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man_n out_o of_o the_o good_a treasure_n of_o his_o heart_n bring_v forth_o good_a fruit_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v a_o natural_a production_n and_o when_o the_o principle_n or_o cause_n be_v such_o the_o effect_n will_v be_v answerable_a â—o_o do_v worthy_a act_n and_o not_o to_o seek_v praise_n and_o honour_n for_o they_o be_v true_a worth_n for_o hereby_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o he_o who_o do_v so_o do_v it_o for_o virtue_n sake_n for_o the_o love_n of_o worth_n and_o virtue_n mere_o therefore_o bafil_n expression_n seem_v to_o i_o to_o be_v unsound_a fugiamus_fw-la inanem_fw-la gloriam_fw-la duleem_v spiritualium_fw-la operum_fw-la spoliatricem_fw-la tincam_fw-la virtutum_fw-la for_o how_o can_v it_o be_v call_v a_o spiritutal_a work_n when_o it_o be_v do_v for_o vain_a glory_n and_o not_o by_o the_o spirit_n and_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n such_o a_o work_n can_v not_o be_v call_v virtuous_a because_o the_o glory_n and_o not_o the_o virtue_n be_v count_v sweet_a but_o 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world_n we_o be_v to_o be_v of_o all_o man_n most_o miserable_a therefore_o let_v i_o not_o expect_v bed_n of_o rose_n here_o but_o to_o go_v through_o many_o tribulation_n and_o a_o fiery_a trial_n patient_o wait_v for_o the_o time_n when_o the_o lord_n shall_v tread_v down_o satan_n under_o our_o foot_n and_o when_o the_o lord_n shall_v avenge_v the_o blood_n of_o the_o soul_n that_o lie_v slay_v under_o the_o altar_n cry_v for_o vengeance_n upon_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o earth_n remember_v that_o none_o of_o all_o these_o thing_n shall_v be_v able_a to_o separate_v we_o from_o the_o love_n of_o god_n which_o be_v in_o christ_n jesus_n but_o we_o
of_o god_n we_o too_o must_v be_v content_a sometime_o to_o endure_v the_o prune_a hook_n that_o our_o superfluous_a and_o dead_a branch_n may_v be_v cut_v off_o and_o that_o the_o cold_a north_n wind_n and_o tempestuous_a south_n wind_n arise_v and_o blow_v upon_o we_o that_o our_o spice_n may_v flow_v out_o and_o our_o beloved_n may_v eat_v his_o pleasant_a fruit_n cant._n 4.15_o 16._o med._n 10._o examine_v thyself_o whether_o thy_o heart_n be_v not_o more_o tender_a of_o offend_v god_n in_o the_o time_n of_o thy_o affliction_n than_o it_o be_v in_o the_o time_n of_o prosperity_n and_o whether_o thou_o find_v thyself_o so_o well_o dispose_v for_o work_n of_o piety_n and_o charity_n in_o the_o time_n of_o thy_o prosperity_n when_o the_o world_n smile_v on_o thou_o as_o thou_o be_v in_o the_o time_n of_o thy_o visitation_n if_o so_o thou_o find_v and_o that_o thou_o desire_v to_o reap_v those_o fruit_n of_o righteousness_n thou_o must_v then_o endure_v to_o have_v the_o fallow_a field_n of_o thy_o heart_n break_v up_o meditat._n 11._o the_o many_o temptation_n that_o a_o christian_a encounter_n in_o his_o heavenly_a race_n be_v not_o to_o be_v number_v or_o express_v it_o be_v so_o large_a a_o field_n that_o i_o may_v soon_o lose_v myself_o in_o it_o than_o make_v a_o full_a survey_n of_o it_o yet_o to_o help_v a_o little_a that_o we_o may_v know_v what_o to_o expect_v and_o prepare_v for_o we_o may_v meditate_v of_o the_o term_n which_o be_v use_v to_o describe_v and_o express_v they_o as_o namely_o that_o it_o be_v call_v a_o warfare_n a_o wrestle_n against_o principality_n a_o run_v a_o race_n a_o pilgrimage_n a_o so_o journ_v here_o take_v up_o the_o cross_n the_o yoke_n of_o christ_n bear_v a_o burden_n labour_n of_o love_n work_v in_o the_o vineyard_n a_o pass_v through_o the_o vail_n of_o baca_n a_o strait_a gate_n a_o narrow_a way_n that_o he_o that_o will_v venture_v for_o it_o must_v sell_v all_o to_o purchase_v it_o also_o they_o be_v describe_v by_o preparation_n for_o war_n and_o for_o building_n we_o must_v serious_o weigh_v and_o consider_v of_o these_o difficulty_n lest_o we_o fall_v upon_o the_o like_a absurdity_n as_o those_o do_v who_o undertake_v building_n or_o warfare_n instance_a by_o our_o saviour_n without_o due_a calculation_n of_o the_o charge_n with_o their_o own_o ability_n and_o thereby_o be_v force_v to_o desist_v from_o their_o work_n