Selected quad for the lemma: hand_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
hand_n	aaron_n	altar_n	blessing_n	18	3	6.9578	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57597	Shlohavot, or, The burning of London in the year 1666 commemorated and improved in a CX discourses, meditations, and contemplations, divided into four parts treating of I. The sins, or spiritual causes procuring that judgment, II. The natural causes of fire, morally applied, III. The most remarkable passages and circumstances of that dreadful fire, IV. Councels and comfort unto such as are sufferers by the said judgment / by Samuel Rolle ...	Rolle, Samuel, fl. 1657-1678.; Rolle, Samuel, fl. 1657-1678. Preliminary discourses.; Rolle, Samuel, fl. 1657-1678. Physical contemplations.; Rolle, Samuel, fl. 1657-1678. Sixty one meditations.; Rolle, Samuel, fl. 1657-1678. Twenty seven meditations.	1667 (1667)	Wing R1877; Wing R1882_PARTIAL; Wing R1884_PARTIAL; ESTC R21820	301,379	534

lavish_v they_o upon_o their_o pride_n exhaust_v they_o by_o their_o luxury_n spend_v they_o upon_o their_o uncleanness_n which_o as_o so_o many_o cormorant_n devour_v that_o which_o might_n and_o ought_v to_o have_v be_v give_v to_o the_o poor_a i_o see_v then_o there_o be_v moral_a cause_n of_o evil_a as_o well_o as_o natural_a and_o these_o be_v some_o of_o they_o he_o be_v brutish_a that_o think_v otherwise_o do_v not_o the_o end_n and_o interest_n of_o man_n sway_v the_o world_n next_o to_o god_n himself_o and_o what_o be_v they_o but_o moral_a cause_n and_o if_o such_o be_v to_o be_v take_v notice_n of_o why_o not_o sin_n which_o be_v more_o considerable_a than_o all_o the_o rest_n then_o o_o you_o late_a inhabitant_n of_o that_o famous_a city_n which_o be_v now_o in_o ash_n as_o ever_o you_o desire_v it_o shall_v flourish_v again_o repent_v of_o your_o pride_n fullness_n of_o bread_n abundance_n of_o idleness_n neglect_v of_o the_o poor_a and_o abominable_a uncleanness_n so_o many_o of_o you_o as_o be_v guilty_a of_o all_o or_o any_o of_o these_o for_o all_o be_v not_o and_o let_v other_o mourn_v over_o they_o that_o have_v sin_v and_o have_v not_o repent_v that_o god_n may_v repent_v of_o the_o evil_n which_o he_o have_v bring_v upon_o you_o and_o may_v build_v up_o your_o waste_a place_n in_o his_o good_a time_n continue_v not_o in_o the_o sin_n of_o sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n lest_o their_o punishment_n be_v either_o not_o remove_v from_o you_o or_o if_o so_o again_o revive_v upon_o you_o meditation_n ii_o of_o destroy_a fire_n procure_v by_o offer_v strange_a fire_n we_o read_v concern_v nadab_n and_o abihu_n that_o there_o go_v out_o fire_n from_o the_o lord_n and_o devour_v they_o and_o they_o die_v before_o the_o lord_n leu._n 10.2_o why_o that_o heavy_a judgement_n befall_v those_o two_o son_n of_o aaron_n the_o saint_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o precede_a verse_n will_v tell_v we_o viz._n because_o they_o take_v their_o censer_n put_v incense_v therein_o and_o offer_v strange_a fire_n before_o the_o lord_n which_o he_o command_v they_o not_o their_o fault_n be_v this_o god_n have_v send_v down_o fire_n from_o heaven_n upon_o his_o altar_n levit._n 9.24_o it_o shall_v seem_v it_o be_v the_o pleasure_n of_o god_n and_o doubtless_o they_o know_v it_o that_o his_o sacrifice_n which_o one_o call_v his_o meat_n as_o the_o altar_n his_o table_n shall_v be_v kindle_v and_o prepare_v with_o that_o fire_n only_o which_o by_o continual_a add_v of_o suel_a as_o need_v require_v be_v to_o be_v keep_v from_o ever_o go_v out_o as_o be_v suppose_v levit._n 16.10_o there_o it_o be_v say_v aaron_n shall_v take_v a_o censer_n full_a of_o coal_n of_o fire_n from_o off_o the_o altar_n and_o his_o hand_n full_a of_o incense_n and_o bring_v it_o within_o the_o veil_n now_o they_o presume_v to_o offer_v incense_n to_o god_n with_o common_a fire_n which_o come_v not_o from_o the_o altar_n before_o the_o lord_n and_o for_o this_o they_o be_v burn_v to_o death_n upon_o this_o passage_n bishop_n hall_n worthy_o call_v our_o english_a seneca_n reflect_v thus_o it_o be_v a_o dangerous_a thing_n say_v he_o in_o the_o service_n of_o god_n to_o decline_v from_o his_o own_o institution_n we_o have_v to_o do_v with_o a_o power_n which_o be_v wise_a to_o prescribe_v his_o own_o worship_n just_a to_o require_v what_o he_o have_v prescribe_v powerful_a to_o revenge_v that_o which_o he_o have_v not_o require_v meditation_n iii_o of_o fire_n enkindle_v by_o murmur_v in_o numb_a 11._o the_o first_o and_o three_o verse_n i_o read_v these_o word_n when_o the_o people_n complain_v it_o displease_v the_o lord_n and_o the_o lord_n hear_v it_o and_o his_o anger_n be_v kindle_v and_o the_o fire_n of_o the_o lord_n burn_v among_o they_o and_o consume_v they_o that_o be_v in_o the_o utmost_a part_n of_o the_o camp_n and_o he_o call_v the_o name_n of_o the_o place_n taberah_n because_o the_o fire_n of_o the_o lord_n burn_v among_o they_o it_o do_v not_o much_o concern_v our_o present_a purpose_n to_o inquire_v what_o the_o cause_n of_o this_o their_o murr●uring_n be_v which_o yet_o be_v think_v to_o have_v be_v want_n of_o meat_n in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o thence_o the_o place_n where_o they_o be_v punish_v to_o have_v be_v call_v the_o grave_n of_o lust_n as_o our_o margin_n do_v english_a kiberoth_o hattaavah_n neither_o need_n we_o be_v infallible_o resolve_v what_o kind_n of_o fire_n it_o be_v that_o god_n send_v among_o they_o for_o their_o murmur_a it_o be_v all_o we_o need_v observe_v at_o the_o present_a that_o they_o be_v punish_v by_o fire_n and_o that_o murmur_a be_v the_o sin_n they_o be_v punish_v for_o our_o punishment_n i_o be_o sure_a have_v be_v by_o fire_n as_o well_o as_o they_o ought_v we_o not_o then_o to_o examine_v whether_o cur_n provocation_n be_v not_o muchwhat_a by_o murmur_v even_o as_o they_o be_v be_v we_o content_v when_o the_o city_n be_v stand_v yea_o do_v we_o not_o grumble_v and_o repine_v at_o one_o thing_n or_o other_o every_o day_n and_o yet_o we_o think_v we_o shall_v be_v