pity_n upon_o i_o o_o my_o god_n according_a to_o the_o greatness_n of_o thy_o love_a kindness_n and_o by_o thy_o immense_a mercy_n pardon_v the_o punishment_n which_o i_o most_o just_o have_v deserve_v for_o if_o thou_o expect_v that_o my_o fast_n watch_n and_o prayer_n shall_v make_v satisfaction_n for_o my_o sin_n alas_o o_o lord_n that_o will_v never_o be_v my_o offence_n be_v measure_v by_o the_o compass_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n surpass_v the_o greatness_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n who_o then_o can_v environ_v and_o whole_o blot_v it_o out_o but_o only_o thy_o holy_a mercy_n which_o be_v by_o so_o much_o great_a as_o thy_o righteousness_n exceed_v we_o it_o be_v thy_o mercy_n o_o lord_n which_o cricle_v the_o whole_a universe_n which_o keep_v fast_o together_o the_o part_n of_o the_o world_n which_o shake_v and_o be_v ready_a to_o fall_v upon_o our_o head_n to_o bury_v with_o we_o in_o their_o ruin_n the_o memory_n of_o our_o sin_n to_o turn_v away_o thy_o sight_n from_o our_o ingrateful_a disloyal_a and_o disobedient_a generation_n which_o disadvow_v her_o birth_n creation_n and_o conservation_n from_o thou_o let_v then_o this_o merciful_a goodness_n which_o shine_v in_o thy_o divinity_n above_o all_o thy_o other_o virtue_n spread_v itself_o now_o upon_o i_o not_o in_o a_o spare_a manner_n but_o prodigal_o and_o without_o measure_n and_o as_o thou_o do_v once_o cause_v the_o water_n to_o overrun_v the_o top_n of_o the_o high_a mountain_n for_o to_o smother_v and_o overwhelm_v the_o wicked_a cause_n in_o like_a manner_n a_o torrent_n of_o mercy_n to_o overflowe_v i_o not_o o_o lord_n to_o drown_v but_o to_o bathe_v and_o purify_v i_o 2._o and_o be_v not_o satisfy_v with_o once_o cleanse_v i_o do_v not_o tell_v i_o that_o thou_o have_v regenerate_v and_o wash_v i_o in_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o chaste_a and_o innocent_a lamb_n for_o notwithstanding_o my_o pureness_n then_o thou_o shall_v now_o find_v i_o foul_a and_o deform_a i_o do_v plunge_v myself_o in_o a_o deep_a filthy_a vault_n and_o be_o so_o dirty_a and_o disfigure_v as_o thou_o will_v no_o more_o know_v i_o i_o do_v sometime_o question_v with_o myself_o whether_o i_o be_o he_o who_o thou_o do_v create_v with_o thy_o own_o hand_n or_o no_o but_o my_o heart_n be_v confound_v and_o ashamed_a
grave_n a_o grave_n in_o deed_n too_o happy_a for_o i_o if_o so_o small_a a_o pit_n may_v be_v able_a to_o stay_v the_o violent_a course_n of_o my_o extreme_a misery_n 5._o he_o that_o have_v see_v the_o mow_v grass_n to_o turn_v colour_n and_o wither_v in_o the_o field_n let_v he_o look_v upon_o my_o pale_a and_o lean_a visage_n which_o seem_v to_o make_v death_n itself_o afraid_a my_o heart_n wax_v dry_a in_o the_o midst_n of_o my_o entrail_n &_o my_o blood_n wither_v within_o my_o vein_n for_o i_o no_o more_o remember_v to_o give_v bread_n to_o my_o mouth_n and_o every_o day_n i_o forget_v to_o eat_v meat_n 6._o my_o mouth_n serve_v i_o for_o none_o other_o use_n but_o to_o cry_v out_o and_o lament_v and_o the_o usual_a voice_n of_o my_o sorrow_n be_v of_o such_o force_n as_o it_o carry_v away_o with_o it_o all_o the_o remainder_n of_o my_o strength_n so_o as_o my_o sorrowful_a body_n do_v by_o little_a and_o little_o consume_v itself_o and_o my_o bone_n do_v already_o pierce_v my_o skin_n why_o then_o shall_v i_o be_v careful_a to_o pamper_v this_o wretched_a body_n which_o be_v the_o subject_n of_o my_o misery_n wherefore_o shall_v i_o study_v to_o preserve_v this_o life_n which_o wrestle_v with_o so_o many_o discontent_n and_o be_v torment_v with_o so_o many_o affliction_n be_v it_o not_o better_o for_o i_o by_o end_v my_o life_n to_o give_v a_o end_n to_o my_o misery_n 7._o the_o pelican_n which_o in_o the_o most_o solitary_a desert_n of_o egypt_n torment_v herself_o for_o kill_v her_o young_a one_o and_o bathe_v they_o with_o her_o blood_n to_o restore_v they_o to_o life_n which_o she_o bere_v they_o of_o be_v she_o more_o sorrowful_a than_o i_o do_v she_o feel_v more_o grief_n than_o myself_o have_v not_o my_o sin_n procure_v the_o death_n of_o that_o child_n who_o i_o love_v better_a than_o myself_o and_o now_o that_o all_o my_o tear_n be_v draw_v dry_a blood_n will_v gush_v forth_o of_o my_o eye_n for_o fear_v that_o weep_a shall_v fail_v i_o in_o such_o a_o lamentable_a misfortune_n but_o the_o pelican_n with_o the_o price_n of_o her_o blood_n redeem_v the_o life_n of_o her_o young_a one_o and_o my_o wretched_a self_n shall_v for_o ever_o be_v deprive_v of_o that_o child_n who_o i_o so_o dear_o love_v therefore_o will_v i_o abandon_v the_o light_n of_o the_o day_n and_o will_v confine_v myself_o in_o the_o thick_a darkness_n like_v unto_o the_o fatal_a owl_n which_o stir_v not_o forth_o of_o some_o hollow_a place_n until_o the_o night_n have_v spread_v his_o obscure_a mantle_n over_o the_o earth_n 8._o i_o be_o continual_o awake_a always_o rave_v upon_o my_o mishap_n and_o seek_v to_o hide_v myself_o from_o the_o misery_n which_o follow_v i_o apace_o i_o seek_v nothing_o so_o much_o as_o some_o corner_n to_o bestow_v myself_o in_o like_a to_o the_o wild_a sparrow_n who_o beat_v with_o the_o wind_n and_o rain_n search_v out_o some_o place_n of_o covert_a to_o keep_v she_o from_o the_o storm_n 9_o my_o enemy_n see_v i_o in_o this_o plight_n have_v deride_v i_o they_o have_v reproach_v i_o with_o my_o misery_n and_o those_o which_o be_v wont_n high_o to_o esteem_v i_o in_o steed_n of_o bewail_v my_o affliction_n have_v conspire_v against_o i_o of_o what_o worth_n then_o be_v the_o good_n of_o this_o world_n if_o friend_n be_v the_o most_o precious_a richesse_n that_o a_o man_n can_v purchase_v and_o if_o they_o prove_v treacherous_a and_o disloyal_a and_o make_v so_o small_a account_n of_o violate_v their_o faith_n 10._o my_o strength_n be_v indeed_o diminish_v the_o flower_n of_o my_o complexion_n be_v wither_v for_o i_o have_v strew_v my_o bread_n with_o ash_n i_o have_v temper_v my_o drink_n with_o tear_n but_o therefore_o shall_v this_o unbelieve_a race_n make_v i_o the_o argument_n of_o their_o laughter_n 11._o it_o be_v true_a that_o i_o meet_v with_o thy_o angry_a countenance_n in_o the_o day_n of_o thy_o wrath_n thou_o have_v lay_v on_o i_o the_o arm_n of_o thy_o vengeance_n it_o have_v crush_v i_o to_o piece_n i_o be_v glorious_a among_o man_n and_o behold_v i_o be_o now_o cast_v down_o to_o the_o ground_n o_o vain_a presumption_n unto_o what_o height_n have_v thou_o raise_v i_o to_o give_v i_o so_o terrible_a a_o downfall_n alas_o what_o matter_n can_v i_o find_v in_o myself_o that_o may_v beget_v such_o a_o self-conceit_n in_o i_o 12._o even_o as_o we_o see_v the_o shadow_n of_o a_o body_n to_o decrease_v by_o little_a and_o little_a when_o as_o the_o sun_n stand_v right_a over_o it_o and_o at_o last_o become_v a_o small_a point_n in_o like_a manner_n so_o soon_o as_o thy_o wrath_n do_v ascend_v over_o i_o o_o lord_n my_o life_n my_o wealth_n and_o my_o greatness_n do_v consume_v away_o by_o little_a and_o little_a in_o such_o sort_n as_o i_o seem_v like_a to_o the_o wither_a hay_n without_o sap_n and_o beauty_n it_o be_v gather_v for_o the_o fodder_n of_o cattle_n and_o so_o many_o fair_a sweet_a and_o odoriferous_a flower_n be_v make_v up_o in_o bottle_n among_o weed_n and_o thistle_n 13._o but_o shall_v i_o therefore_o despair_n not_o so_o my_o god_n for_o thy_o power_n be_v infinite_a and_o last_v for_o ever_o thy_o mercy_n be_v immense_a which_o spread_v itself_o over_o all_o those_o which_o trust_v in_o thou_o age_n shall_v pass_v away_o one_o after_o a_o other_o but_o the_o memory_n of_o thy_o goodness_n shall_v never_o have_v end_n for_o ever_o one_o generation_n shall_v succeed_v a_o other_o and_o they_o shall_v continual_o set_v forth_o thy_o praise_n and_o love_a kindness_n 14._o thou_o will_v one_o day_n awake_a o_o my_o god_n and_o show_v favour_n unto_o zion_n for_o the_o time_n of_o mercy_n be_v at_o hand_n it_o be_v already_o come_v behold_v i_o see_v it_o the_o river_n send_v not_o so_o many_o clear_a water_n into_o the_o large_a bosom_n of_o the_o ocean_n as_o thy_o goodness_n shall_v shed_v forth_o favour_n and_o mercy_n upon_o the_o earth_n open_v your_o heart_n oh_o you_o people_n open_v your_o heart_n for_o the_o liberal_a hand_n of_o my_o god_n will_v fill_v they_o with_o a_o holy_a heat_n which_o shall_v cleanse_v and_o purify_v they_o more_o than_o gold_n be_v in_o the_o furnace_n 15._o now_o the_o build_n of_o zion_n be_v o_o lord_n the_o refuge_n which_o thy_o servant_n wait_v for_o that_o it_o may_v become_v the_o dwell_a place_n of_o eternal_a life_n the_o seat_n of_o salvation_n the_o treasury_n of_o grace_n and_o the_o temple_n of_o eternity_n 16._o then_o my_o god_n shall_v the_o nation_n be_v astonish_v and_o all_o the_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n shall_v tremble_v at_o the_o brightness_n of_o thy_o glory_n what_o remote_a corner_n be_v there_o in_o the_o world_n but_o shall_v resound_v thy_o happy_a come_n what_o people_n be_v there_o under_o the_o sun_n so_o confine_v in_o darkness_n but_o will_v open_v their_o eye_n to_o behold_v the_o glister_a brightness_n of_o salvation_n which_o shall_v shine_v upon_o they_o heaven_n itself_o shall_v increase_v the_o number_n of_o his_o torch_n to_o give_v light_n to_o this_o thy_o entry_n into_o the_o world_n and_o king_n shall_v run_v from_o all_o part_n to_o do_v homage_n to_o the_o king_n of_o king_n and_o to_o the_o lord_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n 17._o for_o in_o zion_n have_v he_o erect_v his_o royal_a throne_n in_o magnificent_a and_o sumptuous_a manner_n there_o shall_v man_n behold_v he_o all_o environ_v with_o glory_n darken_n the_o sun_n and_o moon_n with_o the_o brightness_n of_o his_o countenance_n 18._o but_o what_o be_v the_o cause_n o_o lord_n that_o thou_o have_v so_o high_o exalt_v the_o throne_n of_o thy_o glory_n be_v it_o because_o thou_o will_v contemn_v the_o humble_a prayer_n of_o thy_o faithful_a servant_n and_o neglect_v the_o whole_a world_n which_o be_v nothing_o in_o comparison_n of_o this_o thy_o greatness_n alas_o not_o so_o my_o god_n thou_o have_v lift_v up_o thyself_o in_o a_o eminent_a place_n to_o the_o end_n that_o all_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o earth_n may_v see_v and_o acknowledge_v thou_o to_o have_v recourse_n to_o thy_o grace_n &_o mercy_n for_o thou_o will_v be_v always_o ready_a to_o come_v at_o the_o humble_a summons_n of_o thy_o servant_n and_o thou_o will_v never_o scorn_v their_o pitiful_a request_n behold_v they_o be_v all_o set_v in_o order_n like_o poor_a galley_n slave_n condemn_v to_o the_o chain_n which_o wait_v for_o the_o arrival_n of_o some_o king_n to_o set_v they_o at_o liberty_n on_o the_o day_n of_o his_o coronation_n in_o this_o manner_n o_o lord_n do_v thou_o deliver_v those_o which_o have_v give_v themselves_o over_o to_o the_o bondage_n of_o sin_n at_o the_o only_a twinkle_n of_o thy_o eye_n their_o iron_n shall_v fall_v from_o
have_v their_o wealth_n in_o this_o world_n it_o shall_v be_v say_v unto_o they_o depart_v hence_o for_o you_o stand_v indebt_v in_o a_o great_a sum_n think_v upon_o yield_v a_o account_n of_o the_o good_n which_o be_v commit_v to_o your_o keep_n and_o pay_v the_o arrearage_n for_o the_o misspend_v of_o they_o your_o dwelling_n be_v prepare_v for_o you_o where_o you_o deserve_v among_o eternal_a pain_n and_o torment_n the_o rigour_n whereof_o have_v be_v often_o denounce_v unto_o you_o and_o yet_o it_o can_v never_o draw_v you_o from_o your_o ungodly_a life_n you_o shall_v now_o feel_v it_o because_o than_o you_o do_v not_o fear_v it_o but_o as_o for_o those_o o_o lord_n which_o have_v be_v patient_a in_o thy_o name_n and_o suffer_v in_o thy_o honour_n the_o fury_n of_o the_o wicked_a thou_o will_v say_v unto_o they_o come_v you_o bless_a child_n of_o my_o father_n enter_v into_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o glory_n to_o judge_v with_o he_o the_o quick_a and_o the_o dead_a comfort_v thyself_o then_o my_o soul_n &_o wait_v for_o this_o time_n hope_v in_o god_n god_n almighty_a and_o most_o merciful_a who_o have_v never_o forsake_v the_o just_a man_n in_o his_o adversity_n nor_o never_o stop_v his_o ear_n against_o the_o innocent_a which_o be_v oppress_v benedicam_fw-la domino_fw-la in_o omni_fw-la tempore_fw-la psalm_n 34._o bless_a be_v thy_o name_n o_o lord_n which_o have_v comfort_v i_o in_o my_o sorrow_n bless_a be_v it_o for_o ever_o which_o have_v succour_v i_o in_o my_o affliction_n all_o thing_n have_v their_o appoint_a hour_n and_o all_o the_o action_n of_o man_n be_v dispose_v by_o time_n and_o season_n change_n serve_v for_o rest_n and_o rest_n refresh_v the_o ordinary_a labour_n of_o live_a creature_n nothing_o can_v continue_v at_o one_o stay_n without_o relaxation_n yet_o for_o all_o that_o herein_o this_o rule_n fail_v for_o i_o o_o my_o god_n do_v and_o will_v continual_o bless_v thy_o name_n the_o sun_n rise_v shall_v find_v i_o praise_v thy_o name_n the_o sun_n set_v shall_v leave_v i_o praise_v thy_o name_n i_o will_v thereby_o begin_v the_o month_n and_o the_o year_n and_o thereby_o i_o will_v finish_v they_o o_o eternity_n i_o have_v no_o feel_n of_o thou_o in_o this_o world_n but_o only_o in_o this_o will_n of_o i_o which_o be_v ever_o ready_a perpetual_o to_o praise_v and_o glorify_v thy_o name_n o_o my_o god_n my_o body_n consume_v with_o age_n and_o my_o strength_n fade_v away_o but_o my_o soul_n obstinate_a against_o eorruptible_a humanity_n do_v not_o only_o last_v but_o increase_v daily_o in_o this_o holy_a affection_n if_o i_o think_v to_o take_v my_o rest_n my_o heart_n give_v spur_n to_o my_o thought_n if_o i_o think_v to_o be_v silent_a my_o soul_n break_v forth_o betwixt_o my_o lip_n and_o by_o main_a force_n form_v a_o voice_n which_o prononnce_v the_o glory_n of_o my_o lord_n what_o make_v thou_o o_o my_o soul_n so_o fervent_a in_o the_o praise_n of_o my_o god_n i_o see_v well_o that_o thou_o know_v that_o thou_o have_v draw_v thy_o essence_n from_o he_o and_o wait_v by_o he_o to_o be_v glorify_v what_o usury_n do_v thou_o offer_v he_o thou_o present_v he_o with_o a_o parcel_n of_o his_o praise_n and_o thou_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n expect_v to_o be_v make_v partaker_n of_o the_o riches_n of_o his_o glory_n for_o from_o he_o only_o thou_o be_v to_o hope_v for_o all_o honour_n the_o heaven_n shall_v pass_v away_o &_o shall_v wear_v like_o a_o old_a garment_n &_o it_o shall_v be_v change_v but_o god_n shall_v remain_v to_o triumph_v over_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o world_n peaceable_n and_o meek_a people_n shall_v be_v on_o every_o side_n about_o he_o they_o shall_v hear_v the_o triumphant_a hymn_n which_o shall_v be_v sing_v to_o his_o victory_n and_o fill_v with_o joy_n they_o shall_v accord_v their_o voice_n to_o the_o trumpet_n of_o the_o angel_n 2._o let_v we_o begin_v then_o betimes_o to_o learn_v the_o song_n of_o his_o glory_n let_v we_o magnify_v he_o and_o exalt_v his_o name_n as_o high_a as_o our_o voice_n will_v stretch_v let_v we_o reinforce_v our_o cry_n to_o the_o end_n they_o may_v ascend_v as_o high_a at_o the_o least_o as_o we_o can_v discern_v they_o that_o the_o air_n fill_v with_o our_o song_n may_v carry_v they_o on_o the_o wing_n of_o the_o wind_n to_o the_o very_a farthermost_a part_n of_o the_o earth_n to_o the_o end_n that_o all_o people_n may_v be_v waken_v with_o the_o sound_n of_o our_o tune_n and_o rejoice_v when_o they_o shall_v in_o this_o manner_n hear_v the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n to_o be_v exalt_v the_o lord_n who_o be_v the_o trusty_a &_o assure_a refuge_n of_o all_o those_o which_o call_v upon_o he_o 3._o i_o seek_v he_o and_o he_o forthwith_o hear_v i_o i_o no_o more_o know_v whether_o to_o go_v and_o after_o that_o i_o have_v cast_v my_o eye_n on_o every_o fide_fw-la find_v nothing_o able_a to_o succour_v i_o the_o whole_a world_n forsake_v i_o i_o return_v towards_o myself_o and_o bewail_v my_o calmity_n behold_v myself_o and_o on_o a_o sudden_a he_o at_o once_o fill_v i_o with_o strength_n and_o courage_n and_o cause_v my_o soul_n to_o rebound_v out_o of_o the_o gulf_n of_o sorrow_n and_o tribulation_n which_o have_v swallow_v i_o up_o he_o say_v unto_o i_o trust_v in_o i_o for_o i_o be_o here_o than_o i_o cry_v out_o o_o lord_n where_o be_v thou_o make_v haste_n and_o quick_o help_v i_o and_o forthwith_o his_o spirit_n come_v down_o upon_o i_o and_o as_o a_o strong_a wind_n drive_v away_o the_o cloud_n even_o so_o do_v it_o drive_v from_o i_o all_o manner_n of_o grief_n and_o afliction_n 4._o come_v then_o and_o run_v unto_o he_o come_v the_o way_n be_v easy_a it_o be_v open_a on_o overy_n side_n he_o show_v himself_o every_o where_o in_o what_o place_n so_o ever_o we_o be_v he_o call_v we_o unto_o he_o he_o be_v so_o much_o afraid_a lest_o we_o shall_v go_v astray_o as_o he_o come_v down_o from_o heaven_n to_o carry_v the_o torch_n before_o we_o to_o give_v light_n unto_o our_o foot_n for_o he_o be_v the_o father_n of_o light_n and_o give_v a_o pure_a light_n to_o our_o soul_n then_o to_o our_o body_n it_o dissipate_v and_o scatter_v of_o itself_o all_o that_o which_o may_v hurt_v and_o offend_v us._n come_v then_o and_o draw_v near_o unto_o it_o for_o so_o long_o as_o it_o shall_v shine_v upon_o you_o you_o shall_v walk_v with_o a_o erect_a brow_n and_o nothing_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o offend_v you_o your_o strength_n shall_v be_v renew_a within_o you_o and_o nothing_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o confound_v you_o if_o your_o sin_n offer_v to_o show_v itself_o it_o will_v drive_v it_o away_o if_o your_o enemy_n come_v towards_o you_o it_o will_v overthrow_v they_o 5._o will_v you_o behold_v a_o excellent_a proof_n of_o his_o help_n and_o singular_a mercy_n look_v upon_o this_o poor_a miserable_a wretch_n who_o be_v account_v the_o masterpiece_n of_o misfortune_n who_o be_v suppose_v to_o have_v lose_v all_o that_o he_o have_v yea_o very_o hope_v itself_o the_o only_a comfort_n of_o the_o miserable_a yet_o he_o no_o soon_o cry_v unto_o god_n but_o he_o forthwith_o hear_v he_o and_o deliver_v he_o from_o the_o misery_n wherein_o he_o be_v he_o have_v bring_v he_o to_o the_o haven_n and_o set_v he_o in_o a_o place_n of_o safety_n 6._o he_o send_v his_o angel_n to_o the_o aid_n of_o his_o servant_n who_o compass_n they_o about_o like_o a_o strong_a guard_n and_o stir_v not_o from_o they_o till_o they_o have_v deliver_v they_o out_o of_o all_o danger_n for_o as_o he_o be_v great_a so_o be_v his_o minister_n mighty_a and_o albeit_o of_o himself_o he_o be_v able_a to_o do_v all_o thing_n yet_o in_o regard_n of_o his_o greatness_n he_o execute_v his_o will_n &_o pleasure_n by_o the_o mean_n of_o his_o creature_n govern_v the_o small_a one_o by_o the_o mean_a the_o mean_a one_o by_o the_o high_a and_o the_o high_a by_o himself_o 7._o taste_v then_o a_o little_a how_o sweet_a his_o mercy_n and_o goodness_n be_v how_o happy_a be_v he_o which_o put_v his_o trust_n in_o he_o the_o swallow_n be_v very_o careful_a of_o her_o young_a one_o &_o yet_o she_o often_o let_v they_o cry_v out_o for_o hunger_n mix_v their_o sweet_a with_o bitterness_n but_o our_o god_n come_v at_o the_o first_o cry_n at_o the_o first_o sign_n at_o our_o first_o wish_n and_o so_o soon_o as_o he_o perceive_v that_o we_o thirst_v after_o his_o succour_n he_o put_v into_o our_o mouth_n the_o fertile_a dug_n of_o his_o goodness_n and_o shed_v betwixt_o our_o lip_n the_o sweet_a milk_n of_o his_o grace_n which_o quench_v the_o thirst_n of_o our_o infirmity_n and_o the_o
