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inquit_fw-la scimus_fw-la &_o ex_fw-la parte_fw-la prophetamus_fw-la cum_fw-la dutem_fw-la venerit_fw-la id_fw-la quod_fw-la perfectum_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la ex_fw-la parte_fw-la est_fw-la evacuabitur_fw-la deinde_fw-la ut_fw-la quomodo_fw-la possee_fw-fr aliqua_fw-la similitudine_fw-la ostendere_fw-la quantum_fw-la ab_fw-la illa_fw-la quae_fw-la fatura_fw-la est_fw-la distet_fw-la haec_fw-la vita_fw-la non_fw-la qualiumcunque_fw-la hominum_fw-la verum_fw-la etiam_fw-la qui_fw-la praecipua_fw-la hîc_fw-la sanctitate_fw-la suut_n praediti_fw-la cum_fw-la essem_fw-la inquit_fw-la parvus_fw-la quasi_fw-la parvulus_fw-la sapiebam_fw-la etc._n etc._n aug._n the_o civ_o dei_fw-la lib._n 22._o cap._n 29._o and_o upon_o the_o whole_a man_n at_o the_o great_a resurrection_n then_o shall_v the_o whole_a man_n be_v whole_o perfect_a perfect_a soul_n and_o perfect_a body_n unite_v together_o and_o when_o they_o be_v bring_v to_o the_o heavenly_a canaan_n the_o canaanite_n shall_v be_v no_o 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their_o foot_n quest_n but_o why_o be_v we_o not_o perfect_o save_v from_o sin_n by_o be_v whole_o sanctify_v at_o once_o even_o at_o our_o first_o conversion_n answ_n 1._o some_o say_v this_o be_v do_v for_o the_o great_a exaltation_n of_o god_n free_a grace_n to_o make_v we_o the_o more_o sensible_a of_o what_o he_o have_v do_v for_o we_o that_o we_o may_v have_v no_o cause_n of_o glory_v in_o ourselves_o but_o may_v give_v all_o the_o glory_n unto_o god_n but_o this_o answer_n seem_v to_o i_o to_o be_v of_o no_o great_a force_n for_o have_v we_o be_v sanctify_v whole_o at_o once_o the_o work_n will_v have_v be_v no_o less_o of_o grace_n than_o now_o it_o be_v there_o will_v have_v be_v nothing_o of_o our_o merit_n in_o it_o if_o a_o physician_n shall_v undertake_v free_o and_o upon_o his_o own_o care_n and_o charge_v to_o heal_v a_o poor_a sick_a person_n who_o be_v not_o able_a to_o give_v he_o a_o fee_n be_v it_o not_o as_o free_v if_o he_o think_v it_o fit_a to_o cure_v he_o 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thou_o be_v but_o true_o will_v of_o his_o help_n and_o if_o thou_o be_v not_o willing_a thy_o perdition_n will_v be_v of_o thy_o self_n the_o blood_n of_o thy_o soul_n will_v be_v upon_o thy_o own_o head_n and_o let_v this_o be_v engrave_v for_o thy_o epitaph_n that_o all_o may_v read_v it_o when_o thou_o be_v dead_a and_o go_v lo_o here_o he_o lie_v who_o perish_v in_o his_o sin_n because_o he_o will_v not_o be_v save_v but_o yet_o my_o heart_n be_v very_o unwilling_a to_o part_v with_o thou_o thus_o yea_o methinks_v the_o lord_n himself_o be_v unwilling_a thus_o to_o let_v thou_o go_v notwithstanding_o thy_o former_a wilfulness_n when_o the_o lord_n have_v
45_o 46_o 47_o 52._o if_o preach_v sharp_o to_o obstinate_a sinner_n be_v legal_a preach_n you_o will_v be_v constrain_v to_o call_v christ_n a_o very_a legal_a preacher_n if_o you_o do_v but_o read_v and_o consider_v his_o sermon_n consider_v likewise_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o apostle_n peter_n preach_v a_o sermon_n act_n 2._o that_o pierce_v the_o jew_n to_o the_o heart_n ver_fw-la 37._o paul_n preach_v a_o rouse_a sermon_n of_o righteousness_n temperance_n and_o judgement_n to_o come_v that_o make_v felix_n tremble_v to_o hear_v it_o act._n 24.25_o and_o john_n the_o belove_a disciple_n that_o lie_v in_o jesus_n his_o bosom_n and_o know_v much_o of_o his_o heart_n tell_v we_o rev._n 21.8_o the_o fearful_a and_o unbelieving_a and_o abominable_a and_o murderer_n and_o whoremonger_n and_o sorcerer_n and_o idolater_n and_o all_o liar_n shall_v have_v their_o part_n in_o the_o lake_n which_o burn_v with_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n which_o be_v the_o second_o death_n read_v also_o rom._n 1.18_o ch_n 2._o to_o ver_fw-la 10.1_o corin_n 6.9_o ch_z 10._o &_o 11._o 2_o thes_n 1.7_o 8_o 9_o hebr._n 1.2_o 1_o 2_o 3._o c._n 12._o 29_o jam_fw-la 5.1_o 2_o 3._o as_o christ_n ordinary_a practice_n be_v a_o pattern_n for_o all_o christian_n learn_v of_o i_o for_o i_o be_o meek_a and_o lowly_a say_v christ_n mat._n 11.29_o so_o his_o preach_n be_v a_o pattern_n for_o those_o that_o be_v minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n we_o must_v learn_v of_o christ_n what_o and_o how_o to_o preach_v and_o as_o paul_n say_v be_v you_o follower_n of_o i_o as_o i_o be_o also_o of_o christ_n to_o wit_n in_o ordinary_a conversation_n so_o may_v it_o be_v say_v of_o his_o preach_v also_o to_o those_o that_o be_v minister_n we_o must_v imitate_v he_o as_o he_o imitate_v christ_n in_o the_o doctrine_n he_o preach_v and_o if_o to_o preach_v as_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n do_v be_v legal_a preach_n i_o desire_v to_o live_v and_o die_v a_o legal_a preacher_n and_o however_o many_o esteem_n of_o it_o i_o 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prophet_n not_o many_o year_n since_o there_o be_v far_o less_o pride_n censoriousnesse_n contention_n hypocrisy_n and_o other_o evil_n among_o professor_n and_o far_o more_o true_a zeal_n for_o god_n humility_n meekness_n tenderheartedness_n one_o towards_o another_o and_o sincerity_n than_o can_v be_v now_o find_v among_o they_o o_o how_o unlike_a be_v we_o now_o to_o those_o saint_n that_o live_v twenty_o year_n since_o we_o have_v indeed_o the_o name_n of_o saint_n more_o frequent_a in_o our_o mouth_n than_o they_o but_o they_o have_v far_o more_o of_o the_o grace_n of_o saint_n in_o their_o heart_n and_o life_n than_o we_o it_o be_v well_o if_o we_o have_v less_o of_o the_o name_n and_o more_o of_o the_o nature_n of_o saint_n indeed_o and_o to_o close_o up_o the_o answer_n let_v we_o consider_v what_o may_v be_v the_o reason_n why_o it_o be_v not_o now_o meet_v that_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n upon_o sinner_n shall_v be_v preach_v among_o we_o it_o be_v not_o because_o man_n have_v more_o tender_a conscience_n than_o ordinary_a although_o tender_a conscience_n be_v much_o talk_v of_o that_o nothing_o shall_v be_v apply_v to_o they_o but_o lenitive_n and_o cordial_n from_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n but_o because_o man_n be_v grow_v more_o tender_a of_o their_o sin_n and_o be_v loath_a to_o have_v their_o delilah_n disturb_v that_o lodge_v in_o their_o bosom_n but_o let_v every_o faithful_a minister_n of_o christ_n remember_v that_o say_n of_o paul_n to_o titus_n chap._n 1.13_o rebuke_v they_o sharp_o that_o they_o may_v be_v sound_a in_o the_o faith_n and_o let_v i_o tell_v thou_o whosoever_o thou_o be_v that_o will_v have_v thy_o corruption_n so_o tender_o deal_v with_o the_o lord_n will_v either_o break_v thy_o heart_n for_o sin_n here_o and_o bring_v thou_o to_o himself_o as_o a_o sincere_a convert_n or_o else_o he_o will_v grind_v thou_o to_o powder_v hereafter_o thou_o shall_v not_o long_o sleep_v thus_o in_o a_o whole_a skin_n thou_o have_v best_o therefore_o look_v about_o thou_o quick_o possible_a some_o one_o may_v now_o say_v in_o his_o heart_n quest_n i_o be_o convince_v by_o what_o you_o have_v press_v upon_o i_o what_o will_v you_o have_v i_o to_o do_v what_o course_n may_v i_o take_v for_o my_o salvation_n out_o of_o this_o state_n of_o sin_n i_o be_o in_o i_o shall_v give_v thou_o a_o few_o direction_n answ_n observe_v they_o careful_o and_o practise_v they_o conscionable_a and_o i_o doubt_v not_o through_o god_n help_n but_o they_o may_v be_v effectual_a for_o thy_o good_a 1._o meditate_v serious_o of_o the_o sad_a condition_n of_o poor_a damn_a soul_n how_o exquisite_a be_v their_o pain_n how_o intolerable_a be_v their_o torment_n and_o how_o restless_a be_v their_o helpless_a soul_n do_v thou_o ever_o feel_v the_o vehement_a pain_n of_o the_o gout_n stone_n break_a bone_n bone_n out_o of_o joint_n or_o