more_o than_o content_v that_o be_v to_o say_v very_o thankful_a and_o joyful_a if_o we_o have_v but_o london_n again_o if_o that_o great_a city_n phenix-like_a might_n but_o rise_v out_o of_o the_o ash_n and_o our_o place_n know_v we_o once_o more_o it_o shall_v seem_v then_o we_o have_v enough_o then_o to_o be_v content_v with_o and_o thankful_a for_o but_o we_o know_v it_o not_o as_o it_o be_v say_v of_o husbandman_n faelices_fw-la nimium_fw-la sva_fw-la si_fw-la bona_fw-la norant_a if_o some_o be_v in_o worse_a condition_n than_o former_o will_v that_o justify_v their_o murmur_a be_v not_o the_o israelite_n in_o the_o wilderness_n when_o they_o be_v punish_v for_o murmur_v and_o have_v they_o not_o enjoy_v a_o better_a condition_n than_o that_o in_o former_a time_n do_v we_o murmurer_n think_v that_o man_n be_v to_o blame_v and_o be_v not_o shimei_n to_o blame_v when_o he_o curse_v daiud_v and_o yet_o david_n look_v high_a viz._n unto_o god_n submissive_o reply_v it_o may_v be_v the_o lord_n have_v bid_v he_o curse_v i_o the_o robber_n and_o spoiler_n of_o israel_n be_v in_o fault_n yet_o see_v it_o be_v god_n that_o give_v jacob_n to_o the_o spoil_n and_o israel_n to_o the_o robber_n that_o be_v reason_n enough_o why_o they_o shall_v be_v dumb_a as_o a_o sheep_n before_o the_o shearer_n and_o not_o open_v their_o mouth_n in_o any_o way_n of_o murmur_a if_o we_o so_o remember_v our_o misery_n as_o to_o forget_v our_o mercy_n if_o we_o aggravate_v our_o evil_a thing_n and_o extenuate_v our_o good_a if_o we_o be_v so_o vex_v and_o displease_v with_o man_n as_o if_o they_o be_v sole_a author_n of_o all_o our_o trouble_n and_o as_o if_o god_n who_o owe_v and_o pay_v we_o such_o chastisement_n have_v no_o hand_n in_o they_o if_o in_o our_o heart_n we_o quarrel_v with_o god_n as_o if_o he_o be_v a_o hard_a master_n and_o have_v do_v we_o wrong_n if_o when_o we_o have_v food_n and_o raiment_n we_o be_v not_o content_a if_o when_o we_o have_v something_o and_o that_o considerable_a and_o how_o can_v our_o loss_n have_v be_v considerable_a if_o our_o enjoyment_n have_v not_o be_v so_o we_o be_v as_o unsatisfied_a as_o if_o we_o have_v just_o nothing_o if_o so_o do_v not_o these_o thing_n plain_o prove_v that_o we_o be_v murmuret_n many_o of_o we_o and_o who_o experience_n do_v not_o tell_v he_o that_o these_o thing_n be_v so_o how_o many_o thing_n have_v we_o repine_v at_o that_o man_n can_v not_o help_v as_o namely_o the_o pestilence_n now_o in_o such_o case_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o we_o have_v not_o murmur_v against_o man_n but_o against_o the_o lord_n exod._n 16.8_o nay_o if_o man_n be_v punish_v far_o less_o than_o their_o sin●_n deserve_v and_o yet_o will_v not_o accept_v of_o that_o their_o punishment_n but_o fret_v at_o he_o that_o inflict_v it_o what_o must_v we_o call_v that_o but_o murmur_v and_o be_v not_o that_o our_o case_n i_o have_v almost_o say_v that_o england_n even_o before_o this_o fire_n be_v so_o full_a of_o discontent_n whatsoever_o the_o cause_n be_v as_o if_o all_o the_o plague_n of_o egypt_n have_v be_v upon_o it_o and_o how_o after_o this_o i●_n can_v swell_v more_o without_o burst_v be_v hard_o to_o conceive_v so_o little_o have_v we_o learn_v good_a eli_n note_n it_o be_v the_o lord_n let_v he_o do_v what_o seem_v good_a to_o he_o now_o if_o the_o law_n of_o retaliation_n be_v burn_v for_o ●urning_v as_o we_o read_v it_o be_v exod._n 21.25_o how_o just_a be_v it_o with_o the_o great_a god_n to_o send_v a_o fire_n upon_o we_o for_o our_o grievous_a discontent_n and_o murmur_n murmurer_n be_v full_a of_o

bestirring_a himself_o to_o give_v check_n to_o those_o flame_n which_o threaten_v to_o lay_v both_o his_o great_a city_n and_o suburb_n all_o in_o ash_n who_o have_v the_o face_n to_o stand_v still_o and_o look_v on_o as_o many_o do_v at_o other_o time_n whilst_o their_o sovereign_n himself_o be_v so_o employ_v whilst_o prince_n work_n subject_n can_v have_v the_o confidence_n to_o be_v idle_a oh_o the_o power_n and_o efficacy_n of_o princely_a example_n regis_fw-la ad_fw-la exemplum_fw-la etc._n etc._n when_o prince_n will_v help_v to_o extinguish_v fire_n themselves_o the_o work_n be_v like_a to_o succeed_v and_o when_o that_o be_v do_v the_o great_a thanks_o be_v due_a to_o they_o next_o unto_o the_o king_n of_o king_n i_o wish_v there_o be_v not_o many_o other_o fire_n at_o this_o day_n within_o the_o bowel_n of_o this_o nation_n viz._n of_o fear_n and_o jealousy_n envy_n and_o emulation_n wrath_n and_o revenge_n dissatisfaction_n and_o discontent_n dissension_n and_o division_n may_v he_o who_o be_v the_o wonderful_a counsellor_n and_o god_n only_o wise_a instruct_v his_o majesty_n how_o and_o which_o way_n to_o extinguish_v they_o and_o meantime_n to_o increase_v one_o other_o fire_n and_o only_o that_o viz._n of_o love_n and_o affection_n first_o to_o god_n next_o to_o himself_o and_o then_o among_o all_o his_o subject_n one_o towards_o another_o solomon_n tell_v of_o a_o poor_a man_n who_o by_o his_o wisdom_n save_v a_o little_a city_n when_o a_o great_a king_n come_v against_o it_o and_o besiege_v it_o eccles_n 9.14_o by_o this_o mean_n may_v his_o majesty_n save_v and_o preserve_v not_o only_o one_o city_n but_o three_o kingdom_n which_o those_o fire_n threaten_v to_o destroy_v for_o our_o saviour_n tell_v we_o that_o a_o kingdom_n divide_v against_o itself_o can_v stand_v and_o though_o no_o man_n remember_v that_o poor_a man_n because_o he_o be_v poor_a yet_o when_o a_o more_o glorious_a action_n shall_v be_v do_v by_o a_o princely_a hand_n sure_o not_o man_n will_v or_o can_v forget_v it_o will_v it_o not_o be_v a_o considerable_a accession_n of_o honour_n even_o to_o a_o great_a king_n to_o be_v enrol_v among_o the_o peacemaker_n who_o christ_n pronounce_v bless_v as_o for_o his_o majesty_n inclination_n to_o all_o such_o achievement_n as_o sweetness_n of_o temper_n may_v induce_v man_n to_o let_v all_o his_o subject_n be_v well_o persuade_v of_o by_o the_o tear_n he_o shed_v when_o he_o behold_v the_o flame_n of_o london_n which_o i_o have_v not_o