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their_o own_o life_n if_o they_o can_v hold_v they_o with_o christ_n so_o much_o to_o answer_v the_o papist_n now_o to_o the_o question_n 1._o who_o can_v deny_v wealth_n to_o be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n if_o it_o be_v hold_v without_o covetousness_n confidence_n pride_n and_o subordinate_a to_o heaven_n and_o heavenly_a thing_n or_o who_o can_v deny_v but_o riches_n may_v become_v help_n to_o heavenly_a tabernacle_n who_o can_v denic_n but_o good_a man_n may_v both_o have_v they_o and_o use_v they_o abraham_n be_v a_o man_n of_o great_a possession_n and_o job_n and_o david_n man_n of_o most_o great_a wealth_n and_o yet_o godly_a man_n and_o poor_a of_o spirit_n good_n therefore_o in_o themselves_o be_v not_o to_o be_v cast_v away_o but_o first_o in_o comparison_n renounce_v wealth_n in_o four_o case_n to_o be_v renounce_v rather_o than_o we_o will_v not_o attain_v and_o retain_v the_o pearl_n of_o the_o gospel_n we_o must_v abandon_v all_o we_o have_v second_o when_o they_o prove_v a_o impediment_n to_o our_o call_n and_o holy_a profession_n we_o must_v renounce_v they_o 11.25_o heb._n 11.25_o as_o moses_n in_o this_o case_n refuse_v to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o pharaoh_n daughter_n and_o to_o suffer_v with_o god_n people_n a_o traveller_n may_v carry_v a_o staff_n to_o help_v he_o in_o his_o journey_n but_o not_o to_o over-load_n himself_o and_o he_o may_v bear_v some_o money_n in_o his_o purse_n for_o his_o charge_n but_o not_o burden_n himself_o with_o it_o three_o in_o affection_n always_o we_o must_v renounce_v they_o and_o hold_v they_o retire_o and_o weigned_o use_v the_o world_n as_o not_o use_v it_o 7.3_o 1_o cor._n 7.3_o let_v they_o be_v in_o our_o hand_n not_o in_o our_o heart_n to_o lay_v down_o or_o lay_v out_o not_o to_o lay_v up_o or_o lay_v up_o our_o heart_n with_o they_o four_o actual_o but_o not_o uncalled_a we_o must_v leave_v they_o not_o of_o our_o own_o accord_n but_o call_v by_o god_n non_fw-la sponte_fw-la sed_fw-la vocati_fw-la let_v we_o 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pilgrim_n profession_n in_o tie_v which_o word_n with_o the_o former_a it_o may_v be_v ask_v first_o what_o force_n can_v there_o be_v in_o this_o reason_n to_o move_v or_o incline_v god_n to_o mercy_n because_o he_o be_v a_o stranger_n with_o he_o it_o may_v rather_o imply_v that_o god_n shall_v the_o more_o estrange_v himself_o from_o he_o and_o stand_v further_o from_o his_o help_n i_o answer_v 1._o the_o hebrew_n phrase_n bucer_n quis_fw-la dubitat_fw-la quod_fw-la bic_n psaltes_fw-la posuit_fw-la gnimea_fw-la tecum_fw-la idem_fw-la esse_fw-la quod_fw-la liphneca_n id_fw-la est_fw-la coram_fw-la ie_fw-fr bucer_n i_o be_o a_o stranger_n with_o thou_o signify_v as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v i_o be_o a_o stranger_n before_o thou_o or_o in_o thy_o sight_n and_o not_o that_o he_o be_v a_o stranger_n in_o affection_n or_o conversation_n from_o god_n as_o the_o wicked_a who_o be_v say_v to_o be_v strange_a child_n and_o stranger_n from_o the_o womb_n 58.3_o psal_n 58.3_o for_o how_o can_v david_n be_v such_o a_o stranger_n who_o set_v the_o lord_n ever_o before_o he_o and_o at_o his_o right_a hand_n 16.8_o psal_n 16.8_o that_o he_o may_v not_o sin_v against_o he_o 2._o as_o it_o be_v a_o confession_n and_o testimony_n of_o bis_fw-la own_o humility_n and_o sense_n of_o his_o misery_n it_o be_v a_o motive_n to_o mercy_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v i_o be_o a_o stranger_n and_o need_n help_v because_o as_o a_o stranger_n i_o lie_v open_a to_o many_o injury_n and_o inconvenience_n but_o thou_o be_v the_o god_n of_o the_o abject_a and_o thy_o property_n be_v as_o to_o cast_v down_o the_o proud_a so_o to_o raise_v up_o such_o deject_a soul_n as_o i_o be_o and_o therefore_o hear_v my_o prayer_n cry_n and_o tear_n 3._o as_o it_o ascribe_v unto_o the_o lord_n the_o honour_n of_o mercy_n it_o be_v a_o motive_n to_o mercy_n for_o holy_a david_n put_v the_o lord_n in_o mind_n of_o his_o own_o gracious_a inclination_n and_o affection_n to_o stranger_n 10.19_o exo._n 22._o â—1_n reâ—_n 19.23_o doâ—_n 10.19_o for_o he_o have_v command_v we_o to_o be_v kind_a to_o stranger_n and_o have_v in_o special_a manner_n undertake_v the_o protection_n of_o stranger_n psalm_n 146.9_o the_o lord_n keep_v the_o stranger_n and_o therefore_o his_o faith_n bind_v god_n after_o a_o fort_n to_o his_o own_o law_n and_o promise_n assure_v himself_o of_o god_n mercy_n because_o he_o be_v a_o stranger_n 4._o as_o it_o be_v a_o acknowledgement_n of_o his_o own_o impotency_n