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righteousness_n how_o unparallelled_a a_o gift_n then_o be_v he_o that_o come_v so_o attend_v how_o great_a the_o love_n of_o god_n in_o bestow_v such_o a_o gift_n upon_o we_o how_o can_v we_o then_o be_v sufficient_o thankful_a for_o such_o love_n 3._o whatsoever_o degree_n of_o holiness_n any_o of_o we_o attain_v unto_o let_v we_o yet_o vail_v the_o bonnet_n unto_o christ_n and_o acknowledge_v our_o own_o nothingness_n in_o comparison_n of_o he_o for_o though_o we_o be_v never_o so_o much_o before_o other_o yet_o we_o be_v infinite_o behind_o christ_n as_o for_o we_o be_v we_o holy_a yet_o we_o be_v many_o degree_n short_a of_o that_o perfection_n to_o which_o we_o shall_v at_o last_o attain_v be_v we_o holy_a yet_o the_o holiness_n which_o we_o have_v be_v not_o without_o some_o mixture_n of_o impurity_n witness_v the_o blemish_n of_o our_o conversation_n but_o the_o holiness_n of_o christ_n even_o as_o man_n be_v perfect_a and_o it_o be_v pure_a there_o be_v no_o spot_n in_o he_o entertain_v not_o therefore_o any_o high_a thought_n of_o ourselves_o but_o be_v we_o ravish_v with_o a_o admiration_n of_o christ_n and_o in_o comparison_n of_o he_o let_v we_o confess_v with_o john_n baptist_n 3.16_o matth._n 3.11_o luke_n 3.16_o that_o we_o be_v not_o worthy_a to_o bear_v his_o shoe_n or_o to_o unloose_v the_o latchet_n of_o he_o 4._o let_v we_o not_o rest_v in_o any_o degree_n of_o holiness_n to_o which_o we_o have_v attain_v nor_o yet_o in_o any_o proportion_n to_o which_o any_o other_o have_v rise_v if_o we_o consider_v ourselves_o we_o shall_v find_v that_o we_o have_v our_o spot_n why_o shall_v we_o stay_v here_o if_o we_o consider_v any_o other_o we_o shall_v see_v they_o have_v have_v their_o blemish_n so_o it_o be_v with_o david_n though_o a_o man_n after_o god_n own_o heart_n so_o with_o asa_n jehosaphat_n hezekiah_n jâ—sias_n they_o be_v man_n high_o commend_v yet_o they_o be_v all_o of_o they_o in_o some_o thing_n or_o other_o liable_a to_o reproof_n why_o therefore_o shall_v we_o rest_v in_o their_o proportion_n but_o behold_v christ_n a_o unparallelled_a example_n set_v we_o he_o before_o our_o eye_n and_o so_o long_o as_o we_o find_v ourselves_o to_o come_v short_a of_o he_o let_v we_o strive_v to_o come_v up_o to_o his_o proportion_n or_o at_o least_o strive_v to_o come_v as_o near_o he_o as_o we_o can_v and_o so_o still_a labour_n to_o grow_v in_o holiness_n have_v that_o always_o sound_v in_o our_o ear_n he_o that_o be_v holy_a 22.11_o rev._n 22.11_o let_v he_o be_v holy_a still_o 5._o find_v we_o darkness_n in_o any_o degree_n to_o remain_v in_o our_o mind_n and_o will_v we_o have_v it_o expel_v and_o light_a to_o come_v in_o stead_n of_o it_o find_v we_o sadness_n in_o our_o heart_n under_o any_o affliction_n and_o desire_v we_o a_o cheer_v final_o find_v we_o any_o remainder_n of_o pollution_n in_o our_o soul_n and_o will_v we_o be_v purge_v from_o it_o see_v now_o what_o course_n we_o be_v to_o take_v it_o belong_v to_o christ_n as_o the_o sun_n of_o righteousness_n to_o do_v all_o this_o for_o we_o therefore_o to_o he_o in_o all_o these_o case_n let_v we_o have_v recourse_n by_o prayer_n whither_o shall_v we_o go_v for_o any_o of_o these_o but_o to_o he_o that_o be_v the_o fountain_n of_o they_o all_o and_o he_o be_v a_o fountain_n that_o can_v be_v draw_v dry_a he_o have_v still_o store_n enough_o to_o impart_v to_o we_o for_o in_o he_o all_o fullness_n dwell_v 1.19_o col._n 1.19_o nor_o will_v he_o be_v slow_a to_o impart_v he_o have_v