report_v but_o from_o a_o very_a credible_a author_n how_o amiable_a a_o sight_n be_v it_o to_o behold_v king_n weep_v over_o the_o misery_n of_o their_o subject_n and_o what_o assurance_n do_v it_o give_v that_o they_o will_v not_o be_v backward_o to_o redress_v they_o so_o far_o as_o be_v within_o their_o power_n have_v his_o head_n be_v a_o fountain_n of_o tear_n as_o the_o prophet_n jeremy_n upon_o occasion_n wish_v his_o own_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o he_o have_v pour_v it_o forth_o when_o he_o come_v near_o to_o cripplegate_n with_o resolution_n to_o do_v all_o a_o king_n can_v do_v to_o put_v out_o those_o flame_n may_v we_o always_o see_v a_o bless_a contention_n betwixt_o our_o king_n and_o his_o people_n which_o shall_v most_o resent_v and_o bewail_v each_o other_o suffering_n which_o shall_v most_o promote_v and_o rejoice_v in_o each_o other_o happiness_n meditation_n xliii_o of_o mere_a worldling_n who_o lose_v their_o all_o by_o this_o fire_n this_o it_o be_v for_o man_n to_o venture_v all_o they_o have_v and_o hope_n for_o in_o one_o bottom_n and_o that_o unfound_a and_o apt_a to_o leak_v some_o lay_v up_o no_o treasure_n for_o themselves_o any_o where_n but_o upon_o earth_n and_o upon_o earth_n there_o be_v no_o safe_a place_n to_o lay_v up_o treasure_n in_o but_o some_o be_v more_o hazardous_a than_o other_o as_o namely_o hous●_n subject_n to_o the_o common_a casualty_n of_o fire_n and_o yet_o some_o who_o have_v content_v themselves_o with_o a_o portion_n in_o this_o world_n only_o have_v lay_v up_o all_o there_o so_o just_o be_v it_o with_o god_n to_o let_v they_o be_v foolish_a even_o in_o relation_n to_o time_n that_o will_v not_o be_v wise_a for_o eternity_n weak_a even_o as_o to_o this_o world_n that_o will_v not_o be_v wise_a for_o the_o next_o the_o prodigal_n that_o desire_v to_o make_v sure_a of_o his_o patrimony_n by_o have_v all_o in_o hand_n present_o spend_v it_o and_o be_v reduce_v to_o husk_n when_o he_o see_v his_o error_n sure_o he_o become_v sensible_a that_o less_o in_o possession_n and_o more_o in_o reversion_n will_v have_v do_v better_a be_v there_o not_o some_o who_o when_o they_o will_v bless_v themselves_o under_o a_o presence_n of_o blessing_n god_n have_v nothing_o else_o to_o say_v neither_o care_v for_o any_o thing_n else_o but_o this_o bless_a be_v god_n for_o i_o be_o rich_a but_o in_o how_o small_a a_o time_n be_v they_o become_v poor_a as_o job_n as_o our_o proverb_n be_v have_v they_o not_o fair_a warn_v do_v not_o the_o scripture_n charge_v they_o not_o to_o trust_v in_o uncertain_a riches_n do_v it_o not_o tell_v they_o that_o riches_n h●d_v ●●ings_n and_o will_v fly_v away_o alas_o what_o will_v such_o people_n do_v whither_o will_v they_o turn_v themselves_o interest_n in_o heaven_n they_o never_o have_v any_o and_o interest_n on_o earth_n they_o have_v none_o leave_v they_o be_v in_o such_o like_a case_n as_o saul_n be_v when_o he_o say_v the_o philistines_n be_v come_v up_o against_o he_o and_o god_n be_v depart_v heaven_n and_o earth_n frown_v upon_o they_o both_o at_o once_o have_v you_o be_v in_o that_o case_n that_o christ_n will_v have_v have_v the_o young_a man_n in_o the_o gospel_n to_o have_v put_v himself_o into_o when_o he_o counsel_v he_o to_o sell_v all_o that_o he_o have_v and_o give_v it_o to_o she_o poor_a tell_v he_o that_o if_o he_o will_v do_v so_o he_o shall_v have_v treasure_n in_o heaven_n you_o have_v not_o be_v the_o hundred_o part_n so_o miserable_a yea_o happy_a have_v you_o be_v as_o to_o the_o main_a but_o now_o all_o sort_n of_o man_n conclude_v you_o in_o a_o woeful_a case_n good_a man_n do_v so_o because_o you_o neither_o have_v nor_o have_v any_o thing_n but_o this_o world_n good_n bad_a man_n yea_o the_o worst_a of_o man_n because_o you_o have_v now_o lose_v what_o you_o have_v but_o mistake_v i_o not_o as_o if_o i_o be_v urge_v people_n in_o that_o case_n to_o despair_v god_n forbid_v i_o be_o so_o far_o from_o that_o that_o i_o question_v not_o but_o even_o they_o may_v be_v happy_a than_o ever_o they_o be_v heretofore_o if_o the_o fault_n be_v not_o their_o own_o for_o whereas_o before_o they_o have_v interest_n in_o the_o world_n but_o none_o in_o god_n hereafter_o may_v they_o have_v interest_n in_o god_n which_o be_v far_o better_a though_o perchance_o they_o may_v have_v little_a or_o none_o in_o the_o world_n christ_n tell_v the_o church_n of_o laodicea_n in_o a_o spiritual_a sense_n that_o she_o be_v miserable_a and_o poor_a and_o make_v so_o be_v these_o man_n in_o both_o sense_n viz._n spiritual_a and_o temporal_a but_o let_v they_o take_v that_o counsel_n which_o christ_n there_o give_v and_o all_o will_v be_v well_o viz._n buy_v of_o christ_n gold_n try_v in_o the_o fire_n raiment_n etc._n etc._n all_o your_o loss_n may_v be_v reckon_v as_o dross_n and_o dung_n in_o comparison_n of_o your_o gain_n if_o you_o shall_v gain_v this_o by_o your_o loss_n viz._n to_o win_v christ_n and_o to_o be_v find_v in_o he_o say_v now_o whether_o you_o yourselves_o be_v not_o the_o fool_n and_o they_o who_o you_o count_v fool_n the_o true_o wise_a who_o care_n it_o be_v to_o lay_v up_o for_o themselves_o treasure_n in_o heaven_n where_o moth_n eat_v not_o rust_n corrupt_v not_o thief_n steal_v not_o and_o let_v i_o add_v where_o fire_n can_v break_v in_o and_o consume_v meditation_n xliv_o upon_o that_o vorl●●rance_n which_o it_o become_v citizen_n to_o use_v one_o towards_o another_o since_o the_o fire_n now_o the_o fire_n have_v arrest_v so_o many_o honest_a citizen_n and_o make_v such_o woeful_a distress_n upon_o they_o what_o pity_n be_v it_o that_o overhasty_a creditor_n shall_v clap_v in_o their_o action_n upon_o they_o thick_a and_o threefold_a as_o if_o see_v they_o stoop_v they_o be_v resolve_v to_o break_v they_o or_o think_v they_o fall_v for_o the_o present_a they_o will_v never_o suffer_v they_o to_o rise_v more_o if_o you_o think_v they_o well_o able_a to_o pay_v you_o present_o and_o know_v yourselves_o unable_a to_o be_v without_o your_o money_n any_o long_o that_o be_v another_o matter_n or_o if_o you_o have_v reason_n to_o think_v they_o will_v not_o be_v honest_a unless_o you_o make_v they_o so_o by_o a_o surprise_n and_o