shameful_o with_o the_o loss_n of_o all_o their_o charge_n and_o estate_n med._n 12._o god_n be_v please_v to_o exercise_v the_o grace_n of_o his_o servant_n by_o various_a sort_n of_o affliction_n this_o affliction_n in_o the_o body_n by_o sickness_n seem_v the_o great_a therefore_o satan_n move_v the_o lord_n to_o smite_v job_n in_o his_o body_n after_o he_o have_v afflict_v he_o in_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o estate_n and_o child_n and_o for_o all_o that_o job_n retain_v his_o integrity_n still_o yet_o the_o malice_n of_o the_o subtle_a tempter_n surmise_v that_o if_o god_n will_v put_v forth_o his_o hand_n and_o touch_v his_o bone_n and_o his_o flesh_n he_o will_v curse_v god_n to_o his_o face_n thereupon_o god_n put_v he_o into_o satan_n hand_n to_o do_v with_o he_o what_o he_o will_v only_o save_v his_o life_n the_o enemy_n of_o mankind_n have_v obtain_v this_o liberty_n who_o but_o a_o devil_n can_v imagine_v the_o cruelty_n by_o he_o use_v to_o this_o poor_a man_n in_o every_o part_n of_o his_o body_n certain_o all_o the_o torment_n that_o he_o can_v inflict_v he_o do_v inflict_v they_o he_o thus_o be_v afflict_v and_o with_o the_o noisomeness_n of_o his_o sore_n drive_v from_o the_o society_n of_o man_n loathe_v himself_o and_o loathe_v of_o all_o man_n set_v himself_o down_o among_o the_o ash_n and_o scrape_v the_o filth_n from_o his_o body_n with_o a_o potsherd_n satan_n then_o insinuate_v his_o temptation_n by_o a_o instrument_n of_o all_o that_o can_v be_v imagine_v most_o prevalent_a his_o wife_n she_o thus_o bespeak_v he_o do_v thou_o still_o retain_v thy_o integrity_n curse_v god_n and_o die_v but_o what_o success_n do_v he_o get_v not_o such_o as_o he_o have_v when_o he_o make_v use_v of_o the_o same_o subtlety_n against_o our_o first_o parent_n uxorious_a adam_n but_o the_o contrary_a a_o repulse_n as_o course_n and_o severe_a as_o the_o motion_n be_v absurd_a and_o impious_a but_o yet_o then_o after_o seven_o day_n silence_n and_o consternation_n of_o himself_o and_o friend_n he_o curse_v the_o time_n of_o his_o birth_n and_o conception_n because_o they_o give_v life_n to_o he_o with_o so_o much_o misery_n health_n be_v in_o the_o judgement_n of_o wise_a man_n the_o choice_a jewel_n that_o god_n have_v to_o bestow_v on_o mankind_n in_o this_o life_n the_o loss_n of_o that_o deprive_v we_o of_o all_o other_o earthly_a blessing_n and_o comfort_n of_o food_n raiment_n wealth_n honour_n the_o light_n of_o the_o sun_n wife_n child_n friend_n and_o relation_n and_o of_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o ourselves_o it_o must_v consequent_o be_v the_o very_o great_a affliction_n this_o be_v add_v to_o the_o other_o two_o namely_o the_o loss_n of_o all_o his_o substance_n which_o may_v have_v relieve_v his_o distress_a condition_n and_o defend_v he_o from_o the_o contempt_n of_o the_o base_a people_n and_o that_o other_o loss_n of_o his_o belove_a offspring_n that_o be_v former_o his_o solace_n and_o may_v now_o have_v stand_v by_o he_o and_o minister_v to_o he_o when_o all_o other_o have_v forsake_v he_o fill_v the_o bitter_a cup_n of_o his_o affliction_n yet_o in_o all_o this_o do_v not_o job_n sin_n he_o retain_v his_o integrity_n and_o disprove_v satan_n objection_n that_o he_o serve_v god_n for_o the_o gift_n and_o benefit_n he_o enjoy_v if_o this_o shall_v be_v thy_o condition_n resolve_v thou_o to_o trust_v in_o he_o though_o he_o shall_v kill_v thou_o and_o wait_v till_o thy_o change_n come_v and_o though_o he_o have_v leave_v thou_o nothing_o for_o which_o thou_o may_v be_v oblige_v yet_o bless_v he_o and_o remember_v that_o he_o that_o take_v thy_o comfort_n from_o thou_o be_v the_o same_o who_o give_v they_o to_o thou_o and_o he_o may_v do_v what_o he_o will_v with_o his_o own_o and_o as_o thou_o be_v his_o creature_n thou_o owe_v submission_n to_o he_o and_o to_o do_v he_o all_o the_o sevice_n thou_o can_v and_o have_v do_v all_o yet_o can_v not_o pretend_v the_o least_o merit_n beside_o which_o thou_o expect_v eternal_a recompense_n for_o all_o thou_o do_v or_o suffer_v med._n 13._o god_n have_v but_o one_o son_n without_o sin_n but_o never_o a_o on_o without_o suffer_v since_o that_o thou_o can_v not_o escape_v affliction_n resolve_v