order_v we_o to_o pray_v and_o have_v promise_v that_o we_o shall_v receive_v 7.7_o matth._n 7.7_o and_o indeed_o the_o inference_n be_v good_a that_o saint_n austin_n make_v 5._o hortatur_fw-la ut_fw-la petas_fw-la numquid_fw-la negabit_fw-la quod_fw-la petis_fw-la to._n 10._o de_fw-fr verb._n dom._n ser_n 5._o he_o exhort_v we_o to_o desire_v and_o will_v he_o deny_v we_o what_o we_o desire_v and_o saint_n bernard_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n andreae_n quando_fw-la negabit_fw-la petentibus_fw-la quando_fw-la &_o non_fw-la petentes_fw-la provocat_n &_o hortatur_fw-la ut_fw-la petant_fw-la de_fw-fr temp_n &_o sanctis_fw-la serm._n in_o festo_fw-la s._n andreae_n when_o will_v he_o give_v a_o denial_n to_o they_o that_o ask_v when_o as_o he_o provoke_v and_o exhort_v they_o to_o ask_v that_o ask_v not_o as_o therefore_o we_o love_v ourselves_o and_o judge_v these_o thing_n desirable_a let_v we_o not_o fail_v to_o seek_v to_o christ_n for_o they_o of_o who_o power_n and_o readiness_n to_o do_v they_o for_o we_o we_o have_v such_o assurance_n who_o that_o want_v any_o thing_n will_v be_v backward_o to_o have_v recourse_n to_o his_o friend_n of_o who_o he_o have_v cause_n to_o assure_v himself_o that_o he_o can_v and_o will_v ready_o supply_v his_o want_n 6._o find_v we_o the_o darkness_n of_o ignorance_n in_o any_o measure_n remove_v out_o of_o our_o mind_n and_o the_o light_n of_o knowledge_n bring_v in_o in_o stead_n of_o it_o have_v we_o be_v comfort_v in_o any_o sadness_n and_o uphold_v under_o it_o find_v we_o corruption_n in_o any_o degree_n purge_v away_o and_o holiness_n in_o any_o measure_n wrought_v in_o we_o all_o this_o be_v do_v by_o christ_n this_o sun_n of_o righteousness_n therefore_o by_o whatsoever_o instrument_n all_o or_o any_o of_o these_o have_v be_v effect_v in_o and_o for_o we_o let_v the_o praise_n of_o they_o be_v give_v unto_o christ_n to_o who_o alone_o it_o appertain_v chap._n xvi_o christ_n and_o a_o vine_n our_o bless_a saviour_n himself_o set_v forth_o himself_o by_o this_o resemblance_n 15.1_o john_n 15.1_o i_o be_o the_o vine_n say_v he_o and_o my_o father_n be_v the_o husbandman_n and_o again_o i_o be_o the_o vine_n and_o you_o be_v the_o branch_n saint_n bernard_n do_v large_o note_v the_o resemblance_n between_o christ_n and_o a_o vine_n i._o this_o say_v he_o that_o the_o vine_n be_v not_o sow_o but_o plant_v 1._o i._o quod_fw-la plantari_fw-la solet_fw-la vitis_fw-la non_fw-la seminari_fw-la translata_fw-la de_fw-la vite_fw-la sva_fw-la ad_fw-la conceptionem_fw-la christi_fw-la pertinet_fw-la vitis_fw-la enim_fw-la primo_fw-la nata_fw-la de_fw-la vite_fw-la est_fw-la deus_fw-la de_fw-fr deo_fw-la genitus_fw-la filius_fw-la de_fw-la patre_fw-la sed_fw-la ut_fw-la majorem_fw-la afferat_fw-la fructum_fw-la plantatus_fw-la erat_fw-la in_o terra_fw-la in_o virgin_n maria_n conceptus_fw-la factus_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la erat_fw-la manens_fw-la quod_fw-la erat_fw-la tract_n de_fw-fr pass_n domini_fw-la super_fw-la illud_fw-la joan._n 15.1_o cap._n 1._o be_v translate_v out_o of_o its_o own_o vine_n belong_v to_o and_o note_n the_o conception_n of_o christ_n for_o the_o vine_n from_o rise_v from_o the_o vine_n be_v god_n beget_v of_o god_n the_o son_n of_o the_o father_n but_o that_o he_o may_v bring_v forth_o more_o fruit_n he_o be_v plant_v in_o the_o earth_n conceive_v in_o the_o womb_n of_o the_o virgin_n mary_n make_v that_o which_o he_o be_v not_o namely_o man_n and_o remain_v that_o which_o he_o be_v namely_o god_n ii_o 2._o