than_o other_o do_v that_o have_v great_a estate_n there_o be_v little_a figure_n in_o the_o world_n and_o great_a cipher_n great_a one_o that_o spend_v all_o they_o can_v rap_v and_o rend_v together_o upon_o their_o lust_n and_o no_o body_n be_v the_o better_a for_o it_o and_o other_o of_o mean_a condition_n that_o be_v content_a to_o spend_v and_o to_o be_v spend_v for_o public_a good_a some_o great_a tree_n do_v but_o shade_n and_o prevent_v the_o growth_n of_o other_o plant_n and_o mean_a time_n bear_v no_o fruit_n themselves_o five_o neither_o do_v the_o successefulnesse_n of_o man_n life_n and_o of_o the_o undertake_n thereof_o depend_v whole_o upon_o the_o abundance_n of_o what_o he_o possess_v now_o many_o elder_a brother_n that_o have_v have_v great_a estate_n leave_v they_o by_o their_o parent_n great_a portion_n with_o their_o wife_n and_o have_v in_o a_o few_o year_n by_o drunkenness_n game_n whoreing_n one_o or_o all_o of_o these_o reduce_v themselves_o and_o their_o family_n to_o a_o morsel_n of_o bread_n sell_v their_o birth_n right_a as_o it_o be_v for_o a_o mess_n of_o pottage_n and_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n how_o many_o young_a brother_n that_o have_v be_v bind_v to_o honest_a trade_n and_o have_v no_o more_o from_o their_o parent_n than_o a_o competent_a stock_n to_o set_v up_o with_o have_v with_o the_o blessing_n of_o god_n upon_o their_o industry_n arrive_v at_o great_a estate_n how_o many_o have_v set_v up_o with_o small_a stock_n it_o may_v be_v with_o nothing_o else_o but_o a_o stock_n of_o credit_n and_o in_o a_o few_o year_n become_v very_o rich_a and_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n how_o many_o have_v have_v great_a stock_n to_o begin_v with_o and_o have_v soon_o bring_v they_o to_o nothing_o six_o neither_o do_v the_o life_n of_o man_n in_o and_o as_o to_o their_o child_n in_o who_o parent_n be_v say_v to_o live_v consist_v in_o or_o depend_v upon_o the_o abundance_n of_o what_o they_o possess_v or_o of_o what_o they_o have_v to_o give_v they_o how_o many_o father_n have_v give_v great_a portion_n with_o their_o child_n think_v to_o match_v they_o high_o and_o in_o a_o few_o year_n yea_o month_n sometime_o have_v see_v both_o their_o money_n and_o their_o child_n cast_v away_o other_o again_o have_v have_v little_a wherewith_o to_o prefer_v their_o child_n in_o marriage_n and_o yet_o have_v see_v they_o as_o well_o dispose_v of_o as_o if_o they_o can_v have_v give_v they_o thousand_o neither_o be_v good_a and_o comfortable_a yokefellow_n the_o only_a thing_n that_o man_n be_v not_o sure_a always_o to_o purchase_v for_o their_o child_n by_o gi_v great_a estate_n with_o they_o but_o many_o other_o thing_n there_o be_v that_o parent_n wish_v to_o see_v in_o their_o child_n as_o namely_o health_n strength_n freedom_n from_o deformity_n wisdom_n grace_n which_o thing_n if_o they_o be_v want_v can_v be_v buy_v for_o they_o with_o all_o the_o gold_n that_o be_v in_o both_o the_o indies_n neither_o can_v parent_n comfortable_o live_v or_o enjoy_v themselves_o in_o their_o child_n if_o all_o or_o most_o of_o those_o thing_n be_v want_v last_o the_o happiness_n and_o comfort_n of_o man_n life_n which_o i_o take_v to_o be_v that_o which_o christ_n here_o chief_o intend_v by_o the_o life_n of_o man_n do_v certain_o not_o consist_v in_o the_o abundance_n of_o what_o he_o possess_v it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o possess_v and_o another_o thing_n to_o enjoy_v he_o may_v enjoy_v more_o that_o possess_v less_o hear_v david_n psal_n 37.16_o a_o little_a that_o a_o righteous_a man_n have_v be_v better_a than_o the_o riches_n of_o many_o wicked_a some_o man_n have_v more_o comfort_n in_o a_o dish_n of_o green_a herb_n than_o other_o can_v find_v in_o a_o stall_v ox_n zoph●_n speak_v of_o a_o wicked_a man_n job_n 20.22_o say_v that_o in_o the_o fullness_n of_o his_o sufficiency_n he_o shall_v be_v in_o strait_n and_o why_o may_v not_o good_a man_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o their_o strait_n have_v a_o kind_n of_o sufficiency_n the_o scripture_n tell_v we_o that_o a_o good_a man_n be_v satisfy_v from_o himself_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o some_o and_o those_o the_o very_a same_o person_n have_v have_v more_o contentment_n in_o or_o enjoyment_n of_o god_n and_o of_o themselves_o in_o a_o low_a and_o poor_a than_o ever_o they_o have_v in_o a_o high_a and_o more_o plentiful_a condition_n which_o have_v reconcile_v they_o to_o the_o literal_a interpretation_n of_o these_o word_n james_n 1.10_o let_v the_o rich_a which_o may_v be_v understand_v of_o he_o that_o be_v rich_a rejoice_v in_o that_o he_o be_v make_v low_o most_o man_n count_v it_o easy_o when_o they_o be_v once_o down_o to_o sit_v low_a than_o to_o sit_v high_a the_o body_n may_v be_v too_o full_a of_o blood_n to_o consist_v with_o health_n as_o well_o as_o too_o empty_a though_o that_o blood_n be_v all_o good_a there_o be_v a_o plethora_n or_o redundancy_n of_o good_a blood_n as_o well_o as_o a_o cacochymia_n or_o superfluity_n of_o bad_a humour_n which_o make_v man_n less_o cheerful_a than_o they_o will_v otherwise_o be_v so_o that_o breathe_v a_o vein_n may_v give_v some_o relief_n against_o melancholy_n wise_a mariner_n have_v cast_v away_o some_o of_o their_o lade_n in_o a_o tempest_n do_v with_o more_o hearts-case_n and_o security_n enjoy_v the_o rest_n so_o fare_v it_o with_o some_o man_n after_o considerable_a loss_n they_o be_v better_o satisfy_v with_o a_o part_n than_o they_o be_v before_o with_o the_o whole_a i_o see_v then_o experience_n do_v abundant_o confirm_v what_o christ_n have_v speak_v touch_v the_o life_n of_o man_n nor_o consist_v in_o the_o abundance_n of_o that_o he_o possess_v i_o must_v then_o take_v leave_n to_o think_v those_o man_n be_v sick-brained_a that_o think_v no_o man_n can_v be_v happy_a unless_o he_o have_v so_o many_o hundred_o yea_o thousand_o by_o the_o