dare_v make_v i_o none_o answer_v o_o my_o god_n thou_o have_v create_v i_o of_o dirt_n and_o clay_n and_o lo_o i_o be_o now_o such_o a_o one_o as_o i_o be_v before_o thou_o take_v i_o in_o hand_n i_o have_v put_v off_o my_o beauty_n and_o comeliness_n and_o put_v on_o dirt_n and_o filthiness_n but_o my_o god_n wherefore_o do_v thou_o not_o new_o make_v i_o be_v thy_o arm_n wax_v short_a do_v thou_o want_v will_n to_o do_v good_a to_o thy_o creature_n alas_o thou_o be_v almighty_a all_o good_a wherefore_o then_o do_v thou_o tarry_v thy_o workmanship_n o_o lord_n grow_v obstinate_a against_o thou_o and_o take_v pleasure_n in_o diffigure_v and_o deform_v itself_o be_v thou_o obstinate_a against_o thy_o handiwork_n and_o make_v it_o fair_a and_o perfect_a yea_o even_o in_o despite_n of_o it_o but_o my_o god_n i_o will_v be_v no_o more_o stubborn_a hold_v i_o take_v i_o in_o hand_n turn_v i_o as_o thou_o please_v repair_v this_o dirt_n renew_v it_o refresh_v it_o with_o new_a colour_n it_o be_v ready_a to_o obey_v thy_o will_n but_o o_o lord_n when_o as_o thou_o shall_v have_v whole_o renew_v it_o forsake_v it_o not_o for_o all_o that_o put_v a_o bridle_n in_o his_o mouth_n which_o by_o abstinence_n may_v keep_v it_o from_o gluttony_n whereunto_o it_o be_v prone_a by_o chastity_n it_o may_v quench_v the_o impudent_a heat_n of_o voluptuousness_n which_o warm_v it_o by_o humility_n it_o may_v beat_v down_o pride_n which_o bite_v envy_n raise_v up_o in_o she_o let_v pitiful_a charity_n drive_v hatred_n and_o the_o hunger_n of_o covetousness_n far_o from_o it_o let_v the_o care_n to_o serve_v and_o honour_v thou_o be_v a_o continual_a spur_n in_o the_o side_n of_o her_o slothful_a and_o blockish_a negligence_n 3._o for_o otherwise_o my_o god_n i_o have_v make_v too_o great_a proof_n of_o these_o vice_n which_o environ_v i_o they_o will_v in_o such_o sort_n tear_n and_o dismember_v thy_o workmanship_n as_o at_o thy_o come_n thou_o shall_v find_v nothing_o but_o the_o fragment_n thereof_o all_o bruise_a and_o break_a i_o have_v have_v such_o experience_n of_o they_o it_o be_v they_o who_o have_v bring_v i_o into_o the_o state_n wherein_o now_o i_o be_o and_o i_o now_o perceive_v they_o stand_v round_o about_o i_o to_o reproach_v i_o with_o those_o blotte_n where_o with_o they_o themselves_o do_v defile_v i_o and_o to_o make_v i_o guilty_a of_o the_o wrong_n which_o they_o have_v do_v to_o i_o how_o have_v thou_o sin_v say_v they_o how_o foul_a and_o deform_a art_n thou_o become_v 4._o indeed_o i_o have_v sin_v i_o confess_v it_o my_o god_n behold_v i_o offer_v the_o bottom_n of_o my_o heart_n unto_o thou_o take_v notice_n of_o my_o whole_a life_n i_o have_v sin_v before_o heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o the_o whole_a world_n be_v witness_n of_o my_o misdeed_n but_o if_o i_o have_v not_o sin_v unto_o who_o will_v thou_o show_v mercy_n how_o will_v thou_o discharge_v thyself_o of_o the_o promise_n of_o grace_n which_o thou_o have_v so_o long_o declare_v by_o thy_o prophet_n when_o thou_o shall_v come_v to_o sit_v upon_o the_o eternal_a throne_n of_o thy_o justice_n if_o we_o be_v all_o just_a who_o will_v stand_v in_o fear_n of_o thou_o but_o to_o the_o end_n thy_o greatness_n may_v be_v know_v it_o behoove_v we_o when_o we_o shall_v be_v summon_v before_o thou_o humble_o to_o fall_v down_o upon_o our_o face_n and_o to_o cry_v out_o be_v middle_a o_o lord_n for_o we_o come_v not_o to_o excuse_v ourselves_o before_o thou_o our_o fault_n be_v notorious_a but_o lo_o our_o pardon_n stand_v ready_a thou_o thyself_o have_v give_v it_o we_o behold_v it_o sign_v with_o thy_o blood_n seal_v with_o thy_o image_n which_o for_o our_o redemption_n be_v imprint_v in_o the_o weakness_n of_o the_o flesh_n 5._o do_v thou_o expect_v o_o my_o god_n that_o when_o i_o shall_v present_v myself_o before_o thou_o i_o will_v make_v a_o rampire_n of_o my_o innocence_n or_o that_o i_o be_v so_o blind_a of_o understanding_n to_o go_v about_o to_o justify_v myself_o in_o thy_o presence_n alas_o o_o lord_n i_o know_v that_o i_o be_v nothing_o but_o sin_n before_o i_o be_v bear_v my_o mother_n think_v to_o bring_v forth_o a_o child_n and_o she_o be_v deliver_v of_o sin_n it_o have_v be_v much_o better_a for_o she_o if_o so_o prodigious_a a_o burden_n have_v prove_v abortive_a which_o shame_v the_o tree_n which_o bear_v it_o the_o earth_n which_o nourish_v and_o heaven_n which_o ripen_v it_o i_o be_v feed_v with_o sin_n in_o my_o mother_n womb_n i_o suck_v it_o with_o her_o milk_n and_o lo_o it_o grow_v up_o in_o such_o sort_n with_o i_o as_o it_o over-shaddoweth_a my_o head_n and_o blind_v my_o eye_n 6._o but_o when_o i_o perceive_v the_o eye_n of_o my_o body_n to_o be_v dazzle_v i_o then_o open_a the_o eye_n of_o my_o mind_n and_o begin_v to_o discern_v a_o far_o off_o the_o beam_n of_o thy_o infallible_a truth_n and_o to_o acknowledge_v the_o wonderful_a secret_n of_o thy_o wisdom_n which_o thou_o have_v reveal_v unto_o i_o then_o my_o soul_n abandon_v the_o impurity_n of_o my_o body_n lift_v herself_o up_o unto_o heaven_n and_o pierce_v through_o his_o incredible_a light_n and_o look_v upon_o the_o book_n of_o eternity_n she_o therein_o read_v the_o treatye_n of_o the_o new_a alliance_n which_o thou_o will_v make_v with_o mankind_n then_o return_v into_o her_o wretched_a body_n she_o fill_v it_o with_o hope_n and_o joy_n and_o promise_v it_o a_o assure_a victory_n over_o his_o sin_n 7._o for_o she_o learn_v in_o heaven_n how_o thou_o will_v take_v the_o branch_n of_o odoriferous_a hisope_n in_o hand_n and_o sprincle_n upon_o i_o the_o water_n of_o purification_n thou_o will_v wash_v i_o and_o i_o shall_v become_v white_a than_o snow_n there_o shall_v no_o one_o spot_n of_o sin_n be_v see_v on_o i_o what_o manner_n of_o washing-lye_a will_v that_o be_v o_o lord_n which_o shall_v be_v make_v with_o the_o ash_n of_o my_o sin_n consume_v by_o the_o fire_n of_o thy_o charity_n with_o the_o water_n of_o tear_n which_o my_o repentance_n shall_v distil_v from_o my_o hart_n and_o in_o the_o sunshine_n of_o thy_o grace_n our_o lament_n shall_v be_v dry_v up_o which_o shall_v cause_v new_a spiritual_a joy_n to_o grow_v up_o in_o we_o and_o at_o the_o last_o will_v make_v we_o so_o white_a in_o the_o purity_n of_o righteousness_n as_o we_o shall_v one_o day_n shine_v bright_a than_o the_o star_n in_o the_o firmament_n 8._o we_o shall_v then_o hear_v the_o delectable_a sound_n of_o the_o trumpet_n of_o salvation_n which_o will_v proclaim_v grace_n and_o mercy_n unto_o all_o those_o who_o will_v receive_v it_o we_o shall_v then_o see_v rot_v and_o consume_v bone_n to_o rise_v up_o out_o of_o their_o grave_n to_o be_v partaker_n of_o this_o universal_a joy_n whereunto_o thou_o have_v invite_v the_o whole_a world_n 9_o now_o to_o the_o end_n i_o may_v at_o that_o time_n appear_v before_o thou_o in_o such_o honourable_a equipage_n as_o so_o noble_a a_o magnificence_n do_v deserve_v put_v all_o my_o offence_n o_o my_o god_n under_o thy_o foot_n bury_v they_o in_o the_o centre_n of_o the_o earth_n to_o the_o end_n that_o no_o eye_n may_v behold_v they_o separate_v i_o for_o ever_o from_o my_o iniquity_n from_o henceforth_o i_o renounce_v it_o and_o swear_v a_o irreconcilable_a divorcement_n from_o she_o 10_o behold_v my_o soul_n which_o i_o offer_v unto_o thou_o make_v it_o pure_a and_o clean_a pour_v a_o new_a spirit_n into_o my_o heart_n which_o may_v conceive_v nothing_o but_o holiness_n and_o righteousness_n establish_v therein_o o_o lord_n god_n the_o mansion_n house_n of_o thy_o holy_a spirit_n to_o the_o end_n that_o henceforth_o i_o may_v think_v wish_v nor_o breathe_v any_o thing_n but_o thy_o praise_n let_v thy_o will_v be_v always_o imprint_v in_o my_o mind_n and_o thy_o glory_n write_v in_o my_o lip_n 11._o when_o thou_o shall_v have_v thus_o clothe_v &_o deck_v i_o with_o piety_n and_o integrity_n i_o shall_v then_o be_v assure_v that_o nothing_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o separate_v i_o from_o thy_o presence_n and_o then_o as_o the_o true_a breed_v eagle_n look_v direct_o upon_o the_o sun_n even_o so_o will_v i_o fix_v my_o eye_n upon_o the_o face_n of_o thy_o eternity_n and_o will_v behold_v in_o thy_o wonderful_a countenance_n all_o those_o perfection_n which_o now_o i_o can_v not_o conceive_v thy_o holy_a spirit_n shall_v never_o more_o depart_v out_o of_o my_o heart_n it_o shall_v carry_v i_o on_o the_o wing_n of_o zealous_a charity_n into_o thy_o bosom_n there_o to_o make_v i_o a_o associate_n of_o that_o celestial_a joy_n 12._o let_v i_o then_o quick_o taste_v the_o sweetness_n of_o this_o immortal_a life_n save_v i_o sudden_o
from_o the_o rock_n of_o this_o world_n which_o on_o every_o side_n threaten_v shipwreck_n to_o my_o soul_n and_o as_o the_o sailer_n when_o he_o be_v arrive_v in_o the_o haven_n crown_v the_o mast_n of_o his_o ship_n with_o garland_n of_o flower_n in_o token_n that_o he_o be_v in_o safety_n even_o so_o crown_v i_o o_o my_o god_n with_o the_o precious_a gift_n of_o thy_o holy_a spirit_n for_o pledge_n of_o the_o eternal_a blessedness_n which_o thou_o promise_v i_o i_o say_v of_o thy_o spirit_n which_o reign_v in_o thy_o faithful_a one_o which_o distribute_v faith_n to_o thou_o elect_v charity_n to_o thy_o belove_a and_o hope_v to_o those_o who_o thou_o have_v predestinate_v 13._o now_o while_o my_o soul_n continue_v in_o this_o exile_n look_v every_o day_n when_o thou_o will_v call_v it_o to_o thy_o â—elfe_n i_o will_v teach_v sinner_n the_o way_n they_o ought_v to_o follow_v for_o to_o please_v thou_o i_o will_v direct_v they_o leave_v that_o in_o the_o darkness_n of_o this_o world_n they_o stumble_v upon_o the_o block_n which_o shall_v he_o present_v to_o they_o they_o will_v believe_v i_o and_o they_o shall_v return_v to_o thou_o o_o father_n of_o light_n turn_v to_o thou_o o_o father_n of_o light_n they_o shall_v with_o all_o their_o heart_n embrace_v thy_o law_n and_o walk_v in_o thy_o obedience_n 14._o i_o know_v o_o lord_n that_o there_o be_v some_o who_o will_v stop_v their_o ear_n at_o my_o word_n and_o will_v grow_v stubborn_a in_o their_o sin_n they_o will_v plot_v my_o death_n and_o willing_o will_v die_v their_o barbarous_a cruelty_n with_o my_o blood_n deliver_v i_o my_o god_n forth_o of_o their_o hand_n and_o preserve_v i_o that_o i_o may_v declare_v thy_o righteousness_n and_o pronounce_v their_o condemnation_n i_o will_v foretell_v they_o of_o their_o misery_n and_o so_o soon_o as_o my_o speech_n be_v end_v thy_o hand_n shall_v strike_v they_o and_o so_o soon_o as_o thy_o hand_n have_v strike_v they_o behold_v they_o shall_v be_v for_o ever_o crush_v in_o piece_n and_o confound_v 15._o and_o then_o thou_o shall_v open_v my_o lip_n and_o my_o mouth_n shall_v declare_v thy_o victory_n the_o air_n will_v be_v clear_a the_o wind_n will_v be_v appease_v and_o the_o flood_n will_v stand_v still_o to_o hear_v i_o sound_v forth_o the_o wonder_n of_o the_o eternal_a god._n for_o thy_o praise_n o_o lord_n shall_v be_v the_o sacrifice_n which_o i_o continual_o will_v offer_v up_o unto_o thou_o which_o at_o all_o time_n will_v be_v please_v unto_o thou_o 16._o i_o will_v willing_o have_v bloody_v thy_o altar_n with_o the_o slaughter_n of_o much_o cattle_n i_o will_v willing_o have_v sacrifice_v a_o thousand_o ox_n and_o as_o many_o sheep_n in_o thy_o honour_n but_o blood_n stink_v before_o thou_o and_o their_o flesh_n thou_o accepte_v not_o the_o smoke_n of_o such_o offering_n consume_v itself_o in_o the_o arie_a like_o wind_n and_o it_o can_v not_o ascend_v where_o thou_o be_v the_o only_a voice_n of_o a_o just_a man_n mount_v high_a than_o the_o heaven_n and_o thy_o angel_n present_v it_o unto_o thou_o 17._o o_o how_o acceptable_a unto_o thou_o be_v the_o sacrifice_n of_o a_o hart_n pierce_v thorough_a with_o repentance_n a_o hart_n that_o be_v humble_v in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o his_o sin_n such_o a_o one_o will_v thou_o never_o reject_v he_o that_o will_v go_v up_o unto_o thou_o must_v descend_v down_o into_o himself_o the_o way_n to_o touch_v heaven_n to_o lie_v grovel_v upon_o earth_n he_o that_o will_v be_v hear_v of_o thou_o must_v hold_v his_o peace_n and_o he_o that_o will_v be_v crown_v in_o thy_o kingdom_n must_v be_v beat_v and_o scourge_v in_o this_o world_n these_o be_v the_o sacrifice_n which_o can_v reconcile_v we_o unto_o thou_o and_o enter_v we_o into_o the_o alliance_n which_o thou_o have_v make_v with_o us._n 18._o if_o thou_o will_v have_v we_o o_o lord_n to_o offer_v up_o unto_o thou_o bull_n and_o ox_n and_o that_o we_o shall_v make_v thy_o altar_n smoke_n with_o the_o blood_n of_o beast_n if_o thou_o will_v have_v we_o by_o the_o death_n of_o a_o innocent_a oblation_n to_o represent_v before_o thou_o the_o death_n &_o innocency_n of_o he_o who_o thou_o have_v destine_v for_o the_o redemption_n of_o our_o soul_n if_o the_o figure_n of_o that_o which_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v in_o the_o person_n of_o the_o immaculate_a lamb_n be_v please_v unto_o thou_o in_o the_o slaughter_n of_o sheep_n and_o ram_n pitiful_o then_o behold_v thy_o poor_a people_n comfort_n desolate_a zion_n encourage_v she_o poor_a inhabitant_n to_o the_o end_n that_o they_o may_v repair_v the_o wall_n of_o thy_o holy_a city_n and_o re-edify_a thy_o temple_n not_o in_o equal_a measure_n to_o thy_o desert_n o_o lord_n but_o according_a to_o the_o riches_n and_o industry_n that_o the_o world_n can_v attain_v unto_o 19_o thither_o from_o all_o part_n shall_v thy_o faithful_a people_n come_v in_o heap_n to_o offer_v sacrifice_n unto_o thou_o there_o only_o shall_v thou_o accept_v the_o expiation_n for_o their_o sin_n but_o my_o god_n neither_o the_o blood_n nor_o death_n of_o beast_n can_v wash_v out_o their_o filthiness_n the_o expiation_n of_o their_o sin_n and_o disobedience_n be_v prepare_v before_o all_o eternity_n it_o be_v a_o inestimable_a sacrifice_n a_o immaculate_a burnt-offering_a that_o must_v draw_v away_o the_o veil_n dissipate_v the_o darkness_n and_o break_v down_o the_o partition-wall_n for_o to_o make_v we_o behold_v the_o truth_n of_o our_o salvation_n face_n to_o face_n which_o must_v cause_v the_o beam_n of_o the_o divine_a mercy_n to_o shine_v upon_o we_o and_o reassociate_v we_o to_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o eternal_a blessedness_n which_o we_o have_v willing_o renounce_v o_o must_v pitiful_a god_n which_o have_v clear_v the_o eye_n of_o my_o understanding_n &_o make_v i_o to_o see_v the_o mystery_n of_o my_o salvation_n cause_v i_o o_o lord_n to_o taste_v the_o excellent_a fruit_n which_o bud_v on_o the_o tree_n of_o the_o cross_n shall_v quicken_v with_o his_o juice_n our_o mortify_a soul_n shall_v for_o ever_o keep_v and_o preserve_v we_o from_o the_o ruin_n and_o calamity_n which_o have_v so_o miserable_o attaint_v mankind_n &_o have_v spread_v itself_o all_o over_o they_o by_o their_o own_o disobedience_n domine_fw-la exaudi_fw-la psalm_n 110._o o_o lord_n how_o long_o have_v i_o cry_v out_o for_o thy_o mercy_n yet_o i_o be_o still_o expect_v thy_o aid_n the_o air_n be_v fill_v with_o my_o lamentation_n the_o wind_n have_v carry_v the_o voice_n of_o my_o complaint_n to_o the_o far_a part_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o thy_o ear_n which_o understand_v what_o be_v do_v in_o the_o deep_a bottom_n of_o hell_n hearken_v not_o unto_o my_o prayer_n which_o pierce_v the_o very_a heaven_n thou_o be_v only_o deaf_a o_o lord_n in_o my_o respect_n and_o the_o whole_a world_n will_v soon_o than_o thyself_o give_v ear_n to_o my_o lament_n no_o no_o my_o god_n thou_o have_v too_o long_o stretch_v out_o thy_o arm_n unto_o i_o to_o reject_v i_o now_o when_o i_o come_v unto_o thou_o for_o refuge_n 2._o now_o that_o i_o feel_v a_o thousand_o and_o a_o thousand_o grief_n and_o that_o evil_n assail_v i_o on_o every_o side_n turn_v not_o thy_o face_n away_o from_o i_o o_o lord_n alas_o i_o have_v place_v all_o my_o comfort_n in_o the_o mild_a aspect_n of_o thy_o countenance_n i_o have_v leave_v the_o world_n and_o retire_v myself_o unto_o thou_o i_o have_v forsake_v the_o child_n of_o the_o earth_n to_o the_o end_n to_o ally_n myself_o to_o the_o master_n of_o heaven_n can_v thou_o now_o cast_v i_o of_o do_v not_o so_o o_o lord_n but_o all_o the_o day_n of_o my_o life_n help_v my_o infirmity_n 3._o so_o soon_o as_o my_o voice_n shall_v cry_v out_o unto_o thou_o o_o my_o god_n so_o soon_o let_v i_o feel_v thou_o let_v thy_o grace_n come_v down_o as_o swift_o upon_o i_o as_o a_o eagle_n to_o the_o succour_n of_o her_o young_a one_o for_o if_o thou_o assist_v i_o not_o what_o combat_n can_v i_o wage_v against_o the_o enemy_n of_o my_o soul_n 4._o my_o strength_n and_o my_o life_n do_v continual_o vanish_v away_o like_a to_o a_o light_a smoke_n which_o in_o fly_v abroad_o lose_v itself_o that_o eye_n which_o see_v it_o come_v forth_o of_o the_o fire_n do_v as_o quick_o see_v it_o disperse_v and_o deny_v it_o in_o a_o moment_n from_o his_o original_n to_o his_o end_n and_o they_o that_o ask_v what_o be_v become_v of_o it_o can_v so_o much_o as_o discern_v the_o trace_n thereof_o who_o have_v see_v piece_n of_o wood_n lie_v dry_v in_o the_o sun_n lose_v both_o their_o vigour_n and_o verdure_n let_v they_o behold_v my_o poor_a bone_n which_o be_v become_v dry_a and_o wither_a and_o crave_v nothing_o but_o a_o