ii_o solet_fw-la fructifera_fw-la vitis_fw-la praecidi_fw-la et_fw-la circumcisus_fw-la fuit_fw-la jesus_n non_fw-la quod_fw-la hac_fw-la circumcisione_n egeret_fw-la sed_fw-la ne_fw-la legem_fw-la quam_fw-la ipse_fw-la dederat_fw-la videretur_fw-la solvere_fw-la ibid._n cap_n 2._o the_o fruitful_a vine_n use_v to_o be_v prune_v and_o christ_n be_v circumcise_v not_o that_o he_o need_v this_o circumcision_n but_o lest_o he_o shall_v seem_v to_o break_v that_o law_n which_o himself_o have_v give_v and_o before_o he_o go_v any_o further_a he_o note_v here_o two_o thing_n as_o the_o use_v of_o it_o 1._o for_o exhortation_n that_o if_o at_o any_o time_n we_o suffer_v the_o punishment_n of_o sin_n remedium_fw-la 1._o nos_fw-la oportere_fw-la non_fw-la aegre_fw-la far_o si_fw-la quando_fw-la poenas_fw-la peccati_fw-la patimur_fw-la cum_fw-la ipse_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la purgator_n non_fw-la dedignatur_fw-la pro_fw-la nobis_fw-la subire_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la remedium_fw-la we_o shall_v not_o take_v it_o ill_o but_o endure_v it_o patient_o see_v he_o that_o be_v the_o purger_n of_o our_o sin_n do_v not_o disdain_v for_o we_o to_o suffer_v the_o remedy_n of_o sin_n 2._o for_o comfort_n ibid._n 2._o consolemur_fw-la dolores_fw-la nostros_fw-la qui_fw-la nequaquam_fw-la sine_fw-la peccato_fw-la sumus_fw-la doloribus_fw-la ipsius_fw-la liberati_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la pro_fw-la se_fw-la sed_fw-la pro_fw-la nobis_fw-la doluit_fw-la &_o vulneratus_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la pro_fw-la se_fw-la sed_fw-la ut_fw-la nostris_fw-la vulneribus_fw-la mederetur_fw-la ibid._n let_v we_o say_v he_o comfort_v ourselves_o in_o our_o pain_n who_o at_o no_o hand_n be_v without_o sin_n and_o yet_o be_v set_v free_a by_o his_o pain_n who_o suffer_v pain_n and_o be_v wound_v not_o for_o himself_o but_o for_o we_o not_o for_o himself_o but_o that_o he_o may_v heal_v our_o wound_n and_o then_o he_o add_v ibid._n aliter_fw-la etiam_fw-la praeciditur_fw-la
175._o si_fw-mi ego_fw-la qualiscunque_fw-la fragilis_fw-la homo_fw-la i_o venturum_fw-la ad_fw-la domum_fw-la vestram_fw-la promitterem_fw-la sine_fw-la dubio_fw-la eam_fw-la mundares_fw-la deus_fw-la ad_fw-la cor_fw-la tuum_fw-la venire_fw-la vult_fw-la &_o piger_fw-la es_fw-la ei_fw-la domum_fw-la mundare_fw-la de_fw-fr temp._n ser_n 175._o without_o doubt_n you_o will_v make_v it_o clean_o god_n will_v come_v to_o your_o heart_n to_o dwell_v there_o and_o be_v you_o slothful_a by_o purge_v to_o prepare_v the_o house_n for_o his_o reception_n and_o again_o thou_o pull_v up_o out_o of_o thy_o field_n the_o root_n of_o thorn_n 205._o de_fw-fr agro_fw-la tuo_fw-la extirpa_v radicem_fw-la spinarum_fw-la &_o the_o cord_n non_fw-la extirpa_v radicem_fw-la malarum_fw-la cupiditatum_fw-la purgas_fw-la agrum_fw-la tuum_fw-la unde_fw-la capiat_fw-la fructum_fw-la venture_n tuus_fw-la &_o non_fw-la purgas_fw-la cor_fw-la tuum_fw-la ubi_fw-la habitet_fw-la deus_fw-la tuus_fw-la de_fw-fr temp._n ser_n 205._o and_o do_v thou_o not_o pull_v up_o out_o of_o thy_o heart_n the_o root_n of_o evil_a lust_n thou_o cleanse_v thy_o field_n whence_o thou_o may_v get_v food_n for_o thy_o belly_n and_o do_v thou_o not_o purge_v thy_o heart_n that_o thy_o god_n may_v take_v content_a to_o dwell_v there_o oh_o make_v that_o high_a account_n of_o god_n as_o to_o prepare_v and_o cleanse_v thy_o soul_n that_o god_n may_v dwell_v there_o with_o delight_n 2._o let_v god_n rule_v and_o bear_v sway_n