year_n let_v a_o man_n make_v i_o believe_v if_o he_o can_v that_o no_o man_n can_v make_v a_o pleasant_a meal_n under_o twenty_o or_o thirty_o dish_n when_o i_o know_v a_o man_n may_v feed_v as_o delightful_o upon_o two_o or_o three_o yea_o it_o may_v be_v upon_o one_o persuade_v we_o who_o can_v that_o no_o man_n can_v travel_v a_o few_o mile_n to_o his_o full_a content_n without_o a_o coach_n and_o six_o horse_n or_o that_o a_o man_n can_v sleep_v sweet_o any_o where_n but_o upon_o a_o bed_n of_o down_o hang_v with_o velvet_n curtain_n when_o we_o all_o know_v the_o contrary_n i_o like_v our_o proverb_n well_o enough_o be_v as_o good_a as_o a_o feast_n yea_o ordinary_o it_o be_v better_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o discontent_n be_v as_o often_o clad_v in_o silk_n and_o satin_n as_o in_o leather_n doublet_n and_o canvais_fw-fr breech_n many_o time_n easy_a foot_n go_v in_o plain_a shoe_n give_v i_o rather_o high_a shoe_n such_o as_o ploughman_n wear_v with_o sound_a toe_n in_o they_o than_o high_a great_a gouty_a toe_n in_o velvet_n slipper_n let_v i_o rather_o tread_v in_o the_o dirt_n where_o i_o can_v stand_v fast_o than_o walk_v upon_o smooth_a ice_n where_o i_o shall_v always_o be_v in_o fear_n of_o fall_v if_o then_o abundance_n of_o earthly_a thing_n can_v neither_o prolong_v my_o day_n nor_o give_v i_o the_o true_a end_n of_o life_n nor_o help_v i_o to_o that_o good_a name_n which_o be_v indeed_o a_o precious_a ointment_n nor_o assure_v i_o of_o success_n nor_o make_v i_o to_o be_v more_o useful_a nor_o make_v my_o child_n more_o happy_a than_o with_o the_o blessing_n of_o god_n they_o may_v be_v without_o it_o nor_o final_o afford_v i_o more_o comfort_n and_o contentment_n in_o my_o life_n than_o other_o have_v who_o have_v no_o abundance_n if_o god_n have_v diminish_v my_o abundance_n i_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o mourn_v as_o one_o without_o hope_n or_o as_o micah_n do_v when_o his_o idol_n god_n be_v take_v from_o he_o as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v quite_o undo_v if_o god_n so_o please_v i_o may_v in_o this_o impair_a condition_n be_v as_o happy_a yea_o more_o than_o ever_o i_o be_v in_o thy_o favour_n o_o lord_n be_v life_n yea_o thy_o favour_n be_v better_a than_o life_n its_o self_n psal_n 30.5_o ps_n 63.3_o lift_v thou_o u●_n upon_o i_o the_o light_n of_o thy_o countenance_n and_o it_o shall_v make_v my_o heart_n more_o glad_a than_o they_o who_o corn_n and_o oil_n increase_v let_v i_o be_v so_o far_o from_o think_v i_o shall_v never_o see_v good_a day_n more_o because_o i_o have_v lose_v a_o part_n yea_o it_o may_v be_v the_o great_a part_n of_o what_o i_o sometime_o have_v as_o nevertheless_o to_o hope_v that_o my_o last_o day_n though_o much_o the_o poor_a may_v be_v my_o very_a best_a discourse_n iii_o of_o the_o lesson_n of_o a_o afflict_a estate_n well_o

will_v do_v more_o hurt_n than_o good_a they_o that_o will_v be_v rich_a be_v it_o after_o great_a loss_n fall_v into_o temptation_n and_o a_o snare_n 1_o tim._n 6.9_o it_o be_v not_o for_o we_o to_o say_v we_o will_v be_v rich_a then_o of_o all_o time_n when_o god_n have_v say_v in_o effect_n that_o he_o will_v have_v we_o poor_a though_o wait_v upon_o his_o providence_n we_o may_v and_o must_v for_o a_o convenient_a subsistence_n o_o lord_n thou_o have_v give_v we_o fair_a warning_n not_o to_o set_v our_o heart_n upon_o this_o world_n or_o fly_v too_o fast_o after_o that_o which_o fly_v so_o fast_o away_o from_o we_o sin_n and_o the_o world_n be_v two_o enemy_n we_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o love_v yea_o we_o be_v bind_v not_o to_o love_v the_o first_o at_o all_o the_o last_o much_o see_v it_o be_v the_o pleasure_n of_o god_n to_o take_v the_o world_n from_o we_o let_v we_o take_v off_o our_o heart_n from_o it_o if_o god_n withdraw_v spiritual_a mercy_n it_o be_v to_o make_v we_o pursue_v they_o more_o eager_o but_o if_o he_o withdraw_v temporal_a it_o be_v that_o we_o shall_v prosecute_v they_o more_o indifferent_o it_o be_v one_o of_o thy_o design_n o_o lord_n in_o take_v part_n of_o this_o world_n from_o we_o to_o make_v we_o mind_n this_o less_o and_o the_o next_o more_o far_o be_v it_o from_o we_o upon_o that_o account_n to_o mind_n this_o world_n more_o and_o that_o which_o be_v to_o come_v less_o or_o to_o rob_v our_o general_a call_n to_o recruit_v our_o particular_a when_o we_o shall_v rather_o borrow_v time_n from_o our_o particular_a calling_n which_o thou_o have_v diminish_v to_o add_v to_o our_o general_n o_o lord_n teach_v we_o neither_o to_o deal_v with_o a_o slack_a hand_n which_o thou_o have_v say_v tend_v to_o poverty_n not_o yet_o to_o be_v so_o hot_a upon_o it_o as_o if_o we_o be_v resolve_v by_o the_o fire_n of_o our_o zeal_n for_o the_o world_n certain_o to_o repair_v what_o thou_o have_v impair_v by_o the_o fire_n of_o thy_o anger_n but_o give_v we_o rather_o to_o study_v how_o content_o and_o comfortable_o we_o may_v live_v for_o less_o than_o how_o we_o may_v regain_v and_o repossess_v as_o much_o as_o ever_o discourse_n xxvi_o of_o choose_v rather_o to_o continue_v under_o affliction_n than_o to_o escape_v by_o sin_n it_o be_v the_o great_a misery_n that_o attend_v a_o suffer_a condition_n that_o it_o tempt_v man_n to_o seek_v a_o deliverance_n by_o sin_n agur_n give_v this_o reason_n why_o he_o deprecated_a poverty_n prov._n 30.9_o lest_o say_v he_o i_o be_v poor_a and_o steal_v and_o take_v the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o vain_a even_o theft_n its_o self_n be_v a_o take_n of_o god_n name_n in_o vain_a as_o be_v a_o practical_a deny_v of_o god_n alsufficience_n to_o provide_v for_o we_o without_o the_o interposition_n of_o our_o sin_n and_o thereunto_o be_v man_n tempt_v by_o extreme_a poverty_n it_o be_v easy_a to_o recount_v many_o indirect_a course_n which_o be_v take_v by_o man_n and_o woman_n utter_o to_o defend_v themselves_o against_o want_n some_o betake_v themselves_o to_o unlawful_a trade_n no_o less_o than_o prostitute_v their_o own_o body_n or_o the_o body_n of_o other_o therewith_o