off_o their_o hand_n 19_o then_o shall_v they_o all_o be_v hear_v to_o sing_v a_o song_n of_o glory_n to_o the_o victorious_a king_n their_o voice_n shall_v be_v hear_v in_o all_o the_o part_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o memory_n of_o thy_o singular_a goodness_n and_o infinite_a mercy_n shall_v be_v engrave_v in_o man_n mind_n to_o pass_v from_o age_n to_o age_n even_o to_o their_o last_o posterity_n when_o the_o earth_n shall_v be_v consume_v the_o water_n dry_v up_o the_o firmament_n vanish_v away_o and_o the_o heaven_n come_v to_o a_o end_n even_o than_o shall_v man_n sing_v forth_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o eternal_a god_n 20._o the_o eternal_a god_n who_o have_v vouchsafe_v from_o the_o high_a heaven_n to_o cast_v his_o eye_n down_o to_o the_o depth_n of_o the_o earth_n to_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o torment_n of_o poor_a captive_n detain_v in_o the_o prison_n of_o hell_n who_o have_v hear_v their_o groan_n and_o make_v haste_n to_o unbind_v and_o deliver_v these_o poor_a wretched_a prisoner_n and_o their_o whole_a posterity_n death_n have_v overcome_v they_o with_o the_o weapon_n of_o sin_n and_o confine_v they_o in_o his_o dark_a prison_n but_o the_o god_n of_o life_n have_v vanquish_v death_n and_o set_v they_o all_o at_o liberty_n 21._o to_o the_o end_n o_o lord_n that_o they_o may_v declare_v thy_o praise_n in_o zion_n and_o preach_v thy_o mercy_n in_o jerusalem_n but_o though_o every_o one_o of_o they_o have_v a_o hundred_o mouth_n and_o a_o voice_n as_o strong_a as_o thy_o thunder_n they_o shall_v never_o be_v able_a to_o attain_v to_o the_o greatness_n of_o thy_o glory_n all_o the_o part_n of_o the_o world_n do_v conspire_v together_o but_o to_o represent_v in_o their_o motion_n some_o part_n of_o thy_o power_n and_o infinite_a goodness_n and_o yet_o they_o shall_v miss_v the_o mark_n for_o they_o be_v bottomless_a pit_n and_o more_o than_o bottomless_a pit_n which_o have_v neither_o bank_n nor_o bottom_n and_o which_o must_v only_o be_v look_v upon_o a_o far_o off_o 22._o be_v please_v then_o o_o my_o god_n that_o thy_o people_n assemble_v together_o and_o reunite_v in_o body_n and_o mind_n do_v devout_o offer_v unto_o thou_o the_o holy_a desire_n and_o will_n which_o they_o have_v to_o honour_v thou_o for_o the_o effect_n itself_o can_v in_o no_o sort_n draw_v near_o to_o thy_o desert_n take_v it_o in_o good_a worth_n o_o lord_n that_o the_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n do_v come_v and_o humble_v themselves_o before_o thou_o to_o pay_v the_o homage_n and_o service_n which_o be_v due_a unto_o thou_o as_o to_o their_o sovereign_a lord_n they_o shall_v lay_v their_o sceptre_n on_o the_o ground_n and_o their_o crown_n at_o their_o foot_n and_o shall_v present_v thou_o with_o a_o sacrifice_n of_o humble_a devotion_n and_o a_o innocent_a conscience_n i_o will_v be_v the_o first_o o_o my_o god_n that_o will_v prostrate_v myself_o before_o thou_o to_o adore_v and_o serve_v thou_o with_o my_o whole_a heart_n i_o will_v settle_v my_o thought_n on_o thou_o only_o unto_o thou_o alone_o will_v i_o consecrate_v my_o spiritte_v quicken_v it_o o_o lord_n to_o the_o end_n that_o it_o be_v purify_v by_o the_o holy_a heat_n of_o thy_o charity_n it_o may_v receive_v into_o itself_o like_o a_o well-pollished_n lookingglass_n the_o image_n of_o thy_o incomprehensible_a beauty_n and_o perfection_n and_o that_o it_o may_v feel_v the_o reflection_n of_o thy_o sincere_a affection_n so_o as_o thy_o infinite_a goodness_n may_v make_v it_o one_o of_o the_o number_n of_o thou_o elect_v to_o be_v a_o coheir_n with_o they_o of_o eternal_a life_n 23._o i_o do_v now_o already_o feel_v o_o my_o god_n that_o thou_o have_v enlighten_v my_o soul_n by_o thy_o grace_n and_o have_v show_v i_o the_o mercy_n which_o thou_o will_v offer_v to_o all_o the_o child_n of_o the_o earth_n my_o spirit_n have_v already_o see_v from_o a_o far_o off_o how_o ready_o thou_o walk_v to_o deliver_v the_o world_n which_o be_v in_o danger_n of_o death_n before_o thy_o arrival_n that_o be_v the_o cause_n why_o thou_o hear_v it_o cry_n out_o unto_o thou_o say_v tell_v i_o o_o lord_n the_o number_n of_o my_o year_n and_o what_o time_n thou_o will_v give_v a_o end_n to_o my_o day_n 24._o cut_v not_o of_o the_o thread_n of_o my_o life_n o_o lord_n at_o the_o first_o or_o second_o turn_n of_o the_o wheel_n shorten_v it_o not_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o course_n stay_v my_o god_n till_o the_o time_n be_v come_v when_o as_o thou_o will_v open_v the_o treasure_n of_o thy_o grace_n to_o give_v a_o largesse_n of_o salvation_n unto_o man_n or_o if_o at_o the_o least_o thou_o have_v determine_v of_o my_o end_n and_o that_o my_o life_n can_v be_v so_o far_o stretch_v out_o yet_o remember_v my_o posterity_n and_o cause_v he_o to_o be_v bear_v of_o my_o stock_n who_o by_o his_o come_n shall_v sanctify_v the_o world_n 25._o in_o very_a deed_n o_o lord_n i_o know_v that_o in_o the_o beginning_n thou_o do_v make_v heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o all_o that_o excellence_n which_o we_o see_v in_o this_o world_n be_v the_o workmanship_n of_o thy_o hand_n 26._o but_o all_o that_o shall_v wear_v away_o like_o a_o overworn_a garment_n man_n shall_v seek_v after_o and_o inquire_v what_o be_v become_v of_o it_o but_o it_o shall_v be_v no_o more_o find_v it_o have_v be_v make_v and_o it_o shall_v be_v undo_v it_o have_v a_o beginning_n and_o must_v needs_o have_v a_o end_n but_o thou_o alone_o o_o lord_n which_o be_v from_o all_o eternity_n shall_v remain_v for_o ever_o at_o one_o stay_n age_n and_o time_n which_o consume_v all_o thing_n do_v but_o confirm_v thy_o essence_n and_o publish_v thy_o divinity_n and_o it_o seem_v unto_o i_o that_o man_n be_v bear_v upon_o the_o earth_n to_o none_o other_o end_n but_o to_o behold_v on_o the_o one_o side_n thy_o incomprehensible_a greatness_n and_o their_o own_o weakness_n on_o the_o other_o 27._o man_n shift_v not_o shirt_n so_o often_o as_o one_o selfe-same_a land_n do_v oftentimes_o change_v her_o inhabitant_n the_o one_o push_v on_o another_o and_o all_o be_v renew_a in_o a_o moment_n but_o thou_o be_v yet_o my_o god_n to_o day_n the_o same_o that_o thou_o be_v at_o the_o beginning_n every_o province_n of_o the_o earth_n make_v mention_n of_o a_o great_a number_n of_o king_n which_o have_v command_v therein_o one_o after_o another_o but_o heaven_n and_o earth_n do_v continual_o sing_v unto_o we_o that_o thou_o have_v always_o be_v alone_o ever_o like_o thyself_o and_o that_o neither_o the_o time_n past_a nor_o that_o which_o be_v to_o come_v can_v in_o any_o sort_n change_v thou_o 28._o yet_o notwithstanding_o o_o lord_n that_o we_o must_v part_v hence_o i_o do_v not_o lose_v my_o hope_n to_o taste_v one_o day_n of_o the_o sweet_a fruit_n which_o will_v heal_v we_o of_o this_o contagious_a disease_n which_o our_o first_o parent_n have_v communicate_v to_o we_o by_o eat_v of_o the_o fruit_n of_o sin_n and_o death_n for_o our_o child_n shall_v succeed_v we_o and_o thou_o will_v do_v we_o this_o favour_n o_o lord_n to_o continue_v our_o posterity_n from_o age_n to_o age_n until_o that_o all_o of_o we_o together_o do_v appear_v in_o thy_o presence_n not_o to_o receive_v a_o rigorous_a judgement_n but_o to_o enter_v by_o the_o merit_n and_o intercession_n of_o thy_o well-beloved_a son_n our_o saviour_n into_o the_o inheritance_n of_o eternal_a blessedness_n which_o shall_v be_v purchace_v for_o all_o thy_o faithful_a one_o by_o the_o adoption_n of_o thy_o son_n in_o the_o house_n of_o thy_o servant_n david_n de_fw-fr profundis_fw-la psalm_n 129._o from_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o deep_n i_o have_v cry_v unto_o thou_o oh_o my_o god_n be_v bury_v and_o lose_v in_o the_o most_o fearful_a cavern_n of_o the_o earth_n i_o have_v call_v upon_o thy_o name_n listen_v to_o my_o voice_n and_o give_v ear_n unto_o my_o prayer_n for_o all_o hope_n of_o aid_n be_v take_v from_o i_o i_o see_v nothing_o round_o about_o i_o but_o fear_n and_o tremble_a and_o yet_o notwithstanding_o i_o be_v not_o discourrage_v but_o have_v expect_v from_o thou_o that_o which_o thou_o have_v promise_v to_o all_o those_o which_o shall_v live_v in_o the_o fear_n of_o thy_o name_n and_o in_o the_o obedience_n of_o thy_o commandment_n 2._o lend_v then_o a_o favourable_a ear_n o_o lord_n unto_o my_o prayer_n if_o sin_n have_v set_v itself_o betwixt_o thou_o and_o i_o to_o whet_v thou_o on_o against_o my_o iniquity_n and_o to_o make_v thou_o a_o enemy_n to_o my_o request_n chase_n it_o away_o from_o the_o aspect_n of_o thy_o eye_n of_o mercy_n or_o else_o o_o lord_n shut_v for_o a_o while_o the_o eye_n of_o thy_o justice_n until_o that_o thy_o ear_n of_o clemency_n have_v receive_v
i_o like_o a_o dead_a man_n in_o the_o cave_n of_o obscurity_n my_o soul_n be_v high_o grieve_v within_o i_o and_o my_o heart_n be_v astonish_v like_v unto_o his_o who_o walk_v with_o a_o erect_a countenance_n be_v by_o misfortune_n fall_v into_o the_o bottom_n of_o some_o pit_n his_o sense_n be_v forthwith_o trouble_v he_o forthwith_o lose_v his_o reason_n and_o torment_n himself_o he_o know_v not_o what_o to_o will_v or_o do_v till_o call_v his_o wit_n together_o he_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o place_n where_o he_o be_v and_o the_o manner_n how_o he_o fall_v down_o for_o than_o he_o begin_v by_o little_a and_o little_a to_o get_v up_o again_o and_o to_o climb_v with_o great_a labour_n from_o the_o place_n whereinto_o he_o easy_o fall_v 5._o even_o so_o i_o have_v call_v to_o memory_n from_o far_o the_o remembrance_n of_o thing_n past_a and_o represent_v to_o myself_o in_o a_o deep_a meditation_n the_o work_n of_o thy_o hand_n and_o consider_v exact_o the_o thing_n which_o thou_o have_v wrought_v namely_o remember_v the_o state_n wherein_o thou_o do_v create_v we_o and_o then_o call_v to_o mind_n that_o wherein_o i_o find_v myself_o now_o as_o it_o be_v crush_v down_o in_o the_o ruin_n of_o sin_n i_o curse_v the_o hour_n wherein_o my_o mother_n conceive_v i_o i_o detest_v the_o day_n which_o first_o open_v my_o eye-lidde_n to_o cause_v i_o to_o look_v upon_o heaven_n and_o earth_n the_o witness_n of_o my_o weakness_n and_o at_o last_o find_v nothing_o in_o this_o world_n which_o can_v comfort_v i_o in_o this_o distress_n i_o come_v again_o unto_o thou_o 6._o i_o fall_v down_o on_o my_o knee_n before_o thou_o i_o lift_v up_o unto_o thou_o my_o arm_n and_o hand_n and_o my_o soul_n thirst_v after_o thy_o grace_n with_o as_o great_a a_o desire_n as_o the_o earth_n gape_v with_o heat_n wait_v for_o a_o please_a shower_n of_o rain_n in_o the_o hot_a time_n of_o summer_n 7._o run_v then_o hasty_o unto_o i_o o_o my_o god_n for_o i_o be_o already_o out_o of_o breath_n my_o courage_n fail_v and_o lo_o i_o fall_v faint_v down_o will_v thou_o tarry_v till_o i_o be_o dead_a i_o be_o so_o already_o if_o thou_o make_v not_o the_o more_o haste_n for_o my_o sense_n fail_v by_o little_a and_o little_a my_o soul_n slide_v sweet_o out_o of_o my_o body_n leave_v it_o without_o motion_n and_o i_o be_o like_a unto_o he_o who_o be_v let_v blood_n in_o his_o foot_n in_o hot_a water_n who_o life_n run_v out_o with_o his_o blood_n not_o feel_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o death_n 8._o now_o o_o lord_n if_o thou_o keep_v thyself_o far_o from_o i_o turn_v thy_o countenance_n away_o i_o shall_v become_v like_a unto_o those_o who_o go_v down_o into_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o grave_n pale_a death_n will_v discolour_v my_o visage_n and_o benumb_v my_o sense_n and_o that_o which_o be_v worse_o spiritual_a death_n o_o my_o god_n will_v kill_v my_o soul_n will_v fill_v it_o with_o fear_n and_o horror_n and_o bereave_v it_o of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o thy_o singular_a goodness_n and_o the_o hope_n of_o grace_n which_o shine_v in_o thy_o wonder_n like_o a_o glister_a star_n in_o a_o obscure_a night_n 9_o cause_v i_o then_o betimes_o to_o understand_v and_o feel_v the_o effect_n of_o thy_o mercy_n and_o in_o the_o morning_n when_o the_o sun_n shall_v arise_v upon_o the_o earth_n let_v thy_o clemency_n rise_v upon_o i_o to_o enlighten_v my_o ignorance_n and_o to_o direct_v i_o in_o the_o way_n of_o thy_o commandment_n but_o let_v it_o not_o do_v o_o lord_n like_o thy_o sun_n who_o at_o the_o end_n of_o his_o race_n plunge_v itself_o in_o the_o sea_n hide_v his_o light_n for_o a_o time_n from_o poor_a mortal_n but_o let_v it_o perpetual_o assist_v i_o let_v it_o be_v no_o more_o separate_v from_o i_o than_o my_o soul_n from_o my_o body_n for_o thy_o mercy_n be_v far_o more_o the_o soul_n of_o my_o soul_n than_o my_o soul_n be_v the_o life_n of_o my_o body_n 10._o let_v it_o not_o then_o leave_v i_o let_v the_o brightness_n thereof_o still_o direct_v my_o path_n in_o thy_o way_n let_v it_o still_o guide_v i_o in_o the_o way_n which_o i_o must_v walk_v to_o come_v unto_o thou_o for_o my_o spirit_n which_o have_v throw_v itself_o into_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o brier_n of_o this_o world_n which_o have_v go_v astray_o amongst_o her_o thick_a bush_n can_v no_o more_o find_v out_o her_o right_a way_n but_o walk_v at_o all_o adventure_n lose_v both_o her_o way_n and_o her_o labour_n go_v still_o backward_o from_o the_o place_n whether_o she_o think_v to_o arrive_v but_o my_o god_n i_o still_o wait_v for_o thy_o help_n i_o hope_v for_o succour_v from_o a_o high_a 11._o i_o be_o prisoner_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o cruel_a enemy_n of_o my_o life_n make_v haste_n o_o lord_n to_o deliver_v i_o thou_o be_v my_o refuge_n receive_v i_o into_o thy_o protection_n teach_v i_o what_o thou_o will_v have_v i_o to_o do_v for_o thou_o be_v my_o god_n unto_o who_o only_o i_o now_o resolve_v myself_o to_o do_v service_n away_o far_o far_o from_o i_o deceitful_a pleasure_n which_o hereto_o fore_a do_v bewitch_v my_o soul_n and_o poison_v my_o mind_n thou_o have_v by_o thy_o liquorish_a delight_n inveigle_v i_o and_o with_o a_o little_a honey_n thou_o have_v make_v i_o swallow_v a_o most_o bitter_a and_o deadly_a pill_n which_o spread_v itself_o through_o my_o member_n have_v in_o such_o sort_n mortify_v and_o make_v i_o giddy_a as_o there_o be_v small_a difference_n betwixt_o i_o and_o a_o dead_a person_n and_o my_o body_n be_v not_o only_o thus_o mortify_v but_o my_o soul_n likewise_o wherein_o consist_v the_o original_n of_o my_o life_n present_a and_o to_o come_v 12._o it_o behoove_v then_o thy_o holy_a spirit_n to_o come_v unto_o i_o to_o warm_v again_o my_o die_a soul_n to_o take_v it_o by_o the_o hand_n to_o lead_v it_o into_o safety_n and_o to_o quicken_v it_o imprint_v in_o it_o the_o image_n of_o thy_o righteousness_n which_o may_v defend_v it_o against_o the_o temptation_n which_o on_o everyside_o do_v besiege_v it_o and_o threaten_v her_o ruin_n 13._o thou_o will_v come_v then_o and_o at_o thy_o arrival_n thou_o shall_v draw_v my_o soul_n out_o of_o trouble_n and_o in_o show_v mercy_n unto_o i_o thou_o shall_v destroy_v all_o those_o which_o have_v conspire_v against_o i_o then_o shall_v my_o grief_n have_v a_o end_n and_o they_o begin_v it_o shall_v be_v a_o beginning_n of_o their_o forrow_n which_o shall_v never_o end_v but_o as_o river_n rise_v out_o of_o their_o spring_n run_v on_o still_o big_a &_o big_a until_o they_o fall_v into_o the_o bosom_n of_o the_o sea_n which_o have_v no_o bottom_n even_o so_o shall_v their_o misery_n increase_v and_o at_o the_o last_o shall_v heap_v upon_o they_o extreme_a torment_n and_o infinite_a distress_n in_o this_o manner_n shall_v all_o those_o perish_v which_o vex_v my_o soul_n for_o o_o god_n i_o be_o thy_o faithful_a servant_n who_o thou_o have_v remember_v and_o thou_o will_v not_o forget_v those_o who_o in_o disdain_n of_o my_o lord_n have_v so_o shameful_o abuse_v i_o they_o laugh_v at_o my_o misery_n but_o the_o time_n draw_v on_o when_o they_o shall_v bewail_v their_o own_o thy_o vengeance_n begin_v to_o be_v kind_a be_v against_o they_o and_o they_o shall_v wither_v like_o leaf_n upon_o the_o tree_n at_o the_o approach_n of_o winter_n o_o god_n what_o glory_n shall_v i_o give_v unto_o thy_o name_n and_o how_o shall_v i_o begin_v to_o declare_v thy_o praise_n shall_v i_o publish_v thy_o goodness_n in_o the_o creation_n of_o so_o many_o wonderful_a work_n which_o be_v underneath_o the_o sun_n thy_o wisdom_n in_o thy_o preservation_n of_o they_o shall_v i_o preach_v thy_o justice_n in_o the_o condemnation_n and_o punishment_n of_o the_o pride_n of_o the_o angel_n and_o disobedience_n of_o man_n shall_v i_o sing_v of_o thy_o mercy_n in_o the_o redemption_n of_o those_o who_o offend_v thy_o law_n have_v throw_v themselves_o headlong_o into_o the_o bondage_n of_o eternal_a death_n to_o what_o part_n of_o thy_o praise_n may_v the_o humble_a sound_n of_o my_o voice_n attain_v and_o though_o my_o voice_n be_v able_a what_o ear_n be_v capable_a to_o receive_v it_o all_o thing_n fail_v i_o o_o lord_n in_o this_o business_n except_o courage_n and_o will_n which_o full_a of_o fervent_a affection_n do_v cry_v out_o unto_o thou_o aid_v with_o thy_o grace_n their_o weak_a strength_n and_o see_v the_o tear_n of_o my_o penitence_n have_v wash_v away_o the_o filth_n of_o sin_n wherewith_o my_o soul_n be_v heavy_o load_v give_v it_o now_o the_o wing_n of_o faith_n and_o hope_n which_o may_v carry_v it_o with_o a_o swift_a flight_n into_o thy_o arm_n to_o reunite_v