any_o other_o wrack_a misery_n and_o do_v thou_o remember_v how_o grievous_a it_o be_v to_o endure_v it_o for_o a_o little_a time_n suppose_v thou_o have_v be_v to_o endure_v it_o all_o the_o day_n of_o thy_o life_n without_o intermission_n what_o will_v thou_o do_v nay_o what_o will_v thou_o not_o do_v to_o be_v free_v from_o it_o what_o if_o all_o the_o part_n of_o thy_o body_n be_v as_o grievous_o torment_v as_o ever_o thou_o have_v feel_v any_o one_o part_n how_o heavy_a will_v it_o be_v to_o bear_v but_o alas_o what_o be_v all_o these_o to_o what_o the_o body_n must_v endure_v in_o hell_n they_o be_v but_o as_o a_o flea-biting_n to_o it_o and_o yet_o the_o torment_n of_o the_o soul_n will_v be_v more_o grievous_a all_o the_o torment_n that_o the_o wit_n of_o man_n can_v invent_v be_v but_o as_o nothing_o to_o what_o those_o poor_a soul_n suffer_v upon_o who_o the_o full_a vial_n of_o the_o lord_n wrath_n be_v pour_v out_o the_o same_o drink_n of_o the_o wine_n of_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n which_o be_v pour_v out_o without_o mixture_n into_o cup_n of_o his_o indignation_n and_o be_v torment_v with_o fire_n &_o brimstone_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o holy_a angel_n and_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o lamb_n and_o the_o smoke_n of_o their_o torment_n ascend_v up_o for_o ever_o and_o ever_o and_o they_o have_v no_o rest_n day_n nor_o night_n rev._n 14.10_o 11._o consider_v this_o as_o thy_o own_o portion_n if_o thou_o go_v on_o in_o sin_n 2_o meditate_v serious_o of_o the_o unspeakable_a joy_n of_o the_o saint_n in_o heaven_n if_o all_o the_o delightful_a object_n in_o the_o world_n be_v unite_v in_o one_o and_o bestow_v upon_o thou_o and_o thou_o be_v to_o live_v here_o all_o thy_o day_n in_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o it_o it_o will_v not_o be_v worth_a one_o day_n in_o heaven_n 84._o psal_n 84._o 8.18_o 84._o illa_fw-la civitas_fw-la sempiterna_fw-la est_fw-la ubi_fw-la est_fw-la vera_fw-la &_o plena_fw-la foelicitas_fw-la non_fw-la dea_fw-la sed_fw-la donum_fw-la dei_fw-la aug._n the_o civ_o dei_fw-la l._n 5._o c_o 16._o rom._n 8.18_o if_o david_n esteem_v one_o day_n in_o god_n house_n on_o earth_n better_a than_o a_o thousand_o in_o carnal_a delight_n we_o may_v much_o more_o speak_v so_o of_o a_o day_n in_o god_n heavenly_a presence_n in_o thy_o presence_n be_v fullness_n of_o joy_n at_o thy_o right_a hand_n there_o be_v pleasure_n for_o evermore_o say_v david_n psal_n 16.11_o as_o paul_n reckon_v that_o the_o suffering_n of_o this_o present_a time_n be_v not_o worthy_a to_o be_v compare_v with_o future_a glory_n though_o he_o himself_o be_v abundant_a in_o suffering_n so_o may_v it_o be_v as_o true_o say_v that_o the_o great_a worldly_a glory_n be_v not_o in_o the_o least_o degree_n worthy_a to_o be_v compare_v to_o those_o soul-ravishing_a joy_n of_o the_o
glorify_a saint_n and_o if_o moses_n esteem_v the_o reproach_n of_o christ_n great_a riches_n than_o the_o treasure_n of_o egypt_n what_o may_v we_o esteem_v the_o glory_n of_o christ_n to_o be_v which_o he_o have_v prepare_v for_o his_o people_n there_o be_v in_o the_o heavenly_a mansion_n a_o removal_n of_o all_o evil_n and_o grievance_n whatsoever_o and_o a_o complication_n of_o all_o good_a thing_n that_o may_v make_v a_o soul_n complete_o bless_v 3._o meditate_v serious_o of_o the_o nature_n of_o eternity_n which_o be_v a_o endless_a duration_n whether_o it_o be_v of_o happiness_n or_o misery_n if_o the_o damn_a in_o hell_n shall_v be_v release_v after_o as_o many_o year_n as_o there_o be_v hair_n on_o their_o head_n star_n in_o the_o firmament_n and_o sand_n on_o the_o sea_n shore_n it_o will_v be_v a_o large_a abâ—â—â—ment_n of_o their_o misery_n and_o if_o the_o bless_a in_o heaven_n shall_v after_o so_o many_o year_n be_v deprive_v of_o their_o glory_n it_o will_v exceed_o 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