to_o provide_v for_o their_o back_n and_o belly_n some_o have_v other_o trade_n as_o bad_a as_o that_o if_o so_o bad_a can_v be_v other_o use_v lawful_a calling_n unlawful_o vend_v bad_a commodity_n take_v unconscionable_a rate_n pinch_v those_o poor_a people_n that_o work_n to_o they_o some_o go_v the_o way_n of_o open_a violence_n as_o by_o robbery_n extortion_n oppression_n other_o the_o no_o less_o dishonest_a way_n of_o secret_a fraud_n and_o cozenage_n some_o be_v tempt_v to_o break_v not_o because_o they_o can_v pay_v their_o debt_n and_o live_v but_o because_o they_o can_v live_v so_o as_o they_o be_v wont_a to_o do_v if_o they_o shall_v pay_v their_o debt_n and_o therefore_o they_o will_v rather_o defraud_v their_o creditor_n than_o their_o genius_n some_o if_o god_n take_v away_o from_o they_o but_o some_o part_n of_o what_o he_o have_v give_v they_o resolve_v to_o lend_v he_o nothing_o in_o that_o sense_n as_o they_o who_o give_v to_o the_o poor_a be_v say_v to_o lend_v to_o the_o lord_n not_o but_o that_o they_o be_v more_o able_a than_o some_o other_o who_o be_v careful_a to_o maintain_v good_a work_n and_o to_o be_v very_o charitable_a but_o because_o they_o be_v not_o so_o able_a as_o they_o have_v be_v as_o who_o shall_v say_v if_o god_n impair_v his_o wont_a bounty_n towards_o they_o though_o much_o of_o his_o bounty_n be_v still_o extend_v towards_o they_o howbeit_o not_o so_o much_o as_o former_o they_o will_v put_v a_o embargo_n upon_o all_o their_o charity_n nothing_o shall_v 〈◊〉_d out_o to_o the_o poor_a if_o there_o come_v not_o into_o they_o so_o much_o as_o former_o it_o sound_v like_o take_v some_o kind_n of_o revenge_n upon_o god_n himself_o i_o wish_v the_o word_n of_o david_n psal_n 10.9_o be_v not_o applicable_a to_o many_o where_o speak_v of_o a_o wicked_a man_n he_o say_v he_o lieth_z in_o wait_n to_o catch_v the_o poor_a he_o do_v catch_v the_o poor_a when_o he_o draw_v he_o into_o his_o net_n be_v there_o not_o many_o that_o work_n upon_o the_o necessity_n of_o poor_a man_n and_o grind_v their_o face_n when_o they_o have_v they_o at_o a_o advantage_n these_o be_v some_o of_o the_o ill_a method_n and_o artifices_fw-la whereby_o too_o many_o attempt_n to_o make_v up_o their_o loss_n but_o better_a it_o be_v to_o be_v always_o poor_a than_o to_o grow_v rich_a by_o such_o way_n as_o these_o where_o sin_n be_v make_v use_n of_o as_o the_o cure_n of_o affliction_n the_o remedy_n be_v worse_a than_o the_o disease_n and_o it_o be_v as_o our_o proverb_n speak_v out_o of_o the_o frying-pan_n into_o the_o fire_n deliverance_n obtain_v by_o sin_n be_v like_o jacob_n blessing_n procure_v by_o lie_v which_o be_v many_o way_n embitter_v to_o he_o for_o none_o of_o all_o the_o patriarch_n have_v so_o many_o cross_n as_o he_o sin_n be_v a_o worse_a labyrinth_n than_o affliction_n worse_o to_o stay_v in_o and_o worse_a to_o get_v out_o of_o so_o david_n find_v it_o when_o he_o will_v have_v conceal_v his_o shame_n in_o the_o matter_n of_o bathshebah_n by_o make_v uriah_n drink_v that_o will_v not_o do_v his_o business_n neither_o do_v he_o see_v how_o he_o can_v effect_v his_o design_n without_o kill_v he_o and_o when_o that_o be_v do_v he_o be_v in_o a_o worse_a case_n than_o ever_o for_o than_o water_v he_o his_o couch_n with_o his_o tear_n than_o be_v his_o bone_n break_v so_o peter_n think_v to_o have_v secure_v himself_o by_o deny_v his_o master_n but_o that_o deny_v cost_v he_o dear_a than_o it_o be_v probable_a his_o own_n of_o christ_n at_o that_o time_n will_v have_v do_v all_o that_o man_n true_o get_v by_o sin_n they_o may_v put_v in_o their_o eye_n as_o we_o say_v and_o not_o see_v the_o worse_a what_o have_v become_v of_o job_n if_o he_o have_v follow_v the_o wicked_a counsel_n which_o his_o wife_n give_v he_o whereby_o to_o put_v a_o end_n to_o his_o trouble_n say_n curse_v god_n and_o die_v let_v those_o that_o be_v tempt_v to_o repair_v their_o loss_n by_o indirect_a mean_n think_v but_o of_o three_o text_n the_o first_o be_v prov._n 21.6_o the_o get_n of_o creasure_n by_o a_o lie_a tongue_n be_v a_o vanity_n toss_v to_o and_o fro_o of_o they_o that_o seek_v death_n the_o next_o be_v prov._n 22.16_o he_o that_o oppress_v the_o poor_a to_o increase_v his_o riches_n shall_v sure_o come_v to_o want_v the_o last_o be_v jer._n 17.11_o as_o the_o partridge_n sit_v on_o egg_n and_o hatch_v they_o not_o so_o he_o that_o get_v riches_n and_o not_o by_o right_a shall_v leave_v they_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o day_n and_o at_o his_o end_n shall_v be_v a_o fool_n but_o as_o for_o those_o that_o choose_v rather_o to_o suffer_v than_o to_o sin_n god_n take_v a_o particular_a care_n of_o they_o witness_n daniel_n preserve_v in_o the_o lion_n den_n and_o the_o three_o child_n in_o the_o fiery_a furnace_n they_o that_o sin_n under_o suffering_n what_o do_v they_o but_o take_v in_o more_o lade_n in_o a_o storm_n whereas_o the_o usual_a and_o best_a way_n be_v to_o cast_v out_o part_n of_o that_o lade_n which_o they_o have_v take_v in_o before_o o_o lord_n i_o desire_v to_o depend_v upon_o this_o that_o thou_o know_v how_o to_o deliver_v the_o righteous_a out_o of_o temptation_n and_o that_o without_o their_o unrighteousness_n let_v not_o the_o lot_n of_o the_o wicked_a so_o long_a rest_n upon_o the_o back_n of_o thy_o servant_n as_o to_o make_v they_o put_v forth_o their_o hand_n to_o wickedness_n cause_v we_o to_o