to_o the_o afflict_a which_o call_v upon_o he_o he_o forsake_v he_o not_o neither_o day_n nor_o night_n so_o soon_o as_o sorrow_n have_v humble_v we_o and_o cause_v we_o to_o know_v what_o need_n we_o have_v of_o he_o behold_v he_o be_v at_o hand_n to_o save_v us._n 18._o the_o righteous_a indeed_o be_v afflict_v with_o strange_a calamity_n and_o we_o may_v in_o a_o manner_n say_v that_o they_o be_v the_o subject_n of_o misery_n so_o many_o evil_n do_v at_o once_o seem_v to_o overwhelm_v they_o but_o it_o be_v only_o to_o make_v the_o mercy_n of_o god_n the_o more_o illustrious_a &_o notable_a in_o their_o behalf_n for_o the_o great_a that_o their_o tribulation_n be_v the_o bright_a do_v god_n pity_n and_o compassion_n shine_v in_o their_o conservation_n 19_o he_o preserve_v the_o least_o of_o their_o bone_n yea_o namely_o not_o a_o hair_n of_o their_o head_n shall_v perish_v or_o be_v pluck_v off_o but_o by_o his_o express_a will_n and_o he_o never_o will_v it_o but_o for_o their_o good_a and_o salvation_n moreov_a a_o their_o wealth_n and_o store_n be_v under_o his_o protection_n and_o when_o he_o please_v he_o will_v multiply_v their_o riches_n he_o will_v make_v his_o blessing_n to_o flourish_v in_o their_o house_n and_o he_o will_v increase_v their_o wealth_n and_o possession_n above_o all_o envy_n 20._o on_o the_o contrary_a the_o life_n of_o the_o wicked_a shall_v be_v miserable_a if_o at_o the_o leastwise_o for_o to_o try_v they_o &_o to_o invite_v they_o to_o return_v unto_o he_o he_o do_v lend_v they_o some_o wealth_n in_o this_o life_n hard_a and_o lamentable_a shall_v be_v their_o death_n death_n which_o shall_v turn_v they_o over_o to_o eternal_a torment_n death_n which_o shall_v plung_v they_o in_o the_o botomlesse_a pit_n of_o fire_n unquencheable_a there_o to_o be_v devour_v and_o never_o consume_v there_o to_o be_v ever_o languish_v and_o never_o dead_a such_o shall_v be_v the_o end_n of_o the_o wicked_a and_o of_o he_o which_o persecute_v the_o just_a man_n 21._o and_o thy_o poor_a servant_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n who_o thou_o have_v so_o dear_o redeem_v out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o death_n and_o sin_n shall_v enjoy_v in_o all_o happiness_n the_o salvation_n which_o thou_o have_v purchase_v for_o they_o and_o hold_v death_n and_o sin_n in_o band_n under_o their_o foot_n in_o the_o chain_n of_o thy_o mercy_n they_o shall_v trust_v in_o thou_o so_o long_o as_o they_o shall_v remain_v in_o this_o worldly_a exile_n &_o after_o that_o they_o be_v come_v forth_o of_o it_o they_o shall_v enjoy_v that_o eternal_a blessedness_n which_o thou_o have_v promise_v they_o behold_v in_o thy_o countenance_n that_o fountain_n of_o brightness_n goodness_n and_o beauty_n wherewith_o thou_o do_v create_v heaven_n earth_n and_o all_o therein_o contain_v noli_fw-la aeâ—ulari_fw-la psalm_n 36._o in_o regard_v that_o god_n providence_n which_o govern_v the_o world_n owe_v a_o recompense_n to_o every_o man_n according_a as_o he_o have_v deserve_v i_o be_o sometime_o amaze_v to_o see_v how_o those_o who_o only_a study_n be_v to_o do_v evil_a do_v receive_v so_o many_o favour_n in_o this_o life_n and_o do_v bathe_v themselves_o in_o so_o many_o kind_n of_o pleasure_n but_o as_o my_o heart_n begin_v to_o swell_v and_o to_o be_v despite_v in_o itself_o i_o feel_v as_o it_o seem_v unto_o i_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n which_o come_v and_o touch_v i_o and_o pluck_v i_o by_o the_o ear_n it_o say_v unto_o i_o soft_a and_o fair_a soft_a and_o fair_a thou_o poor_a wretch_n thou_o lose_v thyself_o in_o this_o over-deepe_a and_o dangerous_a discourse_n comfort_n thou_o thyself_o in_o i_o and_o envy_v not_o the_o good_a of_o the_o wicked_a be_v not_o jealous_a of_o those_o which_o work_n iniquity_n 2._o for_o that_o which_o thou_o think_v to_o be_v their_o felicity_n be_v but_o a_o vain_a shadow_n a_o false_a and_o deceitful_a image_n which_o will_v be_v lose_v betwixt_o their_o hand_n &_o will_v fly_v away_o when_o they_o shall_v think_v to_o hold_v it_o fast_o as_o the_o hay_n which_o be_v mow_v down_o fade_v &_o wither_v in_o a_o moment_n even_o so_o in_o a_o moment_n shall_v the_o magnificence_n of_o the_o wicked_a lose_v his_o colour_n &_o brightness_n the_o herb_n in_o a_o garden_n be_v not_o so_o soon_o wither_v as_o thou_o shall_v perceive_v the_o riches_n of_o the_o wicked_a to_o fall_v away_o and_o perish_v have_v thou_o not_o behold_v the_o flower_n emerocall_a true_a beauty_n of_o a_o day_n which_o flourish_v with_o a_o crimson_a dye_n in_o the_o morning_n keep_v his_o colour_n all_o day_n long_o and_o in_o the_o evening_n become_v so_o pale_a and_o wither_a as_o though_o it_o have_v be_v bite_v with_o the_o freeze_a tooth_n of_o winter_n the_o happiness_n of_o the_o wicked_a if_o a_o deceitful_a smile_n of_o a_o apparent_a felicity_n may_v be_v term_v a_o happiness_n do_v proper_o resemble_v that_o flower_n for_o it_o be_v wither_v so_o sudden_o be_v change_v in_o so_o short_a a_o time_n and_o be_v transform_v in_o such_o diverse_a manner_n as_o it_o be_v a_o wonder_n to_o behold_v it_o 3._o put_v then_o thy_o trust_n in_o god_n and_o believe_v it_o the_o insolence_n of_o the_o wicked_a shall_v never_o continue_v so_o long_o as_o the_o divine_a justice_n shall_v bear_v rule_n and_o be_v likewise_o assure_v that_o the_o just_a man_n shall_v never_o be_v forsake_v what_o affliction_n so_o ever_o he_o be_v in_o discourage_v not_o thyself_o but_o continue_v in_o well_o do_v for_o he_o which_o persevere_v unto_o the_o end_n shall_v be_v save_v dwell_v in_o the_o land_n which_o thy_o god_n have_v give_v thou_o content_v thyself_o with_o the_o grace_n which_o he_o have_v give_v thou_o and_o enter_v not_o into_o judgement_n with_o he_o for_o thou_o shall_v find_v in_o the_o end_n that_o the_o riches_n of_o the_o wicked_a be_v but_o give_v they_o to_o keep_v 4._o rejoice_v thou_o in_o the_o hope_n which_o thou_o have_v in_o thy_o god_n &_o lay_v aside_o the_o melancholy_n which_o thou_o hatch_v in_o thy_o soul_n which_o like_o rust_n eat_v &_o consume_v thy_o heart_n for_o when_o thy_o mind_n shall_v be_v once_o purify_v and_o thy_o thought_n lift_v up_o to_o thy_o lord_n he_o will_v accomplish_v all_o thy_o wish_n &_o will_v cause_v thou_o to_o enjoy_v all_o that_o which_o y_fw-mi u._fw-mi be_v able_a to_o desire_v 5._o but_o do_v not_o present_v thyself_o before_o he_o with_o waver_a go_v not_o unto_o he_o with_o diffidence_n do_v not_o hide_v thy_o thought_n open_v the_o very_a bottom_n of_o thy_o heart_n before_o he_o &_o discover_v thy_o thought_n for_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o deceive_v he_o and_o it_o be_v dangerous_a to_o go_v about_o it_o he_o see_v and_o note_v all_o thing_n chief_o a_o double_a and_o unbelieve_a heart_n the_o which_o above_o all_o thing_n else_o he_o detest_v but_o he_o receive_v and_o embrace_v the_o poor_a man_n that_o be_v humble_v he_o harken_v to_o his_o prayer_n and_o give_v he_o before_o hand_n that_o which_o he_o mean_v to_o ask_v 6._o nothing_o be_v want_v neither_o wealth_n nor_o honour_n unto_o he_o which_o have_v his_o favour_n if_o thou_o please_v he_o once_o he_o will_v cause_v the_o glory_n of_o thy_o righteousness_n to_o shine_v bright_a than_o the_o day_n light_n and_o the_o equity_n of_o thy_o judgment_n to_o glister_v like_o the_o midday_n sun_n for_o people_n on_o all_o side_n shall_v be_v see_v to_o come_v from_o thou_o bless_v thy_o house_n for_o a_o temple_n of_o justice_n praise_v thy_o word_n for_o a_o oracle_n and_o reverence_v thou_o as_o the_o cause_n of_o their_o rest_n and_o liberty_n every_o one_o shall_v exalt_v thy_o integrity_n as_o the_o protector_n of_o good_a man_n and_o sure_a defence_n of_o the_o afflict_a but_o the_o more_o honour_n and_o glory_n that_o thou_o receive_v humble_v thyself_o so_o much_o the_o more_o under_o the_o hand_n of_o thy_o god_n and_o acknowledge_v this_o good_a to_o come_v from_o he_o and_o yield_v he_o homage_n the_o homage_n which_o he_o demand_n of_o thou_o beside_o thy_o heart_n be_v but_o thy_o mouth_n and_o hand_n thy_o mouth_n to_o set_v forth_o his_o praise_n thy_o hand_n to_o serve_v he_o according_a to_o his_o commandment_n 7._o loe_o this_o be_v that_o which_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n tell_v i_o i_o communicate_v it_o to_o you_o my_o friend_n and_o make_v yeepertaker_n of_o these_o holy_a advertisement_n to_o the_o end_n that_o if_o hereafter_o you_o see_v any_o one_o to_o prosper_v in_o his_o affair_n and_o yet_o to_o blaspheme_v in_o his_o life_n you_o shall_v not_o be_v offend_v thereat_o nor_o be_v angry_a in_o yourselves_o though_o he_o which_o work_v iniquity_n do_v abound_v in_o all_o manner_n of_o wealth_n 8._o be_v quiet_a then_o in_o your_o mind_n
their_o misery_n hang_v over_o their_o head_n misfortune_n follow_v they_o at_o every_o step_n until_o they_o have_v throw_v they_o headlong_o into_o that_o gulf_n the_o only_a thought_n whereof_o be_v fearful_a to_o all_o those_o which_o do_v remember_v it_o who_o easy_a place_n of_o retreat_n be_v full_a of_o cry_n groan_n and_o lamentation_n where_o pain_n be_v without_o end_n grief_n without_o remedy_n repentance_n without_o mercy_n where_o death_n be_v immortal_a the_o body_n live_v but_o to_o die_v and_o the_o soul_n to_o suffer_v where_o the_o soul_n feel_v nothing_o but_o her_o sin_n and_o the_o body_n but_o his_o punishment_n on_o the_o contrary_a those_o which_o cover_v themselves_o with_o the_o lord_n favour_n which_o make_v his_o mercy_n their_o buckler_n who_o have_v no_o other_o hope_v but_o in_o his_o goodness_n who_o follow_v his_o comandement_n and_o be_v jealous_a of_o his_o will_n and_o pleasure_n what_o felicity_n be_v there_o but_o they_o may_v attain_v to_o what_o precious_a thing_n be_v there_o in_o heaven_n but_o shall_v be_v open_v unto_o they_o they_o shall_v sit_v side_n by_o side_n with_o their_o god_n and_o be_v environ_v with_o glory_n so_o much_o happiness_n shall_v be_v heap_v upon_o they_o as_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v not_o able_a to_o conceive_v the_o least_o part_n thereof_o much_o less_o can_v my_o barren_a tongue_n express_v it_o 14._o i_o will_v then_o rejoice_v o_o my_o god_n in_o the_o hope_n of_o such_o and_o so_o many_o benefit_n as_o thou_o reserve_v in_o heaven_n to_o crown_v the_o just_a withal_o unto_o this_o joy_n i_o invite_v you_o all_o which_o trust_v to_o the_o word_n of_o our_o saviour_n which_o love_n justice_n and_o righteousness_n there_o do_v the_o reward_n of_o your_o labour_n attend_v you_o there_o you_o shall_v be_v place_v in_o honour_n and_o glory_n there_o shall_v you_o exchange_v the_o sharp_a thorn_n of_o this_o world_n for_o flourish_a lily_n of_o all_o eternity_n oh_o then_o shall_v the_o sweat_n of_o your_o affliction_n find_v most_o sweet_a rest_n gold_n come_v not_o forth_o of_o the_o flame_n in_o the_o furnace_n more_o pure_a and_o shine_a to_o be_v stamp_v with_o the_o image_n of_o a_o great_a prince_n and_o then_o to_o serve_v for_o the_o adornment_n of_o some_o rich_a cabinet_n as_o the_o hart_n of_o that_o man_n which_o love_v his_o god_n shall_v be_v draw_v pure_a and_o clean_a from_o the_o misery_n of_o this_o world_n to_o be_v environ_v with_o splendour_n and_o glory_n what_o day_n can_v now_o displease_v i_o in_o this_o world_n who_o shall_v hinder_v and_o stay_v i_o from_o enter_v into_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n for_o to_o live_v in_o his_o service_n upon_o what_o day_n of_o my_o life_n shall_v i_o cease_v from_o bewail_v those_o sin_n which_o keep_v i_o forth_o of_o his_o favour_n unite_v then_o in_o i_o o_o my_o god_n these_o two_o contrary_a passion_n joy_n and_o repentance_n to_o the_o end_n that_o like_a as_o the_o pilgrim_n who_o have_v lose_v his_o way_n in_o a_o desert_n rejoice_v when_o he_o behold_v the_o dawn_n of_o the_o day_n and_o yet_o for_o all_o that_o can_v forget_v the_o obscure_a darkness_n out_o of_o the_o which_o he_o be_v yet_o scarce_o come_v nor_o lay_v aside_o his_o fear_n of_o so_o troublesome_a a_o night_n even_o so_o have_v i_o always_o abhor_v my_o sin_n past_a and_o have_v nevertheless_o a_o certain_a and_o lively_a hope_n to_o enjoy_v that_o eternal_a happiness_n which_o thou_o have_v purchase_v for_o we_o by_o the_o price_n of_o the_o blood_n of_o thy_o dear_a son_n jesus_n christ._n alas_o how_o great_a be_v this_o love_n when_o the_o master_n spare_v not_o the_o life_n of_o his_o child_n to_o redeem_v his_o servant_n be_v then_o form_v by_o thy_o hand_n redeem_v by_o thy_o blood_n and_o purify_v by_o thy_o mercy_n i_o offer_v myself_o unto_o thou_o for_o a_o sacrifice_n of_o obedience_n reject_v i_o not_o o_o my_o god_n domine_fw-la ne_fw-la in_o furore_fw-la psalm_n 37._o o_o lord_n i_o must_v needs_o return_v again_o unto_o thou_o and_o begin_v a_o new_a to_o implore_v thy_o mercy_n for_o thy_o anger_n seem_v to_o be_v new_o kindle_v against_o i_o alas_o my_o god_n will_v thou_o punish_v i_o in_o thy_o wrath_n and_o cause_v i_o to_o feel_v the_o violence_n of_o thy_o just_a fury_n which_o my_o sin_n have_v stir_v up_o against_o i_o the_o torch_n consume_v by_o fire_n fall_v into_o ash_n and_o i_o be_v devour_v by_o the_o heat_n of_o thy_o indignation_n shall_v vanish_v away_o and_o nothing_o will_v be_v leave_v of_o i_o but_o only_a smoke_n 2._o for_o i_o see_v o_o my_o god_n that_o thou_o have_v let_v fly_v the_o sharp_a arrow_n of_o thy_o vengeance_n upon_o i_o thou_o have_v touch_v i_o with_o thy_o hand_n and_o thou_o take_v it_o not_o of_o from_o i_o i_o feel_v remorse_n and_o terror_n in_o my_o conscience_n which_o do_v astonish_v and_o bruise_v i_o like_o flash_n of_o lightning_n and_o clap_v of_o thunder_n misery_n come_v unto_o i_o by_o heap_n and_o one_o mishap_n bring_v on_o another_o war_n be_v no_o soon_o end_v but_o the_o plague_n assail_v i_o and_o dâ—ath_v at_o the_o last_o bereave_v i_o of_o the_o dear_a pledge_n which_o i_o have_v in_o this_o world_n in_o what_o then_o o_o my_o god_n shall_v i_o take_v comfort_n shall_v it_o be_v in_o myself_o 3_o alas_o there_o be_v no_o whole_a member_n about_o i_o the_o disease_n have_v pierce_v even_o to_o the_o marrow_n of_o my_o bone_n there_o be_v no_o part_n about_o i_o but_o do_v reproach_n i_o for_o my_o sin_n and_o endure_v the_o punishment_n thereof_o i_o languish_v in_o my_o sorrow_n and_o no_o man_n comfort_v i_o my_o eye_n serve_v i_o for_o none_o other_o purpose_n but_o to_o behold_v my_o misery_n and_o my_o soul_n but_o to_o acknowledge_v my_o misfortune_n 4._o i_o look_v round_o about_o i_o and_o as_o much_o as_o the_o eye_n of_o my_o body_n and_o soul_n can_v discern_v of_o the_o time_n past_a i_o see_v nothing_o above_o beneath_o nor_o on_o each_o side_n of_o i_o but_o sin_n which_o compass_v i_o about_o and_o i_o iniquite_v which_o crush_n and_o press_v i_o down_o they_o be_v heap_v upon_o my_o head_n like_o a_o heavy_a burden_n and_o behold_v they_o smother_v i_o 5._o how_o shall_v i_o resist_v they_o what_o strength_n have_v i_o to_o defend_v myself_o see_v that_o my_o body_n fall_v in_o piece_n corruption_n run_v from_o it_o on_o every_o side_n mysoare_n be_v no_o soon_o shut_v but_o they_o open_v again_o and_o if_o my_o body_n be_v ill_a my_o soul_n be_v much_o worse_o it_o be_v all_o confound_v and_o tremble_v for_o fear_n 6._o and_o as_o sickness_n undermine_v my_o body_n which_o be_v ready_a to_o die_v even_o so_o do_v sorrow_n my_o soul_n and_o steal_v away_o the_o strength_n thereof_o and_o as_o a_o sharp_a cold_a do_v freeze_v and_o wither_v the_o tender_a new_a bud_n in_o the_o blossom_n even_o so_o do_v the_o finger_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o have_v touch_v my_o soul_n discourage_v it_o and_o make_v it_o to_o languish_v 7._o but_o alas_o my_o god_n what_o courage_n can_v i_o have_v when_o i_o behold_v myself_o cover_v with_o wound_n and_o that_o there_o be_v no_o part_n of_o my_o body_n free_a from_o grief_n and_o that_o beside_o my_o disease_n my_o licentious_a pleasure_n present_v themselves_o before_o i_o which_o reproach_n my_o sin_n and_o deride_v my_o vanity_n i_o say_v to_o myself_o must_v i_o needs_o dip_v my_o life_n in_o the_o honey_n of_o so_o many_o delight_n to_o steep_v it_o afterward_o in_o the_o gall_n of_o such_o bitter_a anguish_n where_o be_v thou_o now_o o_o deceitful_a voluptuousness_n which_o do_v melt_v my_o soul_n in_o the_o sweere_n liquour_n of_o thy_o pleasure_n o_o what_o a_o draught_n do_v thou_o now_o leave_v i_o 8_o now_o o_o lord_n have_v i_o not_o endure_v enough_o have_v not_o my_o humility_n sufficient_o chastice_v my_o pride_n if_o i_o have_v sin_v through_o foolish_a presumption_n i_o have_v since_o then_o fall_v upon_o the_o ground_n and_o cover_v my_o head_n with_o ash_n with_o my_o own_o arm_n i_o have_v prevent_v my_o punishment_n i_o have_v cleave_v my_o hart_n with_o cry_n and_o melt_v my_o eye_n into_o tear_n and_o yet_o thy_o wrath_n continewe_n 9_o it_o may_v be_v o_o lord_n that_o thou_o have_v not_o perceve_v my_o lament_n thou_o who_o in_o the_o twinkle_n of_o a_o eye_n look_v through_o heaven_n and_o earth_n who_o sight_n pierce_v the_o very_a bottom_n of_o our_o heart_n o_o lord_n thou_o have_v read_v my_o thought_n and_o know_v my_o intent_n what_o have_v i_o crave_v but_o thy_o mercy_n wherein_o do_v i_o hope_v but_o in_o thy_o goodness_n wherefore_o have_v i_o make_v a_o public_a profession_n of_o
