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to_o enâ—…ure_v any_o want_n or_o hard_a labour_n §._o 205._o of_o the_o future_a estate_n of_o self-murtherer_n a_o question_n be_v move_v of_o self-murtherer_n whether_o there_o be_v any_o hope_n of_o their_o salvation_n or_o no._n answ._n 1._o all_o the_o instance_n that_o the_o scripture_n give_v of_o self-murtherer_n be_v brand_v for_o reprobate_n as_o saul_n achitophel_n and_o judas_n 2._o we_o have_v as_o little_a ground_n of_o hope_n for_o they_o as_o for_o any_o 3._o the_o order_n of_o the_o church_n in_o deny_v they_o christian_n burial_n import_v as_o much_o 4._o the_o very_a heathen_a have_v such_o a_o law_n which_o forbid_v their_o burial_n 〈◊〉_d yet_o because_o the_o way_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v unsearchable_a and_o the_o mercy_n of_o the_o lord_n infinite_a and_o the_o work_n of_o his_o spirit_n unconceâ—…vable_a for_o at_o the_o moment_n of_o death_n the_o spirit_n can_v work_v faith_n and_o repentance_n we_o can_v we_o may_v not_o pass_v a_o peremptory_a sentence_n 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can_v not_o prevent_v or_o mitigate_v or_o give_v sufficient_a strength_n courage_n and_o comfort_n in_o all_o torture_n tusc._n 3._o some_o pretend_v a_o hasten_v of_o their_o heavenly_a glory_n thereby_o heathen_a author_n 24._o give_v instance_n hereof_o namely_o of_o cleambrot_n we_o and_o cato_n answ._n that_o be_v no_o way_n to_o hasten_v but_o for_o ever_o to_o exclude_v one_o self_n from_o heavenly_a glory_n 4._o some_o think_v to_o give_v evidence_n of_o their_o salvation_n set_v down_o the_o confidence_n they_o have_v in_o god_n mercy_n and_o leave_v it_o write_v in_o their_o pocketâ—…s_n that_o it_o may_v be_v see_v by_o surviver_n answ._n it_o be_v a_o plain_a mockage_n of_o god_n to_o crave_v
8._o 12_o 14._o 2._o wrought_a righteousness_n that_o be_v just_o govern_v his_o people_n do_v right_o to_o all_o 2_o sam._n 8._o 15._o psal._n 78._o 72._o 3._o obtain_v promise_n namely_o of_o be_v king_n and_o have_v a_o wise_a son_n â—…_n to_o build_v god_n temple_n and_o the_o descend_v of_o the_o messiah_n from_o he_o 4._o stop_v the_o mouth_n of_o lion_n david_n kill_v a_o lion_n indeed_o and_o lion-like_o man_n 5._o quench_v the_o violence_n of_o fire_n that_o be_v of_o fiery_a persecutor_n of_o fiery_a slanderer_n and_o of_o other_o fiery_a enemy_n yea_o he_o rescue_v ziklag_n that_o be_v burn_v with_o fire_n 6._o escape_v the_o edge_n of_o the_o sword_n namely_o of_o saul_n sword_n or_o the_o sword_n of_o the_o philistine_n and_o other_o 7._o out_o of_o weakness_n be_v make_v strong_a be_v weaken_v by_o sickness_n weaken_v by_o persecution_n weaken_v by_o jealousy_n of_o enemy_n by_o mutiny_n of_o his_o own_o soldier_n by_o insurrection_n and_o rebellion_n he_o recover_v strength_n 8_o wax_v valiant_a in_o fight_n against_o goliath_n against_o the_o philistine_n and_o other_o 9_o turn_v to_o flight_n the_o army_n of_o the_o alien_n even_o of_o all_o that_o be_v round_o about_o israel_n and_o enemy_n thereto_o 3._o his_o repentance_n many_o sin_n be_v before_o note_v of_o he_o §_o 113._o his_o repentance_n repentance_n for_o they_o all_o be_v express_o register_v as_o 1._o for_o his_o rash_a anger_n and_o intent_n of_o revenge_n upon_o intimation_n of_o that_o sin_n he_o bless_v god_n for_o withhold_v he_o and_o do_v forbear_v to_o execute_v his_o wrath_n a_o true_a penâ—…tent_n will_v not_o persist_v in_o sin_n repentance_n be_v a_o alteration_n of_o the_o mind_n 2._o for_o his_o distrust_n he_o confess_v it_o to_o be_v in_o haste_n and_o after_o believe_v psal._n 116._o 10_o 11._o yea_o he_o check_v and_o rouse_v up_o his_o soul_n and_o that_o again_o and_o again_o psal._n 42._o 5_o 11._o and_o 43._o 5._o repentance_n make_v man_n careful_a to_o redress_v what_o be_v do_v amiss_o 3._o for_o his_o polygamy_n this_o be_v according_a to_o the_o error_n of_o the_o time_n his_o repentance_n hereof_o may_v be_v comprise_v under_o this_o phrase_n who_o can_v understand_v his_o error_n cleanse_v thou_o i_o from_o secret_a fault_n psal._n 19_o 12._o and_o under_o this_o blot_v out_o all_o my_o iniquity_n psal._n 51._o 9_o when_o a_o penitent_a upon_o confess_v of_o some_o sin_n crave_v pardon_n for_o all_o sin_n it_o imply_v penitency_n for_o the_o sin_n whereof_o he_o be_v ignorant_a and_o yet_o guilty_a 4._o for_o his_o miscarriage_n about_o the_o ark._n his_o repentance_n be_v manifest_v 1._o by_o grief_n at_o the_o judgement_n and_o cause_n thereof_o 2_o sam._n 6._o 8._o 2_o by_o his_o future_a redress_n of_o that_o sin_n 1_o chro._n 15._o 1_o 2_o 12_o 13_o etc._n etc._n repentance_n make_v man_n observant_a of_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o sin_n and_o inquisitive_a after_o the_o remedy_n 5._o for_o his_o indulgency_n towards_o 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