believe_v that_o thy_o blessing_n only_o so_o make_v rich_a as_o to_o add_v no_o sorrow_n therewith_o and_o let_v we_o never_o forget_v or_o misdoubt_v what_o thou_o say_v to_o thy_o servant_n abraham_n i_o be_o god_n all-sufficiernt_a walk_v thou_o before_o i_o and_o be_v upright_o doubtless_o a_o little_a which_o a_o righteous_a man_n have_v be_v better_a than_o great_a treasure_n of_o the_o wicked_a let_v i_o ever_o be_v persuade_v as_o i_o hope_v i_o now_o be_o that_o innocent_a poverty_n be_v much_o more_o eligible_a than_o ill_o get_v prosperity_n discourse_n xxvii_o of_o prepare_v for_o our_o own_o dissolution_n now_o we_o have_v see_v the_o destruction_n of_o london_n o_o london_n be_v thou_o go_v before_o we_o who_o think_v to_o have_v see_v thou_o in_o ash_n first_o who_o think_v that_o the_o stake_n of_o his_o tabernacle_n will_v not_o be_v remove_v and_o the_o cord_n thereof_o loosen_a whilst_o thou_o be_v leave_v stand_v like_o a_o strong_a tower_n not_o easy_a to_o be_v demolish_v and_o as_o like_a as_o any_o thing_n to_o endure_v till_o time_n its_o self_n shall_v be_v no_o more_o how_o much_o less_o difficult_a have_v it_o be_v for_o a_o burn_a seaver_n to_o have_v consume_v i_o and_o thousand_o more_o such_o as_o i_o be_o than_o for_o such_o a_o fire_n as_o do_v that_o work_n to_o have_v consume_v london_n for_o be_v my_o strength_n the_o strength_n of_o stone_n or_o be_v my_o flesh_n of_o brass_n as_o job_n speak_v chap._n 6.12_o such_o be_v the_o strength_n of_o that_o city_n and_o yet_o see_v where_o it_o lie_v as_o for_o london_n its_o self_n it_o be_v a_o glorious_a city_n beautiful_a for_o situation_n and_o i_o have_v almost_o call_v it_o the_o joy_n of_o the_o whole_a earth_n allude_v to_o what_o be_v say_v of_o mount_n zion_n psal_n 48.2_o to_o be_v sure_o the_o joy_n of_o the_o three_o kingdom_n but_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o london_n as_o to_o their_o body_n what_o be_v they_o but_o dweller_n in_o house_n of_o clay_n who_o foundation_n be_v in_o the_o dust_n which_o may_v be_v crush_v before_o the_o moth_n job_n 4.19_o who_o look_v not_o upon_o strong-built_a house_n as_o thing_n more_o durable_a than_o their_o inhabitant_n who_o do_v not_o hope_v if_o they_o be_v their_o own_o to_o transmit_v they_o to_o their_o child_n and_o child_n child_n to_o many_o generation_n and_o yet_o we_o see_v that_o they_o be_v in_o the_o dust_n before_o we_o and_o be_v not_o that_o a_o fair_a warning_n to_o we_o as_o it_o may_v be_v to_o a_o age_a infirm_a person_n to_o follow_v a_o young_a lusty_a person_n to_o the_o grave_n if_o this_o be_v do_v to_o the_o green_a tree_n what_o may_v not_o the_o dry_a expect_v if_o the_o best_a house_n in_o london_n be_v half_o a_o year_n since_o not_o real_o worth_a three_o year_n purchase_n how_o ever_o man_n do_v value_v they_o how_o small_a a_o purchase_n may_v our_o life_n be_v worth_a for_o aught_o we_o know_v many_o may_v reckon_v to_o lay_v their_o ruin_n their_o carcase_n i_o mean_v in_o the_o bowel_n of_o london_n but_o who_o ever_o think_v to_o have_v have_v his_o carcase_n inter_v in_o the_o ruin_n of_o london_n as_o some_o have_v have_v already_o a_o little_a time_n have_v produce_v a_o great_a change_n than_o our_o great_a change_n will_v be_v why_o then_o shall_v we_o put_v the_o evil_a day_n of_o death_n far_o off_o why_o shall_v we_o promise_v ourselves_o length_n of_o day_n as_o if_o the_o present_a year_n may_v not_o put_v a_o period_n to_o we_o as_o well_o as_o to_o a_o strong_a and_o stately_a city_n that_o be_v likely_a to_o have_v out-lasted_n a_o thousand_o of_o we_o how_o reasonable_a be_v it_o then_o for_o we_o who_o life_n be_v but_o a_o vapour_n to_o expect_v but_o a_o short_a continuance_n in_o this_o world_n at_o leastwise_o not_o to_o expect_v any_o long_a duration_n here_o to_o say_v with_o the_o apostle_n the_o time_n be_v short_a yea_o how_o needful_a be_v it_o we_o shall_v take_v the_o counsel_n which_o christ_n give_v luke_n 12.35_o let_v your_o loin_n be_v gird_v about_o and_o your_o light_n burn_v and_o yourselves_o like_o man_n that_o wait_v for_o the_o lord_n that_o when_o he_o knock_v they_o may_v open_v to_o he_o immediate_o as_o there_o be_v no_o prepare_v for_o death_n without_o think_v of_o it_o so_o who_o can_v think_v of_o death_n and_o not_o desire_v to_o prepare_v for_o it_o if_o the_o destruction_n of_o london_n admonish_v we_o to_o number_v out_o day_n it_o do_v no_o less_o to_o apply_v our_o heart_n to_o wisdom_n who_o will_v be_v willing_a to_o die_v unprepared_o that_o think_v at_o all_o of_o die_v that_o you_o may_v know_v what_o i_o mean_v by_o preparedness_n for_o death_n take_v this_o account_n then_o be_v a_o man_n fit_a to_o die_v when_o he_o be_v in_o a_o condition_n to_o die_v both_o safe_o and_o comfortable_o when_o he_o be_v translate_v from_o spiritual_a death_n to_o life_n and_o know_v himself_o so_o to_o be_v he_o that_o be_v not_o so_o translate_v have_v no_o fitness_n at_o all_o to_o die_v he_o that_o be_v and_o know_v it_o not_o be_v fit_a in_o one_o sense_n and_o unfit_a in_o another_o be_v partly_o fit_a but_o not_o so_o complete_o but_o he_o that_o both_o be_v so_o and_o know_v himself_o to_o be_v so_o have_v all_o the_o essential_o of_o fitness_n for_o death_n though_o if_o a_o man_n be_v in_o the_o actual_a exercise_n of_o grace_n and_o discharge_v of_o his_o duty_n it_o must_v be_v confess_v that_o do_v give_v he_o somewhat_o more_o of_o a_o actual_a and_o accomplish_a fitness_n than_o the_o mere_a habit_n of_o grace_n and_o of_o assurance_n can_v do_v he_o that_o have_v make_v his_o call_n and_o election_n sure_a he_o that_o be_v seal_v up_o to_o the_o day_n of_o redemption_n by_o the_o spirit_n of_o promise_n he_o that_o can_v say_v with_o paul_n he_o know_v in_o who_o he_o have_v trust_v and_o as_o st._n john_n we_o know_v that_o we_o be_v of_o god_n i_o say_v be_v fit_a to_o die_v he_o that_o have_v not_o that_o fitness_n for_o death_n but_o yet_o desire_v to_o have_v it_o let_v he_o make_v it_o part_n of_o every_o day_n work_n to_o get_v it_o let_v he_o be_v daily_a learning_n how_o to_o die_v have_v god_n afford_v no_o mean_n whereby_o to_o bring_v we_o to_o a_o fitness_n for_o death_n what_o be_v prayer_n read_v the_o scripture_n hear_v the_o word_n converse_v with_o christian_n examine_v ourselves_o serious_a meditation_n of_o spiritual_a and_o eternal_a thing_n avoid_v the_o occasion_n of_o evil_a keep_v our_o heart_n with_o all_o diligence_n be_v it_o likely_a that_o a_o man_n shall_v conscionable_o use_v all_o these_o mean_n and_o not_o attain_v the_o end_n of_o they_o why_o then_o be_v faith_n say_v to_o come_v by_o hear_v the_o word_n preach_v why_o be_v the_o word_n call_v the_o ministration_n of_o the_o spirit_n why_o