with_o thyself_o to_o wade_v through_o they_o with_o as_o little_a loss_n as_o thou_o may_v and_o prefer_v the_o temporal_a loss_n though_o never_o so_o great_a to_o avoid_v the_o eternal_a loss_n bear_v in_o thy_o body_n 2_o cor._n 4._o always_o the_o die_a of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n that_o the_o life_n of_o jesus_n may_v be_v manifest_a in_o thyself_o med._n 14._o if_o thou_o will_v have_v the_o thing_n of_o the_o world_n thou_o must_v take_v they_o with_o their_o charge_n and_o burden_n transit_fw-la cum_fw-la onere_fw-la terra_fw-la so_o must_v thou_o take_v heaven_n also_o with_o the_o charge_n and_o burden_n through_o many_o tribulation_n thou_o must_v enter_v into_o it_o great_a must_v be_v thy_o trouble_n if_o thou_o be_v righteous_a if_o thou_o forsake_v father_n mother_n wife_n child_n house_n and_o land_n for_o christ_n sake_n the_o hundred_o fold_v reward_n be_v promise_v but_o with_o trouble_n compare_v then_o o_o my_o soul_n the_o immense_a series_n of_o thy_o own_o affliction_n of_o bodily_a sickness_n and_o infirmity_n also_o thy_o inward_a perturbation_n of_o mind_n with_o these_o scripture_n which_o have_v foretell_v thou_o of_o they_o compare_v they_o also_o with_o the_o affliction_n of_o other_o saint_n david_n job_n the_o three_o child_n abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n all_o the_o patriarch_n prophet_n and_o apostle_n and_o the_o head_n of_o we_o and_o they_o our_o bless_a lord_n and_o saviour_n and_o be_v thou_o content_v to_o suffer_v with_o he_o and_o they_o the_o servant_n be_v not_o above_o his_o master_n if_o they_o do_v these_o thing_n in_o a_o green_a tree_n what_o will_v they_o do_v to_o the_o dry_a etc._n etc._n the_o preface_n to_o the_o follow_a meditation_n have_v consider_v god_n people_n in_o their_o adverse_a and_o melancholy_a state_n of_o suffer_v intend_v a_o while_n my_o soul_n the_o issue_n end_n and_o success_n for_o thus_o they_o be_v contemn_v in_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o world_n and_o their_o life_n look_v upon_o as_o madness_n for_o the_o world_n know_v not_o that_o they_o have_v a_o better_a and_o more_o endure_a substance_n in_o heaven_n heb._n 10.34_o it_o know_v
water_n out_o of_o the_o well_n of_o salvation_n which_o promise_n i_o conceive_v extend_v to_o all_o duty_n of_o religion_n and_o so_o to_o this_o a-among_a the_o rest_n but_o sure_a i_o be_o that_o without_o this_o a_o man_n can_v be_v well_o dispose_v nor_o well_o perform_v any_o other_o with_o comfort_n the_o more_o we_o make_v use_v of_o this_o the_o more_o joy_n we_o have_v in_o we_o and_o this_o be_v to_o be_v always_o perform_v other_o can_v be_v so_o psal_n 4._o commune_fw-la with_o your_o own_o heart_n and_o in_o your_o chamber_n be_v still_o what_o comfort_n and_o satisfaction_n do_v it_o yield_v to_o the_o virtuous_a mind_n to_o contrive_v and_o meditate_v how_o to_o do_v well_o holy_o and_o according_a to_o virtue_n the_o very_a idea_n of_o the_o action_n have_v beauty_n and_o delight_n though_o peradventure_o we_o be_v not_o able_a sometime_o to_o do_v according_a because_o of_o our_o infirmity_n and_o likewise_o the_o evil_a mind_n delight_v in_o evil_a jer._n 11.15_o and_o this_o delight_n in_o good_a and_o the_o impression_n of_o the_o beautifulness_n and_o decency_n of_o the_o action_n excite_v to_o the_o act._n although_o evil_a be_v present_a with_o we_o when_o we_o endeavour_v ourselves_o to_o do_v the_o thing_n by_o reason_n of_o our_o corrupt_a nature_n and_o our_o ghostly_a enemy_n if_o this_o be_v not_o a_o clear_a truth_n it_o may_v be_v sufficient_o demonstrate_v by_o its_o contrary_n the_o contrivance_n or_o remembrance_n of_o any_o unseemly_a or_o impious_a action_n how_o full_a of_o loathe_v and_o horror_n be_v it_o or_o if_o they_o be_v but_o vain_a thought_n that_o lodge_v in_o we_o as_o they_o must_v needs_o do_v in_o those_o who_o read_v ludicrous_a vain_a and_o scurrilous_a book_n or_o spend_v their_o time_n in_o the_o theatre_n the_o mind_n and_o manner_n will_v be_v form_v according_o unless_o we_o disgust_v they_o i_o mean_v not_o that_o the_o sin_n of_o god_n people_n be_v often_o premeditate_v for_o if_o they_o do_v 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