my_o confession_n and_o the_o humble_a petition_n for_o favour_n which_o i_o present_v unto_o thou_o for_o i_o come_v not_o into_o thy_o presence_n to_o boast_v of_o my_o own_o righteousness_n but_o of_o thy_o mercy_n and_o love_a kindness_n 3._o if_o thou_o shall_v keep_v a_o register_n of_o our_o offence_n and_o shall_v call_v we_o to_o a_o account_n who_o be_v able_a o_o my_o god_n to_o endure_v the_o rigour_n of_o thy_o justice_n what_o day_n of_o my_o life_n be_v there_o but_o will_v deserve_v a_o age_n of_o torment_n thou_o may_v in_o a_o manner_n inflict_v all_o the_o pain_n of_o hell_n upon_o i_o and_o yet_o the_o great_a part_n of_o my_o offence_n will_v remain_v unpunished_a 4._o but_o notwithstanding_o that_o man_n do_v offend_v thou_o yet_o thou_o let_v not_o to_o receive_v the_o sinner_n which_o come_v unto_o thou_o with_o confession_n in_o his_o mouth_n and_o contrition_n in_o his_o heart_n he_o have_v no_o soon_o look_v towards_o thy_o mercy_n but_o he_o feel_v it_o to_o work_v in_o he_o to_z breaks_z and_o dissolve_v sin_n which_o have_v freeze_v his_o heart_n with_o fear_n and_o horror_n the_o punishment_n which_o do_v hang_v over_o his_o head_n run_v backward_o from_o he_o and_o carry_v away_o with_o it_o this_o wretched_a carefulness_n which_o torment_v the_o conscience_n inflict_v with_o sin_n this_o be_v the_o reason_n o_o lord_n why_o i_o will_v never_o forsake_v thy_o law_n but_o have_v always_o weight_v till_o it_o may_v please_v thou_o to_o show_v mercy_n upon_o i_o for_o he_o who_o ill_o advise_v do_v despair_n in_o his_o sin_n and_o abandon_v his_o soul_n as_o lose_v do_v like_o the_o abominable_a usurer_n who_o because_o he_o have_v sustain_v some_o loss_n in_o his_o good_n do_v therefore_o deprive_v himself_o of_o life_n 5._o my_o soul_n have_v not_o do_v so_o for_o so_o soon_o as_o she_o have_v feel_v thy_o heavy_a hand_n upon_o i_o which_o exact_v a_o part_n of_o the_o punishment_n which_o my_o sin_n have_v merit_v she_o do_v still_o for_o all_o that_o keep_v whole_a the_o hope_n which_o she_o have_v in_o thy_o promise_n even_o when_o thy_o blow_n fall_v heavy_a on_o my_o back_n i_o cry_v out_o unto_o thou_o lord_n god_n thy_o will_n be_v do_v yet_o give_v i_o as_o much_o strength_n as_o affliction_n measure_v my_o punishment_n by_o my_o strength_n and_o my_o torment_n increase_n augment_v my_o courage_n thou_o have_v o_o lord_n do_v so_o 6._o let_v all_o israel_n then_o from_o the_o day_n break_v until_o dark_a night_n hope_v in_o his_o god_n let_v they_o expect_v succour_n from_o he_o alone_o for_o his_o help_n be_v ready_a unto_o those_o which_o call_v upon_o he_o in_o integrity_n of_o conscience_n and_o purity_n of_o heart_n it_o matter_n not_o how_o great_a and_o fearful_a the_o misery_n be_v for_o so_o soon_o as_o the_o lord_n have_v understand_v the_o cry_n of_o his_o servant_n even_o so_o soon_o do_v they_o feel_v themselves_o deliver_v 7._o for_o he_o abound_v in_o mercy_n he_o be_v infinite_o good_a to_o those_o which_o have_v recourse_n unto_o he_o for_o if_o our_o sin_n surpass_v all_o measure_n his_o mercy_n exceed_v all_o thought_n we_o have_v deserve_v a_o long_a and_o grievous_a captivity_n lo_o he_o deliver_v we_o and_o set_v we_o at_o liberty_n we_o have_v blind_v the_o eye_n of_o our_o understanding_n behold_v he_o come_v and_o enlighten_v they_o o_o israel_n thou_o have_v offend_v the_o lord_n thou_o have_v deride_v his_o law_n thou_o have_v play_v with_o his_o commandment_n thou_o have_v forget_v his_o benefit_n which_o he_o have_v bestow_v upon_o thou_o he_o have_v draw_v thou_o forth_o of_o a_o miserable_a bondage_n he_o have_v feed_v thou_o with_o the_o bread_n of_o heaven_n he_o have_v cause_v fountain_n of_o water_n to_o gush_v forth_o of_o the_o barren_a rock_n only_o to_o give_v thou_o drink_v he_o choose_v the_o most_o delicious_a garden_n of_o the_o earth_n for_o thy_o dwell_a place_n he_o make_v his_o covenant_n with_o thou_o he_o give_v thou_o his_o will_n in_o keep_v and_o thou_o have_v conspire_v against_o his_o honour_n commit_v whoredom_n with_o strange_a god_n tread_v his_o law_n under_o thy_o foot_n thou_o have_v in_o a_o word_n deserve_v more_o punishment_n than_o hell_n can_v afford_v and_o he_o nevertheless_o offer_v himself_o favourable_o unto_o thou_o he_o will_v redeem_v thou_o from_o the_o bondage_n of_o sin_n whereunto_o thou_o be_v willing_o bind_v with_o the_o price_n of_o his_o own_o blood_n behold_v he_o himself_o pay_v their_o ransom_n which_o do_v betray_v he_o and_o take_v upon_o himself_o the_o punishment_n for_o our_o sin_n and_o pay_v the_o forfeiture_n of_o our_o offence_n with_o what_o word_n shall_v we_o give_v thou_o thanks_n open_v then_o my_o lip_n my_o god_n my_o creator_n my_o redeemer_n to_o the_o end_n that_o my_o voice_n may_v be_v spend_v and_o my_o heart_n inflame_v with_o a_o burn_a affection_n to_o praise_n and_o thank_v thou_o and_o cast_v i_o down_o in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o myself_o to_o the_o end_n to_o exalt_v i_o in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o that_o holy_a mystery_n whereby_o we_o be_v reincorporated_n into_o thou_o and_o re-integrated_n into_o thy_o alliance_n for_o to_o enter_v into_o this_o bless_a society_n of_o glory_n in_o the_o which_o all_o those_o shall_v triumph_v which_o shall_v be_v partaker_n in_o the_o merit_n of_o the_o passion_n of_o thy_o well_o beeloved_a son_n the_o true_a and_o only_a saviour_n of_o the_o world_n domine_fw-la exaudi_fw-la vocem_fw-la meam_fw-la psalm_n 142._o man_n o_o lord_n be_v at_o the_o last_o weary_a of_o all_o thing_n continual_a running_n put_v he_o out_o of_o breath_n too_o much_o look_v upon_o a_o thing_n dazzle_v the_o eye_n a_o thunder_a noise_n trouble_v the_o hear_n but_o the_o more_o my_o voice_n cry_v unto_o thou_o the_o strong_a it_o be_v my_o courage_n be_v the_o more_o increase_v and_o my_o prayer_n be_v the_o more_o please_v unto_o i_o therefore_o do_v i_o every_o day_n begin_v a_o fresh_a to_o cry_v out_o o_o lord_n hearken_v unto_o my_o prayer_n and_o give_v ear_n to_o my_o supplication_n for_o all_o my_o comfort_n consist_v in_o pray_v unto_o thou_o o_o my_o god_n it_o be_v my_o prayer_n o_o lord_n which_o conjure_v thy_o clemency_n to_o expiate_v my_o sin_n not_o by_o the_o rigour_n of_o the_o punishment_n but_o by_o the_o effect_n of_o grace_n which_o thou_o have_v grant_v we_o by_o the_o which_o thou_o abollish_a by_o thy_o sovereign_n and_o absolute_a power_n the_o memory_n of_o our_o offence_n 2._o enter_v not_o then_o into_o judgement_n with_o thy_o servant_n o_o lord_n give_v he_o not_o over_o to_o the_o rigour_n of_o the_o law_n for_o of_o all_o live_a creature_n which_o shall_v appear_v before_o the_o face_n of_o thy_o rigorous_a judgement_n not_o one_o shall_v be_v justify_v none_o shall_v escape_v that_o fearful_a condemnation_n who_o pain_n be_v not_o only_o terrible_a but_o eternal_a in_o his_o terror_n alas_o o_o lord_n who_o be_v able_a to_o save_v himself_o in_o thy_o presence_n it_o be_v thou_o who_o be_v offend_v it_o be_v thou_o who_o will_v accuse_v we_o thou_o have_v see_v our_o offence_n and_o can_v witness_v against_o they_o it_o be_v thou_o which_o shall_v judge_v us._n when_o the_o accuser_n shall_v be_v the_o witness_n and_o the_o witness_n shall_v be_v the_o judge_n what_o shall_v become_v of_o the_o offendor_n what_o excuse_n can_v serve_v to_o justify_v he_o but_o o_o lord_n i_o will_v not_o trust_v to_o that_o i_o will_v shield_v myself_o under_o thy_o favour_n and_o oppose_v it_o to_o thy_o justice_n thy_o favour_n be_v obtain_v by_o the_o acknowledgement_n of_o our_o offence_n by_o the_o humiliation_n of_o our_o mind_n lo_o i_o prostrate_v myself_o before_o thou_o lay_v open_a my_o sin_n o_o lord_n have_v pity_n upon_o i_o 3._o my_o sin_n o_o my_o cod_n the_o chief_a enemy_n to_o my_o soul_n have_v in_o such_o sort_n hurry_v and_o beat_v i_o down_o as_o i_o now_o grovel_v upon_o the_o earth_n not_o dare_v to_o look_v up_o unto_o heaven_n for_o so_o soon_o as_o i_o lift_v up_o my_o eye_n i_o see_v the_o light_n which_o present_v to_o the_o day_n such_o and_o so_o many_o fault_n which_o do_v accuse_v my_o conscience_n i_o also_o do_v sudden_o feel_v shame_n in_o my_o guilty_a countenance_n which_o make_v i_o hold_v down_o my_o face_n to_o the_o ground_n my_o face_n unworthy_a to_o look_v up_o to_o heaven_n the_o lord_n whereof_o it_o have_v so_o grievous_o offend_v my_o face_n which_o be_v not_o valiant_a enough_o to_o cast_v up_o his_o eye_n towards_o those_o place_n which_o have_v so_o many_o lightning_n flash_v prepare_v to_o root_v out_o guilty_a offender_n 4._o my_o spirit_n then_o have_v conduct_v i_o into_o darkness_n and_o have_v bury_v
it_o to_o her_o first_o original_n without_o ever_o nourish_v any_o other_o think_v then_o that_o which_o shall_v tend_v to_o the_o honour_n of_o thy_o sevice_n and_o advancement_n of_o thy_o glory_n finis_fw-la meditation_n on_o seven_o consolatorie_a psalm_n of_o david_n dominus_fw-la illuminatio_fw-la mea_fw-la psalm_n 26._o after_o that_o i_o have_v a_o long_a time_n bathe_v my_o heart_n in_o my_o tear_n and_o sigh_v forth_o a_o thousand_o sorrow_n in_o bewail_v my_o sin_n i_o think_v o_o lord_n that_o i_o have_v appease_v thy_o wrath_n and_o that_o my_o misery_n shall_v forthwith_o end_v but_o alas_o as_o i_o walk_v on_o in_o the_o world_n and_o determine_v with_o innocency_n of_o life_n to_o converse_v among_o man_n i_o perceive_v their_o envy_n to_o be_v turn_v against_o i_o and_o all_o their_o envy_n to_o be_v turn_v against_o i_o and_o all_o their_o endeavour_n bend_v to_o do_v i_o hurt_v so_o as_o i_o begin_v to_o doubt_v whether_o i_o be_o yet_o reconcile_v unto_o thou_o and_o whether_o that_o this_o my_o penitence_n have_v satisfy_v thâ—_n or_o no_o but_o when_o castinge_a my_o eye_n on_o every_o side_n i_o perceive_v that_o this_o affliction_n be_v common_a to_o i_o with_o all_o honest_a people_n when_o i_o behold_v every_o where_o what_o practice_n be_v use_v against_o they_o how_o that_o their_o constancy_n be_v continual_o put_v to_o the_o trial_n and_o on_o the_o contrary_a how_o that_o the_o wicked_a do_v abound_v in_o delight_n pleasure_n and_o all_o manner_n of_o wealth_n i_o stand_v all_o amaze_a and_o confound_v for_o on_o the_o one_o side_n i_o call_v to_o mind_n how_o thou_o be_v a_o great_a and_o a_o righteous_a god_n who_o all-seeing_a eye_n pierce_v the_o profound_a deep_n who_o almighty_a hand_n stretch_v itself_o forth_o to_o the_o far_a part_n of_o the_o world_n and_o on_o the_o other_o i_o perceive_v how_o those_o that_o lift_v up_o their_o head_n against_o thou_o and_o oppress_v thy_o poor_a and_o innocent_a servant_n do_v prosper_v in_o thy_o sight_n and_o wax_v proud_a every_o day_n for_o thy_o happy_a success_n of_o their_o impiety_n i_o confess_v o_o lord_n that_o in_o this_o contemplation_n i_o remain_v as_o though_o i_o be_v dull_a and_o blind_a not_o be_v able_a to_o pierce_v through_o this_o thick_a mist_n which_o do_v dazzle_v the_o eye_n of_o my_o understanding_n but_o at_o the_o last_o o_o father_n of_o light_n thou_o have_v open_v my_o eye_n lid_n and_o enlighten_v i_o with_o the_o beam_n of_o thy_o wisdom_n thou_o have_v make_v i_o to_o understand_v the_o reason_n thereof_o and_o free_v i_o from_o the_o travail_n and_o doubt_v wherein_o i_o be_v thou_o have_v fill_v i_o with_o assurance_n of_o my_o salvation_n and_o give_v i_o a_o most_o certain_a consolation_n so_o as_o now_o i_o not_o only_o neglect_v the_o threat_n of_o the_o wicked_a and_o despise_v their_o insolency_n but_o be_v arm_v with_o a_o admirable_a constancy_n and_o greatness_n of_o courage_n i_o of_o myself_o do_v undertake_v the_o combat_n and_o cry_v out_o with_o a_o loud_a voice_n happen_v what_o will_v i_o now_o fear_v nothing_o for_o although_o god_n for_o a_o while_o do_v exercise_v his_o faithful_a servant_n yet_o he_o forsake_v they_o not_o at_o their_o need_n but_o do_v in_o such_o sort_n mix_v their_o adversity_n with_o their_o strength_n as_o they_o ever_o remain_v victorious_a in_o this_o encounter_n and_o indeed_o so_o long_o as_o i_o shall_v put_v my_o trust_n and_o assurance_n in_o his_o mercy_n what_o occasion_n shall_v i_o ever_o have_v to_o fear_v he_o have_v now_o take_v my_o life_n into_o his_o protection_n and_o cover_v i_o on_o all_o side_n with_o the_o wing_n of_o his_o power_n who_o be_v able_a to_o enforce_v he_o to_o forsake_v i_o what_o shall_v i_o fear_v if_o he_o defend_v i_o who_o all_o the_o world_n stand_v in_o fear_n and_o awe_n of_o his_o force_n be_v not_o army_n of_o man_n but_o legion_n of_o angel_n prince_n and_o captain_n be_v not_o his_o minister_n but_o lightning_n and_o tempest_n his_o displeasure_n be_v not_o stroke_n and_o wound_n but_o earthquake_n swallowing_n up_o of_o city_n inundation_n of_o country_n thou_o have_v already_o o_o lord_n take_v all_o these_o weapon_n in_o hand_n and_o be_v ready_a to_o thunder_v upon_o the_o pride_n of_o the_o wicked_a who_o have_v conspire_v the_o destruction_n of_o good_a man_n but_o because_o o_o my_o god_n thy_o mercy_n do_v for_o a_o while_o hold_v back_o the_o arm_n of_o thy_o divine_a vengeance_n thou_o comforte_v i_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n with_o a_o firm_a hope_n that_o thou_o will_v never_o forsake_v i_o and_o i_o seem_v daily_a to_o hear_v thou_o speak_v thus_o unto_o i_o tarry_v yet_o a_o little_a while_n the_o hour_n which_o i_o have_v appoint_v be_v not_o yet_o come_v and_o build_v thou_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n on_o my_o promise_n and_o what_o affliction_n soever_o be_v prepare_v for_o thou_o assure_v thyself_o i_o will_v make_v thou_o to_o overcome_v it_o my_o courage_n o_o lord_n increase_v when_o i_o feel_v thou_o thus_o to_o second_v i_o and_o this_o thy_o exhortation_n do_v more_o animate_v i_o to_o patience_n then_o thou_o applaud_v of_o the_o people_n do_v the_o wrestler_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o game_n nothing_o do_v now_o any_o more_o astonish_v i_o all_o these_o practice_n and_o conspiracy_n against_o my_o life_n and_o honour_n seem_v like_o the_o tempestuous_a wave_n of_o the_o rage_a sea_n who_o roar_v a_o far_o off_o come_v and_o break_v themselves_o against_o the_o foot_n of_o some_o rock_n they_o be_v scatter_v at_o the_o first_o shock_n and_o the_o blow_n yield_v nothing_o but_o a_o vain_a sound_n which_o be_v the_o end_n of_o these_o great_a menace_n it_o be_v certain_a that_o the_o conscience_n of_o a_o innocent_a person_n build_v upon_o thy_o favour_n be_v strong_a than_o the_o great_a rock_n and_o no_o furious_a assault_n be_v able_a to_o shake_v it_o 3._o what_o shall_v i_o now_o fear_v any_o more_o a_o sort_n of_o wicked_a people_n who_o compass_n i_o about_o seek_v mean_n to_o surprise_v i_o they_o invent_v sundry_a mean_n to_o entrap_v i_o behold_v how_o they_o look_v at_o one_o side_n how_o they_o bend_v their_o brow_n and_o grind_v their_o tooth_n at_o i_o i_o do_v very_o believe_v that_o their_o chief_a desire_n be_v to_o tear_v i_o in_o piece_n with_o their_o tooth_n to_o glut_v themselves_o with_o my_o flesh_n to_o gnaw_v my_o bone_n and_o to_o drink_v my_o blood_n o_o cruel_a beast_n how_o can_v you_o thus_o change_v your_o nature_n how_o can_v you_o thus_o abjure_v all_o humanity_n do_v you_o think_v that_o because_o you_o have_v forget_v god_n that_o god_n have_v forget_v his_o servant_n do_v you_o think_v that_o his_o servant_n be_v as_o far_o separate_v from_o he_o as_o yourselves_o be_v from_o righteousness_n 4._o and_o though_o like_v cruel_a tiger_n you_o have_v shed_v your_o poison_n upon_o i_o you_o have_v disquiet_v i_o with_o your_o fearful_a cry_n and_o tear_v i_o in_o piece_n with_o your_o tooth_n and_o talent_n yet_o your_o stroke_n have_v none_o otherwise_o light_v on_o i_o then_o on_o burnish_a steel_n they_o will_v not_o pierce_v i_o my_o innocence_n be_v invulnerable_a and_o at_o the_o last_o be_v tire_v and_o spend_v you_o be_v constrain_v to_o make_v retreat_n and_o lie_v flat_a on_o your_o belly_n you_o bark_n and_o grin_v in_o despite_n but_o you_o have_v no_o more_o power_n and_o you_o have_v none_o other_o weapon_n leave_v but_o only_o the_o will_n to_o do_v evil_a but_o because_o your_o voice_n be_v abomination_n before_o god_n and_o that_o by_o your_o threaten_n you_o blaspheme_v he_o he_o will_v whole_o root_v you_o out_o and_o throw_v down_o those_o hill_n upon_o you_o which_o your_o ambition_n and_o avarice_n have_v heap_v one_o upon_o a_o other_o think_v thereby_o to_o scale_v his_o throne_n and_o to_o rob_v he_o of_o his_o glory_n 5._o o_o lord_n what_o sight_n have_v thou_o present_v to_o my_o eye_n i_o be_o now_o so_o assure_v of_o thy_o mercy_n so_o comfort_v by_o the_o care_n which_o i_o perceive_v thou_o have_v of_o thy_o faithful_a servant_n as_o albeit_o i_o shall_v see_v never_o so_o great_a a_o army_n of_o man_n yet_o i_o will_v not_o fear_v they_o let_v they_o bring_v against_o i_o a_o army_n compose_v of_o all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n let_v they_o place_n scithyans_n on_o the_o right_a wing_n of_o the_o battle_n aethiopian_n on_o the_o left_a the_o east_n indies_n and_o america_n in_o the_o rearward_n and_o place_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o world_n for_o the_o battle_n in_o the_o midst_n add_v thereunto_o what_o soev_a the_o art_n of_o kill_a man_n be_v able_a to_o invent_v so_o as_o my_o god_n conduct_v i_o i_o will_v