say_v paul_n to_o the_o galathian_o receive_v you_o not_o the_o spirit_n by_o the_o hear_n of_o faith_n gal._n 3.2_o why_o do_v christ_n counsel_n man_n to_o search_v the_o scripture_n seem_v to_o approve_v their_o think_n that_o in_o they_o we_o have_v eternal_a life_n why_o do_v christ_n speak_v of_o our_o heavenly_a father_n give_v his_o spirit_n to_o they_o that_o ask_v he_o why_o do_v he_o say_v ask_v and_o it_o shall_v be_v give_v you_o seek_v and_o you_o shall_v find_v knock_v and_o it_o shall_v be_v open_v to_o you_o mat._n 7.7_o for_o every_o one_o that_o ask_v receive_v and_o he_o that_o seek_v find_v and_o to_o he_o that_o knock_v it_o shall_v be_v open_v vers_fw-la 8._o why_o must_v all_o that_o come_v to_o god_n believe_v that_o god_n be_v a_o rewarder_n of_o all_o they_o that_o seek_v he_o diligent_o heb._n 11.6_o it_o seem_v to_o consist_v but_o ill_o with_o such_o text_n as_o these_o for_o we_o to_o look_v upon_o the_o mean_n which_o god_n have_v appoint_v as_o insignificant_a and_o ineffectual_a and_o see_v they_o be_v not_o so_o let_v we_o diligent_o use_v they_o in_o order_n to_o our_o preparation_n for_o death_n now_o at_o leastwise_o that_o god_n have_v spare_v we_o so_o long_o as_o to_o see_v london_n lay_v in_o the_o dust_n before_o we_o now_o god_n have_v fire_v your_o nest_n over_o your_o head_n dear_a friend_n and_o much_o lament_a citizen_n will_v not_o each_o of_o you_o say_v as_o david_n psal_n 55.6_o o_o that_o i_o have_v wing_n like_o a_o dove_n which_o be_v the_o emblem_n of_o innocency_n for_o then_o will_v i_o fly_v away_o and_o be_v at_o rest_n i_o see_v no_o great_a reason_n we_o now_o have_v to_o be_v fond_a of_o life_n if_o we_o be_v but_o fit_a to_o die_v may_v we_o not_o say_v with_o solomon_n we_o have_v see_v a_o end_n of_o all_o perfection_n see_v we_o have_v bring_v forth_o a_o icabod_n so_o far_o as_o concern_v ourselves_o only_o and_o in_o reference_n to_o this_o world_n what_o great_a matter_n have_v it_o be_v if_o with_o eli_n daughter_n in_o law_n we_o have_v die_v in_o childbed_n now_o who_o will_v not_o long_o to_o be_v dissolve_v as_o paul_n do_v if_o he_o can_v but_o say_v with_o he_o we_o know_v if_o our_o earthly_a house_n be_v dissolve_v we_o have_v a_o build_n of_o god_n a_o house_n not_o make_v with_o hand_n eternal_a in_o the_o heaven_n 2_o cor._n 5.1_o o_o see_v then_o as_o concern_v death_n there_o be_v three_o lesson_n to_o be_v learn_v from_o this_o sad_a providence_n viz._n to_o expect_v it_o to_o prepare_v for_o it_o and_o to_o be_v willing_a to_o it_o to_o expect_v it_o be_v the_o way_n to_o prepare_v for_o it_o and_o when_o once_o prepare_v for_o it_o we_o have_v no_o great_a reason_n after_o such_o a_o desolation_n to_o be_v unwilling_a to_o it_o o_o lord_n i_o dare_v not_o say_v as_o elijah_n do_v 1_o king_n 19.4_o it_o be_v enough_o take_v away_o my_o life_n he_o may_v better_o say_v so_o than_o i._o possible_o he_o foresee_v by_o a_o spirit_n of_o pprophecy_n that_o fiery_a chariot_n which_o be_v intend_v to_o carry_v he_o to_o heaven_n 2_o king_n 2.12_o yet_o neither_o he_o nor_o i_o may_v say_v so_o by_o way_n of_o discontent_n o_o lord_n i_o have_v many_o thing_n to_o desire_v as_o in_o reference_n to_o death_n let_v i_o not_o die_v till_o i_o be_o willing_a make_v i_o willing_a when_o i_o be_o fit_a let_v i_o know_v i_o be_o fit_a when_o i_o be_o real_o so_o that_o i_o may_v be_v willing_a make_v i_o early_o fit_a that_o i_o may_v be_v timely_o willing_a yea_o desirous_a to_o be_v dissolve_v and_o whensoever_o 〈◊〉_d be_o desirous_a to_o die_v let_v i_o also_o be_v content_v to_o live_v if_o thou_o have_v any_o work_n to_o do_v for_o i_o let_v i_o only_o desire_v that_o thou_o may_v be_v glorify_v in_o i_o whether_o by_o life_n or_o death_n lord_n what_o work_n do_v i_o and_o some_o other_o make_v of_o die_v as_o if_o it_o be_v more_o for_o we_o to_o die_v than_o for_o london_n to_o be_v burn_v to_o ash_n do_v aaron_n make_v any_o such_o stir_n about_o it_o up_o he_o go_v to_o mount_v hor._n moses_n strip_v he_o of_o his_o garment_n and_o put_v they_o upon_o eleazar_n his_o son_n numb_a 20.26_o and_o i_o think_v he_o make_v no_o more_o of_o it_o than_o if_o he_o have_v put_v off_o his_o clothes_n to_o go_v to_o bed_n or_o than_o if_o with_o enoch_n he_o have_v be_v about_o to_o have_v be_v translate_v rather_o than_o to_o have_v see_v death_n or_o with_o christ_n after_o his_o resurrection_n rather_o about_o to_o ascend_v than_o to_o die_v o_o lord_n have_v not_o some_o of_o thy_o servant_n know_v the_o time_n of_o their_o approach_a death_n and_o know_v it_o call_v their_o friend_n about_o they_o pray_v together_o sue_v psalm_n together_o cheerful_o confer_v about_o that_o better_a world_n they_o be_v go_v to_o take_v their_o solemn_a leave_n of_o all_o their_o relation_n and_o friend_n as_o if_o they_o have_v only_o be_v about_o to_o travel_v into_o some_o far_a country_n from_o whence_o they_o be_v never_o like_a to_o return_v again_o and_o then_o compose_v themselves_o to_o die_v as_o if_o they_o have_v only_o lay_v themselves_o to_o sleep_v and_o commend_v their_o soul_n into_o thy_o hand_n with_o no_o less_o cheerfulness_n and_o confidence_n than_o man_n do_v their_o bag_n and_o bond_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o faithful_a friend_n may_v i_o not_o with_o submission_n desire_v to_o die_v upon_o the_o same_o term_n yet_o if_o it_o may_v stand_v with_o thy_o bless_a will_n let_v i_o live_v to_o see_v london_n rebuilt_a in_o some_o competent_a measure_n thy_o people_n reunite_v england_n resettled_a protestant_a nation_n reconcile_v each_o to_o other_o thy_o gospel_n every_o where_o spread_v this_o land_n a_o mountain_n of_o holiness_n and_o a_o valley_n of_o vision_n or_o if_o not_o all_o yea_o if_o none_o of_o these_o at_o leastwise_o clear_o to_o see_v and_o read_v my_o own_o name_n write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o life_n then_o shall_v i_o say_v with_o good_a old_a simeon_n now_o let_v thou_o thy_o servant_n depart_v in_o peace_n for_o my_o eye_n have_v see_v thy_o salvation_n finis_fw-la