and_o the_o misery_n of_o his_o life_n it_o plead_v strong_o for_o mercy_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v thou_o know_v lord_n that_o i_o be_o a_o stranger_n here_o and_o so_o long_o as_o i_o be_o so_o i_o can_v but_o carry_v a_o burden_n of_o flesh_n and_o a_o body_n of_o sin_n and_o daily_o thereby_o deserve_v thy_o most_o heavy_a displeasure_n and_o therefore_o i_o beseech_v thou_o be_v not_o so_o extreme_a against_o i_o as_o in_o justice_n thou_o may_v but_o consider_v my_o frailty_n mingle_v thy_o correction_n with_o mercy_n and_o whereas_o i_o discern_v also_o by_o my_o bodily_a weakness_n and_o infirmity_n that_o i_o be_o a_o stranger_n here_o and_o of_o short_a continuance_n i_o pray_v thou_o remove_v thy_o hand_n and_o let_v not_o all_o my_o life_n be_v miserable_a but_o verse_n 13_o stay_v thy_o anger_n from_o i_o that_o i_o may_v recover_v my_o strength_n before_o i_o go_v hence_o and_o be_v no_o more_o and_o upon_o the_o same_o ground_n job_n make_v the_o same_o request_n 10.21_o job_n 10.21_o let_v he_o cease_v and_o leave_v off_o from_o i_o that_o i_o may_v take_v a_o little_a comfort_n before_o i_o go_v and_o shall_v not_o return_v etc._n etc._n second_o it_o may_v be_v ask_v how_o can_v david_n use_v this_o as_o a_o reason_n for_o his_o recovery_n which_o he_o use_v before_o verse_n 4._o for_o the_o hasten_v of_o his_o death_n for_o because_o his_o life_n be_v short_a and_o miserable_a therefoer_n he_o desire_v he_o may_v die_v in_o all_o haste_n to_o which_o i_o answer_v that_o 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corruption_n use_v to_o suck_v sin_n and_o poison_n and_o teach_v the_o saint_n so_o to_o do_v in_o the_o profession_n itself_o mean_v mean_v consider_v for_o the_o meaning_n four_o thing_n 1._o stranger_n 1._o what_o be_v this_o stranger_n what_o a_o stranger_n be_v 2._o who_o be_v this_o stranger_n 3._o where_o he_o be_v a_o stranger_n 4._o the_o community_n of_o this_o condition_n as_o all_o my_o father_n be_v 1._o a_o stranger_n be_v he_o that_o be_v absent_a from_o his_o own_o country_n be_v travel_v homewards_o unto_o it_o for_o these_o two_o condition_n be_v proper_a to_o a_o stranger_n first_o that_o he_o be_v absent_a from_o his_o native_a soil_n absent_a from_o his_o natural_a friend_n absent_a from_o his_o father_n house_n and_o absent_a from_o his_o own_o home_n and_o inheritance_n thus_o be_v abraham_n a_o stranger_n in_o canaan_n second_o that_o he_o be_v travel_v home_o as_o a_o pilgrim_n to_o his_o own_o country_n thus_o be_v jacob_n a_o stranger_n who_o whole_a life_n be_v a_o travail_n in_o foreign_a country_n out_o of_o any_o certain_a and_o settle_a dwelling_n as_o himself_o profess_v gen._n 47.9_o the_o whole_a time_n of_o mypilgrimage_n be_v a_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n 2._o who_o be_v this_o stranger_n david_n say_v i_o be_o a_o stranger_n which_o may_v seem_v strange_a if_o we_o consider_v that_o david_n be_v a_o king_n and_o that_o in_o his_o own_o country_n and_o that_o the_o country_n of_o judea_n in_o comparison_n of_o who_o inhabitant_n all_o the_o world_n beside_o be_v stranger_n as_o matth._n 27.7_o for_o david_n be_v not_o now_o in_o flight_n before_o saul_n 21.23_o 2_o sam._n 21.23_o as_o when_o he_o play_v the_o fool_n in_o the_o philistines_n country_n before_o acbish_a to_o save_v his_o life_n nor_o in_o likelihood_n in_o chase_n before_o absalon_n as_o when_o be_v drive_v from_o home_n he_o go_v up_o to_o the_o mount_n of_o olive_n and_o weep_v neither_o undertake_v he_o any_o meritorious_a journey_n in_o a_o pilgrim_n weed_n for_o beside_o that_o he_o be_v king_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o need_v not_o make_v any_o tedious_a pilgrimage_n thither_o popish_a pilgrim_n be_v not_o bear_v some_o thousand_o of_o year_n after_o his_o age._n probl._n peregrinatio_fw-la ad_fw-la imagine_v nalla_fw-la fuit_fw-la ante_fw-la 600._o annos_fw-la a_o christo_fw-la nato_fw-la perk._n probl._n there_o be_v now_o no_o sepulchre_n of_o our_o lord_n to_o visit_v nor_o no_o image_n of_o our_o lady_n and_o yet_o he_o profess_v himself_o a_o stranger_n 3._o but_o where_o be_v david_n a_o stranger_n himself_o say_v before_o thou_o that_o be_v wheresoever_o he_o be_v before_o god_n there_o he_o be_v a_o stranger_n not_o in_o another_o man_n kingdom_n or_o country_n as_o of_o moabite_n or_o philistines_n but_o in_o his_o own_o country_n in_o canaan_n he_o be_v a_o stranger_n yea_o at_o bethlem_n in_o the_o city_n of_o david_n and_o in_o zion_n the_o fort_n of_o david_n he_o be_v a_o stranger_n this_o he_o express_v psalm_n 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