admirable_a face_n of_o thou_o thy_o warth_fw-mi o_o lord_n be_v only_o upon_o such_o as_o glory_v in_o their_o sin_n and_o wax_v stubborn_a in_o their_o iniquity_n but_o i_o thy_o servant_n do_v humble_a myself_o before_o thou_o and_o do_v acknowledge_v that_o be_v a_o unworthy_a sinner_n as_o i_o be_o i_o dare_v not_o appear_v in_o thy_o presence_n but_o that_o thy_o clemency_n bring_v i_o before_o thou_o thou_o shall_v not_o then_o reject_v i_o for_o thou_o must_v forthwith_o then_o reject_v thy_o mercy_n whereunto_o i_o be_o so_o strict_o bind_v and_o tie_v that_o as_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v separate_v from_o thou_o even_o so_o can_v it_o not_o be_v seavered_a from_o my_o penitence_n 15._o if_o it_o please_v thou_o than_o thou_o shall_v dwell_v with_o i_o and_o see_v it_o have_v please_v thou_o to_o advouch_v i_o for_o thy_o servant_n and_o to_o put_v i_o to_o this_o combat_n thou_o shall_v not_o forsake_v i_o therein_o otherwise_o my_o destruction_n will_v turn_v to_o thy_o shame_n whereas_o my_o victory_n will_v redound_v to_o thy_o glory_n now_o o_o lord_n cause_n this_o aid_n to_o be_v continual_o with_o i_o for_o as_o my_o own_o infirmity_n do_v ordinary_o fight_v against_o i_o even_o so_o be_v it_o needful_a that_o my_o succour_n shall_v ever_o be_v at_o hand_n if_o thou_o estrange_v thyself_o from_o i_o never_o so_o little_a my_o soul_n will_v vanish_v away_o in_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o will_v my_o body_n by_o the_o loss_n of_o my_o soul_n for_o thou_o o_o lord_n be_v more_o the_o soul_n of_o my_o soul_n than_o my_o soul_n be_v the_o life_n of_o my_o body_n i_o do_v very_o well_o know_v that_o in_o i_o thou_o shall_v find_v a_o dwell_a place_n in_o no_o sort_n worthy_a thy_o divine_a majesty_n yet_o for_o all_o that_o disdain_v not_o to_o enter_v into_o i_o where_o thou_o come_v all_o magnificence_n abound_v and_o where_o thou_o be_v there_o be_v always_o honour_n enough_o thou_o do_v not_o o_o lord_n honour_n thyself_o by_o visit_v i_o but_o thou_o thereby_o do_v honour_n unto_o i_o thy_o poor_a servant_n wherefore_o shall_v thou_o leave_v the_o brightness_n of_o the_o heaven_n and_o the_o glister_n of_o the_o star_n to_o come_v down_o here_o on_o earth_n to_o so_o dishonourable_a a_o subject_n but_o as_o i_o think_v thou_o do_v it_o to_o give_v warning_n to_o thy_o angel_n not_o to_o grow_v proud_a in_o their_o magnificence_n in_o regard_n they_o be_v thy_o creature_n and_o that_o thou_o be_v able_a to_o make_v the_o base_a dweller_n upon_o earth_n as_o glorious_a as_o they_o that_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o thou_o descende_v from_o heaven_n to_o show_v mercy_n upon_o we_o and_o bear_v a_o part_n in_o our_o misery_n thou_o come_v to_o re-establish_a we_o in_o our_o ancient_a perfection_n and_o because_o we_o as_o much_o as_o in_o we_o be_v have_v deface_v the_o image_n of_o the_o divinity_n which_o thou_o have_v imprint_v in_o we_o thou_o of_o thy_o especial_a grace_n come_v to_o renew_v those_o beauty_n and_o spark_n of_o our_o first_o nature_n it_o be_v thou_o then_o which_o be_v not_o only_o content_a to_o be_v our_o creator_n but_o our_o redeemer_n likewise_o and_o as_o thou_o be_v our_o father_n in_o like_a manner_n it_o please_v thou_o to_o be_v our_o protector_n and_o defender_n when_o all_o the_o world_n forsake_v we_o thou_o stretchedst_a out_o thy_o arm_n unto_o we_o and_o do_v receive_v we_o under_o the_o wing_n of_o thy_o clemency_n 16._o i_o stand_v in_o great_a need_n thereof_o for_o i_o know_v no_o more_o whether_o to_o go_v my_o father_n and_o mother_n have_v forsake_v i_o that_o father_n i_o say_v who_o have_v tender_o feed_v and_o bring_v i_o up_o do_v abhor_v i_o when_o he_o perceive_v that_o i_o delight_v whole_o in_o thou_o and_o that_o i_o have_v leave_v the_o vanity_n of_o this_o world_n they_o behold_v i_o with_o sorrow_n and_o account_v i_o for_o a_o lose_a child_n the_o kind_a embrace_n of_o my_o brother_n be_v convert_v into_o disdain_n the_o sweet_a friendship_n of_o my_o sister_n change_v to_o contempt_n and_o the_o love_a welcome_n of_o my_o friend_n turn_v into_o derision_n whether_o now_o shall_v i_o make_v retreat_n if_o my_o dear_a friend_n use_v i_o in_o this_o manner_n what_o will_v my_o enemy_n do_v who_o mouth_n be_v all_o bitterness_n and_o tongue_n poison_n who_o action_n and_o ordinary_a exercise_n be_v wrong_n and_o reproach_n but_o when_o i_o be_o most_o of_o all_o forsake_a than_o be_v thou_o near_o unto_o i_o than_o do_v thou_o most_o favourable_o embrace_v i_o and_o most_o liberal_o pour_v upon_o my_o head_n the_o treasure_n of_o thy_o mercy_n 17._o now_o see_v it_o please_v thou_o in_o this_o abundant_a manner_n to_o bestow_v thy_o grace_n upon_o i_o to_o the_o end_n i_o may_v be_v able_a to_o keep_v it_o teach_v i_o how_o i_o ought_v to_o serve_v thou_o learn_v i_o thy_o law_n and_o how_o to_o direct_v my_o path_n to_o walk_v always_o aright_o in_o this_o narrow_a thorny_a way_n which_o shall_v conduct_v i_o to_o the_o haven_n of_o health_n for_o o_o lord_n i_o have_v leave_v long_o since_o that_o easy_a beat_a way_n strew_v with_o earthly_a pleasure_n and_o which_o lead_v those_o that_o follow_v it_o to_o destruction_n and_o damnation_n show_v i_o then_o my_o god_n thy_o way_n for_o under_o such_o a_o guide_n i_o shall_v never_o go_v astray_o show_v it_o i_o say_v unto_o i_o o_o lord_n for_o if_o i_o stray_v never_o so_o little_a i_o be_o undo_v my_o enemy_n watch_v to_o surprise_v i_o and_o to_o find_v matter_n to_o dishonour_v i_o and_o thyself_o likewise_o because_o they_o know_v i_o serve_v thou_o true_o and_o faithful_o 18._o give_v i_o not_o over_o then_o into_o their_o hand_n to_o do_v with_o i_o after_o their_o heart_n desire_v for_o they_o will_v soon_o deprive_v i_o both_o of_o life_n and_o honour_n they_o have_v already_o lay_v their_o plot_n invent_v a_o thousand_o accusation_n practise_v a_o world_n of_o witness_n but_o their_o lie_n return_v upon_o themselves_o and_o bear_v witness_n against_o they_o falsehood_n can_v be_v hide_v she_o lie_v open_a and_o truth_n pierce_v it_o thorough_a on_o all_o side_n it_o be_v compound_v of_o piece_n ill_o join_v together_o which_o fall_v a_o sunder_o at_o the_o first_o blow_n they_o receive_v and_o be_v oppose_v against_o innocence_n it_o melt_v away_o like_a snow_n before_o the_o sun_n 19_o but_o if_o as_o they_o desir_n they_o shall_v heap_v slander_n upon_o i_o and_o smother_v i_o under_o the_o burden_n of_o their_o wrong_n i_o will_v not_o for_o all_o that_o be_v discourage_v i_o have_v not_o put_v my_o trust_n o_o lord_n in_o the_o richesse_n and_o honour_n of_o this_o world_n they_o be_v common_o the_o portion_n of_o the_o wicked_a they_o be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n the_o reward_n of_o their_o perfidious_a wickedness_n and_o deceit_n this_o merchandise_n be_v common_o buy_v with_o none_o other_o money_n all_o my_o trust_n and_o hope_v o_o lord_n be_v in_o thou_o the_o world_n be_v not_o able_a to_o contain_v it_o the_o fruit_n of_o my_o labour_n do_v not_o grow_v in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o dead_a it_o be_v in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o live_a that_o i_o wait_v to_o gather_v they_o there_o do_v i_o hope_v to_o see_v my_o wealth_n nay_o rather_o thou_o o_o my_o god._n other_o man_n look_v for_o the_o fruit_n after_o the_o blossom_n but_o i_o expect_v it_o after_o the_o fall_n of_o the_o leaf_n after_o that_o the_o leaf_n of_o my_o body_n shall_v be_v fall_v i_o hope_v that_o my_o soul_n shall_v flourish_v with_o new_a fruit_n and_o shall_v be_v clothe_v with_o the_o eternal_a verdure_n of_o immortality_n 20._o be_v patient_a then_o my_o soul_n and_o bear_v thyself_o valiant_o redouble_v thy_o courage_n and_o wait_v till_o my_o god_n come_v towards_o thou_o be_v not_o astonish_v at_o the_o prosperity_n of_o the_o wicked_a fear_v thou_o not_o though_o they_o do_v oppress_v good_a man_n and_o because_o thou_o see_v o_o lord_n that_o i_o be_o not_o strong_a enough_o of_o myself_o assist_v and_o underproppe_v i_o lest_o that_o the_o affection_n of_o the_o wicked_a cause_n i_o to_o remove_v forth_o of_o the_o place_n where_o thou_o do_v set_v i_o second_o my_o fervent_a zeal_n to_o the_o end_n that_o have_v fight_v valiant_o in_o the_o assault_n which_o the_o wicked_a make_v upon_o i_o i_o may_v stand_v ready_a when_o thou_o shall_v open_v the_o gate_n and_o be_v enter_v in_o triumph_n with_o thou_o i_o may_v sit_v at_o thy_o foot_n at_o such_o time_n when_o thou_o shall_v judge_v the_o quick_a and_o the_o dead_a then_o we_o shall_v see_v the_o great_a difference_n betwixt_o their_o life_n and_o we_o and_o what_o reward_n attend_v they_o they_o have_v
sweeten_v the_o sharpness_n which_o prick_v and_o vex_v you_o and_o never_o go_v about_o to_o hurt_v he_o because_o of_o that_o for_o the_o recompense_n of_o good_a man_n be_v nor_o only_o good_a for_o good_a but_o good_a for_o evil_n 9_o and_o those_o who_o carry_v away_o with_o a_o fiery_a impatience_n do_v procure_v the_o hurt_n of_o other_o &_o who_o in_o stead_n of_o leave_v vengeance_n to_o god_n unto_o who_o it_o belong_v will_v usurp_v it_o from_o he_o they_o shall_v be_v root_v out_o for_o ever_o &_o like_o insolent_a servant_n which_o enterprise_n upon_o their_o master_n authority_n they_o shall_v be_v sharp_o and_o shameful_o punish_v but_o he_o which_o possess_v his_o soul_n in_o patience_n and_o constant_o wait_v for_o god_n judgement_n god_n will_v praise_v and_o bless_v his_o obedience_n and_o after_o that_o he_o have_v punish_v the_o wicked_a for_o their_o mischief_n he_o will_v confiscate_v their_o possession_n and_o make_v he_o master_n and_o owner_n thereof_o 10._o tarry_v yet_o a_o little_a and_o you_o shall_v see_v the_o sport_n he_o who_o you_o do_v see_v so_o magnificent_a which_o make_v so_o great_a profit_n by_o his_o sin_n who_o by_o his_o naughty_a practice_n have_v gather_v together_o so_o much_o wealth_n as_o he_o think_v thereby_o to_o have_v purchase_v a_o immortal_a name_n he_o shall_v glide_v a_o way_n like_o a_o wave_n where_o the_o water_n flow_v with_o great_a surge_n there_o shall_v be_v see_v nothing_o but_o mud_n and_o dirt_n there_o shall_v not_o remain_v so_o much_o as_o any_o sign_n of_o the_o place_n where_o he_o stand_v he_o shall_v be_v no_o more_o remember_v than_o the_o wind_n which_o blow_v a_o twelvemonth_n past_a 11._o and_o on_o the_o contrary_a a_o good_a and_o righteous_a man_n shall_v possess_v his_o room_n shall_v be_v successor_n of_o his_o riches_n and_o shall_v reign_v in_o safety_n on_o the_o earth_n leave_v his_o wealth_n in_o succession_n to_o his_o child_n peace_n shall_v pass_v on_o to_o his_o by_o inheritance_n peace_n a_o rich_a and_o wealthy_a in_o heritance_n which_o give_v taste_v to_o all_o other_o benefit_n without_o which_o all_o the_o other_o be_v but_o torment_n and_o affliction_n peace_n more_o sweet_a than_o the_o sweet_a oil_n and_o milk_n which_o hatch_v all_o kind_n of_o pleasure_n in_o thy_o bosom_n which_o cause_v virtue_n to_o bud_v and_o flourish_v and_o which_o no_o wrish_v and_o ripen_v her_o holy_a fruit_n 12._o now_o this_o peace_n be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n and_o nothing_o can_v bestow_v it_o upon_o we_o but_o his_o goodness_n and_o nothing_o can_v procure_v his_o goodness_n but_o the_o reformation_n of_o our_o wicked_a life_n for_o so_o so_o long_o as_o war_n shall_v remain_v in_o we_o and_o that_o sin_n which_o be_v the_o sin_n of_o discord_n shall_v lodge_v with_o we_o we_o can_v hope_v for_o peace_n and_o rest_n among_o ourselves_o but_o on_o the_o contrary_a if_o we_o can_v make_v peace_n with_o god_n we_o shall_v forth_o with_o have_v it_o with_o man_n and_o we_o shall_v live_v in_o a_o firm_a and_o quiet_a rest_n 13._o i_o know_v well_o that_o there_o will_v always_o be_v wicked_a people_n find_v who_o evill-will_a will_v not_o cease_v till_o they_o die_v i_o know_v very_o well_o that_o they_o will_v always_o lie_v in_o wait_n to_o surprise_v good_a man_n &_o to_o practice_v against_o they_o they_o will_v grind_v their_o tooth_n at_o they_o &_o gromble_v like_o roar_a lion_n for_o their_o hatred_n be_v so_o extreme_a against_o the_o good_a as_o when_o they_o see_v they_o they_o know_v not_o how_o to_o look_v and_o resemble_v beast_n rather_o than_o man_n 14._o but_o god_n almighty_a who_o have_v appoint_v that_o which_o have_v be_v which_o shall_v be_v and_o be_v who_o ordonance_n be_v immovable_a do_v mock_v such_o practice_n &_o laugh_v at_o the_o vain_a do_n of_o those_o false_a miserable_a wretch_n which_o beat_v the_o air_n and_o skirmish_n with_o the_o wind_n he_o see_v their_o end_n to_o come_v on_o fair_a and_o soft_o which_o shall_v bear_v they_o hence_o like_o a_o great_a whirlwind_n 15._o for_o when_o they_o think_v themselves_o to_o be_v master_n &_o to_o have_v all_o in_o their_o own_o power_n even_o they_o shall_v they_o be_v in_o most_o danger_n you_o shall_v see_v these_o miserable_a sinner_n with_o naked_a sword_n in_o hand_n to_o bend_v their_o bow_n and_o to_o take_v their_o aim_n to_o hit_v the_o innocent_a they_o will_v band_v themselves_o together_o they_o will_v put_v their_o people_n in_o order_n place_v their_o ambush_n give_v the_o watchword_n and_o joyful_a in_o their_o heart_n they_o will_v say_v we_o hold_v he_o he_o can_v escape_v us._n 16._o they_o will_v come_v to_o slay_v the_o poor_a needy_a and_o innocent_a person_n and_o will_v make_v account_n to_o root_v out_o all_o those_o who_o heart_n and_o soul_n be_v upright_o for_o against_o such_o man_n they_o denounce_v war_n because_o they_o hinder_v the_o execution_n of_o their_o purpose_n and_o for_o that_o their_o innocence_n be_v a_o continual_a reproach_n unto_o they_o 17._o they_o have_v already_o set_v their_o knife_n to_o the_o throat_n of_o the_o innocent_a they_o be_v fetch_v their_o stroke_n they_o have_v shoot_v off_o their_o arrow_n but_o lo_o by_o a_o wonderful_a accident_n the_o point_n of_o their_o sword_n be_v turn_v upon_o their_o own_o breast_n their_o arrow_n fall_v upon_o themselves_o their_o bow_n break_v betwixt_o their_o finger_n and_o at_o last_o they_o slay_v one_o another_o with_o their_o own_o weapon_n thou_o have_v right_o say_v o_o lord_n that_o always_o evil_a council_n overthrow_v the_o author_n thereof_o thou_o have_v foretell_v that_o the_o wicked_a be_v take_v in_o their_o own_o snare_n and_o that_o at_o the_o last_o they_o shall_v suffer_v the_o punishment_n which_o they_o prepare_v for_o other_o 18._o it_o be_v not_o then_o o_o lord_n power_n greatness_n and_o worldly_a authority_n which_o make_v man_n happy_a troop_n and_o army_n of_o man_n make_v they_o not_o safe_a and_o conqueror_n for_o the_o small_a store_n which_o thou_o give_v unto_o the_o just_a man_n who_o by_o his_o sincerity_n be_v reconcile_v to_o thy_o favour_n be_v of_o more_o worth_n than_o all_o the_o plenty_n and_o a_o fluence_n of_o the_o wicked_a the_o little_a which_o a_o just_a man_n have_v rise_v like_o the_o leven_n in_o the_o dough_n his_o strength_n flourish_v like_o the_o branch_n of_o the_o palm_n tree_n for_o his_o vigour_n take_v root_n in_o thou_o who_o be_v the_o depth_n of_o all_o strength_n and_o power_n 19_o but_o on_o the_o contrary_a the_o arm_n of_o the_o sinner_n how_o strong_a soever_o it_o be_v shall_v be_v break_v and_o his_o strength_n shall_v be_v tread_v under_o foot_n for_o it_o be_v but_o a_o vain_a show_n which_o swell_v like_a to_o the_o glass_n in_o the_o furnace_n it_o wax_v great_a by_o the_o breath_n of_o the_o workman_n but_o the_o more_o it_o increase_v and_o shine_v the_o more_o weak_a and_o brittle_a it_o become_v so_o as_o a_o small_a knock_n break_v it_o all_o to_o piece_n but_o the_o just_a man_n be_v like_a to_o the_o diamond_n the_o more_o it_o be_v hammer_v the_o bright_a it_o be_v affliction_n take_v only_o from_o the_o innocent_a man_n his_o uppermost_a filth_n and_o excrement_n and_o the_o naked_a he_o be_v the_o fair_a and_o pure_a he_o appear_v 20._o in_o a_o word_n whatsoever_o god_n send_v to_o good_a man_n all_o be_v for_o their_o good_a he_o know_v the_o life_n and_o day_n of_o all_o such_o people_n as_o be_v pure_a and_o clean_a and_o give_v they_o that_o which_o be_v needful_a for_o they_o their_o happiness_n be_v prepare_v from_o all_o eternity_n and_o they_o shall_v eternal_o possess_v it_o not_o a_o earthly_a inheritance_n but_o a_o heavenly_a who_o wealth_n be_v infinite_a and_o eternal_a a_o inheritance_n which_o divide_v among_o his_o child_n shall_v nevertheless_o remain_v whole_a &_o entire_a who_o part_n shall_v be_v as_o great_a as_o the_o whole_a for_o it_o be_v this_o inheritance_n of_o glory_n which_o enritch_n so_o many_o people_n do_v fill_v they_o all_o with_o eternal_a blessedness_n and_o remain_v ever_o one_o and_o always_o infinite_a 21._o now_o albeit_o that_o the_o hope_n of_o god_n servant_n be_v not_o fix_v on_o earth_n yet_o nevertheless_o so_o long_o as_o they_o shall_v remain_v in_o this_o world_n he_o will_v not_o suffer_v they_o to_o want_v that_o which_o be_v necessary_a for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o this_o life_n for_o when_o the_o evil_a time_n shall_v come_v when_o as_o vengeance_n shall_v be_v pour_v upon_o man_n when_o the_o water_n shall_v overflow_v their_o bank_n when_o tempest_n shall_v bear_v sway_n and_o the_o heaven_n reign_v down_o fire_n the_o just_a shall_v be_v then_o at_o rest_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o tempest_n stand_v