in_o we_o for_o he_o dwell_v in_o we_o and_o we_o be_v his_o house_n and_o habitation_n and_o we_o can_v ready_o confess_v that_o it_o be_v agreeable_a to_o reason_n that_o every_o one_o shall_v have_v his_o pleasure_n in_o his_o own_o house_n the_o apostle_n 3.4_o 1_o tim._n 3.4_o give_v rule_n to_o bishop_n give_v they_o power_n to_o rule_v in_o their_o own_o house_n and_o ahashuerosh_n upon_o occasion_n of_o vashti_n disobedience_n 1.22_o esth_n 1.22_o make_v that_o law_n that_o every_o man_n shall_v bear_v rule_n in_o his_o own_o house_n much_o less_o must_v this_o power_n be_v deny_v to_o god_n but_o we_o be_v all_o of_o we_o god_n house_n and_o habitation_n as_o we_o be_v christian_n let_v we_o therefore_o be_v willing_a to_o be_v order_v and_o rule_v by_o he_o and_o all_o within_o we_o let_v we_o be_v at_o his_o beck_n and_o appointment_n will_v he_o lift_v we_o up_o or_o will_v he_o cast_v we_o down_o will_v he_o continue_v life_n and_o health_n or_o will_v he_o send_v sickness_n first_o and_o death_n afterward_o let_v we_o submit_v and_o be_v content_a that_o god_n shall_v honour_v himself_o in_o and_o upon_o we_o in_o any_o of_o these_o way_n eminent_a be_v the_o example_n of_o david_n in_o this_o kind_n when_o be_v say_v because_o of_o absalom_n unnatural_a insurrection_n to_o fly_v from_o jerusalem_n the_o priest_n have_v bring_v out_o the_o ark_n with_o he_o he_o send_v it_o back_o with_o this_o pious_a submission_n if_o i_o shall_v find_v favour_n in_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o lord_n he_o will_v bring_v i_o back_o and_o show_v i_o both_o it_o 26_o 2_o sam._n 15.25_o 26_o and_o his_o habitation_n but_o if_o he_o thus_o say_v i_o have_v no_o pleasure_n in_o thou_o behold_v here_o i_o be_o let_v h_o m_z do_v to_o i_o as_o seem_v good_a unto_o he_o god_n have_v absolute_a power_n over_o we_o as_o the_o master_n of_o the_o house_n have_v to_o dispose_v of_o the_o several_a room_n to_o what_o use_v he_o please_v which_o to_o make_v his_o hall_n parlour_n and_o which_o his_o kitchen_n buttery_n etc._n etc._n and_o he_o be_v a_o god_n of_o infinite_a wisdom_n best_a know_v which_o way_n it_o be_v best_a for_o his_o glory_n and_o for_o our_o good_a to_o dispose_v of_o we_o say_v he_o go_v let_v we_o go_v say_v he_o abide_v here_o let_v we_o abide_v say_v he_o come_v to_o i_o my_o spouse_n out_o of_o lebanon_n 1.4_o cant._n 4.8_o and_o 1.4_o let_v we_o follow_v he_o ready_o say_v with_o the_o church_n draw_v we_o and_o we_o will_v run_v after_o thou_o final_o and_o especial_o command_v he_o this_o or_o that_o or_o forbid_v he_o this_o or_o that_o harken_v to_o he_o and_o yield_v he_o ready_a obedience_n in_o all_o let_v we_o ready_o give_v ourselves_o to_o be_v order_v by_o he_o that_o it_o may_v be_v with_o we_o as_o the_o centurion_n testify_v of_o those_o that_o be_v under_o he_o i_o say_v to_o this_o man_n go_v and_o he_o go_v 8.9_o matth._n 8.9_o to_o this_o man_n come_v and_o he_o come_v to_o my_o servant_n do_v this_o and_o he_o do_v it_o 3._o be_v build_v up_o a_o habitation_n for_o god_n let_v we_o reserve_v ourselves_o whole_o for_o his_o use_n for_o his_o entertainment_n can_v we_o entertain_v a_o indweller_n more_o honourable_a than_o he_o be_v for_o he_o it_o be_v by_o who_o king_n reign_n 8.16_o prov._n 8.16_o and_o prince_n decree_v justice_n he_o it_o be_v that_o set_v up_o one_o and_o pull_v down_o another_o he_o it_o be_v 2_o psal_n 104.1_o 2_o that_o be_v clothe_v with_o majesty_n as_o with_o a_o garment_n he_o 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