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A62085 An exposition of Ecclesiastes, or, The preacher Sikes, George. 1680 (1680) Wing S6323A; ESTC R221693 399,046 484

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the_o broken-spirited_n saint_n as_o to_o all_o that_o have_v the_o praise_n of_o god_n luk._n 16._o 15._o rom._n 2._o 29._o one_o such_o contrite-spirited_n man_n god_n value'_v more_o than_o all_o angel_n and_o man_n in_o the_o unbroken_a excellency_n of_o the_o whole_a first-creation_n isa._n 66._o 2._o how_o vast_o distant_a be_v god_n thought_n and_o man_n in_o this_o matter_n again_o the_o more_o sad_a and_o mar_v the_o countenance_n or_o visage_n of_o the_o natural_a or_o old_a man_n in_o the_o saint_n under_o the_o dispensation_n and_o discipline_n of_o the_o cross_n the_o better_a be_v his_o heart_n the_o more_o thrive_a prosperous_a and_o fruitful_a in_o spiritual_a life_n the_o spiritual_a man_n rise_v as_o the_o natural_a decay_n and_o fall_v the_o decay_n and_o sorrow_n of_o the_o old_a man_n be_v abundant_o over-answered_a by_o the_o increase_a joy_n of_o the_o new_a to_o the_o full_a death_n of_o the_o old_a do_v immediate_o succeed_v a_o compleatness_n of_o spiritual_a 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will_v both_o come_v to_o in_o eternal_a life_n or_o death_n vers._n fourteen_o for_o out_o of_o prison_n he_o come_v to_o reign_v heb._n out_o of_o the_o house_n of_o bondman_n or_o bondage_n he_o go_v forth_o to_o reign_v whereas_o also_o he_o that_o be_v bear_v in_o his_o kingdom_n become_v poor_a the_o true_a saint_n find_v the_o land_n of_o his_o nativity_n a_o narrow_a strait'n_v place_n the_o life_n of_o his_o own_o nature_n in_o the_o image_n of_o the_o earthy_a at_o best_a to_o be_v but_o a_o state_n of_o enmity_n bondage_n and_o death_n come_v out_o of_o this_o his_o own_o mystical_a country_n and_o father_n adam_n house_n or_o natural_a state_n by_o a_o holy_a death_n to_o reign_v in_o another_o spiritual_a more_o excellent_a life_n he_o find'_v his_o own_o spirit_n of_o nature_n in_o whatever_o variety_n of_o condition_n a_o state_n of_o bondage_n or_o house_n of_o bondman_n a_o prison_n a_o deep_a dark_a dungeon_n a_o miry_a pit_n of_o filth_n and_o corruption_n filth_n 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be_v a_o time_n appoint_v for_o all_o man_n once_o to_o die_v heb._n 9_o 27._o the_o mystical_a death_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o all_o decay_n of_o a_o tendency_n thereunto_o do_v solomon_n figure_n out_o here_o by_o the_o decay_v of_o the_o body_n in_o the_o decline_a age_n thereof_o the_o keeper_n of_o the_o house_n that_o will_v tremble_v and_o the_o strong_a man_n that_o shall_v bow_v themselves_o outward_a limb_n and_o part_n of_o the_o body_n sigure_n out_o the_o inward_a sense_n and_o intellectual_a power_n of_o the_o natural_a spirit_n as_o operate_n by_o the_o organ_n of_o the_o body_n the_o decay_n of_o bodily_a life_n in_o all_o the_o part_n and_o power_n thereof_o be_v feel_v and_o experience_v also_o by_o the_o inward_a faculty_n and_o power_n of_o the_o spirit_n that_o be_v exercise_v by_o they_o hence_o old_a man_n grow_v weak_a feeble_a and_o imperfect_a in_o the_o operation_n thereof_o and_o so_o be_v bring_v back_o again_o into_o the_o condition_n of_o child_n inward_a and_o outward_a power_n and_o sense_n of_o body_n and_o spirit_n tremble_v and_o bow_v themselves_o in_o the_o literal_a and_o mystical_a old_a age_n of_o both_o the_o grinder_n will_v cease_v and_o those_o that_o look_v out_o of_o the_o window_n be_v darken_a the_o outward_a and_o inward_a sense_n and_o instrument_n by_o which_o man_n have_v take_v in_o the_o supply_n of_o light_n and_o comfort_n from_o the_o suitable_a object_n of_o both_o in_o the_o visible_a and_o invible_a part_n of_o this_o world_n will_v fail_v and_o become_v altogether_o unfit_a for_o such_o use_n and_o service_n then_o the_o door_n shall_v be_v shut_v in_o the_o street_n etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 4._o and_o all_o the_o daughter_n of_o music_n shall_v be_v bring_v low_o all_o the_o joy_n and_o delight_n of_o man_n youthful_a flourish_n in_o mind_n and_o body_n