be_v the_o fruit_n of_o the_o just_a man_n shall_v they_o be_v the_o wealth_n which_o he_o have_v gather_v together_o the_o castle_n which_o he_o have_v build_v o_o fruit_n unworthy_a such_o a_o tree_n fruit_n which_o wither_v at_o the_o first_o feeling_n of_o frost_n fruit_n which_o fall_v off_o with_o the_o first_o wind_n not_o so_o it_o shall_v be_v the_o goâ—d_n and_o savoury_a fruit_n which_o grow_v in_o the_o fair_a and_o plentiful_a arbour_n of_o the_o divine_a wisdom_n they_o be_v holy_a and_o religious_a thought_n they_o be_v meditation_n full_a of_o zeal_n and_o devotion_n by_o which_o he_o will_v join_v his_o spirit_n to_o god_n then_o open_v his_o soul_n he_o will_v receive_v the_o beam_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n which_o will_v animate_v he_o to_o a_o thousand_o goodly_a virtuous_a action_n as_o the_o fruit_n of_o his_o life_n holiness_n pass_v from_o his_o heart_n to_o his_o lip_n will_v cause_v he_o to_o utter_v none_o other_o speech_n but_o of_o equity_n and_o righteousness_n 34._o for_o he_o will_v always_o have_v the_o saw_n of_o god_n imprint_v in_o his_o soul_n as_o a_o just_a and_o certain_a rule_n whereby_o he_o will_v encompass_v his_o speech_n and_o he_o need_v not_o fear_v ever_o to_o go_v astray_o out_o of_o the_o right_a way_n nor_o that_o his_o foot_n will_v in_o any_o sort_n slide_v for_o the_o foundation_n thereof_o be_v too_o sure_o lay_v and_o the_o path_n too_o much_o beat_v the_o law_n of_o god_n be_v more_o firm_a and_o solid_a than_o iron_n or_o steel_n it_o be_v a_o in_o flexible_a rule_n a_o immovable_a rock_n it_o be_v a_o place_n of_o safety_n where_o a_o man_n be_v not_o only_o conduct_v in_o righteousness_n but_o safe_o preserve_v as_o betwixt_o two_o brazen_a wall_n 35._o for_o behold_v the_o wicked_a how_o long_o he_o have_v lie_v in_o ambush_n to_o surprise_v the_o innocent_a behold_v what_o mean_v he_o have_v use_v to_o take_v away_o his_o honour_n and_o life_n see_v whether_o he_o have_v forget_v any_o thing_n or_o no_o 36._o but_o god_n forsake_v not_o the_o just_a man_n into_o what_o danger_n soever_o he_o fall_v he_o give_v he_o not_o over_o to_o the_o sacrilegious_a hand_n of_o these_o cruel_a murderer_n nor_o to_o their_o bloody_a imposture_n and_o impudent_a slander_n for_o he_o be_v judge_n and_o the_o power_n reside_v in_o he_o but_o he_o be_v likewise_o a_o witness_n and_o the_o knowledge_n of_o truth_n be_v in_o he_o see_v then_o that_o he_o know_v the_o truth_n and_o that_o he_o can_v and_o will_v judge_v the_o innocent_a shall_v he_o not_o be_v justify_v by_o his_o sentence_n 37._o wait_v then_o on_o he_o o_o you_o just_a for_o his_o help_n be_v certain_a be_v not_o weary_a of_o stay_v for_o he_o for_o he_o know_v better_a what_o you_o need_v then_o yourselves_o sometime_o he_o tarry_v to_o try_v your_o patience_n sometime_o to_o glorify_v you_o walk_v then_o in_o his_o way_n &_o observe_v they_o carful_o plant_v strong_a hedge_n round_o about_o his_o way_n stick_v your_o labour_n with_o thorn_n and_o your_o tribulation_n with_o brier_n for_o fear_v least_o voluptuousness_n enter_v in_o and_o pleasure_n break_v and_o spoil_v your_o way_n persevere_v in_o your_o course_n until_o you_o sweat_v water_n and_o blood_n to_o the_o end_n that_o you_o may_v arrive_v at_o the_o haven_n of_o rest_n where_o god_n will_v exalt_v you_o above_o this_o visible_a world_n you_o namely_o above_o his_o glorify_a angel_n he_o will_v cause_v you_o to_o lead_v sinner_n in_o triumph_n and_o will_v make_v you_o to_o see_v the_o earth_n purge_v from_o their_o iniquity_n to_o be_v assign_v for_o a_o portion_n to_o good_a man_n 38._o i_o have_v be_v sometime_o amaze_v to_o see_v the_o wicked_a man_n raise_v up_o to_o all_o sort_n of_o honour_n and_o to_o hold_v the_o earth_n in_o a_o manner_n subject_a under_o his_o foot_n the_o cedar_n of_o libanus_n look_v not_o more_o fair_a and_o straight_o at_o such_o time_n as_o he_o put_v on_o his_o green_a livery_n and_o spread_v forth_o his_o new_a blossom_n as_o the_o wicked_a seem_v in_o the_o strength_n of_o his_o magnificence_n 39_o but_o return_v by_o the_o place_n where_o i_o leave_v he_o i_o do_v great_o wonder_v what_o be_v become_v of_o he_o i_o behold_v the_o seat_n of_o his_o greatness_n which_o be_v turn_v into_o solitude_n i_o do_v ask_v what_o be_v become_v of_o he_o that_o be_v so_o brave_a and_o so_o much_o fear_v no_o man_n make_v i_o answer_v i_o seek_v up_o and_o down_o every_o where_o to_o see_v if_o i_o can_v meet_v he_o but_o i_o can_v hear_v no_o tiding_n at_o all_o all_o melt_v away_o with_o he_o there_o remain_v not_o so_o much_o as_o a_o mention_n of_o he_o and_o it_o seem_v that_o the_o fire_n have_v eat_v all_o up_o 40._o we_o must_v then_o by_o the_o example_n of_o their_o misery_n learn_v to_o eschew_v sin_n and_o follow_v another_o life_n meritte_v another_o end_n preserve_v yourselves_o then_o o_o you_o innocent_a people_n study_v righteousness_n love_v equity_n and_o justice_n for_o the_o peaceable_a man_n love_v rest_n in_o his_o family_n and_o be_v new_o bear_v in_o his_o posterity_n 41._o they_o be_v not_o like_a to_o the_o reprobate_n who_o memory_n be_v lose_v in_o a_o moment_n and_o no_o man_n remain_v afterward_o to_o name_v they_o unless_o it_o be_v with_o curse_n their_o posterity_n be_v lose_v at_o once_o the_o first_o stroke_n that_o strike_v they_o do_v whole_o overthrow_v they_o for_o they_o have_v no_o help_n but_o in_o their_o own_o self_n &_o god_n have_v forsake_v they_o long_o since_o 42._o he_o succour_v only_o the_o just_a that_o trust_n in_o he_o they_o have_v wait_v on_o he_o and_o it_o be_v reason_n that_o they_o shall_v find_v comfort_n in_o he_o he_o likewise_o support_v they_o in_o the_o day_n of_o their_o affliction_n they_o shall_v retire_v themselves_o under_o his_o wing_n like_v to_o poor_a chicken_n pursue_v by_o the_o kite_n they_o shall_v there_o be_v cover_v defend_v and_o comfort_v 43._o he_o will_v help_v they_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o bicker_n and_o then_o they_o shall_v be_v environ_v on_o every_o side_n he_o will_v miraculous_o by_o his_o power_n come_v and_o deliver_v they_o he_o will_v break_v into_o the_o throng_n &_o will_v draw_v the_o just_a forth_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o wicked_a wherefore_o o_o lord_n do_v thou_o support_v the_o just_a with_o such_o affection_n because_o they_o have_v trust_v in_o thou_o and_o not_o place_v their_o confidence_n in_o the_o frail_a and_o corruptible_a good_n of_o this_o world_n but_o on_o thy_o infinite_a goodness_n and_o mercy_n which_o never_o fail_v those_o which_o call_v upon_o thy_o holy_a name_n see_v they_o o_o father_n of_o justice_n and_o mercy_n that_o it_o please_v thou_o for_o a_o time_n to_o permit_v the_o wicked_a to_o enjoy_v the_o good_n and_o honour_n of_o this_o world_n and_o to_o set_v their_o foot_n on_o the_o neck_n of_o good_a man_n and_o with_o their_o evil_a artificial_a practice_n to_o torment_v thy_o good_a and_o faithful_a servant_n compose_v in_o such_o sort_n our_o affection_n as_o we_o may_v not_o be_v offend_v with_o their_o good_a hap_n nor_o envy_v their_o decetfull_a riches_n but_o grant_v that_o we_o may_v courageous_o bear_v what_o affliction_n so_o ever_o it_o shall_v please_v thou_o to_o lay_v upon_o we_o wait_v with_o patience_n till_o thou_o come_v to_o judge_v their_o conscience_n to_o inquire_v out_o the_o depth_n of_o their_o counsel_n and_o with_o the_o severity_n of_o thy_o justice_n to_o imprint_v on_o their_o forehead_n the_o shame_n they_o have_v deserve_v raze_v their_o infamous_a memory_n from_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n which_o be_v appoint_v for_o the_o service_n of_o thy_o glory_n and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n contain_v our_o heart_n in_o such_o sort_n that_o we_o have_v none_o other_o hope_n but_o in_o thou_o and_o make_v account_n of_o nothing_o else_o in_o this_o world_n or_o to_o set_v our_o love_n upon_o but_o on_o thy_o only_a grace_n and_o blessing_n judica_fw-la i_o domine_fw-la psalm_n 42._o be_v my_o judge_n o_o lord_n take_v notice_n of_o my_o cause_n and_o judge_v the_o slander_n wherewith_o the_o wicked_a do_v accuse_v i_o deliver_v i_o on_o lord_n out_o of_o the_o ungodly_a and_o from_o deceitful_a lip_n for_o they_o be_v gather_v together_o to_o conspire_v against_o i_o and_o they_o have_v practise_v my_o destruction_n they_o will_v cloak_v their_o theft_n with_o justice_n and_o under_o show_n of_o law_n they_o will_v overthrow_v and_o defame_v i_o but_o o_o divine_a justice_n which_o with_o a_o all-seeing_a eye_n do_v scatter_v the_o cloud_n of_o slander_n and_o give_v light_n to_o innocency_n shine_v a_o little_a upon_o i_o and_o make_v they_o know_v that_o truth_n pierce_v
throw_v their_o deceit_n and_o make_v way_n to_o appear_v before_o thou_o who_o be_v a_o severe_a and_o uncorrupted_a judge_n and_o the_o only_a comforter_n of_o the_o afflict_a 2._o thou_o be_v my_o strength_n and_o defence_n on_o thou_o alone_o do_v my_o innocency_n repose_v i_o be_v prepare_v to_o encounter_v the_o imposture_n of_o those_o which_o assail_v i_o i_o have_v devise_v a_o thousand_o argument_n to_o convince_v they_o &_o make_v acount_n to_o gain_v the_o cause_n but_o when_o i_o do_v consider_v that_o thou_o take_v upon_o thou_o the_o knowledge_n of_o my_o cause_n like_o my_o god_n my_o keeper_n &_o my_o protector_n i_o say_v unto_o myself_o to_o what_o purpose_n be_v all_o these_o goodly_a syllogism_n for_o my_o judge_n know_v the_o truth_n of_o the_o matter_n and_o be_v acquaint_v with_o the_o equity_n of_o my_o cause_n what_o can_v be_v hide_v from_o he_o before_o who_o all_o thing_n be_v present_a what_o can_v be_v show_v unto_o he_o which_o be_v justice_n itself_o who_o have_v establish_v law_n and_o unto_o who_o the_o interpretation_n of_o they_o do_v belong_v i_o throw_v myself_o then_o into_o thy_o arm_n my_o god_n my_o strength_n and_o refuge_n judge_v my_o cause_n and_o deliver_v i_o from_o the_o slander_n of_o the_o wicked_a but_o wherefore_o do_v thou_o reject_v i_o o_o my_o god_n i_o have_v a_o long_a time_n call_v upon_o thou_o and_o yet_o thou_o come_v not_o my_o enemy_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n oppress_v i_o and_o i_o be_o able_a to_o hold_v out_o no_o long_o o_o lord_n i_o be_o almost_o in_o despair_n why_o do_v thou_o forsake_v i_o but_o soft_a and_o fair_a my_o soul_n why_o be_v thou_o so_o desolate_a although_o god_n do_v for_o a_o while_n defer_v to_o come_v to_o thy_o aid_n while_o the_o wicked_a do_v afflict_v thou_o why_o be_v thou_o thus_o discourage_v and_o give_v thyself_o over_o to_o grief_n and_o sorrow_n that_o which_o be_v defer_v be_v not_o lose_v he_o will_v come_v see_v he_o have_v promise_v it_o 3._o come_v then_o o_o my_o god_n my_o lord_n and_o display_v the_o beam_n of_o thy_o divine_a light_n upon_o i_o and_o see_v thou_o be_v the_o father_n of_o truth_n leave_v not_o this_o thy_o poor_a daughter_n captive_a to_o the_o iniquity_n and_o injustice_n of_o these_o accuser_n if_o thou_o love_v innocency_n deliver_v it_o from_o the_o band_n of_o these_o false_a accusation_n now_o o_o lord_n malice_n lie_v hide_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o darkness_n if_o thou_o put_v it_o to_o the_o light_n of_o the_o day_n she_o be_v overcome_v if_o it_o be_v know_v it_o be_v undo_v let_v then_o thy_o light_n &_o thy_o truth_n o_o my_o god_n assist_v i_o in_o my_o justice_n for_o all_o my_o life_n time_n i_o have_v love_v they_o from_o my_o youth_n i_o have_v make_v much_o of_o they_o and_o seek_v they_o out_o they_o be_v they_o o_o lord_n which_o first_o of_o all_o bring_v i_o before_o thou_o and_o present_v i_o unto_o thou_o upon_o thy_o holy_a hill_n seat_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o thy_o tabernacle_n they_o bring_v i_o into_o thy_o church_n and_o give_v i_o a_o place_n of_o honour_n in_o thy_o house_n 4._o it_o be_v there_o o_o lord_n where_o i_o have_v choose_v my_o dwell_a place_n my_o habitation_n be_v with_o thou_o in_o thou_o o_o lord_n be_v my_o rest_n all_o my_o glory_n have_v be_v to_o serve_v thou_o be_v then_o assure_v of_o thy_o aid_n hope_v in_o thy_o grace_n i_o will_v present_v myself_o before_o thou_o which_o know_v my_o conscience_n and_o know_v judge_v it_o in_o judge_v thou_o esteem_v it_o in_o esteem_v it_o confound_v the_o common_a enemy_n of_o my_o honour_n &_o thy_o service_n i_o will_v come_v unto_o the_o altar_n that_o i_o have_v build_v unto_o thou_o to_o bless_v and_o sanctify_v thy_o name_n &_o i_o will_v call_v on_o thou_o o_o my_o god_n which_o fille_v my_o youth_n with_o joy_n warm_a my_o hart_n with_o the_o sacred_a flame_n of_o thy_o holy_a will_n and_o heap_a pleasure_n and_o gladness_n upon_o i_o 5._o take_v my_o harp_n in_o hand_n i_o will_v play_v the_o confession_n of_o thy_o magnificence_n and_o with_o my_o voice_n i_o will_v tune_v the_o sweet_a accent_n of_o thy_o praise_n i_o will_v now_o sing_v of_o thy_o mighty_a power_n by_o &_o by_o of_o thy_o immense_a goodness_n than_o thy_o infinite_a clemency_n but_o i_o will_v end_v with_o this_o admirable_a justice_n which_o have_v defend_v i_o from_o the_o oppression_n of_o the_o wicked_a and_o have_v cause_v the_o shame_n of_o their_o naughty_a practice_n to_o light_v upon_o themselves_o wherefore_o then_o my_o soul_n be_v thou_o thus_o sorrowful_a why_o do_v thou_o thus_o trouble_v i_o and_o fret_v thyself_o at_o the_o indignity_n of_o the_o wicked_a as_o though_o their_o venomous_a tongue_n be_v able_a to_o prevail_v against_o a_o innocent_a conscience_n no_o no_o a_o burn_a torch_n thrust_v into_o the_o water_n be_v not_o so_o quick_o put_v out_o as_o be_v slander_v which_o be_v throw_v upon_o a_o innocent_a life_n 6._o hope_v in_o god_n then_o o_o my_o soul_n and_o rejoice_v in_o his_o favour_n for_o i_o perceive_v that_o he_o be_v please_v with_o his_o praise_n in_o my_o mouth_n all_o my_o life_n long_o i_o will_v praise_v and_o confess_v myself_o unto_o the_o god_n of_o truth_n the_o god_n of_o justice_n god_n the_o defender_n of_o the_o innocent_a the_o father_n of_o salvation_n god_n my_o only_a defence_n i_o will_v always_o fix_v my_o eye_n and_o countenance_n on_o he_o for_o i_o have_v find_v no_o salvation_n but_o in_o he_o only_o o_o god_n who_o from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n do_v stretch_v forth_o thy_o arm_n to_o the_o afflict_a protecte_v the_o oppress_a and_o comforte_v the_o just_a man_n unjust_o torment_v give_v i_o o_o lord_n comfort_n and_o courage_n to_o the_o end_n that_o recollect_v my_o spirit_n half_o dull_v with_o affliction_n i_o may_v glorify_v thou_o with_o my_o whole_a strength_n and_o drown_v with_o the_o vigour_n of_o my_o voice_n the_o blasphemy_n of_o the_o wicked_a who_o defame_n thy_o honour_n who_o be_v not_o able_a to_o reach_v unto_o thyself_o do_v furious_o assail_v good_a man_n that_o serve_v thou_o faithful_o audite_fw-la haec_fw-la omnes_fw-la gentes_fw-la psalm_n 48._o come_v unto_o i_o o_o you_o strange_a nation_n draw_v near_o unto_o i_o o_o you_o people_n the_o most_o remote_a come_v from_o all_o part_n to_o hear_v that_o which_o no_o where_o else_o you_o can_v hear_v across_o the_o sea_n and_o mountain_n overcome_v bold_o all_o difficulty_n of_o the_o long_a way_n for_o the_o reward_n of_o your_o navigation_n shall_v be_v great_a than_o his_o which_o sail_v from_o the_o east_n to_o the_o west_n lade_v with_o pearl_n and_o diamond_n the_o recompense_n of_o your_o travail_n shall_v be_v more_o precious_a than_o the_o trophy_n of_o those_o which_o subdue_v the_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n bend_v then_o your_o ear_n and_o listen_v attentive_o to_o that_o which_o i_o will_v now_o declare_v unto_o you_o oh_o how_o glad_o will_v i_o wish_v that_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o your_o sense_n be_v turn_v into_o hear_v to_o the_o end_n you_o may_v pure_o conceive_v that_o which_o i_o will_v pronounce_v unto_o you_o 2._o come_v come_v all_o you_o which_o call_v yourselves_o child_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o think_v that_o you_o owe_v your_o original_n and_o be_v to_o the_o earth_n and_o your_o birth_n only_o to_o your_o parent_n and_o acknowledge_v in_o this_o world_n nothing_o old_a than_o they_o nor_o nothing_o great_a than_o yourselves_o in_o deed_n you_o may_v be_v right_o call_v the_o child_n of_o the_o earth_n you_o be_v insensible_a like_o it_o and_o you_o have_v no_o more_o understanding_n than_o image_n make_v of_o clay_n which_o art_n bake_a in_o the_o furnace_n come_v and_o open_v your_o ear_n to_o the_o end_n that_o i_o may_v open_v your_o mind_n shut_v the_o eye_n of_o your_o body_n that_o i_o may_v cause_v your_o soul_n to_o see_v clear_o forsake_v the_o earth_n this_o goodly_a mother-in-law_n to_o the_o end_n i_o may_v make_v you_o to_o know_v your_o heavenly_a father_n come_v then_o every_o one_o both_o rich_a and_o poor_a for_o you_o be_v all_o alike_o unworthy_a of_o the_o benefit_n which_o i_o will_v liberal_o bestow_v upon_o you_o 3._o come_v for_o i_o will_v open_v unto_o you_o the_o treasure_n of_o eternal_a wisdom_n and_o open_v my_o mouth_n inspire_v with_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n almighty_n i_o will_v declare_v in_o my_o word_n the_o wonder_n of_o his_o wisdom_n i_o have_v a_o long_a time_n hold_v my_o soul_n in_o a_o profound_a meditation_n and_o after_o much_o deliberation_n i_o do_v at_o last_o conceive_v a_o strange_a discourse_n of_o the_o divine_a wisdom_n whereby_o i_o have_v in_o all_o
to_o have_v in_o his_o favour_n how_o happy_a be_v they_o who_o the_o sundry_a encounter_n of_o this_o world_n can_v never_o shake_v in_o their_o assurance_n of_o the_o divine_a justice_n how_o great_a and_o praiseworthy_a be_v the_o constancy_n of_o such_o people_n 12._o for_o to_o speak_v truth_n my_o foot_n do_v oftentime_o slip_v in_o this_o way_n i_o do_v often_o slide_v and_o almost_o fall_v to_o the_o ground_n like_a unto_o those_o who_o ascend_v a_o sharp_a and_o thorny_a passage_n when_o they_o feel_v themselves_o prick_v with_o some_o thorn_n or_o briar_n do_v present_o with_o the_o pain_n let_v go_v their_o hold_n whereby_o they_o go_v up_o and_o forth_o with_o tumble_v down_o unless_o they_o be_v soon_o stay_v even_o so_o o_o my_o god_n whilst_o i_o take_v upon_o i_o to_o judge_v of_o thy_o work_n and_o to_o behold_v how_o thou_o dispose_v thy_o grace_n be_v prick_v &_o grieve_v at_o the_o prosperity_n of_o the_o wicked_a i_o fetch_v many_o false_a step_n and_o be_o ready_a to_o fall_v headlong_o down_o and_o to_o judge_v amiss_o of_o thy_o wisdom_n and_o justice_n 13._o how_o come_v it_o to_o pass_v say_v i_o that_o people_n which_o know_v not_o god_n but_o to_o blaspheme_v he_o who_o think_v they_o have_v hire_v he_o to_o serve_v their_o libidinous_a and_o perverse_a affection_n who_o care_v not_o otherwise_o for_o he_o but_o only_o to_o have_v he_o serve_v for_o a_o colour_n to_o their_o wickedness_n and_o for_o a_o mask_n to_o their_o iniquity_n that_o they_o shall_v nevertheless_o reap_v the_o fruit_n of_o his_o favour_n and_o possess_v in_o peace_n and_o quiet_a the_o very_a cream_n of_o his_o blessing_n i_o confess_v it_o o_o my_o god_n that_o i_o be_o jealous_a of_o their_o prosperity_n and_o i_o envy_v it_o and_o it_o seem_v unto_o i_o that_o it_o be_v altogether_o against_o reason_n 4._o what_o man_n that_o behold_v they_o will_v say_v that_o they_o shall_v ever_o die_v who_o be_v it_o but_o will_v think_v that_o they_o have_v purchase_v of_o thou_o at_o a_o price_n immortality_n in_o this_o world_n and_o part_v stake_n with_o thou_o of_o a_o eternal_a continuance_n in_o all_o felicity_n in_o other_o matter_n of_o this_o world_n some_o change_n be_v see_v which_o show_v that_o of_o necessety_n a_o end_n must_v follow_v but_o in_o their_o happiness_n be_v such_o firmness_n discern_v as_o it_o seem_v that_o they_o still_o increase_a as_o they_o do_v will_v at_o last_o attain_v thy_o infiniteness_n and_o seat_n themselves_o in_o thy_o heavenly_a throne_n for_o there_o be_v no_o manner_n of_o likelihood_n to_o imagine_v that_o any_o thing_n shall_v hurt_v they_o nor_o that_o the_o least_o misfortune_n shall_v once_o draw_v near_o the_o lustre_n of_o such_o magnificence_n it_o be_v a_o matter_n incredible_a to_o think_v that_o any_o evell_a shall_v hurt_v their_o precious_a body_n environ_v with_o such_o number_n of_o excellent_a riches_n 5._o other_o man_n wax_v crooked_a with_o travail_n labour_n be_v their_o trade_n of_o life_n they_o be_v bear_v in_o tear_n and_o grow_v up_o in_o sigh_n they_o wax_v old_a in_o lamentation_n the_o sea_n be_v often_o free_a from_o wind_n than_o their_o life_n from_o torment_n so_o many_o arrow_n stick_v not_o about_o a_o white_a as_o misery_n and_o afliction_n be_v see_v to_o encompass_v other_o man_n but_o these_o man_n only_o be_v free_a and_o safe_a and_o with_o a_o firm_a and_o smooth_a course_n of_o life_n they_o bathe_v themselves_o with_o ease_n in_o the_o pleasure_n of_o this_o world_n and_o make_v the_o calamity_n of_o honest_a people_n and_o such_o as_o fear_v god_n their_o only_a sport_n and_o pastime_n who_o have_v see_v a_o tyrant_n from_o a_o theatre_n to_o behold_v his_o slave_n fight_v with_o tiger_n &_o lion_n and_o to_o feed_v his_o cruel_a eye_n and_o heart_n with_o the_o inhuman_a sight_n of_o those_o poor_a dismember_a creature_n in_o the_o self_n same_o manner_n do_v these_o vile_a wretch_n feed_v their_o wish_n with_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o afliction_n which_o scourge_v the_o innocent_a 7._o oh_o how_o proud_a and_o arrogant_a it_o make_v they_o they_o think_v that_o the_o earth_n be_v make_v only_o for_o they_o and_o that_o it_o be_v not_o big_a enough_o to_o hold_v they_o as_o for_o the_o other_o sort_n they_o behold_v they_o at_o one_o side_n and_o it_o seem_v that_o they_o envy_v that_o they_o live_v and_o they_o scornful_o mutter_v these_o word_n shall_v we_o never_o be_v rid_v of_o these_o rascal_n will_v they_o still_o be_v in_o our_o sight_n then_o they_o say_v among_o themselves_o what_o be_v this_o fellow_n but_o a_o varlet_n that_o man_n but_o a_o fool_n so_o in_o love_n be_v they_o with_o themselves_o that_o they_o account_v nothing_o in_o this_o world_n goodly_a than_o themselves_o they_o adore_v themselves_o like_o god_n they_o serve_v their_o own_o lust_n reverence_v their_o own_o passion_n so_o as_o they_o be_v cover_v over_o head_n and_o ear_n with_o pride_n rapine_n and_o injustice_n 7._o they_o be_v fat_a only_o with_o mischief_n their_o body_n be_v not_o so_o lard_v with_o fat_a as_o their_o soul_n with_o sin_n all_o manner_n of_o villainy_n and_o abomination_n dwell_v in_o their_o conscience_n all_o their_o thought_n and_o wish_n tend_v to_o filthiness_n they_o fix_v their_o eye_n only_o thereupon_o their_o finger_n itch_n at_o it_o they_o have_v none_o other_o mind_n nor_o affection_n and_o malice_n do_v animate_v and_o give_v motion_n to_o their_o body_n 8._o you_o shall_v see_v they_o so_o soon_o as_o they_o have_v a_o long_a time_n think_v on_o their_o sin_n chew_v their_o evell_a plot_n and_o execute_v some_o wicked_a enterprise_n how_o they_o will_v glory_v in_o they_o brave_a the_o world_n and_o talk_v as_o though_o they_o have_v authority_n for_o whatsoever_o they_o do_v if_o there_o be_v any_o shame_n in_o they_o they_o will_v at_o leastwise_o satisfy_v themselves_o with_o their_o licentious_a outrage_n exercise_v upon_o man_n and_o not_o thus_o villainous_o blaspheme_v and_o curse_v the_o sacred_a name_n of_o god_n 9_o but_o what_o o_o my_o god_n they_o have_v list_v up_o their_o head_n against_o heaven_n they_o have_v scornful_o behold_v the_o seat_n of_o thy_o greatness_n as_o if_o they_o shall_v say_v what_o be_v there_o to_o be_v compare_v unto_o we_o to_o we_o who_o do_v what_o we_o list_v in_o this_o world_n who_o have_v abundance_n of_o all_o thing_n as_o for_o the_o earth_n they_o vouchsafe_v not_o to_o look_v on_o it_o or_o if_o in_o pity_n they_o cast_v their_o eye_n on_o it_o they_o say_v what_o be_v this_o earth_n but_o that_o which_o cloy_v we_o with_o her_o abundance_n &_o weary_v we_o with_o her_o fruitfulness_n 10._o this_o be_v true_o the_o reason_n o_o lord_n why_o all_o the_o people_n be_v amaze_v come_v together_o in_o heap_n to_o view_v this_o prodigy_n and_o run_v from_o all_o part_n to_o behold_v this_o spectacle_n and_o they_o be_v mute_a to_o see_v this_o wonder_n they_o be_v there_o fix_v and_o look_v one_o upon_o another_o 11._o at_o the_o last_o they_o wax_v impatient_a and_o begin_v to_o murmur_v what_o do_v not_o god_n who_o see_v all_o thing_n perceive_v this_o be_v it_o not_o he_o which_o have_v this_o great_a all-seeing_a eye_n who_o bath_n behold_v thing_n before_o they_o be_v create_v see_v they_o in_o their_o be_v and_o force-sees_a their_o end_n be_v not_o his_o providence_n say_v to_o be_v as_o great_a in_o the_o government_n of_o the_o world_n as_o his_o goodness_n be_v wonderful_a in_o the_o creation_n thereof_o if_o he_o have_v dispose_v all_o thing_n in_o order_n if_o he_o have_v create_v by_o measure_n if_o his_o justice_n be_v present_a in_o the_o government_n of_o the_o world_n what_o do_v he_o at_o this_o time_n where_o do_v he_o now_o sleep_v 12._o behold_v the_o wicked_a have_v seize_v on_o his_o benefit_n and_o possess_v the_o wealth_n of_o the_o world_n a_o man_n will_v think_v that_o all_o be_v make_v for_o they_o riches_n rain_v down_o upon_o they_o honour_n enter_v their_o house_n in_o heap_n happiness_n lay_v hold_v on_o they_o perforce_o they_o desire_v and_o have_v they_o wish_v and_o obtain_v 13._o and_o at_o the_o last_o i_o myself_o have_v likewise_o say_v my_o god_n how_o come_v this_o to_o pass_v i_o have_v in_o vain_a justify_v my_o hart_n and_o rule_v my_o action_n according_a to_o thy_o commandment_n i_o have_v despoil_v myself_o of_o all_o affection_n for_o to_o love_v nothing_o but_o thou_o i_o have_v circumcise_v my_o heart_n from_o all_o evil_a desire_n i_o have_v fetter_v my_o will_n in_o thy_o law_n to_o the_o end_n it_o may_v only_o serve_v thy_o glory_n &_o eschew_v sin_n and_o sinner_n i_o keep_v company_n with_o the_o innocent_a and_o have_v lift_v up_o my_o hand_n with_o they_o not_o
only_o the_o hand_n of_o my_o body_n o_o my_o god_n but_o those_o of_o my_o soul_n which_o be_v my_o affection_n the_o which_o i_o have_v wash_v ed_z and_o purify_v in_o the_o torrent_n of_o my_o tear_n 14._o i_o have_v do_v penance_n and_o have_v all_o day_n long_o scourge_v myself_o beat_v my_o hart_n with_o continual_a sigh_n pierce_v it_o with_o sharp_a contrition_n and_o have_v drive_v away_o by_o force_n of_o my_o bloody_a tear_n that_o viscuous_a humour_n which_o have_v overflow_v my_o will_n with_o very_o bitter_a gall_n every_o morning_n when_o i_o arise_v i_o cry_v thou_o mercy_n for_o my_o sin_n and_o i_o have_v detest_v my_o offence_n i_o do_v every_o day_n awake_a with_o this_o purpose_n and_o with_o it_o i_o begin_v my_o day_n work_n 15._o i_o say_v to_o myself_o lo_o this_o be_v all_o i_o can_v say_v those_o which_o fear_n god_n and_o serve_v he_o be_v afflict_v those_o which_o blaspheme_v he_o be_v at_o their_o ease_n and_o thereupon_o i_o begin_v to_o detest_v the_o condition_n of_o those_o which_o glory_n o_o lord_n in_o be_v thy_o child_n thy_o choose_a and_o go_v forward_o and_o say_v be_v these_o they_o who_o be_v call_v the_o child_n of_o the_o almighty_a god_n sure_o they_o be_v reprobate_a child_n see_v that_o other_o possess_v the_o inheritance_n of_o theit_n father_n and_o they_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n be_v in_o extreme_a poverty_n the_o other_o who_o overflow_v in_o wealth_n and_o unto_o who_o god_n be_v so_o favourable_a and_o indulgent_a be_v his_o child_n this_o name_n belong_v unto_o they_o because_o they_o enjoy_v his_o benefit_n and_o be_v next_o he_o master_n over_o his_o work_n 16._o as_o for_o myself_o to_o speak_v true_o i_o think_v that_o the_o matter_n go_v thus_o i_o can_v not_o choose_v but_o vex_v and_o torment_v myself_o and_o say_v alas_o my_o god_n how_o come_v this_o to_o pass_v can_v it_o be_v thus_o see_v thou_o have_v pronounce_v threaten_n against_o the_o wicked_a and_o prepare_v punishment_n for_o they_o in_o a_o word_n i_o be_v in_o extreme_a perplexity_n 17._o but_o at_o the_o last_o i_o perceive_v what_o thy_o purpose_n be_v and_o i_o pierce_v to_o the_o bottom_n of_o thy_o sanctuary_n i_o enter_v as_o i_o think_v into_o thy_o holy_a consistory_n and_o there_o learn_v thy_o meaning_n herein_o for_o after_o that_o i_o have_v resolve_v myself_o to_o wait_v the_o end_n which_o thou_o have_v prepare_v for_o such_o people_n i_o know_v forth_o with_o that_o thy_o justice_n never_o lie_v &_o though_o it_o be_v sometime_o long_o ere_o it_o come_v it_o recompense_v her_o slowness_n by_o the_o rigour_n of_o the_o punishment_n i_o then_o steadfast_o determine_v to_o behold_v what_o will_v become_v of_o these_o people_n 18._o true_o at_o the_o last_o thou_o do_v pay_v they_o home_o thou_o do_v give_v they_o the_o reward_n of_o their_o mischief_n and_o deceit_n for_o when_o they_o think_v themselves_o to_o be_v at_o the_o top_n of_o their_o greatness_n lo_o thou_o make_v they_o leap_v down_o into_o the_o pit_n of_o misery_n all_o their_o pomp_n and_o magnificence_n all_o their_o riches_n be_v in_o the_o end_n like_o to_o a_o high_a and_o lofty_a scaffold_n which_o they_o ascend_v to_o give_v they_o the_o more_o shameful_a downfall_n 19_o good_a god_n what_o discomfort_n what_o desolation_n there_o be_v nothing_o at_o all_o round_a about_o they_o but_o lamentation_n all_o their_o officer_n and_o usher_n run_v up_o and_o down_o beat_v their_o breast_n and_o always_o hang_v down_o their_o head_n like_v unto_o a_o flower_n which_o be_v much_o beat_v with_o the_o rain_n and_o be_v also_o pity_v of_o those_o man_n who_o be_v wont_a to_o envy_v they_o they_o do_v pitiful_o behold_v the_o ruin_n of_o their_o idol_n and_o perceive_v how_o mad_a they_o be_v to_o make_v a_o wretched_a mortal_a man_n their_o god_n who_o be_v but_o smoke_n and_o wind_n for_o if_o a_o man_n consider_v their_o end_n he_o may_v see_v how_o in_o a_o moment_n they_o be_v vanish_v there_o be_v nothing_o so_o short_a as_o the_o way_n from_o their_o greatness_n to_o their_o ruin_n the_o change_n be_v so_o sudden_a as_o sight_n can_v not_o comprehend_v it_o they_o be_v here_o they_o be_v there_o they_o be_v and_o be_v no_o more_o their_o footstep_n can_v hardly_o be_v perceive_v to_o this_o pass_n have_v their_o fin_n bring_v they_o it_o lay_v snare_n a_o long_a time_n for_o they_o &_o lo_o at_o the_o last_o they_o be_v fall_v into_o it_o while_o it_o undermine_v the_o foundation_n of_o their_o house_n they_o go_v up_o to_o the_o top_n thereof_o to_o the_o end_n their_o fall_n may_v be_v the_o high_a they_o still_o go_v upward_o and_o think_v all_o beneath_o they_o to_o be_v their_o own_o but_o at_o the_o last_o they_o go_v up_o so_o high_a as_o they_o lose_v themselves_o in_o the_o air_n before_o they_o can_v come_v down_o to_o the_o ground_n and_o so_o vanish_v like_o the_o wind_n 20._o they_o become_v like_a unto_o dream_n from_o which_o we_o awake_v for_o as_o man_n say_v when_o they_o awake_v i_o do_v but_o dream_v this_o or_o that_o even_o so_o when_o such_o man_n be_v go_v the_o people_n will_v say_v the_o greatness_n of_o these_o man_n be_v but_o a_o dream_n it_o be_v a_o mere_a vanity_n and_o folly_n which_o have_v nothing_o in_o it_o sure_a and_o certain_a for_o thou_o will_v in_o such_o sort_n abolish_v their_o memory_n as_o no_o man_n shall_v think_v of_o they_o but_o to_o deride_v their_o pride_n and_o to_o condemn_v their_o insolency_n it_o shall_v be_v say_v lo_o these_o be_v the_o ruin_n of_o their_o house_n these_o place_n belong_v to_o these_o proud_a sir_n who_o care_v neither_o for_o god_n nor_o man_n who_o take_v delight_n in_o all_o manner_n of_o evil_a and_o filthiness_n who_o build_v they_o so_o many_o house_n with_o the_o bone_n of_o poor_a people_n and_o cement_v their_o palace_n with_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o needy_a behold_v there_o remain_v nothing_o of_o what_o they_o have_v heretofore_o be_v but_o the_o mark_n of_o their_o shame_n lighten_v fell_a upon_o they_o and_o consume_v they_o to_o nothing_o 21._o we_o must_v not_o o_o lord_n judge_v rash_o of_o thy_o providence_n he_o that_o will_v consider_v right_o thereof_o must_v with_o patience_n attend_v the_o end_n must_v be_v direct_v by_o thy_o spirit_n and_o invoke_v it_o for_o his_o guide_n and_o comfort_n for_o whilst_o my_o heart_n boil_a with_o anger_n and_o that_o for_o very_a spâ—te_n i_o fetch_v great_a sigh_n from_o the_o bottom_n thereof_o and_o that_o all_o the_o part_n of_o my_o body_n be_v in_o a_o sweat_n i_o have_v almost_o lose_v myself_o and_o yet_o nevertheless_o it_o be_v to_o no_o purpose_n at_o all_o for_o after_o all_o this_o vexation_n i_o be_v as_o wise_a and_o well_o resolve_v as_o before_o 22._o i_o be_v so_o trouble_v as_o i_o can_v not_o tell_v whether_o i_o be_v a_o beast_n or_o a_o man_n nay_o very_o i_o be_v like_o a_o beast_n and_o i_o can_v comprehend_v no_o more_o then_o if_o i_o have_v whole_o lose_v my_o understanding_n but_o nevertheless_o i_o still_o hold_v fast_o my_o hope_n in_o thou_o and_o the_o more_o i_o perceive_v my_o sense_n and_o judgement_n to_o fail_v the_o fast_a do_v i_o run_v unto_o thou_o and_o humble_o beseech_v thou_o to_o open_v my_o mind_n and_o to_o cause_v i_o to_o understand_v thy_o will_n 23._o thou_o do_v take_v i_o by_o the_o hand_n and_o gentle_o set_v i_o in_o the_o right_a way_n of_o thy_o will_n thou_o do_v acquaint_v i_o with_o thy_o purpose_n thou_o have_v do_v more_o than_o that_o for_o as_o i_o think_v thou_o do_v open_v my_o eye_n and_o heaven_n at_o one_o instant_a where_o i_o do_v see_v the_o fullness_n of_o thy_o glory_n i_o say_v o_o lord_n that_o thou_o do_v cause_v i_o to_o see_v it_o for_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n that_o without_o thou_o no_o mortal_a man_n can_v attain_v unto_o 24._o for_o alas_o what_o shall_v such_o a_o poor_a and_o weak_a creature_n as_o i_o be_o seek_v in_o heaven_n that_o can_v well_o see_v that_o which_o be_v under_o my_o foot_n nor_o perceive_v but_o with_o much_o a_o do_v that_o which_o be_v before_o i_o on_o earth_n my_o bodily_a eye_n be_v very_o dim_a but_o those_o of_o my_o soul_n be_v much_o more_o the_o cogitation_n of_o man_n be_v full_a of_o weakness_n and_o uncertainty_n for_o the_o earthly_a and_o corruptible_a body_n do_v dull_a our_o spirit_n and_o stake_v our_o sense_n to_o the_o ground_n so_o as_o without_o thou_o i_o can_v hope_v for_o nothing_o in_o this_o base_a world_n nor_o promise_n to_o myself_o certain_a knowledge_n of_o any_o thing_n how_o can_v i_o be_v on_o earth_n judge_v without_o thy_o help_n and_o unless_o it_o please_v